VCC MANAWATU TOURER MARCH 2023

THE TOURER

BRANCH INFORMATION

BRANCH DETAILS

CLUBROOMS ‘The Grove’ - 684 Kelvin Grove Road, Palmerston North

POSTAL ADDRESS P.O. Box 385, Palmerston North 4440

EMAIL manawatu@vcc.org.nz

COMMITTEE MEETING

Second Wednesday of each month at ‘The Grove’.

CLUB NIGHT

Third Wednesday of each month (except January) - meet from 7.15pm at ‘The Grove’. Meetings start at 7.30pm.

LIBRARY

Open by arrangement - contact Gary Millar on (06) 354 8298.

NOGGIN & NATTER

First Tuesday of each month (except January) at 7.00pm at Murray’s Irish Bar - Feilding.

PARTS SHED

Open from 2pm on the first Sunday of each month or by arrangement. - contact Gary Millar on (06) 354 8298

BOOKINGS FOR ‘THE GROVE’ VENUE

Can be made through Creative Catering, Awapuni Racecourse. Phone (06) 354 2780 or Email : info@creativecatering.co.nz

MANAWATU BRANCH LIFE MEMBER: - Gary Millar

COVER PHOTOGRAPHS:

Front Cover: Ian Chamberlain (Wanganui Branch) taking Emilie Haycock for a spin in his single cylinder 1906 REO runabout.

Back Cover: Photographs from the Veteran Rally Homestead visit.

The opinions or statements expressed in letters, articles, trip reports etc. which appear in this magazine are the views of the author of that letter / article / report and are not necessarily those of the Committee or Members of the Manawatu Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ Inc. The Committee reserves the right to refuse material it does not consider suitable for publication.

THE TOURER : New Zealand Registered Magazine.

The Official Newsletter of the Manawatu Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ Inc.

CLOSINGDATE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE TOURER - 20TH MARCH 2023 Please send your contributions on rally reports, your motoring stories, restorations,

MANAWATU BRANCH UPCOMING EVENTS / ACTIVITIES

MARCH 2023

5TH Sun Parts Shed - open between 2.00pm and 5.00pm

* 5TH Sun Ruahine Ramble - entry form on page 14 of the February Tourer

7TH Tue Noggin & Natter - 7.00pm at Murray’s Irish Pub Bar, Feilding

8TH Wed Working Bee - see details on page 5 of this Tourer

15TH Wed Club Night

25TH Sat Cars wanted for School Gala - see details on page 5 of this Tourer

APRIL 2023

1ST Sat Kimbolton Sculpture Festival - see details on page 5 of this Tourer

2ND Sun Coast to Coast - see details on page 5 of this Tourer

16TH Sun Lions Club of Rongotea & District - Car Show Day - see page 7 of the February Tourer

19TH Wed Club Night - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MAY 2023

* 7TH Sun Post Era’s Rally - entry form on page 18 of this Tourer

JUNE 2023

11TH Sun Sunday Jaunt

* Denotes a National Calendar Event

Except for formal events bring vehicles that you are comfortable driving, although a historic vehicle is preferred.

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS FROM ALL VCC BRANCHES ARE ONLINE

To see the Newsletters online (and in colour) and to check out what activities are on in the other branches, go to www.vcc.org.nz then go to Branch Newsletters

WORKING BEE AT THE CLUBROOMS - 8TH MARCH 2023

9.30 AM > 12 NOON

If the weather is fine the focus will be on the grounds and gardens. Please bring some gardening tools along. Otherwise, if wet we will be working inside on recovering the chairs. Please bring a staple gun, staples and screwdrivers so that we can progress with chair covering. And of course, as usual, there will be the morning tea break which allows time for some convivial socialising.

CLUB NIGHT - 15TH MARCH 2023

7.30 PM

CORNERSTONE SCHOOL GALA - SATURDAY 25TH MARCH 2023

CARS WANTED

10.00 am to 2.00 pm - 119 Mihare Drive, Kelvin Grove

KIMBOLTON SCULPTURE FESTIVAL - SATURDAY 1ST APRIL 2023

We have been invited to display some cars.

MEET AT THE KIWITEA SCHOOL AT 8.15 AM

Bring your Club Car and we will convoy up to Kimbolton.

Free Entry for us - a good way to get preferential parking. Numbers to the Club Captain by club night please (15th March) to get Free Passes.

COAST TO COAST RUN - SUNDAY 2ND APRIL 2023

Meet in Foxton Beach (by the Boat Club in Hartley Street) for a 10.00 am start. Lunch will be in Eketahuna (Cafes or Pub)

Finishing at Castlepoint (Whakataki Pub)

PRELIMINARYNOTICEOFTHE 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Hello everyone,

What a month it has been, starting off with Cliffs tour to Masterton to see lots of WW1 Aircraft in action, photos further on in this issue. Next was Glyn’s Sunday run this was a great little drive finishing back at the club rooms where I gave the new club BBQ it’s first official use but it was very disappointing that only four cars bothered to turn up. On our way home though my 29 Chev clocked over 33000 miles since I put it on the road in 1995. Next up was the restoration run with fifteen people arriving at my place around 10am to take a look at the 1914 Fiat I’m supposed to be restoring unfortunately there seems to be a lack of time for that at the moment!! Sadly I couldn’t follow the rest of the day’s proceedings as I had the Veteran and two wheel brake rally the next day and there were things to sort for that but all the reports I heard were very good. The Veteran rally had a different lineup this year with probably the only Veteran rally in the Southern Hemisphere with no Model T Ford’s in attendance. There are photos and a report on this event further on in this issue.

Club night had a good turnout to see Errol Gray’s 1975 Norton Commando that he had attended the National Motorcycle rally in Southland.

Lastly to all the people that have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle some of our own members included if there is anything that our members can do to help please don’t hesitate to ask!!!

Sadly Mary Leask passed away recently, I personally have known Mary for a good thirty five years and have spent many a good time motoring with both Mary and Bruce. Our deepest condolences to Bruce and family.

Talking to our fantastic editor Bryan he has been sent Ninety ish photos to choose from for this edition. A fantastic effort by the members!!

Stay safe - Derek

Haycock

Hi Everyone, Cyclone Gabrielle certainly made her presence felt, but we in the Manawatu got off pretty lightly. Not so for our neighbours over the Ranges with Hawkes Bay and Central Hawkes Bay getting a real hiding. Spare a thought for all those affected, especially the many VCC folk over there. My Mitsubishi V3000 was with VCC friends, Wayne and Shona Richards at Pakowhai. They were evacuated after the Tutaekuri River burst its banks and flooded the area. Water was chest height through their home and garages. Six vehicles completely underwater, including mine. A long and painful clean up ahead for many, many people.

On a brighter note, Cath and I attended the Wanganui Branch “Burma” Rally over the Anniversary Weekend. A great turnout of 73 entries, but we were the only ones for Manawatu. Come on folks, Wanganui is only an hour from us and this is their annual premier event. Entries ranged from a 1915 Model T to a 1989 MX5 (1 x Veteran, 17 Vintage - 10 Model A’s, 9 Post Vintage, 14 Post War, 29 Post 60 and 3 Post 80). A great Rally and Prize Giving Dinner that night at the Whanganui Race Course where two 50 Year Membership Awards were presented to Lee Taylor and Neville Rhodes.

The following Sunday was the run to Hood Aerodrome to see the W.W.1 Fighter Planes. Quite a few from Hawkes Bay Branch joined us for what was a great day out. Thanks to Cliff Bennett for organising the day.

The Restoration Run (held Saturday 11 Feb) and the Veteran Run (Sunday 12) were both great fun. Tony Prebensen from Hawkes Bay entered his 1903 Holley, but with his usual navigator (Mike Stuart) going down with Covid the day before, I got the chance to ride “Shotgun” for Tony. There are some pretty steep hills between the Club Rooms and Feilding you only find when you are in a 120 year old, single cylinder 5 HP vehicle! West Street in Feilding is quite a hard climb but the toughest was Colyton Road (by the intersection with Watershed Road), where I could count the spokes revolving on the left front wheel! Now, I weigh a good 25kgs more than Mike Stuart, and I think the little car was well aware of that!

After leaving Mahoe Homestead in Feilding, we were halfway across the bridge by the Golf Course when there was a horrible clatter up front, then silence. A quick dismount and then I pushed the car the remaining distance across the bridge and out of the way of traffic. Tony got a ride back to the Clubrooms and returned with his ute and trailer. He left our place at 8.10 am the next morning for the 21/2 to 3 hour drive home. At 11.40am he texted me with the following... “Broken top ring which would account for the noise, Seized Gudgeon pin which is odd, and the big end is knackered. Bore is fine. Something to fix anyway!”

A good keen man, within 31/2 hours he had driven home and stripped the engine! Cheers to Derek for organising a great day out and to Tony for a ride in the oldest car I have ever been in.

Errol Gray’s talk about his Norton motorcycle at the last Club Night and his recent trip to the National Rally in Invercargill was much appreciated. Good to see another motorcyclist in the Branch. See you out and about sometime?

Cheers

Our lovely 2 owner 1989 V3000 at the beginning of the month, and 2 weeks later now a total write off thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle.

A WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

Manawatu VCC members are pleased to welcome to our branch several new members who have joined us in recent months.

- Nick Deeming - whohasa1981JaguarXJS

- Eric Stagg - whohasa1973Commandoanda1965FordCortinaGT

- Richard Woolsey - whohasa1934StudebakerCommander

- Warwick Grady - whohasa1928Morris8

- Simon Kelly -

- Frederick Dean - whohasa1964V8saloonanda1969Mercedes-Benz280SE

- Ian Martin - whohasa1939Mercury

- Jason Kinghorn - whohasa1926Packard326,a1962HoldenEK,&1930Packard726

- Chris Hince - whohasa1964FordMustang

and recently transferred into our branch:

- Errol Gray - whohasa1969TriumphBonnevilleT120R&1975CommandoRoadster

- Martin Cooper - whohasa1936anda1937Austin7Sports,plusanMGB

HOOD AERODROME MASTERTON TRIP - 29TH JANUARY

Cliff Bennett’s trip to Masterton’s Hood Aerodrome to visit Sir Peter Jackson’s The Vintage Aviator Ltd started out with everyone meeting up in Eketahuna for morning tea. This trip saw great number of VCC members from Hawkes Bay and Levin joining in, out numbering our own Manawatu members. My family and I were the only ones to turn up in a pre war car. I didn’t think Masterton was that far away to warrant doing a vintage car run in a modern.

Cliff had sorted a nice drive the back way to Masterton and arriving at the Aerodrome we had reserved parking right up front with an impressive lineup of WW1 Planes already for us to see. Luckily we arrived just in time to see a large group of Aeroplanes heading out to do a practice battle for their upcoming air show.

After lunch we were split up into three groups and had a very up close and personal tour of the planes in the hanger and on the flight line with the highlight being able to watch one of the planes being started with the Hucks starter.

After this Becky suggested we go further south to have a wander around Greytown and a well deserved ice cream as by this stage it was about 30 deg!!! With all the side curtains removed we headed home with roughly 170 miles covered for the day.

Derek Haycock

Over the Pahiatua Track

Meeting up at Eketahuna

Selection of Photographs from the January Run to the Hood Aerodrome - Masterton : Continued

THE HUCKS STARTER - AS DEMONSTRATED TO MEMBERS VISITING THE VINTAGE AVIATOR AT THE END OF JANUARY

A Hucks starter is an auxiliary power unit, almost always a lorry or truck, that provides initial power to start up piston aircraft engines. Invented by Royal Flying Corps Captain Bentfield Hucks, for whom it is named, the device served as a mechanical replacement for the groundcrew members who would have otherwise needed to spin an aircraft's propeller by hand as a part of the starting process, on aircraft engines not fitted with starters. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the Hucks starter was in widespread use amongst ground crews, becoming particularly useful as aircraft engines had progressively become too large to be easily started by hand. Some aircraft could only practically be started using the device. Its popularity quickly waned during the 1930s as new forms of integral starters, such as the Coffman starter, were introduced to service. While many Hucks starters were scrapped, a number have been restored and preserved for display. The power is transmitted to the aircraft via a power take-off shaft, much like those used to run winches on tow trucks, or on agricultural machinery. The shaft of the starter fits into a special

protruding hub which incorporates a simple projecting claw clutch on the centre of the airplane's propeller assembly. When engaged, the power of the truck's engine is transmitted to the aircraft engine until start up, whereupon the faster speed of the nowrunning engine disengages the clutch, and then the starter truck clears the area prior to take-off. The system presented several advantages over conventional hand-starting, being considerably less hazardous to ground personnel, requiring only two personnel to operate it, and was able to start an engine from cold within the space of 30 seconds. In comparison, Hucks

hand-cranking to start engines was time-consuming and often difficult outside of ideal conditions.

Starter on a Model T Chassis - Vintage Aviator – January 2023

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DONATION TO THE CANCER SOCIETY

IT WAS A GOOD DAY - UNTIL ……

Right: A reciept ($408.10) from the Cancer Society for the donation made by club members as a result of entry to the Vintage Aviators museum.

This 1926-27 Ford Model T roadster wound up against a utility pole, following an accident which took place in Wisconsin city. The Goodyear Balloon spare tyre looks as though it is brand new.

Above : Parked up at Derek’s place – the starting point for the day

Below : Restoration Run participants gathered around Derek’s 1914 Fiat Tipo Zero

Above : a Morris 8 awaiting restoration

Below : third stop for the day, Antz Howard-Hill and his Fiat 509

Centre

Centre

Top left: Lyn James, Marlene & Donald Robbie.

Top right: Rob Eason and Len Haycock

left: Judy Lewell, Chris Rhodes and Tony Prebensen (Napier)

right: Glyn and Gary Millar looking over paperwork and photos’s of Gary’s grandfathers 1913 Studebaker which Glyn has some of in his shed.

Left: The Clements’ Rover, Robbie’s Model A and the James’ Chevrolet.

MANAWATU BRANCH

Post Era’s Rally

Starting from the Clubrooms

Sunday 7th May 2023

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FOLLOW UP ON THE ‘WOODEN WHEEL MANUFACTURE’

ARTICLE WHICH WAS IN THE FEBRUARY TOURER

Did you notice an article on wooden wheel manufacture by Vern Jensen in the February 2023 Tourer - ‘Early Issues’ pages, from a 1982 Beaded Wheels? As the author, I would like to make a few comments....

The person in the photo said to be me, may not be me, as he has a dark beard and lots of hair. The clothes, however, are the same. I still wear them. Some of the methods of making wheels have changed, some of the machinery has been improved. The same copy lathe is still in use, it has now made more than 25,000 spokes. The same wheelwright is still in use, he doesn't want to retire either.

Eric Watt (who was an early club member in our branch) is mentioned at the top of page 25. His first restoration was a Scripps-Booth. Recently I was contacted by the present owner who wanted to know what I knew about the car. The answer was, very little, as I can't recall that I ever saw it. However, I could tell him that the restoration would be top notch as Eric was a retired Air Force engineer. During WW 2 he worked with Barnes Wallis (famous for the RAF Dam Buster raid done by 617 Squadron).

After the war, he came back to Ohakea for a few years then retired and set up a workshop at the back of Bruce Watt Photography on Fitzherbert Ave, PN. This was quite a small workshop. Upon going to use the toilet, I noticed a bath water outlet complete with plugs installed on each side of the concrete block wall at about sitting ear height. I had to ask. Apparently they allowed for longer pieces of steel to go through the hollow lathe spindle. The offside continued into Bruce's office...

He also did odd jobs such as repairing stuff for the PDC tearooms (remember them on the top floor of the building? - now replaced by the Plaza). This earned him a free lunch every day. He also did repairs for the Pink Cake Shop. When their rotating shelf oven started jumping its tracks, they sent a small baker through a full rotation on one of the racks. They didn't turn the elements on.

Another job was pulling keyways in gears (broaching). A schoolboy came in at 3.30 and did that job.

Most of his time was spent restoring a White Steam Car, which was nearly finished when he died. Ross Jones bought the car and finished it in time for the Rotorua Rally. The Jones family still have the car.

Eric never married. He lived in a sleepout at brother Bruce's home and had dinner with the family. He was a quiet, kind person a real good bloke. He is also responsible for there being a wheel making business. I still use his wood bender, his sledge on a sawbench to cut the correct tapers, and a copy lathe he designed. Thanks, Eric.

Vern Jensen

Manifold Destiny is a 1989 cookbook, which was updated with a 1998 edition and then a 2008 update - on the subject of cooking on the surface of a car engine. It was written by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller, a photographer and a travel writer who were also accomplished rally drivers.

Errol Gray has recently transferred to our branch and kindly brought his 1975 Commando Roadster along to club night for members to view and appreciate.

1/ A.Harper,Sons&BeanLtd,Tipton,Dudley,Worchester-1919-1926

2/ BeanCarsLtd,Tipton,Dudley,Worchester-1926-1929

The Bean was a remodelling of the Perry light car whose manufacturers were taken over by Harper Sons and Bean, motor components makers, after World War 1. The Bean was to be mass-produced in one 11.9hp model only. Its makers were members of a consortium of firms, including the famous, old-established names of Swift and Vulcan, Hadfields (the engineer's of Sheffield), Gallay Radiators and Marles Steering, that was intended to achieve efficient quantity production by rationalisation of parts. In fact Bean carried cost cutting too far with this car. Its 4-cylinder, side-valve 1794cc engine was rough, the gear changes were difficult, and the suspension was harsh. The four-seater open body cost only £80. But 1922 customers were carstarved and indiscriminating, and 80 cars a week were made that year, even if the first target of 50,000 per annum remained a dream.

The bigger 2.3-litre Fourteen introduced for 1924 was a more modern machine, with its unit construction of engine and gearbox.

Hadfields took over Bean early in 1926. For 1927, the company followed fashion by introducing a six, the 18/50. Its 2.7-litre overhead-valve engine was made by Meadows, and a rather square radiator replaced the well-known rounded Bean shape. Also new in 1927 was the Imperial Six, the first Bean designed specifically for export. Unlike the 18/50 this had a Bean-built engine of 3.8 litres with a Ricardo cylinder head.

Transport World The Australian exporter of Francis Birtles drove a disintegrating prototype from England to India, and in fact the Imperial Six was never put into production. From 1927 all cars were called Hadfield-Beans.

1926

The 2.3-litre 14/40 Hadfield Bean, which joined the range in 1928 was no better with its unreliable engine and overhead-worm drive rear axle, bad brakes and difficult clutch and gear-change. It was also old-fashioned in that used a fairly large, long stroke, side valve 4-cylinder engine. The latter was economical, and the 14/40 Hadfield-Bean was cheap, but cost-cutting presumably dictated the fitting of quarter-elliptic rear springs, which cannot have improved comfort.

There was a 14/70hp sports version, which had better brakes, with Dewandre vacuum servo assistance, but the only good car in the range, the old Fourteen, was desperately out-dated and no Hadfield-Beans at all were made after 1929.

Bean 25/30cwt truck – Bill Richardson

The first shed Derek took us to what was an interesting building hidden away behind Murrays bar in Feilding where Keith Tunnicliffe had interesting treasures (to motoring fans) stored. He had an amazing collection of original cars all with a distinguished racing history in New Zealand. To see an Ernie Sprague built Mk3 Zephyr rubbing shoulders with a heavily modified Camaro and a shark nose Willys coupe fitted with a V8, a couple of Rotary engine Mazdas and an obligatory Escort among other rare and historical vehicles that had graced the pages of New Zealand motoring magazines in the ‘60s and ‘70s was pretty special. It was then back to Ashhurst to Black Barn collectables. I was looking at my write up for the Veteran Run of 2021 when we visited Steve Ward’s barn and it was good to note that some progress had been made in enhancing the collection, though not all the 6000 or so number plates were on display yet! Thanks to Steve’s wife, Kirsty for the pikelets WITH cream and jam, a delicious addition to our lunch. It was then back to Feilding to another of those lovely historical homesteads that have survived fires, time and the developers and is being restored back to its former glory as one of the premium residences in the region. Mahoe, on the corner of South St and SH54 was constructed in 1903 by the prominent businessman Norman Gorton who was a stock and station agent, owning among other assets the saleyards in Feilding. In its time the homestead must have been a prominent social centre for the region’s high society. Subsequently, it was used as a boarding house, the beautiful native timber lined interior and its exterior falling into disrepair. Now owned by Barbara and Kerry Quigley it has been a labour (that is real LABOUR) of love and I suspect a bit of exhaustion as the house has slowly been returned to its former glory. A very large, 120-year-old wooden house with wooden double hung sash windows needs a lot of upkeep. As Kerry said, it was rather lucky that the house had survived fires as hay was used as insulation between the floors and in the walls. It was a privilege to be allowed to see inside this home as it is not usually open to the public

The way home to the clubrooms was punctuated by Garry Millers enjoyment of the hand cranked siren on the Dodge fire engine and was relatively uneventful to all but Tony Prebensen driving his 1903 Holley. Faced with Glyn Clements as navigator and ballast, the Holly gave up with a nasty clatter from the engine in the middle of the Feilding bridge on SH54 in busy Sunday afternoon traffic, at which point Glyn’s real value as auxiliary motive power became apparent. I have since been told that serious failure in the conrod, piston and big end division (not Glyn’s) had occurred. However, knowing Tony, the Holly will not long be off the road.

A big welcome from the Manawatu crew to new visitors Peter and Jane Johns from Havelock North we hope that unlike some of our other friends from the East Coast that their house was not damaged the following day. As ever it was good to have

our mates from Wanganui and Southern Hawke’s Bay over, again, thanks for coming out to play with us.

On return to the clubrooms a few beers were investigated and barbie master Derek, with assistance (direction?) from Annette and Cathy again produced an excellent meal. Thanks to Derek for organizing the rally, Cathy for the excellent potato casserole and Annette and Ken Foot for marshalling and tail end Charlie duties. We were …. Len and Laura Haycock, 1916 Chevrolet; Allan and Suzanne Hardacre, 1915 Dodge; Laurie Cocker,1906 Cadillac; Neil Farrer, 1914 Rover; John and Judy Callesen, 1915 Cadillac; Tony Prebensen and Glyn Clements, 1903 Holley; Ian Chamberlain, 1906 REO; Bruce Hutton and Garry Miller, 1919 Dodge Fire engine; Derek and Emily Haycock, Chev Truck; Pete and Jane Johns, 1951 Jowett Jupiter and Ken and Annette Foot in their Humber.

Mahoe as built, probably around 1905

Allan Hardacre - February 2023

NG (Norman Gordon) monograms in the front doors of Mahoe.

Selection of Photographs from the February Veteran Rally : Continued

Page 27 – top : meeting at the clubrooms before the Rally

Page 27 – centre & lower : The Black Barn near Ashhurst

Pages 28 & 29 : A look around inside the Black Barn.

Page 30 – Homestead visit in Feilding

Pages 31 > 32 : A look around a “Man Shed” of collectables, cars and many other things.

Selection of Photographs from the February Veteran Rally : Continued

Selection of Photographs from the February Veteran Rally : Continued

Selection of Photographs from the February Veteran Rally : Continued

Selection of Photographs from the February Veteran Rally : Continued

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)

A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automatic transmission that can change seamlessly through a continuous range of gear ratios. This contrasts with other transmissions that provide a limited number of gear ratios in fixed steps. CVT is not a recently developed mechanism. Daimler and Benz, aka Mercedes-Benz received a patent for it way back in 1886.

The CVT automatic transmission was developed by General Motors (GM) in the 1930s, but at that time the technology went on the shelf because the fluids and control devices needed to make it reliable weren’t available.

The 1961 DAF 600 (right) was the first car massproduced with a continuously variable transmission (CVT)the innovative DAF Variomatic system. The same system was carried over to the 750, the Daffodil, and its variants. No conventional gearboxes were offered on the cars - all these economy cars came with this Variomatic (CVT) transmission system as standard.

The DAF Variomatic employs centrifugal weights to control the drive ratio of the transmission and is enhanced by the engine manifold vacuum. The action of the bob weights and inlet vacuum combined to pull together the cheeks of two variablediameter driving pulleys, driven directly from the engine. These were connected, by rubber 'V' belts, to two similar driven pulleys, connected to the drive wheels. The cheeks of the driven pulleys were held together by spring tension, which was progressively overcome as the drive pulleys expanded and the tension of the belts increased.

Subaru takes credit for introducing the first continuously variable transmission to America with its 1989 Justy GL ECVT, a small hatchback. In the early 2000’s interest in the CVT picked up with GM launching its own production CVT in 2001 on its Saturn Vue SUV. Honda put CVTs on the option sheets of its Civic subcompact in 1996 and Insight hybrid in 2000.

Audi started offering CVTs in its A4 sedan in 2002.

Left: from Issue

The photograph above was in Beaded Wheels - Issue Number 143 as part of an article on the Waikato Branch 25th Anniversary written by Ian Howell.

There were 150 entries for that anniversary - a 50% increase over previous years, and the organisers welcomed a contingent from the Manawatu Branch, including vice Club Captain Maurice Holland.

ENGLAND’S BEST DEAD CAR COMPANIES

ALVIS

A maker of ‘between-wars’, high quality sports cars in its heyday. Duller saloons followed, but the Graber styled TC and TF series of coupes and roadsters were a handsome swansong. Bought by Rover in 1965, car production ended two years later, Alvis becoming a military vehicles maker. It was swallowed up by BAE Systems in 2004.

1933 Alvis, Maurice Holland, Manawatu Branch

Alvis TD21 FROM:AUTOCAR(UK)

Find the following hidden words in the grid below:

AERODROME AIRCRAFT ALBATROS AVIATOR

BRISTOL COCKPIT DENNIS ENGINE

FOKKER HUCKS HOOD JUNKERS

LEWIS LEYLAND MASTERTON MILITARY

MUSEUM NIEUPORT PROPELLER SOPWITH

SPANDAU TRIPLANE VICKERS VINTAGE

ZEPPELIN

MANAWATU BRANCH NOTICES & INFORMATION

NAME BADGES

NEW MEMBERS should contact the branch Secretary, to organise to collect their free name badge.

EXISTING MEMBERS should contact the branch Secretary, to arrange a replacement for a lost or damaged badge - at cost.

MANAWATU BRANCH DIRECTORY - 2022 / 2023

BRANCH COMMITTEE APPOINTED POSITIONS

Chair Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz

06 356 1056

Vice Chair Vern Jensen sandvo@callsouth.net.nz

06 323 3868

Secretary Keith Hughes (Avis) keith.hughes@xtra.co.nz

06 357 2553

Treasurer Ian Boag ian.boag@gmail.com

06 357 2677 : 021 442 624

Club Captain Glyn Clements (Cathy) cbz1@xtra.co.nz

06 328 5979: 027 432 1356

Vice Club Captain Cliff Bennett (Jenny) cliffbennett@xtra.co.nz

06 356 3383 : 021 2837 088

Committee Member Mike Clifford (Wendy) clifford51@slingshot.co.nz

06 353 5494

Committee Member Rob Eason r.eason@xtra.co.nz

06 355 4204

Committee Member John Ireland (Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz

06 323 4170

Committee Member Esther Williams e williams@xtra.co.nz

027 243 7275

Committee Member Brian Worboys (Merrel) bworvoys@slingshot.co.nz

06 328 7849

Custodian & Librarian

Delegate

Editor (Tourer)

ID Card Advisor

ID Card Advisor

Idle Torque (Beaded Wheels) Scribe

Gary Millar (Marion)

06 354 8298

Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz

06 356 1056

Bryan Abraham (Catherine) bryana@xtra.co.nz

06 358 4014

John Ireland (Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz

06 323 4170

Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz

06 356 1056

Bryan Abraham (Catherine) bryana@xtra.co.nz

06 358 4014

Parts Shed Gary Millar (Marion)

06 354 8298

Privacy Officer Derek Haycock (Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz

06 356 1056

Swapmeet Coordinator John Ireland (Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz

06 323 4170

Assistant Swapmeet Coordinator

Trevor Hardy (Sandra) ts.hardy@xtra.co.nz

06 323 4040

Welfare Committee Members