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.)

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.