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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The 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
BRANCH MEETINGS/ VISITS VERO INSURANCE Last SUNDAY of Month Branch Number 30013 at 2 P.M. From: admin@vcc.org.nz [mailto:admin@vcc.org.nz
C/o J. Sinclair 923 Taringamotu Rd. Taumarunui 3994
TRAC Rooms, Bell Road, Taumarunui.
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The First Morris Minor.
JUNE 2022
KING COUNTRY BRANCH
THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND. BRANCH OFFICERS 2022 -2023 PHONEtoNUMBER The Taranaki Branch extends an invitation all CHAIRPERSON CAMPBELL WRIGHT 896 6065 Vintage Car Club members to the VICE- CHAIRPERSON DAVE CADDY 895 9310 th 57 ANNUAL SECRETARY JACKI SINCLAIR 027 7791166 MAUNGA MOANA RALLY TREASURER JULIE GILBERT 896 6942 NEWBRIAN PLYMOUTH CLUB CAPTAIN GOODWIN 895 4765 TH TH KING PIN EDITOR25 NORMA 896 MARCH – 26 DOUGHERTY 2022 8777 VCC Vacant The CERTIFIER 2022 Maunga Moana Rally will start from LIBRARIAN WAYNE GILBERT 896 6942 CUSTODIANS STEVE MAUNDER 896 6828 ROB WHEELER 895 8633 SOCIAL CONVENERS ALISON STEVENS ? ? 896 8379 ROB WHEELER ?? 895 8633 ‘ BRANCH POSTAL ADDRESS C/o Secretary Jacki Sinclair 923 Taringamotu Rd. Taumarunui BRANCH MEETINGS/ VISITS Last SUNDAY of Month at 2 P.M.
Coming Events. To share the load of organising our monthly trips/visit etc. The following roster has been set out for2022/2023 Please get in touch with Brian Goodwin Club Captain if you are able to help June Display at thre TRACT OPEN DAY in Bell Road on Saturday the 25th July August National Day for the Vintage Car Clubs of New Zealand Sunday 22nd of August 2022 (Daffodil Rally for Cancer) September Visit by North Island Club Captain’s Tour Group To Whangamonana etc.(Not held)Dinner at RSA October Journey through Time Rally November Campbell Wright’s ??? December Christmas Parade No meeting/ or Trip. January (2022)No Meeting(Holidays) February March April May 29 2023 Annual General Meeting
2p.m.
TRAC Rooms,
CLUBROOMS TRAC Rooms, Taumarunui . VERO INSURANCE Branch Number 30013
From: admin@vcc.org.nz [mailto:admin@vcc.org.n
. June Display at thre TRACT OPEN DAY in Bell Road on Saturday the 25th June 10a.m.till 3p.m.
Secretary Snippets.
Well, winter is truly here. Yesterday being the shortest day for hours of daylight.This weekend the TRACT group are having an Open Day on Saturday the 25th of June from 10am.till 3p.m. at there propertyin Bell Road. Our Vintage Car Club has been ask to go along and display their vehicles. So please, if you are able do go along and visit the Open Day.This will be our outing for this month.I hope the weather becomes warmer over the next few weeks. Norma Funnies Wunnies If the person who named Walkie Talkies named every thing: Stamps……… Lickies stickes Bumble Bees …….Fuzzy Buzzy Forks……….. Stabby Grabby Socks …….. Feetie Heaties Hippos…….. Floaties Boaties Nightmares……… Screamy Dreamies Pregancy Tests……May be Babies
Coming Events. 2022-2023
To share the load of organising our monthly trips/visit etc. The following roster has been set out for 2022-2023 June Saturday25th Display at thre TRACT OPEN DAY in Bell Rd July August National Day for the Vintage Car Clubs of New Zealand Sunday 22nd of August 2022 (Daffodil Rally for Cancer) September Visit by North Island Club Captain’s Tour Group To Whangamonana etc. Dinner at the RSA
All members are invited to attend.
DATE IN TAUMARUNUI - Thursday 22 September 2022 October Journey through Time Rally
Maybe the 15 October( Saturday) or 29th October / 5th November
November Campbell Wright’s ??? December Christmas Parade No meeting/ or Trip. January (2023)No Meeting(Holidays) February March April May 29 th 2023 Annual General Meeting DATE IN TAUMARUNUI - Thursday 22 September 2022 DINNER - Taumuruni RSA TIME - 6pm GROUP - 50 people TOUR ORGANISERS - Kaaren Smylie & Alastair Jones • • • • • •
TOUR ITINERARY Monday 19 September - Tauranga Tuesday 20 September - Cambridge Wednesday 21 September - Raglan Thursday 22 September - TAUMARUNUI Friday 23 September - New Plymouth
The Ten Catmandments 1.I am the Lord of my house. 2. Thou shall have no other pets than me. 3.Thou shall not ever ignore me. 4. I shall ignore thou when I feel like it. 5. Thou shall be grateful that I even give thou the time of day. 6. Remember my food dish an d keep it full. 7.Thou shalt spend most of thy money on toys and gifts for me. 8 .Thou shalt always have thy lap ready for me to curl up in. 9. Thou shalt shower me with love and attention upon demand. 10. Above all,thou shalt do anything it takes to keep me happy.
The Bullnose, The Radiator Grille surround of early Morrises sported a domed top which made it look like an upturned 0 303 bullet Hence the nickname Bulletnose It was soon shorten to Bullnose neither clever marketing or a happy concidence that the Morris emblem featured an ox crossing a ford which was taken from the coat of arms of the city of Oxford.Still sentimentality had no place in Morris’s plans and the distintive bullnose radiator was replaced by a conventional flat one in 1926.
The First Morris Minor In the battle to dominate the British Market it took Morris seven years to meet the wildly popular Austin Seven head –on, it finally did with the 847cc Morris Minor in 1929 it couldn’t come a moment too soon, Either because sales of large-engined cars imploded after the Wall Street Crash that year and the bleak economic winter that followed.