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February March 1970 Volume xv Number 62 NewZealand's Veteran and Vintage Motoring Magazine D Price 30 cents STEEL TUBE U·BENDS A practical way to fabricate CARAVANS, TRAILERS, CANOPY FRAM ES, GATES, GARDEN FURNITURE, EXHAUST PIPES, RACING MANIFOLDS and many other items. 1 Determine tube outside diameter (0.0.) of article to be c9b made. 0- 2 Ascertain centre line radius of bend required. This can be done by placing a circular object over the old bend, (if any), and measuring same as in Illustration A. U Bends are supplied in centre line diameter measurements as in illustration B. i.e. 8" C!l Diameter U Bend. 8"' , : elL diam : 3 Cut U Bend to required angle using straight end where B . poss ible, but always cutting to radius ce ntre line point, as >- :-~- ') in illustration C . \\ ... _ ' _~.D "\I ~ . , A cardboard Disc cut to inside diameter with angles and ,,-' ... , ' " centre marked is very useful to determine position to cut -xl U Bend. See Illustration D. ((!1jC Due to slight deformation caused by bending, it may be necessary to match ends before welding. 90. ". Compound bends may be made by using different d ia O· 1&0· meter U Bends, but always cut to Rad ius centre line. @ D U Bends in Pads of Five. Available as fo llows: Tube Si,e U Bend C/l Diametor Tube Si,o U Bond C/l Diameter ' " 0 .0. 6" 9" 12" 11 " 0.0. 8" - '2"- Ii" 0.0. 6" 9" 12" It:: 0.0. 8:: - 12::- Stocked 0.0. 4" 6" 9" 12" I. 0 .0. 8 - 12 - • by If' 2" 0.0. 10" - 16" 11" 0.0. 4" 6" 9" 12" 2f' 0.0. 10" - 16" GARAGES It" 0.0. 6" 9" 12" 2f ' 0 .0. --- 16" and I" Square tube in 90° bonds only. AUTOMOTIVE 4" Radius 6" Radius 9" Radius WHOLESALERS 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.