VCC WESTCOAST AUGUST 2023

ADVANCE AND RETARD

West Coast branch of the VCC

August 2023 magazine

REAR ENDS TO ADMIRE

Does the cover name bring back memories? See story inside

Contents

Front cover - 1951 Chevrolet Styleline & 1960 Studebaker Hawk – Reefton Car Display

Until we meet again, Forth coming events, New members

Report on Reefton Car Display 6 July 2023

Report on the Nelson/Marlborough branches Snow Run 16th July 23

Report Run to Moana for a lunch gathering 20 July 2023

Original club magazine and bit of club history circa 1988

For sale, wanted, free

The Fair (Es)sex – recipe from circa 1988 WCVCC magazine

Next issue – will have the story of Paul Elwell Sutton’s 1926 Renault Doctors Coupe and Iris’s Parkin Recipe. Thanks Paul and Iris. Must be more members with stories to tell (preferably old vehicle related) for our newsletter. C’mon we are all waiting-----thinking caps on and fingers tapping!!

Until we meet again

1st Thursday month – Committee meeting at Clubrooms at Shantytown 7th Sept 2023 7.30pm, at last ZOOM facility is in.

3rd Tuesday month – Morning tea at Shantytown 15th August at 10.00am

4th Sunday month – Daffodil Day Run 20 August 2023

Don’t forget you are welcome to attend any of our events in your modern vehicle if you are unable to use your vintage one, it is just good to have your company.

LOCAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT A GLANCE

details below Kick Start Run – Theatre Royal Kumara

Daffodil Day Run – as per poster recently forwarded to all members. The organiser of the Carters Beach Community Market (Linda) has been contacted and it would seem that this is quite a large market with stalls inside and out selling a range of goods and food. Donaldos cafe is also at Carters beach. PARKING has also been allocated for us beside the hall. Outline 20th August 2023 – any queries please contact Bruce or Zoe

9am Anzac park public display.

10am leave for Carters Beach

11.30 arrive and have another public display outside Community Hall Carters Beach

Tuesday 22nd August 2023 - June & David Campbell plus their helpers will be delivering daffodils to various businesses in Greymouth as per previous years. Thank you June and Dave for organising this and to the helpers for giving their time.

Kick start run 3rd Sep 2023 – Its great that TC and Don have come on board and will be joining us on recently acquired “kick start bikes”. Look forward to riding with you and other kick starters gear up oil up and join us. Greymouth area participants meet and Anzac Park. Leave at 11am ride to Honey Pot Cafe Car park meet Hokitika area participants. Leave 11.30am ride to Theatre Royal, Kumara arrive around 12ish.

Anne Stewart Rosebowl 9th Sep 2023 - see The Fair Es(sex) Ladies section

Nelson Biennial Rally 23/24 Sep 23 – info as per last news letter

Runs –You will see that we are short on runs after September so please put on thinking caps and get back to me with ideas please.

Christmas Our Christmas lunch function will be after Christmas itself, as it proved successful last year. We are looking into suitable venues

Stockton Mine Tour - 16 Feb 2024. PROVISIONAL at the moment and has been booked as such

I went on the tour around Denniston several years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. When I found out that Outwest tours runs one to Stockton Mine I thought I would find out the information and maybe use it as a run for our club. More details will follow. This tour is very weather dependent. Tour group meet at the I Site in Westport and then buses are used to go to and around the mine site.

Jos Davis Cottage Official opening at 15th March 2024 – My thanks go to Elaine Knowles for passing this invitation from Margaret Sadler (Friends of Waiuta) on to us. They are inviting VCC members to attend with cars as we did in July 2022. More information will follow nearer the date.

New Members

A warm welcome is extended to Steve Croesdale from Westport who has a 1926 Ford Doctors Coupe.

Look forward to seeing you on one of our runs maybe Carters Beach, Daffodil Day run?

Reefton Car Display I July 2023 – report & photos Zoe Gough

It rained all night, in the morning it was cold and started to snow, yep snow that started to stick. We debated about going to the car display. Anyway we did go, but only took the Vanguard, which did get stuck in the soft wet ground and needed a push. Snow was still noticeable on the camp ground as more vehicles came in. It was a good turnout for a worthwhile cause, organised by Guy and Vanessa. This year there was a pleasant addition of a coffee cart, a couple of sausage sizzles and 2 other stalls. There were various vehicles on display from Nelson, Christchurch, Murchison, Westport, Hokitika, Reefton and probably other areas that I missed. Sun did appear, it remained dry but was cold. It was noticeable that vehicles started to head for home much earlier than previous years, in order to avoid worse weather conditions!

“Some may recognise this little beauty”, a Morris 8 Sports she now has a new owner Bruce Anderson and has moved to Reefton.

“Ready to give tows if needed.” Graeme and Jo’s Fergie tractor and Graeme (Reid’s) series 1 Land Rover

Good to see Bev & Butch from Westport and their Ford Anglia

Nick &Annette’s “Hector”a 27 Chevrolet (Nick was busy helping others & Annette was serving sausages at the ROARS sausage sizzle.)

Victors” Vauxhall Velox

Greg Smith’s from Rununga Ford Pilot

As normal a good showing from Hokitika from Leonie, Frank. John and Mike

Interesting observation by Bruce......hence comment on front cover!

Contrasting rear end styling (4 wheeled variety!) between a 1951 Chev Styleline and a 1960 Studebaker Hawk.

NELSON BRANCH ANNUAL SNOW

RUN 16TH JULY 2023 TO ST ARNAUD report

& photos by Zoe Gough

This annual run hosted by Nelson and Marlborough branches who take it in turns. This year it was Nelson. Bruce and I decided to go as it was not too great a distance from Reefton (under 2 hours in the Vanguard).

The weather decided to be kind and we had a good run arriving at Lake Rotoiti at 11.45, lovely view, sun, few boats and people BUT NO classic cars. By 12pm we decided to drive into St Arnaud township to see if we could see any, sure enough about 35 cars of all types were parked at the Community centre (Yep Zoe misread instructions thinking it was at Lake Rotoiti!). We entered to find the large hall buzzing with around 70 folks eating, talking and creating towers out of dry spaghetti, masking tape and a marshmallow (see pic), other games followed. It was well organised the venue excellent, atmosphere friendly lots of people met. All helped to tidy away chairs and tables. then we left around 2.45 in good spirits after having a very interesting time. Thank you all who organised and attended.

July run to Moana for a “lunch gathering” on 23rd July 2023

report & photos by Zoe Gough

The response to the run was excellent we had 40 for this lunch gathering so thank you to all who attended, especially those we do not see very often, and to those who sent apologies., do hope you got back okay Keith and Lorraine after having to cancel due to snow on the pass.

Greymouth members met, opposite Repco, and were joined by the Hokitika contingent. We set off on time and headed in convoy to Moana. The weather was good for the time of year, it was dry but a bit cold. Those who were in their non heated vehicles were prepared with rugs, warm clothing, gloves and so on. Hardy folk were Elaine and Pat in their Chrysler, without windows and Mike and Helen in their open Riley 9 brrr. (Note this Riley was home built by Mike and helpers)

We arrived on time at Moana, the sun appeared, the view across the lake and up to the snow capped mountains was a bonus. The Hotel were prepared for us as we entered into a welcoming cosy, friendly atmosphere, there was a log fire in the one dining area and our buffet lunch was set up in the other dining area. We all settled down in the comfort of the large bar where the service was efficient and friendly. Bruce went around with a small jar of assorted stones, clip board and a question “how many stones in the jar?” The winner was Russell who guessed the correct number as 122, and received a small box of chocolates.

The hotel buffet menu is not the “run of the mill food” we normally expect, nevertheless it was enjoyable and plentiful with the bonus of urn tea/coffee on tap. 2 of our members did opt to have something off the menu and said they enjoyed what they had. We started departing around 2pm to rug up and head for home. It had been a very enjoyable afternoon.

Is Dave counting the stones in the jar? If so he got it wrong! No chockies today Dave!!

Nice line up lake and mountain view

Friendly atmosphere inside

Look closely you may see snow on the tops, but hey it did not bother the hardy owners of these beauties

Story behind New Front Cover layout and bit of club history –

written by Zoe Gough photos, original magazine courtesy of John Fowler

My thanks go to John for taking the time to look out and lend me a copy of our branch magazine dated 1988, when Brent Woolhouse was the editor, Stewart Nimmo Chairman, Elizabeth Baty Secretary, Tom Griffin Treasurer and S Pearson , Club Captain. You will see that it had a name ADVANCE and RETARD. I have reinstated the name as you will see from this months cover. I do hope you are happy with it, if not please let me know. Some of you may remember the original design as the minimised picture below shows, how times have changed, it used to be posted out like this, now its emailed! You will also see in our “Fair Essex“ section an original copy of a recipe from the “Ladies Section”(some things never change) taken from the same magazine. John also lent me a couple of photos showing the new club rooms being built adjacent to Shanty Town. Some of you may recognise the late Keith Baty who was one of the driving force behind it. Both he and his wife Liz put in many many hours producing and printing the branch newsletter “Advance and Retard” )using a Gestetner in the days before photo copiers. This was quite a labour intensive and time consuming task.

Editors note – thank you John for all this very interesting and useful insight into the history of the branch. I can sympathise with the newsletter part as it takes me weeks to put something together and I have the use of modern technology.

Pat & Elaine’s Chrysler

Mike & Helen home built Riley 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WANTED, FOR SALE, FREE

Wanted

1927 Harley Davidson Model J parts. Anything considered.

Contact Geoff (West Coast area) – 027 958 9736

For Sale

2 Tyres 25inch x 21 inch, good usable tread $200

1 Rover V8 engine less Alternator, Starter and Distributor. Make an offer? Will help with loading

Contact Nick (Reefton area annetteandnick@xtra.co.nz mobile 027 541 9296 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FREE

Set of Morris Minor RIMS with unwarrantable tyres

Contact 021 173 7518 (Hokitika area)

Windscreen and rear window thought to be for a Morris 1100

Contact Bruce in Reefton 03 7327060 or 028 408 3208

Note – now that I am putting our newsletter on the VCC website these adverts may get a wider distribution. So feel free to give me your adverts.

Fair Es(sex) section

Plus a bit of news from the 1988 magazine interesting to see that they joined up with the Rotary Club at Carter Beach!!

An outing for the Ladies to the Anne Stewart Rosebowl on Saturday 9th

September 2023 11am – 2pm at the Trinity Church Centre, Greymouth,

This is an invitation from the West Coast Women’s Institute to join them. The institute ladies will be showcasing their baking, knitting, crafts, floral etc. There will be baking for sale, a sales table(eg jams, walnuts, clothes, books etc maybe the odd plant or two) There will be several local craft stalls present.

My thanks again to Elaine for informing us of this event. SO ladies go singly or car pool and enjoy something a bit different, it may even get your creative juices flowing and give you ideas for Christmas gifts! There is also alight lunch available from 11.30 - pinwheel sandwiches, rolls,savories, cakes etc – all at a reasonable cost.