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April~May 2010 April–May 2010 Daimler & Lanchester Owners’ Club in New Zealand Inc April~May 2010 April–May 2010 Daimler & Lanchester Owners’ Club in New Zealand Inc. NATIONAL EXECUTIVE President: Ed Hayhoe ‘Beechcroft’ 19 Cabeleigh Drive, Helensville 0800 Ph: 09 420 6390 Fax: 09 420 6791 E-mail: [email protected] Vice President: John Penman 25A Fancourt Street, Meadowbank, Auckland 1072 Ph: 09 521 2011 E-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Mike King 21 Millar St, Palmerston North 4410 Ph: 06 357 1237 Fax: 06 356 8480 E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: Peter Mackie P.O. Box 8446, Havelock North 4157 Ph: 06 877 4766 E-mail: [email protected] Club Captain: Winston Wingfield 7 Pioneer Crescent, Helensburgh, Dunedin 9010 Ph: 03 476 2323 E-mail: [email protected] Patron: Ian Hill Printer: Penny May, Aorangi Print, 125 Campbell Rd, RD 5, Feilding 4775 Ph: 06 323 4516 (wk), 06 323 4698 (hm) E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.daimlerclub.org.nz All membership enquiries to the Secretary. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MAGAZINE Please send all contributions for inclusion in the magazine directly to the Secretary via fax email or mail by the TENTH day of the month prior to publication. DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are purely those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Daimler and Lanchester Owners’ Club. Daimler & Lanchester Owners’ Club in New Zealand Inc. April~May 2010 CONTENTS Page From the Driver’s Seat – National President’s Report ..................................................... 2 Getting Up to Speed – National Secretary’s Report ....................................................... 3 Round the Bazaars – Daimlers on the Run ......................................................................... 7 Articles of Interest: Graeme Ireland Classic Car Restorations ..................................................................... 8 Front Brake Upgrade for Daimler V8/Jaguar MK2 .................................................... 10 Service Bulletin Number B.5 (2nd Issue) ...................................................................... 12 Photo Gallery ............................................................................................................ 14–15 Edward Turner ....................................................................................................................... 16 Chariot of the Sun ................................................................................................................ 19 The magic of WD-40 ........................................................................................................... 22 Hitting the Road – Daimler Events Diary ............................................................................. 24 Members’ Market ......................................................................................................................... 27 YOUR CLUB WEBSITE NEEDS YOU ! To be successful and maintain interest, a Website needs regular updating. I know our members will agree that our Website in its upgraded form has progressed significantly since Shane Gibson rebuilt it and offered his ongoing voluntary support as our Webmaster. Shane has recently suggested that members could contribute to the content by sending in photos of their favorite vehicle, together with associated descriptive copy. Additionally, members with a particular interest in any model, having researched its history, may care to contribute relevant photos and a supporting article. We would like to encourage your support in this area and ask you to forward copy as outlined above directly to Shane at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your contributions. Peter Mackie April–May 2010 1 From the Driver’s Seat ... A Message from your National President The busy Christmas and New Year season behind us with the Festive lunches, BBQs and as far as Auckland is concerned two major Car Shows i.e. Galaxy of Cars at Motat and the Ellerslie Concours the next important event is, of course the A.G.M. and Mini Rally in Hawkes Bay in May. Speaking of which the team in B.O.P. have been working hard to put together an interesting and varied programme. I’m looking forward to catching up with old friends and hopefully making some new ones and enjoying a fun weekend. The weather seems to have caught up with itself and much of the Country in drought conditions. I hope that there’s some good weather in reserve for the A.G.M. although I’m sure we’ll enjoy the get together whatever. See you there. Ed Hayhoe National President - Final Reminder - National A G M and Mini Rally 8th – 9th May 2010 Havelock North We are looking forward to welcoming members from around New Zealand to what promises to be another relaxing get together, with ample time for members staying over on Sunday to enjoy the many attractions that this area has to offer. Completed Registration Forms have already been received, giving an early indication that we can expect a good turn out for this weekend. We hope you will be able to join us on this occasion and take this opportunity to remind you that your Registration needs to be in our hands no later than 15th April. Peter Mackie 2 Daimler & Lanchester Owners’ Club in New Zealand Inc Getting up to Speed ... A Word from your National Secretary Welcome to this month’s new members: • Susan Worthington and Max Kempson of Waikanae have a 1975 Daimler Sovereign. • Christopher and Joan Field of Warkworth have a recently purchased Daimler Conquest. A reminder that any remits or notices of motion for the AGM should be in by now. Please advise if you have anything to include on the agenda. Our rule book is being reprinted to include the amendments from 2002. It should be completed prior to the AGM for distribution. Those who have yet to pay their subscriptions, they are now overdue, please attend to this now to keep our treasurer smiling. Ta. It is interesting to note that Daimler V8 prices are on the rise. I quote from Lawrence Jones from UK: “All ears and eyes were focused on the Brightwells auction of classic cars in the west country on the 12th of December last, when an SP250 went under the hammer for the second time in a matter of months. The final price was just the other side of 30,000 GBPounds (NZ$63,952)! This ex Isle of Man SP had in the late Autumn been auctioned and sold by H&H up in Cheshire for 20,000 GBP and then entered straightaway at Brightwells with a guide of 28,000–30,000. A good case of being in the right place at the right time! But the SP wasn’t the only surprise at Brightwells, they sold a V8 250 saloon for close to 20,000GBP to much applause! This takes the V8 250 into Jaguar 3.8 territory, mind you, I’ve always thought that the Daimler V8 was somewhat undervalued not only in price but in appreciation as well”. Dorothy has sold Gibby’s 104 to a good home, it’s now with David Hoye in Auckland. It made the trip north without any great drama. I believe David’s arm muscles are now much more highly developed than before! I also believe Ed Hayhoe’s Special Sport has a new owner in Christchurch. We are planning a National weekend event in Rotorua in October. This is to be an open invitation to all Daimler, Lanchester, BSA and Jaguar owners including Wellington and SP250 Clubs. We will have an organised programme, details to follow. Winston and Alex have plans well in hand for the 2011 National Rally in Blenheim, this promises to be a memorable event. National will be assisting with Ferry crossings to ease the costs a little…. Doug Brown has forwarded information from the Vintage Car Club re their National Rally to be held in Wanganui in 2012. They plan to facilitate a “one make” day on Monday 23rd January (Wellington Anniversary Day). If sufficient interest, we could organise a “Mini Rally” involving Daimler cars from the greater part of the North Island. If interested contact Doug or myself. One of my current projects is to replace the bearings in the Consort as I would like to take it to next year’s National Rally. This car actually attended the first National Rally in Nelson with the previous owner, the late Allan Fletcher. While it has had ongoing repairs and maintenance, it has never been restored and is still in a tidy condition. Mike King April–May 2010 3 4 Daimler & Lanchester Owners’ Club in New Zealand Inc Round the Bazaars ... Daimlers on the Run Auckland February 14th – Ellerslie Concours 2010 An overcast day, and isolated drizzle did not dampen the spirits of the seven members who brought along their cars. We had arranged for two more cars but sickness and accident conspired against us. Richard once again provided his marquee, which did a fabulous job of keeping us dry, thank you Richard. As I do not have a Daimler at the moment Clive graciously loaned me his Conquest to support our display. As the result of attending the show we may have a new member and a share of the gate takings to support our Club Funds. As with other years the range of cars was both interesting and varied. The Car Book sellers were busy and the lunch options varied from healthy to the other extreme. The event was what you wanted to make of it: talking with friends over coffee or discussing technical attributes of different makes of cars, the camaraderie in the erection of the marquee, makes the day memorable. Bryan ________________________________________________________________________ Waikato–BOP Trip to Skyline Skyrides Rotorua 21st February Cathy and I arrived at Skyline Skyrides just after 10 and did a quick circuit of the car park to find it devoid of Daimlers. Thinking we may be early (or late) we parked the V8 (1st official outing) under a nice shady tree to wait for more arrivals. At this point we noticed some familiar faces in the foyer talking to Neville Nicholson, fellow member and general manager of the Skyline Skyrides complex. We joined them to find Colin and Maureen King and Bruce and Zoe Henderson in attendance and after half an hour of catch up and no more takers it was decided to commence the tour of this magnificent tourist attraction. Neville showed us the complex workings of the gondola machinery and then took us up in one to the top for a tour of their restaurant and café and the magnificent views over the city and lake.
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