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BEADED WHEELS CLASSIC, VINTAGE AND VETERAN MOTORING FOR OVER 70 YEARS No. 363 April/May 2020 NEW ZEALAND’S FOREMOST HISTORICAL MOTORING MAGAZINE $7.95 GISBORNE THREE RIVERS RUN 1970s MINI PICKUP 000012 2020 BURT MUNRO CHALLENGE 418979 MAGAZINE OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND 9 Clements Motors (Hokitika) 1918-1923. Denby Photographs Required: Submissions of suitable information to: [email protected] Charabanc. Photo Mrs M Maffey, supplied to prints and information (where available) are welcome. Beaded Wheels, PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Beaded Wheels by the late Allan Storer. Post or email original photographs or high resolution Laserprints/photocopies are not suitable. digital files of historical interest with any available Photos will be returned as soon as practicable. Contact National Office for all NATIONAL OFFICE CLUB CAPTAIN NORTHERN REGION Tony Bartlett queries regarding VICs, logbooks, The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) 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VCCNZ MANAGEMENT Rod Brayshaw 07 549 4250 [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING COMMITTEE [email protected] PRESIDENT SPEED STEWARD Diane Quarrie Tony Haycock 021 662 441 [email protected] 06 876 4009 [email protected] ARCHIVIST SECRETARY/ TREASURER BEADED WHEELS CHAIRMAN Don Muller Michael Lavender Kevin Clarkson 03 385 6850 [email protected] 03 325 5704 [email protected] 021 0270 6525 [email protected] Please note this information changes annually - these details are valid until October 2020 VCCNZ BRANCHES A full list of branch addresses and contact FAR NORTH NORTHLAND TARANAKI details can also be found on the VCCNZ C/– 50 Davis Strongman Place, RD3, PO Box 17, Whangarei 0140 C/- 297 Huatoki St, website at www.vcc.org.nz Kerikeri 0293 [email protected] New Plymouth 4310 ASHBURTON [email protected] NORTH OTAGO [email protected] PO Box 382, Ashburton 7740 GISBORNE PO Box 360, Oamaru 9444 TAUPO [email protected] PO Box 307, Gisborne 4040 [email protected] PO Box 907, Taupo 3351 AUCKLAND [email protected] NORTH SHORE [email protected] PO Box 12-138, Penrose, Auckland 1642 GORE C/- 7 Godwit Place, Lynfield WAIKATO [email protected] PO Box 329, Gore 9740 Auckland 1042 PO Box 924, Hamilton 3240 BANKS PENINSULA [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 27 Showgate Ave, Riccarton Park, HAWKE’S BAY OTAGO WAIMATE Christchurch 8042 PO Box 3406, Napier 4142 PO Box 5352, Dunedin 9058 4 Harris St, Waimate 7924 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BAY OF PLENTY HOROWHENUA ROTORUA WAIRARAPA PO Box 660, Tauranga 3140 PO Box 458, Levin 5540 PO Box 2014, Rotorua 3040 PO Box 7, Masterton 5810 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CANTERBURY KING COUNTRY SOUTH CANTERBURY WAITEMATA PO Box 11-082, Sockburn C/- 34 House Ave, PO Box 623, Timaru 7910 C/- PO Box 13374, Onehunga, Christchurch 8443 Taumarunui 3920 [email protected] Auckland 1643 [email protected] [email protected] SOUTHLAND [email protected] CENTRAL OTAGO MANAWATU PO Box 1240, Invercargill 9840 WANGANUI C/-114 Shortcut Road, Luggate, RD2, PO Box 385 [email protected] PO Box 726, Whanganui 4540 Wanaka 9382 Palmerston North 4440 SOUTH OTAGO [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] C/- 1931 Breakneck Rd, RD 4, WELLINGTON CENTRAL HAWKE’S BAY MARLBOROUGH Balclutha 9274 PO Box 38-418, Petone, Wellington 5045 C/- 73 Porangahau Road, PO Box 422, Blenheim 7240 [email protected] [email protected] Waipukurau 4200 [email protected] SOUTH WAIKATO WELLSFORD/WARKWORTH [email protected] NELSON PO Box 403 Tokoroa 3420 PO Box 547, Warkworth 0941 EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY PO Box 3531, Richmond 7050 [email protected] [email protected] PO Box 2168, Kopeopeo [email protected] WEST COAST Whakatane 3159 C/- 17 Loris Place, Greymouth 7805 [email protected] [email protected] 2 Beaded Wheels Beaded Wheels Publisher The Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc.) The Historic Vehicle Authority of New Zealand CONTENTS ISSN 0113-7506 Vol LXXI No. 363 Issue 363 April/May2020 Editorial Committee Kevin Clarkson (Chairman), Judith Bain, Bevars Binnie, Rosalie Brown, John Coomber, Mark Dawber, Marilyn McKinlay. FEATURES Material for Publication Reports of restorations, events, road tests, 55 Years Together historical and technical articles should be 14 submitted to [email protected]. Me and my 1960 BSA A10 Golden Flash Email of text and photos is preferred, digital photographs should be high resolution eg A Cute Bute Ute! 300dpi. Alternatively mail your contribution 16 to PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141, typed Peter and Lyndall Monro’s 1970 Mini Pickup or neatly printed, double space on one side of paper only. No payment is made to 1916 Dodge Roadster Restoration contributors. The opinions or statements 22 expressed in letters or articles in Beaded Wheels are the author’s own views and do 24 Motoring Memories not necessarily express the policy or views 10th International Veteran and Vintage Car Rally, Australia of The Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc). Email [email protected] Leadfoot 2020 Advertising Enquiries 28 Classified and Display Advertising to: Racing uphill in the Coromandel 16 PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Email [email protected] Saltwater Creek Garage Hyundai Pony Phone 64 3 332 3531 30 Rate schedule available on request. Back Issues Available on request to PO 32 Rally Snippets Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. 32 Sunday Run – Central Otago Branch Correspondence & Editorial 32 Wallaby Rally – Waimate Branch Contributions 32 Wee Wheelie Wander – North Otago Branch Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 366 0273 33 All British Day – North Otago Branch PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Email [email protected] 33 Veteran Run – Auckland Branch Subscriptions 34 Dunedin Brighton Run – Otago Branch Beaded Wheels subscribers change of 35 Three Rivers Rally - Gisborne Branch address to: PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140. 36 Auckland Vintage Muster - Auckland Branch Phone 03 366 4461, Fax 03 366 0273 Annual subscription (6 issues) $45* inc GST Australian subscription (6 issues) NZ$76* 38 VCC Waikato 2020 Motorcycle Tour Other countries (6 issues) NZ$136*. *Payment by credit card incurs additional It Nearly Didn’t Happen! 35 bank fee processing charge of 3% 40 Gisborne 3 Rivers Rally 2020 Burt Munro Challenge Production Design: RGB Design & Print Ltd, Christchurch Print: PMP Ltd, Christchurch. COLUMNS Closing Date for June/July: Editorial Copy 24 April 2020 4 President’s Message 12 The Way We Were Advertisements 10 May 2020 5 VCC Events 37 Vero International Festival of History The Vintage Car Club of 6 As We See It Motoring - Rally Update 7 National Office New Zealand (Inc.) 44 Marketplace National Office 8 Mailbag Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 50 Swap Meets & Rallies 65 Email [email protected] Wellsford Warksworth 9 Awards 51 Trade Directory Postal Address: PO Box 2546, Swap Meet Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. 10 Timelines 53 Idle Torque Address: 12 Aberdeen St, Christchurch, 10 Book Review New Zealand. 66 Passing Lane 11 Soapbox Website: www.vcc.org.nz 66 Obituary Copyright Information The contents are copyright. Articles may be reproduced complete or in part provided that acknowledgement is made to “Beaded COVER Wheels, the magazine of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc)” as the source. Gisborne 3 Rivers Rally entrants, Mark and Deborah Smith, Beaded Wheels reserves the right to heading out the gate in their Ford. digitally store all published material for archival purposes. Photo Brian Williams. The Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA) is the worldwide organisation dedicated to the preservation, protection Like us on facebook and promotion of historic vehicles and related culture. Beaded Wheels The Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc) is a founding member of FIVA. VCCNZ Registrar Rod Brayshaw is the New Zealand delegate to FIVA and also a member of the FIVA Technical Commission. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The COVID-19 crisis is having The events page on our national to come together and share then sent around to Branches an impact on almost every website now includes an event stories of our common interest for members to consider and aspect of life in New Zealand status column which is being and learn more about our club. provide feedback. The final and the Vintage Car Club is no updated as information comes It is a private group – so people version of the design was to be exception. This unprecedented to hand along with our Facebook need to answer questions to be voted on at the AGM in Wanganui and previously unimaginable page. And elsewhere in this able to join which will add a level in August. This will now be situation is evolving daily, if edition, there is up-to-date of security. This is an easy way of deferred for a year. not hourly and by the time this information on events as of the communicating with members Our history and heritage will edition has gone to print will date of going to print. who are active on Facebook. In remain but a new brand will have changed again.