NEW ZEALAND’S FOREMOST HISTORICAL MOTORING MAGAZINE No. 304 June July2010 $5.95 2010 NATIONAL EASTER RALLIES BEHIND THE WHEEL 1926 BUGATTI TYPE 37 Historic Lea-Francis restored 9 418979 000012 Rally Action Across New Zealand A B C D The photographs above are supplied by Warrick Orr. PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED The photos are from albums of the Orr family of Johnsonville and are dated between 1900-1918. Submissions of suitable prints and If any readers can date the vehicles and identify the makes the Orr family would be interested. information (where available) are always A: Alex Orr possibly on a beach in the Wellington area. Alexander was a theatrical manager, he welcome. drowned in Christchurch’s River Avon Feb, 1911. Please send original photographs of historical interest with any available B: Mary Orr and canine friend taken at Martinborough. information to: C: Janet (nee Orr) and Fred Twiss with their sons Brian and Ken in 1909. Not sure where this is Beaded Wheels, taken but could be Rarotonga (coconut palms in the background and was posted from the Cook PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Islands.) Laserprints/photocopies are not suitable. D: Family group. 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 CLUB CAPTAIN NORTHERN REGION REGISTRAR Tony Bartlett PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140 John Foot Rod Brayshaw 06 867 9850 Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 07 823 5641 [email protected] 07 549 4250 [email protected] Email [email protected] Diane Quarrie CLUB CAPTAIN SOUTHERN REGION SPEED STEWARD 06 876 4009 [email protected] John Chynoweth MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Frank Renwick BEADED WHEELS CHAIRMAN 03 439 5474 [email protected] Please note this information changes annually 03 352 4383 [email protected] Kevin Clarkson - these details are valid until August 2010. 03 385 9821 [email protected] VCCNZ ARCHIVIST 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. 304 Editorial Committee Beaded Wheels Kevin Clarkson (Chairman), Judith Bain, Rosalie Brown, Bill Cockram, John Coomber, Issue 304 June/July 2010 Mark Dawber, Marilyn McKinlay. Material for Publication Reports of restorations, events, road tests, historical and technical articles etc should be FEATURES forwarded to PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141, typed or neatly printed, double space on one 14 1928 Lea-Francis S Type Hyper side of paper only. Email of text and photos is acceptable, digital photographs should be high resolution eg 300dpi. No payment is made 20 National South Island Easter Rally to contributors. The opinions or statements expressed in letters or articles in Beaded Wheels are the author’s own views and do not necessarily 22 National North Island Easter Rally express the policy or views of The Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc). 24 Rally Snippets E-mail [email protected] 24 Auckland Vintage Muster Advertising Address 24 Otago Dunedin to Brighton Veteran Rally Classified and Display Advertising to: Phil Boult and daughter Ainslea enjoy PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. the 2010 Dunedin-Brighton Run in the 26 Southland Rally 2010 Phone 64 3 332 3531, Fax 64 3 332 3827 1913 Alldays & Onion, page 24. 27 Southland Veteran Rally 2010 Rate schedule available on request. 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Closing Date for August/September Issue 4 President’s Message Editorial Copy 24 June 2010 A well documented 1928 Lea-Francis, Advertisements 10 July 2010 page 14. 4 As We See It The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) 5 VCC Events National Office Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 Email [email protected] 6 National Office News Postal Address PO Box 2546, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. 7 Mailbag Address 12 Aberdeen St, Christchurch, New Zealand. 10 The Way We Were Website www.vcc.org.nz 13 Timelines Beaded Wheels is the voice of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) and its 35 branches covering the length and breadth of the country. 36 Brass Notes The efforts of our members continue fostering and ever widening the interest in this segment Dodge DA, page 29. of our country’s history. It is to these people, who 38 VCC Rally 2012 appreciate the fascination of age, the individuality and the functional elegance of vehicles from a bygone era, that this magazine is dedicated. 41 Marketplace Beaded Wheels – A very apt and well-known title however readers may wonder at the origin of the 48 Swap Meets & Rallies name. By way of explanation beaded edge wheels use beaded edge tyres that are kept in place by reinforced rubber beads, which fit into the rolled 51 Idle Torque edges of the wheel rim. This style of wheel was a distinctive feature of early motoring being used on early bicycles, many pre-1924 cars and most 62 Obituaries 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, The Pidgeon Bugatti taken for a spin. the magazine of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc)” as the source. Beaded Wheels Photo Tony Haycock reserves the right to digitally store all published material for archival purposes. Beaded Wheels 3 president’s message as we see it In response to Kevin’s and my columns out that it would not be possible today The more keen-eyed among you will in issue 303, we have a wonderful letter with the increased traffic, and the advent have noticed that issue numbers 300 (Oct from life member and a founding member of traffic management plans which are 09) and 303 (Apr 10) were larger than of this club, Andrew Anderson. I would now required for major events. It brought usual with 64 pages rather than the 56 we encourage all members to read this letter home to me how much change there has have become used to over recent years.