MAY 1991 PRICE $3.40 - Vintage Car Club of New Zealand

No. 189 APRIL - MAY 1991 PRICE $3.40Including G.S.T.

New Zealand's Veteran and Vintage Motoring Magazine

Featuring:

Tlte,;e nvo I,lll'/ogmplt,; o( Victor Truck« i,; illlerc,;/iIlS, /lC(/III,;C both werc takcn n! the \;Vel/illS1011 GII ,; COIIIPIl IlY Yllrd. Flu: Citu mut',;llIlId /l1l.11 Carrier i,; 11 Mod'" ~.'i IiShl dl'lii'ery truck, rated 1// ~5111111dl'ed it'I'iShl fillcd cui/h pncunuu ic 1.111'1 ''; (33 .r S)froll l l/ll d r('l1r.Tlu: \;vd lillgloll CII,; COIIII'0IlYTruck i,; 11 /110d'" ,Wowitu a nucd mpaci/y 1~( 1 1UO IlJII,;, alld i,;fil/cd ioi t l, -olid m[,/ll 'l' t un» all round ,olt lio llg l/ I' III'/lI l1a lic,; cO ll ld ['c [IOllgli l al 1'.1' 11'17 cos), (34 .r 5 or 36 .r 6) t ruck type Iyl'e';.;\/I v ictor Truck» uvrcfittcd unth 11/1' ,;a/1/1' j illll'( I/Ii ll der t'JISilll '. nucd al 4S /,mkl' /lllr ,;e-ptliPcr al ISOO I~ . P .M . iPilli ajilllr incl: borc undfii»: incl: si rok«, I.I/I'ad. dc/lle/m"'e, cl'l7 ll'1'coolt'd. TIl l' [inn'» M offo 11'17';, "TI/el/ M llke Good. IkCt1ll~c Tucu'rc M odc Good" v'ictor MOlor',; [acton; ira« ill Sain! l.ouis, LI.S.!\., iPil limodel», 2S,' ,J(), !lO, 60 , (,. 70. Tlil' /;wdd 701 1'17'; listed a,; limti i/s 1/ doubl» transmissiun, S ,;peed~jill'iP;lrd,lIl1d Iwo l'I ' i Jer~e, touicl: 11/('0111o .stnndnn! g('l1 rl'ox tpi l li 0 ,;pli ler ['ox iui f li l iPO speed» inouutrd I'elweell tuc gCl1 I'/lox and lit e 1'1'111' axl«.

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From the President

One of the c h ie f con ce r n s thes e days is that ofcosts a n d their e ffec t on Club activities. I havereceived quite a bit o f com men t regarding the PanPa cifi c Rally with som e budget esti m a tes whichs eem to me to b e unrealistic. Many members a loem aking a r ra ngemen ts to minimis e the outlay a n dwhile s ome expens e is unavoidable. I 'm sure thos epeople who h a ve a tten ded earlier rallies of t hi s ty pewould regard the ex pen d itu re as well worth it. Dopl an to be there - it co u ld be the ex per ie n ce of a lifetime .

At the time of writing this colu m n the Gulf warh a s finished and we look forward to s ee in g our twoClub members in the support forces safely homea gain . It would be pl ea sing to be a b le to rec ord adrop in fuel prices a lt h ou gh one fears that the fullco sts of the fighting m ay well be gathered from theworld' s mctortsts OVC l" the next few years . I a mawaiting with some foreboding . rev elations a bou tthe h orror undoubtedly unlea shed in that part ofthe world over the pa st grim m onths behind thescen es of what h a s a p peare d to be an a lmos tclinical war.

It wa s good to m eet many entrants in the NationalMotorcycl e Rally a n d see such a range ofold bikes.I wa s particularly impressed to note that t heoverall winner wa s Bu d Grose on the some HarleyDavids on that h e won on in 1973. Altogether a firstrate occa sion. with top orgarus ation and a ll the

ALASTAIR McINTOSH

ingredients of a fin e eve n t. The motor sport side ofour ac tivities ha s al so had a good season withev ents in several parts of the South Island a n dsome fine examples of performance m a chinerybeing s een on visits from America and Australia.We look forward to see in g some of these peopleba ck again .

The March exec u tive m eeting will h ave b eenh eld a n d I hope branches will be gettin g the fulldetails from their d elegates. While there are nomaj or issues fa cing u s at present. ongoing m attersof legi sl ation and s a fety are a lways our concern .May I wi sh you a ll a safe Easter a t eve n ts in b othIsl ands.

••A •••••••&.New Zealands Veteran and Vintage Motoring Magazine

Vol. XXXVII No. 189 APRIL - MAY, 1991ISSN 0113-7506 37thYEAR OF PUBLICA nON

CONTENTS

Pictorial Archive 2 & 191990 Commercial Rally 5Diamonds are Forever 6A New Zealand Motor-cycling Legend 7South Island Reliability Trial 9Riley - A Transition from Two

Wheels to Four 10Wheels Within Wheels 12Technical Hints 13Book Reviews 15 & 16Mailbox 162nd BP Pan Pacific Rally 17Idle Torque 20Marketplace 24

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COVER PHOTO1937 Diamond T. Model 304

1926 Internationalhalf ton Special Delivery, known as"Red Baby". Restored in 1971, first owned by lnternationalHaroesier Coy, of New Zealand, in Dunedin as a workshop

field seroice repairtruck. Now owned by AlasdairBrass.

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1936 Plymouth, owned by Tony Gibson.

1942 Cheorolet, DarbyMartin oWller.

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1990Commercial Rally

The da wn of March I 7t h 1990prove d 10 h ave been w ort hwailing for. what a beautiful

day. a nd pro ba b ly th e la st of I h esummer.

C u tle r Park wa s the ve n ue c h osenas th e lea vin g point for (h is ou r 14thAnnual Co m merc ia l Rall y . The routewa s 10 lake u s over va r ie d andinterest ing cou n try . leaving Mcl.eansIsland pa st Orana Park . towardsH alket t Sch oo l and on to S h effie ld.u sing a s many back roads as possible.

Event u ullv wc ca rn c to Glen tu n nelDomain whdre fi eld tesl s that pla cet h c u su al strain o n m arit alrelationships were inflict ed upon u s.

After a n e nj oyab le picnic lunch inthe s u n . we followed the leader to apriva te road which (oak u s rathe rs ha rp ly up l500n 10 a van tage poinlwhe re nw gnificen t vie ws of th eCa n tc rb u rv Plains were see n .

Mid a fte rnoon saw u s on th e ret urn

to Ch ris tc h u rc h . with time ava ila b leto prepare 1'01' a barbecue tea . socialga th ering a n d prize giving in "TheBa rn". The hi ghlighl or the priz eg ivin g ceremony was et r ev ers eco ncou rse prize o r a can of po lis h .received gra tefu lly by Nick Ha rris onwhos e 19 2 5 Morris Co rn rncrc ta llooked and s melle d like it wa s"s t raight ofT the paddock".

Our verv s incere (hanks to Dona n d Judy Be n n e l ls and fa m ily a ndtheir relent les s helpers 1'01' a lovelyda y oul.

Alasdair Brass

T he C a n t e r b u r y Bra nc hCo m m crr-ia l ur oup bcgan nH'l'ting inIhe ea r ly sevc n i it's a n d mo s t or Ilu­original s arc s t ill regul<ll' a t te nck-rstod ay. The gro u p has st curllly g rownin n u rn hc rs but monthly gl'I ,

A nother (/l/(l1I !111101lS line lip

togethers a re s t ill t he same format. afew drinks . lies and a bite to ca t .u su all y taking pl a ce a t membersr e sid en ces . wh ere worksh opinspe ct ions often r e veal m anyint eresti ng proj ect s a n d goodies[junk) .

Ve h icles include vet eran. vin tage .p rc a nd post wa r trucks. a rmyve h icles . ambulances. hears es a ndm any oth er vehicl es within the Clubthat have been u sed for com m e rci a lp u rposes.

Rallies in (h e pasI h a ve includedca ll1p- ou ts a nd picnic runs oft enm eet in g wit h oth er s pec ia l in terestg roups with t ra ct ors a n d farmm achlucry. traction e ngin es and sofort h .

In a large branc h s u c h as o u rs .true com pan ionsh ip a ( Iirncs is hardto tdc n u fy but is found in a b u nda ncewithin the cornmcroial grou p. thi s isou I' s t rcngt h. .J

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ans. 'JO'ZEUE7.

Th is ni c el y r e stored 19 37f?iamond T Truck was boughtIrorn W.J . S eotts. when they

were in Gloucester S treet oppos itethe Theatre Royal. by th e Brownleebrothers ow ne rs of the WesternTimber Com pany. s itua te d in Car lyleStreet. Ch ris te h u rc h . where H.F.St evcns us ed to be.

Western Timber paid three hun ­dred a n d s ome odd pounds for a ca ba n d chass is and th ev made a nd fit ­led their own d eck. Th e truck provedit s e lf capab le ofcarry ing a good load.a lthough it s lop speed would h avebeen a bo u l :~5 1040 m .p .h . but tha twas th e s peed -limit lor h ea vv veh iclesin tho s e d ays . .

The truck h ad on ly been on thero ad for twelve month s . when it wass tole n from their yard a n d taken npo n t h e 1'01'1 I Iills by Iwo thieves. Thefirst the owners knew a bo u t it wa swhen s omeone rang 10 a s k "wha twa s their truck doing parked up onthe Port Hill s ?" "Oh! it would not beour truck ," was Ihe reply! "Wel l it ha sY011r n ame on t hc doors. West ernTimber Co m pa ny" . Sure e no ughwhen they went and h ad a look.th ere wa s their truck.

Th e thieves had stripped th e cab.of the in strument s and panel. a n dthey were st arting to take out thecngine when they must have beendi sturbed . Act nallv the Diamond Tlooked very smart in the ca b . with a.good di splay of gauges. s o yo u canimaulne how they must have feltwhen they looked a t Iheir pride 01'1 hefleet. The theft wa s reported 10 thepoli ce a nd th e truck repaired .

Nothing more was heard a bo u tthe theft until a bo u t two Years lat er.o n the Eva ns Pa s s Road a t theSurnncr e n d of the ro ad. wh en s omepeople livin g n ear by heard a crash.a nd went a n d investigated . they s a wtwo men j u m p into a red val ; a nddrive a way from the scene. Thepeople who saw thi s rang the poli cewho were quickly onto the cr ime.saw a red van that filled the d escrip­tion heading towards Ch rts tc h u rc h.the police turned round a nd followedit to a n a d d ress behind the yard ofthe Western Timber Co m pany . Thenext day the police raided the yard ofthes e two suspects. a nd found a lls o r ts o f things. that had been re ­ported s to len . they even dug up th eva rd . bu t the ao od news for the

Western Timber was that when thepolice looked at the red van Ih eyfound the Diamond T d ash and in ­struments that h ad been stolen fromthe Western Timber Company's truckand also the red va n had been co n­verted by these two from th e Ttrn aruarea some twel ve months before .

The firm bought a nother DiamondT a model 404 to a dd to the fleet. butthis time wit.h a longer deck. j us tbefore World War Two, a nd th ev h adonly put it o n th e ro ad wh en it wasImpres sed by the Army as were manyvehicles during that c r is is .

In 1962 the ' firm decided to pen­sion o lT the Diamond 'I' to a relationo n a farm in the Marlborough a re aa nd s tra ngely h e looked a fte r it . notlik e a 101 of farmers . thi s one kept itin good co nd it ion . The low d eck wa sve ry s u itable for car ting h ay a ndother com m od ities a ro u nd th e pl ace.

R. Entwistle & A. Sto re rThe s tip u la lio n that went with the

us e of the truck was if th e farm wasput up for sale then the truck had torevert back to th e West ern TimberCo m pa ny . which h appened abou Itwo or three yea rs ago .

Allan Storer did the restoration.ami the e ng in e ove rha u l. The ge ar­box and difTerential did not need 10be touched and such is the quality ofthe vehicle after being round thec loc k a couple of limes . or more .

The old girl is s t ill in serv ice onlighl duties car ting smalljoineryjobsa ro u n d the town . The nrm u s e thet ruck more as a means of adver tis ingtheir busines s. but a ll th e same therecan no t be many firms in N.Z.. thata re s t ill u sing the same truck thatwa s bought in 1937.

The modern trucks with hydrau ­lic hoi sts. c ranes and tipping d eckshav e made this type of truck obso­le te . but th e Diamond T s ti ll turnspeopl e 's h eads as s he trundl esaround Chrtstchurch s treets .

The lorry in the story is a model30 4 Diamond 'I' with a load rating oftwo tons . The eng ine is a Hercules6 cylinder model QXC . s ide valve.3 3 / 8 x 4 1/4 bore and stroke rated@ 27 H.P.

Transmission is by a Warner gear­box 1'9 GB 4 speed .

Rear Axle is Cla rk .The truck ha s been two or Ihree

times around the c loc k a nd the

cylinder bores were brought ba ck tos t a n d a r d by resl eevin g . T hetransmtsslon was found to be ingood order. so was cleaned and re­ass embled .

The very first Diamond 'I' the firmhad was a model 80 a nd wa s toosmall with s ingle rear wheels rated toca rry one ton . but the normal thos eclays wa s to load to 30ewt - two tons .This o ld lady is s ti ll working . buthopefully in a quieter way than when~he was first put into s e rv ice byfini shing her ti me on a farm inCanterbu ry .

The Brownlee family have beenin volved in the timber indu s try forove r a 100 yea rs. a n d in th e ea rlydays ran Albi on . Spa . Republic . FordT . The Diamond T wa s a bo u t 150pounds dearc r t han a Bedford or aFord in Ihose d ays .

19 05Th e Diamolld T Co mpw 1!J was or­

f]anb.ed by C.A. Till. anclin 191 1 Iheys lo ppe d making passenqev ca rs 10con centrate on cOl71l71crciCl/ veh icles.1958

Tile Wllit e Motor Company pur'chased th e lJiamond T Molar Ca m 'pony. and tile subs id ia ry w as re ­named tile Diamond T MalOI' TruckCompany.19 67

Diamolld T alld Reo merge undertiie While Co rpom lion.

Diamond T was a ls o the name ofthe s h oe com pany run by the sa m efamily before th ey wen: into the motorindustry. The s hoes we re a lso of t hcsame high quality as were their ve -hi cles . .

S cot ts Motors u sed to run a veil'fin e lookin g Diamond T breakdowilvehicle before a n d a fte r the seco ndWorld War. a nd the vehicle wa s a l­way s a good looker. a nd a c rowdstopper when parked in Glouces te rStreet outside the workshop.

My mind oft en drifts back 10 thosedays as I wa lk past the building. andI ca n still see that Diamond 'I' parkedthere eve n though the building isnow u s ed by a n ewspaper firm . .J

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Burt Munro 1900-1978

Burt Munro corresponded over many years with his friend John Andrews in England, an American V-Twinenthusiast. John found Bun's letters had no equal for showing the determination, ingenuity and persistence in

trying to make, both the Indian and the Velocette gofaster. This article iscompiled from a letter to John dated 21stMarch 1970 which has been edited slightly asit was a bitrambling! but it does express Bun's style and ofhis trials,tribulations and success in the quest for more speed. This is the conclusion to the story we began last issue. Ed.

We ll for n ext five or six years Ihad some of th e wo rs t ou t ofcon trol rides on record. Theworst wa s for five miles late

in 19 62 when in a n effo r t to s topwheel -sp in a t 160 I built a 60l b leadbriek and b olt ed it in front of rearwh eel. By th e ti me I go t to three m ilemarker th e top of th e s hell wa sswerving five fee t and wheel m arkswere five in ches wid e a nd s nakingthi r ty in ches every 2 00 yards . meas­ured a nd lin ed-up late r. Well whenyo u figu re yo u ca n on ly di e n ext s kidyo u try a nyth ing. so I wound it a ll onfor a no ther one a n d a h alf mi les andwhe n I fou nd ou t it wou ld go on thatway forever I roll ed it ba ck a nd go t its to ppe d . Wh en the gang arr ived a ndfound me laughtng a n d aske d me th ejoke. I said I wa s happy to s ti ll bea live . The cure is to s it -u p a nd let th ebody s trike th e a ir. This s hifts ce n treof press u re back behind ce n tre ofgravity . I learned th is the h a rd way.Lead brick s hou ld ha ve been in frontofthe front wh eel a n d shell h igher offgro u nd . At rea r. a ir pa cked undertail a n d lifted we igh t off rea r wheela nd thus caused wheel-spin .

More s pecs. I h ave mod s in dutch .th e s ta nda rd Rayb estos pla tes arelong gone a nd I have 17 s ta n da rds tee l plates . hardened and grou n ct. Ifit 24 s ta nda rd c lu tc h s pr ings givinga pressure of I~~60 I bs on th e pres ­s u re pla te . a nd t h e standa rd thrustra ce and withdrawal s crew haul thisfree for freeing a n d gear changing . Ih a ve a Idt hand lever a n d wire toope ra ting a rm a n d a s ma ll foot ass is tlever on th e clut ch wo rm s ha ft . lonlyuse th is for low gear engagem en tcturin g test ru ns without s he ll. Overth e years I m ad e four cha in drivesh aving finall y gro u n d h eli cal teetho ff c lu tc h bo dy a n d filed ou t 46 half­in ch pitch teeth by hand a nd nowru n a three-ro w cha in on a 22 enginesproc ke t a n d s ti ll th e 46 c lu tc hsprocke t. Th is Reyn olds in Londonto ld m e 15 yea rs ago would be im­pos sible a n d wou ld neve r work but itha s run in th e re fo r th e la st 35 ye a rs

Acknowledgement MrJ. Andrews

TI,c exprc%ioll 0 11 Burt'sfru:« iell« the ~ t o ry . Tlia! dark line ncro~s thef nml oftlic \lclocrankcase is another MOW- lip. The open [ront brake, ti lt' aircrai! cylillder head, and toiuttluunicncd to tlic petrol tank? All vcry interesting.

Burt Mill/m bellch mcil1g III Orcti Beach, and about 10 comcy, dale unknoum. (Noic theuuerlsend m ire cOllrersiol/, as uvl t a« ti lt' rib lyres fi lted Iron! 171Id rcar. )

or so in lO SAE oil.The ge a rbox is origin a l. b u t I wa s

unable to get new s lid ing dog andwas visiting a n old acquain tance inSyd ney in 1945 . he had bought ou tMr l:3idens s toc k of Indian pa rts . Ibo ugh t a se t of 1916 Power Plu sIndian gears . layshaft c lus te r ands lid ing d og . The clus te r I s hortened3/S" a nd have run on them th is past22 years .

Cylinders I usu ally make from veryold c ity gasworks pipe . cast- iro ncondem ned. because of very largepits. I manage ( 0 ge t short lengthswithout too deep marks a nd beca useof the th icknes s . a bou t 1/2 to 5 /S".I ca n ha ve enough thickness for abase . The barrels a re o ld pistonsmelt ed in a s mall pot on th e twoga llon ca n furn a ce I use for melting­down fo r m aking pistons . T he mu ffcas ting I turn -d own in th e Mylord .bo re undcrst ze th en heat-up withb low- la mp a n d drop on to lin ers .Pis to ns I red esign every yea r andmake abou t hal f a dozen or so a ndta ke with m e to USA for s pa res .Some years I ha ve u sed eve ry onea nd even we lde d -u p burned -out onesth ere. Wh en Jim Enz and his wifewanted to help me with fuel. I said Iwo u ld lik e to try a lco ho l a nd th eybrought me five gallons of best brandMic-key T hom pson a lcoho l. Hoy its u re was th e best pis lon bu rne r! Iguess it had Nitro or TNT in it. Everyrun th e pis to ns vaporised . No all oyheads on my heap .

Carb u re t101' is 1924 Indian Chief.I ha ve sawn a cut full length on top ofit . ben t it ou t a nd weld ed piece ofbrass in gap and run it in normalposition with a T s ha pe manifoldmade from one a nd three e igh thss teel tubing . I have tuned five carbsfor my b ike s ince 1927 wh en I swop­pe d th e Scheb le r H for a Schc b ler deluxc . a nd a ll others I hav e tuned a ndmo d ifled have been d e lu xe Scheb lersas fitt ed to the Indians m ade laterth an mine.

This yea r s ince a rrlvtng home fromUSA five months ago . have put in560 hours on the Munro S pec ia l.The main jobs were two ne w all oyrod s - two weeks . two new cy lindersa nd barrels - one week. eigh t newpis tons a nd much work on old di esfor same - three weeks. I a m makingtwo new sets of ca ms for th is year.Making a ISO degree Bos ch mag intoa 42 degree by making new bra sscam ring . From old ball race the twocams were made. filed a nd timedaccu rate ly then quenched in oil. Asthis 20 yea r old magneto rotatedbackward s I had to make up a drivedifferent from s ta nda rd . This I fi­nally got working by taking ou t th etwo idler pinions . a nd fitting a bigcam wh eel fro m a late m od el Indian .Th is ha s four tee th more than myengine a nd by cu t ting l/S" off bas e

ofrnag a nd cu lli ng into cas es a littleand jam m ing it back a nd boring newholes a nd lapping-out in same. Ifin ally got the d rive fixed. I a lso m adeCl mova ble shaft to run the largepinion on a nd thus ge t a clo se tootha d jus tmen t.

S ince fini shing th e a bo ve I hav ebe en testing a t th e bea ch a nd h avebeen ou t 17 times a nd had I I blow­ups . Th is co nsis ted of mostly b ro ­ken pis to ns of older des igns . I wastesting ou t a s teel rod a nd a new ca rbI had m ade th es e last two or threeyea rs . I ran it on 20 to I to tes t the~od. then built be tter pistons a ndran three in it. one a fte r the ot her.until I had one th at s ho u ld s ta nd- u pto 13 to 1. As soon as I lowered th ecompression to 13. th e rod whichhad s too d -u p to a ll th e b ro ken p is ­tons fin ally s ha ttered top end wh en Iwas accelerating hard intop at 5 .500.I look it down. th e new piston wa s inmany pieces. pin broken in half.cy linder s co red a nd s p lit a t s kir t a ndhammered out we dge s ha pe a ndloc ked in cases . One rocker a rmbroken. one twi sted. one push rodbroken. one b uckled . O ther b rea kswere cam follower I had made frommagnesium four or five yea rs ago.another rocker a nd pushrods ben tand bo th valves bent.

Development goes on a ll the timeand ha s be en full -time th ese la st 2 2years . I would like to make anotherdoh c se t up. I s till have th e one Imade a nd ran in quarter-mil e grasstr a ck race s a bo u t 195 I . This fitt edon front cvlin d e r a nd rear wa sb la n ke d -of( It was jus t a n ex erciseas everyone was talk in g doubl e

knockers a t the time . It is on ly latelyI ha ve had idea s to try to fit-up onetor th e rear a s we ll b u t have so fa rfail ed to get tim e . Pu lled the hea d offthis morning a nd am s ta r ting twonew rods from DC6 B propeller. Ihop e to find it s t ro ng enough . It wassent to m e fro m Au ckland as I ca n no tge t the 70-70 or 20 -24 a lloy in NZ. Ilik e to im prove d esign every year incams. carbs [just finished a new oneyes terd ay ). co n ro ds, pistons a n dsometimes va lves a nd guides whenthey wea r Cl little . and cy linders .

II is a lmost impos sible for me logive you a true picture of th e time Ihav e spent on my cycles. The la st 22yea rs ha s been full time a nd for onestre tc h of IO years put in 16 hou rseve ry d ay. b u t on Chris tmas Dayon ly took the aft ernoon otT.

I have a booked berth on SS P&OO ria na lor USAon June 15th but willno t go if can not pa s s the doct or.

FootnoteIntheOpen Record ontheMunro Special Burtdid 120.8 m.p.h. (lIying 1/2 mile) Main WestRoad,Canterbury 27/1 /1940.Burtnever againcompeted at Bonneville, due to declininghealth. But to thisdayheenjoys thedistinc­tionthathis Indian is thefastest theworld hasseen, 190.07mph at Utah in 1967.

BURT MUNRO'S VELOCETTE

By Mr N. Hayes

The Veloce tle is now s ligh tly dif­fer ent from th e on e in the phot ograph .because of a later mod done bv Burt.by lltting a n a lloy cy linde r head from

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a MAC Velocette. How he managedto locate the cy lin de r h ea d on th ebi gger bore of the barrel is anothermystery, as the cy lin der bore is now9 7 mm, agains t the MAC's 68 mm.The inlet a n d ex haus t valves a reex tre mely large . s o I d o n ot knowhow h e got the valves in eit he r . Bu rtmade the car b u re ttor. a n d it ha s abarrel t h ro llle lik e th e old ra cingScheb le rs, but wi th a vel}' b ig bore.Ifyo u look clos ely a t the photograph .you will see tha t it was taken a fterone of the many blow-ups . a n d th eVelo englne is Vi r tuall y in two pieces .s p lit through both c ran k-case hal ves .The presen t owner of the Ve locetteh a s one of the many co nrods Bu rtu s ed . a nd th is is m arked I0 5 th b low ­up. In order to ob ta in s uch a largebore , the cy linder s leeve. where it

goes in to the cran kca s e is papert h in, because of being over-bored toin crea s e capacity.

Th e Velocette s tar te d life a s a 1936MSS Veloce tt e 500 cc, a n d it fini shedu p as app roximately 650 cc . It isrepu ted to ha ve reached a s peed of a138 m.p.h . I beli eve this 'b ike s ti llh olds a b ea ch record of 132.35m .p.h . . and is s t rippe d to weigh only85kgs.

Burt h ad h oped to tak e theVe locette 10 the Un ited States , andput the s hell he wa s using on theIndi an on it. to s ee wha t s peed itwould be capable of doing with thestream line s he ll. bu t unfortunately.age, a nd failing health did not makethis pos si bl e.

At the time the phot ograph wa stake n. Bu r t h ad fitt ed a cy lind er

head from an aircraft engine . Th is isevident from the exposed valve gear,and was highly modified to s u it. sothat the engine cou ld run at a co m ­pression ratio of 14 to I on alcoholfuel. Because h e was having troublespli tting the cra n kcas e on the Velo.Burt welded a lu m in iu m plates fro mthe sides of the crankca s e to thecylinder base, where the cy lin der fitson, so as to strengthen the bo tt omend.

All in all, the dedication of the man in thepursuit for more speed must be admired.Plus the many tireless hours spent at bothmachines to achieve this goal, makes BurtMunro unique inthe annals ofthose whoseekthis ultimate aim of being the fastest. Burtdied peacefully in 1978at the age of 78.

EDITOR 0

South Island Reliability Trialfor Veteran Touring Cars

9th -11th November 1990

THIS EVENT WAS HELD TO COMMEMORATE THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF A

NZ TRIAL HELD BETWEEN CHRISTCHURCH AND DUNEDIN AND RETURN

IN DECEMBER 1910

our lasl s top and results o f ou rinteresting lrip were announced .

A lotal of 507 miles during thcthree clays were recorded.

The main results were as follows:­

1st overallJ McLachlan - Cadillac2nd overallJ Newell - Vauxhall3rd overallRTurnbull - Sizaire et Naudin4th overallR Mundy - De Dion Bouton

Economy Run:-1st R Turnbull - Sizaire et Naudin2nd R Mundy - De Dion Bouton3rd J Newell - Vauxhall

Th e eve n t was divided into threesections . I .Timed sec tio n - 50points 2 . Economy run . ten mil es

per gallo n (for th e retu rn journey)- 40 points 3 . Fie ld tests - 10 points

Total: 100 point s17 veteran cars left Deans Bush.

Ch risteh u rc h . Our fir st s to p wa sAshburton Branch Club Rooms form orning tea. th en o n to T ima ruBran ch Clu b Rooms for lunch . Weco n tin ued using Highway One southto Oamaru for the l s t evc ni ng.

We were g ree te d by fog as wedeparted Oamaru Satu rday morning .The travelling was m ade d iffic u lt byth e s e c o n di tions well into mi dmorning . We followe d the main roadto Palmers ton a n d thereafter the s eacoast a rou n d Karitane . In th is areacompe ti tors found it neces s a ry tocross railway lines seve n times in I Imil es a n cl co n tinue on coast a nclforest roads . Taking the hard longslog up Mt Cargi ll a n d the n the longdes cent into Du n ed in. wh ich is theold m ain hi ghwa y . Lunch at aDunedin School was very la vish a ndge nerous as were a ll ou r m eal stops.

Kiwi Caltex Serv ice S tatio n wa seve ry co m petitor's refuelling poin tfor the s tart of the fuel econo mysect ion of the trial. The rou te ou twas through Leith Valley , the old

u nsea led ro ad ou t of the city . andth en on to th e m ot orway travellingup th e Kilm og Hill. Motoring alongth e m a in road back to Palmerston .for a s hort s to p. then en joyi ng thebeaut a fte rnoon bac k to Oamaru forre fuelling at Gilli es Nis s a n a n cl then

R & L Fairweather

on to the domain for individual andg ro u p photos b eside th e 1990co mmemora tive year monument.

Ou r eve n ing function s ta r ted witha ll rall y folk board ing a bus to the oldBrookfie ld Home for a m eal a n dpres entation of plaques.

Th is home was the residence ofthe win ne r of the original tri al h eld in191 0 .

Bu ilt of Oamaru s tone and is nowu sed as a restaurant.

An other ea rly s ta r t on S undayre q u tre d u s to be full y laden a ndwe ighed for the fin al stage of theeconomy run. Travelling by m a inroad on to Tim a r u and then inlandth rough Geraldine and Peel Forest toMayfield for lunchstop.

On through Rakai a Gorge to m eetthe traditional nor-west winds . torefuel a t Caltex Service Station n earthe a irport. for the conclusion of theec onomy run . MeLeans Island was

TimeTrial:-1st AHadler - Ford T2nd J McLachlan - Cadillac3rd C Pearce - Sunbeam

Field Tests :-1st Rae Fairweather - Renault2nd Rex Cameron - Studebaker3rd Robin Mundy - De DionBouton

Colour photos 0 11 page 37 o

A Transition From Two Wheels To Four

Part one

Ga r r y Turn er joined theMarlborough Bra nch o f theVinta ge Ca r Clu b in lhe late

196 0 's a n d initiall y s ta r te d co llect­in g and restoring 1110tor cy cle s . hi sn u t u r u l a b ility a n d engin eeringprowes s en s u ring s ome very c re d it­able result s,

Although Curry really loves motorcycles a nd has ob ta ined immenseplea sure Irom hi s ass oc ia t io n withthem. he s oo n reali s ed that it wa sonlv a rnattcr o f' t uue before he wouldha ..;'e to co nsider co n ve r t ing to fourwheel s .

Alte-r devoting a lot of tim e to thisline of thought. Ga rry came to hi sdecision a nd that was that he wouldlike to ovc n tuallv restore a ve te ra ne'll'. 13earin.l'; in mind that a ll of the

u sual problems. house b u ild in g . ayo u ng family. a nd long working hourshad to be co n ten d ed with . Garry

Mike Poynton

worked away quietl y o n his newproject a nd wor ked o u l hi s ba si cpriorities. They were :-

a ) A vet e ran of s mall to m ediums ize dimensi ons prc 19 10 wit h abras s rad iator.

b) A notable m ake e ither Eng lis hor European.

c) A make which had m ade s ign in ­can t c ng inee r ing co n tr ib u t ions in it sown right a n d h ad some po sitiveco n nections wit h mot 0 1' cyc le manu­fa cturing:

Garry knew t hat he was m ovinginto complet ely new territory herea n d wa s co ncer ned that the largeIlnanclal ou tlay involved mi ght killthe project befo re it even go t s ta r ted .s o he p ro ceeded with gre a t ca u tiondeciding to keep hi s eyes and earsopen and h ope that some th ing s u it­a b le mi ght turn up.

lvan Taylor . a not a b le Can te rb urym ember whose vete ran a n d vinta gemotor-cycl e a c t ivi ties h ad co inc idedwith Car ry 's. provid ed a pos sibles o lu tio n . He had acqu i red from I1iIlMille r of Ashburton a Riley 9 h .p .e ngine a nd gea rbox which h ad beenlocat ed in Ce n tra l Otngo . FromGarrys point of view. this was Cl.

positive s te p forwa rd becaus e hi sge nera l c riter ia fo r h is ideal ve te ra n

car could be expanded from thesecomponents .

Riley themselves had entered thefield rin 1896 building both (motor­b icycles) and tricars . In 1906 theybuilt the four wheeled 9 h.p. twincylinder engined car which firmlyestablished them in the motor carindustry. They began with simplecombinations tncorporating a bicycletype frame with handle bar steering,a driver's saddle and a wicker bas­kcl-type passengers chair. Theseearly machines used a three or threeand a half h. p. air cooled engine andthen a four and a half h.p. watercooled engine. With this heavierengine came frame modilkationsresulting in the Riley Trlcar. Thismachine could definitely claim apositive resemblance to the motor

car. It was built on a duplex tubularframe, had conventional steering andthe engine mounted under the driv­er's seat connected to the three speedgearbox by chain and drive wastransmitted to the rear wheel byroller chain. A 6 h. p. Vee twin enginewas built and then the 9 h.p. enginewhich was two of the four and a halfh.p. cylinders mounted onto a com­mon crankcase brought instantsuccess. The Tricar endowed withthe 9 h.p. engine was said to becapable 01'60 m.p.h. In 1906 the 9h.p. - 4 wheeled car appeared andimmediately made its presence feltat hill climbs and speed events. Itwas also reputed to be the first car inthe world to be offered with detach ­able wheels.

ect pushed the Riley restoration fur­ther back enlivened occasionallywhen some Riley enthusiast wouldapproach Garry and try and per­suade him to sell the 9 h.p. bits. Thereply was always the same - "I willrestore it one day".

During the winter of 1986 Garryand his wife Dinah had the opportu­nity to take an overseas trip to theU.S.A., The British Isles and Europe.Suddenly the Riley project came backto life as the possibility of seeing andexamining a complete car presenteditself.

Of the three remaining cars in theworld. all in the U.K., the mostsuitable subject would undoubtedlybe the one at the British LeylandHeritage Museum at Syon Park inSouth Kensington. Garry wrote to

T!J(' IWey'~ constant niesi. gearboxwhich,like the engine, reflect, countlcs« uour« ofcarctul rebuildillg 1111£1 1111 illcrediblyhigll

<tandard offilli,h.

Ll'{1Ii shotopiecc ill it~ 0 ,1'11 rigllt - the v-Tuii»ellgille 1034c.c. capaciu, - three 1111£1 three­eighths inch bore - three 1111£1 11 ltal] stroke,/rem1711'1' coil igJli/ ion - ioatcrcooled itslilllIlP tl'lwelliJlg lit twice cl/gillespeed~7/I/IlP~ [n»: glllloll~ 11 minute.

Ivan and Garry completed theirnegotiations and a 1927 Nortonmotor-cycle needing much work onit was swapped for the Riley bits.

Full of enthusiasm for his newproject Garry advertised in BeadedWheels and contacted countlesspeople trying to locate further partsand information concerning the Rileyproject. Nothing much eventuatedfrom this and Garry came to theconclusion that probably no morethan two or three of these cars evercame to New Zealand and thereforethe possibility of finding many moreparts was most unlikely.

The years rolled by and heavyinvolvement with the MarlboroughBranch and the house building pro]-

S.L.H. going to great lengths toexplain the enormity of his problemsand was suitably rewarded by a veryfavourable reply offering completeco -operation and included a staffmember's name and phone numberfor Garry to contact on his arrival.About this time Garry came to hearofa brass Riley radiator on display ina private museum at Stratford-on ­Avon. A letter to these peopleconcerning the possibility of eitherpurchasing the radiator or swappingit for another was not replied tobefore Garry and Dinah departedoverseas. lJ

To be continued

WheelsWithin Wheels

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Agatha Ch rts tle. in one of her n ov­els. m ade th e pertinent com men tthat as we grow old er the years

a rc remembered by eve n ts rather thandat es. In thi s following article thememories a rc vivid. dates may som e­times be in error .

It was a n eventfu l day in Au ckl andin 192 I . The public transport sy stempra cti call y coll aps ed on e a fternoon ­th ere wa s a tram s tr ike . pos sibly th every first. At th at time trams were th eonly form of public transport. taxi swere ra re . a nd very kw privat e ca rswere in daily use.

People were left stranded all overth e cit y .

In this emerge nc y lh e truck own ­ers . mainly individual owners. came toth e rescue . They a rra nged to borrowse a ts and cha irs from ch u rc hes andlocal halls a nd s tra ppe d a nd tempo­rarily fixed them to the platforms ofth eir op en truck s . They became lhconly way home or to a nd from work lorquite a ' while. Th e suffering publicwere obli ged to a ccept this precariousrue: hod of transporl for a few weeks.

These even ts were to dominat e thepublic transport sc-ene for a long whilca fte rwa rds .

When t h e s t r ike wa s over thelruckies had di scovered a new a ndeasier way of making a living.

Rurmtrn; buses wa s much easierth an ruuning trucks. There were twodist in ct a dva n ta ges.

(I) There wa s no handling of th eload. It walked on and ollthe vehiele!

(2) No collecti on of accou n ts wasnecessary. The la res were prep aid!

II wa s a ll so free a nd easy . Thetru ckies began to capita lise on th e busidea . Shortly a fte r the s t rike some­what primitive forms ofbuses began toa ppear in suburbs and city mainstreets. No licen ces were neces sary.they had not be en thought of. Busesjust a ppe ared .

There were no rules in the ~ame :

you obtained a bus. you drove yo u rroute or s u b u rb . a nd just went wherea nd when you liked and pick ed uppa ssengers .

The grea t "Trams ve rs us Buses"war wa s developing.

The passenger transport systemd eveloped into intens e com pe ti tionbetw een buses a nd trams.

Th e trams had a seltimetable . theyhad to . In those d ays some of th e longs u b u rban ro u tes had a s ing le lin e on lywith pas s ing loop s at various stageswhere th e ingoing a nd ou tgoing tra m scou ld pas s . Adherence to th e co rrecttimetable wa s essen tia l.

The bus system was quite s imple.

They waited a t th e tram terminus untilthe tram wa s d ue to leav e. an d s im plydrove a head by a few minutes a nd . likevultures . collec ted a ll or some of th e

Gordon A. Parker

tram's pas sengers before th e tramco u ld ge t th ere . Some pa s sengerswere loyal a nd waited for th e tram.

Animosities a rose in the com m u n i­ties - so me for bus es . some for trams .Be twee n bus drivers and "Irammies"a s th ey became known. fist s and vili­llcattons become all part of th e ongo­ing argument. "High" words weres hou te d a t one a nother as th ey drovethe roads . .

Woe betide the bus si e whos e buss tradd led th e tram lin es. The tramwo u ld "unfor tunately" bump th e busby "accide n t". The bus es were muchmore vulnerable in this respect.

In th e com mu n ity th e big a rgu men traged SOCia lly. Schools debat ed it.Cou nc illors a rgued . Th e war rag ed on .Govern rnen I poli tlcians were st fa ngelys ilen t. This was a n Auckland affair.

Some bus and truck trade namesevoke memories. Stewart was a popu­lar ruakc , Whil e othe rs: Mason.Albion.Republic . Leyl and . Vul can . and Guy.both American a nd English. a ll pe tro la nd solid tyres most ly in th e earlie rmodels . The bodi es were locallv made .a lt hough the Vu lean was an importedEnglish bus a nd the Guy an imported"cha ra ba nc".'

The G uy would be a cla ss ic exa mpleof th e buses of the time about 192~3 .

The G uy (trade name). a cha ra ba ncof seven or eig h t row s of seats acrossthe bus full width. no ce n tre a isle . sidedoors a long th e body a n d a full lengthrunning board was th e method of en­Iry. A well-s ha ped rounded bod y witha canvas hood mounted "centipede"s tyle . bows on frames . Th e hood wa slowered on fine s u n ny days like th e"touring" cars of the time. So you rodea long revelling in sunshine a nd op ena ir. Painted a n a ttrac tive green. a wid erounded re ar a nd with an arti stic s ignon the back - '''THE FAMOUS G UY". Itwas fast. quiet. s moo th and co m fort­a ble in s ide: very popular. Its driver.Lew G u n n ing. had undoubted cha ­risrna . Hail fellow. well met. he reallyonly needed to swa p his "duty" cap fora ten gallon cowboy hat to co m pletethe picture. He drove with Ilair. dasha nd ela n even in th e busiest tr affic.Wh en yo u went with him. a dven tu rewas in the a ir . He went where andwhen he liked .

The co nd uc tor led a hazardous life .Whil e Lew sa t a nd d ro ve. the cond uc-

tor op ened doors for access a nd co l­lected fares which he freq uently didwhile the bus was in m otion. He wouldwalk alo ng th e ou ts ide running bo a rdhanging on with one hand and issuingticket s a n d giving change with his freehand. while the other traffic swi rledby .

Dominion Road was the m os t regu ­lar run . but some times Pons onby orelse whe re Ior a change as th e m oodtook him.

The city terminus was th e Ch ie fPost Ollice a t the bottom of QueenS treet. Thc d esttnauon for thc davwa spainted in poster paint on the wind­screen .

In between ea r ly morning andeven ing rush busines s traffi c he a ndothers would op erate a s tourist busess igh tseeing trips !o One Tr ee Hill, S tHclters -via -Rernuern. 01 - Mt Ed en, et c .

Sad ly all th at style a nd d rama hadto end. One d ay in

Qucen Street. on th e way down. th eFamou s Guy pet rol lank s p ra ng <l

s ligh t leak. Unlortunat elv at onc of thebus s tops someone Hung'a eigaret reormat ch a nd th e rear end caught fire .Seeing this. Lew de cid ed to drive downto C us toms S tree t and turn up forHobs on Street a nd th e City Fire Sta ­tion . So. lcaviru; a trail of fire behind .the bus s et off. In the meanumc,someone had a ler ted Ihe Fir e Brigadewho took off down Q ueen Street to"catch the bus".

A fiery chase d eveloped to see whowould ~elto lhe Fire S ta tio n Itrst . TheFire E'lgine finally ca ugh t up with thebus in Hobs on Street a nd extingulsheclth e blaze.

No one was hurt in the in cident but.al a s. the Famous Gu y ended in a blaz eof glory like Elijahs fiery chariot. Itwas later repaired but was ncvcr quu cthe same. It wa s a case of "Icha bo d" ­the glory had departed .

On th e bus transport scene s lowlybut in exorably order began to cmenx­from the chaos and s tr ife. Transportlicensing was set up . Buses werelicens ed - routes olllctally esta b lis he d .The buses were to run "FEEDER"services beyond th e existin~ tramstcrminii not in direct com pe lition withthe trams .

Various co m pan ies were esta blishe d- L.J . KEYS lo St Helt ers-vi a -Rernuera .Th is wa s before th e Waterfront Roadwas opened . The Mt Ed en "WHITE'·bus es be came th e basis of North ShoreTransport Co . Th e exis t ing s tea mtram service on North S h ore wasdi s continued. Ot a hu h u Pass engerTransport Co . and othe r auxiliary serv­ices be came permanent bus runs . U

RepairingVintageEngines

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TECHNICAL HINTS

"What can be done."There is a lmos t no lim it to the

repair a nd reclamation of damagedengine parts . Cast iron and al u­minium a lloy blocks . crankc ases . andcylinder heads . with s ma s hed s idesand pieces missing. cracked and wornva lve sea ts . b roken bores, s tr ip pe dstud holes . e tc . can a ll be broughtback to more or less new co nd itio n .In some cases. the re pair ca n bes tro nger than before . Fo r instance .s tre ng the n ing ribs. or reinforcing ca nbe a d de d wh erever ex pe rience in cli­cates that repeat damage is likely tooccur, because of in adequate initialdesign. Wornjournal s on ca mshafts.rear ax le casings . hubs. gea r boxes.e tc . ca n a ll be saved by mod ernmethod s of repa ir . This a pp lies toalmost a ny part t ha t is broken.cra cked or wo rn. a nd in a ll metal s .

"How it's done. "Some of the method s of repair

available a rc: - fusion welding. argon.CO", stitching. a rc welding. brazing.silvcr soldering. clcc tro-chcm tca l­deposit , s h ield -a rc. met al -spraying .powder welding. to mention just afew of the method s used . Used un ­fort unat cly with very s a d results. forno one method is th e answer to a llproblems . A method which is per­fectl y sa tis facto ry on one job. ha sfat al results wh en wrongly applied .A typical exam ple is arc welding.wrongly a pplied on ca s t iron. Theresult is s im ila r to a p ply ing a blow­lamp to a pane of glass - it c racksaround the a rea. Wh en these newcracks a re arc weld ed. further cracksdevelop , until we have a large. ugly .and defective a rea. co m plete ly us e­less. Metal st itc hi ng is a methodwhich co nsis ts of drilling a series ofhol es a long a crack . tapping a ndscre wing. or driving in metal plugs.Th is can ofte n be done in situ. orwithout di smanlling the part. Theplugs can be dressed off. to give aneat a ppearance. bu t it ha s draw­backs . All eng ines vib ra te unders t ress . Parts ofa engine a re ofcou rsenormall y under s tress . s uch as fromboils. or s tu ds. Co nsequen tly. thes tit ches m ay begin to loosen. and thepart breaks away again . If stitchingis used on a water j acket. the stitchescan penetrate th rough to the block.and imped e th e water c irc u la tion . Afusion weld would be more sa tis fa c­tory here, but not if th e part was aworn cran ks ha ft. in which s h ieldarcis the best method . But if we werecons idering the build ing up of ajournal on ce rta in s hafts . that havebeen h ea t treated. then we should

have to resor t to elec tro-c he rntca l­deposit. of a nickel or chrome. doneco ld . to avoid a weld a nd co nseq uen theat damage.

"What owners look for in acompetent firm. "

Wh en the owner is faced with arepai r. he s hou ld look for a firm th atha s had long exp erience . ha s a we llequ ippe d machine s ho p. a nd is a b leto use a n d a p p ly a ll the va rio usmethod s nowadays availa b le , Thelocal garage who has "Good OlelJack.been welding Ior 20 yea rs". is hardlyth e man for this work. Neither is thebusy welding Iirrn ove r the way.m a k ing a nd a rc welding co n ta ine rs .a nd various sheet m et al pa rt s.Howeve r willing and helpful th ey maybe . thei r ex pe rience is not wh at yo uwant.

1 a m sometimes asked wha t isfea sible in repair. a nd th e a nswer is .a lmost a nyt h ing , Cast-iro n can beweld ed 100%. Th e met al ca n bejoined wh en broken or crac ked. Morem et al ca n be added. or built up. Theweld metal can be of a fine gra in . a ndfree of blow holes. and a s s tro ng andofte n s tro nge r than th e origina lwhi chin cas ting often ha s inclusions 0 1"moulding sand. and defect s . ca usingweaknesses. Let LIS take a n imagi­na ry cy linder blo ck, or head . a nd thedamage th at ca n occu r. We will talkge nera lly. becaus e makes of enginesvary considerab ly in s hape. a nd s ize .and each repair has to be tail ored tothe particular job.

"Water jacket damaged byfrost. "

Wh at one ca n see in th is ty pe ofdamage . is like a n iceberg: yo u canon ly see th e tip. Often. th e maindamage can be hidden . becaus e th eja cketis pushed outwards . s ho wingfracture or breakage on th e ou ts ide:bu t there may a lso be hidden crackson the in side. Experience tells yo uwhere . Consequ en tly . a much largera rea th an it seems is affected . a ndthe on ly way to make a satis fac to ryrepair is to cu t the whole defecti vea rea out. and we ld in a new sou nds ection. If this a rea is s h ie lded bya nother part of the blo ck. th is s hi e ldcan be first removed by cu tt ing a wayto get a t the inner part. an d wh en

thi s ha s been ma de sou n d. the ou te rs h ield repl a ced by s im ila r we ld ing ,

"Cracked bore. "A cracked or da maged bo re is

s ometimes repa ired by boring ou t.and fitti ng a tight s leeve . Boring ou tto take th e s leev e makes the wall ofth e bore thin - so metimes a lmos tpaper thickness. According to thepo sition of the cra ck. it will ex tend .a nd cause a wate r leak from behindthe s leeve . To weld th e bo re a lsora ises a p roblem. As the we ldprogress es in a hori zontal position .th e molt en m eta l sags. a nd even ifmore m et al is added . a low place willresult in a bor e which has to beperfect. Th e answer here is to cutaway the ou ts ide of th e jacket. andweld th e bo re from the in side of th eblock, so tha t the m et al s in ks intothe bore . a nd a llows a good bore to befin ished .

"Cracked, and worn valveseats. "

Thes e a re ofte n repaired by fit tinginserted valv e seats . The seat is cu tout. Iorming a recess . a n d the in s ertpressed in . under a n int erference fit.If the seat ha s been cracke d , it is verydoubtful if the wh ole of th e crack willbe cut ou t by the reces s . as cracksalways ex te nd further th an the eyecan s ee . Consequen tly. th e in s ert isbeing pres sed in to a ring of ironwhich is fractu red . a nd this ring willopen . and let the in sert loos e. withre s u lting damage. Inserted valvesea ts . often hardened for longer life.a re frequently us ed in va r iou s mod­ern eng in es. But th e ca s ting a ro u ndthe sea ts have been designed a ndthickened to take th em. To fit ins ertedva lve sea ts haphaza rdly into a ll en­gines . especiall y th e older ones. canlead to trouble . If th e s u n-ou n d ingm et al is insuffic ient. the s harp co r­ner of the insert reces s can pierce thej acket. giving a water leak. Fusionwelding is the most satisfac tory a n ­swe r. in which the metal can befus ed . and puddled , to give a finegra in. and long wearing seat. thesame as originally . In fac t. whendone properly. the we lded seat is ofbetter quality. for when th e blockwas cas t. a ll the m etal. whether inthe j a cket. or seat. is the same. andon the seat we can d o with better

quality for wear.Fusion welding perfectly carried

ou t is the only real answer to thewelding of cast-iron and aluminiumengine parts. Unfortunately th ereare very few welders with this expe­rience. Almost all manual weldingtoday is arc welding. Even our schoolsand training centres mainly teacharc welding. because of course. aman wants to learn a skill that isWidely wanted. Consequently. theseare the welders that the Veteran/Vintage owner finds when lookingfo r a weld er. and the resultingbotched job is in evitable.

Of course fusion weld ing bringsproblems. The part to be welded hasto be preheated . and the en qu iri ngperson asks. "What about distor­tion?" Well . of course. this problemhas to be settled. A cylinder blockperfectly welded would be useless ifit would not fit. Preheating of cast ­ings in preparation for welding. andstress relieving a fte r welding. is acomplicated business. Where to putthe heat. the type of oven required .the use of expandingjigs to maintainalignment. etc. is a life study. SulTi­cientto say that distortion problemscan be avoided. and overcome. andthe part perfectly aligned. Stressrelieving will remove strain. and makethe casting less likely to crack. Infact when having a repair. the possi­bility of improvement should alwaysbe considered. I saw a block recently

that had obviously been overheat­ing. A large part of the jacket was cutaway. and inside. the jacket wasblocked solid with deposit. This waschipped and cleaned away. to allowfull water circulation again. Thejacket was replaced by we lding in.

The s u cces s fu l saving and repairof engine parts is usually the com­bined effort of several craftsmen. Anexample of how men combine theircraft, and meet the problems en­countered in the repair of these his­toric engines. is well illustrated in arepair my company carried out on anAlfa-Romeo cylinder block. Theblock. which was of cast-iron. wascracked in the dome of a fixed headcylinder. and the cracks extendedinto the two valve seats. It wascarefully placed and supported in agas muffle . and the temperatureraised slowly. At th e correct tem­perature. fusion welding commenced.welding through the full thickness ofthe metal where cracked. and moremetal was added to the valve seats tobuild them up. Excess metal nowhad to be rough machined away. totest the welds. A tool maker nowtook over. to make necessarv formtools . and bushes to fit in th ~~ bore.ancl these were taken over by anexperienced vertical borer. Machin­ing the valve seats. a blind. andangled operation. was overcome byfirst making a right handed valveseat culler. with a left handed inter-

nal thread. Testing was the nextoperation. and on water pressuretesting. it was found to be leakingbehind a liner in the bore. At someearlier time. the liner had beenpinned. and therefore could not bewithdrawn. The block was thereforeset up on the boring machine. andthe liner bored out. On examiningthe bore. the cause of the leak was anold botched repair. This meant morefusion welding. and machining. An­other test showed leaks from thevalve pockets. again from an oldrepair. These were cut out. andagain more fusion welding. and fur­ther testing. Finally. two defectivespark plug holes were filled in withnew metal. and bored. and rescrewed.The finished job passed a water pres­sure test of 30 Ibs per square inch.This is only a rough ou tline of thework done. but it was a combinedeffort of eight men. ea ch a specialistin his particular work. that savedthis historic car.

It cal l !I£' seen that th» repair of mgilles,and their oanou: pan«, is a contpticatcdbusincs«, <pilh .'0 1111111.'1 nicthod« 10 pick[ront, 50 IIllIell 10 decide, and so oflm wcarc 101£1 1I01liillg CilII be done. DOII'lacceplthis. There is IISlllllly a good ansuicr.

Acknowledge Vintage Sports CarClub i.J

Robert Elliott-Pyle haswritten a sonnet about the

Mille Miglia Storica:-

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V.s.C.C.121,I'174

SOLILOQUY OF A VETERAN RESTORER

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. For i hcu 1I 'e '//Ieet tile <eizur,», tlic si ripped tlircan«,The cracked cast iug», tlic 01'111 bellrillgs , till' dellled tank,

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JUII ,,! M ,\ ,\, \,I\,C

BOOK REVIEWS

The Illustrated History of"DOUGLAS" Motor Cycles

by Harold Briercroft andEricBrockway

A Haynes Publication

The book as yo u will guess is th ehi story of this famous Marque Doug­la s , The s to ry progres ses in goodo r de r from th e ea r ly d a y s ofKingswood before 191 8 to th e presenttime,

I a m a lways a fan of old phot o­gra p hs. a n d there a re plenty co ve r ­ing th e pie Iorial history ol' the fa ctory.Many of the photos are fro m theco m pa ny's archives . hitherto unseenwith scen es from in sid e the works .a n d some from around the a rea in cli­ea ting th e daily life .

T h is book will be a real asse t toa ny one res taring a Douglas mot orcyc le. with many s u pe rb close-ups ofsome models .

There a re many pre-war a n d post­war photos th at will be familiar tomany readers. plus some new ones.which a rc ve ry period . a n d refresh ­ing.

The photographs arc bl ack a ndwhil e, but wit h n ew techniques inth e printing world. these ph ot os h av ebeen enhanced in quality , .

Thc book's jacket a n d cove r car ­ries the colour picture of th e 1927Crimes Creation. and looks impres ­s ive on the black cover.

Nostalgia is the mes s age tha tcomes through larg e a n d c lea rthroughout th e pages of this co llet>tor's item. It is a ve ry go od refe rencebo ok to those whose hobby is co llec t­ing good books referring to mot orcycles. Especially to those whoseinterest has always been with th eBris to l TWins, whether it b e riding orrestoring the model today, or memo­r ies of yester-years watching or rid ­ing this famous Marque. Dougla s

wa s very early in the field of motorcycles . and was a ve ry popular make,so this book will bring a to t of plea s­ant memories to it s readers .

The speedway m od els a rc a lso wellcove red in a field which Dou gla s wa sthe leader on th e tra ck in those earlyd ays of the s port.

The Dougla s Co m pa ny is c red ite dwi th many firsts in the motor cyclefield . as we ll as being rememberedfor their output in the First WorldWar of the model th a t wa s popularwi th despatch riders at th at lime .

The book is illu strated with so mefamous riders of the da y. who wereresponsible for upholding the Do ug­las name in the limeligh t.

There are s ome interesting s hotsof (h e pre-war era when Dougla sswitched to lransvers e from the pre­vious fore a nd a ll engine layout wh ichwa s their hallmark for m any yea rs.

I found the book ve l)' interestingfrom cove r to cove r with a good lay­ou l both pictorial. a n d in the writ te ntex t. The covera ge is from th e Ba r­ter's days to the firms associa tio nwith the Vespa scoo te r. a n d th eird emise . including th e pres ent activ ­ity of the fac to ry tod ay .

There were qu ite a few lhings Ilearnt a bou t t he Douglas th at I d idnot know . a nd I a m s u rc a 101 o rreaders will en joy th e ex pe rience ofthis inl eresting book a s [ (lid .

BookSpecifications:

Hardback plus jacket, 270 x 210 mm

168 monochrome photographs, and 112 pages in

clear type.

A Haynes Publication.

Agents, Technical Books Auckland,

Price $45 NZRetail

RL Entwistle

The Restoration of Vintageand Thoroughbred Motor

CyclesbyJell Clew

A Haynes Publication

This is a n ew ed it ion by J eff C lew.who is an a u thori ty on th e resto ra tio nof mot or cycles in England. a n d a lsot he a u t ho r of s eve ra l book s o ndifferent makes of motor cycles.

This second ed ition is a 'co m pleteupdate of new techniques in th e re ­s to re r 's field . since 1976 when th efirst book was published.

The a u thor sets out to guide thereaders through 18 chapters of theproblems, and solutions that a relikely to be e ncou n tered .

Eve ry chapter covers in deep de­tail. from th e selec tion , and pur-

chase of a m a chine through th etechnical technique of re storing eachsection of the m a chine to the fin alconcou rs stage.

The purcha s er of this book s hou ldnot be put off by the fa ct tha t th ea u th or refers to mainly Englis h 'b ikes.becau se the restoring tec h n iques a rethe sam e no matter wh ic h cou n trythe m a chine is manu fa ctu red .

My prime interest has a lwa ys bee nmotor cycles . so this held my a ttc n ­lion from COVCl-to cover. a n d I foundJ etT Clew's style of writing int erest ­in g throughout.

I know some people will say wh atca n h e leach m e a bo u t restoring . butge n u ine restorers lik e .rerr a re fewa nd far bet ween. a nd h e ha s broughtthis second ed it ion up to d al e withth e new techniques .

The re a re many clo s e-up blacka n d white photographs to back li pth e text in each chapter, as we ll as aphot ographic gallery with eleve n h alfplate bla ck a n d white prints ofdiffer­en t makes ,

To find you r way through the book.the chap te rs hav e a separate index.to th e co m pre hens ive index of thevariou s s u bjects on restorations .

The refore this exce llen t book onrestoration ofmotor cvclcs should bethe res torer's b ible. a n d no m otor­cycl is t s hou ld be wit h ou t one . be­cause it is reall y worthwhile having.

BookSpecifications:

Hardback plus jacket, 185 x 250 mm,

Colourphotographsonthejacketonly,monochrome

photosthroughout thebook,and 221 pages inclear

type,

A Haynes Publication.

Agents, Technical Books Auckland ,

Price NZ, retail $65.00.

RL Entwistie

Bentley 4 112·/itreSupercharged

By Michael Hay. Photographs: David Sparrow

Published by Foulis

(Revue copysupplied by Technical Books)

Given the fact that only fifty"Blower" Bentleys were produced andnone came to New Zealand the marketfor Ihis slim (72 page) book mightappear limited: however the name ofBcnlley has a certain magic 10 it andnew books on the marque are alwayswelcome. However Ihe price of$45.00could have a damping effect onen th usiasm! All the aforegoing aside"Benlley 4 I /2-lilre Supercharged"

Sir.I thought you lllip;htlike this photo

(below) taken at recent events downhere.

Bill Veitch and Pat Thomas tookthe opportunity to hold the AGM ofthe flat single Moto Guzzi owners atArrowtown - in th e red (appropri ­ately) painted convention centre inthe backuround - 11.11.90.

Rl'g,lrdsCEORCE TOFfELD

is a fascinating and informative bookwith a wealth of detailed and evocativephotographs in both black & whiteand colour. The text contains apotted history of Bentley, the carsand the company: the reason for thebuilding of the blower cars, and aracing history of the works cars.There is a reproduction of thecatalogue of the supercharged carsand the full specification of the blowercars. An interesting feature is apresent-day comparison betweenblown and normally-aspiratedBentleys with the Blower not gettingeverything it's own way - particularlyas regards fuel consumption. Finallythere is a brief hi story of each of thefifty cars. of which several havevanished without trace. one has just

Sir,There has been comments in

Beaded Wheels on several occasionsIhis year that a Healey Mille Miglia isthe only Healey in New Zealand.

The original article stales Ihal asecond Henley came here for a shorttime in 1949, but Mr O'Bricn writesthat he saw one in 1950.

Itook the enclosed photo (right) ofa Healey at Oha kea Motor Races onMarch 18.1950 and this may be thesame car referred by Mr O'Brien.

Perhaps there is more than oneHcalcy in New Zealand?

BRIN-J FOOTEIJ)WER IfUTI

completed fifty years in the hands ofone owner, and one's engine still laysat the bottom of Bombay Harbour!

One minor niggle is that the pho­tographer felt it necessary to intro­duce fashion models into some of thephotographs and while he has hadthe good sense to allow the cars to bethe centre-piece of the picture andthe young ladies merely a pleasantbackground one does wonder why itwas done.

Never mind! A good read and thesort of book that you can dip into atrandom and always find somethingof in terest to stimulate the imagina­tion.

Lindsay Wogan

2nd BP PAN PACIFIC RALLY 1992POST OFFICE BOX 1363, PALMERSTON NORTH , NEW ZEALAND

EntriesWow! You hav e overw helme d u s .

Over 200 en tries in 10 days strainedth e ca pac ity of th e PO Box a nd of th es ecret ary and his assis ta n t to proc­ess th em. Now that th e feathershave stopped flyin g we have . at th eend of February. a bou t 640 en tries ofwhi ch nearly 90 are from overseaswith a good n u mber of supporterscom ing as wel l. With entries fromAustralia. UK. USA. Holla nd. Ger­many. Ita ly. Japan and Papua NewGuinea a nd a wid e va rie ty of makesof vehicles we hav e th e makings of atru ly in te rna tional rally . There isstill more th an 7 months to closingdate so we cou ld still easily exceedth e magic 1000? Please keep youren tr ies coming in steadily to helps pread ou r work load a nd to assistou r planning. It was pleasing to seesome im agination being used in th elast batches of en tries with manyen tra nts . particu larly from th e SouthIsl and . opting for a Monte Carlo s ta r toth er than th e closest and mo stconven ien t. I am sure that th e NewPlymouth conve ne r has been heart ­ene d by the boost to his numbers .

Completion of Entry FormsPleas e - wh en completing your

en try take time to read it rightthrough. to s ign it on page 2 a nd tofill in you r name at the head of page3 when yo u request ex tra services orinformation (including steam trips) .Th at will save Pat a lot of extra work.th anks!

EntertainmentOur Entertainment Officer. Ca ro­

line Naoro, is putting together a variedprogramme of int eresting en te rt a in­ment. I will a nn ou n ce more detailsin my next report a s various itemsa re firm ed up. We have a few s ta rte rsin th e inter-branch/clu b talent qu es t.How a bou t a few more branches oroverseas grou ps organising a n actand joining th e fun . Don't be s hy asit is not intended to be a seriouseven t. Some really funny a nd cleveracts made it one of the most populareven ts in Rotorua . Of course we willa lso be pleased to hear from a nyindividualwho has some th ing to offerby way of en tertainment.

MarshalsWe s till need about 100 more

marshals (50 couples) for variousduties on each ra lly day. Marshals

are able to enjoy a ll aspec ts of th eRally. excep t th e co m pe tition . andfor n o en try fee . We have reservedsome low cos t rooms. of two bedseach. in a self con ta ined ac commo­dation block. a t Awa pu ni Racecourse.for officials and marshals . There areonly about 30 beds left so it will payto apply quickly.

AccommodationElsewhere in th is issue is a Pa lm ­

erston North Promotion Board ad­vertisement lis ting some more Mote lsprepa red to accept Ra lly Bookingsnow. Since las t report th e HibiscusMote l is now fully booked but there isstill a lot of accommodation avail ­able . albeit in th e h igher pri ce range.

Speed EventIt is still too early for Don Dermis

to devi s e a race programme bu t thereare sufficient en tra n ts in a wide va ­riety of classes to provide some in ­teresting "races". Events will betailored to sui t th e ra nge of entries.The spect ac le of 2-cylinder vet eransattaining th e heady speed of25mphin th e back s tra igh t and jo stling forposi tion promises to be fu n . Bu tthat's what th is even t is a ll a bou t - afu n day with the chance for the moreserious to demonstrate their capa­bilities .

Veterans1 have recently been to ld tha t a

number of owners of veterans arenot intending to en te r th e Rally asthey consider it to be unsuitable forveterans.

1 would like to say that such anotion is not en tire ly correct as theRa lly has been planned for a ll typesof vehicles. However th e commen tdoes deserve s ome remark and con­s idera tion by us.

Most vet erans in classes 11 and12 would be quite ca pa ble of tra­versing each route in a reasonabletime and returning to Pa lmerstonNorth with in a day a nd this is borneout by th e speed grou ps chosen byowners entering such vehicles.

The real problem appears to be forthe older and s lower veterans . For 1a n d 2 cylinder cars . for motorcyclesand sl ow commercials the ro u tesmay be more difficult or longer thancan be expected to reasonablyac hieveunder their own power in a day . Wewe re well aware of this a n d thoughtto make it easier by a llowi ng such

veh icles as wished to be trail eredover untimed sections . thus effec­tively shortening th e distance to driveor rid e . but I am now told that this isnot particularly favoured.

Therefore . a s we want owners ofall types of vehicles to feel able toen ter a nd enjoy th e Rally and. therebya lso. to present a good re presentationof vehicles . we Will need to make itmore possible and desirable for vet­era ns to en te r and participate .

After con s u lta ti on with ChiefMarshal. Les Allbon, th e obviousso lution is to offer shorter. eas ierroutes of about 40 to 50 mil es dailytot al and . thus effectively offer a rallywithin the Rally for classes 1. 2 a nd3 a nd a ll. or parts. of classes 10 . 18a nd 19 (basi cally a ll the A a nd Bs peed grou ps). Th is would presentno problem to us providing we gotth e s u ppor t of sufficien t entries tomake it worthwhile.

Here is how it would work.For the Monte Carlo routes we

would ass u me th at most veh icles inthose clas ses will be trailered to th evarious Monte Carlo starts wh ereth ere will be opportunities to u s eth em on short s cenic ru ns . For th esake of th e public and th e s piri t ofthe rally we would like all vehicles totake part in th e official Mon te Ca rlostarts and finish . However . a pa r tfrom perhaps a s ho rt co m petitivesection at one end or the other. ve­hicles in those classes wou ld betrailered to Palmerston North on th efirst day. We would undertake toreunite drivers with back-up vehi­cles if a nd when required .

Of th e hub routes. Foxton presentsno problem as far as being wit hin th erange and ca pa bilities of slow vet er­ans. For the other four routes wehave two options. If en tra n ts wish toparticipa te in the lunchstop acti vi­ties a nd a tt ract ions we can simplycrea te a route that s ta rts within easyrange ofeach lu nchs top. This wouldrequire th e vehicle being trailered toth e desi gn ated special start poin tand being driven back to that pointafter lunch for tr ansporting back toPalmerston North. We favour thisop tion as it would provide the op ­portunity for a ll classes to mix at th elunch stop to the benefit of a ll en­trants a nd the public a nd we like tothink that the lu n chs tops a re worthgoing to . But. again . trailering maybe thought to be a problem? Thea lternative is to create four short

re turn routes from Rally HQ thuselimi na ting the need for tra ilerlngbut denying the designated lunchtime ac tivitie s . In either case allve hicles in those cla ss es wou ld notmix like the other classes b u t wouldstay in one grou p for each of th e hubrally days.

Either choice s ho u ld mean thats low vete rans can participate in th eRally without bei ng d isadvantagedor feeling unwanted. However. wecan only ope ra te one a lte rna tive forth e hub routes so how a bo u t yo uowne rs of s low ve terans ge tting you ren t ries in a nd telling us wh at youprefer. We will be gu ided by a major­ity preference.

We a lso recognise th a t th ere a revarying capabilities of vehicles a nddrivers so we will even conside r ace r ta in a mo u n t of cross fertilisationbetween classes 10 and I I. for ex ­a m ple. on spe cia l request for th osewh o wish to do th e full rou te or viceversa . Again you r wish is ou r desire .Please tell us wh at yo u want.

Of cou rse it is worth remembering

that th ere is no co m pu ls ion on anyen tra n t to co m ple te a ll or a ny routes .Unl ess th ey wish to remain trulycom pe ti tive individual s may elect to"do th eir own thi ng" each day, as iswhat th e crew of "Ange lique". th eAu ckland Branch charabanc arecon te m plating. We a lso have a fewen tran ts wh o are bringing a vehiclefor motoring a nd a s low vete ra n for"messing a bo u t With" as one en tran tput it.

Because ve te ra n veh icle s are a nimportant part of the VCC of NZ a ndth e history of NZ we would like themto be well represented a t this Rally .

Motor CyclesA reminder to NZ motorcyclists

that you a re likely to be outnum­b ered by overseas motorcyclistswhich should present a cha llenge toyou to rectify ? The Ra lly has be endesigned with motorcyclists in minda lso a n d a ll rou tes a re well within th eca pa bilit ies of inexp erienced rid ers (Iwrite as on e myself) a nd a ll ma ­chines with th e exceptio n ofveterans

for which we ha ve now made s pecialprovisi on as in the foregoing cla use.The route instructions will be cleara nd easy to read with no tri cks .Aga in , ec ho ing the sen te nce abo u tvetera ns. we would like motorcyclesto be well represented a lso .

Cook Strait Ferry BookingsSome en trants have naturally been

co ncerned th at they ha ve heardnothing in respons e to their requestfor information a bou t concessionalfer ry bookings. We a re s till negoti a t­ing with SeaRail and, a rmed with alon g list of definite customers. wes ho u ld have s u fflcien t barga iningpower to negotiate a u seful grou pra te. In any case SeaRail do notnormally accep t bookings more thanabo ut 4 months ahead but we a rehop eful of persuading th em to ope nbookings in adva n ce for this grou p.As soon as we know costs and pro­ced u res we will res pond individuallyto th e requests. U

Rob Knight

From the Editorial CommitteeWe a pologize for th e wrong captions to two photographs in the Mt

Algidus s tory . which were incorrectly s u pplied to us . (BeadedWheels 188 . pages 10 & 37)

Th e Es sex car credited to Don McClelland wa s in fact belongingto Kay a n d Graeme Sha skey. but ho w did th ey ex pect th e Edi torialCo mm ittee to recognize th em with th e hood up.

We ackno wledge th e photo cred its in th e Mt Algidus story to BertGee rkin . Editor. .

ContactLens

UpdateIn r espons e to th e S afe tyWarning Message concerni ngwe ld ing a n d the wearers ofcon tact lenses (issue 187 page15) Mr R P Burt Inspector ofFa ctories for the Department ofLabour in Nelson reports tha ta ccordin g to Dr Rob ert KoettingCha irma n of the Am ericanO ptim etri c Asso ci ati on ' sCom mittee on Contact Lens es"There is no case history reportdocumenting th a t this has eve rhappened ".Mr Burt sta ted tha t the warningin "Beaded Wh eels" may causeu n d ue concern for wearers ofco n tact lens es a n cl he said thatwea re rs need have no fear thatwea ring the lenses will causethem ex tra danger from we ldi ng.He recommended that correc teye protecti on be u sed for workwith welding equ ipmen t a nda s s oci a t ed worksh opequ ipmen t that is likely to causeflying particles or fragments.

The gent tema » showl1stallding by the 1912 Cadillac is a Mr. Stowell who was d laIlJIellrfor Mrs. PhiJl ips. who had beell Mr. McLefl/I'shousekecpev at "HOLLY LEE" ill lvumchester Street. "HOLLY LEE" later became knouin as the "tvicl.can Mansion" or Ivu.l.cnninstitut e. Mr. MCL!'nllleftthe "Holllf Lee" properly to Mrs Phillip« 011 his death i1/1907. Mr s. Phillips left "Holly Lee " ill 1913. I wouldsay that the 1912 Cadillac looks like it is brand I/ew, a point of interest is the coachwork.

The other photograph shows a 1910Modc! 3lJCadillac,agail1 with Mr. Sunocl!at the wheel this time, and i sllppose Mrs Phillips is theother person ill thefront sent. We thank Mr. T. Lightfoot for the pllOtographs alld the infonnation.

••"1II ••••••Reports from the V.C.C. BranchesAuckland

The motor cy cl ists hav e had an act ive co upleof months wi th30 rid ers o u t for the New Yea r'sDay Ru n w hic h covered terr itory o u t wes t,whi lo later in the mon th they were tra ve lling toSouth Auc kland for th e Ber t Cuthbertson Me­morial Rall y. The Cecil Lig ht Mo tor CycleRes to ration o f th e Yea r W<lS won by M rVo lkne rs ' 1918 Harl ey Davidson . '

O n .1sad der not e member s o f long sta nd ingw ill regret the d eath o f fo rm er Au cklandmember Earle Gi ll. Ear le w as a n in tre p id andvita l mot orist a nd th e rest orer o f th e fam ed1913 Tal bo t "The WeW " . Hi s 1923 23 /60Va ux ha ll w as als o well kn own fro m the 1950sto th e mid 70s. A mas te r s ilve rs m ith bv trade,E,u le desi gned the pl aqu es for the 1065 and1'J72 interna tional rall ies .

T h irty plus vehicles a ttended an in te rna tio na ls how lumping carnival at lsola Eq ues trianCe n tre, w est of Waiuku. Brian Belcher's bigPac kard won People 's C ho ice. Ceoffand LindaEva ns-Dow ns hit till' righ t s po t with the Feb­ruary club run to " Mo n te rey Par k" . 44 ve h iclesturned out for thi s non-competitiv e typ e even t." Mo ntc rcy Park" is a privately owned rest au ­rant and ca r m useum s itua ted on th e upperharbour cross ing bet w ee n Grocn hi te andHob son vil!e. Thccar co llection fea tures severa lve h icles fro m th e Brian [a cks on co llec tion in ­cl ud ing th e ex -Ca tch pole Pa ckard To u rer.W h<l!. howeve r, in te res ted You r sc ribe was a1949-51 For d Prefec t w ith .1 tu rret to p . You rscribe had never seen o ne be fore o ur o ld fam ilyI'rl'fect h.w ing had the pop riveted s teel Shl'et"",'1' th e roof canvas. Asi de fro m that themuse u m r.lI1g,'s fro m veteran to a 70s E-type.1I1d is well worth a vis it bv o u t of tow ne rs, WL'hop e it becom es Cl com mercia l success .

Tu rnou t o n the Ann ual Ve teran Ru n wa s alittl e down la rgely due to the p ro ximity to ama jor HCC A tour of th e north. No rm a nd PatDc w hurst IMd p lott ed a n excellen t tra ffic-freeru n in So u th Auck land a nd wcwcre p rivilcgedto sel' the 1'01'" He rt ford fro m the USA ta kepa rt. A powerfu l5litr,' 4 cyl in dcrOl iv car. lisow ne r is lea vin g it he re for th e ['.111 Pacific, Thevctcr.m run finis hed at Waiu ku Mu seum w hereI",ople co u ld ,11s0 inspect th e scow "[a neC if to rd".

Pa t ,1I1d Norm weren 't so luck v with thew eather for the " Rea r Wlll'el Br,l kL'·Run" . Thi sis a new Auckland conce p t to target 1919-25ve h icles . Un for tu na te ly thl' rain kept some

fw o p l,' <It home. No ne tl1l' k'ss the Hen tra n tshId a good trip tothl' l'aeroa M.1Titime Mu sl'um.O n till' co m mercia l scene - 1.111 Jl'nner has his

1930 Morris T ru ck running ag.lin, a lo vel yrest o rat ion . Ke vin Whittam has h.ld the c1ub /s

Messenger Mo rris out l'.uni ng funds fo r thebr a nc h .1I1d Erro l McA lpine has his Model AATruck on the m.uket.

We held <l sp,'cia l gl' lll' ra l meet ing .1t the endof rdHuMy to liL'cidl' o ur subs for th e comingye.H. The subs an' go ing u p 5 d oll .us .

Af ter the meeting a very successful shinyp.uts a uc tio n W.1Sheld . Th .l t's it for now .

JO H N STOKES.

BanksPeninsula

O u r Ann ua l GMage Raid W<lS ,1 most enjoy­able run as usu al, with visit s to Auto Resto­rati ons Lld, \Vherl' ,"vc sa"" J cross-section ofca rs from a Fo rd GT 40 to th e 27.5 lit re M.A.B.Vetl'Ta n. We th en Wl'nt to sec C rilig Keeniln 'sTa lbo t 105 Silloon, Bill Hoogenboezem's 16.9Sun be<l m Tourer and Tony Gibson's BuickI) n ~.-f o..:h~r ;:'I nn Indi;ln ~('nu t Jnd Vl~l ocett e

Scrambler rno to r cv cles. Wc finished up ou t a tClyn t In ns ' co u ntry esta te w he re we drooledover h is workshop b loc k w ith its e leven ca rca pacity - luck y sw ine!

The Ve te ran Rall y , a fte r a nail -biting pe riodwhere we on Iv had four en tries, a tt rac ted 37ve h icles. Tea nl Sha d bo lt, co mple te w ith ModelA Ford bac k-up ve hic le opted for the d irectroute as th e O rien t Buckboa rd is pri m itive tosav the lea st. Richard and Kat e Fos te r had theirClemen t Ta lbo t o u t for the fir st tim e in manyveal'S and su ffe red pe rs is ten t fu el blocka ges,but made it to the lunch venue in th e end . 11was g reat to see Bayard She ldon and his wifeSy lvia, down from the North Is land in the"Holey Ter ro r" - th~ mighty La France touringCJ r ... w hat t1 machine!'!

The So uthern Fes tival o f Speed att rac ted anumber of branch members includ ing BobBea rd slev a nd Mu rr nv Ma xw el l in thei r Aus tinSe vens, Gr.leme H<lrnilto n wi th h is historicACE III a nd Ba rrie C u rd lc r in his H WM -Jaguarreplica . Lindsa y Wogan in the CAE-Che vrole tmanaged to w in at Levels (bea t a Fer ra ri too !)a nd Fran k Renwi ck ma naged to bend his(bo rrowed) lrnpcrell Specia l a t Dunedi n . LconWille w as given a drive in the l.ago Ta lbot(luc ky ma nj and s uffered the "Motlw r of Spins"!

Scu tt leb utt Sec tion : Banks Pen ins ula Branchseems to be becoming the Talbot Branch, wha tw ith Craig Kecnan's 105Saloo nandJim Riley'stw o T<llbots: Nl~W Ala n Robe rts is closing in onthe las t m ajor Item necessa ry for hIS Talbotproj ect - il chassis. It is ava ilable? locall y, andne goti at ions arc proceed ing. Lind sa y Wog<lnhad a n American couple. C huc k and Na ncySharpe from Mo nrovia , Ca lifornia, as r assen­ge rs ro u nd the Speed Fes tiva l week. Ch uck isa fou r cy linde r For d ma n from the 4-EVER-4Cl u b and ha s .1 Model A Roa ds ter w hich ha sbeen tim ed a t132 mph a t Uonncv i lle in s tri ppedform. C huc k co u ldn' t get over ho w kind 'A llyo u restored car types' were to "a n o ld -t irncyHo t Redd er like me" , Come back soo n, C h uck.

Ross Havncs is mak in g great progress on hisAustin Se ven sp ecial and ha s the bod y d esignall d ra w n out rea d y to co m me nce. I hear thatthe Ne w Zea la nd Truck R,x ing C ha m pion,Av on Hyd e, is .1lso building an Aus tin Se ve n,and ha s fini sh ed the body which loo ks for a llthe world like .1 Bugatti in miniatu re ,

That's all for now, see yo u next iss ue.

IVOR MAC VELO

Bay of PlentyO u r 32nd Anniversa rv Weekend Rall v was

held 26 to 28 Janu<uy centred a t tl1l' bush s ur ­ro u nded Sapphire S pri ngs co mplex n t'a rKat ikati ,20 kilometres north ofTalll -.lnga. Th erewere 60 ent ries .1 nd Pe te r Russell, in his 1931hwicla Spo rts, w as th e fa rthes t tra velled , bei ngfro m Hawkes Bay.

O u t o f a tot a l of 60 ent ries , 17 w er e local s.Eve ryo ne en joyed the mselves and ac ting Cl u bC l p ta inGordon Hyslop wa s ve ry p leased withthe wee kend. T ha nks wen t to the co mmi ttee,helpers <l nd especiil lly tc> Zoe and Ray Kenned ywho did th l' ca tt' ri ng. Altog t'ther a tantasticdfort'

The ov er all w innt'r s w ere' Bev and KerrySm ith in their 1930 C ht' \'.

At our Feb ru ary informal meeti ng, the guests pe a ke r, Co lin Marshall from Baycast Fou nd rystruck il co rd with a ll. It seems everyone h<l shad <1 broken , m iss ing, cracked o r pitted partthat sh ould be repl.1ced - <l nd what beller wa ythan to get il new part cas t. Espec ia llyapp lica blewe re items su ch ilS d oor h<lndl es . e mb lL'ms.

fillings and engine pa rts , Non-ferrous cas tingswere a speciality and traditional techniquesha ve proved best sui ted fo r brasses, b ro nzes,gun met a l a nd ot he r a lloys .

A new ae rospace a lloy w as d escribed as awonderfu l metal and a g rea t replace ment for" m uc k" met al (a lu mi n iu m-z inc) p revious ly soco m mo n ly used . In cid e ntall y th e bestm ould in g sa n d is fr om Green Isl and inDunedin .

On 17 Feb rua ry. n field o f 19 ca rs partic ipat edin the Tria lTrophy Run o rganised by o ur Bran chPresident Ray Singlet o n .

Th e s ta rt W<l Sa t th e Te Pukc Autobarn with apro-d epa rt u re ClIpp <l . Th e d est inati on wasLa ke Taraw era where lu nch was held in lovelysurrou nd ings. A plea sant su rp rise w as thep lanne d co m bine d d estinati on for us, Rot oru aand the Eas te rn BO P Bran ch even ts on th issa me day res u lting in a ve ry la rge ga thering .As ac q uai n ta nces were re ne wed and lun chprogressed the hea ven s opened u p w ith vigour .Despi te th e d ampness, th e lu re of co ncessionrat es for th e launch tri p o n th e lake was eagerlytak en up by 50 of us which ma de .1 most in­te res ting co nc lus ion to th e d ay .

JOSE I'HUS N ,\CELS

CanierburvO ur Bra nc h Ann ual Mo tor Cycle Ral lv had ,1

good turn o u t o f about 60 b ikes so me using theRa lly as .1 sha ke d own before th e Na tio na l.Two bikes o u t for th eir fir sl ru ns were JohnMorrison w ith h is M. A.C. Vc loce tte a nd Kel vinBecke r on his 1910 T riu m ph . .

O ur Picn ic Run , in late Jan uary, orga n ised byour ' H ub' Ed itors Leigh a nd To ny C ray tho rne.had a good must er o f 37 vin tage pl us so memodern cars.

'A Picni c By TIll' Sea ' was the theme for o urBranch Annua l Ra lly which kick ed off on Fri­d,<l y , 15t!1I'eb ru<1ry,combining with the Fa m ilyClub N igh t. A fte r coll ecting Rall y Packs th ee ve n ing was spen t d an cin g and ~ocia l is i ng . A tthe R,ll!y s tar t o n Satu rd ay Wl' Wl'r l' to ld th.lt' Mo tor ing was to the fore ' a nd what int eres tin groad s a nd ro u tes they were . So me ·mo to redthroug h inla nd Wa ikari ilnd ot lw rs took thecoas ta l ro ute throug h Motunau and on to Gorel3av for o ur luncheo n venue w he re <I smor­gasbord W<lS put o n by th e locall<ld ies . Tot ald ist<lnce for the ro un d trip was 160 m iles.Su nday fie ld testsat Mc Lea ns Island \wre heldin d .1I11p conditions which tes tl'd bo th drivers<lnd machi nes. A b.lrbeque lunch W.1S 11L'ld inthe C lub Rooms prior to the prize giving.Overa ll winr1L'routoft he 100 entries was TrevorLig h tfoot driVing his vint,lge Standard. A bigth <l nk s to Cl u b Captai n E,1T1 ' Presto· Prestona nd his crew fo r a reall y great wee kend .

The I <l tio na l Mo torCycle Rall y a t Add ingto nShowgrou nds late February wasa grt'a t success.O n Friday night over 300 mot o r cycles we re ondi sp l<l y .1I1d concours judging took p l<lce. Itwas ,1 tru ly <lmdz ing sight. The bikes he ddedoff in perfect we,lt he r on Sa tu rday around th L'Por t H ills ,1I1d o n to Litt le Riw r. T he en tra n tso n the lon g ro u te fini sh ed in A ka roa .

Th e fie ld test s held on Su nd ay (u n fo rt u na te lyw et) saw some amilz ing displays o f s kill withrid er s a nd ma ch ines under co m p le te co n tro l; Iwon 't men tion the others' A tremendou s thanksto all o rga nise rs <l nd helpers , thi s was a trul yg re.l t ef fort.

Keep th ose whee ls turn ing

Jl ivl PAT ERSO N.

GoreO ur An n ua l Festival Rallv was held on Sa t­

u rd ay February 16th. We had one of th e bes ttu rn -c ut s of veh icles for so me years w ith 72en tra nts.

Th e ra lly took us around parts o f Gore, o utth rou gh Wai m u m u, Te Ti p ua a nd Ma tau rabefore heading towa rd s C lin to n, tu rn in g r igh ta nd tra velling on to th e Waikan ,l ar ea . Qu itenew co u ntry to r me. We travelled bac k th ro ughMataura and on to the Go re Racecou rse fo r ourfield tests .

The BBQ tea was well recei ved , b u t the turn­out for th e soc ial even ing wa s d isappo inting.Good to see so me o f the troph ies s tay ing in theGo re a rea , with Barry C raves taking overallw inn er .

StM McDougall's 1929 An n ive rsa ry Buick isat p res en t a t Paul Herron Au to bein g pr epa redfor a pa in t job, we s ho u ld see this ca r on ou rAnn ivc rsa rv Run in June.

[a n Ch ittock is making steady progress o n hisModel TTruck , and had planned to ha ve it ono u r Fes tiva l Rall y, but a few minor set-backsmeant lan was un abl e to have it co m p leted intim e.

Ray Tressle r had h is first rall y in th e Aus tinCh u m my and by a ll accou nts pe rfor me d verywell.

Wo rking bees over the last co uple o f week shave seen o ur clu brooms recei ve a (acclift. th ebo ys o f th e pa int brush es hav e d one a great job,as have o ur plumbin g member s .

It looks ,1S though it's m y turn to s ta rt theflooring in th e toil et s'

Go od m ot oring .

CE RRY

Hawkes BaySo far 1991 ha s been busy her e in th e Bay.

Five ca rs recei ved their 'Mill' H igh ' Certi fica tewhen th cv a ttended the C u mboot Rall y inTa iha pc 0;1 the first day of this yea r. .

TIll' C lub Ca p ta in's Campou t, org,lnised byDerm is Mit choll a ttrac ted 24 pl'ople, and sev ­er a l cr ews turned up for th e ' Feed' on theSa tu rd'ly. This Ca m po u t is held 'well in theco u n try ,11 a pleasan t river s pot with goodshea re rs ' quarters to s lee p in . .

Unfortunately we ca n' t win ever y tim e, ,1I1dthe Motor Cy cle Rally fell flat and was nearly anon-e vent, but much di scussion by th e BranchCo m m ittee will hop efully prevent the grem linsmaking their presence felt at an y fu tu re Rally .

O ur second Art Dew R,dl y wen t off s ue­cessful ly w ith no timed sec tions , p len ty o f si­lent chec ks and s illy questi on s to an swer dur­inga sho r t run wh ich ended o n Na p ier's Mar incParad e at the Ha wkes Bay Mu seum, w he reI apicrs Mayoress jud!;l'd crews ' turnout inAr t Deco era clo th ing. At ter much d e liberat ionshe award ed the p rize to Rl'g and O live Kilbev .Rob in Strac ha n, Ford Y, won th e PV sectionwi th Do ug Bixley 's big Studebaker ta kin~ th eVintagesectionilnd Line Hon ours . Rogl'r (,rl'enfrom Well ingt on took lon gest dis ta nce p rize .No ticed th e c rews of tw o Po rn C hcvs(Bed fords), one Austin and a Red C he v werethe las t to lea ve th e n ig ht d o! The Art Dl'COweek is worth a visit, th er e is pl enty o n and th ewhole of Napier is behind th is them e.

Eig h t CMS represented the Branch at th e PortOf.N'l p i.erOpen Day. We seem to sho w theilag.1 ta ll' bit of lat e,

A llan Ha rr is and his keen c rew mad e iI s uc ­cess fu l d ay of the Swa p Meet at th l' new venue .A good c:1I' show , fine weather , good s ta lls ,go od crowd and the Hilstings Race Course willbe the venue next Vl'ar.

To try something diiferl'nt Robin Strachanor gani sed a midweek run to a Bar-b -que te" a ta pJt..1 sant river s po t. Th e 10 crl'WSthat turnedout IMd ,1 p leasa n t night and maybe we ca n domore of th is.

Ster he n Winterwitha 1937R oll s Rov ce Lim o,<)ri ~ellgr('en wit~ a 1936 Fire E I~gi~e ~rom

Pruckmull er a nd his 1938 Buick have jo inedo ur ra n ks and we hope th ey enj oy v in tagemoto ring w ith us.

Cordon Vogthe rr and Allan Styles are off toEurope with Cordon's Henley (as in BeadedWh eels 181) a nd th is trip sho ul d be good for afew tales to Bead ed Wheels in th e fu ture. Bestof luck Cha ~s . (Wanna Red Truck to ca rry thebaggage??? )

A loss to the Bra nch is our Secretarv w ho is o ffto gree ne r pastures u p Rotorua w ay. We w ishRoss [on es well in his new ve n ture an d w illlook ha rd to replace him in th is importan tposition.

Ho w a bo u t a shakedow n run for the PanPaci fic a t the 1991 Hawkes Bay Sa fari in Octo­ber??

Ca tch ye I' motoring,

O LD LOUIS.

HorowhenuaTravellers on th e highway so u th o f Levin w ill

have noticed the new b u ild ing which ha s ap­peared at the Vintagc clubrooms. Thc extcnsion,which has more than d oubled th e s ize o f th ebuild ing, W,lSco mp leted in Januar y by a sma llgroup o f 'bu ild er 's labourer s ' who hel ped thebu ild er , mem ber [eff Fox. Wo rk ing bees areco n tinu ing wi th fini s hin g detai ls, painting .an dthe fina l cleanup.

Th e firs t meeting o f 1991 was fo llowed by anaccoun t of the 'Morrie Il' North Isl and ra lly,!:l.ivc n by Club Ca p tai n Bill Isles, and FredCa rrick.

Restorati ons unde r wav in members' work­shops includ e Mi ke Krul1's 1921l Dodge d el iv­ery va n; Murray Low 's !9()9 Reo; Bren d onFox's 1922 Scripps Booth; Peter Nightingak,'sModel TT Ford co m mercia l; Jim Bull ' s 1929Po n tine Roa dster: a nd Dave Adams ' mot orcycles ( 1926 America n Excelsio r 'Su pe r X' VTwin, and 1927 AJ5 H5).

Severa l members ha ve a lready s igned up forthe North Island Club Capta in's To ur , wh ichw ill d isa ppear int o till' hinterlands o f Ha wkesBav, and the North Island ce ntra l plateau, be­fo(e resurfacing at the Na tio na l North Is la ndEas te r Rally at New Plymouth.

ME RV. G RIFFITHS .

ManawatuOur yea r star ted o u t ve ry sad ly with th e

d eath o f Lauric Morti s. Lau ric was a g rea tcha rac te r, a lon g time member of the Mauawa tuBran ch , and a motor cvc le en th us ias t. Alsosad lv, the d ea th in Feb ruarv of Don na a ndDa v;' Gifkin 's pr ec iou s one yea r old d au ghter ,Sta cey. Our sy m pa th ies are ex tend ed to bothfami lies .

T h ree Manaw at u cars motored toCh ristchu rch for th e Ear ly Ford VIlC lubs week ­long meet. Co lin Andcrson was awarded aprize for th e best co upe. Congratulations .

O n Februar y 11th th ree Man awatu ve teranca rs joine d 30 o the r ca rs, to par ticipa te in theHo rsclcss Ca rr iage C lub ' Fa r North' Tou r. Jud yCal lese n's Clerncnr Baya rd won the ' Best Brass 'a ward and Vern Ien sen 's De la u ney Bell ev illewon the Pres idents cho ice of ' Mos t Des irable 'ca r. We ll d on e .

Our first o u ting for the yea r wa s the Ruahi neRamble on Sa turday 23rd February. Thi rtv­fil'e cars part icip at ed - a gr l'at turn-o ut , th anksto Barry Hoffmans' ph on e ca lls . Branch ClubCap ta in, Sho rty Co il', bri d ed e ve ryone beforethe s ta rt, rem inding particip,ln ts that the in­s truc tions wer e to be cilrr ied out in nume ricalord er. Thecatch wa s that th ev weren 't lis ted innumericil lordllr! A ft,l\v cars ,vere seen to strayin the wrong direction. Th e m orning sectionwa s 40 mi les through Bunnvthorpe and even ­tually to the Pinel ands Park a t Himitangi . Alov ery park for child re n o f a ll ages. A visit tothe local antique shop an d the wine shop wa sit lso n OOll)Elr T hp :lf tprnoon run \ Vil S h;}('k

throu gh Ron got ea to the Clubrooms for abarbeque tea ca tered for by Jill Blan ch ell a ndher w illin g helpe rs .

Th e winner s were:P V ConcoursCol in Anderson1939 Ford Coupe

P V Road se ction:Va l O 'Lea ry1934 Terrap la ne

Overall Road section:Tony Moleta1928 Ford A

Vintage Road section:To ny Mo leta1928 Ford A

Vi ntage Concou rs :Don Hea yns1928 C h rysler

Hard Luc k Trophy:Mari e Co le .Th e 1929 C he v co m me rcia lb ro ke an a xle .

DA LLAS DENBY

MarlboroughThe New Yea r began with a n inv ita tio n to

visit the Ha rris fami lv bach a t Lin kwa ter, ofwhich several mcmbers availed themsel ves fo r,1 day of fishi ng or rel axing in the s un . Eve ntsTrophy Meeti ng too k pl ace at th e Munrop ro pe rty in Wai r,lu Valley lat e r in [anua ryw ith the usua l good a ttendance and hosp ital ­itv. A half d ay run to th e W,l ihopa i Da m, abou t3[) miles from Blcnhci rn. prod uce d a goodn u mber of membe rs to ins pect thi s power in­sta lla tion which wasopcned in 1924 ,lnd thou ghsmall by tod ay'sstandards s til l pr ovides powerfro m its o rigi nal genera to rs .

Members ' N ight fo rl on ua ry brought a di splayo f 3 ve h icles ne w to o ur branch : ,1 1934 A us tin7 Sports Specia l recent ly bought by Ross andMiri e Miller an d need ing il bi t of work, a ILJ20 'sStudebakcr Lig h t Six Tourer, acq u ired at a10c,11 a uc tio n by Tony Pyn e, who ha s now go tit running for th e first time in 30 years, and a1914 N. U.T. motor cycle being restored byC rac me McKain. Th e ini tials s ta nd for Ne w­cas tle-Upon-Ty ne where the ma chine wasmade by the A ng us -Sa nd erso n Co mpa ny whoa lso made mot or -cars until fo rced o u t o f b us i­ness bv the depression in 1933. This is a rarema chine and C rae mc ha s done an excellent jobof resto ra tion . We hope to see mo re of theseve hicles in the nea r fu tu re.

Nex t on our programme wa s the Ann ua lBrayshaw Park O pen Day , w ith member s d is­p l,ly ing res tored. partly res tored and "as foun d"vehicles, w h ich hav e a lw ays a ttrac ted plentyof a ttention fro m the p u blic. The lad ies d id .1superb job (as always) of provid ing m uchneed ed ref resh ment s and th e day turned o u tve ry successful.

Ford owners used o ur faciliti es fo r a n inter­es ting d isp lay on Feb ru ary 23rd w h ich a lsoat tracted ma ny owne rs and s pec ta to rs. At th eFcb ru arv Meet ing N igh t Trevor Harris gave usa good descr iption o f the recent Na tiona l Mo­101' Cycle Rally in which he took part w ith his1928 Ha rlev -Da vidson . He a lso showed usph ot os and so uven irs from th e sarnc even l.

MERV ATKINSON

OtagoIt has been a ll go s ince we resumed after the

hiatus ca used by the holidar seas o n. Ar­ran gem ents for th e Na tio na l \ d eran Rally toAlexa nd ra hav e bt'gun to mOVl'Up a gear with;'l hnll ~ th irt \1 ~n .r i .,c.:""Io rl::ro tu T h .... rt..:...'~" , ,,, ,,,,, 0 ......

Comm itt ee ha ve al so ~ot t hei r usual orga n ise­tion und er W<l Y fo r thi s pres tigio us e ven t.

Du e to th e e ffo rts o f o u r Bra nch C ha irman ,th e Branch p ro vid ed cars to tran sport th e yo u ngpeople and th eir m inders from Camp Qual ityon a n excu rs io n from Otakou, near the OtagoHead s, to th e Port obell o Ma rine Aq uar iu mand fina lly ba ck to th e ir ca m p at Waiora . Wew e re assis ted by th e PVCC bus and mem ber so i the A ust in Regi ster, o ve r tw enty ve h iclesbei ng in vol ved to move a bo u t ninet y per son s.

We lost ou r Bran ch Bu llet in editor , Do nMard lc. a fte r o n lv a few ed itio ns and now needvet a no the r vo lu n tee r.~ Th e Branch Co m m itt ee d ecid ed to o bject tothe M inis te r o f Tra nsport o ve r th e propo sa l torep lace the pl at es mem be rs w e n t to so metrou ble to ob ta in, during a long p eri od in somecases. c()nt,linin~ th ei r vehicles -ca r of manu­factu rl', by forcing mem bers to rep lace the se athigh cos t fro m ,1 pri vat e firm .

It w as decid ed to repa in t th e Iacin gs on theC lu bro o rn a nd to paint till' ro o f befo re ,1gil ina tte m p ting to se ll th e p roperty .

A request from th eOtago C rtc ket Associat ion .fo r CMS to ca rrv d r ink s on to th e field <It till' o neda v ma tch ag:lins t Sri Lan ka. W,lS ,l g reed to .Th reecars o fd iffe ren t c1<, sses /types were to beused. T h is Branch con ti n ues to su p po rt a rul ech<1I1 ge to permit th e en try of veh icles ov ertvvcn ty five yeMs of ol ge. Many Vintnge CMsw cr c on lv eighteen or n ineteen yL'arsold whenthe C lub W,lS s tilrtl'd .

O I.I.Y LI\ YTHI\ M

RotoruaToo I,Hl' to report in th e 1,1st iss ue W,lS the

annual get- togl'l lw r of th e Morris Eigh t To urerClub of N .L. , held in Rot orua be tw een C h ris t­ma s and New Yea r. 'vVe were able to ~ hare inac ti v itie« with so m e tw enty ca rs ,1nd familk-sfro m as far af ield ;lS Aucklaru ! a nd As h bu rto n .It H'll S g fL\ l t to see Sll l1li.l n y o f th L' m i.lrqUL'in so1ll,1I1 y styles th rough thei r w ho iL' r,lll gl' ]lJJ4 toIlJ4H.

Ll tl' in .1,m u.1l"y ,1 co n tinge n t o f o u r mem bl' rsin eigh t CMS altendl'd the 32nd An ni \'l'r~il ry

Wel 'kl'nd Rillly ,1t S,l p f"h irl' Sp rings . rhi s is ,1H,lI' o f I'IL'nt y Br,lnch effort which al wa ys a t­tr i.l"'cts l.' n l r,l n~ts frnrn ,I \vide.' ,1rL',I , g i vi l1 ~ 'gOtKiC0 l11pl' tinn ,1nd ,1 \Vi.Un1 :-l tH.' ill ! il tnH1sp hC' rL\ atthe c,l m p -nver. jnhn l.amb a nd Sno w C rea n 'swen ' the lo ne f1rize winn ers io r Rntorua , .l

th ird in till' v in tage c1,lss.El1r1 V FL'brll l1rv Si.1\\' 11 nill t!-({l f con\'ov head

lor i\ 1~' ,lkc' r i I io i Springs from w h ich b,lse thl'yCOl11 p l'l ed in the I:ast ern Bay o i Plen ty R,ll1y.Th is is ,1IlOtlll'r p opul,n ev ent with us with thl',1d d ed l'njoynll'nt o filca m p -out w ith llOtswi l11s,1Ild till' odd B,n bie. I' rizl 's w,'rl' sco rl'd by thern w nsend , Mu n ro e ,1I1d M,w he w t",lIll S fo rRotorua . .

l) nrotlw C ln u s to n ,1nd i\ d e l,l i S ke lto np la nned l; u r Feb rua ry clu b run w ith ,lIl int e r­es ting twi st. Uril 'e, 's select ,'d their n,1I'ig,l tors,1t r,lIldOIll fro 111 nanll' S in ,1 h,lt w h ich put thelid on ,1 lot of the US l!.l l r,l isl'd I'ni n 's 1"11 bl't 'Ihe run W,lS ,111 int ,' rl'st ing Tik i tour n u t nn ,1

p icn ic in ,1 b us h c1l'Min g nl'olr I." ke T,lrolwl'ra .rh e ve nue cn inci d ed wi th th e l' nd o f ,1 1l.0 .1'Cl ub run ,1I1d thev brought s tl',ld \" r,l in w iththe l11 , hn w l'vl'r it ' l',lS drv under tlie tl·el'S, bu ttoo wd for ,lilY t ,lkl 'r~ ,in ,1 proposed lau nchtri p , so 1110st ret u rtll' d to till' C lub rooms fnr il'd ry' CUpp'l.

The PUKl'k o he Sw ,lp- lvlcet W<l S th l' usu,ll111 ,1 g net fm thos,' of us who co u ld 111 ,1kl' ,1 6.31l,1111 s l.1l" t; no bu~ l hi~ til11ebut severa l ca r 1 0,ld ~.

T hosl' of us tr ilvell in g with Cl ub C a p t,l inC o rd on C,lUli ie ld we re il bit ,1lM l11ed to findhil11 in ll\'er,lll ~ tw itching u p il dl ,lin und er theo ld !'illcon 's t,lil- end , b u t not to wo rr l' , he W,lSmer el y att,lChing ,1n anch o r to s lo w if d own to,1gallop. T he ~W ,l P ml'et W,lSbi gg l'r [h olnl' V ,~r,

too choc k full o f goodi es to do it ,lll/·u sti ce .'vVe co n tin ue to u p -grad e ou r c ub ro ,lI11

a men ities . An illlp n ll' l'd s t,l in k's s s tee l s in kbench w ill d eli l.!ht tl1l'di sh w as he rs,1I1d a Dool

tabl e on loan fro m a member co u ld w h ile awa vth ose odd lost hou rs. '

We ll, for no w , H A ERE RA .

STA N McC UTCH EON

SouthlandFeb ruary 2nd - till' bi g one for th e ye M;

So u th lan d Rallv tim e again . Something di f­fere nt th is vear b y w ay of a d ep a rture poin t,w ith till' 112entrantsdriving20miles to VVintonA & I' Sho w to begin rall ying.

Most of us took the oppo rtu ni ty to have ,1q u ick tour ro u nd the show exhib its, judge th elivesto ck e tc. I ha d a b it o f a gri n a t one chill'who w as e xh ibi ting an Angus bull . The ide,lw as that th e man w as to lead th e bull in a circlein front o f th e judges, bu t th e bull had o therideas, an d ma rch ed detcrrui nedl v backwardsin il circle drag g ing th e un fortunat e ow nerwi th hi m !

T he w eat h er. omino u s a t fir s t , c len rcdsomewhat while th e rall y W,lS in progress, soth at by th e tim e we reached th e lunch a nd fie ldtest ven ue at O tauta u. it W<lS basicall y quite ,1d ecent d ay. TIll' af ternoon run ba ck to th eCl u b roum s co n ta in ed s ile n t checks pluss traigh t-line na vigati on ,1 Straps for the un w .Hy.Perso na Il l' , I like rallv rou tes that make vouthink a bi t, a nd I recko n C lub Ca p ta in Ro n·'did,1 p retty good job.

O n th e subject o f tl'sting rillly routes, o u rnei ghbou rs at C o re have a d ese rv ed reputati onfor makin g Iiil' d iff icult for Ihll' igat or s. i\ fewof US.H e rl'gulM attcnder s a t th e An nua l CoreFe~til'all~,lll v , held thi s vca r on Februarv lot h ,,md it is <l lw ,]ys an l'nj oy:lbk' da v out. Last yl' MWalter McQu,lr ril'and I went il kmg in Walter '~Stud cbake r Road st er. ,1I1 d he drove <m d Ina vigated (if yo u co u ld ca ll it that ). <1I1dw e go tlost . Th is vca r W,llte r let me dri ve' an d henavigated . which meant th at w e arr ived at o u rd estinat ion more or less o n tim e!

Field test s were s im p le but e ffec tive. Fo rinst ilncl', ha vl' I'OUl'Vl' r tri l'd to drive betwee ntw o objl'ch k'il\'ing ex,K tly th e S,l llll' c1l'.1I"il nCl'e ith l'rs id e? It's not aseasv as itsou nd s . Than ks,C o re , fo r 'lIl e n joyab le bit o f motoring.

O n till' res tor-'ltion front , new member Geo rgeH,llllilton i~ ,lb out hillf w ay through till' re­bu ild in g o f ,1 1931J St,l ndMd Tw elve th ilt hepu rcll ,lsed IllC,llly . It's ,1 lon g time sincl' I ~a 11'

one of th l'sl" bu t I rl'mel11 be r them as il qualit ymi d- siz ed Eng lish CM, n icl'ly fini shed ,1Ild wi thp lea si ng lillL's . C eurge h,lS a lot o f work il he,ldof hi m yl't , but tilL'ca r is b,lsi c,lll y co m p lete<l ndtilL' big job s ,ne d OIll'. O nl' item mi ssmg i~ thcp,li r of horns w hich project th rough till' fmntgUMd s l1l',;id e th e g rille , and if ,1nyOI1(' lHltthe rl' h.l ~ a p,li r of the~l' , or e ve n ,1 ~ i ng l e,

Cl 'urge w ould lw h <l PP Yto Ill',n from them . Hec,m be co nt,lCted thmugh the So u th land Br,lIKh .

Th,l t's it fn llll nll' fo r thi s iss ul', ,1 nd rl' llll'm­lx'r till' I',m I',K ific is now on ly mo n ths ,lW,1\".

AI.A i'! IlRFi\ YI.EY

South OtagoTh l' So u th O t,lgo Br,mch o f th l' Vint<1gl' CM

C lu b Cllnt inu l's [0 mel't ,11 thl' Cl u b Rooms ,C row n Street , Balcluth ,1 0n th l' lilst Tue~d ,1\" o fe,lCh month ,m d is p iL' ,]sed to record ,1 g n",/i ngml'l11ber~h if" OH'r till' p,l ~t yeM.

W hll 's w ho in the 13'-'1I1 ch ,He, Br,lnch ['resi­d ent Brv,m H,1\"man, Vice I' res id ent I)a l'eWill iilm son , Sl'Crl't.1l"V Don k' nk s, Tr l'<1S Url' rHOl'd Hunk r , SOt: i,ll C o n ve no r Ro b inIlelini ng to n, r-llinute Secretolry Ll'X Ivlilligan ,C lub C,lp t<l in Stu,l rt Mill1l' as sisted by ;\1I,lnCro~s .

Th l' Br,lIlch h,lS l'n jovl'd v,ni ous spea kl'rs,m d I'isit s during th e fOil St fe w month~ ,m d ton,lm e but <1 few , a I ' i ~ i t t o le ff Mar~h <lll' s l' ill1l'!

Shop, Vid eo show ing by Allan C ro ss on theSo u th Otago Mot or show, till' Taie ri To ur andthe C lu tha Rally. an d Allan Budg e on hi s recen ttri p to Eu ro pe with w ife Lesley.

Alla n a nd Lcsley <1 1~0 int end co m peting atth e Na tiona l Motor C yc le Rally a tC h ris tch ur ch.

Wh ile on th e matter o f Na tio na l Ra ll ies , ,1good representation fro m th e Branch is loo k­ing for w ard to the 1992 Pan Pacifi c. The O tagoBran ch paid a v isit to ou r Bran ch in th e sp r ingof 1990 and s ince that v is it th e tw o Bra nch esha ve combined fo r a C h ris tmas picni c a nd arep lanning a 'day out ' ru n to Buckland s Cross ingon 24t h Fcb rua rv .

T he So u th Otag o Branch is o r~il n i s i ng a b ustri p to the Mclca es Fla t go ld mining ven tu re onAn za c Da y.

The So u th O tago Vintage M'lChiner y C lu bhas been recently for med ca te ring for all v in­tage machi ne ry excep t CMS. T he club ha sa round 3D membe rs a nd s taged il ve ry sue ­cesslu l tr acto r a nd s ta tio na rv eng ine d i ~pl il Y atthe 1990 So u th Otago A & IS Sho w .

O u r Bra nch hopes that the tw o Branches w illbe ab le to com p limen t e 'lCh other on occasions .

INT ERN ATI O N Al. VI KIN C.

TaranakiDu ring December some members p u t in a

few hours e recting she lv ing an d benches in thepart-, sh ed .

The So u th Taranak i Tiki To u r wa s held onSund av. Novembe r 25 th and s ta rted fro m theStra tfo rd Ra ilw av Sta tio n . The w ea ther W<lSfin e and mil d . .

The route left Stra tfo rd and headed e,ls t in toth e far m la nd , past the oi l well s th en turnedso u th and on into Elth.im. Cont in u ing on theinstructi ons took us th rough the T irimoa naRoad on to Frascr Road . (It Ti rirnoana dete­riorates any fu rthe r it w ill be g rea t for trailb ikes ). The journey carried on in to Ha w cra .

The fin ish tu rn ed o u t tobeilt Brya n iln d je nnySpfilgg 'Shom c\·vh erl' tlft l'rn oon tl'i1 \V'lSSl'rv l 'd .

j,1I1UMy 6th fo u nd ,1 gro u p o f en th usias ticmot or cycl ists together at Robert ,l nd ivlilrgilrl'tC udopp 's pl ace.

The Potter ' ~ I'a dd ock eYl'n t W,lS hel d atW,litil ra and orgil n i~ed by Hilrr y D,wy . TIll'da y ~ tMtl'd o ff looking m tllL'r murky. By 2 p mthe rilin WilS s ti ll f,lll inH ,1Ild the co m pl't i tlo ns tilr ted w ith ta king ot t on il s lopl' withoutdri fting back.

Th e con te~ t c,l rried on w ith Illlm l' ro lls l'Yl'ntsw ell known to vintage con tes tiln ts.

C uess w ha t? Th e ra in ~ topped Ivlll'n thl's ho w fini~lwd , but I I<lIT" ca me up with ,1 fin,l lcra ftv tes t w ith nut~aild bo l t~, ,1Ild el'l'n th oughit w,is 11l'Id in th e r,lin thosl~ Whll too k pM t h,ld(l ~ rl';] t d el)!. .

Six l'ntrants t ro m Tilr,lIl ,l ki tOllk p" rt in th eAn nu ,ll Burl11,l Rail " ,1t Wanganui. The s iil'n td1l' cks we re wl,ll p1accd , ea ~y to p ick up ,1Ildthl'1"L' to !LIt us kno\\' Wt' \ \' t 'rl' on co urSt' .

Timl' W,lS calcu la ted w ith a trv-out o f thl'sy s te l11 to be u ~ed l1l1 the I',m -Pol ci fic Rall y.Th ,l! is; yo u .Hl' til11 ed to the ten th of ,1 m inutewith th e rl'sults fed into ,1 co m p u ll' r. Th i ~specd s Uf1 tfll' I11 dr ki ng a nd should work w e ll.J iming i ~ fro m m,ln lw d chec k tOI11,mncd c111'ck,

,1 m ethod w h ich T.H,m a ki h,ls .1 lw ,1I's uSl'd .l,muMY 13 w as .1 d ,lI' sl't b" Des C ;rnwall fo r

,1 · run tl; l.ake Rot o k,lrC ,111d devise d a~ an,'xl'rcis e 'If stl -'light line n<ll 'ig ,ltilln. Tll m,l kethings l',ls ier fo r thosl' o f us who ,He not sokn owiL'dgl',lbl e on th,l t s ubjcc t, Ill' prcpMcddU,l l w ritt cn instructi on s to read ,1S il check onth l' s tril ig h t lin l' chMt.

T he mutl' took liS " ve r typi cal b,Kk-cou n tr yH"lds, ~oml' sl',l led ,m d o tlll'rs l11etilliL'd ,m dqu ill' s teep ,mJ picturesque.

Aft er lu nch ,1g rou p o f us took a w a lk throughth e b ush ilrllu nd th e Lilke, cl I'o urney o f abouto nc ,m d ,1 h,llf hours. After t l is w c set o u t fo rDes ,1Ild I'hv llis COrtl W<l I1'S home for the fina lPi.Ht. Aft L'nlooll tCZl W ,lS lilid Ollt on t)lIr (Hriv il l,1nd dfte r ,1 qu ick cup pa, the men ins pec tedIJI' '''; ' ' l \,'(,,·k ...J'H,,"' ,,,,hd l-> ~ I "" .l 1, ,4 i , w J... , , ~ ~l.-.. ,, ; ..

usual get-toge the r. Des ' s collecti on is quiteimpress ive, including the fire en~ i ne used inthe mov ie "C ame a Hot Friday'. H e spen tsome tim e ex p laining h is pro g ress o n his lat estp roj ect , the C raha m Paige Roadster .

Recentl y th e Auroa Schoo l Ce n ten nia l Com­mittee in vit ed us to take part in a pa rad e toopen their celebr at ions. Thi s was foll owed bya d emonstration o f ha y-m ilkin g in the o ld way .

O u r A nnua l M ini -V in Ra lly w as w as hed o u tw it h heav y ra in, bu tColin )o h ns tu n ass ured usth at he is trying to p lace it in ou r programme ofeven ts la te r thi s year.

As I write th is article the Na tiona l Eas terRall y which is to be hel d a t Bell Block in Tara nakiis fo re mos t in m y mind. O nce agai n th e timingis to be d one, us in g the co m p u te r sys te m a ndwe are su re entrants w ill be in ter ested in thewa y it is ca rr ied o u t.

B)' the tim e yo u read thi s p ub lica tio n th eevent wi ll ha ve come and gone . In the nextpublicat ion WL' will gi ve yo u il re por t on theoccasion ,

Eric Terrill

TaupoThe post Chris tmas, New Year period is al­

W,lyS a re lati vel y q u id tim e for Bra nc h ac tiv i­ties . Howe ver thi s year we had a non co m-.pct itive run to Tura ng i to loo k at th e Pillars o tHe rcu les. This is wher e the Ton gari ro Riverpasses th rough ,1 ve ry na rrow go rg e, an d it is avery impressive sig h t. Six ca rs took pa rt in th etrip , b u t thev w e re ma in ly mo d ems. O n thew ay home \('e s topped o ff at Fra nk an d KathKcrnohan's home at Tau ranga-Taupo and en­joyed a fternoon tea with thorn.

In Fcb rua rv w e went ov er to Hawkes B,lV tosa vo u r th e ~vinL' trail. Th e m en wen t tt,'thel Iawkcs Bay Branch Swap Meet w hi le th e la ­d ies enjoyed a morning 's sho p pi ng . Eig h teenor us s tayed at th e Fan tasy Land Motel w h ichwas within walkln g d ista ncc ofVlda ls Vineyardwh ich is where we had our eveni ng meal , VVitha littl e encouragemen t w e managed to turn thew ine tasting int o th e supp ly o f tab le w ine foro u r dinner.

O u r Annual Picn ic Run was o rganised bv LosHayter an d assi st ed by l'hil Andrews, wh o isnow resid ent in Te Pu kc. Th e wea the r looked,1 b it dubiou s in the morn ing, but it g rad ua llyimproved during the d ay. Th e ru n took usno rth o f Ta u po th rough Moka i, A tiamuri andstopped at Lake O ha kuri for lun ch .

Af te r lunch we had a gv m kha nil w hich pro­v ided a bit o f fun for yoting and o ld.

\Nt' ma d e our wav ba ck to th e c lu brou ms viaLa ke Ar ,lti ,lti ,l where th e wa ter was flow ingth rough th e ra p ids. A s ho rt se ct io n of s tr a ig h tline a t till' end of the run tes ted eve ryonL"sob servation . Th e winner s of the e ve n t w ere13ron wyn a nd Tom Biggar with Ceoff Leecom ing seco nd .

Tw o rL'CL'nt w o rking bL'es ,lt thL' c1ub roomsh,l\ 'L' SL'l'n the ki tchen frilmed u p, w ired ,l ndrea d y for lin in g .

JAC K Hl :\l DESS.

WaikatoWa ik,ltomembers hav t' been bu sy attend ing

rall ies ,111 over th e countrv thi s sum mer. Soml's la rtL'd o ff w ith the Ta ihipe NL'W Year 's Rilll y,o ther s ha ve bet' n flyin g th e W,l ika to colou rs inth e So u th Island at th e M (; Rall v ,l nd in th e farNor th, ,lttending th e VL'ter,ln tt)ur. ThL'13'ly o fI'kntv Ann ive rsarv WeL'k\'n d R,lll v a lso <It­tract ed soml' Wa ik:lto nll'mbers .

A t o u r h'b ru ary Club N igh t, member s en­joyt'd looking around th e parts she d , tr y in g topu t names ,lnd appli cat io ns to ce rta in s tr,l ngep arts. La tL'rin th e L' \'e ni ng the Dea rlovt's gan'an inform ,lt h 'e <lnd int eresting tal k on th ei r tripto C h ris tchu rch a nd ot her p laces in th e So u thIsland touri ng in their I'v\' (, . 1'.F .

O n th e 17th February 15 cars tu rned up forth e C lu b Run to Raglan, b ut th e rain p u t a s to p

to the " p icn ic on th e bea ch " id ea . Oli ve a ndC raharn Cook saved th e d ay by inviti ng ev ery­one 10 the ir bach (crib) . O n thi s oc cas ion manyme mbers took th e o ppor tu n itv o f in vitingfr iends a lo ng tor the ride a nd al l had a goodtim e in spite o f the rai n .

Pet er Neave has got a co up le of projects onth e wav . Firs t is the 1947 Sta nda rd 14 Drop­Head Cou pe and so far the di ff . ge arbox a nduphol ste ry have bee n done, the woodwork ha sbeen cu t o u t and the m ain items le ft a re paneland p aint, and three to fou r eng ines ne ed to besor ted o u t to make o ne good o ne . O n thes ideline Peter is also doing up a 1902 Peugcot .H e is lookin g for a ge Mbox and fro n t axle . Heha s go t hu bs b ut need s to gc t spo kes made . Thebody is built bu t Pe ter is m akin g no co m mentas to co m p letion date .

Planning is w ell under way for the WaikatoDouble 50 Ra lly o n Queen 's Birthday. Wehope yo u wi ll consid er jo in ing us.

Un for tu na te ly ,H the tim e of fin is h ing thi sre port the b rillant Wa ika tosu ns h ine ha s turnedto liquid . b u t be assu red th ere wi ll a lw ays be aw arm w elcome for you in th e Waikato .

KNUD NI ELSEN

WairarapaA very success fu l Go ld Me da l Mo to r Cy cle

Tri a l in December saw 27 en tries a nd a tot al o f20meda lswon . Congra tu la tions to the w inn ersof the go ld med al s , all local rid er s - Pe ter Smith .1949 Mat chl ess 500 ;G len Bu ll, 1920 Exce ls io r &s ideca r; and Nevi l lc Warren, 1955 BSA &sidecar.

Tw o low key even ts to ge t 1991 underwaywe re a mot o r cvc le fu n run in [anuarv an d acoast al run in February. Th e more co m pe ti tivemembe rs hav e ta ken part in o u tsid e ev en ts .Wi th the Welling to n Branch Cl ub Cap tai ns'Sa fa ri being run in o ur ar ea , 5 Wai rar.ipn ca rsand the ir cr ews [oi ncd a co n ting en t of We l­lington br anch members for a most en joyable'w eek end o f motoring. Sev eral of our motor biketr.itc rni tv made th e trip so uth to C h ris tchurchfor the 12th Nat iona l Mot or cvclo Rallv w hi lean o th er cou ple went to the !'vlilllaw,l tu 'Bra nchRuahin c Ra mble.

Seve ra l membe rs ha ve tak en th e o p portu ni tyo f a lull in the se ason to work on the ir vehic lesin prL'f"a r'l tio n for o u r Annual Rex l'orter jvlc­moria Rall v in Marc h. W illis St C la ir ha srebuilt th e eng ine a nd front suspe nsion o n hi s19J L) Chcv and Pet e r Crovcs has hi s Au s tin20mot o rin g w L,11 agJ in wi th ne w pisto ns a ndsleeves. M ike Blund ell is s till worki ng on hi sCad illac and De rck Sims has his new!v rest ored[o w ett Ja velin on the road a nd looking ve rys ma rt too . Pet er Smi th is working to ha ve h isWo lslev 4 / 44 read v in tim L' for till' LlI'an ,lkit as te'r ({allv . '

Te rrv Be'res ford has sold hi s im mac u la tL'iVlorris H to Ill,lke ro o m for his new p roject.Aft er looking for9 yt'a rs Ill' has 'It last fo un d till'CM he wa s a fte r, a 19J 7 MC VA To u re r. Te nTwould like' to cl ai m th e recor d for th e grl'at estdistance tr ,welled bv ,l nvo ne in o u r b ra nch top. urch ,lsl' an e klc'rIy \ 'e hi'ck fo r restorat io n - Ill'brought the c,lrback fro m Cyp rus in Ca lifo rn i,l .We look tor w ard to prog rL~ss rt'p orts . A b us yYear ahead for everyone tro m a ll ,lCcou n ts wi th, 'e h icle s to be rL'ad led for till' Pan l' <l cific ltlll v11 0xt year. .

Ga)'e Poi nt on

WellingtonWe ,l re w e ll into th e lLJ9l veal' of act iv it ies

with o u r Branch C lubCl p taiJ, 'sSa fari , VL'teranand Cym kha na e\'t'n ts concluded , plus mem­bers v(si ts to o the r bra nch even ts.

Regr etfull y the VL'ter,ln R<lll y , sclll' d u led forFebruarv, ha d to be pos tDoned ,md it is now

reschedu led for Ap ril. Fut u re vetera n even tswill have a new for m at and w e ca n all lookforwa rd to the co n tin ua tio n o f thi s ann ua l runw h ich is essen tia l fo r the overall ve te ra n ca len­dar o f even ts .

This ye ar's Bra nch C lu b Cap ta in 's Safar is ta r ted in Fea the rs ton a r.d co ve red a n in te r­esting run oye r back ro ad s to co ncl ude atMa st e rton. Severa l Waira rnpa Bran ch membe rsjoined in w ith us ma kin g a tot al of 22 v in tageand pos t vintage cars. Both m orning a nd aft er­noon sec tions w er e competitive w ith tim edse ctions and s ilen t checks plus the usual o b­se rva tio ns to a nswer. Lu nch was at an 87 yearold homestead in the so u th W'lirarapa wh ichwe w e re free to in spect ins ide, plus th e Dod geSeda n w h ich look ed ve ry much at home parkedin th e d riv ew ay . A dinner pri zegiving washeld at the Mast crto n Ret u rned Services As­socia tio n ro oms w he re local branch member sjo ined with us to sha re th e pri zes fo r th e day'sru n .

O ur re tu rn jou rney homeon Sunday includeda visit to th e v in tage a via tion hangar a t HoodAero d ro me to view the Tiger Moth, Harva rda nd o the r inter esting a ircraft and d ispla ys be­fo re push in g o n th rou gh ba ck roa ds toG rey town for a v is it to il co ttage ind us trypr od ucin g lead soldi ers . Th ese lifel ike fig uresare a ll hand painted . most o f w hic h ar e exp or tedto Au st rali a a nd the Uni ted Sta tes .

Th e G rey to wn Motor Ca mp was o ur lunchvenue which is al w a ys a pictu resque se tti ngfor a ga the ring ofold ca rs . Of particula r inter estwas th e arriva l o f ,1 no n member in a ]9 l4 twose a ter "Trurnbul l ", a ca r not many o f us knewab o u t, let alon e eve r h,wing se en .

It W,lS a very s uccess fu l ra lly ove r interes ti ngro ads in g lorious wea the r, well done assistan tBranch C lub Ca p ta in Ron El ton a nd Warrt'nCo rkin a lso Dianc and Roger Whitt'.

Evcnts to comc w h ich bv no w will ha ve ta kenplace, are o ur Gymkhana a t I'hil Kidds fa rma nd the No rth lsla nd N a tio na l Rall y at NewPlvrnouth w her e a numbe r of o ur member swill be he ad in g to for Easte r.

RO B HODCF

An Item from"THE WEEKLY PRESS"

March 31 1927

PARCELS NET.

As t ouring ca rs are 0101'0 oftc n thannot used with the hood erected, ihetollowrng easy and economical methudof tixrng a roof not for parcels In 11lin--se ater will be found very useful .The sa me Idea may be cm p.oycd in amod ified form in som e two-sea lers.

On most ca rs th ere are cro ss- hoods t avs above the driving se a t sq ua b a nclthe rear seat, nnd fr um thes e two th enet can conl' enl ently be suspended.

Ol.llam a len gtb .01 Btrlng nottlllg ? Ifairly sma ll ml!Sh, a l>out 2ft or lit ul nwide alld long e nough to stret<'h bo­twee n tbe hood stay • .

A can\,';" s .oued hem sho u ld be be.'Vna long "aeh of the tWO Sides (rtHlnlngin a tor e and aft dI rectIOn) and th"lleather straps t h readed through thehem s.

One c nd of the net mu st then hetir mly t llstened to tho tOl'emo st sup­port by half a do zen screw I'Inga, or u~·l>lnding it on, and the tll'O etlds of thestra ps . <>cured WIt h s lllall screws and\\'a~ h ers.

The othcr ellds of th o s traps ("an bo.i ", ila r ly attached to ' the r ellr cros~­. tay . and t1l1' ('O or tour sc rew-ill hool ..\\' 111 support tho rear cnd of the net .

Ca re must bo taken to see that thc<ide strap. are quito taut wh en th ehnod is ra ised ,. and the net it6elf .holllJo nlv hI' allowed to sag slightl~" IlS itlI'ill slrptch a little in use.

It may some,tim es he more (:o ll\"p nii.'ntto havl' the net nl>o\'o tho he ad s of theb:v~ l( pas-en ors , in whj, h C:lf.e, in .~t('nd

of tpe hood stav ahovo th e ddli ug , cat .~h e '?~~ a~ the L'Xt rc me rear of th e h-:n:l

THE JELAKA SPECIAL. Jus t the thin g forVin tage Racing . The hott est thing sin ceGilroysDrarn buie. So me wo rk need ed . $500.00Phone (085) 63- 180. Me mber

RATES

Non Member : $12 .00 for firs t 40 words or partthereof, the rea fter 10 cents per word to amaxim um of 65 wo rds pe r advertiseme nt.

M ember of Vintage Car Club Inc: $10.00 forfirst 40 words or part the reo f, the rea fte r 10cents per wo rd to a maxi mum of 65 words peradver tisement. Members must be finan ciala nd state their bra nch.

BOX AD: $8.00 ex tra to the above ra tes.

FOR SALE1936 C HE VRO LET M AST ER. Tidy a ndcom p lete . Plen ty of spares. Cou ld be easilyrest o red for 2nd Pa n Pacific. Also 1932Chev ro let Sedan Bod y pa nel s and chassis .Pho ne (06) 86H-9741. O ne Engl ish CisborneMe mber.

VAUX HALL 14 1947. Co mplete. Needs Cu tan d Pol ish . Offe rs . Co ntac t Peter Stevcns, No6 RD, Core . Pho ne (03) 201-63HO.

BY TENDER - TRIUMPH MAY FLOWERS.Two Rest or ablc . Two for parts 1951. SingerHunter 1955. Rcnau ltTrac tor . For in forma tionon these ve hicles : Phone Oarn a ru 434-5247.Tenders close 1st May 1991.

OLD CLUTC H (KO RK) for Mo torcycle an dCHS. Rckork an d rcm achincd . Fo r free q uo tes :Phone eveni ng (04) 646 -0<)2 or w rite to RRusc hc , 19 Hyde St. W,linu iomata .

CO RVE1TES: Almos t lOO 1954 to 1974. OneLocation... Dea lers an d expor ts we lcome! Freelist a nd ph o tos! N ice CMS, reason able pri ces,reaso nabl e tran sportati on. We can supply a nyvcar Co rvette!' ! Pho ne 419-592-5086; Pro­t eam; p 0 Box 606, Napoleon, O hio 43545USA: h,x 419-592 -4242: Age nts wa nted It

T RIU MP H SPITF IRE 1<)68 MK3 on Stee lWheels. Also full se t w ire w heels il!ld sp lines .Mos t pa rts excep t gearbox rebu ilt. Good pa int.Vari o us spare b its. Ow ne r ru n ou t o f s team .$6000 firm. Cra ha m Ha rk ncss. Wai toa . Pho ne(07) H87-1835.

HOROPITOMOTOR

WRECKERSN.Z. Major Distributor of:

Old Auto Rubber +Peter Jackson Replacement

panels - Australia* Body Hardware* Specialised Rubber Products* Body Weather Seals* Rust Repair Panels

FOR VINTAGE TO MODERNAUTOS

Catalogues available $8.00Address: Private Bag, Raetihi

Phone (0658) 54151Showroom: Horopito, N.Z.

PHOTO AD IN BOX: $15.00 ex tra to a bov era tes. Enclose good black an d w hi te or co l­ou r ph ot ogr ap h.

Above rates apply for each adv ertisement.

Advertisements must be typed or clearly printed.

PA YMENT MUST BE ENCLOSED.

Send to: The Advertising Manager. p.a . Box13140. CHRISTCHURCH. not later than 10th ofmonth preceding publication.

450 x 17 TYRES & W HEELS . Plu s new ret readsfor Mor ris HSeries E a lso sp a re gril l. Pho ne 88­822 Levin or write to 2/ 36 Sa lisbury Street ,Levin.

1951 GOLD FLASH 100% co mp le te a ndorigina l - 2 owners - excellen t runne r - newRegistrat ion - Carb - Petro l Tank - Speedo ­Exha us t system . Spare Gea rbox a nd Mo torpar ts. $4000. Phone (OJ) 831-<)72Christchurch.Me m be r.

MARLINMOTELS33 Devon Street,

PictonPhone 36-784

O nly 500 Me tres from FerryTerminal but aw ay from the

hustle & bustle of town tra ffic.

Both fam ily un its and smalldouble un its ava ilable. Plenty

o f park ing space .

Boat cruises o r scenic toursarranged.

Special o ff seaso n rates toV.e.e. mem be rs.

Your Hosts:Ses & Bevcrl y Eng land

KAMO PANEL& PAINT LTD

Colenso Street, Kamo.Postal : 47 Great North Road,

Kamo, Whangarei.

FULL VINTAGE & CLASSICCAR RESTORATION

(WE MANUFACTURE PANELS)

WOODGRAINING,BAKED ENAMELLING.

FAXAND PHONE:(089) 4351950 (BUS)PHONE: (089) 4350470 (A/H)

1<)30 CHEV rea rtub section, metal o nly. 4x1930 Ford 'A ' 19" w hee ls good o rder, rad iat ora nd su rro und mi nu s bo tto m po rtion. O nefro nt pa ir 1930 Sed a n d oor s good . Wo uldswap for 1928 Co upe doo rs . Fro n t ax le se ts for1928 /29 Mod el 'A ' Ford p lus runn ing boards tep p la tes (new) po lished a lloy $50 .00 a pair.Singer 1934 / 35 ru nn ing gea r plus radi a tor ,bo nne t (have o rigi na l papers) . Wa n ted 4 xFor d A 'AI{' w heels, hu ps fro nt and rear, mus tbe good . Urg e n tly need ed Mo rris 34 /35 S/Vmotor a nd gearbox or just gearbox to co mp leteres tora tion. Ca n an yon e hel p!! Also a ny partsfora 1934 / 35 Mo rr is tcrr/ four spor ts , Any thi ngcos idered. B R Stro ud . Pho ne (03) 217-43<)2.Me mber.

1927 1'.2 T RIUMPH MOTOR CYCLE in piecesbu t essen tia lly co rnp letoapa rt fro m w hee l rimsa nd " M agdy no" . Parts Me in excelle n tcond itio n. Pho ne H78-4743 or wri te A C Black,174 Massey Street, Has tin gs .

1<)29 WILLYS W HIP PET. Unrestorcd . O ffers.Also two 1952 Ford Prefect s . O ne ru nning$1000 .00. Phone Cran t (04) 8<)2-<)43.

1%6 SUZUKI T20 6 speed 250cc 35000 mil es.Ver y or igina l. Excellent runner. Man y s pares.$ 1hOO. Ph on e (03) 338-H04h C h rist church.Me mber.

WORKSH OP & PAin s MANUALS from 1930.O rigina IFord Serv ice Bulletins (decora ted ha rdco ver .ring binder) . Books on motor ing, o iling ,greaslllg a nd tuni ng . Lu cas a nd Re p coMan uals, Ca talogues 4 pages 115 ite ms. Send$2.00. P. Mi llar 120 C lanmire Rd . Ncw lands.We lling to n.

NEW IMPERIAL 1<)277BSUPERsrours 500OHV90% res tored . Runs we ll. $5000. 00 (ono).Phone Phil Patt crson (04) 358-646 Wel ling ton .

DISMANTLINC 1928 CHEV 4 Seda n. Allpa rts av a ilab le. Almost full new wood kit ofSou th land beech, ,111 pane ls so und a nd in goodorder inclu d ing g uards. O ffers in vit ed for a llor ,lny of above pa rts. Wanted : Ignitionswitch for 26-27 Chev . Con tac t Joh n Rogcrs, 6Ma nse Road , Pleasan t Point ,Sou th Ca nterbury .Phon e (03) 614-7224.Me mber.

I C AN RESTORE yo ur enamelled rad ia torbadge using the or iginal mat e rial and method .Why set tle for pamt and plasti c? It w ill be tw omonths before 1ca n ta ke on a ny more wo rk bu tyou now know w here to gel it do ne . Co n tactKe vin Casey, 116 Morn ington Rd , Duned in.Pho ne (03) 453-08 18 o r (03) 455-4744 (Bus) .Me m ber.

1924 HARLEY DAVIDSON a nd Side CarCombi na tio n, 7 /Y. Coi l Ignition model. NewReg an d WOr:, r id d e n rcg u la r lv. veryprese ntable. Pho ne P Dod d (071) 274-52::> .Ca m br idge. Me mber.

SI'AR KPLUGS - hOOO in s toc k. Many ha rd toge t types . Some vin tage ava ilab le. Co n tac tCascy s Garage, 45 Burns Street Du ned in.Phone (03) 455-4744 Me mber.

FORD POPULA R 1<) 54 . Fu llv rebu ilt ,authen tic, load s o f sp ares, new tyres, newuphol stery. Also Chevro let VS Im pale 4 doorHard top, p illa rless, reb u ilt 350 cu in mo tor ,reb ui lt 2 s tage Auto, new pain t, re tr ea ds.Ge nuine Class ic a nd Co llectors ite m . O nlyserious enquiries please . Wri te 31 Forb urvAve. Pa lrne rston North or Phon e (Oti3) 74-425.

ASHBURTO N BRANC H ANNUAL SWAPMEET. May 4th 1991. Ga tes open 7'1. m. Hotfood av ail a ble from 7.30a .m . At Club grounds,Maronan Road , Tinwald. Enq uiries Phon eRod (03) 308-4402.

TYRESAll Correspondence to: P.O. Box 43-009, Mangere

PHONE: (09) 275-5316FAX: (09) 275-6882

STORE :207 Buckland Rd West, Mangere East

IF YOU REQUIRE TYRES FOR THE PAN PACIFIC RALLY,ENQUIRE NOW TO AVOID DELAYS.

G78 x 14 $250 .00 550 x 18 $192.70 31 x 4 SSG78 x 15 $250.00 700 x 18 $320.00 500 x 23 $32 7.50

rL78 x 15 $250.00 350/400 x 19 33 x 5670 x 15 $150 .20 450 x 19 500 x 24 $339.50710 x15 $145.00 475/500 x 19 $144.60820 x 15 $232 .70 475/500 x 19 Insa $135 .00525 x 16 $142 .00 650 x 19 $277 .00 BETCO BE TYRES550 x 16 475/500 x 20 W/W 710 x 90 $275.00600 x 16 $168. 20 550 x 20 W/W 815 x 105 $306 .00600 x 16 Jeep 600 x 20 875 x 105 $324.00185 x 16 Rad ial $180.40 650 x 20 820 x 120 $426.00650 x 16 $179.40 450/475 x 21 $150.70 880 x 120 $337.50700 x 16 $203.00 450/475 x 21 Insa $135 .00 895 x 135 $472 .50450 x 17 $220 .00 525 x 21 28 x 3525/550 x 17 600 x 21 $375.00 30 x 3 1/2 $184 .50750 x 17 $328 .00 28 x 3 BE 730 x 130 $252 .00450 x 18 $181 .50 30 x 3 1/2 BE $184 .50 715 x 115 Durandell $361 .50

18" to 25" rust bands $26.00 ea.Large range of tubes also available.Agents for:

Prices GST inclusive , freight extra. 'LucasPRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Tyres

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L GI R I STCHURCH~

22nd Aug ust to 19th Se pte mber 1991

Esco rted by Mark-Skeving ton and Lionc l and [ud y Pri est.

Tour vis its Hon g Kong, Bangkok, Singa po re, Phu kc t andC hina. ( 11 nights )

Tour Cost - $5907.00

TOUR GUARANTEED TO OPERATE-18 DEPOSITS HELD I

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S IX TY I~ FS 'ii1O x IS" Cen. Wh ile' Sidcw.rllli reston«. 2 br.i nd new , .J(hll1l' .JOOOm ls.S720 .0nth e lot. W ill se ll sc p.i ra tc. W ill nq.;o ti,lle'. R I.Breckon , I.JO Hcl lcvu« l ~ uJd ,T ,llI r ,1I1 g il. Ph one(07::;) 6'i -'1%.

TR 2 ILJ 'i.J long doo r. O ve rd r ive. W in 'wlll' eb,restor ed I{l'd w ith Blac k upholstc rv . S20, OOO.OOlohn Wi lli,1I11s . ')0 Te Ka w.i Ro.id . O ne T ree'H ill. Pho ne (Oll) 666 -270. vk-m bc r.

NE W SEAT f' IV\ MES. For m ost V & V eMS .Made to o rder. Coi l sp r ing un its . Ne w 121'Mod el A Style A hoog'l H o rn s , S110. S tock is tof new an d used Ford A pa rts . We m ay no t beth e IMgl'St b u t a re possib ly th e chea pes t.An tiq ue Ford, .Jl)2 Ma in I~d H o pe, Richmo nd .Nelso n. Ph onc z Fa x (llS4 ) .J7-H26 .

\lI'i7 ROVFI~ lIO 10,000 ml -, ou rcco ndi t ionc .]rnotu r.Bud v work ,1I1d in te rio r done . S2,'iOO.OOono . I'IlW;l' pho ne WJ ip u k ur,lll H'iH-T\:\ 1.

A RMST RO NC SIDDE I.EY W H ITI.EY IlI')2"'ew hoodli n ing . ,111wo od work red one. Ne w1',1 in t. So me work st i11 required . As is w hen- is .S,)OOO. OO o rio . Phone (O?I ) 7l1-LJLJO h ·eni ng s .Member .

ILJ 2H f'ORD A ST D COU PE . Nccds IOt,l lres tor .ition. A ll the re with good bod y. Pr ice5:>2'i0 . O n lv Sta ndard Cou p" kn own for s,l lcin New Le.l1.1I1d . Cood investment. A ll spMes.iv.i ilabk-, Con t,K t DV Tho m.iso n, .Jl)2 Ma inRd Hope. l ~ i c h l1l o nd , Nelson . I'hone / Fax(O'i.J).J7H26 .

C ITROE N me 15 - 14'i.J. Ve ry good co nd itio n .C um pl c tc ly reco nd itio ned enginc ,1I1d c lutch.New uplll{ls te ry . $ 10,000 . No o ffers . Ph o neNap ic r H.J.J-7l1H l Even ings .

19211 WHII'I'ET .JSEDAi\: MODEl .lJ6A. C leantid y CM in reasona ble ru n ni ng co nd it io n .Fngi ne n -cond iti oncd . $.J7'iO. Co nt.ict D,1I'l'Park er , Pho ne (O.J) :\:\H-H36. Member.

IY:\lI MORRI S 1.J/ 6 SI\LOON. Re bu il t e ngi nea nd clu tch , o rig inJ I,1I1d sm .ir! qua litv car. I~ eg

& vVOF. $r,ooo. o r swap for semi -restoredMo del A ,1I1V bod v stvle , l'ho n« (057) H,)-0.J3.D ick Edlll o ,;ds, Bk'n lie illl. M em ber.

SS . 14:\H:\1 / 2 Iit rl', Motor, ({,ld i,llor, C cM bo x,front ,1I1 d rea r ,1xlt 's complete wi th knock-onwin-w heels . $9000. A lso q lhl n tityS.s. & M k.-l-, ,' g UM body p M! S in cl udi ng wi ndscr een ,inst ru m ents, RA C; carb u re t to rs. I'HO l' l OOlamps. de. d e. Ph one (09) 524-770? Mem ber.

1451 RO YAL ENF IEl.D 3S0B U LLET. Restored ,,lS is , w he re' is . Req uires head gas ke t ,lnde lec tr ica l work. $2000 . ono. l' ho nc (057) HS­043. M vmbr-r.

iWtoruij lhntngr & l}ctrrnn Qtur ~ht~ ]JUt

THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND

SWAP MEETAT THE ROTORUA RACECOURSE ON SATURDAY, JULY 13TH 1991

Thi» etvnt toil! /J~ of int crc«! 10all cotlcctor» of Villlag~ & V~I~mll cars, Antiqiu« of ~l J1'1'!l description,motorcuctc«, hotrod«, (l11<'-1/1I1k~ cars, model cars (lIld mode! tm in» and ini-cclunteou» i f ~II1 '; of 11g~l1~ml l111 liq ll ~ nntun:

SELLI NG 9 a.m . TILL 4 p.m.Ref resh m ent s wil l be avail ab le SITES FR EE - Fu r ther dl'lails phone (ll71) 476-4lJR

Admi ssio n - 5~II1'1" '; l'~h irl~ & driivr 55 - All oihcr«53 1'1'1' p1'1'';o/1.

MODEL I A' SHOCKABSORBERS

IVF~

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111. S.~bet.PRECISION & AU TOM OTIVE ENGINEERS

- Established 1950 .

PARTS LOCATING SERVICE FOR VINTAGEAND OBSOLETE PARTS

Pistons. Shell Bea rings, Valves, Va lve Guides,Timing Gea rs. Timing Cha ins . Gask et Sets

If you have a prob lem try us for friendly noobligation service.

Approved AA Repa irer

Brand newshocks availa ble

Shock link kits

Arms fron tan d rear

$199,00 each

$100,00 se t

$48.00 each

(YrM_~)Z."brl.

?£'PJ;j) Z 'EJtL.9V£V 'VI?£'T.9Uj'E1\..9l.V I.9l.'T01\S

(formerfy'VemWIIt 'Villtage '1\!l,fiators)

Maker s of genu inehoneycom b radialor cores

Enqu iries to:John Rummery. 77 Tarewa Rd. Whangarei,Phone (089) 487-606 Fax (089) 487-643

PHONE (03) 667-463Fax (03) 667-462

344 SI Asaph Slreel, Chrislchurch

1II.S.~LU.PREC ISION & AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS

PRECISION & AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS

• Established 1950 .

SPECIALISTS IN VINTAGE ENGINERECONDITIONING

If your VETERAN, VINTAGE OR POSTVINTAGEengine needattentionwecan help. Froma small job

to a complete rebuild.

Phoneus for noobligation advice.

Approved AA RepairerPHONE (03) 667-463

FAX(03) 667-462344SI Asaph SI Chrislchurch

r.o. Box 970, Ch ristchurch

BS,\ 19J5 spor ts ca r. Enough bits and pieces tostart ,1 res to ra tio n. An cnthus ios ts dream ornigh tm are. 5900.00 or offer , Joh n Wi lli,lms. 50r , Kawa RO<ld , One Tr l'c' H il l. PhOl1<' (09) 666­270. Member.

AS H BURTON l3RAN CH ,\ NN UA L SW A PME ET. M,ly 4 th 199 1. C,ltes 0pl'n 7 a.m . H otfood available' from 7.JO a.m . AIC lub grounds,Maron.n: Road, Tinwa ld . Hnq ui rics PhoneRod (0.1) J OH-44112.

W ILLYS KN IG HT SEDAN l LJ29 Model 70Sfor sa le. This CM is in e xcellent origin,llco nd itio n a ll round . Wire Wlll'l'ls , sid emounted SpMI'. 9JOOO m ls. Rl'g . & Warr,1I1!.Dr ive n rl'g u larly . Open to sens ib le off l'rs.D,1\'l' C raddock , J O Ma in Road, Ha ve-lock .Marlbo ro ugh. Phone (057) 42-44H.

.......all investment yOIl wiff never regret.

HUPivlOl3l LE Motor and Cl'Mbox. 6 cvlindcr.Comp let e w ith s tart er motor, gen era tor et c.Only thing m i,;,;ing is ca rbo l'robablv lLJ211 ',;!LJJO's Vin tage. Has been s lorc'd in shed for1,1 SI J Oye a rs . Write 10 DJ Fra ndsen , IJLJ ReganSI, S tra t ford or Phone (0663) 5350 .

PLYMO UT H ]92LJ SEDA N. Dismant led, part lyresto red : H5'1" complete. So me ex tra spMesin cl u d ing w heels . d oors , res lorl'd ch,l ss is ,running ge,lr, honeycomb radia to r - locat ionC hr is lch urch - offers . Phone Ia nu -s (O'( ) H9h-719 eveni ngs. -

MO RRIS H (SER IES 'E ') Two doo r, grc'en ,l ndblack. C rcc n leather. rebuilt eng il1l', .( speedbox , two new tvrcs. Cood reliab le CM used onV.c. c. ka l lys. Al soseen on N issa n T.V.adv ert .It dOL'S need a l i t t le bod y work. Also for sa lt'Rove r pre SD I VH motor \'t' ry good wit h S.U .1' .C l. Phone Cc' o rgc W ,l lll' r (04) 7HO-!>OHWc'llington .

1934 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 11Chassis No: 73RY • Engine No: VR85· Colour: Green/Black

Long Wheel Base.Coachwork - Kellner replicaDelivered: 15th March 1934

This car is used daily and is ingood mechanical condition.

Price: $11 0,000For further information please contact:

Graham Somervaille297 St Heliers Bay RoadAuckland 5.

Phone: (09) 528·9371. Member.

BOX 970. CH.CH.

We can offer for yourModel 'A' Ford:

VINTA GE BRAIDING SERVICES LTD.Wiring Loom BraidingN ew or exi sting lo oms bra id ed toauthentic ap pea ran ce with an y colourcombinat ion required. Prompt se rvicea nd reas onable prices. Plea se not e newaddress:Peter Lawrence, 19Shetland St.C len Eden,Auckla nd.

VINTAGE FORD

* Complete Exhaust Systemsin Sta inless, or Mild Steel.

Hubcaps .1930 Poli sh ed Sta inless Steel. 1928 /1 929Nickle Plat e ov er work hardened Co pper.(Ours Won't Rustl )

"Pedal Rubbers. (round)

*Lower inlet water pipes.

*Windscreen Fram es.For Open & Closed Vehicles 1928-30.

"Running Board Rubber 1928-30

"Running Board Trim.1928 / 29 Zin c. 1930 Sta inless Steel

"Radiator Accessories,Motorneters

Flying Q ua ils

Sto ne G ua rds

"Ford Script Polished Aluminiumstep plates

"Transmission Fastener sets.

*2 Gallon Running BoardFuel Can Holders in polish edAluminium

!VF

*We are suppliers ofLe Bar on Bor.n oy upholstery kit s .

"Agents for Electroplating work.N icke l or Chro me

*We Can Supply Many Of YourBody Panel Needs.We Sp eciali ze In 1928-30 Roadster , Cou peRoad ster p ick-up Rear Pan el Parts .Eg. Rear G ua rds, Ru m ble / Boot Panels &Pickup Deck Pan els + Parts.

"Complete Engine Gasket SetsFor 'A' + '1".

*ls Your 'A I Sucking 111 Dust & DirtO r Are You Running a Vin tage FordAir-cleaner ?

C A LCO TT 10.5 h p. 1lJ14. Wanted an yliterature. pe riod photos, parts - rear hubcaps,radiator badge, stee ring box in part icular toass is t with restorat ion . John Willmoll, 5Harlson Rd, Mt Albcrt, Au ckland . 1003. PhoneCo llec t (09) 868-837 .

TIG ER-MOTH GYPSEY MAJOR Eng ine partsneed ed for stati c display restoration. TWill seto f magneto 's, inlet a nd exha us t manifolds ,car b ure ttor, three bronze cy linder head s, fu elpumps, int ermediate timing gear, pr opellerand an y en gine Of air-frame service manuals .De fective pa rts still su itable. Contact BobBullo ck , 38 Ha stings St. Ne lson. Phone Ne lson89-661. Member.

WANTED

ROLL S ROYC E SH ADO W, 5 new 15" tyres .DunlopCene ra tion IV Rad ials. Slim whitewall.To p brand , top quality imported tyr es with 4plies under trea d -Z p lies s tcel.Zplies pol yester.Will also fit Am erican veh icles plu s Jagu ,lr etc.For sa le by 'lg en t. Well below imported cos t asp,lrt oi es tate clea ra nce . Am told the y cos t over5700 each. Price $300 ono. Phon e Wellington(04) 7(,4-443.

BULLNOSE MORRI S CO WLEY parts ~alore .

Co mp lete ga rage lot , a tonne o r tw o ot partsincluding brass radiator. $ 1500 ono . LocatedLow er Hu tt. I w ill Mrangl' pa cking anddelive ry for pu rchaser . Please phone (04) 704­443.

FOR 1942 W.L.A . H ARL EY. Rear Ca rr ier ­Car b - Buddy Seat. Also Co rgi Welbikc andlat er Square Frame Mod el with tw o speeds.Or parts. Phone N Dawber (03) 83 1-972 .C hris tchu rch. Member.

BY ANYON E or ori ginal owners informati onor history abou t a 1958 Jaguar MKl 3.4 Man0 /0. Hav e no paper s or plates . O rig ina lco lou r: Black with Red interior . Repa intedFor dso n Tra ctor Blue later. So ld to ca r wreckerin Chris tchurch a pp ro x 1977-79. Pos siblyowned in North Ca nter bu ry ar ea for per iodbefore 1977. So ld new bv She lie v Mot or sWellington, 98% certain. Co'ntact Mr 'R Butt on ,Longstaffs Rd , RD4, Chris tchu rch or Phone111':\\ 777_ ,:\,17

MODEL A FOR D CARS. Unrestored . 29-29COUpl'S and Close d Cab Pickups, Go od rustfree vehicles. Pr iced from $4500 - 56500 NZ l'XNe lson + CST. May sh ip me n t. Some spMeroom in con ta ine r, ex USA. Fu rth er d etailscontact: Antique Ford , 492 Main Rd Hope,Richmond , Nel son . Phone /Tax (054) 47-826.

1952 AUSTIN A40 SI'ORTS. Rarc lcn sen body .Restoration sta rted . Body s trippe d to barealuminium . PiL'nty o f sp ,ln's. Mechanicall yso und . Relu ctant sal e. $5000 on o. Phone (03)596-2H9or write to Ca rv Cook , 4 Tull ett Stree t,Chr istchu rch 5. Member.

l lJ36 AUSTI N RUBY ill o rig inal co ndi tio n withse veral spa re parts. Price $1000.00 on o. Phon e(0553) 69-229 Fea the rs to n or write to BWall acc ,4 New York Stree t, Martinborou gh.

Au stin H 1947, in lovel y co nd ition, bodyworkand upholstery excellen t. GOl'S well. $ 1800o no . Phone Sirnon (03) 351-6521.

I wi ll 11(' a t t he !'almers ton N o rt hsw ap mcet with m y BSI' stocks .

Most com mo n sizes a vailabh- ex s toc kfrom 1/4 " to 1/ 2" diameter , incl udi ngBSI' cas tle, nyloc and d ie nut s.

I GIn im port sp ecial BSI' requirem entsincluding screws and s tai n less s tee l item s,and chrome screws .

BSI' BOLTS & NUTS

FOR SA LE 1909 WOLSELEY SlODELEY14 H.!'.A ve ry prope r and w ell restor ed 5 seate rVe te ra n Toure r that motors effo rt less ly(cr u ise 35-40 m ph) a nd giv es goodeco no my.1')55 M. C.~ . T.F 1500cc. Now in mv 24thye a r o f o w ners h ip . Ivory w ith reduphol ster y . Wire wheels . _. .Both of th ese ca rs ar e fo r defin ite sa le.Peter Croft, Phone (03) H41-037 bus, o rH4')-534 hom e o r w rite to 17H Mon cksSpur Rd , Chris tchurch.

Send for ,1 free bro chure of BSI' items.Contact.. .. Kcith Clare, I' 0 Box 4224,New Plymouth or phone (067) 71­

29 1 eve n ings .NZ Agen t for 13l'rn a rd F Wade !.td , UK.

1947 I{OVER 16 C vl SALOON . In excelle ntori ginal co nd itio n, painted in Royal Blue withNa vv Blue int e rior. H9000 m iles . Rare mod el.$950(). Also 1947 Wolsl'iL'y1H 6 cy lSaloon, 9H%co mplete and rest orabk-. $1100.00. Would liketo buy original condit ion Jaguar MK 1,7, 8 or 9with man /gearch ange in Sou th Island . Pho ne(OJ) 227-347 or write to R Button, l.on gstntfsRd, R])4 , Chr istch u rch.

19 ').:; PLYMO UTH STA TIO N WACO N.Recent cngim- rebuild . Two owners . Orig inalbodv. 12 volt conversion . CNC fitted . Coodrubl; e r. S6S00. Co ntact R E Coo da ll, 717M,litla nd e n's, Ilastings. Phone (Oh) H7H-39H9.

TWO M ATCHING HlO ES professionallypr epared (unused) su ita b le ca r upholstery,wi ne colour. Phone (0553) 09-229 or write to BWallace, 4 Ne w York Street , Martinborough.

UPHOLSTERY KITS. For Mod el A Fords. Weca n sh ip your Lebaron Bonney upholster y kitfrom U.5.A . to Nelson in June for $225. Pric eso n a ll kit s available from Antique Ford, 492Main Rd Hope, Richmond, Nelso n. Phone /F~ )( (0')4 ) 47-R7h

• Restorations to the higheststandards

• All work by qualified enthusiasttradesmen

• Progress reports and photorecord of your restoration

• 1year mechanical and6 year body warranty

• Panelling handcrafted insteel or alum inium

• Bare metal respraying toconcours standards

• Accident repa irs, rust removal

• Bead blast ing and metalpolishing service

• Engine, transmission,suspension recondition ingClassic car racing preparationWOF issued. Tune-ups.mechanical and electrical repairs

• Detailing and valet. Lubesand tyres

• Importers ofclassic car parts• Agents for Koni shocks, Lovell

springs• Mobil 1synthetic oil, trans oils,

grease, racing fuels

THE SPORTS AND CLASSIC CAR GARAGEWe have moved to our brand new workshop at 28 Manuka Street Taupo. If you owna classic, vintage or sports car, please call on us. No job is too big or too small.

PHONE PETER OR KEVIN WALL, 074 857278 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday

8 a.m. - Noon SaturdaysAfter Hours : 074 82386 or 07486338

S25.50 each plus pack & pOS.1 52.20$5.00 refund able upo n rcceipt orusable upper plate .

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1936 MORRIS HSPO RTS PM tS. Pa ir of gl)lldh eadli ght s or s h c l!s on lv . 2x fro n tsho ckabso rbers co mplete Arms troug ty pe,a lso w indscreen s ide moun ted rear visio nm irror,"LuC<1s " type with medallion o n th eba ck. Contact I Barker, 4'.> Eden St. Oa rnaru .Ph on e (03) 43·I-H7Hl). Membe r.

WI LLYS - OV ER LA ND , IlJ23 Mod el l) 1Hand book o r Wo rks hop M'1I1U.l l, parts e tc.Phone I' Dodd , (07 1) 274-525 . C a rn br idgo.Me mbe r.

"C C " VACUUM TA N Kco m p lell' ,or <l nv p<lrts .In pa rtic u lar floa ts . Ross Duncan, 7' RooscAVl', Pu kcko hc . Phon e (085) H'.>-54J. Mem ber .

BETCO BUILD BETTER BEADS

U E. 4 PlyEl E 4 PlyEl E 4 PlyB.E. 6 P'yU E 6 Ply \El E 6 PlyB E 6 PlyEl E 6 PlyB E. 4 Ply

SPECIFICATIONS

710 ,90760 , 90730 , ' 308 15 x 105075 x 105620 x 120800 x 120895 , ,3 5

30x 3-·]

SIZE

QVALlTPLUS-

WA NTED BY ENT I IUS I/\STAny vl'h ick' Il)OO through to 1l)40 O p,'n lCo n ve rtib k' / Sl'd,l n .Rl'StO!"l 'd lH'need ing ros to r.u ion. rest o rin gto bc d o ne in NZ.I)d,lils wi th ph o tos to : HITCcl - llL-adl 'd VV Ill'c lsI' 0 1l0\ I J - 140C h nstc hurr hon behalf of: l IllC1400 Cov« 11 I' (.KCApt.620S,uaso t.1 , Flor ida J4242 USA

FOR S ALE . /\ I,u ge r.lI1ge of v in t,lgetvrcs & tubes av .u lab lc now fro m Vetera n& Vin tagl' Cars ua. I' o Box 4J -OOl),Mangcrc. I'h on c (0'.» 275-5J 16. F<l x (0'.»275 -6HH2.

STOP BUllY!" O UT ~~/"'/CO" IJE"SOllS ~~ ,

lnstalls juxt thc ?">- ~same as the old one ! 0 .' 'Just at tach pi£lail from -:"

the lo wer plate to rhc puiutx . 4~. ~St:l pouu ~ar 10 ,n IX . .022. -i~t// \ \

and lime 'l~ yo u norm al ly wo uld . '---.:; ~,~ \.

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C1 :tfJ~",~~~, "''''''J;{tl l '('(' EIl 11ISTIlIIl U'[ Oil1'.0. Bo, n-(~I'I, Mangcrc PI.AT EPhone: (1'I-2755J10.Fox: 09-27<;08112

FORD & CHEVROLETREPRO PARTS

'28-'48~

'OLD AUTO RUBB ER 'Plus a full range

of accessories

ROAD & TR ACKSUPPLIES

X6c Riccurton Road.Christchurch

Te lep hone (0.') ~4X -4D7

- Established 1950 -

SPECIALISTS IN BEARING REMETALlNG

LINE BORING

MANUFACTURE OFBRASS BACKEDBEARING SHELLS

Approved AA Repairer

PHONE (03) 667·463Fax (03) 667·462

344 SI Asaph SI Chrislchurch

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IN IJ L\ N SC()U'I I' ;\ RTS, 20 's tu lat l' ,j O·s .Mot or , tr.in si ss ion gl'IH~, hand k-hars . gri pco n tro l- ; back stand. Sl',l t, rn,lglll'tu ti m iIlg !;eoH,.mv - u it.ib k- w hl' e ls 11'1 or Il) with brakings vs tc-m .ind c.irbu rn-tor fur ,1 twi ll , 1'1c',lsef~ I1()Ill' C u llc'l' t (0.1) 22H-l!l O, Kelvin Eric ksu n .Me m be-r.

I ' !\ CK !\ I~D OW NI ·:RS: 1'll',lSl' cu n ta d Cl'u ffR,l lb, 4 1 11,1Imora1 lc e, Otumoe t.ii , Tu u r.m g ».l 'hon,- (07 :;) h2-2% to torm ul.it« Nl 'l\' Z l',11,lIl dI<C-g isl l'r. ( I~ l'fl'r " Mai lbox" Ibllkd Whl'l'lsIsslIt' ~(l . IHh.

EA IU .Y N Z N u m be r I' I,l(l" , I' ,Htinrl"rl y th eh ,lIldp,lint<-d ,1Ild c,lSt alumin iurn typl'S , A lsog rc l' n ,1Ild wh it« pl<lt<-s wi th N Z in t.ro llt 01 till'Il'l k rs . I' ll' ,l sl' contact Ko vin C ,l se v , Il h:vtllllling lull Rd , Dum-di n . Phone (O,i) 45.1­OH IH, Member.

FOR SA LE. A la rg e range o f Mod e l T & Apa rts, so me used Model A. Let us knowyo u r req u ire m e nt s . Vet eran & Tin tageC a rs Lld.P O Box43-009, Ma nge re. P ho ne(0')) 275-5 316. Fa x (09) 275-68 H2.

PI ST ON S, Valves .G uides.She ll Beari ng s,Timin g G ea rs , Sp roc ke ts and C h a insav a ila b le for many Vintage and C lass icEngi nes. Con tac t Georgl' Ca ld cr, 30 7H oo n Hav Road , C h ristc h u rch. Phone(03) .138-5372. Member.

FORD PARTSFalkners Garage

(Since 1956)Brian Falkner , Prop.

Large stocks of new, rebuilt, sec­ondhand parts for Ford V8's up to1977. Please send S.A.E. for yourrequirements to 184 Clyde Street,

Island Bay, Wgtn.

Telephone 837-558

FOR SA LE . Bonnet Wl 'bbing sl'\ 'era lsi /,l's , authe-ntic wi ring , hi gh ten sion le ad71llm & '!m m , f.lbri c win' c()\'e l'i ng m an "si/ l's , s t.i in lcss s tee l conduit . CilS I a nkSe.i k-r. Silico ne Br,lke Flu id , W h itl'wa llclc.im-r. ,111 thl'''' ill' IllS .i v.i ila b !« trornVc-te r.m & Vin t,'gl' Ca rs Ltd . I' 0 Box 4.1­009, i'vl,lIlge rl'. l'h om- (09) 27:;-5.1Ih. F,,,(09 ) 275·6HH2.

PI S T ON MANUfA CTUR INGSE RV ICE. I\ s w e ll ,lS man v s t,lIlli.lrd sdsfo l' popular mod els of C,l'I'S, trucks audmot orc vch-s we-ca n ,1Iso s Uf1p 'y LlI11' off or:-i l' h o f Piston s to Spt'( la dim en s ions .C Oll t,K I C eorgl' e l lder , .j 07 Hoon H.1\'Road. C h ris tch urc h . Phone (m) .138-5:171 .Member.

FOR 19.1() H i\ RI. EY DAV IDS O N , Twinhl',ldlighh, horn .m d toolbo x. PIc',lSl' phoneMorru- Ll,lrt lelt Collec t ,11 We llin gt on n70-94n.

VETI:::RA :s..! UOLCLAS & Iis.: DIA ;s.J Power Plu sMot orc vcle part s . W,1I1ted tu hu y , In ter estedin ,1Iwlhing. Also requ ire d is one Bosrh U/\ IIKO ll l'g rl'e twin cvl inder 1ll,1glll' tU. . I'll'dsl·( u n t,ld c:C Rick l' rbv , he;:VI ,lI's h lilnd Rd , Shi rlc v,C h ris tch u rr h . I' ho 'n,' (0.1) 1'156-99') Co llec t. .

2.1"SI' I.IT I' I1\1(Bu ick .j) . 1\ Iso 2.\x 440 T"rc(s ).l'hon« (05 53 ) hLJ- 121. Membe-r. .

AIRPORTLODGE

MOTELS105 Roydvale Avenue,

ChristchurchPhone 585-119

Spacious family units. qu ietse tting. next door

to Russley Hote l a ndGolf Course .

On ly 2km fromAirport.

Nea rest mo tel complexto Mclea n s Isl and.

Specia l off seasonra tes to V.C.C.

members.

Proprietors: Errol andKathryn Smith.

Mem !)('r V.C.C.

SWA PME ET

W EI.I. SFORD S AL EYARDSCENT EN N IA L PARK ROAD

Soltu rday 1Rth Mi1Y 1991Bu yers a nd Se lle rs 52.00Person s un d e r 15 Fn'l'

Ga tes Open H-.l0 a.m.Enquir ies to r 0 Box 1.11'1 , Wcllsford or

Ph ol1l'I'aul H ick s W AK · ~ 25 - 71l 1 5

J Jorg e nsl 'n WI-'U H712

TO BUY: MOD EL A FORD RO/\])ST ERP ICK UI' . In so u nd run ning ord er. I'r l 'fl' 1'I92H-29 . An y th in g co ns ide red . Ca iIS haw ,203Ca llie n S t, H astings . l'h on« (O!» H7h-9.1H1.

F() I~ MK I VEI.CX: ETTE , Fork lin ks , Oi lt.m k. .']s pee d han d g ea rc h,l nge le ve-r .m d golte ,(Id e n tic,d to l'M I" C ,TI' . Ve lo ). W,l n tcd ivlK Ior :vISS Vl'\O I'ork«. 1-I ,1\' l' for e xc-hangl'cOl11pJcote ES2 N or tou C ird l' r Forks. I~ t'qll il'l'

Rov.il Enf ield Bullet ("52) 2 piece ReM C UoHd .Wi'l 1 p ,w c,lSh or have variou s s p ares tol' xc h" nge . Dick Ta vl o r. 7 N e l' ve [' Idce ,Tarudalc . N a p ic r. Member.

WIRE WHEEL SERVICES LTDFor every aspect of wire wheel repair

COMPLETE REBUILDSTRUING,TUNING

NEW WHEEL SALES

THE PUMP HOUSE, TUAM STREETCHRISTCHURCH

Telephone M.O'Neill 892-407 Bus. 798-653 A.H.

E. Parrott& Son LtdFor:* Sales and Repair s* Speedo Testing & Ca i· a' (;)* Auto Instrument Repairs* All servicing carried out by fully trained

perso nel

352 St Asaph StreetChristchurch

PHONE [03] 669-554"We put a smile on your d ial "

111. $.~bet.PRECIS ION & AUTOMOT IVE ENG INEERS

. Established 1950 .

SPECIALISTS INBEARING REMETALlNG

LINE BORING

MANUFACTURE OF BRASS BACKE DBEARING SHELLS

ApprovedAA RepairerPHONE (03) 667-463

Fax (03) 667-462344 St Asaph SI Christchurch

Si\lY BY TE NDI]{192:1 2.1 / hO V I\ UXHI\I.I.Five Sl,,,ter Kin!;\ton Model OD. R,lllied('xt( 'n Si",'l y by brll' Ci ll for m" ny ye,1I's .11,1sbeen s to red tor \"lS t 17 Vl',1I'S. Engil1l'runs - nut regi,; te rl'( . c.1I' ,:om f' I('t(' w ith'PMl·S . Ti-nders close IHth April I 'I '! I ­Hi ghe,;t o r .mv tender not lll'ceo'SMilv,K('('p ted . To inspect· 1'11('Ill' (0'1) (,21 ­<J.J ~ I (B.l rr y Rub,'rt).

VE1TRI\ N S ()I' 1\ 1.1. T YI'ES. S('l'Spl'Ci,llnotl'in 2n d 1',111 ['cleifil' 1{'l lly Report .

/\ 1\ Y I' I\ N EI S for Buick i\1,lsll'r Tourerincludi ng Duors : I<J2ol· 27. Dcspcr.itc for 2 1"­22"·or 21" Wire Wh('(' ls or rims on!v lock in gr ing IVpl' . /\ s h W Ill'els wuuld b. - co rrec t.Torquc-S h.itt hT ' lo ng : /\ n y 1),1,;h instrume-nts ., 1I 1 ~ ' I lood tu sui t Buirk Ru,ld sll'r: Upholsterv:lnrlud«: l Io o d m .itori.rl . I)P('p [',ltll'rn l' d1" .1111<'1' lik" lo ng worrns about o" long to s m.rlh -rin t(' r nll's l1l'd Ul' s im il,1I' for s e a ls : 1\11\'in fo rm ,' li o n " bo u t V,le u u m '1,1I1 k S tl' \\ ',II:t1.;lr g(': D(',;p ,'r,I[(' [or 1' ,111 1' ,ld fi,' I{all ~ ' : 1\11\'p" rt s for .J cv lind (' 1' I\lld,lI s 8< Oniuns 2.J" u r2:;" woudl'n " ·IlL'els wuuld b(' go( >d ,;t,1I't. I'h o l1l'71H-2H3 I,lurllngd. j"h·l1,bcr.

P.O. Box 43·009 MANGEREPHO NE: 09 . 275-5316

FAX: 09 - 275 6882

Largest s tockis ts of FordModel T & A Parts in NZ.

BII I/ tuith couiidence [remtlrt' /wop/t' ill/IO knou:

FOR SA LE, Bonnet Webbing severals izes, authent ic wirin g, h ig h tension lead7111 m & Ymm , fabr ic wire co ve ring manvsi zes, sta in less stee l co nd u it, C as Ta nkSea le r, Si licone Brake Fluid . W hitewa llck-aner, A ll th ese items from Veteran &V i n t i1g e C M S Ltd, I' 0 Bo x .J:1-00<J.,'vl ,l nge re . Ph one (Ol) ) 27~-531 6 . Fax (09)275-h882.

ON E PA IR OF H UBCAI'S, For 192<.) Erski ne.ontact A Harris. .J7 :'-:,lp ie r Rd. ll avc lock

N o r th, H,lWh's Bay .

1928 /J.J I.EYLA ND TR UCK (Badge r, Beaver,Terrie r N e) with.J cv l. O .H .C. pet ro l e n g inl' o rpa rts thereo f. Anvrh ing considered . Al,;o ,111 "copies of "T he Ll'y l,l nd jou rnal ", w o rks hopmanua ls , s,l les lit erat u re a nd b,1(lge s . er,1I1tTavlor, c/ - N i rn on & So ns l .td . I' 0 Box Hl .J5,lLivc lock North . Phone (06) M77·M 133 l'x l. 830 .Me-mber.

FOR 1912 UN IC lVi\CUN ETfT : LJrgent l,, ­Ilosch I. F.J iV\,l g l1l' tU with C('n lr ifug,l l ,l l1> ',1I1'(,("or di stributorc.ip and ro toron lv. Ab" re-quire-d,Stmm lwrg (U S I\ ) carb u re t to r illlld l'1 ~vl 101' ,\ ·12,1I1d Bosch D LJ.J f\1dgnL'tow ith br.iss ba -,«. Cr,1I11' lu v lo r. cl - N im o n & So ns L td . I' 0 Bo x HI.J:;," j,in 'loc k N o rth . Phone (06) 877-8 1.13ext . R3U.Me-mber.

AJAYS MAIL ORDER~26-

~. . @ir-' -~ ALL NEW CATALOGUE

-~ .",C~. r 0 f\ 0 "-- '<;8 5400INCLUDESPOSTCOVERS'''~'-l\fl . AMERICAN CARS&TRUCKS '32.'58

l_S~E f\ 0 \ C £ S . . i ~r~~~2~~~~6~A~~UV~SS~~~IICE// BOX 19252AUCKLAND7.

. . PHONE (09)886·785

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY, 1929 6 cylinder 12H .P . (19 60 la s t regist ered number 263 .169).Any photo graphs. spares, details of th is modelw ou ld be apprec ia ted. Ian Frank lin , Le ithfie ld ,Railway Terrace,RD20 . Oh au . Le vin . Ph one (069) 81-5 6 1.M ember.

PICK UP - FO RDSON [TC wanted - Goodgoing order. Phone (03) 464-00 26 l-v cnings orwrite Peter Laing , 10 7 Br aeview C re sc e n t,Duned in.

BUY MG PARTS s u it P Type or J2 m ai nl ye ng in e but consid er a ny pa rts to com p le tere st oration . Ph one Fra nk Collec t, (09) 5:14­95 69 a.h. o r wr ite f) 0 Bo x 38602 Howick,Auckland .

VAUXHALL BIRD RADIATOR MA SC OT for1934-5 A S .X. o r 1935-7 D .X. Ph o ne Roto ruacoll ect Eric Buckle)' . Phone (073 ) 4K4-715.

MAGNETO , Type BTH, M odel AG.J , a nycond itio n o r pa r ts th ereof. Cra h a m O rph an,.J:1A Murphy s Road . Blenheirn . Ph one (057)KLJ-hOLJ.

VOLVO ST I\T ION W l\eON w anted . Preferless than 120 ,1l1l(J km. Ph one (03 ) 464 -0026"~'l'n i ngs, o r write Pl'll'r Laing. 10 7 BraeviewC res cen t. Dunedin .

TOB UY: 1937-3YC H EV P IC K-U P. ReM guard sfor Well-s id l' deck, Also exte rior door handlesand w indscr een frame (2 piece tvpc) for a 1939Pick- u p . Ph o ne W ,l y lW or Lcs (03) 688-0370 orwrite 16 Nikau 1'1,1((', Timaru . Memb er .

MOTORCYCLES OF AL L TYPES See specia lnote in 2n d BP P.1 n I'dcitic R,llly Report.

OFFERS WA i\TED . I lJ26 Ford Model T. Hasbeen tru cked . Un rcs to red. 1Y3() Ford Model A2 door. Ch,l,;,;i,; don e and m otor fitted . I'!28Ford Model i\ p.uts and Mode-l T front a xk-s.Phone John Sm ith (O.J) 769-2\17 Wellington.Member.

.15-36 FORD C O U PE rl'M panel fro m boot tobumper. Would cn~lSiLhor ,1I1yth in g . 1\ Is oI11 t('n,,,tl'd In ot hur .,5 parts, Phoru- Kr -ithW l'll ing tun (04) 6.J4·416.

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See story on page 6

1936 Diamond T model 221 D, owned andrestored by Bill Richardson of lnuercargill,This vehicle was the breakdown truck with

Scoffs' Garage Lid, in Christchurchfor 25 years.

Seesion]on page 9

R Turnbull, 1907 Sizaireet NaudinJNetuell, 1908Vauxhall

(Veteran Photographsby RaeFairuieather)

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New Zealand AgentVeteran & Vin tage Cars Ltd .

PiO. Box 43-009 MangerePh one: 09-275-53 16 • Fax: 09-275-6882

Firestone's Antique & Classic Distributor2850 Temple Ave ., Long Beach . California. D.S.A. 90806

Ph one: 2 13 / 595-672 1 • Fax: 2 13 / 595- 0381

Authent ic , Original Tyresfor Authentic, Original CarsCar owners everywhere are fortuna te original tyres areavailable from Fires tone. Th e 450 -19 for MC TC shown hereis j ust one of dozens of sizes in Fires tone's urr n t vin tagerange. Whether your car is pre-war or pos t-war. (no matterwhich war... ). whether it's Continen ta l. Englis h , American orother , there's probably a size for you.

Firestone pu t qu ality first. and have done so since the early daysof the automobile . Tha t' s what makes Fireston e tyres better, ,~with longer lasting characteristics and superb performance. ~

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