ANAWATU RANCH EWSLETTER
RANCH NFORMATION BRANCH DETAILS CLUBROOMS ‘The Grove’ - 684 Kelvin Grove Road, Palmerston North POSTAL ADDRESS P.O. Box 385, Palmerston North 4440 EMAIL manawatu@vcc.org.nz COMMITTEE MEETING Second Wednesday of each month at ‘The Grove’. CLUB NIGHT Third Wednesday of each month (except January) - meet from 7.15pm at ‘The Grove’. Meetings start at 7.30pm. LIBRARY Open by arrangement - contact Gary Millar - ph (06) 354 8298. NOGGIN & NATTER 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm at Murray’s Irish Bar - Feilding. PARTS SHED Open from 2 pm on the first Sunday of each month or by arrangement. - contact Gary Millar - (06) 354 8298 or email gw.millar@hotmail.com BOOKINGS FOR ‘THE GROVE’ VENUE Can be made through Creative Catering, Awapuni Racecourse. Phone (06) 354 2780 or Email : info@creativecatering.co.nz MANAWATU BRANCH LIFE MEMBER: - Gary Millar COVER PHOTOGRAPHS: Front Cover: Driving through Londons Ford on the 2022 Night Trial. Back Cover: A selection of photographs from the 2022 Night Trial. The opinions or statements expressed in letters, articles, trip reports etc. which appear in this magazine are the views of the author of that letter / article / report and are not necessarily those of the Committee or Members of the Manawatu Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ Inc. The Committee reserves the right to refuse material it does not consider suitable for publication. THE TOURER : New Zealand Registered Magazine. The Official Newsletter of the Manawatu Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ Inc.
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- VOLUME 1836
Manawatu Branch Upcoming Events
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Event Notices - other VCC Branches, Clubs etc.
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Chairman’s Chat - Derek Haycock
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Club Captain’s Corner - Glyn Clements
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It was a good day - until …
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A selection of photographs from the June Night Trial
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2022 Night Trial report
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Bits and Pieces from Bygone Days
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The Delahaye
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Photographs from the Irishman’s Rally
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Glancing Back at Early Issues of the Beaded Wheels - 1976
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Word Search
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Event Flyers and Information - other VCC Branches, Clubs etc.
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Tourer Trader
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Manawatu Branch Notices and Information
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Branch Committee and Appointed Positions - 2022/2023
Photographs in this issue of the Tourer have been contributed by Avis Hughes, Cathy Clements, John Foot, and Derek Haycock.
CLOSING DATE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE TOURER - 20TH JULY 2022 Please send your contributions on rally reports, your motoring stories, restorations, technical reports, articles, photographs etc., to : The Editor - 81 Apollo Parade, Palmerston North 4414 Email : bryana@xtra.co.nz - or phone : (06) 358 4014
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ANAWATU
RANCH
PCOMING
VENTS
JULY 2022 3RD
(Sun)
Parts Shed - open between 2.00pm and 5.00pm
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Noggin & Natter - 7.30pm at Murray’s Irish Pub Bar, Feilding
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13TH (Wed) Working Bee at the Clubrooms - see details below. 17
TH
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Sunday Run to the Tokomaru Steam Museum - see page 5 and the Club Captains Corner (page 9) of this Tourer
20TH (Wed) Club Night - see details below and on page 5 of this Tourer AUGUST 2022 2ND
(Tue)
Noggin & Natter - 7.30pm Murray’s Irish Pub Bar, Feilding
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(Sun)
Parts Shed - open between 2.00pm and 5.00pm
(Wed)
Club Night
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21ST (Sun) -
VCC Daffodil Rally for Cancer - see pages 6 and 7 of this Tourer
Except for formal events bring vehicles that you are comfortable driving, although a historic vehicle is preferred.
WORKING BEE AT THE CLUBROOMS - 13TH JULY 2022 9.30 AM > 12 NOON If the weather is fine the focus will be on the grounds and gardens. Otherwise, if wet we will be working inside on recovering the chairs. Please bring a staple gun, staples and screwdrivers so that we can progress with chair covering. And of course, as usual, there will be the morning tea break which allows time for some convivial socialising.
CLUB NIGHT - 20TH JULY 2022 7.30 PM Confirmed for the July club night, Wayne Stewart will give a talk and presentation on the new road which is under construction over the Ranges. See the Chairman’s Chat (on page 8) and the introduction to Wayne (on page 5) of this Tourer. A couple of our members have already seen this presentation at Probus and have assured us that it is a very interesting presentation.
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Manawatu Branch Upcoming Events: Continued
JULY BRANCH RUN - SUNDAY 17TH Meet at the club Rooms from 1.00 pm for a cuppa, with a 1.30 pm start. About 1 hour run, finishing at the recently re-opened Tokomaru Steam Museum. Entry $10 / per adult $5 / per child.
Please bring cash for entry.
Dr Wayne Stewart
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CLUB NIGHT SPEAKER - 20th JULY 2022
027 4428 951
Wayne Stewart has over 45 years engineering experience. Over the last 20 years, Wayne has led significant complex transportation projects thorough NZ. He presently is a member of the Alliance Leadership Team for the Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatu Highway project. He is responsible for a team of ten engineers who must certify that the works have been completed correctly. Wayne holds a PhD in engineering from Canterbury University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Professional Engineers. Wayne has published several engineering papers including winning the Australian prestigious Hooper Award for best paper related to transportation. Wayne will provide an overview of the new highway which will replace the untimely closed Manawatu Gorge, and highlight some of the engineering challenges that the construction team must overcome to enable its construction.
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Manawatu Branch Upcoming Events: Continued
BRANCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO MAY 2023 2022 JULY Sunday 17
TOKOMARU STEAM MUSEUM
**AUGUST Sunday 21
VCC DAFFODIL DAY – EXPERTS TRIAL
**SEPTEMBER Saturday 10
VINTAGE RALLY
**OCTOBER Saturday 1 Saturday 15 Sat/Sun 22/23
SWAP MEET MOTORCYCLE RALLY (LABOUR WEEKEND) 60TH ANNIVERSARY
NOVEMBER Sat/Sun 12/13
OVERNIGHT TO NAPIER
DECEMBER Sunday 11
CROSSHILLS PICNIC
2023 JANUARY Sunday 1 Sunday 29
LEN’S NEW YEAR RUN HOOD AERODROME - MASTERTON
**FEBRUARY Saturday 11 Sunday 12
RESTORATION RUN VETERAN RALLY
**MARCH Saturday 4
RUAHINE RAMBLE
APRIL Sunday 9
COAST TO COAST
**MAY Saturday 13
PV/PW/P60/P80 RALLY ** DENOTES NATIONAL CALENDAR EVENT Page 6
Manawatu Branch Upcoming Events: Continued
OMING
VENTS
: OTHER VCC BRANCHES, CLUBS ETC.
SEPTEMBER 2022 19TH
>23
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North Island Club Captain’s Tour - see page 26 of this Tourer
OCTOBER 2022 29
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Targa VCC Time Trials
NOVEMBER 2022 18TH
>20
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Central Hawkes Bay Veteran Rally - see page 30 of this Tourer
FEBRUARY 2023 24TH
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National Veteran Rally - see pages 26 to 29 of this Tourer
FOR EVENT NOTICES FOR OTHER CLUBS, OTHER VCC BRANCHES ETC. SEE PAGES 26- 30
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HAIRMAN S
HAT
DEREK HAYCOCK
One of the small privileges of owning vintage cars is sharing our passion (obsession) with other people, this was the case a few weeks ago when the club was contacted regarding taking an gentleman for a ride on his 90th birthday. This was a surprise for him organised by his daughter and the look in his face when he walked out the door was priceless! As mentioned in my last Chairman’s Chat over Queen’s birthday weekend I attended Irishman’s rally along with two other Manawatu members Cliff Bennett and Bill Williams. This is one of the most iconic events on the VCC calendar with 172 entries all pre 1932. The mixture of roads gravel and sealed, tracks and paddocks and a reasonable drive up and then down the side of the Waimakariri and Cass rivers made this year’s event well worth the 1410 mile’s and 12 tanks of petrol over the 5 days!! Plus as they say you learn something new every day there are two ways for the ferry to get from Wellington to Picton the second route takes about an hour longer, not what you really need when wanting to get to Christchurch at a reasonable time on a Friday!! Glyn Clements our new Club Captain has started his new role with the Night Trial, this would be in my books one of the best in many years with some fantastic windy back roads that I thoroughly enjoy driving and a very enjoyable meal at the finish. Seventeen entries in total probably one of the best turnouts in recent years, seven of the entries were from out of the Manawatu branch. This is a bit frustrating for me as the last two main rallies this year and looking back at past events out of town entries have nearly outnumbered locals. The working bee team are currently doing a much needed repair and upgrade to the club rooms spouting and down pipes, the spouting has been damaged over the years by people swinging from them and some of the down pipes are discharging onto the ground rather than to the water tanks. Keep up the good work!! After a false start last month this coming club night we will definitely have Wayne Stewart giving his presentation on the new road over the hill. Safe motoring Derek Haycock
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LUB
APTAIN S
ORNER
GLYN CLEMENTS
Greetings, The Night Trial on the 18th saw 17 cars and 35 people attend (7 cars from other branches). There is a report elsewhere in the Tourer. Our next run is a Sunday Afternoon Jaunt, finishing at the Tokomaru Steam Museum. The Museum has recently reopened after a 10 year Hiatus. Entry is $10.00 per adult and $5.00 for children. (Please bring cash with you for entry). Meet at the Club Rooms from 1.00 pm for a cuppa with a 1.30 pm start. Elsewhere is printed a Calendar of Events for the next 12 months. Those that are National Events need to be set in stone at the Club’s next AGM in August. The others on the Branch Calendar are suggestions at this stage and we are open to additions if you feel like putting a run together. See you on the 17th July. Regards Glyn
DO YOU KNOW OF A GOOD DESTINATION FOR A RUN OR A RALLY ? THE BRANCH IS LOOKING FOR MEMBERS TO ORGANISE RUNS / OUTINGS / RALLIES. DIFFERENT ORGANISERS WOULD ADD VARIETY TO OUR BRANCH OUTINGS. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER TO ORGANISE A RUN, AN OUTING OR A RALLY. THE COMMITTEE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR ACTIVITY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORGANISE A BRANCH OUTING CONTACT EITHER THE CLUB CAPTAIN OR THE VICE CLUB CAPTAIN.
“We don’t stop because we get old; we get old because we stop.” “Live life as if you will live forever and the world may end tomorrow.” Page 9
T WAS A GOOD DAY
UNTIL ……
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HOTOGRAPHS
- FROM THE NIGHT TRIAL
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Selection of Photographs from the Night Trial : Continued
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Selection of Photographs from the Night Trial : Continued
Above & Below : Two entrants from Napier - the 1928 Model A of Tony Prebensen and the 1926 Alvis of Pat Bren and Mike Stuart. - and on the right, on the Alvis radiator, a Hare mascot (named Wilfred) is appropriately dressed for the occasion.
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Selection of Photographs from the Night Trial : Continued
Above: Relaxing in the clubrooms before the briefing.
Left: And then it became time to concentrate on the briefing.
Left: The Night Trial winners - Mike and Wendy Clifford.
Above: Mike and Wendy Clifford’s 1947 Chevrolet Truck.
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IGHT
RIAL
EPORT
KEITH HUGHES
Seventeen cars participated in the night trial this year, 50 years after the first one in 1972. We started off at the clubrooms after being informed that dinner would be served at the Cheltenham pub, via a circuitous route of about 60 miles. We were each given a starting time and the aim was to get to the pub in a target time (which we didn’t know) with our average speed to the start of the gravel bits of the route being 36.5 mph, and thereafter 22.5 mph on the gravel, and 32.5 mph on the seal. What could be easier, or more difficult? Well actually the winners eventually made it look really easy, differing from the target time by seconds. The route took us out behind Feilding towards Beaconsfield, and North via McBeth road and South via Ridge road among others, dodging slips, fallen scrub and the odd washout. Fortunately the weather that day had been relatively warm which had dried out some of the worst of the surface mud and no-one got bogged or needed 4-wheel drive. Also the weather continued to be kind during the night which I guess made it more comfortable for the open-topped cars. A 1926 Alvis, and a Model A, both open-topped, travelled down from Napier to participate and there were also cars from Waipukurau and Levin. Some people are keen. On Londons Ford road up the long winding and steep pull to Ridge Road I wound my window down to listen to an Essex coupe ahead. There is nothing like the sound of a well-tuned vintage engine under load, driving through cross-cut gears on a quiet and dark evening. An orchestra of spark ignition and pin-hole carburetion. Well anyway, we all eventually arrived at Cheltenham and the winners announced. In third place were Brian and Lyn James who were out by 2 minutes and 20 seconds from the target time of 1 hour 52 minutes and 23 seconds. In second place was the Saab from Levin who were out by 1 minute and 12 seconds, and Mike and Wendy Clifford in their Chevrolet truck got the winning prize, missing the target by only 17 seconds. Dinner was excellent. Thanks to Glyn for a great evening. Wife texts husband on a cold winter’s morning: “Windows frozen - won’t open.” Husband texts back: “Gently pour some lukewarm water over it.” Wife texts back five minutes later: “Computer really screwed up now.” Page 15
ITS
IECES FROM
YGONE
AYS
Henry Ford test-drives his first automobile in Detroit on 4th June 1896. The Quadricycle ran on four bicycle wheels and could reach a speed of 32km/h. Ford used his invention to found the car company that bears his name.
A Manually Operated Traffic Control Machine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1922. Cars began getting into fenderbenders shortly after the automobile was introduced into the streets. It became apparent immediately that laws and procedures were required to ensure that individuals did not drive their vehicles into other cars, people or structures. Motorists started using signals to know when to halt and when to continue through a junction. Before electric traffic signals, the only alternative was to have manual signals, such as the one seen in the photograph to the right. A traffic stop officer had to manually change the sign from “stop” to “go”. Page 16
HE (1) (2) (3)
ELAHAYE Emile Delahaye, Tours; Paris 1894-1898 ; 1898 L. Desmarais et Morane, Tours; Paris 1899-1902; 1902-1906 Automobiles Delahaye, Paris 1906-1954
This firm was established in 1845 and initially produced brick-making machinery, later launching out into stationary engines. The first Delahayes were very much on Benz lines with slow-running, rear mounted horizontal engines and belt transmissions. Radiators and frames were tubular. The firm took little interest in competition though by contrast, they were very interested in commercial vehicles, which made their debut in 1898 and bulked larger and larger in later years. In 1898 a 1.4-litre single and twins of 4½ hp and 6hp were being made, the Paris works were opened, and Charles Weiffenbach joined the firm as Chief Engineer, a post he was to retain until after World War 2. By 1899, 600 Delahayes had been delivered, and production was running at 20 cars a month. Emile Delahaye himself retired in 1901 when the wheel steering was standardized, though the old belt-driven designs were still catalogued as late as 1904, and there was even a shortlived 1902 model with front vertical engine and belt drive. More advanced was Type 10B, a 2.2-litre 4-cylinder, but with Panhard styling, final drive by side chains, and detachable cylinder heads. This was followed by a bigger 4.4-litre car and said to develop 28bhp. In 1904 detachable cylinder heads were found on both the 2.7-litre Type 15B twin at £420, and on the big 4.9-litre 4-cylinder car which also had a water-cooled exhaust system. T-head engines, gate change, and HT magneto ignition made their appearance in 1905, when the range included two twins and three 4-cylinder cars, the largest an 8-litre. The King of Spain bought one of these big Delahayes, with two hand and two foot brakes, and a foot-operated decompressor, in 1906. In 1907 licence-production of the make was undertaken in Germany by Presto, transverse rear suspension was featured, and the small 2-cylinder model acquired shaft drive. In the usual French tradition L-head monobloc engines appeared in 1908 on the 1.9-litre 12/16hp (Type 32), but the chain-driven cars were listed as late as 1911. An even smaller 4-cylinder sold for £240 in 1909, and the new monobloc engines were used by White in America as the basis for their first petrol Page 17
The Delahaye - Continued
car, the 20/30. 1911 brought an interesting departure in the shape of the 3.2-litre Type 44, a blockcast V-6 with 4-speed gearbox. It sold for £470 in England, and was still being made in 1914. A 4-cylinder car was used for tests with the Parry Thomas electric transmission. Apart from such ingenious features as pressure lubrication to the spring shackles, the other 1914 Delahaye models were conventional monobloc 4-cylinder machines, available with detachable wheels and electric lighting. They came in 1.6-litre, and 2.3-litre, 2.6-litre, 3-litre, 4-litre and 5.7-litre sizes, all but the smallest with 4-speed gearboxes. After World War 1 the company settled down to 14 years of stodgy, dependable, and uninteresting cars, now with full electrical equipment and V-radiators, though at first the foot-operated transmission brake was retained. 4-cylinder models were sold with 2.6-litre and 3-litre side-valve engines, but there was also a 4.1-litre six (type 82), with the unusual combination of detachable head and valve caps, which acquired front wheel brakes in 1921. All other Delahaye models were so equipped by 1925, but in the meantime the firm was ringing the changes on a complicated and dull range which included a 1.8-litre in side-valve and overhead valve versions, and two bigger inlet over exhaust fours, the 2.4-litre 12CV and the 2.9-litre 16CV. 4 speed gearboxes, pump cooling, and wooden wheels were regular features. In 1927 Delahaye formed a consortium with Chenard-Walcker, Donnet and (for a short while only) Unic, which was supposed to rationalize production, and did to the extent that it was hard to distinguish the 6cylinder Delahaye from its ChenardWalcker counterpart, though the former had full overhead valves and the latter inlet over exhaust. These sixes appeared in 1928, the Delahayes coming in 2.5-litre and 2.9-litre sixes, with magneto ignition up to 1929, and coil thereafter. 1929 was also the last year of the V-radiator, which gave way to an American-style ribbon-type. In 1930 there were also two 4-cylinder models, the smaller a straight-forward sv (side-valve) 1½ -litre (Type 109), which was still listed in 1932. A bigger 6-cylinder (Type 126) pointed the way to better things, and in 1934 independent front suspension was offered on the 2,150cc Super 12 4-cylinder and on the 18CV Superlux, an ohv 6-cylinder which was also available with a Wilson gearbox. Page 18
The Delahaye - Continued
In 1935 Delahayes bought the ailing Delage company, and in 1936 they were supplying 2.2-litre ohv 4-cylinder engines to Amilcar for installation in that firm’s Pĕgase model. More important, they had come out with two exciting 6-cylinder sports models, both with ohv push-rod engines, independent front suspension, Bendix brakes, and synchromesh or Cotal gearboxes; the 3.2-litre Coupe des Alpes had 110bhp, and the 3.6-litre Type 135 120bhp. Both were capable of over 100 mph in standard form, and had a long and distinguished racing and rallying career. There was a long chassis version, Type 148, and the Jean François-designed 1937 4½ litre V-12 racer had its echo in Type 165, a ‘cooking‘ version with hydraulic brakes and exotic roadster bodywork of which a very few were sold in 1939. During World War 2 Delahaye joined Baron Petiet’s G.F.A. (Group Françoise Automobile) selling organization, these initials appearing 1938 Delahaye 135 on the radiator badges of all post-war cars, Figoni & Falaschi Coachwork though the group ceased production in 1952. Production of the 4-cylinder 134 as well as the 135 was resumed in 1946, though the former did not last long. Output of the sports cars was now 130bhp, and narrower, more ornate radiator grilles were used. In 1948 came the 4½ -litre Type 175 series with hydraulic brakes; output was 1939 Delahaye Speciale Type 135MS quoted as 185bhp, but they were not a success and were dropped from the range in 1951. Penal taxation was in any case making life difficult for France’s quality-car makers, and combined Delahaye and Delage sales dropped from 483 in 1950 to only 77 in 1951.
1949 Delahaye Coupe
1953 Delahaye 235M - Chapron Body
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The Delahaye - Continued
It also marked the introduction of the company’s last new designs - a Jeep-type 4x4 with all round independent suspension, and an improved 3½ -litre, the Type 235 with aerodynamic bodywork, its output increased to 152bhp, and still with mechanical brakes. The marque was still exhibiting at the Salon in 1953, but the following year they merged with Hotchkiss, and under the new management only trucks were made. After 1956 these too only bore the name of Hotchkiss. FROM: THE
COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MOTORCARS 1885 TO THE PRESENT. (THIRD EDITION PUBLISHED 1985)
A woman walks into a dealership and spots the car of her dreams. She walks over to inspect it, but while leaning over to feel the fine leather upholstery, she accidently breaks wind. Embarrassed, she looks nervously to see if anyone has noticed her little accident and hopes that a sales person doesn’t appear right now. However, there standing right behind her is a sales person. “Good morning Madame, how may we help you today?” Very uncomfortably she asks, “Sir, how much is this lovely vehicle?” He answers, “Madame, I’d rather not say. If you farted just touching it, who knows what might happen when I tell you the price”. Page 20
HOTOGRAPHS
- FROM THE IRISHMAN’S RALLY - SHARED BY DEREK HAYCOCK
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Selection of Photographs from the Irishman’s Rally : Continued
Previous Page (p21): Top Left - the regular Inter-Islander Ferry route shown below Arapawa Island - and the blue circle marking the route taken by the Irishman’s Rally contingent. Top Right - looking back to the Waimakariri River. Lower - the start of the Irishman’s Rally at Lake Tekapo on the Sunday Morning. Two local cars in the foreground, the red 1929 Chevrolet AC of Derek Haycock and the 1931 Ford Model A of Cliff Bennett.
This Page: Top - panoramic view showing Waterfall Hutt up the Cass River. This was the Sunday lunch stop. Centre - Mud ! - from participating in the Sunday field tests. Bottom - looking up the hill towards Burkes Pass.
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LANCING
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SNIPPETS FROM 1976
ARLY SSUES -
F
EADED
HEELS
MAGAZINE NUMBERS 97 > 102
Below : Manawatu contribution to the ‘Branch Notes’ section of the December 1975/January 1976 Beaded Wheels
Next Page : An Interesting Read - A contribution from Manawatu Branch member Rob Knight in the same December 1975/January 1976 issue of the Beaded Wheels. Page 23
Glancing Back at Early Issues of Beaded Wheels - Continued
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THEME : ELECTRICAL (2)
EARCH
Find the following hidden words in the grid below: ARMATURE
AMMETER
CABLE
CAPACITY
COIL
DISCHARGE
DISTRIBUTOR
ELECTROLYTE
FILAMENT
HYDROMETER
IGNITION
LUCAS
PHILLIPS
RADIO
RHEOSTAT
SWITCH
UNIT
VOLT
WATT
WIPER
WIRE
WIRING
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VENT
OTICES
: OTHER VCC BRANCHES, OTHER CLUBS ETC.
NATIONAL VETERAN RALLY Planning is now well under way for National Veteran Run based in Tuakau next February . We have found an excellent venue for rally headquarters at La Valla and old catholic school in great grounds on a no exit road just two miles out of Tuakau. There is a massive secure carpark where we can leave trailers and park mobile homes. Quite important these days for veteran owners. On the other side of the buildings their great gardens, big trees and lawns that go on for ever and they have told us we can park up to sixty veteran vehicles on the lawns amongst the trees for the three days. There is accommodation on site, communal kitchen, lounge, a function centre with bar and a picture theatre which we will have full use of during the rally. La Valla really hums as the day we called they were cooking two meals for forty schools in South Auckland and that happens five days a week , St Johns had two hundred people there for a conference and there were two schools there using the gymnasiums. It is very popular venue in South Auckland for weddings. There is even an airport on site. The accommodation is excellent, and their web site does not do the site justice. We will start and finish the runs from there each day after a Page 26
Event Notices - Other VCC Branches, Other Clubs etc. Continued
cup of tea. The vehicles will park on the grass adjacent the new accommodation block and drive out through an avenue of trees. The runs each day will finish there with afternoon tea. The Dewhurst family first mentioned the venue and on our first visit they did not want us, but when I could not make anything else work in Tuakau, we went back there, and they agreed to host us and have been great to work with. The whole weekend will be based around the La Valla complex starting with breakfast there on Friday morning and finishing on Sunday night with the final dinner at La Valla. We could have a barbeque there one night and make use of the picture theatre. We might have a guest specker one night. On Saturday afternoon there will be a concours and a gymkhana in the grounds for veteran owners on the run. There will be the choice of short and long runs each day and one day the runs will be competitive. There could be a period costume option. After I talked to someone in Hamilton one-night, veteran car owners started booking accommodation in Tuakau and they were coming from Gore, Christchurch, Hawkes Bay, Palmerston North, and Hamilton. We had to get something out in writing very quick and everybody here started to panic. The first thing we sent out in haste had a wrong date and that did not help. Within a few days all the accommodation had gone at La Valla, and we had bookings in Tuakau Hotel. I just hope the interest continues and we book out the twenty-eight rooms in that hotel at Tuakau. I would love to see fifty vehicles on a veteran run in Auckland again and I believe it is possible. In planning stages, we could see we had to avoid the Ellerslie Concours and Art Deco but knew if we had the event a few days after the Art Deco we might get a few entrants from the South Island that were coming up to the Art Deco event and I am sure this is what is happening. Eight months out we have fourteen groups in accommodation at Tuakau and that is a great start. John Stokes is organising the three runs and I know when we made the trip to Port Waikato I through that would be a great run in a very primitive veteran. With the Auckland clubrooms closed it has not helped us access material, like email addresses and phone numbers but Christchurch have stepped up to help. We are hoping to have a public car display in Waiuku. I am also hoping at La Valla on the Saturday afternoon we can encourage some to come out with their veteran vehicle who might not be able to participate in the event because the vehicle not registered or does not have a vic. There is a huge number of veterans in Auckland we never now see, and it would great to see a few of these vehicles come out one afternoon. You will require a vehicle identity card to enter the runs. If you need a vehicle identity card in Auckland talk to John Stokes. It would be good to see a few motor bikes start and heavy commercial vehicles. We are going to put out the first newsletter shortly and if you want to receive the newsletters, please make contact. Barry Birchall
Phone No 09 818 8755
Email barrybirchall@xtra.co.nz Page 27
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Event Notices - Other VCC Branches, Other Clubs etc. Continued
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Event Notices - Other VCC Branches, Other Clubs etc. Continued
Subject: CHB Veteran Rally Date: 2022-06-12 17:12 From: "Brian Connor" <karinya@xtra.co.nz> To: <manawatu@vcc.org.nz>, <wanganui@vcc.org.nz>, <wellington@vcc.org.nz>, <wairarapa@vcc.org.nz>, <horowhenua@vcc.org.nz>, <hawkesbay@vcc.org.nz> Cc: "Malcomson Gloria & Laurie" <supagran14@yahoo.com.au>
CHB Veteran Rally - 1st Update November 18th, 19th and 20th 2022. Greetings To You All. Our small band of 6 in Dannevirke are well under way getting the weekend up and running. We are looking forward to seeing you all. Our team has come up with different ideas, which we hope you will enjoy. When we have finished getting it finalised we'll let you know in plenty of time. Until my next update, stay safe and drive carefully. Cheers - Gloria Malcolmson. Have a really great day
OURER
RADER
BUY, SELL & EXCHANGE
FREE TO A GOOD HOME : This offer may interest MG owners Subject: Model M MG Date: 2022-06-16 15:57 From: Tony Carey <tandjcarey@yahoo.co.uk> To: "manawatu@vcc.org.nz" <manawatu@vcc.org.nz>
Hello, just a quick note to one of your members who owns a model M MG. I meet him at a MG meet in Wellington a few years ago and now have some spares he may want as no use to me anymore. Items include chassis-model M or C nor sure, motor and 3 speed gearbox also diff bango housings. I want to give these away and the motor is too heavy for me to lift any more. If not interested I will take to the scrap metal place as can store the items at our place. Items are under cover but not completely free of any weather. We live in Silverstream in the Hutt Valley so if anybody wants them please come and get what they want. You can contact us via phone 04 528 4301. Regards Tony Carey Page 30
ANAWATU
RANCH
OTICES
NFORMATION
NAME BADGES NEW MEMBERS should contact the branch Secretary, to organise to collect their free name badge. EXISTING MEMBERS should contact the branch Secretary, to arrange a replacement for a lost or damaged badge - at cost. THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS FROM ALL VCC BRANCHES ARE ONLINE To see the Newsletters online and in colour go to www.vcc.org.nz then go to News from our Branches. BRANCH EMAILS Have you been receiving notification emails from the branch ??? There is an ongoing effort to keep all members right up to date with happenings that they may be interested in - especially in the weeks between publication / release of the Tourer. If you have not been receiving these email notifications it will be because we do not have your email address on file, or because you have chosen to keep your details confidential. Either way, if you want to get on the list, then please advise your details to manawatu@vcc.co.org Members can be assured of confidentiality as the emails are released using the Bcc field meaning that email addresses are suppressed from other recipients.
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ANAWATU
RANCH
IRECTORY
BRANCH COMMITTEE
APPOINTED POSITIONS
Chair
Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz 06 356 1056
Custodian & Librarian
Gary Millar (Marion) gw.millar@hotmail.com 06 354 8298
Vice Chair
Vern Jensen sandvo@callsouth.net.nz 06 323 3868
Delegate
Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz 06 356 1056
Secretary
Keith Hughes (Avis) keith.hughes@xtra.co.nz 06 357 2553
Editor (Tourer)
Bryan Abraham (Catherine) bryana@xtra.co.nz 06 358 4014
Treasurer
Ian Boag ian.boag@gmail.com 06 357 2677 : 021 442 624
ID Card Advisor
John Ireland (Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz 06 323 4170
Club Captain
Glyn Clements (Cathy) cbz1@xtra.co.nz 06 328 5979 : 027 432 1356
ID Card Advisor
Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz 06 356 1056
Vice Club Captain
Cliff Bennett (Jenny) cliffbennett@xtra.co.nz 06 356 3383 : 021 2837 088
Idle Torque
Bryan Abraham (Catherine) bryana@xtra.co.nz 06 358 4014
Committee Member
Mike Clifford (Wendy) clifford51@slingshot.co.nz 06 353 5494
Parts Shed
Gary Millar (Marion) gw.millar@hotmail.com 06 354 8298
Committee Member
Rob Eason r.eason@xtra.co.nz 06 355 4204
Privacy Officer
Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz 06 356 1056
Committee Member
John Ireland (Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz 06 323 4170
Swapmeet John Ireland (Anne) Coordinator ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz 06 323 4170
Committee Member
Esther Williams e_williams@xtra.co.nz 06 358 5155 : 027 243 7275
Assistant Trevor Hardy (Sandra) Swapmeet ts.hardy@xtra.co.nz Coordinator 06 323 4040
Committee Member
Brian Worboys (Merrel) bworvoys@slingshot.co.nz 06 328 7849
Welfare
(Beaded Wheels)
Scribe
Committee Members
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HOTOGRAPHS
- FROM THE 2022 NIGHT TRIAL
A good turnout of cars tidily parked up at the clubrooms ready for the Night Trial.
Some socialising in the clubrooms before the start of the rally.
Sunset view en-route – photograph taken on Colyton Road
Everyone looked relaxed at the end of the Trial - all seated at the Cheltenham Hotel and ready for their evening meal.