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NEW ZEALAND’S FOREMOST HISTORICAL MOTORING MAGAZINE No. 328 June/July 2014 $6.95 1911 DAIMLER reSTOraTION Behind the Wheel of a SWallOW DOreTTI cars | bikes | parts | for sale | wanted MARKETPlaCE 9 418979 000012 The photographs in this issue have been supplied by John Loudon PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED from Alexandra. The top image shows what is reputed to be the first Submissions of suitable prints and information (where available) are car (a Hupmobile?) to travel the Nevis Road. Note the stone dragging always welcome. behind to help the brakes on the steep descents. Please send original photographs of historical interest with any available Bottom left: P M Renton, the Owaka grocer. information to: Bottom right: Harry McRay with the fleet of trucks used for cartage Beaded Wheels, PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. in the ‘30s. Caversham, Dunedin is in the background. Laserprints/photocopies are not suitable. Photos will be returned as soon as practicable. management committee MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SECRETARY/ TREASURER Ed Boyd Contact National Office for all queries Please note this information changes Michael Lavender 06 348 4547 [email protected] annually - these details are valid until regarding VICs, logbooks, historic race licences, 03 325 5704 [email protected] Tony Bartlett October 2014. lighting endorsement, registration of vehicles, REGISTRAR 06 867 9850 [email protected] address changes, subscriptions, membership PRESIDENT Rod Brayshaw Diane Quarrie John Coomber 07 549 4250 [email protected] cards, speed events. 06 876 4009 [email protected] 03 348 0062 [email protected] SPEED STEWARD The Vintage Car Club Of New Zealand (Inc.) CLUB CAPTAIN NORTHERN REGION Tony Haycock National Office, Paul Collins 03 980 6755 [email protected] VCCNZ ARCHIVIST 09 423 7888 [email protected] Marilyn McKinlay PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140 BEADED WHEELS CHAIRMAN 03 349 6951 [email protected] Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 CLUB CAPTAIN SOUTHERN REGION Kevin Clarkson Alon Mayhew 03 385 9821 [email protected] Email [email protected] 03 443 7030 [email protected] branches A full list of branch addresses and contact details can also be found on the VCCNZ website at www.vcc.org.nz ASHBURTON CENTRAL HAWKES BAY HOROWHENUA NORTH OTAGO SOUTH OTAGO WAIRARAPA PO Box 382, Ashburton 7740 C/- 346 Porangahau Road, RD 2, PO Box 458, Levin 5540 PO Box 360, Oamaru 9444 C/- M. 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The Historic Vehicle Authority of New Zealand ISSN 0113-7506 Vol LXIII No. 328 Editorial Committee Beaded Wheels Kevin Clarkson (Chairman), Judith Bain, Rosalie Brown, Bill Cockram, John Coomber, Issue 328 June/July 2014 Mark Dawber, Marilyn McKinlay. Material for Publication Reports of restorations, events, road tests, historical and technical articles etc should be forwarded to PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141, typed or neatly printed, double space on one FEATURES side of paper only. Email of text and photos is acceptable, digital photographs should be high 12 The Mascot Story – Part III resolution eg 300dpi. No payment is made to contributors. The opinions or statements 16 Veteran Motoring at its Best expressed in letters or articles in Beaded Wheels are the author’s own views and do not necessarily express the policy or views of The Vintage Car 18 Dunedin Brighton 2014 Club of NZ (Inc). Email 20 Take your marks, get set… [email protected] 22 For sale; 1911 Daimler. Parts, Possibly 14hp Advertising Address James Gray, a Beaded Wheels reader from Classified and Display Advertising to: Scotland, has taken a kiwi idea back PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. 28 Behind the Wheel of a 1955 Swallow Doretti Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 366 0273 home, see page 20. Rate schedule available on request. 32 Rally Snippets Back Issues Available on request to PO Box 13140, Southland – Veteran Run to Colac Bay Christchurch 8141. North Otago – Ngapara Hill Climb Correspondence & Editorial Contributions Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 366 0273 34 North Island National Easter Rally PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Subscriptions 36 Roycroft Trophy 2014 Beaded Wheels subscribers change of address to PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140. Phone 03 366 4461, Fax 03 366 0273 42 Navigating the Nevis Annual subscription (6 issues) $39* inc GST Australian subscription (6 issues) NZ$70* Other countries (6 issues) NZ$100*. *Payment by credit card will incur additional bank fee COLUMNS processing charge of 3% 4 President’s Message Production Typesetting & design by RGBDesign The 1955 Swallow Doretti, see page 28. Printed by Spectrum Print Ltd, Christchurch. 4 As We See It Closing Date for August/September Issue Editorial Copy 24 June 2014 5 VCC Events Advertisements 10 July 2014 The Vintage Car Club of 6 National Office News New Zealand (Inc.) National Office 6 Vero International Festival of Historic Motoring 2016 Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 Email [email protected] 7 Mailbag Postal Address PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. 8 Soapbox Address 12 Aberdeen St, Christchurch, New Zealand. 10 The Way We Were Website www.vcc.org.nz 11 Timelines Beaded Wheels is the voice of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) and its 35 branches Meet Alon Mayhew and Socks who took 38 Brass Notes covering the length and breadth of the country. part in an interesting jaunt through the The efforts of our members continue fostering and ever widening the interest in this segment Nevis, see page 42. 39 50 Year Awards of our country’s history. It is to these people, who appreciate the fascination of age, the individuality 40 Two Wheels and Other Things and the functional elegance of vehicles from a bygone era, that this magazine is dedicated. Beaded Wheels – A very apt and well-known title 44 Marketplace however readers may wonder at the origin of the name. By way of explanation beaded edge wheels 51 Swap Meets & Rallies use beaded edge tyres that are kept in place by reinforced rubber beads, which fit into the rolled edges of the wheel rim. This style of wheel was a 52 Idle Torque distinctive feature of early motoring being used on early bicycles, many pre-1924 cars and most motorcycles until 1927. The VCCNZ adopted 62 Passing Lane the title Beaded Wheels for their quarterly club magazine in March 1955 which was the successor to the monthly Guff Sheet. Copyright Information The contents are copyright. Articles may be COVER reproduced complete or in part provided that Olivia McNair with her grandfather Wallace McNair as passenger acknowledgement is made to “Beaded Wheels, the magazine of The Vintage Car Club of New at Hampton Downs in the Roycroft Lunchtime Laps. Photo Neville Zealand (Inc)” as the source. Beaded Wheels Bailey. reserves the right to digitally store all published material for archival purposes. Beaded Wheels 3 president’s message as we see it Last issue I was pleased to see that seen on the Coast just prior to Easter It has often been said that New Zealand Beaded Wheels introduced Soapbox which, weekend. Many of those on the Tour from society is dependent upon volunteers as as the title suggests, is an additional Nelson the weekend before were stranded these are involved in all aspects of life in opportunity for members to air their views in Westport by the storm but eventually New Zealand.