JOSH TRYBULA

CAR CLUB: Cam County / Old Skool Rydz AGE: 30 OCCUPATION: Mechanic PREVIOUSLY OWNED CARS: A good 30-plus Chevs DREAM CAR: I’d love to have my ’59 Impala convertible on the road

WHY THE ’57? I just loved how rugged it looked and how good the patina was

BUILD TIME: Six months LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP: 10 months

JOSH THANKS: Big thanks to Aaron Thomas for the fabrication, and Bert King from Powder Surfaces — there’s no way [that] the car would have come together as quickly as it has without them; Jason Cutelli from Infomotive Ltd; Danny Thompson from LA Wellington Shipping; Geoff Piercy from NZ Wiring and Performance; the old man, Eddie Trybula; Chuck Mann at Rotorua V8 Performance, for the transmission refresh; Terry Lynch, for the panel work; Aaron Baker; Mark Penman ( Tube Tech); All Fleet Services, for letting me have everything spread around the workshop; and my Mrs, for letting me spend every late night in the workshop