Ted Fernyhough is John Fernyhough's eldest son. He took over the day to day management of the museum in August 2002.

John's illness had prevented John from attending to the hundred and one details and tasks that crop up when you have to maintain 37 old cars, run a business, organize staff, and keep tenants happy.

Ted was just about to leave his job and join the New Zealand Police Force. In the period before his departure to Police College, he offered to help his father by attending to the 'housekeeping' tasks associated with the running of functions and events. This role grew to encompass running the Car Supporters Club, liaising with caterers, organizing maintenance of the vehicles and developing the facility to be more consistent with its revenue generating role as a corporate functions centre.

Before his death, John invited Ted to take over the business as his own, as well as becoming a trustee of the collection.

Prior to becoming involved with the Museum, Ted was in the New Zealand Army. In his 30's he went back to university and undertook an MA in Media and Communications, and an MBA in International Business.

He confesses a complete ignorance of things mechanical, but is being guided up the vertical learning curve by John's mechanic, Keith Howse.

In Ted's words, he "Wears several hats". As a trustee he is responsible for fulfilling the obligations of the deed of Trust. As a business manager he is responsible for improving and marketing the facility. The revenue generating capacity of the facility is what pays for the upkeep of the collection.

In addition he manages the Car Club supporters, balancing the requirement that the vehicles be driven with the risk management issues and costs associated with doing that.

"As far as the mechanical side of things is concerned - I'd be dead in the water if it were not for the support of Keith Howse. He helped me prioritise decisions regarding maintenance and repairs of some of the vehicles that had been neglected. He also helped me systematize the routine maintenance tasks and record keeping. He has done an enormous amount of work for me for free, or at a reduced rate. If I didn't have his support from day one, then I would have had an impossible task to sort through what needed to be done and when. He can be a grumpy old bugger, but he's been a loyal friend to my father, and he's worth his weight in gold."

"I am well supported by my fellow trustees. All of them are respected professionals in their fields, and are keen to see the collection expand'.

"We are lucky to enjoy such good relations with our caterers, Austin's and Dawson's. They are the best two firms in the business, and always turn on a very professional function. My security staff are brilliant, mostly ex and current service personnel. Subtle and discrete, but effective, if you know what I mean. Dave Pratt runs that crew, as well as being a useful handyman and diving buddy".

"I only work with and hire people that I like. Life's too short. So we have a lot of fun keeping this collection together and to a standard John would have approved of. Together, we intend to make the place something pretty special".

Ted's objectives for the museum are as follows:

• To consolidate the collection and bring all vehicles up to warrant of fitness standard.
• To increase functions bookings
• To manage the facility and tenants
• To develop and improve the facility and exhibits
• To put historic and mechanical records on line
• To add vehicles to the collection when possible
• To collect and display memorabilia and related exhibits.