January 2020
CENTRAL HAWKE’S BAY BRANCH of the VINTAGE CAR CLUB of NZ (Inc) Lamb Country Branch Email: centralhawkesbay@vcc.org.nz
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1940 Auto Avio Costruzioni 815
Club Nights
7.30pm 3rd Wednesday of every Month
Postal Address C/-73 Porangahau Road The Auto Avio Costruzioni Waipukurau, 4200 815 was the first car to be NOMINATED POSITIONS
fully designed and built by Enzo Ferrari. Legal issues with former associates Alfa Romeo prevented Ferrari from creating the Ferrari marque. The 815 raced at the 1940 Brescia Grand Prix, where both entries failed to finish due to engine problems. One of the cars was later scrapped, while the other is currently in a car collection in Italy.
CHAIRMAN Lynn Cross secross@xtra.co.nz 06 858 9814 SECRETARY Ken Lyons Ken.lyons@xtra.co.nz 06 858 8093
TREASURER Kaye Carswell In 1938, Ferrari left Alfa Ro- wpkmotors@gmail.com 021 124 3620
meo after running Scuderia Ferrari as their racing division. The agreement ending their association and forbade Ferrari from restarting Scuderia Ferrari within the next four years. Ferrari then founded Auto Avio Costruzioni (AAC) in Modena to manufacture aircraft parts for the Italian government. In December 1939, AAC was commissioned by Lotario, Marquis di Modena, to build and prepare two racing cars for him and Alberto Ascari to drive in the 1940 Brescia Grand Prix.
CLUB CAPTAIN Rod McKenzie rod.mckenzie.wpk@xtra.co.nz 06 858 9562 COMMITTEE Bruce Poole brucepoole1930@gmail.com 06 858 9940 Gary Weaver janetmweaver@gmail.com 06 858 9908
Iain and Eva Gollan nga-oki@xtra.co.nz The race, a successor to the 06 858 9105
Mille Miglia, was to be run in April 1940. The resulting car was named the AAC Tipo 815. The 815 was designed and developed by ex -Alfa Romeo engineers Alberto Massimino and Vittorio Bellentani and by Enrico Nardi.
Ruth Parker brparkrz@xtra.co.nz 06 858 5411 John Foot V.I.C. (I.D. Card) Coordinator jsfoot@xtra.co.nz 06 858 8301 PUBLICITY/WELFARE OFFICER Sandra Cross secross@xtra.co.nz 06 858 9814