VCC TARANAKI TORQUE AUG/SEPT 2023

TOPICAL TORQUE

AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2023

On The Cover: Brick Run organizer, John Muter presen�ng winner Rob Gudopp with the Brick and members at the star�ng point of the run, Inglewood Rail Sta�on.

Taranaki Branch Committee

CHAIR - COLIN JOHNSTON

Chairmans Chatter for Topical Torque

Hello Folks

Gee whiskers, it’s hard to believe we are now into August and the shortest day is well behind us and the longest day is coming up fast and hot summer days of glorious motoring for our vehicles. And just like that we are halfway through the year. It’s been and eventful year filled with ups and downs for many people. The financial challenge that many of our members and others are facing in the wake of the increasing interest bank rates and local Council rates and the huge increase in petrol prices and all the other increases from Government are putting the pressure on our people and we are all feeling the pinch. Despite all these challengers and changers we must all remain focused and determined to ensure we get the best out of our club activities and enjoy the kindred spirit of our club membership. .

We have been advised by the National Office that VCC Registrar will be visiting our branch on the 21st of September at 4.00pm to explain changes to the VCC-VIN form.

Our July Guest speaker was Paul (Gundy) Gunderson who spoke to a very full clubrooms of members about when he was deployed for a six-month stint to Antarctica at Scott Base. It was a very interesting talk by Paul with quite a few questions asked and answered. Without doubt it was one of the most interesting talks given and certainly held our members attention. I am still in awe of his explanation of driving those huge tractors and forklifts over a 5km cracked iced roadway with very cold sea water spouting up through the cracks to unload ships and planes.

There was a very good turnout of members and their cars for the Brick Run held after a threeyear absence mainly because of the Covid situation. Many thanks to John Muter for heading the call to help out and organise this event instead of the same members arra nging runs. Please give some thought to helping organise an event as it can be very rewarding to see members enjoying using their vehicles. The next event that has been brought back into our calendar is the Breakfast Run being organised by Jim Logan and Ian Wilford in September. The popular Garden Festival Run is being looked into again this year for the 29th of October and a great event to look forward to is the Potters Paddock gymkhana event to be held at the Inglewood Dudley Hall in November. Keep a lookout for these events with times and dates in your newsletter.

The entries are slowly coming in for the Rubber Duckie Motorcycle Rally to be held in September organised by Bruce Davidson and Robert Gudopp. We all look forward to this popular rally.

Hope to see you all at our club events. Its very pleasing to see our new members participating in our club nights and club events. Please make these new members most welcome,

So that's it from me for this month .........Keep the Passion.........Get out and about there are swap meets and rallies also in other branch areas,,,,,,,,Keep to the Left... Have Fun.

Cheers .......... Chairman Colin

BRANCH NEWS

THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND INC THE HISTORIC VEHICLE AUTHORITY OF NEW ZEALAND

Hi Taranaki Branch

This email is a follow up on our recent phone conversa�on regarding branch VIC Officers. I have planned to present a VIC Officers awareness/training session on our club’s revamped/new format VIC applica�on.

This session is scheduled for you on Thursday 21st September at your club rooms at 4 p.m.

Some branches have advised that they will use this excellent opportunity to perhaps introduce more members to the important VIC Officer’s role at your branch. This presenta�on should take approximately 2 hours, allowing �me for ques�ons.

Looking forward to your atendance

Regards

Neil Beckenham

VCC Registrar

Polo shirts with our Branch logo are still available, $36 each in various colours and can be ordered from Michael Kruse on club nights.

Rubber Duckie Rally - Sat Evening 3 Course Meal $39.00

Dinner and Prize giving will be held at the Beach Street Hall

(80 metres north of Devon St East, approximately 800m from the Top Ten Holiday Park.)

ENTRIES CLOSE 8th September 2023

with Rally Secretary, Sue Street, 36 Essex Street, New Plymouth. Ph (06) 753 9100

email: sue.street@xtra.co.nz

Payments to: Vintage Car Club of NZ Taranaki Branch

via Direct Credit TSB Bank: 153949-0381958-00

If this is not possible arrangements can be made

OTHER BRANCH EVENTS

AUGUST 11-13 NATIONAL VCC AGM, NELSON. 20 – (DAFFODIL RALLY FOR CANCER,) NATIONAL.

26 - Sulphur City Rally, Rotorua. 27 - 65 th Birthday Dinner, Bay of Plenty.

SEPTEMBER 9 - Vintage Rally, Manawatu, 10 – PV, PW, P60 & P80 Rally, Auckland/ 30 – Swap Meet, Manawatu. 15-17 Spring Tour B of P, North Shore.

OCTOBER 14-15 Motorcycle Rally, Manawatu. 21-22 Hunua 100, Auckland.

NOVEMBER 3-4 Far North Tour, Northland. 4 - Veteran Rally, Waikato.

19 – Swap Meet, Waikato.

20-23 October National Commercial Rally

NOTE: Entry forms for Manawatu’s Vintage and Motorcycle Rallies available from Secretary Rob.

Closing dates are 28th August for the Vintage event and 4th October for the Motorcycle Rally.

FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome to your newsletter for August. Thanks to John for organising a great weekend event last month, the weather on the day was good and the afternoon tea supplied by the members was something else, well done all of you.

For next month’s Breakfast run, I would like to know numbers attending by Wednesday 20th. September, breakfast at the Autolodge will be $27.50 per person. This will be an easy run in the country, starting from the Merriland’s car park and, hopefully ending at the Auto Lodge, Devon St East for a well-earned cooked breakfast.

We are also running a raffle to support the Rubber Duckie Rally, you can get your tickets on our club nights. Anyone wanting to join the Branch for the Saturday night dinner and prize giving will be welcome, see details on page 4.

As a result of discussions around the meeting table we have decided that in preference to holding an event in support of Daffodil Day this month, we are planning an event in late January 2024. This will be in the form of a Posh Picnic and it is hoped it can be held near the Wind Wand, for maximum exposure to the passing public.

Thats it from me, hope your winter is going well, Jim Logan

Events Calendar

3 Committee meet at 7.30pm 17 Club Night at 7.30pm, Les Bognuda and Mike Williams will be guiding us through the requirements when applying for a V I C for your vehicle.

7 Committee meet at 7.30pm 15-16 RUBBER DUCKIE M/CYCLE RALLY 21 Club Night at 7.30pm, 24 Breakfast Run, from Merrilands car park, meet at 7.30, first car away at 8.

JUST FOR A LAUGH

Brilliant Beijing Hotel Brochure - Described as only they can.

(A friend went to Beijing recently and was given this brochure by the hotel. It is precious. She is keeping it and reading it whenever she feels depressed. Obviously, it has been translated directly, word for word from Mandarin to English.)

Ge�ng There: Our representa�ve will make you wait at the airport. The bus to the hotel runs along the lake shore. Soon you will feel pleasure in passing water. You will know that you are ge�ng near the hotel, because you will go round the bend. The manager will await you in the entrance hall. He always tries to have intercourse with all new guests.

The Hotel: This is a family hotel, so children are very welcome. We of course are always pleased to accept adultery. Highly skilled nurses are available in the evenings to put down your children. Guests are invited to conjugate in the bar and expose themselves to others. But please note that ladies are not allowed to have babies in the bar. We organize social games, so no guest is ever le� alone to play with them self.

The Restaurant: Our menus have been carefully chosen to be ordinary and unexci�ng. At dinner, our quartet will circulate from table to table, and fiddle with you.

Your Room: Every room has excellent facili�es for your private parts. In winter, every room is on heat. Each room has a balcony offering views of outstanding obscenity! ... You will not be disturbed by traffic noise, since the road between the hotel and the lake is used only by pederasts.

Bed: Your bed has been made in accordance with local tradi�on. If you have any other ideas, please ring for the chambermaid. Please take advantage of her. She will be very pleased to squash your shirts, blouses and underwear. If asked, she will also squeeze your trousers.

Above All: When you leave us at the end of your holiday, you will have no hope. You will struggle to forget it.

WANTED TO BUY

• Mk 4 Zephyr master brake cylinder, ph Ben 0277883304

• Rover engine – 1964, ph Neil 067586737(mem)

• Two, disc wheel dust covers for 29 Chev (215mm x diameter), six hole, ph Ces 06 2410454.(mem)

• 1964 six-cylinder Rover engine, complete or parts, Ph Marshall 02108840556

• 1955 Matchless, model G9, kickstart lever plus shaft and possibly internal parts to fit B 52 gearbox. Ph John 067587834(mem)

• WANTED TO BORROW

• A workshop manual for a 1985 Citroen 2CV, Ph Max 06 7589007

FOR SALE

• 1986 Subaru Justy. One Owner, Rego on hold, goes well, offers wanted. A great little car to preserve. Contact member Steve on Ph 027 5286032

• Clutch pressure plates for Ford Cortina 2000, Vauxhall 3.3, Triumph 2000.

• Four crossply tyres, 550 x 20, with good tread, ph 7527671(mem)

• Roof rack, 3 cross bars in good condition - $60, Mazda ute tailgate - $50, two pairs of driving lights - $50 pair, one Universal sunroof - $30, contact spare parts.

• Hillman Californian 1955, rego on hold, motor fully rebuilt, brake drums machined, brake cylinders rconditioned,only three owners, $9500 ono,.Holden Calais VL, 1987, 3 litre, very tidy Ph 0274188045(mem).

• Morris Minor 1000 engine, no carburettor, $200 ono, ph Steve, 067522149(mem)

• 600x20 tyres, suitable for retreading - $50 + one 1970’s Landcruiser motor complete fan to clutch - $250 for any of above phone Neil 06 7586737 (mem)