“Dripfeed” NEWSLETTER OF THE BANKS PENINSULA BRANCH OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF New Zealand (INC) VOLUME 39, No 10 NOVEMBER 2017 Editor: Michael Williams 10 Selwyn Parade Lyttelton Ph 328 8043, email mimiandmichael@yahoo.co.nz
Chairman: Secretary:
Club Officers: Craig Keenan 332 1066 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 9th of November. It’s been and gone! We look forward to seeing you there. Supper is provided.
From the Editor: A grovelling apology seems in order, as I proved that I was unable to read a calendar correctly, and consequently this august journal is a week late. As Ron said, it’s hard to get to good help. Some went further and implied that the delay was typical and that the owner of a French car was as unreliable as his car. Sacre Bleur! As the late Tom Skinner reputably said, “Allegations have been made, and I intend to find the alligator”. At our last committee meeting, the Monte Carlo Rallye was again discussed, and we went so far as to toast this prestigious event with some excellent French wine provided by Ramon and Trish Farmer. Things are clearly getting serious. We already have some entries, amongst them Morris Wright, that rare creature, a young member. Morris competed some years ago with Andy Bain in the Bain family Citroen L15, and next year he intends to return, but is unsure of what to drive. I kindly suggested that he borrow his father in law John Ferguson’s RR Phantom and apply to join the Rolls Royce team, as they mount another futile challenge. Morris is thinking about this and has already begun applying to the major banks for the substantial loan that will be required to buy the petrol for the Phantom, which generally does about 9 m.p.g. Equipe Escargot is already making plans, and Tony Haycock intends to go mad and change the oil on the Peugeot 404 ute that will be