RATTLES & SQUEAKS
Rob Vernon awarded best vintage car for his 1926 Ford Model T, at the Waipu Car Show
February 2017
CONTENTS
Upcoming Events Chairman’s Report Motorcycle report Dargaville Doings Waipu Car & Bike Show Contacts
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Upcoming events February Saturday 25th Saturday 25th
Wellsford Swap Meet Spares & Truck Shed Open 2pm
March Thursday 2nd Sunday 4th Sunday 12th Sunday 12th Wednesday 15th Saturday 18th Thursday 23rd Saturday 25th Sunday 26th
Club Night, Short Business, Clubrooms 7.30pm Motorbike Run Garage Look-in 34th Annual Vintage Muster, Auckland Dargaville Mid Week Run “Are We There Yet?” Run Wellsford Allan Gibbs Sculptures Spares & Truck Shed Open 2pm Picnic Onerahi Foreshore
April Sunday 2nd Thursday 6th Friday 14th- Sunday 16th Sunday 23rd Saturday 29th
Motorbike Run Club Night National North Island Easter Rally Annual Swap Meet Spares & Truck Shed Open 2pm
Sat 25th Feb Wellsford Swap Meet, Satellite station 7am Surplus parts at site Thurs 2nd Mar Club Night Short Business & Social, NVCC Clubrooms 7-30pm Sun 12th Mar Garage Look in Craig McDougal, NVCC Clubrooms 10-30am, morning tea provided 11am start. Lunch his place bring your own Sun 12th Mar Vintage Muster please be aware entries must be received by Friday 3rd March. Any enquiries please contact Glenn Morris 09 273 4975 Wed 15th Mar Dargaville mid week run. Boat club 10am. Any inquiries ph Rob or Ngaire Wade 09 439 6259 Sat 18th Mar “Are We There Yet?” Run Wellsford. Starts at Wellsford Community centre 9-30am Rally set by the Wellsford Warkworth Branch. Contact them for entries: brendda@xtra.co.nz Thurs 23rd Mar Allan Gibbs Sculptures Kaipara farm details: www.gibbsfarm.org.nz Sun 26th Mar Picnic Onerahi foreshore. Bring beach gear, lunch etc. Easter Rally entries close March 27th; any queries please contact the rally secretary Tracey Winterbottom. 09 232 0246 or 021 102 4360
Chairmans report What a great event the re-enactment of the 100yrs parliamentary tour was. Amazing cars and interesting folk. A lot of NZVCC Members turned up on the Monday that we have not seen at recent events. Good to see you. Lyn Wrack and a small band of willing helpers did a great job catering and parking of cars etc. in their respective places and all was as it should be at all of our events at Kiwi North. Thank You. Disappointing that Lyn did not get the response that an organiser of our event should expect. Lyn was extremely busy over the December - January period and needs to be congratulated for the fine job and extreme effort that she puts into these events. Most of you will not be aware that Lyn was the only person that kept the Parliamentary tour event alive from its inception Mike McGee is our Secretary now and his contact details will be in the newsletter any problems requests etc. please contact him ph: 022 087 2128 email: renegade542002@yahoo.com or Keith Taylor ph: 09 946 0719, or 021 168 5928. A hall subcommittee is being set up details shortly. A Special General Meeting is being called Sunday 19th March 2pm. Reason update club rules and open voting papers. Afternoon Tea provided. Your committee hopes to have events planned out till after the 2017 NVCC AGM. If any of you would like to host an event let us know as soon as possible Denise Williams has set up a bowls night at the Onerahi Bowling Club 5-30pm Thursday 16th February Onerahi Hotel car park provide own takeaways or come when you can. If this is successful I will be moving a motion at the next committee meeting to move Thursday Club nights to this venue owing to poor attendance. She has also set a run to Taiharuru Sunday 19th February 10-30am Onerahi Hotel Car park. Bring Own lunch Beach gear etc. Finally all Our Committee decisions are made with the Club's interests foremost. Have a great summer Sincerely Keith Taylor
Motorbike report The monthly run occurred on Waitangi weekend so it was surprising we had a muster at all. However five bikes consisting of a Honda, a Triumph, Moto Guzzi and 2 x 650cc AJSs’ turned out. The weather was good and we decided to go out on SH12 as far as Tangowahine and then up the Tangowahine Valley road to Pakatai. From here it was a run down the Mangakahia to Poroti for refreshments before dispersing. Once again my AJ played up deciding to blow a head gasket on the way back at the Maunu lights. Gaskets are currently unobtainable in NZ so it was a case of making some copper head gaskets, the first problem try finding some sheet copper nowadays nigh on impossible! All eyes are now turned to the National rally this weekend at Waitomo which at the time of writing doesn’t look good weather wise. Well that’s all for now, keep the rubber to the road Lofty
Just to let everyone know Lawrence Hiller and Robert Young will be on TV on Radar's Chequered Past. The show starts on the 18th Feb at 8-05 on TV 1. They can't tell us exactly when the episode is on as the order changes without notice. You will be able to see how good they are as actors. Shannon Young Editor
Dargaville doings In the afternoon of 5th Feb the Parliamentary Tour arrived in Dargaville headed up to Hardings, parking to show their cars to the public. Dargaville members helped with the parking of the Vintage Cars and the public ones and keeping eye on them as their owners had refreshment. The AP show was on 11th Feb, some members showed their cars off Seven cars went on the mid-week on the 15th we headed west out to Mt Wesley Coast Road into Mahuta Road then into Red Hill Road, made our way to Red Hill Cemetery where Leith Mckenzie gave us a talk about the work that the community had done over the years. The wind picked up and started to cool down it looked like it was going to rain. We hopped into our cars and headed to Colin and Dacia Whites for our afternoon tea, then the rain came so we all went into the car port enjoying watching the rain coming down. Ernie Coming up Events 8th March th
15 March
Meeting at N W Aero club 7.30pm Mid week run Meet at the NW Boating club 10am We are stopping at a cafe for lunch, a full tank of fuel Any inquiries ph Rob or Ngaire Wade 09 439 6259
Waipu car & bike show A great day was had by all who attended the Waipu Car and Bike show on the 5th Feb. A huge turn out of cars and spectators on a beautiful summers day. Approx. 450 cars and trucks, 100 Motorcycles and a few military vehicles were on display and admired by the hundreds of people who turned up. Trophies and prizes were awarded in several categories with the best vintage car going to Rob Vernon of NVCC with his 1926 Model T. Congratulations Rob.
Contacts
Officers: Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Club Captain Newsletter Editor
Keith Taylor 09 946 0719 Adam Young 438 7488 Mike McGee Christine Garden 435 5300 Pending Shannon Young
022 087 2128 027 476 3619
keith.taylor55@gmail.com youngadam111@gmail.com renegade542002@yahoo.com geewizz@xtra.co.nz nvcceditor@gmail.com
Committee:
Responsibilities: Beaded Wheels Club Merchandising Club Vehicles Assistant Club Vehicles Assistant Club Vehicles Hall Custodian Librarian Assistant Librarian Assistant Librarian Motorcycle Rep Museum Delegate Rural Rep Spare Parts Assistant Spare Parts Assistant Spare Parts Assistant Spare Parts VIC Inspector Webmaster
Robert Young Lorraine Young Martin Salter Allan Pearson Trevor Reilly Brian Wrack Mike McGee
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Bruce Cosson Lyn Wrack Lawrence Hillier Adam Young Allan Pearson
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Pending Pending Pending Martin Salter Lyn Wrack Ernie Dawes Lawrence Hillier Jim Shaw Brian Wrack Rob Hughes Brian Wrack Martin Salter
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