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July 2017
Discounts on Cook Strait Ferry Crossings All financial members of the VCC of NZ Inc can obtain a discount on ferry crossings, for individual or group bookings. You must show your membership card. Quote the required codes: Interislander WH5465 0800878898
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VCC ID CARDS RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
Message from Head Office NZVCC Please note that all VCC ID Cards have an expiry. This expiry is upon change of ownership, or 10 years from the issue date. Your vehicle must also be as described on the Card. A Renewal form personalised for each vehicle ID Card is distributed by the National Office to current financial members, approximately 3 months before the expiration. Even if your vehicle has had no changes, this form must be checked, signed and forwarded to your Branch, along with the ID Card (if the photo correctly shows your vehicle in its present state), or three new photos, as stated on the form. Upon receipt at the National Office, the ID Card will be reissued and will be valid for a further 10 years unless there is a change of ownership or major changes to the vehicle during that time. It is compulsory for all National and International VCC Rallies that vehicles entered must have a current valid ID Card.
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When insuring your valuable items (property, car etc) with Vero, quoting the above number results in a commission being made to the Manawatu Branch. Thank you for your ongoing support.
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of Speed Part 1 Sunday Run - Meet at Chester’s 1.00pm
Meet at Chester’s 1.00pm Committee meeting 7.00pm The Grove 9 Wairarapa Margaret Gee Memorial Rally Club night Combined with Central Hawkes Bay 12 Committee meeting 7.00pm The Grove including 15 meal Central HB Twilight Run Sunday changeNight of date 16 Run. Note Horowhenua Owl Run 19 Club Day night – 7.30pm The Daffodil Grove. Stan National Daffodil VCCNZ Run Garmonsway on Goodward Revival Festival for Cancer
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Notes Sunday Run details are in the Club Captain’s Corner each month. Regular monthly events are listed on the back cover in each issue.
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Notes from the Chair Greetings Everyone, The Night Trial was a great success with the winning team from Horowhenua, led by Roger Begg, finding 27 of the 29 clues! The White Horse Inn put on a great meal. The dessert in particular was delicious. Thank you to Bryan Abraham for his meticulous planning. There are some interesting cars that are being finished or have recently been purchased by members. One of the latter is Ian Boag’s 1950 Light 15. I asked Ian to bring it along to June Club Night to tell us about it. At June Club Night we also discussed correspondence concerning the two Notices of Motion which will be voted upon soon by the membership. Please let me know if you would like copies of this information. July Club night will feature a presentation by Stan Garmonsway about the Goodward Festival of Speed. Please think about how you can support the VCC National Day which is on Sunday 27 August. The format for the day is yet to be settled upon but I can tell you that the activities will start at 1.00pm and that there will be some sort of fundraising – the funds to go to the Cancer Society – and that this event should be good publicity for the Club. Every VCC Branch has been invited to take part with each event starting at 1pm. There is more
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information about this event on the inside cover of the latest Beaded Wheels. The Sunday Run which would normally be held on the last Sunday of August will be held on 20 August to avoid a clash with the VCC National Day. Club Night for August will be the annual meeting in Dannevirke where we combine with Central Hawkes Bay Branch for a meal. Outgoing Chair of CHB Branch Bruce Poole has organised an interesting speaker. We meet at 6pm at the Citizen and Services Club in Queen Street Dannevirke. The cost will be $22.00 per person. Please let me know numbers for catering. A Swap Meet sub-committee has been formed and work on this major event has begun. Maintenance of the clubrooms is continuing. The green waste and rubbish have been removed from the back corner of the property and the chiller has been repaired. By the time you read this the new carpet should be down in the Members’ Room. Happy Motoring Sarah Howell
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Club Captain’s Tour 2017 By Dave Williams Loaded our Plymouth on Sunday 2 April and travelled north up SH1 to Taupo. After settling into our accommodation we drove to the Taupo VCC clubrooms where we were warmly welcomed by locals and met a number of new people who were doing the club captain’s tour for the first time. Dinner was fish and chips wrapped in paper for each couple and it went down well. More people met as we mingled and eventually the evening wound down. Monday 3rd was fine and the run was initially around Taupo. We headed south around the Lake front taking in the views along the way turning left into State Highway 1 and then left again back toward town and then around the boat harbour. After this we spent some time at Huka Falls with busloads of tourists. From here we drove to Orakei Korako where we had morning tea then took the boatride across the Waikato river to the thermal area. We spent a leisurely couple of hours viewing geysers, mud pools, steam vents and native bush as we moved up & down the valley. After this we crossed the river and had a late lunch before cutting across country to view Aratiatia rapids & then back for happy hour. Tuesday 4th Rain set in as we left Taupo for Taumarunui and it increased to deluge levels as the day proceeded. The route took us to Acacia Bay & then to Whakamaru, where a very wet Morris Minor refused to proceed. After talking to the service station owner into letting us use his workshop there was a lot of fiddling under the bonnet until we had a runner after a couple of hours. The rest of the group were now well ahead of us so we ate lunch on the run. With the torrential rain there were no sights to see so we proceeded to some lovely but very wet private gardens and afternoon tea stop. With the continued heavy rain we all decided to travel directly to Taumarunui and miss the rest of the day’s route. Dinner tonight was the RSA across the road from the motel. Raincoats compulsory to get there with a lovely meal and good company. Wednesday 5th Heavy rain all night but it wasn’t raining today so made use of this while packing the car. Set off to the Taumarunui railway museum. This is at the railway station and is worth a visit. From there we had a guided tour of some of Taumarunui to view the confluence of the Wanganui and the Ongarue River in full flood. Then we drove to the VCC King country clubrooms for morning tea. We then continued east following a loop bypassing Taumarunui and back onto SH 4 just below the Piriaka lookout. Turned off SH 4 and drove to Kakahi village to check out the local shop which was a trip back in time.
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Behind the shop, in the garage was a Wolseley 6/10, a Ford Cortina mk4 & a Triumph Toledo all in very nice order and for sale. We continued on down Te Rena road and cutting to the Wanganui River. This is a one way road with a very deep cutting. Retracing our steps we made our way back to SH4 stopping at Owhango for lunch. Continued onto National Park and found our motel and as a group we went to the Chateau for tea where we had a 3 course lovely meal. It rained all night very heavily. Thursday 6th Light rain today, with both routes closed to Wanganui. So a visit to Horopito was on the plan for a start. We had to then drive through to Bulls on SH1 and then onto Wanganui, a bit worried that our accommodation was under water because of the heavy rain, but this was not the case although the river was running very high. Ftiday 7th saw us travel to Fordell to see Bruce Ardell’s collection of radios and coke cans. We then had a tour of Bruce’s parts department and visited his car museum. We returned to Wanganui for lunch and onto Ed Boyds car collection, then across the road to view a tiger moth aircraft and a scale model of a Spitfire powered by a Corvette V8 engine (nearly full size). We saw it fly earlier in the day. Tea was at the VCV clubrooms and catered by the club, this was a lovely meal. Saturday 8th Left Wanganui for Bason Reserve along SH 3. We had a good look around the park which is well landscaped with pools & a lot of specimen trees and shrubs. Continued onto Kai Iwi beach for smoko. It was a cloudless fine warm day at last. We moved on through Kai Iwi on SH 3 stopping again in Waverley for book shopping. Then on through Patea and then stopped for lunch in Hawera and a visit to the antique shop. Most of our group went to Elvis Presley museum and then to Tawhiti museum. We went caravan hunting (disappointing) and then onto Stratford Pioneer Village very nice but Tawhiti is better done. Stayed overnight in Stratford. Sunday 9th Another fine day after a cool night. We drove into Whangamomona for Devonshire morning tea at the pub. This was really nice. After a look around, we carried onto Tangarakau Gorge where we viewed the lone grave of a surveyor. We back tracked and turned down a side road past Mt Damper falls. There is a very steep section where a lot of brakes got very hot. Not for the faint hearted. Then turned left just before Kotare to finally rejoin SH 3 south of Tongaporutu. We drove into Tongaporutu while the others went onto Mokau to take a boat trip up the Mokau River. We wanted to view the 3 Sisters rock stacks. Every other time the tide was wrong but today was just right. It was ¾ hour to walk there but well worth the effort. They are large and impressive. Also the cliffs have eroded into the sea caves. Spent a few hours walking along the beach past the rock stacks and looking at the sea caves. Time was getting along The Tourer
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so we retraced our steps and drove onto Mokau and our overnight stay. Monday 10th Stayed at the beachside motor camp last night. Not recommended but warm and dry. We did enjoy the beautiful sunset and the long beach walk. Continued north to the Awakino pub for smoko. This was great but a 1935 Chrysler disgraced itself sitting in a pool of petrol. We ended up a bit late for lunch at PioPio. Went shopping in Te Kuiti as we had missed the kiwi culture show at Waitomo. Stayed at Hangataki at the caves motor Inn. Happy hour at our room then tea at the restaurant. Tuesday 11th 9am start today and had to go to Otorohanga to top up with petrol or no petrol for 105 km. Headed through Waitomo township, then along nice back country tar seal roads. Visited Mangapohue natural bridge 5 minutes walk to a really unusual formation caused by a partially collapsed cave. It is unusual because you walk into a gorge with almost vertical rock walls and the river at the bottom. After crossing the river the natural bridge is seen. A flight of steps takes you up to a viewing platform. Marakopa falls was our next stop 10 minutes walk but well worth it. They are quite large noisy and spectacular. Continued onto Te Anga and then our lunch stop at Kawhia. The weather was fine and warm again. Kawhia is steeped in Maori history and is a very pretty place to spend time. With a harbour it is very peaceful. After lunch we drove around Aotea harbour partly on gravel road which was a bit corrugated. We then detoured to Bridal Veil Falls which were spectacular dropping over 90 metres 265 steps to the bottom. Our night’s stay was at the motel in Raglan which was really nice. Our afternoon trip was a boat ride on the harbour which was extensive with wine beer and smoko. One interesting fact was that the rock formations on the northern shore are the same as the pan cake rocks. Dinner was at the workingmen’s club. Had more rain over night. The next day’s run was from Raglan to Pukekohe which we elected not to do, but those who did enjoyed the day’s run but in worsening weather. We chose to drive to Hamilton to see a number of people. North of Hamilton the rain worsened to deluge proportions. At some stage we were driving by ear. Noticed the Waikato River north of Huntly almost flooding across SH 1. Turned off SH 1 at Pokeno and made our way on flooded roads to Pukekohe to our accommodation. Replaced a Morris Minor generator here for one of the tour participants (I think it made the journey back to Christchurch). Tea was at the pub across the road. This was our last night together so farewells were said and we all departed next morning on our separate ways, some back home and others like us onto Auckland to take part in the Easter Rally.
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2017 North Island Easter Rally By Dave Williams We arrived in Manurewa at our accommodation on Thursday afternoon in time to beat the worst of the traffic. Plymouth had started misfiring in the heavy rain so I soaked the distributor in CRC and checked the car over. Spent a very pleasant evening with some friends who happen to own a 1935 Dodge coupe. Spent Friday morning dodging rain cleaning up the Plymouth after 11 days of touring. Drove along the motorway to the Penrose off ramp about ½ hr to the clubrooms (GPs can be wonderful). Met new people checked out the spare parts and picked up our rally pack and then drove back to Manurewa. We refilled the car with petrol for Saturday’s competitive rally. Saturday saw us drive to a school near Papakura for the rally start. We were No34 of 56 participating cars. We were let go at timed intervals and our fast allotted speed was 26mph. Got caught on a very steep hill behind a very slow car and ground to a stop; it was very difficult to get going again. Our speed changed to 31mph near Hunua. We were also looking for many well hidden silent checks. Before morning tea stop we pulled down a no exit road to compete in the gymkhana section. After leaving morning tea stop we drove to Mangatawhia and Mangatangi and on to Miranda. From Miranda we followed the coast which is quite a pretty drive north through Kaiaua to Wahanau Regional Park (rain & sunshine all day). This was our lunch stop which we were pleased to see. It was a lovely spot with bush and views over the Hauraki Gulf. One hour approx was allowed for lunch and we were required to leave on our allotted time. This had us backtracking to Kaiaua then into the Hunua hinterland. More well hidden silent checks to find. We also learned another trick. A come on check where a vehicle is parked slightly off route but in plain view with a VCC sign leaning against it. We lost points and feeling somewhat cheated we did a u turn and carried on looking for hidden silent checks. Arrived back at our start point about 4pm fairly tired but we didn’t get lost at all. Car started misfiring again at low speed so spent some time checking things out. Replaced the rotor, all ok. Sunday arrived with occasional drizzle. Drove to the clubrooms. Here we were handed our route sheets as we left. These were clear and easy to follow. We spent some time travelling through eastern Auckland to Whitford where we picked up the Whitford Maraetai Road. Turning off this we followed the coast for a few minutes then turned up a driveway and parked in a paddock. People”s choice was judged here. We walked to a large garage where we met the owner. He gave us a talk on his car collection in the courtyard and then for The Tourer
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dramatic effect he pressed a switch and many garage doors opened around the courtyard to revel a large collection of Rolls Royces and Bentleys. The oldest was early 1920’s. The newest was 6 weeks old. He has sourced many cars from around the world for their provenance. One was Elton John’s 1960’s Rolls stretch Limo V8. Another is a Maharajas 1930’s V12 from India. All 44 cars in the collection are to a very high standard with current WOFs & Regos. We were taken on a guided tour of each vehicle, its provenance and ownership explained and why it was bought. The owner was very passionate about what he was doing. The cars that were purchased in poor condition were restored to a high standard. From here we backtracked to Clevedon for lunch at the community hall. The afternoon was ours so we chose to spend time with the friends we were staying with. Dinner and prize giving was at the Remuera C T Club. This was a nice venue and the meal was quite good. The main raffle prize was a mig welder and tools and I had it down for me but someone in Auckland won it (disappointed - it was a good one). Most other prizes went to Auckland Branch. It was a nice but very challenging weekend but we came away feeling that the Auckland labyrinth can be navigated but not in peak traffic. Monday saw us travel south through showery weather to turn off SH1 at Ngaruawahua and onto Whatawhata to meet our brand new niece. From here we drove through to Cambridge for lunch along the new expressway. Over the Kaimai road to Tauranga to stay with my brother. Parked the Plymouth in his workshop overnight. Battery was flat next morning. Rectifier pack in the alternator had shorted and drained the battery while he was standing. Alternator off by 9am and delivered to the auto electricians and back by 12.30pm on and going by 1.00pm. Left Tauranga 1.30pm. Topped up fuel at Ngongotaha. Arrived Palmerston North at 7pm. Great two and a bit weeks and 2000 miles of touring, much of it in rain and sometimes wind.
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The ABC of the Manawatu VCC M is for Matchless 1957 (more or less) Matchless G80 S 500 Owned by Allan Hardacre • Written by Allan Hardacre
The Matchless brand was first registered 1878 and as with many other motorcycle and car manufacturers of the era, the company began with bicycles, with motorcycles following 21 years later. Matchless bought the AJS Company in 1931 which lead to classic badge engineering as the mechanics of the bikes became identical. By 1938 the parent company was Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) which after the war absorbed James, Frances-Barnett and Norton. As with many of the British manufacturers, they tried to be all things to all men. I do say that advisedly because as we all know, British motorcycles are not things that retain oil in for any length of time. They were also noisy, vibrated like demented Kango hammers and prolonged ownership resulted in a tendency to walk only in circles due to over development of your kick-starting leg. This leg was also more-or-less permanently bruised from ankle to knee from kick-starting near misses in wet weather. All of this probably explains the Rocker culture that developed in the UK in the 1950’s. A bunch of poor guys that had permanently painful right legs, smelt strongly of BO and used engine oil and spent all of their money on spare parts and HP repayments and as a result had no girlfriends, poor sods. Their only fun was beating up Mods who owned relatively civilised scooters, dressed cool, used aftershave, didn’t smell of BO and used engine oil and who did have girlfriends. Back in 1997 I saw a 1957 (more or less) Matchless G80 S 500 cc at the Manawatu swap meet and for some obscure male reason just had to have it. This was kind of weird and I did not fully understand the forces operating because back in 1969 when I bought my first real bike (a Zippy Honda CB350) I could not understand why anyone would give the time of day to a leaky black heap of Brit bike. For goodness sake, the Honda had 36hp and weighed about 100kg while the Matchless had 25 hp and was about double the weight, not to mention the oil and vibration. Anyway, I duly stripped and bike, removed dents, re-rimmed the wheels, straightened the frame, tidied the engine, painted it all and put it on the road. I The Tourer
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had quite a bit of fun using it for a year or two, gradually ironing out problems and restoring it back to original. It is interesting that many spare parts from these old bikes are now sourced from India. Things like speedo cables and generator armatures are all available for a very reasonable price and seem to work OK. The Matchless was fitted with side-lights (either side of the headlamp) that were not on the machine when I got it. Those of you with sharp eyes will see that these were just old Joe L’s stock sidelights, well represented in the parts shed. Overall, the restoration was not particularly difficult or complex but it was fun and didn’t take up too much room in the garage. The Matchless design was pretty much a 1930’s effort with minor upgrades over the years, basically a heavy weight frame powered by a long stroke single cylinder engine connected to a separate gearbox by a chain in a leaky chain-case and thence to the rear wheel. All of this continued till the mid 60’s when very belatedly Matchless modernised the engine to a lighter shorter stroke unitary construction engine and gearbox. By this time the Japanese invasion had begun and in 2 or three years the old Brit bikes had all but vanished. A little factoid here; in 1972 Honda produced more motorcycles than the entire British industry up until 1972! 1957 Matchless G80S The final ignominy: In 2012, the brand was bought by an Italian Franco Malenotti and his sons, and the Matchless brand sells men’s and women’s leather jackets and other clothes. A new Matchless X is slated for manufacture but at $NZ60,000 plus the market will be limited. 2016 Matchless X
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A story from Peter Robinson
The mountain lion, sometimes referred to as a puma or cougar, is a native of North America. A solitary animal, it is rarely seen in the company of others of its kind. The exception might be at mating, but this is a relatively short period of time. However to see three together is certainly a very rare occurrence indeed. It is believed the lucky photographer who was on hand to get a shot of this happening has turned down a lucrative offer from National Geographic for the exclusive use of the photograph. Instead, he has decided to share with the world for free. Behold and enjoy. The Tourer
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The Harry Anderson painting of a Golf Course features a cream coloured 1929 Chrysler Imperial.
The Harry Anderson painting of a Golf Course features a cream coloured 1929 Chrysler Imperial.
I cannot find any information about this 19th century quadricycle with front wheel drive and articulated steering. The picture is from an English post card. The engine is too hard to see so no identification.
I cannot find any information about this 19th century quadricycle with front wheel drive and articulated steering. The picture is from an English post card. The engine is too hard to see so no identification.
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Club Captain’s Corner SUNDAY RUN TO THE SIMPLY BALMY CAFÉ - FOXTON 28 May 2017 Although the Met Service forecast occasional rain 29 people decided that didn’t matter and participated in the May Sunday Run to the Simply Balmy Café at Foxton Beach. The route took the convoy of cars out to Lockwood Road, Main Drain Road, Taikorea Road, Pyke Road, Bainesse Road, Himatangi Block Road, Motuiti Road and through Foxton and out to the Beach. Like last year when we went to the Simply Balmy Café we were looked after well by the staff with reserved tables waiting for us upon our arrival and again while we partook in conversation around numerous cups of tea, coffee, biscuits, cakes etc., members of the public spent time inspecting the assortment of vintage vehicles parked up outside.
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And it turned out that the weather man got it wrong – not a drop of rain
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interest to many. He is the agent for Excel and Morad Alloy Rims and specialises in custom spoke sets, painting and lining rims, rim drilling, as well as anodising them. Hamco Industries are also manufacturers of Vintage Midget Car Body Kits and Accessories, and after a look at the wire wheel side of the business, Craig has a personal collection (small museum in fact) of motoring memorabilia – in particular focused on Motor Cycles and Midget racers – which he is happy to let members browse around. And after visiting Craig Hambling’s business a short drive into Feilding and a meet-up at ‘Coffee on the Square’ (the old Robert Harris) in Feilding for a tea, coffee and cake would cap off an interesting afternoon. SUNDAY RUN – 30 July 2017 For another leisurely Sunday afternoon run on easy roads through our tranquil Manawatu countryside to a Café for afternoon tea and a friendly natter, meet at 1.00 pm at the Chester’s Plumbing and Bathroom carpark in Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North. If the weather is fine (and you have the inclination), there is a small garden walk at the café. To keep your car mats clean you may wish to bring ‘other’ footwear to explore the garden in. Total mileage for the afternoon (including. back to Palmerston North) will be approx. 40 miles (65 kms).
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Manawatu Branch Night Rally June 2017 By Trevor Hardy
Some 16 cars, after a couple of late withdrawals, assembled atthe Clubrooms for a briefing by Club Captain Bryan, after a cuppa and a biscuit. We were instructed to leave at minute intervals, but some of us either couldn’t tell the time or were really anxious to get under way! Anyway, up Kelvin Grove road to the Ashhurst- Bunnythorpe road,then towards Kiwitea school before heading left into Reid Line. Then came Taonui, Colyton and Kimbolton roads. After a short tiki tour around parts of Feilding, we headed up past the cemetery, crossed the railway line, turning left onto Managhs, left onto the Feilding-Halcombe road, then a short trip to turn right onto Te Rakahau. At the end of this road, a left onto Sandon Road, followed by a right on to Awahuri , another short trip before turning right into Lockwood Rd then Karere Rd,followed by No.1 line, Reserve Road, then onto Highway 56, before finishing at the Longburn Tavern for a meal. The Tourer
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My navigator and I had opted out of the meal, so after a quick, low alcohol beer we headed for home. We had managed to get around 8 of the photo competition clues, so felt reasonably happy. Considering my torch was a bit useless for finding signs from the comfort of the car, we didn’t do too bad. Still, it was a great run, helped by good weather and good company. Again thanks to Bryan, his wife and daughter. Thank you people.
David & Dian BUCHANAN ‘66 Ford Cortina GT
Keith HUGHES & David NEWMAN ’35 Chev Master
Trevor HARDY & Robert WILSON 70 MGBGT
Ian BOAG & Alicia BOAG ’55 Citroen Light
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PRIZEGIVING
First to Horowhenua Branch entrant – Roger BEGG and his 1960 Dodge Dart. Got 27 out of a possible 29 clues.
Second– Bill WILLIAMS – he took his 1929 Ford Model A on the night trial. Got 22 out of a possible 29 clues.
Third - Alistair HOWARD – he took his 1928 Essex on the night trial. Got 21 out of a possible 29 clues.
BUT there was a tie for third so distance travelled became the separator, and fourth prize went to Graham TOMS (who tied for third) in his 1953 MGTD.
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Directory BRANCH COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN:
Sarah Howell (Ian) 06 374 6645 iansarahhowell@gmail.com
VICE CHAIR:
Bryan Abraham (Catherine) 06 358 4014 bryana@xtra.co.nz
SECRETARY:
Ron Persson (Josie) 06 354 5266 ron.persson@gmail.com
CLUB CAPTAIN:
Bryan Abraham (Catherine) 06 358 4014 bryana@xtra.co.nz
VICE CLUB Vacant CAPTAIN: TREASURER: Ian Howell (Sarah) 06 374 6645 iansarahhowell@gmail.com COMMITTEE:
Trevor Hardy (Sandra) 06 323 4040 ts.hardy@xtra.co.nz John Ireland (Anne) 06 323 4170 Ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz Brian McPherson (Deirdre) 06 354 6310 briandeirdre@slingshot.co.nz Bill Williams (Lynda) 06 323 2717 waltwilliams51@yahoo.co.uk
CLOSING DATE FOR NEXT TOURER – 20TH JULY 2017 The next issue of the Tourer will be August 2017.
Please send your contributions: rally reports, your motoring stories, cuttings, technical reports, humorous articles, photos, drawings etc
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APPOINTED POSITIONS SWAPMEET CO-ORDINATOR:
Trevor Hardy (Sandra) 06 323 4040 ts.hardy@xtra.co.nz
EDITOR:
Esmee Rowden (Ian) 06 3567871 erowden@gmail.com
CUSTODIAN:
Gary Millar (Marion) 06 354 8298 gw.millar@hotmail.com
LIBRARIAN:
Gary Millar (Marion) 06 354 8298 gw.millar@hotmail.com
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PROPERTY:
Vacant
BEADED WHEELS: Ian Howell (Sarah) 06 374 6645 iansarahhowell@gmail.com PARTS SHED:
Gary Millar (Marion) 06 354 8298 gw.millar@hotmail.com
ID CARD ADVISORS:
Murray Martin (Dot) 06 354 5960 dottiem@clear.net.nz
John Ireland (Anne) 06 323 4170 ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz
New Members contact the Secretary, Ron Persson, to organise for a name badge to be made. The Tourer
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Manawatu Branch Meetings held at the Clubrooms “The Grove”, 684 Kelvin Grove Road, Palmerston North Third Wednesday of each month from 7.00pm. Meetings start at 7.30pm. (Please wear name badges at all Club events) • Committee Meeting— 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7.00pm. • BYO Tea — First Sunday of each month from 5pm at the Clubrooms. • Parts Shed — Opens from 2pm first Sunday of each month. • Library — Open on club nights, and by arrangement with the Librarian. • Noggin & Natter — First Tuesday of month at 7:30pm. Murray’s Irish Bar Feilding. Vintage Car Club Vehicle Classifications • Veteran Motor Vehicles constructed prior to 31st December 1918 • Vintage Motor Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1919 and 31 Dec 1931 • Post Vintage Motor Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1932 and 31 Dec 1945 • Post War Motor vehicles constructed between 1st January 1946 and 31st Dec 1960 • Post 1960 Motor vehicles constructed between 1st January 1961 and 31st Dec 1980 • Post 1980 Constructed after 1st January 1981 provided that no vehicle is accepted for this class until January 1st of the year that is 30 years after its original year of construction • Factory Built, & Historic Racing Vehicles -as described in the Club By-laws • Period Specials - as described in the Club By-laws
THE TOURER: New Zealand Registered Magazine.
The Official Newsletter of the Manawatu Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc) Email: Manawatu@vcc.org.nz Phone: (06) 354 8582 Clubrooms: ‘The Grove” 684 Kelvin Grove Road PO Box 385 Palmerston North 4440