VCC MANAWATU TOURER SEPTEMBER 2024 by Vintage Car Club of New Zealand

BRANCH DETAILS

BRANCH INFORMATION

CLUBROOMS ‘TheGrove’-684KelvinGroveRoad,PalmerstonNorth

POSTAL ADDRESS P.O.Box385,PalmerstonNorth4440 EMAIL manawatu@vcc.org.nz

COMMITTEE MEETING

SecondWednesdayofeachmonthat‘TheGrove’.

CLUB NIGHT

ThirdWednesdayofeachmonth(exceptforJanuarywhennomeetingisheld) -meetfrom7.15pmat‘TheGrove’.Meetingsstartat7.30pm.

LIBRARY

Openbyarrangement -contactGaryMillar-(06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com

NOGGIN & NATTER

FirstTuesdayofeachmonth(exceptJanuary)at7.00pm atMurray’sIrishBar-Feilding.

PARTS SHED

Openfrom2pmonthefirstSundayofeachmonthorbyarrangement. -contactGaryMillar-(06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com

BOOKINGSFOR ‘THE GROVE’ VENUE

CanbemadethroughCreativeCatering,AwapuniRacecourse. Phone(06)3542780 or Email: info@creativecatering.co.nz

FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPH:

AgoodvarietyofcarslinedupattheCoachHouseMuseumbefore headingawayontheAugust‘ShedRaid’.(seepage17ofthisTourer).

PHOTOGRAPHSINTHIS ISSUE oftheTourerhavebeencontributedbyBryanAbraham.

Theopinionsorstatementsexpressedinletters,articles,tripreportsetc.whichappearinthis magazinearetheviewsoftheauthorofthatletter/article/reportandarenotnecessarilythose oftheCommitteeorMembersoftheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubofNZInc. TheCommitteereservestherighttorefusematerialitdoesnotconsidersuitableforpublication.

THETOURER : NewZealandRegisteredMagazine. TheOfficialNewsletteroftheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubofNZInc.

 Pleasesendyourcontributionsonrallyreports,yourmotoringstories, restorations,technicalreports,articles,photographsetc.,to:

AUGUST 2024

25th SunDaffodilRallyforCancer-seepage6ofthisTourer

SEPTEMBER 2024

1st SunSundayJaunt-seepages5and7ofthisTourer NOTETHEDIFFERENTMEETINGPLACETHANUSUAL

1st SunPartsShedwillbeopenbetween2pmand5pm

3rd TueNoggin&Natter-7.00pmatMurray’sIrishPubBar,Feilding

7th SatLadiesFriendshipGroupMorningTea-seepage8ofthisTourer

8th SunRSVPdateforconfirmingattendanceattheCombinedMeetingwithCHB

11th WedWorkingBeeattheClubrooms-seepage5ofthisTourer

18th WedClubNight-CombinedMeetingwithCHBBranch -seepages5and9ofthisTourer

20th/23rd CombinedBranch‘ManawatuMeander’-seepages10and42ofthisTourer

23rd MonEntriesClosefortheManawatuBranchVintageOnlyRally

29th Sun * ManawatuBranchVintageOnlyRally: NOTETHECHANGEOFDATE -entryformonpage37ofthisTourer

30th MonEntriesClosefortheManawatuBranchMotorcycleRally

OCTOBER 2024

5th Sat * SwapMeet

12th Sat * ManawatuBranchMotorcycleRally-entryformonpage39ofthisTourer

26/27/28th Inter-BranchCampOut-seepages10and14ofthisTourer

30th WedKapitiMid-WeekruntoGreenhaughGardens,NapierRoad,PalmNorth -ManawatuBranchmembersinvited-seepage43ofthisTourer

31st ThuEntriesCloseforthe29th VCCNationalMotorcycleRally

NOVEMBER 2024

23rd & 24th Overnighter

DECEMBER 2024

1st SunManawatuBranchChristmasParty&ServiceAwards

JANUARY 2025

25/26/27th 29th VCCNationalMotorcycleRally-seepage47ofthisTourer

* DenotesaNationalCalendarEvent Exceptforformaleventsbringvehiclesthatyouarecomfortabledriving,althoughahistoricvehicleispreferred.

Meetinthe RongoteaTownSquare from2.30pmfora drivetoPeterThompsonsprivateMotorcycleCollection. Thedaywillfinishattheclubroomsforalateafternoon tea,andifyouwish,stayingonforaBYOdinneranddrink.

NextNoggin&Natter

ThisisaCombinedMeetingwiththeCentralHawkesBayBranch. DannevirkeCitizensandServicesClub-1PrincessStreet,Dannevirke.

CentralHawkesBayBranchvsManawatuBranch forthe PISTONBROKETROPHY

Seedetailsonpage9ofthisTourer

WORKING BEEATTHE CLUBROOMS

Weatherpermittingthetreetrimmingwillcontinue. Ifyoucan,pleasebringalongsawsandchainsaws,andof course,trailersforfreefirewood. Ifyouareunabletohelpwiththetrees,thereisongoingtidying upandgardeningneedingattention. Iffine,thisworkingbeewillbelookingto cleanupleavesetcaspartoftheongoingtidyingupandgardening. Pleasebringsomegardeningtoolsalong. Iftheweatheriswet,workwillcontinueindoorsonrecoveringthechairs.Please bringastaplegun,staples&screwdriverssothatwecanprogresswiththattask. Andofcourse,therewillbethemorningteabreakwhichallowstime forsomeconvivialsocialising. PLUSAbigthankyoutothetwelvememberswhoturnedoutfortheAugust WorkingBee-agreatturnout.Verymuchappreciated.

LOWERNORTHISLANDINTER-BRANCH-UPCOMINGEVENTS

InanefforttofostermoreInter-Branchevents,thefollowingeventshavebeen organised.

“MANAWATUMEANDER”

Friday20thSept-Monday23rdSept2024

-organisedbyWellingtonBranch(Phil&CoralKidd)

Threenightsaway,basedinDannevirke,andtravellingaroundsomebackroads coveringaround100milesontheSaturdayandSunday,followedby“COMPULSORY HappyHour”

ArriveFridayafternoon-LeaveMondaymorning.-furtherinformationanddetailed itineraryonpage42ofthisTourer.

BookattheDestinationsMotelinDannevirke(Ph 0800172777) -Mentionthe VintageCarClubbooking.Onceyouhavedonethat,pleaseemailtheWellington BranchSecretary,AlistairMcCarthytoconfirmyourentry ( mccarthys@xtra.co.nz )

“INTER-BRANCHCAMPOUT”

LabourWeekend-Saturday26thOct-Monday28thOct2024(2nights) -organisedbyManawatuBranch(Glyn&CathyClements) -GymkhanaorganisedbyRob&LindaO’Keefe (ClubCaptains-WhanganuiBranch)

Venue:BaseCamp(northofApiti)

StartwithaPublunchattheCheltenhamHotelfrommiddayonSaturday,followedby abackroadsrunforacoupleofhours,arrivingatBaseCamplateafternoon. SundaymorningGymkhana(equipmentsuppliedbyWhanganuiBranch),afterlunch,a guideddrivethroughtheApitiForestRoadnetwork. HomeMonday.

GototheBaseCampwebsite https://www.basecamprangi.com tocheckoutthe facilities-cabins,communalkitchenandloungeareaplusoutdoorBBQareas. ItisBYOEverything! -food,drinksandbedding(costperheadforthecomplex isyettobeadvised).

Ifyouareinterested,pleaseemailGlynandCathy ( cbz1@xtra.co.nz )togoonthe mailinglistforfurtherupdates.

Welookforwardtoseeingyou!

GLYNCLEMENTS

NorthIslandClubCaptain

COMING EVENTS / ACTIVITIES

SEPTEMBER 2024

7th SatCentralHawkesBay2nd VintageRally-seepage51oftheAugustTourer

21st Sat47th AnnualRubberDuckieM/CRally-seepage57oftheAugustTourer

20th -23rd CombinedBranchManawatuMeander -seepages10&42ofthisTourer

OCTOBER 2024

12th SatKingCountryVCC-ScenicTouroftheKingCountry -seepage41ofthisTourer

18th -19th Marlborough/NelsonBiennialRally-seepage60oftheAugustTourer

25th -28th 7th NationalCommercialRally-seepage53oftheAugustTourer

26th -28th Inter-BranchCampOut-seepages10and14of thisTourer

30th WedKapitiMid-WeekruntoGreenhaughGardens,NapierRoad,PalmNorth -ManawatuBranchmembersinvited-seepage43of thisTourer

NOVEMBER 2024

22nd -24th Hawke’sBay65th AnniversaryRally-seepage45ofthisTourer

JANUARY 2025

25th -27th 29th VCCNationalMotorcycleRally-seepage46ofthisTourer

APRIL 2025

11th -18th SouthIslandClubCaptain’sTour-seepage47ofthisTourer

HiEveryone,

CHAIRPERSON’S CHAT - ESTHER WILLIAMS

Ithasbeenquitecoldandwet weatherlately.Hopefullythe warmerweatherisontheway.

Itwasaverygoodnightatthewinterwarmerdinner.Thefood wasgreatandsowasthecompany. Iwouldliketothank Cathyforallthehardworkonthedinner.

ThankstoDerekforanothergreatSundayrun. Wehad nearly20carstherewhichwasgreat.Itwasgoodtoseeaprivatecollectionofcars andmemorabilia.Itissoencouragingtoseemoreofthememberscomingoutintheir cars.

PleaseremembertocomeandsupportusonSunday25th AugustattheNationalVCC DaffodilRallyforCancerbybringingyourcarsandmotorbikesfordisplay.Wehaveall hadsomeoneorknowsomeonewithcancer.Weallknowofsomeonethathashad cancer.Inthelastfewyears,wehavemembersoftheclubpassawaywithcancer. WehaveourannualSwapMeetcominguponthe5th October.Pleasedonotforgetto letJohnknowifyoucanhelpinanywayforthiseventasmanyhandsmakelight work.

Thelady’sfriendshipgroupisgoingreallywell.Wehad15ladiescomeoutforcoffee orbrunchto116Café.Wewouldlovetoseemoreladiescomeandjoinus.Ournext oneisonSeptember7thforaPoshmorningTeaattheClubroomsat10.30am. Ihavebeenreallyenjoyingthefellowshipwiththeladiesoftheclub.

GoodMotoringEveryone

Esther

Welcometothismonth’sSecretary’sScribbles!I’llstartmyblurb withaquotethatwasinanemailIreceivedfromamember...

ThankyoutoEsmeeRowdenforthewordsofwisdom.Sovery true!

Ihopethatyouareallenjoyingacosyandhealthywinterseason andkeepingthewinterbugsatbay.Itisstillverycoldoutthere,butonthebrightersideSpringisjustaroundthecorner!

AGM

IrecentlyattendedtheVCCAnnualGeneralMeetinginTaurangawithGlyn.Derek HaycockrepresentedourBranchasDelegate.Areportonthiswillbedistributedto membersshortly.ThisismythirdAGMthatIhaveattendedasanObserver.AttimesI havefounditallabitdaunting,andIamalwaysinaweoftheVCCknowledgeofthe Members.I’msuremyconfidencewillgrowinthecomingyearsandIammindfulthat manyofthesemembershavebeeninthisenvironmentforaverylongtime.Itisalways greattocatchupwithour“VCCFamily”atthesocialevents.GlynandIstayedonforan extracoupleofdaysashewasaskedtopresenta50YearLongServiceAwardattheBOP Branch.ManythankstoBOPBranchformakingusbothfeelsowelcome.Oursincere thanksaswelltoKaarenSmylie,AlastairandGwenJones,theOrganisingTeamthat managedthelogisticsfortheAGM.Yourattentiontodetail,andyourboundless enthusiasmmadethevenueandtheweekendsuchasuccess.Thanksalsotoour wonderfulladiesinNationalOfficeforalltheworktheycontributedtotheevent.Thank youKarenProctorforthe“screedsofpaperwork”Ibroughthomeinmysuitcase.There wasn’tanyroomleftforaquick“ShoeShop”beforewecamehome!

LADIESFRIENDSHIPGROUP-MORNINGTEA

OurLadiesFriendshipgettogethersareprovingtobeverysuccessful!Ournext“Morning TeaSoiree”willbeheldattheClubRoomsonSaturday7thSeptember.AllIwillsayis thatitisgoingtobeanelegantaffair-sohavethosepinkyfingersready!Ladies,ifyou haven’tjoinedusyet,pleasedocomealong.Friendshipisfree,andthisisagreatwayto gettoknowtheotherLadiesintheClub. (Advertisedelsewhereinthisissue)

Acoupleof

“INTER-BRANCHQUIZNIGHT”CentralHawkesBay VS Manawatu Advertisedelsewhereinthisissue.TheTrophyispolishedandreadytogo!Comealong andjointheBranchQuizzers!TherearestillplacesleftontheTeam.Soputthedatein yourdiary-Wednesday18thSeptember(ourusualclubnight).Numbersrequiredby12th September.PleaseadviseEstherifyouareplanningtocomeat e _williams@xtra.co.nz. Orgiveheracallon0272437275.Carpoolingisencouraged!

“INTER-BRANCHCAMPOUT”

-LabourWeekend-Sat26thOct-Mon28thOct(2nights) GototheBaseCampwebsitetocheckoutthevenue https://www.basecamprangi.com Therearestillafewplacesleftsogetinquick!Thisisgoingtobeafunweekend,there’s plentyontheScheduleforEveryone.ThereisaGymkhanaorganisedbyourTeamsfrom WhanganuiBranch,andwealsohavetheopportunitytodrivethroughtheApitiForest Road(notopentothepublic).Forthosethatwanttogetclosertonature,therearesome lovelybushwalkscloseathandtothevenue.Ifyouareinterested,pleaseemailGlynand Cathy ( cbz1@xtra.co.nz )forthelinktotheAccommodationPortalandtogoonthe mailinglistforfurtherupdates!

OneoftheFunniestMarriageTweetsinJuly2024

CLUB CAPTAIN’S RAMBLE - DEREK HAYCOCK

ThankstoeveryoneforanothergreatSundayJauntturnout withlotsofpeopleverysurprisedatwhatwassittingunder theirnoises!Alsothecurrentvalueofsomeofthevehiclesin thecollectionwouldbeashocktomany.

TheSundayJauntforSeptemberwillstartfromthetown squareinRongoteaattheusualtime,gatherfrom2:30and wewillsetoffdownRongoteaRoadat3pmtovisitPeter Thompson’smagnificentmotorcyclemuseum. Thereisa$10cashperheaddoorchargetogetinbutwortheverycenttovisitoneof thebestprivatemotorcyclecollectionsintheNorthIsland.

TheVintageOnlyRallyiswellinhandandwillbeagreatdayoutwithlunchatthe PahiatuarailcarsocietythenfinishbackattheclubroomsforprizegivingandaBBQ dinnerforthosewhowanttostayon.Sopleasegetyourentriesinsoon. Withthefirstfewmonthsof2025sofullIhavealsostartedworkingontheRuahine Rambleandit’sshapinguptoanexcellentdayout.

2025HighlandFlingRallyrouteplanningiswellunderway. IthoughtIhadtheSaturdayroutewellsortedtillIdidamileagecheckanditwas goingtobeover200!!Oops!Soaslighttweakisinorderandhopefullythelunch stopwillbeAkitio.

HappyMotoring

DerekHaycock

ITWASAGOODDAY - UNTIL ……

Source:AntiqueCarWrecks-fromOldCarsWeekly’s“WreckoftheWeek”photoalbum.

ADodgeambulancewascalledtothesceneofthisaccident,whichinvolveda1060FordGalaxie four-doorsedan.Thefrontofthecariscompletelywrecked,requiringaratherlargetowtruckfor haulingitaway.

Itlookslikesomeonetriedtorestylethe1962PlymouthValiantbyrollingitend-over-endseveral times.TheaccidentoccurrednearOhioonJuly19th,1962.

PHOTOGRAPHS -

Left:Members gatheringat theFeilding Coachhouse Museum waitingto departonthe Augustmystery shedraid.It turnedout thatthe afternoon drivewasjust ashortone–intothe FeildingCBDto viewaprivate collection.

Left:The ownergavean overviewofhis collectionprior tomembers startingto explore.

Below(and next4pages): The‘shed’–a collectionwith astrongmotor racingtheme.

TECHNICAL STUFF : YOU SHOULD N

By:BrianSilvestro-(https://www.motor1.com/)

Thatoilthat’sbeensittingontheshelfforthepastdecade?-youmightaswell throwitout.

Youmightwanttothinktwicebeforeputtingthatoldcanofoilinyourcar.According tothisstudyputonby TheMotorOilGeekonYouTube,expiredengineoilisdownright dangerousforyourengine.

HostLakeSpeedJr.setouttoshowwhetheroldoil,whenshaken,couldbebrought backtoausablestate.Hedugoutacoupleofoldsealedoilcontainers - oneina plasticcontainerandanotherinametalcan - toseewhetheragoodshakecouldbring thembacktolife.

Thelabresultsaren'tsurprising. Whetherwe'retalkingaboutthe20-year-oldValvoline oilorthe50-year-oldMobil1,bothshowedsignificantsignsofoxidation,shakenornot. Essentially,thatmeanstheoilitself,aswellasthesetofadditivesputintotheoilwhen itwasnew - Zinc,Phosphorus,Sulphur,etc. - havechemicallydegradedtothepoint wheretheycannolongerlubricateanenginesufficiently.

TheplasticbottleofValvolinewastheworstofthetwo.Itshowedsignsofwater presentintheoil,gatheredoverthecourseoftwodecadessimplythroughtheheating andcoolingofthecontainer.Soweadviseagainstusingthatoldbottleofoilinyour garage,evenifit'sforatop-off.

PartssupplierslikeAutozoneandCarParts.comsaymostmotoroilshaveashelflifeof aboutfiveyears.Afterthat,oxidationbeginstooccur,degradingthequalityofthe lubricant.

NotefromtheEditor:Suggestthatyouresearchthisforyourself.IfyoudoaGooglesearchyouwill findthata5yearshelflifeforoilisthegenerallyacceptedrecommendationforstoringoil.

THE 1924 MORRIS COWLEY

Sourcedfrom‘AnEraofMotoring–ThevehiclesofaPastAge’. BasedonthecollectionattheNationalMotorMuseum,Beaulieu.

IfstrugglingstudentsdroveAustinSevensinthe1930s,lesswell-to-dofamilymen optedforsecond-handMorrisCowleys. Thisexamplebelongedtoaladyownerin Wimborne,andwhenthechassiscrackedher remedywassimple;sheboughtapairofscrap Cowleysfor£5apiece,andcannibalisedthe threeintoonegoodcar.

Technicallythemodelwasasorthodoxasthe Rolls-Roycehadbeenin1906.Theaverage Britishfamilycarof1924wasratedat12 horsepower,andhadafour-cylinderside-valve engine,magnetoignition,three-speedunit gearbox,gravityfeed,spiralbevelfinaldrive, AMorrisCowleyonDartmoor,Devonin1922 andbrakesontherearwheelsonly;allofthesefeatureswerefoundontheMorris. Itsbrakeswerepronetosqueal,allegedlybecauseMr.Morrislikedpeopletorecognise thesoundofhiscars,butthewet-plateclutchwasuncommonlysweetinaction, renderingtheCowleyeasytodrive.Startingbysilentdynamotorwasanother unexpectedrefinement. Herewassoundrather thaninspiredengineering. WilliamMorriswas, howeverasalesmanas wellasamechanic. Startingwithan assembledproduct-the originalCowleyof1915 wasatleast80percent American,withits Continentalengine, DetroitGeartransmission, andTimkenaxles-he madehisfortuneby loweringpricesinaslumpwhileothersraisedtheirs.Whatretailedfor£465in1921 couldbeboughtfor£225in1924,and£160by1926. Morrisusedhisprofitstoacquirehiscompetentsuppliers.AftertheWarHotchkissof CoventryhadreplacedContinentalashissourceofengines,transmissionscamefrom Wrigley,bodiesfromHollickandPratt,andradiatorsfromOsbertonofOxford.By 1924allweredivisionsoftheMorrisempire,andin1926theS.U.carburettorfirmwas added.Moreimportant,hebackedasoundproductbyanationwidedealernetwork; nowonderhewasabletosell55,000carsin1925.

The1924Morris-Cowley- Continued

ThiswasthelastyearoftheBullnoseradiator,andthoughasimplifiedCowleycouldbe boughtfor£142in1927,thegloryhaddeparted.TheCowleysurvivedasanameuntil 1934,butthedepressiontookaheavytollofsalesintheoncepopular12horsepower class,anditwasnotuntil1935thatMorrisonceagainhadabest-sellertomatch Austin'sSevenandTen.

Numberofcylinders,valves:4-cylinder,sidevalve. Bore,stroke,capacity: 69.5x102mm.,1548c.c.

Ignition: Hightensionmagneto.

Gears: 3-speed.

Transmission: Shaft.

Brakes: Footonrearwheels:handonrearwheels.

Suspension: Halfelliptic:threequarterelliptic.

Pricewhennew: £225

Modelcurrent: 1915-1934

A WELCOMETOA NEW MEMBER

TheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubispleasedtowelcomeanewmember.

DianneLambly

1952FordPrefect Welcometoourbranchandwelookforwardtoseeingyouatfutureclubactivities.

AMorrisCowley‘ontour’in Scotland

GLANCING BACKAT E

SNIPPETS FROM 2000 - MAGAZINE NUMBERS 241 > 246

Above: FromtheIdleTorque(VCCBranchReports) sectionofthe BeadedWheels -Issue245–Aug/Sept2000

Right: MauriceEntwistle’sNashcompetingin theManawatuBranchPomeroyShield (seethearticleonthenexttwopages). ArticlefromtheBeadedWheels -Issue245–Aug/Sept2000

ENGLAND’S B

DEAD CAR COMPANIES

Gilbern

Kit-carmanufacturerand virtuallytheonlyWelsh car-maker,Gilbernbegan sellingaprettyGT componentcarfrom behindabutcher’sshop in1959,butexpensive purchaseprices,added taxationandconsent changeofownershipsaw thecompanyshutup afterthelaunchofthe Genie. Thecompanywentbustin1973.

BITSAND PIECESFROM BYGONE DAYS

RemembertheRadarTrafficChecksofthe1960’s-backinthedayswhentheMk1 FordZephyrseemedtobetheTrafficcarofchoice.

HowdoyougetonehundredpeopleinaMini? PutMaxwellSmartinthefrontandninety-nineintheback.

Findthefollowinghiddenwordsinthegridbelow:

ARNOTT ASTRADA BEATTIE CARGILL CHAMBERLAIN DERBY EAST FITZROY

HIGHFIELD LETHBRIDGE NELSON NORTH

OWEN PHARAZYN POOLE PORT

RUSSELL RANFURLY SHELTON TATE

WARWICK WEST WOODLANDS YORK

EARLIERISSUESOFTHETOURER

AREONLINE

Anelectronicresourcehasbeensetupmakingalargenumber ofearlierissuesoftheTourereasilyavailableforreference. Thelinktothoseearlierissuesisbelow.

Cutandpastethelinktoyourbrowser:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gTU-shJle-YE1OSIdMKqvu3joxGQ6HdS?usp=share_link

- AND THE CURRENT MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS FROM OTHER VCC BRANCHES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE

Useyoursmartphone,tabletorcomputertoseethecurrentNewsletterfromother VCCBranchesonlineandtocheckoutwhatactivitiesareoninthosebranches.

Goto www.vcc.org.nz thengoto BranchNewsletters

BRANCH EMAILS

Haveyoubeenreceivingnotificationemailsfromthebranch???

Thereisanongoingefforttokeepallmembersrightuptodatewithhappenings thattheymaybeinterestedin-especiallyintheweeksbetweenpublication/ releaseoftheTourer.

Ifyouhavenotbeenreceivingtheseemailnotificationsitwillbebecausewedo nothaveyouremailaddressonfile,orbecauseyouhavechosentokeepyour detailsconfidential.

Eitherway,ifyouwanttogetonthelist,thenpleaseadviseyourdetailsto manawatu@vcc.co.org

Memberscanbeassuredofconfidentialityastheemailsarereleasedusingthe Bccfieldmeaningthatemailaddressesaresuppressedfromotherrecipients.

NAME BADGES

NEW MEMBERS shouldcontactthebranch Secretary,toorganisetocollecttheirfree namebadge.

EXISTING MEMBERS shouldcontactthebranchSecretary,toarrange areplacementforalostordamagedbadge-atcost.

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ‘THE TOURER’

BecausetheToureristheMagazineforyourbranch-itisyourmagazine. Shouldyoucomeacrossanythingthatyouthinkcouldinterestyourfellow members-orifyouwishtocontributeanarticleonanyofyourmotoringprojects (pastorpresent)-oryourrecentparticipationinrunsoreventswithother branches,pleasedonothesitatetosenditalongwithanyphotographswhichyou have,totheeditor.

OLDMANAWATUBRANCHDOCUMENTS

AFriendlyReminder,ifyouhavebeenonapreviousCommitteewiththeBranch andhaveanyoldBranchdocuments(e.g.oldmembershiplists)storedawayat homecouldyoupleasereturnthem totheBranchatthenextClub

Nightoralternativelycontactthe Secretary,CathyClementsto arrangeapossiblepickup. Eventhoughtheymaybeoutdated documents,theystillcontain members/pastmembersprivate contactdetails.

Itisimperativethatwecontinueto keepthisinformationconfidential. ThankYou.

IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR VEHICLE DISPLAYED IN THE CLUBROOMS ?

Ifnot,pleasehaveatalktoRobertWilsonatclubnight.

Morephotoframeshavebeenpurchasedsothingsareallreadytogo-wejustneedthe photographs-whetheritbeofyourvehicleinoriginal,restored,orunrestored condition.

TogetyourvehicledisplayedintheClubroomsallRobertneedsfromyouisa photographofyourvehicleinlandscapelayout.

Thephotographneedstohaveapictureviewareaof16cmwidex11cmhighmeaningthattheimageofthevehicleneedstofitintothatgivensizealthoughthe photographsizewillbealittlelarger(i.e.18cmx13cm(5x7inches)).

PARTS SHED - GARY MILLAR

TheManawatuBranchoftheVCCiscommittedtohelpingyouwiththerestorationand ongoingmaintenanceofyourvaluedvintage&classicvehicle,endeavouringto maintainasupplyofqualitysecondhandtoolsandpartscoveringallagesandtypesof earlyvehicles.

Anytimeisagoodtimetodeclutteryourshedsandyouandyourfriendsareinvitedto donateanyunwantedoldcarandmotorcyclepartstothebranchsothatwecantrade themontovintageenthusiastswhoarelookingforthatrarepartneededforcompleting arestorationorkeepingacarontheroad.

AtthePartsShedallpartsarepricedtomove offtheshelves.

Garylooksforwardtoassistingyouwith findingthatunusual,rareandvaluablepartor toolwhichwillhelpyourestoreandmaintain yourprideandjoy.

ContactGaryon: (06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com

SCRAP METAL COLLECTION - GARY MILLAR

Alargebinfordisposalofoldscrapmetalincludingyourold(clean)householdtinsetc. islocatedontheeasternsideofthemainpartsshed(i.e.betweenthetwoparts sheds).

Moneyraisedfromthesaleofscraphelpswiththeongoingmaintenanceofthe clubroomsandpartssheds.

LIBRARY - GARY MILLAR

TherearesectionsonVeteran,Vintage,PostVintage,PostWarVintage,Post60’sand Commercialvehicles;acomprehensivesectionontechnicaltopics;andalargenumber ofgeneralbooks.

TheLibraryisavailableforyoutoviewonclubnightsorbyarrangementwiththe librarian:

-contactGaryon:(06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com