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Vol . XXV, No . 123 Vintage Car Club of N.Z. (Inc.)

April-May 1980 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE 26th YEAR OF PUBLICATION Presid ent : L. J. D. Priest (Hawkes Bay) Club Captain: A . D. Storer (Ban ks Peninsula) Club Vice-Captain: M. H . Ferner (Wgtn) IN THIS ISSUE H all. Secretar y: Cl ynt Inn s (Ba nks Peninsula) Club R egistrar: S. A. England, P.O. Box 4154, President's Message 2 Christchurch. Executive: Messrs B. 1. Barnes (Southland), W. M . Birch 21st Internationa!-a Viewpoint 3 (Wellington, N. A. Dewhurst (Auckland), 1. W. A. 21st International-Awards 4 Newell (Banks Peninsula). 21st International-Side Effect 6 21 st International-Confessions 7 CORRESPONDENCE Some pages from the past 10 Club correspondence, including members' CHANGES OF ADDRESS, mu st be sent to Crossword No. 7 12 Th e Vintage Car Club of N. Z. (lIIC.) The Club's Old Vehicles 13 r.o. Box 2546, Christchurch, Deans Bush Rally 17 Intending members should write to this address. The Main Event 18 All Beaded Wheels correspondence and subscribers Invermay 26 change o f address to p.a. Box 13140. Why fit Shock Absorbers 28 Branch Notes 29 BEADED WHEELS EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Book Review 33 Chairman : Spencer Barnard. Letters to Editor 34 Committee: Gavin Bain, Geoff Hockley, Bruc e Pidgeon. Bob Sco tt, Paul Giesler. Classified Ads 35 Material for publication is the responsibility of this committee and should be forwarded to P.0. Box 13140. CLOSING DATE Christchurch, typed or neatly printed, double spaced on Clos ing dat e f or Jun e/July issu e M ay 13 th. one side of paper only. Reports of restorations. events, road tests, historical and technical articles welcome. No pa yment made to COVER PHOTO con tributors. 21 st Intern at ion al Rall y Direct or, N or m Skevingt on The opinions expressed in letters or articles in Beaded presen t ing the Sou t hwa rd Tr oph y f or Con co urs de Wheels are the au thors' own views and do not necessarily Condi t ion to en try Gr een 0 9 1 192 6 Aus ti n 12/4 be long ing to J. W. Bla ke y, A uc k land . Col our fi lm express the policy of the Vintage Car Club of N.Z. (Inc.) suppl ied by Fui ichrom e, Phot o by Spenc e Barna rd .

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Well, the 21st Int ernational such an exerc ise over the pa st our Club a nd future meetin gs Rally of F. LV.A. has come and six years. It is agreed that the overseas. gone, and it wou ld be fair to say who le event was a great team With the winter coming on, it it will be rem embered fo r man y effort, bu t every team requires a woul d appe ar that activity on the a year by those who were for­ tru e leader. rally scene is getting ready to tun ate eno ugh to be able to The Club's Execut ive meeting slow down , but I must remind attend . T he number of overseas held a t Rotoru a during the Inter­ members that we still have a visitors, bot h en tra nts and sup ­ nat ional Rall y, placed on record , Club to run, and several areas por ters alike, that have compli­ the desire to look at planning are being looked a t, in the a d­ mented the Ra lly Co mmittee in ano ther In ternat ion al in the min istrat ion, to see where we can the manner which every aspec t future. I feel sure that once we perh aps strea mline our opera­ of the event was proceeded with have all settled do wn, we will tion s. If you have any suggestions would make a file all of its own. assess the prob abil ity and report to offer, or a ny matt er which T he lett ers being received from back to the members. Whil e on you would like to have discussed , ind ividu als and business premises the matter of the Executive please contact myself or write to in the Rotorua district, have meeting, it was pleasing to see the Secr etar y, so that the poi nt nothing but pra ise for the be­ that almos t every Bran ch was ca n be raised at a future meetin g. haviour of our entra nts. their represented, togeth er with severa l LI ONEL PRIEST courtes y and con sideration ex­ interested members acting as ob­ tended to anyo ne, and most of servers. T hose who did not at­ 1908 ADAMS all, they are as king us ba ck. tend , missed a very enlightening To N orm Skeving ton and his meeting and part icul arl y a bri ef good wife Marie, on beha lf of talk by severa l repre sent ati ves of the Vintage Ca r Club of N .Z. the F.I.V.A. Co uncil, and how it Inc.. ma y I extend the warmest affec ts our organisation. Mr Jo hn of congratulations for the dis­ Ha stilow, our delegat e to the se cipline and work which must meetings, was also prese nt to have gone int o the planning of bri ef us on matters relating to VINTAGE TYRES "Special" - Save $9.00 670 x 15 Tubeless Seconds - Normal Price $53.00 Spec ial price $4 4.00.

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Everyone will have their own having to back-track at all. Our everyone else in our group, but memories of the 1980 in Rotorua, friends in other group s played judging by the slightly heated so I hope they will forgive me if the game and didn 't pass on any conversations heard now and my thoughts on the 21st Inter­ information about the routes again, the directi ons given by nati onal Veteran and Vint age they had alre ad y taken. Judging Ray Fleet to co ntestants as they Car Rall y do not coincide with by several cars just sitting by entered the gro unds to the tea, theirs. the wayside when we passed, a bun s and marriage guid ance , could have come in useful! All over New Zealand vintage by Helena MacDonald The day of the Swap Meet enthusiasts have been working, was a shocker. We had nothing planning and sa ving for this rally number had been briefed by their to swap but plenty of people to for months, even years . With the friends as to the positions of the meet. In spite of the rotten usual mid-February ferry trouble check-posts, but I don 't think weather the crowds milled the 300-odd vehicles from the they fared any better than we around all the goodies offered. South Island were not sure if did relying on our own rallying Skip disappeared into one group they would make it, but they did , know-how. We weren't out for and I lost sight of him com­ in time for the grand openin g on any "gongs" but still got a kick pletely, finally deciding that in February 24th. The weather from the low scores we made on that mincing-machine crowd, he clear ed and Rotoru a turned on the odd day or so. The regul arity was most likely to come out as a really magnificent day. Surely test and gymkhana were a test an engine block or a tilt-len s! never before , and probabl y never of co-ordination and timin g. Th e The ent ert ainment in the even­ again, will there be so man y sur feit of wasps at Marnaku was ings was practic ally non- stop . It antique, vetera n, vintage, post not co nducive to stay ing too was quit e imposs ible to attend vintage and post war cars, trucks, long to assess the fortunes of everything. We went to the buses and motor-bikes co ngre­ gated in one place at one time. It was qu ite impossi ble to look at ever y vehicle. In fact rumour has it that one bri ght soul worked out it would take 15 hours to view all of them, spend­ ing only half a minute on each ! It wasn't easy to see all the other ca rs in one's own colour group, and it was a week before I cau ght up with some of the other entrants from Marlborough. Vehicles had been driven, ridden or trucked from all over New Zealand, not forgetting the over­ seas entries who had come by 1 ship or plane . One 1911 Wol seJey had come all the way from Invercar gill without any trouble, only to arrive in Taupo after the first day's run with a bang- a blown tyre! One of our local memb ers drove his recen tly re­ stored 1905 Ro ver all the way too, and there were probabl y other similar feats of endurance I have not heard about. We enjoyed all the run s and managed to reach our destin a­ South Island entrants waiting to go aboard the Cook Strait Ferry at Picton. tions with out getti ng lost or Photos by Spence Barnard. PAGE THREE H angi but gave th e Bier Fest and th ose eve nings was the first ex cellent meals at reasona ble Wheelt ap pers and Shunter s even­ putti ng-together a nd driving away prices a nd gave very pleasant ing a miss. W ith the different of the Model T . and the remark service. The Rall y Committee mu sical pr ogrammes in tbe from a sma ll boy beh ind me are to be con gr atulat ed on the va rio us lounges and the stage watching the sword-swallower­ whole running of th e rall y. The sho ws most even ings, the Race­ "T hat would be sore" ! Also the closing ceremo ny and presenta­ co urs e ca rpark at night was filled lights of Rot orua and of ca rs tion of trophies went off witho ut to overflowing , a nd at times, the moving alo ng the T auran ga­ a hit ch . a nd perha ps thi s sho uld way out of it took on the appear­ Wh ak at ane highway as seen fro m have been th e end. Everything ance of a n obs tacle course. The the grands ta nd. see med rather flat a fte r that a nd two ama teur shows put on b y The who le orga nisa tio n of the the wai t fo r dinner in the co ld different branches wer e well sup­ rally co uld not have been wi nd was not cheering, but how ported. and the Howard M orrison bettered for suc h a vas t cro wd else to feed the 5.000? Well don e, group pack ed the gra nds ta nd to of peo ple and ca rs. T he ca terer s Norm and Co. H ere's to the next cap acity. Best remember ed fr om did a marvellou s job supplying International in New Zealand! 21st InternationaI - Awards

Southward Trophy for Class 06-Post Vintage and 2nd: Concours de Condition Post War Motorcycles and B. 063 J. E. Ar miger, N. Z. G. 091 J . W. Blakey, N .Z. 3 wheelers 1915 E nfield. 1926 Austin 12/4. 1st and Dewhurst Troph y: 3rd: O. 173 H. R. Anderson, N .Z. G. 039 D .V . White, N.Z . Class 03--Veteran Motorcycles Vel ocette. 1908 Sizaire N audin. Ist: 2nd: Class 09-Veteran Cars having 4 G. 119 H . S. B. Binnie, N .Z. O. 033 W . M . Scott, N.Z. or more cylinders with total 1914 Roy al Enfield. 1955 Triumph. capacit y over HIOl c.c, 2nd: 3rd: B. 039 R. O. Clark, N .Z. G . 179 G . P. Lardner, N .Z . 1st and F.I.V.A. Troph y: 1911 Abington Kin g D ick. 1954 M atchless. B. 004 T. R . and J. A . Farnell, 3rd: Austra lia . Road Section 1915 Ford. B. 015 R. D . C ross, N .Z . First Overall: 1918 Excelsi or. 2nd: y. 045 G. Vogtherr, N .Z. B. 021 S. G . a nd J. D. Pepper . Class 04-Vintage Solo 1937 M.G . N .Z. Motorcycles 1912 Bui ck. Ist and Montagu Trophy: Class 07-Antique Cars 3rd: G . 120 L. I. Binnie, N .Z. manufactured prior to R. 184 J. W. A. N ewell , N .Z. 1928 T riumph. Ist January. 1905 1911 W olsele y Sid . 2nd: Ist and Clynt Inns Trophy: W. 170 D .A . Nicolson , N .Z. B. 074 G. S. G illtra p, Class ll-Vintage Cars 1927 H arley D avidson . Austra lia . under 2000 c.c, 3rd: 1903 Panhard et Levassor. Ist: W. 103 R. P. Ca ldwell, N.Z. 2nd: R. 044 1. M. Marsden , N .Z. 1928 Indian . B. 047 F . Sm ith. Great Britain. 1925 Austin. 1904 OIdsmobile. 2nd: Class OS-Vintage Motorcycle 3rd: G . 135 G. B. Aitken, N .Z . Combinations and 3 wheeled cars B. 078 E. M . Delan ey, N.Z. 1929 Aus tin. 1st and Ist Overall in Gymkhana: 1902 Crestmo bile. 3rd: O. 050 W . H . Ve itch, N .Z. O. 159 K . G . Ma wkes. N.Z. 1930 Scott. Class OS-Veteran Cars of 1, 2 or 1927 Austin. 2nd: 3 cylinders, and Veteran Cars 0 .052 R. J . Harris, N .Z. with 4 cylinders with total Class 12-Vintage Cars 1927 B.S.A. capacit y of 1000 c.c, or less 2001 c.c.-3500 c.c, 3rd: 1st: Ist and V.C.C. of N.Z. Trophy: G . 128 N. A. W . Jack, N.Z. B. 084 B. Byer s, N .Z. G . 133 R. J . Townsend, N .Z. 1926 H arley D avidson. 1906 Cadiliac. 1923 C hevro let.

PAGE F OUR 2nd: 2nd: Class IS-Veteran/Vintage W. 167 R. D. Ga dsby, N .Z. O. 053 T . C. and M. C. Will­ Commercials up to 30 cwt unladen 1927 Fo rd. mott , Au str alia. 1st and Storer Trophy: 3rd: 1934 Ford. R. 006 D . Jenk s, N. Z. O. 023 S. T. T ro tt, N .Z. 3rd: 1928 C hevro let. 1930 Chrysler. Y. 028 B. Jackson , N.Z. 2nd: 1933 Stude baker. G. 171 R. Ballantyne, N .Z. Regularity Test 1912 For d. 3rd: Class.13-Vintage Cars Ist equal: G. III R. S. Taylor, N.Z. 350I c.c, or greater W . 76 C. B. Lovegrove, N.Z. 1928 Ford. 1929 Ford. 1st: Ist equal: West German Vintage W. 073 R . 1. M . White, N.Z. R. 183 I. D.Maclean , N .Z. Car Club Trophy 1930 Chrysler. 1927 Chrysler. G . 186 E. H . MetcaIf, U.S.A. 2nd : 19 14 Benz Wagon . G . 122 L. O. Jenk ins, N .Z. 1926 C hrysler. Class 19-Veteran and Vintage 3rd: Class 15--Post War Cars Commercials over 30 cwt unladen W. 127 A. J . Bates, N.Z. Ist and Priest Trophy: 1st and Storer Trophy: 1928 Stude baker. y. 123 D. W. Mayhew, N.Z. G . 163 A.Stro de. Au str alia. 1947 Sunbea m T alb ot. 1929 Morris Co mmerc ial. 2nd: 2nd: W. 140 O. W. Goldsmith, N .Z. G . 060 D. H . Bennett s, N .Z. Class 14-Post Vintage Car 1951 D aimler. 1928 Int ernation al. 1st and Skevington Trophy: 3rd: 3rd: W. 019 D . J. Bellerby, N.Z. W. 178 B. K. G race, N.Z. G. 180 A. L. C. Bar nes, N .Z. 1936 Va ux hall. 1949 Jaguar. 1926 Bean .

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The official party walking to the' dais for the opening ceremony. Cars as far as the eye can see give some idea of the impressive sight in the Rotorua Racecourse. PAGE F IVE 21st International - Side Effect

Having participated in the re­ No . 144 No. 20 cent International Rally, I found The registration number is Number twenty is a fire en­ it very easy to be engulfed IT 3136. It has suspension on gine. It is red. It has a crank by a totally packaged event all the wheels. It does 40 to start. You have to turn a that kept you almost completely 45 miles an hour. It has vinal handle which makes a noise occupied for the two week roofing. It has five head lamps. for the siren. It does 60 miles period. Given this situation, it It is a three seater plus dickey an hour. The make is a Dodge. was very easy to be insulated seat. It has one spare wheel. The wheel has twelve spokes. from the "outside" world and The make is called a Rolls The registration pl ate number ignore the effect approximately Royce, It was made in 1911. is FS 1919. It has three front 940 starters had on the Rotorua It has only two doors. The head lamps. It is a two seater, and surrounding districts. On re­ engine is underneath and it but it has some room on the flection however, the impact on goes up to the front and then sides for firemen to stand. It the local populace was very pro­ it goes up, so it is a very big has only got brakes on the found and ranged from the engine. The owner is Lord back wheels. It has a hand bell obvious nostalgia of the older Monteque. It has one back in the middle at the back of generation to the enthusiastic lamp. It has a chest on the the seat. It has a petrol tank cheering of the children. Their left side. at the back. It has a ladder on frantic hand-waving and chorus­ No. 15 top of the fire engine. It has ing of "Honk your horn" was It has no brakes on the no suspension on it. It has a a regular duty of the entrants as front. It does 60 miles an hour. radiator gage on top of the well as being a happy reminder It has crank start. The wheels radiator. It has one great big that you were at least on course. are one metre high. The num­ fire extinguisher. ber plate is IF 5266. The The cars are all from the Red At the Taupo finishing point, brakes do not work very good the Red group of entrants group and they refer to R. 90, when they are wet. It is red J. S. Stewart, 1905 Cadillac; encountered a class of young and white. It was made in school children being escorted R. 144, Alistair McIntosh, 1911 1910. It has four front lamps. Wolseley; R. 15, Ron Mont­ amongst the parked vehicles. The lamps go by kerosene. gomery, 1910 Buick; R. 20, E . Obviously, the class were in­ The make is called a Buick. It Jarvis, 1919 Dodge. structed that a project on the has suspension on all four experience was required and for wheels. It has a round black Granted there are some inac­ this reason copious notes were thing which you squeeze for a curacies but I am sure you will written on each selected car. horn. The wheels have 12 agree it shows to a delightful One such pupil, David Waiters spokes. It has enough room degree the interest taken by from Taupo, agreed to let us in it for four people. outsiders. have a copy of his notes and a selection from his writings ap­ pears (unedited) below. No. 90 The registration plate no. is FB 1905. The wheels have twelve spokes. It is a cadillac. It has two head lamps. It has no suspension on back wheels. It has only got brakes on the back wheels. It has got a dickey seat on the back. It has one back, head lamp. The back wheels are turned by a big motorbike chain. It is a two seater, but people sit in the dickey seat. This car has not got a roof. It has got a hand One of the many cars on display at Rotorua. It does wind up but this is not horn. what makes it go. PAGE SIX 21st International - Confessions

Expecting to be fully employed, decided therefore to do my bit the outside car parks. If that I arrived one week before the of sight-seeing while J had the wasn't bad enough, opening day Rally began. I set up my tent chance. was incredible, vehicles were trailer-borne Raetihi Model Friday saw some of the South co ming into the main arena like M k I,. and checked in to say Island entries arrive, in particular so many ants on the march, We good-day at H .Q . Later I mosied a Stevens, towi ng a huge cara­ directed them to their respect ive back to ca mp and proceed ed to va n, anot her sma ll Ren aul t which areas, Vintage, P.V. etc. from bu rn my tea of baked bean s. was rolled off the trailer, started, 7.30 a.m . until near noon, when The next day, with the two the Prime M iniste r ar rive d to Norms, and the eo -co nt ro llers of by Graham Sutherland ope n the Rally. By the n the race­ Tokoroa ro ute, we checked out co urse was packed wit h some­ that section and apa rt fro m and proceeded to do its first thing like twen ty thou sand plac ing an arrow at one corne r, mileage since restor ati on , up to people, twice as man y as a to ass ist those who didn't read the M.O.T. testin g sta tion fo r normal day. T welve hundred ins tr uctions properly, all was o.k. its first w.o.f. veh icles were in the are na that T he rem ainder of the wee k was Ca rs, bikes, tru cks, trailers the day, trul y a sight to beh old . It spent do ing od d job s aro und the lot all flowing into Arawa Park was almost unbelievabl e, if on e place, such as rem oving rocks Racecou rse was the scene on went to the rea r of the ma in and bits of pipe fro m one of the Satu rday. It got fairly hectic, gra ndstand with an ordinary sta rt poi nts. T here was not a lot ma rs hals were req uired to man ca mera yo u woul d have to take else I co uld do, so well organised the parki ng areas, a nd help to 3 or 4 shots to get them all in. was it all befor e I arrived . J keep the general public's cars in Ma rguerita Street entrance on

Monday evening Ma rch 25th at Rally headquarters in Rotorua awaiting the results of the first day . PAGE SEVEN Monday was chaotic, shortly be­ was disappointing only in the It seems he had owned one fore 8 a.m. the check marshals lack of entries and sunshine, the similar to the big blue one in went off behind the lead car, few that were there however, the rally (twin side mounts and then the cars started rolling in. turned on a dazzling display of all) and said that in the "old There were six colour coded driving. There were three cars days" he couldn't afford the tyres rallies and groups, but, on the that deserve particular mention. for the spares but the hollow bits first day not only the group that Two Austin 7's and a small M.G. in the guards were a great place were supposed to be at that start who were actually having a race to put the dogs! were arriving but so were a within a race, like who was going Turning up for the usual multitude of other colours. At to be third to last. It really was a rounds of the dances etc. at one time there were no less than battle royal, swapping places at Arawa Park on Monday night I 8 cars trying to get in, back out different points around the track was asked in I would like to take or make a U-turn at our gate. the M.G. took the lead and just Clynt Inns' Falcon with trailer It 's as well the citizens of managed to head off the 7's to to Taupo and pick up a 1903 Rororua are patient drivers! The take the honours. Panhard in distress. Too right, quickest way to become a points­ Monday's run was fairly anything to get away from the man, and direct the vehicles to trouble free, I had time even to hum drum of the night life . their respective start points. By have a chat with some of the Check the oil and water put the third rally day most of the interested spectators one of some gas in it and give it stick entrants were beginning to realise whom was expounding the vir­ was the instruction. So stick it there was more than one start tues of the big Hudson sedan. got. Mr Gilltrap, the owner of point. Thirty minutes or so after the last car left I took off to follow the route and close the checks. A Chevy with run big ends greeted me at the second check, and a quick phone call from a nearby farm secured a trailer for its return to H.Q. Soon after the last check before lunch I came across the little Renault men­ tioned earlier, it had run out of puff and also required trailering, it was mobile the next day after a valve grind and some adjust­ ments. Following all this it was a fast return to H .Q. after One of the handicap races in progress at Bay Park, Tauranga. Photo Brian Goodman. checking in at Tokoroa to return the check sheets. Evenings at the Racecourse were fantastic, with the dancing and shows and things that go with them. This going on until all hours made it very difficult to make any major attack on the sleeping department before 2-3 a .m. The only breakdown on the third day was a Buick halfway up a long hill, with a vast quantity of steam emanating from the region of the sharp end, the driver was walking back from a convenient pond with a rusty tin . He did mention he had to get to Tokoroa as there was a fan waiting there for the Buick! Bay Park Raceway on the Sunday following tbe swap meet One of the entrants in the race at Bay Park, Tauranga. Photo Brian Goodman.

PAGE EIGHT the Panhard, was rapt when I Later we found a stranded Ford I enjoyed myself immensely arrived earlier than expected. T with the motor in kitset form although I don't think I could Whilst waiting for the trailer he on the side of the road with the have gone another week. had got a local engineering firm owner proudly displaying the If I'm required for a job at to manufacture a couple of new head of a valve, "I know exactly the next New Zealand Inter­ inlet valves, and on return to where my spare valves are," he national, I will be only too Rotorua these were fitted and the exclaimed, "on the kitchen table happy to oblige. car was back on the road the at home in Christchurch." He next day. This sort of enthusiasm had already rung H.Q. so we abounded everywhere, not only headed off, only to find a Harley with the entrants and supporters Davidson with fuel problems but but the general public too. it transpired that all that was wrong was a blocked tank cap. One day our route was shortened to accommodate the Valiant was the only word to slower veterans. The lunch stop describe the efforts of a Model was brought down to half way T which crept into the lunch and the check points shifted stop only to go no further be­ accordingly. No problems, except cause the diff. was in powder BENTLEYS FEATURE IN that everytime a certain Crest­ form. When it left the start I CATALOGUE OF OLD mobile went past a check point, didn't think it would get out of MOTORING BOOKS it started raining. Rotorua as the noise was similar Fifty years after the last Le Mans to one throwing bricks in a 44 win by the Bentley team the On the return trip to H.Q. we gallon drum. The driver con­ marque is the subject of special noticed some large rocks at in­ fessed that the diff. had been treatment in Eoin Young's latest tervals of about 20 ft on the side making that noise all week so catalogue of rare and out-of-print of the road, leading up a long had decided to remain mobile. motoring books. hill, slowing down and rounding A print of the Terence Cuneo the bend we discovered the rea­ One of the most amazing paint ing showing Woolf Barnato things about the rally was the racing the "Blue Train" from son, one Panhard coughing and Cannes in 1930 with an a-litre spluttering with one member of lack of accidents, there were Bentley is illustrated on the cata­ the crew pushing and doing like­ only two that I know of and logue cover and is offered for sale wise. Every now and then he apart from a bit of pride no one together with the other famous would stop and put a rock under was injured. Cuneo print of the Bentley pit-stop at Le Mans in 1929. the wheel to prevent himself Social life at Arawa Park was Books on the Bentley marque being run over. We gave them a tremendous, banquets every night are the subject of a special article hand to get to the top of the for a few bucks a bounce, enter­ by William Boddy who contributes hill and all went well. a regular column on motoring tainment of all types out on a books and writers to Eoin Young's The final run of the rally stage in front of the Grandstand, Catalogues. proved to be the busiest as far a couple of the nights were taken With 423 rare motoring and fly­ as dead bodies were concerned. up by quite professional and ing titles listed, the new Catalogue a Ford A getting a broken fan hilarious acts from within the becomes the largest of its kind in replaced. a Singer repairing a ranks of our own members, even the specialised international field of automotive nostalgia-or "auto­ woodruff key with the aid of a yours truly got up and had a mobilia" as it has become known. small piece of barbed wire fence bash at my Dad's washboard So much interest has been (a true colonial he called me (after some Scotch courage of generated by previous Book Cata­ when I suggested such material). course). logues that hundreds of titles are now available for purchase by special arrangement with John List of Woodstock Antiques at Bishopmead Parade, East Horsley, VINTAGE ELECTROPLATING Surrey. Paintings, prints, posters and photographs are also available Nickel plating by slow-deposit, as on your original for sale. The latest addition to vintage parts. Will not peel or crack, polishes to a long­ Eoin Young's range is a selection lasting lustrous shine, and gives better protection gainst of videotapes of motor sporting history-literally taking the viewer corrosion. For quick service and quality work, consign to the side of the track to watch your work to: racinq as it was "in the good old days". PRATTS ELECTROPLATERS LTD, NELSON This latest Catalogue is available p.a. Box 474 Phone 77-283 by mail order at NZ$1.75 from Motormedia Ltd, r.o. Box 3, East Horsley, Surrey, U.K. PAGE NINE Some Pages from the Past PART 2

There must be few, if a ny, and had been appo inted Editor enough copy to separa te the old -timers or mot orcycle his ­ of the well-known motorcycle covers of the magazine until tori ans to whom the name of journal " Motor Cycling" or "T he things got back to normal. The Grah am Walker is not fa milia r. Green 'U n" as it was affec tion­ skinny specimens of his paper H is exploits in the early 1920s ately kn own among the fat ernity. which I remember at this period and up to the late 1930s on seemed to indi cate that he was N ortons. Sunbeams and Rudges having a job to d o even this. have secur ed for him a per­ by Geoff Hockley However, T emple Press, pub­ manent niche in motorcycling's lishers of the rival publication Hall o f Fame. Hi s performances The war years found several " Motor Cycling", had different on Rudges, or Rudge-Wh itworths publication s feelin g the pinch, ideas, and in a flash of inspira­ as they wer e known in those with both qu alit y and quantity of tion engaged the services of day s, were perhaps the most o ut­ their contents dropping oft" badly Graham Walker as editor of the ir standing, including the winning and circulations slu mping as a publication. The result was im­ of a Lightweight Tourist Trophy result. The motorcycling rnaga­ medi ately apparent. The maga­ rac e and a sen sati onal win in the zines were no exception to the zine 's circulation took a steady Ul ster Grand Prix, the first time rule , as I recall, and the two upw ard trend and soo n had in which a road race had been principal ones were mere sha dows firmly re-established itself in won at more than an 80 m.p.h. o f the ir fo rmer selves, The Editor popularity with the motorcycle av erage. of the lon g-established " Motor fraternity. I have often fervently At the time of which I write, Cycle" was reported as saying wished that I had preserved he had retired fr om competition that it was just a case of finding my war time copies of "Motor

THE BIG CLEAN-UP. Graham Walker (No. 5) with team-mates Ernie Nott and H. Tyrell-Smith. The team achieved a sensational 1-2-3 victory in the 1930 I.O.M. Junior Tourist Trophy race. P AGE TEN Cycling", when I recall the He had a rath er heartbreaking pleasure I deri ved fr om such experience in the 1928 Senior splendid articles as G raham T.T. when lead ing comfortably Walk er's long-running "Seen from with only 8 miles to go and the Saddle" series in which he: his Rud ge big-end seized." described his racin g career and " MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. wh ich was tremend ously popular. His Rudge "U lster" on which he won an Ul ster G .P. in re­ There were several oth er con­ tributor s whose name s I have cord time is still cap able of a fo rgotten. Does anyone remem­ genuine lOO rn.p.h., he told ber "T he Parades of Sergeant me . . . he has promised me Billship", a laughable series my photo astride this machi ne . . . also has a 1913 Douglas about the doings of a hard-case sergeant trying to lick a newly­ which an acquaintance bou ght new but only used for a few enlisted squad of Don R's into sha pe? There was another weeks after winning a lottery regular contributor, J. J. Hall (I and buying a car . . . the fancy he was an army lieuten­ D ouglas was wrapped in ant) whom I have often thought grea seproof paper and put up GRAHAM W ALKER. WINNER O f TH E 192:9 U LSTER ...... in an attic, and was discovered deserved special mention for first GRAND PRI X ONA RUOGE· WH ITWQ RTH AT SOG3 M"P,H. ALSO RE CORD LAP 6 :;? , l~ M .P .H. aft er the death of the owner­ sparking off interest in the vint­ " T HE FASTEST MO TOR CY CLE RO ....O RACE EV ER RUN : age motorcycle movement. Hi s G raham has owned it since many articles in " Motor Cycling" HOST WITH THE MOST! A cordial then. T old me that he always described his discoverie s of old reception was give'n to our Kiwi on had to ride 'carefully' as he has and historical machin es, and were leave in war-time London by the late two silver plates in his head , is Graham Walker, at this time editor short of one rib and has no highly enj oyable. All in all, I of the popular journal "MOTOR think that if I'd been given the gall bladder or appendix ! . . . CYCLING". Graham had a long and never drank beer until he was option of missing my rations or impressive road-racing career. getting my weekly issue of "T he 30-after the operations the Green 'U n" , I'd have gone at the same hote l which doctor ordered him to dr ink hun gry ! the N ort on team happened to beer . . . says he hated the stuff use in the Isle of Man . Joe (chuckles-'of co urse, that was But let's acco mpa ny our two Cruig always suspected that he when I was 30! '). What a Kiwis (M aurie Wear accom­ was there to spy (loud man! exactly as I had pan ied our diar ist on this visit) chuckles l), G ave us an amu s­ visualised him . Meeting him is to "M otor Cycling's" offices in ing account of B.S.A.'s decisio n a mem ory which I will always Bowling G reen La ne, Lo ndon, to win the 1922 TT. (T had cherish! I wrote him thanking where they received a cordial read of this years ago, but now him for his co ur tesy and h~ welcome from Ed itor G ra ha rn we were getting it from the replied saying that next time Wal ker. Let' s dip into the "little mall who was on the spot at we are on leave he will ask us black book" for details. the time.) It appea rs that the to his home to view the "GRAHAM WA LKER - Im­ huge and wealthy B.S.A. con­ pression s. Well-built - jovial cern decided that winning the expression - enormo us pipe ! T .1.'. simply depended on Has very well developed sense spending enough mon ey on the HOOD IRONS of humour and an endle ss store pr oject , and it is estimated that of anecdo tes. Onl y him self and their effort cost them £20,000 Repaired Replaced another staff member left out la lot of money ill those of nine origin al "M.C." staff. days!). Special ship to take all Re-built Has a very warm spo t for their stuff over to the Isle of American irons a specialty. Rudges, naturally. Old fin­ Man - enormous racks of Tapered tubes with lock ancial trouble going as fa r tools, benches, jigs etc - and seam. back as the last wa r had a their 8 TT. machines, which stra nglehold on them and 1939 were fairly fast, but two laps Please send S.A.E. with your saw the collapse of the com­ saw them all out. - More enquiry to:- pany. Graham financed their chuckles as he described some HOOD IRON SPECIALTIES last Tourist T rophy att empt (in of the valves fro m the unfor­ 53 Mortlake Street, 1933 or 1934) himself." tunate mach ines when dis­ Christchurch, 4. "ODDS AND ENDS. Becau se mantled after their retirement of superstition he always stayed -"like inside-out umbrella s! " PAGE ELEVEN Rudge! He apologised that a CROSSWORD No. 7 previous engagement prevented (Reproduced from "Spit and Polish") him from doing so on thi s occasion." "MORE WALKER OC­ CASIONS. Since jotting d own the above, I've had the prtvt­ lege of visting him at his home no fewer th an four times! And wh at terrific occasions the y have been! I've ridden his 1913 Douggie, and climbed all ove r his 1929 'Ulster'. His sto re of anecdotes seems inexhaustible a nd his sense of humour won­ derfully developed. His collec­ tio n of 'M oto r C ycli ng ' a nd 'Motor Cycle' go back to the original issues with only one or two missing. H is ho use has ever so many interesti ng curios an d tro ph ies and his pho to albums are su perb. And of course he has the trade and spo rt a t his finge r tips. Al­ together, a wonderful chap!" Yes, a wonderful chap, without doubt, as were many others who made our K iwis welcome a nd provided welcome intervals be­ tween the stern ca lls of duty-a tribute to the good fellowship of the motorcycle fraternity. Again ACROSS 27. Extreme fear cou ld be a Ford dipping into the "little black mistake . (6) book", I no te that our diarist ha s I . French car made of a cam rail. (7) 28. Twitch found in attic. (3) devoted several pages to what 4. Little Alfred gets a car from 29. American car fou nd in bananas must have been another grea t Italy. (4) has sounds like it might grind teeth . (4) experience-a visit to the B.S.A . 7. Horse type is a stupid person . (3) 30. Limp sex mu st be Rev. W. A. factory, where he spent a n entire 8. Why in testaments this Ameri­ Spoon er's American car. (7) d ay amid unbounded hospitality. can car belong to little Wil­ It m ust have bee n a memorable liam? (6) DOWN ex perience, and I'll dip into the 9. Italian car seen when Octavia I. Scottish car made from a horn loses American spy group. (4) Ro n jolts. (5, 8) highlights of it in our next issue . 10. Mohammedan 2. Foliage departs. (6) T o be contin ued commander again loses in a 3. No salad tossed into an Italian Ger man car. (3) car. (7) 11 . Shelter back a snake-like 4. A 550 gets the Queen to make swimmer. (3) a German car. (5) 12. Dark beer luggage car rier for 5. Axial sun stair makes local car. an American car. (6) (16, 35' • 15. English car is a little steam­ 6. Exchange when eat's feet ship. (2) climb. (4) 16. Duck gets 49 lubric ant. (3) 13-Short operations. (3) 17. Hair arrangers have 1,000 in 14-Stumble over a journey. (4) the corn centres. (5) IS-Not quick bearing not high .(4) 19. Not well. (3) 17. Snooker stick is act ing signal. (3) 20. T ick high pressure English car. 18. T ug a bit around a French car. (2) (7) 21. Thi s required to change the 20. Wheel cover . (6) length of a dress when me 22. His Royal Highness mixed up altered. (3, 3) with small company making a 24. Antelope sounds unfamiliar. (3) German car.(5) 25. Lat in eggs used in Pavlova. (3) 23. Duck removed from rooms re­ 26. Engl ish car is a legume. (4) arranged for a French car. (4) PAGE TWELVE The Club's Old Vehicles

This issue we are looking at seconds, and was once timed I asked Bill why he bought the 1930 Delage D8S Tourer be­ over a flying half-mile at 93 the Deluge and what he wanted longing to Mr Bill Inglis of m.p .h. The Delage was also used in a car. What he required was Takapau in Central Hawkes Bay. as a tow car for the McMillans' a big, well-made, comfortable, The car was brought out to Alfa Romeo P.3 towing it to fast, vintage car, and he con­ New Zealand in 1939 by a Com­ various events including the Lady siders it to be nil of that. Ana mander Abbott of the Royal Wigram Trophy Race one year. my time with it also confirmed Navy and there is no known this to be the case. history of the car prior to this, The car was restored between except to say it came from the by Rod McKenzie 1972 and 1976 and has never U.K. During the war years it been left derelict, indeed it has was owned by several people on From the McMillan stable the always been registered. A prob­ the H.M .N .Z.S. Achilles and car passed through two or three lem associated with the restora­ Devonport Naval Officers. Ai more hands until Michael Rose tion was the obtaining of a set this stage the car had a con­ bought it and fitted a Vauxhall of headlamps as the originals vertible coupe body on it. In Hurlingham body to it. Mr Inglis were wrecked in an accident 1947 John McMillan and his bought the car in 1963 and used during the McMillans' owner­ wife Billie bought it and used it it for several years including the ship. A pair turned up due to regularly for everyday transport International Rallies of 1965 and a stroke of luck in Hastings at and car club events clocking up 1972 after which it was stripped an estate sale. The mechanics enormous mileage. With Billie and rebuilt. Incidentally, the of the car are straight-forward driving it twice covered a stand­ Vauxhall body is now back on and there were no problems to ing start quarter-mile sprint in 22 its original chassis. obtain photographs from France

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1930 Delage D8s Tourer.

PAGE THIRTEEN of Delage bodies which were all custom built. The body now on Bill's car is a copy, by Bill Janes of Tauranga (wood) and Dick Stanley (ex-Auckland, panels) of a Chaperone touring body. I took the car for a drive while at the 1980 International Vintage Rally in Rotorua and first impressions were that it was a large tourer with long legs, but a bit of a handful around town. The driving position I found to be a bit tight and the windscreen a bit Iow, but the seating was built for Bill who finds it good and doesn't find the windscreen at all Iow. The seating for four adults is very comfortable and is finished in leather. Passengers in the back find it windy and a Right side of engine. tonneau windscreen would be an advantage. engine could cause a headache in had the car on a dynamometer The pedals and levers are a mob of sheep. and it gave a maximum reading fairly conventional and the in­ When motoring the noise is of 55 h.p. at the wheels, but the strumentation is comprehensive typicaIly vintage with the eight mechanic had to back off then with speedometer, odometer, cylinders emitting a smooth, because of clutch slip. Bill clock, oil, temperature, rev. regular burble. assured me it has not slipped counter and fuel gauges. When driving there is plenty since. The extra long bonnet which of speed and power as I found An outstanding feature of the covers the polished aluminium when I puIIed out to pass a bus; car is the vacuum servo-assisted tappet cover on the straight-eight no problem at all. Bill recently brakes which are original equip-

Te Horo Beach Race in 1949. The Delage is second from left. PAGE FOURTEEN CHANGE OF ADDRESS Members of V.C.C. Change of address and any en­ quiries re non-delivery of Beaded Wheels should be made to National Office, p.a. Box 2546, Christ­ church. Subscribers. All enquiries to the publishers of Beaded Wheels, p.a. Box 13140, Christchurch.

rnent. Delage were made famous by their racing cars and their production cars show this in The Delage at Nelson Beach races in 1951. their design. The brake drums Some facts and figures Differential: are large as can be seen in the 4.25: I. Spiral bevel. photographs. The handbrake Make: 1930 Delage D8S Tourer. Brakes: operates on all four wheels . Engine: Foot: 4 wheel. Vacuum servo­ 8 cylinder, 4050 C.c. No . 633. assisted. This car is an outstanding Induction: Single Smith-Barn­ Hand: 4 wheel. example of a vehicle unique to guand 5 jet updraught car­ Chassis and Body: New Zealand roads which is burettor. Construction: Steel guards, meticulously kept and very well Tranmission: aluminium body, steel bon­ finished, a car which I enjoyed 4 speed . net , wooden frame. driving-a genuine grand tourer! Clutch: Single dry plate. (Continued next page)

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PAGE FIFTEEN Weight: 38 cwt read y for the ro ad. Style: Tourer. Number: 33065. Suspension : Semi-elliptic, Hart­ ford damp ers. Wheels and Tyres: Rudge Whit­ worth, 7.00 x 18. Fu el: Capaci ty: 77 litres. Consumption: Best 17 m.p.g. Avera ge: 16 m.p.g. Estimated Top Speed : 90 m.p .h. (when new). Paint: Type: Acrylic Lacqu er. Colours: Bod y, beige; wheels, beige; guards, dark brown. The bonnet up. Upholster y: Type : Leather. Colour: Dark tan . Carpet: Fawn (front, back and trunk). T onneau : Full length imported English ho od mater ial. H ood : Same as tonneau . Other: Courtesy lights to rear sea ts. General Comments : An outstanding feature of this car is the upholster y and carpet, an excellent job by Charma n's of Napier. Another is the mould­ ing of the compound curve which has been successfully re­ produced by Dick Stanley fr om original ph otographs. Rear view makes it look like a large continental Tourer.

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P AGE SIXTE EN day after repairs had been made. Robin Mundy was fortunate to escape certain disaster through Deans Bush Rally prompt action with a fire extin­ guisher after a road-side blow The Banks Peninsula Branch and Alastair Brass with his 1915 back in the 1907 De Dion. How­ 1980 Deans Bush Veteran Rally Buick, Another noteworthy ap­ ever he continued undaunted to held on February 9th attracted pearance was Dennis Cunning­ complete the run in spite of a an entry of forty-one cars and ham who put in a marathon badly charred dashboard and four motorcycles. effort driving the 1915 Walker bonnet. Nine cars were fielded in Class Electric truck. The lunch-stop at the Brad1ey 1 for single and twin cylinder Estate, Charteris Bay, was fol­ vehicles. These included Dave by Alan Meredith lowed by a short afternoon Bruce from Ward in the newly return to Gavin Bain's property restored 1905 Rover and the Field tests were conducted on at Governor's Bay where after­ Cad iliac singles of Colin Bear­ the lawn at Deans Bush prior to noon tea was provided. man and John Paul. De Dions commencing the run to Diamond The evening dinner and prize­ were also well represented with Harbour. The choice of a direct giving was held at the Old Stone the Mundys' 1907 and 1911 ex­ route around Lyttelton harbour House which proved to be an amples being joined by Butler's or touring route over Gebbies ideal venue. 1908 model which made a wel­ Pass for the more venturesome Class winners were: Class 1­ come reappearance after several was offered. The outward run Cars with less than 4 cylinders, years' inactivity. Ford T's ap­ proved to be somewhat eventful Bruce Halligan, 1911 De Dion peared in force there being seven with both the Bearrnan Cadillac Bouton; Class 2-Cars under 20 all told ranging from Brian and Maurice Baker's 1916 Bris­ h.p., Gavin Bain, 1913 Calthorpe; Moir's immaculate 1910 specimen coe making early retirements Class 3-Cars 20 h.p. and over, through to Austin Hadler's 1918 with ignition problems. Dave Gordon Jelfs, 1915 Ford T; model. Bruce in the 1905 Rover encoun­ Class 4 - Motorcycles, Grant Recent restorations included tered trouble when a spring Taylor, 1914 Triumph; Overall Graham Pepper's 1912 Buick, hanger detached itself but was winner, Gavin Bain , 1913 Cal­ Earl Preston's 1911 Overland seen motoring again later in the thorpe, (See Photos pages 20-21)

Photo taken in early 1920's shows the Southland Ae'ro Club D.H. SOA Puss Moth ZKAEV. On the left is the Morgan three wheeler and on the right a 3} litre Bentley thought to be the car now owned by Alec Emsley of Dunedin, PAGE SEVENTEEN The Main Event

It was well after midnight on just as soon as I had got this nervous tremble in his voice and a cold winter night. A bitter wind spring assembly together again. in the good old fashioned way blew from the south with ice Never mind , it was taking proceeded to ask, "May I have coated raindrops riding its wake . shape and at last had started your daughter's hand in mar­ Even in Napier a Hawkes Bay looking like one now, but I'll riage?" winter can be as cruel as any never get it finished in time , not We were delighted of course. and this was not the sort of night a chance. Only two months to We had grown very fond of our one would be outdoors, in fact at go and I've still to finish the future son-in-law, and besides he thi s late hour mo st people, most woodwork, fit the doors, all the was a panel beater by trade, a sensible people that is, my famil y upholstery, painting, chrome, put very useful person to have in the included, were tucked up warm the lid and trims on the "erg family. But that wasn't all, an­ and snug in their beds. But me! box" and get it running, and other request followed. After no not me. What was I doing in not a chance. setting the approximate date for the garage at this hour, by my­ the big event, somewhere around self, cold , in dirty overalls, with by Ed Baillie August of next year, they asked dirt and gre ase imbedded in my "could we possibly have the fingernails and the pores of my Why eve r did I promise, must Essex as the Brid al car?" skin ? need my head read. Must finish On the work bench sat a half­ this window thing and reassemble Well, I had been saving the drunk cup of Bournvita, now too the door lock and get to bed. Essex for our only daughter's cold to drink, and a piece of Judy will be asleep by now . It's wedding, having bought it some home made shortbread which sure cold. Now a bit of oil on six year s before from Phi! Kidd Judy, my wife had long since this thing-there, that'Il do . in Upper Hutt, She was virtually brought out to me. See you tomorrow night old gal! all complete but needed a com­ She had sat for a while and It all started February before plete restoration, but I had had chatted in an attempt to be of last. Donna our teenage daughter it stored in my father's garage company until with heavy eyelids had come home one evening with at the old family homestead in had finally given in and gone her boyfriend and after supper Eketahuna all this time, and with to warm up the bed, making me had urged and prodded him to one thing and another had not promise that I would follow "go on ask them now ", With a got around to it. Besides I'm not

PAGE EIGHTEEN at all m ech anically minded an d other that in most cases it was Bill had his work cut out, as know very little about the tech­ impossible to separate them. It for inst ance on walking into his nicalities of motor vehicles and took many weeks and numerou s workshop one day I stopped in was rather reluctant to get hacksaw blades before it was my tracks when I saw him with started on a project that could stripped to the ch assis, with a three fo ot length of 4" x 2" land me in at the deep end. pieces of the dismembered bod y timber and a large sledge hammer Anyway as I had always in­ literally covering aur pocket sized attempting to rem ove a piston tended having the old girl re­ sec tion. Even the chassis wa s from one o f thc three blocks he stored in time for Donna's eventua lly stripped and certain had to make one good motor. wedding, (if she were to ever get rivets and brackets replaced, and H owever, Bill's expe rtise was ap­ married) I instinctively replied all the summer months were parent when he eventua lly came " yes of course". spent cleaning and preparing the to light with a sweet running Later th at evening, after the cha ssis, doors, motor access or ies, fully recondition ed m otor. excitement of the occasion and wheels and spokes. Fa mily While this wa s going on John, the reali sation of becoming "the picni cs, house maintenance and our son-in-law elect after taking Bride's Parents" had simmered, the garden were neglected in a job in residence in Levin was Judy and I sta rted the planning. favour of the hours spent in the transporting parts ba ck and forth That would be fun too, after all ga rage . between Napier a nd Levin, beat­ they didn't want to get married Six months had now lap sed , ing the panels int o shape and unt il Au gu st of next year. That and it became increasingly evi­ cutting out th e cancerou s rust gave us 18 months to plan dent that urgency was needed to etc. Christmas of thi s yea r saw everything. Eighteen months! but re-assemble all thes e pieces. As the family spend the holidays in then , I hadn't even started on my sca rcest commodity was Levin, camping by night and by the Essex yet ! time, I decided to sh are the work day working on the body in the So it then bec ame a matter of aro und so to spe ak. The motor, workshop to wh ich John had urgency; all other things had to upholstery, and the pa inting access. cea se. I promptly pulled out of would need to be done by The old adage " time flies", or committees, band, and all other experts, and the late Bill Sinclair "doesn't time fly when one is night time and weekend activities was elected to restore th e mot or. (Continued on page 22) using vari ou s pr etexts. Took a trip to Eketahuna the following weekend to fetch a trailer load of parts in order to get the pro­ FORD PARTS iect under wa y. Off came the doors, wheels, SPECIALISTS radiat or , electrics, and other easily removable parts, and we East Coast Antique Auto Parts are suppliers of parts to suit all model Fords from 1909 to 1959. Our stocks are plent iful and your head ed for hom e leaving the old shipment will be despatched the same day order is received. We girl in the shed suspended on stock Model T, Model A, '32-'48 V8 as well as '49-'59 Customs blocks, looking in a rather de­ and Customlines (Austr alian versions). If you require parts for jected, naked state. Back home '57 -'59 U.S. manufactured Ford s, write and ask for details. The East Coast catalogue is just on 200 pages of items to suit most things began to move as these popular U.S. manufactured automobiles. The book section of the parts began to take on a new catalogue covers cars of all types. Send $4.50 in Australian currency appearance, and it wasn't lon g or a "Money Order to Australia" for this amount. You will receive before a no ther trip was nece s­ with the catalogue a $5.00 refund voucher which is usable on your first $50.00 order. Parts not in stock are back-ordered and shipped sary, th is time with a borrowed as soon as possible. tandem trailer to bring home its We invite clients to take advantage of credit cards, we are now torso. accepting American Express and Diners Club. Write for details. Anyone who has ever restored P.S.-Our catalogue has a comprehensive range of parts for Chevrolet 1920-48! an old vehicle will know what I .' mean when I say that any illusi ons I may have had about only having to strip, clean, and re-assemble the machine were BAST COAST soon shattered for the deeper I got absorbed in the project, the ANTIQUE AUTO PARTS PTY. LTD. more I found had to be done. Store open Sunday to Friday at 7/169 South Creek Road, Dee Why In their fortynine years of 't o­ West. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m, Box 330, Narrabeen, 2101, Sydney, Australia. getherness' the nuts and bolts had Phones: 02-982-9335, 02-982-9305. formed such a union with each

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Dion. Bottom left, John Palmer 1912 Unic. Top right, Ron Duckworth's 1909 ette, Photos by Euan Sarginson. (See story on page 17) enjoying oneself' was ne ver more The weeks flew by and despite some nickel plating lost all my true as August fast approached. the fa ct that I worked in the acorn patterned window and Every night saw the midnight oil garage until one, two, and some­ door handles and a good many burn to the early morning hours. times closer to th ree a.m. con­ other tr ims, however after several Dust flew and settled on all tinuously and all weekends, with weeks of hounding and continual ledges, dw angs, and caves of the the count-down now at two harassment we breathed a sigh of garage as wire brushe s wore months to zero a nd so far to go, relief when they appeared again, down with the cleaning of parts. I began to accept what many unplated. Needless to sa y I en­ Articles primed or painted, hung sceptics had politely insisted all gaged a different firm to do the on . wires fr om the eaves like a along, and more so now, jo b. Chinese laundry, a nd much bad " yo u' ll never do it," "yo u're Then with three weeks to go language was forthcoming as mad!" At this time I was work­ she moved ou t of the shed under one's head repeatedly collided ing on the roof timbers with her own m ot ive power on a trial with such articles. installation of the instrument run around the block with an As pieces were completed they panel, window gla ss, floor boards, apple box in place of the dri ver 's had to be sto red somewhere out and wiring. sea t and a n open "sun roof". of harm's wa y, so steadily the Meanwhile inside, the table­ For the first time since the be­ house began to fill with such tennis table was permanently ginning of the project did it parts. I confess I had to work erected in the lounge and sub­ a ppear that with no m ore hold­ hard to persu ade J udy to accept stituted as a sewing table on ups, and providing the motor wheels under the bed, dash and which bridal gowns were taking trimmer and painter could com­ bonnet panels laiel. out on the shape as the two women of the plete their jobs in time, it ju st spa re beds, and many other parts family stitched and sewed in an might be po ssible that Donna 's under the boys' beds and in the effort to maintain their tight wish of a vintage car wedding corners of the lounge and other sch edule. What with smocking­ would be a rea lity. places within. dots, pin-tucks, and pleating Two weeks to deadline and it went into the motor tr immers. Donna, as ever, capable and there was plenty to keep them Two da ys later a telephone call resourceful had planned to make busy until the small hours, only fro m the trimmer informed me her Bridesmaids', Flowergirls' to whi sk it all away out of sight that he had not su fficient dr alon a nd her own wedding dresses, so when visitors called. On top of material (which I had supplied) as materials and patterns sprea d all thi s it was, my wife felt, to complete the job. We had throughout o ur resicence, space necessary to redecorate the in­ bought this in Auckland some became a battle of priorities, as terior of the house, so stripping time before, having purchased all both projects gained momentum, wallpaper, painting, cle aning and that was ava ilable of the sha de and the event drew closer. re-hanging drapes, etc bad to be fitted in between times. we had selected. A quick anxious The project, taking so mu ch telephone call to a friend in of our time a nd conversation, as Things didn't alwa ys run Auckland sent her combing all it did, soon became a fam ily smoothly though, and several de­ the possible avenues and resulted effort, and each member and lays became a matter of concern in obtaining just enough of a friends of the family were caught especially in the latter stages of sha de so near o ur original choice up in the challenge of the race the restoration. One such delay that he was able to complete the against time. Son John, 16, did was when John had a rra nged for job, and it emerged three da ys his share of cleaning and paint­ a friend in Levin to do the paint later looking very different on ing. Son Paul, 9, was only too job, so when the body had been the inside. happy to help in the garage at mounted on the chassis, a nd the On e week later a nd the painter bedtime, and even Judy on many mudguards and doors were ready had all the accessories finished occasions donned her old slacks to be mounted, with a little like the window tr ims, bonnet , a nd armed her sel f with a paint under two months left, we trans­ dashboard, etc, a nd she went int o brush or whatever. ported it again to Levin. We left the spra y booth for her overcoat. it for three weeks after which One evening at about 11.30 After assembling the mud­ time we were to collect it. How­ p.m. she was the only one avail­ gu ards, window trims, etc, she ever, on arriving back in Levin a ble to lift the engine block into was ready for the big test. The found the job far fro m com­ position. Sh e did it easily with test of eighteen months of hard pleted and had to return home my help, in a matter of minutes. work, and the deciding factor for with it as it was and find a nother My brother John, an engineer the Saturday was in the bal ance painter. from Nelson spent a week of his when on Wednesd ay I drove it holidays tuning the motor, and On another occ asion an to the testing station for its many others helped in m any anxious period was spent when w.o.I. She passed: ways. the firm I had engaged to do (Co ntinued o n page 24) PAGE TWENTY-TWO Newmans ServiceCar 'We have been handling travel arrangements forover 1J year~

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PAGE TWENTY-THREE On the Thursday evening my a bed with out first removing a two projects simulta neously oc­ painter who was by this time also wheel or a window trim or a cupied our time, co nversa tion, cau ght up in the fever of the pinned together dre ss or wad of thought s, and every movement as challen ge volunteered the time to patterns. they gain ed momentum toward s polish the old girl until she Once again committees, br ass the same point in time. A time literally glea med, at which time band ing, and spa re time activities when invit at ions an d auto bills, out of town guests began to take up the leisure hours, along dress mat erial and dralon , dance arrive and the Bride found she with a new interest of course band and br ake adjustments, had a rival! being family outings in a vint age cocktails and engine oil, nut s ca r. When I complain th at I and bolt s and wedding cake Saturday dawned, and at 4 were the order of the day and p.m. on a warm sunny day in don't have enough time to do a small job of maintaining the night , and which ultimately lead August 1978, three gleaming and terminated at - we still Essex cars rolled slowly out of hou se I am reminded of that peri od of time when our family wond er which was - the "MAIN our driveway and into the street EVENT.' as our daughter's wedding accepted a challenge, and through cortege mad e its way to the sheer obstinancy and determina­ Church. Phil Peach's 1927 seda n tion performed what was for us Note re photographs from the was preceeded by John Martin's an ach ievement of the highest Alexander TurnbuIl Library 1928 model , and leading the order. Mr G . H . Brooks of Tranrn ere , South Austr alia has supplied us pro cession majesti cally was my Being a home movie enthusiast with copi es of the original sales "brand new" 1929 driven proudly the whole pro gress of the two literature relat ing to the two cars by brother John, and in the back events were captured forever on illustrated on page 33 of seat like a radi ant queen was my film, so now when guests call " Beaded Whe els", N o. 122. beauti ful daughter, while beside and the slightest hint is detected Th e roadster is a Will ys Over­ her sat a big smile. of an interest in being ent er­ land Model 61R and the tourer tained, we can entert ain (and / or The garage is now quiet at a Leon Bollee. The latter is bore) them for hours. night, and we seem to have more shown in a page of "The Motor" room in our house . Not through For our family , the mem ory dated 3rd October, 1911. the loss of a daughter, but is enough to recall tho se eighteen We thank Mr Brooks for his we can sit in a chair or lie on months, when the whirl-wind of interest.

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on a later run created a most spectacular trampoline effect on the Seven, so that driver and Invermay 1980 machine on coming to rest were so badly winded that they re­ The nineteenth annual Otago him the trophy for fastest car tired. However, the trophy for Branch Invermay Hillclimb on time of the day. fastest car time on formula was 16th February enjoyed similar Lauric Woods' tiny 1928 theirs. weather to last year, pleasantly Austin 7, rebuilt in time to part Bob Woodford's Tiger 90, hot but with a strong wind en­ in the 1978 Australian Inter­ modelled in 1959 on a Lotus couraging specta tors to seek national, overall winner of the Eleven by Don Hasler in Bal­ places out of the dust. The cus­ South Otago Branch Clutha clutha, went . up for 44.85 tomary large field for the event seconds. Bob's somewhat muted was reduced this year to fourteen by Eileen McMillan starts were explained by the vehicles, no doubt primarily be­ necessity to take off in third, cause of the proximity of the Rally in 1979, and on its third since he said that the presence of event to the International Rally; Invermay outing, put up a re­ the overdrive unit meant slow but this gave the advantage of spectable 54.88 seconds. Ross gear changes on the hill if he an increased number of runs to Haynes' boat-tailed 1925 Sports started in a lower ra tio. De­ those who did attend, enabling Austin 7, running particularly scribed by Don as powered by many drivers to continue to well, accomplished 36.53 seconds. a 1500 c.c. MGA motor, in its reduce their times as the day The rough outside running on youth the Tiger 90 competed progressed. the first right-hander of the hill locally in Kaitangata and Wai- One or two less frequent com­ petitors were seen at the hill, most notable of whom was John "Jumbo" Goddard, calling again at Invermay on his way from Australia to another N.Z. Inter­ national. Jumbo had three runs at the hill during the morning with his 30/98 Vauxhall with Irvine head, and his fastest time was 53.19 seconds. More regular competitors were nlso doing well. Bob Beardsley's 1928 4t/3 litre Bentley achieved 44.59 sec, while Bob Oakley's 1935 Alvis Speed 20 obtained a best time of 41.85 sec before apparent fuel starvation elimi­ .,; nated it from effective competiti­ Looking back downhill to the start, Peter Gendall in the Morgan. tion. Norman Masters in his faithful 1950 XKl20 Jaguar drove most consistently through­ out the day, finally whittling his time down to 34.84 seconds. Meanwhile, the two Morgans driven by Peter Gendall and Stuart Barclay were putting up times within a second of each other for almost every run. This situation enticed Peter, driving the red 1958 Series 11, into more than one excursion into the side­ lines, but finally gave him 33.05 sec, though this was not quick enough to beat Stuart in the green 4 Plus 4 who clocked a best time of 32.66 sec, gaining Ralph Smith in his Citreon 1500 drifts around the first right bend. PAGE TWENTY-SIX tati hillclimbs, Waihola sprints and the like, always well up in its class. Three motorcycles were com­ peting under two riders, John Twaddle and Bill Veitch. John, foot out speedway style at corners, had two Harley David­ sons at the meeting, and ironic­ ally enough, the 1940 1200 c.c. model at a best time of 39.13 sec was only fractionally faster than the veteran 1918 1000 c.c. Harley with 39.21 sec. Bill, taking only I two runs out of the possible eleven on his 1936 International 1 Norton, once more took the trophy for fastest two-wheeled time of the day at 33.56 seconds. John won best time on formula. Of the single seaters, Malcolm McMilIan's efforts in the 1952 Ransley Riley complete with newly rebuilt motor - perhaps shell bearings will survive the Ransley's peregrinations better than white metal ones - resulted in 34.69 seconds. The 1500 c.c, Light Fifteen-powered Citroen Special, built in 1951 by Doug Haig, was seeing its second In­ vermay in the hands of new owner Ralph Smith, who drove very smoothly close to the limit of adhesion in the gravel, and reached a time of 33.76 seconds. However, the traditional trap in the form of the bend close after the finish line added this driver to the long list of competitors over the years who have relaxed too soon after the end of their run. Ralph, with two front wheels in the air, couldn't (as he said later) understand why the car had ceased to go the way he was pointing it. The Citroen demolished three fence posts and a quantity of standards while very neatly poised at 45° side­ ways, but both machine and driver descended to earth right way up and virtually un­ scathed. Perhaps for this dramatic demonstration as much as his competent driving Ralph was presented during the evening Seen at Wigram for the AUTO RESTORATIONS LTD. HISTORIC CAR RACE function at the Students Union in January. Top, Ray Archibald 1953 C Type Jaguar, the winner of the with the cup for Most Notable event. Centre, 1953 Cooper Jaguar Lin Neilson, Dunedin. Bottom, Jim Phillips Performance of the Day. 1938 Jaguar Special. Photos by Spence Barnard. PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN Why fit Shock Absorbers?

Shock absorbers or dampers, some dampening effect. Of course I chose a pair of lever type call them wha t you will, are a if the springs were too heavy the Arm strongs ex Mark III Zephyr, vital part of the suspension of spri nging action would be re­ as being heavy enough, and a modern car but are they neces­ duced and the object would be which I obtained from a wrecker sary - for a vintage car? Man y defeated . Some Eu ropean vintage for a modest fee of $5 each, readers who have fitted them to makers used friction damp ers to having previously tested them by their own cars will readily answer a bsorb the rebound energy and the chest-expander method. That in the affirma tive. dissipate it in the form of heat. entails gripping the body in one After about ten years of either hand and the lever in the other no damp ers, or a pair of fairl y by Rob Knight and moving the lever through tired single-acting hydraul ic its arc in both directions. The Delco-Lovejoys, the difference same stiff resistan ce should be experienced after the fitting of a H ydraulic dampers also con­ felt in each direction, but they pair of effective double-acting vert the spring's energy into can be reconditioned. hydraulic dampers to the rear heat by forcing a hydraulic oil Most vintage car own ers will axle of my 1924 Buick was thr ough a series of ports and be inventive enough to find a dramatic and welcome . valves. Some later vintage way to mount the dampers of Th ose who shared my previous American cars used single-acting their choice although they may ignorance will doubtless wonder lever type hydraulic dampers find that lever types fit better what all the fuss is ab out. They which were linked to the axle by and are slightly more in keeping will of course reali se that the a stra p. Th ese only took care of with the vehicle than telescopics. chassis and body of a car are the rebound energy but did My Arm str ongs were complete supported above its wheels or noth ing to dissipate the " bump" with half the drop rod which was axle by mean s of either a system energy. connected to the lever ar m by a of leaf or coil springs. When a As the years prog ressed tapered pin and rubber bush spr ing is compressed it stores the double-acting lever type hyd­ which I ret ained . An extension energy required to compress it raulic dampers with two pistons, was arc welded to the rod and and when released will rebound. one each for bump and rebound, finished at the bott om with a There would be littl e troubl e if came into general use. In almost custom made clevis welded on . it was as simple as that but the universal use, in more recent The clevis was made to straddle spring goes on releasing its years, are the telescopic hydraulic a Mini shoc k absorber rubber energy in a series of oscillations da mpers which are claimed to be bush (price 30 cents) which was which get sma ller and smaller more effective and efficient than greased and pressed through an until all the energy is dissipated . the lever arm types, particularly eye-bolt. I used the eye-bolt off Thi s is what happens when the if they are gas filled. Without the old Delco-Lovejoy bottom road wheels on a car hit a bump goin g into the complete specifi­ fixing but one could be made by and if the wheels hit further cations of the latt er, it simply weldin g a short length of black bumps while the spring is still means that the bottom one third pipe across the head of a t" bolt . oscillating from a previous bump of the cylinder is filled with I had previously made a longer a series of compound oscillations nitrogen which is separ ated from plate to replace the one used to will be set up. The famili ar axle the oil by a floating piston-seal. join the bottom ends of the "t ramp" that is experienced on a spring " U" bolts and had drilled corrugated surfa ce. With the higher speeds made a t" hole out where the eye bolt All this action going on is possible by the better, but still would be clear of the axle. uncomfortabl e for the passengers rough road s of tod ay our vintage The damper bod y was but , what is wor se, it cause s poor cars can be noticeably improved mounted on the outside of the handl ing of the car and also for handling, safety and wear by chass is rail, to the rear of the prem ature and unnecessar y wear fitting of a pair of doubl e ac ting axle with the lever pointing to tyres, suspension and steering hydraulic dampers of the lever outw ard s. The front of the axle part s. or telescopic variety. One Wel­ on the Buick is obstructed by Earl y makers of cars sought to lington member has telescopics brake cross sha fts, but your car overcome this problem by the fitted effectively to his American may require other vari ations. The use of heavy and man y-leaved saloon and, for the purists, are damper had to be mounted low springs and relied on the friction not read ily visible unle ss the enough to allow the lever its full between the leaves to provide viewer chooses to lie on the ro ad. upward movement under the PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT body of the car, and in my case, out r from the chassis to allow AUCKLAND the drop rod to line up with the Branch notes eye-bolt. Both were achieved by The pre-Christrnas Gyrnnick held profile cutting a shape from at Clevedon Polo grounds drew r out a number of new restorations plate steel, the shape to conform and some part finished late runners with the lower profile of the preparing for the International. damper's mounting and long Brian Sole's 1953 Alvis looked im­ enough to bolt securely to the The main activity on the local maculate and so was Clive Sole's scene during the last two months P.W. Bristol. Ivan Terril's Morris chassis rail. was the 10th Ashburton Annual 8 looked very tidy and Bob Hart's The length of the drop rod Rally. Ninety-four vehicles took 1924 Buick ran a close second to part, travelling on a choice of the scribe's 1909 Rover for best was chosen by measuring the three routes to the lunch venue at restoration of the year. Norm Dew­ chord of the total arc made by the Methven A. & P. Showgrounds. hurst's 1925 Essex still had a long the end of the lever arm and, After lunch competitors returned to way to go but was running well with the axle at rest in its normal Tinwald using straight-line naviga­ after another late night effort. tion which resulted in much con­ Lever's 1928 Armstrong Siddeley position, allowed two-thirds for fusion. The prize-giving cabaret and Owen Scarborough's T Ford upward movement and one-third was held in the evening, with a were still unfinished but looked for downward movement. With pleasing number of placings being possibles for Rotorua. taken off by local members. the lever in that position I A group of Midget cars from measured from the centre of the Next was the mass evacuation the pre-war era added to the hole in the lever arm to the from Mid-Canterbury to Rotorua. interest of the day and it was not centre of the eye bolt and made Twenty-three vintage vehicles plus hard to see where many of the several supporters and marshals Ford A and Rugby motors went to the components to fit. headed northwards. Although a few in those days. The fore and aft position of minor problems plagued some, all The annual Veteran run took a the damper should be carefully have returned home on their own new slant this year with a change four wheels, a couple of silver in the starting point and the picnic chosen so that the drop rod re­ medallions coming our way as well. mains as nearly vertical as venue. TIle run attracted five new Surely the proudest owners must be restorations that were on their possible for the greater part of Mavis and Brian Wilkins whose proving run only two weeks before its travel and watching that the 1926 Chrysler made it into the final the International Rally. David 15 for judging in the Concours angle between the drop rod and Collier's 1914 T Ford tourer, Owen section. Only 14 months ago this Scarborough's 1916 Roadster and the lever arm does not approach car was driven in the Ashburton Rod Welch's 1912 T Ford untility a straight line at the bottom limit Centennial Parade in unrestored were running well but Neil Cox's of movement. condition having just been pur­ 1912 Overland developed a crack chased bv the Wilkins at the Christ­ in a cylinder that required some When you start fitting your church Swap Meet. Although the fast footwork to get another pot dampers you should be able to restoration took its toll on Brian's bored and fitted in time for the big health he finished it in January event . Chairman Brown's 1911 understand the above and may and motored trouble free to even find a simpler way of fixing Rover went surprisingly well for a Rotorua and back. first time out but split a gear in the bottom end. the gearbox on the way home. This Plans are underway to beuin However you go about fitting was repaired in time onlv to be putting in the loop railway line followed by a failure in the worn them, providing you watch the between the Plains Railway and diff that put the car out of the geometry and have chosen suit­ Preservation Societies ground and Rallv altogether. Alan Collins won our branch grounds. This will en­ the event with his 1912 T Ford able and serviceable dampers I able the public visiting the Plains can thoroughly recommend the for the second time and the scribe's complex to travel through the Tin­ 1909 Rover took the concours. results. Previously the rear end wald Domain area to the museum There was room in the paddock of my Buick even at moderate recently opened adjacent to our for a slow race and a tug of war speeds became decidedly skittish club rooms. This in the future between the heavies where Bruce t should be a valuable asset to the on corrugated metal roads or Madwick's FWD showed its power. Ash burton Branch. Henry Bush and Adrian Barrett average tar sealed streets with DIANE ROSS produced a delightful barbecue their multitude of patches and lunch under the shade of a large irregularities. That is all now tree and everyone agreed that Barry gone and the Buick is far easier Birchall's choice of picnic spot was ideal, and a must for next year. and safer to drive without loss TELL OUR of its vintage feel; and it would The following week a short Sun­ ADVERTISERS day run for all corners helped sort take more than a casual glance out the pre-International problems by an observer to see the YOU SAW IT for many. Then it was off to dampers. The next step would be IN Rotorua to the biggest event ever. to fit dampers to the front to Most of us started in pouring rain and it took some willpower to take remove the previously un-notice­ "BEADED WHEELS" that gleaming pride and joy out of able front axle movement. the garage on the Saturday morn- PAGE TWENTY-NINE •

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ing. However the rain had gone by line navigation run and gymkhana Huntly and by Tirau the number and end off the day with a bar­ of travellers had grown sufficiently becue and prize-giving at Awakeri to cause double parking in the Hot Springs. main street while a short stop was It was a shame that while usually made for refreshments. this event is well represented from Well it's all over! Congratulations This is not the place to attempt other clubs, this year only nine must go to the Organising Com­ a report of the rally except to say members and families from our mittee of the International Rally how proud we were to see John club turned up . The run had been for a job well done. Certainly there Blakey's 12-4 Austin win the con­ well planned with a few traps for were problems and foul-ups, most cours. This car has been restored the unwary and although the heat of which can be attributed to the and rallied for several years and took its toll, all participants agreed number of entries, but people yet it looked as if it had just been they were glad they'd made the generally seemed to thoroughly unpacked from its original box on effort. With the "big one" so close enjoy themselves. the final day at Rotorua. it gave a chance to check out any Personally speaking, I find it very BARRY ROBERT little mechanical problems likely difficult to understand the trend to arise. for trailering vehicles. Small Next year as Waitangi Day falls veterans yes, but Model A Fords on a Friday, plans are afoot for a and the like, no! I think if we are WHAKATANE three-day run down the East Cape, to remain a motoring club we but more of that later. should consider not accepting Over the past few months mem­ It was a pleasure to see Norm entries which are trailered when bers of the Eastern Bay of Plenty Dewhurst, Chief Marshal for the they could easily be driven. What Vintage Car Club have been taking International, when we pulled into do others think? turns in setting out straight-line the Clubrooms on Saturday for the Banks Peninsula members com­ navigation runs not only for a lunch break. He had come to dis­ peted with some distinction, the chance of a get-together, but in cuss and tie up any loose ends with Newells with the 191I Wolseley order to give those interested an Bill Stuart, Head Marshal for Siddeley even making the prize list. opportunity to learn more, and for Whakatane section and also in­ A number of vehicles obviously the experienced to share their formed members that all was pro­ didn't make it, but at least the knowledge. Those who participate ceeding smoothly. International was the catalyst for have enjoyed themselves and look Lunch was followed by a gym­ getting so many rebuilds so well forward to the runs, for besides khana and then on to Awakeri Hot on the way. being an out ing for the whole Springs where a barbecue was family, it also keeps the cars in the enjoyed by all before the prize­ Only a couple of weeks before public's eye. I wonder do we realise giving. the International, the Branch held what pleasure some of our visitors The results were: Rallv: Merle its annual Deans Bush Veteran get seeing these cars being driven, and Steve Trott (Chrysler Roadster) Rally. The field tests took place and not relegated to a museum to lst, Chris and Alan Peterson at Deans Bush Homestead as usual be looked at but not touched? (Austin Tourer) 2nd; Gymkhana: and then cars set off on a choice Saturday, February 2nd saw the Bob Townsend 1st, Alan Peterson of two routes to the lunch stop at running of the annual East Cape 2nd, Bevan Westley 3rd; People's Bradley Estate on the shores of Rally. Because of the proximity Choice: Car, Bevan Westley (Essex), Lyttelton Harbour. of the International it was decided Motorcycle, Bill Stuart (Indian); There were some interesting new to condense what normally is a Hard-Luck Trophy: Tom Needham. cars, two that particularly im­ two -three day event into a straight- LOROLEI POLLARD pressed being Alister Brass' veteran PAGE THIRTY section, finishing at Bethlehem Hall numbers and from early afternoon for afternoon tea. Congratulations fun and game s were had by all . to the prize-winners and thanks to The local Epitaph Riders also the also- rans , for without you all arr ived and were quite impressed AIRPORT there would be no rally . A good with the machinery, all in all they meal in the evening was followed weren 't a bad bunch of fellas, and by a social, with dancing, games seemed to enjo y them selves. It LODGE and the prize-giving. appears as though one of our well Film s were the mainstay of our know n ident ities ma y become a February Meeting and Firestone member of this group, but some­ MOTELS supplied the thrills of the Indian­ how I don 't think the poor little apolis 500. hard -working Levis will be able to (formerly Kendal Lodge) keep up with their thundering great All Bay International entrants Triumphs. Thanks to Don Preece 105 Roydvale Avenue, were furiously polishing, cleaning, and his hard-working band of oiling, greasing and generally giving helpe rs for a wonderful weekend. their cars "the treatment" for the The overall winner was Barry Christchurch rally. For most of us this was the Townsend on a 1925 Harley Da vid­ one and only chance in a lifetime son. Phone 585-119 to participate in such an event. TED HOCKLEY TERRY JANES Spacious family units, quiet setting, next door HAWKE'S BAY to Russley Hotel and Golf Course. CANTERBURY The high point of the summer for the Hawkes Bay Branch has Well , the Jnternational is over, been the opening of the new club­ Only 2km from Air­ but not forgotten. It will be forever rooms at Anatoto in January . An port. in the memories of the conte stants excellent turnout of club vehicles and organisers alike as the best run took part in a timed run sponsored Nearest motel complex Rally and biggest entry list of all by Mr Bruce McKenzie of Main time. Our heartiest congratulations Garage, Clive, from our old home to McLeans Island. to the organ isers and all entrants in the Clive Hall by three cir­ for making this event so successful. cuituous routes to Anatoto. The SpeciaI off-season rates Now it's back to earth and on new rooms were officially declared with the job at hand. In late open by founder member Owen to V.e.e. Members. January our annual Homestead Adeane after which we were all Run was held, this being in con­ treated to a cup of tea and a look Proprietors: Errol and junction with the annual P.V. and through. The new clubrooms are a P.W.V . Rally. Although entrie s for credit to the members who have IMorris Minor, lan a credit to him. However, van­ tests which seem to get more dia­ Hay's 1925 Dodge Roadster, Geoff dalising of a key c1ue-a huge 8 ft bolic al each year but no harm was Quarrie's G.W.K.(Geoff assures by 4 It sign- meant that a small done and everyone thoroughly me that G.W.K. stands for Grice, port ion of the rally had to be de­ enjo yed them selves. Wells and Kheiller, not "Grunt, leted from the results. Competitors Next morning, all arrived back Wheeze and Knock" as has been enjoy ed a run which took them at the park for a gymkhana. The suggested), Mike Perry's 1929 Ply­ over a scenic route to the lunch local B.S.A. Owners Club and the mouth and Pat Stainer's 1948 Rile y, stop, then a very short aftern oon Post Vintage Club swelled the ROD McKENZIE PAGE THIRTY-ONE •

Judson's Morris 25 Co upe, D ave days to spare was the immaculate Bruce's veteran Rover. and G rah am 1922 Lorraine D ietri ch of Ivan C reswe ll's Studebaker were all Bennett which has seen 17 years veh icles that kept their owners busy of ded icated work, an asset to the A sma ll band of enthusiastic and in some cases worried almost branch and a credit to Ivan . Finish­ members have been making un ­ right up to sa iling time. Wh at a ing with o nly hours to spare was spectacular but steady progress on horrible ant i-climax it wo uld have the huge 1922 R.R .Silver Ghost our new vintage era Service Station been for the South Island entrants belonging to John D ow, this vehicle Motoring Museum. Foundation s if sto ppages and disruption s to completed the Rall y in typi cal Rolls are now almost completed and all ferry sailings that occurred in the style. Ou t of the extremely sma ll the poles are standing ready for week preceding the rall y had con­ branch rep resent ation it was mo st the tru sses to be lifted into place tinu ed. Being "Johnny on the spot" gratifying to see that Bill Vei tch as soon as we recover the last of the Marlborough Branch was sud­ with his Scott and sidecar bring these from stage two of our denl y faced with the prospect of south a couple of those very demolition jo b. having to host seve ra l hundred elusive awards. Motoring outings have been rea ­ stra nded rall y entrants. Happily the BARRY LONGSTAFFE so na bly well attended and en joy­ worst did not happen, but it is able, qui et afternoon in the Pukak a pleasing to report th at within hours Valle y, a sim ilar afternoon at of a local radio sta tion appea l for Blairach on the banks of the b illets we had over 50 bed s avail­ TARANAKI run t» Tua Marina to attend the able. A special pat on the back Tu a Marina vintage farm m achin­ shou ld go to our Picton members ery field day provided relaxing for their work during that hect ic The Taranaki Branch would like Sunday aftern oon outings with week, not only did they assist to sincerely thank the Rally com­ family and friends. entrants with mechanical problems mittee and everybody who was in and accommodation but also kept any way responsible for the plan­ The actua l drive to Blairach over in close touch with the parties con­ ning and running of the great 21st the gravel strewn Taylor Pas s road cerned in the ferry dispute so that International Rally. It was an with its water fords, tight corners we had up to date information for absolute credit to everyone and will and steep grades could hardly be wo rried rally entrants who kept our truly be remembered as "the called re laxing , especially for the ph one s ringing in Blenheim. Wh at friendly rall y" . Eighteen of our Renault owner who discovered that a relief when common sense pre­ members look part and had a ver y at any speed over 10 m.p.h. his vai led! memorable time. vehicl e resembled a subme rging TREV HARRIS subma rine with that distinctive The 7th Waitar a Mini-Vin Tour Ren ault nose throwing the water was held in Fe brua ry and it was stra ight up over the bonnet , like encou raging to have 27 en tries this wise the Harley owner who found vea r. Entrants wer e required to out that water and over gre asing OTAGO nav igate a written instruction of the rear hub does nothing for course keeping to an avera ge speed. T hey also ha d to find a myster y brake efficiency. U ndoubtedly thi s The 1980 Festival Week in was real vint age motoring as grand­ slogan with words placed on dad knew it. Du ned in started with the annual articles aro und the run . Silen t Brighton Run, bringing 32 entries checks were used and some were T he annual camping weekend on to the sta rti ng line, a good atte nd­ in excell ent places to make sur e the Ca nvas town gold fields was ance con sidering the International people were keeping an eye on the again a great success with over was only weeks away and that last road. The M ini-Vin Tour was over a do zen fam ilies camping or visit­ vea r drew extra vehicles as it was good sea led road s with excellent ing. A lad y member armed with a National event. For the first time North T aranaki scenery. The teaspoon, magnifying glas s and a the " bikies" with 18 machines o ut­ winners th is year were Ge orge and pair of tweezers , put the male numbered the car s, including one Sharon Jupp in a 1928 Studebaker. members with their spohisticat ed fire eng ine. The overa ll winner was They were pre sented with the Mini­ m ining gear to shame when it cam e Ge off Mehrtens (1910 Tal bot ) while Vin trophy, cert ificate and first to extr acting the precious met al Concour s d'elegance was won by prize. Second place went to Mike from the Wakamarina River. Gerry Jackson (1915 Chevrolet). Wilson 1964 Morgan and third to Here, as in other Branches, there F ield test winner came from Christ­ a new member Mr Gary Wilks in was a determined effort over the church, Alan Meredith (1912 a 1936 Singer Bant am . First motor­ last month, and especially the week Renault), In the Motorcycle section cycle placing went to Eric Terrill prior to the 1980 International, to B. Binnie from Wellington (1914 on a 1941 Indi an Combination get resto ra tions finished and unex­ Ro yal Enfield) took Performance sidecar motorcycle. and Field tests honours, while pected maintenance attended to. We had a very welcome visit Rae Fairweather's Ansaldo, Ken Coli n Pearce from Clinton (1911 Indian) became concours winner . from Mr lan Clutf from Canada. lan has been over there for several Onl y weeks later our Inv erm ay years now and came over for HONEYCOMB RADIATORS Hill Climb was on again . Entries school jubilee and International. It were small , but this enabled up to For genuine honeycomb radia­ was also good to see Jack Castle six run s to be completed for an from Au str alia attend the Inter­ tor cores made to any shape or enjoyable da y's racin g. H ot sunny specification, write to: John national. He owns a 1920 H.C.S. weather pre vailed for the whole Stut z Spec ial which he has h ad Rummery, 18 Orsova Place, day and some ver y close times Lynfield, Auckland 4, or call into stored in Wan ganui bu t is now were recorded, differences being the tak ing home with him. We hope it George Mihal jevich, 76 Vermont order of hundredths of a second. is no t too long before he an d his Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. A full repor t appears in th is issue. wife Shirley return as the y have VERMONT VINTAGE The In tern ational saw the com­ man y friends and lots of memories RADIATORS pleti on of a couple of new vehicles in Tar anaki. for the event. Finishing with only COLI N JOHNSTON PAGE THIRTY-TWO illustrated depicting not only the Have ENGINE VALVES bre ad and butter versions of each Professionally Engineered and "Beaded Wheels" type but occasional chassis and Guaranteed posted regularly to ac tion ph otographs. Amongst Non burnout valves for petrol these are some examples of ver y and diesel. Exchange val ves your address. Only elegant co achwork (the Swiss SA available. All rebuilt valves by Gordon Wright Rebuilding $5.40 for 6 issues and W A coupes by Keller are Services are guaranteed. (includes Postage). particularly attractive) and at the Camshaft Lobes Rebuilt Manifolds Repaired Write to other extreme a shortened twin carb special with no body used Engine Recondition ing, Veteran Subscription Dept. and Vintage as a tractor at the works. Gas and Electric Welding P.O. Box 13140, The range of vehicles covered Open Sa turda ys. Phone or Contact- Christchurch. is from the very beginning (and Gordon Wright Rebuilding the 'Old Number l ' myth is well Services la id to rest) up to the last crop 81A Hui a Road , Otahuhu of regulation regimented tin and Phone O.H. 66-501 Book Review P.O. Box 23386 Papatoetoe. rubber ware. This fact should not After hours, Flat I THE MAGIC OF MG by Mike deter the vintage enthusiast as 32 Hayward Rd ., Papatoetoe. Allison. Published by Dalton the pre -war cars far outnumber Auc kland . Watsoll Ltd. A vailable from post-war in variety of models and Fishers Bookshop,Christ­ photographs if not in the number right. H owe ver , there is occasion­ church. Price $22.50. produced. Some curio us facts a lly a curious underlying sug­ If yo u are a mongst those come to light such as that the gestio n that Morris vehicles did per son s who could neve r so rt out MGA was a de velopment of the not exist and all the cars were one MG from the next, then this TO and not the TF as might ha ve Kimber creation s and develop­ book is fo r yo u. The form at is been expected and I was a lso ments rather than dictated by the stra ightforwa rd in that each a mused to find several instan ces ava ilability of successive Morris chapter covers a logical group of regi stration plate swapping mod els. Almost a reluctance to of cars and details the devel op­ on the factory prototypes a nd admit their heritage . The author's ment and where applica ble some demonstration models. How to co mments on the in trod uction of racing or trials history. Each confuse the historian s in easy the Sprite as an Austin-Healey chapter a lso has a Spe cifications stages ! are nothing short of sour grapes page. Points not ed here in­ Little is said of Cecil Kimber, - when first introduced he asks clude brief engine measu rements, the emphasis of this book being "Why?" but on becoming an power output, braking details, more on the cars themselves with MG we are told that the car number built etc and are listed only fleeting mentions of the filled a gap in the market "very by Type. Following the spec ifi­ policy decisions which brought well ". Simil arly the fact that the cations, each ch apter is p rofusely them about. The balance is just MGB GT is based on a design c~n.test ,:"inner originally built by Pininfarinu on an Austin-Healey LETTER FROM A MOTORING BOOKSHOP 3000 chass is is not mentioned a point that I would have expecied There are bookshops all over N.Z. Most of them are helpful; some stock motor ing books; sev eral have more than we do (yet) him to know (and print). Ob­ in our shop's second year. viously a dieha rd MG enthusiast. You may, like some experts, write to one of the overseas mail­ It is diff icul t to find fault with order specialists. IF YOU DON'T and you aren't handy to one of this book but care sho uld be those bookshops, then there's US. ta ken to obtain the revi sed We parked a little off the main street; there's time to listen to version as the original contained visiting enthusiasts, answer letters and take the little extra inte rest severa l errors. If it includes our own enjoyment of it encourages. We have a solid background photographs of the MGB GTV8 in motoring books and where they come from. in rubber ducky form you have Professional technical electronic and other non-fiction is also part the right version. There is of of our service, almost any book if you are stuck for some se rvice. course the price, but I can't see Yours faithfully for fourteen cents. that as being too much of a The* Froward Book Company Ltd. hurdle if you want to stay well Trentham House , 28 Wakefield St, Auckland 1. Telephone 370-959 informed and want a go od R. G. Franklin and G. G. Howard reference book. Highly recorn­ ( * we're in the Shorter Oxford) mended. i' WHEELNUT PAGE THIRTY-THREE •

te lls me he on ce had a complete RE PHOTO No. 122, PA G E 20 set of the Motor Scrapbook series Sir, bu t tha t the y've dwindled away These car s wo uld be H udson s of Letters over the yea rs. It 's a simple fac t AA RDRoad Service Company, to theEditor tha t it's fa ta l to len d books. run by D o t Woodcoc k an d Ben Perhaps some of us should make A nde rson, probably about 1920. Sir, an effo rt to sen d back the mi ssing The pho to was taken on the ones, Geoff! Marine Par ad e, N a pier an d beh ind In response to yo ur N .S.W . H ARO LD WI LSO N the cars is the Band Ro tund a a nd reader's request of the last issue 8 Union St reet, Mason ic H otel (des troy ed in the ( 121) concerning car manufacturers' Ne w Pl ym ou th. 'Q ua ke) . On th e left is the top end sloga ns, I send the following list. of E mer so n Street which comes up T his 'com es fro m F Joyd Cl ym er 's between the bu ild ing s. Historica l Motor Scrapbook N o . 3 Here are som e slogans of curre nt These ca rs or later ones had their Copyright 1946, lent to me by cars, as well as cars of the pas t. ch a ssis len gthened , to carry more Geoff H ock ley. F loy d C lymer pub­ See how many yo u know or ca n passen ger s or freight. blished a series of these scrapbooks recall. A nswers at the bottom of I remember these cars very well in the im med ia te post -war period. page . a nd I sta rte d to serve my time as I enc lose a photocopy of the first a m o torcycle mechan ic in 1920 at pages. From th is you will ge ~ an I. Pe rfectly Simple- Simply Pe r­ fect. Limbrick Lld in Emerso n Street, idea of what the se bo ok s con ta me d. no t fa r fr om AARD . Lim brick Lld I'll tak e the oppo rtun ity to suggest 2. No Hill T oo Stee p-No Sand T oo Deep. were agents fo r Ind ian , H enderson , tha t C lyme r's person al acco unts of Ace, New Imperi al , Triumph. his racing ex pe riences mi ght be of 3. When Better Autom obiles Are Bu ilt-Will Build Them . I st ill rid e m ot orcycles and have in terest to readers. His writing re­ a 1957 G3LS (350 c.c.) M at chless, m ind s me of Geoff Hockley 's very 4. As k the Man Who Owns On e. 5. Dependable. a 1958 l ames Ca det (147 c.c.), a re ad able m at eri al. This sty le can 1913 Mead F lyer 3-} (500 c.c.) perhaps be best summ ed up by 6.R ide in a - - Then Decid e. quoting Clymer's modesty. 7. The Ca r That M ad e Good in P ETER M cGHEE a D ay . (A lso, wh at did thi s Palmerston N orth "As m y readers kn ow by th is sloga n refer to ?). R E PHOTOGRAPH time, m y bo ok s are not produced 8. No C lutch to Slip- No Gears You show a ph ot ogr ap h on page in the conventio na l manner. I hav e to Strip. twen ty of th e la st issu e-I am no illusio ns a bo ut m y writing 9. The U niversal Ca r. reliably in formed that the pic ture a bil ity . I sha ll co ntinue to wr ite 10. America's F irst Car. was taken on th e M arine Parade the story of my exper iences in my 11. T he Qua lity Car. in Napier , wit h the Band Rot und a usu al , ordinary an d amateurish 12. The Simple Ca r. between th e cars an d the M a sonic m anner, with no literary presenta­ 13. Standa rd of the W orld. H otel. M any a Royal fa m ily has tion whatsoever. It is indeed gra ti­ 14. A Carriage- Not a M achine. stayed a t the Masonic over the fying to know th at my Motor 15. Nothing to Wa tch But the years. T he cars are believed to be Scrapbook idea has 'clicked ', .and it Road. a fleet of Gisborne Taxis on a n is a great so urce of satisfaction to 16. T he A utomobi le With a Repu- o uting to N a pier and they feature me to receive the thousands of tation Behind It. Cadillacs. letters from all parts of th e world 17. T he Business M an's Car. (Extract of letter from Lio nel Priest) from motor enthusiasts who wri te 18. T he Quie t M ile-a -M inute Ca r. me how m uc h fun an d p leasure 19. The All -Ball-Bearing Car. R E PHOTOGRA PHS they have re ceiv ed from m y 20. The H ill C lim be r. Sir, Historical Motor Scrapbooks." 21. The Car That H as N o Val ves. The car in th e top of pho tograph on page 33 of yo ur Fe bruary ­ Here we get an idea of how 22. Easiest Riding Car in the World . March issue is, I would say, a enthusiasts a ppreciated F loy d 1913 Will ys O verland, Model, pos­ C lymer sharing his experien ces. I sibly 59R. feel sure tha t all " Beade d Wheels" ANSWERS The m o torcycle on page 40 is, I rea de rs are similarl y appreciati ve would say, a BSA 4t h.p. of G eoff H ock ley's con tr ibution s. I. Maxwell Lo ng m ay his pen continue to flow. A RT HURBEL L 2. Jackson Au ckl and. Fi na lly, can I mention th at G eoff 3. Bu ick 4. Packard Sir , 5. D odge I am the owner of a 1911 Leon 6. G lide Botlee and hav e been advised by FORD PARTS 7. Stutz, as a result of winning a member of our Vet er an Ca r Club th e 500-mile Ind ian o polis race. tha t there is also a veteran Leo n Falkners Garage 8. Ca rter Car Friction Drive Boll ee in your country. A ttem pts 9. Ford to loc ate the ow ne r or car have (Since 1956) 10. H aynes-Apperson to da te been un successful. As I (Brlan Fal kner, Prop.) 11 . Premier have the onl y vetera n Leon Boll ee 12. Gas-a u-Lec in A us tralia I wo uld very much Larg e stocks of new, rebuilt, 13. Ca dil lac like to co rrespond with the owner secondhand parts for Ford V8 's 14. Duryea o r owne rs of th is ma rq ue in N ew up to 1977 . Plea se send S.A. E. 15. Oldsm ob ile Zea land. for your req uirem ents to 184 16. Stu de ba ke r I would be very gra tef ul if you 17. Sears could assist me and perhaps pu blish Clyde Street, Island Bay, W gtn. 18. Pope-T oledo this letter in your magazine. Phon e 837-5 58, open Saturda y 19. N ational ADRIAN ELSHOUT mo rn ings . 20. Maytag 74 Ba rwon Blvd , 2 1. Elmore H igh ton, Geelong, 22. Ma rmon V ictoria , A ustra lia 32 16. PAGE THIRT Y-FOUR Gentleme n, I ha ve got your address fr om the WANTED "A utorno bil Chromk", one of the 1930-1939 Co upe or Road ster. leading old-ear-publica tio ns in Ge r­ Classified ads M ust be resto red and in excel­ man y. lent order. Write or Ph one RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDS please Phi l G riffiths, 14 Avon Since lon g, I am interested in Terrace, Nelson . Ph one 83-805. contacts to eo -ent hus ias ts in New M embers of Vintage Car Club Inc. $2.50 f or first 40 words or less there ­ (M ember). Zeal and and there for e would like aft er 3 cent s per word . to ask, whe ther so me of your Members must be finan cial and sta te members have sim ilar intentions? t hei r branc h . 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Int ern at ional "C" typ e radiato r and grille; 1936 Fo rd V8 bonnet (sides Perh a ps it wo uld be possible to CHEQUE OR POSTAL NOTE MUST BE change spare parts and literature ENCLOSED good, top s ro ugh). All above ava il­ able at fair prices. Wanted- I92 6 with Mercedes owners of your Send to : The Advertisin g M an ager, Will ys Kn ight 66A tourer, rear club. P'.O. Box 13 140. CH RISTCH URC H . bod y, fro nt axle, engine oil recti­ It would be nice to hear fro m fier; 1927 W illys Kni ght 70A, left you. not later than l Oth of m ont h p rece di ng public at ion. Recei pt of advert isement s rear guard; 1924 Hudson , one front D r med . vet. MAN FRED MOOS will no lon ger be ack nowledg ed . wo oden whee l 21 inch, com plete Zeppelinstrasse 4, rear end, spo ke co ndition im­ D 6370 OberursellTaunus, materi al. steering box; 1929 De Federal Republic of G ermany BOX AD I Your ad will have greater imp act So to, side light len ses, rims and re­ flector s, spare wheel carri er, am p in a border. Remit $4.00 extra meter, badge; Mo rris Minor '29-30, Sir, to normal rates and ask for chassis, axles, or any other parts. Enclosed please find my cheque Box Ad. Contact R. Bain es, 6 Mo a Street , for your publicat ion . Taihape. Phone 706. (Mem ber). My wife and I have just returned OFFERS invited-1937 6 cylin der from a m onth 's holid ay in your Royal Model CI 6 4 door sedan. beautiful co untry.We had planned Mot or 30,000 since reconditio ning, this vacation so as to be able to body so und, uph olstery tidy, 650 x attend the start of your Int er­ 16 tyres goo d, spare motor and nat ional Rall y. We have never diff., cur rent registr ation. T. C. enjoyed an y event more-con gratu­ Grooby, 430 Hemi Street, H astin gs. lation s to those wh o worked so Ph one 87-2 1I. hard to mak e it such a success. CHUCK ROBINSON 1632 Dunn Street, FOR SALE Moses La ke, Washington, FOR SA LE 1952 A ustin Sheerline. Exten­ 98837 U.S.A. H eadl amp bulbs. 2l mm Euro­ sively restored 2 yea rs ago, pea n 3 pin base, double co ntact $4,000. Please enquire 1. A. 45 /40 wa tt, sui t Marchal and Mair, R.D . 2, Alexandra or Sir, sim ilar co ntinenta l lamps. 6 and or Ph one 763 (Clyde). 12 volt , $3 each . We would like to th an k the In ­ Spark plug ca ble. 7 mm yellow ternation al Rall y Co mmittee for the co tto n cove red. The last English wonde rful wa y they orga nised the ca ble avai lable, only 9 rolls left. rall y. 35c per foot or $35 per 100 ft I'm sure I spea k fo r all the roll. marshals when I say it was a Ace tylene lamp burners. 14 pleasure to be invo lved. Just to and 21 litre cap aci ty for motor­ /; hear the comments of overseas cyc les and cars. $1 eac h. A ll c entrants and supporters who com­ post paid. . pared this rall y very favourably G ra nt 'I'a vlor , with other Int ern ati onal Rallies 82 Main Rd North, Waikan ae. seemed to ma ke it a ll worthwhile. And no w it's a ll ove r we are still hearing comme nts fro m local PETROL CA N HOLD ER S people sueh as " It was the best FO R SALE- Lea- Francis 2{· litre Running board mounts fo r and mo st exci ting thin g that has saloo n 1951. Sports engine, twin petrol or oil cans. Suit 2 gal. happened in Rot orua" and "Sorry cam, twin carbs. New diff., front Shell, Plume, Castrol etc. Not it's a 11 over ". end, tyres. Body restored, new up­ polished. $10.00 each plus post­ So onc e again thank you and holstery, vinyl and velvet. Spa re age $1.50. also a very specia l thanks to your engi ne and gearbox. Ra re. Only TOM ClEMENTS wives who we know played a very exam ple kn own. Reg. N .S.W. important part in it all. 183A Mat son s Ave nue, Offers . R. We lls, 35 Goonda ri Christchurch, 5. GLADYS and SN OW G REAVES Ro ad , AlIam bie 2100 N. S.W. PAGE THIRTY-FIVE FOR SALE-I929 Riley 9 Tourer. BINDERS Chassis No. 605038, engine No. 18904. A very original car which for List of Members has been off the road for nearly 20 Calendar of Events etc yea rs. Woodwork recently rebuilt by a recognised expert. 1946 Lea Francis 18 h.p. sports engine rebuilt CRESTER The official club binders are again with all new parts. Most mechanical available. These are in blue rexine work done-no bodywork. John and gold blocked. Hearne, 54 King Edward A venue, $1.85 each including packing and Bayswater, Auckland 9. Phone CAR postage. 457-629 home, 496-230 business. Send payment with order to WANTED-For 1929-30 Sunbeam Model 9 motorcycle: Primary Binders Orders, SALES chaincase, kick-starter quadrant, P.O. Box 13140, lighting set, magneto, carburettor. Christchurch mudguards, rockerbox set. Could swap Model 8 motor parts. Am FOR SALE-1919{20 Sunbeam 16 interested in buying any Vintage h.p. Tourer on Sanke y wheels. New Sunbeam bits. George Tofield, 73 374 Worcester Street body to original specifications, pro­ Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin. fessionally panelled in aluminium, Christchurch new guards, original lamps and JOWETT JAVELINS equipment. New leather upholstery Offers for three. Two are in go­ and new hood. Some work required ing order. One is suitable for to body and electrical to complete restoration. One reconditioned restoration. Present owner 20 yea rs. engine. Numerous spa re parts. Buying Enquiries Julian Loughnan, 29 Clif­ For further details please ford Avenue, Christchurch 1. write to "Ja velins ", p.a. Box 5497, Dunedin. or Selling BOX AD I WANTED-For a 1939 Nash Am­ Good Used Cars Your ad will have greater impact bassador: radio, handbook and in a border. Remit $4.00 extra workshop manual. Also any new to normal rates and ask for mechanical parts. Original oil can Box Ad . and holder. New or seco nd hand hub caps, must be in mint condi­ NOEL FORDS-1936 Super Deluxe Sedan. tion. Contact Dave Shaw, 145 Ren­ Immaculate original condition, I frew Street, Invercargill. Phone BEECROFT previous owner. Would have to be 57-282 (Member). seen to be appreciated. 1935 3 MG TF, TF 1500 or other sports window Coupe, I previous owner. MG for us to love and cherish. Mint body and mechanicals, very Prefer unrestored but largely Member L.M.V.D.A. rare body sty le. Both are com­ complete car. however anything Member Vintage Car pletely rust free and ha ve current considered . Reward offered for in­ w.o .f', They're not cheap but they're formation leading to purchase. Club (N.Z.) worth the asking price. Finance Write R. P . Armstrong, 34 Trigg can be arranged. p.a. Box 1470, Crescent, Napier. All letters ans­ Dunedin or 883-540 a.h. wered. Telephone 897-715 After Hours 881-387

FOR SALE - 1928-29 Pontiac ELECTROPLATING radiator, never been used. Not honeycomb. 3" thick core. Contact B. O'DONNELL LTD L. P. Mattson, 51a Ashley Street, Rangiora, Electroplaters of:-Copper (Dull and Bright), SELL or swap-1938 Reo truck motor and gearbox, 1916 Dodge Nickel, Chrome, Brass and Zinc. handbook. Chev. 4 cvlinder head. Wanted-I928 E ssex front bumper, Stainless Steel Electropol ishing. radiator cap, 20" split rims, tail­ Iight . Also for 1964 A.J.S . 650 c.c.: Automotive, Motorcycle, Marine and Jobbing head-light, chain guard. dual seat. Plating. R . K. Morgan, Tiki Road, Coro­ mandel. FOR SALE by tender - 1948 P.0. Box 1836, 23 Bangor St., Christchurch 350 c.c. Ariel motorbike. One Phone 60-233 owner. In going o rder. Plenty of spare parts. Please phone 87-460 Blenheim for more details.

PAGE THIRTY-SIX BR[T[SH Bedford. [937, dual WANTED-Parts wheel s.w.b. mod el. Excellent cab for the following cars: with very little ru st, woodwork all Orana Park AUSTIN 10 1933-34 original and sound. Has K Bedford Rear carrier. Rear sea t. motor fitted , recent recondition, 18 in. wheels (I could exchange new clutch. Radiator recond. Spares PRIVATE 16 in.). include original motor. Current Inside door handles. registration. Would trade light truck Radiator cap . Radiator Shell. for farm use. swap or sell $500. Head-lights. W. R. Protheroe, R.D. 7, Ashbur­ HOTEL SINGER JUNIOR 8 h.p. ton. Phone Wakanui 727. 296 Thames Highway 1927-30 Saloon windscreen, URGENT Phone 71-493 approx. 36t in. x 15 in. Bosch 4 cylinder HT. magneto 19 in. wheels. required to complete m y Austin Head, side and tail-lights. 12/4. Must be in good condition. OAMARU Tourer windscreen. Would con sider a distributor Bed and breakfast Rear window frame for tourer. conversion. Contact D. W. Cun ­ accommodation in refined Instruments and many other ningham, I)) Oakwood Avenue. atmosphere and surround­ parts. Mary Hill, Dunedin. Phone Also require a Singer 8 tourer, 35-777 (Member). ings. roadster or coupe bod y - or Halve your journey with hopefully a complete car. WANTED-For 1950 Singer 4A a night in Oamaru. Roadster: chrome strip for bonnet LARGE ENGLISH TOURER Full breakfast menu and Require windscreen. vent . petrol tank, carburettor (Solex Wind deflectors to attach to 30FA I). head gasket and bucket set. excellent table assured, windscreen. Also brackets. To Swap or sell: new Sin ger parts Plenty off street parking Door handles, inside and outside. 1935-55: Morris 10/4 mechanicals and comfortable guest Windscreen wiper, prefer tandem and radiator; 1939 Chev. motor: type. Buick 4 crankshaft and case: 17" lounge with T.V. Boa constrictor horn. and 18" wire wheel s; wooden and 10% Discount to Bulb horn. disc wheels.Also wanted: Austin 7 V.C.C. members and their Please quote condition and price. parts, old oil bottles and tobacco families. G. Stedman, 78 Campbell St., tins. W. R. Protheroe, R.D. 7, Karori, Wellington. Ashburton. Phone Wakanni 727. Your hosts: FOR SALE.-1939 Will ys Over­ Val and Neville Morrison AUSTIN 7 steering box 1930, $15. land er. Two thirds restored, includ­ V.C.C. Member Engine complete, $60. Radiator, ing all chrome and upholstery. 14·}" core, $10. Villicrs 2-stroke Engine in very good order. Price engine Mk VIII C, $40. All items $2000. 6 Falcon Street, Invercargill. FOR SALE as is. Ivan Gardiner, :126, Panama Phone 69-084. Nash 420 1929. Excellent orig, Road . Orahuhu, Auckland. Phone WANTED-Information. literature condition. 43,000 miles. best in 276-5291. or an y parts for Ruston-Hornsby N .Z., $5800. Write D . K. Bone, car. Do you know of a complete 33 New Wind sor Road. Avon­ FOR SALE-I928 Dodge Bros. car of this make? Also acetylene dale. Auckland. Phone 884-944. Fast 4. Four door sedan. restored tail-light for veteran motorcycle and ~ completely throughout. Four wheel A.A.. R.A.C. and Auto Club FOR SALE - Matchless G3L ~ [C I. badges. All replies answered and brakes, all steel body, maroon with 3 5 0 C.c. 1953. partially restored, in ~ . black guards. It' s a beaut, $5,400. reimbursed. Write T. Stacey, 52 good running order. All complete. Write I. Simpson, 1'.0. Box 50, Oakdale Road, Auckland 4. Phone ,I Plus shed full of parts including Katikati. . 656-773. eng ines. frames, tanks and wheels. ~, Offers wanted for bike and parts 11together or will sell separately. Paul BOOKS - BOOKS BOOKS - BOOKS BOOKS V Judge, 8 Addison Street, Napier. Phone 54-404. AUTO RESTORATIONS LTD WANTED are pleased to announce the opening of their motor book To aid restoration of 1936 "SS department. Jaguar" 2+ litre sedan, the fol­ ..,. Stocks are arriving from all publishers and we hope to maintain lowing parts: Tail-lights (circular the best stock of motoring books in the country. lenses ; 4t in. diameter); side­ lights ; speedometer and rev. We also buy and sell second-hand, rare and out of print motoring counter (4} in diameter, make books and will purchase single copies or complete collections. unknown); quick release petrol cap; front brakes, complete, Gir­ Contact us first. ling 14 in. drums with fins; AUTO RESTORATIONS l TD Andre Hartford shock absorbers, 148 CARlYlE STREET 8 in. arms plus telecontrol unit. I would like to correspond CHRISTCHURCH 1 with an yone with a similar car. Phone 69988 P.O. Box 22273 Write to 22 Heath Street, Ander­ sons Bay , Dunedin.

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WANTED -I926 Matchless ca r­ burettor, valve lift er part s, brake We are pleased to oiler for sale: and clut ch levers, front and rear stands. Will buy or trade for gas 1923 Model R Hupmobile light s. Also need sideca r acce ssories 1909 Ren ault 4 cylinde r road st er suit a 1940's sidecar. Chris Parker, 1955 Ariel Red Hunter motorcycle 81 Beresford Street, Bayswater , 1929 Erskine 2 door seda n Auckland. Phone 457-696. 1947 Mk 4 3V2 litre J agu ar F OR SALE-Austin Seven, 1932. Par tly restored.Lots of spares. Interesting trades co ns idered. We may be interested in purchasing Ge nuine reason for selling. Motor your c ar or motorcycle or could sell s am e on your behalf. has been overhauled. $1,100 o.n.o. We require for clients: Woul d consider English mot orcycle as part payment. Co ntact: Phone Austin Heal e y 100/4 (Bus) 274-5750, (Home) 565-02 1, 1930 's Ford VB Phaet on Auckland. r.o. Box 51160, Paku­ Pre 1904 Veter an Car-any condition ran ga. Ron Berry. Zenith Grad ua Motorcycle WANTED for restorat ion-Indian Triumph Ricca rdo Motorcycle mot orcycle, Scout preferred around 1920-30 but others considered. AUTO RESTORATIONS LTD M.V.D.1. Please write with details and photo if possible to p.a. Box 258, Nelson . 148 CARLYLE STREET CHRISTCHURCH D UR ANT OWNERS Phone 69988 P.O. Box 22273 Owners of Durant, Rugby, Fl int, Sta r and oth er Durant built vehicles, if you are interested in for ming a Durant Owners' Club, FOR SALE-Essex 1927 Coach. WAN T ED- The follo wing part s for please write to M. R. Falloon, Restored up to uph olstery and roof. 1929 DA Dodge coupe: chassis, Clo 29 Ogle Cres., Whan garei. Eno ugh spares to rebu ild one more wheels, body parts, dri ve shaft, the same. Registered. Offers over gauges, steering column, hand con­ $1000 wan ted. G . Power, 14 Eton trols, pet rol tank, head-li ght bar, WANTED-3 x 17" Austin Seven Street. Ashburton. Ph one 6114. rad iator surrou nd, or would con­ wheels. Austin Chummy bonnet, in­ sider ano ther coupe bod y or seda n struments suit 1933 Special. SWAP WAN TED-Right hand door pull body. Ap ply Jim Billyard , 687 or sell-2 x 18" , I x 19" , Austin strip and window winder unit for Portobello Road , Dun edin or Ph one Seven wheel s, 4 x 16" 1938 Che v­ 1930 Model "A" Tud or . J. W. Port obello 854, collect. ro let wheels. Please write Jenn y No ble, Phone 60 11 or p.a. Box 228, Mosgiel. WANTED- Unrestored veteran car Burn , FI 2, 14a William Street or old restoration in need of re­ Richmond, Nelson. Phone 7071 RD : FO R SALE-1938 Nash Lafav ette build ing or a partly restored car, seda n body, minus chassis, motor, Wr ite to 26 Northfield Road, FOR SALE- 1962 Valiant Signet. gearbox, most oth er part s still there. Christchurch 5. Phone 528-703. 200 Slan t 6 mo tor , left hand drive Also 1937 Lafa yette chassis, sand­ radi o, hea ter, radi als. Smoo th Borg blasted and primed, 37 doors, Warner tra nsmission. An attractive bonn et, grille, and a few outside AT THE RA LLY distinctive, lovely car to dri ve. Suit On the fina l day of the In ter­ trim part s. WA NTED-For 1938 national Rall y, when my bikes keen enthusiast. For inspection Nash La fayette coupe, boot handle. please contact Graham Wallace, 49 were park ed behind the main tail-light lenses, hub cap s, clock , grandstand, a gentl eman said Sco tt Street, Ca mbridge. Phone radio, ariel, seat, sunvisor and spats. 6208. that he had a mot or and gear­ Phone 68-574 Tokoroa, or write to box for my wife's 1928 WAN TED to Buy- Earl y veteran B. Wilson. 24 Jedburgh Street, Trium ph . Could that person either 2 or 4 cylind er, 1904-1908: Tokoroa. (Member). please get in touch with me . An yth ing looked at, complete or in­ WANTED-Riley Pathfinder con Bevars Binnie, r.o. Box 2355, co m p l~ te . Repl y stating pr ice and rods, or complete engine or com­ Wellin gton . Phone Wn 277-732, supplying photograph if ava ila ble. plete ca r. Also wanted " Mo tor collect. Garry Moore, 103 Warrin gton Sport" 1965 or earli er , some swaps. Street, Christchurch. Phone 855-514. Fo r Sale- 1960 DB4 Aston Mar tin. WA NTED-710 x 90 RE. tyres, WANTED-Engine part s, carbu­ Has just had new cha ins, bearings, tubes, wheels or rims. Please co n­ rett or and transfer s for 1916 750 C.c. rings, head overhaul, servo over­ tac t Alan Meredith, 30 1 Waim airi vee twin Bradburv motorcvcle. Con­ haul. Driver's seat needs attention. Road, Christchurch. Ph one 584-788. tact M. Wilk inson , 70 Pacific Street $7500. Malcolrn McMillan , Main MOTORCYCLES-B.S.A. M series Roslyn, Dunedin. ' South Road , East Taieri, Otazo. quickl y detachable Empi re Star Ph one 740-249 Ex 881, MSr 5935 (Membe r). type rear wheel 1937-40 wanted and FOR SA LE B23 350 s.v. engine wan ted and a Graham cars. Wrecking one WANTED-For 1932 Ford V8: 2 set of XB or C group steering head 1936 Crusa der. one 1936 Cava­ head s Ilr take s f " spark plugs. cup and cones wanted. I have part s lier. Also some new parts, Stude­ cenera to r. peg type luggage rack . 2 to exchange or will buy from yo u. bak er waterpump kitsets 1939 V8 hub ca ps, I door han dle, or part s r may know where to find the parts Cha mpion, 1938 Comm ander. to help complete restorat ion . Wr ite you loo k for. Please write or Tom Rogers, 161 Grea t Sou th Wayne Francis, 7 Spargo R oad. Phone, Richard Po pe, Cad ma n Road , Otahuhu. Massey Auckland. Ph one HSN Street, Che viot, North Ca nterbury . 39-239. Ph one Cheviot 739. PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT WA NTED-Corgi light weight (fo ld­ SPARE PARTS FOR SALE ing type) mot orc ycle parts: ca r­ bu re ttor Am al type 259/00 1 or Numerous sp ares avai lable. Au stin 16/ 6 similar, fo ldi ng type kick sta rt leve r Ligh ts, radi at ors, wheels, bod y­ Brad ford van 1950's and return spring, clutch and brake wo rk mec han ical s, gasket sets, Ch evrol et 1937-3 9 levers, parcel rack for tank, hand­ mascots, electrics, tyres, etc., etc. Ford B 1932, Ford V8 1933-35 book plu s any other useful motor Part s are in soun d co ndition. F ord 8, Ford Anglia 1951 or gearbox parts. R epl y L. H arris, Humber , Hillrnan 1950's P.O. Box 578, Blenheim. PRE 1919 Humber Sn ipe 1948-55 Argy ll c. 1914 M orris 8 Series I a nd II WANTED - For 1928 Ch evrolet Bu ick c. 1918 Singer 9 1931, Sin ger 10 1932 Ca di llac c. 1914 National : ai r filter , good Carter Da rracq 1901 and 1902 ACCESSORIES RAKXO carbo and hose con necting the se. Also 2 1" wide disc whe els, Ford T Fo r vintage ca rs Humber c. 1908, Humber c. 1915 rims and lock s, ex ter ior door La m ps, grea seguns, fo otpum ps, handles, headlight surround, bonnet 1919-1931 mechani cal jacks, metal trunks, ca tches sunvisor suppo rts, choke A ustin 7,Aust in 16/6 spa rk plu gs, mirrors, sunvisors, knobs. ' Warren Cunningh arn, 34 Che vro let hub ca ps, tow bar s, A frames, Marriott Road, Pakuranga. Phone Co le Aero 8 whe els, genera tors, sta rter motors, 565-933 . D od ge 1924 etc., etc. Essex Appro x. 700 lot s all of whi ch WANTED-Wolsele y 12/4 8 (19'37) Ford T , Ford A mu st be cleared as soo n as pos- or rem a ins of. Any condition al­ Rover 9, R over 12 sible. most as 1 require a bod y she ll to Sta nda rd 1924 Send $1 plu s 17c stamp for com - complete restorat ion . D oors, wood­ Stude ba ker Big Six 1928 plete 15 page parts list. All replies work etc. cond ition un important. POST 1931 answered immediately. All parts Will con sid er a similar Morris Au stin 7 1933-3 6 must be so ld by June after which bodied 10 or 12. All letters Au stin 10 1932-34 and 1937 they will be scrapped. answered. P. C ha ndler, Newe lls Repl y: DIMENS10N 4 Road . R.D. 3, Ham ilt on . Ph on e P.O. Box 12375 67-674. Well ington North FO R SA LE- On e Bianchi car en­ gine; one Bu ick radiator 1916-1920; FOR SA LE-I928 F ord A Tourer, one set of Essex axle and whee ls, FOR SALE full y restor ed , mint co ndition, wooden spo kes 1924 . A. R . H amil­ Veteran 1911 T riumph m / c. plen ty of spa res incl udi ng 2 new ton . Ph on e 746 Arrowtow n. Registered , wa rra n ted and rallied tyr es and tubes and new exhaust reg ularly . Som e restoration has sys tem. This car ca n cruise all day " DOD G EBRO THERS" unite! been done, but it is mostly a t 50 rn.p.h. and can do over 25 Join the Dodge Owner R estorers original. Quantity of spares in­ m.p.g. $4,000. Bill D uffy, R.D. 1, Clu b today. On ly $5.00 en try fee cludes 2 new m ud guards, recon­ Oturehua, Ce ntral Otago. (no annua l subscription). We wa nt diti on ed magn et o, etc. new petrol to register all Dod ge cars. Write to tank at pre sen t bein g made. An FOR SA LE-I928 Essex nee ds re­ Co lin Johnston , 63 Broad way, easy restorati on. Ge nui ne rea son stori ng. 85% of parts, plu s man y Wa itar a enc los ing $5.00. "Dodge for sa le. Offer s. Bevar s Binnie, spares. A lso 1927 Essex bo dy on ly Brothers Bu ild Better Cars". P.O. Box 2355 , We llington. in very goo d co nd ition. Offers Ph on e 277-732 Wn . wanted on both or one. J . Camp­ WANTED - 1942 Indian 741B (Co uld the gen tleman fr om bell (M ember), 60 Sydn ey Street, Civillian mod el parts: I mu ffler Invercargill wh o was previou sly C hristchurc h 2. Phone 793-098. and pipe, pref new; I speedo and interested , please get in tou ch WANTED- Sports car, any mak e am me ter; 1 rear tai l-light; 3 tank agai n. I ha ve lost your name co nside red , and an y co ndition. ca ps, 2 petrol, I oi l; I cha in guard; and address). Would prefer P.V. A pply Jim Bill­ I tank " Caution" noti ce; tool yard, 687 P ortobello Road, Br oad boxes; or a ny other pa rts at a ll Ba y, D un ed in. Phone PBO 854, including sidecar. I Tomas R oad, FO R SALE-Collection of motor­ W ellsford. Ph one 8394. cycles: Wolf with J96" 2E Villiers collect. and 3 speed Albion hand ch an ge box (engi ne dated 1929 by Bob Currie of "Moto r-cyc le" maga zine), AUTO RESTORATIONS LTD painted and chro med; 1939 C IOK 250 C.c. s.v. B.S.A., 1947 B31 148 CARlYlE STREET 350 c.c. o.h.v, B.S.A ., 1952 C l I 250 c.c, o.h.v. B.S.A. , engines and are pleased to advise that they are now operating from box es recondition ed, painted but n ot chro rned: 1951 DI 123 c.c. B.S.A. exciting new premises. " Bantam", complete and running , An increased range of serv ices is offered including a but ro ugh- la rge qu an tit y of spa res ; selection of veteran, vintage and classic cars for sale dism antled 1950 C IO or CIOL plus spa re cases, barr els and head s, in our showroom. tanks, fo rks both girde r and tele­ Visit us at 148 Carlyle Street and see for yourself. scopi c, guards a nd frames. Reali stic offers for the lot preferred. P . C. Newton , R.D. Taipuha, N orthlan d. P.O. BOX 22273 PHONE 69-988 Phon e 803 T aipuha eve ni ngs but would pref er a writte n reply as I CHRISTCHURCH am hard of hearing. PAGE THIRTY-NINE WANTED - For Vauxhall 10-12: FO R SALE- Fo rd T brass radi ator Holden Body-Builders plate, suit­ bonnets ex stock at $136.61, Fo rd TELL OUR able fo r pre-war special. Tom T valances $120.00 pair, brass Clements, 183A Matson s Avenue, radia tor gua rds being made now . ADVERTISERS Christchurch, 5. Auto Restorations Ltd, 148 Carlyle YOU SAW IT Street, Christchurch, P.O. Box REO Speedwagon , 1937. In good 22273. IN running order, still being used as far m truck. Complete with the FOR SALE- Dodge 4 part s: 2 "BEADED WHEELS" origina l American ca b with can vas motors, front ax le and studs, ot her top. En quiries to Mr A. J. Allcock , miscellaneous parts. P. F. Thomp­ WANTED - For Humber Sport R.D.. 6, Te Awamutu. Phone son, 88 Higgins Road , Hamilton. Saloon 1935: tail-li ght fo r Humber Pirongia 656. Phone 79-795. 1935, Mascot for radi ator (bird), two sma ll lights to go on mud­ 1928 RUGBY 4 parts fo r sale. All WI LL SWAP - IWolseley diff., guard. Contact Caspar Van Der Aa, mechani cals plus chassis and gearbox, wormdrive; 2 19" Chev . 68 The Es planad e, Raum at i, Wel­ wheel s, most body part s. Phone wire wheels; 2 17" Austin Seven lington . Phone PR M 70-200. (Mem­ 8138 Rangi ora. wire wheels; For 1927 Ford New ber). SUNBEAM wheels wanted. 21 inch Beauty front guards, wheels and rims, lights, running board s, bonnet, VINTAGE UPHOLSTERY centrelock and 815 x 105 B.E. tyres U pholstery mat erial. Packard and rims. Wood head 2" wide and speedo meter. J. Davey , R.D. 3, Paeroa. Phone 8953. Beige. 100% wool corded car It " wide tapered leaves. Lucas oil upholstery material, 54" wide, side- lights wante d, gas English CHEN NARD Et Walck er 1904-05. $22.00 per metre plus freight. A head -lights. Numerous light s avail­ Information requ ired as to the fat e very well wear ing material able to swap . Literature, photos, of the 15 h.p. or 18 h.p. engine specially woven for vintage inform at ion wanted. de D ion 6 h.p, last heard of in the Havelock area vehicles. Any enquiries most engine available. J. Maud , Phone in the mid I950s. Engin e is 4 cylin­ welcome. 25% de posit required 84-227 Rot orua. der cast in pairs with aluminium with all orders. FOR SALE-1934-35 Buick series cra nkca se. Inlet valves are on the Cont act Marilyn Sur geno r, 15 40, rough, requires full restoration, right and exhaust on the left. Inlet Dix on Avenue, Hawera. Ph one $325 o.n.o.; 1936 Ford V8 sedan camsh aft has a governor on front 6725. (V.c.c. Member). body shell and doo rs, $200 o.n.o.; end controlling for e and aft move ­ 1929 Chrysler rad iator. rear doors, men t, ca ms are tapered providin g HOOD IRON PROBLEMS? Wri te and rear bumper; 1936 Reo Flying variable lift. Valve caps in head to H ood Ir on Special ities, 53 Mort­ Cloud bonn et, grille and rnech­ and and manifolds held in place by lake Street, Christchurch. 4. anicals. Contact N. Lucas , 59 large bridge pieces. Geoff Brannan, WANTED-Claudel H ob son MZP Tatariki Street, Papakura. Phone 103 Coverd ale Street, Na pier. Phone carburettor, any early English da sh­ 299-8133. (Member). 432-181. board instruments circa 1910-1920. Sankey or wooden wheel s 32 x 4-} "DODGE BROTHERS" unite! F OR SAL E-Austin Bia 7, 1938. or 820 x 120, or ANY Sunbeam Join the Dodge Owner Restorers Immobile 3 years. Many spare parts 1910 to 1920. Can you help? Club today. Only $5.00 ent ry fee parts, $800 o.n.o. Also 3 Austin Contac t David Manton, Crawford (no annual subscription). We want Rubys in parts (1935, 1936, 1937). Road , Te Puna, Tauranga. Phone to register all Dodge ca rs. Wr ite to Offers. Phone S. Colley, Taupo, 25-405, evenings or 62-522, days Colin Johnston . 63 Bro adwa y, 84-090, bus. hrs. collect. Waitara encl osing $5.00. "Dodge Broth ers Build Better Ca rs" . AUTO RESTORATIONS LTD WANTED TO BUY Ford 1933-34 V8 Coup e or 148 CARlYlE STREET Chevrolet 1933-34 Coupe; or wherea bouts of same. An ything CHRISTCHURCH considered. Contact Chris Hart­ well, 4 Amritsar Street , Kh an­ P.0. Box 22273 Phone 69-988 dallah, Wellington. Ph . 797-351. Panel Beating WANTED-Riley 2.6 1958 head­ Making New Guards and Panels light surround. P. F. Th ornpson , 88 New Wooden Body Frames H iggins Road, Hamilton. Phone Woodwork Repairs 79-795. Hood Bow Steam Bending, or Laminating AUTOMOBILIA WANTED. An y­ thing conne cted with motoring and New Dashboards motorcycling of interest. Early French Polishing of Interior Woodwork advertising posters and enamel Full Mechanical Service signs, radi at or mascots, car and Chassis Rebuilding car club badges, early motoring and motor racing tro phies, certifi­ One Off Parts Made Up ca tes etc, old tin pla te and die cast Batches of Parts made for One Make Groups toys, early ceramic art icles or cast Spare Parts Available metal item s depicting mot orin g activities, earl y licence plates, brass Secondhand Books and Magazines lamp s and accesso ries etc. Full de­ Bonnet Lacing ere available tails and price with first letter please to Gavin Bain , "Waitahuna", TRY US FOR YOUR NEEDS G overn ors Bay, Lyttelton R.D. PAGE FORTY THE FAMOUS

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