April 2021
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Commercial Notes It has been suggested that perhaps if the Commercial section meetings were to be held on a Saturday afternoon, as all the other sections do, we might survive a little longer, given some of us are not exactly spring chickens now and it is a lot easier these days to just curl up in the Lazy-Boy after dinner, rather than going out for a couple of hours. I canvassed those present at the March meeting and I was surprised to find that the consensus was to leave it as it is, the fourth Wednesday evening. So, until you hear otherwise, that is when it will be! Pat and I have registered to participate in the “Very Vintage Day Out” at the Kumeu Showgrounds on Saturday 10 April. The last time our 1929 Dodge was out, was three years ago on a Daffodil day run, so when our family volunteered to help us make her ready again, we jumped at the chance. A brand new warrant and Rego today (24th of March) and all we want now is fine weather. John Perich has been touring the South Island since early March in convoy with 21 other Lilliput Caravan owners and has sent me a photo of a 1952 KD Bedford truck (below) still in regular use, that he came across in Oamaru. John is #2 in this line up. (right)
Murray Firth reports that not only have VTNZ not acknowledged his request for dispensation from forcing his ’31 Bedford onto the brake rollers, after patiently waiting three months, but they are still hanging onto his exorbitant fee!
Keep M Rolling John Campbell
