THE VOICE OF THE VINTAGE CAR MAY 2020
CORONOVIRUS 19 LOCKDOWN HOW SOME AMUSED THEMSELVES
BAY OF PLENTY VINTAGE CAR CLUB (INC) Email: bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz
WEB SITE: www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com
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COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
KEN FREW (DIANE)
07 5764263
PAST CHAIRMAN
JIM SMYLIE (KAAREN)
07 5764180
VICE CHAIRMAN
KERRY WILLIAMSON (MARY)
07 5734207
SECRETARY
MICHAEL THORMAN (JANE)
07 5444291
TREASURER
KEITH PERKINS (JANE)
07 5781231
COMMITTEE
BRIAN PRATT (CINDY)
COMMITTEE
LINDA DOWNEY (DOUG)
COMMITTEE
DOUG BROWN (LINDA)
021 668117
COMMITTEE
JOHN PAYNE
07 5706084
COMMITTEE
JAMES TURNER (AMY)
021345053
07 5447952 021 02777931
COMMITTEE
KAAREN SMYLIE (JIM) 021664341 or 07 5764180
HALL HIRE
KAAREN SMYLIE (JIM)
021 664341
LIBRARIAN
YVONNE BECK (PAUL)
07 5748482
PARTS SHED
JACK ANDERSON (MERILYN)
07 5766346
PROPERTY MANAGER
JACK ANDERSON (MERILYN)
07 5766346
NAME BADGES
DAVID JOBLIN (NOLA)
07 5441690
NEW MEMBERS
ALASTAIR JONES (GWEN)
07 5761124
SWAPMEET
KEN FREW
07 5764263
VIC CERTIFICATION
ALASTAIR JONES (GWEN)
07 5761124
OTHER ELECTED OFFICERS
VIC CERTIFICATION
IVAN ALLEN (YVONNE)
APPAREL
LINDA DOWNEY (DOUG)
02 102777931
07 5432629
KITCHEN
YVONNE ALLEN (IVAN)
07 5432629
WELFARE
LINDA DOWNEY (DOUG)
02 102777931
HONORARY SOLICITOR PETER BUTLER (MARION)
07 5756892
WEBSITE
PAUL BECK (YVONNE)
07 5748482
KLAXON EDITOR
PAUL BECK (YVONNE)
07 5748482
DEIDRE RENNIE (TONY)
07 5767073
SAFETY OFFICER
BRIAN PRATT
07 5447952
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CLUB WEBSITE: www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com SECRETARY EMAIL: bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz For anytime Club enquires: Kaaren Smylie (Committee) 07 576 4180 or 021-66-43-41 FACEBOOK bay of plenty vintage car club (Public page)
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Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club
The Club Rooms are located at 29 Cliff Road Tauranga. P O Box 660, Tauranga, 3144. Key contacts are— Chairman– Ken Frew 07 5764263 Email: kenanddiane@xtra.co.nz Secretary– Michael Thorman 07 5444291 Email: bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz Monthly events— Club night (except January) 2nd Monday Start time 7.30pm Mid week run. Wednesday following the club night End of the month run. Held on the last Sunday of the month. Committee Meeting. Last Monday of the month Noggin ‘n’ Natter 4th Tuesday at 6pm Location Sequence of Noggin ‘n’ Natter 1, Tauranga- Tauranga Citz Club, Cameron Road. Organiser Jim Smylie 2. Te Puke– The Annan restaurant. 4 Palmer Place, Contact is Paul McIndoe 5733328 3. Tauranga - Tauranga Citz Club, Cameron Road. Organiser Jim Smylie 4. KatikatiForta Leza Café, SH 2, Katikati. Contact Owen Smith, phone 07 570 2000 If your birthday falls in this month please remember it is your turn to provide a plate for supper. Our thanks go to last months birthday people for the food provided. PLEASE remember to wear your name badges to all events. They can be ordered from David Joblin phone 544 1690. BADGES ARE FREE TO NEW MEMBERS. LIBRARY HOURS— The library will be open on club nights from 7pm. Also on most Monday mornings until midday Yvonne & Paul work in the library and members are welcome to call in to search for or return books. If making a special trip please phone beforehand to ensure they will be there, phone at home on (07 574 8482 or 027 6098510)
HELP US HIRE OUT THE CLUBROOMS! CONTACT KAAREN SMYLIE 07 5764180
OR
021 664341
Welfare Report: By Linda Downing It's a tough time to be staying in hospital when Covid19 restrictions mean no visitors, not even family members. Jan Burt, one of our most enthusiastic VCC members, has been unwell for the past little while. She was recently readmitted to Tauranga Hospital and Murray understands that Jan will return home in two or three weeks time. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to Jan and Murray during this time, and we hope that they will soon be together at home again.
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BOP VCC Local events for May
All May events have been cancelled. The Committee will be assembling on or about the 11th May. Chairman’s Report April 2020 Hi all, Here we are again four weeks into lockdown and still not sure when we will be able to get our cars on the road again! As you will be aware our Club AGM is normally due in June with a 1 month notice, however not knowing when we will be able to hold it we are going to wait a few weeks to make a date. The VCC Head Office have notified us that the Government have given exemptions for this to happen, a copy of this document is attached. Whilst the AGM may be 2 or 3 months away we would still like to open up for nominations for the committee and other positions, please contact Secretary Michael Thorman on 07 544 4291 for nomination forms. Please give it some serious thought about joining the committee for 2020/2021, it is good to have fresh thoughts coming through. I have been in touch with the majority of our committee and those I have spoken to are happy to stay as we are until our AGM. Take care in your bubbles. Regards, Ken
THE HISTORIC VEHICLE AUTHORITY OF NEW ZEALAND The VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND (Inc) 15 April 2020 Dear Branch Committees Issues regarding holding AGMs and filing of financial returns for Incorporated Societies. Following lobbying from such people as lawyer Mark von Dadelszen, an acknowledged expert on incorporated societies, the group of Government Ministers with Power to Act on COVID-19 matters met on 3 April 2020 and in accordance with their powers made a number of decisions that offer incorporated societies and charitable trusts some relief from their obligations. Follow this link if you want to read the full minutes of the Decision of the COVID19 Ministerial Group: httpslivpivw.mbie.gavt.nzicims000umenti11348-ument-Hsolve (-and-corporate-avi -ohanges-n-response=to-covid-19-mmute
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I have set out below the excerpt from the minutes relating to incorporated societies: Extending statutory deadlines 8. noted that many statutory deadlines in corporate governance legislation, relating to such matters as holding annual general meetings and filing annual returns should be relaxed because they are unachievable or are relatively unimportant in the current circumstances; 9. noted that there are powers to make exemption notices in relation to statutory obligations under some Acts (e.g. the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and the Charities Act 2005) but not others (e.g. the Companies Act 1993); 10. agreed to provide the relevant Registrars with a temporary power to issue exemption notices relating to compliance with statutory obligations under the Companies Act 1993, Limited Partnerships Act 2007, Incorporated Societies Act 1908, Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and various other statutes; 11. agreed to temporarily relax deadlines for Registrars under various Acts to carry out certain functions, such as processing applications to reserve company names; 12. noted that relief from certain obligations, such as lodging annual returns, will have adverse financial implications because there are associated fees and levies; Non-compliance with entity constitutions 13. noted that some incorporated societies, charitable trusts, unincorporated associations and other entities are unable to comply with obligations in their constitutions or rules in relation to such matters as appointing auditors and holding annual general meetings; 14. agreed to include changes that would provide temporary relief: 14.1 to the effect that an entity which cannot perform an obligation under its constitution or rules because of the impacts of COVID-19 is absolved from the obligation until such a time when it is reasonably able to perform it; 14.2 permitting electronic communications, including electronic meetings, even if their constitutions or rules do not provide for it; I hope that the above decisions will provide some welcome reassurance to Branches during the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 lockdown. The Management Committee will be monitoring the situation over the next 3 to 4 weeks in relation to the Government's strategy in relaxing the Alert levels and number of people gathering in one place. During the lockdown, it has become common-place for businesses and groups to hold meetings using various audio-visual software that is available. It may be that the Club and Branches will have to instigate meetings utilising this technology although I am aware that holding an electronic meeting, say or instance for an AGM, would preclude those members who do not have the necessary technical equipment (and capability) from attending and voting. In the meantime, stay safe in your bubbles. Kind regards, Diane Quarrie National President
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Your Klaxon Editor Paul Beck Contact Paul at klaxoninfo@gmail.com Hi Everyone,
By the time this Klaxon is released we should almost be out of stage 4 of the Corona virus lockdown and hopefully a little more relaxing of restrictions in the near future. During the lockdown, thanks must surely go out to Kaaren who kept us all in the loop with her emails and titbits, and not to forget Ken and others who seemed to be popping up with cheery messages from time to time. It was a trying time for many and in particular those who relied on work for an income but were denied the privilege of being able to carry out their duties. Hopefully it is all nearly behind us and we don’t see a return in our lifetime of another epidemic like that. Thanks must also go to the members who responded to the call for photos etc. of how they entertained themselves. Isn’t it great some of the novel ideas that they thought of. Makes good reading too. I myself managed to fill in a fair amount of time reviewing a lot of photos and making videos. These I sent out to all members calling them Flashbacks and many have commented how good they are. The other night we were watching TV sport and an item grabbed our attention. Indy car racing driver, Scott McLaughlin and Shane Van Gisbergen racing on a Virtual reality linkup. “Really” I thought. What kind of technology was used there. These guys are professional drivers. Now I have been aware fore some time that these drivers use a virtual car to optimize their cars for racing. Getting the most out of things like fuel consumption, tyre wear, handling and performance. The virtual car that they are driving must behave exactly the same as their supercar . But it appears some whiz kid has done a lot of study and work by putting all the different drivers together on a track to make a race. Multiply that by about 30 entrants and the technology is mind blowing. Then my brain started working overtime. What if a vintage car rally was planned in much the same way. Your cars details could be loaded in, the route loaded in for say a country drive and away we go. Virus free, pollution free, cheap running cost as no fuel required, Woohoo!!. Could even give that struggling “Model T” a hand over the hill without any damage to my car. Wouldn’t it be great. Well dreams are free I suppose and at the end of the day, driving a vintage car along a country lane with lovely golden leaves blowing freely in the wind behind in virtual reality is beaten hands down by driving the real thing. That’s about all for this month. Keep well and see you at our next gathering. Paul 6
Are you aware. Due to the Printers for the Beaded Wheels being closed, the April-May issue of Beaded Wheels is not being sent out. However it may be downloaded and saved from the NZ VCC Website. Events cancelled as listed in Beaded wheels are as follows: May: 2 Ashburton Swap Meet
2 Manawatu Post Vintage rally
3 Northland M/C Run
10 Hawkes Bay Swap Meet
10 Far North Mothers Day Rally
10 Northland Club Run
16 Northland M/C rally
17 Wanganui Sunday Run
27 Waikato Wednesday Wander
30-1 Canterbury Irishman Rally
30 Waikato Double 50 Rally
31 Wanganui Annual Rally
All National events have been cancelled and it is recommended for up to date information to check out the Host branch Website, Facebook or contact the Branch direct. Yet another warning by the MTA
by Paul Beck
Once again NZTA have put out a warning about an email scam. This is not the first time it has happened and the scam must be surely working for the scammers or they would not be repeating it. My advice is, never use an email link in an email. It could contain a hidden link to a scammers site that you cannot see. Go to the business website concerned by a separate google search and see if they have a logon etc. enabling accounts to be paid, or use the phone number they provide to get help. NZTA do send out notices which are genuine but by using another link to them it will break any hidden links. NZTA warns people about vehicle licence email scam People are being warned by the New Zealand Transport Agency to immediately delete an email scam asking people to renew their vehicle licence. In a release, NZTA warned people about an email scam which sent people to a fake website to renew their registration. NZTA spokesman Andy Knackstedt said the emails were part of a phishing scam. If people received an email which did not include their vehicle’s specific details or seemed suspicious, NZTA advised them to not complete the online renewal transaction that the email linked to. “If you receive one of these emails you should delete it immediately,” he said. An email genuinely sent from NZTA would include specific details such as your licence plate number, vehicle make, and the expiry date on the registration label on a person’s vehicle. NZTA warned people about a similar scam at the end of 2019 and, since then, several new versions of the scam have appeared. If anyone received a scam email or were unsure about something, NZTA urged people to contact info@nzta.govt.nz. WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED * Contact your bank and have them stop payments that may have been made * Report the email to your local police cyber-crime division
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Exemption for expired WoF and ‘Rego’ The government has announced an emergency law that provides a 6-month extension for vehicles that have an expired WoF, CoF or ‘Rego’ due to the lockdown. Similarly, there is a 6 month extension for anyone whose driver’s licence or endorsement expired. The law change provides legal assurance that people can drive for essential purposes during the lockdown, and in the period afterwards, with an expired WoF or ‘rego’ or licence, without fear of infringement because the lockdown meant they could not renew it. It also means that your insurance policies will remain valid because the WoF or ‘rego’ etc. will be deemed current. For ease of enforcement, the extension is backdated to anything that expired from 1 January 2020 (1 March for licence endorsements), which is also good for anyone who was unable to get a WoF or repair prior to the lockdown (such as while waiting for hard -to-get parts for their vehicle!). It’s important to note that this extension only applies to the laws that require you to display a valid WoF or ‘Rego’ etc. The vehicle must still be in a roadworthy condition. If it isn’t then you shouldn’t drive or your insurance could be in jeopardy in the event of an accident. While the extension is for a maximum of 6 months (to around 10 October), the NZ Transport Agency can shorten this with notification. Six months was chosen in order to deal with the inevitable backlog. However, we’d encourage you not to wait that long to renew your WoF or driver’s licence after the lockdown ends. Although there was no public consultation on this emergency law, your Federation of Motoring Clubs was given a prior briefing, and gave their support to the proposals. More information about the emergency law is on the NZTA website: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/about-us/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-servicesupdate/ frequently-asked-questions/rules-changes-general-faqs/ A reminder that if you are taking your heritage vehicle out, ensure that it is for essential purposes, such as going to the supermarket.
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Copied from a clipping provided by Maurice Nottle from an old magazine article This month New Zealand roads will become alive with Horseless Carriages when the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand plays host to the 13th International Rally. The International Rally has been hosted by New Zealand once before, in 1965 when it attracted 300 vehicles and this time it coincides with the Silver Jubilee of the New Zealand club. The rally will be held from February the 16th to March the 1st and is expected to attract over 750 vehicles including entrants from 5 other countries. A veteran is one manufactured before 1919. A vintage vehicle before 1931. The rally will be Monte Carlo style with vehicles starting from several points throughout the country, all heading for Nelson.
Each route is designed to take 5 days and in many cases the routes are very circuitous. On a typical route, competitors will leave Auckland, spend the first night in Tauranga, then travel through Rotorua and Wairoa to Napier. From there to Wanganui via Taihape (there,s some nice hills to climb) and Raetihi to Wellington, and then across on the Interisland Ferry to Picton, Blenheim and Nelson. The 750 vintage and veteran cars, trucks and motor cycles and their drivers will then spend 10 days in Nelson, partaking in a variety of events and endurance tests ending with a 24 hour Le Mans replica race on a closed road circuit which promises to be fun for both spectators and participants. On the same page but a separate item I noted by chance that among the participants of this rally the following articles. 1914 Morris Oxford In 1913 this little Morris was bought for the grand sum of ÂŁ6 by the present owners LL and AD Jones of Masterton. Since then it has been a display piece in the family business motor showroom, but is often brought out for rallies and events (Note: This is the car referred to in another article by Alastair Jones in this issue of Klaxon) Also: 1916 Sunbeam Model 12/16 This is a very rare car in that it was manufactured under an agreement between Rover and Sunbeam during the 1st World War and it is possibly the only one of its type still mobile. The present owner Mr WR Janes, Tauranga found the car as a derelict on a farm and restoration has been a major task. The only modification has been the change of wheels to take straight-sided tyres instead of the original beaded edge type. (This car has just recently been sold by WR Janes and now resides in Rangiora)
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Funny Tire Things
by Alastair Jones
Being afflicted with only a mild case of Car-Owner Virus I’m still capable of a bit of mild fettling but with the places shut-down who would normally supply my “fixes”, some idle thoughts from an idle fellow to follow up on our Editors suggestions to offer recollections on amusing instances are an alternative. It was definitely inevitable that growing up surrounded by interesting motor cars would have the tag-line from B.W. written all over me, “the fascination of age itself or revulsion from the flashy mediocrity of our present day is drawing an increasing number of motorists back to the individuality, solid worth, and functional elegance that was demanded by a more discriminating generation” (BW heading). As the oldest son in the families of the four brothers running the three branches of the family firm, I was often called upon to help an uncle with restoration jobs on the 1914 Morris Oxford the firm had traded in pre-war and had never managed to sell. Great fun was had in the mid-fifties readying old cars to run in the various centennial parades that were the fashion then which ensued the old Morris always had a willing passenger. Hawkes Bay Br. Organised the Easter Rally in 1960, so we set off to see the Morris Oxford and the field of only Veteran and Vintage vehicles enthralled me to the extent that an uncle contacted me shortly after to advise an elderly customer still owned a vehicle sold to him by my grand-father, and was I interested? Well, is the Pope a Catholic?? Next weekend we set off to the back of Masterton to view a 1917 Grant Six that had been trucked during the War and all I could see was a magnificent Veteran and not one of the more mundane later vintage offerings I had been looking at. The old fellow was too involved with the duck shooting season and told me to wait a few weeks until the end to uplift it and the cost would be five pounds as there was likely to be petrol in the tank. He wasn’t a Scotsman for nothing. In the shed next door was a Sunbeam 14/40 that miraculously started with a bit of petrol which my uncle snaffled while I hooked up the Grant to our tow wagon and I had my entry to the VCC. Fortunately just down the road were the remains of a 1918 Grant with the rear part of the body-work still intact so the restoration was relatively easy and it took part in the Wairarapa AA Jubilee in early 1962. On first viewing the dear old thing my initial dismay at seeing it had straight-side Firestone tires instead of beaded edge ones was tempered when I found out it was fitted with very cleverly designed rim locking rings which could be reversed to suit B.E tires. Right at that time I secured a position with Dunlop Upper Hutt as a Production Planner and to this day I cannot fathom why they entrusted a car-nut with such a choice job. The Supplies Office was staffed with mostly WW2 soldiers and one old chap was badly disabled with war wounds and was looked after by me with endless cups of tea etc, more out of pity than the fact that he was responsible for tire procurement from Fort Dunlop for the sizes that were not made at U.H. With the crass cheek of youth I persuaded him to order five 880x120 tires of Dunlop’s finest herring bone pattern with no idea of the cost and how I might pay for them. I remember very well to this day when they arrived from the NZSS Haparangi and the Supply Dept manager having an apoplectic fit at the misuse of overseas funds by a staff member. His suggestion that I make myself scarce was a god-given opportunity to request a
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transfer to the Technical Dept. was quickly actioned much to the amazement of many others as it was considered the holy grail of positions. Old Jimmy who got the tires for me thought it was small beer after what he had been through during the War. Now I could hold my head up with a Veteran on brand-new B.E. tires in the highest VCC circles. If only I could have known how temperamental they are although on that car they performed just fine. The Grant was the only one in the VCC, and when it was sold to buy the Bentley it was like losing your first love. Quite a few cars later, and with the VCC now open to more than the two original classes, we bought the magnificent 1922 Fiat 510S that had been the centrepiece of the 1922 Exhibition in the Christchurch King Edward Barracks, and it was fitted with “those” tires, being shod with Dunlop herring-bone pattern ones at that, but in the largest size made at 895x135. Some energetic motoring soon wore them out and cost-wise the only viable alternatives were BETCO tires made in Vietnam and they caused so many headaches from side-wall failure. The problem resulted when they moved production from one factory to another and in doing so dropped the tire building machine and bent the drum-axle causing the plies to be laid down erratically. Or at least that was explanation offered when I made many warranty claims and I divulged I knew a little from my time in the industry. So, why are they thought to be funny when they might be seen to be troublesome? They have one inherent design flaw in that air-pressure holds them onto the rim and when they lose that they either leave the rim or if you are lucky they rotate around the rim when the brakes are applied and either the tube gets shredded by the nail or whatever, or the valve gets ripped out of the tube. Still not funny eh? During the 1992 International Rally at Palm.Nth, the one where we were all flooded out, one of the runs was to Hawkes Bay with all going nicely until we rounded a corner beside an orchard and there was a tremendous bang. Oh bother. Looking in the outside mirror all the tires on my side appeared fully inflated and Gwen reported the same on her side. Must be the spare I thought and on checking found it to be OK as well. Right at that point another tremendous bang revealed there was a very effective bird-scaring gun concealed behind the row of poplar trees at the roadside. Much relief that time. Whilst taking part in the Sth Island AAAE tour in 1995 with 49 other pre ’31 cars, we were travelling along a dusty gravel track on a very hot day after leaving Monowai power station when a very loud bang signalled another puncture and we had already fitted the spare wheel. Just getting started on demounting the tire, a farmer on a four wheeler stopped in a shower of stones and dust and asked if we’d seen the dastards and which way had they gone? Looking confused, he explained to us he had heard the “rifle-shot” obviously from poachers of his deer and assumed we must have seen them quickly leaving the scene. There was much laughter but surprisingly no offer of help when we explained what the cause was. As an aside, on arriving later that day in Riverton we discovered the petrol-tank was leaking around a lower seam at the back where it was curved to follow the shape of the diff and the service station didn’t want us within a mile of his establishment in case of fire. Chewing gum proved to be useless, and then another fellow from the group told me to get my toilet bag out and rub soap along the seam. In seconds it went sticky like glue and sealed. He remembered a Mt Cook Rally
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back in the 60’s when a sharp stone had punctured his tank and a mate carved a pyramid shaped soap plug and jammed it in the hole. He reckoned it worked so well, he just brushed a bitumastic sealer over it and much later sold the car as is. In case you rare wondering why I didn’t take the tank out and have a go at something more permanent, it held over 100 litres and was made of what seemed to be battleship plate. Not long after that I found a set of B.E. wheels at the Canterbury Swapmeet and had them converted to fit 35x5 S.S Goodrich Silvertown tires and I recalled at that time my much earlier earnest desire to have a car with B.E. tires. I take my hat off to anyone motoring a car to any extent on them if they are into their “golden years”, and the Fiat is now with a very appreciative owner in Norway. Alastair
COVID 19 ACTIVITIES by Paul Beck Some of our members may have been bored stiff during the Covid 19 Lockdown while others spent their time which they had plenty of to attack projects around home or workshop. Anything goes just to pass the time and keep the body active. Some have shared their sometimes humorous and innovative projects with us to enjoy and to record the event in Klaxon for future generations. A big thank you to those that responded to my call. Paul Dave sent in this Photo entitled “Vintage Motoring in the Lockdown” Lower Left: He was about ready to drive down for the Flu Jab in “desperation of some vintage motoring” even though it was only to the Doctor. Lower Right: Dave with his DIY Virtual driving his Mustang around the shores of Lake Wanaka. And as he quite rightly points out. It is even more economical than an electric powered car. Well done Dave. Another option to cleaner motoring. (Hope the shed door is open. Ed)
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Lance Nottle “Turtle waxed� his bike - Looks like new Lance
Nigel McFadyen sends in his project completed Finally had the space to sorting out the SU's on the A90! The new pancake filters arrived from England just before lockdown hit, so I spent a most enjoyable day cleaning, adjusting and sorting out somewhat over rich mixtures and irregular idle issues. She is now running super sweet.
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“Getting the last drop” by Terry Janes The intrepid painters Terry and Bill (Janes) decided that their bedroom could to with a repaint. The paint was bought before the lockdown so it was a perfect time to do the job. Terry said to Bill "Are you sure we have enough paint?" Bill replied "Of course, we have plenty". Terry applied the paint to the 30 louvre drawers with the roller, (Bill started on the rest,) joined by Terry when she'd finished them. The last job was to roller the wardrobe doors and the main door however by this time the paint was going down in the roller tray alarmingly! "You'd better get the last bit out of the tin with the brush" Terry said, as the final roll required it! Just made it! "There you are, I said we had plenty!" said Bill!. I can tell you, Paul, we were sweating on this last bit of door!
Yvonne renews the net curtains. No more holes for a while now Yvonne. Looking good
Ken’s bubble. Kens project is way ahead of time now. Another restoration award Ken?
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Graeme and Raewyn Fenn sent in their projects While he works on his restoration, she works on her patchwork. Then in the evening we share dinner duties while we chat. Maybe lockdown won’t be long enough to get all we want to do done! “Cant wait to see it on the road Graeme” Paul.
Donn White amused himself at home during the lockdown He recently staged a 'No Mates Mini Nationals' at his place. He made a bit of a stuff up in the driving test - but the judges didn't seem to notice. In fact didn't see any judges at all.... His Mini also won the award for the 'Furthest Travelled' - a full three metres out of the shed! Ed’s comment He caught me out a beauty on this one. A NO MATES NATIONAL.
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Corono activity: A couple of photos from Glynis and Brian Jackson The firewood is the result of recent heavy pruning, shouldn’t be cold next winter. The spring cleaning is the ultimate in trying to find things to do. The chooks were visiting from our neighbours.
Corono activity: A day at the Races by Alastair and Gwen Jones Alastair and Gwen tried something a little different. Virtual imagination.
We are Doing OK
Above: Checking out the field Below: We Won
A day at the races This is Virtual Imagination Day at the Races. Struck the Double and made a fortune! Cheers, Ajay
Max Allen sends his best wishes from the UK. Pictured are Max, Jackie, Linda and Linda, along with the dog on my right. Out for a walk in the beautiful English country side. 16
Take a break
by Paul Beck
Over the break many of you had projects to work on and maybe even completed ahead time and now are looking for something different to do. Why not try a book from our club library. I have selected a few you may be interested in.
101 Ingenious Kiwis by Tony Williams Names like Ernest Godward, the inventor of a carburettor, Cecil Wood, the First NZ motorbike and NZ built car, Richard Pearse, the first to fly, and many other names associated with automobiles and NZ transport. It also has other inventors like Ernest Rutherford and even Peter Jackson.
The book gives about 1- 2 pages about each inventor so is very easy to read then put down again to come back to again later. There is bound to be an article of a NZ inventor that has affected your life in this book. A boot Full of Right Arms by Evan Green Evan Green left Australia to compete in the London – Sahara – Munich World cup rally over a distance of 17000km in a Leyland P76. He might have been less enthusiastic had he known what lay ahead, for the rally soon crossed the boundary separating motor sport from high adventure and then went further. Crews became stranded in the desert. Some almost died of thirst. Most became lost and only one car completed the full course of this extraordinary event. A story of a journey through 14 countries, across some of the world’s most forbidden terrain, and of the strange places. Around Australia the Hard Way in 1929 by Jack. L. Bowers Published in 1995 Jack Bowers was able to recall a trip he and Frank Smith did in 1929 in a Harley Davidson Magneto motorbike with a modified side car attached. Tackled in a time when there was a depression, there were no roads or maps in the Northern Territories, no compass and lots of enthusiasm. Taking off with only £60 of cash available between them the story tells of a diet of flour to which they added baking powder to make it rise mixed with water then a liberal dousing of treacle is believable but hard to figure. Washed down with a cup of tea and very occasionally supplemented with the occasional animal or bird caught during the day. There was only space for limited spares for the bike. A couple of tyres of which 1 was destroyed very early on and as they progressed they got the most out of the others by inserting sleeves to repair the damage done by rocks etc. Up to 7 sleeves were inserted in one tyre before it was called a day and no more could be added. A true story of survival and determination. Coleman’s Drive by John Coleman John Coleman as a child remembered watching at a boating station an Austin 7 pulling rowing boats out of the Thames. While home on leave from university was walking down by the boating station and saw remains of the car in a ditch so he purchased the wreck. He then set to and started rebuilding it but at that time did not know what he was going to do with it. A story by Aime Tschiffely who rode a horse over the mighty Andes, across the Atacama Desert, through the Inca
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Kingdom of Peru finishing in New York. He then realized what the Austin was destined for. Although he was advised he would never make it and was mad to think otherwise, he set off in October 1959 in his 1925 chummy to repeat Tschiffely’s trip, embarking on an 11,467 thousand mile trip starting in Buenos Aires through the Panama to New York. His trip can only be considered as crazy, as tackling the Andes, mud tracks that only a cart with 14 foot diameter wheels could negotiate, Rivers with no bridges and people who would much rather kill you and steal your possessions were but a few of the obstacles. All in a car that a strong wind could blow over, underpowered and amazingly still had a magneto ignition. Dreaming of Jupiter by Ted Simon In 1973 Ted Simon decided to travel around the world on his Triumph Motor bike. He took 4 years and covered 64,000 miles which started from England then to France, down to Singapore, Australia, NZ, To San Francisco, then by boat down the West coast USA into Sth America, crossing to Sth. Africa, Egypt, then back home. After getting life in general out of his system and still reliving the trip in his memories 24 years later he started thinking of repeating his journey to relive his memory. At close to 70 he got himself organised and so the journey began. Using a borrowed 1997 BMW R80GS bike he travelled much the same trip as before. He wondered how towns and places he had previously visited had fared over the years but after having his visions of delightful towns and places destroyed by growth of towns or in other cases decay by other means he came very disappointed so left quite a few places unvisited so as to have his vision of the earlier visit remain intact. He also relates to locating old friends made on his previous trip and was pleased to reunite with them. A great read. Four Kiwis and a Falcon by David Harford The idea of driving a car around the World entered David Harford’s mind, but it was not until he met an attractive Australian girl that the dream started becoming a reality. Traveling with two other companions they start the obstacle course in Singapore. From there traveling westwards through steaming jungles, high Himalayan valleys, bleak subzero the story builds to a climax in South America where the quartet strive against time to see as much of the Continent as possible and their tiring Falcon Station Wagon named Robin will allow. The car struggling against high altitudes and overloaded to such an extent that the rear wheel rims keep splitting and rear wheel bearings a constant problem valiantly struggles on clawing its way through mud and sand with very few problems considering the abuse. In many cases the 2 guys were left to sort out the car while the 2 girls walked on and quite often returning with some sort of help to assist their predicament. Iacocca An autobiography by Lee Iacocca and William Novak This Book on Lee Iacocca tells the story how he became President of the Ford company working under Henry Ford to eventually be fired by Henry’s son to become Chairman & CEO of the Chrysler Motor company.
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Born in 1924 to Italian Parents he studied engineering and got a job sweeping the floors at the Ford Factory. He got on well with the workers was quickly recognized as a talented worker by his workmates then the bosses. He was taken on and got fully involved in the manufacture of Ford cars to 1970 and worked his way up to be president of the company. He then learnt that manufacturing involved a lot of politicking and devious means, and while Henry Ford the first was difficult to work for, his son was worse which eventually resulted in getting dismissed. Probably one of his most notable cars he was involved with was the design and the eventual manufacture of the Mustang car. After leaving Ford he contacted his old mates at Chrysler which at the time was badly run, and almost bankrupt. He was taken on board as CEO and immediately did some sole searching of the company and after a lot of hard work and backing by the board turned the company around successfully. This book is very enlightening on the history of car manufacturing from the 1950s to mid 1970s and takes a forward view of where the motor industry stands into the 1990s Land of the Long Wild Road by Bob Goddard Land of the Long Wild Road is an offbeat observant and at times humorous journey around New Zealand on 2 small off road motor cycles. Bob and Viv travel over gravel roads that New Zealand is renowned for, over 4 wheel drive tracks and stay in some remote places that many motorists are unable to reach by ordinary motor car. They take a humorous look at our custom and the wide variety of people they meet on the way. Covering 11,000 km they went home with an experience that many people can only envy. At times the going was so tough they were almost ready to chuck it all in and go home but usually these times were in the middle of some wilderness riding on an extremely tough road and miles from anywhere. To give up meant they still had to get somewhere anyway and by the time they got there thought “well they did that so let’s keep going”. No Excuses by Sheila Van Dam It makes a pleasant change to read of the trials and exploits of a female team driving a car in what was considered at the time to be an only male domain, then to get the Routes Group to sponsor her with a car was another challenge again. Once a car was obtained she was then able to compete in the major rallies in Europe to eventually win the Coup Des Alpes being the first English Women’s team to ever win it and has won the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally for Britain for the first time in 23 years. Born in 1922 she was the daughter of Vivian Van Dam, the owner of the famous Windmill Theatre, where she returned after eventually closing her career as a rally driver. She faced many problems of course, including the simple task of changing a wheel especially when the team mechanics did the wheel nuts up so tight she couldn’t undo them. Putting a female slant on racing makes interesting reading. Several of the methods she developed are now used even today in modern rallying.
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