New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Club Inc

Issue 12-2, 2012

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 1 NEW ZEALAND ROLLS-ROYCE & BENTLEY CLUB (INC)

The Bentley badge and Bentley name are registered trademarks of Bentley Motors Limited. The Rolls-Royce badge and Rolls-Royce name are registered trademarks of Rolls-Royce plc. NZRR&BC MAGAZINE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE Membership CHAIRMAN Michael Midgley MEMBERSHIP of the New Zealand Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club, Inc is open to anyone with an interest in these two RD 1, Culverden, Nth Canterbury 7391 distinguished marques, whether or not they are the owner of a Rolls-Royce or Bentley. Your Membership SUBSCRIPTION Phone 03 315 6445 or Mobile 0274 148 145 includes the Club Magazine (6 issues annually), the right to attend all Club events and activities, and to partake in Club Email [email protected] management. FEES: Registration Fee $ 10.00 (once only) IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Richard Hadfield Membership Fee $115.00 (annual, reduced to $100 for prompt payment) 242 Sunnyside Road, R.D.3 Albany 0793 Family membership $ 5.00 (annual) Phone: 09 448 2248 CONTACT Membership Registrar NZ Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club, Inc Email [email protected] Rob Carthew, 85A Wharewaka Road ,Taupo SECRETARY Geoff Walls Phone: (07) 377 4117 Email: [email protected] or www.nzrrbc.co.nz , 4/3 Karitane Drive, Cashmere, Christchurch then APPLICATION FORM Phone 03 332 6387 or Mobile 021 786 652 Email [email protected] Club Shop TREASURER Philip Eilenberg 3B 21 George Street, Parnell, Auckland  BOOKS Phone: 09 374 5901 or Mobile 021 928 041 From the Shadow’s Corner by Cal West, Product Support Manager, Rolls-Royce Motors Inc, USA. A compilation of Email [email protected] technical articles, specific to the Silver Shadow and its derivatives, reprinted fromThe Flying Lady. We include a set of MEMBERSHIP REGISTRAR Rob Carthew reprints of Know Your Silver Shadow from the Club magazine in recent years. $80 per copy including P & P. 85A Wharewaka Road, Taupo Silver Cloud/S Series Reprints 1955-1966: A compilation of technical articles from The Flying Lady specific to these cars. $20 per copy including P & P. Phone 07 377 4117  CHASSIS RECORDS Email [email protected] The Company’s Construction Records, which accompanied every Rolls-Royce and Bentley chassis (since 1931) TECHNICAL LIAISON OFFICER Post WW2 Roy Tilley through its production at Derby or Crewe, are a valuable resource for subsequent owners. They detail the original order, 204a Waiwhetu Road, Lower Hutt any special equipment, and the results of tests and inspections prior to dispatch. The records for all cars over 10 years Phone 04 566 0850 Fax 04 586 2937 Email [email protected] old are held by the RREC in the UK, and copies are available to members of that Club. The number of pages for early TECHNICAL LIAISON OFFICER Pre WW2 Eddie Riddle cars may be up to 20 or more. Records for a Silver Shadow can amount to even more pages and cost around $NZ150. 1 Wickliffe St, Mosgiel 9024 To obtain a copy of your car’s records, contact the Club’s Post WW2 Technical Liaison Officer, Roy Tilley, on 04 566 Phone 03 489 5774 Email [email protected] 0850 e-mail [email protected]  ADVERTISING – pages 17 to 23 MAGAZINE EDITOR Tom King Classified advertisements pertaining to Rolls-Royce and Bentley are free to Financial Members who do not deal 191 Sparks Road, Christchurch 8025 regularly in Rolls-Royce or Bentley cars or services. All classified advertisements must be submitted to the Editor, Phone 03 339-8309 or Mobile 0275 880 767 Tom King, Phone 03 3398 309, e-mail [email protected] 191 Sparks Road, Christchurch 8025. Commercial Email [email protected] advertisements will be the subject to a charge to the advertiser. Colour advertisements are charged at $220 per half WEB MASTER Bob Barbour page and $300 for full page, payable to the NZRR&BC Inc. 27 O’Leary Road, R.D.1 Pokeno 2471 Phone 09 236 6556 or Mobile 027 280 7902 Sister Clubs Email [email protected] NATIONAL EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR Rob Carthew Many of us belong to several motoring clubs, ranging from the Automobile Association to perhaps the 85A Wharewaka Road, Taupo Zundapp Fanciers’ Club, and including along the way the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand; the oldest Phone 07 377 4117 established British clubs, The Veteran Car Club, The Vintage Sports Car Club, and The Bentley Drivers Email [email protected] Club; and our sister clubs, The Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia, The Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ NORTHERN REGION Club in Britain, and The Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club in America. CHAIRMAN Glynn Williams All these clubs produce excellent magazines, and your editor is lucky enough to receive our sister clubs’ 24 Franklin Road, Freemans Bay, Auckland 1011 publications on behalf of our Club on a quid pro quo basis. They are held in the bit of the library which Phone 09 378 7632 is at 191 Sparks Road, Christchurch 8025, and a SAE will have copies speeding to anyone interested. Email [email protected] Otherwise, the current strength of our dollar might make membership of other clubs more practicable than SECRETARY Susie Williams usual, and membership of the RREC is £87 annually, plus £30 one-off joining fee. 37 Maxwelton Drive, Mairangi Bay. The Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club in North America has made the following announcement, through Sabu Phone 09 478 3995 or Mobile 021 367 683 Advani, the editor of the RROC’s The Flying Lady. Email [email protected] “Digital Memberships - The Virtual Way to Go! Members outside of North America are NOW eligible CENTRAL REGION to join the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club as an International Digital Member, at less than half of the cost of CHAIRMAN Roy Tilley traditional club members—just $US30. This eliminates two key obstacles for overseas recipients of the 204a Waiwhetu Road, Lower Hutt magazine: shipping cost and transit time. Phone 04 566 0850 “The exact details of this new programme are still being evaluated and may change once we have a better Email [email protected] idea of what people desire. Meanwhile, contact RROC HQ www.rroc.org to sign up—and do tell your SECRETARY Martin Taylor friends who might be interested in this new option but would have no way of learning about it unless you 24 Rangiora Avenue, Kaiwharawhara, Wellington Phone 04 470-7666 tell them. Email [email protected] “In addition to The Flying Lady as a PDF file you will receiveThe Event Lady and the Luxury Travel Guide SOUTHERN REGION by email, and you will have full access to the RROC’s www.rroc.org website including the Discussion CHAIRMAN Keith Hunter Forum which gives you instant, 24/7 access to advice and feedback from members worldwide on how 1/12 Heywood Terrace, Richmond, Christchurch 7391 to repair and restore your motorcar. Last but not least, this level of membership will also give you the Phone 03 366 4484 or Mobile 0274 355 220 opportunity to vote in RROC elections by email.” Email [email protected] From the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia we have received “Overseas Subscription for Præclarvm: SECRETARY Tom King Præclarvm is pleased to announce that it is now able to accept subscriptions directly from Overseas Rolls- 191 Sparks Road, Christchurch 8025 Royce and Bentley enthusiasts. The cost is $A99 per annum worldwide (postage inclusive). Phone 03 339-8309 or Mobile 0275 880 767 All enquiries should be directed to: RROCA Præclarvm Overseas Subscription, the Treasurer, John Email [email protected] Hiscox, 74 Rose Avenue, Wheeler Heights, NSW, Australia, 2097 or email: [email protected]

CLOSING DATE FOR NEXT MAGAZINE: Deadline for receipt of all material for Issue 12-3 is 22 May 2012.

Cover: Glynn Williams took this photograph of the only Derby Bentley to be delivered new to New Zealand, B193LE, when he and its new owner, Brian Cuthbert, paused outside “Braeburn” in Wanganui during their drive from Christchurch to Auckland in the late 1980s.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 2 Mainland Comment Well, it’s that time of year again when we gather for our given freely. For such a small club to be able to produce a Annual General Meeting. This time the Central Region has the magazine such as ours is almost an indulgence, and here again our responsibility of organising it, and Feilding has been chosen as a thanks are due to Richard Hadfield, who proposed the 24-page, A4 congenial meeting point in a part of New Zealand accessible by all colour format. This size means that a great deal more content some fine roads. This magazine’s deadline means that there will can be included, and in turn makes the editor’s role much easier as be a bit of a scurry to get it into readers’ hands before Easter, but we try to avoid the “two minutes’ silence,” club magazine, for the here’s hoping…. digestion of, syndrome. Ian and Anne Scoggins have been members of our Southern Region It has been established during the last few years for the National for several years, as they enjoyed their life of endless summers Chairmanship to last for two years, to give some continuity and between Britain and New Zealand. We are sorry to report that also to not stagnate, while moving the Chairman’s base among the health concerns have constrained their activities this summer, and regions. For this concept your editor would like, once again, to thought that Ian’s letter to Rob Carthew should be published here. thank Richard Hadfield for his wisdom in proposing his successor We have enjoyed their presence here every summer, and hope that as a denizen of the Southern Region. The then Southern Region we will see them later this year. They will continue to receive our committee felt, before Richard’s Chairmanship starting in 2008, magazine in pdf form. that its views were not being considered. He negotiated with them, Dear Rob, to not very much avail, and was instrumental in rejuvenating the Many thanks for your e-mail. I’m sorry I have not replied earlier Southern Region, also attending events down here. As a master but I have been in and out of hospital. stroke Richard then nominated Michael Midgley, a well known We have sold our house in Christchurch and now live permanently and respected Southern Region member, to ensure that whatever in U.K. issues concerned Southern Region members would be dealt with. We will probably visit NZ every other year, and I still have our Michael’s two years at the helm have now passed, and he is ready Corniche stored with Bruce McIlroy. I will probably sell it after to hand over to his successor. An editor should work closely with our next visit. the Chairman and the National Committee, while staying outside I have therefore decided that I will resign from the New Zealand the decision-making process, and the harmonious relationship Rolls-Royce and Bentley Club, as I will not be able to take part in we have all had has made this editor’s task particularly easy. any of the club activities. Long may it continue. Thank you, Michael, for your dynamism, I have very much enjoyed being a member and I wish you all the tempered with wisdom and acumen. best for the future. At this time your editor would like to thank our advertisers, With best wishes, contributors, supporters, readers, and our printers for the help Ian Letter to the Editor Hi Tom necessary to pass comment when he mentioned the 3” twin exhaust An exchange I found amusing might be worth mentioning in the he’d fit the car with. He stopped in his tracks when I asked him newsletter: why he’d make the exhaust system smaller. After picking up my ‘new’ Arnage T (see my photograph taken in Cheers, Auckland) my friend Peter Harris and I spent the next fortnight Malcolm Graham chasing various motoring events round the North Island. We visited the VCC Rally at Wanganui, took in a classic race meeting at Hampton Downs and finished up at the Riley Rally at Hawera, where we encountered surely the best value cabin anywhere in the country, a snip at $30 for the night. Cabins? Well yes. Why not? This was a BOYS’ trip. No mamby pamby motels for us. We don’t mind spending money on petrol but Accommodation? Our $30 cabin looked exactly the same as a $130 motel room when our eyes were shut. One chap at the camp was showing some interest in the car and started running through a list of popular boy racer modifications that he’d make to my Arnage if it were his. As mine’s the ‘T’ (twin turbo) version it had most of them anyway but I did find it New Members

Clive and Julie Wood Geoff, Bridget, Bella and Minnie Edwards 2 Mayfair Crescent 12 Oxford St Mairangi Bay Lyttelton 8082 Auckland 0630 (0274) 338 452 (09) 478 2046 (021) 478 661 [email protected] [email protected] 1992 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit SCA2502A8NCH44551 1951 Bentley Mark VI Standard Steel Saloon B361LH In June 2013 the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club is organising a Centenary Celebration of the Rolls-Royce success in the 1913 Alpine Trials. Their Past Chairman, Tony James, writes: “If you or any of your colleagues would like further information, please contact the prime organiser of the rally, who is Len Meades - e-mail [email protected] or Tel: +44 (0)1346 730 373.”

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 3 The Derby Bentley in New Zealand

In 1935 this Bentley visited New Zealand. These images from the 1930s Bentley Motors (1931) Ltd magazines show the car, chassis B143CW, on a typical South Island road, at Lake Tekapo, atop the Crown Range, and crossing what looks like the Rakaia River shared road and rail bridge which prevailed before the War.

At present, there are at least seventeen Derby Bentleys resident in New Zealand. Considering that only one came here new, that is quite an accomplishment, and reflects well upon New Zealanders’ taste. Of course there have been several Derby Bentleys which have visited our country over the years; the first may have been in 1935, for in the book Bentley Motors on the Road (Dalton Watson Fine Books, Lavenham, Suffolk) in which Bernard L. King has gathered facsimile copies of the Bentley Company magazine published intermittently during the 1930s, there are four images with captions (one saying “Lake Iekapo”) of a Bentley in the South Island. This car was B143CW, a Thrupp & Maberly Drop-head Coupé shown in Stanley Sedgwick’s All the Pre-War Bentleys – As New (Bentley Drivers Club, 1976) as having been delivered in March 1935 to Ceylon and a first owner J.D. Lawson. When the Derby Bentley turned 75, we had a feature in our 08-6; a copy of that article is available from your editor if required. Since 2008, the first car to be delivered, B15AE, has visited New Zealand, which gives us an excuse to print other images of this beautiful car. Here are the seventeen New Zealand cars, in order of manufacture, along with images.

Two views of B15AE, photographed by Glynn Williams at Orewa during the Bentley Drivers Club tour of New Zealand. 3½ Litre: B24AH, engine M9BN, registration AYF8, Thrupp & Maberly Saloon, delivered in April 1934 to its first owner Capt. Stewart Forester. It was restored while under Bill Hoogenboezem’s care, and featured on the cover of our 05-5 during a Bentley Drivers Club weekend in Marlborough. It is now owned by Ray Drury in Prebbleton.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 4 (left and above) John King’s photographs of B24AH (below) B148AH in storage in Christchurch

B148AH, engine E4BF, Park Ward Saloon, delivered in July 1934 to T.L. Jones, and is now in the care of Denis Harwood in Christchurch. B160AH, engine E8BV, Park Ward Drop-head Coupé, delivered on 4 June 1934 to R. Bedford, and came to New Zealand in August 1959. It was owned for many years by Eric Gibbs in Taihape, who used to take bits of the car to Antarctica to work on while he was stationed there. His work is being continued to fastidious standards by Clynt Inns near Christchurch.

(above) Eric Gibbs beside B160AH (image courtesy of Roy Tilley) (right) B127BL in Kelburn while in Ian Maxwell-Stewart’s care. (Willis Brown’s photographs) B127BL, engine T9BH, Gurney Nutting Sedanca Coupé, delivered to The Countess of Warwick in October 1934, registered BLY794. It features on Page 192 of Johnnie Green’s Bentley – 50 Years of the Marque (Dalton Watson 1969) and came to New Zealand in April 1959 in Ian Maxwell-Stewart’s ownership, then Alan Anderson’s in Wellington, and now our member Geoff Beetham’s in Auckland.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 5 John King’s photograph of Lindsay Wogan driving B11DK in the Vintage Car Club’s Invermay Hill-climb, February 1975. B11DK, engine L7BR, Hooper Saloon, registered BXY14 amazed at there being 17 Derby cars in NZ! Sorry that will now in June 1935 to Mrs J.R. Campbell. It was imported to New be 16, but we are returning for family reasons - we have just Zealand in the late 1970s by Frank Renwick, who still owns it. loved living in NZ. My car is body design 26, I think the same B136FB, engine S3BN, Thrupp & Maberly Saloon, registered as Gavin Bain’s, except the window arrangement on mine is 467CLK to J.F.B. Gage in February 1936, and now owned designed to catch the rain if you are facing the wrong way!” by Bob Thompson, Nelson. This car is about to depart New Zealand, for its homeland, as Bob writes: “I bought the car in 1996 as a project and got it back on the road (for the first time since 1962) in 1998. Since then it has been a story of continuous refurbishment, and I think all has been rebuilt now, except the gearbox. It is a great touring car, capable of holding 80mph at 3000rpm in overdrive. We’ve done 40,000 miles in it so far, mostly in NZ, France and Spain, as well as its native UK. I’m

(Clockwise from above) Bob Thompson’s photograph of B136FB The text of Mr I. Rogers’ letter to The Real Car Company: “The late Mr John Briggs, who purchased CJJ406 in about 1963 because he felt sorry for it on a cold garage forecourt in November. He then ran it every day until he stopped driving, due to ill health, in about the summer of 1993. I purchased CJJ from his estate. Please look after CJJ for us all.” John King’s photograph of B166FB in Oamaru during the Southern Region’s touring weekend, November 2010.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 6 B166FB, engine H5BY, Park Ward Saloon, registered as CJJ406 in January 1936 to Lt Cdr C. Crawshay, then stationed in Malta. Bruce Carey bought this car from the Real Car Company, and extensive work has been carried out on it.

As time went by, the Park Ward body evolved, and Rolls-Royce eventually acquired a controlling interest in the company, enabling jigs to be built, replacing the traditional coach-built construction B29FC at Waiau during a Southern Region run with the steel framework seen here. B29FC, engine D4BR, Thrupp & Maberly Saloon, registered as EU4758 (U.K.) FS1935 (N.Z.) Thrupp & Maberly body no. 6224 new to Lord Combermere in January 1936. Imported to NZ by Colin Dray, Wellington 21/11/63; Gavin Bain bought it 1/7/68, rebuilt it 1970-76, and still owns the car. 4¼ litre: B174JD, engine Z8BK, Park Ward Saloon, registered as FPB239 to G.E. Morris in April 1937. Imported to New Zealand by its current owner, Richard Langridge, to Auckland.

The complexities of the Bentley’s brake adjustment, Richard Langridge’s image of B174JD compensation, and application systems are seen here on B195JY, engine J5BC, Van den Plas Drop-head Coupé, B175KU. registered May 1937 to H.W. Barnard as DXV425. Owned by Julian Smith in Dunedin.

B195JY pictured during some servicing at Bruce McIlroy Ltd B171KU, engine K2BC, Van den Plas Pillarless Saloon, registered May 1938 by M.G. Ballantyne, and now owned by Chris Empson in Te Awamutu.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 7 Philip Eilenberg took these photographs of B171KU during a northern Region run which included a visit to Chris Empson’s home near Te Awamutu. This body design has several unusual features, such as leading hinges on the front doors and an almost wrap-around windscreen design.

The refinement and comfort of the Park Ward coachwork on B193LE is evident in these images of the very original B193LE, now that the dust has been laid. B175KU, engine K5BC, Park Ward Saloon, originally the Scottish Motor Show car, and registered in July 1938 to H.G. Laing. Now owned by Ramon Farmer in Christchurch.

B193LE, engine A3BN, NZ registration DB4250. the only John King’s photograph of B175KU on the coastline near Oamaru Derby Bentley delivered to NZ (after touring in Britain), to during a Southern Region touring event A.J. Scott, Christchurch; then Edgar Ridgen 7/56 Greendale; R. Frisken, Christchurch 1961; B. Cuthbert 1980s; J. Kirker both of Auckland 1991. Present mileage 123,719. Edgar Ridgen spoke of the lack of dust-proofing of the Park Ward body, with the rear seats slung hammock-style, and on the gravel roads prevalent in the ‘50s the children on the rear seat (who included our member Katy Parish) could hardly be seen from the front seat. B118LS, engine N3BZ, Van den Plas Drop-head Coupé, registered January 1938 as AFN400 to A.H. Bowkett. Now owned by Dr Ian Johnstone, Wairarapa and Britain.

(Left) Brian Cuthbert (right) has just taken delivery of B193LE from Rex Frisken (left) outside Fazazz. Brian and Glynn Williams (who took the photograph) are about to drive it to Auckland.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 8 Dr Ian Johnstone’s image of B118LS, a Van den Plas Drop-head Coupé B49MX outside Dansey’s Pass Hotel during a Bentley Drivers B84MR, engine R4BW, originally Thrupp & Maberly Saloon, Club touring weekend delivered in November 1938 to A. Fraser. Now owned by B165MX, engine N4BL, Park Ward Continental Saloon, Lewis Townshend of Palmerston North, who commissioned registered September 1939 to London Metal Products as Roger Fry in Perth to build a “Bullion Bentley” replica. The FXN608. This car came from America, through the Real Car “Bullion Bentley” had been a 1935 Bentley 3½ Litre B38EF, Company, to the present owner, Berwick Taylor in Auckland. a 3-position Drop-head Coupé by Franay delivered in August 1935 to P. Bernot, and so known after a substantial proportion of France’s reserves in the form of platinum were smuggled out of the country as the German Army advanced in 1940. When it went back to the UK in 1947, it was registered SML444. The last known owner is M. Prince (UK) in 2000. Another replica of it, built on a 4¼-litre chassis B126JD is exhibited in the Peter Briggs Collection at the York Motor Museum, Western Australia.

B165MX in America (above) and outside Dansey’s Pass Hotel (below) in Otago

Glynn Williams took these photographs of B84MR (above) with the original Thrupp & Maberly body, and (below) as it had just come out of its container in Palmerston North after re-bodying by Roger Fry in Perth

In addition, the following note came from Peter Baines, then the General Secretary of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club, to Roy Tilley in May 2000: “B141JY The current owner of B141JY says that the car, a Vanden Plas All-weather, was in Dunedin owned by someone whose signature looks like J T Chalslock. Can you confirm the name? The owner is planning to visit next February and would like to trace this contact.” In preparing this item, welcome help was received from Ramon Farmer, Gavin Bain, Bruce Mcilroy, Roy Tilley, Geoff Beetham, B49MX, engine P9BY, Jack Barclay Park Ward Pillarless Glynn Williams, Richard Langridge, James Kirker, Clynt Inns, Saloon, U.K. registration FYR100 to C.J. Campbell Steen in Philip Eilenberg, Bob Johnson, Ron Hasell, and the late Willis August 1939. Imported by R.S. Mills, Wanaka, and now owned Brown, Dr Ian Johnstone, Denis Harwood, and Geoff Edwards. by Bruce McIlroy, Ashburton.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 9 Northern Region News Report by Lois Hadfield, Photographs by Elizabeth Mitchell Berwick Taylor made a spectacular entrance in his Mark 6 to the designated Rolls-Royce and Bentley area as he proceeded down a sweeping set of garden steps when he found himself faced with a dead-end road way. Not for him the three point turn and retracing his steps! As the cars arrived and were tastefully arranged in our area a short sharp shower had us all racing for the shelter of our cars. “Quick” said the owner of a very smart Silver Wraith “Hop in my car—time for a sherry.” This turned out to be Ron Craig who has been a member for about 18 months. Ten o’clock seemed a little early but we remembered that a little sherry at 10 had been a British tradition and forced ourselves. The Silver Wraith has a beautiful original fitted drinks cabinet in figured walnut, and I am sure that this is really what he wanted me to see. I had earlier introduced myself as a committee member, and when I commented that I was not familiar with the car he told me that he and his wife, Mary, had not been to many functions as yet. The Rolls-Royce and Bentley Club had a very good turn-out at the show, one to which I had never been before. I thought that some support for Glynn our Northern Chairman would be a good thing. Richard said he gets bored when you have to be there from 9-45 to 4pm without moving your car so I thought, “I’ll take the 1952 Park Ward myself.” The 1930 Rolls-Royce was all prepared for our trip to Wanganui for the Vero International Rally and as we were leaving in 2 days’ time would not have been a good choice. On the way to the event the Chris and Angela Houry 25/30 driven by Selwyn ‘failed to proceed,’ but they were able to coast into the forecourt of a motel opposite the gates of the Ellerslie Racecourse. The phone call from them had George and Miles Urquhart and Phillip Eilenberg hot-foot it over there. It was soon diagnosed as a blown main fuse and they soon had it running. Michael Milne,

(Clockwise from left) Ron Craig,1947 Silver Wraith Freestone & Webb Limousine WVA75 Mike Coleman,1935 20/25 Gurney Nutting Saloon GHY4 Lois Hadfield,1952 Mark VI Park Ward Drop-head Coupé B119NY A general view, with Sue and Kevin Williams’s Corniche CRH11494 in the foreground

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 10 en route in the Carmargue, was asked to return to the motor house and bring the 4WD and the trailer –which proved unnecessary I presume. Those who attended with their cars were:- Selwyn Houry & Michael Milne, Chris & Angela Houry 25/30 Charlesworth Saloon GMD51 Brent, Elizabeth, Dean & Evan Mitchell 1952 R Type B182SR Kevin Williams 1971 Corniche FHC CRH11494 Berwick Taylor 1952 Mark 6 Saloon B307MB George & Miles Urquhart 1933 20/25 Freestone & Webb GSY12 Phillip & Norma Eilenberg 1952 Mark 6 Saloon B172MD Mike & Sue Coleman 20/25 Gurney Nutting Saloon GHY4 David Merryweather 1960 Silver Cloud 2 SRA67 Ron & Mary Craig 1947 Silver Wraith Freestone & Webb WVA75 Lois Hadfield 1952 Mark 6 Park Ward DHC B119NY John & Maureen Stewart 1951 Silver Dawn Park Ward DHC Re-creation SOB112 Bob Coughlan 1974 Silver Wraith 2 LWB Saloon LRH36754 Glynn Williams 1952 Mark 6 Saloon B29NY

I wandered around the show, which was more extensive than I had imagined, with every marque and era on display. Most had small group picnics going on near their cars as we did. I went to see old friends in the Stag, Horseless Carriage, and Jaguar car clubs, but they were all away looking at other cars in the show. We had 13 Rolls and Bentleys on display. Kevin and Sue Williams brought their Corniche which Kevin had polished and primped until it looked magnificent—especially the engine bay with replacement chromed dome nuts on everything. There was motoring interest for any taste, from a ‘Gymkhana’ with a lot of squealing tyres, to the book stall with an impressive range of motoring memorabilia and workshop manuals. I didn’t get to see everything as the area was so large, but it would be a great day out for families, especially those with boys in tow. At lunchtime we gathered in and around the thoughtfully provided gazebo and chattered and shared our lunches and a little wine, coffee or beer and Mary Craig’s delicious bacon and egg tartlets and a great cake baked by one of the ladies. We ignored the odd bit of drizzle and were surprised by the large numbers of people who had come to the show. We all decided it was rather like a picnic day outing we often put on, but with entertainment. And, no, I didn’t get to read the book I had taken in case of boredom!

A general view of the Club’s display at the Ellerslie Car Show, with Glynn Williams’s Mark VI B29NY in the foreground, with B172MD, B119NY, SRA67, and GHY4 also distinguishable NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 11 Central Region News Report by Roy Tilley, Photographs by Keith Shackleton

The oldest vehicle there was a 1912 Rolls Royce, chassis 2038E, with the number plate “1912” and the following history: “The 1912 Silver Ghost is owned by Roy Southward, son of the late Sir Len Southward. Originally it had a landaulette body by Hamshaw. It was first registered in New Zealand on June 2nd 1947 and became a break-down truck in the ownership of Arthur Bruce Garage in Queen Street, Auckland. It was later (1956) owned by the Harvey and Munro partnership. Sir Len Southward purchased it in about 1970 and then, in the ownership of Roy Southward, it received a full chassis restoration, and its tow-truck body was replaced by the Charlesworth tourer body that it wears today. Restoration was completed in 2005 and since then the car has been used regularly in Vintage Car Club events in New Zealand. It also took part in the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club Centenary Scottish Tour in 2007.”

(From top, clockwise) Graham Benseman 2001 Arnage Red Label, chassis number unknown; Barrie Benseman 1964 Silver Cloud III, SEV249; Martin Ferner 1954 R-Type, B74TN; Doug Majors Silver Shadow SRH15571; Martin Purdy Silver Shadow I, SRH6886; Gary Nichols 1961 S2, B8CU; Roy Southward 1912 Silver Ghost 2038E; More detailed images of 2038E As we go to press there is a sad report of Roy Southward’s passing in late March. The Vintage Car Club’s Wanganui Rally Report by Richard Hadfield, Photographs by Lois Hadfield As I explained in my article on the Bentley Drivers Club “Britain on one of the Arrol Johnstons from the Noel Marsh collection sold by Bentley” tour in issue 11-5 Lois and I were unable to take our to a Scottish buyer and being restored before shipment. Further, partially restored Mk VI Park Ward Drop Head Coupé which was a I wanted to visit the buyer of our 1910 Hupmobile in Feilding great disappointment. Within three months of our return, however, whom we see from time to time. it was all set to go and going well. By now it was September With this in mind I tried to discover which of the hub rallies were 2011 and entries were invited for the 2012 V.C.C. National rally planned on which days so that I could make some appointments. to be held this year in Wanganui so we were more than tempted. Disappointingly, this information was not available except from Several members were planning to attend including John & the entrant’s rally packs to be collected on arrival in Wanganui. Maureen Stewart and George Urquhart in their Silver Dawn and When we received the rally packs, I could see why there could be 20/25 respectively, and David & Kaye Porter had entered with no alterations to routes or destinations. The detailing was superb their 1904 Darracq which they planned to trailer down. down to our names on each page. Lois has relatives near the small town of Waverley and I wanted to Lois and I had decided to make the trip to Wanganui in a leisurely accompany John Stewart to South Taranaki to inspect the progress fashion and stop near Te Kuiti and then at the Chateau making it a

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 12 The Whanganui River near Jerusalem trip of three more or less equal days of about 175 – 180 kilometres any agreement, that, as the river is significant to the local tribes, it each. On contacting the Stewarts and George Urquhart they had should be spelt in the way of their choice but that they will retain planned to make it two days so we were unable to travel in their the long held spelling of the name of the town of Wanganui. company but we thought we might return to Auckland with them. The Mk VI behaved immaculately, due largely to the detailed work In the event that was not to happen as Maureen’s sister in by Colin Gray, who spent many hours preparing the car, which is Auckland was taken ill so the Stewarts had to return after only two now a very enjoyable car for long distance touring. In fact we days in Wanganui. The amount of detail in the rally packs was a are considering driving down to Feilding in it for the A.G.M. at wonder to behold. As there were 682 entrants in the rally, the field Easter. The mechanicals are completely overhauled and the body was split into six groups each one colour coded with car numbers refurbishment is done from the front guards and bonnet to the rear and name swingers in the same coding. When it came to the hub of the doors. The remaining body work and rear painting will be rallies it was obvious that this was necessary as if the organizers done over next winter. had allowed all the entrants to visit say Marton on the same day, the town would have been absolutely swamped. It worked well and we were able to partake of the various facilities in each town without any crowding and right through the two weeks, the locals’ interest seemed not to diminish in the slightest. Lois and I had many conversations with café owners and petrol station proprietors all of whom said that the upturn in level of business brought by our presence was noticeable. This more than justified the council sponsorship promoted by the former mayor Michael Laws to the tune of $100,000. It was estimated that some 22,000 bed nights alone would contribute close to a quarter of a million dollars to the local economy. That plus eleven breakfasts and eleven lunches and eleven dinners all add up to a considerable boost to the local economy. As to the rally itself, well it was three years in the making and it really showed. Everything - and there were many, many everythings, ran so very smoothly that the whole event was a pleasure to be involved with. We had three hub rallies each week making six in all to the towns of Marton, Feilding, Hawera, Ratana, Hunterville and the most enjoyable – a run up the Whanganui river to Jerusalem. Note the spelling of the river name. The locals have B119NY is an elegant addition to an already pretty street scene in decided, in the lack of official advice due to the Greens blocking Wanganui NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 13 The Rolls-Royce Ghost - a Brief Acquaintanceship

A Rolls-Royce Ghost has just completed a South Island introductory to the South Island. The colour is defined as English White, with visit, driven by Neil D’Arcy-Brain, the Brand Manager of the that tinge of green we may remember from the Austin-Healeys Rolls-Royce division of Team McMillan Ltd. Neil and the car and other BMC cars finished in their Old English White, but the paused briefly in Christchurch on their way home to Auckland, and finish which Rolls-Royce Motors achieve is in another world from your editor happened to be in the right place at the right time. BMC’s “once-over lightly” approach. The other eleven colours in The first impression is the relatively compact size of the car when the standard range are dark hues, with some gorgeous blues and a compared to its larger brother, the Phantom. The Ghost is longer Sea Green, complemented by nine interior colour options. Your than a Silver Shadow, but not by much, at 5399 mm, and is almost reporter is partial to Sand over Sable, as illustrated across the page exactly the same length as the Silver Cloud II. So are the height, in Rolls-Royce Motors’ illustration of the new two-tone options width, and weight, with a conscious effort to keep the weight low for the Phantom, and would hope that such an option would be by the use of light alloys. The is about 20 mm longer available for the Ghost. than a LWB Silver Shadow, with very little overhang at the front. The designers’ objective has been simplicity for the driver; there A look at the engine was essential, and there, under the apparently is not the confusing array of controls so often encountered, and mandatory sheathing which prevails these days, nestles a 48- while there are enough options to keep the driver and front seat valve V12 engine of 6.6 litres, twin turbo-charged, to produce passenger amused for the duration, a panel, veneered to perfection “adequate” power, but defined as 420 kw at 5,250 rpm. That is of course, conceals the g.p.s. display. Instrumentation is by light 563 bhp in “old money” and will propel the car to a governed 250 faced dials; there is no revolution counter, but instead an intriguing kph, and from 0 to 100 kph in 4.9 seconds. The really startling “power reserve %” indicator. To see that gauge indicate that we feature of the design is the maximum torque of 780 Nm, or 575 lb were using merely 1% of the engine’s capability while cruising at ft, available at just 1,500 rpm. 80 kph helped us to understand why the car’s fuel consumption The comfort is as expected, with the same level in front and rear figures are so good. Neil achieved an average of 24 or so miles per seats through a multitude of adjustments available. A sun-roof gallon during the South Island trip; only once has your reporter can be specified, or the separate air conditioning system for rear managed 20 mpg in a Mark VI on a trip, and it has been all passengers which occupies the ceiling, as on the car which came downhill from there, so to speak. Cameras are always available, and those to the front pass speed limit information to the Heads Up Display projected just below the line of sight on the windscreen, but there are no annoying bells and whistles to distract a transgressor, and the correct digital speed reading on the windscreen is rather fun to maintain, helped by the sensitivity of the controls. The ZF automatic gearbox is 8-speed, so the ratios are close enough to make changes imperceptible. We chose roads which were fun before the events of September 2010, and the ride and cornering capabilities of the Ghost were enough to bring back the fun. It is a remarkable car, and there is surely an argument for taking the EQC and/or insurance payout, buying a Ghost, and living in it while taking a year to explore the rest of the country. Thank you, Neil D’Arcy-Brain and Team McMillan, for the opportunity to drive the new Ghost. We wish you well.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 14 The Opening of the Rolls-Royce Showroom in Auckland On Friday evening 23 March the weather was perfect for the Royce side of the business. The new Ghost model must be at opening of the new Rolls-Royce Motors showroom at 11-15 the forefront of such a drive, with a cost structure which will put Great South Road, Newmarket. Very bright LED lighting and it into direct competition with other highly regarded marques. liveried doormen were on hand to greet guests, champagne and The situation which existed around 80 years ago, between the 8- other refreshments were served, while circulating staff continually litre Bentley and the Phantom II Rolls-Royce, seems likely to be tempted us with delicious finger food. re-enacted, without the constraints on development costs which Through the ante-room, the customer lounge, and beyond into prevailed in 1930; interesting times. the main show-room, where there is room for two Rolls-Royces, The Director of Sales from Rolls-Royce Motors Limited, Jolyon the new extended wheelbase, or EWB, Ghost was the main focus Nash, spoke next, and mentioned the new record for Rolls-Royce of attention. 1700 mm has been added to the rear compartment, car production of 3,538 last year. The previous record was 3,347, purely to the foot-room area, extending the dimensions quoted set in 1978. Since global car production in 2011 was 70 million, on Page 14, and this particular car’s colour scheme, from the Rolls-Royce must be seen as a very small niche. However, as Commissioned Collection, was a warm misty grey which has not H.E. Vicki Treadell, who spoke next, pointed out, British car appeared yet in the brochure, known as Silver Haze, with Crème production is still important, despite the ownership of most of the Light leather interior. With the various options available there are car industry’s belonging overseas. Nissan now produce more cars 44,000 different combinations, making it among the least likely in Britain than in Japan, but the design innovations and quality of cars to be mislaid in a supermarket car-park. The customer lounge, construction make the Rolls-Royce car, well, the Rolls-Royce of beside the show-room, has an innovative feature wall, where the car design and production. various colour combinations of exterior paint, upholstery, carpet, The New Zealand Prime Minister, the Right Honourable John lambs-wool over-rugs, door capping, seat piping, and head lining Key, spoke next, and Bob McMillan closed the addresses. Part can be displayed together. of Neil D’Arcy-Brain’s South Island visit earlier this month was Friendly and knowledgeable staff members, both from Team a demonstration that, if a car should “fail to proceed” (in classic McMillan (Neil D’Arcy-Brain and Des Parsons) and Rolls-Royce parlance) a replacement would be on hand within 25 hours. Motor Cars Limited in Singapore (Dan Balmer) were able to As we left, we were presented with a black ‘shopping bag” with answer questions and demonstrate the features of the cars, while a Rolls-Royce logo. Inside was a copy of World Collections, an outside sat Ghosts in English White and Darkest Tungsten, both almost 200-page glossy A4 magazine, published quarterly by with Seashell interiors, as well as a Phantom in Diamond Black. Fairfax Media, which includes a three page article on the Auckland Her Excellency the British High Commissioner, Vicki Treadell Rolls-Royce dealership, entitled “Fresh Rolls.” There was also a CMG MVO introduced herself to us, as guests continued to arrive. beautifully wrapped cup-cake, topped by a Rolls-Royce logo in We noted several members of our NZ Rolls-Royce & Bentley marzipan, and this survived the journey home to Christchurch. Club present. The Managing Director of Team McMillan, Your reporter thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and it seemed Mr Bob McMillan, gave the opening address, in which he told utterly appropriate that while on his way to the bus stop a vintage of the process by which the perceived tiny New Zealand market Rolls-Royce should pass by. That was Ed and Colleen Pollard changed to one worth pursuing for Rolls-Royce Motors, and of in their 20/25 GNS30, who had joined friends for a fish and chip Team McMillan’s commitment to its market. Bob McMillan has picnic dinner in Cornwall Park; the weather was so nice that they stepped aside from his BMW role to concentrate on the Rolls- decided to take the Rolls-Royce.

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 15 Twenty Topics by Dr David Davis (Reprinted from Præclarvm 12-1 with the permission of the Author and Editor) The NZ Rolls-Royce & Bentley Club Magazine 11-6 has an article front brakes to the car. Bert’s response was that, properly adjusted, about fitting 4 wheel hydraulic brakes to an early 20hp GA69. 2 wheel brakes were more than adequate. After I had driven two The story of how it was done is fascinating. A later front axle Silver Ghosts with 2 wheel brakes namely 45NA and 56 AG both has been used with the internals replaced with wheel cylinders of which were great, I appreciated that he was right. hydraulically linked to the brake pedal. Two separate master Early cars with A steering, such as Jim’s, have a special problem cylinders with slave cylinders operate the rear brakes through as the forward seating position necessitates downward pressure the existing levers. The installation required a lot of meeting on the brake pedal rather than outward leg pressure as is the case problems as they arose including the lubrication arrangements with D. The seating position on the latter is further away from the for the front axle. I wonder if the hydraulics would lock the rear pedal under the lower raked steering wheel. Clearly, nowhere near brakes especially in the wet which is the main objection to 2 wheel as much comfortable pressure can be applied to the pedal in the brakes. I suppose it would be a matter of balance between the front case of A steering as can be in the case of D. I can understand, then, and back. The modification passed compulsory certification. why there is a perception that A steering cars have a problem. There are two other front brake conversions that I know of being There is no doubt that the fitting of front brakes to a Twenty, 76A5 which has had motor bike disc brakes fitted to the front involves assistance as the pressure required to operate 4 brakes which involved machining new hubs. I understand that the pads effectively, is beyond leg strength which is a point raised by Bert. wear quickly due to the weight of the car. The other conversion is I have always been wary of the RR servo system as reversing can Jim Kelso’s GRK81 which now has vacuum assistance applied to be unpredictable as can ahead, unless holding the wheel firmly. the brakes including the RR front axle fitted many years ago by There is a full discussion on the RR servo system in Fundamentals Patrick Kane White .GF8, has vacuum assistance applied to its 2 of Car Performance by Hives etc including these issues which wheel brakes which work well in dry weather but readily locks the relate to adjustment. That book also comments on the differences wheels in the wet. between 2 and 4 wheel brakes noting that 60% of braking in the Early in my ownership of 42G1, I asked Bert Ward should I fit servo system is taken up by the rear brakes the performance of which in both systems is directly related to the proportion of the car’s weight over the rear wheels. The book points out that, in the end, it is all about tyre adherence to the road surface. The book notes that the greatest retardation achieved in tests was 20ft/second, squared and that the limit for personal comfort of the passengers in the rear of the car was 12ft/second, squared. The vacuum assistance fitted to Jim’s car is effective and I would say is more predictable than the RR servo. Of course the engine has to be running for it to work which is not the case with the RR system. It is interesting to note that the Springfield Factory retro- fitted vacuum brakes to Silver Ghosts, and a Canadian owner of both Rolls-Royce and vacuum types, commented to me that he preferred the vacuum. The fitting of front brakes to an early car involves other considerations besides assistance including whether king posts and struts should be added to the bottom of the chassis frame to counter braking stresses and whether changes need to be made to An excuse to publish photographs of three “Twenties” active here: the front springs to counter windup under braking which affects (clockwise from above) Philip Eilenberg’s Hooper bodied GEN39; steering. There is a discussion of the latter in Fundamentals of Car Mulliner Weymann Saloon with Division GFN49, cared for by Performance which explains why 4 wheel braked Twentys have John Ferguson; and GTM28, James Young Drop-head Coupé longer front springs. from 1934 replacing the 1928 Melhuish Tourer body, owned by Looking back over my ownership of 42G1, as Paul Samuels Vicky Ellis commented when he owned the car, the brakes were hopeless. The issue was the brakes seeming to not work at all followed by lock up. Replacing the heavy body helped matters but a significant improvement resulted from mounting the spare wheel at the back which stopped the wheels from locking up especially in the wet. Curing a differential oil leak followed by a complete overhaul including softer linings which have a more progressive action, has resulted in effective brakes in which I have every confidence. David G Davis 42G1 NSW

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BentleyBentleyBentleyBentley Flying Flying FlyingFlying Spur Spur SpurBentley2009Spur 2009 2009Dark2009 Flying Dark DarkDarkSapphire SpurSapphire SapphireSapphire 2009 Dark2002 Sapphire Bentley ArnageBentleyBentley BentleyBentleyLe Continental Mans Continental ContinentalContinentalBentley GT SpeedGT GTGT ContinentalSpeed SpeedSpeed 2009 2009 20092009 GT Speed 2009 PortlandPortlandPortlandPortland hide, hide, sunroof, hide,hide, sunroof, sunroof,sunroof, Portlandclimate climate climateclimate air, hide, navigation, air, air, air,sunroof, navigation, navigation,navigation, reverse climate reverse reverseMidnightreverse camera,air, navigation, camera, camera,camera, wood/leather Emerald, wood/leather wood/leather wood/leatherreverse high camera, specification. wood/leatherOnyxOnyx OnyxBlack,Onyx Black, Black, Black,Beluga $119,990. Beluga BelugaBeluga hide.Onyx hide. Very hide.hide. Black, Very high VeryVery specificationhigh Beluga highhigh specification specificationspecification hide. includes;Very includes;high includes; includes; specificationNaim Naimaudio,NaimNaim audio, audio,audio, includes; Naim audio, steeringsteeringsteeringsteering wheel, wheel, wheel,wheel, FSH. FSH. $189,990 FSH.FSH.steering $189,990 $189,990$189,990 wheel, FSH. $189,990 reversereversereversereverse camera, camera, camera,camera, active active activeactivecruisereverse cruise cruisecruisecontrol camera, control controlcontrol 7,500 active 7,500 7,500kms.7,500 cruise kms. $270,000 kms.kms. control $270,000 $270,000$270,000 7,500 kms. $270,000 2000 Bentley Arnage Red Label 20042004 Bentley20042004 Bentley BentleyBentley Continental Continental ContinentalContinental2004 GT Bentley CoupeGT GTGT Coupe ContinentalCoupeCoupeSherwood GT Green Coupe with Savannah hide. 1997 Attractive.1997 Bentley19971997 Bentley BentleyBentley Continental Priced Continental ContinentalContinental1997 at R$69,990. Bentley R R R Continental R MoonbeamMoonbeamMoonbeamMoonbeam Silver, Silver, Silver,BelugaSilver, Beluga BelugaMoonbeamBelugahide, hide,19” hide,hide, alloy 19” 19”Silver,19” alloywheels, alloyalloy Beluga wheels, wheels,wheels, climate hide, climate climateclimate air.19” alloy air. air.air. wheels, climate$155,000$155,000 $155,000air.$155,000 PeacockPeacock$155,000PeacockPeacock Blue withBlue Blue Blue parchmentwith with with parchment parchment Peacockparchment hide, Blue hide,very hide, hide, with rarevery very very parchment soughtrare rare rare sought sought soughtafter hide, afterexample, after after very example, example, example, rare sought after example, 47,00047,00047,000 47,000kms. kms.A kms. kms.truly A A Atrulyhandmade truly truly handmade47,000 handmade handmade vehicle. kms. vehicle. vehicle. vehicle.A truly handmade vehicle. $89,990$89,990$89,990$89,990 $89,990 20102010 Bentley20102010 Bentley BentleyBentley Continental Continental ContinentalContinental2010 GT Bentley SupersportGT GTGT Supersport ContinentalSupersportSupersport GT Supersport1992 Bentley Turbo R Ice whiteIceIceIce white ,white whiteBeluga , Beluga, ,Beluga Belugatrim, trim,full trim, trim,Ice spec, full whitefull full spec, includesspec, spec, , Beluga includes includes includes Naim trim, Naim Audio,Naim Naim full spec,Audio, Audio, Audio,20” includesalloy 20” 20” 20” wheels,alloy alloy alloy Naim wheels, wheels, wheels, Audio, 20” alloy wheels,2009 2009 Bentley20092009 Bentley BentleyBentley GTC GTC GTCSpeedGTC2009 Speed SpeedSpeed Bentley GTC Speed reversereversereversereverse camera. camera. camera. camera. reverse camera.Only 16,000 kms Silver with$370,000 grey$370,000$370,000$370,000 hide. RedMoonbeam Moonbeam$370,000piping.MoonbeamMoonbeam Silver, The Silver, HotspurSilver, Silver, very Hotspur Hotspur HotspurMoonbeam Hide, finest. Hide, Navigation,Hide, Hide, Silver, Navigation,$POA Navigation, Navigation, Hotspur Naim Naim Audio,Naim Naim Hide, Audio, Audio, Audio, 20”Navigation, alloy 20” 20” 20” wheelsalloy alloy alloy Naim wheels wheels wheels$325,000 Audio, $325,000 $325,000$325,000 20” alloy wheels $325,000

BENTLEYBENTLEYBENTLEYBENTLEY AUCKLAND AUCKLANDBENTLEY AUCKLANDAUCKLAND AUCKLAND100 100 Great100100 Great GreatGreat North North NorthNorth Road, 100 Road, Road, Road,Great Grey Grey Grey GreyNorthLynn, Lynn, Lynn,Lynn, Auckland. Road, Auckland. Auckland.Auckland. Grey Lynn, Auckland. Ph: 09Ph:Ph:Ph: 360 09 0909 360 3200 360360 3200 3200 3200 Fax:Ph: Fax: 09(09)Fax:Fax: 360 (09) (09)361(09) 3200 361 6403 361361 6403 6403 Fax:6403Email: Email: (09) Email:Email: [email protected] 361 [email protected] [email protected]@bentleyauckland.co.nz 6403 Email: [email protected] www.bentleyauckland.com www.bentleyauckland.com www.bentleyauckland.comwww.bentleyauckland.com www.bentleyauckland.com

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BRUCE MCILROY LTD

Authorised Bentley Service &

Rolls-Royce Heritage Dealer BENTLEY VEHICLES FOR SALE

2005 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT 1995

Dark Sapphire blue with Porpoise hide upholstery and Storm grey with light grey hide upholstery and shale carpets. Christchurch new vehicle. Mileage 46000 kms. grey carpets. Adjustable rear seats & seat heaters to Bentley Service history. Excellent condition. Price rear seats. Mileage 133000 km. Price $32,000.00 NZD. $142,500.00 NZD. ______

1953 BENTLEY R TYPE 1994 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT

Tudor grey with light grey hide upholstery piped in dark Sherwood green with beige upholstery and conifer blue, with dark blue carpets piped in light grey. Same carpets. Burr Elm veneer. Has been serviced by family ownership for the last 20 years. Manual Bruce McIlroy Ltd for 10 years. Excellent original transmission. Handbook and tools. Original condition. example. Price $45,000.00 NZD. Price $25,000.00 NZD

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At Bruce McIlroy Ltd we exclusively restore and service Bentley and Rolls-Royce motor vehicles ranging from 1907 Rolls-Royce vehicles to the present day Bentleys. Our workshop is equipped with the latest technology to carry out hydraulic, mechanical, electrical work and panel fabrication on Heritage and modern vehicles. Our technicians are Crewe factory trained. SERVICING ● REPAIRS ● RESTORATIONS ● PARTS ● SALES

CORNER OF RACECOURSE AND ALFORD FOREST ROADS, ASHBURTON 7776, NEW ZEALAND Telephone/Fax 03 308 7282, A/H 03 308 7372, Mobile 027 223 1600, e-mail [email protected] www.bentleyservice.co.nz

NZRR&BC Issue 12-2 23 Club Calendar Full details are also contained on our Web Site www.nzrrbc.co.nz 2012 National Rally and A.G.M PROGRAMME: This year’s National Rally is being organised by the Central Region Committee and will take place at the Raceway Court Motel, Awahuri Road, Feilding over the Easter weekend. The main events for the weekend will be as follows: Friday 6 April Registration for early birds 4.00pm onwards, followed by meeting and greeting in the bar. Dinner under own arrangements. If you plan to eat in the Raceway Court restaurant, you will need to let them know. Saturday 7 April Registration, Gymkhana, more details later. Informal dinner after which Richard Hadfield will give us a brief dissertation on his recent travels, including the BDC and RREC rallies in the UK Sunday 8 April Annual General Meeting: 10.00 am. Concours preparation and judging. Drive and visits for those not entering the concours. Details later. Pre-dinner drinks: 6.30 pm. Dinner 7.30 pm, followed by Concours prize-giving and other awards. Monday 9 April. Checkout. A REGISTRATION FORM IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTRAL REGION CHAIRMAN AND WAS INCLUDED WITH ISSUE 12-1 Northern Region Sunday 27 May: Lunch at Riverhead Pub 1130 for 1200 (high tide is 1141) wet or fine. Seats for 25 have been booked. Further details and RSVP to Lois Hadfield (09) 448 2248 or [email protected] Central Region

Friday 6 to Monday 9 April: National Rally and 2012 Annual General Meeting Easter Weekend – At Raceway Court Motel in Feilding. Registration Form and Programme enclosed with this issue. Mark your calendars for a Fun Filled R-R & B Car Weekend in “Friendly Feilding”, fourteen times winner of “New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Town Award” and the hub of the Manawatu District. (Only20kms N of Palmerston North City) Closing date for Registration and Receipt of Entries – Monday – 19th March Bookings for Hotel: phone & fax (06) 323-7891 – Your hosts - Sharon and Paul- Raceway Court Motel Saturday 28 April: Flying Display – organised by the Vintage Aviation League – Masterton. Southern Region Saturday 31 March: Day run to the Vintage Car Club’s Swap Meeting at Winchester Saturday 5 May: Day run to the Vintage Car Club’s Swap Meeting at Tinwald Friday 15 to Sunday 17 June: Ohau Lodge Weekend with a day run up to Mt Cook on Saturday 16 June. This is before the skiing season starts, and just before The Lodge becomes very busy, so we are welcomed as before. Otago Weekend at a date to be arranged Friday 16 to Sunday 18 November: Canterbury Anniversary Weekend and our traditional Long Touring Weekend, to a destination not yet decided. Please note these dates on your calendars. Suggestions for these and additional events are always welcome.

Bob Thompson’s photograph of B136FB and an occupant enjoying the view towards Mt Cook from the Lake Pukaki lookout

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