1 minute read
Veteran Notes
The Branch Veteran Rally attracted about eighteen entrants to the start at the agricultural museum in Waiuku. The only new restoration noted was Peter Alderdice's 1917 Harley Davidson. All other entrants were seasoned veteran run attendees. Model T Fords dominated numerically, as is usually the case. Other entrants included Cadillac, De Dion Bouton, Renault, Talbot, Perry, Rover and Dodge. “Out of town” Branch support came from Doug & Ann Hamilton in the 1904 Cadillac, with Leon & Brendda Salt as crew. Mention should also be made of Monty and Pauline Scarborough, who made the trip from Kaiaua. It was good to see long time member and Charabanc associate Doug Pinker back on the Charabanc. The two routes about 27 miles for the short and just under 40 for the long travelled via back roads, where possible, up the Awhitu Peninsula. Travelling through the Taurangaruru, Kohekohe, Waipipi and Te Toro areas before heading back to Waiuku for lunch at the Cosmopolitan Club. The plotter’s concerns about potential heavy traffic and overtaking difficulties on the main Awhitu road didn't materialise. David Adams on the long route check got about seven of the ten entrants on this route, so it was assumed that some of the others followed the short route. There was some concern that Peter Alderdice had broken down on the Harley, but he turned up to tell us he had gone further up the Peninsula than instructed, turned round and retraced his route. He had no instruction rollers on the Harley, which was on its first serious run since restoration and he is very satisfied. Because of this, he was given the long route Trophy and Barry Birchall got the short route Trophy in the 1905 De Dion Bouton.
John Stokes
Robinson Instrument Ltd Unit 3 31 Princes St, Onehunga, Auckland. Ph: 09 636 5836 Fax:09 636 5838 Email: sales@robinsoninstruments.co.nz Web: www.robinsoninstruments.co.nz
