“Dripfeed” NEWSLETTER OF THE BANKS PENINSULA BRANCH OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF New Zealand (INC) VOLUME 44, No 6 july 2021. Editor: Michael Williams 10 Selwyn Parade Lyttelton Ph 328 8043, email mimiandmichael@yahoo.co.nz
Chairman: Secretary:
Club Officers: Craig Keenan 322 1006 Ron Hasell 942 1105
Branch Address: 27 Showgate Ave, ChCh 8042 E-mail: bankspeninsula@vcc.org.nz Noggin & Natter: 2nd Thursday of the Month • Noggin 7.30 pm at the Papanui RSA. Upham Room – enter either from 55 Bellvue Ave or the first entrance on the left on Harewood Road (Papanui / Main North Road) • Thursday 8th of July • We look forward to seeing you there. Supper is provided.
From the Editor: Astute members might remember that in the June issue I mentioned that Garry Moore’s hotrod Chysler thing had broken down on Irishman because the GM bits had rejected the Ford bits. Garry wants you all to know that the GM bits are the wheels, which hold up the Ford diff, and in general , the GM bits are at the front, and the Ford bits at the back, with Chrysler bits in between. The actual problem was a Chinese bearing that collapsed, which has now been replaced by a Japanese bearing, thus making the car more of an International, rather like those sturdy trucks that were common here in the 1950s and 1960s. From the Will They Never Learn File comes the story of Giles Gill and his motoring maladies. Giles has a 1934 Morgan Family model, powered by a Matchless 1000cc twin, and after doing a lot of damage to the motor, making it more of a Matchless single, he decided to buy a more versatile car that could be used for Balcairn, Hadstock, etc. He was advised to buy an Austin 7 Special and duly did so. The Special looked the part, with the obligatory leather bonnet strap, racing mirror, boat tail body, twin SUs etc and all those other bits so beloved by A 7 Special builders. Giles and Rosie picked the car up and enjoyed about forty minutes happy motoring before it boiled, did in the head gasket etc.. Further investigation on a hoist revealed a plethora of problems involving dodgy chassis welds, dangerous brakes, fuel lines suspension etc, to mention but a few. The solution, according to the committee of experts that Giles consults regularly, is a new chassis, which involves pulling the car completely to pieces and starting all over again. A nice simple job. A replacement chassis has been found.