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Hawke’s Bay Branch Newsletter

THE MAG
    may 2019
Official publication of the Hawke’s Bay branch of the vintage car club of New Zealand (inc.)   www.hbvcc.org.nz
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HAWKE’S BAY
BRANCH CONTACTS//
Chairman:     Ian Elmsly (Kay)           Club Custodian: Steve Donovan
              p. 06 845 0577                            p. 06 835 9956
              c. 0274 790 682                           c. 027 217 7730
              ian.elmsly@xtra.co.nz                     stevedon@xtra co.nz
Club Captain: Esther Smith (Graham)      Club Room Hire: Ana Brock-Jest
              p. 06 843 9668                            p. 06 835 1722
              c. 027 464-7314                           c. 021 022 75635
              humber@xtra.co.nz                         abrockjest@aol.com
Secretary:    Peter Ball (Helen)         Cruise Ship Co-ordinator
              p. 06 843 6979             Beaded Wheels: Helen Ball (Peter)
              hawkesbay@vcc.org.nz                      p. 06 8436979
Treasurer:    Paul Eager (Carol)                        jaxon.ball@gmail.com
              p. 06 845 4779             Mag Editor:    Kay Elmsly
              c. 027231 4304                            p. 06 845 0577
              paul-carol@xtra.co.nz                     c. 027 2866 480
Committee: Malcolm Blair (Lesley)                       ian.elmsly@xtra.co.nz
              p. 06 843 7664             Mag Printer: Liv Coleske
              c. 021 576 360                            p. 06 845 3276
             malcolmblair52@gmail.com                   themag.vcc@gmail.com
             Kevin McGrath               Spares Manager: Brian Taylor (Margaret)
             p. 06 844 7626                             p. 06 844 5982
             kevinmcgrath@xtra.co.nz                    c. 027 443 6009
             Trevor Charman (Lyn)        Spare Crew: Dave Roberton 06 843 5151
             p. 06 844 5140                             Geoff Johnson 06 879 9700
             c. 027 292 6068
             trevlyncharm@actrix.co.nz                  Bruce Carrad 06 843 6717
                                                        Ian Workman 06 844 7162
             Steve Trott (Jo)
             p. 06 835 2452                             Allan Twort 06 845 0438
             c. 021 460 159                             Peter Crocker 06 876 4485
             stevetrott@xtra.co.nz                      Peter Ball 06 843 6979
             Steve Donovan (Pam)                        Colin Sheriff 06 845 2572
             p. 06 835 9956
             c. 027 217 7730                            John Durry 06 843 5798
             stevedon@xtra co.nz
Librarian    Allan Twort (Helen)
             p. 06 845 0438              HB Branch Life Members
             ah_ha@xtra.co.nz            Allan Harris   life member
                                         Trevor Charman life member

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Volume 98 // Number 05 // May 2019

                                          CONTENTS
                                          HB Branch Contacts                   4
                                          Chairman’s Report                    6
                                          Club Captains Report                 7
                                          May Club Run                         8
                                          Up & Coming Events                   9
                                          AGM 2019                            10
                                          April Club Run Article              12
                                          Your Branch Photos                  14
                                          Bluebridge Ferry Rates              17
                                          Terror in the Gorge                 18
                                          Hooters                             20
                                          Wanted                              21
                                          Notice Board                        22
                                          Calendar of Events                  24
                                          Branch Events                       25
                                          For Sale                            26

BRANCH DETAILS                              Club night 2nd Wednesday
POSTAL: PO Box 3406, Napier 4142            of month 7.30pm at Clubrooms
Clubrooms: 67 Sandy Rd, Meeanee, Napier     supper provided.
Phone: (06) 835 1483                        Clubrooms, library & Spares
email: hawkesbay@vcc.org.nz                 DEPARTMENT OPEN Tuesday morning
www.hbvcc.org.nz                            9-11am. Morning Tea available.

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT//
By Ian Elmsly

Welcome to the May edition of the MAG and       As we move on into the year, you will all be
welcome to winter!! After what seems to have    aware that our AGM will be held in June,
been a warm summer it seems as if daylight      with notices of the meeting appearing in this
saving finished and the cold rocked in. Might   edition of the MAG, along with nomination
be a good time to look at buying an open        forms for those who wish to get more involved
car from someone who suddenly finds it too      in the running of the Club. This is your chance
cold!!                                          to put yourself forward and get into the thick
The past month seems to have been relatively    of things and volunteers are an essential part
quiet on the car front with our monthly         of any club. We are no different to any other
meeting having only 32 members in               club, with largely the same issues around
attendance, with those there tested on their    membership and volunteers experienced
knowledge and reading skills from the latest    across most clubs. As Chairman I would
Beaded Wheels, thanks to an impromptu           encourage you to think about what you can
quiz from the Club Captain. Yours truly was     offer your Club and just maybe you can bring
missing from the Waimarama Wander run           some fresh ideas or direction as we look to
but from all accounts the numbers rallied at    keep the club moving into the future. Don’t
the last minute and the run and dinner went     be shy!
ahead as planned.                               In the meantime, your committee have a
                                                number of meetings and runs organised over
                                                the next few months so please ensure they are
                                                well supported.
                                                That’s all from me.
                                                Happy motoring.

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CLUB CAPTAIN//
By Esther Smith

Our April run was held on Sunday the 13th      Our annual Safari this year is to Gisborne,
of April, the run was an original concept      it is been organised by Lesley and Malcolm
and a lot of fun. I learnt a new skill which   Blair in conjunction with the Gisborne
was how to play Skee with the set that Paul    Branch, Eastern Bay of Plenty have also
Coe had made and bought along, I played        been invited. Entry forms will be out in a
Boules with Brian Taylor’s grandson Nelson.    couple of months. The dates are the 25th-
The aftermatch was at Pipi’s in Havelock       28th October, so put those in your calendar
North, yummy Pzza’s so a great day all         now. There is a lot to do and see on the
round thanks to Malcolm and Lesley Blair       East Coast, I have quite a lot to do with the
for organising the day.                        area as part of my work, as there are new
The run was won by Brian Taylor and his        horticulture developments happening plus
three grandchildren, with Steve and Pam        buildings that require strengthening.
Donovan second.                                There are lots of other car events happening
Our next club run is to Neil Hammond’s         in Hawkes Bay and around the country,
up Puketitiri Road. Details elsewhere in the   local non VCC events are the Hot Rod
MAG.                                           Festival on Sunday the 5th of May and Targa
                                               coming to Havelock North on the weekend
Note the date is Sunday the 19th of May, we    of the 18/19th May.
have moved the date by one week to avoid
clashing with Mothers Day                      COMING EVENTS:

Future events in the planning stage are the    Upcoming events are:
Lady Drivers Run in June, Winter Art Deco      • Wednesday 1st 2019 –Mid week run and
in July. National VCC Day in August and          committee meeting night
somewhere in that I would like to fit in a     • Wednesday 8th May 2019 –Club Night
Restoration Run/Shed Raid. For the latter
event if we can visit your place or you know   • Sunday 19h May 2019-Club Run
of any garages /restorations that we could     • Friday 31st May 2019 –The Kitchen
visit let me know.
                                               Don’t forget if you have any ideas for
                                               run’s or interesting places to visit let me
                                               know.

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HAWKE’S BAY VCC RUN
                            Sunday 19th May 2019.

  For this run we are going to Neil and Jill Hammond’s home
  in Puketitiri Road

       Meet at the Anderson Park carpark off Auckland Road, ready for a
                             1.30pm departure:

  What to bring:

     1. Bring a pen and clip board, we can’t make it too easy, you have to earn
        your afternoon tea

     2. A contribution for a shared afternoon tea we will provide hot water, tea, coffee
           etc.

     3. Something to sit on.

     4. The distance is approx. 30km’s each way

           Neil and Jill some interesting vehicles and it’s a lovely spot, so this will be a
           good day out.

  The Run organisers are Esther and Graham Smith
  Phone 06 8439 668 or 0274647314

May 2019
UP & COMING
EVENTS//
MID WEEK RUN                                   CLUB NIGHT
Wednesday 1st May                              Wednesday 8th May

ALWAYS 1st Wednesday of the Month.             Come along for a chat after the meeting
                                               while you have a cup of coffee or tea.
• Where: Meet at HB Vintage Club Rooms
• Time: 10.30am
                                               KITCHEN NIGHT
CLUB RUN                                       Friday 31st May
Sunday 19th May
                                               Numbers needed by Monday 27th May
                                               to Malcolm & Lesley Blair ph 06 843 7664
This date has been changed due to Mothers      or 021 576 360 or email
Day on the 12th May. Mothers Day always        malcolmblair52@gmail.com.
falls on the 2nd Sunday in May. Full details
on Club Run on page 8.
                                               JUNE CLUB RUN
                                               Sunday 16th June

                                               This will be our Ladies Drivers Day – Full
                                               details in next month’s Mag.

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ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING 2019//                                       Hawke’s Bay Branch (inc)
                                 Of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (inc)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN            AGENDA//
THAT AN ANNUAL GENERAL            1. Notice of Meeting
MEETING OF                        2. Apologies
the above Incorporated            3. Circulation of roll of financial
Society will be held at              members present
                                  4. Confirmation of Minutes
                                     of June 2018 AGM
The Club Rooms: 67 Sandy Road,    5. Matters arising from the minutes
Meeanee, Napier                   6. Correspondence
                                     • Inwards
On Wednesday 12th June 2019          • Outwards
Commencing at 7.30pm              7. Chairman’s Report
                                  8. Financial Report
                                  9. Other Reports
                                  10. Club Captain’s Awards
                                  11. Election of Officers
                                  12. Calendar of Events
                                  13. General Business
                                      – Subscription Review
                                  14. Southward Family Award
                                  Peter Ball
                                  Branch Secretary

May 2019
AGM NOMINATION FORM//
Hawke’s bay branch (inc)
Of the vintage car club of new zealand (inc)

For Committee and Officers to be voted on at the
Annual General Meeting to be held on

WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE 2019
at the Club Rooms, 67 Sandy Road, Meeanee, Napier at 7.30pm

Position…………………………………………………………………..

Nominee – Name………………………………………………………...

Signature………………………………………Date……………………

Proposer – Name…………………………………………………………

Signature……………………………………….Date……………………

Seconder – Name…………………………………………………………

Signature………………………………………..Date……………………

All must be financial members of the Branch and nominations must be in the
hands of the Secretary at least 7 clear days prior to the meeting as per rule 9.6 of
the 2018 club rules.

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WAIMARAMA WANDERER
CLUB RUN//
We met at the Rose and Shamrock car park         With the grandchildren and Branch
for a 2pm start. We even had Brian Taylor        Members friends joining in, it was a very
and his 3 grandchildren. (Who said he was a      pleasant hour. At approx. 5pm we packed up
grumpy Granddad. )                               and went to Havelock north.
10 Cars left the car park where we were          Our next meeting place was the Pipi
handed a route sheet and a page of pictures      Restaurant where we all enjoyed an excellent
which we were to identify as we followed the     meal of various Pizza and drinks.
instructions.                                    The weather was cold but it did not rain
It took us around Havelock north and out         which was great. It is pleasing to see a
past Te Mata Peak and onto Waimarama             number of guests on this outing and having
road with the option of stopping for a coffee.   the very well behaved children with us. First
At Maraetotara road we all visited the falls     prize for the quiz went to Brian Taylors
so as to identify some of the picture clues.     Grandchildren and runner up to Jo Hayes
From there the route took us to Waimarama        and Steve Trott.
Beach. It was time for afternoon tea.            Thanks to Lesley and Malcolm for a pleasant
After our refreshments Lesley and Malcolm        afternoon outing.
had arranged for us to play games. So            Regards.
rugged up for the cold we played Petanque,       Pam and Steve Donovan.
Cricket and a game of Skee that were made
by Paul Coe (looked too complicated for
me).

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YOUR BRANCH
PHOTOS//
WAIMARAMA WANDERER CLUB RUN

» At Waimarama Beach Reserve

                               » Afternoon tea time
May 2019
Photos supplied by Lesley Blair & Esther Smith

» Playing the game of Skee

» Cows taking an interest on the way to the beach

» Final destination at Pipi’s Havelock North

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TERROR IN
THE GORGE//
Ever driven in an earthquake?                      reached on schedule; the day continued bright
                                                   and there was not a breath of wind. Deep in
Here’s how it feels.                               the Buller Gorge there was a profound hush;
Devastation, death, and terror struck at the       even the far –reaching voices of the Buller and
Central Buller area of New Zealand on the          Inangahau Rivers, joining at the point for the
morning of Monday, 17th June 1929, when the        last turbulent rush to the sea, was subdued.
disastrous upheaval known as the Murchison         Above the peaks, towards Murchison, there
earthquake brought lofty mountains crashing        were banks of heavy fog, but that was usual at
onto homesteads in the valleys, blocked rivers,    that time of the year, and by eleven o’clock the
tore gaping holes in roadways, and carried         sun would probably break through, as it had
away bridges, cutting all communications           on countless other days.
between Nelson and the West Coast and
                                                   With his three passengers, Powley set off on
isolating a vast area.
                                                   the next stage of his Journey, which was to
Accompanied by terrifying roarings and             take him to Lyell. Two miles below the road
thunderous rumblings deep in the earth, the        crosses the Buller River where the sturdy Iron
earthquake thrust a tract of land ten miles        Bridge spans the deep gorge. On his right the
long sixteen feet above its previous level, and    gorge opened out in a great arc that swung
for days, while rain poured down, the earth        to his left before rounding Murderer’s Point,
rocked and muttered. At its height, people         opposite Lyell. On his left a frowning precipice
were not able to keep their feet while buildings   of rock rose above the northern end of the
were cast from their foundations.                  bridge. Beyond the road ran across half a mile
Where mountain-sides slid into valleys, lakes      of nearly flat country two hundred yards wide,
formed as the rivers and streams dammed,           the only level ground between the bridge and
adding a further fear to the minds of an           Murchison. Rising from the landward side
already stunned people. Eleven persons lost        of this area beetling cliffs of rock stood sheer
their lives most of them buried deep under         several hundred feet high.
displaced hillsides.                               Seconds only separated Powley’s leaving
At eight o’clock that morning Dick Powley had      the bridge and the crash of the earthquake.
left Westport driving a brand new Newman           The first indication that there was anything
Car, with three passengers for Nelson – two        wrong was the car leapt suddenly to one side.
men and a young woman from Wellington.             Powley fought the sideways swipe, the vehicle
Powley had been driving for Newman’s for ten       continuing to bounce in a strange manner as
years, and had marked up an excellent reord        the roadway ahead appeared to rise several
for punctuality and reliability.                   feet, rock from side to side and then subside,
                                                   jolting.
He was proud of his new car and seemed well
for a fair run through to Nelson. The road was     Powley slapped on his brakes and he and his
in good condition, the weather was clear after     passengers realized what was happening. It
a frosty morning. Inangahua Junction was           was obvious that this was a quake on a major

May 2019
scale. Explosions in the bowels of the earth        A quick survey revealed that there was no way
emitted fearful rumblings. Trees threshed           of moving the car. What lay ahead or behind,
furiously, many trunks snapping with the            none of them could guess, but I it would be
movement. The very mountain tops seemed             foolhardy to clamber around the gap in the
to lean out over the gorge. From the rock faces     road and walk toward Lyell. That would take
above and the immense masses of stone fell,         them into the deep valleys around the tiny
hurtling across the intervening bush covered        settlement.
land, taking the roadway in giant leaps and         Behind them was more open country, so it
catapulting into the Buller below.                  was agreed to walk back the way they had
In a flash the occupants were out of the car,       come, if the Iron Bridge was still standing.
but so violent was the earth movement that          They clawed their way over jagged rock debris
they could not stand up without clutching at        to reach the bridge, which they were overjoyed
the vehicle or at shrubs on the side of the road.   to find was still intact to all appearances. Its
Heralded by a nerve-shattering crunching            northern end had moved along the massive
sound, a crack appeared in the road a few           concrete pylon on which it rested, shearing
yards in front of the car and in subsequent         the heads off the immense bolts that had held
tremors over the next few minutes the crack         it in position. Fearfully they ventured out on
widened to seven or eight feet, extending           the structure which was their only means
across the full width of the road. It was the       of escape to uncertain safety, and though
kind of thing few people have seen and lived        it bucked and swayed they scurried across,
to tell about.                                      shepherded by Powley. They were thankful
                                                    to reach solid ground on the far side, even if
Behind them huge rocks littered the highway,        it proved to be very infirm ground, for it still
and with the gaping fissure ahead passengers        heaved alarmingly.
and driver were trapped. From the heights
vast boulders continued to fall. At any             High clay banks on their left had deposited
moment one of these might smash down on             thousands of tons of spoil over the road
them. To make their case more difficult, rain       and this the rain was rapidly turning into a
started to fall, increasing steadily in volume.     cloying mass that shivered into ever-widening
                                                    pools. Through these and over the wet clay
It was 10.20am when the earthquake occurred         they made their way, slipping falling, covered
and it was midday before Powley and his             with yellow mud, wet to the skin, all the time
three charges were able to leave the spot. In all   wondering what the scenes of further disaster
that time the earth had heaved and groaned,         were to meet their gaze as they moved toward
but the passengers behaved well, the men            the outside world.
admiring the plucky self-possession of their
young woman companion who, after the first          It took them more than six hours to reach the
shock, proved her mettle.                           nearest house, which was only a mile from
                                                    where they had left their car

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HOOTERS//
Ana @ Hooters

Hi Folks,                                         team. Certainly a quieter time of the year
Well that’s it for another successful cruise      bookings wise but no rest for the wicked,
ship season and it’s been the biggest yet. The    there is always plenty to do at the Hooters
team have really hit it off and we have a great   headquarters.
selection of characters that come together to     When we return it’s time to train up the new
form the Hooters crew and that has made this      drivers, some of which we simply haven’t had
season an utter Hoot!                             time to train during this crazy summer so we
Sadly it’s time for the season to end, Phil and   look forward to them joining us next season.
myself have headed to bonnie Scotland for         We do still need more part time drivers so if
a friends wedding and left David to hold the      you enjoy driving vintage, love Napier and
fort for a few weeks.                             have a passion for people then do pop in and
                                                  have a chat with us. Now is the perfect time to
From what I hear, David & the team are            join the team!
rocking it in our absence with our regular
multi-car convoys and daily tours running         The costume department is looking great and
like clockwork. Monte the vintage bus has         we have had lots of donations but we do still
now finished doing daily tours for the season     need items, So if you have any unwanted art
which definitely symbolises winter is on the      deco bits and bobs then please do drop them
way.                                              in so we can make sure they get fixed up and
                                                  used and enjoyed regularly.
Over winter the team will still be busy with
Steve D working on the cars and getting           Now it’s time to look forward to next season
them ready for next season, David finishing       and how we can again improve on our
all the jobs on the new shed and getting it up    customer service and keep those rave reviews
to scratch. Whilst we work on renewing and        rolling in but for now I’m off to enjoy the
reviving our tour and event offerings along       bonnie Isle of Skye.
with our advertising, marketing and social        Well that’s it for another month, be seeing
media. All of which is done in-house by the       you…

May 2019
WANTED//

WANTED BLACK TV CABINET, 350x700x430 with two glass doors.
Phone Dave Roberton 843 5151
WANTED DODGE PARTS My son Alec’s 1925 has just wrecked a 20 inch steel
disc rim, so we are desperately trying to locate at least one to get the vehicle back
on the road. An extra 1 or 2 would be great so as to have a spare. Contact Simon
O’Hara phone 06 370 8844 or cell 021 141 2332.
WANTED RIMS 1928 Fast Four sedan, at least 2 x 19 inch split rims to fit onto the
wooden spoke wheels. We would be keen to hear of any other spare Parts to suit the
1928 fast four and both 1924 and 1925 cars. Contact Simon O’Hara phone 06 370
8844 or cell 021 141 2332.
WANTED AUSTIN CHAMP PARTS ph. Pete Judd 0274 483025

If any of these ads are no longer required please contact
“The Editor” Thank you.

CLUB SPARE PARTS CORNER//
For any enquiries phone Brian Taylor on 027 4436009 or contact the Club’s Spares
Dept. on Tuesday mornings between 9am & 11am on 06 835 1483.

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NOTICE BOARD//
                                              If you want to add any notices to the notice board please contact the Editor.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS//
 MAY                        JUNE
 1 MID WEEK RUN             5 MID WEEK RUN
   COMMITTEE MEETING          COMMITTEE MEETING

 8 CLUB NIGHT               12 AGM/CLUB NIGHT

 19 CLUB RUN                16 CLUB RUN

 31 KITCHEN NIGHT           28 KITCHEN NIGHT

FUTURE EVENTS//
19 - 21 JULY 2019 WINTER ART DECO
25 AUGUST 2019 NATIONAL VCC DAFFODIL DAY
17-22 JANUARY 2021 VERO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
OF HISTORIC MOTORING

May 2019
HBVCC
BRANCH EVENTS//

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FOR SALE//

CLOTHING TAPE Mend your furs in time for Winter Art Deco 2019.
$3.50 per metre. Phone Carolyn on 06 844 3324 or email carolyn@asian-seed.co.nz.
FOR SALE 1952 Ford Perfect – Car is virtually complete and goes. Needs
Restoration - $100.00 Phone Bruce 06 8444 408
MORRIS MINOR TOW BAR $40
DRY RIDER MOTORCYCLE JACKET with zip in liner as new condition
Medium Size $70. Elbow, shoulder & Back protectors
RJAYS RED SUMMER MOTORCYCLE RIDING JACKET zip out liner
medium size $50.00. Elbow, shoulder & Back protectors
MARK 1 CORTINA SUPER 1966 DRIVES WELL $12,000.
Ph. Bruce on 06 8436717
FREE Two sound-looking 16” Sankey-type steel wheels. Five stud with studs at
2.5” centres. Fitted with 5.00/54.25 x 16 tyres. Tyres probably not warrantable but
OK for a vehicle under restoration. Wheels take centre screw on hubcaps. Possibly
late 1930s/ 1940s Vauxhall 10 or 12. Free. Contact Graham Smith Ph. 06 843 9668
or e-mail humber@xtra.co.nz
FOR SALE (OFFERS) Two 4.75/5.00 x 19” Lucus tyres. Possibly just warrantable
but OK for retreading. Offers Contact Graham Smith Ph. 06 843 9668 or email
humber@xtra.co.nz.
FOR SALE 4 as new excelsior xply 6/50/16. Phone 068431992. $600 with tubes
must pick up napier will be sold as set.

If any of these ads are no longer required please contact
“The Editor” Thank you.

May 2019
Allan Jones Joinery
New Kitchens, Renovations,
All Joinery Work, Repairs & Maintenance
30 years serving the Bay

“The Trunk Man”, maker of fine
“Vintage Car Trunks”
since 1992
                                           Ph: 06 844 3959
                                      Mobile: 0274 469 331
               View us on:
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                                       acjones@inhb.co.nz
      facebook.com/vintagecartrunks            Napier, N.Z.

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