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VOL. XXX No. 149

August-September 198430t h YEAR OF PUBLICATION

IN THIS ISSUE

President 's Message 2

Return to the Hill 3

Back to Basics 4

Barossa National ' 84 6

Commemorative Tour Report 11

Book Review 13

Commemorating 100 Years , Part 4 18

Letters to Editor 25

Branch Notes 26

Classified Ads 31

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From the PresidentRecent even ts worthy of

comme nt (and hopefully all oureve nts are in this category I ar eMarl borou gh br anc h' s completi onand opening of their Museu m/clu br ooms and Waikato br an ch 'san nual ra lly, th e Dou ble Fifty.

Marlborough , a branch of jus tover 100 memb er s, has wor ked alon g while now to complete th eirproject a t Brayshaw Park virtuallydebt free . Th ei r deter mi nati onwas perhap s forecast a t th e ve rystart , w he n a local bu ilding wassold for de mo lition befor e th eyhad a cha nce to tender for it. No tto be beaten , th ey approache d thecon tractor and ow ner andnegotia ted for th e roof trusses andwere told 'go to it , any th ing youcan tak e over th e w eek end isyours '. Th e contra ctor no doubtwas hoping for free lab our torem ove th e less des irable stuffbefore th ey tired, but I under standhe wa s surprised how little wasleft of th e building on the Mondaymo rni ng . Th e "new" building isin the form of an early NewZealand motor repair garage an dis the highli ght of Brayshaw Pa rk.The official opening was done in agrand manner w ith exce llentsupport from neighb ouringbra nches Wellington , Nelso n, andCante rb ury.

Waikato exce lled th em selveswi th th is year 's Double Fifty . TheSunday run wa s first class a ndaltho ugh I wa s un abl e to be

pr esent for th e other func tions Iam told that th ey were up to th esame standard, Good to seesupport aga in fro m theirneigh bours and fur ther afie ld,including Haw ke's Bay andManawatu .

Manawatu 's " Brass Monk ey"nigh t tria l, held in ideal conditionsove r true vintage roads wasano ther we ll run event an d wellsupported by branches fromWellington to Auc kland .Ever yon e likes to motor th ei r oldve hicle and to do so in th e midd leof wi nter, in th e company of like­minded en th usias ts , over desertedcountry roa ds is to many w ha tvintage mo tori ng is all about.Th ose w ho were on Irishman 'sCreek Rally in Ju ne wi ll knowwhat I mean.

I have again been attendingwhere possible th e An nualGeneral meetings of branches inth e " top half" an d can on lycommend th e branches conce rn edfor th e spi rit and en thus iasmwhic h is so evident. Th ewi llingness of me mbe rs to standfor off ice and the coo pe rationbe ing shown is a ref res hingcha nge nowadays and augers we llfor th e future .

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Club Captains Sou th Island Tour100th Commemorative To ur100th Rall ies

Annual Conference, Ch ris tchurch

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Return to the Hillby Jo hn King

Some hard negotiating, not tomention gentle persuasion, sawthe VCC return to the gentleslopes of the Chelsea SugarRefinery's private road in Marchfor the first time in 4 1/ 2 years , toenjoy a day of motorsport in th emost attractive surroundings to befound at any hillclimb site in NewZealand .

Such an ev en t has to ha ve aname, of course, so the WaitemataBran ch qui ckly settled on Ch elseaWALSH (Waitemata Annual LocalSealed Hillclirnb] , and anyresemblance to that of the oldestcontinuo us motor ing event in th ewo rld was purely inte ntional. On eof th e terms of th e use of theproperty was that as littl e noisesho uld be mad e as possibl e , inorde r not to upset th e neighb ours,so Chi ef Scrutineer Erni eWilli am s ca refully ch eckedexha us t systems as w ell as th emore usual mechanical points.Seen in pr evious years , butspecifically exclude d thi s tim e ,we re me mbe rs of the ref iner ysoc ial club, so th e day wasmercifull y free of th ose dri ver swho habitually hurl un suitablemode rns up th e hill , and th ehandful of spec ta tors we re mostlyfamily and frien ds of thecompe titors .

This is the Vintage Car Club,and th e entry was notable for itsconce ntra tion on just thatcatego ry . Of th e 19 compe tingve hicles, fully 14 we re ve teran orvintage, tw o mor e we re post­vintage , and only three came fromth e post war peri od . Most of thebe tte r spo rting marques took part

Talb ot , Dela ge, Sunbeam ,Riley , MG , Bentley , Jaguar ,Vau xhall, and Sizaire-Naudin ­and th e branch 's 93 (at last count)Chevrolets were represented byTo ny Gairdner's Superior model.Other minority makes wereSinger , Ansald o, and Austin ,

while the motorcycl es came fromthe AJS, [arnes, Rex Acm e, andHarl ey-David son stab les.

Som e 25 drivers (and onepassenge r) compe ted in or onth ose 19 ca rs and bikes , with anumber of fa the r-and-son du elsgoing on in the McN air, [a rnieson ,and [on es famili es. The mostcomplica ted combina tion wa s the[on ses , with hu sband/wi fe/father /son/mo the r seen together or singlyabo ut the Riley 9 and Harl ey­Davi dson , but th e Beesleybrothers we re easier to so rt out,and spoilng the symme try a bitwas Bob Massey w ho ad mitted tono re lationship wi th To nyGa ird ne r, but drove th e Chev roletjust a frac tio n fas ter.

Nobody see ms to hav emeasured th e hill , so th e tim esca n' t be tran slat ed int o av eragespee ds, and the fact that th e startline has bee n moved since th eprev ious even ts makes anycompar ison with past yea rssom ewhat meani ngless. Still, BillShiells punted som ebody else'sJaguar XK120 up th e hill in 33.92seconds as an ind icat ion ofsomething 0 ': othe r , w ith somesignif icance being attached to thefac t that his fastest tim e was onhis last run, w he n not all sixcy linde rs were func tioning to thefull. John Vallings in his Bentl ey3/4 '/2 was fast est vintage at 37.72,bu t on ly a seco nd beh ind him wasAlan Dray in the 30/98 w ho ju stpipped Alistair Robinson in thatmagnificent Talbot 90 . Ern ieWilliams ma naged 34. 15 on h is1950 AJS, fully road-equipped , butEric Barr e tt on his 1895 Starbicycle wasn' t timed for somereason .

A su ita ble for m ula was wo rkedout, based on myster iou s thingswhich nobody see ms toun derstan d , allowi ng Don Whiteon th e fas tes t vetera n (Sizaire ­Naudin ) to w in handsom ely on

formula with an ac tua l time of1:19.30 . Mak e w ha t you will of itall , but the fastest ca r was last onformula and the slow es t, first ,with Geor ge [on es seco nd in theRiley at 43.72 seco nd .

Th e Ch elsea ven ue really ishard to beat. From the barelyuphill start bes ide the lak e , theroad d ips slightly to a pa ir ofbridges - some indecision wasnot ed among some drivers as towh ich one to use - on a righ t­hand bend , th en climbs up astra ightish bit to a left -handhorseh ce. not sharp eno ugh to bea hairpin , and is a lmost straig h taga in to the fini sh . The grad ient isgentle, th e sur round ings ar e park­like in trees and broad lawn s , andth e only thi ngs de tract ing from a natmosphe re of elega nt genti lityare th e tyr e sqe als a nd the looks offierce de te rmi na tion on thedrivers .

Nobody fell off th e road ,nobody had any mech ani calbothers , and eve ry body, includ ingChief Steward Brian Goodman,seemed to enjoy the da y. Futureevents at Ch elsea dep end on townplanning and other fac tors , bu trest ass ur ed th at the sit ua tio n isbeing vigoro usly investigated, ifno t pursu ed. 0

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Back to Basicsby John King

Rem ember th e days (he says, allnostalgic-like) wh en the Vint ageCar Club didn 't tak e itsel f soseriously? Instead of driving aboutin parad es , with th e status symbolresplende nt in extra -shiny paint,white side walls, and pet nam eenscrolled on the trunk, not tomention the occupants dr ess ed infunny hats, th e vintagent of acouple of decad es ago drove hisca r for the sheer fun of it. In thespirit of camarad eri e , everybodyenjoyed driving eve rybody else' scars as well , and a vintageweekend was likely to includedos sin g down in a village hall indubious comfort for a night,

If th at strikes a chord ofrem embrance som ewher e insideyou , th en fear not, for at lea st oneBranch still has th e basics ofvintage motoring very much III

mind. Waitemata , regarded asreb els by som e, is a group ofenthusiasts who firmly believe indriving their car s for the sport of

it, with a certain emphasis on(relati ve) sp eed as well as th egas tro nomic side of things.

Th e rec ent Second AnnualSpeed Week end gav e a gooddem onstration of what it 's allabout. Waitem ata Bran ch hiredthe Puk ekoh e circuit on 14 Aprilfor a day of driving rapidly incircles , th en repaired to GlenMurray for a night of festivityand, it is rumoured , an hour ortwo of sleep in the local hall, andcapped it all with a hillclimb onth e well-known Marshall Roadthe following day .

Keith Cutten's death a couple ofdays earlier was th e cause ofmuch regr et and th e absence ofso me stalwarts from Pukekohe athis fun eral for som e of the day ,but the rest of the competitors hada good tim e on the club circuit.Part of th e attraction is always th esp eculation over what RonRoyc roft will bring out next , andthis year he turned up in a Ford

10-engined 3-wheeler Morgan ,accompa nied by Bert Ha rris in aReliant deliv ery truck of similarbut revers e configuration. " Wecould both get in the Morgan, butthere wa s nowher e to put thetucker-box, " said Bert, whichexplained it all.

Th e day's racing went well ,with the Aus tin 7 cranksha ftconfounding the McNairs andremaining intact , and althoughone or two drivers took to thegrass, nothing drast ic happen ed.One-third of the Branch's Bugatti swas running extremely well ,along with about 1/93rd of th eChevrolets, but no Rileys wereseen. Among the motorcycles,nobody could catch Erni eWilli am s on on e or other of hisAJSs, but when his opposition allran out of petrol and thechequer ed flag man went and hid ,bets wer e tak en as to how lon g hewould remain circulating be forebeginning to suspect something.

By the end of the racing ther ewa s still much daylight left , so

Robert M cNair and the AustinN ippy on Marshal! Road.

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John Hearne's Type 23 Bugatti onthe club circuit at Puhekohe.

people filled in the time byrushing around either circuit inone another's cars. Passengerrides in John Hearne's Type 23were popular, as were drives, ineither seat, in the Morgan(tremendous fun if you ignored allthe threshing action a few inches

abaft the beam] , and also the soleAmerican representative.

Not exactly bright and early, butdefinitely before lunchtime,activity started at Marshall Roadthe following day. Despite delayscaused by faulty electroniccommunication equipment - themanual-visual system and redflags worked much better - sevenruns were held in conditions thatranged from fitful sun to drizzle.Ron Roycroft took advantage ofthe road's proximity (anybody

running out of brakes at the top ofthe run and keeping going aminute or two would end up in hisbottom shed among the sportybits) to bring out another third ofthe Branch's Bugattis, althoughthe Type 23 was hors de combatwith a flat battery. Ron managed41.18 seconds in his Type 35 onthe 1.0 km hill , compared with51.20 in the Morgan .

FTD of 38.71 went to PeterBenbrook in the V8 Special, evenif his experimenting with aircraft­carrier tricks with wires justbefore the finish wasn'tuniversally popular and causedGerald Watson, the official timer ,to set a new sitting long-jumprecord. Gerald would like itpointed out that his own time of60 .10 in somebody else'sChevrolet at the end of the dayhappened to be the slowest bysome margin .

As vintage weekends go, it wasone of the better ones, andfollowed closely on a highlysuccessful Chelsea WALSHhillclimb. Where does a branch gofrom here? There's rumour of aweek or two inactivity before thenext outbreak of Waitemata'sproper vintage motoring, but restassured that the smallest Branchlacks nothing in enthusiasm. 0

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Impressions of a Kiwi Swaggie

Barossa National '84

by Rob Knight

At our In te rnati ona l Rall y in1980 at Rotor ua , some membersof the Sport ing Car Club of SouthAus tra lia we re promo ting a bigrally in 1984 to be he ld in th eBa rossa Valley near Ade laide . Indue course some 100 people fromN.Z. were assembling at va riousai rpor ts to mak e th eir wa y to be inAdela ide by the 18th March . Afew brave one s had alreadyove rcome financial and burea u­cra tic hurdles and committedtheir ca rs to the tender ca re ofw harfies and shipping companies.Norm Skevin gton had gathe red agro up of 29 for a tour ,com me nci ng on 10th Ma rch atCh ristchurch , via Hobart ,Melbo urne, Mt Gambi er andAdela ide . Norm reports that theywere hosted by the P.V.V. Club inHobart and atte nded a meeting ofthe Vete ran Car Clu b inMelbourne . Th ose with cars leftthe n to go direc t to Adelaide butthe rem aining bus touri sts werethe gues ts of the Vint age Car Clubat Mt Gam bier w hile ColinWagen er , who wa s a steward forour 1980 Internation al rally ,hosted them a t his mot el for anove rn ight stop in Adelaid e .

Groups went independentlyfrom ea ch of Wang anui andWhan garei , and for us it wa s apleasure to meet Well ingtonmemb ers , Iva n an d Rita Bengeand Ma rti n and Joan Ferner atAuckland Airport.

Our flight arr ived in Adelaideabout midday. It had rai ned allmorning bu t we we re to get nomo re for over a week. Th is lac k ofrain for a week 's motoring,picnicing and sig htseeing reall yadded to the pleasure of the even t.A change of weathe r for the lastwee kend de mo ns trated w hat itmight hav e been had we beenunluck y.

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Our sma ll part y of four had afew da ys to look at Adelaide andnearby coun try . Th e people wefound to be genera lly ve ryfriendly, esp ecially w he n th eyknew we were Kiwis. The stree ts,roa ds and public places wer ealmos t complete ly free of theubiqui tous litt er that we see in ourown country . A massiveeduca tion pr ogramme begun 10yea rs ago, $20 instant fine forlitter ing (up to $500 in places], afive cent de posit on all drin k ca nsand plenty of litt er bins a re thereasons for thi s stra ngeph enom en on .

Petrol is cheap, aro und 45 to 50ce nts a litre but ca nno t be bou gh tin Adelaide city on Saturdayafternoon or Sunday, ye t the pubsare ope n for part of Sunday. Roadsand stree ts are very well markedwith plenty of wa rn ing for turns,which greatly helped four Kiwisin a rental in a stra nge city .

The rally was preceeded by aweek long motor show to coi nc idewi th the annual Ade laide Festi va l.

It had bee n ve ry we ll arrangedwith a splend id display of ca rs andmotorbi kes and eve n somepennyfarthings. Esso Oil Co hadve ry generously sponsored therall y w hich helped to keepentran ts' cos ts down .

Well be fore th e l 1am start timeon Sunday the 18th an incrediblearray of vet eran and vintage carsbegan to assemb le at a ce ntra l cityser vice station for a comme mo ra­tive 50th ju bilee run to Glen elg, acoa stal suburb. It wasn' t far but ,eve n with th e help of an army ofgun totin ' stat e polic e , it took alon g time to get 400 cars there .Four veterans that went on therun in 1934 took part, including a1899 Shearer stea m carr iage andJohn Wein-Smith (who is also aN.Z. V.C.C. member] in his 1904De Dion Bout on with Ivan andRita Benge sitt ing proudly in th ebac k. After lun ch on the lawn ,and some speechma king asbefitt ed the occasion, the co nvoyheaded out for Nuriootpa in th eBar ossa Vall ey, some 60kmsaway. With such a lot of carsnegot iat ing the Fest ival traffic ittook an hou r to get across the city .

Jim an d M erle Montgomery standproudly by the 1924 Fiat 519 whichthey sha red with Veri! and MrsFairbrother,

We we re told th at Ade laide tra fficwas not normall y that heavy.Being at the end of a dry summe rour first impression of BarossaValley was hardly the green placedepicted on the tourist br ochure ,th e only green be ing th e gra pevines, but it was ideal for grapepicking .

Most of the ent rants an d crewswere accommoda ted in sometwe nty co mfo rtable cabins andmany on-site ca ravans atCou lth ar d Park at Nuriootpa , th eusual on-s ite va ns ha vin g beensup pleme nted by a mammothexercise by th e club towing invans . Th e others we re in man yhotels and mo tels near by. Set upon some bare lan d adjoini ng thecabins an d carava ns was the bigtop w hich was to be the ce ntre ofnon -mot or ing act ivi ty for th e nextweek . In fac t it was tw o lar gemarquees side by side a nd openalong th e join w ith an annex forheadquarter s and a kitche n annex.

The rally was limit ed to 400entries which incl ud ed so me 25 to30 swaggies, but th er e would havebee n ab out 400 cars altogethercounting the ex tra non -ent riesseen abo ut the camp. From ourpoint of view we wer e amazed atth e range of ve te ra ns entered ,wit h makes and models we hadheard of but seen only rarely , if atall; Swift, Star (2). Empire ,Vulcan , Stellite, Cleme nt Bayar d(21 , Albion , lt ala (2 ow ned by onefam ily). Pop e Tri bune , Nap ier .I.H .C., Hotchkiss, Per ry, New ton­Bennett , Day Leeds, Miner va ,Metallurgiqu e and Duds onValvcless to nam e a few.Studeb ak er was a po pular car inAustralia and four veterans of thatma ke we re entered w hile theca ta logue lists three Rolls RoyceSilver Gh osts , and ano the r was inth e mot or show . Talbot w asan other popular mak e in Australiaa nd outnumb ered Ford Ts by 8 to7 in th e veteran class! Mor e w ell­know n veterans en tered wereDodge , Overl and , De DionBouton, Renault, Humber,Wolseley , Vau xhall , Buick, Rover ,Fia t, Reo , Humber etle. With awide va riety of bod y sty les th ere

w as mu ch of in ter est. Th e old estvete ra n was the 1899 Shea rerwhich had been b uilt a t Mannum ,a Murray riv er town of S.A. andhad bee n stored at the BirdwoodMill Mu seum . It was decided torestore the vehicle for the rall y ,becomin g th e ce ntre piece of th erally logo, and w ith due cere mo nywas returned to th e mu seum .

Th er e was also plenty of vari etyin th e vin tage class with most w ellknow n makes repr esented. Th eAmilc ar is rar e in N. Z. but th erewe re thr ee 1924 exa mp les of thi ssmall Fren ch ca r. We do n' t oft ensee Olds mo bile and Pont iactourer s her e so th ey wer e ofint er est w hile th er e were elevenGraha m Paiges , six or mor e ofthem coming fro m one group .Hold en and othe r Australianbodi es gave a d ifferen tappeara nce to Austins, Che vroletsand other well known mak es. A1926 Buick sta nda rd 6 roadster ,wh ich won th e vintage concours ,sported a 1918 to 1920 look ingoriginal tail end . The 1923 Ch icwas bui lt in Ade laide usingEnglish compo nen ts. Other lesscom mon vin tages were: Delage12). Buga tti, Berliet , 1927Merc edes Ben z, 1920 Ceirano ,

1912 4 cylinder New ton Bennettwhich has been in the Warnesfamily from new.

1922 Stanl ey Steame r, 1921Cleme nt Talbot , 1928 Falco nKnight , 1925 Lorraine Deitrich ,two Beans (tourer and sed an).1923 Maxwell and a 1923 Palmwh ich wa s built in S.A. from FordT par ts as an up market vari at ionthat so ld for nearly twice th e priceof a T. A vintage Darracq tourershowed up a t one of th e lun chstop s for a nosey.

Th e motor cycle brigade turnedout only twenty entries w hichsee med to be dom inat ed by roundtank BSAs and AJs . ThreeDougies, a brace each ofTriumph s and Indian Chie fs , oneeac h of New Hudson , Harl eyDavidson single , Hector JAP,Kerry Abin gdon (looked like BobClark 's King Dick) and a 1915Pab st co mbina tio n comp leted tha troll ca ll. Th ere were a few ve rypr ett y de livery va ns , mostl y onDodge or Aus tin chassis , and ofcourse a fire engine or two.

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Some of the Australians haddriven their old cars incredibledistances to Adelaide, from Perthand north of Brisbane, a few eve ntowing caravans, requiring a weekor mor e of tra vel. Th ere w ereseveral stories of trials ,tribulations and sheer luck ingetting to th e rally but how's thisfor a sample . A 1928 MorrisCommercial towing a ca ravanthrew a rod through the block . Aspare rod was on board and withthe help of a local welder , draggedaway from the pub, they rescued aFord Zephyr piston from a wreckin the local tip, fitted it, patchedthe hole with a flattened beer can,rivets and some selastic. Sevenhours aft er the bang the car wasrunning again and that includedbeing towed into town . .

The competition side of the rallywas simple and should haveproduced a rash of winners exceptthat most entrants seemed to bemor e interested in stopping forelevenses and other socialisingthan tim ekeeping. A few that didbother with tim e keeping seemedto tak e it all rather seriously to theextent that one fellow wasreport ed to be in tears whenlodging a complaint one day . Inthe event his complaint wasjustified as apparently themarshals had decided to shift thefinal control a mile or so and notboth ered to alter the E.T.A.s of thevehicles. Each morning of fourcompe tition days, entrants rolledup from 9am wh en ready , clockedout and were clocked in again atlunch time about 50 miles distant,having an allowance of 15minutes for comfort stops, sightseein g and whatever. Allint ersections were well describedtogeth er with the exact mileage ,although on one day theorganisers had assumed a line ofleas t deviation tha t was somewha tdoubtful and had some car s doingsom e extra mileage . Nobodyrea lly mind ed . We expec ted anendless pro cession wi th nearly400 ca rs on 50 miles of road butsomehow , with the randomsta rting and wi th eve ryonemoving at thei r own prea rranged

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speed, only the occasional qu eueformed behind a slow veter an .

The first two lunch stops wereat the ovals of Clare and Eudundawhich gave us good opportu nitiesto chat and look at vehicles. Th ethird was a beautiful gree n parkon the banks of the Murray atMannum with the paddle boatMurray River Queen as a backdr op while the last competitionday took us to Birdw ood Millmuseum , with its collections torival MOTAT or Ferrymead. Afeature of each day 's run were thegroups of school children wavingand cheering with all their mightat each of the many schools wepassed.

The runs back in the afternoonwere free but a route wasprovided to give a change ofscene. Friday gave a change ofweather too. A widespreadthunderstorm brewed up anddumped its load over the districton closed and open cars alik e.Arthur Evans was riding in 1909Itala with a nice (on a fine day )raceabout body. He reckons thatin all his motorcycling days he hasnever been so wet , with even hiswallet bein g filled with water. Hecould not see forward and with nowindscreen doubted if the youngdriver could either. We had30mms of rain in about half anhour. Fortunately we reachedcamp before the downpour . Asimultaneous noise and flash likea 25 pounder going off outside ourcabin was reported by witnessesto have been a fireball explodingin the adjacent oval. The weatherabated a little on Saturday for th econcours judging at Hein emanPark , Tanunda, but did threatenin the afternoon and gave way tothunder as an accompaniment tothe pr izegivin g. Rain and windovernigh t played havoc with thebig top and by Sunday break fastsome pegs were lifted with thewind still looking for weak spots.A con cert ed effort by officials andentrants cleared the pr eviousnight 's debris, glasses, bottl es ,plates, tables, cha irs , the lot justbefor e two of the big centre polesfell ripping the canopy in two

places . We didn 't see how th ey gotit down as we went on toRoseworthy College to what wasmeant to be a grand final day withmany one-ma ke and othermot oring clubs from Adelaide anddistricts parti cipating. Because ofthe weather most Adelaideentrants elected to go homeinstead while int erstate entrantsstarted the ir long journeyhom eward . For a littl e while thesun shone , the wind dropped andwe were able to inspect the 50 orso extra cars that had come out,but were pelt ed with rain and hailsqualls while qu eueing for abarbecue lunch (the cooks were inan old shed). Th e next dayAdelaide suffered quite badlyfrom the wind and after on e of thecaravans was turned over the clubabandoned ferrying out the extravans from Coulthard Park.Organisers and entrants wereind eed fortunate that the stormhad not come a few days earlier.

Swaggies had no trouble gett ingrid es in entrants' cars. If notprearranged over br eak fast or anoggin the night before a shortwait at the start was all that wasrequired . With few exceptions theAussies were ve ry friendly andwilling to be hospitabl e . I hop e wecan demonstrate the same degreeof friendliness and hospitality atPan Pacific '86, as there is everyappearance of the re bein g a recordturnout from across the Tasman.Given that a lot of int er est wasgenerated by the wine andexcitment of a big rally th ere wasstill much genuine interest.

The low cost local wine, theKellerminster sin gers andNuriootpah oompah band gotthings off to a good sta rt the firstnight and produced a number ofsore heads on Monday , with on eKiwi suffe ring badly un til a bite ofbreakfast revived him . A jazznight on Monday was wellreceived . Th e Marananga andTanunda brass bands on Thursdayand Friday we re fine musicianswhile the 5AA big ban d pr oducedsom e good music in the GlenMiller , Jimmy Dors ey style onSaturday .

Th ose that went on th e gasligh ttour to the drive-in movie wer eimpressed by the endless str ing oflight s, like fireflies, winding downthe valley . About 38 wineries ar eto be found in the Barossa districtran ging from the anc ien t giants ofOrl ando and Seppelts to veryrecent sma ll family conce rns. Th ewines varied wi th som e ve rypleasant sur prises in som e of thesm all wi neries, man y of w hic hhave form ed an association to givethem some streng th again st thegiants. Th e organisers had verywis ely invited th e association topr ovide our wine in the eve ni ngand two or three member s wer erost ered eac h night to give winetast ing and sell thei r ow n produc tsfor our use . Th ey we re a grea tbunch of peopl e w ho ma de ourstay in the va lley even moreenjoyable through their personalhospit ality. We had a day forwine ry vis its with the objec t ofan swering qu est ions about any 10win eries . Th ose th at combined abit of tast ing found it ha rd to fit in10 visits in th e day. We per sonallymanaged anot he r 10 in free tim e

on Saturday and Sunday but,sadly, managed only one of aboutfifteen in the Clare Vall ey andnon e aro und Eden Valley . Thegrape treading compe tition wasorigina lly to be an inter state andint ernational contest but in theend becom e an open event. BobScott and Bill Shear d id we ll forN.Z. by producing over 4 pints ofjuice in 3 minutes to get int o thefinal s whic h wa s wo n by aQu eensland couple.

Despit e the thunder at theprizegiving we we re ab le to hearth e results. Besides the win eryqu esti onnair e mention ed pr e­vious ly eac h en trant also had ageneral qu esti onnair e an d one forBird wo od Mill mu seum. Swaggieswer e judged on th ese alon e andthe diligent efforts of Brian andKay Sole wo n them the first pri zefor swaggie s with Jack Gall aghercollec ting 3rd place . BillPiddington had tak en his 1913A.J.S. over and with it won themo torcycle clas s, w hile his wi fe ,Shirley , had navigated for theoverall winner, Christopher Cattin a 1927 Bean . Colin Pear ce was

dri vin g a 1923 Sunbeam fromSouth Austra lia and wa s 3rd in th evintage class.

By late Monday morning all theKiwis had left Nur iootpa to maketheir va rious ways back home,some direct from Adelaide , othe rson pri vat e tours - but that isanothe r story. We each left wi thour own memories of th e eventbut personally , Pat and I w illcherish th e friendships ofwonderful people , the memory ofrides in fine moto rcar s and all th esights and sounds whic h are partof a lar ge rally. To the SportingCar Club of S.A. we say thankyoufor th e initi al invit at ion and forthe wh ole event. Well done! 0

1908 BUICK "10" SINGLE RUMBLE

A view of some of the cars atMannum, possibly our mostattra ctive lun ch venue.

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(NEW) HISTORICAL­PICTORIAL DOCUMENTARIESB.M .W.; Classic Old Car s; Corve tte;Ferrari; Ford in the thirties , (pre­owned] : Jaguar; Mercedes Benz ;M.G.; Plym outh Dodge Chrysler ,[pre-owned] : Porsc he; Rolls Royce.Limit ed quan tities at $25.00 each .

WORKSHOP MANUALSChrysler Valian t VC se ries; FordZephy r & Zod iac Mk IV; HillrnanMinx Seri es I-V; Husky S I-Ill; COB SI-Ill ; Holden 1948-53; Morris Oxfor d1959-71 ; Rover 60 , 75 , 90, 1954 ;Standard 8hp 1956.Limi ted qu ant ities a t $25.00 eac h .

PARTS CATALOGUESChevrolet 1940-57 ; Ford 1928-38 &1949-54; Fordso n Tract or 1917-40.Limited quantities a t $25 .00 eac h .

OWNERS HANDBOOKSAus tin A30 1951-56; Com mer Q 1510pick-up; Ford Car s 1934-; FordPrefect 1953-; Ford Anglia & Esco rt1967-; Hillman Aven ger 1970-;Hitlm an Minx 1954-61 ; M.G.B. ;Morris 12/4 Seri es Ill ; Morris J41972-; Standard 8, 10 & Penant1958-68 ; Standard Vanguagd to 1958;Tr iumph Toledo 1500; V.W.;Vau xhall Victor & Wyvern .Limit ed qu ant ities a t $12.50 eac h .

ENGINE VALVES (NEW )Austin 7, 8 & 10 hp 1923-49; Briggsand Stratton ; Citroe n 1937-47 ;Commer ; Ford 8 & 10 hp 1935-53;Morris 8 hp 1935-52; Morris 16 & 18hp 1935-55; Standard 8 hp 1954-56;Tr iumph 1200; Tr iumph Herald1959.Limit ed quantities a t $12.50 eac h .

DISTRIBUTOR CONTACT SETS(NEWI

Armstrong Siddeley 1930-38 ; Aust in1929-38; Bedford 1931 ; Buick 1922,1931-32; Cadillac 1932-33 ; Ch evrolet1927-34 (6 cy l); Chrys ler 1930-31 ,1933-34 , 1939-42, 1946 ; Chrys ler V81951; Daimler 1929-37; De Soto1933-34; Dodge 6 cy l 1930-34; Essex1927-33; Fergus son Tractor; Ford 4cy l 1928-35; 4 & 6 cyl 1941-47, V81936/48; Grah am 1935; Hillman1932-38; Hudson 1930-34, 1940-47;Humber 1933-38; Hupmobile1928-35; Jow ett 1928-37 ; Lanc heste r1932-38; La Satle 1932-35 ; Lincoln1922-30 ; Marmon 1923-25; M.G.1929-38; Morris 1931-38; Nash1922-24 , 1931-37 , 1942, 1946;

Oldsm obil e 1927-35; Overland 1932;Pack ard 1922-27 , 1934·36 ; Peugeo t1934-50; Pierc e Arrow 1933-36;Plym outh 1933-34 ; Reo 1931-34;Riley 9 hp 1932-37; Rover 1931-38;Singer 1931-34; Standar d 1929-38;Stud eb aker 1933·40; Tr iumph 1931;Vauxhall 1931-37 ; Ved ette 1948-50;Willys 1929-37.Limited qu antities at $15.00 pe r se t.

IGNITION CONDENSERS (NEW)Auburn 1932-36; Buick 1930-36;Cadillac 1930·37; Chrysler 1935-49;Cord 1936-37; Ford 8 hp 1932-35;Ford 14.9 & 24 hp 1932-35; Fordson 4cyl 1938; Hudson 1933-49 ;Hupmobil e 1928-40; Jeep 1942-46;Kaiser 1948-49; Lafayett e 1938; LaSelle 1936; Linco ln 1931-39; MorrisCommerci al 6 cyl 1933; Nash1928-48; Oldsm ob ile 1935-36;Pack ard 1932-49; Pierce Arrow1929-39 ; Pontiac 1934-36;Stud ebak er 1931-49 ; Willys 1937-5 1.Limit ed qu anti ties a t $15.00 each .

STARTER MOTOR BRUSH SETS(NEW)

Aust in 10 hp 1932-37; Auburn 6 & 8cyl 1934-36; Buick ; De Soto 6 cy l1949-50; Diam ond T 1933-49; Dodge1939·42; Essex Terraplane 1937-39 ;Henry J 1951; Hu dson 1933-51;Hu pm ob ile 1934-39; Jeep 1942-45;Massey Harris 1938-42; Nash1933·48 ; Pac ka rd 1940-50 ; Plym outh1939-50; Studeba ke r 1933-49; Will ys1933-49.Limit ed quantities at $15.00 per se t.

GENERATOR BR USH SETS(NEW)

Austin 7 hp 1932-39; Austin A125,A135 1949; Chrysler 6 & 8 cyl1931-33; De Soto 6 & 8 cyl 1930-33;Diam ond T 1938-49; Dodge 6 cyl1930-33; Dod ge Tru ck 1937-39;Essex Terraplane 1937-39; Henry 4 &6 cy l 1951; Hudson 6 & 8 cy l1937-51 ; Hupmob ile 1938·39; Jaguar1948-52; Morris 6 cyl 1948-51; Nash1937-39; Packard 1937-39 ; Plym outh1938-39; Rover 60 & 75 1948-51 ;Stude bake r 1937-39 , 1951; Willys1939-42; Will ys Jeep 1942-45.Limit ed qua ntities at $15.00 per se t.

DIS TRIBUTOR ROTORS (NEW)Essex 1933; Hu dson 1930-37;Hu pmobile 1928-31; MorrisCommercial ; Nash 1933; Witlys1930-32.Limited quant ities at $12.50 each.

FRONT SUSPENSION BALLJOINTS (NEW)

Bedfor d 6-8 cw t van 1965; ChryslerValian t RVI 1960-62; Comme r Van1949·61; Dodge Lancer 1961; FordCons ul & Zephy r 1951·62; HillmanMin x 1949-66; Hillman Hu sky1955-61; Humber Vogue 1963-66;Singer Gazelle 1957·62 ; SunbeamRapier 1956-62; Vauxhall Victor1957-70.Limited qu antities at $45 .00 each .

CROWN WHEEL & PINIONSETS (NEW)

Aust in 10/4 1936-38; Austin A401945-50 , (38 x 7 rat io); Essex 6 cy l1928-29, (56 : 10 ratio ]: Morris 8 hp 4cy l Seri es II & E 1938-48, (37 x 7rati o); Morr is 10/4 1936-38, (43 x 8rati o); Mor ris 12 hp 1937 Series 1I,(39 x 8 rat io]: Singer Spo rts 1933-37 ;Standard Flying 9 & 10 hp 1933-46 ;(37 x 7 rati o]: Vau xhall J 1939-.Limit ed qu anti ties a t $200 per set.

GEARBOX ASSEMBLIESBuick 4 cy l 1920-25; Morris 8 hp1935·48 ; Mor ris 12 & 14 hp 1930-40;Ford 8 & 10 hp 1932-53; Van guardcolumn-cha nge 1948-57 ; Wolseley 12& 14 hp 1930-40 .Limit ed qu antities at $95. 00 per un it.

PISTON REPLACEMENT SETS. (NEW)

Ford 4 cy l 2.230' Bor e - 4 only S.F.,$95 per set - 3 on ly +0.030 " an d 1S.F., $75; Ford V8 30/" Bor e dom edtop S.F., $200 set of 8; Mack 33,4 'Bore + 0.030" O.S., $95 se t of 5;Substitute for Morris 8 hp - +0.020O.S., $75 se t 4 - S.F. $75 se t of 4 .

FAN BELTS (NEW)Alf-Rom eo, 1959-61: Alf-Romeo 1900Super M 1954-57; Allis-Chalrners1935-48: AEC 1955·56; Alb ion AZ51955; Atlis-Chalmers 1933-47; Austin20, 28HP 1938-39; Aust in A401947-54; Caterpillar Governo r1928·39 ; Caterpilla r 1928-44; Case1939-40; Celtrac 1933-48; CitroenHydrauli c Pump 1956·58 ; Com me r1960-61 ; Dodge 1938-40; Dodge VldVkd 1940-; David Brow n 1950-51;Fia t 1952-56 ; Fia t 508 18 Batlali1933-35; Ferguson For d 1944-46;Ford Anglia 10hp 1949-53; FordAnglia Prefec t 1945-48; HitlmanMinx 1959-60/1940-4 8.

Limited quantities at $12.50 Eac h .

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Not e : Pri vat e cheq ues are accep ted, but d eli very may be w ithhe ld pen ding ba n k clearance .

All sa les are final, an d no refunds will be made for ret urned goods .

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by Earl Preston, Tour Leader

ConimemorativeTour 1985

Just a few words to keepmembers up to date with the tourorganising progress. First ly Iwou ld like all of you who intendgoing, and have not ye t returnedyour entry, to do so as soon aspossible , clos ing date for entries is31st Oc tober , and from th eorga nise rs' poin t of view it isapproaching fast. A lot of effort isbeing put in by va rious ar ea co­ordina tors to ensure an int eresti ngand enthusiastic we lcome and/orfarewell for the tour participan ts.Even at this stage it is becomingall rat her exciting and I know thatthe efforts will be worthy of suchan historic occasion as the 100years of the motor ve hicle . Wewelcome any enq uiries, and alsoif your branch is on th e Tourroute , con tact your local co­ord ina tor for information . Pleasenote the tour secretary 's newadd ress. A.J. Wills , 84A DyersPass Road, Ch -Ch 2, thephone number re mai ns the sameat 327-225.

Entr ies received so far ofparticular in ter est include "OldBlue" the famo us 1908 Vauxhall ,

a ye t to be comp leted rare 1914Cad illac roadste r, a plucky litt letwi n cy linde r Renault of 1909, abrace of 1925 Jewett 's , a 1933Rolls Royce , 3 Bentleys and adelightful cross sec tion of clubcar s and motorcycl es.

Th e following is an up-d ated listof area co-ordinators:

Southland: lan Ridd , Box 1240, lnvercargill.Gore: Neil McVicar, 48 Wigan St, Gore.South Otago: Bruce Greirson , 17 St And rews Place , Balclutha .Otago: Tony Kennelly, 4/ 1 Queen St, Duned in.North Otago: Ray Par son, Box 360, Oamaru .Waimate: Collee n Davis, 20 Tima ru Road , Waima te .South Canty : Fergus Gregory, 7 St George St, Timaru.Ashburton: Jocelyn Hoskins, Box 190, Ashb urto n .Canty/Banks Peninsula: Jack Yates, 11 Perth St, Christchurc h.Marlborough: Trevor Harris, Box 422 , Blenheim .Wellington: Sandra Frame, 4 Arden Way, Wil ton , Well ington .Horowhenua: Peter Nigh tinga le, Box 2, Oh au , Levin .Manawatu: Ron Dixo n, Box 385, Palmerston Nor th .Hawkes Bay: Bill Turnbull , Box 32 , Hast ings.Taupo: Phil Andrews, Box 711, Tau po.Rotorua: Syd Halliday, 39 Hika u St, Rotorua.Eastern Bay of Pl enty: Bob Townsh end , 52 Domai n Road,

Wh ak atan e .Waikato: Colin Patt erson , 141 Ellicott Rd, Hamilton .Auckland/North Shore: Cl- Tour Co-ordina tor, Box 12138, Penrose .Northland: Vern Fairbrother , 79 Four th Ave, Whan garei.

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The two different homesteadsvisited each year have beenow ned by the same famil y forov er 100 years and one of ouroldest mem bers has bee n drivingar ou nd Haw ke 's Bay for 67 yea rsand selling cars to theseho mestead er s for 40 years, sokn ows th e dis tricts and ownerswe ll.

Thi s year he wi ll tell yo u abo utthe de ntist w ho fitte d tw odiamonds int o a Maori 's fro ntteeth in exc ha nge for 33 acres ofsubmerged harbour swamp . The1931 Na pier ea rthq uake lift ed thatsw amp seven fee t and those acresare now some of Hawke 's Bay'srich est hort icul tural land.

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by Leith Newell

In February 1901 theChristchurch motoring pressreported that there were fourmotor cars in Canterbury ­however , there was a fifth in thedistrict. Just when it arrived is notcertain although it was reportedlybrought out when the ownerarrived from the U.K. A dailynewspaper ran the followingadvertisement in early March."Motor car for sale, latestimprovements, owner selling onaccount unsuitability of locality .Apply No Press Office".

LADY DRIVEROn April 19, 1901 the same

paper reported " Yesterday thenovel sight of a lady driving a fourpassenger motor car through thestreets of Christchurch attractedconsiderable attention . The easeand skill with which the car washandled while driving through thecrowded thoroughfares showedthat the lady possessed theconfidence and dexterity of anexpert. On Wednesday, Mr andMrs Wycliffe Goodwin, to whomthe motor belongs drove fromtheir station at Glenroy toChristchurch, a distance of 60miles, covering the distance in afew hours , the lady doing theste ering during the journey." MrsWycliffe Goodwin may claim tobe the first woman driver inChristchurch, but readingbetween the lines this seems tohave been a clever piece ofsalesmanship. Although neithername nor make were mentionedin the March advertisement.. " unsuitability of locality", it

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can be assumed that it referred tothe BENZ Velo which the WycliffeGoodwins had brought out withthem from England to the stationthey leased briefly, 'Rockwood'near Glenroy. To reach thisstation in the Malvern Hills, inaddition to several small fords ashingle riverbed had to becrossed. Imagine spidery narrowwheels slipping round theboulders, the Benz found thecrossing very difficult. The datewhen this car was imported hasnot been definitely established, itwas probably sometime in 1900. Itwas also said that benzine had tobe imported from Sydney for thecar. Whether or not this was so,the petrol would have arrived infour gallon tins, two to thewooden case .

In May the N.Z. Wheelmanrecorded , "The Glenroy carwhich we mentioned a fortnightago was placed in the hands ofMessrs Oates Lowry & Co. fordisposal and has been bought by alady, Mrs H.J. Shaw ofChristchurch. IMr Shaw you mayremember was already runningaround on the ex Acton-Adamstricycle which had arrived in1899. see Pt. 1)

The city now had three Benztype cars plus the red 'Star'Panhard , a quadricycle and theoriginal tricycle .

SPEED TRIALThe same issue carried another

interesting item, "A speed trialtook place last week between acouple of motor-cars in

Christchurch on the Ferry Roadand created a little mildexcitement between thecontestants the Glenroy car (thatis, the ex Wycliffe Goodwin BenzVelo] and the 'Zealandia ' (theOates RAGLAN BENZ Ideal) . Thecars kept abreast for a start but the'Zealandia' gradually drew awayand came in an easy winner."Claims were made that this wasthe first motor car race in thecolony and it was surely theinspiration for the manyencounters both official andunofficial to follow in the yearsahead. Although not taking partthe red 'Star' of the AdamsBrothers was also present. Thesight of two solid tyred Benzmachines, neither brand newpounding down Ferry Road at theexciting speed of about 16 m.p.h.must have given the localssomething to talk about for days.

The Glenroy Benz was probablynot a lady's car in spite of the salestalk and was soon sold to Mr J.S.Monck of Redcliffs near Sumner.

It was noted in July 1901 that heowned the car and he used it formany years. Towards the end ofits time with the Monck familythe Benz was housed under a tankstand and the engine kept inrunning order so as to power asawbench. When Piet van Aschpurchased the car from the familyin 1946 it was still mobile and hewas given a demonstration runbefore taking it away. In his handsit is another of our very early carsto have survived.

About the time of the FerryRoad escapade both Oates and theAdams brothers were, in the eyeof the law 'scorching' about thetown exceeding the legal speedlimit of 4 mph and an editorial inthe Wheelman, asked why carsshould only be allowed to travel atthe same speed as traction engineswhile there was no restriction onother traffic, and suggested aspeed of 12 mph be allowed. OnApril 1st Harry Adams was finedlOs and costs for speeding. Tocounter this he was later seengiving the police free rides aboutthe city . Nicky Oates was fined £1and costs for a more seriousbreach causing an accident andthis was to have furtherconsequences.

EADIE QUADRICYCLETo go back to August 1900

Harry Adams who was then inEngland wrote to his father .. . . "1hav e learned all about motors.There is no doubt the De Dion isthe best. 1 have driven one myself

over 100 miles. 1 shall bring backthe latest tricycle with a 2% h.p .engine which will climb PortersPass easily. (3,100 ft pass on theroad to the West Coast). We shallhave plenty of fun during thesummer months. For a trip to theHanmer Springs the motortricycle would do the journeybefore breakfast. The power ofthe engine is wonderful. Fromwhat 1 have seen 1 think Eadie isahead in the motor business" .

This letter shows a certainexuberance not totally borne outin practise. It was written beforehe went over to Paris with Eadieto see the Motor Show . Thischanged his ideas to the extentthat he ordered the Panhard forhis own use , but obviously stillfelt there would be a market forthe less powerful quadricycles.Both took a little longer thanexpected to reach N.Z. ThePanhard arrived in April and thefirst Eadie quad in May .

Henry Martin of Rangiora was a

Harry Martin in his Eadiequadricycle, Mark Scott, proprietoro{ the Junction Hotel is in the[orecar, at Rangiora 1901. Photocourtesy Rangiora Early RecordsSociety .

partner in the firm of Carmichaeland Martin's Cycleworks andagents for both 'Star' and 'Swift'cycles. Harry was a bit of a ladand his exploits are rememberedin Rangiora, long after his shortlife ended . In 1900 the RangioraBorough Council was havingsafety problems with bicyclesbeing ridden on the footpaths andat night without lights (it's stillhappening'] and ask ed the policeto prosecute the offenders. Oneroundup included a BoroughCouncillor, Charles Luxton, whoexplained in Court that he was notaware of any by-law coveringsuch an offence! Harry firstappeared in the news, describedas a cycle lamp seller , and being

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Barry Howard {lags away Holm Vallings in his Bentley 3/4'12.

Photos on this page and top right are of the Waitemata Branch Hillclimb .

A /an Dray, 1924 30/98 Vauxhall. See story on Page 3

All photos by John King. Tony Gairdner, 1926 Chevrolet Supe rior.

Seen at Whenuapai " Wings and Wheels " in February. Geo(( Walls, 1922 3 Litre Bentleyin morning drizzle.

fin ed 5s and 7s costs for riding abicycle in High Street , Rangi or awithou t a light. He wa s als o apassenger , per ch ed ou t on themother-in-law se at of th e Ada ms'Star ' during th at epic fir st trip toHanmer arrivin g ther e atmi dnight. This obviously did notdet er him and in June 1901 H.R.Mart in took delive ry of th e firstEadi e qu adricycle import ed byAda ms Bros . Sta r Cycle Co .

The origins of th e Eadi eManufacturing Co . of Red ditch , inWorcester shire went ba ck to the1700's. By th e late 1800's it was apr ecision engineering firm ow ne dby Townsends and making sew ingma chine needl es and sm all part sfor rifl es and su chlike . WhenAlbert Eadie bou gh t th e firm inth e 1890 's he used th e wor kshop sto make 'Enfie ld' product ses pecially cy cle fitt ings , and an

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associa ted com pany nearbyproduced cycle spo kes. In aco rner of th is works ho p th e firstEad ie tri cy cle frame was buil ta fte r study ing severa l co ntine nta lmakes . By 1898 it was be ing sold ,fitt ed with a De Dion e ngine . Th eEadi e wa s not ed for qu alityworkmansh ip and th e spec ia lstreng the ned st em of th e tri cycl e .In 1900 a qu adricycle was enteredin the 1,000 mil es tri al and thatyear a t the Aut ocar Show inLondo n in additio n to an ordi na rytricy cle and quadricycle Eadi e hadon di splay a co nv ertib le model ,chang ing from simple tricycle toquad . wit h for ecar. A trail er wasalso being show n. By 1901 Eadi eand Roy al Enf ield quads werebein g p rodu ced in the sa meworks. Royal Enfi eld be ing so ld tothe public and the Eadie to th eTrad e. After further restructuring

Outside Union Bank of AustraliaRangiora, built in 1882. Triumphand sidecar 1910-11 speedydelivery to Ran giora of theSaturday sports edition of theLyttelton Tim es. Photo from LeithN ewell Collection.

th e firm ret ained th e Roy alEnfi eld name and co nce ntra te d onMotor Cycles .

To return to Harry Mart in th er ewere man y tales abo ut him andth e Eadi e , some apocryp hal. Hewas ge nerous with his free rid esab out th e town , and not ed fordoing this a long High Stree t onSunday mornings during churchtim e to th e di sapproval of the localco ngrega tion . Once , as describedin the Wheelman he pu shed hisca r all the way from Ran giora to

Christchurch 20 milesbecause of some simplemechanical fault and it took himsom e tim e to come to terms withthe vagaries of the electricalignition system. Another incidentthat caught the eye of theWheelman was when the horseand delivery cart of Parrott & Co.local grocers were standing inAlbert Street , the motor-car camepast and frightened the horse,which bolted, the cart beingoverturned and the road beingstrewn with bread, eggs, sugarand various other articles. InNovember after the Cheviotearthquake, in the Eadie, heaccompanied the Adams Brothersin the Red 'Star', when they tookreporters up through NorthCanterbury to view the damage.

In September after Harry hadused his Eadie for several monthshe sold another one to Or BernardVolckman of Oxford, to getaround his large country practice.Not only did he teach the Doctorto drive his new machine but alsoshowed him how to service thecar and introduced him to themysteries of the ignition system.

Or Volckman 's brother Ronald ,also a medical practitioner but inRangiora, was soon to own thefirst motor cycle in the town, alsosupposed to be a 'Star ' , but theactual make as yet, notestablished .

COURT CASE

As a consequence of theaccident and fine for speedinggiven to Nicky Oates in May ,mentioned above, he was sued fordamages by George Gould,a prominent Christchurchbusinessman. Gould's horse andvictoria carriage were waitingoutside the Christchurch hospitalwith the groom in attendance,when the Raglan Benz of Oatespassed through heading for town .The horse was frightened, kicked,damaging its leg and the carriageand then ran away colliding with aCity Council dray . The groomsaid the horse was not a restiveanimal and could be made to pass

a traction engine PI. Supportingwitnesses gave evidence of the carspeeding at 10-12 m.p.h. and OrNedwill said how well the groomhad handled the horse in such anemergency. Although Oatesadmitted liability he disputed theamount of damage claimed. TheMagistrate gave judgement for theplaintiff and awarded Gould £15damages and costs - slightly lessthan he had claimed.

In June 1901 the Star Cycle Co.had to hand a pacing tricycle 23J.h.p . De Dion engine, Eadieframework £125 cash. This wassold in August to Or De Renzi,called the war doctor on accountof his service in the Transvaal(during the Boer War).

The Christchurch City Councilrepealed the Speed By-laws inJuly, which had restricted motorvehicles to a speed of 4 mph and 2mph round corners. Everymotorist now had to procure alicence under the McLean MotorAct and register at the office of theCity Council. This same monththe Star Cycle Co. was advertisingfor sale , " one of the cars importedby Mr McLean a couple of yearsago . The Empire City with itscramped streets of hilly formationis by no means an ideal place for'meting ' and in consequence thecars have been little used. F.N. &H. Adams have used the carthrough the stormy weather inChristchurch, 3V2 hp solid tyres ,Benz type with hoodremarkably handy vehicle" .Adams would appear to haveupdated the car, there was nomention of a hood or hoods ontheir arrival in Wellington in1898. January 1902 the McLeancar sent from Wellington toAdams Star Cycle Co. was stillwaiting a purchaser, anyone whowants a cheap' car etc . . .

With a little deduction itbecomes pretty certain that thisBenz was sold to Mr Peal Genn aLinwood, Christchurchphotographer. To explain - byFebruary 1902 Adams wereadvertising the second McLeanBenz for £150. It was sold inOctober 1902 to Mr Murie of

Invercargill, "one of the McLeanmotor-cars similar to the oneowned by Mr Peal Genn." Thiswas the first motor car to reachInvercargill, and already fouryears old! However, Muri e hadalready had a motorcycle on theroad there as we shall see in Part5.

The Kelly wedding photographshowing Peal Genn 's Benz needssome explanation and theinformation comes from the twodaughters of the Kellys. TheGenns were invited to thewedding of Ellen Shepherd andWilliam Kelly at Swannanoa asMrs Genn was a friend of thebride. They drove out the 18 or somiles from Christchurch in theBenz and arrived as the bride wasready to leave in the family buggy.Mr Genn offered to drive her tothe church in the car and she wasdelighted . After the marriage thisphotograph was tak en by J.M.Verrall a local photographer , butthey did not use the car for theirhoneymoon as has beenerroneously stated . A hundred orso of Verrall's wholeplate glassnegatives were disc overed in theattic of his old home wh en it wasbeing demoli shed about 20 yearsago and this photo has beenprinted from the original negativ e.The plates ar e in the hands of theRangiora Early Record Society,and are a valuable record of thefirst ten years of this century .When viewed carefully the carappears to have been updat edwith domed mudguards as well asthe addition of a hood .

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A MOTOR-CAR ON FOOTPATHLytt elt on Times Nov . 21, 1901,

" Yes te rday in the MagistratesCourt befor e three J .P .s MessrsMar sh all , Murray and Minson(truly not made up). Harry Adam swa s charged that on Nov . 2 hedr ove a motor ca r along th efootpath in Riccarton Road.Def endant did not appear but hisbrother , Frederi ck Ada rns was inCourt. Con stabl e Middleton incompany with Con stablesSimpson and McCormick , wasre turn ing from the Riccarton RaceCourse on th e evening of N.Z. CupDay . Just past the Bush Inn hesaw the red motor car be ingdri ven alon g the footpath at afuri ou s rat e . Bein g in th epossession of a fast trott ing horsehe we nt in pursuit bu t foun d thathe was obli ged to br eak int o a fastgallop to keep the motor in sigh t,which mu st have been going at apac e not less than 15 m.p.h. Afterthe car had covered 1'12 miles on

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the footpath it turned onto theroad . Witness overtook th e ca rnear the hosp ital. Th e tim e wasabout 7 o'clock . There were manypeople on the footpath and theyhad to ge t out of the way of the ca rwith grea t pr ecipitan cy ".

In de fence Frede rick Adamssaid that they wer e return ing totown from th e rac es a nd the roadwas ver y crow de d with sulkiesand othe r vehicles includ ing agreat many count ry peopledri vin g hor ses unused to motorca rs w hich shied at them . Someothe r ve h icles w ished to race theca r, but the dr iver of this ,kno wing they co uld raceanything, cons ide red it wasunsafe to stee r their machinealong the road . Th e dan ger wasnot lessen ed by th e festive air ofthe various trav ellers. They wouldrather risk a fine than cause anacci de nt by re maining on theroad. At no time was the spee dgrea te r than 12 m.p.h . and the y

Mr & Mrs Wm. Kelly seated inPeal Genn 's Benz at Swa nnanoa1902. Thi s car is probably one ofthe M cLean Benzs imported in1898. Photo courtesy RangioraEarly Records Society.

pull ed up as qui ckly as possiblea fte r th e con stabl e 's hail. Th er ewas a fine of £3 and cos ts. []

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Sir ,It was with some concern I noticed

in the March issue of English " Class icBike" magazine which rea ch ed m eJune 1st, a description of the Fir stWorld F.LV .A. Rally of Vintage a ndClassic bikes to take place in th eJohannesburg-Pretoria areas of SouthAfrica Augu st 19-26, 1984. A hurriedsearch through ba ck issues of " Beade dWheels" sh owed me I had missednothing and left me wondering how aF.LV.A. affiliated body such as oursco uld mi ss out on a n eve n t asimportant as this . The World 's FirstF.LV .A. International Motor CycleRally , a nd th e Vintage Car Club ofN .Z. not invited - takes som e gettingused to!

It is to be hoped, that by some meansth e National Executive will next tim eround be a ble to keep us w ellinformed.

F.B. G ILLU MEditorial comment. We are check ing withNational Offi ce but we do not get acalendar of events from F.I.V.A . and arenot sure if they publish such a thing. Weknow that F.l. V.A. do not themselv espubli cise events, this is over to the Clubor Section which gets their approval foran International Event .

Sir ,[ don 't wa n t thi s bu ck et business

ge tt ing out of hand, and I th ereforeunreservedly withdraw my complaint(see Issue 147) a bo ut it and hopeMessrs Ward and King will for give myprovocative criticis m .

Seriously, I believe th e standard ofphotography in Beaded Wh eels isexcelle n t; as typified by that su pe rbrear view shot of my Rolls (Phantom11, not I by th e way) on page 20 of No .148, tak en by Mr King . I won 't evenm ention the little girl in th eforeground . . .

NEIL McKE NZIE

Sir ,A gr eat am oun t of co m men t has

been printed rec ently in the " Le tte rsto th e Editor" columns of thi smagazine on th e " acce p ta ble vintagevehicle" debate and I am sure it hasnot fini shed yet. .

Som e correspondents have taken totask th e ded icati on a t the front of th emagazin e and from thi s a couple ofsalient points em e rge .(a] " fos ter ing and ever widening th einterest of thi s movement". I hope th eclub does keep fost ering and ev erwidening our int er ests a nd to banvehicles from 1931 to 1960 ce r ta inlywill not.(b) "The fas cination of age itself. " Yes,sir , that' s what it' s a ll ab out ! Which is

perhap s w hy John Kin g (B.W . 147) hasa fri end who finds a fascination in a1956 Vauxhall Victor. I'm sure weshould welcome that young ch ap alongto ou r meet ings - he must be a youngc hap as he can' t a fford a reall y old car- and give him th e en couragement torise to "grea te r things" as so many ofus have been encou ra ged to do bymore exp erienced member s of theclub.

Bob Helm asks " W hat happened tothe series 'The Clubs O ld Vehicles '?"Well, Bob, it 's like thi s, I have be en abit busy for the past co up le of yearsrestoring a Ford T, rai sing three kid s ,and sett ing up a b usiness , [notnecessarily in that orde r!) and Iha ven't had th e time to con tinuepersuing th e series. However , I'v e notlost sigh t of it and it will return . It 'squite costly in th e way of time andmoney (travelling & films) doing eacha r ticle, but a t th e sa me tim e a lot offun. Perhaps more of the membersshou ld have a go as I am sure Spe ncerBarnard and his merry men wouldwelcome th eir articles with op en arms.Syd HaIl iday could possibly marshalhis thoughts o n his favouritefascination a nd we co uld gauge hisliterary skills.

Gr ant H. Taylor is obviously on e ofthose whose int erest appears to besole ly in ve te ra n a nd vintage ca rs, andgood luck to you , sir! Would it not bera the r con trad ic tory if it ca me to passthat it was thi s same ge ntlem anadvertising for 1935 Leyland TruckSpa res?

To sh ut ou t of ou r movement th oseow ne rs of vehicles in th e 1931 to 1960ca tegories will do nothing " fo r th ateve r in cre asing band of enthusiasts",and to ha ve ev en ts and ralli es for th ediffer ent ca tegories of vehicle , as ou rmotorcycl e and vet eran owningmembers do , see ms to me th e way tofoste r and fu rthe r members' interestsand tolerance. If we do not , then theVintage Car Club o f N.Z. (ln c) runs th edistinct risk of becoming an elitistgroup of wealthy old car owners as hashappened ove rseas . I don 't wan t th at.

I would furth er like to referinterested reader s to Barry Barnes'a rticle (B.W . 88 p.34J writt en andpublished exactly 10 year s ago. Advi cegiven to th e club th en is just as tim elynow .

ROD McKENZIE

Sir ,I would like to congratulate you r

organ isa tion for the excelle nt rallystage d during Easter a t PalmerstonNorth .

Both Ron Wil son and my self w er em ade to feel more than welcome by all

participants in the eve n t.Particular thanks must go to Ron &

Jill Blan ch ett for the use of their 12/50 .We ar e now looking forward to a

lar ge co n tinge n t from Australiaparticipating in th e 1986 Pan Pacifi cRally.

Sir ,Th e purpose of this letter is to

enquire as to whether you have anyinformation conce rn ing a ca r which, ifit still exists , would be vet e ran with a nunique hi story.

At the concl us ion of World Wa r I ,my grand fa the r (a Thomas Waddell ofTh omas Waddell & Son s ,Steelfounders, Chris tc hu rc h ] went tothe Un ited States of Am erica ,ac ompanied by his eldes t daughter , ona bu sin es s tr ip .

Whilst in America 11 think thi swould be [919 or 1920) he bought aStude ba ke r ca r which had beencu stom bu ilt for a so n o f th e U .S.President , Woodrow Wilson.However, the so n had be en kill ed inthe latter part of th e war, a nd in so meway , my grand father had been ab le tobuy the ca r and bring it back to NewZeal and .

My first recollection of it was seeingmy au n tie drive it from the ship' sde ck , down tw o planks , o n to th ewharf at Lytt elt on .

At that tim e I wo u ld have beenabout eight years o f age .

During the mid nineteen twentieswe lived a t Leithfield, a bou t 27 milesnorth of Christchurch , on a dairy farmwhich my father , as a returned soldier,had bou ght aft er the war.

My grandfather, a keen spo rtsm a n ,mad e frequent trips from Christ churchto shoot rabbits on o u r fa rm, andwhilst th ey were out shooting, I, as aboy of 10 o r 11, used to drive th e carabout 100 yards , ba ck and forth al ongthe driveway . I cou ld do thi s withoutdetection , as th e ca r was almos tcompletely silent , both in st arting, andwhile running, a nd was ve ry do cile inevery way .

Other details which I can rec all ar ethat it was six cylinde r, had a n e ng inedri ven air co mp re sso r for inflating th etyr es, and had a n aluminium panell edop en tourer body , painted m id gre y .

Unfortunately , I have no knowledgeof what ultimately became o f it , but atthat time it was ce r ta in ly a " one-off "and w ell in advance of itscon te m po ra ries .

I would be ve ry int erested to hearwhether any of your club membersha ve an y knowledge of thi s ca r.

LM . PAGE

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GAV IN BAIN.

CANTERBURYAbout a hundr ed membe rs turned

up for ou r A.G .M . a nd th e meetingw as a spir ited a ffai r.

Th er e was a p roposal to bu ild alibr ar y/m eet in g room cu m lo un ge ontop of our ab lution block at Cu tlerPark a nd m uc h to th e sur pr ise of th eClu b 's hierachy th is was on ly defea tedby tw o vot es .

Th e end ~f season run was a pleasan ton e on a m ild a utumn day, wi th a bout50 vintage and ve te ra n ve hicles tak ingpart , fini sh in g up wi th lu nch at CutlerPark with Res tora tion of th e YearJudgin g: Ca r : Ray Popkin [Hup­m ob ile ], Mot or bik e: Do n Preece IBSAGo ld Sta r). The final gymkhana wasalso held a t the same tim e and Do n leCompte was th e w in ner of th iscom pe ti tio n in his 1928 Model A.

The bike section had a regul ar itytria l recently . It was fine, track har dand fas t, wo n by John Forbes on aTriumph Tw in. Ano the r event heldrecently was th e Magical Myste ryMotor Cycle To ur. Twen ty bikes weretak en throug h th e Weste rn ValleyRoad to Littl e River; a few ha rdy so ulsstayed overn igh t a nd d id a no the r Tourover the Lak e ou tle t down to Littl eRiver. By th e way I suppose every

in mind. Ton y Airs s ho uld also bem ot or ing his 'A ' typ e Ve teranVauxhall by th e e nd of th e yea r, a ndeven .Ro~s Hay nes mi ght sur p rise usby .bnng.mg ou t his Aus tin Sports 20.Ellis Sh ier tell s m e tha t h is 14/40Vauxh all actuall y go t fired up recentlyan d your sc ribe a nd 10 year olddau gh ter m an aged to w in the localP.T. A. car tr ial in th e 191 3 Ca lthorpe .That upset the parents w ith thei r fourwheel dri ve ve hicles etc! Ran Hasell isin th e process of m oving in to a newhouse and tell s us th at the Austin 7 isdue for big things soon . G ra n t Cowi ehas also moved int o th e Aus tin 7 sce neas has Warner Man ger's so n Ph illip.W; hear on .the grapevine th at an ea rly30 s Alvi s Silve r Eag le has ju st ar rivedfrom over sea s and is to have i1 tot alrebu ild . We look fo rward to seeing th eca r in du e course.

JOHN STOKES

A 'new look ' com mi ttee has beene lec ted to guide the br an ch th roug hthe next twel ve months .

A full season 's mot orin z is p ro misedwi th our trad ition al eve~s remain ingand so me ne w and exc iting events totempt even the most le thargic o f usou t.

On the rest o rat io n side , Ja ck Newellis havi ng a big a nd hopeful ly finalp us h on 'Old Blue ' th e 1908' TrialsVau xh a ll wi th th e 100t h ce lebra tio ns

vehicles ou tnu mbered local s atWa ikat o Dou ble Fift y Rally . Russelland Jocel yn McAlpine bro ugh t th eCup back to Auck land in th e Model A.

Lat er in June th e sta tio na ry enginegro up held anot he r successful d isp layan d severa l working bees have beenhel d a t th e Clubrooms to erec t a she dwhich will .ho use a d isp lay of ea rlygar a ge eq uipment. Pe ter Web st er,Ton y For ste r and Norm Dewhursttook Pe te r's Model AR and Norm'sEssex to Man aw atu Brass MonkeyTrial. A good tim e was had by all a ndNorm return ed w ith th e BrassMon key .

Th e pre-reg istra tion run co mbinedw ith No rth Sho re to bring ou t 72ve hicles ran gin g from Rod Welch 's 14T ute , d rive n by so n Way ne to ClydeSoles Bristol. .T.he rl!n took in co u n trya ro u nd. Titira ngi , Whenuapai ,G reen hithe a nd Alba ny and fini sh ed at" Brook lands" No rth Sho re Club­room s. T he run was won by AlanRobe rts in h is Sta ndard 8.

Rest or ati on s and aq u isi tio ns incl udeMa rk Ball's acquisi tio n of ChrisShe lley's 13 Detr oiter. Team Renaultis fi tt i n~ Angeli9 ue with highcompress ion alloy pistons, the ne xt jobbeing new fro n t slicks and th e sameteam 's 1500cc Cooper engine is alsonearing completion , an d BruceAnd er son has ob ta ine d a 191 5 Bu ick 4Road st er.

MARTI N SCOTT

AUCKLAND

ASHBURTON

Despite th e onse t of w int erAuc kla nders a re still act ive lymot oring .

Seven teen member s se t ou t on NorthSho res "Northern Ra id " w hic h tookth em up to Port Albe r t and over so meof th e less tr avell ed roads of RodneyCo unty. Auc kla nders Ton y For st era nd Shi rley Rob erts taking secondp lace in th e Bullnose.

May 27th saw thirty three would beexperts se t off on th e ann ual exper tsrall y , p lotted by Da ve and Barbar aAllbo n. This rally marked the return ofa n ight sec tion after an absence ofsevera l yea rs a nd no doubt all enjoyedth er:lselves ev e n those who got lost.Dun ng the p re pa ra tion for th e nightsec tion our organ ise r came underinvesti gat ion by the police whilee rec ting a si len t check. The poli ceth ought he was rernovinz a schoolhandrail and cou ldn ' t work out w hy.Rob er t Page won th e run in his 28Chev Tourer.

Once agai n Auc klande rs wi th 43

May 13 saw about eight cars turn upfor th e ann ua l my st ery run which wasa tour of old bu ild ings about town.Am on g the m were th e old brick kilnand Mi ll Hou se . Mill House is ahan dcra ft and kit set wooden productshowplace .

Club night 19 May was a visit to th eHi st orical Soc ie ty Mu seum, a ve ryin ter estin g eveni ng. I th ou ght I was ayo ung Iella u n til I saw th e things Iused to play a nd work wi th ar e no wmu seum pieces. I aged thirty years inthirty minutes .

Seventeen ca rs a nd three motor­cycles turned up , in fin e wea the r, forth e end o f season run w hich w ent tothe Rak aia river m outh for lu nch a ndth en ret urned in tim e to watc h th e firstFren ch test.

Co ngra tula tio ns to Nin a Drummondfo r w inning th e rest oration of the yearaward fo r her 1957 Triumph 3TA.

We hear Bert Moore has his 192 9 DADodge three quarters of the wa ytoward s V-Day.

We recent ly lost one of ou rCom m itt ee to another area but wega ine d tw o m embers who transferredfrom Christ church. To all three andth eir fam ilies we wish you all the bestin yo ur new ar ea.

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V.C.C. CANTERBURY

SWAP MEET '84October 13th & 14thI

Have you been to one of our annual"Swap Meet and Displays?"

These events have over the yearsbecome more than just a place to buy andsell old vehicle parts. Many of our visitorslook forward to this annual CanterburyBranch happening as their "once a year"chance to meet old friends from all parts ofthe country . Many bargains are struckduring the two days of this monster"Motoring Bring and Buy" . Just asimportant however is the uniqueoppo rtunity it provides to meet andsocialise with people of like interests.Location will be as usual at our McLeansIsland grounds "Cutler Park" . All the usualfacilities and amenities will be available. A

big welcome is extended to all our friends ,old and new alike.

We intend to introduce a small cataloguethis year to aid prospective purchasers(and sellers) in the search for "one make"parts .

IMPORTANT-As a seller of "new-oldstock" , as far as possible accuratelyidentify parts i.e. relevent year , make andmodel , have available measuring devices(calipers, rulers etc). As a buyer, knowwhat you 're looking for , have a sample withyou or at least accurate measurements.

FOR ALL INFORMATION Phone841 -456 Christchurch (daytime). 427-568Christchurch (evenings) ; or write "SwapMeet" , P.O. Box 9064, Christchurch.

All NASH and RAMBLER OWNERS!You are cordially invited to join the

HUDSON ESSEX TERRAPLANE CLUBINC. NASH &RAMBLER.

The Cluboffers an excellent bi-monthly magazine,technicaladvice, contacts andoutings.

For information contact the Sec/Treasurer:Mrs K. Spackman, Tasman Rd., OTAKI.

Kerry Williamson in his '29 Model ATo ure r was a new face and car to joinour ranks.

Ten Bay members atten ded theDouble 50 at Cambridge but couldn' tbrin g hom e any trophies in the field of117 starte rs on a well planned rally .

With four new enlistme nts duringJun e and two in May we fin ish off theold and start the new with approx 125members . This is our highest ever sowe must be on the up and up.

JIM WEBB.

guardian . A noticeab le featu re was thenumber of PV's we ll in excess of thevintage veh icles attending, the ra tiowa s 15 to 7 resp ectively! Is this a signof the tim es?

The Lady Navi gator's Trophy runduring Ju ne by Murray Lind wa ssurprisingly enough wo n by Shar on inBill [an e 's vintag e, over 20 carsfinishing at a delightful spot , non eot he r than McLar ens ' Falls.

Glad to see Les and Jan Jeffer y backon the road afte r cons iderable work ontheir '39 Chev motor and gearbox.

BAY OF PLENTYOu r continu ed high att endan ce at

mont hly meetings and rallies shows akeen and willing spirit prevailing andthe 84/85 year looks as bright as eve r.

Ou r annual pri ze giving socia l anddance sched uled for Augus t 19th isprobably our ne xt bigges t eve nt , thes eare always night s to rem ember.

The Webbs ' May mon th ly all dayrun took us to the Waikino Museum inbr illiant sunshine for lun ch and laterto the Waihi tech n ical old farmequipme nt mu seum w he re workingmodels of yes ter year puffed andgru nted into life wi th a bit of coaxin gfrom thei r pro ud restorer and

Club has one and a lot of us fear ithappening. But he forgot to renew hisdrive rs ' licence and had to resit it.Repor ts have it tha t a conside rableamount of swat wa s necessary and tomake matters worse , even had tobor row son- in-law' s motorcycle to getthat licence bac k as well!

GARRY BOURKE

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HAWKESBAYI've been entrusted w ith the

Hawke's Bay scribe's pen for ano the rsea son so here goes.

Geoff and Val Brann on haverecentl y come hom e from a 3 monthstint in Europe wh ere the y made apoint of visiting several vintage ca rmu seu ms.

On the rest oration sce ne we haveTerry Farmer w ho is working on aMor ris Isis and sund ry motorcylces.Model Ts in var ious state s ofmotorability are clutte ring the sheds ofMichael Har ding, Ga rth Mack ie andyo urs trul y. Brian Watson 's shed is fullof old mo tor bikes and an ea rlyWolseley. It amazes me how mu chBrian ma nages to accomplish , all w ithgood resu lt. Alan Ha rris continueswo rk on his Chevrolets.

Hawke's Bay folk have beenmotorin g in th e Manawatu rece ntlyand also Wan ganui and Ta ranaki.Snow Bellerby and his sleepy crewpicked up a 2nd at the ManawatuBrass Monk ey Trial , wi th 1st prizegoing to Nati onal Preside nt NormDewhurst wh o drove down fromAuckland . I don 't know how Snow gota pr ize or even foun d his way as bothhis navi gator and timeske eper spen t acons ide rable time as leep during thewe e small hours.

The 'Safari' this year is based inNap ier. Ge t your en tries in ea rly asaccommoda tion will be at a pr em ium .

ROD McKENZIE

We seem to have missed more runsthan we have atte nded this year d ue toothe r com mitme nts, but eve ry thi ngelse took second place to the grandopening , at long last , of ourmuseum/garage complex in BrayshawPark on May 26th . Th e precedingweeks had shown members bus tlingaro un d to make all shipshape andready for the big eve nt. Th e mainproblem seemed to be orga nisin g thefire-c um-b urgl ar alarm NOT to go offjust as the ribb on wa s cut and the main'door opened! This was finall y trainedto pe rform as per instructions and tostop emba rrass ing unw ary members .

The day was fine and a recordnumber of local memb ers ar rived tocelebrat e the ope ning of this fineacquisition to the MarlboroughBran ch . We we re happy to welcomemembers from Ca nterbury , Nelsonand Well ington who had bra ved th eferries to tak e pa rt in our rejoicings.Afte rnoo n tea wa s ser ved and it mu sthave been good judging by the seco ndand th ird cups I helped to pour.

The jollificati ons ca rried on int o theevening wit h a highly success fu l

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social, w hich apart from the goodmu sic was grace d by a cer ta in Royalpe rsonage on the look-out for anotherhusban d - the thou ght of bigamy oneithe r side didn't see m to worry her !Seve ra l members had appeared inpe riod costume during the day, an dthe owne r/d rive r of the Erskin e wentunr ecognised by man y in his AlCapon e gear.

Those not going to Rotoit i for theusual winter wander at Queen 'sBirthday weekend , ma nned the newbu ildin g which was ope n to the public ,and judging by the numbers that we ntth rough and the rem arks ma de , it waswe ll wo rth the effort.

A month later the end of sea sondinn er and pri ze giving wa s held in theCity Hotel. We were happy to have thecompa ny of Helen and GeoffMcCarten with us, both for the din nerand in the aftern oon , for thechai rma n's tour. Helen travelled wit hus and Geoff braved the rather rawday in the ope n Humbe r roadster ,arrivi ng back lookin g distin ctly ch illy.

Bob Scott stopped in for a cup pawi th us on his way to catch the ferr y afew we eks bac k. Always pleased towelcome memb ers whenev er they hitBlen heim.

HELENA MacDO NALD

MANAWATUPerh aps the public are getting blase

about motor shows or more likely themillion do llar kiwi soa ked up the freedollars for the May schoo l holidayspay packets . Whatever the cause (andthe two able an d hard wo rkingorganise rs, Don Dermis and JohnCalleson , favour the latte r) there was alower than expected crowd for a threeday moto r show run by th is bran ch inMay . It covered all aspects of motorin gand was of wide r app ea l than astraight out vintage motor show, withsome excellent displays and washighly ra ted by those who did attend. Iagree that the mill ion dollar kiw i gotsome of the funds we hoped to reapfrom the show bu t a useful su m wa sbanked and most members got someenjoyme nt out of doing their bi t.

Nationa l Agricu ltura l Fieldays atHamilton agai n clashed with the BrassMonk ey rally and we missed it again .All that we hav e spok en to whoatte nded voted it a win ner. The retu rnto original con cept of a midn ight mea lat a country pub, this year Api ti, anda n early hreakfast at Feilding waspopular. Talking of winne rs, a ce rtainmem ber and crew motored their Essexall the wa y from Auckland , one ofseveral from that branch this yea r, andtook away the Brass Monke y. Welldone Nor m and Pat. Th ey wouldprobably have been too sleepy tonotice a common Mitsi van signa lling

at them at the top of Taih ape's big hillon Sunday.

June's clubnight was defe rred aweek and becam e a lad ies ' nigh t out.Th ese sort of events are a good way tomak e new friends within the club.

Th e first Sunday of [uly was theocassion of w ha t is becoming anannua l eve nt, known as the Bulls BackBlock Blatt , and inve nte d by LenHaycock and Bob Clark. An informalrun , shared this yea r by about 20 cars(inclu ding some from Wanganu i), tookus up the Wanganui rive r to Pipirikiwith stops at places of histori c andscen ic int erest. Lunch was at Pipriki ,where some of the mor eadve nturesome , or foolha rdy, climb eda track thr ough the bush to the summitof a nearb y hill, while oth ers exploredthe sights on a lower level. The routewa s comple ted by going on to Raetihifor pe trol and icecrearns and fromthere, back to Wan ganui down theParaPara road . A hand ful finished upat the Hay cock's for a bowl of Gladys'famous so up . This sort of event withfree and easy motor ing ove r outbackroads has an appeal that can' t bematched by formal rallying. It hadsome histor ic significance as well.Ern ie Thomas ' Terraplane was firstow ned by the Hatri cks, who ran thewe ll known river boa t service, and itcam e into use wh en the river road wasfirst op ened in 1934. 50 yea rs and500,000 miles later it is still goingstr on g. Incident ally, in 1903 , wh entou rists would go to Pipiriki by a ve rypoor road from Raet ihi or by boat fromWan ganui , that vi llage had 12,000visitors.

ROB KNIGH T.

NORTHLANDThere's one th ing harder than tak ing

pa rt in a comp etitive rally , that 'ssetting one . We had the pleasure ofplott ing the Clark Cup run whi ch tookplace on 20th May and took 14 cars ona ru n th rough town and out throughMaun gakaram ea and Mau ngatapere tofinish at the clubroo ms . Th e winner swere Denise & John Nutt all.

The End of Regist rat ion Run on 3rdJun e att racted 37 cars and follow ed aninterest ing course from Heritage Par kthrough tow n and down the HeadsRoad fin ishing at McLeods Bay atDianne & Rob Hughes' residenc e .After a we lcome afternoon tea in Rob'snew garage the men transplanted his'28 Essex bits into its new home whererestoration has now begun. JeffOlivers 1931 Hu dson made its debutat this run and reflected 3'/2 yea rs ofpainstak ing wor k pu t into itsrestoration. Tha t eve ning 110 happ yfolk enjoyed th e annual dinner andpr izegivin g at the clubrooms .

A novel run took pla ce on Satur day23rd Jun e. A night rally, it began at

4.30 p.m . with a barbecue at Lyn andBrian Wrack 's and a stra ight linediagram whi ch wasn 't (it was a cu rvedline diagram for a change) ledeveryo ne on to Lorraine and GeraldWard 's where the run con cluded witha bon fire, hot toddi es and mull ed wineabout 10.00 p.m. Night drivi ng vintagestyle. A great eye test!

Two project s now are occupying ourminds and energies. Our new ve hicleshed has begun in fine style with thewh ole floor representing 115 bags ofce me nt paid for by indiv idualdona tions, laid in ju st two weekends.Working bees eve ry weekend arebringing real progress and the lad ies,who have supp lied soup, food anddrink, have supported the project byfeedin g the worke rs. Also bein gplanned and work ed for wi thincr easin g ferv our is the hundredyears of motorin g celebration tourwhi ch will terminate in Whangareinext Easter. A steering committee hasbeen set up and the action takenalready ensures that th is is going to bean eve n t of a lifetime. And for thosewh o would like to travel the full lengthof New Zealand, Kaita ia sub -branchhas organised the Brian ParkerMemorial Run from Kaiatai a to Cap eReinga and return on 13th and 14thApril.

PETER FABER.

SOUTHLANDWinter is traditi onally the tim e of

furious activit y in the sheds of localnumbers and this year is no exce ption.Alan Black has made great progresswi th his 1935 Austin 7 and this littlecar is now nearly read y for finalpainting. Another vehicle tha t is alsoin the finishing stages of pa inting isJohn Boyes' Rolls Royce touringca briolet. This car was on display atthe Christchurc h Swap Meet about 18months ago and sin ce then John hasdone masses of deta il wo rk andfinishing. Th e car is part icul arlyimposing and should prove a ve rypra ctical motor ing prop osit ion as we ll.Anoth er car that has been progressingquietl y is Barry Hayman' s 1930 Fordtourer and we look forward to itscompletion. Perhaps the mostsignificant sign of progress was seenaround Bluff the othe r night wh en aclearly unr egistered , unli cen sed andunfin ished S.S., tourer of 1935 wassee n circuiting the block for the firsttime. This ca r shot up the hill with asur pris ing turn of spee d and wecongratulate its own er Mark Poth anon a fine effort. With a dash ofuphol stery and a few wir es here andthere Southlan d will see an extre me lyrare and attrac tive mac hine .

Various ve hicles have changedhand s, too. Neil McMillan has

purchased Dave Shaw's 1939 NashSedan in semi-res tored sta te, thereb ycommitting him self to the grow ingNash cam p in our branch. AndyTuffl ey has some of his Aust in cars forsale incl uding a vintage chummy andNeville Dewson has sold his well­known 1923 Buick tourer , a Bead edWheels cove r car, to a lucky fellow inWellin gton . Apparently the newowne rs have a famil y connec tion wi ththis car from way back.

Keen types are gea ring up for theactivities of the nex t year or so and welook forw ard to a continge nt of localsatt end ing all the eve nts between '85and '86.

ALASTAIR McINTOSH

TARANAKITh e May motor cycl e meeti ng was

held at Wally and Rosalene Hunt'splace at Bell Block . Grea t in teres t wasshown in the newl y acquired 1955Jaguar XK140 whi ch has recent lyjoined the stables. Movin g to thebasem ent. We viewe d the restorationof a 1936 Douglas Aero 350cc , th iscycle bein g a ve ry rare one . Manypart s we re at var ious stages of bein gpainted and most of the chromeplating has been done . It sho uldn' t betoo long before we see it on the road asthe frame has bee n sandb las ted andhas had the first un dercoat of paint.Most mech anicals hav e been restoredexce pt for the engine.

Euan Saunders organi sed a beautTreasure Hunt run and twenty-oneentrants took par t. Th e run started inWaitara and took us on some lovelyroads past some of th e big ene rgyprojects that are und er construc tionhere in Taran aki . The run ended wi tha Field Test on a farm, we had Le­Mans type races and a timed backin gevent.

Our usual mid-winter run up to theStratford side of Mount Egmont washeld in Jun e . We always take over thehut on th e pla teau and for those whodidn 't want to walk to the ski fields awelcome cuppa and chin wag was had .

Mem bers att end ed rallies atWanganui and Ham ilton ove r Qu een 'sBirthday we ekends and report edexce llently ru n rall ies.

COLIN JOHNSTO N

TAUPOAt the May mee ting, members

enjoyed a colour slide show of the1980 Int ernat ional. Was grea t to see soman y fine cars and bikes againincluding seve ral membe rs' own ca rs.

Some video movies of various N.Z.rallies was shown at Ron Clarke 'shome. They we re of int ern at ionalevents bac k to 1955 and man y changes

in people, places and ca rs w ere noted .Ron and Pauline produced a finesup per at show's end .

Prior to these pictures we all sawand listened to Ron 's '48 Min x bylampli gh t. The scribe an d he hadrescued it from a final journey to thetip and it now resides safely w ith theTyler famil y.

Our latest esca pade was Tau po'sBrass Monk ey run , though it was morea rally for du cks , being mild and wetwith no fog for a change . Abou t adozen cars, anc ien t and modern wereflagged aw ay by Jack from theclub rooms at 7.45. It was not a goodnight for 6 volt headl ights, so theauthor was glad to be jus t thenavigator with the chairm an in theGraham Paige roads te r. The route wasa 25 mile jaun t on town and countryroad s (we're not like ce rtai n heroicbranches - yeti with int erestin g stopsat 3 or 4 houses to view vehicl es andpick up clues - the first door han dlebeing ve ry foxy. Brian and Judy andtheir snug car avan, named Hiaw atha 'sWigwam was a great success, w ithsoup and rolls on the side of a lon elyroad. What a pity the captain 's wi fcand dau ghter sidled nervously pas t,bel ieving it to be some da ngerous de nof in iqu ity! Three pa rt ies in vintagecars lost their lights or nerve andrushed hom e to fetch ou t theirmodern s. One of these ac tuall y wonthe eve nt and the brass lamp .Congratulat ions Mr & Mrs Bond .

The Graha m Paige party arri vedback at the clubrooms at 11.15 to findthey were nearly the only GoldenOldies still visible, surprising how drywe we re too, consider ing the last 4miles of neglected grav el and no sidesc reens . Th e night ende d w ith theusu al hilari ous pos t-mortems an dprot ests. Thank you those kind soulswho pro duced the mull ed wine andcakes .

Sad to say we still have two or thre egolden oldies , here for sa le or so ld ­we don't alw ays see their ownersagain ei the r. Still we have severa lnewer member s se ttling well. Alsothere are seve ral very old cars that jus tstand aro und for ma ny yearsunr estored and eve n un-buyable ­wonde r if this tren d is gett ing not icedin othe r branches.

Good news is that blokes w ithspanne rs will aga in be at Brian 's barnto get the Sunbeam Talbot on the roadthis week.

We hear that the Austin s are comi ngagain . Hope they enjoy all their doingswhile in Ta upo territory .

ROBIN de-SIMAS

WAIKATOThe enthus iasm for vintage

motoring was again reflected in amassive turnout for our annual Doub le

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50 Ral1y at Queen 's BirthdayWeek end, with 116 sta rte rs comingfrom 9 othe r clubs in the Nor th Island .With a Waikato mist giving a wintrydimension to the sta rt, the 100 miles ofmotor ing took the entrants firstly fromCambridge across to the west side ofthe Waikato River , then south to HoraHora where the Waikato River wasagai n crossed , after w hic h an eas terlydi rection took us to the lunc h break atOkaui a (nes tled und er the Kairnais].The afte rnoo n sec tion of the run too kin the outs kirts of Matam ata and thenWah aroa , be fore meandering thro ughScotsman's Valley on the way bac k tothe c1ubrooms at Ca mbridge . It is trul ya pity that only a han dful of thepopulation eve r get off the main roadsand see for them selves wha t bea utifulcoun tryside we really have .

Russell and Jocelyn McAlpine, forthe second year in a row , wereoutright winners putting up a ninc redible perform an ce in reachinghom e with no points los t. FirstWaikato ent rant hom e wa s Bil1 andYvonn e Tr ought on , an d their rew ardfor this fine effort is the hon our ofplott ing next year's Dou ble 50. I don'ten vy them the tas k as the imag ina tivean d novel ideas w hich wereinco rpora ted in th is yea r's run byBruce Wisem an and And rewBainbrid ge, plotte rs pa r excellen ce,make it a hard act to follow.

Win ter has bee n kind to vintagemotor ists to dat e and the mild wea thermay well have he lped to bring ou tlarger than usu al number s to bot h theMay and Ju ne club run s . Th e May runconsis ted of a follow- the-leader tou r toRotowaro (west of Hun tly] whe re thebush tramway club run stea m tra inrides several miles up the line to theirheadqu art er s at Pukem iro junc tion.Th is is pa rt of the old coal-mining linewhi ch ran from Huntly to Glen Afton ,but is now used only by the RailwaysCo rpora tion to the mine site a tRotow aro . An inter estin g collec tion ofold steam train s, carriages and ra ilwaykn ick knack s made inter estin gbrow sin g. The Jun e Clubrun wa s inthe form of an "end of registr ati on "night trial , devised by Kelvin Davis.Nineteen ca rs turned up for the funan d frolics in the dark and wererew arded wi th a very well puttoge ther ru n, culmina ting in a bit ofthis, a bit of that and a bit of the othera t the c1 ubrooms.

PAUL CLARK

WAIMATEDu ring the year Lindsay McLeod ,

the Club Cap tain arranged localou tings for the members . He

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conce n tra ted on straigh llinenav igation and our mem bers all learntthe hard way from their mistakes . Hear range d the an n ual Wallaby Runwhich was held over roads aroundWaim ate. Mem ber s from ot he r clubssupported us agai n this yea r.

The commi ttee an d members havebee n busy with the alter a tion to the irc1ubrooms.

The building was originally a LodgeHall and has pro ved very suitab le forthei r club . Stage I was completed andthey now have a ver y good part s she dat the bac k. Stage 2 is nearl y finishedbut has de ma nded many ma n hoursfrom will ing members.

Th ere are a kitchen , toilet s, andcommit tee room . Stage 3 will be asoc ial room wh en completed.

Two suc cessful days hav e bee nenjoyed by those members wh o ow nVintage Tractors . These days includeploughing and working farmmachinery . The competition is now ofa mu ch higher standard thank s tomembers of the plou ghing matchcommi ttee giving their helpful adv ice.

With ca tering at the Swap Meet etc.and the Monster Raffle , plus Wal1ab yRun our Secre ta ry, and our Treasurerhave been able to keep ou r finan ces ona soun d basis.

Our Club wo uld like to welcome toWaim ate all members takin g pa rt inthe Commemorative Run in Marchnext yea r. We hope you enjoy yourafternoon break with us.

ANDY DAVlS

WAIRARAPAWe have held two ev ents si nce the

last issue of Beaded Wh eels: In MayBarbara and Martin Hut chinsonorga nise d a very enjoya ble soc ial ru nending with a Pot Luck Tea for all attheir hom e in Cart erton ; on 10th Jun e ,tulip navigation tested the sk ills of ourmember s during our annua l Wint erWand er , the last competitive eventbe fore registra tion ran out.

The Bran ch ce lebra ted Arbor Day byplant ing add itiona l trees and shrubs atthe Clubrooms at Kopu aran ga .

Un fortu na te ly our conducted tourth rough Parliam ent has had to bepostponed due to the snap election .

A slide evening was held forc1ubnight in May showing recentescapades at Invercargill andPalmcrs ton North . A record turnou tfor our Jun e clubnight was nice to see .and the Housie Eveni ng was enjoyedby all. Looking to our July clubnightwe are bein g treat ed to two films , theold favo urite " Genevieve" and on efeat uri ng the Cross Cree k Fell engines.

A meeting was held to discu ss theproposed 1987 trip to Perth , WesternAus tralia . for their first National

Motor Cycle Rally and many proposalshave bee n put forwa rd conce rni ngfun d raising, showi ng avid inte restfrom our members . A $100 bond isrequ ired by Tour Organi ser Gle n Bul1befo re pa rticipants' nam es are addedto the list.

Recent vehicle acquisitions include a1953 Tr iumph Speed Twin motor cyclefor Peter Smi th; a 1936 B.S.A. EmpireSta r complete with sidecar for Ma rtinHu tchinson ; a 1933 Aust in 7 Saloon forHoward Sims and a 1931 Aus tin 7Sports Special for Richard Knowles.

HEATHER BULL

WELLINGTONFirstly some ca tching up on past

events. In March we join ed with theLions sister cities gala at Lower Huttfor our annua l Gymkha na and had oneof the best turn-cuts for months! Agreat tim e was had by all and thegene ral public wer e ab le to see ourvehicles in ac tion and app reciate thatthe y are not just old museum piecesbut ve ry motorable mach ines. Aprilsaw a large continge nt of mem bers inthe Man awatu for the North IslandRally which gav e us all theopportunity of ren ew ing old frie nd­ships with other Iar- Ilung mem bers.Then in May a group plus children setsai l on the 'Arahu ra ' for sunnyMarlborough as guests at the ope ningof their superb new complex atBrayshaw Par k in Blenheim . Th eweather and the hospi tali ty weretremendous and a tired bu t happygro up ret urned to Well ington the nextday. Th an k you Marl borou gh Branch ,we mu st ge t together aga in!

Next in May was the Lad ies Rallyorganised by last year's w inner EileenAlien wi th a cake compe tition for theme n an d a children's compet ition tokeep ever yone happ y. Th e rally wasfollow ed by a Ch inese meal a t theClubrooms to round off a veryenjoyable da y.

Wint er see ms to spur us on togreate r effort, so come Jun e 16th webuzzed up to Palm e rston to onc e aga inpit our wit s aga ins t the 'BrassMonk ey' ! Onl y two ca rs fromWellin gton this year plus the Barre ttcrew now sad ly removed to theWairar apa . Food and we at he r weregreat but I'm afrai d sleep ove rtoo k meth is yea r so my time keeping not thebest !

Jun e 24th was ou r own Colonial Cuprun and a debu t effort for ou r newClub Captain (not bad Stan !!) Afte r therally which ended at the Gea rHomestead at Porirua, judging of theMost Me rito rius Restoration tookplace with honours going to KeithProut for a First restorat ion (1926Royal Enfield ] and the Colonial Cup toBen Thompson 's Mod el A Picku p

111assified Ads.

wh ich was jointly restor ed by Ben andGraham Barrett . Th e thi rd ve hicle upfor honours was Roger Green e' s Rileyma king the judge's job ver y hard .

We were sorry to have to farewellrecentl y on e of our lon gest-standingmembers, Ray Ivin . He and Nita arereti rin g to Levin , so look outHorowhenua branch Ray willcert ainl y keep you on your toes! Ray' sdep artu re wasn' t all a bed of roseseither, an electrical fault se t fire to hisgar age but fortunately no seriousdamage.

We have a continuing list of newmembers and transfers from otherbranches to fill the gaps , so welcomeon e an d all. A numbe r of restor ation sare in progress at the Polytechpanelbeating course and our Clubpanelb eating shop is open to all

RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDSMembers of Vintage Car Club Inc.53.50 for first 40 words or less there-after3 cents per word.Members must be financial and statetheir branch.Non-Member$4.00 for first 40 words or less there-after3 cents per word .

BOX AD. $5.00 extra to above rates.PHOTO AD. SIO.00 extra to above rates .Enclose good black and white orcoloured photo.Aboverates apply for each advertisementAdvertisements must be typed or clearlyprinted.

CHEQUE OR POSTAL NOTE MUST BEENCLOSED

Send to: The Advertising Manager ,P.O. Box 13140, CHRISTCHURCH

not later than 10th of month precedingpublication .

TENDERS WANTED1936 Austin 7 Rub y ex restor edcondi tion 1938 Ford V8 coupe HotRod origina l running gear metalli cpain t. 1955 Mk I Zeph yrconvertibl e restored 1963 Cadill ac390 cbi eng ine origi na l cond ition .Tenders close 4 pm Septembe r12th at 59 Bryant St. Palm erstonNorth .

SELL - Citreo n Light 12 part s . Newand used . New - one ca rb uretto r stillin box, two tyr es , gea rbox bearings,reconditi oned generator. Used pa rts ­tyres, good grill, crown-wheel a ndpin ion plus pinion sha ft, gearboxgear s. Also one brand new thrustbear ing for Big 15. Wou ld prefer to sellas one lot , but will conside r se llingsepa ra tely. Also hav e on e 1924Hupmobile L/H Rear Mudguard.Phon e Chris tchu rch 856-999 .

members .A num ber of projects ar e in the

pip elin e to further upgrade our Clubfacilit ies includin g relin ing the int eriorand upgrading toilet faciliti es andadding showers at a futu re da te . OurClub library continues to grow w ithdon at ions fro m me mbe rs, and in somecases, non-m embers wh om we thankvery much . Monthly Clubnig htscontinue to be well atte nded andinte res ting speak ers always seem to befoun d . The spares department ,adm inistered by John Wilkens isburs ting w ith all so rts of goodies and ifJohn hasn 't got wh at you need he canpoint you in the right direction. Fut ureeve nts are our Social Country Run onAugust 26th, and our Night Trial onSeptember 22nd . See you all there . . .

SHEI LA MATH ERS

AUCTION SALEThe followi ng goods and ve hiclesar e to be sold by public auction onSaturd ay th e 15th Septem be r 1984commen cing at 11 a.m. 37Stationary engines ranging from1896-1935; 1924 Dodge Toure r,fully restored with man y extras;1927 New Beauty Ford 2 doo rSedan , dismantl ed ready forrestora tion ; 1925 Dodge assort edpart s ; 1919 Dodge assorted part s;Daiml er C gea rbox; Austin 7va rious parts; Assort ed vintagew hee ls and rim s; Early schoo ldesk , seat a ttac hed; Assortedvintage starters and gene rators;Assor ted old fire extinguis hers ;Vintage ha nd operated pe tro l pum p(She ll Oil ), co mp lete and inworking ord er ; Assort ed olddairy/ farm equipme nt, pots, pan s,bottl es; Asso rtme nt of vintagetools. Ca talogue obtained bysending stamped ad dressedenve lope to Mr J .M. Cooper, PostOff ice, Ow hango , via Tauma runui.

FOR SALE - 1928 Ponti ac seda n, infirst class rallying cond ition . Sto red inNelson (deceased esta te], Op en toreasona ble offer. Contac t T. Hoski ns,Te l 773-400 ex 892 Auc kland .

WANTEDWillys Knigh t Big Six Road ster ,Model 66B 193 1. Wire w hee ls.Specimen known in low er halfNorth Island some yea rs ago,anyo ne hel p recurrent owne rshipor locat ion? Any adviceappreciated. Nor m Woollam s, 23Elizabeth Ave, Mor rinsville. Ph6644 collec t.

BOX AD .Your ad . w ill ha ve gre ate r

impact in a border. Remit $5.00extra to normal rates and as k for

Box Ad .

WAN TED TO BUY - Number plat es,ea rly N.Z. county plat es , cas t or handpain ted . Also bus, taxi, dealer ,diplom at ic, Govt and mo tor cycleplates. Also bu y any South Islan d A.A.badges . Des Moor e, 438 CarringtonRoad , New Plym outh. (Member}

FOR 1929 B.S.A. 500cc S.V.SLOPE R

Despera te ly needed Cylinder (node tac hab le head type ba rre l).Would also appreciat e piston,connec ting rod , va lves, valvespring and keep er ret ain er orcomp lete moto r. Two years ago Ihad the barrel bored and sleeved,in doing so they crack ed thecas ting . It has now blown sleevean d all. Without ano ther ba rre l,th is w ill end 29 years of faithfulse rvice the bik e has given me. Canyou please help ? Phone collec teve nings Motue ka 89-806 or writeDon Both well , High Street South,Motu eka . (Me mbe r)

WANTE D - Part s for 1937 Aust inRuby Front bumper bar , Fly whee l for3 bear ing motor , Left back mudguard ,Bakelite door lat ch covers, Doorwi ndow tracks. Kim Inwood(member). Flaxrno re Road , Upp erMoute re, Nelson . Pho ne 804 U. Mo.

WANTEDRoad ster 1928-32 res tored or tidyconditio n, 6 or 8 cyl. PreferAme rica n . Please write wi th allde ta ils, incl uding price to C.M .Bell, R.D.2,Kaipara Rd, Keri Hill ,Papakura .

Wanted for Buick 1950, Mod el 50,stra ight 8. Full se t valve sp rings, sp litcollets and spr ing caps. Will considercom plete head or motor. A. Ca mpbell,10 Samoa St, Well ington , 3, Phon e863-446. Any help appreciated , allreplies answered .

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For fur th er de ta ils and Rally entry for ms - Contact Organiser:

Nor m Maddock 51 Cla ybu rn RoadGlen Eden Aucka lnd , 7. Ph. 8 18669 1.

Sunday 25th Giant Swapmeet.Newmarket Ca r pa rk 1pm.

Entry $1.00 with swaps. Others $2. 00Commercial Sites $ 15. 00

A live-in weekend at the Motu Moana Camp, Green Ba y.Accommodation, caravan and camping facilities in

private bush setting.

Friday 23rd - Noggin and NatterSaturday 24th - Field Tests, Road Rally ,

Social & Prizegiving.

FOR SALE1917 Studebak er Road ster.Restor ed and in good going orde r,new tyr es. A reli abl e ve rymo torabl e ve ter an, priced to sell a tS16,000 ono. J. Courtney , 11c HuiaRd, Titiran gi. A.H. Ph 8 17-83 13.Bus 669 -728 .

FOR SALE - 1938 Velocett e Mac53,000 . Also wanted an y BSA SIABB33 parts - tank , crankcases markedBB33, 8" fron t hub , m ud guard , miseclu tch , engine , gearbox bi ts . PhoneNe lson 73-153 or write CIO 9A Pa tekeSt. Stoke , Ne lson .

WA NTED Hillman Ca liforn iacomplete car if possible . Conditi?n notimportan t, or left hand windowregulator, le ft han d rear qua rte rwi ndow glass. Any body pa rts yo uha ve o r know of. wr ite o r Phon e 48Upha m Cres . Tar ad a le . Phon e448·539.

FOR SALE - 1929 Will y Knight 70Bdism antled . Front cow l and das h, se tbonn ets , rear body , pai r rea r gua rds,pa ir front gua rds , door pilla rs,radi ator , headl ights , tw o chas sis, twodiff s . tw o front axles , spr ings an dshac kles. dri ve shaft . s tee ring box(good cond ition). eng ine (rus tycondi tion ). door s (rough). Plus two se tsfull size 70B original body drawi ngblu e pr int s $350. Cont act R. Baines , 6Moa Stree t, Taihape. Ph on e 706.

AUCKLAND BRANCH4th Annual Motorcycle Rally& Giant Swapmeet Weekend23rd - 25th November 1984.

FO R SALE1952 Tr iump h Thunderbird w ithGarrard side ca r. This unit hasbeen s to red for the last five yea rsand need s a face lift. Enou gh spa reparts to bu ild ano ther bik e. Allse rious offers a round $4,500 wi llbe con sid er ed .Ph 82-551, Wh angarei, businessho urs .

FOR SALE - 1938-39 Singer Super 10(9 .9 h .p .] uti lity conversion . Rearquarter window s re tained in cab. Rearmud guards ret ained in body . Si~ilar

in sh ap e to w.w.n R.A.F. lighttra nsport ve hicle . O.H . valve and camsh aft mot or. Good rubber. Six wh eels ,and w heel caps . Many spa resincl uding N.O .S. Crown w heel andpi nion gas ke ts . Window glass es ,sc ree n radi ator mo torblock, head s ,gearboxes etc. Owner's Handbook .Sou nd Cha ssis , lit tle body ru st , notrun ninz but is resto ra ble or suitablefor parts as some par ts fit 9 and 10 h .p .Singer s up to 1952 . Registrati on alive,$350. Write W. Go ldsmith , 120College Road , Edgecumbe, Bay ofPlenty.

WANTED - for 1932 Dod ge DK8 : 2w ire wheels [I Sin we lled typ e, 65/8inhubcap. 5 stud , 22 spo kes fron t andrear ). 2 w ire w hee l hubcaps , 1 pa rkingligh t (same as DL). any stra ight 8eng ine parts (my eng ine has beenburied ). Prefer to purchase a com plet eDK8 mo tor if ava ilable . A. Rut ter , P.O .Box 160, Belm on t N.S.W . 2280 ,Austral ia .

AIRPORTLODGE

MOTELS(form erly K eadsl Lodge)

105 Roydvale, Avenue,

ChristchurchPhone 585-119

Spacious fam ily units,quiet settin g, next door

to Russley Hotel andGol f Course .

Only 2km fromAirport.

Nearest mot el complexto McLean s Island .

Special off-seasonrates to V.c. c.

Members.

Proprietors : Errol andKathryn Smi th

Member V c. c.

1930 BUICKParts wanted : radi ator an d she ll,ta il. sid e and headlights . KlaxonK18B horn , bad ge bar (goesbet ween headli ght s). speed ando the r ins tru me nts . K. Fickling. 145Avenu e Road , Gree nme adows,Napic r.

MG .TF. 1954 British, Racing Green,Stee l Wheels . Exce llen t all roundcondition , 519,000 . Phone Hamilton62-737.

" AUSTIN 12/4 Light De livery Van .1928. Chassi s and mechanicalov e rha ul complet ed . Guards and lightsrestored. Bonnet and sc u ttle strippedand in fa irly good condition . Originalwoodwork sad but wo uld do forpatterns. (Bod y Disassembled) . Manyspares , so me new , can be heardru nning. 52300. Contact D. Cro sb y, 29Bush Rd, Kamo , Whangarei or pho neWh an gar ei 52-555 to arrange to see .

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BOOKS FOR SALETh e followi ng boo ks are avai lable subjec t to prior sale. All are in very good condit ion unless noted. Please add $5 to

eac h order for registe red postage . A S.A.E. for any enquiries please.Autoserv Manuals: Book 4 1963,808 pages $30 HiIlman Minx 1938 Workshop Manual (As is] $20(For non -American Models ) Book 5 1965, 696 pages $30 Hillman Minx 1934, 1936, 1937 Handbooks eac h $20Chilte rns Repair Manual 27th Ed 1956, 816 pages $30 Hillman Minx 1946 Wor kshop Manu al $25Motors Auto Repair Manual 27th Ed 1964, HiIlman 14 1938 Part s Book $201280 pages $35 Holden FJ Shop Manual $25Motors Truck Repair Manual 9th Ed 1956, Jowett 8 HP Saloon c 1939 Sales Brochure $20866 pages $25 Lotu s Seven Series 4 Service part s andNational Service Manual 1937 Ed, covering all US notes (photocop y) $15models from 1929 to 1937. Several thousand pages $85 Mercedes Ben z type 2 19 Catalogue A 1956 (As is] $15British Repair Manual 1955 Ed, plus supple men ts for MG Midget Mk 1 Body Service Part s List AKD 3567 $25UK models from 1946 to 1960. Several thousand MG Magnett e Mk 3 & 4 Mech . Service Parts Listpages in two vols . $80 AKD 3545 $25Bren Gu n Carrier Work shop manual for M.G. MG MGA Twi n Cam Service Part s List AKD 1296 $352 pdr & 3" mort ar $40 Morr is Eight Ser ies 1 Sales Brochure $35Ailsa Craig [Craig-Donwald] Sales Brochure c 1905 $40 Morris Four teen Six Seri es 2 Sales Brochure $30Austin Healey Sprite Mk 1 & 2 Body Part s list Packard Standard 8 1929 Sales Brochure $50AKD 3567 $25 Packard Six 1939 Sales Brochure $30BSATen & Light Six Sales Brochure c1935 $40 Packard Six & Eight 1938 Data Book for Salesm en $60Buick Mast er & Standard Six Operation and Case Pack ard Magazine Vo!. 8 No.2 1929 $20Manual 1926 $40 Riley 4/68 and 4/72 Mech . Service Parts ListBuick Specifications and Adjustments Manual AKD 3545 $251931 (As is) $30 Rolls Royce 40-50 New Phantom 1925Buick 1936 Shop Manual $40 Instruction Book $80Che vrolet Series K 1925 Operation and Singer Bantam c1936 Sales Brochure $15Care Manual $40 Singer Cars 1934 Sales Brochure $25Fafnir Motor Engines 1904 Sales Brochure $30 Stand ard 1937 Models Sales Brochure $30Fargo FD Ser ies 1936 Sale s Brochure $20 Sunbeam Alpine Seri es 1 to 5 Part s List $30Ford : The Model T Car by Page - 1917 Manual $50 Sun beam Rapi er Series 3 Handbook $12Ford V8 1938 Commercial s Sales Brochure $20 Triumph Stag Work shop Manu al 1970 $30Ford V8 1938 Cars Sales Broch ur e $25 Vauxh all 20-60 HP T & T-L Type Instruction Book $35Ford Mercury 1939 Sales Brochure $30 Vauxhall Light Six 1935 Sales Brochure $20Ford Pilot 1948/50 Parts Book $15 Vauxhall New Twelve Sales Booklet $15Forson Major Tra ctor Instruct ion Vau xhall 10 1939 Sales Book let $25Man ual 1951 (As is) $8 Wolseley 20/28 1912 Spare Par ts List $30Franklin: Facts for Dealers & Sales men 1929 $60 Wolseley 1938 Model Range Sales Book let $25Fraze r-Nas h Sales Brochure Collection 1953 $50 Wolseley Twelve 1938 Sales Brochure $20Hillman Minx Magni ficent 1936 Work shop Manual $30 Wolseley 4/44 1953 Sales Broch ure $16

PETER NOONAN P.O. Box 6018, Raumanga , Whangarei. Phone 22-619 Evenings.

WANTED - Crownwheel and Pinionwan ted for Salisbury d iff.Approximately 3.7 ratio [e.g. 41 x Ll ],Must be stampe d " 3HA" . Mar sden B.Robinson , P.O. Box 14104, AucklandPh 33-919 or 734-353.

FOR SALE1925 Ajax, restored 1978, rall iedextensive ly includ ing 1980interna tiona l, laid up last 2 years,clw tonneau cove r, hood , sidecurtains, tra iler load of spares. Arare , des irable car looking for agood hom e at a realis tic price .Phone Auckland 4 15-9169.

FOR SALE - 1965 Ariel Arrow,genuine 10,000 miles , stored since1966. Showro om condit ion , per fectmecha nical orde r. Com plete w ith fulltool kit , factory workshop and ow nersmanuals . $2200 . I. Small , Box 633,Hastin gs, evenings 67-739.

WANTED - English motorcycle tyr es325 x 17. On e rear and one fron t.Ribbed . Also wanted for 1957Triumph 3TA. Air clean er. Frontnumber plate with chrom e surroundand twe nty one badges for sides ofbathtubs. Please contact N.Drummond , 153 Main Sou th Road ,Ash burton or , phone 7963 collect[Me mber].

FOR SALE - Cloth braided wmnglooms for Austin Healey 100/4, 100/6,3000 , MG TA to MGA, Jaguar SS,MkIV, MkV , XK120, 140, 150. Series 1& 11, all to exact originalspecifications . WANTED - SSI orXK120-150 anv cond ition. Allenq uiries : T .A. McGrath, 43 Ivan hoeStreet , Bassendean , W.A. 6054 ,AUSTRALIA. Ph (09) 279-7003.

WATER JACKET covers to fit 1928 to1930 Dodge Six. Reprodu ced to correc tsection from 16 swg brass shee t. Willtrade for 19in flat base w ire wh eels,19in split rims, wire w hee l hubs, partsto su it 1929 DA Dodge or sell for $42.David Anderson , 53 ArchmillenAvenue, Pakuranga, Auckland , Ph564-034.

FOR SALE - Mistral Sports Car,probably one of the last ones mad e.Body requires some attention. Has aTriumph Spitfir e engine and gearboxin good order. Is eq uipped with fournew magnesium alloy w hee ls andbrand new tyres . Would make aninterest ing car to rebui ld for class icracing. $3,000. Ph Max Shefford438-014, Napier.

SWAPBMW - Model R5, 1936, 500cc ,complete original and running forlater model BMW in good ord erprefer ea rls fork or elec tric startmodel Philip Oswald , Kohinui,RD2, Pahia tua .

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FOR SALE 1963 Rover 110. Enginerestor ed etc 20 .000 miles ago at127,000 miles. Onl y panel beatingrequired is a han ds brea dth left reargua rd; need s complete reuphols te ring;rear bumper needs rec h roming; twob rand new ove r-ride rs for sa me;complete se t of glass and fram es lessright front door wi nd -up; exce llentrubber and good spare ; 10 litr es Ducolacquer original colour (very da rkgreen); 8 litr es un dercoat ; 4 litr esThinner s; 500m ls spo t putty ; left kin gpin and bus h (avall abl e]. requi red forW.O.F . Present own er now ph ysicallyincapable of restorat ion project. Ca r istoo good to wr eck. Write E.H. G raves,92 Mak ora Road , Mastert on , or phone84-987.

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BY ENTHUSIASTS

We can offer from our extensive stock the following brands :­Denman, Dunlop, Coker, Olympic. We are the exclusiveAustralasian agents for famous Universal and Lester tyres .Tubes and rustbands to suit all tyres. For further informat ionwrite for free price list now.

134 McEWAN ROAD, WEST HEIDELBERG, 3081 AUSTRALIA.Telephone: (03) 458-4433

100TH - EASTER 1985NORTHLAND

RAllY H.Q. KENSINGTON PARKWHANGAREI

CRESTERCARSALES374 Worcester StreetChristchurch

BUYING

OR SELLING

GOOD USED CARS

NOELBEECROFTMember L.M. V.D.A.

FOR SALE - 1935 Ponti ac IG.M.shape). on e ow ne r 1937- 72. No rustwh atsoever. No dent s . Origina l andstraight. Mech ani call y exce llent. Ton sof spa res including orig ina l radio .$2900. Cont act J. Mull en , 42 Moffat sRoad , Orewa , Auckland . Phone (0942164-096.

DU NEDIN Festival Road Racesillust rated histor y 1953-1 965; " Raci ngRoun d the Houses" , by ScottTho mso n. $7.50c posted. Librarian,V.C.C. Otago Bran ch, r .o. Box 5352,Dunedin.

1924 SUNBEAM 14/40 Sports CoupeDick Stanley ca r. Thi s car wascomp letely rebuilt in 1970 and hasdo ne about 500 miles in the last fiveyea rs . It is in very good co ndi tion witha new hood and recent valve grind .$15,000. Phone Auckland 492-629 bus.hours.

VINTAGE AJS gearbox and gearcha nge gate wa nted for 1926 mod el.You r price paid or hav e othe r bikesand parts to swap for any thing AJS1920 to 1930. Lynda Mad dock , 5 1Clayb urn Road , Glen Eden , Auc kland .Phon e 818-669 1.

WANT ED - 1950 Ford Pilot grille ingood condi tion, also Ford son 10 cw tgrille, headlight s and front bumper. R.Syron , p.a . Box 47-0 18, Pon sonby.Phone Auc kland 767-975 bus .

FOR SALE - 1928 Chevrolet, chassis,running gear, engine and gea r box ,radi ator to dash , one rea r gua rd,restorat ion star ted . No body. $500 ono.Front axle , wooden wheels, brass hubcap for pre-28 Chevr olet , offer s. PhoneNap ier 444-325.

" SWAPARAMA 84" - New Zea landPost Vintage Car Club, Roslyn MillsBuilding, Kaikorai Valley Road,Dunedin , Saturday Augu st 25th ,lOam-4pm. Th is is the sameund ercover ve nue as last yea r and themeet is on regardless of th e weathe r.So get up a trail er load or ge t your clubto get one up, an d come along to thisgreat event. Inquiries regarding spac eto B. McMillan , r.o. Box 1091 ,Dun edin or phon e 730-366 Dun edin.Admi ssion Adult s 52.00, Ch ildren 50cents.

SPLIT RIM "2 1" Ford T 4 if possible .46 Hud son Drive , Uppe r Hut t. Phon e286-166 collect.

Member VintajeCarClub (N.Z.

Telephone 897-715

After Hours 881-387

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Historic and interesting ToursEvening Functions

Hui-O -Te-Motto-Kaa (Friday)Gumdiggers' Humdinger (Saturday)Kauri Land Dine & Dance (Sunday)

Book your motel now - C/o Public Relations Officer,Whangarei City Council, Private Bag, Whangarei.

Cabins and Caravans availableClo Rally Organizer, 79 Fourth Avenue, Whangarei .

WIRE WHEEL SERVICES

ELECTROPLATING

225 MOORHOUSE AVECHRISTCHURCH

Phone 796-077

for every aspect ofwire wheel repair

COMPLETE RE-BUILDS

TRUING

TUNING

BALANCING

FOR SALE - 1935 Chrys ler, spare inrear boot , we ll shod, 40 ,000 afte r84,000 rebore, moquette uphol ster y,orig ina l cond it ion barr ing for pa intwork, we ll shod , 5yrs under w raps .R.M. Boyte, 10 Haversham Street ,Palme rs ton Nor th. Phon e 73-780.

WANT ED TO BUY - Buick masterpa rts book , approx 1928-1 952. Da leBedford , 42 East Coas t Road ,Aucklan d 9. Phone 467-120. (Member)

FOR SALE - 14 " Automobile Year "Volumes 11- 24 inclu sive, all w ithdus twr appers except 24. All in verygood condition exce pt 12 (poorbinding], $1075 ono . " World Ca rCa talogue" 1967 $25, 1970 (bou ndupside do wnl] $12.50. " Racing For ds"Tann er $45. " Motor Car Lover s'Compan ion" Hou gh $15. CastrolJu bilee Achieve me n ts Bookl et 1959$ 12. " Art of Motor cycle Racin g"Hailwood $17. " Motoco urse" 1980/81$ 10. " Reminisce nces of Motorcyclin g"lxion - reprint $15. Ex-pub lic lib rar ybooks in good condition - "W hee ls ofFortune" Redman , "The Sports Ca rEngine" Campbell, " Motor Racing inSafety" Hen derson , $8 ea ch.Magazines - " Car and Dri ver " 86cop ies 1962- 82 S115. " Road andTrac k" 52 copies 1970- 82 S75." Motor" 16 copi es 1950- 54 S14." Veteran an d Vin tage" 25 copi es1972-76 S15. "A utospor t" 7 copies S5."Car Collec tor" 13 copies S6. 1962 C &D Yearboo k $8. Ow ne rs ' Handbooks

Chevrol et 1946, 1948, 1955.MG1 300. Fiat 6000 Multipl a . Allbrand new $8 eac h . t949 Ford 6/V8Mechani cs' handbook S9. Hillm anMin x Mark VIIl $6. Fac tory man ua ls- MG B 1963/64 bran d new $18.Standard Vangua rd III $14. Velo x andWyvern 1949- 51 (wa terstainedcove rs) $ 10. All plu s postage . MarkHolman , 38 Clunie Avenue , Raurn atiSouth . Phone (058) 87-566.

DON'T MISS IT! Swa prarna atWoodville Racecourse Saturday 6thOctober , 1984.

FOR SALE 1937 Austin 10Cambri dge saloon with sun roof andtrunk. Excellent bod y,. paint .andchr ome. Interior requires min ortidyin g. Engine run s we ll, 95, 000miles. A nice unrestored ve hicle . Price$1500 negotiable , WANTED - Anyparts for 1937 Packard six seda n suc has wip ers , light s, handles, spee docabl e, hu b caps, petrol pump etc.Please con tac t D. McGhi e, 183 TheRidgewa y, Nelson . Phone 76-847 .

WANTED 1929 ArmstrongSiddeley, 31/2. black faced Smithsspeedo with figures for ming a square .2'12" black faced Smi ths oil press uregauge , needle swings from top. 3'12·Lucas park lights, as fitted to Austin12/4. Gearbox mounted spe edo,windsc ree n wiper d rive. Pleasecontact M.B. Sutton, 3 1 Higgs Rd,Mapua, Nelson . (Membe r)

FOR SALE1928 (AR) Model A Ford Phaeton .90,000 miles, ve ry sound andorigina l. Complete in almos t everyde tai l. Has been on blocks for 20years. Registered and wa rranted .Best offer. Please con tac t P.D. Keir,16 Ardmor e PI, Christc hurc h 5.Phon e 525-968.

WANTED - Original manufacturer s 'plat es that fit glove box lid also fron taxle spares or any othe r surplusmech anic al parts for 1942 Willys Jeep .O.L. [ones , Holme Sta tion , 2RD,Tima ru . Phon e Oti pu a 803 .

W. TOOMEY LTDP.O. BOX 22-453, 21-35 Ferry Rd, Christchurch

Phone 62-559

Electroplaters oti-

Copper (Dull and Bright), Nickel, Chrome, Brass andZinc.

Stainless Steel Electropolishing.

Automotive, Motorcycle, Marine andJobbing Plating.

1930 MODEL A - 4 door sedan . Thi scar has been partly rest or ed, runninggear str ipped and re built. Par tial workcomp leted with exception ofwindscreen , mot or , gear box needa ttention . Can be towed aw ay. Loadsof spa res including 3 gea rboxes, frontassembly, 5x19" spa re rim s, radiatorscrouds, electri cs . gaske ts e tc. Offersove r $2,000 cons ide red. Phon e 89-22 1or write Box 215 Hast ings . (Mem berj

WANTED TO BUY - Rad iato r for1939 Chev. Must be in good condi tion .Cont act Brian Wa kefield, 32 Retr eatRd, Chch 6. Ph 899-808 .

FOR SALE - 1939 Chev rolet Coupe.Absolut ely straight and rust free, newhub caps and rewir ed . Excellen tchrome and grille with crank holecove r. Possi bly not a bett er unrestoredCoupe in N.Z. $7500, no offers. Phone397-028 Inv ercargill .

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FARNORTHSU~BRANCH

100thJJFOLLOW ON" RALLY

Com e North to Kaitaia forBrian Parker Memorial Rally

Saturday & Sunday , 13 & 14 Apr il 1985Th is Rally w ill take you to

CAPE REINGA .Enquiries to Secretary, P.O. Box 63, Ma ngonui .

SWAPRAMA at Woodville RacecourseSatu rday 6th October , 1984 at8.00a .m .

BRAKE LININGTop qual ity woven roll liningespecially suita ble for olderveh icles. 1',4 wide x 7/32 and l,4thick , SI _00 per foot. 1V2 x 7/32,3/ 16 and ',4, S1.00 foot. 1% x 7/32and ',4, S1.20 foot. 2" x 7/32 and5/ 16, $1.50 foo t. 2'/2 x 5116, $1.75foot. 3" x 3/16 , l,4 and 5/16, $2 .00foot. Freight ext ra. L.J. Goldin gLtd , 127 Khyber Pass Rd, Phone734-126 Auckland .

FOR SALE - Graham Paige parts1929- 30 for Coupe or Cabriolet rebuiltpr oject. Parts are corr ect originalunrestored plu s some new parts andinclu de: motors, gea rboxes, bac k andfron t axles, chassis 2 of, springs wirewhee ls plus all side mount bracketsand filling wooden whee ls, gua rds ,bonnet , radi ator, ins tru me nts , light s,doors, etc , etc . Plus lots, lot s mo re allpriced to se ll cheap as one lot. Reasonfor sa le to make room for veteranOverl an d res tora tion. For more detailsand price please write R.S. Ward , Clo75A Ca mb ridge Road , Tauranga .[Member]

WANTED - 6 p riming taps to sui tve te ran or early vintage car.Radiomobile radio and power pac k, 6or 12 vol t going or not. Pair of Lucasdriving lights to suit pre- or post-warJag or simi lar. Dipp ing solenoids forLucas P100 headlamps or completelamp. Contact Howard Kingsford­Smith , Myross Bush , No. 11 RD,Invercar gill. Phon e 394-879.

CHRYSLER 66 - desperat ely need18" wir e whee ls plu s bonnet , gua rds,radiator shell , hub caps an d any othe rpa rts or parts car; anywhe re in N.Z. Alllett er s will be an sw ered. PeterSathe rley , 15 Crayford St,Avon dale ,Ak 7. Phon e 887-379 .

FOR SALE1936 Ford V8 Standar d Sedan innear perfect or iginal condi tion,genuine 66,000 mil es, some factoryspa res . Ser iou s offers ap proac hing$12,000 and enq uiries to C.T.Eaton , 7 Tu ckers Road,Chr ist church. Ph 524-317_

OW NER'S MANUAL S - origina ls,1939 Chev, 1924 Stud ebak er , 1925Hudson Sup er Six, Citroen 12 1937,Austin 10 1946 will swap any of abovefor a 1927 Cad illac La Salle owne r'smanual. Also want wo rkshop manu alfor same . Repl y K. Inw ood , 32 Car rickStreet , St Albans, Christchurch 1.Phone 852-486. [Me mber]

WANTE D - Hub caps for Riley RM Ineed two good hubcaps for myrestoration . They a re chrome andpa int [Mercedes st yle) wit h a ringed'Hex' in the ce nt re . Contact TomDavis, 103 Dow n Drive, Lowe r Hutt.Pho ne 692-879 Wellington .

FOR SALE - Alvis 3 lit re Saloon TA2 11953 in origina l condition . Pleasan tmotor ing in reasonable comfort.Offe rs invited around $4500. Pearce,145 Edgec umbe Road, Tauranga .Phone 82507 .

DON 'T MISS IT! Swa prama atWoodville Racecourse Saturday 6thOcto ber, 1984.

WANTED - 1930 Swi ft 10 h .p . motorparts, all gauges and dash panel , frontbuc ket sea ts, any parts at all. Also Iwi sh to corres pond with other 10 h .p.Sw ift ow ne rs . Please contact M.B.Sull on , 3 1 Higgs Rd, Mapua , Nelson .[Member]

WANTED - to help comple te my1929 Triumph 7 restoration . Suitabl eLucas tail light , 1 Lucas 1120 parklight , interior saloon light plu s switch ,British [aeger 3" dia clock , 2 interio rsuicide door locks, cylinderical bonnetca tches with triangular base plate, 4"windscreen closi ng brackets complete.Conta ct Brian McPh erson , 12Belvedere Cres, Palmerston Nort h .Phone 86·310 .

FOR SALE - 1926 Old s rear axleassembly, springs, wood wheels,475 +21 tyr es , one 40 %, one smooth .$40. 1956 De Soto chassis , fron t axleassembly incl wheels 670 + 15 ty res ,50%. Good bumpers . grille an d dash.S120. G .H. Lloyd , 10 Reynolds Rd,Hav elock Nort h .

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\11PHOENIX GROUP OF COMPANIES

PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. OF NEW ZEALAND LTDPROVIDENT LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD.

FIRE - LIFE - ACCIDENT - MARINEVINTAGE & VETERAN VEHICLE

INSURANCEChristchurch Branch: P.O. Box 38

76 HEREFORD STREET Phone 791·054

Local Offices Throughout New Zealand

WOOLSTON,CHRISTCHURCH. Phone:-841-573

MACHINING & REPAIRSAS MEMBERS OFTHE V.C .C. WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN ALL THINGS

OLD AND MECHANICAL. WE CAN THEREFORE OFFER A FULLMACHINING AND FABRICATION REMAKE OR REPAIR SERVICE BY

COMPETENT PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE FINAL RESULTS.

If it's worn out, lost, or broken, call PhilipJeeves at:­MONACO MANUFACTURING LTO,

FOR SALE - Merced es Ben z 220,1953 [pre war shape) . Car is inexce llent o rde r, motor ju st comple te lyrecondit ioned by Mer cedes spe cia lists .A ra re car and will stand anyinspec tion . $12,500 . Genui neenq uiries to L.R. Currey , 5 19 BeachRd, Auckland 10. Phon e 478-6466.

AUSTIN 7 - 1928!9 Spo rts Tour erAustralian built bod y onl y two left ofits typ e (on e in Australia) . Was No. 12in last rally. Spare wh eels and tyr es.Nearest offer to $5000 co nside red .Photo available. App ly Anderson, 20Leybourne Ave, Waikanae, Ph 36-881Par apar aumu .

WA NTEDHumber han db ooks, salesb roc hures, parts books e tc forVeteran , Vint age and WO models." Modern Motorin gs" magazine,pr e 1950 issues. " Rootes Ga zett e"magazin e, any issu es. Any Hum beror Hillman liter ature or mem entosof int er est. Humber dealer sadve rtising signs and se rv icingmater ial. Top pri ces paid or canswap ma ter ia l from the books forsa le list in thi s issu e. Please con tactPeter Noona n, P.O.' Box 6018,Raumanga, Wh an gar ei . Ph 22-6 19evenings .

SWAPRAMA at Woodvill e RacecourseSaturdav 6th October, 1984 at8.00a. n1.

WANTED TO BUY - 19" 5 studwh eels to suit 1924 10 h .p . Wolseley .Also hand book or any otherinformation a t a ll. Contac t RoySyca mo re, P.O . Box 23095, Templ eto nor phon e 494-027 Chr istch urch .

INFORMATION - p lease to locat e acertain Indian " Bitsa" fram e, runninggear, e tc . 1920s Super X engine!tran smi ssion. Indian Scout with 741 Bhead s etc . Ridden da ily dur ing 1950sto Hillside Worksh ops by Mr S.Hought on of Burnside. Mich ael BroadPh 877-84 1 hom e, 776-8 14 wo rk orBox 5048, Dun edin .

FOR SALE - 1949 Chev rolet Style lineDeluxe. Restor ed on e year, new paint ,new hood lining and uph olster y. To poverhaul , recondi tione d car buretttor.Genuine 99 ,000 miles , motors ve rywell. Offers. J. Anderson , 6 Purua St.Wan ganui . Phon e 5826 1.

MET AL POLI SHIN GAdd the fini shing tou ch es to yourvintage or classic ca r, now you canhave your stainless ste el trim orbr ass J arts e .g. hubcap skinspanele straight again an d polish edto perfection , also specia lising inzinc diecast ing, copper , br ass,aluminium steel et c. etc .We also hav e in stoc k th ou sand s ofori ginal sta inless trim and zinccastings, mostly Ford and Chev1925-1965 . And trad e-in any ofthese part s on restoring yo u r par ts.Ph . Sat 9 - 5, 818-3647 Auck ." Res to ra tion Auto Chrome" , KevinMarcrof t.

1947CHEVGood hom e wa nt ed for 3 1947Chevs - one beautifully kept , oneres torable , one a spare partsdepartm ent. Plus a tru ck load ofnew , reconditioned an d secondhand spare parts in cludi ng newtyr es, gearboxes, diff , water-fuelpumps , exhaust sys tems, gua rds,doo rs, motor , e tc . Will not sellsepa rately. For more detail s w rite :Ch evs, P.O. Box 52, Raglan or ring258-04 1 Raglan .

FOR SALE - 1938 Morris 8, fou r doorsedan , maroon and black. Onl y 3,500miles sin ce rep aint and engine rebuild .Uph olst er y ju st com plet ed . Excellentgea rbox and di ff, new clutch , batt er y,bra kes an d ex haus t sys te m . Five nearnew tyr es. Re-built carbur e ttor, sta rtermotor and genera tor. An immac ula teexample of thi s mod el. Several boxesof spare pa rts , plus co mp lete spareengine go with ca r if requ ired .Relu ctant sa le a t $3,800. Apply DaveArnd t, Te Or e Ore, RD6, Mastert on orphon e Mast ert on 86-996 ev enings.

FOR SALE1938 VAUXHALL 25 HP

2 OW NERSRESTORED IMMACULATE

$8,000 0 .N.0 .PH. 88-975 MOTUEKA.

HUMBER SU PER SNIP E1965 Model Automati c silver gre yin extreme ly good condit ion - acollectors item $5500. Enquiries.Phon e 88-742 Taupo.

WANTED FO R1927-28 Cadi llac Lasa lle Mod el303 , 7 seater ; se t of 5 wire w heels,radiator ca p an d orn ame n t. Doorhan dles - int e rior and exte rior.Headlight ba r and bad ge. Exteriorsun visor , pe tro l cap. Dash ,wind ow winde rs , rear quarte rwin der ; w inder fo r glass par tition .And any othe r useful parts as Ihave just purchase d for res toratio n.All replies grate fully received .K. Inwood, 32 Ca rrick St, StAlbans, CH-CH, I . Ph 852-486

FOR SALE19380LDSMOBI LE

2 OW NERSRESTORED, IMMACULATE

$8,0000.N.0.PH . 88-975 MOTUEKA.

WANTED TO BUYOwn er s and or worksho p manualfor 1938 Bed ford Truck. Also twosecond hand GV wi per mot ors andblades. Ca n an yon e please help ?Wr ite to: Owen McCarthy, 3Du ddings Flat s, Orcha rd Rd ,Ngatea . Ph 0843-77-565.

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WANTED - Hubmob ile 1926. Anycondition or parts. Ph 772-83 collec t,day . Write Box 474, Nelson . C. Hon ey.

WANTED - A bigger bike, w ith orwithout sideca r, suitab le for two uptouring. Not necessarily in"concours" cond ition but mu st beready to rall y. Ideally a 500cc Post warsprung fram e Velocett e but willconside r others. N. Dewhurst, 21Mahia Rd, Manurewa. Tel 266-6824.

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FOR SALEHISPANO SUIZA 1924 H6b ow ne r/d rive r saloon. 6'/2 litre 6 cylin der.

Coa chwork by James Flood , Melbourne , twin sid emounted spa res,cockt ail cab ine t and cu t glass flower vases to th e rear , sh ip 's-ty pe sc utt leve n ts. Finish ed in Regal red and bla ck with poli sh ed alu m in iu m bonn et.Sound motoring con dition and complete with m ascot , handbook and somespa res including new rad iator core ,

FERRARI 1968 330GTC, Two seater co u pe. 4 litre V12 eng ine, 78 ,000km from new. Alwa ys pr op erly maintained a nd in exc ellen t condition .Recent cylinde r head ov erhaul , valves etc . L.H .D ., many spa re partsincluded .

FORD 1968 P68 F3L pr ot otype spo rtslracing co u pe . On e of three carsbuilt to prove the Cosworth DFV Formula engine in long di st ance ra cing.The on ly su rvivor in privat e owner ship , the second surv ivo r bein g in th eDonington Collec tion , U .K. Fully rebu ilt , requiring only engine andtransmission to complete . Po tentiall y the fast est ca r in New Zea land ,es tima ted top speed 23 0 rn .p.h .

HUMBER 1908 15HP 3'/, litr e four cylinde r. Rebuilt by me from a totalw rec k over th e last 20 yea rs. Fitt ed w ith landaulett e coac hwo rk with a llfittin gs , op er a lamps , sp eaking tube , boa con strictor horn , magnificentlamps e tc . Still requires running-in to be completed and on e or two d etailjo bs. Ma gnifi cent and motor able . Many spa re parts including chassis a ndradiator.

BENTLEY 1930 4'/2 litr e Van der Plas tourer. A co llection of parts torebuild thi s valuable ca r. Mostl y co m ple te with many new or rebuilt partsincludin g complet e new bod y frame , hood irons etc . 3 litre engine ,

BUGATTI 1924 Typ e 13 Brescia racing ca r. A collection of partsincluding a genuine shor t chassis and th e ex Hope Bartlett racing enginerepu ted to be from a works racing ca r. Mu ch work done includingcom ple te new body , bolster petrol tank , radiator e tc. Mostly co m plete anda rare cha nce .

HI SPANO SUIZA V8 ae ro eng ine ci rca 1914 , approx 11 litres. Built byWol seley und er licen ce a nd con verted for marine us e. Complete and inrunning or der w ith remains of a irc ra ft da sh inlcuding re v co unte r. Wouldmake a gr eat veter an specia l or would dr op straigh t int o th e Bentley ,above.For sale only due to the impending purchase of another vehicle.

Gavin Bain . ' \ Va it a h u n a ', Governors Bay, Christchurch.Telephone 66-244 (bus), Governors Bay 712 (pte).

HUM BER Supe r Snipe Imperial , 1951nine seater limousin e , 6 1,000 origina lmil es , new m otor ex running co ndi tion$4, 000 ,00 ono , Ph on e 728 33Pal me rs ton North .

FOR SALE - 1929 Buic k engine andall running gea r completelyov erhau led. All pan el s sa nd b las tedand painted, Woodwork be enren e wed , Heaps of spare parts . 1938Plym outh grille , two co m ple te flatheat 6 cylinde r eng ines . O the r pa rts,G .R. Th ompson , P.O . Box 63 ,Tap aw era, Ne lson .

RUDGE motorcycle fram e , fork s andothe r pa rt s wanted to rest or e 1937Special. Also any Rudge b ikes o r parts1930 to 1939 . Your price paid o r haveothe r bikes o r parts to swap . No rmMaddock , 5 1 Clayburn Road , GlenEden , Auckland . Phone 818-669 1.

WANTED - 1952 Royal Enfie ld Bull etparts es pecially Terry Sadd le frameincluding sp rings or plan s to makeone , batter y holder , left and right sid etool boxes, front gu a rd three sta y typ e .Contact Graem e Patter son , Flat I, 19Cash el Str eet , Christchurch I. Phone50-083 .

WI LLYS 77 Parts w anted. Tail light" NACO STANDARD" ab out 3 '/2inch es across and m ounting br ack et ifpossible. Also windscr een ope ning!closing lev er. O r would appreciat eloan o f one to have one cast. Plea secon tact Ralph Cru m, 36 Cr eek Road ,Ashburton. Phone 760 4 collec t.

WA NT ED - 1957 Ch evr ol et parts ­rear bumper , front gua rd stainlessst rips , horn rin g & em blem, gr ille ba r.Ph on e 637-290 colle ct, Da vidWillmott , Stokes Vall ey , Wellington .

WA NTEDFor M .G . TF rest or ation 15 in chstee l roa d w heels , front shoc kabsorbe r. Con tac t Arthur Evans ,6 1A Fitzherbert Ave , Wan ganui.Phone 44-873.

WA NTED - Two 26 x 3 bead ed edgemotor cycl e tyr es. Ph on e Bru ce MortonAkaroa 347 coll ect.

FOR SALE - 1958 SI Bentley two ton ema roon and grey in excellen tcondition and eligib le for registrationw ith th e VCC as a post-wa r vehicle .The car may be viewed at 2 Rother yRoad, Manurewa, Auckland , Ph on e(091 267-1 387.

FOR SALE1937 Chevro le t Sed an . Straig htaxle , great co nd ition usedregularly, so m e spa re s , reason forsale : I'm retiring! $5000 o .n .o .Contact A. Bennie , Box 14,Awanui , No rth land .

FOR SALE - Vintage BSA 21 " fron twheel w ith 6" brake drum a nd ribbedDunlop tyr e, $120, buyer collec t; clubbadges , New Zeal and AA, old typ ech ro m iu m plat ed with yello w ena me lbacking $50 , Ast on Martin OwnersClub $30 , Sports Car Club of Am erica$30, Bugatti Owner s Club Prescottbadge with Ferrari Owner s Clubattachment $40, V.S.C.C. lapel badge$20; SPO RTS CAR la complete run of15 issu es from December 194 8 to May1950 of th e Association of NewZea land Car Clubs' ma ga zin e ). Veryrare . Offer s? Appl y G .L. East er brookSmith , 4 Duthie Str eet , Karori ,Well ington 5 . Phone 766-597 .

PALM BEACH ALLARD SPORTSWanted . An y in fo rma tion onwh ere-a-bouts , o r availability andpri ce . Will purchase outrigh t orDeal Vintage Car or Modern Ca r.Der ek Roberts, 47 Bayview Rd,Nelson or Ph 8 1-464 , Bus . 52 1-000Coll ect, Nelson . Also K.W . Timerfor Model T.

DON 'T MISS IT ! Swa p ra ma a tWo odville Race course Sa tu rday 6thOctob er , 1984 .

WA NT ED TO BUYSpeedo Drive as illustrated . Smithsor sim ilar typ e for 191 3 Dai ml er.Used on la te r ve h icles as w ell. Willbu y complete unit w ith sp eedo ifnecessary . Rob ert Duns . Phon e485-67 9 C hristch ur ch coll ect , orP .O . Box 2178 ChCh.

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EL ON BRANC

CLASSIC WIRE WHEEL SERVICE(NZ) LIMITED

Can provid e any spoke for anywh eel (stainless steel if required).Wh eels pr esented in any colourbak ed enamel or tripl e plat e sh owchrome finishes .PO Box 76277 , Ma nukau City ,Auckland. Phon e 263·9141any tim e .

SEAT FRAMES ma de 10 orde r. Goodsto cks of new Mod el A Ford pa rts.New ope n ca r windscreen s for ModelA Fords.Phon c Vint age & Hot Rod Accessori esCl- Der ek Thornason R.D.!.Richmond , Nelson . AIH 7826Richmond .

I THE MORRIS EIGHTI TOURER CLUB OF

NEW ZEALAND (Inc.)I Ten ye ar s of s e rvice a ndsa tis fact ion to an evergrow ingI ba nd of 8hp co nno isseurs,Mem ber shi p is cur rentl y over 250I inte rnationa lly.

Our club is bu ilt a round the

I man ufac ture of new precisionpa rts a nd liter ature , e .g . e ng ine

I mounts, ax le cor ks, bra ke hos e s,king pin s ets, worksh op ma nual s,

I se rvice information books etc .Over '84 individual ite ms in st ock,

Fell owsh ip an d hone s t advic eI share d freely . Monthly News le tt erkeeps yo u up to dat e with la testI proje c ts , technical informatio na nd s ocia l eve nts .I For furthe r info rma tio n write to:The Secretary, P.O. Box 10108,

L ~r~c~c!:.:..N~ ~I~'_I

invite you to join us in our Bi-Annual Rally.

Plan your holiday now.

Entry forms later.

Rally Secretary, John Barker,60 Dobsons Valley Road, Nelson.

ABOUR WE K NO20th-22nd October 1984

SALE OR SWAP - Overland Whippet(961 radiator and shell [fair] ,Monogram 8'/s- 6' ;I" lens (mint) .WANTED Willys Ov erl andWhippe t Four (96AI distributor ca p,rad iator cap, hubcap s, ca rbure tto r,Twilit e 1O'/s" len s, horn , toure r rearbody . S. Butcher , Katatane Cott age,RD 9, Masterton.

FOR SALE - 1951 Ren ault Four,760c c. Partially restored, $200 spenton upholstery , lots of spares , alm ostanothe r car, very little work req uiredto get it on th e road. Price $450. PhonePa rap araumu 85-998 bu siness or88-963 pri vat e.

WANTED - New parts onl y for 1962PAX Vauxhall : Front and rear scr eenan d quarte rlight weatherstrips7138 502, 6321314 , 6321372/3 ,63 6976 4/ 5; bonnet pan el 63 5626 0;grille 6351 349 ; front cross-pan els6326506,631348 1,6316284. Any oth erweather strips, pane ls, chrome ormech anical parts . ExcellentHydramat ic workshop manual TS502.Murray Kirk ham, 658 PakurangaRoad , Howick , Auckl and . Phone534-8064 .

FOR SALE - BSA Bant am Dl Special ,1963. Fully rebuilt to 'tria ls ' forma twith many new part s. Tor qu e-tun edexpans ion cham be r, maximum 35mph gearing, 12V electrics. Fu lly roadlega l. Some spare s. Photo on ge nuinereq uest. $750 . Murray Kirkham, 658Pak ur anga Road, How ick, Auck land .Phon e 534-8064.

FOR SALEThis 1948 Packard was ve ryextensively overhauled , includingfull engine rebuild, inte rior retrimetc three years ago and has do nearound 10,000 mi les since . Itseq uipme nt includes power br akes,overdrive, custom rad io, twohea ters , exterior sunshield, fro ntand rea r tow bars, spotlig ht s andCormorant. Many spares included ,also Parts and Servi ce manuals.Some mi nor work and refinishingis required to rest or e to animmacula te and impressiveco ndition . Price is $8000 . ContactNoe l Brown, 22 Powell Crescent ,Christc hur ch 4 or phone 584-153.

WOLSELEY CAR CLUB NEW ZEALAND INC.Thi s is the only club in New Zea land w hich cat er s exclusively forWOLSELEY cars . Membership is ope n to own ers of any Wolseley vehicle ­vintage to mod ern.Th e Club offers help with spares, a libr ary of historical and technicalinformation , an exce llen t newslett e r and a wide range of activities cate ringfor enthusias ts and th eir families.For furth er information write to: Th e Secretar y, P.O . Box 816 , Christc hurc hor Phone: 894 -533.

WANTED for 1953 A7 B.S.A. Sta rTwi n 500c c crankshaft suitable forreconditioning, no we lded journals .Pair of Star Twin tank badges . Conta ctK. Prentice, 107 Martin Stre et ,Invercargill. Phone 67-777.

WANTED - Contac t an y owners of1929 AJS 500 enclose d sidelvalve rehow many about. Required fron tw heel, handbk-lever , chainca se ,headli ght. Hav e good small gas tai llamp to trade . SWAP 1947 Wolseleylimousine 18hp for com plete AJS mic47 on . Wo ls is armchair restora tion ,co mplete , assembled , nothing need ed ,drums turned relined , tyres good ,sunshine roof, highback Lond on taxisty le. Can be conve rted to ex tinct 14hpwit h avai labl e gear , ne arly complet e14 in bit s exce pt ch assis and sh ell. Willse ll a ll. No, not the bike. E. Robinson .37 Kow hai Avenue, Invercarg ill.Phon e 73-226 .

SELL - 1953 Royal Enfield Ensign [(motorcycle, fully res tor ed , pristinecondition , registered , WOF and spares$1200. Wanted - acetylene lightingequipment, bu lb horn , tool bags to suit1924 BSA mo tor cycle. Also + 20pistons, mu ffler s , number plat ebracket for 1962 Norton S.S. 650 . M.N .Brown, 18 Redmount Place , Pap akura.Phone 299-6944 Auck land .

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CALENDARSFOR 1985T HE P O P U LAR V INT AG E CARCALENDARS ARE AVAILABLEAGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR

These w ill be sim ila r to th e 1984 issu ewi th 6 beaut iful gloss y prints in fullco lou r eac h 13'/2 x 10".

The ca rs fea tu red a re :1928 VAU XHALL 30/981929 BRO OKLAN DS RILEY 91936 AU BURN PHA ETON 85 11931 CO RD1927 LAG O NDA1937 FOR D V8

A b rief descr ipti on of each ca r is give n .

Her e is an oppo rtu ni ty to sec u re noton ly a useful cal en dar for next yea r,but 6 magnifi cen t co lou r pictures ofth ese illu st riou s ve hicles .These ar e ideal fo r fra ming .Pric e [includ ing post ag e) only $3.90 .Sen d payment as soon as possible to

Calendar Order sP.O . Box 13140,Christ church .

If desi red we w ill mail one to a friend.T hese ca lenda rs make an idealC hristmas pr es ent - in expen sive ,use ful a nd lasting a full ye a r. Yourmessage w ill be enclosed . Use orde rform in thi s issu e .

VINTAGE U PHOLSTERY100 % co rde d wool car upholster ymateri al. 54" w ide, $22 per m etreplus freight. A ve ry well wearingmate rial and one that is abl e to bedyed to any shade required by yo u,sp ecially woven for vintageve hicle s.Enquiries to Marilyn Su rge no r , 77aGovett Ave , New Plymouth. Ph on e33029 [Membe r V.C.C.I

FOR SALE Scott M .C . Fuel Tank a nd afew othe r bit s abou t 1933 Model$150 .00 the lo t. No haglers , R.W .Shearrnan , 123 Pages Road ,Ch ristchurch 6. Ph on e 895 -845.

OVERLAND MOTOR 191 5, complet efrom radiator to flywheel. Appl y ,Phone Ohoka 8 17, o r w rite W .J.L.Win ter , Ran giora , RD!.

WA NT ED18" Wire Wh eel w ith goo dcon dit ion sp lines to su it 1947Jagua r 2'/2 litre sa loon . IanArchibald , 275 Montrea l St,Christ chu rch . Ph on e 799 -835 or796-880 Business .

Vet e ran New Tyr e B.E . 7 10x90 $150o.n .o. Co ntac t M .G . Mehrtens , Box523 1, Dunedin .

FOR SALESu nbe a m S7 1952 . Fully rest or ed.Man y spares , will not se para te . $4000o .n.o . M . Sha w, 22 Carrington Cres .Tokoroa .FO R SALE Vet er an, Vin tage,P.W .V., ca rs , com m er cial s , roll ingchas sis , an d parts .Send $3 for a co mple te lis t to : Box 101,Brightwate r.

MOTOR CYCLE TYRES - 300x 19Du n lop MR 2 Fronts En glish $55. Ion ly AVO N Front Speed master 325x 18$35. 2 on ly Lein Shin 300/325x 19Fronts $50 eac h . Du nlop universalGe rma n 35 0x 12 $29 .50 . 60 0x16 WSW4 PLY, also Mo to r Cycle Tubes andCa r Tubes . Write M .G . Meh rt en s , Box523 1, Dunedin , or Ph on e 876-8 14eve n ings .

MODELA 1928-29Phaeton/Toure r. Wanted any thing,pa rtly restored , d ismant led , majorbod y parts et c con sider ed . Co n tact:D. Lyttle , 11 Wolf e Street , Ne lson.Phone 80 -200 .

WA NTED TO BUY Earl yAuto mobile Associa tion Bad ges ofNew Zea la nd an d any ea rly A.A.

.Handbooks or rel at ed material. Pleaseco n tact; Ian Dymond , 23 War wickStree t, Richmond , Ne lso n . PhoneRD8482. [Me mber]

WANTED BUY Comm ercial vehicle inrestored co nd ition a ro u nd $5,000 .Bru ce Hutton , 113 Vogel Stree t,Wood vill e .

SW APRAMA at Wood ville RacecourseSa turday 6th Oc tobe r, 1984 a t8.00a .m .

FO R SALEFrom Deceased Esta te 1939 Morris ,14hp, o rigina l ca r , new paint ,rechromed , re trim med , o rigin allea ther sea ts , registered w .o.f .,rall ied ex tens ively inc lud ing 1980Int ernati onal $10,000 0.11 .0 .

Also 1936 Wolseley 14/56 Sedan ,Partly rest ored , bodywork tocomplete , new lea ther , glass,ph otos ava ilable . $30 00 o .n.o .Co n tact Mr s Th omas , 40 Sa lisbu rvRd. Richmo nd , Ne lson , Ph one 6978Rd .

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FORD STATION WAGON

(earliest PRODUCTION model of estate wagon)

Fully restored to original s pec ifica tions . Ready to drive anywhe re . Not ac omm er cial vehi cle I Was driven rath er as one drives an es tate wag on today.. . with a ce rta in "a plomb".

Rear seats hold five passenger s c omforta bly. Easily removable . Holdseig ht in all. Exc e llent family or "soc ia l" touring car. Best of c ho ices for thoseex c iting rallies of 1985 and 1986.

Inquiries la Bayard Sheldon, Box 39, Whil ianga. Telephone 65068.

100th - EASTER 1985Wellington Region

VENUE:

PROGRAMME:

Friday 5th April.Afternoon:

Evening :

Southward Museum Complex, Paraparaumu.

Free to visit Tram Museum, Adventure Park, Hydraslide, PaekakarikiSteam Train Museum.

'Get to know you' noggin and natter.

Saturday 6th AprilMorning and Afternoon : Tour of Manawatu and Horowhenua and countryside and places of

historic interest. (Lunch at Levin) . Routes have been selected withspecial consideration to Veterans and motorcycles .

Evening: Fantastic Music Hall entertainment by the terrifically talented"Coasters" Music Hall Group . Supper included. Separate specialchildrens' entertainment arranged. (Video)

Sunday 7th April

Evening:

Morning and Afternoon: Tour of Wellington City and subur bs with Wellington Branchmembers as guides . You will be surprised by the variety, historicalsignificance, and number of places to see. - (The roads are not toobad either).

Banquet at Museum Complex.Mr 'Robbie' Robinson, known for his radio motoring sessions. willgive an entertaining talk after the Banquet.Followed by a great knees-up to round off the weekend. Thechildren will have their own banquet followed by specially arrangedentertainment. (Magician and variety acts)

Wecan assure all entrants in our 100th that although the routes will be made knownto the public, there will be no major stops for fund raising.

ACCOMMODATION:

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Wellington Branch.Horowhenua Branch.Rally Organiser,P.O. Box 38-418,PETONE.

The Paraparaumu, Raumati and Waikanae area is very well served by reasonably pricedaccommodation.We can provide a list of motels and camping areas for entrants to book direct.Budget type dormitory accommodation is also available . The Club will be handling bookings forthis budget accommodation .We look forward to hosting you.

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