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Octooer 26th, 1927. P. Scabroo« nt the tohccl toii ]: F.f. CIIIII'II ob,;erl'er at A flcklalld cro.at 2 tun, ol lcr 011 01/ -,;101' ru n ol 955.5 mile» 10 Wellillgloll and back toitluiut reluell illS. Scaled hlllg rtlllge tank« replaced tlu:rear scat nnd II/eenr did 49.88 IlIpg, lI,;ill,'\ Imllo P/!1t or oil, nnd tlt rc« pint» oftoatcr. and II/ 1£1er AkA. su/,el'('i,;ioll. L,ji to right, ,;tll lldiIlS, Clirc Crozier, Bill Fo toid» IIlld [ack Sel/llrook. From the President ••A •••

I'm often asked how peopl e becom e in terested ••••New Zealands Veteran and Vintage Motoring&.Magazine in a hobby as eccentric as ours . My own expe ri­ Vo!. XXXVII No. 190 JUNE - JULY, 1991 ence is n ot unusual. It happened someth ing like ISSN 0113-7506 37thYEAR OF PUBLICATION this ... . CONTENTS One Christmas when I was in my late teens, Pictorial Archive 2 an aunty ga ve me four pounds. An understand­ 12th National Motor Cycle Rally 5 ing soul, s he said it had to be s pen t. not saved . Motor Cycle Rally Photo Feature 20-21 My brother and I remembered an old Overland The " Plan Car" 8 Roadster th at lived a few miles away, no w a ban­ 10th Anniversary Wallaby Run 10 doned under a hed ge. It was a colon ial bodied " Riley"- From Two Wheels to Four. Part 2 11 192 3 four cylinder, with triplex s uspension . It Instrument Facelifting 13 wa s also derelict. Upholstery was in tatters, 2nd BP Pan Pacific Rally 14 hood gone, an d tyres flal. but we bou ght it and South Otago Motor Cycle Rally 15 dragged it hom e, There was great joy when we Book Review 15 go! it to run. Thereafter it went eve ryw he re Mailbox 16 unregistered , unwarranted and unmuflled . I Idle Torque 17 regret to con fess th at we were also uncaring Marketplace 23 because that first car was pure magic. The doors were held s h u t with twine a nd the lights CORRESPONDENCE & SUBSCRIPTIONS were a wfu l but somehow every s u mmer night BEADED WHEELS SUBSCRIBERS change of address to wa s moonlit an d every passenger beautiful. Th e p.a . Box 13-140, Christchurch Ph. (03) 667 346 ca r co u ld find its own way home from the beach Annual Subscriptions (6 issues) $18.60. Price includes GST so that every memory of those innocent days is Australian Subscnption (6 issues airmailed) $30.00. of gold en tim es. lon g hair a nd laughter. Again typi cal of the age. the local consta ble VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF N.Z. CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING VCC MEMBERS' CHANGES OF ADDRESS, must be sent to: p.a . Box 2546. Christchurch or Telephone (03) 664-461. Please state 6 figure number from Membership Card.

EDITORIAL Chairman: Bob Entwistle . Committee: Bruce Pidgeon. Bob Scott. Paul Giesler, Spencer Barnard. Lindsay Wogan, Brian McGilligan. Material for publication (Report of restorations, events. road tests. historical and technical articles. etc.) should be forwarded to p.a . Box 2546, Christchurch. typed or neatly printed. doubl e spaced on one side of paper only. No payment is made to contributors. The opinions expressed in letters or articles in Beaded Wheels are the authors' own views and do not necessarily express the policy of The Vintage Car Club of N.l. (Inc.) ALASTAIR McINTOSH PRODUCTION passed (h e word a long that he would have to Beaded Wheels is published bi-monthly by enforce some law if we didn't attend to the ba­ Purse WilliS & Aiken Ltd, Christchurch s ics. As it was . s u mmer was over a nd we we re for The Vintage Car Club of N.l. (Inc.) leavt ng home to find work a nd grow up. so when Registered at N.l. Post Headquarters Wellington as a magaz ine. Cl chap passing by offered JIve pounds for th e CLOSING DATE FOR AUGUST - SEPTEMBER ISSUE : Overland a deal was quickly struck. Th e old ca r Editorial Copy - July 4. Advertisements - July 10. went to North Can terbu ry and I wen t so u th , s m itten for ever 'with the vintage passion, ADVERTISING So you sce th e en thusiasm for old ears is quite Classified and Display Advertising to: unrealistic. ba sed on nostalgia and fuelled by Advertising Manager, p.a . Box 13-140, Christchurch. dreams. I don't really mind if it is eseapist. Telephone (03) 667-346 Fax (03) 667-345 Some days I feel there is too mueh reality ou t Rate schedule available on request. there anyway . But for all th at. they don't make summers and COVER PHOTO old roadsters quite like they used to? Happy Arrowtown Autumn Festival Procession April 1990. Robert & Motoring. Lynette Duncan, 1910 Metz. Photo - Happy Snappa, Quee nstown Overall Winner, Montague Trophy:

Bud Grose, 1928 Harley Davidson.

William [a ckson, 1918 Indian, Winner Class 6, All Combinations Concourse.

1950 Notion "Dominator" Model 7, Roley Canderton, Auckland.

Dale Con/on, 1921 Ba rd, 2nd, Class 3 Concourse.

Photographers: Peter May, Brian McGilligan, Ron Ballersby. - 12th National I Motor Cycle Rally

WO years of planning an d worry cated band of help ers, for an ente r­ with the medium length runners. culminated in a resoundingly taining show. which included o ne Al ista ir Ts u c ces s fu l ga t he r ing of The even ing Noggin 'n Natter was McKenzie riding a pushbike with clip enth usiasts from as fa r a field as th e well a tte nded, with Mine Hosts th e on Mini -Motor. on which he by no Un ited Kingdom. So u th Africa a nd Heald family a bly dispensing cheer m eans disgraced himself. Th e long Australia . at the League clubrooms . Th eir s kill haulers carried on to Akaroa for Com pe titors ha d s tarted to trickle in thi s direction may have lubricated their lunch stop. Superb scenery into C h r is tch u rch Ad di ngto n the tonsils of onc Barry Stevens s u f­ a rou nd th e tops of th e Port Hills a nd S howgrou n ds by Wednesday. in ­ flctently for him to make. at the rid ­ Banks Peninsula , a ll in all. a great creasing to a flood on Friday. wh en ers briefing. s u re ly THE s ta tement day's riding. things really started to hum a long at of the rally. that "We will not have Upon returning to the S h o w Ral ly Headquarters, There was the time to b"**"r abou t with bikers in grou nds. entrants were met a t the u sual registration - accom moda tion boozers".Th is was said tongue in "Baa Ba a Bar" by an unlikely bunch typ e con trolled panic. with th e well cheek. but it s till brought on several of villains. mainly from the "Hill patronised "Cafe Bars" in full swing . Tribe" (Banks Peninsula Branch), the cou rtesy vans flat ou t collec ting Peter May masquerading as barbecue chefs, and delivering people. a nd stand ing di splaying all the n euros es a n d room only for th e lesser mortals. severe cough ing a ttacks. and one monumental thirst s . if not th e cu li­ The vans were a lso making mercy hoary old Cante rbu ry entrant had to nary a ttribu tes, ge ne ra lly associa ted dashes with trailers to ga the r up be help ed to a chair. with this profession . The help of lost a nd broken down co m pe titors ­ While the weather may have left a these kind people was greatly a p­ th eir machines. that is - th e corn­ liltle to be desired on Sunday. Sat­ preciated, and th e barbecue was pc titors had to last a no ther two days urday presented u s with ideal con ­ deemed by all to be a great success. befo re they could break down! ditions. Slightly overcast to keep Th e Sa tu rday evening socia l was All in a ll there were a tot al of 273 the heat down. a nd h ardly a brea th a t Adding ton Ra ceway's "1Wiggers com pe titors. with family, friends a nd of wind [riders did run into some Nightspot", where co m for table co n ­ s u pporters bringing th e overall tot al g us ty con d itions further o ut ver sation wa s th e norm after some up to nearly 450 peopl e. Att racting though) . Eve n the usual starling earlier ge n tle "toning down" of the a lot of interest too. was the 1915 lin e turmoil was not in evidence. band. An excellent s u ppe r was " H ~ Trium ph . tendered on behalf of and rid ers got away smooth ly a nd se rved . none camc a way hungry. a deceased esta te . Th e s ubsequen tly on time after a few words of encou r­ with more than sufficient for the successfu l tenderer is a long time a ge men t from the Ma yor. Vicki most dedicated of trenchermen. Can terbu ry member. Buck.The per son keenest to be on So me of the less ad ven tu rou s . with First official event was the "Motor the road s eemed to be the affable AA a good day's riding behind th em. Show" an d concours judging in the back-up man. as he s hot away in wandered off for a n early night. with Callle Pavilion. which h ad been mid-field. and had to be rounded up the dancers taking ove r as the transformed for the eve n ing with and sent to th e tail-end of the rally. even ing wore on, the young and not sawd us t". shrubs . lighting a nd ban­ On ce again . th e AA shone through. so young calling for more, long alter ners . providing com plimenta ry service s. the Witching hour had co me and The machines were categorised com plete with trailer a s far as th e gone. into their class es of Vet eran.Vin ­ Littl e River lunch stop. At this Th e weather was less kind to u s ta ge. Post-Vintage. Post-Wa r and juncture, mention cou ld a lso be on Sunday for the Gymkhana and Co m b in a tio n . with s u b -secti ons made of the MOT officer a t th e de­ Teams events , with light rain falling such as singlc and multi gearcd en ­ parture gate. s topping traffic as re­ most of the day. This did not see m tries . quired fro m time to time, ensu ring a to deter many of the rid ers. Indeed. Also represented were one make safe exit for the riders. all done in a it induced such a pace in some of clubs . classic racers and technically friendly, low key manner. them. that th ey felt it necessary to in teresting or unusual examples. The rall y routes themselves were step off their m ounts for a closer s uch as the V-twi n. s haft dri ven Li­ a reve lation . even to some of the look at the turf. One fixed -drive lac of mid-fifties J apanese origin. crus ty old Canterbu ry typ es. (been e n t ran t was obs erved running In all, over 300 machines . dating there, done th at) who had their eyes alongs ide his machine taking s ix foot from 1904 to 1960. were displayed opened wh en they found themselves s trides. Unfortunately. th e bike wa s for the general public a nd members on roads they didn't even know ex­ taking seven foot strides . and this to view at close quarters. Concours isted on their own "pa tc h". condition could not. a nd did not last. judging was no easy matter. such A sho rt route was provided for They slid across th e finish line side wa s the standard of presentation. some of the veteran and s lowe r vin ­ by side. with th e judges decision with much consultation a n d head tage class bikes, round the flat s of going to th e "King Dick" by a hub. sc ratch ing taking place. Full marks Greenpark and Lincoln. then on to Another variety turn was performed to the organisers , and their dedi- Little River for lunch. meeting up by "Croc" Dowsett from Adelaide. 7939 Indian FU I/r , OOIlS Olls "/or<:.vvinucr ClIISS 4 CO l/coll rsc Phon: fly M . Elll iUisl /(' who d clightod the ge nera l public should be made of th e large amount wi th th c previous night's a ctivities. wi th hi s somersau lts a nd ba ckllips of time put in by local m embers . it wa s caused purely by the exertions in front of th e main s ta nd . more in wh o s pen t countless hours in m all s. of their ta sks. The m a in body . keeping with a Gy m nasiu m th an a a t gala days . racecourses . football awa iting th eir a rri val a t Hokitika . Gym k hana. Au ssic Ingenutty was m atches . etc. from one end of Can ­ remain ed u ncon vin ced that th ey had a lso demonstrated by Neil Brom ilow. terbu ry to th e othe r. flogging tickets not m a de several pitstops en route. who, when short of a s ide-c hair in th e Aricl motor cycle ra ffle. Two due to th eir late a rrival time. but ou tllt for t he teams eve n ts . de cided old ra s cal s in pa rticular. Messrs they were truly innocent. to m ake hi s OW11. Ha ving a ffixed a Keith Petrie a nd Cliff Bu ck ett. would A qu iet night saw a ll hands re­ "libe ra ted" s tacke r chair to his so lo. hook up the trail er a nd go and sell fres hed and raring to go next morn­ he th en wired a paper d in ner plat e tickct s a t a dogfight if th ere we re ing. off a round scen ic Lake Ka nie re. 10 th e leg of s a me, to act as a wh eel. more th an three people present. The Kok a tahi. Hokitika Gorg e. Rimu. His cre d ib ility unfortunately s u f­ proceeds from thi s raffle s u bsid ised Woodstoek. and Ru atapu. La ke Iered a terminal setback when he th e e n tire rally to a rema rkable de­ Mahinapua , the pub or TV's Main­ a ttem pted to coax one of our intrepid gree. Meal s. drinks and en terta in­ land Cheese ("th ese North Islanders rally secreta ries to rid e in this con ­ ment were all helped a long by a ny ­ are s neaking around"). was al so on traption. thing between 50 and 100 % d e­ th e agenda. where th e boys m an­ The eve n tua l win ne rs oflhe teams pending on th e ven ue. agcd to keep just a head of th e od d ev en t. Gi sborne . h opefully had The eve n ing flowed a long nicely. s howe r ba ck to Hokitika. Tuesday trem bling hands as th ey cla imed with ba ck ground music by th e band eve ning saw Cl 15 mil e bus trip to their prize. havin g kidnapped the setting th e m ood. the m eal was s u­ Sha n tytown , a reconstructed go ld greate r part of the Grose family. a nd perb. the s peeches were mercifully town of world renown. The ex h ibits coerced th em. with dire th reats. to brief. a nd th e presentations were were s till working. as wa s the s team rid e for th e Northerners. made wi thout a hitch. Abou t th is loco. tearing u p a nd down th e lin e The evening we ha d all been look­ tim e th e com m ittee heav ed a collec ­ with a full com plimen t of "d rive rs" ing forwa rd to began with a "Ha p py tive s igh. a nd relaxed for th e first hanging from every va n tage point in Hour" at "S ilks ". in the new part of time in ages. a nd arou nd the ca b . rescmbling a Addington Ra ee way . with compli­ Monday saw m ost of th e eigh ty Bom bay tram a t peak rush hour. mentary d rin ks and a cha nce to odd tourist s away on time. with th e An e njoyable even ings en te rtain­ mingle. committ ee s taying a round to tidy th e ment by Mary Wilson's band, with Downs tairs to "Lindores " for th e com plex before following. There the vocal ist incorporating lu ckles s Presentation dinner. with its elegant were still a few wan smiles a s th ey members of th e a u d ience into yarns s u rro u nd ings. to be seated . a nd departed . a rou nd two pm. some with he s pu n between songs . Not least s u rp rise. the drinks were stil l com ­ th eir bikes on th e backup trailer. a m ong th e en te rta iners wa s Colin plimenta ry. as th ey remained a ll some a sleep in side-ca rs . This leth ­ Heald. wh o having s pent most of th e .... YT,.." Y> t"Y"\",. ~t- t h , c c t-:l(fp n1pntinn ",r ov n f r m l rsp h ad rioth i ri o tn rl n r rll1v w eek r-rirl c;pnrin n- h phinrl 1h p bar, had seen fit, in the com pany of others . to d r ive across fro m 12th National Rally Results Ch ristch u rch for the eve n ing, to see The Gentle Giant has Died what life was like on the ot her s ide. MONTAG UE TROPHY This he did with a ve ngea nce. and Bud Grose1 928HarleyDavidson h is Bob Ma rley im pres sion s . com ­ Carl Donald Dugmore plete wi th d ec repit 11 00r m op on GEOFF HOCKLEY TROPHY : Northland Branch hea d , will be spoke n of in h ush ed Noel Jack1926 Harley Davidson to nes for many a day to come. Don Dugm ore was a big man, Wed nesday was an easy run up TIMS TROPHY : no t on ly in statu re but in hea r t. the coa s tline to Punakaiki. where a GavinCraythorne1926 AJS kindness. u ndersta nd ing. gen­ big swell had th e blowholes working erosity. I cou ld go on . for Don well , th en on to Wes tport. where the VETERAN TWIN CYLINDER TROPHY : was a man whom yo u d eem ed it Coaltown Museum was vis ite d by Jack Bier1916 Royal Enfield a privilege to have kn own . He m any . As that was n ot enoug h rid ­ ha d many in teres ts ot her than ing to satis fy some . they ca rried on HELEN LANE MEMORIAL TROPHY : th e Vin tage Car Clu b wh ich h e a nother 15-20 mil es to Derm iston Heather Grose1 951 BSA devot ed m uch of h is lime 10, but a nd Ngakawau, with several mem­ h is firs t love was his family. his be rs from the deep sou th carry ing INTER BRANCH SHIELD: co ncern for the ir we ll-be ing was on to Ka ra mea, before settling for Gisborne para mou n t. the n igh t in Wes tport. His love of m olor cycles wa s ROAD AND FIELD CLASS TESTS: Th u rsday saw the tro ops on th e hi s li me cons u m ing hobby, h is Class 1: 1st Ray McCulloch. 1911 King Dick road to Rcclt on for lu nch. a nd on to res toration work was as perfect Class 2: tst Bill Marra. 1914Triumph as he co u ld get. as co ul d be seen Springs Juncti on . th ro ugh the Lewis 2nd Russell Dale. 1913 BSA Pa ss a nd on to pict uresque Ha n m er in th e 1939 Ind ian wh ich on ly a 3rd MervMcKinnon. 1915BSA week or so before hi s d eath wo n Springs for the night. where. among Class 3: tst Russell Mclvor. 1922Triumph him a Concou rse-trophy in the other attractions. there a re the well 2nd John Morrison. 1929 AJS kn own th ermal baths. The "Karter 3rd Bill Veitch. 1930 Scott 12 th Nationa l Mot or Cycle Rall y . Kollec tion" wa s a must for many of Class4: tst Stewart Ru ssel!. 1939 Triumph As a com m itt ee m ember of th e th e th rong. wit h its many fascinating 2nd RayGibbs. 1937 Tnumph Nort hland Branch. Don wa s a ex hibits. ra nging fro m small fossil s 3rd Allan Davies. 1941 BSA true and faithful me m ber. he was a ll th e way th rough to sta tio nary Class5: tst Neil Brornilow. 1951 BSA you might say. the brakes of th e engines. horse a nd bug,~v type para­ 2ndBrian McLeod. 1953 Norton com m ittee: if he thought the phern ali a a nd fu ll scale tr action en­ 3rdMurray Hamillon. 1951 AJS members we re m oving too last gines. II1Os1ly unrest orcd . but greal Class 6: 1stNoel Jack. 1926 HarJey Davdson he wo u ld apply the bra ke a nd view ing. Q uite a n umber of bodies 2nd NGWarren. 1930HarleyDavidson bri ng th em ba ck to rethin k th a t were SOOIl "ta killg the wa ters" a t the 3rd Bud Grose. 1928 HarleyDavidson decision. He a nd Glenys were poo\' whil e waiting for the eve ning News letter Editor for a n umber mea l to be pre pare d by onc of the CONCOURS : of years a nd rnanya n ight ha s local women's groups al the Forestry Class 1: rst Kelvin Becker. 1910 Tnumph bee-n s pe n t printing a nd -fold ing Ca m p. where the tea m s pe n t th e 2nd RayMcCulloch. 1911King Dick the news lett er where thei r corn­ Class 2: 1s1Ray Craythorne. 191 3NewHudson nigh t. pa ny wa s en joyed s o m u ch . 2ndJimShipman . 191 4 BSA Friday m ornin g was th e lime Don an d Glen ys were very keen Class 3: 1st DavidGwynne. 1931Ariel rallyists . they cou ld be seen a t when most of the riders s plit u p . 2ndDaleConlon. 1921 Bard wit h the Northern con tingen t pres s­ various times lro m one end of 3rd RF Nind. 1923 Douglas New Zea land to the other, a nd [ ing 0 11 towa rd s Picton . dragging a Class 4: 1st Don Dugmore, 1939 Indian would ve n tu re to say there wo u Id somewha t rel uct a nt Pat Dew h u rst 2nd Cliff Bucketl. 1934 Scolt with them . The ride was a quiet 3rd Les Poole. 1941Indian not be a m ot or cycle enth usiast a m ble ba ck to Ch ris tch u rc h of a p­ Class 5: 1s1Paul Tomlin. 1951Royal En field in New Zea la nd th at did not kn ow proximately 80 mil es . with a gc t­ 2ndMark Tomlin. 1953 Sunbeam or had not heard of Don Dugrnore. together a nd ba rbecu e on Friday 3rd JohnMorrison, 1951 Norton Don was a lways th ere whe n ad­ evening a t M cl.caris Isl and, with Class 6: tst BillJackson , 1918 Indian vice or help was need ed, the many of the m embers coming out 2nd Bud Grose. 1928 Harley n u mber or people that Don ha s a nd hel ping to m a ke it a nother e n­ 3rd Merlin Stewart. 1959AJS helped over the yea rs will never joyable occasion. Il wasn't a ll that be known. only th os e people la te by the time everyone went home. MOST ORIGINAL: whom he ha s hel ped will know but that was probably because Sat­ Basil Chambers. 1918 Excelsior a nd appreciate his assistance. u rd ay morning was the s ta rt of th e Dons passing will leave a gap two day "Jim Tooh ey Memoria l" m o­ MOST TECHNICALLYINTERESTING: in ou r lives th at will be almost tor cycle ru n. but th a t's a nother AllanBlack, 1930AJS im pos s ible to fil l. ma ny or liS StOlY ..·· ha ve very s pecia l memories of AGE MILEAGE TROPHY: Don. we will cherish t l u-rn as Brian Mulcahy. 1957 Matchless something special th at ha ppen ed in our lives . To Glenvs a n d a ll hi s Fooll lOl e: Thi« 11'11, 0 011 DIISII/ore, Ll, [ JUDGES CHOICE : t ~ f family we ex te nd our hea rt felt mlly. f111/101/S/r ill l/reodl'l1l1ced ,lose, Mark Tomlin. 1953 Sunbeam /ri, [ina! iIJ lle". 0011 1Pt1, dctenuiucd 10 ' cc sy m pa thy on th e dea th 0 1' one who wa s so d eep ly loved a nd wh o thi« m//y l/rml/sl/. Tlic Imp/ry /re WO II wo, COMPETITORS CHOICE : prolldly di,:ployed 01lii«lunuc ill \VlulIlsorei Don Dugmore. 1939 Indian will be so sad ly m is sed . /0 0// 11'/rO callc«. Sadly, 001/ died,o()l1 oJi l'l' o tltc mll,lf. J 1M MONTGOMERY Sec PI1St'::; 20 / 21for morephoto«. "Plan Car" The 1910 Metz Runabout

a rly in the 1900's in Waltham. Mass a chusetts. U.S.A. there Ewas a s mall ca r factory owned by Charles Met z. who de cid ed th ere w ere m any competent home mech anics in the cou ntry who would b e willing to save money a n d assemble a ca r th emselves in order to own on e at a pri ce th ey could afford. He therefore devised a plan - 'T he Met z Plan" in which he segregated th e various parts of the ca r in to 14 separa te packages at a cos t of$US25 (approx NZfive pounds) ea ch. s ta rling with the chass is. cross m embers, ball s and nuts and all tool s ; a nd so on through to th e 14th a nd last packag e of the magneto. ca rby and cra n kha nclle. The plan ca rs were optional a nd only sold from 1909 until 1911. One good a s pect of th e pla n ca r. was th at in building th e ca r yo u became very familiar with it and could carry out your own mainte­ nance and repairs . On c of thes e cars . a 1910 two cylinder Metz wa s purchased by my great-grandfather who resided in Dunedin. Idon't kn ow wh ether he purchased this in kits et or in a built up state. This ca r was not used very often except for family outings a ro u nd Dunedin a nd apparently th e ca r never left th e city, Wh en World War One began, I am told. my great-gra ndfa ther feared Outside tile ArrowtowlI Meats, 1991. Arrowtowll Autumn Rally losing th e car, so he dismantled it 1910 Mctz, Plloto Neil Grant a nd put most of it up in th e ce iling of his home. exc ept for the heavier parts old paint off the wooden wheels. of all th ese from cardboard taken off whi ch were stored in an adjoin ing Possibly th e reason th e wh eels are in pictures and existing fea tu res . The garage. It lay th er e until about twen ty such excellent order is be cause th e patterns were then put on to a s heet years ago. when my late father and thick layers of paint have preserved of metal, cu t ou t and fitted. myself retrieved it a long with five th e wood over the years . After the panel work was com ­ veteran motor bikes . After many tins of paint s tripper. pleted. I dismantled the ca r a n d My father started to restore th e the wheel s w ere sanded and painted all panel parts sepa rately car, but aftersome chass is an d motor polyurethaned. The next problem enabling us to turn th e panels over work was co mpleted. this was stored wa s obta in ing a set of tyres ; these so everything was painted all round. in a shed until five years ago wh ere I were not readily available in New This worked grea t. using Dulon paint obtained it. Whil e in storage, all the Zealand but a very helpful s is ter-in ­ which has a drying time of a few original lights. s tee ring wheel a nd law living in London managed to minutes. gas generator we re stolen. purchase a set. and after 18 months After assembly. the paint wa s cut Upon getting the Metz safely back work. I now had a rolling chass is. and polished. We fitt ed all the brass to my home, I took it right back to Next came the panelwork, I fitted trim, most of it being remade, The begin a majorgrou nd- u p restoration. all th e mudguards. which were th e seat h as been upholstered in leather f irs t, I sandblas ted the chassis. ortginals a nd they on ly need ed minor as it was originally , axles , springs etc. All the running beating which was earned ou t with I purchased a set of h eadlights gear wa s th en painted and assem ­ the panels affixed to the car. The which had to be strippedand brassed. bled. After which came the worstjob front gnU . the mid-body shroud a n d The only parts I still require to of all - stripping the many layers of seatwere all missing; J made patterns complete the restoration are th e two small square brass "solar" kerosene side lights and a brass tail light. ~rr_;;=J The Melz has a two cylinder hori­ • I.::J zontally-opposed air cooled motor.

"'1'I -\': - and develops about 12 hp. and has a '.. ) Bosch magneto. It has a friction drive transmission which works lik e a potter's wheel (see diagram). Charles Metz selected a frict ion type drive instead of the more popular shaft-geardriven type because it was a lighter and more simple construc­ tion and he believed more efficient because of the infinite range of speed ratios available. Thc driving disc is alloy steel and o the driven disc is a clutch fabric material. the idea heing the fabric does the wearing and not the alloy disc. Skctct! of II/(' clmssi: of tlu: Melz, The shaft where the sliding wheel runs on has a small set of spider gears in a housing and an axle going to each chain drive. the Metz has oil filled disc brakes which are very ef­ fective. The Metz has artillery wooden spoke wheels. (wire wheels were op­ tiorial). beaded edge tyres sized 28 x 3. The wheels are reversible. giving either a 48" or 56" track width. The two cylinder Metz was made Cram 1909 until late in 1911 when till' four cylinder was introduced for 1912: the friction drive concept was kr-pt in the cars until 1917. To my knowlcdu« thcre is only OlIC ot h cr two -cylincler Mct z in New Zcabllcl. and. corre-spondence with an Amcrican Mctz owner reveals that therc arc only seve -n left in the U.S .A.. out of a n original 7.000. The Metz is a great little car to drive. very light in t\1(' s(ecring and ot her cont rol s. It is certainly not over-endowed wit h power: because Thi« , of the friction drive it is VCly low t!« 1'I7rial>lcfric!ioll drirc tmnsmivsion. geared and has a top spced of approx 30 miles per hour. I have had the car on (he road for about a year. Considering the car was made 80 years ago it has an amazing fuel economy of 40 miles per gallon and would leak about the same amount of oil. which should prevent any rust for a while! The Metz always arouses interest and comment wherever I take it. My wife and 1have been to several rallies and have had an extremely good time at all of them. Whilst it is quite slow and very cold. we have always got there and back even if we have been last. Having three younu children. I find that th e Mctz is too small. so 1 am c u rre n tly restoring a 1924 13uick 4 Tourer so all the family can go on the rallies. o

Story by Robert Duncan T l u ' I' Il ,'~ i IlC 1.,1'1'0 culindcr I/Ori zolllolly opposeaWl aircooled. 10th Anniversary Wallaby Run

by Colleen Davies Waimate Branch

This yearthe Waimate Branch celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a verysuccessful Rally, heldin idealconditions. The sixty-seven entrants andtheir friends from Christchurch to Gore were welcomed at theClubrooms witha cup of tea before the first car left at 11 o'clock on oneof thetwo routes aroundWaimate, finishing at theMorven Domain.

he short route a fte r leav ing Wu i rn a t e we n t through the T Go rge. clown Gu m -tree Flat road to Morven a nd the longer route en ­ joyed the cou n t ryside a ro u n d Wait una and Hook before going into Will owbrtdge on the way to the Morvcn Domain. Everyone then com peted in th e Field Test s and a n­ swered questions before pa rking th eir ve h icle a t the top end of t he Domain for th ei r lunch. The Ba rb ecue was cook ed a nd served by a very willing band of members a nd th ey must be con ­ gratu la ted on Ih eir wonderful effort. After lnnch a ll ent rants a nd crews were in vit ed to visil Murray and Lor­ raine Brucc's farm a t Willowbridgc to sec the Alpaca s . A di splay of wool a nd garmcn ts we re a lso on s how for u s to feel a nd learn a bo u t. Next stop w a s a t Dorothy a n d C ha r les Ruddenklaus to view th e Porcelain Dolls a ll beautifully dressed a nd with hai r s tyles to de pict different eras. in th e lounge of th eir home. Driving through th eir large ga rden wa s a n a dd ed bo nus for us a ll. Our la st s top was G J Abraharn's Ma nufac! uring Iir m to view Ih e wood en a rtic les that are exported . Two members of his s ta ff s howed u s Abo1'e: T1I e Mod»! A (T1Ie Start) Top: 1954 Ford Custoniline, I. Dmu;;oll , Wllill/l7/(' the modern ma chinery th at is used in s haping th e timber, etc. Everyone Th e visitors who were a ble to s tay cu lti ng the cake beautifully made a p precia ted th e time th e hosts a nd a nd our m embers a nd friends a ll a n d iced for th e occa si on , ho stesses had spent prep aring th ese ga the red at the Morven Hall at night Later in the night vie a ll e njoyed a interesting ve n tu res for ou r benefit, for a Cabaret. Lyndsay Hossa ck. our very generous sup pe r a nd a piece of a lso lhe time ou r organiser s pe nt Chairman thanked all who helped a n nive rsary ca ke . A very fitting end a rranging the programme. a nd then presented th e Troph ies won to the Waimate 10th Anniversary Our th anks to the ladies in th e during lh e day. Special prizes were Wall aby Rally 1991. ::J kitchen who prepared a cu p of tea in give n to Vintage Car Clu b Members ou r Branch Clu b ro oms for eve ryo ne wh o had a tt ended a ll ten Rall ies . etc . Sce colour photo» 0 1/ page 37 at lh e en d of a very enj oya b le d ay. Andy and I were given the honour of A Transition From Two Wheels To Four Part two

po n a rriving in London Garry "Br u s h" restoration project. The body poor co n d itio n . accep ted the offer lost n o time in making co n ta ct built ofFij ia n Kauri is a wor k ofart in grate fu lly . When the second motor Uwi th the B.L.H .. a n d wa s give n itself. a rrive d via th e late C h ris C hasten , it access to the Riley . T heTurners' had too wa s dismantled a n d a par t from teamed up wi th the M cVt cnrs' fro m Mike Poynton h av ing n o pis to ns it was a ls o in poor Gore by this time a nd Carry wi th co nd itio n . Ha ving decided to rebuild Neal s pe n t a full d ay m ea suring the o ne motor co m p le te ly Gar ry a p ­ car a nd producing a set of d rawings A Beaded Wheels advcr t is cmcut preach ed Geo rge Ca lde r to d o this o n some 30 pieces of b rown paper listing pa rt s for sale in the North work. a nd the result s we re ex celle n t which would prove in valuable [or Isl and in cluded a n early Rilcy gear­ - a n expen s ive job b u t ve ry wo rt h ­ m aking patterns, fabricating par ts. IJOX - a phone call con firmed that it while. As wa s co m mon practice in building the body etc. Many pho to­ wa s in deed the right m odel gearbox. th os e days . the bottom e n ds of mo­ graphs were taken as they we n t a long, a nd when it a rrived in Blenhcim tors we re ve ry weak a nd the Riley thes e proving very h elpful a s the in spection s howed it to ha ve a Seria l wa s no excep tion . restoration proceeded. Late r on Carry No . 200 less than Carry's. Adding to the pro bl em were two an d Dinah returned to the B. L.H. A c h a n c e mee t t ng with Kt-n h eav y ca s t-iron pist ons . GCOI'ge re ­ Mu s eum and spent another d ay Bout -he r. a Riley enthusra st from bnilt th e hot tom en d . bal anced it a n d ch ec king measurements and draw­ Ch rts tchurc h . ga ve Ga rrv the n ,I1I1<' fittcd a lu m in iu m pistons. result ing in gs , a n d taking more phot ographs. of Kurt S h u lz.' a Rilcy ('ollcct or in in a 50' Yl , weight savu u; which s hou ld Even tuall y Stratford-on-Avon wa s Melbourne. who had di scovered a giv e s a tis fact ory results. visited a nd the radiator was loca ted . cha ss is frame which. although rut her C a rry wa s quiet ly working away Mr.All an Mcredith-Owen. the owner rot ten a nd twist ed. cou ld provide- th e on important body fittings . h aving of the private motor mus eum. was right a nswe rs. Let tors s ta rted to flow various hit s cas t in bra s s . and very dtffluult to locat e. His Secr c­ a nd the net result wa s that Carry co m pletely rebuilt the gearbox . T h is tary , a Mrs Ili ghgat e. promis ed s he had lull access to Kurts chassis to wa s a ll uucrcst nu; proces s a s 1~i1cy wo u ld d o her b est to co n tac t Mr c heck nr c usim-uu-nts . and m ake­ were well known as gl'ar makers. M crcdith-O w cn and have hi s a nswer pa tterns for th e various cast in .~ s in a n d as early as 1904 h ad pat ented regarding the radia tor by the lime I'd urn for a set of body phot os u u d co nsta n t m esh gears. T he gearbox the Turne rs ' re tu rned from Ireland. pat terns . respo nded well to rnodc rrns u t iou Mr s Highgate did a good P.R. job, Tyres we re going to be Cl problem. where neces s a ry. m ainly with th e a nd t he a nswer was that he was a nd it wa s Si r Len Southward who in le nt io n of prolonutru; its life. sym pat he tic to wards Garrys projec t s ugges ted a n American s u pplier. who A few important c ngine de tail s a nd wou ld sell him the radiator. After di d co m e up wit h the co rrect s ize a rc: Ca pacity 1034 c.c. - equipped co n flrm lng th is. it was d ecided n o t to (Michelins too). Ha ving paid for five wi th a wate r pump tra velling a t twirx­ a ttem p t to take the radia tor home a t tyres . Carry co nsidered hi s troubles engine speed: trembler coil ignition this s tage. but to o rgan ise th is fro m we re ove r until h e di s covered that a with each cy linder ha ving its ow n set the N./:. end. This particular cxer­ furthe r $60 0 .0 0 would be r equired of points . Th e camshaft h a s both else went ext rem ely well. a fellow to co ver the freight charge to N.Z. inl et a nd ex haust valves working off Marlborough Branch m ember with Cl There h ad to be a n oth er way to ge t the same cam. It was about this time Britis h Bank a ccount paid the re­ the tyres to N .?:. - the answer was (19 0 6) tha t Riley found out a bo u t quircd amount to Mr Meredtth-Owen, provid ed by Tris Winstanlcy . who va lve overla p a nd must have ta ken a nd Garry was able to re imbu rse with his wife Hclen, intended visiting o ut a n immediate patent. for when him here with the a ppro pria te N.Z . hi s m arried sister in Georgia the a nother firm applied for the same a mou n t The radiator eve n t u a lly following Chrtstrnas, It wa s a rranged th ing. th ey found Riley had beaten arrived in New Zealand via Friends of that the tyres be sent to Georgia a n d them to it. This could account for lriouds. who brought it h ome in o ne s to re d there until Tris a n d Helen their cars rather spectacular p er­ or their s u itc ases. co u ld bring them back as hand lu g­ formance a t that limc. Carry then produced fu ll-s ize ga( ;e An other piec e of good fortune wa s worki ng drawing s a nd s howed them 'Ai;o u t this time Brian Turner (no Kurt co m ing across the remains of a to Tris Win stanley. a fell ow Branch relation) of Wanganui Branch . inti­ s e t of det a chable wire wheels. which member wh o is a co m pe te n t cabine t m at ed that a motor he h ad acqu ire d Riley co m menced huilding and u si ng maker. and Tri s offere d to b ui ld th e up there cou ld be made available if in 1907 : thes e va ried yea rly right u p I>ody in return for Garry doing required . a nd Carry . ha ving a lready to 191 2 . T he sign tftcance of th e 1907 eq u iva len t mechanical work on hi s di s co vered that hi s e ngine wa s in detac hab le w heel was its cen tre lock incorporated twin pawls to prevent Important bi ts and piece s are still its unlocking an d self de ta chment. com ing to hand. The Bendigo Swap Con tinued fromPictorialArchive page2 When the Austin Motor Co m pan y Meet a nd a visit to Ta smania tu rned heard of this new pa tent. they ex­ up nearly a com ple te s et of la m ps A A A. YEAR BOOK MOTOR SPORTS pressed a n in te rest to in co rporate a n d a b rass gearbox oil ta n k . With Gymkhana, Mangere, 20th March,1926 this style of wh eel on th eir 100 h .p . s uch a multitude of s ma llj obs s till to No. 1- A pp le Picking (Gentlemen): Phi l. Gra nd Prix cars . The demand for be done, Garry has dec ided to leave Seabrook (Aus tin), l ;J.C. King (Oa kland). th es e wheels was s uch th a t it threw the chassis a nd final drive till la st. 2. the Riley Cycle Co . Ltd into s uch I remember him saying some time No. 2 - App le Picking (Ladies) : Mi ss turmoil th at in 1912 a co m plete re­ ago th at Neal McIvor had tactfully Worral (Bu ick), 1; Mr s E.P. Stratford organisation was called for, the new s uggested the Post Vintage Triumph (Standard), 2. company became known as Riley Sports Car restoration wou ld be a No. 3 - Peg Picking (Lad ies): Mrs J.c. Cove n try Ltd. Garry's wh eel s a re of much more a ttainab le goa l for the Wea the rb urn (Jewe tt), 1; Mrs C.W. th e J9 0 7 s ty le s o for practi cal pur­ Pan Pa cific. a nd perhaps this h as Hutchison (Bu ick) , 2. poses the updating means being able been a major driving force in hi s No. 4 - Peg Pickin g (Gentlemen). T he to ca rry a s pare. plus a ni cer ap­ determination to have the car com­ entr ies in thi s ev en t were so n u merous pearance, with the s pare wheel pleted in time. th at three he ats and a fina l were mounted on th e righ t hand running Good lu ck. Garry. necessa ry, Th e first heat resulted: H. board. A rmitage (Rover), 1; J. Pai ne (Bu ick), 2. Garry ha s d iscove red major fa ults The second part to this story will be The seco nd heat brought out five Baby in th e ra di at or so h as a ls o put this on written when the car is complete and A us tins and was won by Phil. Seabrook. th e list of parts to be re b u ilt. There mobileand will incorporate a road test. with R. Grierson second. The third hea t is s till a very long way to go, and th e was won by V. Crocombe (Arms trong­ car is being en tered in th e 19 92 Pan Morephotos ill colo ur on page 37. 0 Siddeley) , w ho was the only one to finish co m p ly ing w ith th e rul es. The fin al saw Pacific Rall y. five sta rter s, and the res ult was : H . A rmitage (Rover), 1; J. Paine (Buick), 2. Gymkhana, Pukekohe (Franklin Branch) ApplePickin g: WAG ib,l;W.R.Miller, 2. Peg Picking: t.c. Middlcmiss. I; W .A. Gill's, 2. Egg and Sp oon Race: L.e. Mi dd lcm iss, I; WA Gill'S, 2. Rin g Tiltin g: L.e. M iddl cmi ss, I; W . Smith,2. Slow Race: R. Park er. 1; R. Va n t, 2. Motor Car Races, Ka itaia (Kaitaia Branch) Ahipa ra Plate.Two Mi les, f ord Ca r o nly: R.R. Ran dl e. I; Hol der and [ohnston. 2; Bache llor.B. Time. urn . 16s. Northland Ha nd ica p, Th rel' M iles: 1\. N o b le (Morris C o w lc v ). II Hs ., I; 13achellor (f ord), 1]4s ., 2;"R. Stcve nson (Bu ick), 5 1s, 3. Timl" 3m . 2:1 1/ 2s. Lady Drivers' Sprint, O ne I'vIiIL' m ill' and a-half: S. King (Hudson), scra tch, I;O . Rl'id , IOs., 2; ;\ . Noble (Morris Cow lev), scratch, 3. Time, Im. 27s. . . C ha llenge Cup, III Mil es. 5 turns: J. Hut icy (Dodge), 16LJs., 1; C .R. Stuart, scratch , 2. Onlv two finished. Tim e, IOm. 40s . - Open Handica p, Five Mil es, three turns: C.S. Pu ck ev (D odge), 63s ., 1; CX St uart (Hu ds on), scra tch, 2; J. Hu rley (Dodg L'), 6:1s.,3. Ti me, 5m . 4:1s. Sprin t Ha ndi ca p. O ne M ill> and a-ha lf: C .R. St uart (H udson), 63s., 1; Dr Rix (Ford),4Hs., 2; R.Stevc nso n (Buick), 10s., J. Slo w KlCC: F.G. Smith (Oakland) , 1; R. S te v c ns o n (Bu ic k). 2; H . Wi lson (Olds mob i le). 3. Molar Car Races, Waihi (Wa ihi Branch) Accc le ra t iori T est: A .j . Ro y cro ft (A uckland) , I; E. Brown (Waihi ), 2. Lad ies' Touring CMS, two m iles: Mrs. C u llv (C ha nd ler), I; Mrs C urlett. 2. Speed Cars, Twelve M iles: H. C u rle tt (Chrys lcr). 1; H. Arm itag« (ford), 2; I\ .J. The tubular chassis stalldillg alongside tile table which contains a selection of castings; Royc roft (Bugatti), 3. these still have many hours L1 work to be done 0 11 them. TECHNICALHINTS 2nd BP Pan Pacific Instrul11ent 'Facelifting' Rally 1992 by Timothy Houlding Accommodation Available Those of us who have ever tried to be used in the creation of new faces buy the correct instruments for a from sc ratch. Knocking up a white­ rare motor car will have. in all prob­ on-black face is a grea t deal harder ALate Announcement from Sue Eades of ability. come across the quite ri­ than black-on-white. The ra nge of thePalmerston North Promotion Board. diculously high pri ces that a re the rub-on letters and numbers is charged. Indeed the market is so far grea ter in bla ck and the use of SummaryPan PacificRallyAccommodation 'rarity value' conscious th at th e dif­ these gives an almost infinite va ri­ asat10 May 1991 fere nce in price between s imi lar in ­ ety of patterns. The templates can s truments . but wit h differen t col­ be mad e to any size, so long as the Please ensure all bookings are sentto the oured faces. may be anything up to proportions are correct, and thus Promotion Board, Box 474, Palmerston North with your booking request and de­ 80%. In my searches for the correct make things a good de al easier. The posit. instruments for my four and a ha lf final size of the face on the photo­ litre Bentley I have frequently re­ graphic paper can be decided at the Pleasenote: There arenomore 2bedroom sorted to buying white-faced ones time of enlargement. units available. There areonly 1 bedroom simply because th e black-fac ed va­ There are also possibilities with andlounge bed room combined units. riety are quite beyond the rea ch of respect to the modification of exis t­ the old piggy bank. ing dials which are already in the Sherwood Motor Inn Wishing. as I do . to install the right colour. For instance if one 20 rooms- under newmanagement andlower correct black species I have made wanted to convert a 0 -80 mph rate offered of $86.10 double/sing le preliminary attempts a t modifying s peedometer to a 0-4000 rev coun­ Alpha Motel them by installing a photographic ter. it wou ld not be beyond most 10 doubleunits, 1unit sleeps 4 at$95 double , reproduction in reversed colou rs. people to paint out the exis ting extra person$11 .25 The following notes may be of inter­ figures and superimpose rub-on Coachman Hotel es t to vintage owners in the same numbers and letters. Iftheface was 16 roomsat $1 40 double predicament as myself and most of already in th e correct tones then Coachman Molel the requirements are not beyond you would simply take a photo­ 6doubleunits, 15unitssleep3. 1unitsleeps4 th e powers of the 'self-help' fanatic. graph of th e modified face us ing at $110double extraperson $15 The tech n ique boils down to tak­ black and white negative film and Matador Motel - Feilding ing . a photograph. as close-up as enlarge as before. Obviously if the 4unitssleep3at$68double,extra person $11 you can make. using a black and colours are to be reversed then a Rose CityMotel 2 units slee p 4, 1 unit sleep 3 at $11 813 whit e slide Illrn. The processed slide film m ust be used. The final double, extraperson $11 25 s lides are th en enlarged using an product s ho u ld be an improvem ent AlwaysInn Motel ordinal)' bla ck and white en larger on th e origi nal (but modified) face. 2 double unitsat$73 onto matt black and white photo­ particu larly if you use good ligh t­ City Court Motel gra phic paper. By careful matching ing. 2unitssleep 3at $85 double.extra person $1 2 of size and a bit of lu ck with the Empire Hotel developing you should be able to 13 double rooms at$70 produce an exact replica in reversed BENTLEY DRNERS CLUB 5unitssleep4at$59double,extra person $13 tone. REVIEW Rebecca Lodge The secret lies in the use of a good 26singles at $268 tor12days single lens reflex camera with pref­ I have done this fora spee do face, Qual ity Inn erably a 'm acro' lens orwith th e use and also for models . Th e technique 27roomssleep3,51twin.66doublesat$1 65. of extens ion tubes. Obvious ly th e is ifyou cannot get rub on numbers. Pleasenotethispriceisunderreview and may closer you can get th e better th e is to enlarge the photograph of th e be changed definition . Use outside lighting. a t instrument face as large as you can Awalea Park best on a cloudy day to ensure eve n (full plate s ize is most desirable) 6unitssleep4at $95 .63.extrapersor> $1 1.25, lighting. The best film to use is paint the numbers and any other 2 doubles at$78.75 made by Agfa and s hould be readily inscriptions on the dial. When dry Albert Molor Lodge available atanydecent photographic of paint. etc. rephotograph the en­ 8 roomsat $66 double/single s uppliers. You can get by with a largement and then reduce this Feilding Hotel - Feilding 8twin,6singles, 1roomsleep5,1roo msleep colou r s lide film but the contrast photograph down to the size re­ 3 at $50double and$30 single tends to leave something to be de ­ quired for the dial of the instrume nt Fitzherbert Castle Motel sired. If the exterior of the ins tru ­ beingrestored thereby reducing the 3double,1uni tsleep 4at$80 double extra$10 ment also needs rnodifying to black. errors in painting the figu res. etc. McKenzie Lodge I have always fou nd "Hu rnbrol" and if done properly you will no t 10 doubles at $90 , 2 un its sleep 4 at $130 u pholstery pai nt to be j us t the job. know the difference from the origi­ Bed and Breakfast and Homestays bu t you have to work fast as it is nal dia l. Some room s still available of this type , on very quick drying. EDITOR request. 0 This sort of technique could also 2nd BP PAN PACIFIC RAllY 1992 POST OFFICE BOX 1363, PALMERSTON NORTH, NEW ZEALAND

Entries: each corner) ar e 10mm equidistant s u ita b le . As w e don't w a nt a Entries ar e trickl ing in at present from each edge. The weight of around proliferation of hawk ers, othe r tha n a t bring ing the total to 660 of which 93 are 225g m will require a bracket heavy the swap meet, we ask that anyone from overseas. Su pporter numbers are eno ug h not to break d ue to flexing or w ho d oes ha ve a nyth ing in th e also creeping up. Keep entries rolling vibration. souvenir line that they want to trade, in plea se to avoid a last minute rus h. Number plates sho uld be mounted on to trade throug h Lion el please. He will Even if yo u r ve hicle is not finished we the left front of your vehicle where they give you a good deal I am sure. Also wi ll accept yo ur en try w ith cheq ue and ca n be easily read by chec k po in t we rem ind you that the Rally Logo is signature and get the missing details marsha ls on the sid e of the road . It is cop yr ight and we w ill take a very dim later. yo ur respo nsibility tha t they remain view of anyone usin g it without our Vehicles for Overseas Entrants: visible and legibl e at all times. au thority. It has been suggested that a We have a rece n t req ues t for a vehicle BP Preference Card Bonus Points: "bad ge sw appers' corner" be arranged to use, from Russcll and Valeri c Kerr of By now som e o f yo u w ill h a ve on a few occasions during the rally. Monbulk, Aus tralia who d rive a 1926 accu m u la ted sev e ra l bonus poin ts Accommodation: and 1946 Packard at home. Can w hich sh ould be used one way or There are still a few twin rooms for anyone help w ith a suitable vehicle, anothe r very soon . I am told that any marshals in the accommodation block not neccssa rilv a Pack ard? Roger poin ts over 12 m onths la pse at Aw apuni so be in quickly if yo u plan White also reports that we still need a automa tica lly so please deal w ith them to marshal. Rob in [Dote (Tel 06­ few more ve h icles, to sa tisfy promptly. In the abse nce o f a positi ve 380743) o f Manawa tu Branch has outstand ing requ ests, such as PV m sys tem of d onating points to the Rally I offered a billet for two people in his PW motor cy cle a nd vi n tage ca r. sim p ly se n t m y bonus ca rd to BP home. By way o f introduct ion he Surely someo ne has a spare vehicl e. If Prefe rence Card, I' 0 Box 11 92, dri ves a 1935 Hudson . so please advise Roger m me urgentl y. We llington and wrote o n it that I Rally Rules and Interpretation: It would be dread ful if we have to tell wanted my bonus po ints to be credi ted Some people have been enquiring of these people that there arc insuffi cient to the 2nd BP Pan Pacific Rally. One the VCC Secretar y abo ut wh at rules for NZ VCC members prepared to extend member ha s d onated o ve r interpretat ion w ill be used. The simple the hand of friendsh ip and loan a I2,OOOpoin ts I believe!' Thank yo u. Of answe r is those that are publish ed in vehicle. Either Roger or any member course any BP Preference Card holder, the manual iss ued to a ll bran ch es. o f th e Rall y Com mi ttee wou ld be fri end and relatives . ca n d onate There w ill be no tricks. We have no pleased to di scuss the pros and con s of unwanted bonus points. desire to get anyone lost so the plan is loaning a vehi cle sho uld yo u ha ve an y Swap Meet: "when in doubt add an other instruc­ doubt m need any infor mation on the A reminder is, perhap s, timely that a tion ". sub ject. O n the positi ve side though , SW

Sa t u rday 16 th Marc h 19 9 1 and Ga briels Gull y. Concours deElegance : DaveCai rns, 1928 AJ S dawned fin e and clear a n d th e lovely Lawrence was the lu n c h stop be­ s u n ny autumn weather in Sou th fore travelling on ove r the T uapeka Longest Distance Travelled : PeterHilston(and Ot ago continued as it we lcomed the We st h ill to Greenfield . From Davidin the side car). thirteen entrants in th e rally. Greenfield , wh ich is pa rtofthe Clu tha Numbers were di sappointing for Va lley a rea, the ride rs left th e sealed American trophy: Peter Hilston Club Captain Stuart Milne, and h is hi ghway a n d travell ed towa rd s Awa­ deputy Allan Cross . mangu on Smith's Tra ck to Hill end. Others taking part. and these are This state of a ffa irs was p u t down S m ithsTrack is the alternate rou te the people in a ny rall y tha t do n ot to the clo s enes s of the Na tio nal Rally to Balclutha when the Clutha River appear in the prize lis t but wit hout and som e h ad 'd on e their dash' a nd is in 11 00d a n d the Ba lcl utha/ them nothing ha ppens . pe rhaps mo re re a listica lly the eco­ Clyd evale Roa d is impas sable . Al­ S yd Ay ling. Nort o n : Gordo n nomic downturn a nd its ramifica­ though the T rack is gravel a nd is Findlay. 19 51 B32 BSA : Alan Badge tio ns. narrow it is u sually in a good state of 193 0 BSA : Robin Be n ni ngton 19 4- I All this aside a fte r morning tea, repa ir. lndia n .:lan Fierra r 195 1 BSA: George once again catered s o we ll by th e So it was into Hillend a nd down­ Tofie ld. 1968 Ve locette Thruxton ladies. the first b ike was off fro m the hil l a ll the way to Ba lclul tha. (with Alison on the pillion seat), C lub rooms a t C r ow n Street Back to the Clubroom s for a Neville Kin g. riding Les Budge's 1954 Balc lu tha b o u n d for Waitahuna 'noggin a n d natter'. pnzegtvtng a nd a Sunbea m : Lindsay McKenzie , 19 71 travelling up through the Manuka first class meal. Trium ph:Gord on Office r 19 52 Tri­ Go rge. This speed s ectio n wa s Branch Presiden t Brian Haym a n umph. no minated a t 4 1 mph . T hen ove r the and Branch Captain Stuart Milne Gordon provided the 'b ig' trail er to hill in to Lawrence. the picturesq u e ably carried out the prtzegiving wit h bring the Southern co ntingent to go ld mining town of Gabriel Road the foll owing resu lts: Ba lclutha . 0

More Healeys BOOK REVIEW by Geoffrey Healey, a Foulis, Haynes Publication

Frog-eyes, Sprites, and Midgets of creating a vc ry in teresting record of this m a rq u e. With titl es like th at yo u wouldn 't The book's d ust cover ca rr ie s thi nk that this book h ad a nyth ing to co lour pictures front and ba c k of a do with cars, well it has. Sports Frog-eye . and these are the only Cars! Iho se d elightful m odels tha t co lour photographs in th e book. but a re sough t after by a d edicated ba n d clo not le t th is put the p u rchaser off, of enth usiasts, because the res t of the pages a re I can think of no one more quali ­ filled wi th many interesting bl ac k fied to d o th is NEW EDITION of this a nd white s h ots of the family. ca rs famous n a m e in the ca r world. than a nd events that the Healeys were Gco ffrey the s on of D.M. H. h im s el f. in volved in . who gives a good ins ight into Do riald Healey's life in the motor industry , a n d describes (h e involvem ent a n d Book Specifications: d iffic u lties in (h e productio n of the Frog-eye , Spri te a n cl h is associa tion ment with th e fu el inj ection e ngines Hardback plus jacket 178x 248mm. with the M G Midge t. in the la ter versions. The book covers in deta il th e early [ enjoyed the part on raci ng. a n d Colour photographs onthejacket only,mono­ life of Do nald and h is early ca rs. a n d fou nd the cove rage very good in d e­ chrome photos throughout thebook, and 238 how and why the Sprit e was co n ­ sc ribing th e problems . pa rticul a rly pages in clear type. cei ved a nd the Sprite's s tab lerna te at th e 24 h our at Le Mans, and with Well indexed forchaptersand reference pages. the M G Midget. a nd right u p to the their ra cing a ls o atTargo Florto, a nd Appendices well documented with informa­ termination of the production of these Sebring. b u t a lso the ligh t-h ea rted tion. ca rs. si de ofcom pe titive m otorin g by the The writer goes in to d e tail a s to teams a fte r the racing wa s over. Publishers, FOULIS / HAYNES. what modifications were done to the I am s u re the people who dote over B.M.C .. A series en gin es u sed in the th e sport's ca r cu lt wil l e njoy th is Distributors, INFO BOOK, ca rs to improve their performance, we ll written book as I di d. Geoffrey 14-46 ELLlCE Road, Glenfield, Auckland. a n d h ow some of the u prating d id. who is a q u ali fied engineer. a nd was a long wi th the power gra ph s will responsible for the des ign work a nd N.Z. retailprice$70.00. in te res t the rea ders a s it di d me ex ec uting in me tal hi s father's ideas . wh e n the writer tells of h is involve- GeofTrey ha s done a m a rvell ou s job Reviewed by RL Entwistle Dear Members Dear Sir A n acqua intance of mi ne w ho ha s a sm a ll We a re concerned that so m e co m petito rs collectio n o f Sterli ng " ho t air" engines, ha s a in vintage car rall ies are using e lec tronic co m­ ma ke r's plat e fro m an ea rly ex a m p le built by puting d e vices, co m mon ly know n as "o n Bradley Bro thers o f Christ church (St. Asaph board co m p u te rs" w hi ch gives th em an un­ Street). fair ad van tage o ver the othe r co m p eti tors. He is ver v in terested to in vesti gate th e Th ese d evi ces Me rea d ily a vail able and a re h is to ry o f this comp a ny a nd d e term in e a ble to be p ro g ra m med to g ive very accurat e w he the r further ex a m p les o f the company's "dist ance an d e la pse d ti me" inf ormatio n so production of Ste rlin g engines exis t. th a t each ch eck point ca n be reached a t the Shou ld any m embers or re ad ers be able to exa ct time with ve ry littl e e ffor t o n th e part o f s hed further lig ht on Brad ley Bros and th eir the na vi ga tor. This co u ld pose difficu lties to p roduction pl ease co n tac t Mr Bob Sto well, rall y o rga nisers if several vehicles have s uch Rang i tan e, RD 1, Ke rekeri, No rt h la nd . na vigation d ev ice s, and will put co mpe tito rs Dear Si r Ph : (09) 4079273 w ho d on't ha ve th em a t a d isadvantage . I w as delighted to read th e tw o articles on You rs fa ith fully Th is rule change is a imed specifically a t Bu rt Mun ro . I w as p riviles;ed to meet Bu rt at JOE HENLEY el ect ronic co m p u ting devices a nd is not in­ his home and also see LIe Indian Specia l te nd ed to aff ec t mecha nical devices s uch a pe rfo rm when he brough t it Uf1 to th e Tram trip meters o r Haldas, etc. all of w hic h w ere Ro a d, Canterbury, in the early 1950s . pa rt of the era of moto ring pr io r to 1960. Nor On that occas io n he towed it up behind his ar e we suggesting th at e lectro nic timi ng de­ Va ux ha ll o n a trailer made fro m thesidecha ir Dear Si rs v ices s uch as wa tches o r d ig ital s to p w at ches o f a Scou t that he used on hi s fa rm . Th is had While o n holid ay in Florida, U5.A . in janZ s ho u ld be banned. a flat platform for putting sic k sheep o n to Feb/March 19Y1 I w en t to a Car A uc tio n fo r The Vin tage Car Cl ub of New Zeala nd is bring th em in . By add in g a w hee lo n th e o the r Vintage Cars at O ca la. No rth Florid a where I an orga nisa tio n cate ring for moto r vehicles s ide and fill ing a d raw-bar he had a s ui ta ble purchased a 1928 Model " A" Fo rd 2 d oor, ma nu tac tu red p rio r to ·1960, and w e cons id e r tr a iler . This left a so lo Sco u t, and it wasn' t 2 sea te r Doctors COUpl' I{l'g No. AF 9588. th a t m odern technol og y introd urod afte r thi s lon g beforehe had m ad e thi s n very fast gmss 'l.Fixcd on th e w ind sc ree n is a Vin tageCar d a te has no p lace in o u r ve hicles . p a rt icul arl y track ma ch in e. HI' b la n ked off th e hole in th e C lu b NZ VC C m oti f. m od ern elect ronics suc h as co m p u te rs w hich crankcase for th e rear cv lindcr and used a 2.Lice ncl' No. 2H433 12 for 1'!70-71. are no t ill the s p irit of v in tauc moto rin g , a l­ spnre head fro m th e V twin. an d G1St up ,1 3.A u to mobi le Associati on Ta ra naki 1968- th ough th e organ isers of r'll ITes sho u ld ha ve timing case in which he used aircraft gl'n rs fi9 th e right to use th e m to give more accu ra te running o n ball bea rin gs to drive twin ov er­ Wo uld you please send me any hist o ry results. head ca mshaf ts. yo u m ay have o n thi s car. We feel tha t th e re s ho u ld be a commo n The ca ms worked in the o pen d irec tly over It has just a rrived in the UK 21/4/91, I approach th roug hout New Zea land - to pre­ th e va lves a nd had wi ck s ov er th em su pplied hope to use it o n vintage runs an d local festi­ vent ve hicles from a rriving at '1 ra lly only to by little reservo irs. In Burt's p resence tw o va ls, it is in 1s t class cond ition ha v ing u nd e r­ be told th at their ve hi cle d oes not co m p ly, yo ung chap s fro m a farm across th e (shingle) go ne a total rebuilt last yea r, ret a in in g al m ost a ltho ugh their 10Gl1 bra nc h mn y have per­ roa d told me that w hen Burt tried it out th e ,1 11 th e or igi nal car. mi ttix! such de vices. There m us t be a co n­ first tim e, th e' fro n t wheel ca m e well off the I w ould appr eciate yo u r help. s istent standard for a ll bra nches, to prevent g ro und as he accelera ted . a nd th en th e mega ­ Th a n k yo u. frict ion. phone cu t in tipping th e ma chine rig h t over JOH N BEAU CHAMP Finally; Wl' co nsid er tha t V in tage CM bac kwa rd s, T hc v sa id Burt had not ridden it 10 WE STERN AV E events s ho u ld be fo r th e en joy men t o f o u r si nc e. Its np pea r:lIlCl' seemed to co n firm thi s . BRANKSOM E PARK m embers a nd th at the level of skill in w in n ing r OOLE DORSET an event is mo re appropriate than whet her or ROSSHAYN ES B.f1. 23 7 AL not yo u ha ve access to a co mpu ter to do yo u r ENGL A ND na vigation for yo u . We urge yo u to give serio us co nsid crn tion to th is matter , ,1s ac tio n ta ken no w will sa ve probl em s in the future, before morccomputers a re fitt ed to ,'intagl' C'1rS. Dl',lI· Sir A s uggl'stL-d ru le fo r thi s prob lem w ould be as foll ows: I very much en/·oy,'d yo u r arti cle o n Bu rt "Th'l t no ve h icle m,ly co mpete in ,lilY VC C Munro a nd h is f v ing Indian , ,1 welco me cha nge if , 'OU Ml' limier ninctv, to till' usu al event with 'In c lcctro n i« comp uting d ev ice ,1 ttaclll' d to, o r l\11Ti l'd in, thl' vehicle." bo rin g o ld cha t about cups of tea and comfy beds, driven to bv res to red car-; This article in my iud gl'm ent·c,lptures some o f the po et ry FK CLA RE Membe r VCC Tarana ki o f m.in 's relationshi p with ,1 ma chin«. O wne r - [<) 33 1/2 ton Bed ford ,1 p pe,Hi ng in " Ra id e rs o f th e So uth Seas" as l,lCk's Truck. T his le tter was re fe rred to th e Manage­ Fa rl v trial m ot or cvclc.. m ent Com m ittee , w ho co m men t as foll o w s: Yours sincl'r l' ly , "This matter was airl'd a t th e Palmc rston C EO FF L DILLON Nort h Con fe re nce in Aug us t, and fu rt he r Bcrf'~ A /lopeS RC/Oil': Bikes di sc ussed at o ur O c to ber Meeti ng . The co ncensus of o p inion W,lS th a t, ,l ltho ug h no on e s up po rte d the USl' of such a device. ,1S yd tlu-ro is no m 'l/·or proble m . and even t orga n­ isc rs ca n d ea w ith th e m at te r bv wav of n 'g ul ,l tions fo r their even t, if they f, ('r cei ved a p robl em. It is of co urse till' rig ht o f ,lilY m embe r to propose '1 ch,lIl ge in cl u b rul es. bu t no ap­ prupri,l tl'ly fo rmed notification ha s been re­ cl' i\"l'd bv till' ~,l tion ,, 1 Officl' to ,1110 '<\" p lace­ mc nt o n till' B,ll lot p,l per fo r thi s VC', 11". It m avwcl! bc tha t thi -,pu bl icit v in Bea ded \NIll' t'ls could in ,1 11\' event Sl,'n ·l' till' d c'si red p u rpose

Ex tra ct fro m th e Revised Fiv.i Ra l!v COlk 19<) 0 /<)1 ' Ru les for O rga nisc'rs: D uri ng till' Eve nt, O rga n isers Sh ould : (I~ ul e ~ 5 ) (d) In timc'd test s, o n lv co n\"l'n tio na l s to p w atches (ll11'c h,l ni c imml'diall' exclusio n frllnl th e res u lts . MAIL ..... BOX IP•••". continued Reports from the V .C.C. Branches

Auckland Dea r S ir The commercial sectio n he ld a very successful O n a re ce n t trip to Westport I wa s taken by campout at Craharn Louge's far m a t Tornarata Harry Lemon to th e N ile River nea r C harles to n Entries were up on pr eviou s yea rs, and it wa s Gentlemen, to ~ l' l' th e re mains of th e Whip p e t 6 Tr uck particularl y pl eas ing to not e the entry of Trevor In light o f th e recent co n troversy over th e s ho w n in the e nclose d pho to gra ph. and Noel Shaw in Trev or 's Model A Pickup. O the r 1911 Fiat 574 and it's riding mech an ic. I en­ This is the first time I ha ve see n th is truck ne w en trants w ere Brya u a nd Jud y [ackson and close tw o pho tographs. The first shows Bob s ince ]lJ36 when I w as 10 veal'S o ld . It w as Warreo Carr, both in M odel ARoa d ster Pickups. Oakl ev's 191 2 Reg.ll, complete w ith riding used daily in th ose d ays by'the owners, Bail ie Rod Welc h added a ve tera n flavour wi th his Mot el mechanic, compe ting a t Te rctonga in 1% 7 a nd Com pa n y Limited, w ho w ere w ho lesa le T, and the barbec ue w as su pe rb. under th e Vintage CarCl u b 's Ba n ner, a nd th e g roc e rs and s h ip p in g agent s in W es tport. You r scribe (1929 Whippet) a nd Ton y Fors ter second , Ceo rge Wi ngnrds' Fia t a t Dunedin in The tr uck was d ri ve n by the late Bill Tod d (Singer Le Mans) co mpe ted in Waitc matas 19Y1 which appeared co u r tesy of M.A.N. Z .' s a nd was al w a ys o perated on India ty res as Pcbbleb rook Hill Climb, A good d ay 's climb ing understan ding attit ude . Bailies w ere a lso agen ts for these. w as un de rtaken and times came do w n as the track It should, of co u rse, ha ve bee n withi n the In 193 6 it w as repla ced with a new lnrer na­ dried ou t. Several Auck la nd me mbe rs s u ppo rted VintageCar C lu b 's C a te gory,s ha m e it was n ' t. tion al05. the Citroen Club's Fren ch Ca r Sh ow , w h ile' your You rs sin ce re ly T he W h ippet, as you can see by th e photo, sc ribe supported Northla nd s' Birthda y Rally L1NDSAY WOCAN has had a Willy's Knight radiator fitted to it which finished at a very nice lod ge at Tangia hua. and what looks to me like a Dodg e 4 fron t axle Unfortunately an overnight ra lly to O ra kei Kor ako assembly p ius a worm drive tr acto r d ifferpn ­ ha d to be cancelled due to lack of in terest, th is sort tial. Th e moto r, gear box and steering bo x Me of thing is sad w hen or ganizer s p u t in lot s o feffort i, ll s till in p lace, fo r the club.I guess that it reflects pr esent econom ic T he following deta ils w e re taken fro m th e conditions. veh icle identifica tion p la te: The mo torcyclis ts ha ve been most ac tive wi th 51 Whip pet S i ~ Moto r Truck of then' par ad ing road b ikesaro und the Pu kck oh e Made 111 U S .A . racin g circ u it a t till' classic ra n's. Th irty Auck land Chass is N u m ber HlJ81 machines were en tered for till' Na tio na l Mot o r Motor HlJS7 Mod el C 101 cvcle Rallv a nd ma nv Auck landors sta ved on for Cau tion: O verload ing o r O ver Speeding 5;>I111' o f the to uri ng a ftorwo rds . TI;,' ve tera n w ill vo id ou r Warran tv ow ners hav« also bee n busv:Al.m l.ewi -, ond C hassis weig h t 265() lbs l lcnrv Bush ha ve their 19 14 'r Fords o n th e road, Ma xi mu m a llo w a b le g ro ~~weig h l in cl u d ­ ,) roadster and tou rer n..-s pec tivcly. Sta n ShJWhas ing c ha~~i~ , cab, body. driver " n d pi'ylo.1d no t hi~ ra re 1907 Dee mst er mo toring w h ile John 10 exceed 7()()() Ibs Courtm-v h.,s mad (' ., star: on a IlJ()(' Star . Bill th e W ill y ~ Overland Compan y Shea rs fc'e1s Ill' can ma ko ., new worm w heel for Tol ed o , O hi o, US.A. the 1914 /\ C ou t of l'cu gco t one. Th e Bra nch a lso Yo urs faithfully s taged ,) motor show rece n tly, th is was he ld at the A rn o ld McDonald o ld Co rba ns v ineya rd in Hcnderson. A very w ide A n vo ne in terested in thi s ve h icle co n tac t se lection of club vehicles was d isplayed , and the the author. club charaba nc even pu t in o ne of its rare ap­ pearilnce s. T he public we re en ter ta ined , the ARNOLD McDONA LD charaba nc wo n a prize, a nd the Branch made a Membe r Banks Peninsula p ro fit. Tha nk s to a big tea m effortby the co m mittee a nd the ir band of vol un tee r hel pers. De Dion enth usias t Ba rry Birchall is recupera ting a t home after " bad fall at work; and vet eran res torers in particular w ill wi sh him a ~pe edy recovl'r y, At I,'a,t 13 Au ck land vehi cles mad e the tri p to the North hl and Rally at Nl'w Plymo u th at "i,s ter, w ith so me t"king in part o f the Club Cap ta in's Tour on the w,'y. The PV / PWV R.,lIy on Ap ril the 71h a ttracted a goo d field , a nd the run wa s well plot ted . taki ng en tra nts th rou gh Riverhca d for ~ t , up Il ighw .ly 1(, to We llsford then on to th e TOI11<1ra la di st ric: and fina lly finish ing ot th e Ma ta ko he K.H1 ri Mu­ se um. Britis h ve hicles seemed to pn-do rninatc th is year, but Phil an d C lildys J OI1l'~ we re see n driving " w ry origin,ll 1937 Citroen. l Inrki ng ba ck to the rnotor cv clists . tho gird er fork ra lly on the 10th " f Mar ch W .15 quiu-" s uccess ,1I1 d a lar gl' Aucklan d group atten de d till' H,1\1'kcs n,,)' "Mnil Run ". O ther Auc kl.m d c rs won t to till' speed even t 1ll'l d near Ron Rovrrofts at C k n Murra v, in tall' Ap ril. ()IKC' dgdin they didn 't w in ~l ny t h i ng , but c] gOlK! time \VdS h(lll by' ,111 (l nd it Wi1S good tu Sl\l' Ro" Dlll1Can', 192J Chel' Tour er in thl' spect"tor ~ <,,11' pMk. Tlwre is " " R,'s tnr,1tion of TIll' Yl',l c" plltl'nt ill l in this car if it C0I11l'S out l)11 ,1 fl'\\, Auckl.l nd I3ranclH'vents. So ml'th irlL'e n AuckI.1 nd I'e hiclc'~ ,'nlc'rl'd Nor th 5 hLl re ' ~ No rthern R,lid . The ru n \\',b qu ite trick y in p I.1CL'S b u t ,111 Auck­ land s t,u tl\fS finished (l nd somc did quill' \ \'l,1I in the rl'stdIS, bv e f(lr noli' . JOHNSTO KES up by ra il. It w as an exc ellent me tho d as Roger O u r historic 'Carlto n' car was in th e ne w s when es tima ted the all incl us ive weig h t m us t ha ve been John Goa lby from Watford , Eng land v isi ted Banks Peninsula 10 tonne. G isbo rn e researching inf o rm at ion about th e CM Arriving more co nventio na lly , a 1958 Wol seley an d its manufactu rer . Joh n No rth Birch who w as The Wo rsleys Sp ur Sea led Hillclimb a ttracted 1500 w as driven d o wn fro m Au ckland aft e r p ur ­ John 's great- gr ~ n df "tllL'r. typically good weather and a n cn trv o t seventeen chase by Ph i! An d rew s. Ne ilPetcrson 's po p uloronn uo l run from Wairoa ve h icles ra ngi ng from lames Paim ers Fo rd Ten A m ar vell ous da y was enjoyed by those a tten d ­ too k co m pe titors a round Wa iro a an d Frase r to w n Specia l to Loo n Witte 's DB3s As ton Martin. Tea m ing th c cvon t organised by G eo ff Ra llson A p ril 21. and on to Tu ai w he re entrants were shown through C urd ler W,lS we ll represented w ith Barrv d riv ing Beginni ng w ith concours, thi s w as th e lohnathon th e Power House, be fore returning to W,1iroa for th e A50 Sp ecial '1I1d d aughter Tina, th e Form u la White Trophy Ru n w hich visit ed [o hnarhon's th e Pctcrs ons usual gr,l nd ho-pitnlity. Con­ Vel'. Pet er Henr y co mpeted in his Austin Seve n home. The vis it waS ve ry inte resting , Iohnathon g rat u la tio ns to the Sq u ires o n w inning th e tro p hy , C hu rn mv before lunch a nd on his ever-fai th fu l had on d isp lay his horse g igs- bea u ti fully rest or ed Two o f our membe rs jo in ed tlu - Ro to rua. Empire Sta r BSA and sidec ha ir in the a fternoon. -and ofN.Z . hist o rical not e . In the s tud io, v iew ing Tauranga and Wh akatan,' Branches for a I'l'r y w et Fastest tim e was somewhere wi th in a gn at 's­ the pa in ti.ngs and hea ring the old musica l machines d a v luncheon a t Lak e Tarawera, follo w ed bv '111 w h isker bet w een the Ast on Ma rtin a nd l.ind say s uch as n ickelod ians, pian olas and the b rass band inte resting la unch trip Mound th e lak e, w l w~ th e Woga n's CAF.-ehevro le t Sp rinter. ma chine was a trea t for yo u ng and old . Lu nch was weathe r clear ed and even a g lim pse of blue s ky Th e Ann ua l Int er-T rib al Cricke t Mat ch agains t held at the A wa keri Hot Pools fo llo wed by the appear ed. Rece nt C lub Nights ha ve' incl u ded a th e Ca n terbury Bran ch w as, unfo rtunately, an­ aft ern oon sectio n rall ying in th e di rec tion o fhome. v isit to th e elcc tro p la ters a nd ,1 ta lk o n w a ter ot he r defea t for the B.I' . team: ho w eve r th ey ga ve Th e re see ms to be a g rea t interes t in cas ting coo ling by M r Alby Sm ith , Both wry good va lue. a good account 01 th emsel ves - maybe next year! ju dging by th e attend ance at an ev ening visi t to TIll' C lub Ca p ta in's Run w,)s ,1 pleasant 'O bse r­ Elev en v in tage and P,V. ca rs (no rno d e msl) the local found ry . A cro w d of 60 too k th e oppor­ va tio n' lour around th e cit y and out to VV ainui head ed up-country on the "M cthven Meand er ". tunity to see th e moulding and pouring of me ta l Beach . Co ng rat u lations to Bob Scot t ,1I1d Les Chryslcr, Fo rd , Fia t, O ,M., Austin and Bentley cas tings be ing done . Th is was very educat ional LUC,lS, w ho observed all the right th ings to a ns we r made up the ro ll, and all th e grou p en joyed il good and demo ns tra ted the poten tial to ma ke those th ose quest ion s Dou g as ked a t the final co n trolI n ig h t's ac co nuu od a tio n a t th e Pudding Hill Cha­ u nobtainable pa rts. Th is ev en ing w as concluded The Crl.'ggs and Webbers tra vellcc! 10 N e w Ply ­ lets , Ne xt day an inform at ive tou r of th e M.A .F. w ith the mo re usu al po u ring o f tea and coffee at a mouth at East er tim e to compe te in the North sa lm o n hat ch e ry at C lcnariffe o n the sou th bank of s u p per kin dl y host ed by Les and [an ]effer y . Is la nd and the Ma un g,l Moana Rallie s, w hi ch the Rakaia river to p ped o ff a m ost relaxin g were he ld in great weathe r, o ver good roads. wee ke nd, The onl y misadven ture w as th e JOSEI'HUS NAGELS Even the mountain showed itsel f, Cong ra tula­ "B roo klands" C h rys ler which su ffer ed tw o f1 ,lt tion s to Ru ssell and Ioyce C regg w ho ret u rned tyres o n th e W,1y homo, home with the trophy fo r th e slow vin tage sectio n And no w to the Rumour M ill:- Ceo ff O wcn had of the N a tio na l Ra lly, ,1 rare m o ment o f unrel i.ibil itv w it h his 3-4 1/ 2 O u r Branch is having its tu rn at b rin gin g home litre Bentley in Duncdi n when it b rok e a halfsh aft. th e gold. Three o f o u r motor cy clists co m peted in He must hav e an ticipa ted this ,1 S he plucked il Canterbury till' Na tio nal Motor Cycle R<111 1' in Chris tchurch spare one from under the ba ck sca t, " Been th ere On Sund av , 10th Ma rch the in te r-Branch An­ and wo n th e team's trophy, Long r,ll u la tio nsC;,uy for years!" W,lS his co m me n t. Pet e r C ro ft has put Laskey. Barry Hilton and Ron Hopps. Ou r Branch seve ra l o f his cars o n the market , including his nual C ricketMatch between till' Hill Tribe a nd the Swa m p Dwellers lVas held in sunny co nd itio ns. A turn to o rg an ise till' next Na tio na l Mo tor Cycle ve te ra n Wo lsc lcy ,1I1d hi s M.C. T.F . A ll th is is to R,1 11y7 Th e a u tu m n tints beside th e lake at financc pu rch asc of a s po rt lng vintage cllr, Iwould lo t of fun w as ha d by a ll with Ca n te rbu ry (Swa m p Dw ell e rs) tak ing the trophy again. H acknells Tiniroto a rboret u m \l'as ,1 beau tifu l te ll yo u more, but I .i rn sworn to scc rccv: Mo re set ting for the d estinati o n of the C ha inuan's Run next issue. Robi n Well s , our Bra nc h Sccre tarv. 22 veh icles enj o yed a pl ea sa nt run o u t to O rton 0 11 ,1 recent g loriolls Sunday, CooJ to Sl'e Bu rn lc y sen t a p icture o f his Morris Tou n-r to the Buil­ Bradley Park via Motukarar a and C ebbies Pa ss o n th e Annua l Commerc ial Ra lly . T wo new resto ­ and An n Cooper taking till' honours for the sh iny N os,' Reg ist er m ,lg,lz im' in Eng l.1nd ... a nd 111<'1' new cup donated by Myles ,1I1d lk -rn icc for tlu ­ print ed it upsid e down. How else. w hen yo u rat io ns were a 1926 Ford One-Ton Truck owne d ~ C hai rm an 's Run, This Bra nc h's l'arts Shed co n­ thi n k about it? Russcll Morris is ma king gooJ by Dou g Sibbald and 19.'6 Well -Side Deck In­ tern a tional owned by N oil Sco tt. lt w as nice to see tinues to d o brisk tr,ld e .1I1d hl' a POPUIM venue for progress o n his Riley Monaco with chassis and w orkers and visitors a like . The re organizali o n by runrung gear co rn p lc tcd . Th e body is to be ta ckl ed o ne o fo ur you nger members - [oscph McClintock winning bo th R,lll y and Fie ld Test tro phies. Russe ll Wil co x ,1I1d hi s team ha s resu lte d in a over tlu - w in t"r. Dere k Up to n is fettling aWilY a t much tidier oper,llio n with p,u ts no w eas ier to U nds" y Wo gan's !93R Model X M"tchiL'ss I'l'l'­ Aft er our sec o nd s uccessfu l Members-Only Boot Sale o n S.1t 23rd Mar ch a go od crowd tu nll'd o u t 10Cilte. It is gooJ to Sl'l' I' isi lor s fro m other Br'1I1clll' s tw in, ha ving got sick of w a iting tor th e (l\\'I1<' r to calling in. show an I' s ig n o f w o rkin g o n it h im s,'If. Lind say for ourCou ntrv !lam Dance in th e even ing. Pr izes S,1\"S thai it W,lS ,1 lo ng \l'ait , bu t Ill' knew he could w ere awarded' fo r the best drc'ssed cmv-girls .1nd W EBB ER CO;l so meol1l' l'I'('n tu,l ll1'! Wd l p l.1\"matl's, lh,lt 'S boys, Th e music was p rov idl'd by ,1 g rea t 4-piec(' Mml.l' ,1 11 for thi s thrill ing ins t;,lnlL'nt. . band - "T u rkey Buzzard" ""h ich kept us all u p dancing , IVO R M AC VELO A record turnout of 07 ve h icll's l'n tl.'red 11", An nu,l l p .V';P,W.V. R" l1y including one fro m .1s Gore far aw,ly as N,l p ier. ·We tr.1I·e1Ie'd .1 ro u nd the Port O ur ;\ nnu,l l " l s t Ofiend ers" Run to Nuggetburn, Hill s w ith ,1 rl"ll1y int eresting liL'to u r Mound the Kaki.l Point , W.15 Clgi.1in .1 gre at \vl'ckl'nJ, O n w atl' rfront i.l t Covernors Bay, 1\ saus,1gl' sizz le Frid ilY evening four CMS I" ft C ore and o n Satur­ a nd prizl'giv ing co m p leted th e day's l'l'L'n ts . d ay we were joined by .1 nother th rc'l' ve hicles , O\"l'r all winne r w as Ron Hoyd driving a 1935 Sa turd ay IV,15 il day for the kids. Early morning Mor ris S Sports and Co ncours winner w as Peter s ta rt for cockles, mussels ,1nd flound ers before th e Bell d riving a 1934 Singer 9 Deluxl' Silloo n , A kids l'njoyed 2-3 hours for canoe ing and power sp ecial thanks to CO nl'enl' r M ich ael I-!ed g man for boati ng. Bay of Plenty tl1<' a moun t o f l'n tril's r('c('iveJ . Sa tur d ay l'l'l.'ni ng till' kids had a bonfire o n th e It is not o ften that ,111PI'l'n t enJs w ith a pot -lu ck \y .1 y n c S t ~ K ~S ()ncl:' 11 g,l in our SOCi,l l.Coll\'l'nL'r.- bl"Kh , while' the ol d kids h,l d ,1 nogg in ,1I1d n,llt l'r af te rn oon t(", Inllow ed wi th 111<' " k ing on till' - polk d ano !l1<'r s upl'r Id l',l o u t 0 1 h, s h,lt , ,1 QUIZ ind oor s. cnke " bL'in g th e u nveiling of ,1 Ill'\\' resturil tio n. N ig h t W,lS hel d o n S,l t 20th April with le,l ms lll ~l d l' J,1I1 BUrls ' ha lf d ,ly ru n of 24 M,uch d id ('x,Ktly SlI n d ,l V 1l1orn ing \'\'(' i.1 tri p .lrollnd to the competing for p rizl's , It 1I ..1S ,1 jolly good night :-.! Uggl't 'Po in l lighthouse ,1I1 d rl'turned fnr a bar ­ th ~t. Altho ug h non-competitive , tl1<' J"l' WaS,lch oicl' wi t h Q u iz M .lstl'r / e xt ra ordin,1irl'A r t h u r of ~1 seait'll o rg ri.l vel nMd s rnutl' to thl'dl'st incltion ; bl'cu e lunch bl'fore packing lip .1nd rt.'turni ng f\ ins wortl1 tl'st ing our kn owledgl'. honw. thl'Tc' Pu kc' Vin tage 1\ ut o B,un, In th is sL'tting the Keep Those \Vhl'l'!S T ur ning 23entries, incl uding iilT fro m Im ·l'rc,lrg ill lu rn l.'d s p le'nci id I l) 13 Su nbl',l n Spor t,; W,lS revl',lled , It ou t for till' Fr,1I1k Robson ,vkmori,11 Ru n wh ich has lakl'n llilll.1I1l' s h'I'O full tin", Yl'MS to restore JlMI' f\ T ERSO l'! thi s c.1ra nd hl' ,'xp l,lined so me of its h istory. In 111<' took ill sun1t> bac k countr\' road s to Olll' o f Fr,lnk's \\' ,lt l'r in ~ 1950's it spent its ye Ms h,lu lin g s h ingle' from the f,l vourilt' holl's, thl' ROV,l l H Oll') ilt r ivl'r heels,H ound Field ing. L,)t er the d l i.1 Ssis \-\ \ l S lV,lik.1k <1 . B,K k ato m C lu brooms' Mrs Robson cut lip i.lnd tht' l'ng illl' lIsl'd to d ri ve ,1 fift'wood th an ked ,1 11 th ose w ho lurned oul and pn'sl'nled ~L.lIT l\ Y ~ lI i t ,lb ly s~w. Ab out .1()yeMs "go Bill purdl" sed the lo t as th e w in np r RJy with ,1 \ 'l'ry ni c(' int ending sp.Hes but ins te,ld star tl'd th e rl'st oration Gisborne inscribed si ll'l'r w a le r jug and bottil' o f Rl'd Label. w hich lVas s he lved du,' to lack of whel' ls. 25v(',us Two of o ur locals hi t the ro,ld ,1g"i n in 1,1 te !\ go od linl1uppt ,'int,l gl' \'chides \\" 11S Oil sho\\' lat er r('s ton1tio n rc'con1l1wnced w ith ne w 'h ubs NI,lrch , Ra v Tressler, Mo d e l f\ S('li.1I1 ,1I1d Do n at the f\ irpor t to fMe we ll Myic's ,1nd [k rnicl' be ing C,lSt, ma chined, ind ex ed .1nd drilled for ,,,leA"1, Mo del A Picku p p lus spouses h,'"ded Waiter s on their d epartur e t(l i\ustr,lli,l. Wc' ha\"(' spokes. Now w ith a ro lling chassis, a new bod y ,111'.11' on an o th er h igh co un try tik i lo u r, hea rd that tllL'v ha ve joilwd thL' I\ us tin Club in T h~' i r was built resulting in a mag nifi cent VL'te ra nspmts journey took in So u th Otag o th ro ugh to Q ueens land . 'fill' C ibbs family who nHl\"l'd to w h ich bounds a lon g nice ly at 45 m ph. It is il rc'al iVI,Kr.1eS Flat, R,mfurl\', SI Batha n 's and I l", lil'v e P('rth I.1 st V('M, are motoring both their ;\ us tins in credi t to Bill who eojoys rl'm" king " b.1skl't c,lse" the \' had ,1 fl'W dranis of th e hard st uff a t the R,dli es in "Vest ern f\ us tra li,l, pa rts to end up ,1S a co mplete ca r. Vuic,ln Hot e l. On to 1\ lex,1I1d ra , ,1I1d home OI'er Four C isbo rne Branch CHS took part in th e E.1S t­ Roger WM d is fond of C ra ha m P.1ige cars and till' N C' vis to (; ,lrs to n, returning to Core ,1ftL'r fiv e ern B,1\' of Plent v Ralll' in Februarv a nd had a his latest find is a 1930 mod e l which had been d ,lvs and 47Hn1ilesof trou bl e-free n1ot ()ring. Cn'i1t gn'at tfm l.', both ,it the ~ally and o n iou r through sto red for 10 years in Wellin gt on. With multi to he reti red! the VVi..liock.1 Gtl rge, wh ell \\' e introdu ced our spares w hich ioclu d e d five motors, Ro ge r Th ere's not J lot happl'n in g on the restoration n , '"v J.'>r nlf1nlhj 'r-: t () ()ll r ~ l) ri ~l l 'r1 l n ll ;l' c;;tnn'-:f'nrn"tp At present m y 35 Ford V8 is in the panel sh op int e rfere with firing-up oper ati on s, and we headed A bus load of members w ith some from Nelson and should be s up porting a ne w coat of 2K before off to more scen ic drivi ng through autumn gilded an d Wel lingt on travel led to th e Winchester Swap ou r Anniver sary Weekend. popl ars which loo ked thei r bes t as the s un ca me Meet and had it reall y enjoya b le tim e, no t to men­ Local me m be rs have been busy, supporting out. tion th e ba rgains th ey arrived home wi th . For m otoring events in Arrow rown. Wanak a, and Th e look o n the face o f a local a t the Kimbolt on exa m ple, an A ustin 7 ca rbure tto r for $2.00 (l am sw ap meetings around the So uth Island. Hot el w he n he opened the bar d oor to see over 40 assured my friend on ly wa n ted the thro ttl e lin k­ We have had a good response fro m past a nd people cra m med in was wonderfu l to beh old, agl' but co u ld not res ist bu yin g the carbu ret tor presen t m em bers fo r our Silver An niv e rsa ry to be nearl y as wonderful as the Sunday lunch w hic h attach ed to it alsol) , Over Easter the London ­ hel d in June. was se rved up in the "Din ing Room" . Th e fina l leg Lan es (l 93() Chrysler Co upe ) and Roger Larsen We s u re are looking for a he -down in the old back to Lev in in the au tu mn s u ns hine wa s a g rand (1948 Chrys lcr Windsor) attended th e C hry.slor tow n that weekend . fina le to a no the r grea t weekend . Bra nch co m ­ Products Rallv at Tirnaru. while Ken vvoodh cad m ittees m ay bear in mind the possibilities of and David Blu ce m ot ored Ken 's 1915 Hu mb e r GOODM OTORING, GERRY 'o u tdoor centres' in their areas . Th ere are {Ill through the Na nonal Veteran ROllly in Central increasi ng number ar ound th e co untry, and the Ota go. I forgl1t to men tion last issu e that Trevor local Rot ar y, or [avcces a re th e people to see. Mcl.can put u p a good perfo rmance a t ,1 Black Tha t's it fro m Horowhcnu a for th is issu e. Hap py Powder ,1I1d Mu zzlcload er s Co nven tion in A us­ Horowhenua winter mo tor ing all ; d on 't use s horter days as a n trali a ea rlier thi s vca r. Int ernal combustion of a excus e to mothba ll your ca rs.getou ta nd USl' SOme s ligh tly d iffere nt ~ o rt l Well d one, Trev . The enlarged c1ub rooms ha ve been we ll used , of th at dayli ght we saved during summer' Don Kinzett an d [ohn Clceson ha ve both recen tly w ith a n open ing funct ion in Mar ch , a pot luck acquired an add itiona l vehicle. Don's is the ex­ di nner , foll owed by a ga mes even ing, including a MERVG RIF FIT HS Cha p rn a n cx-Fdmonds 19.18 Mo rri s 14 /6 whi le version of tri vial p ursuits, even a 'ho rse race' o n John ha s bought a 19.14 Austin 10 /4 to keep till' w h ich vast s u ms were wag ered . Altho ug h p re­ l' H.P Ctlm p,l ny. race favourite, North bland Club Captain ' hot sp u rs' Hutton rod e a masterfu l race in a sitting MERV ATKINSON posi tion (a II other jockeys we re on foot), he nev er ­ Manawatu theless finished a worth v last , but the stewards O n March Iblh lSc a rs joincd th e l liwinui Schoo l didn't call for a swab as: after all , it had been ,1 Cen tennial f\1r (lde. 50 Il1l' dri vers and pllssl'ngl'rs weight-for-age event' The even ing rais ed a con ­ were d ressed in period cos tume w hic h added 10 s ide rable sum for the clubroom bu ilding fun d , the occasion . North Otago even thou g h the extensions have been opened On Sunday Ma rch 17th l'ight CMSa tten ded the \V ith our sedson d r,l wi ng to an end and only Cl debt-free. G laxo s u m me r ca rn iva l pi cn ic held a t Totar.i Re­ hand ful o f m em bers turning out on the runs, it The March Sunday d rive saw a well attended serve and W.1S Cl tundrai scr for the Manawatu makes it hard for till' en thus ias m of o u r hobby to jaunt th rou gh the no rth er n Ma nawat u to the Bra nc h. Th e cars wer e for di splay a nd joy-riding. be maintained . Sa nto ft forest. Firs t view inj; stop was the wreck o f The C laxo sta ff we re in peri od cos tume .so the cars Iho pe a fte r a spell for the w inter a nd Some major th e ' Fusilier'. d at ing from the 1880s, o n ly to find were a lso used as a backdrop for p hotographs . It effort in the g,uagl's, we will set' a boo st on our th e signpost in position , but rho w rec k ha s va nished was an e njoyable and rel axing da y. runs next Sl'.'S OIl. u nder ,1 III metre h igh sa nd hill' Balla n«: Cen ten nial held on 3 1st Mar ch , as ked Anzac Day was our an n ua l Club Field tests ilnd A quick look a t a I'!'!() project res to ra tio n of on e for vintage CMS for the parad e. There was ,1 gl1l1d second j ack Crump tim e trial. A cool d ay but no o f th e ferr y bar ges used ,11 th e [{,lIlgitik ei rive r res po nse wi th I 2cars nttending. Most drivers and rain, vehi cles on run we re one veteran, oru: r.v., mouth wa s foll owed by .1 p icnic lunch in th e passengers [oincd in the occasion by weariru; pe­ two I'.W .V.s a nd se ve ra l modems. An excellen t g ro u nd s of Flock l luu se, " ivl;\F far m trainiru; riod cos tu me. run o ve r v.uied co untryside to fin is h a t till' ce ntre , J\ lci surcl v d ri ve home via ,1fternnun tL'i1 At I p m Sun dav 14th Apr i!w as the Annua l Bul z Ha mpden Carnp Crounds. followed by field tes ts. stop at T'ln,.;imo tll111 , ,'1 sleepy se ttleme n t ,11 till' run, 47 ve teran and vintagl' CdJ'S i.l ttelldinh o The­ Res to ra tio ns in progress Me lvan Bar kers pa ir mouth of th e R,lIlgitikei, finished" great d"y. run went a ll1ng th e Flock I lou se Roa d to Sco lls o f Har le y- David son fl.it twins, C hnrlic Fu lton 's Seven Ho ro whcnua cars jo ined the North Island Ferrv a t th e end. Pa rt o f the instructions we re to M .G .J.2., John Ad a m so ns Hil lm an 10, [i m Cl u b Ca p ta in 's tour to the Eas te r Rall y at Ne w read' th e historic s ite boards al on g till' \\',ly .uul thi s Ro"dpn 's so lid tyr cd A us tin bu s (Jim no w has ,1 Plvmouth. Th e aim was to travel coas t-to-coast p ro ved vl' ry int eresting . Back th rou gh Bull s mob ile c h a ssis), T o m S tep hen a nd Terr y a,{d ascend to a mil l' high to win membership o f township JIllI ,1 back roa d to Lcn 11,' yn1ck 's farm Huchanan 's MLld el " A" '5, Stc p hcn H ind 's Bu ll th e illu strious ' Mill' High' cl ub . TIll' Branch no w for ,1 lav ish aft ernoon t,',l. Th,1I1ksgo to lhv Bu lls' No,,' Morris Roadster, and Jack I\lis"'y 's '5:1 ha s a I,lrg l' ' p la q u e to co rn rucmorato th l' nu -mbers for ,1 grl',l t (1ltcmoon . Bui ck H. achi cvvrn cnt. Win llL'rs were: Kcith St,' p IL's a nd th e C I-., hdlll lhvrc h,lSIWl'1la ll influx o f Morris HSpor ts to th e Thetour s t,lr ll'd in till' no rth ern Wair,lI",'pa fro m Paigl' Ttlu rl'r "(' rkins ,m d 1l,1rkprs gMages. I'ahi,ltua, through to l·hllvkes Bay vi" visi ts tll Runl lL'r up : Slephl'n Voss ; ! 421' Dodge 4 O IlL'vehirl,' Ieavillg town, the WilkieOverl ,ln d (, \',lriolls incr(,'dibk· culll'ctions of antiques, \'int ilgl' O ldest CM: St,ln CorIL,tt's ! L)()L) i'vle tz. Toure r. tractor s, Ci.1 r~, ~ln d f ~lJ'nl mac hine ry; wool sC llu ring O n S" tu rday 27th A p ril I\\'o MdnJ \\'atu \'e ter ,ln .1nd :-; p in ning fllCluriL's, llll d l'\' l'1l ,1 coffin factory, c,ll"S ,l 11,'nded th e :ith Su m nlL'r C il\' R,lll v in W,'I­ AN DY WII_ KI E visited ,lt (n,'"rly) de ,l d of nigh t! fhe CMSclimbed ling ton. ludy C l llesen ,lI1d hl'r' I'! 12 'C1l'men t to th e su m mi t of Wh arite I'e,l k, th e tele vision ",ward ,lIl d Stan Corle tt and his IL)()l) Met z w ho triH1SIllitter for thL' f\.1;.1 1l1lW.1tll , \"' i.1 ir .l r~lp a , and w;s :II'd overall in sp ill' o f gl' lli ng lost on th e r"ll y I-I ,lwkes 11,,)'; to tilt' top of th l' Tu l'l1a s ki field ro,ld ro ull'. Skilled d riv ing in the gy m kh.1I1,' m ad e up North Shore on Mt Rua pl'hu to "<1I'n lhl' lVlill' High club nll'm­ th e lost po in ts. b,'r ship, ,1I1d OH'r 'C l'ntle Annie' bl'lwel'n N,'pier TIll' 1st Su nday o f th e month IWO tea a t the Apologi<'s for m issing th e dl'adline last time. [ and T,li l1tour through Il a ll'k C's Bay . Fro m T~ihape to recl'ntly so ld m y vin tage CMS I w,llked a ro und ,1 Nation,ll Park, to th e Top o' the Rruce above the bit lik,' a lost sheep no t knm villg Wh,lt to buy. C hat ea u, tlw n on to !\:,'w Plvm outh for th e rall v Th l' I3r'lIKh r,liSt'cl ,1 tid y s u m from th is SW<1 p ended a wo nd l'rful toUI'. As 'u s u ~ 1 the ho spitality meet and with thl' work roster i:lgain orga nised by extended to the to urists by members of various Marlborough Branch C lub C lpt<1 in Alista ir with ai rforc,' pr,'ci­ branches as thl' pM ty toured th rough their ar ea s, sion, eve ry thi ng Wl~ n t (lccord ing to pl,ln. G1 r~ was s uperb, an d a ll the tourists arl' very g ra tefu l. ThirteL'n (lnd one nlotorcvcJe arrived .1t Th e follow ing d a v our A nnu,11 Northe rn R,lid Tony ,1I1 d :Vlarie HanSl'n 's properly for ou r Ann ua l Th e Ap r il ac tiv ity was J week e nd tour to W i.1 S held, org,lnisl'd by lilst yea r's w inner Robin Ma ng a weka, organised by Alista ir Jones and h is Popular V' l!l' Run. T hl' wea tllL'r W,lS gl','a t a nd it D,wis. :11' ,' ntr i,'s e njoyed a run ,1ro u nd lh l' North wif e Gwen, w ith elev en ca rs lined u p at Levin W(lSl'i.lSV to see the results o f the carc 1i.1 vi shL'd on Sho re with Brilllch Li br ilri ,ln Cri.1 l'llll' Letica tilk ing ea rly Satu rday. At Man ga we ka, we we re m et by th e \·l'h k les . Over the weekl'n d l1f :Vlareh 17-11' the w in ner's Iwph y ,1nd till' t,lsk of settin g Ihe three T~ih ap e m l'm ber s w ho escorted us over h ill pa int ing o f the Museum floor co m nll' nce d . I'l't er rall y fm next yeM. Slep ha n ie I lenck'rson dwv,' and dal,' aroun d the' district. Th ose who had been Hol d ,l\V(l y organ ised four working bel'Sover four thl' ':2,'; llui ck to w in the Lldil's Te,ml Trophy. on the No rth Isl"nd C lub Cap ta in's Tour a month d"ys wi th othl'rs supplying rdrl'shllll'nt s ,1nd th L' On the r,'st '''",ltion scelle C ha irm ,ln 13 0b 's '.15 earlier had fe,'lin gs o f dei,' vu, as we climbed o ver floor is no w a real picture. r'\ ub Urll Road s ll' r is well on the '1',11' for th e 19'!2 high hills with great v iews to till' wes t ofTaihape. A wcekc'nd vis it to Don R,'gi s tl'r " nd f,lInily, 1',1n I'.Ki fic. Dick J\ nd re ws is ""irking on hi s T~p ., w er a Back through Ta ihap" to d riv e 15 km into the now living at in th e Nelson Dis trict, Colon ia l Bod ied Esse x Coup,,, Te rr y O 'S hea is foo th ills o f th e Rua h ine r,lIlge to oVl'rn igh t at th e p ro vid ed plent y of int er l'st ing s ights an d good progressing wi th hi s '26 Hupmobill' Sedil n a nd Kaw ha t" u o ut door cen tre. A re-si ted (ll llec tion of vintage tou ring. O n thi s wee kend in tr uders forc ed the v<'l,'r an Cad illac of K,'ith Steel is slow ly ta kin g sc hoo lbu ild ings, refurbis hed by local serviceclubs, l1pe n till' door of th e Hansen 's garage and p us he d shclpe . it has heated bu n kro oms a nd a co m fortable co m­ th ei r For d i'vlodel A co u pe o u ls idl' wh,' rl' it wl­ Th e 13 ranc h 's De nnis bu s has its tl'am o f helpe rs monroom, and for $3 per IWild , was th ree star-plus lid ed w ith a treeand was slightlydamaged . Luck­ who do th l'ir bit e'lCh Wednesd" y even ing so in va lue . ily nothing seem 5 to ha ve been tak en. time it wi ll be ,1 va lu" b le asse t to the 13 r,1I1 ch. \Nh en we awoke on Sunday to sno w sa lted hill s "Ve we re inundatl'd bv Aus tin -Hea lv's l1ve r thl' That's all and ha il on the la w ns, no-one even looked at th e wceke nd o f March 29-t-pril 1st \Vhell the A /H ~ swim m ing pool' Rl'g istl'r hl'ld Na tiona l Rall y in 13l enl ll'illl and IA NSK INNER Heavy overcast and low tem p eratures d idn't nl (ldc use of llur club facilities, i\ilnllv ni Cl\ eX;Hll - n lp<.:. to hi ' , ppn ~ lTlEPAVllIO 12th National Iv.

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L.C. " Barneu" Gm/mill 1938 Vdo cette K55 35()cc .

J938 8.5./\. 750cc Vcc T,l'ill, l.R. JOIISIII11I 1S, MallSl'I"c [11';/ .

r/w/IlSl'llpha,;, PeterMay , 8ril1 11 Mce

J918 Excctsiar, Basi! Ctunnivt«, Raugiom, "Mos/ Origin»!" Trophy. otor Cycle Rally oaqe ftix:

World War Two, B.M .w. Keoin Bock Welling toll , Adds soutc Kiwi reliability.

J 9.'l() I\.I.S. T }(II11' C"~I' Vel' T11'ill Allnu Flio ck " A/ l o ~ t Tcclinicalti; l n t cr e~ 1 ill,-, " Nelson.

'0 11 , ROil Bo tfl'l'~ blf , Maedo E l1 tw i~t /e.

1915 B.S.I\. :557cc, Ml'rv McK il1l1 ol1 III1'l'I'cargill . A. Wilkie, 1917 O ve rla nd ; Ve ter an C oncour s, Rotorua R. P a u l, 1914 Ren a u lt; Vin ta g e Conco u rs. M . Tro unson, 1926 Bu ick ; Vintage O vera ll, Taranaki Our Cha irman's run held recentl y pr ov ed an C . Sm ith, 1928 Dod ge; Bes t Mod el, T.e. She ppard ; Th e beau ti fu l w ea ther as s u m mer d rew to a int e rest ing even t ending w ith al l particip ant s be­ Best P.V. & P.W.v. O ve ra ll, F. W hit eley, 1938 close certain ly per suaded v in tage en th us ias ts to ing gi ven a p rac tical d em on strati on in the w ork­ H ud so n; C on cou rs P.V. & P.W .V. E. Cou ld , 1937 d us t off the cobwebs and ge t crack ing . ings o f ,1modern revolving co wshed with a ll of its Va uxha ll; o nlv Motor Cvcle, 1. Ma nch ester, 1951 Th is had the effect on tw o o f o ur keen m ot or­ m a n v features. Su nbea m; Bes t Lad y Driv er , R. Carnpbell, 1955 cycli st s who too k pa rt in the Nationa IMo to r C ycle The A pril Bra nch ;'-,l ig h t Run p roved much mOH' Mk1 Zephyr. Ra lly a t Ch ristch ur ch . popular than antic ipated wi th a record turnout 2-1 th March wa s o u r Myst ery Run, o rga nised by Wa lly an d Rosal en e H u nt trailercd th e ir B.5.A . and a splendid mea l a nd s upper was provided by Russella udjoan Pa ul. In not " ery plea sa nt weather Em pi re Star to We llingto n, then motor ed o n to the the ru n o rganiser s. 20 ve hicles hea ded south of Ti maru to a farm jus t ra lly venue fro m Picron, bu t hcfo re tha: they had i'd ay brings the Ro torua Ann ua l Ccncral Mee t­ north o f Wa im ate for lunch . Af te r lu nch the y been d o wn so u th ta kin g part in ol to ur "mund th e ing and this w ill see a ch ,1nge of Chairma n. an d procee ded to \'\',l ino no Homestead for a loo k o ve r So uth Is la nd , incl ud in g a si x-d ay IvI .G . Ra lly in vario us co m m ittee m embe rs. O u r club th a nk s go the l Io rnestcad . VVin ner fo rthe d ,]Vwas K. Prentice C hri s tch u rch , return in g to New Plymo uth af ter to Eld on Jo hn s to n fo r hi s g rand ef for t over many in his 1\)55 Dod gl'. . trav elling 2,800 mi les to go ba ck w ith in three past yl',lrs in orgilnising the Rotorua Swa p Meets. A pril 6th w as o ur Swap Meet a t Wi nch es ter. I weeks to co mplete in the Mo torCycle Rall y. Robe rt As Eldon retires from th is posit io n th is yL'ilr Wl' sa id th is last )'e M bu t I ha ve to S,l y it aga in - th is a nd Mar ga re t G udopp o f Ne w Plymo uth load ed wi sh the new Swap Meetorgan iser .Ncv illc Harper year's Sw ap Meet w as the most s ucces s fu l ye t. u p their B.5.A. BB31 fu ra d e pa rture on the morning a ll till' bes t. O ur Swap Meet thi s Ju ly w ill be fine W Ill're ,111 the people come fro m makes a per son o f 19t h Feb rua ry in po uring rain. A break in the a~ and sunny ,1S usua l but OIl(' co uld bring ,1 brolly w on d er. Organise rs for th is yea r's Swa p Meet clo uds a t 9.30 a m a nd they w e re o ff fo r th e lo ng p recaution! a w e re Kevin and Ruth Mercer . bu t the rea l than ks jo urne y to Christchorch . Picton fo u nd them in the Sorne o t o ur mem bers visi ted the Ame rica n C",. ~ oes to all o u r IIr,1I1ch Mem bers w ho w or ked to co m pa ny n f 20-25 o the r cl ub bikes a nd Wa lly a nd Sho w a t C la udel ands during April and found the ma ke th e Sw a p Meet till' success tha t it w as. Rosalene o n the ir wa y so u th. ty pe of d ispl a vs unique.and w e ll done .even if just Finallv an in vita tion to a ll V.c.e. of N .Z. rnern ­ They had Sa turda y a nd Sunda y as ra lly d ays , a littl e bit cra m ped-u p indoors. N ice to see the bcrs to (oi n us in Tim aru for till' N a tio na l Ann ua l the n took o ff o ve r Porters a nd A rthu rs Pass, th en g l'l'a l I-I",.,,'y Davidson di splay, as w ell ,1S quite a C cru -ml M cctinj; on 9th , I Uth. 11th A ug us t. The u p th e w estCoas t w ith its many sce nic a tt ractio ns few genuine u nr cst o rcd origi nal ca rs, still in good me eting w ill be hel d in th e Conference Room at and fin e roa d s v ia Nelson to Picron and so o n to car ed -for running ord er. th e l l ibc rn ia n Cobb & Co l lot c l. Ple n ty o f ac­ home in New Plym o u th. Th eir to tal d is ta nce ­ Severa l rcs to ra tio ns a ro undor w a v b V OUf Branch co m m od a tio n has lx -cn book ed ,11 the hotel and 156-1 m iles - g rea t stu ff. members, an d sho wiru; progress: Mo nk's (>hil mo tels rllI se bv. Organ iser for tlu- A.C .M . is Bo th these Taranaki cre w s repo rted tha t they 1'J25 Stud eba kcr Duplex w ill bv a veh icle to w a tch Fe rgus C n 'g or ); of Tern u ka . WE' re impressed w ith th e forma t o f the Ra lly Road w ith int erest. A new member fro m till' C a la tl'a Trial . 1 he firs t a nd last sectio ns of ten mil es being area brings an or igin.r! PH I! lIu ick se ries -1 0, to th e NORMAN BUNT tim ed w ith th e ba lance co vering scen ic a reas clu b,,1 ni ce car, w ell loo ked after a nd been in the na viga ted under free tim e wi th grou ps o f ha ppy farn ilv s ince I1l'W, and aft er so me m inor w ork s he motor cy cli sts sto p ping a t ,, 11 the POP UIM vie wi ng is now ru nning ve ry well, An other 1938 Bu ick is points a ro u nd the Cashme re H ills, fo llo wed by show ing s teady p ro gH'sS, with a ll the runn ing roa d s leading to the fin is h at Aka roa . gl' Mcom p lcted and so me body p a ne ls w e ll und er 13r ings back memories o f th at d el ig ht ful ru n w ay. Than ks mus t go tn Eric Bod ly for h is g uid­ during th e I"st Pan Pa cific. ann' an d he lp w ith bi ts a nd pieces fur 1938 Bu ick TIll' )o w ,' Il ),l\'d in cro w ed by Bria n Sp r"gg a nd owners, it is good to S"l' kindness and hel p gi ven 1.10 BII'" kiL'y jnu rnl'yed across to Mas tc rto n 10 take by fell ow Bra nc h membe rs, aiter a ll th is is why we Southland par r in 11lL'Rex Porter Ra lly once ,lg "i n. Their trip club together, Tw o 1939 C he v Cou pes Me t,lkin g Al cx.mdr» w as the venue for th e Na tio na l Vet­ to the W,lira r,'pa passed quickl y, till' [o we tt ru n­ sha pe in other ga ragl's , and Cord o n Ca u lfield's eran R,lllv, held ,lt Fas ter . i\ s ma llish So u thla nd n ing beautifully a nd driven by a righ t foo t loaded Plym o u th Coupe is w el l under w ay, a nd co u ld be co nti ngent ( t l cn trics ) too k part. Th e wea th er W,lS w ith lead . o n the ro ad in the no t too dista n t futu re. Anoth er by ,1 11 accounts a bi t u np leasant . in co nt rast to till' T h e ra lly c ru ise d "rou n d road s of So u th new me mber , Do ug C reen . ha s " 1929 A us tin 7 Ce ntral O tago norm of clo udless blue sk ies , b u t \'V" irar" pa o n " time d run wi th no silen t checks, Spor ts Special w ith a co nv ertible to p, o ne of o n ly failed to d a mpcn cu thuvlasm. 'T igl' r" Lyons won Ai\'ing the rallyis ts il rh .mcc to Sl'l' sump of the 29 s uch ca rs prod uced, an d in the usu a l br ight till' l'oncours \\' ith his 1\)11 Fo rd T. countrvs id l'. Lunc h w as t" ken ,It till' " nLac H" II "co nvertihle" red pa int s hould prove q ui tl' dif­ Also a t Easte r, loc,ll nll'lllber Ilr ian Slro ud too k a t Fl'a tlll'rst nn. Thl'ir a ill'rnuon run \\'.15unt im ed fe rl'n t w hen itappea rsany time no w . This carh,ls his Wo lse lL'v HOI'Ill' t to C h ris!ch u rch for ,1 'lll"­ w ith st raigh t-lin,' n.wig"tion and silL'n t c1ll'cks to nnt bl'l'o o n the ro ad fo r the 1,1 St 22 )'l'","S, S,1)'S m,lkL' cl ub ''''l'n t ,m d di d ver ), n in'ly, coming loo k for. Do ug , a nd W,lS o ne o f till' first " eh iclt's to hav e hOl11 e w ith a tro ph y ol nd threl' l'\·rtiiicol t"s. Eig h te L' n CMS tu rn ed up for d M)'s tl'r y Run o u t var io us pM tS cleaned up in h is new Alka line di p This Vl'.H 's i\rro\\'to \\'n i'vlo tor C ,·c1l' R,lllv o n th roug h till' b,lCko fSlr,l lford o n MMrh 11th . Thi s ta nk proces" w hich is no w p n1\'ing ve ry po pula r. the lJth" ,l lld 10th o f No n 'm l'l' r wi ll Lw till' '2:;th wa s ll r g,' l1 i~L' d by N ul'!Ji.lllllin gs ,111U s l'l 'm l' l! to g l) Br,lI1ch m embe rship in Rotlll' ua is clim b ing ill1nivl'rStHy of thl' l'\'l'l1 l. {1nL! ~l S till' ori ginal r,:.lll y for ('v ('r in lo th e hills of th,l t pMt of TM,lnolki . s ll'a d ily, w hich we fed is a w n fid ent s ign . You r ill IlJ66 ,1ttraded abo u l ,1d O/ ,'n vl'll'r,1I1 bik ,'s, it is I.un ch \\'a s ,11 till' 1 ,'-WL"'" l'm L's try e , m p w lll'I'l' usu al Idl e Torq ue re porter St,1n McC u tch eon is propos,'d to se lld ,'d erail ,1I1 d " in t"g,' bik l's on till' till' ene rge tic OIll'S \\','nt w ,l lk-olbo u t up and down having a slig h t resp ite, d ue to health p rob lems, usual route ,ilnd lSl'e the com p il'tl'd ca r. co m pe titors from a ll ov er the lower half o f thl' le" rn ,1bln lt thl' Jifficultil's of nHlto ring ou t of No rt h Isl,md en joyed frien d ly co m pl'l itioll w ith Lond ,'n , b u t ,1lso the fact th"t thl' l" ·L'nt is fo r JACK H INDESS time d sec tio ns and silen t checks to look o u t for ve hicll's up 10 IlJO-l o n ly. Roy s up p k me n ted h is during the da y. Th e h igh ligh t for most w as the tillk wi th s lides co ve ring thl' ew n t p lus dl't,lils o f very clev er (bu t s tra ig h tforw«rd if you can co unt!) the P,lI1hMd w hic h is fitted wi th hot tub e ig nition. ins tructions Mound fYl ,lrti nb orough . Wi th cars Of in terest was the ver y fonn a l way in which the Waikato me eting a nd tra velli ng in all di rections at nearl y d inn er / p rizegi\·ing W,)S conducted,complete with every inter~ction it h,ld tilt' tow ns people wa tch ing po mp a nd digni tari es , all o f w hich wc "co lo nia ls" I\ t the M,lrc h club night Ray Officer gave a brief in clmilzement. Ml' not acc us to me d to. Did I hea r " than k good­ his tory of till' I lo rsl'1l'ss Carriage C lub o f America, Two new rl~st or(lti( H1S bv 10(,, 1 Illl'lll bers were Ilt'SS?" followed by a n in terl'sting tal k on tha t cl ub 's ou t for their debu t. DL'r l'k-,1Ild Betty Sims joined The N" tio n,1 1 North Island R,)lIv ,It , I'W 1'11'­ rl'cent fo u r d ,l)"In te rn ,ltionalTour fl"ll m O rewa to the r,lOb of Ihe post II'M ~l'ction in their .lowell mouth p lus the Mu ng" Moa n,lL'Vl';lt drl'\\' 21 c,l-rs Kai tai,l . R,')" pointed out ,I co up le of interes ting (Betty insis lL'd they too k ,1 tow-m pe, which I must from our Bra nc h. 'ew Plymou th llranchcertai nl y fac ts abou l this d ub 's NI'W Zealand connections: repor t W,IS no t Iwedl'd) ,1nd nl'w ml'mber Dave know how to s tage successfu l l'Vl'llls and thl' a) it is thl' only region ,,\ d uh ou tside No rth Bert ra m was o ut for thl' firs t time in h is left hand E>lstl'r wl'l'ke' nd ha·d all till' ingredients of a mini Am('ri c,l d rin' 1917 Mod Pi T I'ick up. His onl y p robl em for Pan Pacific Rally. Whi lst the onlv hicc u p were b ) th b ll>ur \I',)S Ihl' first inl ernation ,lllo bl' the d ay w as that he forgot to tu rn the pet rol on a t g rl' m lins associuteu wit h Ihl' testi ng o f the co m­ held outsidl' the US (thl' IlL'Xt 0 11(' is to be in the stMt' p uterised timin g in p rl'p,lration for thl' Pan I'aci fic, Ca lg«ry, Ca n,ld,I). O ur Club Ca ptai n's Run for 1991 was on a slig h tly it wa s b,lCked u p by m,mual rl'sults of w hich Ray's ve ry nicl' l YO(,Cadil,lCis ,l CM lll,lOy of vuu different fo rmat from previous years. Normally it Well ington l)r,1I1ch nlL'mbers fl'atured p'·omi­ would havl' Sl'en on h is r,llly ing around the co un­ has been ve ry co mpetitive wit h s traightline, si len t ne n tlv . try. check s, a fe w trick s and tim ed sec tions. Thi s vear Rc'centl" o ur Ik lllch hdd ,I Spe cia l C;pne ra l M«rch 17th the weat her IV,lS onCl' ,1 g"in kind to it wa s adve rtised as a Sund,lI' d rivl' with se ld o m Meeting to di scuss ,I p roposa l a nd ga in Illl'mb er s' the Waikato as 3 1CMSand tlw ir crews ga the rl'd at uSl'd roads a nd w e" t sce ne ry: Seventeen ca rs a nd s up pl1rt for L'x tensions to o ur Clubroo ms. Th ese the clubroollls for " p icn ic lun ch, fol lowed by our O 'H' mo tor cv el e v('ntured north fro m our pr op osed ex tens ions h,w l' pro"l'n essen tia l w ith f\ nn uill Gy m kha na and Concn u rse jud gi ng . TIll' C lubroo ms for their 110 mi k tre k. Unfortunately membl'rship grow th ,m d the abi lity to have CMS gym kha na was org a n ized by Lorraine ,1nd Co llin the weather d e teri ora ted during the d ay but on di splay like' thl' rl'Cl'n t invita tion to the Aos tin I'att er son a nd it is a mazing ho w so me peop ll' ca n members enjoye d thci r motoring and were ama zed He,ll e)' group. keep co ming lip w ith ne w iLk,)s nn w hat to do to d iscover roads thev did n' t know abo u t so close We Wl'rl' tre,)lL'd to ,m inter e ~tin g t,)lk by their w ith mo torcMS M these event s. It II',)S ,1 w ell to home. Will an d -Ruby Holm es in thei r 1936 Presid ent. [k rni l' Hu vnen on the two ve hic les p lanned and en ter tilin ing a fternonn fin ishi ng with Aus tin wo n thl' timl'd sec tions w ith thn'e I" unner­ w hich they h,)d on d isplilY. O ne, ,I llJ5-l Aus tin a b.ubecu e. ups - the Fea sts, 1939 Plym ou th ; \Varr('ns, ]lJ30 Hl'd lev I OU ,l n d th e other a ] l)6-l Aus ti n Afte r a lotof p lanning and rl' ~ (, M c h by ou r pMtS Che\' ; a nd Sims Jnr , 1928 ModL'i A Pickup. ~ !L'.ll e) ; 3000 1'.1 ,1fk Ill, both red and mag n ificen t committ ee, follow ed by some discussi on a t our March C lub nigh t had ml' mbl'rs o ut in thl' d Mk ex,) m p les of this b reed of ca r. recent meetings, the Branch has decid ed to pur- co un ting planks on bridgl's, windows on r,l ilw,))' 1957 STAN DA RD 10 STAN DRIVE. Rea sonable o rd er. Genuine 87000 mi les. T wo tone g rev and oys te r. O fie rs to WJ Sarnue ls, 96 Lake Tee Road , Christ church . Ph on e (03) 831-009 . RAT ES PHOTO AD IN BOX: $15.00 e xtra to above 192 9 GR AH AM J' f\IGE. Mod el 612 Se d a n ra tes. Enclose g ood black a n d whi re o r col­ N on M ember: $12.00 for firs t 40 word s o r p a r t Restoratio n we ll p rogress ed . Main body pa nelled our p hoto graph. and ne w w oo d fitted . A complete CM , ju st needs thereof, thereafter 10 cents per word to a comple tin g . 55000 o no. Con tact la n HOSS,Kk, 28 maximum of 65 w o rds per advertisement. Above rat es apply for each ad vertisement. Bru ce Stre et , Ngong otaha, Ro to rua. P ho ne (073) 72-074 . Member. M embe r o f Vintage Car Club [ne: $ 10 .00 for Adverusememx must be typed or clea rly pri nted . first 40 words or part thereof, therea fter 10 l \1 36 AUSTIN 7 RUBY. Restored 3 yea rs ago. Plenty of spa res . S600IJ on o. Pho ne Invercargi ll (03 ) 217­ cents p e r w o rd la a m a x imum o f 65 words p e r PA YMENT MUST BE ENCLOSED. 311Y. Membe r. advertisement. Members must be financial Send 10 : The Advert ising Manage r. p.a. Box JO W ETT JAVELIN DE LU XE 1951 Sha ft g round a n d state their b ranch . 131 40. CHR ISTCHU RCH , notl atert han IIJlh of arid n ew be,lrin gs s u p p lie d bu t m oto r dissassembled . Ve ry original and complet e but nn t month BO X AD : $8 .00 ex t ra to the above rat es. preceding publica tio n. ga raged and deteriorating . New exh a us t pipe, s ilen cer. and gils kcts set. 5950. Phone W a il11 ate (051Y) 7756 Fax (05IY ) 8075. 1Y'i7 M .G. Z,\ SA LOON with additiona l rebuilt tu ned engine and ;VI.C .A gearbLlx p lu s o the r COMPLEl E 1906 DE D IO N BOUTO N Bh p Sinl;le FOR SALE porf o rrn an ce parts. Id eal Cl assic 5'1 loon CM rac ing Cvl inder Suctio n Valv e Motor. lor furthe r dctai l-, project . S4,'i00. Ph one Wel lington (04) 6'N -4\1 0 please phone TM W ilso n (m ) 68b-081R. Member . 1927 VINTA G E RLGBYT RUCK. Needs r vstorin g . Hom e (04) 6!l7-159 Work. Ask for La u rie, Spare Mot or and Gearbox. Offers. W ri te to: 307 Df\IMLER 2.5 litre VH Saloo n 1%4. ['prfect all Wil ira kei Roa d, Christrhurch or I'hone (03) 'iY8­ ro u nd cond ition. Probably th e fin est ex a m p le 243. a vail ab le.$25000. l' ho n('T M Wi lso n (03) 6K6-0818 . Member. AU ST IN Panels, r hilssis, rail s /\ 30, /\ 35, A40, ,\ 50/ MARLIN AU STIN 10 1Y311 B.R.e. lm rnaculatc Res torati on, A60. M ini 1100/1 '100. M in ornew muffler S21\; Ill'W door to ps. King pin se ts Aus tinS, 10 /1 2, 1'J32!3h. MOTELS no expe nse s pa red. All ne w int erim, wood g r.un Morris H, 10-12, 14/2.;. St,1I1d ,m ] H, Y, 10, 12. Singer dash e tc. Reluctant s.llp, room w a n ted for another 9-10. V" UXh,l 11 10- 12- 14 lk 'diord. For d H, 10, V8 res tor " lio n project. S7000.on o.Co n lol rt A lan Y" tcs , 25 Murdoch Cros, Whilngarei or Phone (089) 4H5­ 1937/48. C h rvsh-r, Dodl;l', Buick,O ld s, Po ntin e. 33 Devon Street, Chcvro lct 192H/ 54 CH Tr uck. Huge r,lIlgeg,hkL'lS, 579. Photo s a vailable. Member . I;lob l's , fus cs. . Ar mature parts LUC,lS 407050. IIJO Picton AUTOMOT IVE W()()OC I{/\JNI NC. M etal vin t,ll; " crowuwhc e! pinions. C leeso n Motor Phone 36-784 W ind o w Fram e. •md Dashboards rc-wood g rained . Supplies, 46 Carlyle Street, Napic r, Don't s po il your restoration w ith painn-d fra m es . Only 500 Metres from Ferry Wri te Ala n Markby. 40 W ick low St, C ro rnw e ll AR IEL n -storation projects. IY30 Mod el F 500, Phone (03) 445-0988. Memlx -r, "pprox 60 'X,complete an'~ ,~9 3} rv~)del SF 50~}­ Terminal but away from the 7 ~ Li\ C ONDA TOURER l I:l3. :1.5 litr,' Ripe for va in' s lo pc r, "pprox I" 5](nO and $ 11,,0 hu stl e & bustl e ' respective ly. or (and p rl'll'r"bly) tr,ld e either or of town traffic. restoralio n.complcu- with ncvv ~ lI i.l r d s i.1 n d running bo th f' h 11Y34 Ar ipl500 Red l-lunn-r.nnv condition . board s, s pare ge ilrbox S45000. 'Id ' 'P ho ne (03) 4HY­ Cash ..id justrncn t either \\'d Y ,b neccss.uv. J-=o r 7236. M ember. further inforrnntion contact I'cn-r l',frig h l, 4'ia Both family units and 194 7 WOLSEL EY IKhp. I O w ner. Origina l Bombay Stree t. Wl·llington 4. Me-mber. small double units avai lable. condition. 79000 mi les.$ 12000. Phone[o vc Reeves, Plenty of parking space. (ay) 422-7'102 (W ar kvvurt h ). Member. . LEA FRANC IS LFS I IY2711c,,1Twin C, 111. 3-S.V.s. I VF ~ Sports bod v.I dval Touring O,' CI,lssi c R,Ki ng . C Ol.'S Boar cruises or scenic well and hi lly rl.'stor"d . 1',( 1./\ . A lso I Y26 /\lhlin 7 tours arranged. Ucliverv V.1Il. Older R,·s!o r.llion. I'hono (llY) 8 17­ MODEL IAI SHOCK 8:113. ' C AR RAD IO 1<1;I' ;\ IR5. " V.1h ,' R,ll lio " SI'l.'ci,l lis t. ABSORBERS Special off season rates Fortvs ix Y l'< l r ~ l ) f l'xperil' nn,'fl'pi.liring Valve Radios. 10 V.c.c. members. Incl ud ing ca r radio. Ilh l Phone- .1I1d d ,'spatch to Stl'IVMt ClI' R,lllio, 272 C lsl",1Strct. C hristchurch. Brand new $199.00 each Phone (In) hl,3-1l'i'i Ih h . (1l3) 3:12·27 1'> A .I I. shocks available Your Hosts: 1'1.1K FORD H wi lh Sp.1l'l·S. l'.II11'1 work has been Shock link kits $100.00 set Ses & Bcvcrly England don" . I'ricl.'520011. ;\Illou n t l h.ive sl'l'nl. A1, 0 fou r tvrl.'s 20 , 47:; , '100. Inl.'w 3 sl'conJh,1Ild . 512 0.00. Arms front $48.00 each Con tort l.l'S LULl S, Phone KhK -670h C isbo rn e. and rear ,\ 1l'l11 lx-r. HOROPITO O N E (11 FALl I ori gin.ll 19:13 M C "S afetv First " H r.o.Box 970, Chr istchur ch p (l ~ l' lu ll colour S,lh.'s Bro chures in ~}xce lk n t MOTOR co nrlil ion tor \l.lgn.1 L IV\'l' .1I1d M,' gnCtle. Offe rs to i\ l.lSl,l ir !OIW..... , .1, 2 A rM: ' l' j\ V l ', Lev in . Phun t.:' H2­ WRECKERS h90. Member. M ERC UI{Y IlJ4l). l'.l rli,lllv d i"n,l n lit'd co nditio n. KAMO PANEL (;ood J'l'slor.1Iillll proi"('1.·S2001l. Could SW.lp for N.z. Major Distributor of: Briti,h v lotorbikc. l'h om- (Oil) 1'iH-n lJ2. Old Auto Rubber + & PAINT LTD Il)47Vi\UXH i\1.J 12. Sound bodv. Ellg inl'l'es t" red Peter Jackson Replacement by n -put.ibh-Iirm. lnc lud c-s -,p drl' l' ll ginl' and lo.rd Colenso Street. Kamo. of 'P""l' pMh. S f ~ O ll l h l' 1,,1. \\'rill' Llkl' Vi"w panels - Australia .\ I" t,, 1' I'""k. B", .1, :VI .1I1.1 p"'lri. l'lw lll' (Ill) 249­ Postal: 47 Great North Road . hh2~ . * Body Hardware Ka mo, Wh angarei. FOI{D \\OIJI:I ;\,\ '1!{LC K 1921\ Thnl'"u g h ly * Specialised Rubber Products rl'st"",'d . (;'1l", 1' 1'\ \\,p ll. Sl)'illll. l'h'"1l' (Oh'i2) 2R­ FULL VINTAGE & CLASSIC * Body Weather Seals .1h2. F\·l·lling .... . * Rust Repair Panels .\ IOIClITimaru. Phone 688-368. Sump:Cork $35.00 1903 Lanc hester. I'!04 Oldsrn ob ile, I'!04 De Diun Bouton , I

( Jl.D C LUTCl I (KO RK) for Mot o rCvclc and Ca rs. SE LL/ SWi \I'NO RTON 1% 0 Featherb ed E52,good I{l' kork and n -ma ch incd. For fr,'l' 'IUt,t,'s: Phone condition. 19:17 ES2 fo r rcs tu r.uion. Ma nv o ther cven ine (04) 646 -()l)2or write 10 R Ruschc . 19 Hvde No rto n parts. 1937 Vclocettr MSS. W,;n ted ­ NEW PARTS FOR 741B Street , Wili nuio m" ta. . Sw ing Arm Veln cdlt' ,1I1 d 1.1It' thirties Ve locct te & OTHER MODELS Mac Bik,' or pa rts for res tor a tion. 11 . H ill, I'h oru ­ SECOND HAND PARTS ALSO WORKSHOP AND PARIS M i\ NU i\lS FRO \ 1 t J 2 ~ , (05 )) Hi'> - 16h o r wri t» I' 0 Box IVdling to n. AVAILABLE 1930. Origina l Ford service b u lletins (decorated \kmbL'r. hard cover ring binder). Books o n m Uloring,"i ling , gre.ls ing rind tu ning . Luc as and Rcpco manuals. Ii\ C Ui\R 1951 1\'1K VII. C"od t' rig ill,l l condi tion. Contact : Paul Hanes Cataloguc-, 4 pages 115 items. Se nd $2.00 10 I' BI,l Ck w ith dark t,1I1 ori gi n,,1 "','llwr. Ext,'ns;",' P 0 Box 4 Horotiu Millar, 1211CI"nm ire Road, Ne wl an ds, Wdling ton . rece-nt nl ech,)n ic,ll wo rk mo tor, d utc h, br.iko«. d e. Work : (071) 248-298 - Ho me (071) Cc nuine on e ow ner C.H. ~"{ ;;no un o. Trade .lnd 299-741 1948 Vi\ UXIIALL "J" 14 H.I'. Run ning or de r. Cash poss ible. Ph on e Marcus, (09) 575-4583 Fax: (07 1) 299-67 1 Somespares. Pho ne (Oh3) 74-4h4. Auckland . t6 FORDCONSUl. l 5. Mcch.mirn llv so u nd . Gond MOTORCYCLE PA RTS for s.i le. New 6 1/ 2" ru bber. Excel len t C h ro me. Ab solut e lv no rust. H,::,dl am ps co m p le te w ith s wi tcl: ~ n d amme-ter WANTED Prepa red for p.,inting. ){l'gis tL- rl'd ,1I1 d ,·V.ur,lnted . Srso. i\ JS knee pads 193H-l'!58 ~5 0 p,lll'; AJ5/ A nv offerover 52000. Co ntdct L I'et,'r,,'n, 121 100d Matchl t ' s~ ,'" r1v ~ c ,~ lI o p L' d petwl ,l nd oi l t,lIlk c.1 P ~ Ave, Pin es Be ~wl' d o dr in ." Kidney Sh,lpl'd con 'r for u l1 lk rside pi I,t bh p.lll d .l nd n r i~ i n.l l :->L'at pall in MailOrderAccepted · Visaand Bankcard ,lilY N ow in s toc k, Di ffv a nd GeilrbtlX oi ls , 140 cond ition. Phon,'Ba rn (1I6) 344 - ~3 1 1 t'", 'nin g' or w rite ,l nd 420 El', so lu b'le o il s u it,l b le for m os t MAINLAND TYRES J()Lj SOl11 Nsd Rd, \\' ,lllg,lll ui. ra d i<1tOl'S and 30/ 40 Engine Oi l: C l s tro l. BOX 5231 DUNEDIN FOR PLCI·I \ IS ~ 1I Ped" l C, 'ck. H1l1of,lCtlH1'd b, ' Stt'" Phone(03) 477·0800 R Dailllkr. Cylinder BMr,'1I ,l nd H,,-"i or Cl 1] i ' f' l d~­ I' 0 Box 970 Fax (03) 477-3 150 t'llgilll' or c\'cle suit.1 l, ll' for wrecking . Phone (04) 32R- Chris tc h urch CONTACT GEOFF FOR YOUR NEEDS 767. . • Restorations to the highest • Bead blast ing and metal standards polish ing service • All work by qualified enthusiast • Engine, transmission , suspension reconditioning tradesmen Classic car racing preparation • Progress reports and photo WOF issued. Tune-ups, record of your restoration mechan ical and electrical repairs • 1 year mechan ical and • Detailing and valet. Lubes 6 year body warranty and tyres • Panelling handcrafted in • Importers of classic car parts steel or aluminium • Agents for Koni shocks, Lovell • Bare metal respraying to springs concours standards • Mobil 1 synthetic oil, trans oils, • Accident repairs, rust removal grease, racing fuels

THE SPORTS AND CLASSIC CAR GARAGE We have moved to our brand new workshop at 28 Manuka Street Taupo. If you own a classic, vintage or sports car, please call on us. No job is too big or too small.

PHONE PETER OR KEVIN WALL, 07485727 8 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - Noon Saturday s After Hours: 074 82386 or 074 86338

KozaKs Wash Your Car 4 Facts You Should Know About The Shiny Clean KozaK(R) DryWash®Cloth 1. Economical-Saves $ MAIL ORDER WELCOME Without OneKozaK cloth is good for ove r 50 c1ean ings . VISA BANKCARD C H E ~ U E That's only centsa wash! 0 0 0 Water! No ,.,.,..",.,.,.,.."..",.,...,.,.....",.".,..'... 2. Durable & Reusable You really don't need A KozaK actually gets betterwith age! Why ? It's Signature .. water to "wash" your all in the deep nap and special chemical formula, car....if you have a KozaK' The nap becomes "meshed"after a few uses Send to Mr/Mrs . DryWash" cloth. Millions and does its best Job with this randomnap have been sold since pattern . 1926. The reason is Address...,...,..,' , , , ".". simple: KozaK is the only safe way to clean away 3. Conserves Water dirt, dust, and road grime You use nowater with KozaK . Just adamp WITHOUT WATER. All you sponge for hard-to-remove spots. miss are cold hands, wet clothes, squishy shoes 4. Completely Safe Auto DryWash ', Inc. SOLE N.Z. AGENT and water-soaked Th ere is nothing harmful to paint. wa x. or other CHAMADE sections of your car that shines in KozaK. Itwill not scratch even the ENTERPRISES LTO dry rusty and squeaky. finest paintjob KozaK is safe tothe touch too. Gloves are suggested only toavoid dirty hand s. Peter Dunn KozaKs are not gimmicks Mild soap andwalerwill clean handsafteruse. but the only authentic Director Auto DryWash used for ONLY $20.00 EACH 28 CROYDON RD over 60 years by auto INCLUDING GST AND POSTAGE MTEDEN dealers and proud car ONLY 40 CENTS A CLEAN owners. P,O. BOX 10289, MTEDEN TELEPHONE 686-091 BETCO OEADED EDGE TYRE CO.

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t O l lN S 7TW /l HT ( (1<)) ;' 28- 7.12". 1922 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER GHOST SPORT TOURER FO R SA LE. LAGONDA 16/80 WANTED EARLY VETERAN CA R REM AIN S 711.G. ~bd. 6cy l.1933 DROPHEAD CO UP E. O lder res tora tion . ENVPre-selectgearbox. PRECISION & AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS Su ita ble for re b u ild o r res to ra tio n Ve ry o rigi na l. OFFERS over 550,000. W - Estab lished 1950 - a nything considered . Find ing Fee paid to Luyper s, 278 Vipo nd Road. Sta nrno re Bay. Ph on e (09) 424-7947. Member. per so n locat ing su ita ble ca r parts. Please PARTS LOCATINGSERVICE FOR VINTAGE co n tact B Sim kin. 363 Devon Stree t, Eas t ANDOBSOLETE PARTS New Plvm outh. Phone 83-363 Collect. FOR SALE Member . Pistons, Shell Bearings . Valves, Valve Guides, Model " A" Ford oil fille r. TimingGears. Timing Chains. Gasket Sets FOR SALE. Wh y pay $160. 00? Yo u can buy If you have a problem try us for friendly no Bonnet Webbing sizes, the tried a nd pro ve n Ke nz Engine sev era l au thentic obligation se rvice o il fill er for w iring, hig h tension lead 7m m & 911l m, wire ma ny sizes, sta inless only $140 .00. Post Paid . fabric cov erin g Approved AA Repairer stee l conduit , C as Ta nk Scale r. Silico ne Ve te ra n & Vi n tag e Cars Ltd . PO Box Bra ke Fluid, Whitew all clea ne r. All these PHONE (03) 667-463 43-009, Manger e, Phone (09) 275-5316. items from Vetera n & Vintil ge Cars Ltd. I' Fax (03) 667-462 Fax (09) 275-6882. o Box 43-()09, Manage r». Phone (09) 275­ 344 StAsa ph Street, Christchurch 5316. Fax (09) 275-6882. HUDSONPARTS WANTED for 1916-24 Models. Bonnet, Front&Roa rCuards.Instrurnents, Headlamps, CV~rt 1ft/. FOR SALE 1928 FORD MODEL A Tail light. Radiator Shells. Delco Ignition Switch, Dash T UDOR. Pump, Ex Speedo Drive (early) 880 x 120 B.E. Tyres. IJ q]~ 12000 mil es since ~round up restoration . Body Panel's for Tourer & Roadster and Hood Bows for Suntan yellow wit 1 blac kgua rds. A good same (Urgent). Contact Tornrnv Mortirner, 14Mech.m ~ IO I> E Il" motorab lc relia ble car. 513000 o no Street, P 0 Box546. Blenheim. 'Phone Collect (U57)84­ CUirM I,Oil I> A in clud ing s pilres . Waym· Richnrds. 347 Night or (U :;7) 8(,-483 Day. Member. l 'PI' EIl illS I nnun O il Pakowhai Road , RD3, Na pier. Ph on e (06) TO BUYl.UCASST-:l8 ModelTilill ight for 1936 Morris 1'.0 . llox 4:>-009. Man gcre PL AT E 87R-3914. Membe r. Ph one : 09 -275 53 16. 8. also correct tvpe wiper motor, also starter PullCable Fax: 0'1-275688 2 and Button and Full Rich Button too. Contact I Barker, PISTONS 49 Eden St, Oarnaru. Phom-434-8789. Fo r Vin tag e and Classi c Engi nes availabl e STOPCO"l I>[~Sll llR O"ITRS OllT ;~e~0i~ for ma ny mod els ee' Austin , Bu ick, De BS.A. IY35 Scout car ports and information. Need So to, Ch e vr o let . hrvsl e r. Cornrner. motor. wheels. panel parts, etc. AI,o photos and work Installs just the . _ ~ . Daimler , Dod ge, Esse x, Fia t, Ford, shop manual reljuirl'd. Phone Sloven Scullion Collect OIlC ! (04)645-71 8 Wel ington. same as the old 0 Hillrnan, Hu dson , Hu mb er , Huprnobile. J USl uua ch pigtai l from / 'fi3~~ ln tcrnational . Ja ua r. Plymouth, MG. 1923 HARLEY. FRAME, Forks, Fu('1 Tanks, Handle ' he low er plate 10 the point s. Morris. Nash, 01 srnobilc. Rilev . ROVl'r, bars, H,1\'l' to swap only - 1Y3:;Iriumph gearbox with Sel poim gap 10.0 1X -.022 . "'Z}J " \ \ 3 and lime as you no nna lly wou ld. L..-J ~~ \ Singer , Sta nd a rd . Studeba ke r. Triumph, footch.mger on verticalgl'n('ro1 tor Harlcy Fuel-oilTank. Va ux ha ll. W illvs . Wo lsc lc v. Advise Some Armv Indian parts. Contact [)[ones,3YAllnatlSt. -. ~ ~ S25.50 each plus pack & post S2.20 mode l. yea r, o vcrs rzc re q u ired a nd Temuka. Phone (03) 615-7712. Member. S5.00 refundable: upon recei pt of d imens io ns o f o riginn! p is tons fo r ro IlUY the folluwing I\'.Z. Number Plates in good usable up per pia le. idonti fication. Enquiries to Cl'm gl' Cald cr, order. (1) 1'.12 6/ 27 (I) IYlY/JOalso Motorcycle. Truck ~ 307 Hoon Hay I ~ O<1 d . C h r i s t r h u r c h . Phon o ,1I1d Trailer pl,lt('s l lJ2S to 1%6. Wanted also pre 1925 (03) 33H-5372. Membe r. plates. Please write to A I Robertshaw. 25 Park Tee. W"ikuku Beach. I\o rth Canterbury. TYRES All Correspondence to: P.O. Box 43-009 , Mangere PHONE : (09) 275-5316 FAX: (09) 275-6882 STORE : 207 Buckland Rd West, Mangere East IF YOU REQUIRE TYRES FOR THE PAN PACIFIC RALLY, ENQUIRE NOW TO AVOID DELAYS.

750 x 14 750 x 17 $328 .00 30 x 3 1/2 BE $184.50 G78 x 14 $250 .00 450 x 18 $181.50 31 x 4 SS G78 x 15 $250.00 550 x 18 500 x 23 $327.50 L78 x 15 $250 .00 700 x 18 $320.00 33 x 5 670 x 15 $150.20 350/400 x 19 500 x 24 $339 .50 710 x 15 $145 .00 450 x 19 820 x 15 $232 .70 475/500 x 19 $144.60 BETCO BE TYRES 475 x 16 475/500 x 19 Insa $135.00 710 x 90 $275.00 525 x 16 $142.00 650 x 19 $277.00 815x 105 $306 .00 550 x 16 500 x 20 $165.00 875 x 105 $324 .00 600 x 16 $168.20 550 x 20 W/W $263 .00 820 x 120 $426.00 600 x 16 W/W $200.90 600 x 20 880 x 120 $337.50 185 x 16 Radial $180.40 650 x 20 895 x 135 $472.50 650 x 16 450/475 x 21 $150.70 28 x 3 $208 .00 700 x 16 $203.00 450/475 x 21 Insa $135.00 30 x 3 1/2 $184.50 450 x 17 $220.00 525 x 21 730 x 130 $252.00 525/550 x 17 $155.80 600 x 21 $375.00 715 x 115 Durandell $361.50 525/550 x 17 W/W $183.00 28 x 3 BE Agents for: 18" to 25" rust bands $26.00 ea.Large range of tubes also available. Prices GST inclusive, freight extra. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE . -Lucas Tyres NORTHLAND V INTAGE CAR C LU B THE SOUT H AUSTRALIAN COLLECTABLES MOTORING HISTORY BOOKS SWAPMEET Compiled b y Georg e Broo ks Published by the S porting C ar C lu b of S .A. Sa turday. 28 th Se p te m ber 199 1 BOOK 1: A collection of Photog ra phs 1898-1918 Clubrooms. H eri t,lg e Park. Mau nu . VVh,lngarei. BOOK 2: Motor Car Portraits 1901-1918 BOOK 3: A Collection of Photogra phs 19 19-193 1 Buvers a nd se lle rs 5J .00. C dtes o pen BOOK 4: Motor Cycles 1899-1 930 - 9.00 a.m: BOOK :;: C o m m e rcial Veh icl es 1905-1 931 Co ntact Phones: 4.17-0]14 or 481-147. BOOK 6: A Coll ectio n of Phot ogra p hs 1898-191 8 BOOK 7: A Collectio n o f Ph otogra phs 1919-193 1 FOR SALE BOOK 8: M otor Ca r Portrait s 1902-191 6 1910 Wo lsc lcy Sid deley Rad iat or. BOOK 9: A Coll ec tion o f Ph ot ographs 1904-1 918 19 10 C le m e n t Bayar d 4 cy l. 13- 20 h p BOOK 10: M ot o r C ycles 1899-1930 engine. 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Fur or Ph o ne (Ob7) 7 129 1 eve n ing s, d et ails p ho ne (OJ) 298-b8J , (no te cha nge o f bLJX n u mber) f O R 1930's PA llO A ND 1900's CHRYSLERH BCAPSKIN SFOR SALE 1 ca n im p o rt sp,'ci,,[ BSI' rc quirc nu -nt s Exce llent rc-prod urt io n s kins f,' r most SATAM PETROL PUMPS inclu d ing su es and still n ll's, slel' l rtcm-. Chrvsk-r W i"l' W hl'l,l" l lu b C. l ~", VI.,dl' in W ,\ :\TED till' g l"" g lobl's that ,it on 11ll' a nd chrome SlTl'\V~. 22 gll l1 g l' h r.is-: w ith ~"l n"'~:-il 'd ce n tre " Illl;k' n{, ,\ I',li l.i bl « I'llI'65, ht> , 70, 72, 7:;, 77, tllp , 01 the 11 UIllI' ". Cou ld 11l' ,1 "SIll'II",.l "L,l lll' x or '1l'\,1"0 St.u" or ,1 clrcu l,ir g lo lw N Z Agen t fo r Bernard r Wade Ltd . U K C l !'vhldl.'b. SW l\ll'h . Co nt.irt : Sll 'l'l' Trott. ,ld l'Iu I' () Box:; 177, N l'II' 1'11'I1ll Hllh . I' ho nl'(Ot> 7) \'l' r l i"i n g nu- or Big I'l'l'l' ell', Tl- 1:;-1 . !'v h-m bl'r. 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You ore cordia lly invited to join the PLATING HUDSON ESSEX TERRAPLANE CLUB INC. NASH & RAMBLER DEVELOPMENTS The cl ub o ffers an excellent b i-rno nth tv magazine. tech nic a l advic e . librar y and o utings. 19b Hoxburqh Crescent Palm erston North Fo r informatio n contact the Secretary: AH va n Zori. Phone (06) 357-9668 16 Vale rie Cres. O kura, RD2 ALBANY.

• MANUALS .. BROCHURES CAR MAGAZINES OWN ER S of all Wol seley Vehicl es, J'l'g., rdl es, 01y' ,

. Established 1950 .

PISTONS FOR VETERAN VINTAGE AND CLASSIC ENGINES

We can supply new Piston Se ts for most Makes and Models. All Piston Sets come complete WA NTED fOR 1930 ROYAL with Rings and Gudgeons. We have over 700 EN FIELDM ODEL HA31 listings at cornpetuive prices. SOUcc Sing il' - 3 , p t't' d Stur rnev Archer AUSTI N SE VE N 1929. C ca rbox C ls e or co m I1 1L' tl' ho"x . Mu s t Little ( 11' no rll ~ t. Comp lete ,',ccpt tor Approved A.A. Repairer ha ve ,1 Spe ed o ta keo ff, fron t ,1I)d i\ L' <11' spccdomc tor. \VtlS in go ing order w he n i n clu d i n ~~ PHONE (03) 667·463 w hee ls or hubs br.ikos. (6 11 gl"l rt)g cd by presen t owners 3--1 ye (H ~ (lgO. Fax (03) 667-462 2" d ia Dru ms) . Pl us .1111' info on th is M W W hite, Sha nds Ro" d , N o 6RD, 344 St Asaph Street , Christchurch Mod el. Contact P Spillc r (09) Sl-l-l ll-lK. C hr is tch u rch . Phone (O3) 2:'i2--l·m . Co llect. Member. C(sf)hitefMetal93earing~

~ ENGINEBALANCING WHITEMETALLlNG . LINEBORING PISTON CAM GRINDING VINTAGE / CLASSIC CAR OWNERS.

We olIa a /id/ specialist engine reco nditioning service. Anyjobfrom (JI1I' rod. /0 ajull tong mot or. My stat] /1£1 1'1' over <)Uvears of combined practical experience and that muster motor I'lIgi//1'1'r [ I'd T!IO/Il / iS O// is alwavs at hand.

Ford Mod«! A . B. T X & IU H.P. con-rods ttr« carried ill stock, 1/.'1 is afullv balanced reconditoncd Model A. Phone [or an estimate. Dion Coleman. 1455 Whangaparaoa Rd, Whangaparaoa. Telephone: "BC (0942) 48-836

Engineeringmanufactures pistons and rings of all sizes to suit most car When You need to Jig around for J•E • makes and models from the 1900's to approximately 1965. If the part you need is not in stock we Pistons & Rings, come and see Us! can manufacture it to suit your require­ ments, whether it's for your everyday use or that special restoration project. And our pistons and rings are available either individually or in sets. At J.P. Engineering we help the professional and home mechanic alike breathe new life into any car.

Products available from: NORTH ISLAND Auckland &WellingtonMotor Spares Ltd. All Repco Stores SOUTH ISLANDChristchurch AutoSupplies,GeorgeCalder,MSCoombeLtd. Dunedin J & APScott, All Repco Stores. For more information contact: lP. EngineeringProducts,25-33 1nnes Rd., Windsor Gardens South Australia 5087. Phone: (618) 2617222. Fax: (618) 261s izi.

o o PRECISION CASTINGS Lost Wax Process Mould Making Having trouble getting parts? Now able to reproduce Vintage car parts using the highly accurate lost wa x casting method. For all your non-ferrous cas ting requirements. Phone Feilding: (06) 3239619 .., ---i o - Established 1950 ­ SPECIALI STS INTHE MANUFACTUREOF Kin gpins. layshatts, grinding of new parts, gears 6 and beari ngs. Driveshafts andaxles manulactured and OR repaired. Crack Testing. 12 Dynamic Balancing. Brake. clutch an d flywheel resurfacing. VO LT Bead blasti ng Approved A A. Repairer PHONE (03) 667-463 Fax (03) 667·462 344 St AsaphStreet, Christchurch Authentic, Fully Working, Reproduction Horns, Just Like The Original. Painted Gloss Black. Made In N.Z. By Vintage Ford, ·EXCLUSIVE AGENTS· I VF ~ PRICE. $185.00 + $6.00 P+P.

IV~ VINTAGE FORD Box 970 CH.CH. FAX (03) 640·451 M O DEL 'A' FORD

We sto ck a large ran gl' of 2nd hand pa rts, bo th m echa n ica l and bod y part s. All reason abl y priced . TOBUYSETofnewCastIronPistonsforIlJJIi Chevrolct. " JS VTwin Parts wanted mid 1920's 770c( Barrels, Would prefer +20 or bigger but standard would do. Whel'is, illly bits ,11 all. Graharn Andcrson, 54 Wl' ha ve goo d stocks of new engi ne' part s, AlsoGasket set for same. Contact Lee Stallwortby, ]() .\1cllrall1 evs Rd. Christchurch. Phone (CL') 857-830 or Kohl' SI,Wh,lIlgMei. Phone (OY ) 4H7-248. Ml'mbl'r. Piston s. Rings, Valves and (; uide s etc. ,1f iL' r jlllw'1991 (03 ) 380-7835. and good stoc ks of electrical parts including ou r right hand d rive looms. :\1ATC11 LESS parts wanted for IlJJ7 model, epccially llUICKPARTSW;\ ~T E I )for 1929-30RoadstcrorCoupe petroltankand l'ngilll'(J50or5(0)butalmostanvthin]; Body Panels or patterns, Windscreen, Hood llows,Tail Iwlplul. Have IlJJHA)S 250r,arts to swap. Contact I' Now in stoc k, Diffy an d Gearbox oils, 140 IVnght, 45a Bombay St. wd ington 4. Member. light> (Pair), Hubcaps. 1Y" Wooden Whl·c· b or lVirl'. and 420 El', so luble oil suitab le for mos t Headlamps and Bar, Stauncheons. Door handlc-, rad iators and 30/ 40 Engin e Oil : Cast rol. DODGEFOUR Rvar Tourer doors. I hove ,1 pair to R.ldlalor withShell.600x 19" W/ 11' Tyres, s!Lie lamps. Dt'Spl'ratl' tor these par ts. Yourpricl'if ing.tlod condition. sWop for JY2h Dndgl' Roadstorrearguards. Alsohave Contact Tornm v Mortimer. 14 ~vlcchan Street. I' 0 Bnx PO Box 970 rem tub section for [lJ24-27 Dodgl' rough but gnod 541i, Illcnhcirn. Phone Collect (057) 84-3-17 Night or Ch ristchurc h p,a tterns: Contact 1lorry Davy, 7H EastQuay.Wait,lr,l, (057) H6-lH3 Day. Member. Taranaki. Member. CAR BADGE I~E STORA TIO NS I.UCAS TYRE wanted. hOOx20or matching pail'600x BODY PM, ELS for 1929 :\'lndl,1 AFord four door Phaeton. Right and left rear quarter panelswith wheel Restoring exis ting Hadgl's, stripping old 20tyres. Also wanted Americantwincylindercoil box ena me l and re-co louring. Alsl)specia lists .md one IJrge gas headlight in reasonable condition. arches, also rnam back panel. Parts must be m good condition, Phone Dick (0593)7435Carterton. 111 hand mad e to a ny design cu t-o ut Oldsparkplugswantedforcollection. ContactCraharn si lhouette bad ges, mad e of brass and Wibltn, HH Wither Rd. Illcnhcim. Phone (057) HH-l IH . finished in nic kel chrom e. Member. I'RES Ei\'TLY RESTO RI0iC 1929 DODGE51:"'101{ Six LANDAU. Needs Stromberg UX3 Carburettor. Co n tact: Pe te r. 4Hl Maireha u Road , Kingston Vacuum Tank. White Faced Petrol Gauge, Christch u rch 9. Phon e (0:1) H:lO-9RLJ . Needle reads full one o'clock, empty five o'clock, H divisions, anything likely. Contact for Photo, John MOTORCYCL E WANT ED Callescn, Box 143 Longburn, Manawatu. Member. V-tw in w ith or wi thout sidecar. 1925 tu ] lJ5(). Prefer runn ing or restored. Also VELOCETTE VENOM MOTORCYCLE Wanted. in te res ted in in -lin e four, any ve a r. anv Clubman orStandard. Also wanted 1929-31Chevrolet cond ition. Parts, information or'cull1 pletc' 6cylinder Motor. Phone Collect (067)71·050evenings. bike'. Details to:Peter Barnc tt. 5 Mappleton Member. Ave, Christchurc h. Phune (03) :>97-552. Member. SUNllEAM TALBOT CONVERl llll.F M.G.TD or rr. LeMans S i~ger ~ i n(> restored or lI ~restnred..alsowanted. Restored ClaSSIC Saloon Car. Contact Carv Turner, FOR SA LE. A large ra nge uf Mnd el T & Phone (057) H6-677evenings. Member. . A parts,some used Model A. Let us know yo ur requirem ents. Veteran & Vinta ge Ca rs Ltd . PO Box4:1-0()9, Man gcre. Phon e (09) 275-53](i. Fax (09) 275-6882.

FOR SALE TRIUM PH 5TA 1959. Con cou rs cond ition. $5000.00. No offe rs. WANTED FORD MODEL T 1926 ROADSTER A lso 1958 Z u n dap p Mophed sa m e JAEG ER Speedome ter and in st rument PICKUP. A rar e model res tored abo ut 5 con di tio n as Triumph. Offers over cluster for my Triumph Road ster and as yea rs ag o to a very a uthe ntic standard . $1900.00. Both bik es had little use since fitted to TO & TDA Razored ge saloons . Proba bly the bes t of its type in the wo rld. res tor at ion in 1988-9. For fu rthe r details Also informat ion on the wh ereabo uts of Pri ce - $22,000. Co ntact Sam McCann. write GMorgan, 138 Ruamahunga Cr es, any such car s or pa rts for sa me . Pe ter Pho ne: Busin ess (09) 5288023 - Home (09) Palmer ston North. Ph on e (063) 70046. Fabe r, Box 202 Whangarei. Phone (089) 5358091. Memb er . 487-613. Seereport on page 10

1906 Argyill, T. Siephens, Oamaru,

1937 Austin, F. Rickard, Ashburton.

See Riley ston) on page 11

View of the body constructed with Fijian Kauri, and the scat ha cks skinned with aluminium.

Dinah Turner at the wheelof British Leyland Heritage Museum Car. VINTAGE AUTO PARTS Sell most Saturdays, at: 87 Tui Rd, Papatoetoe, South Auckland.

NOTE: Written inquiries must enclose $10 Bonded Deposit (No Refunds), Addressed to: R. H. LEVER & CO., POC1, Papatoetoe Central, South Auckland

1II.s.~bd. PRECISION & AUTOMOTIVE ENG INEERS . Established1950 .

SPECIALISTS IN VINTAGE ENGINE RECONDITIONING

If your VETERAN. VINT.flGE OR POST VINl flGE engine need attentionwecan help , From a sma ll Job toa complete rebuild

Phone us tor no obligationadvice. 192b CH EVR O LET RO AIJST ER.C h,l, sis R" ... lo red , :Vil'c1101lliCol Is Comp lete bu t not Approved A.A. Repairer runn ing. 1'.Hl lv re-built body. Fi\',' br.ind H I LLM A N H AWK 1936 n,'\\' I'i rl' SI' "11' ·1S 0 --I7~ -2 1 h T"S jusI Iilll'd. 1' 0 1' Soli ,' by ·! l'I,d l' r. l ;t'n Ui'll, lo ", mikJgl'. PHONE (03) 667·463 S-I(lIl1l. o r w ill Ir.l d l' Oil nnv l'o lll)'Il' iL'ly I .Hgc .im o un t ot ... p.Hle... . O ri g in,ll lo,,! kit , FAX (03) 667-462 !'l'slllrl'd v. -hicl«. Coru .ut c'o llill Sim kill, 1l1.H111.1" "l e. 1l'lld",'o C lo ... r-: ISlh Julv 344SI Asaph SI Chrislchurch j I I, ,,, kilo,l - re ... , r.ir.id.i lc, N,lp il' r. l' lw lll' 1'19\. I' l ) Ilo), lJ7, 1),1I'g,1\'ill" . I'u rth ,:r (Ob) :-1 -1 -1 -77:;1'. p .uticu l.rr-, I'hlllll! (Ox x.1) KY(>'I . Me m be r.

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Send cheque/money order to: Autotek 44 Redruth Avenue Chrislchurch.2 Telephon e 03-651-420

OIKON CUSTOM BUILT ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT LTD ALLOY PISTONS DAVID GILES TO SUIT ANY PHONE: 567-162 ENGINE - p.a. BOX 51-056 ANY OVERSIZE. I 24B RYLOCK PLACE, I j.: I, PAKURANGA, AUCKLAND, N.Z. \VF

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New Zealand Agent Firestone's Antique & Classic Distributor Veteran & Vintage ars Ltd. 28 50 Temple Ave., Long Beach. California. D.S.A. 90806 r.o. Box 43-009 Mangere Phone: 213/595-6721 • Fax: 213/595-0381 Phone: 09-275-531 6 • Fax: 09-275-6882