NEW ZEALAND’S FOREMOST HISTORICAL MOTORING MAGAZINE No. 303 April/ May 2010 $5.95 2010 NATIONAL VETERAN RALLY BEHIND THE WHEEL HISPANO SUIZA H6 Hawke’s Bay Branch 50th Jubilee 9 418979 000012 The photograph above was supplied by Ken Silke. PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED Submissions of suitable prints and information Beaded Wheels, He found the photo at Nelson Provincial (where available) are welcome. PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Museum. It’s simply titled Freak Car/Bike Please send original photographs of historical Laserprints/photocopies are not suitable. and photographed by F N Jones. interest with any available information to: Photos will be returned as soon as practicable. management committee All administration matters should be addressed to PRESIDENT SECRETARY/ TREASURER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE the NATIONAL OFFICE in the first instances. John Coomber Michael Lavender Bob Ballantyne THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND (INC.) 03 348 0062 [email protected] 03 325 5704 [email protected] 09 444 4066 [email protected] National Office IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT REGISTRAR Tony Bartlett PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140 Greg Terrill Rod Brayshaw 06 867 9850 Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 07 846 4355 [email protected] 07 549 4250 [email protected] Email [email protected] Diane Quarrie CLUB CAPTAIN NORTHERN REGION SPEED STEWARD 06 876 4009 [email protected] MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE John Foot Frank Renwick BEADED WHEELS CHAIRMAN Please note this information changes annually 07 823 5641 [email protected] 03 352 4383 [email protected] Kevin Clarkson - these details are valid until August 2010. CLUB CAPTAIN SOUTHERN REGION 03 385 9821 [email protected] John Chynoweth VCCNZ ARCHIVIST 03 439 5474 [email protected] Betty Wallace 03 942 2723 [email protected] branches A full list of branch addresses and contact details can also be found on the VCCNZ website at www.vcc.org.nz ASHBURTON EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY KING COUNTRY NORTH SHORE SOUTH WAIKATO WAITEMATA PO Box 382, Ashburton 7740 PO Box 2168, Kopeopeo C/- 34 House Ave, C/- 7 Godwit Place, Lynfield PO Box 403 Tokoroa 3420 C/- 9 Marlborough Ave, Glenfield [email protected] Whakatane 3159 Taumarunui 3920 Auckland 1042 [email protected] Auckland 0629 AUCKLAND [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] TARANAKI [email protected] PO Box 12-138, Penrose, FAR NORTH MANAWATU OTAGO C/- 86 Wilson St, Hawera 4610 WANGANUI Auckland 1642 C/- PO Box 312, Kaitaia 0441 PO Box 385 PO Box 5352, Dunedin 9058 [email protected] PO Box 726, Wanganui 4540 [email protected] [email protected] Palmerston North 4440 [email protected] TAUPO [email protected] BANKS PENINSULA GISBORNE [email protected] ROTORUA PO Box 907, Taupo 3351 WELLINGTON PO Box 22-431, High Street, PO Box 307, Gisborne 4040 MARLBOROUGH PO Box 2014, Rotorua 3040 [email protected] PO Box 38-418, Petone, Christchurch 8142 [email protected] PO Box 422, Blenheim 7315 [email protected] WAIKATO Wellington 5045 [email protected] GORE [email protected] SOUTH CANTERBURY PO Box 924, Hamilton 3240 [email protected] BAY OF PLENTY PO Box 329, Gore 9740 NELSON PO Box 623, Timaru 7910 [email protected] WELLSFORD/WARKWORTH PO Box 660, Tauranga 3140 [email protected] PO Box 3531, Richmond 7050 [email protected] WAIMATE PO Box 547, Warkworth 0941 [email protected] HAWKES BAY [email protected] SOUTHLAND 4 Harris St, Waimate 7924 [email protected] CANTERBURY PO Box 3406, Napier 4142 NORTHLAND PO Box 1240, Invercargill 9840 [email protected] WEST COAST PO Box 11-082, Sockburn [email protected] PO Box 17, Whangarei 0140 [email protected] WAIRARAPA C/- 9 Stafford Rd, Christchurch 8052 HOROWHENUA [email protected] SOUTH OTAGO PO Box 7, Masterton 5810 Hokitika 7882 [email protected] PO Box 458, Levin 5540 NORTH OTAGO C/- M. Tapp, RD 3, Warepa, [email protected] [email protected] CENTRAL OTAGO [email protected] PO Box 360, Oamaru 9444 Balclutha 9273 C/- 4B Roto Place, Wanaka 9305 [email protected] [email protected] Please note this information changes annually - these details are valid [email protected] until October 2010. 2 Beaded Wheels Beaded Wheels Publisher THE VINtaGE CAR CLUB OF NZ (INC.) The Historic Vehicle Authority of New Zealand ISSN 0113-7506 Vol LX No. 303 Editorial Committee Beaded Wheels Kevin Clarkson (Chairman), Judith Bain, Rosalie Brown, Bill Cockram, John Coomber, Issue 303 April/May 2010 Mark Dawber, Marilyn McKinlay. Material for Publication Reports of restorations, events, road tests, FEATURES historical and technical articles etc should be forwarded to PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141, typed or neatly printed, double space on one 11 VCC Notice of AGM side of paper only. Email of text and photos is acceptable, digital photographs should be high 12 Delahaye resolution eg 300dpi. No payment is made to contributors. The opinions or statements 15 Hawke’s Bay Branch 50th Jubilee expressed in letters or articles in Beaded Wheels are the author’s own views and do not necessarily express the policy or views of The Vintage Car 18 A garage widow’s guide to keeping that car off the road Club of NZ (Inc). 19 Still Some Bits Around E-mail [email protected] 20 2010 National Veteran Rally Advertising Address Classified and Display Advertising to: It was brass galore at the recent National PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Veteran Rally, page 20. 23 John L Goddard Nomination Information Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 332 3827 Rate schedule available on request. 24 Rally Snippets Back Issues 24 BOP 2010 Anniversary Weekend Available on request to PO Box 13140, 25 Ashburton Branch Veteran & Vintage Run Christchurch 8141. Correspondence & Editorial Contributions 26 The Saw Bench goes to Gaillon Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 332 3827 PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. 30 Converting the Caddy Subscriptions Beaded Wheels subscribers change of address to 38 Behind the Wheel — Hispano Suiza H6 PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140. Phone 03 366 4461, Fax 03 366 0273 Annual subscription (6 issues) $33 inc GST Australian subscription (6 issues) NZ$65 Other countries (6 issues) NZ$86. COLUMNS Production 4 President’s Message Typesetting & design by RGBDesign Printed by Spectrum Print Ltd, Christchurch. 4 As We See It Closing Date for June/July Issue Editorial Copy 24 April 2010 A fuel injected Cadillac takes to the road, 5 VCC Events Advertisements 10 May 2010 page 18. The Vintage Car Club of 6 National Office News New Zealand (Inc.) National Office 7 Mailbag Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 Email [email protected] 9 The Way We Were Postal Address PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. 11 Timelines Address 12 Aberdeen St, Christchurch, New Zealand. 14 Vic Vintage Says Website www.vcc.org.nz 29 Book Reviews Beaded Wheels is the voice of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) and its 35 branches 33 50 Year Awards covering the length and breadth of the country. The efforts of our members continue fostering and ever widening the interest in this segment 42 Brass Notes of our country’s history. It is to these people, who Members uncover an Albion lost in a appreciate the fascination of age, the individuality Levin paddock, page 19. 44 VCC Rally 2012 and the functional elegance of vehicles from a bygone era, that this magazine is dedicated. Beaded Wheels – A very apt and well-known title 45 Marketplace however readers may wonder at the origin of the name. By way of explanation beaded edge wheels 50 Swap Meets & Rallies use beaded edge tyres that are kept in place by reinforced rubber beads, which fit into the rolled edges of the wheel rim. This style of wheel was a 53 Idle Torque distinctive feature of early motoring being used on early bicycles, many pre-1924 cars and most 62 Obituary motorcycles until 1927. The VCCNZ adopted the title Beaded Wheels for their quarterly club magazine in March 1955 which was the successor to the monthly Guff Sheet. Copyright Information The contents are copyright. Articles may be COVER reproduced complete or in part provided that acknowledgement is made to “Beaded Wheels, Diane Quarrie out and about in her Veteran GWK. Hawke’s Bay the magazine of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc)” as the source. Beaded Wheels resounded to the sounds of much spluttering and putting during the reserves the right to digitally store all published recent National Veteran Rally. material for archival purposes. Photo Bruce Hutton, QSM FPSNZ Beaded Wheels 3 and that the Veteran and Vintage vehicles are always given the status and respect that their age and history demands. This president’s can only be achieved with the assistance of our members who own these vehicles, message and those who plan and organise suitable as we see it club events. I have just had the privilege of attending the National Veteran Rally hosted by Hawke’s Bay Branch and held in the Central Hawke’s Bay district. You will In 1946, our founder members formed find my article on this rally in this issue. Fifty-five years ago, in March 1955, this club with a 20 year old eligibility This was a wonderful event, organised by issue number one of Beaded Wheels was rule. One also had to own such a vehicle a small group of dedicated Veteran owners, posted to members.