CHAIRMAN’S REPORT • BREAKFAST RUN22ND SEPTEMBER • TEAMWORK MAKES A FULL LIFE WITH MS • SEPTEMBER CLUB NIGHT
• WATCH THIS SPACE... (CONTINUED) • ART CORNER • TAUPO VCC 2024 EVENT CALENDAR
Coming Events for Taupo VCC 2024
OCTOBER
Sunday 6th Breakfast at Café Lacus, 8.30 am
Wednesday 9th Club Night: Movie Night – “The Italian Job” (1969)
Wednesday 16th Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am
Sunday 20th
Club Run: Chairman’s Run – starts from clubrooms at 11 am followed by lunch at a rural tavern.
Monday 21st Committee Meeting 5.30 pm
NOVEMBER
Sunday 3rd Breakfast at Café Lacus, 8.30 am
Tuesday 12th Hospice House Run at 10 o’clock. Take their clients out for a ride.
Wednesday 13th Club Night: Movie Night Part 2 – “The Italian Job Re-make” (2003)
Sunday 17th Club Run: Lunch at the Tihoi Tavern
Monday 18th Committee Meeting 5.30 pm
Wednesday 20th Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am
PETROLHEADS
October coffee will be at the Wairakei International golf course. Date is Wednesday the 16th at 10 am. Meet at 527 Wairakei drive, Taupo. See you there! Thanks and Regards, Barry.
Club Breakfast - First Sunday of each month At Café Lacus at the Landing 650 Lake Terrace, Wharewaka, Taupō. Special menu for Club Members.
IMPORTANT: Please let Owen know by 3pm Friday if you will be there: 07 378 8327. Please be seated by 8:30 am.
Taupo Vintage Car Club Officers
Taupo Vintage Car Club, PO Box 907, Taupo 3351
PATRON Graham Mock
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Bob Pettigrew • Graham Mock • Joe Ridley • Eric Foley • Maureen Ransley
CHAIRMAN
SECRETARY
TREASURER
CLUB CAPTAIN
MAGAZINE EDITOR
COMMITTEE
Murray Stanley 021 352 333
Maureen Ransley 07 3776360
Eric Foley
07 378 7006 chairman@taupovcc.org
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Non COMMITTEE POSITIONS
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BEADED WHEELS BRANCH REPORTER
HIRE
June & Graham Mock 07 378 7513
Eric Foley 07 378 7006 LIBRARIAN
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SPARE PARTS
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Taupo Brake and Clutch 07 378 7429
Tony Mannington 07 377 1598
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Kelvin Trim 07 378 9055
Barry Hoffman 027 443 5479
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Chairman’s Report
Eric
Foley
Chairman’s Report for September 2024
Having spent most of August in Australia, I found it good to catch up with some of our members at club events in September.
The month started with Breakfast at Café Lacus. This venue is very consistent with the service and food quality. Thirty or so members tucked into poached eggs or savoury mince at a very reasonable price. The food was then washed down with tea or very tasty coffee. This gathering is very popular with some of our members, who enjoy the opportunity to chat with their fellow members.
The club breakfast was followed by club night which took the form of 10 pin bowling, again out at The Landing. I think this is the third time we have undertaken this form of entertainment and it proves to be a popular evening. Unfortunately, I could not attend so I am unable to comment knowledgably on the evening’s fun and frivolity. No doubt there was a lot of action and the odd bevy and pizza consumed.
The Breakfast Run is the subject of a separate report by yours truly, so there is little point in going over this event again except to say that we appreciate the toil put in by those who set the course and subsequently marked the question sheets. It was an interesting tour, and the hard work put in by those behind the scenes is appreciated.
The final club event for September was a coffee and cars event organised by Barry Hoffman. This month, it too was out at Café Lacus and was attended by about 40 people. Some of those attending were older members of our club. I am well aware that some of our older members do not like going out at night. Indeed, some of them no longer drive, so attendance at club events is uncommon. Seeing these members out at Petrolheads is great. It gives all of those attending a chance to have a quick chat and catch up on what some of our colleagues are doing.
I understand that all VCC members have received an emailed report from our National President on the recent Executive meeting and the AGM which I attended. I am confident that you have read these items with a great deal of interest. A change in the structure of the club is imminent. Also, a change in our own constitution is being developed. I would expect this to be the subject of a meeting early in 2025.
Eric
Breakfast Run - 22nd September
by Terri Foley
Isn’t change a wonderful thing? For many years now, there has been a run, starting from the library and finishing up at the club rooms for breakfast. This year, we did something quite different. Members had breakfast at Café Lacos and then headed out on the Breakfast Run. Doing it this way meant that several of our members were not tied up in the kitchen, and we could leave all the hard work to Café Lacos staff. No debating as to when to put on the hash browns or which way to poach the eggs. All done for us.
Prior to leaving the car park following breakfast we were able to peruse an array of American vehicles in the form of a number of mid60’s Studebakers. This was an interesting period in car design. Huge fins, considerable length and lots
of chrome. There were some oddlooking vehicles and some that were somewhat eye-catching.
10 vehicles, including the lovely, newly purchased Rolls Royce of the Rotorua Club Chairman, set out on a 45-minute journey around Taupo, taking in the airport precinct and tours of the back streets of Nukuhau, answering a number of questions along the way. Included in the tour was a visit to the lake shore to gather several items and a trip past a very tiny St James church in Pitiroi St. In 40+ years in Taupo, I cannot recall having visited this church before.
We finished up at the clubrooms for a cuppa and prize giving. The winners of the event were Owen and Heather Duncan. Altogether, it was a very pleasant morning. Who knows what next year’s event will bring?
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Teamwork Makes A Full Life With MS
by Ross Middleton, Hugh and Adrienne Wake
Taupo-based Adrienne Wake has lived with MS for 30 years. She was diagnosed with an MRI scan at the age of 40, considered a later timeframe for an MS diagnosis, and the condition is now described as secondary progressive. But she can think back to symptoms she had at the age of 28 when pregnant with her first child in Canada. They lived in Alberta, a province with a high rate of MS.
Adrienne’s story …
Hugh my husband worked as a veterinarian after training at Massey in Palmerston North. I spent my final year at teachers college in Manawatu after we married in 1973. I always said it was in our marriage contract to travel. Hugh had finished high school in England when his parents took their family of six to England and Europe for three years.
So when Hugh graduated and I finished my first year teaching in Sanson, near Palmerston North, Hugh applied for a job in Alberta, Canada and got it. So after a long wait to become landed immigrants we headed off and Hugh became a large animal vet there. I worked in several jobs then used my swimming skills to get into a Royal life Saving course so I could work at a pool teaching swimming and work as a lifeguard and manger.
We stayed in Canada for six years, made some great friends, and had lots of fun times. Hugh built the first of our two new camper vans we have had in our married life.
We toured around the States and Canada, then sold the camper and headed for England where we worked for 18 months. We toured in UK whenever we could. I got a job at a sports centre life guarding and teaching swimming in another country with a lot of MS.
We hitchhiked around Europe for three months, saw some wonderful places and met great people. We felt so lucky to see Europe before it got too crowded. Back in England, we packed up and headed back to Canada as the clinic Hugh had worked for really wanted him to return.
Two friends and I started a painting and decorating business in Nanton, a town in southern Alberta, painting farms, houses and business premises. We made good money but being typical fickle 25 year olds we decided we wanted to start a tea house. The Painted Ladies Tea House was born.
Three months after we opened the tea house, I got pregnant and can think back to symptoms I had then as being indicative of MS: things like balance problems, fatigue, and difficulty standing for long periods. But I put all these down to being pregnant and carried on as normal. l did all the baking and made lots of NZ treats, which the locals loved.
Once my daughter Amy was born, I had to get back to work pretty quickly. She always came to work with me. I would breastfeed her, and she’d go sleep in a bassinet under the food prep counter. Thank goodness she was an easy baby and slept through all the wild preparation and service of lunchtime. Then I went back to baking, and Amy went out to visit customers in the café. A lot of ladies came for coffee just so they could hold the baby!
We had been back in NZ for a month at Christmas prior to becoming pregnant, and it took very little time for both of us to decide NZ was the place for us.
So when Amy was eight months old, we packed up and headed back to a job in Hastings.
We stayed there for 18 months, during which time I got pregnant with our second child. I had more MS symptoms, but they were fairly mild, and I thought little about them. We moved to Pahiatua when our son was two weeks old. This was a very busy time, but Hugh found a job that suited him much better.
We stayed in Pahiatua for 30 years and had a great life there. When Amy was at school I started doing relief teaching, achieved a SPELD teaching certificate in specific learning disabilities and undertook tutoring for 20 years.
I was a participant on a number of committees for a few years but when I was diagnosed with MS I kept only the ones I liked best. This included the local community-based Mainstreet Committee, Pahiatua Community board and continued SPELD tutoring.
Through Mainstreet I was very involved with planning two balls, both major undertakings, a long lunch and a cafe crawl for one night to view the new Christmas street lighting. A lot of these projects I did on my mobility scooter. I was very privileged to be given a Civic Award for my services to the Pahiatua community.
When Hugh retired, he spent a year building a mobility camper van we could travel around in.
I had lot of helpers in Pahiatua. Hugh was always my helper at night and it always seemed to work out even when he was on call.
We moved to Taupo seven years ago, where I am involved with the council in a similar way as in Pahiatua. I am on an Access Taupo group as the MS representative. The council uses us as a sounding board for any new projects, and this is how I got involved in helping the landscape architect from the council to make sure accessibility is always a priority. I was also involved with the Lions Walk project, following which the role went on to other projects like street crossings and up and down ramps on curbs, as well as raising council awareness of problems with public parking on mobility parks and blocking footpaths.
I never thought I would be able to do a skywalk but my wonderful husband heard about one near Hokitika that took wheelchairs. So he surprised me, and it was magical. I’ll never forget being above all those beautiful, huge native trees. It was the highlight of my recent South Island trip.
I have always done a lot of craft work, usually things that are intricate and need two good hands like fabric painting, sewing, tie-dying fabric, traditional Canadian wheat weaving, and many others. I have always been right handed but MS has made my right hand almost useless. So I have to now do everything with my left hand, writing is impossible but thank goodness for i-pads.
I saw a presenter on television doing dry needle felting with a little tool. I thought I could do that and now I really enjoy it and it helps keep my creative side going. I have made large floor cushions for my two three year-old grandchildren, lots of eyeglass cases, and pillows, felted with birds or flowers.
I use an old wool blankets as my fabric usually.
So when one door closes another usually opens.
My next plan is to write children’s books, dictated if all else fails.
Adrienne at the Winter Art Deco in Napier with friends; ay girlfriend talked her into entering a winter daywear fashion parade. They danced, Adrienne doing turns in her electric wheelchair. Everyone loved it, there was lots of applause and cheers and they came second much to their surprise in quite a group of entries.
Hugh’s story …
Finding hotel/motel accommodation was becoming ever more challenging as Adrienne’s disability became increasingly debilitating, and overseas travel was out of the question; we decided that if we wanted to continue being able to travel around New Zealand, we would have to take our accommodation with us.
After doing a fair bit of research, we decided a regular van would suit our needs the best and purchased a new three-litre, six-metre-long 2011 Fiat Ducato. Although it would, at times, be nice to have had the extra 350mm length provided in the longest Ducato model, this van is much friendlier for around-town use, especially as it has also become our daily driver. Being front wheel drive, the rear floor is lower than other vans and allows us to use portable ramps for wheelchair access, which take up minimal space compared to an electric lift.
Fit-out began immediately, assisted considerably by a variety of internet sites, most notably that of Ian Lang at deepredmotorhome.com, as well as a variety of printed material. One of the first tasks was to install strengthening beams across the roof to provide support for a Liko overhead track rail. This enabled us to transfer Adrienne from front seat (swivelling) to bathroom and to her bed.
Hugh and Adrienne Wake on their South Island tour.
The Likorall 200 patient lift is a 24V battery-powered hoist that runs on the overhead track rail. Insulation was crammed into every nook and cranny; closed cell foam under the floor and above the ceiling, polyester batts in the walls. Cabinetry utilised the Duralite lightweight panel system and went together easily and well.
The floor layout was designed to leave as much floor space as empty as possible, with a lounge/dining/sleeping area in the front half, with swiveling front seats making for a roomy feel. Two single beds up front fold away when not in use. The wet-floor bathroom area is in the middle of the van and is open to the kitchen, with privacy provided by an adjustable curtain (Extend-a-Shower from the USA).
An 80-litre compressor fridge at eye height with a storage area below accessible from the rear doors of the van completes the layout. Q-straint wheelchair tiedowns are used for short trips around town. Coupled with a folding electric wheelchair from SupaChair, the van has enabled us to explore New Zealand.
With the exception of a 10-day tour around Northland following the 2019 Mystery Creek Motorhome show, until recently, most of our trips away were six nights or less. With our home base in Taupo, these shorter trips have been very doable. However, for several years, we had been saying we must make a trip down south, so finally, we decided if we were going to do it, the time was now.
Bluebridge were fantastic for the Cook Straight crossing, very helpful with Adrienne. Our seven week tour was a circuit down the east coast and returning via Haast Pass and the west coast. Unfortunately Adrienne’s disability prevents us from doing the popular outdoor activities like bike trails and bush walks. Instead we enjoyed a number of excellent museums and galleries.
In Christchurch these included the fabulous Ravenscar House bequeathed to the city by Jim and Susan Wakefield and housing their impressive collection of paintings by famous artists such as McCahon, Hotere, Goldie and Lindauer. Also on view are sculptures, most notably by New Zealand sculptor Paul Dibble.
Another interesting afternoon was spent at the Christchurch Earthquake Museum showing in graphic detail the forces that caused the devastation, as well as displaying many relics recovered from buildings too damaged to be repaired. Our last day in Christchurch was spent at the New Zealand Airforce Museum at Wigram, a visit highly recommended.
Waimate was a destination stop with both of us having family connections to the region. It’s a great little town and the NZMA campsite was one of our favourites. Unfortunately the museum was closed for remedial work so we were unable to uncover more family information. The murals, sculptures and historic buildings made up for our disappointment.
Milton was another destination stop with family connections to the region (Tokomairiro) and with Gabriel Read of Gabriel’s Gully renown. From here, our trip took us inland, following the gold trail through old historic towns to Alexandra and Wanaka. One of our favourite camp spots was the free camping at Pinders Pond in the Gabriel’s Gully Historic Reserve, where we set up right on the water’s edge. A side trip from Wanaka took us over the Lindis Pass to Tekapo to check out the night sky and to Mt Cook Village on the way back.
Once on the West Coast, trips included a visit to the Fox Glacier River Walk Lookout, a short wheelchair friendly bushwalk and another short wheelchair walk to Peter’s Pool, a small kettle lake left behind by a receding Franz Joseph glacier.
A highlight of the West Coast for Adrienne was being able to access the West Coast Tree-top Walk adjacent to Lake Mahinapua, south of Hokitika. Although accessing the start of the walkway was challenging (involving a steep slope on a dirt track) the steel structure is so impressive and perfectly wheelchair friendly.
One of the best museums we visited was the Coaltown museum next to the I-site in Westport which as well as displaying pioneer material, had an excellent display of the old coal mining industry. This included very informative displays of the Denniston equipment including one of the incline brake drums and controls and one of the coal carts that used to run the incline. Also included was a mock-up of a working mine shaft, complete with much of the equipment.
A trip to check out Karamea was followed by a drive to St Arnaud, a short bush walk, and then on to Tasman. Another wheelchair-friendly walk was to the beautiful Te Waikoropupu Springs, Takaka. After stops in Motueka, Moturoa (Hogland glassworks), and Nelson, where we were fortunate to view an exhibition of Don Binney paintings at the Suter Gallery, we spent a little time exploring another of our favourite overnight stops, the DOC campsite at Pelorus Bridge where several wheelchair bush walks are available in the scenic reserve.
Our final museum visit was to Omaka Aviation outside Blenheim: such an incredible display of WWI aircraft, many courtesy of Sir Peter Jackson and the equally impressive WWII display created by local volunteers.
While we were pleased to arrive home and have a bit more space to ourselves, we did enjoy our time together on the road. Although many of the outdoor activities were beyond our capability, other activities filled our days and most towns now provide wheelchair accessible walkways and boardwalks.
Even with Adrienne confined fulltime to a power wheelchair we still managed an enjoyable and informative seven weeks travelling. A week later ‘Hotel du Van’ was restocked and we were on the road again for a long weekend in the Coromandel and a family wedding.
Camper comfort is possible for the disabled traveller with a bit of thought and effort.
Republished with permission: Ross Middleton
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September Club Night
It was another great night, and fun was had by all who attended our latest club night.
For those who missed out, your events committee organised an evening at The Landing for a meal/snack and ten-pin bowling. It was a midweek event and, as you can see from the photos, was well-supported. I expect that everyone had a great time; some came along for a chat, some came along for dinner and others played bowls as well. The options were there to do what you wished. Some participants had some outstanding scores with strikes; however, along the way, there were a few gutter balls too, but it was fun and nice to do something different.
Midweek is a great time to go along to The Landing as it’s not real busy and allowed us heaps of room to spread out, chat and mix and mingle. Upon arrival we ordered food and beverages which were brought out to the tables while we
played the first round of bowls. After eating we played a second round of bowls, and I think this was at a discounted rate. It was very reasonably priced.
Thank you Murray and Barbara for organising this and booking lanes for us. I’m sure all of us are looking forward to the next round.
Watch this Space... (continued)
by Maureen
Barry’s MG TC is coming along splendidly and looking a picture, as he zooms along our road with a friendly ‘TOOT’ as he passes by. But he can’t help himself, so he continues to potter with a little bit of this and a little bit of that, to ensure it is running extra smoothly!
It has now changed bays in the garage, slipping in front of The Austin 7 Chummy, which is tucked away in the “Naughty Corner” at present.
The Chummy engine has been carefully dismantled with the parts precisely laid out on the work trestle, all spick and span.
I did notice its bodywork was looking more respectable and Barry admitted he had given it a spit and polish to make it look more at home and ready for the major overhaul ahead.
More to follow!
Maureen
52nd Far North Tour 2024 Entry Form
Friday November 1st
For those who have booked, Dinner will be a simple main and dessert, served starting at 6.30pm. BYO drinks if you wish. The Clubrooms will be open from 5pm.
Rally Packs will be available to pick up either Friday Night or Saturday Morning.
Saturday November 2nd
The tour will start from the clubrooms with the first car away at 9am and tea and coffee will be available for those arriving early. Please ensure you are at the Clubrooms by 8.30am for the briefing.
Bring your own morning tea if you would like to stop at one of the beaches on the Tutukaka coast.
Following a lovely scenic drive, via at one point a choice of sealed or lovely unsealed roads, the next stop is for lunch on the wharf at the Russell Boating Club.
With Time to explore the Historic village and nearby beaches at Russell, the next leg will be via ferry and a drive to Paihia.
The Saturday night dinner will be held at the Scenic Hotel in Paihia, where accommodation is also available. Dinner will be at 7.30pm with pre-dinner drinks from 6.30pm. BYO is not permitted, but the bar will be open.
If booking accommodation at the Scenic Hotel please mention the VCC tour, as a special price of $175 per room has been arranged. All meals will be via meal tickets issued for each meal. Please make payment via direct credit to the bank account below.
Email entries to: nvccrally@gmail.com
Direct Credit entry $’s to: 12 3093 0105509 00
With driver’s surname and FNT as code & reference
Entries close 18th October 2024
Rally Rules
• The event is open to financial members of the Vintage Car Club of NZ.
• Membership Cards must be carried.
• The organisers reserve the right to disqualify any entrant whose conduct is, in their opinion, likely to bring discredit to the event or club.
• Cancellation refunds after 10 days prior to the Tour will be at the discretion of the Organisers.
Accommodation
Accommodation and meals are entrant’s responsibility. There is plenty of accommodation available in Paihia other than the Scenic Hotel if you wish to use an alternate, or if you desire, it is only 70kms on sealed roads back to Whangarei. If you haven’t booked yet, do it soon.
Please Note
If your Vintage eligible vehicle is not roadworthy at the time of this Rally, you are welcome to enter with your modern vehicle.
Art Corner
“Eveready-Mustang” 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 at the Eveready Diner, Hyde Park, NY Original oil on canvas, by NZ Artist, Don Packwood www.donpackwood.co.nz
The GT 350 made its debut in the “sportsroof” fastback model of the first generation Ford Mustang in 1965. Produced through 1966, these were the smallest and lightest of the GT 350 models. Work started at Shelby American when its Ford-powered AC Ace-based, two-seat, 289 AC Cobra sports car production was wrapping up, and the 427 cu in variant was beginning. Both the AC and the Shelby Mustang use the Cobra emblem, a similar paint scheme, and the optional “Cobra” valve covers installed on many GT350s that were part of a marketing tie-in by Shelby, as well as one of his iconic symbols. All 1965–66 cars had the Windsor 289 cu in (4.7 L) HiPo K-Code 271 hp (202 kW; 275 PS) V8 engine, modified with a large 4-barrel Holley 725 CFM carburetor to produce 306 bhp (310 PS; 228 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 329 lb·ft (446 N·m) of torque at 4,200 rpm.
Taupo VCC 2024 Event Calendar
(subject to change)
October 2024
Sunday 6th of October
Wednesday 9th of Oct
Wednesday 16th of Oct
Sunday 20th of October
Monday 21st of October
November 2024
Sunday 3rd of November
Tuesday 12th of November
Wednesday 13th of Nov .
Sunday 17th of November
Monday 18th of November
Wednesday 20th of Nov
December 2024
Sunday 1st of December
Sunday 1st of December
Sunday 8th of December
Monday 16th of December
Wednesday 18th of Dec
. Breakfast at Café Lacus, 8.30 am
Club Night: Movie Night Part 1 – “The Italian Job” (1969)
Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am
Club Run: Chairman’s Run – starts from clubrooms at 11 am followed by lunch at a rural tavern.
Committee Meeting 5.30 pm
Breakfast at Café Lacus, 8.30 am
. . Hospice House Run at 10 o'clock. Take their clients out for a ride.
. Club Night: Movie Night Part 2 – “The Italian Job Re-make” (2003)
Club Run: Lunch at the Tihoi Tavern
Committee Meeting 5.30 pm
Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am
. Breakfast at Café Lacus, 8.30 am
Taupo Santa Parade – 2 pm
. CHRISTMAS LUNCH at the Clubrooms –1pm
Committee Meeting 5.30 pm
Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am
Taupo Vintage Car Club Hickling Park, AC Baths Ave, Taupo. PO Box 907, Taupo 3351
Taupo Torque is also available online with other VCC magazines via the online digital publisher Issuu. https://issuu.com/vintagecarclubofnewzealand
