FROM THE SECRETARY by Dennis Whimp A big thanks to Fleur for all the delicious baking she did for the prize giving afternoon tea and to Shelley for helping make the finger food and the set out. It sort of turned in to an early tea as there was so much food and no one keen to go home. The garage raids organised by Neville were well received by all and I had the pleasure of having to tidy my garage. Even then, I couldn’t fit in the 50 or so who turned up, but it was a beautiful fine day. I also found a few small Buick parts that I had misplaced many years ago. For those who missed the explanation on my 1930 Buick roadster that is nearing completion, here is a summary. The Buick arrived in Wellington in Dec. 1929 as a Sports coupe with wind up windows. The second owner around 1948 removed the body from the windscreen back and made it into a farm truck. The third owner salvaged it from under a tree in 1969 and spent 5 years restoring it, using a very strange roaster body. The original mechanicals were completely rebuilt. Over the next 25 years the car did only 20,000 miles. I purchased it in 1998 with the idea of building a replacement correct roadster body. A trip to the Ballarat swapmeet north of Melbourne resulted in me acquiring the correct roadster rear end body panels which we deconstructed and brought back as a flatpack luggage. All the sheetmetal parts including the mudguards went through Doug’s dipping baths. For various reasons, the restoration went on the backburner but I am now keen to get it completed. The upholstery went in late last year. For those who were wondering how the prize giving trophy points are allocated, it was explained that a point is given for each 4
Side Curtains July 2021
