NEW ZEALAND’S FOREMOST HISTORICAL MOTORING MAGAZINE

No. 316 June/July 2012 $6.95

Behind the Wheels of a 1939 DENNIS BIG 6 FIRE ENGINE Club News from around New Zealand

Velocette Model O • 1924 Sunbeam 9 418979 000012 Photographs this issue supplied by Graham Rae. These photographs PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED are unmarked and Graham wonders if readers may be able to suppy Submissions of suitable prints and information (where available) are information regarding their whereabouts and the vehicles involved. always welcome. Please send original photographs of historical interest with any available information to: Beaded Wheels, PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Laserprints/photocopies are not suitable. Photos will be returned as soon as practicable. management committee MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SECRETARY/ TREASURER Bob Ballantyne Contact National Office for all queries Please note this information changes Michael Lavender 09 444 4066 [email protected] annually - these details are valid until regarding VICs, logbooks, historic race licences, 03 325 5704 [email protected] Tony Bartlett October 2012. lighting endorsement, registration of vehicles, REGISTRAR 06 867 9850 [email protected] address changes, subscriptions, membership PRESIDENT Rod Brayshaw Diane Quarrie John Coomber 07 549 4250 [email protected] 06 876 4009 [email protected] cards, speed events. 03 348 0062 [email protected] SPEED STEWARD VCCNZ ARCHIVIST CLUB CAPTAIN NORTHERN REGION The Vintage Car Club Of New Zealand (Inc.) Frank Renwick Betty Wallace John Foot National Office, 03 352 4383 [email protected] 03 929 0829 [email protected] 07 823 5641 [email protected] PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140 BEADED WHEELS CHAIRMAN Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 CLUB CAPTAIN SOUTHERN REGION Kevin Clarkson John Chynoweth 03 385 9821 [email protected] Email [email protected] 03 439 5474 [email protected] branches A full list of branch addresses and contact details can also be found on the VCCNZ website at www.vcc.org.nz ASHBURTON CENTRAL HAWKES BAY HOROWHENUA NORTH OTAGO SOUTH OTAGO WAIRARAPA PO Box 382, Ashburton 7740 C/- 346 Porangahau Road, RD 2, PO Box 458, Levin 5540 PO Box 360, Oamaru 9444 C/- M. 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The Historic Vehicle Authority of New Zealand ISSN 0113-7506 Vol LXII No. 316 Editorial Committee Beaded Wheels Kevin Clarkson (Chairman), Judith Bain, Rosalie Brown, Bill Cockram, John Coomber, Issue 316 June/July 2012 Mark Dawber, Marilyn McKinlay. Material for Publication Reports of restorations, events, road tests, historical and technical articles etc should be FEATURES forwarded to PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141, typed or neatly printed, double space on one 10 From Hanover Street to Hastings side of paper only. Email of text and photos is acceptable, digital photographs should be high resolution eg 300dpi. No payment is made 14 A Pom or a Yank to contributors. The opinions or statements expressed in letters or articles in Beaded Wheels 16 Oldsmobile Restoration are the author’s own views and do not necessarily express the policy or views of The Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc). 18 Behind the Wheel – 1939 Dennis Big 6 Fire Engine Email [email protected] 20 Austin 12/4 Advertising Address Classified and Display Advertising to: 22 Velocette Model O PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Ian Goldingham takes readers on a 90 Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 366 0273 year trip with a Sunbeam, page 10. Rate schedule available on request. 24 Rally Snippets Back Issues Bay of Plenty – Trig Road Hill Climb Available on request to PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. North Otago – Ngapara Coalpit Hill Climb Correspondence & Editorial Contributions Taranaki – Maunga-Moana Rally Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 366 0273 PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Otago – 2012 Dunedin–Brighton Subscriptions Beaded Wheels subscribers change of address to PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140. Phone 03 366 4461, Fax 03 366 0273 COLUMNS Annual subscription (6 issues) $39* inc GST Australian subscription (6 issues) NZ$70* Other countries (6 issues) NZ$100*. 4 President’s Message *Payment by credit card will incur additional bank fee processing charge of 2.25% 4 As We See It Production This Chevrolet is just one of the several Typesetting & design by RGBDesign 5 VCC Events Printed by Spectrum Print Ltd, Christchurch. vehicles up for sale in our marketplace this issue, page 35. Closing Date for August/September Issue Editorial Copy 1 July 2012 6 National Office News Advertisements 10 July 2012 The Vintage Car Club of 6 Mailbag New Zealand (Inc.) National Office 8 The Way We Were Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 Email [email protected] 9 Timelines Postal Address PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. 28 Two Wheels and Other Things Address 12 Aberdeen St, Christchurch, New Zealand. Website 29 Book Review www.vcc.org.nz Beaded Wheels is the voice of The Vintage Car 30 Brass Notes Club of New Zealand (Inc.) and its 35 branches Canterbury Branch Rear Wheel Brake covering the length and breadth of the country. Rally, see Idle Torque, page 43 The efforts of our members continue fostering 32 50 Year Awards and ever widening the interest in this segment of our country’s history. It is to these people, who appreciate the fascination of age, the individuality 35 Marketplace and the functional elegance of vehicles from a bygone era, that this magazine is dedicated. 41 Swap Meets & Rallies Beaded Wheels – A very apt and well-known title however readers may wonder at the origin of the name. By way of explanation beaded edge wheels 43 Idle Torque use beaded edge tyres that are kept in place by reinforced rubber beads, which fit into the rolled edges of the wheel rim. This style of wheel was a 53 Obituaries distinctive feature of early motoring being used on early bicycles, many pre-1924 cars and most motorcycles until 1927. The VCCNZ adopted the title Beaded Wheels for their quarterly club magazine in March 1955 which was the successor to the monthly Guff Sheet. Copyright Information The contents are copyright. Articles may be COVER reproduced complete or in part provided that Hide the matches - it’s not the time to test the crew of this 1939 acknowledgement is made to “Beaded Wheels, the magazine of The Vintage Car Club of New Dennis Big 6 Fire Engine. Zealand (Inc)” as the source. Beaded Wheels reserves the right to digitally store all published Photo by Chris Leith material for archival purposes.

Beaded Wheels 3 president’s as a rally car. Thank to Phyllis and Des message for your kindness. This is a beautiful car as we see it to drive. Thanks also to Colin Johnston for your assistance and the hospitality of the Taranaki Branch. You all made this a special weekend for us. As we enter the winter season our Four members of the management I understand that TradeMe is the second calendar of events shows less motoring committee visited Dunedin at the end most visited website in New Zealand, after activity, but most branches will be of April to discuss the 2016 Rally. We Google. It has around 2,400,000 members holding their Annual General Meetings are grateful for the response and input and at peak times there are some 70,000 and several have already held them. I provided by Otago Branch members. An people on line and about 1,390,000 would like to encourage you to attend excellent venue has been selected and we auctions taking place. Members buying your branch AGMs and give support are working on the appointment of a rally and selling can do so in a relatively safe to your chairmen and the committee committee to proceed with planning. environment and without spending a lot members who work so hard to provide At the last two executive meetings, of money. It’s very effective. This and the you with the facilities and events each the Waikato Chairman Graham Pate has low cost Buy, Sell and Exchange type year that we all tend to take for granted. raised the issue of the future direction publications were the reason we offered I know that many branches struggle to and structure of this club. This has been our members free advertising in Beaded attract members onto their committee so discussed by the management committee Wheels. However, as good as TradeMe is please attend your AGM and consider and some work is being done to promote it still does not replace the free classifieds putting yourself forward. You will find it a further discussion on this at the AGM we offer in each issue of Beaded Wheels. It rewarding experience. Tony Bartlett and I executive meeting in Hamilton. If you may only come out six times a year and will be attending the King Country AGM have ideas about the future direction of so is maybe not as timely as some other at the end of May to support this small this organisation, please discuss them with ways to sell cars and parts, but anecdotal but important branch, which sometimes your delegate so that they may be raised feedback we get is that cars and parts struggles to maintain the clubrooms and at the August Executive meeting. We are continually being sold from adverts in the iconic event for which it is known already have a proposed notice of motion Beaded Wheels. Don’t forget then to place each year. Any help from members will for next year, dealing with membership that advert in Beaded Wheels as well as the always be appreciated. issues. Maybe you also have ideas or issues other avenues available to you. Apart from In April, Christine and I attended you would like to be aired at the Executive anything else you may well be of assistance the Waitemata Branch Roycroft Trophy meeting. Speak to your delegate, or give to a fellow member who might appreciate event at Hampton Downs. This was the them your thoughts on paper. Remember knowing what you have for sale. second time this event has been staged at that your delegate represents you at these For those members with businesses that Hampton Downs and it has been designed meetings and it can be difficult for them would like to target our members we are to be a New Zealand version of the famous to know how the branch feels about issues happy to accept display advertising. Such Goodwood meeting in England. This was if they do not get feedback from members. targeting of potential clients does work a wonderful weekend of Vintage racing for You only have this opportunity to be and in the past we have had good feedback both cars and motorcycles and was compli- heard twice a year, so make the most of it. about the effectiveness of placing display mented by displays, demonstrations and a You will read in National Office news adverts in Beaded Wheels. Obviously the number of people dressing up in the period that the office hours have been reduced word is getting out as our display adver- of the older vehicles, and accompanied by to 9am to 5pm four days per week. A tising has increased significantly over the a talented jazz band. We were delighted to thorough review of the work and hours past year but there is still room for more! see Anne Thomson race her 1906 Grand in the national office has resulted in the Check out the very competitive rates as Prix Darracq, and being awarded The second position becoming redundant, outlined on page 35. These are much lower Spirit of Roycroft trophy by Terry Roycroft and the office manager’s hours have been than rates available in commercial publica- and his sister Deanne. It was also a treat reduced to reflect the reduction of work tions and remember we print 10,000 copies to see the famous Rubber Duck Austin in the office. This has mainly resulted for each issue. Generous discounts are also racing. This car had been brought from from streamlined procedures, greater use available for adverts that are placed over Melbourne for this event. Members with of electronic communication and the three or more issues. Please give Rosalie a appropriate vehicles were also invited to increase in payments made by internet. call on 64 3 332 3531 and she can discuss join in a parade and drive around the Julie will be carrying out work and various the possibilities with you. track. I enjoyed experiencing this track projects from home on Fridays, and she Kevin Clarkson in the Terrill’s Chrysler 77 Roadster. will monitor emails and any messages left Chairman, Beaded Wheels Congratulations to the Waitemata Branch on the office telephone. It is business as on producing such a wonderful event. usual and we will monitor progress. The following weekend we attended the Taranaki Branch Maunga-Moana John Coomber Rally followed by the prize-giving dinner National President and presentation of 50 year badges to Des Cornwall and Eric Hodges. We really enjoyed this rally and the experience was made very special as Phyllis Cornwall loaned her 1957 2.4 Mk 1 Jaguar to us

4 Beaded Wheels This list of events is compiled from the VCCNZ National Calendar of Events, and branch events as listed in each branch newsletter. Any deletions, additions, alterations need to be notified to VCC Events Beaded Wheels by the Branch Secretary before 10th of the month prior to magazine publication JUNE 7-8 Wellsford/ 9 Banks Peninsula Kinlock Road Hill Climb 11 Bay of Plenty AGM Warkworth Winter Woollies Wander 15 Northland Branch 50th year Celebrations 11 Wairarapa AGM weekend 15 Taranaki Rubber Duckie M/C Rally 12 Gore AGM 8 Rotorua Swap Meet 16 Horowhenua Citvin Challenge 12 Nelson AGM 14 Horowhenua Night Owl Night Trial 16 Manawatu Vintage Only Rally 13 Canterbury Motorcycle AGM 14 Wellington Titanic Pot Luck Dinner 16 Taupo Champagne Breakfast Run 13 Hawke’s Bay AGM 14 Sth Otago Annual Winter Dinner 16 Canterbury Motorcycle Rough Run 13 Waikato AGM 14-15 Canterbury Motorcycle Mid Winter Run 22 Waikato Post Vintage Rally 16 Manawatu Brass Monkey Run 15 Hawke’s Bay Club Run 22 Canterbury Annual Vintage Rally 16 Rotorua Prizegiving Dinner 15 Nelson Snow Run to St Arnaud 22-23 Wellington Tom’s Tour 17 Canterbury Branch AGM 15 North Shore Club Run 22-24 Horowhenua Car Show 17 Hawke’s Bay Club Run 15 Taupo Brunch Run 29 Canterbury Annual Awards Dinner 17 Otago AGM 19 Ashburton Annual Dinner 30 Banks Peninsula Opening Run 17 Rotorua Club Run 20 Banks Peninsula Mid Year dinner & 50 Year Awards OCTOBER 17 Sth Cant End of Season Run 22 Bay of Plenty PWV and P80 Run 5 Northland Barbeque and Night Rally 17 Taupo Brass Monkey Run 22 Waikato Club Run 6-7 Gore Combined Rally to Te Anau 17 West Coast ROSCO Trials 22 Banks Peninsula Balcairn Trials 6 Manawatu Swap Meet 17 Wellsford/ 6 Banks Peninsula Pomeroy Trophy Warkworth Sunday Run 29 Gisborne Club Run 6-7 Otago 51th Dunvegan Rally 19 Ashburton Annual Dinner AUGUST 12-14 Canterbury Swap Meet 20 Gisborne AGM 3 North Shore Club Run 12-13 King Country Journey through Time Rally 20 Rotorua Midweek Run Kiwi Buses 4 Canterbury Winter Run 13 Northland Matakohe Museum Early 21 Ashburton AGM 10 Bay of Plenty Ladies Luncheon Settler’s Day 23 E Bay of Plenty Night Owl Run 11 Waikato VCCNZ AGM - Hamilton 15-26 Dianne Ross 4th Veteran & Vintage Tour 23 Waikato Night Rally 11 Canterbury Around The Bays Motorcycle 19-22 Hawke’s Bay Hawke’s Bay Safari Run 23 Wellsford/ 20 Marlborough Swap Meets Warkworth Mid Winter Fest 12 Hawke’s Bay Club Run 20-21 Auckland Annual Hunua 100 Rally 24 Auckland Club Run combined with 12 Marlborough Marborough Trials 21 Wellington Heritage Rally North Shore 12 Waikato Motorcycle Run 20-22 Marlborough Nelson/Marlborough 24 Bay of Plenty Katikati Sojourn 19 Waikato Ladies Rally Bi-Annual Raly 24 Gisborne Club Run 19 Canterbury Run & High Tea 20-22 Taupo Chairman’s Run 24 North Shore Auckland/North Shore 19 North Shore Triple Combined Rally Combined Raid Rally 19 Otago P60V Rally 24 Taranaki Mountain House Run 19 Taupo Club Captain’s Run VCC National Events 24 Waimate Waimate Garage Raid 25 Rotorua Sulphur City Rally 24 Wellington Colonial Cup Rally & Judging 2013 26 Wellington Leprechaun Rally National Veteran Rally Southland 1 - 3 Feb 24 West Coast AGM National Motorcycle Rally Northland 15 - 17 Feb 26 Sth Otago AGM SEPTEMBER South Island Easter Rally Sth Canty 29 March - 1 April 28 Auckland AGM 1 Canterbury Junior Drivers Rally North Island Easter Rally Wairarapa 29 March - 1 April 30 Canterbury Dance 1-2 Waikato Touring Long Weekend National Commercial Rally Gisborne Labour Weekend 30 Far North Molloy Trophy Rally 8 Banks Peninsula Duvauchelle Hill Climb 9 Auckland Annual PV, PWV, P60v, P80v While Beaded Wheels makes every attempt to check the accuracy JULY Rally of the dates published in this column we advise readers to 5 Sth Cant AGM 9 Waikato Kairangi Hill Climb confirm all dates with the individual branch concerned.

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John L Goddard Trophy accessible spot to members, another with A call for nominations was made in the the Branch Secretary. Aussie Brass last issue of Beaded Wheels. Nominations Below is a photo of a brass kangaroo close on 30 June. Is there someone you VCC Speed Events that my father had. He claimed that when would like to nominate? If you are entering any VCC speed he and his brothers were kids living in event you must hold current financial Wellington in the 1930s they pinched this Membership Cards membership, a valid Vehicle ID Card and off the bonnet of the Australian ambas- Membership Cards have now been sent VCC Log Book for the vehicle you are sador’s car. It has a thread under it and is to all financial members. If you have not using and a valid VCC Historic Racing curved to fit a car’s bonnet. A good story. received yours, please contact your Branch Licence. Maybe one of your readers can shed some Secretary in the first instance and they light on this. will notify the National Office. FIVA Vehicle Identity Card Chriss Taylor If you require a FIVA ID Card for Executive Meetings And one of their events, please allow at least Management Meetings 10 weeks for its acceptance. There are All Branch Secretaries are forwarded charges involved. Please contact National a copy of the Minutes from Executive Office if you require further information. Meetings and Management Committee Meetings. Should you wish to read any of Has Your Vehicle Identity Card these, contact your Branch Secretary. Expired The National Office will automatically Club Website send out a reminder notice, approximately We have a club website: www.vcc.org.nz three months prior to the due date, for ID A Forum was set up in 2005 and can Cards that are due to expire. Please check be accessed via our website. You can also your ID Card, and if you find you have download forms for ID cards, membership not received a reminder, please advise the and Beaded Wheels subscriptions. A copy National Office. of the branch manual is also available. NZ Post Orders – Subscription National Office Hours Payment The Office hours, until further notice, As advised in Beaded Wheels Issue 314, will be Monday to Thursday, 9am to due to the earthquake in Christchurch, it The Militaire 5pm. The Archives will be open on a has become increasingly difficult and time An interesting article on the very rare Friday for visitors. Please make sure you consuming to visit New Zealand Post. Militaire motorcycles in Beaded Wheels ring first to avoid any disappointments For this reason, we are not accepting any 315. I wonder how many ever came into should the office be unmanned for any NZ Postal Orders as a form of payment New Zealand. reason. A large number of questions can for VCC Membership / Beaded Wheels There was one in the Hokitika area be answered through the Branch Manual. subscriptions or advertising charges. which was still being used into the late Each Branch has two copies, one in an

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n the last issue of Beaded Wheels, It does so because part two makes only make extravagant criticism of other we carried Maurice Hendry’s article passing reference to Buick, and concen- authors or individuals who have no I“Buick and Rolls-Royce – An insight trates instead on Mr Hendry’s forceful opportunity to respond. into their relationship.” This informed disagreement with quotations and writing For readers who wish to follow further contribution was part one, with the by other authors on the subject of Rolls- Maurice Hendry’s views on Rolls-Royce, second part intended for this issue. Royce. we would commend them to his forth- However, the editorial committee after The Editorial Committee does not coming book Rolls-Royce – the American careful consideration of the content of believe the Club’s magazine is an appro- Association. Beaded Wheels reserves the part two, has decided not to publish it. priate forum by which an author may right to accept or reject contributions.

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1930s or even possibly the 1940s by a makers were first class engineers building made, mainly in 1913, and would amount Mr Bannister from South Westland. I have America’s most prestigious cars. Hence the to but a few hundred. no idea whatever became of it. There were collection’s Packards cover most models BSAs were however more numerous photographs of Mr Bannister and the bike from 1919 to 1958 when Packard finally being produced from 1912 to 1915. There but sadly they were destroyed when the old closed its doors. This is now the second were several Stoneleigh agencies in New homestead was set on fire about ten years largest collection of Packards in the world. Zealand, Australia and other British ago. Maybe some readers may know about Sadly, in 2007 Graeme passed away after Empire countries such as Rhodesia and this rare West Coast Militaire. a long illness and the museum was almost India but no complete cars are known to Steve Prince. totally closed to the public. have survived. We are slowly reopening it, but much Last year the last Horstman of the Museum re-opening work needs to be done to bring it to life dozen or so sold originally in Christchurch We are a small group of dedicated again. in the 1924-25 period was exported to volunteers opening a museum which has You can view the main museum by England. been almost totally closed to the general appointment only, usually on weekends. Next year the centenary of Horstmann public for many years. We need people to Please contact Richard on 027 443 5060, car will be celebrated at Bath where it is come through the door so could we interest 09 435 0230 or [email protected] for hoped to have up to eight of the remaining your club to come up for a visit? bookings and details. It takes about two cars assembled. The Packard and Pioneer Museum- to four hours to get through. Comfortable At recent rallies it has become notice- Maungatapere, Northland, NZ shoes are recommended! able how too few of our 100 years and Reportedly New Zealand’s largest Richard Easton older Veteran cars are in attendance. private collection, the Packard and Pioneer In the last 40 years the assemblage has Museum, (also known as the Anawhata Our Heritage become more mundane with the more Museum) has been until now Northland’s I noticed recently that the red and common makes and models proliferating. best kept secret. This charitable trust black Galloway saloon that had been at Our heritage has been slowly drifting encompasses a vast collection of Vintage the Yaldhurst Museum Christchurch, has northward and although there are some cars, including the following; 52 Packards, been exported to England. A few years vehicles being imported these are mainly 65 restored classic motorbikes, military ago there was a 1913 Siddeley Deasy car postwar models. vehicles, fire-engines, early steam tractors there which is now in the USA. There There is no restriction on exporting and traction engines and a fabulous range are not many of these cars worldwide, but old cars from this country as there is with of early colonial domestic items and are there any left in New Zealand? At old tractors and traction engines, as the paraphernalia. the beginning of the Vintage Car Club Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage The collection began back in the early or Vintage Vehicle Association as it was has not refused a permit for any motorcar. 1950s. The founder, Graeme Craw, had in 1946, a Galloway roadster was owned What do other Vintage Car Club members a strong interest in the industrial revolu- by Dave Mitchell and in 1965 Alistair think? tion. He decided he wanted to preserve Beissel of Christchuch owned a Galloway. Irvine Black, the history and uphold the memory of B M Williamson entered one in the 1972 South Canterbury member. the principal instigators of the revolution International Rally at Nelson. Are any of which took place in Britain during the these cars still around? Help Needed 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. He wanted I have been collecting BSA 13.9 hp This photograph (below) taken circa to display machines and artifacts, partic- car parts since the late 1950s and recently 1912-15. Do any readers know the makes ularly those pertaining to colonial New obtained the remains of a 1913 Stoneleigh of these cars. Zealand. that John Bayly had rescued in that period. G McPherson Graeme also wanted to illustrate the Stoneleighs were really BSAs with their replies to: [email protected] historical evolution of one car. The Packard own radiator and torpedo style body, being caught Graeme’s attention because its sold by Siddeley Deasy. Very few were

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BOB BRUCE ome months ago I uncovered an article in Archives which aroused Smy interest. It was entitled Bob Bruce – Workshop Wizard and was the published transcript of a conversation Bob Bruce had had with someone called Swannie. Now I know Bob very well. We are both members of the 50s Up Brass Band in Christchurch, Bob having life member- ship and being a trombone virtuoso while Bob at speed, VCC Canterbury Rally 1964. I struggle to survive playing euphonium. I have also had the pleasure of his company that he was one of the city’s top speedway Two years later he returned travelling with the Motorcycle Section of the riders despite having an artificial leg). back to New Zealand on the liner Mataroa. Canterbury Branch of the VCC where, In 1945 Bob joined the Canterbury Sharing the voyage were members of the now at age 86, he would have to be the Auto Cycle Club and participated in grass 1953 New Zealand National Brass Band senior member. and beach races and motorcycle trials. which had just competed successfully at However it is through his work as an There were about five local motorcycle the UK brass band competitions. Mixing auto engineer, and his activities in motor- clubs in existence then so the competi- with the players aroused Bob’s interest in cycling around the country and in the UK tion was tough. Bob was active in the music and when back home led to him that he is most well known. organisation of their meetings and still has learning to play trombone then joining a At the start I should say that part of the membership of many motorcycle clubs. brass band. admiration I have for Bob is his complete The speedway team’s motorcycles were and utter honesty in dealing with people. maintained at a large motor recondi- Sweet talk is completely off the agenda, tioning workshop in Cardiff and helping and his opinion of anything (or anyone) there gave Bob the opportunity to increase is usually truthfully and unreservedly Bob mentioned that when stocking his mechanical knowledge and develop expressed, and usually merited. He also his farm he bought a few calves his engineering skills. On his return to has an extremely dry sense of humour from South Canterbury, carrying New Zealand the experience gained in which usually comes into play when Cardiff gave him the confidence to start conversations and discussions get heavy, them home the 150 mile journey his own engine reconditioning business especially during meetings on a fenced trailer. He said he was in Christchurch, although unfortunately Bob grew up when the motorcycle was astounded when reaching home to it involved working 12 hour days for six the only form of transport affordable for see the amount of calf effluent inches days a week. the young. In fact his first motorcycle, a About this time a young lady was deep on the tray. He mentioned it 1936 Coventry Eagle, was bought for him finishing her holiday in New Zealand and in 1942 and financed by his father. At to a neighbour, Peter Shaskey, who was about to return home to England. that time Bob aged 17, always seemed to summed up the situation with “Says Meeting a young Bob Bruce caused be riding around on someone’s pillion and something for your driving Bob! Barbara to cancel her return and the two his dad’s attitude was that if Bob was going were married in 1955. They have two to get written off it might as well be on children, Arthur and Jan, both motorcy- his own machine. I wonder if Bob’s father clists and both members of the VCC. ever thought then that his son would go Another of the leading speedway riders About 1981 Bob sold his business and on to own about 50 machines and become in Christchurch in the 1950s was Mick moved to a small farm at Hawarden in so deeply involved in motorcycle sporting Holland who was a close friend of Bob. He inland North Canterbury where he built and recreational activities. was heading to the UK to ride for a season a large workshop. Unfortunately news of Bob attended Papanui High School with the Cardiff Speedway Club and his mechanical skills and fully equipped leaving in 1942 to work at Brown suggested Bob may benefit from a break workshop circulated and Bob found he Brothers, a Christchurch engineering over there as well. This was in 1951 and was in increasing demand maintaining the firm specialising in the manufacture and as Bob was now finding living at home farm machinery of the local community at maintenance of pumping equipment and rather claustrophobic he sold his share the expense of his own farm projects. products needed for the war effort. He in the business and accepted Holland’s The move to Hawarden also signalled a left in 1950 to open a garage business in offer, eventually becoming manager of the change of direction for Bob as he became Christchurch in partnership with friend. Speedway team and touring extensively involved with light aircraft, first helping a Art Lamport. (Art Lamport was special in with it in the United Kingdom. friend build a Sirrocco. This is a French

8 Beaded Wheels historical snippets of motoring interest from years gone by Graeme Rice The choice of name for the grounds at McLeans Island generated much argument. It was suggested that incorpo- rating the word Park in the title would timelines seem to imply that it was an area open to the public. Eventually tiring of the endless talk Bob and friend, Graeme Henley, took 100 YEARS AGO action. A large slab of wood was scrounged and a signwriter cajoled into composing a 1912 – Here’s a tip for those drivers finding script which was then routed into the face noisy gears getting on their nerves. “Take of the slab. With the ends suitably sculp- half a cupful of very fine cedar sawdust, the tured it was raised into position at Cutler same amount of flaked graphite and mix Park where it honours Pat Cutler, one of with the usual amount of grease. This will the main contractors for the headquarters not harm your gears in the least while effec- Bob playing up! building. Bob reckons that its creation is tively curing the evil whines!” one of his and Graeme’s proudest achieve- designed aircraft with a retractable under- ments. carriage that was completed at Bob’s farm. He had a succession of old cars. The 75 YEARS AGO He then bought a Duane Turbulent which most exciting for him was a 1923 Essex was the first of the home-built micro- 4 which with overhead inlet and side 1937 –In spite of having armchair height light aircraft. With a VW car engine it exhaust valves and a fully counterbalanced seats, a smooth, streamlined body mounted was rather underpowered but Bob said he motor went like a rocket. Eventually he on rubber at 32 points, your new £335 Ford still enjoyed piloting it on many cross- phased out his old cars and concentrated V8 wouldn’t have been complete without country flights. A crash landing at the on enjoying Vintage motorcycling. He a Zenith Long Distance Radio for £18-8-0. Gore airfield and a couple of other near has participated regularly in all the major The Zenith’s makers claimed it had a superb misses made him decide to give flying VCC motorcycle events including all the tone, with no fading. It could stand up to away about 1984. Jim Toohey runs and most of the Akaroa 95% signal loss without losing reception or In 1994 he and Barbara settled back and Dunvegan rallies. His favourite bikes volume, required no spark plug suppressors into Rangiora, and with the completion of are Velocettes and he owns a few of these. and was easily fitted with just one bolt. a large workshop at the rear of his house Bob has supported the Vintage Car (surprise! surprise!) he was back doing Club in many ways. He has been generous what he does best – engineering. in his help and advice to the many not-so- 50 YEARS AGO Bob joined the VCC in 1964 at the knowledgeable bikers like myself and given time when Canterbury Branch was much encouragement along the way. 1962 – BMC’s 2.4 litre Austin Freeway and considering building new clubrooms and Unfortunately health problems make upmarket Wolseley 24/80 were launched in developing the grounds at McLeans Island. it likely that his motorcycling days are June. Contradictions were noted. Both had In time he became very actively involved coming to an end but I am sure he will windscreen washers, heaters and cigarette in the project and especially with the still be keeping an eye on things from his lighters, but the Freeway had black rubber moving and establishment of the building car window. mats. And why a 3 speed ‘box snatched from now known as The Barn, the first Branch BW the Metropolitan, when testers agreed a 4th clubroom. speed was needed? Never mind. In July a Freeway fitted with a ‘roo bar and a 37 gallon fuel tank broke the Round Australia record doing 13,000 miles in nine days, six hours, 22 minutes, in spite of hitting a kangaroo and driving into a ditch. On some stretches the crew averaged 76mph!

30 YEARS AGO

1982 – It was a fuel scary time, nine years after the OPEC crisis and a few months after the carless days legislation. GMH had ditched the two litre Sunbird leaving Holden without a competitor for the hot selling Cortinas, Bluebirds, Sigmas and Coronas. Enter the revamped VH Holden Commodore Four. Better engine, a five speed gearbox, and superb roadholding meant three Fours were sold for every Six. For once Kiwi buyers voted for economy over performance and the humble Four saved GM from considerable embarrassment.

Beaded Wheels 9 From Hanover Street to Hastings Part I – The saga of a Sunbeam Earthquake survivor

Words and photos Ian Goldingham

n the middle of May 1924 Mrs Ellinora slight and looked a lot younger than his Scannell and daughter Ruth stepped age of 22. His self confession that he hadn’t Iashore from the steamship Ruahine to driven a car for two years and never in begin their visit of Great Britain. – It was London, further confounded the sales called ‘going home’ in those days, even if staff’s impression of this colonial boy. Just you were New Zealand born and bred. then an intrigued Mr Coatalen arrived Partly the trip was about visiting on the showroom floor and suggested that another member of the family, her son Penn drive him around the square to see if Penn Scannell who was studying law at he really could drive the Sunbeam. A brief Oxford University, and part motoring coaching session followed and Penn was holiday. sent on his way with the Company’s best The Sunbeam outside a Tin Tabernacle Mr David Scannell Snr had left the wishes. (corrugated iron clad church) location unknown, decision of what make of car to buy up Described as a trip of intrepidation, could be Yorkshire or Wales. Do readers know this to the distaff side of the family. The only with Penn on tenterhooks as he drove the location? stipulation was that it had to be a 4 seater 14/40 out of the West End, down Regent to replace the family’s ailing 1912 15hp Street, around the Circus and out on Daimler. to Piccadilly Road, across of Hyde Park Ruth and her mother had on arrival corner, down Brompton Road past Harrods gone to a Motor Show and had seen, of Knightsbridge and left into the Fulham chosen and ordered the car. There’s no Road, to the hotel in South Kensington. indication that they realised that they Seventy-five years later he was still able to had picked a Sports 14/40hp, as Penn was accurately recount this white knuckle ride never aware that it was any different from though the London traffic! the standard version. The Sunbeam was Penn thought the Sunbeam to be a Roadside stop in Scotland, Mrs Ellinora Scannell bought for the princely sum of £680 which most modern looking car and a joy to drive faces the camera. Penn shared the driving with reflected the difference between the export after the cranky pre-WWI Veterans that his sister Ruth who is seen back-on in some price, i.e. less tax, and the UK domestic he was used to. photographs market price of £735 for the Sports engine The next day with a big trunk lashed to model. Painted burgundy it was registered the back, three members of the Scannell XT 9842 in readiness for its tour of the family tucked into the front seat and began home country. a tour of the British Isles. Firstly they In the first week of July Penn began his went north to York and viewed the gothic varsity summer break and was dispatched grandeur of York Minster. This was under solo to pick up the finished car from the repair at the time but Penn remembers Sunbeam Talbot Darracq showrooms in being overwhelmed by its size. Then it was Hanover Square in London. This caused up to the Yorkshire Dales and Scotland. some consternation as Penn was rather The Sunbeam on tour at Belltower Gate, St David’s Cathedral in West Wales.

10 Beaded Wheels The Sunbeam’s original Certificate of Registration Heretaunga Street, Hastings smoulders after the quake. The Scannell home was located centre left by given to Jacqui by Penn who had kept it safely the distant trees. tucked away in his library for 75 years!

Scotland was followed by a long haul Fortunately in 1995 with help from chimney tops crashed down. Fearing the south though the Lake District, down Paul Wignall, our research finally put us aftershocks the family spent the next to Wales to visit their cousins, the in contact with Penn Scannell who was three nights camped out in the Sunbeam’s grim looking Summer sisters of South still alive. He remembered the car very purpose built garage and huddled together Pembrokeshire clearly and was of course delighted to sleeping inside her at night. After the holiday Penn returned to be reunited with it years later. Overcome For the next few years the Scannell his studies at Lincolns Inn whilst Ruth with emotion Penn would occasionally family continued to use the Sunbeam and her mother continued their motoring revert to Legal Latin to express his depth which gave sterling service until 1933 journey for the next six months. of feelings. Penn passed away late in 1999, when once again the diff failed. This time The car was finally shipped home with aged 97, a wonderful true gentleman. it was fixed by Davies and Boyd Motor them and was registered in Ruth’s name as It’s no surprise to find that by 1930 Engineers of Karamu Road Hastings. the first owner in Hastings on 14 October the diff was giving trouble and its repair Once repaired the Sunbeam was traded in 1925. was outside the skills of the Scannells with the Tourist Motor Company for the Penn finished his law degree in regular mechanic Mr Norton Tanner. The next Scannell car, an Austin 10hp. This December 1925 and returned to New job was given to The Farmers Garage on led to Mr Scannell Snr taking Mr Hislop Zealand in January 1926. He used to make the corner of Queen and Market Street, of TMC to court because they insisted a regular trip over to Turangi at least twice Hastings and they effected a repair. that the trade in deal was specifically for a year to go trout fishing in the Tongariro Unfortunately no sooner was the a Ford while Mr Scannell said the only River. This would involve a 5.30am start Sunbeam back on her wheels with the undertaking in the contract was to buy a and a solid back-breaking drive over the family, than on 3 February 1931 the car. The Sunbeam was sold by TMC and old Napier Taupo Road just to arrive at Napier earthquake struck. The Scannell quite possibly back to Mr Boyd. Turangi by the end of the day. family home at 420 King Street was rocked almost off its piles and all four Post WWII From this point on the car’s history becomes clouded as there was at least one similar Sunbeam roadster in Hastings at the same time and it’s hard to know which car people are talking about. By 1938 the car was reported to be still on a local farm belonging to the Boyd family. It was next reported after WWII in 1947 when it was seen having new brake linings fitted at Don Agencies in Karamu Road Hastings. The driver of the car at this time was a lady in her 70s. Back Home: Jacqui and Penn Scannell outside the The Sunbeam in 1998 outside her own purpose A decade later and the roadster was family home with the 14/40 . built garage at King Street, Hastings. rediscovered by Colburne Wright lying

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Sunbeam at Tutira Station 1958. Note the Pontiac wheels and new driver’s door. the beginning of each second month (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct and Dec) as a abandoned with black oxidised paint and and the Sunbeam took its place. The body Sankey wheels in the long grass of a local and chassis were separated and everything membership benefit? orchard. Colburne took fellow Sunbeam was pulled apart ready for restoration. enthusiasts Peter Maxwell and Malcolm Unfortunately the car remained in this Did you know joining the Vintage Car Club Dickens around to look at it, but it was state while Lyndon was at university in costs little more than you have been paying almost night time and they had no idea Christchurch. where they were. This may or may not Finally after a year of this Mrs Smith for this magazine and yet you receive all have been the property of Mr Lindsay got sick of having her car outside, and the other benefits of belonging to our great Lloyd of St Georges Road, Havelock so the Sunbeam had to go. The car club? Including free advertising in this North, who ran a Sunbeam roadster before was offered to the local butcher, Kevin WWII. Crawley, another keen Vintage man who magazine. Soon after in 1958 the car was was interested. Kevin bought the car, gathered up recovered by Merv Hunt and deposited The Vintage Car Club Of NZ (Inc) caters at his home, 5 George Street. Taradale disassembled bits, took it home and put it (now 5/3a/3b Travis Street). This was a into storage. He also collected the remains for all motor vehicles that are over 30 years half acre section with a house and a 2,000 of another couple of 14/40 Sunbeams to old but it is not a requirement to own an square foot shed (which still exists). He aid the project. Unfortunately pressures eligible vehicle in order to be a member. collected numerous Veteran, Vintage and from running his business meant that he Post Vintage cars and had a car sales yard didn’t have time to get any restoration Our website www.vcc.org.nz has at Stortford Lodge in Hastings. started. membership application forms and details The Sunbeam was now fitted with 19" Richard Stanley who had just returned of your local branch or you may wish to Pontiac wheels due to the scarcity of 21" from overseas, heard about the Sunbeam contact the branch closest to you directly. tyres. from his friend Earl Gill and approached A young student, Lyndon Smith, Kevin who agreed to sell it on to a new They are listed on page 2. worked part time for Merv and pestered custodian. him to sell him the Sunbeam, finally Richard, and John Hearne, arrived in succeeding in buying it for £40. He quickly Taradale to trailer the remains back to resuscitated the 14/40 and took it with Auckland. This involved a large trailer him to work at the Tutira Sheep Station, towed by a very willing but underpowered Mt Takaponui Vauxhall ASX. However all was loaded Lyndon used the car in various Hawke’s aboard and the Sunbeam left Hawke’s Bay Bay Sports Car Club trials and gymkhanas. for its next incarnation on the North In late 1960 he started restoring the car at Shore of Auckland. his mother’s home at Havelock North. Her Part two next issue family car was removed from the garage

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My love affair with two good old girls from 1930 A Pom or a Yank ? Words and photos Robin Ross 1930 Alvis Silver Eagle SD

y dad was a car man, although only a one car a nice quality quick, machine. But I wanted a real Vintage car, man. Collector cars weren’t that common in 1950s something 1931 or earlier. A 1930 Buick was offered for sale that MChristchurch, well not in the working class suburb I seemed to be a good, well sorted car and a bit different from any grew up in. Dad took me to the Lady Wigram Trophy and the other Vintages that were around, so I bought my first American. Waimate 50 from about 1959 on. My uncle Jack was president Three years later the chance to buy a rare Vintage six cylinder of the Motor Racing Association that ran these events, so I got sports Alvis came along via the Alvis Car Club of which I had hooked early on. been a member for some time. This was a dilemma as I knew One year at Waimate I saw two beautiful low cars with rather the car could be exported if not sold to a club member within a posh looking folks picnicking between them. “What are they certain time and the dollars were much higher than any car I’d dad”? “Oh those are Lagondas son, folks like us can’t afford those”. ever considered. After much thought, the Grey Lady found a new That’s when I learned some people’s dads collected special old cars home and I was now the owner of two 1930 cars. I have a very and didn’t just have the family Vanguard. I didn’t know it then but understanding wife. I was smitten. So how on earth do you compare them? Can you in all fairness Two of my uncles bought nice new cars in the ‘60s, Uncle even do so as they come from two different worlds and were built Jack (the motor racing guy) a Jaguar Mk II 3.8 and Uncle Laurie for markets poles apart. The Buick for the open vastness of the a Dodge Dart. Dad said they had “a few more bob than us”. I’d US where fuel was cheap, big cars popular, roads well made and figured that out as well. He also said: “The Jag’s a great car but the corners wide. The Alvis for those narrow country lanes, sharp Dodge is just a bloody big yank tank, too showy, all fur coat and corners and steep hills of Mother England where petrol cost a no knickers.” I rather liked them both, and knickers or not that bomb and the stupid horse power tax based on bore and stroke Dart was a stunner, sounded great and went like stink. However, ensured anything over about 15hp could only be afforded by the when it came to cornering there was no contest, and for me landed gentry! anyway, twin cams, leather and walnut won the days hands down. Well there are some similarities, both are open tourers and both I was a British fan. have straight six engines. Looks-wise I guess the Buick wins hands The stage was set. Little did I know 50 years later that the “Pom down to most people with its big wide stance, Yankee looks and all or Yank” dilemma would be part of my own life. that chrome. It certainly wins on the “Asianometer” – that is more Fast forward 40 years. My first old car, a 1954 Alvis Grey Lady Asian tourist girls seem to prefer having themselves photographed got me into the VCC scene and as far as post war classics go was draped over it than the Alvis.

14 Beaded Wheels 1930 Buick 30/45

Rarity is another story. Buick had a bad year in 1930 as the Moving on to the gearbox, the Buick has a typical American depression kicked in. They built only 140,000 cars, their worst year easy-to-use 3 speed. To be honest there is so much torque you since 1922, although only about 1200 were open tourers. Alvis can drop her into top at 15mph and forget it if you want, the produced 612 cars that year, 470 were the six cylinder Silver Eagle engine will do the rest and maximum power is developed at a low model but only 64 of those were S or sporting chassis. Indeed in 2800rpm. their 47 year history from 1920 to 1967 Alvis built a total of only This makes for few gear changes and an easy drive. 21,263 cars, less than two months production for Buick in 1930. By contrast you really need to use the box on the Alvis and it’s The Buick is solid, well engineered and beautifully built. It not easy, let me tell you! will last forever. It is also very heavy! Likewise the Alvis is well Right hand gate change, four forward gears in the best pommie engineered (this company also built aero engines) but nowhere tradition with double de-clutching all the way. But when you get it near as solid. It’s bodied in aluminium so body-wise won’t last right as I do maybe only 60% of the time, it’s a dream to change. forever. But it’s very light and that can’t be bad for performance. Hopefully I’ll master the thing one day. Unlike the Buick you need Let’s look at the engines. Both ohv sixes and by the standards those gears on the hills but as it’s the high ratio S box, second is of the day nice units, but there the similarity ends. The Buick is good for 40mph, third for 60 and top for 85 if you want to push it heavy and all cast iron, even the pistons. It’s around 4.2 litres and up to the recommended 4500rpm in anger. Frankly I’m not quite drinks from a single updraft carburettor. The Alvis by contrast is that brave. only 2.15 litres, half the size and makes wide use of aluminium, So there we have it, I could go on comparing but it makes no even the pistons are alloy. It is fed by triple SUs. Compression odds, they’re both just so different. I guess I love and hate them ratios are 4.5 and 6.5 to 1 respectively so the Alvis is a much more equally depending on my moods and the surprises they throw up modern spec. All this is borne out in the horse power with the at me. If I had to drive across the USA in 1930 the Buick would be Buick producing 80bhp while the Alvis produces 72bhp from an the only car for the job. But I don’t and fortunately I don’t have to engine half the size. To put this in perspective, a Model A Ford, choose either, but if I did, there could only be one choice. Perhaps a typical good Vintage engine from the period produces 40bhp it’s the hoon in me, but — Rule Britannia ! BW or about 12bhp per litre as against 19 for the Buick and 33 for the Alvis. These are both fine engines but the Alvis is very much more efficient.

Beaded Wheels 15 Words and photos Wayne Richards Oldsmobile Restoration Back in October 2008 after some discussions with Colin bad for 100 odd years old. Olds didn’t vent their crankcases, which Paterson, I was able to purchase some of the late John makes very messy engines, so a one-way valve was fitted. Now it’s just messy. Benton’s Oldsmobile bits. A quick trip to Hamilton and The original diff inners cleaned up satisfactorily, and a new sprocket and modern bearings were fitted. The outer housings back and we have the makings of a car, most of an engine, were made from second-hand boiler tube. New axles made from quarter of a diff and quarter of a chassis. 4130 round. I manufactured a new front axle from 1½" boiler tube as per original and new yokes and stubs were cast. I fabri- cated a chassis, except for the cross member I already had. The springs came out of Christchurch, as did a complete set of gearbox ost of the next month was spent on the phone and castings, which were machined and the gears were cut by a local internet gathering information and driving several gear guru. Mpeople nuts, but at the end of that time a huge amount The radiator was a challenge, and kept me busy for a month or of information came to light, right down to the factory drawings. so, stamping each circular fin by hand, bending and expanding I was able to photograph and measure two original cars. The tube, soldering etc. Again, this was made to the factory drawings. Southward Museum allowed me to crawl over and under their car I was able to borrow a wheel hub to copy, the wheels being new (a Japanese tourist thought I was part of the display). to original specs with 28 x 3 beaded edge tyres. The first job was to repair the broken engine castings, then About this time the loan of a complete car, the bones of which fabricate a new tail piece for the engine, new timing gears, new came out of the Whanganui River, came up. To have a car on alloy piston, 1kg lighter than original, new crankshaft cut with hand to copy made life much easier. high pressure water from a piece of P20 plate, and then machined The body frame is built of Murray River red gum (strong and to suit. A new carburettor was purchased from Olds Engineering free). The seat and floor boards are white pine and panels of in Queensland. The main bearings cleaned up at 40 thou over marine ply. The body was coated in resin, and covered with a so the crank was made to suit, only the big end bearing required two-pack undercoat and top coat with a 50% gloss, which gave re-metalling. The cylinder bore cleaned up at 20 thou over. Not

16 Beaded Wheels the desired effect. The trim is black leather, diamond pleated and The Road Test buttoned. To start the machine turn the fuel on and flood the carbu- In February 2010, a complete set of hood irons turned up, rettor bowl using the lever. Climb aboard, push decompression creating the need to make bows. Only three bows were required, lever with left heel, check spark is retarded, right foot on acceler- but as the success rate was not that good to start with, it was just ator, ignition switch on and wind the starter with all the strength as well the timber, New Zealand elm, was plentiful and free. The you can muster. It should fire on the first or second compression, final recipe was to boil for 15 minutes and bend quickly around a then heel off, turn lubrication on and Go! Due to the transmis- former, keeping the wood in compression. sion design, it’s not a car you can leave idling for too long. With All up, 2½ years later, the car is almost finished and ready for no throttle on, push the gear lever slowly forward and low gear registration. Everything that’s been made is as close as possible takes up, move off and put a few revs on. Once you think the to original, right down to the clutch springs cut from saw blades. time is right, push lever further forward into neutral, let the revs Some of the gear shift mechanism was tomato stakes and the step die and push lever further forward into top. Once top gear has a and pedal treads were cut with a grinder. The factory drawing for grip, open the throttle and advance the spark slowly as the revs the starting handle shows the same taper as a Model A gear lever, come up. I have no idea what speed it’s doing, but I suspect it so that’s what was used. will go a lot faster than I am comfortable driving it at. One feels The Olds has a 4½" bore, 6" stroke, and it makes about 5hp quite vulnerable sitting up there hanging on to the tiller with the on a good day. According to the sales blurb the engine is doing wrong hand. Emergency stops need to be planned well ahead; 760rpm at 20mph and is capable of doing the flying mile in two pushing the motion retarder pedal hard does result in some loss of minutes. The engine’s flywheel weighs in at 110 lbs and managed momentum. to break two of my toes when dropped on them. The engines The gear linkage system is designed so that when coming out lubrication system is pretty basic, grease cups on the main and of top gear the lever will come back through the low position outer bearings, and a glass drip lubricator that contains about a without engaging into first neutral. To reverse, push the lever cup of oil, supposedly good for 50 miles. The cooling system is further back. pumped but runs in reverse; radiator, engine, water tank, pump. All up, its been the most enjoyable of my restorations so far, The ignition is trembler coil originally run on two banks of dry and could not have taken place without the help and encourage- cell batteries. All up the car weights 800lbs. ment of lots of people, thanks to you all. BW

Beaded Wheels 17 BEHIND THE WHEEL

1939 Dennis

Words Kevin Clarkson, photos Chris Leith Big 6 Fire Engine

It’s true: Driving big red fire engines of special commercial vehicles has been during the huge fire at Ballantynes in 1947. really is fun. Recently I took the their focus. As well as fire engines they Later it was sent to Cobden on the West made buses and municipal vehicles such as Coast. When it was finally pensioned off Canterbury Branch - owned Dennis fire road sweepers and vacuum gully emptiers. from active service it was purchased by engine for an outing on the branch It was this diversity that kept the firm Canterbury Frozen Meat Company Belfast Commercial Rally accompanied by going during the Great Depression and Ltd as their factory fire protection. When while lorry production was slow its export even they had no further use for it they seven vociferous, and at times critical, business of fire engines, municipal vehicles gifted it to the Canterbury Branch of the members as crew. It was obvious that and bus chassis kept it well afloat. Both VCC. Restoration has since occurred with John and Raymond Dennis died in 1939. the support and help of many members we all enjoyed the occasion and later During WWII the company was heavily and it is available for use by members on the rally organiser said that we added involved in the war effort and built suitable rallies. a certain joie de vivre to the event and some 700 Churchill tanks, 3000 tracked On arrival at Cutler Park to pick up personnel carriers and 4500 army lorries. the fire engine I met up with Branch he was very pleased that we attended. In 1972 the company was taken over Chairman Gary Genet who gave me a Many others also remarked that it was by the Hestair group and was renamed run-down on the controls for the vehicle, Hestair-Dennis. In 1985 Trinity Holdings including the all-important siren and great to see the old war horse out and took over the vehicle interests of the flashing light switches. Upon his earlier about and being used. Hestair-Dennis group and the manufac- advice I included a 20 litre can of petrol as turing name was now Dennis Specialist baggage as he and others had continually Vehicles with the focus now on bus and reminded me that this vehicle is thirsty. rothers John and Raymond Dennis coach chassis and fire engines. 1995 and Under the bonnet there is some seven commenced business as Dennis 2004 saw further ownership changes but litres of motor that exists only to turn BBrothers Ltd in 1895 and started off the focus still remains on bus, coach and money, in the form of petrol, to exhaust by making bicycles and it wasn’t until 1901 fire engine construction. By any account fumes with very few kilometres in between that they produced the first Dennis car. this has been a successful company with a litres. The motor is physically huge and About this time they built Britain’s first proud record of producing vehicles over a has 12 spark plugs sticking out of the right purpose-built facility to manufacture cars. 100 year time span. side. Two plugs per cylinder for this six Cars were dropped from the inventory by The subject vehicle was originally cylinder motor as Dennis provide their 1915 as growth in commercial vehicles the No. 1 fire engine for Wellington fire engines with both coil and magneto took over early in the century and the first city. As time wore on it was eventually ignition systems. I had both operating as fire engine was produced in 1908. From replaced and this engine then came to per recommendation from previous users then right up to now the manufacture Christchurch where it did duty as a pump of the vehicle. The motor starts readily

18 Beaded Wheels and soon settles down to a slow idle and action but when I did use them normally conservatively and maybe a more engine- runs reasonably quietly for such a large they were very adequate and pulled the damaging assault on the accelerator pedal motor, although I do believe I did hear vehicle up straight and without drama. would have resulted in higher perfor- quite a subtle sucking noise which I later The handbrake was easy to use and very mance, for a while at least! decided was the petrol gushing noisily and effective. No power steering of course but Overall my impressions are positive and happily through the carburettor! steering was surprisingly easy once we I enjoyed the drive, the vehicle is not huge Acting on advice I had received I were on the move and it was no effort to so not much difficulty in manoeuvring or started off in second gear and only used keep on line going down the road. Once getting it around the roads. Thanks to the the top three gears as 1st or low gear is under way we kept to a fairly moderate Canterbury Branch for the use of the rather low for normal use. I had been speed both for reasons of safety as we had vehicle and thanks to the crew who made advised that the Commercial Rally with no seat belts and also to conserve fuel, sure that everybody knew we were there! a distance of 40 miles was likely not really however we seemed to keep up with the Oh yes, we used about $130 worth of long enough for me to get used to the other commercials on the rally without petrol for the day’s outing of approximately gearbox. Double clutching was required to any problem. (except, of course, when the 65 miles. BW get a smooth gear change and sometimes I navigator missed an instruction and took achieved that. When I didn’t, the crew let us some 10 km off our course and so me know! By the end of my tour of duty leading to a slight situation when we ran gear changing was becoming smoother out of petrol about 5 km from Cutler Park and less noticeable. This vehicle has an when returning the vehicle. No problem, unusual clutch that provides a braking we had the 20 litre can for reserve). Given effect to the motor if the clutch pedal is that Wellington is hilly, this was their No full depressed to assist in gear changing. 1 engine and that fire engines are required Maybe it does assist, maybe it doesn’t, I’m to get to the action as soon as possible still not sure. What I do know is that this I found it difficult to reconcile the fact clutch was not releasing fully and this that this vehicle is not exactly speedy up caused me some problems. Maybe it needs the hills. We had no water in the tanks a bit of adjustment. The gearbox is a very to weigh us down and our only load was large strong unit with big gears within and the eight crew yet the one small hill we when opened for inspection in the past needed to climb saw power and speed die has shown no damage to the gears in spite off quickly to the extent that I soon had of the sometime difficult gear changes. to shift to third gear then shortly after I didn’t have occasion to really test go down to second to crown the hill at a Kevin Clarkson, Beaded Wheels Chairman, fulfills his the power assisted hydraulic brakes in fairly slow speed. I was however driving childhood fantasies.

Beaded Wheels 19 This is our 1926 Austin 12/4, pulled out of mothballs for the film business. Apparently the film producers were let down by some car supplier at the last moment so we roared into action to get the car to the filming location.

Austin 12/4 Words and photos Jack Whittaker

Uncovering the old car Appraisal and Restoration The car was dragged out I spent some three months full time on restoration and getting of the jumble in the shed at it together. Much of this work was a puzzle which I had to unravel, virtually no notice. 1934 as I had never been able to study the car in one piece. I think Vintage folk should not rush at that was in 1979 and into 1980. A long list of surprises awaited such speed. me of course, such as water in the gearbox, a horrible liquid in the I drove the car into the fuel tank and many more such disasters. A Henderson garage had shed about 11 years ago, where “restored” the diff at great expense to Kevin of $260, and another it has been on blocks and Henderson auto electrical firm had rewired the car. Another had carefully covered for all that made new wooden hood bows. Sadly, all those jobs were subse- time. It has of course received quently found to be quite unsatisfactory, which showed that many basic periodic maintenance. such businesses did not understand old cars. This of course is The mag was not fitted and why intended restorations all too often become too hard and are there was no petrol or battery unfinished and abandoned projects. in the car. The water pump Kevin’s collection of spare parts at his Henderson Valley probably would need attention after such a long time, as would weekend home was quite essential to getting through the restora- the autovac. I did not have enough time to do all that, so it was a tion process, and was a tremendous help. trailer delivery job. Out of three gearboxes I managed to get enough parts for a gearbox rebuild with a bit of machining work done by engineer Purchase Russ Forgessen in Glen Eden. The original owner as shown on a copy of the original regis- After a lot of hard work and expense on the gearbox, a year or tration papers was Fredrick Youngman Milnes of St Leonards, so later I found one at Pukekohe Swapmeet and bought it for the and dated 3 February 1926. I assume the spelling and dates were giveaway price of $15. It had a perfect set of gears. written correctly. Ownership was transferred to David Walter Eventually we got the car mobile and bodywork under control. Lane on 1 August 1960, and Kevin Convery on 7 August 1962, I then got Waikumete Upholsterers Ltd to do the hood and uphol- and then to John Cochran Whittaker on 5 April 1976. stery after we obtained the hood and side curtain material from When I bought the car it was about five trailer loads of bits and England, thanks to help from family too. almost a skeleton. Kevin then lived in Herne Bay. He had work done on the car On New Zealand roads again by various people in the Henderson area. The garage by Kevin’s With the car now mobile again, Kevin arrived in Oratia and old house seemed to be far from waterproof, the car had obviously had a trial drive – of course! suffered very considerably and was then in many pieces. Kevin We now ventured out on a few car club outings and completed had collected several other parts from three wrecked 12/4 cars and a Hunua 100 Rally. had much of this at his Henderson Valley residence, but initially I I had assumed that the diff was restored as I had been told, but did not see all of that collection. it surely did not seem right at all. I pulled the diff apart and was I looked at the challenge and bought the jumble for $1,350. amazed and horrified at what I found. Believe it or not the bearing

20 Beaded Wheels on one side of the crown wheel assembly was totally non existent. The whole assembly was simply balanced in place by one axle shaft, and the side thrust was taken by the brake drum rubbing on the brake lever pivot. True! Now how would anyone in the motor trade do a diff job like that? To attempt to adjust the crown wheel and pinion would have been totally impossible. We had completed a Hunua 100 with it like that! I will not mention the name of the garage who did the diff job but my thoughts are unprintable. The other spares were all useless, so another diff was obtained from Peter Mitchell in Hokitika which contained suitable parts. The car was later used for Peter and Cheryl’s Auckland weddings. With a replaced crown wheel and pinion, new bearings and felt seals, bearing blue checks and adjustments made, the result was pure magic and absolutely no diff noise, this being the reward for the time and effort well spent.

The car in Australia The Austin arrived in Australia March 1997. There were two cyclones in the Tasman when the car was shipped from Auckland. This caused a couple of comparatively minor problems such as the baffle in the fuel tank being smashed but no body damage. We used to take the car to displays at Chelmer, Toowong, RACQ and similar displays in Brisbane. We also used the car as a bridal car for six weddings, the last being for friends in Brisbane around 20 years ago.

The Filming episode The filming was inter- esting, and being done for an SBS, ABC, BBC documentary series I believe, which is about the fall of Singapore in 1942. The filming was at Maars Marina at Steiglitz, near Jacob’s Well. If the car appears in the TV programme, I expect it will be but a brief few seconds only. At the filming venue, the Queensland concessional registration number plates were removed and the indicator lights covered with blackout tape. These pictures do not show the filming as it was. Many of the scenes were quite fascinating to watch, such as the brutal Japanese guards at border control Those parts were played by professional Japanese actors and seemed very authentic and convincing. Fight scenes, blood in the pools on the broken roadway. It all looked very real indeed. An interesting day. It was a long day and almost dark when we were getting ready to head home. As we were leaving there were fires burning, being filmed I assume, and loud bursts of firing machine-guns. Of course we could not unload and return the hire trailer that night in total darkness, so there was more work to do next morning. Now the old faithful 12/4 is back on its blocks again under the dust cover. Perhaps I really should pay it a bit more attention in the future? BW

Beaded Wheels 21 Model O Words Kevin Clarkson, photos Ivan Rhodes

In issue number 310 of June 2011 we men, has done at least 20,000 miles, and included an article on the “dog kennel” is still going strong. The faults have been Velocette by well known UK Velocette trifling and the only blow-up due to rider historian, restorer, collector and author, error (no oil in the sump). It is a lasting Ivan Rhodes. In that article a brief mention tribute to Phill Irving, a very down to was made of the Model O Velocette. earth, practical motorcycle enthusiast with Designed by Phill Irving in 1939, the a gift for coming up with novel ideas which Model O was to be the road going version worked.” The Model O never went into of the Grand Prix contender, the Velocette production and instead the factory turned Roarer. As Tich Allen says in his book their attention to designing and producing The Velocette Saga “The remarkable thing the LE models. The Model O has now is that this first and only prototype was so been restored and Ivan has sent over these right that it has been hacked and thrashed pictures which detail the unusual engine Built-up cranks, alloy rods and main bearings throughout. All copiously lubricated. by many riders, several of them racing configuration.

22 Beaded Wheels Left: Pushrods passing through holes in the head and lined up for correct location below.

Right: Kick start bevel box and sliding sleeve for engagement in usual Veloce manner. Note gearbox output shaft and oil filler plus the black clutch operating lever. Dynamo and distributor bolt to the back face.

Three plate clutch to the rear of the RH crankshaft. Note intermediate Swinging arm, adjustable rear suspension and panelling. Note alloy con rods helical timing gear and camshaft drive gear in typical Veloce fashion. Oil protruding with tapped (cam followers) block between. Centre stand is from pump driven from gear below Incorporating KS pinion. Distributor driven by a Mk IV KTT. camshaft drive gear above.

LH coupling gear supports the flywheel to counter balance the clutch to the Valves interchangeable with MAC and replaced with stock from Veloce rear of the RH crank. Oil jet can just be seen between the teeth as they come Spares Ltd along with circlip located Viper and Venom valve guides. together. The sump was increased in capacity when it was found to be too small in prolonged use thus causing starvation.

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Bay of Plenty: Pep Talk from Clerk of the Course. Bay of Plenty: Rod Simpson 1969 Mini Cooper S.

Trig Road North Waihi himself. Steve Aldersley from Te Kauwhata from Hamilton has entered a few times with his little Austin 7 competed for the with his Ford 10 Special. Allan (Wattie) Hill Climb sixth time. Great to see newcomers, Rex Watson and Rod McCallum, when they are Bay of Plenty Branch Bentham from Matamata with his 1959 not organising the proceedings, are always Words David Joblin, photos Carole Lindsay, XK150 Jaguar, Rob Simpson from Te enthusiastic competitors. For some reason Awamutu in his fast Mini Cooper and Rod had a very much slower run after The weather forecast was good for our Michael Cooper in his Mitsubishi Gallant. lunch - was it the sausages? Bob Hyslop Bay of Plenty Branch sixth Hill Climb and Also pleasing was seeing returnees back for from Tauranga in his 1957 Austin Healey we achieved five timed runs each which their second attempt. The Booth brothers tries every year to go just that second faster. satisfied the entrants. Harold and Alan in their 1930 Riley There were no motorbikes this year and Craig Laing from Waitemata in his Tourers, (Rileys were the most numerous fewer entrants. It may be that our event 1958 Buckler DD 2 had the fastest record marque), Geoff Wilson from Hamilton clashed with the Hahei event. breaking time of 1.14.50, up the 2.5 km in his green MG TC and Mike Moffatt One late thought; Wattie will have to course, which was even faster than his from Auckland in his 1930 Riley Tourer. do something about his exhaust system on winning time last year. Local second timers were Craig Dawson the Triumph 2.5. Where I was positioned Second quickest was Michael Cooper in his 1968 Vauxhall Viva, John Addy at the finish line, we were told that the from Te Aroha in his 1979 Mitsubishi in his yellow 1968 Triumph Spitfire and last car up would be No. 88 Allan Watson. Galant 1.14.75. Richard Durber in a 1958 Buckler DD2. No problem, as splitting the silence of the Some of the competitors travelled long Mike Moffatt came to our first event, as countryside I could hear him when he distances, furthest was Alan Blundell did Laurie Poolman from Auckland. It started at the bottom of the run. from Waikanae, Merv Young came from was good to see them back for another We look forward to next year. Auckland with his fire engine red and go. Alan Blundell from Waikanae with Provisional date Sunday 24 March 2013. yellow Young Sports Special that he built his outstanding 1936 SS Jaguar has also RESULTS competed in all our events. Joe Bruntlett Vintage 1 Steve Aldersley 1927 Austin 7 Special 1.28.00 2 Laurie Poolman 1931 MG C Type 1.35.50 3 Harold Booth 1930 Riley Tourer 1.52.04 Post Vintage 1 Alan Blundell 1936 SS Jaguar 1.34.75 2 Alan Booth 1933 Riley March 9 1.55.93 Post War Vintage 1 Craig Laing 1958 Buckler DD 2 1.14.50 2 Bob Hyslop 1957 Austin Healey 1.22.50 3 Rex Bentham 1959 Jaguar XK 150 1.31.25

Bay of Plenty:2012 winner Craig Laing. Bay of Plenty:Yellow Triumph Spitfire.

Bay of Plenty: Lining up for the practice run. Bay of Plenty: Helpful advice needed.

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North Otago: Murray Frew Chrysler Special. North Otago: Harry Ellery.

Post Vintage 1 Michael Cooper 1979 Mitsubishi Galant 1.14.75 newspaper advertising prior to the hill Club members and we thank them for 2 Craig Dawson 1968 Vauxhall Viva 1.17.97 climb. Featured in The Oamaru Mail was the use of their timing equipment and 3 Rod Simpson 1969 Mini Cooper S 1.21.91 a photo of Harry Ellery competing in his radios and for providing the results. We 1935 Ford Coupe in an early Coal Pit also wish to thank Ron Hasell who was Ngapara – Coal Pit Hill Hill Climb on gravel. In the 2012 event the appointed Speed Steward for our VCC Climb Harry Ellery’s grandsons Murray Frew section on the day. North Otago Branch (1929 Chrysler Special) and Allan O’Hara After four runs up the hill everyone Words Murray Frew, photos Jerry Wing and (Honda CRX), great granddaughter retired to the Ngapara Rugby Clubrooms Picture of Harry Ellery, Oamaru Mail. Jan-Marie Frew (Escort) and great for refreshments and presentation he 4th Annual Ngapara – Coal Pit grandson Gareth O’Hara (Honda CRX) of trophies. The results of the Vintage Hill Climb was held on Sunday were all competing while Harry’s son and section were T1 April 2012 in brilliant sunshine VCC member Gilbert Ellery manned the 1 Dave Harris Johnson F-Ford 58.39 – a huge contrast to last years’ damp barbecue– a family affair! 2 Avon Hyde Austin Special 59.1 event. Consequently the road surface The event was run with the help and 3 Murray Frew Chrysler Special 59.82 was excellent and all entrants were able participation of the Otago Sports Car to better their times from last year and improve their times as the day went on. The first, second and third placed drivers managed to break the one minute mark. A surprising fact in these results is that most of the drivers and their vehicles are not young or new anymore! Yet these vehicles are well presented (they have to be) and there is a story to be told about each one of them. VCC Branches represented were Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, West Coast, South Canterbury, Otago, Southland and North Otago. Two Ford V8 Coupes, Joe Gillman’s 1935 competing in the Vintage Section and Alan Wylie’s 1936 competing in the Sports Car Event, followed on from our North Otago: Avon Hyde Austin Special.

North Otago: Joe Gillman & Alan Wylie. North Otago: Dave Harris Formula Ford.

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2012 Dunedin-Brighton Photos Ralph Harrison A regular event on the Otagogo calendar is the Dunedin-Brightonon Veteran Rally, this year was its 58thth running. We hope you enjoy Ralph’sh’s photos from this year’s run.

Taranaki: Owen and Lynne McGaughey Waikato, 1930 Model A.

Maunga-Moana Rally or Hawera or Stratford. We had 70 entries Taranaki Branch covering all classes.The weekend started on the Friday night with a meal put on by Words Colin Johnston, photos Alexander the rally committee and was well attended. Johnston. On Saturday the rally commenced at 9.30 The annual Maunga-Moana Rally am with vehicles heading east into the which was held for the 47th time in back country including some metal roads. Stratford, held special significance this The lunch stop was at the Eltham Fire year as it was a time when the National station after some straight line navigation. Executive would honour two of our first The rally continued with no timed year members with their 50 year badges. checks and entrants could tour at their The National President of the club John own pace but alert for silent checks. We Coomber and his wife Christine arrived toured past the big Kapuni complex and and were able to take part in the rally by then back to Stratford. driving a 1958 Jaguar that was loaned to Prizegiving was held on Saturday night them by Phyllis Cornwall. with the trophies presented by National John had come to Taranaki to present President John Coomber. The overall 50 year badges to Des Cornwall and Eric winner and first Taranaki entrant was Hodges who were the first members to Ron and Margaret Ingram driving a 1927 receive 50 year badges in our branch. Dodge Roadstar with Margaret winning The rally was held this year in Stratford first overall navigator and first Taranaki as each year the rally runs in New Plymouth navigator. BW

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was pleased to learn that he had got to the told me that he had not had to explore bottom of its most serious vice, one that I its internals during his ownership and I had never been able to fathom. So to the am not sure that I did too much in that two wheels eye it was, shall we say, appealing; a lovely department either: certainly a testament to shine and pleasing lines, a very ‘Morgan’ the engine’s longevity. There was pleasure and other things looking old sports car. It fired up beauti- in the driving but only because it brought fully and sounded like an old Morgan back fond memories and I don’t think should. Climbing aboard for the necessary I would have wanted to go too far; too familiarisation tour changed my percep- used to the comforts of nice seats and an tions a little. Dear me it really is a cramped armchair ride I suppose. Without being sort of a cabin space with a couple of unkind the whole thing is just plain old. In rather narrow and unsupportive seats. The many ways though it was old when it was doors, which still sport the Landrover door built, after all the brothers Morgan were handles that I fitted, don’t open very wide not known for their model updates and and then one is required to remove one’s it was always near impossible to tell one legs, one at a time, and feed them in to decade’s Morgan from another. the foot wells before dropping the remains However let me not damn the old Outgrowing a Morgan… of the mutilated torso into the skinny seat machine for it really is what an old Morgan and reattaching legs. Very fortunately I should be and this one is a pretty fine had intended that in this edition I have not succumbed in any serious way to example of the immediate post war breed, would embark upon the tale of my the decrepitude of age and have managed and one of the earliest with the curving IItalian love affair; the years spent to stave off the curse of the spreading girth radiator shroud and grill. It looks the part, acquiring, restoring, racing, cursing and so was able, with a minimum of discom- it has been nicely restored, it is a New repairing a range of Alfa Romeos. But fort, to arrange the contortions required Zealand-new car and has survived nigh on other activities have intervened so I am in order to gain entry. Once seated, with 60 years. For the Morgan enthusiast this afraid the love affair, and the subsequent rather tall brother draped across the rear old girl has got to be worth a look but I divorce, has had to be parked once again seat, we set off. I am afraid my romantic seem to have outgrown it. Which means I while I update you on other matters. All memories were quickly put to rest. It really have got old and fussy. of which, as it transpires, are about British is a rather primitive beast, uncomfortable On the subject of things old I have machinery and hard riding with everything bucking a neighbour nearby, which means about Some months ago I wrote of the and shaking and the side curtains flapping 4km down the road in these parts, who various cars that I have owned and about; but it sounded nice and was willing has a passion for old vehicles and quite disposed of; one of which was the Morgan. enough and the bonnet, long and fluted, recently has branched into motorcycles. The 1954 +4 four seater that I rescued looked the part. The first purchase was a mid 1950s 500cc from certain destruction in 1969. I had Ariel and we have enjoyed the occasional it restored to a usable and passable state to the eye it was … appealing; local meander together: a couple of ageing and hacked around Wellington in it for a lovely shine and pleasing lines, a chaps on their ageing machines; very rural. several years before succumbing to the (We would look the part advertising a very ‘Morgan’ looking old sports car. allure of a big Healey; which, as I have certain brand of cheese.) However the said more than once in this column, was other day a new sound came barking down a stupid mistake. But, about the Morgan; It was my turn to get behind the wheel our driveway and neighbour emerged, a nice chap who reads Beaded Wheels got for the return run. That was another grinning broadly, from his helmet. The in touch through the magazine and told contortionist exercise as the gap between provider of the sound effects was his new me my old Morgan was residing in Nelson. wheel and seat is very, very, small so one’s purchase, a 1931 500cc Royal Enfield That was a great surprise and I was soon legs must be threaded in, one at a time, sloper single with twin port exhaust. This in touch with the current owner who, it with great dexterity and I can assure you is a “cool” machine, one family owner turned out, had bought the old thing in that the would-be driver who has been from new and basically untouched. It Wellington in 1973, not too many months letting his/her belt out over the years will looks the part with its marvellous patina, after I had sold it. Anyway in March I had find that driving one of these Morgans shapely tank, exposed rocker gear and 3 occasion to go to Nelson so I contacted may no longer be possible such is the speed hand change gear shift, and sounds the owner, William Hobbs, and made scarcity of accommodation. I got seated great with those two pipes popping and arrangements for the great reunion. and took the wheel. What I remembered barking in unison. It really is a lovely Lovely chap, William, met me and very clearly was that one has to treat time-warp machine and runs remarkably younger brother, who lives in Nelson and the Moss gearbox with a firm hand and well. I haven’t ridden it yet but I am going has some memory of the old Morgan, with considerable respect. My memory was good to; soon I hope. And, I note that I don’t books and history of the car then took because we proceeded without incident need a left leg to master this old timer as us out to the shed to be reacquainted. and I do rather like that firm short throw there is nothing required of the left foot; Actually it was pretty much as I remem- box albeit rather slow in operation. no braking, no gear changing; interesting. bered it, although over the years William However my earlier comments about shake A particular highlight of Easter for me had undertaken a full scale restoration. rattle and roll apply. The TR 2 power was the opportunity to drool over the But the colour was almost the same shade plant, ex Vanguard, ex Ferguson tractor, is largest collection of Jaguars I have ever of green and the upholstery was that a robust affair equipped with a decent pair seen in one place. The Marlborough Jaguar which I had had renovated in 1970. We of carbs and hauls the whole thing along Drivers Club hosted, over Easter, the 11th discussed its various historic failings and I in a surprisingly spritely fashion. William National Jaguar Rally and what a brilliant

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HARRY BAUGHAN, job they did. Some 160 Jaguars took part A LIFE OF MOTORCYCLING number of successes in these events and Harry’s involvement in the sport on the organisational from a very early Swallow through to the side was a valuable contribution to the sport. latest incarnation. Having owned two Kenneth J Chandler Many patents and clever engineering ideas come Jaguars I remain something of a fan and Publisher, Walls Quarry Press, from Mr Baughan’s fertile mind so the book has the opportunity to cruise row after row of www.wqpress.co.uk plenty of drawings and historical records to refer these marvellous cars was a real treat. Soft cover, 370 pages to. There is quite a lot about his pet idea for There were loads of gorgeous Mk IIs, sidecar wheel driven outfits. This system gave beautiful E types, a handful of very very In spite of my involvement with motorcycles for quite an advantage in the hands of a skilled appealing Mk 5s, especially a couple of 60 years I had never heard of Harry Baughan’s ‘pilot’ on the long difficult hill climbs that were a drop dead gorgeous drophead versions, and machines but now, having read the book, I am feature of the trials of the day. So much so that he was penalised for using his sidecar drives against a lovely and sexy C Type replica. But for now aware that I’ve missed something. One of the many subjects to come to light is the reason the more orthodox units. Presumably because me it was the XK 120s, 140s and 150s that why so many of the older motorcycle clubs in the long distance trials were to ‘improve’ the stole the show, such timeless beauty in Britain are Motorcycle & Light Car Clubs. Cycle performance of the machines for everyday use those glorious curving lines, the long cars were around from 1903 to around 1922 and the driven sidecar wheel was not such a purposeful bonnets and the fabulous Jaguar and competed in the long distance reliability good idea for normal use. grill. I loved them all but there were two or trials with motorcycles and sidecar outfits. These The book was very interesting and informative three which fabulous and, dare I say it, very vehicles were made, it seems, by almost anyone if a trifle long winded in parts with the need to expensive, restoration had turned in to with workshop and a few spanners as the list of back track to check a fact or to refer to some part. Now the question is would I recommend show stoppers. To reinforce that observa- makers for 1912-1913 includes 60 makes. These the purchase of this book? Well I would like a tion the peoples’ choice on the day I ranged from quite clever to downright crude. Mr Baughan’s machines were among the better copy on my shelf and it does raise a number of cruised the rows was a stunningly restored efforts and he enjoyed considerable success questions such as where did all the cycle cars go absolutely awesome 150. Truly beautiful in in the long distance reliability trials. He then to? The only survivors as far as I can tell were the its faultless red paintwork with tan interior branched into motorcycle manufacture using three wheel Morgan’s and BSA’s. Was this due to and every other piece shined and chromed. various engines bought in from JAP, Blackburne, a change of licence class or did the arrival of the A worthy choice, but I was smitten by a Rudge, Anzani, Sturmey Archer and others. So Austin Seven kill the cycle cars? 140 done in gorgeous British Green and for the like of the Birmingham to Lands End Trial This is a book that is well worth a read whether trimmed in lovely grey/green. There is his firm was able to enter a team of a cyclecar, you buy it, borrow or steal it, I leave you to decide. It isn’t a book to read from cover to cover, something about the 140s that has always sidecar and solo machines. All good for publicity and hopefully sales. The Baughan motorcycles but to pick up and read sections and return to for appealed to me and this one was the best I and cycle cars certainly had an impressive another ‘bite’ later it’s worthwhile. have ever seen: a privilege to see. BW Big End Knocks

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t seems that action in Veteran enthu- siast’s sheds never ends. Colin Pearce Ihas sent a photo of his latest acquisi- tion, a 1913 Sunbeam “Sporting Type” with his 1912 model alongside. Many moons ago the 1913 belonged to Colin’s brother but was never forgotten by Colin and the opportunity to have it back in the family again was too good to miss. It’s a very complete car. The large Lucas electric Colin Pearce’s 1913 Sunbeam Sporting type with his 1912 Sunbeam at the rear. headlights, CAV sidelights and the pair of diver’s helmet tail lights are foreign and it found to have insufficient fuel or rather nightmare to work on. New Hudson built also lacks a door lock and speedo drive. no fuel, “Let’s rob the lawn mower,” was Armstrong hubs with the 1909 and they On the plus side it came with six new the call but all to no avail. My feeble were not even much good when they were wheels and 815 x 105 beaded edge tyres. attempts at pedalling and weakening at new. Ron’s bike fitted with side chair was The car was purchased new by Sir Robert the knees had pushed the advance/retard bought new by Mr Starns, Lower Moutere, Anderson of Invercargill. lever to the full retard position. After Nelson in 1914 and used by him until 1928 this was rectified and a bit more practice when he hit a cow damaging the forks. Kevin Mercer has parted with his I was supposedly ready for action. The Ron purchased it in 1959 and restored 1918 Oakland, it remains in the wider day arrived and with Ray pushing to both bike and the original cane side chair Canterbury area. Bill Skeggs from Bluff get me underway I departed the Club in time for his son’s wedding in 1997. restored this car some years ago before it Rooms. I was stupidly thinking ‘this is moved on to Star McDougall in Gore then easy’ and then loomed a compulsory Bruce Scott from the Horowhenua to Kevin Mercer. stop. Hell what now? However practice Branch is humming along with the resto- Another Veteran to change hands makes perfect and no further incident ration of his 1918 Cadillac. This car is Peter Nightingale’s Maxwell that has marred the enjoyment.” was destined for scrap metal some years moved to a new home in the hands of Ian Greg Elder’s newly restored 1917 ago before being picked up and put into McLean of Southland. Cadillac took out the concours with Ian storage before making a move to Nelson Ridd on his 1911 Triumph Motor Cycle the and then back to Christchurch. The then The Southland Branch recently held overall winner. owner collected many parts with the a successful Veteran Rally with 12 cars intention of restoring it before crating it and five Veteran motor cycles hitting the While in Blenheim prior to Christmas to Levin where the restoration in earnest road. The offer from Ray McCullough to we visited Ron and Shirley Hebberd’s began. Apparently it used to be a service Malcolm Hodgkinson to borrow his 1911 motorcycle and memorabilia collec- car around Akaroa then residing at the Abingdon King Dick was too good to pass tion. Amongst all the monster bikes Canterbury University before being picked up and Malcolm’s description of his experi- was Ron’s 1913 New Hudson VB Model. up about 1958. Bruce is keen to hear ence as printed in the Branch newsletter “Specially adapted to the requirements from anyone who has any information or is too good not to be shared. In his words: of the roughest colonial roads,” so the pictures prior to 1958. “I have often observed Veteran bike brochure states. However with only four riders and thought to myself ‘that can’t inches ground clearance it is obvious The Jazz Festival in the Bay Of Plenty be too hard.” How wrong I was. It was the English had no idea how rough New at Easter provided an opportunity for the suggested that a practice ride in a local Zealand roads actually were. Again quotes old cars of the region to be dusted off and park would be in order, in hindsight it the sales brochure, “the enormously displayed. My informant tells me there was a grand idea. After being taken powerful motor is fitted with decompres- were 26 brass and nickel cars on display through the basics of the use of levers sion enabling the machine to be started with Ray Singleton’s 1905 Maxwell the and other appendages I thought I should and propelled at 3mph without physical earliest. It is hoped that this will become ask, “Which one operates the clutch?” exertion on the part of the rider.” The an annual event. The owner looking a bit dumbfounded motor with a non-detachable head is a quickly informed me, as I already knew, 3½hp side valve single, bore and stroke Also at Easter, Warbirds Over Wanaka it was a ‘direct drive’ job. After a short 85x88. It’s fitted with a 3 speed MKVI had a chronological display of Fords blast around the park Ray suggested Armstrong gearbox (the Achilles heel of spanning the last 100 years. Julian Smith I should continue to familiarise myself the machine) consisting of 19 gears, 40 of Dunedin had the earliest exhibit, his with the beast but at this point the engine clutch plates, 156 ball bearings of five 1912 Ford T that he bought from a Timaru failed to fire. On closer inspection it was different sizes and numerous springs; a motoring enthusiast about 15 years ago.

30 Beaded Wheels When visiting the Arrowtown shed belonging to George Page one could be forgiven for thinking they were entering a Veteran Hupmobile assembling plant. George has three 1916 models under resto- ration. Back in 1986 he heard of a Veteran vehicle in Kingston with a tree growing through it. A friend was dispatched to look at it but wasn’t able to identify the make but found the “Jacox-Jackson,

Three 1916 Hupmobiles under restoration.

Church, Wilcox Co – Mich – USA” on the steering box. Two years later George decided to rescue it but even when he Stockists of 1912-92 dismantled the motor he was still unable REPLACEMENT ENGLISH AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAN to identify it. Later with the help of Terry PARTS CONTINENTAL Meadows it was found to be a 1916 Hupmobile Model N tourer. Terry also knew about a similar model in Kaikoura that was coming up for sale. It had been Kingpin sets Engine gaskets Gearbox gears stored in a shed but the shed roof had Suspension parts Steering joints Crownwheel & pinions collapsed letting water through into the Spark plugs Electrical fittings Wiper motors (vac) car. The right hand side of the chassis and Engine bearings Shock absorbers Wheel cylinders & kits the wheels were rotted out. However it Master cylinders & kits Shackles (pins & bushes) Ring gears & pinions had only 13,028 miles on the speedometer. Rear axles Water pumps & kits Clutch plates Although the motor wouldn’t turn over Clutch covers Carburettors Fuel pumps & kits the car was complete except for a grease Brake & clutch cables Pistons Steering box parts cup on the front axle, the taillight and the Valves, springs, guides Speedo cables Ignition parts sign on its dash. Even the headlight glasses were still intact. As there was a perfect Timing gears & chains Lenses Engine mounts chassis on the Kingston car George MECHANICAL RESTORATIONS & VINTAGE SPARES (1980) decided he should make the purchase. An RD 7 • Fordell • Wanganui • Phone/Fax 06 342 7713 hour after getting it home the motor was turning over. Behind the back seat were tools, jack, pump, horn, valve caps, snow chains and curtain rod arms for the doors. PISTON RINGS After searching many swap meets only a few 1916 Hupmobile parts were found and WE CAN MAKE CUSTOM RINGS FOR MOST the all important tail light was still CARS, TRUCKS & SMALL ENGINES missing. After travelling 260 miles to photograph and get a pattern for a tail Late model 3 piece oil rings now available light from a Hupmobile advertised for sale George took stock and realised he had enough parts to build three cars. Because UNDER THE NEW there were also 30 years of collected OWNERSHIP OF Hupmobile parts that went with the vehicle that was for sale he decided to buy PUKEKOHE the lot. That took two trips with a truck and large trailer to get them all home. The intention now is to spend the winter in his shed and make some real inroads into his NEW ZEALAND’S LARGEST RANGE OF PISTON RINGS FOR VINTAGE CARS restorations. BW JOHNSON’S PISTON RINGS est 1920s Ph: 09 238 4079 Fax: 09 238 4437 email: [email protected] 129 Manukau Rd Pukekohe Auckland 2120

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Now in his 91st year, Ces is still busy in car, possibly the only example left and an his garden, in his kitchen which becomes interesting challenge for the future. This a bit of a jam factory in season, or out was purchased in the belief that it was a in the shed tinkering when not cracking Veteran but subsequent research revealed walnuts for his little enterprise. it to be a 1926. Ian is currently serving on the committee of the Manawatu Branch, along with his wife Sarah, who this year took on the role of Editor of the club magazine.

C.J (CES OR BISH) BISHOP Ces had his primary schooling in Levin until the family moved to Napier. At 16 he began a mechanical engineering apprenticeship at Anderson and Hansen in Napier, agents for Austin, Essex and Hudson as well as some lesser known makes. During that time Ces acquired a IAN HAYDEN HOWELL Panther motorcycle. Ian joined as a foundation member of War clouds were gathering and in 1939 the Taranaki Branch in September 1961 all the younger members of staff were put where he was Beaded Wheels scribe for the on-reserve. In 1940 he was called up and years 1963-65. In March 1967 he trans- LACHLAN FRASER SCOTT underwent training as a flight mechanic ferred to Auckland and by December had Lachlan Scott, better known as Lach, working at most of the air force bases in moved to Wellington and transferred to joined the Wanganui Branch in late 1961. both the North and South Islands before the Wellington Branch. He, along with other members from the being posted to Fiji for aircraft repair and In March 1971 he moved to Hamilton Manawatu, drove over to Wanganui to maintenance. Following that he returned and joined the Waikato Branch. While take part in the various activities. In 1962 to New Zealand to join the Transport in the Waikato he served as committee it was decided to establish the Manawatu Squadron on the Islands run. Discharge member, Club Captain and Editor. Ian’s Branch in Palmerston North and Lach, came in December 1945 and it was back life was about to be disrupted again, when became a Foundation Member. to Napier into the engineering trade, in 1978 he moved to Christchurch to His first car was a 1926 Buick 26-24x marriage to Joan and a stint at Norsewood, attend Lincoln, but he didn’t transfer his Roadster. He then restored a 1927 Indian maintaining the dairy company trucks membership during this period. He moved Scout and a 1928 Indian Chief. Lach’s before returning to Napier in the early back to Hamilton at the start of 1980 and next venture was a Buick 1924 Model– ‘50s. resided there until 1998, where he recalls 24-35 special tourer. During this period, he In April 1961 Ces joined the Hawke’s serving as branch Editor for about four owned a Riley 2.5 Saloon as the family car. Bay Branch of the VCC. Shortly before years, and was quite active in club events. Apart from restoring vehicles, Lach, this he had acquired a 1928 Lagonda 14/60 In 1998 Ian moved to Palmerston being a fine builder, spent many hours 2 litre Speed model. North, which from all accounts was fairly working on the branch’s new Clubrooms In those days, raising a family and routine for about 18 months until the 1999 during its construction back in the late paying a mortgage did not leave the Maunga Moana, where rumour has it that 1970s, an amenity much enjoyed by average working man a lot left over to he was scavenging in the host branch members today. indulge an interest or hobby but Ces, like parts shed where he found Sarah, also Before becoming interested in Vintage many tradesmen of his era, could turn his scavenging. Both Ian and Sarah Howell cars, Lach was a piper with the Manawatu hand to most things including making are active members of the Manawatu Pipe Band, and, as someone said; Lach was tools required for the project. His handsaw Branch, and still searching for parts for the 3 B’s, “Bagpipes, Builder and Buicks”. had Ford T origins, the work table Ford their numerous restoration projects. During recent years Lach has been T flywheel, differential gears for the Throughout Ian’s time with the club, he working away on a 1917 Model T Ford, reduction and the main frame originally a has owned numerous vehicles. In 1962 he but progress has been a bit slower than he T driveshaft housing. purchased a 1927 Morris Cowley roadster, would have liked. If visiting Ces to see what was which was finally a finished restoration Lach and his wife Maureen have been happening in the shed, one would rarely and used for several years before being sold very keen rallyists over the years, attending go away empty handed. Something would to purchase a house. Others were a 1962 many branch rallies throughout the North be thrust in your hand with the words “I MG A, a 1933 Riley Kestrel 12/6, a resto- Island, as well as most National rallies in picked this up and thought you could use ration still in progress, a 1912 Crossley, New Zealand. Lach still regularly attends it.” It could be a radiator badge, hub cap, a long term project missing many parts. our meetings, and both join in club activi- carburettor or something similar. One of Ian’s Treasures is a Calthorpe light ties whenever they can.

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34 Beaded Wheels marketplace Hamco CLASSIFIED RATES INDUSTRIES Due to space limitation, classified advertisers should FOR SALE Motorcycle & Car a refrain from the use of dashes, spaces, logos, blank 1926 MODEL T COUPE Converted to coil ignition, Wire Wheel Repairs & Restorations a lines and formatting. All classified rates include GST. alloy pistons, shell BRGs, 2 speed diff, wire wheels. The 65 word limit includes contact details. Advertisers We Specialise In Very good order. $22,000. Reg on hold. Phone 06 Custom Made Spokes Speedway Wheels requiring ads longer than the standard 65 words, or • • 358 2292. MEM Rim and Frame Lining • Wheel Building & who require typography or space, must apply display Truing • Complete Wheel Restoration rates. 1929/30 OLDSMOBILE PARTS, blocks, heads, axle The advertising department reserves the right to edit wheels. NOS Model T truck rims 32” x 4½” (23” Vintage – Classic – Modern or return classifieds not meeting the criteria tyre). 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MEM HAVING A CLEAN OUT of surplus Veteran car MODEL CAR COLLECTION FOR SALE includes DRIVESHAFTS DRIVESHAFTS DRIVESHAFTS accessory parts and miscellaneous. Brass lamps, Solido, Brumm Rio, Eligor, Corgi, Dinky, Box. We can alter or make driveshafts with fabric 8 day clocks, dead easy tyre pumps, magnetos, All models in boxes. Also first series Yesteryear components to take modern universal joints and grease caps, brass fire extinguishers, priming cups, models. Phone Des Moore, 06 753 4620, 439 yokes, as well as performing dynamic balancing. parts angle speedo drives, brass oil can Lucas?, Carrington Street, New Plymouth or des@globe. We also carry a large range of driveshaft exhaust whistle, brass hose clamps and more. net MEM Phone 021 314 956 or email [email protected] for components for car, trucks, industrial and PARTS AVAILABLE FROM WAIRARAPA BRANCH more information or a documented list. MEM marine. M S Coombes Ltd, 344 St Asaph Street, Spares: ‘31 Dodge diff and front axle with 19 inch Christchurch, Ph 03 366 7463, Fax 03 366 7462, HOOD BOWS X 6 for Riley Elf, Wolseley Hornet or wheels, ‘29/30 Dodge truck diff, 1920 diff and Email: [email protected] Mini. Very good condition. $35. Phone Garry 07 549 wheels, Hupmobile front axle and wheels. 1915(?) 5272. MEM English diff, Wolseley 20 T diff (worm drive), ‘37 DISTRIBUTOR & FUEL PUMP Chrysler front axle. 1930(?) Ford V8 front axle and PARTS AND SERVICE LARGE QUANTITY OF AUSTIN 16/6 PARTS, parts of stripped motor plus others. Early petrol tank, drive shaft, T Ford Diff and front axle, early Dodge We rebuild distributors, vacuum advance units, ex manifolds, 3 gearboxes, 2 prop shafts, 1 diff, 4 parts. Contact tomjean @xtra.co.nz. MEM mechanical fuel pumps and supply parts new, complete front axle and springs, rear springs, 3 NOS, remanufactured and used. ROVER 3 LITRE, 1964. Dove grey, manual/overdrive. steering boxes, hubs and drums, brake and clutch Vacuum advancers restored. Owned last 36 years by founder of Wellington parts, 3 doors, carb parts, starters and dynamos, Electronic ignition kits to eliminate points. Rover Car Club. Recent full engine rebuild and set of new spark plugs, distributor and electrical Quality Rebuilds, new leather upholstery. A very practical classic. parts, engine trays, plus 6 boxes of gear plus books. 85 Polo Prince Dr, Manurewa, Auckland, 2576. $10,000. Phone 04 528 6409 or email brb1@orcon. Phone John 09 445 6483, [email protected] for email: [email protected] net.nz for more details and photos. full list. MEM www.qualityrebuilds.com Phone Peter 09 267 4700 MATCHED SET (5) 1934/5 Chevrolet wire-wheels, 5-stud, 17”, sound. Will part out. Offers, phone 06 GOT VIBRATION PROBLEMS? 323 8340. The crankshaft pulley/balancer/damper may be the cause. Rubber perishes over time. John at Harmonic Damper Rebuilds can rebuild your PENRITE OILS We carry a large range from pulley like new. He has a proven system to Vintage to Modern engines. Gearbox, diff, re-rubber and re-sleeve dampers. Most can be S.U dash pot and water pump grease. rebuilt as good as new and save you money and M S Coombes Ltd, 344 St Asaph Street, engine repairs. 027 666 3350 or 07 863 3350 Christchurch, Ph 03 366 7463, Fax 03 366 7462, [email protected] Email: [email protected] HUBCAPS – any problems contact me PISTONS FOR VINTAGE AND CLASSIC ENGINES I now produce either hubcap skins or complete Most models available in standard or oversizes. hubcaps. These are top quality replicas. Pressed Also pistons can be made to special dimensions. WOODEN WHEELS made for your metal- not spun to the closest possible original Contact George Calder, 307 Hoon Hay Road, work. Steam-bent felloes, any shape spokes. specifications. I can manufacture any model Christchurch. Phone 03 338 5372 or email New beaded rims available in some sizes. Phone that uses the skin system plus many others [email protected] MEM provided they do not exceed 10½" in diameter. Vern Jensen 06 323 3868, 16 Osborne Terrace, For more information phone Dave Patten Replica VINTAGE WOOD PROBLEMS? For all your Feilding. MEM. Manufacturing (2003) Ltd, Ph 027 247 7956, 160 Vintage woodwork requirements, I can reproduce VALVES exhaust quality stainless for Vintage New York Street, Martinborough. Email dave. your car’s woodwork from original parts, patterns engines. Available in blank form or machined [email protected] and photos. Model A parts made to order, also to size required. George Calder, 307 Hoon Hay Morris Traveller Van kits. N Rhodes, Furniture of Rd, Christchurch. Phone 03 338 5372 or email KING-PIN KITS, TIE ROD ENDS, Distinction. Purakau St, Marton 4710. Phone 06 [email protected] Spring shackles, ignition parts, bulbs and 327 6164. sealed beams, spark-plugs and coils, engine VINTAGE CAR REPAIRS bearings, engine mountings, head gasket/ PENRITE ENGINE COOLANT Unit 1 11 Penn Place, Upper Riccarton, sets, pistons and valves, timing chains and A colourless hybrid-organic non glycol based Christchurch (formerly 15a Empire Road, Belfast) gears, flywheel ring gears, tyres, carburettors, corrosion inhibitor designed specifically for Phone 341 5100 Fax 341 5101 magnetos, etc, for all makes and models, use in Veteran, Edwardian, Vintage and especially: Austin, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Essex, Classic Car cooling systems. M S Coombes Ltd, All Classic and Vintage Car restoration. Ford, Hillman, Morris, Standard, Vauxhall. 344 St Asaph Street, Christchurch, • Panel making • Wooden body repairs, Ronald Lever, 87 Tui Rd, Papatoetoe, Ph 03 366 7463, Fax 03 366 7462, • Bumpers and moulding repair Auckland 2025. Phone 09 278 3888 evenings. Email: [email protected] 37 years experience • Competitive hourly rate.

36 Beaded Wheels 1936 MORRIS EIGHT Fully restored 2000 and in 1955 MORRIS MINOR CONVERTIBLE 1962 VELOCETTE VICEROY, fully restored, 250 excellent condition. Will come with some spare No expense spared in restoration, genuine twin, 2 stroke boxer. Electric start, shaft drive, parts. Phone 03 688 0102 or email b_yates@xtra. convertible. Has 1000 motor and gearbox and exceptional performance. Very reliable machine. co.nz for information. Asking $10,000 or sensible diff, good hood, leather seats, new paint work. Choice of black or blue body panels. One of 4 in offer. MEM Very motorable car. Owing to illness have to sell, NZ all imported by present owner. Maybe 2 dozen $12,000. Ph 09 266 9152 left world wide. Expressions of interest sought. Phone Mark 03 545 2457, [email protected] MEM

ALFA ROMEO 1966 SPRINT Reconditioned 1930 MODEL A PHAETON Older restoration. 1903 CURVED DASH OLDSMOBILE. Rare 1750cc motor. Good original condition. New Tidy condition, gearbox rebuilt, stainless valves. opportunity to purchase a piece of automotive registration and WOF. $8500 ono. Phone Barrie Recon steering box, 6 volt alternator. New model history. Recently rebuilt and in great condition. Alderdice, 07 576 5527 or 0274 741 667. MEM A shocks fitted. $ 22,000. Enquiries phone 06 374 Current reg & wof. Comes with NZ Historic Motor 7103. MEM Vehicle Authenticity Statement. $65,000. Phone 027 705 0801 or [email protected]

1946 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER CLUB COUPE 10 GLADSTONE ST, HAWARDEN $69,000 North ‘29 DESOTO SPORTS PHAETON TOURER Imported 5 years ago. Vehicle in excellent Canterbury country town section up for grabs. Imported from Australia 2000. Finished restoration Power + water to boundary, Approx 63m² garage 2002. Done 45,000 miles only, 4.3 diff, lots of condition, original straight eight engine and semi to safely store your precious vehicles. Tania Barnes spares. Rare in New Zealand. Excellent performer, automatic transmission all in smooth working Ph 03 313 6158 M 021 126 7699 tania.barnes@ $55,000. Phone 09 266 9152. order. Highlander interior in great condition. The harcourts.co.nz Harcourts Twiss Keir Rangiora car goes great. A real cruiser. Asking price $38,000 Licensed Agent REAA 2008 ono. Phone 021 042 2971 or 09 292 8289.

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ALLARD 1947 L TYPE 4 SEATER TOURER good BUICK COUPE 1939. Series 40 Straight 8 MOTORCYCLE PARTS MADE TO ORDER. order reg & WOF. Sold new to Dagenham motors complete with opera seats. Fisher body. Bought Tanks, carriers, levers, sidecars, cover panels etc. imported NZ 1957. Engine ‘39 Mercury 3.9 litre. new in Tauranga from CF Washer & Sons. Major Presently we are fabricating a tank for a 1915 Port and relieved offy heads all still standard. 3.5 mechanical work completed with no expense Rover motorcycle. Call us and see how we can diff ratio car will still do 100 mph if brave driver. spared. This is a beautiful car. $60,000 ono. Phone help you. Davies Coachworks 03 310 6691, 027 Spare parts and literature. $35,000 ono. Phone 09 Tony 09 537 2172 or 021 2100 270. 330 9581, email [email protected] Shaun Davies 418 0065, [email protected] MEM Qualified Coachbuilder.

Beaded Wheels 37 HONDA CB 100 4 stroke $800, tidy, runs well, 1940 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE 5 seater, fully 1938 MORRIS 8 SPORTS lovely condition new battery. Also Honda H 100 S 2 stroke $350, restored professionally in 1999, won lots of throughout, has 4 seats. Good performer, reliable runs well, needs some tidying. Phone Dunedin 03 trophies, has original overdrive, rhd imported from and ready to go. $17,500. Phone 021 285 7942. 471 0898 or email [email protected] MEM Argentina in 1995. $115,000. Phone Mark Ball 021 285 7942.

1938 AUSTIN BIG SEVEN Restored about 20 1959 AUSTIN-HEALEY SPRITE MK 1 This car has MODEL “A” FORD REBUILT SHOCK years ago, good condition, motor runs beautifully, been fully restored and is presented in excellent ABSORBERS, as original. With exchange $195 new registration and WOF when sold. $8,000 condition. This Bug-eye has been up graded to 1275 each or $230 outright. Arms and all connecting negotiable. Phone John 03 578 9044 or cc with a Weber Carb and wire wheels. $25,900. parts available. Pickup three minutes from Airport, Please call to view. Phone 03 326 3338 Macdonald [email protected] MEM or postal delivery extra. Phone Jack 03 352 6672 Classic Cars Ltd. [email protected] Christchurch or cell 0274 322 041

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1930 CHEVROLET UNIVERSAL, 6 cylinder, body RESTORATION WORK by qualified Coachbuilder. 1936 CHEVROLET COUPE I Restored the car & paint in very good condition, has been used for Woodwork, panel and fabrication work for all about 23 years ago. It is still very tidy. Only done several weddings. registered & warranted.$28,000 Vintage, Veteran and Classic cars and Motorbikes. a 1000 miles on reconditioned motor. $30,000. ono. For further information ring Brian on 06 877 For all your restoration requirements phone Phone Neil 03 688 2112 or 027 201 1942. MEM 7507 (evenings) or 021 0222 9212. MEM Davies Coachworks 03 310 6691 or 027 330 9581 or email [email protected]

1947 CHEVROLET STYLEMASTER Continuously 1923 HOBART MOTORCYCLE, fully restored 1947 CHEV FLEETMASTER Reconditioned registered, original plates. Warranted. 3 owners, good runner. A rare machine 169cc. $9,500. engine travelled 10,000mls. O/hauled brakes with been in the family since 1953. Repainted original Phone 021 285 7942. reconditioned wheel and master cyl’s. New 6 colours around 30 years ago and upholstery volt battery. Runs well, ideal for restoring. Body redone, otherwise original tidy condition. $16,000. sound with some rust, six owners last since 1960. Viewable at Te Puke Vintage Autobarn small shed, $10,000 ono View by Appointment West Melton, for sale on behalf. Ph Ray Singleton 07 573 6547 Canterbury phone Kevin 03 322 8977

38 Beaded Wheels MATCHLESS G11 CSR 1958 600cc twin 1938 WILLYS OVERLAND Sedan, Mechanically VINTAGE TRUNKS made to order or stock motorcycle. This bike has a new crankshaft, has very sound, fully roadworthy, registered, sizes. Dust proof and waterproof. Phone Allan on been substantially rebuilt and is yet to be run-in. A warranted, overall condition of the vehicle is 06 844 3959 or 0274 469 331 Napier. Member. great road bike which is in Dunedin. Registration good, having been used daily. Price $12,000 ono. is on hold. Phone Hec 03 487 6726 MEM Phone Lex 07 883 8752 MEM

VINTAGE & CLASSIC QUARTZ halogen bulbs. Replace your existing bulbs without rewiring the headlamp assemblies. Up to 100% brighter than your existing Tungsten bulbs. Will fit most reflectors fitted to Pre & Post war cars and motorbikes. Also available in single filament 55 watt P22 & BA 1937 JOWETT 10 Reconditioned motor. A rare 1965 SINGER VOGUE 1600cc VIC this car is in 15 bases for use in spotlamps and mechanical model restored in 2000. A comfortable cruising excellent condition. Would be hard to find one in dip reflectors. Most bases and configurations car. $10,000 ono. Phone 03 215 7961 MEM better condition. $6,000. Phone 09 439 0333 MEM available in 6v & 12v. Further info: Norm & Jan Sisson, sole NZ Agent. Phone 03 389 0643 Model Boat Supplies, 38 Ottawa Road, Christchurch 6. Email [email protected] FREE ADVERTISING* Classified advertising in Beaded Wheels It is easy — just email your CONDITIONS OF FREE ADVERTISING magazine is free *for all current advertisement to beadedwheels@vcc. org.nz or complete the form on this page • Free advertising is limited to one • Advertisements must be resubmitted for financial members of the Vintage Car advertisement per financial member of the each issue they are required to appear in. Club of New Zealand Inc buying or and post to us at Vintage Car Club of NZ per issue. Members • The recommended length of advertisements is Marketplace Beaded Wheels, must state their membership number when 45 words – the maximum space available is selling club eligible vehicles or parts. submitting the advertisement. 65 words. Beaded Wheels reserves the right PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141 • Advertisements must be of a to edit all copy. Our standard advertising charges apply Deadline for receipt of advertisements and non-commercial nature. • Advertisements will be published on a first for all non-members or members wishing payment for our February ssue is 20 January • Advertisements must be submitted in writing, come, first served basis. While every attempt by email (preferred), post or fax. Photographs will be made to include your advertisement to advertise commercial services. 2011. will only be returned if a stamped addressed in the issue immediately following receipt – envelope is supplied by the advertiser. Digital limited space may mean some advertisements You can still advertise your vehicle in New Zealand’s photographs may be supplied by email in .jpg will be held over until the following magazine Not a VCCNZ member? format, send a high resolution file to achieve for publication. foremost historical motoring magazine. All advertisements are listed on our website. best results. • All free advertisements will automatically be listed on the VCCNZ website. I wish to advertise in Beaded Wheels. Text & colour photo. Advertisement copy to read (45 words) ______Payment where required must accompany your advert. $ Tick which column you require 56* WANTED FOR SALE Name (block letters) ______Up to 45 words including phone number. Supply a ______colour photo of your vehicle. Include SAE for return Phone ______of photo, digital photos may be submitted to our email address: [email protected] ______I am a current financial member of the VCCNZ and wish to Text only advertisement. advertise in Beaded Wheels for FREE. Tick which column you require $ ______VCCNZ Membership number is 24* WANTED FOR SALE Up to 45 words including phone number, no photo. ______⁄______Additional words over 45 up to a maximum of 65 ______words at 15 cents per word.

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1973 CHRYSLER CHARGER RT E49 New Zealand 1959 ALVIS TD21 38,000m since body, AUSTIN 16/6 1930. Excellent order, rebuilt motor new, original block, twin plate clutch, 4 speed upholstery, gearbox, suspension restored. (shell bearings), gearbox and diff. Registered and gearbox, LSD. The car is in excellent condition 22,000m since engine rebuilt. Excellent condition. warranted. Many spares, including spare body. inside and out. Phone 06 844 3136 MEM $36,000. Phone 09 437 6816. MEM $17,500. Phone 09 402 5965. MEM

1939 CHEVROLET MASTER DELUXE Owned by 1938 DODGE SEDAN in excellent all round 1954 MERCEDES 170SD Unique 1700cc Diesel, me for 40 years. Mechanically sound, fully restored condition. Motor fully reconditioned. Current reg solid and reliable. Current owner 40 years. and roadworthy, warranted and registered. Truck and WOF. A good range of spare parts. $18,500 Complete motor overhaul, re-upholstered and load of spare parts with an unrestored 1939 ono. Reluctant sale. Phone 03 307 6614. MEM painted. New tyres and batteries. Reluctantly for Chevrolet body on chassis, all running gear, tyres. sale as storage is a problem. $20,000 ono. Phone Parts too many to list. Phone 07 579 1136 MEM Dave Neill 03 426 0801 or email neills@vodafone. net.nz

THE OTAGO CLASSIC MOTORING CLUB advises PISTONS PISTONS PISTONS PISTONS BEADED WHEELS Classified Advertisements that Dunedin’s annual Autospectacular will be FOR VETERAN, VINTAGE, Deadline for adverts for August issue – 10 July 2012 CLASSIC & ODDBALL ENGINES. held on September 1st at the Edgar Centre. We try to display examples of the entire motoring We can supply piston sets for most makes & VINTAGE ENGINE SHORTBLOCKS spectrum and encourage enthusiasts to enter their models. All piston sets come complete with We can in most cases rebuild your shortblock using vehicle. Trade and swap meet sites (motoring rings & gudgeons. We have over 700 listings at modern shell bearings, new pistons and rebuilt oil related only) also available. Information from competitive prices. pump. Please contact us for more information. Kevin Casey 03 453 0818 or caseyleadlights@ M S Coombes Ltd M S Coombes Ltd, 344 St Asaph Street, xtra.co.nz.” 344 St Asaph St, Christchurch Christchurch, Ph 03 366 7463, Fax 03 366 7462, PH 03 366 7463, FAX 03 366 7462 Email: [email protected] WANTED TO BUY 1927 HERCULES 4 CYLINDER MOTOR. Wanted a two inch across brass disc that is clamped on to the oil filler cap advising oils to use. Or similar type of thing. Phone Hank Hurley, 06 855 8595, [email protected]. MEM 1963/64 INTERNATIONAL AB130 pickup truck wanted for restoration or fully restored. Phone 027 433 4418, [email protected] MEM 2000-2500TC RADIATOR. Fifty pound pressure to FRONT HUB (item No 40 in picture) for a Triumph see if there are any leaks. Reasonable prices. Phone 1300, front wheel drive model approx 1970 Please Doug 03 684 3390. MEM DUAL CHEX OIL-AMP GAUGE as fitted to early contact Pat Ph 03 528 8010 or email humber@ 6HP DE DION BOUTON single cylinder engine model Ford V8 cars and trucks. Phone 06 278 slingshot.co.nz. MEM preferably side exit exhaust. Do not need points 6937, [email protected] MEM 1926/‘27 MODEL T FORD Parts Wanted. Radiator casing or carburettor, but need complete engine BUICK PARTS WANTED for 1927 Master 6 Model surround, bonnet, front door latches, windscreen including all valving, cam with cover and inlet 47 Sedan restoration. Motor, gearbox, steering posts, windscreen frame, headlights, upholstery valve. Also, early Veteran clutch and gearbox for a box, radiator, front guards, bonnet etc, or complete patterns, wire wheels, hood frame. Please phone light car, preferably complete and in working order, remains. Also any 1925 Buick Master 6 tourer, mod Ken on 027 276 9919 or email KJS.Phillips@xtra. but anything considered. Contact Peter Fulton- 45X, body parts or complete remains, both cars co.nz. MEM Bevers 07 827 0823 or text 027 245 6516. Email have a 120 inch wheelbase. Any help appreciated. [email protected] Phone Richard 03 322 7347, ChCh.

40 Beaded Wheels WANTED TO BUY BURNHAM BODIED AUSTIN 12/4 1928, 16/6 HEADLAMP LENS X 2 WANTED. Twolite 97/16 ROVER 100 RADIO to complete project (P4). Phone probably same – wanted front and rear seats, x 8½ inch. For 1929 DA dodge. Have depress D R Norman, 03 578 9002, Blenheim. MEM window winder handles (x2), window channels to lens for swaps of will buy outright. Phone Colin STEERING BOX FOR 1937-39 FORD VA. Phone Allan hold glass (x6), inside door opening handle with Johnson 06 754 6216, or 021 131 6699 or email 03 366 9988. MEM bolt, door check straps end covers (x3). Phone [email protected] MEM Barrie Blackler 03 314 7434. MEM TOOLBOX AS FITTED TO A BUICK VETERAN (small HUMBER SUPER SNIPE 1952 Mk III side valve. Any running board type). VCC of NZ Rally plaques, being CAR WANTED 1925-41 CHEV, Pontiac or Oakland condition. Phone 06 843 5156, fax 06 543 5162, international, national, North and South Islands in good condition or solid project. Other years or [email protected] MEM and branch examples plus Rally programmes as GM models considered. Also wanted 19inch wire JAGUAR J STYLE HEADLAMPS as fitted to MKVII/ pertaining to rallying events. Phone Neil 03 434 wheels, six stud in good condition. colinlaos@ VIII/IX. Condition of reflectors not important 9470, email [email protected] MEM hotmail.com or phone Annette and Tony 03 327 providing glass is undamaged. Phone Bill, 03 312 7111 and cell 027 362 0824. MEM TRIUMPH HERALD 1967 Need a bonnet which 6866. MEM must be in good condition and a LH overrider FOR 1929 PLYMOUTH 4 or a 1929 DeSoto or MG 14/28 1925/26 Steering drop arm (cranked). for front bumper. Phone Steve on 022 108 3463 1926 Chrysler. Front and rear axles complete with Hand brake lever to chassis, bracket. “Barker” (Greymouth), [email protected]. Can pick up in wheels, brake drums, steering linkages and brake light dipping system. Phone: 027 444 2711, 03 454 Canterbury area. master cylinder. Contact Milton Sheppard 0275 878 4093, [email protected] MEM 448 or 07 868 8185, [email protected] MEM TYPE 363 MONOBLOC CARB to suit LE Velocette. MG B GT must be in excellent condition, wires and Phone Clive Dodds, 03 324 2168. MEM GOLIATH CAR OR WAGON WANTED, prefer running sun roof would be good. Phone 03 217 4565, 03 order but any information appreciated. Phone Peter WANTED TO BUY for BN4 Austin Healey HD8-6-4 211 2102. MEM 07 862 7418. MEM carburettor choke lever centre section for one carb. MORRIS 1000 TRAVELLER (Countryman) Contact [email protected] must be reasonable condition. contact John at [email protected], phone 09 422 7895 MEM

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ROTORUA VINTAGE AND VETERAN CAR CLUB INC 32ND ANNUAL CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND SWAP MEET & CAR SHOW SPECTACULAR PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE Stock Car Raceway Paradise Valley • Sunday July 8 2012 Featuring Vintage, Veteran, Classic Cars and Hotrods

This event will be of interest to collectors of Vintage,Veteran, Classic and collectable cars, Motorcycles, Admission Sellers vehicle Hotrods,memorabilia, old car books, models in fact anything of a collectable or antique nature. and driver $10 per site. All others $ 5 Opens from 7am till 3pm with hot food and refreshments available. (accompanied children free)

SITE BOOKINGS Ph Neville Harper 07 348 CAR SHOW ENQUIRIES EVENT COORDINATOR 2412. Mob 027 494 7249 or ph David Philps 07 357 4881 Phil Menzies Mob 027 533 3878 Email [email protected] email [email protected] Email [email protected]

Beaded Wheels 41 SWAP MEETS & RALLIES subscribe ADVANCE NOTICE today & save NORTHLAND By becoming Pomeroy Trophy a subscriber to Beaded Wheels you Evening can save 10% on 50TH the newstand price ANNIVERSARY 6 October 2012 and guarantee that you don’t miss a single issue at the To register interest and receive We invite all present and past same time. entry form members to a Golden Jubilee contact Ron Hasell day of celebration Phone 03 942 1105 Beaded Wheels email [email protected] subscription form 15 September 2012

at the Clubrooms, Heritage Park, ADVANCE NOTICE Please send a subscription for Maunu, Whangarei. 6 Issues - New Zealand $39* (inc p&p) 6 Issues - Australia NZ$70* To register interest and receive JourneyJourney 6 Issues - Elsewhere NZ$100* further details contact ThrougThroughh TimeTime Payment by Club Captain RallyRally Cheque or Lyn Wrack, Phone 09 438 8091 Credit Card [email protected] 12-13 October 2012 Visa/Mastercard only (Amex & Diners not accepted) King Country Branch Processing by credit card will incur additional bank fee processing charge of 2.25%. NZ Post money ordersers [email protected] g not accepted.

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NZVCC INC BAY OF PLENTY BRANCH Expiry Date: __ /__ /___ Bay of Plenty Clubrooms, 29 Cliff Road, TaurangaTauranga Car Parts and Accessories, old & new – Automobilia –Motoring Books and Magazines Workshop Manuals – Vintage Car Display – Clubhouse Café selling tea, coffee, hot and cold food,

Name on Card: sausage sizzle – a must for all motoring enthusiasts Gates open 7am – Stall Holders $10 – Buyers $5 – Spectators $5 –Children Free Cardholder Signature: All catering and refreshments by BOP VCC only. Please contact Colin Anderson 07 570 3590 Garry Linkhorn 07 549 5272 for further information Name:

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Email: ANNUAL SWAP MEET Cutler Park McLeans Island Address: 12,13 & 14 OCTOBER 2012 Join us on this fun weekend and visit the Mecca of Vintage Motoring of New Zealand For information and bookings write to Swapmeet, PO Box 5279, Christchurch or phone Mike 03 344 0425. NOTE: Sites not paid for by due date will be reallocated. Postcode Some EFTPOS facilities available. No Dogs. ROAR. Post to: FREEPOST 1757, Friday/Saturday 9am-4.30pm, Sunday 9am-2pm Beaded Wheels, P O Box 13140, Friday is now a public day with $10 general admission, VCC membership card holders $5. Christchurch 8141 Saturday $5 for all adults. All accompanied school children free.

42 Beaded Wheels idle Ashburton Diane Ross and manuals which can be referenced on Wheels is acknowledged in the depth of Joe Barker took the PVs and PWVs on site and copied. As always it is people who the two wheel brigade which is alive and an educational day visiting Jim Boaden at make things like this function, and our well out here. It has been great meeting the Rakaia. After lunch they travelled on to library is looked after very ably by Life identities who have had a lifetime interest Lakeside where numerous tractors, mainly Member Barry Robert and a small team in bikes, some still riding in their 80s and Case and Oliver, were on display. who know exactly where to look to answer owning some beautiful machines. A recent Gavin Smith is the proud new owner of your specific queries. visit to Basil was certainly an illustration the 1966 Morris Minor that has been stored Our last clubnight was a “name this of this when a dust cover was removed to in the Branch Museum for several years. item” where various “whatchamacallits” show a 1949 Triumph raced by Syd Jenson Because of the Vero Rally in Wanganui, were unearthed; many of a motoring bent. in the Isle of Man TT and I think from Easter was free from a National South Faye and Dudley Kitson were the winners, memory came into fifth place. Island Rally so a small group of enter- identifying 11 out of 26 items. At least We had an excellent run to club member prising members organised our own event. one item remains unidentified even for its Clifton Whall’s property in the Mt Thomas Seventeen cars left Ashburton to join others owner who has been trying for years to find Conservation area. He explained the from Central and North Otago in Oamaru. out what it is! history of the area with Ramon Farmer Not far from the start our Chairman, David March was our annual Vintage Muster discussing the geology and, with a pleasant Oakley, made an unscheduled detour to the which this year was opened to all club barbecue, it was a well satisfied group who side of the road amidst a spectacular cloud eligible vehicles. This created some debate headed home albeit in rain. of smoke billowing from his Austin Clifton. which is always good, to move forward we Our speed members also sent a contin- He returned home on the end of a towrope must voice our opinions and listen to what gent to the North Otago Branch’s Ngapara where he sorted out his timing gears and is said. Thirty-three vehicles turned out, 17 Hill Climb. Beautiful rolling countryside continued later in the day. On Saturday of them Vintage. A good navigational rally and a tricky climb. It took a fast Johnson FF the North Otago Branch organised a very without losing those who didn’t interpret to beat Avon Hyde in his Austin Special. enjoyable day’s motoring over the rolling instructions as the rally organiser intended. Thanks to the fellows down south for their hill country west of Oamaru. Then it was Good Vintage roads without too much organisation. a visit to check out John Chynoweth’s modern traffic can still be found in greater We were saddened by the sudden death ever growing fleet of vehicles and to meet Auckland. Fast Vintage and overall winners of one of our club and committee members. Sharon’s young Clydesdale colt, Donald. were Rodger and Val Ball in their 1928 Graeme Power was highly regarded by all. May in Ashburton always brings Wheels Model A with Slow Vintage won by Tracey On the track he raced a Daimler SP250 Week that has now been extended to cover and Kate Winterbottom in a 1925 Essex with credit and drove the car on many club two weeks. (Perhaps it needs a new name.) Roadster. events. We offer our condolences to Gwen The Ashburton VCC Swap Meet has the George Mihaljevich has the 1913 Talbot and family. honour of being the first event. It’s followed (The Weta) running again after work on by activities encompassing anything with the piston lands. Canterbury Tony Becker wheels from skate boarding to a Big Toys Leo Fowler has the frame and mudguards Autumn’s PV, PWV, P60, P80 sections’ 4 Big Boys Contracting and Truck Display. sporting new paint on his 1920 Indian annual run through Waipara’s vineyard Maybe you might like to add it to your diary Power Plus. district was applauded by members. So too next year. Don and Donna Thompson took first was the Weka Pass steam train ride put equal with their 1951 Allard roadster at the on for it by Club Captain Mark Drury, Auckland Tracey Winterbottom Pukekohe Wheels of Fortune event. P-section convenor Phil Jeeves and team. Welcome to new members Jan Heaslip The Charabanc was invited to On another brilliant April day more than who joins her husband John as a joint Waitemata’s Roycroft Trophy event 100 cars departed Christchurch A&P member, they get out and about in a 1972 at Hampton Downs and successfully Showgrounds on a time trial followed by MG B roadster; Gordon Johns with a 1919 completed three laps of the course fully field tests at Cutler Park. An amusing Buick roadster, 1926 Hupmobile tourer and laden! Other members who attended this incident came courtesy of a big mob of 1928 Marmon Roosevelt sedan; and Eddie great weekend were Don Johnson ‘39 V8 sheep running ahead of the train along the Webb with a 1959 Rover P5 saloon and coupe, George and Wally Mihaljevich 1924 track but no fresh mutton came our way. 1964 Rover P4 saloon. We look forward to Renault 45, Kit Maxwell 1929 Buick tourer This was one of the happier days on our seeing you out on the road. and Peter le Gros 1901 Locomobile steamer. 2012 calendar! Our clubrooms are a wonderful asset Condolences to Ian Dougherty’s family for all members but unfortunately carry on his passing. associated costs which are ever increasing, Congratulations to Ted Fawcett on one area that is always on the up is council achieving nonogenerian status. Graeme rates. Thanks to some very hard work from Crawley won the Cecil Light restoration our Vice Chairman Colin Bell we have with his 1936 Panther. made a significant ongoing saving and had a refund on our annual rates. Colin made Banks Peninsula Paul Tayler numerous phone calls and face to face Pre-quake a lifestyle change took me meetings with council officials to convince from the hills of Banks Peninsula to the them our property valuation was way too township of Rangiora. It also rekindled a high. The branch is also fortunate to have desire to own a motorcycle and being of one of the largest motoring libraries in obsessive nature duly purchased a 1983 the country, with 2,200 catalogued books Suzuki GSX400. The reason for this available for loan and over 3,000 handbooks becoming spread across the pages of Beaded Canterbury: 1923 Ansaldo, Don and Marlene Muller, Canterbury Branch Rear Wheel Brake Rally.

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Canterbury: Seeing double on the PV, PWV, P60, P80 rally. Canterbury: Weka Pass Railway.

An eleven strong welcoming party make great reading. Both of these valuable in Vintage cars greeted the fine body collections are complemented by even more of national executive delegates to historic vehicle information donated in the Christchurch International Airport, for last couple of days. their one-day National Executive Meeting A notable VCC death occurred this on 24 March. Considerable effort by our week in Central Otago. Well known volunteer team prepared the event, hosted member Bob Turnbull, 81, of Ophir was at Cutler Park in the Canterbury Branch renowned for doing several long distance main hall. The convivial atmosphere and rallies in his quite speedy single-cylinder attention to detail was much appreciated 1907 Sizaire Naudin open 2-seater. Bob by our guests. One feature was the Vehicle was a notable engineer having perfected Identification Certificate revisit with the design of Hamilton’s largest jet unit to example vehicles and samples for dicussion a successful commercial reality. Bob had supplied by our Branch members. recently suffered a “medical misadventure” Canterbury: Graeme Swords Overland going through the ford near Coopers Creek, Rear Wheel The Commercial Annual Rally attracted that slowed him considerably in recent Brake Rally. 30 entries, enjoying most of the day at the months. Hawkins property, where a most impres- sive array of traction engines and Vintage Central Hawke’s Bay machinery was admired. Field tests and Sarndra Raybould picnic lunch were also held there in warm Over the past two months of April and sunny conditions. Top honours on the May our Members have had a couple of day went to Kevin Clarkson and crew on enjoyable outings together. the branch fire engine. Another popular One run undertaken was to an area annual was the Rear Wheel Brake Rally known as Back Paddock Lake situated on a that visited the MV Tuhoe at Kaiapoi to local farm. The day was well supported with start, with shingle, river fords, and other ten cars and crews who enjoyed the sunny Central Hawke’s Bay: Rod McKenzie (our hazards following. A good honest Vintage day at the man-made waterski lake. Whilst fearless leader) and line up of members cars at and Veteran workout. there we discovered a 1957 Chevrolet Belair Back Paddock Lake outing. The Branch Library has recently been and a 1953 M Model Bedford truck sitting presented with two comprehensive book onsite awaiting loving restoration. collections. The late Bill Norton’s family On Saturday 14 April we held our have donated a number of classic motor- first Night Trial, eight cars and about 19 cycle books plus some interesting old bike members took part. It was great to have magazines. The second is kindly donated by members from Palmerston North and the late Doug Barnard of his and Spencer Dannevirke joining us for the night. Not all Barnard’s huge collection of quality books. members risked their questionable lighting A sizeable two-sided floor cabinet has been systems, about half choosing to drive their built to secure this prized collection of modern cars. We experienced a very dark literally hundreds of quality books. Much sky night, torches were well used to read centres around his beloved Jaguar, although road signs, with a few of us side-tracking Central Hawke’s Bay: The vehicles; 1957 Chev a big cross-section of other exotic makes and getting momentarily lost on the way. Bel Air, 1953 M Model Bedford truck at Back Paddock Lake.

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A great deal of fun was experienced by did others at the Classic on Rainbow over banter had to stop! The Robson trophy was all who joined in the run that took us Kerikeri. won by Ivan and Rosamund Scobie in their over newly explored back roads of Central The Brian Parker Memorial Trophy 1926 Chrysler 50. The Clearwater Capers Hawke’s Bay. run, organised by the Hills’ team began Trophy by Stewart and Janet Quertier in Our branch get-together nights are now with a display and show & shine at the their 1966 Ford Cortina. well established on the third Wednesday of inaugural Mangonui Waterfront Festival Perhaps the rain that day had kept each month, at the Waipukurau Volunteer then continued to the hills out Peria way some cars at home, because a fortnight Fire Brigade Firestation, who kindly offer us to the West with a timed section and other later 17 cars left on our annual Ladies the use of their newly built facilities for our challenges which ended with a great meal Run, organised by Margaret McDougall. meetings. at the clubrooms. The Mason / Coulson car Their destination being the Five Rivers The next two months will see members was the winner followed by Lyn and Win homestead – a category 1 Historic Places taking part in newly planned branch runs Matthews and Audrey and Erwin Fail. Trust building. Like others of this 1850s to the south of Waipukurau to venture into Our thanks to all outgoing office bearers era it was constructed with triple brick yet more unexplored areas, together with a who have looked after our interest very well and was home for a family of 16 girls and day to experience the trials and tribulations these past months. 1 boy. Restoration has been started on the of straight line navigation which should house which is complemented with stables prove a challenge to those of us not having Gisborne Rodney Clague and sheds, and our members were shown taken part before. Lynsey Bartlett organised our annual through. An enjoyable run. Next year to be Ladies Run in February, with the theme organised by the winner Doris McVicar. Eastern Bay of Plenty Joy Growden being key women achievers in the local Our annual Swapmeet held on 15 Some of members have been enjoying community, and driving past the homes or April was once again successful with good rallies and events put on by our neigh- workplaces of these women. A sting at the support from neighbouring branches and bouring clubs. In March our branch visited end of the run was that all participants had Gore residents. Lots of treasures were the Education Centre near Lake Rotoehu. to peel an apple previously uplifted from carried out the gate by buyers hurrying back The old school has been magnificently Teesdale Orchard. Phillip Cook managed for another look. restored which reflects the pride of the to top the peelers with a 100cm peel, with Gerry Kennedy’s Tuesday Ramble took owners. The ex-school house and outbuild- Dorothy Hopps second with an 80cm peel. participants to the maritime museum in ings are now accommodation huts. Many Dorothy was also the winner of the run. Bluff, then to Fortrose at the mouth of the of us enjoyed the chance to reminisce Our March club run differed from Mataura River, which was a busy port in over the old reading books and photos. the norm in that we visited the recently- sailing ship days. At our March meeting we went through renovated miniature golf course behind the the procedure and requirements needed to iSite centre. Much mirth was had, with Hawke’s Bay Esther Smith complete the VIC cards. chairman Mark Dunn trying (unsuccess- With winter nipping at our heels the In April we visited Joe Kemp’s Sculpture fully) to emulate Tiger Woods. A short run branch has still been able to have some Garden at Rotoma, followed by another to the clubrooms was made just before the good runs. Once a month there is a picnic lunch then onto Rotorua to visit the heavens opened. Wednesday run, it’s generally a leisurely and Caterpillar Museum. April 22 saw us heading south in lovely social occasion ably organised by our club A few of our cars were used as a back weather for the annual Neil Peterson Trophy captain Derek Gorden, straight line naviga- drop for photos at the Thornton School Run organised by Gail Menzies and Mike tion would be a dirty word on these runs. reunion. A different vehicle from each era. Little. We all met up at the Te Reinga Falls, The reoccurring comment that follows his then continued on through the Ruakituri monthly report on the run is “then we all Far North Dave Duirs Road to lunch at a homestead with a lovely sat around for a natter and a cup of tea. Our annual camp-out with the view of the rolling countryside. From there The Sunday runs also occur once a Dargaville members was a funfilled weekend we continued on through Ohuka where we month, we recently had a Vintage only at Bayly’s Beach this time. With access viewed a monument erected five years ago run organised by Barbara and Doug Bixley. to one of the country’s longest beaches to commemorate those killed during the In very pleasant autumn weather we which has, hidden in its black sand, the wars. We then carried on to come out on headed off for a grand tour. Lunch was elusive toheroa, it wasn’t surprising that one the Wairoa-Waikaremoana Road and on to in the staff lunchroom at Arataki Honey of the challenges was to gather a feed of Wairoa before returning home via Morere. in Havelock North, then the afternoon these delicacies (with a customary permit of A lovely day and an interesting drive. section was a run out towards the coast, course) which duly became awesome fritters Coming up is our annual Chairman’s out Maraetotara way to have a look at at the banquet that evening. Run, to be followed in June by our annual the Mokopeka hydro electric power station, We must be trying to be a true Vintage general meeting. this was built by a local landowner John branch as we helped host a bunch of Aussie Chambers in 1892. He studied electricity by Bullockies recently and one of our members, Gore Jim McFadzien correspondence before ordering equipment George Coulson has just returned from The twelve cars that entered our annual from London. The canal and dam were cycling from Invercargill to Cape Reinga, Frank Robson run (for Veteran and Vintage built by hand. At first a 14hp generator lit on his own, between monthly meetings! vehicles), combining with the Clearwater the farm and powered a workshop. By 1912 Are they telling us something with the Capers (for all other classes), certainly he had enlarged the plant to produce 17 supposed oil crisis? I wonder what George’s needed good windscreen wipers for a wet kilowatts at a standard 110 volts with the emissions would be compared with a team event. Two differing routes ended at the old generator retired to occasionally drive of bullocks and Tata’s air powered car? Chisel Cafe in Tapanui, where there was a water pump. Today this power plant is Some members showed their cars at afternoon tea, and we lingered there till the still operational and is “probably the oldest the Mangonui A&P Show in Kaitaia as owner started to close doors, so the usual

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Horowhenua Peter Nightingale old codgers still wielding a mean file out Sadly one of our early members passed there. away this month. Johnny Morgan was I recently took part in the local Rotary always on the job assisting when we as a Man Cave project whereby a number of us club moved our clubrooms to Ohau in the blokes took our hobbies along to a parking mid 70s The branch sends its condolences lot in town and talked to other blokes to Margaret Wendy and JJ. about what some previously unskilled good The swap meet at the end of March was a keen blokes can do in our sheds. The wives big day. This is getting bigger each year and really perked up when we said that we spent is the branch’s main fundraiser, all eyes were a lot of time in our sheds doing useful man on the weather as it had rained all week. stuff. Six potential man cave men were On Saturday the drizzle cleared at 7am signed up on the spot for Vintage care and over 120 stall holders turned up. The restorations by their wives, can’t think why food stalls were flat out and had to be they were so keen! restocked. The parts did a roaring trade Not much ’15 Dodge resto going on at opening at 10am. I saw complete chassis the moment .. too busy earning a living to Horowhenua: Andrew Heffeys new toy mobile. and seats going out the door. Anybody keep ‘er indoors in pink gins. looking for a good Auster screen, we have one. In all a very good day with many Marlborough The Major Earl Preston Vintage parts changing hands. Local members have been spoiled for Sunday run was to Ashhurst and a choice in events to attend. Some attended pattern maker restorer was well attended the ever popular annual Scenicland Rally with the chance to combine with on the West Coast, 129 entries were Manawatu members and share lunch with received and enjoyed good weather. them at their clubrooms. Those that couldn’t attend, supported Ted Green Motorcycle Rally had 18 the local Hospice Car Show, organised entries and toured South over some of the by local Pat Pascoe and his team for the new coastal roads to Waikanae and then Classic Car Club. Nearly 350 vehicles were lunch at the Southward Museum. displayed from 1905 – 2012. A very popular Horowhenua: John Morgan mowing at VCC site Ohau. Andrew Heffey has test run his 1915 T. day out for Marlbariuns resulting in $5,000 Eleven cars and one motorbike parked raised for the Hospice. up for a display of club support for the Sunday 25 March and 40 members in Levin RSA ANZAC celebration week on their vehicles motored up to Picton for 21 April. lunch on board the scow Echo. This was followed by a visit to Clausons boat yard Manawatu Allan Hardacre where maintenance and restoration of Yahoo… 50 years old and we’re still in boats of all sorts is carried out. The Jaguar great shape. The Manawatu Branch turned Drivers’ Club held its national event at 50 at the end of March and there’s not a Easter and local members were involved, wrinkle in sight. Although the weather in particular at the public display on the Manawatu: The Dears in their ‘28 Chev grinding through Broadlands on the Ruahine Ramble (50th was not all that cooperative and ferocious Sunday at the Farmers Market. A great anniversary. conditions were forecast, the Manawatu (as result with fund raising for the Hospice, usual) escaped the destroyed buildings in from a wonderful collection of cars. Taranaki and in the Wairarapa. Sure there Our commercial kitchen is ticking along was a little breeze and a bit of rain but busily, catering for all number of groups not enough to deter the single motorcyclist around town, with the official opening in and a tourer or two along with the more June. than 55 cars that came to celebrate the Our regular Wednesday mornings for the Ruahine Ramble and 50th anniversary of Blokes in the shed continues to be popular the branches inception. As the wanderers with up to 40 members for morning tea returned to the clubrooms they were and hot scones. Out-of-town members have greeted by a warm fire, music and a magnif- been turning up and appear impressed with Manawatu our set-up and member enthusiasm. : The clubrooms and members dressed icent afternoon tea courtesy of the Lambies for the 50th, note the cake in the foreground.

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Our motorcycle section has been busy farm truck, the Club raised $200 for the over recent months, with a run to the project a most rewarding day enjoyed by all. Flaxbourne A&P Show at Ward attended The Branch was asked to supply some by 13 bikes, being such an occasion, with vehicles for Whangarei’s Old Library 76th a display of Vintage and classic bikes. At birthday, circa approx up to 1936-39 we the recent AJS and Matchless Owners obliged at the final dinner and black tie 25th Rally in the Manawatu, Local, Steve event. Gaudin, won best pre WWII bike with his The Combined Swap Meet at Heritage 1936 Matchless G5. A great effort. Park on 29 March was very successful for all clubs, combining with a car show it Nelson: NBS Tour March 2012. Nelson Jenny Conlon certainly brought the crowds along. Twenty-three participants took part in We have seemed to be busier than usual the Annual Ladies Rally in March on a this year organising events! The motorcycle damp day but those who turned up enjoyed team has planning for the 2013 National the run tripping around Motueka and Motorcycle Rally well under way while the finishing at the Kennedy’s for afternoon Northland Motorcycle Rally on 18-19 May tea. The winner for the day was Sharon was all set and awaiting entries at the time Kennedy driving her Hillman Imp and of writing this report. We also are busy she was awarded the Anne Egan Trophy. planning our Branch’s 50th celebrations Kyra Wareing and Sue Colvin were second (see our advertisement). equal. The next event for Nelson was the North Shore Mary Lloyd 150th Anniversary of NBS. Where 18 cars Our Posh Picnic was held in March with and 34 people over six days had a great 12 cars participating and members in their time organised by Jim and Kyra Wareing glad rags, lace tablecloths, family silver and and assisted by Jan and Ron Johnson. cucumber sandwiches. Richard and Angela Nelson: NBS Greymouth stop. Bampton won the event. One of the places they went was On 24 March Chairman Paul and Greymouth where they joined in the Secretary Maurice flew to Christchurch Scenicland Rally where they were met by for the National Executive Meeting and beautiful weather and a record number of Vehicle ID Evaluators’ Training Workshop entrants, 130 of them. which they found very interesting. They all enjoyed an excellent Rally Work on the bus, fire engine and taxi Route, lunchstop and final dinner that is progressing well. Most recent acquisition night in Shantytown. for restoration is a ‘50s Bedford tow truck The aim of the Tour was to visit all picked up in Kawakawa. Our enthusiastic seven branches of the Nelson Building gang couldn’t get it started! Why? engine Society so the trip included Nelson, West difficult to turn over but after much head Coast and Takaka. The final dinner to scratching the reason became apparent, no Northland: Line up at the library celebrations. celebrate an enjoyable tour was had at The drive shaft, much frustration! Stables Restaurant in Richmond. April heralds our big annual event, April saw the Jowett Car Club come Northern Raid, which was organised by to Nelson for their 50th Anniversary Warwick Orr. About 35 cars took part on Rally with cars traveling from all over the a lovely autumn day and saw us driving country. through Silverdale, Wainui, Kumeu, desti- The John White restoration trophy for nation Bethells Beach where we had lunch. members who have completed a restora- It was a fairly challenging run with plenty tion over the last year was awarded to Dick of misinterpretations resulting in some Anderson for his Austin Seven. cars getting lost but all got back eventu- Next up and coming event is Riwaka/ ally to the Riverhead pub to recover. The Sandy Bay Hill Climb to be held in final challenge was straight line navigation Northland: A lovely Triumph Stag seen at a conjunction with the Nelson Car Club. which most people found easy and others recent run. definitely did not! Bouquet to Warwick for Northland Terry Lambess a fantastic day. The branch had a display of our vehicles Results recently at Kensington Park to support the 1 Overall Project Promise Fundraiser helping to raise Terry Dean & Linda Henderson, NS funds to establish an Oncology unit in 2 = John & Janice Gardiner, Auck Whangarei. Club vehicles gave the public Dave & Barbara Allbon, Auck 3 Alan & Shaaron Price, Auck rides around the park. The 1929 Austin Seven was popular with the crowd, driven North Otago John and Judith Miller by Lawrence Hiller. Keith Thomas with North Otago has been blessed with his Hudson, Peter West-Hill’s 1925 Dodge great weather for our autumn motoring Northland: Lagonda and Wolseley. Tourer, plus Graeme Dawson, driving our events. The annual Hill Climb at Ngapara

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North Shore: Ernie Hansen 1918 Model T Truck. South Canterbury: Cars parked at the lunch stop on the Mid Island Rally with Dave Jones beside the family’s Veteran Buick. was very successful, with only one “off” their members were down south at Naseby. On Tuesday 15 May the Sparkaholics road through a fence. Murray Frew, in the In the afternoon we were taken to a collec- group had a large number of members Chrysler race car, looked and sounded tion which included a 4 cylinder Perry attend an interesting trip to the Recycle fantastic as it stormed up the hill. car. The only others we have seen are Center at the Dunedin Refuse Center. Our branch was host to a visit from the two cylinder models in Australia. A 1901 On Sunday 20 May the local MG car Ashburton VCC at the Easter break. A Oldsmobile, No 35, was being restored. club joined our Restoration/PWV and PV run was arranged around the North Otago This collector also had Morris Cowley, Fiat rally. We left the clubrooms at 1.00pm downlands which looked a picture. The 510 seven seater – very rare, Model T new for a run on the Taieri Plains in beautiful lunch stop was at the Duntroon Tavern. beauty and a 1925 Humber 10hp. In a large sunny winter weather. The sole entrant for Most cars handled the hills and gravel shed were two traction engines, looking the restoration cup was Winston Wingfield roads very well, and enjoyed the historic very grand. Also in this very interesting with his beautifully restored 1969 Daimler features of North Otago. collection was a 1940 Buick Super and a 250 sedan. There were 24 entries for the Two entries from North Otago attended 1934 Dodge Delux in mint condition. Bob rally being eight MG cars, fifteen from the the Mid Island Rally in Timaru. N Rooney and Debra Ballantyne picked John up at Otago Branch and one from South Otago in his 1925 Buick Master was first equal our motel to go to the Auckland Branch Branch. in the Vintage section. The branch’s parts clubrooms, where their parts department The branch has just replaced our old department was active at the Winchester and the branch’s Renault Charabanc was TV with a new 50inch flat screen model. swap meet where sales were slow. inspected. The local members made him Thanks to the branch members who help The Gerald Lynch-Blosse Memorial most welcome. out at the Forsyth Barr stadium during Motorcycle Rally attracted 27 entries, major events and to Dave Ross our treasurer and was run by Ralph and Lois Weir in Otago Ralph Harrison who did the tuning and modifications to brilliant weather. The lunch was supplied It is with extreme sadness we note the accommodate the new technology. by the Waimate Branch, and finished at passing of Ron Harper, a long standing club We welcome new members Neville the North Otago clubrooms for prize giving member. The branch extends its sympa- Parks from Central Otago Branch, Stan and afternoon tea. thies to Dulcie and Ron’s extended family. and Marion Brandish from North Otago On Anzac afternoon, a Jack Crump run On the restoration side Ross Mathews is branch, Chris Lovell-Smith who owns a was held with a run to Herbert, where restoring a 49cc Raleigh Wisp, it requires a 1936 SS Jaguar sedan and Gill and Ruth field tests and reliability tests were held new carby and a wiring tidy up and in the Edmunds who own a 1976 Leyland Mini followed by afternoon tea on Wing’s lawn words of Ross “with a bit of luck it should go”. van and a 1980 mini car. on another mild autumn day. Ray Wilson has fitted a four speed gearbox to On a recent trip to Auckland, we had his immaculate 1937 Morris 8 and it is soon Rotorua Evan Dorrington a breakfast with the Chrysler Club, who to have a Morris series E motor installed, Our neighbouring Bay of Plenty Branch extended a wonderful welcome to the it should be great for the Dunedin hills. invited us to join them to explore gold South Islanders, inviting us to see some of Nick Langford is restoring an E type Jaguar mining relics in the Karangahake Gorge, their collections at their homes in greater for a friend and has 127 ice cream containers situated between Waihi and Paeroa on Auckland. At Denis and Rosslyn Lowe’s full of parts to sort through, Nick is also SH2. we saw his curved dash Oldsmobile, that restoring a 1972 Austin Cambridge ute. Owen Smith from Tuaranga, provided had been hit by a train and had a replace- John Dow has recently completed a 1955 a rally sheet including silent checks to ment wheel put on (Model T). It ran well Morris Minor and Mike Purdie-Smith is guide us over historical roads, to lunch at and was very original. He also had a 1936 busy working on 1947 Standard 8. a DOC camp. A brief bush walk beside Chrysler Roadster in his shed. Several of About 40 people visited the Milburn an ancient water supply pipeline was then their friends arrived in their Chrysler cars Lime works and viewed Rodger Mahans’ arranged before we headed off to our Gorge and we all had lunch together. Some of collection of trucks at Clarendon. Destination.

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South Canterbury: The long awaited appearance of Colin Good’s 1925 Singer Roadster finally happened South Canterbury: Joan Paul and Colin for our annual Mid Island Rally. The Singer was brought down from Auckland when the Goods returned Lyon organised our Mystery Run with back to their home patch after living up north for several years. unexpected and interesting visits.

Gold Mining in this district is all quartz for Joan Paul as she and Russell were Saturday saw us travel out to Oturehua mining, requiring a great deal of financial married here. The afternoon visit was to to visit Hayes Engineering Workshop and capital most of which came from Britain the Clandeboye Hall at the milk factory, Homestead. What an interesting place in the 19th century. Australian open cast I thought, “what on earth are we going this is. Some great engineering inventions mining still continues nearby at Waihi. to do here?” However it turned out to that are still in use today, nearly 100 years The original mining was serviced by be a very enlightening address by Ken on. The guided tours of the factory and very heavy machinery and miles of tram Gould. Fonterra transport service manager the homestead are a must. Something for and railway lines. We walked along both for the central south island in charge of everyone here, even a shop for a coffee underground and exposed lines, tunnelled the maintainance of 150 truck and trailer and a bite to eat. After lunch it was on through the cliff face, above a raging river tanker units based at Clandeboye . One of to Naseby where we were to have a go at into which excavated rocks had been our club tanker driver members Clive Merry curling at the indoor curling rink. A lot dumped through windows in the rock walls. was in attendance with much prompting he of fun once you got the hang of the game. A dramatic and exciting experience. showed us the metering and computer read The day finished with an evening meal at More off-road action, as Adelai Skelton out equipment and its functions on the side the Alexandra District Club. organised a paddle boat cruise on the of the truck rig. Sunday: nine of the blue smoke brigade Waikato River at Mangakino. Adelai being The Mid Island rally on 25 March and their mopeds and scooters travelled a tramper provided a no charge optional attracted 54 entries and over 100 partici- to Cromwell to attend Central Otago extra, which allowed boaters to disembark pants who enjoyed a run of just over 120 VCC Moped and Scooter Rally. Despite six kilometres from base for a riverside walk kilometers around the easy roads through inclement weather it was still a enjoyable back to the cars. Not everybody took up the some of our most productive and pictur- day. option. esque low country east of State Highway Four of the branch’s motorcyclists A relaxed friendly outing with a picnic One. attended the Gerald Lynch-Blosse lunch beside one of the many dam created It was harvest time in the grain fields Memorial Motorcycle Rally at Oamaru, Waikato River Lakes. and the dairy farms were looking their Robin Bennington picking up 1st Post The writer’s non-participation means best making for very enjoyable motoring. Vintage with his 1941 Indian. this report has not done justice to the Our lunch venue was the Rangitata Island efforts of Doug and Doreen Green in airfield of East Canterbury Aviation Ltd Taranaki Colin Johnston organising our Annual Night Run, with where host and proprietor Russell Brodie It was a real special night in the dinner at the club, plus a most entertaining opened up his displays of Vintage and Taranaki town of Stratford on Saturday social night, testing the diners with mystery unusual air craft for inspection. Our 21 April as we had the National President parcels. Fun for all. Winchester Swapmeet on 31 March went John Coomber and his wife Christine very well. People through the gate was from Christchurch attend to present Des South Canterbury Bill Weir similar to last year. Most stall holders Cornwall and Eric Hodges with their 50 A large turnout of vehicles showed up for spoken to said they had a good day and year badges. They are both regarded as first the Mystery run on 4 March ably organised would be back again. year members and were the first members by Joan Paul assisted by Colin Lyon. The to receive them in our branch. John and meeting point was at the Caroline Bay South Otago John Cook Christine were also able to enter our 47th north end car park. One stop on the The branch’s weekender based at Maunga-Moana Rally and drove a 1958 Mystery Rally was at the Presbyterian Alexandra in March was run by Robin and Jaguar loaned to them by Phyllis Cornwall. Church at Temuka. Margaret McCall. Once again it was very The Maunga-Moana Rally was won by local This was fortunate as due to earthquake well supported and makes for a very good members Ron and Margaret Ingram driving damage it was demolished the following weekend. a 1927 Dodge roadster. We had 15 entries day. This church had special significance from the Waikato Branch and really appre-

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Wairarapa: Rex Porter Memorial Rally winners Mary and Alan Buick.

Wairarapa: MX5s on display at Tinui. Wairarapa: They’ve been everywhere, man ... Martin and Joan Ferner in the Minerva at Cape Palliser. ciated their attendance making a total of Taupo Greg Nattrass Wairarapa Kevin Ball 70 entries with all classes covered. March saw our annual Goodyear service There’s a half-joking tradition in the Taranaki Anniversary weekend saw centre rally, this year it was run as two Vintage Car Club that if you win a rally members enjoy a run to Kapiti Island where different rallies, both ending at the same you have to organise the event next season. they stopped at the Levin VCC clubrooms destination, but one was designed for the English couple John and Rae Kennedy took for a cuppa and a look at their parts shed slower cars, the other for the newer, faster up the challenge after winning last year’s and then carried on to Otaki. The Trip to cars. Both having the same questions, Rex Porter Memorial Rally in a borrowed Kapiti was real interesting with a boat trip just distances were different. The run left car by setting the course for the 2012 event. and then a guide pointing out all the things Taupo, and then concentrated around The Kennedys own a property in of interest. We saw weka, takahe, wood the top and western parts of the lake. Martinborough, so not surprisingly they pigeons, robins and lots of other birds. The group reformed at Lake Whakamaru, chose south Wairarapa for this year’s Then a steady one and a half hour climb where the instructions were handed back, event. The route took the cars from to the lookout which was really spectac- morning tea was had, then the next set of Martinborough to the coastal village of ular. The next day on the return journey instructions were issued to continue to the Ngawi. The overall winners were Mary and we called at Rob Clifton’s tractor collec- lunch break at the Tirohanga hall. After Alan Buick in a 1928 Austin. The Veteran tion. Rob had an interesting story for every lunch saw the participants finding their concours prize went to a 1912 Minerva tractor. way back to our clubrooms to the finish. driven by Martin and Joan Ferner, from A past member made a visit to Taranaki April, our club night was an informa- Wellington. in April. Karl Hamson previously from tive evening, the local airport manager, Results Waitara who now resides in Canada on Michael Groome was our guest speaker. Post-1960s Vancouver Island has his own engineering Michael is an experienced pilot, holding Neville Warren and Janet Shaw 1973 Jaguar XJ6 business. Karl has all of his cars that he fixed wing and helicopter licenses, with Commercial vehicle bought in New Zealand including his 1928 over 11,000 flying hours experience. Mike Doug Curtis 1945 Chevrolet Ute Hudson sedan that he will be remembered spoke on how he was coerced into the job. Post-war owning. Karl was an active member of our He also explained that Taupo has different John and Sheila Clark 1955 Daimler branch in the late 1960s and early 70s and airspaces and the ins and outs of how the Post-vintage was club scribe and a committee member. different operators in Taupo make use of Gary and Heather Wall 1939 MG VA We welcome a new member Robert the different air spaces. A very interesting Vintage Taplin from Hawera to our branch. evening for all that attended. Mary and Alan Buick 1928 Austin Les Bognuda in Bell Block is making Our run was the annual Foundation Veteran steady progress on the restoration of his for the Blind run. With 13 cars heading Bernie and Nathalie Cheer 1918 Model T Ford 1937 MG VA tourer with body panels and out with members of both groups, the Best GM vehicle running gear completed. This has been run covered an area around the northern Kevin and Rosemary Hickland 1929 half-ton a ground up restoration of a very rare car outskirts of Taupo, traveling through Chevrolet truck. and we look forward to seeing this car on country roads. Lots to see and a pleasant Concours the road. day. This was followed by an afternoon tea Veteran put on by our club members. Martin and Joan Ferner 1912 Minerva

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Waitemata: Austin 7 pit at Roycroft Trophy meet, Hampton Downs.

Teacher and pupil get together after 72 years at the Club Captain’s Run organised by the Wairarapa Branch of the Vintage Car Club. Betty Sims, 89, left, taught Annette Clark, 77, at Ruakokopatuna School in 1940. Betty was navigating for her son, Howard, and Annette was doing the honours for husband Graham.

Waitemata: Peter Sundberg’s 1932 Alfa Romeo Waitemata: Anne Thomson wins the ‘Spirit of Monza 8C catching Eddie Simpson’s 1932 MG J2. Roycroft’ Trophy.

Vintage tors. It was especially great to have Grant This year this annual event will be John and Judy Callesen 1929 Dodge Landau Cowie and the Austin 7 Rubber Duck make slightly different as we have asked the Post-vintage the trip across the ditch from Melbourne Sunbeam Owners Club to join us and we Gary and Heather Wall 1939 MG VA and the stationary engines, a small Army are making a detour to Sir Keith Park to Post-war display group, Peter LeGros’s Veteran steam have a tour of the new Aviation Centre. Reink Asscher 1954 Vauxhall Velox Locomobile and the Auckland Branch Talking about Sunbeams, I recently Post-60s charabanc there on display. The lunchtime got asked, and did, drive Kim Hepner’s Ray and Loris Whitcombe 1965 Wolseley 6/110 parades proved once again to be popular Sunbeam as a double in a New Zealand Supreme winner with the entrants and spectators who had movie currently being produced. I have Mary Buick. Navigator: Alan Buick. the right aged vehicle to take a trundle and driven a few Vintage Sunbeams and I must In April, old and modern car clubs experience the Hampton Downs race track. say Kim’s car is the nicest and sweetest I combined for a fun rally. The moderns were We also had live jazz both days, Vintage have sampled. a couple of dozen Mazda MX5 sports cars clothing, Vintage books, Penrite Oils and from Wellington and Palmerston North, other such appropriate merchandise for sale Wanganui Fay Chamberlain who joined a similar number of Vintage within the Hampton’s Marquee. We’ve had quite a few new faces lately! cars for the annual Club Captain’s Run. Saturday the Austin Club, to help The branch clubnights have been well Fifty cars and at least 100 people created celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Austin, supported at around 50 each month, plus amiable mayhem for VCC organisers Gary came out in force and they took the oppor- quite a few new members after the big 2012 and Barbara Lang, but in the end everybody tunity of having a parade around the track. Rally! We have an AGM coming up soon, went home happy. Conditions for the run, The MG Car Club (Auckland) and already, at least two folks have been from Clareville to Tinui via a variety of members enjoyed a drive around the track nominated to fill positions after being a back roads and gravel sections, were perfect. on Sunday after having celebrated their member for only a short while. Well done makers birthday with a breakfast in the guys! Waitemata Di Humphreys Hamptons Marquee, it was great to see Congratulations too, to Club Captain The weekend of 14–15 April, the so many MG folk get into the spirit of Mike, on the monthly runs and interesting Waitemata Roycroft Trophy Meet at dressing accordingly and its also good to speakers, much appreciated. Bill Leslie, Hampton Downs was a boomer! With have some of their Pre ‘56 members become building inspector from Wanganui District superb weather, a large entry of both Pre Waitemata’ites and get into the spirit of Council on how much we can do without 45 and Pre 60 vehicles and formula juniors, track racing Waitemata style. a building permit was well received. Next Vintage motorcycles and speedway midgets ‘The Spirit of Roycroft’ Trophy, awarded clubnight should also be interesting; with having demonstration runs, entrants and appropriately to Anne Thomsom by the man and his dog winning Lotto ticket guests dressing in period style and specta- Terry Roycroft and his sister Deanne was advert entertaining us. Shannon saw tors arriving in their classic or Vintage the finale highlight to a fabulous 2012 members holding a Sunday run in their machine dressed appropriately we, at last, Roycroft Race Meeting. Now the organ- direction on 22 April. 20 May will be a did feel that we were really starting to ising committee can take a breather and shed raid organised by local member Bruce create a New Zealand Goodwood. our next Waitemata event is the Ryders Ardell. It was great to have guests from the Drive, Dine and Movie organised by John The Autumn Motorcycle Trial was a South Island both as entrants and as specta- Gairdner. very successful event this year, with 39

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Wanganui: Autumn Motorcycle Trial winner, West Coast: “Mr Lavender here, I opened the bonnet and there were all of these pipe-thingys, what do Will Wood, who rode his 1955 350cc Matchless. I do now”?

Wanganui: Autumn Motorcycle Trial. West Coast: Sacre blanche, “Entent Cordiale” West Coast: Morris 8 tows Mustang to Lake in the West Coast bush. Kaniere. entries, the organisers were very well The annual gymkhana at Grahame and event is going from strength to strength pleased. After a very successful chicken run, Anne Powers’ farm near Warkworth was each year with VCC members coming and spitfire visitation (thanks to Peter and a lot of fun. The slalom course had to long distances to experience the easy Eilidh), the overall winner turned out to be be negotiated with the driver blindfolded. driving and open roads of the West Coast Willie Wood on his 1955 350cc Matchless Not easy as Chris Field found in his long Rally. Fantastic fine weather, good roads G3LS. (though 39 riders all considered wheelbase 1964 Rolls-Royce. and some challenging gymkhana events themselves winners - a great weekend!). On Easter Sunday Vintage vehicles were plus tricky questions made for a great day. The scrap dollars keep on building, on display at the Port Albert Domain near After the evening prize-giving, we had a thanks Ed and team! Wellsford for the 150th Anniversay of the special ceremony where South Island Club Albertlanders. Two ships left England to Captain John Chynoweth awarded 35-year Wellsford/Warkworth sail to New Zealand, the passengers were to and 25-year membership badges to branch Rita Jorgensen establish a settlement at Port Albert. Many members. Tom Griffin, Stewart Nimmo and The monthly midweek picnic days held descendents still live in the area. John Boyes have attained 35-year status, through the summer have attracted a good We were all terribly shocked and while Daphne Griffin, Keith Bradley, Dave crowd. The March outing took a cicui- saddened by the sudden death of our branch Ferris, Geoff Stenhouse and Paul Daglish tious route to Bucklands Beach, one of member, John Richardson. As you can see received 25-year membership badges. the many interesting places on the Rodney by my above report, John and his wife Congratulation all round to these members. East Coast near Warkworth. Lined up there Anne have fully involved themselves in We are pleased to be able to report that our were a Morris Minor, Rolls-Royce, Model the activities of the Branch. There was not branch membership is still steadily climbing A, Studebaker, Buick ‘37, Wolseley and much John didn’t know about the workings as more people or their cars reach eligi- Jaguar and a modern. of most vehicles. Our condolences go to bility for membership of the VCC. Our Anne and John Richardson organised Anne and family. He will be greatly missed. club run for April commenced with a solid a trivial pursuit with a difference on our drive from Greymouth southwards to Lake March dinner evening. Vehicles, parts West Coast Hemi Te Rakau Kaniere and thence up into the hinterland and emblems were shown on screen to be The West Coast Branch had a highly of the Southern Alps to a place called identified. Not easy, even for the knowl- successful Scenicland Rally this year with Cowboy Paradise. Here we were greeted by edgeable gentlemen present. 134 entries on the day. It appears that this the owner, Mike Milne, who has re-created

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Bob Turnbull 1931-2012 successful in voiturette racing on the continent. Even though he didn’t have Bob Turnbull was one of the early an engine he commenced the rebuild members of the VCC having joined up of the car. In 1960 while attending the in his Canterbury University days in National Easter Rally at Morrinsville, 1949. When I passed the sad news that in the Bugatti, he managed to arrange Bob had passed away to a fellow club the purchase of an engine which he had member, his comment was “well there been negotiating for in Paraparaumu. goes a VCC legend”, and I think that The rebuild continued over the next statement sums up Bob very well. five years and a huge day and night After graduating from Canterbury effort went into getting the car finished University with a degree in Mechanical for the 1965 Haast Rally. This was the Engineering Bob worked in Dunedin first of many epic journeys Bob did in for a time, and in 1955 he was employed the Sizaire Naudin. During the 1972 by CWF Hamilton Company Ltd in International Rally an inlet valve broke Christchurch as a design engineer, a just as he arrived in Wanaka. The next position he was to hold for the rest of day Bob managed to find another valve West Coast: Mike Milne, host and owner of his working life. In the early days most which was large enough to modify, in a Cowboy Paradise, and Robin Ross’s Buick. of his work involved the design of large derelict engine at the local saw mill. He commercial water jet propulsion units, then proceeded to work all night and particularly the impellors, and some machine the valve to size in a borrowed of his work is still used to the present lathe and reassemble it into the engine. time. He was always very free with By then he was a day behind the rally his knowledge and loved to help club schedule so he drove non stop and members if they had an engineering or did 360 miles in 11 hours to catch mechanical problem. up with the rally at Westport. The Bob served the VCC with Sizaire Naudin was his motoring life, committee work during the 1950s not just for club events. He did many and was Chairman of the Canterbury more major private trips and often used branch in 1957. For transport in those the car for everyday transport. days he used an early Austin 7 and he Bob took early retirement in 1990 then purchased a 1937 Type 57 Bugatti. and moved to the historic gold mining West Coast: Sergeant of Police poses with new He also acquired the remains of a 1907 town of Ophir in Central Otago West Coast Highway Patrol car. Sizaire Naudin which had been found where he had an historic cottage. on a farm north of Christchurch. It Bob set about restoring the cottage, a western township from the 1864-1899 was basically an incomplete kitset of building a garage workshop, restoring period of American history and has a bits and pieces and one major item, the the Bugatti and in his spare time he recreational shooting range for all calibre engine, was missing. Bob was intrigued gave the Humberette a full restora- guns from pistols, shotguns and rifles. The with the car as it was a rare sports tion! Ophir suited Bobs bachelor life six different sites are tightly controlled by model. Historically they had been style and he just seemed to love the range and safety officers. Protection for ears and eyes is provided and large parties can be catered for. There is a large communal saloon, barbecue areas and accommoda- tion is planned for the near future. The Westland Cycle Trail will run very close to the complex and so riders can take time to relax at Cowboy Paradise while taking a breather from the bike trail. Please contact the West Coast branch for details of where to find and contact Mike Milne to arrange a visit to the township. Coming up for us in June is the ROSCO off-road event at Reefton which should provide once again a great day of mud, water, hill climb and fun for all. If the VCC club member who photographed the 35 and 25 year badge- awards ceremony at Shantytown could please contact the West Coast Branch with images, we would be very appreciative. Bob Turnbull at Bendigo Station with his 1907 Sizaire Naudin. South Island Veteran Rally 2009. Photo taken by David McIvor.

Beaded Wheels 53 remoteness and solitude of the place. He the Otago Motor Cycle Club and was Ian was a very patient person with a never had a telephone or many other secretary and treasurer for many years. He great wit and had a great love of anything modern home appliances for that matter. was made a Life Member prior to going to on wheels. Communication was done the old Auckland in 1968. For a number of years John Coomber fashioned way by writing letters which he was their delegate on the Auto Cycle came with many pages, in tiny print, Union (ACU) and eventually became Russell Cross written on both sides, and if he had run National President of the ACU and was South Canterbury Branch out of paper he would write extra notes secretary for sometime as well. He was A member since 1958 and recipient of sideways up the margins! He had a good later awarded the Order of Merit for his his 50 year badge, Russell Cross passed sense of humour too. When applications services to the ACU. away recently. for 25 year badges were offered by the Ian worked in Dunedin and then Russell started his working life by club he wrote a letter suggesting that they Auckland before moving to Taumaranui getting an after-school job as a message should send him two! in 1969 to join an accountacy firm and boy at Ralph Rogers’ cycle and motor- Bob Turnbull was a very special person, in 1976 he became a partner in his own cycle shop situated on the North corner quiet, quite a shy man and we will never accountancy firm. Within a few days of of Stafford Street South and Cliff Street, forget him and his Veteran Sizaire Naudin arriving in Taumaranui he had become now the yard of Henshaw Motors. He car. He was a true VCC hero. secretary of the Taumaranui Motorcycle continued employment there on leaving George Calder Club and assisted with the running of school and assembled push bikes and many events. At this time he was also motorcycles. an active member of the Taumarunui Russell just missed the glory days Tramping Club. Ian was for some 17 years of the 1920s and ‘30s era when big treasurer of the local catholic church. American motorcycles ruled supreme He was a member of the Rotary Club in New Zealand and Ralph Rogers was of Taumarunui and held many positions, the Timaru agent for Harley-Davidson. secretary, bulletin editor, treasurer and By the time Russell arrived they were president. He was later awarded a Paul agents for British motor bikes such as Harris fellowship for services to Rotary. Frances Barnett and various European In spite of all his many other activities mopeds. Later, when Russell got his job his interest in motor cycles and Vintage in the parts department of Hervey Motors vehicles was always there and he was he really found his niche. His photo- continually collecting parts for motor graphic memory meant that where other bikes and cars at swap meets. employees had to look through parts He joined the Vintage Car Club of books to get the part numbers of parts New Zealand in 1985 and held several required by the mechanics he was able to positions of responsibility and had been go straight to the correct parts bin. Chairman of the local branch for many Russell’s great love was Vintage vehicles years and has been a regular attendee and motoring in general. He was also the at the National Executive meetings as a editor of our local branch newsletter in delegate. At the Annual General meetings the 1960s. Before I knew Russell I believe and National Executive meetings he was he had a Model T Ford, a Wolverhampton Ian Charles William Dougherty often able to offer advice on the correct Star car which he had purchased for £5 13 April 1934 - 21 March 2012 meeting procedure in a pleasant and and a 1912 Humber motorcycle which he constructive way. He was elected to the restored and rode to rallies all over New Ian was born in Roxburgh and National Management Committee from Zealand. He also had a rare model 1923 members of the extended family still 1996 to 1998 and during this time he Buick with wire wheels and for a while a live on orchards in Roxburgh, the Coal was instrumental in the reorganistion of 1928 Renault, 1925 BSA, another Model Creek district near the Roxburgh Dam the payment system of subscriptions and T, 1915 Indian, LE Velocette, a 1918 Big X and Southland. The family first lived at in the reading and understanding of the and 1921 Ace four cylinder . Muttontown Gully, then a small settle- annual accounts Russell loved rallies and attended the ment between Clyde and Alexandra, and As time permitted he restored several first international rally in New Zealand, in his early years attended the catholic Vintage motor bikes, including an Ariel the 1965 Haast rally, and the subsequent school in Alexandra. For the school NG 350 and an Ariel VHA 500, and international rally in Australia. He also holidays they often went to their Uncle put a side car on the BMW R60 for his attended at least two other international Charlie’s at Fruitlands and travelled lots “Bit on the Side”. He was a member of rallies in New Zealand over the years. of miles in Charlie Dougherty’s Fargo and the Ariel Register and held the position For many years he never missed a Mt Model T trucks. Here began Ian’s love of secretary and newletter editor of this Cook Rally. He and I attended the 2006 of vehicles. The family later moved to organisation for several years. Centennial rally of the first car to Mt Dunedin for the children’s education and Ian and Norma attended many local, Cook, which was fantastic. He was also a Ian attended Christian Brothers High National and International Vintage motor regular at the various national motorcycle School. bike and car rallies in both the North and rallies and until recently never missed a During his teens he and brother Eric South Islands in either their 1951 Morris McLeans Island Swapmeet. Russell was developed an interest in motor bikes. His Minor, Rover V8, or the BMW combina- certainly a valued member of our branch first bike was a 1929 Harley-Davidson tion. for over 50 years. then a Triumph Speed Twin. After Alan Brehaut leaving school he became a member of

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