Magazine of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc.
November 2023
2023 Autospectacular The Otago RoadRunner is the official newsletter of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc. Views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc.
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CHAIRPERSON
Graeme Duthie
graemeduthie@xtra.co.nz 027 242 0861
PAST CHAIRPERSON Mark Wilkinson
markandnicolaw@gmail.com
021 168 6068
TREASURER
David Ross
vccnzobt@gmail.com
455 8800
SECRETARY
Marion McConachie bmmcconachie@xtra.co.nz
027 338 7008
Bill Partel
thepartels@gmail.com
489 4033
PROPERTY OFFICER Bill Veitch
w.veitch@xtra.co.nz
027 201 0565
EDITOR
Eleanor Harrison
eleanor.harrison@otago.ac.nz
479 8280
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Sabin Perkins
Sabin.perkins@xtra.co.nz
027 923 4902
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Andrew Roxburgh
adroxburgh@gmail.com
488 3866
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Ross McTaggart
rossandgay@xtra.co.nz
02102239696
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Trevor Kempton
catjkempton@gmail.com 027 221 5208
CLUB CAPTAIN HOUSE MANAGER
LIBRARIAN
Tom Hewson
453 4829
TROPHY STEWARD
David Ross
455 8800
VEHICLE REGISTRAR & VIC
Bob Woodford
466 7011
VEHICLE REGISTRAR & VIC
Bruce Murray
487 7281
VEHICLE REGISTRAR & VIC
Bill Veitch
489 1626
ARCHIVIST
Marion McConachie
453 0404
PARTS OFFICERS
Bill Partel
489 4033
George Martin
489 3621
David Cunningham
453 5777
Kevin Mason
488 5198
GROUNDS OFFICER
Bruce Murray
487 7281
BRANCH SCRIBE
Marion McConachie
453 0404
HONORARY SOLICITOR
Joe O’Neill
477 6801
THE AUDITOR
To be confirmed
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CLUBROOMS 125 Forbury Rd., Dunedin , 9012 Phone 455 0586
Postal Address:
BRANCH EMAIL
otago@vcc.org.nz
COMMITTEE MEETS CLUB NIGHT
2nd Monday of month 7.30pm Friday 7.30pm to 11.00pm
MOTORCYCLE NIGHT
First Friday of the month
MONTHLY MEETING
Last Friday of the month 8.30pm
PARTS SHED
Friday 7.30pm – 9.30 pm. Wednesday 09.00am – 12.00 noon
ARTICLES FOR NEWSLETTER
Can be forwarded to your editor by the 3rd Wednesday of the month please
125 Forbury Road, Dunedin, 9012
VERO INSURANCE APPLICATIONS Please quote Otago “Agent No H0300145— Inspector No 916” LIBRARY ROSTER
Library open 8.00 - 9.30 Friday night
NOV 3rd Bill Veitch 10th Closed 17th Closed 24th Bruce Murray
DEC 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th
Kevin Mason Closed Closed Closed Closed
2024 JAN 5th Closed 12th Closed 19th Closed 26th Closed – 70th Nat Vet Rally
FEB 2nd 9th 16th 23rd
Tom Hewson Closed Closed Bryan McConachie
LIBRARY NEWS The library is available to members on Wednesday mornings. Just check that there is a committee member available to assist is needed. Did you know that we get sent copies of ‘The Vintage Sports Car Club” of UK Newsletter on a monthly basis? These are kept in the library and are available for your perusal. Lots of interesting information in them including their events calendar, Sales, Library and information services. Etc. Classic Car Magazine is also available for your reading. But it must be returned to the library.
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BRANCH EVENTS (listed in bold)
Please contact your branch secretary if you would like Entry forms for other branch rallies / events
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NOV Fri 3rd Sat 4th Sun 19th Fri 24th Thur 30th
Motorcycle Group Meeting 51st Taieri Tour Sat 11th South Otago Annual Rally Commercial / Veteran Rally Sat 18th North Otago Swapmeet Club night Midweek Run – afternoon tea
DEC Fri 1st Sun 3rd Sun 10th Wed 20th
Motorcycle Group Meeting Moped Rally Sat 2nd Windsor Rally – North Otago Branch Christmas BBQ Last day for the year
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JAN Wed 17th Sun 21st Fri 26-28th
Club rooms open Jackson Rally 20th Kickstart Motorcycle Rally - Waimate National Veteran Rally incorporating the 70 th Dunedin Brighton Run Mon 29th – 31st Prince Henry Tour – for veteran vehicles FEB tbc Vin/PV/ladies Run 5th National Vintage only Rally – Marlborough 10th Wallaby Rally - Waimate MAR tbc Overnight Run 29th -1st April Nat SI Easter Rally &60th Ann - Nelson APRIL tbc Garage Raid MAY Restoration Rally JUNE Branch AGM JULY Branch Annual Dinner and Prizegiving
VCC NATIONAL EVENTS 2024 January 26 -28th
National Veteran Rally / 70th Dunedin Brighton Run, Otago Branch March 2-11th North Island Club Captain’s Tour – Wanganui March 29 – April 1st South Island Easter Rally – Nelson - April 2-5 Post Rally Tour to Golden Bay 2025 Bid to hold National Motorcycle Rally – Wairarapa 2026 March/April Vero International Festival of Historic Motoring - Nelson
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Please remember to WEAR YOUR NAME BADGES when you are attending club events – especially as we have a good number of new members attending our events – and it is a good way to identify people
Sunday 19th November Commercial and Veteran Rally *************************************************
Midweek Run – Afternoon tea Thursday 30th November Meet at the Clubrooms at 1.00 pm BYO picnic afternoon tea. Venue will be decided on the day *************************************************
Last Friday of the Month Club Night Friday 24th November - 8.00pm Club meeting only
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Sunday 3rd December Moped Rally *************************************************
Branch Christmas BBQ Sunday 10th December Clubrooms are open every Wednesday From 9.30 am until 11am
A cuppa is on offer for a gold coin donation This is a good opportunity to meet other members and help out with a few chores that might need attended to. 6
Well, it feels more like winter than spring but we keep on anyway. The Dunvegan Motorcycle rally went very well over the two days. The midweek outing to Waipiata was well attended and the night run was also well supported. The Autospectacular was a good success although we were unable to get enough veteran cars, so we procured three Honda cars thanks to Bill Veitch to commemorate fifty years of the Honda Civic. Thanks to those who supplied veteran cars. Please check on upcoming events and offer your help if you are not competing. We also need more members to think about organising the upcoming rallies or we will not be able to run so many, it is also good to have fresh minds as it gets hard trying to do something different. Hope the weather gets warmer so that more of you will be encouraged to attend the upcoming events. Graeme Duthie
Sunday 10th December 2023 Vintage Car Club Rooms, 125 Forbury Road Doors open from 3.30pm With BBQ ready to be served at approx. 5.30pm NB: ALL FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED Cost: $15.00 per person $5.00 child under 10 Children under 5 free Drinks will be available to purchase from the bar For Catering purposes, numbers are required by 9th December to: David Ross 4558800 or email: vccnzobt@gmail.com 7
51st Dunvegan Rally 2023 - Report
Liquid sunshine and a bitter wind met 40 odd intrepid Dunvegan entrants at the Chinese Gardens as bikes assembled for the 51st Dunvegan run on 30 September 2023. Off north this year with the time trial taking in Mt Cargill and the coast road to Karitane. The 30 mph nominated speed was a challenge in the blustery conditions but miraculously the rain stopped when the flag dropped and road conditions were dry from Karitane north. A diversion through Goodwood Road to Palmerston, a run over Horse Range road then up the coast through Kakanui, across to Weston and a lunch stop at the North Otago VCC rooms. Thanks to our hosts for a welcome cuppa and your hospitality! Only one casualty on the morning run as Robert Hutton’s Triumph 3T ‘bathtub’ succumbed to “electrical problems”. However, it’s hard to keep a good man down as he just shot to his home In Oamaru and picked up his lovely early 20s Harley Davidson to complete the afternoon. After a catch-up with old acquaintances who popped in to see the bikes, it was off on the afternoon section around the Kakanui Valley, Island Stream, back out to the coast, to Herbert and our digs at Camp Iona. As always, a convivial social time, lots of catching up, BBQ dinner and prize giving with all tucked up at a respectable hour. As always, a great selection of bikes with 4 from the USA, 16 British, 10 Japanese and 8 European. And, because I write the article, I am allowed to tell you my favourites. As always Joseph McLintock’s Henderson impresses me. Joseph has made some reliability focussed modifications to this machine which allows it to cruise at a respectable speed all day and, of course it runs like a Swiss watch. For entirely different reasons I took to Bruce Murray’s 1954 BSA twin. It was stored for 40 years prior to purchase and has an abundance of patina as a result. However, inside, Bruce found a heart of English oak and a reliable ride. He’s not planning a restoration. Kurt Ebrect started from Christchurch on the Puch he brought last year. He lost a gear and decided to return home and pick up a dinky split single Puch; a later one exported to the USA, re-branded and sold new in 1968. Beyond Germany the concept never took off, but the split single has an interesting history. And for good looks and charm, give me David and George Tofield’s beautiful Velocettes. Dunvegan is a South Island affair with around half the entrants from points north. A big Christchurch contingent with Colin Grant and Russell Lane pedalling CB400 Honda and Harley Davidson respectively from Blenheim. And for the results! Age/mileage award - Colin Winter 1926 BSA Oldest Bike – Joseph McLintock 1917 Henderson. Hard Luck – Robert Hutton Triumph 3TA Rider’s Choice – Joseph McLintock 1917 Henderson Nut Strangler Award – Graham Brown 1953 Norton Dominator Dunvegan Rock – Phillip Jeeves 1967 BMW Spirit of Dunvegan – Trevor Chalmers 1951 Norton Overall winner – Graham Brown 1953 Norton Dominator. Thanks to Bill Veitch Dave Hastings, Andrew Roxburgh, Brian Walker, Bruce Murray and Kevin Mason for making it happen and keeping us on the straight and narrow. And to Ian Boyd who provided the breakdown service along with Donna and Lyn who made sure we were not short of sustenance on Friday evening and Saturday. Trevor Kempton
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51st Dunvegan Rally 2023
1810 - Graham Brown Overall winner
1809 Joseph McLintock - Rider's choice and oldest machine.
1806 Phillip Jeeves "The Rock"
1808 Robert Hutton "Hard Luck 1803 Spirit of the Rally 9
Obituary: Ross Matthews – It is with sadness that we advise
of Ross’ recent passing. In looking through some older club records it was noted that Ross had been Motorcycle Rep and very active within the branch in earlier years. His name is also engraved on a few trophies as well. He was a gentleman and always took an interest in what other members were restoring. He and Lorraine continued to join in on the Last Thursday of the month runs until very recently. We extend our deepest sympathy to Lorraine and her family. We have a busy few months ahead. Please make sure you put dates into your diaries so that you do not miss anything. Reminder: Your annual subscriptions are now due. Accounts were either emailed or posted to you in early September. Newsletters from other branches are now posted to the VCC website each month. You will also find their event entry forms there as well. So these are available on the Club Website. https://vcc.org.nz/news-from-our-branches/ Entering a local event - 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 – order them from David Ross 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. 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.
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NATIONAL VETERAN RALLY INCORPORATING THE 70TH DUNEDIN BRIGHTON RUN FRIDAY 26TH – SUNDAY 28TH JANUARY 2024
This is being hosted by the Otago Branch of the Vintage Car Club at the end of January 2024. The registration information and entry forms can be accessed simply by going to the VCC NZ website, clicking on 'National Events' and scrolling down to our event. The entry form is designed for completion online but if you want to print it off simply hit the option. Please let myself or the Rally secretary Trevor Kempton know if you have any issues with this format. PS: some printed entry forms are now available at the branch clubrooms 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.
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Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc
VETERAN AND COMMERCIAL RALLY Sunday 19th November 2023 ALL CLUB MEMBERS AND ALL CLUB CARS ARE WELCOME (Including Moderns)
Meet at Otago Branch Clubrooms 125 Forbury Road 10.00 am for morning tea We will leave from the clubrooms to a destination. There will be a time trial Lunch will be at an inside venue with hot water and tables available Following lunch we will have the prizegiving All roads to be travelled are sealed
Please bring your own Lunch Tea coffee hot water will be supplied at the lunch stop
While this Rally is open to Veteran and Commercial Vehicles we encourage participation by all classes of VCC eligible vehicles. Trophies will only be awarded to those entrants whose vehicles qualify under the Veteran and Commercial sections. Any enquiries to Bruce Murray – Ph 4877281 0274877281 or email: baminor6@gmail.com Please complete and sign the entry form and return to: Bruce Murray – 125 Forbury Road, Saint Clair Dunedin 9013 Or leave with him at the clubrooms on a Wednesday morning 12
ENTRY FORM Commercial and Veteran Rally SUNDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2023
NAME_________________________________________________ ADDRESS______________________________________________ VEHICLE ____________________________ CLASS: (please circle one)
Commercial.
YEAR _________ Veteran
Other
ENTRY FEE: $10 per vehicle Internet banking immediately prior – or cash on the day Bank a/c No: 030903039095100 Surname and Com vet as ref NB: ENTRY CAN BE PAID ON THE DAY BUT INTENTIONS TO BE ADVISED EARLIER PHONE: ________________________________________ SIGNATURE:____________________________________ 13
AUTOSPECTACULAR - Report Thank you very much to Bill Veitch and Bruce Murray who between them organised 3 Honda cars and a veteran motorcycle for our display. Also to Graeme Duthie, Colin Winter and Wayne / Simon Henderson for bringing in their Veteran cars for display. Our branch was showcasing the National Veteran and 70th Dunedin Brighton Runs which are being held at the end of January next year, and 70 years of Honda with three different models of the brand on display. Marion
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Correspondence: ST ANDREWS DAY HIGHLAND GATHERING MIDDLEMARCH Sunday 26TH November Hi, we are organising a Highland Gathering in Middlemarch Sunday 26th November, just wondering if any of your members are interested in doing a run up here and parking up for while at the showgrounds? Will have Highland games going, with some music and dance in the hall, and a haggis ceremony from the great Iain Seatter at midday. We are running from 10am until 4pm, and hoping for a fine day Let us know Linda MacKenzie Co organiser NB: if any of you are interested in doing a run through to Middlemarch – let's meet in Outram and drive through together as a group. Let me or a committee member know your intentions.
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Snippets: Alexandra Blossom Festival I have just checked out the Central Otago Branch ‘Puff & Stuff’ Newsletter: Congratulations to Gil and Ruth Edmunds in gaining 1st Equal overall, and Keith Heineman 1st in the Vintage Section of their Blossom Festival Rally. Well done to all of you, Marion.
Photos provided by Ruth Edmunds
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EMAIL US YOUR REPORTS If you have attended an event and feel moved to put pen to paper for a report – please do so and email it to our Editor: eleanor.harrison@otago.ac.nz. It would be nice to read other people’s stories. Weekday group for you ladies of the branch I have had a request or two from the ladies in our branch asking if there could perhaps be a monthly get together at the clubrooms or wherever, for a cuppa, crafts, or whatever thoughts you ladies come up with. Let's talk about this and come up with a plan. My Vintage - www.myvintage.co.nz is a new online marketplace devoted to all those people who are passionate and enthusiastic about Old Cars and other old vehicles.
PWV P60 P80 Rally, Dunback (Photos supplied by Ruth Edmunds - report in the October RoadRunner)
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51st Dunvegan Rally 2023 Overnight at Camp Iona, Herbert Photos courtesy of Bruce Murray
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Email: otcl@es.co.nz Postal: 406 Hillside Road, Dunedin Phone 455 5029
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