Number 122

Vol. XXV, No. 122 Vintage Car C lub of N.Z. [lnc.]

February-March 1980 NAT10NAL EXECUTIVE 26th YEAR OF PUBLICAT ION President : L. J.D . Priest (Hawkes Bay) Club Captain: A. D . Storer (Banks Peninsula) Club Vice -Captain: M. H . Ferner (Wgtn) H all. Secreta ry: Clynt Inns (Banks Peninsula) IN THIS ISSUE Cl ub Re gistra r: S. A. England, r.o. Box 4154, Christchurch. President's Message 2 Executi ve: Messrs B. 1. Barnes (Southlan d), W. M. Birch (Wellington, N. A. Dewhurst (Auck land), 1. W. A. Haere Mai 21st International 3 Newe ll (Banks Peninsula). Pre War travel on the 'Coast' 9 Some pages from the past 11 CORRESPONDENCE Club correspondence, including members' CHANGES Crossword No. 6 13 OFADDRESS, must be sent to The Vintage Car Club of N.Z. (lIIC.) Ma rlborough Branch 21 st 14 r .o. Box 2546. Auckland Branch 25 Years 16 Christchurch, Inte nding members should write to this address. The Club's old Vehicles 18 All Beaded Wheels correspondence and subscribers change of add ress to p.a . Box 13140. George Roberts Scrapbook 21 Tiger Moths in N.Z. 28 BEADED WHEELS EDITORIAL COMMITTEE More about Tiger Moths 31 Chairman: Spencer Barnard. The Centre Lock Wire Wheel 33 Committee: Ga vin Bain, Geoff H ockley, Bruce Pidgeon, Bob Scott. Paul Gie sler. Classified Ads 43 Material for publication is the responsibility of this committee and should be forwarded to p.a. Box 13140, Christchurch, typed or neatly printed, double spaced on one side of paper only . Reports of restorations, events, road tests, historica l and CLOSING DATE technica l articles welcome.No payment made to Closin g date for Ap ril/May issue Mar ch 11 th . con tributors. The opin ions expressed in lette rs or ar ticles in Beade d COVER PHOTO Wheels are the au thors' own views and do not necessa rily Roto ru a Bran ch new Clu b Room s ope ned 24 th express the po licy of the Vintage Car Club of N.Z. (In c.) Nove mb er, 1979. Phot o su pp lied by Nola Bor st .

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Greetings to one and all, and Accid ent Compensa tion Com­ have been bu sy securing them­ welcome to a new decad e. On e mission will at last bring som e selves and pr ocuring premises of cannot help but wonder what relief in the form of a reduced one kind or ano ther. to pr ovid e fortunes will befall our organis a­ levy. Wh atever the future holds, a permanent b om~ for th eir tion as we move through the we ca n cer tainly hold our heads members and other assets. On 1980s. T he Middle Ea st crisis proud with our start to this the home front, we have 33 has surely put a cloud over our decade. Our efforts in parading vears behind us as an organisa­ future activities, in that we are one of the largest ever groups tion and tbis is going fro m now facing galloping pri ce in­ of vehicles, for an International strength to stre ngth each year. creases in a very essential com­ motoring event, rate s high and Our younger members can really mo dity-petro l. With prices now en sure s a solid approach to the be proud of the foresight of the in excess of $2.00 per ga llo n, a next ten years. It must also mean founders and the aims of the lot of our long distance mot or­ we intend to face these difficult Club, to restore, preserve and ing must suffer. New Zeal anders times with a view to overcoming motor automobilia can be en­ are however, ren owned for the ir such problems in the best po s­ trusted to them for the future. efforts to com e lip with an alter­ sible way. Finally. may I wish all par­ native under such a crisis, and I In recent months, many of our ticipants in the 21st Internati on al am sure we will be qui ck to Bran ches have reached some Rall y, a ver y enj oyable occa sion , improvise in this case too. It form of milestone in their par­ with trouble free motoring and reall y rem ain s for liS to decide ticul ar history, with several whether you ar e attending for which alternative, perhaps a re­ att aining the "key to the future" the chance of a "gong" or just turn of the once famili ar gas having put 2J years behind them for the enj oyment of the fellow­ producers. while others hav e gone a little ship r tru st you will go away Hopefully we can look toward farther and added a silver lining happy. the bright er side and tru st that to record 25 yea rs of progress. our recent representations to the Severa l well established branches LIONEL PRIEST

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PAGE TWO Haere Mai 21st InternationaI - This month we will ha ve the pleasure of witnessing one of the greatest motor car spectaculars of all time - the 21st Int er­ nat ional Vintage and Vetera n Vehicle Rally in Rot orua, the centre of New Zealand thermal wond erland, from 24th February to 8th March, 1980. It is an hon our for a country to receive permi ssion to stage a n Intern at ional eve nt. Th is mu st be obtained fro m F ederation Int ern at ion ale D es Voit ures An­ ciennes (F. LV.A.) which is the world co ntrolling organisation for veteran mo toring. Australia held an Intern ation al in 1978. Ireland in 1979 an d Italy will Peter Shaskey's 1925 OM 4 cyl. 1500 cc, one ot the few cars which have stage the event in 1981. It is been entered in all three International Rallies in NZ. His entry in this considered tha t the curren t event rally is R65. will be the lar gest th at has been held. Tt will be a parti cu lar pleasure to welco me entra nts from over­ seas .T hese will be co ming from West Germany. Japan , South Africa, England, Ca nada, U.S.A., H ong Kong. Cha nnel Island s a nd Australia. New Zealand is renowned for its standard of Internation al Rallies and this is the third to be held here. Th e first, the H aast Rally in 1965, attra cted an entry of 300. the second the 13th Intern at ion al based in Nelson in 1972 ha d 750 entries and for th is curre nt event there are 1.060 entries. One hundred and th irty­ nine makes are entered made up j of 64 motorcycles. 962 cars and 34 com merc ial vehicles. T he oldest vehicle is an 1897 Lu x car entered by Mr L. B. South­ ward of Wellington . 076 1910 Regal " 20", G. W. Piddington, South Canterbury. This car was Some of the vehicles entere d entered in the 1965 Haast International Rally and also the 1972 are : Ajax , Ansaldo, Alvis, AJ.S.. International. P A GE T HREE HOOD IRONS Repaired Replaced Re-built Ame rican irons a specialty. Tapered tubes with lock seam. Plea se send S.A.E. with yOU! enqui ry to:- HOOD IRON SPECIALTIES 53 Mo rtlake Street, Ch ristchu rch , 4 .

Auburn. Calcott, Citroen , D e­ soto, Davis, Duryea, E nfield . Ga rdner. Gwynne, Hender son, Indian . Jewett, Lagonda, M ar­ 0108 1927 Dodge, R. R. Leet , Waikato. quet te, Mi nerva. Overla nd . Pontiac. Paige, Reo. Star, Stutz, White. ZedeI. In spite of the large number of entries in this 2 1st Inte r­ national there are pr ob ab ly fewer than a do zen wh o have entered all three Intern a tional Rallies in New Zealand a nd certainly in the sa me vehicle. In thi s category we have Bill Pidding to n from Ti rnaru in his 1910 Regal. H is rall y numbers were 4 14 in the 1965 Rally and 658 in the 1972 Rall y. In thi s Rall y it is or ange 76. Also in thi s categor y is Peter Shaske y with his 1925 O.M. which had 506 in 1965 , 354 in 1972 and in this Rall y carries the number red 65. Entries have been received from man y personalities in the Veteran and Vin tage car move­ men t. while others will be atte nd ­ ing as " Rally Supporter s". So me are as follows: Mr P. Bolarn. a past pre sident of the Vintage Car Club of Can ada: Mr r. Gilmour, president of the Vintage Auto Club of Brisbane: Mr C. L. Wagener of Adelaide who has been an entrant in the previous two New Zeal and Rallies and thi s time will be the FJ.V.A . Steward: Mr F. Smith of Eng­ lan d. a me mber of F.LV.A. Comm ittee: Lord M ontagu, Eng­ land:G . Vo n Raffray, West G erman y: Mr N. Harada, Jap an: 886 1902 Rambler, Malcolm Wilmot, Timaru. P AGE FOUR G r. Mah y. Belgium : Mr 1. Sul­ livan, T imaru, a past president of the Vintage Ca r Club of N.Z.: Mr C. Mcl.achl an , Ash­ burton, a founder mem ber of the Vintage Ca r Club of N.Z. To one and all. " Beaded Wheesl' exte nds a warm wel­ co me and best wishes for a , successful rally.

Meet the Rally Committee It will be obvious that to stage an event like the 21st Intern ati onal Rally involves an eno rmo us amo unt of wor k and foreth ought. Here we int ro ­ duce you to members of the committee who have steered the event through all the stages and now br ing for your enjoy ment wha t may well be the grea test Vintage car event of all time. The Rally Director, Norm Skevington at right with Assistant Director NORM SKEVINGTON Alan Storer. The vehicle is Alan's 1923 V8 Cad iliac 353 Service Car which was driven from Christchurch to Rotorua to transport material Rally Director needed for the rally. Photo by Spence Barnard. Norm has been a Club Mem­ ber fo r over 20 yea rs and has served on the Na tional Executive. He was Na tio nal Club Captain for so me yea rs and Pr esident of the Vintage Ca r Club of N.Z. from 1972- 1977. Norm was as­ sista nt Rall y D irector for the 1972 Int ernat ion al. He ow ns a 191 4 Overla nd, 1926 Buick. 1948 C hrysler Windso r and a 1937 MA C Velocette motorcycle. Norm is a postm aster but at pr e­ sent is on leave from thi s pos ition to oversee the Rally.

ALAN STORER Assistant Rally Director Ha s also been in the Club fo r over 20 yea rs a nd took a maj or par t in the orga nisation of the 1972 eve nt. Has been Club Ca p­ , tain fo r eight yea rs an d is well l known through ou t the co untry for his kn owledge of vehicles and par ts. Alan owns a 19/2 Cadillac . 1928 Chrysler and a Ca diliac Service Ca r am ongst a number of other vehicles . Alan recen tly retired as a garage proprietor B89 1906 Darracq, E. R. Rob ins , South Canterbury. This vehicle was and motor ' mechani c. also in the 1965 International.

P AGE FIVE LIONEL PRIEST Public R elations Officer In cha rge of ente rtai nment during the Rally. He has been a member of the National Execu­ tive for many years and currently is the President of the V.C.C. of N.Z. Lionel owns a 1926 Buick and in working life is a local body overseer .

NORM DEWHURST Chief Marshal Has been responsible for the preparatio n of the Rally route. Norm who has been a mem ber of the V.c.c. fo r man y years and currently is a member of the Executive, owns a 1925 Essex '- . ,"' .~ . • .• • '" , . '4 ," • ;'" and is a motor vehicle inspector W28 1920 HCS (Stutz), A. C. Evans, Wanganui. by trade.

CLYNTINNS Secretary for the Rally Attends to all finan cial matt ers and bookings, in other words a host of sma ll but all important details. Clynt is a Chartered Acco untant and is currently National Secretary of the V.C.C. of N.Z. He owns a 1926 Sun­ beam. This com mittee has been worki ng together since 1973 and have spent un told hours on the plan ning for the big event. They are of course the first to ack­ nowledge the trem endous amount W161 1929 Humber, J. F. Julian, Manawatu. of help received fro m man y man y people who have so will­ ingly worked towards the success of the rally.

G64 1928 PAGE SIX FIRESTONE AT 21st INTERNATIONAL Firestone will be featuring at the International Rally this year in con ­ junction with Rod Welch of Veteran and Vintage Cars Limited at Rotorua Racecourse between 24 February and 8 March. Firestone will display a full range of their vintage tyres and will offer advice and serv ice to the public. Firestone will also be involved in the servic­ ing of tyres during the rally at their Firestone Tyre Services out­ lets at Rotorua, Ngapuna, Taupo, Whakatane, Te Puke, Mt Maunga­ nui, Tauranga and Tokoroa. These service centres will have avai lable an exte nsive range of tyres and provide tyre and tube se rvice and repai rs for all the entrants for the Rall y. Firestone are also suppor ting the rally in the form of radio and B90 1909 F.N., G. Huse, Australia. newsp aper adve rtisi ng to enco ur­ age the public to parti cip ate on the Open Days bei ng held at Rotorua Racecourse.

Have "Beaded Wheels" posted regularly to your address. Only $5.40 for 6 issues (includes Postage). Write to Subscription Dept. R47 1927 Dodge, Doug Barnard, Banks Peninsula. This car was entered P.O. Box 13140, by Spencer Barnard in 1965 Rally. Christchurch.

CALENDARS FOR 1980 A few calenda rs are still availab le. The cars featured are: 1904 DE DION BOUTON 1900 BENZ 192 9 DE SOTO 190 3 HUMBERETTE 190 1 DEDION BOUT ON 1938 BUGATTI ATLA NTIC in full colour each 13} x 10". A brief description of each car is given . Th ese are ideal for framing. Send $2.25 with name and address to P.O. Box 13 140 , Christchurch. R69 1937 Brough Superior, P. W. Callender, Wellington. PAGE SE VEN Economical touring by Indian Motor Cycle Combination 'We have been handling travel arrangements forover 1J year~

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P AGE EIGHT Pre-War travel on the 'Coast'

T he photograph, fro m the land T iger bus chassis. Over all dir ector and ch ief every thing, Westland Natio nal Park Board len gth was 25 ft, whee lbase Bert Mercer, shown sta ndi ng in and supplied by the historian M rs 14 ft 6 in, and wit h its weigh t of fr ont of the ae roplane. Owen O oro thy Fl etcher, taken in Sep ­ 7:1- ton s it cou ld travel at 50 Templeton , Air Travel's ground tember 1936 by Ma rk Lyson s, m.p.h., cutting the time for the enginee r, is stand ing at the wing­ sh ows the three main methods of journey to 5t hours. N ever tip. ca rr ying passen gers, ma il, news­ entirely popul ar with passengers ZK-AEK had a most pa pe rs and sma ller items of because of its "hunting " ch ar ac­ chequered career. It s first owner freig ht on the West Coast of the teri st ics indu ced by the sho rt was HRH the Pr ince of Wales, South Islan d in the 1930s. T he wheelb ase and four wheels, it later King Edward VII I and the unique grouping of air, road and was known vari ou sly as "The Duke of Wi nd sor, who bou ght rai l vehicles was mad e possible T in H are" fo r its speed, or "The the F ox Moth ea rly in 1933. It by the pr oximity of the co m­ F lying Fl ea " for its tendency to was sold lat er the same year to bined road / rail bri dge to the old hop off the tra ck s. It was super­ G uy Han sez. a Belgian who H ok itika aerodrome at So uth­ seded in 1940 by the Vulca n covered great distan ces in it, in­ side, see n in the ba ckground, series of railcars. cluding the 1933 Egyptian Inter­ which was replaced by the pre­ nat ion al Air Rally and a fas t sent airport in 1951. by John King return trip to the Belgian Co ngo . Newrnan Br os. Ca dillac service By June 1935 the O HS3 was cars were well covered rece ntly T he de H avilland OHS3 Fox back in En gland, and was in these pa ges, and carried pas­ Moth epitomises West Coast air­ shipped to New Zealand to be­ sengers and goods as fa r south line serv ice until 1953. Air Trave l co me Air T ravel's secon d ae ro­ as We he ka (Fox Glacier), the (N .Z.) Ltd started flying a Fox plane in Oct ober that year. end of the road .T he railcar wa s Moth fr om its base at H okitika Apart from min or m ishap s int ro du ced in 1936 mainly to at the end of 1934, and its ca used by suc h thin gs as fuel carr y "T he Press" to the Coast po pularity and success were starva tion, stray animals and leavin g Christchurch at 2.15 a.m. entirely du e to th e efforts of the gus ts of wind, ZK-AEK for a It was based on a 95 h.p. L ey- airline's fo under, managing fe w yea rs led a fa irl y normal

Three modes of transport seen beside Southside Aerodrome, Hokitika. D.H. 83 Fox Moth, Newman Bros. Cad iliac Service Car and N.Z. Railways Leyland Tiger engined railcar which ran in regular service for many years between Christchurch and the West Coast. PAGE NINE sort of life, if such an expression 1944, ZK-AEK saw out the re­ could be used to describe an mainder of Air Travel's services NUTS BOLTS Etc. Machine screw s, nuts , bolts, aer oplane operating in strictly and was part of the asse ts washers , screws etc . Large " bush" conditions, pioneering the acquired by NA C (now Air New stocks of hard to get imperial air routes as far south as Jack­ Zealand) in 1947 when the and metric threads. Odd shapes sons Bay, carrying people, mail, country's thr ee civil airlines were and sizes avai lable. Buy and and all manner of strange goods sell. Enquire Jenkins Traders, absorbed into the one Corpo ra ­ 360 Jackson st, Peton e, Box in a region entirely without tion. NAC continued to opera te 38455, Telephone Well ington roads. In October 1943, however, three Fox Moths from Hokitika, 686806. it mad e headlines when it force­ but with the lengthening of key land ed on the Franz Josef airfields in South Westland, aeroplanes is asked to co ntac t Gl acier during a scenic flight. ph ased them out in favo ur of the author at 29 Fairclough T he pilot , O. D . Openshaw, led DH89 Dominies by the end of Road , Beach H aven, Auck land. his four nurse pa ssengers to 1953. Before then , however , All materi al will be returned safety across the ice, where the y ZK-AEK had been sold to Aer ial promptly. were reached by a rescue party Sowin g, the Canterbury topdress­ III the force d landing 0 11 the that night and walked out, un ­ ing firm, and saw thre e yea rs of glacier referred to the pilot lost inj ure d, the next da y. carrying pa ssengers, supplies, and altitude and flyin g speed in a The Fox M oth was salvaged agr icultural materials from fence down drau ght and had to make two weeks later in two stages. posts to wool in sacks aro und a split second decision to save his One party dismantled the engine, Canterbury and Marlborough. passengers. wings and tail, and back-packed Later it was privatel y ow ned and He lined up all ice pin nacle, them down to Waiho (Fra nz swept int o it with enough side Josef) , while a second IS-man in 1957 this historic aeroplane was taken to Fiji, but lack of sw ipe to rem ove the wheels and party later retrieved the fuselage brush the starboard wing off. the use and sitting outside in the by tying it to a sledge and resulting gro und spin also took lab oriously lowering the whole tropical climate played havoc the motor off as it pivo ted round thin g down the glacier, through with the wooden airfra me, and to the ice pinnacle. Th e rest of crevasses and all. The remains it was withdrawn fr om service the plane stoppe d so slow ly that were taken to the de H avill and late in October that year, being the two nurses who sat with their factor y at Rongotai for rebuild­ left outside to rot away at backs to the motor just leaned ing, which was accomplished by Nau sori, Suva. back against the diaphragm and making an entire set of jigs for A pictorial history of New rolled out onto the ice unhurt. a new fuselage structure , ret ain­ Zealand's eight de Havilland Th e pilot was later kill ed when ing as man y of the origi nal met al F ox Moths is being compiled, a D.H.86 of which he \Vas co­ fitting s as possible. and anybody with photographs pilot crashed in A ustralia on tak e Returned to H okitika in May or personal recollections of the off. - Editor.

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PAGE TEN Some Pages from the Past PART I

One morning in 1943 I was so me where over Europe with the cyclists of the 1930-40 era will handed a small parce l bearing a loss of all the crew ."T his is in­ remember the man I am re­ London postmark and sta mps tended to record the highli ght s ferr ing to- Bruce Wisely, who, which exc ited keen competiti on of my trip with regards to riding a Ca lthorpe competition among the younger members of motorc ycling" , he had written on job and later a B.S.A. Silver the fa mily for the ir possession. the inside of the front co ver. Star. was one of the most suc­ At thi s peri od I was at home on "and in case of any untoward cessful pr ivate owner all-rounders a few days leave after parting happening. please post to . " in the period mentioned above. with an a pparently useless item (here followed my name and Many of his successes come to of my anatomy, viz., my ap­ address). mind. in many different branches pendix. and on this particular of the sport- reliability tria ls. morning I had taken a leisurely by Geoff Hockley hillc lirnbs. beac h races (one of str oll to the front gate to collect his major successes was the the mail. T he contents of the It is many a year since this JO- mile South Isla nd beach parcel proved to be a sma ll stiff­ little book ca me into my ha nds cha mpionship) an d other events. covered noteb ook. which when and it still remains one of my T ru ly, he was an exceptionally opened I am not as ha med to mo st treasur ed possessions. Over fine all-ro un der. Bru ce was con fess bro ugh t a lump to my the year s I have had many accompanied almost eve ryw here throat as I recognised the hand­ friends, ent husiasts to whom by the charming litt le lady, later writing of my mo st valued mo torcycling was almost the his wife, whose intere st in the friend. who , alas, only a short be-all a nd end-all of thei r exist­ sport was almost as fervent as time previously, had made the ences. but I think that I may his own . supreme sacrifice when the tru thfully assert that the com­ H owever . the machinations of R.A.F. bomber he was piloting piler of this little volume simply a certain gentleman named had been shot down in a raid lived for the sport. Man y motor- H itler, and the ad vent of World

IN HAPPIER DAYS . The SUbject of these notes puts his Calthorpe across the line to win a New Brighton beach race in 1938. In 1939 he won the South Island Beach Championship riding a B.S.A. M23. PAGE ELEVEN War Il, brought to an eod the pleasant hobby of motorcycle sport and numerous other things also. The ranks of the motor­ cyclists were depleted as more and more left for overseas ser­ vice in various branches of the Forces, the R.N.Z.A.F. in par­ ticular, and it was as a member of the latter that Bruce left for England as a Sgt. Pilot. I well recall the day of his departure - not the most cheerful of occasions for his wife, relatives and friends-but as always, his THE "ROARER". Few Kiwis will have ever seen this "one-off" 1939 irrepressible humour perhaps experimental Velocette racer, which featured a super-charged o.h.c, eased the wrench of parting to vertical twin engine, shaft drive, swinging arm suspension and several some slight degree. "Well, folks, other ultra-modern features. Its makers recognised the fact however that you seem to be sorry to see me when compared with continental machines such as B.M.W. and Gilera, leaving," I recall him saying. particularly the latter, it was already obsolete (see text). "and I can assure you that the "little black book". let's follow parallel to that of bike) . Is feeling is mutual. But I must his activities at his first port of o.h.c. of course-has very point out that, apart from call. the Velocette factory at large round crankcase, coil or winning the war-a subject to Hall Green. magneto ignition, and shaft which I shall of course have to "VELOCETTES SOME drive . Gears are arranged so devote a certain amount of RANDOM NOTES. Bronze that machine may be started in attention-I shall have a unique scraper rings in racing models gear. Rear guard is very large opportunity of visiting English to assist heat transfer. These and flattened for pillion seat, motorcycle factories. and realis­ must be replaced very fre­ a serious attempt to provide ing an ambition which otherwise quently. . . . 1939 250 C.c. for permanent pillion accom­ would have remained a pipe MOV goes rapidly with 1937 modation. Has spring frame. dream. Of course, it isn't the MSS 17/5 cams. .. . Racing with 4 positions for different most propitious of times for such KTTs deliver power between spring tensions for different visits. but with letters of intro­ 5400 and 7300 r.p.m. . . . Saw loads. Uses large springs and duction from N.Z. motorcycle an MSS with spring frame go­ the wheel fork is pivoted be­ distributors, I should at least be ing up the road-it appeared hind the gearbox. They have able to sneak a peep or two. and to work very well indeed. ... had some trouble with shaft I'll have lots to tell you when I Velocette racing machines couplings but this is now get back." have been using sodium-cooled remedied. Oil leaks - none! Well, of course, he was one of exhaust valves for many years. The whole construction is very the thousands who never did get ... Before the war they were rugged. This model is to be a back. But re-reading some of his producing around 100 KTTs a 500 c.c. when it goes into pro­ letters. and the notebook to year. . . . I sat on the 1939 duction. but the experimental which I have referred which Senior and Junior T .T. mounts job is a 600 c.c. to overstress finally ended up in my posses­ - some thrill!" parts. Shrewd, eh?" sion, I feel that at least he did "MORE V EL OCE TTE "IN VELO'S HOLY OF realise his ambition to visit some NOTES. I saw the blown twin HOLIES. Was invited into the of the larger motorcycle fac­ (the "Roarer".) Very imposing sacred portals of the "Din tories, and he appears to have -but I was told it was ob­ House". the Experimental De- been made cordially welcome. solete' It MUST be liquid­ Every spare minute of his leave cooled to do any good in seems to have been devoted to future, they said. Top speed CHASSIS RESTORATIONS the project and sometimes he is around 135 m.p.h. They If you need your chassis re­ appears to have been accom­ consider B.M.W.s will do 135 paired, rebuilt. sections of your chassis. or brackets reproduced panied by another well-known and Gileras J45, and they say to original. contact, Christchurch motorcyclist, who. I that the Gilera is the bike of PARAHAKI ENGINEERING am happy to say, is still going the future. .. . Saw their P.O. Box 528, Phone 83-250 strong as a V.C.c. motorcycle experimental road twin-as in j' WHANGAREI member-Maurie Wear. the race job it has two crank­ Workmanship guaranteed So. through the medium of the shafts geared together (axis PAGE TWELVE partment. Saw the actua l CROSSWORD No. 6 mounting used for testing th e (Reproduced from "Spit and Polish" ) blo wn twin by the la te H arold W illis still insta lled on brak e test machine. I look ed en­ viously at so me alloy rims ha ngi ng on the wal l. They use th ese on the works jobs­ mad e in Italy and uno btai n­ able now, of co urse." " G OSSIPING IN THE ' DfN HOUSE'. Some of the beh ind-the-scen es gossip I he ard was amusing. For in­ sta nce, I was told th at their ability to get cleaned up in the Seni or TT. every yea r, and then come back fo r more, gained Velos as mu ch admira ­ tion as a win would have done! Compare d with Norton's T. T. efforts, Velo's were more like an excursion! Joe Crai g used to really get down to br ass tack s-he used to have the atmospheric temper ature ACROSS 6. Greek letter sounds like a light a nd den sity reported at vari ou s I . Bees Liz destroyed in a French meal. (2) point s aro und th e TT. co urse car. (7) 7. Clean up with this American to assis t setti ng carburation ! 8. Reprime the first American car . car. (5) 10. American car made out of a Stanl ey Wood s is the onl y (7) 9. A goat looks after the kids. (5) busted rake. ( 10) man (it's sa id) ever to hood­ 10. Litt le sister. (3) 13. Ore crushed to make an win k the Craig-Norto n com ­ 11 . "Le Horn" makes a German American car. (3) car sound like an aloof in­ 15. Negative number. (2) binat ion, by not sto pping on 17. Curren t type English car . (2) th e 6th lap of the 1935 Seni or dividual. (6) 12. American car is a hot-ro d in 20. Nag load upset by an English to re-fuel his Guzzi, as even reverse without the excla ma­ car. (7) his ow n mech anics had ex­ tion. (4) 22. Aun t is knocked about by this English car. (6) pected him to do. " 14. United Nation s. (2) 16. Say "S" about Postcode 2582. 23. See 5 down. Well, so ended m y oid fri end's (4) 24. Crazy up in South Australia, firs t vis it to a British motorcycle 18. Desire for Japanese currency. this English car belongs to the (3 ) first person'! (5) factory, and I think th at I can 28. Neat upholstery could be part imagine the thrill it gave him. 19. Object of worship sounds like a slow-running engine. (4) of a Ford wheel. (4) This was the commencement of 21 .Short court. (2) 31. Concerning the second note of a series of visits to British 25. Muse about Australian birds. the octave. (2) factories and motorcycle per­ (4) sonalities which he managed 26. Small bin got destro yed. (3, 3) 27. Beetle is 12 across before tea. to pay before fate stepped in. (3) We will study the "little black 29. Symbolic coin is a knock-out book" for his description of the reversed in the count. (5) 30. A Swiss car cocktail. (7 ) welcome which he received at 32. Rev main Belgian car. (7) the B.S.A. factory, his meeting with Graham Walk er, one of th e most fam ou s of old-time racing DOWN sta rs and a t th is period edito r I . Belt yen around for an English of " MOTOR CYCLIN G", a nd car. (7) 2. English car made of ranch other pleasant ep isodes of which, steel. (10) happily, he committed to paper 3. Cold cot is bicycled arou nd at the time and wh ich I hop e withou t 150. (3, 3) "B.W." readers will find as 4. Fencing sword has peewee mixed up without us. (4) entertaining as I have. .'i. and 23. Do doubt in one (To be con tinued) French car. (2, 4, 6) PAGE T H IRTEEN Marlborough Branch 21st

Twenty-one years ago 16 Assets, past successes, mem­ from Len Southward and Geoff people met in a small army hut ories, and the good spirit within Hockley. officially designated as the Blen­ the Branch did not come auto­ heim Pigeon Club Rooms with matically. these were built with Unfortunately as a relative a 'view to establishing a Vintage the time , work and sweat of newcomer (why was I asked to Car Club in Marlborough. Be­ many mem bers over the last 21 write this an yway ?), my know­ tween these 16 and 5 who pu t years. It is proba bly unfair to ledge of the earlier members and in apologies the y could muster 4 list names. but where would we motoring incidents which helped mobile cars of the vintage era. be today if such people as Colin to make up the "character" of the Branch has been obtained Since then the movement has Patchett, John May, Trevor May, only by listening to the older grown until today the Marl­ John Finnie, Don Kilpatrick. hands at Noggins and " Bull" borough Branch is nearly 100 Harold Neal, and many other sessions. People like Ron Osgood, str ong, with some 50 vehicles a real life storybook vintage capa ble of taking to the road by Trevor Harris boffin, and the quick witted Dave and approximately another 30 MacDonald have now passed on , under or awaiting restoration. early members had not been pre­ but have left us with stories to The Branch has its own motor­ pared to sacrifice hundreds of tell and laugh over. Like the time able vintage in the form of a hours over many years to the the Marlborough Branch put on 1931 Model A truck, purchased cause of vintage motoring. A a pot roast lunch at an early in 1977 and given a complete vote of thanks is also due to rally. The lunch was a very large restoration as a club project in some members of neighbouring stew cooked in several very large 1979 with Bob Ashby and branches, who have been of pot s over a large open fire. Dave Tornrny Mortimer doing the immense help to us over the MacDonald. a big man himself. major share of the work. Along years. Sam Slyfield of Canter­ was working furiously dishing with the Marlborough Historical bury was a real friend in the out the stew with his one arm Society, Marlborough Farm early da ys, and heaven knows (he lost the other serving with Machinery Society, and the how many Marlburians have the Maori Battalion). when he Marlborough Modellers, we have sought parts, advice and the like noticed a group of visiting ladies played our part in turning a former council rubbish tip into a park now known as the Bray­ shaw Museum Park. We will shortly be commencing the erection of a vintage motoring mu seum incorporating an indoor vehicle display area and a vint­ age era service station. Our Branch is well known for its friendliness and hospitality, and for a consistently good stan­ dard of vehicle restorations. Un­ fortunately Marlborough roads do not lend themselves to rally­ ing as they are inclined to go for miles up country valleys with no exits, which makes it hard to go in any direction without having to come back over the same road. In spite of this Marlborough ha s over the years hosted several South Island and National events and part of the 1972 Inter­ national Rally with success. A scene at Brayshaw Park, Blenheim over Rally weekend.

PAGE FOURTEEN who was one of the original 16 present in the Pigeon Club Rooms 21 years ago. The Model T that Trevor drove in the rally was entered by Ted Lucas who was also one of the original 16, and the Model T was one of the first vehicles restored in the Marlborough Branch. Pri ze list-Veteran: T. May, Marlborough, 1914 Ford T: Vintage: R. Copelang, 1925 Rugby: P.V.V.: M. Combes, 1933 Wolseley,Canterbury; P.W.v.: P. Clay, Nelson, Ford Prefect; Veteran Concours: R. Scott, Two Marlborough Branch twin T's out on their first rally. Banks Peninsula, 1913 Metal­ lurqique; Vintage Concours: D. Racecourse for lunch. Many looking rather apprehensively at Bothwell, Nelson. 1927 Austin the whole set up . "Don't worry entrants who managed to main­ 12/4 Tourer: P.W.V. Concours: ladies," hollered Dave, "we al­ tain a clean score sheet over the G. & J. Pepper, Canterbury. ways washed the pots aft er cook­ easy roads had their averages ing the pakehas." knocked to pieces fairly smartly 1952 Austin Healy; Motorcycle The three day safari to Nelson in the afternoon when they tried Concours: L. Hubbard, Christ­ over anniversary weekend has their hands at skipper Mac­ church, 1930 Triumph motor­ now faded into history, but the Donald's events course. cycle; Hard Luck: R. Gardiner, Auckland , 19[6 Triumph motor­ memories and tales of this The pre sentation dinner and cycle . former annual occasion linger on . dance went off with the spirit Did Jack Soar scorn the use of a and gaiety and friendliness Footnote: tow rope and really recondition typical of all such V.c.c. cele­ All rally entrants will be the lower end of his Model T on brations. top of the Wh ang amoa hill? Did pleased to know that the incident Trevor May really motor all the The pri ze winners were at the hotel noggin and natter way home with a hotel waitress's evenly scattered throughout the which cast a small shadow over garter for a fan belt? branches, but perhaps it was the celebrations, has now been fitting that the veteran class was resolved, and no member of the The successes and good times won by a member of the Marl­ V.c.c. of N .Z. was involved in of the last 21 years were cele­ borough Branch, Trevor May , any way whatsoever. brated with a rally held over the weekend of November 9th-11th. The passing of 21 years can now be written into the Branch re­ cords as another success. BEADED WHEELS In view of the petrol situation BACK ISSUES - SPECIAL OFFER and its problems, it wa s felt an entry of about 100 would be Copies of every issue (except No's 80 and 83) back to good going, the final figure August 1969 are avai lable and a few of some earl ier therefore of 157 entrants was issues. flattering indeed. Gary Turner, John Bell, Dave Martin, Arthur Baker and the rest of the Our choice - 50 cents a copy or 6 fOl' $2.75 organising team had the weekend Specified numbers - teed up nicely . The shortened routes kept the 60 cents a copy or 6 for $3.25 entrants moving on mainly flat Postage paid. roads, except for a short burst over the Redwood Pass for Send payment with order to Beaded Wheels, those on the long route through P.O.Box 13140, typical Marlborough pastoral Christchurch. country ending up at Waterlea PAGE FIFTEEN Auckland Branch 25 Years - - Auck landers were surprised to team s were present for the re­ her faithful driver, Bill Payne, find in the last Beaded Wheels enactment. Jirn and Nan Francis Doug Wood brought the ex Sea­ that we were not the only ones were there with their little 1910 brook Austin 12 up from celebrating a Silver Jubilee and Deluge , a much tidier car than Tauranga for the occasion. Merv that Otago and Southland it was on the inaugural run and Hardy was there too, now an Branches were doing similar octogenarian and still wrecking things to mark the pa ssing of the by Barry Robert cars in his small yard in Avon­ first quarter of a century. dale . He has a remarkable For us the occasion was Roy Tomlin made a rare appear­ memory of cars and people in marked bv a re-enactment of the ance in Iiis 1920 Austin '20. the business during the vintage Club's original run from Corn­ The late Miss More's 1929 era . Thanks to Merv the ex Gill wall Park in the city to Redwood Standard was there, thanks to Talbot (known as the Weta in Park in the Western Suburbs. It was held on the 24th November - the date that the Auckland Veteran and Vintage Car Club Inc was formed in 1954 and took the same format with a non­ competitive run and instructions designed to get you there not lose you! Several members had gone to some trouble to contact founder members and others we had not seen for a long time so that the assembly area at Cornwall Park was the scene of many reunions. Our photographer was able to gather together six past Presi­ dents and Chairmen-our leader was a President before we be­ came a branch of the V.C.C. of N.Z.-and we were pleased to Lile Member and Co-Iounder 01 the Auckland V.C.C. Dick Messenger driving his 1920 Vauxhall D type Tourer. have our founder President, the late Horace Robinson repre­ sented by his daughter, Mrs Barbara Goodman, Mayoress of Auckland City. Mrs Goodman was delighted to be included in the celebrations by riding in her father's old 1925 20/60 Sunbeam now beautifully maintained by Frank Benson. Our founder Secretary, Chet Parker was there along with Dick Messenger and his 1920 D type Vauxhall. Dick and the Vauxhall have a long association that is worthy of a story on its own but suffice to say that the two have been together since the Vauxhall was new and they were there on the club's first run twenty-five years ago. Only two other. same car, same owner, The Founder-President's 1925 Sunbeam now owned by Frank Benson. PAGE SIXTEEN guests such as Earl Gill , Ron Jacob, Ross Oldfield , Paul Jones and others who enjoyed going through old photos and scrap books while drinks were served on the lawn.

Have "Beaded Wheels" posted regularly to a friend, only $5.40 for 6 issues (includes postage). Your mes­ sage included with first issue. Write to Past Chairmen of Auckland Branch, from left: Jim Lewis, Bernie McGinn, Subscription Dept. Norm Dewhurst, Ray Cope, Harold Denton and Wilbur Brown P.O. Box 13140, present office holder. Christchurch. the '65 Haast Rally) was saved Country C lub and caters for along with a strange little car golfers and their families and it 190b ADAMS called the Twombly now in Gil­ was quite a privilege for us to trap's Queensland museum. be given the use of their grounds Redwood Park once a popular and clubrooms for afternoon tea. picnic spot open to the public The run attracted 85 cars and we and situated near the end of the recorded that 16 of the owners North Suburban train line has had been in the club for more changed a lot in the 25 years than 20 years . Added to these period. It 's now a private old ies we had distinguished VINTAGE TYRES "Special" - Save $9.00 670 x 15 Tubeless Seconds - Normal Price $53.00 Special price $44.00.

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PAGE SEVENTEEN The Club's Old Vehicles

T he first of man y vehicles I co me by. and ther e was lot s of times (when it is very cold ) a have lined up to look at for ru st : the car was sa d but never ­ seda n of simila r model wo uld " Beaded Wh eels" is a 1930 theless complete. make a nice stable -ma te. C hrys ler " 77" Road ster owned Since res toratio n there have I took the ca r out for a road by Mr Bruce Poole of Wai­ test and was most impressed . pukurau . This particul ar ca r wa s by Rod McKenzie The owne r's co mme nt th at it picked up in a fairl y so rry sta te handles and beh aves like a P.V. in Januar y 1965 near Pon garo a been no real pro blems with the is qu ite acc ura te. The sea t is in southern H awkes Bay, and 4-} car and it is th oroughl y enjoyed fixed with a n unusual spring ing yea rs of work was put int o its and used as ofte n as possib le. At set-up and is quite comfortabl e very detailed rest or ati on . This vehicle was orgina lly owned by an unknown person in Wellin gton. and the own er s after 1936 were many and vari ed (soldiers going over sea s perhaps) in the Wellington area until 1948 when a Mr s Pearl Gand i from Pon gar oa bought it. The car was first retrieved by Mr D ick Bassett and subsequently so ld to Mr Lach lan Scott , who in turn sold it to the present ow ner for £65. Restor ati on was begun im­ med iat ely after the 1965 Int er­ na tional Rall y a nd one. month pr ior to th e 1970 Au str al ian Int ernational Rall y was whee led from its 20 ft x lOft shed. The Chrys ler " 77" Road ster is a rare ca r in N ew Zealand and this is beli eved to be one of six which ca me int o thi s country in 1929 and 1930. F ive still survive. the sixth having been wrecked in the Wanganui area, and parts fr om this wre ck were used on Mr Poole 's car. The car has been seen on the Int ernational Vintage Ca r Rally in Australia in 1970, as well as seve ra l N ational N.Z. events. and numerous Taranaki, Man awatu and Hawkes Bay rallie s. Wh y own thi s ca r? Bru ce sa w Reg Kilby's identical road stcr on rallies. decided th is was the ca r to ow n. and endeavoured to find one. not kn owing how rar e a veh icle it was. The restor ati on of the car took 41 yea rs. the last twelve months being fai rly sol id. T he biggest pr oblems were findin g a nd fittin g bear ings. Wh eels were hard to Typically American large! P AGE EI G HTE EN to travel in. The pedals are easi ly reached with the lever s coming to hand qu ite read ily. The instruments, which are easy to read include fuel, oil , tem­ perature. speedometer and trip­ meter. I felt the car was a joy to dri ve and was reluctant to give it back. When motoring the no ises you hear are the vintage exh aust. the hum of the tyres , and the wind in yo ur hair; and very little else. For comfort , I thought it felt very modern fo r 1930 and the feel of the ca r whe n driving is also quite mo dern -indee d Mrs P oole often 1930 Chrysler "77" Roadster. drive s the car on rallies. With the fas t-operating fo ur-speed gearbox I felt the car had both plenty of spee d and power with its co mpara tive ly light road ster body. T o summa rise, thi s car is a well res tored and m aintained vehicle. It is a large American roadste r. but is still easily han dled. In fact it's the sort of car that you feel yo u could drive all day quite comfortably an d happily. but wear a hat-I got a wind-burned scalp. Some facts and figures: Mak e: 1930 Chrysler. Model: 77. Body Style: Road ster. ~ (Co ntinued next page) The open " Dicky" seat.

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Any readers' comments on th is photo will be published. We believe it was taken in Gisborne. PAGE TWENTY The George Roberts Scrapbook

George E. R oberts was born bike on to Te Pohue, provided I Go Overseas in 1888 of pion eering stock , who I dismantled the machine, lashed So on after I decided to mak e came to Auckla nd in the 1850s, the wheels a nd fra me on the a chan ge . I was keen to see his fa ther being a cabinetmaker ro of of the coach and I co uld sit England a nd the U .S.A. and th at who later started a cricket bat up in fro nt with the driver with year I could see the coronation factory in Auckland. G eorge th e engine between my feet. o f Kin g G eorge V a nd attend sta rted his first job at th e age The next da y was fine and I the Derby and also see the Isle of of 16 an d af ter seven yea rs in a had a beautiful coach rid e over Man T.T. race s. I drew my clerical jo b in Auckland, pa cked T aurangakuma then do wn to the sa vings from the bank a nd his bags in 1911 and left for Mohaka bridge with th e horses booked a pa ssage for two En gland a nd then America stra ining up Titiokura a nd on months hence. On returning to where he received f ull training to Te Pohue fro m where there the office I wrote out my re sig­ in ca r man ufacturing of the da y. was a reason able gra vel road to nati on and gave it to the Board Returning to Ne w Zealand in Napier. secretary who then sta ted he 1913 he became a sta r sale sman would take up the su bject of my for a couple o f years, but later by G. H. L10yd salary with the Board a nd felt buried him sel f fo r seve n years sure some improvement would At T e Pohue there wa s a in the back blocks aro und Rua­ be forthcoming. He was verv change of horses a nd while the tori a on the east coast of the surprised when r produced my other passengers had lunch, I N orth Island. He returned to steamer tick et and said my plans go t bu sy assembling the engine U.S.A. in 1921 to establish him­ were made. This ch ange for and controls back into th e fr ame self as the used ca r tr ad er in overseas was the best th ing I and left an hour a fter the co ach. Ca dillacs for the N ew Zealand ever did . servic e ca r ope ra tors. George is On the long downhill grad es I In England I sa w the Derby still living in the U.S.A. and th e made good time and pa ssed the run, was close to the King and last we heard wa s hail and coach before it reached Napier, Queen on o ne occasion a nd also hearty. From here he tells his getting a rousin g cheer from the visited th e Br ooklands track ow n story. passengers as I chugged by. severa l times once having a trial Auckland to Wellington 1907 I ex per ienced good weather and no trouble from here on a nd run round the circuit in a N apier In January 1907 I decided to racing car. tr y to ride my mot orbike from later returned from Wellington Viewing the Isle of Man Auckland to Wellington a nd re­ via Palmerston N orth to Taihape Tourist Trophy race s was the turn . The go ing was fa irly good, where the road practicall y ended highl ight of the U .K. trip. With ap art from bogging down in the so I put the bike on the train to 7 circuits of a 22 mile course hea vy pumice sand between Te Kuiti and from there had a Rot orua a nd Taupo. I set out good ride home to Auckland. over tortuous roads with sha rp corners man y hump backed one day for T ar awera planning In 1911 , after eight years of to have lunch at a place marked study , I qualified as a registered bridges meant the rider took a R an gataike on the map bu t on accountant, but the regi stration flying leap off a bridge a nd had arrival Rangitaike proved to be had been taken aw ay from the hardly landed bef ore he took a onl y a fork in the road with a N ew Ze aland Ac countants' As­ sharp turn right. The speed trials signpost pointing on to T ar a­ sociation in 1910 and certifica tes foll owed next day on a long curving beach. wer a . Rain set in and I a rrived were now being issued to book­ 01( to America at Tarawera very wet and keepers with little knowledge of hungry. This was only the the subject, particularly corpor­ In August 1911 I received a seco nd time that the locals had ate accountancy. M y full qu ali ­ ca ble sa ying my father had so ld ever seen a mot orcycle a nd with fications ca rried little weight a na ?is cricket bat factory a nd gone incessant rain for two more the futur e looked ble ak in thi s into partnership with Reimers days, the cla y road wa s quite field. Robert s and Roche as motor car impassable. In February 1911 the Dilworth importers. They had the Over­ On the evening o f the second Trust Board where I was em­ land agency and were see king the day, tbe weekly horse coach ployed had their annual meet ing Chalrners franchise and I was to from Taupo to N apier arrived when sa la ries wer e reviewed a nd go to the Ch almer s plant in for the overn ight stop and the I was quite dissatisfied with my Detroit as a dealer tr ainee. driver finally agreed to carry the meagre rise. At the Chalrners plant I was PAGE TWENTY-ONE Indianapolis 500 on May 31. 1915, and the "Motor Age" re­ ported " For the first time in his career on these Hoosier bricks, Burman managed to complete the entire 500 miles without pounding his car to pieces or wrecking his mount by dare­ devil driving." Later the same year he died from injuries at a course at Corona, California. Whilst with the Cole Motor Coy. group I went to the New York Motor Show in January 1913 and on to the Chicago Show. While waiting for a ship for New Zealand I spent four The very popular 1930 Cadillac Model 353, one of the last of this type days in San Francisco and fell exported by George Roberts to New Zealand. Owner J. McLachlan. under the spell of this beautiful city. trained in engine, transmission, cheaper car to replace the Over­ Back to New Zealand electrical, ignition, fuel adjust­ land and I sent out details of By March 1913 I was back ment and road testing, with several makes. in New Zealand with our occasional sales promotion meet­ The firm chose the Cutting Chalmers agency as their demon­ ings. Every chassis was road car , a 4 cylinder 5 passenger strator and field representative tested before the body was fitted. priced at $1,185. I took a week establishing dealerships through­ Sitting on a temporary seat, we off from Chalmers to go down out the territory. travelled 15 miles to a checking to the Cutting plant at Jackson, My duties also covered new station where bearings were Michigan and arranged for 12 car service complaints, many of checked for adjustment and cars to be shipped to our firm them trivial. On one occasion I heating and minor adjustments in Auckland. made a 300 mile trip to Gisborne made to carburettor and ignition. where the differential was leak­ Then back to the factory at a After my regular course at ing oil over both rear wheels . I fast pace when brakes and steer­ Chalmers, I moved to the Cole discovered that the diff plate had ing were further checked. Motor Coy at Indianapolis where I worked for two months been removed and replaced up­ The Hudson factory was op­ during which time I tested the side down , the breather then posite Chalmers and Hudson, Cole raceabout on the Indiana­ being It inches above the axle Losier, Herreschoff and Everitt­ polis circuit. All Cole raceabouts instead of It inches below, thus Metzger-Everitt (EMF) all used were tested this way and a causing the differential to have similar test areas nearby, so we certificate issued with each car oil 3 inches too high. met many drivers and had some to prove it had achieved 80 Out in the Sticks keen rivalry. All of us said that m.p.h . The first lndianapolis 500 In September 1914, the Wai­ EMF stood for Every Morning had been held only a year before, piro Trading Coy. at Waipiro Fixit, strongly denied by the the winning speed averaging Bay on the North Island East EMF boys. (Trade marks had a 74.59 m .p.h. so 80 m.p.h. was Coast agreed to purchase four short life in those days, Lozier, pretty fast ! Cole were keen to new Chalrners on condition that Herreshoff and EMF all having compete against Mercer, who 1 go down there for twelve gone by 1916). like themselves had started in months. set up a garage, and Chalmers worked a 58 hour business only two years before. train their coach drivers in the week, 6 a.m, to 5 p.m. with half During my stay in Indianapolis operation of motor vehicles. an hour for breakfast and lunch. I shared a room with "wild" Bob Little did I know when I left for On Saturdays work finished at 3 Burman, one of the greatest of Waipiro Bay that I would be p.m. During training I received the early race drivers and I had burying myself for seven years $15 per week in wages . many interesting talks with him . on the wild East Coast. Chalmers made two sizes of For several years he had been This is still isolated country touring car, a Model 30 selling in charge of the Buick racing but 60 years ago the road North for $1,500 and Model 36 at team and his name occurs con­ of Gisborne to Te Puia was $1,800. Our New Zealand com­ stantly in early racing records. useable all year round but pany advised me they wanted a Later he drove a Peugeot in the beyond to Tikitiki a few patches PAGE TWENTY-TWO were gravelled but mu ch was impassable to mot or traffic in winte r mon ths. From Ti kitiki to Te Araroa was a dirt track and fro m there to Opotiki was only a pack-horse trail. Any goods North of Tokomaru Ba y had to go by coastal steame r. a lighter landing its ca rgo into horse wagon s in the su rf. Besides trarru ng the coach drivers to handle mot or vehicles [ ra n the workshop and drove "s pec ials". I was also exami ning officer fo r dr iving licen ces a nd tec hnical expert in motor co ur t cases. Ot her d ut ies included re­ pai ring the P & T telepho nes and also installing motion picture equipment in the village halls. In winter when so me of the ca r rout es were tak en over by ho rse coach. r tra velled a 180 mile circ uit o n horse ba ck servicing the Lister shearing machin es used excl usively on the Coast. At the end of my one yea r co ntract [ planned to return to Auckland but my good friend. Apirama Ngata . persuaded me " tha t the Coast needed me". He talked of the shearing machines, the new electric power plant he had ordered from E ngla nd to install at Tikitiki and offered to build me a two ca r ga rage at Tikitiki rent free a nd even pro­ vide fina nce if I needed it. H e also supervised man y of the sheep statio ns in the area, so my accounts wo uld be paid promptl y. He was a tru e frie nd who became an M .P . a nd re­ ceive d a kni ghthood 111 lat er yea rs . This all persua ded me to m ove to T ik iti ki where I sta rted with one C ha lrners ca r an d added a second C ha lme rs in 1916. By 1920 m y se rvice fleet co nsisted of two Ca dillacs and a h igh clea rance Hupmobile which proved very useful when the river crossings were deeper tha n usual. My cars were also used for amb ulance wo rk, with the auxiliary seats folded down, three benzine cases levelled wit h North Shore Branch Chelsea Walsh H;lIclimb in November. Top: lan Hallell on his 1930 500 cc Sunbeam. Centre: John Vallings the rea r sea t and with a mattress 1924/27 3/4112 litre Benlley. Bollom, Don White 1908 Sizaire-Naudin, on top made a comfortable bed . Photos by J. R. King. P AGE TWENTY-THREE •

I ran a regular service to Gis­ business?" "Two years, very and if the engine stalled, could borne twice a week, and twice a good company." not be started with this back week to Tokornaru Bay to meet "How many years Wilkinson pressure. so each driver carried the passenger steamer Arahura. been in business'!" "I don't a speed wrench so they could Then in 1918 Wilkinsons Motor know." slacken off the exhaust manifolds Services took over the run from "I do . Eight maybe ten years, back them off half an inch and Gisborne to Tokornaru and I long time." start up, tightening up on reach­ carried their passengers on over "How long Roberts been in ing the far bank. my route. business?" "Five or six years." In early 1920 an influenza In 1919 an opposition com­ "You say you charge six epidemic swept New Zealand pany started running with a 12 dollars less than Roberts to go and early March I came down cylinder Packard on the route to Gisborne? People long time with it. My doctor ordered me to from Gisborne to Tikitiki under­ in business use Cadillac, you try to drive to Gisborne 100 cutting Wilkinsori's and my rates. new people say Packard better. miles away and go straight to Their half caste driver ap­ Maybe old time people know hospital. r made Gisborne all proached Paratine Ngata, the better. Look when I travel on right and met Peter McMahon leading chief and asked him why ship I go first class, not steerage. on my way to hospital. Peter he did not patronise the cheaper I think you have the 'steerage told me that Collett Motors, the service and save money. His car'." Cadillac agents, had just received reply was:- "Steerage" became the stand­ a new 7 passenger touring car "What kind of car you have?" ing joke up the Coast and when and I might like a little detour "Packard, the very best." anyone travelled in the 12 cylin­ to have a look at it. In spite of " What kind of car Wilkinson der Packard, his friends shouted, my flu I was thrilled with it, a use?" "Cadiliac, not as good as "By corry Hori, you travel in Model 57B late 1919, price Packard". the steerage car" so competition £1,775. I drove it round a few "What kind of car Roberts soon finished. blocks and then woozy but still use?" "Cadillac too ." Crossing rivers, the Cadillac able to bargain, made a deal at "How long your coy. been in mufflers were often submerged £1,675, £1,000 down and £225

A Cad iliac outing believed to be sornes of these cars were purchased by Geol No registration plates seem to be visib . ~.- f ' . - ~ • ~ REAL ESTAT uo

A 1929 Cadillac VB Service Car, one of the vehicles purchased by George Roberts in the U.S.A. and exported to N.Z. It was used as a Service Car by Newman Bras and it is seen here taking part in their Centennial Parade in Nelson in June last year . It is now owned by Alan Storer of Christchurch and will be seen at Rotorua during the 21st International.

re near Auckland about 1914. No doubt some Roberts in the U.S.A. and exported to N.Z. Any readers comments on the photo will be )lished. each month for the next thr ee Californ ia would be even better. the New Zealand Cha mpio nship months free of interest. I made My two older Cadillacs were Cup with it in Ja nuary 1923. I an agreement that if I died of sold and my nearly new Cadillac then went round man y of myoid the flu in hospital my equity went to my famil y in Auc kland acquainta nces in the service car would revert to my father. J was and I caug ht the ship for San business thr oughout New Zea­ then whisked off to hospit al Fra ncisco. With a warm trip I land an d arra nged with severa l where J stayed for seve n days. was thoroughly rested and back to act as their buyer of car s 1 was lucky as several of my to normal by the time I reached and equipment in San F rancisco . friends who contracted the flu my journey's end. My Gisborne motor salesma n. that week failed to recover. A Start in the Used Car Business Peter McMahon who was by T ha t car purchase came at the On my previous visit to the then established in Wellin gton right time with the Prince of USA. in 1913 I took a sub­ (later McMahon Motor Supplies) Wales visit due and with the scription for the Sunday editi on shared my enthusiasm for im­ Maori troops returning from of the "Sa n Franc isco Examiner". portin g used cars a nd we worked Worl d War 1, my car was in Often pouring over the used car togeth er in this field until the continuo us demand and returned prices I had felt there was scope outbreak of World War II in my full pa yment in 3 months for these used car s on the New 1939. With Peter running the with hir e char ges. In the winter Zealand market. H ere was my Ne w Zeal and selling ope ra tio ns J sent the car through to Auck­ chance to try the mark et and so and my bu ying in Ca liforn ia, we land and after it had been on this 1921 trip I purchased one had a very satisfac tory set up . polished up my sister took it Cadillac Model 57B (1918-19) In 1923 Harry Crawfor d. a sho pping. On coming out of a and shipped it to New Zealand , surplus machinery dealer was in big dep artment store, the crowd the results proving well worth­ a Cadiliac showroom in San was so thick she thought she while. Fra ncisco buying a new Ca dillac may have to call the polic e to I decided to return to New and I was called in to purchase gai n possession. It was cert ainly Zealand and realise on my assets his 1919 Ca dillac trade-in. Learn­ a beautiful car. and make my future home in ing I was in the export business, Departure from the Coast Californ ia.My last Ca dillac Crawford sho wed me an auctio n All during the war, the British fro m the Coast was sold to a n ca talogue of surplus U.S. army Govern ment had been stockpiling Auckland bu yer who capture d materi al. The onl y item of in- woo l for uniforms, blankets etc. Th e pr ice had been pegged at about 15 cents a pound, the gro wer receiv ing 5 cents on de­ livery at co astal port, 5 cents New Zealand more when their wool was Mail & Phone agents Orders & Inquiries: loaded upon London bound OBSOLETE AMERICAN 111 Comleroy Rd, freighter and the balance of nett PARTS LTD Kurrajong proceeds when it arrived in Eng­ 79 Rockfield Road, 2758 NSW land . On April 1st 192\1 , the Penrose, Auckland, P.O. Box 5, British G overnment decided this N.Z. Kurrajong was surplus to requirements and Ph. GA5 732124 dumped four million bales on Most parts sh ipped same N.S.W. the mar ket. day and in many cases Australia Wool dropped imm ediat ely to a re tax free . 8 cents a pound. New Zealand Large new range of headl ights, tail lights, side lights, instruments, gro wers had already received an books, door handle s and accessories just into stock. If you require adva nce of 10 cents a pound and a part icular hard to find part try us for most 1910 to 59 models. had spent the money and there You may just be surprised with what we have in stock or can were numerous foreclosures on locate within a short period of time the coa st. My clients had no PARTS ALSO BOUGHT - NEW AND USED - TRY US money for travel, shearin g DON'T FORGET machine s or movies and I could not see any improvement for We also carry a large range of new suspension, motor, steeri ng, electrical, drive train, body and trim parts , e.g.: some years . I was so worr ied Points, Roto rs, Dis!. Caps, Cond en ser s, Wa te r Pump Kits, Fuel Pum p Kits, that I lost sleep and weight and Pedal Rubbers, Head Gaske ts, Gasket sets, Pisforts, Ring Sets, Va lves, Engin e my do ctor recommended a month Mou nts, Tie Rod End s, King Pin Sets, Shackle Kits, Independent suspension Kits , Ball Joints, Un iver sal Joints, Gearbox Ge ars, Crow n &Pinio n Sets', Axles, or mor e of complete rest and Sea ls, Bearing s (bo th types), Brake P'ar ts, Rubber Pa rts e tc. 1910 to 59 cha nge and suggested Queens­ Eng lish and Ame rican Makes. land , but agreed a sea trip to P AGE TWENTY-SIX terest to me was several parcels and fou nd tha t the car was "The Wh ite Squ adron" to barn­ (each of ten) of aeroplane owned by two mechanics and stor m and clean up the United engines, Curtiss-Wright 8 cylinde r made a deal which was approved States rac ing circuit.They wer e type OX-5 (as used in World bv the lawyer. I had it three identical racing cars de­ War I Jennies) brand new, thoroughly checked over and signed by Harry C. Stutz, and original cos t $1,850. Cra wford towed out of town as its short built purely for comp et ition . sa id these would brin g about $75 4! inch exhaust would wake the Th ey were never available to the each and I asked him to buy me dead . 1 was well pleased with pub lic and bore no resemblanc e a parcel of ten at around that its performance and had it to the later famous " Bear Ca t" . price. Included in the parcel was boxed and sen t to Auckland for Their factor y iden tificat ion num­ a large case of spa re parts. I the 1924 race. On the day of the bers were + 3, + 5, +7. imme diately shipped five engines big race Cra ig, who was in­ plus the box of parts to my clined to show off, was careless Specificat ions were as follows: , broth er, AlIan, in Auckland. At on the warm up spin running Engine Wisconsin four cyl, cast that time the Auckland Show onto protuding rocks which en bloc, 3.8 in. bore and 6.5 was on and the local flying dam aged the crank case and put stroke. Cra nkshaft mounted on schoo l had severa l of the same him out of the race for the day. three big ball races with un­ usuall y grea t offset of about type of engines, well used, sell­ Later that year Cra ig died and in. to the centre line of ing for £200 each as engines for the car came into the hands of + cylinders, overhea d camshaft, 16 farm power. Now my account to the Wilson famil y, owners of valves, twin Bosch rnags., double Allan was $137.50 (£40) which "Ne w Zealand Her ald " and Bob spark plugs and single Stromberg included commission and railage Wilson drove it to victory in carburettor. Pow er, I rec all was and the Cu stoms could not be­ 1925-6·7, to gain permanent 142 b.h.p. at 2,400 r.p .m., max, lieve that new engin es cost £40 possession of the Cup. while used engines sold for £200 r.p .m. 2,800. Wheelbase 103 ins. It is worthy of note that in Tyres 32 x 4 front, 33 x 4!- rear. and AlIan was on the mat for the first eight yea rs that races false invoicing until I sent all Transmission 3 speed, open ex­ were conducted at Muriwai, I haust outside on left 4 -~· in. dia­ the dat a proving the cost was was instrumental in furnishing correct. meter. T hree rear axle ratios four of the winners. (readily inter changeable were with Purchase of the Stutz 7 + 1923 Cadi llac, 1925 Stu tz, 1926 each car for top speeds of 100, After World War I beach Stutz, 1927 Stutz. 110, and 120 m.p.h. for mountain racing becam e the popular sport The histor y of this fa mous roads, level roads and track in Auckland and star ted with work . Weight 2,340 lbs. "souped up " standa rd cars driven Stut z will interest readers. by ambitious mechanics. In 1915, the Stutz Motor Coy., All thr ee cars started in the In 1921 the Championship was Indianap olis, for advertising pur­ 1915 Indian apol is 500 finishing won by a Hudson driven by poses, built three cars, kn own as 3rd, 4th, and 7th , a terrific per- Ge orge Smith. In 1922 the winner was Selwyn Cr aig, driving a 12 cylinder Packard. In 1923, Smith's sponsor was anxious to win again and bought my 1919 "flu " Cad iliac for the purpose, rem oving the body, raising the diff ratio and took th e Cup away fr om Craig's Pack ard which overhea ted at sustain ed high speed. This upset Selwyn Craig, the son of one of Auckland's wealthiest famil ies and he cabl ed me to buy him something special, which would guara ntee him to win back the Cup. I was having little luck when I got a tip that there was so mething special under a sheet in a local garage. I was delighted to find Stutz + 7 Canterbury Branch Commercial Run seen outside N.Z. Railways D Shed . held in " dead storage" with a Some of these vehicles no doubt were regular callers at the shed during legal lien. I contacted the lawyer their working life. Photo by Spence Barnard.

P AGET WENTY-SE VEN forrnance in a field of 28 starters, months later. So you can see and was restorin g it. Roycroft's where to finish in the first ten why I was so exci ted when I father had been a friend of mine took a very good car. +5 aver­ found it under a sheet in the in the ea rly 1920s and also at aged 87.6 m.p.h. for the 500 garage. one time worked for my father, miles. This car went on later in Aft er winning the New Zea­ so when Roycroft wrote me for the year to break all previous land Cup three times it was no all po ssible data and photos, I U.5. long distance speed record s longer eligible and passed out was glad to be a ble to con­ covering 350 m iles at an average of the Wilson's hand s, the engine tact Ind ian apolis, Detroit and speed of 102.6 m.p.h.-one of being removed for farm work, Chicago a nd send him consider­ the other Stutz finishing seco nd while the rest of the car rested a ble dat a and pictures to help at 102.19 m.p.h. in a farm shed. him in his restoration . I hope he With the pa ssage of years +7 Years later , the " New Zealand has completed his rebuild, as this eventually saw action in Ca li­ Wee kly News " in September will be a mighty car for the fornia, the last time racing at 1969, sta ted I had originally vintage movement. Co ta ti in Octob er 1922. I was at shipped this Stutz +7 to New (Refer also " Bea ded Wheels" Cotati th at day , ha ving no idea Zealand and R. J . Roycroft had No. 91 DerlJan 1975. 511117. that I would purchase it some located the engine and ch assis wouldn' t SlOP winninu .e-Fditorv Tiger Moths • New Zealand

In A ug l Sept 1979 issue of the aircraft wasn 't always carried North Island I believe, who was " Bea ded W hee ls" we reviewed a out according to the boo k. T he a champion at swinging G ipsy book called the " T iger M oth first fuselage to be produced Major s. He just sto od in front St ory" which created ({ 101 of from New Zealand made jigs was of them an d pulled them int erest amongst our read ers. lined up by a hefty K iwi (later through. He was also the only Spence r Barnard of the Edito rial to be killed in a D.H .86 in Aus­ chap I saw pull over a Gipsy Six Com mittee wo rke d on Tiger trali a) who jumped on one in this mann er , unlike a certain Moth assembly in New Ze aland corner while thr ee other chaps engineer who worked later for during the early wa r years an d would put their weight on the N.A.C. and Air N.Z. who tried his notes with some official photo­ opposite corner. It was one sure to start a Do minie by swinging graphs released at tlie lime will it back ward s. He wondered why no doubt be of f urthe r int erest. by Spencer Barnard it would not start. until some­ - Editor. one gave him a spell, and turned it t~e right way! T he D .H . Tiger Moth was the way of getting the right toler­ basic trainer air craft used by the ance in the alignment of the The Tiger Moth is a n interest­ R.N .Z.A.F. during the war and front an d back fuselage. We ing air craft, not the least being mo st of the pilots who went carried out this rather unortho­ in threads used . There was a lot overseas first took to the air in dox " heavy weight" treatment of metric in the Gipsy engine, in one of these now fam ous air ­ when the inspectors were having the air frame there was only one thei r break s! craf t. thread of B.S. Whitworth, this An industry was established by We had our usu al complement would be the nut on the axles, De Havilland assembling Tig er of "cha racters" . One that comes nearly ever ything else was either Moth s in what were once the to mind was a senior inspector B.S.F. in sizes of }" or a bove or exhibitio n buildings at Ron gotai with a hand full of English B.A. below 'V. Air port. Wellington . T hese bu ild­ ground-engineers licences. He On pag es 117 and 118 of ings now form part of the Wel­ swung a Tiger out on the apron, "Tige r Moth Story" th ere is an lington Airport Te rminal and our the chocks were there all right , acco unt of a n accident which pho tograp hs cover some of the but the thr ottle was too fa r open sounds to have a similar cause histor y of the ir previous use. a nd old Fred had to jump back to line at Harewocd during this Tiger Moths wer e shipped smartly to avoid being chopped peri od. A R.N .Z.A.F. Sergeant from England, severa l sets of up as the T iger came over. I Rigger told his L.A. C. to run fuselage in one case. engines in used to have a coathanger made more thread on to a tie ro d an other and wings in another. from one of the bits of the prop. fo und on inspect ion to be a little The prop ellors were bolted to Then there was the tough guy slack. Un known to the Sergeant the lids, great care was necessar y nickn amed Red, a member of that particular plane was one of when unpacking. Assembly of the V.c.c. somewhere in the a batch of twenty sent into ser- PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT General view 01 the De Havilland building.

Some of the earliest Tiger Moths to arrive in New Zea land. They were originally given R.A.F. reg istration as shown but were shipped to N.Z. before being flown . Photo The " Dominion" . PAGE TWENTY-NINE a nd the instructor a nd pupil came down by parachute. I never did find out whether or not the crew from the Harewood crash survived. I trust the se meanderings into Tiger Moths in New Zealand will prove of interest. Though not vintage cars they certainly have a place in the history of vintage machinery in New Zen land.

(From page 32) reg ain their earlier and well de­ served reputation, and a fter some changes of ownership, they folded up. Half'ord, as is well known, went from strength to strength designwise, developing bigger and more complex engines, but I am sure that he should be best re­ membered as the person who re ally made it possible for "the man in the street" to get off the ground. The review actually agrees with yo ur corre ct statement that the Cirrus developed; from half an A ir Disco but we apologise for the typographical error which re­ ferred to the Gipsy as "invented" instead of "inverted" . Thank you for your letter­ Editor.

Price of "BEADED WHEELS" Eric Pearce (right) checks measurements on the wing, and the author on the left is checking landing wires. Photo "Evening Post". From this issue the price of "Beaded Wheels" will be 90 cents per copy retail and $5.40 for a yea r's subscription (6 issues) in­ cluding postage. This increase is vice with 5 / 16 B.S.F. tierods was wrong as the thread should caused by the greatly increased which was all duly noted in the not have been touched, the cor­ cost of imported paper as well as log books. rect procedure was to put a shim increases in printing costs. Postage The fitter ran an 8 nun die washer behind the nut. In the rates for registered publications over a B.S.F. thread and cut crash in the U.K . the plane also increased last October and will increase again in April. It is two more threads then put back climbed to 4.000 ft and started April 1979 since any alteration was the same nut as instructed. This aerobatics, the wings pulled off made in the retail price. PAGE THIRTY A general view of the factory with aircraft assembly in full swing. More about Tiger Moths

In the interesting review of the semblies (the Airdisco powered Havilland a free hand to build, "Tiger Moth Story" in the the production D.H. 51 shown at at the same time , a scaled down August-September issue. it was the top of the "family tree ", and de Havilland 5 I. to become the inferred that the Gipsy aircraft I believe there is still one air­ famous "Moth"; (de Havilland engine was a modification of the worthy). himself was a keen lepidopterist, Cirrus series. This was not so, hence the later Gipsy, Pass, and I would like to put the by Douglas Wood Hornet, Fox, Dragon and Leo­ record straight. The greatest con­ pard series). nection between the two engines At the time of the 1924 Light By 1927. with a world wide is that they were both designed Aeroplane Competitions in Eng­ boom in light aircraft, supplies of by Major F. B. HaIford, a land, Captain Geoffrey de Havil­ parts for building Cirruses were brilliant engineer, who was the land was certain that the success drying up, their prices were "H" in the W.W.r 200 h.p, B.H.P. of the aircraft would be ham­ rising, and de Havilland decided '. aero engine. This was built in pered by the limit of the I 100 C.c. he should have his own engines. conjunction with Beardrnore's engine called for by the Air Halford left Airdisco and joined and T. C. Pullinger. (onetime Ministry, so he did not enter into de Havilland and designed a new designer of Arrol-Johnson cars) the "Two Seater" event. Instead. 4 cylinder push rod o.h.v. air­ and was a most successful engine, he suggested to Halford that half cooled engine, like the Cirrus in eventually becoming the 230 h.p. an Airdisco VS would make a outline. but very different in Siddeley Puma. of which we had worthwhile 60-S0 h.p. engine, and detail. The latter, by its very several examples in New Zealand. this HaIford produced in nine origins. was a heavy unit-the In the early twenties Halford also weeks. The only major new com­ crankshaft for instance had been designed the Airdisco. aircooled ponent was the crankcase, and designed for eight cylinders: the 120 h.p. V8 using war surplus known as the "Cirrus" it became valve gear layout was antiquated 80 h.p . Renault cylinder as- an immediate success, allowing de and required constant adjust- PAGE THIRTY-ONE c.c. Gipsy went into production and was an immediate and last­ ing success, as we know. It wa s lighter and more powerful than the 4940 c.c. Cirrus, featuring some advanced ideas, such as V-alloy con-rods, K.E. 965 valves and alloy heads with 12 mm spark plugs - ideas which Hal­ ford , one-time Alvis exponent had incorporated and proved in his turbo-charged (later Roots blown) Halford Special racing car in 1924. The magnetos on the Gipsy were athward-ship and thus easy to service, the carb was a Zenith 48 RH with altitude control and a good warm air system. and the lubrication lay-out was excellent. although until the advent of the Gipsy Il and Ill. we still had to grease the valve rocker gear by hand every 10 hours flying time. As a small point, it rotated opposite to the Cirrus; it was made under licence by Wright Aeronautical in U.S.A.. and when supplies were available, a variety of other air­ craft makers worldwide used Gipsies. Nevertheless the Cirrus series continued in production. and were justifiably popular with operators. However, to keep pace with the Gipsy, it was the former which had to be "modified" to become the Cirrus Hermes of l 10 h.p, This was a horrible con­ traption, given to chronic over­ heating and the disagreeable habit of consuming its pistons. New Spencer Barnard, the author 01 our previous article working on a Tiger Zealanders. Piper and Kay were Moth in final stages of assembly. Photo "Dominion". not alone in having this problem in their 1930 Desoutter flight England to Australia-their air­ ment: the magnetos lay fore and h.p . a couple of racing low wing craft was reassembled at Mangere aft, and checking the contacts monoplanes - confusingly called after trans-Tasman shipment, and was awkward (in fact in some Tiger Moths - were built to be we modified the cowlings to try installations the rear mag , was used as flying test beds , sub­ to improve air cooling-I don't against the firewall) and the sequently winning air speed think we achieved much. barrel-throttled Claudel Hobson records and general acclaim. Just to round off these notes I carbo did not like icing condi­ One of these aircraft was later must record that Cirrus Aero tions. Halford saw to it that none destroyed in a tragic fatal crash Engines Ltd eventually produced of these objections could be at Mascot, N .S.W. when prac­ the Hermes Il, a really good levelled at his new design, which tising for a trans-Australia air engine, behind some of which I was called a "Gipsy" (neverthe­ race , being flown by David Smith, had many happy hours. However, less the valve clearance adjust­ heir apparent to the giant Aus­ "give a dog a bad name", as they ment on early engines had to be tralian Glass Company. say-Cirrus were not a ble to modified) and as it developed 130 De-rated to 80 h.p., the 5230 (Continued page 30) PAGE THIRTY-TWO We have no details of this car other than it came from Wanganui. Any readers' comments will be published. Photograph from Tesla Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library.

A Wanganui car probably owned by a Mr Nisbet. The body was built in Invercargill. Photo from the F. J. Denton Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. PAGE THIRTY-THREE The Centre Lock Wire Wheel Causes of damage and wear, and problems of renovation.

It was. I th ink. an Amer ica n ca p, locking ring, locknut, hub­ thread is in contact with th at of writer who described the MG TC cap. or even the "spinner". Le t the hub (Fig. 2). A slight clea r­ as "a coffin rid ing on four us take a closer look at this ance then exists betwee n the harps". wire wheels of 19 inch asse mbly referring to the central tapers at the bott om , and also diameter being then a somewha t portion of the whee l as the between the thread s at the top . unu sual sight in post-war U.S.A. " wheel centre", which is fitted to As the car moves for ward, a They are with us still, though the hub and fixed in place with different portion of the wheel the y have shru nk a good deal in a " locking cap ". The first thing rim takes the weight, and relative the past 20 yea rs, and man y to be appreciated is that the movem ent occurs between wheel enthusiasts den y the ver y name wheel centre doe s NOT come centre, lock ing cap and hub. The of spo rts car to an y vehicle that into contact with the brak e drum effect of this is to tighten the lack s the flashing spoke s and (Fi g. I); there is. in fact, a clear­ locking cap. and the locking twinkling hub caps of this curious ance of about tU when the wheel action continues until there is an achronism. So the harp-spec­ is fully home. It is the inner firm contact between the tapers ialist has also survived, th ough taper (F) of the wheel centre all round, when it ceases (Fig . 3). in dwindling numbers, and it is which comes into cont act with The clearances involved are, of still possible to have wire wheels the back taper (C) of the hub. course. minute, but the locking rep aired-in Britain, at least. action is, ne vertheless, completely possibl y because of childhood by F. Wilson-McComb positive and entirely auto matic. experience with bic ycles, the need There ar e people who deny the to maintain correct spoke tension Not ice, too. the taper (D) very ex istence of th is locking is fairl y widel y appreciated. Wh at which is formed on the outer action, and presum abl y attribute is equa lly widely misunderstood. surface of the wheel centre. This the left and right hand thread s however. is the all-impo rta nt bit engag es with yet another tapered to sheer cussedness on the part in the middle of the wheel. surface (G) for med on the inside of the manufacturer. They are, Since the Ru dge-Wh itworth of the locking cap . When the no doubt, the peopl e who bash pattern of locking hubs has been wheel is fitted to the hub and the their lockin g cap s with heavy in use for more than half a cen t­ locking cap screwed on, it is hammers (with wha t effect we ur y. this is a littl e odd. One there fore centralised and held sha ll shortly consider) and some­ possible explan at ion lies in the between the two pair s of tapers. time s refit dism antled hubs on fact th at it is apparently simple The ONLY other contact bet­ the wron g side of the car, even if to the point of crudity. and ween hub and wheel centre is they are ~o r r e ct ly mark ed in four therefore frequently abused provided by the splines. which different languages. throu gh failure to appreciate its ca rry the dri ving and braking Some reserv ations are, perhap s. finer point s. I confess my und er­ force s. The locking thread , on in order. The earliest instructions standing came onl y recently, after the hub and cap, is right handed that I have been able to trace reading a very lucid description on the left (near) side of the car, ad vise leaving the locking cap in THE AUTOCAR HAND­ and left handed on the right (off) finger-tight. and no more . A later BOOK of 1918. Another likel y side. recommendation is to hammer cause of misunderstanding is One of the endearing myster­ the locking cap tight, check quite simply, confused term­ ies of the wire wheel is that the for slackness after 20 miles, and inology. You will find the central spo kes are not-indeed. can tighten again if nec essary; and porti on of the wheel referred to never be-in compression ; the slackness at this stage. it is em­ loosely as the hub. the outer hub, weight of the stationa ry car is ph asised , is due to bedding down the inner hub. the wheel centre. suspended fr om those spokes of the assembly, or to dirt having or (in the trade) as the "s hell". which are uppermost in the got between the tapers when fit­ The component on which the wheel. When the wheel and lock­ ting the wheel. Some instruction wheel is mounted is likewi se ing cap are loosely fitted , there­ book s of the immediate pre-war called the hub, the inner hub, a nd fore. the upper portion of the peri od advise hammering the cap (by some stra nge reason ing) the outer tap er '0' is pulled firmly tight every two or three hundred outer hub. As for that han dsome into contact with that of the miles. I suspect that finger-tight piece of chromium-pla ted har d­ lockin g cap taper (G) an d the was perhaps tight enough in the ware on the end, it is the locking lower portion of the lock ing cap days when brakes acte d on the PAGET HIRTY-FOUR rear whee ls only, and not very : . effectively at that: wit h good brakes, it is actually possible to spin all fo ur locking ca ps clean off by braking very hard within a few yards of fitting the wheels. " Ha mmer them tigh t" means the application of a lead, copper or hide mallet and a litt le common sense, wit h the whee l jacked up - not a mu rderous attack wit h a blu nt instrument when the whe el is off the jack. The tape rs and splines must be kept scr up ulously clea n. As for checking the tight­ ness occasiona lly, this is obvious­ ly a good idea. Most pre-war instruc tion manu als advise put­ ting so me oil in the groove of the lockin g cap : opinions differ as to the advisability of oiling the back tap er on the hub, but in my ex perience this gets oily anyway if the splines are lubri­ ca ted . And lubricated the splines must be. for if they rust, the wheel can become quite literally imm ovable, which is awfully embarrassing when a puncture occurs. T he effec t of over-tightening? We have seen that the whee l is held in place bet ween two pairs of tapers, an d does not touch the brake-drum. Excessive tight­ ening of the locking ca p will therefore force the whee l cent re farther on to the back taper (C, Fig. I) of the hu b, expanding it and thus maki ng it, eve ntual ly, a sloppy fit o n the hub.T he outer taper (D) tend s to be compre ssed , and the lockin g ca p itself will ac tua lly ex pa nd to a sma lI extent: th is may ca use the lock­ FiS 2 Fig3 ing ca p to contact the outer spokes or " bo tto m out" on the hub (i.e. po int X con tacts po int FIG. 1: How the wheel ce nt re is held in pl ace on the hub. A­ Y), in eit her case preventing Locking thread on hub (left or right hand thr ead); B-Driving spli nes proper tightening. An inciden tal on hub; D-Outer taper on wheel cen tre; E-Driven splin es of whee l centre; C- Back taper on hub; F-Inner taper on wheel cala mity is that the inn er spokes ce ntre; G-Taper in groove of locking cap . \ tend to be slackened and the - outer ones over-tensioned , thus FIG. 2: Wheel and locking cap loosely fitted to hub . Weig ht of puIling the wheel rim out of car causes wheel centre taper to con tac t locking cap taper only, shape as well. A slo ppy wheel at the upper portion , and whee l is sl igh tly eccentric to hub (all centre soon starts to 'fret' on the clearances much exaggerated in drawing). hub . The splines wea r rapidly, FIG. 3: Locking cap tigh t. Tapers are in com plete contact, whee l even the back taper begi ns to has bee n centred on hub , and locking act ion ceases. wear , and eventually the whole assembly-wheel. hub and lock- PAGE THIRTY-FIVE ing cap-is fit for the scrapyard. pre-wa r car s can be fitted with In advanced cases, the wheel mod ern wheels if the owner is TELL OUR may turn on the hub by half-a­ not too much of a purist. Th e spline, jamming behind the un­ sha pe of the wheel centre may ADVERTISERS worn portion of the splines and be different, as may the spoking YOU SAW IT becoming impossible to remove. pattern , and one must be careful It follows, then, that no time not to upset the steering char­ IN should be lost in seekin g the acteristics by fitting wheels with "BEADED WHEELS'· ca use of. pl ay between wheel and rims offset to a different extent. hub. Clicking or clanking on Cha nging the centre alone is very appears to have been discon­ sharp accleration or decelerati on , little cheaper, the cost of respok ­ tinu ed. There are still one or two or even a curious squeaking ing, and repainting being added splendid men who recondition (cau sed by fretting on the back to that of the wheel centre itself, Rud ge hubs, however moth-eaten taper, if it is dry ) calls for in­ but may be necessar y if replace­ they may be. Damaged thread or vestigat ion. A locking cap that is ment rims are un obt ainable. All splines are turned off, the hub very close to the outer spo kes wheel specialists can supply rebuilt by careful welding, and may mean trouble: check for replacement 42 mm centres, some then mach ined ; if the back taper signs of contact between X and of 52 mm centres of pre-war type , is worn , it too, can be rebuilt Y. With the wheel jacked up and but the 72 mm centre poses a and the taper recut. The cost is the locking cap tapped lightly special problem. Th e splined around $20 for a set of four home , there should be no exces­ sectio n has to be cut o ut, a piece hubs, so it is well worth trying sive play aro und the hub when , of heavy-gaug e tube welded in, this before going to the exp ense with brakes on , you attempt to and then splined to suit. With of having wheels rebuilt with turn the wheel around it. Swop­ respokin g and painting, the cost new centres. Indeed, one can ping the wheels ab out from hub of reconditioning a set of five have the hubs slightly oversize to hub- and the locking caps as Vint age Bentle y wheels in this if the wheel centres are a little well- may help to reveal whether way will be around $ \00 if the worn , but it will then be impos­ the fault lies in the wheel or in rims, too, are beyond redemption sible to fit an unworn wheel on the hub. but on an old car it is - so before you buy your the hub. (Technical informa tion prob ably a combinati on of the Vintage car , look well at the kindly provided by the Dunlop two . Spline wear amounting to wheels. Some specialists used to Rim & Wheel Company, the a few thousandths of an inch, dismantl e the wheel, shrink the Bentley Drivers' Club, R-P Eng­ and quite invisible to the eye, wheel centre and recut the splines ineer ing Lld and the M otor can cause considera ble play at with a bro ach. but fr om lack of Wheel Service and Re pair the rim of a 19in. wheel. Spline demand this practi ce now Company). marks on the back taper of the hub suggest that , at some time, it has been fitted with an over­ size wheel centre. By far the commone st size of Rudge-type hub enc ountered, nowadays is the 42 mm. (MO, Triumph, Austin-Henley etc ); the Jaguar E-type uses a 52 mm hub, I and vintage Bentley fanci ers PHOENIX GROUP OF COMPANIES meet the now obsolete 72 mm ­ These dimensions indicate the PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. OF NEW ZEALAND LTD diam eter of bearing that was PRaYIDENT LI FE ASSURANCE CO. LTD. once (but is not necessarily now) fitted to that size of hub, which FIRE - LIFE - ACCIDENT - MARINE makes identification just a little VINTAGE & VETERAN VEHICLE difficult. The actual diameters over the hub splines are approxi­ INSURANCE matel y 2-7/ 16", 2-7 / 8" and 31'''. Wheel centres to fit these hubs Christchurch Branch: P.O. Box 38 come in various lengths and a 76 HEREFORD STREET Phone 791-054 number of different shapes. 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owner. The gardens and remaining wing of the origin al homestead have been preserved in immaculate BAY OF PLENTY, Branchnotes condition. It is with regret that we note the November Club Night brought passing away of one of our older us several new faces-good to see members, Cyril Protheroe. Cyril so many people transferred from will be remembered best for his other Clubs to the Bay. A warm partic ipation with the 1923 Dodge welcome is always extended to First calendar event for the which he owned until recently. members visiting Tauranga or who season , the Combined Motorcycle, are new to the district. Our meet­ Veteran and Commercial Rally was Some of the vehicles newly re­ stored for Rotorua are starting to ings are pretty light-hearted affairs held on December 2nd in conjunc­ and we usually have something of tion with a Homestead Run. We emerge from behind workshop doors. Ray Hosken's 1939 Buick interest for members after the were indeed lucky to be offered business is done with. Errol Huett's the Studholme Homestead as a Alan Lambie's Model A Roadster: the . 1918 Dodge Van restored by quiz must have been the hardest venue . This was built in 1857 by we've had for ages but Doug Wood the grandfather of the presen t Col in Bearman for his daughter and son-in-law, Neville and Colleen got most right. Bill Janes brought Dowie, and Mike Crum's 1927 along one of four models of a CHANGE OF ADDRESS Stutz Sedan have all been out 1925 Round Tank B.S.A. he has during the past few weeks. just built and described how he Members of V.C.C. Change made these collectors' pieces from The annual outing to the Sal­ br ass with tyres cast from rubber. of address and any en­ vation Army's Children's Home at The plating is rhodium and un­ quiries re non-delivery of Temuka on December the 8th was again well supported. Twenty eight tarnishable. There are 1,060 pieces Beaded Wheels should be children were taken to the Pleasant to every bike, all hand-made and made to National Office Point Domain for a barbecue perfect. Three of these bikes are p.a. Box 2546, Christ~ lunch . for sale. church. Five local cars travelled to Bay of Plenty was happy to host Fairlie on New Year's Day to join the Executive meeting in November Subscribers. All enquiries members of the South Canterbury and 65 visitors were made welcome. to the publishers of Beaded Br~nch for the Fairlie Festival. This enabled several of our mem­ This year the trophy for the best bers to attend and discover what Wheels, r .o. Box 13140, car was won by Ray Hosken with makes the club tick. Christchurch. his 1939 Bnick. DIANE ROSS Rotorua's Ainsworth Trophy Run PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT HONEYCOMB RADIATORS For genuine honeycomb radia­ tor cores made to any shape or specification, write to: John Rummery, 18 Orsova Place, Lynfield, Auckland 4, or call into George Mihaljevich, 76 Vermont Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. VERMONT VINTAGE RADIATORS

was well attended by our Club with no fewer than nine Bay car s. We met Ea stern Bay Club at Paengaroa and ever yone met up for morning tea at a sunny spot in the hill s. I We set off again for lunch at a lay-by on the TaurangajRotorua main highway. A couple of car s got foxed by the continuation of the straight line navigation and set off back towards Tauranga. How­ ever, the y discovered their error and were soon on course again. A I trick y set of instructions on the last lap home confused nearly ever yone but once we sorted our­ selves out we were soon back at the Clubhouse for the grand open­ Alex Shadbolts 1914 Unic seen on Canterbury Branch Opening Run. ing of this very smart building. Photo by Spence Barnard. It was a beautiful day when we met up with Rotorua and Eastern Bay of Plenty Club who were weekending at Plumers Point. CANTERBURY GORE Several B.O.P. members were entertained to afternoon tea by the campers and a good natter was With the festive season now be­ Our year was wound up with a enjoyed. hind us it's back to club activities. most successful 8th annual Safari Recent events ha ve been our Run . The Webb's Trial Trophy in Chri stmas night trial and social The run left the clubrooms on December was well attended and which proved to be up to the usual Saturday, 24th November, twelve took us over Rocky Cutting Road, standard. On Boxing Day the usual cars and one truck taking part. We which lived up to its name. We social run was held, finishing at headed over the Blackhills to had afternoon tea a t Rotary Park Jake Cooper's Yaldhurst Transport Wendon Valley where we had a and a barbecue later with the Mu seum , 34 vehicles taking part. brief look at Mr MacCauley's pre energetic ones pla ying softball to New Year activities commenced 1914 vint age 9 h.p. single cylinder liven up the ir appetites. with the motorcycle section holding Lister engine. After lunch at Wa i­ December club night Fred Gover an informal run to a member's kaka River we travelled to Awatea entertained us with some slides of farm at Killinchy. This event saw Station to visit the Heartbreak and the Haast International and the at least one new restoration taking King Solomon gold mine s. A brief Australian Rallies. part, this being John Forbes' 1950 stop at Waikaia before travelling Maurie Nettle's Christmas Run A.J.P. to Gow's Creek our safari camp was simple, just the right length South Canterbury Branch's an ­ site and the usu al camp fire and and fun , so was just what we nual Mid-Island Rally saw several sing-along. needed as our last run of the year. of our members taking part. Sunday morning we travelled to In hot sunshine we finished up at Other events of recen t times have Glen ar y Station and viewed the ' ,l a farm with a lovel y piece of been the Veteran Rally and the ten shearers working off Saturday nat ive bush as our backdrop and Commercial section's annual event. night's hangover. The Ja gua r Club rolling hills in front of us. After At this latter event Don Bennett's from Invercargill called while we tea Maurie got us ready for "jolli­ 1928 In ternational was seen out for were there. fication s" . "Throwing the Gum­ the first time , this vehicle will be December 16th we held the "'" I boot" proved more difficult than seen at the forthcoming Inter­ Christmas picnic at the club picnic it looked but we found champions national Rally . Other known area adjacent to our clubrooms. in Betty Dick and Frank Ward. restorations proceeding are Earl After a short run, straight line The "Tug-o-war" seemed to evoke Preston's veteran Overland, Mark navigation, we had a visit from some feat s of strength and Bill Beanl and 's 1915 Maxwell Roadster Santa Claus who arrived in Neil Janes was accused of pushing in­ and Alan Well 's 500 single Harley McVicar's Morris Cowley, Tile kids stead of pulling! We trundled home David son. The main coming even t really appreciated this. The club having got a nice suntan. in Canterbury is our ever-popular barbecue was in full swing. with Easter Rally at which visitors are sausages and chips supplied by our TERRY JANES welcome. social club. This rounded off a most PAGE THIRTY-NINE ENGINE VALVES Professionally Engineered and Guaranteed Non burnout valves for petrol and diesel. Exchange valve s availa ble. All rebuilt valves by Gordon Wright Rebuilding Services are guaranteed. Ca msha ft Lobes Rebuilt Manifolds Repaired Engine Reconditioning, Veteran "and Vintage Gas and Electric Welding Open Saturdays. Phone or Contact- Gordon Wright Rebuilding Services 81A Huia Road. Otahuhu Phone O.H. 6 6 ~5 0 1 P.O. Box 23386 Papatoetoe. After hours. Flat 1 32 Hayward Rd ., Papatoetoe. Auckland. enj oyable day for both the big and 1918 or 1981? Maybe the petrol CriSIS will mean a return to a more not so big kids. economical means of transport. The photo was sent in by Bruce Pidgeon On April 19th we ha ve a Auto but we have no further information. Jumble to be held in the southern ca r park of the Gore Racecourse. homes belonging to the Chambers of the Popular Vote Cup this The Committee organising this fam ily of Havel ock North, the first season. have gone to great lengths to make being "Kopanga" which was built The New Year's Day run to this a success. They have ap ­ in 1914. Following this visit we White's Bay was patronised by a pro ached the local gar ages and carried on to "Mokopeka", east of select few and with an early start have had a great response. One Havelock North where we had we were lucky enough to get a especially has a large selection of lunch and were then shown their sha dy spot for a beautiful da y of Vintage and P.V. pistons, valves, priva te "H ydro Station" wh ich is sun and sea. rings and parts galore. still working and used. It was built Work has started on the Club's The Committee have also in 1892 from plan s sent to one of museum /workshop complex at arranged a chocolate wheel , merry­ the early Chambers family by Brayshaw Park. A solid weekend's go-round and rides for the kids. Thomas Edison-quite a feat of work was put in by a good turn­ plus a display of Vintage and Hot engineering and the oldest hydro out of members before Christmas Rod car s. station in the southern hemisphere. and since then odd members have GERALD KENNEDY Ano ther fun-run is the kid's put in several hours of hard slog nicnic party pr ior to Chri stmas to keep things going, and if the \vhere Santa comes and doe s his Er skine doesn't beh ave herself at stuff. The adu lts have good fun the International, she will be the HAWKE'S BAY too , with sack races, running races, first car on blocks in the museum a barbecue and endeavouring to part of the building! quench the inevitable thirst. A small but enthusiastic entry in These informal run s are very HELENA MACDONALD the Veteran Rally. accompa nied by popular, along with restoration a number of Vintage car s, enjoyed runs and perhaps we'll see more of a day's motoring following an these in the 1980s if we can still intere sting course set out by Phil use our cars. Peach and Ken R ieper. Norm ROD McKENZIE Neither weather nor the increased Findlay took the honours on this costs involved in motoring have run in his 1913 Morris Oxford, prevented a reasonable attendance with Ch arlie Black driving the late at functions. The Waimate Festival Bill Sincl air's 1914 Ford T coming and procession became rather wet, second. Reg and Olive Kilby were as did our run to Waianakarua. third in the 1914 Alld ays and With our Anniversary Rally a while wind-burn and high pollen Onions, followed by Dudley Payne thing of the past, all systems are counts were the order of the day in Charlie Black's 1914 Overland. go for the International with last for Wind sor- all were enjoyable It is unfortunate that the Overland minute tuning of all vehicles going outings. and the Ford T are soon to leave north. the branch. We had a good turn-out for a The Leyland truck is waiting for Next day was the Annual Home­ half-day run to Picton, calling in bearings and for more time to be stead Run org anised by Gilbert at Tu a Marina school grounds to ava ilable. Bronze backed shells are Llo yd. This, by tradition, is a show our paces to the Caravan always a trouble-one wor se with simple, non-competitive, plea sant Club's weekend camp there. Once pressure lubri cation as no gap is Sunday drive to historical home­ settled on the foreshore and joined allowable. After Rotorua it will be stead s of the Hawkes Bay district by our Picton members, we had easier. and is a most popular family picnic the difficul t ask of deciding which It was good to see so many old run. Th is year we went to two vehicle we considered was worthy friends back at the Windsor Rall y PAGE FORTY and looking younger than ever­ 24th Nov ember, 1979. (See cover there mu st be something in th is photograph). What a da y! After a vintage mot oring. week of ra in Rotorua turned on FORD PARTS Rotorua is getting closer and I on e of its hottest November days look forward to renewing old on record . The day started with Falkners Garage friendships. The journey up is go­ a very good Miss Ain sworth (Since 1956) ing to pose some problems with Mem or ial run on short but interest­ car-less days and petrol -less week­ ing durat ion, over some very (Brian Falkner, Prop.) ends, and deadlines to meet but I pleasant country roads. The winners Large stock s of new, rebuilt, think it will all work out. for the day were as follows: Vint­ second hand parts for Ford V8 's Th is will be a differ ent Rall y age section- lst Brian Rollo, 2nd with a lot of motoring to get there Ray F leet. 3rd Les Anglis. Post up to 1977. Plea se send S.A.E. and back and probably less miles Vinta ge-1st D ave M ayhew , 2nd for your requirements to 184 to do on the actual Rally. Bill Clou ston, 3rd Bill Nicholson. Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wgtn. WILSON SPITE After wiping the dust out of o ur Phone 837-558, open Saturday eyes and washing the remain s of it down our throats with a wel­ morn ings. ROTORUA come cup of tea, we were ready for the official opening of our By the time you read this report , club hou se. This mo st im porta nt J many of you will already be in task was co nducted by the Mayor was well attended both in numbers Rotorua or on your way for the of Rotorua, Mr J. E. Keaney. and by the weather . Ru mour has " Internatio na l". Other distinguished gue sts included it that the old Nash Rambler and Welcome to another year of the Hon. Mr H. Lapwood, our Cad illac song has been revived but vintage mot oring and restoring: Patron, Lio nel Priest, the National this time it' s the "Ca ddy" (a cer­ I980 should prove a very interest­ Pre sident, and their ladies. M y, we tain La Sa lie mo del), that pulled a I ing year for Rotorua and all th ose had so me nice things said about fa irly newl y acquired 1928 Nash who will visit us during the year. us that day ! All this was foll owed hom e on the end of a rope! Even Already we have had the rel ief with a very good barbecue tea and Father Christmas didn't have any­ workers out in full for ce, tidying dancing into the sma ll hours of thing in his stocking to help the up the city for Rotorua' s Centen­ the morning. Nash do its dash. nial year. Add to the Centenn ial an We would like to thank the Eighteen car s turned out fo r ou r Internation al Vintage and Veteran Napier bran ch for allowi ng one of annua l New Year 's Eve Par ade, Rall y, and then rea lise why so our members to snea k a ver y re­ and claimed second prize for the many of us choose to make storable 1925 Stud eb aker standard non-floral section. The theme was Rotorua our home. six, out of their area. Well 'done a spa n of 80 years of motoring. Another milestone has been Phil Monk. Some drivers and passengers wer e passed with the official opening of The Christmas run to the G reen dressed in per iod costumes. our own club house on Saturday, Lake reserve in the Whaka F orest ALLEN YOUNG

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P AGE FORTY-ONE Anderson placed 2nd overall and Don't fo rget our an nua l Maunga­ Bruce Keen 3rd overall. Moa na Rally being held at Hawera SOUTH OTAGO Decemb er 15th was a day a lot in South Ta ra naki on 25th, 26th, of South Canterbury members and 27th April. A beaut rall y is planned Th e big effort for 1979 was the kiddie s won't forget for a while. plus a motor show and swa p meet. provision of our own meet ing place Fo r 40 children and approximatel y Jack Osborne of Stra tfo rd has in John son Road , North Balelutha. 30 adults. this year's Christmas now completed restorat ion on a Wo rking bees, atten ded by the Par ty rea lly was-a part y. very nice Ford Model TNew solid core as in most clubs, carried Our Club Captain Bill Piddington Beauty Roadster. Jack 's been work ­ ou t the wor k. Much of the materi al man aged the barbecue whi le Jim ing on this car for some years now was donated and the local authority Sullivan alias Fa ther Christmas and he will be well rewarded with assis ted by forming a parking area treated the little ones with sweets, the en joyment of driving it. at the roadside. icecream and soft drinks. Ashley Smith is progressing very Th irty one bikes turne d out for The New Yea r was celebrated well on his new restoration, a the annual mot orcycle rall y at the with the traditional Fa irlie Pro­ Model A raceab out. New valance s end of March. After a 45-minute cession on New Year's Da y, and are the late st pieces to be made . run, all assembled at the delight ful once agai n was well patr onised by Euan Saunders has pulled his picnic ground at Mt Stewa rt not South Canterbury V.e.e. members little Austin Seven completely to far from Milton on the Central and their vehicles. In all 24 cars pieces and is in the midst of a Otago highway. and 2 motorcycles took part, 5 of refit for the big rally. His is a In August, a club run was held these comi ng fro m Ash burto n. most interesting car to restore with to Mclenn an to once agai n inspect BARRY SMITH not mu ch panel beat ing being the Chev restoration. Lunch was needed as the body is fa bric. taken on the return journey at CO LI N JOHNSTON Lloyd Ho ok' s Owaka farm where TARANAKI his fleet of vin tage tractors pro­ vided fun for all as they were put Sixteen entrants from T aranak i through their paces. Jack McG aw's are busy either finishing off restora­ WELLINGTON Buick collecti on was then inspected tion work or just tidying up their as well as the Laytham family's vehicles fo r the big ra lly which 1928 Dodge which was nearing the is getting very near. I am pleased Our N ovemb er Rally saw 39 end of a seven year rebuil d. to report that Bob Duc kett's 1927 vehicles entered, 7 being Veterans T he visit of our National Presi­ Buick is now beaut ifull y restored and 27 Vintage, the remaining 5 be­ dent was a grea t morale booster. and all read y for the run . Des ing P.V.'s and P.W.'s. Thanks must At times we feel far away from Moore has made exciting progress go to the memb ers from "away" the centre of thing s and Lionel's on his 1938 Buick Tourer, the branches who att end ed, these being visit reall y made us feel that we amount of work and ded ication he Evan Deighton from Mangawek a, are part of a national mo vement. has shown over the last six months Peter G roves from the Wairarap a, T he Clutha Rall y in November is an abso lute credit to him and the Blanchar ts from Man awatu and attracted thi rty eight entries, on ly we are all just as pro ud as he is, Geoff Quarrie from Hawkes Bay. three of which were bikes. Several to have this mighty American T he 9.30 start was led in the usual new restorat ions emerged for this automobile on the ro ads in T ara­ tradition by Bill De laney in the occasion most of them bound in naki. 1902 Crestmob ile, and he was fol­ due course fo r Rotorua in 1980. Ju lie Roberts has brought two lowed at minu te interva ls by the Alt ogether, 1979 was a fairly busy B.S.A. Bant am motorcycles to rema ining competitors. year which demonstr ates the branch swell our motorcycle fleet. We T he Veteran route wandered is in good heart. ho pe it is not too long before we through Petone,Lower Hutt and OLLY LAYTHAM see one on the road. Silverstream to Upp er Hutt, pa ss­ John Muter has his 1923 Darracq ing such places as the Wa inui car Tou rer motor car on the road no w tunnel, the monu ment in Mi litar y SOUTH CANTY. an d the Ch ristmas party was its Roa d to the Bou leott Farm Batt le first outi ng. of 1846. Silverstream H ospital , November 24-25th saw yet an­ At the No vemb er N oggin and Trentham Memorial Park , the other successful Canterbury Branch Natter we had Mr Mike Shaw fro m Blockhouse and Quinn's Po st, Swap meet which was attended by Motor Spec's . He showed us a T otara Park and man y more places man y South Canterbury members. range of products suitable for use along the way with the lunch stop Also our "ra ffle car " ('29 De-Soto) with our restorations and after-care at Tunnel Gully in Te Marua. was there and this outing was a of our vintage vehicles . The route for the Vint age, PV 's great boost to the beginn ing of Ou r weeke nd at Te Wera State and PW's also wound up at T unnel this fund raising venture. Our Forest was enjoyed by all. The Gu lly for lunch, but not before a thank s to Canterbury Branch for Forestr y camp was well laid ou t distance of around 80 miles ha d the ir co-operation in this. with a good cook hou se, dining been covered. T he ru n went The Windsor Rall y on Decemb er ro om, recreat ion hall and about 15 throu gh Lower Hut t, up H aywards I st was ano ther boo st for us as cabins . Each ca bin was servic ed and on to Karehana Bay at Plim­ our raffle car was able to be by two heat points and an electric merton, wher e a back road was present. Man y thank s to the North heate r. The camp is in a sheltered taken to meet the main highwa y Otago Branch for their assistance. valle y with hills a ll around and aga in at the bottom of the hill T hree of our sta lwart motorcycle absolu tely peaceful with beautiful leading up to Pukerau Bay. From riders ventured forth to compete in native bird s singing and the smell there past Paek akar iki and McK ay's the Ashbur ton Branch, Combined of the grea t outdoors. Bob Clark e Cro ssing into Raurn at i Sout h then Veteran. Motorcvcle and Commer­ made the trip from Wanganui to to Para para umu. Here another back cial Rally on December 2nd. This be with us fo r the weekend and road was taken and this ca me ou t event was combined with a Hom e­ he has gone back with man y half way between McKay's Cross­ stead run to Cold stream Estate. memories of the T aran aki Bran ch ing and the Raum ati turnoff, pass­ Eme rging fr om this came Ro ss anti cs. ing the old Lynch Homestead. The PAGE FORTY-TWO Paekakariki hill (once the main road) was climbed next and this led back to Hayward s and on ~lassified up to Silverstream. Th e time lost ads in climbing the steep Blue Moun ­ AIRPORT tains Road at Pine haven was made RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDS up along the Whiteman's Valley Members of Vintage Car Club Inc . and the last check at the end of $2. 50 for first 40 words or less there­ LODGE af te r 3 ce nts per word . the Plateau Road at Te Marua Members mu st be financial an d sta te marked the end of the competitive the ir branch. side of the rall y. Non Memb'er MOTELS $3 .00 for first 40 words or less there­ The line-up of cars at lunch time aft e r 3 ce nts per word . (formerly Kendal Lodge) was quite impressive- Joh n South­ ward 's Va uxhall with the pol ished BOX AD $4 .00 extra to above rates. 105 Roydvale Avenue, alumi nium body, Len Southward's PHOTO AD $ 10.00 ex t ra to above rates. vetera n Buick with the removable Enclose good b lack and white photo. silencer to give that "open road Above rates apply for each advert isem ent. Christchurch roar" the big 7 seater Austi n 20 Adve rt isem ents must be typed or cle arl y To ur ~ r belonging to the Groves pri n ted. Phone 585-119 from Masterton, Roger White's CHEQUE OR POSTAL NOTE MUST BE Chrysler sporting a new coat of ENCLOSED Spacious fami ly un its, paint, Bob Suhr's 1~25 Sunbeam Sen d to: Th e Advertising Manage r, and those little Aust in 7 Specia ls P.O. Box 13 140. quiet setting, next door of Pat Bren and Step hen Hain s­ CHRI STCHURCH . worth. One way or an other all the not late r than 10t h of mo nth preceding to Russley Hotel and vehicles are worth y of menti on publication. Receipt of advertisements Golf Course. whet her it be for their looks, will no longer be acknowledged. motoring ability, rarity or char­ acter. Only 2km from Air­ Lunch over it was time to go on port. the optional non-competitive after­ BOXAD I noon run up to the Summit of the Your ad will have greater impac t Nearest motel complex old Rimu taka Incline, some 9 miles in a bor der. Remit $4.00 extra I to McLeans Island. from the main road at Kai toke. to normal rates and ask for Despite the line's closure in 1955, the route the railway took up the Box Ad. Special off-season rates valley has not been left to become overgrown, and the vehic les \,":ere to V.c.c. Members. able to drive up to a spot Just short of the Sum mit tunnel , which FOR SALE- 1935-6 Austin Ten Proprietors: Errol and was not passab le by car . The trac ks (Shearborne) Model. This rare are no longer down, but through­ mode l is dismantled for restoration. Kathryn Sm ith out the trip there were constant Body is fair, but to keen ma.n could Member V.c.c. remi nders that a railway had been be made good . Restoration on there in the past-narrow cuttings, chassis is almos t complete. Some bridges over creeks, gentle curves spares including motor. $300 o.n.o. WANTED- 1939 Chevrolet Master and a slight gradient. Heavy rain Contact AlIan Giltrap, 3 Forsaith 85 Coupe parts, e.g. fro nt shocks, at the Summit prevented a good Street. Phone 7227 Kawerau . rear chassis mount for fro nt leaf fossick around at this historic spring etc and one complete body place, perhaps next year on a finer FOR SALE-New "Barnett Glass" shell in good condition. Contact D. da y! tvre 440 x 23" on beaded rim. ' Cole, 34 Cascades Road, Paku­ Phone 324-253 Chri stchurch. Recause the area is now so rauga , Auckland. Phone 564-706. overgrown with bush and trees it 1939 FORD V8 DELUXE 4 door FO R SALE-Buick 1938 Sedan, is hard to imagine what it must sedan . For sale in as is where is $800. Factory radio and heater. have been like when the line was condition . All original, straight rust Needs resto ring but comp lete, some operational- no rma l trains went free body . (Three owners since rust, but a rust -free body is avai l­ only as far as the Summi t tunnel. new). Minus motor but most parts able in Auck land for $50. Also then the famous Fell engines took for 1939 Deluxe and 1948 Merc ury 1954 Austin A40 Countryman. All over for the journey up and down 24 stud motors. Many spares in­ stee l body. very little rust, recondi­ the Featherston side of the hill cluding gearbox, rear axle assembly , tioned motor, very original, has from the Summit, past Siberia ignit ion systems, carburettors etc. extra rear seat and an old type Point (where a train was blown off Also mint owners handbook. Great radio, plenty of spares. Thi s vehicle the tracks in 1880) and on down restoration potential. $1,600 o.n.o. is well wort h a look . Offers to to Cross Creek . After a look at Pho ne 898-712 Christchurch , Peter Lowe, 5 Fairview Terrace, the tunnel it was time to drive Paeroa . Ph one 8012. back down to Kaitoke and off HILLMAN 14 parts for sale-Rear home to get ready for the annua l assembly, complete with springs, FOR SALE Dinner and Prize-giving which was wheels and tyres; front end axle 1928 Rolls Royce Phantom I attended by 105 people. The Chal­ assembly, complete with springs Tourer in very good order. Can lenge Trophy, presented for best and steering rods etc; steering box ; be seen at the International performance during the past year, bonnet, with "Hillman 14" emblem; Rall y and available after. Pr ice was won by Norm and Margaret radiator; front grille; petrol t ~nk . negotiable. Henry Ga isford, N o. Porter in their 1928 Model A Ford. C.R. Woo d, P.O. Box 3099, Rich ­ 2 R.D., Marton. Rally No. RI05. BASIL GOWENLOCK mond, Nelson . PAGE FOR TY-THREE WANTED-Urgently to restore fire damaged 1930 Nash 8 Model 497: $25 REWARD I.h. front door 36" wide; rear doors For in fo rma tio n lead ing to the 28" wide: da sh panel complete, o r recovery of on e " T ho rn pso n­ single instru ments; rear sea t sq ua bs Bennett" magneto which wa s with ce~ tre armrest ; interio r fitting s: removed from m y basement CRESTER inside light: smokers sets; window within the last 2 yea rs. The and do or hardware etc: hub caps magneto was in go od condition (6t" dia . 3" thread ); radiator cap and had brass slip ring and (turn and flip type with fish sca le fittin gs. It is an original com­ CAR de sign 4" dia .); one a lum inium ponent required to complete the step plate with Nash mon ogram. resto ratio n of my 1920 Morris An y help with any of the above Oxford. John Irvine, 29 Bagley will be much appreciated and will St reet. Auckland 4 or Phone SALES help get thi s ca r back on the road 658 -876 collect. during 1980. I can be contacted in Rotorua, 22nd February-9th FO R SALE - Norton flat-tank M arch. Ca r No . R42 N ash 4. Jim motorcycle . Year of manufacture T aylor, Makarewa, No. 11 R.D ., reputed by experts to be-19 16, Invercargi ll. Phone 35 ~-094 (M em ­ 1918, 1920 or isn . This machine 374 Worcester Street ber). is in original condition and in Christchurch WANTED -Urgentl y. Can anyone go ing o rder with wheels res tored help with the following informa­ and fitted with new tyres and tubes. tion '? I despera tely need appro x. 15 R eal istic offe rs to Ron M on t­ metres of woo l m oq uette or mohair gorn ery, 221 Birkdale R oad, Birk en­ ve lvet up hol st ery ma terial. any head. A uc k land 10. P hone 436-675 . colour, fo r 1930 Nash 8. A ny he lp Buying in locating a bove or source of VINTAGE UPHOLSTERY supp ly much appreciated. See o ther Upho lstery material. Packard or Selling advertisement above, for N .!. con­ Beige. 100 % wool corded car tact. Jim Taylor, Makarewa, No. 11 upholstery material, 54" wide. Good Used Cars R.D. , Invercargill. Phone 358-094. $22.00 per metre plus freight. A WANTED-Morris 8 S.I or S.2 very well wearing material parts. An ything considered. Will specially woven for vintage collect. P hone Auckland 451-729, vehicles. An y enquiries most Peter Willmott, 74A Calliope Road . welcome. 25 % deposit required Devonport, Auckland.(M em ber). with a ll o rders . NOEL Contact M arilyn Surgenor, 15 WANTED-Smiths 0-80 m .p.h. Dixon Avenue. Hawera . P hone motorcycle speedometer late 1940s 6725 . (V.C.C. Member), BEECROFT and Lucas tail lamp, same period. Phone Auckland 451-729, Peter Willmott, 74A Calliope Road, FOR SALE-Brass radiator for Member L.M.V.D.A. Devonport, Auckland. ( Mem ber). Model T Ford. Only top tank use­ ful. side panels there for pattern. Member Vintage Car WANTED TO BUY Aluminium gearbox top for T. Ariel 500 c.c. twin motorcycle, Complete set hood bows about Club (N .Z.) square four: Panther 600 /650 or 5 ft wide. Looks like Roadster. B.S.A . A7 /A10. Please write Folds up like a concertina, some Telephone 897-715 Unit 2. 34A Kelvin Road. Pap a­ wood a bit sad. Ralph Crurn, 36 kura, Auckland . Creek Road, Ashburton. Phone After Hours 881-387 7604 .

HOOD IRONP ROBLEMS ? Write ELECTROPLATING to Hood Iron Specialities, 53 Mort­ lake Street, Christchureh , 4. B. O'OONNELL LTO FOR SALE- I92 6 H arley Dav idson 7 /9. 95% complete, some resto ra­ Electroplaters of: -Copper (Dull and Bright), tion work done including all nickel plating. Numerous sp ares includ­ Nickel, Chrome, Brass and Zinc. ing gearboxes, frames an d c. 1916 motor. Contact S. C. Lawry, p.a. Sta inless Steel Electropol ishing. Box 166, Brightwater, Nelson. Automotive , Motorcycle, Marine and jobbing WANTED-SS ILucas tail light Plating. similar to 1935-36 D aim ler and probably ot her English cars. Is ov al p.a. Box 1836, 23 Bangor St., Christchurch and has ' reverse and tail light len ses. Al so Lucas FT 57 spo t-fog Phone 60-233 ligh ts or sim ilar. Any SSI parts. M ark Pothan, Post Office, Bluff.

P AG E FORTY-FOUR FOR SALE-1938 Dodge Sedan WANTED-JAP 350 c.c. or 500 Deluxe. Radio, heater, sun visor. C.c. o.h .v. motor, gearbox, oil tank, BINDERS Spares include full set of doors, wheels or hubs to complete 1929 grille. bonnet, sealed beam units, Zenith motorcycle. Ariel rear mud­ for List of Members motor and bearbox. Must sell. All guard and chainguard needed for offers considered, R. Goodall, 817 rigid frame model. Have various Calendar of Events etc Tomatea Street, Ha stings. parts for swap. S. J. Prince, 88 SELL OR SWAP-Set of 3 7/1 6" Domett Esp. , Cobden. Greyrnouth. The officiaI club binders are again pistons semi-finished, set of 3V FOR SALE-Buick 1926, Std 6, available. These are in blue rexine rings std., new 10" clutch plate Model 25. Partly dismantled, over­ Chrysler, Dodge, De Soto; for 9t" ann gold blocked. hauled motor, clutch and gearbox Dodge clutch plate, front guard etc . Good set of hood bows, full $ 1.85 each including packing and chrome side flashes and genuine set of new tyres and tubes, tons of postage. blinker switch for 1942 Dodge or a spares. 1. R. Fowler, P.O. Box 174, Holden 202 clutch plate. R . Greymouth. (Member). Send payment with order to Goodall, 817 Tornatea Street, Hast­ Binders Orders, ings. WANTED P.O . Box 13140, COOPER mini parts wanted. 1275 Christchurch Ford Pickup 1940, V8, 15 cwt. "S" type standard and competition Complete pickup or parts. Con­ or S.T. Standard head, straight cut tact Wayne Tierney, 104 Esplan­ 4 synchro gears, spider drive, ade, Paremata, Wellington. standard cam. And SUNBEAM parts, veteran, 14/40 Dunlop type WANTED - Vintage commercial FOR SALE-Veteran Austin 1912. vehicle for restoration. Any make, wheels, instruments, t and t elyptic woodhead springs It" and 2" wide. Unrestored, basically all there and model or condition considered. nearly enough for two cars. Parts Phone Auckland 451-729, Peter Literature and photos. Jim Maud, 4 Mahana Place, Rotorua. Phone book etc . Price $2,500. Phone Ses Willmott, 74A Calliope Road, England, Christchurch 34-414. Devonport, Auckland. (Member). 84-227. FOR SALE-I928 Austin 7 fabric FOR SALE-Mercedes 300B 1954. FOR SALE-I925 Dermis fire saloon. Coil ignition. Complete re­ This vehicle is mechanically very engine. Excellent condition. Ladder. build 6 yrs using all original sound. The body and upholstery plenty of equipment, ex Masterton equipment incl. motor. Car to be original and good condition. I think Fire Board. approx. 5.000 miles sold complete with large qty. of this car was a diplomatic car and since new , good tyres. Chris Slater. new and used spares. Regular has Bekker radio and self levelling Greytown. Phone 49-466, evenings. V.e.e. competitor. $4,000. Phone device. Price $7,500. Phone Ses Auckland 534-5656. (Member). England, Christchurch 34-414. WANTED-To complete restora­ tion of my Bentall It b.h.p. sta tionary engine: any parts. par­ ticularly a carby, but would be interested in complete motor any FORD PARTS condition. Write E. Collins, R.D. 3. Kaitaia. SPECIALISTS WANTED KNOWN - Anyone possessing a 1950, 98 c.c. Bown East Coast Antique Auto Parts are suppliers of parts to suit all motorcvcle. 1 have one completely model Fords from 1909 to 1959. Our stocks are plentiful and your restored. and would like to hear sh ipment will be despatched the same day order is received. We from other owners. Write E. stock Model T, Model A,'32-'48 V8 as well as '49·'59 Customs Collins, R.D. 3, Kaitaia. and Customlines (Australian versions). If you require parts for '57·'59 U.S. manufactured Fords, write and ask for details. WANTED-Ford V8 panel van, The East Coast catalogue is just on 200 pages of items to suit most 1935-36-37. Any condition. Also popular U.S. manufactured automobiles. The book section of the any body parts for the Ford pick up catalogue covers cars of all types. Send $4.50 in Australian currency or panel van of those years. Buy or a "Money Order to Australia" for this amount. You will receive or trade early V8 parts. 1932-36 . with the catalogue a $5.00 refund voucher which is usable on your John Mulvay, 19 Percival Road. first $50.00 order. Parts not in stock are back-ordered and shipped Paraparaumu Beach. Phone 88-621 as soon as possible. PRM. We invite clients to take advantage of credit cards, we are now accepting American Express and Diners Club. Write for details. B.S.A . PARTS needed for 1952 B33 P.S .-Our catalogue has a comprehensive range of parts for 500 c.c. Front mudguard, exhaust Chevrolet 192Q-48! system (even an old one good enough to copy), cap for oil tank. air cleaner, centre stand. I have a 1937-38 500 c.c. motor would consider swapping. J. Fowler, 118 Sinnott Ro ad , Greymouth. BIST COIST FOR SALE - Riley 1934 44T ANTIQUE AUTO PARTS PTY. LTD. Kestrel completely reconditioned and restored. This 6 cylinder chassis Store open Sunday to Friday at 7/169 South Creek Road, Dee Why formed the basis for the MPH and West. Hours: 9 a.m.> 5 p.m. ERA. A rare opportunity for an Box 330, Narrabeen, 2101, Sydney, Australia. enthusiast. Phone Ellis, 796-717 Phones: 02·982·9335, 02·982·9305. Wellington. PAGE FORTY·FlVE FOR SALE - 1928 Hupmobile Sedan Sleeper. Body by Stevens & FOR SALE I Son , Christchurch. Restored about 1928 National Chevrolet, 4 cyl. Orana Park 10 year s ago . Plea se Phone 81 Tourer. Ex. order, fully restored, Dunsandel, one previous owner, spare parts available, 55,000 o.n.o. Phone PRIVATE INFORMATION required-Family 5762 Mosgiel, evenings or write inquiry into possible whereabouts J. M . Kydd, 23 Lorne Street, of a 1924 Buick Roadster 4 cyl., Mosgiel. bench seat in front, dickey seat at HOTEL rear. Owner from 1926-I957, T. 296 Thames Highway Renwick, Cannongate, Dunedin. FOR SALE-Norton rear wheel, Purchased bv Fairfield resident in ('52 Inter.) complete brake, sproc­ . Phone 71-493 1957 (approx.), Colour maroon, ket, spindle, near new T & T, $40; black guards. Any help to our Norton '48 rear wheel, brake, $20; inquiry plea se reply to McArthur, Norton front wheel, brake, no OAMARU 83 Barr Street, Dunedin. Phone spindle, worn tyre , $20; Norton 30-808. s/a frame 1952. good un its, cradle Bed and breakfast needs repairs, $20; Norton Manx accommodation in refined FOR SAL E-I925 Buick Master 6 gearbox, offers required; Matchless atmosphere and surround­ Tourer. Running order, no rust, no F.W.H. f. wheel, brake and spindle, dent s, alwa ys housed, $750. 1932 ings. plating peeling, $20; Matchless rear Morris Commercial truck engine wheel, with back plate only, $10; Halve your journey with and gearbox. Offers. C. 1. Slater, Matchless Iletrol tank '53, no dents. a night in Oamaru. "Hupenui", Greytown. Phone ~tc less tool boxes (2), $20 Full breakfast menu and 49-466, evenings. pr.: R.E. Bullet petrol tank , side excellent table assured. WANTED - For 1923 Maxwell dents, S15; Rudge ('30 ?) petrol Sports Tourer: 23" disc wheels , ss. tank, dent s, S15; early M.S .S. oil Plenty off street parking rims and tyres , 32" x 4}". Com­ tank, $5: Triumph Twin oil tank, and comfortable guest ponent parts of same welcome, if $5 and rear mudguard, $8; lounqe with T.V. not complete units available. Also Triumph "P " gearbox, clutch, $40; instrument panel parts, plus any late '20s Burman-Ariel gearbox, 10% Discount to other items of this model con­ $20, cylinder head, $5; Prefix I1 V.C.C. members and their sidered. Contact D. Murray, Box Velo . gearbox shell, $15; cylinder families. 2I7, Feilding. head, B.S.A. Sloper, with spgs. and valve s, $15; 1937 M .S.S. engine, no Your hosts: FOR SALE-Pair of acetylene mag . or carb., needs attention Val and Neville Morrison lamps veter an Ford Model 66 E & J lower end, 530; M.A.C. Rigid '52 V.C.C. Member together with heavy brass Rush­ Velo. , very tatty, easy starter, good more gas generator all complete tyres, has home-grown sic fitted , and in good condition, $350. Rim all very rough, $250; M.G.B.G.T. WANTED-Parts for 350 Royal spreader, $10. 12v Dodge s/genera­ tow bar, new fan belt, Autobook Enfield 1950 rigid frame: Tool box, tors, $25 pair. Good Dodge brass manual '55-68, $20 lot. All plus spring seat , lamp, mag dyno carby, $10. Veteran Dodge allo y freight. Reply P.O. Box 43, (Luc as), air box etc. Also literature, oil filler and breather, $5. Also Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay. manuals or contact other owners. 2 good exh . manifolds, 510. Dodge Parts to swap 500 Bullet crank­ 6v generator with flexible coupling, $20. 2 folding seats , frames and ANTIQUE UPHOLSTERY case . cylinder bore. head etc . Write fittings for 7 seater Tourer, $20. D. SUPPLIES A. J. Pullyn, P.O. Box 516, Taupo. Lang, 62 Rutherford Road, Napier. Try us for all your upholstery needs including Bedford cord, FOR SALE-I929 Austin 20/6. FOR SALE-Side valve Morris velvets, wool headlining, leather, Ver y rare 6 seater Carlton Minor Convertible, 1951, High satin blind material. Send S.A.E. limousine. During last 4 yrs com­ Light. New tyres, new motor, new for full list to D . E. Conlon, 6 plete motor and chassis rebuild and hood, new professional polar white Pitfure Road, Wakefield, Nelson. most of bodywork completed. Car paint by Vie Viggers. No rust in 10% discount to club members. is complete with new tyres and this excellent economical little still has current registration. Spare beauty. $1,800. D. Lang, 62 Ruther­ ford Road, Napier. FOR SALE-I929 De Solo sedan. motor. $2,500. Phone Auckland Has always been kepI in running 534-5656. (Member). FOR SALE-Austin 12/4 Saloon order. Present owner since 1969, 1929. Restoration started. Body previous owner since 1936. 67,400 WANTED-Ford T 1926: Front complete and origin al, plus spare miles. Believed to be origin al. Has and rear springs, steering wheel, car (less body). Numerous parts. had first repaint and upholstery wheels and tyres, body and in­ Offers. Enquiries to D. Rooke, job and all bright work. Must be strument parts, Contact J. Smith, P.O. Box 105, Lyttelton. Phone worth $5,000. Roy Coles , 106 47 Frankmoore Avenue. Johnson­ 8268. Ballance Street, Gisborne. ville, Wellington. Phone 787-873.

WANTED-For 1928 Chev 4: One set new alloy pistons, std., over­ CHRYSLER MOPAR ENTHUSIASTS size or semi-finshed, also head Are you aware that there is a New Zealand based Club that caters gasket. For 1916 Buick: One for North American origin products. Ownership of a vehicle is not radiator cap 2 3/1 6" thread dia. , necessary and our Club can offer technical information and spare any 875 x 105 B.E. new tyres . parts. For further information contact: The Chry sler Restorers' Club Please contact Bruce Jones, 186 of New Zealand (Inc.) , P.O. Box 673, Manurewa, Auckland. Tay Street, Invercargill. Phone 82-509 or 78-244, evenings. PAGE FORTY-SIX FOR SALE-Klaxon horn, goes well, offers. M . J. Bowring, Kopuku AUTO RESTORATIONS LTD Village, R.D. I, Pokeno. (Ne ar Maramarua), 148 CARlYlE STREET SELL-Jaguar Mk V. Price $5,500. First registered at Duncdin 9th are pleased to advise that they are now operating from Nov. 1950, second registration exciting new premises. 20/12 /50 (same owner, but change to Ltd Company), third registra­ An increased range of services is offered including a tion 23/12 /55 , fourth registration selection of veteran, vintage and classic cars for sale 312/58 to present owners and in our showroom. family. This car was reconditioned by Archibalds Garage Ltd, Christ­ Visit us at 148 Carlyle Street and see for yourself. church, engine, gearbox etc, and serviced since by my motor en­ p.a. BOX 22273 PHONE 69-988 gineer Russel Thomas Ltd. This car has done no more than 3,000 CHRISTCHURCH miles a year since reconditioning. Body good, upholstery original. Present owner is a member of FOR SALE-I927 Austin 12/4 WANTED-C laUdel Hobson MZP Civil Defence Corps and also a Tourer. Complete original condi­ carburettor, any early English dash­ member of the Amateur Radio tion. Tool kit, grease gun, pump f1 board instruments circa 1910-1920, Emergency Corps. Contact address etc . In motoring condition. Price Sankev or wooden wheels 32 x 4J,- owner, 18 Smith Street, Woolston, $2,500. Replies e t» IIIB Here­ or 820 x 120, or ANY Sunbeam Christchurch 6. Phone 899-218. ford Street. Christchurch I. parts 1910 to 1920. Can you help? FOR SALE-1948 Wolseley 18 h.p. FOR SALE-I928 "Wasp" Sports Contact David Manton, Crawford In very good original condition. 750 Austin. Super condition. Road. Te Puna, Tauranga. Phone These lovely old English cars are mechanical, paint, tyres, hood and 25-405, evenings or 62-522, days becoming harder to obtain. Yours upholstery. Painted cherry red and collect. for $6.500 or reasonable offer. Con­ cream. Fitted with special highly FOR SALE-1934 Ford Y and tact Genevieve Raikes. 512 Lynd­ developed engine, imported by pre­ 1937 Opel Kadett. Paint and up­ hurst Road, Hastings. Phone 83-064. sent owner. Original engine goes holstery required to complete re­ FOR SALE-1946 Nash Series 600 with purchase. For full details write storation of both cars. Loads of Sedan. In good running order, $400. to W. G . Sanderson, "Wainui", good spares for both. $700 o.n.o. Kevin Payton, 208 Vanguard Street, Terranora, N.S .W., 2485, Australia. each. Contact Ken Newman, 717 Nelson. Phone 88-776. (Member). Maitland Crescent, H astings. Phone STANDARD 9 h.p. 1931 for sale. N EW ZEALAND TRIUMPH 67-196 or C lo Redwood Park, Complete and original saloon body. T.R. REGISTER Rotorua during rally. (Member). Offers . Contact A. Bain, 23B Me­ If you are the owner of a FOR SALE-Vintage touring and Kenzie Avenue, Christchurch 2. Triumph T.R. sports car the Phone 891-638 . Register offers 5 magazines, roadster windscreen frame channel. social events, spares, technical Available March: Sedan, wind­ FOR SALE-1942 Indian. Bike has advice and the pleasure of screen frame channel suitable TA, been sand blasted and painted red . sharing T.R. ownership with B, 34 Model Fords. Can make up Gearbox bearings replaced, motor other owners. Enquiries -P .O. fr ames from sample. Satisfaction rebored, new piston etc. 90 % re­ Box 4137, Auckland. guaranteed. Bob Ballantyne, 24 stored. Reluctant sale, buying Valley View Road, Glenfield, Auck­ house. Mu st sell. $1,200. Phone land. Phone 44-44066 . Member 73-563 , Nelson. (Member). FOR SALE-1938 Panther Red­ V.c.c. wing 100, 600 c.c. sloper with Watsonian Maxstoke Sidecar. This BUY jSWAP- Triumph TR3 parts; is a child adult model and both the steering wheel for adjustable bike and sidecar have been re­ column, scuttle vent control, stored. $3,000 would buy. Also the speedometer, 'Triumph" wording, makings of a 1926 Rugby roadster. aero screens, other parts. SELLI Mo st of the mechanical work and SWAP - Fuel tank, 10" Girling woodwork has been done. $1,500. drum brakes, bonnet, disc wheels Roy Coles, 106 Ballance Street, etc. R. Bras sey, Box 1374, Welling­ Gisboroe. ton . FOR SALE 1902/03 Brown Bros. Ltd., Lon­ FOR SALE don , 8 h.p . shaft drive 2 cyl, rear entrance Tonneau. Brass lights, gas generator, horn, tail lamp, bodyplates. Drives well after extensive rebuild. New deep buttoned leather. Needs detail prettying. Only known ex­ Model A Ford Exhaust Assemblies ample in existence. Will con­ sider realistic offers for this These are exact replicas of the original. Mufflers of 18 gauge and unique Brighton type veteran. pipes of 17 gauge steel. The complete assembly is welded together Ken Silke, [23 Milton Street, and is ready to be bolted on . Price $47.00 (collected), $52.00 (freight Nelson. Phone 80-753, evenings. paid). P. D . Keir, 16 Ardmore Place, Christchurch 5. Phone 525-968 . (Member).

PAGE FORTY-SEVEN FOR SALE - Lea Francis 1947. FOR SALE-Lea-Francis 2t Con ­ 1800 c.c, twin cam motor, alloy vert ible 1952. In sound order. MOPAR HANDBOOKS coach built body , sun roof, running Thought to be only one in N.Z. The Chryslers Restorers'Club cond ition , $750 o.n.o. Plea se con­ $6,950. Wolseley 1911 16-20 h.p. of N.Z. will buy Handbooks tact Roger White, Phone Stokes Basic essent ials with lots of spares and Manuals relat ing to North Valley 6236 or write 168 George and some work done . $3,000. Not American Mop ar products. Street, Lower Hutt. for export. D. Green, IR.D., Kati­ Chr ysler, Plymou th. Dodge, De kat i. Phone 212Z. Soto, Graham Bros. These FOR SALE- 1948 Ford V8 Sedan , book s will help build a library mint or ig. cond., featured "Custom where fellow members can ben e­ Roader" No . 22, $2,950, any fit by the informat ion. Plea se offers. 1948 Austin 16 (Two), reas. cont act the Secretary, Chrysler cond., one for spares, $300. Phone Restorers' Club of N.Z., P.O. 685-912 or write J. Capper, 89 St. Box 673, Manurewa, Auckland. Andrews Road, Epsom, Auckland 3. FOR SALE-A.C. fuel pump WANTED -For Model T Ford: model B. Ne ver used, offers. Con ­ Head light lens, bonnet, radiator. tact E. H. Clark. Phone 7177. running boards, tail light, and any Rangiora, other part s for 1926 Road ster or WANTED-For 1928 Essex Super Pickup. S. R. Linin, R.D. I, Wells­ Six Sedan . Rad iator cap, tail light ford . Phone Wfd 4501. (Member). FOR SALE BY TENDER (complete), also parabeam head­ 1926 Model T Ford Tudor lamp lens. Contact E. H. Clark, 10 SELL -1936 Graham 110 chassis Sedan. Completely restored 14 Jcnnings Place. Ran giora. Phone and instrument panel: 1935 Na sh year s ago . Travelled less than 7177. Rangiora. Advanced 6 chassis, bonnet, boot 100 miles before being put on block s in a shed where it has FOR SALE-Austin 8, 1947. In lid, head light bodies; 1937 Graham reasonabl e condition, 4 good tyres. Crusader motors (2); 1935 and 1936 remained unused since. This car is fitted with the Ruck stell two Suit restoration or parts. Offers La Fayette motors; 1936 Nash 400 wanted. Contact Patricia Scott, 117 grille, instruments, interior window speed rear axle . Tenders clo se 31st March, 1980, with K. R. Malcolm Avenue, Christchurch 2. surrounds; 1934-35 La Fayette hub Phone 33-085. ca ps: 1942-47 Nash 600 s.f. con Godfrey, 57 Parore Street, Dar­ rod shells , .040 rings , front hubs gaville. Phone 7714. Highest or FOR SALE OR SWAP - 1935 and suspension parts, 2 hub caps ; any tender not necessaril y Austin Ascot Deluxe 12/4 (Light 1936? Humber Snipe wheel ; 1951­ accepted. model ). Motor. gearbox, diff and 52 Plymouth number plate light ; hub assy's 11 11 reconditioned . Body 1937-38? International hub cap; is the only thing along with up ­ 1947-48 Plymouth hub cap , two FOR SALE-1 938 Chev Coupe. holstery that needs to be looked head light reflectors 6V across, 105,000 miles, immac ulate origina l at. Five new tyres plus spare wheels two head light reflectors 71" across; condition, reg. and warranted, new included. Offers over $600 or swap 1938-39 Will ys gearbox main drive tyres, new battery. All enquiries with any acceptable roadworthy (new); 1949-54 N ash steering wheel for inspect ion to E. H. Clark, warranted car. Phone 427-44 8 and bonnet emblems; 1936 Pontiac Rangiora, North Canterbury. Phone Christchurch or write C. Botting. glove box lid emblem, single fila­ 7177 Rangiora. 93 Newnham Street, Rangi ora. ment head light bulbs, 16", 5 stud wire wheel, 60 spokes. WANTED­ 1936 Nash Ambassador wheel s. hub caps, unbroken radiator grille. AUTO RESTORATIONS lTD instruments, unbroken bonnet mas­ cot , cable operated wiper motor; 148 CARlYlE STREET 1934 Nash Advanced 8 hub caps, good grille , horns, head lights, 16" CHRISTCHURCH wire wheel s (5 stud, 40 spokes), any P.0. Box 22273 Phone 69-988 8 cylinder engine parts or com­ plete motor, 8 cylinder twin igni­ Panel Beating tion distributors, caps, rot ors. Also Making New Guards and Panels intere sted in buying Nash and Graham literature. Reply John New Wooden Body Frames Cope. 42 T ay Street, Mo sgiel. Woodwork Repairs Hood Bow Steam Bending, or Laminating AUTOMOBILTA WANTED. An y­ New Dashboards thing connected with motoring and motorcycling of interest. Early French Polishing of Interior Woodwork advertising posters and enamel Full Mechanical Service signs, radiator mascots, car and Chassis Rebuilding car club badges, earl y motoring and mot or racing trophies, certi fi­ One Off Parts Made Up cate s etc. old tin plate and die cast Batches of Parts made for One Make Groups toys, earl y ceramic articles or cast Spare Parts Avai lable metal items depicting motoring Secondhand Books and Magazines activities. earl y licence plates, brass lamps and accessories etc. Full de­ Bonnet Lacing etc avai lable tails and price with first letter please to Gavin Bain, "Wa itahuna", TRY US FOR YOUR NEEDS Gov ernors Bay, Lyttelton R.D. PAGE F ORTY-EIGHT THE FAMOUS

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