“Dripfeed” NEWSLETTER OF THE BANKS PENINSULA BRANCH OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF New Zealand (INC) VOLUME 41, No 8 september 2018 Editor: Michael Williams 10 Selwyn Parade Lyttelton Ph 328 8043, email mimiandmichael@yahoo.co.nz
Chairman: Secretary:
Club Officers: Craig Keenan 322 1006 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 13th of September. We look forward to seeing you there. Supper is provided.
From the Editor: The Mid Year Dinner was indeed a good night, as Ron predicted, with pleasing attendance and two contrasting speeches. To refresh your memory, Peter Croft received his 50 year badge and Ron Hasell his 60 year badge. Michael Lavender, from Head Office introduced and spoke about Peter and Ron, and the contributions they had made. We all learnt, for example, that it was Ron who initiated the insurance scheme the VCC has with Vero, which earns vast amounts of money for all branches, and that Michael and Peter had been to the same school,(the one in the eastern suburbs with the girls name). Something to keep quiet about I would have thought. . Peter spoke about his early years in the club, and the schism within the Canterbury branch that led to the creation of the Banks Peninsula branch. The BP Inaugural event was in fact a rally/trial that finished at the Foster/Hall property Terrace Station, Hororata. Peter entered his 2 owner veteran Model T, and was awarded first place. Peter listed the varied marques represented in the early years of the branch: Alvis, New Pick, Angus Sanderson, Galloway, Arrol Johnson, Ansaldo, Nazzaro, Calcott, Calthorpe, Dunnett, Bean, Vulcan, Metallurgic, Hurtu, Hortsman, Rhode, SPA, Valveless, Phoenix, Rickenbacker, Northern, Milwaukee, Orient, Star, Moon, Sunbeam, Unic, Alldays, Knight. To quote Peter, “In those days I belonged to a club of young men with old cars. I now belong to a club of old men with young cars. The rot set in with the adoption of the 30 year rule that was going to introduce new and younger members to our hobby with new members clamouring to own a real vintage car. In reality, however the outcome has been far from what was promised.”