OVf1C,p/.> Itd

~~~~~~~ ~~" .

For full details on the man and ~rochure available y tyre sizes self add ' send stamped ressed Stockists of VETERAN & envelope to: CARS UD VINTAGE r-o Box 43009 Mangere ' 207 Buck'land ~~ngere East.R~fd West. ne Auckland 275-5316 VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF N.Z./INC.j

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE President: N. A. Dewhurst [Auckland] Club Captain: A. D. Storer (Banks Peninsula] VOL. XXX No. 147 Club Vice-Captain: M. K. Holland [Manawatu] Hon. Secretary: Clynt Inns (Banks Peninsula) Administrative Secretary: Robert Duns, Phone 517-335, April-May 1984 Christchurch. Club Registrar: Don Bennell s, 714 Hills Road, Christchurch. 30th YEAR OF PUBLICATION Executive: Messrs B. J. Barn es (Southlan d], W. M. Birch (Wellington ). J. W. A. Newell (Banks Peninsula), N. C. IN THIS ISSUE Skevington [Cant erbury]. President's Message 2 CORRESPONDENCE 1st Pan Pacific Rally 3 Club cor res pondence, inclu ding me mbers' CHANGES OF Restoration 1924 Hupmobile 4 ADDRESS, must be sent to Commemorative Rally 6 The Vintage Car Club ofNiZ . [l nc.} r.o. Box 2546, Commemorating 100 Years 7 Christchurch. Bentley Tour of South Africa 12 Members shou ld state 6 figure number from Membership Card . Dunedin to Brighton Rally 14 Intending members sho uld write to this address. Restoration 1923 Mercedes 16 All Beaded Wheels corresponde nce and subscribers change of address to P.O. Box 13140. North Otago Rally 22 Book Review 23 Tour to U.S.A. 24 BEADED WHEELS EDITORIAL COMMITIEE Branch Notes 25 Chairman : Spencer Barnard . Commi ttee: Geoff Hockley, Bruce Pidgeon, Bob Scoll , Paul Letters to Editor 31 Gies ler, Bob Entwistle. Classified Ads 34 Material for publication is the responsibility of this committee and shou ld be forwarded to p.a . Box 13140, CLOSING DATE. JUNE-JULY ISSUE Christchurch, typed or neatl y printed , double spaced on one Editorial Copy 4t h May side of paper only. Advertising Copy 10th May Reports of res torations, eve nts, road tests, histori cal and techn ical articles welc ome. No paym ent made to con tributors . COVER PHOTO The opinions expresse d in lell ers or articles in Beaded 19 24 Hupmobile belonos to Roy Popkin Wheels are th e authors' own views and do not necessaril y Canterbury Branch express the policy of the Vintage Car Club of N.Z. (Incl. See resto ration story on Page 4 Photo by Spencer Barnard

PRODUCTION Beaded Wheels is publish ed bi-mo nthly by Purse Willis & Beadad Wheels Is the voice ot the Vintage Car Aiken Ltd, Christchu rch for the Vintage Car Club of N.Z. movemenl In New Zealand and of Ihe Clubs whose efforts are fostering and ever widen ing the interest of Inc., at its edi torial office , P.O. Box 13140, Chris tch urch . thi s movement and form rallying points for that ever increasing band of enthusiasts. The fascination of age Mailed fre e to all members of Vintage Car Club . Itself or revulsion from the flashy mediocrity of the Subsc ribe rs only Annual Subscrip tion (6 issues] $7.00. present day Is drawing an increasing number of Individual copies and back numbers $1.20. motor ists back to the individuality, solid worth, and functional elegance that was demanded by a more discrim ina ting generation and It i s to these that th is magaz ine is ded icated. ADVERTISING Rate schedule ava ilable on request to Advertising Manager , Registered at Post Office Headquarters Wellington . p.a. Box 13140, Chris tchurch. Phone 67-346. as a magazine. From the President The rall y scene has been very floods (and so me of our member s anot her. In the int erests of busy since Chr istmas, cer tainly w ere person ally involv ed) th er e simplicity we now have two every taste has been catered for. was not a hin t of th e trag ed y notices of mo tio n going forwar d Looking at the overall picture, during th e rall y. A first class for a pos tal vot e. This is not th e there has been a great choice to week en d's motorcycling topped end of th e matt er , and it is most suit all w ishes. Specialist rallies off for the vis ito rs by a essential that th er e should be th e (e.g. Veteran, Commercial, etc) tremendo us tour of the West opportun ity for mem ber s to are we ll established now and Coast afterwards. Southla nd, a nd debate th e matt er befor e vo ting . rea lly play a great pa rt in our our motorcycling membe rs, Suc h debat e ca n only be do ne at ac tivi ties. But it is also good to all surely did the club c redit. Branc h level afte r th e notices of gather on the same day, wi th a On a sadder note, one of th e motion are distributed , so if yo u commo n venue , and simply tour participants suffered a tragic have strong feelings eithe r way on motor, talk , and look at all the heart attack while on th e Fox th ese ma tters, do go along to yo ur vehicles. This can be done now of Gla cier, and the Club's bran ch meeting and say so , th at cour se at annual ra llies etc, but condolen ces are exte nde d to his way yo u may be able to help those the old bog ey comes up from tim e family , and to his cousin, Ron w ho perhaps don't kn ow the to time; w hy sho uld I br ing my Carpenter. bac kgro und, and th e final ve tera n out when th e route Th e March Na tiona l Executive decision will be a well informed doesn' t suit? or, how can I be meeting had a number of one. And if you ar e one of those competitive agai nst later ve hicles" proposed rul e cha nges put before w ho don 't kn ow , make sure that The answer to both points is that it, and after discu ssion it was you go along a nd listen! rou tes sho uld be varied if ag reed to delete some of th ese , necessar y, but wi th a common w here they almost du plicated one NO RMAN DEWHU RST star t a nd fin ish poi nt and seco ndly, man y branches ha ve now done away w ith ove ra ll awards a nd in stead concentrate on class aw ar ds. A little atte ntio n 1986 FIVA WORLD to both and th ere should be no RALLY (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE) reason wh y members canno t Th e Sout h Africa n Veter an and to the Chai rman of the Or ganising bring ou t any ve hicle on any run. Vin tage Association (SAVVAI is Committee as follow s: Wairar apa recently went a step pleased to announce that the R.N . Loney Esq, further with no class wi nners at ab ove event has been aw ard ed to P.O . Box 47-055, all, but everyone ga ined a n award . South Africa, as an additiona l Parklands 2 121, Th e firs t 20%, say, wo n a gold Worl d Rally to the one bein g Joha nnesb urg , award, th e seco nd 20% a silve r centred on Stu ttgart . earlier in Rep ublic of South Africa. awa rd , and th e re mai nder a 1986. Fur ther new slett ers wi ll follow bronze. Th er e are ot her possible The tentati ve da tes w ill be 11th in d ue course to those w ho have variations on thi s th eme , but all to 22nd Septem ber 1986. Th e exp ressed an int er est to be on the have on e thi ng in common, the rou te w ill cover some beautiful mailing list. elimi na tion of overall awards . scen ery in Natal and th e Eastern I have recen tly attended Bay of Tra nsvaal and a fortnight of fun is Plenty's Silve r Anniversary rally guaranteed. an d Eastern Bay of Plenty's East It is hop ed that all petrol for the Have Coast Rally. Both had excellent enti re route wi ll be paid for and support, although possibly less also a certai n a mo unt of assistance "Beaded Wheels" than th e organise rs budgeted for. finan ciall y to th e overseas Is th is a trend to wa tch for?, or, is part icipants to bring their cars posted regularly to your eve ryone saving up for 1985- 86? ove r to South Africa. It is address. Only $7.00 for 6 Excellent motor ing over less used anticipa ted that 200 vehi cles w ill issues (includes postage). roads was enjoyed on bo th eve n ts. tak e part. I am writing th ese notes as I Entry forms and ASR's etc., w ill Write to: return from the Na tional Mo tor be sent ou t tow ards the end of Subscription Dept. Cycle Rally. Despi te the 1984. All enquiries for anyone r.o. Box 13140, trem en dous se tback tha t interested in possibly entering th is Christchurch. Sout hland suffer ed in the recent fabu lous Rall y shou ld be directed

PAGE TWO variety of countryside with not too much emphasis on extra long 1st Pan Pacific mileages. In each case, the competitive rally should finish within easy motoring distance of Rally 1986 your bas e for the event, Christchurch. We have deliberately based the Rally around the Addington NEWS BULLETIN NO. 1 Raceway in Christchurch because various Camping Grounds. (All of its facilities and capability to Well it's all on - the Pan Pacific Hotel and Motel accommodation handle the numbers expected for Rally - which has been planned will be handled by the the event. The complex offers as the culmination of 12 months of Government Tourist Bureau on good opportunity to greet and activity to celebrate the Centenary the official form with the Entry meet as many other entrants as is of the Motor Car. The Committee Form.) practical and provides a nerve has been fairly busy lately, tying The programme for the 12 days centre for the efficient running of up the main details and with only allows for 3 Public Display days, 5 the Rally and its related functions. two years to go, before we know competitive rally days, an It is also hoped that certain it, the event will be on us. There is optional Concours judging, entertainment will be provided to good interest from Australia, and Invitation Speed Event, Swap help entrants relax and pass the from Canada and the United Meet Day, etc . with copious time time when they are not driving or States, we can expect to see at to allow entrants to do their own competing in events. least some supporter groups. thing if they wish. Time is allowed Entry forms will be out on The Rally is planned for the for shopping, sightseeing, pic­ January 1, 1985, together with a period Sunday, February 23, nicking, or further driving if you fully explicit set of Regulations. through to Thursday, March 6 (12 so wish on one-make vehicle Entries will close on September days). with the suggestion that rallies and the like. 15, 1985. entrants plan arrivals on the Several classes of vehicles will Meantime, get planning to be in Saturday. It might be a good thing be catered for including all of Christchurch, for the 1st Pan to consider your accommodation those which come under the Rules Pacific Rally - 1986, and send an requirements now, especially if of our Club. Rally routes have invitation to a friend overseas as you intend to make use of the been planned to offer a good well. 0

c. HUNTON (1967) LTD 338 WILSONS ROAD CHRISTCHURCH Telephone 69-786

Specialists in ... CHASSIS STRAIGHTENING, PANELBEATING AUTOMOBILE and COMMERCIAL PAINTING We have one ofthe largest spray painting bays in the South Island. WE TAKE THE DENT OUT OF ACCIDENT

PAGE THREE Restoration 1924 Hupmobile by Roy Pophin

My interest in restoring a chance I heard a farmer at Owaka reassemble the wheels, but what' vintage car came in mid 1978 aft er had the rear half of a chassis this? - the paint's just peeling of seeing some local restorations in complete with diff. and wheels, so the wheel balls like a banana skin progress. I was only interested at it was off for the weekend to I quickly try th e paint on othe that time in tourers, and because collect it. What a find! There parts, but horror of horrors, it's al of their scarcity, I placed an ad in before us was a slimy green heap. the same, one big disaster , it al the local papers. To my surprise I The farm er was so pleas ed to find peels, chassis included, quicke had several replies, one of which a 'mug' to take this monster away than a stripper. I took off to th was a 1924 Hupmobile Tourer that it was on the tractor and paint company in double quic. (see cover picture) or bits thereof. straight down a small hill on the time, only to wait 7 agonizin two trailer loads of massive jigsaw farm to my trailer flattening a weeks while tests were made puzzl e. barbed wire fence on the way They claimed there was nothin Knowing very littl e about down. Must admit it didn't do wrong with the paint bul restoring, Bruce Shad bolt viewed much for the image of the motel nevertheless, replaced it the remains in an engineers' yard' where we stayed, being parked in Strangely enough, I repaintei at Leeston with me, and on the front and there were some very exactly the same way with th 23rd September 1978 it was funny looks from fellow travellers replacement paint with no mar unloaded in our back yard. Mum on the road home. bother, but timewise this entailer was quoted as saying "You'll be I now had king pins, bushes and an extra four months' work. lucky to ever get that on the road bearings for the front axle and the Next was the motor and man again". Father said he was only odd part for the ste ering column. pieces were needed just to make i interested in th e 1 and 2 cylinder Brak e bands were relined, new complete. Many thanks t jobs, but a row of army tanks drums made and all the rod brake Graham Pepper and Terry Gree wouldn't have stopped him linkages repaired and painted who came to light with most c helping me restore it. The very along with everything else so far them. Got away with han first day he and my sister Kay mentioned. Quite a heap now in were there with me pulling pieces my kits et. off. First up, I think to myself. On reaching the bare chassis, the first of a long lin e of faults hit us. It was bent, so off to the chassis straighteners. Being short on room and having no rear body I decided to restore the mechanicals first, kit set style. The diffy was completely stripped and found to need only one bearing. Th e gearbox received the same treatment and needed only two bearings and a rear seal. All four wheels had good spokes aft er 25 hours total of sanding, and I was foolish enough at this stage to consider the restoration was goin g to be a breeze. Although the spokes we re good , the sam e could not be said for a rear wh eel bearing. Thi s proved to be unobtain abl e new and by sh eer

PAGE FO UR scraping the main bearings, but it luck with th e local papers again. sp rings wer e repair ed and painted was a complete overhaul for the Th e phone rang and I was very and the back ones were made rest of it. Used the best timing excited as I was told th at there from converted Buick seats. Th e chain I had and this proved to be a wa s a complete body of a Hupp motor was fired for the first tim e mistake as it was badly stre tched that could be used as a pattern, (3 years after overhaul) and ran and jumped the sprockets in the only trouble was, th e bloke said, it o.k. after adjusting th e carbo first 40 miles. could be under 4 foot of wa te r and se ttings and spark linkage. Early The radi at or was now tackled. It indeed thi s proved to be th e case in 1983 Des Benfell upholst er ed had all the usual leak s and the as I went for 'a swim' in the the seats. He also did the hood sur round had to be weld ed before Darfield river in the mid dle of lat er the same year. Very pleased renickelin g. Now came the tricky winter. Finish ed up onl y getting a with the results. part, a bott om hose casting made side light and dash light off it, the Could write plenty on the hood of cast iron that was only useful as rest just disint egrating as it was irons but will only say I had my a siev e, so complex was its shape disturbed. However all was not full share of pr obl ems along with that a new one prefabbed out of lost and I got a good rear door and half of som eon e else's. Dave brass had to be made in four one usable w heel arch , thanks to Coombes made a great job of pieces and then weld ed . The Roger Barn ett answering the same laminating beech hood bow s. radiator now received pride of ad. Th ese are light and easy to fit to place besid e the piano in the Had th e rear door pillar iron s. lounge for a temporary home brac kets cas t, only to later obtain Th e car used 7/16 cuphe ad bolt s in which turned out to be 3 years originals. Th e rear door posts had several places and I found these (wouldn't you love a Mum like no flat surfaces and these had to could be easily mad e from buying mine?) be made 3 times before they were long 12mm ones , cutting off the About th is time I was told of a right. After a year on the thread and th en simply wreck at Koiterangi and so woodwork and often up to 35 rethreading th em , reducin g th e ventured to the West Coast to hours a week it was rea dy for size of head and squa re if retrieve it. I don't know whether pan el beating. Thi s I tried myself required. Dad found the idea l that is an ample description as it but soon handed it over to Royce mater ial with which to turn the took two tractors chained together King who made a first class job of elusive horn button and this was to pull it out from und er the it. melted down 1 v.. litr e soft drink blackberries. No oper ations for Another yea r passed and in bottl e black bott om s. metal cance r on this car, it was a Octob er 1982 I painted the body On the grand occasion of my terminal case and was without usin g a low pressure Webster Gun first drive or w hat should have qu esti on wh en the chassis parted and Dul on Lacquer. Th e thr ough the middle when it finally windscreen was remade using the budged. By now the restoration aluminium extrusion made for the project had converted the rest of purpose, which sur prisingly bent Restoration well on the way, body the family and we all stood in the cold witho ut hassle. Front sea t work almost finished. pouring rain cutting the "good" bits off with the gas plant. Instruments, switches , lights and wiring we re mainly don e on win te r night s and eve n the instruments needed the " works", the sp eedo being mad e from 3 and the ammeter from 2. July 1980 saw the sta rt of the body woo dwo rk whi ch wa s very rot ten. Eve n the borer had give n up holding hands. Dad and I started at the front and wo rked our way bac k replacing one piece at a tim e. I was lucky that I was able to measure and ph otograph woodwork for the back of a 1925 model. Gett ing the origina l tub sec tion was impossible as th e car had be en professionally tru cked. ,- Now he re in sight was a rear body sec tion so I thought I'd try my

PAGE FIV E been, I was de flated to find the primary shaft on th e gearbox refusing to stop spinning, Commemorative ther efore stopping me engaging gear . I was not particularly am use d when I had to take th e Tour 1985 gea rbox out to fiddl e wi th the clutch , but even less amuse d wh en it had to come out again PROGRESS REPORT becau se of failing to correct it. Turned out in the finish to be only Th ese are extrac ts from the grand welcome and are happy to on e th ou . clearance between the report given to the Nati onal arrange a final eve ning fun ction to primary shaft an d th e bush in th e Executive on 10th Mar ch 1984. wind up the tou r. clutch thrust bearing. Bored 10 Our Committee meets monthly In add ition to these overn ight thou . out of th is bu sh and had no now , as we head into th e final 12 stops, we have had man y friendly mor e trouble. Oh for th e joy of a months. We are tying up loose offers from th e bran ch es involved complete car. First day out was a ends, and giv ing serious thought in mid-morning stops etc . hot Nor'wester and the and deta iled discussions on all Support from the Automobile Hu pmobile boiled in four mil es. angles and pos sib ilities of thi s Associat ion has been very With 20 mil es on th e clock I'd grea t even t. enthusia stic and gen erou s. Th ey gotte n my first puncture in my The tour will now pass through are handling all our printing new tyre and tube. Th e next few 25 branch regions with the newl y requirements and prov iding an miles saw th e replacem ent of the formed Wait em ata bra nch accommodation booking se rvice. timing cha in, and th e new diff . included. Of these branc hes , we At the mom ent th ey are bear ing packed up after 200 miles have had many positive repl ys negotiating a mutually suitable ap par ently because of no spacer offer ing hospitality. ferry crossing time with the between pini on bearings. Invercargill: We have accepted Railways. AA is also providing a I finally finish ed on the 1st their offer to organise a sho rt run tail-end Charlie for th e length of October 1983 and in the 700 odd on Saturday 23rd to Stirling Point the tou r. We ca nnot spea k highl y miles that were done by Bluff, for a photo sess ion, and also enough of their support to date. Decem ber , a ce rta in set of feet an early evening ba rbec ue and Thi s is a unique occa sion, it could be see n man y tim es tour participants' briefing. acknowledges the efforts of protrud ing from down und er Canterbury and Banks mem bers in pr eserving our whil e the bu gs were exterminated Peninsula: Th ese branches have nati on 's mot oring history, it is a on e by on e. comb ined , offering an exciting public relati ons exercise Fina lly I woul d like to tak e this we lcome and evening get­ ac know ledgi ng the yea rs of oppor tunity to tha n k the togeth er. suppo rt an d interest by the people numerous peopl e wh o helped me Blenheim: Local member s hav e of New Zealand in our clu b's in one way or ano the r towards offered tran sport on th e free day ac tivities . thi s restoration . In fact this ar ticle for some sightsee ing. EARL PRESTO N ha s bee n a little like it, easi er to Whangarei: Thi s branch has got Tour Lead er say than to act ua lly do. 0 int o th e spirit of things with a Vintage Car Club Members You are always welcome at BRIAN GOODMAN'S MAORI HILL SERVICE STATION, TIMARU Full Garage Service• Rental Cars • Petrol Oil • Tyres Call at the big MOBIL Station right at the entrance to Caroline Bay. The first MOBIL Station when entering Timaru from the North Phone 44-075

PAGESIX Commemorating 100 Years of Motoring .. Part Two - The Pioneers Continued I by Leith Newell ..I Th e two mo tor ve hicles keeping in the public eye. A Ada ms and Curtis, cycle dem on strat ed to lar ge crowds in Cornishman , he was born in manufacturers in Cathedral Christchurch on Novem ber 14, Redruth and had worked in th e Sq uare, Christchurch and this is 1900 received conside rab le railway wo rkshops ther e befor e wh er e th e car was made. Apart publicity, so, wha t better time to arriving in N.Z. twenty-six years from several ph otographs details sell. Th e N.Z . Wh eel man reported ea rlier. His Zealandia Cycl e ar e rather sketchy but in an on November 28, "The motor car Works in Christchurch employed inter view at the age of 80 his whic h Mr Skeat es has been up to 60 men during the cycl e description was reported in the exe rc ising in Christchurch lat ely boom of the 1890' s. Th e week Christchurch Press ; wa s offe red for sale by a uc tion in after Oa tes ' RAGLAN "Benz" In 1900 after studying th e Tonks Norton & Co's rooms on a rri ved a run wa s mad e to designs of motor cars in Saturday , (November 25) th e first Ran giora with passengers Alex magazin es from overseas, he set car offer ed for sa le by auction in Lowry (his partner ) and G . Scott. about building his own car. All the the colony . Th e car was knock ed Th e voiturette was alr eady being pa rts were manufactured in down to Mr Wardell for £135. called a Zealandia motor ca r - use Christchurch with the exception Bidding began at £50." Thi s of the firm's ow n compa ny name of the w he els, tyr es, rims, and was the Wolverhampton Star, was commo n at the time , but was transmission chains. imp ort ed to Auckland by Mr to cause diffi culty and confusio n The engine of the car was a four­ Marychurch. Wardell Brother s to resear ch ers. Imagine the cycle horizontal op en crank type, we re we ll known grocers in exciteme nt and th e ques tions th at cooled by water and using Christchuch a nd af ter se rvice mu st have bee n as ked when the kerosen e fuel. Ignition was by a wi th this firm th e Star passed ca r arrived in the small country hot tube and hot vapouriser. It th rou gh th e han ds of a Mr Sw ift town. Th e jo urney was rep ort ed had one direct gear from the who swapped it with a Mr as tak ing 1 hour 10 minutes for engine shaft to th e back axle, McD onald for a quarter ac re th e 20 miles . If thi s was accurate tran smitted by two heavy sec tion. It was th en so ld to (which is open to dou bt as dr ive rs qu ad chains sid e by side, and a Pro fessor A. W . Bickerton, the have eve r been optimistic in th eir con e clutch . It had no mudguards, engine finally ending up eithe r tim es) it was qu ite a rem arkable windscree n , or hood, and on a driving the merry-go-round or th e tim e for the distanc e, especially as good road would do 30 miles an shooting gallery at his Wainoni the road between Belfa st an d hour. (In 1900 only 15 or 16 Amusement Park, a we ll kn own Kaiapoi was not good . Var ious m.p.h. was claimed.) Christchurch feature unt il the rides for charity at 6 pence a trip , On a winter's morning in June 1930's. and dem onstr ati ons wer e also 1900 the car made its debut - a Probably this first auction give n at athletic and cycl e trip to Oamaru. The Selwyn River encouraged the second, as on meetings by Oates and the Raglan wa s not bridged , and two driving December 2 th e Comi ot tricycle of during Decem ber. At one ther e chains snapped when Mr Mr Acton-Adarns was also was a m ish ap wh en a bicycle left Dennison applied full throttle and auctioned by th e same firm, "The lyin g on th e track was run ove r att empted to get clear of boulders. purchaser being Mr H . J. Shaw to and bad ly dam aged . Th e cha ins we re renewed, and th e whom the tricycl e was knock ed To keep the story in per sp ecti ve car went well until an axle broke down for £55." Mr Shaw is a re turn sho uld be mad e to that close to Ashburton. Mr Dennison described as a brushmaker. epic journey by the FIRST N.Z . took the axle shaft out and carr ied Nicholas Oat es wh ose tw o new ma de 4 wh eel car. F. R. Dennison it to Ashburton, returning by vehicles had arrived in ea rly origina lly from Hild erthor pe near bicycle to th e car next day with November was also desir ous of Oam aru had been working for th e axle rep air ed . Fro m Tinwald

PAGE SEVEN to the Rangitata the road was and this was lying in a paddock at The Raglan Car of Nicholas Gates shocking said Mr Dennison. It Hilderthorpe for many years." on left seated with the son of the was like a plouged paddock. Not only did the Old South Road manufacturer in England, taken Mr Dennison noted that the of that date cover a far more before coming to New Zealand. daily newspapers were publishing tortuous route than that of today, Photo courtesy Canterbury Public detailed articles of his journey but it was also traversed by Library . with headlines such as 'Seen numerous water courses which passing through Ashburtou' and were quite a problem for the 'Arrived at Ternuka' . (The traveller. problems. Because the Selwyr Oamaru Mail reported his arrival Soon after this Dennison River was not bridged the) on a Thursday but the number of returned to Oamaru where he was travelled out to Leeston where days for the journey are not building "Special" brand cycles in there was a bridge, but found the known.) October 1900. At least one car of roads were most unsuitable frorr On the return journey to his own make was sold , and later there on, although the real trouble Christchurch, the fuel tank of the he held the Agency for the Model started after Rakaia with the car caught fire as Mr Dennison T Ford . water races and Ashburton wa: was descending the terraces to the Just five months later on not reached until 7.20 p.m. Onl­ Waitaki River. He had to jump for November 26 Nicky Oates with 25 miles were covered on th. his life, and the whole car was passenger J. L. Carl, ex club Tuesday as in addition te enveloped in flames. The vehicle captain of the Pioneer Cycle Club difficulty with the fuel obtained a was a total wreck, but he was able set off for Timaru in the Raglan. Ashburton they had trouble a to collect the debris of the engine, They too were to have their Hinds and the road to the Uppe

PAGE EIGHT Rangitata Bridge was terrible. Most of today's travellers are unaware that at that time the only bridge over the Rangitata, apart from the rail bridge (strictly rail only, then) was inland over the Arundel Bridge, and this stretch of road was notorious for many years for its deep shingle, dust and seemingly never ending length of straight road. The motorists stopped at the Upper Rangitata for the night. On Wednesday morning the car stalled in the flooded Coopers Creek five miles from Geraldine and had to be ignominiously hauled out by horses and trap, and towed into Geraldine where the engine was dried out. A fresh supply of petrol having been sent up from Timaru the journey was continued, the roads now better, to reach Timaru at 4.30 p.m. On Thursday they drove about the streets of Timaru before returning to Christchurch by the Express. The roads were too rough to drive back. Either late December or early in January 1901 a Locomobile steam rough, and had to be navigated Another mystery car from car arrived in Auckland for with care. The car could climb the Christchurch - make unknown. George Henning, another motorist steep sections provided, "the Was the lady really the driver ? who was to undertake many long occupants got out of the car and Photo courtesy Canterbury endurance trips and he was also to trotted by its side". In pla ces the Museum. play a significant part on the road sloped away to the outside, motoring scene in Auckland. and the pair had to put all their "January 1901 and Nicky Oates, weight on the high side, to Spare batteries were carried that intrepid motorist was on the prevent it toppling over into although not us ed and an old felt road once more driving the Raglan gullies. When descending th e road hat for a water bucket. The from Wellington to Napier. This was strewn with large boulders, wheels of most other traffic on the excursion was written up in serial the jolting and lopsided stance road were about a foot wider than form in great detail in the caused one of the chains to mount the car, and this too made travel Wheelman as the passenger, Alex the cogs and jam between the difficult at times. Wildey was the Editor of the sprocket and driving wheel, The road improved towards magazine. Leaving Wellington at bending spokes and although this Greytown, passed at 4.10 p.m. 6.50 on Wednesday morning 16 was of no immediate conse­ and Carterton was reached in January, they arrived in Napier quence, was to cause serious another 25 minutes after missing a early Friday morning, after trouble later. Crowds were out in turning where they finished in a travelling about 225 miles - quite Featherston to greet the car and a riverbed and then had to man­ a trip! couple of hours were spent here handle the car round on the The first hold up after leaving before leaving at 3.20 p.m. narrow road. Near Masterton a Wellington was at the Pakuratahi The greatest problem for all long water race doused the engine but river where the bridge was being distance travel was to ensure it was started without too much rebuilt, and the builder suggested supplies of fuel. The Raglan's difficulty. Deciding to continue to the car take to the ford. However, reservoir held about two gallons, Eketahuna for the night they "set with a little "palm grease" the enough for 25 miles and another 2 the powerful acetylene gas lamps roadmen agreed to lay planks gallon drum was stowed under going" but found night travel on across the bridge and give the car the front seat. Supplies were sent uneven gradients difficult, a "shove from behind". The road ahead by train to Featherston, especially one steep descent down over the Rimutaka was very Woodville and Waipukurau. a narrow sinuous road covered

PAGE NINE with loose rocks. They finally manage on the fuel aboa rd the car This journey related in some arrived at 10 past 9 aft er covering th ey continued with a splendid det ail was to be repeated all ove: about 95 miles for the day . run to Waipawa , leaving th ere at New Zealand in the next fe w Next morning while oiling up , 7.10 p.m . lit up th e lamps ju st years, but in many plac es roads 0 watering, etc ., three broken after Te Aut e and decid ed it mud and bottomless clay had te spokes were discovered. Th e car would be prudent to stop at be conte nde d with as well. Th e refused to start so it was run Hastings rathe r than continue on . early New Zeal and mot orist wa : downhill to get it going and they Napi er wa s reached on January 18 an adventurous soul. [ were away at 7 a.m . Th e amount at 8.45 a.m. wh er e the Raglan was of hors e traffic on the next sec tion put to rights before returning to To be continued of road, much of which became Lytt elton by boat. alarmed, slowe d progress. Pahiatua was reach ed after 1Vz hours. After a short stop again with horses ther e was a long delay, fully half an hour caused by ALL NEW CATALOGUE the closure of a road an d rail bridge. The bridge was closed 15 minutes before the train was du e and then th e party had to wait for the gate keepe r to cross th e bridge and open the gat e at the far end. SEND Wood vilie was reached at 20 to 11, more fuel was pick ed up , and they were now 94 miles from $4.50 Napier. Both had to dismount and walk Australian on the climb up Victor ia Hill and a water race at Matahiwi was in Currency flood with large boulders. The car stalled in the middle and had to be pu shed out, wett ing the baggage and ru ining a suit, but soon they wer e bowling along again only to she d a belt after Orin gi, Refund fortunately disc overed afte r a few yards and a spare was fitted. It Voucher was a long clim b up to Mat amau and Nor sew ood was rea ch ed at 20 included to 3. Th e road was now ver y rough and rocky and an other spo ke snapped before Takapau wa s reached at 3.35 p.m. After a ten minute break th ey faced the worst sec tion of the wh ole trip ~ with no road at all for the next ten miles. The rout e defined by her e a gorse bu sh ther e a section of fenc e and the surface again described as like a plouged paddock . BAST COAST ANTIQUE Sometimes they we re in the car AUTO PARTS some times out, the fourteen miles 10 Waterloo Street, Narrabeen to Waipukurau taking 2 hours 10 Phone: 913 2655 (tape installed for after hours) minutes to arrive at 6.15. Ther e Come and visit with us on your next trip to Australia, wa s conste rnation becau se as well you will be made welcome. as a fifth broken spo ke in the left Store open Monday to Friday, 9-5 . Sunday, 9-2 . rear wheel, there was no petrol! It actu ally arrived in Na pier tw o MAIL TO BOX 330, NARRABEEN, 2101 , SYDNEY, N.S.W., days after th e car. AUSTRALIA Bankcard and Visa cred it cards accepted Having ca lculated th ey could

PAGE TEN THE BROOKLANDS RANGE A.C. COBRA - 1962-69 $23.15 JAG XJS - 1975·80 $23.95 MORRIS MINOR COLLECT I ALFA ROMEO SPIDER 1600, JAGUAR - 1974·82 $21.55 -1948·80 $15.55 1750.2000 - 1966·81 $21.95 JEEP - 1942-54 $16.25 MORRIS MINOR - 1948·70 $23.25 ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY CARS JENSEN CARS - 1946·67 $14 .75 PRACTICAL CLASSIC MORRIS -1945·60 $28.75 LOTUS CORTINA - 1963-70 $13.25 MINOR RESTORATION $23.25 AUSTIN TEN -1932-39 $13.45 LOTUS ELITE - 1957·64 $21.75 PACKARD CARS - 1920-42 $11.95 AUSTIN HEALY 100 &3000 LOTUS ELAN - 1962-74 $17.35 PORSCHE TURBO - 1975·80 $18.25 -1952-68 $25.55 LOTUS ELAN - 1963-72 $16 .75 PORSCHE 911 -1974·81 $15.55 ... AUSTIN A30 &35 - 1951·62 $21.60 LOTUS ESPIRIT - 1975·81 $20 .55 PORSCHE 914 - 1969 ·75 $12.45 AUSTIN SEVEN IN 30s $14.75 LOTUS EUROPA - 1966·75 $21.75 PORSCHE 928 - 1977-81 $18.25 AUSTIN HEALY 100 LOTUS ELITE &ECLAT PORSCHE 924 - 1975·81 $20.55 -1952-59 $19.70 -1974-81 $20.55 PORSCHE CARS - 1972-75 $12.95 AUSTIN HEALY SPRITE LOTUS EUROPA - 1966·74 $15.55 PORSCHE - 1972-75 $21.55 -1958·71 $20.55 LOTUS SEVEN - 1957·82 $15.55 PORSCHE - 1975·78 $21.50 AVANTI- 1962-83 $13.15 MGA - 1955·82 $18.45 PORSCHE - 79·82 $21.50 BMW 2002 - 1968·80 $14.95 MG CARS - 1935-40 $17.90 PORSCHE CARS - 1952-56 $5 .55 CADILLAC IN SIXTIES $16.25 f MGCARS -1929·34 $14 .95)?S PORSCHE CARS IN 60s $10 .95 CHRYSLER CARS - 1930·39 $7.00 MG CARS - 1955·57 $15.95 RILEY CARS - 1940·45 $5.55 CITROEN 2CV - 1948·82 $20.55 MG CARS - 57·59 $14.95 RILEY CARS - 1936·39 $5.20 CHEV MUSCLE CARS MG MIDGET - 1961·79 $19.70 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW -1966·71 $13.15 MG MGB GT - 1965·80 $19.70 -1965·81 $21.75 DODGE CARS - 1924·38 $14 .75 MG MGA - 1955·62 $19.70 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER CLOUD FERRARI CARS - 1946-56 $14·95 MG MGB - 1970·80 $19.70 -1955·65 $23.65 FERRARI CARS - 1957·62 $21.60 MG CARS - 1959-62 $12.45 ROVER 3s 3.5 litre FERRARI CARS - 1962-66 $19.70 MG TF - 1953-55 $13.65 -1958·73 $13.45 FERRARI CARS - 1966·69 $19.70 MG TD - 1949·53 $23.65 SINGER SPORTS CARS FERRARI CARS - 1969·73 $13.15 MG TC - 1945-49 $23.65 - 1933-54 $14.75 FERRARI COLLECTION I MERCEDES BE NZ COMP. CARS STUDEBAKER CARS -1960·70 $14.70 -1950·57 $19.70 -192,.,9 $21.50 FERRARI CARS - 1973-77 $13 .15 MERCEDES BENZ CARS TRIUMPH VITESSE s HERALD FERRARI CARS - 1977-81 $13 .15 -1949·54 $19.70 -1959·71 $2,.,5 JAG (SS) CARS - 1931·37 $9.95 MERCEDES BENZ CARS TRIUMPH TR7 &TR81975·81 $23.45 JAG CARS - 1951·53 $14.95 -1954·57 $19.70 TRIUMPH TR4 &TR5 JAG CARS - 1954·55 $14.95 MERCEDES SPTS sGT CARS -1961·69 $13.45 JAG SPORTS CARS - 1970·80 $14.50 TRIUMPH GT6 - 1966·74 $19.70 -1957·60 $19.70 MORGAN CARS TRIUMPH SPITFIRE JAG ETYPE - 196/·66 $19.70 -1960·1970 $12.80 -1962-80 $13.15 JAG ETYPE - 1966·71 $19.70 TRIUMPH TR2 &TR3 JAG XJ6 - 1968·72 $13.45 -1952-60 $7 .90 JAG XJ6 - 1973·80 $13.15 VW SIROCCO - 1974·81 $21.25 JAG XUE - 1961·74 $14.70 Available from: VW CARS - 1936·56 $14.50 FISHERS BOOKSHOP 564 COLOMBO STREET, CHRISTCHURCH 1 TELEPHONE: 68-780

PAGE ELEVEN re ntal ca r for a 500 mil e dr ive t, Durban as I wa s an xious t, JJTotal" Bentley confirm that th e 3 litre ha , arriv ed safely and I was mu d reli eved to find it had. It wa s th er Tour of South in a war eh ouse along w ith ab ou 30 othe rs and it started a nd ra: with no trouble . Africa Th e rally started on th Saturday following and the KiV'. contingent wa s give n a terrifi by Brian Goodman reception as we wer e flagge aw ay by the Mayor of Durbar A request from th e Edit or [accy, Brian Conroy of Timaru For th e next two weeks we toure. prompts me to write a short and my brother -in-law Owen this fantastic country , visitin ac count of our trip to South Afri ca Costl ey from Wairoa. wil d gam e farms, gold mines an, to take part in a fantastic tour. We spe nt a night in Sydn ey, a ostrich farms. We we re treat e Th e story really starts abo ut week in Perth and finally at like roy alty w ith Mayors March 1981 w he n th e Bentley 10.30p.m. on Saturday February rec eption s, banquets, lunch eons Dri ver s Club Ne ws letter arrived 26th we landed at Jon Sm uts cocktail parties and the like. C with th e news th at the Sou th Airp ort in Johannesburg. So course we motor ed and oh boy di African region intended to host a pleas ed to be th ere after a total of we motor. On su perl ati ve road tour of th at co untry, lim ited to 20Vz hours sitting in an aircraft. often cons truc ted in concrete, w W.O. Bent leys and onl y 50 We wer e met by a B.D.C. member roared along cove ring gres entries. A long sta nding desir e to and the nex t morning went to a visit th at co untry and wi th a littl e Vint age Car Club "Bonnets Up" tongue in cheek I replied . And so meeting. A ve ry interesting it came to pass that th e afte rnoon selec tion of vehicles we re present of February 18th saw our party including an American Premi er of Seen on tour, Ray and Ber; assemble at Christchurch Airp ort. about 1924. The only on e I ha ve Lyons 4112 Blower on left with tl. We were a crew of 4, myself , w ife ev er seen . We left next day by authors car on the rigA

PAGE TWELVE dista nces. On the first day we left valleys near Stellenbosc h and finally wo re a sweater. Most days at 9.30a.m . and covered 165 mil es eve n saw the hom e of Da nie we wore sho rts and a flop py hat. befor e lun ch . Th e lon gest days Craven. The event was sponso red by run was in the vicinity of 450 Retirem ents we re few , only To tal Oil , a Fre nc h based Oil miles. tw o, punctu res and minor repairs Company . On e figure I hea rd was We drove down th e Grea t many. The orga nisers had bro ugh t RI20,000, about N.Z. S150,000 Karoo, roads that ran dead straight out from the U.K. Vintage Bentley that they gave the tou r organ isers. for a hundred mil es on end, expert John Ambler to ac t as tour This subsidised shipping, fuel , countrys ide so desolate as to de fy mecha nic. Th e first night saw him accommodati on and meals. They descri pt ion . We d rove on the wo rking till 4 a. m. replaci ng a pa id about 80% of th e re turn " Ga rde n Route" follow ing th e broke n con rod on a 41/2 litre. shipping of my ca r an d all but 2 coas t from Port Elizabeth Coaches follow ed us on the tour days of fuel. How we would love a magnificent shore lin es, bush for carrying baggage an d to allow company like them in N.Z. We covered hill s, thr ough glades of anyo ne w ho was suffering fro m tall trees. We clim bed th ro ugh a the heat to tra vel in air mountain pass ca lled Bains kloof co ndi tioned luxu ry a nd was it hot. whe re th e roc k for ma tion s we re The first cl ay we we re in Natal's so old and magnificent that on e hott est clay of the summer ­ just had to stop to gaze in awe. 40 °C . To give a bett er indi cati on , Map of South A frica showing And then round th e bea utiful 41/2 weeks after leavin g hom e I route of Tour. VlNmGf DfNTLf SI

JOHANNESBURG C"'F

STllFONTEIN POTCHEj::STROOM

WOLMARAN5STAD

HLUHLUWE

BLOEMFOtH EIN

PAGE THIRTEEN met South Afric ans wh o hav e w ineries , final banquets an d was enjoy ab le, AND , we diner visite d N.Z., Roy and Beryl Lyon s emo tional farewells. The sight of with black Sout h Africans, WI who were driving th e only 20 odd U.K. Bentleys being load ed dr ank with th em in hot el bars, th­ " Blower 41/ 2 ''' ' , Waldi e into contai ne rs for th e trip hom e driver of our baggage wagon tool Greyvenstien and Mayn ie in a was a novel one for us. The 2000 hom e NZS200 a week, paid no ta: magnifi cent 6 1/ 2 orgina lly owned mil e plu s tour was over. Very and lived in a Governmen by Bentley Boy Glen Kidston , and sen sibly th er e wer e no pri zes but assisted mod ern home and he w a Clive and Rosemary Woolley in a we all received mom entoes. not an exception. Con cours 4 1/ 2 wh ose stab le As a final com ment, South As a country and a vintage ea includes 5 or 6 Bugat ti's. Africans love and resp ect New club fra tern ity I ca n certainl Finally we arrived in Cape Zealander s. We found them recommend a visit. Perha ps Nom Town, sure ly one of th e world's extremely hospitabl e, never abl e Skevington???? [ most beautiful citi es, for tours of to do enou gh to ens ure our trip

overhaul at Ocean View, ju st mile sho rt of Bright on , and th e 1984 Dunedin to completed the run successfully . Th e wea the r was kinder tha some previous yea rs, and Brighton Rally plea sant time was had at th Bright on Domain as field test were carried out. by Murray & Kerry Trounson Official results are as follows: Dunedin City Corporatio Thirty six ve tera n cars and to Dunedin for Fes tival wee k rode Challenge Cup for Best Overa motorcycl es compe ted in th e 30th with Lin Gough in his 1914 Buick, Performance - motor cars. 1st 1\ annual Bright on Run on Satur day , one of two ve hicles to have Beanland IChChj 1915 Maxwell , 2r G.Pepper IChCh) 1912 Buick, 3rd I January 2 1, 1984 . compe ted in all 30 Brighton runs. Ross [Ashburton ] 1915 Dodge. A new feature this year was a In fact Mr Gough is th e only Automobile Associatio bri ef tour ar ound the Dunedin driver to have driven th e same Challenge Cup for Concoui hospital. Festi val week vehicle on all 30 runs. D'elegance (cars only). 1st Bc Mech ani cal trouble forc ed three Broo kland IChChj 1912 De Die per son aliti es featured as Bouto n, 2nd Paul Cla rke [Hamilto: passengers in the ve teran entrants to ret ire from th e run. 1911 Ford Model T, 3rd Rob Ro ve hicles. The Mayor Mr Skeggs The 1900 Locomobile Steam car of [Ashburton) 1915 Dodge. rode in th e " mo the r-in-law " D. Shadbolt from Christchurch W.D. Read Motors Challenj Cup for Field Te sts (Cars). 1st c singl e rear seat of Robin Dickson's was on its first run aft er a full Peppe r (ChChj 1912 Buick , 2nd 1912 Ford Model T from Gore, restoration and suffered a bent Smith (ChCh) 1915 Ford, 3rd B. COt while on e of the princesses con-rod near Wal dronville. Mr (Dun ed in) 1916 Dodge. accompanied him in th e front and Mrs Shelley from Hamilton AlIan Crighton Challenge Cup f, w er e also force d to retire wh en Best Overall Performance Motc seat. cycles. 1st B. Binnie [Duned in] 19 Th e festi val qu een Carm en their 1902 Single cylinder De­ Royal Enfield, 2nd Wilkinson Broth e Fockens rod e in the sidecar of the Dion Bou ton overheated and (Dunedi n) 1914 Bradbury , 3rd Boyd Wilkinson's 1914 Bradbury se ized the engine. Som e Morri son (ridd en by J. Copelan Ash burton) 1912 Dou glas. Motorcycl e from Dunedin. enthusiastic V.C.c. m em ber s assisted th e She lleys on Sunday to McIver & Vietch Challenge Cl Patrioticall y th is yea r's fest ival for Concours D' elegance f guest, Sir Richard Stra tton (The rep air th e damage and ge t the motorcycles. 1st W. Vietch (Dun ed British High Commissioner), rode engine going again, thus enabling 1910 King Dick , 2nd Wilkins with Mrs Skeggs, in Jack New all 's them to compete in ve teran rallies Broth ers [Dun edin] 1914 Bradbu: in Ash burton and Christchur ch 3rd J. Morri son (Ash bur ton) 19 1911 Wols eley Siddeley w hic h Douglas. had been driven from Ran gior a. ove r th e next two we eks. Taieri Motorcycles Challen The other festival princess rod e Th e 1910 Zenith motorcycle of Cup for Motorcycle field tests. with Geoff Mehrtens and family I. Happer was also for ced to retire B. Longstaffe [Dunedin] 1917 No with spark plu g trou ble. Lin Hud son, 2nd J. Mo rriso n IS in th eir 1910 Talbot, while Mr A. Dougl as, 3rd B.Binn ie 1914 Ro: Carr th e To wn Clerk rod e in th e Go ugh's Buick underwent major Enfield. sidecar of Des Ruddle's 1918 carburettor surge ry near th e Vintage Car Club Ota Harl ey Davidson. Mrs Carr wa s in South ceme tery, but managed to Branch Cup for Age -Miles complete th e entire run. Barr y (vehicle driven furtherest to t th e 191 5 Dodg e of Rob Ross from run with regard to ag e). Ashburton . Mr & Mrs Crossm an , Longstaffe's 1917 New Hudson R. Turnbull (ChChl 1907 Siza th e winners of a contest to com e mot or cycle rece ived a clu tch Nand in.

PAG E FOURTEEN John Benton 's 1910 Chater-Lea cycle-car seen at the Brighton Doma in lunch stop.

Class Awards Class 1 (cars with less than 4 cylinders) Colin Winter 1900 Wolseley (DunedinJ Class 2 (cars with 4 or mor e cy linders bu t less th an 20 hp) A. McIntosh 1911 Wolseley Class 3 (cars with 4 or more cy linders but over 20 hp) M. Beanland 1915 Maxwell (ChChj Class 4 (motorcycles with fixed tran sm ission s] J. Morri son 1912 Dou glas Class 5 (motorc ycl es with gears or variab le tra nsmissions ] B.Binnie 19 14 Royal Enfie ld. Fastest tim es up Cav er sh am Valley Road Look out Point sec tion was a dead heat betw een Bill Piddingtons 1910 Regal and Geoff Mehrten s 1910 Talbot. Th ese wer e follow ed very closely by Bob Oakl ey' s Regal and Des Ruddle's 1918 Harley Da vidson. Most accurate entran ts in th e suppo rted by members from out tim ed run to Bright on wer e th e of town. Have Read Family's 1914 Delage, the Of th e 36 entrants, 12 were 1917 Overland of Andy Wilkie, from Dunedin, 3 from Hamilton, "Beaded Wheels" and Rob Ross in his 1915 Dod ge, and th e re ma inde r from wh o were all less than 30 seconds Christchurch , Ashburton , posted regularly to your from th eir calculate d tim es ba sed Temuka, Tim aru. Oa maru, Gore address. Only $7.00 for 6 on their desir ed av erage speed . and Inver car gill. issues (includes postage). The eve ning functio n hel d at Planning is alrea dy under way Dun edin's elegant Savoy for th e 31st Brighton run in 1985, Write to: res taurant wa s we ll attended by which will continue its afte rnoon Subscription Dept. approximat ely 70 people. run past Brighton and on towards P.O. Box 13140, ... Taieri Mouth. 0 The rall y wa s once aga in we ll Christchurch.

Steve & ~cgJt~ _WHIT~N-

20 PAN<.WAY DRIVE I UNIT 4­ MAlRANGI BAY, AUCKLAND.

'PMne 479-5048

PAGE FIFTEEN Lubrication from a gear pump was meter ed by a rot at ing distribution Restoration of a valve in the sump and deliver ed to various po ints by int ernal pipes. The crankshaft bearings wer e jet 1923 Mercedes and splas h fed . A Roots blow er mounted vertically at th e front of the engine was driven by a multi­ Indianapolis Racer plat e clutch operated by full movement of the ac celera tor pedal. Thi s co mpressor fed into by Wallace McNair the carbure ttor and through a system of valves pressurised the float cha m ber w he n in use . Transmi ssion was through a Following our 1980 of four car s for th e 1923 ev ent. It double cone leather faced clutch, Int ernati on al I was asked by was a new four cylinde r car, usin g cleverl y reli eving the main Gerhard vo n Raff ay of Hamburg if two a .H .c. and 16 valves in a bearin gs of an y thrust loadings, to I would un dertake th e restoration fabricated cylind er block bolted to a four spe ed close rati o gea rb ox. of th is most inter esting car. He felt a cas t all oy crankcase . Th e sha ft Final dri ve wa s by sho rt torque th at the standards of our ca rs in ran in three roll er main bearings, tub e to a most unusual differe ntial New Zealand wer e particularly an d the big ends had an incredibly having a crown wheel on each high and a tr ibute to the ingenuity complicated system of gea red half sha ft ea ch mesh ing with one of th e Kiw i enthusias t. He had rollers able to run witho ut a cage. of two pinions separa ted by spider gather ed together th e bones of th e Each roll er in th e big end race had Mer cedes in Am erica in th e early a shaft through it with a small gear 70's but was dou btful if it would sp lined on eac h end . Th ese gea rs ever be abl e to be anything but a turned between an external gea r static display . Un til New Zealand! on th e cra nkshaft, and a n int ernal Paul Daimler design ed th e Indy gea r in the con rod, so ens ur ing Ready to go racer in 1922 and produced a team alignme nt and rotation. Photo by Trevor Ibbetson

PAGE SIXTEEN gears on the driveshaft. Thi s arrangem ent not only allowed for a built in camber angle of 1°30' but also a higher ratio on on e side to the other. Four wheel braking was compensated front to rear and side to side, but with a bias to greater braking effort on the front wheels. The handbrake was ratchetless and was available if only rear wheel braking was needed. A two seater pointed tail body with staggered seating held a 20 gallon fuel tank in the rear, this was pressurised initially by hand pump and then by an engine driven piston pump. The ca rs were impressively track and with lightning speed Cockpit of a racing car - 1923 reliable but proved difficult to spun several times until the front Mercedes Indy. handle on the Indy track. Max of his car hit the wall.' Sailer, who eventually drove one One of the othe r three cars was of the cars into eighth plac e badly damaged during practise described the demise of our car as and these two were left in follows - " Control trouble struc k America after the race. Our car there were about 250 spare bolt on lap 14 of the race. was run again as the Schmidt holes in the chassis that were Laut enschlager went into the Special in 1924 managing a 15th, welded up! south turn at about 100, engaged and was later fitted with a variety Restoration began with a the compressor somewhat too of engines. research trip to Germany and early on the mirror-smooth oily In the course of the rebuild England at the end of 1980. The GEARS ,- We have over 30 years experience of manufacturing automobile gears and transmission parts.

SPUR, HELICAL, BEVEL GEARS. SPLlNED SHAFTS, RACKS, WORMWHEELS. RESPLlNED AND NEW WHEEL HUBS. We can also give advice on ratio and design changes. HAVE YOUR GEARS MADE LOCALL Y BY CONSUL TING THE EXPERTS. PAPATOETOE ENGINEERING, 17 EAST TAMAKI ROAD, PAPATOETOE, AUCKLAND. Phone: 278.5247. P.0. Box 23726, Hunters Corner, Papatoetoe.

PAGE SEVENTEEN car arrived out here in March '81 and ran in June '82. Daimler Benz we re very help ful in making th eir Ta rga Flori o racer available for study, and Ger ald Palmer in England w ho also has a Tar ga Florio Mercedes was kind eno ugh to give me drawings of the en gin e. Th e Targa car is very similar to the Indy, and won th e 1924 Ta rga and Coppa Florio races. The re we re some major probl em s with th e re build. Th e block , w ith integral head had suffe red from a vagrant valve head in th e rea r cylinder, and the head ar ea an d the thin cylinder wall wa s badl y da maged. Being only 70mm bore it was not possible to wo rk on th e va lve seat and combus tion cha mbe r area a nd it was not possi ble to resleev e the The power house. Photo by Bruce Pidgeon. block. Eventually I hacksaw ed the rear cylinder off at the head , afte r . removing the pan el ste el wat er jac ket. Th is mad e acc ess possible a nd follow ing building up an d reco ntour ing a new cylinder was machined up out of hollow ba r,

AIRPORT WDGE MOTELS (formerly Kendal Lodge) 105 Roydvale, Avenue, Christchurch Phone 585-119 Spacious family units, quiet setti ng, next door to Russl ey Hotel and Golf Course . Only 2km from Airport. Nearest motel complex to McLeans Island. and we lded back in. New Start to final assemb ly. Note new camshafts w er e made by Mu rra y radiator. Special off-season Bunn and Gra nt Bowring made a rates to V.C.C . magnificent job of four new con type pump feedin g at high Members. rods. We made these from ve ry pressu re to copper lead mai n and Proprietors: Errol and high stre ngth Dural to the sa me end bea rings . Seventee n new Kathryn Smith design as Palm er's Tar ga Flor io superc ha rger clutch plates were Member v. c. c. car. A totally new oiling sys tem handm ad e from an nealed sp ring wa s bu ilt using a Hoborn Eaton stee l an d temper ed . The Blow er

PAGE EIGHTEEN itse lf was a real headache as the two roto rs wer e not from the sam e unit and did not match. Being cas e ha rdened stee l, obtaining the fin e ELECTROPLATING running clearances was a Electroplaters of:- pain staking job. A new radiator was bui lt from a wooden pattern Copper (Dull and Bright), Nickel, Chrome, Brass and Zinc. cop ied from the only other surviving Indy Merc edes. New Stainless Steel Electropolishing. second and th ird gea rs were cut locall y. The crankcase required Automotive, Motorcycle, Marine and Jobbing Plating. some major rep air work and steel spacers were mad e to bring th e large bearing cavities down to a W. TOOMEY LTD size for the th in wall bearings. Th e P.O. BOX 22-453, 21-35 Ferry Rd, Christchurch cra nksha ft itself is made in 5 pieces, held togethe r on tapers Phone 62-559 and keys. Th ese tapers had fretted and somebody in th e past had attempted to lap th em together. Th is was totally un su ccessful as the ang le of th e intern al tap er shou ld be different to that of the male part. It also had th e effect of shor tening th e overa ll len gth of the sh aft quite conside rably lead ing to alignment problem s. Keith Culte n mad e me a lapping tool from cas t iron which I used to res hape th e mal e tap ers, and th en they we re built up with a hard nicke l deposit. Laur ie Poo lman did much of the chassis wo rk incl uding making new sections of the side rails. Th e frame ha d been sho rtened and badly repair ed in the past an d deciding exactly how it sho uld be ". was not easy . As mention ed before ther e we re plent y of holes to choose from! and I took th e ca r to Wigra m for Cylin der block showing new ': Th e ext remely high standard of its first run on th e track. Seve ra l cylinder welded in after removing wo rkma nship in th e ca r made it sma ll prob lems sho we d up w hich wat er jacke t. pleasant to work on although ease had not been appa ren t in roa d of se rvicing was not a grea t d rivin g, and th ese have now been conside ration. corrected . Th e car starts easily on In Decem ber '82 Grant Taylor th e cra nk, is ve ry tra ctab le a nd has quite as tonishi ng perfor mance for a two litre en gine. Steering a nd braking are very good a nd I have ALL NASH and RAMBLER OWNERS! tried to sha re the expe rience of You are cordially invited to join the dri vin g the car wi th as man y peopl e as possible. HUDSON ESSEX TERRAPLANE CLUB A littl e sad to see it go back to its na tive co untry , but to have had INC. NASH & RAMBLER. th e opportunity to use th e car for The Club offers anexcellent bi-monthly magazine, nine months after its re build has technical advice, contacts and outings , been on e of life's greater rewards . For information contact the Sec/Treasurer: I hope Gerhards Prince Henry Mrs K. Spackman, Tasman Rd., OTAKI. Austro Daimler gives us all as much pleasure. 0

PAGENINETEEN Jack Newell 1924 Vauxhall 30/98 ..0­ Photos on these pages are of the Dun edin R( chases Michael Haggit 1925 Bentley 3 Litre.

Bob Beardsley in Ted Loversidge's '0' Supercharged Na-Type M .G. :e on 29th January, 1984. A ll photos by John King. -6 Lindsay Wogan 1927 Vauxhall 14/40; in hot pursuit of Clynt Inns Road Race Committee Chairman 1930 Au stin 7 Special. Mal colm M cMillan found the time for some activity in his 1951 Rans/ey Riley. Q unmarked road which put th em on to some quite messy roads. North Otago Many w eren't very ple ased because du e to lack of visibility and getting lost, came to grief and Branch 23rd pet rol was gett ing short. The old Overland came through looking quite clean, th e only Windsor Rally problem was a grave shortage of brakes due to too mu ch use. We wer e very fortunate to have by Andy Wilhie be en th e first car through, my co­ pilot was plea sed to have trav elled with me, being th e first time on a This eve nt be ing an afternoon Mercury or a 47 Sunbeam Talbot. vintage car rally. run starting at 12.30 pm gave Into the State Forest public We negotiated the field tests ent ra nts extra tim e to travel from access road th ere was some quite without too many problems at th e out of town. All gathered at steep pulling. At thi s point th e Maheno football grounds . After Tokara Park for th e start, many of weather started to close in, who m took the oppo rtunity to although we nev er had to put up come earlier and hav e a picni c th e hood or put on jack ets, but lun ch befor e th ey set off on their most of th e vehicles to follow got runs. wet and dirty. Many of th e The 1939 Mercury driven by Th e early part of th e day wa s compet ito rs mis sed one very Caihleen Perry has problems fine but later became ove rcast, important instruction through an negotiating the ford. and by mid- aft ernoon to th e disappointment of all the rain came down , crea ting many probl ems in th e Herbert Stat e Fores t w ith som e getting lost and some minor mish aps. We had th e 1917 Overlan d entered on the 50 mil e route, and had an early starling time of 12.30 pm . Th e ru n took us south out of la wn, th e first chec k being onl y a few mil es from the start. From th e chec k down th e beach road to Kakanui th en up to Maheno, foll owing th e Main road th rou gh Ge m me ls cro ssing, soo n an other chec k th en on through Kuriheka Estate. Soon afte r we started int o th e first of the hill s, some stee p pulls but very good roads. After working along th e top road above Herbert, it was down into the Waianak arua river ford. I eased th e Ov erl and through th e wa ter, didn't even get wet brakes. Some eve n got swamped and had to be pulled out by a waiting tra ctor. A co uple of our local ladies we re victims to thi s ha zard, not a good place to take a 39

1911 De Dion of Keith Perry's along side of Robin Murray's 1923 Ford " T".

PAGETWENTY TWO a differ ent character, at Sturgis, South Dakota, att rac ts 15,000 Booklleview motorcycles annually , a large proportion bei ng Harl ey THE HARLEY DA VIDSON MOTOR CO MPANY, An Official Eighty Year Davidsons. This in triguin g History, by David K. Wright . Published by M otorbook s International USA chapter , that shows an as pec t of 1983. A vailable from Broadway Bookshop, Palmerston No rth. Price approx. motorcyclin g far rem oved from $45. our VCC sce ne , also lists several USA motorcycle cl ubs . Having decided to purc has e a evo lution of one mod el to another. Part of the success of Harl ey book on the Harl ey Davidson Th e sev eral brief flu tters with David son was due to the strong motorcycle we de layed purch ase sma ller machines only se rves to dealership network they due to lack of funds. This was demonstra te the co ntinued established , s uppo rted and, for ind eed for tunate as on the second success of the lar ge 45 ° V twin man y years, extrac ted abso lute visit the boo kshop proprietor had co nfiguration. A wealth of loyalty from. A few dea lers are only just un packed this book information for the stude nt of the profiled to show the sort of men w hich we believe was we ll wo rth machine . Th e wo rldw ide military wh o se ll, or hav e so ld , the Harley waiting for, being superior to the and police use of the Ha rlcy Davidson motorcycl e. Th e one we originally planned to bu y. Dav idson motorcycle has a company also believed that their The author cove rs every fascinating chapter to itself. dealers' strength wa s increased by conce ivable aspect of the Harl ey Anothe r on restorat ion briefly selling acc essories and Davidson motorcycl e, and its cult, covers a few examples , lists some conseq uently they prod uced a from its humble beginnings in a USA mu seu ms that display Harl ey wide ran ge of accessories and " ten by fifteen foot shed" in David sons and also lists dea ler s clothing. They also continue to Milwaukee in 1903, and of the that carry pa rts for Harley produ ce a magazine "The Ha rley 111en wh o created it and hav e kept Davidson res torers . Davidson Enthu siast" of w hich it alive longer than any othe r The author gets ca rrie d away a we ar e lucky to possess a few motorcycle. The early gro wt h of little in a chapter on issues from the late vintage Harley Dav idso n was ph eno­ " adornrn en ts" , displa ying his period . Three appendices list in menal, 5000% in the first 13 years, lea ning toward custom bik es. All turn , all the models by year from and they once built a 2,400 squa re right for some read ers per haps but 1908, annua l produ ction figures foot buil ding only to dem olish it did not grea tly appeal to us. The and the Grand National Cham ps six months later to make room for Harley Davidson was well know n from 1946. There is also an index. a larger building. as a racing mac hine and Th e book is well wr itte n by A chap ter on cons truction, successful USA events and rid ers David K. Wright w ho obv iously whi ch explains the modern are we ll covered in a chapter on believes that the Harley Davidson manu facturing process, preced es this subject. Raci ng fan s might is the greatest motorcycle. Most a long one simply en titled " Iron" . recognise a few nam es but the pages contain at least one black Thi s long chapter details every autho r " co uld pe rhaps have and w hite pho tograp h, bu t the single mod el "that has been rem embered that Harley clean type used invites the mar keted and describes the Davidsons also raced in the browser to read the text also antipodes wi th success. Th e cult w hich is rich in anecdote, lore and as pec t of the Harl ey Davidson mechan ical detail though , w hich we took the ve hicles hom e, motorcycle is see n in a chapter inevitab ly, 288 pages are not going then later returned for a w hich des cribes the peo ple and to co ntai n everything th ere is to smo rgas bord tea and the social mach ines tha t annua lly co nve rge know on the subject. and pr ize giving, a real family in thousa nds on Dayt ona for show with children staying am ong Cycle Week . A sma ller eve nt wit h ROB KNIGHT the crowd right until the end. Th e rally m ust have been good Ov erland cou ntry as to our VINTAGE ELECTROPLATING su rprise, it took the trop hy for Nickel plating by slow-deposit, as on your original ove rall place. On ly 47 ve hicles out vintage parts. Will not peel or crack, polishes to a of 90 entrants successfully long-lasting lustrous shine, and gives better protection negot iated the Her bert Forest against corrosion. roads. Very unf ortunate with the weather ; as it was an exce llen t For quick service and quality work, consign your work to: rally and well organised, thanks to PRATIS ELECTROPLATERS LID, NELSON Cyri l Bringan s as it was not an easy one forhim. 0 p.a. Box 474 Phone 77-283

PAGE TWENTY·THREE Marts. One night after a particularly happy hour, Phil Tour to Canada arrived in the dining room, where most of our group was eating, and after helping himself to the floral and V.S.A. decorations proceeded to hand flowers to all the ladies. We were by Jeanette Peterson all quite happy to adorn ourselves with these. It was a very sad night in Tarry Town New York when we had to say good-bye to Phil. Fifty-three people met at the they were presented with an We are all looking forward to Auckland International Airport appropriate gift. Another occasion seeing him in Christchurch in between 4pm and 8pm on the for Judy was when Lionel decided 1986. 22nd of September 1983, for the to buy her a new pair of shoes. The International Rally in start to a trip to last 45 days and Well, after seeing the prices in 3 Pittsfield, north of New York, had cover thousands of miles. We shops, he took the old ones in and an entry of 84 cars and as usual were a very excited group and it had them repaired. Lionel was we were given first class was quite surprising, how many also noted travelling through the hospitality, and rides in entrants' people knew each other. Rockies, chasing Marie, with vehicles were always available. Most of the group managed to handfuls of snow. I think he came Most attractive scenery and get some rest on the flight, and on off second best that time. beautiful autumn colours. We had our first day of freedom the sun The Flivver Club in Canada the opportunity of again shone brightly in San Francisco. entertained us one evening and promoting our 1986 International. We were all up bright and early the following day most went to We also visited Limerick Raceway and on the go, and most, even at Vancouver Island ably escorted to see the speed events and the this early stage, seemed to know by George Carpenter, who is Rhinebach Vintage Aerodrome exactly where they were going, known to many VCC members. complete with operational and what they really wanted to On leaving Vancouver we aircraft. see. travelled to Kamloops where we Some of our group managed to To most, this was a big highlight were entertained by the car club meet Clint Eastwood in Bourbon of the Tour. Even on our free and we showed films of our Street in New Orleans, where he days, wherever we went there International Rallies with 1986 in was making a film . He was were usually other members of mind. greeted by a friendly hand-shake our group around to greet you, One very proud occasion, was and "meet an Aussie, Clint". and it gave one a very homely when we at tended a dinner and a We had a few occasions to test feeling to catch sight of a familiar meeting of the Stephen's Club. our Maori, but we found this face, or that tell-tale travel bag, We were shown slides of the sadly lacking. One very enjoyable which we all moaned about remaining 26 Stephen's Cars in occasion was when most of our carrying, but soon found we really the world. One of these vehicles group met at a place called Steak needed. One lady from Waimate was owned by two of our group, House Cha rlies, in Washington. found her bag was not suitable for Nancy and Clarry Attwell. We all We sang Pokarikariana to a group carrying car number plates on an felt this was what Vintage of Japanese and others. They in aeroplane, they started the Motoring is all about. This was at turn sang to us . I don't think the scanner bell ringing, much to her Hershey, where the largest Swap Caba ret over the road was worth embarrassment. Meet in the world is he ld: 7000 mentioning, although a few had a Our first bus sight-seeing tour stall holders spread over 100 late night there. Las Vegas was a was San Francisco. Bob Wallace acres. We attended the dinner, time for shows and fun , and it was grabbed the nearest hat and 1100 present, and we were very lovely to hear from eve ryone all proceeded to collect money. Well ably hosted by club members. The the happy experiences, just being the first collection was for the car show attracted an entry of in an atmosphere so different driver and the escort. Fifty cents 1200 and about 600 awards were from home. Disneyland was the per day entitled us to two raffles presented. time when we all started to make per day , but the fines for From Philadelphia Airport , we promises to ourselves to come rnisderneanors, really had us in had a bus driver named Phil , again. hysterics most of the time, as well whom we all liked very much as as slightly poorer each day. nothing wa s a bother to him. He Judy and Lionel Priest drove us to all events we were T,..estone celebrated their 25th wedding taking part in, and still found time put Quality first anniversary, in Vancouver, and to take us shopping, mainly to K.

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR Knotts Berry Farm was noted for its many dare d evil rid es , namely th e loop. Most of th e Branch Rotes group enjoyed one ride on thi s, but one littl e man from Th e vet eran run on th e 11 Februa ry sa w 34 vehicles including thr ee so lid Palmerston North , he must be at tyred hea vie s an d tw o belt dri ve least 40 , had 11 rides. Perhaps this 'ASHBURTON motorbikes tak e a most scenic tour of is why he has trouble with his th e Waitaker es, including Exhi biti on A few of our members att ended the hair. One man from Wanganui , I Dri ve, w hich is not normall y ope n to Windsor Rally in North Otago and th e public. It was also the first tim e wc w ould sav he w ould be all of 40, thr ee went to Dunedin to the Brighton ha ve had a se pa ra te class for one and found half a rid e was enoug h. Bad Run . Both Rallies were very successful two lun ger s. Th e run proved a good lan guage didn't help him down and enjoyed by all entrants. test for these primitive ca rs but littl e if Our Annual Rally wa s held any quick er. He w as also noted anv trouble w as ex pe rience d . Th e run Satur day, January 28, on a brilliantly fin'ished at Jack Whitt ak er' ~ farm in for his most enjoya ble jokes. fine day - our pr ayers must have been Or atia . A good meal was enjoyed but On one occ as ion o ne o f o ur answe red as Friday's weather was th e weathe r pr evented field tests and group, Da wn Diamond from a trocio us! On Friday evening we all ca r sw apping. had a social get -together and th e next Ne lson was on th e sp ot when a In the evening man y returned to the morning th e three routes took the 99 club room s for a show ing of lady collapsed and stopped en tran ts throu gh some lovely "Gcnev ieve" and th e pri zegivin g. John br eathing. Dawn pr omptly gave countrys ide with a majestic view to Cour tney laking first overall in th e her mouth to mouth resuscitation, the mountains as all entrants arrived 1917 Studeba ker. w ith Ron Roycr oft in Mayfield for lunch. . . and by th e tim e the am bu lance sec ond in his 1916 Buick and Wa yn e Our Hamilton entrants WIth their Welch third in th e 1913 Mod el T. ar rived the lad y wa s br eathing 1902 De Dion Bout on, 1910 Chater The one and two cy linder cla ss was normally. We wer e all very proud Lea, and 1911 Ford T boosted our wo n by Barr y William s on his 1918 of Dawn. Veter an numbers along with the other Harl ey and Team Sizaire Naud in, Don en tran t's 1906 Cadiliac, 1913 Ford T, Museums vi sit ed wer e at While and Don Cam er on , took seco nd 1914 Saxon, 1915 Ford T Raceabout. and third. Van cou ver Island, Th e Craven 1917 Dodg e, 1913 Ford T Commercial, Th e Club ca mp-out at O re re Point and GM coll ecti on in Tor onto . 1918 Dod ge Co mme rcial, a 1912 was enhanced by the arrival of Henry Ford in Detroit , and an Dou glas and a 1914 Zenith participants in th e Club Cal1tain 's motorcycl es. It wa s th e l arg e s~ Veteran eve ning 's entertainment with th e North Island tour. Some 26 0 th ese participation our Rally has enjoyed for peopl e , co mbined w ith 25 carloa ds of Car Club in New Orl eans, a few years and along with all the locals . pr edominantly In club vehicles Imperial Palac e at Las Vegas and Vinta ge, Post Vintage and Post War to make thi s week end a roarIng th e Ne the rc utt collec tion at ve hicles th ey mad e a magnificent sight su ccess. " tootling" along the roads. After lun ch Sylmar. Visit s wer e m ad e to th e Resto rations and acq uisi tions we headed back to th e club rooms for includ e Tony Forsters 1908 Humber Qu een Mary and th e Spruc e field tests and afte rnoon tea and our whi ch is near ing comp letion and Goose. Ca bare t and prize-giving in the David Wvnn has ob tained a 1923 Our final nigh t in Hon olulu evening was a fitting end to a glorious Overland '9 1 from Palme rston Nor th day. and Ross Sm ith's 1~ 14 Brass T . came ar ound all too quickl y , and A good co ntinge nt headed do wn to a fte r our fin al happy hour, we Inver cargill March 2, 3, 4 to th e JOH N STO KES pres ented Maric and Norm and National Motorcycle Rally and th ey Allan , wi th a sma ll tok en of our had a marvellou s tim e . Rob and Dian e Ross took part in th e Club Captain' s appreciation, for a wonderful jo b North Island Tour w hich was a we ll BAYOF PLENTY well don e , and a fte r fond organise d and a ve ry enjoya ble trip . Our January meetin g wa s ver y far ew ells w e all boarded our flight Welcom e to new members lan in formal w ith mem bers brin gin g along for New Zeala nd with ou r ba gs Nicholson w ith a 1929 Mod el AFord, motoring book s and ma nua ls of Richi e Thompson with a 1953 Norton bursting and car parts ga lore int erest . On Janua ry 14 we had man y Dominator and [oe Studholme an keen member s assemble at Yvo nne including w heels. I th ink a few assoc iate member. and Ivan Alien 's hom e for till' officia l wondered if w c would actually PAMELA BELL un veiling of their imma culately make it off th e gro und . res tore d 1912 F.N. Tourer. T he ef for l I hav e onlv tou ch ed o n a very and standard of workmanshi p has to sm all pa rt of' our wonderfu l tOU I:, AUCKLAND HONEYCOMB RADIATORS but it is so hard to descri be th e For genuine honeycomb radiator friendship and co m radeship w e Th irty-five locals turned out for cores made to anyshape or all enj oyed in ea ch others Wavne Roberts club run to Casca de Fal(5, and on anniversarv weekend specification , write to: co m pa ny , w ithout eve n m en tion eight or nine headed for :--: orthl an d's John Rummery, 18 Orsova Place , of th e ma gnifi cent sights we " Waita ngi Han gi" and several othe rs Lynfield , Auckland 4, or callinto enjoyed an d th e ev ents w e all took went to taura nga for th ei r twenty -fifth George Mihaljevich, 76 Vermont annivcrsarv rull v Trev or Hirchu ll purt in . w,

PAGE TWENTY·FIVE College FORD SPARES

New Ford parts From 1928 On­ 195 NEW WINDSOR ROAD, AVONDALE PHONE 674-857 AUCKLAND - Postal enquires welcome!

be see n to be apprec iated if you kn ow members who have helped bui ld th e Our project for th e mu seum at th e what (van had to begin wi th. club to wh at it is today we re relat ed . bran ch gro unds in Waimea Street is [an y 28-30 wa s our Club 's 25 th February 19 w as an all da y fun cti on getting int o gea r. A raffl e is bein g run, Anniversar y Weekend Rally. Venue organised by Bob McGarva and Ray and Go re 's festival week, which has was the Tauranga Raceco ur se and Singleton. Morni ng run took the not long concluded, w as ru n th is year afte r regist erin g and uplifting rall y ent ra nts to the ir lun ch break and in for the ben efit of th e mu seum pr oject . packs entra nts part icipated in a th e aft ernoon th e Gy m kha na took and in part icular to enable th e bar bec ue tea and lat er a short twil ight place at th e Singleton Ranch amo ngs t Borough 1930 Merryw ea th er fire ral ly. On Sunday , January 29, a tim ed th e lush gree n pasture and th e " sun engine to ev en tually be housed and on tria l of about 60 mi les comme nce d at ca kes". A han gi meal rounded off the display. 9.30 a.m. Thi s co ve red so me day nicely. Our festival rally held on Saturday. picturesqu e countrys ide over all types Februar y 25-26 wa s the Annual February 18, was well atte nde d and of roa d surfaces but relat ively close to Pukekohe sw ap meet and the usual successful. Th e weather wa s not th e Ta urunga. After a lat e lunch the stalw arts att ended . and from rep ort s, kindest w ith a lot of w in pri or to th e afte rnoon was free bu t eve ryo ne so me hard to obt ain merchandise day of the rally, con sequently so me assem bled aga in at 6.30 p.m. at the cha nged han ds and thi s popular eve nt sec tions of the routes were pretty Racecourse for so me fellowship was well supported by bu yer s and slush" an d cars ende d th e run follow ed by an excellent meal. good se llers alik e. spatte red w ith mud. Th e rain sta yed music for dancing, a co upl e of MURRAY McCLYM O NT off most of th e afte rno on but " professiona l ac ts" and the pri zegiving temperatur es stayed rather low and to the successful ent rants. T here we re the barbecu e tea with hot food was 60 starter s and 60 w ho fini sh ed an very we lcome . enjoyable run . Th e evening soc ial and pri zegivin g February club night prog ramme was went off we ll, the bulk of the pri ze informal in that it was on th e hist orv of GORE winne rs co ming from Invercar gill. our club a nd int er est ing episodes of Con gratulati on s to rall y organi ser . so me of th e early ac tiv ities that took In early January Frank Robson G rae me English , and his ass istant, Ray pla ce an d so me of th e "c olour ful" driving his 1923 Ford TTourer . which Harvev. had just had a co mplete motor Th e 'disas tro us flood s of late January ove rhaul. and the writer dr ivin g a for ced the Invercar gill bran ch to FORD PARTS 1920 Hu pm obil e tourer left Go re for ca ncel th e Sou thland Rall y and th is is Te Anau to att end their Annua l now to be held on the 14 April. [ Falkners Garage Vin tage Machinery Day. Har vcy understan d a number of member s had (Since 1956) Young travelled wi th us taki ng turns at cars and motorcycles affe cted by acc ompanying each of us at differ en t flood wat er s, and in some cas es wer e (Brian Falkner, Prop .) part s of the jo urney. The re was a inundated . suc h wa s the sp eed w ith dis play of var ious vintage ma chiner y, w hich th e wat er rose . Large stocks of new , rebuilt , stationary motors, a dozen or so It's a cre dit that qu ite a few man aged secondhand parts for Ford V8 's tractors and other ac tivities suc h as to ha ve motor cycles read y in tim e for up to 19 77 . Please se nd S.A.E. cho pping. the finish of a half marathon the Nation al Rally held down there on for your requirements to 184 and helicopt er rides . 3 and 4 March . Clyde Street, Island Bay , Wgtn . We spent a very enjoy able aft ern?on Co mi ng up soo n is our Annual Au to w ith a rather large crowd before Jumble bein g held this year at our club Phone 83 7· 558 returning hom e again in th e ea rly rooms, a garage raid , and later on a eve ning afte r a round trip of ab out 180 night trial in May. miles. RaNOSBOR NE

PAGE TWENTY·SIX was out , ove r six inches of rain had ENGINE VALVES fallen in a 24 hour period. The result , HAWKESBAY as they say , is history but for severa l Engine valves rebuilt or made for memb ers the flood affected both home Our ve teran run attrac ted a grea ter all makes and models . For Petrol, and business premises . Basement number of visit ors, and also our CNG, LPG. Engine reconditioning garages in all parts of town were grea test local turnout for the Veteran or Vintage American or flooded, w hile homes in some area s home stead run. Unfortunately for the English models had over seven feet of water throu gh veteran competitor s th e Tiger Moth the m . Many ca rs and mo tor bikes flights wer e curtailed as the aircra ft Phone or contact belonging to members were damaged developed min or prob lems . The and the drying out process, indeed a Christmas Parties for the child ren and Gordon Wright re-restoration in many cas es, is un der ad ults were we ll patro nized with the Rebuilding Services way. Southland people have adults contin uing into the wee-sma ll appreciated the messages of concern hours. 2/81 Princes Street Otahuhu an d offers of help that have bee n The club was well represent ed at Phone OH 276650 1 received from all ove r New Zealand . Hastin gs Centennial Celeb rat ion Although no machiner y was swe pt Parade with Veteran , Vin tage and downstrea m. the effec t of having a Comme rcial Vehi cles taking pa rt. " Poker" run and ba rbe cue held in wooden-framed . lavishl y uph olstered Our first run for the New Year wa s a pleasant sur roundings in central car subme rged in contaminated wa ter Hawkes Bay. Monkton s Reser ve was for several day s can be ima gined. the ve nue . On a happier note, the 9th National Some mem bers combined their trip Motorcycle Rally wa s a great success, to Manawatu for the Ruahine Ramble wi th good weath er , sound organ isat ion with Ohak ea' s Wings and Wheels and interes ting routes. Ov er 220 Spectacular. This was a feast of machin es were entered from early CRESTER ent ertainment for motorin g and Brown to later B.M.W., and it was airc raft enthusiasts. Our annual MIC good to see enthusiasts working their Rally continues to grow in popularity, way thr ough local hazards like field with eve r increasing nu mbers; thi s tests and oyster samp ling. yea r's overa ll wi nner being lvan Prospective mem ber Trevor Fult on CAR has bought a 1923 Ford T roadster Larsen on his "Old Faithful" now spo rting rear brakes! Our latest picnic from Harry Lath am . This original car run took us to the Pukititiri Mu seu m , has been extensively restored and wh ere, while lun chin g in pleasant should be a satisfac tory project for SALES country surroundings, one could gaze completion before the busy motoring back into the pas t and contemplate seas on ahead . Anoth er local vehicl e to what new inventions will be change ha nds is Alan Cleaver' s 1934 374 Worcester Street reinvent ed in the future. five-window Chev . coupe, but I gathe r Christchurch that thi s much-rallied car is going NEVlLLE WlLSON north. Neil Colvert has fini sh ed his new garage and work will resume on c his 1926 Nas h tourer. For the local BUYING Austin ow ne rs, a planned raid on SOUTHLAND South Otago is in th e offing, whil e the post-poned Southland Rally wi ll now OR SELLING While th e Southland members held take place on April 14th . their monthly meetin g in January, it GOOD USED CARS rained very hard an d before the night ALASTAIR MCIN TOSH NOEL WIRE WHEEL SERVICES 225 MOORHOUSE AVE BEECROFT CHRISTCHURCH Member L.M. V.D.A. Phone 796·077 Member Vintaje for every aspect of Car Club {N.Z. wire wheel repair COMPLETE RE-BUILDS TRUING Telephone 897-715 TUNING After Hours 881-387 BALANCING

PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN 1984 Classic Racing Calendar A half da y run in Ja n ua ry look us to Renwick Game Pa rk slo pp ing on the w ay to look a t Mit ch Fa lconer 's hard 7 SEPIA PRINTS OF NEW ZEALAND'S work. A 1929 Austin 7 in th e same colo urs as his G ra ha m Pai ge . Bik es MOTORCYCLING PAST every w he re in various st ages o f restoration - a n AJS, a 1924 Exce lsio r A collection of six pre-war motorcycles with definitive racing and a 1930 Dou gla s. We w er e finall y histories. Printed on heavy beige paper in sepia tones these will be dragged away to make the Park for af te rnoon tea . appreciated by every classic motorcyclist. Waitan gi w eek end was sp ent round th e Grove Arm in indifferent wea the r. Evid en tly Momorangi ha s bee n a PRICE: $5.00 each, favourite venue for the local b ranch to v isit, as ev e n ba ck in 1964 ou r includes postage and packaging m embers w e re making th e ir \\la y round th e Sounds . According to some old Bead ed Wh eels pa ssed on to us SEND YOU ORDER TO P.O. BOX 317 , MORRINSVILLE recently , a run was p lanned to Momor an gi but one member misread th e inst ru ction s and too k off round Please send ,,. . ,, , , , . .,,,1984 Classic Racing Calendars at $5 .00 to: Port Und e rw ood I Soo n w c take o ff w ith othe r Sou th Island e ntra n ts on the Club Ca p ta in 's tour. For once th e fer ries appea r to be NAME: running to sc hed u le a nd w e w ill be a ble to make ou r wa y north to Cape Reing a as planned . On th e local sc e ne ADDRESS: th ere a re a number o f activi ties com ing up w hile w e a rc aw ay. The Kaikoura show is th e sa me w eek end as th e Tu a Marina farm m achiner y op en day so for once th er e w ill be a c hoice o f runs for th os e in te res ted . meal. Th e " ra lly", se t by [ c ff Oli ver. our add itio na l ga rage fo r C lu b Wc were deli ghted to ha ve a visit proved w ha t cu n ning a nd ingen ious ve h icles . This was a no the r successfu l from Brian Roll o recently as we had traps ca n lie w a iting in ju st a 5 acr e fun cti on p ro viding exc ite me nt a nd no t seen him since th e ' 1980' a nd eve n padd ock . Th e fin al test in volved hila rity from sta rt to fini sh . th en he had been too bu sy with a ll th e seating on e's navigat or be nea th a Mechanical horses w ere p rope lled by activities th e re to spe nd muc h tim e w at e r pail w hile tile' driver a tte m p ted lad y joc ke ys a nd th e unpredi ct a bilit y ta lking . to fire th e trigge r mech an ism with a o f th e horses , p lus the running H ELEN i\ M i\CDON ALD ba ll. Sev eral participants found the com men ta ry fro m Cha irman [im assist an ce bv so me o f th e Marshal s in added to th e fun . Co nt inua l s uppe r re leasin g the buc ket a n un expect ed a nd a mini motor show w ere iJiSO win . Th e Hangi wu s a t least as goo d as features of th e eve ning . Almost ever a nd ke p i everyo ne q u iet for a e ve ryone w on su fficie nt funn y-mon ey while hut th is cha nged s hortly a fter to bid for m yst er y e nvelope s in th e NORTHLAND when th e a uc tion go t int o sw ing under a uction a nd go home wit h so me prize lh e capa ble direction of Vie Pat es . My tot e bag cost me .535 million ' Th e ye ar's even ts began in fin e form Decamping was enforced early on Be lie vin g that ca rs arc not to be with th e e ve r popular Waitangi Hangi Mondav morning because o f rain bu t it stored a nd stared at but should be used which was held ag ilin th is ye ar at didn 't dampc » c'n thusias m . a nd e njoye d , our new membe r fro m \Vhani.lnak i on our Ann iv cr sarv O n Sa tur da y. 11 Fe bruary, w e held Holla nd , Han s Corn pt c r has loan ed w eeke nd , 28 -30 January. Approxi­ our " :" igh t Gallops" . to ra ise fu nd s fo r so me of th e more mobile of h is 40 odd mat clv 47 familics e njovccl th e ve hicles to sev e ra l o f our othe rw ise cam pou t. and th e acti viti es begun on CHANGE OF ADDRESS " m os tly im mobil e " membe rs w ho wi ll Sa tu rday a fte rnoon w ith a sa ndcas tlc be res ,;o nsiblc for thei r running a nd co m pe titio n. big-dig, and d ecor a ted Members of V.C.C. m ain tenance. su nha t co m petitio n fo r th e kid s. Th e Change of address and any I'ET ER FAB ER marquee w as th e ve n ue on Sa tu rda v enquiries re non -delivery of night for a n e njoyable sing-a lo ng , kd "Beaded Whe els" sh ould be by Auck land member Ma rk Ba ll. \\'c' w e re treat ed to so nic rousiru; ite ms on made to Nat ional Office , th e bagpipes by our ru ra(mcmlwr. r.o. Box 2546, Wil b ur Brown , th en follo\\'c,d th e Christchurch. an n ua l ",Vliss a nd .\Iister \\"I ila ngi NORTHOTAGO l lun gi" pa rad e a nd trop hy Subscribers presenta tion s. Su nd ay morning th e All enquiries to the publishers O ur Ne w Year's motoring s tarted more ene rge tic m ember s w ilikc'd alone of "Beaded Wheels" , wit h a ru n 10 O tc rnut a ta on vVai ta ngi the beach lO th c Cu p ituine B ou g al1\ ' ill ~ r.o. Box 13140 . Week end. Th is da y sta rted of f be ing Mo nument while th e non-st a rte rs Christchurch to tally di sor gillli,;cd . but by the day s nobly pr epared food for the cvc n mg e nd hn SLI;:e evc rvo nc Ilad a n:ry

PAGE TWENTY·EIGHT NEW FORD PARTS "NEW CATALOGUE" SIDE VALVE FORD V8 PARTS. Complete new range of clean imported stock covering all V8's 1932-1948 both Passenger and Commercial vehicles. Parts sent anywhere in N.Z . New comprehensive catalogue available - a must to early Ford owners. Send $3.00 to us, postage included, to: AJAV'S VB SERVICES 1802 GT NORTH RD AVONDALE AUCKLAND OR BOX 19-252 AVONDALE PH. 886-785 enjoyab le da y. A pity o n ly 7 m ember s sla n t 6 Vali ant m ot or, how long it amusing with th e navigator being turned up and 6 vehicles. Our thanks would run w itho u t oi l or w a te r? Th e blind folded and trying to find th eir to Jim Boad en and his family making co rrect time (jus t over '/2 m inute } w on respective ca rs to th e sounding of th is da y e njo yab le. by on e o f our m embers, Ja ck Pa isl ey , hoo te rs . This was foll o w ed by a The nex t even t being th e who guessed 38 seconds. barbecu e and a sa m p le of blueberry Co m merc ia l and Mot o rc ycl e Rall y , a A di spla y of assembling a Mod el T to tart. poorly a ttended run, o nly o ne o u t of running co nd itio n driven by Jim Quite a gr oup of us w ent to Pukek oe to wn e ntry. No t a lo ng ru n , but ve ry Boaden , another V.C .C . effort. Our Sw ap Meet. Ra y Fleet acquired a 1933 e njoyable . The barbecue tea made it a p resident, Jim W elsh. also won th e Austin and w e happen ed to p ass a socia l end to th e da y . tru ck dr iving co ntest w ith th e CA T Mod el ATourer 1928 w ith Eri c On th e wee ke nd o f 18th a nd 19th pow ered A.E.C . Bu ckley at th e w heel. He has so ld hi s February , North O tag o m ot oring A0lDY W ILKIE Model A 1927 la Alan Massey. Hi s o rgan isa tions held a Motor Sho w to son, Stuart has bo ught Roy's 1955 help rai se fund s for a Stadium. A Vauxhall. Pleasing to see th ese ca rs terrific turnout of veh icles . Vintage still in th e br anch . Wel come a lso to ca rs and m achin e rv , Hot Rod s , Stre et ROTORUA Me yri c Bell erby to o u r club. He has a Cars, No rt h Otago 'C a r Club, Big Rigs 1937 Dodge Coupe . and m od ern vehicles. It was good to On 27t h De cember 1983 a bo u t 15 By th e tim e thi s is pub lis hed o u r see some of our local rest or ati ons o n cars from o u r branch m et th e club rooms w ill be all spic and spa n d ispl ay for th e fir st time . Kei th Perry 's Tauranga m embers on th e old again as w e hope to have a go od turn 1911 O verland in chassis form, wi th Rotorua/Tauranga road to ce le bra te 80 out of member s for a w orking bee to th e e ffor t of his so n Andrew. Tom years of motoring in the Bay of Ple nt y , giv e th e building a sp ruce up and Stephens 1906 Argyll , looking very Ther e w as an excha nge of ma yoral re paint. co mplete , sho u ld be m ot o rin g by gre e tinp:s a nd lunch . G LADYS G REA YES Windsor 1984 . H arrv Andrews 1922 Our first club ni ght was in the fo rm Briscoe, thi s was ev e n se e n m ot ori ng o f a ge t-together a nd a very int eresting a ro und th e field, could also be a no ther fil m on th e " Birth o f the m ot or car" . e ntry for ,Vindso r 1984 . Jim Wel sh 's This ce rta in ly m ad e us reali se that w e 1924 Bui ck 4 cy linde r at the stage of have co me a ve ry lo ng w ay in thi s pai nt stripping but o therwise origi na l. fie ld . Roy Shirrcffs 1939 C hc v Seda n is Februa rv 19th was o u r fir st club run , :\ con ti ngen t of bi kie s fro m thi s ilrea a nothe r th at loo ks lik e being see n in o rgan ise d' by Roge r Ne lson and Rcg e n te red the Na tional M ot orc vc le Rall v no t too d ist an t fu ture . Munroe . This too k us ar ound Lak e in Invercaruill recen tly th ev 'in cluded: Th e Vinta ge Car C lub ran a n en gin e Rotorua through a pri vat e fo re stry ;\oel lac k ,;~ l d Ru sse ll' Da le o n a 1926 as se m bly co m pe titio n, won by two o f road and back to Kah aroa fini shing at Il ilr le'y Davidso n and side chairs;John o ur m ember s , Jim W el sh and C harlie Roger & Diana's " Blue be rr y Farm " fo r ,\ \arl in o n a 1928 BSi\ ; Bry un Frascr. Also a tim e guess w as pUI on a a gy mk ha na. One test proved qui te Good m a n O il a 1928 Ral ci gh : Ted

PAGE T WENT Y-NIN E an entrant on a motor cycle, namely Wally and Rosalind Hunt, on a 1926 BSA Motorcycle and Side-chair MACHINING & REPAIRS com bina tion. Th e rally finished at my AS MEMBERS OFTHE V.C.C. WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN ALL THINGS hom e where a pleasant afternoo n tea was held on the front lawn . Seco nd OLD AND MECHANICAL. WE CAN THEREFORE OFFER A FULL place went to Lance Wickstead and MACHININGAND FABRICATION REMAKE OR REPAIRSERVICE BY third to Bryan Spragg . COMPETENT PEOPLE INTERESTED INTHE FINALRESULTS. CO LIN JOH NSTO N If it's worn out, lost, or broken, call Philip Jeeves at:­ MONACO MANUFACTURING LTD, TAUPO 71 BAMFORD STREET, Back in the New Year a numb er of WOOLSTON , us drove out to the hist ori cal village on CHRISTCHURCH . Phone:-841-573 Huka Falls Road and met up wi th members of the Tokoroa branch . Thi s gave a good cross sec tion of vin tage Hock ley on a 1915 Trium ph; Tony STD 6. cars of both branc hes . We saw a Hobbs on a 1912 Humber ; Russe ll Clu b mem ber s are looking forwar d Packa rd an d a Vauxha ll that used to be Cross on a 1925 BSA; and Norm Micas to the 1985 Commem orati ve Rall y and in our bran ch and had an intimate look on a 1950 A.J.S. Seve ral of these many hav e se t thi s as a target dat e for at the workings of a Rolls Royce participants were awarded placings in them to have their cars completed. Phantom 11. AModel AToure r got left the va rious eve nts. Two Oldsmobi les which hope to be beh ind with dis tribntor trouble but Whi lst on the subj ect of bik es. Lou readv bv this date ar e the 1928 of lat er arrived running well. Some of the Pe rnbcrton recently acquired a 1926 S t u a ~ t Hatt on s and the 1934 of Robert gathe ring had lun ch at the vint age Triumph. Woods. restaurant befo re motor ing hom e. Ten locals ente red the Waimate G RAHAM PAULEY Our recent down the lake ru n was Wallabv Rallv a t whi ch the Ladbrook poorly att ended ow ing to un season ally Dodge ~ n d Steven son Ch evrolet ca me heavy rain. Only Ron Clerke in the in first and second respecti vel y in the Gra ham Paige roadster with a wipe r Vin tage sec tion. Ashburton Rally is TARANAKI that wouldn't wo rk, braved the usually well atten ded by ou r member s journey to Tokaanu, three othe r and this yea r Bob Har tleys 1923 Buick We have had a very busy two pa rties follow ed in modems. A picnic won the Vinta ge overall section; months since Xma s wi th plen ty of held by the lake with half a dozen King Lynd say Prentice. 1937 For d V8. first outings to please the enthusias ts and Cou ntry members gave a chance to PVV overall and third PVV Tim e Trial; keep the vintage machin er y rollin g. exa mine a Porche Supe r 90 Coupe, Russell Paul wo n Vintage Con cours in Nea le Whi ttaker has bee n to which is rare eno ugh. After dr ivin g the 1920 Hupmobile; Alla n Blaik ic's Auckland recently atte ndi ng rallies through Waihi Maori Village to see the 1930 Chrvsler was second in the aga in in his beautiful Vete ra n, a 1911 wa terfall in the rain, peo ple moved off " People's 'Choice" ; and Marilyu F.N. He recen tly wo n the Mayor's to the hot baths or home. At Three Ladbrook in the 1922 Dodge wa s Choice Trophy at the Hor seless Mile Bay on the homeward journey , judged Second Best Lady Driver. Carriage ru n from Auc kland to the trav ellers we re join ed by wi ves Barry Barnes and fam ily are now Hami lton . Thi s is the trophy that all and families at a most enjoyable insta lled in our ar ea complete with w ho pa rticipa te wa nt to wi n. evening ba rbecue, made even better Stude ba ker and I'eugot Tourers, and Th e Janu ary motorcyc le me et ing by the total ab sence of rai n. We hope we und er stand his continge nt of bik es was held at Eric and [oyce Terrill's to hold this run again sho rtly in bett er ar e du e to arri ve soon . res ide nce in Hawera and there was a conditions, two trophies still to be wo n Ray Bar ron leaves to take up good turnout of cyc les and members. and a junior member of the Hindess residen ce on the Coast soo n but in the Eric's power-plus India n was on fami ly is keep ing her run plan s a well mean tim e he and Fer gus Grcgory are dis play and is beginning to take shape gua rded sec re t. off rallying the 1928 Ch evrolet in for a fine restoration , the inst allation An Australian part y wer e in Taupo Austra lia. Russcll Dale has sold his of the engine bein g the latest for a few da vs in two Austin 7 tourers. 1928 Fast Four Dodge and Gav in de velopment . Bel ieve Jack' Hind ess gave them some Lad brook has added two more Dodges We had an inter esting discu ssion at help when onc wa s ha ving mechani cal and a Ford V8 to his collect ion. the last Noggin and Natte r abo ut all tro uble. Both John Reid and Nevillc the co mme nts and letters in the Th e E.R.A. pictured on the fron t of Davidson are ma king good progress 0 11 Beaded Wheels abou t ju st whe re our the las t issue of " Beaded Wheels" was thei r T Fords. w hile it is rumo ured Bob club is heading in the future expansion here for two days recently : a 'photo Hartlev has found another 1923 Buick. of members and cars, some strong will appear on the Club Room not ice The' Bran ch 's Annual Mid-Island opi nions have been expressed. board soo n. Rnllv att racted 60 entr ies w hic h set out Our 11th Annual Waitar a Mini-Vin ROBIN de-Sli\IAS on a'choice of 3 routes around Timaru, To ur was held in ea rly Ma rch this year Pleasant Poin t and Taiko areas end ing and it wa s good to see so many with field tests, ha ngi and soc ial member s come and enjov the beautiful evening at the Fairvicw 11all. weather in Nor tli Tar anaki. WAIKATO Unfortunately a misp rint ed road nam e Observation and the ability to keep to and a missed instruction on the maj or time was the kev to success and the Jan ua ry is a qu iet mo nt h around this rou te ca used considerable confusion rally was ru n on good tarsealed roads. a rea as many people tak e their eve n for locals. Perhaps Peter Butle r' s Twcntv-three en tries were entered holidavs and trv to catch some sun on advice on pages 3 and 4 Beaded and prizes do na ted by local firms we re the wes t coast iRaglanl or the eas tern Wheels No. 146 could have been given to the firs t eight placcgcu ers. beac hes that stretch from Wh akutane heed ed a littl e mor e. First time out for The Mini -Vin Tour was won for the to the top of the Coromandel Graham Smith in his 1928 Dodge first time in its eleven year history by Pen insu la.

PAGETHIRTY An informal run is usu all y held in mid -Janu ar y for keen me mbe rs an d thi s year about six ca rs headed to Waihi to look around th e tourist attrac tions . On e of these is the Museum of Technology with many attraction s for young and old . Included in the ex hibits are ab out 24 tra ctors, statio nary mot or s and other goodies of a bygon e era . Coin cid entally th er e was PHOENIX GROUP OF COMPANIES a market da y in Waihi that mo rn ing with float s and pr izes to be wo n. Th e PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. OF NEW ZEALAND LTO museum and art galle ry were also visited where mu ch of th e early PROVIDENT LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD. histor y of the area , particularly min ing acti vitie s, proved very int eresting. Th e FIRE - LIFE - ACCIDENT - MARINE last stop w as at the well kn own Lily Ga rde ns, 6 ha. of pri vat ely developed VINTAGE & VETERAN VEHICLE gar dens with, as th e name implies, ma ny water lilies. INSURANCE Th e end of Januar y brou ght two lon g week ends in a row - Auckland Christchurch Branch: P.0. Box 38 anniversar y weekend was th e Bay of Plent y a nnual ra lly , thi s year 76 HEREFORD STREET Phone 791-054 ce leb rating th eir 25th anniver sary. Fifteen Waikato ve hicles converged on Local Offices Throughout New Zealand the Tauran ga racecourse for th e tw o day s of rall ying. Goo d weather prevailed , altho ugh thi s meant lots of du st - I never reali sed how mu ch meta l roading th ere is in th e vicin ity of Taurang a . The weekend was ver y w ell organised and a cred it to th e orga nise rs . Sir , and not in use , I w ould sa y - ge t them Th e following week end coi ncided Before I return to England with my reb uilt and racin g, for not only w ill with Waitangi Day celebrations, and E.R.A., I should like to publicly thank th ey deriv e a great deal of pleasur e the Eastern Bay of Plenty annual rall y. all thos e peo ple w ho hav e mad e by from it, but th ey will provide untold Onl y 5 ca rs att ended from Waikato trip so memorable and suc h a success . numbers of sp ec tators w ith a grea t alt hou gh we brou ght hom e the tea m I would like to single out, deal of pleasure also , as I have found pr ize with Ralph Blydes 1915 parti cul arl y, Allan & Pam Bram well of out person all y from th em during my Studebaker , lalso Popular Choice Christchurch who, between them , got trip. winner ). Reg Ridley's 1929 Austin the who le deal off th e dec k, orga nised To th e co rrespo ndent in Bead ed 16/6, and Bruce Cat chpole's 1936 spo nso rs, tran sp ort , fuel , ran thei r W heels w ho w rites tha t he doe sn't Packard Roadster. ow n Coop er Vincent , organised and w ant to use his 1920 Hupmobile on Three ca rs we nt to Auc kland for ran Wings & Wheels, Wigram , and shingle road s in case it gets its th eir Vet eran Rall y - Paul Clar k's over and above all th at have been th e pa intw ork chipped, I wo uld say he has Ford T, Bob Taylors Reo , a nd th e most gen er ous and en tertaining host s got his ca r for th e wron g reason s. In Finu can es from Te Aroha in th eir 1917 on e could meet anyw he re in th e th e Vint age & Histori c car wo rld , th er e Dodge. Our first club night of 1984 world. are basicall y tw o types of people, the was ente rta ined by the tall tales of our I woul d also like to thank David " Goers" and th e "S ho w ers" . I am tw o Ameri can tourists - Roy Row e Silcock for providing me with wit h un ashamedly a "Goer", a nd deri ve an an d Ray Hir sl. I'm sure th er e mu st works hop facilities at Moto Sport enormous amo unt of pleasure from it, have been a few mem ber s w ishing garage in Christ ch urc h, in which I an d there are many mor e out her e wh o they had gone on the tour. could prep ar e an d overha ul th e E.R.A. cou ld do the sa me. The annua l Puk ek oh e swap meet bet ween races in th e most co nvivial W.R .G. (Billl Morris was very popular again thi s year w ith and happy surro undings . To Allan Bremner , Geo ff Walls and a good se lec tion of item s offer ed by Sir, sometimes optim ist ic se llers . One of Glyn Jon es of Auckland for th eir pa rts in helping to get myself and the E.R.A. Beaded Whee ls' cove r photo of th e the att ractions of th is weekend is th e E.R.A. was quite nice , but the pictur e number of friends and acquaintances over to New Zea land , and th eir great help an d assistan ce during the was domi nat ed by a lar ge, black yo u can m eet - w hat w ith sear ching plast ic bu cket in th e for eground . Com e for those vital pa rts an d catching up Wh enuapai V)' ings & Wh eel s weekend. on, chaps! w ith gossip the day soon passes. NE ILMcKENZIE Future eve nts are co m ing along To those competitor s w ho hav e th ick and fast with plenty of action for given me good races, par ticu larly our ac tive mem ber s. March 18 is th e David Silcock an d Allan Bramwell in Sir, dat e for our annual Gymkha na and th e Coop er Vinc ent, David Read in th e Wh at a ver y m ixed lot of lcu crs w e Conco urs judg ing . The co m mittee also 260M Zephyr an d Chris Read in his wer e able to rea d in " Beaded Wheels " select thei r Restor ation of the Yea r, a Lotu s 20 Twin Cam , I have a spe cial No. 146. diffi cult job this yea r with a number of th ank you , for without strong Wha t a grea t pity that so few of them very good resto rat ion s com ing on th e co mpetition, th e E.R.A. woul d not mad e any real sense' roa d thi s yea r - mo re on this next ha ve been able to be seen in its tru e Barrv .Barnes contrad icts himself issue . place. sev era lly: e .g. th e suggest ion tha t our IAN HOW ELL To th ose peop le w ho have Historic main mot ivati on is a fascin ati on with Sports or Racin g cars in th eir garages, age itself contras ts strangel y w ith his

PAGE THIRTY-ONE sta te me nt th at our P.W .V.s ar e now as I tha nk Allan Dray and Les Anglis car s of th e 1950s are unrem arkabl e for old as Vet er an s once wer e. Would he for th eir co mme nts . Th ey bot h tou ch eithe r sty ling or engi neering, and sw ap his 1915 B.S.A. for a Humber 80? on the con cerns felt by many peo ple make even th e d ross of the 1930s, Certai nly not ' who are unhappy at our Club which th e vintage movem ent was Jim Maud tell s us that the Vint age deg enerating int o a retirem ent hom e form ed to avoid, seem attracti ve . Ca r Club w ith all its va ried vehicles is for pen sion ed-off mo de rn rub bish. Th en w hat ca n we do about th e alive and we ll, Alive, yes, but if it was Alastair Mclntosh mad e a lot of younger en thusiasts, w itho ut w hom truly well Jim, th en no one wo uld need se nse in his Southland Bran ch Notes th e club will surely stag nate, bu t w ho to q ues tion th e d irec tions it is taking. It too. Of course th ere are plenty of ar e unable to afford our so rt of it not just on e or two isolat ed mem ber s ve ter an and vintage ca rs still around , motorcar? How ca n we encourage eithe r, but a w ho le bra nch up north and a lot more of them wo uld be th ese people who might even think a and many individuals down south. getting restored and used if th e 1956 Vauxha ll Victor look s nice and Russ Wilc ox seems to think that Vintage Car Club still was tru e to its drives w ell? being a dedi cat ed bran ch office r is name and ideals. No, I do n't claim to have any exc use enough for offering up an over­ Fina lly , anyo ne w ish ing to meet like­ an sw er s, but th e problem is real restored P.W .V. w ith dubiou s sloga ns minded Vint age enth usiasts ca n do so eno ugh. Let th e you ng blood in , and plast er ed across th e back. Well , at the A.G.M. in Wanganui this yea r. ali en ate th e stalwarts. Keep them out , bra nc h office rs are well placed to bend Th e Waitem ata Bra nc h wi ll be th er e in an d we become too inward-lookin g. th e rules, hen ce th e several post wa r force , in th eir Vint age ca rs, and we ea rs passed off as 1939 or 1940 mod els look forwa rd to enjoy ing th e co mpany JOH N KING by these worthies up and do wn the of oth er people wh o care ab out th e real country . Vintage Ca r Club of New Zealand. Pet er Russell wish ed us all a ha ppy New Year - well th at w as nice . And G RANT H. TAYLOR Sir, yo u' d better not lay money on Sha nd By th e tim e thi s lett er reach es the editor 's office most of th e dus t will not shoo ting an old horse or a dog! Sir, Robin Na irn begs for toler ance . have se ttled on thi s co ntroversial MARSHAL L' Robin, th e Vint age Ca r Club of N.Z. issu e, th e da te lim it on vintage ca rs. As I am a sc hool teach er by In my view I feel we never should was not form ed by tolerant men . profession perhap s I may be for given, Shand and And erson toler ant ? have departed from th e 1930 dat e line but why do so many of our members but now th at we have I think we Goo dness me! Th ey w er e int oler ant , - and, to th eir discredit, the proo f Robin, int olerant of the rubbish that in should con tin ue to admit we ll ca red readers of you r othe rw ise admirable for ca rs right in to th e 1960s if th ere th e 1940s was passed off on a publicat ion pe rsist in spelling des pe rate an d car hungry public as ar e eno ug h members wan ting it thi s " marshal" as in Jack Mar sh all ! A rall y wa y. mot orcar s. Th e sa me rubbish that our marsh al. Field -Marshal, Air Vice­ now Non- Vint age Ca r Club seems to A point that is bein g ove rloo ked is Marshal and w ha t have you should be ve nerate . th e fact that w he n a person decid es to spelt with one " 1" only. If in do ub t restore and ca re for a ca r, that car I recently sa w so me movie footage of consult th e Concise Oxfo rd Hank Hurley's Chevrolet tru ck tak en becom es some thing special, eve n if it Dictionar y. Wh ilst we ar e on th e is an Audi or a Skoda Oc tavia and I ten year s ago before it grew all sor ts of subjec t ga uge is spelt "gauge" not different lamps and it look ed really don't think any of us sho uld kn ock the "g uage "! ot he r fellow's choice of motor ca r. I well , very authe ntic. Wh y is th er e thi s SYD. HALLIDAY ur ge to ma ke vintage ve hicles look less recently read in an Ame rican au thentic as tim e goes by? Wh y do so magazine th at th e Honda Accord ma ny vintage ca rs look as though they Sir, would be a collectors' car of th e future ha ve been decorat ed by a child tu rn ed Th e pages have been full lately of and I am inclin ed to ag ree as ther e is loose in a mot or accessory shop with a views of w he re th e VCC is going . Th e no dou bt about th e qua lity and blank ch eque? President's suggestion of em brac ing durability of modern Jap an ese cars. on e-make clubs seems unpopul ar , Th ere are of course many othe r cars Owen Jon es believes that accepta nce with accusation s of em pire-buildin g. which have given mu ch pleas ure to proce dures sho uld be re-instated for New Zealand is full of suc h clubs; even the ir owne rs e.g ., Ford Capri, B.M.C . P.V.Vs and a jolly goo d idea too. I th e most unlikely of best -forgott en Min i, Fiat Bambino a nd man y others, under stand th at Gordo n Vogtherr has devices has its following, and if th e so oldies like myself may hav e to go on a remit along th ese line s un der wa y per iod is right , most of those people vintage runs w ith thi s never endi ng and I would ur ge those of you left ou t are in ou r clu b as we ll. That see ms to variety . there wh o care abo ut standards to make se nse to me, but let th e one ­ Ho w ever I think it wo uld be nice if support it. make clu bs ca te r for the un suit abl e there was a little more in "Beaded Owe n also ha s the right idea ca rs. Wh eels" about them. Wh at happened regarding one ma ke clu bs, th ese I we ll rem em ber bein g disappo inted to the se ries Th e Club's Old Veh icles? people ar e even more bigoted , during the 1980 Internati on al at On e othe r poi nt w hich has bo the red parochial and purblind than we are! A sharing th e roa ds with an upright Ford me for a lon g tim e , wh y did anyone certain we ll kn own Nor th Island Prefect , w hich I still regard in no way decid e on 1918 as th e cut off dat e for branc h invited a local club dealin g as bein g wi th in the origina l ideals of a ve te ra n ca rs. That was right in the wi th a massed produce d 6 cyl. General Vintage Ca r Club. Recent thought has middle of World War I and mos t Motors product along on a fairl y sugg est ed a reason - I con sid er any manufacturer s continued buildin g cars respectable run. You can imagine th ei r machiner y yo unge r than myself, and in post war years that wer e mostly embarrass me nt w he n these people which I can recall seeing new on the identical wi th their pr e-w ar mod els, it arrive d in noisy prime r cove red ca rs roads , as Modern , not Vint age . was not unt il th e mid 1920s th at the with big wheels on th e back and littl e No dou bt othe rs subco nscious ly feel tru e pos t ve tera n ca rs appear ed e .g. w hee ls on th e fro nt, fuzzy dice in th e th e same, and leav ing asi de all Essex Super 6, Austin 7 etc. While wi ndows and all. No, th e last th ing we arg u me nt about honest, har dwork ing, so me co mpa nies continued w ith th eir need in th e Vintage Car Club is one but tatt y Land -Rove rs , I suggest tha t pr e war models well int o th e 1920s make clubs and w ha t a shame we can't the olde r and lon ger -establish ed simply becau se th ey wer e se lling w ell fire the P.W.V.'s back out into th em member s are un willing to let all thi s e .g. Ford Mod el T 1908- 1927, Dod ge 4 agai n wher e th ey be long. recent stuff int o th e club. After all, th e 1914-1 927 .

PAGE THIRTY-TWO DE LUXE MOTORBOOKS FROM OVERSEAS Now available, limited supply. MOTOR ROAD TEST 1983 $18.00 Small quantity of 1982 edition available, $18.00 ANOTHER NEWIE - The Morris Motor Car - 1913-1983 $48.95 80 YRS CADILLAC LA SALLE $58.95 FORD TRUCKS SINCE 1905 $54 .75 CADILLACS OF THE FORTIES $69 .80 STUDEBAKER: The Complete Story $70 .00 THE THUNDERmRD STORY $54.65 THE HOT ONE: Chev 1955·57 $44.55 THE STUDEBAKER CENTURY: AS OLD AS THE INDUSTRY: Riley National Heritage $58.90 1898·1969 $76.50 THE CLASSY FORD V8 $63.65 THE V8 AFFAIR $58.40 FORDS FOREVER $44.20 HENRY'S LADY $58.25 AUSTIN SEVEN COMPANION $39 .95 CHEVROLET U.S.A.I. 1946·59 $58.25 CADILLAC: Complete History $34.95 U.S . MILITARY WHEELED VEHICLES $63.50 MUSTANG: Complete History $54.65 MGA:A Hist &Restor. Guide $31.95 COOPER CARS: Doug Nye $69.95 BENTLEY: Past &Present $49.95 ILLUSTRATED ENCL. Trucks s Buses $37.95 LANCIA: Shield and Flag $43.20 THE VETERANS $42.95 THREE POINTED STAR: SIXTY YEARS OF CHEVROLET $43.70 Story ofMercedes Benz $34.95 THE NIFTY FIFTIES $57.60 THE LEGENDARY HISPANO SUIZA $35.95 FALCON: New Size Ford $53.45 TRIUMPH CARS: Complete 75yr History $36.95 CAMARO: Chevs Classy Chassis $53.30 MORRIS MINOR: World Supreme Small Car $34.95 CHEVROLET: The Coming of Age 1911·1942 $58.25 AL VIS: Story of Red Triangle $45.50 70 YRS OF CHRYSLER $55.10 LEGEND OF LOTUS SEVEN $41.95 MUSTANG DOES IT $58.40 MORGAN SWEEPS THE BOARD: PLYMOUTH DE SOTO STORY $57 .85 3Wheeler Story $34.95 THUNDERBIRD: \11 Hist of Ford T·Bird $51.50 REAL CORVETTE: III Hist of Chevs Sports Car $57.95 THE DODGE STORY $46.40 Due April ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FORD $46.90 HERE TO OBSCURITY AMERICAN GASOLINE \11 History Model T·Ford 1909·1927 $58.10 ENGINES SINCE 1872 70 YRS BUlCK $42.30 75 YRS PONTIAC OAKLAND $64.40 CARS OF OLDSMOBILE $52.20 Price $63.60 ENCYCLO. AMERICAN FARM TRACTORS $54.85 150 YRS INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER $55.10 ENCYCLO. AMERICAN STEAM TRACTION ENGINE $33.25 Available from: FISHERS BOOKSHOP 564 COLOMBO STREET, CHRISTCHURCH 1 TELEPHONE: 68-780 PLEASE ADD $2 PER ORDER POSTAGE These are current stock prices. Price increases can be expected with each incoming order.

PAGE THIRTY-THREE How fru st rat ing w he n yo u restor e a in two classificat ion s , th e ea rlier group ve teran ca r and find by its se rial being those with less than 4 cy linde r WANTED - SWA P number it is one number past th e and the lat er gro up, 4 cy linde rs an d Mod el A Pheaton 1930 Hood Bows . vet eran/vintage dat e line. Your mor e . I hope members around th e Have goo d co ndi tion se t of 1930 friend's car, identical mak e and model co untry will come up wi th so me Roadster Mod el A bows to swap for bu t o ne number less ca n go on th e sugges tions here . ab ove . Also require Mod el A Dunedin-Brighton but yo u ca n' t take I have been a V.C.C. m ember for 27 gea rbox in good ord er. Phon e W. yo ur prid e and joy, I sugges t a mor e year s so have becom e accu stomed to Birch , Wellington 326-898, Box reali stic date wo uld be around 1925. acc ep ting cha nge in policy. 503 10, Por irua. I believe also veteran cars should be BOB HELM WANTEDPac ka rd Custom Radio for 1938 Ca r, also on e hu bcap for 1938 Pack ar d Six. M.W, Tooh ey , 3 Hinau .lassified Ads. Place, Timaru . Phone 6 1-856 . FIAT TOPOLINO RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDS Fiat 500 A Topolino 1939 se ll W IRE SPO KEDW HEE LS Members of Vintage Car Club Inc. com plete car in disma ntled Four - Three- Tw o Wheelers. Are condition .Some restor at ion don e S3.50 for first 40 words or less there-after yo u having w heel trou bles? All 3 cents per word . but requires a lot more wo rk to Members must be financial and state types of Vintage and mod ern complete. Man y spa re parts. $800. their branch . spoked w hee ls repai red or rebuilt. Phon e ChCh 898 -73 1 or write S Co ntact V. Russe ll, 29 Russell Don nithorne, 18 Draper Street, Non-Member Stree t, Waihi. Phon e 7496. S4 .00 for first 40 words or less there-after Christchu rch . 3 cents per word. BOX AD. S5.00 extra to above rates. BOX AD . FOR SALE 1952 Tr iumph Ren own PHOTO AD. SIO .OO extra to above rates. Your ad . w ill hav e greater complet ely restor ed , im maculate Enclose good black and white or impact in a border. Remit $5 .00 condition , W.O. F. Aski ng pri ce S6200. coloured photo. extra to normal rat es and ask for Phone Au ck lan d 09-585-104 or bus, 09-775-1 2. Above rates apply for each advertisement Box Ad . Adver tisements must be typed or clearly pr inted. CHEQUEOR POSTAL NOTEMUSTBE SWAP OR SELL OFFERS WA NTED ENCLOSED 1927 BU ICK Sta nda rd Six Sedan. Send to: The Advertising Manager, Dismant led and restoration P.O. Box 13140, CHRISTCHURCH sta rted .Man y spares. Ph oto not later than .10th of mon th preceding copied ow ne r's manual and pu blication . works ho p man ual. Swap for 28- 3 1 Austin Seve n sim ilar co ndition . Phon e 783-860 FOR SALE Wellin gton . 1929 Nash Road ster fully restored 1929 ESSEX, Supe r Six Ch allen ge r, to origina l co ndi tion usin g correct Town Sedan , in exc ellent o rigin al W ANT ED - Leyland Cub Truck , any paint colours etc. Tra nsmi ssio n has cond itio n incl ud ing genuine cond itio n co nside red . Also Leylan d an ove r-run box in it, w hen you leat her uph olster y. Mechanicall y Cub & Lynx part s and spares, and take your foot off the accelerator it sound a nd reliabl e w ith curr ent copies of The Leyland Journal esp. goes into neutral , thro tt le clo ses W .O.F. For fu rt her d etails contac t Vol. One 1935 . G.H. Taylor. Box 50 17, and th e vehicle is in an ove r-run Procyon and Gra ha m Smith, 13 Green mead ow s, Nap ier. situation un til yo u put your foot Tenn yson Ave nue , Lower Hutt. back on th e accelerato r, w hen it Phon e 670 -354 , Welli ngton . goe s back in to gear. O FFERS " Dodge 1935, DU . 4 door Sedan ­ 2 ow ners. ge nu ine 62,000 mil es. Immaculat e o rigina l condition . Black laquer . all new rubber , chrome, cover. d riving light s etc. Ver y reliable low maint en ance fun. Ma y be th e best any w here! Offer s wa nted . Phon e 665-356 , Auck land.

VVANTED - fo r 1908 poppet-valv e 1928 Nas h Sed an Standa rd six Daiml er 30 hp Steering w heel. Dash mot or , full y restored from chassis . 1938 AUSTI N SU PER 6 mounted oiler. Exhaust pressure fuel Th e engine has bee n reb uilt - new 142,000 miles , reconditione d pu mp. C .A.V. trembler co il. Lucas liner s , standa rd piston s, new mai ns motor , no ru st throu gh out, new kerosen e tail lamp. Da imler coiled an d back ends and w hite metal paint w or k. Upholste ry a nd bulb horn. Headlamp brackets . bearings. . hoodl in ing o riginal. in good Chas sis parts , spring ha nge rs etc . For further info rmation contac t condition. Th is ve hicle has been Some of the above, es p . chassis part s, Flexibl e Hoses Ltd , P.O . Box well looked afte r all its life and are similiar to Daimler sleeve-va lve 13-543, 249 Neilso n Street, requ ires a loving ow ne r. Offers. ca rs up to 1914. Plea se co ntac t Miss Onehunga , Auckl and . Pho ne Pho ne 449 -640 Nap ier (co llect). P.A. Bren. Po raet i Road , RD 2, Napier. 9-667-087 Phone 442 ·923.

PAGETHIRTY-FO UR TIMING-CHAINS (NEWI DISTRIBUTOR CAPS(New) KING ·PI N SETS(NEWI To suit mos t ea rly model veh icles To suit most ea rly model vehi cles To su it most early model vehi cles including: (excluding early Dodge etc havi ng including: Austin 1931-55; De Soto 1955-59; North-East electrical equipme nt], Austin 7, 8, 10 and 12 hp 1923-48; Dodge 1955-59; Ford [English ] and incl uding the following: Buick 1931-54; Ch evr olet 1924-55; 1939-55; Hillm an 1930-55; Humber Armst ron g-Sidd eley 1932-38; Chrysler, De Soto, Dodge, 1930-56; Jagu ar 1937-55; MG Austin 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 , Plym outh 1928-57; Essex 1928-36; 1936-55; Morris 1930-55; Plym ou th 28, A30, A40, A50 1929-73 ; Ford T 1912-26; Ford V8 1937-57; 1955-59; Riley 1935-55; Rover Bedf ord 1936; Buick 1931-51; Hillm an Imp and Min x 1932-76; 1934-55; Singer 1935-55; Sta nd ard Cadillae 1936-50; Chevrolet Holden 1960-65; Morris, 8, 10 and 1935-55; Vau xhall 1935-55; 1933-60; Citroen 1934-56; Chrysler 12 hp 1935-56; Nas h 1925-48; Wolseley 1937-55 etc. 1930-68; Commer 1932-75; Standard 1929-45; Van guard Only limited qu antities availabl e at Daimler 1932-60; De Soto 1930·61 ; 1948·57; Vau xhall 1935-57; $25 each. Diam ond T 1961; Dodge 1930-75; Volkswagen 1954-65; Willys 77 ENG INE BEARINGS jNewl Far go 1953-64; Ford 1939-75; 1933-36. Austin 8, 10, A40, A50, A70, A90 Graha m 1930-35; I.H .C. 1955-75; Only limited qu antities available at 1935-54; Bed ford 1934-57; Hillm an 1931-62; Hudson 1948-51; $47 .50 per se t. Bradford 1947-53; Chrysler Humber 1938-62; Jagu ar 1957-68; TIE ROD ENDS (NEWI 1934-59; David Brown ; Ford, Jow ett 1931-51 ; Kaiser 1947 -50; To suit most early model ve hicles Anglia, Prefect , Con sul 1935-59; Karrier 1938-62; Lafayett e 1938-40; including: Alvis 3 litr e 1949·55; Hillman Minx et c 1937-54; Hold en Lan chester 1936-39; La Salle Austin 8. 10, 12, 14, 16 hp 1922-6 2; 1948-58; Humber 80, Snip e, 1934-40; M.G. 1931·55; Morris 8, Bedford 1'/, -5 ton 1931-63; Buick Hawke 1937-46; Jagu ar 2'12 litr e; 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2 1, 25, 1925-54 ; Cadillac 1936-51; 1932-69; Nash 1942-48; Old sm obil e Jowett 1947 -53; Le Roy 60 GI ; Chevrolet 1930-59; Chrysler Morri s 8, 10, Oxford 1939-48; Nash 1933·50; Packard 1937-51; 1927-53; Commer '14 -5 ton 1936-68; Amb assad or x 600 1933-48; Plym outh 1935-69; Pontiac De Soto 1929-52; Derm is 3.5 ton Old sm obile 1934-48; Packard; 1933-51; Ram bier 1956-62; Reo 1949-57; Dodge 1927-39; Essex Petter 10 hp; Rover 60 1948-53; 1967-75; Rover 1932-63; Riley 1927 -34; Fargo '/2-6 ton 1929-56; Singer 9, 10, 1938-55; Standar d 8, 1932-58; Standard 1932-59; Federa l 314 -5 ton 1938-51; Fer guson 101 939-59; Vau xhall 10, 12, 14, 15, Studebaker 1942-51; Sunbeam TEF Tractor ; Ford Y 8 & 10 hp, A & 23 Wvvern, Velox, Victor 1934-54. 1939-62; Tr iumph 1931-58; V8 (Anglia , Prefect , Co ns ul, Only limited qua ntities available at Vauxhall 1932-57; Volk sw agon Zephy r, Falcon ) 1928-66; G. M.C. 1968-75; Wh ite 1958-75; Willys $47.50 per set. '1, -3 ton 1935-54; Grah am 1930-40; 1948-51; Wolseley 1932-62; etc; SPARK PLUGS (NEWI Grah am-Paige 1928; Hud son etc: etc . Only limi ted quan tities 1929-53; Hillman 1934-7 1; Holden Recomm ended for all models of the ava ilab le at $25 eac h. follow ing ve hicles 1920-1950, 1948-59; Hu mber Hawk & Snipe except wher e spec ified: And erson; STARTER PINIO NS (NEWI 1946-64; Int ernation al 1928-56; Apper son 4, 8 cyl; Auburn 6, 8 cy l Auburn 1934-36; Austin 8, 12, 18, Jaguar Mk IV 1'12 litre 1946-49 ; La to 1933; Barley 6; Cad iliac to 1928; 20 hp 1923-47; Bed ford 1935-50; Salle 1934-40 ; Mack 1936-37; M.G. Case; Ch andler ; Checker Cab \Is" Citroen 10 x 12 hp 1933-36; 1929-59; Morri s 8, 10, 12 hp etc heads; Ch evrolet 4 cvl thru to 1928; Chrysler 1928; Diam on d T 1923-59; Nash 1929-48; Nuff ield Chrysler 1924/29; Cleveland; Cole; 1934-38; Ford A, AF V8 1928-52; Universal Tractor ; Olds mobil e Davis 90, 9 1; Diana; Dodge 4 cyl ; Hu mber Snipe & Pullm an 1935; 1931-53; Plym outh 1929-39; Dorris; Du Pont D; Durant to 1929, Morris 8. 12, IS, 16, 18, 20 hp Pon tiae 1928-58; Reo 1927-39; 610; Elcar other than 130/ 140; 1931·48; Riley 1929-35; Rover 14/6 Rover 1948-50; Singer 9 & 10 hp ctc Erskine, Ford A. V8 4. 8 cy l 1935-36; Studebaker . 1933-34; 1933-70; Standard 8, 10, 12 hp etc 1928-34; Ga rdne r; Gr ah am to 1934; Vau xhall 12, 14 hp 1934-36; 1932-59; Studeba ke r 1930-53; Graham -Paige 6 cyl: Hu pm obil e to Wolseley 8 hp 1945. Onl y limit ed Sun beam 4 cy l. 1951-71; Terra­ 1928; [ew ett : Jordan to 1928; qu antities available at $25 each. plan e 6 1933-37; Triumph 1946-53; Kissel; Lincoln to 1933; Loeom obil e Vau xhall 10, 12, 14 & 18 hp etc AXLE SHAFTS [New ] 1933-64; White 1940-49; Willys othe r than 8/78; Luxor (cabs]: Austin 10 12, A30, A40, A70, 1'/, 1940-57; Wolseley 1936-59. Only Maxwell afte r 1923 ; Moller Cab s ton 1931-60; Ford Anglia, Prefect , [Aster]: Moon other than 6-72 . limited quantities ava ilable at $45 Con sul Transit 1936-72; Hillman pair. 6-77, 8-82, 8-92; Nash to 1928; Minx Hu sky 1934-60; Morris 8, 10. Oakland to 1929 ; O verland 6 cyl; 12, Min or S.V., lsis: Major . 25/30 WIPER MOTORS Packard to 1931; Paige; Par amount ewt tru ck 1930-60; Rover 10/25 Th ese new 6-volt ind ep endent Cab s; Peerl ess to 1929; Plym outh 1929-31; Singer 9 Le Man s Hunter wipe r unit s come complete with to 1928; Pontiac to 1929; Rev er e M, 1925-56; Standard 8, 9, 10 1929·59; sw itch and insta llation instruc­ 25; Roam er ; Rollin G-2; Saf-t-ca b: Sunbea m Rapi er 1957; Vau xhall tions, togeth er with: vint age w ipe r Sta r 4, 6 cyl; Stev ens-Durye a: 12, 14, 1933-57; Also good used bla de , fuse holder , and we ather­ Whi ppet 4, 6 cy l. Only limited axles to suit the followin g vehicles: proofin g sea l. Send $45 per unit. qu antity ava ilab le at $7.50 each , Austin 10 hp 1932-1937;Stude­ TAI L LAMPS w hich inclu des brass spade type baker Big 6 1915-25; Ford TV8 FORD Model T type, new electric termi nal s, toget he r with pa ckaging 19 12-39. On ly limited quantities tail lam ps, only lim ited qu antity a nd postage. ava ilable at $37. 50 ea ch. availab le at $26 eac h.

To ensure prompt delivery, se nd money orde r. togeth er wi th your full name. address and specific requirem ents to: Ronald Lever, 87 Tui Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland. Note: Priv at e cheques are accept ed , but delivery may be withheld pending bank clear an ce.

PAGE THIRTY FIVE HEADLIGHTS . .. PAIRS

BUICK . .. 17/21. 23. 26127 Masler . 28 Std , 29. 30. 3 1 large se ries. 3 1sma ll PLYMOUTH .. . 28/29 Painled . 28/29 Chrome . 3 1 pai nted. 3S. & 33. up 10 series . 32. 33. 36 8/40. 8160. 8/80. .28 Master . 22/4 cyl, 39 & a few othe rs. 39. CADILLAC ... 24125. 26/27. 31. plus most years 1911 10 30 (some 30 REO .. . 26/27 Wolverine. 3 1 Flying Cloud , incl d rum script & poss ibly pairs]. others . CHEVRO LET ... 17/22. 23/24. 25/26. 27. 28. 29/30. 31. 32. 33. 34/35 Std. MINERVA ... Willico Bott in type. plus o the rs 10 48 inc .t Comme rcial. OLDSMOB ILE ... 21/23 with e mblem . 24/25/26. 27/28. 29. 30. 3 1. 32. 33. KISSEL 1 min t pair. 34/8 cyl, 35. 36. DODGE DB drom style . DB Bullet style. 28 Victor y 6. 29 Senior 6. 29 PO NTIAC .. . 27. 28. 29/30. 30/3 1. 32/33. 34, 3S. 36. DA. 30 DD. 30 81DC. 33. 3 1/6 cyl, plus othe rs 10 39 inch Com mercial. STUDE BAKER . .. 22/23. 24. 25 big 6. 26 big 6, 27 bullet. 28/8 cyl. 39/30 DESOTO .. . 29/30 Std , 29130 Ch rom e. 32. 33 std , 37. & var ious others . large. 29/30 small. 3 1 Pres. . FIAT 50 1/503 . WILLYS . .. 25/26 IW/KI. 27/28. 29/30 . 31/32 . CHANDLER . .. 29 new old stock. ~gf:ESR~R A SS Self Ge ne rati ng carbide Headlights, Pr. 7" Optica l lenses REO ... dr um/script. CHRYSLER ... 24/27 Bullet. 24126 dru m 24/27 Visor type, 24127 large C.A .V. various sets & singles in stock . both symbol & post mount ed. viso r type with jewel 27/28 paint ed d rum. 27 paint ed with large jewel. 28 DIETZ .. . various new & used original vintage pairs for trucks. I need full chrome drum w ith jewel. 28 Locke Custom Imperial. 29 mod 75. 30 moo details. 66. 30 mod 70. 3 1. 32. 33/34. 35 Airstr eam. 37. 38. 39. 29/30 Mod 65. 37. FORD .. . various T model from 17 up . 28 A. 29/3 1 A. 32. 34. 36: 37/38. 40 26127 Imperial. 28/29 Im per ial & othe rs, Commercial & others. VAUXHALL 31/33 scr ipted meda llion . LUCAS ... dozens of var ious types from 1910 up (incl a pair of Self G RAHAM 28/29 mod 6 12. 29/30 with wi ngs, 30/3 1 with win gs. 29130 8 Generaringl tc the 19S0's Rolls Royce, Bentl ey. Jaguar. ere 700 series. Bot h new old stock , new & used. Please supply full details with your requirements. AUBURN 25/26. 26/27. SMITH, ,. Tr uc k & car headlights. singles & pa irs, a few of. HUDSONDrum type. 30/3 1 8 cyl, 28, 29, 33 Oval. 34, 36. 37. ZANARDl NI-MILANO ... 1 pair. DURANT 28 stee l, 29 chrome . plus possibly others earlier. CARBIDE HEADLIGHTS , . . Mostly singles. mostly steel & steel/brass. a PAIGE , 1925 pa ir dr um . few brass. Send deta ils. RUGBY/STAR . . . several sets. supply details, RYAN Lites . 1 large 1 small pair in nice condition, suit Stu tz & so me ERSKINE ... 27, 28, commercial. WHIPP ET . . , 26/28 Dru m. MARCH AL . I pair of post mount ed. ESSEX .,. 1712 1, 22, 23/26. 27128 Bullet. 29. 3 1. 32. Steel & Chrome. BOSCH . . . se veral pairs of post & fork mounted. various sizes. TERRAPLANE . , . 32/33, 34, FO RK MOUNTED steel. stee l/bra ss & brass headligh ts for pre 1920 FRANKLlN ... Tw ilite 15 1/152. Parab earn se r 140. 25 ser l la. 29 ser 15 1. vehicles. approx 30 prs not identified precisely. Exact details on these sc r IS3, ser 130. please , MARQ UETTE , .. 29131. LUCAS Pl OD .. . several pOSI & pre war pairs. OA KLAND ... 29. 30. incl ea rlier model pai rs. Miscellaneous other pairs too numerous to me nlion or identify. Many OVERLAND small 7- pair sc ripted face len ses. incl va rious Fork com mercial vehicle headlights included . .. advise me of your needs mount pre 20. enclos ing full details to assist in positive identification. JORDAN large Solar d rum. Solar 1130 dr um . For all written enquiries . .. New Zealand & else where SI cash. No PACKARD 15/16 2nd se ries twin 6, 21/23 . 26/27 sma ll drum . 29 Jr pos tage , no reply. Th ank you. se ries . 30/31/32 small se r 33/34 Solar [ rs 40. sea led beam. plus 60lhe r pai rs 18 to 30. OBSOLETE AU TOPARTS CO. MARMO NROOSEVELT ... 29. Box 5. 40 Corn leroy RoaJ . STANLEY STEAMER .,. Solar Drum type. r .o. HUPM OBILE .,. 17123. 24127 dr um. 24127 dru m mod R.28/29130 KURRAJONG. NSW 2758. AUSTRALIA. Centu ry. 30/3 IMod S, 38 & ot he rs. PHONE , . . 045 .73 1424. LINCOLN ... 23/27 NASH . .. 2S/26 Drum. 28. 29, 31/960 , 3 1/1070, 32/33 large Glolite . 4 cyl set. possib ly othe rs.

FO RD MODEL 7 1934. Res tor ed 1976, WA NT ED - 1925- 26 Essex bonn et , in 30,000 mil es , $250 just sp ent on good or reason ab ly good orde r. FOR SALE mo tor. No rust , excelle nt paint and American wi re spo ke w hee ls Contact D. Haycock, 15 Bridge Street. upholster y. $2900. Ca ll 10 Peace Bulls. Phone 49-339 co llec t. (5- 1934) Chev -Junior w heels, tyr es Street, Rotoru a . Ph on e 83-759 . and tubes co mplete. FOR SALE - 1921 Int e rnat ional I-ton One 11934) Chev -Deluxe w hee l. Tr uck . 1935 C30 Int ernati onal T ruck, tyre and tub e, all in very good Both res tored a nd in nice order. Price condition $300.00 the lot. negotiable . E.F, Natt rass. 2 Tom Ring Merv Black 88-392 . Park er Avenue, Napi er. Phon e Blenheirn. 438·632.

ARIEL part s wan ted for 1955 to 1958 Huntmaster or Cyclo ne . Any parts co nsidered. in particular , full w idt h FOR SALE rear hub, sea t, mud guards, headlam p, Thi s 1948 Pack ard wa s ve ry prim ar y chaincase , bo ttom fork yoke, extensively overhauled, inclu ding fork sliders to fit full w idth front hu b full engine rebuild , interi or retrim axle. Man y of these part s a re com mon etc th ree years ago and has done to othe r Ariel models. Have cran kshaft ar ound 10,000 mi les since. Its and crankcases for KH to se ll or swap. eq uipment includes pow er br akes, FO R SALE Ken Spal!. 197 Burw ood Road , ove rdrive . custo m ra dio . two 1928 Nash Ca bri olet Light 6. Christch ur ch 9. Phone 859-882, heat ers , exterior sunshield . front Lovingly ca red for by present and rear tow bars. sp ot lights and ow ne rs since 1966, restor ed to Corm orant. Many spares incl uded. original co ndition 1973 (fabric FOR SALE also Par ts and Se rvice m anu als. hood , leat her upholst er y. original Austin 4 cvlinde r LO HP. About Som e m inor work and refin ishing engi ne) .With spare pa rts and 1932/33. Comp lete and partially is required to res tor e to an ma nual. Excellen t touring ca r. restored . good tyres. immac ulate and imp ressive $8,000 ono, John Hellst rom , 2 Wr ite Aust in 89 Tennvson St. co ndition. Price is 58000 . Contact Rim u Road , Wellin gton 5, Phon e Ch ristchur ch or' Phon e Noel Brown , 22 Powell Crescent, 759-329. Christch ur ch 39 -837, Ch ristch ur ch 4 or ph one 584-153.

PAGETHIRTY-SIX WANTED - 28-30 Des ot o, Chrysle r FOR SALE -Gea rb ox - Chrysle r or Plymouth Roa dst er or Co up Body , corp n . manufacture similar t 6- -DA~ cowl doors, grill, radiator, petrol tank, Dodge bu t m arked BA 4020 6 - in ve ry front and re ar gu a rd s, 19" sp lit ring good condit ion , $40 . Also Dodge 4 wire wheels and hubs to suit plus motor driven tyre pump a nd G .A. various other pa rts . Have sw ap s. Also sta rte r gen erator $25 , M. Har vey , 130 parts & written ma te ria l fo r 25-30 Wills Street, Ashburton . Phone 89 -543 . Auburn. De an Ru slin g, 9 Mon ique Place, Hamilton . Phone 74-64 6 .

WANTED TO PURCHASE Vet er an Car pr e-1914 Motorable Tourer, preferabl y comp lete; or a lte rnatively, w ould consider rest ored running chassis w ith WANTE D esse n tia l mechanical s. Cash for th e For 1931 Va ux ha ll Cadet. 2 righ t ca r. Write K.B. Seaman, 10 h ubcaps and 2 int eri or do or Kerrymaria Place, Ta ka pu na, handles as per ph oto. Door handles Au ckl and. [Member]. pu sh on to spl in e and th en threa d on to back ing p late. Handbook and Dat a. FOR SALE - 1938 Eng lish Ford 8, Contact D. Oliver. 35 Bentley FOR SALE goes w ell , new paint and upho ls te ry, St reet , Christc hurch 4. Ph 427-793 . $1600 . Keith Drogem u lle r, 37 Kipling 1921 Wolverhampt on " Star" 12/25 Cr esc ent, Nel son. Phone 77-675. in or igina l co nd ition, ra re mo de l. ample spares, good running order. WANTED - Ford T Ru ckstell sh ift WANTED $ 10,000 . Apply Mr s M . Joh nson , 40 lever an d sma ll drum Ru ck st ell 1935 Humber Sni pe '80' parts . In Liverpool Stree t, Epso m , Au ck ­ housing - will swap for large drum. particular I a m se e king a good lan d . Pho ne 657-220 ev e n ings. Keith Drogem ulle r, 37 Kipling radiator s u rround, all oy tail light [Member ) Cr esc ent, Nelson. Phone 77 -675. br ack et s, D.W .S. mecha nica l ch assi s jack s [rear] , interior fit tin gs plus 3'12 litre S.V. engine (an y MOTORCYCLE PA RTS. Gasket se ts FOR SALE BY TE NDER condition). Also in terested in an y for N.S.U. q uic kly, Pu ck Alpine AUSTIN PRINCESS 1955, 2 o the r pa rts or lite rature on th ese Scoot er , Ari el Field-mast er 500, Roy al owners on ly , 5 1,79 0 mil es . Mint ve h icles. Please co n tac t Graham En fiel d 500 twin, Ariel Colt L.H ., co nd ition . Smith, 6 McKen zie Ave n ue , Fra ncis Barnett IAMC Mk 25 T 250 Tenders close 4.00 p .m . 18th Napi er. Ph on e 439-668 . [Member] T/S). BSADawdy. All ar e old s toc k April, with Saunders & Co. from 1950 s & 1960s, $6 ea incl Solici tors, P.O. Box 18, postage. Triumph Model " P" kick start Ch ris tch urch. For in sp ecti on FOR SALE - 1930 Mod el A Co upe sp rings $5 ea incl postage . Trium p h appoi n tmen t tel ephon e 797-690 (Ori gin al) 47,000 mi les sin ce new. pistons new se ts 5TA semi fini shed C h ristc h u rch . Mint co nd ition . Pr ice $15,00 0. 1930 $80 se t. O ne se t T riu mph 6T (7 1mm) Mo del A Roadster Pick-up truck (Stee l 040 $80 . Old 5TA & 3T pist on s tray) 90% rest or ed , jus t needs painting (va rious sizes & com p ressions ) new ST U DE BAKER 8 COM MAN DE R e tc. $7, 000. Vintage Midget for sale m ot or and gearbox wanted . Fro m 1930 $35 eac h . Ne ed ed ur gently 6T No . 12 rest or ed with tr ail er, $3,500 . alt ernator/Mag pre unit drive side F.D. Bill Bent, Runcim an Road, R.D. 2, Also No. 44 rest or ed with trailer, Drury . Ph on e Auc kland 294-846 1. c ra nkcase - ca n swap gen e rat or/mag $5, 00 0 . Phone Au ckland 814-93 67 dr ive or timing side case or unit timing VETERAN For d T for sa le - lat e 1911 e ve n ings . side cra n kcas e o r timing cases for th is Road st e r - a n a tt rac tive car in green item. Some spa re od d T riu m p h cases an d black with fawn hood - origina l hut must ge t co rrec t 6T case firs t. Will h rassw ar e - ha s been co mple te ly al so sw ap a ny of above for 1951 type rehuilt and m ech anicall y 5T (Rigid , gen . mag type ) primary reconditioned - motors extremely cha in cases. Th ese cases jP/C) a re well - $20,000 ono . M. H ar vey, 130 longer th an lat er swing a rm mod els . W ills Stree t, Ashburton. Ph on e 89 -543. Sets o f lin ings for BSA - T riu m p h 8" floating sho e brakes, $6 wheel. Man y PARTS WANTED unlined s ho es to s u it var iou s 1930s to 1921 Indian Pow erplus clutch a nd 1960 bik es. Parts need ed ur gently. foot pe da ls . Han d clutch comp lete. In dian Pow erplus especially magne to Sm all b ra ck et s front for foot res ts . a nd intake manifold . Need ed for Army Mu ffler. Sideca r w ith fittings . Indian (74 1-B). cylinder heads , Rep ly Ni col , IIA Fred Ju dd SWAP d istributor , handleb a rs, a nd ou te r C rescent, Wh ak at an e. [Member] Rotax 'Brigh tligh t' 2380 acetylen e p rima ry chain case. Fo r 1924 A.J.S. headlamp, Carello Bros. (Ital y ) need pa rts . For Pa nther " 75 " 35 0 need FOR SALE - Lar ge ca pacity, .finned , ker osen e tail lamp. Newton e parts. Ca n sw ap 192 0s Indian fra me, all oy sumps fo r Au stin 7s. Pri ce IU.S .A.) brass kla xon s ui t Ca di llac In d ian Prince bit s, pe rfec t 19 10 approx incl udi ng post & packagi ng is $65. or Pier ce - Ar row. WANTED ­ Dou glas Ta ni t, 1926 Do ug las mot or Fellbridge Auto Restorati on s, 6 Pitfure Lu cas kerosen e ta il lamp, Daimler ' b its (350). 191 0 Abingd on King Dick Road , Wak efiel d , Ne lso n . coi led bulb horn, C. A.V. trembler mot or , tin No rton pr imary case, FOR SALE - Set o f fro n t a nd rea r coi l. ex ha us t p ressu re fue l pump Tr iump h tank 1960 a nd m ore for gua rds and nose con e, [fibreg lass}, for fo r 1908 Da iml er. Please co n tac t co rrect ite ms. Would like to co n tact " Lotus Seven ". Bran d ne w . Pri ce Miss P. A.Bre n, Por aet i Road , R.D. a ny Pa n th er " 75" owner s . Contact $400. P.O. Box 10 1, Brigh tw a te r, 2, Na p ie r. Ph one 442-923. Phi l Ford , 26 Forreste r Avenue, Pin e Ne lson. Hill. Du nedi n.

PAGE THIRTY-SEVEN FOR SALE - 1911 Delage 6 cyl FOR SALE - from deceased estate. restoration project. Engine, clutch, 1936 Wolseley 14/56 Sed. Partly WANTED gearbox, steering, fron t axle and rest ored engine and chass is etc. Body We need help with our pet cars! sundries inc useful literature and wo rk to complete. New leather , glass. Can anyone supply a 1947 Morris photos. $1000 . Apply Miss P.A. Bren, 1939 Morris 14 HP Sed. New paint , 10 OH V oil filte r, Raym ond Mays Pora eti Road, RD 2, Napier. Phone chro me , headlin g etc. Excellen t or Alexander cyli nder head for Mk 442-923. condition all roun d. Reg & WoF . 1970 1/2 Consul/Zephyr 4 or 6 cyli nde r, 3500 Rover. Original condition. Allard Palm Beach, origina l Realistic offers wa nted . Phon e fibreglass air filter assy and grille CLASSIC WIRE WH EELSERVICE T homas 6978 Richmond, Nelson . badge or absolutely any (NZI LIMITED information/a dvice for FIAT 125 T Can provide any spoke for any FOR SALE - Jaguar Mk 7 1954 restoration. Please contact Geoff or wheel [stai nless stee l if required] . Manu al, O/drive. Sunroof. High 8: 1 Mervyn Walker, 4 Sedd on Stree t, Wheels presen ted in an y colour compression (facto ry optio n]. Upper Hutt. Phone 285-472. baked ename l or triple plate show Ou tstan ding original condition. Black. chro me finis hes . 110,000 miles. Reg, WoF, wi th PO Box 76277, Manu kau City, hand books. Reluctan t priva te sale Auckland. Phone 263-9 141 $8900. Phone 519-474 evenings or WANTED - for 1938 Plym ou th, any time. write 120 Brookside Ter race, window winde r han dles and interior Chri stchurch 5. door han dles. Any ove rdrive part s. WANTED - .Francis Barne lt Cruiser Hub caps. Also any old garage 225cc 1954-55 frame, tank, gua rds , advertising signs or dealer signs. WANTED headlight or an y othe r par ts or 1924 Fiat 501, 1928 Willys Num ber plates and badg es. Please infor mat ion. Please contact M.B. phone 778-716 ON or w rite Jim Whippet , 1930 Mor ris Oxford, Sutton, "View lands" , 30 Higgs Road, 1933 Fiat 506. Anyt hing Billyard, 4 Grat er Street, Maori Hill, Map ua , Nelson . [Member ] Dun ed in . considered, restored or not. 'Phone WANTED 1929 Armstrong 8 1-080 Masterton [even ings] or HOLD EN parts, all new, FX tail lamp Siddeley, 3lfz" black faced Smiths write P.N. Cam eron, R 0 8 lenses and gas kets, tan cloth speedo with figures forming a square Masterton . headlinin g & sunvisor set, zinc plated on round face. 2V2" black faced Smiths scuff plates, cow l gas kets, EJ rear oil pressu re gauge , needle swings from screen rubber , EH rear lamp top . 3lfz" Lucas park lights, like fitted surrounds , HO seda n rear gua rds . to Austin 12/4. Gea rbox moun ted Must clea r. ZEPHYR pa rts, new line speedo - windscree n wiper drive . limited stocks, Mk 1 fron t and rear Please contact M.B. Sutton , screen seals , genuine chrome trimmed " Viewlands", 30 Higgs Road , Mapua, type , wit h spec ial origina l keystrip, be Nelson. [Member] qu ick. Quantity of Ford 10 , 100E and Pilot pa rts brand new, cheap as bulk WANTED - Aircraft engine inline VI2 lot to genuine restorer. Please contact Rolls Royce or similar. Anything Resto Spares Ltd. , P.O. Box 40-897 conside red . Contact Trevor Carston, Upper Hu tt. 469 Waimea Road , Nelso n. INDIAN SCOUT 45 COMBINATION 1929 750cc The Rotorua Vintage & Veteran Car Club Inc. SERIES 101 Conside red by man y enthusiasts is holding its to be the ult imate Ame rican vintage motorcycle. Comp lete with orizinal Corbin speedo and 4th Annual Central North Island authentic period sideca r with locki ng boot. Com pletely restored to high standa nd with good SWAPMEET performance and proven reliability. On e owne r last 16 yea rs. New projects force sale at the ROTORUA RACECOURSE, ,$6,000 o.n.o. Contact: Neil Barn ard, 36 Hinem oa Street , 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, Whaka tane. Phone: 88-330 SATURDAY, 14th JULY, 1984 (Me m be r]

This event will be of interest t o all collectors of vintage CHEVRO LET Van 1948 Rare model in and veteran vehicles, antiques of every kind, motor­ runn ing order needs rings and some cycles, hot rods etc. body-wo rk all com plete with spa re parts $950.00 to genuine enthusiast. SITES FREE. ADMISSION $1 .00 per person . Ph: 645-269 Wellin gton. REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE. V.C.C . & mem bers of allied FOR SALE - Vintage 1930 Chevrolet clu bs w ill be welcomed at t he c1 ubrooms, Neil Hunt Park. sedan professionally rest ored to new Rot orua, from 4 .30 p.m. on wards for a " Get Toget her " condition thr oughout. Colonial body style believed to be th e onl y one left in and Bar-B-Que t ea at a nominal charge. existence. A reliabl e touring vehicle genuine oi fers to N.Ford , 42 Chu rchill For further details'ph on e Rot orua 476-498 Road , Howi ck. Phone Auckland 534·1573.

PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT TRI UMPH 1934-1936 four -cylinde r Complete Restoration of spor ts road ster , see king parts, information, literature. Believe this car POST VINTAGE & CLASSIC ALL METAL BODIES could be Donald Healey Monte Carlo special Triumph - an y knowl ed ge of The only Specialists in Complete Authentic restoration of suc h car coming to N.Z.? David & Mant on, Craw ford Road , RD I, "RUST BUCKETS" Ta uranga, phon e Taurang a 25-405 No job too big or too small. eve nings. Impeccable references supplied (SI Bentley & 911S Pors che just recently completed) . WIRING LOOMS GUARANTEED No "plastic shortcuts" - modest rates. I can overbraid new or exis ting wiring looms for any model to give Phone or write to Body Shop Superintendant an original appearance. All types of cowl lacing in store. Limited OFF ROAD VEHICLE CO. of N.Z. LTD. supply of cotto n braided wire P .O. Box 16 Amberley available. P. Lawr en ce, 114 Glengarry Rd, Glen Eden . Phone Phone (0504)48-461 818-4665.

SALE OR SWAP - 19-25 Albion WANTED TO BUY - Austin Healey, Truck, incomp lete . 19-25 Chrys ler 4 100/6 or 3000, anything conside red. ENGIN E PARTS - NEW - Bearings, cylinde r run ning gear. 1920 Republic Write: C. Whit e, 82 Gonv ille Ave, pistons, ring sets, timin g chai n & gears, Tru ck diff. WANTED - 1922-24 Wanganui, Phon e 42-684. valves & guid es, gas ket sets, sea ls, Oakland chass is, part s, and multiple water pumps & kits, fuel pumps & kits, disc clut ch and gea r box or Scripps FOR SALE - 1954 Triumph TR2 Long distributors & parts, ca rburettors & Booth K.R.I.T . any part of these cars Door. Aluminium Hard Top , Wir e parts. Th e best range of collectable Contact Stuart Fox, 8 1 Waerenga wheels, overd rive. Not running, automotive parts in Australasia . NZ Road, Otaki. Phon e 48-980. requires finishing, some pan el ­ $ 1.00 for all en quiries for airm ail mechani cal work completed $43 50 repl y. [Advise if you require my 20 DODGE 1924- 25 Tourer has been o.n.o. Phone White: 82 Gonville Ave, Page Orang e covered parts av aila bility tru cked, complete mechan ically with Wan ganui. Phon e 42-684 . bookl et] Thankyou. Ob solete Auto some spar es. Full set of ins trume nts & Part s Co. P.O. Box 5, 140 Coml eroy Rdl lights. Body rou gh , spa re front sea t TYRES FOR SALE - 30x5. 2 ne w, 2 Kurr ajong. NSW 2758 . Phon e section. Open to se nsible offers or unu sed recaps, 2 second hand, 5 new 045-731424. Ope n 6 days. trad e Fox ex Army vehicle or 750x20 tub es in ca rtons 6 19" Ford 1936 traction tyres, Contact: L. Sherer , 135 wh eels. Offers or swap mo torcycle WANT ED TO BUY - Unrestored or Main Rd, Fairfi eld , Dun edin or Phon e parts. G. Nie lsen, 2 Lorr ain e Ave. Mt partl y restor ed vet eran motor cycle. 883-776. Alber t. Phon e 864-779. Auckland. Prefer Indi an , Excelsior, Read ing Stand ard , Thor, etc. Does not have to WANT ED -Royal Enfield Meteor or WANT ED 1924 OAKLAND be complete. I. Barker , Centre Bush constellation motor and gea rbox and TO URER. 5 tyres & tub es 600x22, No 2 RD, Winton, Phon e 730 Cen any othe r part s, sea t, mudguards etc. Hood Irons, Scuff plates & 4 outer door Collect (Memberj ].M. Parkinson 27A Dalt on Cres. handles. B.L. Keny on , 14 Bellevu e Dinsdale, Ham ilton. Ave, Wellsford. Ph 8585, Wellsford . COVENTRY-CLIMAX. Seeking 1930s VEHICLE WANTED - I wis h to 10.9hp ove rhead valve and side valve procure, preferably a vintage but togeth er, four-cylinder mot or or part s, would consider a tidy post -vintage ca r also 1960s Coventry-Cli ma x four­ or Ariel 'Square Four' m/cycle in cylind er engine, eithe r 1100cc or exchange for 1974 B.M.W. R75/6 1500cc or larg er , or pa rts - where m/cycle in excellent condition . Will have they all gone? Also wa nting a acce pt ve hicle of lesser value as pa rt 1950s - 1960s racin g or sports-rac ing payment or se ll the sa me for $4200 car and parts, espec ially Brabham or ono. Contact B. Walk er , 12 Rockside Cooper w heels to comp lete Road, Dun ed in , or Ph: 774-173 collect restoration. Contac t David Manton, (Mem ber). Crawford Road , RD 1, Taurang a, or phon e Tauranga 25-405 evenings , FOR SALE - 1937 Buick, Straig ht 8. Series 40, 103,000 original miles. One NEW mech an ical wea ring part s for farm own ersh ip,· stored last 15 yea rs' mostly 1915 to 1960s motor ve hicles. parts car include d . Price 53500. Th e best & most comprehe nsive ran ge Ge nuine inqui ries only please. Phone in the Southe rn Hem isph ere. lE: FOR SALE 7932 Gore. Pistons, rings, bearings , va lves , gaskets, timin g chains & gea rs, Leather flying helmets, authentic SUNBEAM 12/16 1912-1916 both part s style, adjustab le nec k and chin suspe nsion & stee ring co mpo nents. and info rmation wa nted . .Especially For all wr itten repl ies please include straps, zipped ea r pads . Bes t see k Claude l Hobson carburetto r, qu ality brown leather , suede NZ $1 cash for airmail repl y (no cash, Sun beam front axle, also early Lucas no reply). Man y othe r collec table car , lining, sma ll, medium, large. $50 or CAV headli ght s; also Aub urn parts. each incl. P. & P. Cash with order. tru ck & motorcycle spares in stock . Contact David Manton , Craw ford R. Anderson, 178 Kennedy Road , Ob solete Auto Par ts Co. P.O . Box 5, Road, RD 1, Taurang a, or phon e Napie r. Kurrajon g, NSW 2758 Aust ralia. Tauranga 25-405 evenings. Phone: 045-731424.

PAGE THIRTY-NINE WA NTED - veteran Ren ault bonnet, and any parts for A.G. tw in cylinder model or any four cylinder Ren ault par ts. Pho ne Brigh twate r, 329 collec t or w rite P.O . Box 101, Brigh twater, Ne lson . THE MORRIS EIGHT TOURER CLUB OF WANTED - Alloy arnpmeter case for NEW ZEALAND (Inc.) 1927 Indian and any hand brake part s. Ten ye ar s of service and Also wanted spot-light. I. Barker, Ce ntre Bush No 2 RD, Winton , Phon e satisfacti on to a n evergrowing FOR SALE band of 8hp c onno isse urs . 730 Cen. Memb ership is c urre ntly ove r 250 1953 Daim ler Ce ntury. internation ally. FOR SALE -Jagua r Mark VII 1952 Reg-W.O .F. , new upholster y. No Our c lub is built a round th e manual, good condition. Rare Car. rust. Good pai nt , on ly 69,000 manu factu re of new pre c is ion genuine mil es. Reg wit h Daimler parts a nd literature, e.g. e ngine $3500 o. n.o. Phone 85-57 3 Hastings (evenings). Car Club $4,000 o.n .o. E. Buckl ey . mounts, a xle corks , brake hoses , Pho ne 847 15, Rotorua. king pin sets, workshop manuals, service informa tio n books e tc. FOR SALE - 5 ne w , 600x 20, Eng lish Over '84 individual items in stock . Dunlop Tyr es and tu bes, pric e $800 . COLLECTOR'S CAR For Sale . Hansa Fell owship and honest ad vice Want ed any 2 1 inch Sankey wheels. 1100 Coupe, 1960. Last model fro m s har e d fre e ly. Monthl y Newsletter Pho ne Bright w ater, 329 collect or keeps you up to date with la test Borgward res tored , Reg. W .O .F. write P.O . Box 10 1, Brigh tw ater, complet e w ith large quantity spares proje cts, te chnical information Nelson. and soc ial eve nts . inclu ding 2 motors, 4 gearboxes $2500. For further informatio n write to: Also 38 Lan ch este r Road rid er The Secretary, p.a. Box 10108, prese lect gearbox an d 34 B.S.A. 10 ~r~c~c~N~ ~I~'_I GREASE CU PS preselect box $70 each . Phone L Brand new original stock. 1/8 gas Auckland 4 10-9154 . suitable most vehicles, $2 each , 6 WOO DG RAINING for $10, 15 for $20 , ad d $1.75 for pack and post. Send cheque to: M. WANTED - 8 15x 105 B.E. tyr e eithe r Quality wo odgra ining and sim ilar Courtney, 32 Kay Dri ve, usable or a sound case sui table for work done on wi nds creens, da sh es, Block ho use Bay, Auck land. Pho ne retreading . window fram es, etc. co ntact 'The 675-027. (Member) Parts wanted for 190 1 Decauville 8 Engine Shop ', Lisignoli Aut om otiv e H.P . tw in . Particularly Motor and Ltd , Hamilton. Phone 79-867 or DifflGearbox unit. Dale Conlon , 6 492-002 a.h . WANT ED - M.G . pre 1950. I w ish to Pitfure Rd, Wak efie ld . Phone 28-046 purc hase an M.G . that need s Collect. FOR SALE Chev rolet 1928 restoration and would consi der a T.A., accessory Griffon radiator cap. Very T .C., P.A ., P.B. or any thing that falls WANTED - 30-3 1 Model AFord rar e and in good condi tion $100. For w ithin those yea rs of manufacture . Tourer, roadster or similar make of car further informat ion con tac t: Jim Any condition cons idered. Cu rren tly a in any co ndition , restored or Ansell , 3 R.D .,Clevedon. Ph 628 . me mber of the M.G . Car Club, ot he rw ise. Write to D. Manson , Main We llington, and have bee n finan cial Road, Wak apuak a, RD 1 Nelson , or WAN TED Old New Zealand member for th e past 11 yea rs. Ian Pho ne 520-788, Nelson . number plat es. Co ntact. W . Pow e ll, Law re nce, 78 Hatton Street , P.O . Box 33 .382, Auck land 9. We llington 5. Phone 767-942 . FOR SALE - 1939 Hill man Minx De Luxe : On e ow ne r to 198 1: Mileage 38583 genuine: Engine recondition ed , repaint ed, new tyres exhaust sys te m an d carpets: ano ther car for spa res : write Mor rison 20 Q ueens Drive, Ash burton, or Ring 4427. Pric e $2000.

WANTED - Gearbox for 1930 Esse x, fron t axle for 1927 Essex (no front brakes], Hav e to sell or sw ap, 4 cy linder Essex Engine & Gea rbo x and Ch evrolet Gas Tank wi th fue l gauge in RE-WIRING - AUTO-ELECTRICAL - REPAIR WORK filler cap. Both cheap. Chris Ta ylor, ELECTRONIC ADAPTIONS ISO Cascad es Road . Pakuranga, Auc kla nd . Ph: 563-22 1. NEW UPDATED INTERNALS FOR YOUR - CONTROL BOXES, RELAYS ETC. WANTED - Urgently, Radiat or Shell DISTRIBUTOR, GENERATOR, STARTER OVERHAULS for 1929 Anniver sary Bu ick as front ' HEADLIGHT AND WIPER CONVERSIONS, cover Beaded Wh eels No 143. Mu st be in condition suitable for re pla ting . CLOTH CABLE Reply to D. Mitch ell , P.O . Box 569 , INFORMATION AND OVER THE COUNTER PARTS Napi er. Unit 2, 50 Keeling Rd, Henderson. WANTED - Ty res , tubes, 33x5, split rims to suit. Pair of 353 Cadillac side Phone Auckland 836·0922 lamps. Writ e or ring coll ect. Fred Rvan, C/o Post Office , Tc Pahu , Phon e 891.

PAGE FORTY 100th - EASTER 1985 Wellington Region

VENUE: Southward Museum Complex, Paraparaumu.

PROGRAMME: Friday 5th April. Afternoon: Free to visit Tram Museum, Adventure Park, Hydraslide, Paekakariki Steam Train Museum.

Evening: 'Get to know you ' noggin and natter.

Saturday 6th April. Morning & Tour of Manawatu and Horowhenua countryside and places of Afternoon: historic interest. (Lunch at Levin.)

Evening: Musical social fun evening, including items on the splendid Wurlitzer organ.

Sunday 7th April. Morning & Afternoon: Tour of Wellington City and suburbs. You will be surprised by the variety and number of places to see. - (The roads are not too bad either!)

Evening: Banquet at Museum Complex with guest speaker. (Motoring theme.) (Suitable entertainment will be provided for children.)

We intend holding a motor show prior to Easter to assist with expenses of the 100th. We can thus assure all entrants in our 100th that although the routes will be made known to the public, there will be no major stops for fund raising.

ACCOMMODATION: The Paraparaumu, Raumati and Waikanae area is very well served by reasonably priced accommodation. We can provide a list of motels and camping areas for entrants to book direct. Budget type dormitory accommodation is also available. The Club will be handling bookings for this budget accommodation. We look forward to hosting you.

Wellington Branch. Horowhenua Branch. Rally Organiser, P.O. Box 38-418, PETONE. - No • like

The respected name That's what makes of Firestone is almost as Firestone tyres better, old as motoring. with longer lasting And its tyre characteristics and superb manufacture has grown performance. side by side with ...------the needs and styles of New Zealand motorists­ consistent1y supplying a quality product. Because Firestone put Firestone is the name quality first. And have you've grown up to trust. done so since the early days of the automobile. t:'Q£~R~J:!?!!e RANGE OF TYRES IN NEW ZEALAND. F210