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www.baydriver.co.nzBay events: November 9: Vintage car show Vintage motoring enthusiasts are in for a treat with a display of about 60 cars at the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club’s annual car show and swap meet at the Cliff Rd clubrooms from 8am-1pm. Adults $5 entry, children under 12 enter for free. Enquiries: John Payne 07 576 9497.November 14-16: National classic motorcycle rally: Waihi BeachAbout 100 top classic bikes from throughout the country are expected to converge on Waihi Beach for the biannual national rally. Details: Marie 07 578 0455 or Roy 07 576 9332.November 15: Super Stock battle: Baypark Family SpeedwayThe best super stock drivers from around the central North Island will battle out for a big pay cheque in this new speedway event. Racing starts at 6.30pm. Details: www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz/eventsNovember 16: Extreme Automotive All USA Day: Wharepai DomainBOP Mustang Owners Club will host their annual celebration of American motoring classics with a display of all vehicles of American origin. Car registration from 8am. Open to public from 10am-2pm. Details: www.facebook.com/BOPMustangOwnersClub

Beyond the Bay:November 7-8: D1NZ round two: Mt Smart StadiumThe Bay’s top drifters will go head to head with the nation’s best. Details: www.d1nz.comNovember 15: Ford Muscle Meremere drag dayThe Ford Muscle Car Club’s annual drag racing day will give members a chance to show off their drag racing form at Meremere’s drag strip. Details: www.fordmusclecars.org.nz or Barry Gordon on 0272 010 428.November 23: Manawahe HillclimbHillclimb enthusiasts will have a chance to prove their stuff at Rotorua Car Club’s event – and earn points in round two of Motorsport BOP’s hillclimb championships. Manawahe is an iconic rallying road, which offers drivers a few technical challenges. Details: www.mbop.org.nz

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A toiler by nature, retired Pyes Pa car painter Ivan Allen enjoys nothing more than getting his teeth into an

automotive restoration project.

“You’ve got to have a project on the go to keep you busy. It is just something I like doing,” says Ivan, who has restored about 15 cars since his passion developed more than 50 years ago.

This Sunday Ivan will display his 1936 Austin 18/6 at the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club’s annual swap meet and display along-side about 60 other cars.

He completed the 18/6 four years ago after a “full rebuild”. “It wasn’t a bucket, but almost everything needed replacing.”

Ivan was drawn to the six-cylinder Austin for its luxury fi t-out, which includes a solid mahogany trim, a fold-out table, 19-inch wire wheels and window blinds.

“Being 18 horsepower there wasn’t a lot of them here because it was quite expensive,” says Ivan.

He occasionally takes the 18/6 out for a trip – describing it as “driving like a dream” at a consistent 33-34 miles per hour. “It might sound slow, but you’re never very far behind everyone else when you go for a run.”

During the years he’s restored four pre-1915 era Veterans – including an Alldays & Onions

vehicle, which he’d hoped to fi nish for its 100th anni-

versary last year but has been delayed

with carburetor fettling prob-lems.

His mechani-cal passion was born when he got his fi rst AJS

motorbike as a young man. “You get your fi rst

bike and you pull it apart and make some adjust-

ments. You do a few of these and you learn a lot.”

But Ivan’s turned his focus from four wheels to two. His current project is a full rebuild of a 1928 Humber 350cc motorbike. “There are a lot of small parts that have had to be replaced like foot pedals, which have had to be made.”

The bike has been stored in boxes since he got it about 50 years ago. After the Humber he plans to turn his attention to two Austin 16/6’s he has waiting to be restored.

Vintage Car Club show organiser John Payne says this Sunday’s display from 8am-1pm at the Cliff Rd clubrooms will attract a wide range of cars dating back to the Veteran era – and he expects strong interest. Entry is adults $5, under 13s enter for free.

Restoring vintage classics

more than getting his teeth into an automotive restoration project.

He occasionally takes the 18/6 out for a trip – describing it as “driving like a dream” at a consistent 33-34 miles per hour. “It might sound slow, but you’re never very far behind everyone else when you go for a run.”

During the years he’s restored four pre-1915 era Veterans – including an Alldays & Onions

vehicle, which he’d hoped to fi nish for its 100th anni-

versary last year but has been delayed

with carburetor fettling prob-lems.

Pyes Pa car restorer Ivan Allen will display his 1936 Austin 18/6 at the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club’s annual display on Sunday.

By Hamish Carter


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I love little cars. Always have. Actually thinking back every car I’ve owned

has been a little hatchback; and when I mean little, I mean little. Three or

fi ve-door small-engined small hatches. Shopping trolleys they call them, except I don’t do the shopping!

The world has been going small for many years. Fuel prices yes, but really we’ve realised a big car just isn’t necessary when, for 99 per cent of its use, you’re in it on your own. And for the once in a blue moon your not, most modern ‘small cars’ have heaps of room for a short-ish journey with more on board. In our

family there’s a wee car and a people mover. Almost all of our friends have a wee car and either an SUV or a people mover. Buying smaller, and then one of those, is one of the reasons why the two big Aussie cars will be gone in 2016.

History lessonThis week’s car is the latest

version of Toyota’s super famous Starlet. Originally called the Echo when it arrived in 1999, Yaris has now became the models name everywhere it is sold. Quick his-tory lesson, the Starlet fi rst appeared in 1973

and stopped being sold – replaced by Echo – in 1999. That’s a pretty good run; and for my generation we’ve all got Starlet stories! I owned one briefl y, lots of my friends had one too. I wonder with that fame if Toyota NZ did try to keep the ‘Starlet’ name when Echo replaced it.

I read an interesting statistic about Yaris sales in New Zea-land. More than 30 per cent are sold to private owners, with more than 70 per cent sold to female buyers aged 50-plus. The remainder goes to fl eet and rental buyers. So with an older female market being targeted, why put big feet on the baby Toyota and sportify it up. The answer came from another piece I read this week that said ‘60 was the new 20’. Of

course, in 2014 not all the ladies, and gentlemen, who buy the Yaris want just a small shopping trolley or a ‘Gran’s car’.

And with ZR they aren’t. Well they are, but they’re getting some sporty extras.Like the big 17 inch wheels. They look really good on the sporting 2015 model – yup we’re into the 15 model year and especially in the silver car colour, as seen here, you can also get a Vivid Yellow colored Yaris if you want, or Cherry which is quite

a pinky color, one that Mrs Motormouth loves! Having such big wheels with lower profi le tyres, it doesn’t hurt to ride too bad either.

It’s fi rm but even the Downtown Tauranga cobbles won’t cause any teeth – or falseys – to loosen.

I have to say well done, as I before I drove they had me wondering.

Zipping aroundI fi nd the way I drive changes when I’m

behind the wheel of a small car especially a sporty version with big wheels. I fi nd myself darting and zipping around really for no real reason. In ZR it certainly it made my bunch of round-town errands on my own enter-taining with a trip to Pongakawa and back later that day – not a problem either. It was night on my return and Yaris has got very bright, very white projector-type headlights that come on automatically too!

One of the things a small car does well is fi t in. Be it a gap in traffi c or any parking space there are no real moments of concern.

To make parking even easier this ZR model has a full-colour reversing camera that shows on the 15.5cm touchscreen for the audio/phone/optional sat-nav system.

I think every car in New Zealand should have a backing camera. They aren’t really that expensive, I’ve seen reviews of good quality ones priced at less than $100. That’s less than an insurance excess for most people. No need to mention the small cost for preventing a tragedy.

Neat featuresAside from the fl ight deck, Yaris has got

some neat features. The boot features a clever false fl oor; with a secret compartment under the normal fl oor that lines up with the rear seatbacks when they’re folded down, or remove it for a much deeper boot.

There’s also a big ‘multi glovebox’ up front with a lot of spaces for things, but all hidden from view. And, as is now the norm, Yaris has fi ve-cup holders up front so there’s room for a cuppa, sports drink or supplement shake – or all three!

If you’re wondering about the name of the car once called Echo – Vitz also as we see from the used imports – Yaris is not actu-ally a Japanese word but a combo of things from different parts of the world. ‘Ya’ from the German expression of agreement and ‘Charis’, the name of the goddess charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology.

This gave me the answer to what I think Toyota is trying to say to people about the ZR Yaris. “Ya you ‘60 is the new 20 something’ goddesses – this is the non-shopping-trolley, non-granny car you’ve been waiting for!”

course, in 2014 not all the ladies, and gentlemen, who buy the Yaris want

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