February March 1970

Volume xv Number 62

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COP YR IGH T • " Beade d Wh eels" is publ ished . two-monthly for the Vintage Car Club of N.Z., Inc., from its edito rial office at p.a. Box 13140, Christchurch, New Zea land by Purse, W illis & Aitken Ltd., Christchurch. Annual Subscript ion $1.50. Individual Copies 30c . National Secretary, p.a. Box 2546, Christchurch. National Headquarters , 82 Hereford Stree t, Christchurch . Hours 12 to 4 p.m. Editor: Vo\. X VNo. 62 Febr uary-March, 1970 Mr B. M. Idour

Beaded Wheels is th e vOIce of the Vin tage Car M ovement in New Z ealand and of the C lubs w hose efforts are fos tering an d ever widening the in terest of this m ovement and form rall ying points for that ever in creasin g band o f enth usias ts. The fascination of age itself or rev ulsion fro m th e fla shy m ediocrit y of the present day is drawing an increasin g number of m otorists back to the individualit y, solid worth, and functio nal elegance th at was dem anded by a m ore discriminating generation and it is to the se that th is m agazin e is dedicated.

Vinta ge Car Club of N.Z. Inc. IN THIS ISSUE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE A Veteran Restoration 2 Glancing Back 20 Pr esiden t: J. M. Su llivan (South Another Golden Jubilee 5 1972 N.Z. Rally 21 Ca nte rbury). Local Bike Makes Good 9 Book Reviews 22 Clu b Ca pta in: H. D . Kidd (Auck­ lan d). Handy Hints . . 10 More "First" Cars 24 V ice Clu b Captain: A. K . Wright The Popular Austins 11 Historic Vehicle Notes 26 (Wanganui) . Spokes from Other Wheels 12 Datings and Recordings . .. 26 H on . Sec retary: J. S. P. Palrner North Cape or Bust 13 Letters to the Editor 27 (Christchurch). S .1. Veterans' Trial 15 Branch Notes 27 Club Registrar: E. R. L. Gait, 63 1970 Intemational Rally 18 Classified Advertising 32 H oon Hay Rd., Ch ristc hurch 2. Executive: F. E . Gill (Auck­ land), J. B. Lo ughna n (Christ­ cover photograph church ), L. B. Sout hward (We l­ An Au strali an Internat ianal R ally entra nt. George Holstein's ling ton), R . J. H asell (Christ­ 1920 A.J.S. mot or- cycle co mbination. church) . The Story of A Veteran Restoration

1913, and there was also a 20 h.p, 1909, but was a 1910 car of four By D. P. Pickering, from 3-litre sports car, and the 3.8-litre cylinders, 70 m.m, bore x 90 m.m. information supplied by A. type TF, which was continued stroke, 10-12 h.p., imported into Beattie, owner and re­ after World War I. New Zealand by J. C. Mercer and storer. The restoration Martinis carried on, increasingly Co., Nelson, for Mr J. Glasgow in took five years. old-fashioned as time went by, 1911. After good service around with a range of heavy four­ Nelson, there are many gaps in The Martini, one of the finest cylinder cars in various sizes, but her history. of the few products of the Swiss the export markets on which they A Sam Milligan had her for motor industry, first appeared in depended were closed. The com­ eight years at Cape Foulwind, 1897, when an experimental pany was in constant financial then a H arry Lemnan in West­ machine with a rear-mounted difficulties during the 1920s, and port. Much later, after the last engine was made by the famous in 1924 W. Steiger, who had made war, a J. Kennedy had her back armaments manufacturer. the Steiger car in Germany, in Nelson, then off to Murchison The second Martini was front­ acquired a controlling interest. to Clive Mockett's farm, where engined. Production began in A new range of o.h.v. six­ she sat for about five years . Andy 1902, with two V/4 cars of 10 h.p. cylinder cars appeared in 1925, Beattie used to haggle with Clive and 16 h.p, In 1903, the Rochet­ but in 1929 the company began every Saturday evening for her, Schneider from France began to to build the 2·Hitre six-cylinder over the telephone, when his be built under licence. It was a Wanderer under licence. This did paper run to Murchison was com ­ conventional 16 h.p. vehicle of the not please Swiss customers, and pleted. This constant action even­ more expen sive type, with four in 1931 Martini reverted to an tually wore Clive down, and some cylinders, live axle and honey­ original design, which was to be time in 1963 Andy set out with comb radiator. About 100 were their last. The Type NF had a Evan Moorhouse in his 12/4 made in the first year. 4.4-litre six-cylinder engine , a Austin truck and a borrowed Captain H . H. P. Deasy, its four-speed gearbox and Lockheed trailer to retrieve the Martini British agent, drove one up the brakes on all four wheels. from the farm at Maruia. Rochers de Naye mountain rail­ Well, so much for a history of Inspection revealed general way line to prove that the new the firm Martini. That of this par­ vehicles scattered about the farm make was suited to mountainous ticular 10-12 h.p. Martini is not -a 1929 Anniversary Buick country. Most Martinis to follow so well documented. She started tourer, an Essex 4 three-seater in were similar in character. An life in St Blaise, Switzerland, late good order, and a Cad iliac La- exception was the l -litre 10/12 h.p. monobloc four of 1909, with inclined valves operated by an overhead camshaft. The smallest Martini lasted only a year in this form, re-appearing in 1910 as a 1270 c.c. car with side valves in an L-head. It vanished altogether in 1912; perhaps the firm decided that such small machines were not suitable for mountain motoring. However, a special 3-litre competition car of 1913 had a 16-valve engine with overhead camshaft. A Knight double sleeve-valve engine in 3.6 litre form powered one model in All the bits as found, towed home by an Austin 12/4 pick-up PAGE TWO selle sedan-but where was the typical fashion of "being perfect". took two hours to heat it up with Martini? Bernie Byers put Ancy on to a gas torch to get the oil {or was Well, at least the motor was in what was left of a Martini on the it grease) to run out sufiiciently a shed, the chassis half in and mudtlats behind a baker's shop in to enaore stripping. The bearings half out of another building, with Collingwood. These remains were were shot, so new ones were the body outside, exposed to the collected up, but unfortunately fitted. The gears themselves were elements with grass growing up they were of a bigger model and not so bad. to seat height. three years later. however, the For the differential it was much The trailer was loaded up, brass plugs over the valves were the same story: heat up, clean out chassis first, without wheels, then good, Ancy made a spanner to tit, goo. Axle splines had to be built the body was lifted, but alas, rot and once removed these gave the up and re-cut, likewise in hubs. had set in too far, and it broke impression of never having been New wheel bearings and crown in half! It was all packed in removed before. Although larger wheel carrier bearings were fitted, somehow! All other parts were than those of the 10112, George Timkin roller instead of ball rounded up, and as can be seen turned and re-threaded them to races. New thrust washes, etc. The in the photo, what a load of suit. universals were built up and re­ trouble. The I.C. plus A.O.U. The carburettor and manifold shaped-again by guess who? went on when used in a Seddon were missing. Correspondence (George), Shield parade some years ago. with Colin Parker of Sydney re­ The stripped chassis had to be The tow home was uneventful, sulted in his sending over a straightened, front dumb irons, except for the stares of amaze­ manual of his car, being the same etc. New rivets in sub-frame that ment from passers by. model as the Collingwood wreck. carries engine and gearbox. Once in Nelson the remains From this information it was pos­ Numerous coats of paint were were tucked away behind Andy's sible to see the shape of the carbo burnt off, treated for rust and cycle shop. Problem was, what to and manifold. A pattern was painted. start on first? The engine was dis­ made from a sketch, and cast. Of the front springs one was an mantled, and this apparently was The carbo was a Claudel Hobson, old cart spring, several inches like cutting open a beast. barrel operated. Laurie Leyden shorter than the original. So two The brass plugs over the valves had one of these that he did not new ones were made, using some had been well and truly chiselled. use on his 1912 Sunbeam, and so of the old leaves. The rear springs The engine castings were a lovely it was acquired. So much for the needed two new main leaves. New job, but were in two halves, join­ motor, so far. shackle pins were turned up just ing at the main bearings. The big Then there was the clutch. This as the originals, so that the ends, if they could be called that, has something like 40 plates in genuine grease cups could be had been filed and hammered oil, but all it required was a new fitted. It was most fortunate to until they were oval. So the crank­ spicket bearing. The gearbox? It have enough of these to go round, shaft was reground, and bronze liners white-metalled to fit the shaft. The camshaft was in a piti­ ful state, with corrosion that also demanded being reground. The block was bored out, and replace­ ment allov pistons (the originals were cast iron) from a make of car that shall remain unnamed, were fitted. These have no oil rings, only compression, as the motor is of the oil dripper system, with separate tank, etc. New conrods were made up (from a different make, but again nameless). Valves faced up OX., but that stalwart of all Nelson vintage owners, Georze Topliss, made un new guides. Here Andv would like to thank George, for all through the restoration any technical snags were quickly solved by him, in his As seen at the Easter rally, 1969 PAGE THREE their axles, an d with a mobile cnassis all LilIS LOll seemed to be snowing progress. Up [Q trus sta ge A ndy co uld res ist running tne maLOI', but no longer. W un a hose rurc neu up as tne cooling syste m, anu a gravity teed ru ei ana 011 system, me great mom ent arr iveo. AILer a Jot of cnecxing tor petro l ieaks, etc., pnmmg tnro ugn the cups and a co uple ot SWIngs on the handle she ourst into ure. It did not take long t or the shed to nil with thick smo ke. Bu t a las, the eng ine was terribly noisy. 'the timing gears were The origina l car and owners, a Glasgow fami ly, so met ime about 1910-15 responsible for !hIS. An er grind­ ing the shaft and line boring the except those on the patent shock so they all fitted into place. If bea rin gs and With the sump and a bsorbers at the rear. These had they didn't, it meant each wheel main oouy of the engine being in to be recast to match . had to be dismantled and the two ha!ves it m ad e t he timmg For the front ax le new king spokes re-c ut tor length. Andy gears mesh too tight. With harsh pins, bushes, fro nt hu bs were says he soo n became expert at words and a caU to Ge orge, down built up with suitable bearings knocking spokes in an d out of came the motor and new tirrung fitte d. place. gears had to be cur. R e-assembly Now for wheels. T he only two After severa l attempts it was pr oved that all was well this time. that came with the ca r had been possible to get all the spokes fit­ It was now time to lit the used so long witho ut tyres that ting correctl y, with no gaps at the ra dia tor. T his needed a new front the y were useless. Sco uti ng abo ut hub, between the spokes, or up at in the tank and ntting at the new came up with 30in x 3tin rim s, the fello es. T hen all the spokes badge. (Andy says at this point, som e fro m Ken Ivory, some from were drilled thr ough the holes in how many restorers have knocked Ge org e Topliss. the jig rim and telloe, for a bout a radiator off the benc h on to the Being ver y rusty, with sha rp I tin into the spo ke end. T hese floor, just as it was completed?) edges, copper strips were soldered were then glued and dowelled. Im agine his feelings when on on with bevelle d edges to increase Several days later , eac h was being picked up there was a huge the flange and so ho ld the head taken out of the jig, so there dent in the bo ttom tank, But by of the tyre in place withou t cut­ were two halves. T hese were ca ref ul cutt ing and straight ening, ting. T his done, several whee ls fitted into the selected rim, spun all finished up look ing as if were strippe d of their spokes, and turned. T he ends of eac h half nothing had happened. With the these being numbered before were drilled , through rim and fel­ radiator fitted an d bases connected being rem oved . The dowels on the loe, and locked into posit ion with there were no leaks. spokes were cut off, most being a plate over the join. A hole for The final mechanical piece was broken or worn. Wooden felloes the valve was drill ed next , with to make up an exhaust pressure were steamed and made up from a piece of co pper wire swagged valve so that pressur e co uld be Japanese oak by Marriats of into this, so the valve would not maintained in the fuel tank under Chr istchurch. A jig was mad e up chafe. The othe r end was the front sea t. Julian La ughna n from an old rim , dividing it up swagged over the insi de of the len t the valve off his F.N. and into equa l parts with holes drilled rim, thus helping to tie felloe to this was copied, castings being thr ough so the spo kes cou ld later rim , sav ing the felloe from split­ made and turne d and fitted out. be dowelled through the felloes. ting as man y proved to do la ter F or sta rting, a hand pu mp is A base was made to clamp the on, an d so make a nice neat job . fitted to the steering co lumn, jig on to, with a long, thread ed T he old holes th rough the hub while a pressure ga uge is fitted to bolt in the centre, go ing through were dowelled up, and new ones the tank so it will not blow up . a tapered , round co re-shaped drill ed , aft er mounting on to There is a thre e-way tap at the block. By measuring and cutting, flang es, Ori ginally the wheels base of the hand pump to release each Ielloe fitted to ind ividual were fixed, but they ha ve been pressur e when parked, in case the rim s. Each was numbered, with modified so they can be deta ched. carburettor floods. the spokes cut to the right length So the wheels were fitted to (To be continued) PA GE FO UR gallon drums, and, following Ford factory practice, was literally flowed on to the surfaces Another from a 4in nozzle-a practice which seemed perfectly satisfac­ tory overseas but which didn't seem to work out in this country Golden Jubilee due to the saucer-sized blisters whi ch a ppeared after a few months of service, By Geaff. Hackley motor vehicles, and from then on­ Eventually it was discovered wards it never looked back. that the Ford factory paint shops G old en jubilee celebration s in Space won't permit us to follow were heated to a temperature of the motor trade seem to be the in detail the company's progress about 75deg., while in New Zea­ order of the day-a tribute, no through the eras of the Model T, land the painting was done in a doubt, to the sta bility of our old­ the T "New Beauty", the Model room temperature of 55-60deg. or establish ed bu sin esses. A short A , the V-8 and so on up to even less in some cases. The time ago we recorded the 50th modern times. but in the course paint would not adhere properly anniversary of Messrs David of our reading we picked up to the metal surfaces under such Crozier, Ltd., of Christchurch. some fascinating bits of informa­ conditions. and a t about the same time tion . Compared with sta ndards of In 1926 the arrival of the face­ another of N ew Zealand's best­ today. when cars on our roads lifted T or "New Beauty" created known motor firms also celebrated are almost numberless. and non­ a mild sensation. but the writing 50 successful year s in business. chalant references to millions of was on the wall for the old faith­ This is the Colonial Motor dollars are taken for granted, pre­ ful T. and on May 26. 1927, Companv of W ellington, a nd we World War I figures seem Henry Ford drove the 15­ are indebted to th e firm for pro­ rather microsconic-for instance, millionth off the assembly line viding us with one of the most in Octoher. 1913. the company's and announced the creation of a fascinating records of pr ogress stock of vehicles was 18 cars at new car. which we have eve r read, in the £ Hi') each and nine a t £ 1"0. This was the Model A. intro­ Golden Jubilee issue of the firm's Perhaps the career of the Model du ced into this country early in house organ, "Impact". We feel T in this countrv nrovirles some 1929 at £ 199 for the Phaeton and that a few excernts from this of the most int eresting and £238 for the two -door sedan. The beautifully - produced mau azine amusing sidelinhts. The imnorta­ new car was a radical denarture will be of interest to all "Beaded tion of th e cars in rKD state from T nracrice a nd the C .M .C. Wheels" readers. because not only was a mil estone The CKD "nack" insti tuted instruction cla sses for does it trace the firm's orizins comnrised ail the narts of a com­ mechani cs in the servicing of the back for a century (th e Rouse nlete car. with many narrs (nar­ cornnletelv different car. The and Hurrell Carr iage Building ticularlv bodv "bits a nd nieces") Model A achieve d instant popu­ Co.. fr om whi ch the C.M.C. is in an un assern bled conrlit;on. The larity and several projects to descended, was established in largest out of a M orlel T tourer prove its abilitv were successfully Wellincton in 18"9) but it also was a cornnlete bodv sine. com­ completed. including a sealed-in­ contains perhaps the best history nnsmz a wooden fr ame with hi gh -gear-run (non-stop except for of Ford cars in this country it steel mnels and doors. Unholsrerv refuelling) from Auckland to Wel­ would he possible to obtain. for and trim ca me sewn and ready lington, via New Plymouth (453 Ford and C.M.C. have been for tackinz into position. Petrol miles) in under 11 hours, an synonymous for more than a half­ tanks were first sent comnlcte. but average speed of nearly 45 m.p.h. century. later were sent in sections a nd This was in April, 1931. Even in the horse-and-buggy formed and cornnleted in NZ. Next year saw the advent of days the directors seem to have These were the davs when it the V -8, and also the first "small" been f' ar-sizhted enough to en­ was said of the M oriel T: "You Ford-the 8 h.p. Model Y built visage the approaching era of the can ha ve an" colour yo u want, as at Dagenham, in Britain. The automobile, and in 1908 secured long as it's black". and there Model Y caused some headaches the Ford agency for New Zea­ were manyiokes about the when it went into service. and the land. The Model T had just been "various shades of black" avail­ C.M.C. had to supply new rear introduced, and in 1909 'a n order able to meet customer nrefer­ ends to 50 per cent of the Y for 12 Ts was plac ed . The success ences. For finishing the locally­ models sold. As somebody re­ of these endorsed the company's assembled T models. the famous marked: "All new babies have decision that its future was in black paint was imported in 40- back-end trouble-the new Ford

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baby is no exception." Eventually, But to many old-timers the lore than most of us ever knew­ the Y's teething troubles were golden days of the Model T have Rex Porter, who has been good ironed out and it later made way a fascination all their own, and enough to write for us a splendid for the Model C, which in its after wishing the Colonial Motor account of the T in this country. turn evolved into the highly suc­ Company the very best of success We know that you'll enjoy it as cessful Prefect, which continued in its next half-century, we are much as we did . Over to you, as a base production model for going to hand you over to some­ Professor. 15 years. one who has forgotten more T The Model T Ford Henry Ford was born in 1863, Next he built a two-cvlinder silent in top gear, in fact the buzz the son of a farmer near Dear­ "racer". won an event. got fur­ of the two trembler coils seems born. Michigan. U.S.A. As a boy ther backing. and launched the the only noise. he spent much time tinkering Henrv Ford Cornnanv. For pub­ The water-cooled engine is with and renairinz clocks and Iicitv . he huilt a monstrous racer, under the floor, starting-crank at watches. He was fascinated bv the the "999". which nroduced 70 h.p. side. Transmission is planetary first self-nronelled road vehicle he from the four 7in diameter cvlin­ and single driving chain. The saw-a steam traction engine. ders. Tt set a new speed record rear-entrance tonneau body seats At 16 he was annrenticed to a of 9! m.n h. in 1902. four. It is capable of quite a good Detroit engineer and in three Two of his shareholders. the speed but lack of any steering years had (1lI~ 1ified as a steam Dodze brothers, ran a machine reduction discouraged any attempt enaine evnerr He worked next on shon, ann thev agreed to build to find out just how fast it could gas en o:ines for a while and then engines for the new Ford com­ go. Lock to lock is a mere half was annoinrerl Envineer for the nanv, These were two-cvlinder turn of the small steering wheel. Erlisnn Tll11rn;nating Co . horizontal opposed engines of Model B, a front-engined four­ Tn 1896 he comnleted his first 8 h.n, cylinder car, followed in 1904 and car. Tt was his own design and With these engines. the first sold well in various bodv types made hv hand in his home work­ n~'ll1v saleable Ford car, the and modifications. designated shon. Tt was drivable. iust, in Mnrlpl A. was nut on the market down through the alphabet to N, short snells-c-enzlne cooling was in 1903. There is one of them in Rand S and finally Model T, inadenuate-but on the srrennth N ew Zealand. still in running which was offered to the public of this success. and with nlans to order and ouite unmodified and on October 1, 1908. overcome the overheating. he unresrored. Tt is owned by The The Model K of 1906 deserves managed to get financial backing Colonial Motor Co ., Ltd., and can special mention. Tt was a hand­ and began building "gasoline be seen in Len Southward's some and expensive six-cvlinder buggies". After turning out 20 museum. Wellington. The writer car ($US28oo). One is believed to machines, the company folded in hns driven this old veteran on have come to New Zealand but 19nn. several occasions. Tt is remarkably so far has not been traced.

Putting 'em together-A scene in a C.M.C. body assembly shop in the heyday of the Model T PAGE SIX Only eight Ts were built in the America on May 27, 1927. the head of the firm being taken first month, but buyers were Approximately a year later they by Mr M. Myers (later Rt Hon. clamouring for them and produc­ went off the local market to be Sir Michael Myers, Chief Jus­ tion quickly increased. The com­ replaced by the radically different tice). pany was reorganised, the name Model A early in 1929. The Gibbons family of father being changed to Ford Motor Surprisingly, there had been and four sons, of Wanganui, Company, Ltd., and Henry seda ns from quite early, even on entered the firm in 1916 by buy­ assumed sole control. the brass radiator models. There ing Lamour's shares, and later The first few hundred Ts had used to be a 1915 sedan in Car­ assumed control. only two foot pedals, reverse terton. It had three windows and There is thought to have been being operated by a hand lever. a centrally placed door each side. upwards of 100 of the models N, One of this type still exists in the (Sad to say, it was scrapped in Rand S brought out, but just V .SA. The first 2500 had centri­ 1940.) how many Ts were sold in New fugal water-pumps and no inspec­ Trans-bands throughout were Zealand during the 19 years of its tion plate on the sump below the lined with plain cotton wick and reign, seems impossible to find big-ends. Some of this type came were beautifully gentle and shud­ out. At the height of its popu­ to New Zealand. derless in use. This unlikely larity assembly plants at Welling­ The "Ford" script stamped into brake material was quite reliable ton, Auckland and Timaru were the steel running board did not for hill or city driving, even in turning out 27, 12 and 10 per appear till 1910, and bodies were Wellington, provided one remem­ day respectively. panelled in wood up to 1911. bered to use both feet and press Mr Gordon Hughan, of Carter­ Front doors and steel coil boxes brake and reverse pedals alter­ ton. secured the Wairarana agency date from 1913. The transmission­ nately while descending a hill. (In for Ford in 1907 and h is first sale cover changed from cast alu­ top gear, all drums were locked was a Model N. It had most of minium to cast iron about this together and reverse acted purelv the later T features except that date. Acetylene headlamps were as a brake. When released, oil there were two blocks of two replaced by electric ones powered cooled drum and lining.) cvlinders each and the flvwheel­ from the flvwheel magneto in fan was at the front. which made 1915 and flat-topped guards gave IN NEW ZEALAND the "timer" rather inaccessible. way to curved ones. Next vear Fords were first imported bv However. the trans-bands were the cherrv-wood dash almost dis­ The Automobile Cornnanv of fullv exnosed and easy to reline appeared with introduction of the New Zealann. who obtained sUP­ or adiust. The models R ann S, curved steel cowl, and the one­ plies from Peahodv and Co.. New which he also handled. were the ton truck made its appearance. York. hut in 1908 the Rouse and same car with only minor modifi­ There were big changes in 1917. Hurrell Carriage Co., Ltd., of cations. The brass radiator and box-like Wellington. under the chairman­ It seems lmnossible now to find bonnet were no more, all guards shin of Mr C. B. Norwood (later out wh ere ann when the first T were domed and the cowl curved Sir Charles), secured from the was sold in New Zealand. hut M r more gracef'ullv into a tapering Ford Motor Comnanv of Canada. Hnvha n sold his first one to Mr bonnet. An electric horn. mag­ Ltd., the New Zealand agency. Henrv Booth. of Mid-Ilcrun, Car­ neto-powered, was fitted. Tt had a (Ford of Canada was established terton, in December, 1909. unioue note which varied with as earlv as 1904.) At first the Ts arrived in New en-tine speed. In October. 1909, the com­ Zealand co rnnlete. one ner case, Electric starting and demount­ na nv nlaced its first order for the but bv 1920 thev were being able rims were available as Model T. 12 of them. Mr C. C. shinned in "CKD" (completely "options" in 1919. Balloon tvres Lamour was then the general knocked down) condition. Only and nickel-plated radiator shell manager. Another 12 were the engines came fully built. The anoeared in 1925. The well­ ordered in 1910. The following cars were put together on the known "New Beautv" model year the cornnanv changed its assembl v-Iine nrincinle, the first to made its debut in 1926 and sold name to The Colonial Motor be so built in the country. Guards, like hot cakes. but Henrv decided Comnanv Limited. and this firm running-boards and valances were that the "T" had made its "swan held the Ford franchise for New imnorted stove-enamelled black, song" and must be replaced by a Zealand up to the time that Ford but bodies were loc allv painted in car of new design. After all . it Motor Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., a variety of colours, even two­ was still basicallv 1908 design and took over in 1935. tone. a great deal had been learnt while One hundred ann twentv "Ts" An enormous number of acces­ 15.000.000 of them were being were imported in 1912 and Mr C. sories were av ailable for the T built in the 19 years. The T B. Norwood resigned to start his but were not Ford products. ceased production in North own motor business, his place at Timers of various kinds using PAGE SEVEN breaker -points in place of the da te, on hill or city dr iving. This tightened an effective marine roller, master coils, shock absor­ was not the only extra gear sys­ reverse was obtai ned. bers , snubbers, extra spr ings , stem available. Ther e was also The Mod el T was the universal ex tra -air valves, anti-rattlers, oil­ the "Jum bo" two- speed gearbox foundation for the "hot rod" of ing systems gau ges and level­ that co uld be built into the drive­ tha t date and it was am azi ng how indicators , fuel gauges, steering­ shaft. The "Jumbo" gave a tru e mu ch one co uld be pepped -up. improver s (usua lly some friction neutral that was very handy There was a class for them a t the device to stop "shimmy"), weird when cr anking a non- self -starter Mu rawai Beach Races in 1927/28 and wo nde rful self-sta rters pri or in co ld wea ther. when speeds in excess of 60 were to 1919, and even an overhead En gine oil used was a very registered . valve high-compression cylinder­ light gr ade, akin to SAE 10. head, to list just a few. One self­ readi ly ava ila ble but used in prac­ star ter was a larg e starte r-gene ra ­ tically nothing else. Drag of Cook Safari Rally to r unit tha t took the place of tran sm ission a nd the 27-plate A pologies are ex tended to Rod the cra nk-handle and stuck out clutch, all in the engine oil, pre­ C lag ue of the Gi sborne Bran ch below the radiator like the nose cluded the use of any thing and to Castro l, Ltd.(ma rke ters of of a torpedo. It co upled dir ect to hea vier. G.T'x. high perf orman ce mot or the end of the cra nkshaf t a nd was T hey were converted int o all oil), the sponso rs of the rall y, for co nnec ted to a 24-volt battery. sorts of mach iner y, and a marine the de letio n of the thank yo u The best kn own extra , which co nversion ki t was availa ble. The paragraph fr om R od's article in co uld be had as an asse mbly T engine was ideal for this with the last issue of "B ead ed Wheels". plan t option, was the " Ruc kstell its 23 h.p. at only 1800 r.p.m. The G isborne Branch thanks Axle". This had a plan etar y gear H igh speed reverse was obta ined their sponsor, Castro l, Ltd., also reduction built in with the by bolting or rivetting low and Bria n Bixley and Norm Olliver diffe rential, and ga ve the car bra ke drums togeth er an d discard­ for organisi ng the Sou th run , Ivan four forward and two reverse ing the sun -gear (keved on end of English and R obin Cameron for gears. It was very po pula r as it brak e-drum spiggot). With clutch the North run and scenic tour.­ ga ve a fine per formanc e, for that In neutral and reverse band E dito r.

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By Geoff. Hockley cur ious spectators) disc lose d some radica l departures fro m the con ­ T he New Brighton beach races ventiona l single of the per iod. promoted by the Pioneer Motor T he lower hal f of the engine Club on November 13, 1919, sa w had evidently started life as a the successful debut of a loca lly­ B.S,A., but the " top storey" was bui lt raci ng machi ne of novel distinctl y an advanced piece of desig n. No backyard effort was co nstruct ion. Upon a co piously­ th is, bu t a mount whic h was finned cy linde r barrel was obviously the result of clever mounted a de tac hable cylinde r des ign and precision engi neering, hea d equippe d with three ove r­ and its looks did not belie its per­ head valves (one inlet and two fo rmance. exha ust , the lat ter disch ar gin g Close-up of the 650 c.c . power unit showing the steel cylinder A t its first appearance on the int o an exha ust pipe of sewer­ head . push rods and rocker gear. da te mention ed above, ridden like pro po rtions), while m ixture by designer -builder F ra nk V. was supplied by a B.S.A. car bur et­ T ho mas, the F. VT. finished a to r. T ra nsm ission was by belt via flywheels myself. I used a B.S.A. very creditable second in the 16­ a Phillipson ad justable pulley on ro ller- bea ring big-end asse m bly, mil e sidecar hand icap, bein g na r­ the engi ne main shaft, to be re­ but mad e the special co nnecting ­ rowly bea ten for first place by a placed later by an ingeni ou s rod fro m a Studebake r ax le. At 7/9 h.p. twi n. Its performance at va riab le pulley des igned by F .VT . first I used the old internal-type subseq uent beach meetings sho wed himself and giving a ran ge of cams wh ich you' ll rem em ber wer e tha t this was no flash in the pan. rat ios betwee n 3 and 4-!- to 1, and fitted to early T riumphs and On March 27, 1920, the main o perated by a co nve nie nt han d B.S.A.s, bu t they did n't sta nd up , event was the 20-mi le open cha m ­ lever. Altogether , a stric tly fun c­ so I ma de u p co nve ntio na l type pio nship, a ll starters being off tion al m odel witho ut an ounce of ca ms of special co nto ur." scratch, and again T ho mas out­ su perfluo us we ight, built soleIv for "W hat a bo ut the pistons?" we dista nce d the entire field with the the job. which was to pro ve a inq uired. exception of the winne r, who rod e fo rmidable rival to ma ch ines of 'Pistons wer e a problem ," he an E xcelsior twin of co nsiderably mu ch lar ger engine size . recalled, "for in th ose days cast­ larger eng ine size. F iftv vea rs have passed since iro n was still in genera l use and On the same day T ho mas wo n the F .V.T, first sta rt led com peti­ we had a lot to learn a bo ut alu­ the 16-mil e ope n han dicap , a nd tors and spec ta tors alike with its minimum as a piston materi al. I durin g the rest of the racin g sea ­ rem ar kable per forman ce, and it's had seve ra l cas t locally whic h I son he was one of the m ost co n­ a matter fo r regret that the fa te mach ined myself, but out of a sistent performe rs eve r see n at the of th is qu ite rem arkabl e machine batch of severa l the re pr obably popular Brighton beac h race has been lost trac k of with the wo uld be only one or two which meetings. relen tless march of tim e. But were usabl e. H owe ver, af ter a lot We well recall the debut of the hm nilv its builder. Mr Fran k V. of experime nting with clea ra nces F .VT . Wh at impressed us and Thom as, is still with us and very etc, I man aged to pro duce a pro ba bly the large crowd of spec­ mu ch on the job. We rece nt lv had piston wh ich was sat isfactory for ta tors was the " bo om" (almost o f the nriv ilene of an inte rview with racing an d was grea tly superior the sonic vari etv, thou gh tha t him , in which he filled us in on to the cas t-iro n type." was n' t to arrive fo r ano ther 40 man v deta ils of the F. V.T. whi ch "The m ost prom inent feature of yea rs or so) fro m the F VT .'s we had forgo tten or wer e not the F.V.T ., as we recall it, was two-in ch diam eter rearwa rd-facing kn own to us. the cvlinrler barrel a nd head ," we exha ust pipe. An inspecti on of "The cr an kcase W'lS retrieved remark ed . the m ach ine (when we could get from a der elict B S A. ." F ra nk "Yes, they attracted a lot of a peep at it th rou gh the press of told us, "and I turned up the steel a ttentio n. I machined the barrel

PAGE NINE Handy Hints -- "" More "Handy Hints" to save you time: To me an even gap in a piston ring, place a nne Hat DIe m a bencn vice so hair or tne wiu th a t It remains aoove the Jaws. Take hoiu or the nng anu press it togemer so me me IS m th e gap and resting on the vice Jaws . .Move the rmg oackwar us and ror­ wards. '1tus metnod IS sa us ractory for both square and angle-cut nng gaps. AllOW approxuua tety 3 tnou. on aiumuuum anu 21­ thou. on cast li on pistons per inch STARK SIMPLICITY-Drive side of the F.V.T. Note drilled engine-shaft of bore tor the rmg gap. belt pulley Toothpa ste is a mud abrasive, and can be used to polish out a fro m a 6in diameter bar of mild twin . H owever, to be able to com ­ scurf mark on the winusm elc that steel and copper-plated it all over pete in events restri cted to 500 c.c. has been cau sed by a taulty to assis t cooling. T he rings ran machines, I made up a small bor e Wiper-blade. It can als o be used direct on the mild stee l bore. I barrel and a piston to su it, and as a lapping pa ste. fabricat ed the cylinder head fro m even brought down to this size it Most people have trouble a solid steel billet. Inlet and had a better-than- average turn of soldering sm all articles. On e of exhaust po rts, and the plug boss, speed." the main fa ults, besid es unclean wer e weld ed to the head. Six The F .V.T .'s cycle parts­ surfaces, is the failure to bring 5/ 16in studs secure d it to the frame, for ks, etc.-were, as you the work up to the right tempera­ barrel, and a pla in co pper gask et may surmise, no problem to a ture. Many people apply the was used. T hre e overhead valv es gentlem an who casually turns up solder to the solderrng iron - a single inlet of l iin diameter steel cylinders and fo rges his own instead of the article to be and du al exha usts, eac h of It in co n-ro ds and similar trifles. soldered. T he solder will only diameter, pro viding pretty go od The front forks, and the lugs melt if the article has reached the 'breathing' - were actuated by used in building the frame, were right temper ature. T o kill sp irit pu sh rods, and I machined the procured from a wrecking co m­ of sa lts for a so ldering fluid , put rockers fro m chro me nickel steel. pany at a cost , in tho se pr e­ in a small piece of zinc. If none T he B.S.A. carburett or I used wa s, decimal days , of half a crown, is handy, strip off the ca sing from as you may remember, a barrel­ the tank was salvaged from a a torch battery. thr ottle type of instrument which scrapped King Dick , and the Vinegar will shift rusted nuts ga ve a nice unobstructed bore on wheels (the rear with a quite sur­ and bolts that are not moved by full throttle and was quite po pu­ pri sin gly efficient belt-rim brak e) penetrating oil. It can also be lar for racing purposes." were built up by the owner also. used to etch the surface of One item of inf ormation re­ After many ra cing succ esses, galvanised iron tha t is to be garding the F. V.T. which F rank which ea rned the F.V.T. a reputa­ painted. mentioned, and which we hadn't tion a lot farther afield than The m ost stubborn frozen pr evio usly been awa re of, was Chris tchurc h, Frank was prevailed joint can be released by quench­ that the engine could quickly be upon to sell his brain-child, and ing. Bring the affected part to a converted to a sm aller-capacity as we remarked ea rlier, all traces reasonably hot temperature, and unit to be eligible to compete in of this remarkable home-brew douse with cold water. T he sud­ restricted class rac es. flier had been lost, which seems den con traction will cause it to "T he origina l engine size was a ho wling shame to us. If any­ release. 92 bore and 98 stro ke, which body knows of its whereabouts, Give that rusty looking exhaust brought the piston displacement whether or not complete, we'd be manifold a new look. Have it grit to a shad e over 650 C.C., and in pleased if the y'd get in touch wit h blasted and alumi nium sprayed. th is gu ise it was mor e than a us-it deserves a place in the Zinc will not stand the tempera­ match for the average 1000 c.c. veterans' Hall of Fame! ture. Len EIliott PAGE TEN The Popular Austin Twelves and Sixteens

PART TWO thread, left-hand hubs are right­ Ro yal Blue: Prussian Blue 95%, handed, 12/4 water pump imp el­ Black 3%, White 2% . By Douglas Wood lors are left-hand thre ad, king Kingfisher Blue: White 70%, pins on front braked axles mu st M ona str al Green 18%, Monastral La te in 1927 the Light Sixteen be spa ringly lubricated otherwise Blue 7%, Black 5%. was announce d. and being virtu­ greas e gets into the brake linings. Grey: Black 50% , White 37%, ally a 12/4 with a six-cylinder en­ Accurate dating of vintage Au s­ Yellow Oxide 12% , Monastral gine installed, was indis tinguish­ tins is relatively simple, as stamp­ G ree n 1%. able from the latt er in side view. into the crown wheel hou sing is Black . Built in the same tradition as the date on which the chassis left In April, 1927, car s were finish ­ the fo ur-cylinder models, the six the assembly line on its way to ed in cellulose, Austins being one is a ver y nice ca r with a much the body shop. of the first to use this finish in better per formance. Very few Here a re a few random not es E ngland. Chrome plating was not parts of the Twelve engine ar e on the restoration of 12s and 16s. ad vert ised until March, 1931, so interchangeabl e with the 2249 C.c. Colours being the usual pitfall it is very nearly out for Vintage six and the rear axle ratio is 5.12 and pr oblem , here are the factory Austins . to l. colours, as at January 1928 and T here was a lot of plating on I have often heard it said tha t how they mixed them . the Twelves and Sixteens, but not the weakness of the 16 was the Maroon : Garnett Maroon 46%, as much as some people think. timing chain, but this department T urkey Red Oxid e 35%, Black Lucas switch panels were black, must surely be the Achill es heel 10%, White 9% . with nick el rim s to the ammeter, of many and more fam ou s Vin ­ Auto Brown: Black 44%, Yel­ c.A.V. switches usually nickel. tage engines. In actual fact the low Oxide 33%, Turkey Red Ox ­ Cowl ventilators were black. The timin g chain is well up to the ide 21% , White 2% . low radiator Twel ves bad a rolled job, but if incorrectly adjusted or Primrose: White 83%, Chrome brass front-of -cowl beading for badly handled, it can be annoy­ Yellow 17% , Black a trace. the rear of the bonnet. This ing. Situated as it is at the rear of the engine, betwee n the seventh and eighth main bearing, it wind s a devious path. Lubricat ion is fro m the outflow of the by-pa ss oil filter, and as regul ar filter changing is usually forgott en, the chain run s dry . Nev er turn a 16 engine back­ wards, as the cha in can slip on the teeth and the timing is ruined . F or this rea son , it is wise to carry an extra long t" Whitworth soc­ ket to loos en the starter bolts­ turning the engine backwards to free a stuck Bendix pinion being inadvisable . There ar e very few "traps for the unwary" on eith er the 12 or the 16. Apart from the one just mentioned it is worth noting that right hand rear axle hub nut s (not wheel nuts) have a left -hand Douglas Wood's Austin 16 h.p. light-six tourer

PAGE ELEVEN sh ould be nick elled, as sho uld the bottom wea ther st rip cha nne l fo r the windslue ld, Mudgu arus, val an ces, chassis, Spokes from ste el instrument pa nels - olack. Be ca reful with wheels up to a bout 1926. T he wh eeis wer e the Other Wheels sa me colour as (he ca r, with bla ck wheel nu t pl ates, a nd olack oeaus to the nrns. A u er the n black all By Bruce Pidgeon over. C.A.\I. lamps wer e nickel­ pl ated, all Lucas lamps were From the Veteran Car (South top of the hill a t such spee d th at black. Australia) extracts from the ca ta­ the veloc ity ca rried it for 35ft Wheels ca n be a p roblem, as logue issued by G . T. Ri ch es and befor e tou ch ing the gro und again. ther e does no t see.n to oe a ny de ­ Co., Ltd., of London, September , From the M ala ysian and Singa­ lineati on Delwen steel and wire 1912. po re Vin tage Car Register a wh eels. 1l wo u.d appear that wire One type of co o ling fa n is listed report of a sa le a t Ol ympia, Lon­ was optiona l (or 1 welves and in sizes fr om 12in to 20 in dia­ don , wh ere a New York business­ a rti llery for SIxteens. T he re were meter, availa ble fo r eithe r direc ­ man bou gh t "Ch itty Chi tty Bang six diirerent types of wire wheels tion of rota tion (to be cle arly Ban g" fo r the pr ince ly sum of fo r Sixtee ns, Rudge Whitworth sta ted when ordering). $ 16,500. A 1904/5 S tanley St eamer a nd Dunlops, the ea rly ha ving the Three differ ent styles of dash ­ Runabou t went for $5000, but a most spokes, a nd the lirs t typ e bo ard lubricator s are shown, one Bugatti T ype 13 was withdrawn being uesignat ed as replaceme nts for exha us t pr essure a nd two fo r at $3400. fo r the a rullery long stud hubs. gra vity feed, the eight-wa y cost ing From the " Eve ning News" , Usu all y, ins tr ume nts we re black £3 12s. July, 1923: " In Massach use tts th e faced on to ure rs, wh ite faced on Three brands of motor oi l wer e hol der of car regi stration N o. I sa loons. Repai ring and recal ibra t­ advertised -De Di on Bout on, refused $1000 fo r its transfer. He ing pa ne l mounted pe trol ga uges M obiloil, and Price's M otorine. had held the number for 20 is a thankless tas k, as the e thy l T he De Dion Bouton oil was yea rs." alco hol in the capilliary tube usu ­ pri ced at 17s 6d for a four-gallon F rom the enginee ri ng office of ally co rroded the back of the m­ tin. the C hrys ler Co rporation, wh o strurnent. Grades and uses were: Artic­ have recently issue d a n 8-} in x Good upholstery hides a re o b­ Multi cylin-der water-cooled en­ II in 20-page bookl et called " R e­ tainable in Auckl and a t a pric e gin es, light. A-Multi cylinder sto re r's G uide". T his bookl et con­ co mpe ti tive with the best vinyl. water -cooled engines, medium. B tains inf orma tion on engi ne num­ Body styles wer e the C lif to n -Air cooled and single cylinder ber s, m odel co des, etc., tha t tourer, the Open R oad tourer water-cooled engines. TT-For sho uld be of inte res t to the (with perma ne ntly a ttache d raci ng motor-cycles. R-Slightly restorer s of the Chrys ler Corpora­ hinge d and fo ldi ng side screens) , ch eap er oil, suita ble for wat er­ tion 's produc ts. The book let is H a rley a ll-weathe r tw o-door sa l­ cooled engines (bulk p rice 2s per o bta ina ble from T echnical Infor­ oo n, Berkeley sing le laundaulet , ga llo n compared with 2s 9d) . R mat ion Ser vice, C hrysler Corpora ­ and W indsor sa loon. Some ca rs M edium -As above, recom ­ tion En gin eer ing Office, P.O. Box had leather spring gaiters, so me mended by Ford M ot or C o. (Eng­ 1118, Detroit , Mich igan 48231 , wer e fitted with " Me talligators", land, Ltd.). RH eavy-As above. U .S.A. som e had non e, bu t zinc int er­ G rease pr iced at IOd per pound From the V.C. C.A . (Vic.) N ew s­ lea ves. M agn et os before 1915 tin or 60s per cwt. letter , Oct ober , 1959, a re po rt we re Bosch , after the war were C lutch leathers were ca rried in head ed "Touc h me no t" tell s of a BUC, BTH, M .L., Lu cas, W at­ stock; ra re ones could be cut to ce rtai n R oll s R oyce fitted with a ford , SEV, Sc intilla. o rder from a paper pattern of the tre m bler coi l for pr otect ion fro m Apart fro m the earlier refer­ old lining at I d per sq ua re inch . dirt y hands. The idea was tha t ence to the A utocar, I ha ve bee n A reprint fr om the Autocar . when a n ur ch in laid a grubby fo rtuna te to use a 1911 A ust in Novem be r 8, 1935, of a ro ad test finge r on a ny met al part of the Catalog ue, ea rly Au st in Servic e of the 28 .8 h.p. Railton ligh t ca r he received an ins tanta neous J ournal s, 12/4 a nd 16 pa rts book s, sports tourer stated that at the m ild shock th a t smart ly ca use d 1913 Iliffe Year Book and vari­ Bro oklands 1 in 5 test hill the test him to remove the offe ndi ng digit. ous Aust in M ot or Com pa ny Pub­ car accelera ted in first gear, and But the m ind baulks a t the effec t lication s in the co m piling of these fr om a sta nd ing start averaged on a n unwary dog leav ing a visit­ not es. 29.66 m.p.h. This car reached the ing card.

P AGE TWELVE remarkably original 1929 Austin 16/6 saloon wh ich was seeing the light of day after many years, North having been on blocks since some­ time in the 1930s. After dinner that evening our host offered the onlv garage available to Harry for Cape or Bust "Ricky", Well, I daresay it can happen to any of us-manoeuvring in the By Bert Williamson and myself at the wheel of dark, Harry finished with his off­ "Ernma", my sweet little 1930 side wheels in a deep ditch and When myoId friend Harry Austin Seven, proceeded in the sump resting comfortably on Sarchett, owner of that rare and stately fashion to Lvttelton. to the ground. Our host was equal lovely old car, the 1922 Ricken­ em bark on the ferry for W elling­ to the occasion. He disappeared backer (hereafter referred to as ton. and re turned a little later with a "Ricky") suggested that we enter Following a pleasantly smooth four-wheel-drive "L and Cruiser", our cars for the Cook Safari voyage to the capital city, a br ight by the aid of which "Rickv" was Rally at Gisborne, I readily sunny morning greeted us. with­ soon on an even keel again­ agreed, having long cherished an believe it or not-little or no luckilv with no damave clone . ambition to see the Far North of wind. After breakfast we set out N ext dav we looked un some of my beautiful homeland New Zea­ in company for Palmerston the local enthusiasts. Mv mate land, in the picturesque tongue of North. filled "Rickv't's tank, only to the Maori, Ao-Tea-Roa-Land of Stopping in Sanson shortly ma ke the alarming dis co verv that the Long White Cloud. after midday we were approached he had lost his wallet. However, After a close scrutiny of grey­ by two gentlemen, members of the all was well when it was found ing hair and other discernible Manawatu Branch V.C C . Thev later lving on the floor in a cer­ signs of advancing age, I decided told us they were there to inspect tain DHt of the house where a not to delay any longer, so on the a car which was in a local garage m-in's hin Docket can ea sily empty evening of October 19, "Ricky". across the way, so we all trooped itself . On to sunny Hawke's Bay with Harry and Myrtle on board, over to look. There she was. a next dav, Harrv and Mvrtle to Napier and I to Hastings where we woulcl await the start of the rillv on the following Saturday. About 44 cars were sent off From the Ahuriri Tavern. N anier, on Sa turdav, October 25. hound for Gisborne. I had a charming 'oung lady, Linda Vogtherr, of Hastings, as my navigator for the -lav, and it was not long before Lin da's keenness and experience, unsuspected in one of her years, showed that if there were any weaknesses in our crew, I could claim them all. N evertheless we had a good day's motoring. A rather long run over some rough roads hut thoroughlv enjoy­ able. Thank you. Lin ta! The fol­ lowing morning a most enjoyable run was ma -le around the beauti­ ful city of Gisborne and out to one of the lovely beaches, fol­ lowed in the afternoon by a static display of the vehicles. I arrived a little late at the banquet hall 2374 miles in a month-Bert WiHiamson with his 1930 Austin Seven Bert and "Ernma" had previously taken a 2000-mile vintage holiday around to find that I had to Dark some the South Island distance from the huilding.

PAGE THIRTEEN While I was putting the tonneau clo th. U po n closer examination I Au ckland's fierce tr affic made me cover on m y ca r I was ap proached fou nd th at I was in possessio n of a little nervou s so I didn't linger by a rou ghl y dr essed yo ung man a pair of lad ies' pa nties, size S.W. lo ng, and la te th at eve ning I who asked a lot of q ues tio ns I think. I enjoyed my soak! arrived in a cha rmi ng little pla ce a bo ut m y car. I was not ha ppy It ma y not be known that very called Wa ipu Cove. The first with the situa tio n, and took mor e keen vin tage enthusiasts ca n smell cabin I was offe red was a four­ time than necessary. ho ping he each other fro m afar. The only ber th fo r whi ch they as ked $3.50 would go awav, but he made no such type T kn ow in R otorua is for the nigh t. I we nt back a hund­ move. As I walked away he called one R ay Fl eet. A s I ate br eak fa st red vards and as ke d fo r a single ou t to me. "You ca n enjoy your in a ca fe in tow n I was wondering ca bin. T he ge ntle ma n sa id, "I dinner in peace-I'm the wat ch ­ h ow I coul d find him. I walked have no singles, but I've so me­ man ." M v anolouies to vou, sir, out on the stree t a nd the re he was, thing just as go od for an old for m v un ch aritable th oughts! inspecting "Emrna". R ay is pre­ Au stin Se ven ." H e then sho wed While in Gi sb orne I had the sent ly engaged as adviser. mech­ me a palatial new motel contain­ pleasure of meeting the origina l anic - yo u name it - to Ian ing no less th an seve n berths and owner of "Emrna" and spent a· Mathias, wh o is establi shing a a car port, plus everv th ing that a few hours m ot oring aro und with M otor Museum in R ot orua whi ch weary traveller's heart could h im at the wheel. H e obviously he hope s to open in the near desir e. Before I had time to in­ en loved it as much as T did. future. There seem s to be quite auire what thi s little piece of a ra sh of these springing up Heaven would cost, he sa id "It'll An Int erestinz stor\! related to a round the country. W ell. the cost vou a dollar for the night." me was to th e effect th at in the more the merrier. G ood luck, Life' s full of surp rises. not all so 1928-30 ner iod a gentleman by Tan! pleasant as thi s! the name of Mr L. Gardner I was sa ddene d at the sich t of onernterl :), fleet of Austi n Seven a wrecking va rd here. The nro­ T oushed o n next dav with (ii ~h Mn e . tavis in T was so rrv th at nrietor's sign is a n Au stin Seven K air aia as mv destin ati on . About I rlid not ha ve tim e to foll ow un mounted on a ten foot nole. Oh th e middl e of th e afternoon a thi s storv and ~e t ~ 11 the fac ts. T well. T sun nose that one couldn't Ford Cusrornline with tra iler r>: r~te f1l 1 wo uld he if someone of ex nect h im to get a Cadillac or at tached flew oast, onlv to null up our fraternitv cou ld pet all the ,a Rentlev u n the re. a nd wave m e down . O ne glance avaib hh~ np.t:1il~ ~ nn sen d them to Travelling abo u t 15 miles ou t at the se t of a ncient hood bows me . T will u ndertake tn h ave them of R otorua I saw a ca r par ked at in the trailer told m e that I was v~ rer.nr rlp. el :1nrl :1 ih bl e for presen t the roadsi de with a lad v and aga in with a fellow-enthusiast. and future ent hus iasts. gentleman ha ving a cup of coffee. Gran t T avlor zave me a warm On T uevi av T said I!oorlhue to The gent lema n saw me co ming welcom e invitation to visit h is H arrv a nn M vrrle . and with their and wa ve d me dow n-who sho uld parents' home at M anurewa , gooel w ishes go ing with me I it be but M r and Mrs Len Sou th­ which I did a few davs later. Mr headed fnr R ororua th rou nh the warrl! Thanks for the coffee, T avlor se nio r sho wed me a auite beeautiful W ~ ioeka G or ze. M y ma'am! irnoressive co llect ion of old vehicles. man y of whic h he had littl e ca r was nerfnrminl! snlen­ L en pr oved to me that he dirll v a nd induced tlioht s of fan cv. knows his Au stin Seven s. H e acouired to save from the wrecker. T think we sho uld be T ima nined mvself meeting Sir showed me a neat little tri ck to thankful that we have such peopl e H erhert Austin and him irnm edi­ ch eck how much noise comes in our movem ent. atelv offerinq to fin ~n r. e me on from the timing gears, and told a nothe r "R onnd the Worlci in a m e how to get home with a I have heard some rather sour Babv Au stin" enic. With adeo ua te broken rear ax le half-sh aft. Many ex pressions r' 1arding people who sunnlies of fnlnin r>: money I might of such useful tips are kn own are a ble to bu y old vehicles at have con sidered it! only to a few of us old- time rs. prices the worker can 't a fford to The sme ll of R ntMlla br ou zht T am prepar ed to pass them on pa y. This of course is a com­ me hack to ea rth . The ca bin T to any one sendi ng a n addressed plaint commo n to collectors in all dr ew in the motor camn th ere envelo pe and SIO to cover cost field s. T aking a br oad view I was next door to a warm 0001 of po stage. O ther than publishing think th at such complaints are and T was rezretting th at J ha dn't yo ur nam e and address in ou twe ighe d by the fact that but nac ked swi mmi ng toas. Then I " Beaded Wheels" , all correspon­ fo r the resour ces and the enthu­ th ou oh t of the nice so ft niece of den ce will be strictly co nfide nt ial. siasm o f suc h men . man y rar e clo th T'rl nick ed un on the road A fter a n ove rn ight stop in old ca rs wo uld d isappear a nd in a nuiet stree t in Gi sborne and H amilton , next morning I pointed some othe rs wo uld never have put in m v nocket thinki ng th at it "E mrna's" cute little nose in the been see n in N ew Zealand. There would m ake a good polishing direction of the Qu een City. is ro om for all. PAGE FOURTEEN I was stro ngly advised to aban­ T aihape was next on the list, Blenheim was my next stop, don m y idea of driving "Ernma" where I spent two days enjoying where I renewed old fr iendships to Cape Reinga, and after m aking the warm hospitality of G eorg e and mad e a few new ones.I am the tr ip by bus along the fabulous Gibbs and admiring his beautiful glad to report that Colin Patchett " N inety Mil e Beach" and back old vehi cles. Pushing on to Lower is on the road to recovery a fter a along the inland road, I wa s not Hutt a stop was made for a br ief patch of rou gh goi ng health wise. sorry that I had taken the advice. look at Len So u thwa rd's estab­ Colin' s recen tly acquired Austin I don't know a bett er mi xture lishment at Parapar aumu, where "Clifton" tou rer is a lovely old than salt water and sand to ruin a is new Motor Museum will be bus. car. The buses which mak e this built. On reaching my home in worthwhile journey are given A shor t visit to Peter F ry's Christchurch my first act wa s to da ily car e and special treatment home enabled me to meet his wif e tak e a spee dometer reading. I to protect them . Barbara and to renew acquain­ had completed exactly 2374 miles Monday, November 3, saw me tan ce with Peter, who is working in a month to the day, without hea din g south through the middle very hard to org an ise the N.Z. the slightes t trouble of any kind. of the island over some beautiful V intage Au stin Register , whi ch I I ca n test ify that the old slogan scenic countrv. Next day I am sure is go ing to prove a valu­ "Austin Deoendabilitv" is not sto rmed in Wellsford, and was able asset. A good keen man, just a ca tchword. "Emrna", I hailed by a gentlema n who took Peter , who deserves all the help salute you! me to his place of business whe re we ca n give him . he showed me his Au stin Seven "Niopv" under restor ati on a nd com ing alo ng nicelv. "Emrna" 5.1. Tricl For Veterans came in for so me close scrutiny -- a nd comnlimentary rem ark s. ASouth Island reliabilitv tri al an d orefer abl v manufactured be­ In Aucklan d, at mv friend for veteran touring veh icles is for e Decem ber 31. 1910. H owever , G ra ham's hom e. we celebra ted planned by the North Otago vehicl es manufac tured prior to G uv F awke's night with a bunch Bran ch to commem or at e the 60th Deecember 31, 1914, could be of exu bera nt kids armed with all anniversarv of a simila r event accent ed . so rts of firew orks. held in D ecember, 1910. The first ca r will leave Christ­ M v overn ight stav in T anno Twelve cars took nart in the churc h es rlv on Satur day. D ecem­ co incided with a meeting of the 1910 trial between Christchurc h ber 5. 1970. After a lun ch sto p local V.C.C. ent husiasts. and I and Dunedin. which was orga­ in the South Ca nterbu rv a rea the was verv kindlv invited to a ttend. nised bv the Can terbnrv Auto­ ca rs will compete in field tests to Making an ea rlv star t next dav, mobile Associati on . The maxi­ be held at Oam aru in co n junc tion I nlanned to mak e In nlewo od mv mum running tim e all owed be­ with the 10th annual W indsor next ston. but it was not to be. tween the two cities was 14 hours R allv. A dinne r ann ca ba re t will Tn the Rnnch Notes of the l ~ t est for cars up to 20 h.r, and 13 be held at the late Mr Gilchrist's co nv of " Bea ded Wh eels" wh ich hours fo r cars over 20 h n - no former homestead. "B roo kfield", T had with me was mentinn of mean feat in tho se nays whe n the On Sundav morninrr. December one G or rlnn M artin of W aitara shin nle-surfaced M ain South 6. the C8 rs will con tin ue the jour­ who ow ned a n Au stin Seven Road was crossed bv m an v wa ter­ nev to D un edin, co ncluding the "Chu rnmv" whic h he ca lled races. T vre tro uble was co mmon. timed sec tion of the tri al. "Emma " . I called on G ordon to An Oamaru mo torist. the late Monday morning, December 7, wa rn him that I was considering Mr Ne il C. Gilchrist, dri vinz his will agai n take the form of a fuel legal nroceed inas aga inst him for 15 h.o. T alb ot, was declared the co nsumption test in the South infrin gem ent or something. outright winner after winning the Ca nterbury area. and the after­ Gordo n and his wife proved cu p for the timed trial (private noon's run will be to Christchu rch such fr iendlv and conge nial peo ple owne r's class) plus gold med als via the Rak aia Gorge Bridge, tha t T staved for dinn er and occu­ for the lowest fuel con sumntion ar riving lat e in the aftern oon. The nied his gues t ro om for the night. and for making a non -stop run on eve nt will conclude with a sma ll Hi s wife bri ghtl y suggested that the return journev. informal prize-giving fun ction at in fut ure their car should be The proposed trial will follo w night. "Emrna North" and min e "Emma the sa me rout e as the ea rly eve nt. An y mem ber wh o kn ows of any South". I' ve dr ormed the lawsuit, where practicabl e. Most of the participants in the ori ginal trial, Gordo n! Tn In zlewo od I was roans a re now tar- seal ed . or has any information on it, is mad e welco me bv mv fri end Tan Eligible vehicles will be vetera ns requ ested to contact the Rall y Luderna n and his cha rming wife capa ble of maintain ing an ave rage Or gani ser, R . E . Murray, 1 D awn . We talked a blue strea k ! speed of not less th an 20 m.p.h., H .R.D., Oamaru.

P AGE FIFTEEN Australian International Rally Entrants

Martin Ferner 's 1926 Lea Francis

Willis Brown's 1928 4t-litre Bentley

PAGE SIXTEEN "> , .. -' ... >~.. Warner Mauger's 23/60 Vauxhall

Alan Brehaut's 1921 A.B .C. motor-cycle-as found ....

PAGE SEVENTEEN VINTAGE ROUTE •...... VETERAN ROUTE - NEW SOUTH WALES lS70 INTEnNATIONAL nALLY FOR VETERAN AND VINTAGE CARS

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD CASEY OF BERWiCK K.G., P.C.• G.C.M.G ., C.H., 0 .5.0 ., M.C., K.SI.J.

N.S.W. Tour Director: MR. TOM MeMANAMNY MA. GEORGE GREEN 28A William Street, Box 1130, G.P.O. Sydney, N.S.w. 2000 Frankston, Vie. 3199. Phone 7831234 Phone 660 1844

Overseas entries in the Australian Jack A. Newell, Rangior a, 1924 Mrs M. H. Small, Pleasant Point, Bi-centenary International Rally, VAUXHALL 30/98. 1928 CHRYSLER. Sydn ey to Melbourne, fr om April 4 Ga vin M. Bain, Christchurch, George W. H olstein, Chris tchurch, to 18, 1970, are : 1924 BENTLEY. 1920 A.J.S. MOTOR-CYCLE. John A. McLachl an, Christchurch, George W. Piddington, Timaru, NEW ZEALAND 1912 CADI LLAC . 19IO REGAL. Russell D. Cross, Tim aru, 1911 Maurice C. Wear, Christchurch, Jarnes M. Sullivan, Tirnaru, 1930 FORD. 1928 AUSTIN. ROLLS ROYCE. Ronald 1. Cook, Christchurch, G ord on B. Jeffs, Rangiora, 1915 Peter D. McDonald, Whangarei, 1920 ANGUS SANDERSON. FORD. 1928 STUTZ. Marie Skevington, Christchurch, Joseph R. Tid swell, Auckland, L. L. Jones, Masterton, 1928 1929 CHRYSLER. 1928 BUICK. STAR LIBRA, Martin H, Ferner, Wellington, Ar thur G. Ains worth, Christ­ Betty Lorimer-Allan, Waimate, 1926 LEA FRANCIS. church, 1922 FIAT. 1927 WILLYS KNIGHT. Eric L. Nye, Dunedin, 1930 Cyril D. McRae, Southland, 1926 John S. P. Palmer,Christchurch, AUSTIN. ALVIS. 1929 FORD. William A. Farrand, Wh angarei, AlIan D. Storer,Christchur ch, Harold D. Kidd, Auckland, 1925 1929 CHRYSLER. 1912 CADILLAC, NASH. SPARK PLUGS ... RIGHT FROM THE START

On every BUICK since 1908 On every OLDSMOBI LE since 1911 On every GMC Truck since 1913 On every CADILLAC since 1914 On every CHEVROLET since 1916 On every PONTIAC since 1926

Otiqinel eauipmenl on ,11 new I GM I General Molors cars and trucks IiI,1,F K Of txcnUUl W72S0 Gary N. McVicar, Christchurch, Waiter D. Read , Dun edin, 1914 Duncan H. Rutherford , Christ­ 1926 HUPMOBILE. DELAGE. church, 1906 ALLDAYS AND Robert B. Seott, Christchurch, Terry M. Wilson, Timaru, 1913 ONIONS. 1913 METALLURGIQUE. FIAT. C. M axwell, W aikan ae, 1913 J. B. R. Loughn an, Christchurch, Ernest MacManus, Gore, 1925 AUSTIN. 1912 NAP IER . HUMBER. Stanley No rthcote-Bade, Upper Albert P. T onks, Wanganui, 1913 Alex G. Ta ylor, Christchurch, Hutt, 1916 DODGE. DAIMLER . 1930 CHRYSLER. Don T. Suckling, Christchurch , Michael A. Curry, Wellington, Roy Hicks , Auckland , 1925 1929 BUG ATTT. 1926 ALVIS . AUSTIN. Dr Maurice Johnson, Auckland, D. E. Conlon, Wellingt on, 1924 Colin R. Clements,Christchurch, 1924 DODGE. LEDEL. 1925 FORD. U.S.A. Noel Beecroft, Christchurch, 1926 G . A. Henley, Chri stchurch, 1924 Jack A. Frost, Detroit, ROLLS CHRYSLER. CHEVROLET. ROYCE. Warner J. Mauger, Christchurch, David K. McIvor, Invercargill, Ed ward H. Wacks, Illinois, 1924 VAUXHALL. 1923 BEARDMORE. VINTAGE. Bruce B. Catchpole, Mat arnata , John R. Cockburn, Invercargill, Dr N. Uhlir, Michigan, 1927 1929 PACKARD. 1924 DOUGLAS MOTOR·CYCLE. CADILLAC. William E. Barnard, Auckland, George Mihaljevich, Auckland, Rob ert Hu xtable, Michigan, 1916 1923 SUNBEAM. 1925 RENAULT. DODGE. Trevor K. Barnes, Wellingt on, Andrew J. Beattie, Nelson , 1927 C. F . Mclntosh, Fl orida, 1926 1927 TRIUMPH MOTOR·CYCLE. VAUXHALL. PACKARD. Len Southward , Wellingt on, 1912 Tim L. Edney, Lower Hutt, 1926 C. B. Sheldon, Illinois, 1910 BUICK. ANSALDO. NAPIER. Ashley J. Bell, Invercargill, 1929 Robin J. Mundy, Christchur ch, Clarance Kay, Californi a, 1929 TRIUMPH MIC COMB. 1907 DE mON BOUTON. PLYMOUTH. Edgar Delaney, Wellingt on, 1902 Leslie Keys, Auckland , 1928 A. C. Erling, Illinois (VINT­ CRESTMOBILE. AUSTI N. AGE). James R. Lindsay, Invercargill, Murray A. Cox, Christchurch, Dean Spencer, Washington 1916 FORD. 1929 CHEVROLET. (VINTAGE) . Theo B. Smith, Nels on, 1918 Ian B. Poole , Palmerston North , Ray E. Dillon, Kansas, 1925 BOICK. 1930 CHRYSLER. BENTLEY. Ivan F. Benge, Upper H utt, 1924 Barry J. Barnes, Invercargill , 1927 George Tim off, Michigan , 1930 OVERLAND. B.S.A. MIC COMB. LA SALLE. Trevor R. Witle, Chri stchurch, I. Caldwell , Havelock North, 1928 Mr and Miss O. Campion, Cali­ 1910 TALBOT. PLYMOUTH. forni a, 1930 FORD. Robert J. Tayl or, Chri stchurch, Bernie Byers, Nelson, 1906 Albert Helwig, California, 1929 1930 PONTIAC. CADILLAC. OLDSMOBILE. F . E. Gill, Auckland, 1923 David W. Lane, Auckland, 1930 John T. Mitchell, Texas, 1911 VAUXHALL. STUDEBAKER. FORD. Colin H. Dickenson, Chri stchurch, John P. South ward, Lower Hutt, Leonard D' Amico, California, 1923 CHEVROLET. 1914 FIAT. 1918 STC £Z. Willis Brown, Invercargill, 1928 Edward L. Sutherl and , Alexandra. Ed. Byerlee, Oregon (VINTAGE) . BENTLEY. 1903 DE mON BOUTON. . Cliff and Sarah Lavender, Wash­ Ross S. Co ombes, Christchurch, Colin W. Taylor, Levin, 1930 ington , 1925 CHRYSLER. 1923 ANSALDO. ESSEX. Briggs S. Cunningharn, Califor­ Peter A. Rhodes, Christchurch, Alan S. Brehaut, Tim aru, 1921 nia (VETERAN) . 1928 OAKLAND. A.B.C. MOTOR-CYCLE. Ray Jesh (H arrah), Nevad a, Ronald G . Jac obs, Auckland, 1922 Ian R. Hallett, Lower Hutt, 1930 1909 THOMAS. ANSALDO. SUNB EAM. Edward Catlett (H arrah) ; Nevad a, Cyril R. McLeod, Invercargill, Fred C. Whiteley, Timaru, 1930 1913 PIERCE ARROW. 1912 TRIUMPH MOTOR·CYCLE. ESSEX. UNITED KINGDOM Wilson G. Spite, Oamaru, 1922 M. A. Edwards, Christchurch, Robert E. May, Berkshire, 1929 DODGE. 1924 DODGE. BENTLEY. David P. Manhart , ex-Christ­ Graham B. Cowie, Masterton. James P. Smith, Yorkshire, 1926 church, 1913 HURTU. 1928 MORRIS. OLLS ROYCE. Russell Mclvor, Invercargill, 1930 Neil D. Williarnson, Oamaru , 1928 Brian C. Moore, Cambridge, 1902 ASTON MARTIN. CHE VROLET. PANHARD-LEVASSOR. Gavin M. Croft , Lower Hutt, 1928 Ronald J. Hasell, Christchurch, Dennis G. F1ather, Nt h Sheffield, CHEVROLET. 1923 BENTLEY. 1913 ROLLS ROYCE. Hugh Webley, Lower Hutt, 1927 William N. McVicar, Gore, 1924 Lord Mont agu of Beaulie u, AUSTIN. MORRIS COWLEY. Hampshire, 1907 NAPIER. Fred W. G over, Feilding, 1927 Alien B. Lak e, Hamilt on, 1930 J. E. Pickvance, Cty Durham, SUNB EAM. HISPANO-SOIZA. 1900 DARRACQ. Douglas J. McLeod, Invercargill, John W. Hogg, Pa1merston North, Arthur James, Bucks, 1930 1922 SUNBEAM. 1930 FORD. BENTLEY.

PAGE N INETEEN Cameron Miller, Herts, 1927 G. A. Huddleston, Du rban, 1911 A wa rni ng was also issued to SUNBEA M. LORRAINE-DEI TRICH. Veter an ow ners in " Acid Drops". H. R. Wilk ins, Shr opshire Albert R. Everingharn, Joh anne s­ They wer e told that ther e would (VETE RAN) . burg, 1926 ROLLS ROY CE. pr esently be no oppo rtuni ty for Harry Rose, Poole, 1928 BENT­ Jimmie Hall, Johann esburg, 1909 arg ume nts abo ut the age of their MAXWELL. LEY. ca rs as " the D at ing Com mittee is SOUTH AFRICA BRAZIL no w getti ng under wa y" . Mrs A. E. Wilkins, Natal, 1929 Marquis Robert o Edwa rdo Lee, Birdling's Fl at see med to be BENTLEY. Sao Paulo, 1911 HI SPANO-SUIZA. popu lar for speed eve nts as mem ­ bers were notified of another event to be held the re on Novem­ ber 19, 1955. Glancing Back A 10-15 h.p.F iat Tipo 501 was the subject of Road T est N o. 3 by W . S. Turnbull. T his ca r, then In 'Beaded Wheels' ow ned by Warner Mauge r and now ow ned by Bob Scott, was featured on the cover of "Bead ed By Jane and Robert Shond Wh eels". T he 5th A nnua l West Canter­ The Sept ember 1955 issue of Although it was sai d in "Acid bury Trial, wh ich journeved " Beaded Wh eels" marked ano the r Drop s" that the tourist trade th rou gh some of the back road s advance fo r the maga zine which mu st be boom ing du e to the num­ between C hris tchurch and Sh ef­ then appeared resplenden t in a ber of "GB" plates ca rried , it field, was su pported by 13 com­ yellow co ver with contrastin g seems now that the tour ist tr ade petit or s. Although most of the blac k type and a photograph of is on the wane as the display of a dr ivers see med to get ho peless ly the ca r featured in the R oad T est. "GB" plate these days is rare! The lost, the weekend sounded as if Road sa fety was as big a prob­ Ar th ur 's Pass R olls taxi, whic h the most enjova ble, if not well lem in 1955 as it is tod ay. This rec eived honoura ble ment ion fo r contro lled, Dart wa s the hour s topi c was review ed in the Edi­ the yeo ma n service it was rend er­ spe nt in the Sheffield " loca l"! Per­ torial, which m erits rep roduction ing to m od ern "tinware" by pull ­ ha ps this is the reason th e eve nt in full as it contains sou nd advice ing it out of floo ded cree ks, is is no longer run! to ever y m ot or ist. The back­ now enjoying a restful reti rem en t "Wanzanui Blows its Bulb gro und was a faint sus picion, fol­ in th e Sout hwa rd co llection. H orn" was written bv Peter W il­ lowing on English legislat ion , tha t Par t of " Aci d Drops" has liamson and co nce rned W anganu i there may be some m ove here to turned ou t to be pro phetic. The Branch act ivit ies. restrict or ban co mplete ly older scribe co mme nted th at as well as The Ot auo News gave full in­ ca rs from our road s. The writer being obliged to dip light s fo r formation on the Ou tram R all v obviously took the line th at attack onco ming ca rs, motor ists sho uld whic h wa s run on Julv 3 I. T he wa s the best met hod of defenc e be required to dip thei r light s disconnected jottings disclosed by poin ting out the man y factors when following other vehicles . tha t " Bo b T urn buIl is wo rki ng affec ting road safety. Such a regul ation is now in force. ha rd on the 1913 Panhard and it is ex pected to be among the GLANCING BACK QUIZ sta rte rs for the D ean's Bush Rally". In the Ca nterbury News, very hearty con gratulat ion s wer e ex­ tended to Maur ice and Charlie Stanton fo r achieving a 12.9sec S/SQua rter m ile at a recent sprint. It was also disclosed tha t An rlrew An derson and Bill T urn hul l had bee n to Irishma n C reek in Au gust and co llected th e 1T Sun­ beam rem ain s-"Ioaded th em into the N anier and brought them 1. Identify cars and owners h om e in triumph".W e wo nde r 2. Name place where photograph taken wh en the triurnnhant return will (Answers elsewhere in this issue) be made under its ow n power ! PAGE TWENTY ~ ~ ,~;l ~ ~ #' ~~~ '4New~# 1972 International Rally-Progress Report By A. A. Anderson petitive section on February 26 routes, sporting, light touring, and 27, and cars disperse from pioneering. Dunedin - Three YOU will be glad to learn that all Nelson to their homes on Wed­ routes, sporting, touring, light the necessary official approvals for nesday, March 1. touring. Invercargill - Three statutory requirements have now 3: The event is open to veteran, routes, sporting, touring, light been obtained and the regulations vintage, historic and P.V. cars and touring. for the event are now in print, motor-cycles, and special routes 6: The route categories are complete with entry forms. are available to suit every sort of briefly defined as follows:- To match the magnitude of the vehicle. For competitive purposes Pioneering: (a) Veteran I , 2 and event and the standard aimed at there are no less than five motor­ 3-cylinder cars. (b) Four or more in its organisation, a 60-page, full cycle classes and 13 motor car cylinders under 1500 C.C ., pre­ colour production is the form in and commercial vehicle cla sses. Dec., 1910. (c) Motor-cycles with which the "regs" will appear. This 4: Competitive sections com­ fixed drive. (d) All motor-cycles, will ensure that it gets adequate prise for all classes : (a) A road 250 c.c. or under, made before overseas impact and it is to be section of a minimum of four 1914. Limited to approximately hoped that all our New Zealand days motoring. (b) "Concours" 60/ I 00 miles per day's run and a team in Australia in April ensure which is embodied in the scrutin­ total distance of five days motor­ that it is fully talked about and eering. (c) Driving tests. (d) Per­ ing or 350/400 miles. distributed! formance section. Light Touring: (a) All veteran Printing will still take some All are compulsory. Marking, cars outside the Pioneering cate­ weeks, so here is a synopsis of the in co -operation with Burroughs, gory. (b) Vint age cars and three­ regulations, just to whet the Ltd., is to be processed by com­ wheelers, 1500 c.c. and under. (c) appetite. puter to ensure speedy and Larger vintage cars up to 3000 c.c. I: The event marks the 25th accurate results day by day. and under carrying heavy saloon, anniversary of our club and is 5: Starting points are : Auck­ landaulette, sedanca and limousine thus designed to ensure that every­ land-Three routes, sporting, tour­ bodies or similar. (d) All vintage one can compete in any kind of ing and light touring. Hamilton­ commercial vehicles. (e) All vehicle for which the club caters Three routes, pioneering, touring, veteran motor-cycles outside the and the regulations comply with light touring. Tauranga-Three Pioneering category. (f) All vint­ the latest international code of routes, sporting, touring, light age motor-cycles up to 500 c.c. the F.I.V.A. touring. Napier-Three routes, Limited to approximately 100/150 2: The event starts from 12 sporting, touring, pioneering. New miles per day's run and a total different starting points on Wed­ Plymouth-Three routes, sporting, distance of five days motoring or nesday, February 16, 1972, and light touring, pioneering. Palmer­ 550/600 miles . vehicles finish arriving in Nelson, ston North-Three routes, sport­ Touring and Sporting: All other the rally-point, on the evening of ing, touring, pioneering. Welling­ vintage and post-vintage machin­ Sunday, February 20. A relatively ton-Three routes, touring, light ery, the differences being in the free week in Nelson and sur­ touring, pioneering. Nelson­ "spectacularity" of the country rounding country is climaxed by Three routes, sporting, light tour­ travelled and the route mileages. a replica "24 heures du Mans" ing, touring. Christchurch-Four Sporting covers approximately event, which is the final com- routes, all types. Timaru- Three 880/920 miles in five days motor- PAGE TWENTY-ONE ing whilst touring covers approx i­ rou tes will be on a first come, first help will depend the whole suc­ mately 550/600 miles in four days served basis! cess of the event. mot orin g. 9: Officials. The org anisat ion is 10: T o relieve the club secre­ NOTE: No vehicle ma y be being plann ed in such a way as tariat, an entirely separa te rally ente red for a route category tha t to ensure that almos t everyone organisation has been created. All is LESS than its age and capacity, ca n ac tua lly compete. We will, rally offers of help , sugges tions but any vehicle may be entered in however , want a very large team and inquiries plea se to P.O . Box a category HIGHER than its age of helper s BEFORE the event in 2327, Christchurch. Rally head­ or size. F or example, a Chrysler the organising and planning side. qu art ers are at the office of Key­ "77" ma y not be entered in the These men and women will all be man Power, Ltd., D ominion Light T ouring or Pioneering free to actua lly compete in the Buildings, 91 Ca theda l Squa re, rout es, bu t a 1907 Sizaire-Na udin event, but on their prel iminary Christchurch I. single may enter Light T ouring (or even Sport ing!) if the entrant feels he can maintain the requi red avera ges. Book Reviews 7: Acc ommodat ion in hotels, By Geoff. Hockley Maureen Bull, of the well-known mot els, etc., and cabins is being A few days ago we were privi­ husband-and-wife team of Glen arranged for us by Trans Tours leged to have a preview of a book and Maureen Bull, those super­ (NZ.), Ltd ., and all cos ts, etc., which we can truthfully say gave enthusiasts of Masterton. are set out in the regulati ons. New us the biggest thrill for many a New Zealand was one of the Zealand entra nts may ca mp, etc., day-one which has been begging world's for emost motor-cyclin g if they wish, and tende r vehicles to be written for years, and which co untries in the period co vered may tow trailers provided they do has at last materialised, due by the book, from the turn of NOT move on the actual com­ solely to the enthusiasm and per­ the century to 1931, and Maureen petition routes. F uel will be orga­ sistency of the authoress-yes, has made the most of this very nised on the same basis as on the authoress! fertile field. It would be difficult Haast. F or the person we have to to think of any phase of New 8: E ntries will be clos ing on thank for this feast of reading for Zealand motor-cycling which isn't Jun e 30, 1971, but acco mmo da­ vintage and veteran motor-cycle dealt with in detail, and it's very tion and priorities on different enthusiasts is non e other than obvious that Maureen has put in

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PAGE T WENTY-TWO of the machine, but this is the first Price hasn 't yet been announced, VINTAGE MOTOR CYCLING clear photo of it we've seen. but the book will make its bow There are of course too many to the public at the big Masterton M. A. BULL illustrations to refer to at length, rally and riders' reunion on Feb­ but a few particularly tickled our ruray 27-28 and March I, 1970. fancy. There's a rare shot of the * * * very first beach races to be held Aussie Companion for "B.W." on our old stamping-ground, New -A welcome addition to the Brighton beach, in 1905-prob­ rather thin ranks of vintage and ably the first in New Zealand. veteran car magazines is "Austra­ Moving on a little, we see a lian Antique Auto News", the first Maori family whose mode of two issues of which reached us locomotion in 1913 was a Brad­ by courtesy of the publisher. bury and sidecar-the latter look­ This attractive 8tin x II in 25­ ing as if it's been attached to the page monthly publication seems machine with flax, to judge from assured of an encouraging recep ­ the "lean"! The grass track era tion if the standard set by the first is represented by a youthful Percy two issues is maintained, covering Coleman, those two inseparables as it does all phases of the move­ Tui Morgan and Tim Wilkinson ment with departments devoted to with an imposing array of veteran, vintage, historical and The eye-catching cover of Maureen trophies, Harry Mangham and commercial vehicles, plus a special Bull's book, which gives extensive Spencer Stratton, Alan Woodman motor-cycle section, with plenty of coverage to all aspects of vintage and the great Steve Whitehead. excellent illustrations, club news, motor-cycling. The speedway hasn't been over­ etc. (incidentally, we were sur­ looked - there's Aussies Max prised to note that there are no a tremendous amount of research Graham and Gus Clifton at Kil­ fewer than 20 active vintage and into the subjects discussed. birnie Stadium at its opening veteran car clubs in Australia, not Here are a few of the subjects night, and our own Wally Kil­ including several one-make clubs, to which chapters are devoted­ mister in action on an English so the movement would appear to New Zealand pioneer motor­ track. Early reliability trials, too, be flourishing). cyclists and machines, well-known haven't been omitted. A wiring diagram service is a motor-cycle firms, the establish­ All in all, we couldn't imagine commendable feature, and classi­ ment of the NZ. Auto Cycle anyone who could have made a fied advertisements are free to Union and the Automobile Asso­ finer job of writing the long­ subscribers. Annual subscription is ciations, club life in the heyday needed history of the motor-cycle $6 for 12 issues including postage of motor-cycle popularity, reli­ movement in this country than to New Zealand, from "Australian ability trials, beach racing, the Maureen has done with "Vintage Antique Auto News", 75 Coolan­ saga of the "grass", speedway Motor Cycling", and we offer her gatta Road, Kirra, Queensland racing, makes of machines on the our heartiest congratulations. 4225. Single copies are SOc. New Zealand market through the years, motor-cycle accessories­ you name it, it's here! And-of major importance in a book of this kind-illustrations, plenty of them. Here will be found such rarities as the I .A.P.­ engined "Maori", built in England for A. R. Bannister and G. Johns of Gisborne and destined for the New Zealand market, a project which unfortunately never really materialised due to the Great War. Some time ago, it may be re­ called, we had a story in "Beaded Wheels" on the "Maori" and its ingenious variable gear, the in­ vention of the Gisborne sponsors PAGE TWENTY-THREE Belt and re turn which , while enhancing his popularity in most circl es, earne d him the disappro­ More 'First' Cars val of churchg oers when the "Eadie" chugged along Rangiora's MAURIE HOCKLEY unearths might ha ve seen an imposing H igh Street on Sa bba th mornings, some more starters in the "Early vehicle, described in contem­ distract ing the co ngrega tion and Birds" Stakes, and discloses the porary reports as a "motor causing alarm am ong the equine fate of the much-discussed buggy". Details as to its o rigin population of the town. On one are unf ortunately lacking, except occas ion a normally well-behaved "Star". that it was of Am erican manu­ pon y dra wing a dog-cart contain­ Read ers may be interested in a factu re. It boasted a n opposed ing two churchgoers took fright sho rt postscript to the article in twin -cylinder engine mounted and bolted, finally depo siting the October-N o vember " Beaded und er the seats, hot tube ignition, driver and passeng er right at the Wheels" on the caree r of the i.h. tiller steer ing and flat belt gates-but on the 'ard 'ighway. "S tar" car, which certa inly would tran smission to the rear wheels. The "Eadies" fate is unknown. appear to have a stro ng claim. to It's possible that this vehicle could Along with the "h itching po st" have been one of the very ea rliest have been an ancestor of outside the Junction H otel, seen motor vehicles in Chr istchurch. Co lin Dickinson's "Internationa l". in the accompanying picture, it The latter stages of its career Wh eth er it co uld ha ve been has vani shed in the mists of time, are somewha t obscure, but we classed as a car is a m oot po int , but the pub itself is still with us have evidence to show that it but from the datin g angle it un­ and doesn't appear to have fina lly suffered the ignominious doubtedly preceded the "Star " by ch ang ed a great deal in the 68 fa te of being dismantled and its a considerable margin, in Christ­ years since the picture was tak en. engine used to drive a merry-go­ churc h at any rate. However, regarding claimants round at the onc e-popu lar amuse­ Here's another claim ed "first", for the oldest car in New Zealand, ment centre of Wain oni Park, this time for the North Ca nter­ the 'Benz" which was imp ort ed by near New Br ight on , a paradise for bury district -- an Am erican Mr N icky Oate s shortly af ter the youngsters in the early yea rs of " Ea die" importe d in I901 by arrival of the "St ar " would seem the present centur y, which Ha rry Martin of Rangi ora. Mr to be without a rival in this vanished under the bulldozers of Martin seems to have been deter­ respect, as we have alway s under­ the sub-dividers so metime between min ed to spread the gos pel of the stoo d that it was of 1895 or 1896 the first and second world wars . new form of tran sport by offering manufacture and had been used In its heyday Wainoni Park was rides to the local populace from ove rseas befo re it arrived in this owned by the late Pr ofe ssor the Junction Hotel to the West co untry. Bickerton , and some 30 years ago , in co nversation with one of the Professor's so ns at his market gar den in Heathcote, we were shown the remains of the old "Star " , which Mr Bickert on told us he had always und erstood to have been the first ca r in Christchurch. H owever, it would appear that the "Star" may have had some co ntenders for the " first car" title. Fo r instance, if you had been stro lling along Park Terrace one day in 1897 (then, as now , favoured as a residential locality by the C hristchurch elite) you

GLANCING BACK ANSWERS 1. L. to R. : Roll s R oyce-Peter Pinckney; Lagonda-Ian McKel­ lar ; 3-litre Bentley-Mike Haggitt; '- Speedy Eadie-Harry Martin of Rangiora and his A~~~ican "Eadie" ~u~side 4i--litre Bentley-Willis Brown. the Junction Hotel some time in 1901. about to mmate a local diqnitary - 2. Jack.son's Bay , H aast Pass. into the thrills of "automobilinq"

PA GE TWENTY-FOUR HI6~RMANC(1 .:' caste' w . 1i1.t _POl_~. . 11 Jaguar cars for " boo ks of chassis, engine num­ bers, model year etc." was most en­ couraging. There must still be quite Historic Vehicle Notes a wealth of information on book­ shelves throughout the country which could well be copied for the club library. I would be particularly interested in receiving anything on Continental vehicles, and specific information of Canadian assembled American vehicles would be most helpful. Can anyone give me the current address of Cr ossley Register? I wrote to " 66 Avenue Road, Totten­ ham", but the letter was returned m arked "Gone-return to sender". Will those with the old register form which states "Post to P.O. Box 2546, Christchurch" note that these should now be sent direct to your own branch secretary and not to Christchurch. So many forms com­ ing to Box 2546 were incomplete that some means of pre-check be­ came necessary. Obviously branch committees were the logical choice. In a minority group such as this coupe being modified with period news can be rather hard to find, parts by Peter Keir. The accom­ but there has been a lot of behinr' j:'anying photo shows the engine the scenes activity and a number ot compartment with the rare Morton Datings and rebuilds are progressing well. and Brett Indianapolis head and the Leon Witte has removed the body Winfield carburettor. Morton and of his DB3S Aston Martin and is Brett were a well known speed Recordings having it attended to while he does accessory firm during the twenties, some mechanical work. We have yet specialising in undersling kits for The following list of PVVs is to hear of the fate of the Tee Mec Ford Ts, and sports and racing correct on going t o press for this 250F Maserati that is sitting over bodies for these cars also. They also issue. Branch secretaries or other at his property. Wh at a shame a made an overhead valve conversion persons interested in keeping an up m otor cannot be found for this for Dodges. to date list of these should note exotic piece of ma chinery. vehicles accepted by the National The ex Watson (Gill) Boyd Executive as published in "Beaded Lycoming Special has been pur­ From the Wheels" after each executive meet­ chased by a club member and now ing . lives in Palmerston South. This car PV I , 1938 Riley Kestrel, A. A. will add some welcome life to com­ Registrar Wells. ing speed events and is now at PV 2, 1937 Riley Kestrel, M. Ferner. least assured of a safe future. The Registrar is Eric Gait, PV 3,- Another addition to the club ranks r.o. PV 4, 1937 Velocette KSS, J. A. is the ex Roycroft 4-Hitre VI2 Box 2546, Christchurcli (club office), Bissland. Ferrari. This is the second Grand or 63 Hoon Hay R oad (home). PV 5, 1938 Velocette KIT, J. A. Prix Ferrari to be saved recently, Please .. . Please will members Bisland. and with the Southward 750 Monza read the instructions on front page PV 6, 1934 Lagonda, L. J. Poolman. Sports this team could perhaps take of the Register and Dating form PV 7, 1938 Bugatti, J. P. Southward. on any corners. and enclose the required photos as PV 8, 1935 Aston-Martin, A. K. Should anyone be interested, the requested. Without photos the Wright. famous George Smith Gee Cee Ess Dating Committee will NOT con­ PV 9, 1934 Bentley, G. E. Gibbs. Special No. 44 is for sale in Christ­ sider any Register and Dating form. PV 10, 1934 Frazer-Nash, A. C. church, as is the Frank Shuter Carroll. Cadillac-engined Edelbrock Special. Most owners wh o sent photos or PV 11,1935 Brough-Supcrior, G. L. Both these machines could be most other information when written to A. Bognuda. acceptable as historic specials. have had their vehicles dated and PV 12, 1938 M.G., G. E. Vogtherr. There are a number of interesting have been notified. I had hoped to PV 13, 1936 Brough-Superior M/C, vehicles still to be gathered into the contact all owners who originally C. G. L. Light. club ranks, such as Connaught, overlooked either by design or PV 14, 1935 Riley Kestrel, D. G . H .W.M. Sports, etc . I wonder how accident, enclosing photos but un­ Williams. long it will be before more club fortunately time did not permit PV 15, 1939 M .G. , W. F. Johansen. members get caught by the fascina­ PV 16, 1934 Velocette KSS, R. J. tion of these old racers. writing some lOO-odd letters before Harrison. One of two Model A Fords at the Christmas. PV 17, 1953 Stanton Special, W. recent Ruapuna Speed Day was the The response to my last appeal J. Mauger. PAGE TWENTY-SIX PV 18, 1937 M.G., M . H . Qu ale. 1225, 1929 Grah am -P aige, D . H. to sell thi s voiture and asks for the PV 19, 1932 Chev ro let , R. H . C. Cornwell. add ress of Veteran Vintage de la Bun ting. 1254, 1926 D ouglas M/C, A. R. N ouvelle Ze lande. PV 20, 1932 M.G., J. G. Bag nall . Zian o. The price is 50,000 fra ncs, which PV 21, 1932 Dennis F ire Engin e, 1255, 1928 D ouglas M/C, L. A. by my reck oning is abo ut K . G. O' Sullivan. He ath. NZ$9 100. I ca nnot ima gine many PV 22, 1937 A.C., J. N. Web ster. 1281, 1924 Mercer, B. B. Catchpo le. New Zealand ers bei ng ab le to b uy PV 23, 1938 Ril ey, G. G. William s. 1302, 1929 Graham-Paige, P. R. this vehicle. Ph ot o available. PV 24, 1938 T albot, G. A. Co llins. Hereford. W. F. C. WRIGHT PV 25, 1935 Alvis, R. E. N. Oakle y. 1307, 1929 Graham-Paige, I. R. R. PV 26, 1942 Harley Davidson, P. Jones. Sir , W. J. W ood . 1310, 1925 F ord, G. G . Browne, I am writin g fo r bo th my hus band PV 27, 1935 Morris, C. E. Wisem an . 1327, 1930 Hudson, M. J. Wai ter s. and self. PV 28, 1949 Roll s R oyce, H .E. 1340, 1926 Oakland, D . N. Register. Perhaps two of yo ur members Green. 1397, 1926 WilIys Knight, J . C. com ing to A ustralia fo r our PV 19, 1935 Railt on , D . Oddie. Taylor. N at ion al T our wo uld like to stay PV 30, 1936 N orton, W. H. Veitch . 1398, 1927 Chrysler, A. L. H oskins. on in Melbourne fo r a week or two The fo llo wing vehicles ar e now 1399, 1923 D odge, R. E. N ew ton. at the end of the tour, thu s enabling dated a nd rec ord ed in the C lub 1400, 1927 Swift, A. C. Ives. them to look around our fai r city Regi ster: 1401 , 1928 Ford, T. E. St eph ens. and surrounding district . 109, 1914 Triumph M/C, N. R. 1402, 1929 Erskine , R. J. Ki tney. We live 18 mil es east of Mel­ Sutton. 1403, 1926 Paige, S. Mill s. bourne, at the fo ot of the Dande­ 166, 1912 B.S.A. M /C, D. Mc Cl el- 1404, 1929 De Soto, D . R. K ell y. nong s, quite an interesting area. land. 1405, 1930 Matchless M/C, C. They are welco me to be our 187, 1909 Renault, J. R. Lindsay. Leckie. guests. We have qu ite a large home 288, 1917 F ord, A. R. Webby. 1406, 1926 Chevrol et, B. H. Shack- and can accommo da te them witho ut 289, 1915 D ouglas M/C, J. R. Hill. ell. any tro uble. 290, 1914 Wall Auto Wheel, A. A. 1407 , 1926 Ford, O. Scarbor ough. H oping to me et m any of yo u on Hunter. 1408, 1927 Austin, D . C rosby. the Na tional T our. 531, 1925 T albot D arracq, -. 1409, 1928 Chevrol et, G . M. Croft. TOM and N ANCY BAILEY. 685, 1929 Grah am Paige, B. T. PV I , 1938 Ril ey K estr el, A. A. " 1916 Studebak er." Benge. Wells. 699, 1927 T albot , W. K. Sh annon. PV 2, 1937 Riley Kestrel, M. F er ­ 722, 1922 F iat , M . C. Bu tler. ner. 755, 1927 Talbot, R. Co pe. PV 14, 1935 Riley Kestr el, D. G . 758, 1924 D ouglas M/C , D. J .Cla rk. Williams. 76 1, 1931 Riley, J. R. Ki ng. PV 22, 1937 A.C., J. N. We bster. Branch notes 767, 1925 D arracq , - . PV 23, 1938 Riley, G . G . William s. 772, 1930 B.S.A. M/C, B. R. An der- PV 26, 1942 Harley D avidson M/C, son. P. W. J. W ood. 796, 1924 Stud ebaker, R. J. T ait. PV 27, 1935 Morris, C. E. Wiseman. AUCKLAND 805, 1930 Pack ard, B. B. Ca tchpo le. PV 28, 1949 R olls Royce, H. E. 806, 1928 Stutz, P. D . McD onald. Green. We have enjoyed two orga nised 846, 1924 Studebak er , W. W. D. clu b outings since the last notes McQuarrie. were writte n-one to Wh angarei in 868, 1920 T albot Darracq, J. G. N ovember , and ou r Gymnic in W ats on. LETTERS TO D ecember. The run north was a 872, 1926 Swift , I. G . Fl oyd. weekend affair, an d wa s planned 88 1, 1926 R aleigh M/C, R. J. Kit- THE EDITOR aro und scenic spo ts so th at ph o to­ ne~ , graphic ent husiasts could exploit 885, 1919 Hudson , G . I. Mih aljevich. their prowess. T wenty-six ent rants 909, 1925 Hudson , L. R. Bish op. had a good time, despite som e reall y 926, 1928 Norton M/C, L. R. Sir, spectacul ar thunderstorms, and our Bish op. Re visit to Chrysler works in friends in the northern cit y put on 952, 1927 Morris Cowley, R. K. Ad elaide. For those pers on s tr avel­ a ple asant soc ial o n th e Saturday Voss ling to Adelaide and pa rticipating in nigh t. 960, 1922 WiIlys-Knight, E. G. th e South Australi an Rally, The G yrnn ic, an annua l event held Au stin. arrangements ha ve been mad e for a at M urphy's Bush , about 20 miles 977, 1922 Ril ey, D . J. H aigh. visit to the Chrysler works on April so uth of the city, is always a popu­ 1074, 1924 Oakland, J. Teague. 24. As the number in the pa rty will lar and well attende d picnic day, 1075 " 1927 Chev ro let, J. T eagu e. be limi ted, please advise me a t an with a ver y happy fa mily a tmo­ 1081, 1929 Grah am-Paige, R. H . ea rly date if yo u wish to be in­ sphere . The wea ther co uld not have Vin e. cluded. been better , Sant a Claus had b ags 1090, 1930 Packard, B. W. J acks on. N . C. SKEVINGTON of sweets, and there were plenty of 1108, 1929 Grah am -P aige, A. L. 15 Clela nd Str eet, ba rb ecued goodies , an d the at hletic Bethell. Belfast, Christc hu rch . events were supported en th usias­ 1115, 1927 Talbot, W. H . Shears. ticall y. There was no sho rtage of V 1121, 1929 N ash, J. H . Van Lith. Sir, and V veh icles, the mud wings an d 1127, 1928 Ariel M/C, R. A. Hall. I have just received a lett er from running boards of many being use­ 1151, 1927 Douglas M/C , C. H. one R. Co ns tan t, Lot G aronne, fully decor ated by co lo urf ul bo ttles Sch olfield. T om beboeuf, France. H e states sui tabl e for the occas ion. 1155, 1925 Au stin, G . E. Gi bbs. that he is the owne r of an 1896 De Music in one gr ove of trees was 1175, 1930 T albot , B. Elder. D ion Bou ton in very good orde r coming from a very ea rly cylinder 1202, 1928 Ariel M/C, -. and eve ry part o rigin al. He wishes type Ed ison ph on ogr aph, while PAGE T WENTY- SEVE N nearb y Eddic Le ver was running of our long awaited and very mu ch model stea m engines for the delight needed club rooms. Profitting from of children of all ages. It was good the experience of other motoring ,CANTERBURY to have Brian Wait on out and about club s, we have settl ed on an out ­ again , his Hurlingham ha ving of -tow n site, and through the efforts With the fine wea the r that has wintered its owner's suspension of an energetic committee a very graced the Canterbury area over the troubles with no ill effects. To keep suitable piece of land has been last few months (t o the despair of it co mpa ny Phil Paul ing br ought a made availabl e at Mangere, not five the farming fratern ity) it has been 20/60 Vauxhall tourer that was new minutes by Veteran from Onehunga a case of hoods down and let's get to most of us, and Brian Pilcher bridge. mot oring. The first rally was the had his 1925 Big Six Studebaker to Coming events include Club Night "Three Day Rally " organised by our keep company with C has Edw ard s' on F ebruary 12, Hospital Run Feb­ club captain, Ron H assel, and this very original 1925 Buick, both ruar y 15, Grand Auction February attracted a small but enthusiastic tourers, and both worthy represen­ 21, East Coas t Bays Festival F eb­ band of long distan ce motorist s (the tati ves of their class. ruary 28, Pride of Ownership at fresh air and wind boys). Bruce M adgwi ck had a very spot­ Motat March 8,Club Night March Those competing were Les Humm on mag. model Au stin Seven sal oon 12. (Chevrolet), Clive D odds (V aux­ to counter Gordon Warrap's It pa ys to advertise. Auckland­ hall ) , Da ve Richard son (Austin equa lly well turned out 1930 saloon. born Orin Cam pion of Califo rnia, 12/4) , Ray Shearman (Austin It's good to see a few more who has been look ing for a good 12/4) , H arry Barnes (Ford Model Seve ns getting around- I ha ve been vintage car and advertising locally A), John McL achl an (Cadillac), given the cust ody of what in mod ern for some time , has bought the Stutz Co lin Dickin son (Chevr olet) , Bar­ parlan ce would be called a very 8 tourer rebuilt by Bruce Catchpole ney Barn ard (Dodge) and Gordon "straight" '27 tourer, and will be and sold earlier to Whangarei. Elcoc k on the Dougl as motor-cycle. tidying it up this winter. With a Campion, who owns a small fleet Th eir route took them through the few more cars, a few more veterans of veterans in Santa Rosa, plans to inl and road to Kaik oura then on to and a lot more big bangers we will use the Stutz in local runs next Picton where they stayed fo r the have a well balanced fleet of car s year, the N orth Island N ation al, first night. The next day they in the club . Fortunately there are and then the Aussie International. tra velled to West port, passing Lake quite a few of the bigger class of The car is not necessarily going to Rotoiti and having lun ch at Murchi­ cars ne aring completion , so all is the States thereafter. son. Th e final day was over the well. To promote the first Auckland Lcwi s Pass to C hristchurch, and Th e motor-bike fraternity always club motor-cycle rally held on from the various tale s I have heard enj oy the Gymnic. Lee Brookers, January 3, a team of 13 Auckland they mu st have had a very good whose Overseas we mentioned last members turned out at Western time. issue , br ought his machine along Springs Speedway on Decemb er 20 Ca nterb ur y br anch turned out in and this , an immaculate restoration, to give a display of vintage mot or­ full force for the annual rally held goes every bit as well as it looks. cycles on the cinder track. Those on Satur da y, N ovemb er 22, b ut for Barry Williams brought along a big present were well received by the the second year in succession the and hairy Harley special sprint crowd, and the riders and machines day was moist. A rec ord entry of replica 1000 c.c, Bruce Anderson weere as follows: 125 vehicl es left the Mall in Riccar­ gave pleasure to a lot of children Barry Williams, 1920 H arley ton on three different routes hav ing by taking them for rides on the Special sports; Ian Sutherland, 1930 varying average spe eds and dis­ pillion of his '24 round--tank B.S.A. combination ; Ross Old field , tan ces. We all finished at Ouruhia Beeser. 1928 'Sloper sports; Tom Belch , Park fo r lunch and a general browse St art ing at 2 p.m. on February 1930 600 c.c, Douglas;Eddie Sirn, around, and it was her e th at the 21 ,at Eben Moffatt's premises, 1928 B.S.A.; Maurice Le Haye, 1927 weather relented and we saw some M angere East , will be our monster Model 9 Sunbeam; Peter Jenkins, sunshine. T he evening's pri zegiving auc tion, and members from other 1929 "Scout"; Ray Clark, 1929 was a great success and we were clu bs are cordially in vited. Refre sh­ Indian combination; J ohn Holland, very pleased to have our national ments will be available, there will 1928 A.J.S. K8; Peter Le Gros, 1928 presid ent, Jim Sullivan, along to pre­ be a barbecue and, of course, som e 600 C.c. B.S.A. ; John Harrison, 1934 sent the prizes. most desirable objet d'art for dis­ o.h.c. Velocette: Russ Micll, 1924 December 13 was the date f or posal. A.J.S.; Ray Cl ark in, o.h .c. A.J.S. our Christmas night trial and social It looks all set for the erection D. E. WOOD and a great show it was. The trial

NORTH OTAGO -Cha irma n: K. Perry. Sec retary : T. E. Stcphens , 5 D.R.D. Oa rna ru. OTAGO - Chairma n: K. Oa ke nfull. Secretary : I. G . S. Sharpe. Branch Officers 28 M ich ie Street . Dunedin. SO UTH CANTERBURY - Chairma n: R . Montgomery. Secretary : G. F . Brownie . 126 Pages R oad , Tirnaru . ASHBURTON--ehairman : R. Crum . Secret ary: M rs J. P . H oskcn, SO UTHLAND - Cha irma n: D . W . J ord an. Sec retary: A. McIntosh, 42 Wills Street. Ashburton. Rakiura Aven ue, Ota ta ra , 9 R .D. , Inve rcar gill. AUCKLAND - Chairma n: J. Lewis. Secretar y: C.Kcen an , P.O . TARANAKI - Chairma n : J. Castle. . Secretar y: N. D. Leuth art, Box 3382. 519 Mangor ei R oad . I R.D. New Plym outh . BAY OF PLENTY - Cha irman: W. R . Janes , Secretar y: H . TA UPO - Chairman : D. Am or. Sec re ta ry: R . Ste wart , 9 Tongar iro Christian. 37 Hampt on Terrace , Tauran ga. Stree t, Taupo. CANTERBURY -Cha irman: L. M . Hurnrn, Secretary: P. F . WAIKATO - Cha irman: B. Ca tchp ole. Secretar y: M. Qu avle. Tempera , P .O. Box 13160. A rma gh , Christchur ch. P.O . Box 924 , H amilton . HAWKE'S BAY - Chai rma n: R . Scarrott. Secretary: G. Brow nc, WAIRARAPA -Chairman: G . Bull . Sec retary . P. J. Smit h , 79 R .D. 5, Oma hu Road , Hastings. Ca rnero n Crescent, Masterton . MANAWATU- Chairman: G .Masem an . Sec reta ry: I. B. Poole. WANGANUI - Chai rma n: C. G. T homas. Sec retary: I. Ken dall, P.O. Bo x 385.Palrn er ston North. p.a. Box 726, Wan gan ui. MARLBOROUGH - Chairma n : J . H. Soa r. Secret ar y: D.C . . WELLINGTON - Chairma n: M . Warner. Secret ary: K. Wilkinson . Kilp at rick , 25 DilIon s Point R oad. Blenheim . 78 Coast Road , Wainui om at a , Wellingt on . NELSON - Cha irma n : G . Topli ss. Secretary: D . Picket-ing 24a WHANGAREI - C ha irma n: E. Mu sic. Sec retary : N. W. Ga nley, Kingsley Place . Ri chmond. Nelson. ' P .O. Box 17, Wbangarei. PAGE TWENTY-EiGHT wound around the city str eets then Branch Ruah ine Ramble will be believe that there have been out through Rangiora, Sefton, and very close. However, you might just Greaves pain ting in Pahi atu a since finishing at Arnberley, but there be in time for a late entry. The 1886- another link with the past were sufficient winding ro ads , small weekend is March 7 and 8. If you br oken ? fords, and up and down dale s to miss the Ruahine Ramble, Bruce ROB KNIGHT allow all to enjoy the motoring, and Poole and Harv ey Kerrs Gi mmick plent y of the necessary afterwa rds. Run shou ld be worth a visit from Th e day followi ng. allowed the neighbour ing branches. This will be children to have their Chns tmas March 14 or 15. Party a t Spencer Park, held in. the On Sat urday, Nove mber 22, 1969, cam ping ground area, and I noticed another link with the past was We no sooner gain one or two that a number of parents who had severed when the old Opiki Toll new memb ers when we find one or attended the social the night before Bridg e was closed and a new two­ two of the older ones are trans­ were late in arriving at the picnic, lan e concret e structure was opened ferred awa y and we are back to which only goes to show what an to repl ace it. To bid the old bridge where we were and seem to be enjoyable night it was. Th ere were farewell and to make a final cross ing destined to be a 50 member branch. plenty of sof t drinks and ice creams 16 vintage cars fro m the branch ~ n d Recentl y tra nsfer red was one of our fo r the children, running races fo r seve ra l "Tin" br aved the breaking U.S.A.F. members, Ea rl Edring ton, all who were game to compet e, and of the dro ugh t and motored to who has gone back to the States. enoug h vintage cars to peruse and Anot her member leaving the district Opiki. is Kelvin Slade, who has taken up enjoy an analytical discussion abo ut Rain spoilt what co uld have bee n their va rious attributes (or other­ a position in Ashburton. He will, a good day as there we/;e old. farm I'm sure join in with the boys wise). One car that was making its tractors, "s ingle banger s tat lO.n~ry W~ debut was the 1913 Met allurgique there. will miss him and his motors being run and oth er exhibits. beautiful Chrysler which was a gold bel onging to Bob Scott (the gent The Op iki Toll Bridge w.as the last with the sideboards and beard), and medallion winner at the Haast privately owned toll bndge 0.0 . a International Rally in 1965. as Bob has been working on this public road in New Zeal and. Origin­ ra re Belgian ca r for man y years it Our annu al picni c at Onam alu tu ally known as the " Ra n gi t.a n~ Sus­ was an ou tstanding success with is a great credit to him to have the pensio n Bridge", it was bui lt m the ca r mot oring and looking so well. good attendance, good weath er and winter of 1917 and was used for good fun. Royd Woolf's Ford T Bob is an entrant with the "Met" the haulage of flax ove r the Ma na­ for Australia and with only a few truc k made its first appearance and watu River to the mill of Ta ne crea ted qu ite a lo t of intere st and loose ends to finish the car should Hemp Co ., Ltd . It is interesting to acquit itself very well. also carted quite a lot of kids note that the wire rop e used ~o ~ around the paddock. The events I was very intrigued with the the bridge came from the old Waihi Jewett of Co lin Jack as this car has trophy was run off but the winner mines. won' t be anno unced until the end anti-thief device in the fo rm of a Our two loca l ent ran ts for the mercu ry switch which if you so of the sea son. Austral ian Intern ational are making About 100 attended the Christmas much as move the car sets the horn good progress. Co lin Taylor's shiny going- and vintage horns make a part y made up of memb ers, w iv~s red 1930 Essex made its first public and childre n. I'm not sure but this good deal of noise. It rath er sur­ appea rance at the combined Wel­ prised me that this form of deterrent co uld be a record and it cer tainly lingt on, Wanganui , Manawatu was a record fo r noise as all child­ should have been designed as early picnic at Tatum Park on N ovember as 1922, but it just goes to show ren received, am ong other thing s, 30. T his car is beautifully rest ored an ear-pi ercing trumpet and they all that there is nothing new. and Co lin says he has a few " bugs" Th e Ca nterbury branch is hard at blew at the same time. An yhow, it to elim inate yet, but with the bless­ was a Christmassy noise and the work selling raffle tickets at pr esent ing of the engineers and sea men at 10 cents a time, the prize being head aches soo n disappeared . A ll in will easily get to the rall y. B!uce all a jolly good rousing Christmas a scale model of a 1904 cu rved dash Poole's Chrysler 77 Roadster IS, I Oldsmobile in the fo rm of a peda l party. believe, at the painting stage and Amo ng other events, we arc loo k­ ca r. This ca r has been fait hfully is expec ted to be viewed at .the scaled , and looks very well indeed, ing fo rward to a camping weekend Ruahi ne Ramb le for the first time in early Febru ary. Th e site chose n complete with diam ond pleated ou t. T his car should be worth seeing uph olstery. The profi ts from this is 'a few miles north of Kaik oura. as considerable time and expense The club captain hasn 't ann oun ced raffle will help to swell our building have been put in by Bruce and fund and as many tickets have been all parti cul ars as yet, but it sou nds Har vey Kerr who is acco mpanying as if it will be an enjoya ble show p rinted it is hoped that the am ount Bruce and Chrysle r to Australia. will be co nside rable. and a lot of fun. As far as restor ations are con­ Th e only other local event Seen in Blenheim recently was a cerned in this area there is a gr oup recen tly was the Mystery Poker little two-cylind er air-coo led Rover hard at it for Australia, and ano ther night run organised by G rae rne Ax, roadst er on a trailer bound from group equally hard at it for New o ur club captain. You r scribe, who Nelson to Ca nterb ury. Geoffrey Plymouth, and I think those attend­ collected two small pairs, managed Neal has " picked up" a Chrysler ing either of these two events will to win that. from K aikoura. Miss Mae Callllm'S be very plea sed with Ca nterbury's I have not heard of any outstand­ 12/4 Austin from Wang anui has efforts in both qu ant ity and qu ality. ing finds or acqui sitions in the last fo und a new home in Blenheim. BRUCE PIDGEON two months except perh aps the We in Marl borough send our best 1930-31 Chevro let with twin side­ wishes to all who are going to Aus­ mounted spares that Roy Kerr has tra lia fo r the " Big Roundup". We bough t. hope you have goo d wea ther and MANAWATU Th e bra nch is losing a regular tro uble-free motori ng. rally atten der to Bay of Plenty Comi ng events : F ebruary 7 and By the time this issue of " Beaded branch. Snow Greaves, family and 8, camping weeken d, Kaikoura. Feb­ Whe els" is published the Man awatu F iat are moving to Rotoru a. I ruary 17, 5 p.m., B.B.Q. Fe bru ary PAGE'rWENTY-NINE 21, Fairhall Settlers Gala. February he was not even recognised, every­ 28 "Richmond Brook Garden Party. OTAGO one thinking that he was a visitor M~rch 4 Warrant of Fitness even­ from Christchurch. ing . M;rch IS, Whimp Trophy. Another successful picnic run to Assemble 10.30 a.m. March 24, Events for December went off Waimate was held on Sunday, 5 p.rn., B.B.Q. March 30, day run. very well with a car rally on the December 14, which proves again Assemble 10.30 a.m. April 12, Popu­ same afternoon as the Christmas that these informal family-type runs lar Vote Cup. Assemble 1.30. p.m. party, which went off extra well, are the most popular with members. April 21, 5 p.rn., B.B.Q. April 25, with quite a good attendance. The first outing for 1970 was Birthright outing. Assemble I p.m. Restoration work in the Otago another informal picnic-cum-display For further information contact branch has been progressing. Brian at Fairlie during that town's holiday club captain, F . Boyd , Phone 88-982, Middlemass has finished his Lag­ carnival on New Year's Day. or secretary, D. C. Kilpatrick, Phone onda. A very nice job done on such Branch membership continued to 3359 (business), 6707 (home). an outstanding looking car. rise since our last report, bringing Gordon Sharpe has fired up his COLIN PATCHETT no less than two Fords Ts, one 6-j--litre Bentley. What a machine­ Dodge, one Model A and one Over­ runs like a charm and is a car well land into the fold. worth seeing on the road. In addition Evan Cameron has NELSON John Mann's Morris is going bought a 1933 Riley Kestral, Bevan extra well now with new gearbox Shackel a 1926 Chevrolet and 1926 and clutch; a bit of trouble at the Triumph motor-cycle (ex lan Coming events: start, but this seems to have been Barnes) , Ted Fussell another ironed out. February 15: One day mystery Studebaker (President 8), Russell As these notes will be too late to Crass has been appearing at all bun tour. About 65 miles. Bring lunch. remind you about the Brighton run, Leaving Stoke Hall 10.30. fights with his 1911 Ford, running I hope to take this opportunity to it in for Australia. It has been a February 28: Model A ~eet, remind you about Invermay hill­ B1enheim . Leaving Nelson Fnday disappointment to hear that our climb. Please come along and have popular and ebulJiant chairman, afternoon. a good day's motor sport. Ron Montgomery, is to be trans­ March 15 : Run to Moss' Bush, Sorry if these notes are not so Riwaka River, A.A. picnic area. ferred away in February. We must interesting, but I am trying to have however congratulate Ron on his Leaving Stoke 10.30. a good relaxing holiday in Central March 26 : Dinner party, Wakatu promotion and wish him all the Otago. A few good pieces of best in his new position. Its an Hotel. Those wishing to attend must interesting machinery lying around notify Nelson secretary by March excuse for the branch to hold in farmers' fields, too. Happy New another party anyway, Ron. 16 with $1.00 deposit per head, s.o Year. ALAN BREHAUT catering can be arranged. This W. HENDERSON evening will farewell those attend­ ing the Australian rally. As an inquiry, when can we SOUTHLAND expect B.-W. to be posted? The la~t SOUTH CANTY. I one was not received up here until Our local events have been December l3-a day when an event Coming events: favoured with great weather over was on and thus many of our more February 21: Salvation Army the last few months, starting with remote'members did not learn. of Home, Temuka. Picnic in conjunc­ a large attendance of vehicles for the event until the day! I'm trying tion with Ashburton branch. a promotional run for the Heart to make use of B.-W. notes to save ne\~~letters, March 7 and 8: Mid Island Rally. Foundation, which no doubt contri­ my beating out local but March 15: Mystery ramble. buted to this area exceeding the if the above repeats, It s back to The last two months have been target figure when collection time the Fordiograph and typewriter. action packed as far as V. and V. came. "Bright chit chat" is at 'a low activities have been concerned. The first picnic run was, there­ ebb . We have had one successful Our last technical evening of the fore, 'assur ed of a good turnout, and poolside party, and picnic breakfast ~arl'y year was extremely well attended we had the best picnic barbecue for run. These are great fun , up with 49 members being present at years. and home early. Anyway, this IS Auto Engineers, Ltd., to see just The motor-cycle rally, although usually the best part of .the day. what is involved in crankshaft somewhat down on numbers, was a A projected meet up With Canter­ ~o~th grinding, balancing, running bear­ very enjoyable weekend and we bury around the top of the ings, etc. A most interestinz even­ hope to get a better attendance next Island tour failed to materialise. ing. year. Neither Blenheim or Nelson were Six of our members attended the Meanwhile, restorations 'and notified of any later details. A pity Canterbury rally in Christchurch acquisitions continue. The Riverton for this link-up not to come off. It's during November and a record rally should see Howard Kingsford­ most refreshing to see "new blood". number (14) travelled to Oamaru Smith present with his Austin 12(4 Nelson Ford A enthusiasts are to for the Windsor rally in December. delivery van. The panelbeater has attend a combined meet next Feb­ The annual Christmas party which finished his ministrations, and the ruary with Canterbury, Marl­ this year consisted of a Shipwreck upholsterer is part way through his borough and possibly Wellington dance was generally considered to bit. Cyril McRae has had the duck­ cars. Should be a great weekend. be the best yet and next year's will tail body panelled on the Alvis There was once a time over here have to be extra good' to .beat it. 12(50. Upholstery is the next · step when Rolls Royce were the most From the great variety of dress (and here too, and Australia is the aim regular in attending local events. undress) present it would appear in view. Now its Fords T and A! Case of that the ship went down in the David McIvor has had the riches to rags? middle of the night! Arthur Beardrnore motor running after its DENIS PICKERING Hooper's disguise was so good that rebuild, but still has a lot to do PAGE THIRTY on this rare and desirable Scottish all a very relaxing and happy day's to Australia next year for the Inter­ sports car. Myles Turnbull has at outing. national Rally and the invitation last got the friction drive on the The Grand International Hotel in tour to follow. Metz working satisfactorily, and he Wanganui was the venue for our Any people wishing to go can has triumphantly reversed it up the Christmas annual dinner, where contact him at club night, or ring incline out of his garage - some­ almost all enjoyed a very nice 85-330, Upper Hutt, evenings. thing it would never do before. dinner and, of course, good old Last club evening, October 21, Some new tyres should see the (hie) bubbly with roast duckling, saw 39 members at Ken Parnell's Metz fully rally worthy. chicken or lamb. After dinner all workshop at Paraparaumu, and Our secretary, Alastair McIntosh, went up to the "Top Hat Bar" to many were present who do not nor­ has sold the faithful old Armstrong­ spend the remainder of the evening mally turn up to our Pctone even­ Siddeley to Ashley Bell and his over drinks and friendly chatter ings . semi-restored 1915 Overland to new with the Christmas spirit. Those who were present had a member Neville Dewson, with the Changes have started off the New fine practical look-see at what goes intention of putting his energy into Year with Ivan Kendall having on in a modern machine shop. the twin cylinder 1909 Swift, a rare sold his Austinl6/6 saloon and re­ Thanks to Ken Parnell and staff early machine which would help filled the stable with a cute Austin for a wonderful evening. replace our depleted ranks of this Seven saloon which is almost com­ Keep February 7 free for the type of car with the loss in recent pletely restored by now, and I see Levin Sprint meeting. years of a 1907 DeDion, a 1910 that Bert Tanks' Daimler is now North Island Motor-cycle Rally, Humber and a 1909 Briton-now running well again after suffering Masterton, February 28. Entry all museum exhibits. from a cracked sleeve on the way forms will soon be on the way to As a final thought, I wonder how to the Christmas picnic. all known motor-cyclists. If you many members have their un­ Club captain Brian Turner is flat want extra copies contact the sec­ restored, semi -restored and even out organising our Burma Monte retary. reestored cars adequately covered rally, but seems to have some time The rally will also celebrate the for fire insurance. Two of our Chev. to spend restoring his '29 Riley, a completion of Maureen Bull's book owners on separate occasions have "Monaco" fabric-bodied saloon. on motor-cycling in New Zealand. found, to their cost, how a fire can Also spied in the yard was a re­ Make it a date and be present. negate hours of work and any cently acquired '36 Kestral in beau­ Results, Te Marua Gyrnkana, potential glory in a matter of tiful order. October 25. Seventeen vehicles minutes. Gordon Wekes has just brought arrived at the stock car track but Lin Lord's 26 tourer suffered con­ into the fold a cute 1923 Dodge 4 unfortunately the track was in use. siderably, and the Wilson family's roadster utility, and Mrs Phyllis However, B. Hore and R. White 1926 one-ton truck, almost com­ Weekes has another Chev. for this and friends had "improvised" a pleted, was devastated to the extent club, being a 1930 Deluxe fixed course outside and tests there gave of requiring a complete rebuild from Cabrolet sedan, and with not too Martin Ferner an outright win in virtually scrap. This is all the more much work this one-owner car will the P.V.V. and vintage section sad, considering that the truck has come up beautifully. Meanwhile, my whilst Roger White was the winne; been in the family since new, and own '29 Essex coupe has its chassis in the modern section. was in very original shape. all finished, so now to the body and Details were: P.V.V. and vintage: BARRY BARNES roof. M. Ferner, Riley, 1st; G. Croft, Christchurch member Lindsey Chevrolet, 2nd; E. Woods, Austin Wogan, with his "Mac" Vello, was Seven, 3rd; M. Taylor, Packard, 4th. on the local scene with his camera Motor-cycles: 1. Hallet, B.S.A., 1st; WANGANUI clicking at various members' stables, R. Hall, Indian, 2nd. Modern: R. as too were the Nottles from White, Daimler, 1st; M. Warner Hi there, the Wanganui branch Tauranga searching for more Moon Morris, 2nd ; B. Deighton Riley' wishes to extend a Happy New Year bits and pieces. Nice to see you out 3rd. " greeting to all and a year of success­ of town members call in. You're Another successful "November ful vintage motoring and restoring. always welcome. Rally" was held on the 8th day of Going back a peg, the final weeks Well, that's all for this month, the month. Some found the direc­ of '69 held some interest, mainly and next we will give the details of tions "cryptic" but, in my opinion, being the annual Christmas picnic our annual Burma Run. Bye now! the clues were in most instances very which was held on November 30 at GERRY WEEKES clear, as was the day-yes, it was Tatum Scout Park in Levin, where a true summer one , and if some did Wellington branch played host for find themselves under television this year. A fine day and pleasant WELLINGTON coverage at a modern type hill­ motoring down was well worth it , ' climb-minis and all-they cer­ as the event proved most interesting tainly could enjoy the view and take for all, and numerous vintage Club workshop: Progress is being in the vitamin D during their stop. machines kept rolling in during the steadily made towards the com­ .The evening was a good one, morning, as well as the moderns, pletion of this project, and recently With cocktails followed by dinner of course. Bill Delaney did a sterling job on and rounded off by dancing late Taturn is in a beautiful setting the painting of the exterior. into the night. with many native trees and a swim­ Concreting of the rental garage's By the way, the results were an­ ming pool (enjoyed by many), and floor and the garage doors and nouncedand prizes presented during small open sided huts in which to electrics were completed in October. the evening and those who were have lunch. During the afternoon La pel badges: There is a new successful were as follows: many members had the opportunity supply of lapel badges. Contact Jack Best lady navigator: Mrs K . Wil­ to "road-test" other members' autos Watson, who is still selling them at kinson. and involved natterings were over­ the old price of 75 cents each. Veteran: 1st overall, L. South­ heard around the picnic area on Want a holiday? Mike Curry has ward. Concours winner, L. South­ colours, wheels, donks, etc.-all in three seats vacant in his Alvis. Go ward. PAGE THIRTY-ONE Vint age : Ist overall, B. Benge. 1st SELL-Ford T 1915 motor, com­ time trial, E. Edney. Concours win­ plete with alloy transmission, dis­ ner, E. Wood. man tled but AI conditio n. Whippet P.V.: 1st overall, P. Tucker. Classified Ads 4, goo d for spares. Overland 4, Motor-cycles: Ist veteran over­ chassis , engine, diff. Or swap for all, H. Munro. 1st vintage overall, ADVERTISI NG RATES or will buy the follow ing ( 1) 1901­ R. Hall. 1st Concours, R. Hall. Member of Vintage Car Club IDCe 50 cents per first 40 word s or less. 1905 De Dion motor or parts. (2) Some 300 people together with there after 10 cents for eac h 8 words. 1902-03 D ar raq mot or, diff. or some 80 cars had an excellent day at Non-Members parts. (3) Any Vinot and Dequ in­ the combi ned picnic at Ta turn Park. 51.00 for first 40 words or less, the re­ gand chass is, parts, or inform at ion after IQ cents for each 8 wo rds. Man y have alrea dy expressed a Ad ve rtise meuts sho uld be se nt to the circa 1908-1910. Contact B. Nicholls, wish to return to the next picnic. Adv ertising Manager. R.D . 2, Ambe rle y. T his reco mmenda tion speaks fo r 1'.0. Box 13140,Christehureh WANT ED TO BUY -M Type itself. not lat er than 10th of month be fo re publication . M.G ., complete car or parts. Any­ Welcome to new member Leo thing considered. Also 12 M.G . or John Critchley, 46 Tasman Road, 1928 WILLYS KN IGHT, Model similar pre-war M.G . Midget. Otaki. He possesses a 1930 Austin , 70A, threequarters restored, with Please write to Bru ce Manning, 115 so his nam e will be appearing in the new chrome and upholstery (to be Long Mel ford Road, Pa lrnerston "Austin Register". fitted) , engine sound. This luxurious American sedan is in clean condi­ North. All letters answered. A hint: Many may be confused tio n. Owner unfort unately going F OR SALE-One F ram oil filter, re directions and descriptio ns of $1; one vetera n hand oil pump with road junctions given in ro ute sheets overseas. $250. Peter Logan, Box 449, Wellington. glass barrel, $2; one hand operated for our local rall ies and runs. To scree n wiper, $1.50; one near new help the co nfused, and I am one, FO R SALE-Owner's handbooks in new con dit ion fo r Chandler Twi n suction screen wiper, $3; Model T a publication is now bei ng used as ra d. cap, 50c; North Eas t 4-cyl. dis­ a standa rd for rout e finding. The Block Six, Oakland 6/44 1923, Vclie Model 60, Oldsmob ile 37A tributor, complete and as new, $2; publication is " M.A.N.Z. Regul a­ pair of It alian side lights (O .M . or tions" . Costs 50 cents , and is 1928. $1 eac h. Douglas Wood , 20 Omana Avenue, Epsom. Ansaldo, etc.) , S4 the pair ; electri­ obt aine d from Motor Sport Assn WANTED - Imitation Cabrolet cal fittings , new battery leads, toggle N.Z., Inc., Westbr ook House, 181­ switches, ampmeter, dip switches, 183 ·Willis Street, Wellington I. hood bars to suit 1930 Chev , WANT ED - Clothes iro ns, gas, etc., S4 the lot; assor ted Ame rican Note: Ou r club is an associate mem ­ detachable rim clamps, 50c; one P. beer of this association. petrol, charcoal, etc., needed for book research and col lection, any & H. acetylene lamp for motor­ It would be a good thing if we condition, glad ly received, post­ cycle, in excelle nt order, $5; as­ could obtain conformity with in­ paid . sorted vintage and veteran grease structions for other rallies through­ FO R SALE - 1926 Au stin 12/4, cups and wick oilers (various out New Zealand, and per ha ps the truc ked but ori gina l ex-tourer. Also sizes), $3 the lot; comp lete set of above publication may fo rm the '27 Essex, also as above . Excellent Alemite flat head grease guns and basis for a standard to be used by f or parts . Must sell. adaptors, 2 guns and adaptor, $5 different branches. F or above three items please the lot; set of fo ur doors fo r barrel Members, with wives and friends, apply Ge rald Weekes, 15 Madras sided tou rer body, $4 the lot; totalled 60 when all assembled at Street, Aramo ho, Wanganui, 39-638. veteran mo tor-cycle 2-lever Bowden Southwards Cafeteria fo r our Christ­ FOR SALE - Lapel badges, $2.50 con tro l, $2; various 12/16 and 16 mas party on December 16. A eac h. D etailed miniatu re rep licas of h.p. Sunbeam engine parts and treasure hunt ha d been plotted by all rad iator emb lems. Ch rome on manifolds, SIO the lot; one oil side Roger White and the items collected copper and coloured. Door sill lamp (steel), less oil reserv oir, $3. were varied- a tin whistle, a paper plates, name and spec ification plates, Send postage or railage extra. A. hat, a balloon. a Christmas tree and tank ga uge or anyt hing similarly Anderson, 20 H ackthorne Road, so on, not to fo rget written answe rs etc hed, made to drawi ng or sample. Christchurch 2. to craf ty questions. Also available, 50-piece miniature REQUIR ED U RGENTLY - Six "Yo u said the last treasure hunt emblem set, attractively mounted. pistons (bore 31in) for 1928 Reo. was simp le. Well, I have made this C. A. Jack, 3 McLella n Place, Ham , F or sale, two 32 x 4{- br and new one harder," quoted Roger, and by Christchurch 4. imp ort ed Eng lish Du nlop tyres, $55. golly he had too. FO R SALE - Levis mot or-cycle r. K . Gray, 45 Te Awe Awe Stre et, The most successful car crew, a engine, 249 C.C., single port, 2­ Palrnerston North. Riley piloted by Ma rtin Fcnner, stroke , fine condition (Bosch mag­ F OR SALE- 19l6 Studebaker 4­ with Jolly Ja ck Watson and club neto and Binks carburetto r, will fit cylinde r engine, virtua lly comp lete. capt ain John Southward did the 2{ A.J.S., 1924-29). Engine plates, Rad iator may also be ava ilable. best out of the hunters. flywheels for direct belt or chain Inquiries to 24A Kingsley Place, Coming events : drive. $20.00. Hockley, 155 Hastings Richm ond. February 7 : Levin Sprint. See the Street, Christchurch. FO R SALE-I92S Chevrolet Sport M.A.N.Z. Regulations fo r lay out of WANT ED - Fo llowing pa rts fo r Ca br iolet Co upe , fully restored. cou rse. 1929 Chrysle r 75 : Split whee l rims, Restoration award winner H.B . Feb rua ry 28: North Island 18in; steering column; spa rk-choke ; branch 68/69. A good reliable car, motor-cycle rally at Masterton. dip switch levers; 2 tail lig hts to and tons of spares. B. McAra, 75 Co mb ined Wellin gton - Wairarapa mudguard mounting br ackets; mud­ Fergusson Drive, Gisborne, Ph one event. gua rd step to dicky seat; spee do­ 88-910. Ma rch 15: Kn ow your Welling­ meter ; winged radi ator cap; I pair WANT ED-191O-1 3 Ove rland ca r ton run. lOin dia. dep ress beam headlight par ts such as wheels, front assembly, May ? : To be decided. Come all glasses; I pair 3ti n dia. side light 4-cyl. motor, and gearbox integra l ladies, to the Wellington ladies' glasses; Delco Rerny twin point dis­ with dill'. Phone 4679 Hawera, col­ rally. trib uto r; dr ive shaf t. G. Bull, 18 lect, or wri te R.Surgenor, 317 ROYCE HALL King Edward Street, Masterton. South Road, Hawera. PAGE THIRTY-TWO Through the years ofautomobile history, from veteran and vintage to the present day.

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