“Dripfeed” NEWSLETTER OF THE BANKS PENINSULA BRANCH OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF New Zealand (INC) VOLUME 42, No 10 november, 2019 Editor: Michael Williams 10 Selwyn Parade Lyttelton Ph 328 8043, email mimiandmichael@yahoo.co.nz
Chairman: Secretary: Mr Toad
Club Officers: Craig Keenan 322 1006 Ron Hasell 942 1105 Indisposed this month
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 14th of November. We look forward to seeing you there. Supper is provided.
From the Editor: At the recent Local Body elections, long time BP member Phil Mauger was elected to the Christchurch City Council, thus following in the distinguished footsteps of Garry Moore. Clearly, the inference that must be drawn from this is that membership of the Banks Peninsula branch equates with political success, so I suppose it’s a matter of time before Phil decides to run for mayor, unless all the meetings and council jargon drive him mad. During Garry’s years at the top, he frequently used his Austin 7 as a type of branding exercise, in a man of the people sort of way. So if Phil wants to become mayor and appeal to the masses, he’s going to need to swallow his pride, stop driving that hideous great Lexus thing, borrow the Austin, and drive it round the city, thus ensuring his popularity, and proving that for once, an Austin 7 is actually useful. Talking of Maugers, another one has joined our ranks. Tim Mauger is a new member, following on from Warner, Phil and Thomas. And a welcome also to Duncan Styles and Grant Harsenhorst from Auckland, with an MGBGT V8, a factory one. Perhaps we’ll see it down here at some stage.