BEADED IIBBLS . NaZa VETERAN AND VINTAGE MOTORING

JUNE •. J 9 6 7 ~ "HORSELESS CARRIAGE"

In 1893 the first gasoline pow ered motorcar in the U nited Sta tes cru ised down the main streets of Springfield, Mass., at a speed of five miles an hour! This car was made by two brothers, Charles E. and J. Frank Duryea. In 1896 Henry Ford drove his first car out. of the machine shop in Detroit. Later, his system of machine-made, interchangeable parts, and assembly line production, put motorcars within the price range of the man-in-the-street, By the beginning of the 20th century, 8,000 motorcars were registered in the United States. These were powered by steam, gasoline or electricity, and even then they did not look much like the original "Horseless Carriage." Some of the law s passed in the early days of the motorcar make us chuckle today. For instance, one community ruled that if a horse refused to pass a motorcar the driver of the car must "take the machine apart .. • and conceal the parts in the grass". In some places motorcars were banned entirely, and angry farmers guarded their livestock with shotguns against these "contraptions of the devil." It is easy to see that early motorists were indeed brave pioneers, often running risks that would be hard to imagine today, for they also had to contend with the discomfort of rough roads, open driving seats and temperamental engines. T'imes. have changed and those first motoring enthusiasts would be the first to ' appreciate the advances made both in car and tyre design since the exciting, stimulating days of the "Horseless Carriage."

FIRESTONE Tyres, since the earliest days of motoring, have set the standard of reliability, economy and safety. Today's motorist, like his father and grandfather before him, looks to Firestone for EXTRA mileage and EXTRA reliability. Bead ed Wheds is the vo ice of th e Vintag e Car M ov ement in N ew Zealand an d of the Cl ubs w hose effor ts are fostering and ever wide ning the in terest in this m ovem ent an d form rallying po int s fo r that eve r increasing band of enthusiasts. The fascination of ag e itself or revulsion [rom th e fla shy m edi ocrity of our present day is d rawing an incr easing num ber of m otorists bac k to the indi viduality, solid worth , and fu nct ional elegance that was demanded by a more discriminating ge neratu.n and it is to these that we dedicate- BEADED WHEELS

VO L. XII, No. 50 j U I\'E, 1967 " BEADED WHEEL S" DIRECTORY OF Bead ed Wh eels is Published VINTAGE CAR CLU B'S OFFICERS Quarterly by the Na tiona l Execu tive: President, A. A. Anderson (Christ­ VINTAGE CAR C LUB OF N.Z.I N C. churc h ); C lub Ca ptain, A. K. ' '''right (Wa nganui); 20 HACK T HO RN E ROAD Vice C lub Ca ptain and Edit or " Beaded Wheels", Mollie Anderson (Christchurch ); Committee, N. C. Adarns CHRIST CHURCH, 2, N EW Z EALAND (Auckland ), R. Ha sell (Christchurch ), J. B. Loughn an Yearl y Subscription 10/- post free. (Christchurch ), L. B. Sout hward (Wellington) . Individual copies 2/ 6 each. Auckland Branch: Chairman , H. D enton ; Secretary, H . D. Editor: Mrs M . J. ANDERSON. Kidd, r .o. Box 3382. Assistant Ed itors: Bay of Plenty Branch: Cha irma n, J. Hoven; Secreta ry, G. B WYC I·IER LEY & M. POYNTON. Cap per, T riton Avenu e, M t. Maunganui. Copy mu st be typed on one side of paper Canterbury Branch: Chairman, T .D. Clements; Secretary, and sent to the Editor, 20 Hack thorne N. C. Skevington, Box 5, Belfast. Road , Chri stch ur ch. H awke's Bay Branch : Cha irma n, Mr K . R. R ieper ; Secre­ tary, M rs 13 . K clly, 307 Frederick Street, H astings. Mana watu Branch: Cha irma n, D. Barker ; Secretary, H . C. COp y FOR SEPTEMBER ISSU E B. Wyeherl ey, Box 385, Palmcrston No rt h. CLO SES AUGUST 15th, 1967 Marlborough Bran ch: Chai rma n, C. Patchett; Secretary, j. D. Filmic, 114 M uller Road , Blenh eim . IN THIS ISSUE Page Nelson Branch: Chai rman, D. K ing; Secretary, M r D. P. An Enjoyable Motor Tour 2 Pickering, 28a Kingsley Place, Richmond , Ne lson. North Ot ago Branch: Cha irma n, VV. Mi tchcll; Secreta ry, Road T est 11 J R. E. M urr ay, T he Ridges, I H .R.D.,O amarn . South Island Easter Rall y 14 Northland Bran ch: Ch airma n, L. K. Wright; Secretary, Mrs National V. & V. ~lot or c ycl e Rally 16 C. J Dr iver, 10 Ca rncron Street, K aikohe. Cam era R eview 18 and 19 O tago Branch: Cha irman , R. E. N.Oaklcy; Secreta ry, H . J Nationa l Nattering 20 Wilkinson, 70 Pacific St reet, Roslyn, Dunedin. South Cantebury Bran ch: Chairma n, J ;1'1. Sullivan; Sccrc­ North Island East er Rally 21 t;ry, E. R. Robins, Sutherlands R. D., Pleasant Point, Branch Notes - Sout h Cante rbury. Northern Natter 23 Southland Bran ch: C hairman, A. D. Cascy: Secreta rv, N. M cMillan, 146 T an ner Street, In vercargill. ' South Canterbury 23 Taranaki Branch: Cha irman, J Castle; Secretar y, D. Moore, Southland 24 582 Carrington Road, New Plymo uth. Wellin gton 24 Waikato Branch: Cha irman, T. Bear; Secretary, L. H. Death, Ca nterbury 25 1'.0. Box 924, H amilton. T ar an aki 26 Wanganui Branch: Cha irma n, A. P. T onks; Secreta ry, Mr B. T . Deighton, p.a. Box 726, Wan gan ui. H awk e's Bay 27 Wellington Branch: Cha irma n, J Dransllcld ; Sec reta ry, K. O tago 27 G. Wilk inson, 78 Coast Road, Wainuiomata. Austin 7 T our 27 Whangar ei Branch : Chairma n, T . G. Royan; Secreta ry, P. Lett ers to Editor 32 j. Colema n, 28 T uhangi St reet , K amo, Whangarci. C lassified Advertisement s 34 A ll correspond ence to th e C lub S ecretary, E. A'. Bailey, p.a . Box 2546, Ch ristc h. urch , One of the finest resorations in recen t yea rs. GeOl'g-e Topliss and fa mily with Adv ertising e nq uir ies t ~) he a ddressed to . the Ad ve rti sin g Ma nager, 20 Hackth ornc Road, Ch ristchurch, 2. Published bv Vintage Car Club of their 20 h.p, Rolls-Royce which won t he "',Z . I ncor pora ted and printed by Simpsou & Willi'a ms L ld .• 169 St. Asa ph St re et , Ole-istchurch , N ew .Zcala ml. Re g istered at the C .P.O. ' Vcllillgto n, Vintage Concours at B1 enh eim. for tra ns mr ssro n as a magazm c, etc , An Enjoyable Motor Tour W e make no apologies for doin g reprints and wen t on to Hamilton and stayed there when th ey are as fascina ting as this on e! for the night. Leaving Hamilton at 8.40 This article appeared in th e N .Z. M otor and a.m. next morning we arrived at Rotorua Cycl e Journal for M ay I S, 1905, and it has in time for lun ch, having had to stop a t been brough t to our atten tion by the daugh­ the foo t of t he Mamaku plateau to repair ters of Mr ]. A . iVlood y w ho was one of the a puncture'. part'),'. M r Mood » was a m ost remarkable After taking in a supply of benzine to ma'; and one tuhos e m ot orin g career is in take us to Napier, we left Rotorua at 2.30 many ways syn on ymous ui.tli motoring itself p.m. for Wai rakei, but we again had con­ holding, as he did, th e seco nd dri oin g licence siderable trouble with the punctured tyre, euer issued in Auckl and. W e hope to be but reached Wairakei in time for dinner, able to give furth er stories of th e career of We left Wairakei at 8.40 a.m. next' morn­ th is great enthusiast from th e pen of his ing, and before rea ching Tarawera our daughters in lat er issues; m ean while let this tro ublesome tyre blew out making a gap 6 sto ry spea k [or itsclf- inches long in th e cover. This we had to Our party, cons isting- of 1\111' and lVII's replace with a Continental cover- a cover W. B. Leyland and lVIr and lVII's J. A. stiff to put on when new at any tjme­ Moody, had for some time contemplated a but as this' was 10 m.m. too sm all for t he tour from Au ckland to the Bluff, intend­ wheel we had to wr estle fully an hour and ing- to take two ca rs, viz., Mr Moody's 12 a half before we were able to proceed to h.p, Darracq a nd Mr Leyland's 15 h.p. our lunch at Taraw era. After punishing Darracq. Bu siness engagements made it or rather doing good justice to a good somewhat difficul t to fix our time of de­ lun ch, we left Taraw era for Napier. Be­ parture, but event ually we star ted very tw een Tarawera and Puhoi the mountain hurriedly taking- onl y one car-i-Mr Ley­ scenery is exceptionally grand, and as our land's 15 h.p. Darracq. car mounted the stiff grades easily we en­ For a long tour a complete set of spar es joyed this part of the journey very mu ch. is necessary, including spare leaves and From Puhoi we wired friends at Napier, clip s for spring-so It is also necessary that 27 mil es away, notifying them of our ap­ each of the party should' ha ve a n entire proach, and then on one of the best! bits of change of clothes. In addition to these we road in the Colony tried to reach Napier took, so as to be prepared in the event of before the telegram. We arrived at the a break-down in some out of t he wa y place, Masonic Hotel in time for dinner, 2-} days warm rugs and a large water-proof cover from Au ckl and; t he telegram was deliv­ 18ft. x 12ft. for the ca r whi ch would also er ed just before we reached Napier. act as a ten t in the event of our having \Ve stay ed in Napier until 9 a.m. 28th onl y the key of the road f or our bed-room February, when we star ted in the rain en door. It will be eas ily seen that with an rou te for Wellington, and we gradually extr a case of benzine, and fou r pa ssengers ran into fine weather again. When about all averaging f ully 12 st one eac h, the car six mile s from Napier we passed a public had a very heavy load for a long tour. school; the scholars were lined up just in­ \Ve finally fixed Friday morning, 24th side the sch ool f ence, and one boy , evid­ February, for our sta r t , but on the previ­ ently a leader, perhaps a school bull y, we ous day the weather looked so mu ch like noticed making signals to his schoolmates, heavy rain that we decided to star t at once and as we passed the scholars- going at so as to pa ss t he Rangiriri clay roads be­ about tw enty mil es an hour, the road be­ fore they became impassable. At 1.20 ing goocl-this boy t hr ew a large st one a t p.m. on the 23rd F ebruary we star ted f rom us . The stone wa s quite as large as a t'he tram terminus, J ervois Road, Ponson­ man's fist; it passed just behind Mr Le y­ by. ""V e had a pleasant afternoon's run up land, who wa s driving at the time, and to Ngaruawahia, where we had dinner, struck lVII's Moody, fortunately obliquely,

PAGE TWO on t he front of her jacket. The brak e was and lef t at 2.30 p.m. All through Hawke' s jammed on immediately, an d Mr Moody, Bay we had ideal roads, but ha d' at fre­ though clot hed in lea t her from head to quent intervals to slow down, and some­ foot-cap, «oat, t rousers, and gloves all times to stop, owing to meeting or leat her- ju mped out of the car and' over overtaking large flocks of sheep. We also the fe nce of t he school, and before the boy lost about half an hour near Woodville who threw the stone could realise wh at wa iti ng fo r permission to cross a combined had' hap pened, rail way and traffic bridge. It appears t o be the custom to close the gates of the " He had torn down the wais t of his bre eche s, brid ge fifteen minutes before the train is the ba ist, due, and we arrived j ust after the gate Ignoring the buttons and sti tches , had been shut, but as the train-which And the boy ver y soon kn ew the taste of turned out to be a mixed one, goods and' leather bur goo passengers--was fifteen minutes late, and' From the man in the black leather breeches ." as we had to wait for some veh icles t o Th ough this is not exactl y what happened, pa ss first f rom the opposite end of t he before all the scholars and some of the bridge, we lost over half an hour. F an cy teachers th e boy got the best t anning having t 10 wai t for a slow crawling train from the man in leath er he eve r had in that, althou gh it had a good start , we his lif e. He admitted his guilt and he is pa ssed before it got t o the nex t station. not likely to throw st ones again at a motor We got what passed for a dinner at Maur­ car. iceville, and thought of staying there fo r the night, but the ladies did not think the We anived at Dannevir ke (80 miles hote l too inv iting, so we asked t he land­ from Napier)at 1.30 p.m. and had lun ch, lord wha t the road was like on to Master-

T he pa rt y is ready to se t ou t. PAGE THREF; ton . "Oh !" he said, "Vile, fearfully had th e pleasure of meeting the Hon. Sec­ rough, with new metal and full of ruts'." r etary of the Auckland Automobile Asso­ The ladies said rough or smoo th move on, ciation, Mr Cleave, wh o had reached so we moved and found an ideal bit of Wellington via New Plym outh . He had motoring road, and we glided into Mas­ had a most successf ul tour up-to-date, and ter-ton (160 miles from Napier) as dark­ intended returning via t he Rimutakas, ness set in, a most enjoyable run. Napier, and Rotorua. We lef t Master-ton next day about 9 a.m. While in Wellington we made enquiries and, though we lun ched at Lower Hutt, at the Tourist Department re "roads' in we arrived in Wellington about 1.30 p.m., South Island," more especiall y with refer­ four da ys from Auckland, a distance of ence to Nelson to Greym outh, and Grey­ 551 miles. We had used 30/- worth (5 mouth to Christc hurc h route. The officers cas es at 6/-) of benzine, -} gallon (worth of the Department were most obliging, 2/6) of cylinder oil, and about -} pint of and strongly advised us not to venture. lubricat ing oil. We were somewhat sur­ When Mr Glidden proposed to take this prised in the Wairarapa to find that the route the Government got reports from only people who he ld up their hands for engineers in charge of every section of us to stop t he car were peop le we were the road in the route. These reports dealt overtaking, and however we were to get with the grades and narrowness of the to Wellington if we had to stop behind roads, especially in the gorges, and with traps and carts, going in the same direc­ all t he unbridged rivers, named and un­ tion "was one of those things no fe llow named. We were given these reports to could understand," so we declined to stop, take to our hotel, where we might st udy, and "passed them by on the other side." read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest An amusing incident occurred on 3J t hem, and we were asked to return t hem bridge near Mangaroa af ter crossing the on the morrow. We accordingly returned Rimutakas. As we approached the bridge t hem t he next day, and, after re turning we found it blocked by two vehicles, one thanks for same, we said that t he more a high trap in whi ch stood a young lad y, information we obtained the more unde­ talking to a young man below her in a low cided we got, and we had decided to go on cart. These vehicles had been journeying and look for ourselves, for we fel t sure in opposite directions, and had met and that any opinions outside those of motor­ stopped on the bridge, blocking up the ists were of very little value as a guide. wh ole of the road. They made an interest­ Having decided to try and get through, ing and pretty picture, "Romeo and we next interviewed t he Union S.S. Co. re Juliet," and so absorbed in each other that charge for freight on car from Wellington they did not hear us approach . We re­ to Nelson (about 100 miles) .We were to ld gretted having to disturb them, but had to £5 odd, I do not remember the shillings. toot the horn. We protested, pointing out that the car "It was too bad to part them so, would be accompanied by four passenge rs, So fair was J uli et, etc., etc. Finally t he clerk retired to see So disgusted Rom eo." the chief clerk and' he reduced 1'I1e charge After hearing the horn Juliet smiled, and to £2/12/6, which we thought fair an d jumping down led her horse towards us paid it cheerfully. We left Wellington on and to one side to make room. Romeo Sa turday, March 4th, arriving Nelson 011 sullenly drove on, reluctant to give us Sunday morning 5th inst., mooring along­ room to pass; he certainly was the most side the railway Wharf. We had some disgusted and angry driver we met during difficulty in getting permission to land our our tour. car that day, because it was consigned as We stopped som e time in Wellington, cargo, and no cargo was allowed to be storing our car in Mr Henning's garage. landed on Sunday. Motori sts should note Mr Bailey (NII' Henning's manager) was this, and, when landing at any railway most courteous and obliging. Here we wharf on Sunday, consign car as personal PAGE FO UR luggage, and t hen t here would be no diffi­ block and tackle, and ab out 6 p.m. we culty. arrived at Longford, the half-way house At Nelson we called upon our late between the railway terminals of Moto­ tow ns man and motorist, Mr J enny. He piko and Reefton, wh ere we were inform­ was much in terested in OUI' trip, and ad­ ed that passengers by coac h slept fo r the vised us not to try and get t hroug h ; he night'. But t he place was so uninviting had been by coac h and kn ew t he road. that t he ladies said "Cannot we reac h an­ Sa id he, "You had better try the East other hot el 7" and finding that th e Central Coast road via Blenheim and t he Kai­ Buller Ho tel was only some sev en miles kouras," but we left Nelson next day f ur ther, we decided to proceed a nd did so. abo ut 9 a.m. in t he rain, en ro ute for Grey­ Just before reaching t his hotel a lady mouth. We soon ran out of rain, and had ru sh ed out of a house-wh ich proved, to a pleasant morning's run over th e H ope be t he post office and tel egraph statio n­ Saddl e, and by noon reach ed an accommo­ saying she had a message for us. We dation house where we had a plea sant wondered what it could be, and it appear­ lunch. We f ound we were the first car to ed t hat so exci ted had the people en route reach t his place from Nelson, and we were become about t he motor car th at wa s com­ warned by t he proprietor that we should ing, that t he te legraph had been heralding soon have two fairly deep creeks to cross. our approac h, and some drovers in char ge Sh or tly after lea ving him we str uck the of OBe flock of sheep and two droves of Buller River, and also the first creek in cattle had wired back from Newton Flat whi ch we stuck-a tributary of t he Buller, another seven mil es ahead, askin g us t o We at first tri ed to pull the car out by push ahead to t he Lyall that night so as to mean s of a rope tied on to the front scroll, be ah ead of t hem in the morning, fo r the and whil e one of th e men pu shed behind, gorge was so narrow that if we were not t he ot her with the aid of the two ladies ah ead we should have to stay be hind. pulled all they kne w on the rope in f ront. Findin g that t heir time f or starting in t he It was abo ut the only time we appreciated morning was 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., we wired' the weight of t he ladies, and they pulled' to t hem that we would leave early in the such good purpose that the rope carried morning, and be at Newton Fl at by 7 a.m. away, and down they lay "shoost like a and t hus be ahead of t hem. In order to do row of bricks. " Unfo rtunately nobody this we left the foll owin g morning with­ was read y to take a snapshot.We t hen out breakfast, and arrived at Ne wto n Flat got out fo r the first time our blocks and at 6.55 a. m., only to find t hat in their wire rope, and soon had the car out of t he scare t hey had left at 3 a.m. hoping to creek. We f ound we had in the first place get to the Lyall bef ore us. Of course we been t ry ing to turn the engine as well as overtook t hem, and lost between two and' pull out th e car, for we had left t he engine three hours, but managed, after making in gear. I am not sure if th e brake was friend s with th e drovers, to get through not on also. How ever, one lesson wa s on getting to a place wh ere one drove enough for us, we alw ays after that took could be padd'ocked, and wh ere the road care the gear was in neutral and t ha t! t he was wide enough to drive one dr ove back brake was off. The water here was so ex­ past t he car one bullock at a time. tre mely cold, and the sandflies so fe roci­ The scenery in the Bull er Gorge well ous and numerous, t hat we were glad to repays to urists for an y t roub le taken to get a move on again. see it. Mile after mile t he road winds' We had now at short in tervals to cross alongside t he swift running Buller whilst man y creeks ; if narrow and deep we rush­ th e sides of t he Gorge, rising sev eral hun­ ed them, if wide and' shallow we took them dred f eet in height, are clothed to t he to p slowly on t he low gear, gene rally stopping with mixed bush, an endless variety of an d examining t he creeks fo r t he shallow­ f erns and myriad shades of green, in fact, est and best for ding place. Before long, all the well-known cha rms of the New however, we had again to resort to t he Zealand bus h scenery. It was our one PAGE FIVE compensation for having to travel for two ant advice as to fording t he Little Grey hours at the same pace as the oxen in and Stoney rivers. Wh en lea ving t he hotel front of us. After passing the Lyall we for the car we found it surrounded by a passed several sluicing claims, also sev eral large crow d, and t he f ollowing is an ex­ dredges at work diligently seeking that tract from the letter of the Reefton corre­ elusive mineral gold. We wished' them resp ondent of the Greumouth. .41'YUS :­ luck, so that they might have enough and "Reefton was t hrown into a state of ex­ to spare, then they could buy a motor car . citement on Tuesday morning by t he Seventeen miles from Reef t on we again arriva l of a motor car in Broa dway, an stu ck in an innocent-looking creek called immense crowd gathere d to insp ect the "the landing." A lady informed us t hat machin e and va rio us opinions were ex­ t he coach often got st uck here; she, good pressed.I find the motorists were Mr and soul, would have liked to have helped us, Mrs Leylan d an d Mr and Mrs Moody from and, whilst pitying us , hoped we would' be Auckland, who are touring New Zealand careful and not kill an ybody wh en we met and had come from Fern Flat during t he the coach whi ch was then nearly due. She forenoon, a dis tance of 48 or 50 miles, over fe lt sure that there would be a dreadful very dangerous and hilly roads, etc ., etc." accident when we did meet th e coach, but We should like to say that though t he as the coach arrived at the landing safely, roads were somewhat narrow th ey were shortly afterward's, her troubled mind not dangerous, nor would' motori sts who would be set at rest. Wh en we did' st'op­ have mot ore d f rom Auckland via Napier in not too good a place to let the coach and t he Rimutakas call t hem hilly. Our pass-we found that among th e coach pas­ chief trouble was t hat t he roads were in sengers a similar feeling of dread had a chronic state of repair, and we conse­ oppress ed them all t he way from Reefton, quently had more new metal tha n we f or had they not been wa rn ed by wire that cared for, unb ri dged creeks, and cattle they might meet a motor car ? We passed were t he chief t rouble. on t he road, and spoke briefly to, a man 'Ne left Reef ton abo ut 2 p.m., and that who said he had charge of t hat secti on of night stopped at Ngahere. We again lost t he road . He wanted to know what we quite two hours getting t hrough cree ks, thought of it, asked us to stay at Stephen­ still we could have got to Greymouth t hat son's Hotel, Reef t on, and would we, before night had t he bridge across t he Arnold leaving Ste phenson's, please leave our River not been down . Th e Arnold is abso ­ "sent iments" fo r him . lutely unf'ordable , and all traffic excepting Just before entering Reef ton, whilst railway t raffic .by the railw ay bridge running along almost noiselessly on the stopped, We tried to get permission to high gear on a bit of good road, we over­ cross t he railway bridge by fleeting plan ks, t ook a man on a bicycle, and fearing that but the stationrnas ter said he could only as he evidently did not heal' us, and he give permissi on if he could not ge t a truck might cross our bows and get run down, to rai l th e car across. He wired Grey­ we gave one toot on the horn. This man mouth and got a truck, and it was perhaps had not been warned, and' when he looked as well, fo r we found that for a long dis­ round he was so astonished and surprised' tunce on eac h side of t he bridg e it was im­ at what he saw that he fell right: off his poss ible to get th e ca r on 0 1' off the rail­ bike on to t he road. Fortunately he was way track, so we arrived at Grey mout h not hurt, and we just heard him laughing­ the next day, March 8th. We were met at ly exclaim,"I wondered what t he --?" th e station by Messrs Schaef Bras" who and we were past, un able to catch what it! were not only interested in motor ing but was he wondered we were. in our to ur . We spent a very pleasan t We arrived in Reefton in time for lun ch evening at their home, retiring to our which we had at Stephenson's Hotel. Mr hotel near midn ight. We had hardly arr iv­ Stephenson kindly gave us an itinerary of ed at t he hotel whe n th e editor of the the road to Greymouth with some import- Greumouih. Artju« ran g us up for details PAGE SIX A gingerly de scent into the Otira River. of our trip from Nelson, and next day in One of our friends in Greymout h, a his paper he wished us a pleasant journey niece of the Hon. R. J. Seddon, had wired across the island to Chr istc hurc h. the man in charge of the stables at Oti ra At 9 a.m. on the following morning we to have two horses ready to pull the car left Greymouth for Christchurch . Quite across t he Otira Riv er. As the ford was a a number of people gathered to see us off mile ahead we had not seen it, but had and wish us success, though nearly all of heard a lot about it. Sometimes it was them thought we were taking a foolish called the Teremakau, sometimes the journey. However, with the exception of Otira, but it was always sp oken of as a five or six miles of newl y metalled road terror. Our grea test New Zealand poet-s­ before reaching Kumara, we had a pleas­ Bracken-has immortalised it in "The ant run until we reached the Waininihini­ Laygind 0 ' Terry M'Kow" :- hine River, whi ch, though shallow, ha s a "Oh th a nk ve sa ys Terry bad lu ck to th at ri ver very wide bed covered with very large "We'll cal( it in future the Terry M'I(ow." , boulders, but we managed to bump saf ely Had we bu t seen t he ford-though it acro ss. When across we noti ced' a man on was bad enough- we could have pulled horseback with leading harness. He had our car through with block and tackle, but, been asked by wire from Greymouth by not having seen it , we looked' for and after friends of ours to be ready to help us. Un­ some trouble found the man in charge of fortunately we did not notice him un til the stables . He was evidently t rying to acro ss, and had no chanc e t o thank him. avoid us, and when we found him he told ' We reached the Otira t erminus of the rail­ us we could not ha ve his borses. Person­ way by lunch-time, and' lunched at th e ally he was very SOlTY, and would like to Otira Hotel. We had stuck that morning oblige us, and especially would he like to in only one creek, Kelly' s Creek, and t hat oblige his Greymouth friends, but said he, only f or a short ti me, and our stopping "t o tell you the tr ut h my boss has £4,000 was owing more to the soft gravelly in this coaching business, and he does not nature of the bed of the creek than of the want any motor car to get through, he water. Otira is not only the t erminus of wants to see you st uck, to help you would the railway 51 miles f rom Gr eyrn outh, bu t cost me my billet." So we did not get his is also the terminus where travellers from horse, but NIl' O'Malley junior, son of the Christchurch finish th eir tw o days' coac h­ proprietor of the Ot ira Hotel, had a ing from the Spring-field railway t erminus draught horse whi ch he harnes sed up, and in Cant erbury. pulled us through the ford, breaking' his PAGE SEVE swing le-t ree in doing so. T he station­ and the water is divided into several master at Otira also brought his camera, streams. We safe ly negoti ated all but and the photo he took of t he car entering two, and as Mr O'l\Ialley had by t his time the f ord subsequently appeared in the arrived wit h his horse we readily accepted Weekly Press. After crossing, and ready his help, for though we could have ma n­ to start, Mr O'Ma lley said, "Now how are aged without it, we did not care abo ut un­ you goi ng t 10 go up to Arthur's Pass?" We necessary work. W e fo und the Bealy replied if the coach can get up so can we. Hotel very clean and comfortable, the He doubted, as the coach with a specially cooking good, and the host a really good good team of five horses, and t he passen­ sort. He was much interested in seeing gers walking, had a stiff contract. Arthur's the first motor car to cross the island by Pass is 2,835 feet hig h, and abo ut 1,600 the West Coast road. feet has to be negotiated in abo ut 1;} to 11 We had had our Perfector leather tyre miles. Our car had just as much as it covers repaired in Wellington, but by this could do, thoug h t hree of the passengers t ime we had gone through them again­ walked most of the way up. The steep­ t he river beds being very severe on them ness of t he grade was aggravated' by a - so we spe nt t he early hour s of t he next covering of two or t hree inches of metal morning, 10th March, repairing these cov­ and fine gravel. We were told' th e road ers with rivets and old, harness leather was kept in t his state to stop vehicles go­ supp lied by our host . We got away abo ut ing down by t he run. At any rate it was 9 a.m., and sho rtly after starting we had much the steepest climb we had in our to stop to replace a tube owing to a patch tour, and t he only time passengers had to giv ing away.We successfully negotiated walk the following streams : the Bruce, the All your readers have heard of the Cass, the Craigieburn (fo ur times), and beauties of the Ot ira Gorge, and as this is the Bro ken River, as well as a number of an account of a mot or trip, I will not at­ small unnam ed rivers. tempt to describe the scenery, but will say Some of th ese r ivers we only j ust got this : that the motorist who will climb through without sticking, and on reaching up amongst the snow-capped peaks of the the Porter River we found we had the Southern Alps will not regret it, but will swiftest and deepest river of the lot to always look back with pleasure upon an cross. The previous week the coach had experience at once novel, pleasant, and been unable to cross. The weather was exhilarating. beautifully fine, but this did not help for Our good f riend, 1\11' O'Ma lley junior, the cloudless sky mean t more melted snow was so sceptical abo ut our being able to and deeper rivers. However, we ma de get up that he fo llowed us some distance every preparation we could; lifting up on his hor se. When he fo und we were acc um ulators and dry cells on to the driv­ equa l to the contract, he hu rri ed bac k to ing sea t, got well into t he middle of the Oti ra and wired to his father at t he Bealy river befo re stopping . Th e ladies and bag­ to meet us with a hor se at Bealy F ord' at gage, in fact everything movable, was ca r­ abo ut 6 p.m . After crossing a few fairly d ed as hore. Wh en standing in t he river deep cree ks successfully, we arrived at the t he water curled over our hips, t he cylin­ Bealy shortly after 5 p.m, F ortunately ders were und er water, and the swift run­ NIl' O'Ma lley senior, anxious to see a motor ning current was almost level with t he ca r, had left earlier than instr ucted' by top of the coil on the dashboard. We ex­ his son, and arrived at the fo rd abo ut the perienced some trouble with the boulders same time as we did . Said he, "I saw the in the river; they seemed to t ravel along dusht ye raised miles away." The Bealy the bottom and to pile up against and get and the Waimakiriri join at the ford, and in front of the wheels, but we got our here the combined beds of the rivers are tackle on, and our crowbar anchor down, abo ut a mile wide. The bed' is mostly and after a time got our car across the bare, covered with waterworn boulders, river. It took us twenty minutes to drain PAGE EIGHT the water out of the cylinders, we opened We started for the Bluff on the 13th the compression taps, and also opened the March intending to lunch at Timaru, and tap in the crank chamber. After some now thought we only had good roads in time we were able to turn the starting front of us, but we were doomed to dis­ handle a little, and so forced some of the appointment, for we had not gone far be­ water through the exhaust and through fore tyre troubles rendered our further the compression taps. progress impossible. It took us 1·4-days to reach 'I'imaru, and then we were compelled After cleaning the commutator and re­ to give in, for we had only two tyres left placing the accumulators, we started for fit to run. We felt disappointed at having the top of Porter's Pass, 3,300 feet high to give in, especially as the roads were so but not a difficult climb. The view as we good and no motoring difficulties in the ran down the other side will not readily way We felt angry that the sellers of be forgotten by any of the party. Away motor cars should so far have neglected to the eas1;L-in front of us-stretched the their business, and' their own interests, as famous Canterbury plains and ideal mot­ to be unable in the whole Colony to sup­ oring roads. We had just "one more river ply their customers, who were willing to to cross," the Kowhai, but we had' to cross pay for them, with stock size tyres. The it four times, and then, Ho! for an ideal motor tyre trouble is bad enough, surely, run and Christchurch. We waited at the and the chief drawback to motoring, and foot of Porter's Pass for the two coaches agents should not aggravate the position to pass. We had seen them in the distance by not being able to supply a tiyre that is from Porter's Pass. The coach drivers did sure to be in demand, and our experience not know how to treat us or what to make: is not a solitary one. Now, having had of us, so they just glared, but one passen­ my growl about tyres, it is only fair to ger greeted us cheerily and said, ''I'm glad say that tyre troubles were the only trou­ to meet you again. I saw you leave bles we had. We did not have to use any Napier." of the spares we took with us, not a bolt, nut, or spring, and the engine, in spite of We successfully crossed' the first three all the abuse, actually went better at the crossings of the Kowhai River, but stuck finish than at the start of the journey. in the fourth and last. By this time we were adepts at getting out of creeks, and! We went to Dunedin by rail, and whilst in half an hour we were on our way to there interviewed IV1r Slay, the traffic Springfield where we arrived at 2.45 p.m. manager of the Union S.S. Co., on behalf Here we had lunch and changed our wet of the Auckland Automobile Association clothes, and started for Christchurch (44 and motorists generally re "freights on miles away) at 3.40 p.m. The roads were motor cars." He received us very courte­ all that a motorist could desire-we just ously, admitted the reasonableness of our glided along. We had two delays cif about contentions, said that the matter was un­ five minutes each owing to taking the der consideration, and that his Company wrong roads, still we arrived in Christ­ would do their best to meet us in the church at 5.30 p.m., two days from Grey­ matter, mouth. We were the first motor party to We shipped our car to Auckland, per tour from Nelson to Greymouth, and the s.s. "Hawea," from Timaru. When landed first to travel by motor car aCi'OSS the at Hobson Street Wharf, we connected the West Coast road; it was a bit tough in battery, turned on the benzine, gave the places, but the whole trip was enjoyable. starting handle half a turn, and away We stayed in Christchurch three days, and went the car back to Ponsonby, working called upon the Secretary of the Christ­ as smoot hly as though it had not been church Automobile Association, we also away, and, given new tyres, it was quite had several talks with some of the mem­ ready to start again. We had been away bers. We here got one of our repaired one month, and spent a most delightful covers, but COUld not get any new tyres. holiday. Kapai the motor car!

PAGE NI NE We may play around with old cars in our spare time ! ! But when we make something, we like it to be modern and up to date, like the

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PAGE TE N ROAD TEST 1929 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL ROADSTER By M. D. Hen dry Chryslers were alre ady fairly common Sharp, of Invercargill, who carried out a sight on New Zealand roads in the latter considerable amount of restoration on the half of the vintage decade, but there was bodywo rk an d ha d a local ga rage over ha ul one model that was a rare bird th en and the engine, which unfortunately they is rarer now. When Waiter Chrysler buil t botched. Nevertheless it was an impres­ his automobile empire he had to have an sive car, even at t hat stage, and the writer expens ive model like everybody else, and had the pleasure of driving it a cons ider­ th e "Imperial" first appeared in 1926. It abl e number of mile s in Invercargill some was a scaled-up version of the highly suc­ years back. cessful six cylinder Chrysler of 1924. Th at Since then the car has come into the model with a whe elbase of 112 1f inches and hands of Charles Emerson, also of Inver­ a price tag of $1,595 , competed in the cargill, and has been given "regardless of Buick class, the Imperial with a whe elbase cost" restoration. of 136 inches and ro ughly double the price, To quote Mr Emerson: was aimed at Cad iliac and Packard. The first model s had a rounded' radiator "Every nut and boIt was removed, all like other Chryslers, but given a tou ch of sandblasted and painted with Dry Galv. swank with flut es inspired by Vauxhall. New timber where required. From t here In 1929 a complete restyling was ca rried I had everyt hing panel-beaten and parts out, and many will remember t he " th in made, The car was then assembled to ra diator" '77' as ty pical. The Imperi al re­ make sure things fitted. We t hen dis­ viewed here is of the same vintage. In a sembled the whole car and hung all pieces letter to a previous owner ("Shack" separately and painted in Duco, my first Sharp), Chrysler state t hat this particular try at t his paint. It worked out ' qui te car left t he fa ct ory about May 1st, 1929. good, even though I used 9 gallon s. After At some time in its career, however , th e t he paint was quite hard we again assem­ car was converted to 1930 specifications bled the car and it looked good. I t hen by installation of the Chrysler "multi­ had it uph olstered in green leath er. To ran ge 4 speed gearbox . This gearbox was mak e the car much bet te r though, I hav e not installed as standard on Chryslers to pu t in new guides and valves as t hey are un til August 1929. very noisy. I could not get readily avail­ able 700 by 18 tyres so I have fitted 750 The writer remembers first seeing this by 18 implement tyres, quite good but it car in Christchurch abo ut 1949-50, parked does make the steering heavy. This car outside a pub in Colombo Street . The was fitted with ll-inch lights but I have attractions of t he pub proved too much had 10}-inch ones fitted as I could not get f or my friends, but I t houg ht it unl ikely the correct lenses. I need 2 by ll-inch that the pub would be driven away, and I Depress beam lenses. For the missing spent some time examining and photo­ second spare I dummied up Cl whe el and graphing the ca r. Unf ort unately,I have very few noti ce th is." been unable to locate the photos that I took at the time. The car spent some time 1\11' Emerson has now located anot her in Christc hurch for I remember see ing it Imperial (sedan) whi ch provides a com­ parked in the Square and in various ot her forting stock of spares. places on different occas ions. Once a by­ Th e car is now one of the fines; exam­ stander remarked, with uncanny acc uracy, ples of a vintage Chrysler extan t an y­ "I'll bet she can shift." where in New Zealand. It is also one of It then went South and came into t he the rarest in the world, for the bor' y style hands of vintage club member Shack was uncomm on even when built, and no

PAGE ELEVEN car like this one is listed in the Classic When new these cars were good for 80­ Car Club of America's Directory (4000 85 m.p.h. With the 3.77 axle and stand­ members), nor has the writer read' of any ard tyres, 80 m.p.h. was 3,400 r.p.m., but other examples anywhere in the world. the present tyres would slightly lower the The body design was by Locke, a fam­ r.p.m. for the same speed. The idea be­ ous New York custom coach builder, and hind the four-speed transmission (and features a small door on the right for similar ones used at that time by Stutz and rumble seat passengers. The rumble com­ Graham Paige) was' 1.'0 provide a high top partment lid is in two sections, hinged- at gear for quiet economical cruising and a front and rear. The rear lid opens in the handy, easily engaged, silent third for usual way to form the seat squab, but the acceleration and hill-climbing. Except for front, folding forward, makes a second the synchromesh box, used only on Cadil­ windscreen, having two glass windows in lacs and La Salles, gear-changing was a it. pastime for the skilled enthusiast, conse­ The power plant is a husky "big six"­ quently four speeds were not popular. the lasf of this size (over 300 cubic inches Chrysler sought to overcome this by using or 5 litre) to be built in America with the an internal-external gearset, which differ­ exception of the Hudson Hornet of the ed from the usual four-speed, and was 1950s. It has a bore and stroke of 3fl-ins mu ch quieter in third gear and easier to by 5ins, and the b.h.p. figures were as fol­ operate. It is impossible to get some­ lows: thing for nothing of course, and the pen­ 100 b.h.p, at 3,200 r.p.m, on 4.8 com­ alty was a rather fragile set of first and pression, or 112 b.h.p. on 6 to 1 compres­ second gears due to these being compound sion ratio. It was Chrysler, who with the ratios. Consequently many Chryslers had 1928 version of this engine (in troduced' the "Multi Range" replaced by the simpler November 1927) really started the era of and more rugged 3-speed box (Reg Kil­ high compression engines using scientific­ bey's 77 is an example). The Multi Range ally designed combusion chambers and in Charles Emerson's car, however, is still making the best use of the new Ethyl fuel. performing satisfactorily and indicates What compression ratio is used on Mr that the reputation may have been due to Emerson's car is not known to the writer, ham-handling by many owners previously but whatever it is, the performance is not unused to four-speeds. At any rate to be sneezed at. Chrysler superseded these transmissions with an "all silent" 3-speed in 1933 and then in 1934 added a planetary overdrive that was the direct ancestor of the major­ ity of overdrives used subsequently. The Multi-Range ratio in the box was 3.38, 2.19, 1.4 and 1 to 1 giving speeds of 20 m.p.h., 30-35 , and 60 m.p.h. in the gears. The fine performance of vintage Chrys­ lers is well known. They were frequent entrants at Le Mans, and while they never won, they made a very impressive show­ ing of high speed reliability and quiet running. A standard 70 finished 6th at Le Mans in 1925, averaging 52.6 m.p.h. for the 24 hours. In 1928 two "72s" finished 3I'd and 4th, behind a Bentley and a Stutz, The Roadster body by Locke has a door for the both of which were out and out sports rumble seat passenger and a hing-ed cowl with cars with overhead camshaft engines windows shown in this view. larger in displacement than the sidevalve

PAGE TWELVE Chryslers. The two "72s" av eraged 64.56 does not feel clumsy) and excellent and 62.45 m.p .h. for the 24 hours, and the hydraulic brakes. same two cars averaged similar speeds to All in all it is a very fine example of th e finish 6th and 7th in 1929 . quality vintage t ouring car as American Most interesting and appropri ate t o this tastes saw it, and was held in high esteem article, however, is that a standard Im ­ in the rest of th e world. perial touring car in 1928 won the Bel­ SPECIFICATIONS gian 24-hour Touring Grand Prix (5 litre Chrysler Imperial Cust om Roadster 2-4 class) at an average sp eed of 57.7 m.p.h. pa ssenger, body by Locke of New York. The previous year, the winner' had been Price, $2,895, F .O.B. Detroit in 1929. the Belgian-built Excelsior, one of t he fin­ Engine: Six cylinder, sidevalve, with est vintage cars produced on the contin­ cast iron block and crankcase. 7 main ent. The Excelsior was a 5.4 litre six bearings and vibration damper. Bore (slightly bigger than the Chr ys ler Imper­ 3jfins, stroke 5in. Displacement 309.3 ial) with overhead cams haft and three cubic inches (5.080 cc) . Ra ted h.p . 31-54. carb urettors. It speaks volumes fo r Chrys­ b.h. p. 112 at 3,200 r.p.m , on 6 to 1 com­ ler engineering that their slightly smaller pression ratio. Torque 218 lb/ft at 1,000. sidevalve put out as mu ch power as the Carburettor: Stromberg. highly tuned Belgian sports mach ine , for Ignition: Delco Remy. t he Excelsior's average speed for th e 24 Transmission: 4-speed, overall ratios, hours was 57-12 m.p.h.-half a mile an 12.74, 8.22, 5.28 and 3.77. Spiral bevel­ hour slower . rear axl e, open dri ve shaft, four semi­ The performance of t he Chrysler Im­ elliptic springs, tubular front axle. perial roadster is matched by pleasant Radiator: Harrison ribbon type with handling (the car is light for it s size and th ermost ati c sh utters. PAGE THIRTEEl\' Brakes: Lockhe ed Wagner hydraulic, 1926-27 (3tin by 5in). * Indicates sec­ internal 15in drums with l:'tin by 3/16th ond, re styled car model using L engine. linings. 80 indic ates speed. Wheels: 18in (tyre size 7.00 ) 72 spoke, First tw o letters of serial number (EP) bolt-on; eight -}in capscrews mount each indicates year of model introduction using wheel. following formula: Weight : Dry (as listed' by factory) W. P. CHRY S LER 3,955 lb. Max, speed : Approx 80-85 m.p.h. 1234567 890 Interesting facts: Model officia lly listed Designers : Fred M. Zeder (chi ef en­ as L*80. "L" indicates second Imperial gineer) , Owen R. Skelton (transmi ssion}, engine t ype . The first was the "E" of Carl Breer (chassis). SOUTH ISLAND BALLY-EASTER 1967 By E. H. Lucas It's finished, there are a lot of tired peo­ large attendance was given an explanat ion ple in sunny Marlborough, and we hope a of all phases of the organisation, and sup­ lot of happy peop le from places far and per was served before everybody retired wide. I am referring of course to the - some to sleep, ot hers to play. It was re­ second Marlborough Rall y, which wa s this ported that a pretty wild "Indian" was year's South Island event . roaming the Showgrounds looking for When the Marlborough branch ran its trouble, but there were no paleface scalps first Rall y back in 1962 we were the small­ to be had that night! est club in New Zealand and had som e 85 Saturday fortunately did not live up to entries, which for a small membership the dire predictions of t he Weather Office, meant a lot of hard work. This year we and a bri sk northerly soon had most of have progress ed to being the second small­ the clouds dispersed. Cars were tak en on est club in New Zealand, and wh en we fin­ to the show ring when judging commenc­ ally were forced to close the ent ries at 135 ed, and what a grand sight the 112 cars vehicles-cars and motorcycles-we knew and 23 motorcycles made lined up on their that the last one was comparatively easy pegs. The firs t event was held at 11 a.m., compared with what lay ahead of us. How­ and was a garaging test for those vintage ever, we ha ve a large proportion of willing cars not in the Concours. workers, and set up our committees early Th e Rall y was officially open ed at 1.30 to organise th e many things which had to p.m. by the Hon. T. P . Shand, member for be done to ensure the smooth running and Marlborough, wh o, with his wife and the enjoyable participation by entrants. As Mayor of Blenheim, Mr S. P. Harling and the time drew near we were having fre­ Mrs Harling, Mr Anderson and bran ch quent meetings to finalise the arrange­ chairman Colin Patch ett, was taken into ments, and the last week was spent largely the ring by a fleet of three Ford Ts escort­ hoping for fine weather. ed by the two lovely litt le 1927 Harleys of After an un certain week , Good Friday Geoff Hock ley. The programme started continued the pattern of unreliable wea­ immediately, with competitors being free the r, and final preparations were made in to take part in the competi t ions 01' not as lowering skies and brief showers. Most t hey wished. The competitions which compet itors had a good run, and' by brief­ were enjoyed by both public and competi­ ing time at 7.30 p.m . most of the 135 en­ tors started with a balloon busting contest tries had checked into the Showgrounds, for veteran cars, which tested the accur­ and been supplied with a welcome cup of acy of the drivel's, and showed how toug h tea on arrival. After gen eral introduc­ some of the balloons were. This was fol­ tions of organisers at the briefing, the lowed' by an even t for vet eran and vintage PAGE FOURTEEN motorcycl es, and involved jumping over a anybody 's gu ess if the cont ing ent at the ramp and a figure 8 around pegs. Tnis showgrounds go t any sleep or not. really te sted the suspension 01' lack of it of Sunday morning really sa w th e good some of the old machines. The next event weat her come, calm an d clear wit h a cloud­ was a teams' one for the P ennzoil Trophy, less sky, and most ca rs toured through which was won by Canterbury. This was the Hosp it al grounds befor e set t ing off for a relay type of event, with the vintage the picnic. After a run of about 35 miles drivers having to balance a ball on their through th e country, com petito rs reached radiator filler, th e motorcycle boys blow­ the picnic venue at Para on t he road to ing ball oons until they burst, and the vet­ Pi cton, and with no public pr esenu were eran dr ivers climbing through Cl 15-inch able to really relax. The day could not tyre- quit e a feat for some. After this have been better, and th e food at lun ch there wa s a quite hilarious vintage event time had most of the 450-500 people sa tis­ where the cm's actuate d a catapult loaded fied. Under the able direction of Dave wiuh an apple which the d'rivers had to Macdonald wit h J ack Soar as chief cook, catc h. some 200lbs of meat was pot-roast ed over After th es e finish ed the cars were lined a pit-mutton, not' pak eha-and with up and the public were able to inspect potatoes, pea s and swee t corn, foll owed by them. Altogether a very su cessful day fruit salad and ice-cr eam, no one stayed with an estimated 4000 people attending. hungry for long. After t his some people The evening function start ed with an motored to Pi cton, some j us t lazed in the hour 01' so of social gathering and imbib­ sun, and the opp ortunity was taken t o try ing, followed by an exc ellent dinner, a eac h other's vehicles for those so inclin ed. short toast list, and the presenting of This saw the official end of the 1967 M arl­ prizes. These wen t to Ray Southward who borough Rall y. won the Veteran Ca r Concours with his For those of us-and it was most of the 1913 Maudslay ; R. Gadd who won the Vet­ membership of our small clu b-wh o eran Cycle Concours with his 1914 Ariel; organised this rally it was a mem orabl e George Topliss wh o won th e Vintage Car and satisfying occasion, and we hope that Concoure with his 1923 Rolls Royce; and all participants enj ey ed themselves. We Geoff Hockley wh o won the Vintage Motor were very pleased to see many of our old Cycle Concours with his 1929 Harley. friends back again, an d to make acquaint ­ Awards were also mad e for the one com­ an ce of many new ones. Although we' kep t ing the furthest distance from north, won the entries open over a week after the by A, J . Airs; furthest distance from official closing date, we regretted having won by J . F. Dale, In vercargill ; for the to close entries and so disappoint a few motor cycle travelling tlhe furthest dis­ people. Even at t he numbers we had, tance under it s own power, won by A. J. with available accommodation and ca ter­ Wills of Tai Tapu. ing facilities we were ri ght on the limit. After this there followed some really We hope-in the future to be able to run ser ious tale-telling, drinking, and a little another rally, when we hope to see all our dancing for those so inclined, and it is friends back again.

of the fo rmula so fully se t out in our December INVERMAY-1967 issu e a nd the field ranged from tha t very his­ toric New Zeal ancl racing ca r, the old Sta nton Th e on ly speed event on th e Natio nal Ca lenda r "crop cluster" to the Oa kley-R egal a nd ever yone was again the' Otago Branch 's famous In vermay had someone else " breathing clown his tail-pip e" Hill Climb, held on Saturday,F ebruary 25th. to gi ve him th e spur to f ur the r efforts ! Of sp ec ia l Again the wea the r was perfect, the company con­ note wa s th e mot orcycle showing of J a ck Cock­ genia l, the organisatio n s mooth and un obtrusive burn and Sid Ayling on th e very vintage GOD c.c. and the host branch's hospi tality ope n-ha nde d to 1924 Douglas ancl 350 1924 A.J .S. res pectively a degree ! The results were a goo d vindica tion who both beat the Bisslund K.T.T. Veloeette of PAGE FI FTE EN 1938·! However th e ca rs turned th e tables on bikes this year with Mauger's F .T.D. of 32.79 seco nds to 38.13 seco nds that was th e best moto r ­ cycle time by the Dou gl a s. Vintage t imes all improved a ppreciably on last year; Ross Ha yn es in t he Au stin was particularly imp ressiv e and ma naged to get down to 40 secs., just pipping th e who le Bentley contingent wh ose best run was Willi s Brown (4~ litre ) at 40.50 with Haggitt's 3 li tre jus t beh ind at 4{).80. P .V. machine ry sa w McK ella r's Lagond a again a nd lan Archibald with the S.S. 100 from

Haggitt's 3 litre, as usual, made some very polishe d runs.

Christc hurc h whilst the H istoric Ra cing ca te­ gory includ ed such famous ma chinery as the old Tojiero-J ag a nd th e Witte T.T. Aston Ma rtin. Light vintage ma chinery wa s also th ere in force with Terry Chick's Tulbot-Darracq, th e Mclvor Aston-Martin, Bob Scott's Fiat 501S and othe rs. Th e Br anch's new electrical timing gea r func­ ti oned with very few bugs and all hands got as ma ny runs as th ey wanted, some having a prac­ t ice and four runs, wh ich is not bad for an entry Four Stacker ~ The "Cropduster" Stanton Special of 33 veh icles! In short a really Vintage day ill Wal'ller Mau~er' s hands al Invermay-an with no mec hanical con tre-te mps to ma r it or historic racing car if ev er there wa s one. bring a wrinkle to Dennis K ing's brow.

RALLIES TO REMEMBER! GEOFF HOCKLEY reports on the First National V. & V. Motorcycle Rally at Masterton

We sai led from Southern sho res up on a Friday­ Plu s the sort of hosp ita lity th at urged us on to By Saturday we'd lea rn ed a thing or tw o! stay, F or up till th en we never had an idee , And wh en at last th e ti me arrived to teal' our­ Exactly what those Northerners could do. se lves aw ay, Th ey'd organised at Masterton a show to heat th e You can understand we didn't wa nt to go! band- The lik e of it was never seen bef or e! Apologies, readers, for inflicting the With dazzling mod els br ought from eve ry corn er of th e land above upon you- and we only hope that 'T was no wonder that we gaz ed around in awe ! Messrs Rodgers and Hammerstein will forgive us f01' so drastically remodelling Ev erything was te r rifi c a t at the Rally ! one of their lyrics. But the first National Th ey'd gone about as far as t hey could go! A spectacle th ey 'd orga nise d down to th e la st Motorcycle Rall y at Masterton was really degree, something to burst into song about ! We And it never missed a shot from "go" to "whoa"! doub t if an ything bigger and better has Everything was colossal a t t he Rally! been seen any where, even in England, "I'was better than a London Earl's Court Sho w! There was so mething doi ng nearly every mi nute although we could be wrong ab out t his. of the day, However, a turnout of around eighty PAGE SIXT EEN machines (in cluding the static display ) is t ries of mor e t ha n passing interest, includ­ going to take a lot of beating any where, ing Hu gh Webley's re ma rkable water­ and as to the event as a whole, we'll go on cooled Humber, Bill Mun ro's Readin g­ record as saying that wh oever organizes Standard, Glen Bull's Excelsior, Don the next "Na tio nal" will have a man-size Laing's superlati ve Indian Scout an d Fred job to top t he Masterton effort. With this Collett's sparkling Harley-Davidson "74" short preamble, we'll endeavour to record side-va lve. In Class 5, Max Ohlsso n's some impressions of a memorable week­ supe rb ly-restored 1936 Bro ugh was a real end, commencing with t he welcome which eye-catcher. But t here wasn 't a single t he Southern contingent receive fro m Wel­ specimen in t he entire entry which didn't lington branch members upon arrival in reflect credit on its owner, an d t he turn ­ the capital city and the transport of the out as a whole was a tribute to the visito rs and t heir ma chines to Masterton strength of th e vintage motorcycle move­ by cars and t r ucks. The scene ab the Sol­ ment in this country . A 35-mile t imed way showgro unds was colourful indeed. run, including an opt ion +-mile electrically­ The rows of sparkling veteran and vin tage t imed sprint, comprised the morning's ma chines, each parked in its allotted place activities, and after the lun ch break and and gu arded from the attentions of small concours judging, field events and driving boys and t oo-ent husias t ic spectators by te sts occupi ed the rest of the aft ernoon. rop ed enclosures, with members of the Th e dinner and prize-giving, held in th e Legion of Frontiersmen patrolling the Ea st School Assembly Hall in t he even ing, area as an added precaution, was a spec­ was a terrific success- and j ust for good tacle calculated to thrill any dedicated V. & V. motorcycle fan. Breaking away from the customa ry division of entries into veteran and vintage classes only, t he organizers had separated t he compet ing machines int o five classes-a perfectl y practical innovation with an entry of such numbers, and whi ch provided much more interesting competition. Th e classes were as follows: (1) Veterans up to December, 1914. (2) Late veteran s up to 1918 and early vintage up to 1924. (3) Late vin­ tage up to December, 1931. (4) All side­ car combinations. (5) Post-vinta ge up to 1935. From such a bewild ering variety of models it was difficult, if not impossible, to single nut any for special comment. Barry Lay's 1913 hub-geared E.S.A. was a model seldom encountered at rallies-a fa ct which has always seemed st ra nge to us considering the popularity of this mak e in pre-World War I days. Chris Chasten's very smart 1913 Alldays was an other ex­ ample of a seldom-seen model. In Class 2 Len Sout hward's remarkable 1920 A.E.C. attracted t-r emendous intere st. An other "lone ranger " am ong t he Class 3 entries was B. And erson' s Super-X, while still another model of more than usu al interest was Dave Palmer's Matchle ss Silver VETERAl'I VI CTOR.-Barry Lay "l eads th e wa y Arrow. Class 4 bro ught out several en- on a B.S.A."

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HASTINGS-Easter Rally. 1912 Ford T, entered by Alan Collins from Auckland. This vehicle wa s the oldest car at Ihe Rally, and Alan was the recipient of a special prize from Castrol of a framed photo­ stat copy of the prom-ammo of the World's Pirst Motor Show.

MASTERTON MAESTRO. - Trevor Kearns HARRY WILLIAMS figured prominently in and his 1924 Douglas, winner of New Zealand's the a wards list. first National Motorcycle rally. REVIEW

Invermay-Ian Archibald's S.S. 100 makes a welcome debut among the P.V .V. Hanks.

B1enheim Easter Rally: Roy Southward's 1913 Maud sley that carried off the Veteran Concours award. PAGE NINETEEN -

measure, our hosts laid' on a most enjoy­ 3 time trial, Class 3 driving tests, age and able picnic on the f ollowing day in beauti­ distance award, and best performance by ful surroundings a few miles from Master­ a Harley-Davidson rider, BalTY William s bono Don Laing piloted the cavalcade to (Auckland) 1925 Harley-Davidson, Win­ the venue, where a pleasan t time was ner class 4 time trial : Dave Clarke (Wel­ spent loafing in t he shade (the previous lington) 1928 Harley-Davidson. Win­ day's beautiful weather continued) dis­ ner Class 1 driving tests, J. Gardiner cus sing V. & V. topi cs and sampling each (Canterbury) 1911 Rover. Winner Class other's machines. Thus ended a week-end 4 driving tests, Ross Oldfield (Au ckland) whi ch will long be remembered by all who 1924 B.S.A. Winner Class 5, Fred ColleH were fortunate enough to attend. (Christchurch) 1935 Harley-Davidson, Winner veteran and all belt-drive mach­ The foll owing are the results: lVIon- ines concours, A. Brehaut (Timaru) 1920 tag ue Trophy for best overall perform­ Douglas. Winner vin tage concours, L. ance, Bull Memorial Trophy for bes t! over­ Southward (Lower Hu tt:) 1920 A.B. C. all belt-drive machine, and winner of Class Best performance in ~:- m i le sp rint, M. 2 driving tests, Trevor R eams (New Ply­ Ohlsson (New Pl ym outh) 1936 Brough mouth) 1924 Douglas. Norge Challenge Superior. Hard Luck award, Alan Scar­ Troph y for best veteran performance, and rott (Hastings) 1915 Excelsior. Team winner of Class 1 time trial, Barry Lay prize, Auckland team (B. William s, R. (Hastings) 1913 B.S.A. Winner of Class Clarke, R. Oldfield) .

NATIONAL NAnERINGS Nagle to th e Revd, J ohn Turnbull. We will only be echoi ng the feeling of ove r 1,800 New Zeal an d vintage " ty pes" in wishing th em both th e very From England comes the news of th e impend­ best for the f utu re a nd in hoping th at domesti­ ing wedd in g of our lon g-sta nding stalwa rt , lif e city doesn 't fo rce XY196 into too sede nta ry an me mber a nd emiss a ry to th e F :I.V .A.-Elizabeth ex iste nce! (Ted's a ppropria te comme nt.) ) )\~ ~/0 ~~ ~ ~) ---+--...;-..... re p (

"Don't fight thi s thing, darting; it 's bigger than both of us!" PAGE T WENTY We had hoped to have a s to ry on th e local hou r. Ho w well we succeeded you find on the en­ New Zealand ent ries in th e recent Aus tralian closed copy of our ru nn ing s heet." rally but various snags ha ve intervened-J . Qui te a fea t ! Dickson f rom Wh akata ne picked up a gold plaque Bob Kni ght of Levin has written to us with a wit h his faithf ul 1927 Harley ou tfit an d sta yed very painstakin g analysis of vehicles as shown on to do some touring as did some of the others. up by th e r ecent mem ber shi p list which lis ts 2259 (See W elling ton No tes.) vehicles of 250 different makes . Ford Model T, Talking of lon g distances, here's one from r. ~ 219; Model A, 77; Aust in, 174; Bui ck, 77; Dodge, that irrespon si ble Austin 7 man,Les Nye from 81; Sun beam, 50; Bentley, 26 ;Vauxh all , 37 ; Dun edin. He writes : Darracq, 15, to list a few! "For some time now a nd in fact dating f rom The F.I.V.A. ha ve sen t us thei r Europ ean th e Interna t ion al Rall y, a nd later when Gonion Rall y cal endar for 1967 an d anyone visiting Sharpe a nd I atte nde d th e opening of th e Haast Europe an d wishing to take in an international Pas s road in my 1980 Austin Seven I ha ve felt event can contact the presiden t who has th e list. th a t the "Baby" has been so re liable that a mo re a mb iti ous run would easily be fe asible a nd Na tiona l T yre Scheme. The sub-com mittee ap ­ planned accord ingly. However our Br ighton and pointed by th e E xecutive have com pleted their Invermay, etc ., were ea ting into Gord on' s sp a re survey of dema nd an d t he Executi ve is now en­ ti me and t he longer days, so I had to reluctantly deavou r ing to establish a busi ness arrange men t (both as a first cla ss companion on a long run wh ereby local stocks can be ava ila ble in most a nd a master a t ha ndling sk itt ish 7's ) a ttemp t common sizes. Im port licen ce cuts a re mak ing the run without him. th is a pproach an ex tremely difficult one a nd mem­ " Briefly the project ed ru n was to e ncircle th e ber s with ca rs nea rin g com ple tio n a re urged to South Isl an d in 48 hou rs, so me thing th a t seeme d place ty res on inden t now eithe r via Hampton rather a mbitious on pape r, but in fact turned Tyre Co. or th eir local Dunlop, F iresto ne or E. W. out to be a n ea sy un dertaking, th an ks to my eo­ Pidgeon Branch. drivers ea sy master y of th e 7, a nd th e faultles s Sufficient licence to make stocks a practicable runnin g of the ca r its elf. proposition is si mply no t a va ilable a t this t ime! "The only adj ustment on th e wh ole tri p was Every yea r after August 31st your treasu rer to a n extra ex te ns ion to th e tail pipe (fitted to is faced with th e hoary old excu se fo r not meet­ alleviate dus t nu isan ce ) whi ch ca me ad ri ft a nd ing th e extra subscription : " P lease Ma 'am , I was repl aced in th e Ha ast a rea . No tinker ing of didn 't get a sta teme nt. " Just prior to this issu e any sort was done to th e car and ex cepting f or of " Beaded Wh eel s" all me mbers sh oul d ha ve re­ road work and f ue l stops the engine was ru n­ ceiv ed th ei r ac counts for subs for 1967-68 except ning continuously.We ca r ried a por table tape those wh o have already paid in adv ance.You recorder (which re lieved us of a lot of the pa per ha ve been wa rned- after August :31st $7 sub. a nd work) a nd a tte mpted to average 30 miles per no excuses !! EASTER 1967-NORTH ISLAND RALLY By B. H. Walton This event, the result of many mont hs of t he visitors camped in th e Sh ow­ of careful planning , has come a nd gone. grounds buildings or were billeted by local Cars from as f ar north as Alban y and members. south to Christchurch converged on Hast­ The weather was' perfect and the only ings du ring Friday. source of irritati on in local ph enomena Th e president of t he Hawke's Bay was the hord es of midges, but our consola­ Branch, George Howard, and sec re tary ti ons were t hat the deb riefing cere mony Lionel Priest at t he final functi on named on Friday night was not what it see med their helpers. I would not risk such a to be and that t he ent hus iasts in nati onal venture but t here is no doubt that to t he costume at N1e adjacent Highland games visitor at least everyt hing ran without a mu st have suffered mu ch more. Some said hitch due to t heir effor ts which is a great t hat the midges were fruit flies but of comp lime nt (and re lief ) to an y host no course only a "fruit" would really kno w. matter what goes on behind the scenes. The programme starte d at th e Show­ Most motel acco mmodation was wit hin grounds at 9.30 a.m. Saturday, half the easy distan ce of t he Sh owgrounds whi ch cars being displayed in t he arena and go­ was t he venue of the even t s and the rest ing progressively through field event s con- PAGE TI\'E NTY-ONE sis ting of a timed parking test, height estimation, wiggle woggle serpentine and backing te st, the other half being in a large building for visit ors to inspect. At 1 p.m. all ca rs took part in the Grand Par­ ade and as they passed t he grandstand were abl y described by Mike Po ynton after whi ch th ose from each section swapped places for the bal ance of the day. Alfa Romeo (1931), entered by D. Hall, Huntly. Meals were served in the beautiful old Dave is seen here, returning to his parking bay, Nelson home set in wonderful gardens after having- successfully completed, his field adjacent to the Show grounds. The best events. complime nt I can pass here is t o sa y sin­ of oil bet ween them over the picnic-run cerely that the meals were always hot road s! The refund by Castrol of our whe n meant to be and did not tast e like entry fee was also very acceptable. bulk-cooked meal s. Th ey were adequ ate All were invited to take their departure and tasty. on Monday from the parking area behind Later on Saturday afternoon drivers the Mayfair Hotel and' those able t o com­ and navigators gradually and quietly dis­ ply were presented with a generous picnic appeared and a circle round a table in an lun ch by the proprietors of the Mayfair. adjoining hostelry grew larger and larger. Some w'ith long runs left at 6 a.m. and it In t he evening the cabare t held at "Cab­ is certain none slept past this hour at at ana" at Awatoto was a roaring success and least one motel after the departure of the in keeping' with a moto ring event and' the Alfa Romeo from Huntly th e Hurlingham da ys of "mini this" and "mini that" liquid f rom Auckland and t he Franklin from refreshment was pip ed in direct from a Tirau. mini tanker on wh eels. Man y friendships were made and re­ Sunday's picnic run ver y subt ly took us newed, t he weather, the hospitality, the through country whi ch illustrated the' organisation were perfect and as the years source of seven as pects of Hawke's Bay go by t hes e rallies ga ther an atm osphere wealth-i-vegetable, fruit, wool and indus­ coloured I am sure by the personalities of t rial areas-and finished up on the banks members who are individualists of a of a river f or a private picnic barbeque unique type. Forty to fifty years ago lun ch. motorists were motorists and individuals, Th e barbequ e, the sunshine and the au c­ but today they are a ma ss of road users. tion were pleasant leisurely acti vit ies The very interesting and informative talk which enabled those that wished t o talk on road safety by Traffic Officer Codring­ cars, sunb at he. ton emphasized the tragedy of t his loss by Of the official dinner I cannot speak road users but felt that our club is doing as I was unable to attend bu t when I a real serv ice by preserving it and a spirit ar rived fo r the presentation of trophi es of helpful cooperat ion on the road and short ly before 8 p.m. the sat isfied expres­ fostering road safety and tolerance. sion on all fa ces left no doubt as to the gastronomical success of this event. Official results: The presentation of prizes and trophies Best Overall winner: R. Hicks, Mor rins­ listed elsewh ere followed by tw o excellent ville, 1927 Au stin 7 (541 points). films filled the balance of the official even­ Oldest car at Rall y: A. V. Collins, Auck­ ing's ente r tainment. land, 1912 Ford T. The sponso rs hip by Cas t rol and free oil Longest dis tance travelled to Rall y: N. was mu ch appreciated by all the members C. Adams, Albany, 1925 Bentley (330 but not all wen t to the extent sh own by miles) . tw o Auckland cars whi ch broke external Hard Lu ck trophy : E. lVIoffitt, Otahuhu, oil pip es and sprayed four to five gallons 1928 Essex.

PAGET WEN T Y·T WO NORTHERN NATTER By Brian Walt::n ccnt lv to cons ide r its form and ideas we re toss ed a ro und f rom which a satisfacto ry solut ion will March sa w th re a fixtures fo r Au ckl and mem­ no doubt emerge. bers-two with th e happy sent iment of doin g The pred ominant idea at th e mome nt seems to scm ethi ng fo r ot he rs. be fo r each of the three centres to be host in turn T he first wa s t o assist a t a Gal a day to he lp in successive years and the other two will raise funds for th e intellectu ally handicapped, a rrange a timed run from th eir ind ividual cit ies a project we ha ve supported previously. Ten to th a t of the hos t. Auckland Anniversa r y Day ca rs turned up an d though muc h of the da y con ­ week -end would make it a mo re enjoyable week­ si sted of fen din g off ty pes that love to sm ear end a nd the na me Au ckland Provincial Rally, a re ca ndy floss a nd ice cream over gleaming paint­ ideas wh ich emerged. -l t will be necess a ry of work and upholstery a nd see how many fing er­ course for th e three branch commi ttees to a mend prin ts th ey can get to th e square foot of a nd finall y approve of the ideas. brasswork, the organis ers of th e Gala we re very To ot he r branches in the North Isl a nd we a pprecia ti ve of our contribution towa rds the rais­ sa y, "See you a t the Spa Hotel, Taupo, June ing of ove r ,£600. 24th." Th e second March fixture wa s at Maungata­ whiri wh ere we sa id "Thank you" to the pi oneer SOUTH CANTERBURY NOTES family of th e district, 1\11' and Mrs Lyon, our By Russell Cross hosts at most of our Hunua Hundred lun ch Th e annual Mid-Island Rally wa s our major breaks, on th e occa sion of th e Centennial cele ­ eve nt for th e yea r and with a large entr y list brations of th e district. Th ere is no doubt our and good day wa s enjoyed by a ll. Th e event was ca n; with drivers and pa ssengers in period cos­ different from those of previ ous years in that tume lent an atmosphere to th e occas ion in keep­ a tim ed run in th e morning with field tests en ing with th e portrayal of th e pa ssing years. route with a good meal at th e Otaio Conun unity The third fixture wa s th e E aster Rally a t Centre and th en a short drive to Jim Sullivan's Hastings. Twenty-three ca rs ente re d and most farm where the run finish ed ea rly in th e after­ succeeded in getting th ere. noon . Th e ea rly fini sh to th e run with afternoon Our five teams did not disgrace th em sel ves tea (and other refreshments) was enjoyed by a nd one was verv close to th e winners of th e the compe titors, giving th em an unhu rried cha t Maxwell T rophy. . It is fe lt by ma ny th a t con­ with other com pe titors. A socia l in th e Ca ro line s ide ra tion will hav e to be given in futu re to some Hall in th e evening with a prize-giving finish ed su bdivisi on of entra nts. In conco urs judging off the day . The results a re : there is no fai r compa rison between the ca r trail­ Veteran : Overall, W. Miller, 1906 Reo. Fi eld ered to the ra lly a nd one driven 300 miles unless tests, G. J elf s, 1915 Ford. T ime t rial, C.Pearce, allo wa nce is mad e aceordi ngly. Sim ilarly it is a 1911 Sunbea m. Conco urs, M. But le r, 1907 De differen t ma tter in field events to ma noeuvre tw o Dion Bouton. Mot orcycle, L. Daw son, 1912 ton s of metal mea suring 15 feet by 6 a nd 8 cwt Dougl as. measu ri ng 8 feet by 4. Thi s is no criticis m of Vintaae ; Overall,N. Skev ington , Ch rysle r. ou r hosts or meant to det ract from the success Concours , A. G. Taylor,Chrys le r. Time tr ial, J . of th e winn ers but a th ought thrown open for K ydd, Che vro let. Fi eld tests, J. Perry, Ford. debate. Th e comme nts of Dermi s King apply in Moto rcycle, G. Pa tterson , Douglas. th is resp ect a lso a nd his letter in t he March issue Th e age mil eage trophy was won by Co!in a re appropriate an d time ly. If we don't wake Pearce wh o drove up f ro m Clinto n in his 1911 up a nd study this point more carefully we won't Sunbeam. ha ve a club or cars in 15 years time and our It was interesting to not e th at not one trophy successor will be a poor and pathet ic subs titute wen t to th e South Canterbury Branch. - a club of 20-year-old cars or a bit olde r or at The first National motorcycle rally in Master­ best a ve ry limited range of P.V.Ts. Have we ton was attended by two local members, one of forgotten th e meaning of th e six lin es a t italics whom, Alan Brehaut, won the Concours for Vet­ at th e head of th e title pa ge of eve ry issue of eran and Belt drive ma chines with his immacu late " Bea ded Wh ee ls"'? Read it now ! 1920 4 h.p. Douglas. Mick Hobinson ha s don e a beautiful job in th e Six members mad e the journey to Blenheim re stora tion of th e Kiss el and its maid en outing for th e Sou th Islan d Rally and all enjoye d th em ­ will be eagerl y a nti cipa te d. This is lik ely to be selves . No troubles were encount e red on th e a little dela yed as Mick find s it necessary to way up bu t one of our locals was seen on th e battle for his daily cr ust lik e most of us. return journey curing an overhea ted ge ne ra tor Jim Lewi s ha s sta rted on his Vete ran Talbot. by pouring the on ly coolan t he had on him over Th e chassis wh en it arrived wa s more holes th a n it-a flag on of a certai n brown beverage! chassis a nd after sand blasting pa rts of it were Restorations are und er way in several mem ­ more so ! Jim has one part at least completely bers' hands a nd so me of the m should be a mong restored in th e steeri ng box and shaft. the best a ro und. Ron Montgomery's F ord, whi ch A new idea for a tr ia ngular event sha re d by mad e it s firs t appearance at Blenheim, will after Au ckland, Tauranga a nd Waika to is being inv es­ som e more finishing will proba bly be one of th e t igated a nd 15 or 20 ga th ered in Ha mil ton re- best in the distr ict. Lew Pemberton has pull ed PAGE TWENTY-THREE his F ord to bits after seeing Ron 's a nd is restor­ 2-sea te r body to completely orig inal spec ifica ­ ing it again. A couple of our new members a re tions .J ohn Dales' 1931 16/ 50 Humber ha s tak en also working on their cars, Mr s Lori rner-Allan to th e ro ad again after two years. Firs t trip on her Wi llys Kni gh t coupe, a nd Ted Fussell on was to th e South Island Rally at Easter with less his Studeb ak er. Motorcy cles are also under some than 20 mile s on a complete ly reconditi on ed attention, B rian Goodma n is trying to change engine. th e colour of his New Hudson tw in f rom ru st to Dermis Hunt has acqui red a 1929 Sunb ea m th e origi nal colour a nd on th is ma chine the 350cc motorcycle and whi le this is not a TT model guards were in th e condit ion where the as a vaila ble from th e factory it does hav e t he bol t holes a re the only things he ca n use again! O.H.V. TT engine. Ron Montgom ery has been looking at hi s 1921 Anoth er motorcycle recentl y ca ptured is a Norton and wh en the Ford is finish ed he will 500cc " Big Po rt " A.J .S. of ab out 1926 now owned stop lookin g a nd star t work ing. Th e w riter is by Robin Ba rnes. Syd Ayling's 350cc " Big working on his 4- cylin der Ace a nd find s it ma y be Port" A.J .S. did very well at Inverrnay du e in foul' times as hard (and fou r times as expe n­ no s mall manner to Syd's ca pa ble rid ing, but I sive) as a single. Alan Breh aut has added an­ expect th e 500 should go pretty well , too. ot he r mach ine to his range of hori zontal tw in Triumph ac t ivity in club ra llies in the hands of motorcycl es. (He ha s exam ples of Dou gl as's, Wayne Nicholl wh ose 1912 model has been to A DC, H url ey Davidso n horizon tal twin s) , a rare Brighton , Mid-Is la nd a nd seve ra l local events th is bird in th e sha pe of a water-cooled Willia mson; yea r a nd T re vor Barnes wh o is having some th is ma chine ha s a Douglas-made motor of teething t roubles with his 1927 500 but which has 962cc, with crank handle sta rting, wh ich is nearl y shown s igns of bein g a good performer. How­ a ll cast iron. ever, new me mber Ad a m Brierley is res torin g Prep aration has been under way now for a 1918 T.T. model an d Ray E uns on has a circa se veral mon th s for th e Natio na l Rally next 1915 "Tru sty" with th e Sturmey Archer gear­ Easter whi ch will be held in Timaru, a nd \~ ' e h cpe box a nd hand cha nge.A form er me mber Ver n to make it one of conside rable enjo ym ent to all. Ru ssell has rejoine d the club with his 1912 Hum­ vis itors. ber mot orcycle. Willis Brown is now the proud owner of a SOUTHLAND BRANCH NOTES post vintage O.H .C. 1100cc Lagonda whi ch he is By Barry Barues refu rb ishing a little. Gordon Officer has adde d Our branch membe rs ha ve been quite busy a Morris Cowley roads ter in dereli ct cond ition to since Riverton , turning up in large nu mbe rs a t his sta ble. His other sma rtly res tored Morris local events . The Gore members recently organ­ 2-seater has been motori ng well this season and ised th eir first Ra lly a nd were rewa rd ed with an will be fitted with a new hood wh en the hood exce llent attendance. Th e lad s mad e a g reat jo b bows come to light. of it and I ca n se e this event becomin g a well At our last me etin g Ra y Lind sa y gave us a es ta blishe d annual eve nt. Appropr ia tel y enough ta lk a nd showed slides of his recent t ri p to Aus­ Gore member Bruce Gri erson scooped the pool by tralia where he competed in the Easter Rally winning th e veteran se ct ion, and th e ove ra ll, wi th with his 1916 F ord. Ra y's trip has spa rked con­ the 1911 Overland. side ra ble interest in th e International Rall y in Followi ng this event it was supposed t ha t not Au strali a in 1970 an d se ve ra l membe rs ha ve many membe rs would be very interested in our made tentative plan s to atten d. At the moment a nnua l Au tu mn Rall y a nd a sma ll countr y hot el it cos ts a bout £7/10/- one wa y for a motorcycle was booked for the wee k-end. H owever to th e as against .£60 fo r an a verage siz ed veteran ca r surpri se of th e organisers every body seemed to to ship f rom Bluff to Sy dney. Is it a ny wond er want to come along and anoth er nea rb y hot el tha t many of those interested a re conte mplat ing taking motorcycles . was al so booked to 'ta ke th e overflow. Needles s to say, a g ra nd week- end was had by a ll, even if th e only two veterans presen t , both motor­ WELLINGTON NOTES By Ken Wilkinson cy les , succumbed to the ague after the competi­ This is our last report f or the bran ch 's year ti ve side wa s over a nd were brou gh t back by as our a nnual general mee ting falls du e in May . t ru ck. Wh ile one is te mpted to dwell on events which Th e restore rs have al so been busy lately. ca tch th e eye such as our very su ccess f ul National Ralph Park er had his 1926 Chc v, 4-door seda n Mot or cycle Rally of F ebrua ry la st, we find th a t out for the fir st time a t Gore wh ere he had th e we have ac complished a g reat deal in th e ordin­ misfortune to hav e a n ax le snap ju st as he com­ ary run of th e mill things for whi ch th e club wa s menced th e field t ests. H owever the Che v, was formed. Our mem bershi p is no w ove r 150 and motoring well for the Autumn Rally a cou ple of for most of the pa st year our club night a ttend­ week s later. Ken McMill an is doin g a complete a nce has been regularly in th e seventies and backend overha ul on th e 1911 Silver Ghost a nd ind eed th e last club night attendance wa s 86. has just obtained a vintage Austin 7 chu mmy Th is we fee l is very satisfactory a nd shows t ha t f or restoration . Da vid a nd Ru ssell Mclv or have th e members are giving suppor t to th e bra nch's nea rly finish ed th e donkey work in rebuilding ex ecut ive com mit tee in a rr-anging a programme th eir well kn own 1908 De Dion including a new of talks f rom experts on th e va rious parts of PAGE TWENTY-FO UR vehicles and th e way to deal with the m in re stor­ came out to watc h and certainly enjoyed the at ion work. Th ere is a con sid erable am ount of runs put in by se veral cars. Ross Haynes in the re storation wo rk going on at the mo ment. At Austin 7 Sp ecial was most impressive and Peter a la te r time we will list it . Henry with his B.S .A. and sidechair was seen to Allied to this programme wo have a s pecial take to the grass several times. Mention should course going on for members of the b ranch in be made of Geoff Owen who rebuilt his J 2 M.G. panel-beating. At th e moment 14 members a re in one wee k from a pile of bits, only to have on this one whic h is being held a t Wellin g ton ignition bot hers at high revs . It was go od to Polytechnic a nd it is so success ful tha t it see ms see George Wrigh t with his 4 ~ Ben tley out after likely that an ot her one for members wi ll be run a long spe ll. Ron Hasell had th e misfortun e to next year an d a lso for ensuing yea rs. throw a rod on th e way to th e venue an d Au sti n However there has been a drop in the num­ Hadler had rear ax le trou bles with his L typ e ber of vehicles competing in some of our local M.G. Result s of the regularity t ri al we re : P . events . We shall look into this and endeavour to Henry, B.S.A. motorcycle, Lst ; B. Brown, Sun­ put it right. bea m, 2nd ; R.Ha ynes, Austin 7, and G. Bain, Six of our members, J onathan Dransfield, Alfn-Romeo, a rd equal. Dale Conlon, Bi ll Delan ey , Peter Ha nsa rd , Cha r­ Th e fastest times on th e day were: W. lie Maxwell and Len Southward went to Austra­ Mau ger, Stanton, 39.8, 1st; L. White, Aston­ lia to take pa rt ill th e Nationa l Rall y at Albury. Ma rti n, 41.8, 2nd ; G. Ba in, Alfu -Romeo, 4 2. :~ , 3rd; Those with whom we hav e ha d contact enjoyed R. Haynes, Austin 7, 38.0, 4th. the mse lves imm en sely. Bill Delaney gave us Class winners were: R. Haynes, Au stin, Vin ­ a description at our last club nig ht of some tage ; P. Henry, B.S.A., Motorcycl e an d P .V.; W. fa cets of it which were interesti ng and amusi ng. Mauger, Stanton, Hi storic. We now know wh y it has taken on e or two of them so long to get ba ck to New Zea land after th e Ra lly concluded . Six o'c lock clos ing tim e is ve ry hard to ta ke after a few weeks with a 10 p. m. one! Th e most recent club event was th e Old Wai ­ rarapa Wi nter Wa nder whi ch we ha ve brought forward to autumn. This run wa s originally in ­ tended to be the las t before the vintage and ve ts . were la id up for the wi nter. H owever to get more enjoyme nt an d a greater number of en­ trants it wa s decided to bring it forward and this was th e fir st of th e ne w run s. We held it on 80th A pril and asse mbled in F eatherston where morni ng tea s were served at J ones ' Sun be a m in th e dnst-c-Brian Brown I(Speed 20) Gurage. really trying- at Windwhistle on a very vintage We then took off for a wander round th e very sur fac e! beautiful count rys ide a nn ended up in the Glow­ A few day s lat er th e wiv es of seven commit­ worm ca ves up Blue Creek Road, whi ch is five tee members ra n a t rial whi ch a ttracted 19 sta rt­ 0 1' six miles south of Ma rtinborough. After a ers . The run took ca rs on a 7:3 mil e trial throu gh picni c lunch the ca ve which is rea lly a tunnel the gorges with lunch at the Lob urn Hall. After ca used by a stream and through whi ch one ha s to lunch the route too k competitors to Les H umm's wade, was visi te d. fa r m at Southbrook for afternoon tea. Results: J Many go t wet, so me very wet . But it wa s B. Humm, Chev., 1st; B. Ha lligan, Ford A, 2nd; good f un an d th e sixty-odd participants went L. Humm, J ewett, ard. home very contented . Earlier in the year th e branch ra n what is su re to be an a nnual eve nt. F our old hom estead s CANTERBURY NOTES By Gavin Bain in the North Ca nte rbury a rea were vis ited by Despite the onslaught of t he so uthern winter, som e 17 veterans, ao vin tage and a few moderns. branch events ha ve still been very well su ppo rted, Th e run was a real success and th e homest eads and this year events arc continuing much longer were found to ha ve many fascinating features, than in the past. not the lea st of th ese being th e gorgeous brass The branch hill climb was th is veal' held at la mps at one property, said to have com e off th e Windwhistle, th e ven ue used by t h ~ Ca nte rbury 1910 Talbot of Godfrey Hall, and used during the Car Club in past yea rs. The surface was not peri od th e car did service as a hearse . rea lly up to sta nda rd despite a con sid e rable Res torations have been proceeding a t a satis­ amount of grading on the da y bef ore the event, fa ctory rate and Ga vin Pa terson ha s reall y been but with more work thi s wou ld be an idea l spot work ing on his early veteran Renault 4. He ha s for a speed climb. No less than I S. vehicles also acquired a 1911 Four in complete a nd orig­ turned out consisting of 10 vintage, three motor­ inal condition whi ch will no doubt get the treat­ cycles, two post vintage machines, and three his­ ment th e same a s his Douglas. Dave Ma nhart toric racing cars. A good number of mem bers has acquired a Chry sler 70 ro ads ter from Nigel PAGE TWE NTY-FIVE TARANAKI BRANCH NOTES By Des Moo re It is goo d to see mo re of our members tak in g part in ot her branch es' rallies. Almost a ll of ou r moto r cycle members went down to th e N ati onal Motorcycle Rally at Mas­ terton, a lt ho ugh only three were able to take their machi nes. Easter a nd the No rth Isl and Rall y at Ha s t­ in g s sa w seven ca rs a nd one mo torcycle there rep resenting Ta ra naki, plu s a n exceptio nally larg e proportion of Taran aki members . The Hawke's Bay boys excellecl the mselves in pu t ting on a really goocl show, a ncl the g ene ral feeling am ong those who went wa s " We are go ing to do th is 1110re often." On th e local scen e se veral resto rations a re A satisf'actorv blend of historic machinery and pr oceeding .Max Olsson's nicely r estored 1936 homesteads (se e Can te rbury Notes). Brough Supe rior mo torcycle ca me f orward and P rice a nd a matched pa il' of De Soto road sters was a ccepted as a P .V.V. ha ve come to light re pu ted to be the only tw o in A ne w applican t for mem bership , P erc Rose­ the country . Les E veritt ha s ac quire d a veteran warne, has spen t the last two years restoring a 2-cyl. Gladi ator fo r whic h a f ew parts are re­ 1930 F ord A 4-d oor se da n a nd mad e a n excelle nt qu ired if anyone can help. J ack Wilkins has fo u nd job of it too. a veteran Argyll less motor a nd gea r box, but J im Sorenso n ha s restored hi s 1925 Triumph otherwise r em a rkably co mplete whi ch will be motorcycle a nd Dick Zia rn a his 191 :3 New Hud­ started as soo n as his house is fin ish ed , a nd Levis' son. Th is is beli eved t he only ex ist ing one in mo torcycle ow ner, Sid F a lconer, has ac qui red N ew Zeal and. a boa t-tail ed Essex roadster f ro m th e Ashburton And now we come to our pride an d joy- the a rea. a nnual Maunga-Moana Rally. Bill Lu x ton's Stutz coupe has been so ld to With great enthus iasm local membe rs wer e Ralph Cr um in Ashburton and will soo n be re­ behind the or ganisi ng committee a nd things s plende nt in new pa in t, ch rome, upho ls te ry, etc. we nt off to a flying start. T ime and again the Ted Loveridg e has bou gh t his seco nd P.A. M.G. qu esti on , " Wha t ca n we do to help ?" was aske d, from New Pl ym ou th a nd this sho uld be arriving a nd was a ll the encou ragement the sub-committee soon. We a lso heal' th at Don Oddie in Ti ma ru entrusted with the orgunisa t.ion could possibly ha s mad e a trip to Wellington to ge t on of these wish for. ca rs and your scribe is urgently in need of a Of the forty-eight entries recei ved , f orty-five G- cyl motor fo r his 19a5 M.G. a rr ived a nd took pa r t in th e proceedin g s. Recen t visitors to Ca nter bury ha ve been Ron It would be diffi cul t to imagine a greate r Roycr oft f rom Glen Murra y a nd our old f riend variety of ca rs tha n those that were the re. Da ve Bowman of Ne w P ly mouth. A static display was staged on th e Sa t urday Despit e winter now well a nd truly here, there night while a noggin a nd natter was helcl in a n does not seem to be any let-up in events and a djoining hall. severa l, including the fa mou s I rishman Rall y, On th e Sun day mor ning, the ca rs se t off on a a re sti ll to co me. full da y's motoring. Th e cours e was set to take Most recent tr ial wa s our annual a ll-day event in va rio us ba ck roads , a nd included going over ove r Ba nks Peninsula. Thi s cove re d so me 100 a sw ing bridge, th ro ug h a tu nnel , over a saddle miles of roa d ranging f'rorn goo d sea l to pretty a nd finall y climbing pa rt way up the Big Hi ll to g rim grass trac ks. Most popula r ( ?) compe ti­ th e lunch break a t th e No rth E gmont Chalet. to r wa s Iva n Tuylor who showed g reat foresight Part way t hroug h th e morning's ru n, a se r ies in r unn ing completely out of spa rks on the one­ of field tests we re held in a f a rm er 's paddock. way road from P ort Levy to P ig eo n Ba y ! The At the Cha let , ins te ad of a plea sant two-ho ur f act that he was one of the leading ca rs helped break in deli gh tful surroundi ngs (as the organ­ greatly. Pe te r T emp ero t rie d towing th e inani­ isers intended ) the rains come down a nd how! mate Daimler a nd spent the rest of th e day nu rs­ But once down t he hill agai n and a ll was well. ing a slipping clutch. On e of the marsh al s at Several pu t th e ir hoods down again f or th e fina l th e bottom of th e hill into P ige on Ba y obv ious ly ru n to the finish . kn ows a sleeve-valve Dai mle r's smoke scree n Later the dinne r and social a nd da nce was capabilities a nd was Seen wea ring a gas mask! held, t he "stayers" con ti nuing on at a member' s F irst place we nt to Rex Che ne ry in hi s 1924 reside nce after th e hall was closed, un til mu ch, Bean followed by Les Humm in h is 19aO Chev , mu ch la ter. roadster. An excellent tria l a nd tha nks a re due Visi to rs wh o ca lled to ma ke th ei r farewells, to Tom and J ohn King fo r organising a nd r un­ next morning, were treate d to a bit of the dog ning this. that . . . etc! PAGE T\\'E:>:TY·SIX In cidentall y, for the benefit of thos e membe rs Sloa n ha ve bought Fra nk Renfrew's 1937 H who may be passin g thro ugh Ne w Plym outh any litre Ril ey Kestrel , and the only regret is that to time, the Taranaki boy s gathe r at t he Priva te date we ha ve not brought F rank into the Club Bar of the Criterio n 5 to 6 on F riday nights, al so. Rex Scarrott has got a 1922 Oldsm obile OUl' monthly club night is the third T hursda y tourer home and someone will hav e th e job of in th e month a t the Clu brooms, 80 J unct ion Road, restora tion , which is a pproximately one mile south of the Al f La mbess and Gordon Brown have come to city limits on the Ma in So uth H ighwa y, terms, Alf taking Gordon's Oakland and Gordon taking Al f' s 19:30 Chevrolet, HAWKE'S BAY NOTES At our last meeting on 12th A pril members broug ht al ong sli des taken at t he Rall y, many By Gordon Vogtherr. being of great int erest, and we were able to se e Now that the 1967 Nort h Island Easter Rall y a preview of th e 16mm movie film which wh en is beh ind us we can settle down a litt le and sur­ fini sh ed sh oul d be of inte res t to all Vintagists. vey the last three months in retrospe ct. Don 't forget the Ha wkc' s Ba y Bran ch 's Safari All other ac ti vities in the branch ha ve taken Rall y at La bour Week-end. It is la te r than you second place to th e Rally, but so me int eresti ng think, an d we would like to se e you all over here out ings were he ld. again, On 19t h Ma rch a leisur ely run was held start­ ing from F a rndon Park a nd fo llowi ng several back road s, past t wo "Spirit Mercha nts" and OTAGO NOTES By Geo. Tofield the nce on to th e Sh aw property at Te A wa nga. At th e end of F ebruary we had the second An enjoyable day was spent by th e r iver, it being ma jo r event in Ot ago's ca lenda r, th e In verrnay pleasin g to see so many ch ildre n th ere, After H ill Cli mb, lunch we all cu rried on to th e Sho wgrounds to Poss ibly all th is speed and soci alisi ng tired look aroun d the am en ities a nd se e ju st how mu ch ever yone cut too much for since th at ev ent most work was necessary to be done before Easter. of ou r functions ha ve been ra ther ligh tl y a ttend­ The March Noggin & Natter att racted 85 ed. A run to Wa ipori Gorge a nd back wa s mem bers together with 12 lad ies. We saw th e a tte nded by five ca rs, only tw o of th em vintage. Castrol film "Crossroads Alice" whi ch made us A film even ing held in April showed simila r ten­ all feel ra the r hot a nd dry. dencies with only tw enty 0 1' so members presen t . Sunday, 80th April, saw foul' vintage an d Res tora tion activiti es ha ve taken a new tu rn three modern vehicles take an out ing in the fine in Otago recen tly with Mal colm (James Hyphen) a utumn weather to visit Les Lemrnon at Puke­ Macdougall busily restoring his T ojiero-J ugu a r titiri. After lunch Les to ok those intere sted on and Brian Middl ernass doing like wis e with la n to Ba ll's Clea ring som e four or so mil es from McKellar's 4CLT Maserati. th e Le mm on pro pe rty. A plea si ng feature of this branch's acti vities Cha ir ma n George Howard has really gone lately has been the increa sing numb er of our Vintage and pu rchased t he Wa rwick Ca shmore members wh o a re finding their way to events 1927 Erskine, and is no w settling down to restor­ held by othe r branches , Riverton this year sa w ing it to t he condition th a t he wan ts. Another six Otago entra nts wh ile t he re were eight at P.V.V. car has com e into the Club, Don a nd J ohn th e Mid-Island recently.

11 VINTAGE VOYAGE" From Cambridge to Christchurch in a 1930 Austin 7 Tourer By Bert Williamson Illustra ted by Dick Hill As a newcomer to Vintage Car circles and especially, as has been carefully ex­ plained to me, as a member of that elite corps t he Vintage Au stin "7" owners, I have been prompted to tell of my recent experiences. I sh ould explain at t he beginning t hat with my characteri stic modesty it ha s not occurred to me that I had don e an ything particularly wort hy of not e. Since then PAGE T \\,E:":TY-SEV EN it has been pointed out to me by experi­ unbounded enthusiasm, he is a good man enced men whose opin ions I would hardly to kn ow. My sincere thanks Ross . presume DO question, that a record of my He , it was who first told me of the 1930 epic journey should be preserved for pos­ model to urer for sa le in Cambridge near terity. Under this pressure I have at last Hamilton. I immediately wrote to the ag reed to tell all. It has been suggested owner and his description of the little car to me that my feat ranks with the da sh to decided me to go to Cambridge at the first the Pole by the immortal Capt. Scott, but opportunity to inspect it with a view to this is too much , even for me. I rather buying it and driving it home to Christ­ think of it as being in the tradition of t hat church. I arrived in Cambridge on the great exp lorer and adventurer Otto 12t h F ebruary, 1967, and early the fol­ Zootch, who blazed the trail from the lowing morning I met the owner and in­ Indies to the And es in his undies. spected the little car. It was a case of I wish here to record my thanks and "love at first sight." With t he car that gratitude to the many vintage car enthu­ is. It immediately became evident to me siasts throughout New Zealand whom I that I was dealing with an honest man ha ve met and who, one and all, so warmly who had truthfully represented the condi­ welcomed me to their rank s. I hesitate tion of the car . to use names but I am compelled to men­ Within two hours we had completed' a tion one, truly the "Father Confessor" of deal and I was behind the wheel of my all Vintage Austin "7" owners whose help little treasure heading for Taupo. At this and sound advice, given so freely, has en­ stage I was being escorted by my brother ab led me to become the happy owner of a in his Mark 2 Zephyr, which was a very Vintage Austin "7 ." I refer of cours e to comfort ing thought. While the deal was Ross H. Haynes of Christchurch, affec ­ being comp leted I caught my brother giv­ tionately and aptly known as "Father ing me some rather puzzled looks from Haynes." With his encyclopaedic know­ time to time.I got the impression that ledge of Austin "7s", together with his he thoug ht I sho uld not be left alone for

.. . .. and final ly stopped on a hill , wit h the radiator boi ling."

PAGE TW E:'\TY-EI GHT too long as undoubt edly I was not qui te agreed to have the tow ro pe attached. In re sponsible. We arrived in Taupo in the this way we proceeded to the next town afternoon and booked a motel for t he where a mechanic had a look at my moto r . night. The proprietress was clearly a He slacked off the petrol pipe to the car­ lady of keen discernment as she directed burett or to ensure there was an adequate my brot her to park outside while, with a supply of fu el which there wa s. He closed gran d flourish , she escorted me to the the bonnet but left the petr ol union slack, car port of her very well appointed motel. having evidently f orgotten to tighten it This was an honour whi ch I accepted as a again. F or this service I was char ged fitting tribute to my little car. 10/ 6. I was on t he road early next morning On again we went eventua lly limping for Napier leaving my escort t o follow an into Napier in t he early aftern oon. I fel t hour or two later, with his dark foreb od­ sure that the trouble was in the ignition ings ab out t he steep hill s befor e me still coil. I bough t a new coil and condenser ringing in my ears. in Napier which I fitted and thereafter I was well through th e steepest grades th e engine ran perfectl y. By this time I before trouble came. Th e engine bega n had gained so much confidence in my little to run rather erratically an d finally car that I changed my plans. In stead of stopped on a hill, wit h t he radiator boil­ taking her to Lyttelton on the roll-on ing. After allowing time f or the engine ferry I decided to cross from Wellington 1:'0 cool I was away ag ain bu t did not get to P icton by t he "Aramoana" an d drive very far until t he same tr ouble occurred. home to Christchurc h. By th is time my escort had come up with I set off from Hastings on Wedn esday, me and' af ter a consultation I reluctan tly 15i'11, and drove to Paraparaumu, Two

'Welding, cutting a nd allied processes have com e to be an int eg­ ra l pa rt of our coun­ try's industri al life. Until the ad ven t of weld ing such methods as rive ting and bolt­ ing had been the princip al means of joi ning one metal to anot he r. Pioneering thi s field I ndu strial Ga ses have been keep abreast of all pr actical an d scientific develop­ ments overseas giving a sound basis for the consistently high qu al ity equipme nt they supply.

From ahumble beginning s 5

A Complete Welding Servic e from One Sour ce of Supply PAGE T WENT Y-NINE things happened on this leg of the trip. ting a char ge again I was on my way to First my generator stopped charging, Wellington to catch the afternoon boat to lea ving me solely dependent f or ignition Picton. To those wh o kn ow it, drivin g a on a rather dice y-looking old battery. small car into Wellington on that busiest T hen the weather turned nasty and I of highways is a rather frightening experi­ drove into P almerston in a heavy rain enc e at any time. I kept well to my left stor m with my oilskin coat as the onl y and it is well I did. Ab out a mile or so protection from the elements. from the city I was overt aken by a great snor ting bell owing mons ter of an a rticu­ lated truck loaded wit h huge steel beams. At the moment of pa ssing I saw some ­ thing that looked lik e a broom handle hurtle from the t op of his load to the road way. I was soon made aw ar e that the object which was bou nding along directly in front of me was a large ste el cro w-bar 6ft long and 1;]:in in diamet er. It came to rest in the gutter where I "souvenir ed" it, and brought it home wi th me. Anybody want to bu y a crow-bar ? It would make a pair of fine bac k axles for an Austin 7. ~ . " " ~...... <,

" . .. th e onl y protection f'rom the ele me nts ." Here I ca lled at th re e garages to have my ge ner a tor se en to but was turned away becaus e eve ryone wa s to o bus y to attend t o me. No t hing for it bu f to press on keeping my fingers crossed and hoping my ropey old battery would not die on me. The gods who protect fools suc h as I were good to me and I drove into Paraparaumu in t he late afternoon wet and cold" but in " I was overtaken by a grea t snorting bellowing high s pir its. The lady at the boa rding monster." house wh ere I was given dinner, bed and At six o'clo ck t hat afternoon I drove breakfast, ask ed me if I had a ca r and if asho re on to t he good old "Mainland" at so would I like to park it in the yard. As Pi cton. Was it only imagination which I had been allotted a bedr oom with a large made me think that my little car purre d dou ble bed I sa id I would like to take my wit h pleasure at fe eling t he soil of the "baby" t o bed with me. This r equ est wa s South Island under her tyres? After a turned down . The underside of my ca r night in Blenheim and next morning me et­ bore cons ide rable evidence of my travels ing a few congenial "Vintage Car" cha r­ through the dairying count ry of the Wai­ acters, on the road again down the beauti­ kato. P erhaps it wa s not unreasonable ful coas t road to Kaik oura, Saturday, that th e landlady woul d not allow me to 18th, dawned bright and clear. I sa t on take it into th e bedroom in suc h a filthy the rock s while my friend Archie, looking state. I had to be conte nt with pa rking remarkably lik e "Old Nick" himself in hi s her under my open bedroom window where skin - diving suit and spear gun, swam I could keep an affectionate eye on her at a mongst the rocks and kelp and brought a intervals dur ing the night. st ring of beautiful butterfish ashore f or Next morning I found a sy mpat he tic me. auto electrician wh o cleaned the brus hes Away t hen on the last lap with a real of my ge nerato r and with the ba ttery get- old man "Nor ' wester" wind buffeting my PAGE TH IRTY THE AUSTIN SEVEN Is today's LUBRICATION CHA RT most modern oil right for yesterday's car?

Def initely. No ca r, old or new, could fa il to go better on today's Castrol . Au stin know thi s-and the y recommend Castrol fo r an old A ustin 7 as strongly as the y recommend Castrol fo r their cars of today. Because Castro l means pro tec tio n. Means reli ability. Means smoother, trouble- free motoring. Th e age of your car doesn't matter. The oiI do es. Be sure to choose Castro l. If you have an A ustin of this vintage use CA STROl Xl . CASTRDL SUPERGRADES WITH"UGlUIC TUNGSTEN" N ew Zeal and lies in its a bility to cater for all types of Veteran, Vintage , P .V.V., an d Historic Racing veh icles wit hin one organisation a nd in t his resp ect we a re probably un ique. T his arrange­ ment works perfectly an d it is only when a fe w single-minded an d sel fish ind ividual s who a re only interested in pursu ing t hei r own pa rti cular interests, start to incite some form of dissension, that any trouble occurs. It should be quite obvious to all our members, no matter what particular type of vehicle they own or what facet of the vin tage movement they enjoy, that they must be left to decide for the m­ se lves what they a re going to do with thei r own vehicles. (We in Welling t on Bra nch found out to ou r sorrow some yea rs ago th at it is not advis­ a ble to interfe re with a person who intends to use hi s vehicle to suit his own par ti cular lik es 0 1' dis likes). I n othe r words there are some of us wh o wish to use our veh icles compe ti tive ly a nd th ere are some of us wh o get our ma in enjo y­ ment f ro m th e restoration and sh owin g off of th ese wond erful vehicles . Th e moment tha t some­ body starts dictating to members how their "Like 'Old Nick' him self." vehi cles should be used, they a rc immedia tel y provokin g th e a rgume nt th at there is a nee d for anothe r club, or clubs, in Ne w Ze ala nd . . little ca r ab out leaving me in 110 doubt I a m sure that we are all completely happy that I was back in Canterbury. with th ings th e way they a re a nd by bein g to le r­ Wh en I drew up in my own drive with ant of our fe llow members we can continue to be th e tonneau of my mu d-stained little car the most progressive and embracing body in the filled with spare tyres, luggage, and big Veteran and Vintage world. Yours faithfully, crow-ba r sticking over t he bac k, my son MIKE POYNTON. remarked,"Dad looks like he's just ar­ Dear Mada m, rived back from a long 'safari'." I read with interest you r correspondent's Well, I had , hadn't I? opinion of racing an d hill - clim bing vintage vehicles in the March issue of "Beaded Wheels." LETTERS TO THE This br ings up a most im portant factor in th e future activities of the club as a wh ole, t hrough­ EDITOR ou t our country. The com petit ive hill climb is Deal' iVladam, advertised as such and only th ose prepared to I ac knowledge Denis King's letter in the en te r th eir vehicles 0 1' those with suitablevehi­ March issu e of " Bea ded Wh eels" a nd mv first cles bu ilt fo r th is purpose need enter, but it im pulse was simply to ignore it com plete ly. On see ms that a lthough man y of the provincial rallies reflection however, I reali sed t hat th e letter had are advertised as straight rall ies, many of them been writ te n by a club memb er who has been a re in fac t, designed to take th e vinta ge motorist around for a long t ime and should be very mu ch ove r some of the worst corrugated du sty 0 1' muddy aware th at the Vintage Ca r Club of New Zea ­ un seal ed roads in th e provin ce, making th e rally land ha s a lwa ys had an interes t in compe titive into a gl orifi ed r eliability trial. Now it's all motoring in so me form or a nothe r. In fact the very well to say th at th ese vehicles were bu ilt V.C.C. was one of th e g uidi ng hands behind the for such conditions . Most En gli sh, E uro pean a nd fo r ma t ion of the Associa t ion of Ne w Zealand American roan s were cla y road s or ma cad am Car Clubs wh ich was intended to be the servant sealed du ring th e vin tage pe riod, not sma ll metal of a ll motoring clubs in Ne w Zeal a nd. Wh en chip wit h cross corrugation ca used by modern the situation cha nged so mewhat owi ng to one 0 1' heavil y lad en trucks a nd buses. I ha ve toda y two power-happy individua ls gaining control, the spoken to two vin tage vehicle owners in this V.C.C. wisely withdrew from the A.N .Z.C.C. but provin ce who are not entering thei r recently has still reta ined to my kn owl edge, a sympa the­ restored veh icles in the a nnual Ma ungu-M oan a tic outlook towa rd s the motoring en thusiasts of rally, the reason being that they have spent con ­ New Zeala nd who have in the past , an d will in sidera ble t ime an d a g rea t deal of money in the future, want to use their cars occasionallv restoring the ir vehicles, and don't wish to chance fo r com petitive motorin g. . their precious tyres an d immaculate enamel I think that all ou r readers will agree tha t paintwork with rough roads an d the resul tant the great strength of the Vintage Car Club of stone chips and other possible defects that will PACE THIRTY-TWO be caused by exc es sive vibratio n, over a r ou te parts f rom the Lancia Club in U .K. The wheels that is 20 per cent on unseal ed r oads. All are 22 inches for which I couldn't get ty res a nd br an ches should ha ve a look at this point and while se arc hing fo r suitabl e wh eel s I was told of when th e ca lenda rs are made up for next sea­ a n old car with centre -lock wire wh eels lying on so n's provincial rallies, it should be clearly a farm near Nairo bi. I we nt to investigate an d sta ted whe ther each run will be pleasant motor­ th ere, with th e grass and scru b growing u p in g over sealed road s, a re liability trial ove r though it, wa s a 4 ~ litre In victa. r ough un seal ed road s or a straight out hill climb; The In victa is almost comple te ly r estored now th en entrants from other provinces can pic k th e but it has been a major operation and included rall y or rallies th ey wish to attend, givi ng con­ bu ild ing a new body. It goes very well and at sideration to wh at th eir vehi cle was built for a recent East Af rican Vinta ge Car Club mce ti uz a nd to how much ti me a nd effort th ey ha ve put it record ed th e best S.S .-', mile of 20.4 se cond~ into th eir restor a tion. which is no t bad a t an al titude of 6,000ft. I am, etc. CONCOURS . 1 am emig rating to New Zeal and in Janua ry , a nd al th ou gh it will al mos t break me, I inte nd to bring th e two cars with me. I think it will be r.o. Box 20 5, Nanyuki, Ken ya, 1/ 5/ 67. worth it. I a m ce r-tai nly looki ng forwa rd to Dear Madam, joining the N, Z. Vintage Ca r Vlub, I ha ve now receive two cop ies of your excel­ Yours si nce re ly, lent ma ga zine, f OI' wh ich I have to th ank Mik e B, E . H UMPHRE YS. Rose of Auc kla nd. Th e maga zine is pa rti cul a rl y We shall a ll be look ing forw ard to J anuarv in teresting to me as I was in New Zeal and from - ke ep us informed of your a r riva l da te a nd 1954 until 1958 , th e first two years at Massey place !--Editor. College in Pa lme rston N orth. In tho se da ys the ca r pa rk a t Massey looked lik e a Vintage Car Suit ~ 522, 5th Floor, Penneys Building, Rally, There were numerous Aus tin 7s; one, I Queen & Ad elaid e Sts ., Brisba ne, remember in parti cul ar, wa s a n ea rly fabric Que en sl and, Au strali a, 18t h April, 1967. sa loon in perfect condition. It was bought by Dear Mrs Anderson , one of th e students f rom its on e lady owner and ,I was most interested to read your March still had its ori gin al fabric. Th el'e 'was a ' lusty iss ue of your journal. an d reli abl e Ru g by 4, an ea rly 'twe nt ies A ustin 1 a m an old member of t he Veteran Ca r Club with eno rmous ly high saloon bodywork, a nd of Au stral ia, Queens la nd Division , a nd my fleet numerou s Am er ica ns such as Model A Fords" comprises th e followin g : 1907 I.H .C. Bu gg y, 1912 Essex, Chrysler, Po ntiac , etc. I had a 1927 Nash Hupruobile, 1914 Cove ntry Rh yl. " Lig ht Six" ( I shudder to think wh at th e At present, I a m restoring an Ald a ys & "Hea vy" one was lik e l j which I resc ue d f rom a Onio ns 1904, the pa rts of which 1 di scovered out­ breaker's ya rd. He told me he wa s goi ng t o s ide Mncka y, North Queen sland, a nd th e remain­ break it up as a ll th e big- ends had go ne. I der a t J uli a Creek in fa r North-West Queensland. start ed it up a nd su re enoug h th ere was a fe arful Th e engine a nd gear b ox have been pra ctica lly cla tter whi ch sounde d ju st lik e big- ends kn ock­ restored a nd a re in ve ry good condit ion, but a ing, but th e oil pressure was perfect. Th e rest nu mber of ot he r parts of th e chassis a nd con­ of the ca r was in very goo d cond ition right down t rols are missin g , a nd I wa s wond e rin g if a ny t o the origina l velvet upholstery so I bough t it of your members had restor ed a s imila r Al da ys for £20. On stripping th e engine I could find & Onions mod el a nd who could gi ve me so me of nothing wro ng except for a mysteri ous mark on th e background information as to th e tim ing of th e ins ide of the t iming cover. I reassembled it th e engine, etc ., a nd to advise if there a re a ny an d ran the engine with the cover off a nd sure spare parts availa ble for which I could excha nge enoug h th e noi se was gone. The t roubl e wa s other vete ran car pa rts. a hairline crack nearly ri ght round th e web of I ha ve a vai la ble a spa re engine a nd a lot of the fibre ca mshaft gear an d whe n the engine was pa rts for a 1907 Buggy, also some s pare pa rt s revved it flapped a nd hit th e timing cove r. A fo r a 1912-14 Huprn obile, also some old typ e car­ replacem ent from th e sa me breaker cost me 10/­ bu rettors and magn etos. and fo r three years th e ca r ga ve ex celle nt se r­ You a re to be congratula ted on the editoria l vice. I sold it for £30 just before I left; I hop e content of your journal a nd ·1 would ap precia te it ha s found a good hom e. bein g placed on your mailing list, if this is pos­ Two year s ago I fou nd th e body of a 7th sible f or whic h 1 would be pleased to pa y th e series Lan cia 'La mbda lying OIl a farm I was necessary pos tage, etc. man aging a nd after exhaus ti ve enquir ies round I wa s particularly inte rested to read th e refer­ th e ne ighbo urhood, discovered tha t a cha p wh o ence of th e Ald a ys & Onions in your March issue. lived 100 miles a way had stripped it ab ou t ten With best wi sh es from our Veteran Ca r Club years ago wi th the idea of rebuild ing an incom­ me mbe rs in Queen sl and. plete Lambda whi ch he had ac quire d. I went and You rs si ncerely, saw him a nd discovered that he still had all th e ALLAN J . CAMPBELL, O,B,E . parts and he gave me th e lot. It is a lmos t com­ Would those kn owledgeabl e in Alda v & Onion s plete now as I ha ve bou ght most of th e miss ing 101'e plea se write direct to Mr C a m p b ~ ll . -Ed i t o r . PAGET III RT Y-T II REE D ear M adam, C LASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT RATES MEMBER OF VINTAGE C AR C LU B OF N .Z _ 1 wa s int ere sted in th e book revi ew of " 1\ I NC.: Free for first three lines (a pprox. 25 H istory of th e World's Mot or cycl es", published in words) ; th er eafter 1/- per lin e (8 words) . th e D ecember "BEADED \VH E E LS", having re­ 1\'ON-MEMRERS: 5/ - for first three lines or less; cent ly obtained a co py. As your review er sta tes, Ther eafter 1/- per lin e. it is ve ry readable, well produced , a nd a goo d buy. H owever, I noti ced a couple of erro rs worth co r­ T o be accepted all ad vertisem en ts mu st be type d recti on. On page 65 it is sta ted th at motorcyclin g in and be accom panied by th e necessary rem itt an ce Am eri ca was a lmos t dead bv 1919. Lik e Charles II and must be in the hand s of the Editor not lat er the patient a ppears to have 'been a n un con scionably th an th e 15th day of the month before publication long tim e a-d ying. M otorcycle pr oducti on in the dat e. U ,S,A. in 1920 was at a high er level th an any pre­ Sp ecial di spl ay ad verti scmc ntss of ca rs for sale vious yea r, excepting the peak one of 1913. This co m plete with ph otos m ar be inse rted at specia l and very reasonab le rat es, for det ai ls of whi ch service information co mes fro m an article published in " Automotive Ind ustries" in 1920. writ e to th e Editor. Eight yea rs lat er, wri ting for the 1929 issue FOR SA LE BY TE NDER: T en ders are invited of th e " Encyclo ped ia Britannica' William S. I-Iar­ f or th e purchase of the fo llowing: One 192 5 lcy (chief engi neer of th e T-I -D com pa ny ) sta ted Dennis Fire E ngi ne. In ori gi na l co ndit ion. This that prod ucti on for th e previous three yea rs had fire eng ine comp leted t he 6th I ntern a ti on al Rally. been 45,000 un its annua lly . T his fignre was 75 per Th e pro blem of suita-ble storage n ecessitates the cent of th at fo r th e America n indu stry to ta l in 1920, disposal of this veh icle. F u rther details a nd con­ so it is some wha t prem ature to cla ssify U .S. mot or­ di t ions of tender ca n be obtaine d from : R. D. cycl ing as "dead by 1919". T homson, 28 Juncti on Road , N ew Pl ymou th . WANTED: Parts, ph ot os, inf'ormntion for 1902 T he ot her poi nt is one that causes a great deal T homas motorcycle (English) dip on ty p e motor. of mi rt h from tim e to time amongst H arl cy owners. W ri te G. Tu m er, 45 Old Renwick Road, Blenheim. On page 107 the authors state : WANTED: MI C Petrol F ill e r Ca p, and colla r , 1 ~ in " T he Brou gh Su peri or, a pishly imitat ed by a sc re w on 01' sna p on, tank ope ing, a ls o acet y­ Coventry Eagle that looked very mu ch th e sa me lene gen erator. W. D. W ilcock, 27 R iverton Rd ., except for the girde r forks th at posit ively shrieked 1\1t. Maunganui. " fake" to anyo ne accustomed to th e elega nt Castle FOR SA LE OR SWAP: Hupmobile motor and forks of th e Brough " . gearbox a ppro x 1916 Model N? Also re ma ins of fron t gu ards f or same. Brand ne w C.A.V. g en ­ U nfortu na te ly for th is fine sound ing th eory, th e era tor fo r coil ignit ion Austi n 7. F our ZOin w ire boo t is on th e othe r leg.I t was th e "Castle" for k wh eel s (h eavy), alloy discs cover ing spo kes, co uld th at was th e fake. The idea that th e so-ca lled be Miu erva. 1926 P a igu mec hanical compo ne nts. " Castle" fork was an exclusive Brough producti on is Sali sbury diff. , J ewett motor, etc. R. R. fe nde r one of th e grea tes t m yth s eve r perpetrated in motor­ Model 'I' ea rl y 20' s. N. A . Dewhurst, 21 Mahia cycling. Rd ., Manur ew a. WA NT E D TO B UY: Cash offered for P.V.T. t wo­ Earlv Bro uui. SS80 and SS I00 models were sea te r SPOlt S ca r- M.G., Alvis, S.S., Lagonda, or fitted wi th Ha rley for ks imported by G co rgc Bro ugh sim ilar make. Mu st be in fir st class order and from the 1-1 -D factory in Milwaukce. Brou gh th en possess fir st class coac h wor k. Price a nd pa rti­ ma de arra ngements to have the fork bui lt under cula rs to Peter Cox, " The Crossing ," Lichfi eld, licen ce in Bri ta in, a nd it was ca lled the " Castle". R.D. 2, P utaruru. Repeated rcfcrrcnccs to th e m any marvellous q uali ­ WA NTE D TO BUY fo r 1928-29 Pl vm outh : On e ties of the "exc lusive Cast le fo rk, fou nd only on rudia to r, wi th surround, in any conditioJl. Pl ease Brou gh Supe riors" a ppearing regul arl y in Brough contact Mr R. \Vard , 60 F ou r th A ve., T auran g a. lit er atu re and English peri odi cal s, have caused end ­ Phon e 85-421 even ing s. less amu sem ent to Am erican motorcvcle ent husiasts F IAT ;)01 1 9 2 :~ , pa rts wa nted , back-end, g ear­ dow n th e veal' s. Act ua llv the " Cas tie" was an in­ box, a suit a ble r ear passen g er sc reen, or a ny ferior co py' of th e orig ina ], and this was even ad m it­ parts. Phone 6:5-804, or writ e Cra ne , 125 Mount ted by a member of th e Bro ugh Superi or C lub in Pl ea sa nt Road, Chri stc hurc h 8. 'Veteran and V intage' M agazine as recently as .vI.G. PARTS W ANT ED. An y pre-wa r bits, par­ M ay 19G6. ti cularly wh eel s and six-cylinder en g- ine . Gavin Ha rol d K arslake, wh o was su p posed to have Bai n, 89 Me rival e Lane,Ch ristc hurch l. influe nce d George Brough in fitti ng H urley fork" F OR SALE: 1927 Sunbeam 16.9 h.p. T ou re r r e­ was th e younger brother of Frank Ka rslak c the sto re d to or ig ina l spec ifica tion and with rea r North W~ st Californ ia agent for H arl ey -Davi~l s on , sc re en , T yres good, :3 new. Spare head, gearbox and a not ed roa d race rider in th e 1920-24 period. etc . V.C.C. No . 1178. Original handbook. F red Gover, 1'.0. Box 94, F elding. T e!. 2214 . WANTED: Au stin 7 parts a nd handb ooks, 1927­ Since re ly, 28-29 . Write 1. Ludema n, clo Postm en's Branch, M . D. Hcndry, () P anmure, Au ckland. P.-\GE TIIIRTY-FOUR WANTED : A.J.S. 1928 fo rk links, tank, sea t, handlebars, guards, al so early Druid front ri m brake parts . Swaps include Harley parts. Sell 20 x 3.85 tyres (3 ) £2/10/-. Phone 384-628, Cha ston, 255 Cas hmere Road, Christchurch :J . WANTED: For In ternational 1907-1 911 Auto Buggy any engine, r ear axle, 2 wh eel s or bod y parts to enable ma chine to be completed. Phone 77-536 or write Micha el Thoms, :3G3 Gloucester Street, Chris tchurc h. FOR SALE: 1937 Jowett 10 sa loon, 40,000 miles since new, all or ig ina l, requires engine overha ul, a nd minor gen eral attention, could ma ke a nice P. V.V. £100 or haggl e, C.D. Geary, 24 Wood­ lands Road, Glen Eden, Au ckl and. WANTED TO BUY: a 10-12 H url ey-David son FOR SALE: 1925 Sunbeam 14/40 to ure r 4-cyl. engine . This motor would have th e letters J. D. O.H.V. Final ration 5 : 1. Six near new 21 x pref acing th e eng ine number. J. Dick son , 30 4.50 tyres on Dunlop type wire wheels; tonnea u Churc hill St., Wh akatan e. cover and fr ont side screen s; new ba ttery. Ni ckel WANTED : Radia tor she ll, Rotax 4-cyl ma g. plating , paintwork floor and running board lin ing 1280W, also Rotax he ad a nd side lights, door and genuine leather upholstery all in fir st cla ss handles for 1928 Singer 8 Junior. Write G. condit ion. £485 in cluding s pa re chass is f ra me, Turner, 45 Old Renwick Road, Blenheim. fr ont a nd real' axle, torque tube, crankcase (2), FOR SAL E : One 300 x 21 Dunlop Unive rs al M/ C cyl , block (2) , cyl. head (2), cra nkshaf t (2), Tyre virt ually new condition £3. Also 2 tubes gearbox and numerous oth er parts. Apply J. B. sa me size 10/- each. W. D. Wilcock , 27 Ri ver­ Morris No, 4 R.M .D" Christc hurch. Phon e ton Rd ., NI t. Maunganui. 497-477. WANTED: 1920 circa or veteran C.A.V. squa re WANTED : Jap V twin engine is still needed f or type elect ric generator, Smith' s speedometer and my 1911 Bat motorcycle. Can anybody help '! cable drive, Autovac or French ma ke va cuum Also any De Dion parts, no matter how small ; tank. Best prices paid. J. G. Wa tson, 51 Cha ts­ and any Italian instruments, oil pressure, wa ter 'worth Road, Sil verstre am . temp., etc., f or Alfa Romeo. Gavin Bain, 89 F OR SALE: 1935 Lan ch ester, 4-d oor sa loon. Merival e Lane, Christc hurc h 1. Fluid flywhe el, pre-s elect or ge arbox, possibly th e WANTED: Morgan 3-wheeler. Ca n anyone as­ only one in N.Z . Runnin g beautifully, only 3 sist me in find ing one of th ese ma chines '! Any owners. Re ason f or selling : owne r (aged 90) condition . Ga vin Bain, 89 Merival e Lane, Chris t­ giving up driving, £200 or near offer. Writ e church 1. to E. W. B. Ho m ab rook, GO Corn wa ll Street, FOR SALE: 1931 Morris Major Saloon- complete Mas terton. chassis and mechanical re sora tion plus a tr em en­ MISSING! Th e bulb horn belonging to my 1920 dous amount of body work already don e-good Va uxha ll was a pparen t ly "borrowed " wh ile I wa s tyres-would make a good family or daily use in England. Its in goo d order, needed nickel car. Mik e Poynton, Box :n02, Wellington . plating, no rubber bulb. Possibly a membe r may WANTED TO BUY : Veteran, Vintage, or Post­ ha ve bought it in go od faith, if so, I will gla dly Vintage aircraft engine or parts th ereof-an y­ rep ay him or replace it with another. It 's a n thing con sidered. Mik e Poynton, Box 3102 , original part. Help please! Dick Messen ger , Wellington. r.o. Box 161, Au ckl and. HARLEY Sidecar Chass is (l ong spring model to WANTED: Gearbox and oil pump for Indian fit 1925-29 7/9) wan ted to buy, 0 1' would sw ap for Prince, a lso any literature. Da vid Goodman, 12 350 s.v, H-D engines, gearboxes, frames, etc. Kinvig Street, Dunedin. Geoff Hockl ey, 7 Gre sha m Terrace, Chr istchurch WANTED : F or 1929 450 c.c. A.J.S. Re a r Stand, 7. Ph one 889-708. Kn ee Grips, Com plete Ki cks ta rter Mechanism , FOR SALE : 1929 Triumph Super Sev en un re­ Mudguard s, Both Chai n gu ards, Headlamp, Tool­ sto red with many spa res. 5 match ing tyres, 3 box, Ba ttery Box , Generator Sp lash Gua rd, Gear­ ex cell en t. Al so most parts 1928 Ch ry sler G. B. lever and Gate. Al so, f or 1000c.c. Ariel, Cast Fyfe, 14 Bledi slo e Cres., Wainuiomata . Iron Square F oul', Oil Pump, Tappet Cover, Tim­ WANTED for Cle ment Bayard type A.C. 4AL ing Cover. R. Cla rk en , 22 Lau roston Ave., Pa pa­ ab out 1909. Rear radiator, top of gearbox , chas­ toetoe, Au ckland. sis, wheel hubs, rear axles, clutch yoke, a lso any " NEW IMPERIAL" Motorcv cle 350c.c. 1930 parts. Write Gon ion Helli er, Coni cal Hill, No. 1 a pprox. Complet e but in di ~lll antl ed condition. R.D., Gore. £15. Ap pl y Flat 1, 28 Ch urchill St re et, Christ­ WANTED: Th e sea t body section for a 1923 church 1. Model T roadster 01' will exc ha nge some of l!H7­ WANTED: Ace 4-cylinder. moto rcycle eng ine, 22 vintage fo r abo ve. Write I. K. Gray, p.a. cra nkshaft or a ny Ace parts, a ny condit ion. It. Box 1204. Palmerston No rth. D. Cross, 25 Kin g St., Timaru.

PAGE T III RT Y-FIVE WANTED TO BUY OR SWAP: Gearbox for WANTED : Xmas Accommodation , with Vintage 19:30 B.S.A. 500c.c. (Sloper). Al so wh ee ls, or calenda rs on th e wall, Vin tage ashtrays in th e hubs on ly f or Super X or Henderson motorcycle, lou nge a nd spare parts in th e ba ck ga rde n.I 1 9 2 4 -1 9 :~ 0 . B. R. Anderson, 15 Oldham Ave ., would be pleased to hea r f rom members with Nupier, family hom es in W aik a to, Bay of Pl enty, Pove rty FOR SALE: 11 h.p . two -seater Standard. Com­ Bay, Hawke' s Bay, Manawatu and Wanganui pl ete, but no body. Sp ares, odds and ends. Offer area s who wou ld be tour ing th ese provinces for wanted . A. N. Beissell, 59 Godley Av e., Christ­ ten to fo urteen days from next Boxing Day with church. Ph one 526-:3 48. reciprocal free use of one another's homes, sleep­ PACKAI{D S IX SEDAN, 1925 model :3 26 for ing two nights in eac h province. Does that make sale. Partly restored, in rally-able condition. sense ?Well , we'll try again. On December 26th Excellent mechanicals, good body with new roof and 27th my family would sta y in th e Wa ikato and som e upholstery. New plating, March 1966. member's hom e whi le he stayed in th e Bay of 4 new retread ed 3:~ -5 (600 x 2:~) tyres. Disc Plenty membe r's home who in turn wou ld move wh eels. New paint March 1966. Best offer to P overty Bay, and so on while the Wanganui around £200 takes. Driveable a nywhe re. M. S. member spends tw o nights in New Plymouth. On Taylor, 18-6A Queen's Drive, Wellington. December 28-29th I sta y in the Bay of P lenty WANTED : Bullnose Oxford rear ax le ho using member's home while he s tays in Hawke' s Bay. (12 in brake drums) up to 1926. Also hood bows Each family would use each home a s sleeping for 1928 Au stin Hi/fi op en road tourer . G. S. accommodation for two nights while in that pro­ Ti er, 10 Kapia St. , Da rg uvill e. vince. If you're interested in an in expensive WANTED: ANY photos, Hi story, or ANY parts tour which coul d take you anywhere (town or for 1914 Match less 1DOOc.c. V-twin. Rogers, 164 count ry ) tha t a fell ow member ha s accommoda­ Rosebank Rd ., Avondale, Auckland. tion availa ble, supplyi ng your own food and linen, PAHTS WANTED: Cadi llac Single Cylin der lea ving each hom e in a tidy condition, wh en Motor and t ra ns miss ion a nd oile r. Radia tor, you' ve used it, sp end only fourpen ce, se nding steer ing box a nd column including controls and your name a nd address, number in your family to pedals. Ha ve some spa res for swa p. Also fo r be accommodated, and th e number of beds avail­ De Dion Bouton single cy linder; front portion of a ble for use in your home to F'raser Steven son , tubular chas sis, ste ering wh eel a nd diff. gear­ 10 W oolcombe Terrace, New Plymouth. box. Have some De Dion parts fo r sw ap. D. WANTED : Correct headla mp fo r 1924 Indian Hall, IG1 Ma in St., Huntly . Chief. Al so Sche bler ca rb complete or parts. FOR SALE : 1911 King Dick motorcycle , restor ed N. L. Wogun, 56 Fl ockton St., Christchurch l. regardless of cost. Small a mo unt left to do. FORD T MANUAL 1919. Give to go od hom e. Wh at offers? W. F. Timms, 94 Martin Hd., Fair­ L. N. Wogan, 5G Flockton St., Christchurch 1. field, Dunedin . Ph one :3 2-578. SW A P OR SE LL : 4 brand new 1912-1:3 Model T FOR SALE: 1927 Au stin 12/4 Se da n. Restored Commercia l Roudster mudguards (co st .£40) for condition, mechanica lly sound, goo d tyres, spare chass is, wh eels and s prings for 1914 Mod el T. engi ne, diff erentia l, driveshaft, etc. Want offers. Ca sh adjustment wh ere required. Phone Auc k­ Ross Nobl e, 41:3 No rth Rd ., Papanui, Christ­ la nd 15-895 or write A. J . Ca rpe nte r Jnr., 19 church. P hon e 529-552. Wellpark Av e., Gr ey Lynn , Au cklan d. WANTED: Ford T op en va lve gear block or WANTED: One go od battery box , complete ready Model N, R,S block 0 1' engin e, any condition or to install. One ge nuine Indian Scout Hoyt a m p price. I Williams, 43 Derby St., Christchurch 1. mete r, also ready to ins ta ll, for my 1928 Indian FOR SALE: Wolseley motor-partially dis­ Scout, will swa p for above as new one U. S.A. mantled . Approx. 1930. Gear box No. 21/60 Series No. 2 Klaxon Handphone for motor cycles . 187n:3; block No . 87620 H (M .C.); Head, mani­ D. A. Laing, P.O. Box 285, Ma sterton. fold, clutch . £5. Contact, Ian Henders on, P .O. WANTED TO BUY: Fmme parts fo r 1915 Hen ­ Box 344, Rotorua. derson 4 a nd my 1917 Henderson 4, al so barrels WANTED: Any pa r ts, es pec ially eng ine and fo r my 1920 -21 Henderson 4. D. A. Laing, 1'.0. ba ck end, for Austin 12/4 1924. Handbook or Box 285, Masterton . mechanica l info rm ation greatly appreciated . A. D. WANTED: Five 25in disc wheels for 1920·2 5 Pain,2 44 Rodney St., Wellsford, Nth Auckland. Nash. G s tud. Tvrc size 88in x 4in . J . M. Taylor, 37 Kakapo si., l nv ercargill. WANTED : Information leading to ca pture of FOR SALE : Aluminium piston s for FORD "T" a 1935-9 Indian-Four motorcycle, spr ing f ra me sta ndard or oversiz e. Apply Doug McLeod, 342 mod el preferred , cons ide r an ything. N. L. Wogan, Ra cecourse Road, l nvercargill. 5G Flockton St., Christchurch 1. FOR SALE : Limited supply of new Au stin 12/4 FOR SALE: New aluminium alloy pistons for cam shaft a nd ge nera tor cha ins . K. A. Ste ffen­ Model T Fords, a vai labl e as un ma chin ed castings se n, 23 Englefield Road, Chri stchurch 5. or machined to any oversi ze to 50 thou. Gordon WANTED: Five 25in Disc wh eels for 1920- 25 Boult, 1 Toronto Street, Gor e. Nash . 6 stud. Tyre s ize 83in x 4in. J. M. Taylor, FOR SALE: 1931 Ford A Tudor Sedan. Body, :37 Kakupo Street, t nverc urg ill. tyres and eng ine good, needs upholstery, etc. WANTED : Attractive Vintage or Post Vintage £140 o.n.o. Peter Stanford, pho ne 61>9 -287, Au ck­ C?lIvertible. J. W. Sawers, 14 Brans comb e Street, lan d. 'I'imaru.Teleph one 5768. PAGE T JlI RT Y·S IX c. HUNTON LTD. 55 Kilmore Street Phone 69-786

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