The Eastern Bay of Plenty
Branch of
The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand
Po Box 2168, Kopeopeo, Whakatane 3159 Email: easternbayofplenty@vcc.org.nz
Driving our history Vintage and Classic Vehicles
The four cars at Lake Tarawera that took part in the October Mid week run Club Night: Last Thursday of the Month (except December) at Whakatane Athletic Clubrooms, Short Street, Whakatane 7.00 pm Social get together Branch Meeting starts at 7.30 pm Followed by Supper
November 2022 Running Board
Chairman’s Report:
Well it’s that time of the month again to write a few lines, while Gail is toiling away on the magazine, I’ve been playing in the garage with the car’s getting a couple ready for their WOF’s which seems to be getting harder to pass, is it the testers getting more picky or does somebody want our old cars off the road.
The old MGB failed it’s WOF a while ago the tester said “there is something wrong with the steering rack” I asked him what it was, he “didn’t know, just something was wrong”. I took the car home, checked the oil and the preload on the bearings and the rack and took it back “still not right” according to him and his boss agreed with him. So home again, removed the rack and pinion steering assembly, stripped down totally and presented it back to the garage, they looked over it very carefully and said “there was nothing wrong with it”. I presented the car back for a check and received the WOF sticker.
What was the problem here, were they concerned that the steering rack and pinion was faulty or were they fishing for a bit of work, or are the powers that be getting harder on the WOF testing. Whatever it is, it cost me about 6 hours to prove there was nothing wrong with the steering. Unfortunately I have heard from other people with older cars similar stories. Maybe the modern mechanics/WOF testers don’t understand older vehicles.
October has been a bit of a quiet month. We had the Classic Car Breakfast where we had only 3 of our member cars and maybe 6 or so other classic cars there, it wasn’t raining but the forecast was for rain, so perhaps that was the reason for the small attendance, or is it losing its appeal, summer will tell.
On October 12th Harry and Gay took 3 other cars for a trip to Rotorua, we were supposed to go to the luge for lunch but we couldn’t make our minds up over the $24 per person for seniors to go up and back down. So we went to a cafe in town for lunch. Then Barry and Marianne took us for a tiki tour of the Rotorua Gardens then out to Lake Tarawera to a couple of interesting spots.
On Monday the 17th we hosted the Central Hawkes Bay touring group for dinner at the Paroa Rugby Clubrooms, a great evening was had and for some of us a good catch up with old friends and acquaintances.
Many thanks to all of our Club Members who helped in some way, preparing food, setting tables, washing dishes, cleaning etc and I know they were happy doing all of this work, because of the laughing and noise that was coming out of the kitchen.
We hosted 28 of Central Hawkes Bay for the dinner and 26 of our own Members. The visitors thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality and meal and many remarked that it was worth more than the $15 that they paid. I could go on and on... but I won’t, except to say that we have a great Branch with many Members ready to jump in and help in any way that they can. What a great bunch. This is what being a Club is all about.
Drive safe and enjoy life, Les. .2.
Members who attended our October Events Classic Car Breakfast Sunday 2nd
Steve & Joy Growden Cortina Les & Gail Costar Capri John MacKintosh BMW
Mid-week Run to Rotorua Wednesday 12th Steve & Joy Growden Ford Cortina Barry & Marianne Spry Modern Harry & Gay Sutcliffe and Ben & Marion Vermeulen Wolseley 1300 Les & Gail Costar Ford Capri
At Lake Tarawera
Hosting dinner for Central Hawkes Bay Branch at the Paroa Rugby Club Monday 17th Steve & Joy Growden, Barry & Marianne Spry, John & Sharon Burton Noel & Lois Davies, Alan & Lorraine Stock, Karen & Mark Spackman, Les & Gail Costar, Lytle Hall, James McCarthy, Alison & Walter McFarland, Bevan & Elliot & Charlie Lange, Phil Leaming, John Lamont & Mary, Harry & Gay Sutcliffe Plus 28 CHB Members booked for the meal, unfortunately 2 didn’t arrive
Waiting for the guests to arrive .3.
Dinner is served
Waiting for dessert
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Elliot, Charlie and Bevan
They travelled 210 km on the Rally with a few questions and quite a few metal roads .5.
Kitchen duties
Photo’s from Joy of the King Country Branch ”Journey through Time Rally” Saturday 29th
Some of the entrant’s vehicles lined up in Taumarunui for the start of the Rally
And at the lunch spot with Steve & Joy’s Cortina in the centre
November
Club Calendar of Events commencing November 2022
Gisborne Inter Branch Weekend
Tauranga Swapmeet
Mid-week Run (picnic) note Thursday (not Wednesday)
Waikato Swapmeet (Karapiro)
Club Night Final Meeting for the year
Starting with a Pizza Meal at 6pm and dessert after the meeting $10 pp (numbers attending meal required)
TTT Rally (South Waikato Branch) at Lichfield (between Tokoroa and Putaruru) (an easy one day event Entry Forms available from Karen) We will be leaving the Kawerau Road Shingle Pit at 7am
December
Sunday 4th Saturday 17th
Classic Car Breakfast, Red Barn Cafe from 8.00am
Kawerau Santa Parade 11am assemble at 10 am at Prideaux Park this year Followed by a picnic lunch / BBQ at Harry and Gay Sutcliffe’s home
No Club Night in December (next one 26th January)
Chairman’s Run ( date and details TBA )
Rotorua Lake Front Car Display Club Night
Farming Like Grandad & Country Fair 10am – 4pm SH30 Onepu (opposite Military Road)
Our East Coast Rally
No Vintage/Classic vehicle........... No worries- please come along to events in your ‘modern’
Fri 4th Sun 6th Sunday 6th Thursday 17th Sunday 20th Thursday 24th Sunday 27th
Sunday Sunday
nd Thursday
Sunday
February Sunday
January
22
26th
29th
5th Waitangi Weekend
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Please support our East Coast Rally Sponsors REPCO Nicholson Autos Commerce Street Autos Whakatane Printers To view other Branches Magazines/Newsletters go to www.vcc.org.nz on the home page scroll to News from our Branches VCC Vero Insurance Scheme for discounted Premiums You need to be a financial Member of the VCC for discounted Premiums When insuring your vehicle with Vero Quote the EBOP VCC Branch number 300132 .7.
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Some old advertisements and jokes contributed by Barry Keene
Any photo’s or articles from Members for the Running Board are much appreciated. How about writing a small story or sending photos of a Club Run or event you have attended.
Thanks to Joy and Barry for this month’s contributions.
Yet we survived, maybe there were better drivers back then
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THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NZ
Eastern Bay of Plenty Branch
Postal Address: PO Box 2168, Kopeopeo, Whakatane 3159
Branch Officers: 2022/2023
Honorary Branch Member: Lorolei Pollard
Chairman: Les Costar 07 323 6406 les.gail.costar@slingshot.co.nz Vice Chairman: Bevan Lange 027 460 3466 bevanlange@gmail.com Secretary: Karen Spackman 07 315 8800 karenspackman55@gmail.com Treasurer: Joy Growden 07 304 9777 growden@xtra.co.nz
Club Captain: (position still vacant) Committee: Steve Growden 07 304 9777 growden@xtra.co.nz
Lorraine Stock 07 307 1965 alanlorraine.stock@gmail.com Alan Stock 07 307 1965 alanlorraine.stock@gmail.com Mark Spackman 07 315 8800 karen2mark@xtra.co.nz Harry Sutcliffe 07 323 6898 thesuttys@xtra.co.nz John Burton 021 02501138 wairakael@hotmail.com
Trevor Marshall 07 308 7957 James McCarthy 027 365 4595 mrjamesfrancismccarthy@gmail.com
Running Board: Gail Costar 07 323 6406 les.gail.costar@slingshot.co.nz
Beaded Wheels Reporter: Bruce Seddon 07 322 2137 bruce.seddon@xtra.co.nz
Almoner: Lorolei Pollard 07 307 0373
Name Badge Sales: Peter Donovan 07 312 5848 donovanz@xtra.co.nz
VIC Collators: Les Costar 07 323 6406 les.gail.costar@slingshot.co.nz Mark Spackman 07 315 8800 karen2mark@xtra.co.nz
Parts Shed Supervisors: Phil Leaming 07 304 8415 phil.leaming@xtra.co.nz Steve Growden 07 304 9777 growden@xtra.co.nz John Burton 021 02501138 wairakael@hotmail.com
Raffles: Lorraine Stock 07 307 1965 alanlorraine.stock@gmail.com
Supper Supervisor: Gail Costar 07 323 6406 les.gail.costar@slingshot.co.nz
Community Liaison: Lytle Hall 027 703 4539 lytlehall.hall@gmail.com
Archivist: Gail Costar 07 323 6406 les.gail.costar@slingshot.co.nz
Email Notices/Events: Mark & Karen Spackman 07 315 8800 karenspackman55@gmail.com
Saleable Items: Barry Spry 07 312 4737 basa.mi@xtra.co.nz
EBOP Cloth Jacket Badges $7.50
EBOP Car Window Stickers $1.00
EBOP Lapel Badges $6.00
EBOP Cloth Caps $15.00
EBOP Cloth Jacket Patches $10.00
EBOP Car Bumper Badges $20.00
EBOP VCC Windscreen Stickers $2.00
Rally Number Holders s/s $15.00
NZVCC Winged Lapel Badges $7.50 VCC Cloth Winged Badges $13.00 (these will be available at Club Nights)
EBOP Name Badges $15.00 (to be ordered) Please wear your name badge to VCC functions.
Club Night: Last Thursday of the month (except December)
At: Whakatane Athletic Clubrooms, Short Street, Whakatane 7.00pm Social Get together Branch Meeting starting at 7.30pm .10.
