Chairman’s Report
- July 2021
by David Tomlinson
What a big month July was. We started off with an earlier than usual club night due to the Swap Meet, and celebrated our cover photo gentlemen’s 90th birthdays which fell in July. Well done to Bill and Ralph on not only reaching this milestone, but still taking part in our branch events in your well loved older cars. We also had a 1957 Chev Belair as our “car in the room”, and spoke about the upcoming Swap Meet, Sulphur City Rally and Spring Tour. The weekend before the Swap Meet had probably been the absolute best weather one could hope for, which made me nervous, but when the big day arrived, it was not as cold as it could have been. Other than a brief late morning shower it was dry and overcast. We had a very good turnout of vendors, and a full carpark with overflow parking needed with thousands of visitors. After a long day we had to sort out the rubbish and return the property to the condition it was the day before, and thankfully the good weather held. The show car prize of $100 was very gratefully accepted by the owner on a 1951 Mercury. I wish to thank all those involved in the planning and operating of this event, without you the branch would not continue to operate. Our surplus from the event will be very close to $10,000, which is much needed after no Swap Meet last year. We briefly discussed the proposed new VCC logo, and I will be heading down to Christchurch to the VCC AGM in the middle of August. The logo change has certainly created some polarising views on social media from long time members. 2
Side Curtains August 2021
