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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE President: N. A. Dewhur st (Aucklan d) Club Captain: A. D. Storer (Banks Peninsula) VOL XXXI No. 157 Club Vice-Captain: B.A. Goodman (South Canterbury] Hon. Secretary: Robert Duns, Canterbury December 1985-January 1986 Tel. 64-46 1 Chr istchurch. Club Registrar: Don Bennetts , 714 Hills Road , Chris tchurc h. 31 ST YEAR OF PUBLICATION Executive: Messrs B.J. Ba rnes [South Canterbury). Mrs Jocelyn P. Hosk en [Ashburton], J.W.A. Newell (Banks Peninsula). N.C. Skevington (Canterbury). IN THIS ISSUE

CORRESPONDENCE President's Message Club cor responde nce, including members ' CHANGES OF 2 ADDRESS, mu st be sent to Once In A Lifetime (Part 3) 3 The Vintage Car Club of N. Z. {Inc.} The Great American Race (Part 2) P.O. Box 2546, 8 Christchurch. Celebrating 100 Years (Part 11) 12 Telephone 64-461 100 Years Of The Motorcar 16 Members should state 6 figure num ber from Member ship Car d. Feint Challenge 19 Intending mem bers sho uld write to this address. Branch Notes 24 All Bead ed Whee ls correspondence and subsc ribe rs change Letters to Editor 32 of add ress to P.O. Box 13140. Classified Ads 34

BEADED WHEELS EDITORIAL COMM ITIEE Chairman: Spencer Barn ard . CLOSING DATE FEB/MAR ISSUE Committee: Ken Macefield , Bruce Pidgeon, Bob Scott , Paul Editorial Jan 13th Giesler, Bob Ent wistle. Advertising J an 13th Material for pu blica tion is the responsibility of this committee and should be forwarded to P.O. Box 13140, Ch ristchurch, typed or neatl y printed, double spaced on one side of pap er on ly. Report s of restorat ions, eve nts, road tests, historical and COVER techni cal arti cles welcom e. No payment made to contributors. The Veteran era is the last in this ser ies of six painted by . The opinions exp ressed in letters or articles in Beaded Derek Margetts, celebrating 100 years since the birth of Wheels are th e authors' ow n view s and do not necessa rily the motor car. Brass carbide lamps. beaded edge tyres exp ress the policy of the Vintage Car Club of N.Z. [Inc]. and exposure to the elements were all problems for the pioneering motorist to battle with.

PRODUCTION Beaded Wheels is the voice of the Vintage Car Beaded Wheels is pu blis hed bi-mo nt hly by Pur se Willis & movement in New Zealand and of the Clubs whose Aiken Ltd, Ch ristchurch for the Vintage Car Club of N.Z. efforts are fostering and ever widening the interest of lnc., at its editorial office , P.O . Box 13 140, Christchurch . this movement and form rallying points for that ever increasing band of enthu siasts. The fascination of age Mailed free to all member s of Vinta ge Car Clu b. itselt or revulsion from the flashy mediocrity of the present day is drawing an increasing number of Subscribers only Annual Subscrip tion (6 issu es) S8.00. motorists back to the individuality, solid worth, and Individual copies $1.40. functional elegance that was demanded by a more discriminating generation and It is to these that this magazine Is dedicated. ADVERTISING Rate schedule available on request to Advertising Manager , Registeredat Post Off ice Headquarters Well ington, P.O. Box 13140, Christchurch . Phon e 67-346. as a magazine. refer to this and mak e use of any of these peopl e wh en yo u need From the President help eithe r as a bran ch or ind ividually. Th ey in turn will be With Christmas up on us again firm s, and will ce rtainly help to vis iting branch es on a random man y will be thinking of holidays keep the pri ces down compared to basis and ar e only too pleased to which in our case often means what they woul d be if import ed . give whatever assistance or motoring. But how man y of us guida nce they can. It's just an oth er reason for us to really chec k and pr epar e our support our ow n local tyre vehicles for exte nded distances? Marshals are still required for sup pliers and that goes for all the Adequate preparat ion of any the Pan-Pacific Rally , pr eferably other parts we need. We have vehicle is a must before driving volunteers wh o are available for firms speciali sing in our long distan ces fully lad en in often the duration of the rally. A grea t requirem ent s now , they have hot conditions, and as a motoring way to participate in th is invested a lot of capital to supply club we sho uld be particul arly int ernati onal eve nt and meet our needs, and locally available consc ious of thi s. All too often everyone, even thou gh you may item s save us a lot of hassle and such prep aration is in fac t not have a club vehicle ready. delay. But these firms need our neglected. Th is year mak e sure Accommodation is still there for support, if they don 't sell then that you are not the one on the those w ho wan t it, and kn ow they go out of bu sin ess and we go roadside with the bonnet up. wher e to go. Contact Colin back to mail orde rs from overseas. Som e good news in this area is Keenan (Chief Mar shal) 120 The moral of all this is, suppo rt tyres. I under stan d that the Manuka Rd, Glen field , Auck lan d. our ad ver tisers. Look the m up in moulds for ce rtain vintage sizes, Telephon e 4449758. Bead ed Wh eels advertiseme nts or which wer e to hav e been shipped the branch new s-letters. Fina lly, Pat and I wish you all a out of New Zealand, are now very merry Christmas, safe going to stay her e. This change of An up to date list of Executive motoring, and a prosperous new heart has been brought abo ut in members and their telephone year. 0 part by the representations of numbers and addresses has been som e of our dom estic vintage tyr e supplied to all branches. Please NORMAN DEWHURST It's not too late to enter the 1st Pan Pacific Rally

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PAGE TWO Once in a Lifetime by Earl Preston, Tour Leader (Part 3)

After four days of solid be at th e w ha rf at 4.30a m motoring from Invercar gill, a free tomorrow . da y in Blenheim was most A spec ial one off run of welcome . Old man weather windjack ets suitably turned on a sco rche r indeed , an d mon ogrammed had been made the Braysh aw Park facil ity was a available to th e tour team. Th ese rela xin g ye t bu sy pla ce to be. Th e pro ved very popular with retiring, a little wary of th e early Chief Mar sh al 's motor hom e ev eryo ne , and quite a musing to rise in the morning. acted as ce ntre point for all, a nd see all the striking grey uni forms Our alarm didn't hav e a chance thr ou ghout th e day man y tourists w indow shopp ing and doin g th eir to do its thing at 3.45am . As it reported in to co llec t th eir thing in the stree ts of Blenheim. happen ed the fire sire n had newssh eet, informa tion and have Bob a nd Eileen Wor sfold putte d woken at least 250 people in both a ya rn ove r a cuppa or glass . confide nt ly up to HQ in th eir 1917 Picton and Blenheim at 1.30am. Things we re running smoothly for Ford racer after a faultless run As one slee py driver said later th e organisers with no from Ran gior a. They had " Inc redible, that Shirley Wills insurmountabl e problems. obviously cured th eir loose spo ke thinks of eve ry thing." Things However , the local clubs' problem. Roger Smith of were on the move in th e pr e-dawn wo rksho p faciliti es we re busy. Ashburton in his 1909 E.M .F. was da rkness. Grunts and hushed Kelvin Robinson was in the having an unfair run. Afte r eleve n gree tings from th e team lim elight again , this tim e the punc tures since Inv ercar gill , a Goo dma ns as we parked our Ruck stell differ ential wa s lock ed flaw in th e new tyr es was found . vehicles side by side . " We ll old in low ratio, and th e team was Sharp ridges inside th em chaffed girl" I whisp er ed to th e Ov erland, affecting repairs. Th e Wilson's the tubes and these wer e now " be a good tart and do your Fiat driveshaft saga was bein g clean ed off. He was hap py thing" . She did , first pull. A q uick continuing with a lightning trip othe rwise , w ith his machine's round of th e lamps w ith a match , home to Timaru for an other shaft, performance. all aboa rd and we flick er ed our and help from Blenheim friends. Many of the crews w er e staying way do w n to th e ferry. The Kuhlmanns 1926 Lagonda hit ove rn ight at Picton , parti cu larl y The sce ne a t th e terminal is one the headlines of the local the gas lit veter an s, and as th e day that will always live w ith me. newspaper w ith its engine wore on, these vehicles made Four rows of old machinery lined hanging on a hoist. Clu tch slip their wa y to this picturesque town up in front of the glow ing door of was their problem, an d at the head of Qu een Charl otte the ferry. Chief Mar sh als necessitated engine removal. Th e Sound . continued th eir role and were Pearce 1911 Sunbeam dropp ed a A pleasant stroll in the wa rm bu sy chec king th e ve hicles off th e valve head the previous day south eve ning air along th e wa terfro nt maste r shee t as they arrived . Oh of Blenheim and in tru e pio nee r cap ped off a re laxed day befor e dear, would th er e be any gap's, spirit, th e valve rem ains we re removed and th en a slow motor into Blenheim on 3 cyclinde rs and suspec t gas lighting arr iving abo ut midnight. A new valve from an o IKON unmentionable ve hicle of oriental ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT LTD origin did th e job nicely. At least five ve hicles stayed in CUSTOM BUILT ALLOY Christchurch for a varie ty of PISTONS TO SUIT ANY reasons, and we re motoring up ENGINE - ANY OVERSIZE. today. Henry Gluyas, in his 1918 Dod ge, used his free day to knock his farm, on the outskirts of DAVID GILES Blenheim, into shape again. It sounde d like a week's work to me, PHONE: 567-162 P.O . BOX 5 1-0 56 24B RYLOCK PLACE, PAKURANGA, AUCKLAND, N.Z. but he was adamant th ey wo uld

PAGE THREE wou ld everyon e make it? The tim e, planning and ch ecking, that had gone int o this uni qu e se ction of the tour, wa s abo ut to payoff, we hoped! Then cam e the signal to board, wi th red section leading the way. They were to be first off in Wellington. We were soon on deck to wat ch the ca rs that followed disap pear inside the hatch belo w . All very exciting, then th e lin k span rose and the ferry moved silently aw ay fro m th e ter minal. A bea mi ng Shirley and Alan came up to me to report " We ll Pr esto, we'v e don e it. 90 left In vercargill and th er e's 90 on boa rd ." We co uldn't have been prouder of, or happi er for a bunc h of mo torists, than we wer e at that time. Complimentary brea kfas t was se rved, the Cap tain hon oured us with his pr esence and two lucky motorists won a most generou s prize d rawn by him , on beha lf of th e N.Z. Rail ways. Trav el vou ch ers valued at several hundred dollar s. Th e bridge and engine room were op en ed for inspection an d dr ew considerable int er est. Meanwh ile down below on th e vehicl e deck, a mem ber of th e galley staff (no te th e nautical terminology) was treating "Dog" McLeod to a coo ked breakfast of sausa ges and ba ked bea ns on toast. Nobo dy was missing o ut, it seemed . Not being a good sa ilor, I kept clear of a nu m ber of dep artme nts, parliam entar y Doug an d M asie Ridder in their come dians discussing the use of secr etaries, and local Wellington 1909 Renault arrive in Wellington th e brown paper bags sca tter ed branch mem bers of our Club , off the ferry. ab out the boa t. But, w ith a young Sout hw ard 's Mu seum a nd many dau ght er keeping me bu sy round others. The tour organ iser s we re th e vario us decks, and a sea like continually delight ed and th e prov erbial mill pond, I mad e it appreciative of th e wo rk put into Marshals had th e vehicles in their like an old sa lt. th e wo nderful recept ions app ropriate lan es and th e various Gove rn ment had indi cat ed at a n throu ghout our journey. Th e good distinguish ed gues ts were ea rly da te, th at they would like to work put in by Sandra and her introduced to th eir drivers for th e ack nowledge the ce nte nnial of th e team on th is ser ious but enjoyable ride up to th e Beehi ve. Th ere motor car, w ith Cl parli am entary occasion w ill lon g be were also th e local sup por te rs to reception for' th e tour as it passed rem em bered . join the tour includin g team thr ou gh th e capital. Th e With great expectation, we Tay lor in 1934 Leyla nd bu s respon sibility for thi s event, wi th motored on to the . w ha rf 111 travelling all th e North Island all the planning fell on the Wellington. Th e milita ry-like sec tion. Rest riction s at th e sho ulders of local member San dra precision of the planning qu ick ly grounds of Parl iament meant that Fra me. It involved liaison wit h beca me obvio us ab ove .th e the grea ter numbe r of vehicles inter-islan d ferry, Mini stry of cons tant noi se of th e big city . The were to travel to Len Southward 's Tr ansport , city dignita ries and news medi a was everywhere. mu seu m direct, w hi le th e

PAGE FOU R rem ainder , under esco rt, travelled Rae's team and their beautifully Bob Scott 's rare and immaculate int o the city centre, to the half pr esent ed '29 Anniversar y Buick 1913 M etallurgique. hour recepti on. Sandra continued and along the ranks to Trevor he r good wo rk carryin g out Witt e who took the Prim e up front we nt str aight ah ead into a introduction s all round, and after Min ister for a circuit of the deadend, a Vau xhall we n t left , Bill a formal pr esentation , I was able grounds in his Talbot. A bell Piddington went right. Trevor did to assist in introducing the Prim e summoned the parliam entarian s a U turn and I follo wed him. Mini ster Mr Lange, and the hast ily back to toil and we all Trevor then disappeared down an Minister of Transport Mr Prebble headed off for lun ch at alley, but all 's we ll that ends we ll, to some of our band of motoring Paraparaumu. In true southern and we ended up motoring out of hist ory makers. Eric and Tess hayseed styl e, the yokels blew it Wellington sid e by side even if th e Robins in number on e, Colin at the firs t set of lights. Someone Talbot wa s a hundred feet above me on the flyover . I'd been to Southwards Mu seum SWAP MEET before, but it' s always an exciting place to visit with some thing new SWAP MEET every time. During the meal break , the tourists ambled thr ough the collecti on , or took it The 9th Annual National Vintage and Post in from the restaurant wi ndows. Vintage Swap Meet will be held on the On we moved, not man y mil es toda y, but Horowhenua Bran ch we re wa iting. Th ey we re in 1st - 2nd FEBRUARY 1986 celebration mood wit h their A & P SHOWGROUNDS, PUKEKOHE County Centenar y in full swing, and Peter Nightingale and his team had a delight ful afte rnoon Car Show Sunday. tea and we lcome waiting at the There will be no outside camping facilities clubroo ms. Some of the cre ws Enquiries to: Warren Cunningham moved on to Palmerston North for phone 565-933 Auckland the night while those that stayed

PAGE FIVE a t Levin sp ent a pleasant evening a t a noggin and na tter w it h th e locals. At our motels, after a b usy SPARES SEEKER'S day , I caught up w it h three other DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR Austin 7-8-10-12 S2.00 crew s that I'd no t seen a lot of 1936-1948 Jaguar I \/2- 2\/2- 3\/2 litre since leaving Inverca rgill. All 1938-1948 w ere mor e than pleased with th eir VALVESPRINGS Standard Flying 8-10 1939 S1.00 ve hicle's performance . Amiable VALV E ROCKERS No I and No 2 $2.50 Triumph TR4 83mm & Jack Hoven from Tauranga in ev er 86mm fai thful 1918 Studebaker, Bob PEDAL PADS Riley 1.5 $2.00 McM urdo from In verca rgi ll who Wolseley 1500 never quite fini sh ed a beautiful OIL PRESSURE SWITCH TR6 GT6 $2.50 FAN BELT Austin A40 1947-1954 $4.50 (according to the pho tos] 1912 MG TF Midget 1953-1955 Wolsel ey, but w as motoring an Holden FE FC FB EKEJ $4.50 eq ually w ell restored 1933 Riley , BUSH RUBBER Rear of Rear Spring .75c G eorge Killick I firs t m et on th e Plymouth Pll-12-15 1941-1948 Desert Road on th e w a y to MG TCTD TF Rotorua in 1980 . Still bubbling CLUTCH PLATE Holden FJ FE FB $39.95 ov e r as he was th en, he and his OIL SEAL REAR HUB Holden FJ $3.50 w ife w ere enjoying a mot oring BRAKE HOSE Front - Singer SM 1500 SIO.OO Rear - Singer SM 1500 S15.00 holiday in th eir '55 Armstrong RADIATOR CAP De Soto 1939-1948 $2.50 Siddel ey . Oldsmobile 1941-1950 $3.50 BRAKE HOSE Front 1958-1963 Austin $4.50 A busy Morry Holl a nd w as Healy Sprite Mk I orga nising our departure point in CONDENSER & PLATE MG 1946-1953 IOh.p. Palm er ston North on Saturday TC & TD Singer SM 1500 $2.00 m orning. The vehicles had a 102 Wolseley 1946-1948 8-12 h.p . mi le run ah ead of them in b rill iant WIPER SWITCH Triumph GT6 Mk I $2.50 su ns hine , w ith several local FAN BELT Ford Zephyr Mk I - $3.50 vehicles jo ining us fo r thi s sect ion. 1954-1956 One fin e exampl e was th e 1915 Ford Consul Mk I 1954-1956 Ford T of M . Van Reenan. The Ford 100E 1955-1959 motoring on this sectio n was mo st FAN BELT Ford V8 1950-1953 $5.00 enjo ya ble indeed , wi th the Gen Long Belt Manawatu Gorge pr oviding Mercury V8 1950-1951 interest. On th rough Da nn evirke W.P. G and a panoramic view ove r W aipukurau as w e descended down into town for a pleasant ~'----~-I lunch spo t in the main street. A sho rt run of 35 mi les to Hastings MOTORING ENTERPRISES a nd a wa rm wel come by th e city a nd local club m embers. A gift of GREENWOOOS CORNER-AUCKLAND P.O. BOX 29097 fruit 10 ea ch vehicle on arrival was a n apprecia ted a nd no vel idea . lo t in thi s ve hicle, was th e tr eat of How ever, a ll turn ed o ut w ell, Ha stin gs m embers tu rn ed on a a life tim e for m e . the road was to be open , and ou r most plea sant socia l evening For se ve ral days th e ne ws had co nvoy headed in to th e mounta in s indeed and many ac q uainta nces included co ve rage of a violent rain w ith purpose o n Sunday morning. renewed . I me t Mike Pe rr y again, sto rm tha t had str uc k th e central Now it 's been sa id many times and since our pr evious enco un te r No rth Isla nd a nd closed th e ove r the yea rs th a t " you ca n 't beat he had rest or ed a rare 1904 Na p ie r-Ta u po high way. The the South Isla nd for good vin tag e Napoleo n (B.W . 154 , page ( 7). o rga nise rs were m indfu l of th is, as motoring" a nd I would have to Also on th is even ing was- one of we approa ched thi s sectio n o f the ad m it I w en t along w ith it. On this th e tour highlights. Hu gh Van tou r, a nd dai ly chec ks on po ssible day ho w ever, a nd o n many to Asch had kindly brough t th e 1897 a lternatives . w e re being co me I was to have to ta ke it all Benz along . To sec th is ve hicle , considere d . I'd not moto re d on ba ck . What a gra nd da y 's still in its excelle nt or iginal form thi s road before , a nd va rious tal es mot oring we all had . The road was as it was im po rted , w as I' d heard ov er th e years had m e a real cha llenge, for th e old ies in spe llbind ing. And to th en be with fu rrowed br ow and particular. In places w e see m ed to off ered a ride around th e parking so mewha t a nxious . be on top of the wo rld for views

PAGE SIX for miles , in othe r spots in narrow · bush covered gulleys twi sting and winding eve r onwards. Th e long gentle sloping str aight into Taupo was a chance for some of the big and not so big machines to clear out their lun gs. It was quite exciting as they thunder ed by us on this last leg into Taupo and lunch. On ce agai n, we were well catered for and fussed ove r by the Taupo members. Doug Ridder did the honours in tha nking local co ordinator Phil Andrews and spoke to a lar ge and interested audien ce, before movin g off again tow ards Rotorua. Sid Halliday and his team couldn' t hav e done a more efficient job of the fine hosp itality we receiv ed on our arr ival at plagu ed them from Christchurch , Ran and Agnes lrw in with their newly Rotorua. Waiariki Community wh ere they had fitt ed another restored 1930 Cluvsler about to leave College was op en for a welcome motor. Th ey cla imed to be Southward 's Museum. cuppa and th e workshop was flat personal friends of all the AA surrounded by a hu ge crowd of out att ending to the needs of som e backup teams following our inter est ed peopl e. On top of all of the vehicles.Valves see me d to progress. To add to it all, Mal has this, the local member s opene d be giving bother , again in the lost 4 inches off the end of his their first class club roo ms to us Pear ce's 11 Sunbea m, and also in trous er belt at Ta upo to mak e and the day 's most exciting the Smith's 1922 Packard from temporary but effective repairs to happenings we re relived amo ng Hastings, and the Robinsori's a run big end. " If this keeps up , it newfound friends. I'd had a bus y Hud son from Nelson. could get em barrassing," was one and weary day 's motoring and Back down the road Mal Falloon of his wry comments. retired early with the Napi er and his riding mechanic Ray A grand parade down Rotorua's Taupo highway still fresh in my Sherborn e of Christchurch wer e main street had been organised mind. My word , that was good nur sing the we ary '28 Durant lon g and a civic recep tion at the lake stuff! with an oil loss problem that had front wher e the cars were To be continued College FORD SPARES

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PAGE SEVEN The Great American Race 1985

INTERSTATE" 24th June - 4th July (Part 2) BATTERIES by Gordon Vogtherr

Alth ou gh now brok en down we rings, and by ea rly afternoon the bed and up aga in at 4.30 a.m . for soon discover ed we were not ca r was in running order agai n. the usu al dri vers meeting and the witho ut friends w he n a Chrysler Wh en Eddie faced up to pay for lon gest leg of the ra ce , 465 miles de aler qui ckly offer ed to tow us to the time a nd faci lities they jus t to St Loui s. Other competitors his workshop and avail our sel ves waved him aside. It was their gave us a grea t we lcome th e next of his faci lities. He soon contac ted con tribution to the grea t race, and morning quite surprised to see us a 'sho p ' mach in ist w ho they adm ired th e fact that the again , not knowing the stubborn ascertained that a Wo rld War 2 1924 Chrysler could mak e it. We ten acity of 'fast' Eddie, even at Jeep piston wo uld be suita ble if eve ntually left Ama rillo at 3.30 age 73. machined , and as luck wo uld p.m. ve ry tired , and proceeded to have it he had a used se t. Within a dri ve 4'15 m iles to Wichita to catch 1933 Chrysler Le Baron Custom sh ort tim e he prod uced a th e field up , and arrived ther e at Imperial in carpark Sheraton Hotel, match ing pist on together wi th 1.30 a.m ., had a couple of hours in North Hollywood.

PAGE EIGHT Now the strain was beginning to ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++1 tell. There were lapses of concentration which was catching the best of them. Phil Hill was the first. On the fifth day he just 'gave BAST COAST ANTIQUE it away'. He and his nav igator had ARE THE FORD PARTS SPECIALISTS SINCE been watching both speedometer 1964 and stop watches so intently they had not seen anything going on around them. Model T - Model A 32-48 V /8 - 49-59 V /8 We had wonderful lunchtime 32-64 trucks - 25-4 8 Chev welcomes at the smaller towns, Tyre s - Motoring books the best being at Boonville, Missouri, and Bloomington, Most parts available ex stock. Illinois where the whole town tu rned out and gave us all a royal All major credit ca rds acc epted. welcome. In Bloomington I All we require is the number of your card and the type . understand they closed the whole town, turned out the local band, and prov ided a rea l carnival Goods sh ipped w ithin 2 days atmosphere. So it was a complete of order received, cont rast to arrive in Chicago on Sunday afternoon an d find th e streets empty. Our ca rs were Brand new 1985 cat alogue now av ailable, 750 more parked in rows for two blocks of Ford it em s than previ ou s cata logue. Price still $4 .5 0 , the City streets and were guarded add $ 2 extra fo r air mail. Refund voucher is incl uded night and day while we were plus specials list available on ly t o cat alog ue purchasers . there. We were told that any valu abl es would be safest in the Store open Mo nday to Friday 9-5, Sunday 9-2. Closed cars. public holidays, Sundays or holiday weekends and Thursday through to Wednesday of Bendigo sw ap meet. Next morning Eddie had trou ble, we were due to start around 7 am and I was waiting at the car. He did not turn up and I ~ becam e concerned . This all in the streets of Chicago. I da red not leave the car in case he did turn up and I was not there. Eventually BAST COAST ANTIQUE I did find him down the str eet. He t AUTO PARTS could not find the car, and :;: 10 Waterloo Street Narrabeen, Sy dn ey, AUSTRALI A someone said the re were tear s in Tele phone 0 2-91 3 26 55 (tape installed for after hours) his eyes. So, on to Lansing and All ma il to Box 330. Narrabeen , 210 1, Sydney Detroit. i Visit East Coas t on your next trip to Aus tralia, we do our best to Next day we followed round t help, not hinder . Lake Erieto, a morn ing tea stop at :;: Take advantage of the new low Austra li an do ll ar, much cheaper Toledo , and the n on to Akron . + than U.S. do ll ars Ohio, headquarters of the +++'.".".'01'+++++++++++++++++"".".'++++++ Goodyear Tyre Company, wh ere the blimp was there to greet us. the evening we went aboard the of the size of the city. It was here The aft ernoon run took us to paddleboat, Liberty Belle for a that we were faced by armed Pittsburgh. Again fine sunny cruise on the rivers. The Golden police, carrying .38 revo lvers, weather , but it was difficult Triangle is situated on the handcuffs and live ammunition. navi gating in the city areas, junction of the Allegh any and the Very frightening if you are not particularly as Eddie was so deaf. Monongahela Rivers, which join used to it. Pittsburg was so different to what together at the Triangle 10 form Starting places were drawn each I had expected. It was a the Ohio River which in turn day , so we travelled the highways beau tifully clean city, all the steel flows into the Mississippi River. with different cars and came to wo rks are now closed - it can be There are 570 huge brid ges in know them quite well . The red imported ch eaper from Japan. In Pittsburgh, givin g you som e idea 1924 Bentley, was often close at

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hand, as was Jack Casson th e was over and all our instru ctions 1936 V12 Packard Convertible. eventua l w inne r in th e 1914 wer e awry. We eventuall y made Dodge, a mod el of accuracy and our Hotel, but for some tim e ther e before the traffic becam e too consi sten cy . Th e 1930 L29 Cord we re ca rs lost all over the city. heavy. We got lost a couple of convertible travelled close with us Next day , the final day, wa s times, but arrived in New York in for some days as did the 1930 supposed to be an eas y one, but time to tak e part with all of th e Speed Six Bentley of Pe ter Agg, we had to be up at 4.30 am again, racers in the 4th July Par ade down from England. Som e of the this tim e so we could clear the city Broadway. Wh at a wo nderful luxuriou s ca rs included the 1933 Le Bar on Chrysler Custom Imperial, and two cars which took my fancy, both 1936 mod el Packards, on E a dual cowl V12 Pha eton and th e other also a V12 but a five sea ter convertible. Th e Phaeton was ori ginal in th e W bodywo rk and paint, only th e PHOENIX GROUP OF COMPANIES motor had been rebuilt. Both ca rs PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO . OF NEW ZEALAND LTD were black w ith lar ge w hitewall tyres. PROVIDENT LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD. From Pittsburgh w e raced East FIRE - LIFE - ACCIDENT - MARINE through Pe nnyslva nnia to Hersh ey for lunch wher e we wer e VINTAGE & VETERAN VEHICLE give n some of th eir special choco late produc ts, and a INSURANCE marvellou s lunch, befor e heading Christchurch Branch: P.O. Box 38 for Phil adelphia. Supposed to arrive ther e at 6pm for a pa rade 76 HEREFORD STREET Phone 791-054 but were de layed and eventually Local Offices Throughout New Zealand arrived at 7.30 p.m., the parade

PAGE TEN experience. We 'made it' to the 'Big Appl e' , saw the Statue of VINTAGE ELECTROPLATING Liberty, enjoyed the final banquet at the 'Windows on th e World ' Nickel plating by slow-deposit, as on your original Restaurant 107 storeys up in the vintage parts. Will not peel or crack, polishes to a World Trade Centre. Each long -lasting lustrous shine, and gives better protection finisher was presented with a against corrosion. medallion which to me was the For quick service and quality work, consign your work to: climax of the race. After all our problems we did make it to the PRATTS ELECTROPLATERS LID, NELSON finish . 94 vehicles started in Los r.o. Box 474 Phone 77-283 Angeles, 24 broke down en route, 17 or th ose we re able to get going reaching Du Bois around 7.30 pm first 1700 miles and just on 50 again and finish, leavin g only 7 after a tiring day. Up bright and quarts of oil for the whole forc ed out of th e race altogether, early next morning and heading journey. including the Fire en gine from west again towards Chi cago. It So conclud ed a 24 day trip, a Warsaw , Indiana which brok e its was a long tiring day , the longest I dou ble crossing of the United crankshaft, had it welded and can remember, for Eddi e pushed States in a 1924 Chrysler. Truly a carried on, only to br eak it again the Chrysler hard that day, he wonderful expe rie nce . The New later, th is time it was irre parable. wanted to get hom e, covering ove r Zealand Ensign flew on the car all They were with us 'in spirit' at th e 700 miles in the final day . You the way from L.A. to New York , finish , and will be back again next could not kill the Chrysler. Just fill and I was pr oud of it. It was tiring, year. her up with gas and oil, oh yes bruising, demanding, but would I .. Next day, Eddie and I had to she used 18 quarts of oil in the do it again ? Why ask ? 0 head back West to Illinois, it tak ing us till midday to clear New RESULTS: York and get on to Interstate 80. 1st 1914 Dodge, Jack Casson , Oce anside, California. The run through New Jersey and 2nd 1934 Pack ard , Dr Barbara Atwood, Rockford Illinois . Pennsylvania was delightful, 3rd Tom Lester, 1909 Lozier , Deerfield Beach, Flori da . ~ Dunedin-Brighton Run Committee invites you to the 32nd AA DUNEDIN - BRIGHTON OTAGO RUN sCONCOURS D'ElEGANCE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1986 Entries close on 31st January. 1986. but late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the committee. Forms available from Boyd Wilkinson, Box 5048. Dunedin.

Warm up your veteran for the Pan Pacific by coming to Dunedin for the Brighton Run on February 8 1986. Entry forms available now from Box 5048, Dunedin. Run is 90km of rolling coastal countryside, finishing at Larnach's Castle. The official start of the Rally marks Dunedin's 32nd Festival Week, which ends a week later with the 1986 Dunedin Road Race, just a we ek before the Pan Pacific . Celebrating 100 Years of Motoring by Leith Newell Part Eleven - Of This, That and the Other

Writin g thi s almost 100 year s latest Universal Cycl e motor to th e Knowles 'Runa bo ut' described afte r th e dat e of Daimler's first existing bicycles for only 27 as an almost noiseless engine test rid e of th e 'Eins pur' (on e pounds 10 shillings . driven by pe tro l, explode d by track] w he n his engine was first To keep th e tim e seque nce in electricity, a two sea t ca rr iage or installed in a two wh eeled orde r, October 23 1902 was the can be con verted to a four whe el co ntraptio n like a hobby hor se, dat e C.W. Wood of Timaru road dogcart. Made by th e Knowles Nov. 10 1885; it is appro pria te tested his ori ginal tricycle (see Motor Manufacturing Coy , of that thi s sec tion of N.Z.' s Part 10). Buffalo U.S.A . The N.Z. agents motoring history, from the spring Th e Canter bury Tim es report ed were the N.Z. Motor Ca r and of 1902, covers mostl y motor on Nov. 12 " Quite a number of General Agency Coy . This was th e cycling. Motor cycle handicap automobiles hav e arrived in com pany set up by William races we re be ing he ld in con Chris tchurc h sev eral of which McLean to import th e first tw o junction w ith cycling at va rious w ill be on view at the BENZ into N.Z. in 1898 . Th e meetings th rou ghout the co untry Met rop olitan Show. Included is Knowles car is not eve n and th ese we re to continue, w hereas after the firs t flurry of G. DAIMLER IN CANNSTATI. motor ca r races in 190 1-2 no mor e Flhrzlug mlt Gal· blzw. P,trollllm ·Kraft"'llchlnl. wer e held for almost five yea rs. It was mu ch easier to handicap for a good finis h with only motor cycles, rat her than cope wit h th e m ixed bag of bikes, trik es , qu ad s an d velos of th e first rac es. Th e first recorded motorcycle hillclimb in N.Z. was on Port Hill s

Road, Christchurch on September . ./I! 36423. 25, 1902 at th e Christch urc h _ I. Cycling Club's annual hillclimb. The eve nt was wo n by Best & Towne's Mitch ell power ed ma chine fitt ed to one of th eir Khak i bicycle frames. Th ese were built from eithe r Perry or B.S.A. compo ne nts. Apart from th e Werner which had been im port ed complete, all th e other motor cycles of this peri od in th e Ca nterbury ar ea we re 'kitset ' jo bs . Th e motor s were imported and fitte d into str en gth en ed bicycle fra mes. In The original patent draw ings for the fac t at th e tim e, H.] . Ranger was mechanical device that would usher adve rtising that he wo uld fit the in 100 years 0/ motorcycling. Courtesy Bill Obers

PAGE TW ELVE men tion ed in Georgan o so it var iously de scribed as 8 to 12 h.p. south and contin ued on from seems again McLean had made a the chassis and running gea r we re South Canterbury to Dunedin poor choice . Does a nyo ne kno w built by Oates Low ry and Co. and successfull y negot iating many anything of th is mak e? th e [our seater tonneau body by steep hills between Oamaru and Also in Christchurch for the Boon & Co. It was distinguish ed Dunedin. Show was Geor ge Henning of by a ver y lar ge ugly tubular gilled The Chri stchurch Cycling Club Auckland with a n 8 h.p. radi ator. include d an other 5 mile M IC Locomobile steamer, lar ger than Show night, Frid ay , was the handicap at th eir Anni ver sar y the one he had brought South in usu al gala eve ning at Lan caster Day meeting on Decemb er 16. 1901. The Locomobile was Park an d th e mot or bicycle race Thi s had an entry fee of 5 shillings manufactured in Bridgep ort was considered the most and trophies valued at 2 Pounds Conn ecticut U.S.A. Th is car was int er esti ng automo bile race yet an d 1 Pound as pr izes . give n a suitable demonstration by held in Ch rist church . Th er e were 1. J.Dume rgue off 60 sec. , 2. be ing driven fro m Lytt elt on ove r five sta rters w ith Best & Towne 's J.F. Best scra tch, 3. T. Oat es 50 Evan s Pass to Sum ne r on 2 h.p . Mitch ell eventua lly sec ., E.H. Clark an d E.H. [ames 20 Nove mbe r 5. It was sa id to be the winn ing comfo rtab ly after sta rting sec. , and H.]. Ran ger 50 sec. also first ca r to do so. fro m scra tch and con cedi ng a long sta rted. Best passed Dumer gu e in However the headline, "Cars at start to the others powered by 11/ 2 th e last lap but Du mergue ca me Show Disappointing" summed up and 13,4 h.p. motors. aga in in th e straight an d wo n by the fee lings of th e motoring pr ess. On November 26 Hokitika was tw o yards . Time 10 min . 19 1/5 In addition to the Henning rep ort ed as having its first sec. ave raging alm ost 27 m .p .h . Locom obil e and the three motorcycle and ab out the same Although th e machines ar e not Knowles runab outs the onl y other time Dr. Volckman in Ran giora named most of the entra nts we re car displayed was Oates Lowr y & was also attending his pati ents on competing agai n at th e Park on Co's newl y finish ed 'Zealandia'. a mo tor cycle. Th e North Ot ago Boxin g Day at a meeting run by Properly this sho uld be Zealandia Cycling Club wa s ad vertisin g that Two, as th e first Raglan Benz of th eir Boxing Day meeting would Oat es wa s also ca lled by thi s name incl ude a 5 mil e motor cycle 1912 Triumph and side chair. No te at tim es . A four cy linde r motor ha nd icap. shield in front of mag and bell on had been im port ed from th e In December George Henning handlebars. U.S.A. as long ago as Januar y, was continuing his bus iness tri p Leith Newell Collection

PAGE TH IRTEEN low ove r the back w heel. No Mitchell going well and was pedals were fitted and the dr iver overhauling Oat es wh en the latter had to run with the machine un til fell and Best also came to grief it fired and then spring int o the allow ing Dumer gue on the Khaki saddl e. It was built low with 26" thr ough to wi n. Other entries wheels. Th e French firm making were E.H . Clarke on the 'Special ', Soncin motors in Pari s in S. And rew riding H.]. Ran ger 's 1900-1902 for voiturette and Un iversal and H. Ga rdn er on racin g tricycles then became the Martin 's Minerva. Error in caption in Beaded Wh eels, well known firm of Gr egoir e et Furt her motorcycle races wer e No 148, page 15. Sh ould have Cie. held through the summer int o read : Results of the motor cycle race; 1903. Left: Ha rry Adams in a 1. Dunlop Tyr e Cc 's De Dion 2 Several mot oring events ar e Humberetie, right Fred Adams with h.p., rid er F. Smith off 175 sec. 2. report ed as hap pen ing in 1902 but a De Dion. Photo; Courtesy E.H . Clarke's 'Spec ial' 2 h.p. 115 so far the dates have not been Canterbury Mu seum . sec. verified. W. Martin 's Fren ch Soncin 6 G.H. Scott of Wellington with a the Canterbury Athl eti c and h.p., Oat es Low ry & Co's Th omas Darracq is reputed to have been Cycling Club. 11/2 h.p. 180 sec. and M. Gau din's the first person to dr ive over th e Thi s day a record att empt was Werner 190 sec . also sta rted. Paekakariki Hill. mad e by William 'Plugger' Martin Martin was handicapped too P.A. Elworthy of Holm e Station on his Fre nch motor pacin g severely, his tim e for the full took deliver y of a Simms Welb eck cycling. He recorded a flying mile distan ce was 8 mi n. 30 sec . in Chri stchurch and dr ove home in 1 min 28 3/5 sec. w hich was a approx. 36 m.p.h. tak ing 20 hours to Holme Sta tion N.Z. record - 40 .6 m .p.h . - but Anoth er meeting at the Park inland from 'I'imaru, a jo urney of did not get near the on e he set at St lat er in the wee k saw J.F. Best and Kilda, Melbourne of 1 min . 8 sec. T. Oat es both fall heavil y, no Oldsmobile "The Best Thing on Th e machine, a single sea ter, was bon es wer e broken but they were Wh eels" filled with a Soncin 6 h.p. motor, considerably knocked about. Photo; Courtesy The Can terbu ry and the rider sa t well back and After tw o mile s Best had the Museum - Lovel/-Sm ith Collection

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PAGE FO UI\T~ EN over 100 m iles. He had to climb in th rou gh a scullery window at 2 a.m. Some remains of thi s veh icle 3Rotorua fJintage & fJeteran Q[ar Q[lub ]nc. were found at th e Stati on by South Ca nterbur y V.C.C. members. R.M . Hankin son with an Argyll power ed by Sim ms motor and eo ROTORUA NJ. dri ver R.M. Murie dr ove from Inver car gill to Dunedin. Inter estingly the car was dri ven on Orepuki Shale oil, and wa s also EASTER RALLY 1986 reputed to be th e firs t non stea m ve hicle to ap pea r in Dunedin. George Sise of Bates Sise & Co. dr ove a Pope Toled o Stea m ca r 28 - 31 MARCH from Dunedin to Chris tchurc h and Arthur Cleave of Auckl an d w ith another Locom ob ile was WATCH "BEADED WHEELS" & YOUR CLUB NEWSLETTER travelling far and w ide in the FOR FURTHER DETAILS. North Island, but like Henning he also had trouble wi th fus ible plu gs WRITE: P.O. BOX 2014, ROTORUA, and boiler tubes. FOR YOUR ENTRY FORM or PHONE 84 -946 On April 1 Adams Star Cycle Co. were advertising details an d all specifica tions for 4 1/ 2 h.p. 2 forward speeds, two sea ter etc. Re t u r n once aga i n to the home SWI FT motor car. C.W. Wood 's town of the nRv er-to- be-for gott e n 1980 In t ernational first four wheel car was being Ra l ly a nd once aqai n en j oy t he road tested , and OLDSMOBI LE h o s pi tali t y of New Zeal a n d ' s " The Best Thing on Wh eels" was f oremos t tourist centre. seeki ng agents in unoccup ied territor y. 0 -~.~,;~~~. ·~~n:~~ ::-- ...~~-~I .'!-...... ~. ~

.. SWEEPS THE BOARD Rudges in NZ. Par ts list, Firestone's New Zealand Retread info rm ation, co ntacts and rallies Man ager Joh n Cumbe rpatch. " We 're In 1930 Rudge moto rcycl es are some of the ben efit s available pleased to be the first successful applicant to be gran ted ret read factory wer e l st, 2nd and 3rd in the from the Register. certification ."" We give our retreads a Jun ior TT, 1st and 2nd in the Don 't miss the firs t Rud ge new tyre guarantee any wa y a nd the Senior and made fastest lap. On enthusias ts get together. Register "S-Mark" will give the mo tor ist additional confide nce . Firestone th e N.Z. racing sce ne they w er e your self and/or your bike by retr eads are an acceptable and also a forc e to be reck oned with. cont acting:- economical altern ative to new tyres From suc h successe s was born Norm Madd ock, 51 Clay burn for man y peop le w hose motor ing the Rudge ULSTER now regarded Road , Glen Eden, Auckl an d 7, requireme nts don 't justiiy the as one of th e " classic" road bik es Phone 8 18-669 1. additional investme nt of a new tyre. of the 1930 's. Th e most act ive motorcycles enthusiasts club in FIRESTONE GETS AWARD the wo rld keep s Rud ges alive and well to thi s da y. The Rud ge From October 1985, all Firestone retr eads carry the Standards enthusiasts club of the U.K. ha s a Association " S-Mark". All 12 Firesto ne spares scheme tha t is the envy of retread plan ts throughout New all other clu bs. Zea land have been awarded the mark Are you a Rud ge owner or - the only ones in the country to qualify. enthusiast? The REC of UK has "The 'S-Mar k' has become appointed an area rep resen tative recognised by the New Zealand for NZ to foster th e rev iva l of consum er as a sy mbol of qualit y" , says 1905 BUICK MODEL 'C'

PAGE FIFTEEN After the display by th e high pitch ed Japan ese motor cylc es , it 100 Years of the was time to rev ert to an era w he n th e British do mi nated the mot orcycl e scene as th e now Motorcar almost for gott en bea t of a 4 stroke British bik e at speed reverberat ed in a series of laps w hich incl uded by Graham Pauley Tr iump hs , Nortons an d BSA's. The re were th e famous but no w extincl marques such as For a mer e SI. 00 a head for Classic racin g and spo rts car Wolseleys, Rileys, Zephyrs and adults an d children free, sev eral enthusiasts we re treated to the Vau xhalls, w hich ran ged from an thou san d people enjoyed a day of performa nce of U2 sports ca rs early 30's right through to later mo toring nostalgia in Septembe r along wi th a re plica Lister Jaguar models. a t Levels Racew ay north of and the Vauxhall powered NZ Th e distinct va riatio n of Timaru. bu ilt BCM which was cons truc ted machines showed up w he n hot The event was hos ted by the in th e mid fifties and has been rod der, cus tomi sers , a nd van South Ca nterbury Car Club in owned for the last 15 yea rs by enthusiasts gave th eir perform association wit h Radio Car oline in Chris Read of Dunedin . Also ance w ith tyr e rub be r burning. an endeavour to bring together as fea tured was the Mistral Sport, of Mor e one ma ke clubs followed man y differ ent types of motor Bryan Morris fro m Timaru. th e action , and the crowd were ve hicles as possibl e . Class ic Saloon s were great treat ed to an impressive display of Each group was alloca ted tim e crowd pleasers as Lotus and Ford Chevrolets, Lan cias, Alfa-Rorneos, to parade their machines around Mark I Cortinas battl ed it out with Citroens an d MG's. the track in a day of conti nuo us E Type, Mk II 3.8 and XJ6 Jaguars, The Studebaker ow ners club action. a Lan cia, Alfa Rom eo, and most certainly would have come Although not stric tly rac ing Bentl ey s were nol dis graced . A clos e to displa ying alm ost ev ery man y cars put up some fast tim es very tidy Sun beam Rapi er 5 litre in wh at were des c ribed as put on an unbelievable Dick Lucas from Gera/dine in his demonstration lap s. performance. 1927 Nash Light 6 Coupe.

PAGE SIXTEEN Wait ing our turn on the dummy model from around 1930 un til grid. Left 1929 DA Sedan Dodge production cease d in the mid (G.]. Pauley}, Right 1930 Austin 7 sixties. Oldest Stud e was ac tua lly Special, Noel Brady aboard . a 1927 Erskine belonging to Barry Smith from South Canterbury. After that came GT' s, Haw ks, Commanders, Regals and Presidents right up to the Sport s car Avanti. On e Timaru motor dealer had on display the much publicised '58 Champion wit h an original 71 miles on the clock (trai lered to the disp lay of cour se). This could on ly be decribed as, " as new " . After initial int erest from both locals and ove rseas bu yers it appears no-on e has managed to submit a high enough price to secur e the car which no do ubt is the lowest mileage Studebaker in the world . When the world classic car is bandied abo ut Jaguar m ust surely be on everyone 's lips and the

A "Talyor Dow " equipped 55 or 56 BSA 350 and rider wait for the all clear on the dummy grid.

PAGE SEVENTEEN gleam ing examples displ ayed The Vintage Car Club managed Chris Reade, [Dunedin} fastens were a real tri bute to their an excellent display of a w ide his B.C.M . on trailer after a day's fastidious ow ners . Mod els ranged range of vehicles w hich the club fun racing. The vehicle was fro m the Archibald 1937 S.S. from ca ters for. Oldest Car, Eric constructed in the mid 50's, Chr istchur ch, Russell Stev enso n 's Robins ' '06 Darracq, other powered by E series 6 cyl Vauxhall conco urs example of a '51 drop in ter esting examples of mem bers' engine hook ed to 6/80 Wolseley head coupe and man y othe r cars w ere 13T Speedster, Noel gearbox. differ ent mod els up to a 1983 Brady's Austin 7 special, Matt se ries 3.X]6. Toohey's '38 Packh ar d , a V8

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PAG EEIG HTE EN Cadi llac, a Nas h Co upe along w ith man y other member ca rs. Afte r the gra nd par ad e w hich had nearl y 300 ca rs sp anning 79 yea rs of the 100 bei ng celebrated the eage r crowd ga the red to see how lon g a '64 Vau xhall Velox sup plied by Auto Pa rts, would run at full rev s wit h a brick on the acc elerator. Sur pri sed most of the gat he ring at 18 minutes, 42 seco nds, a challenge by Vau xhall Ca r Club for anyo ne to bett er it was not ta ken up . Afte r being treat ed to seven hour s of ac tion packed displays , the show was over a nd I know these members of our club present thorou ghl y enjoyed it an d were glad to have been invi ted to attend a different ac tivity in Barry Smith 27 Ershine and ce lebrating th is the 100th year of Peter Sullivan 's 1950 St udebaher the car. 0 part of the St udebaher disp lay.

The Feint Challenge by Douglas Wood.

Th e ded ica ted researcher, int ent A profession al d rama tic ac tor by Natio nal to w in at an ave rage in his ques t for info rma tion on the nam e of Allen Doon e arr ived speed of 78.72 mp h, tak ing 6 one pa rticular subjec t, co uld we ll in Welli ngton fro m Aus tra lia in ho urs 21 m ins despite many tyre be forgiven for passing over som e ea rly 1913, to put on shows in the changes, so Mr Doone bo ught a vag ue ly allied but int er esting item ma in centres. He bro ugh t w ith National. having little bearing on the him a National 80 h.p. racing car, Th ese cars we re ma de in origina l subject. For tuna tely this and he let it be kno wn that it was Indianapolis from 1900 to 1924 was not the case with Brian very fast (which it probabl y wasI being elec tric vehicles origina lly, Walton 's tim e-con suming efforts and th at it was the car w hich had until 1905 w he n Rutenber engines on my be ha lf w hen he was won the 1912 Indianap olis 500, we re used. The firm later looking for mat eri al abo ut early (whi ch it probably was not ]. His pr oduced th eir ow n mo tors, wi th organised motor car events in this story was tha t as a keen int er -city one of whic h Doone's ca r was coun try. Brian , as a Counsellor for record br eak er , he wa nted on ly fitted . Th ey also made the ea rliest th e Auck land A.A., had access to the best and the fastest. American six cy linder cars, and their files of ve ry old magazines, Accor dingly he cabled his towards the end of their life used and he was good enough to send Ameri can age nt w ith ins truc tions Contine ntal engines . Th ey wer e me photo copies of any thing to buy for him th e w inning ca r a t always a qua lity prod uct and newsworthy. O ne suc h item was the 1912 race meeting, being befo re World War I enjoyed an in the Mar ch 1913 issu e of the confide nt, like most ot hers, that excelle nt spo rting record , winning New Zea land Motor and Cycle one of th e Mercedes tea m wo uld the Elgin Tr ophy, the Illinois Journal , a pub lication w hich w in. But w hen de Palma's leading Nationa l Trophy, and th e second enjoyed a deservedly popular Mer ced es put a connecting rod Ind ian apol is 500. By 19 13 the y reputation for several decade s. th rou gh the crankcase, Dawson had an impress ive 187 firs t places, Thi s is the story, for what it is who was dri ving a steady race in worth. second place, brou gh t in his Continued 011 Page 22

PAGE NINETEEN .6. Two service cars and their Motorcycles and spectators: Mr passengers. Cars probably Photo s on the Ron WhitweIl's Triumph and CadiIlacs. Could anyone confirm or Mr j.c . Whit another machine, possibly a deny this? Could anyone identify were take New-Hudson. the location of this photograph ? ------.-~.....- Harley-Davidson Combination, ~ iges supplied by once owned by the late Mr Ron Nelson. Photos Whitwell 1919-1920. Fixed Drive Triumph , also owned V by the late Mr Ran Wh itwell 114 seconds and 79 thirds in the occupants. Nev ertheless, Alle n Doone at the wheel of his organised races. A Na tional of 447 apa rt fro m th e addi tio n of Na tional race car in A uckland cu.in. di splacement had come necessary road eq uip me nt, 1913. seventh in th e first 500 but Doone's car appears to be to th e Moto NZ Motor & Cycle. Doo ne's car was of 490.8 cu.i ns same basic design . (over 8 litr es). th e lar gest-ever Doon e had been successful in How ever , by April in 1913 he capacity to compete in th at classic setting th e Adelaide to Brok en Hill was sure eno ugh of th e car's with four cy linde rs cast in pairs, 5 record in nineteen hou rs, as we ll condition to propose a friendly inch bor e by 6 114 inch stroke as th e Adelaide to Geelon g record, race againt W.B . Scot t's Vauxhall. developing 120 bph at 2200 rpm. and he had wag ered tw o hundred Readers of Beaded Wh eels who Th e Indi anapolis Speedway po unds with the hold er of the rem em ber Leith Ne we ll's Corpo ra tio n, who kindly ve rified Sydney to Melb ourne record that informativ e a rticles on the early the specificat ion , do not believe he would reduce th at time on his com petit ive Vauxha lls ca mpa ign that Doon e's car was th e return. Whil e he was in New ed by Scott's firm w ill know that ex-Dawson Numbe r 8 - which Zealand he was not able to both the Y2 and lat er Prince they hav e in th eir mu seum, and demon strat e his car at high speed Henry cars we re fast and reliable. th er e is reason to believe thi s is so on th e road s due to th eir appa lling It was the former car th at Doone because th e race w inne r had a co ndition, an d he was also challenged; Scott had a pe rmane nt slightly flar ed scuttle with low reported to have "i njured" th e invitation for a race with any ca r bodywork from th er e to behind National in Wellington , parts in the count ry, but nobody took the sea ts as so me protection for being required from th e fact ory . him up, thou gh he did once ha ve some races aga inst a motor cycle . Complete Restoration of As Jack New ell 's ar ticle describing the Y2 Vaux hall POST VINTAGE &CLASSIC ALL METAL BODIES appeared in 1960, there ar e The onl y Specialists in Complete & Auth en tic restoration of doubtless some read er s w ho ar e "RUST BUCKETS"- not aware of the ca r's bac kground No job too big or too small . and specificati on . Briefly, Vauxhall Moto rs in 1908 decid ed Impeccable refer enc es supplied (SI Bentley & 911S Porsche to compete in a very dem anding just recently completed) . 2200 mil e trial organ ised by th e GUARANTEED No "plastic shortcuts" - modest rates. R.A.C. It was a trad e event lasting fifteen days enco mpassing the Phone or write to Body Shop Superintendant Scottish Highlands, star ting and OFF ROAD VEHICLE CO. of N.Z. LTD. finishing in London, with all sorts p.a. Box 16 Amberley of tou gh tim ed hillclimbs, plu s Ph one (0504) 48-461 bra king a nd fuel cons umption tests wi th a finale of a 200 m ile

PAGE TWENTY TWO high speed test at Brooklands. Wellin gton to Hu tt Road. The [our-cylinder 20 h.p. Vau xhall's assistant designer, Ever w illing to stage publicity Vauxhall winning the Hill-climbing Lion el Pomer oy, produced two for Vaux hall as an ene rgetic age nt, Competi tion on the Hachthorne new and advan ced cars especia lly Scott is said to have applied for Road, Christchurch, in which it for the coming contest; th ese cars permission to use th e road, but as made [astest time, irrespective o( we re design ated Y1 and Y2. The it was impossibl e to close such an horse-power and on (ormu la. former car mad e an exe mplar y important high way, th e request displ ay in th e trial , won its class, was refu sed . In the April issu e of had th e best overall performan ce the N.Z. Motor and Cycle journal, challenge , and th e contes ta nts and won five time d hill climbs. the re ar e a few lin es about the th an to face th e fac t th at th e race The Y2 ca r, which was an unused proposed speed trial , bu t even at is off" . reser ve, was later bou ght by W.B. tha t stage th e contributing This completes an int rigu ing Scott and Co. of Christch urch , and Christch urch corre sponde nt was snippe t of a local motoring non throu ghout a long and stre nuo us doubtful abo ut the event taking event, and one is left wo nde ring life it put up eq ua lly impressive place. how to ma ke sense of th e various app earances in hill climbs trials How ever, in th e next issu e of . claims and statem ents, and mor e and speed events in thi s co untry . th e magazine in May 1913, th e to the point, how suc h a co ntes t It is of note th at th e "Y" design same re po rter sa id th at thou gh would have resulted . Th e Y2 became th e prototype of th e negotiations ha d been entered int o Vauxhall exists in Canterb ury popular "A" typ e produc tion wi th W.B. Scott and Coy . for a w ith a known life histor y and th e Vauxha ll. race again st th eir Vau xhall , Mr hope of being res tored . Th e fat e of Back to Mr Doone and his Doone wh en int erviewed said the Nati onal after its return to National. By th e tim e he had th ere had been no cha llenge or Austr alia is not known; perhaps repaired his car and no doubt seen promise from eithe r side , but th at some of our reader s may Brighton Beach, th e pr opo sed one nigh t he had deposited a en lighten us. 0 ve nue for his cha llenge, an d ch eque for one hundred pounds prob abl y learnt from local with the Editor of th e Lyttelto n enthusiasts of th e performance Times for a race against th e SCENICLAND RALLY potential of th e Vau xhall - w hich Vauxhall on th e "speedway" at WEST PORT was less than hal f th e pow er and Lower Hutt, any time fro m June March 1986 capacity of th e Ame rican car 16 to 23. As refusal had come Come to our Rally aft er the Pan Doone appears to have had from the Hu tt Bor ou gh Council , it Pacific. Enq uiries to P.O . Box 44 second thou ght s and sa id he was his op inion that " nothing Greymouth. (Orga nised by West would only compe te on the more remains to the ch equ e, th e Coast Bran ch .)

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198 5 COM MEM ORATIV E TO UR FILM Editing the 20,000 feet of film Branch Rotes sho t during the tour down to one hour is underway and we hop e to Notice to all Members th is rally , th e olde st w as th e 1912 With new sc ribes to Bead ed Wh eels Triumph and th e younges t the 1957 hav e the film read y to show at the T riump h of Nina Dru mmond tim e of the Pan Pacific Ralley next being appointed, errors ar e being made in addressing of mai l. Ashburton. Man y makes were part icipa ting and sp ecta tor s could Februar y. Orders will be tak en Bran ch notes, articles an d then for video tape copies. ma rvel at Harl ey Davidson , BSA, adve rtise ments should be se nt to Nor ton , Indian, Ariel, Dou glas, AJS We would still like to hear from Bead ed W heels, Box 13 140 and Triumph all beautifull y an yone wi th interes ting anecdo tes Chris tchurch and not to Na tiona l Office at Box 2546.If sent to the w rong restored . A Harlev Davidson w ith side car was qu ite an' ey e ca tche r. It w as on ea rlier motori ng. place delays can occ ur sometimes Thank s to you all for your co arriv ing too late for publica tion. good to see John Hart ridin g his 1930 AJS again after a se rious ankle opera tion a nd pati en ce with thi s T ha nk vo u for vo ur attentio n. , , S. BARNARD operation. Lunch stop was at th e pr oject. Presbyt er ian Ca mpi ng Ce ntre Staveley Cha irma n w here an excellent meal w as provided ALLEN GILFO RD Beaded Wh eels Co m mittee by the local " Playcentre" lad ies. All Dir ector vo ted for the same spot next year. Tw o of th e ve te ra n cars nearlv didn' t ASHBURTON mak e it, the 191 1 F.N. and tile 1908 Humber arrived in Ashb ur ton after th e Th e wea ther wa s fine and war m for last rally vehicl e had left but our Veteran, Motor Cvcle and fortunately a local member pointed Co mm ercial Rall y. Some o( the open them in th e right direction . car enthus iasts how ever , also the Winn er s we re: Vet eran cars D. mo tor cycl ists mu st ha ve fel t a litt le Ridd er 1909 Ren ault: Co m me rcials J. coo l as they set off, es pecially the Page 1924 Ford TT and the Phi l Capon passen ger in the 19 14 Tr iu mph w icker Mem ori al Salve r for motor cycles wa s side car, w hich did no t co m plete th e wo n by J. Hubbard 's 1937 Ariel. journey and had to w ithd raw wi th belt Th e previous wee kend w as the 1913 CHEVROLE T 'BABY c;RAND ' trouble. Mot or cycles pr edom inat ed at Ash burton A & P Show wi th a very

PAGE TW ENTY FO UR int eresting display of vintage tarm his B31 and than ks to Jeff Jan gm ans ma chiner y, which always attracts FORD PARTS who organised th e run. many viewers. On e working exhibit This same w eekend saw three of our with a diffe re nce was a small an cient, Falkners Garage members on th e annual pilgrimage to single cy linde r Anderson ve rtical Wa iouru for th e Cold Kiwi . Th er e was engine, w hich chuffed aw ay qu iet ly all (Since 1956) a record entry thi s year w ith a ll the day d riving a " sparker" which in turn usual carr y on an d th e usual variation cha rged a batte ry. Th is exhibit had (Brian Falkner , Prop .) of climatic co nd itio ns from a light been restored to reliable working Large stocks of new , rebuilt, snow fall to bright sunshine. order by a fat her and son team - Ray secondhand parts for Ford V8's Con gratulations to Ray Clark for his and John Copland. In th e tra ctor line award. I won't say what it wa s for but up was a Lan z tra ctor belongin g to up to 1977. Please send S.A.E. you migh t like to ask him w hat it's like [ohn Co pla nd, one of se ve ra l restor ed for your requirements to 184 to be th e most se nio r en tra nt tw o year s b y Ray and John. Oth er Copland Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wgtn. in a row . restorations ar e two Rugby tourers, Th er e was a lar ge co ntinge nt of tw o Dou glas motor cycles and a pre Phone 837-558 mem bers who mad e th eir way to New war Old sm obi le seda n. Plymouth for th ei r annual Motor Ashburton members ar e gearing up Cycle Rally on 2 1-22 Sept. Most left for th e next big event " EXOTICAR w e rev ert ed to having an Auction on on Friday to be joined by othe rs on th e 85". This mot or show is bein g stage d the Saturday after some years of trying say . Some trailered bu t most cho se to by the Ashburton Vintage Ca r Club , small swap meets. A fair nu mber of ride. Apart from a few mecha nica l Ashburton South Rota ria ns in peop le turned up but purse strings mis haps it was a very enjoyable conjunc tion w ith th e Ashb urt on were tightl y held and most items so ld w eek ed .Weather an d hospitali ty were Guard ian. Exotic ca rs to the va lue of for ridicul ou sly low prices. However first class and the orga nisation over 3 million dolla rs wi ll be on th e overall take was qu ite satisfac tory. faultless . Robyn Go ldin g receiv ed the display so it should be really The Rall y itself saw nea rly 140 award for best performance by an someth ing. More about this in the next entrants star t fro m the Botanical unaccepted machine w hile Pat Wood issu e. Gardens in Man ur ewa, through took th e " mos t Senior Entrant" JOHN MO RRISO N Alfriston, Clevedon, Hunua and Award. Paparimu to the traditional finish at I haven't heard if a ny of our Lyons Farm. Some differ ent m em bers were pr esent at th e NZ Side AUCKLAND ins tructions for odd and eve n number s Car Rally at Havelock North at Labour and conce aled marsh als looking for Weekend, but there wa s a good mu ster Recent we ek s have seen our club hand signals help ed so rt out the of bikes for our Hunua 100 th e sa me roo m extensions making goo d w inn er s. Bru ce an d Wilma week en d . Winner of th e Bike Sec tion progress. Th e exte rio r is no w complete Mad gewick and Geoff an d Diane thi s vear wa s Norm Dewhurst. and the builders ar e bu sy lining the Quarrie of Waikato w er e ist equa l Finally, ove r Labour Week end I inte rior and co nstructing cupboa rds ove rall. Bill and Royce Shears won th e atte nde d a reunion of my alma mat e r etc. A lar ge working bee on the 19th Vet eran Class. Phi! and Gladys [ones in Dargaville and it was pleasing to see and 20th of Octob er saw the exterior the Comme rcial, Warren and Kay a line up by th e local club members of pai nt ed , some more drains du g and a Cunningham, the PV, Colin and Pam ab out half a dozen vintage cars. But lot of ge neral tid ying. Bell th e Fast Vintage , and Shirley lan Godfrey - wher e was th e Duggie? Pat Dewhurst and friends organised Rober ts and Crew, the Ladi es Sectio n. KEN HOME an " Olde English Music Hall " night A well att ended social , rounded off th e during Sep tember. This was ver y w ell eve nt. atte nde d and swelled th e building JOHN STOKE S fund by a su bstantial amo unt. BAY OF PLENTY Several me mb er s also used their ca rs MOTOR CYCLE NOTES in a parade to ce leb rate the ce nte nary The annua l Orange Festival Parade sa w several vintage cars loaded with of Newmarket Borough . This also It has been a very bu sy tim e these helped to raise club funds. digni taries, bea uti es (quee ns. of last two months wi th some type of co urse! and club member s. Next year a Ladies' Rally on Sep temher 29 th eve nt almost every we ek end. lst of bro ught out 32 ve hicl es for a tour of lar ger continge nt of vintages would be Septem be r was the CMCRR Father's well rec eived. Auck land w hich finished at th e Kelly Day Spo rting Tr ial whic h was Ta rlton Aqua rium in Orak ei. September meetin g provided an atte nded by a number of our members inte res ting session about dual fuels. On October 12th a 'good co ntingent eith er as competitors or specta tors. of our PVs and PWVs headed for the ma inly LPG and CNG . Particular The follow ing weekend was our int erest wa s show n by some in resp ect Waikato PV Rall y w hic h I am told , annual Mu g Run . There was a rather took in so me very interes ting country to their modems. Of vintages , most dis appointing turn out for thi s eve nt Ame rica n cars could han dle CNG but in th e Raglan a rea. thou gh the weather ma y have had some doubt was expres sed whether One major event at thi s tim e is of so me bearing on it. Congratulation s to course th e Hunua Hundred . Thi s yea r va rious pommie ca rs wou ld ever get Karl Chapma n wh o wa s th e winner on int o top gea r except on downhill runs. At our Octob er me eting more was ~ heard about fuels. thi s time petrols An INDEX for " Beaded Wh eels" BEADED 'HEELS At last you can find every major article about leaded , un lead ed and octan es. Naturally fuel was becoming a leading your vehicle at a glance. Plus mu ch mu ch more top ic but at the Ann iver sary Cup run covering 30 years of our hist ory . Over 1100 held in bet ween th ese meet ings , Roger alphabetical listings fro m issue Numb er 1. Ward enco mpassed a bit of flower (orchids) power at the destination. Th e For your copy ap peara nce of Frank and Jul ie War d 's Sen d $4.00 NOW to . .. newl y acqui red but unrestor ed 1930 'INDEX' p.a. Box 13140 Christchurch Austin 16/6 Harrow roa ds te r ce rtai nly stretched a few necks. Another a rrival

PAGE TW ENTY FIVE ove r N.Z. including a bus load from A tricky Fathe r's Day run wa s Inver car gill and a few from Australia. organised by Nola and G raeme Rev el!. A su ccessful High Tea that had a last This was won by the Foster family minute change of venu e wa s enjoyed. with the Clague famil y seco nd and The 9 to 90's group had a very Dav id Cla rk third. CRESTER enjoyable social evening in the Barn. At an auction held at the Th e Bikies annua l rally had a turn out Showgrounds a couple of mon ths ago a of over 50 bikes going to Sefto n and 1936 Che v 3 ton tru ck with a genuine Cust, most missing the shingle check 40 odd thou san d mi les on the clock CAR point. A rough da y on Sunday was we nt un der the ham mer. It had been pop ular. AVintage run saw 25 ca rs in a shed out at Ormond for 20 odd motor to Amb erley on a beautifull y year s. A 1927 Rugby seda n has also fine typ ical Can te rbury Sund ay. been found in a dismantled state in the SALES We intend adding a library to our city and is up for sale. Cutler Park complex. This will be a Open ing Run was on the 13th room with a view as it has been October and 12 memb ers set off on an 374 Worcester Street decided to build it on top of the int er esting shed raid. Len Christchurch ablution block. McCull ough 's wo rkshop was first on the list w her e the 1929 and 1939 Chev bodi es wer e being rebuilt, Alan Ratcli ffe 's 1928 Model A Ford BUYING GISBORNE Roadster Pickup wa s next. Then it was down the road to ano the r new A lot of restoration s for the 1986 Pan member Gerry Escot t wh o is restoring OR SELLING Pacific are well on the way. Ton y a 1932 Chev rolet Con fed er ate . Th is Notting is making mar vellou s progress veh icle is one of 36 'speci als' im ported with his Austin Tourer. The body is in 1932. Last call was John Sisterton's GOOD USED CARS almost com pleted , the engine is being whe re we viewe d his 1936 Austi n 10 worked on and the chassis is half way Saloon. Thank s to all those who made there. [oe Webber ha s the Austi n body their she ds available. panel work completed . The chass is is Mor e than 10% of our membership ready to have the bod y refitted. either are , have been rece ntly, or are NOEL Mor rin Hardy's 1937 Chev Pickup has about to go overse as . As one of the been in Stan Scotts pai n tshop, Brian tra vellers abroad - it is a fantas tic William s' Nash is coming on nicely expe rience. To wa lk bac k in histor y BEECROFT and Peter Hat well has the 1936 Riley hun dreds of years and to expe rience on the road complete wi th a new othe r peop le's cultures and diff erent warrant - it looks and sounds very countries is something that I will Member L.M. V.D.A. good . Also a new memb er Alan treasure for the rest of my life. Ratcliffe's Model AFord Roadster BERNICE WALTERS Pickup is p rogressing well. Member Vintaje Del and Doug Fairbank put on an Car Club {N.Z. inte res ting Tin Run .A list of 16 nam es and places had to be found in any GORE order you wish. A speedo chec k at the beginn ing of the run , the wi nn er being We had a good tu rn out for our the one w ho completed the tasks with open ing run on Sun day the 6th the least amo unt of mil eage. This was October with 11 takin g part. Th e Telephone 897-715 won by the Clague family with the des tination wa s the new Tapanui William son and Cooper famil y 2nd Vintage Machinery Museum which After Hours 881-387 and 3rd. many of us hadn't seen. On leavin g we head ed bac k to Gore clubroo ms for a noggin and ba rbecue. It was pleasin g to see Philip Bewley 's DA Dodge out to Taur anga is the Rail's 1948 Packard again after a lap se afte r having an recently tran spor ted from Wh an gar ei . extensive engine rebuild . Frank The Pan Pacif ic is generating extra Robson Model T doctor 's coupe was ga rage activ ity with Les Jeffer y out aga in after be ing idle since 1974 ten din g his 1939 Chev an d Ted Jon es and Bill Ainge had his latest addition to restor ing his 1931 Austin 12/6 and a the Austin fame of a 1928 12/4 Sedan host of othe r wo rk yet to be revealed. N.Z.B.'.S.A. OWNERS CLUB also on the open ing ru n. JOSEPHUS NAGEL S Box 40-382 The Alexandra Blossom Rally had r .o. about 8 car s from Go re tak e part Upper Hutt however ent ries we re do wn over all. Bi-monthly newslett er 'Sou thern Th e weather was generally fine. Sta r' sheds light on the history of A ga rage raid held on Sunday 15th CANTERBURY BSA in NZ and over seas. Sep tem ber saw a couple of new ca rs to We are ded icated to the the a rea . The first be ing a 1934 J421 Swa p meet was not without rain an d preser vat ion and use of BSA Hu pm obile of Ron Osborne's after th is had the effec t of tak ing some oi motorcycles in N.Z. and we wa nt spe nding abou t 14 yea rs in the the icing off the ca ke. As usu al there your suppo rt an d help to help us Queenstown Mot or Mu seum and was a lar ge crowd of buy er s an d hou se help othe rs. Eight years on and the Robert Laird has now a large Chrys ler full signs were just about put up for wor k has only begu n. For further 70 to add to his sta ble of Chrys ler 50s those late come rs see king se lling sites . info w rite to Sec . as above . and motorbikes. As usu al there we re peopl e from all PAUL HERRO N

PAGETWENTY SIX Early Novem be r saw us ga the r at HANDBOOKS, WORKSHOP MANUALS, Dudley and Nes ta Payne's pro pe rty at Fernhill for our usu al Guy Fawkes get PARTS CATALOGUES toget her. Unfor tunately, a ga le blew All originals in sou nd con d it io n unless note d a nd offered up j us t as the large bonfire wa s lit , so subject to p rio r sale. we had to spend th e next hour o r so for ming a bu cket cha in to put out the P lease enclose a n SAE w ith a ny e nquiries. subseq uent roaring fires in two Prices include p ackin g and registered postage . adjacent w illow trees . After several rud e sugge stions as to how the males Handbooks Parts Books pr esent could contain the fire , it was Arm st rong Sidd eley Twelve 6 cy l Austin Hea ley Sprite Mk I1Mk 11 all hand s to help. To their S25, Arm strong Sidde ley Fourtee n 4 AKD 356 7 $25, Bed ford 'S' Series mortificat ion Dudl ey and his tractor cyl S25, Armst ron g Sidde ley Sho rt Tru ckfBus $20 , Ford Can ada 28-49 and orchard sprayer. and a ll th e Twenty 6 cyl $25 , Auburn Mod els 85 1 Fas t Movin g Pa rts Cat. S35, Ford w illing ha nds we re so busy playin g and 653 2nd Ed, S20, Chrys ler 66 2nd Consul/Zephyr / Zodiac 195 1/1956 firem en , that w hen it was all safely Ed, Sept. '29 S30, Commer 52, 53 , 54 $25 , Ford Con sul/ Zephyr / Zodi ac out, they dis covered th e rest of the S12, Cornrner 5 & 7 Ton Forward 1956/- $25 , Fo rd Zephy r 4/6 / Zodi ac compa ny had let off all the fireworks Control $12, Essex Supe r Six May '28 1962/- $25, Ford V8 Pilot 1948/50 $20 , and we re heading hom e! When we S30, Hillman Min x 1936-7 $20 , Indian Franklin Ser ies 130-135-137 $45, GM have a bonfire up here, w c do it in Motor cycl es 6th Revision 7-32 $30, Series 7 1 Engines S10, Hillman 14 style! Morris 25 & 30 cw t Truck 1927 520, 1938 S20, Humber 16 & Snipe 1938 Th e Experts' Tr ial ; af ter all my Mor ris Minor Series MM 5 12, Mor ris $20, Lotus Seve n Series 4 (Pho tocop y) co nfide nce , pro ved to be a perso nal Min or Series Il $ 12, Morris Minor S15, MG MGA AKD 599 6/56 $20, MG disas ter for [irn and I. More divo rces Station Wagon [Seri es III S12, Morris MGA AKD 1296 2/60 S25, MG MGA ar e caused by thi s Rally than all the Minor 1000 S12, Nas h '400' Series AKD 1296 2/62 S30 , MG ZA May 1954 othe rs we ha ve heard. Nev er mi nd-it Twi n Ign six 1930 S30, Studebake r S30, MG Midget AKD 1879 12/62 S30 was a grea t day o ut. Ser ies 20 S30, Whippet Fo ur 96 -AS25, MG Magn elt e Mk IIIIMk IV AKD The pu zzle pho to in last Bead ed W hippet Six 98 -A $25. 3545 $25, MG Mid get Mkl AKD 3567 Wh eels of th e ve hicle Dick Goodall is Workshop Manuals All S25 , Mer ced es Typ e OM 346 , sitting in has a Buick 4 motor , Hudson Ge n u ine Manufacturers Issues Catalogue B 1965 S15, Mer cedes Typ e bon net and grill, Overl and front axle , Austin A40 Mk I & Mk n $16, Au stin OM 32 1 20-023 S15, Morris w heels, and head light s, and a 1 ton A551Mk III & A60 S16, Aust in Healey Commercial 25 & 30 cw t 1927 $25, Mod el T diff . It's fitted w ith 2 ' 100' Six S35, Aust in Maxi S16, Mor ris Min or Mlvl 520, Morri s Min or gea rboxes for low spe ed for th e Bedford CA Ran ge St6, Bedford TA Ser ies Il AKD 3543 S20, Morris Min or o rcha rd wo rk it was or igina lly Ran ge S20, Buick 1931 (Fair Cond] 1000 AKD 5328 S20, Morris Min or designed for ,Jim ca lls it his " Beauford S30, Buick 1936 S35 , Chevrolet Series 1000 AKD 354 1 and 3542 520, Mor ris Hudland." K 192510riginal) $35, Chrysler Valiant Min or 1000 Van , Pick-u p AKD 3574 BARBARA JO NES VC Series S20, Com me r Trucks S20, Riley 4/68 & 4/72 AKD 3545 S25, Several Mod els 1950-65 5 15 ea, Rover 12 HP 1923 $25 , Singe r Ga zelle Hillm an Minx 1936 $25 , Hillman Min x Series V & VI 520 , Sunbeam Alpi ne t946 525 , Mo rri s Min or - All Mod els Se ries I to V 530, Wolseley 20/28 H P 535, Pon tiac 1949- 1950 $25 , Vanden 19 12530, Plas Prin cess 4 Litre 'R' 535 , Vauxhall - Mod el E 516

P et er Noonan, p.a. Box 6 0 18, Raumanga , Whangarei, The Op ening Run of th e seaso n took Ph (089) 28441 Evenings. th e form of a Pok er Run in w hich 20 cars and 2 motorcycles took pa rt. On arriva l at Wh ite's Bay a sca ve nger Their Safa ri trip incl ud ed ca lling in at hunt was enjoyed by the youngs ters th e Waiouru Memo rial Museum, and w hile th eir elders partoo k of a HAWKESBAY stay ing at a motor ca m p w he re th ey w elcome cu ppa in th e cool cond itions , had a ba rbe cue in th e snow and rain , Member s Night for Septem be r was Th e 21st Annual Hawk es Bay cook ing their sausages in th e doorway enlivened by an explana tion of Lab our Weekend Safa ri sa w so me of a sh ed : straight-line navi gation , after whi ch hardy typ es battling th eir way ov er the Ov erall first pri ze was shared by ma ps and dia grams w ere distributed Hastin gs-Ta iha pe roa d - in snow, Mike Pcrry in his '29 Plym ou th, and for th ose present to tr y thei r skill in sleet, rain and hail. App ar entl y th ey Lionel Robin son in a '27 Essex. Seco nd theor y. Thi s skill (or oth erw ise) was had three day s of rea l Vintag e pla ce we nt to Megan Wil son , '29 demo ns tra ted next week end, w he n Motoring. Two mem ber s at leas t Morris Min o r, fro m Taihape, and third th e popu.lar ~o te ru n incl ud ed stra i&ht (Ha nk Hurl ey an d Club Capta in , Glyn was Chris Wilson fro m Man aw atu in a line navigan on . Most seem ed to find Clements) ha d to do a mobi le '30 " Stude ." I think th is Sa fari w ill go th eir way back to the park, but there w indsc reen wiper job wi th th eir hands down in hist ory as th e o nly sum me r wer e some late arrivals. to keep the snow off th eir w inds cree n. Rall y held in th e w inter. Tw enty-one ladies atten ding thei r Oc tober meeting w ere given a de mo ns tra tion of quiltin g and bobbin Auckland Speed w a y Riders Clu b lace of a ve ry high quality, by Mr s Jean SWAP-M EETAND TRADESHOW McLean . Ou r th anks to Mr s McLean To be held at th e Speedway Track, Rosebank Park corn er, No rth-Wes t for her efforts. Motorway and Patika Road , on Saturday 15th Februar y 1986 from lOarn to A large gro up from Marlbo ro ugh 3p m . Tra de Selle rs $50 .00 , Priva te Sellers $5.00 . For informa tion please headed so uth for th e Canter bury Swap contact Pet er Shierny. Teleph on e: 298-770 5 AUCKLAND or w rite to: C/ Meet. Gra ham Cresswell so ld his 1934 Nev er Idle Far m , P.O . Box 776 , Pap ak ura , Auckl and. Studebaker d uring the eve nt. Other vehi cles to cha nge hands are Lor raine

PAGE TW ENTY SEVEN Barcl ay's Austin 7, purchased by Mon tgom er y's bike thr ew a pisto n not muc h encou rageme n t to peopl e to go Firestone manager Dale Harris, the far ou t of Wh an garei and th is w riter 's outside their doors. However , those Dave Titl ey Chrysler to a member of motor mad e expensive noises near wh o did had a good time and the hot the RNZAF and Bill Dunn acquirin g an Rawen e w her e the car was abando ne d supper at the en d of th e run chase d the Erskin e from the Nelson area . to be collec ted after the weekend. Our chills away. Myra and Cordon Wicks Member s night for Oc tob er fea tured grateful thanks to th ose w ho helped us took the honou r of winning the bri ck video films supplied by Head Office sa lvage the weekend and convey ed us w hich is the Night Trial Trophy. show ing wo rld-wide changes in and ou r elderly mothe rs through the Our Septem ber Noggin and Na tter motorin g during the 1920's and 30's. rest of the tou r. was held at the Subaru Factory in Also shown wa s last yea r's National Wait ara an d was a ve ry int eresting Motor cycle Rall y. PETER FABER night out. At October's meet ing, we MERV ATKINSON had video s shown on the Histor y of the Motor Ca r. Th ese are ava ilab le th rough the V.C.C. in Christchurch and are good value. Th en on October 20th, we visited Wally Hu nt 's wa sher NORTH SHORE makin g factory, better known as Egmo nt Pressed Comp onents . He NORTHLAND Sep tember's run to Kell y Tarlton's mak es all those wa shers that are underwater wor ld saw a good turn out needed for our restor at ion s. Some of on a fine Sunday. After a tour a round the ladi es we re eve n able to make use Annual bar becu e and Pot Luck Tea some of the most exclusive suburbs of of his scrap metal for floral art. look place on 28th Septemb er follow ed Aucklan d we all arrived at St Helier s Th e Bran ch 's annual Mot orcycle in the even ing by a talk by John waterfront with the crowds, ice cream Rall y was held over the wee kend of Simmo ns who has ac ted as tou r va ns, and every thing that goes with a 20th to 22nd Septem be r, at Cam p dir ector for Overland Enco unters . His summ er's da y by the beach . Our car s Huinga. Perfec t wea the r added the most inte resting talk , illust rated by looked very impressive on the reserve finishing touch to a well organised slides, followed the rout e of a 20 op posite and we drew quite a lar ge event. Thi s yea r's rally had th e lar gest strong sa fari from Johannesburg to am ount of in ter ested view ers . Th e number of entrants so far and cov ered London . un derwater wo rld was most ente r some of the mor e interesting back The followi ng day the Club tainin g - eve n thou gh one memb er country road s of Ta ranaki. Capta in' s Run took about 15 cars mana ged to feel sea-sick! Robin had Also in Septem ber, wa s our Bran ch 's th rou gh town out to Whareora , put a lot of tim e and effort into Birth day Party in the sha pe of a "T" Cl enber vie, Tikipun ga and back to the organising the run and it was part y. It is amaz ing the diff erent ideas clubrooms. ap preciated by all. peopl e can dr eam up th at start with Highli gh t of the October club nigh t Septemb er also saw us tak e to indoor this letter. was an infor ma tive talk by new cricket for a frien dly match. Thi s was a Anzac we eke nd, 1986, is celebration member Or Cerald Batchelor, on the good aftern oon and the team with the tim e for our bra nch, being our 2 1st science of Acupuncture. On th e 12-13 most lad ies in man aged to win and annual Mau nga-Moan a Rally. My October our newslett er editor, Don considering that the majorit y hadn't misguid ed hu sban d , Dou g, offered his Dugmor e attended the Can terbury played this type of cricke t before we ser vices as Rally Or ganiser and then V.C.C. Swa p Meet an d judging from all managed to have a lot of fun . kindl y offered my help as Rally his report, it was a popular ev ent. Th at Th e club has recently pu rchased a Secretary, so it look s like ther e will be same we ekend we held our Lady long barn type shed (2601 x 7.5m l to some bu sy months ah ead for ou r Driver's rally , the placegctt ers we re hou se the bu ses and cars presently hou seh old. At least it wi ll help pass the [l st ] Bev Compter, [Znd ] Sue Salter, stored at Devon port. A good turn ou t tim e while eve ryone is enjoying (3rd l Noe leen Nobilo. The men wo n no of willing he lpers man aged to themselves in Christc hurc h at the Pan prizes for their bak ing! d isman tle and tran sport this to the Pacific Rally. Far North Tour on the 2nd an d 3rd clubrooms in a wee kend well MARIL YNSURCEN OR Novem be r attr acted 47 vehicles organis ed by Dick Andrews. including 4 motorbikes, 3 of which Only a few memb ers we nt to the we re from Auckland , (and one of these Hu nu a 100 this year. Th e afternoon ridden by our National President, section wa s a tour th rou gh the Hunua No rm). vV e travelled via Tw in Bridges Dams which wa s most interesting and to Kaikohe Pion eer Mu seum for scenic. Many mem ber s a re getting morn ing tea, th en to Raw en e for vehicles in order for the Pan Pacific lun ch ; acr oss Hok ianga by ferry and whi ch now is only a few mo nths away. SOUTHLAND over a rather sp ectacular razorback Hopefully our Alvis will be amongst road back to Broad wood , Taka hue, the ones to ma ke it in time. The 1934 Lynx rep lica Riley 9 that Diggers Valley , then up the main road came her e from New Plymouth to Kaitaia, Awanui, and stopping at ELIZABETH SMART several years ago has now gone to Taipa. The customary sp it-roa sted another new owne r. Ted Pope, havin g meal sup plied by our Kaitaia memb er s sold his Morris 8 Sports to Jim Kidd , was up to its usu al high sta nda rd . has taken this att rac tive little Riley Sunday dawn ed wet for our depa rtur e into stock and has already been down the mai n road to Wh an gar oa TARANAKI campaigning it enthusias tically, most w he re we deviat ed and took the recently at the Southland Motor ing Wainui, Te Ngaere Bays road . The A committee has been busy dra wing 100 weekend . Anothe r ve hicle to come weath er im proved for our lun ch stop up plans for extens ions to our to a new owne r recentlv was 1934 at Kerikeri w he re Coll ins' steam clu broom s. They will incor por ate a Studebaker acq ui red by S-teve Rodger s driven saw mill was in act ion for our libra ry and ablutions block and it will from Blen heim and driven hom e after benefit. It was, as usu al, a fun packed be good to see it tidied up. the Chr istchurch Swap-Mee t. Local two day s designed for the true vintage Jul y 20th was the da te set for our people invaded Mcl.cans Islan d in motorin g enthus iasts and was marred Night Tria l. Th e weath er couldn' t force wi th the South City bus fully by only two cas ual ties .Peter have been worse, which d idn' t give loaded a nd nume rous priv ate groups

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Specialists in ... CHASSIS STRAIGHTENING, PANELBEATING AUTOMOBILE and COMMERCIAL PAINTING We have one ofthe largest spray painting bays in the South Island. WE TAKE THE DENT OUT OF ACCIDENT all travelling up to ens ure that the Teretonga Park for nom inated time & Oldsmob ile agai n] everyone had a Swap Meet wo uld be a success . It was. laps both standing and flying starts. fun filled 2 hou rs of wiggle wogg les Kit Blackley , the ow ne r of a mu ch Ross Ryan was dr iving pur posefully in blind folded driv ing etc on the grass travelled bron ze-coloured Willys 77 his 1933 Ford V8 tru ck, Neville Ridd in beside the river. ha s bee n joine d in club ranks by new his Jaguar and Fergie McDowell in his Recently, a car load of nosy parkers mem ber Neil Hall who also has a '36 Alvis Gray Lady. In the vintage section went to Atiamuri to view two rare Willys. Sur prising that both these efforts from Alvis, Beardmo re, Aston vintages for sale. One was a 1926 peo ple are neighbour s in Harvey St. Martin and Bentley were all eclipsed Clyno 1300cc tour er with 4 wheel Anoth er vehicle back in circulation by Jack and Leith Newell in the 30/98 brakes and climax engine in stripped again after a year or two, is Willis Vauxhall on the test hill. The eve nt condition, with little res tora tion. Th e Brown 's 4 1/ z litr e Bentl ey. Willis has was designed for competition; it other vehicle was on the lawn and gone ove r som e of the mechani cals brought a variety of clu bs together ; ready to be dri ven . It was a 1950 and last weekend this historic car was held in cool, dry conditions and, Armstr ong Siddeley Whitley Coupe looked very tidy and business like. as a result of a Motor Show , was abl e utility , very few of these we re ever Th e Labour Weekend and Motoring to make a sizeab le donaton to the St prod uced it see ms . A 4 speed manual 100 event was we ll-supported by John Ambulance Association . floor change box and 2 plus 2 seating Vintage Car Clu b folk and some good were interes ting feat ures. It needed driving was enjoyed in an atmos phe re ALASTAIR MclN TOSH some restoration but drove reaso nably rem iniscent of a pe riod motoring test well. day. Being a good time of the yea r for a Entr ant s had a time-trial , grass track longer , country dr ive, your scribes set tests and a hill climb to complete on off for Hawke's Bay via th e Rangat iki Saturday , while Sunday was spent at and the Woodville Swa p-mee t. TAUPO Enjoyed seeing some good vintage part s and books. Have October 13th saw the new captain's Several of us recentl y we nt to Hu ka first orga nise d picnic rally. 8 cars Historic Village to see quit e a good "Beaded Wheels" att ended and the weather was fine for vari ety of Austins during the Register's the 20 mile s of town and rur al annual visit to Tau po. Th ey later used posted regularly to your meandering. All navigators managed the car park at our clubrooms for some to guide their drivers to the barbec ue activities , Jack Hind ess ente red his 7 address. Only $8.00 for site on the Waikato river bank at the road ster in the rally. 6 issues (includes Fletcher reserve . At only $5.00 a head ROBIN de-SIMAS it was a good spr ead and the clu b mad e postage). a decent profit. Th e wo rk was done by the Attwoods, Margar et and Wend y. Write to: Jack and Caroline Hin dess in the Austin 7 wer e assisted seve ral tim es Subscription Dept. on the journ ey by the capta in. We all P.O. Box 13140, arr ived for the picnic but no tow ing The National A.G.M . held in was needed . After ea ting and Ch ristch urch on the 10th August saw a Christchurch. ann oun cing the winners [thos e Tylers good attenda nce of Sout h Can terbury

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Having marshalled on the 1980 Int ern ation al Rally at the 6. There will be a helicopter at the A & P Show Grounds Horohoro check point on the Tok oroa section I found that wh ich could tak e people for flights over the Oxford Forest or after lunch most people headed straight back to Rotoru a as to Woodstock Station. they did not know what wa s available to do or see in the 7. Jetb oat rides will be run up the Waimak Gorg e from Tokoroa district. Woodstock to Hamilton Rapids, this is 10 miles from Oxford an d mini bus would be available or you can fly by beli copt er. The Oxford section of the Pan Pacific Rally will be Mond ay 8. Ashle y Gorge picnic area 5 miles north of Oxford 24th February, Wednesda y 26th February , Thursday 27th excellent sw imming and native bush surroundings. February, Monday 3rd Mar ch and Tu esday 4th March . 9. Half day pony trek s I mile from Ashley Gorge. Below is a list of activities which are available in our district 10. Graha m Butt Memorial Car Collection can be viewe d and may be of interes t to you . If the re are any further two and a half miles we st of Oxford. Oxford Indu stri es enquiries please contact the writer at Oxford Industr ies Limit ed Restoration Shop in Oxford township. Limited, Telephone Oxford 24-580 or A.H. Oxford 24-105 . 11. Maps of Oxford and sur roun ding districts and brochures on the Oxford Fores t and forest walks will be available at the 1. Curi osity Sho p, High Stree t. 2. Cott age Crafts Shop next to the Post Office , Main Street. A & PPavilion in the Show Grounds wh ere the Oxford 3.Tennis Cour ts in the Oxford Dom ain avai lab le. Gy mnastics Club will be catering for lun ches. 4. Oxford Museum will be opened by the Historical Socie ty. 12. Also in the pavi lion the Oxford Spinning Clu b is putting 5. The Oxford swimming pool in Pear son Park adjoining the on a practical demon str ation and disp lay . A & P Show Grounds is free to those w ho wis h to use it. DENIS McLACHLA N

members and was gene rally we ll Ashburton Club member , Jocely n hop efull y more of these ev enings will attended. An int eresting meeting w ith Hosken, on her election to the follo w . mu ch discu ssion . Our cong ratulations Nati onal Executive too. Our Sept. Noggin & Natt er wa s in are extended to Brian Goodman , a lon g A cha nce for our olde r members to the form of a special meet ing to serving member of our Club, in his meet & talk to newer members, to discu ss our Clubrooms and brought a ele ction to the National Executive. I'm have a dan ce to grea t music, mad e a good attendan ce and mu ch discu ssion . sur e he will be as dili gent for the "Getting to Know You ' eveni ng, The 14th Sept. we held our 'Nig ht National Execut ive as he has alw ay s organised by some of our lady Tr ial' and this proved to be one to be been for our Club. We mu st also mem bers, a really successful one . The remembered by many. The eve ning congratulate ou r neighb ou ring attendance was very good and sta rted off with a pot luck tea for those

PAGE THIRTY wishing it. After 'b riefing' on Tul ip some very inter esting slides of the base we all had a ver y comfortab le sta y. and 'Line' navigation by our and equipment and of the pen guins Sunday was fine for the run to Mt Chairman, w ho also organi sed the run, and scenery. Cook and alth ough the peak wasn' t awa y we we nt with som e trep ida tion Th e 6th of Octobe r proved to be a completely visible while the re it bu t a willingness to ha ve a go. The 1st fine day for our Opening Run . Th is becam e so later in the da y wi th a sec tion was 'Tulip' navigation in the took a route East of Temuka and north lovely view of the sunse t on th e top of Tim aru City area and proved to be not to Ran gitata whe re we visited the N.Z. the mo untain. Sadly three entrants had too hard. Can anyone enlighten me Ga me Troph y Centre and an to be withd rawn due to mech anical how the na me 'Tulip nav igation' came inter esting talk was give n to us on the mishaps. A spec ial ca ke had bee n abo ut? After this section we trave lled art of Taxid erm y. From there we the n made and beautifully iced for the out to a Temuka check point then travelled west & north to Arundel occasion and was cut at our prize North over the Ora ri bridge to w he re where we were show n ove r the local giving on the Sunday night. A few the 'Line navigation ' sec tion star ted. Lumber Mill and a dem on strati on impromptu 'trophies' were presented. An average spee d of 35 m.p.h. on give n on de-barking logs. On our wa y A good trip hom e in fine weather coun try roads on a pitch dark night agai n to Peel Fores t, th rough a dee r concl uded a grea t rally. had us all 'going' - torch es and farm, and on to Te Whanah u Flat in Our Safar i Run coming up sho rtly sudden halts being ver y commo n. the Peel Forest Par k where we met up will be to an, as ye t, un known Somewhe re along the way the rot se t with Ash burton Club neighb ours for a des tina tion. Let 's hope there are no in and man y entra nts becam e lost, not barbecu e lun ch . A very enjoyable day . 'ignition experts' on th is run . once, but many times. Of the 15 or so Many of our members head ed north Rem em ber our Swap Meet & Bazaa r entrants only 2 reac hed the final chec k to the Canterbury Swap Meet w here I on Sat 19th April 1986. Mor e details point bac k at Temuka. Man y just we nt da resay some tradin g & swapping was later. straight back to the Club rooms wh ere don e. Of course yours truly and ot hers RUBY HARTL EY many hilarious ha ppenings we re of our Swa p Meet Committee we re repo rted with muc h fun by all. I' m looking and noting ideas for our 'Swap sure with th is init iati on into the Meet ' for April 19th next year. various types of navigation we 'll all do Labour weekend our 30t h annua l Mt WAIRARAPA our hom ework and be on the ball for Cook rally was held an d, although the Pan Pacific . num bers were down, those who we nt Judging fro m report s our first run of Next day an ' 100 Year Anniversa ry had a great time. Saturda y was rather the new season, was a most enj oyable of the Car' event wa s held at the cold and in places snow ing a little but eve nt with entra nts given four maps of Levels Car Club circ uit with mo tor still not enough to make us put up the various sec tions of their journey, and cycles & cars from all eras being th ere. hood. Morn ing tea was at the Totara required to find their way between Oc tober Noggin and Natt er took the Valley Hall then ove r Mt Gay to them mar king in their route as they form of a slide evening put on by Lew Burk es Pass for lunch and on to Lake went. Pem bert on , who had spe nt some time Ohau (our base}, Mine hosts had Highlight of the branch motor at the N.Z. Base in Antarctica. We saw ca rried out man y improvements an d cycling yea r woul d have to be the NEW FORD PARTS "NEW CATALOGUE" SIDE VALVE FORD V8 PARTS. Complete new range of clean imported stock covering all V8's 1932-1948 both Passenge r and Commercial vehicles. Parts sent anywhere in N.Z . New comp rehensive catalogue available - a must to early Ford owners. Send $3.00 to us, postage included, to: AJAV'S VB SERVICES SHOP 3, 63 NEW WINDSOR ROAD AVONDALE, AUCKLAND. P.O. BOX 19-252 AVONDALE PH. 886-785

PAGETHIRTY ONE Th ird Ann ua l Gold Medal Trial, wit h Champagne Supper at the Club rooms venue and our child re n's Ch ristmas Glen and Maureen Bull organising it which again was gre atly enj oyed. Party an d Christm as Social. For those wi th a tough rep utatio n, this even t October 20th was the Wellin gton who can't afford to go away on holiday prom ises to be inte resting. Festival Rally, which, by traditi on , is because the y' re economising ready for Howard and Marion Sim ms wi th th rough the streets of the City . Well, the Pan Pac ific, we're hav ing a Boxing their Harl ey-Davidson sidecar; the be lieve me, we sure did see th e streets Day Run aga in this year as it wa s a Bull Family wi th their Norto n, [ames and were some of them stee p!!! It wa s very success ful event last year. and Francis-Barn ett ; Les Poole with a glorious day and sunbathers in the his Ind ian ; Will and Rub y Holmes Botanical Ga rde ns we re vastly am use d SHEILA MATH ERS. wi th their Ind ian comb inat ion ; and to see these pe ople in funny old cars Iva n Larse n with his Scott, ventu red das hing around the rose gar de n across to Palrnerston Nor th for a long, lookin g for clues. O ur pre mier event but very enjoyab le ru n with a two-day the Nove m ber Rally finall y hit the forma t. Our co mplime nts to the jac kpo t for weather and we had a organis ers for a grea t run. moderately fine day ins tea d of the WANGANUI On e hundred yea rs of mot or cycling appa lling weathe r we'd had the has been ce lebra ted most fittingly by previous two years. About 50 cars September club night was a night the Bull Fam ily. They recentl y showed up, wh ich wasn 't a bri lliant trial for the Em me rson cup. An acquired the ex-Bill Skilton mo tor turn-out , but for those who we nt we enthusiastic gro up with mainl y cycle collec tion, and have bee n had a most enjoyable time. We took moderns competed in the local in undated by pe ople wh o hear d of this along a visitor from Englan d wh o'd countryside. It was wo n by Arthur acquisition and were interested in never bee n near a Vin tage car befo re Evan s and Joy Hart in Arthurs XJ150, sharing the goodies - nice to see th is so he had a field-day! The overall after a du bious stop at Kai Iwi Tavern. being spread around to at least 100 winners we re Howard & Mar ion Sims At the moment the club is peop le, enabling these bike s to get in their Ford Pick -up. It was nice to see experiencin g a pos t wa r conve rtible bac k on the road again . 4 motorbikes com peting this year, boom which cons ists of Ian which is, after all, the Centennia l year Ch amberlain 's MkI Zephyr, Les PETERBULL for bikes also . Work on our Clubrooms Bodd ington 's Minor, Ivan Ken dall's is progre ssing well an d they are now '52 Tal bot, Hu gh Clapham-Arth ur re-lined and wallpapered an d ve ry Evan s' '54 TF 's, Mae Odell's '53 Alvis cosy they are too. A big hand for all TA21, Bill Groves' '52 Minx , Alan WELLINGTON thos e volun teers who did the work. Bates' '51 A40. Th ese cars are restored Some matters un der discu ssion or close to finish ed . We had bette r update the Wellington lately have been the lack of No rth Another car close to com plet ion is calenda r. May saw the Ladies' Rally Island represen tati on on the Nationa l Ian McIvor's '30 Model 'A'. bein g wo n by Elsie Ewi ng in the D.A. Exec utive and how to remed y it an d a Ou r gues t speaker at October club Dodge and everyone having great fun lively discu ssion at the Oc tob er night was a St John's Ambulan ce rep. with a pot -luck lea at the Pett en gell's Club night with a Cu stom s Officer Very interesti ng. Thi s was followed by hom e at Waikan ae. Unfortunately regarding the im port at ion of car pa rts Graham Sut he rlan d desc ribin g how he only one new restoration was etc., I was sorry I missed that one! had a bra ss han dle cast , using the lost pres en ted for ju dgin g thi s year , so In Decem ber the Com bined wax method . Michael Goo dbe he re took away both Branc hes picnic at, (as ye t] a secret, EO. KIRKBY trophies for his beautiful littl e 1929 Rover 10/25 Cou pe, a ra re ve hicle which Micha el has pains takingly rest ored wi th the help of the Polytech . pane l beating classes. July was a qui et month for rally events but Clubnight saw Michael Goodbehere telling 'a ll' about his res tora tion and some history Sir, Sir, of the Rover Compan y itsel f. August D.B. CLUB With referenc e to John King's article Club night had Warr en Birch in the Do you know that all Dodge 'Early N.Z. Engines' in issu e No. 156; chai r answering all questions about Brothers cars built before serial no. C.W . Wood (no t Woods j did not bu ild the 1986 Pan Pacific and giving a run 700058 Apr il 1922 ha ve plain glass in the first car ma de in N.Z. Th e cred it down on organisat ion & expend itu re; the head lamps? The fluted lense w ith for thi s belongs to F.R. Dennison , see we we re Join ed by neigh bouring the DB mo nogram was fitted to cars Beaded Wh eels No. 146 page 14. Wa irar apa & Hor owhenu a branch afte r the abo ve serial number. So if Woods statements in later life, member s for this one so it was you a re restor ing a veteran Dodge espec ially dates, were not ve ry sta nd ing room only! Next on th e there is no pro blem , just go to your accura te and have to be tak en with a Agenda was the Social Country Run on local glass me rchant. gra in of salt! August 25th which took us out to the A Dodge Brothers Clu b has recently I wo uld also like to poi nt out that Wainuio mat a Coast by way of the been formed, dul y incorporated an d your comment to a letter from B. Rim utak a For est Park H.Q. which is a has an excelle nt board of governors. Ander son in issue No 154 that the very we ll organised and inte resting Th er e is a quarterl y newslett er which Timaru Rambl er " was the second ca r set-up. Leaving our cars at the end of con tains a wealth of techni cal to be in Christchurch " is non sen se and the road we took to the beach an d information and articles by shows you have not digested th e walked a nu mb er of miles in a howling experienced restorer s. Also you get ma teria l yo u pu blish . Th e Rambler northerl y gale to see the seals at Cape free advertising and mem ber shi p lists. Turak irae and then got soa ked wa lking Dues U.S.$ 12.00. back to th e car!! Never mind we had a Wri te to CAR L ROEBUCK lovely war m lunch wai ting for us at 4 Willow Street, the Clubrooms . For our Night Trial in Milford , N.H. 03055 U.S.A. Sept ember the we ather was a litt le or T,..estone kin der and the eve nt was a challenge BOB HELM, 55 Chamberl ain St, put Quality first for all. Thi s was followed by a Tahuna, Nelson

PAGE THIRTY-TWO was not eve n one of the first ten cars in Sir, Christchurc h! Can any of your readers help me AIRPORT May I add that the anae mic cover on with informati on about this Mercedes? the last issu e does nothing either for Th e orig ina l pho to was taken by the the back country or the Austin 12/4. Nels on Document Production Centre, WDGE Box 311, Nelson, but thi s is belie ved to LEITH NEWELL be defu nct. Th e caption reads "A. Averis' 1914 Merc ed es 7'12 litres." MOTELS The information on the Rambler was Wh at is the ve nue, wha t year was it given to us by th e "Tour" crew. S.B. tak en , w he re is the ca r now and w hat model is it? Hopin g someo ne knows. 105 Roydvale , Avenue, Sir, DOU GLAS WOOD Christchurch RE COMMEMORATIVE TOUR Un it 2/3 Harl ey Rd, Tak apuna, Auck . 9 Phone 585-119 I have bee n receiving Beaded Wheels for 4 yea rs now and it is a (See ph oto on this page.) Spacious family uni ts, convenie nt way to keep up with all my qui et setting, next door N.Z. friends. to Russley Hotel and I was the only American on the 1885-1985 commemo rative tour this Golf Course. year from Bluff to Cap e Reinga. I can't Sir, Onl y 2km from think of any expe rience a car As the motorcyle sec tion co enth usiast could ha ve that wou ld top ordinator of the Auckland Branch of Airport. this tour. This lett er is just a big tha nk the VCC and area repr esentative for Nearest motel complex you to all the peo ple I met and made the Rudge Enthusiasts Club of UK, I to McLeans Island. friends with . This was my third trip to am anxi ou s to promo te the restoration N.Z. to go on an old ca r tou r. of Rudge motorcycl es in N.Z. I enclose Sp ecial off-season Som ething tells me these trips are a photocopy of the Rudge logo. The rates to V.C.C. havin g a strange effec t on me. I'm now register that I int end to form in no way wearing sho rt pants during the repr esents a club and no financial Members. summe r, plant ed 2 kiwi plants and commitme nt is invo lved by any Proprietors: Errol and now have 2 sh eep in my back yard . members. Register now to tak e part in Any connec tion? a Rudge Rally in th e near future. Kathryn Smith Thanks again, Member V c. c. HARLEY B. CRAWFORD NO RM MAD DOCK 5070 Algiers Drive, 51 Clayburn Rd., Santa Rosa, Cali f. 95405. Glen Eden, Auc kland 7

The 191 4 Mereedes belonging to Darey Nieholson at the first National Rally held in Pieton April 1958. (See lett er from Doug Wood).

PAGE THIRTY THREE PAN PACIFI C RALLY ENTRANTS & ALL ITALIAN Classified Ads. VEHICLE OWNERS Boo k Now Fo r The Spagh etti Run W ANT ED - for U .S.A. Mopar p ro duct 10 a .m . Friday 28th Feb . RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDS e .g.Dodge , Pl ymouth etc a new old A pl ea sant historical run to a po p ular pi cn ic spot. Members of Vintage Car Club In c. stoc k br a ke light switc h a nd 3 co urse mid-da y m eal (Ita lia n S4.50 for first 40 words or less thereafter 3 temperature se nder. Fits from 1955 to sty le) Adu lts SI2 .00. Under 12 cent s per word. 1964. Co n tact Den is McLachlan, 1'.0. years $6.00 . Members must be financial and stale their Box 19, Ox ford . Ph . 24-580 A.H . Launch T rip - Adults S8.00. branch. 24- 105 . Under 12 years S3.00 . Visit to the T im e Ball Sta tion Non-Member 192 7 M ORRIS CO WLEY S1.0 0. S5.00 for first 40 words or less thereafter 3 (FLAT NOS EI Entry Fee SI. 00 car. cent s per word. U rge nt ly required for res to ra tio n T he meal, launch trip a nd time BOX AD. S5.00 extra to above rates. nearin g com pletion, fro nt a nd rear ba ll sta tio n v isi t is optiona l. m ud gu ards. Cash or prepared to All Italian V .C. C. ve hicles PHOTO 1\ 0. S11.00 extra 10 above rates. swap spares . Also requ ired Cowley w elco me . Enclose good black and whit e or coloured or Ox ford Lampsta nds and Ple ase advi se n umber s bv 20 th photo, Hoodrest s. An y help apprecia ted . January 1986 to Ken Mace field, 2 14 Abov e rates apply for ea ch Co ntact: Phil Co n ne ll, 14 Corri n Fe rry Road, Christch u rc h 1. Phone advertisement Stree t, Hamilton . Telep ho ne: Ch Ch 67-634 Bus. 435-0 12 [Home], 395-192 [Work) Advertismcnts must be typed or clearly co llec t. print ed. WA NT ED - 3 ea rly V8 sp o ked wheels & tyr es a lso 2 Bui cklD od ge Headli ghts (1920 's ). Pho ne 983 Queenstown. CHEQUE OR POST i\L NOT E MlJSTBE ISETTA b ubble ca r in runnin g order ENCLOS ED ve ry tid y. $2500. Bill Clark , 'Rokanui' W ANT ED - I T ' & 18" wire w heels o r No 2 RD , C hristc h u rc h . Ph on e rim s. Also wanted Triumph car parts Send to: The Advertising Manager , 296-835. 1933-19 39. Also wanted Jag. and SS 1'.0 . Box 13140, CHHISTCHlJ RCH p art s 1933-1949 , Ja g . Mark 5 e ngine not later than 10th of month preceding 350 x 19 T ripl e Duty Avon ty res. a nd gearbox, Wolseley Horne t or publication. Ideal for Au stin 7, T rium p h etc as Wolsel ey 12 or 14 hor se power car o r th ey have a square sho ulde r. parts 1931 -1936. Rin g Ch ris Cha ston at Limited number on ly a t a very 50-303 Ch ris tch urc h co llect or w rite PO Box 22 -062 . BOX AD . reason abl e p rice . APE X TYRES LTD Your ad. will have greater 1'.0. Box 25-026 FREEFOR THE TAK ING impact in a border. Remit S5 .00 Christ church Ph on e : 63 -626 A mi ghty fine time as a Mar sh al a t extra to normal rates and ask for the Pan Pacific Rally in Box Ad. C hristc hurch , 23 rd Februarv to WANTED - Am eri can sa les lite rature March 6th. If int erest ed co ntac t on all au tos 1900-1 970. Int er ested to Co lin Keen an (091 444-9758 ha ve th e following books for contact othe rs with sa me int erest. Auc kla nd co llec t. d isposal: Ben tley Dri ver s re view No. Have some sw aps. Would a lso like to 106 - 135. Safe ty Fast - 1959-1 96 8 no t bu y 1125 scale Promo a nd Revell COOPER 500 MK 9 chassis No . 28 continuous, Mot oring 1956-1959 not Pla sti c Kits, in particul ar 1956 Lin coln rest or ed . New body , se a t, brak es e tc . con tinuous , Hub - 1975-1 97 8 not Co ntine n ta l. 1956 Cadillac Co n Ideal for hi storic racing . Fo r sa le con ti nuo us , Mot or Sport - 1950-1 961 vertible, 1956 Bu ick Ce n tu ry . Contact without motor a nd gea rbox . Bill Cla rk , not co n tin uo us. Bill Clark, 'Rokanui' Denis Mc Lac h lan , 1'.0. Box 19, 'Rokanui' No 2 RD , C h ristc h u rc h . No 2 RD, Ch ris tc h urch . Ph on e O xford. Ph 24-580, A.H . 24 -105. Ph on e 296-835. 296-835.

FO R SALE PURE WOOL JUMPERS Bentley Mk VI 1951 in s upe rb order th rou gh out w ith or w itho ut - available now w ith yo ur favourite C .N .G. $22 ,000 ono . Further mot orbike or car e m blem - ove r 120 d et a ils 8 17-4683 or w rite Sha rrnan, different design s - a ll sizes child re n 57 Paturoa Road , Titirangi, to overs ize - w ith o r w itho u t slee ves Au ckland . ~_\ - crew of V-n eck - also scarves and -it'""-_. cus hio ns - yo u r ow n de sign for co m pa ny/cl ub . For further det ail s 64 0 x 15 a nd 60 0 x 16 Avon Turbo w rite o r p ho ne: Speed ty res. We are landing a small No rth Isl and sh ipment of these exclus ive tyres AU CKLAND MOTORCYCLES for Ja gu ar. As to n Ma rtin, Daimler LTD 150 Ponsonby Rd . Pon sonby . owne rs w ho wish to co mpete in Au ckland Ph 765-945. Hist oric racin g . Sou th Island APEX TYRES LTD GOLDEN BAY KNITWEAR 1'.0. Box 25 -026 1'.0. Box Christ church Tak aka/Nel son. Ph on e : 63 -626

" ,\ CE TIII KTY·FO UK PUTARURU MOTOR MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES LTO REBUILDS LTD INCORPORATING AUCKLAND MOTORCYCLES LTO

150 PONSONBY ROAD, PONSONBY, AUCKLAND . PHONE: 765-945 P.O. BOX 21-391 , HENDERSON. AUCKLAND 8.

AVON TYRES; Speed master ribbed 19" & 21 ", Sidecar triple duty 19" (suit Austin 7), Roadrunners 18 " , 19" & V & H rated. MICHELlN TYRES; Trials - summer &winter , touring tyres V & H rated, Hi Sports racing. BLACK BATTERIES 6 volt old style . 70-78 Taupo Street. Phone 7993. TANK BADGES; BSA rifles , pear shape & star, AJS, PUTARURU Matchless round with wings & winged 'M', Velocette, Royal Enfield, Panther, Triumph and model motifs . FOR SALE- Buick , 1929 Series 116 TRANSFERS: full range again including AMC 'Teledraulic' Model 27 four door, 5 pass enger seda n.Registered and with cur re nt black & gold . warran t of fitnes s. Par tly restor ed , MOTO REVE 1904 almost complete and in exceptional othe rwise in origina l co ndition. New condition. $1500.00. tyres plus qu an tity of spa res. Offer s to NORTON MODEL 7 exceptionally, original cond. nearly Oama ru Phon e 47-036 or 49-470. complete in dismantled state . $1600.00 SELL AMAL MONO BLOCS 375, 376 & 389. These have been A might y fine time as a Ma rsha l at reconditioned featuring reboring & resleeving . Available either the Pan Pacific Ra lly in as complete carbs , or recond . body i.e. body, slide & jet bloc , Ch ristchurch, 23rd Feb ruary to Marc h 6th. If inter ested contact and are sold on exchange . You won't be disappointed. Colin Keen an (091 444-9758 Auck land collec t. RING, WRITE OR CALL - JOHN & CAROL YN WANTED - to complete club library records Classic & Sports Ca r July 1982, Mar ch 1983, Classic Mo torcycl e Vol 1 WANTED - 14 inc h brake shoes for FOR SALE - Ariel Arrow , 90% Nos 2, 3.Practical Class ics Vol INo 7. large early veteran. Also lar ge brass complete $600. BSA Ban tam , rough , Also Thor oughbred & Classic Ca rs . Vol horn , 6 priming cocks, and a radia tor $130. Sun 2/stroke, rough , $130. I. Nos 1,2,3,5,9. Vol 3. No. 11. Vol 9 bad ge for an early Darracq - has the Matchless twin frame Tri umph No. 3, Vo! 10 No. 9. Spar es av ailable lett ers a and d entwin ed on it. Bathtab frame & wheels. Ariel Colt Vol 3, No. 8, Vol 5, Nos 4, 7. J. Urge n tly requ ired to finish resto rat ion. co mp lete $650 . Ariel SlY motor . BSA Longsta ffe, 26 Hislop St, Du nedin. Pa ul Hicks, Hepbu rn Cree k Rd, N /20 moto r complete. LE Veb fron t War kworth. wh eel, for ks, guard, head and rad iator, WANTED crankcase and gea rbox. Aricl or Tr iumph girder forks an d front guard for 1949 Mat ch less G9 . Spar es list, wor kshop man ua l, 0-120mph and head sp ring: about 1930. Austin Smit h's Spee dome te r, main Motor & Gea rbox Motor No lA 2938 lighti ng sw itch and amme te r, tank 2 1,4 " bore 4 cylinder less sta rter, ca rb & head . $ 150. Phon e 449 -475 or write bad ges , kn ee pads, Ross Tou gher , Taylor , 7 Neeve Place , Taradale, 50 Hospital St, Dannevirke, ph . 6777. Napi er. Taranaki Vintage Car Club Inc. 3RD ANNUAL SWAP MEET Sat. 22nd March 1986

WANTED Hawera Show Grounds For a 1913 Fiat Zer o - stee ring box Starting 8am . Entry $2.50. Sites Free. as illustrated. Approx 5'/2" in diam . and ma rked Fiat. Reply to Open to one make clubs, motor cycle clubs etc . Maldwyn [ones. Awelfry n, Lland Light refreshments available. deusanl, Holyh ead , Anglesey LL65 4AG . United Kingdo m . Enquiries to Hawera 87-776 or 84-545

PAGE TH IRTY FIVE SELL A mighty fine time as a Mar sh al at the Pan Pacific Rally in Christchurc h, 23rd February to Have you ordered Mar ch 6th . If interested contact Colin Keen an 109) 444-9758 your Christmas Auckla nd collect. SWAP HARLEY PARTS 1923 H-D fram e, foot-b oards, tanks, back w hee l Present yet? complete, all restorable, swap for late 7-9 engine pa rts, espec ially good fro nt cylinder, 1926-29. Andy Hammond, c/ 20 Rhodes Ave, Mt Albe rt, Auckl and or ph 535 7253 bus.

AUSTIN SHEERLI NE complete to the engine/clutc h/gearbox required. Prefer "Flat reasonable condition . Alternati vely any major bits like short block etc . Also steering wh eel. gear linka ge and othe r useful bits. Garrett Box 26-018, Auckland ph 686- 191 bus, or 666-100 Boards" hom e. A HISTORY OF MOTOR CAR SPORT IN NEW ZEALAND MOTO-GUZZ I For sale, Moto-guzzi 850 T3 1901-1940 Californ ia, 5 speed , linked disc brakes, panniers, crash ba rs, By the LATE DICK MESSENGER s DOUGLAS WOOD carrier, screen , almost immacu late, fantastic touring bike , goes like Published for the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand hell , 60mpg at 60mph average, and it's blac k with gold pinst ripes. 248 pages, over 150 photographs $6,000 ono. And y Hammond, c/o 20 Rhodes Ave. Mt Albert, Price $29.95 including postage Auckland, or ph 535 7253 bus.

from Craig Printing Co Ltd PARTS WANTED - Indian. 1941 P.O. Box 99 Scout 741B . Tail stand & retaining clip, amp-me ter, igni tion switch, carr ier, INVERCARGILL pannier shields , complete headlight , 2 pie ce chainguard, gea r change PLEASE MAKE PAYMENTS PAYABLE TO link ages, complete steering damper assembly (or parts). Ste wart sp eed o CRAIG PRINTING COLTO (hav e good Smiths chro nometric 120mph to swap), clu tch inspection cove r, set of tank caps , horn. De Sot o FOR SALE 1929 Centur y Six Part s Wanted : 1954 Diplomat rear Hupmobile ve ry restorable condi tion wheel covers, square chrome choke KAMO PANEL &PAINT as there is almost two of eve rything. knob , factory shop manual (can swa p Body good , woodw ork ne eds red oing. 1954 Chrysler Windsor shop manual). WHANGAREI Contact Maurice Crawford, 44 Huffey Will buy, or sw ap for the parts & St. Ge raldine, ph 38-493 , or Ron manuals listed in my othe r Coo pe r, 24 Benv enu e Avenu e Timaru, adv ertisement this issue. Arthur Specialists in woodgraining, ph 81-128. Harsant, 90 1 Sealey St, Thames. baking , &wrinkle finishes . Quality Car Painting . WHOSE SWAP MEET IS BEING HELD IN THE WINCHESTER DOMAIN ON THE 19th APRIL 1986? Phone 51950 WR (Bus.) 50470 WR (A.H .) SO UTH CANTERBURY VCCOF CO URSE COME ONE COME ALL YOU NEVER KNOW- "IT" . MAY BE THERE. MORE INFORMATION IN BEADED WHEELS NEXT ISSUE.

WANTED For Information Re : Sites e tc. Con tact Swap Me et Secretary Body for 1930 Model A Spo rt RUBY HARTLEY Coupe 50 B or hard top coupe 45 B. R.D. 22 GERALDINE Wri te: Richard Mor se, Aven ue PHONE NO. 39-353 EVENINGS , WEEKENDS North, Levin . Phone 83-879.

PAGE THIRTY SIX ~'------, W ANTED - For 1925 Au st in 12/4 HONEYCOMB RADIATORS Saloon , w hich is being restor ed by FREE FOR THE TA KING For genuine honeycombradiator A.A . Marlborough Inc -Horn (ova l A mi ghty fine tim e as a Marsh a l at cores made to any shape or type w hich recessed in to the Scutt le ). the Pan Pacific Ra lly in specification , write to: Int e rior light (ov al shape d ], wi nd ow Chri stch u rch , 23 rd Fe brua ry to Ma rch 6th. If in te reste d co n tact John Rummery, 18 OrsovaPlace, wi nder, rea r shock absorbe rs. Please rep ly to Tr evor H arris, 6 Milford St, Col in Keena n (091444-9758 Lynfield , Auckland 4, or callinto Blenheim. Auckland co llec t. George Mihaljevich, 76 Vermont Street, Ponsonby, Auckland . VI NTA G ECARTRAN SFER S 40-c a r se ts issu ed Shell in 1970 S2 FO R SALE - 1926 Mod el T Roadste r VERMONT VINTAGE per se t; 10 se ts S16; 20 se ts S28 , w ith Rajo O HV co nversion , Ruc kste ll RADIATORS post free . No w " collecto rs" ite ms; diff. H i ratio pi n ion, Wi n field apprec iated gifts. A.T . Sm ith ,P.O . ca rbu re tto r, di strib ut o r ign ition, w ire Box 13-683, ChCh . w he els (2 spares). S15,000 o.n.o. Set of FOR SALE 5 ne w 24" Tyr es and Bands $2,000 1920 Hu pm obiles one a to urer, one P~RTS -[aege r 80m p h speedo w ith split rim s op tion a l. Vet e ran F.N . sedan , many spa res . Reluctant sale , (Smg e r?1S20 , 1937 C he v seat adj usting 1912 partia lly resto re d, co mple te shifting; plea se p hone 77-28 3 knob & surround S4, 2 x Dodg e sc re w mechanicals (less bloc k}, head, side Nelso n , day or 85 -397 n ights . on hu b ca ps [rough] S4pr, Plym ou th and tai l ligh ts, ho rn , instrum ent s e tc . h ub cap 1939? $10, BSAA 10 oi l tan k S3,500. Contac t Jack Os bo rn . co m plete w ith cap & fitt ings S15. (Membe r]. 12 Ta inui St, New FREE to th e man who ow ns on e - tw o Plymouth Ph 86 -805. j ump se ats to suit 1929? G raham Fa ctory Hand books : 1938 In ter Paige. Va rio us 1930 De Soto parts na tional D2, Zep hyr M klll, M kIV, FO R SALE - se t of ne w p istons - pin s, (m ech nica l mainly ] fo r sa le. Wa nt ed Morris " MO ", Land-Rov er HA, 1948 rings + 30 T hou . Suit Dodge DA . for 1954 Chrysler/Dod ge - ove rdrive Fo rd F Series V8 tr ucks, In ternat iona l Senior Six [late] D.B. Victor y Six 130, un it or parts thereof. Factory radi os (or ACCO , 1952 Fordson tractor, 1945/51 Standa rd Six 140-141. Cos t S600 - sell con trols on ly] wanted for 1938 and Fo rds on pa rts list , All 5 10 ea . Shop S500 o .n .o. J.K . Va chr e, 16 Bayview 1939 Nas h La Fa ye ttes. Ot ago Mo tor Manu al : 1942 Che v $25 . All items in Rd , Raglan . [Me mber], Phone 258-320 . Clu b badge w anted (blue and w h ite goo d condition. Prices includ e ca re fu l enamel ce ntre ]. W ill buy or swap fo r p&p. Arth ur H a rsant, 90 1 Sea ley St, th e Auck land version (black e na mel T hames. W ANT ED for 28,600cc E/28 Douglas ce ntre ]. Wanted for 1930 Dod ge M/cycle. Dupl ex fra me , rear w hee l or origina l choke ca ble , ignition switc h, LAGONDA LG45 hu b, gas ge ne rato r a nd light s . For 5 1 tail light len s, in terior handles a nd 1936 4 '/2 Litre Pilla rless Sa loon . A.J.S. Smi ths speedo. Bu y o r swap escutc heo ns, locking ou tsid e han dle New spo nsor w an ted to tak e ov er T600 parts. H arl ey cha ir frame , B.S.A. a nd wi pe r motor brack et. Please repl y th e restora tion of thi s very fine gea rbox, L.M . Fa lcon e r [member] , to Kevi n Casey, 33 De lta Drive, cla ss ic. Car now a t G u lf Mot or ph one Blen . 2840 1 or w rite 6 H avelock Waldronville, O ta go. Ph one 883-722 . Bod ies, Ta kapun a, u nd e rgoing St, Ren wi ck ,Ma rlb or ough . co m ple te body rebui ld . Cost to da te 526 ,000 including pu rch ase of car, WA NTE D G auges, Black Face wi th spa res, etc . Rea sonab le offe r Ind ian Chie f Head . Fue l ga uge for w an ted. tan k. Dru m shaped tail -light 73mm Repli es to: w ide , 55 m m d eep , oil cups, head light H . Macdon a ld , surrou nds, w hee l, 12 spo ke approx 5 Gla d ys Ave, G lenfie ld, 590m m x 55mm. All to fit 1922 AU CKLAND . Ph: 444 6890 Stude ba ke r. Dav e Toom ey , 11 Ne w to n St, Tima ru . Phone 84794 even ings. BAY OF PLENTY BRANCH 27TH ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY RALLY 25th-27th January 1986 Kaimai Campout MODEL A FORD Righthand d rive fro nt floo r mats , Come and join us on our Anniversary Rally this year. incorpora tin g origina l sp la tter A camping weekend at the Aongatete Lodge in the pattern. Manufa ctur ed in black Kaimais, with all meals catered for. There will be a rubber to exa ct ing s ta nda rds . An twilight run on Saturday evening with the main Rally exact reproduct ion of th e ori gin al co ve ring th e co m plete floor ar ea. on Sunday. Pri ce S95.00 &S5.00 pp. Entry Forms available from your Branch Secretary or Pyr amid pattern steering colu m n write to surround mats, fits in conjunc tion w ith floor m at. Moulded in ha rd The Rally Secretary black rubber , exac tly as per origina l. MRS J. WARD, Pri ce 525.00 & $ 1.00 pp. r-.o . Box 660, Both mats co m bined S115.00 & TAURANGA S5.00 pp. Les Pea rs on , 69 Marlow Roa d, Christ church 7. Phone 81-396

PAGE THIRTY SEVEN MARSHALS 12 days of Vintage excitement can be yours. Enjoy all the benefits of an entrant. Be part of the 1st Pan Pacific Rally. Register now as a MARSHAL with Colin Keenan , Phone (09) 444-9758 Auckland Collect

WANTED - Villier s engine 172cc FOR SALE Stude bake r 1936, Delux e WANT ED - 1926 Dodge 4 Timing Prefix T.O.R. T.L. buy or swap for boo t mod el, easy res toration body Gear s. Contact B. Mull aly , Box 16 191, 250cc MK XVIA - also Pit man s wise . Twin side mo unts, freewh eel or Phon e 853-069 Christchurch . han dbook for 1948 JIRoyal Enfield. T gea rbox, towable, no motor $500. Parkinson , 22 Broadmor e St. New Martin Scott No. 6 R.D. Ashburton , ph FOR SALE Plym outh, ph 67-34013 member. Methven 28430. Ch evrolet 1934 Master Deluxe. 63000 original miles. Clea n tidy WANTED URGE NTLY for 1930 FOR SALE ori ginal condition. Engine run s Austin Seve n, on e cranksha ft in good well. S5,500 ono. Ph Nels on 879 19. condition , inch and five sixteenth 1936 Ch ev Sedan with boot S2,500, phone C. 0'Regan ph 480-604 diam eter preferred but will consider sma ll size depending on condition. Tauranga. WANTED - Hood Bows for 1928 Contact Brian Ross 176 High St Model ATourer an y condition Blenheim or ph 87-9 13. WA NTED -For 1923 Ch ev Tourer set cons ide red or plan s to make same, will of front mud gua rds and inst ruments. buy or hav e lots of ea rly spares to Guards sa me 1923-25 . Contact John Trade. Writ e to K. Haml in , 8 Moa Nu ttall , 31 Te Anau Place , Whangar ei . Place, Gor e Ph . 5315 . Ph . 50-287. FOR SALE - Pair 19in Wire Wh eels WA NTED - 21" Sankey Wh eel 5 stud BoIt on for Riley SI 50 eac h. 475/19 Tyr e & Tube new SIOO. Austin Big 4" wide , 4 3/.," hole. On e or two. Phon e Dannevi rke 6609 Collect. Hav e 21" 5 Seve n parts, som e bod y, mainly & Stud 3 1/z " w ide 3" hole . S5,000 will mechnical new used . Some Mod el A buy three 1928-30 Triumph Super parts mainly me chanical. Horn S150 . Sev en car s plus many spares, one Radiator surro und for ea rly Moo n. C. sedan, on e tourer , one road ster , boat Venables, 71 Kaikorai Valley Road , - Dun ed in. FOR SALE tailed . Phone Dannevirke 660 9. Some 1929 Chev Coupe. N.Z. made body, wo rk don e. Auburn Tai l Light circa red and black , good ord er 30's S50 Rover 60 new pist ons and th rou ghout. Rel iabl e rallyin g rings. New S140. Phone Dannev irk e vehicle . Numerou s spa res , SIO,500 6609. Also V.W. piston se t, new SIOO. O.n.O. Contact V. Pates, R.D. I 23-24 Ov erla nd Chassis Mint S100. Les Kaitaia. Ph 4 11A (me m be r) L. Blackstone-An glis, 30 Thyra St., Dannevirk e.

OTAGO SWAP MEET &CAR SHOW FOR SALE 1925 Dodge Four. Lots of spares including an extra en gin e. Thi s car Sunday February 9th 1986 has been restor ed 5 year s and is in top condition . Asking price s12,000 . Phone Don Burgess at Tahuna Park, Dunedin 777-325 Hastings.

A new big even t organised by the N.Z. Post Vintage Car WANTED for D.A. Dodge - Left hand Club Inc. and the Vintage Car Club - Otago Branch . All park light bracket (or suita ble pa ir) Otago and Southland Clubs are invited to participate. steering column light switch and whee l contro ls wide felloe rim s (buy or AFestival week feast. Dunedin -Brighton rally on swap narrow Ielloe] - Spare tyr e Saturday and Swap Meet -Car Show on Sunday . Write to ca rrier, tail light , NE horn . J.K. Swapmeet, P.O. Box 1091 , Dunedin for information. Vachre. 16 Bayview Rd , Raglan. (Member ). Phone 258-320 .

PAGE THIRTY EIGHT Vintage Car Club Metnbers You are always welcome at BRIAN GOODMAN'S MAORI HILL SERVICE srAliON, IIMARU Full Garage Service • Rental Cars • Petrol We offer a full restoration and repair service on Veteran, Vintage and Classic Cars and Motorcycles. Most reasonable rates. Phone 44-075

FOR SALE 1936 Ford V8 motor fully ROYAL ENFIELD 350 Bullet motor FOR SALE recon dition ed complete from fan to rebu ilt, new piston rings, carbo and Chevrolet 1929 Pickup Colonial clut ch , good gene ra tor and sta rter. gear box , nice condition, $2,000. Alan cab . Reliabl e 6 cylinder engine Carb dis tributor fitted, water pu mp s Dando, 5 Bow PI, Onehunga 75000 original miles, min t original on front of head model, spare carbo Auck land, Ph 594-723. condition. Genuine relu ctant sale Runs superbly, recent de-carb etc, sell $4,500. Contact C.]. Ha ll, 176 to vin tage enthusiast. Phone 44-398 Atawh ai Drive, Nelson 88649. Hawarden .

WANT ED - M.G. Manual by Blower, WANTED Claudel Hobson ca rburettor Lucas 1130 sidelights. Early Brass type AV 480, or information on any Bodied Lucas petrol pump, Lucas part s available. Rep ly C.F. Smith 3RD Altett e horn . L.L. Fult on , 4 Rye St, Gore, or S. Barnard Box 13140 Oam ar u. Phone 49-645. Christchurch . WANT ED TO BUY - Chassis number plate, to su it 1952 Morris Minor, CIGARETTE CARDS SETS FOR SALE con vertible. Must be genuine . Phone by W.D. & H.O. WILLS! Wolseley 1954/ 4/44 Pos t Wa r Sumner 5373 or w rite: R. Lusby , 13 classic restored and mechanically The Spur, Sumner, Ch -Ch . 1923 48 Cars se t, original colours, reconditioned 1000km ago. Quite $100; 1926 50 ca rs, photographic cap ab le of dai ly use. Can onl y $80; 1926 50 Motor Cycles se t, increase in value . Man y spa re parts $100. No rubbish, all ha nd-p icked $3,000 ono. For inspection and cards. A 60-year old Min t Wills information Ph Pap akura 298-5895 corner-slot album free with eac h eve nings . se t; Money back guarantee . Man y other sets, list free. Fascinating Investment "Collectors Item s." FOR SALE - 1926 Hupmobile Sedan. A.T . Smith P.O. Box 13-683, ChCh. Dismantled , partially restored , $1,100 ono. Ph 82-124 Blenheim .

1951 ALLARD PI SALOON Thi s desirable ca r is offered in imm acu late condition with original mo tor still fitted . All spare ELECTROPLATING tripl ex glass and some othe r spa res an d literature included. All new Electroplaters of:- tyr es and exhaust sys tem. Only don e 1000 miles in last 20 months. Price $11,000. Vern Russell, 29 Copper (Dull and Bright), Nickel, Chrome, Brass and Zinc. Russell St, Waihi Ph . 7496. Stainless Steel Electropolishing . WANTED Ind ian Magneto , Bosch or Splitdorf, Tom Rogers, 161 Great Sth Automotive, Motorcycle, Marine and Jobbing Plating . Road , Otahuhu. WANTED BUY 1957-58 B.M.W.lsseta W. TOOMEY LTD parts, engine, gea rbox, ligh ts, sliding window rubbers , glass etc. Please P.O. BOX 22-453, 21-35 Ferry Rd, Christchurch write to ] .R. Peddie, 97B South Belt, Ran giora, North Cant erbury or phone Phone 62-559 RR 6 139 (membe r).

PAGE THIR TY NINE AUSTIN PARTS 1£~. 12/4 & 16/6 radiator caps $36. A7 :!Wlc(&uinn£lt6 :!Wluturing radiator caps $34.80.A7 gas ignition casting $39 .60. A7 scr oll. )[utt f&nab . 'erone $15. All black as original. A7 radius arm ba ll bu shes $9.60 . A7 king pins Dealers in special interest vehicles also available. Bob Pettigrew , Excellent turnover on elderly and classic cars. Fitzherbert Eas t Rd ., R.D. l, Ideal premises for commission selling. Fully enclosed Palmerston Nth. . and vandal proof. V.C.C. member. Mak e the most of our rep utation . CONTACT Roy McGuinness Wgto n 685-500 A/H 651-726 L.M.V.D . & M.V.D.1. e WOLSELEY OW NERS - MODEL " A" FORD PARTS FOR SALE - 1928 Pack ard 526 Sed an . for only $35.00 and th ereafter New & used for sale, mostly Complete with new timber, tyr es, $20.00 per year you can beco me a mechanical, incl uding new 9-34 painted , rewired, excellent finan cial member of the Wolseley crown whee l and pini on . Complete mechanically. Interior requires Car Club , N.Z. line). Membersh ip bearing set for differentials, spring refurbishing to finish . Con tact entitles you to exce llent 15 page bi shac kles $39.50 pe r set , and many Smiths Trading Co., 2 Ward St, monthly magazine , information on other items. Send want list to P.O. Dannervi rke . Pho ne Bus 6285. most models from 19 10 to the Box 970, Christchurch, or Even ings 6254 . 1970 's. and access to a lar ge ran ge telep hone Jack Por ter , 62-885 of new, recondition ed and used WANTED - To complete my 1928 part s. The club is full y affiliated to (busin ess). 238-132 aft er hours. Austin 20/6 Limousin e I require at (Also availab le Canterbury Branch th e Wolseley Register in England, least three 21 inch 6 stud Austin w ire and has bran ch es oper at ing from Swa p Meet, October 12-13, site wheels. Rims only wo uld do 172 148). Tirn ar u,Ch ristchurc h, Nelson, spoke). David Cunningham, 111 Wellington , Palmerston North, and Oak wood Avenue, Dun edin Phone the Northland region . For more 1------, 35-777 . information contact the National I Morris .e~' Morris MOTORC YCLES FOR SALE 1950 Secre tary, P.O. Box 816, Eight i '; Eight Christchurch , Ph 894-533 Owners ..~ f Owners A.J.S. MCS 350cc compe tition model I < ~ 42 ,000 miles, excelle nt condit ion. 1926 INDIAN SCOUT - dismantled in 1939 I THEMO~iISEIGHT to fit new frame - never reassembled , minor parts only miss ing. Enquiries I TOURERCLUBOF and offers to G.A. Hart, 818 East CALENDARS NEW ZEALAND (Inc.) Ashburton. Phon e 4708 . I Ten years of service a nd satis fac tio n to an ever growing WANTED - Aust in 16 1946-1949 . FOR 1986 I ba nd of 8hp connois s e urs . Must be sound condition and in Membe rs hip is c urre ntly over 250 TH E POPU LAR VINTAGE CA R inte rna tiona lly. running order. Will pay good price for good example. Plea se reply R. Hall , 10 CALENDA RS ARE AVA ILABLE I Our c lub is built a ro und the AGA IN FOR NEXT YEAR ma nufacture of new pre cisi on Kahik atea Grove, Newlands, I parts and literature, e .g . engin e Wellington or Phone Wgtn 72 1-715 The se will be sim ilar to the 1985 issu e mounts, a xle co rks, brake hose s , Bus hours. wi th 6 beautifu l glossy prints in full I king pin s et s , work sh op man uals , colour each 13Vz x 10" (335m m x s er vic e informa tion books et c . I Ove r '84 individua l item s in s tock. 250mm). Fellowship a nd honest a dvice Th e cars featured a re: I shared fre e ly. Monthl y Newsletter 1928 FIAT 520 keeps yo u up to date with latest 190 1 CORRE VOIT URETTE I project s , technical informa tio n 1934 AUSTIN SEVEN a nd social events. For furthe r informatio n writ e to : 1911 BRAZIER 1932 PACKARD DUAL COWL The Secretary, P.O. Box 10108, FOR SALE ~r~c~c~N~ ~I~'_I PHAETON L 1936 Standard Avon. Drop head 4 1906 DELAGE sea ter. 6 cy l. 2.6 litre sta nda rd 20, motor and run nin g gear. Very ra re. Here is an opportu nity _to secure not VINT AGE BRi\lDlNG Avon body. Restored 1972 . Price only a useful calenda r tor next year , Wiring loom reb raiding. All lo.om s $25,000 M. Warner 76 Creswick but 6 ma gnifi cent colour pictures of rebrnidc d exact ly as original. Tee. Wellington 5 Phon e 757-184 these illustrious vehicles. Braid ed wire in a large selelion of These are ideal for frami ng. colours. braided H.T . lead and Pric e (including postage) on ly $4.50. WANTED TO BUY Army Ind ian all bon net lacing. Vintage Braidin g Send pay ment as soo n as possibl e to Services. Pet er Lawr en ce, 114 parts req ui red. Tanks mot or gear box Glen garr y Road , Glen Eden . as any ot her bits or complete bik e Calendar Or der s Auckland. Telephon e 8 18-4665. Contact 5 Colman Ave Ch Ch 4 or P.O. Box 13 140 , ph one 48 1-201 evenings. Ch ristchurch

PAGE FORTY For full details a on the man nd ~rochure available y tyre sizes self addr~::e~ stamped Stockists of VETERA envelope to CARS l:O& VINTAGE P.O. Box 43009

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