VCC CLASSIFICATION VETERAN Vehicles constructed prior to 31stDecember1918 VINTAGE Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1919 and 31st December 1931. POST VINTAGE Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1932 and 31st December 1945. POST WAR Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1946 and 31st December 1960 POST 60 Vehicles constructed after 1st January1961 provided that no vehicle is accepted for this class untilJanuary1st of the year that is thirty years after its original year of construction. FACTORY BUILT & HISTORIC RACING VEHICLES: As described in the club By-laws. PERIOD SPECIAL As described in the club By-laws
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Official Publication of the King Country Branch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Inc.
Insurance When you insure through Vero the insurance company which supports the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand through the International Rally, you are financial assisting your branch. Vero awards discount to the branches on a monthly basis. By ringing Vero on their 0800 658411 and quoting the Branch Number 300138 (This is also listed in the front of this Magazine.)
August 2019
KING COUNTRY BRANCH
Of THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND. BRANCH OFFICERS 2019 -2020 PHONE NUMBERS CHAIRPERSON CAMPBELL WRIGHT 896 6065 VICE CHAIRPERSON STEVE MAUNDER 896 6828 SECRETARY NORMA DOUGHERTY 896 8777 TREASURER JULIE GILBERT 896 6942 CLUB CAPTAIN IVAN STEVENS 896 8379 KING PIN EDITOR NORMA DOUGHERTY 896 8777 VCC CERTIFIER WAYNE GILBERT 8966942 LIBRARIAN COLIN MANNING 895 8227 CUSTODIANS STEVE MAUNDER 896 6828 ROB WHEELER 895 8633 NIC WATSON 021 247 7340 Social Convenors Judith Manning 895 8227 Tony Manning 895 8227
BRANCH POSTAL ADDRESS CLUBROOMS C/o Secretary, 176 Taringamotu Rd 34 House Ave, TAUMARUNUI Taumarunui 3920 E-Mail kingcountry@vcc.org.nz MEETINGS/ VISITS VERO INSURANCE Last SUNDAY of Month Branch Number 300138 at 2 P.M. Phone: 0800 658 411
Hi VCC Branches, Please refer draft programme for Targa 2019 along with an updated branch advert/info sheet which we'd very much appreciate to have included with all VCC branch newsletters between now & October. As I mentioned last month, this is a very special year for Targa NZ & a great opportunity for VCC - It's Targa's 25th anniversary & only the second time VCCNZ have been invited to join the Time Trial with a special discount entry fee available exclusively to VCC members with a VCC/VIC eligible car. Please note however, this discounted entry fee increases by $140 from 1 July 2019, so we recommend entry during June if possible. For those North Island branches on route for Targa 2019, this event is also a great opportunity to raise the profile of VCC/their branch, & hopefully attract some new & younger members. Please forward this email with attachments to all your branch members, along with every car club &/or car enthusiast you know of - Hopefully if they're not already a member of VCC, they may be inspired to join your branch. As always, any queries, concerns or requests for further info, please contact me.(Anne & I are flying to Cairns tomorrow to join some friends & drive ex- Army Land Rovers up to Cape York & back, so may not be able to respond to queries until after our return, Sunday 23rd June). Regards, Rod Corbett. rod.corbett88@gmail.com +64 27 433 8772
The Draft Event Programme states that they start in Taupo on Monday the 28th of October 2019 Day 1They travel from Taupo- Otorohanga -New Plymouth Day 2 New Plymouth- Whangamomona - New Plymouth Day 3 New Plymouth- Stratford -Whanganui Day 4 Whanganui- Taihape- Palmerston North Day 5 Palmerston North- Dannevirke- Palmerston North Day 6 Prize Giving Palmerston North
Secretary Snippets. Hi everyone, well another month has past and the days are becoming longer. The wattle is flowering, and leaving its yellow pollen dust everywhere, on cars etc. There will be no trip or meeting this Sunday the 26th August. On the 26th of August this Sunday the Daffodil Rally for Cancer is being organised Some branches have public activities arranged for this event. .But our local branch of the Cancer Society has a special fund raising time on the Friday 24th of August when they sell daffodils and ask for donations, for cancer research Therefore we do not have the fund raiser on the Sunday. Also we will have our display of vehicles prior to our Journey through time Rally in October. Already, there have been a few inquiries about the Journey Rally and participants have been making bookings at the local motels etc. There are a few details to be organised for the rally. When these are sorted out I will be able to finish the Entry Form and have then email and posted out hopefully at the end of this week.
❖ Just got back from a mate’s funeral. He died after being hit on the head with a tennis ball. It was a lovely service. ❖ 19 Irishmen go to the cinema, the ticket lady asks “Why so many of you?” Mick replies, “The film says 18 or over”
Also this month I have include and article from the Viva General Assembly written by Rod Brayshaw for a (video presentation) on behalf of our VCC in Gibraltar last November. There are some very interesting facts, and out comes which will alter our lifestyle in the future may be.