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COVER PHOTO: Roy Southward's 1913 Maudsley at Shantytown.

IN THIS ISSUE

Beach Racing 2

Executive Meeting 6

Canterbury's 1972 Motor-Cycle. Rally " 7

Problems in 1912 with an I.H .C.Auto Buggy ...... . 10

A Kiwi Author invades theoverseas publishing field 12

70 Years Hence? 13

Talking about lighting 14

The Messenger Vauxhall . ........ 18Chain gang to Bolzano 20North Island Tour . .. 21

letters to Editor 23

Branch Officers and notes 26

Classified Advertisements . .. 30

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(Part 9) 1930

The great r.p.m. hunt - The super-model that wasn't - An encouraging tryout - The big raceand a terrific victory - Farewell to the "little wonder" - Wanted, one racing machine!

After our ignorninous defeatat the hands of Norm Gray a ndand the fears om e "Denly" A.I.S.,which I described in the previousinstalment, we retired to lick 0'.11'

wounds and to conside r ways andmeans of putting up a good show­ing in th e annual 500 c.c . cham ­pionship , the final event of theseason, only a month awa y. Wethought that with the Pea shooterhoned to its form er razor-edge,which it seeme to us it mightha ve been lack ing in just the mo stminute degree in the recent deb­acle, we might hold Norm andthe Ajay-and if we could dothis, we figured , we hadn 't mu chto fear from the 500 c.c. mach­ines.

Imagine, then , our con stern­ation when we learned by theusually reliable "grapevine" thatthe "opposition" , app arently notsatisfied with setting out toswamp the 350 e.c. competition.had just landed a 500 c.c. ver sionof the form idabl e "Denly"! Wehad no illusions as to how wewould probably fare in tryingconclusion s with th is, wh ich , welearned, was to be ridd en by oldwarhorse Alex Smith , even th ena veteran of scores of hard beachracing tussles.

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What to do, then, to crowd afew more horses into the corral?We decided to work on a "go orblow" basis and trust to the en­gine staying in one piece, so hav­ing made up our minds we set towork in earnest.

I'm afraid that some of theprocedure wouldn't have beenfound in any tuning manual , andhad the factory engineering staffbeen looking over our shoulderswe'd have heard a chorus of "tut­tuts" or something considerablymore disapproving.

One experiment which we hadconsidered trying for some time(the mention of which broughthead-shakings and doubt frommany of our friends ) was the re­ducing of the very larg e-bore in­duction tract to obtain high er gasvelocity into the cyl inder (ac ­cording to our theories, anyway I)to cope with the extra revs whichwe hoped we had acquired . Weachieved this by inserting the re­quired length of I in inside­diameter steel tubing in the indu c­tion tract and carefully blendingit into the inlet valve port , after ­wards welding it in place, and weascribed th e engine's increasedperformance, when trying it outbefore the race . to this modifica-

tion. Incidentally, a couple ofyears or so ago I was interestedto read of the exp eriments con­du cted by a firm of investigatorsinto gas velocitie s in varyingsizes of bores, and the resultswould seem to indi cate that wema y at least hav e been on theright track with our "cut andtr y" meth od s.

Digressing for a moment, 1have not hitherto mentioned an­other steed whi ch occupied myemployers' sta ble, and which alsohad bcen imported with highhop es. Thi s wa s a New Hudson,for whi ch make the firm held theCante rbury distributorship in ad ­dition to the Harley-Davidson.T he New Hudson first appearedin 1909 and pursued a ratherchecke red ca reer until 1932. whe nit faded from the scene (manyunch aritable people thought itshould have done so considerablyea rlier th an thi s) . In an endea­vour to put th is make on thelocal map by competition succes­ses (and th ere is no dou bt thatin tho se day s a successful com­petiti on record boosted sales)my employe rs imported a racingmachine whi ch was alleged tohave been vetted by the famousrider -tuner Herbert le Vack.

whose doings on Brooklands andin the LO .M . were getting head­lines in the motorcycling pr ess ofthe per iod , and wh ose serviceshad been retained by the NewHudson factory. In addit ion tobeing a top -flight rider he wasan engineer and tuner of the high ­est order and he and his NewHudsons performed prominentlyon Brooklands for a season ortwo . I think I am corr ect in say­ing that he also prepared themachine, on which 1immy Guth­rie finished in second place in the1927 LO .M . senior TT. rac e.

However , it was and still is myfirm con viction that the allegedsuper-duper model which theN.H. concern unloaded on usinnocent Kiwis had received verylittle, if any , attention from themaestro. The first time we tri edit on the beach was on the occ a­sion of some flying mile tri als,and under very favou rable con­ditions it recorded a n electricall y­timed speed of 78 rn.p.h., ab out10 m.p.h. slower than the speedrecorded by our old original 350(the N.H. was a 500 c.c. model) .We put in many wearisome hourstry ing to improve its perform­anc e, but all our experime ntingfail ed to dig up more than anextra 6 or 7 m .p.h . The N.H.firm had a resident representativein N .Z. at that tim e, and wh atthat unfortunate had to endurefrom us- and , I think, from manyother New Hudson dealersthroughout the country, doesn'tbear thin king ab out ! But he wasa gentleman and a sportsman ofthe first water. and took ourgrouches in good part.

At his suggest ion, af ter a co upleof seasons with on e solitary win(i f my memory serves me cor­rectly, mo st of the other startersretired!) we removed the engineand shipped it back to the fa c­tor y with a covering letter re­questing their racing departmentto give the un it some attentionand also expressing the hope th atupon its return, it would be atleast capable of holding its ownwith 350 c.c. mach ines. Airmail

and airfreight were still far inthe future in tho se days and itwas nearly seven months be forewe received the engine bac k. Inthe meantime we had heard fromthe factory to the effect that theunit was und ergoing testing a fterhaving some new modificati on sincorporated in it, and that theytru sted that we would find theperformance sa tisfac to ry on itsreturn .

The engine a rr ived back shortlybefore the 500 C.c. cha m pionshipdate and we lost no time in in­sta lling it in the fram e, and oneperfect Sunday morning we(Burmy , m yself , my brother, a ndone of the firm 's wo rkshop staff ) ,laboriously measured out a half­mil e on the beach using a sur­veyo r's cha in measure and ham­mer ed a post into th e beach ateach end . We wanted to ascer­tain the ma ximum speeds of theNew Hudson and the Harley asacc urately as the flag-and -stop­watch system of timing permitted.Burmy was the first to make arun and I could see that he wa sreall y moving. The H arl eyseem ed to have a higher-pitchedscrea m than usual and as it pa ssedthe t imekeepers I saw them clickthe ir watches and then gaze atthem in astonishment. "18 dead! "whooped on e. " 18 1/ 5" yelledthe other. H ere was some thing towrit e home a bout-and when aseco nd run produced a couple of"eighteens" we were jubilant, asallow ing for any slight inaccur­ac ies one way or the other du eto the lack of an electr ic tim er,it seemed pretty certain that theHarley was rolling a ro und the100 rn.p .h. mark-seven or eightrn.p.h. faster than when in th epeak of its form in the past.

" Don't run her an oth er yard!"said the exuberant Burmy. "Re­member, she 's go t to last sixteenmiles!" So covering up the littl esteed with a tarpaulin to permita gradual cooling-off of the en­gin e, we next wheel ed out theNew Hudson a nd I gave it acouple of run s over the course,

whic h pr oduced nothing bett erthan 19 seconds, but which wasco nsidera bly better than it hadever attained pre viou sly. We re­turned hom e moderat ely confi­dent , though in a somewhatthoughtful mood, as the mods wehad carr ied o ut on the H arl eywer e hardl y ca lculate d to enhanceits high -speed reliab ility . forwhich it had achieved a reputa­tion in the past. But we co uldonly keep our fingers crossed!

It wa s decided that Burmyshould rid e the Harley in the big

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GIANT-KILLER: All 350 and 500 c.c. class records up to 16 miles tooka battering when Eric Burmeister defeated a field of 500 c.c. machinesin winning the 1930 500 c.c. championship on the 350 c.c, Harley on

January 18, that year.

event, as he was slightly lighterthan myself and we wanted togive the little machine every pos­sible chance, while I could trymy luck with the New Hudson.It duly came to pass, then, thaton the afternoon of January 18,1930, in perfect weather condi­tions and on a beach of billiard­table smoothness, one of the larg­est crowds for many seasons sawan imposing array of beach rac­ing talent lining up for the 16­mile 500 c.c. championship, thefield being composed entirely of500 c.c. machines with the excep­tion of two optimists (as onespectator termed them) on three­fifties. They were Normy Grayand Burmy, and while it was gen­erally conceded that Alex Smithon the new and impressive 500c.c Denly A .l .S. should have thelegs of the field, the crowd's in­terest seemed concentrated onthe forthcoming Gray-Burmeisterduel, with Norm favoured as hisrecent 350 c.c. championship winwas recalled. Looking over thefield as we lined up I mentallyassessed Alex, Norm, Burmy andmyself as the four "most likelyto succeed", though one or twoothers, including Tom McCleary,whose Ariel was always to bereckoned with, could easily pro­vide a surprise.

The competitors' stewards mar­shalled the field into line andriders and pushers-off tensed forthe drop of the flag. "Five sec­onds!" called starter Roy Parker,and then, "Go!" and the race wason.

I have been told many timesby old-time beach-racing fansthat they never remember seeinga more exciting contest, and theycould be right.

Burmy was away like a shotfrom a gun almost before theflag had reached the bottom ofits strike, and it was not untilhalfway down the first lap thathe was passed by Alex Smith,while I in turn had passed NormGray. At this stage the prover­bial blanket could almost have

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covered the "flying four", butas we had anticipated, Alex hadthe edge on the rest of us. Yetit was amazing how Burmy dog­gedly refused to be shaken offand was actually drawing awayfrom Gray and 1. The New Hud­son was going well, and I thoughtthat at least third place was apossibility-until on the fourthlap all horizontal motion ceasedafter a few warning bangs andsplutters, and I deposited themachine, not very gently, on thesidelines and proceeded to "spec­tate" for the rest of the race(subsequent investigation dis­closed that a most expensive rac­ing plug, supplied by the NewHudson factory with the warn­ing to "use no other", had de­cided to call it a day.)

However, watching the Smith­Burmeister battle almost com­pensated for being out of therale. Norm Gray was going greatguns but was losing ground toBurmy, and I consoled myselfwith thinking that at least theHarley was again king-pin of thethree-fifties. With two laps to goBurmy was sticking to Alex likea leech with Norm a long wayastern and this was the orderwhen the white flag dropped forthe last lap .

It was then that I looked veryhard indeed-surely the gap be­tween Alex and Burmy had les­sened, or was it "wishful view-

ing?" No-it was lessening per­ceptibly-either Burmy had founda fraction more speed from some­where, which seemed unlikely,or the Denly was slowing alittle. Yes-the two were now al­most wheel to wheel.

Well, I'm not ashamed to admitthat I arose from my seat on theprone New Hudson and did awar-dance of delight when Burmyscreamed past on his way to thecheckered flag, giving me thethumbs-up sign as he did so, ahundred yards or more clear ofthe Denly, which didn't sound ashealthy as of yore, while Graystill clung to third position a longway back, followed by Bill Jen­kin (Norton) and Tom McCleary(Ariel). This was the finishingorder, and when I arrived at thefinish by courtesy of a consideratespectator who offered me a lifton his pillion seat, I found Burmy

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being showered with congratula­tions, while the Harley fraternitywas nearly delirious with delight.

And it was indeed "some" per­formance. His time of 3min 15sec.skittled all previous 350 and 500c.c, times for the distance, theprevious best figures being set byDunedin's Len Johnson (Norton)in the 1923 event, when he wonin 13min. 48sec., and by A. Brown(Christchurch) also Norton­mounted, who reduced Johnson'sfigures to 13min 37sec in winn­ing the 1929 race. In addition,Burmy had been officially clockedin the course of the race at 10min3scc for twelve miles (which in­cluded slowing down for thecorner) which knocked a hand­some 23 seconds off Norm Gray'slast season's championship-win­ning time. So all in all, congratu­lations were in order.

Alex Smith, as I have said, raninto second place in 13min 234 /5sec and Norm Gray's time forthird was 13min 45 4/5sec. Bur-

my's average of 72.7 m.p.h. wasremarkable when it is remem­bered that seven turns had to benegotiated in the course of therace. In passing, I may mentionthat I believe that his time forthis distance has never been bet­tered by a 350 c.c. machine tothis day , and it was not betteredcy a 500 c.c, machine until 1933,when I won that year's title in12min 13sec, which I believe stillstands as the best time for 1r;miles on Brighton beach.

Incidentally, among all our re­joicing we couldn't help feelinga twinge of sympathy for thegood sportsman Alex Smith,whose feelings when the Denlybegan losing revs we could read­ily understand. However, such isthe luck of racing and it in noway detracted from Bunny's re­markable performance.

As I have mentioned, our ten­ure of "lease-lend" with the Har­ley had expired and we couldshortly be deprived of what wejustifiably considered to be a re-

rnarkable little machine, and wewere all the more pleased to haveit end its local career on such ahigh note. There was one matterwhich was always a source ofregret to us, and that was thatwe were unable to realize ourambition to be the first to attain100 m.p.h. on the beaeh with a"three-fifty". (I don't think "theton" figured in motorcyclingterms in those days) officiallytimed, which we were sure waswithin the machine's capabilities.

On one occasion we had spentweeks of preparation for a forth­coming afternoon of flying milerecord attempts and we were con­fident that we would attain themagic figure-only to have theclub abandon the fixture becauseof the dangerous state of thebeach on the day, and for vari­ous reasons the event was shelvedindefinitely. In this period, ofcourse, record attempts on theroad were not permitted and thebeach was the only course forrecord-setting aspirants.

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Unfortunately the oppositionfirm didn't take our victory withvery good grace (the situationwasn't helped by the "digs" atthem made by my employers inth e large newspaper advertisrnentsthey inserted to publicise the Har­lcy victory) and a real slangingr.iatch developed , with challengesand counter-challenges flyingthick and fast on both sides (nodoubt to the delight of the news­paper advertising managers).

\Ve were given a further re­spite regarding returning the Har­ley to the distributors, in case a"grudge fight" did eventuate, but

ACHALLENGE ACCEPTED

We congratulate our opposi­tion on their sporting (?)offer to race their NEWSPECIALLY IMPORTED31' H.P. RACING A.LS.AGAINST OUR THREE­YEAR-OLD 2t H.P. HAR­LEY, NOW HERE'S ONEFOR THEM! WE CHAL­LENGE THEIR NEWSPECIALL Y IMPORTED2t H.P. RACING A.J.S.RIDDEN BY MR GRAY­THE STAKE TO BE IN­CREASED TO £50! !

This challenge is in connec­tion with a notice appearingin this morning's paper.FURTHER-to show thatour machine is an all-roundperformer, we challenge themto meet us in three events­hillcIimb, track race andbeach race.

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things finally cooled down andnothing eventuated (probably tothe relief of both parties). Itcame about, then, that in duecourse we bid a tearful farewellto the " little wonder" and ship­ped it back to the distributors inWellington. Its career was by 110

means finished as I believe it fig­ured quite prominently on thegrass tracks for several seasonsand, I think, won at least one 350c.c. grass track championship.However, I lost track of it inthe ensuing years and have oftenwondered what was the ultimatefate of engine no. 28SM516.

The first shadows of the econ­omic depression of the 1930s wereonly just discernable on the hori­zon at the time, but neverthelessbusinesses were already drawingtheir horns in slightly and cutting

Nelson, 28 February, 1972This was held at the time of the

International Rally and as usual agood attendance.

Public Liability Insurance. It wasagreed that a cover for $400,000should be taken out and this wouldeliminate the necessity for In­demnity Forms. The cost to bedebited against Branches at 10c permember per annum.

Radio Telephones. No 'tenderswere received and Ithe Executivewere instructed to dispose of them,(A sale has since been made at

$55.00.)Registration and Licensing Fees.

Mr Southward reported on reducedfees for vehicles over 40 years old.Broadly this means these vehiclespay only $10.00 registration fee andthe "License Fee" is half tbat for asimilar type of vehicle less than 40years old. For example in themonth of January this year the fol-

down on expense where possible,and racing programmes and theimporting of special machineswere among items curtailed, sowe had to accept regretfully thatthe prospects of unpacking a newand improved version of the"Peashooter" might be in the in­definite future. But beach racingcontinued to flourish, as it dideven in the darkest depths of thegreat depression with rivalrykeener than ever, and I was de­termined that somehow I wasgoing to keep my end up in myfavourite sport. So another racingmachine was essential-but wherewas it coming from? How itmaterialised, and how the feudbetween the firms of Jones andBell continued with unabated fer­ocity, I will endeavour to narratein the next issue.

(To Be Continued)

lowing fees applied in respect of amotor car over 40 years old.

License fee $2.50Insurance 4.95Label 5

Total $7.50A car less than 40 years old paid

as follows:License fee $5.00Insurance 4.95Label 5

Total $10.00Post Vintage Vehicles. Consider­

able discussion took place regard­ing presentation of the RegisterForms. It was moved that the PVVChairman produce a judging formfor the use of Branch Committeesin an endeavour ita obtain moreuniformity.

N. C. SKEVINGTON.

There was no love lost betweentile two leading Christchurchmotorcycle firms, as the aboveadvertisement indicates. In thiscase nothing further eventuated.

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The Club and Beaded Wheels regret that owing to the accidentalomission of a section of the Rally Director's report, acknowledgementwas not made of the generous support given by the Shell Oil of N.Z.to the 1972 International Rally.

Shell's contribution was in excess of $6500 and was very muchappreciated by the organisers and competitors alike.

Canterbury's 1972 Motor-cycle RallyBig Bright and Breezy

his remarks approved by the In­decent Publications Tribunal intime for publication in the nextIssue.

The afternoon drew to a closeand one by one the crowd dis­solved and headed for home­but it wasn 't the finish of the[972 Canterbury Branch Motor­cycle Rally, by any means-nosir! A record crowd had the Clu b­rooms fairly bulging at the seamsfor the best and brightest eveningfunction yet held after a motor­cycle rally (or, it could just aboutbe sa id. any other event).

Half way through the doiri'sOrganiser Harry Wear presentedthe prize-winners with their troph­ies. after which the band re­sumed giving out with the decibelsand the fun continued fast andfurious until the milkman was onhis way. Well, if the 1972 Can­terbury Vintage Motorcycle Rallycan be considered as a "dry run"for next year's "National", all we

would put some professionalcaterers to shame-and the WestMelton ladies were no exception.

The domain grounds, whenthings got cracking early in theafternoon , presented a spectacleto gladden the heart of any vint­age motorcycle enthusiast-in factit was one of the most colourfulsights we've seen during a goodmany years of rally ing, and, morethan that, there seemed to be anextra special atmosphere of bon ­homie about the whole proceed­ings (we can't think of a betterword to describe it and we hopethat "Single-Banger" will forgiveus for pinching it out of his veryfine rally report in the "News­letter"). Everyone was indulgingwith gusto in the biggest bout ofbike-swapping we've ever seen­great fun! A certain membersampled our Milwaukee Monsterfor the first time and pulled uppale and trembling. " Howja likeit?" we asked. We hope to have

POPULAR WIN.-Bud Grose collected the Frank V. Thomas Trophy one ofthe premier awards in the 1972 Canterbury V. & V. Motor Cycle Rally.

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It's been said that there arelies, damn lies, and statistics-butthe few samples of the latterwhich we quote in reporting Can­terbury's annual V. & V. motor­cycle rally are "the right oil",however surprising they mayseem . F'rinstance-actual startersnumbered 63, a remarkable figurefor an ordinary Branch rally andone which , to the best of ourknowledge, has only been ex­ceeded by the SO-odd entries inthe first National MotorcycleRally at Masterton in 1967 andthe 75 or so in the recent Inter­national at Nelson (in this lattercase the numbers were swelledby a dozen or more overseasvisitors). Anyway, an entry whichtotalled more than half of the en­tire turnout at the annual Canter­bury Rally last November is en­couraging, to say the least, andaugurs well for the success ofnext year's National MotorcycleRally coming up on February 23­24-25, 1973. Did we hear ISO-plusentries mentioned? Could be. ifthis trend continues!

By Geoff Hockley

But to get back to the event inquestion. Saturday, April 22.dawned beautifully fine-just likeNelson rally weather, as someoneremarked-and the morning's runwas one of the most enjoyable wecan recall. "You just don't getthis in a car!" observed our trust ­ing pillion passenger as he inhaledlarge quantities of smog-free Sum­mit Road ozone in the course ofa pleasant cruise which finishedat West Melton 's attractive dom ­ain, where a most tasty lunch wasawaiting us. Talking about lunches-we formed the opinion duringthe lunch stops on the recent"International" that the country­women's efforts in this direction

can say is that the 1973 fixture isgoing to make any previous eventlook like a ladies' sewing c ircle.We just can't wait for February1973!

THE WINNERS

We doubt if there could havebc:en a more popular winner ofthe Frank V. Thomas Trophy forthe best overall performance inthe vintage class than Bud Grose(1928 H -D combination) whosewin was long overdue. Right onhis tail came A. J. Bell (1929C.N. Triumph) all the way fromInvercargilI, and local boy TedNewman (H-D combination).

The Apex Trophy for bestoverall performance in the veteranclass went to AIex Taylor (1916Triumph) who hasn't been aroundmuch of late but who made acomeback in no uncertain man­ner. Second and third places inthis class went to the Gardinerteam from Dunsandel on a 1913Douglas and the famous 1910Rover, which has been around onthe vintage scene for quite a fewyears. Next to toddle up to re­ceive their awards were the

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"beauty contest" winners, andthe invincible Tom Smith againcarried off the Vintage Concoursaward, followed by Ted Newmanand Bud Grose, all H-D mounted .

In the veteran section GaryTurner from Blenheim took homethe Scooter, Motorcycle andMoped Agencies Trophy with arichly deserved win on his un iqueand beautifully restored 1904Thomas. Alex Taylor scoredagain in th is event, getting secondplace, while Maurice Hockley(1915 Indian) and D. Gough(1908 Triumph) dead-heated forthird spot. Incidentally, the latteralso collected the RaC Trophyfor single-geared machines. In thetrial section of the rally, the"foreign menaces" from Dunedin ,InvercargiJl and Timaru respec­tively, made a clean sweep ofthe vintage class, with DaveGoodman (Velocette) , A. Bell(Triumph) and Russell Cross(Ace) finishing in that order. Thelocal talent did somewhat betterin the veteran class, the Gardinerstaking first and third places withAlex Taylor in between them.Finally, the overall winner of theP.V .V. class was popular and

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TRIUMPH LINE-UP: D. Gough'sR.a .C. Trophy winner in fore­

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modest Stewie McLean fromDunsandel with his beautiful 1948Douglas transverse h.o . twin .Congratulations to all the above­they certainly had plenty ofcompetition!

To the hard-working organisers- H arr y Wear, Bob Scott , GavinPaterson and others-who suc­cessfully staged the finest V. & V.motorcycle event ever seen in theSouth-our thanks and congratu­lations. The 1973 "National"looks like being in good hands'

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Changes atCastral

Castrol N.Z. Limited has an­nounced senior staff appointmentsnow in effect.

Mr H . E. Pether has retired asgeneral manager and has beensucceeded by Mr Brian T. Verry,formerly assistant general man­ager.

Mr Pether will continue hisassociation with the company aschairman of the board.

Mr Pether has completed 44years of service with Castrol sincehe joined the company's headoffice staff in London in 1928.During this time Mr Pether spent24 years in South-east As ia, serv­ing in Malaya, Hong Kong, Bang­kok, Shanghai and Singapore.

Mr Verry joined Castrol in1946 as a sales representativebased in Tauranga. He subse­quently moved to Auckland toorganise and operate a new man­ufacturing plant at Freeman's

Mr Pether

Bay and was then appointed re­gional manager.

In 1959 he transferred to headoffice in Wellington where he wasoperations manager for New Zea­land until appointed asistant gen­eral manager in 1965.

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Bernie Byers International Rally Entrant. Photograph. Bill Kuiper

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Problems in 1912 withI.H.C. Auto-Buggy

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Colin Dickinson of W ellington,recently received from M r I.Elder, the following letter writtenby a relative in March, 1912.

It seem s that Mr W. Du tJ wasill Dunedin and borrowed an in­ternational Auto -Buggy from hisuncle to make a short visit toPort Chalmers.

PETONE, 24/3/12Mr C. S. Duff,"Cowan Braes",ED IEVA LE.Dear Charlie,

I though 1 woulddrop you a line giving you a his­tory of my pri vations and trialswith the motor, as th ere are sev­eral things about it, which iffixed before you leave town, maysave you trouble on your runback . I am back in Petone again,and started work yesterday morn­ing. It was a bit trying at first,but I will get used to it in a dayor two.

Mr Stedman was not at homewhen I arrived, but I gave themanager your note. They toldme she was running all right, sowith a couple of gallons I star tedout, and got about half a milewhen on e cyl inder began to missand finally the engine stopped.

I got ou t, the usual crowd gath­ered , and after poking about abit I found that the pin at thehead .of the rod operating the in­let valve had dropped out andthe front cylinder was getting nocharge at all, and the plug inthe rear cylinder was sho rtingso I got a spare pin and fixedthe plug and got away aga in.

1 got to Maggie's all right andbeing a lovely day we decided

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la run down to Port, have din nerand see the Booths.

She went up the hill in greatslyle, but no sooner got to thetop when she stopped dead . Mag­gie and your mother got out andwent la a little shop where the yfound an old friend of Mary's,who gave them afternoon tea.Meanwhile, I got to work again,and at last found the cause ofthe trouble. One of the valvesright in, the thread on the stemhaving gone and a pin droppedout. 1 took the valve seatingfight out and put a cotter pin inwhich fixed it all right. Youshould have a steel pin screwedor rivetted in here , otherwise itwill almost be certain to give youtrouble, and there is danger ofthe valve dropping right into thecylinder and smashing things up.

After fixing this , we wentdown the hill in great style, butat the foot the petrol feed bloc­ked . I fixed this and we pro­ceeded , but about a mile and ahalf out of Port Chalmers thetank ran dry. I told the boy inthe garage to put in two gallons,but he must have put in onlyone.

Jumping aboard a passing milkcart I rode into Port, only tofind that the man who soldpetrol was away for his half holi­day . After wandering around abit , I found an engineering shop,who, after they had heard my pit­iful tale, gave me a gallon in atin, and I trudged back to thecar. I felt I had had enoughmotor ing for one day so turnedround and made for home.

Things were all right for abouta mile when she failed again. Indesperation I took off my coat,

rolled up my selves and got lawo rk again. To add to my miserythe petrol tin at the back jam­med. I got und ern eath and pul­led at the wood which broke off,so I had to pull out the tin asbest I could as it was getting lateand I was worrying over grand ­mother not getting home for tea.

You can easily replace it byscrewing out one of the runners.This happened about five, and :worked at it till seven when yourmother, Maggie and Helen leftla walk to Saw yer 's Bay andcaught a train to town. By thi stime a tremendous crowd hadgathered, and at last some onebrought a mechanic from CookHowlisons who lived in the neigh­bourhood, to the scene. At lastwe located the trouble in the coil,where the platinum points on thetrembler were dirty, so we clean­ed them and there was also some­thing the matter with the corn ­mutator which was put right,and at last to my joy the thingwent.

At this stag e I noticed whatlooked to be a dirty rag roundone of tne shafts . On pulling itout, 1 found it to be my goodovercoat, which some one hadpushed off the seat in the generalexcitement. It was then 9.30, soI went to light my generator, buti( was empty , as also were theoil lamps. Some kind heartedSamaritan in the crowd broughtme a bottle of kerosene and atin of petrol and after patchingabout six holes in the gas tubing,I shook hands with the fellowwho had helped me and made astart.

By this time a crowd had gath­ered that would have delighted a

The 1908 Auto Buggy as restored by Colin Dickinson and similar in mostrespects to that described in the letter.

political or Salvation Army ora­tor, but I wa s glad to get on th ero ad again.

I got on all right till with in amil e of Ravensbourne wh en th echa in br oke and dropped off onthe road . I fir ed it up and start edagain, but had not gon e far whenit broke again . This happenedtwice, and by this tim e I was get­ting full up of it, so decided tofind some place to leave th e car.

Someone sugges ted taking it toa m an 's pla ce called Callo n, soas I knew th at he was a friendof fathe r's, wh en we were atRavensbourne, I deci ded to do so .The next trouble was to pu sh itup the stee p slope l a his shed, asI had onl y one person to help me ,so we waited till cha ps passedand call ed out to th em to giveus a hand , and at last w ith th eassistance of a horse taken fromc. passing gig, we go t it sa felyup and I left for town by th eeleven-thirty tr ain .

T he town was dark whe n I

arrived and I was passing theG ardens when I saw wha t Ithought was a dray and ca lledout to the man for a ride as hewa s going up th e Valley. I hadnot ridden far when I discoveredby va r ious sounds and aromasthat my conv eya nce was a night­cart. The man had been in CarrStreet next to Maggi e's whe n hishorse bolted and he was return­ing when I met him.

I got to bed at hal f pa sttwelve, a nd got lip next morn ingand went out to see wha t I coulddo. I found th at th e pin on theco nnect ing link had broken off,so I filed it out, go t a nail andhad a thread and nut put on itwh ich fixed it up all right. OldCallon had a car himself so wasabl e to help me. I had lunchth ere and he wanted me to co meout next day and help him fixhis car.

M y next trouble was to backdown the road aga in. To do thi s,I had to swing bac k and forwardto get on the right angle to get

through th e gate . While doingthi s, I got into such a positionth at I co uld not back for a fence ,and could not go fo rward up hillon acco unt of th e slippe ry grass.

It was th en that another mi s­fortune occurred. J went to pullon th e brake, wh en the leversna pped off in my hand , so I gotan old pipe and stu ck it over th est ump, as th e foot brake was nottight enou gh to hold the car. Itightened it up lat er on . It wa sthen d inner tim e and I was think­ing of go ing to town for assist ­ance , when I thought of borrow­ing a jack fro m the na vvies. Iwent down to ask them, and theyoffered to come up and help me.so the four of them just took theca r an d lift ed it round into th er igh t position and J backed itdown to the road again. I go ta littl e more petrol fro m Mr Cal­Ion (the tan k was em pty aga in)and got on my wa y.

She wen t sp lendi dly till within100 yards of Stedman's when thechai n br oke aga in and I started topu sh, but find ing it too hard, Ifixed the chain and at last a rr ivedto my grea t relief, a t th e garage.

You should have a steel pinpu t in th e cha in or it is sure togive you bother. There was alsoa ca p missing from one of th ewhee ls whe the r it happened onth e wa y to town, while Stedmanwas running it round, o r when

I had it, I ca nno t say. T he bulbwas a lso m issin g off th e hornwhen I got th e machine. I thinkthe br a ke lever ca n be braisedaga in. It must hav e had a flawin it, as you can see th e ru st ymark half th rough it. If th is hadhappened on a hill , th er e mighthave been a traged y, as the footbrake would not hold th e m ach­ine and if you reversed it th echa in would pr ob abl y jump offwith th e jerk .

Jf th ere a re any damages topa y, you can send me th e am ountof my share. I co uld not hel plaugh ing whe n I th ought over it- such a cha pter of acc ide nts,but fo rtuna te ly the da y was fine,so we had a good outing .

If yo u fix these thi ngs I havement ioned , th ere will be lesscha nce of tr ouble on yo ur wayhome.

I d id not get a chance of get­ting to the mission or o ut to StCla ir on account of th ose mi s­hap s, but will have an oppor tun­ity of hearing Dr Cha pman wh enhe comes to Wellington .

I remain,Your A ffect. nephew,

Will Duff

P.S. I had a look a t a Fla ndersin Steclman 's a nd th ought it wasa great mach ine. Drop me a lineand let m e know how you get onyour trip hom e.

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overseasA Kiwi author invades the

publishing field

(Jack and Graeme SUvester)

SS Kilmore St, ChristchurchPhone 6S-874

For Vintage Car UpholsteryExperience and Quality

J. H. SILVESTER

By Geoff Hoctdey

During the last few years I'veencountered so many examplesof the work of a Kiwi author inoverseas automotive and vintagecar publications that I've cometo the conclusion that the authorin question must be by far themost prolific of New Zealandwriters on historical motor sub­jects .

When I use the word "prolific"I don't mean to impl y that quan­tity of output is the main featureof his work. Acceptance of anarticle by "Automobile Quarterly"or "The Veteran and VintageMagazine," to mention but twoof the several publications towhich the aforementioned authorcontributes entails more thansimply churning out several thou­sand words. Accuracy in dealingwith the subject treated is ofprime importance, and I've al­ways been impressed (or perhaps" fla bbergasted" would be a moresuitable term) at the colossalamount of research which musthave been necesasry to achievethis end.

Maurice Hendry, of Auckland,the writer in question, has in theyear just past been successful ingetting a footing in the overseasbook market, as apart from maga­zine articles-no mean achieve­ment in a field where the com­petition is, to say the least, keen.

Ballantine Books Inc ., intro­duced their attractive "IllustratedHistory of the Car" in 1971. Thisseries of high quality paperbacks,with coloured covers, 150 half­tone illustrations and 35,000­40,000 words of text, selling foronly $1, is not yet available inNew Zealand, but it will be inthe near future.

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Among such authorities asJacques Potherat, Anthony Bird,Ronald Barker, Lord Montaguof Beaulieu, William Boddy andothers, our Kiwi author is rightup front. His first effort (thefourth volume in the Ballantinecar history series) was "PierceArrow-First Among America'sFinest", and is a remarkably com ­prehensive study of this famousmake.

"Very strongly recommended"was Michael Sedgwick's verdicton this book when he reviewedit in the October, 1971 issue of"The Veteran and Vintage Maga­zine."

And I'll be surprised if thesecond Hendry volume, just pub­lished, doesn't meet with anequally eulogistic reception. Thisis "Lincoln-America's Car ofState", an advance copy ofwhich reached me the other dayand which I found every bit asinteresting as its predecessor. Andmore may be expected in thefuture, according to the publish­er's announcement of forth com­ing titles. In addition, Hendry hasjust completed a history of Cadil­lac for another publisher, "Auto­mobile Quarterly." This will run

into several hundred pages andis due to be published this year.Some New Zealand Cadillacs willbe featured in this book .

These few remarks, aren'taimed at boosting the Hendrystock, but I think they should beof interest to Kiwi car enthu­siasts, and I'd like to suggest areview of the two books whichI've mentioned by a competentauthority (which, in the car field,anyway, I'm not!)

In the motorcycle sphere I'mon famil iar ground, and, the Edi­tor of " B.W." permitting, I'll takeit on myself to review a Hendryopus which will see the light ofday sometime later in the year.This is his "History of the Har­ley-Davidson Motorcycle", towhich I've been privileged tomake some slight contribution atthe author's invitation.

Hendry may not swoon at thesacred nam e of R R or worshipat the shrine of Bentley, but Ithink he deserves recognition forhis success in a mighty competi­tive field and for puting a Kiwiamong the "greats" of overseaswriters on Veteran and Vintagesubjects.

M.G . old. One ef the first M .G.s built, this bullnose car shows itsMorris ancestry.

Submitted by B. MadgwickHOW WILL OUR DESCENDANTS 70 YEARS HENCEVIEW OUR PRESENT DAY MOTORING?

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A word of warning to thenovice may not be out of place.The possessor of an autocarshould not let enthusiasm and theever-increasing thirst for speed getthe better of prudence, and shouldshow du e consideration for ner­vous horses, and users of the roadgenerally, remembering that inEngland a pedestrian has as muchlegal right to the road as anyvehicle. In th is way each auto­mobilist will do his part in thepopularization of the mechanicalroad carriage, which has beenbrought to its present state ofperfection by an amount of in­genuity and art realised by few,and which is dest ined in the nearfuture to play an important partin the civilization of the world.

many of which are on the marketand which cause much dis­appointment. A motor carriagehas a scope of work far beyondthe capabilities of a horsed veh­icle. It can cover long distances,is under absolute control, and cantherefore travel at very highspeeds with perfect safety. Itgreatly economizes space whenamong street traffic, and would,if generally employed, render thestreets far more sanitary, as wellas reduce the wear on the roads;it costs nothing for fuel when notin use, and but a penny a mile onan average when running.

velopment of the light motor veh­icle are very many, and the chie fdisadv antages hitherto prominanthave been noise, vibration, andunce rta inty of action, all ofwhich , as one ma y notice in themodern vehicl es, have now beengreatly reduced, although it isstill essential for an owner tohave a mechanical instinct- or toemploy a competent man-for theefficient working of his car. Fortheir advantages mu ch may besa id. The capabilities of themodern automobile, the extra­ordinary control , freedom fromvibration when in motion, and theexhilarating effect of glidingswiftly and smoothly through theair, are points of which theordinary individual is totally ig­norant; hence the reason why afirst ride in a good vehicle usual­ly converts the most prejudicedperson . A good motor-car has alarge field of use and enjoyment ,though the public should becautioned against the purchase ofcheap and inferior product ions .

Years

The foll owing ex tract from Ency­clopaedia Brittanica 1902 underthe heading "Motor Vehicles"giv es an insight int o motoring 70years ago.

In England, considerable pro ­gress has been made since the" Emancipation of the Motor" on14th November 1896, when theinauguration ru n from London toBrighton was held, under thenew Act of Parliament, whichraised the limit of speed to thatprescribed by the Local Govern­ment Board, i.e. 12 miles an hour.The pure growth of industry hasbeen somewhat impeded by un­scrupulous company promotion,but is now proceeding apa ce. Th ebig makers are so full of workthat som e require a year for theexecution of orders, and premiumsof 50 to 100 per cent hav e beenpaid for immediate deliv ery,whilst upwards of £2000 hasseveral times been realis ed forhigh -powered vehicle s that havewon important races .

Th e three commonest methodsof propulsion that have been em­ployed up to the present ar esteam, oil, and electricity. Ofthese, steam appears to be themost suitable for heavy loads,having a great range and elasticityof power; oil or spirit for lightcarriages, enabling long distancesat high speed to be convenientlycovered without stoppages; whilstelectricity-the "ideal" motivepower-is at present a luxury tobe employed only for town s andshort distances, until a light bat­tery is discovered having a fargreater capacity than is at presentpossible.

The mechanical difficulties thathave been encountered in the de-

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M.G. not so old . Ted Loversidge has done a delightful rebuiid on hisN.A . Magnette.

Talking about lighting

to be mo ved back and forth toget just the beam you wa nt.

Sealed beam s wer e a ma jor sW j)

in the search for bett er lighting,and ca me soon after the sem i­sealed type where a glass reflec­tor was used with a replaceablebulb.

The qu artz iodine liIiment isat the moment the best availa bleand com es mainl y in spo tlights.

Whil e on the subjec t of light ­ing, there are severa l ways toimprove the am ount of light with ­out any major alte ra tions to thecircuit. A good resilver job isalways a help and the fitting o fa high er ca ndle-power bulb, pro­vid ing the generator can handlethe extra amperage . is the easiestand chea pest way . I did this forthe trip to the North Island Nat­ional, and removed the gen era­tor band to allow greater cool ­ing. Cutt ing a section of theband, or cover, away, on the un ­dersid e is a help .

With Len (Handy Hints)Elliott

He sa id "Let there be Light"and there was light. I hop e th isseries o f articl es is a t least sup­plying a glimmer on the varioussubjec ts, but that is gett ing awayfr orn the parti cular one this issue .

Wh en an inventi on is super­ceded it is usuall y discarded. butnot so the humble candle.

It wasn't improved on and stillret ains its original shape and westill use them in an emergency.

Well , how far ha ve we comewith regard to lighting? We stillmeasure the int ensity of light bycandl e-power.

T he oil lamp, . run on coal oil ,was in my est imation used moreto show where on e was, ratherthan where on e was going. Thenca me that lovely white light, runfrom a container of water andcarbide. The acetylene lamp hadarrived. The earl y Reo cheri shedthe motto " Keep your matchesdr y" by shifting the radiator fil­ler to a position under the bon-

PA GE FOURTEEN

net and replacing it with adummy one that held the ignitingmat eri als for its lights.

I do not know which car wasthe first to use electr ic lighting.but Cadiliac won the Dewar Pr izein 1912 for the first to use a nelectr ic starter a nd lights.

T here was a great deal of ex­perimenting during the per iod1915-30, with regard to lens shapeand reflector design. Some mak­er s set great sto re on refractedlenses, where light was bouncedback and forth betw een lens antireflector, while others plumpedfor reflector design.

I saw on a Packard an unu sualpair o f pear-shaped lights withonly a vertical slit about one anda hal f inches wid e in the lens toallow th e light to escape. And theearly Moon had the mo st o rna telenses of an y I have seen.

Pr e-focus bulbs: those with awasher type ring on the base,were only a minor advancem entlike the chr ome hooded on es. Istill prefer the adjustable bulbholder type. th at allows the bulb

It was a common sight in theold da ys to see vehicles beingdri ven during da ylight with park­ing lights on, so the battery wasnot over charged. T he fitting ofa rela y in each headlamp circu itwill improve the light consider­ably. pro viding the relay is moun­ted as close as possible to theheadl amp.

I was most a ppalled at theNational to see a veteran withseal ed beams mounted in the car­bide headlights. I know reflectorsare hard to get, but a solutioncould be to have the lens part cutoff an old sealed beam .

I looked at a blade that fits ina hacksaw fram e and will cutglass, ball races and even a filein half, recentl y at Fisher andBlundell, Newmarket, Au ckland.So the cutting of a len s is onlygoverned by the time you haveat your disposal and not the lackof a tool to do it with . It is justa thought and after all everythingbegin s with thought.

MagnetoA column for queries.

My Packard has lost its power late­tv. and I have ch ecked at! the usualthings like spark, carbie, etc. Canyou suggest any remedy'!

Power Loss, Southland.Assuming the ring and valves areOK , I suggest you check the valvetiming. Even though the timingmarks line up on the timing wheels,it is not uncommon for uhe chainto have stretched . This causes adel ay in the opening and closingtimes, and a subsequent loss ofpower. If it is of the Morse SilentTooth type, a Chrysler Valiant re­placement is sat isfac tory. It will benoticed that the width is 'narr owerthan the original , but it is of suf­ficient strength for the job. Join twotogether to get sufficient length.

I hav e tried 10 get a replacementfluid t y pe fuel gauge for my Stude­bak er, bUI have not had any luck.and a couple of times have run outof gas. I have asked many membersif they can be fixed, but no one hasbeen able 10 help. Can you?

Empty Tank, Auckland.This type of gauge is prone to cor-

rosion , and you are not a lone withyour problem. I have given up try­ing to repair them and instead, re­move the tank un it section andsubstitute a pipe that is approx i­mately 2 inches shorter than theexisting main supply line from thebottom of the Itank. A two-way tapis fixed in the existing supply linebefore it reaches the vacuum tank ,and the new one the ma in. Whenold line becomes an emergency one,and the new 'line fed into it. Theyou run out of gas, switch over thetap, and you have access to another2 inches of petrol ito get you to thefilling station. A word of warning:remember to switch back the lapwhen you fill up or you are backwhere you started.P.s. -My Vanguard 6 has this fittedas standard equ ipment, and thoughmy gas gauge is OK I've used itmore than once.

NOTABLE FIRSTSAutomatic spark advance:

Pac ka I'd, 1899.Steering wheel on production

oars : Packard, 1901.H-type gear slot:

Packard, 1901.The radius rod: Packard, 1901.Assembly line production:

Ransom E Olds, 1907.

Shaft drive in production:Maxwell, 1905.

Interchangability of parts:Cadi1lac, 1908.

Closed bodywork production:CadiUac, 1910.

Single unit power plant:Hudson, 1911.

Electric light and start:Cadillac, 1912.

Production V8 water-cooled:Cadiliac, 1914.

Aluminium pistons:Packard, 1915.

Fully balanced crankshaft:Hudson, 1916.

Rubber mounted engine:Nash, 1922.

Thermostat as standard equip:Cadillac, 1925.

Square bore and stroke andthermosyphon cooling:

Maxwell, 1904.

Henry Ford left Thomas Edisonto work for Cadillac and thenbranched out on his own. Thelast model T was made onMay 26, 1927.

-LeD Elliot

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Oh every OLDSMOBILE since 1911

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On every CHEVROLET since 1916

On every PONTIAC since 1926

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On every BEDFORD since 1931

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The 1909 Pope Hartford from the United States.

Gavin Bain's 1924 Hispano Suiza leaves the start at Christchurch.

Photograph, We igel Studio

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Jack Jeffrey with his Brooklands replica Studebaker President, from Australia. Photog ra ph . W e igel St udio

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A delightful rebuild. The 1914 two-cylinder Renault of Alex McLennon from South land. Pho tograph , Bill Kuipe r

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Fifty years on

The Messenger Vauxhall and friends

By Doug Wood

There would be very few carsstill in the hands of the originaldriver and in the same familyafter fifty years. One such car isDick Messenger's D-type Vaux­hall which he talked his father,Mr J. A. Messenger, into buyingfrom Sea brook Fowlds and Co .,on December 9, 1921. Mr PhilSea brook made the deal with theMessenger family , and Mr W .F. Fowlds handled the financialtransaction.

Although Mr Messenger snr, isno longer alive, the four princi­pals concerned met together fiftyyears later, when the accompany­ing photo was taken. After ashort drive to refresh their mem­ories, Sea brook, Fowlds and com­pany had a good look at theD-type, and suitably celebratedthe occasion. It was commented,provided that tyres were avail­able, that there was no reasonwhy the car should not last an­other fifty years.

QUEENSTOWN MOTOR MUSEUM LIMITEDare pleased to announce

that they are now taking bookings formechanical restoration work on high class

Veteran, Vintage, P.V.V. and certain modern vehicles.All work carried out by Brian Middlemass

who has had 17 years experience in the servicingand rebuilding of Bentlevs. Rolls Royces, Laqondos,

Alvis, Aston Martins, Jaguars and many other typesof high class automobiles: both early and modem.

All work fully guaranteed and undertaken atwhat must be the most competitive rate

in New Zealand.

Inquiries should be made to­

Queenstown Motor Museum Ltd.P.O. Box 281, Phone 752,QUEENSTOWN.

~AGE EIGHTEEN

Mr Me ssenger snr, mu st havebeen a most accommod at ingfather , as young D ick was allow­ed to rac e the car at the 1921Muriwai meeting, P. Sea brookbeing the riding mechan ic.

The bod y and accessories ofthe car was removed , and alight alloy affa ir wa s fitted forthe races. T he road code mu stha ve been loosely applied in thoseday s-the crew rem embers thatdue to oil pressure trouble, theyhad to dri ve back to Aucklan dafter practi ce on the F rida y. Re­pairs co mpleted, the y dr ove backto Muriwai , where they werebeing accommodated, a rriving at2 a.m . Nothing unusual in thateven today , except that they hadno lights!

They enjoye d the actu al race,coming third . This, as it happen­ed , is the only tim e it was raced .It has been an extr emely reliabl ecar , whi ch is understandabl eupon exam ination of the chassisand it is eas y to see wh y theywere so succ essful as staff ca rsand militar y vehicl es duringWorld War I.

Russell Mclvor tends brother David's 1923 Beardmore.

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T heir destin ation- the Sout hTy rol. T hei r transport , 34 chain­driven F raze r Nash, models da tingback to a 1925 Anzani and in­cluding some nostalgic link s witha raci ng past such as a T .T.Replica and a Nu rburg.

A Castrol Service van suppliedpetro l and oil, and helped att endto such ailments as a broken co n­rod, seized brakes. a detached fly­wheel and a broken tim ing cha in.

But mishaps were incrediblyfew. It was a magnificen t andcolour ful arr ay of machinerywhich made the journey to thebreath-taki ng scenery of the D olo­mites, up some of the great alpinehill climbs of the past, toreceptions by vast crowds andappreciat ive enthusiast groups. In­cidentally. it was an array whichcomprised 10 per cent of the entireFrazer Nash output of chain ca rs.Not a bad surviva l rate!

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I

North Island Tour 1973The following is the proposed

itinerary :Night of

The event will not be a timetrial, and you may leave eachovernight stop in your own time.However notification will be given

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For som e years a Tour hasbeen talked about and an itineraryhas now been drawn up . This willpermit members from throughoutNew Zealand taking part and inthe ease of North Island entrantsthey will be able to join and leavethe Tour as they wish . For ex­ample Waikato members couldjoin in at Hamilton and leave theTour on its way back to Rotorua.

South Island entrants will havethe choice of travelling to thenorth by either the Lyttelton­Wellington Ferry , on which it ishoped a block booking can beobtained, or the Picton-WellingtonFerry.

Branches in whose areas over­night stops are to be held havebeen asked to supply a list of sug­gested accommodation. The listwill be available to members, whowill be responsible for bookingthe ir own accommodation.

Thurs. Mar. IFri . 2Sat. 3Sun. 4Mon. 5Tues. (,Wed. 7Thurs. .. 8Fri. 9Sat. .. 10Sun. .. 11Mon. .. 12Tues. .. 13Wed. .. 14Thurs. ,. 15Fri . .. 16Sat. .. 17

FerryWanganuiNew PlymouthHamiltonAucklandAucklandWhangareiWhangareiWhangareiWhangareiAucklandRotoruaRotoruaTaupoNapierPalrn crston NorthFerry

as to where at these stops youmay assemble in the evenings todiscuss the following day's run .

Further information can be ob ­tained from the office of the Club,Box 2546, Chr istchurch, or frommy home address, 15 ClelandStreet, Belfast, Chris tchur ch 5.Members interested in the Tourare asked to forward me theirname and address .

N. C. Skevington,Club Ca pta in.

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Sir,After three months in New Zea­

land and the last two weeks inSydney and Victoria I am at Iasthome to tackle my stack of mail.

However, before doing so I feelthat I must write and ask that youlet your members know how muchmy wife Lillian and I enjoyed our"Veteran " stay in your lovely coun­try, enjoying the sincere friendshipof your people.

We have visited you before, andhave heard of the southern hospit­ality. This is so apparent to visitors.but we enjoyed the same type offriendship right through both Is­lands. Of course being with V & Vpeople makes everything so easy ,and we found a great and sincerewelcome wherever we went-ourold Sunbeam completed almost 4000miles in your country-I could fillseveral pages listing ithe outstandingpleasures we enjoyed but if spaceis available please let me say a verywarm "thank you" to those count­less folk who made our stay in NewZealand so enjoyable.

Lillian & Bill Sanderson," Wainu i"Terranor~ N .S.W. 2485.Australia.

Sir .In these days of blatant commer­

cialism it is usual for sponsors ofevents to make sure their contri­bution is well acknowledged by in­sisting that their name is includedin the title of tharevent.

I am sure members must ap­preciate the modesty of a majorsponsor, "Shell Oil of New Zea­land", regarding their generous sup­port of the 1972 International. Com­petitors received petrol Itokens at

the start and a cheerful tanker crewdispensed further supplies at the 24hour Relay.

Apart from the Shell emblem onthe rally numbers no great creditwas claimed by thi s company andindeed little has been given.

I was dismayed to note the omis­sion of Shell 's name in the "thanks"department in the April -May issueof Beaded Wheels .

Grateful.

Our apol ogy to "Shell" is print edelsewhere ill this issue.-

Th e Publishers.

Sir.Mo st members will by now know

that the International Rally ran ata substa ntia l loss even when theamount transferred to the Rallyfund from the Clubs reserves istaken into account.

As a competitor, I know that Ienjoyed the event immensely andfcel uhat I got va lue For my money.

For this reason I do not need theClub to have subsidised my holi­day and I have therefore forwardedto the Club Secretary a cheque forthe value of the petrol vouchers Ireceived at the start.

I am sure I am not the onlycompetitor to find ,the Rally a mootinspiring event and I would inviteother sati sfied competitors to returntheir petrol money also.

Barry Barnes,

Sir.In the February-M arch 1971 issue

of Beaded Wheels, in the article onthe history of Vauxhall, there ap­pears a photogr-aph of a 1904 Vaux­hall and a reprodudtion of the serialnumber plate . Now according to thetext the name of the company waschanged to the Vauxhall and We stHydrautic Co. Ltd. in 1905. and athree-cylinder car was produced .

Now as the photo caption is ofa three-cylinder car and the numberplate is of the new named companythen surely iit is a 1905 model?

The same photographs appearedin the December 1961 issue ofBeaded Wheels and it is stated asbeing 1904 there also, so when didthe mistake originate?

My reason for writing of thicar is that I have in my possessiona Vauxhall three-cylinder engine.I believe that only two of the se carsever reached New Zealand so thereis a chance that it could be fromthe car pictured although the ser ia lnumbers do not tally. As I 'aminterested in tr acing any historyassociated with thi s engine I wouldappreciate hearing from any readerswho may know any.hing aboutthese cars.

R. E. H. Kay,137 Hills Road .C hristchur ch.

Th e caption doting of 1904 onthe blo ck o] th e Kirkland three­cylinder Vouxhall , used first in1961, was incorrect! The writer wasperhaps 1I0t fully conversant withearly Vauxhall history and wasprob ably quoting the own er.

Unfortunately the error was re­pealed when the blo ck was usedagain in 1971 tu illustrate a laterarticle . The Kirkland car was 1905,as confirmed by the plate wording,"Vauxhall and W est Hydraluic En­gin eerin g" (w e hav e previously alsoconfirmed this with Dennis Field ,historian o] the VC.C. of G .B.) .

Mr Kay's engine 3C 10, a 190512/14hp, is not [rom this vehicle,and I am sure he is wrong in think­ing th at only tw o of these carscam e to New Zealand.

L.L.N.

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plate covering the crank-case, aDixic magneto model Ml, and thenumerals 269 on cylinder, cylinderhead, and on one end of thc crank­shaft.

The motor has a bore of IDcmand a stroke of IS cm giving acapacity of 1177cc-approximately8 h.p.-in vintage motor-cycle par­lance. Other relevant details are­10 studs to the cylinder head, fly­wheels of 18 inch diameter, and ashaft diameter of I 5/8 inches.

Colin Harper,P.O. Box IS,Dunedin.

Sir,

I have been asked by a fellowmember of the Rolls Royce En­thusiasts Club to help him trace aRolls Royce Silver Wraith which issaid to have been imported intoNew Zealand.

The car concerned had a 1950high wing Park Ward body withbuilt-in head Iamps. It would comewithin classification of P .V.V . TheBritish Registration No. was e.W.G.835. As yet J have no record of itschassis number. Would anyoneknow this car?

While on the subject of SilverWraiths, about five years ago Jovertook on the road between Kai­koura and Blenheima DropheadSilver Wraith. probably by Hooper.At that time being fairly new tothe country J did not realise thatR.R.s were pretty rare birds andonly on perusing The Elegance Con­tinued did J find that if it was aHooncr it is one of the only two1949 drophead bodies built. Itscolour was grey and my impressionthen was that it was not in verygood order. Foolishly J did not getthe registration number

Perhaps J should explain that myinterest in Silver Wraiths stems fromowner-hie of a 1949 Silver byW. J. Mulliner. Chassis No. W.D.e.43. This is the only saloon (as on­nosed to 'lim ousines) recorded inthe post war Mulliner Body Bookas having a division. I have ownedit for about seven years.

Dr. H . E . Green.31 Main South Road.Tinwald.

Sir,Re letter by George J . Tofield­

nublishcd last issue.1. Re PV.V.'s lowering of stand­ard. etc .. I agree it's hard to acceptthe like of an XK 120 Jag. winninga section of the International Rallycompeting against Vintage vehicles.hut if later model cars are not ad­mitted. how can our le-s affluentand many vounaer members es­pecially, be able to compete in clubactivities,

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2. Now with regard to Mr Tofield 'ssca thing criticism of the cheapregistrations of V & V vehiclesachieved by one of our mostprominent 'and dedicated members.[ believe that the majority of ourmembers are not rich and nearly allrun a modern car. Two registrationscan be quite a hurdle in this age ofincreased prices for everything. Ialso bel ieve that, in many ways,club members do help charities bygiving of their time and vehicles.I think that most club memberswill not feel like "shrewd bludgers"as Mr Tofield suggests in acceptinglower registration costs. I believethat the new licencing fees are inkeeping with the amount of roaduse V & V vehicles get.3. Re cars sold overseas. Nearly allclub members would like all ourV & V cars to stay in New Zealand .No moans are heard when V & Vvehicles are imported from over­seas. J juct can't understand MrTofield's disgust with the editors ofBead ed Wheels for daring to printan article on the export of MrHall's 8e. Alpha Romeo to aD.S.A. museum. It's still news asfar as I'm concerned. All newsdoesn't have to be good. Try read­ing your daily newspaper.

Bryan Jackson.

Sir,The majority of Club members

would agree with Mr G. Tofield'scomments with regard to P.V.V. andthe sooner a uniform scrutineeringsystem is in operation the better.

The chairman of the PV.V. sub­committee is working on this now.John Bailey of Waikato also circu­lated a good system at Nelson.

I cannot however agree with hiscomment regarding reduced registra­tion fees for vehicles over 40 yearsold . Most members will welcomethis relief from excessive and everincreasing costs of vintage owner­ship.

Our good keen men in Wellingtonare to be congratulated on theirvoluntary efforts on our behalf.

The registration concession isincidentally available to any vehiclesmore than 40 years old.

Tt -eems to me that the more ourmembers try to do things for theClub in general ,the more criticismthey get from the gummers anddrones.

R. B. Scott .

Sir.

Received my copy of BeadedWh eels todav and as an entrant in1he recent "International". I would'like to comment on the RallyDirector's report.

I feel the Director is being a littleoptimistic where he 'asks and then

answers the question, did weachieve our aims? If we ignoreA.B.e. we come to D . and this iswhere he really has his head in thesand.

Big rallies are practical to run?With the population of New Zea­land it can never be done properly.All the troubles of this rally, andthere were quite a few, were causedby one thing, too many entries.Maybe us overseas entrants weredifferent, but when we bring a caracross the Tasman and spend fiveweeks in your country we wantwhat was promised, and that was a[ourteen day rally with time forsightseeing and picture taking, etc. ,not a four day rally and no timefor sightseeing. The reason for allthis (as we saw it) was too manyentries which prevented anyoneroute from staying at a town anymore than overnight.

In conclusion let me say this. Ifwe had not left on March 1st totour Ithe South Island we wouldhave seen practically nothing ofyour country. As it was we had amarvellous time going down theWest Coast across "The Haast" andto Quenstown and back to Nelsonby the East Coast.

To the many people I met andwho were so friendly and helpfuland who may read this outburst.may I say, don't take me tooseriously but J felt I had to have asay.

Wal Martin,(Entry No. 036),Victoria. Australia.

Wal has call fused his causes andeffects a bit.

We set out to rutt a competitiveRally followed by a social gatheringto recuperate and celebrate a birth ­dav party-we did not set out torun a proloneed tour and this wasclear from the original regulationsand preamble.

So his troubles arise from ex­pecting something that he was notpromised; in fact he was promisedquite the reverse.

As for numbers-s-they gave notrouble to us in what we set out ..10do except ill so far as a tight squeeze011 Nelson accommodation was ill­evitable and also fully warned of inthe regulations and newsletters.

Numbers would still have caused110 problems eve/l if we had run thesort of tour that Wal would haveobviously preferred-it just hap­pened that we never set out to dothis! It all hinges 011 the interpreta­tion of his words "properly" in hisparagraph three.

A . A . Anderson,Rally Director.

Branch Officers and Meeting NightsInt en ding members shc.uld contac t their nearest bran chSecrota ry .ASHBURTON-Chair man: Mr R. Hosken. 45 A lf or d Fores t Road

Secr e tary : M rs J . P. Hosken 45 A lford Fore st Road ,A shbu rt on . Th ird Tu esd ay at Clubroom s, M ironan Road ,T inw ald .

AUCKLAND-C hai rman: J . Lew i s. Sec re tary : C . Keenan , P.O.Box 3382, Auckl and . Every Thu rsd ay at 39 Fairfa x Av enu e, ' ·Penrose .

BAY OF PLENTY-Chairman : M r J . W. Va n der Hove n. 39Devonport Road . Taurang a. Sec re ta ry : J . M . W eb b, P.O .Box 660, Taura nga .

CA NTERBURY- Chai rm an: R. B . SCOII. Sec re ta ry : D . C . Fowler ,P.O . Box 13160, A rm agh . Chr is tchurch . First Thursday at55 Colwyn Av enue , Brynd w r. Every Saturday af ternoon atUn it ed Serv ic e Hotel.

GORE-Cha irman : R. T . Tre ssl er , 9 Edw in Str eet , Gore . Seere­ta ry : W . R. Shank s (P .O . Box 99) . 203 Broughton Stree t ,Gore. Second Tue sda y a t Clubroom s, Woolwich Street.Phon e 7825 R. Shank s .

HAWKES BAY-Chairman : B. Lay. Secr et ary : L, J . D Pries t.P.O . Bo x 1036. Hast ing s . Second Wednesday a t 8 p .m ..Clive To wn Hall.

MANAWATU-Chairman : Mr R. J . Kn igh t. lOA William Street ,Levin . Secretary: A . Prat t, 6 Surrey Cre scent. Palme rstonNorth . Third Wedne sday at 8 .m .. Car Club Room s atNewbury . First Wedne sd ay at 8 p .m .. 32 Power Str eet ,Levi n .

MARLBOROUGH-Chairman : D . C. Kilpatrick, 25 Dill on s PointRoad, Blenheim . Secretary : Mr I. L. Dymond , 16 HowickRoad , Blenhe im . Last W edn esd ay at 8 p .rn ., RSA Meet ingRoom ,

NELSON-Chairman: Mr K . Iv ory . Sec re ta ry : Mr L. J . Roberts.8 Sal is bury Road, Rich mond , Ne l son .

NORTH OTAGO-Cha irman : J . C . Boaden, 41 Derwent Street .Oam aru . Secretary : Mr D. Hill , 11 Colne Str eet , Oamaru .

OTAGO-Chair man : K. Oaken fult . Sec re tary : I. G. S. Sh arpe ,28 M ic hie Str eet . Du ned in . Ever y Fr id ay ni g ht at Par kStreet.

SOUTH CANTERBURY-Cha irman: B. H. Sha cell , 84 Wai- it iRoad , Timaru. Secre tary : G . F. Brown ie , 126 Pages Road ,Timar u . First Th ursd ay at 7.30 p.m .• Showgrounds SupperRoom .

SOUTHLAND-Chairma n: B . J . Barn es . 99 Russe ll Street . Inver­carg il l. Secr et ary : A . Mclntos h, Rak iura Ave nu e. Otata ra9 H,D . Inver ca rg ill . Otata ra Clubrooms last Thursday inev ery month.

TARANAKI-Cha ir man: P. W . Cornwa ll . Secreta ry : R. J . Kitney ,77 Mould Street, W ai tara. Tar ana k i. Th ird Thursday atMotor -cycle Room s, Junc t ion Road, 8 p.m .

TAUPO-Chairm an : P. K . Andrew s. Secretary : P. Attwood, 16Hinem oa Avenue , Taup o. Firs t W ednesday, contact Ch air ­man .

WAIKATO-Chairman : J . Marsden , 29 Hooker Avenue, R.D . 4,Cambridge . Secretary: M . Quayle, P,O . Box 924, Hamilton ,Sec on d Wednesday . Wood st ock Schoo l Hall, Hamilton .

WAIRARAPA-Cha irman : C. Gaudin, Kenm or e. Private Bag .Masterton . Secretary : T , M clntosh , 16 Cornwall Street,Ma sterton .

WANGANUI_Chairman : D . C. A . Hawley . Secretary : A . D .Osm an , P.O . Box 726, W an ganu i.

WELLINGTON-Chair man : J . G. Watson , 51 Chatsworth RoadSilverstream , Well ington . Secre ta ry : J. P. Southward :21 Til bury Street. Lower HUll. Third Tu esday, N .Z . TubeM ills , Lower Hutt .

WHANGAREI-Chairman : Royce Hannah . Secretary : M ichael D.Coll in s, P.O . Box 17, Whangare i ,

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Mr King vis ited the Papanui,Christchu rch, factory of Firestonerecently in the course of a worldtour of his company's plants.

" On this inspect ion tour I havebeen impressed by the growingawareness not only of pr ivate carowners, but also car and commer­cial vehicle fleet operat ors of theadva ntages rad ial ply tyre s offe r.Th e awareness has created a bigdemand and t he trend is wo rld ­wide ," sa id Mr King.

Mr King jo ined Fi res to ne inAk ron 18 year s ago a nd was sentto New Zealand as a productiontra inee at the Pap anu i plant in 1956.In 1959 he wa s appointed p roduc­tion manager there and held theposition unt il his return to theUni ted States in 1962,

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He managed va rious fact orie s inthe Un ited State s un til he took uphis presen t app ointm ent in Aprillast year.

Mr D, L. King

Branch notes

AUCKLAND

Well the Internati onal Rally issome months past now, but someof the stories 'S till going around!Oh my,

I am sure th a t all Auckland mem­ber s must be proud of Angeliqueand her fine crew wh o alw ays hada fr iendly rema rk fo r all. Theywere great ambassadors. I believethe last Auckland entrant arrivedhome recent ly after a working holi ­day down south, with one extra carand no money.

There was a nothe r popular Lad iesNight on Tuesday, 18 Ap ril, whena number of slides and films wereshown and no doubt there wasqu ite a lot of talk about theirversio n of the Internat iona l. Th eseLadie s N igh ts a re qu ite popular sothey have made it a monthly nightout.

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Saturday, 29 April, was not ithebest of weather for a rally. How­ever 28 cars and one motor-cycleturned out for a good run on Vint­age type roads in the Hendersondistrict which ended rut a smallvineyard-Hic! However even withthe temptation of some very finefinished products, everybody be­haved themselves.

Saturday, 6 May, saw anotherAuction at the Clubrooms, theweather was rather cold, but thelure of some goodies at Ithe rightprice brought out a good crowd, Itis surprising JUSt how much vintagehardware is at the c1ubrooms, andit would pay any out of town mem­bers, who are short of a part ortwo, to endeavour to have a browsearound,

A large number of members willbe putting their future restorationson the road quite a lot cheaper,thanks to the night school panelbeating classes which were 'so wellpatronised , They had to be spreadover three classes in two nights ,

OAKY.

GISBORNEAlthough we have not appeared

in print for several months, theGisborne members have not beenidle and vehicle restorations areprogressing favourably, We haveJust completed another successfulyear, with the International Rallyundoubtedly being the event thattops the list. Tony Nouing's Pontiac,Joe Webber's Austin 7, Alan Wil­son's Model A Ford and MylesWaiter 's Hudson 8 were our onlycars competing, but many membersand families travelled the 90 milest o Waikaremoana to marshall andsee Route 011 cars.

On the local scene we have be Ida beach barbecue on a lovely sum­mer day, when numerous childrenhad a turn in "Flintstone's" car onthe sand, and the family sandmodelling competition once againproved the Dwight 's talents forsculpturing "Mickey Mouse" to besuperior.

The chaps recently held a scrapmetal drive which boosted Ithe bankbalance. A Sunday afternoon outingwas organised by Barry and PamHilton and took the form of an" Econom y Run" which proved thatsome vehicles can do an amazingmileage per gallon when drivenwith a light foot , while othersdidn't quite live up to expectations,but the run was enjoyed by allparticipants.

Anzac Day saw six tin cars andone brave Austin 7 taking to thehills for some real vintage motoringthe long way to Teloga Bay-justtrying out a Heatway Rally track,which their cars travelled over twodays later. Our times may not com­pare with Andrew Cowan's but we

all enjoyed the drive and friendlypicnic lunch on a beautiful autumnday.

Fhe C hairma n's Night Trial wasmost popular with a record attend­ance despite the wet, cold evening.Also a large crowd including manyladies was present at the MarchClub Night when InternationalRally films were shown.

The annual points Cup was wonby Rodney Cl ague, who has justcompleted 'two years of good ser­vice as chairman and now takes onthe secretaryship. Joe Webber wasonly three points behind and BrianHall was third.

Now we are all busy planning forLabour week-end in October, whenthe Hawke's Bay Safari will be heldin Gisborne. So come to Gisbornefolks, and join us for a good week­end.

M. WEBBER

NELSONActivity since the International

has started again. At Easter somesix Nelson Model A memberstravelled to Grcymouth to take partin the M odel A meet, and by allaccounts it was a great success. Oneis led to believe that the main topicof conversation was Model As; andit seems as though there are still afew of these fine motor cars justwaiting to be gathered up! all foundby a chance run to ·a small town­ship just out of Greymouth.

A very pleasant and enjoyableafternoon run was held at Wai-itiDomain, a nice secluded picnic areawhich we had all to ourselves. Some17 cars and I motor-cycle turnedout.

A full day run on Anzac Daythrough many highways and by­ways led us to Ngatimoti-this wasour "Autumn Tints Run ", and al­though it was a couple of weeksearly for the best showing, it wasnevertheless still most colourful.Some 15 vehicles attended, and ofcourse there were the two that forsome strange reason went 'astraysomewhere en route!

A full programme has beenscheduled for the remainder of theregistration period, but we archopeful that now with the reduc­tion in registration fees that manymembers will be encouraged to re­register immediately, and that wemay have enough vehicles to ar­range several picnic runs during thewinter months. .

Several slide and film evcnings­comprising International films, arebeing arranged-no doubt these willbe popular with members.

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WILL STRIP AND CLEAN OLD PAINT ANDRUST TO THE METAL AND LEAVE AS

NEW

sitting on his right fumbling withthe corurois of rus rad io when tilestartmg gun was tired betore he, likemat general at history, could see theWhiles of tne enenues ' eyes. Did heramp and rage and use wordswormy of Germaine Greer'l No, sir!He remarked, " Weil it was just aswcll that happened, otherwise itrrugnt never have go; under way! "im afraid most at us would havebeen audible in Blenheim and that';why we WOUldn't make Le Manscontrollers.

Since the big event life has settleddown mto the more leisurery tempowun a camping week-end to theWakamanna winch proved to be abattle at wits against the waspsbur was thoroughly enjoyed bythose who went. 1"'0 fortunes madewith gold panning but lots of goodclean fun.On Sunday, 16 April, an all dayMystery Outing was held thatturned out to be just a little toomysterious for those who tinishedup at Marfells Beach while themain group had lunch at BlindRiver. A run arranged for Anzacafternoon was to have been to Wai ­rau Valley but was cancelled owingto doubtful weather.

And that's about all except thatif you happen to be passing throughor holidaying in Blenheim our ClubMeeting night is the last Wednesdayin every month except December aJlthe BJenheim R.S.A. meeting roomat 8 p.m. You would be very wel­come to join us.

J. D. FlNNIE

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It is all over now, and except forthose who made the 13th an ex­tended holiday or whose navigationwent wrong, most of our overseasvisitors have departed these shores.Let us hope they enjoyed it, as didour Rotorua entrant Don Anglis.Don's navigator pulled out at Ithelast minute for dome.tic reasons,so 0011 went off on his own, toarrive in Nelson on one operat iveexhaust valve.

A set of valves supplied by AutoParts at Nelson, and cut to suit byWaimia Motors at Richmond, soonput the Chrysler "52" back in therunning, and Don had a grand time.His rallying time was cut s ho rt how­ever, by having to attend a motormechanics' apprenticeship course inHamilton on the 28th.

Slides of the 13th were shown atour April meeting, and were enjoyedby all; a much better selection thanthat seen on T.V.

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Cars, cars, cars, in an endlessStream. Ive neard It said that oneot our K.1I1gs or ancient times ex­pircu OU'" lO a surreu or s.raw­ocrrres lH was King John 1 trunk)well, we began la Lee t towards carsas ne must nave ren about s.raw­ucrrres. 11 got mat way tnat it evenrrenry r-orc m rns originat quadn­cyc le had appeared we woulu navec.iecked rum m or out WHh littlecomment. we had seen so much tnatuay: Wnat a pity we coutdnt havespun IL OUl over a period of sixmonths with a rew to study minute­Iy eacn week-end. Looking back now',e uunk : "I Wish I'd had a beu.erlook at that Locomobile Steamer.Wasn't it a damtylittlc creature !"

Came Sunday morning we wereat u again and by mid-day whenthe last car roared oil into the dustand we sat down for -a well earnedglass of ale we had seen as manybeautifully restored vehicle; in theprevious four hours as one wouldnormally have seen in the 25 yearsthat the Club had been in existence.Yes, we Blenheim check-pointerswere -lucky to see practieally all It heRally cars and meet the peopletravelling in them. Even now it allseems like a fairy tale.

We regret that Blenheim evident­ally has its quota of Black SheepCitizens who take expensive camerasand souvenir radiator caps tha;don't belong to them. To those whowere inconvenienced we apologise.

The Hawkesbury Circuit Eventhad its moments. Most of us suf­fered from heat or cold, hunger orstrained backs from hoisting thoseelegant toilets on to the trucksduring some stage of the memor­able twenty-Jour hours but it wasundoubtedly brill iantly conceivedand organised even if there were afew birth pangs and rather gloomyfaces in the counting houses whenthe result was inspected. A man ofou tstanding self control was therace controller, Bob Oakley. I was

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The members of the Branch wholOOK. a cornpeutor s part m tne 1972uncrnauonat Kaily nave spoken 111Ill) uncertain terms or the enjoy­ineru that they derived from theevent but I wisn to record here 10tne best of my douottut abinty u.edeiign.s tnat were the lot of thoseWho also stood and wailed alongtne many miles of routes, the check­point officials, those white-coatedindividuals who filled in the timesof arrival and departure on yourtime sheet and wished you "Goodmotoring!".

On the afternoon of Friday, 1[)February, the Blenheirn officiars as­sembled a t the Waterlea Racecourseand stood by to welcome the firstbatch of vehicles. What a thrill itwas after all the months of prepara­tion 10 see those square looking carssneaking down the road at the backof the racecourse slightly ahead ofrime and realise that, after all thosemiles and so near to their finaldestination they would reach usright on the dot. How proud theirmanufacturers would have been tohave seen them at that moment.Certainly some had had theirtroubles but very few were missingfrom the list of expected arrivals,By the time the last vehicle waschecked in on Friday evening wethought we had had a feast ofvintage cars and met a host of de­lightful people. Little did we realisewhat wa : in store for us on theSaturday.

It was another typical Marl­borough day weatherwise and bynightfall our suntanned faces weregoing to remind us that from thelime the sun rosc above our easternhorizon out in Cloudy Bay till itdipped over the Western Hills ithad done its best towardsadvertis­ing the Sun Belt of New Zealand.

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WOT! NOWHERE TO GO ATLABOUR WEEK-END?

THEN JOINTHE HAWKES BAY SA.FARl AT

GISBORNEA free run to Gisborne on the Saturday,

official welcome and social Saturday night.A timed run of 80-100 miles Sunday, followed

by tea, presentation of trophies and possiblyfilms of the International.

You enjoyed the Cook Safari in 1969.Come again and see what the East Coast

has to offer.ENTRY FORMS OUT SOON

Organised by the Gisborne Sub-branch of theHawkes Bay Vintage Car Club.

Our membership continues to in­crease with David Laratt and a1922 Chev 4-90, Mark Streiff andT 'rn Sopp, who have purchased PaulRobinson's 1930 Pontiac, and wehope soon to see a friend of minewho, in eight days has purchasedfive Chrysler 6's. I haven't had timeto see all of them, and the newowner is not sure what models theyare , so we will have to wait a whileto sec what new additions we havcto the Club fleet from that quarter.

Two Australians, MaJcolm Stew­art and Paul Butler, still motoringaround New Zealand in an Au stin" T'. spent a night recently with ourclub saptain Brian Rollo, and calledin to see my Vauxhall T80 the nextday. having a Vauxhall of their ownand never having heard of a T .80.

For those who did not attend theA.er .M. on 3 May, you will haveto find out who the new committeeare. Our present chaps have done agrand job over the past year, withmany interesting runs and manymore planned in the coming months.

The only new cars acquired bymembers of which I know, are a1927 Essex Sedan by Spencer Jarnie­son, and son Don tells me after atrio last week-end. he will soon bebringing home a Chrysler Roadsterwhen T make some room on thesection. Les Hirst has come by aneldcrlv Clyno. Not much knownabout this one.

The Noggin & Natter is on againthis year on thc 24th and 25th ofJune. and the committee is hoping

to find romcwhere where an exten­sion of time will be made available.Our newsletter to your branchsecretaries will lot you know whereThe usual auction will follow onthe Sunday morning.

We are off on a run to MOTATand Jackson's Museum on the 12thand 13th of August. and rthe MissAinsworth Memorial Trophy Runis on the 29th of October, still, asyet. a one day affair but with a newcommittee coming up, who knowswe may graduate to two days . The25th and 26th of November hasbeen put aside for a run to Wai­tomo Caves with an overnight stay .whether in the caves or the motelis not yet known.

I have been asked quite a fewtimes lately. if I have changed myviews on P.V.C. as Don and I nowown three Armstrong Sidley's 346's.Tn eight years from now any A.S.will be over 20 years old , as theyceased to make these after 1960.They would certainly come under"Classic Burner", but we have ourown club as many V. & V. typesknow, being members of both clubs.

LES ANGLTS.

TAURANGA

Over the last few months theBay members have taken part in anumber of runs organised by theclub captain Alan Webb. Thesewere in the form of a Bar B Q Runwhich took members around theMount , to end at a new park. Al­though a few members got a bit"bushed" by the reversed instruc­tions all managed to finally arrive.where most of "today's chefs"cooked up a meal of burnt chops,fingers, etc . A new member on therun , "Brain"? Gerring, pulled offfirst place in his 1930 Model ASedan.

April's run consisted of a run toRotorua to view a collection of bitsand pieces of local history. T thinkmost male drivers alro looked atthe 1937 Nash -8 which is for sale .Everyone enjoyed the day's runwhich was very well nut together byAlan and his wife Ellen.

A few members are getting theirears ready for the Waikato's AnnualClub Run. the Double Fifty. T hopethe weather will be better this year.

Loking further ahead there is therally on Labour Week-end at Gis­hourne. A rally was held there afew years back and mo st of thepeople that took part said that theywould be back to the next one asthe Auckland rally is getting ratherbig and crowded.

Members are quietlv workingaway on their cars. Bob McGiverhas started on his 1930 WilIys Six;Ithis wiII make a nice car whenfi.nished. Bob took his wife andhimself on their first run in amodern last month and it was heardthat the wife can now be seen outin the shed with Boh helping to getthe car on the road.

The Gerrinz bovs have fitted a setof "shocks" to their car which thevfind makes it much better to handleon the road.

Jim Webb has added another carto the alreadv big family, a SingerSports. for their son "Rob. lit sure isgoing to be a motoring family.

"Roger Ward is in the final 'stagesof restoration on his Graharn Paisewith painting ann final bits andpieces to do . Tucked awav on theother side of the shed w;li!lnp' forthe same treatment is a 1932 Chev.Coune.

Most members are working onsomething and with winter comingshed lights will be burning aroundthe town .

Club night is on the second Mon­dav everv month in the <TT1;l1l h;lllbehind the St. John's Hall Anvvisiting members are verv welcome.

"ROGER WARDPAGE TWENTY.NINE

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WA NTED - C ha ten Lea M ot or ­bike, a ny age or co nd itio n. Phone67675 Ham ilton coll ect. 31 M orrins­vi lle Road. H am ilt on .WA NTED - Parts a nd in formationfor Curved Dash Oldsmobi le. Ph on e67675 Hamilton co llect. 31 M orrins­vi lle Road, Hamilton .WA NTED - F or " C ha ten Lea"191 3 C ycle Car, urgentl y, motor.gearbox and rad iator, a ny informa­tion or phot os to allo w restorationto continue. Al so I wish 10 knowof any other in Ne w Ze alan d .Phone 67675 H amilton coll ect. K.Jonathan , 31 M orrinsvill e R oad.H amilton.WANT ED Re a r hub pull er for1927 /28 R Series 20160 Vau xhall( 1929/ 30 T Series cou ld possibly bethe same) o r inf ormat ion wh ere oneco uld be loc ated . Pl ease write LeslieI . Roberts. 8 Sa lisbury R oad , Rich­mond. N el son. (Mernbe r.)WANTED - A T erry Sp ring saddl ecentre mount ing a nd Lu cas head­lamp type S.S.47 or S.S . 49; al somudguard, and cha ingua rds or anyinformat ion for a 1928 Humbermotor-cycle. Can swa p for the abovegenuine Villi ar s headlamp completea pprox. 1930 and a Brooks sadd lecomplete o r Big X sa dd le. I . B.Alien. 10 Ngah er e Street, Otumoe­rai , T auranga.WA NTED - An y 1948-50 Bownmotor-cycle parts. a nd handbook .A'lso, car bo ex ha us t expansio n b oxand sea t fo r 1938 F ra nc is BarnetlC ru ise r m ot or-cycle. Al so parts andinformation for a 1924 StandardSL04. Anything co nsider ed. WriteCa rl Gaudin. "K enm ore" . Pvt. Bag .Masterton.WANTED - Engine and any otherparts for a two cyli nde r 14 h.p.French . Chena rd et Walc ker car.Th is car is a 190 I 10 1909 modela nd is unusual in th at it ha s shaftdrive a nd a redu cti on gea r in t herear wh eel hubs. the rear wheelsbeing mounted on a de ad axle. Twould a pprec ia te any informat ionat all a nd in pa rticular would liketo contact a nyo ne wh o knew of oneof these cars 'in th e M an aw atu a rea .SWAP for a ny of th e above, 1913Sunbeam front ax le. headlamp shell(I) and st irrup fr ame (2), alsoclutch cone (suitable for patternonl v) , 1921 ? Hillman radiato r.headl amp. side la rnn. windscreenbracket s. bl ock a nd sum p. Geoff.Brannan . 48 M orni ngton Road .Dunedin. Ph on e 34-9 10.ERSKINE pa rts wanted for 1929m odel. Timin g cha in. oversizepistons (6) (2 .750) . o il filte r con ­tain er. in ternal door handles. cra nkhan dle hole cover , tail light glass .lo ck ing do or handle, splash oan s foreither side of engine. Geoff. Bran ­nan. 48 Mornington Road. Dunedin.Phone 34-910.

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SWAP - 1915 Douglas mic enginecomplete with carb and magnet o.A lso Armstrong two speed hub a ndwh eel complete, suitable fo r EnglishVeteran mic approx. 1910-1915.F or Model T Ford par-ts. 1914.Pl ease contac t Ray Ivin, 20 Bannis­ite r Avenue, Johnson vill e, We ll ing­ton . Phone 788 279 hom e o r 52 631bu siness.1923 A .I .S . twin magn et o 50 deg.( firs t c las s); 2 x 180 deg. Douglasmags; Bosch A.B .C. mag ; 1925 Nor­ton O.H .Y. cy linde r head ; 1925A.I.S . O.H.V. cylinder head ; 1929Rudge motor-in pie ces-gearbox.front forks and handlebars ; 1920sum p model 4 h.p. Dougl as m ot or ;1925 B.S.A. motor ; Dirt trackD ou gla s crank shaft ( new); twoKl axon motor horns; A.I.S. petroltank (good ) a bou t 1912. An y ofthe 'a bove articles exch ange forBrough Su perior parts of a ny des­c rip tio n or: 1925-30 twin l A .P .motor parts or: parts for 1928 500s.v. N ew Hudson . B. R. Bryan , 58Sm art Road , R.D.2. New Plymouth.

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Special display advertis ements of carsfor sale can be inserted at sched uledrates . W rite for deta ils .

ClassifiedMy a po logies for lack of Wa ikalO

news in the last two or three issues.We have been ve ry act ive with go odpart ic ipati on a t monthly Cl ub runs.

Last Easte r Mike Quayle organ­ised a run to Hawkes Bay ClubH.Q. a t W oburn . Waipukarau .About 30, including children, spentan enjoya ble three nights in delight­ful sur ro u nd ings . The ch ild ren en­joyed seeing F antasyland andMa rinel and.

May's C lu b Run wh ich was awarm-up to ou r D ouble Fifty washeld in poor cond itions, the runfinished a t Pi arere a nd went throughAra pu ni. Everyone got lost, m ostrecovered a nd a ll m an aged to findthe fini sh (even if it was throughth e idi ot shee t) to Piarere. D onGreen e was the winne r in his "AFord " .

This year Roy Rowe replacesSteve Arm an as C lub Captain

Mi ke Qua yle hoped to help some­one else do the secreta ry 's job; butno body was keen. We are fortun­at e that M ike has decided to d oa no ther year in what seems to bean one ro us job.

GEORGE H AWKIN S.

It is not really fair that we sh ouldrece ive Bead ed Wheels two dayshefore our Annual General Meet­ing-e-which was just two day s beforecl osin g dat e for copy for BeadedWh eels.

H aving used the success o f theIn ternati onal Rall y as a whip toenco urage ou r members to aim forAu st rali a in 1978. we were defla tedto find th at in one important respectthe Internation al was not suc cessful.

Wh anaarei Branch members willch eerfully fall in with the rem edi alaction nroposed. but we could usehundreds of the unsold programmesto ent ert ain the snectators who willbe pou ring int o N orthla nd in searchof the Ranfurl y Shield. An y servicestatio n will pr ovide visitors with ourcommi ttee's add resses.

Big event on 'the progr amme forthe co m ing year will he th e P rovin ­cia l Rally in January a nd. lik e theRanfurlv Sh ield . we will welcomeall co rners.

In N ortbl and . we have the be stbeach es (Nelso n members pleasenot e)-the worst roads (Govern­m erit member s please note) -andthe m ost ho spitality-please comean d try u s.

JOHN McDONALD

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WAIKATO

WHANGAREI- ~~.

STU DEBAKER, P ack ard , E rsk ine.Pierce Arrow, Rockne, G arford ,Flanders 20, E .M .F. 30 owners : aNew Zealand Chapter of the Stude­baker Owners Club of America has~cen formed . $7 per ~ear subscrip­tion, contact Len Elhott , 43 Bar­ra ck Rd., Mt. Wellington , A uc k­land .

WANTED - - For 1925 BuickM ast e r Six five seater tourer. com ­plete rear portion of body includingrear doors. Also hood framew ork.22 in. re ar wheels and handbook .Al so for 1919 Model T five seatertourer. one right hand rear mud­guard . C hris Slater. "Hupenui " .Greytown. Phone 331.

WANTED - For 1929 Au st in 7.tourer bod y, drawings, photos ofvan body, carburettor. switches, oilgauge. tail lamp. Would like tohear from an yone hav ing su rplusspa res . SE L L - T albot engine be­lieved 10/23 about 1925. C oli nThomas. 5 T er race Street. Marton.

FOR SALE - International W au­kersha T ru ck motor complete withstarter, generator, updraught carbogearbox ; 4 cyl . Whippet motor withrad iator wh ich is in good nick. noholes in it, just needs rcchrome; 4cyl. C hev. motor o.h.v. ; Two 6 cy l.mo'or s, Whippet and De Soto; 4cy!. C ross ley motor, suspen sion andmany other parts for Crossley ;Tudor 1934 Plymouth parts, fourfront doors . two speedos, one corn­nlete other minus oil and gas . WriteHarrv London , c l- K. R. Schwass.R.D.2, Taupiri, Phones 701-886Orini. (Non-member.)

WANTED - For Auburn 81929/30Model 125. complete oar, or chassismembers. b ody parts, 550 . 600 x 18tyres, o il ing svstem, sun viso r a ndwindscreen. d iff. and /or half sha fts .knock-on wire whee ls. 18 in.. in ­fo rm ati on . Write Morrie Holland .41 SI. Albans A venue. Palmerst onNorth. (Member.)

FOR SALE - 1926 Hupp. 8 chass isa nd running gear plus set of gua rd s.he ad lamps. a nd sundry parts. Wh atoffe rs? Steve A rman. 157 MahoeStreet. H amilton. Phone 36075 .( Member.)

WA NTED - Round tank B.S.A .m otor-bike or parts. i.e. front fork s.back fork s, handle bars, gu ards:cont ro ls. Bu y or could swap Au st in7 part s. D. R. C ra ne. 125 MtPlea sant Road . C hris tc hu rch 8.Phone 843 -804.

FO R SALE - Buick M arquetteparts, includ ing motor . di ff , etc.f ro nt mudguards. grill , da sh, bonnet:lights, wo oden sp oke wheels, etc.'

WANTED for Oakland abou t 1919.Body parts, rear doors, rear seats,hood bows. an y data o r pictures,two rear mudguards, front 'sea ts.All letters answered. B. H . Daw son ,Aw a roa Ri ver Road . She rwood.Whangarei.

~ANTED - Any inform ation,literature, parts. etc., to aid inrestoration of Veteran Hudsoncirca 1912. Contact Bry an Belch er.No. 14 Thomas Road. Mangere,Auckland .

FOR SALE - 1932 B4 Ford Seda n.body perfect. motor good , insuredfor $ 1500. Best offer. Dawson , 55Seddon Street. Wai kanae. Ph one6124.

FOR SALE - One "Marvel­Schebler" carburett or. as new a ndlittle used. Price $ 10. Write D.Murray, 143 No. 3 L ine . Wanga nuiEast:

W A NTED URGENTLY - Ex­haust manifold , 1950-51 2t litreRile y. A lso required . fou r bumperov er-ride rs. Price and condition toR. M. Miller. 11 Milton Stre e t.G ore. All replies an swered .

OWNE R regrets but has to sell rare1937 strai ght back Oldsmobile.W.O.F. and registered in excellentco nd itio n. Extensive eng ine ov er­haul 40 miles 'ago. Original fact orybu ilt radio and cl ock both in work ­ing condition. Numerou s spa re pa rt s.C ontact R. Bo yes, 15A DaIry Street.Dunedin. Phone 35-975 .1. 1927 BUICK Light Six Sedan.chassis with engine. gea rbox, diffand all other working parts com­pletely restored apart fr om a fewsmall details. About $600 sp ent on'th is alone. The body has new roofframework made up and m ost ofthe woodwork has been rebuilt a ndnew vaJences made.2.. 1926 Buick Light Six Seda n,di sm antled and some spa re parts.The lot for $700.00.Also 1929 Bu iek Six Tou rcr. pr ob ­abl y " M aster Six" w indsc reenfr ame and side su p ports . head lightsa nd mounting brackets. both frontdoors. left front r-ua rd. fibre tim ingnea r in good condition. some othernarts, Phone 48 3-269. p.n. BoxIiR75. Wellesle y Street. Auckla nd. o r18 Lyd ia A venue. Hillcrest. N orthShore. Auckla nd .

WANTED - For 1925 Le ylandtru ck , an engine and d iff. Motor isa large four cy linde r and di ff. isworm drive ciga r sha ped w ith thecentre o f the hou sing able torevolve. If yo u have, or kn ow of.either pl ea se contac t John Murphy.35 Home Street, W int on .

WA N T E D - G enuine "Norton 'enthusia st c ra ves for one onlyVintage or po st-Vint ag e m odel torestore. P ossibl y no other memberas keen as me to have thi s particu­lar make! Pl ea se contac t KeithNorton, 8 Roslyn Avenue, C h rist­church 5. Ph one 556914 C ollect.(V. C.c. mernber .)

WANTED - F or 1915 DodgeTourer. bonnet. fr ont mudguards.J ohns-Mansvill e rpeedo, body cowl .rear half of b ody. sa me as untilabout 1919 Dodge T ourer, reartourer doors. I would like to hearfrom any member wh o has anycone clutch Dodge parts. R . Ballan­tvne , 24 Vallev View R oad . Glen ­field . Au ckland .

FOR SALE - Two 24 in. d ia. B.E .wooden spokcd a rtillery wh eel s. 12spokes. brake drums 'a ttached. Al sotwo headlight glasses from Dodge4 cy l. 1925 . R. Fr aser, 12 BellwoodAvenue. Mt Eden . Au ckland. Phone607 .155.

FOR SALE - 1952 DaimlerSpecial Sports. This classic 3-4seater drophead coupe has be enfully res to red t o co nco urs condition- genu ine mileage 69.000. Speciala lloy body by Ba rke r & Co. paintedblack over silver with go ld coach­line . red upholstery. a nd m at s. A llwork professionall y d on e. A ll spa ressold with car and include completem otor and fluid flywheel . gearbox.~ teer i ng box , sus pens ion parts,instruments, et c . W ould considertrading smaller spo rts car preferablyM .G. about same v intage. All repliesanswered. N . M. C hr istia n. 171Selwvn Street. Tirnaru . Phone ti416Private. 88-174 Business.

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International Rally entrantswho did not qualify forplaques by virtue of notfinishing the Rally will beentitled to receive a hand­some Certificate of Partici­pation . Please write to theClub Secretary, r.o. Box2546 regarding your entitle­ment to this .

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VETERAN 1911 (SCOTS) ARROL/JOHNSTON. A rare one withbrass dash radiator. Beaut Lucus brass carbide head lights, bulbhorn,tail light. Will take raceabout or boatail body. (Seats made.) Motorand running gear overhauled by previous owner. A 1930 model wasadvertised in an English magazine 'at $9900 in 1970. Lots of informationon Arrol Johnston included. (Has new tyres.) Price $1950.VINTAGE ESSEX SUPER 6 RARE BOATAIL 1926 (U.SA) Restoredby previous owner but needs some sorting out. Has handbook. Runningwhen acquired . $1650.

We simply need the room for recent acquisitions.JACKSON L.M.V.D. 228-232 Marua Road,

MT WELLINTON, AUCKLAND. Ph. 596759 anytime.(Would trade a caravan or half deposit.)

WANTED TO BUY - Pair ofacetylene head lamps, acetylenegenerator, kerosene side lamps andtail lamp, also speedometer andclock, all required for car approx.1912. Buy pair of electric headlamps for English Veteran. Pleasewrite stating condition, price, toI. R. Finn, 994 Avonside Drive,Christchurch 6.BRISTOL 401 1951. Rare enthusiastvehicle in excellent all-round con ­dition. Motor, gearbox, clutch, frontsuspension rebuilt. Only fourowners. Parts available. Would con­sider exchange or trade in, sportscar Healy 100-6 or Morgan +4preferred. $1650 or will haggle withgenuine buyer. Box 77, Rongoteaor Phone 899, Rongotea (businesshours).WANTED URGENTLY - Sidevalve J.A.P. 1926-30 to rebuild1927 Brough Superior, your pricepaid. Also, front hub speedo drivefor A.J.S. 1 11/16th inch centrethreaded. George Light, 23 RopihaStreet, New Plymouth.WANTED - Frame parts for 1946­49 3T Triumph to finish my 1939Tiger 80. Rear wheel , front and rearguards, head lamp and brackets,chain guard, etc. Also wanted,petrol tank to suit 1914 Humbersingle cylinder motor-cycle. Typewith "Best" oil pump fitted. Replyto Vernon Russell, 56 Jenkin Street,Invercargill.REQUIRED URGENTLY - Twoor one Stabiljte headlamp glass for1936 Desoto or 1935 Plymouth.Price negotiable. Write R. Reilly,74 Anne Street, Wadestown, Wel­lington.FOR SALE - Bentley pistons. oneset 60 oversize just imported fromUK. Contact Trevor Timms, Dune­din, Phone 60-067.WANTED - D.A. Dodge bumpers,side lights, radiator and fuel caps,two split rims, outer door handles.I have Model A parts, Rugby ringgear (new) . Write R. K. Morgan,Tiki Road. Coromandel.

WANTED - Genuine horn forModel A Ford to replace one I hadstolen recently from a lockedgarage. My insurance company isprepared to pay a good price. PhoneGraham Somervaille, 542-506 Auck­land, or write P.O. Box 22-441,Otahuhu,

WANTED - Rear door (driver 'sside) for 1924 Overland Model 91,also odometer and horn. ContactI. J. English, 355 Ormond Road ,Gisborne. Phone 89741 (Member.)

WANTED for 1925 Chevrolet 4"K" - Carter carbuettor, distribu­tor, oil pump, lead lamp rim glassseals, tail and stop Iigbt, tools, hand ­books, workshop manuals, vacuumtank, radiator, radiator cap, ignitionswitch, speedo and cable. Pleasewrite price, etc., to H. P. Haycock,Box 361, Nelson.

FOR SALE - Abbington KingDick fork and rear frame, A.J.S.Motor circa 1914. M. Neilson, 122Watford Street, Christchurch. Phone527-277.NEW from Chaston Engineering­Piddling Pete car windscreenwashers, gold plated, $2 pair; BigX and Henderson foot mats, $5pair; Indian 'transfers, new issue,state whether 6t ins. or 9 ins. longrequired , $2 set; Corbin rear wheellarge drive sprocket, $6; 1929 7{9Manual reprint, $2; 1927 Salesbrochure, $1; Antique style Harlevkey fob, $1; Norton and Triumphhalf round foot blocks, $3 pair;1918 Studebaker 6 litre engine,chassis, axles, sell or swap; Gasketsfor most Continental red spotmotors, Olds 8, Fiat 505 and manyothers. Please send outline drawing.C. J. Chaston, 255 Cashmere Road.Christchurch 3. Phone 383-727. .WANTED - For 1930 Ford ATudor, tail light, horn, four bladefan,iunction box cover, light focusadjusters, light switch/horn controland unit. For 1926 Ford T. headlights, radiator and shell, bonnetand wheels. prefer wire. R. Ed­monds, Box 45. Queenstown.

WANTED - For a 1932 ChevroletCoupe, radiator and shell, bonnet(this has four doors in both sides) ,any of the 'lights and brackets,guards, running boards or whathave you . Please phone collect83920 Tauranga or N. Elliott, 259th Avenue, Tauranga.

FOR SALE - 1936 Austin SevenNippy SPOI1ts. One of few remain­ing in New Zealand. First classorder throughout although minordetailing could make a winner.Consider trade for pre-war Ameri­can Coupe or Model A, what haveyou or will sell. Contact R. M .Findlay, P.O. Box 8515, Auckland ,or phone 884-610.

WANTED BUY - Interior doorhandles and window winders for1930 Chevrolet. I also require thehub and spokes for a steering wheelfor same car. Keith Buckley, 21Fleete Street, Christchurch 6. Phone856149.

PLEASE see your local Club noticeboard for photos of unusual 1925Standard 11 h.p. Model V3 gearbox.Wanted - Trevor Lightfoot, 92Greenhaven Drive, Christchurch 6.(Member.)

WANTED - 1913-15 Hupmobile32 h.p. engine. Aluminium crank­case 4 cyl., non-detachable head,large pressed steel pan . Front axlewith front tie rod 24 in. Buffalowire wheels, steering box. hub caps,or information on car. Many swapsmostly American vintage. RogerBarnett, 18 Ensign Street, Halswell,Christchurch.

WANTED - For Harley Davidson10/12 1930 model, cam followercomplete, camshaft with oil pumpdrive on end , front part of forksand generator complete. Ross Holli­day. 93 Totara Street, Christchurch4. Phone 45974.

FOR SALE - Ansaldo 1923 6A2 litre sports tourer with twin sidemounted spares. Beautifully pro­portioned and utterly original.Beautiful inlaid mahogany woodpanelling, original leather uphols­tery, occasional seats, excellent in­strumentation, full weather equip­ment (new side screens by JackSilvester), new carpets and beauti­fully painted in Burgundy Royalwith black guards and valences byJames Houschild . This car is uniqueand presents a very rare opportunityto secure what must be one of themost desirable sports touring carsin the country. (See Beaded WheelsDecember 1961 for Road Test ofthis vehicle.) Only genuine enthusi­asts of considerable substance needapply to Nigel C. Price, "Cnckfield",161 Pages Road, Christchurch 6.Phone 897078 or 64347 (business) .

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