The 2024 Founders Prince Henry Tour SOUTHERN SCENIC TOUR 29

TH – 31ST JANUARY 2024

With three days of Veteran motoring from Dunedin - Gore –Owaka – Dunedin.

Starting on Monday 29th January 2024, following the National Veteran Rally in Dunedin.

Returning Wednesday 31st January.

We will be travelling at a relaxed pace, with a backup trailer for peace of mind. Mark these days on your calendar!

Tour organiser is:

Nevin Gough easttaieri@yahoo.com or 0211150312, Marion McConachie bmmcconachie@xtra.co.nz or 0273387008

June’s Midweek Run to the Must-Hang Café at Milton saw our group fill the café with 30 plus members. We enjoyed lunch in a relaxed atmosphere and many enjoyed reminiscing over the old record covers that lined the ceiling and walls. One or two saying that they used to get their record player out and have competitions as to who could guess the song and the singer. Maybe we could do that one afternoon or evening at the clubrooms? I’m sure many of you still have a record player and those records.

Branch Annual Dinner – saw almost 40 members come together for a delicious two course meal. Catered by the St Barnabas Team. Afterwards everyone stayed on to take part in the Quiz that our Treasurer put together. He has done this for us for some years now. With the sheet of Dingbat Puzzles and another sheet of portrait photos to try and identify during the course of the quiz he also came up with 8 other rounds of 10 questions. One round needed answers with the word ‘king’ in it. Another round we needed to identify the last 10 kings and queens including King Charles. With teams of 4-6 people the “Owhiro” team of four came up trumps, having gained the most points. Lots of fun – thank you David. Thank you also to Bill Partel and Alistair Drummond for setting up and the helpers who helped clear the tables afterwards.

51st Taieri Tour – 5th November - Last years Tour was a great success. Lets make this years one as well. The committee needs some willing helpers to assist with planning this years tour. Committee members will be involved but we would like you to come an help with setting the route, time trials and field tests. Many hands make light work. Please contact a committee member if you are available to assist.

Vero Insurance Scheme - Just a reminder, the VCC Vero insurance scheme is set up for those with current VCC membership. If you become unfinancial you will no longer receive discounted insurance premiums

The VCCNZ Facebook page at: www.facebook.co/vintagecarclubofnewzealand If you want to add photos and short write-ups for insertion to Facebook please send to: comms@vcc.org.nz

AED DEFIBRILATER -There is one on the outside wall of the 4 Square shop on corner of Bayview Road. Please make a point of familiarising yourself of its location – Never know when it might be needed. Library - we are looking for one or two members who might be able to assist with sorting a new data base for the Library. Please contact a committee member.

Changed Address/phone number/email address - Contact National Office directly to advise these changes!

All Branch Newsletters

All branch newsletters are available on the Club Website. www.vcc.org.nz scroll to News from our Branches

Entry forms to individual branch events should be accessible and printable via this forum. Or there should be a copy in the clubrooms or contact me for a copy. Entries usually close within two weeks of the event.

NNB: Please if you are planning to enter a local event, and running late with entry forms, please contact the organizer by phone or email to let them know you are coming. They need to know numbers for printing the instructions, and catering purposes for some events.

Otago Branch - Name Badges - $10 each

If you do not yet have one please contact David Ross – treasurer to order one. They are $10 each and good to wear when attending events. We have a number of new members and it can be difficult for everyone trying to identify and remember who you are.

Tech Talks – Last Friday of the Month Club Nights We are always looking for additional interesting speakers. Please get in touch with a committee member if you have any contacts.

SPARE PARTS SHED: – Parts shed is usually open every Wednesday morning, and Friday evenings when the clubrooms are open. Reminder – see if you can effectively recycle your parts before scrapping them. NO TYREs by request.

VIC Applications / Authenticity Statements

Please Make sure of the following:

Please write clearly – capitals preferred: ensure that the application forms are completed fully, especially in regards to mileage, engine manufacturer, some history of the vehicle (even if it is only “purchased from Trade Me in April 1999”)

Get 3 identical photographs of the vehicle, correct size as indicated on application form

Photos of Chassis/frame number and/or engine numbers.

PLEASE CHECK THAT ALL PAPERWORK/(PHOTOS - CORRECT SIZE!!!) ARE PRESENT BEFORE FORWARDING TO YOUR BRANCH VEHICLE

REGISTRAR – It gets very time consuming when we need to contact you time and again to ensure everything is sorted.

THE VIC CARD BELONGS TO THE VCC AND MUST STAY WITH THE CAR!

CHANGED VEHICLE OWNERSHIP - SOLD OR SELLING YOUR VIC’D VCC VEHICLE

– YOU NEED TO ADVISE NATIONAL OFFICE!!!

ENSURE YOU SEND YOUR VIC CARD ALONG WITH CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP DETAILS TO NATIONAL OFFICE

– There is a form that needs to be completed for this (available from Branch Secretary or on the VCC website

VIC information is the property of the National Club – this is their way of keeping records of Vehicle ownership etc.

The Vintage Car Club of NZ Otago Branch Inc

PWV / P60 / P80 RALLY

SUNDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2023

Assemble at Otago Branch Clubrooms, 125 Forbury Road At 10.30 am

All classes of vehicles including modern welcome P60/P80 Classes only eligible for Trophies

BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH, HOT WATER and chairs

Please complete and return to: Kevin Mason or Mark Wilkinson Clubrooms on Wednesday mornings or Post to: To Vintage Car Club of NZ Otago Branch Inc 125 Forbury Road, St Clair, Dunedin 9012

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Entry Form

Entrant’s (Driver’s Name

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Address…………………….………………………………

Vehicle……………………………………..………………

Make…………………….... Year of Manufacture……...…

ENTRY FEE: - $5.00 per vehicle

ENTRIES CLOSE WEDNESDAY 13th Sept 2023

SNIPPET from Bill Veitch: TROUBLES. 1910

An intelligent motorcyclist will almost always know why his engine is misfiring or has stopped altogether before he has dismounted, and it is astonishing how soon this facility is acquired. Let us, however, suppose that the rider is a complete novice, that his engine has stopped, and he not the haziest glimmering of the reason. Make Sure -- that there is petrol in the tank that the switch is on that the levers are set accurately for running. Having thus eliminated sheer personal carelessness, let him discover in which department of his propelling mechanism the fault lies. Detach the thick wire to sparking plug, hold it 1/8in from contact breaker end of plug, and with switch on, make and break contact at contact breaker, if no spark the fault is electrical. Be careful to hold wire by the rubber. Well, well and so it goes on for stupid people ! !