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June-July 1979 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE 25th YEAR OF PUBLICATION President: L. J. D. Priest (Hawkes Bay) Club Captain: A. D . Storer (Banks Peninsula) cu» Vice-Ca ptain : M . H . Ferner (W gtn) Hon. Secretary: Cly n t Inns (Banks Peninsula) IN THIS ISSUE cu» Registrar: S. A . En gland, r.o. Box 4154, C h ristc hu rch. President's Message 2 Exe cu tive: Messrs B. 1. Barnes (So uthla nd), W. M. Birch (Well ingto n, N. A . Dewhurst (A uc kla nd), 1. W . A. Hillclimbing Days 3 Ne well (Ban ks Peninsul a). Far North Tour '79 5 6th Motor Cycle Rally 6 CORRESPONDENCE Club correspondence, inc lud ing members' CHANGES 25th Dunedin Brighton Run 8 OF ADDRESS, must be sen t to Tire Vintage Car Club of N .Z . (lIIC.) A tribute to Whitney Straight 11 r.o. Box 2546, Putting the clock back 17 Christchurch, Intending members sho u ld write to thi s address. Crossword No. 2 18 All Beaded Wheels correspondence and su bsc ribe rs change of add ress to p.a. Box 13140 . Driving a Bugatti Royale 22 Branch Notes 27 BEADED WHEELS EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Letters to Editor 35 Chairman: Spencer Barnard. Classified Ads 35 Co mmiu ee: Gavin Bain, G eo ff H ockley, Bruce Pidgeon, Bob Scott, Paul Giesler. Material for publicat ion is the responsibility o f this committee and sho u ld be forwarded to p.a. Box 13140, CLOSING DATE Christchurch, typed or neatly printed, double sp aced on Closing da te for Aug ./Sept. issue July 9th one side of paper only, Reports of restorations. events, road tests, hist ori ca I and technical articles welcome. No payment m ade to COVER PHOTO contributors. Ope n ing day for Can te rbu ry Branch new Clubrooms at The opinion s expres sed in letters o r a r ticles in Beaded Cu t ler Par k, Mc Leans Island. See Ca nte rbu ry Bran ch Wheels a re the authors' own vie ws a nd do not necessarily ncte s. express the policy of the Vintage Car C lu b of N,Z. (Inc.) Photo by A. M. Green wood.

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Undoubtedl y the ma tter fore­ Norm Skevingto n and his team With win ter comi ng on, the most in our minds must surely of helpers have been ver y bu sy mot oring scene is somewhat be the current petrol situation getting informa tion coll ated in quieter. Non etheless, both Easter and how it may affect our Club rea diness for the occasion. Many Rall ies drew large entr ies. ac tivities, and in particular the entra nts have however omitted Ro torua hosted the North Island for thcoming 1980 Intern ational several item s from their entry event and made good use of their Rally. Critics will argue at length form s because of one reason or al most co mpleted Clubrooms, on the necessity or otherwise of another. On behalf of N orm wh ilst Ca nter bury turned on certai n restri ction s, however , your co uld I plead with entrants to so me exce llent wea ther to host Execut ive have wisely considered furnish the info rma tion omitted, the South Island gathering and a req uest from the Mini ster of urgently, in ord er to make the officially opened their new co m­ En ergy and the resultant plea is job easier when it comes to print­ plex . Bot h effort s reflect the tha t all Branches give serious ing and assembling the Rall y stea dy support by members for thou gh t to the pro blem, and cut packs etc . It is planned to have a unit ed Club, and each is a ba ck on all mot oring activities by thes e completed well be fore their cre dit to those who lab oured for at least 10 per cent on the distributi on in November. the cau se. normal. It is not sugges ted that all ac tivity cease, in fact, it is A gentle rem inder that all Aug ust sees the Annual Con ­ hoped that by givin g ca reful ent rants in the 1980 Int ern ati on al fere nce th is yea r to be staged by th ought to the situation som e mus t carry a minimum insur ance the Rotoru a Bran ch. The ven ue novel ideas on membership ac tivi­ of at least T hird-Party cov er. will be the Racing Club complex ties might come out of the who le T he Club scheme opera ted by to be used for the 1980 Inter­ exer cise. Rem ember, our public Ph oeni x Assuran ce has very a t­ nat ional. The opportunity to in­ image is of excellent sta nding tractive incentives, which recently spect the complex and at the and your th oughtfulness will heip acquired some additions. I urge same time take active part in the to maintai n th is. you to consider these and by Club's Annua l Meeting, is one The Int ern at ional Rally con ­ doing so, you not onl y get a tha t [ hope ma ny members will tinues to dr aw closer, and when good deal for your vehicl e you take, and on that note may I entries closed they stoo d at 1052. also help the Club. Write to Mr look for ward to an enthuias tic Th ere is no doubt that this event R. Hasell, P.O. Box 38, Christ­ A.G. M. will be one fantas tic specta cle. churc h for det ails. LI ONEL PRIEST COLLEGE FORD SPARES NEW PARTS FOR OBSOLETE FORD CARS, 1928-1960 We specialise in Model A and VS Parts New Catalogue available soon

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P AGE TWO Hillclimbing Days PART 2

1923 rolled around, and Feb­ with their mounts before even variably resulted in a stall on one ruary saw the second running of reaching the halfway mark, and of the extra-steep pinches. On the the event that had established it­ others run off course and plunge other hand, hitting the "hump" self as a success with both riders madly downhill, I had come to with a large fistful of throttle al­ and public at its first introduction. the conclusion that " ho rsepower" most equally invariably resulted With the previous year's antics in was a secondary consideration in disaster in the way of a loop . rnnd, the hillclimb fan s turned and that the real problem was The half-dozen or so consistent out in force, entries exceeded the jockey's ability to stay on his over-the-toppers seemed to have those in the previous event, the steed. I must confess that it was adopted something in the way of day wa s perfect, and the crowds with some trepidation I craned a compromise and generally made expecting an exciting afternoon's my neck and gazed for the ump­ the "hump" safely. So, breathing sport were not disappointed. The teenth time up that formidable ,j silent prayer, I headed for it ! ever-present trade rivalry between the Indian and Harley-Davidson Alas! in about a couple of factions, which had been latent by Geoff Hockley seconds it was apparent that I for a time, was quite obviously wasn 't included in either of the blossoming out again, and keen 500-foot-long slope, and when categories mentioned by the re­ competition was witnessed be­ porter! After landing on the rear tween Harley and Indian riders in eventually I was called to the line and sat blipping the throttle and wheel with a jarring crash about the up-to-600 cc class. Eventually halfway up the rise I couldn't get Charlie Bell, my boss, emerged awaiting the fall of the flag, I wondered if I had been a little the front wheel back onto terra the victor with a 23 3/5 sec. ride firma and abandoned ship smartly on his Scout, closely followed by too ambitious in breaking into the slant-shooting game. However, it as my steed went over backwards George Lambert, also Scout­ and plunged downhill in a series mounted, while last year's winner was a little too late to do any­ thing about ch anging my mind­ of leap s while I picked myself up George Henderson could only and slithered down after it with manage third place on his Harley­ and almost before I realised it, the flag dropped-and I was away! mixed feelings (wh ich weren't Davidson Sport Model. smoothed at a ll by the remarks To digress for a moment-­ of a certain member of the Indian The over 600 cc bout promised trio many years my senior and plenty of action, with the Harley riders had a few yards of flat for so mewha t unpopular for his sar­ contingent gritting their teeth and a take-off before tackling the girding their loins to avenge their "hump", a short steep hillock castic mien). "At least you've defeat in the smaller class. This with a grade of one in three and fallen off quicker than anyone event also marked my debut as a even steeper in one or two spots, else so far today", was his en­ hillclimber (though apparently the which seemed to the rider ad­ couraging comment. (sooner than world's motorcycle press didn't vancing on it to rise sheer out of I imagined, I was able to indulge seem to consider it worth men­ the ground. This little pinch was in a little sarcasm myself! 1. Dam­ tioning-strange!). I had exer­ responsibile for nearly all the age to my mount was confined to cised my persuasive powers on failures soon after ' ta ke-off" . One a bent handlebar, which was easily the boss (no mean feat) to pro­ newspaper reporter covering the enough straightened. By the tim e vide me with a mount, and finally event disapproved of what he the over 600 cc clas s was halfway he had somewhat grudgingly termed "this dangerous obstacle through it appeared that George made available a somewhat bat­ which only the most skilful and Henderson looked like getting his tered trade-in-a Powerplus Ind­ daring riders have any chance to own back after his fall from grace ian of (from memory) 1920 vint­ negotiate." However, once a com­ in the smaller class when he reg­ age . I would have much preferred petitor had surmounted this little istered a sizzling 21 second climb to have made my debut in the pimple, the long and reasonably at his second and final attempt smaller class, but no Scouts were smooth (in places l) gradient lay (each competitor was given two available. The onl y " tuning" my ahead of him . I had carefully ob­ rides in each class). Nearing the mount had received, due to lack served the different methods of end, only a half-dozen competitors of time, was a quick valve grind attacking the "hump" by competi­ remained, including myself and and the fitting of a smaller engine tors and it seemed to me that my sarcastic team-mate. The four sprocket, but after watching many failures resulted in tackling riders preceding me had vainly several competitors part company it too cautiously, which almost in- made their attempts without, 1 PAGE THREE think. even toppin g the hill, and as I push ed up to the star ting line fo r my final appea ra nce of the day I realised th at it was " now or never ". Down went the flag ! and with some wha t less mom entum than in my first disastrous try, I surmo unted the "hump" successfully and the hill, which looked ab out hal f a mile long, was all min e (perhap s!). It was imperative to keep on course, as off-co urse deviation s, even though the rid er got back on course agai n, earned a disqu alification, and with this th ought perh aps too much in mind , my ride was per haps so mewha t more seda te than it might have been . On e or two narrow squea ks gave me so me anxio us moment s, but with the timekeepers loom ing closer at every bound, I was co nfident I could make it-and I did ' "24 4/5ths!" called the timekeeper as I came to a stop a few yard s past the line. Not good eno ugh to win-but still not so bad, I thought. I stayed at the top to watch the last com­ petitor of the day (my sarcastic team-mate ) doing his stuff. F ina lly he was awa y! Up he came, buc king. bounding, and once with in a n ace of go ing backwards int o a loop . This was the first tim e I had seen a competitor co ming up the hill while wat ching fro m the summit, and it certai nly looked an imp osing sight. At last he was through the finishing tape , and, pulling up , walk ed back to the time keepers. "2 6 seconds flat " was the announcement. It was with difficult y th at I refrained fro m inquir­ ing wha t had detained him! But my better judgem ent prevailed, and I contented myself with a grin. I'm sur e he kn ew wh at I was th ink ing! T hus ended , more or less en­ G. lambert tries oul his Seoul in Ihe 1923 Cashmere event. couragingly, my first appea ra nce as a hil lclimb er. My 24 4 / 5 ride earned me seco nd place in the un­ limited class and was, I think, third best time of the day. Du e to severa l circumsta nces, three ELECTROPLATING seasons were to pass before I a- B. O'DONNELL LTD ga in mounted a mech ani cal broncho a nd sp urred it up the old Electroplaters of :-Copper (Dull and Bright), Cas hmere slope, though I was pr e­ sent at every event. T he event had N ickel, Chrome, Brass and Zinc. becom e firmly established in Stainless Steel Electropolishing. popular ity with the large body of the public which foll owed motor­ Automotive, Motorcycle, Marine and Jobbing cycling activities. Many new rid ­ Plating. ers on different make s mad e the ir appearances pr ovid ing fresh in- P.o. Box 1836, 23 Bangor St., Christchurch terest, but the percent age of 'o ver­ the-toppe rs' remained low. Phone 60-233 T o be continued PAGE F O UR

------The 'Far North' Tour '79

This motorcycle event replaced get loads of Beam parts from Mr breakfast next morning. This was the so-called "1000 Mile Tour" Lewis in Whangarei. The run con­ a tremendous effort and much usually held after a N ational tinued on through Kaeo, with a appreciated by all. Rally. The group of about 50 stop at Whangaporoa Hotel, Those riders who had long dis­ people assembled at the top of the then the Manganui Hotel, Coop­ tances to cover got away very Albany hill on Monday, 26th er 's Beach, Taipa, to Awanui, to early but other riders made a February, left shortly after 9 a.m. dinner at Kaitaia on to our sleep­ leisurely trip back to Auckland for Whangarei. Accompanying ing place at the Wapapakauri visiting the Pioneer Mu seum at the group were M r and M rs camping grounds on the Ninety­ Matakohe and were amazed at Harold ("Indian") Dawson with Mile Beach. the beauty of the kauri gum dis­ their caravan loaded with riders' play, the beautifully arranged packs and camping equipment, by Jack Fox pioneer bed and living rooms, and the writer towing a car trailer and, amongst the sta tionary en­ also with packs and serving as a Next day the 28th, the tour bus gines and mill machines, the huge follow-up and pick-up vehicle. A took the riders on to Cape Reinga 6 ft diameter kauri log about to stop at Wellsford, lunch at Waipu, as the unsealed road is in very pass through the "breaking down" a visit to the Marsden Point oil poor condition. After visiting the saw s. refinery, and then the leaders were lighthouse the bus ran down At Wellsford, Charlie Belk had met by some of the V. & V. along the Te Paki stream and the misfortune to break a con­ Whangarei motor cyclists and es­ returned along the Ninety-Mile necting rod on his LE VeIocette, corted to the Manu club rooms beach to the camping ground. and finished the journey along for a "cuppa". Jim Shaw had Here the camp owners put on a with Barbara in the follow-up car made overnight sleeping arrange­ "sheep-on-the-spit" dinner (which with the bike on the trailer. In ments at the Tropicana camping took 7 hours to cook), washed retrospect, one of the great efforts grounds on the banks of the down with wine kindly supplied must have been that of Mrs Whangarei Harbour and in the by the Kaitaia V. & V. club, with Coleen Anderson, who had just evening a very enjoyable barbecue Mrs McDonald assisting with all obtained a licence before embark­ was arranged by Vern Fairbrother the arrangements. ing on this great adventure-and and V. & V. members. Leaving Kaitaia next day the that on a machine not yet properly On 27th February the party left riders proceeded on No. 1 high­ "run in" after a rebore. Top Whangarei and stopped at Kawa­ way over the Mangataniwha marks, also, for Barbara for her Kawa (where the railway runs Saddle to turn off at the Manga­ stoic attitude to her injuries. It through the "main drag") and muka bridge to the Kohi Kohi was a pity Maureen couldn't make leaving No. 1 highway, branched Hotel for snacks and then on to the trip. off to Paihia, Waitangi historic the ferry landing to cross the Riders who came up at the end places, the old sailing ship Hokianga Harbour to Rawene of the run and thanked us for a museum and other places of and on to the Opononi Hotel for wonderful week 's holiday made it interest. Lunch, then on to Keri­ lunch. Over the Omapere Hill to all very worth while for "Indian" keri, where M rs Kend rick had climb the Paratake range and Harold, Edith, and the writer! the misfortune to encounter a through the Waipoua kauri forest heavy oil slick on the road and on very indifferent metal roads. A crashed heavily, suffering a frac­ brief stop to see the giant kauri tured collarbone and other injur­ trees, then on to the beautiful BINDERS ies, also considerable damage to Trounson Kauri Park for a short for List of Members her machine, a 1937 250 cc Sun­ walk. Back onto Route 12 to be Calendar of Events ete beam. Barbara was very plucky met at Kai-iwi by lan Godfrey, and uncomplaining, and finished who instructed those not booked The off ic ia l club binders are again the tour in the follow-up car with into Dargaville to press right on ava ilable. These are in blue rexine her bike on the trailer. over the Wairoa river bridge to ann gold blocked. On the first day's run Barry his lovely home at Mititai, where $1 .85 each including packing and postage. Anderson had a broken crank­ Shirley and helpers provided a shaft on his 1952 Sunbeam but wonderful dinner for everybody. Send payment with order to Binders Orders, continued the tour in Mike Sleeping accommodation was P.O. Box 13140, Shaw's sidecar, and managed to arranged in their store and a tasty Christchurch PAGE FIVE --6th National Motorcycle Rally The culmination of two years The run was accepted as easy, Fine weather, pleasant sur­ planning was seen on Friday, pleasant motoring, over good roundings and good company 24th February, as entrants began country in South Auckland. No­ lent a real picnic atmosphere but arriving at Epsom Showgrounds one got seriously lost and even it was soon time to move on in Auckland for the 6th National though I seemed to approach again, for the run back to the Rally. Bikes arrived in vans, on most checks from the wrong Showgrounds. During this section trailers, in the boots of cars, direction we all eventually arrived Brian Norton had the misfortune some even under their own at the lunch break at Boy Scouts to have a bru sh with a car steam. By 7 p.m. all but a hand­ H.Q. at Clevedon where the making a turn in the middle of ful had checked in. There were ladies had prepared a welcome the road. Damage to both Brian even a couple of "late" entries meal. and the Velo were only sufficient on the day. Entries came from as far north as Whangarei and Ashburton in the south. Almost all branches were represented. John White scored the first mechanical dis­ aster of the weekend when his Duggie blew up on the way up from Hamilton. Undeterred, he caught a bus home, shovelled an E.W. into his van and headed back, picking up the broken bike on the way. The noggin and natter was held in the Arena Lounge at the Showgrounds and was well at­ tended, noisy and entertaining. After briefing, the serious busi­ ness of pre-lubrication (of tbe riders) took place, with all the usual talk that goes on at such occasions. Saturday dawned bright and Roy Holmes' 1932 Norton. sunny. Tbe Showgrounds were soon alive with last minute activity and final adjustments made to machines. Then amid clouds of smoke, raucous ex­ hausts and a flurry of TV cameras, the competitors set off for the first check. Only three miles out, disaster struck Ron Ross when the big­ end on his 1937 OK Supreme seized. After weeks of feverish work to get the bike ready in time Ron must have been bitterly disappointed. Then only a few miles further down the road, the 1923 Hobart, ridden by Sue Dal­ gliesh developed engine problems that were to put her out also . Fortunately these were the only

mechanical difficulties of the . "; ~ Rally. 1922 Aee belongs to John Boyee, Blenheim. PAGE SIX Book Review

" HIGH NOON FOR COACHES" Newman Bros. Centenary By the late J. Halket Millar with Graham Spencer . PlI blished by A . H. and A . W. Reed. "Beaded Wheels" No . 83 car­ ried a story by the late Maurice Hockley and pictures of New­ mans Cadillac coaches. Now we are pleased to announce the pub­ lication of an excellent book, " H igh Noon for Coaches" which was released at a recent function to mark the centenary of this Bevis Binnie's Royal Enfield. company. Although it ha s not been pos­ to prevent them completing the Slow Veteran: Pat Wood (Auck­ sible to read this book for a course. Back at the Showgrounds land), 1914 Rudge, I; Russel Cross more complete review, a brief (Timaru), 1912 Humber, 2; Lois score cards were collected and look ensured that it will have a Binnie (Christchurch), 1912 Tri­ place amongst the best books of whisked away and votes for the umph, 3. Best Restoration and Most De­ Fast Veteran: Bill Munro (Wel­ its type . Newmans lost more than sirable Machine were cast. lington), 1918 Reading Standard, I; one coach in a ttempting to cross Dan Dugmae (Whangarei), 1918 flooded rivers on punts and pon­ Saturday night was free. We Indian, 2; John Moss (Auckland), toons but they never lost a pas­ 1917 Harley Davidson, 3. believe some night clubs and senger. Newmans had their shows were visited and quite a Slow Vintage: Elmer Music (Whangarei), 1923 Harley Davidson, moments during the Murchison large party went to the Speed­ I; Tony Greig (Auckland), 1929 earthquake in 1929. way. Many visited friends and a Indian, 2; Warren Higgins (Hamil­ Some of the early Newman ton), 1928 Harley Davidson, 3. number called at the Auckland Bros. cars and coaches are Clubrooms for the evening. Fast Vintage: Norm Atkins (Taradale), 1931 Ariel, I; Fraser restored and now owned by On Sunday morning we headed Sim (Auckland), 1928 BSA, 2; Ivan members of the Vintage Car out through West Auckland, Mudrovich (Auckland), 1927 Harley Club of New Zealand and a few crossing the upper harbour at Davidson, 3. Post Vintage: Tom Perrie (Mana­ will be part of the Grand Parade Greenhithe and returning via the watu), 1936 AJS, 1; Ross Glenny of Historic and Modern vehicles Harbour Bridge to the Museum (Wanganui), 1936 Velocetle, 2; Lex through Nelson city on 30th of Transport and Technology Ludmark (Auckland), 1940 Indian , June, and to Murchison on 1st where bikes were on public dis­ 3. July. Post War Vintage: Mike Ken­ play. Here all the club ladies drick (Wanganui), 1953 Sunbeam, I; SPENCER BARNARD provided lunch and the Chara­ Robin Heavey (Auckland), 1953 banc relayed riders and families AJS, 2; Hugh Anderson (Ohinewai), around the grounds. The 1953 Vincent, 3. Best Sidecar Performance: Hugh CHANGE OF ADDRESS Museum is a Vintage enthusiast's Anderson. paradise. Be it photography, Tims Trophy (Best Twin) : Mike Members of V.C.C. Change radio, air-craft or whatever, it's Kendrick. of address and any en­ all there. Too soon it was time Ladies Prize: Michelle Berry quiries re non delivery of (Auckland), 1954 Velocetle. to prepare for the evening's Best Restoration : Tom Dalgliesh Beaded Wheels should be festivities. (Tauranga), 1914 Cryno. made to National Office, The " do" at Sorrento was a Most Desirable Machine: Ray p.a. Box 2546, Christ­ Holmes (Tauranga), 1932 Norto. church. fitting finale to a great weekend. Furthest distance travelled to The barbecue dinner was first Rally: Ken McLeod (Ashburton). Subscribers. All enqui ries class, the band went over well Hard luck: Sue Dalgliesh (Tau­ to the publishers of Beaded and all enjoyed themselves. ranga), 1923 Hobart; Ron Ross (Auckland), 1937 OK Supreme. Wheels, p.a. Box 13140, Mayor Robbie presented the Montague Trophy (Overall Win ­ Christchurch. prizes as follows: ner) : Mike Kendrick, 1953 Sunbeam. PAGE SEVEN 25th Dunedin Brighton Run

Summed up by a certain can , to see if he might enter at the Mayor, Mr Cliff Skeggs, did gentleman as "a great weekend the last moment! From further a lap of the Octagon in the 1916 for the geriatrics," the opening afield, the 1904 Wolseley from Dermis fire-engine,(emerged for event of the 25th Dunedin Fe sti­ Wellington, piloted by John the occa sion from several yea rs' val Week in Januar y comprised Southward, was revisiting some of retirement at the Queenstown three days of con viviality and its old haunts; this car cam e Moto r Museum) and pr oceed ing good motoring, with seventy-two or iginally from Owaka just south carefully on solid rubber tyres ancient motor vehicles, including of Dunedin, but has travelled a secured by reinforcing rod, a eightee n motorc ycles, together good distance since, havin g even modification found necessary on with their owners, mak ing up a taken part in a London to Brigh­ the epic journey to the rally fr om most successful event and the ton Run some years ago. Que enstown. Sir Jam es Barnes lar gest contingent to travel to und ertook the more-th an-usually Brighton in the 25 year s of the by Eileen McMillan onerous task of flagging away histo ry of the Brighton Run . each entrant at 60 seco nd inter­ The use of the Army Drill Hall A surprising and welcome sight vals. For the 25th year, Lin as Rally Headquarters meant that to be seen around the city during G ough's 1914 Buick, and Colin not only could all the vehicles be the weekend was the group of Winter's 1900 Wolseley piloted as assembled under one roof, but Auckland vintage ca rs which had in man y previou s year s by Frank that the gatherings of competitors accompanied their vetera n collea­ Bertenshaw wh ile Colin rode his and specta tors were presented gues down to the ra lly "ju st for 1911 A.J .S., each d id their pre­ with a unique, specialised and the trip ". liminary circu it of the Octagon spectac ular motor show. Owners, As the ent rants lined up in un­ in the "w rong" direction, and set orga nisers and other participants preced ent ed numbers in the Octa­ off unfailingly for Brighton. Lin could relax in the sergeants' mess gon on Saturday morning, specta­ G ough even took the fastest time to chat with the people they met tor s in quantities reminiscent of on the hillclimb section through perhaps only once a yea r at this the early days of the Brighton Caversha m to Lookout Point ; if event. Run crowded into Dunedin and Lin ever carries out his annual On the Friday night as entrant s lined pr actically the whole route threat to restore the Buick before gathered in Dunedin, Ron Duck­ to Brighton 15 miles away, a new the next Run, I wonder what per ­ worth of Christchurch who had experience for many competitors formance we may expect ! finished restoration of his 1909 who had not taken pa rt in a pre­ Surprisingly few troubles Wolseley Siddeley virtually the vious Brighton Run. Aft er the eventua ted dur ing the run. Alan night before, arrived in good time. official opening of Festival Week , H oskin s' 1909 E.M.F. blew wate r One of the last to turn up was Bob Turnbull who, in his custom­ ary spirit, took the 1907 Siza ire et Naudin to the event via the lon gest route, travelling from Christchurch around Central Ota go, and finally approach ing the city from the south instead of the north, after many unn ecessary but obviously enjoyabl e miles. N igel Price too, in the superb Prince Henr y Vauxhall, had chosen to travel by the lon g gravel roads down the centre of the South Island with lovely weather the whole trip . Neil McMillan of Invercarg ill, much inv olved with local flooding problems, had not thought to be able to take part in Brighton this year, but phoned during the evening, already half­ Lini ng up in the Octagon ready for the start. Fron t vehi c le is C. B. Winter way to Dunedin in the 191 I Vul­ 1900 Wolseley. PAGE EIGHT The scene at Brighton. on the way to Brighton, but Alan obviously carried whatever re­ placement was nece ssary and pr o­ ceeded to his destin ati on unp er­ turbed. Lunch a nd the field tests were enjoy ed by entra nts a nd spec­ tat ors a like in unusuall y calm a nd warm weather a t Brighton. Here Lois Binn ie on the 1914 Triumph motorcycle beat her hu sband mounted on a 1914 Roy al Enfield in the field tests. The afternoon run to Portobello pre sented competitors with two alternative routes, the high road over the Peninsul a, or the low road which skir ts the side of the Ot ago Ha r­ bou r. Am on g those not ables ch oosing the high route wer e Peter Blow and Geoff Thorpe in Brighton as the Field Tests began. the 1914 Albi on , Bob Turnbull's 1907 Siza ire et Naudin, and Bob a buffet dinner for 250 people. tire in peace. The "Guest of the Jones' 1901 Locomobile stea mer, Two different dancebands in C ity" for Fest ival Week, the Lord the oldest vehicle to do so. separate rooms catered for a wide Provost of Edinburgh, visited the A magnificent evening fun ction range of musical preferences, function and spoke a t the dinner. in the Drill Hall on the Saturday while the re were also side-rooms Prizes were pre sented in a unique a fter the Run proper, included for the co nversa tion-minded to re- manner. For the p rize- giving cere- PAGE NINE C lass 2: T. M . Wilson, Tirnaru: 1913 Fi at. Cl a ss 3 : G. B. Jelfs, C hrist­ church; 19J5 Ford T. C lass 4 : R. McCulloch, Inver­ ca rgill; 1911 K ing Dick motor­ cycle. C lass 5 : A. T . Cra ythorne, C h ristchur ch ; 1914 T riumph motorcycle. Motorcycle F ield T ests: L. Binnie, Ch ristch u rch ; 1914 Triumph. Motorcycle Conco urs d'Ele­ gance: A. T. C raythorne, C h rist­ church; 1914 Triumph. O ve ra ll Motorcycle W inner : L. Binnie, 1914 Triumph. 1914 Albion from Auckland, winner of the Age-Mileage Trophy. Ca r F ield T ests: C. Pearce, C linton, 1911 Sunbeam. mony, all competitors were seated presentation fo r all concerned. as in o r o n their veterans. and as even th ose pe ople unfamiliar with C a r Concour d'Elegance: B. B. each winner wa s a nno unced, a the entrants were left in no d oubt Moir, Christchurch; 1910 Ford T. band o f willing stron g men pu sh­ as to who a nd wh at were the O verall C a r Winner : E. R. ed the vehicle out across the hall winner s. Robins, Pleasant Point: 1906 to the official d ai s. so that specta ­ Darracq. tors lining the balcon y above the PRIZEWINNERS: Age-Mileage Tro ph y : G . hall sa w not only th e successful T ho rpe , Aucklan d: 1914 Albion. driver but a lso his ca r or motor­ Class I: E . R . Robins, Pleasant cycle, a striking a nd satisf yin g Point: 1906 D arracq. 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PAGE TEN A tribute to Whitney Straight

The 1110tor racing world was saddened to learn of the death of Whitnev Straight at the age of 67 in London in April this year. As a rich young American. he took the Brooklands scene by storm and was soon established as one of the top private racing drivers in Europe. Eoin Young talked with Whituev Straight in 1975 about his career 40-odd years earlier and wrote the following artic!e. As a tribute we now reproduce the feature ill "Beaded Wheels".

The racing career of Whitney Yes, he says, he would have in Manchuria and later be­ Willard Straight reads like the liked to drive for Auto Union came a representative for the plot in a "Boy's Own Paper" in 1935 but on second thoughts J . P. Morgan banking company serial. He rode motorcycles, he doubts he would have sur­ in China. He died of influenza drove cars and learned to fly vived to tell the tale. "1 don't in Paris during World War I. before he was 17, bought and think the prospect held much in Whitney's mother subsequently raced a Grand Prix Maserati at the way of life expectancy. The married an Englishman and the 19, set up his own team of three Auto Union was a tricky car to family came to live in England GP Maseratis when he turned handle, a J6-cylinder with 600 in 1925. Whitney's first car was 21 a nd retired from racing at 23 horsepower that weighed 12 cwt a Model T Ford which he super­ hav.ng turned down an offer to and spun its wheels up to tuned and pounded ro und the drive for Auto Unions in 1935. 160. " fields of the family estate. The family finances comfort­ Straight moved into the a bly covered motorcycles, cars aviation world with all the drive by Eoin S. Young and flying lessons. Straight flew and enthusiasm he had displayed solo when he was 16 and got his in racing. At one stage he That Straight was good enough flying licence on his 17th birth­ operated II aerodromes in to be offered an Auto Union day. Students at Cambridge were Br itain , several on behalf of local drive as Richard Seaman was forbidden cars but college regu­ corporations. During the war he offered a berth in the Mercedes­ lations said nothing about air­ flew with the RAF emerging Ben z team speaks for the respect craft. While he was 20 and still from distinguished service as with which the young driver was at Ca m bridge he bought Tim Deputy Chairman of British held by the works teams. Birkiri's 2y-litre 8C Maserati and European Airways and later of Reading between the lines of confounded authority by flying BOAC and Rolls Royce and he racing history books, Straight out to races in Europe on Friday was Deputy Chairman of the enjoyed a natural talent that afternoons and back in time for Post Office until December 1974. needed little in the way of honing classes on the Monday. He is 62. With a record of or moulding, a flare like a Clark achievement like his, most men or a Stewart. Or a Nuvolari. He had started with a Brook­ would be 75 and retired, but Straight rises from his armchair lands Riley taking it to Shelsley Straight still sparks energy taking in the study to assert that he Walsh hillclimb in July 1931 for time off for snow ski-ing and could match Nuvolari in the rain his competition debut and ending power-boating. when both were driving 8CM the afternoon with 3rd place in Maseratis in 1934. "He was the the 1100 c.c. class. His first race Whitney Straight is an engaging man 1 most wanted to beat and was at Brooklands in August and character living with his family 1 found that 1 could always be he finished 4th. He still has de­ in a gracious country property quicker than he was if it was tailed records of all his entries which time has incongruously wet because he was frightened and performances as well as hemmed in between the whiter of the wet but in the dry he was immaculate leather-bound photo­ side of Southall and the M4 faster than 1 was ...." graph albums. motorway. He casts his mind Whitney Straight was born in His first event with the Birkin back 40-odd years to a compart­ New York in 1912. His father Maserati was an ice race in ment in his career that he sealed was a remarkable man who had Sweden in February 1932 but he off and talks with an enthusiasm gone straight from Cornell Uni­ tangled with a Mercedes and that swells as memories and inci­ versity to China having learned after stopping to straighten the dents return to add detail and to read, write and speak Chinese. front wheels he rejoined and was colour to his descriptions of He joined the Chinese Customs gathering in the field on the racing as it used to be. then became the American consul frozen lake when he skated off

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The car getting above him self and he re­ suffered on accelera tion but it call s bein g ticked off by Sarnrny seemed to Straight tha t it co uld Telephone 897-715 Davis at Brooklands for driving be long-legged enough for an After Hours 881-387 too fast , but replied, " Look , this Outer Circuit record. Stra ight is what r am here to do. I ra tes his atte mp t on the record haven't dam aged anyone or my­ as quite the mo st dan gerous self, so therefore I will dri ve as th ing he ever did on a race track. tak e it to Montlhery for a crack fast as possibl e within th ose "T he D uesenber g was n't a par­ at the one- ho ur wo rld record but limitations... ." ticularly fast car so that meant the attempt was aba ndoned after And then he went on to under ­ you had to ta ke trem en dous Stra ight had burned his foot line his faith in himself by setting ris ks on the banking. There was badly dur ing the Marne G rand new records for the Brook lands a ph otograph showing all four Prix and was ou t of ac tio n for Mounta in Circuit. Hi s car was wheels off the gro u nd . . .it was som e tim e. painted black with silver wheels a prett y sha ttering experience In 1933 he wo n the Co ppa and when he bou ght an 1100 c.c, and I was pro ud to set a time Acerbo at Pescar a in the MG K3 it was painted in the sa me second fastest to Co bb's Napier­ tak ing delight in beat ing the distinctive colours. His ea rly Railton ." Straight's speed was Itali an s on thei r hom e gro und. " I successes came on the mountain 138.78 m.p.h .-2.15 rn.p.h. short remember afterwa rds taking the circ ui t a t Brook lands. a course o f the record. The plan had been Fascist part y boss of the area generall y reck oned to be more to use the Duesenberg for the ar ound the circ uit. He sa t there difficult if less dan ger ous than Outer Circuit attemp t and then saluting with his hand up but PAGE TWELVE In 1933 he took great delight in beating the Italians on their home ground, winning the Coppa Acerbo at Pescara in his K3 MG Magnette. He is shown waving to the app lause of the Italians, corseted against the harsh ride of the MG and the rough Pescara road course. then I started to plant the mother wasn 't terribly pleased of a playboy racing driver, either throttle and he was shouting about my motor racing but she flying to and from events in his 'piano, piano'." Circumstances did attend one or two races in­ own plane or driving his 8-litre were to change by 1934 when cluding the International Trophy Bentley. But it wasn 't all show Straight went back to Pescara at Brooklands, which I won, and and no go. Straight was laying with his Maseratis to face the also the Monaco Grand Prix in plans for a professional Grand might of the German works 1934. During practice I had a Prix team of his own in 1934 and teams. A telegram from Musso­ close shave in the tunnel. My accordingly he formed Whitney lini was waiting for him at his times hadn't been as good as I Straight Limited with workshops hotel. "It more or less said We would have liked and I was in Milan and three transporters. don 't care whether or not you kill advised by Ch iron and others He ordered three of the new yourself, we expect you to up­ tha t you could go through the 3-litre 8CM Masteratis from the hold the honour of Italy...." tunnel flat. When I eventually factory and took delivery of two But there was still the problem tried it I came out backwards for the start of the season. These of his subjects at Cambridge. He at 120 m.p.h. but fortunately the two 8CMs were passed over to was on a Moral Sciences course car parked itself at the side of Reid Railton for custom modify­ (philosophy, logic, ethics, and the road undamaged. A second ing at Thomson & Taylor. The psychology) which he found to or two later Chiron flashed past. modifications included different his surprise that he rather en­ Apparently it was alright in a fuel tanks, different cockpit ar­ joyed but he doubted that he Bugatti but not in a Maserati rangements and tbe installation would want to make any of those which didn't enjoy the same of a Wilson preselector box . subjects his profession in the stability. Wa s the Wilson self-change outside world. His major interests He raced the ex-Birkin 8C gearbox an advantage? "It were his racing, playing the saxo­ Maserati (and the K3 MG from worked well and in fact we only phone and the string bass in a time to time) in 1933 and earned had one failure but that failure jazz band, and photography. " My himself a reputation as something cost me the Casablanca Grand

PAGE THIRTEEN "A pretty shattering experience ..." Whitney Straight borrowed an Indianapolis Duesenberg for an attempt on the Outer Circuit lap record at Brooklands in 1934 but his speed of 138.78 mph was just short of John Cobb 's record. This shot shows Straight with three wheels claar of the banking!

Prix in 1934. On the ver y last Only two of the new SCMs Stra ight team have to be tak en lap the gea rbox started to slip were delivered initially so the 8C in the contex t of the strong while r was leading and Chiro n was ret ained as a back-up. German oppositi on so that pri va­ went on to win . It gave you Straight signed Hu gh Hamilton , teer s with second-string Maseratis quite an advantage at a place like Marcel Lehoux and Buddy could not really hope to finish Monte Ca rlo where you didn't Fea therstoneha ugh who fitted in higher than sixth or seventh in waste time changing gear s, you with Str aight's value of a man a Grand Prix. Against , that, just pushed it stra ight throu gh by being an accomplished tenor Straight's team acquitted itself but on a circuit with long sax player as well as a racin g wel!. Whitney was 2nd in the stra ights it cost us up to 15 driver. Vichy Grand Prix, 3rd in Co m­ m.p.h. on top speeds becau se it The principals involved in the minges and 4th at Casablanca ab sorbed a lot o f power as auto ­ running of the team we re Giuilio and Montreaux. H amilton and mat ics do ." Ramponi, F. R. W. ("Lofty") Featherst onehau gh sco red a 1-2 The most striking external England, and Bill Rockel!. in the Albi GP. a race where differen ce with the Straight Stra ight could have field ed the Straight had fin ished second the Maser at is was the repl acement of team for himself but in th ose yea r before with the Se. the slab-fro nted It ali an radi at or da ys there were often races on Look ing back fro m a dista nce with a stylish heart-sh ap ed cowl the same weekend in different of four decad es, Straight's racing whic h was to become the Straight parts of Europe and with good record is so glowi ng tha t I asked tra dema rk . An other of Straight's sta rting mon ey it became pr ac­ him if he felt it was due to the co nsumi ng interests was design tical as well as profitab le to fact that he had a good car a nd he didn't particul arl y like the a ttend as man y races as possibl e. amo ng wea ker oppos itio n. or was sta nda rd radiator. The perfo rma nces of the he reall y dr iving as brilli antly as PAGE F OU RTEEN WHATEVER YOUR CAR fr

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the record reflects? Straight his life in the Swiss Grand Prix when we ran out of aerodrome beams behind his heavy-rimmed at Berne towards the end of the while taking off and landed in a spectacles. "With a total lack of season in the Straight Maserati, ditch . . . we may have been modesty. I would say it was a a death that shocked the racing overloaded with fuel and racing combination of a good car and a world and robbed it of a driver spares I suppose. . . ." Shades good driver . . .. with Grand Prix potential. of today's Grand Prix aviators! Straight bec ame a Briti sh citi­ Although no one. Straight in­ It was a handicap race over six zen when he turned 21 and in cluded. was aware of it, his laps of a 15.2 mile track made England he was the toast of the racing career was drawing to a up of public roads clo sed for the racing set, winning the Inter­ close but the maestro was to bow occasion. Whitney was conceding national Trophy at Brooklands, out on a rousing note. He had 22 min. 24 sec. to the limit man the Donington Park and the agreed to enter his Maserati in in an Austin 7 sports car, Sea­ Mountain Ch ampionship once the "Border 100" at East London man was off 5 min. 54 sec., and again at Brooklands. (South Africa), a race that would Michael was off 7 min . 57 sec. H illclimbs held a special fas­ eventually become known as the Seaman was troubled by a cination for Straight. In 1933 he first South African Grand Prix. faulty hand fuel -pressure pump had broken Stuck's Shelsley By way of adventure, Straight de­ and made several pit stops but Walsh record which had stood cided to fly down to East London by the fourth lap the back for three years, and he took the in a De Havilland Dragon markers were slicing through the 8C to Mount Ventoux where he accompanied by his younger field and Michael and Whitney had the temerity to smash brother Michael and Dick Sea­ were running 5th and 6th. With Caracciola's record for the hill! man. Mich ael had never raced a lap to go Whitney was up to He stormed the heights of the before and was entered in a second place and closing on the 13-}-mile shingle climb in 14 min. 4-litre Railton sports car while leader. J . J. Case in a Ford V8 31.6 sec., beating Caracciola's Seaman was driving the ex­ special. By the time they reached record set the year before by Straight blown K3 MG. the chequered flag the order wa s 40.8 sec. "It was a long trip in an aero­ Whitney at an average speed of Everything was not champagne plane that cruised at 95 m.p.h. 95.43 m .p.h., two minutes ahead successes in 1934 however for and had no radio. Then we had of Case at 76 m.p.h. and Michael poor Hugh Hamilton was to lose a slight contretemps in Rhodesia was third in the Railton having

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The chequered flag on a whirlwind career. Straight crosses the line at East London to win what was to be recognised as the first South African Grand Prix in 1934 driving his famous 8CM Maserati. Straight retired alter this race. averaged 81 m.ph. Seaman was born Cambridge student had RAF Group in Europe which fifth. taken on and beaten many of his subsequently became British So Whitney Straight took part racing peers. European Airways after the war. in, and won, his last race on Straight switched to the world Straight was to be Deputy Chair­ December 27, 1934. He was 23 of civil aviation and with the man of a succession of major years old, he had obvious racing outbreak of war in 1939 flew companies, first BEA, then talent and he had an offer from Blenheim bombers then Hurri­ BOAC, Rolls-Royce, and he was Auto Union to drive for them in cane fighters with the Number Deputy Chairman of the Post the 1935 South African GP with 60 I City of London Squadron. Office until December 1974. He the possibility of further drives He was shot down over France is a director of the Midland in Europe. How does one judge and spent 10 months in a con­ Bank , he has his own company a man who turns his back on centration camp before escaping in Weston Super Mare and such opportunity? A coward or and making his way back to various other business interests. a hero? Lesser men might have Britain. He was awarded the At 62 Whitney Straight has leapt at the Auto Union contract Military Cross, Distinguished mellowed the dashing good looks and probably not lived to discuss Flying Cross, Norwegian War of the 'thirties racing driver into it 40 years later. It must have Cross, American Legion of Merit, those of a country gentleman taken extraordinary strength of the Companion of the British with fingers in city pies . character to abandon all Straight Empire, he was Air AdC to the In the world of motor racing had built up by way of team and King , and he returned to com­ and aviation, Whitney Willard personal reputation. The door mand the largest Royal Air Straight has the distinction of was closed on a copybook career Force Group based in Cairo. He having become two legends in his in racing where an American- later took command of the lifetime.

PAGE SIXTEEN Putting the Clock 'Back

How far back do you wish la high temperature that day by the CO Oled as the seco nd mo torcyclist go, 70 years or more? How ab ou t time I got thro ugh wha t see med that had ever co me through there . 1905 la 1906. George E. Roberts like seve ra l miles of sa nd I was T he lady of the hot el very kindly born .in A ucklan d, resident of thoroughly exhausted and Wa io­ repai red my tro user s. Calif ornia since 1921 and now of tapu was a welco me stop in m id­ T he rai n continued and so me 417 Lu tlier Drive Sanla Clam afternoon. 23 miles was all I 20 o r more mi les of muddy road California 9505 1 lakes us back. covered that day. On resuming to Te Pohue (Te Aka tea) where at In Auckl and on June 15th next mo rn ing there was serious the hotel I was told tha t the 1905, my 17th birthday, I pur­ slippa ge of the belt which was Taupo-Napi er coach would come chased a motorcycle bought bott om ing on the engine pull ey, through the day after tomorrow partly with the proceeds of a possibly it had bee n abra ded by and I might be able to ride it. Rudge-Wh itwo rth two-speed bi­ the flying sand the previous day , Wh en the coac h a rr ived the cycle I had purchased new two and pedal assistance was necess­ d river finally ag reed to ta ke the years before for £ 18/ 15/ -. ary on upgrades. T his slippage motorcycle and me, provided I T he motorcycle wo uld be a real had to be cured and as I ap­ remo ved the engine so tha t the veteran number today : proached Ta upo I was co nsider ing frame and whee ls co uld be carried Long wheelbase Chater-Lea whether to have a machi ne shop on the roof a nd I co uld ride up frame, Fafnir 3 h.p. 75X7 5 mm deepen the V-groove in the pully with him wit h the engin e between motor with automatic intak e or put a hacksaw cut through the valve with spring tension adj ust­ pull ey and let the sides come able as you rode, using a knurled closer. nut a bove the valve cage, leather At Taupo I fou nd a garage belt drive, using a three or four where the local con stab le, Gordon KENDAL ply sectio nal belt, I cannot reca ll Butler also had a motorcycle, I'l l the name of that type belt, no never forget him, and in discus­ LODGE clutch, Pa lmer Cord Tyres, ba t­ sing my trouble he offered an al­ tery ignition, pedal assis t, ru nni ng tern ati ve, "Why fuss with a per­ jump start. Good for about 40 fect pull ey? ra ther work on the MOTELS MPH all out, my pride and joy. belt. At the gener al store after I completely dism antled the lunch get a supply of yellow cow ­ 105 Roydvale Avenue, engine a nd by good fortune had hid e, shoelaces, about 5 / 16 wide it performing quite well and I a nd thread them in and ou t Christchurch rode it around a lot though never thro ugh the layers of the belt ." venturing mo re than to Drury This I did and my problem was Phone 585-119 about 30 miles from home, but solved and that interlacing stayed always had in mind a n ambitious on the belt fo r the rest of the time Spacious family units, trip during my January 1906 two I ow ned the bike. quiet setting, next door week s vacation. Head ing next morning for to Russley Hotel and When that time a rr ived I wa s Tarawera, I had noticed ~ n the Golf Course. ready and set out with tool kit, road map a place proba bly 35 spare qua rt can of petrol a nd m il es on na med Ra nga taiki, a Only 2km from Air­ change of underwear. First day to good place for a coffee break I port. Ca mbridge and the following day thought, but on arr iva l fou nd just to Rotorua witho ut un towa rd a post with the nam e, and two Nearest motel complex incident. fingerboards, one Tarawera a nd Next morning a bout ten miles the other Taupo, with no sign of to McLeans Island. out of Rotorua, I enc ountered any habitation within a couple of Special off-season rates wha t seemed like a n endless miles. It started to rain heavi ly, so st retch of road tha t wa s just soft I just pushed on , the dir t road to V.CC Members. sand, impossible to ride through. becoming mud dy and myself Proprietors: Errol and T he only reco urse was to get a n d renched a nd on a deeply ru tted init ial start on the motor and ru n pa tch on a down-grad e I took a Kathryn Smith alongside.In the heavy sand some spi ll a nd a rip in the knee of my Member V.CC 150 / 200 yards was possible bet­ trousers. Fi na lly made it to the ween rest periods, and what with T a raw era Ho tel where I was wel- PAGE S EV ENTEEN my Knees. So away we we nt over CROSSWORD No. 2 T urangaku ma, d own to th e the n Rep roduced fro m "Sp it and Polish" low level bridge over th e Mohak a a nd up a nd over T itiok ura to T eP ohue. There a fter lun ch , I ass em bled the engine in th e bike again a nd wa s o ff in a n hour or so after the coach. D ownhill o n the hard sur­ faced road I made good tim e and soon ove rtook th e coach, ge tt ing a cheer from th e passe ngers. N ap ier to D annevirke the nex t day was easy a nd the re I stayed o ve rn igh t with a relati on . M y in­ tention had been to make Welling­ ton, but so much tim e had been lost o n accoun t o f th e weathe r a nd bad roads that I d ecided to a ba nd o n that objective a nd head back for Au ckland, so to ok th e ro ad through th e Manawatu G orge to Palmerston North a nd on up to T a ihape where, with th e bike, I boarded the train to T e Kuiti from whence the rid e to Au ckl and presented no p roblems. The littl e Fafnr mot or wit h it's c razy in take val ve control had performed faultlessly a ll the way. We are much indebted to DOWN LEITER TO EDITOR Geo rge R oberts for his very en­ I. American car let him clamber tertaining sto ry, sent thr ough haphazardl y without caution. 23 Baroda Street Coopers Plains A !an Storer.- Ed. (S) Brisbane 4 108 Austral ia 2. My table dancer restored a French car. 0, 6) Sir. 3. Fren ch ca r is heady ale. (8) In your recent edition of Beaded 4. Stirrers quake to make an Wheels, No . 116 Feb j Mar ch 1979 ACROSS English car. (7. 6) you had illustrated on Page 20 a 5. Maori image. (4) picture of a 1914 Swift. I. Prestige Germa n ca r revea led 7. Electrical Eng ineer. (2) when Decemb er's abou t with­ 12.English car is lax value he I have been attempting to obt a in out the hone y-maker. (8) organised without directions. (8) part s and info rma tion on this model 4. Ital ian car made of ca ts. (4) 13. English car loses cry. (8) fo r sometime now in Australia. New 6. Snake- like fishes. 4) 18. Severa l of this American make Zealand and U.K. and was wonder­ R. Start the motor with this produced by a rearranged skirt. ing whether it was possible to ob­ eccentric person. (5) (4) tain an enlar ged photograph of this 9. Fa mo us old battle site miracle 20. Large bovine anima l partly car for which J would be glad to over 50 lost. (6) used for so up-making. 2) pay anv costs involved. 10. Kid s arranged a sliding wheel. SOLUTION No. 1 Inf orm ati on is ex tremely scarce on (4) a ny model veteran Swift and the 11. All Terrain Veh icle. (3) photo would grea tly ass ist me in 14. Fina lly. (6) adve rtising fo r parts etc. J5. Sky batt le. 0, 3) 16. La rge bird seen in some music. Mv other interest is that I repre­ (3) sent - the Bean Ca r Cl ub U.K. as 17. Ra ts return an Eng lish ear. (4) Swift Register for Austra lia and 19. Shoes get you orga nised in New Zealand and a ny inform ati on dwellings. (6) on Swifts wou ld be greatly 21. Americ an car, fit for a king a ppreciated. seen when light beer returns. (5) I enjoy your very inform at ive 22. Pay for a ride in this or go macazine very much and concratu­ slowly in an aircraft. (4) late' you on its total presen tation . 23. Low dull sound ap pears in John McKinnon tight huddle. (4) 24. Yells woe to this English ca r. We !l OI 'C SCII! a phot ograph -s­ (8) Ed i/or . PAGE EIGHTEEN MIDLAND & THE MOVIES Wh at is the country's la rgest specialist in pa sseng er ground transport doing getting involved in the glitt erin g world of film making? Well, while Midl and Co achlines Ltd isn't actu ally play­ ing a sta rring role in a mo vie, it is contributing one of its most important cha racters-a vintage 1929, Vauxhall motorcar. A 26 episo de television series entitled the Kiwi Lad y is current­ ly being sho t in New Zealand and Midland's Pan el and Coach­ works in Auckland ha s the job of pr oducing the vintage vehicle on the chassis, of all thin gs, a 1979 T oyot a La nd C ruiser. It seems there is an origina l Vauxhall in existen ce, but age a nd mechanical problems mean it ca nno t ful fil its required role in Kiwi Lad y. H ow­ ever, Midland's version ca n, Midland stall lit the 1929 Vauxhall parts to the 1979 Toyota. thanks to the specialist equipment installed in the ir extr emely mod­ lights to build up a bonnet and It cert ainl y is a job with a diff­ ern Auckland workshop . wings." Now however the pr o­ erence for the Pan el and Coach­ "To begin with , the produc­ ducers wa nt an entire ca r built on wo rks which is cu rrently flat out ers only wanted us to bu ild a the same chassis. It would have on an Education Department con­ mock up of the front of the been imp ossible with out a $ 12,000 tract for 23 schoo l bu ses, an vehicle," said workshop man ager machine we ha ve which will en­ Auckland City Council order for Ken Joy. "Th at was quite easy sure the ca r look s realistic despite two tran spo rt service vehicles and as we were a ble to borrow a n the fact the new chass is has the numerous oth er orders for actual Vauxhall gr ill and head- wrong dimensions ," sa id Ken. specia list vehicl es. c. HUNTON (1967) LTD SS KILMORE STREET CHRISTCHURCH Telephone 69-786

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SEE STORY ON PAGE 24 PAGE TWENTY SEE STORY ON PAGE 24 PAGE TWENTY-ONE Driving a Bugatti Royale

Driving a Bugatli Royale de­ public road if it is on a trailer, so (the unspoken suggestion is that livers a feeling of awe and respect our 'test' was necessarily aro und one never would ) it would be­ rather tha n exci tement you might the big parking lot beside the com e the first million-d olla r expect fro m cond uct ing the most museum. Californi a ca r collectors motorcar. I have to agree. Th e expensive car in the wo rld-then are still in a sta te of shoc k after Royale is the so rt of car yo u fee l and now. Sliding in behind the yo u should remo ve your hat fo r. majestic wood- rimmed whee l is by Eoin S. Young It stands tall and dignified; an like wa lking into a church. T here a utomo tive head of state, a is a ca thed ral -like qua lity a bou t the Chris ties' auction when the moto rised De G a ulle. John Bur­ the Royale tha t is d ifficult to des­ supercha rged Mercede s tou rer gess is the curator of the Cun­ cribe. T he biggest Bugat ti of them fetched more than $400,000. Th ey ningham collection and he drove all is one of Briggs Cunn ingha rn's say if a car that a ll previous own­ the first few tou rs of the par king famou s collection of cars in Costa ers had rated as less than perfect lot explaining the many spec ial Mesa, Ca liforn ia, and Br iggs was in most are as of performa nce aspects of the car. 'Etto re Bugatt i on hand as I was a llowed to take co uld fetch such a price then was tired of hea rin g peopl e say the helm . Th e insura nce com pan y sho uld a Bugatt i Roya le ever be that if yo u wa nted a sports car only allows the car to travel on brou ght before the auction eer you bou ght a Bugatti but if yo u

The magnificent Bugatti Royale dwarfs Briggs Cunningham (right), Eoin Young and John Burgess, the curator of the Cunningham museum in Costa Mesa, California. This Royale was specially built for Bugatti's daughter. Photo: Nigel Snowdon PAGE TWEN TY-TWO wanted luxury a nd refinement yo u bought a Roll s-Royce or a Bentley, so he decided to build a car that would beat them a ll." He succeeded. Briggs' ca r is a two­ door coup e by Kellne r of Pari s, a so rt of GT car of giant propor­ tions, and, as Burgess points out , it's all motorca r. There is no overhang. "It's just 20 feet of a utomo bile." Thi s was Ebe Bugatti 's ca r, Ett ore's dau ghter , and although it's a Sa mson of a car to look at , the steer ing is Delilah light. You ca n imag ine that Ebe enjoyed driving it. The light steering is a feature of the ca r. Briggs is embarrassed to d is­ cuss the price he paid for the Royale. He bought two of them from Eb e in the ea rly 1950s a nd the price included two refri gera­ tor s which were unobtainable luxuries in France at the time . Th e oth er Royale is now in the Ha rrah mu seum. The purchase price also included an ove rhaul for the car s at Molsheim and at the time Briggs was offered a diesel conv ersion, as a replace­ ment fo r that superb 5 ft of eight­ cylinder engine with nin e main main bearings on a cr ankshaft tha t weighs 2201b s. This was be­ ca use the petrol engine had o riginally powered rail-cars and were ph ased out in favour of diesel. To his credit, Briggs re­ tained the or iginal engine. Briggs Automotive artistry on a grand scale. The straight-eight engine stretches is a softer man now, not the nearly 5f! in length. Briggs Cunningham was offered a diesel conversion craggy all-American who sailed to the Royale (using a Bugatti railcar engine) when he bought the car in yac hts in the Ame rica's C up and 1950, but he preferred to keep this gleaming original power plant. raced car s at Le Mans as Ameri­ Photo: Nigel Snowdon ca's latt er-day answe r to Tirn Birkin. A Bentl ey bo y born too is pushed in to ign ite. T he big ibly smoo th as to be memorabl e, late . He appreciates the finer eng ine tick s over smoo thly. First no grating or groping, just a things in motoring and thi s is re­ gear it towards yo u and up like supe rbly liquid slither from one flected in every motorcar in his an ea rly Austin Seven but second rati o to the next. "It's just a hu ge museum. is away and up. Gear changes race car," says Bur gess. " It has John Bur gess commented that a re to be relished and not rushed the same front ax le as the racing he felt like a river boat skipper as in the Royale so yo u tend to re­ Bugat tis, the sa me way the br ak e he wheeled the big Roy ale about memb er this odd layout an d it drums a re integral with the a nd onc e under wav behind the isn't a problem. First gear, Bur­ wheels, the sa me th ree valve per tall wheel sighting out over the gess explains, was really an emer­ cylinde r layou t. And fo r a ll its rampant elepha nt emblem so far gency gea r for pull ing tree stumps size, it's a lightweight. " At 5,800 forward on the radia tor, I knew or other unu sual occur rences . lbs it's a fairly heavy lightwe ight wha t he meant but was so enra p­ Starting was no rmally in second but its contempo rary co mpetitors tured I wo uld have hardl y des­ and down for wha t was in effect at Rolls-Royce we re heavier, and cribed it that way. You start the 'd rive' or third gear. co uld n' t match the Royale's Royale with a rod-li ke 'k ey' which Gea r engagement is so incred- q uoted top speed of 95 mph PAGE T W ENTY-THREE The lalest Chevrolet Camaro barely reaches the glass-line of Briggs Cunningham 's Bugalti Royale, Photo: Nigel Snowdon achieved in 1926 when W. F. the Ca maro co sts just over $6,000 joyed my time with but , co mpa red Bradley tested the ca r fo r 'A uto­ on the home mark et. We measur­ with the Royale , it was a stripling car', ed the Camaro against the Royal e that didn't even reach the The chassis of the Royal e sold as a n exa mple of then a nd no w. window-line. The R oyale wa s for $25,000 a nd your choice of The Cama ro with its lines copied truly an experience. I may never bodystyle came extra , which may una shamedly from early GT drive a no the r but I will always have accounted for the fact that Ferrari s, is a car I hon estl y en- remember th at one . .. only 7 were built. The extra eng ines to cope with a demand that people co uld n't afford to ful­ CENTRE SPREAD PHOTOS fil, were used in early Bu gatti The excellent photos on pages 20­ building in course of construction rail cars. 21 have been kindly loaned to us in the background gives a clue to California brings its extremes by the Alexander Turnbull Library, the date as this appears to be the in motoring as I di sco vered. M y Wellington. The one on page 20 old Nurse s Home of the Christ­ is from the Head Collection and the church Hosp ital. Readers comments Avis hire car was a Chevr olet caption s imply states Christchurch on the se photos will be published Camaro, a bottom-of-the-ran ge district. It would be interesting if in next issue. GT with little in the way of tr im­ anyone could tell us when and mings, yet it was a most enj oy able where and the makes of vehicles . car to drive with a smoothness of Perhaps someone may know some details of this rather spectacular TELL OUR ope ra tion that tempted me to be­ ac cident. The location of the lieve I had stall ed it after sta rting photo on Page 21 which is from ADVERTISERS on a couple of occasions. It al­ the Steffano Webb Collection will ways brings you back to ba seline be instantly recognized by Christ­ YOU SAW IT when you realise that fe atures yo u church folk being taken by the old established boat sheds on the river IN find in an Avis Carnaro are the Avon which are incidentally s till sa me as features you pa y a for­ in existence. Date and make of "BEADED WHEELS" tune for from R olls-Royce. And veh icle are not known but the PAGE TWENTY-FOUR VETERAN jpARTS & ih' CCESSORIES

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PAGE TWENTY-SIX enough impression on to catch' of the British Veteran Car Club r returned home somewhat speak to us and show slides. Cars Obituary owned bv Mr Smith or his familv chastened and minus the cham­ include a' 1937 S.S. Jaguar Roadster pionship, though I managed to and a 1898 Benz. Owned by the JOSH MEWHINNEY collect the Invitation Scratch family since about 1914 and 'dis­ Few, if any, of the motorcycle event. covered' in the back of a shed after the Second World War , this has enthusiasts which it has been my Duncdiri's famous road hill­ now been fully restored . privilege to meet in the course climb, and the quarter-mile grass The Dodge raffle car has now of a fairly long connection with track races at Tahuna Park, were been sold, the new owner being the sport equalled Dunediri's other competition scenes where Maurice Harvey of Ashburton. "Josh" Mewhinney as an '111­ Mewhinney - prepared machines ROD BEGBIE rounder in the game, and it was figured prominently. In my with the deepest regret that a somewhat rare visit s to the friendship of nearly 45 years' southern city the highlights were AUCKLAND was recently terminated with his my yarns with Josh in his work­ death at the age of 87. shop, running past events over The North Island Commercial Althoc';:i ;;1 latter years he was again and re-living the "good Rally was a great success th.s year not of course active in the sport, old days". and is now well established for the future. Main attraction was the his genius in earlier days in Yes -a valued friend has left camp out on a goat farm at Omana extracting the last ounce of per­ us, and the scene is the poorer on the Beachlands-Marietai Road. formance (and then a little extra) for his going. I am sure that all True i s lend tr-emselves to makeshift from any machine over which who knew him will join with me camping and the scene on Saturday in expressing deepest sympathy night was no exception. Charlie he waved his wand, will not soon Edwards had a ridge pole and be forgotten. to his family. Hail and farewell, canvas rigged over the tray of his I ha ve referred once or twice losh! GEOFF HOCKLEY Diamond T and was well equipped in past issues of "Beaded with sprung mattress etc for a cosy night. Harold Stone had a four Wheels" to Josh's tuning genius poster awning suspended over the - o ne particular instance was I ton Chev and there was some when he brought his 750 c.c. Ilranch notes speculation on what would happen Super-X up to the New Brighton if the handbrake was released. The Thorpe Albion and the I ton Chev beach races and proceeded to which Phil Peach drove all the leave in his dust (or rather sand) way from Hawkes Bay provided what was at that time reckoned their own shelters but for some Our annual Swap Meet on March to be the fastest machine on the reason Ron Roycroft would not 31st proved very successful once sleep in the aisle of his VS Cadillac well-known old beach course, the again with about 450 person s Service Car-ghosts of the past famous "Altoona" Indian ridden attending despite the very wet con­ perhaps! Royce Hannah and Eric by the late Alex Smith. (This, ditions. The early arrivals probably McCrae produced a conventional incidentally, in spite of conceding fared best as they were able to set tent from the Model T Van they up their stalls in the museum build­ drove down from Whangarei and 250 c.c, to his redskin rival). ing which although structurally although there was plenty of room Another instance of the Mewhin­ complete is still awaiting the instal­ in the Charabanc team 's bell tent, ney genius (this time I personally lation of fire and burglar alarms one member took his bed into the encountered it!) was on his own which are due very shortly and we kitchen for the night-something to look forward to the official opening. do with Des Chapman's snoring he home ground, on Dunediri's ,,yai­ Although we have not organised said. kouiti Beach on the occasion of any runs ourselves recently rally The Gymkhana on Sunday morn­ the southern beach champion­ members have attended runs ing was easy for Norm Dewhurst's ship. At this time I possessed a throughout the country. The Easter Chev van but impossible for long Weekend Rally held by Canterbury wheel base jobs. The Charabanc cut 1 very lively T.T. replica O.K. Branch being particularly well sup­ through the turf and wouldn't Supererne, which had proved in­ ported. They are to be compli­ budge any further but the Roycroft vincible in championship events mented on a well planned and Cad iliac found lots of traction with on Brighton Beach and else­ enjoyable weekend . The Rugby nine passengers aboard. Coupe of Roger Smith had its first By lunchtime the group was where, and I arrived at the outing at Easter and is a very well joined by the Stationary Engine southern beach course with hopes restored vehicle requiring only section who put on a well presented of "bringing home the bacon". minor finishing work. display of engines . The engines I think I would have done Other local vehicles being re­ seem to go all day with a minimum stored are the Ford T of John so , but for a slight snag-a of attention, thus allowing their Morrison and the Straight Eight owners to relax and debate such Mewhinney-tuned Rudge Ulster Daimler of Colin Bearman's which things as the true shade of engine of not-sa-prepossessing appear­ were both severely damaged in the green. ance which I cocksuredly let get Geraldine Museum fire at New The petrol restrictions have not Year. into the lead at the start-and put a stop to all our out of town April Club night we were very trips either. Six Auckland vehicles then found that I couldn't make fortunate to have Richard Smith made the run to Taranaki for the PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN annual Maunga Moana run and if also attended the Egmont Classic you thought you saw Alan Roberts Club's Rall y at New Plymouth a there but cou ldn't find the Velie, week or so later. that's right -he turned out in a Our annual Eddie Sim Memorial newly restored PV Pontiac. Run this year went to Dargaville . This yea r is the 25th anniversa ry Onl y a disappointing fourteen Summer months brought acuvny of the formation of our Club and entries but all agreed it was well of various sorts, restorations, new to mark the occas ion we are plan ­ organised, well catered and a acquisitions and event s. At last the ning a re-enactment of our first run thoroughly enjoya ble weekend. tide has turned and interesting to Red wood Park at Swanson on Man y thanks to Shirley and lan vehicles are coming South from the 24th November. We hope to Godfrey who billeted and fed us that land across Cook Strait. The have many of the original cars and to the Dargav ille Club latest are a 20/ 60 Sunbeam , and members jo in us fo r the cele­ members who assisted. An interest. MG 45 Lagonda, 330 GTC and bration and to this end we will be ing sidelight to this run was the 365 GTB4 Ferrari s. contacting owners of cars that have visit to the sailing vessel " Hawk" Your scr ibe now has a Bugatti strayed from our territory during presently being restored at the which goes and has a lso acquired the intervening years. Dargaville wharf. We were even what must rate as the most horrible The tradi ng of ca rs appears to able to take a small part in the car in New Zealand-a 1930 Au stin be more active than ever and Barrv restoration in carrying the mast a Swallow Saloon complete with Kiwi Birchall has confirmed tha t he (s hundred yards and placing it in type "improvements" . Ross Haynes about to add a 1903 Cadi1lac to position for fitting next day. now has his Austin 7 Race really his stable as soon as a trip to Resu lts of the Run : Veteran ­ going well and is progressing with Ne lson can be arra nged. Barry Williams, Harley D .; Vintage his Sports 20. T here is some ha rd work going - Bob Atlee , Ha rley D.; P.V.-Lex Jack Morris has sold his 14/40 into new restorations that are Ludmark, Indian; P.W.V.-Col leen Sunbeam to a pro spective new entere d in the 1980 Ra lly and we Anderso n, B.S.A.; Modern-Ann member, and is fettl ing a Talbot 75 know of five Veterans that are Sim, B.S.A.; Over-all - Colleen to replace it. going to lose their deposits if Anderson, B.S.A. Allan Meredith has the de lightful prog ress is not speeded up soon and An interesting point. Col leen litt le 19J4 A.C. Roadster for sale the writer's effort is one of these. obtained her provisional motorcycle an d hopes to use the fund s to Also the Dewhurst 1925 Essex has licence just in time to take her purchase a fam ily sized Veteran, a long way to go and with official recently restored 1953 C I 1 B.S.A. while "drip-feed" Edit or is talk ing duties to look after as well time on the Far North Tour. She has of try ing to find a sporting Vintage is marching on . since ridden it to Katikati and Tourer to replace the Brooklands BARRY ROBERT Riley. New Plymouth to the Classic Ron Hasell has his Mk VI Rallies and thence to her success Bentl ey back on the road after an MOTORCYCLE NOTES at Dargaville . How about the Cold Kiwi Colleen? We hear husband engine reb uild and is still working With the National Rally and the Fred is now searching fo r Calthorpe slowly on his 1914 Triumph mot or­ Far North T our beh ind us it's back parts to complete one of these now cycle and his Austin 7. to norm al here aga in in Auckland. rare machines he has located . This Bran ch's Shingle Hillclimb In spite of the petrol restrictions Alan Sorensen is now awaiting held recently was an excellent event about fifteen of us attended the word from the P.W.V. Acceptan ce and will become an annual fixture third Summer Rall y held by the Committee for his Sunbeam . while the P.V. and P.W.V . Run Tauranga Classic Motorc ycle Club organised by Juli an Loughnan at Saphire Springs, Katikati. Several KEN HUME attracted a sma ll group of

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------enthusiasts who thoroughly enjoyed lunch provided, so full marks there Club nights have been well themselves. Kawerau! a ttended and in Mar ch we enter­ Planning is under wa y for thi s All passen ger s were turned out of tained entra nts in the North Island year's Pomeroy Trophy event a nd the car s and we collected " the dig­ T our at Park Lounge. We were able the Wi grarn Motor Racing meeting nitaries" (including the Governor to m ix and mingle and it wa s good next January will include another General, who had pre viou sly to talk to the se visitors. In April V intage /Historic race. Contact the arrived in a hel icopter) and took Doug Wood ga ve us a rundown writer if you are interested. them for a drive through town. on his attendance at the last GAVIN BAIN Back to the C lubrooms for a fare­ Nati onal E xec utive meeting a t well cup of tea and off home. Wellington. Bill Janes ga ve be­ Three of our members motored ginners a nd o ld hands a crash BAY OF PLENTY over to Rotorua for the N .1. Rally. cours e in navigati on. Not sur e Harry Harris had his newl y restored whethe r we put off the new-comer s Although we weren't able to take 1924 Vauxhall out for its first or not with stra ight line and tulips part in our March run organised airing and took first Vintage in the - only the tough survive our rallies! by Hamish Linton, we heard it wa s Run. The instruction s were a bit TERRY JANES a good on e with cars travelling tr icky a nd had mo st people scra tch­ through town to the Minden. down ing their heads at some parts of the the K aimais via McLarens Falls to run . This was a sce nic tour over CANTERBURY finish a t Kulim Park b y the sea. some sp ecta cu lar countryside we've We did get to the barbecue and sa t not motored over before. The finish You will see by the co ver photo enjoying the company until th e a t a metal dump was certainly of tnis issue that our new club du sk sent us home. novel. Bill Janes m an aged a third roo ms are op en . the ribb on be ing Jim Webb had a great turn out in the P.W. class in his Lagonda. cut by Mrs alga Hunter (th e wife for our last all-day run-until Our April run attracted 23 o f on e of our lon gest sta nd ing petrol restrictions become easier sta rters a nd co m petito rs had the ir branch member, Arthur). This we're having only half-day runs in m ileometers covered but were given cerem ony and th e first soci al held th e future. N ineteen cars motored mileage, road conditions and choice in the se club ro oms were the high­ over to Kawerau to take part in of speed. Accuracy o f speed was light of our Easte r Rally. The the Jubilee Celebrations. It was a the main part of th e rally and it voluntary work do ne by our mem­ beautiful da y and we had a go od was sur prising how clo se most ber s is a real credit to th em an d view o f the devastation the floods people kept to their chosen speed. now with the job co m pleted all had left beh ind them . Huge slips The route took cars through town these members mu st ge t a grea t were evident, especially at Te Puke. and over the back ro ads to Katikati sat isfact ion fr om a job well done. At Kawerau we lined up and were and on to a newly discovered venue Our Easter Rall y wa s a great a lmos t immediately surro unded by - Kaur i Point, an o utcro p of land success with 164 entra nts, so me dozens of sma ll chi ldren who with beach each side, one with a fro m as far a s Invercargill, Nelson thought vintage mudguards made very long jetty. Kevin Pinkerton an j Greymouth. We ather wa s per­ better slides th an those in the Dark. brought out his Essex hot fr om th e fect fo r the Sa tur day's rall y to Jack Hoven was asked by a member restorative oven and it's co me out Lyt te lto n to look at some historic of the public how he got his ca r a nice dark br own! Congra tul ations pl aces an d then on to look a t some there- "Drove it? Re ally!" Jack felt on a sup er job, Kev in . We hope more interesting place s on the this qu ite a compliment. A meal to see plenty of the man y new rou te back tow ards Cutler Park, " like a wedd ing breakfast" was re storations whi ch have been com­ w he re some very int eresting field how one participant described the pleted this year. tests were organised by J im and J oan Rit chi e a nd family. T he club ro om o pen ing was held that a fter­ Tyres Available from V & V CARS LIMITED noon and the fancv dr ess dance in the eve ning attracted a large cro wd . Most of these tyres are presently available ex stock: With the good band and everyone 750 x 14 475/500 x 19 710 x 90 in high spirits a great evening wa s 560 x 15 550 x 19 880 x 120 had by a ll. 640 x 15 650 x 19 G78 x 14 The Sun day 's run aro und historic 670 x 15 475/500 x 20 G78 x 15 homestea ds and buildings in Christ­ 700 x 15 600 x 20 H78 x 15 church wa s appreciated by al l. Prize 450/475 x 16 650 x 20 L78 x 15 giving dinner on th e Sunday night. 525 x 16 450/475 x 21 a t which we were honoured to have 600 x 16 525 x 21 Motor Cycle Tyres Lio neJ Priest pre sent. was th e 650 x 16 440 x 23 BE 26 x 2 cli max o f the weekend with everv- 700x16 500x23 26x2V2 o ne enjoying themselve s. " 450 x 17 30 x 3 V2 26 x 3 Com ing events include Iri shman's 525/550 x 17 30 x 3 325 x 16 Rall v which is bound to be ano ther 600/650 x 17 32 x 4 500 x 16 success, our Annual Ball thi s yea r 475/500 x 18 33 x 4 BE 275 x 19 to be held in our new club rooms, fo llo wed by the E nd of Season run. 525/550 x 18 33 x 4 SS 300 x 19 700x18 34x4V2 325x19 FAYMcCLlNTOCK 400 x 19 730 x 130 350 x 19 Clip-on Whitewalls available in 14 ", 15 " and 16" . Tubes are available GORE for most tyres. Model T and A owners send self addressed and stamped envelope for parts list. The R allv vear for the Gore C lub has been 'most successful. Our VETERAN & VINTAGE CARS LIMITED, Annual Safari took us to the P.O. BOX 43009, MANGERE Pourakino Forestry Re serve deep in the heart o f western Southland. PAGE TWENTY-NINE This was picturesque, with many section supplied afternoon tea. Our saloon of Alex Arthur and Pat old remains of forestry railways contribution was approximately Dermis is having its woodwork done and their workings. In the evening $200. at present. Snow Bellerby has had the Club put on a fireworks display a motor job on his 1936 OX Vaux­ for the kids, and this was followed hall completed and it is now by a sing-along for the big kids, HAWKE'S BAY ru nning much better. Geoff Harris with music supplied by Don McAra is working towards a Model A on the mouth organ. The return Things have been very quiet in Panel Van (good for sleeping in journey took us via back country at Rallies, and picnicking in if roads over the Taringaturas and Hawkes Bay in the vintage move­ ment over the past couple of wet!) . Hokanui Ranges to Balfour and via ROD McKENZlE Nine Mile Road 10 Gore. Some months, though the restorations six vintages and three modems took scene remains comparatively hectic. part. The annual motorcycle rally was cancelled due to the petrol/money February 24th was our Annual crisis. Festival Rally, which attracted 77 A few of our more active Despite an edict by the branch entrants, from as far away as members have been visiting neigh­ committee that the number of Christchurch, The Rally was a bouring branches for their rallies, events shall be halved in the complete success apart from a little and 1 believe have been successful interests of energy conservation the foul weather. The Social Evening in bringing home the odd trophy last months have been ones of and Presentation of Trophies in (sometimes a cup, sometimes an almost feverish activity. the evening, compensated for our elusive part). On April 8th we held our second weather. Several of our members have hillclimb in the Riverhead Forest. Also in February we were host been busy toiling at our new A select band of speed nuts pitched to the Returned Services Associa­ clubroorns under the direction of themselves against the gravel sur­ tion "O ld Diggers Run" wh.ch took our chairman stalwart Alan Harris. face under ideal conditions. As is the se members on a trip to West and things are coming along really usual, Ernie Williams made F.T.D. Otago and Tapanui, where they well. The library ha s been installed on his venera ble A.J.S. scrambler visited the Tapanui R.S.A . for and it is great to have this valuable with fan Ha llet second on his afternoon tea and back to Gore collection in one spot; this will vintage Sunbeam motorcycle and R.S.A. for a Social Hour and make it easier for members to ob­ Barry Gay third in his M .G.T.C. Presentation of the Old Digger tain necessary information and also The event was topped off by an Trophy for the Best Presented Car easi er for our librarian, Neville enjoyable barbecue at the Stringers' on the day . The trophy went to Wil son , to collate material on the property. Frank Robson in the Model T. shelves, For the week following Easter In March we held a Garage Raid On the restorations scene we the branch mounted a representative which visited local club members' have the tourers of Alan Harris display of vehicles at the Shore garages and viewed progress being (Dodge 4) and Mike Perry (Ply­ City Shopping Centre with five made. mouth 4) coming close to com­ vehicles ranging from Ran Mont­ Our Club has also helped in a pletion. Hank Hurley isn't doing gomery's veteran Buick to Frank fund raising Gala Day for Hokonui much restoration as he is busy in de Latour's post war Austin Sheer­ Pioneer Park Museum project with the Onga Onga Store most nights. line . These vehicles drew attention a car display, chocolate wheel, A lan Wenzlick is working on his to the branch's scale model Darraq merry-go-round, and the Ladies 1938 Standard. The S.S. Jaguar raffle. VINTAGE TYRES SpeciaI Price - Save $15.00 We have a few 670 x 15 Tubeless Seconds - Normal Price $64.25 ­ Special price $44.00. Sorry, no guarantee. We still have some of these tyres left. Beaded Edge Straight Side Tyres 26 x 2-t Dunlop $70.00 550 x 19 Olympic 26 x 3 Dunlop $70.00 550 x 20 Dunlop 600 x 20 Firestone Apex Tyres Limited P.o. Box 25026 Christchurch • .. PAGE THIRTY his Lea Fra ncis to Paul Hicks and the Easter Rally in C hr istchurc h HOOD IRONS in turn bu ying a veteran Peugeot and was able to show her pace s in kit-set fo rm. Brian Johnston e has on the longer tr ip. Regretfully we Repaired Replaced so ld his 30 / 98 to br anch member had to miss wh at we are told was Alan Dray. his La G onda L.G . 45 a wonderful weekend, but at lea st Re-built to a Mr Phillips in Ch ristchurch, the house received a long-awaited his 20/ 60 Sunbeam tourer to Cl int coat o f paint! American irons a specialty. Inn s and I see the Lago-Talbot has It is hoped to interest enough Tapered tubes with lock been moved from the clubrooms, members in taking a Defensive so perhaps Brian has sold his last Driving Course which ca n be seam. vint age vehicle. arranged if the minimum of 20 S.S. I's are becoming popular members are willing. This is a Ple ase send S.A.E. with you ; with the joining of two new course from wh ich all drivers can enquiry to:- members both with S.S. I sa loo ns. benefit however good or experi­ All three are at John Stringer' s enced. HOOD IRON SPECIALTIES woodwork sho p being restored. Warrant of Fitness evenings ar e (In cluding John's). Also OX. Vaux­ being revived. The first one was 53 Mortlake Street, halis are becoming popular with arranged a t short notice and only Christchurch, 4 . approximately three under restora­ 8 vehicles turned up , but it is hoped tion . that more member s will be able As next month is o ur lay month to arrange their next w.o. f. to for act iviti es I'll try next issue to coincide with the next evening. The The weekend immediat ely follo w­ give a run down on the frantic advantages of the se evenings are ing the branch mounted a displ ay ac tivities of members a iming for the obviou s. as an y little fault can , at M.O .T.AT. for one o f their live Int ernational. hopefully, be fixed at the Testing week end s with twelve car s and four KEITH H UMPHREYS Station with plenty of help and mot orcycles. advice from other members! Th e next weekend de spite or HELENA MA CDONALD perh aps bec au se of grumbles from va rio us qu arters a reall y good nu mb er turned out fo r the bi­ monthly run a nd practically ph ased The mighty Ren ault is on the the orga nisers who had pr inted roa d at last and a fine edition she TARANAKI onl y just en ough sets o f instruction s. makes to the Marlborough fleet. We hope th is is indicative of a H er inau gural run took place on revit ali sing of enthusiasm that March 25th when we gathered at A directive fro m the National seem s to be trying ha rd to surf ace Pelorus with members of the Executive for a 10 per cen t cut in within the branch. Nelson Branch. A ver y pleasant the mile age of a ll rallies meant we Ca r movements within the br anch af tern oon was spent with our had to revise our plans for our have been many with John Hearne fr iends from over the hill. The annua l Maunga-Moana rally held (formerly kn own as Hyper) selling Ren ault took the Wiblin family to in April. We decided on a 30 per cent. cut and still attracted fifty e-rnes from Auckland, Hamilton Rotorua, Wellington and T aranaki: The Fitzroy Hall in New Plymouth was .really headquarters. The rally was In the form o f a time tr ial and i~cluded wr itten instruction s, tulip di agrams and str aight-line naviga­ tion over roads in North T ar anaki. Mileage was around 47 miles and local members took the top placings f ~r the first time for manv years. First overa ll and first T aranaki entrant was De s Cornwall in his 1924 Buick assisted by his wife Ph yllis as first navigator. lan and Dawn Ludeman were second and Robin and Sylvia Voss from Stra tford third. I would like to thank a ll visitors for making the effort to a ttend, particularly in thi s time of petrol restrictions. and making the Maunga-M onn n Rally the success it was . Presentation of the Kirkby Trophy was made to Trevor Parkin­ son for restoration achievem ent on his 1927 vintage Francis-B arnen rnotorcvcl- which he attended the Ma ung a. M oana rallv on and won his secti on and -com pleted the course without a hitch. John Perrett from the Te-Wera Graeme Wiblin's 1928 Viva 6 Renaull. State Forest has had his Ca pta in PAGE THIRTY·ONE technical bookllltd AUCKLAND WELLINGTON CHRISTCHURCH 6 Morrow Street 222 Lambton Quay 593a Colombo Street Newmarket. Box 9335 Above McKenzies. Box 5174 Tel: 797.459 Tel : 540.132 Tel: 728.544 Helping keep up with the past and the future.

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Our thanks to Peter Tauranga is the place to live, Th e New Plym ou th Rotary C lub and Jan for an en joyabl e afternoon. perhaps he's keeping up with Basil donated fifty doll ar s to o ur C lub­ The best attendance of members Anderton and both dr iving nearly room fund becau se so me members for some time turned out for the identica l P.V. Dodges. Long ma y put thei r cars on show for four Club Captain's run held on the Alice and Bert enjoy thei r ret ire­ hours at a Rotary C lub 1920's 22nd April. Veh icles left the car ment and we ho pe to see or hear ba ll. park opposite the Arts Ce ntre at from them. Er ic Terrill has recen tly brou gh t I1 a.m. on a timed run through Warren Palrner 's nig ht ra lly ha d home an Austin Seven Rugb y wit h pleasant country on the eas t of a goo d entry with Ivan Kendall's load s of spares including a tourer Mastert on stop ping at the Wai­ crew coming in first-getting to be bod y suitable for a patt ern for son nu ioru Ha ll for lunch etc. The a habit Ivan ! Las t club n ight was Greg's, Au st in Seven. afternoo n run took LIS up a very slides and talk by lan Moore of Our clubroom prem ises account long steep hill known as "T he his work as a geologist in the now stands at $4,000 and we are Cutting" and it was noted that the dense jungle of Papua, New look ing at land offered to us for odd car did a small boil and that Guinea . a peppercorn rental in Inglewood. the De Dion had a litt le help along ALAN BATES We have come a lon g way in the by its navigator. The run term inated last year but only becau se of at Mr and Mr s Buch anan 's Te Kop i member participat ion . farm which is situa ted high up New member is Mr Tom Drew amo ngst beautiful hill country. It of Ne w Plvm outh with a 47 /49 is interesting to note that Mr M.G. Y. Serie s. Buch anan travels about his farm in WHANGAREI There are 19 vehicles from his hel icopter-this being necessary Taran aki ent ered in the 1980 Inter­ due to the type of country and the Another "Open Day" was suc ­ national rally in Rotorua. We are large area. Th anks Howard for a cessfully catered for at our Regional all looking forward to this great mo st enjoyable run . Museum grounds by our Club. event. May Club night th is month was Ladies doing scon es, tea etc and COLIN JOHNSTON a visit to members' sheds. Dr the men barbecuing 700 sausages. Cowie' s Rolls Royee and H oward Cars, machiner y, horse drawn Jones' M.G . were viewed at the equ ipment, bullocks and World G ar age then on to G len Bull's War II vehicles were featured. Als o residence to see the newly ac­ the Railway Club were in operation . qu ired O.K. Supreme and ot her Our Waitan gi han gi held in motorcycles in his collection. A Januar y was very well atte nded and Ou r clubroom s have been visit to Ro y Elwin's shed saw the I fee l, enjoyed by all. improved greatly, new flooring and 1918 Paige tak ing shap e nicely with T han ks to D igby You ng, for your wa lls plus new ceiling. All that has body wo rk the big task at present. report in the pre vious issue which to be done is the roofing and lining GRAHAM G ORDON was "fair commen t". Keith still in­ of the toi let block. sists the "s to ry" and crossword Sorry can 't report on an y RaIlies weren 't hard. Bert Rowsell proved as haven't been to any this year, th is by winning the Hanna Troph y. altho ugh can 't say the same for Two of our lat est restor ations were Graerne, he 's always off on his at this meet. Keith Thomas's Hud­ Harl ey somewhere. Many more WANGANUI son Country C lub (pa inted maroon) bikes are being restored in the and Aud rey Lillin's Au stin 7. As Club now, there being 19 motor­ In line with requests made to far as size went you co uldn' t have cycles and 18 cars a ltogether, with the Club by Min ister of Energy for got two bigger co ntras ts! 12 car s an d 12 motorcycles on the fuel savings, this Club is doing its Waitan gi Day was our Fe bru ary road . Man y more are being re ­ part by shor tening our forthcoming Club run, taking us to Ngururu stored. event by 10 per cent. We sincerely Beach. A look in at Bruce Sowry's By the next issue I should have hope th at by the 1980 Rall y the Roll s Royce und er restoration at more to report. situation will improve. Glenbervie was a surprise extra. A THERESA MACKIE This big event earl y in the year lazy af ternoo n was had by all. will see over 1,000 entries, with Frank Parker' s massive yellow over 130 different makes of vehicles, Minerva was seen by many for the truly a remarkable displ ay of trans­ first time. port for over half a century. The Highlight of the New Year for WAIRARAPA tempo is picking up at this Club, the restorers and lookers was the with the completion date for "Swap Meet " at Pukekohe. I didn 't Sunday, March 18th saw a ver y restorations less than nine months mind the "s tuff" going, but goll y pleasant timed run to Peter and away. One member is "flat ou t" gosh why did " it" and more come Jan Groves' farm. On arrival a t constructing a two level gara ge so home? "Aw well, it' ll be hand y for the check the task of guessing he can get on with his rep air s under swa ps" mu st have been a catch the pressure in you r off side rear cover. Guess there might be a bit phrase man y wives would have tyre was more difficult tha n one of mid night oil burnt by this Dod ge heard. would ima gine. After a general owner. In March, we hired the A. & P . natter, driving tests took place in Our Club was sorry to lose the hall for our Motorshow. This was one of Peter 's paddocks adja cent serv ices of our scr ibe Brian Clance y to help fund our building accou nt. to the road , this caught the who has moved over to Australia The Friday was ver y slow as it attention of quite a lot of passing for a while but luck ily h'is place was wet, but Sa tur da y thin gs motorists as the ro ad was busi er ha s been taken by Warren Palmer. br ightened up and really moved. than usual due to the Castlepoint At this stage I mu st make Cars on show were from local and races being held on the pre viou s mention of Bert Benge , a long time sub-bra nch members and tho se that day. T he day came to a close with and active member of our Club and were on th e North Island T our. To PAGE THIRTY-FOUR those tour people a mighty thank reference to the date of thi s car, Sir, vou, as your cars gave us the spice but if in fact it is a 1914 model, With reference to the pu zzle a nd variety. A good selection of then I believe the body would ph oto and m y lett er which you res to red and un restored bikes were probably not have been built until very kindly published in the last d isp layed . Ca rs included a Veteran just before the end or immediately issue, I was very thrilled to he ar Cadillac , Rolls Royce and Sidecar after the 1914-1 8 war period. from a Mr Gordon Harris of Mt under restoration. Fiats, Minervas. I know the firm originally com­ Albert, Auckland who has provided Plyrnouths, Bu ick s, a bullnosed menced business in Kilmore Street the enclosed photograph of the car M.G. , a Maxwell,C hrysler products as Kennedy and Smith on August in question taken from the pas­ and many o thers. 23rd, 1912, doing vehicle repairs, sengers side. It will be obvious to Our recent raffle must be men­ then the change to Johnson and all when comparing the photo­ tioned as it wa s also in aid of Smith followed with the building of graphs th at these two are the same our building fund . The winners coach built motorcycle sidecars, machine. The photograph which were Kelvin and Carol Spence of mainly for Charlie Bells Motor­ appeared in the last iss ue was taken Thames. T icket winners were from works, th is then leading on to the in Marton, thi s one was tak en at many parts of New Zeal and. No building of motor bodies for which the Muriwai Beach Rac es circa loca l members were winners and a ll the firm ga ined such a fine 1922. Mr H arris thinks the car was prizes have been claimed. A hand­ reputation. a Ford and indeed thi s has certainly so me profit wa s made and a t this With this knowledge I feel the been hand painted on the radiator. sta ge the insi de of the C lu broo ms Wolseley 1914 ch assis may well The init ial photograph indicates a has the painting and varnishing have been one of the many English six cy linder engine so it is now over completed and is awaiting the wall­ ch assis shipped here straight after to our many Fo rd fanciers. paper. We hope to have our Annual the war ceased, and then had the Dinner in thi s new building. body built. JOHN H EARNE The Kaitaia Branch held an NORMAN A. SMITH Easter Rally for the Bri an Parker Memorial Trophy. Designed to save ten per cent, one competitor man­ Re Photograph John Hearne aged to use 60 per cent. It appears Sir , we go North for good " ha rd Rally" The car for which J ohn Hearne training. The winner of thi s hand­ wa s seeking information in your Classified ads so me trophy was Bob Francis April j May issue was a Model K driving an M.G. After the run, Ford. It was pr oduced at about the RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDS paddock events were held and a sa me time as the first Model T. It Members of Vintage Car Club Inc. barbecue and wo olshed dance on had a very short production life. $2.00 for first 40 words or less there­ the Mathews property a t Aurere. A The car in the photograph, minus a t te r 3 cents per word . great way to finish a hard day's those lovely headlamps, wa s a t Non Member Muriwai c. 1923, but did not take $2 .50 for f irst 40 words or less there­ play! after 3 cents per word. MAR ION TAYLOR part in any events. It disappeared after race day. I recall an engine BOX AD $4. 00 extra to ab ove rates . of this type was in Auto Parts PHOTO AD $10.00 extra t o ab ove rates. window in Auckland for a number Enclose go od black and white photo. of years. Most reference books will Above rates apply for each advertisement. Letters give the technical specification of Advertisements mu st be typed or clearly to theEditor Model K so there is no point on printed. me giving it here. Although the CHEQUE OR POSTAL NOTE MUST BE Re Photograph Wolseley car in the photo looks like a ENCLOSED Sir, primitive racing car, it had no such Sen d to: Th e Advertising Man ager, I would like to refer to the qualities. P.O. Box 13140, CHRISTCHURCH . photograph in " Bea ded Wheels" DICK MESSENGER not later than 10t h of month p receding No. 116 of the 1914 Wolseley. r.o. Box 161. publicatio n. I do not know the so urce of Auckland. WANTED- For 1932 Rover Pilot: complete gearbox or parts as used 1932-3 8. Dill'. brass worm wheel as used Rover 9 and 10 1925-32. Also appreciate any info. on this diff'., 4.50 x 18* tyres, Jaeger oil, petrol gauges. Sell or swap-W heels: 20 " Au stin wire, 20" Au stin sa nky , 19" Morris Cowle y with hubcaps, 20" Model AA wooden, 16" Au stin 7, 19" Au stin 7. Used tyres: 6.50 x 20", 5.00 x 20", 4.00 x 18", 4.50 x 18" balloon. Smiths 3{" bezel winding clock, Jaeger 8 day clock, We stinghouse brass ammete r 1917 patent, set of slo t faced instruments N.G. & E.Co. 1925 patent with matching North East Elec.Co. speedo, 1947 Humber Snipe all parts. B. Curry, 81 Durham Street, Ashhurst, Phone See letters above Palmerston North 268-010. PAGE THIRTY-FIVE SWA P- 1930 45" (516) Harley Have Davidson moto r. complete but ex­ ENGINE VALVES ternally corroded (fra me availa ble Professionally Engineered and "Beaded Wheels" also) fo r pre-1930 61" or 74" (7/ 9 Guaranteed or 10 /1 2) H.D. mo tor. An y parts No n burnout valves fo r pet rol posted regularly to co nside red. Need tim ing gea rs, and diesel. Excha nge valves your address. Only va lves and man y other sma ll items available. All reb uilt val ves by for motor and controls. Rob Gordon Wright Rebuilding $4.50 for 6 issues Knight , 43 Ariki Street, Lower Services are guaranteed, (includes Postage). Hutt. Ca ms ha ft Lobes Rebuilt A UTOCOURSE 1961-62 and 1962­ Manifol ds Repaired Write to 63, £2 each . Automobile Year No. Engine Reconditioning, Veteran Subscription Dept. 17, the ra re volume after man y and Vinta ge copies were des troyed in a ware ­ Gas and Electric Welding P.O. Box 13140, hou se fire, £25. " Design and Be­ Open Sa tur days. Christehurch, haviour of the Racing Ca r", Mossj Phone or Conta ct- Pomeroy, £20 . "G rand Pr ix Racing Gordon Wr ight Rebuilding Facts and Figures 1894-1963" , Serv ices SELL-New Du nlop imported 4.50 Mo nkh ouse, £12," British Sports SIA H uia Ro ad , Ota huhu x 4.75 x 5.00 x 20" tyres and tubes. Car s", Grego r Grant, £ IO. "Gra nd Phone O.H. 66-50 1 Brand new. B. Curry, 81 Durham Prix Car 1954-66", Setright , £25, All P.O. Box 23386 Pap at oet oe. Stree t, Ashhurst Phon e Palmerston book s as new with dustwrappers. Aft er hou rs, Flat I North 268-0 10. Limited numbers. Add £1 per bo ok 32 Ha yward Rd., Pa pa toetoe, A uckla nd. SELL-Vauxhall 1932 VX dis­ packing and postage. Motormedia, mantled. Very complete but requires P.O. Box 3, East Horsley, Surre y, England. complete restoration. B. Curry, 81 WANTED -For T F ord: a distri­ Durh am Street, Ashhurst. Ph one ,...------but or. (T here were severa l makes Palmerston North 268-0 10. supplied to fit). I have a North East FORD PARTS distributor without gears but have BOX AD Falkners Garage new dri ve gears for a Bosch distri­ Yo ur ad will have grea ter imp act butor. I will swa p to get a full (Since 1956) usable distributor. Prefer a Bosch . in a border. Remit $4.00 extra (Brian Falkner, Prop . ) Co uld also swap trembler coils and to normal rate s and ask for Large stocks of new, rebuilt, commutat ers. A. Best, 6 McKerrow Box Ad . secondhand parts f or For d V8' s Street, Dunedin. Ph one 44-509. up to 19 77. Please send S.A.E. WAN~ED-For 1923-4 Bulln ose PARTS WANTED - Morris 8 Morris Cowley: front and rear f or your requir ements to 184 Sports: 1935-3 8 handbook or wo rk­ springs, any body parts, instruments Clyde Str eet , Island Bay, Wgtn. sho p manual; any parts to assist or wh at have you. Anthing con­ Phone 837-558, open Saturday restorat ion . 1929-30 Chrysler: 9" sidered. Contact Sirnon Agar, 8 mornings. depress beam headlight lens; hand­ C lyde Ro ad, Christchurch 4. Phone book or worshop manual; tail-light 489- 676. bod y, lens and mounting bracket; old sty le running board mounted pet rol or oil can ; 19" wire wheel; right fro nt guard for side m ounted AUTO RESTORATIONS LTD spare; r.h . side mount bracket ; horn. 1928 H udson Super Six: 63 ST. ASAPH STREET Marvel card; genera tor GAB 4008; distributor IGA 4023ZH; 19" split CHRISTCHURCH rim s; 19" wire whe els; light switch; P.0. Box 22273 Phone 69-988 pertol and oil ga uges. 1956 Mkt Zeph yr : Zodiac clo ck ; original spot Panel Beating and backing lamps; steering idler Making New Guards and Panels arm bush and stud assem blies EOA 3350 or EOA 5104A or New Wooden Body Frames EOA 3352. Contact Steve Trott, Woodwork Repai rs Phone 8909 Kawerau (collect), or Hood Bow Steam Bending, or Laminating writ e 54 Bell Street, Kawerau. New Dashboards (Me mber). French Polishing of Interior Woodwork Full Mechanical Service FOR SA LE Chassis Rebuilding Veteran Buick 6 cyl. Tourer One Off Parts Made Up Own er going Au stral ia and mu st sell th is very or iginal but Batches of Parts made for One Make Groups restored 1918 car. Ver y mobile Spare Parts Available veteran in ver y goo d condition Secondhand Books and Magazines with new tyres, hood and hood Bonnet Lacing etc available bows and upholstery, etc. Tons of spa res go with th is deal. Write to D . Lang, 62 Rutherford Road, TRY US FOR YOUR NEEDS Napier.

PAGE THIRTY-SIX WANTED-Vauxhall pa rts : convex WANTED -T o complete 1930 radiator in any cond ition to su it Nash 480 twin ign .: Biju r lubricat or. A NTIQUE UPHOLST E R Y '26 14/40 or later Ca det Mod el hubcaps (5-}" di a. N ash in centre), SUPPLIES Vauxhall. One or se t of 19" or 20" spare whe el clam p, windsc ree n F or a ll your upholster y Rudge Whitworth or simi lar English winde r, crankhole cover, manifold mat eri als. Send S.A .E. for or E uropean six stud wire wh eels. heat co n tro l, right hand exteri or co mplete list of items av ailable Ha ve to sell or swa p 1920- 24 door handles, roberail, Ron Ander­ to D ale Co nlon, 6 Pitfure Road . Willys-Knigh t radiat or and sur ­ so n, 18 T omas Road, Wellsford. Wak efield, Nel son. 10 per cent round and four Ril ey 19" spoke Ph on e 8744. di scount to C lub members . wheels. Phon e F razer 87-670 or write Box 250 New Pl ym outh. WANT ED FOR SA LE- Leyland C ub 1933-34. FOR ' SA LE - A us tin Truck , 1948, Rear bod y or tub sec tion fo r 6 cy linde r overhea d va lve m ot o r, one ow ner, 70,000 miles, new 1930 Ch evr o let C lub Seda n or 4 speed gea rbox. wo rm dr ive diff. Ch assis been di sm antled, sand­ 20 x 750 tyres, needs a battery a nd Town Seda n, door sill panels, possible valve grind . Triumph 2 rear mudguard s and 2 cowl blasted and painted , gea rbox , star ter, motorcycle 195 ? 3T. Co m plete. mounted park light s, a lso gene ra tor , wa ter pum p ove rha u led. Radiator and firewall rebuilt, ne w need s so me me chan ical a tten tion. wo oden rim stee ring wheel. T om Phone R. Ivin , 788-279 Wellingt on . G riff in, 33 Pitt Stree t, Runan ga, ex ha ust and mu ffler. Spa res inclu de recondition ed short bloc k and head HOOD IRON PROBLEMS? Write West Coast, S.1. Ph one 830 . (Member). and cab off 1937 model. This truc k to H ood Ir on Spe cia lties, 53 Mort­ is driveable but needs panel beating lake St reet , C hristchurch, 4. WANTED- For 1930 Model 490 to gu ard s and bonnet, electrica l WANTED-For 1914 Model T Na sh 8 Se da n : any mech an ical wiring, hydraul ic br ak e line s, and For d: tap er ed leaf front and rea r parts or inf ormation as to whe re­ cab rebui lt. One previou s Ce ntra l springs, fro nt ax le, a lso parts for abo uts of any Nash 8. I nee d door Ot ago owne r and sto red in Rox­ Ruck stell ax le (have the housin g), handles (in terior and exterior), burgh. $400. R.D. Thornley, ker osen e tail-l ight. Ken Hall, 3 window win ders, radiat or ca p, 10Y Heddon Bush , No. 1 R.D., Winton . Bedford Grov e, Lower Hutt. Phone headlight glasses, re ar bumper, 650-345. petrol tank cap. Al so any cat a­ POMEROY TROPHY logu es, ow ne rs manuals, or tech­ The Banks Pen insul a Branch W ANTED nical inform ation. Con tac t J im will again hold th is eve nt on For 1941 Far go Mode l FKI T a ylor, M ak arewa, No. I1 R.D., Sa turday, 27t h Oc to ber. E ntries -1- ton pick -up: mo tor -f1athead Invercargill. Phone 358-094. ar e invited . En try fo rms av ail ­ Dodge 6, pr efix T 113, co m plete FO R SA LE-1938 D od ge Standard abl e fro m the Secretary of the or block and crank; gearbox­ Stra ight Back . In good w.o.f. COI1­ meeting: P. Croft, 95 M ain option al 4 speed; pow er take-off dition and everyday use. Plenty o f R oad, Red cliffs, C hristchurch. unit for gearbox; hubcaps-have spa res. O nly two ow ners- the last Fa rgo wri tte n ac ross globe of fo ur tee n years. Contact John W ANT ED-To co ntact member s world; head lights and sidelights; Anstev 327-648, or D on ald Walker who ha ve, or know the whereab outs owners hand book ; worshop 851-500, C hris tchurch. ' of parts, information and wi ring manual; bonnet and grille VINTAG E BENTLEY volume diagrams for 1935 Triumph G Ion a em blems . Contact C. Hutchings, bound in BRG bu ckram person ­ or Vi tesse with 1991 c.c. C oven try F /3. 576 Grey Street , Hamilton a lised w ith ow ner's name gol d­ C limax mot or. I need th e fo llowing : Ea st. (Mem be r). blo ck ed on cover. Presentation I. So lex ca rb., m od el 35 BFHG version of Autoca r pub licat io n (side dr au ght); 2. Lu cas K ing of the FOR SA LE-Ford Y M od el 8 h.p. covering Ben tleys 1919-1931. Su pe rb Road bi-f1ex long ra nge lamps. 9-}" wire wheel s, good co ndition. set of compilation of best Bentley d ia. (I pai r); 3. Smiths combined five 17" , $30. B. Co op er , 10 Tukur a fuel ga uge, temp. gauge, 3V d ia. : Road, Gisbo rn e. material in period pri nt. Colour phot ographs and Crosby drawin gs. 4. Lucas reversing light; 5. Smi ths W A NTE D-Petrol tank and hu b 138 glossy pa ges o f Bentley 8 day cloc k, 3·1/' dia .: 6. Interior caps for 1935-37 M orr is E ight. no stalgi a , roa d tests, Le Mans, TT door han dles and wi ndow winder Ple a s ~ co ntact Bruce Lyster , 18 reports, period m arqu e fea tures. handles with the letter T cast on Bowling Road,G ree nmeadows Id eal Bentley gift. N ame of re­ the face of the handle. All replies Napier . Phone 442-425. ' cipient in block letters with pay­ answered . Write G arry Turner, 45 WANT ED-One pai r of Ea gle ment o f $26 plu s $2.50 towards Old Renw ick Road , Bl enheim or locking latch es sui table for rear po st and pack ing, to Mot ormedia , Phone 6677, co llec t. trunk. C. J. Sla ter, " H upenui" P.O . Box 3, East Horsley, Surrey, G reytown . Phone 49-466. ' England . F OR SALE- 1933 Arms tro ng Sid ­ deley motor. Swap white faced clock (from 1932 C hrysler) beautiful cond ition fo r 3Y bl ack faced VINTAGE ELECTROPLATI NG Smiths c lock . Please co ntac t Murra y Sutto n, Hi ggs Road , M apua, Nelson .

Nickel plating by slow-deposit, as on you r orig inal vintage ORIG IN A L TWENTIES parts. Wil.! not peel or crac k, polishes to a long-lasting CAR ADVERTISEMENTS lustrous shine, and gives bett er protection aaainst corrosion. Framed 10" x 7" pr ints of '24 Cadillac, '24 Ch andler , '23 and For quick service and qual ity work . consign your work to : '24 C hev, '28 C h rysler, '24 D od ge, '24 a nd '27 Essex, '27 PRATTS ELECTROPLATERS LTD. NELSON M arrnon , ' 24 M axwell, ' 23 Packard, '23 Willys Knight. On ly P.O. Box 474 Phone 77-283 $4.50 Post paid. G lasson, P. O. Bo x 31, T ak an ini .

PAGE THIRTY-SEVEN WANTED-Urgently require Model CHASSIS RESTORATIONS L Schebler carburettor or parts. If If you need your chassis re­ you read this and have a part please paired, rebuilt, sections of your contact S. G. Pepper, 204 Yaldhurst chassis. or brackets reproduced Road. Christchurch 4. to original. contact, WANTED-Parts for 1951 B.S.A . PARAHAKI ENGINEERING 350 Gold Star: handle bars, front P.O. Box 528, Phone 83-250 mud guard, head light and sur­ WHANGAREI round, speedo and tail light. Would also be interested in other motor Workmanship gu aranteed and bike parts and workshop manual. Please write to Jon Bates. FOR SALE WANTED-31" speedo and clock, 28 Park Ave., Whangarei. 2-} " oil gauge (a ll black faced 1927 Citroen BI4 two scat WANTED-To buy for Austin Smiths), oil gauge, needle swings roadster with dickey seat. Only 12/4 (1927): sum p, clock, door from top; 6 cylinder B.T.H. mag, some work needed to complete handles (carriage type), side light complete or parts; 12v relay and restoration. This is probably the and bracket, plus numerous other junction box as fitted to Austin only BI4 Citroen in New Zea­ parts. D . W. Cunningham, II1 12/4 etc; 3-} " Lucas parklights; any land, it is an enjoyable and Oakwood Avenue., Mary Hill, parts or information about cable economical car. $3,750 o.n.o . Dunedin. Phone 35-777. (Member driven windscreen wiper for 1929 Patricia Bren, 424A Evans Bay V.c.c. and V.A.R.). Armstrong Siddeley (I have the Parade, Wellington 3. Phone wiper unit). Please contact Murray 861-981. SWAP-Complete set of 1913-1914 Sutton, Higgs Road, Mapua. Model T hickory spo kes. New well Nelson. FOR SALE-1936-37 Opel Kadett. sea soned wood, correct taper; also Small German sedan. 80 per cent 1914 windscreen with hinges and WANTED URGENTLY restored. Paint, upholstery and few side su ppo rts. I require a 1914 Ford Sunbeam. odd jobs required. All complete engine block also front radius rod Two 16" motorcycle rims. and many spares. Offers wanted. or what have you? Henry Bush. Write R. Clayton, Phone K. Newman, 67-196 or write 144 White Swan Road , Auckland 4: 30 Lanark Crescent, 717 Maitland Crescent, Hastings. Phone 677 -496. (Member). Tamatea, Napier. SWAP-1934-5 or 6 approx. Chev. truck? body parts: cab, two OFFERS WANTED For 1926, 350 C.c. EW Doug­ FOR SALE - 1939 Austin 10. bonnets, two sets of guards with wheel wells. Will swap for following las . Restored to the highest Original condition throughout. Body standards and a good rideable excellent, no rust, reconditioned or sell offers. Wanted to complete my 1915 SD4 Studebaker: straight vintage motorcycle. For full engine, current T.S. warrant, spare details write Chas Black, 8 gearbox, clutch and bags of engine sided 25" rims, usable 34 x 41­ tyres, large Stewart Warner speedo Higgins Street, N apier or Phone parts. Harry Harris, M inden Road 38-773. Te Puna R .D. 6, Tauranga. Phon~ or similar, ignition and lighting Te Puna 588. switch, 5 push pull switches made by Culler Hammer Manufacturing WANTED-Austin 7 radiator shell, FOR SALE - Phantom 1I Rolls Co., Wagner generator. Could be approx. 1929. Anything considered. Royce, 1930, complete. Original empty trailer going to Hamilton Also four spoke spring steering sound rolling chassis with sub­ area in early July? Contact John wheel suitable for Austin Nippy. frame, motor reconditioned, six new Bogers, "Foxburn", Fairlie. Phone Will buy or swap Austin 12/4 br ass tyres and tubes. Will negotiate with 8580, evenings. radiator shell or short wheelbase genuine enquiries onlv. Wanted­ FOR SALE-Buick 1938 Special Austin 7 chassis. D . R . McNeil, 26 Engine parts especiallv, and any Sedan. Needs restoring, but com­ Cron Avenue, Te Atatu South, other items for 1904 2' cyl. 12 h.p. plete, $800. Spare rust-free body Auckland. Phone Hsn 67-296. Darracq. D. Hall, 161 Main Street available, $50. Peter Lowe, s WANTED-For 1929 Chev 15 cwt Huntly. ' Fairview Tce., Paeroa. Phone 8012. Pick-up: headlight, doors, and front springs. Please contact D . Fitz­ gerald, Box 144, Alexandra. HOROPITO MOTOR WRECKERS WANTED-For 1929 B.SA L29 HOROPITO Sloper: two 20" x 2+" wheels and rear fork. Also any other parts, or Private Bag, Raetihi Telephone 4151 Raetihi will consider purcha se of complete machine. Please contact D . Fit z­ We have in stock a very large range of new and used parts for gerald, Box 144, Alexandra. Ford Model A's and many other different makes of vehicles. Please FOR SALE-I925 Chrysler 4 cyl. contact li S f~H your. requirements. We suggest you contact us now, Restored, all original, with Bud a ll or better st ill call In If you are passing our yard for your parts for the 1980 Rally to avoid any delay due to the large demand for steel body. Spare motor and gear­ parts to help complete restoration for this rally. box. Enquiries to J. Lunam, I Greenwood Street. G isborne. Phone We have new 550 x 18 Olympic tyres black sidewa ll at a reduced 6780, evenings. price o f $64.00 each, tubes at $7.50 each. American Car Spotters Boo~~ Guide are available, 1920-1939, $13 .00 each, and the new WANTED TO BUY enlarged edition of the 1940-65 American Car Spotters Guide Book 1933-36 Ford 8 Y. Complete $14.25 plus postage, which are excellent reference books. We have car or parts. Workshop manual. r an~e a large. .of Vintage Vehicles for sale suitable for restoration. Johnnie Atkinson, House Inspectl~n C l» invited. . N ew Zealand's only Vintage car, truck, tractor 20, N .Z .F.P., Tokoroa. Phone and stationary engrne SPARE PARTS SPECIALISTS. 60-90 8 Tokoroa.

PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT OBSOLETE AUTO PARTS CO. A. J. (Tony) Noonan 111 Comleroy Road, P.O. Box 5, Kurrajong, 2758 N.S.W. AUSTRALIA Phone: 045-732124 including A.H. Suspension and Steering Parts, Gaskets and Gasket 8, 1917-19 Buick, 29-30 Dodge, 29-31 Stude Diet', 28 Sets, Points, Rotors and Distributor caps, Timing gears Stude Pres, 30-31 Hudson 8, 29 Chrysler, 30 Chrysler, and cha ins , Pistons, Rings, Bearings, Valves, Water 30-31 Buick, 29 Nash 8, 26-27 Falcon Knight, 1932 pump and fuel pump kits, Door Handles, Badges, Bu ick, 28 Chev , and many more not listed . .. Inquire. Hubcaps, Wire wheels, Instruments, Engine mounts, GLASS-To suit most U.S. makes. Bausch and Lomb, Rubber parts , Brake cables and hoses, Shock Depress Beam, Bi Ray, Stabilite, Mon ogram, DB W.K . absorbers, Literature, Grilles, Gears, Seals and much, Liberty, Osgood, Indian, Harley Davidson, Rickenback­ much more . INQUIRE NOW. er , Chalmers, Maxwell, Graham Bros., Essex, Parabe am, National, Spreadlite, TWOLlTE, TWILlTE, Chevrolet, HEADLIGHTS & GLASS Twin Beam , Tiltray, Smith, Lincoln, Hudson, Hupmobile , Just Arrived-in Stock Now Rite -way, McKee, Flex-Beam and more. MOST PRE­ HEADLIGHTS-All good condition-all in pairs. 1914- WAR HEADLIGHT GLASS AVAILABLE-Hundreds in 1919 Chev, 23-26 aids, 27 Whippet Overland, 28 st ock. Inqu ire Now . Whippet, 29-30 Pontiac, 1916-19 Studebaker, 1930 DOOR HANDLES-Over 4000 in stock now. 1915 to 50. Essex , Maxwell, 22 Buick 4, 28 Willys Knight, I have in stock what must be the largest varied range 24-7 Hupp, 23-7 Essex, 29 Buick, 29-30 De Soto, of 1915 to 59 new and used auto parts in Australia and Overland, Chalmers, 25 Hupp, 29-30 Chev, 31 Chev , New Zealanci. I keep a "WANTED" listing for any 4 cyl Nash, 29 Hudson, 26-7 Willys Knight, 25 customer who asks to have his requirements located. Stude Diet ', 28-30 Plymouth, 29 aids, 30 aids, 28 I import large quantities on a regular basis from various Oakland, 21-23 Stude Diet', 28 La Salle, 27 Chev, 25 parts of the world to keep the demand satisfied. I also Stu de Pres ., 25 Jordan, 21-24 Stanley Steamer, 26 have many new original parts to su it English makes Cad illac, 21-23 Packard, 29-30 Hupp 8, 29 Packard Std even th ough you see all USA makes listed her e. MAil REPLIES ... Please enclose Internati onal stamp Coupon (obtainable from your Post Office) for Airmail reply. Thankyou. "IF YOU WANT HARD TO FIND NEW OR USED PRE 1957 AUTO PARTS-TRY ME".

WANTED-For a circ a 1914-1920 WANTED URGENTLY-To com­ 4t h.p. B.S.A.: a rear hub and plete restoration of 1929 Chrysler WANTED dr iving belt wheel, a hand oil pump 75 sedan : split rims 18" x 4-}" , must To complete my 1956 Berke, with sight glass assem bl y, gearbox be in good order; full set door Iey 328 c.c. Talisman Twin : ki ck star ter rat chet assem bly, handle handles and window wi nders; Albion 3 or 4 speed and reverse bars, levers and acy. lighting equip­ Carter ball and ball carburettor. gearbox and clutch, dilf. unit, ment. Ring or write T. Chalmers, updraft I t inch Venturi; also good Siba D ynastart , com plete units 17 Travis Street, Dunedin. Phon e ra dia tor louvres. Write 33 Vosper or any parts. Also speedo, rev. 64-40 1. Street, M otueka, Nelson. counter (4 inch di ameter). Bob Oakley, Box lOO, Dunedin. Phone 779-147, collect. (Mem­ ber). WANTED FOR SALE-Model AFord 1929 Any manuals (owners, wo rk­ 1t ton truck. Wooden cab partly FOR SALE- 1953 D.O.T. Scram­ shop, part s) for Fargo and dism antled, but mostly there for bler, partly restored, a fin e example Dodge trucks. An y models. Any patt erns. including ph oto s. Fender s of an early factory pr oduced year up to 1945. Also want hub­ etc. rough. Wooden spoke wheel s Scrambles motorcycle. $400 o.n.o. caps, emblems or instruments seem O.K. T yres peri shed. Still B.S.A . co ll ector has a complete off Fargo and Dodge trucks, runs. $500, or swap for Ford Tudor 1951 Velocette L. E. to trade for also power take-off unit s fo r bodv 1928-30 or 1932. Wanted­ early B.S.A . An yth ing considered. these tru ck s. Contact C. Hutch­ Tapered leaf front spri ng for 1915 Contact P. Bartosh, 80 H avill ings, F / 3, 576 Grey Street, Model T , or swap for rear tapered Street. Palmerston North. Phone Hamilton East. (M em ber). 8 leaf spr ing. Also want rear 73-242. "Hassler" shock absorbers for Model T , or bu y or part swap one WANTED FOR SA LE-1937 Willys Sedan. only rear "Fordezer" shock ab­ T o complete restoration of my This car has been garaged and on sorber. Also need 1932 Ford parts; 1927 T Fo rd Coupe: winds creen block s for the past 20 years. Al­ have some swaps. Wish to cor­ frame, doors, sun visor, seat thou gh it is in exceptional con­ respond with anyone owning 1932 frame, dash. door sill plates, dit ion it is minus front axle. engine , Ford Cabriolel. L ook ing fo r more rear bumper brackets, lock (sui t gear box and diff. Enquiries and veteran " H ayes" wire wheels for boot lid). Repl y K . J. Burton, offers to Manawatu Vintage Car Model T, any condition. Peter I Medcraf Street, North Rock­ Club, P.O. Box 385, Palmers ton Purcell, 20 Durham Street, Levin. hampton, Queensland , Australia. North. Phone 72-752, evenings. Phone 86-333. PAGE THIRTY-NINE WANTED - Pair of fron t mud WANTED - 2 H artford friction WANTED gua rds for 1928-30 Int ernational sho ck a bso rbers with double arms Veteran or Vintage trucks for truck. Ple ase contact D. Bennetts, around 9"-10" long, one could feat ure articles in U.S . auto­ 714 Hills Ro ad , Christchurch 5. suffice. I a lso want to excha nge an ma gazin es. Should be in good Ph one 856-333. (Mem ber). excellent Autovac approx. 9" x 41-" to excellent condition , mu st have FOR SA LE-Sta ndard 1939 Fl ying for a squa t one 6" x 51" diam ete r. good paint. Prefer " ma rques" Al istair Jones, 21 Bell Street, Ot aki. not well known in V .S. Prefer Twelve. Ro adworthy in 1977, low veh icles Christchurch / Auckland mileage. All essential parts, most ROYALEnfield 1947. W anted­ areas. In terv iews and ph otos to extras in tact. Second owner wish es Technical inf ormation to buy or be done end of August 1979. to sell to keen res to rer. Vie w at 76 borrow, a lso tail-l ight , tool box, Write me (air mail) and tell me lkitara Road, W anganui Ea st. H. D. fr ont guard wanted. Would like to a bout yo ur tru ck . Ms. Su Mc Grail, own er at H eatherlea East correspond with other own er s. C hris Ke mper, P.O. Box 2699, Santa Ro ad , Levin. Phone 85-582. Parker, 81 Beresford Street, Bays­ Barbara, Califo rn ia 931 20, U.S.A . WANTED-19l5 Buick 4 cy linder wa ter, Au ckland. Phone 457- 696. We have letter from ab o ve Roadster parts: 25" B.E . rim s, these FOR SALE-Sun bea m S-7 motor­ adv ertiser giving further detail s. have diag on al splits and will cycle. Restored co ndi tion, pleas ure send S .A E . for copy to PiO, Box measure 3" across the top ; "Delco" to own , $1,500. Phone Wanganui 57-633 (day), 55-128 (ou t of /3/40. Christclw rch .-Edito r. dry ce ll batter y sw itch panel; sp ar e wheel carriers; fuel cap me asuring business hours. 2{" I.D., 16 T .P.I.; hubcaps, printed FOR SALE- Jagua r XK 150 Road­ WANTED - Radiator fo r 1923 " Bui ck" with point s of hex flush ste r, 1959 , only 89,000 ml s., chrome Zedel or Donnett. Also an y o ther with th readed po rtio n, 2t" I.D.; wires, wsw ty res, overdrive. red and Zedel pa rts or literature, Vet eran Stewa rt-Warner speedo drive and black trim. In daily use, $11,000 or Vintage. Dale Conlon, 6 Pit fure ca ble. Locat ion of these pa rts will o.n.o. W ill trade or finance. Bert Road, W akefi eld , N elson. Ph one ensure that ano ther vet eran is on G ovan, Box 4193, or Ph one 61-155, 28-046. the road next seaso n. Alasdair Christchurch. (M em ber) . Brass, 12 Earl Street, Christchurch WANTED-1930 N ash Single Six F OR SA LE - 1935 Graham "Cavile r 2. Phone 33-846. Six" motor car. Very rare model , 450 Seri es runni ng gea r. For iden ti­ all oy head , ver y origina l and com­ WANTED - F or N.S .V. Menx, fication : [141" whee lbase, 19" plete, some rust in bod y. Towable mid-fiftie s: fr ont gua rd, rear guard wheels, ch assis Number R2l 6590­ bu t needs restoration. Offers to extensi on and ta il-light , c lu tch R249707, en gine N o. 216574-249945 Co lin Johnston, 63 Broadway, Wai­ cover, headlamp and speedo, ch ain (side valve). W ould like to corres­ tara. Phone 82 16. gu ard, sea t and brake peda l. Or pond with any Single Six own er s co mplete bik e in any co ndi tio n. Bill regarding inf orm at ion and parts. SWAP-1915 Oakland Speeds ter fo r T immi ns, 112C Q ueen s Stree t. G raham T ate , 36 Haig Street, pre-w ar 6 cy l. o.h.c. M .G. or similar Waiuku. Bexley, N. S.W. 2207, Au strali a. veh ic le. Re storation project pre ­ WANTED- Front axle su it 1930 to FOR SALE-Bullnose Morris Cow­ ferred. Ple ase write to Roger White, ley parts, sufficien t to e na ble a ca r 168 George Street, Stokes Valley, early 1934 Au st in Seve n. Also cylindrical type vacuum wiper for to be bu ilt. Co ntact Bruce M anning , Lower Hutt or Phone SV 6236, 4 Drury Street, Palmerston North, collect. sa me. Dale Stephens, 8 Gorrie Street, Nelson. (Member). Ph one 84-369. WANTED-For M .G. 12. G earbox, FOR SWAP FOR SALE - Automobile Ye ar brake shoes and backing plates for 1927 Chrysler '70 ' Tourer. Books Nos. 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, cable o pera tion, 19" side laced Very complete, requires restora ­ 17, 19, 20, 2 1. G ood order. Phone spo ke wheels, vertical generator. tion. I want a restored or un­ S.A . Qu ertier, 7932 Gore. Also conrods for P type. If in­ restored , En glish or E uropea n WANTED-To complete restora­ tere sted can exchange vint age and Sedan or T ouring car. Ca sh tion : radiator surround for 1930 veteran Douglas ra! « en gin es. Con­ difference. Write W . Henderson , Buick Empire or Premier Sedan. tact Frank Carter, Bo x 51099, Paku­ No. 3 R.D., Win ton. Phone 791 Please phone Wellington 648-218 ran ga, Auckland or Phone (co llect) Ce ntre Bu sh . (collect), or write A. J .U psto n, 49 44-756 Howick. Karaka Street, Wainuiomata. 1937 CHEVROLET Master De Luxe sed an . In excellen t condition with FOR SALE-The last six 440 x 19" WANTED-Any parts for 1929 tyres (with tub es) availa ble in N .Z. leather upholstery , radio and clock . Hillman 14 Sa loon. Mainly diff. Two owners, 98,000 miles and co m­ These are new. This size which was gears and gearbox gears. H ave a made by Dunlop Australia ar e no pletely origina l. Recent overha ul of Durrant 4 cyl. motor approx. 1924 en gine, gearbox and br akes. N ew longer being manufactured . Correct fo r swap or sa le. Apply R. wear on severa l model M.G.'s, battery, good tyres, spare parts. Humphr ey, 133 Moohan Street, Wai­ $3,600. R . Browne, 182 McGregor s Ril eys and other sma lle r Eng lish nu iornata, Wellington. (M ember ). sporting ca rs. New exhaust valves Road , Christchurch. Phone 899-444. for Rover 80 and 4 cylinder Land­ rover. Speed ometer ca bles for CHEVROLET ENTHUSIASTS Au stin 1935-38, 7 h.p. , 10/4, 12/4. 12/6 1939-1949, J owe tt Bradford Are you aware that there is a New Ze aland based club that 1946-51. R iley 1t , 2{ 1950-52. caters solely for Chevrolet cars and trucks. Lucas starter motor s. On e for a Ownership of a vehicle is not necessary and the club c an offer 1933-35 Singer 9 or 11 h.p, O ne a wide range of technical information and practical assistance for a 1935 Wolseley 14 h.p. Set through its three active branches. new pistons 85 mm Sta nda rd for Contact Vanga rd /Morgan. John H eame, 54 King Edwa rd Avenue, Ba yswater, CHEVROLET ENTHUSIASTS CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND INC. Auckland 9. Phone 457- 629, af ter P.O. BOX 39235 AUCKLAND 6 p.m. PAGE FORTY THE FAMOUS

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