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August 2022

Vol 59

Venture

Waikato Branch

Newsletter of the Veteran & Vintage Car Club (Waikato) Inc.

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Monday to Friday 7.30am to 5pm No Appointments

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All makes and models From 1898 to New

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT I am reminded that it is nearly spring as we see spring flowers beginning to pop out in bloom. You may have seen Bryan Cossey and myself all harnessed up planting some trees down the bank which should help stabilise the area that has seen some erosion going on. It is hoped that once these are a little established we will be able to remove the privet bushes in this area.

Recently a group of interested members gathered to finalise all bits and pieces associated with the Workshop. It was notable the show of good will and expertise in this group to ensure that all members are safe and informed in the uses of the workshop. Several of us have some things to finish then all bases will have been covered as the committee requires. It was great to see Les King’s car on the hoist at club night recently. Les was making a few adjustment and greasing up the old girl for a WOF. The Mini has been moved slightly to allow the donated club project (1918 Studebaker) to be worked on by those who express an offer of help. Once this arrives Bob H will be advising all of the programme for the work required. The Mini has been making progress lately with front half shafts and suspension about to be installed. The big focus coming up are the Daffodil Runs and Club Open Day on Sunday August 21st with runs commencing in Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Morrisville, Matamata and Hamilton. This will see all funds raised going to Cancer, a very worthwhile cause. For more info see the advert in this Venture Mag or view on Facebook (Waikato Veteran & Vintage Car Club). This will be a great Family day with all the Club’s facilities being open and on show. The Club buildings, grounds and gardens are looking the part thank to the efforts of some dedicated members. Please get involved with some of the Club activities and Club Runs, I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

CONTENTS

Till next time, be safe and keep left. Bozy

Chairman’s Report 3 Secretary’s Report 5 Motorcycle Report 7 A7 Bug 8 Long Service Award 10 Venturer’s Report 11 Events Page 12

Daffodil Rallies Swap Day out Venturers Run Workshop Report Parts Shed For Sale

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Cover Picture Les King’s Essex on the hoist in the new Workshop - note the lighting that has been installed for those dark winter days and nights.

NON-Editor’s Snippet The Silence has been deafening!!!

Thursday 04 August First of the month - it’s morning tea again PLUS PLUS Ladies please all come along too the heaters will be on bring your sewing, knitting, books and even your lunch if you want to stay longer. Lets have a nice get together and make this a regular thing every month

Club Night - Wednesday 10 August Confessions of a Hotel Keeper Guest speaker will be Dick Bruekink, recently retired manager of the Tainui Hotel who will share his memories of 30 years of hotel management throughout the world. Don’t miss this one - should be interesting

SECRETARY’S REPORT Members who have come along Thursday mornings have been enjoying the Workshop. Graham Catchpole, a member from some time ago, has visited a couple of Thursdays, and has enjoyed the social side of things. We had a visitor from the Tasmanian VCC who was blown away with the facilities of our Waikato Branch, especially the cuppa and scones produced by the ladies. The general chatter around the table was enjoyed by all. Very interesting listening to our speaker at Club Night, Craig Vincent from APL, spoke on his life from a young age, thinking he would like a career in water skiing and make this his living, until he broke his leg. Craig navigated for a couple of Rally drivers, finally winning several Rally’s with Possum Bourne. Craig told his story on how he ended up in a wheelchair. Listening to Craig made you realise just how quickly something can attack your system and leave you paralyzed without much warning. Very interesting person and in the not too distant future we should be able to arrange a visit to see the APL factory which is guaranteed to blow us away. Nice to see Graeme Cooke come along and receive his 35 year service award. Entry forms are available from me for all the away events listed on Page 13. Been busy in the office keeping up to date with secretary duties, keeping Bozy happy with baking etc. Heather Secretary

Come and check out the Motorcycle Section next time you are at the clubrooms. Motor Racing and rallying have also had some interesting additions.

FROM THE LIBRARY We have been donated a large number of motorcycling and motoring books from the collections of recently deceased members

A BIG WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS We hope that you will enjoy the club and it’s many activities If you have any queries either big or small please do not hesitate to contact any member of the committee and they will be more than willing to assist you in any way possible.

Nathan Yelash - 1970’s Peugeot Utes and Sedans Jim Swarbrick - 1930 Citroen C6F Sedan Once again, welcome to the club. We hope to see you at the club night on the second Wednesday of each Month.

Mark this day on your calendar - this is our club’s biggest fundraiser and members assistance is vital.

If you can help on the day Contact: Jeremy 07-8241641

MOTORCYCLE REPORT The weather of late has not been good for M/C riding, so our trip to Ardmore on the 24th in cars is a far better option. Thanks to those who replied saying they were coming; looks as if we should have about 15. Will do a full report in the following Venture. Our next M/C run will be on Saturday the 15th of October where we will be going to Tokoroa finally after missing out in the previous 2 years and will be catching up with Murray who is keen to show us his now completed plane. Entry forms will be sent out nearer the time. I thought I would share this article with you which has been taken from “The Bridge” magazine of St Andrew’s Church in Cambridge. Vestry meeting October 1919 - Curate’s conveyance - decided not to purchase a horse and cart for the curate but rather buy a motorcycle and sidecar instead. I wonder what they would give him today- an E Bike or E Car? All for now, Safe Riding, Peter.

Bozy and Cossey all harnessed up for tree planting down the bank 7

The A7 Bug or the Austin 7 Disease Back in 2007 I was visiting a friend in town and a bloke from Nelson called in. He was A framing an Austin 7 running gear having just purchased it for bits, but he was sick of it not following properly. So after some negotiations I bought it seeing the potential of a special. After having completed the Mk 1 beast and a few years of use I decided to sell it and move on. I tried another project of PV variety but something was missing, so sold it. I knew what was wrong! No A7 in my life. I rang Graeme Luxford for help who came to my rescue. A couple of phone calls later and I owned a 1936 Ruby in Feilding. Now I can start to build Mk 2. The owner was coming up north with a truck so he kindly delivered the Ruby. Wow, everything was falling into place. As the car hadn’t run for 20 years the first thing was to check out the mechanicals. I flushed out the sump and cooling system; refreshed the oil and water; tested the compressions. All good. Great! So I fired it up with jury rigged fuel and ignition. Success! The clutch wasn’t seized so I had a wee test drive. Yes! There is another special on the horizon. First off was to remove the body. I knocked up a set of gallows to do the job and was amazed how heavy it was to lift. The chassis running gear was rolled out into the workshop and I dollied the body into the wife’s garden shed, promising it wouldn’t be for long.

garden shed back!

The said object required panel work and a full interior job. After advertising the body for some time, reducing the price until it was free, it immediately went to one of our local enterprising members. And a happy wife now that she had her

With the chassis now set up in the workshop and everything stripped off it was a matter of clean up and paint all. The brakes were rebuilt and I found the front axle twisted. I managed to locate a later ’38 axle with heavier build along with radius rods. So, I fitted new kingpins and bushes etc. and a better front spring assembly along with removing a couple of leaves to lower the profile of the vehicle. Decided to flush out the diff. Didn’t bother dismantling as it seemed okay. Same with the gearbox. While I had the engine out, I removed the sump and looked inside. The conrod bearings looked new so I reassembled. Cut out the alloy engine nose cone to enable the engine to sit slightly lower and allowed for the radiator to be 2” lower allowing a lower bonnet and body height. Can’t crank her having done that, but it doesn’t matter and I didn’t want to anyway. 8

Now that the chassis and running gear were all set and she was driveable, onto the interesting part as I had never been quite happy with the design of the previous build, referred to as Mk 1. On building a special, the best advice I’d had was from Club Registrar, Rod Brayshaw, draw a scale plan. So out with the original plan and drawing up a modified version. Rod had also advised me on the do’s and don’ts of certification allowings. So, once I was reasonably happy with it, I calculated the required materials and off to the local engineers to order some ¾ tubing and .9mm H3A alloy sheet. When the materials arrived, I drew the frame sections out on the floor; cut the frame out; mig welded it; supporting, clamping and trialing on the chassis regularly. All was looking good now. Lowered the steering rake to suit me as I used the original seats that came with the car as they had been re-leathered – lucky there. Now it was panel up time. On the main frame with the side cut out to suit allowing plenty of fold over. Done simply by clamping in place with 4 x 2 wood lengths and same to fold. Worked out good. Once I’d checked it all out everything was pop riveted on. The scuttle section was done in two (split down the centre line). The curve was achieved by calculation (i.e. guesswork), laying the alloy sheet up the wall about 8” and rolling a large diameter pipe towards the wall to obtain the correct curvature. I had to do the first one twice as my calculation (guessing) wasn’t right. Then assembly took place.

Right. Now the radiator mounting in nose cone was lowered and attached. I had an old Austin 10 bonnet which I modified to suit. Once that was fitted I made a frame to remount and panel over the fuel tank to get that MG? look. Okay. Now it’s looking like a car? With the aero screens made and fitted, electrics completed, the next thing was a test drive. I’d say I was pretty pleased all up. Next. VIN and WOF etc. That’s another story due to an ill-informed certifier. The end result was the Mk 2 was sent out of the area to be certified with no problems. Thanks to the NZ Austin 7 Club spares excellent service. Hope you found the read not too boring, but these cars are fun to drive.

Ron Finucane 9

Long Service Awards Graeme Cooke 35 years Graeme was encouraged to join the Waikato Branch in 1987 by his long time mate, the late George Hawkins, a name I'm very sure is very familiar with older members of this branch. Having got Graeme signed up, George wasted no time in selling to Graeme his 1926 Buick Master Six open top tourer, a powerful beast but with an insatiable appetite for petrol. Graeme remarked to me that the best MPG he ever got was 14 and that was on a VCC 100 mile economy run on which he was really trying hard to do well. Graeme receiving his 35 Graeme campaigned the Buick for a number of years with year badge family and friends and enjoyed its power and driveability, but eventually sold it to another member, Peter Storey to go back to his Italian love affair with the Alfa Romeo marque, but he has always retained his connection with the VCC. Graeme has been a member of the Alfa Romeo Club since 1970 and over the years, many Alfa Romeo's have come into and gone out of Graeme's ownership including a very rare Alfa Montreal, a V8 supercar. Like Ferrari owners, he insisted that all true Alfa's should be painted red. He took this obsession to the extreme however, when he ordered the first Alfa GTV to come into NZ expecting it to be red and was horrified to find that, when it arrived, it was yellow. A sale of the offending car was then quickly arranged and a red replacement ordered. A testament to Graeme's restoration skills, was a 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1500 Coupe that he purchased in rough condition. A two year restoration culminated in this beautiful little car being selected to be one of the three Alfa Romeo's to make up the Alfa team for the Concours d'Elegance held at Ellerslie racecourse each year. The Alfa team not only won the Concours but the Giulietta was accepted into the Masters class for individual cars the following year and won outright.

Graeme ran a very well known and successful radiator repair shop in Hamilton (until he retired in 1997) under the name of Cookes Auto Radiator Services. Hundreds of vintage radiators were repaired or restored for members by Graeme over the years and he was the "go to" man for anything to do with radiators. His expertise and skill was amazing particularly since he suffered from dyslexia but any disadvantage from this was overcome by Graeme and his daughter Lynette combining to run the business; he ran the repair shop and she, the office. Graeme's love of cars also extends to performance cars, something that even at the age of 89 he has not lost. To prove that, his garage is currently home to a AMG Mercedes SLK 55 Coupe which he claims, tongue in cheek, that he only lowered himself to buying a Mercedes because the Alfa he wanted was not available. However he has now purchased the Alfa he wanted and lusted after, an Alfa Romeo 04 Stelvio SUV rated at 510 bhp and a 0 to 100 km time of 3.5 seconds and reputed to be the fastest SUV to lap the famous Nurburgring circuit in Germany. Congratulations Graeme on achieving your 35 year badge. I am sure that your time with the club has been enjoyable and I know that you have made many lasting friendships as a result. Paul Clark - 13 July, 2022 10

It was unfortunate that Hugh Webley was not well enough to come along to our AGM evening recently in order to receive the 50 Year presentation on behalf of his late wife Joyce. A citation for Joyce was read out by our national president, Dianne Quarrie, and by the end of June the opportunity arose, with Hugh now in better health, for Paul Clark to do the honours and make the presentation at Summerset Village in Rototuna, to where Hugh has recently moved.

Venturers Report - August Catering for the requirements of vehicles produced in the early days of motoring, and their enthusiasts

The Venturer’s mid-winter outing on Sunday 3rd July to Rotorua was enjoyed by those who came along to the two venues we had arranged to visit. Firstly, Rotorua Branch member Doug Green showed us over his car body stripping baths. Quite amazing how they manage to manoeuvre those car bodies around from bath to bath inside such a restricted place. Refreshed from a light lunch, next we visited Tony Payne and his eclectic collection of motoring paraphernalia. Our members obviously don’t miss much, as one wag let me know I had wasted my effort arranging this visit – as Tony’s wife is a clairvoyant they would have known we were coming anyway! Next Venturers outing is scheduled for the beginning of Spring, Sunday 11 th September, when we will be heading towards the West Coast for lunch at Nikau Caves with a start point of Saints café on Horotiu Road in Te Kowhai. Meet-up and pick-up details to follow later. Fully sealed country roads makes this run suitable for all Vintage era vehicles and the more capable Veterans.. If you are not receiving emails from the Venturers Group and you own or have an interest in vehicles from the Early Eras, ask to be added to the email roll by contacting Bob at email: hayton.rj@gmail.com or ph: (07) 856 7238. If you have an idea for a suitable future Early Eras Venturers Group event, please discuss it with one of our team: Alan Sharp, Bob Hayton or Terry Pidduck Your Venturers Co-ordinators

Events Ahead

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Workshop Open 10 am (Morning Tea)

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Club Night - See P4

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Workshop Open 10 am - See P15

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Wednesday Wander

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Workshop Open 10 am

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Daffodil Run See P14-15

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Workshop Open 10 am

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Workshop Open 10 am (Morning Tea)

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Workshop Open 10 am

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Venturers Run

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Club Night

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Workshop Open 10 am

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PV Rally - Entry form enclosed

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Wednesday Wander

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Workshop Open 10 am

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Workshop Open 10am (Morning Tea)

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Road Runners Moto 60 Outing

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Clubnight

Thu

Workshop Open 10 am

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Motorcycle run to Tokoroa

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Wednesday Wander

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Workshop Open 10am

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Workshop Open 10 am

Events Ahead

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August Sept October

Sat

VCC National AGM - Karaka, Auckland

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Rotorua Sulphur City Rally see below

Sun

Auckland Annual PV Rally

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Taranaki Rubber Duckie M/C Rally

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Manawatu Motorcycle Rally

Sun

Wanganui Commercial Rally

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Auckland Hunua 100

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Rotorua Annual Lake Front Car Show

North Island Club Captain Tour

SULPHUR CITY RALLY The Rotorua Vintage & Veteran Car Club cordially invites you to take part in their Annual “Sulphur City Rally” to be held on Saturday, 27th August 2022 at the RVVCC Clubrooms, Neil Hunt Park. Ask Heather (021 684938) for entry form

Moto 60 Outing Sunday 9th October This Road Runners outing will be to the Settlers and Steam museum in Rotorua. This is situated in Robinson Ave, Holdens Bay, Rotorua, The 9th of October is the second Sunday of the month which is their Steam Day. This should be an interesting day out. All club members are welcome and modern cars are also welcome if your club car cannot keep up with modern traffic on main roads. Starting from the clubrooms at about 9.30am, but will be confirmed. Mark this in your diary as the next Road Runners outing. Graham Pate

VCC National Day & Daffodil Rally As you all know this event is happening on Sunday 21st August. Last year it was cancelled due to that dam Covid. However last year we still raised funds for the Cancer Society due to the fun auction held at a club night. This year the event is back on and the Cancer Society is again the Charity that the VCC is supporting. The main purpose of the open day is to promote the VCC which for us is promoting our branch here in the Waikato. We have five hub rallies starting in Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Morrinsville, and Matamata. All the hub rallies are finishing at the clubrooms where all the facilities will be on display for the members of other car clubs and the general public to wander around and enjoy. This is where we need our members to act as club ambassadors to show our visitors around. There will be a display of club eligible vehicles, the Library, Clubrooms, Parts Shed, and our new Workshop will be open for visitors to enjoy. Devonshire teas, sausage sizzle, toasted sandwiches, and a coffee cart will all be available. If you don't feel like doing a hub rally, come to the clubrooms by 10am and you can help out with all the jobs that need doing before the rallyists arrive. Entry cost is $10.00 per car and all vehicles are welcome, so tell your friends and family to come along and help us raise lots of cash for the Cancer Society. Any questions please contact Graham Pate, H 07-8880009, Cell 021 2801586, Email gandmpate@gmail.com.

HUB RALLY STARTING POINTS: MEET IN YOUR AREA AT: CAMBRIDGE:

9.30am

MATAMATA

9.30am

MORRINSVILLE: 9.30am HAMILTON:

9.30am

TE AWAMUTU: 9.30am

OUTSIDE LEAMINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, LAMB STREET CAMBRIDGE MATAMATA RSA, 5 NGAIO ST, MATAMATA RECREATION RESERVE, AVENUE RD SOUTH, MORRINSVILLE CLASSIC CAR MUSEUM, RIFLE RANGE RD, HAMILTON CARPARK AT THE OLD BUNNINGS BUILDING

Daffodil Rally - Morrinsville Update Well, here we are in July. Daffodil Day run/collection is now a reality, so here in Morrinsville I have been a busy person getting ready to make my part of this very special day a success. I have the bucket (good start) and Graham Pate brought me a poster to get me going. Gaye took the poster to my daughter who runs a Health and Safety business and used her photocopier in the office to print off 25 copies; so off I went and dropped off all 25. After a get together with Gaye and my daughter Tracey it was decided to do another 25 copies and for me to carry on around the businesses which I have done.

I then decided to go to the local Morrinsville news to see if they would advertise the Daffodil Day run for free which they said they would if I could get the A4 poster reduced in size, so off to my daughter’s office and after some fiddling around got it down to an A6 size and acceptable to the paper. So then it was time to try and find the new radio station working in Morrinsville. Ah, success! After talking to the station manager-owner, all was good and they have said they would advertise the Daffodil Day gathering and more frequently as the day draws closer which I said I would be very grateful. I also have emailed the local car club ( the Yankee Haulers ) and asked if they could promote the Daffodil Day run in their newsletter. So far no response but maybe they will just do it. A number of other companies have asked for a few more copies so they could give it to people outside Morrinsville in their businesses, so one can only hope that the message is getting out there and the response is good on the day. Gaye and I have done a drive route from Morrinsville to Cambridge via some back roads for an hour, so people should have a lovely drive to the club rooms which I have pushed to all the businesses as a great day. With a BBQ and a cuppa at the end of the run and some lovely cars to see on arrival, let’s hope we don’t disappoint.

All the best to all the other people promoting this great cause in the club and let’s hope we collect lots of money for the Cancer Society. Derek

THURSDAY 11 AUG We would like some helpers to give the gardens a going over before the BIG DAY. If your other half is coming to the workshop, your presence would be welcomed. There could be morning tea!!

J SWAP MEET - July Wed Wander Once we had all arrived (over 40 us) at the new Café of J Swap in Matamata and those that wanted had had their morning caffeine fix, we were introduced to Andrew, Paul & Cody. We were given a brief history of when Joseph Swap started back in 1934 as a young man buying his first truck, through to today’s empire of diggers, loaders, dump trucks, truck and trailers, all doing civil engineering, quarrying, bulk transport plus the stock food distribution. It was then time spent walking through the various workshops and seeing live, the operations of 17 machinery mechanic’s, 5 auto-electricians all getting stuck into stripping down and completely overhauling motors, gearboxes, hydraulics, sandblasting, painting, line boring, etc etc - you name it, I think J Swap’s do it to their own machinery. Nothing gets chucked away; it all gets fully reconditioned (eventually), including everything from massive diggers, to the smallest and the oldest digger, as well as their loaders, trucks and trailers.

Next it was into the spare parts dept. Well I think this caught everyone by surprise, just seeing the rows 7m high and in total 1½ kms of shelving – all full of spare parts. ‘How does one get that vee belt at the 6m height?’ – answer around the corner – use an electric man lift. (capable of lifting 2 men up the 7 metre height as well as moving along the isle or around to next isle).

After this it was then on to the service department, where 3 – 4 truck and trailer units a day are serviced by 18 truck mechanics. There are even two COF brake machines that are for making sure all their trucks and trailers are up to scratch plus the COF inspections which are carried out on approximately 20 – 25 trucks a week by 2 or 3 VTNZ inspectors. Each pit was 46 metres in length. All very nice and tidy I must say. I didn’t see any oil or grease spillage. From here we all were driven in mini buses around the yard or should I say yards, to the bulk stores where palm kernel, (stock food) is stored after arriving via ship and unloaded at Mount Maunganui (on average at least once a week), through to the 16

‘Museum’ where the original 1st Kenworth purchased by J Swaps has been totally restored after doing over 3 million kms travelling on NZ roads (Looks like it has just come out of a showroom as brand new). Plus there were several old tractors, some fully restored and some needing restoring. Also noticed an old Ford Jail bar truck, that was J Swaps, along side this was a totally unrestored early Leyland cab and chassis. I did also notice the old Chev truck which was also restored and painted in a Stanley livery. From here it was back onto the buses and back to the café where I must admit our lunch was very scrumptious indeed, with the food still left over for Thursday clubrooms morning tea – thanks ladies. After lunch it was again back onto the buses and from here we travelled approximately ½hr up to the Taotaoroa Quarry, (between Matamata and Karapiro) firstly to check out from the top, the size and depth (approx. 160mts) of the hole that has been blasted and excavated out since the early sixties. Then we ventured down to the ½ way stage where we managed to see an Atlas Drilling Machine drilling holes in anticipation for blasting. (Approx. every 2 weeks) On average 2½ thousand tonnes of blue greywacke metal is crushed here every day, 24 hrs a day, which then produces crushed aggregate, then stockpiled until wanted in roading, sealing, or concrete etc. (See P19 for more stats on the Swap operations) My thanks must go out to the J Swap boys and staff who went out of their way to show us around, supplied the buses and fed us. Also thanks to Graham Pate for his time in organising a great day out. Cos 17

Venturer’s Mid-Winter Run Despite some rather low cloud on the day, our plotted route was easy to follow and produced yet another by-way on the way to Rotorua which we didn’t know existed prior to this run. No main roads when you don’t need to for this group! Doug Green’s bright yellow building was easy enough to spot and once all the vehicles had arrived, Doug took us through the car body stripping process. Mild caustic appears to be the active ingredient for a few hours, depending on the state of the work. Rust is removed easily, paint takes a little longer, but body filler seems to be their worst adversary, sometimes necessitating several cycles through the acid bath. Then into the fresh-water bath to neutralise, followed by the third bath to leave a protective zinc coating. There were several different vehicles going through the process – a Combi van, a Model ‘A’, a Ferrari, etc, but it seems that they make just as much turnover from domestic items like oven trays and window frames. Doug built the baths himself over thirty years ago and perfected the process; now his son is mainly running the business. Tony Payne’s eclectic, or should it be considered eccentric collection of motoring bric-a-brac held the interest of the whole group. He has signage, models, accessories and general motoring memorabilia scattered through his property and buildings, sometimes with a theme and other times rather haphazardly displayed. It all indicates a fertile mind, whether it is the paint decorated door panels or new uses for old fire extinguishers, mechanisms from domestic appliances put to new uses or furniture created from oil drums. Altogether a most interesting couple of places to look around; it was clear that Doug and Tony enjoyed our visits just about as much as we did. We owe them both a big ‘thank-you’, and thankyou too to the members who made the effort to come along on such an initially dreary day. Bob Hayton

WORKSHOP REPORT Our Thursdays are getting more and more popular – I have yet to determine whether it’s the excellent homemade cooking at morning tea or the enthusiasm shown in the various cars up on the hoist or the continuation of the mini reassembly. Keep up the good work all those involved, it’s much appreciated. I think in the last month we have not had a Thursday without the hoist being in use which is good to see as members make use of this great facility, whether it’s been for an oil change, a grease, a brake adjustment or checking to see where that oil is dripping from. As a work in progress, it’s good to see ideas thrown around as to where various machines should be positioned. Even if you don’t want or need your vehicle up on the hoist just come along and participate in the comradeship, even the ladies are more than welcome (The old saying – the more the merrier) especially on the 1st Thursday when you are welcome to bring along your craft ie sewing machine, (I have plenty to do for someone), knitting, crocheting, or maybe it’s your skills in yacking…….or just having a nice cuppa. Many thanks must go to the parts dept for the supply of various nuts and bolts, I’m sure there’s someone out there that wouldn’t mind coming along and sorting these out along with the general chat that men do or in fact, any female is also welcome in the workshop. I’m sure we can teach you the various types of bolts and nuts required for sorting. Just remember that sturdy covered in footwear is a must. See you next Thursday. For hoist bookings.....Andy Hammond. atepushrods@gmail.com or 07) 8235712 Cos

J SWAP STATISTICS • • • • • •

130 trucks on the road daily 650 loads per day on average Each truck travels 90,000-140,000km per year Total travel 25 million kms per year 1.8 million litres of diesel used per year Other depots - Mt Maunganui, New Plymouth, Tokoroa and Christchurch • 6500 cubic metres of undercover workshops • Rainwater collected from roof used for washing

Need a new WOF? Need new Wiper Blades, need new light Bulbs, Generators or Alternators - We have lots of new “Armatures” and parts to keep your car rolling. See the Parts guys– Clive, Don, Brent and Gordon.

PARTS SHED NOTICE BOARD Recent additions to the Shed include;

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Wolseley 6/99 motor (minus manifold and accessories) Jaguar X300 dash (2) Jaguar Series 1 XJ6 dash Lots of motorcycle parts Austin Healey wire spoke wheels ( 3 sets to choose from ) For Wolseley 6/99 a head cw valve gear and a pair of front hubs/brakes/ suspension arms/ shock absorbers. • N. O. S. door surround trim and rubber wear for English? car • English front wind screen surround in good order. • Lanchester 10 gear box • N.O.S. early 4 and 8 cyl. Delco distributor caps • Early Riley radiator ( tall )

CLUB BADGES FOR SALE These are available to view and buy at Club Nights Lapel or Cap Badges - enamelled Car Bumper Badges - cast in brass Windscreen Transfers Windscreen Vinyl Stickers Club Emblem Jacket Patches Number Plate Surrounds Rally Number Holders 24

$10.00 each $35.00 each $2.00 each $2.00 each $5.00 each $5.00 pair $15.00 each

DO YOU HAVE A CAR, CARS, MOTORBIKES OR PARTS THAT YOU WISH TO SELL?

1927 Austin 7 Chummy Tourer - Present owner 50 years. Tidy condition. Has been taken to Australia 4 times for Rallies. 4 brand new tyres fitted plus new one for spare. Comes with trailer, new head gasket set. new king pin set, and large quantity of used spares

KYB Excel-G 364021 Shock Absorber for BMW 3 Series (1 pair) Brand new imported from USA still in box. $180 for the pair. Contact: Jillian 07 8567238 027 4230608 WANTED for Club Workshop:- Air Compressor • • •

Must be single Phase Portable on wheels Retractable Air Hose

Please contact:

Cossey Graham

0274 107 772 021 280 1586

Notice We are getting non members ask about putting an advert in the For Sale or Wanted section of the Venture. After a discussion with the committee it has been decided that an advert from a non Waikato VCC member will incur a $15.00 charge. This will cover a three (3) month insertion. After the three (3) months it will be automatically withdrawn.

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