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October-November 1983

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COVER PHOTOThe oldest Wolseley in private ownership in the world .

Colin Winter's 1900 single cylinder Wolseley. anunfailing competitor in the Dunedin-Brighton Run.

seen here at Halfway Bush, Dunedin. Transparencyby courtesy of McRob ie Colour Lab Services. Dunedin.

See story on page 11 .

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Plan now to be at New Zealand's 1986 Rally

NORMAN DEWHURST

pr ecedes the lOOth rally .Response to th e qu estionnaire wasgood, and indicates that all asp ectsof both eve n ts will be wellsupported. Time is rapidlyrunning out and organisation isgea ring up, I would ask you all,both as bra nches and asindi viduals , to respond positivelyif and when yo u ar e ask ed forhelp . It mak es such a differ en ce toth e "Chiefs" , at all levels , if th eykn ow the " Ind ians" ar e th er e tohelp .

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ENTRY FORMS AVA ILABL E1 January 19R':)

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discussed, along with briefmention of the possibility ofamending our rules to enable us toact as a "parent " body to simi larkindred groups. Both of thesewere recommended to bediscussed at branch lev el toena ble delegates to repo rt backmore fully .

Our two major for thc omingevents, th e lOOth rally and thePan-Pacific Rally are bothprogressin g well and grea t int er estis being show n in th e tour fromBluff to Whangarei which

Attendance at the AnnualConfer ence at Blenheim wasdown a littl e on last yea r' s . Whilemost of th e Bran ch es we rerepr esented by the ir delegates orcha irme n, there appeared to befew er members att ending in th eirown right. An exce llen tweeke nd 's hospitality waspr ovid ed by Marl borough Branch ,to wh om no request seeme d toomuch trouble . Th eir memberswo rked very hard both before anddu ring the confer en ce and theirefforts are apprec iat ed .

Ov er 1200 members exer cisedtheir right to vote and there wasno ch ange in the electedexecutive. To those who stood forelection I say thank you , it is ahealthy sign w he n w e hav e mor estan ding than th er e are vacancies,and is of course necessary if th emember s ar e to have a vot e.

Th e application to form a newBran ch within th e existing NorthSho re Branch was supported byth e parent br an ch and the meetingdecided in favour of approving th eformation of th e new Waitem ataBranch . Th ey a re small innumbers but big in motoring sp iritand I trust th ey prospe r.

Hav ing said that , I feel th at Imu st repeat what I said at th eConfer ence. I beli eve that furth ernew branches of a few member s ,in ar eas wh er e ther e is already astrong branch , or branc hes , a renot desirable or in th e bestint er ests of th e Club as a whole.Tha t it not to say th at a lar gemetropolitan area can not havemor e than one br an ch , (the re ar eal rea dy two each in Auckland andChristchurch ope rating very well)but rather that any furth erbr an ch es sho uld have a viablearea and/o r a proportionatenumber of members. Perhap s analte rna tive to form ing newbr anches, might be a change toth e rule regarding the allo cati on ofmembers to br an ches.

Th e manner o f acce p tance ofpost war vehicles was also

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Kangaroos CrossThe Taslllan(Part Two)

by Glen Bull

As mentioned in the first part ofthis article, we continue with amore detailed story on the 1000mile journey the groupexperienced while touring in theNorth Island with their motorcycles. The bikes weretransported' in two containerswhich the group loadedthemselves at Perth, . and apartfrom a quantity of oil whichdrained from one during the 'flight , there was no damageanywhere. .

The Press people found us at theairport and irideed every day onthe trip the local newspapersfeatured articles which must havecontributed to the excellent publicattendance on the Sunday of theNational Rally .

From Auckland we rode toPukekohe for the two days of theannual meeting ofthe N.Z. ClassicRacing Register, and it seems eachyear the attendance of both ridersand public grows. The groupwandered around in a daze neverhaving seen so many motor cyclesgathered together in one place,ranging from veteran through toclassic racing, choppers, and theinevitable gang members' bikes.Several of the Australian grouptook part in the road run onSunday;

Monday was the first completeday on the road with Rotoruabeing our overnight stop . Theveterans departed at 8 a.m. , not tobe seen again until late thatafternoon in Rotorua. On theoutskirts of Hamilton anemergency stop by Barry Makinresulted in the rear brake anchoron the Raleigh jumping itsanchorage and causing somedamage in the process . Temporaryrepairs took him on to Rotorua .

First casualty was Ann Oakesriding a Royal Enfield Trials Bulletwhich started seizing up atMercer. Some time was spentchecking out the cause andeventually the bike was loaded onthe trailer for later investigation.During lunch at Karapiro it startedto rain - and rain . We delayedmoving off for a while but with nosign of it easing, the decision wasmade to move off and a franticdash for bikes and wet weathergear ensued . Once under way therain got worse, it seemed it was aregular cloudburst. All bikes hadbeen well water-proofed - butnot so riding equipment. Boots,gloves and coats soon becamesaturated.

On the outskirts of Rotorua wefound Don Mardle fromAuckland, waiting to join thegroup, and on Wednesdaymorning when we left , GarryWaldron astride his 1929 B.S.A.vee twin , son Peter on an L.E.Velocette, and Garry's wife andfamily in their vintage car , alsojoined us. However, it 's back toMonday afternoon and with theNewmans coach leading the way,the motel was soon located . KenCampbell , one of . the localmembers, had offered us sheltertogether with those of the groupwho wished to garage their bikes.A short trip to Ken's residencesoon had his garage and basementlooking like a real museum .

Tuesday was a sightseeing dayfor most of the group other thanthose like Ray Oakes whostripped the Royal Enfield toenable repairs to be made. Thisentailed having the cylinderhoned and new rings fitted to the" cleaned up " piston. Barry Makinwho broke a brake shoe the

previous day had a stroke of luckwhen we visit ed the localKawasaki agent who had twonearly identical shoes in a junkbox . Needless to say they werequickly purchased and fitted tothe Raleigh . By '10 o'clock thatevening Ray had the Royal Enfieldrunning again reasonably well.

Wednesday it was on the roadagain through to Taupo for lunch,then across to Napier for thenight. The Royal Enfield seizedagain during the morning and itwas back on the trailer for the restof the two weeks. All the othershad a good run - the mountainsection proving no obstacle . JoyWa llace rode all the way requiringjust the occasional . push fromFather Jim on the very steepsections. On this mountain sectionEric Langton rode John Gloyn's1913 Colonial Model B.S.A., andfollowing behind him it was hardto believe he was a rider in hiseighties. Kennedy Park MotorCamp was the main venue for thenight with Barry Andersonoffering accommodation for six ofus in the group . The evening wasspent with typical Hawkes Bayhospitality at their clubroomswith a most enjoyable noggin andnatter.

Thursday was an easy run toMasterton with a lunch stop atWoodville Primary School. LynneHuddleston, Adrian Gover, Rayand Doris Long organised lunch,and here the school childrenreceived a lesson on V and Vmotor cycles. Rockydemonstrated how to start a fixedengine machine with some extraacrobatics thrown in for goodluck. On arrival at Masterton thePress were again waiting for us,and following a photo session wespent the evening with theWairarapa Branch members whobilletted most of the group.Friday morning was spentcleaning and polishing themachines which , after theirweek 's trip , were showing signs ofusage. At 11 o'clock there was aMayoral Reception in theMasterton Public Library whereRay Oakes handed over a message

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from the Mayor of Perth to MrFrank Cody, Mayor of Masterton.Numerous other entrants were inMasterton at this time and at onestage approximately 60 machineswere parked in one line outsidethe Library. Several Ministry ofTransport officers were presentkeeping the traffic moving. andafter the reception, two of themprovided a motor cycle escort forthe group through to Featherston.

The rally itself has been dealtwith in a previous article so I willnot dwell on this except to say theentire group thoroughly enjoyedthemselves and were unanimousthat it was well worth coming.

Monday morning we departedin light rain over the RimutakaHill, through the Hutt Valley andover the Paekakariki Hill Roaddown to Len Southward'sMuseum for lunch and spentseveral hours viewing themuseum. Len very kindly allowedthe group into the basement areaas well. Unfortunately we werenot able to spend as long as manywould have liked, as theHorowhenua Branch wereexpecting us for the evening. TheScout facilities at Tatum Park hadbeen booked and about thirtyspent the night here . The grouphad by now grown considerablywith numerous North Islandmembers making their way homewith us . Once again a mostenjoyable evening was spent atthe Horowhenua Branchclubrooms with a barbecue mealfirst on the agenda . Tom Hayes.Barry Jenkins and other Levinmembers organised an evening ofsinging, games and competitionswhich the entire group thoroughlyappreciated .

Tuesday dawned fine and clear,and our route led us throughShannon to lunch at PalmerstonNorth, then on to Bulls where BobClark had afternoon tea waitingand this sustained us through toWanganui where we went for anevening meal with the Wanganuimembers. Mike Kendrick, andRoss Glenny started up the Club'svintage truck and drove the groupto the top of Drury Hill.

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By now the pattern for each dayhad organised itself with theveterans being first off, usuallyhalf an hour to an hour ahead ofthe main group. and with nomechanical troubles since Napierof the previous week, each day'srun was developing into anenjoyable scenic tour. Wednesdaywas no exception, and following alunch stop at Hawera organisedby Wally Hunt and the TaranakiMembers, we continued on toNew Pymouth and spent theevening at the clubrooms with anoggin and natter and meeting thelocal members. Also several of thegroup here enjoyed hospitality ofNew Plymouth members.

Thursday was a long day, ridingto Hamilton via Mt Messengerand the coastal route, arriving inHamilton late afternoon. After ameal in the motel we spent theevening at the Hamilton MotorCycle Clubrooms watching pre­war films of their activities . HughAnderson had kindly organise theevening for us.

At this point the tour officiallyfinished as there were notsufficient persons to warrantcarrying on through to Taurangaand Gisborne. Friday the grouprode to Auckland where theirmachines were left in storage atthe airport. Newmans hadorganised a bus trip of the farnorth and a few days around theLake District of the South Islandbefore their return to Australia .Since then we have correspondedseveral times, and I would like to .place on record their thanks aswell as mine to all VCC membersand branches through the NorthIsland who helped in so manyways . Without their assistance itwould have been difficult to haveorganised the trip, and it was thisaspect that impressed theAustralian group where clubmembers - regardless of theirvehicle interest - all helped tomake this a holiday to remember.

At the time of writing I havebeen notified by Ray Oakes thatthe Perth Club have provisionallyset late September 1986 as thereciprocal visit for a New Zealand

T,..e$toneput Quality first

group. A hub type rally isenvisaged at Perth for a week,followed by a similar week atBanbury. Anyone interested injoining this group are invited towrite to me at Box 158, Masterton.

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It's hard to believe that twelvemonths have passed since wewere waiting for the fog to clear sowe could fly to Napier en-route tothe last A.G.M . in Hastings .Travel this year was again notwithout hassle . Many NorthIsland folk had their plansdisrupted by the stoppage of theCook Strait ferries . One can't helpbut wonder if the powers that bein the ferry department havesomething against the V.C.C. as tomy knowledge , this is the thirdtime a V.C.C. event has beeninconvenienced by a ferry strike.Luckily the air force came to therescue and those who ' wishedwere 'ferried' by air. One ladyfrom Manawatu, having her firstflight, found herself sittingalongside the wall of a Herculeswith her knees under a car.Hardly Air N.Z. comfort but theflight only lasted 12 minutes .

The weekend activities werecentred at the Racecourse Hall in

Blenheim where on Friday nightthe first part of the ExecutiveMeeting was held. MarlboroughBranch Chairman Garry Turnerwelcomed all present to theConference which was being heldin Marlbrotigh as part of thatbranches 25th Anniversarycelebrations. This meeting sawthe formation of a new branch forthe Auckland area to be known asthe Waitemata Branch. Supperwas served at the conclusion ofthis meeting.

Saturday morning began withmorning ' tea after which wegathered together for the A.G.M.Full reports from the organisers ofthe 1985 Commemorative Rallyand the 1986 Pan Pacific Rallywere presented followed by theother reports previouslycirculated by post. The election ofofficers which had beenconducted by postal vote saw nochange in the elected executivefor the ensuing year. Votingaverage from branch

memberships was pretty dismal,an average of 28% .

During the A.G.M. there was abus trip for those not wishing totake part in the meeting. This tripwent to the Montana Winerywhere those present were shownthe wine making process and did alittle tasting. After lunch privatecars ' were available for a touraround Picton and Waikawa Baypassing through some of the areasdevastated by floods earlier thisyear .

Back at the Racecourse groupphotographs were next on theagenda. These were efficientlyorganised and taken and werefollowed by lunch alfresco style.

The · second part of theExecutive Meeting got underwaypromptly at 1.30 p.m. During thissession sub-committee Chairmenwere elected (or should I say re­elected) for all were returnedunopposed . General Business wassoon concluded and the time forserious socialising had arrived.

Dinner at night was followed byentertainment with a bandperhaps more suited toentertaining than dancing. Thisbrought the weekend programmeto a close. Thank youMarlborough for your hospitality.We look forward to seeing you allagain in Wanganui 1984.

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Northland CarClub's 21stBirthdayby John Nuttall

The Northland Branchcelebrated its 21st Birthday inMarch this year. The Birthdayweekend was also to be ourinaugural Veteran Rally, andwould involve two different rallyroutes.

The Rally organisers Jim &Merle Montgomery andcommittee planned for a few localcars, a few Veterans and aBirthday dinner. At the close ofentries there were 105 vintage,veteran & motorcycles. Theentries came from aroundNorthland, Auckland, and the

Waikato and with the pleasingnumber of motorcycles it wasdecided to organise a special runfor them .

The programme for Saturdaystarted with a gathering of allvehicles in the surroundings ofHeritage Park where our Club hasits Headquarters, this gav e thepublic a great opportunity to viewvehicles like Jim & MerleMontgomery's 1912 S.C.A.R., BobTaylor 's 1906 REO , GerhardKulhmann 's 1900 Darracq, and somany other beautifully preparedcars and motorcycles.

After lunch the rallies began ,veterans to the right , vintage tothe left unless the navigator washaving problems. A very colourfulstart with brass followed by nickelfollowed by chrome and the mostcolourful and noisy was the 1909Renault Charabanc ably driven byJohn Stokes and advised as usualby nine bloodshot eyednavigators.

The veterans tra velled about 40mil es and the vintage about 72miles, all the rallies were hasslefree and designed to show off ourbeautiful countryside andbeaches. Entrants experiencedonly minor problems except ourtwo club vehicles; the BabyAustin started making expensivenoises and was towed home andthe Model T truck driven byWally Bullock ran out of petrolnear the finish, we have nowshown Wally where the tank is so

1906 Reo, Bob and Ruth Taylor

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1909 Renault Charaban c,Auckland Branch, seen at the start .

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next time he should have notrouble.

Jim & Me rle had done somefiguring out and decided thatsadly there was no way of fittingthe 200 plus people who hadbooked for the dinner , into ourClub rooms, so they wiselychanged the venue ·to the .A & PExhibition Hall.

And so after washing down thedust we all assembled to celebratewith a welcome drink and abeautiful meal followed bydancing . Our · Branch PresidentVern Fairbrother welcomedeveryone and then aided by hiswife, Barbara, Jim and MerleMontgomery cut the cake.

Rally Results :1st Veteran Elmer Music,Whangarei1st Vintage Ron & HelenAnderson , Wellsford1st Motorcycle - Barry Williams,AucklandHard Luck Colin Taylor,Auckland

The overall winner was ElmerMusic driving his .1913 .Mode l TRoadster, a popular win becauseElmer was a foundation memberof the club.

Sunday morning many vehiclesreassembled at the club roomsand again many local people tookthe opportunity to look , andwithout doubt the most looked at

car was Brian and Mary [ackson's1930 Packard sports Phaeton . 0

The above article was receivedin good time for the last issue butdue to a lack of space did notappear. We were sorry to have topostpone publishing this articlewith its exce llent photos. - Editor

1900 Darracq , Gerhard Kuhlmann__-_"'W!~~..--------------..,

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North Otago:Mystery Runby ¥onica Fitzgerald

John Buick can certainly pickthe right day for an outing ­Sunday, May 15th was just perfect- not a cloud in the sky when 8club cars, 2 , modems and 2motorcycles assembled at theClubroorns for a 9.00 a.m . start.We were told to fill our tanks soguessed it was to be a fair ,run.Tom Stephens, in his 1928 ModelA Ford 'led the way out throughthe rolling hills of Enfield,Tokarahi , where the first stop wasmade to view Charlie Fraserscollection of spare parts. It wasthen on to 'the Dansey Pass road .No-one was then left in any doubtas to where we were heading. It ismany years since I have been overthe Pass, th en in the Chrysler, thistime in our 1947 Sunbeam Talbotand I thought the road hadimproved. A great sight when wegot to the top of the Pass 'and

watched all the other cars, manylike us, boiling and very oddnoises coming from others. Therewere:the odd pockets of snow onthe hills and for once I was glad ofthe "untidy kiwi " who left anempty .beer can on the ground - 3fills from the stream and ourradiator was full again.

A pleasant relaxing petrol andcomfort stop at the Dansey PassHotel 'and then onto Naseby forlunch in the Domain . It was thenthat Andy Wilkie discovered hehad a slow leaking valve in histyre on his 1940 Willys - good tohave Club feeling - the Garageproprietor fixed it for him and saidhow he was restoring a car at themoment. Small world.

Chevs were the most popularcar on the outing with LenWithers in his 1928, Jim Kane inhis P.V. 1936 and John Brester in

his P.V. 1933 model. Themotorcycles found the going a bittough on the hilly shingle roadsbut both Jim and Stephen Welshmade the grade even if they didloose contact with each otheroccasionally. Suggest next timethey rig up an R.T. betweenthem.!

After looking at the old relics inthe museum and a general lookaround the autumn colours werestill in evidence, we came homevia the Pigroot, stopping off at theDunback Domain for a welcomecuppa. All the cars appeared tohave had a trouble free run - ourestimate of the mileage wasapproximately 160 miles .

Other members, taking partwere John Buick in his P.V. 1935Buick . Alister Allan in his 1928Dodge and Doug Wilkie and PeterAnderson in modems.

Thanks John for organising agreat day 's motoring and youcertainly can pick the days as inthe next couple of days, several ofthe roads were closed because ofthe snow storm. 0

At the summit, Danseys Pass.

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TOUR CO-ORDINATORS: (From South to North)

tour and the itinerary refer to EarlPreston's article in BeadedWheels, copy No. 139. A looseinsert in Beaded Wheels copy No .146 Feb/Mar, 'w ill be applicationfor the full tour entry, form, andshould be' returned ,as soon aspossible. The lower half is theentry ,form for , part toursupporters and must be filled inwith the .required information andreturned promptly withremittance. '

The Centennial Committee hasoveriding control on anyrestrictions on entries .

Entries, for the CommemorativeTour and supporters will bothclose on the 31 Oct. 1984.

We need' a good cross section ofwell . restored, , interesting club'vehicles with the emphasis on theolder Veteran and Vintage types.This will create the greatest

CommemorativeTour, 1985.

interest and make the bestspectacle to our nation.

Private back up vehicles arediscouraged ' but if consideredessential, will be required totravel to the rear of the N.Z.A.A.,follow up service car.

Due to the large numberinterested, it is possible thatWhangarei Branch Easter Rallymay not be able to cater for all,and perhaps serious thoughtshould be given by members tomove back south to Hamilton,Hawkes Bay or WellingtonRallies.

Mr Fergus Gregory, 7 St. George Street, Timaru.Mrs Jocelyn Hoskins, Box 190, Ashburton .

Tour Co-ordinator, Box 12138, Penrose.Mr Albert Littin, Box 138, Wellsford.Mr Vern Fairbrother, 79 Fourth Avenue ,Whangarei .

Mr Bob Townshend, 52 Domain Rd, Whakatane.Mr Stewart Gradon, Box 660, Tauranga.Tour Co-ordinator, Box 924, Hamilton.

Mr Jack Yates, 11 Perth Street, Christchurch.Mr Trevor Harris, Box 422, Blenheim.Mr Geoff Neal , 35 Parenga Street, Wainuiomata.c/o Secretary, P.O. Box 458, Levin .Mr Ron Dixon, Box 385, Palmerston North.Mr Bill Turnbull, Box 1036, Hastings.Mr Phi! Andrews, Box 711, Taupo .S. Halliday, 39 Hikau Street, Rotorua.

Mr Ian Ridd, Box 1240, Invercargill.Mr Neil McVicar, 48 Wigan Street, Gore .c/o Secretary, P.O. Box 80, Balclutha.Tour Co-ordinator, clo Box 5352 Dunedin .R;A. Parson, Box 360 Oamaru. 'Mrs C. Davis, 20 Timaru Road, Waimate .

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Planning for this epic event,which heralds the start of thecelebrations to commemorate theOne Hundredth Year of the motorvehicle, is progressing rapidly.

Due to incredible interest thiswill be a fitting demonstration ofNew Zealand's motoring heritage,and a tribute to the dedication andrestoration ability of Vintage CarClub members.

, 190 members have indicatedthey will motor their vehicles thefull 1300 miles from Invercargillto Whangarei. Another 630 willjoin in at various points and coversections of the route assupporters .

The New Zealand AutomobileAssociation is right behind thetour giving every supportpossible . Throughout the wholeroute, Patrol Officers with servicecars will provide minorbreakdown assistance on the tour.A caravan will be available as aliaison centre: Stationery,printing, strip maps, log booksand numerous other help is beingprovided.

The Tourist Department of theN.Z.A.A., is offering toall touristsa full accommodation bookingservice and ticketing for the CookStrait Ferries. Although all travelarrangements are theresponsibility of participants, westrongly advise members to usethis service which is offered atcompetitive rates. The use of oneTravel Agency is desirable if weare to negotiate for discounts.

All tourists who complete thewhole journey in or on the vehicleoriginally entered and on its ownwheels will be awarded amounted, engraved comrnem­orative plaque upon arrival atWhangarei .

A special jacket patch is beingproduced for the tour supporterswho cover any section of the tourroute.

For previous information on the

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Three Decades ofDunedin to Brightonby Eileen McMillan

Some thirty years ago, havingjust attended the new film"Genevieve" . and reflecting onthe pr esence 'of a small coastalvillage by the name of Brightononly a few miles south of the city ,of which he was then Mayor, SirLeonard Wright determined tostage in Dunedin an event alongthe line s of th e world -famousLondon to Brighton Run forVeteran Cars which was at thattime .nearing its sixtiethenactment. It was Sir Leonard

who approached members of thenewly formed V.CC. , OtagoBranch to suggest 'a Dunedin toBrighton Run , and thi s was onlyone of many ideas generated bySir Leonard to augment Dunedin'sfirst Festival Week in 1955, forwhich he was the ' primeinstigator. An immediate success,Festi val Week became an ' annualoccurrence, as did theDunedin toBrighton Run for Veterans.

In late 1954, ' therefore, anautonomous committee drawn

from members of the OtagoBranches of the Vintage Car Cluband the Automobile Associationwas set up under thechairmanship of Michael Haggittto organise , Dunedin 's firstBrighton Run. For two years thisevent took place on a Fridayafternoon , departing from TahunaPark. However, the scheduling ofthe third run in 1957 was changedto a Saturday morning in theOctagon, and the flagging away ofthe vet erans wa s made the

T. M cKenzie 's 1903 De DionBouton leads the way through thecity to the Tahuna Park startingpoint on the first Dun edin toBrighton Run , 1955. Evening Starphoto.

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restored, gen erally remaining inoriginal condition. Newlyinaugurated events su ch asBrighton must have given impetusto the revival of many erstwhiledefunct vehicles during the nextfew years - and doubtlessstill do. 'However, members of the publictoday viewing for the first time aBrighton which is almost totallycomprised of ornate and gleamingrestorations, can have littleconcept of th e rally 's more modestbeginnings .

Th e line-up on Friday 4February 1955 . for the firstBrighton, of cour se, was far frommundane. Three De Dion Boutons

opening feature of Festival Week,an honour retained by theBrighton ever since .

At the time of the first run, theVintage Car Club of New Zealandhad been in existence for barelysix years, and the Otago Branch

less than six months . Th e overa llwinner of the first event , MollieAnderson , was dri ving a 1914Humber that had been in regularuse for most of its life. Then (asnow). fort y-yea r-old vehicles hadseldom reached the stage of being

Seen turning into the Bright onDomain after the twelv e milejo urney from Dun edin is theDe Dion Bout on entered byJ. Lyons and C. Sharp. A sample ofthe crowd which lined the entireroute on this first run is clearlyvisible. Evening Star phot o.

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WIRE WHEEL SERVICEStook part, as did two ClementBayards; other rare marquesincluded a 1913 Panhard etLevassor , a 1905 I.H .C. buggy anda 1908 Unic. Ford, Overland,Dodge and Buick competed withHumber, Delage and Darracq,while the honour of being theoldest ca r on the rally fell to FrankBertenshaw and Merv Winter's1900 Wolseley, then still underrestoration. A total of eighteencars had checked into T.R .Taylor's garage on the Thursdayevening for scrutineering by KeithMitchell and Bob Turnbull.

On Friday morn ing the carsdrove in convoy to Tahuna Park,and the int erest created by thecavalcade was ind icat ed by thecrowd which lined the entireroute. At Tahuna, the veh icleswere drawn up in a roped-offenclosure, wh ich enabled thepublic to view them from every

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Shortly after 3 p .m . thecontestants made ' two circuits ofthe arena before fina l inspectionand dispatch on their journey toBrighton by ViscountBrookeborough, Prime Minister ofNorthern Ireland. The route layalong city streets to CavershamValley , where the hillclimb toLookout Point , which soonbecame part of the DunedinBrighton tradition, was negotiatedby all cars, although it isrecounted (Beaded Wheels,March 1955) that one or two hadto receive some assistance fromtheir passengers. The run outthrough open country to Brigh tonwas a repetition of the drivethrough the city, cars and peoplelining both sides of the road forthe whole twelve miles.,Field tests at the Brigh tonDomain , before the fina l ret urntr ip to Dunedin, completed thehighly successful ina ugural event.

He ld for many years at LeeStream, the informal picnicswhich for many years followedthe Brighton Run have beendescribed , and illustrated, in

At Tahuna Park , Mrs Andersonand willing assistants give a finalpolish to the Humber with whichshe won the Concours d'Eleganceand was winn er overall of the firstDunedin to Brighton Run . Photo bycourtesy of M.J. Anderson.

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IS.P. Palmer's 1908 Unic "[osephine'' during field tests at the Brighton Doma in, 1955. Evening Star photo.

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1911 New Hudson1910 F.N .1910 F.N .1910 F.N .1914 Rover1913 B.S.A.1913 Triumph1913 Douglas1918 Harley Davidson1911 King Dick1911 King Dick1911 King Dick1913 Douglas1911 King Dick1911 King Dick1911 King Dick1911 King Dick1918 Triumph1918 Harley Davidson1912 Triumph1912 Humber1914 Triumph1914 Roya l Enfield1911 King Dick1911 King Dick1911 A.J.S.

Beaded Wheels No . 139 in anarticle on the Invermay Hillclimbwhich grew directly from them .

The first organisers of th eBrighton thought to makeprovision only for cars ,understandably perhaps since itsvene rable British predecessor is sorestricted to this day . But interestin motorcycles in this country hasalways been strong, and since1958 they have taken anincreasing part in the Dunedincontest. Nothing now equals theintrigue of the occasional sidecaroutfit for the young (and not soyoung) spectators.

The longest-running solelyveteran event in New Zealand, theDunedin to Brighton Run hasenjoyed a steady and surprisinglyvaried patronage throughout itsexistence. Besides loyal OtagoBranch entrants, of which two(the 1900 Wols eley alr eadymentioned, along with LinGough 's 1914 Buick) have takenpart on all twentynine pastoccasions, supporters have comefrom as far afi eld as Wanganuiand even Auckland to compete.The lists of contestants over theyears make impressive reading,and one hopes that all theseelderly conveyances are stillenjoying a hale and hearty old age .

As th e first of many celebrationsto mark completion of threedecades since the establishment ofFestival Week, the thirtiethBrighton Run in 1984 should be aparticularly splendid one. Inaddition, on e week later followersof historic motoring in thiscountry will be able to view - ortake part in thecommemorative Dunedin RoadRaces, when the old round-the­houses event is revived on 29January 1984 on a modified WharfCircuit (for det ails see Bead edWheels No . 1411 at th e end of aweek of civic festivities .

Entry forms for Brighton 1984may be obtained from MurrayTrounson , P.O . Box 254 ,Dunedin.

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Winners of the Dunedin City Council Festival Challenge Cup for theOutright Winner of the Car Section have been:1955 Mrs M '] . Anderson, Christchurch 1914 Humber1956 Mr D.A. Nicholson, Timaru 1907 Cad iliac1957 Mr A. Baker, Christchurch 1913 Calthorpe Minor1958 Mr F.A. Woollett , Invercargill 1912 Wolseley1959 Mrs D.J. Oakley, Dunedin 1912 Regal1960 Mrs D.J. Oakley, Dunedin 1912 Regal

Mr E. Walker, Christchurch 1918 Rover1961 Mr R. Eunson, Inv ercargill 1906 Wolseley Sidd eley1962 Mr H. Mercer, Timaru 1915 Ford1963 Mr J. Newell , Christchurch 1911 Wolseley1964 A.S. & R.G. Atkinson , Dunedin 1913 Star1965 Mrs D.J . Oakley , Dunedin 1912 Regal1966 Dr K.C. MacMillan , Invercargill 1911 Rolls Royce1967 Mr W.D . Read, Dunedin 1914 Delage1968 Mr W .D. Read , Dunedin 1914 Delage1969 Mr D. Meredith, Invercargill 1909 Briton1970 Mrs D.J. Oakley, Dunedin 1912 Regal1971 Mrs D.J. Oakley, Dunedin 1912 Regal1972 Mr T . Wilson, Timaru 1913 Fiat1973 Mr C. Pearce, Clinton 1911 Sunbeam1974 Mr W.D. Read , Dunedin 1914 Delage1975 Mr M.G. Mehrtens, Dunedin 1910 Talbot1976 Mr M .G . Mehrtens , Dunedin 1910 Talbot1977 Mr W .D . Read , Dunedin 1914 Delage1978 Mr A. Meredith, Christchurch 1912 Ren ault1979 Mr E.R. Robins, Pleasant Point 1906 Darracq1980 Mr M.G . Mehrtens , Dunedin 1910 Talbot1981 Mr C. Pearce, Clinton 1911 Sunbeam1982 Mr P.C. [eeves, Christchurch 1917 Ford1983 Mr K. Perry , Oamaru 1911 De Dion Bouton

Winners of the Allan Crichton Challenge Trophy for Outright Winnerof the Motor Cycle Section:1958 Mr N. Hayes, Inv ercargill1959 Mr J. Lawry, Invercargill1960 Mr J. Lawry , Invercargill1961 Mr J. Lawry , Invercargill1962 Mr N.A. McMillan, Invercargill1963 Mr R. Barnes, Inv ercargill1964 Mr G.W. Johnson , Dunedin1965 Mr D.R . Goodman, Dunedin1966 Mr D.R. Ruddle, Dunedin1967 Mr W.H. Veitch, Dunedin1968 Mr W .H : Veitch, Dunedin1969 Mr W.H . Veitch , Dunedin1970 Mrs B.M. Goodman , Dunedin1971 Mr W.H . Veitch , Dunedin1972 Mr W.H . Veitch, Dunedin1973 Mr W.H . Veitch, Dunedin1974 Mr W.H . Veitch , Dunedin1975 Mr D. McLeod , Invercargill1976 Mr D.R. Ruddle , Dunedin1977 Mr W.G. Nicoll , Invercargill1978 Mr R. Cross , Timaru1979 Mrs L. Binnie, Wellington1980 Mr B. Binn ie , Wellington1981 Mr W.H . Veitch, Dunedin1982 Mr W.H . Veitch , Dunedin1983 Mr B. Winter , Dunedin

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E.R.A. J'Hanuman' to Race inDunedinby Eileen McMillan

The Otago Branch's DunedinRoad Race Committee hasrecently received the excitingnews that the famous E.R.A.Hanuman" , owned by Bill Morris,has been shipped from England,and will rea ch New Zealand laterthis year. While here, Bill intendsto compete in a number of events,including the revival DunedinRoad Races in January 1984. Tomy knowledge, E.R.A.s havenever previously raced in thiscountry (I stand to be corrected ifwrong). and the presence ofHanuman will add considerableinterest to what promises to be atruly vintage motor racingmeeting.

One of only seventeen carsproduced by Raymond Mays ,Humphrey Cook and PeterBerthon 's firm, English RacingAutomobiles Ltd . during theperiod from 1934 to 1952,

Hanuman along with Romulusand Remus will need littleintroduction to enthusiasts ofmotorsport history . Completelyrebuilt at the factory from partsafter Prince Bira 's major crash in1939, Hanuman II (as it thenbecame known) was later residentfor some time in SouthernRhodesia. The story of how BillMorris came to acquire Hanuman,as recounted by friend GregMcKenzie, is of interest. Startinghis long motor racing career witha Brooklands Riley with which hecompeted in Vintage Sports CarClub events, Bill later spent aperiod in Formula Junior cars.About 1961 the E.R.A. wasadvertised for sale in SouthernRhodesia and as Bill happened tohave a sister living in SouthernRhodesia, he asked her to get intouch with the owner. By chance,it transpired that Hanuman 's

owner wished to get into FormulaJunior racing, so that Bill was ableto arrange what was essentially aswap of vehicles with his ownLotus 18 and thus Hanuman wenthome to the United Kingdom. Itwas at that time in rather a sadcondition , but after making itroadworthy, Bill raced the E.R.A.for one season. However , findingit to be not very reliable, Billcompletely stripped and rebuilt it.Since then Hanuman hasregularly contested every seasonin V.S.C.C . events.

Although for the 1984 event it isplanned to have a parade of the

Bill M orris' E.R.A. R12B{Hanuman IlJ with Nigel Arn old­Forster and Hamish Mcffat 's R3Aat Curburgh in 1973. Photo bycourtesy of Greg McKenzie.

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Book Beview .cars and mot orcycl es wh ichpreviously competed in theDunedin Road Races (1953 to1965), the act ual racing will no t berestric ted solely to these ve hicles,as it is felt that a much moreinteresting day wi ll be given tobo th competitors and specta tors ifthe day' s eve nts are open to allclub vehicl es . The mile- longcircui t, not an especially fas t one,is pa rt icularly suited to vintageand post vin tage ca rs, and asentries build up gra dually, it isclear that there wi ll be a widechoice of cla sses and a variedcross-section of club vehicl estaki ng part.

As we ll as former com petingvehicles of both the two- and four­wheeled variety, previous ridersand dri vers are also expressingtheir interest in the reunion . RossJen sen , for instance, hasregistered his in ten tion tocompete once more. In addi tion, aquantity of historic cars fromAustralia are seriouslycontemplating an excursion acrossthe Tasman. Ind eed, if presenttrends con tinue , the event will be

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Invercargill 2nd-5th March 1984The Southland Branch of the N.Z.V.C.c. and the Invercargill T rust Hotels extend a very war m

welcome to all motor cycle enthusiasts to Invercargill in March 1984. By now we hope most of you willhave your holidays planned around these dates. If early indications are anyth ing to go by this promisesto be the biggest motor cycle rally ever held in New Zealand , but we can still accommodate you all andoffer southern hospitality at its best.

Planning is now in its final stages and a summary of our programme follows .

Friday 2nd MarchRally Headquarters open at the A & P

Showgrounds from 12 noon.A motor cycle show in the adjacent Centennial

Hall for all motor cycles entered in the rally .While we hope to make some money from theshow the main reason is for the safe cu stody ofentrants machines.

Transport will be available all weekend fromheadquarters to accommodation etc.Evening: Noggin and Natter at Vintage Car ClubRooms, Ar iki Avenue, Otatara. Transportavailable to and from .

SaturdayRally travels over various scenic Southland

routes to a country lunch stop returning to the A& P Showgrounds for BBQ tea. Lo ck up custodywill again be available. Also transport.Evening: Cabaret at the Ascot Motor Hotel.

Sunday lOamAssemble at the A & P Showgrounds fo r

concours judging followed by lunch, field testsand public display.Evening: Prizegiving dinner and presentations atAscot Park Motor Hotel.

Monday amAfter rally tour.

AccommodationThe majority of accommodation is within 2

minutes walking distance of the evening socialvenue with both motels and hotelaccommodation at the venue itself. Tarrifs willsuit all purse strings, from top class hotel tomulti bed cabins. Billets and caravans will beavailable on a first in basis.

All accommodation to be booked through" Accom m odat ion Officer", Box 1240,Invercargill.

Meals and Social EventsAll meals and cabaret tickets etc MUST be

ordered with entry .

Ladies ProgrammeAn' interesting bus tour will be organised for

the ladies not partaking in the rally and will meetup with entrants at the lunch stop . If you requirelunch please order on entry form.

After Rally TourThis will leave Invercargill at 9.30am on

Monday 5th March. It is intended to be a leisurelytour with plenty of time for sight seeing . Backupand baggage vehicle will be provided.

The intended but not finalised programme is:Monday 5th

Depart Invercargill for Queenstown with theopportunity for a trip on the historic KingstonFlyer at the Southern end of Lake Wakatipu . Anevening cruise on the Lady of the Lake " T.S.S.Earnslaw" can be organised if sufficient interestis shown. Accommodation is block booked forthe night at very reasonable rates.Tuesday 6th

Intended as free day with opportunity to viewthe beauty spots in the area spending the night ateither Cromwell or ' Wanaka .Wednesday 7th

Depart for Franz Josef with sightseeing onroute.Thursday 8th

Depart for Greymouth.Friday 9th

Depart for Christchurch ar nvmq midafternoon. Organised tour ends here.

On Saturday the Canterbury Branch JimToohey Memorial Rally departs. Any tou rentrants are welcome but an indication of thosewishing to attend this run would be required asaccommodation could be limited.

The Rally Committee and South land Branch have worked hard and raised a considerable amount ofmoney and along with the very generous sponsorship of the Invercargill Trust Hotels and otherInvercargill business houses we promise you a rally to be remembered. If you have not received anentry form see your Branch Secretary or write to The Rally Secretary, P.O. Box 1240, Invercargill.

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D.H. 83 Fox Moth . This beautiful Fox Mo th of Tony Haigh Thomas was completely destroyed a week afte r thisphoto was take n. The plan e was at the Shuttlewor th Flying Day when a Spar tan stalled and fell on it and bothplan es exploded.

. T igers at Ha dfie liThi s collection of photos were tak en by Dudley Payne at Hadfield on the occasion of the Centennial celebrations ofthe birth of the late Sir Geoffrey de Havilland.

D.H . 80A Puss Moth

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.ranch Rotes .ASHBURTONClub nigh t on July 2 1 was extremely

inter estin g. Norma n Bagrie, a wo rldjet -boat cham pion, gave a tal k andshowed video films of his trip toMexico last year wh ile compe ting inthe World Champions hips . It gave us agrea t insi ght into ' the trials andtri bulat ions that the competitors goth rou gh and it mad e us all realise tooju st w ha t a marvellou s coun try NewZealan d is!

On August 18, film s by cour tesy ofSKF we re show n on bea rings . Aninte res ting night for the menfolk .

Our Club Captain's Night Tr ial onAugust 20, was certa inly ver ydifferent. Ken McLeod can never beblamed for organ ising a boringeve ning! Sixteen cars and theirpassen gers got them selv es hope lesslylost aro und the back stree ts of Tinwaldbut all managed to find their way backto the Club rooms for a cha t andsuppe r. The winne r for the Driver 'sTrophy was Rod Begbie while MartinScotl wo n the Navigato r's Trophy. Itwas pleasin g to see Mr & Mrs T .Meadows from Bannock burn the re.

Our Railwa y line is fina lly finishedand all is now ready for the big GalaDay Weekend planned for LabourWeek end. Over the pas t six yearsman y man-hours have gone intobuild ing the line to our Museum fromthe Plains Preservation Socie ty andman y cups of tea and hot scones ha vebeen p rovided by th e wi ves. So youca n ima gine how all enjoyed the"bubb ly" on the last wo rking bee day.

Gav in Smith has purch ased a 1933Morr is 10 and motor cycle res tora tionsund erway are Gav in's 1951 Excelsior,Tom Pethick' s 1953 BSA; Ray

Hosken 's 1959 G9 Mat chless; FredRickard' s 1928 AJS and AllanStringer's 1924 AJS Twi n , NinaDrumrnond's 1957 Tr iumph 2 1 andhusban d George's 1948 Speed Twinare now completed.

Welcom e to ano the r new mem ber ,Tom Scotl wi th a 1924 Hu pm obile . .

PAMELA BELL

AUCKLANDThe wi nte r soc ial at the club rooms

was we ll a ttended and a grea t successthan ks to Mark Ball and his mu sic, anda soc ia l convenor who does WillieNelson impr essions.

Th e stationary eng ine boys had asuccessful field da y at the club roomswi th seve ntee n engines on displ ayinclu din g Ronaldson and Tippet t.

Th e Jul y club run saw 25 vintageand 10 modems mean der thr oughHender son , Hobs on ville , ove r theup per Harbour Bridge to Green Hitheand Glenfield then ove r thecoa tha nge r to Epsom and the clubrooms . Th e run was won by Clyde Solein his Bristo l. A successful workingbee on the 20th of August saw more ofthe spares department lined withrock board .

The August club run saw 62 ve hiclesre prese nting all sections of the clubmak e an easy tour to Rich ardLan gridges home in Green Bay. Herewe were able to view Rich ard 's RollsRoyce collection which ran ges from a

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1923 20 hp Coupe to a 76 Silve rShadow. Other ca rs in the coll ectioninclude the ex-Brian Wait onHurlingham Vauxhall , a TC MG and aJensen Inter cep tor , man y thanks toRich ard for his hospi talit y . Th e runwas wo n by Russell McAlpin e in theModel A with Eva n Fry seco nd in theChev tru ck . Recent acq uisitionsincl ude Don Nightinga le's ve ryorigina l 29 0 A Dodge fromChristchurch . Allan Robert s ' veryoriginal standa rd eight and the 1922Fiat of Pe ter FIsher wh o hastra nsferred from Christchurch.

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MOTOR CYCLE NOTES

We are pleased to report goodattenda nces at all our rece nt eve nts.Th ese inclu de a soc ial run to the RedFox Inn at Maram arua wh en abo uttwelve membe rs gathered in the lat eaft ern oon to be join ed later for dinn erby severa l more returning from th eSwap Meet in Rotorua . We also put ona video show at the clu b rooms and Iam sure some of the ca rboys learnedsome thing of the joys of motorcycling.

Th e annua l Toad Hall Run a tl ractedsom ething in excess of 30 en tries andpro ved a mos t en joy able day . Startingfrom Kelston it was a short run to the

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On Sept ember 4th the Classic Racin gRegister held a sporting trial sc hoo l atMan gere. The aim wa s to givemembers an insight into these eve ntsand to give a few clues as to the type ofmachine ry and the skills required.There we re dem on stration s andinstru ction s for those int er ested . Aftera picnic lun ch there was animpromptu compe titive eve nt wherepeopl e set abou t putting their newly

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acquired knowledge int o pr actice. Itwa s a great day out wit h many familygroups in evi de nce and many of thekids were keen to show their skill s.The Racing Register hav e alwaystend ed to ca te r for the Vint age bikesand there were a number present. Itwa s inter estin g to note also that thevintage bikes arr ive d in the tradt ion almanne r, that is they we re ridde n to thevenu e , ridden in th e trial an d ridd enhom e afterwards. Perhaps th ey don 'tper form as well as the tri als machinesbut its a lot of fun.

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BAYOF PLENTYOur July clu b night pr ogramme was

pre sented by Doug Wood , a memberof our club. His address was - "SlowBoat to Honolulu" - a ver y inter estingFLIGHT fro m Auckl and to Hawaii byflying boat in 1943 taking five days forthe t rip . Man y of our mo re seniorme mbers can relat e some fascinat ingstories and expe riences and the y arealways inter es ting to hea r.

July 16 saw our usua l club sta lwartssuppo rt ing the Rotoru a Swap meet.There was the usua l "wheeling anddealin g" b ut from all reports, thosethat went, all had a good day as far astrading we nt but it was a pity thatea rly in the a fternoon the weatherturned damp and cold .

July 24 was Kevin Pin kertons halfday Club Capta in's run , which endedin some close res ults .

The August club nigh t programmewa s pr esent ed by Club Captaincollection of "articles of bygon e day s"and many items in his displays aresignifica nt with earl y Tauranga .

Augus t 20t h was the 25th Annualprize giving an d Social held at ParkLounge . Th e format of th e eveningwas to dr ess to the ye ar of your ca r.This was wo n by Ann a nd PeterButler. Th e food , fellowsh ip and mu sicwas first class. It was a great night.

Th e August run organ ised by JackHoven was schedule d to be run onAugust 2 1st but du e to adve rseweath er conditions and perhap s somehum an conditions not bein g up toscratch following the pr evious night'Scelebrations the run was eventua llyheld on Augu st 28th .

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more are taking shape in the sheds ofBob Brooklands and Neville Dowie.These two vehicles will be a welcomeaddition to Canterbury's veteran fleet.

Malcolm Cameron's Overland isundergoing some corrective surgeryand will be appearing better than evernext season. School is in, in theworkshop of Paul Giesler with amighty Fiat and a Harley Davidson inthe latter stages of construction. AnEnglish-French dictionary has beenused by Bruces , Pidgeon and Winderto sort out the newly acquired Bugatti- Good luck Bruce 's. Wire Whiskersis also in the final stages of a 1923Harley and chair and says it will out­perform the Jap machine.

Chairman Ross Butler is holdingshort meetings in conjunction with ourmonthly noggins as an informationand enquiry thing. Keith Steffersonhas shown rally films at the last coupleof noggins, which have been very wellreceived from an increasingly largeturnout of members.

Cutler Park is receiving extra careand attention from well-attendedweekly working bees, which willcease with our Swap Meet on 8th & 9thOctober, but thanks must go to oursparkies and our handy-hire brigade.

The first function of the new seasonwas a mystery tour to Leithfield by adevious route where 58 members withwives attended our "high tea" whichwas voted good meal, good companyand singsong.

The bikee boys are warming upagain after a short rest over the winter.We recently held a most enjoyablesocial evening and a couple ofweekends later all the regulars turnedout again for a weekend run toMotunau with overnightaccommodation in shearers' quarters- the photos of some of the antics arerather incriminating!

For the coming season planning isunderway for the Annual Bike Rally, arun out to Oxford and through Leesvalley and the ever-popular JimToohey Memorial Run, which thistime is going to Akaroa and is timed tobe held the weekend after the NationalRally in Invercargill, starting the day

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We've had two club runs duringJune and July . Both hav e brought outabout 8 members and families andhave been a lot of fun , and bothSundays the weather wa s kind .

A working bee held on 14th Augustbrou ght a good response of willinghands and the club rooms got a wellneeded spruce-up, and the floor is nowsporting carpet tiles.

Plans for our East Coast Rally arewell under way . No brain-teaser nextyear , just a nice relaxing, (well mostly)long weekend, so mark it up now,4-6th Feb 1984.

LOROLEI POLLARD

NORTHOTAGOA good turnout again for our End of

Year Social, good to see some visitorsfrom Waimate . Many familiar facestaking the local trophies again, a pitymor e different people don 't participatein the motoring eve nts , to spread thetrophies out.

There have been a number ofchanges in members gara ges . WilsonSpite has rece ntly located a body to aidthe restoration of his Veteran DodgeRoadst er.

Charlie Fras er is making goodprogress with his 1917 Buick 6. Healso has purchased Cyril Bringans1929 Morris Minor whi ch replaces the1913 Buick that Robert Hutton haspurchased . Robert has nea rlycompleted the rest oration of hisHarley Davidson , whi ch looks good .

Recently a 1920 Ford "T" Coupewas tendered in town to a nonmember, and rumour has it , thevehi cle has been resold toChristchurch .

The Club Leyland is making goodprogress , but only a few are attendingthe working bee s. Pity the vehiclehasn 't got more interest among theClub .

John O'Brien has successfullytendered a 1947 Standard 8, quit e atidy wee car.

There has been some changes in theWillys continge nt in the area . A 1942Willys Jeep recently we nt to anAshburton Member.

My own Willys Fleet took a changewith the 1930 Whippet going to theNorth Island. The rep lacement vehicleis a Willys Knight , 1929, 70B.

ANDYWILKIE

HAWKESBAYMembers have been attending out of

town rallies and making their presencefelt. Geoff Qu ar ry was at Waikato's21st Annive rsa ry Rally, and alsoplaced in the Manawatu Bran ch BrassMonk ey Run and the Brann ings doi ngwell at Wanganui .

On the local scene our end of season

run w as well patronized finishing withabout 35 couples attending the" Hoperatic Hoedown" which was areal boomer with people dancing onthe tables, and sleeping well into thenext day.

A generous contingent travelled toRotorua to the Swap meet and apartfrom the financial rewards savouredthe delights of the hot pools and thelocal host elery . The Lady DriversRally was well attended this year andlooks like becoming a Waipukurauorientated run from now on , ourcongratulations to Mrs Bibby who hasabout a year to get next years runsorted out.

Our Augu st Noggin and Natt er wasat the Onga Ong a hotel and always hasa large following to celebrate RegKilbys birthday . Although Reg wasunable to be present this year he waswell toasted and rem embered .

Delegates from the Bay, thi s yeartrav elled to Blenheim for the AGMand hav e returned with mu ch praisefor the hosts and the organisation .Daffodil run thi s year was to" Woburn " the hom e of Peter Russelland attracted 40 cars mostly modernowing to the cooler weather. The greatdispl ay of flowers was enjoyed by all.The Branch is now consolidating itsposition at the Awatoto clubroomswith the purchase of the adjo iningsections, allowing for possibleexpansion and adequate car parking.

Restorations and maintenance ofmembers vehicles continues withmu ch spi rit - all try ing to fin ish forour outi ng of the year , our Annu alSafari. Our Rolls Royce we hear willbe on the road before Chri stm as, anddid you know Alan Harris is rest oringanother Chev! The 1913 Benz offeredby ballot to members of th e Branchwas won by No. 13. Guess wh o!

NEVILLE WILSON

NORTH SHOREIn July eight couples set off for a

" Win ter Wander" to Dargaville andWhangarei . Stop for morn ing tea atWelle sford Bran ch having a good lookaround their clu brooms and spa repart s secti on . After relieving them ofsome of their treasures , we travelledon to Otam ate a Kauri & Pioneermuseum which is well worth a visit.Overnight stop at Dargaville then on toWha ngar ei . We were given a verywarm welcome from the WhangareiBranch and a de licious lun ch wasmuch ap prec iated . We took a touraro und Dr Clark 's Homestea d , (whocame to N.Z. in the 1800 's) whic h isadja cent to the branch clubrooms. Wehad a most informative guide ma kingthe tour of exceptiona l value.

The A.G.M. in Blenheim was

attended by Peter Dunn and ColinKeenan and th e matter of theWaitemata Sub Branch was resolvedby giving them branch status of theirown. Let us hope that now we can asindi vidual !l roup~ continue w~th 0';l rcommon arm , vintage motoring. mwhichever capacity .

August run wh ich was plotted byClub Caftain John Stringer and hiswife Gil was a most enjoyable da ywhich had many of us driving aroundin ever increasing circles. How ever , Ibelieve one visit or from the SouthIsland wh o came on the rally was noteven put "off course" when the clu ewas " Wilson & Horton Island"[Herald] , it certainly had a few localsscratching thei r heads.

It is good to report that ourmembership now stands in the 100mark.

ELIZABETH SMART

MARLBOROUGHA garage run was organised for the

beginning of August and a number ofinteresting restorations wer e seen .Dallas Boyd is back on the vint age trailwith a 1935 Nash sedan. He tookadvantage of the assembled membersto get a body lifted off and int o theshed for the start of restoration. RayFairweather once more owns theVau xhall 20/60 he had sold 19 yea rsago . A number of othe r members arema king slow and or steady pr ogress ontheir vehicles, depending on theirother ac tivities and commitmen ts.

It was the turn of the Marlborou ghBranch to host the NationalExecutive 's A.G.M. this year. Weseem to be fated to have tran sportproblems wh enever an ything ofimp ort to do with the VCC takes placeher e. Wit h the ferri es tied up inWell ington thr ou gh anti -nuclearpr otests , some del egate s had thedubious pleasure of flying across CookStrait in Air Force planes. How ever .once in Blenheim they see med toenjoy their week end. A bus trip to theMontana Winery at Riverlands hadbee n organ ised for those not atte nd ingthe General Meeting on the Saturdaymorning, and sight -seein g toursaround the distri ct we re arra nged forafter lunch.

A dinn er and social on the Saturda yevening finished off the officialactivities. Sund ay morning sawdelagates and " hangers-on"con gregat ing at the club HQ inBrayshaw Park to be served hot drinksand eats whi le awaiti ng trans port tothe airp ort or before taking off undertheir own stea m.The roar ing fire in the newly finishedfireplace was ve ry we lcome on adistinctly chilly morning.

HELENA MACDONALD

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ROTORUAOur annual swap meet was h~ld in

Jul y and proved to be a hu ge success,with many sa tisfied customers from allove r the North Island. Th e day endedwith tea at th e clubrooms and films ofthe 1972 an d 1980 rallies.

Th e annual di nne r and pri ze givingattrac ted a large number of members.

We we re for tunate in havin g ourpa tro n Mr Har ry Lapwood and MrsLapwood attend . Club nigh ts guestspea ker from Wynn s Oil . gavescie nt ific de tails of thei r prod uc ts .

" Aroun d The Garages", run not onlygave membe rs a cha nce to show thei rrestorations but sure ly mu st boost theenthusiasm of othe rs .

The car s see n" were David Taylors1928 Mod el A Roadster wh ich he isrestoring. Kerr y Hart s 1953 . AlvisDrophead , a full resto ration . EricBuckley is build ing a Model A Racer.Malu Eas thope is res to ring a Model ARoadster. John Peter s a 1924 Aus tinTo urer. Reg Mu nro, Morr is 8 Series E.

The afternoon concl uded 'a t Gael &Bill Kellys for afte rnoon tea an d toins pec t Bills Morris Oxford and Aus tinID. .

GLADYS GREAVES

The annual garage night this yearvisited John Fost er at Win chester tovie w a '3D Marmon Roose velt sedan , aDaimler Dart spo rts car and a '35

Harl ey motorcycle but the mostint er esting was sho wn in the 1925Delauney-Bellevill e Road ster recen tlyacq u ired and in origina l condition .Next sto p was to view a vin tage Mor risSeda n whic h was one of the GeraldineMuseum fire casualties and w hich isnow being re-restored by its newow ne r who fortuna te ly is a joine r bytrade , wh ich will certainly help as allthe woo dwork body framin g requiresrepl acin g. Movin g on to John Reid 'swe saw the pro gress he is ma kin g onhis Model T "Ford va n, also an EssexSeda n and Graham Raes beautifullyrest ored New Beauty T Tourer.

Wai mate member And y Davis wasvis ited to view the '38 Pontiac SilverStrea k 6 sed an, and '38 Chev Coupealong wi th some ea rly farmeq uip me nt. On to Ian Cock ranes toview his almost finis hed '35Oldsmobil e Co upe , a '26 ChevroletRoadster and a futu re project , -anOldsmobile Sedan . Last ca ll was toDave Thomas wh o has a tidy PVChrys ler Seda n an d is mak ing steadyprogress on his '25 Essex Tourer.

Qu ite a few new ve hicles have comein to th is area and inclu din g a '38 FordV8, Aussie assembled Co upe utili ty forArthur Page , a '29 Grah am Paige forMax Millar, an d a 3 litre Bentley forTerry Wilson . Bob Hartley is mak ingprogress on the ve teran Overl and bu tis still sho rt of a few bits. Ron Coope ris racing ah ead with the restorat ion ofhis latest Hupm obile, a 1929 Ce n tu ry 6sedan, Rob ert Wood has sta rted on thebody restoration of his 1934Old sm obil e seda n, finally Nevi lleDavidson has acq uired an array ofFord V8 par ts to bu ild up a 39 Delu xeCoupe and has now gathe red togetherenough pa rts for his 26 T Coupe tosta rt a serious restora tion . A recentattempt to fire up the old T engine inhis basem ent garage was un successfulbut the res ulting smo ke filter ed up tothe livin g a rea and set off the smo kealarm .

GRAHAM PAULEY

1925 Austin 12/4 belongs toJ. Lamb, Rotorua Branch. Seenhere at Waikato Branch 25thAnniversary.

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garage tour and a kee n crowd studiedprog ress in hal f a dozen she ds . On e ,ve hicle not seen before by most peoplewas Eric Hawkes 1928 Che vcomme rcial. The ve ry high standard ofthe woodwor k in this vast und er tak ingcaused m uch favourab le comm ent andthe tr~ck sho uld make a fine addi tionto our rank s. Eric also has a saloon ofthe same vintage as his next project.Our second event was the biennialauction night , whe re because of thegenerosity of members, a mostenjoya ble eve ning was had by all,inclu ding a bus load from Go reBran ch . Club coffers we re suitablyswelled . The result of this pain lessfund raisin g has been the refurbishingof the interior of our premi ses and theprovision of new comfortable chairs .

On the vehicle front Alistair Stewa rtis plann ing to build a Gray road ste r togo with his tourer. Apparently asui table bod y was found at CascadeCreek near Fiord land . Ken Rills tonehas been sw itching Rileys and nowowns a very orig inal '36 Kestr el to gowith the '33 Lynx which is still bein gre-fitted. Thi s latt er ca r was purchased" fully restored" and has since had theengin e and gea rbox ful.ly over~auled,the radiator and elect n cs rebuil t andwor k do ne on the body. The newow ner of the Riley Pathfinder is loca lmember Jack John stone who alreadyhas a tired example for spare pa rts ,Morri e Coutts and Noel Sim hav ebought the ex-Barnes Fiat Topo l~nocollection and are already makin gprogress toward res toring two ca rs .Th ese . Fiat s were ext remely we lldesigned and engineered 'mini' cars ofabou t 550cc and will be well wo rth th eeffort expe nded . Rum our has it thatmo re mo torbikes are changing handsand tha t a Bullnos e Morr is inun restored ord er is for sale .

A well attended Saturd ay eveningfunc tion gav e an officia l farewell toBarry and Carla Barn es who aretrans fer ring to Tim ar u. Barry hasprobably bee n Sou thl and 's mos tprominent me mber f.o r man~ yearsand we wish the fami ly well III thei rshift.

ALISTAIR Mcl NTOSH

TARANAKITh e Branch has been very quie t over

the last few months but wi th thewin ter now ove r we can look forwardto orga nised outings and ~e t t i n g ourvint age ca rs and cycles registe red an dall ,roadworthy for the comlllgsum mer .

Ashley Smithhas bee n wo rk ing hardon the 1930 Model A raceabout andhas fitted anothe r gea rbox and highrati o diff which has made ' a bigdiffe ren ce to th e performance. Ashleyand Harry are all se t for forthcomingra llies and have eac h ou tfittedthem selves .w ith lea ther flyin ghelmets, goggles , and leat her jacketsand they really look the pa rt in thei ropen raceabout. Th ey will beattending the Labo ur weeke nd rally atNap ier a nd itwill be thei r first ra ll~ inthe ' Model A raceabou t out sid eTaranaki. •

Wally Hu nt in Bell Block hasswapped his 1955 Norton motor cyclefor a rare 1936 Doug las Aero 350c c. Itis the only kn own on e, in New Zeal andand there are on ly th ree others lis tedin the Douglas register in Englan d . Itwas man ufactured just af ter the nearfinan cial ' collap se ' of th e DouglasCompany and rescu ed by the Briti shAircraft Company hence the name" Aero" . Restora tion is we ll u nderwayon thi s ve ry rar e Douglas and it bringsthe total Dou glas cycles Wally and hiswi fe Roslian e ow n to thr ee.

Malco lm Stokes in Hawera ismaking stead y pro gress on his BSAslope r motorcycle and two othe rmotor cycle resto rations in Hawera ,G regg Te rrill wit h a Ind ian Scout andIan Blea kley wit h a BSA B31 arelooking wel l.

Our Noggin a nd , Natte rs at ourclubrooms have been well att end edlately and we have some excellen ttravel films and a real eye opener fromShell BP Todd titled B.L.E.V.E. orBoiling Liqui d Expa nding Vapo urExplosion i.e . w hat happen s to LPGduring bu lk t ran sporta tion w henserious acc ident s occur. It wasprobably the ' only cha nce we wouldhave to view it and it was exce llent.

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future yea rs . With the five or SiX newmembers and their va rious restoredcars and motor cycles we rea lly will beab le to function mor e effec tively .

The Aus tin Car Club is having a rallysoon , at Orakei Korako an d we plan tovisit them there. ,In fact all one .n;a keclubs post vinta ge clubs and VISItorsfrom 'all bran ches will always be madewelcome in tow n wi th our new facilityon the A.C. reser ve .

The res t of Joe Riddl ey's fleet hasar rived in tow n; the 1925 Wolse leyToure r, th e Chrysler 4 Road ster andthe 1935 B.S.A. Saloon. Want ed : onebrave trainee rider for the Penny

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Farthing Stirling . Les Hayter is nowback in Tau po wi th his ve ry original'35 Chev Master seda n. Sadly we'velost the good M.G. T.F., hopefullyPeter & Elizabe th will be vintagemo toring when time pe rmits .

Attr act ing a lot of atte ntion inWoolworths (on show on ly) is ourChairma n's 1941 Arm y gree n Indi an .The de -Sirnas' Essex Coupe is gettingclose to its new bumpers , and Mrs Dhas proved that ladies can maste rcrash boxes . We hope the Hupp tourerwi ll be sighted in time for theChris tmas par ade .

There' s bee n som e restorati on goingon here and there , and w ill be into arun or two before Xma s. I'm sure thenew me mbers from Wairarapa willspur us on.

WAIKATOWhil e winter months are gene rally

wet and cold thi s does not see m todeter attenda nces on club run s ­especially if there is an in teres tingven ue . Our Jul y run saw a continge ntof mem bers head ing to Auckl and for avisit to Gr aem e's mu seum atAnawhata tak ing in a motor show atthe Epsom Showgrounds afte rw ards .

Coming eve nts includ e the annualHunu a l OO, always well sup ported byou r branc h. Our annua l Vete ran rallyis in ea rly November , while late r inthe same month th e Vet eran sec tionare hold ing a ra lly for one and twocyli nde r vete rans - an eve n t new toNew Zeala nd . Entry forms for both areavailable now .

Early in the ne w year our intrepidve teran mo torists wi ll be head ingsouth agai n to the Dunedi n - Bright onrally, tak ing in the Ashburton rally andthe Banks Peninsula Veter an rally ontheir way hom e. At the tim e of w ritingthere are four definite sta rte rs.

There has been a marked increase ininte rest in veterans in recent yea rs ,wit h an influx of "new " ca rs fromoutside the region. In the latt ercategory the 1906 Ford N was an early" import" . Arn old Koppen s found therem ains of th is car in Chr istchu rch andrebuilt it. He then sold it to Paul Clarkwh o fin ished the rebu ild an dsubsequ entl y used the ca r exte ns ively.Since then the N has been sold , thenew ow ne r Bill Trou ghton is likewisefinding it a very d rive able car.

Bob Taylor 's 1906 Reo came fromthe so uth as a mobile car and has had alot of use. A rece nt rearrangement ofsome of the inte rnal combustions hasresulted in a gratifying inc rease inperformance . Th ere has been somefriendly rivalr y here bet ween Bob andJoh n Benton 's 1904 Curved DashOldsmobile . John bought this car inkitse t form in January 1982 and had iton the road for our ve teran ra lly of

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November '82 . Unfortunatelycarburetto r problems a re ham pe rin gthe pe rformance and reliabil ity of theOlds - if an yon e ca n help John hewo uld be most gratef ul.

Ot her recen t arriva ls includeMurray's McKie's 1913 ClementBayard (awaiti ng a motor rebu ild tohave it on the road ). the 1903 De Dionthat Cris Shelley rebu ilt in time for our25th anniversar y rally, and RussellHutcheson 's 1917 Overl and . TheOverland will be one of the largerveterans in our bran ch and sho uld be agood lou ring ca r. A dem onstr ab ly goodtou rin g car is th e 1913 Detroiter ,ow ned by Cris Shelley - dri ven downto the last Dun ed in - Brighto n, lastJanuary.

Cars that have been in the Waikat ofor man y yea rs inclu de the Nolan 'scollection - an early Wolseley on solidtyres, a ver y desir able circa 1912Wolseley Landaulette and seve ralbra ss era Model T's. Digger Holm eshas thi s year finished rebuilding his1909 Darracq roadster. The chass is ofthi s ca r is ver y str ong with side railsand engine splash plate bein g anintegral pr essing. Most ma nufac ture rswere content to use detachab le splashgua rds of pan el stee l weight.Bruce Catch pole has two inte res tingca rs in his collection - circa 1912Clemen t Bayar d and a very nice Talbotroad ster. Th e Clem ent came fromTaranak i some years ago , while theTalbot was stored in Hamilt on formany yea rs.

Roy Rowe is a Fo rd en thus ias t andhis ve teran example is a 1905 model.Th e sad rem ains of th is ca r wererescued man y yea rs ago fromWaikaremoana , at a time wh en onlycomp lete cars we re thought to beworth ret rieving. The car passed

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Alth ough only a mo torcyclist I findyou r V.C.C. magazine ve ry int erest ingand extremely well presen ted . I needto keep in tou ch in orde r to stay up todate with preparations for the Pan­Pacific Rally . Savin gs are building upand my wife and I are looking forwardto 1986 wh e n we can again meet ourman y, man y good Kiwi friends wh ichwe made in both Islands during myfour month business tr ip las t year.

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th rough several hands wit hou t an yreal progress being made . Roy has hada lot of work done on th e ca r but stillhas a lot of mechani cal wo rk to finish .

Some of our mob ile ca rs include RonFinu cane 's long legged 1917 Dodgeroadster, Peter Nea ve 's 1912 Renault ,and Ralph Blyde 's 19 15 Studebake r ­the latter a w inner of ou r concoursove r several years. Paul Cla rk 's 19 11Model T will be on the road ve ry soo nand sho uld be a strong challenge r inthe concours stakes.

IANHOWELL

WAIRARAPAOur new committee recently

pr esented two troph ies which arecompeted for on an annual basis .Howard Sims was the recipient of theReliab ility Trial Troph y, and MostConsistent Member at our rallies wasimmediate Past-President , Will isSt. Clair.

Club Captain Glen Bull represe ntedus at the Club A.G.M. held recent ly inBlenheim.

Now that the Executive haveapproved the des ign , we are pleased tooffer exclus ive " Motorcyclis t" badgesa t $4 eac h.

To enco urage greater familypa rticipation , several club-nightsplanned during the next yea r have adis tinc t "family" flavour - it's TenPin Bowling for September.

Don' t forget , Ann ual Motor CycleRally 3/4 December 1983.

HEATH ER BULL

Sir ,The articles by Gav in Bain BW. No.

140 and Rob Knight BW No. 142,regard ing the Vintage tyr e position aremost interes ting and I agree that so mesort of enquiry sho uld be ins tigated .

In my case , just before the Cook Bi­ce ntenary Int ern ational in Aus tralia, Iand probably most of the NZ entrant srece ived an exce llent TechnicalBulletin from Dunlop Australia listing

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publication w hich I hav e enj oy edread ing for nearly twenty years.

1 recently heard a radio 'pocketbiography ' concerning Sir RobertKerr idge and th e gro wth of theKerridge or ganisation a nd wa sinterested to hear mention of th e Roll sRoyce presented to Mr Kerridge on th efinali sing of a d istribu tion contractw ith J. Arthur Rank .

It was thi s car I believe th at formany ye ar s was ga raged behind adoctors surgery in Khy ber Pass Road ,Auckland and w hich I last saw th erea round 1967. The ca r was at th at timein ve ry good a nd ori ginal conditionand appea red to be a pre-war Wr aithMod el 1. While I ca nnot recall th ecoach builde r the body w as o f a 4-lightdesign which included quarter lightsfro nt and rear and with a short boot.Possibly th e ca r a lso featured sidemounted spare wheels although Ica nnot be sure - ce rtain ly the wheelsdid not have disc covers andconsidering th e appar ent 'spo rtine ss 'of the desi gn this was proba b lyoriginal. Th e ca r wa s painted grey an dthi s a lso I believe wa s origina l.

It wo uld be int erest in g to kn ow th efate or otherwise of this fin e ca r,particul arly in light of th e uniquecircumstances with w hic h it came toNZ. Th e subject w ould ce r ta in ly makea ve ry interesting a r ticle .

Th en whatever happen ed to th eSilve r Ghost w hich lan guished in aMaybury St (Glen Innes] back ya rdthrough th e same period . I beli eve, th eowne r w as asking a w hopping $300 for

Sir,I wonder if any member knows the

whereabouts of a 1933 M .G. Magnette,1'12 litre 6 cylinder four seater tourerwhich I purchased lat e in 1939 fromDominion Motors, the previous ow ne rbeing Or Tuckey of Wellington. It wason block s for 3 yea rs during the War, Ithen sold it to a Mr J . Pettigrew ofWanganui in 1946 .

It was a great little car and reputedto have clocked 100 m .p.h .,unfortunately I never realised its trueworth till a fte r I sold it.

HENRY GAINSFORD

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Listing] , for my Tipo 501 Fiat, I askedaround and found th at th ey wereprocurable from a very well kn owntyre con cern in the UK . It wa sintimated to me (no names, no packdrill] that odd size tyres such as mine(730 by 130mm) were more or lessmanufactured by elderly gen tle menwith tender ca re etc, etc, and who am Ito argue th e point 12,000 mil es away?Sorry I should have conve rted tokilometres. My ' in tima tor?' wasprobably correct , BUT who were th emanufacturers? No less and in boldlettering Dunlop Australia. Wouldn'tit??? No wonder that they were veryex pensive, think of the ship ping and'rnark up ' costs alone?? Your roundGavin and Rob , but sooner you thanme . LES. NYE

An advertisement in the magazine"M otoring in South Africa" datedMay 1913 . See letter on this pagefrom John Briant.

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a larg e variety o f tyr es and TechnicalData . A semi-personal and frie nd lyletter was enclos ed mentioning thatth ey would be plea sed to supply thecorrect typ e of tyres as fitted to myAustin 7 (on my arrival in Australia] , Ihad a new set of a rival brand on myca r, so obviously did not require anyDunlops and wrote and thankedDunlop Australia - th e fin ish of roundon e .

I was asked many times in Australiawhere I had procured th e CAR typetyr es as distinct from th e MOTORCYCLE typ e which w ere fitted to theAu stralian e ntrants : My reply w asalways as represented to m e by thepr evious owner, "they w ere importedfrom .Australia" . You may w ellim agine what sort '[oe' I felt whensomeone told m e to read the fine print- " Made in NZ" - Finish of roundtwo.

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it, but for this price, he would sell itw ithout its repl ica 'Blue Train 'coac hwo rk if preferred (this wa s alocal Trevor Park -Ward crea tion andpoetry in shee t metal ' tw as not . . .)

B.R. Blann

MARSHALLS ROAD HILLCLIMB ­GLEN MURRAY

Sir,It was .with great int erest and

mounting excite ment that 1 read JohnKing's descript ion of the handling ofPeter Benbrook 's 'Ford V8 Special :here was a sec re t of performan cedriv ing that 1could attempt for mys elf!Inverm ay F.T.D . was within my graspat last!

I ' hurried out to my trusty 14/40Vau xhall with a great armful of blocks(concrete 8" 1 and , after much ca refulconsidera tion, stow ed them along therunning boards, Then it was off for atest drive. Som ehow the performancewas not wh at it had been and the roadholding altho ugh "solid" lackedresponsiveness . The traffi c office r,onto wh o's toes ·one of the blocksrolled during a spirited right-h and erwas so mew hat unimpress ed too.(Althoug h 1 did poin t out the relevantpassage tohim.]

Home once more 1 pondered thematt er un til inspirati,on str uck - itwas obvious! 1 discarded the block s(concr eteI and , rushing int o the partsshed , em erged with a grea t armful ofblock (Hudson Stra ight-Eight, w ithsco red bores I wh ich 1 perched on thecarrier at the rear of the 14/40 . It wasthe wo rk of a moment to attac h 3 feetof stout rope ' from th e block to aconve nient point on th e rearbodywork and then off round th e testcircuit again . It was obvious that whatwas meant wa s th at the block wo uldincrease the brak ing efficiency of th ecar. .With a song in my he art 1 sailedinto the hair pin bend and prodded theblock off .the carrier with a cunningly­weild ed shovel handle. Th e stoppingpow er exceeded even my wildestexp ectations and it was on ly theinh erent we akn ess of the bodyconstruction whi ch caused the rearhalf to remain behind with the"anchor". 1 always wa nt ed a single­seater anywa y. It wa s just sheer badluck that th e same tra ffic office rhappe ned to be followi ng me close lyon his motorcycle!

After a ce rtai n amount ofunpleasan tness 1 agai n returned homeand pon dered the report again: Ofcourse ! It wa s per fectly clear ! The"armfuls of blocks" wer e meant to add" fly wheel effect " to the stee ring! 1rapidly sm ashed up four or five blocksw ith a hammer a nd stu ffed th e piecesof conc rete do wn the sleeve s of mydriving jacke t an d sa llied forth once

more in my mu ch light ened " racer".The "a rmfuls of blocks" took so megetting used to and my course wassomewhat erra tic, but . 1 am sure Icould have got the hang of it if Ihadn 't , in signalling a right-hand tu rn ,clipped a point-duty office r under theleft ear. I see med ' to recogn ise himfrom som ewhere! I decided , in theinterests of road sa fety, not to blockthe inter section wh ile awaiting him toregain conscio usness and motore dqui et ly home.

Well , I don 't know . I am gazing yetagain at the Beaded Wheels andcannot think of an y other permutationof the advice given . Wai t a minute!Could it be? Surely not? I know it is awild theory, but could it possibly be

. that it wasn't supposed to be " blocks"but, in fact , " lock" .

Oh , I say', I do ' feel a 'fool!

LINDSAY WOGAN

We apologise for the. error referred towhich appeared 'on P14 of the last issue.We ate glad , however, for the touch ofhumour revealed by Lindsay .

A ctually (he error was corrected butsome how the uncorrected copy was usedon the final paste up .

Edito r

Sir,I have recently started restor ing a

Buick model 27 series 29 spor ts tourer.The ca r has a 112 1/8th in . w heel baseand its serial No is 116254. It hasseve ral unusual feat ure s such asadjus table bucket front seats, sidemounted spa re , and wh at appea rs tobe two folding seats in the floor of thepassenger area , thu s mak ing it a sevenseat er .

The floor of the passengercompar tme nt has two recess es in' thefloor , behind the bucket seats. Thesemeasure approx. 400 by 300 by 50deep , and are mad e of folded steel setdown betwe en the timber frames . Ateac h side of the recesses are castbra ckets whi ch' look as thou gh th eyare a pivot for folding seats .

1 conside r that this would be anunu sual feature in the short wh eelbase , and [ wonder if any reader ca nenlighten me abo ut th is. I draw yourreade rs atten tion to my adve rtisemen tin the classified ads sect ion .

MALCOLM DOBSON

Sir,A note sayi ng " tha nks and terrific"

for you r inserting my requ est in No142 " Beaded Wheels " magazine onmy q uest for Case owners.

Toda y I got a lette r from CarlMarti n , Wats onia 3087, Victor ia ,Austr alia about the article an d he sentme a photo of a Case in a 1973 rally ­said he would tra ck further into the

Case for me . Thinks ther e are moreCase in his area .

Thank you for everything.LEO HISSON G, 38W 8th Avenue ,

York , Pa 17404, USA.

Sir ,As has been my usual cus tom for

ove r 23 yea rs, I read my BeadedWheels from cove r to cove r. I havenever felt stro ngly enough before towri te to Th e Editor , but after read ingthe. column, 'From Th e Pres ident ' inissue No. 142, I fee l that I mu st statemy views in resp ons e to Norman' spoints a, b & c. To me th e question ofw hich branch a member should be amember of is easily resolved . He orshe is a member in their geographicalarea, unless a new branch is form ed orspecial circumstances apply, butsur ely a member in Tek apo should notbe a member of North Shore .However, points b and c are those thatconcern me deeply .

It conce rn s me becau se in my view.we are fast becoming so far rem ovedfrom a Vinta ge Car Club that it is notfunn y. Und er our pr esent (to meludicrous) rul es , the ow ner of arestored Datsun Bluebird , could havethat vehicle accept ed as a P.W.V. Hav ewe forgott en that the se vehicles werethe reason tha t our club was formed?Please read the bott om right handcorne r of page one in Beaded Wheels,

revu lsion from .the flash ymediocrity - . Norman mentioned thatPost Vinta ge Vehi cles came in w itho uta hiccup . Probably becau se thosevehicles we re at least ma de wh en tinwas tin. 1 feel that you ca nno t co mpa retheir qu ality and workmansh ip WIth aJapanese x y z of 1965.

Then to' suggest th at we take onemake clubs und er our um bre lla, we ll,what the heck are we being asked tobe . To me it smac ks of empirebuilding . So far as I am aw are, onemake clubs only require theappropriate bad ge to qu alify .. So then we are to be faced with 1983tinware on our events. NO SIR, 1cannot mak e a strong enough plea toret ain our VINTAGE Club , or reallywhat's left of it?

Perhaps those of us wh o have beensilent in the past shou ld remain silentno longer. Put pen to pap er and let ourelected members know wh at we reallyfeel.

BRIAN GOODMAN

Sir,I wish to express my concern at the

proposed $150 entry fee for th e 1986Pan Pacific Rally .

I ack now ledge that the entry fee" includes eve ning entertainment.' butfor wh om?

If there are four passengers to a carare the y all entitled to atte nd at no

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extra charge? Hardly fair on a solomotor cyclist w ho will also have paid$150. What about a husband and wifew ho wo uld like to enter a ve hicle ormo torcycle eac h? At $300 it sou ndslike expens ive enter ta inme nt for th em!

Then th ere are th ose w ho forfinancia l, religious or yo ung familyreasons may not wis h to attend theevening events but mu st pay for themrega rdless .

If w e need to get into theente rta inme n t busines s then letentrants ma ke their indiv idual choicesfrom a list enclosed with the rallyen try form and include thei r separatepayment for the en ter tainment theywish to atte nd. The organisers w ill sti llhave twelve mon ths to confirm orcancel bookings according topop ularity, I be lieve the 1980Intern ati onal Rally was a financialsuccess with an entry fee of $75 so aproposed inc rease of 100% in six yearsis su re ly excessive? Please th ink againCommittee and let 's hav e a mu chreduced rally entry fee , affordab le byeveryone and let entrants chose theirenter tai nmen t according to theircirc umstances.

DON BROOM E

We thank M r Broome for hiscons truct ive comments and assurehim , that these, along with othe r suchcomments will receive fairconsideration when final decisions aremade.

While en tertainment is included inthe Rally Entry Fee it is but only asma ll port ion of that fee.

However, we thank the writer forexpressing his concern and wo uldwelcome othe r comments whi ch maybe direc ted to the Rally Committee,PiO. Box 25, Belfast , Cbristcliurch.

Sir,I an sorry that Gavi n McRae has so

bad ly mis-read my lett er in BeadedWheels No. 143 and in his reply hasmade suc h misuse of the truth.

I will deal wit h his points as henu mbers them .11) I did NOT mention 'unfair rid icule 'of the mod ern car.(2) If Gav in McRae rea lly has ownednearly 200 cars th en he is eithe r in thetrade , or qu ite unable to objective lyse lect a good mo torcar and enjoy it.(3) I made no me ntion of ' racing'Delage brakes . Sunbeam and Delage

touri ng car bra kes, along wi th someot he rs of the Vintage era, are totallysa fe for use in modern trafficcon ditions bei ng possessed ofenormous stopping power and last ingvirtually for ever with a litt lemaint enance. I wo uld remind Gav inMcRae tha t mechanical brakes weregood eno ugh for the late 'Jumbo'Goddard's twi n tu rbocharge 8 litreBentley , a car capable of over 160miles per hour.(41 Th-e 2 C.V. Citroen was designedin 1937/39 , put into pro duction in1949, and is in its 35th yea r ofproduction with the basic conceptqu ite unchanged. It is probab ly sti llth e cheapest car on the British market.Gav in McRae is no dou bt confused byth e number of up-mar ket versionswhich have come and gone w hile th eorigi nal sti ll plods on.(51 Alth ough I did not imp ly ridic uleof the Studebaker Corporation , as along-time Stude bake r owner I feel Iwould have the right to do so if Iwished. Studebaker we nt down th eslot beca use their cars wo uldn't sell,during the lat e 50 's they made someappauling motorcars and · des troyedth eir credibili ty w ith the all-powerfulbuy ing pub lic.

VINTAGE TYRE SUPPLIES LTDof the United Kingdom have appointed

APEX lYRES LIMITEDof Christchurch as their authorised agent

Regular shipments are planned therefore firm orders on aforward delivery basis are invited.

Recent deliveries of Dunlop B.E. tyres of a "CHEVRON" pattern have beenmade at the folfowinq prices: .

820 x 120880 x 120 $NZ 550.00 each815 x 105 $NZ 560.00 each

Arriving soon for Aston Martin and XK OWNERS600 x 16 Avon Turbo Speed Tyres and Tubes

- We invite your enquiries

Phone Person to Person, Bill Clark at APEX lYRES LIMITED359 Durham Street ChristchurchPO Box 25026 Phone 63626

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Classified Ads.

T he Studeb ak er , co ntra ry to GavinMcRae 's asse r tion, is NOT still withus . The Ava nti p roject was not' handed over to th e e m p loyees '.Nathan iel Altman a nd Leo Newmand ropped thei r wort h less South Ben dStudebake r-Packa rd dealer sh ip. and .bou ght th e Avant i p roject. 18 monthslater the facel ifted Avant i II w as inp rod uction (if yo u 'ca n ca ll two ca rs aw eek pr od uct ion] with Chevroletpow er , d rive -tra in a nd running yea r.Some Studeb ak er !

Fina lly , as for Gavi n McRae 's ideath at so meone m ight want to pr eserve a(sh udd er ) Honda Accord , words to tall yfail m e!

GRANT H. TA YLOR

RATES FOR CLASSIFIEDSMembers of Vintage Car Club Inc.S3.50 for first 40 wo rds or less there-after3 cent s pe r word .Members must be financial and statethei r branch .Non -MemberS4.00 for first 40 words or less there-after3 cen ts per word .

BOX AD. S5.00 extra to above rates .PHOTO AD. S1O.00 ext ra to above rates .Enclose good black an d white orcoloured photo.Above ra tes apply for each adver tisementAdver tiseme n ts must be typed or clea rlyprin ted .

CHEQUEOR POSTAL NOTE MUST BEENCLOSED

Send to: The Advert ising Man ager.P.O. Box 13140, CHRISTC HU RCH

not la ter than 10th of month pr ecedingp ub lica tion .

FORD PARTSFalkners Garage

(Since 1956)

(Brian Falkner , Prop.)

Large stocks o f new, rebuilt,s e c ondhand parts for Ford VS 'sup to 1977 . Please send S .A.E .for your re q uireme n ts to 184Clyd e S tre e t, Is land Ba y , Wgtn .Phone 8 37-558 , open Satur da ymornings .

M otor Vehicle RelicensingFees 1983/84 Yea r

It has been noticed that severalBra n c h e s a re publishing incorrectinformation on this subject. ·.

Bea d e d Whe e ls w as set to printthe fe es as first a nnounced for thisp e ri o d w hen , b eca u se ' of the P riceFreeze , the G overnment in a 'special sitting of Parliamentrescinded . this regula t ion andreverted to the fees as for the1982/83 year.

The fees publis h e d in BeadedWhee ls No . 13 7 p a g e 14 are thecorrec t ones fo r th e current y ear.

S.B.

FO R SALE - Arn ott Supercha rger ,co m plete , suit T-se rie s M. G . o rsimi lar , $25 0. Also qu ant ity motori ngboo ks , excellen t to ve ry goodcondi tio n , inclu d ing " Mode rn Mo to rEng ineer " , Judge , Vols I-V, " Gle nn' sFore ign Ca r Repa ir Man ua l" , " TheBritish Competition Ca r," Posthumus," The Magic of a Name." , No cko lds,1929 Buick Shop Manual. Jagua rWorkshop manuals a nd ' many o the rsof vintage and post vintage inter est.Mr s T . Ga rrett , Puddle Alley,Winga tui , Duned in . Phone Mos giel8201 .

WA NT ED - H ELP! Short legged butve ry keen lad y -motorcyc le ma niacreq uires post -vintage mach ine so sheca n keep up w ith othe rs on lon gdi s ta nce runs . Loves her p resentvi n tage 350cc S.V. bu t it's a bit s horton legs, like her. A 250cc Rud gewou ld be ideal but any O HV would bevery w elco me . Good price paid forco mple te mach ine and lovingper ma ne nt home ass ur ed . Pleasecon tac t Lynda Madd ock , 20Holl ywood Ave nue , T itiraugi,Auc kland 7 or Pho ne 8 17-8550 (coll ect)e ve n ings or week ends .

FOR SALE De Dion br asslubricating gun. in ve ry good o rder. Norea son abl e offe r refused . T.McConnel1. 23 Duke St, Papakura.Ph on e 298-5470.

W ANT ED - 1938 Austin 10 H P se mi­finished pistons or complet e mot or .Also require ge a rbox. Wr ite to K.Palmer, P.O . Box 5, Rotor ua or Ph on e53 -5 12 collec t.

FO R SALE - 1930 Hupmob ile Stra ight8 rad iat or cap . Good co ndi tio n SIO.OO.Mr G . Hudson , 29 Ta irere Cres,Papaku ra , Au ckl an d . Ph on e 298-74 77.

FO R SALE - .1951 Chrysler Wind sorDe luxe se da n . Six cy linde r 'side va lve .

. m ot or w ith fluid d rive ' gea rbox .125'12" wheel ba se . Chrysle r p us hbutton radio, lea th er uph olster y .Includes a spa re parts car, a lso so menew a nd second hand 'spa res . Has fournew steel be lte d rad ial s fitt ed . Carre q uires some work but ot he rwise aclassy ' loo king C h rysle r prod uct.S3,OOO: Mr G. H ud son , ' 29 Ta irer eCres, Papa ku ra, Auckl an d . Pho ne298 -7477 .

WANTED - For Matchless 1928500c c OHV pictur es . Information ora ny parts at ' all incl ud ing . 3. spee dStu rm ey Arche r gea r box . Co n tac tNick Daw be r, 54 Cha rtwell St .Ch ris tc h u rc h 9 or Pho ne 858-2 43 .

BOX AD.Your ad . will have grea te r

impact in a border. Remit $5 .00extra to norma l rates and ask for

Box Ad ..

FO R SALE - 1000cc [arnes V Tw inS.V. air cooled. e ngine ' with in lin eclu tch and gearbox, removed from 3wheeled delive ry va n. Horizontalvintag e twin cylind er st eam eng inesuitable ca r ' restora tio n . Offers .Con tact I. Small . P.O . Box 633 ,Hast ings . _

W ANTED - GT Co rtina Ma rk 1 01' 11 ,ins t rum en ts an d panel ' re qui redu rge n tly to rep lace ones w h ich weresto len d u ring rest or at ion . Any 'p ricepa id . Ron Montgornery , 5 FraserAvenue , Johnsonv ille , Wellington .Ph on e 786-133 . (Mem ber.)

FOR SALE · Good con dit ion ,illustra ted pa rts , ca ta logues forChr ys le r produc ts , 1939 , '46, '55, '58 ,'59, '66, '67. Price S50 the lot.WA NT ED - Cr own w heel a nd p inionfo r vin tag e Mor ris Oxford . PO Box10 1, Brightwater , Nelson .

FO R SALE - BSA Star Twin 1949-50 .One complet e brand new pair ofpistons, Pa r t No 67-106, 8.6 Cl' '12m move rsize . Also 1950 A7.S c ran kcases .Chrorned with b lack ce n tre s , linedgold rims 12). suit BSA splined Q .D.rear and 8" b ra ke fron t, both 19" . Sellor swap for BSA M20 plunger sub­frame. R. Pope , 2/2 10 Ce ntau rus Rd , StMa rtins , Christch u rch 2 . Phone3 1-276.

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ALL NO RTH AMERICAN MOPAR OWNERSare invited to join a c lub which aims to foster in teres t and eng agein the preservation, re storation and maintenance of the a bove vehiclesthrough a regu lar magazine and club even ts. We ha ve a library,technical assista nce available. spare parts for sa le and a car ins urancescheme.

For further information contact :

THE C H R YSLE R RESTORERS' C L UB OF N EW ZEALAND(INC), P.O . Box 673, Manurewa, AUCKLAND.

FOR SALE - Hillman 20170 1935pa rtly restored , plenty of spa re part s.Also 1934 Hillman as parts for 1935model. Phone Oxford 24-107 or D.Frampton , 33 Main St, Oxfo rd, NorthCan terbu ry.

FOR SALE1928 Model " A; 2 door Tudor full yrestor ed , bod y & motor int eri ore tc., ve ry attract ive Mustard &Black . $7,000 O.N.O. Pho ne Otaki48-544 Eve nings.

ELECTROPLAT NG

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

Phone 62-559

VINTAGE POST1938 Aust in Big 7 fas tid ious lyrestored , finest exam ple in N.Z.Reg and W.O.F. , only 900 roadmil es since resto rat ion. Pr iceincludes trailer load of spares$6,000 . Willing to se ll spa ressepa rate ly . Tom Willi ams 7 Ho ldenPlace, Papat oet oe. Phone 278 1866.

WANTED - A handbook or manualfor 1938 Rover 10 Coupe. Wouldappreciat e corresponde nce w ith othe rown ers of these ca rs . Buy or trade .John Mar sland, 129 Broadb ottom Rd ,Mot tram , Via Hvde , Ches hire SK146HZ, England. .

FOR SALE - FORD MODEL T oneton tru ck . 1924 mod el w ith high rat ioWorm and Ruckstel l. Ru nningbeautifully on all origina l equipmen tand in ve ry tidy cond ition . Bein g usedeve ry day. Off er s a round $5000 to DonLang, 33 Racecourse Road ,Waipukurau . Phone 88-2 13.

Electroplaters oit-

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

Stainless Steel Electropolishing.

Automotive, Motorcycle, Marine andJobbing Plating.

FOR SALE - Willys Model 98B 1930,good restored cond ition, rar e model ,twin mounted spar es, reg & wo f.$5500 ono . Also Morri s 1000 1962ab solute mint cond ition insid e and out,55,000 ge n . m iles. $4500 ono. ErikRohd e, RD2 , Wh ak atan e . Phon e28-362.

WA NTED - For 1927 Douglas 350cc.Front hu b complete with brake drumand brak e plat e. Rear brake plat e .Prim ar y chain guard . Petrol tank caps.Front brake and clutch lever s. Footboards. Reply w ith p rice to Mygind,148 High Stree t, Mastert on.

WAN TED - Cadillac preferably midfifty 's to sixty 's but anyth ingco nside red . Please pho ne Well ington638 -185 collect. Ge nuine enthus iast.

WANTED TO BUY - Workshopman ual for 1949-52 Ford son Picku pE83W . Replies please to Bruce Crabbe,100 Russell St, Alexandra, Otago.

FOR SALE - 1920 Buick 6 Tourer. Ihave a spa re com plete chass is w ith allrunning gear except rear wh eels . Rearof body missin g. Plenty of spa res . Arestor able propositi on , mu st gour gently . Offers . Also on e 880 x 120BE tyr e in good con diti on , would swapfor 23 x 4V, or offe rs. Rob Knight , Box120, Sanso n. Ph on e 996.

1926 MORRIS OXFORD,FLAT NOSE, 5 SEATER

TOURERA rar e and unique low mileageve hicle , ne eding so me furthertid ying but in origina l cond itionand ve rv motorable. Thi s vehi clew hich i~ curre ntly register ed andwa rranted , offer s the enthusiast arar e chance to purchase a modelsuc h as thi s. Numer ou s spar es ar eavailab le . For fu rth er informationand ve hicle history. co ntac t A.B.Wright , 29 Kirkwood Avenu e ,Christchurc h 4, Phone 484-775.

RESTORAT ION - METALPOLI SHI NG

Add th e fin ishing tou ch es to yo urvintage ca r, o r hot rod now ! You canhave your sta inless ste el trim pan eleds tra ight again and polish ed tope rfection. Also spec ialise in alloyse.g. trim , ma g w hee ls, rock er cove rs,etc etc and br ass and copper.

We also have in stoc k tho usa nds ofper fect ori ginal sta inless trim mostlyFord & Chev . 1920-1970 plu s someCh rysler , Desoto, Dod ge andPlym outh .

We trade in any of these popularAmerican auto trim . Phon e KevinMa rcroft , Sat. only 9a m-Spm 8 18-3647Auckland.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE 1951 TriumphMayflo wer. Reg., good co ndition,motor dism antled but com plete , so mespa res. Also 1952 Triumph Ren own .Reg., WOF , good tyres and upholster y,tidy and in good running ord er. Nev illeDavey, 43 Girling Avenu e, Blenhein.Phon e 84-838.

SELL - 1927-29 Dodge Tru ck . Needsrestorati on . Plenty part s. $500 ono.Co ntac t N.]. Rowe, RD6 , Palmer stonNor th. Phon e 575 Ron got ea .

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MACHINING & REPAIRSAS MEMBERS OFTHE V.C.C. WE HAVE AN INTEREST INALL 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 Philip Jeeves at:­MONACO MANUFACTURING LTD,

71 BAMFORD STREET,WOOLSTON,

CHRISTCHURCH. Phone:-841-573

WANTEDSet of Lucas Windtone horn s,Chrome rea r window fitti ng forfabric top approx 18" x 6", 700 x 17tyre. J.S. Boyes, 155A Layard St.,InvercargiJI. Phon e 76-781.

VETERAN HILLMAN - Parts wantedfor 9 hp model , or an y in fom ati on orhandbook etc. All repli es promptlyanswered . Phon e collect, Sumner 637 1or wr ite Tre vor Larsen , 14 ClarkStree t, ChCh 8.

WANTED - Hillman pa rts 1919-2510 and 11 hp mod els, also an yinformation appr eciat ed , all repliespromptly answered . Phone collectSumner 6371, or w rite Trevor Larsen,14 Clark Street, ChCh 8.

FOR SALE - Model A 4 door Seda n1929 good runner & tidy. Phon e 846Op iki eve nings .

SWAP - Two Model " T" we llsidetrays one se t of Model T Tour er Hoodbows and 1928 Mod el " A" specialcoupe body wi th boot cu t off, bu tsub frarne still there for a mod el " A" .

For a mode l " A" roaster body, inany condition consider ed NevilleRhodes, Pura kau Street Mart on .Phon e 6 164 .

WANTED TO BUY - Completeradiator or tubes only for Leylan d Cub.25 & '/8" long x 3/8' 0 .0. Tube. Leylan dpar t No. KI 745. Please reply to" Radiator Tubes" , P.O . Box 1036,Hasti ngs .

1928 Essex 4 door Sedan , V.C.C.No 1217. Full expe rt restorat ionfrom ground up , put on road 1975.Been on eve ry Hunua since ba rone , current reg, W.O. F., $10,500.V. Woodbury, 66 Pan aroma Rd ,Panmure , Auc kland 6, 596-760

FOR SALE

Wa nted to bu y urgently manifold forPlymouth or Chrysler 4 cylinde r.Please ph one Noel Beecroft, 88 1-387ChCh collec t.

FOR SALE - Ford 8 1938, new paint ,upholstery an d hood lin ing, motorove rhauled . Car in good cond ition andin everyda y use . Ow ne r goingoverseas, offers around S2000. KeithDrogemuller, 37 Kiplin g Cre s, Stok e,Nelson . Phone 77-675 .

WANTED1926- 27 Model T Wind screenfram e in good order . IgnitionSwi tch with panel.

Please Phon e collec t, K.Robin son , Ph 6312, Rich mond .

WANTED Zede l part s and literature .Veteran or Vintage , car or motor cycle.Dale Conlon , 6 Pitfure Rd. Wakef ield .Pho ne 28046 Collect.

VINTAGE POST1937 Morri s 12. Bea utifullyrest ored, first to see will bu y, regan d W.O.F. , pri ce includes a tru ckload of spares S5,000. I am wi llingto sell spa res sepa ra tely . TomWilliam s, 7 Holden Place ,Papa toetoe . Phon e 278 1866.

FOR SALE - Aston Martin DB 2/41955 3 litre. One UK ow ner for almo st20 years . Im port ed NZ by presen towne r 1975. Gen uine mileage sin cenew 77,000 . Car efu lly used car in goodcond ition . Comp lete ly original.$20,000 . Phon e 298-3491 or writeRoger Boyd , 1/28 Gills Avenue,Papakura.

FOR SALE - Moon engine (falls) an dfront axle, 192 1 S90. 1923-24 Buick, 4di ff, crow n whee l and gea rs S20.Model TT tru ck , worm drive di ff an dwheels S20. Production figur es bookUS ca rs 1902-1975, S10. Serial numberbook US ca rs 1900-1975. S16. Alsohave ma ny other 25-30 Buick parlsand some othe r car makes. Wanted ­any 1926 standard 6 Buick tour er bodypa rts, will sw ap for anything above .M.B. McLeary, Sco tsma n Valley, RD1.Morrinsville.

WANT ED To completerestor ation on 1913 Triumph , in anyres to rab le condition, ped al cranks ,sadd le, lever s and carb bowl, an d newse t of foot rest rubbers . Any otherearly Tr iumphs or parts . Phil Bedard .12 Avonl eigh Rd , Green Bay,Auckland .

FO R SALE1936 Riley Falcon complete wi thsome spares $2,000 . D. G ress on ,Kuaotunu , R.D.2., Whitian ga .Phon e 65-655 Whiti an ga .

FOR TEN DER - 1923 Overla ndTourer. Completely restor ed tohigh est standard by late owne r in1972, and maintained inimm aculate condition eve r since .Many spares included . Phon e85-960 Palm ers ton Nort h forappointment to view an d sendTend ers to " Ove rland" P.O. Box8006, Palm er ston North . Highesttend er not necessarily accep ted.

WANTED - 5 rim s to suit 32 x 4 tyre .Fireston e El type preferred for 1918Hupmobile RI. Int erested in eithe rs traight or bead ed edge . Also have toswap, 1924 Hu pp motor an d gearboxin ve ry good condition for 1934/35Hu pp 'j' 6 cyl mot or , pr eferably insimilar conditi on . but any considered.Have so me items to swap includingpr e 19 19 Buic k fron t body pa rts,Mead ows molar gea rbox , fair,Stude ba ker 4 mo tor fair. All repliesanswe red . Chr is Arn old , 54 Wh itesRd, Hope , Nelson . Phone 7648Richmond , A.H. 6504 .

SWAP - Indian 101 Scout, 1928, 70%rest ored , 95% com plete . I wish toswap the above machine for one of thefollowing mac hines - 1925 to 1930pock et valv e [ioe] Harley or pre f. 1930to 1936 10/12 side valve Harl ey.Would prefer some thing fairlycomplete . Cash difference eithe r way.Pho ne 638-312 Wgton or write to D.McPh ail , 45 Manuka St. Stokes Valley,Well ington.

FAGE THIRTY·FIVE

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BAY OF PLENTY BRANCH

VINTAGE ELECTROPLATINGNickel plating by slow-deposit, as .on your originalvintage parts. Will not peel or crack, polishes to a

long-lasting lustrous shine, and gives better protection. against corrosion. .

For quick service and quality work, consignyour work to:

PRAITS ELECfROPLATERS LTO, NELSONr.o. Box 474 Phone 77'283

SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION28-30 January, 1984

Come and join us in our Anniversary RunAuckland Province Anniversary Weekend 1984.

There will be a twilight run on the Saturday evening following a gettogether and Barbeque at Tauranga Race Course.

The main rally will take place on the Sunday .Excellent roads , good company and a relaxing weekend.

Entry forms available now from your Branch Secretary or from theRally Secretary:

T.E. Gradon"Chookery Nook"

Te Puna Road, R.D.6TAURANGA

FOR SALE1937 Brough Supe rior dr opheadCoupe , 1937, 6 cylinder, fullyrestored. Price $18,000. Phon eWellington 796-505 or Wr ite P.W.Callender, 7 Ranui Cres ,Well ington

WANTED - For 1937 Aust in 7. I setof conrod bearing she lls, 10 thouclutch plate (with linin gs attached],clut ch pressure plate , s tarter ring gea rfor flywheel. SELL - NSU 1957 150ccmotor scooter, shaft dr ive , elec tricsta rt, very original, good condition,clw spare wheel and carrier. Offer s toRuss Wilcox, 160 Stout St . Gisborne .Phon e 76-361. [Me rnbe r.]

WANTED TO BUY - Hudson 19358cyl. Wanted wo rkshop manual; partslist ; fender mounted horns; carterca rburettor with clima te contro l; basefor hood ornament ; spark plu g wirestube; pedals; pedal pad s; gea r lever ;pair of headlight len s 8"; int eri orsunvisors and brackets; igniti onswitch ; water jacket cover; door sillsstrips; autolite spark plu gs; bumperiron .rubbers: headlight swi tch; s ta rte rbutton . FORD V8 1937 door ar m rests ;engine splash 'shields tI 937-4 II; hornand bracket; in terior sunviso rs; spa rew hee l bracket. CHRY SLER 1930 C.J.Series 6 owners handbook ; work shopmanual; parts list. Cont act Steve Trott ,54 Bell St. Kawerau . Phone 8909.

WANTED - Single cylinde r Magnetoto suit 1928 Rex Acme motorcycle.Lucas, Bth , ML, Bosch or simila r basemount type . Must be in abso lutelysound and reliabl e condition . JohnSimpson, PO · Box 3 1-026, Milford ,Auckland . Phone 4 15-9889 (home) or34-116 [bus] .

ANNUAL NOVEMBER. RALLY

Wellington Branch5th - 6th November 1983

It would be great to see you there.For further information and entryform please conta ct RallySecretary, P.O. Box 38-4 18, Pet one .

FOR SALE - T wo stirr up mountSmiths Starlyte Headlight s. WANT EDTO BUY - Klaxette horn , two AustinSeve n front seats or similar (suit abl efor small English earl and hood bowssuitable for same car [Riley Nine).Repli es to Mike Adam s, I I Araw a St,Tokoroa or phone 68-514 co llec t.

FOR SALE - FORD 1926 Ruckstelldiff , I pr front fibr e guards, I prrunning board to body shields , 1928Tourer bod y (rough) . Will se ll butprefer to sw ap for Ford " A" 30-31parts esp . Boot lid . Phone 566-918Pakuranga.

FOR SALE - New coil spring sea tsmad e to suit most cars . Better thanoriginal. Cost approx $50 eac h .Dep ending on size. D. V. Th om ason ,R.D. I, Richmond, Nelson . Phone7826 Richmond.

VETERANS WANTEDfor the 30th DUNE DIN toBRIGHTON run on SaturdayJanuary 21st, 1984. Entry formsava ilab le NOW from TheSecre tary, Dunedin To Bright onRun , P.O. Box 254, Dunedin.

66" WIDE VINYL TOPPING

For enclosed cars. We ' have alimit ed supply of imported .66 "wid e Cobra grain viny l topping, asused on vintage sa loo ns, which ,elimina tes -the need for sea ms .Send $ 100 with order for 2V. ya rdlen gth to Antique Upholster ySupplies , 6' Pitfure Road , .Wakefield , Nelson .

FOR TENDERTenders are invited for thepurchase of a 1936 [Roesch] Talb ot"75" Saloon, Engin e No . BD230,Chassis No. 2693 IBD).Th e vehicle is in partly restoredcond ition and can be inspect ed atAut o Restorations Limited , 148Carlyle Street, Christchurch duringbusin ess hours. The highest or anytender not necessarily accepted .Tender s close w ith the PerpetualTrustees Estate & Agen cyCompan y of New Zealand Limit edat Wor cester Street, Christ churc hat 4 p .m . on Friday the 18th day ofNovem ber 1983 and sha ll besubmitted on the form pro vided .Esta te late J .B. Morris

FOR SALE - Austin 7 rarts . Earlythirties . 3 cro wn whee & pinionasse mb lies . Axles, conrods andpistons, 2 cy linde r blocks and headsetc. $150 lot. Dod ge 4 distributor ,$100. 12v Northe as t horn (Dodge],$100 . Sta rte r gene rator [Dodge ], $100.Reply T . Dalgleish , 16 Kulim Ave ,Otumetai. Tauranga . Phone 69-22 I

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All $5.00 each plus $1.00 freight.

FAN BELT LIST

OBSOLETE AMERICAN PARTS LTO.79 ROCKFIELD ROA D, PENROSE, AUCKLAND , Telephone 598-579

1950 - 51

Majorwi th Dynamo

Leylan d Titan DDPD2/1 2O PD2 Lops

TRU CK22 Hp 15cwt V86 1 Forward co n tro l22 Hp 25 cw t V8Armstrong Sidde ley 20Hp 1939Humber 16.95 HpRover 14.13Standa rd Winr 8.93 1937Sunbea m Talbot 2&4 Litr eTh ornycroft Engin e 1938-39Fordson Tractor with Dynamo

1929-441945- 511945-511950- 51

TRU CKHu dson 1938

TR ACTOR1940-41 V VC VI VO- 3Pull y Fan & Ge ne ra to r Or.

FOR SALE - or Swap. 1936 RH50 0Ariel twin port. Resto rati on a yea r old .Trade conside red on any mo re usea bleve hicle , perhaps lat er English bik e .O the rwise offe rs over $300 0. Wr ite J .Boland , 9 Coleridge Stree t, KaikoraiValley , Dunedin .

Beaded Edge wanted to buy . 2 on lyBead ed Edge 23" rims to fit 1923 ChevSuperio r sho rt spring . Mu st be in goodorder. Pho ne 835 Tai Tapu .

SWAP MEETSWAP MEET

Th e 7th Annual Nat ion al Vint ageand Post Vint age Swa p Meet is tobe held on 25 th and 26 th February1984 at th e A. & P. Showg rounds,Puk ekoh e . Any enquiries ph on eAuckland 565-933.

FOR SALE - Singe r 9 front ax le, stubax les , brak e d rums 10 inch , backplat es, splined hubs. Riley 9 13 inchbrakes . Morris 10 Radiator she ll,dynam o, 4 w heels, 2 good tyr es,win dscreen and su rround , front ax le,stub axles and stee ring arms, cy linderhead and va lve gear , 2 hu b caps , 2 18inch spoked w heels, 3 stud fixing,tyres 4.75-500 x 19, 2 almost new, 2wo rn . Dyn am o ve rtica l dri ve and gea rfrom overhea d cam Morris Mino r .Keith Bar clay . 10 Dri ver s Road ,Duned in . Pho ne 740-632 .

Bui ckHudsonTerraplaneNas h

1938- 391936- 42, 461936- 371941 -42- Amb assa dor S.

Austin 12Hp 4cyl 1933-39Ford 30Hp V8 1954-60Ford Pt No. 52Aust in Prin cess Shee rline LimousineBuick 40 1938-39Case V VG VC VI 1939-40

MW 106 Mtr. (F&GJ I945S SC SOjFl 1945-46SI ow n 5 Mtr. Less.

Hud son 1936-47 1942-45Cle trac 1930-38DodgeTCTD 1938-39Ga r 130-158 Engine[ enson 1950Minneapolis 1945Nas h 1941 -42Pac ka rd 1937 8cylRenault 1934 8cyl

WANTED - Wh eels, Aust in Twelve­Four San key 21". Bru ce Madgw ick , 8Waikar e Road , Otahuhu, Auckland .Phone 276-6756. (Mem ber. )

HO OD IRONSFor Sale used Iron s repaired togood work ing order.1 set Irons to suit VauxhallRoad ster or simila r about 1921 ­S150.1 se t Iron s to sui t Ford Tourer 1923- $4001 se t Roadster Irons suit U.S.A. carabout 1927 - $2501 se t Tourer Iron s for Aust in 7 1929- $2501 se t Tourer Irons for Essex orU.S.A. ca r 1930 - $4001 se t Tourer Irons suit 1929 Chev .- $400All Irons sandb las ted .Price includes pos tage & packagin ganyw he re in N.Z.

HO O D IRO N SPECIALI STS1 Buxton Rd , Mosston

Wanganui.

FOR SALE Chrys ler Windsorspares, 1946-48. Bonn et , doors,guards , grilles , rear axle assy, semiauto transmi ssion , flui d flywheel,inst ru men ts, etc e tc . Also 3-7/16" boreDodge motor. D. And er son , 47 Kite roaStree t, Gr eerton , Tau rang a.

WANTE D TO BUY

M.G.T.D . in running order. Goodhom e offe red. Willing to carry ou tsome work if necessary, but pr efercomp lete ca r.Writ e with details an d pri ce to:Tom Batley , 44 Cliffs Road ,Dun ed in or ph one 878-285 (collec t)

FOR SALE

Talb ot 75 1934 Sports Saloon ,comp lete and in excellentcondition . All major resto rat ionwo rk complet ed on mechanicalparts. Silver Grey with Black Vinylroof and Black knock on wirewh eels, 6 cy linde r, 4 speedpr eselect or Box, Regist er ed andWOF . $12,000 . May trad e . Allenqui ries to: Gra ham Some rva ille .297 St. Heliers Bay Road , Auckl andor Phone 589-37 1 eve nings.

FOR SALE - Porsche 356A Coupe,ea rly 1957 , exce llent condition,odo me te r reading 100,000 miles , thi sca r has recent ly received a lot ofcareful a tte ntion and sho uld be viewedto be ap preci a ted . Genuine enquiriesplease to I. Will iams, 35 Ma ta i SI.Waiuku . Phone Waiuku 58-803. Pricenegotiabl e .

FOR SALE - 1911 Delage 6 cylrestorati on project. Eng ine, clutch ,gea rbox, front axle, stee ring, rad iato ran d sundry parts inc. Mu ch usefulliteratu re and pho tos . For sa le onlydue to acquisition of ano ther ve te ran.$1000 . Apply P.A. Bren , Poraiti Rd,RD2, Napi er. Phone 442-923 Napier.

SALE OR SWAP - 1939 Rover 16Saloon restor ed 5 year s ago . Goo dreliabl e motoring a t 25 mpg. Paintedgree n with blac k guards , nume rousspa res , $480 0. Willing to take 4 cylmod ern up to that va lue as swa p.Phone 46-749. 1. Ken dall, 7 Ban ksPlace , Wan ganui .

WANT ED Old motor cyclemanuals, handbooks, se rvic e shee tse tc. w ith which to es tablish arefe ren ce libr ary of th is sor t ofmater ial. Have 1938 Austin 12 ow ne rs,and Pitmans handbooks , Van guard 11handbook, T riumph Herald manual ,Clyme rs 1934 Ford V8 han db ook assw ops if need ed . John DeBonnaire , 7ARoosevelt Street, Levin .

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WANTE DManuals , ha nd book and any otherw ritten information and thefollowing par ts for my Buick model27 se ries 29 seven sea ter , sportstourer. Chokelpreheat co ntrol anddash filling, speedo wi th gas hpla te. ign ition/light switch , oi l andwa te r ga uge ; rear light and 'bracket.two sets of windscreen sid e glassclam ps, two hood rest brac ke ts ,stee l - fra me to fold ing seat ,windscreen wiper vacuum motor ,pe trol cap. If you have pho tos ,mo ulds or d ime nsion d raw ings I

. would be int er est ed to hea r fromyo u. As I hav e no thing to swap,any deals wi ll be cas h . Please writeor ph one co llec t to MalcolmDobson , 25 Fros t Road, Mt Roskill ,Auckland, ph one 693 -200. Youwo uld be mo st welcome to callaround for a chat.

FOR SALE - 1951 Com mer 15 cw tTru ck, Model SIS, fitted ' big gearbox,orig inal avai lab le, new va lves andca rb uret tor , cab fu lly restored . fittedwit h bu tler indi cator ligh ts , vehicle isin ve ry good condition. original too ls,fac to ry manu al & deck cover . $1600O. N.O. Kevin Naylor 719 Charles St.Hastings.

FOR SALE - Model C Ford 4 doorSeda n . Complet e car. Part ly restored,plus man y spare parts. Recondi tionedengine. ssoo O .N.O. Con tact D.G .Campbell, Fai rview, No . 2 Rd Timaru(Member) . .

WANTED1929-30 Mor ris Isis Sedan Parts

Anyone having any informa tion ormanu als on thi s car or any parts Ican use fo r the res tora tion of theabove car. Pleas e contact BlairArth ur , Box ' 272, Tai hape. .Phone3 15.

Northland & WellsfordCombined V.C.C.

SWAP MEETCentennial Park,'WeUsford.

Saturday, 26th November, 1983GATES OPEN 10.00 a.m.

• Crafts and Hobbies • Flea Market• Stalls • Light Lunches

PlusMonster White Elephant Auction

Meet your friends - Find your 'part - Make a day of it.Entry form available from

SWAPMEET ORGANISERP.O. BOX 138WELLSFORD

FO R SALE - 1942 Ford '6 cyl. sideva lve engine 218 cu in . Completelyrebuilt 15,000 m iles ago as follows:rebo re, new pistons and rings. crankreground , new bearin gs th rou ghout ,new valves, guides, oi l pum p. wa terpump . All bills ' avai lab le. Alsoco mpl e te spa re engine. $600 ono .Wr ite De rm is Brilla rd , RD 2, Uppe rMoutere , Nelson .

1ST NAT IONAL MODEL 'A'CONVE NT ION

NELSON - EASTER 1984Come and join us in a fun filled

fami ly we ek end 20-23 Apri l 1984.Hosted by "Top of the Sout h

Model A Club" (Official chapter ­" Mode l A Ford Club of Amer ica" ].

Enquiries to: Ju stin Bicknell, 48Stanse ll Ave, Ne lson .

"Come to Sandy Bay in an 'A' "

We specialise in electroplating all bumpersand car parts .

For your polishing, copp er, nickel , chr omeplating, industrial hard chrome , and brightzinc see the experts:

m rmstrOng &Farr Ltd., ."THE PLATING PEOPLE"

142·148 Victoria St Christcburch Phone 68·126

ALSO SOUTH ISLAND BUMPER EXCHANGE .

FOR SALE - 1935 Pon tiac Sedancom plete, origina l condi tion , no rus t,ru ns well, one owner, last reg istered1964 . For fur ther de ta ils and offersab ove ten thou san d do llars contactRoger Jordan . RD2. Blenheim. Pho ne28-430 Blen .

FO R SALE - 1950 BSA 500 A7. Stillgoes . Needs good clea n up . $1500 nooffers. Write B. Brow n. 75 Toi Toi St,Nelson .

FOR SALE - MG Part s co llec tion forsa le , mainly but not exclus ive ly forTA , TB, TC models. Most of thesepa rts also fit pre war Wolseley andMorr is 8, 10/4 , 12/4 models. Vast stockof new and used parts, mainlymec ha nica l, hyd rauli c , electrical,inst ruments , body fittin gs e tc.,incl uding six 19 inch centre lockw heels, se ts sp line d hu bs. All engine,gea rbox and diff pa rts , incl udi ng stubax les; seve ral sets 8:39 cwp;s, mat chedse ts SU's; cork clutch pla tes ; se t TCins tru ments, doo r lock s; head . side.tai l light s; generators and ar mat ur eswith rev cou nter take off ; master andw heel cyli nders; TC bonne t and pe tro ltank , etc etc . Lists from Bob Wyber, 18Sheen Street , Dunedin . Pho ne10241778-399.

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1947 VAUXHAL 12 - Been shedsto red for a number of years . Worthrest oring . Offers H .W. Gribben , TeKauwhata. Phone 63434 .

WANTED - Parts for 1924-25 Austin7. Crank handle bra cket (comm on toall mag neto models)" hub caps (withAustin script stamping ), windscreenfram e; circu lar ignition gas controlbracket for the steering column, thecarb u rettor con trol lev er (for themodel with the dash mounted hornbutton) . A useable 9/44 crown wh eeland pinion se t (common to 1923-28mode ls), the cam ring and earthingbru sh cove r for a Lucas type G.B. 4magneto. Cont act John Barker , 60Dodson Valley Road, Atawhai,Nelson . Phone collec t 520-652.(Mernber.) .

HOOD KITSFord Mod el . A hood kits nowavailable for roadster s and toure rsin vinylor canvas topping. Black orTan .

Antique Upholstery Supplies6 Pitfure Rd., Wak efield

FOR SALE:1923 Ford Mode l T Tou rer. NearComplete Vehicle , stripped body,man y parts restored , other parts ingood rest orable condition .$3500.00 .Plus la rge assortment of othe rVintage Vehicles, suitable forrestoration . New and Used Fordparts, -large range of new King Pinsand Bush es se ts for many mak esand models . New Zea land 's largestassor tm ent of Vintage spare par tsfor all makes' and models. Forfurther particulars PH 4151 Raetihior write Horopito Vintage Parts ,Pri vate Bag, Raet ihi.

. Send S.A.E. For Rep ly.

WANTED - To complete rest or ationof 1927 Chrysler 50 - radiatorsu rro und , spar e wh ee l carrier andparking lights, as on any Chr yslerTourer to 1928. Possibly radiatorsurround of models 60, 58, or 52 willfit. A.C. Littin , RDI , Wellsford . Phon e4501.

FOR SALE - Tw o Harl ey Dav idsons,1920 and 1921,7/9 1000cc Vee twins.In dismant led condition an d 80%complete . Also one side car chass is. Iwill sell them separat ely or as one lot.Op en to offe rs. Mark Stevenso n, P.O .Box 690, Chr istchurch. Pho ne585-197.

WANTED - The following parts tohe lp in the res toration of a 1907 6cylinder Darracq and a 19 13 36HPChalmers . For the Darracq : 880 x 120beaded edge rims, 6 cylinde r trem bler ,coil box with built in commutato r, cas taluminium Alber t Lefebre oiler boxwith 3 sight feed tubes, Simm s-BoschD6 magneto (with se rial numberbelow 250000 if possible), fan andwat er pump, large Fren ch (orEur opean) acetylene headlamps. Forthe Chalm ers: any parts at all,particularly chass is bits , Bosch DU4dual point magneto, Rayfieldca rburettor wit h water jac ket and 4 cmthroat. Any leads gra tefully recei ved .Paul Hicks, Hepburn Creek Rd,Warkworth . Phone 7015 WW .

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FOR SALE Robert son Headscr ewdrivers, 3 sizes available, $6eac h . Robert son Head screws, mostsizes for Mod el A 's avai lable . JustinBickn ell , 48 Stansell Ave , Nelson .

" WIZARD" SMITH- record breaker !

Fifty year s ago a qui et , enigmaticAustralian driving a mon strou s1000hp car used NZ' s Nin ety MileBeach to establish a crop of Worldand Austra lasian land-speedrecord s .Steve Simp sori's book WIZARDSMITH - THE REAL STORYde scribes the d iffic ulties ,heartbreaks, thrills , an d brave ry ofSmith himself - plus oth er IronMen of th e , day , like Segrave,Keech , Burt on , Ca mpbell - withauthenti c ph otos of their incrediblema chinery .Th e book is a must for all rea lvintage enthusia sts ; is now out-of­print , but a few copi es are stillavailab le, post -free, from theauthor ; pri ce $6.Writ e now , to P.O. Box 5066,ROTORUA WEST.

FOR SALE - Arm strong Sidde ley,1950 6-w indo w Saloon , Pre-selectgearbox. Suit abl e res torat ion or parts.Complete although motorun ser viceable , Jaguar MK V engineand gearbox. Sunbeam Ta lbot 80 2e ngines, 2 rear axles, 1 crow n wheel , 1road wheel. Offers. N.C. Cunningham,282 Taieri Road , Dun edin . Phon e62-69 1.

NZ GOLD MEDAL TRIALand Poker Run

MASTERTON: 3 - .. DECEMBER 1983The Wairarapa Branch has researched early

Gold Medal Trials from the veteran era , and haveupdated their annual motor cycle event toincorporate a Gold Medal Trial.

Strict rules and regulations as enforced in theveteran erawill apply, and to win a gold medal ,95% points tally must be gained - silver requires90% ; and 85% for bronze. All those who finishwithin the prescribed time limits will receive afinishers' certificate.

All classes of motor cycle are catered for fromveteran right through to post war, with ageallowance made for older machines. Althoughsealed and metal roads are included in the route,100 miles is the shortest run.

The Sunday event will be the Branch 's usualrally with trophies being awarded to all classes.The run this year will take the form of a Poker Run,full distance being no more than 50 miles.

Due to the complex nature of the event,NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FORTHE GOLD MEDAL TRIAL, entries close on18 November 1983. Post entries will be acceptedfor the Poker Run.

Entry Forms available from Branch Secretaries ,or from Wairarapa Branch , p.a. Box 7, Masterton.

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Rally open to Veteran , Vintage, Post Vintage andaccepted P.W. Motorcycles.

Or come along for the ride and the social side.

ENTRY FEE $12 - Includes Barbecue and Entertainment- Entries close November 12th

AUCKLAND BRANCH3rd Annual Motorcycle Rally

Saturday, November 26th, 1983

CA LLING ALL VEHIC LES OF NUFFIELD ORIGINThe 2nd Morris Enthusiasts Nati on al Rally

20th April - 24th April : East er 1984 Napier -Hast ings .4 days and nigh ts of enric hing expe riences.We have set our standar d ve ry high and if you missed out on our first

na tional rally, here is an oppor tunity to compete in our second nationalrally and compe te wit h real en thus ias ts.

Eligible vehicles are all models of MG, RILEY, WOLSELEY, andMORRIS , built before 31st December 1954.

If you require acco mmo dation in Hawk es Bay for attenda nce at thi srally please contact

The Rally Organise r,Morr is Ent husiasts Car Club NZ Inc.P.O. Box 28 18Wellington .

Entry forms and furt her infor mat ion ava ilable on requ est.

FOR SALE - Velocette 's LE Mk IIIrestored, G.T.P's pa rtially andunrestor ed , Valian t partial resto re, fortend er. Pho ne 548-309 evenings, orwrit e to 55 Por tland Road , Auckland 5.

VALVE - or any othe r coil sp ringsmad e to samp le. Harl ey Davidsonvalve sp rings $12 per se t of 4 . Beari ngslA" x 3/ 8" for H.D . engines . Spark plu gs7/ 8", hot. medium & cold, $3 eac h . P.O .Box 120, Sanson. [Mernbe r.]

PLUSGiant Motorcycle Swap Meet

Sunday, November 27 th , 1983 10 a.m.Newmarket Car Park

ENTRY $1 WITH SWAPS, OTHERS $2.COMERCIAL SITES $15

For further details and Entry Forms:-contact Organiser:

Neville Olsen2 Austin RoadGreenhitheAuckland

FOR SALE1953 Sunbeam S8 MI C andmatching sideca r. Original 32,000miles. Complete ly restored andmotor ove rhauled at 25,000 miles .Has bee n rallied thr oughout NZlast 12 yea rs. Has had sideca r onfor last 3 years. Accep ted PWV.Excellent cond ition $4900 ono .Som e spares . Phone 42-483 orw rite MN Kendrick , Box 86,Wanganu i, Mem ber

Gordon WrightRebuilding Services

2/81 Prince s Street OtahuhuPhone OH 2766501

Phone or contac t

WIRING LOOMSI can overbraid new or existingw iring loom s for any model to givean orig ina l appearance . All types ofcow l lacing in sto re . Limitedsupply of cotton braided wireavailable . P. Law rence , 114Glengar ry Rd. Glen Eden . Phone8 18-4665.

Engine valves rebuilt or made forall makes and models . For Pe trol.CNG, LPG. Engine reconditioningVe teran or Vintage American or

English mode ls

ENGINE VALVES

FOR SALE - Sunbeam , Model 9,ap proxi ma tely 90% restored , fortend er. Phone 548-309 eve nings , orw rite to 55 Port land Road , Auckland 5.

THE POPULA R VINTAGE CA RCALEN DARS ARE AVA ILABLEAGAIN FO R NEXT YEAR

These will be sim ilar to the 1982 issuewit h 6 beau tiful glossy pr ints in fullcolour eac h 13V, x 10· .

The cars feat ure d are:19 12 0 PEL1937 CO RD191 1 ROLLS ROYCE194 1 CADl LLAC1927 BUGATII1929 ALFA ROMEO

A br ief description of eac h car is give n.

Here is an opportunity to sec ure notonly a usefu l ca lendar for next yea r,bu t 6 magn ificent colour pictures ofthese illustr ious ve hicles .Th ese are ideal for framing.Price (including pos tage) only $3.90 .Send paymen t as soo n as poss ible to

Calenda r OrdersP.O. Box 13140,Ch ristchu rch .

If desi red we w ill mail one to a frien d .These calendars mak e an idealChristmas present - inexpensive,useful and lastin g a full yea r. Yourmessage will be enclosed .

CALENDARSFOR 1984

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Stockists of

For full detailson the man and Brochureavailable y tyre sizesself add ' send stamped

ressedVETERA envelope to:

CARS l:O& VINTAGEP.O. Box 43009Mangere '207 Buck'land~ongere Eost R~fd West.

one Auckla~d 275-5316

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