ZK-BDJ  Auster J/5G Autocar               (c/n   3069)

                                          

                                                 The J/5G was a progressive development of the Autocar powered by a 155 hp Blackburn
                                                 Cirrus Major engine.   It was often officially referred to as the Cirrus Autocar.  This example
                                                 is seen here whilst new (1954) in the hangar at Palmerston North.   ZK-BDJ was written off
                                                 in a crash at Wallacetown on 16 June 1982.