The Hub May 2022

VETERAN REPORT What will probably be the last official branch run for the season for the veteran group was the Dutton Garage Malvern Run on Anzac Day, 25th April. I don’t know how organiser Malcolm McGibbon does it, but once again we had absolutely perfect weather – a clear blue-sky day with no wind. I’ve offered Malcolm a position on the Swap Meet committee as “weather coordinator”, but he says his knees are all worn out with 5 Anzac Day runs under his belt now, all with great weather.

In fact, this year is the last that he will be organising the event, so as yet its future is uncertain.

There were 50 participants this year, 17 of which were veteran vehicles. Two came all the way from Otago – Colin and Judy Stephen Kidd & Colin Winter (Otago) Winter with rip the red flag with George Lee and ‘Grandma’, the Georgina McKerchar.

1900 singlecylinder Wolseley, and Stephen and Helen Kidd with their 1909 Briton. The latter car had just been fettled by Rob Ross, and Stephen was totally impressed with the way it ran following about 3 years of very mediocre performance.

There were also cars and a motorcycle from Ashburton and a few from North Canterbury as well, including Andrew Anderson who did the run in a modern car.

It was great to see a few veterans out that I hadn’t seen for a while. Bruce and Shirley Shadbolt brought the 1911 Hupmobile, a 1910 Regal was motored by Geoff Edwards, and there was a gorgeous yellow Model T utility motored by Brendon Wright. It was especially pleasing to see Georgina McKerchar driving the immaculate family Model T Tourer with such confidence, and full 15