Editorsnote—AsBillhasonlyjustassumedtheChairmanship,Iaskedhimtopenabriefnotetellingusmore abouthim.
I was born in Auckland, and attended school in Te Awamutu. I found School Certificate too hard so left when I was in the 5th form. I completed an indentured carpenter apprenticeship, then married.
I then became a psychiatric nurse, and later worked as a carpenter on the Wairakei Geothermal power station. After that I joined the Prison Service, where I worked for 28 years.
I first joined the VCC in Wanganui, and in 2005 I joined VCC BOP. I was also very involved with the Rotary Club, where I was President in Wanganui, and later in Mount Maunganui I became Assistant District Governor. . I represented Rotary in a partnership with NZ Police coordinating and training facilitators in an area from Wanganui to Levin to Gisborne.
I was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1998 and completed their Judicial Studies course through Polytech. I have also served as an Ambulance driver, and a Fire Engine Driver..
I am a Member of the Scottish Lodge 708.
Vintage vehicles I have owned include a 1949 ‘K’ model Bedford; a 1956 Australian Vauxhall Ute; a 1964 “PB” Vauxhall; a Viva/Jeep; a 1972 “Series 2” Landrover.
I now have an electric “Chang” (check it out on Google!!!)
Between the two great wars when deer were as thick as fleas in the Canterbury back country and Land-Rovers and Cruisers had yet to be invented, the young hunters and trampers had to resort to hours of blistering and then back-breaking boulder hopping if they were lucky enough to bag a deer or just return to the road end. That was until these young hooligans figured out that very early Yank vehicles with large diameter wheels and robust engines and chassis could save hours of drudgery by bouncing them over the riverbed and through the rough Canterbury vegetation. So, tighten your boot-laces and pack straps, grab some .303 ammo and shed tears of sadness at the demise of vehicles that would be well loved for other reasons today.
JULY 2023
10 Coffee morning
10 Club Night—Members with birthdays please remember to bring a plate
17 Coffee morning
24 Coffee Morning
24 Committee meeting
25 Nog and Tauranga Citzs Club @ 6pm
28 Movie night Doors open 6 pm bring your tea. Movie Starts 7 pm
30 End of Month Run TBA
Special announcement
Watch the Klaxon in August for the special Mid Winter Dinner at the club rooms for the celebration of the club’s 65th year
There will be a RVSP dinner invitation extended to all members, booking will be necessary.
AUGUST
11-13th National VCC AGM Nelson
14 Club Night Members with birthdays please remember to bring a plate
14 Coffee morning
20 National Daffodil Day Run Organisers Raewyn and Trevor Hughes
21 Coffee morning
22 Nog and Natter:- There may be a venue change. Keep a look out for the change in the Buzz
25 Movie Night at the club rooms
27 Mid Day Winter Dinner and entertainment at the club rooms
The clubs 65th Birthday come and celebrate,
28 Coffee morning
29 Daffodil Day Flower delivery Local area Organiser Kaaren Smylie.
We have a new capable enthusiastic Chairman. Hip hip hooray!
The AGM raised some points to address, and the main one was, if we keep on doing what we’ve been doing, we’ll get what we’ve been getting. Thank you Henry Ford. Well, it’s official, Tauranga is the most traffic congested city in NZ, so we have to find ways of managing our activities to get around that so we can continue motoring. Unless we know how you want to go about spinning your wheels, we can’t plan anything. Full stop. We have looked at ways and means of obtaining this info. and will start with some brief direct questions next Club-Night. This’ll be interesting and provide needed insight.
Lastly, there is lots of socialising planned for the coming months to celebrate where we have come from and where we are going, and the way to ensure more of this is to support the organisers and it goes without saying that the new Chairman is looking forward to receiving the same support that I have received over the last year.
Kind regards, Alastair Jones
At our AGM on 12-6-2023, Alastair chose Jill as “The most enthusiastic Member of BOP VCC”.
Throughout her term as Club Captain Jill worked tirelessly, and volunteered to assist in most aspects of running the Club. Jill acknowledged her husband John for enabling her to be so involved and confided later that she was very pleased to be chosen , as she had never before been presented with a Cup! Well deserved Jill!
To celebrate the 65th year of the BOP VCC, on 27th August we are going to hold a lunchtime sit down meal.
We will be having entertainment after the meal and you will be entertained with an “ show with your hosts Seldom Anygood and Tenica Boobshay
There will be good prizes or take the money style format with lots of laughs and jolly good old fashion fun
Menu: The club will supply 2 meat options , potatoes ,peas and dessert ( ice cream, fruit salad, and carrot cake. Tea and Coffee to finish.
Members to bring a salad and your own drinks.
We will have an official cutting of the Birthday Cake during the afternoon.
Tickets are limited to 100 seats and the Price will be $20.00 per person
RSVP to johnandjill37@gmail.com by the 20th August 2023
Payment to the BOP Vintage Car Club
Account Number 03 0435 0492753 00
On the bank slip your Name and the Reference “65th Dinner”
For any enquiries phone John or Jill on 027 552 4201
This time it’s a 1930 Triumph Sportsman, 500 Single cylinder, twin port motorcycle, . Having almost completed his Austin car featured previously in Klaxon (awaiting only some minor parts from a supplier), Ivan simply could not sit around and do nothing. So, in spite of a few health events, he found this which lived in TePuna for the last 25 years, bike and has embarked on a major restoration. During the depression Triumph slae fell some 37% , so evidently only 1,000 of these bikes were produced. The motor was Triumphs first overhead valve model, and it also had an oil pump (rather than the old total loss system)
The handlebars, clutch and brake levers, all made from scratch by Ivan. The throttle is a twist grip arrangement on the right hand side, very intricate and beautifully made by Ivan.
Considering his present progress, it will not take him
•4/21/2023
Do kids like driving or not? I’ve been noticing duelling narratives. In the “we’re doomed” category, Substack writer Rob Henderson, a psychologist, explains how today’s kids are more risk averse than previous generations and don’t want to leave their parents’ basements. The percentage of 17-year-olds who have drivers licenses fell from 62 percent in 1997 to 42 percent in 2021.
The New York Times, on the other hand, recently highlighted a group of Southern California youths for whom the car is a cherished means to freedom and adventure. I probably should be celebrating the Times piece a love letter to the car but it’s presented in an artsy way, with photos fit for a Forever 21 catalog. My colleague Joe DeMatio pointed out that the article merely confirms that for many young people in America, the car is as important to their social lives and development as it was for the characters in the flick American Graffiti a half-century ago. For the kids in the NYT piece, cars are rolling rec rooms, a way to connect with friends in person rather than through a phone screen. DeMatio found it heartening and hopeful and dismissed my concerns about the photos with a characteristic wave of his hand. Give it a read and let me know what you think.
I have three kids under the age of 20 so I naturally consider myself an expert on the topic. I’ve witnessed the corrosive effects of today’s never-ending digital entertainment stream and often resent the devices that take up so much of my kids’ time. Then I remember that T.V. got its turn in the hurt locker, and most new entertainment technology is accused of being unhealthy. Tastes and behaviors change. The world changes.
That said, I rely on cars to lure my kids off the screens so I can connect with them while they’re still at home. The machines are wonderful gathering points, as I’ve pointed out many times, from a road-trip tale to our book Never Stop Driving, now available in audio format. I’ve recently taught three stick-shift lessons to my 18-year-old daughter, who’s never leaned toward the family business. A kid who’s long viewed cars as her old man’s curious obsession now sees stick-shift driving as a potentially fun and valuable skill to have. During our first lesson in an empty highschool parking lot, she accidentally did three burnouts and laughed each time. I did too. Now she wants to drive our ’86 Mustang to school.
A few years ago, we dove into the topic of kids and cars and concluded that there’s plenty of automotive enthusiasm in the next generation. I still believe that but am aware I travel in selfreinforcing circles. I’m also wary of too much screen time for our kids. Ben Franklin believed there’s virtue in moderation. Except, of course, when it comes to my cars, when too much is just enough.
Courtesy of Hagerty MediaIf you own a 1933 or 1934 Ford, you'll want to be a part of the Model 40 Convention to be held March 8-10 next year. Celebrating 90 years of this beautiful model Ford, the event is open to both original & modified examples, but is limited to 100 entries. Having hosted past vintage and hot rod events, including Deuce Days for the 1932 Fords, the venue at Solway Park at Masterton is perfect for this sort of event. Trust House & JRI Insurance have come on board as major sponsors, and registration is open now. For more information follow the event on the 1933/34 Ford New Zealand Facebook page. Expressions of interest and requests for registration form to magoos@xtra.co.nz. Enquiries to the convenor; Lloyd Wilson 021-436-432
PS: Whether or not they can attend we would still be interested in hearing from owners, as we have established a register of 33/34 Fords in New Zealand. Also, we will be producing special anniversary plaques which will be available to Model 40 owners.
Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the 'Ace of Spades.' To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't 'playing with a full deck.'
Intheheydayofsailingships,allwarshipsandmanyfreighterscarriedironcannons.Those cannonsfiredroundironcannonballs.Itwasnecessarytokeepagoodsupplynearthe cannon.However,howtopreventthemfromrollingaboutthedeck?Thebeststorage methoddevisedwasasquare-basedpyramidwithoneballontop,restingonfourresting onnine,whichrestedonsixteen.Thus,asupplyof30cannonballscouldbestackedina smallarearightnexttothecannon.Therewasonlyoneproblem...howtopreventthebottomlayerfromslidingorrollingfromundertheothers.Thesolutionwasametalplate calleda'Monkey'with16roundindentations.However,ifthisplateweremadeofiron,the ironballswouldquicklyrusttoit.Thesolutiontotherustingproblemwastomake'Brass Monkeys.'Fewlandlubbersrealizethatbrasscontractsmuchmoreandmuchfasterthan ironwhenchilled.Consequently,whenthetemperaturedroppedtoofar,thebrassindentationswouldshrinksomuchthattheironcannonballswouldcomerightoffthemonkey. Thus,itwasquiteliterally,'Coldenoughtofreezetheballsoffabrassmonkey.'(Allthis time,youthoughtthatwasanimproperexpression,didn'tyou.)
As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October) Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term 'big wig.' Today we often use the term 'here comes the Big Wig' because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.
InGeorgeWashington'sdays,therewerenocameras.One'simagewaseithersculptedor painted.SomepaintingsofGeorgeWashingtonshowedhimstandingbehindadeskwith onearmbehindhisbackwhileothersshowedbothlegsandbotharms.Priceschargedby painterswerenotbasedonhowmanypeopleweretobepainted,butbyhowmanylimbs weretobepainted.Armsandlegsare'limbs,'thereforepaintingthemwouldcostthebuyermore.Hencetheexpression,'Okay,butit'llcostyouanarmandaleg.'(Artistsknow handsandarmsaremoredifficulttopaint)
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW THIS….From Michael Thorman
Sent in by Peter Butler
And also from Peter —
An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini, Italy, went to the local church for confession. When the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said: "Father, during World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our neighbourhood knocked urgently on my door and asked me to hide her from the Nazis. So I hid her in my attic."
The priest replied: "That was a wonderful thing you did, and you have no need to confess that."
"There is more to tell, Father. She started to repay me with sexual favours. This happened several times a week, and sometimes twice on Sundays."
The priest said, "That was a long time ago and by doing what you did, you placed the two of you in great danger, but two people under those circumstances can easily succumb to the weakness of the flesh. However, if you are truly sorry for your actions, you are indeed forgiven." Thank you, Father. That's a great load off my mind. I do have one more question". "And what is that?" asked the priest.
"Should I tell her the war is over?''
50 years ago this month I purchased an Aussie built Mini Clubman GT brand new from R N Morton Ltd in Putaruru. I took delivery of the car on 13 June 1973 and driving it home that evening I wondered briefly if the fact that I purchased the car on the 13th would prove to be unlucky. That certainly hasn't been the case - I've had a number of race and rally successes with the car, travelled extensively with it, met some really interesting and talented people - some whom are still mates to this day.
The story with the car starts a year earlier in 1972 when I followed the Heatway International Rally. This event had a huge following with the competitors and it captured the imagination of the public who turned out in droves - even in the middle of the night to watch. The overall winners that year were the late Andrew Cowan and Jim Scott who seemingly performed miracles with a new factory prepared Mini Clubman GT.
I wanted one - badly! So I went into the local dealership and was told that if I was serious about making a purchase they wanted some money there and then to prove that I wasn't a 'tyre kicker'. In the next breath they told me that delivery would be some months away. Turned out that the wait took a year, so I carried on racing a Cooperised 1275cc modified MG Midget which was fun but by then saloons were becoming the hot favourite on the tracks.
When June 1973 rolled around I was told that a shipment of Mini Clubman GT's were on their way to NZ. I was asked if I was still serious about the purchase, and that being the case - 'what colour would I like?' The salesman rattled off a number of colours with unusual names such as 'Home on The Range' and so on. I settled for a bright green colour called 'Hairy Lime' and the salesman appeared very relieved with my choice. When I asked why - he said that he was worried that the 'Hairy Lime' coloured Mini they had on order could prove to be a slow seller. I then said that I wanted a garish colour as it would stand out on the race track. It certainly did - the race scrutineers would make a habit of shielding their faces and putting sunnies on when they checked the car over before an event.
I still have the original bill of sale for the car. It cost $3317.00 plus $18.83 for 'on roads'. I was just 20 years old and the envy of my mates owning a car which at the time was the highest spec Mini available virtually anywhere in the World. Some of the locals thought that my Dad must have paid for it. I can honestly say that the purchase was the result of lots of 'do ups' with cars in the years prior, plus working every single hour of overtime that was going! Dad would sometimes come to the party in the years ahead - but his sponsorship only materialised if he felt that I was getting results - he never let his passion for motor racing cloud his judgement when it came to opening his wallet! Thinking back my involvement with the car over the years taught me a tremendous amount of life skills…
Don & Silverware Tirau 1974
Racing back in 1973 was pretty special thinking back. It was the days before the first Oil Shock, unemployment and gas stations having to close on the week ends. 1973 saw a record for the number of new cars sold in NZ. The figure eclipsed 100K and big fields of new cars were out there competing. Production Car racing was very popular and hoards of Falcon GTHO's, Chargers, Torana XU1's, Fiat 124's and so on appeared right down to lots of small fry such as Minis and Datsun 1200 SSS's . We'd drive to the meetings, practise and race, drive home, then drive the cars to work on Monday. Sadly that all changed after the Oil Shock when many race meetings were cancelled altogether. The grids then took some years to regain their pre 1974 level of support once the immediate effects of the Oil Shock had passed.
In 1974 I sold the Mini Clubman GT tempted by the fact that despite the racing I still managed to make a profit on the purchase price of the carpost Oil Shock inflation contributed thinking back. The Mini then changed hands many times over the next two decades - 17 times officially. Often I would see it on the road - the 'Hairy Lime' paintwork always stood out and one day in 1978 when racing at Pukekohe I saw the Mini in the pits. Turned out that a lady named Heather Spurle had just bought it and she was a first timer at a race meeting. Heather obviously caught the motor racing bug as she went on to race a number of cars successfully both in NZ and overseas. She was awarded a MBE for her involvement with motor racing and setting water speed records. Heather now lives on the Gold Coast and we keep in touch. She speaks fondly of her very first race car.
By 1990 I was looking for a cost effective way to be racing regularly. People that I was mixing with were keen to see me take up the Bridgestone Porsche Series on a permanent basis and others were advocating that I become involved with the popular Mini Seven Series. Racing other people's cars is one thing - buying and paying to race them yourself every second week end is another....especially when you're a family man with mortgages.
So - what to do? Not yet 40 years old I still felt that I had some racing mileage left and then it occurred to me. Classic racing in New Zealand was in it's infancy and relatively cheap. All I had to do was find a car. People racing Mini Coopers seemed to be getting good results back then and I started thinking back to my old Mini Clubman GT. 'If only I owned that now' - I remember thinking often as it was a genuine Bathurst Homologated car with all of the Mini Cooper S goodies and more.
Back in 1990 one could trace cars quite easily. An enquiry at the Post Office Motor Vehicle Registration Centre would reveal the whereabouts of the owner of any car provided it was still live in the system and you knew the rego plate. Try doing this today! 33 years ago the Post Office people told me that my old Clubman GT was owned by a chap in Feilding. I rang Directory Service, provided his name and they gave me his phone number. I rang him - he remembered the Mini but had sold it two years previously. He'd sold it to his flat mate and he hadn't bothered to do the change of ownership paperwork. The guy in Feilding told me to ring back a day later and he'd have his old flat mate's contact details. This I did but the old flat mate had on sold the Mini to his brother in New Plymouth and obviously no paperwork was seen to formalising that transaction either...To cut a long story short I tracked down the New Plymouth owner who told me that he was thinking of selling the car as it was no longer running.
So in July 1990 I grabbed a mate, some tools, drew out $1500.00 cash and headed to New Plymouth with our seven year son old Sam (later to become a Petrol Head) hoping that I wasn't going on a Wild Goose Chase. We found the place in New Plymouth where the latest owner of the Mini Clubman GT lived. As we entered the street I saw a sad old brown rusty Mini parked up the side of a house surrounded by long grass and weeds. 'That can't be my old car' I remember thinkingbut obviously it was as the original plates that I'd obtained from the Putaruru Post Office were still on it. The owner came out and said that the car hadn't run for few months. We asked if we could try and get it going - he didn't mind. New plugs, points and a dizzy cap plus fresh fuel got it going within 20 minutes. Then we haggled over the price. After a while I said ' All I've got is $1500.00 cash - which was the truth. The guy accepted that and I think he was pleased with getting rid of a rusty old Mini which he couldn't get to go. Before leaving he found the Ownership Papers - I didn't have the heart to tell him that it was my name at the top of the page, but those papers secured the deal. I also noticed that all of the racing componentry was missing but the original Chassis Plate and of course the number plates were still on the car.
Believe it or not we drove the car back to Tauranga. It stunk from all the water leaks and young Sam was fascinated by watching the white lines on the roadway through the rusty holes in the floor pan! The reception from people when we arrived home was rather interesting with most of them thinking that with taking on this particular project that I'd 'lost the plot altogether.' My wife Chris appeared to instantly develop an affinity with the aforementioned group...
Under restoration Sept 1995
18 months later assisted by Roger Payne we had the car sufficiently intact to consider racing in the 1991/92
BMC Classic Car Series held at Taupo and Baypark. This was done after I'd spent time driving around some remote places in Queensland foraging for the rare Aussie made Mini parts. Even though lots of development and panel work was still needed I won the Category One/Production Class. We worked hard on the car over the next Winter and repeated our success and a bonus was that we also tied on points with VCCBOP member Bert Dove in the Intermarque Classic Car Series. Bert raced a Triumph TR3A prepared in the same Judea workshop and we enjoyed some great rivalry. I was to win the Production Class twice more in the BMC Classic Car Series in the years ahead before taking on other racing series, Targa Rallies, Leadfoot Festival, Pomeroy Trophy meetings, Historic GP meetings at Taupo, classic hillclimbs and so on. One of the Targas witnessed a class podium back in 1996 whilst the 2005 event saw my only ever DNF in literally hundreds of events. A side plate bearing between the engine and the bell housing failed which locked up the drive train at maximum revs. Gathering up the car without hitting a bridge railing and a power pole proved to be interesting...
1996 Manfield Whittakers Classic Race Meeting—leading a bunch of 1600cc stuff, Nov 1996
Another highlight with the car over the years was winning the Pomeroy Trophy staged by VCC at Manfeild in 2013. Being a VCC International get together Nick Mason - the Pink Floyd drummer and avid car collector was an invited guest. He instantly picked up on all of the differences on my Aussie Mini compared to Minis that he was used to seeing in the UK and Europe. He then asked many questions over dinner at the prize giving and was intrigued to hear that there are only 70 or so Bathurst Homologated Mini Clubman GTs left from a build numbering 1200 originally. His parting shot was 'Ship the car to the Goodwood Festival of Speed - I'll get you in!' Perhaps I should follow up on that - who has 35K odd that they don't know what to do with? Lol!
So that's a bit of a run down on my 1973 Mini Clubman GT - chassis number 1663 which has been fully restored to original spec and presentation with the exception of the roll cage, racing seats and safety harnesses. The race history has been fully documented by Motorsport New Zealand and it is gazetted as a Historic Race Car. The VCC have endorsed a similar paperwork trail. Some people tell me that maybe I shouldn't race the car these days as it's become very rare and is certainly worth much more than the $1500.00 cash that I paid when I repurchased it in 1990. However the car was manufactured with competition very much to the fore and once I'm too long in the tooth to foot it out there, our son Sam will keep reliving all of my bad habits.
At Hampton Downs—Donn and Chris—26th July, 2020.
Pic by Deidre Rennie
Historic GP at Taupo 22/01/2023
Jaguar-Rex Bentham
Escort-Tony Durham
Anglia 1500cc– Pat Excell
GT & Donn hidden behind Jag!
"The years between 50 and 70 are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down." T.S. Elliot
"At age 20, we worry about what others think of us; at age 40, we don’t care what they think of us; ...at age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all." Ann Landers
"The important thing to remember is that I’m probably going to forget.” Unknown
“It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.” ~ Andy Rooney
“The older I get, the better I used to be.” Lee Trevino
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me — they’re cramming for their final exam." George Carlin
"Grandchildren don’t make a man feel old, it’s the knowledge that he’s married to a grandmother that does." J. Norman Collie
"To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except exercise, get up early, or be respectable." Oscar Wilde
"We must recognize that, as we grow older, we become like old cars – more and more repairs and replacements are necessary." C.S. Lewis
I’m so old that my blood type is discontinued." Bill Dana
"The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.” Mark Twain
DARYL & ANNETTE WAKEFIELD
PH 07 574 8740
Contact—Julian Parbery
Telephone—07 573 9109
Fax 07 5738915
259 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke, 3119, Bay of Plenty
Email sales@bopradiatorspecialists.co.nz
Cleaning with out chemicals or abrasives, it is eco friendly and cost effective way compared to other methods such as media blasting or paint stripping. It can remove light rust off delicate car/engine parts. It will easily clean a metal head gasket previously impossible with conventional cleaning methods. Benefits are - no harsh chemicals, no abrasives, no expensive set up cost (as with media blasting), no loud noises during the process, no hazards as with high pressure equipment, very precise cleaning and no clean up cost!
This cleaning can be done in your garage if re-
The Club Rooms are 29 Cliff Road. P O Box 660, Tauranga, 3144.
Key contacts are:
Chairman– Bill Biehler 027 669 9619 Email: adhock@xtra.co.nz
Secretary– Michael Thorman 07 5444291 Email: bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz
Run
Co-Ordinator Kaaren Smylie 07 576 4180 Email: kaaren@smylie.co.nz
Monthly events
Club night (except January) - 2nd Monday, start time 7.30pm
Mid week run — Wednesday following the club night
End of the month run Held on the last Sunday of the month.
Committee Meeting Last Monday of the month
Noggin ‘n’ Natter — 4th Tuesday at 6pm
Location Sequence of Noggin ‘n’ Natter
1, Tauranga- Tauranga Citizens Club, Cameron Road.
Contact is Kaaren Smylie phone 021 664341 or 07 576 4180
2. TePuke– The Pap Tavern phone 020 4042 7624
Contact is - Lynn Howard.
3. Tauranga- Tauranga Citizens Club, Cameron Road.
4. Katikati- Forta Leza Café, SH 2, Katikati.
Contact is Owen Smith, phone 07 570 2000
If your birthday falls in this month please remember it is your turn to provide a plate for supper. Thanks to last months birthday people for their food.
Please remember to wear your name badges to all events. BADGES ARE FREE TO NEW MEMBERS.
LIBRARY HOURS— The library is open on club nights from 7pm. Also on most Monday mornings Yvonne & Paul work in the library until midday. Members are welcome to call in to search for or return books. If making a special trip please phone them at home on 07 572 0163 or 027 6098510 beforehand to ensure that they will be there. We are accepting good clean car service manuals or books that relate to automobile history or travel for our club library
PARTS SHED Clean out your sheds and bring those surplus parts down. They may be just what someone else needs Parts shed open most Monday morning. Contacts are Jack 07 5766346 or Colin 027 2629161
