June 2018
See you at Bruce’s Polar Plunge, 24 June Castlecliff Beach, 11:30
Lee & Karen Taylor, winners of the 2018 Annual Rally
Official Magazine of the Wanganui Branch of the V.C.C. of NZ P.O. Box 726, Wanganui . Street address – Patapu St, Wanganui East.
Wanganui@vcc.org.nz Patron
Alan Bates
06 344 5515
Chairman: Vice Chairman:
Bruce Ardell
06 342 7713
Secretary: Treasurer:
Liz James Neil Farrer
Club Captain: Rally Secretary/Trophies
Frank James Linda O’Keeffe
063442221 liznfrank@xtra.co.nz 06 343 6248 nfarrer@xtra.co.nz mob. 027 457 9634 021349074 liznfrank@xtra.co.nz 0274733767 wanganuirally@gmail.com
Motorcycle Convenor:
Bill James
0273532190
Health & Safety
Linda Kendrick Chris White Dave McDermid
02777 54644 zilda552@hotmail.com 06 3487335 06 3476915 Whanganuiriverboats@xtra.co.nz " " "
Branch Delegate:
Neil Farrer
06 343 6248
Kitchen Manager: Hall: (Custodian/Bookings)
Vacant
Committee: Trophies Manger
heatherandbilljames@gmail.com
Doreen Hardy Sue Voss Rob O’Keeffe Shane Hobman Dave Austin" " Trevor Roberts Chris White Dave McDermid
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Editor: Beaded Wheels Scribe Archivist:
Peter Hardy Toni Jenkins Dave Austin" "
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Vehicle I. D. `s
Shane Hobman Bruce Ardell Linda Kendrick Frank James
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Truck Custodians: Librarian" " " Parts’ Custodians:
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RIVET Distribution Coordinator
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Official VCC Website: www.vcc.org.nz VCC Branch Mags http://vcc.org.nz/news-from-our-branches/ Facebook Wanganui Vintage Car Club https://www.facebook.com/whanganuivcc/? VCC Codes for discounts: Bluebirds Cook Strait Ferry Interislander
ANTIQUECAR WH5465
Chairman’s Report - AGM 2018 I am very pleased to present this report for the 64th AGM of the Wanganui Branch of the VCC of NZ. Club nights have been well supported and we have had some very interesting guest speakers and entertainment. (We are always looking for more!) Rallies are continuing to grow in number and days. Sixty entries for last weekend’s Annual Rally was a good muster. The New Year’s Day Rally at Taihape, Castrol Motorcycle Rally, Burma Rally and our Daffodil Rally all attracted good entries. Both the Burma Rally and Vintage Weekend will take place over 4 days, Friday night to Monday morning inclusive. This year’s Vintage Weekend was well recieved by the competitors, the general public and visitors to Whanganui. The city was certainly abuzz. We have had interesting Sunday outings every month and they have also been well supported. Thanks to one and all for organising these outings. This year has flown by and support for all functions and outings is encouraging and bodes well for the next twelve months. We’ve also had an increase in the number of members - up to 215 locally with a total of 8500 nationally. Numerous veteran, vintage, PV and PW cars have been acquired and enjoyed by our members. There has also been a number of improvements at the Clubrooms over the past 12 months. A new dish sanitizer/washer and new gas hot water system have been installed and paid for. To all my committee members - A sterling effort. To Club members, volunteers and supporters - My heartfelt thanks for all the wonderful jobs you have all done over the year, and I hope all will continue to do so. A special mention to Jim O’Neill (Club Captain) and Linda O’Keeffe, (Rally Secretary) - Your efforts have helped me tremendously and I thank you sincerely.
Cheers Bruce A
Bruces Notes It was with great pleasure I was able to distribute the following long term membership badges. I was only able to do this due to the hard work that Neil Farrer has put into researching our membership records 35 Year badges Ken Pfeffer Chris White Jay Hart Claudia-Ann Voss
25 Year Badges Kevin Herdman Fay Chamberlain Keith Bing Dave Austin
Bruce also thanked Fay Chamberlain who has retired from the position of Beaded Wheels Scribe and Jim who has resigned as Club Captain. He recognised their hard work and dedication to their posts
AGM News This year’s AGM was well attended as is the norm with the Wanganui VCC and all posts, with one exception, were filled. Changes:Secretary Club Captain Motor Cycle Convenor Kitchen Duties Truck Custodians Librarian / Archivist Parts Custodians Beaded Wheels Scribe
Liz James Frank James Bill James Vacant Rob O’Keefe, Shane Hobman Dave Austin Trevor Roberts, Dave McDermid, Chris White Toni Jenkins
Thanks to all the out going members and welcome to the new.
Bruces Polar Plunge All are cordially invited to the Polar Plunge at Castlecliff Beach on Sunday the 24th of June. Please dress appropriately, bathers or matching your automobile, and meet us at 11:30am in time for a Noon immersion. (If that is your desire) Be there or be square!
Bruce A
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Club Calendar
All Club Runs meet at 1pm at the club rooms unless otherwise noted.
June
Sunday 17th 1:30pm GOME invites all VCC members to come and celebrate their success Details on page 19 24th Polar Plunge, 11:30 Castlecliffe Beach
August
4th Club Night, 15th Sunday Run, Frank James 1st Club Night, Leo Brown Pediatrist 15th Sunday run, Frank James
September
5th Club Night, Shiney Parts Auction 16 Sept Sunday Run
July
October
3rd Club Night, Tony Haycock, 2021 International Rally 28th Sunday Run 21st Flying A club visit
November
7th Club Night, Emerson Night Trial Linda O’Keeffe 18th Ladies Run, Linda O’Keeffe
December
5th Club Night, Restoration of the year.
Little Different Story About Electric Cars!! For your assessment INTERESTING - ONE OTHER QUESTION. IF ELECTRIC CARS DO NOT USE GASOLINE, THEY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN PAYING A GASOLINE TAX ON EVERY GALLON THAT IS SOLD FOR AUTOMOBILES, WHICH WAS ENACTED SOME YEARS AGO TO HELP TO MAINTAIN OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES. THEY WILL USE THE ROADS, BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE! WHO WILL BEAR THE BURDEN? In case you were thinking of buying hybrid or an electric car: Ever since the advent of electric cars, the REAL cost per mile of those things has never been discussed. All you ever heard was the mpg in terms of gasoline, with nary a mention of the cost of electricity to run it. This is the first article I've ever seen and tells the story pretty much as I expected it to.Electricity has to be one of the least efficient ways to power things yet they're being shoved down our throats. Glad somebody finally put engineering and math to paper. At a neighborhood BBQ I was talking to a neighbor, a BC Hydro executive. I asked him how that renewable thing was doing. He laughed, then got serious. If you really intend to adopt electric vehicles, he pointed out, you had to face certain realities. For example, a home charging system for a Tesla requires 75 amp service. The average house is equipped with 100 amp service. On our small street (approximately 25 homes), the electrical infrastructure would be unable to carry more than three houses with a single Tesla, each. For even half the homes to have electric vehicles, the system would be wildly over-‐loaded. This is the elephant in the room with electric vehicles. Our residential infrastructure cannot bear the load. So as our genius elected officials promote this nonsense, not only are we being urged to buy these things and replace our reliable, cheap generating systems with expensive, new windmills and solar cells, but we will also have to renovate our entire delivery system! This latter "investment" will not be revealed until we're so far down this dead end road that it will be presented with an 'OOPS...!' and a shrug. If you want to argue with a green person over cars that are eco-friendly, just read the following. Note: If you ARE a green person, read it anyway. It's enlightening. Eric test drove the Chevy Volt at the invitation of General Motors and he writes, "For four days in a row, the fully charged battery lasted only 25 miles before the Volt switched to the reserve gasoline engine." Eric calculated the car got 30 mpg including the 25 miles it ran on the battery. So, the range including the 9-gallon gas tank and the 16 kwh battery is approximately 270 miles. It will take you 4.5 hours to drive 270 miles at 60 mph. Then add 10 hours to charge the battery and you have a total trip time of 14.5 hours. In a typical road trip your average speed (including charging time) would be 20 mph. According to General Motors, the Volt battery holds 16 kwh of electricity. It takes a full 10 hours to charge a drained battery. The cost for the electricity to charge the Volt is never mentioned, so I looked up what I pay for electricity. I pay approximately (it varies with amount used and the seasons) $1.16 per kwh. 16 kwh x $1.16 per kwh = $18.56 to charge the battery. $18.56 per charge divided by 25 miles = $0.74 per mile to operate the Volt using the battery. Compare this to a similar size car with a gasoline engine that gets only 32 mpg. $3.19 per gallon divided by 32 mpg = $0.10 per mile. The gasoline powered car costs about $20,000 while the Volt costs $46,000-plus. So the Canadian and American Governments want loyal citizens not to do the math, but simply pay three times as much for a car, that costs more than seven times as much to run, and takes three times longer to drive across the country.
May Working Bee. A great turnout at our last Working Bee despite the inclement weather forecast, no head count but well over 20 members arrived. Lots of tasks completed and the place looks way
better for it. Thanks for all those that turned up and completed the work just as the weather broke and the heavens opened.
New members Wanganui VCC would like to welcome and introduce the following recent members. We hope to se you all regularly at our meetings and events Mr S and Mrs C Staines 1933 Austin, Pat and Tracey Dillon, 1965 Ford, 1971 Ford Mr P and Mrs A Croft, 1958 Mercedes Benz
Patrick ODonnell has recently joined. He has a 1972 HoldenXJI Coupe. Brian Wagstaff owner of an Austin 1100 Mk3
Peter
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Two Chev Trucks supporting the Bunnings Ladies Night, one from Rob O’Keeffe and the other from Wanganui VCC
A few Bulletins for you:• The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. • Scouts are saving aluminium cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. • The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water. 'The sermon tonight:' Searching for Jesus.' • Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands. • Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation. • Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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2018 Annual Rally Awards Lee and Keren Taylor recieving the new Alan and Leonie Bates Highest Points Local Entrants cup
Ian and Fay Chamberlain winners of Class 1
Lee and Keren Taylor receiving the Class 4 cup
Rob and Linda O’Keeffe winners of Class 5
Graeme and Karen Langridge winners of Class 8
Toni Jenkins and Charlotte Hardy, on behalf of Jessica Hardy, receiving the Class 10 award.
Karl Brown and Aaron Kendrick with the Class 11 Cup
Linda and Aaron Kendrick with Rebecca Brown and the new Class 12, Post 1980 cup which Rebecca proceeded to win.
Charlotte Hardy presenting Linda O�Keeffe with a thank you bouquet of flowers
2018 Annual Rally Photos
Advance Notice Saturday September the 22 has been designated International Ford Model A day Preliminary planning is under way for a relaxed meeting between model A owners and lovers from Wanganui, Manawatu and Horowhenua. If you don’t have a model A but would like to participate a space will surely be made for you. If you are interested in attending this momentous event contact Peter Robinson 06 3567404 Dave McDermid 06 3476915
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From the desk of Jim O’Neill, Ex Wanganui Branch Club Captain and Frank James new Wanganui Branch Club Captain. So it’s goodbye from him and Hello from him. Jim would like to invite you all the club rooms on Sunday 17th of June at 1:30pm to celebrate the success of the GOME group. Bring along afternoon tea, and a beer if it suits you. We will screen the World famous TV star, Alan Bates and his friends. Watch Jim and Dick with their council cronies in Queenstown earlier this year and all the other TV / News Paper interviews.
Jim
Hi everyone, Not a lot to say from me this month but dont worry things soon change. A late piece of news is the Polar Plunge which is happening at Castlecliff Beach on Sunday 24th of June and we will be meeting there at 11:30am to join in all the fun. More details on page 5. See you all the next club night on 4th of July.
Frank
This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin. -------------------------Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM . Please use the back door. --------------------------
The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy. -------------------------Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance. --------------------------
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Wanganui VCC Contact For the Daffodill Rally for Cancer 2018 Peter Hardy 0212723444 email pedorhardy@xtra.co.nz
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New Crown Wheel & Pinions Good Stock of Carbs, Fuel Pumps & Hubcaps Also DKW 1000 Parts
We currently hold a very large selection of spares, new and used so if you have a prolem contact on of our Parts Custodians and see if they can help.
We have a very good selection of:Rover 3 litre Parts including Laycocks overdrive and Diff ratio. Riley 1500 panels, Diff and Gearbox 46 Chev motors and parts Good 15inch tyres and tubes 100s of starters and generators Ford 100E parts Lots of hubcaps Heaps of brake linings and oil & air filters Various Model A and Model T spares. 1947 Hillman parts
Engines for Sale Jag 2.4, Avenger, Durant 20, Ford 302 V8, 1930 Morris, Morris 1000, Austin A30, 38 Singer, Stander 10, Vauxhall Victor,Renault, , 20s Dodge, 29 Plymouth, 39 Chysler, Bedford, 20s Buick and a Ford 10. Vanguard, TR2, Datsun 1200 (3) AUSTIN 1100
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