#0130 July2023 20222022 POBox458,LEVIN 14TiroTiroRoad,LEVIN
Patron TomHayes 063679445 Chair BillLaney 0274512408 w.a.laney@xtra.co.nz DeputyChair RobinStrachan 063646780 Secretary SharonMeredith 063685289 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 JohnWhite 0221601189 BillCottle 0274509636 CallumFarmer 063647238 NigelWheeler 063672046 AndrewJudd 063686891 DaphneWilliams 02102792199 WelfareOfficer NigelWheeler 063672046 nigelgwheeler@gmail.com 0275674431 Custodian&Maintenance BillCottle 0274509636 SparesTeam CallumFarmer 063647238 callumfarmer77@hotmail.com RexWilliams 0225114084 MikeKhull 063635633 JeffFox 0274486888 ColinBrooks 042985458 RobertCammish 0274441333 DonMacdonald 063648305 GeorgeMcLean 0272121705 LibraryArchives RobinStrachan 063646780 DianeStrachan 021468763 BranchDelegate JohnWhite 0221601189 SparkEditor BruceJamieson 0276357336 brucejamieson48@hotmail.com 068259102 SparkDistribution MurrayTinsley 02102625971 VICTeam VerdonHeath,IvanHornandMikeKhull MeetingBranchNight-1stWednesdayofthemonthat730pm CommitteeMeeting-LastWednesdayofthemonthat730pm WorkingBee-SaturdayfollowingBranchNightat900am SpareParts-OpenSaturdayfollowingBranchNight ClubBankAccountNo-030667026922700(Westpac)
ForsomereasonIfindthatattimestheredoesnotseemtobeanythingthat isworthwritingaboutandyetinthebackgroundtherealwaysseemstobe amessagethatIwanttogetthroughtoasingleperson,orsometimes,a numberofpeople.
Icanseeyounow,“what’shetalkingabout?”youaskyourself.
WellIguessthatIwillhavetoexplainmyselfalittlebetter.Yousee,I lookatwhatishappeningintheclubgenerallyandIwonderjusthow manypeoplereallytakethetimetothinkoftheworkthatgoesintoevery monthbythememberswhoaretheremakingitallhappenforus,the membership,andwhattheygetinreturnforalltheireffort.
Theclubmeetingnumbershavebeengoodrecentlyandseemtobe increasing,thesocialworkingbeeontheSaturdaymorningwaswell attended,andyetwhenitcametotheNightOwl,tomethenumbersseem tobelackingalittle.Ihavetoadmitthattheweatheronthedaywasnot thebest,howeveritwasoneofthoseactivitiesthatdidnotrequiregetting outofthecarforanythingduringthecourseoftheevent.
Therallywasalotoffun,andtheafter-matchgatheringwasalsovery different,anditwasgoodtoseethatJohnandCallumhadputalotof effortintomakingitallfun,buthereisthepointofmydiscussiontoday. Tometherewasashortageofnumbersattending.Itwasgreattosee membersofotherbranchesattendingandsupportingourevent.The winnersasIsawit,turnedouttobeDes,PaulineandBruce,butImustsay Ididnotgetmyheadaroundthemannerinwhichthewinnerwasdecided. Irestmycase.
Whatisitthatwearemissing,notgettingrightorjustnotmaking attractiveenoughtogetyououtandbeingpartofwhatIhavefoundtobe somuchfun?Ilookforwardtothecompanyandenjoythecamaraderie thatisgeneratedbygettingtogetherfortheseevents,andencouragemore clubmemberstojoinin.
BillLaney
Brucie’sBurblings
Whatagreatoccasionitwasrecentlywithseveralmembers receivingwell-earnedserviceawards,anditwasnotedthatthey hadalljustbeenquietlyworkingawaybehindthescenesfor years.Themid-winterdinnerwasthefittingtimetocelebrate theirservice.No,Ihavenotforgottenthe50-yearbadge presentedtoPeterNightingaleattheAGM.Congratulations Peter.
TimeisnearforourannualNightOwlRally.Thistimeit hasbeenorganisedbyCallumfromSpares.Idaresaywewill belookingforoldheadlightsandcrankshaftsinsteadofsilent checks,butthatiswhatmakesourBranchRalliesdifferentand entertaining.Ofcourse,bringyourclubeligiblevehicle,butif thatisnotpossiblebringyourmodern,itismoreimportantthat youarethereratherthanyourcar.Thisclubismadeupof peoplefirstwhohaveacommoninterestinoldvehicles.
Asalways,havefundrivesafe
Improveyourskills
TheManawatuBranchisrunningalectureonstraightline navigationonSunday23Julyattheirclubroom.Startsat2:00pm, andaftersomeinstructionashorttestcoursewillbeset.
BruceLawrie
SpeakerforAugust
GuestspeakerforAugustisTimCostley.AlthoughheistheNationalParty candidatefortheOtakielectorate,hewillnotbecampaigning,buttalking tousabouthiscareerflyingintheRoyalNewZealandAirForce.
NewClubMembers
ChrisFlanagin(lady)hasa1967FordAnglia105E-restored. IanPikehasacollectionofBSAs,onewithasidecar.
MarkBennetthasbeenamemberforawhile,andwasfinallyabletomakeitto aclubmeeting.HehasanMGBingoodrunningconditionandanMGTDunder restoration.
Recovering
TomHayes,PeterBlacklock,DonMcIntyrehaveallbouncedbackfromrecent medicalevents.
Thanks
LindaandPauline,whoruntherafflesatourclubnights,wishtothankthe membersoftheclubwhokeepondonatingtheprizes.
CoverPicture
Feelingcoldlastmonth?MaybeyoushouldtakeaholidayinFlorida.
Becausethecollectionofbooksissovaluable, newsecuritydoorshavebeeninstalled.
Averybigthankstoallwhodroppedoffbooksandmags.It’snicetosee stuffthatwedon’thavealready,andthatgivesusplentyofsortingahead. Wewillgetitdoneasap.Ithasalsobeenaslowtaskgettingridof unwantedbooks.
Ifyouarelookingforsomethingandcannotfindit,ASKUS.Alsoaskfor yourfriends,nextdoorneighbours,family.Theremaybesomethinghere thatmayhelpthem.
RobinandDianeStrachan
MID-WINTERLUNCH
On25thJune,fiftyclubmembersmetattheclubroomsto celebrateMid-Winterbyhavingajollygoodnosh-up,catered byRaewyn’sCafe.
Aswellastheusualsuperbfood,wealsonotedimportant milestonesforseveralofourmembers.
WilfandAlisonMilner,NormMcBreartyandBruceJacobhave allbeenmembersfor35years,andWayneThrowerhasclocked up25years.
Ourclubpatron,TomHayes,presentedtheirbadges.
Theclubroomsalldressedupcafe-style
BruceandAileenJacobwithNormandGailMcBrearty
BruceJacoblooksa bitbemusedwhen receivinghisbadge.
NormMcBrearty andTomHayes allsmiles.
AlisonandWilf Milnerwiththeir badgespresentedby TomHayes.
his25yearbadge.
WayneandDianeThrowerwithAlisonandWilfMilner
WayneThrowergets
Theguestsofhonourfirstuptothebuffet, whiletherestwonderwhat’stakingthemsolong
Isentoffapictureofmyselfalldressedup tomymatesandgotsomecommentsback:
YoushouldhaveborrowedaMason'sapron Areyousellingvacuumcleanersnow?
Looksgreattogoandworkonyourcars!
Dressedlikeacarsharkwaitingforvictims!
Alldresseduplikeapoxdoctor'sassistant!
Idon'thaveanymatesnow!'nuffsaid!
GeorgeMcLean
Dinnerisoverandnowwewaitfordessertandhaveagoodchat.
BusTrip
MoredetailsonatripuptoOhakeaBigginHillMuseum,whereBrendonDeere hasquiteacollectionofwarbirds.Wewillboardthebus(wecannottakeour owncarsontothebase)atourclubroomonSaturday9thSeptemberat10:30 andheaduptoViv’sCafeinSansonforlunch.At2:00wewillbetakentoOhakea. YoumustbookwithJohnWhite-0221601189.Thecostis$20each,cashon theday,forbushire(lunchnotincluded)andyoumustbringphotoIDcard, whichmightberequestedatthegate.
JohnWhite
Speakingofaircraft:
ADC-10hadcomeinalittlehotandthushadanexceedinglylongrollout aftertouchingdown.
SanJoseTowernoted:"American751,makeahardrightturnattheendof therunway,ifyouareable.Ifyouarenotable,taketheGuadalupeexitoff Highway101,makearightatthelightsandreturntotheairport."
JohnWhite
The“National”Car
InNovember1948,thefirstHolden,theModelFX,wasintroducedasthe"NationalCar ofAustralia",sotheadvertisingwentat thetime.
Butwasitreallythe"national"car designedandmanufacturedinAustralia? Therewereseveralpreviousattemptsto produceandbuildAustraliancars.Twoof theseweredesignedinAustralia.Onemet withsomepossiblesuccessbeforeits demiseandtheotherfailedtomeetfull production.
Thefirstattempttobuilda whollyAustraliancarwascalled the"Roo",madebytheRoo MotorCarCompanyinSydney. ItwasdesignedbyRupert JeffkinsandW.B.Foulisandtwo prototypeswereproduced betweenin1917and1919. Theywerepoweredbytwincylinderair-cooledhorizontallyopposedmotorsdesignedand builtbyFoulis.
ArunfromSydneyto
Melbourneandbackwasmadebytheseprototypes,delivering45-50mpg.Itwas expectedtoretailatabout195pounds,comparabletotheFordModelTpriceatthat time.
LandwaspurchasedinSydneyforaproductionfactory,butitwasnevercompleted. Thesolicitorfinancingtheventuredecidedtopullout,collapsingthecompany altogether.
Thesecondcarscheduledtobeproducedwascalledthe"SouthernCross",whichwas manufacturedinaverylimitedquantityofbetweenfourandmaybeten,althoughno recordexistsoftheactualnumbersconstructed.
Thecarwaspoweredbyaflat-fourengineof2340ccdeveloping60bhp.Theenginewas designedbyWilliamFouliswhohaddesignedandbuiltthe"Roo"carmentioned previously.
Thecarrananearlymechanicaltypeofautomatictransmission.
Ithadnochassis,butwasofunitaryconstructionwithcomponentsbolteddirectlyonto thebody.
ThechairmanofthecarcompanywasSirCharlesKingsford-Smithofaeronauticalfame whochampionedthemanufactureofthecar.
ThecarcompanyfounderedwiththedeathofSirCharlesinanaircrashin1935 NoexampleexistsoftheKingsford-SmithSouthernCrossmotorcartoday.
(TriumphalsomarketedacarinAustraliaaroundthistimeandcalledita"Southern Cross".)
NewZealand,too,hashaditsfairshareof nationalcars,themostsuccessfulofthesebeing theTrekka,usingSkodarunninggearmounted ontoaN.Z.designedbody.
OneofthereasonsforintroducingtheTrekka wasthatonethirdofthecostoverseasfunds wasnotrequiredtopurchasealocallyproduced vehicle,whichinturnhelpedtosupportTrekka sales.Oncetheoverseasfundsrequirement lapsed,salesfortheTrekkadwindledafterproductionfrom1966-73
Therewasalsothestrangelooking"Duzgo"that wentintolimitedproductiondowntheWest Coast.Itwasprimarilyafarmvehicle,butwas alsofitforroaduse.
AnothercaroriginallydesignedtogointoN.Z. productionwastheAnzielNova,introducedby theGibbsbrothersinAucklandandbasedona designbytheReliantCarCointheU.K. Productionwasscheduledtostartin1966.
AnimportlicensewasrequiredfortheU.K.runninggear,butthelicensewasdeclinedby theMinisterofTradeatthetime,on thebasisoffallingtradeexportsand thereforeabalanceoftradefunding problemexistedwiththeGovernment. Establishedmotorassemblyplantsalso hadtheirimportlicensesreduced, causingtheAnzielNovaprojectto finallyfail.
Willthereeverbea"national"cardevelopedforN.Z.inthefuture?
Doubtfulnow!
GeorgeMcLean
FordV8-1932
Probablyhasnotretaineditsoriginalflathead.
ClubRun
Ihave(aftercheckingwithVerdon)arrangedacluboutingto visitCarlLutz’stractormuseuminRahuiRd,OtakionSunday 13August.Thiswillbealate-morningjob,withBYOlunchat Carl’sbigshed.Wewilltakesometeaandcoffee,etcsoasnot tobeaburdenonCarl.(Heis97,andalong-standingclub member)
Departfromourclubroomsat10:30am.Membersfromsouth ofOtakimeetusatBPOtakiat11:00andwewillallproceedto Carl’sproperty.
JohnWhite
AdvertisementfromaMelbournenewspaperin1938. FromGeorgeMcLean
FISHERMAN'STABLEATPAEKAKARIKI
ReportfromBruceJamieson
AgoodcrowdturnedupforlunchattheFisherman’sTablerestaurant.A commentoftenheardwas“Haven’tbeenhereforages.Alwaysknewit wasgood,andpleasedtofindoutthatitstillis.”
Timetogo,butafterthebiggestdessertseverseen, someofuscouldhardlystandup
KAPITIMID-WEEKRUN–WEDNESDAY28JUNE2023
AnswerlaterinthisissueofSpark
Ifyoudon’ttrysomethingnew,youwillneverknowifitwillwork.
WiththatIwishtocongratulateeverymemberoftheHorowhenuaBranch whotookpartintheSpareParts’firsteverWinterSale.Wemaydoitall againnextyear.
Themajorhighlightofthedaywasthereunionofafamilyfromthe Wairarapawiththeirdaughter’sweddingcar,a1938ChevroletSedan, whichhadgonetothefarnorth,butisnowbackinLevin.
WetookdeliveryofatrailerloadofMorrisMinorparts,andwiththese partswere(4)earlyFordV8wheel rims,sizetwoandthreequarterinches, plusanother(3)ofthreeandaquarter inches,alsoearlyFordV8.
Onclubnightwetookdeliveryofaute loadof1929DeSotoparts,alongwith afueltankfromaChrysler66withits topmetalprotection.
Callum
SafeMotoringEveryone
May2023
PARKING
Toughpeopledrivetheirconvertiblesallthroughthewinter,butthey shouldremembertomovethembeforethesnowploughcomesalong.
VCCBanners
Thesefabricwindscreenbannersinbluewithgoldletteringare stillavailable.
Thesecanbeusedwhendisplayingyourcaratshowsorrallies. Limitedstocksleftat$10each.OrderfromDesStClare.
LibraryMerchandise
HVCCDashboardStickers-$4
Irononfabricbadges -$3
HVCCblueandwhitecaps-$10
NameBadges(filloutform)-$12
MorrisMinorconvertible,1952,restorationstarted.Needsan enthusiasttofinishthejob.Phone0274512408
JaguarMkVII
Forsalefromdeceasedestate:aJaguarMkVII,1956inmintcondition afterhavingbeenunder restorationfor40years.
Newpanels,upholstery, carpets,seats,bootlining andfivenewtyres.Thecar runswellandisreadyfor COF,althoughthe registrationlapsedyears ago,butownershippapers areavailable.
EnquiriestoBryan
Wellson0212965665.
SometimeagoIwasafteroldcarpartsorwhatevertomakesomesort ofaoldracer.Sothankstoallwiththeiroffersofparts.Ihave purchasedanAustin7,withquiteafewpartsaswell,butwillbeonthe lookoutformorepartsastimegoesby.
Ifyoucanhelp,givemeacallon06-3646780andwecantalkitover.
RobinStrachan
Early50sMorrisMinor4door.
50,000miles.
Soundbody&wassoundmechanicallywhenputintostorage. Rover95. Goodrunner&hasbeeninstoragewiththeMorris.
Bothhavegoodinteriors.
Opentooffersonboth,whichareinFoxton.
RingJohnGrantfordetails.063638099or02102781332.
AutoElectricianwanted.Doesanyoneknowofagoodonebetween PoriruaandPalmerstonNorth?
RobMcIntyre-0276221275orchout.rider@gmail.com
ANIRISHMOTORISTASKED---------------“Sir,canIinsuremycaragainst lossbyfire?”
INSURANCESALESPERSON-------”Certainlysir,andwhynotconsider insuringagainsttheftaswell?”
MOTORIST--------------”Don’tbesosilly.Whowouldstealaburningcar?”
FromRobinStrachan
Answerto“WhatAmI?”
Bentley1937-41/4
DonaldCampbellboughtthisBentleyinFebruary1949,atwhichtimeit waspaintedsilver,buthavingoriginallybeenblack.Heownedmanycars duringhislifetime,keepingthisoneforonlyoneyear.Manyofhis vehicleswerepaintedblue,andhehadaStChristopherbadgemade,which isstillinpositiononthedashboard.Thenextownerkeptthecarfor37 years,thenitwaskeptinstorageforsomeyearsbeforetheLakeland Museumpurchasedit.Duringitscomprehensiverestorationitwasdecided topainttheBentleyin“BluebirdBlue”andasuitableradiatormascotwas acquired.
FromJackieJob
Doesitreallymatter?
AoccdrnigtorsceearhatanElingshuinervtisy,it deosn’tmttaerinwhatodrertheltteersinawordare; theonlyiprmoetnttihngisthatthefristandlsatlteters areattherghitpclae.
Thersetcanbeataotlmsesandyoucanstillraedit wouthitporbelm.Thisisbcuseaewedonotraedervey lteterbyistelf,butthewrodasawlohe.
Socheckyourcar’sbadgetomorrow.ItmightbeFrod, Himllan,CyrleshrorMragon.OrdoyouhaveaDgode, HmeburorCevlrehot?OrmaybeaMriors,Vxahlaul, Ptumoylh,Astiun,PckraadorevenaCdiallac?
FromBruceJamieson
WanganuiRally
LastmonthwehadareportfromDonMcLarenabouttheWanganui AnnualRally.Nowwehavesomephotos.
Ourteamatthedinneraftertherally. Back:DeniseLiddle,DonMcLaren, JulieRiepen,WinBishop, Front:BillLaney,Ada&ElveryHunt, DaphneWilliams.
JulieRiepenmodellingtheoutfit whichwonhertheprizefor “BestDressedWoman”.
PhotosfromDeniseLiddle
WELLINGTONVINTAGEMACHINERYCLUB--MANGAROA,UPPERHUTT
Ifyouhaven'tbeenherebeforeyou'llbesurprisedhowmuchthereistosee,andhowwell itisalldisplayed.Itisn'tjustbigboys'toys,andit'sallhousedinwhatwasadairyand cheese-makingfactory,itselfclosetoahundredyearsold.Itisusuallyonlyopentothe publiconSundays,buttheyareopeningespeciallyforusonthe26th.Thefollowinggivesa tasteofthewiderangeofequipmentanddisplays,someofwhichwillbestartedupand runforustosee,
Areplicaofakitchenandlaundryroomfromacenturyago
Aroomwithalltheequipmenttypicalofanearlydairy/cheesemakingfactory
Collectionofearlycashregistersandtypewriters
Stationaryengines,theearliestfrom1907,andevenonemadeinPetonebyTwiggandCo AhugeaircompressorfromtheoldDunlopfactory
Dieselgeneratorsets,includingonewhichpoweredagunbatteryinWW2
AshedfullofearlytractorsandaBristolbulldozer
Collectionofearlylawnmowersandchainsaws
PetrolanalysisequipmentfromtheoldShelllaboratories
Steam-poweredsawmillfromOdlinsTimberMill
Steamtractionengine
Ex-MayerandToyestampingpresswhichproducedthemedalsforthe1950EmpireGames
TIMING-theyareopeningforusfrom10amtomidday,soarriveasearlyorlateasyou like.
FACILITIES-therearetoiletsandalsoacomfortablelunchroomwherewecanmake ourselvesacupoftea/coffee(everythingprovided)andhaveasitdown
COST-entryisfreebutasmalldonationwouldbewelcomed
DIRECTIONS-followSH2northbound,continuingpasttheUpperHuttturn-offs.Atthe lasttrafficlightstaketherightturnsignpostedtoMangaroaValley.Immediatelyafterthe trafficlightsturnleftontoMangaroaHillRoadandfollowitfor2-3kmupandoverthehill. TheolddairyfactoryisontheleftjustafterthebridgeovertheMangaroariver.
PARKING-thereisparkingforupto20carsongrassinsidethegate,butifwehaveabig turnoutsomecarsmayneedtoparkonthevergealongsidetheroad.
LUNCH-12:00to12:30pmattheBoulcottFarmCafewhichhasahugecarparkand plentyofchoicetoeat,fromcounterfoodtoafullmenuofhotmealsandsalads.Itisalso
KAPITIMID-WEEKRUNWEDNESDAY26thJULY
inalovelysettingwithhugewindowslookingoutoverthegolfcourse.Tableswillbe reservedforus.
DIRECTIONSTOLUNCH-FromtheMachineryClub,retraceyourstepsbacktoSH2to headsouth(itisatrickyjunctionexitingMangaroaHillroadsopleasetakeextracare)Stay onSH2pasttheSH58HaywardsHillinterchangeandtakealeftattrafficlightssignposted forAvalon/Seaview/Fairway.CrossovertheHuttRiverandattheroundabouttakethe3rd exitontoHighStreet(signpostedtoHuttHospital).Takethe4throadontheright,Military Road,justbeforereachingtheHospital.TheGolfClub/Cafebuildingisthenaheadofyou withabigcarparktotheright.
WedoneedtoknownumbersforboththeVintageMachineryClubandthecafe,soplease letmeknowifyouarecomingbySunday23rdJuly
PhilipPearceemail:nzpearce87@gmail.commob:0272744084
MidWeekGarage“Raid”
Starting12thJuly
TobeheldWednesdaymorningtheweekafterclubnight2ndWednesdayofthemonth
Meetat14TiroTiroRdLevinonroadside,outsideclubroomsfor915amstart
Visitclubmembersshedsifpossible,all“Raids”tobevehiclerelated.
BYOmorningtea(Nocateringarranged)
Bringalonganon-VCCmatewithavehicleinterestifpossibleFuturemember/clubgrowth Useyourclubvehicleonthedayifpossible
SharedOrganisationThedestinationandhowtogettherewillbeprovidedontheday (nopre-release)
Beforedeparturetheorganisercallsforavolunteertobenextmonth's“Raid”organiser. Ifno-onevolunteersthenthecurrentdayorganiserhastherighttonominateanattendeeasthe followingmonth's“Raid”organiserThefutureofthiseventrequiresparticipationofallthoseattending CurrentdayorganiseristogiveabriefreporttoclubmembersatthenextgeneralClubMeeting Awrittenreportwouldhavetoappearinthenextmonth’sSparkaseditor/printingdeadline willnotbemetforthecurrentmonth
IsuggestinitiallyitberestrictedtothewiderLevinareatokeepitsimpletoattendandreturnhome Astheeventdevelopsthosetakingpartmaydecidebyconsensustotravelfurtherafieldandcar-share
Finishanddepartforhomelatemorning–say11.30am.
Toensure“Raid”sitesecuritywherevisitedandwhatseen NoPostingOnSocialMediaegfacebook,etc
Provisionofafewpictures/writeuptotheSparkEditoroptionalandencouragedallthesame.
Iampreparedtoorganisethefirst“Raid”onthebasisofthesesuggestions Thewholeideaisthatit–
RunsItselfOrganisationally Simple/AgreedFormat
BasilGowenlock063676450email:thegowenlocks@gmailcom
July 12ShedRaid-Horowhenua
July 21-23DecoRally-HawkesBay
July 23Courseonstraightlinenavigation-Manawatu
July 26KapitiMid-WeekRun:VintageMachineryClub,U.H.
July 30Mangatainoka-TuiBrewery-JapaneseCars
August13ClubRuntoCarlLutz’smuseum-Horowhenua
Sept 9 BusTriptoOhakea-Horowhenua
Anyenquiriesto:BruceLawriePhone0274762489
CALENDARofCOMINGEVENTS TAILLIGHTS
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