NEW ZEALAND’S FOREMOST HISTORICAL MOTORING MAGAZINE No. 298 June/July 2009 $5.95 DELAGE – TROJAN – SINGER Behind the Wheel of a Ferrari 750S Monza Engine Harmony Club News, Events and Action 9 418979 000012 bw298.indd 1 27/5/09 3:37:15 PM Photographs supplied by Peter Wilton of Taihape. Top: On the ferry crossing the Buller River at Westport. My father was on holiday at the end of 1920 and took this photo. Left: My Uncle proudly beside his new company car (Buick?) early in 1926. He was a rep for state coal and I presume that the car was supplied by them. PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED Submissions of suitable prints and information (where available) are welcome from all Beaded Wheels readers. Please send original photographs of historical interest with any available information to Beaded Wheels, PO Box 13140, Christchurch 8141. Laserprints/photocopies are not suitable. 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The Historic Vehicle Authority of New Zealand ISSN 0113-7506 Vol LIX No. 298 Editorial Committee Beaded Wheels Kevin Clarkson (Chairman), Judith Bain, Rosalie Brown, Bill Cockram, John Coomber, Issue 298 June/July 2009 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 12 North Island Easter Rally side of paper only. Email of text and photos is acceptable, digital photographs should be high 14 South Island Easter Rally resolution eg 300dpi. No payment is made to contributors. The opinions or statements expressed in letters or articles in Beaded Wheels 16 Silver Linings are the author’s own views and do not necessarily express the policy or views of The Vintage Car 19 Engine Harmony Club of NZ (Inc). 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Production COLUMNS Typesetting & design by RGBDesign Printed by Spectrum Print Ltd, Christchurch. 4 President’s Message Closing Date for August/September Issue Editorial Copy 24 June 2008 The Campbells and their family Advertisements 10 July 2009 4 As We See It Delage, page 20. The Vintage Car Club of 5 VCC Events New Zealand (Inc.) National Office 6 National Office News Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 Email [email protected] Postal Address 7 Mailbag P O Box 2546, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. Address 10 The Way We Were 12 Aberdeen St, Christchurch, New Zealand. Website 23 Book Review www.vcc.org.nz Beaded Wheels is the voice of The Vintage Car 23 Timelines Club of New Zealand (Inc.) and its 35 branches covering the length and breadth of the country. The efforts of our members continue fostering 32 Brass Notes and ever widening the interest in this segment of our country’s history, and provide rallying points for the constantly increasing band of 34 Vero Rally 2012 — Update 8 enthusiasts. It is to these people, who appreciate We get behind the wheel of a Ferrari the fascination of age, the individuality and the 38 Marketplace functional elegance of vehicles from a bygone 750S Monza, page 28. era, that this magazine is dedicated. Beaded Wheels – It is a very apt and well-known 43 Swap Meets & Rallies title however readers may wonder at the origin of the name. By way of explanation beaded edge 46 Idle Torque wheels 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 54 Obituary wheel was a distinctive feature of early motoring being used on early bicycles, many pre-1924 cars and most 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. COVER Copyright Information The contents are copyright. Articles may be 1936 Ford V8 –Warren and Liz Birch enjoying the 2009 National reproduced complete or in part provided that reference is made to “Beaded Wheels, the North Island Easter Rally. magazine of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc)” as the source. Beaded Wheels Photo Bruce Hutton QSM, FPSNZ reserves the right to digitally store all published material for archival purposes. Beaded Wheels 3 bw298.indd 3 27/5/09 3:37:18 PM president’s message as we see it Gaynor and I have just returned from It’s timely to remind all members that Last issue I mentioned Julian Walls’ the North Island Easter Rally which was without sponsors we would not be able to website and the site was also reviewed on this year hosted by the VCC Management hold these events. VERO CIS have been page 35. I have heard from Julian and he Committee. I would like to congratulate supporters of the VCC for many years informs me that traffic has increased and Dianne Quarrie for the initial offer to take as not only sponsors of major rallies but he has been posed some questions which on this task on behalf of the management also through the vehicle insurance scheme he has been able to answer.