May 2012 Vol 49 No 5

Waikato Branch

Newsletter of the Veteran & Vintage Car Club () Inc.

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Writing annual reports is a great time for reflection. It makes us think back to all the activities that the club has been involved with over the past year. This report does not cover a full 12 months as Marcia and I are heading away on the 10th April for 3 months.

So looking back over the last 10 months, the club activities have been many and varied. Every class of motoring has been catered for, Veteran, Vintage, PV, PW and P60, Motorcycles, Commercials and Hill Climb. I commend all the members that have helped to organise these events, assisted with marshalling and helped out with the catering needs. Our Double Fifty this year was a little different in that all the entry fees collected were donated to the VCC President‟s Earthquake Appeal Fund, enabling all the entrants to play a part in assisting with the fund.

The Branch this year has again had a very busy programme, with good turnout to all events. The New Years Day run is proving to be very popular with a large number attending. The Blue Smoke and Pedals Event was a victim of the shocking summer weather and had to be cancelled, but will be on again next year.

The highlight of the year for many club members was the 2012 Wanganui International Rally. This was an excellent event and I am sure that all the Waikato members that attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The camping ground fellowship was great fun and the Happy Hours really enjoyable. Hopefully the members who did not attend, by reading the reports and looking at the photos, have realised what they missed out on and will try to attend the next rally in 2016.

Unfortunately during the year we had some members pass away, our thoughts and sympathy are with those families as we reflect on the past year. I would like to especially mention our late member Eric Rogers, who was our Club Captain at the time of his death. Eric, together with Alison, have been great Club Members, and he has been greatly missed at our Committee Meetings.

Our branch membership has been steadily growing and we are currently the third largest branch, with Canterbury and ahead of us. With this size comes the responsibility to partake fully in the Executive Meetings and national activities of the Vintage Car Club of NZ. With the effort we put into these, I am sure that the Waikato branch is held in high regard throughout the country.

The main reason we are a successful branch is the hard work and dedication that is put in by the Branch committee. My thanks go to all the committee members for their efforts over the past year. I must make special mention of the Branch Secretary, Bob Hayton. Bob is an invaluable asset to the Branch and is always

Club Captain 4 Motorcycles 15 Secretary 5 Market Place 16 Mooloo Meander 6 Officer Directory 18 My Big 4 8 Events Ahead 10 Cover : Bob Hayton’s Pride & Joy 13 Hrs 19 Mins 13 1929 Norton Big 4 CONTENTS

3 going above and beyond the duties of a Secretary. The branch members owe a huge debt of gratitude to Bob‟s efforts again this year.

To all our new members this year, a warm welcome, come along to events and get involved, trust me you will enjoy yourselves.

On the financial side, the club is still in a strong financial position. The surplus this year will probably be lower due to the $3,000.00 donated to the Earthquake Appeal Fund. This year we were fortunate to secure a $500.00 grant from the Waipa District Council for administrative purposes.

At the AGM there will be opportunity for all members to discuss the costing involved with the proposed Club Rooms extension, so please make the effort to attend and have your say.

Thanks again to all the Committee members who have worked so hard to keep the branch running at the high level of performance it has. We have achieved a lot but we must look ahead and strive to achieve more.

This will be the end of my third year as your President and I am happy to stand again for a further year, if the members so desire.

My apologies for not being able to attend the Branch AGM but on the 13th June we will be arriving in Ottawa, Canada. However I will be thinking of you all. See you all in July.

Graham Pate. Club Captain For the lucky ones who don‟t work during the week, Bob has arranged a tour to the Toyota factory in Thames on 04 May. Give him a call on 856 7238 if you would like to join in, as numbers are needed so that Toyota can allocate suitable staff.

Clubnight in May is sure to catch the interest of everyone. Police officer Nigel Fookes is coming along to share his experiences and photo record of affairs “Beyond the Cordon” in the days following the earthquake in . This will be followed by the Prizegiving dinner on 12 May.

Newer members will have had an invitation to the upcoming training run on 20 May, this is an ideal chance to come to grips with competitive rallying. Our older members are also encouraged to come along to lend support to the newbies and also to brush up on your own skills.

The Double Fifty over Queen‟s Birthday weekend is also nearly upon us, you can look forward to great motoring and a good social event. This is our big one for the year and your support is always appreciated.

For a run with a difference, come along to the Night Rally on 23 June - it is always a lottery as to what the weather will be doing but that adds to the excitement.

Happy motoring from your committee

4 Secretary Unpaid subscriptions are now overdue and you need to be financial to vote at our AGM. The next Venture newsletter will be your last and no more copies of Beaded Wheels will arrive in your letterbox if you remain as one of the few still unfinancial, so perhaps it would pay to get it done.

Committee likes to acknowledge at prize-giving all newly restored vehicles from the past year, so if you know of something completed in the past twelve months, even if it has not yet appeared at a club event, we would appreciate the tip.

Our Branch AGM will be held this year at clubnight on Wednesday 13th June. There is only one „notice of motion‟ received, which is a Committee proposal for reworked Branch Rules or Constitution. This is considered necessary in order to bring our document up to date and into line with national requirements, with which it has conflicted in some areas for some time. The current Branch constitution is based on the original founding document from the 1950‟s and the last small change to this was incorporated in 1997, so that‟s quite a good run as these things go. Copies of the old rules and the new proposed set will be mailed to you separately in early May, together with the formal notice. You can still ask for any non-notifiable items to be placed on the agenda by advising myself in good time.

A couple of events which require you to pre-plan are almost upon us. The weekday visit to the Toyota factory at Thames on Friday 4th May (see page 11) is a great opportunity to see how Signature Class cars are prepared, but the company needs information on numbers to make suitable arrangements. Let me know by email [email protected] or phone (07) 856 7238 if you plan to come along and the number of people in your vehicle.

The other event to book for is our annual prize-giving social evening on Saturday 12th May. This time the person to advise is Jeremy Brook, who will also need your $15 each to cover the club subsidised meal. Booking forms were enclosed with the previous Venture and we need numbers for catering purposes. Make your booking with Jeremy by 1st May with your cheque payable to the club to 279 Vaile Road, RD4, Hamilton 3284. Maybe there is no such thing as a free lunch, but this is one occasion when our long service badge recipients and their partners get something back for their loyalty.

Entry forms are available from myself for the Northland Branch Motorcycle Rally (19th May) and don‟t overlook entering for the Double Fifty to be held in early June.

Bob Hayton

The information in this newsletter and on the club’s web site, is supplied as a service to club members. Articles and other copy of interest are always welcome and encouraged. The opinions expressed in this newsletter and on the club’s website are those of the author alone. Neither the club nor any of its officers accepts responsibility for the accuracy of any statements or opinions.

5 MOOLOO MEANDER 2012

Another Mooloo Meander has crept up on us again !!!!

Our trusty committee has been hard at work, plotting and perfecting this years rally, ironing out the wrinkles and organising the pit stops. Friday night was the start of it all and saw a good number turn up at the clubrooms, a time to catch up with fellow riders, sharing stories and a cold one or two, along with a pea, pie & spud dinner……

A perfect morning greeted us on Saturday, so it was a quick dash to the gas station to fill up the bike. By now everyone was trickling into the clubrooms, some had come from afar the night before and camped out, others had left early to get there on time. We were all eager to get our “rally pack”, have a quick read to sus out were we would be going, a warm cuppa, chat and then tog up, also remembering our start times. All of a sudden it‟s clock ticking, then “ off we go”.

Getting through the Cambridge Saturday morning traffic was a breeze, then over the high level bridge and out onto the country roads, quiet, winding up hills, down dales, opening up the throttle on the flats, checking the instructions hoping we were heading in the right direction. Finally, way out in the middle of nowhere, approx 50 miles after starting, we came upon a marshal clocking our finishing times and helpful children pointing out where to come in and park. We had finally arrived at our destination……. Bradfield Farms Agriculture Depot on Ngahape Road just 10 km‟s from Otorohanga. Well chosen with heaps of parking for all the bikes, a welcome morning tea supplied by friendly local school parents as a fundraiser, so spoilt for choice with the food, the setting was bang on, plenty of comfy chairs for resting up, under cover, shading the now very warm midday sun, everybody catching up with fellow riders and great a set of hosts…..

Only incident on the morning run was a puncture in the rear moccasin of the Indian, duly transported to the lunch venue by Tail End Charlie………….attempts to repair the rear moccasin proved unsuccessful so the Indian remained with Tail End Charlie for the completion of the rally………sitting on the deck, seeing the array of loved bikes, Velo‟s, BSA‟s, Triumph‟s, Norton‟s to name a few, a beautifully restored Jawa was a sight to behold, about 60 bikes in total I think. A 3 wheeled Morgan was also in the line up, being navigated by Les Diez; it was nice to see him partaking in a rally again……….

Five pounds heavier, compliments of a scrumptious lunch, served very soon after the generous morning tea, it was time to climb back in the saddle and to head off for the afternoon run. Cruising through more beautiful back country roads, a right turn

6 bought us back onto State Highway 3, a short distance to Te Kawa crossroads and a petrol stop for those that needed it.

From there up through Kihikihi, hang a right, back across the Cambridge/Te Awamutu road, couple of turns, then onto the gravel surface of Wallace Road, or for all the “softies”, continuing on down the tar seal, all converging out by the airport, down past a couple golf courses, can‟t stop for a game, got to keep going………under the Tamahere fly over and heading towards Tauwhere, a quick spurt through Bruntwood Road, Zig Zag Road etc., and we found ourselves back on Taylor Street, down to the end, sharp right, down MacLean Street to the clubrooms, where a yummy afternoon tea awaited us. By now we had clocked up close to 100 miles, but with the clear instructions, quiet roads, beautiful scenery and fantastic weather it did not seem that far at all………….

A couple of hours of down time before heading back to the clubrooms at 6.00pm for dinner and prize giving……..the evening went without a hitch, everybody enjoying the wonderful food and company.

Bob Atley had the luck of the Irish, picking up two of the prizes, then low and behold winning 1st Prize in the raffle !!!!!!!!!!!

Peter Cooper had cause for a double celebration as he won the oldest rider and bike combination……164yrs all up, plus the honour of doing all this on his 82nd birthday………. Plotting next years rally goes to our master motor cyclist, Peter Spiller, being the 1st Waikato entrant home.

Boy what a day we all had, our thanks must go to: the plotters, the organisers, the marshals and last but not least Tail End Charlie.

Looking forward to Mooloo Meander 2013

Christine & Ted Rippey

7 MY NORTON BIG 4

The Norton Big 4, or Model 1 as it is more correctly known, had one of the longest production runs of any motor vehicle. Introduced by the fledgling company started by James Lansdowne Norton in Birmingham at the end of the 19th Century, the first fully Norton designed and built model came to the market in 1908, and stayed there for 46 years, until being discontinued in 1954. What a record for a machine that was first preceded by small foreign Clement clip- on motors mounted in bicycle frames only five years previously and the famous win JL Norton on his favourite machine, a Big 4 in the multi-cylinder class of the inaugural Isle of Man TT Races with a 690cc Peugeot engined bike the previous year.

Why Big 4? Is it the bigger 4-stroke model, 4-speed gearbox, 4-person carrying capacity with sidecar or what? Actually it was the 4hp power rating on the old British tax horsepower system, which would be 14.5hp at 4,000rpm if rated as the more modern brake horsepower.

With bore and stroke of 82 x 120mm giving a capacity of 633.8cc, the side valve single cylinder engine was to become renowned as a strong and reliable sidecar power plant with plenty of low end torque, and which was changed very little over it‟s long period of production. Nobody knows for sure how many Big 4‟s were built as no records are available for the earliest years. What is known is that 4,700 Big 4 sidecar outfits were produced during WWII out of the nearly 100,00 units the factory built during these years and these were to see service as reconnaissance transport, ammunition carriers, mobile machine gun platforms and the like. With later American involvement, eventually the Jeep took over many of these roles.

The Big 4 was originally built as a flat-tank model through it‟s early production life. Mine is the first of the saddle tank variety from 1929, still carrying the magneto forward of the engine, having the optional lighting set with dynamo, and with the earlier style Druid front forks. The seat is sprung, but the bike‟s rear end is of course rigid, a concept which was not changed until the late 1940‟s. It has a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed gearbox operated by a ball ended lever, which can be adjusted for either hand or foot use. Cost new as a solo would have been about £60 at that time plus extras, whilst the company hire purchase scheme would have parted you from a £15 deposit, with twelve monthly payments of £4 10/- and the extra cost of a sidecar in the vicinity of £13 to £20 depending on the model chosen.

With such a long stroke, proper use of the de-compressor lever is essential for starting, as is correct priming and ignition setting. Too retarded and the spark is too weak to fire when cold due to the flux pattern of the magneto, too advanced and you

8 risk a damaged ankle on the kick-back! But once it‟s going the steady firing of the engine under load gives a smooth and reassuring feel to the ride.

On the 100 mile course of the recent Mooloo Meander I rarely required to change down, such is the pulling power of this work-horse motor and the gearing was quite suitable for charging along the open road at a respectable 50mph. Originally when obtained, the machine was fitted with a handlebar mounted throttle lever, but change to a twistgrip has given a more natural form of control and less panic at intersections, a most necessary feature given the period style braking, and the fact that the Mooloo was held in the early days of the recently modified „give way‟ rules.

This motorcycle was nicely restored by Wally Hunt whilst a member of the Taranaki Branch, Wally having obtained the machine in a rough and disassembled form from another Taranaki member, Bruce Davidson.

Bob Hayton

MOOLOO MEANDER PRIZE WINNERS

Veteran and Vintage Class Combination & 3 Wheeler 1st. Peter Spiller - 1930 Royal Enfield 1st - Michael O’Kane (Auckland) - 1952 BSA Comb. 2nd - Bob Hayton - 1929 Norton 2nd - John Williams (Waitemata) - 1937 Morgan 3rd - Peter Cooper (Auck) - 1930 Scott

Post Vintage Class Post 1960 1st - Ray Nitschke (BOP) - 1940 Ariel 1st Bob Atley (Auck) - 1975 Harley Davidson 2nd - Iain Brown - 1944 Norton 2nd Ian Hubbard (Auck) - 1972 Triumph 3rd Peter & Robyn Levet (Auck) - 1972 Honda

Post War 1st Lady Rider - Jill Williams - 1950 Triumph 1st - Clive Taylor (BOP) - 1956 Triumph 1st Waikato - Peter Spiller 2nd - Bruce Webb (Auck) - 1956 BSA 1st Overall - Bob Atley 3rd - Vic Brickell (Auck) - 1950 Triumph

Invitation Class 1st - Geoff Long (Waik. Classic) - 1964 Norton 2nd - Ian & Margaret Cartwright (Waik. Classic) - 1968 Norton 3rd - Kerry Hickey (Waikato Classic) - 1973 Laverda

Thank you to our helpers on the day: Jan & Gordon Dearlove - lunchstop timing; Lorraine Cossey - morning tea; Graham Holmes - starter; Chris Brown - Tail end Charlie; Gail Bryant - afternoon tea baking; Anne Spiller, Joyce Fey and helpers - Friday dinner; Trish McKie - Saturday dinner; Ted Rippey (carving that lovely ham) and the part’s shed guys

9 Events Ahead Home

Wed 2 Committee Meeting Fri 4 Mid Week Visit to Toyota at Thames

MAY MAY Wed 9 Club Night - “Beyond the Cordon” with Nigel Fookes

Sat 12 Prizegiving Social - Book for this - See Page 13 Sun 20 Rally Training Day - See Page 14 Sat/Sun 2/3 Double Fifty Rally - See opposite Wed 6

JUNE JUNE Committee Meeting Sun 10 Motorcycle Run

Wed 13 Club Night - Annual General Meeting Sat 23 Night Rally - See page 15 Wed 4 Committee Meeting

JULY Wed 11 Club Night

Sat or Sun 21 or 22 Club Run

Events Ahead Away

MAY MAY Fri/Sat 18/19 Northland Motorcycle Rally

JULY JULY Sat 7 Wellsford Winter Woollies Wander Sun 8 Rotorua Swapmeet

CLUB NIGHT - WED 09 MAY A local Hamilton policeman, Nigel Fookes, on the ground in the days following the February earthquake in collaboration with several of his colleagues has put together a pictorial diary in book form of the events that happened “Beyond The Cordon”.

Come along to hear his account and see images of that fateful event, which has affected so many of our fellow club members.

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QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND 2nd & 3rd June 2012

A Right Royal Ramble

Queen’s Birthday weekend is an appropriate time to be celebrating our monarch’s 60th Jubilee, so join us for a right royal good time and splendid motoring on our Waikato roads. The Rally will start and finish in Hamilton.

Theme for Sunday Prizegiving - Queen’s 60th Jubilee.

Lost your entry form? Contact Shirley 823 5641

MID-WEEK RUN TO TOYOTA - FRIDAY 04 MAY

Assemble at Fire Pot Café Car Park, Gordonton for 10am departure. Alternatively, the Big Bottle Car Park, Paeroa for 11.15am departure.

There will be time for lunch at Thames, either at a local café or BYO. This will be followed by a guided tour of the Toyota plant at Thames, where their Signature Class cars are prepared.

Advise your intention to come to Bob by 30 April - ph 07 856 7238 or by email to [email protected]

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(An account of the breaking of the Auckland - Speed Record in 1924)

During steady rain at 6:34 p.m. on Thursday 13th of March 1924 a muddy and generally travel stained car drew to a halt outside the Wellington Post Office. A four- cylinder 18 hp Essex piloted by the redoubtable Mr. Norman (“Wizard”) Smith, well- known Australian driver, had added a further success to an already impressive list of Australian triumphs by the accomplishment of the Auckland to Wellington trip in 13 hours 19 minutes, a reduction of one hour 13 minutes on the previous record. Both Smith and his mechanic, citizen Ben Campbell of Wellington, presented equally as battered an appearance as their machine, revealing that the entire journey at top speed had been executed in thoroughly inclement weather.

The team was dispatched from Auckland at 5:15 a.m. by an official of the Auckland A.A. a Mr. King. In the pale light of dawn conditions appeared favourable and clear, a state however which was not destined to persist. Perhaps one of the worst ranges of hills in the Dominion from the point of view of contemporary automobilists were the Rangiriri Hills, whose road surfaces consisting largely of clay became exceedingly slippery in times of rain when any machine driven at anything approaching high-speed was want to dither “in great style“ as Smith put it. Approaching Hamilton the exhaust pipe began to loosen. On account of the offending section being by this time red hot and difficult to manage, 15 valuable minutes were wasted.

After two hours 15 mins Hamilton was reached at 7:30 a.m. at that period a distance of 85 miles from Auckland. Speeding past Te Kuiti through the Awakino Valley proceedings were very nearly terminated tragically. Making an exit at approximately 35 mph from the tunnel on this road, much debris containing numerous rocks were deposited on the bonnet of the car. One rock weighing what was estimated at fully three pounds hit Campbell on the head with a force accentuated by the speed of the car. Campbell immediately lost consciousness and would surely have fallen off the machine but for smart action on Smith‟s part who clutched him as he swayed. So bad was the injury that he did not regain consciousness for some 37 mins and then only after Smith had bathed his face with water obtained from down the hillside.

Having started again further misfortune overtook them in being compelled to wait 17 mins for the punt at the Mokau Ferry, which was at the opposite side on arrival. The distance from Mokau to Waitara was driven without incident but a stop was made at the latter to top up oil, petrol and change the rear tires which however Smith did not consider really required changing. When engaged in record runs in Australia he invariably changed tyres every 300 miles. Shortly after Hawera, Campbell as a result of a return bout of dizziness, when asked a direction at a parting of the ways informed Smith as to which direction to take only to perceive some 7 miles later the mistake, thus accounting for an even larger mileage on the apparently notorious Taranaki roads. In the Waitotara County progress deteriorated but at 3:15 p.m. Wanganui was reached about two hours ahead of the previous record time. The run

12 BRANCH ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING DINNER SATURDAY 12 MAY

Waikato Branch Clubrooms 6.00pm - BYO Drinks Dress - Smart casual

Dinner is subsidised to $15 pp and must be booked and prepaid by Tuesday 01 May (form was with April issue) Bookings to Jeremy Brook, 279 Vaile Rd, RD4 Hamilton 3284

There will be some light entertainment after the prizegiving and long service badge presentation formalities.

between Wanganui and Levin was negotiated at a constant 65 mph for the 65 miles. Although the motorists had had a southerly head wind from Auckland, at Levin a gale driving heavy rain was encountered, stinging their faces and retarding progress. Between Paraparaumu and Paekakariki a further delay was experienced owing to the impossibility of overtaking a large truck on the narrow road. Snail like progress was therefore maintained over a distance of 12 miles. After which, as nearly as possible in the circumstances, a final dash was made for Wellington and the finish of what was undoubtedly an adventurous run even at that time. Beaded Wheels - June 1955

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Our rally training day is intended to assist new members and those who have not done a lot of rallying.

We will start with morning tea/meet and greet, then continue with a session of explanation and interpretation of the branch rally rules and signage. After a BYO lunch we will drive a short road run incorporating much of what has been covered, followed by a period of reflection and review back at the club rooms concluding at about 2-00pm.

Please feel free to use your club car or your modern. For further information please ring Paul or Carol Fussey on 8237448

Date: SUNDAY 20 May Venue: Clubrooms Time: 10am

CLUB BADGES FOR SALE These are available from the Badge & Trophy Guardian; Shirley Foot (07) 823 5641

Lapel or Cap Badges - enamelled $5.00 each Car Bumper Badges - cast in brass $35.00 each Windscreen Transfers $2.00 each Club Emblem Jacket Patches 2 for $5.00 Number Plate Surrounds $15.00 pair Rally Number Holders $10.00 each

14 Motorcycles A good turnout for the Mooloo with 59 entries spread nicely over the eras. We were lucky with the weather and the run and social activities were enjoyed by all. Thanks to the sponsors and helpers who make it all possible. The lucky Waikato winner this year was yours truly.

We held a combined bike and car event on 14 April which had a short tiki tour to the National Ploughing Champs in St Kilda Road. 20 cars and bikes turned out and again the weather was perfect. There was a lot of interesting machinery on display and also partaking in the Champs, so we had plenty to keep us occupied.

Coming up on 18/19 May is the Northland Motorcycle Rally and there will be a small group of us heading north for the event. It is always good to be able to reciprocate support for these events, as they are always keen supporters of our own events.

Details for the June run will be in next Venture, but the it will be starting as usual from the clubrooms, with the clubrooms open from 11.30 to BYO lunch and have a natter before setting off.

That’s all from me. Safe riding.

Peter Spiller

Night Rally - Saturday 23 June

6.00pm Clubrooms BYO Tea

7.00pm First Car Away

Short run in the country to return back to the clubrooms for supper

What to Bring: Warm clothing, Torch, Dinner and a plate for supper

15 Market Place - For Sale

1930 Citroen C6F Family Safety Saloon, a rare English assembled model. Well-researched restoration features genuine leather upholstery, sunshine roof, mahogany fascia with authentic instruments. Rego and W.O.F. Goes well and great value at $25,000. Further details from Jim. Ph.07-8560191.

1929 Chevrolet Sedan - older restoration, goes well. New WOF and Rego. $18,000. Contact Howard Porteous 07 888 7596

Car Transporter Trailer. 5‟10” wide x 9‟7” Long. Tilt deck with attached ramps. Single axle Duratorque suspension with new tyres. Winch and jockey wheel. $2,500 ono. Contact Jim Madgwick - Matamata 07-888 0772

Fordson 10 light truck complete rear diff assembly. Housing, axles, brake drums, torque tube. $100.00 Contact Jim Madgwick - Matamata 07-888 0772

Trekka 1967 - Ground Shaft, new bearings, con rods, pistons and rings. Brake cylinder resleeved, linings etc. Gearbox - reconditioned new syncros etc. Car ratio diff cruise 50 mph. New clutch plate. Fitted with 205x15 wheels with good rubber. Lucas lights. Towbar. Runs like a Roll‟s! Interested? $5,000 ono Contact John 07 888 6120

1934 Hudson Terrraplane, 3.5 litre sedan. Current Reg and W.O.F. Older restoration - not pristine but in good all round condition inside and out. Motor work two years ago - goes very well - has some grunt!. $18,000 o.n.o. Contact John Willis 07 889 6041.

1916 6-cylinder Oakland engine with flywheel and bell housing. Fairly complete - exposed valve train model. Call to discuss: Colin Dray 07 858 4322

1971 Yamaha 80cc Model 959. It is complete but partly dismantled and there is a host of 2nd hand spare parts from an identical model including motor, forks, wheels, guards and more. Anyone interested please phone: Tony Rolley 021 2458 047

1960 Morris Minor - Heaps of parts for sale including Motor, Guards, Doors, Bumpers, Handles, Wheels Hubs etc. Ph: Murray Baker 07-855-9995

1981 Honda 125 Twin. Reg on hold $600 ono. Ph: Murray Baker 07-855-9995

16 Cylinder Liners" 3 only 63mm ID x 68mm OD x 140mm long, shouldered top. $30 each. Contact Mike 07 888 1719

1955 MGTF 1500, wire wheels, Ivory in colour. A well maintained vehicle for the last 8 years. Excellent Condition, genuine reason for selling, VCC VIC. Just done International Rally. Price $40,000. Phone Jeff Scott 07 855 2040 early evenings

1972 Mercedes 350SL. Soft top and hard top. Current reg, warranted, VCC VIC. White with red interior. 2+2 seating. Many extras. 100,000 miles. Regular servicing. Current owner for last 11 years. Condition excellent. $20,000. Further details: Bruce 07 8887523

For Hire: 3 x Tandem axle Car Transporter Trailers at “Mates Rates”. Contact Jim Madgwick - Matamata 07-888 0772

For Sale - Unregistered motorbikes: 1947 BSA C10 250cc tidy older restoration - Asking $2800; 1960 James in bits with much work done $1500; 1958 Francis Barnett complete $1800; BSA Dandy (rare) needs work $900 Contact: Paul Hanes 07 829-9741 0274 987 838

Wanted

Veteran gearbox and clutch needed for a light car, also need a De Dion Bouton 6 hp engine from 1904 to 1906. Contact: Peter Fulton-Bevers 07 827 0823 or 027 456516

Morris 8 Petrol Gauge. Murray Baker 07 855 9995

Land Rover Series 1 brake and clutch pedals, levers, hinge bolt and linkages; also exhaust manifold for 2 litre engine. Please call Hendrik Visagie 07 839 0913 or email [email protected]

For 1929 Plymouth 4 or a 1929 DeSoto Front and rear axles complete with wheels, brake drums, steering linkages and brake master cylinder. Please contact Milton Sheppard 0275 878 448 or 07 868 8185

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