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April 2020 Page 1
APRIL 2020
Page 2 April 2020
April 2020 Page 3
Index
In this issue… Page
Are you on the Tree? 6
AVVCC 37th Vintage Muster 2020 16-17
2020 Vintage Muster from a Participant 18
April Club Run 19
May Club Run 20
Bert Cuthbertson Rally 21
Volunteers Required 22
Vero International Festival of Motoring 23
Marshals Wanted 24
Regular Features
Chairman’s Report 4
Club Captain’s Report 5-6
Library Notes 7
Veteran Notes 8
Secretary’s Notes 8
Commercial Notes 9
Mid Week Tourers 10-11
Vintage Notes 12-13
Coming Events 14-15
Spares 25
Your Committee 26
May Bulletin closing date Strictly 25 April 2020
Cover Designed by Melanie Ball
The views expressed by the correspondents in this Bulletin are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Auckland Veteran &
Vintage Car Club Inc. Any articles of interest, comments, letters to the Editor etc are welcome. All contributions are pre-
sented to and approved by the club committee prior to printing. Please forward any submissions to the Bulletin Editor.
Page 4 April 2020 Chairman’s Report Well how things change so very quickly, (Covid-19 virus). There we were looking forward to what was coming up in events for us, the Motorcycle meeting, Kara- ka Vintage day, Commercial and Charabanc night, Club Night's speaker on Tyres, the Vintage meeting, Maunga Moana, Mooloo Meander, Branch's gym- khana, the National North Island Easter Rally, all cancelled along with all Branch meetings, runs and rallies. The March National Executive meeting, which was to held in Wellington was also cancelled. All our Clubroom renters have been ad- vised that the Clubrooms are now closed and will remain closed until further no- tice, which is the first time in the Branch's history. The Committee will keep you informed of any matters relative to the AVVCC. The builder has started on repairing the building with dismantling and rebuilding the damaged outside wall and repairing some internal damage as well. Reports on what has passed before the cancellation of events. The Veteran section - John Stokes meeting went well. The Mad Irish Woman Rally held in the Waikato: I was told this was a very suc- cessful event with members Peter Alderdice, Leo Fowler and Paul Tomlin taking part. The Bert Cuthbertson Rally: I attended this on my BSA Golden Flash, Stuart Metge plotted the event, which had a good turnout of 14 motorcycles and 5 cars and around 25 people. Everything about this rally was excellent from the instructions, route, weather and the great afternoon tea put on by Stewart’s wife Jan. Vintage Muster: Alan & Shaaran Price put on an excellent event with 26 entries and 56 people attending the dinner at the RSA in the early evening. Well that’s all for now folks, we hope you and your family stay safe and well at this stressful time. Keep those 2, 3 and 4 wheels turning safely. Martin Spicer
April 2020 Page 5
Club Captain’s Report
My report will only be a shorter one this month, as we have effectively only had
4 events, being John Stokes Veteran meeting, The Midweek Tourers, the Motor-
cycle Bert Cuthbertson Rally and the Vintage Muster.
John Stokes Veteran meetings continue with their good attendance.
The Vintage Muster was plotted by Shaaran and Alan Price, out in the western
parts of Auckland. 26 entries started the event and by all accounts it was an
excellent rally. 56 people gathered in the early evening to have dinner at the
RSA. Congratulations to Rodger and Val Ball, who won their section and Gavin
Welch and Sophie Zhao, who won their section and won the rally overall.
Thanks to all the marshals who helped out at this event. My apologies that
Martin and I didn’t attend, but it was the big 5 birthday for our grandson, who
now goes to big boys school he tells us.
The Bert Cuthbertson Rally was attended by 14 motorcycles and 5 cars. A love-
ly Franklin countryside rally was plotted by Stuart Metge and a great afternoon
tea provided by Jan, Stuart’s wife. The winner of this event was Martin Seay on
his little Triumph Terrier.
Well, what a month March turned out to be and at this stage I am unsure as to
when my next report will be. The Committee has been hard at work, via emails
and telephone calls, making hard decisions on behalf of Branch members and
what to do for the best. On Tuesday (17 March) we made the decision to
close the Branch for all events, including our regular Saturday afternoons, bi-
weekly Thursday nights and all other groups which meet at the Clubrooms reg-
ularly; Commercial, Library, Charabanc, Vintage, Veteran and Motorcycle sec-
tion meetings. We have also closed our Clubrooms to all outside hirers until
further notice.
During that day and Wednesday we were kept abreast with other things going
on within the VCC movement and getting notifications of events being can-
celled everywhere Nationwide. We also received a notification on Friday 20
March that the International Rally planned for 2021 has been postponed until
early 2022. For those who have entered, you will be kept appraised of ongoing
actions. We were also advised that the National VCC Daffodil Day is also can-
celled.
The National Executive meeting, due to be held on 28 th March in Wellington,
was also been cancelled.
The Committee will be discussing during the next couple of weeks, as to wheth-
er we have our AGM or whether this will be postponed. Again, you will be kept
advised of any developments through the email tree.
If you are not on our email tree and have access to a computer, please let
Tracey Winterbottom know your email address, as this will be the only line of
communication open to us for the short-term in getting important information
out to our members in a timely fashion.
I understand that Murray Firth is going to try and keep the Vintage section go-
ing, asking members to send him stories etc., which he will distribute through his
email list to those members who have attended their previous meetings.
Martin will keep his emails going through to the Motorcycle members.
Page 6 April 2020
Club Captain’s Report Contd...
May I suggest that John Campbell and John Stokes perhaps take the same
approach with their sections?
We are experiencing unprecedented times in New Zealand history and one
way or another Covid-19 is impacting on everyone, no matter their age or gen-
der.
I appreciate that there are many members who live alone and so I would urge
other members, who know these members who live alone, to check in on them
with a telephone call to see if they are okay and that any help they may need
is being met, especially those that have no family. Keeping in touch with
emails is also another way of stemming the loneliness, especially as the over
70’s have been advised to stay indoors. This of course is our household as Mar-
tin is now 71 and I will be staying at home as well. Luckily we have our large
farm to wander around in and there is plenty to keep us busy – sorting out our
garage is a starting point and getting our veggie garden back up and grow-
ing, still waiting for our tomatoes and capsicums to ripen, they are later varie-
ties so patience I hear you say!
My final message to you all is to stay well, stay busy and stay positive. Take
care of each other.
Lynda Spicer
ARE YOU ON THE TREE?
We have an email tree to remind you what is
coming up, and any other relevant information
that comes to hand between Bulletins.
You won’t get bombarded with rubbish and your
email address is not visible to anyone else on the
distribution list.
If you are reading this and would like to be includ-
ed please send me an email at
vintagesunbeam@hotmail.co.nz and you’ll be in
the loop.
Tracey Winterbottom
April 2020 Page 7
Library Notes
As I write this, many of our older members are ‘confined to barracks’ and no
doubt could do with some interesting reading material to pass the time. It’s a
pity then that the Clubrooms (and the Library), are understandably out of
bounds. Sorry about that, but as they say, never mind, this too, will pass.
In the meantime, have a think about that article or book you have always
wanted to write on that aspect of motoring history that has interested you so
much for some time.
When you are ready, you will no doubt require a source of information on mo-
toring history and our Branch Library is well stocked with material going back to
the very beginning of motoring, both in this country and in those countries from
which our vehicles emanated.
We have all manner of history books, such as AA publications from as early as
1912, AA road maps of NZ from 1929, Auckland Motor Show catalogues from
the 1920’s, and Auckland vehicle registration records from the early 1900’s.
In magazines there are Autocar and Motor from 1910, NZ Motor and Cycle
from 1905, Motorworld (Wellington AA) from 1935, Beaded Wheels and our own
Branch Bulletin from issue No 1, ….to name but a few. Then there is the film ma-
terial, for instance the very first AVVCC club run and early NZ Grand Prix etc.
Our scrapbook collection has some real gems, from the likes of Arthur Dexter,
Phil Jones and a recent addition is from Douglas Wood. This last mentioned
comprises 5 bound volumes, each about 2 inches thick, all indexed in detail
and comprising all manner of items (mostly motoring-related) which this well-
known and prolific writer for Beaded Wheels found of interest.
Lastly, another ‘plug’ for our collection of handbooks, parts books and work-
shop manuals. These tend to be ‘out of sight, out of mind’ for visitors, but re-
member, they cover a vast range of older vehicles and we can provide cop-
ied material on request.
On another tack, one of the most borrowed books in our collection would
have to be ‘Climax in Coventry’ by Walter Hassan. It is the story of his working
life, which began in the early 1920’s when he was a ‘ten bob a week shop boy’
at fledging Bentley Motors, through building the Brooklands specials for Woolf
Barnato, the Napier-Railton Mobil Special, then ERA, Bristol Aircraft engines,
Jaguar and the XK120 and culminating with Coventry Climax Grand Prix en-
gines. It is a great read and little wonder that it is often borrowed by our mem-
bers.
Happy reading
Chris Wood and the Library Team:—Owen Hayward, Colin Bott, Barry
Birchall, John Stokes & Barry Robert.
Page 8 April 2020 Veteran Notes Attendance was well down at the March meeting due to a number of members being on the HCCNZ’ Brass Era Tour and the Mad Irish Woman’s event. John Morrison has replaced the running board lino on his 1913 Humberette. He also displayed his 1908 Sears Auto-buggy at a recent classic car show. Barry Robert has had some issues with his now club eligible CF Bedford, Rover transporter. Michael Pellow is trying to source a hub puller with external threads for his ’04 Rover. Gavin Welch spoke of his attendance at the Art Deco event in Napier. Some general discussion was held on the location of the 2021 Veteran Run. Barry Birchall is still researching the early history of New Zealand motoring. Sadly the gymkhana event at Mike Courtney’s has been cancelled because of Covid-19, this might have been suitable for Veterans. You will also note that the Committee have decided to close the clubrooms until we know more about the implications of Covid-19, so there will be no section meetings until further notice John Stokes Secretary’s Notes I hope everyone is keeping themselves safe and occupied in these strange times. What an excuse to spend your day in the shed with your old car! We will keep you connected through electronic Bulletin and emails, I know most of the section co-ordinators are also keeping you in touch. Both ours and the National Facebook page are also great ways to keep informed. There is now a private Facebook group for the Vintage Car Club, check it out and get yourself joined up. The intent is for it to be the forum for discussion with like minded people, a great platform to reach out if you are stuck with a particular technical problem, or just want to share a story. See you on the other side of this lockdown. Tracey Winterbottom
April 2020 Page 9
Commercial Notes
With our Clubrooms being closed until the end of April, I’m afraid there is little to
report. I have to say I’m receiving plenty of e-mail fodder about the serious-
ness of the situation. There is plenty of stuff circulating, suggesting that it’s all a
hoax. One thing is certain, the annual influenza toll the world experiences is far
and away greater than the present Covid-19 toll. We’ve had our Flu shots al-
ready!
My article this month, comes from a 67-year-old
English Motorcycle magazine given to me by
Martin Spicer, which has a feature on a 1927
Leyland Lion bus prominent in its first few pages.
The bus was fully restored by 1963 after 2 years
work by the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Socie-
ty. It entered service in February 1927 in Brad-
ford, Yorkshire as the only front entrance single
deck Lion, that the company ever owned and
by 1963 showed 1,000,000 miles on the odome-
ter. Powered by a 4,144cc petrol driven 4 cylin-
der, making 28.9 BHP. She has a crash gear
box, rod brakes operating on the front wheels
and transmission and hand brake to rear
wheels. She weighs 4 ton 8cwt unladen and carries 31 people at a top speed
of 12 miles per hour.
Keep “M” Rolling
John Campbell
Page 10 April 2020 Mid Week Tourers A great turnout last month for a 30 plus mile tour to Waiuku, over roads not used for a while. Participants included Max Jamieson in his usual long serving Delage. Max only days before had been recognised for 60 years continuous membership, straddling at least four Branches. Barry and Nicola Birchall were in their “P” Daimler, stately motoring at it’s best. At the other end of the scale Harvey Brewer had his trusty baby Austin. Dave and Kath Hewitt came along in their MG Magnette, they are making progress restoring an early “T” series which has history. Others were Hank Coenraadts in his Studebaker, the Costel- los in a ’57 Chev, at least three Jaguars and it seemed, many Model A’s. The Clelands came in their recently acquired ’28 Essex which has replaced their ’27, Safer, Bob says, with 4 wheel brakes. Onlookers from the public who dropped by to see what was going on at the Landing included one Barry Baker, a local business man and member of the Rolls Royce Club, in his beauti- ful Corniche convertible. Another was the Waiuku Town Manager promoting the Waiuku Steel ‘N’ Wheels day, Sunday 10 th. May. For more info, contact Sharlene at waiukutownmanager@gmail.com Arriving at the Waiuku Landing, most of us boarded the charter Launch Ratahi for a lunchtime cruise on the Manukau. Even those who were on the “stand by” list (and present on the day) found seats. We commiserate with Penny Firth, who was in Hospital for emergency surgery, Brian Hosking who was recov- ering from similar surgery, Doug Pinker and family who at the last minute could- n’t make it, but the stand by people were the lucky ones and helped balance the books. Good health germs to everyone! The Ratahi is an historic vessel, built by the O’Rourke Brothers in Auckland in 1938 and until recently worked in the Bay of Plenty, (google Manukau Charters). Bought by Trevor Pennington two years ago, he and two sons motored it back to Waiuku via Cape Reinga in four and a half days, then restored her for charter work. A great addition to the attributes of Waiuku. If there is sufficient interest, we’ll look at repeating a similar cruise, perhaps next year. Or what about the Jane Gifford? Coming Events: NOW ALL POSTPONED UNTIL??? Wednesday 22 April: Note change of day, 4th. Wednesday this month. Still the same date, but Kelvin’s original destination is not available, so he has arranged a new one in Kaukapakapa (a boutique chocolate factory and shop). The Silverdale collection will still be on another day. Starts from The Warehouse Car park, Westgate. 10:00 am for a 10:30 am departure. BYO everything. Wednesday 20 May: To be confirmed, but it is expected to be a southern (Drury) start for a run that will include an optional lap or two on the Pukekohe Raceway. Which might bring us to the end of the current style of monthly Mid-week Tour- er’s Runs. They will continue, rest assured, but without a team co-ordinator they might not be every month. Pat and I are retiring from the co-ordinator’s job, but are happy to do the occasional run. There is a good team ready to help and at least one who is thinking about co-ordinating the southern runs.
April 2020 Page 11
Mid Week Tourers Contd...
Which seems to be a good time to mention our up-coming Branch AGM. All
elected positions on our Committee are, as usual, open for nominees, plus some
of the appointed roles, like the Bulletin Editor. Think about it, don’t leave it to
the “old hands”, no matter how well they have done. New blood brings fresh
enthusiasm and ideas. If you are unable to volunteer, look around, talk to oth-
ers whom you believe would have something to offer, don’t leave it all to “the
others”.
Drive safely and enjoy the countryside.
The Dewdrops & the Mid-Week Team
Ph: (09) 232 0245 or email dewdrops@xtra.co.nzPage 12 April 2020 Vintage Notes The high point in March for the Vintage Section had to be the Vintage Muster. To see so many beautifully presented stately cars from around the 1920’s was such a treat. I think the Committee’s decision to limit entries to “Vintage Only” was entirely appropriate. Many thanks to Shaaran and Alan Price for a great event. Sadly, the March Vintage Section meeting had to be cancelled and the situa- tion may carry on for a little while, meaning almost all Branch activities will be on hold. But the Branch is about fellowship and I would urge members to not only maintain, but lift contact with each other. Some of us risk being isolated by cur- rent events but communication technology has come a long way since our ve- hicles were made, so use it! This month we are featuring an article by Norm Dewhurst on the history of his Essex. Enjoy! “The first car I ever bought is our 1925 Essex Coach, affectionately known in our family as “Miss Fallwell”. Bought new in 1925 by Alfred Gilbee Fallwell, a pharma- cist in Papatoetoe, on his death in 1939 it passed to his widow but it appears that she did not drive, so their spinster daughter took over the driving. During the ‘40s, I recall that it became a well known sight in Papatoetoe and Otahuhu, driv- en by this woman. In 1952 I spotted it for sale parked at the kerbside in front of Butlers Garage, Papatoetoe. My parents at the time had a rather tired 1925 Essex Tourer and I persuaded them to upgrade to this Coach. Fully weather proof and really the fore runner of a working man’s closed car. I knew Tom But- ler, having been an apprentice with his son Ron at night school and a deal was done for 75 pounds. For the next 12 months I probably drove it more than Dad, participating in a number of modern day car rallies and reliability trials. (I was a member of the Hamilton Car Club then). One day Mum said to me “you’re wearing our car out, best you buy it or else get your own!” So I bought it and continued to ‘wear it out’. During the late ‘50s, the late Phil Jones, a lifetime friend of mine, pestered me to join the newly formed Auckland VCC. I initially resisted, saying it was not good enough, but Phil’s reaction was “we haven’t got your model in the club.” Seems they might have been more interested in gaining different models than more members! Come 1960 and the Essex was worn out and marriage was pending for Pat and I. A mortgage, a house to finish, then children and so on and Miss Fallwell was parked up. Twenty years later she was ready to go back on the road and daughter Tracey wanted to enter it in the 1980 Rotorua Interna- tional Rally. Essex’s have been wrongfully maligned over the years. Or at least the early six cylinder models. The first six, in 1924, was an utter disaster to the extent that the only place where they might be found today is in the ‘Colonies’. In North Ameri- ca the factory recalled them all and retro-fitted the re-designed 1925 engine. Even here in NZ, most 1924 cars have been reengined with the 1925 engine. Memories of that first six lived on and tainted the reputation of the later, vastly improved engines. And let’s not forget that Essex out-sold everything else in 1928. They have done so well for a low cost closed car, a category they virtually pioneered.
April 2020 Page 13
Vintage Notes Contd...
So, many miles later, having been literally “rallied, raced and rolled’, been all
over New Zealand, been driven by all three of our children, (and now our
grand daughter Kate) todays traffic is not as kind especially in Auckland (two
wheel external brakes,) it will stay a two- family owned car. We want Tracey to
continue looking after it, even though Stephen may not be so sure. Our only
stipulation is that the roof stays on!
Thanks Norm and Pat
Murray Firth
“Miss Fallwell”—1925 Essex Coach at Piha in 1956, Eb Moffit’s Ford in backgroundPage 14 April 2020
Coming Events
April
10-13 National Easter Rally North Island (Horowhenua Branch) CANCELLED
11 Sat Veteran Section Meeting—Clubrooms CANCELLED 2:30pm
18 Sat Motorcycle Meeting—Clubrooms CANCELLED 2:30pm
19 Sun Eddie Sim Motorcycle Rally—Starts Jolly Farmer, Drury 12:00 noon
19 Sun Swapmeet (Northland Branch)
22 Wed Mid Week Tourers
Starts The Warehouse Carpark, Westgate CANCELLED 10:00am
22 Wed Commercial Meeting & Charabanc Maintenance Night
Clubrooms CANCELLED 8:00pm
23 Thurs Club Night & New Members CANCELLED 8:00pm
25 Sat Vintage Section Meeting—Clubrooms CANCELLED 2:30pm
May
3 Sun April Club Run 9:00am
5 Tues Committee Meeting 7:30pm
9 Sat Veteran Section Meeting 2:30pm
14 Thurs Bulletin via Website or email
16 Sat Motorcycle Rally (Northland Branch)
20 Wed Mid Week Tourers
Starts Drury Service Centre, Southern Motorway 10:00am
23 Sat Motorcycle Meeting—Clubrooms 2:30pm
24 Sun Club Run—Experts Rally
27 Wed Commercial Meeting & Charabanc Maintenance Night
Clubrooms 8:00pm
28 Thurs Club Night & New Members 8:00pm
30 Sat Vintage Section Meeting—Clubrooms 2:30pm
30-1 June Double Fifty (Waikato Branch) CANCELLED
June
2 Tues Committee Meeting 7:30pm
11 Thurs Bulletin Mailing 7:30pm
13 Sat Veteran Section Meeting—Clubrooms 2:30pm
17 Wed Mid Week Tourers
Starts The Warehouse Carpark, Westgate 10:00am
20 Sat Motorcycle Meeting—Clubrooms 2:30pm
24 Wed Commercial Meeting & Charabanc Maintenance Night
Clubrooms 8:00pm
25 Thurs Branch AGM 8:00pm
28 Sun Club Run—Combined with North Shore Branch,
this year hosted by North Shore Branch
30 Tues Committee Meeting (July) 7:30pm
Note: The clubrooms are open on the second and fourth Thursday evenings each month
from 7:30pm till 10:00pm
and every Saturday afternoon from 4:30pm till 6:30pm.April 2020 Page 15
Coming Events
Thursday 23 April
8:00 p.m.
Club Run—April
Sunday 3 May
Starts: Drury
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Travelling to Glen Afton Bush TramwayPage 16 April 2020 AVVCC 37th Vintage Muster 2020 It was pleasing to receive twenty six vehicles, including two motorcycles, enter this event. Seven vehicles entered the Touring class and 19 were Competitive. After leaving the carpark, the next instruction was ‘Turn left’. Remember – rally rules state that the word ‘turn’ means 90 degrees. Eight entrants went the first left, which was an acute entry into Birdwood Rd, the remainder continued ahead and found that the next left was 90 degrees and so found an on course manned check and were given a slip to instruct them to continue on a course which took them to Birdwood Rd and continue on with written instructions through to the hills above Swanson. The route was not what we originally planned. A week before the rally, Vineyard Rd was closed due to road works, which meant replotting and recalculating the timed section at the last minute. Overriding instruction had told the competitive section entrants to ignore No Exit roads. At the intersection of O’Neills and Christian Roads straight ahead is a No Exit. Three competitors went into John Stokes’ off course check. A straight forward route up the Scenic Drive until going right to follow Te Henga Rd and then the next instruction ‘Left into Bethells Rd’ which was achieved by entrants motoring straight ahead and then doing a circuit of Te Aute Ridge Rd and coming back to find Bethells Rd on their left. It was only a short distance from here to the afternoon tea break at Waitakere and the end of the timed section for the day. It wasn’t long before entrants were following an instruction which said ‘Keep left until ahead at Constable Rd’. A series of left hand roads were No Exit – Remem- ber the overriding instructions stated to ignore No Exit roads! Amongst these no exit roads was Pioneer Lane. Seven entrants used this road and came across Norman and Pat Dewhurst, an off course check. We hear you say “but it wasn’t a No Exit”. We agree, but it was a Lane, and the overriding instructions told you to ignore them too! After that it was straight forward. The vista approaching Muriwai was at its best on such a beautiful day. Entrants could stop and walk to view the Gannets if they wished. A simple route through to Waimauku, Kumeu, Riverhead, Taupaki and into Swanson ended the day. But there was one final trick. On entering
April 2020 Page 17
AVVCC 37th Vintage Muster 2020 Contd.
Swanson there was that silent check CHEV again. Remember – go next left.
This took entrants down the short Church St., where, when returning up to
Swanson Rd., CHEV was seen again and so left into Swanson Rd you were to
go and along to the final manned check just before the Swanson RSA. For
those who missed the CHEV’s, it did not matter as they were already on Swan-
son Rd.
Fifty six people sat down to dinner and prizegiving at the Swanson RSA.
We must thank the participants, marshals and afternoon tea helpers for your
entries and help. Without all of you this would have been a non-event.
Results as follows:
Slow Vintage
1st Gavin Welch & Sophie Zhao 1924 Dodge Sedan
2nd Paul & Angela Collins 1930 Plymouth Sedan
3rd John & Janice Gardner 1928 Ford Model A Tudor
Fast Vintage
1st Rodger & Val Ball 1930 Ford Model A Phaeton
2nd Russel & Jocelyn McAlpine 1930 Ford Model A Phaeton
3rd Glenn & Marion Morris 1928 Ford Model A Phaeton
Overall winner—Gavin Welch & Sophie Zhao
Alan & Shaaran Price
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Web: www.robinsoninstruments.co.nzPage 18 April 2020
2020 Vintage Muster from a Participant
A beautiful fine day for the 26 entrants to navigate the roads around west Auck-
land . The touring group set out first with the slow vintage next, followed by the
fast vintage. We weaved our way around some very scenic roads and some
very narrow ones as well. I'm sure the plotters had us going around in circles (or
maybe that was just us). A little bit of confusion as we headed into a No Exit Rd
(it did come out at the other end) that was so steep that I'm sure every car did
the long crawl to the top in 1st gear. Our old Dodge powered up in low gear
but the problem was coming down, 2nd gear and on and off with the foot
brake and hand brake (only rear wheel brakes makes it a challenge). We ar-
rived at the bottom in a rather large cloud of smoke and no foot brake left. On
to a welcome afternoon tea and a rest, then with everyone relaxed a tricky in-
struction to catch out most of the field. The finish was at the Swanson RSA where
we found Peter Alderdice having a beer. He claimed to have lost his way so
went straight to the finish, might of been a ploy not to win. A very enjoyable day
and some excellent motoring over 60 miles.
Well done Alan and Shaaran on plotting an inter-
esting rally.
Gavin Welch
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remedial-engineering of all types of magnetos.
Magnetos re-engineered to competition standards of
accuracy, with improved spark power.
Dynamo repairs, 6 to 12-volt conversion,
3 to 2 brush conversion, electronic regulators,
adjustment of mechanical regulators.
Recommended by Ken McIntosh, Hugh Anderson,
Ken Campbell, Steve Raffills and David Warren.
Contact Paul Greet on 021 771 090April 2020 Page 19
April Club Run
April Club Run
Sunday May 3
April's club run will be the first Sunday of May. This
is to work in with the open day at the finish venue
and with Easter and Anzac weekend in April, we
thought it would give everyone some breathing
space.
The run is being organised by Ryan Winterbottom. It
will be a 9:00 a.m. start from Drury and is approxi-
mately 60 miles, finishing at the Glen Afton Bush
Tramway.
This day is an open day, the railway will be working,
with a train ride and bush jigger rides available as
well as plenty of gear driven steam machinery relat-
ing to sawmills and their bush tramways. There is
plenty of room to picnic. BYO lunch or there is a cafe
on site. Train rides run every hour. Check out their
website or Facebook page.
Entry to the Bush Railway is $15 00, which includes
your train ride. Jigger rides are an extra $2.00 (NO
EFTPOS)Page 20 April 2020
May Club Run
SUNDAY 24 MAY
Our monthly run is the
Experts Rally
Russel and Jocelyn McAlpine have
plotted a rally all can have a go –
expert or not
So PLEASE come along
Starts: - 1:30 p.m.
Just off the South-Western
Motorway
At the corner Coronation Rd and
Kiwi Esplanade
Mangere Bridge
Finishes at the ClubroomsApril 2020 Page 21
Bert Cuthbertson Rally
The morning dawned warm and sunny. Leaving home on my Golden Flash and
arriving at the Jolly Farmer, Drury, it was a pleasing sight to see 14 motorcycles
and 5 cars with a total of 26 people, including Graham Brooks who rode his BSA
Goldstar from Thames, Gavin Welch and friend who rode their Triumph Bonne-
ville and Kawasaki from North Shore, with the smallest motorcycle being Martyn
Seay’s Triumph 150cc Terrier, whilst the oldest motorcycle was Brian King’s 1938
BSA and sidecar, Graeme Crawley rode his 659 BMW, Brian Gathercole had his
350 Matchless, Ian Hubbard was on his Bonnie, Lloyd Wilson and Ian Bell came
on their Triumph Speed Twins and from Mangatangi, Paul & Robin Muir on their
500 Velocette. Plotter Stuart Metge and Graham Waters were on their Norton
Commando’s, Ron Gill came out in his Porsche and Geoff Stoner was in his Fiat
Bambina, Malcom Brown and Meret drove their Mazda Sports car and back up
was Warwick & Trish Darrow. Poor Trish had her left arm in plaster, which she had
broken when she fell at the recent Velocette Rally dinner. Stuart gave a briefing
and told a joke. We headed up and over the great Ponga Road and then onto
Hunua, Jones, Creightons, Monument, Sky High, Hunua again, then Ararimu,
Dunn, Totara and while coming down Paparata Road you got a brilliant view of
Pukekohe, Manukau City and Auckland City, finally into Bombay Village, where
we headed to the finish at Stuart & Jan’s home. Jan had laid on a great after-
noon tea of filled rolls, sausage rolls and scones, tea, coffee and iced water.
Thank you Jan and thanks Stuart for a very good Bert Cuthbertson Rally. We
decided that Martyn Seay was the winner on his diminutive and great looking
Triumph Terrier. Well done Martyn.
Martin Spicer
Martyn Seay’s Triumph TerrierPage 22 April 2020
Volunteers Required
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Volunteers are required to assist Dudley Kitson and
Bill Hulse in the Spares Department on
Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. on.
Duties include assisting with sorting Spares
as they arrive.
Contact Robin Elliott or any Committee
member or just turn up on Thursday morn-
ing.
Established in 1993 we specialise in classic & Vintage Car Resto-
rations and Repair work
Classic Car Insurance Claims
Insurance and Private Work on all vehicles
WOF and Rust Repairs
Full Panel and Paint Service
New! - The Metal Room—Metal Shaping Classes
Contact Mark McAlpine—Ph: (09) 820 2299
Email: alpinepb@vodafone.co.nz www.alpinepanelbeaters.co.nz
Or call in and see us at 8/2 Lansford Crescent, AvondaleApril 2020 Page 23
Vero International Festival of Motoring
POSTPONED
TILL
2022Page 24 April 2020
Marshals Wanted
MARSHALS WANTED
EXPERTS RALLY
Sunday 24 May
Phone Russel or Jocelyn
0274 735 451 or (09)818 4285
Leave a message
Email rjmcalpine@xtra.co.nz
MOTOR TRIMMING
CLASSIC & VINTAGE CARS
LEATHER, HOODS, SIDECURTAINS
20 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Trained by Ken Keay
FABRIC BODIES A SPECIALITY
TOP QUALITY WORK
REASONABLE RATES
John McKechnie
66a Ladies Mile
Remuera
Phone: (09) 522 4418April 2020 Page 25
Spares
Spares..Spares..Spares
Open only the second and fourth Thursday evening from
7:30 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Saturday afternoon from 4:30 p.m. till
6:30 p.m.
New parts coming in regularly!
If you need it, take a look around
or ask,
you may be surprised!
NZ Welder Repair Services Ltd.
Unit 4/5 Portage Road, New Lynn, Auckland
For personal service call Rod Rugg (Member)
Stick, MIG, TIG and Plasma cutters.
All welding machine types and
consumables for sale.
“Over 30 years experience”
Repairs to machines, new sales and used. Hire options available.
For home or work. Large or small. We deal with only good machines not rubbish.
Phone: 09 8261425, e-mail: rod.rugg@nzwrs.com
Postal address: P.O. Box 19272, Avondale, Auckland 1746Page 26 April 2020
Your Committee
Chairman/Motorcycle Rep/Delegate
Martin Spicer (Lynda) Email: spicerclan2017@gmail.com Ph: (09) 233 6382
or 0221 025 954
Vice Chairman/Clubrooms Booking/Name Badges
Don Green (Brenda) Email: greend@slingshot.co.nz Ph: 266 8836
or 021 073 2642
Secretary/Privacy Officer:
Tracey Winterbottom Email: vintagesunbeam@hotmail.co.nz
(Stephen) Ph: (09) 232 0246
or 021 732 209
Treasurer:
Ian Hubbard (Lesley) Email: ian@fhp.co.nz Ph: 575 8236
or 0274 426 748
Club Captain:
Lynda Spicer (Martin) Email: spicerclan2017@gmail.com Ph: (09) 233 6382
or 021 189 3120
Committee Members:
Warwick Darrow (Trisha) Building Maintenance
Email: waktrish@gmail.com Ph: 520 2882 or 021 203 4562
Robin Elliott Entertainment Officer/Spares
Email: robaleen@actrix.co.nz Ph: 0274 922 188
Alan Price (Shaaran) Building Maintenance
Email: birdwoodprices@gmail.com Ph: 833 8575
Shaaran Price (Alan) Social Convenor/New Membership Liaison Officer
Email: birdwoodprices@gmail.com Ph: 833 8575
John Stokes Veteran Rep/Spares/Trophy Steward
Email: jcstokes96a@xtra.co.nz Ph: (09) 236 4582
or 0272 772 108
Non-Committee Officers:
Librarian Bulletin Editor
Chris Wood (Diana) Val Ball (Rodger)
Ph: 524 9478 Ph: 298 6476 Email: rvball@xtra.co.nz
Beaded Wheels Reporter Commercial Rep
John Stokes John Campbell (Pat)
Continuous Membership Awards Steward Ph: 828 7850 or 0272 446 928
Glenn Morris (Marion) VIC Officer
Ph: 273 4975 or 021 136 5926 Michael O’Kane
Insurance: Ph: 813 4944
Vero Consumer Insurance Specialist 0800 505 905 or 356 4501
Agency Number: 0300126
Clubrooms Ph: 579 5625
Street Address: 39 Fairfax Ave, Penrose
Postal Address: P O Box 12 138, Penrose, Auckland 1642
Open: 2nd & 4th Thursday 7:30-10:00pm, Every Saturday 4:30-6:30 pm
Club Night: 4th Thursday of the month
Branch Email Address auckland@vcc.org.nz
Library Email Address libraryavvcc@gmail.com
Branch Website www.avvcc.org.nz
Branch Honorary Life Members: Barry Robert
Norm Dewhurst QSM
Alan RobertsApril 2020 Page 27
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