FROM THE SECRETARY by Dennis Whimp What a great day the Car Show was. We had a number of enquiries about joining the branch. They were all keen and I handed out membership forms along with copies of our December Side Curtains. A number of cars changed hands including some of our member’s ones. It is amazing how many times when you make complimentary comments about a vehicle and then ask the owner if their cars are for sale, they reply yes and the price asked is not exorbitant. For those car owners who want a VCCNZ Vehicle Identity Card (VIC) /Authenticity Statement, the form was updated in Nov 2020. As well as the Photos of the vehicle, it is now required to provide photos for all identifying serial numberschassis/frame, engine, body and VIN. This has caused problems in the past as for 1930s Ford Model A and B cars, the chassis number is sometimes stamped on the top left hand rail before the body went on. To check it, you had to remove the body and valance. But Ford stated that the car number was the engine number, and only some chassis were stamped with the engine number. It was something to do with the high number of vehicle thefts in the USA at the time. We have received from St John Ambulance Rotorua a certificate of appreciation for the donations from the January 2020 car show (last year’s show). Apparently the late Side Curtains February 2021
5
