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VCCNZ BRANCHES A full list of branch addresses and contact details can also be found on the VCCNZ website at www.vcc.org.nz ASHBURTON PO Box 382, Ashburton 7740 ashburton@vcc.org.nz AUCKLAND PO Box 12-138, Penrose, Auckland 1642 auckland@vcc.org.nz BANKS PENINSULA 27 Showgate Ave, Riccarton Park, Christchurch 8042 bankspeninsula@vcc.org.nz BAY OF PLENTY PO Box 660, Tauranga 3140 bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz CANTERBURY PO Box 11-082, Sockburn Christchurch 8443 canterbury@vcc.org.nz CENTRAL OTAGO C/-114 Shortcut Road, Luggate, RD2, Wanaka 9382 centralotago@vcc.org.nz CENTRAL HAWKE’S BAY C/- 73 Porangahau Road, Waipukurau 4200 centralhawkesbay@vcc.org.nz EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY PO Box 2168, Kopeopeo Whakatane 3159 easternbayofplenty@vcc.org.nz
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FAR NORTH C/– 50 Davis Strongman Place, RD3, Kerikeri 0293 farnorth@vcc.org.nz GISBORNE PO Box 307, Gisborne 4040 gisborne@vcc.org.nz GORE PO Box 329, Gore 9740 gore@vcc.org.nz HAWKE’S BAY PO Box 3406, Napier 4142 hawkesbay@vcc.org.nz HOROWHENUA PO Box 458, Levin 5540 horowhenua@vcc.org.nz KING COUNTRY C/- 34 House Ave, Taumarunui 3920 kingcountry@vcc.org.nz MANAWATU PO Box 385 Palmerston North 4440 manawatu@vcc.org.nz MARLBOROUGH PO Box 422, Blenheim 7240 marlborough@vcc.org.nz NELSON PO Box 3531, Richmond 7050 nelson@vcc.org.nz
NORTHLAND PO Box 17, Whangarei 0140 northland@vcc.org.nz NORTH OTAGO PO Box 360, Oamaru 9444 northotago@vcc.org.nz NORTH SHORE C/- 7 Godwit Place, Lynfield Auckland 1042 northshore@vcc.org.nz OTAGO PO Box 5352, Dunedin 9058 otago@vcc.org.nz ROTORUA PO Box 2014, Rotorua 3040 rotorua@vcc.org.nz SOUTH CANTERBURY PO Box 623, Timaru 7910 southcanterbury@vcc.org.nz SOUTHLAND PO Box 1240, Invercargill 9840 southand@vcc.org.nz SOUTH OTAGO C/- 1931 Breakneck Rd, RD 4, Balclutha 9274 southotago@vcc.org.nz SOUTH WAIKATO PO Box 403 Tokoroa 3420 southwaikato@vcc.org.nz
TARANAKI C/- 297 Huatoki St, New Plymouth 4310 taranaki@vcc.org.nz TAUPO PO Box 907, Taupo 3351 taupo@vcc.org.nz WAIKATO PO Box 924, Hamilton 3240 waikato@vcc.org.nz WAIMATE 4 Harris St, Waimate 7924 waimate@vcc.org.nz WAIRARAPA PO Box 7, Masterton 5810 wairarapa@vcc.org.nz WAITEMATA C/- PO Box 13374, Onehunga, Auckland 1643 waitemata@vcc.org.nz WANGANUI PO Box 726, Whanganui 4540 wanganui@vcc.org.nz WELLINGTON PO Box 38-418, Petone, Wellington 5045 wellington@vcc.org.nz WELLSFORD/WARKWORTH PO Box 547, Warkworth 0941 wellsfordwarkworth@vcc.org.nz WEST COAST C/- 17 Loris Place, Greymouth 7805 westcoast@vcc.org.nz
CONTENTS
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The Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc.) The Historic Vehicle Authority of New Zealand ISSN 0113-7506 Vol LXXI No. 362
Issue 362 February/March2020
Editorial Committee
Kevin Clarkson (Chairman), Judith Bain, Bevars Binnie, Rosalie Brown, John Coomber, Mark Dawber, Marilyn McKinlay.
Material for Publication
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FEATURES 12 SuperDave
The tale of a small motorcycle hiccup
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Behind the Wheel of Greg Price’s 1960 Fuji Victa
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The Silent Grey Fellow Makes a Noise.
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BSA B24 and B26
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Early film from the Club Archive
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Correspondence & Editorial Contributions
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In 1957 All Roads Lead to Ardmore Looking back at the Auckland Veteran and Vintage Car Club participation in the 1957 NZ International Grand Prix meeting.
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Black Beauty A Packard with a pedigree
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Rally Snippets 36 Josephville Hillclimb – Gore Branch 36 Boxing Day Picnic – Canterbury Branch 36 Gumboot Rally – Wanganui Branch 37 Windsor Rally – North Otago Branch 38 Lochinver Rally – Waitemata Branch Another 1000 miles
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President’s Message
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As We See It
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VCC Events
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Swap Meets & Rallies
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National Office
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Trade Directory
Book Review
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Idle Torque
National Office Phone 03 366 4461 Fax 03 366 0273 Email admin@vcc.org.nz
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Passing Lane
Postal Address: PO Box 2546,
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The Way We Were
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Vero International Festival of History Motoring - Rally Update
Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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COVER 1926 Alvis 12/50 tourer making short work of the hills on this year’s Waitemata Branch Lochinver Tour - driven by Pat Bren (Waitemata Branch) with Jane Ryder shotgun. Photo Jacqui Goldingham.
The Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA) is the worldwide organisation dedicated to the preservation, protection and promotion of historic vehicles and related culture. The Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc) is a founding member of FIVA. VCCNZ Registrar Rod Brayshaw is the New Zealand delegate to FIVA and also a member of the FIVA Technical Commission.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE While it will be business as usual for the Management Committee in 2020, we are also working on the re-branding of the VCC logo and the introduction of an on-line membership application, both of which should be completed by the end of the year. For several years the need to have the ability to offer an on-line membership application has been discussed and agreed at Executive level. Aside from the technical aspect of setting up the facility it has been difficult getting a consensus from the Executive, as new member fees are not consistent across all the branches, with each branch having their own individual requirements such as joining fees and levies. It is important that we get this right, as we have to make sure that a new member wishing to join the VCC via our on-line application finds it an easy and pleasant experience.
I am pleased that considerable progress has been made in this regard. Our constitution and by-laws will also need to be amended to accommodate the changes required for the on-line form. With regard to the re-branding of the club logo, contrary to what has been reported in some branch magazines, this is not a proposal to change the name of the club. Our current logo, designed by our founding President Andy Anderson and based on a Bentley emblem, has served us well for 70 years. However we now need a more stylised design which catches the attention of, and is attractive to, a younger generation to take us forward into the future. It also needs to capture what we are about, and to give the club, and more importantly branches, more flexibility to individualise it to best suit their need. I agree with Kevin Clarkson’s comments in the last
edition of Beaded Wheels with regard to some VCC members not pulling over at the first opportunity when there are a couple of cars behind them. We know that a lot of our VCC eligible vehicles are not capable of travelling at the open road speed limit. However this is not about the speed your vehicle is capable of, it is about being courteous to your fellow road users, and keeping your eyes on your rear view mirror. Unfortunately I see this time and time again when on branch or club runs. To make matters worse, quite often it is fellow club members in their VCC vehicles bunched up behind the slow vehicle waiting for an opportunity to pass, which means that a member of the public then has to try and get past multiple vehicles. Could I ask that in situations like that, you pull back (or pull over) so that the modern vehicles can pass safely and more easily. I know that it doesn’t fix the
problem of the inconsiderate slow driver, and it may mean that it takes you a few minutes longer to get to your destination but hopefully it does mean that members of the public will give you a friendly toot as they pass rather than a two finger salute! It is interesting to note that while a lot of our flagship rallies either at branch or national level, are struggling with entrant numbers, the Highland Fling, a new event in the North Island, has had to close its entry early, after reaching its limit of 100 entries a couple of months before the close-off date. This proves to me that there is a real appetite for this kind of event amongst our members, and in particular, our younger members. Safe motoring
car owner to keep a log of his journeys in the car and note down such important matters as miles per gallon achieved and so on even to the extent of the reason that the journey took place. These days that all seems a bit much and who can be bothered doing that now? Last year I purchased a car and later learned that there was a log book in existence, such as I have outlined above, maintained by the first owner who had the car from new in 1972 until his death in 2010. I rang the widow of the second owner whose husband (a VCC member) had purchased it from the estate, and the car dealer involved, and they both knew of the log book’s existence but not where it was.
I spoke to the widow and she assured me that it had gone with the car but nonetheless she would be pleased to have a yarn with me should I be in her vicinity any time. I caught up with her recently between Christmas and New Year and she was pleased to hear how the car was going. She had a box of stuff she had kept for me including workshop manuals and some parts which will be useful in the future. As I dug down into the box I saw an A4 exercise book at the bottom. I lifted it out and what do you know – it was the aforementioned log book detailing the first owner’s use of the car. He had filled it out every time he used the car for all the 38 years of his ownership - detailing the
reason for use, the mileage at start and finish and frequently the miles per gallon achieved. It makes interesting reading now and tellingly, he attended more and more funerals as he was getting older. It also proves the claim when I bought the car that the mileage of 61,000 miles is genuine. The book will now stay with the car as it forms a valuable record of those first 38 years of ownership. Maybe keeping a log book detailing each journey is not such a bad idea after all!
Diane Quarrie VCCNZ National President
AS WE SEE IT If you cast your mind back to the old days, if you are old enough of course, you may recall that having a vehicle in the family was not a given. In my case, as part of a large family with only one parent working while the other stayed at home to look after the children, common in the ‘40s and ‘50s, meant that when my father bought his own car, a 1935 Chev Master, we thought we were made. Back then the car was only used when needed and certainly not when walking was a better answer! We enjoyed that car and later, at about age 13, I still recall helping him do up the motor, although I do think now that I got most of the dirty jobs! Back then it was not uncommon for the proud
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VINTAGE CAR CLUB BRANCH EVENTS NATIONAL EVENTS April 2020 10-13 National North Island Easter Rally hosted by Horowhenua Branch September 2020 10-13 National Vintage Rally hosted by Hawke’s Bay Branch
Waikato Branch: Karapiro Swap Meet in full swing.
FEBRUARY
7-9 Banks Peninsula Levels Race Meeting 8 Auckland Veteran Rally 8 E Bay of Plenty East Coast Rally 8 Gore Diggers Run 8 Nelson Top of the South 8 Wellsford/Wkwth Leigh School Summer Festival 8-10 Waimate Wallaby Rally 9 Wellington British & European Car Day 14 Gisborne Three Rivers Rally 15 Canterbury Boot Fair 15 C. Hawke’s Bay Joyce’s Run 15 Far North Hokianga/Far North 15 North Otago Inaugural Wee Wheelie Wander 15-16 Waikato Motorcycle Weekend Away 16 Central Otago Sunday Run 16 Rotorua Club Run 16 Taupo Club/Blind Run 18 West Coast Morning Tea at Shantytown 19 Northland Dargaville Event 19 Waikato Wednesday Wander 19 Hawke’s Bay Art Deco Festival 22 Canterbury Commercial Annual Rally 22 Gore Festival Rally 22 Nelson Swap Meet 22 North Otago All British Day 22 Wairarapa Stretched Gymkhana 22 Wellington Twilight Rally 23 Auckland Club Run 23 Canterbury Clip-on Run 23 Gisborne Monthly Run 23 South Cant Chairman’s Rally 23 Taranaki Colin’s Mini Vin Rally 23 West Coast Club Run 29 Wellsford/Wkwth Swap meet 29-1 Canterbury Annual Rally 29-30 Waitemata Pakiri Hill Climb
MARCH
1 Gore 1 Manawatu
Clearwater Capers Run Sunday Tea at the Grove
1 North Shore 1 South Cant 1 Wanganui 7 Canterbury 7 Southland 7 Manawatu 8 Auckland 8 Canterbury 8 Gore 8 Northland 8 South Cant 8 Waikato 14 Canterbury 14 Manawatu 14 Taupo 14 Wairarapa 15 Gore 15 North Shore 15 Rotorua 16 Otago 17 West Coast 18 Northland 20-22 Canterbury 21 West Coast 22 Waitemata 22 Wanganui 22 27-28 29 30
Wellington Taranaki Waikato Gisborne
Brits & Euro Show Motorcycle Rally Gymkhana Back Country Run Veteran Rally Ruahine Ramble Vintage Muster Rear Wheel Brake Rally Frank Robson Run Club Run Mid Island Rally Ladies Rally Moped Rally Garden Visit Lake Taupo Rally Rex Porter Memorial Rally Swap Meet Posh Picnic Chairman’s Run Vintage/Post Vintage Rally Morning Tea Shantytown Dargaville Event Jim Toohey Motorcycle Run Scenicland Rally N/S Airfield Sprint & Gymkhana Blue Smoke & Pedals / Posh Picnic Family Picnic & Gymkhana 55th Maunga Moana Rally Vintage Venture Monthly Run
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Otago Otago Rally C. Hawke’s Bay Takapau Car Display Far North Brian Parker Memorial Rally Waikato Mooloo Meander Sth Canterbury Swap Meet Canterbury P Group Annual Rally Gore Ladies Run Horowhenua NI Easter Rally Central Otago Arrowtown Autumn Festival
& Golden Times Rally Gerald Lynch-Blosse Motorcycle Rally 18 Wanganui Motorcycle Trial 19 Northland Swap Meet 19 Taupo Club Run 19 Waikato Twilight Run 24-27 Bay of Plenty Highland Fling Vin/Vet only 25 Canterbury ANZAC Day Run 25 Sth Canterbury Vintage Only Rally 25-27 Canterbury Autumn Three Day Run 26 Gisborne Monthly Run 26 Canterbury Scooter Run & Motorcycles up to 250cc 26 Horowhenua Ted Green Memorial Motorcycle Rally 26 North Shore Northern Raid Rally 26 Waitemata Monte Carlo
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Ashburton Swap Meet C. Hawke’s Bay Twilight Run Canterbury Rural Run Gore Night Trial Southland Waimea Motorcycle Rally Wairarapa Motorcycle Reliability Trial Far North Mother’s Day Rally Sth Canterbury PV/PWV/P60/P80 Rally Waitemata Kaipara Airfield Wings & Wheels 12 Far North AGM 13 Taupo AGM 16 Northland Motorcycle Rally 16 Southland PW/P60/P80 Rally 17 Wanganui Sunday Run 24-25 Canterbury Motorcycle Rough Run 24 Sth Canterbury Restoration Run 24 Wellington Ladies Rally 28 EBOP AGM 30-1 Waikato Double 50 Rally 30-1 Canterbury Irishman Rally 31 Sth Canterbury All British Run 31 Wanganui Annual Rally
This list does not contain all branch events (eg midweek or small club runs) Check branch newsletters for up-to-date details of smaller events. This column is compiled from the VCCNZ National Calendar of Events, and events as listed in each branch newsletter. Any deletions, additions, alterations need to be notified to Beaded Wheels by the Branch Secretary before 10th of the month prior to magazine publication.
While Beaded Wheels makes every attempt to check the accuracy of the dates published in this column we advise readers to confirm all dates with the individual branch concerned.
A valid Vehicle ID card (VIC) is required for any vehicle entered in a National VCC event. Visit www.vcc.org.nz for more information on how to obtain a VIC for your vehicle.
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NATIONAL OFFICE
MAILBAG
Contact National Office for all queries regarding VICs, logbooks, historic race licences, registration of vehicles, lighting endorsement, address changes, subscriptions, membership cards, speed events.
VCC VERO INSURANCE SCHEME
Please remember that to be insured under the VCC Vero Insurance Scheme you must be a fully paid up financial member of the Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc.). NZ FEDERATION OF MOTORING CLUBS (NZFOMC)
Did you know that the Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc.) is a founding member of the NZFOMC? Management Committee member Tony Bartlett sits on the Executive of the Federation and is their current Vice President. 10 YEARLY RENEWAL OF VEHICLE ID CARDS (VIC)
Three months prior to expiry National Office will send out a personalised renewal advice. When you receive the renewal advice please check the details are correct and if the vehicle’s appearance has not changed from the original Vehicle Identity Card, forward your expired
Vehicle Identity Card and the signed renewal notice to your branch for completion. Please remember, these must go to your branch for signing off. If you do not enclose the expired Vehicle Identity Card, or if the vehicle’s appearance has changed, you must send two identical photos of the vehicle as it now looks. Please return your renewal advice as early as possible. The earlier you send it in, the sooner you will receive the updated one.
BRANCH TRANSFER
To transfer between branches, complete a transfer form. This can be obtained through your branch secretary. CHANGE OF ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBERS/EMAIL/VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
Please advise the National Office if you have changed address, phone number, email address or vehicle ownership.
The editorial committee reserve the right to publish, edit or refuse publication of any item submitted as comment. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily express the policy or views of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) or the publishers. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.
HISTORY REQUIRED
I am attempting to research the history of a 1929 Fisher-bodied four door Oldsmobile originally sold by Archibalds Motors in Christchurch. Archibalds have gone back into their files but cannot locate anything earlier than the 1930s.
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Upon a change of ownership, the Vehicle ID Card is no longer valid. It is easy to transfer this into your name. Complete the VCC Change of Ownership Form available from the club website, through your branch or direct with National Office.
It is compulsory for any member entering a VCC Speed Event to hold a current VCC Historic Racing Licence (or Motorsport NZ Licence), and VCC Logbook (or Motorsport NZ Logbook). If you currently hold a VCC Historic Racing Licence, please keep an eye on the expiry date and if it needs renewing please complete the Historic Race Licence Renewal Form and forward it, along with the payment and a new one will be issued.
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BOUGHT A VEHICLE THAT HAS A VINTAGE CAR CLUB VEHICLE ID CARD?
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Beaded Wheels is the voice of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) and its 36 branches covering the length and breadth of the country. The efforts of our members continue to foster and ever widen the interest in this segment of our country’s history. It is to these people, who appreciate the fascination of age, the individuality and the functional elegance of vehicles from a bygone era, that this magazine is dedicated Beaded Wheels – Our long established title may have readers wondering about its origin. By way of explanation beaded edge wheels use beaded edge tyres that are kept in place by reinforced rubber beads, which fit into the rolled edges of the wheel rim. This style of wheel was a distinctive feature of early motoring, being used on early bicycles, many pre-1924 cars and most motorcycles until 1927. In March 1955 The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand adopted the title Beaded Wheels for their club magazine. Older issues of Beaded Wheels are available for download at vcc.org.nz
The vehicle was recently purchased from Douglas Miller’s widow and had been purchased by Douglas back in 1972 from a W J Good. Unfortunately little of the paperwork that may have changed hands back in 1972 was available. The last registered plate number was as shown in the attached photo. Any help from members who may know anything about the vehicle would be most appreciated. I can be contacted at 021 2215968 or via email at jgandkacraig@ gmail.com John Craig Member Canterbury
TRAFIKKSELSKAP RØD
Part of the problem Greg Price may have had with Googling the colour of the BMW Isetta in Beaded Wheels 361 is that the name of the shade isn’t German but Norwegian (don’t ask me why - that must be another story). “Trafikkselskap rød” is literally “transport company red”. Beyond that I can’t add anything, except maybe to guess that it’s the shade of red used at one time to paint buses? Martin Purdy INFORMATION SOUGHT
I have been given this photo of an unusual vintage car and am wondering if any of your readers can offer their views on what this car is and some of its details.
Many thanks for your help. Doug Pagel Ph 027 346 3844
DREAMS TO REALITY
I used to dream of owning a car forever. With life experience to reflect on it will be interesting to see how long I keep “ She’ll do Shelly”. Shelly is a Mercedes-Benz 190 E. She was built in Bremen , Germany, October 1988. As you know , 190 Es came out in 1982. I was a high school kid and bought a magazine about cars you could buy in England in 1983. The 190 struck a chord with me. Wowpretty neat, eh!
wiring loom clapped out. But it got me thinking. Was there any such thing as a cheap to run Mercedes-Benz? Once again thoughts of the 190 E came back to me. December 2018, on the way to a funeral, I saw Max and his car in Auckland. All I could do was coast to the airport on the motorway. Not a real test drive. Max had $2,550 on it. Took $2,000.
ENJOYABLE ISETTA
Shelly had come into good old kiwi land in 1999 and was now showing 153,330km when I drove her away. She is now showing more than 160,000.
Greg understandably expressed reservations with the period advertising which claimed “Three medium sized persons could be accommodated in the front seat”.
The price of parts haven’t been too bad. I change the engine oil every 5,000km and put in a bottle of Morey’s engine oil stabiliser first before adding 15/40 mineral. Ken Graham has the knowing of a lot of things so I will do what he advises. A Ryco engine oil filter costs $45. Holy Moley! I will expect those to do 10,000km. The car is a pleasure to drive. Just push it a little bit and everything makes sense. The auto trans is happy. If you are going slow you are expected to stir the automatic lever. So , yes , I am happy with Shelly. 190 Es are old school cars. Built to be relatively easy to keep on the road. And I recommend buying a Haynes Workshop manual. It greatly aids scoping out what to do and how to do it. Wayne Davison Member Auckland Branch
Life went on. I’ve had a Mk II Escort two door. Valiant Charger with the 265 Hemi. I wanted to own it forever. Didn’t happen. Same with my Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo ECI (electronic fuel injection ). I had that car for 14 years and 7 months. 1980s electronics are a hard thing to live with. A German lass I know bought a 1995 Merc. Of course the
Another enjoyable article from Greg Price (Beaded Wheels 361), covering subjects that are a little different from those usually found in the magazine. The BMW Isetta fitted that slot exactly, from gestation to a whacky egg shaped curiosity and the cult following it enjoys today.
It is indeed possible Greg, as the illustration taken from the official UK sales brochure 60 years ago shows. All three adults are smiling happily, one surmises because they have reached their destination unscathed and can now alight. They certainly appear to be “close friends” from the experience. Perhaps the definition of “medium size” has expanded in the intervening years. John McDonald Christchurch
GEN Z
I have just read the very interesting article by Natasa Grom of FIVA, in Beaded Wheels 361, concerning Generation Z and how we oldies, I am in my late seventies, can get the young
of today interested in the same things we are interested in, the world of old vehicles. Back along when the local high school did night classes for adults, my wife and I always learnt something new each year. One year when I was doing woodwork, which incidentally came in very useful when I was rebuilding the cab of a 1928 Willys pickup, we wondered why the teacher gave up his evenings for us. His reply was that he would rather teach us in the evenings than the boys in the day time, as all he does with them, “ is spend all day trying to stop them killing each other”. Later on somebody mentioned the film Grease, I am sure that most of the Beaded Wheels readers are old enough to remember the film, it was about a high school which had a motor pool. We wondered why the Waitaki Boys’ High School did not have one, as this would teach them about all the trades that are associated with cars. The school had tried to establish a motor pool but too many OSH regulations got in the way, so the idea was dropped. Maybe it is something the VCC and FIVA can work on with the high schools. In the last year of high school let them start an apprenticeship connected with the motor pool. Clive Blunden Member North Otago
INFORMATION WANTED
I am restoring a 1930 OK Supreme M30 motorcycle.
Wayne Davison, Mercedes-Benz 190E
This model has a JAP 750cc side valve V-twin motor, and
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▲ Mike Warn is looking for information on this bike, email him on archive@warnassociates.co.nz.
appears to be quite rare and consequently very difficult to obtain information for. A friend of mine just gave me a photo taken in approximately 1980 of a Mr Jack Fowler of Port Levy with his 1930 OK Supreme of the same model as mine. Jack told my friend at the time that he believed there were only around 10 of this model in the world, this is of course not verified, but suffice to say I have only found one photo of a similar motorcycle in the UK, but with no information regarding where it is. It is believed the motorcycle would have been sold around ten years ago when this gentleman passed away. I am wondering if anyone knows the current whereabouts of
this motorcycle or has any parts or information that could assist with a restoration. Any assistance you could give would be greatly appreciated. Mike Warn ph 03 525 9919 mike@warnassociates.co.nz
BEADED WHEELS SOAPBOX
The Soapbox article in Beaded Wheels 361, and the accompanying “As we see it” on page 4 both merit attention. However, as with most things in life, there are two sides to this subject. Although I agree whole heartedly with the general sentiments expressed, and for most of my adult life (to date) have campaigned for our club members in particular to drive in a manner to encourage the respect of the moderns, let me
I have driven hundreds of miles with my left hand wheels straddling the white line on the left side of the road. I keep monitoring both my mirrors for traffic behind. When someone behind has come up fast, or clearly wants to pass, I put my left hand blinker on as soon as the way ahead is clear, and I like to give a friendly wave as they pass. But will they pass? Possibly 50% don’t want to. But they stick close to my bumper, thus creating the start of a queue. Some, sit there for several kilometres, possibly studying my car while trying to identify what make it is. Then, when they do pass, it can be without regard as to whether the road ahead is clear. Having passed, the next vehicle moves up to repeat the same procedure. Hence, despite my best efforts, the queue forms. Others are happy to just drive at the same speed as us, (75 to 80 kph) and again a queue forms behind them. When safe to do so, I do pull further over to the left, blinker on and a hand signal, and slow down. The result often being the vehicle behind follows me, perhaps thinking there is an obstruction ahead, then when almost at a
standstill, pulls out and passes, sometimes with a noisy blast. I think most of us who motor long distance will have experienced what I am talking about. So we get similarly frustrated by the moderns who just won’t pass. Senior Constable Heney was probably in his private car, out of uniform (he says he was returning home after a 10 day holiday). He may have been lucky to have been able to stop the vintage car. Or did the vintage choose Hurunui to stop in any case? The 40 (?) cars who subsequently tooted and waved may have done so in recognition that the slow vintage was letting them go by. How were they to know that there was a policeman there? He says he has stopped many drivers for this. How many were driving vintage? How many times has he written to the media? He may have a thing about vintage, methinks he doth protest too much. He mentions “a slow vehicle doing 85– 90 kph; really annoying”. Should I remind him that it is not a target. And as for “dangerous overtaking”, surely that is the decision of the overtaking driver. Yes, we should (and must) drive courteously, but we can’t be responsible for what the idiot behind does.
THE WALL OF DEATH In response to Trevor StanleyJoblin letter regarding the Wall Of Death and the Moores. A group of enthusiasts including myself have formed an incorporated society. The Original NZ Wall Of Death. We are rebuilding and resurrecting the very wall that the Moores rode. We last had it in use in the late ‘90s. It has been in storage since then and sadly wood has rotted on some of the panels. We are rebuilding it and trying to use oregon timber as per initial construction. We are trying to raise funds and gather sponsors to facilitate this task as quickly as possible. We have rebuilt several of the panels already, also the metal framework that holds it together
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and supports the viewing platform. We believe that our very own Chris Martin was the first person in the world to ride a speedway solo bike onto the wall. Our intention is to house the wall in a 20ft container and take it to various shows both in New Zealand and also Australia. We envisage that bike shows and hot rod events may be principle venues Those who have witnessed the wall will remember the distinctive noise of the bike on the slatted approach ramp as it roared into life and climbed up onto the wall. In the ‘90s there wasn’t anyone on hand to teach the new riders what to do and not to do. Enthusiasm, youth
and some alcohol quelled the nerves. Time in the wall paid off and we now have experienced riders who can pass on their knowledge to up and coming riders. We are trying to locate all the VHS tapes of learning bloopers and format into digital media. Our aim is to play these bloopers at events and also advertise sponsors of The Wall Of Death. For those who are social media savvy we have a Facebook page called....NZ Original Wall Of Death. People can submit pics or memories. We would welcome any stories or pictures that readers may have. Please forward anything
that may be of use for us to document to: theoriginalnzwallofdeath@ gmail.com We wish to digitally upload information to preserve the motoring history from New Zealand. Mel Tapp oldcaryard@hotmail.com
His last paragraph sums up what should be every driver’s care, modern as well as vintage. It is too easy to blame the vintage. But because we are an easily identifiable group of road users, we do have an extra obligation to drive safely and courteously, so that we don’t incur the criticism that Mr Heney seems to be propounding. Yes, we do have a minority who provide fodder for the likes of Mr Heney. So we must curb our frustrations and be extra vigilant about the way we drive our club vehicles and when we see a fellow club member who is not driving as he/she should be, have a quiet word with them. And Kevin can be excused for ranting. Like me he will be aware of the well known member who was stopped by a patrol in Central Otago because he was holding up a queue of traffic. “Holding them up?, remonstrated our member, I’ve just spent the last twenty minutes getting past that lot,
and now I’m going to have to do it again! There, I‘ve had my little “rant” and eased my feelings, if the moderns behind us are idiots, all the more reason for us to give them the courtesy of the road! Norman Dewhurst QSM Past President, Hon Life Member
SLOW DRIVERS
I read with interest the letter written by Senior Constable Grant Heney and the response published by the Chairman in the last copy of Beaded Wheels. I agree entirely with the sentiments expressed in both articles however we must remember that one bad incident should not tarnish the whole vintage car movement. A couple of years ago I was travelling south to Wanganui. We had passed Taumaranui and were heading towards National Park when we caught up to a slow moving vehicle doing
about 75-80 km/h. About 300 metres ahead of this car was a marked police car, obviously doing the same speed. The road was generally winding and we followed as a procession of three cars for nearly 20 kilometres before a long straight appeared and I sped up to 104 km/h (Christmas 4 km/h tolerance was in force) to pass the car in front, travelling for some distance on the wrong side of the road but was forced to abandon this manoeuvre due an upcoming corner. Eventually the police car pulled over and allowed us to pass, only then to stop me with flashing lights and siren sounding. He advised me he was issuing a ticket for failing to keep left at all times. I advised that I sped up to 104 km/h but could not complete the manoeuvre. He then accused me of speeding. At this point I told him I had 35 years NZ Police service and that I had been following him for over 20 kms and he should have been considerate and pulled over to allow us to pass. He stated that he always drove at that speed at which point I invited him to issue me a ticket and I would take a private prosecution against him. With that I commenced to record the registration number of the police vehicle, checked the registration label to ensure it was current and checked the WOF.
The encounter was becoming quite serious at which point he suggested that neither of us were getting anywhere and suggested I get in my car and leave. I thanked him and left. Because one police officer chooses to drive inconsiderately it does not mean that all Police should be tarnished by his actions. Maurice Whitham
CLUB NAME
There has been some discussion over the years regarding renaming the club. I am totally in favour of this, as we are gradually becoming irrelevant to younger generations who do not understand, beacause of our name, that we are about more than just vintage cars. I appreciate this is a huge issue for many and some may even feel strongly enough to leave the club but progress can often be painful as in any conflict. I have a suggestion for a name change as follows: 30YVC standing for 30 Year Vehicle Club. To me it conveys the fact that: 1. We are about 30 year old vehicles and older. 2. We are still about vehicles 3. We are still a club. Your thoughts? Brian Christensen Member Wellington
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Stockists of new AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CAR, TRUCK & TRACTOR 1912–1997 (85 year span)
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Historical snippets of motoring interest from years gone by compiled by Graeme Rice
100 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY MARCH 1920
Post-war austerity spawns inventive, petrol saving devices. British MPs abandoned their limousines for motor scooters, an Otaki nurse had taken delivery of a motor scooter which “would be seen on local and district roads.” Motor scooters were seen in Hawera, Napier, and Wellington. A year later Truth’s Critic observed “These little machines are very powerfully engined and guaranteed to climb the steepest pedestrians!” Seriously – shades of things to come! 50 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY MARCH 1969
Reeling under the wave of smooth, colourful, comfortable and well-equipped Japanese motorcycles dominating the market, from the 50cc Honda Cub to the Honda 750/4, the British industry were trying something different. What else could explain the BSA group’s Ariel 3? Costing over $4 million to develop, this trike was sunk by a hapless marketing guru who came up with the strap line – “Here it is – Whatever it is…”
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75 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY MARCH 1944
Another post-war era, more fuel savers. The Velo-Solex company rushed their motorised bicycle into production while in Italy the Piaggo company was developing a new product to replace their aircraft manufacturing activities. In 1945 Enrico Piaggio’s inventive designer Corradino D’Ascanio worked on a stressedskin fully enclosed motor scooter with a stressed steel aircraft design. Featuring a flat floorboard and stub axles its buzzy 98cc motor and bee-like rear end got it the name Vespa, Italian for Wasp. 30 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY MARCH 1989
Grim times for our motor scooter and moped dealers. Sales of under 61cc machines dropped from 1,696 in 1989 to just 911 in 1990. Very likely the swathes of cheap, imported Mazda 323s selling for around $4,000 had to take some of the blame. Even so, used machines sold for good prices. A 1987 Honda Beat - $1,200, a 1988 Honda Eve - $850, a 1989 Suzuki with just 220kms - $1,200 and a 1990 Yamaha SH80R for $1,395 seemed a good buy compared to a 1987 SH50 for $1,095.
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MCLAREN CONTINUES KIWI CONNECTION Two young engineers from New Zealand have arrived in England to begin an internship established in honour of McLaren’s Kiwi founder, Bruce McLaren.
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University of Auckland students Elizabeth Grant and Harvey Merton are both following in the footsteps of Bruce McLaren who arrived in England in 1958 on a scholarship before going on to establish his racing team five years later. Bruce’s vision was always to build supercars. McLaren Automotive was established just under a decade ago to fulfil that vision and which is where Elizabeth and Harvey, who both have a passion for high performance engineering and cars, will spend the next two months. The company has produced some of the world’s most iconic supercars, most recently unveiling the Elva roadster which celebrates the renowned Bruce McLaren-designed M1A and McLaren-Elvas of the 1960s. Produced as ‘customer’ versions of the innovative and exciting Group 7 McLaren race cars, the McLaren-Elva sportscars embodied many of the pioneering design and engineering principles that are still integral to the McLaren road cars the company hand-builds today. Both Harvey and Elizabeth will be based at the iconic McLaren Technology and Production Centres in Woking, Surrey, England where they will have stints with designers, development engineers, the powertrain team as well as areas such as aftersales to gain a rounded understanding of the 2,700 strong team.
Nearly 60 years ago, Bruce McLaren travelled to England on a similar Driver to Europe scholarship to pursue his motorsport aspirations. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Bruce studied at Seddon Technical College, later part of Auckland University, and was an accomplished engineer and innovator as well as a successful racing driver. “It’s wonderful to welcome Elizabeth and Harvey to McLaren as the latest bright young engineers to benefit from the international internship named in honour of my father and to know his legacy lives on today both in the cars and the ethos of the company. My father would be very proud of what McLaren has become today and I’m sure he would be equally proud of the internship which celebrates the strong links between Britain and New Zealand that he epitomised. I’m grateful to both McLaren Automotive and the University of Auckland for their continued support for nurturing young engineering talent and can’t wait to hear what Elizabeth and Harvey make of it all.” Amanda McLaren, Brand Ambassador for McLaren Automotive.
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Ferg McDowall fixing the B26.
BSA B24 AND B26 Words and Photos STUART FRANCIS
Tony Warren on the B24 .
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Invercargill has long been home to motorcycling enthusiasts – VCC Southland members Arthur Warren and Ferg McDowell provided Beaded Wheels writer Stuart Francis with the chance to compare a couple of Valentine Page design BSA motorcycles.
In 1936 Val (Valentine) Page joined BSA as chief designer, and went through the process of redesigning and updating virtually all of BSA’s motorcycles. Val was well placed to undertake this major overhaul of the range as he had previously worked in senior positions at a number of motorcycle manufacturers. He served his apprenticeship as a motorcycle engineer and designer with J A Prestwich, involved in designing the engines used by Brough Superior and several other makers. He joined Ariel Motorcycles in 1925, becoming chief designer and developing a new range of motorcycles for the 1926 season. He moved to Triumph in 1932 to become chief designer where, with Edward Turner, he developed Triumph’s first parallel twin, the model 6/1, and updated the whole Triumph range. In 1937 almost all the existing BSA models were dropped and the new B and M model groups introduced. The B-group were light and middleweight machines and the M-group were heavyweights. All the engines were redesigned for dry sump oiling, and a single pushrod tube improved their dated appearance. There were significant differences between B and M group machines, the bottom ends were similar but not identical, with different shaped timing chests and internal differences. The M series machines had a stronger heavyweight frame, and running gear suitable for high speed riding or pulling a sidecar. The B24 Empire Star (later renamed the Silver Star) was the top of the range road-going 350cc machine, with the best specification and smartly turned out in chrome and silver. The B26 was the entry model 350cc machine, with a good specification and smartly turned out. There was also a B25, a competition 350cc machine, aimed at the off-road market.
1938 B24 Car restorer Arthur Warren joined the VCC Southland Branch in 1976 and was informed that most members had a motorcycle as well as a car and Ray Eunson had just the machine he needed. After $150 changed hands Arthur became the proud owner of a 1938 BSA B24. Most of the machine was there except for the petrol tank and magdyno. Ray had acquired the B24 in the early 1970s, after spotting it abandoned behind an old hut at the Oamaru railway yard. Arthur put the machine to one side while he worked on some vintage car projects, but he was always on the lookout for the missing petrol tank and a magdyno. He eventually started the restoration by checking over the engine. The bottom end was ok, but the top end was badly worn. A re-bore and a valve job sorted it out and this was the only real mechanical work required. The bulk of the restoration was stripping it down, cleaning parts and repainting, then carefully reassembling it. Arthur’s son Tony also helped out with some of the restoration tasks. The restoration moved along slowly, interrupted by the needs of a young family, lack of finance and some car restorations. The
missing petrol tank became the major stumbling block (the fact it was unique to that year did not help) until Ron Hawkings in Christchurch found the correct item. Steve Lockyer (a friend of Tony) found a good magdyno whilst touring Australia and brought it back in his luggage. The restoration was finally completed in 2007, since when Arthur and Tony have taken the B24 on numerous club runs. On a club run two years ago the B24 suffered oil supply problems causing it to nip up, lose power and generally sound unwell. Tony’s initial intention was to undertake a top end rebuild, including a re-bore, and fixing the oil supply problem. However after stripping the top end Tony spotted some fine cracks just below the drive side crankcase mouth. Some very deft work with a Tig welder and files produced an almost imperceptible repair. Since the crankcase repairs and engine rebuild the machine is back to its old form. It has the optional sporty upswept high level pipe and silencer. The horizontal Amal carburettor was only fitted in 1938 which is why the tank was unique to that model and year. The horizontal carburettor can lead to problems if allowed to overflow, almost inevitable with the fuel level set correctly at the main jet level. Arthur turns the petrol off every time he stops to prevent flooding. The gearbox and clutch are robust units, the same as used on larger models in the range. The machine should have 20 inch chromed front wheels with painted centres and a 7-inch brake. No doubt because of the difficulty of getting 20 inch tyres, a 19 inch wheel with the smaller front brake (5½ inch), (possibly from the 250cc model) was fitted at some point. The smaller front brake is marginal for such a middleweight machine, fortunately the rear brake works reasonably well. Tony wants to undertake a couple of improvements such as fitting a pillion saddle, and to chrome and re-paint the petrol tank. Petrol has seeped under the tank paintwork and it has started to bubble.
1939 B26 Ferg McDowell bought the B26 on April Fool’s day 2014 which should have been an omen of some sort. The early history of the machine is a bit hazy as the penultimate owner Mossy misplaced all the early ownership papers. However Ferg eventually traced ownership back to Bill Carey and spoke to him. It seems that he bought the machine from a bloke in Dunedin. The bloke had breathed on it and used it successfully in timed events like hillclimbs and sprints. Bill Carey used it in local VCC events for a while, before selling it in July 1998 to Darren Quirke, who kept the machine until early 2000. Unable to start the machine in the new year Darren sold it to Dave Lewis of Riverton (a local wag tried to convince Darren that the reason it wouldn’t start was because the Y2K bug was affecting the magneto).
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