Magazine of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc.
April 2022
Flashback - Club run in November 2018 The Otago RoadRunner is the official newsletter of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc. Views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc.
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CHAIRPERSON
Nicola Wilkinson
markandnicolaw@gmail.com
476 4004
TREASURER
David Ross
vccnzobt@gmail.com
455 8800
SECRETARY
Marion McConachie
bmmcconachie@xtra.co.nz
453 0404
CLUB CAPTAIN
Kevin Mason
027 2286431
488 5198
HOUSE MANAGER
Bill Partel
thepartels@gmail.com
489 4033
PROPERTY OFFICER
Bill Veitch
w.veitch@xtra.co.nz
489 1626
EDITOR
Eleanor Harrison
eleanor.harrison@otago.ac.nz
479 8280
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Colin Winter
wolseley2@xtra.co.nz
456 4382
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Andrew Roxburgh
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Ken Pledger
kmpledger@outlook.com
488 2808
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Trevor Kempton
catjkempton@gmail.com
454 4912
488 3866
LIBRARIAN
Moira Cunningham
453 5777
TROPHY STEWARD
David Ross
455 8800
VEHICLE REGISTRAR & VIC
Bob Woodford
466 7011
VEHICLE REGISTRAR & VIC
Bill Partel
489 4033
VEHICLE REGISTRAR & VIC
Bruce Murray
487 7281
VEHICLE REGISTRAR & VIC
Bill Veitch
489 1626
ARCHIVIST
Marion McConachie
453 0404
PARTS OFFICERS
Bill Partel
489 4033
George Martin
489 3621
David Cunningham
453 5777
Kevin Mason
488 5198
GROUNDS OFFICER
Bruce Murray
487 7281
BRANCH SCRIBE
Marion McConachie
453 0404
HONORARY SOLICITOR
Joe O’Neill
477 6801
THE AUDITOR
Neil Stevenson
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CLUBROOMS 125 Forbury Rd., Dunedin , 9012 Phone 455 0586
Postal Address:
BRANCH EMAIL
otago@vcc.org.nz
COMMITTEE MEETS CLUB NIGHT
2nd Monday of month 7.30pm Friday 7.30pm to 11.00pm
MOTORCYCLE NIGHT
First Friday of the month
MONTHLY MEETING
Last Friday of the month 8.30pm
PARTS SHED
Friday 7.30pm – 9.30 pm. Wednesday 09.00am – 12.00 noon
ARTICLES FOR NEWSLETTER
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125 Forbury Road, Dunedin, 9012
VERO INSURANCE APPLICATIONS Please quote Otago “Agent No H0300145— Inspector No 916” LIBRARY ROSTER APRIL 7th Kevin Mason 14th Closed 21st Closed 28th Paddy Williams JUNE 3rd 10th 17th 124th
Bryan McConachie Closed Closed Moira Cunningham
Library open 8.00 - 9.30 Friday night MAY 6th 13th 20th 27th JULY 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th
Bill Veitch Closed Closed David McCaskill
Kevin Mason Closed Closed Closed Paddy Williams
OTAGO RALLY – 8TH – 10TH OF APRIL ROAD BLOCK MARSHALLS NEEDED We need marshalls for Saturday 9th and Sunday Saturday 10th out around the back of Middlemarch Please contact Marion McConachie bmmcconachie@xtra.co.nz 034530404 asap if you will be able to give some time to this 4
BRANCH EVENTS (listed in bold) 2022
All subject to Covid-19 Alert Level restrictions
APRIL Fri 4th
Motorcycle Group Meeting 2nd Winchester Swapmeet - CANCELLED Sat 9th Garage raid 8-10th Otago Rally – Marshalls needed 9th Gerald Lynch-Blosse Rally – North Otago 23rd Arrowtown Autumn Festival CANCELLED th Sun 24 Sunday Run to Roxburgh Thurs 28th Midweek Run Fri 29th Club Night - Tech Talk - Murray Clarke - Roading with MAY Fri 1st Motorcycle Group Meeting Transit 2nd Ashburton Swapmeet -? Postpone Sun 8th Restoration Rally Thurs 26th Midweek Run Fri 27th Club Night – Tech Talk – Brian Stewart JUNE Fri 3rd Motorcycle Group Meeting Sun 19th Branch AGM Pot Luck Lunch 4-5th Irishman’s Rally th Fri 24 Club Night – Tech Talk – Thurs 30th Midweek Run JULY Fri 1st Motorcycle Group Meeting Sun Annual Dinner Thurs 28th Midweek Run Fri 29th Club Night – Tech Talk – AUG Fri 5th Motorcycle Group Meeting Sun 21st Rally for Cancer Mon 22nd Daffodil deliveries Thurs 25th Midweek Run Fri 26th Club Night – Tech Talk – SEPT PWV/P60/P80 Rally OCT 1st-2nd Dunvegan Rally NOV 4th-6th 50th Taieri Tour Commercial/Veteran Rally DEC Moped Rally, Christmas BBQ 2023 JAN
Jackson Rally Dunedin Brighton Run
VCC NATIONAL EVENTS 2023 February National Motorcycle Rally – Southland – just prior to the Burt Munro Challenge 2024 January National Veteran Rally / Dunedin Brighton Run - Otago Branch Bid tba National Commercial Rally - Wanganui 2025 Bid to hold National Motorcycle Rally - Wairarapa
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GARAGE RAID Saturday 9TH April meet at the clubrooms at 10am BYO Lunch – Hot water tea coffee, milk will be available Contact Kevin Mason for further details
Sunday Run – 24th April – Roxburgh Depart from outside Mosgiel Railway station at 9.00 am BYO lunch, thermos, chairs, tank full of petrol, VCC eligible vehicle if suitable for day run to Roxburgh. Donations will be required at one visit and cost of second visit to be confirmed. Please advise Marion McConachie or Kevin Mason of numbers Queries to Marion McConachie
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In the Driving Seat As is becoming the norm in the age of Covid, this year’s March executive meeting was held via zoom and while I enjoy getting to catch up with the other delegates during the meeting it was definitely a luxury not to get up before the sparrows to catch the first flight to Wellington. My report from the meeting is included in this edition of the Road Runner however I would like to expand on a couple of items from the meeting. For the past 6-7 years there has been a focus on “the way forward” or in other words how can we continue to grow the club so it is still current and relevant in the years to come. Like all businesses and organisations this also encompasses rebranding which is where the recommendation to change the logo came from which is what we voted on at the February club night and gave me the mandate to vote at the exec meeting. The vote in the end was close and was narrowly lost by 17 votes for and 18 against. As per the National Constitution all branches attending the executive meeting are allowed one vote per branch and the Management Committee get one vote per member. If you take the Management Committee votes out of the equation then 10 branches voted to change the logo and 18 voted against – a very strong indication of what the members thought of the recommended logo.
Another area of rebranding that has been suggested in the past is to look at a slight change to the club’s name. A number of branches have been requesting to change their individual name so they can add the word “Classic” to their name-again to make it more relevant in that we cater for all vehicles 30 years. My personal opinion is that any change to the name should be at club level and if this was what the vote was on rather than focus on the logo, we may have had a more positive outcome. In saying that there is nothing in the current club constitution that prevents us from using a trading name or promotional name if we think that this will help promote the Otago branch and encourage more members – food for thought. Nicola.
Midweek Run Thursday 28th April Meet at the Clubrooms at 12.45 for 1pm start Bring your own afternoon tea and a chair – if the weather is inclement a café will be arranged ***************************** TECH TALK 8.00 pm Friday 29th April Tech Talk with Murray Clarke - Roading with Transit 7
Report from the March 2022 VCC National Exec Meeting The meeting was held via Zoom with 28 branches attending plus 8 members of the National Management committee and Greg (Rally Director) and Gaynor Terrill from the International Festival of Historic Motoring committee. We were introduced to Karen Proctor from National Office who has been with us since the beginning of December. Matters Arising from the August meeting: 1. The proposed notice of motion regarding a special interest group branch is still a work in progress. 2. The Management committee had discussed setting up a valuation group to help members with valuations for insurance or sale of vehicle purposes however decided that it would be easier for branches to find a local valuer if this was required. 3. Branch newsletters being emailed to all branches is also a work in progress. With the August lockdown, change in staff, and then the international rally the focus at National Office had been on processing the large request for vehicle ID cards which was only completed the week leading into the rally. The plan for the newsletters is for a link to be sent out to branches which can be forwarded to members. All newsletters received by National Office are now loaded onto the website as they are received. Reports – these are available from Marion should you wish to read them in more detail. There was not a lot of discussion on the majority of the reports tabled. There was a question if FIVA was looking at removing Russia / Russian organisations from the association and we were advised that this had already been actioned. National Day- will be on the 21st August with information being sent out to branches shortly. Subscriptions – a reminder to be careful with paying subs online. Some have been coming through with not enough details for the office staff to know who they belong to plus a couple have been set up as a regular automatic payment or double paid. Please remember to include your ID number when paying. VIC applications – along with being careful with paying subscriptions we were also asked for the branch signatories to ensure that these are complete and easy to read so the staff in National Office can understand what you have written. Several applications required multiple follow ups so a little less speed. Some applications had not been signed off by the correct signatories so please make sure you contact our branch vehicle registrar and VIC application signatories. Their names and phone numbers are listed in the Road Runner. The application form is being looked at to make it more user friendly and relevant for all vehicle classes and will also be available to be completed online. Branch portal – this will be available for Branch Secretaries so they can access details held by National Office on branch members if required and they will require a user name and password to access which for security will be updated on a regular basis. It is similar to the branch reports that used to be emailed out to secretaries and will include information which has been requested to be suppressed hence why it is only available to secretaries. At present if you have requested for your details to be suppressed than all information has been suppressed however with the new application system you can choose whether to have personal details only, vehicle details
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only, or both. The portal is information only so if a member wishes to update their details, then the member will need to go to National Office- the branch can not do this on your behalf. Proposed Notices of Motions and change to the By Laws – the process as per the club bylaws for any proposed notice of motion is that they need to be received by the National Secretary Treasurer by the 10th January after which it receives an objective assessment by the Management Committee before the Exec Committee decide if it should be given formal NOM status, referred back to the proposer and seconder for amendment or withdrawn. The first notice was in reply to several branches who in recent years however indicated they would like to change their registered name to better inform members of prospective members of kinds of vehicles we cater for. The most recent request is from the Hawkes Bay branch who have requested approval to change their name to the Hawkes Bay Vintage and Classic Car club. The NOM was to “update the constitution to allow branches to get approval to describe themselves in their preferred terms, for their target audience and the wellbeing of the club – while maintaining their branch status. The assessment from the Management Committee which the exec agreed with was that there is nothing in the current club constitution that would block a branch from using a trading name or promotional name which the branch believes would suit their locale and reach out to prospective members. This NOM is to be withdrawn. Based on this the request for Hawkes Bay branch to change their name as above was also declined. The second notice was from the Wellington branch and was to change the wording for joint members to also include grandchildren under the age of 22 which they felt would enhance recruitment of younger members. This NOM was also withdrawn as the National Exec felt that the junior membership is better suited to this age group as they are afforded full membership status plus get their own copies of branch newsletters and Beaded Wheels which joint members don’t. Some branches were not aware that there is a junior membership so will be looking to promote this as a way of encouraging children with an interest in old vehicles. The current fee for a junior member is $50 for the first year however it was suggested that branches look at reducing this to $20 (cover cost of Beaded Wheels) to help encourage younger members. The proposed change in bylaw was to include clauses entitled Heritage Vehicle and Classic Vehicle which is referred to branches for comments and submissions. After discussing with the branch committee, we will include this as a topic for discussion at a club night. Proposed Logo – the notice of motion to change the logo was lost by one vote – 17 for and 18 against. Online Membership – the new joining system should be live within the next week. This includes the new flat fee of $100 for the first year which will be pro-rata’d during the year. Bids for National Events 2023 – National Veteran rally will be held in Auckland in the Franklin area; National Vintage Rally in Wellington and Nelson are looking at hosting the AGM. Continued ...
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2024 – Otago’s bid to host the National Veteran Rally in conjunction with the 70 th Dunedin – Brighton Rally was approved. Nelson branch are looking to hold the South Island Easter Rally while Bay of Plenty are looking at hosting the AGM. Future International Rally – it was generally felt that members still want to continue with the international rallies. The tradition is for the rally to alternative between the islands so they are looking for a South Island branch to host. The expected minimum number of entries would be around 400. The sponsorship agreement with Vero is due to be re-negotiated however they have agreed in principle to continue with this. AGM 2022 – will be held on the 12/13 August and hosted by Auckland branch. The clubrooms and library will be open on the Sunday for members to visit before they leave. Nicola
HISTORY OF THE CAR RADIO
(from John Noble)
Seems like cars have always had radios, but they didn't. Here's the story: One evening, in 1929, two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River town of Quincy, Illinois, to watch the sunset. It was a romantic night to be sure, but one of the women observed that it would be even nicer if they could listen to music in the car. Lear and Wavering liked the idea. Both men had tinkered with radios (Lear served as a radio operator in the U.S. Navy during World War I) and it wasn't long before they were taking apart a home radio and trying to get it to work in a car. But it wasn't easy: automobiles have ignition switches, generators, spark plugs, and other electrical equipment that generate noisy static interference, making it nearly impossible to listen to the radio when the engine was running. One by one, Lear and Wavering identified and eliminated each source of electrical interference. When they finally got their radio to work, they took it to a radio convention in Chicago. There they met Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. He made a product called a "battery eliminator", a device that allowed battery-powered radios to run on household AC current. But as more homes were wired for electricity, more radio manufacturers made AC-powered radios. Galvin needed a new product to manufacture. When he met Lear and Wavering at the radio convention, he found it. He believed that mass-produced, affordable car radios had the potential to become a huge business. Lear and Wavering set up shop in Galvin's factory, and when they perfected their first radio, they installed it in his Studebaker. Then Galvin went to a local banker to apply for a loan. Thinking it might sweeten the deal, he had his men install a radio in the banker's Packard. Good idea, but it didn't work! Half an hour after the installation, the banker's Packard caught on fire. (They didn't get the loan.) Galvin didn't give up. He drove his Studebaker nearly 800 miles to Atlantic City to show off the radio at the 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention. Too broke to afford a booth, he parked the car outside the convention hall and cranked up the radio so that passing conventioneers could hear it. That idea worked -- He got enough orders to put the radio into production. WHAT'S IN A NAME That first production model was called the 5T71. Galvin decided he needed to come up with something a little catchier. In those days many companies in the phonograph
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and radio businesses used the suffix "ola" for their names - Radiola, Columbiola, and Victrola were three of the biggest. Galvin decided to do the same thing, and since his radio was intended for use in a motor vehicle, he decided to call it the Motorola. But even with the name change, the radio still had problems: When Motorola went on sale in 1930, it cost about $110 uninstalled, at a time when you could buy a brand-new car for $650, and the country was sliding into the Great Depression. (By that measure, a radio for a new car would cost about $3,000 today.) In 1930, it took two men several days to put in a car radio -- The dashboard had to be taken apart so that the receiver and a single speaker could be installed, and the ceiling had to be cut open to install the antenna. These early radios ran on their own batteries, not on the car battery, so holes had to be cut into the floorboard to accommodate them. The installation manual had eight complete diagrams and 28 pages of instructions. Selling complicated car radios that cost 20 percent of the price of a brand-new car wouldn't have been easy in the best of times, let alone during the Great Depression. Galvin lost money in 1930 and struggled for a couple of years after that. But things picked up in 1933 when Ford began offering Motorola's pre-installed at the factory. In 1934 they got another boost when Galvin struck a deal with B.F. Goodrich tire company to sell and install them in its chain of tire stores. By then the price of the radio, with installation included, had dropped to $55. The Motorola car radio was off and running. (The name of the company would be officially changed from Galvin Manufacturing to "Motorola" in 1947.) In the meantime, Galvin continued to develop new uses for car radios. In 1936, the same year that it introduced push-button tuning, it also introduced the Motorola Police Cruiser, a standard car radio that was factory preset to a single frequency to pick up police broadcasts. In 1940 he developed the first handheld two-way radio -- The Handy-Talkie - for the U. S. Army. A lot of the communications technologies that we take for granted today were born in Motorola labs in the years that followed World War II. In 1947 they came out with the first television for under $200. In 1956 the company introduced the world's first pager; in 1969 came the radio and television equipment that was used to televise Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon. In 1973 it invented the world's first handheld cellular phone. Today Motorola is one of the largest cell phone manufacturers in the world. And it all started with the car radio. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO the two men who installed the first radio in Paul Galvin's car? Elmer Wavering and William Lear, ended up taking very different paths in ife. Wavering stayed with Motorola. In the 1950's he helped change the automobile experience again when he developed the first automotive alternator, replacing in efficient and unreliable generators. The invention led to such luxuries as power windows, power seats, and, eventually, air-conditioning. Lear also continued inventing. He holds more than 150 patents. Remember eight-track tape players? Lear invented that. But what he's really famous for are his contributions to the field of aviation. He invented radio direction finders for planes, aided in the invention of the autopilot, designed the first fully automatic aircraft landing system, and in 1963 introduced his most famous invention of all, the Lear Jet, the world's first massproduced, affordable business jet. (Not bad for a guy who dropped out of school after the eighth grade.) Sometimes it is fun to find out how some of the many things that we take for granted actually came into being! AND it all started with a woman's suggestion!!
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New membership applications - This process and charges have changed. Interested people are to contact: Marion - Branch Secretary in the first instance. Annual Subscriptions – Thanks to all of you for your subscriptions payments for the year ahead. – You should have all received your membership cards by now. �
Change of Address/phone number/email addres - Contact National Office directly to advise these changes! Name Badges - If you do not yet have one please contact David Ross – treasurer to order one. They are $10 each and good to wear when attending events. We have a number of new members and it can be difficult for everyone trying to identify and remember who you are. Club events - as you will all be aware there have been a lot of events postponed, changed or cancelled. This will be a continuing issue in the months ahead. As changes come about I will endeavour to advise you via emails. Tech Talks – Last Friday of the Month Club Nights ––Thanks to those who have offered their time and resources to give presentations during these club nights over the year ahead. We are always looking for more interesting speakers. Please get in touch with a committee member if you have any contacts. BRANCH NEWSLETTERS: - newsletters on the Club Website should now be up to date. To access other branch newsletters, go to www.vcc.org.nz scroll to News from our Branches as hard copy newsletters are not mailed out now. ENTRY FORMS FOR OTHER BRANCH EVENTS These can be accessed via the branch newsletters on the VCC website. Or there should be a copy in the clubrooms or contact me for a copy. Entries usually close within two weeks of the event. NNB: Please if you are planning to enter a local event, and running late with entry forms, please contact the organizer by phone or email to let them know you are coming. They need to know numbers for printing the instructions, and catering purposes for some events. 12
SPARE PARTS SHED: – Parts shed is usually open every Wednesday morning, and Friday evenings when the clubrooms are open. Reminder – see if you can effectively recycle your parts before scrapping them. NO TYREs by request. VIC Applications / Authenticity Statements – please note - forms have been updated – Please Make sure of the following: Please write clearly – capitals preferred Ensure that the application forms are completed fully, especially in regards to mileage, engine manufacturer, some history of the vehicle (even if it is only “purchased from Trade Me in April 1999”) Get 3 identical photographs of the vehicle, correct size as indicated on application form Photos of Chassis/frame number and/or engine numbers. PLEASE CHECK THAT ALL PAPERWORK/(PHOTOS - CORRECT SIZE!!!) ARE PRESENT BEFORE FORWARDING TO YOUR BRANCH VEHICLE REGISTRAR – It gets very time consuming when we need to contact you time and again to ensure everything is sorted. THE VIC CARD BELONGS TO THE VCC AND MUST STAY WITH THE CAR! CHANGED VEHICLE OWNERSHIP - SOLD OR SELLING YOUR VIC’D VCC VEHICLE – YOU NEED TO ADVISE NATIONAL OFFICE!!! ENSURE YOU SEND YOUR VIC CARD ALONG WITH CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP DETAILS – There is a form that needs to be completed for this (available from Branch Secretary or on the VCC website) VIC information is the property of the National Club – this is their way of keeping records of Vehicle ownership etc. Vero Insurance Scheme - Just a reminder, the VCC Vero insurance scheme is set up for those with current VCC membership. If you become unfinancial you will no longer receive discounted insurance premiums. The VCCNZ Facebook page at: www.facebook.co/vintagecarclubofnewzealand If you want to add photos and short write-ups for insertion to Facebook please send to: comms@vcc.org.nz AED DEFIBRILATER -There is one on the outside wall of the 4 Square shop on corner of Bayview Road. Please make a point of familiarising yourself of its location – Never know when it might be needed. 13
Operating under Covid-19 Red Traffic Light Regulations Information received from Official Govt Covid website:
At traffic light Red
From 11:59pm on Friday 25 March: There will be no limits for outdoor activities, such as gatherings and events, and food and drink businesses. My Vaccine Passes must be used until 11:59pm on 4 April. There will be a 200-person limit for indoor gatherings and events — My Vaccine Passes must be used until 11:59pm on 4 April. If My Vaccine Passes are not used, the gathering limits remain unchanged. You do not need to wear a face mask outdoors. Other face mask rules remain unchanged — face masks are still required in most indoor settings. There is no requirement to scan in or for a business to display a QR code poster or have mandatory record keeping.
My Vaccine Pass
From 11:59pm on 4 April 2022, there will be no requirement to use My Vaccine Pass. Until 4 April, where My Vaccine Passes are not used, the current restrictions remain — but after this time, the new capacity limits will apply to everyone. After 4 April, businesses will still be able to use the system if they would like to.
LVVT Assn - Press Release - Clean Car Standard
Please find attached a further press release from the LVVTA (SEE PAGE 20) with further clarification of what the ‘excluded vehicle groups’ are within the context of the new ‘Clean Car Standard’ and what impact the new legislation may have on importing a vehicle or a new registration of a vehicle. The ‘excluded vehicle’ groups (will be exempt from paying any charge). While we would rather have seen a 30-year timeframe adopted rather than the 40-year timeframe that’s been settled on, it’s a good outcome for most of our members, and there is always the possibility of shifting it at a later date. Kind regards, Diane Quarrie, National President 14
The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Otago Branch) Inc
Restoration Rally Sunday 8th May 2022
Meet at VCC clubrooms 125 Forbury Rd Dunedin at 1.00 pm Vehicles entering the Restoration Trophy Awards & Rally are to meet at 12.30 pm Please Contact Branch Secretary for the appropriate paperwork that needs to be completed before the event if you are bringing a vehicle for consideration of the Restoration Trophy. As soon as possible. This rally is open to all VCC eligible vehicles. The rally will return to the clubrooms for afternoon tea. Afternoon tea will be provided.
ENTRY FORM: Entrant’s (Driver’s) Name:………………………..……..…………. Address:………………………………………………………………. Vehicle:……………………………………………………………….. Make:………………………… Year of Manufacture……….….…. Model:……………………….. ENTRY FEE:
Type: (car, m/cycle, truck etc)
($5.00 per vehicle) Entries Close:
$ 5.00
Thursday 7th May
Entry fee can be paid on the day. Please post entries to VCC Otago Branch, 125 Forbury Road, Saint Clair, Dunedin 9012 NB: Entries can be left Kevin Mason or Bryan McConachie on a Wednesday morning at the clubrooms
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RESTORATION TROPHY / ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Otago Branch: 8th May 2022 The main function of the event is to encourage all financial Otago Branch members to present their restored, VCC club eligible vehicles, and for all club members to witness and celebrate the occasion, and generally have a fun day. All entrants will be required to present their vehicle at the venue and provide a restoration resume with the vehicle. At the completion of the formal procedure, all entrants may join with other members in a noncompetitive restoration run. *This is the only qualifying requirement for the issue of the Restoration Achievement Award, which will be presented later in the day. Please Contact Branch Secretary for the appropriate paperwork that needs to be completed before the event if you are bringing a vehicle for consideration of the Restoration Trophy. As soon as possible. The Restoration awards will be competed for in two sections :
Restoration Achievement Award
This award will be issued to all entrants who have entered a club eligible vehicle for the event, irrespective of whether the vehicle has been restored, or an original vehicle ‘tidied up’. To qualify for acceptance, vehicles must have been returned to use, warranted, registered and/or licensed, if applicable before the 31st April 2022. There is no judging associated with this award. The award will be presented to all entrants to acknowledge the commitment and attainment of the member in making a club eligible vehicle roadworthy. Applications for Restored Vehicles which are not registered to be road worthy – will be considered on application.
Restoration Trophy Award
It will be totally at the discretion of the owner to enter a restored vehicle for judging and to compete for the Restoration Trophy. To qualify for acceptance for the Restoration Trophy, the vehicle would have undergone a significant restoration, in addition to the requirements in the previous section. The judging will be carried out by appointed branch members, at a time suitable to all parties and would be based on the finish, presentation and accuracy of the vehicle. The judges will report to the Chief Judge who will adjudicate on any matters arising. The trophy award will be issued to the vehicle judged with the greatest aggregate of points above a ‘bench mark’. Any vehicle failing to meet these criteria will not be considered for the trophy. The recipient of the Restoration Trophy will be announced at the Branch AGM. No correspondence will be entered into. All Restoration Trophy entrants will receive a Restoration Achievement Award. 16
Restoration Trophy / Achievement Awards 2022 continued Entry Conditions The main objective is to have a simple, fair, equitable event with minimal rules, however it has been found necessary to incorporate the following: The term vehicle is intended to cover all VCC of NZ eligible vehicles. The Restoration Awards cover the period to 31st April 2020. All entrants will be required to ‘fill in’ and return an entry form, with the historic details of the vehicle, together with before and after restoration photos. These documents will be retained by the Branch to form an informal historic register of our member’s vehicles. The owner of the vehicle must be a financial member of the Branch. All entrants will be required to present their vehicle to the event, and may participate in the restoration run.. All vehicles presented must have a current WOF and registration - non compliance will be considered on application. Once a vehicle has been submitted for either of these awards, it may not be re-submitted for a minimum period of 10 years, unless there are some substantiated reasons ( ie vehicle rebuilt following a major accident or damage). Guidelines The vehicle can be rebuilt mechanically leaving desirable original body, frame or paintwork. The vehicle could be completely rebuilt where necessary in every way including having parts, panels, and running gear renewed. A vehicle could be restored using parts from vehicles of a similar model and age. A vehicle would not be discounted if the owner had used the services of others to work on parts of the vehicle, because it is not our aim to have the membership completely competent in all skills required for restoration. A vehicle can be completely rebuilt where necessary in every way, using all the original parts where practical. A vehicle can also be constructed from parts recovered from other donor vehicles of a similar model and age, bearing in mind the final accuracy. Replica Vehicles According to a Club decision a vehicle built entirely or mainly from new parts would be considered a replica and would for Club purposes be dated from the date of manufacture. E.g. New parts of a 1960’s vehicle used in 1999 would constitute a replica dating from 1999. Accordingly this vehicle would not be club eligible until 2029.
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Vintage Car Club of NZ Otago Branch Inc NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To be held in the VCC Clubrooms Forbury Rd, Dunedin. SUNDAY 19TH OF JUNE 2022 - BEGINNING AT 2.00 PM NB: POT LUCK LUNCH will precede the AGM from 12.30pm. Please bring a plate to share for lunch ELECTION OF BRANCH COMMITTEE Positions up for Nomination this year are: Chairperson Secretary Club-captain Property Manager Committee Member Committee Member The secretary must receive written nominations for committee officers by FRIDAY 3rd OF JUNE 2022 This list will then be posted in the clubrooms from Friday 3rd June 2022 until the A.G.M. Nomination forms are available in this issue. A copy of 2021 AGM minutes will be included in June Newsletter. The committee asks you to seriously consider putting your name forward to be an active member of the branch committee. 25 and 35 year membership badges You need to contact your Branch Secretary – at least 2 months before the AGM – NOW! Members who are due their 25 and 35 year membership badges need to contact your branch secretary, as now a “ Self-declaration” needs to be signed stating that you have had continuous membership. (if you are not sure of your start date, don’t hesitate to ask). We need at least a couple of months’ notice, so that these can be arranged for presentation at the AGM on 19th June 2022. 18
Otago Branch Committee NOMINATION FORM For a member of the Otago Branch Committee I wish to nominate: _____________________________________________ For the position of:_____________________________ on the Branch committee for the 2022/2023 year: Signed:_______________________________ Proposer Membership #_________________________ Signed:_______________________________ Seconder Membership #__________________________
I hereby accept nomination for the above position. Signed______________________________ Candidate Membership #_________________________
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Looking for a couple of ? PWV cars for a Wedding in November I'm looking for 1 or 2 cars available for my wedding date. It's the Saturday 26th November 2022 at Larnach Castle. If anyone in the club has any thing available I would love to hear from you. I have a picture of a possible I would like but I am open to all options available. Please don't hesitate to contact me. Kind regards, Ashleigh 0275088897
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Email: otcl@es.co.nz Postal: 406 Hillside Road, Dunedin Phone 455 5029
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