VCC HOREWHENUA SPARK APRIL 2023

April2023 POBox458,LEVIN 14TiroTiroRoad,LEVIN

Patron TomHayes 063679445 Chair BillLaney 0274512408 w.a.laney@xtra.co.nz DeputyChair JohnWhite 0221601189 j.mwhite@xtra.co.nz Secretary HeatherCarter 021504087 horowhenua@vcc.org.nz Treasurer JackieJob 0272011806 jackiejob73@gmail.com Co-Treasurer DaphneWilliams 063640061 dh.dub@xtra.co.nz 02102792199 ClubCaptains BruceLawrie 042936803(W) 042934943(H) VerdonHeath 063683824 Committee DesStClare 0274191412 BillCottle 0274509636 CallumFarmer 063647238 NigelWheeler 063672046 AndrewJudd 063686891 BruceJamieson 0276357336 WelfareOfficer NigelWheeler 063672046 nigelgwheeler@gmail.com 0275674431 Custodian&Maintenance BillCottle 0274509636 GroundsPeople WayneThrower 063685611 0204440098 JuliaMacMillan 063626156 SparesTeam CallumFarmer 063647238 callumfarmer77@hotmail.com RexWilliams 0225114084 MikeKhull 063635633 JeffFox 0274486888 ColinBrooks 042985458 RobertCammish 0274441333 DonMacdonald 063648305 GeorgeMcLean 0272121705 LibraryArchives DonMcLaren 0211172418 PaulineStClare 0276506914 BranchDelegate JohnWhite 063683299 SparkEditor BruceJamieson 0276357336 brucejamieson48@hotmail.com 068259102 SparkDistribution BobBarton 063678216 VICTeam VerdonHeath,IvanHornandMikeKhull MeetingBranchNight-1stWednesdayofthemonthat730pm CommitteeMeeting-LastWednesdayofthemonthat730pm WorkingBee-SaturdayfollowingBranchNightat900am SpareParts-OpenSaturdayfollowingBranchNight ClubBankAccountNo-030667026922700(Westpac)

Wheredoesonestartaftertheeventheldonthe18thofMarch, 2023?

Whataclub,whatamembership,whatateam,allmydoubts andworriesdisappearedonthatoneday.ImustconfessthatI wasgettingalittleworriedleadinguptotheSwapMeetasto theresponsewewouldgetfromthemembersingeneralforthe workandcommitmentonthatoneday.NowIhavetobevery honestandadmitthatthedayreallydidgivemeanenormous voteofconfidenceandIamagaininapositionwhereIcan wakeupeachdaywiththeknowledgethat,infact,thereisa greatmembershipwithintheclubandtheywillrespondtothe call.

Ihavenointentionofselectinganyonememberorevenagroup ofmemberswhenItalkaboutthanksforagreatjob.Itakea greatdealofprideinthankingyou,oneandall,foragreatday andanextremelywelcomeresultwhenitcomesdowntothe returninfinancesfortheclub.Letsseeifthereissomething thatwecandonowforthebettermentandsatisfactionofall memberswithintheclub,afterallitwastheireffortsthatputus inthisenviableposition.

SincetheaboveIhavebeenrequiredtotakeasidestepfora weekortwoandhavelefttherunningoftheclubinthehandsof ourViceChairman.Abigthankstoyou,John,fordoingthis.

No,youhavenotgotridofmeyet.Itwasmydutytobepresent atthegraduationofagrandsonatCanterburyUniversitywhen hereceived,ashedescribedit,theresultofseventeenyearsof

education.Finally,at22yearsofage,hehasprogressedintothe realworldandwillhopefullybeinapositionofenteringthe workforce,earnadecentwage,paytaxesandasIexplainedto him,(withtongueincheek)‘keepmeinthelifestyletowhichI havebecomeaccustomed’.

Sothereweare.YesIamback,likeitorlumpitandlooking forwardtothenextevent,whateverthatmaybe.

CoverPicture Beatthetrain

BillLaney

Brucie’sBurblings

Whatagreatturnoutwehadofbothvendorsandbuyersforourannual SwapMeet.

Mostimportantlywe,thebranchmembers,workedwellasateamandkept upourreputationofbeingthemostfriendlyswapmeetinthelowerhalfof theNorthIsland.Ofcoursewereapthefinancialrewardsofthat teamwork.Afewyearsagoweconductedasurveytogaugethewantsof ourmembersandwhytheyweremembersofourbranch.Ithinkthebest thingthatweofferisdiversityandfriendship.

Someofourmembersjustwantaccesstosparepartsorthelibrary,others likemyself,likebeingtestedbychallengingrallies,whilesomeothersare quitehappytohaveanatterabouttheolddaysoveracupoftea.Thisis whatmakesupourbranch.Whatgotalotofustogetherrecentlywasthe swapmeet,soabigthankyoutoallourbranchmemberswhotookpart andespeciallythekeyorganisers.Youdidagreatjob.

Thesocialsideofourbranchisveryimportantandinthatveinremember wehaveamid-winterluncheoncomingupinJuneandtheAGMwhenwe shallmakesomespecialpresentations.

InMaywewillberunningaLadiesRally....blokesbebraveandchange sides,haveacrackatnavigating.It’snotaseasyasitlooks.Ladies,ifyou arenotcomfortableintheclubcarbringyourdailyrunner,itismore importantyoutakepartandhavefunthanthevehicleyouaredriving.

Upcomingeventsandrallies–refertoCalendaronlastpageofSpark.

Havefunmakethemostofthegooddaysbeforewintersetsin happymotoring

BruceLawrie

SpeakerforMay

LynnChapmanfromStJohnswilltalkaboutanddemonstratetheAED machine(AutomatedExternalDefibrillator),whichisinthelittleredbox inthemedicinecabinetnearthedoor.Thensomeonewillbeabletosave youifyoucollapseafterbeingtoldthatFordsarebetterthanChevs.

That’sMay3rd,andworkingbeeon6th(Saturday).

NewClubMembers

RichardSalthasjoinedourclub.Hehasa1919BrockwayTruck,under restoration,anda1961AustinHealeySprite,arunner.

KentTerrace,Wellingtoninthemid1960s(EHHoldenandPA Vauxhallgiveusaclue.)Thebuildingwasoriginallybuiltaspublic toilets,butwaslaterconvertedintoanartgallery.

Itwasknowntolocalsasthe“TagMahal”.

BooksforsaleattheSwapMeet. Wedidmanagetosellafew.

ThebestnewsisthatRobinandDianneStrachan aretakingoverrunningthelibraryandarchives. Theyhavehadpreviousexperiencewiththe librariesinHawkesBayandAucklandVCCs,sowill beabighelptoushereinHorowhenua.

BruceJamieson,onbehalfofDonMcLaren

Thedaydawnedwetandrainy,withaweatherman’spromisetoclear,forSwap Meet’23.Well,hegotitrightanditdidcleartoafairlyfineday.YAY!

Actuallyitdidn’tfeellikedawnat 5am.Blackasinkandtherewe were,theswapmeetcrewallset togo,justhopingfortherainto stopandthecustomerstostart rollingin!.

Androllintheydid.Iwasawee bitconcernedaboutthewetgrass gettingchewedup,butonan after-playinspectionitwasall goodandAP&I,ourlandlordssotospeak,wereallhappy.

Ihavebeentoldthatthetraderswereaboutthesameinnumberasprevious years,butmaybethebuyerswerealittlefewer(weather?)butourtakingswere enoughtomakeourtreasurer,Jackie,smile.

Iammostimpressedatsomanyofourmembersturningupandgettingstuckin. Youalldidwell,people,sogiveyourselvesabigpatontheback.Ithinkweall musthavebeentiredlittleenergizerbunniesattheendoftheday,andthe after-cleanupbeerswentdownatreat!

Theswapmeetsub-committeewillstayonasapermanentfeature.Weare havingadebriefatthenextworkingbeetothinkofwaysofimprovingthingsfor SwapMeet’24!

Thanksagain,folks!

JohnWhite ViceChairman.

SwapMeet-KitchenReport

Whatahugesuccess.Wewere soluckyinsomanyways, especiallywiththeweather.

Iwouldliketothankeachand everyonewhoparticipated,in donationsoffood,andtime givensofreelyfortheeventto happen.

Preparationofsandwichesonthe Fridaymorning.LindaGill,Sheryl Edwards,StephaniePeach,Denise Liddle,LindaBartonandSharon Meredith.Notawordspoken,of course.

OnSaturday:gettingreadyfortherush. LindaBarton,JuliaMacMillan,DeniseLiddle,MeryllWhite.

KindRegardstoeveryone

LindaBarton

Photos:GeorgeMcLean

ClubMembers’cars. NOTFORSALEorSWAP Aniceprojectforsomebody

Photos:WayneThrower

Flatheadinhere.Smart“Woodie”.PicturefromtheInternet

“Turnsoutitwasjusta marbleintheashtray.”

ThefirstN.Z."Jeeps."

IonceworkedwithachapwhojoinedtheN.Z.ArmyTerritorialsin1938. OnhisfirstdayatTrenthamCamp,hisgroupofsixwastoldtoboardaMorris 10armytruckandtheyweredrivento Wellingtonwharvesandtakentoa wharfshed.

InsidewereparkedsixnewMorris8 convertibles.Eachvehiclewasallocated adriverwhowastoldtogoandgasup, thendrivethemtoTrenthamCamp workshops.Whenallarrived,theywere toldtogotothestoreandgetoveralls, apaintbrushandacanofkhakipaint. Afterreturningwiththeseitems,theyhadtopaintthecarswiththekhakipaint, includingallthechromework.

Oncedried,theyhadtoremovethe rearseatandthepassenger'sseat.A woodenbenchwasinstalledinstead ofthebackseatandaNo11wireless setinstalledinplaceuponthebench. Thepassenger'sseatwasrefitted, butfacingrearwardsinstead,forthe wirelessoperatortositin.Awhip aerialwasmountedalongsidetheset onthebenchintheback,usedwith therooffoldeddown.Ifitcameonto raintheaerialwasdismantledand theroofputup,eliminatingany morewirelesscontacttoandfrom thevehicle.Communicationsinthe raintovehiclesceased,oncethishappened,obviously!(Nocombatintherain?)

TheMorris8"Jeeps"wererenderedsurplusoncetheWillys&FordJeepsarrived herefromtheU.S.

GeorgeMcLean

Thedestinationforthiseventhadtobechangedatshortnotice,butavisitto KapitiVapourBlastingwasarrangedforademonstrationoftechniquesfor cleaningaged,corroded,weatheredordirtyobjects.Theproprietor,Nick Sparrow,hasadisplayofitems madeofaluminium,steel,copper, plasticandrubberwhichhehas cleanedonehalfofsothatthe differencecanbeseen.The aluminiumcastingsinthephotoat rightweremaskedoffsothatonlya partwascleaned.Alsoshownarea plasticandcopperelectrical terminalandtworubberengine mounts.

Theprocessinvolvesdirectingahighpressurejetofhotwater(vapour)andan abrasive(secret)sand-likematerialontotheobjectinsideanenclosedcabinet. Unlikewithsandblasting,thiscleanstheobjectbutdoesnoterodethematerial, soisidealfortreatingsofteritemslikealuminium,plasticandrubber.

TwentyorsomembersfromWellingtonandHorowhenuaclubsturnedup. Wehadbeeninvitedtobringasmall componenttobe“fixed”,andDon McAlpinefromourclubhadpartofa fuelpumpfromhisArmstrongSiddeley. Photoatleftshowstwominutes’worth ofblasting.Infiveminutesitlookedlike newagain.

Story:BruceJamieson

Photos:GeorgeMcLean

KAPITIMID-WEEKRUNon29thMarch

bebetterthanherdishwasher

Stephaniewondersifthismight

Synchromesh:

Thefirstcartousethesynchromeshgearboxwasthe1929Cadillac. Synchromeshinvolvesaconeclutchinitialengagementtosynchronisethe speedbetweenthedrivengeartothedrivegearbeforefinallock engagementismadebetweenthetwo.

Priortosynchromesh,slidingspurgearswereused,requiringgear changingskillstosynchronisethespeedbetweendrivenanddrivegears inthegearbox,amasterymanydriverscouldn'tmatch,resultingin graunchingandcrashingthegearstogetherwhichcausedexcessivewear anddamagetothetransmission.Hencetheterminologyofa"crash gearbox."

FromGeorgeMcLean.

PARKING

CutawaydrawingofaDaimler2.5

AnswerlaterinthisissueofSpark

March2023

Welldoneeveryone.AftertwoyearswithouttheSwapMeetwecan nowrelaxalittle.Spareshadsetatargetof$2500insalesfortheday,and intheendwefelljust$10short, butthisdidn’tmatter,asitwas justfantastictoseeeveryone outenjoyingthemselves.

Inthedaysleadingupto theSwapMeet,Sparestook deliveryfromamemberofthe publicatrailer-loadof1939 Austin10Cambridgeparts, whichincludedonecomplete motor,diff,windowsplus manymoresmallitems.

SometimeinAprilwewillpickupatrailer-loadofFord100E Anglia/Prefectparts,alsofromamemberofthepublic. AlsointhemixwasthelastoftheWarrenBirchEstatewhichincludedtwo ofWarren’schildhoodtricycles.ThesewerepurchasedbyaHorowhenua ClubMember.

WhatadifferenceachangeofvenuemadetotheManawatuClassic MotorcycleSwapMeet.Innormalyearstherewouldbe15-22siteholders; thisyear40-45.Mayitcontinuetogrowinsize?Ofinterest,ifyouwere lookingforMatchlesspartsforacurrentrestoration,thiswasagoodSwap Meettobeat.

Onafinalnote,theSparesDepartmentisgoingtohaveaMid-Winter SaleonSaturdaythe17thofJunefrom9amto3pm.Thisisbecauseafter twoyearswithoutaSwapMeetwearestillover-fullwithparts,andwe needtobalancethein-comingsandout-goings.

Safemotoringeveryonewiththelongweekendscoming.

Callum

TraveltoSwitzerland REQUESTINFORMATION

VCCBanners

Thesefabricwindscreenbannersinbluewithgoldletteringare stillavailable.

Thesecanbeusedwhendisplayingyourcaratshowsorrallies. Limitedstocksleftat$10each.OrderfromDesStClare.

LibraryMerchandise

HVCCDashboardStickers-$4

Irononfabricbadges -$3

HVCCblueandwhitecaps-$10

NameBadges(filloutform)-$12

ForSale

MorrisIsisSeries11957.(Thisisaveryrarecar).Very restorable,deregisteredbuteasytogetbackintothesystem. Personalplatesapplicabletothecarandapartscarincluded. $2500.

ContactWayneThroweron0204440098.

WANTEDWANTEDWANTEDWANTED

Iamthinkingofbuildingavintageracerorsportscartypething. Ifyouhavesomestuffthatyoudon’twant,orwanttosell, couldbesomethinglike30sAustin7,Ford10,Morris8, whateveryouhavelikethis, pleaseringmeon06-3646780andwecanhaveatalk.

RobinStrachan

Artwork.Commissionstaken.

SeeyourVintageandClassiccarsandmotorcyclesinyourhomeonyour wall.

Alsopets,etc.fromyourownphoto.

SizeA3-40cmsx30cms:sketchpencil,penandinkoracrylicpaint.Allwill besealedinanacrylicspraysealantforprotection.

TheseareusuallymountedineitherablackorwhiteA3frame,readyto hang,at$125.

Oracrylicpaintoncanvas,alsosealed.

Canvassizevaries,sopricingwillbeonenquiry.

PleaseringLindaGill0273278251

Photosshowafewofmypastcommissions.

JaguarMkVII

Forsalefromdeceasedestate:aJaguarMkVII,1956inmintcondition afterhavingbeenunder restorationfor40years. Newpanels,upholstery, carpets,seats,bootlining andfivenewtyres.Thecar runswellandisreadyfor COF,althoughthe registrationlapsedyears ago,butownershippapers areavailable.

EnquiriestoBryan Wellson0212965665.

Goon-becreativeinyourworkshopthiswinter

Answerto

“WhatAmI?” SomebodytookthetoolstoaCitroenDStomakeagreatvan.

PoliceinLevinproudlyshowofftheirnewpursuitcars

KevinBuckhasorganisedavisittotheMuseumofAudioVisualArtsandSciences attheCoronationHallonthecornerofMainRoadandAvenueRoad,Foxton, whichhousesahugecollectionoffilmcameras,radios,televisions,records,tapes, etcItisalsohometoRadioFoxtonwhichbroadcastsallday,everydayThe Wednesdaygroupvisitedthemuseumafewyearsagoanditprovedverypopular. ThereisplentyofstreetparkingonAvenueRoadoronMainStreet.

CoronationHallwasbuiltasapicturetheatre,anornatebuildingwithasingle giantscreen,anditstillhas200artdecoseatsintheupstairsdresscircle.The Museumhasover5millionfeet(947miles)offilminitsarchives,andwewillbe givenascreeningofThisisNewZealand,a20-minutefilmmadetoshowcase NewZealandatthe1970ExpoinJapan.Aswellasshowingabeautiful,scenic viewofthecountry,itisagreatsnapshotofhowNZsawitselfover50yearsago 11amMeetatthemuseumCostis$10/person,or$8forGoldCardholders(in cashplease)

1pmLunchatMrsNubbsCafewhichisabout100yardsawayat72,MainRoad, Foxton.

BUTWAIT--THERE'SMORE!

TheRosengeurExhibition--"SmellsLikeRoses"attheMapunaKabinetArt GallerywithintheDeMolenWindmillcomplex,alsoonMainStreetlessthan100 yardsfromMrsNubbs.Entry--free.

Itisallabout"OlfactoryArt"whichisapparentlyalltherageintheUSandJapan. Alsocalledmultidimensionalart--walkuptoanartworkimbuedwithscentsand smelltheflowersortheforestinthepicture.Itfeaturesartworksfromthe NetherlandsandNZ

Thisisanopportunitynottobesniffedat(couldn'tresistthat),soyoumightlike toincludeavisitbeforemeetingattheMuseum,ormaybeafterlunch.With thankstoAnnO'RorkewhoheardabouttheExhibitionandthoughtitwouldbeof interesttomanyofus.

ItisimportanttohavenumberstoletMrsNubbsknowhowmanytocaterfor,so pleaseletmeknowifyouarecomingnotlaterthanFriday21stApril.

PhilipPearceemailnzpearce87@gmail.commob0272744084

KAPITIMID-WEEKRUN-WEDNESDAY26thAPRIL

"Ladies’Rally/Run”

14thMay2023.Afternoonrun.

Lettheladiesdrive,partnersnavigate.Instructionsstraightforward, vintageormodernvehiclescanbeused,notagreatdistanceandends withafternoonteaatalocalpointofinterestforbothladiesand gents.Organisedbyladieswithladiesinmind,willbeheldinwetordry weather.Guys,letthebetterhalfdrivethatcarofyours.Itwillonlybefor anhourorso,lettheladiesfeelthethrillandpleasureofdriving somethingspecial.Iftheladyinyourlifedoesn'twanttodrivemale driverswillbeaccepted.Weneedallmembers'support.