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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE President : N. A. Dewhur st (Auc kland) Club Captain: A. D. Storer (Banks Peninsu la) VOL.XXXII No. 160 Club Vice-Captain: B.A. Good man (Banks Pen insula] Hon. Secretary: Robert Duns, Cante rbury June-July 1986 Tel. 64·46 1 Christc hurch. Club Registrar: Don Bennett s, 714 Hills Road , Ch ristc hurch. 3 2N D YEAR OF PUBLICATION Executive: Messrs B.]. Barnes [South Canter bury). Mrs jocelyn P. Hosken [Ashburton], ].W.A. New ell [Banks Peninsula). N.C. Skevington [Canter bur y]. IN THIS ISSUE President's Message 2

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At th e last meeting of th e I, and othe r Execut ive members, mountain we were regaled with Nationa l Executive I announce d have again been abl e to att end so me gre at tal es of p revious that it was my int ention to stand Branch A.G.M.s thi s year. We Maunga Moana's, no doubt during down as President thi s year. appreciate this opportunity to meet it's rebel teen year s. Good support Although I am convinced that the members and participate in your was evident from many branches overall aims, policy, and direction discussions and plans etc. and trust in the lower North, including one the Club has been tak ing for many that by our atte ndance we have club Captain who organ ised an years now, are correct and on been of so me as si st ance or official bran ch run to take his course, ther e are neverthel ess guidance. members to suppo rt Taran aki . various tacks that ca n be used to Any Bran ch should feel free of Goo d on you Wairarapa. achieve that course. Th ere are co urse at any time to invite Don't forget to register for th e different emp hases that can be Executi ve representation to events, Annual Conference, this year bein g ap plied to aims and policy criteria. functions or meetings. Every ho st ed by Auckland. Th ese In oth er words, new blood, new a tte m p t is made to e ns u re meetings are held in different ideas, new thinking, is beneficial to reasonable representation auto­ venues around the country each our gro w th and wellbeing matically, but that does not year, and are we ll worth att ending provided we keep to those basi cs preclude a Branch formally askin g, if and when you have th e chance . laid down by the founders of the should they wi sh to do so. And pl ease do remember to Club, and I believe espouse d by Pat and I wer e abl e to atte nd exercise your right to vote in the every President since . Namely that Taranaki's 21st Maunga Moana postal ballot for elected officers and our Club is made up of peo ple, not Rally, (while on the way hom e with notices of moti on . Information and cars. Old vehicles ar e the common a recalcitrant car which declined to voting papers will be available very interest that binds us togeth er, and return hom e promptly after th e shor tly, if not now. And mos t that can take many forms. Two, Pan-Pacifi c). Along with several bran ches will be holding meetings four or mor e whee ls, Edwa rdian or hundred oth ers we we re trea ted to to discu ss the matt ers being voted Classic , ra llying or restor in g, th e usual h ospitality w h ic h on, make sure you att end yours. researching history or recording it, Taranaki has become kn own for, all this and much more form part and justifiably so. After an excellent NORMAN DEWHURST of our common interest. Th e wide days motoring around th e ran ge, or variety encompassed by our aims has always been one of our strength s and the sam e can be The Rotorua Vintage & Veteran Car Club Inc. said of ou r elected office rs. is holding its How ever, si nce stating my intent ions at the aforesaid meetin g, there has been a dearth of members 6th Annual Central North Island indicating their readiness to stand (at the tim e of writing this] and I SWAPMEET assure members that I have no (A NATIONAL CALENDAR EVENT) intention of leaving my position without a suitable and willing at the ROTORUA RACECOURSE, success or. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Late Mar ch Rotorua branch SATURDAY, 12th JULY, 1986 hosted the National North Island This event will be of interest to all collectors of vintage and Easter Rally, w hich really turned veteran vehicles, antiques of every kind, motorcycles, hot out to be a National Rally. Despite rods etc . bein g hard on the heels of the Pan­ Pacific, ther e were entrants there SITES FREE. ADMISSION $2.00 per person. from all over the country including REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE. V.C.C. & members of allied some from overseas. Report s so far clubs will be welcomed at the clubrooms, Neil Hunt Park, indicate all went we ll and Rotorua Rotorua, from 5.00 p.m. onwards for a "Get Together" and can feel very proud of their bran ch Bar-B-Que tea at a nominal charge . and those members wh o worked so well to ensur e the success of the For further details 'phone Rotorua 476-498. eve nt.

PAGE TWO Vauxhall Competition! 1908-1911 by Leith NewelI Part 3.

For 1908 the Canterbury Aut o­ Official observe rs wer e of course, by Mr Wait er Scott. Becau se of mobile Association staged prob­ ca rried on all cars and th ese wer e the late arrival th e car wa s run abl y its biggest trial ever. Amon g changed daily. Points were lost for ju st as it ca me out from the the thirty-sev en entr ies we re a all unofficial stops (apart from factory - Mr W.B. Scott (fathe r of number of cars from the North stops for tyres). As w ith most of th e dri ver) wo uld not allow any Island, including a White stea m th ese ea rly trials, th e object wa s to experime nting at that stage. As the ca r of Hawkins & Rowe, Napier, test th e relative reliability of th e dark hor se of th e eve nt and with a whi ch was conside red ineligible va rious tour ing cars. Each day a reputation precedi ng it, no do ubt and relegat ed to carry officials and specified time was set for th e run, th e new Vau xhall was watched reporters on the trial. Entries w hich cut out 'excessive spee ding' w ith grea t int erest especially by ranged from the SOh.p. Darracq and at the same time allowed the th e rival firms. from Timaru, down to a bevy of smaller cars to compete. Th ere December 28 saw th e thirty­ 8h.p. Reos and Rover s. Names wer e no clas ses - tr ade and pri­ seven cars lined up in Worcester that are almost forgotte n like vat e owners were all in together ­ Street , east of th e Cathed ral , and S.C.A .T., Argyll , Stua rt and and a formula arra nge me nt was th e first car was flagged away at Belsize mingled with the mor e used to allow for th e vari ous Barn, th e remainder followi ng at familiar Vau xhall , Talb ot , Wols­ en gines and sizes . eley and ; in all th ere Scott Mor gan & Co. had entered were seventee n makes repre­ th eir new 20h .p. Vau xhall (Y.2.) 1908 Trial Day 3 at the lunch stop se nted . which had arrived fro m Englan d Waiau Ferry near Hanm er. The trial covered 547 miles only a week or so before the Photo courtesy Rangiora Early during th e four days of th e eve nt. eve nt, and th is was to be dri ven Records Society.

PAGE T HREE one minute inter vals. Entry No . Knowing how it can blow in the Akaroa. Because thi s road was 12 (the new Vauxhall] was away back country round th e Rakaia very narrow and it was only at 8.26am. Th e route was from Gorge, one ca n imagine th e car s possible to pass in a few pla ces , Christchurch up the Main No rth battling for mil es against the lun ch wa s a rather prolonged Road to Leithfield , then inl and strong head w ind . Add ed to thi s affair as th e entra nts had to wait back through Sefton, Oxford to were the hazards of th e water until the coaches from Little River Springfield for lunch - one hour races between Mayfield and had arrived before beginning th e allowed for this - and th en back to Ashburton - " wate r rac es wer e return trip. Thi s was on the sa me Christchurch on the Main West big, could hav e floated boats". rout e as far as Little River ­ Road . The tim e se t for 119 mil es Th e third day with 32 starters , including the hill climb at Barry's wa s 5 - 5'/2 hours. Mu ch of the wa s by contrast less eve ntful, Bay - th en up Gebbies Valley, inland sec tion of this route wa s on even the Waipara River, usually Governor s Bay and on to back road s, which have only been notoriou s (the A.A. used to keep a Christchurch, 113 mil es. It had sealed in recent years. hors e there as the cro ssing was so rained heavily in the early The following day th er e w ere soft). was particul arl y low , so th e morning and road s wer e muddy only 35 starters , one of th e 16/20 smaller cars had better runs, and and sticky until Little River , but Reos and th e Sizaire Naudin there were no withdrawals during dri ed later in th e day. pulled out , and during the day the the day. Th e route was north up On th e way to Akaroa , th e 50h.p. Darracq and a 16/20 Argyll the main road to Culverden and spring co ntrolling th e advance withdrew with engine troubles. then to th e Upper Waiau Ferry an d retard position of th e magneto Gen erally en gine and tyre (near Hanmer] for lunch and the on the Vauxhall became unhitch ­ troubles were more numer ou s. same way hom e, 166 mil es . ed - leaving it fully advan ced all Th e route was from Christchurch On the fin al day th e 25/35 Ariel th e tim e. 'Y.2.' was th e first int o to Darfield , th en throu gh the wa s a non- start er and the remain­ Akar oa , and aft er the car had been Rakaia Gorg e to Methven for ing 31 set off on a pr etty gruel ling directed int o a quiet stree t by on e lun ch, on to Ashburton and back trip. During th e day a further four to Christchurch on th e Main ca rs withdrew . 435 mil es had 1910 Hachthorne Road Hill Climb South Road , 149 mil es . Th e petrol alr ead y be en cove red and today as Vauxhall entries cons umption test (held this sec ­ well as the hilly route, there was a W.J. Scat! with 'Y.2 .' 0. Clothier's ond day) wa s made mor e diffi cult tim ed hill climb. Th e course led 16 h.p. and W.E. Scott & Co's 20 by stong no rwest conditions. out to Littl e River and on to h.p. Photo: Newell Collection

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PAGE FOU R of the officials, M. Malaquin who ++'1"1"1"1"1"1'+++++++++++++++++++01"1"1"1'+1 wa s the obse rve r said, "Now if anything wa nts fixing, I'm going off for a w hile!" (He had previou sly admitted to being BaST COAST ATIQUE sca red at ridi ng in the Vauxhall ARE THE FORD PARTS SPECIALISTS SINCE for the hillcli mb and wanted 1964 everything in orde r.] Of course Mr "--'~~~~~9 Scott didn' t tou ch a thing - not wanting to lose five marks! Model T - Model A 32 -48 V /8 - 49 -59 V /8 Back at Barry 's Bay the cars 32- 64 trucks - 25-48 Chev were lined up outs ide the Post Tyres - Mot oring books Office and sent off up the hill at three minute int ervals - no closed Most parts ava ilable ex st ock. roads of course. Th e climb was 1,600ft in five miles of bends an d All major credit cards accepted . sharp curves and although the All we require is the numbe r of road had dried it was still heavy , your card and the type. but th e run up was fast and exciting. Th e Vau xhall 's tim e for Goods shipped within 2 days the hill was 9min. 22sec., fastes t of order received. tim e of the day. Second was the 25h .p. Talb ot takin g 12m in. l l sec. , with abo ut 10cwt. more up . In spi te of the talbot's extra Brand ne w 1985 cata log ue now available, 750 more weig ht the Vauxha ll's time was Fo rd items t han previous catalogue. Price still $4.50, fast enough to collect first place add $2 extra for air mail. Refund voucher is included on formula also. plus specials list available only to cat alo gue purchasers. The trip was not yet over Sto re ope n M onday to Frid ay 9-5, Su nda y 9-2 . Closed however, and the clim b up from pub lic hol idays, Su nd ays or hol iday weekends and Govenors Bay ove r Dyers Pass Thursday thr ough to W ed nesd ay of Bendigo swap meet. was still ahead. Th e last corner was so tight that many cars had to have two goes to get round. By ~ tak ing it close to the bank, the Vauxhall roared up, no do ubt giving M. Malaquin one more fright for the day . Her e also i BaST COAST ANTIQUE passenge rs we re shed from man y t AUTO PARTS cars - Scott Morgan & Co.'s :;: 10 W aterloo Stre et Narr abeen, Sydney, AUSTRALIA Gladiator for one couldn't get up with a full load. Th en fina lly, for Telephone 02 -913 2655 (tape installed for after hours) 'Y.2.' home at 7.17pm. All mail to Box 330, Narrabeen, 2101, Sydney Of the thirty-seven en tries, i Visit East Coast on your next trip to Aus tralia, we do our best to tw enty-seven completed th e trial t help, not hinder and only six had non-stop runs for :;: Take advantage of the new low Australian dollar, much cheaper th e w hole eve nt. Th e ove rall + than U.S. dollars. winne r, taking into account petrol +++'."."1'+++++++++++++++++'."1"1'01'++++++ con sumption and hill clim b was the 15h .p. Talb ot of Adam s Ltd . prese nted with ce rtifica tes of to £165, from w hich the C.A .A. driven by H.T. Adam s. Gold reliability eac h hav ing 1,000 mad e a nett profit of £13-18-l! medals were awarde d to the six marks - no points lost for reli­ Th e next co mpetitive appear­ ca rs making non -stop ru ns ; - A. abi lity on the tria l. The Trop hy for ance of 'Y.2.' was May 21 1910, Mor te n's 30 h.p . Wolseley­ fas tes t time in the hill climb, and whe n petrol consumption an d Siddeley; Adams Ltd. 15 h.p. the Trophy for first place on spe ed tests we re held at Talbot; Adams Ltd . 25 h.p. Ta lbot ; formula in the hill climb were Addington Metropolitan Track, J.H. Willia ms ' 22 h.p. S.C.A.T.; both awared to Scott Morgan & Christchurc h. By this time Scott Morgan & Co.'s 20 h.p . Co.'s Vauxhall - 'Y.2.' . extensive experimenting had been Vauxhall; W.M'A. Duncan's 12/14 It is interesting to note that the done on the Vauxhall in regard to Singer. These six cars we re also entry fees for the trial amounted fuel consumption and the special

PAGE FIVE "extra air " system had been 94.3 points, 27 .77 m.p.g. 38.72 ton PUTARURU MO TOR fitted. m .p.g. REBU ILDS LTO For the fuel test , ca rbu rettors Speed Test Class C. were conne cted to an improvised 1. Scott's Vauxhall, 48 sec . Babbi t bearlnq s made new tank ho lding half a gallon of 2. Dexter & Cro zier 's 30h.p. agai n by Cent rifugal cast ing. pet rol, fitted to a lamp b racket. Cadillac, 51 sec . Cars ran until the fuel gave out. Th e special pr ize for high est Th e speed test was made aggr egate marks presented by the im mediately after this and no Dunlop Rubber Co. was awarded adj ustment to the motor was to Scott 's Vauxhall with 182 allowed. This was a half mile points out of 200. standing start on the circular The first Hackt horne Road Hill track , and considering it consisted Climb was he ld on June 11 1910. of th ree inches of dust well The climb ran from the foot of watered , the speeds were Hackthorne Road up to the surprising ly good . Entries of junction with Dyers Pass Road, which there were twenty-three, and included some fairly steep 70-78 Taupo Street. Phone 7993. were divided into three classes on grades and very ac ute corners . On PUTARURU h.p. rating. Some of the less we ll the day the road was in excellent known cars incl ud ed a 7.3 h.p . condition. On ly twelve of the RESULTS Chenard Walcker, 16 h.p. Marl­ nineteen cars enter ed, competed Trad e: 1. W.J. Scott's 20 h.p . borough , and 25 h .p . Chalmers and the contest was mainly fought Vauxhall (Y.2.11 min . 49 sec. Firs t Detroit. out between the Vauxhalls and on formula and fas test time of the Petrol consumption Class C the Talbots. A striped two seater day. 20h .p . and un der 30h .p. 20 h.p. Talbot was picked to win 2. On formula Adams 15h .p. 1. W.J . Scott's 20h.p. Vaux ha ll the event. Results for the first Talbot. (Y.2.) 100 points, 34.44 m .p.g., time were div ided into Op en or 1910 Hackthorne Road Hill Climb and 43 .18 ton m.p .g. Trade Clas s, and Private Owners 'Old Blue' nearing the finish 2. F.W. Johnston 's 12/16 Talbot , Class . Photo: Newell Collection

PAGE SI, Thi s da y Mr Scott drove bot h Vauxhalls ent ered by W.B. Scott and Co. as the firm had by now bee n renamed . The next major tr ial was the 1910 trial to Dunedin and bac k, but 'Y.2.' wa s not entered for this . Instead Mr Seott drove on e of the new 'A Type' Vauxhalls whi ch received a silver medal for second place in Open Class and first pri ze for petrol consumption. Before the next hill climb on Hackthorne Road on Mar ch 11, 191 1 the light touring body had been built and fitte d to 'Old Blue'. by The course was the same as the JackHoven previous year and ther e wer e thirteen compe titors . 'Y.2.' went up at approximately 40 m .p.h. to clip 15.2 se c off last year's tim e. the four Vauxhalls entered , two by W.B. Scott & Co. and tw o pri vately ow ned, scoo ped the pool. Open: Gold medal, fastest time W.]. Scott 's Vauxhall 1min 334/5 sec. Gold me dal. first on form ula , seco nd fastest time W.B. Scott's Vauxhall. 1min 48 3/5 sec. Private Owners Class First on formula and fast est time E.R. Stead's Vauxhall Second formula and second fastest time A. Goodwin's Vauxhall. To be continued .

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PAGE SEVEN slowest time of the day, it woul undoubtedly ha ve been awarde The Invermay to Sandra England on he r first ru as she accus tomed herself t rid in g Joh n Twaddle's heav Hillclimb 1986 vin tage Harley Davidson. Bi even top pling off the mach in e 0 the rou gh return road did ne by Eileen McMillan de te r Sandra, w hose time im pro ved immen sely thr ou gh or th e day, end ing wi th a final best c Sch eduled so soo n aft er th e ve ry B.S.A. 250 on w hich at the end of 44.30, and she deservedly wo n th successful road racing meeting in com petition he had ac hiev ed his trophy for Most Not abl Dun ed in and almo st a sur feit of best time of 39.63. Th ree A.J.S.s Pe rfo rma nce of th e Day. speed eve nts during Januar y and enjoyed th e day's contest. John Com pe ting on the hill for th February, ln vermay was expected Scott on a 1956 mod el had a first tim e , Craig Ball antyn e on to have a low entry th is year. fast est tim e of 32 .45 , only slightly bo rrowed No rton 650 had put u: Heavy rain w hich led to floodi ng quick er than Keith Ru thven's a most cr editable 32.54 by hi throughout Ot ago and Canterbury 1950 A.J.S. which ra n consisten tly four th run. Bru ce Ch risti e and so: during th e p rev ious w eek adde d well w ith a final best time of Geoffrey shared a J.A.P., an d a to th e gene ral despo nde nc y of th e 33.44; th is gav e Keith best th e end of co mpe tition Bruce' or ganisers. However, on the day mo torcy cle tim e on for mula. T he bes t 30.08 was only ba rely ahea the sun shone bra vel y, and a total 1951 A.J.S. of Mu rray Hamilton of Ge off's 30.28. These thre of twenty-five ve hicle s turned up reduced 40 seconds down to 37.69 riders were givi ng han for scru tineering . Th ese in cluded by his sixth run. compe tition to th e Twadd l four intrepid folk w ho had Regular atte nder Glenda Ma nn b rothe rs. Trevor 's very quic w ended a rath er ha zardou s way on a vintage Velocett e register ed initi al ru n of 31.23 on his 195 south from Christchurch through 43.7 1. Sara h Gamble , [awa 350, Norton marked the begin ning c surface wate r and de tours appearing at the hill for her the day's ba ttle ; in response, Joh necessitat ed by flood-damaged second yea r, obtained 43.05, only on his 1960 rac ing Harl ey put u high ways; their efforts to take part fra cti on ally slower than hu sband 30.61, and th en with their foo in the even t were particularly lvan on his 1950 Victoria at 42.83; ou t, speedway-ride r style th ey SE appreciat ed . Sar ah rem ains co nvinced that ou t to beat the clock and eac Ver y subs ta ntial altera tions with ano ther run at the end of the other. On his last run Trevc have tak en place to buildings a nd da y she wo uld have beaten him . register ed his fas tes t tim e c roads at th e Resear ch Sta tio n . As a Bevis Bin nie 's ve te ran Roy al con sequ en ce th e organise rs were Enfield gave him a more than impell ed to move th e hill climb's resp ect abl e 48.44 . Grant Cowie, A .C. Special: Fastes sta rt-line a few ya rds closer to th e If ther e we re a trophy for car on formula. bo tto m of th e hill thi s yea r. The fini sh line w as mov ed on an equa l distan ce , bringin g it even closer to th e hazardou s Y-junc tio n w hich has trad itionall y been the ba ne of hard- fin ish er s. How ever, altho ug h it might have been thou ght th at th is would ca use the mor e tim or ou s to " lift off " be fore the finishi ng lin e, tim es es tab lis hed during th e day gave no evi de nce of any suc h react ion . Mot or cycl es aga in pr ed omin­ at ed thi s year. First to fro n t up to th e hock ey-st ick was Lindsay Wogan on a borr owed B.S.A. B33. with w hic h he gradually cut dow n his times du ring the day until his fifth ru n, completed in 37.53 seconds. Ne xt up the hill ca me Phil Briant, also on a borr owed

PAGE EIG HT 30.57, but John had alr eady put up his best tim e of 29.36 - overall fastest tim e of th e day. It is a great pity that th e somew ha t altered len gth of the hill does not allow true com pariso n with earlie r years' tim es. M.G.s have alway s been lured by Inv ermay, and thr ee of the ever-faithful continge nt turned out to compete in 1986. Barry Russell 's 1951 TD put up 38.11, Des Gr ey's 1954 TF 35.43, and Wayn e Mar sh 's 1949 TC wa s qu ickest of all with 34.39. Regular supporter Gerry van Strik 's 1948 CRESTER CAR Riley registered a ver y smooth Keith Ruthven, A.J. S.: Fastest 38.85 , narrowly ahead of a motorcycle on formula. SALES remarkable spry 40.05 by the compe tition from the top of the Mark IV Bentley of Malcolm hill for a while. He could affo rd to 374 Worcester Street McMillan. British visito r Alison relax, since it turned out that he Christchurch Moores in Gr ant Cowie's vintage had tak en best car tim e on spe nt the da y steadily form ula. reducin g her times for a final neat Old -tim er s wh o can rememb er BUYING 40.00. Grae me Curries Buckler Invermay as a heavil y timber ed put up 36.24. Norman Masters' av enue through which shafts of OR SELLING gleaming Jagu ar Special looked sunlight would filter down ont o a nd sounded over-powered in th e the dust-lad en trails of oravel and as if it should have contestants, will be pleased to GOOD USED CARS been capable of bett er than its learn th e trees ar e returning. The eventual 33.23. Th e Morg an of astoni shing grow th rat e of the Peter Ge nda ll, sini ster in black rad iata pin es indicat es that in prime r after a tot al restoration another very few years the hill 's . NOEL completed only just in tim e to tak e appearan ce will have returned to part in the Dunedin Road Race s, a similar one to its earlies t years .O was its usual speed y self with BEECROFT 30.79, fastest ca r tim e of the da y. FORD PARTS MemberL.M. V.D.A. The only incident during th e event was provided by Gra nt Falkners Garage Cow ie in the 1929 A.C. Special (Since 1956) Member Vintaje which disappeared down th e CarClub (N.Z. escape road at the end of his last (Brian Falkner , Prop .) run and did not rea ppea r. Lacking Large stocks of new , rebuilt , eve n audible reaction from sec ondhand parts for Ford V8's around th e corner, concern ed up to 1977. Please send S.A .E. Telephone 897-715 marshalls called up the crash for your requirements to 184 truck, whose crew was reli ev ed to Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wgtn. After Hours 881-387 disc over th e A.C. pa rked by th e side of the road and Grant Phone 837-558 walking back to observe

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OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER -GENERAL Your s ugge s t i o ns about lapsed registrat i on s have been c a r e f u l l y con s i d e r e d but at this stage the existing \\'ELI,I );(;T () :\ , :-\ I:\\'/I:.ILI:-;' I) , prov i s i ons are believed t o be adequate in most cas es. If a v e h icl e owne r wi s he s t o keep the regis t r a t ion of a v e h icl e l ive he need only licence i t e v ery s econd 21 Mar ch 1986 year. It is true that under the ex i st ing system this can be d one for 1 month (the month of June) whereas under the new system a l i cence for a minimum per i od of 6 mont hs wou ld be required. Howev er, by us ing Mr R J Du n s the "Clas s A" c a tegor y of l i censing a cons i d e r a b l e Secretary cost sav i ng is possible. The Vin t a ge Ca r Cl ub of New Ze a l a nd Inc Cl ass A l ice n s i ng , which does not appear t o be generally PO Box 2546 known amo ngst your Clu b ' s members, i s a vailable f or CHRI STCHU RCH any vehi c le which i s not going to be used on a r oad except f or purposes o f a driver's licence test or when proceeding t o a s e rvice stat i on f or serv i cing, inspect i on Dear Mr Du n s or r epa i r.

This c lass of lic ensing wou l d s e e m to be i dea l l y suited I am r e plying t o yo u r furthe r letter about motor vehi cle to tho se of your members who wish t o keep t he registrat ion concessions . registrat i on of a vehicle open but do not intend putting i t o n the road unt i l some l a t e r date. It c a n be I n deve lop i ng the new r elicens i ng syst e m, caref u l obtained on c ompl e t i ng a licence appl i cation form t o cons i d era tion wa s give n t o what licence periods o ug h t show the t ype o f v e hicl e concerne d as a "Class A c ar" , t o be available t o motorists o n compl e tion of the initial "Class A motor cycle", etc., a s the case ma y be. 3-1 5 month spread. The conclu sion rea ched was that a c ho ice betwe en 6 months a nd 12 months woul d s u i t At c ur ren t rates, ordina r y 6 month l i c e nces for a v eteran the needs of mos t vehicle owne r s , particularly tho se car a nd a 40-year-old car would cost $1 1 and $15 .50 who use ve hicle s s uc h as boat trail ers and c aravans respe ct i v e ly, whil e a Class A 6 month licence f o r eit her o n a s easona l ba sis . type o f ve h i cle would c ost o n l y $4 not a great d e al when pa id e very alt e r na t e yea r. At pres ent, if the owne r of such a vehicl e wants t o use it ov e r the s umm e r mont h s s t a r t i ng , s ay , i n Nov e mber , he is o b l i ge d t o take o ut a l i cence f or 8 months You r s s incerely ( Novembe r - J u ne) . Under the new syst e m a 6 month l i c enc e wo uld s uffice , representing a 25 % s a ving i n f e e s . Motor vehicl e rel ice ns i ng s tatistics s up port the view t hat ~ sjgnifj.c an t numbe r of vehicle owners will bene f i t from this prov ision. ~~

A min imum l i cence period o f 3 months was l o oke d a t Jonathan Hunt b ut was felt undesirable because o f the l i kely Postmaster General ad min i strative c osts inv olv ed. A 3 month period car rie s wi t h it the po s sibility that a motorist coul d take out 4 l i cence s in a year , thus generat i ng a fou r fold i ncrease in bot h the nu mbe r o f d o cument s t o be process ed and the proces s ing cos t s . London Brighton 1985

by Bill Piddington

One of th e first things I did after au tumn colours in the oa k trees London-Brigh ton plagues. Th er e arrivin g in London in August was and th e first white frost of th e were also th e newly restor ed and to go down to the R.A.C. and see if winter it really was guite a sight. sp it and polish boys - once again it was possibl e to get a rid e but The bright shafts of sunlight some thing for everyone's taste. alas it was not. Th e Spor ts Officer shining throu gh the tr ees mad e Clothing worn by the entran ts at the R.A.C. w as ver y helpful. I ph otography very hard as my and passenger s was var ied . discu ssed w ith him th e best place slides bear out. I had Sally Fashion plates with sa ble and to view th e ca rs. His sugges tion organized with her came ra to tak e m ink fur coats to the World War II was at the t in Hyde Park. I prints w hile I did th e slides . We grea t coa ts. Th er e w er e the w ell would then see all th e cars as w ent through seve n films dr essed motori sts in stri ped . ther e are a few that don 't mak e it between us so I have a great blazer s and stra w cadies, bun to the fin ish and that is what I record of a really wonderful hats, leather motoring helmet s ­ decided on. eve nt. My dr eam of a lifetime had th e serious motori st to th e fun run Sunda y 3rd Nov ember dawned come tru e. Also how fortunate we boy . Th er e was a place for all. beautifully sunny . My wife Shirl , wer e w ith the weather Prince Michael of Kent our dau ght er Sally (who is conside ring what it could have represented the roy al fam ily . He working in London) and I wer e up been and some times is for the run. dr ove a 1901 Mor s ow ned by th e at 6am a nd on th e road by 6.45am. Th e number of car s - 393 was R.A.C. - th e ca r 1 missed out on!! We deci ded to tak e a taxi to Hyde mind boggling and all Th e aris tocratic era was Park Corner. Wh en I told the ca b manufacturer s befor e 1905. rep resented by Lord Montagu driver wh er e we wanted to go and They w ere from the following driving an 1899 Daimler ow ned the reason he said " I know a co untries :-U.S.A. 24, Germany by th e Scien ce Museum and Lady bett er place to dro p you . Th e road 11, Holland 8, France 5, Swed en Montagu a 1901 Progress. Th e will be closed and I have been 4, Ireland 4, Spain 2, Australia 2, Scien ce Mu seum had an 1899 myself on one or two occasions ." Norway 1, Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Locomobile steame r entere d. The London ca bbies mu st be most Swit zerland 1, Total 54. One Other steame rs were friendly in th e world and wo rth a American car was making its Milwaukee, Sken e Toledo, fortune to London for th eir elev enth appea rance. Ga rd ner, Serpo llet and Whi tn ey. chee riness and helpfulness. We Th e ove rseas entries wer e very As you can see ther e wa s l, also had with us Bru ce, a big easy to pick out as just about all som ething for all tast es. Th ere I retriever wh o belong ed to the had th e nati onal flag of their we re even elec trics . Mu seu ms publican Sally worked for, so the country flying. Th e Am er icans represented wer e Scien ce , driver had a load . Dogs go had their state or confede racy Nati onal, Shuttleworth, Not ting­ eve ryw he re in London w ith their flag. Th er e must still be a strong ham, Industrial, Ramsgate, owners. It is noth ing to see the m southern feelin g. Not a bad tota l Indi anapolis, Spee dway, Daimler on buses, on th e underground as w ith the loc als. The mo st popular Ben z. Car firms represented w er e well as sitting up in cars as if they make was De-Dio n Bouton with Vau xhall Motor s, Renault, ow ned them. seve nty cars entered ran ging fro m Daiml er Ben z and Leyland. We arr ived at the sta rt ab out 1898 to 1904. Eat your heart out The youngest ow ne r was Louise 7am and what a sight it wa s Robin Mundy! Perhap s the next Williams (13) w ith a 1900 Cleme nt alr ead y. A rea l hiv e of acti vity, best mak e entered wa s Panhard dri ven by her father. Th e unloading ca rs of trail er s, Levassor with thirty two followed youngest driver was Win ston cleaning, oiling and topping up by Darracg with fourteen. Bunn (17) with a 1904 w ith petrol. Th er e wer e all sh ap es Th e condition of th e ca rs Humber ett e. Th e oldest driver did and sizes . Som e car s I had never wa rrants mention . Som e being not divulge his age but many w ere heard of and they came fro m all dead ori ginal , never touched sin ce in th e eighties - not a bad effort. ove r the world. Th e ca rs w ere they left th e factory in the ea rly Mention m ust be made of th e lined up in Hyde Park on a sealed nineteen hundreds. Other s 40 /4 5 h.p . Mer cedes from road w hic h runs throu gh the park original w ith a few bits missin g, German y w hich cut out the 54 from Hyde Park Corner , along th e lamps, guards etc. Cars that w ere mil es from Hyde Park to Brigh ton Serpentine - a hu gh lak e - to restor ed years ago and had been in abo ut 48 minutes, mu ch to th e Baysw ater Road . With th e well used , display ing up to forty disgust of officia ls. It would be a

PAGE ELEVEN very good tim e for a modern car, far less a 1904 one. Th e Regal would look antiqua ted besid e the white monster. The following is a list of vehicles which we do not see in New Zealand and a few not es from th e programme: Aster - orginally French - the Aster ch as sis and compon ents were manufactured in th e U.K. and supplied to other ca r manufacturer s. Auge - cars wer e pow ered by the Cyclo pes engine ­ hot tube ignition. Bardon French manufacture built between 1898 and 1906. On e cylinder on e spark plug - two opposin g piston s. Beaufort built in Germany between 1901 and 1906 with British capita l ­ soley [or U.K. market. Bolide ­ made in Fran ce 1899-1908 - also built in Belgium by the name of Snoeck. Celer made in Nottingham 1904 - vertical twin ­ only known survivor ow ned by Nott ingham City Council. Conrad - star ted with steam cars in 1900 - New York Sta te ­ unusual wood en box clutch w ith two pedals - one for putting in and on e for letting out. Cyklonette - built in Berlin 1902 - in cons tant use up to 1927 th en stored in a barn until bou ght in Nov. 1983 - tyres still had air in them. Lanef - a front engine three wheeler with tiller steering - from Holland. Parisienne - mad e in France - took part in 1900 a 1000km race - front wheel dri ve - tiller steering. Premier - made in Indi anapolis - air or wate r cooled opti onal 1903-1907 transver se four was listed 1904. V.S. Long Distance - made in Jersey City - single cylinde r under seat - 7h .p . Winton - identical to first car to cross Ameri ca coas t to coast. I consid er myself to be ve ry fortunate to have tra velled to London and been part of the great experience of the London­ Bright on Rall y. I shall rem ember it for the rest of my life. I ha ve a good souve nir in th e form of the Further shots of our cover c, official Veteran Run R.A.C. flag 1928 Lagonda belongs to et issued to all co mpetitors. 0 Bishop .

PAGE TWELVE 1st Pan Pacific Rally 1986

CHRISTCHURCH 26th February - 6th March

Reports and Observations Photos by Graham StowelI

confusion. Che ck point marsh als including some very low on es , Saga of the de cid ed again to close ford. Hence negotiated ford suc cessfully - one protest! More complaints ab out entrant deliberated for about 10 Oxford Route not being allowe d to try ford. minutes before declining Day One: Day Three: opportunity to use ford - give n Lead car stuc k in ford at Loburn Colin Keenan instructed us to alternative instructions. While he towed out by chec kpoint have ford op en or shut. Checked was deliberating, motor cycle and ma rshal. Approximately 20 cars ford. Drove th rough in modern. sidecar w ent round him and on passed through th e ford. One Marshal drove through 3 times. through ford! Some competitors PWV stuck, too much tin Decision made to have ford ope n. got lost at Giv e Way sign and followed arrow, went in all nec essitated removing front The marshals set up to assist bumper to apply tow rope. 15 anyone out of ford. Alternative directions. One car charged ford minute del ay. Decision mad e by instructions to be given to pe opl e and got swamped, some time was marshal to close ford. One who declined to attempt ford , spent towing this car out, the marshal despatched to hand out rall y number to be rec orded to alternative instructions, which allow for adjustment in tim e if had not been included in route requested. VCC sign put up to Marshal Graeme Shash ey assists at instructions. He positioned assist people who opted to miss the Loburn ford. A novel way to himself in view of Give Way sign , ford . Large number of cars, tak e a sauna! to assist entrants to understand point of application of new ....• instruction. Complaint s and abuse about making them stop on I hillside! , ~ At Oxford lunch stop som e entrants disappointed at not being allowed to try ford !

Day Two: Ford flood ed. Decisi on made to give entrants option : Point of despatching alternative instruc­ tions moved to top of hill to ov ercome complaints about stopping on hill. Som e entrants th en proceeded to get lost completely. Other entrants successfully used ford anyway, som e of them then used alternative instruc tions after coming out of ford . This led them in other direc tion throu gh checkpoint crea ting utter

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I main cause being that the driver now as the next morning we set left the car in gear. Competitors As North Shore off for Christchurch. It was who were held up obviously were indeed an amazing feeling to have frustrated and made various saw the Show arrived, and Christchurch cer­ attempts at alternative route to tainly put on some excellent avoid delay. After the car was Well the event of 1986, the Pan weather for our arrival. Once we finally removed from the ford, all Pacific Rally has come and gone. had checked into the motel we following vehicles passed through Our rally truly started when we then made our way to the the ford without any problems. left Auckland, several of our Racecourse to pick up our rally From comments overheard at branch got up early and left at packs and check on the arrival of Oxford later, it appears a about 6 a.m. and headed for others including Ray and Shirley competitor told others that he Turangi which was to be our first who had caught us up. knew where the alternative route stop. Sunday was Show Day and it would go. So they all followed We left a little later with Clive was a terrific sight at the him. Unfortunately for them this and Carol Plumtree. We hadn't racecourse to see all the shine and detour took them upstream thus been going for very long when glitter of the cars on what was a missing the last checkpoint! Clive had car trouble which glorious hot day. The next ten Day Four: unfortunately was to dog us until days was spent touring all over Marshal at ford and route just before Taupo where they the local countryside and one of controller drove through the ford turned back to change cars. We the most spectacluar trips was in moderns as test. Results - ford carried on to Turangi where our over the hills to Akaroa and is open! Most competitors early starters had arrived - well having the good fortune to see the successfully negotiated the ford. some of them! Ross Moon had his Brittania moored in Lyttelton Motorcycle and low sports cars fan blade sheer'off and go through Harbour, unfortunately the were given the option - all but one the bottom tank of his radiator weather was not as kind as when motorcycle went through. One and Keith Steel had towed him we arrived for most of the competitor charged the ford and back to Taupo where with the rallying. unfortunately holed his radiator. most incredible luck a radiator Trophy day was a real highlight About this time the grader which specialist repaired and repainted as Ray and Shirley Urbahn won had been requested from the local the damage in record time and the Post Vintage Concours in their council on the previous Tuesday, even refused payment - saying he Morris 8 Sports and Ross Moon, arrived. After a short delay was glad to be able to keep an Terry and Wendy O'Shea got third competitors were again passing "Old Lady on the road." We hope place in the over 1000cc Veteran through ford, time lost being he wasn't referring to Ross! After Section. This was a terrific thrill adjusted on score sheets. One meeting up with everyone that for all North Shore Members and pillion passenger dismounted in night we pressed on towards the cheering from our section was the middle of the water whilst the Wellington the next morning and deafening. rider negotiated the deeper were greatly relieved to hear that Before long we were packing section of the ford successfully; Clive and Carol had managed to our bags and getting ready for the the pillion passenger was then overcome the car problems and trip home. Once again with ferries carried by our gallant marshal had also arrived. making life difficult for those with across the deeper section. Our first piece of local news was a tight schedule but, eventually Chivalry is not yet dead! All cars that the ferries were going on we were all back on the then negotiated th e ford strike, this actually only affected "Mainland" and heading for successfully, some requiring a the 8 p.m. sailing and we managed home. An amazing experience and little assistance. It seems from to cross on the 10 p.m. along with looked back on with many comments and actions that some most of those on the cancelled memories. people appear to have lost the sailing apart from a very forlorn ELIZABETH SMART basic spirit of what vintage Ray and Shirley Urbahn who motoring is all about! Also came to were still sitting on the wharf as HONEYCOMB RADIATORS the conclusion that people either we sailed off. It was a magnificent For genuine honeycomb radiator can't read, or are unable to follow crossing and the sight of Picton cores made to any shape or instructions set out! Or do they Harbour was perfect. specification , write to: prefer to do their own thing? Once on dry land we headed on John Rummery, 18 Orsova Place, P.S. It turned out the grader for Kaikoura which after yet Lynfield, Auckland 4, or callinto driver was acting on his own another truly glorious run was a George Mihaljevich, 76 Vermont initiative. He happened to be in welcome sight. There weren't Street, Ponsonby , Auckland . the area and came to have a look ­ many late nights as the sleepy VERMONT VINTAGE the Council had not informed him travellers booked into their of our request! rooms. Excitement was mounting RADIATORS

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eac h driving to a di ffer ent loca tion We arr ived for lunc h at the lunch ­ An Overseas on eac h rally day, bu t by th e end stop as everyone else was packing of the eve nt all entran ts had bee n up to go hom e (that's life). Visitor's View. to eac h locat ion . Well do ne ! After lunch and with Ken Ken offered to let me drive on dri vin g we set off on the " short our first rally day a nd wh at a easy" road ho me . First stop a rest ­ We se nt the 1917 Model 90 driving lesson that was - first time house (pub) half way up th e first Ove rland on a ship a few weeks out in a veteran a nd they had me " wee hill " ele va tion 1700 fee t 7 ea rlier with the assuran ce that th e driving up "cliff faces". We miles fro m lu nch stop a t sea level. Vintage Car Clu b membe rs in seemed to be keeping up well Next ra lly day a qui ck run to Ch ristchurch wo uld look after it with everyo ne until our second lunch about 20 m iles out of on arriva l. flat tyre but I th ink it was the Christchurch but ab out 100 miles We lan ded at Christchurch " wee hills " that rea lly slowed us to get ther e (designed that way). Airport and wer e pleasantly do wn (for the ben efit of those wh o We'r e motoring alon g beautifully surprised to find not on ly the pre­ don 't know "wee hills" is th e with ab out 80 mil es gone, no flat arran ged reception committee of local term used to describe grea t tyres and ce rtain to mak e lunch in local member s, but also th e mountains . The word mountains plenty of tim e. A lov ely stre tch of Overland waiting in th e airpo rt is reserved for those slightly larg er straight road, hand throttle set and carpark. Our luggage wa s packed outcrops with permanent snow on cruising nic ely - next thing motor into a member's modern wa gon them!) screams up in revs and I mention (brought there for the purpose) We wer e at ab out 400 metres to Ken that it' s jumped out of top and we were escorted to our elevation from sea level (after gear. Ken has already throttled accommodation. Next stop was abo ut 20-25 mil es of steady back and tried to put it back into rally headquarters to collec t our climbing] and nearing the sum mit gear only to disc over it's still in ­ rally pack, a day to wash and road when the learner dri ver by now we'v e gone abo ut 500 polish the car then th e ope ning stalled on a somew ha t stee p yards since th e motor began to ceremony. sec tion (an other gea r cha nge rac e - th en , what's that , a "l ist" to We arr ived at the Addington missed). star board - that 's right no back Racecourse and wer e treated to an Trying to re-start the rin g-gear w heel (or brakes or axle etc. ]. incredible display of rally ja m med and ther e we we re hand­ Luckil y ano ther rally car was entra nts. The wh ole arena was brak e a nd foot-brake hard on and following and th e occupants told covered wi th some 800 veteran , still rolling bac kwards . Next ca r us wh er e th e missin g bits had vintage and post vintage ve hicles, along is the sweep ca r w ho offe rs gone - in long grass in front of our including approxima tely 70 to tow us the las t littl e bit - no ca r and on the opposite side of th e ve tera ns and I forgo t to mention hope it's too steep, but the be nd ix ca r from w here we wo uld have th e 100 or so vintage motor cycles. pops out in the attempt and we're searched . Sever al cars had soo n The number s we re indeed large off under our own steam aga in. A stopped an d piles of additional but fro m our point of view th e bit furthe r up the track th e tools had been " throw n in to th e ran ge wa s far mor e int eresting. direction s tell us we'll have a cent re" . With the axle housing Th e high per centage of steep de sce nt and we sho uld badly da maged by the dep a rting and road sters, most sitting hap pily select low gear. axle it wa s how ev er generally on w ire whe els, was th e most By now Ken is followi ng up as a agreed (by th e onloo ke rs) that th e outstanding feature but closer passenge r in th e sweep vehicle Overland wa s out of th e rall y. Ken insp ection (which took ab out 6 (we left him be hind on th e gentle however was not to be easily hours and caused a lot of sunburn) slope wh er e w e tried towing ­ beaten and was soon hard at work revealed that nearly all the body with him pushing I forgot to add) (with grateful assistance of many) styles wer e different to tho se we and is in a perfect positi on to on a pr ecisi on road -sid e repair a re used to seeing and so many watch as his white knuckled w ith th e bush m ech anic's faithful vehicles were ori ginal. (My family and friends head off down standby of hack saw, hammer and es tima te some w he re between the "stee p" descent. Th e road cold chisel. 10% and 20%). The differ ent body took us down to sea level in ab out When we dr ove into th e lunch styl es reflected many direct 5-6 miles of " free fall " . First gea r stop two hours late we wer e imports from Europe, U.S.A: and all the way and altho ugh I tried to gree ted by a round of applause by Canada during th e 20's and 30's keep off th e brak es Ken swea rs other entra nts (Borrowe d tools but several cars w ere lat er they wer e on fire- all the way wer e then laid out on the gro und discover ed to have locally (N.Z.l down. I'm told all the 'T' Fords where th ey were collect ed by built bodies. w ho attempted this little track th eir respecti ve ow ne rs). With such numbers to cater for wer e " lowe red " on tow-rop es in Next run was a one -ma ke day th e rally organize rs split entran ts front of th e sweep ve hicle after and th e Knigh t ow ners amo ng us into five se para te gro ups w ith the ir tran sm ission ba nds gave out. wo uld hav e been amazed to see so

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PAGE NINETEEN 1902 James & Brown. .6. Photos on these pages are of the Photos by Bill Pie V 1903 Renault . London to Brighton Rally in August 1985. ..6. German entry, 1899 Benz. see article in this issue. Denmark entry, 1900 Decouville. V

• many Knights in one place. Prior So next day we were off bright and they and their cars accepted to departing for the run there and early on another 80 mile run them as part of vintage motoring. were twelve vehicles lined up, of which included a river crossing In conclusion the Overland did a these seven were Knight including vintage style (FORD). We had great job covering some 600-700 at least one Falcon Knight and almost made it to our destination miles with only one mishap and lovely original 1925 Willys Knight and only about 50 cars had passed all that time carrying 8 people (4 with about 40,000 miles us so at last we'd get to see adults, 4 children). The scenery up. everyone at lunch, to lunch and was of course spectacular on both The run was to the local Vintage natter with other owners etc ­ the rally and on our other trips to Club headquarters and our that's when we ran out of petrol ­ various areas. Overland number had risen to you guessed it last again. RALPH QUAINE about twenty vehicles including Special thanks to Ken & Keri more Knights by lunchtime. Rhodes for inviting us along to The Beaded Wheels Editorial That local Club was an eye­ share this rally and their car and Committee report with deep opener. They have approximately to all the New Zealand members regret the death of Bertha Hockley 700 members and government and rally entrants who made us whose husband Geoff is one of the granted land containing their own feel so welcome. This newsletter committee's oldest and most car graveyard and such a stock of will be forwarded to the various valued members. parts they couldn't fit in their Overland Owners who we met at Although many members were three enormous storage sheds. the rally and I hope it is shown to not privileged to know Bertha, she Ken collected a spare axle housing the organizers of the rally as was a wonderful wife and mother. for the 1917 while he was there special thanks for a great rally. It was Bertha who kept at Geoff to (there were two of them in the Additional thanks extended to the write of so many of his exploits in pile). N.Z. people who collected us at the field of motorcycle racing. By the time the next rally day the airport, looked after the car As a committee we were always arrived we had decided that the and provided us with blankets, pleased to see her during the years other vehicles in our group were cutlery etc. our meetings were held at their too fast for us and the only way to I forgot to mention earlier that home. make it to a lunch on time was to none of the locals were at all Our sympathy goes to Geoff and leave well before everyone else. concerned about the "wee hills" all his family, NEW FORD PARTS "NEW CATALOGUE" SIDE VALVE FORD V8 PARTS. Complete new range of clean imported stock covering all V8's 1932-1 948 both Passenger and Commercial vehicles. Parts sent anywhere in N.Z. New comprehensive catalogue available - a must to early Ford owners. Send $3.00 to us, postage included, to: AJAY's VB SERVICES SHOP 3, 63 NEW WINDSOR ROAD AVONDALE, AUCKLAND. P.O. BOX 19-252 AVONDALE PH. 886-785

PAGE TWENTY TWO 1st PAN PACIFIC RALLY - 1986 PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Part 2. CLASS 14 - VINTAGE CA RS - 200 1cc to 3500cc This 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3 RD PLACE W 056 A.T. Cray tho rne G 117 K. Whittaker Y 095 R. Welch Helpful Can terbury Canterbury Auckland 1929 Overland 1924 Willys Knight 1925 Davis Effort is CLASS 15 - VINTAGE CARS - 3501cc o r m ore W 149 J.R. Low e R 034 C.J. Slater Y 05 1 A&A Littin Australia Wairarap a Wellsford 1925 Aust in 1924 Stude bake r 1926 Ch rysler For CLASS 16 - POST VINTAGE VEHICLES W 051 B. Catchpole W 168 G. Walla ce R 145 H. Smith Readers Wai kato Can terbury Manawatu 1936 1938 Dodge 1933 Austin Of Beaded CLASS 17 - POST WA R VEHICLES Y 149 R. Smy th W 092 A. Bates Y 059 D. Mayh ew Wheels Wellin gton Wan ganui Rotorua 1947 Jaguar 1951 Austin 1947 Sunbeam AdS BALANCE OF DAY 4 - EQUITY CLOC KS Y 029 L. Hoy land B 018 R.J. Mund y R 023 P. Darby Restorers and Auckland Cant erbury Auckland inhabitants of 1928 Ford 1907 De Dion Bout on 1930 Oakl and CLASS 20 - COMMERC IALS Deserts or remote W 040 A.C. Munro Y 097 DJ . Flowers W 119 M.W. Geayley country pubs. Marlborou gh Canterbury Cant erbu ry 1931 Ford 1942 Ford 1929 Ford W 009 A.D. Hurley Be Hawkes Bay 1929 Chevrolet Of Hope! OVERALL W INNER -ROADSECTI ON 1ST PLACE EQUAL W 092 A. Bates G 063 M.R. Anderson Our specialist services, Wan ganui Can terbury are all yours. 1951 Austin 1936 Austin OV ERALL W INNER-GYMKHANA Kindly Y 078 B.O. Pidgeon Canterbury 1926 Fiat OVERALL W INNER-REG ULAR IT Y TEST Call 790-959 Y 057 P.R. Sathe rle y Auckland 1936 Chry sler Or drop us a W INNER - CONCOURS - VETERAN MOTORCYCLES B 0 13 W. Mar ra Cant erbury 1914 Tr ium ph MIC WINNER - CONCOURS -VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES Letter to 10 Anzac G 056 B. Gros s Ave. Auckland 1. 1928 Harl ey Davi dson Canterbury Telling us the trouble. WINNER - CO NCOURS - POST VIN TAGE & PO ST WAR MO TO RC YCLES R 080 L. Hubbard Don't dither if your Cant er bur y 1935 Harley Davidson wanted book is not W INNER - CONCOURS - VETERAN CA RS motoring or technical G 124 R.J. Brookl and 1912 De Dion Bou ton we supply to order if Canterbury it 's possible. W INNER CONCOURS -VINTAGE CA RS W 032 L. McDowell Nelson 1928 Austin FROWARDS W IN NE R CONCOURS -POST VINTAGE & POST WAR CARS Delta House . 10 Anzac Avenue Y 063 R. Urbhan Auck land 1 New Zealand North Shore 1935 Morris Phone 790-959 WINNER CONCOURS- CO MME RC IALS Specialists in Technical Non -Fiction B 152 E. Fray 1929 Chevro let Motoring & Allied subjec ts Auckland Mail Order & Import Ser vice

PAGE nVENTY T HREE lubrication system rep lenished by NZ'S OLDEST hand. Sir Len estim ates its top speed at around 20 miles an hour, CAR and says that the 90 mil es a day IN GERMAN wi ll be quite an achieve me nt. BILL " HOSS" OLSON "The last tim e I dr ove it was at Telephone calls and th e RALLY Christchurch, and it took four and newspaper informed members a half ho urs to cover 50 mil es." that Bill had died on 18th April, New Zealand's oldest car, a The car was brought to New aged 60 years. 1895 Benz - is on its way bac k to Zealand in 1900 by Nicholas Bill was an " original" member Europe to show its paces in a Oates, a Christchurch cycle deal­ of the Manawatu Branch; his blu e 360-mile rally ending up a t the er. But Sir Len is not sure that its Hudson as a work Mercedez-Benz works in Stuttgart original home is in Germany. " We horse, his green Essex for more on June 8 next. have been unable to establish formal occasions were well Sir Len Southward has " bor­ whether it was made in Ragland, known, but he was widely rowed" the car from his car Engla nd or is the rarer Inter­ renowned for his knowledge of, museum at Paraparaumu , and national model, he says. and sympathy for that character wi ll dr ive it himself with his wife, Sir Len is considering leaving bu ilding machine the Model "T". Lady Vera. Eighty-years-old Sir the car in England un til Novem­ The '26 has mo tored Len is looking forward to the ber so that he ca n drive it in the many miles, w hile the mechan­ cha llenge of driving the open-to­ famo us Brigh ton ra lly. ically reliable but unr es tored 1911 all-weathe rs vehicle over the six­ has led many a pa rade . day co urse starting at Mannheim. It was often said that if pa rts "We have to ' cover 90 miles a were not in Bill's shed, or day for four days, with a rest day recorded in his little blac k no te­ in the middle", he says. But that book, the part didn't exist in the wi ll be quite an achievement for country. Bill had occupied his the Ben z which has to stop every shed for over twenty-three yea rs ; 50 miles to have its drip-feed not only was it a store shed , where ev ery part had a history and a story, but it was a library, reference centre, wo rkshop , par ­ lour; it had three levels of acceptance, .outer, inner, and upstairs. In the last thirty yea rs there was ha rdly a parade or civic function that Bill and his "T" did not grace w ith their presence ; the first to arrive and last to leave, he usually seemed to know and be know n by the grea ter number of people present. His headgear, like th e Model T, was differen t, ran ging from a bowler (formal). large felt ste tson (wet weather). to an engine driver's cap (active and working]. He was no t an organizational or committee man, but he did serve a term on the Club Committee; he would seldom buck the system, he merely ignored it. In th ese days of conformity, characters suc h as Bill, with his kn owing grin , his note book and NEW ZEALAND'S OLDEST CAR off to vintage rally in Europ e. Sir Len mechanical knowledge, will be Southward {right }starts up the 1895 Benz for a final test before it goes into missed by many. the specially prepared container for the voyage. With Sir Len is Da vid Gadd , MOR RIE HOLLAND of Blueport A. C.T.

PAGETWE NTY FOUR get the 1986 Collectors Cata logue . The catalogue has come to be regard ed as a 'Collectors Gu ide' the Book Ileviews 116 page catalogue is ava ilable now and inclu des a feature abo ut Grand Prix Racing 1906 to 1914 by Brooklands by 'Motor Sport' w riter Th e racin g circuits used are all and editor William Boddy, in add ition T.A.S.O . Mathieson mapped out with grea t clarity, to review by Cyril Posthumus. Eoin Young has achi eved the every page has one or more Order from : imp ossibl e, a collectors item book ph otos, each year has it's ow n Eoin Youn gs Rar e Books published in 1965. What could be Motormedia Ltd. sec tion well documented. P.O. Box 3 more rar e, but still available Wher e else wo uld you find such East Horsley U.K. today? Ima gin e a book w ritten by a rar e book ? Eoin Youn g found a Price eq uivalent of $US7 for Airm ail a Scotsman who lived mu ch of his quantity of new books, which are copies or $US26 for a yea r's life in Fran ce, a motor ing subscription of at least four copies not reprints. That is w hy they are airmail. hist ori an of some renown, and rare. Originally they we re six you have the chance of the best , guineas, that was in 1965, now T.A.S.O. Mathieson was thi s man. they are £60 including sur face Taso as he wa s known, watched posta ge, which is not excessive. his first motor race at Brooklands This book ranks am on g the most 1988 AUSTRALIAN in 1926 an d drove as an am ateur desirable and sou ght after classics. BICENTENNIAL from 1931 to 1953. As a historian Order your copy from : Eoin RALLEY he was deeply int er est ed in the Young's Rare Books, Motormedia Proposed Supporters early Grand Prix racing. During Ltd ., P.O. Box 3, East Horsl ey, Tour his travels to many coun tries he Surrey U.K. am ass ed race reports and records, "M otor Sport " Novem ber 1985 page that is wh y this book is 1250 has an article and photo of the I have had several request s to exce ptional and accurate for it's legendary Szisz Renault 13 litre organi se a tour to th e above eve nt years, th e records being so which won the 1906 race. -Ed. and hav e written to the rally complete. S.B . organisers to arra nge accom­ Th ose we re the days of vast cars modation in Canberra. Alth ough and vast distances , non e of your INTERESTED IN RARE BOOKS, there is none available ther e we OF COURSE YO U ARE . two or three hour races. Th e 1912 Every collector of old motoring have booked and pa id a deposit to winner drove for thi rteen hours books hopes to have the chance to find a motel in Qu eanbeyan whic h it a and fifty-eight minutes sprea d a library of choice books for sale. 15 min ute drive from the ce ntre of over two da ys. Th e ph otographs Motorm edia Ltd have that choice Canber ra . collection. which mak e the book, are rare, Make sure that you do not miss the Th e motel acc ommodates 50 som e spread ove r two pages oppo rtunity to get the books you wa nt , and the owne rs would like some which mak es them 21 inch es wide indicati on of numbers as soon as by 11 inches deep . Yes it is a lar ge Seen at the Pan Pacific, Geoff possible as accommodation in the book 101/ 2 inch es by 11 inches and Hochley speak ing to friends. Photo area will be very scarce and they 300 pages. B.G. Longstaffe. understandably don 't wish to hold more beds than are necessary. We have ye t to organise the tour itself but it will probably be a . Melbourne sta rt and we can detour to suit ourselves and the avail ability of accommodation enroute to Canberra, then perhaps hom e from Sydney. We will have a coach available for the duration of the tour and hopefully our dr iver will be Les Granville wh o has alrea dy dri ven for a previou s tour of ours and has also atte nded the Rotorua and the Pan Pacific Rallies. If you ar e interes ted in this tour and hav e any sugges tions on the rout e etc. Please contac t Mar ie Skevington, 797 Main No rth Road, Chri stchurch 5.

PAGE TWE NTY FIVE Ivan Harris and Keith Webber went to the Easter Rally in Rotoru a. Unfortunately Ivan had bo iling .ranch Rotes problems and his Model A was un abl e to take pa rt in the run . Neil Peterso n Trophy Run was held BAYOF PLENTY I CANTERBURY on Sunday the 12th April. Nine ve hicles left Mak arak a at 8.30am in At the April club meetingthe gues t Pan Pacific has been well reported lovely sunny weather. They we re speak ers were our Pan Pacific rallyists but it saw a trem endous involvem ent joined at Wairoa by Mar k Paters on w ho expo unde d some colour ful stories by bo th Canterbury Bran che s in the and his wife and fami ly with their surrounding thi s eve nt. A few pages guise of Mar sh als, parking atte ndan ts 1930 Essex . Th ere was a quick cuppa could easily be devot ed to these tales, and gate keepe rs to mention ju st a few . stop on arrival (fancy t hatl] then a suffice to say her e eve ryo ne had a Th ose w ho parti cipated had a mighty short run with a few tric ks, lunch on trem end ous time. tim e and thoroughl y enjoy ed their the lawn , small gymkhana , then There has been mu ch activity in the invo lveme nt and met a lot of visitors return to Neil's for a bar becued dir ection of Te Puk e lately. Our from all ove r. Ferrying the Australian afternoon tea. President Ray was the pa tron again for ve hicles from ship to storage at Welcom e to thr ee new mem bers second yearl y 'Fi rewood Chop ' held Mun dy's had its mom ent s and the Bryce Hermon 1930 Ponti ac, Jeff on March 16 whi ch drew abo ut 20 car­ mechani cal expe rtise of those in Gibbs, 1935 Austin 7 Rub y and John loads including some of the Rotorua atten dance wa s called upon to assist. Nea l, 1928 De Soto. I also believe that bran ch . All drove hom e after a Ou r parts shed sa w some hawk-eyed Ches ter Haar has acqu ired half a body sa tisfying da y of saw ing chop ping, visitors and some of our pa rts have for his Buic k. Happy hunting for the sw ims for some and soc ializing. bee n re-exported overseas. second half Ches ter. Th e following weekend on Mar ch On the local sce ne a P.V. run around BERNICE WALTERS 23, twenty six very full ve hicles town finishing up at the Gy m kha na participat ed in the Ray Singleton Run was popul ar and some of the whi ch took a tour throu gh Mak etu an d navigators had a funny idea of the the Kaituna River Estua ry, ending at width of their veh.icle from a 30 metre Ray and Mar garet Singleton 's, wh er e distance. about 80 peopl e alight ed for a late Th e Kaituna Valley Commer­ GORE lun ch and a ve ry pleas ant afternoon cial/Veteran run saw only a sma ll w ith sw imming hole facilities and go­ en try du e to incleme nt we athe r wh ich The stories from en trants to the Pan kart rides for the child ren. Man y turned out not to be. Pacific a re slow ly bein g told . Frank thanks to Ray and Marg aret. The Motorcycl e sections reliabil ity Robson in his 1923 Model T burnt out During Eas ter four locals attended trial on a d ry hill at Tai Tapu was wo n the bands while descendi ng into th e North Island Rally held at Rotorua. by Brian Duk e on his j arnes. Aka roa and also man aged to split a As well as the ve ry interes ting sce ne ry South Canterbury Swap me et was pinion at Dun edin on his hom eward thr ee prizes were earne d wh ich inclu ­ we ll atten ded by Cant er bury Branc h journey. Most of our cars performed ded Jim Webb receivin g the Todd and the Heald family now has a new admirably with only sma ll rep airs Troph y for the bes t restoration . In the possession in the form of a Jam es need ed . team eve nt B.O.P. came th ird. Motorcycl e. GARRY BOURKE We have a new rest oration in our Encouraged by this success ano the r club being Dav e Chi ttock 's 1925 Ford thr ee entered the P.V. and P.W.V . New Beaut y Tourer . This ca r was rally at Auckland, but all found it a GISBORNE finish ed a week before competin g in very tough on e an d wo n no pri zes. the Pan Pacific and only hours befo re Ivan Alien expe rience d a continuous It is back to the old routine after the our Festival rally. Ray Tr essler has trail of punctures w he n he par ticipa ted exc iting eve nt of the Pan Pacific Rally purchased a 1930 Mod el A Town in a Horseless Carriage Club Run and an unforegetable lO day tour to Sedan from Inv erca rgill to be a stable recentl y. I wonder if the number of Bluff and back up the west coast after mat e for his well rallied Chry sler punctures decides the winner? Ivan the Rally. Con gratulations to Brian seda n. We look forward to see ing never admitted to receivin g a prize. William s, Tony Nott ing and [oe these car s at future rallies. Several keen fellows journeyed to the Webber , after building and restorin g On the 20th of April th e Cent ral first Taumarunui Swa p Meet an d new ca rs for the Rally. All had work ed Otago branc h had orga nised an report ed items va rying from the usual hard und er extreme pressure to get Autumn Festival Rally held in interesti ng old iron to knitted woolie s. their vehicles completed in tim e. Arrowt own . We had two cars from Winter mu st be comi ng. Phillip Cook unfortunately ran out of Gore travel to this young and new JOSEPHUS NAGELS time, but he went to the rally as a rally whi ch at this time of the yea r was sup po rter. His Ford is that quite beautiful. The rall y was much further restored , and will be a orga nised we ll and took 2 1 starters on KAMO PANEL &PAINT car the club is lookin g forw ard to this fine mo rning on a ve ry sce nic tour w hen it is finished. aro und Arrowtow n, Frankton and the Forme r treasu rer Bruce McPhail, Kelv in Height s to return back to WHANGAREI paid a fleeting visit to Gisborne Arrowtown for field test s. Th e social at recently. He see ms to be enjoy ing life night was a community soc ial called Specialists in woodgraining, in New Guinea and expects to be there the Miners ' Hop which went off ver y for a nothe r couple of yea rs or so. He we ll. baking, & wrinkle finishes. has found plenty of 2nd World War Our annual Swap Meet held on the Quality Car Painting . s, but no vintage ve hicles ye t. He 12th of Apr il wa s disappoint ing in currently has a TR 4 Triumph ove r attendan ce, however, a few bargins there wh ich he is restoring. were had by some. It was good to see a Phone 51950 WR (Bus.) It was good to meet Bruce and few northern visitors attend th is 50470 WR (A.H.) Wendy McAra and their family at the functi on . Pan Paci fic Rally. Th ey are settled in Qu iet times are ah ead with only the Adelaide. End of Seaso n Run , Annual Dinner

PAGE TW ENTY SIX and wo rks on th e mu seu m to be completed, but perha ps some steady pr ogress on res to ratio ns w ill be had over th e w inter. FLAT TO THE BOARDS PAUL HERR ON

HAWKESBAY

It's Autumn up here, and w hat an Autumn - more like an extended Sum mer. As is usual at thi s time of th e year (b u t usu all y in fa irly co ld cond itions) we all head up in the hills to Patoka, some 40 mil es inland, to th e annua l, and muc h-loo ked- forward -to "Kaweka Krew z" We didn't go up on the Satur day for th e usual bon fir e and merry-making round the Shea ring Q uarters, b ut they m ust have ma de quite a bit of merry. The Team Singe r crowd organise d th e eve nts as usual - eve ry year th ey think up more wie rd an d wo nde rful thin gs for us to do. Sticking in my mind are th e tyr e ro lli ng d ow n th e gu lley competition, th e d riving up th e famou s Pat oka Hill backw ar ds, th e 'Look M um No Han ds' competition, w here th e dr iver merely worked th e clutch and brake, and th e Nav igato r had to do the stee ring from whe re he/sh e was sitt ing. Everybody w ho goes a lo ng is encourage d to partici pa te in eve ry thing to ge t eno ugh po ints for a tea m pr ize. For the weirdest ve hicle entered, Jim Speers oug ht to have won a pr ize. He came along in his Bed ford Hudlan d Off ­ roa de r (th at featured in Beade d Wh eels a co up le of issues ago ], co mp lete w ith Sun-umbrella to keep him cool. As it has a rever sible steering box, one of th e .-\ HI:,TOI:Y {IF co mpetit ions was to steer thr ou gh a \!ilTilll i -\H ';!'I )[;T Slalom course of tyres with th e stee ring reve rsed . Very tricky. I\" .\T\\ IE.\I\\"IJ At the end of a particularly nice day 1·1(;I\i ]'!''1 T I! I" I" (som e of us eve n got sunb urnt] all th e points were talli ed and it was Gavin I' I Harris in the '38 Singer 9 w ho got his l I !: I.... .1r ...... ~ . nam e emb roide red on th e black silk ban ner aga in - Ga vin wo n it last yea r

,i!l I! "11 too. Our Clu br ooms a re now 'all in one'; and our first meet ing held th er e last Purchase a copy from your Branch month showed us w hat we 'd been Secretary or write to mi ssing a ll a lo ng. Particu la rly impressive is th e co m p re he ns ive Library, and the Rolls Royce (see last FLAT TO THE BOARDS issu e of Bead ed Wh eels j is now sa fely under cover in her own glassed-in Cra ig Pr int ing Co . Lld enclosure. If you prefer not to clip your r .o. Box 99 'Beade d Whee ls' send information BARBARA JO NES. fNVERCARGfL L on separate shee t.

Please forward copies at publicati on price of $29 .95 each - my cheque for S is attac he d. MANAWATU Name _ . The past tw o months have not seen Address Signa ture . mu ch action on th e local ra llying sce ne, w ith the on ly major ra lly bei ng Date . the Bulls run .T his year, for ty-six cars

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• took pa rt in th e rall y, w hich wa s held Island and beyond. Australia received on a wa rm, sunny Sund ay af te rn oo n, two p rizes w hic h th ey collected w hile ju st righ t for 30 mil es of vin tage 'Waltzing Matilda" was su ng . A block NORTHLAND motoring. T he overall wi n ne r wa s of Mainl and cheese wen t as a special Susan Voss, of Wanganui, in a Morrie ''Mai nla nd'' Troph y to th e Sth Islan d Now th at all our Pa n Pacific Rall yist s 8 sports, w ith Don Vile w in ni ng the en tr an t M. Reeves, Nel son . T h e have ret urned fro m th e deep so u th life motorb ike section on a B.S.A. and th is Trophy for 1st agg rega te for gymkhan a has re tu rn ed to norm al a nd it has be en scr ibe won th e commercial sec tion in and run w e nt to R. McAl pine, rep ort ed so me wives have ma nage d to a 1930 Ch evrolet truck. Auc kland . switch th eir husband 's a tte n tion to Man awatu member s were a lso in Th e team p rize was carr ied off by restora tions of a di ffe re n t kin d. Th er e at ten dan ce a t the Easte r Rall y in Waikato. We w ish to sincerely thank is m an y a home presently enjoying th e Rotorua, wi th th e Bul z b ra nc h go in g all th e entrants for making it a happy, redecor at ing spirit. up to defend th e tea m s trophy, won successful weekend w hich we enjoyed On th e 9th Ma rch a stay at home run at Palmerston North, two years ago. o rganising for yo u all. took pa rticipants to Lan gs Beach for a (Th ey were last thi s yea rJ. April Run was a nice leisurely d rive pi cni c, and be cause suc h a vas t The othe r major rall y in thi s ar ea to Taupo to th eir Race Track w he re , nu m ber of ou r m ember s were aw ay was Taranaki Branch 's 21s t Maunga­ w ith the Cla ssic Spo r ts Car Club and th e a ttendance was co rrespond ing ly Moan a rall y, with Man aw atu & Bulz the Classic Motor bikes, we all showed low . members putting in a lar ge atte nda nc e ou r speed a ro u nd th e tr ack , a fte r Our a nn ua l birthday a nd Ve te ra n at what w as an excellen t Anzac w hich we enjoyed a sw im in the wa rm Rall y w as held on Anzac weeke nd Weeke nd . How eve r, th e main act ivity baths. w ith a swap meet an d bar becu e on th e in the branch ha s been a co ncerted We welcom e a new m ember, Eric Fri day. The Vete ran and Vin ta ge effort at fin ishing the cl ubroom s. It Purnell to our Cl ub . Eric is th e owner Rall ies took pla ce on Satur d ay ha s be en sa id that a year 's wo rk ha s of a 1958 Aust in A35 10riginal ow ner) m orning and con tained ma ny laughs. been do n e in a couple of w ee ks. 990cc Salo on . This w rite r th ought he w as th e only T he n ext major ev ent in th e It was w ith grea t so rrow we joi ne d one on th e co rrect ro ut e until w e Manawatu is the Brass Mon key Nigh t as a Club to a ttend th e fun eral of di scovered th at th ere were tw o Tria l, to be hel d on th e ni ght of June Robi n Dudding w ho was so tragicall y di fferen t sets of in st ru ct ions! The 2 1st. See you th ere! killed on Ap ril 7th . Robi n was no t on ly Vin tage section was wo n by Brian TO NY HAYCOCK. a respect ed mem ber and assist ant Wrack w ho em p loye d Ke lvin Spe nce Clu b Captain bu t a frien d who will be as na vigat or. Th e Vet er an run was sad ly missed by all members. O ur won by Au ckl anders Bill and Royce h eartfelt sy mpathy goes to Peggy, Shear s w ho were m ost en th usiastic ROTORUA Ca ro l & Na ta lie. abou t ou r weeke nd . Th e Hall eys MARIE HART Hooley a nd dinne r in th e even in g was Afte r months of pl anning, Rot oru as an outstandi ng success. Neve r m ind it Eas ter Rall y is over. W ith 66 en tran ts was too clo ud y to see th e co met, from all over, even Australia, taking eve ryo ne still enjoyed th em sel ves part in our two day even ts, we feel it immen sely. wa s most successfu l. Th e venue was PETER FABER at the Mc Killop Coll ege w he re we sta rted on Friday ni gh t wi th an ~ Now Available informa l wi ne and ch eese. Sa turday I a fte rnoon was occupie d w it h a gy m kha na , test in g d riv in g skills for NORTHOTAGO th e dr ives and novelty "tests" for th e BEADED WHEELS na vigator s. Satur day eve ning was free Our last tw o even ts h eld were well but th e en tra n ts found plen ty to represented. Th e firs t bei ng our enter tain themselves . An ea rly start on Hom est ead Run/Lad ies Ti me Trial. A a fin e Sunday morn in g saw a "follow fin e a fternoon along wi th a n enjoyab le th e leader" th rough beau tiful nat ive run th rough ou r local·co u ntr ys ide a nd bus h to th e Rall y start w hic h was th e th en ven tu ring along th e coast roa d till lookou t be tween th e Blue & G reen w e rea ch ed the main roa d a t th e Mill Lak es. T he only mi sh ap (we feel) took House. H er e th e participants w ere pla ce d ur ing th is time w he n sixty able to view th e flood damage ca use by Vintage & Vete ra n car s fou nd th em­ th e recent rains. Afternoon tea w as selves lost ! O ur trus ty lead e r lead us held and viewing th e lovely down th e w rong road. Bu t it ende d in sur round ings mad e thi s a ve ry a lot of fun w ith all th e ca rs bac king plea sant a fte rnoon. A co up le o f in to a large cleari ng w here th e ve hicles had their pro blems, the cameras recorde d a lot of m emories. Perry's Model T sho re an axl e ke y and Truthfull y it turned int o th e hi ghlight the Buick 's 1935 Bu ick blew a head of th e w ho le w ee kend. Pu tting us 40 gaske t. Th e successfu l ladies were: ­ mins behind time, we ran th e rest of An INDEX to 156 issues of 1st: Da wn Pe rkins , 1929 Whippet , the day on our own ''Rall y '' tim e. Th e " Beaded Wh eels" fro m th e firs t 2nd : Kar en Wilki e, 192 9 Will ys Kn ight run took our competi to rs a rou nd five June 1956 copy. and 3rd: Maureen O 'H a ra 1947 Ford of our lovelv lakes a nd o u r mou ntain Over On e T housa nd a rticles 10. "Mt Ngonotahaback to the College for listed for easy referen ce or resear ch Ou r Anzac Day run saw anoth e r a welco me cuppa & then '11O m e" for - remembe r lot s of back numbe rs goo d turnout o f 2 1 vehicles. Th is run a rest before our hap py hour at 6 o f Bea de d Wh eels ar e still organised by Dawn Perkin s took us o'clock. T his was foll ow ed by a ava ilable. ov e r some ve ry in teresting and rugged beau tiful b uff e t d inn er and en te r­ For your copy send on ly $4.00 to: vi n tag e coun try, but not wi tho ut tainment by the Cook Island dance rs. ' INDEX' P .O . Box 13140, mi sh aps. T he great red Dod ge w as Prizegiv ing came nex t wi th prizes Christchurch . fou nd immobilized more th a n onc e. be ing p re sen ted to a ll pa rts of the Firstly, re-assembly of a fresh ly re-

PAG E TW ENTY EIG HT conditioned magneto and later a Shore home was Warwick Or r. Already Hockley, 56 Mountainview Road, vacuum tank re-build. Also Maureen bookin gs are bein g mad e for the Timaru and keep wat ching Beaded O'Hara had fuel pump problems with Rotoru a Swap Meet in Jul y. Wheels for adve rtise men ts and her 1947 Ford 10. Even tually arrived information to follow. at the Duntroon Domain for field ELIZABETH SMART Our small part s auction at the Jun e eve nts organised by Len Withers by Noggin and Natt er , Qu een 's Birthday way of an unpl anned route. weekend tour and our Club dinne r in Action in the Garages: Brian Perkin s July are all on our Club 's calend ar so 1925 Dodge is in pro cess of a hood and eve n though it is the supp osed 'quiet' upholstery, Harry Andrew 's Briscoe is time of the year we are still a very finally motoring since sorting out the Even thou gh the Pan Pacific Rally active Club and continued sup port Pan Pacific problems. J. Boaden and our Mid Island Rally are well over, from old & new members will keep us recentl y pu rchased a 1939 Chev and is our Club members ar e still find ing this wa y. quietly working on his D.A. Dodge. many events to keep them busy . Don 't forget our End of Season Run Len Withers has sold his 1925 Chev . Our April Noggin and Natte r was a and brin g out an y new restorations as Sedan to Ray Parsons ' and repla ced it very interestin g meetin g with many there is a really lovely troph y for the with a 1930 Studebaker . Tom members and some wives coming 'Restoration of the Year ' and the Stephen's has Argyll chassis finished along to hear Mrs Rademacher speak vehicle or motorcycle mu st have been painted and was heard to hav e had its about South Africa from the point of on one Club eve nt to qualify . first puncture on a trial ru n. Charlie view of a New Zealand er living there Fulton is doing heaps to his 1932 M.G . for a number of years. Her talk was RUBY HARTLEY Sports . John Bringans our Secretary very enlightenin g and was appreciated recently was married so guess his by all who attended . restorati ons will slow a little. John A fine but not very warm day saw Buick was seen recently resorting to many mem ber s joining in the Club an in a local parade whil e Mystery Run w hich took them to SOUTHLAND both Buick vehicles were out of action . Cave, Pare ora and then to Claremont to visit the Alcoholic and Drug Southland Motor Shows are a Assessm ent Centre whi ch they were regular event and as a fund-raising show n through and information given venture have mu ch to comme nd them. them about its running. From there the The theme this year was Topless NORTH SHORE run went to Mr Ter ry Wilson' s Classics an d with apologies to the beautiful property at Fairview wh ere Venus de Milo, or Koo Stark , all sorts North Shore members were proud so after lun ch they were shown through of open cars and collector motorbikes many of our members were going to their lovely old homestead. wer e display ed. More mod ern vehicles Christchurch for the Pan Pacific Rally At last , after months of planning our included Jack j ohn ston 's super b 911 and even more proud that we brought Swap Meet, we were blessed with a SC Porsche targa fresh from an home two trophies. Ron and Shirley fine da y, a fanta stic response from the extensive body rebu ild. (When Jack Urbahn con cours for Post Vintag e publi c, over 130 sites taken with a bought the car it looked fine but he Morris 8 Sports and Ross Moon, Terr y wid e variety of item s for sale, swap or discovered that a skilled English & Wendy O'Shea 3rd over 1000cc bart er and some thing for every one . artisan had disguised massive Veteran section. This includ ed displays and rides for corruption with a smooth shell of Last week-end saw our Swap Meet children and made a really great day . plastic...). Barry Leitch also pr ovided a and Northern Raid. A first class turn out This bodes well for futu re Club Swap show stopper with his brand new on the Saturday with many car s turning Meets and next year s dat e has been Lotus replica wh ich caused all sorts of up before 80am and the kitchen did a tentatively set for 4th April 1987. mature citizens to dream dream s of roaring trad e with the sausage sizzle. Thank you to everyone who youth and low flyin g. Among the The next day Robin Davis had plotted contributed in an y way. numerous vintage cars wer e a disp lay an excellent run whi ch many said was Plann ing for the 10th Nati onal of Chr ysler roadsters while Hall's the best eve r. John and Pat Courtney Motorcycle Rally is well und er way. unr estored De Soto conve rtible were seen out in their newly rest ored Anybody interested in this event attrac ted many would be restorers by 1929 Oldsm obile coupe. Th e rally was please contact Mrs Julie Jack , 45 its rem arkable original condition. won by Dave Allbon Ak. and first North Hornbrook Street , Temuka or Ted Brian Stroud 's Wolseley Horn et was in its nearly completed sta te revealin g its famil y relationship to the ohc Morri s Complete Restoration of Minor of 1930. Brian has yet to paint and uph olster this little sport s car. POST VINTAGE &CLASSIC ALL METAL BODIES Ross Ryan has started to paint his 1932 V8 roadster. This car will be The only Specialists in Complete & Authentic restoration of authentic as regards colour and Ross is ."RUST BUCKETS" confident that it will be a worthy addition to the ranks of collectible No job too big or too small. ' Ford s. The earli est Ford locally, Lyon 's Impeccable references supplied (S1 Bentley & 911S Pors che 1911 T, is still being re-assembled after extensive mechani cal refurbishing. just recently completed) . When I inspec ted this car recently GUARANTEED No "plastic shortcuts" - modest rates . Barry had the body carefull y inverted on a mat tress revealing the amazingly Phone or write to Body Shop Superintendant sound condition of the wood work after so many year s. OFF ROAD VEHICLE CO . of N.Z. LTD. A recent restoration night covered p.a. Box 16 Amberley matters of mach inery , changing BE tyres and the complexities of a good Phone (0504) 48-461 paint job . Further eve nings are planned. Another highlight was a talk

PAGE TW ENTY NIN E' fro m Phil Irvine of Vince nt and Repco the oth er members and entrants for Jack Hin ess did his running-in road Brabham fame and mem bers were their suppo rt. Th e overall winner was test on the way to Wellington w ith a given a rar e first -hand account of this joe Ma rsden from Ham ilton and Des ver y unbalan ced uni ver sal joi nt in his fine enginee r's designi ng expe riences Cornwall and Colin Johnston tied for lst 'Fiat Topali no' (Rock shudder an d roll) over sixty yea rs. Tara na ki entrant. un til it all happen ed between Pieton & ALASTAIR MCINTOSH The upholstery classes at Polytech , are Blenheim w hen the exha ust system well underway. It's amazing how some parted compa ny. However it was a people take two hours to thr ead a good exc use to change the un iversal bobbin. However, 1have been informed whil e und er the ca r wiring on the tha t progress is bei ng made. muffl er tail-pipe etc. (no more TARANAKI Panelbeating classes are also being trouble]. Many of the travellers to the looked into after the success they were Sou th took an ove rn ight stop at Taup o After mu ch burning of the midni ght last yea r, so there is no excuse for lack on their way dow n or return trip (nice oil, Anzac weekend arrived and it was of pro gress on vehicles th is year. to see them). all go. Our annual Mau nga Moana Rally Tau po members were sadden ed by celebrated its 2 1st birthda y d uri ng this MARILYN SURGENOR the sudden dea th of Bill " Hoss" Olsen wee kend and the Rally Com m ittee was of the Manawatu Club, two of our kept bus y orga nising the 9 1 entrants in Clu b memb ers atten ded his fun eral. their various eve nts. The weekend was Jack Hiness has latch ed on to an based at the New race cou rse " A90 Austin Atlant ic" 2 door coupe . wi th the eve ning fun ctions being held TAUPO in that complex. Friday saw the staging JOERIDLEY of a Motorshow an d Motorkana. This Attendance at Club nights has been day was held in association with Synfuel very good in the last two mon ths with to e na ble th em to s ha re th eir a wide va riety of topi cs to discuss and ce lebrations of the opening of the plan. WAIKATO Motonui Plant with memb ers of the 16th Mar ch was a Tiki tour to public. With their support we were ab le Kinloch for a Picnic lunch in which 14 Waikato Bran ch has been ver y to hold this day free of cha rge and cars too k pa rt, due to a rather heav y active over the last couple of mont hs, judging by comments from the public show er of rain just as the lunch star ted both in ve nturing to adjac ent branch was ver y mu ch appreciated . eve ryone took for cove r and ate by events, as well as turning out to locally On Saturday the 2 1st rall y was held the mselves . Only tw o got lost but organise d run s. on the sa me lines as those in the ea rly turned up five days later at club night. Bay of Plenty an niversary weekend days, going right aro und Moun t Egmont Brian Grace and daughter wo n the Rally hosted famil ies Ridley, Mar sden , covering approximat ely 100 miles. run which was the Navigators Trophy Van den Hoven , along wi th Brian There is an old sayin g ''Seeing is Run. Dunnet and Alan Or s. By all accounts Believi ng" and thi s cou ld almos t apply Rotorua motored to Ta upo a good time was had by all, with a to our mountain. Mau nga Moana mean s Cen tenn ial Race track for a day of degree of success sco red by the the mou nta in and the sea and for most eve nts wi th a picnic lun ch to help the Marsdens, 3rd Vintage class, and Brian entrants Egmo nt doesn't exist. It hid it's inn er man , races and trials were all Dun net , 3rd P.W .V. head in clouds the w hole weekend . part of the fun in whi ch members of Eastern Bay of Plenty's Safari Th anks to Gor don and Myra Wicks, our local Club were invited to take accepted entries from famili es Ridley, [anet and Trevor Kearns and Joh n Hood part. Marsden & Patt er son , w ho desp ite who form ed th e rest of our Rally Those who atte nded Pan Pacific in their best efforts failed to finish ahea d Committee and gave Doug and I so the Mid South all repor ted very good of the locals when it came to the prize mu ch help. Also than ks must go to all fellowsh ip - a lot of fun for all. giving. College FORD SPARES

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Th e Easter Rally at Rotorua pro ved a decorated for the occasion by Di trophi es, at the National Alvis little different. It transpires a bit of Quarr y and helper s. Win e and cheese weekend at Auckland. trickery in the forest resulted in sampling took place before, during, A run to the Fieldin g Steam Traction practically all entran ts, 160 odd], and after the formal part of the Society open day on April 20th was waiting in a bu sh clearing until it was eve ning, w hich no doubt contributed organi sed by Hu gh Clap ham . A good dee med no one was missing, and the to the 3.00am finish for the more wide turnout of cars and people. We we re one narrow trac k of some miles could awake social members. able to ride on the traction engines, be ret raced without fear of meeti ng GAVIN BIRD and wa tch chaff and wood cutting opposition on the way . demonstr ations . A range of smaller Waikato entrants we re n' t fazed by steam engines were also on display . all this as the Quarries, Peterson s and The Annu al Bulls Rally was held on Bayles as a team scored the covert ed WANGANUI April 13th , and wo n by Sue Voss, by a 'Maxwell' tro phy. Our members wh o pa rticipated in toss of a coin to split the first equal Our Presiden t, Ray took hom e the the Pan Pacific cam e home happy with placing. A big muster of vehicles, good Veteran troph y, w hile Paul Clark did it in all respe cts. weather and an interesting safa ri type we ll in the Gymkhana . Th e Antique Auto Show w hich our rally, finishing with an exce llen t Taranaki, Maunga Moana was a club organ ised for Easter weekend was afternoo n lea at the Haycock's. grea t draw card, 13 par ticipants from a grea t success . I thi nk the gene ral Local mem bers atte nde d the First the bran ch enjoyi ng the sou the rn public was suit ably impressed with Taumanui Swa p Meet. Very success ful hospitalit y. The Marsden s again the variety of vehicles we have in by all accoun ts. featured in the result s, taki ng slow Wanganui distr ict. Private and EO KIRBY vin tage and 1st ove rall, Les Dier 1st Commercial displays we re set up and Motorcycle the Yunicans 1st Vetera n prizes given for best exhibit. with the Shelleys 2nd veteran. April clubnig ht wa s a bus trip to WAIRARAPA On the local scene, our March club Taihape for our meeting, collecting our run had folk zig zagging around the Mart on mem ber s on the way . Th e The Co as tal Ru n , held at th e Cambridge area, to finish at John & Museum was our arri val point, which beginn ing of February, drew an entry of Ann Lithgow s orc har d whe re Joh n we all perused. For a sma ll mu seum seven cars and two motor cycles. Will gave a run down on the opera tion of (church) it was a very impressive and Ruby Holmes won this even t whi ch the orchar d along with a sa mp le of the collection. We had ou r mee ting and culmina ted at Ngawi, a coas tal fishi ng produce. supper at the New Taih ape Hotel. resort where en trants spent a very April Club night revo lved around a Th e Annual Motorcycle Trial was pleasant and relaxing weeken d which Pan Pacific Skite . For those w ho had held on 12th -13th April. Entries were included jaunting on commercial fishin g attended , 22 entries, it was an down again, but this did not deter the boats. This eve nt whi ch was organi sed opportunity to show off photographs, success of it. It was ve ry we ll by Graha m and Ann ett e Clarke, was and video in the case of Bruce and organised and enjoye d by all. voted "most enjoyable ." Ruhi Catchpole w ho we re our most Arthur Evans and Alan Bates April club night was well patro nise d. successful en trant s bri nging hom e the collected gold at the 21st Mau nga­ We were treated to a tun e up sess ion at overall P.V. troph y. Moana Rally held at Haw era by Francis Pointon's Garage, and the ladies Ou r an nual pr ize giving took place in Taranaki branch . Mac Odell collecte d viewed Gaye's d ried flower s and April in the clubrooms, suitably Concours Gymkhana, and Aggregate hand crafts before attempt ing to ident ify

PAGE THIRTY ONE , EOIN YOUNG'S RARE BOOKS Th e wo rld's finest selec tion of rare old motoring boo ks. llD -pages glossy illustrated ca talogue airmailed for $US7. Motormed ia Ltd. P.O. Box 3, East Horsley, Surrey, U.K. twenty different herbs - quite a nose­ teaser! Our Annual Run was orga nised this year by Will Holmes and Glen Bull. The eve nt started fro m Carter ton and culmina ted at one of Mastertons Hotel comp lexes where an eve ning mea l was enjoye d by all pa rticipants. As winners were from eac h class, there was no 'over-all winner." Branch President Les Poole has added an Austin 7 to the Alvis garage , and Will Holmes an /6, w hile Peter Smith has traded his Triumph Speed Twin for a 500cc 1949 Matchless - this will come in handy for the l ath National Motor Cycle Rally at Tima ru on 27 Februar y 1987, Peter! Our Two Day Wint er Reliability Trial for Motor Cycles, set down for 17-18 May has closed off with a full entry of thirty people. That 's all the shea re rs quarters can cope with, so if th is incr edible run of weather ho lds, ther e should be mu ch fun and lau ght er to report in the next issu e. PETER BULL What is it? - see letter

1987 EUROPEAN WH AT IS IT? Feb/March issu e is in fact a 1935 TOUR The enclosed photograp h - obviously Chrysler Airflo w , one of which I ver y old - has ju st arrived from a owned mys elf. Very big but a beautiful Just tw elv e months awa y this frien d in the U.S.A. wh o fou nd it in an car we ll ahead of it's time . Th e 1936 tour will be for 49 days with the old box of pho tograp hs . sho wn is also an Airflow. Perhaps one of our mem bers can The Chrysler Airstream was another option of extend ing your stay if iden tify the car. I have tried with a line of cars, should I say , the old type you wish . high-power magnifying glass to read design as wa s gene rally made by Ford Apart from 2 da ys In Los the name on the bon ne t but wi th no and Ge ne ral Motors. Angeles, tim e in London and 2 success. The reason for its non acceptan ce of SYDHALLlD AY cou rse was that the Airflow was too days in Tok yo on th e wa y hom e modern . Sales flopp ed so an ordi na ry ther e will be a full y escorted tour SIR, Th e article by John Morri son on Chrysler, Desoto, Plym outh was of 21 da ys on the Continent and a Airflow was very good . qui ckly put into prod uction. 14 da y tour of England, Scotland, A point generally misunderstood re TREVOR BURNS. Ireland and Wales . Chrysler and Desoto Airflows is that these cars we re manufactu red Sir, As ow ne r of 1925 Broo ks 26066 , If you are int er ested a nd wo uld between 1934 and 1937 as a com­ I have heard of a Brooks in New like further informati on , contac t pletely separate line of cars. Zealand and wo uld like to have the any of the following. Ken Lush er Th e 1935 Chrys ler as shown in ow ne rs na me and ad dress . It would be of particul ar int erest to (Manager). Th om as Coo k Ltd , me if I could have this before Expo 86 r.o. Box 13550, Christchurch . where my ca r will be displayed. Judy and Lion el Priest , p.a. Box Hoping you can help. Than k yo u. 1354, Hastings. Mari e and Nor m N. Brad y-Brown T,..estone R.R. 1, SITE 120, C 8 Skevingt on , 797 Main North put Quality first COMOX,B.C., CANA DA Road , Christchurc h. V9N 5N l

PAGE THIRTY-TWO SIR, I am greatly indebted to Beaded Whe els for lett ing me savour the delights of the Christchurch Pan Pacifi c Rally ; I am an ch or ed down in Low er Hutt and , as far as I am awa re, not one line on this not abl e asse m­ blage of vete ran and vintage motor vehicles from all parts of New Zealand and overseas, appeared in the Wellington new spapers. Tha t a great Vintage Car Club of New Zealand int ernational meet ing like the First Pan Pacific Rall y of 1986 could tak e place and go unrecord ed in the capita l ANNUAL CONFERENCE is an indi cat ion of the exte nt to which many events in thi s country are gea red 8th and 9th August 1986 to sponso rship publicity ca mpaigns and also, regretfully, to political iss ues . Hosted by the Auckland Branch. In my view this comp rehe ns ive motor Centred on the Airways Motor Inn (Formerly , rally was a notable mile stone in the transport histor y of New Zealand, yet , D.B. Mangere) Bader Drive, Mangere because I do not live in Christchurch , I Fill in your registration form now . rem ained in ignoran ce of the sp lendid day-to-day ac tivi ties of the rally. Your team of report er s and ph oto­ graphers brou ght the Addington Hardman famil y, and the ma gnifi cent excellent job done. We had the Racew ay into my room , and I envied 1926 Fiat from Adelaide, I felt grieve d pri vilege of usin g Der ek Th om ason 's the spec tators priviledged to inspect that I had missed the chance to insp ect 1930 Mod el A Ford Road ster all during the vehicles and abl e to meet the the se examples of motoring pe rfec tio n the Rally , ther efore got to particip ate crews an d officials conduc ting the from an age that has departed for ever. in all Rally events. Thank you, Der ek . rally. I was aware tha t the rally wa s Th e picture of the 98 Austins on We espec ially enjoyed the run to taking place, and, now I reali se an display at Cutler Park, and the Fiats Akaroa. We feel we ha ve mad e some effort should hav e been made to be lined up at Lytt elton alongside the ver y special friends in New Zea land ther e, and to particip ate in this out­ Qu een 's Britta nia brought back poig­ and look forward to bein g abl e to standing exhibition of mot or ve hicles. nant mem ori es to me ; I hope that the atte nd another Rall y in the future. Wh en I read abo ut the 1927 Lan cia ow ne rs of these ve hicles reali se they Again thank you from Am eri ca . Lambda owned by the Sydne y are a pri vileged spec ies. And could the year and marque of the ope n two­ LARRY & COOKIE CALLAHAN seate r sports car on page six be advised Car son City , Nevada 89701 U.S.A. please? It is a superb example of Ameri can craftsmanship. Sir, I will try to answer your lett er of AIRPORT ILLINGWORTH MACKAY Mar ch 18th , 1986, ab out a Sir, subsc riptio n to Beaded Wh eels , LODGE I recently visited Yaldh urst Motor though I am now 95 years old and in Museum, and was deli ght ed to see the very poor health. I am very sor ry to Ch assis, axles, whee ls, of a 'Scr ipps hear that Geoff Hockley is not in the MOTELS Booth' car, some what der elict , lying best of health. I never had the pleasure und er a tree. of me eting Ge off personally but we As this is a rath er unknown mak e of did becom e good friends through 105 Roydvale, Avenue, ca r, I ass ume that this would be the mu ch corresponden ce - in many sa me one ow ned by our family in years . We had mutual int erest in Christchurch Picton in the late 1920 's early 1930's. gaso line engines and motor cycle I have spoken to my father abo ut the racing. When he ran out of sto ries Phone 585-11 9 ca r, and he sa id it was a 1922 mod el abo ut Motorcycles he had contributed tourer, which was for sa le in a for Bead ed Wheels, most of my Spacious fam ily units, Blenheim Gara ge at that tim e for interest in your-magazine subsided quiet setting, next door £60.0.0. [sixty pounds). In tho se days somew hat as I am not an an tique to Russley Hotel and Scripps engines we re used in Laun che s motorcar enthusiastic. I distinctly Gol f Course. in Picton , and my fathe r conside red reme mber as king Ge off to sa ve th e thi s a good feature, so he and my expense of sending Bead ed Wh eels to Only 2km from Grandfath er we nt ha lves , and bou ght me , after his stori es ceased , but Airport. it. I can ju st re me mbe r it, and riding to appa rently my request got Blenheim and back via th e then side trac ked . Nearest motel complex notorious "Swamp Rd" . In case you might be inte rested , in to Mcl.eans Island. Th e car pas sed from our own ership 14 of my younger years, I rode abou t when we moved to the North Island in 900 professional motorcycl e races of Special off-season 1934. Are ther e any rea de rs wh o can va rious len gth s, on all kinds of track s, rates to V.C.c. add anything further to thi s? If any one and won probab ly 80 per cent. At Members. is inte res ted , I have a photo of the ca r. different times I rode for the fou r D.A. BARTLETT major mic compan ies her e. If you Proprietors: Errol and happen to have any contac t with ff Kathryn Smith Sir, Hockle y please pa ss my best wishes to We wou ld like to take this him . Member V c. c. op portunity to thank the en tire Pan MALDWYNE JO NES Pacific Rall y Com mittee for an Mes a, AZ 85205 U.S.A.

PAGE THIRTY TH REE Sir, Margaret and Barry Wilson for th eir FO R SALE . Vintage ca r rad io, Now the 1st Pan Pacific is over and kind offer of accom modation to Ivan co llectors ite m, Ame rica n Bosch , we are back to no rmal routin e, I would English and myself also th eir help in Mod el 602. Ca r rad io complete, 6 volt like 10 exp ress my gra titu de to all deliveri ng Merl and [oe's Au stin to the late 1930s early 40s 5150.00 . Ph 34090 organisers an d help ers for a ve ry Pieton terminal. Waikanae. (Member) successful and enjoyable rall y. The Thanks also to lan Howell and Barry p roblems bo th ways w ith the ferries, Grant for the ir contribution in th e FOR SALE. Talbot se t of 65-105 kn ock th ou gh frustratin g at the time, did deliver y of the Aus tin to Wellington. on w heels , hubs and ca ps . 11 8".) In have some pleasan t moments for me , Had not the delays occurred I wou ld need of restoration . 5 1,000 o .n.o. Tel. such as meeting othe r members in th e not have se en Braysha w Park Club Bill Durling, 84244 New Plymouth. de layed ve nues both in Picton an d roo ms o r met man y of their member s. We llington. I also ob ta ined a replacement Special th anks must go to members headlamp glass from th eir par ts shed HARNESS BRAIDING of th e Marlborou gh VCC for their to repl ace one broken by a chip New or old wiring looms can be hospitality at their beautifull y slinging mod ern when heading so ut h authenticly cloth coated by the same only fifty m iles from hom e. process used by the original presented Bra ys haw Park clu b rooms. manufac turer. Large stocks of braided A big thank yo u must also go to RUSS WILCOX wire in various colours and sizes. Braided HT lead and bonnet lacing. Peter Lawrence, 114 Glenga rry Rd, Glen Eden, Auckland. • lassified Ads. VINTAGE BRAIDING SERVICES FOR SALE. Arr ol-Johnst on front ax le , lat e 20s " Ex trailer " . Also Westing­ RATESFOR C LASSI FIE DS WANTED. To co ntinue wi th Restor ­ ho use six cy linde r magneto Apro. Members of Vintage Car Club In c. ation 3-19" w ire wheels to fit centre 1918-20 vintage . Eric Aus tin, 5 Simons $4.50 for first 40 words or less thereafter 3 lock Rudge 52 splines 18" St, Whangarei. Ph 73107. cents per word. considered. Black Faced Jaegar sp eedo Members must be financial and state their and rev counter have 16"·Jaguar wires FO R SALE. 1926 Buick , Standard Six branch. to swap -John Co ur tne y, lie Huia Rd , Fire En gin e (Ex Wh ak atu Freezing Titirangi, Au ckl an d Ph 8 17-83 13. Wo rks) Fully resto red , in full running Non-Mem ber or de r wi th plenty of spares. Also $5.00 for first 40 words or less thereafter 3 FOR SALE. 1930 Ford Mod el A 4 door, includes ladder , ex ting u ishers etc . cents per word. 3 w indow se da n . Mechanica ls and Please w rite to: D . Gray , 6 1l a Au by n bod y rest or ed . Need s upholstery to St, West Hastings. BOX AD. $5.00 extra to above rates. finish but all th e or igina l upholstery is PHOTO AD. S11.00 extra to above rates. th ere. Bum per s re q uire chrommg. WA NTED TO BUY. Dodge 1933 D.P. Enclose good black and white or coloured Body col our is Washington Blue w ith eng ine . Would also be Int er est ed in photo. black guards. Reluctant sale . Jeff Fox, othe r parts as well. Please contac t Les 85 Norfolk Crescent, Ot ak i. Ph 4594 7. j enk ins, 66 Kiripak a Rd , W han garei. Above rat es apply for each Ph 73-035. ad vertisem ent FOR SALE. One se t of Ve te ra n Model TLamps unrestor ed . Two he ad lights Advertisments must be typed or clearly WA NT ED 1932 British Bedf or d Truck printed. Fo rd Juno .W .Brown Mod el 16 Black urgently require fro n t Headlamp with brass tr im . No reflector s, jets o r mou nt ing brack et. Also req uire crank glasses. T wo side lights . Fo rd handle and Nose Co ne assembly. CHEQUE OR POSTAL NOTE MUST BE )uno.W .Brow n Mod el 110 . Black wi th ENCLOSED Please phone co llec t, Na pier 448052 b rass tr im . Co mplete except for one (evenings). 43 3223 (wo rk). Send to: The Advertising Manager. glass. One side ligh t. E & J. Black with P.O. Box 13140, CHRISTCHURCH brass trim. Would do for tail light with red glass.One Aluminium Tra ns ­ not later than 10th of month preceding mission Cover. Let te r missing from C publication. ped al. No lid . S100.00 For the se t of lights, 5500.00 R.Crum Ph 7604 Ashbur ton . WA NTE D. to co m plete restor at ion of 1924/25 Buick Sport 55 , split w heel rim 24'12' dia me te r 5" w ide , speedo WILLYS KNIG HT, Overland , and dash switc h or pa rts , spark and w hippe t, Wi llys ow ne rs , joi n th e th rottle levers on st eerin g w heel. Hav e Will ys Ov erland Knight Registr y, spare os -good Head lamp lens plus subscription U .S.SI7 ye arly, quarterl y numer ou s eng . & trans, spa res . A.G . maga zin e, mon thl y new sh eet , Hoffman , 65 Lay ard St, Inv er car gill o r exce llen t liter ature se rvice fo r ph on e 76-587. (Mem ber ). restorer s and histori an s. Write to Gene FOR SALE Szabo , 1325 New Jer sey Ave , Lorain 1939 fastidiou sly NORTON inte rnatio nal 1948 500cc Ohio 44052 U.S .A. res to red to or igina l co ndition, from O .H .C. co m plete ly restored, immac­ ch assis up , professionally ulate co nditio n, reaso nable offer. Ph . WANT ED TO BUY . Prefer 1929-31 upholstered , only do ne 1000 mi les Parap ar aumu 058 88747. Roa dste r with wire w he els an d side since restor at ion , co lour bo ttle mount spa res . Chrys ler gro up, Stud e, gree n and black with gold stripe, FOR SALE. Royal En field 350cc moto r Buick in restor ed cond ition or tidy plus trailer load of goo d quali ty cycle 1947. Rest or ed co nd ition , spa re o riginal. Would cons ide r closed co upe spares, pri ce no reasonable offer en gine etc . S3,0 00. Contact R. Eunson , or interesting Sed an . Pleas e write wi th refused. Phon e Weeken d 604 -351 139 Bourke St. Invercargill or Ph . details to H .C. Watkins, 11 Bru ne tte or 602-232, Auc kland. 74030. Drive, Aca cia Bay , Ta upo.

PAGE T HIRTY·FOU R FOR SALE. Singer 9 1937 Partly restored, 4 door saloon. Lot of wo rk 10th National Motorcycle Rally done $550 O.n .O . Tel. Mrs Street 806 18. New Plym outh. TIMARU FOR SALE. Fran cis Barn ett 197cc 27th, 28th February; 1st March 1987 Falcon 1952, 1954 in restored condition. New paint, engine and carbo Start Planning Now For This Event Rebu ild, new pipe and muffler, good sad dles. Also 1957 225cc cruise r. All Secretaries: Noel and Julie Jack for sale. Further Details from Box 64 r- .o. Box 75 , Temuka. Phone 57 -801 or Phone 6923 Greymouth . Tour To Follow Rally MAGNETO FOR SALE. sin gle cylinde r 'WIPAC' impulse typ e, ex FOR SALE. 1935 Aust in Ten , partly WANTED. Motor an d gearbox for BSA industr ial eng ine . Ideal for restored, has 95% of all pa rts , plus 1934 Chevrolet Mast er. Mu st be stationary purposes giving easy spares. Back and front seats have bee n complete. W.!. Cunningham , 34 starting at low spee d. Tip-top profession ally reupholster ed. Chassis, Ma rrio t Rd , Pakuranga . Ph Auckl and condition. $55 plus P&P. Ca rter 81924 body and wh eels have all been 565933. Rotorua. [Member] sandblasted and undercoa ted . $1200.00 o.n .o. Please co ntact Royd WANTED for 1930 Old srn obil e, exter­ WANTED. On e front mudguard (Right Pawson, 23 Takahe St. Whangarei , or nal door handles, choke and shutte rs side ) to fit a 1928 Oldsm obile F.28 Ph . 70775, an d ask for Royd. op~ r a ti ng handl es, Tiltray Headlamp Sedan. Desp erately required to GUIde 8 3,4 " face 93,4 " external dia­ complete restoration . A Harris, 47 FOR SALE. Large vete ra n rad iator 27" meter , Stop Tail light len s app rox. 4 l,4" Napier Rd. Havel ock North, Ph high , 26" w ide , 41/2" deep , wo rds in diam eter. Stephen Satherl ey 37 777527 H.B.N . (Member). oval nam e plate Wolseley Sidde ley Pinch es St, Mt Roskill, Auckland '4. Ph London . Russ Wilcox, 160 Stout St. 6735 15. WANTED. any M.G. TD-TF parts Gisborne. Ph 76361. more expeciall y engine , gearbox and WANTED for 1937 Morri s Ten/Four instruments, also Wols eley 4/44 (Series Ml Saloon ! Tw o front mud­ engine and Morri s 10 sump. L Pettitt, 7 ENGINE VALVES gu.ards, vari ous body parts, th e front Moana Grove, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt. Ph Wellington 699490 . Engine valves rebuilt or made for gn lle sur round with the rib bed grille. all makes and models. For Petrol , The rear boot and othe r pa rts, etc. Ph 481-701 , Mr K Anderson , Whangar ei. FOR SALE. Lycomming side va lve 6 CNG,LPG. Engine rec onditioning cylinde r motor complete .Motor Veter an or Vintage American or believed to have bee n in a Stewart English models WANTED TO BUY. Rear Hub for 1~ 52 Plun ger Fram e B33 BSA. Also tru ck. Motor No. WRG 2174 8, has downdraught swan manifold , water Phone or Contact kick start q uadrant. J. Fowler , 22 Lori s Place, Greym outh. pump connected to gene rator on right side of motor. Motor tu rn s over free ly. Gordon Wright FOR SALE $100 Ph 2988751 or wr ite 24 Tasm an 1955 Lagonda Conve rtible, 3 litre, Drive , Papa kur a. G. Hold en. Rebuilding Services 2 door. Fully pan el-beat en and (Member) . ready for wiring and painting. The 607A Massey Rd Mangere only one of it's kind in New FOR SALE. 1950 Vauxhall Wyvern 4 Phone 275-697 1 Mangere Zealand . Ow ing to wo rk commit­ Cylinder. Registered an d warranted. me nts cannot finish . Spare 2.6L Factory radio and heater. Good body motor, doo rs and motor parts. A and tyres. Mechan ically sound, good REO F lying Cloud Sedan complete, real class ic, $12,000 o.n.o, Phone upholstery, needs min or pan el and but rusted . Also ea rlier Reo (truck) 6396 or 4510 Te Awamutu. complete paint job. Owners manual incomplete. Cha ssis base only. [Reo]. and some spa res. $1000. ONO. G 1927 Dodge Four Motor , gearbox and PARTS WANTED. 1936 Buick Limit­ Holden, 24 Tasman Drive, Papa kura. diff. Offers, Ph 814 Bunnyth orpe. ed . Series 90. 320cl. Crow nw heel and Ph 2988751. Pinion or complete diff , cluste r gea r and L & R sliding gear or com plete gearbox . Radiat or grille. Any other parts. Buick Seri es 80. Roadmaster or Series 60 Century pa rts should interchange. Information we lcome d . Ph 69035, Tauran ga. (collect ). W. Gray , 40 Grange Rd, Otu moetai, Ta ura nga. FOR SALE WANTED . Amal carburettor clamp on Jowett Jupiter Sports Convertible fitti ng 1'1a" bore also wanted 350cc 1951. Bright Red coachwork. SALE BY TENDER Cha ssis up restoration 1982, 11,600 1958 Chevrolet Bel-Air, in soun d O.!-! .V. J.A.P. engi ne pa rts or complete engme can swap. 38 B.S.A. 350 O.H .V. miles since . Nothing needs doin g. original cond ition . For fur ther !~ ar e and interest ing car in deta ils and view ing. Phone 49-793 en gine and parts, Veteran Precision and New Hudson engines, 29 A.].S. Immaculate condition. A pleasur e Oamaru or write " Chev Tender " to drive and a sound investme nt II Evered Street, Weston . Highest S.V. engine , 37 Royal Enfield :350 O.H.V. engine parts also gear box. $14,5000 o.n.o. Phone 583-339 tender not necessarily accepted. Auckland or write Jupiter , P.O. Box Tenders close, 15th July 1986. Con tact R. Eunson , 139 Bourke St, Invercargill. Phone 74030. 9423, New market.

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I FOR SALE . 1928/29 Desot o Model K FOR SALE . C h rysIe r 66 1929 FO R SALE . 1935 Bui ck front guards Sedan. En ough parts to assem ble 2 co m plete, suitable for restoration, with wheel wells, no ru st , excelle n t ca rs . 8 m ot or s, 3 com p le te gearboxes, e ngine runs, so me sp ares, 51500 co nd ition . $400 se t. severa l diffs, st eering boxes, 2 restored In verca rgill, Ph 8226 2 A.H . 1937 Chev ro let front grille badge lik e chassis, good sp lit rims, wheels, lights, mint ne ver used . 535. J .R . H yland , le ns etc. New parts - brakes , tyres, Hatfields Beach, H .B.C . 64-563. tubes, rust bands, wheel beari ngs, WANTED for 1929 Nash Twin head gaskets. All panel w ork repaired Ignition Sp ecial 6 seda n :- Fan FOR SALE asse m bly , horn, radiator ca p, woode n or remade, all w oodwork repaired or 1940 Willys 440 Sedan, in sou nd w hee ls, hu bcaps, radiat or surro u n d, us eable . Com ple te set of handles, mot oring co nd itio n . S5,000 or trade in terior and ext erior handles , lower window winders and esc u tc h eons . fo r unrestored Will ys-Overl and or tail light lens, cran kho le cover , front O w ne rs handbook and 2 vo lu m e parts Knight vehicle . Pre-1936 model , books. At least 2 tons of spa re s. Will shocka bsorbers, manifold heat co n trol anything co ns ide red . Andy Wilkie, not -sell sepa ra te ly. 55,000. Ph 298875 1 lev er , both front and right rea r II Evered Street, West on o r phone or write 24 Tasman Dri ve , Papakura, mudguards, d evice to lock spa re wheel 49-79 30a m aru. G . Holden . (Memberj. to rear m ounted carr ie r, footrest, a rm res ts, va n ity and ashtray unit for FOR SALE . 1930 CHEV parts, Diff, rea r se a t passen ge rs . In fa ct a ny 1929 front a xle/s uspens ion/steering co m ­ FOR SALE Nash parts ar e of int erest and I would pl et e. Two 6 cylinde r moto rs a n d gea r 1928 Aust in 16/6 Clift on Tourer. lik e to corresp ond with owne rs of boxes . H ead light ba r and lamps. More Restored 3 years ago . Mar oon with sim ila r vehicles. Also w ant a n O .M .C . small m ech anical parts, reasonable black guards. New ho od and sid e (Otago Mot or Club] ba dg e to m ou nt on offers. One new se t of p ist ons a nd cu rtains, good original car. Uphol­ thi s ca r. It has a blu e and w h ite enamel gudgons and gaske t se t 5140 .00. Wi re ste ry o rigina l but needs som e ce ntre. I will bu y it or trade a n w heels 535.00 each. Can yo u help? work. Plenty of spa res . Ready to Au ckland version (tr ip le A's in a black w ith inf o , plans, drawings, phot os o f rally. Offers p ho n e Ne lson 520 -7 15. e namel centre] . Please write to Kevin w ood framing C hev 1930 seda n . 39 Casey, 33 Delt a Drive, W aldronville, H artford Crescent, Totar a Park, U ppe r FO R SALE . 1954 Daimler Co nq uest Ot ago . Ph one 883 722 Du ne di n. Hutt, Wellingt on . Ph (041268 -478, A.K. d rophead co upe . Full y rest or ed , recent (Me m be rj. Pil ch er. motor ove rhau l, co llecto rs dream. O nly two o f th ese in N.Z. Any reasonab le offe r co ns ide red. Enq u iries to; M. Green , 7 Bracebridge Str eet, OBSOLETE AMERICAN PARTS LTD Kaiapoi. FOR SALE 1937-38 Bu ick Park light len s new 550.00 ea FOR SALE. Vet eran Studebake rs 1916 Silver Dawn Bentley driving lights new 5100.00 ea Basica lly co m p lete running gea r a nd Set 4 1928 Po n tiac Wooden Wheels mint 5100 .00 toure r body, so me duplicat es . Also C hev 16" wi re wheel look s like Dunlop a ir wheel 550 .00 191 8 as ab ove . Both 4 cylinde r and Chev 1939 Truck Sales Book 530 .00 very moto rable veterans. 1928 Chev Ch ev 1941 -47 T ruck Sal es Book 530 .00 Sedan, rest or ed mechanicall y, so u nd Morris 10 New G rill e 550 .00 bod y w ith m ost pa ne ls don e co m p lete New 550 x 18 Fir estone Tyr es (2j 5170.00 ea w ith all handles etc , offers o n abo ve. New 500 x 20 Reidrubber (21 S80 .00e a Wanted 68 tooth Stewart speedo drive New 550 x 18 Olympic (21 5170.00ea w heel and fittings, w agne r ge ne ra tor New 650 x 20 Firestone (4) S180 .00 ea EM 114 o r similar for 1915 New 52 5 x 21 W/Wall Fireston e (41 S80 .00ea Stude ba ke r. For 1916 490 Che v 30 x Used 550 x 18 Ol ympic (21 S80.00ea 3'12 Fir estone rims and any pa rt s. John Rud ge Whitworth 880 x 120 B/E wire w heels po ssibly Rogers , "Foxburn" Fairlie. R.D . 17. Rolls Set of 5 $250.00ea ph on e 8580. 20 " wire w hee l $40.0 0 ROLLER BEARINGS WANTED for Hudson 192 9 Fuel Tank Pr Rear Guards and coupe o r Humber gearboxes. Dimensions ID 1" roadster trunk lid 5100 .00 lot OD 1 'Is" Len gth 1 15/16 " or I ". Have New Copper Asbestos Head Gasket s: been so ld as HYA TT 155, SALTERS Ford V8 2 1 Stud Head Gaske ts SIO.OOea c/ 107-0 etc. Pet e r Noonan, P.O . Box Ford 8 h .p . Head Gasket s 51O.00 ea 60 18, Rauman ga , Whangar ei . Phone Ford Zep he r Mk I Head 1089 1 28-441 ev enings. Ga sk et 510 .00ea Standard 8 Head Ga sk e t SIO.OOea Vauxhall J & L H ead Gaske t 510.00ea Land Rov er Diesel Head Ga sk et 510.00ea Pe rk in s Head Ga sk et 520 .00ea Mopar 3'/8 Bore Head Gaske t 525 .00ea

WANTED 191 520 H.P. Albi on Pa rts front and rear axle, Ph ot ogr aphs, Book s etc . FOR SALE 20/60 Vauxhall T . Tyre Front guar ds 1929-30 . 30/98 Vauxh all 1935 Dodge 4 door se d an flat back. Parts. 115 origina l mil es. Mechanicall y excellen t and condition immacula te , all origina l in teri or. OBSOLETE AMERICAN PARTS LTD Relu ctant but u rgent sa le. 55300 G enuine e nq uiries Tel. 727262 79 ROCKFIELD ROAD, PENRO SE, AUCKLA ND . Telephone 598-579 . Wellington.

PAG E THIRTY SIX DOUGL AS PARTS wanted for 1913 2 3.4 h .p . Ta nk 1913-15, Carburetto r gea rcha nge 1913-25, Top fra me tube i1lIlc<&uinu£!i!i i1lIlotnring 1lJiU. with tank an d gea rlever fittings 1913-25. Front and rear stands, rear Nutt fRnail. lhtnn.e w hee l or othe r Dou glas parts. Dale Conlon , 6 Pitfu re Rd , Wak efi eld, Dealers in spec ial interest vehicles Nelson . Ph 28046 . Exce llent turnover on elde rly and classic cars. Ideal pr emises for comm ission selling. Fully enclosed 1939 BXC BED FOR D 18 cwt Truck . Any informati on on the bodywork , ca b and vandal proof. V.C.C. member. fire wall and doors required or any body w ith pa rts for thi s mod el. Please Make th e most of our reputation. ph on e 8 1619 Mast erton o r write to K.R. McKay, 32 Worksh op Rd , CO NTA CT Masterton . Roy McGuinnes s Wgton 685-500 A/H 65 1-726 L.M.V.D . & M.V. D.1. FOR SALE 1937 Morris 8 2 doo r saloon . Gr een W ANTED. Toolbox for Ariel H unt­ ME TA L POLISHING . Add th e finish­ & black immaculate . Full y restor ed ma ster. Box off any sw ing ing-arm ing touches to Vin tag e, Classic, or cond ition per sonal num be r plates mod el 1954-58 sho uld suit. Cash sale special int er est ca rs etc . Now yo u can (ME 1937). 78,000 mi les . S5,500 or possible sw ap . F.G. Rickard, 5 hav e your stainle ss steel tr im , o r br ass o.n.o. consider pa rt swap for Ascot Place, Ashburto n. Ph ASH . pa rts leg hu bcap skins) pa ne lled any thing . Ph . 60037 Wh angarei 4343. [Member] straight again and pol ishe d to anytim e . perfec tio n . Also specialising in th ose FOR SALE. 1930 Chrysler CJ Seda n . diffic ult zinc die-cast ings . We also Full y re stor ed . On wire wh eels. have in stoc k tho usands of stainless Lacquer pa int jo b .SI I,500 o.n .o . w ith and zinc mouldings. All America n FOR SALE. 1923 Chevrolct Superior spares.T. Gordon, 32 Leve ly Lan e, mostl y Ford & Chev 1928-1968 an d Tourer in exce llen t res to red co nd ition . Kati Kat i, Ph 49092 8. trade in any of th ese yo u may have A mechanicall y so und , reliable ca r. spa re! Please Phone 8 1836 47 For further inform ati on co ntac t Bob FOR SALE Auckl and, Mon -Sat , 9am 5pm. Town send, 52 Doma in Road, Chev . 1926 Boat tail Road ster , Restor ation Auto Chrom e, Kevin Whakat an e or Phon e 10761 85-830. excellent cond ition, runs extra Mar croft , 42 Wood Glen Rd , Glen we ll. 57,500 or nearest offe r. Ph Ede n , Aucklan d . Ha we ra 28382 A/H . WAN T ED SWAP OR SELL. T riumph m/cycle 1912 Model TPart s. Hea d , Side, motor , blind head S .V . , engine no . ends taill ight s brass. Brass horn, ca rbide MODEL AFORD OWNERS w ith " MT" co uld be 350cc, comple te gene rator and 12 rivet rear diff RIGHTHAND DRIV E FRO NT but rou gh . B.S.A. m/cycle mot or , bl in d hou sing o r complete diff. Any FLOO R MATS head s.v. , Eng. n . 17444c, 4 1.4h .p . tidy castellated nu ts. Will tak e an ything order and includes front & rear 1912. Ph 60037 Wh angar ei mo un ting brack et s . Vet er an motor any time. cycle speedos. Cowey 0-60 w ith d istance recorde r to sid e . Co m plete FOR SALE. 1916 Overl and Radi at or wi th flexibl e drive and end cog . Pat ent and shell. Brand new Saxo n 4 engine 1375-04 . Co w ey 0-80 model 35 an d radiator , 6 eng ine, new 32 x co mplete wi th dr ive . Both drive off 4 non skid tyre , 1923 Nas h 6 O .H .V. fro nt w heel. Lucas motor cy cle engine, Durant 6 radi ator, 1916 headl ight w ith rear mounted am p Oakland rad iator , late vet eran Mo rr is met er . 6" o/s diamet er. Sui t lat e Cow ley radiator. 1913 Humber ett e vin tage . Harl ey David son side ca r gea rbox , four 16" Morris 8 w ire chassis (2). On e w ith mudgu ar d no wheels and sa loo n doors. Da le Conlon, w hee ls. Tourer do or s (31 early Eng lish 6 Pitfure Rd. Wak efield, Nelson . alum ini um . Co uld be Rover? Sin ger q uantity of eng ine/gearbox and PEDAL SU RROUND MAT S ancilla ry parts. Splitdo rf magn et o , 4 FOR SALE cy l Mod el " S" co mplete with mount­ 1928 Dodge Bra s Victory Six ing sta nd & lever s. Still kick s! Ca rb s­ Coupe . Comple te ve hicle, but ea rly Cox " Atrnos" an d B. & B. Spe edo dis asse mbled, chass is complete , head , Smi ths model ZA. black face balance in exce lle nt and origina l w hite lettering, 0-60. Rot ax starte r conditio n. Body sandblas ted. Five button & face plate . Rot ax side light. new whitewall tyres. Woul d suit suit Sunbeam, Crossley etc . Lucas Dodge ent hus ias t. Further deta ils Ignition /light sw itc h 2 toggles . Pair Ph Tauranga (0751410-821 ev enings . Ca n now be obtained by contac ting Lucas side lights com plete w ith VETERAN & VINTAGE CARS LTD mountinll a rms , good condi tion. Pr efer P.O. Box 43009, Man gere. to swap tor Harley 350cc pa rts 1926-29 DE DIO N, pre 1904 6 h.p. single DEREK T HOMASON es pecially rear w heel and headlight, cylinder part s wa nted. Sw ift, 1909 7 Hope, R.D.l, Richmond, Nelson. sen d s .a.e . fo r prices, further de ta ils. h.p. single cy linder parts wa nted. LESPEARSO N Tom Hayes, 15 Pr in ces St., Levin. Phon e 485679 collect or P.O . Box 217 8 69 Marlow Road , Ch ristchurch 7. ir-,'Iemberl· Chris tchurc h . Robert Du ns.

PAGE TH IRTY SEVEN FOR SALE. 1934 Oldsm obile six WANTED TO BUY for 1929 G ra ha m cy linde r Sedan twin side mounted Pa ige Sedan. 2 19" w ire wheel spa res, reconditioned mot or , reup­ hubcaps. 7 114" diamet er , 2" ce n tre holster ed. Body in goo d or iginal plate with 3 Pai ge head s sta mped int o. co ndi tion . For furthe r informati on Also " Klaxon " bra nd horn for sa me con tact Bob Townsend, 52 Domain ca r. Please w rite to o r ph on e co llect. Road , Wh akatane o r Ph on e 10761 Roger Ward, 75A Ca m br idge Road, 85-830_ Tauranga . Phon e 82599. (Me mber).

HUBCAPS FOR DUNLOP 66" WIDE VINY L TOPPING WHEELS For enclosed cars, we have a 1929-30 typ e fitt in g to a 75mm dia FOR SALE 1929 Nash Standard Six, Older limited supply of imported 66" hole $12.50 each. 1931 onwa rds restor at ion sho w ing wear. Com­ w ide Cobra Grain Vin yl topping Magna type fitting to a 198m m dia which elim ina tes th e need for hole $25 each. Brass sp in nings of plete with 2 spa re motors and other spares. Open to offers. Write B. seams.Send $150 wi th orde r for th ese are available. For further 1 Williams, 146 Russell Str eet , 2 / 2 yard len gth to: Antique information rin g or write to Pet er Gi sb orne . Phone 83-508 . Upholstery Supplies, 6 Pitfure Noon an , r.o. Box 60 18, Rau­ Road , Wakefield , Ne lso n . m an ga , Whangarei. Ph on e 10891 WANTED Body parts for truck ed 1930 28 -44 1 evenings . Phaet on and 1929 Tudor Model "A's". WA NTED. For Mod el '0 ' Flat Twin Rear section including roof and floor o f Indian . Frame, fork s , motor, clutch or DESOTO 1955 . Two door sta tion Tudor. Tub, floor a nd four door s of a ny o the r parts . Forks eithe r pivot ing wagon , stripped for res to ring , e ngine Phaeton. contac t; M . Geo rge , 50 (19171 or leaf typ e (19181. Also sma ll ov e rha uled, mo st pa rts , plus spares. Ber esford Stree t, Du nedin, Ph one Scheble r ca rb 314" or so . Any leads on Ph on e 558 -605, Ch ristch u rch or 62518. wher eab outs or inform at ion wel come : replies to 138 Innes Road, Ron Batt er sby, 56 Staveley Street, Ch ristchu rc h. FOR SALE. 1926 Indian Scout 37 cu Ch ristc hu rc h 4. Phone 481 0 13. inch in unrestor ed condi tion, almost WAN T ED Velocette LE 200 in running complet e, qu ite a .lot done , su rplus to FO R SALE. Triumph Ren own 1951 2 co nd ition and complet e . Would like to my need s. Offer s, IBarker, 49 Eden litr e Saloo n. Metallic silverlg re y, ve ry ge t in contact with Velocett e Club . Street, Oamaru. Phone 48789. tid y conditio n . Excell ent running Mich ael Roehrs, p.a. Box 110, [Membe r] orde r, recent head a nd exha us t work, Tak a ka, Nelson . 54, 500 o riginal miles. Good ru bber , FOR SALE . 1930 Aust in 7 Salo on quite exce lle n t ch rome, cur re n t W .O .F. FOR SALE OR SWAP. Ge nuine 1928 a lot don e over last 18 years by Ph on e Inver cargill 68-534 or w rite to Triumph Super Sev en Tou rer . Good previou s ow ne r. Owes me $2 ,200. For Mr G Johnst on , 30 Brown Street, res tora ble ca r th at has had a lot of further det ails co ntac t I Barker , 49 Inver car gill. work do ne . For sale or wo uld co ns ide r Eden Str eet , Oamaru. Phone 487 89 . swap for goo d rest or abl e Am eri can ca r [Member] TH ERE ARE certain peopl e a rou nd of mid-lat e 30s w ith cash adjus tmen t w ho hav e spare parts for cars un der eithe r w ay. Stuart Bowring, 2 14 High FOR SALE their ga rage, and hidden away, and a re Stree t, Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay . Ph not su re what they are. The re a re not 8659 DVK. 1911 Ford Mod el T Tourer Respl endent with red body, black eno ug h to ke ep but too good to th row away. On th e othe r hand, th er e a re a BUICK LIGHT 6 guards a nd shin y brass, thi s ca r was co m ple ted in lat e 198 3 aft er lot of people w ho need th ese parts for 1927 Toure r. Ever ything's th er e th eir restorati on s. We have decid ed to but it needs ex te ns ive re b uild ing. A four years' work a nd since th en has been a reg u lar co ncours winner. In co m puter list all th e givers a nd the delightful family touring ca r w he n tak er s . If you would lik e to s ubm it a co m ple ted . Many spares w ith it. addi tion to looking great, it mo tors exce ptiona lly w ell thanks to the ph oto of the parts yo u have su rplus Ca r plu s part s must go as a w ith lead ing dimen sion s, thi s would pa ckage. Off er s to Malc olm motor and tran smission receiving the full treatm ent from Brian Moir, be an enorm ous help. If yo u hav e Dob son , Phone Auckl and 64 1-003 pho tos of parts yo u require, please [Busi ness] . and th e superb buttoned black leather upholstery and hood are the subm it them with rel evant details a nd work of Murray Nolan of S.T . we will do our very best for yo u . Ch ris FOR SALE. 1929 Chrysler 65 Sed an Chas te n, Ph on e Christchurch 503 03 . approx 50% restored. Plenty of spa re Nolan fame . pa rts . Reluctant sal e but no lon ger in Th e pri ce for thi s outsta nding car is positio n to continue $2000. Hu dson $30,000 an d all enquiries sho uld be 1925/26 T ruc k load m ech anical parts direct ed to Paul CIark, Hamilton, less chassis and rad iat o r $500. Ph on e Ph on e 395 -192 bu s. or 62 737 home. M. Beswick Manurewa 2677305 . Photographs are ava ila ble on [Me m be r] request.

I WOULD LIKE to buy or borrow a WANTED Indian MIC ge ne ra tor, wo rks ho p manual for 1934 B.S.A . 10 Remy elec tr ic horn, Corbin speedo FOR SALE h. p. mot or ca r or any informati on th at " angle drive" only. Your pri ce paid or 1924 Cros sley 20170 sports tourer m ay help with my restor ati on job . can swap variou s Indian MIC parts. I Ph on e Don 85087 coll ect Masterton . 3.8 litr e 4 cylinde r with 16" four Barker, 49 Eden Stree t, Oamaru . w he el br ak es. Complete except for Phone 487 89. (Membe r) rea r bod y sec tion and mudgu ards. WANTED FORD MO DELY Also factory blueprin ts of bodi es, 1932-37 WA NTED P and M c 1914 cy linde r barrel (84 .5mmJ and any othe r engine chassis, eng ine and gear bo x. Mu st be in good rall yin g co nd itio n Vauxh all o r s unbe am perfo rm an ce or 90% restor ed. Andrew Munro, parts, bron ze clutch assem bly for two spe ed gea rs a nd kick sta rt lever. David at a frac tio n of the cost. Dale " Centre Valley", RD 1, Blenheim Co nlon , 6 Pit fu re Road , Wak ef ield , Ph Wairau Vall ey 731. Gwynn, 25 Brightwat er Cres ., Up pe r Hutt. Phone 268-388 . Nelso n . Pho ne 28046.

PAGET HIRTY EIG HT FOR SALE. 1938 Dodge Cou pe, full y restor ed , two tone green, wh ite wall tyres, interi or redone in leather immacu late vehicl e $11,500 o.n.o: VCC Canterbury Phone 83-400, Invercar gill or writ e Neville Hayes , 12 Lewi s Street Invercargill. ' SWAP MEET J86 MOTORCYCLE PARTS. Examples of swa ps we hav e available are 1930s BSA frames one 250 one 350, B33 engine complete, new AlO pistons plus OCTOBER .040, B type gearbox and forks. New big end post war AMC single, various AMC single engine and gea rbox parts, mint pair mudguards complete, 11th & 12th excellent petrol tank about 1950 with win ged M badges and kneepads. AJS FOR INFORMATION WRITE­ 650 twin frame, petrol tank and some cycle part s about 1961. Smiths rev "Swap Meet" counte r plus angle dri ve. Early Ame rican gearbox with bron ze casing P.O. Box 238 Rangiora comp lete with clutch could be flying merk el. Indian front fork blades and or phone 525-217 wh eels . Early [ap V-twin cam for general enquiries followers new plus much more. Will swap any of abov e or w hat ever else or 8973 Rangiora for application forms. you want for vintage AJS parts . Present needs include cran kcases for CHRYSLER 1925, 4 door tourer, OHV 500 G Model 1926 plus gearbox chassis with running gea r, suitable for for same. Int erested in any vintage AJS parts, hyd rauli c brakes . Swap-sell, parts. Also require anyth ing Rudge but FORD & CHEVROLET REPRO PARTS take aw ay. Also Aust in 8, for parts. Tel most ly .toolbox with clip fitting lid, 644·560 Wellington . 1936 n ght hand footbrake pedal. •zs-·.s ~.-. ! .. combination handlebar lever s, AMAL FOR SALE. Vintage Enamel Ga rage type 29 carburettor with 2 ';' '' flange . '. N' , , ~ Signs, N.O.S. Pratt's, National centres, inverted levers, left hand Benzo le, Esso and Shell. Rare footbr ake pedal 1937 on , senspray "OLD AUTO RUBBER" opportuni ty to acq uire in as new carburetto r 1926 500 Rudge, also 50 condition. Send British Postal Order degree V Twin Magdyno or cam ring PLUS A FULL RANGE One Poun d for photo and det ails. John clockwise suit 1929 BSA E29 etc . .. OF CAR ACCESSORIES Hearne, 14 Midland Road , Leeds LS6 Norm or Lynd a Maddock , 51 Clayburn IBQ. England. Rd, Glen Eden , Auckland. Ph ROAD & TRACK 818-6691. SUPPLIES MOTORCYCLE BEARINGS. A very 86c Riccarton Road, limited quantity of MC22 ball bearings Christchurch . are now available. Fit engine shafts of Ph (03)484.237 post vintag e Velo, Rudge, early Triumphs, Sunbeam, Raleigh, New Imperial etc. At $25 eac h plus $1 postage these are half the UK price, BORGWARD ISABELLA, 1956, in bu t be qui ck, there will be no more. straight condition, very little rust. Has Norm or Lynda Maddock, 51 Claybu rn bee n in storage until recently. Will let Rd, Glen Eden , Auckland. Ph go for $300. Tel. 644-560 Wellington. 8 18-6691.

FOR SALE For the Enthusiast 1936 Chev 'Iz ton Pickup, just completely restored . Looks good, EMBLEM JERSEYS goes we ll. Registered and W.O.F. Needs bumpers and hubcaps: ove r 120 designs in 100% Pur e Soft Space required for star t on Vintage Wool from only S65 direct from our car . $3300 or nearest reasonable work sho p. offer. John Brew ster , I.D .R.D., Send away today for a phot o of the Oam aru. Phon e (0297145-487. emblem of your choice to: FOR SALE. Prewar Riley Nine KNITFEVE R Plusultra sales catalogue , sales GOLDEN BAY KNI TW EAR brochure 1932 all models , instruction P.O. Box books for Nine Mark 4, plus plusultra. TAKAKA/NELSON Two clocks suitable Nine or Tw elve. Copies of Haddleton, Birm ingham , We also do club emblems and one­ Styles. John Hearn e, 14 Midland Road , off designs to order. Leeds LS6 IBQ, England.

PAGE THIRTY NINE FOR SALE. Masp ort 10" tilting arbo ur FO R SALE. AC Spec ial 1929/38 2 litre Saw Ben ch , IV2 h.p. motor. $1350 OHC. Recent ly reb uilt wi th new tw o o.n.o . Also Speedl ine Ch icago Ty pe sea ter body and reconditioned motor. Folder 4ft x 16 gauge co mplete with On e of the qu ickest pr e wa r spo rts cars stand. $2200 o.n.o. Both item s as new in the country . 80m .p .h . cruisi ng, and well un der rep lace ment. Grea t l lOm.p.h. plus max . Ideal for Historic asse ts for hom e wor kshop. J. P. racing. Results thi s yea r inclu de three Hosk en , Phone 7 107 Ashbur ton . firsts at Du nedin road races, second (member) fastest car and firs t on formula at Invermay Hillcli mb, easi ly the FOR SALE. 193 1 Ch ev Roadster , quick est road car at Pan Pacific Speed Wir es, Tw in Side Mounts. Partially Event an d fastes t ca r at Ash ley For est res tored, wood work replaced Hillclimb. Current WO I' and a professionall y, engine and gea rbo x practica l road ca r. Sold w ith a large overhauled . All chrome don e . Need s qua nti ty of spares incl uding new head , pa nelwo rk , upholst ery , pai nt to crank and rods. SI8 ,000. Gr an t Cowi e, co mplete . Owes us $13,500 . Will 175a Pet erborough Stree t, Ch rist ­ accep t $11,000 O.n.O. Co ntac t F.E. churc h. Phon e 793-96 8. Lester , Phone 53435 59, Auckl an d . WANTED. Zen ith carbure tto r, 42 mm RELUCTANT SALE updraft. Contact Alison Moores cI­ Model A Picku p in origina l 175a Pet erborough Street, cond ition. Has been in storage Ch ristchurch . MODEL A FO RD since 1937 , only 32 ,000 miles on High Co mpression Alloy Cylinder clock . O riginal pa pers, no rust IN FORMATION WANTED on mv Heads. Fully machined and fits w hatev er, new ru bber, in good 1937 Buic k. Ch assis No . 75519 1592 standa rd Model A block, with an running orde r, regist er ed , bu ilt in McLau ghlin Canada , inc rea se of app rox. 15.20 B.H.P. wa rranted , read y to dri ve away. registered in NZ 28-2-39. The car firs t depending on req uired Price $12,000., no offe rs please . ca me to Wellington , then to comp ression. Price $700.00 pl us Wr ite to 'Model A', P.O . Box 6299 Da nnevirke 30-5-39 and to Auck land freight. As casting is now read y to Wellington. 2-5-45. I would be greatful for any commen ce a limited number of informa tio n about th e " McLaughlin" orders can be taken du e to a one off FOR SALE. Rover 90 1957. One lad y Buick . Grae me Leti ca , 26 Dunraven ru n. For furth er details and ow ne r since new exce llent co ndition. Place, Torbay, Auckland. Phon e enquiries contac t Les Pearson. 69 Paint crea m w ith gree n sea ts and trim . 404·6856. Marl ow Rd. CHCH 7. $6500 O.n.O. K Har t, Phon e 857 19, MOTORCYCLE Motors for sa le. (or Rotorua. exchange for Velo or Triumph single 3HW or 5HW parts]. Panther mo tor , WANTEDTO SELL. Chev. Seda n 1939 less piston and pushrods ser. Z8138. $3000. Phone 727262 Wellington . B.S.A., M20, se r WM 2055895. Ariel side va lve ser CK3209. Roya l Enfield, not complete ser G 12820. Villiers 2 port se r AV1234. [ap old model sid e va lve . Wr ite: 7 Neeve Place, Taradale. Ph ~~_9 4 7 5 Napier . FOR SALE 1939 Buick Conve rtible. Fully BUYING, SEL LIN G O R restored 1982. $30,000 Firm. But will conside r close offer. Goo d SWAPPING? reliable co m forta ble car. Ph. 24 147 Whakatan e . EARLY TIMES FOR SALE FOR SALE. Repr ints of illu strat ed Buick Conver tible (Super) Genuine spar e pa rts manual for Harl ey AUTO NEWS 90,00 0 miles. Owned hy motor­ Davidson Motorcycles and Side car s enginee r for last 35 yea rs. 1922· 1928. Cov ers a ll except op posed T HE CLASS IFIED PAPER Mai ntained in top co ndition. twin . Also has considerable FOR CARENTH USIASTS Hyd roelectric wind ows, hood , informa tion on earlier models. Price seat, clock rad io etc in good order. $20 .00 plus postage $2.00. Contact B. Right Hand d rive - could be McCona ch ie , 21 Morn ington Road, Subscript ions ar e only $10 co nve rted to left ea sily. Fu ll history Dunedi n. and in addition to receiving from new . Believed to be only one of its model in NZ. Price S30,OOO . FOR SALE. 1928 Chev role t light yo ur ow n per sonal copy 493 ·794 Hamilton . picku p truck in ver y goo d order. monthly, subscribers are Needs touch up on paintwork. entitled to ad vertise free . PHOENIX 19 13 4 cy l. par ts and Inclu des spare motor, gea rbox & diff , in format ion required . Engine , clutc h, radiator, plu s other spares, also some torqu e tu be, steering, bod y part s , pan el part s. Price S5,000 o.n.o. Send your $10 sub now to: pictures, art icles, in fact anything you Co ntact B.R. Hopki ns, Box 18, Urenui. may think will be of value to me . Have Taranaki [memb er] EARLY T IM ES AUTO diff and rea r ax le assembly , gearbox an d chassis [missing so me cross CO LLECTORS ITEM - 1951 David N EWS mem bers). Robert McW ha , 32 Brown Lagon da, metalli c blue ; leather 61 ESSEX ST Cambridge Road , Te Awamutu, Phon e upholst er y; exce llent co nditio n. MA STERTON 6125. [me mber] SI7,500. Phone Wellington 767 -823.

PAGE FORTY 10 LITRE PETROL CANS with detachable Flexible Funnel

Safety all stee l construction makes the Lesco 10 litre can the ide al container to ca rry your spare petrol, kerosine or oil. Convenient 10 litre fuel capacity means ea sy handling and with Lesco there are no leaks or smells . The flexible funn el en sure s your precious fuel goes where you want it, an import ant factor for safety and economy. When not in use the flexible funnel slides inside the handle. The Lesco 10 litre can's squat design ensures it doesn't tip over in your car.

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