VCC GORE THE WIPER APRIL 2024

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April 2024

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Clubrooms, Waimea Street, Gore, starting at 8pm (unless notified otherwise)

Next meeting: 9th April

Branch telephone number: 03 208 7424

Chairman’s Report March 2024

Congratulations to Diana and Michael Rickerby who were the overall winners at the Southland branch Veteran and Vintage Rally on the 2nd of March. Our branch had a good representation of 3 veteran and 3 vintage attending with Bill Sheddan and myself talking out awards in the veterans and Katherine Welsh being 2nd in the vintage classes.

AbigthankstoKatherineforherhugeeffort to organize the swap meet. A great fundraiser for our branch along with our other events which require a large amount of time to make happen. Congratulations to John Tremaine on a successful Festival Rally. Everyone enjoyed the day and is always pleasing to see our more distant members here to participate.

Ken Youngson has been negotiating with the McVicar family and Alan Brookland to complete the petrol bowser at the rear of the clubrooms. When completed and in the Shell Oil Companylivery it will be displayed in remembrance of foundation member Neil McVicar. Also Russell and Marlene Newland along with Denis Knight are in the process of a remembrance garden and plaque by the entrance bridge for passed members whom have at some time passed over the bridge to enter the Gore VCC grounds.

Paul Herron

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From the Editor’s Keyboard

Plenty to read again this month, starting off with the Executive Committee meeting held in Christchurch on 16/17 March. I have also managed to squeeze in some ”car stuff”, thanks to a number of contributors.

I have had a very good response from the branch’s owners (and drivers) of veteran & vintage machines, so much so that I have had to hold some over until next month. The photographers have also been busy but I’ve had no reports on the Festival Rally or the February Tuesday Ramble. So, you will have to put up with myversions, supported bythe list of Festival Rally prize winners, courtesy of Murray Proctor.

Evan & Mark Henderson sent me their report on the Pomeroy Trophy and Paul & Lynne Herron provided their experiences on the Prince Henry Tour in their Model T Ford.

Although I have some stories in hand for next month I am still looking for more as there is always another issue of The Wiper looking to be filled!

Happy reading – and give some thought to putting your name forward for one of the branch positions at the AGM in June. A nomination form is opposite and copies will be available at the Clubrooms.

David North

BRAINTEASER

Q. Question: What's special about the words job, polish, and herb?

Answer next month

Answer to last month’s Brainteaser

Q. A man dives into a swimming pool, but not a single hair on his head gets wet. How is this possible?

Answer: The man is bald

MARCH2024ExecutiveMeetingSummary

IwishtoreportthatwehadaverysuccessfulExecutivemeetinginChristchurch overtheweekendof16/17March.Themeetingwas attendedby29ofour36 branches andmanyobserverswere present.

Thewrittenreportsfromthevariousmanagementroleswerereceivedwithafew additionsaddedalongthewaybeforewemovedontoGeneralBusiness.

Gareth Wishart, MD of Innovation for the HW Richardson Group gave a very interesting presentation on steps they are taking to transition their truck fleet across to a Hybrid diesel/Hydrogen fuel system. The impact on emissions for this country are significant and they are making a huge investment personallyto achieve this. One truck converted removes carbon emissions equal to that which 17 electric vehicles do when replacing petrol/dieselcars.Thisis wherethegovernmentshouldbeplacingitsefforts rather than targeting just petrol personal vehicles. We can see that when it comestofuelemissionsthereismorethanonewaytoachievethegoal.

As well as locking in 25 August this year for our National Daffodil Day, Kaaren Smylie reiterated the importance of all branches having the event on thesameday sothat we all conveythesamemessagethroughoutthecountry. Anewnationalposterisalsobeingproduced. Themainfocusshouldbeabout creating exposure for our club. We were also brought up to date on changes to the Club Procedures Manual (CPM), previously the Branch Manual thenrenamedtheClub Manual. DianeQuarriegaveapresentationonthenew formatandhowitwillworkwithanindexthatwillallowasimpleclickofthe mousetotakeyoutotherelevantsectionrequired. Past PresidentDianehas been focussed on this mammoth task over the last six months and her efforts will make life easier for those who access the CPM from time to time. Our expectationisthatthis willbeloadedontothewebsiteoverApril.

The main topic that was discussed and workshopped over the two days was changes to our constitution. Wellington Branch had requested that we

taketimetounderstand what theissues with ourcurrent constitution were and Alan Thompson, Wellington’s delegate, used a power point presentation to deliver a very well put together discussion paper. Their motion to allow for more discussion around this was passed which then opened the floor for each branch to raise concerns. Asummary of the issues raised at last year’s meeting was read as part of this. The end result was an overwhelming majority voting to change away from our current 46-member committee beingresponsibleforthegovernanceoftheclub.

Avotewasthenheldtodeterminethemakeupofanew12-memberNational Committeeusingresultsofworkshoppedquestionsfromthepreviousyear. As the new structure will have six new Regional Representative positions on the committee, each representing a group of branches, we went on to determine suitable boundaries for those representatives covering the branches. Each Island was discussed individually to create boundaries that were considered best for the branches, and also taking into consideration that a new Representativeneededto beable get around the branches as required.

Wethenbrokeupintogroupsofsixtofurtherdiscussandanswerquestions, focussingonthe finerpointsandwhatwasimportantforeachbranch. These findingswererecordedandwillbeconsideredincreatingthenewdocument.

We also welcomed Garry Jackson, President of The Federation of Motoring Clubs, to bringus up to dateon thefinal wrap up on thesurveycompleted last year. He also advised that now that the final results from the survey are in, lobbying within government circles has commenced. The total dollar spend from the recreational vehicle sector has now come up to $16 billion annually so itisexpectedthat FOMC should get a goodhearing.

It was a busy two days, and with the dinner on Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday morning being catered at the Canterbury Branch premises, the conference type meeting over the weekend allowed for plenty of catching up betweendelegatesandmembers.

George Kear President

The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Incorporated

Report on the March Executive Committee Meeting

Saturday 16th

As usual, the meeting began with approving the Minutes of the previous meeting (August 2023), Matters Arising, Correspondence and the Membership Update. Gore Branch was showing 141 active members with 305 vehicles. Total membership was as 8,380 with 15,832 vehicles. (Out of interest, Canterbury is far and away the largest branch, with 1,318 members,the next largest areAuckland with 627 followedbyWaikato with 409. The smallest is King Country with 21.)

At this point I raised the matter of the Management Committee deciding that unfinancial members would no longer receive Beaded Wheels and branch newsletters. The President explained that the VCC Constitution says that members who are more than one month in arrears can have their membership benefits stopped.

We then moved on to Reports. These were taken as read and, in the main, were self-explanatory: Financial; National Office Systems; North & South Island Club Captains; Beaded Wheels; Speed Steward; Archivist; Insurance;Registrar;NZTransportAgency; LVVTA,FIVA;NZFederation of Motoring Clubs; VCC National Day. Items I thought of interest were:

National Office Systems: VIC applications can now be done online. The National Office can provide a number of services to branches, including Monthly and Annual accounting services if a branch has no Treasurer. Speed Steward: updating of Section 23 of the Branch Manual is ongoing.

Insurance:asmallnumberofmembershaveapparentlyhadproblemswith Vero. Staff changes have meant that the VCC do not currently have a “dedicated contact person”atVero.Members areadvisedthatthetelephone number and email address given for Vero on the back cover of Beaded Wheels will direct enquiries to a specialist team. If emailing, put “VCC New Business” or “VCC Policy” in the subject line.

The next Agenda item was General Business. This was dealt with during the rest of Saturday and Sunday morning.

VIC applications and renewals. Get your VIC renewals/applications in well before a National Event as it normallytakes about 3 months to process these applications. Hopefully the online system will speed this up.

It was emphasised that Branch VIC Signatories MUST inspect every vehicle. This is what NZTA expect and this is what underpins NZTA’s acceptance of the VCC DOMAS document to support dating of vehicles to pass through the “Entry VIRM” inspection process and be re-registered. Replacement VIC windscreen stickers can be obtained from the National Office if they “wear out”.

We then had a very interesting talk on hydrogen-fuelled vehicles/trucks from Gareth Wishart, General Manager Innovation for the HWR Group. I can provide more information if anybody is interested.

2026 Vero International Festival of Historic Motoring being hosted by the Nelson Branch. Ray Robertson, the Festival Director, gave us an update. The Facebook page has been joined by a website https://www.historicmotoring.org.nz/ currently just a “landing” page, but there is a “Registration of Interest” panel. If you might be going, fill this in if you haven’t already. So far 1,270 people have done so (about 15% of the VCC membership) and about 400 opting for the competitive days. The programme is likely to be similar to the Taranaki event. Rallying days will be short or long depending on what other events are taking place and there will be a choice of routes to suit different ages of vehicles. The main venue will be the Trafalgar Centre, with competitive days based at the Richmond ParkA&P Showgrounds.

New Constitution: Deadline is end of March 2026, so it must be voted for at theAGM inAugust 2025, with the draft document and Notice of Motion being ready for January 2025. Decisions need to be made NOW. The first draft must be ready for the August 2024 Executive Meeting, allowing for any updates/changes to be incorporated and signed off for release to members. Branch Constitutions face the same deadline and can’t be starteduntiltheNational Constitutionisdecided.Thehistoryofdiscussions was presented and the Wellington Branch Discussion Paper considered. A show of hands was called to decide whether to stick with the status quo with relevant changes or adopt a new structure. “New” was indicated and after further discussion two motions were proposed:

Asingle National Committee for Governance of the Club was passed 28:8. That the new National Committee to be as per Option 1 was passed 28:7.

There was a comment that each of the Regional Representatives must have six votes, one for each of the branches they represent.

VCC National Day: Last year 32 of the 36 branches took part, raising nearly $80K. This year’s date is 25August. There will be a new poster this year. Next yearwewill needto start discussingapossiblechangeofcharity.

Branch Rally Rules: it is not wise to stipulate that vehicles must have a current WoF and/or Rego as we are not the enforcement agency.

During the Saturday evening dinner we had a very interesting presentation by Management Committee member Andy Fox about his participation in the 2013 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Alpine Tour, a celebration and recreation of the 1913 Alpine Trial. This very interesting talk was illustrated by a slideshow of the event and the passing around of a book on the Tour. Andy said he is happy to give a similar presentation at branch meetings.

Sunday

Founder Member Andrew Anderson has been ill in hospital, but is apparently recovering well.

Garry Jackson, President of the New Zealand Federation of Motor Clubs Inc., presented the final results from the NZFoMC Historic & Classic survey. This is available on their website https://fomc.nz/

Workshop 1:Area/Branch Representatives. It was felt that there should be one vote per branch at meetings of the new Committee. The distribution of branches between areas should be in a By-Law, not written in the Constitution, so that it could be easily changed following experience.

Possibly reviewed every two years? The pre-circulated distribution maps were considered and the North and South Islands taken separately.

For the North Island “Option 1” (based on membership numbers and with 3Representatives per Island) was preferredbut with GisborneandTaranaki branches moved across the “border”.

For the South Island “Option 2” (based on 3 Representatives per Island and an even Branch split per Island) was preferred but with Banks Peninsula Branch moved across the “border”.

“Option3”(basedon6branches perRepresentativebutwithoneareabeing split by the Cook Strait) was rejected as unworkable.

General Business (contd.)

Executive Delegates Booklet: Rebecca George (Management Committee) has produced a guide to the role and responsibilities of a member of the National Executive. (Acopyis available from me or the Branch Secretary.)

Club (Branch) Manual Update: Diane Quarrie has been working on this.

The new “Club Procedural Manual” as it is called, will be on the website only, there will be no hard copy version. Changes will be much easier to make and to communicate to members/branches. It is broken up into 12 sections and has a “clickable” Index that will take you directly to the section. Frequently-used sections, such as VIC applications/renewals will be on the main page of the VCC website. The Manual will also be searchable. Loading onto the VCC website should start very soon.

Presentation of 50-year Badges was discussed, with Canterbury Branch in particular being unhappy that they could only have one “presentation event” per year with the President or alternate present. This has been deferred to the next Executive meeting and a discussion document will be prepared and circulated beforehand.

Auckland Branch raised four matters:

The Overall Calendar of Events needs to be easier to access. This will be looked into by Murray Trounson as part of his “Office Systems” update with a view to incorporating this into the Beaded Wheels calendar and allowing branches to update entries themselves.

The VCC Website needs updating.

The official Minutes need to be out more promptly. The President undertookto createandcirculateasummaryafterthemeeting.(Seeabove!) How much have the costs of Beaded Wheels been looked into? Kevin Clarkson said that the Management Committee is kept appraised of this.

If anybody would like any more information, or clarification of any of the above, please let me know.

As noted elsewhere in this issue, I am not able to attend the August AGM and Executive meetings. I will be very pleased to offer advice if another branch member would like to take on the Delegate role, or attend in my place.

David North Gore Branch Delegate

Festival Rally 2024

As some of you know, the Editorial Nissan recently suffered a terminal overheating issue on the way to a Tuesday Ramble. It has taken rather longer than I’d hoped to get it fixed and some lingering niggles sorted out to theextentthat Iam comfortabledrivingit anygreat distance, especially to Gore since that was where I was going when it boiled dry! Consequently I have had to press the Abarth into service as a “VCC” car and this meant that Donna and I were looking forward to a more relaxed Festival Rally than usual, since we would not be eligible for any prizes.

We arrived at the Clubrooms to find the car park packed with cars, belonging to 39 entrants from the Gore, Southland, Central Otago and South Otago Branches. After the obligatory morning tea (at 9am!) and chat, the organiser, John Tremaine, gave his briefing. The most important instructions were that there was an optional return route (with gravel) and that, if anybody had any complaints, they could organise next year’s Rally. With that, the first car was away at 10am.

Some cars had “interesting” navigators: Nevin Gough (L) and Bill Sheddan

Aswewerenotcompeting,wesuited ourselves as to departure time, and had a very pleasant and leisurely drive around the very circuitous route from Gore to the Wyndham Reserve. Unfortunately, the rain came down on the way and it was pretty wet by the time we arrived. I parked up and, leaving Donna to crochet in the car, went off to watch the fun and games of the Field Tests. The organiser, John Tremaine

These were three in number. The first two were fairly straightforward.

First: a front wheel was marked and the driver had to drive the vehicle forward by one wheel revolution. Second: the driver and passenger had to attempt to throw golf balls through their respective windows into a car tyre on the ground. Points were awarded for how near to one revolution the driver managed and for the number of balls landing inside the tyre.

The third test was where the real fun was to be seen. The driver was “blindfolded” with a hood over their head and, guided by the navigator, hadtodrivethevehicleas closeaspossibletoaroadconewithoutactually hitting the cone. Some drivers had great difficulty with this. One, who shall be nameless, but had her three children navigating, was convinced thatthecar was movingwhenit was, in fact, stationary.Another, who was

driving an Alvis but shall also remain nameless, attacked the cone vigorously and then proceeded to blame his innocent navigator.

Once I tired of this entertainment (and of getting wet) we set off on the alternate route back which, we were assured, would provide impressive views, enough to make the gravel worthwhile. This proved to be correct. There was, indeed, a lot of gravel (I suspected that Keith Nunn may have had a hand in the route) and some very steep climbs but the views from the top of the hill were worth it, despite the limitations imposed by the continuing precipitation. I was glad I wasn’t driving one of the older and lower-powered cars as we made our way higher and higher, eventually topping out at (I think) the Kaiwera Downs wind farm.

David North (more photos to come next month)

Festival Rally 2024

February Tuesday Ramble

As I was still not comfortable driving too far in the Editorial Nissan, I set off for the Ramble in the Abarth. The weather in Riverton wasn’t too flash and it stayed gloomy most of the way to the Mataura Falls Hotel, where I joined the rest of the Ramblers for lunch. There was plenty of time for catchingupoveradrinkbeforeenjoyingthemagnificentbuffet-stylelunch. Everyone enjoyed the food and there were certainly no complaints about shortages – I think there was enough left over to feed us all twice more!

After thanking the Falls Hotel staff in the usual manner we stepped out into a beautiful warm afternoon and after some more chatting in the sunshine we convoyed to Bev & David Murray-Orr’s property in Tuturau.

Bev welcomed us all and then showed us around their magnificent garden. At the same time, she gave us a run-down on their journey from farming to retirement and the North Island to the deep south. We also heard how the land around the house had been developed from a bare paddock into the very impressive and varied garden that impressed everyone, especially the gardeners. Everywhere we looked there were delightful, quirky, features.

Once we had had our fill of the outdoors, David took us into his “shed” where we saw a wonderful collection of scale-model aeroplanes and some fly-fishing paraphernalia. David also told us about the couple’s journey to arrive at the house – with a slightly different “take” on it to Bev’s! He then explained how he builds the aeroplanes from plastic kitsets and paints them to represent specific, individual, aircraft, usually with a Kiwi connection. The care and detail lavished on the paint schemes was incredible, as was the sheer number of models that he has built and had on display. A few were in open-topped plastic cases and we were able to inspect them closely, but the most of the collection was in the cases that lined the room.

Bev (L) and David

David also told us about his life as a farmer and orchardist and how, after many years of fishing all over the world, he “fell” into being a fly-fishing guide thanks to a serendipitous encounter while fishing himself. He went on to have a very successful second career as a fly-fishing guide. He has now retired from the guiding but still ties and sells flies to anglers. One corner was devoted to this and quite an array of different flies and the wherewithal to make them were on display.

Averybig “Thank you” to David and Bev for their hospitality, andto Gerry Kennedy for organising the Ramble and arranging the visit.

David North

Gore Branch Events for the 2023-24 Season

Event Date Organiser(s)

2024

Lions Club Dinner

Frank Robson & Clearwater Capers

Night Trial

BranchAGM

Wednesday 3rd April

Sunday 14th April Greg Elder

Saturday 25th May Rod Bell

Tuesday 11th June (Meeting night)

End of Season Run June

Annual Dinner & Prize-giving

Tuesday Ramble

Editor's

6th July

Last Tuesday of the month (except December)

Bruce Price

Murray Proctor Keith Nunn

Co-ordinated by Gerry Kennedy

note to event organisers

If you want to see a report in The Wiper please provide one yourselves or organise somebody to do it for you.

(N.B. This works best if you ask them before the event!)

29th March – 1st April

Other Events

2024

South Island Easter Rally and 60th Anniversary Celebration, Nelson Branch

2nd – 5th April Post-Easter Rally Tour to Golden Bay

6th April

26th – 28th April

28th April

South Canterbury Branch Swap Meet & Bazaar

Highland Fling, Feilding. (Veteran/Vintage vehicles only.) Manawatu Branch

Rotary Club ofAshburton Plains Classic Car Run. See advertisement on page 28

4th May Ashburton Branch Swap Meet

9th – 11th August

VCCAGM, Tauranga. See notice on page 30

2026

15th – 20th March

Vero International Festival of Historic Motoring. Nelson.

The Branch AGM will be held during the June monthly meeting. All Committee and Officer positions are open for nominations.Anomination form is included with this issue. As you will all be aware, the Branch has not had a Club Captain since last year’s AGM. The Chairman has also indicated his intention to stand down.

I am unable to attend the VCC AGM in August as we will be in the UK for a family function. I am happy to stand down as Branch Delegate if somebody else wishes to take on the role, or would someone like to attend in my place? Pleaseadvisemeofanyotherswhointendto standdown so that this fact can be publicised to the members.

Thank you, The Editor

Make a note in your diaries now!

Tuesday Ramble 30th April

10.30am: meet at the Clubrooms

11.00am: depart for “mystery” lunch venue (likely cost $25-30)

2.00pm: visit E. Dunnage He has a car collection plus “a bit of everything”!

Contact Gerry 027 233 4634 with numbers before Thursday 25th

Pomeroy Trophy 2024

On the morning of January 9, Mark and I began our trip to Christchurch in the Nissan 280Z, with anticipation levels high for the upcoming Pomeroy Trophy. Making good time, we arrived mid-afternoon, but just before reaching Christchurch the old girl decided 5 cylinders was all she needed! A quick pit stop at Repco Hornby to replace a faulty spark plug (with the best iridium set they had) and then we were back on the road, final destination Tasman Holiday Park. We were first to arrive, but 6 more characters hailing from Nelson - including the usual suspect Phil Benvinfollowed shortly after.

As evening approached a short discussion ensued about dining arrangements before Route 66 was chosen, and some classic American hotdogs and curly fries were consumed. Everyone was on their best behaviour, and after the meal it was back to the bunks for an early night in preparation for the day ahead.

Wednesday morning greeted us with a typical hot windy Christchurch norwester, which only gained in strength as the day progressed. Once everyone was all geared up, it was time for Ruapuna Raceway. Arriving at approximately 9:30am for scrutineering, every car was fully measured and inspected in order to accuratelyassign a class rating for the events to come. The 280Z made it into the top class, where it had to compete with the likes of Craig Pidgeon and other big guns - a real challenge to say the least!

Scrutineering

And so the testing began, with the first being the suitcase test. Yes you read that right - 2 large suitcases were placed in every car's boot, and if they didn't fit then points were deducted. Test 2 was the standing quarter mile, followed by the flying quarter, the wiggle woggle (zigging and zagging through cones), and a brake test, before lunch was taken.

From

one extreme to the other!

Wiggle woggle antics

After lunch it was back onto the track for the final test - a 20 minute time trial - where I was only able to complete 25 of the required 27 laps. And despite the 2 lap deficit, I can assure you I was in full concentration mode, driving hard and fast! The time trial in this format can be quite exhausting. With 20-odd entries in both class A and B, contestants were mixed in together. As a driver you had to be constantly monitoring both mirrors while remaining fully aware of your front and rear at all times.

When all the tests were completed we were given paper directions to the Bridge Restaurant & Bar, where a few quiet drinks were enjoyed and presentations made. The overall event winner was Paul McCulla from

Paul McCulla (Peugeot 205GTi)

Craig Pidgeon (Sunbeam Talbot-Lotus)

Class B, with Craig Pidgeon taking 1st in Class A and 2nd overall. But a special mention must go to an old $600 Toyota Corolla for taking 2nd in its class and 3rd overall! We stayed for a meal, and the qualityof the food was representative of the entire day.Afitting way to end the event!

Quite a variety of cars participated, from “yank tanks” to a Stuart Special

and a DKW to a Toyota Corolla

All in all this is a fantastic outing for ANY car enthusiast and I highly recommend it; the organisers do a great job and the overall atmosphere is very friendly! I intend to be back next year (probably with the Jag) and I hope to see some of you there!

Submitted by Evan Henderson, photography by Mark Henderson [with captions by the Editor]

Many more photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Kytfj4tqLYFWF3389 and a video here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C840gBn2kWE&ab_channel=MarkH enderson

Pomeroy Trophy: https://bpvcc.org.nz/pomeroy.html

The Editor

Sent in by Gerry Kennedy

Petition to NZ Minister for Regulation on rules for collectible motor vehicles, started by Ella Forrest: https://chng.it/B4WWLK2JTD

Prince Henry Tour

29th - 31st January

Named from Edwardian Prince Heinrich of Prussia whom was known for his motoring tours from 1908 to 1911. It was for 4-seater production cars but no morethan three passengersallowedto tour.Thewinner’s trophywas of a model car made of 13.5kg of silver. Roughly based on this our VCC Founders created a trophy for a long distance tour which resides at the Otago Branch and the event has been held since 2004.

Day 1

After enjoying two days of veteran motoring on the National Veteran Rally followed by the 70th Dunedin – Brighton, 16 entrants met at the Black Sheep Café in Mosgiel to begin the tour.After I was awarded for the day a large wooden spoon for a comment I made on organizer Nevin Gough’s Facebook and the usual rally briefing we set off at 10.30. The aim was to keep our veterans off the main highway as much as possible so we headed out to Outram and travelled south parallel with the Maunguatua range, crossing SH1 and through Henley, Waihola to Milburn and south to Kaitangataforourlunch stop. It was veryhot and weshaded underthetrees on the river bank opposite the pub. We moved onto Balclutha and crossed at the north side of the bridge to follow the Clutha River to Clydevale, Waipahi. When in Pukerau most stopped to view the Dickson collection due for auction and then on to Gore for the first overnight stay of the Tour. After a few gravel roads, generally in good condition, our Model T wasn't as clean as I prefer it, however we were running well. Unfortunately Greg's Cadillac had developed a water with oil crisis and a Rover was constantly running too hot with both cars pulling out resulting in Greg resuming the Tour in his vintage Star Tourer. A cold beer with our meal at the Croydon Lodge was well enjoyed with everyone after a hot day under the sun.

Day 2

We met at the Lodge car park at 9.30 and after photos and an Ensign reporter interview I unloaded the wooden spoon to the next recipient to think of his actions for the day. The day’s motoring would be a very picturesque drive as we headed via the back road to Mataura, Wyndham and on to Waimahaka and Fortrose. It was here our tour organizer Nevin had a breakdown with his diff on their Model T van resulting in it finishing the Tour on the back up trailer.Again the weather was warm however more cloudy, still very pleasant for open car motoring. We continued traveling aroundthe Catlins coast to stop at Curio Bayforlunchenjoyingthe scenery and lack of traffic. However we did stop to raise the top at Papatowai with an ominous rain cloud and a little light rain, continuing on to Owaka for our next overnight stay. Staff at the Lumberjack restaurant fed and kept us hydrated well.Another very enjoyable motoring day.

Day 3

Assembling back at the restaurant at 9.30 we left Owaka on to Punawea with some deviations to come to the Nugget Point end of Kaka Point. In the open cars you certainly get to see the scenery well along with smell it also. Not always pleasant smells. On the straights after leaving Kaka Point heading for Balclutha another Model T owner had the misfortune of a tyre blowout resulting in the tyre over the rear axle. Being the next to arrive and having changed many beaded edge tyres we helped the elderly owner fit and pump up the replacement. Soon after the backup crew arrived in time to watch the car fall off the jack as I was fitting the wheel back on to the axle. Again the sun was out and well into the mid-20s. Nothing like wrestling a tyre with irons on the side of the road under the sun to make one sweat. Packed tools away and on to Kaitangata for some of the same shade and lunch. After our needed break we travelled on via Toko Mouth, however the gravel roads were verydry, dustyand very corrugated shaking the car around a lot and with thick loose gravel occasionally catching our skinny tyres making steering challenging. We crossed State Highway 1 again at Milburn and followed the Berwick - Maungatua road to Outram and to finish back in Mosgiel. Another great meal and drinks at the Black Sheep restaurant with prize-giving and farewells. During the Tour we were given a questions sheet to answer with Tom & Chris Stephens also driving a 1911 T declared the winners having answering the most correctly.

The T at the end of the Tour

There were five Model Ts on the tour along with three Rolls-Royces, two Rovers, two Cadillacs, a Sunbeam, a Studebaker and an Overland. Also a North Island motorcyclist riding a 1918 Excelsior completed the tour however the gravel roads almost dropped him more than once. One of the Rolls-Royce cars and a Model T were vintage-aged and were not competitive. We really enjoyed our Tour and look forward to more prior to or after the next National Veteran Rally in Marlborough.

Paul and Lynne Herron

Volunteers Wanted

For helping with the Lions Club dinner on 3rd April. Please contact Des Brewster on 027 845 1752 if you are able to help. Thank you.

Gore VCC Supper Roster

April Greg Elder

May Chris Scoles

June To be advised

July To be advised

August To be advised

September To be advised

October To be advised

September To be advised

November To be advised

December To be advised

January To be advised

March To be advised

IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE ON YOUR ROSTERED NIGHT, PLEASE CONTACT ME OR SWAP WITH SOMEONE ELSE ON THE LIST.

THANKS, DES BREWSTER

Weneedtocater forabout 30to 40 members each night. The cuppaandservingofthesupper is to be arranged within the Social Committee.

If necessary, ingredients and/or small items can be bought at Gore New World and charged to the Gore VCC account.

REMINDERS

FOR

SALE & WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS

ARE FREE to Club members. Advertisements will be published in three consecutive issues. Please contact the Editor.

The Branch receives commission if you insure your vehicle(s), boat(s), house(s), contents or travel with Vero Insurance and quote the Branch number (300135).

https://vcc.org.nz/vero-vcc-insurance-scheme/

VCC name badges: are available to order by contacting the Branch Chairman (cellphone 027 210 4131). N.B. If you’re not wearing one at a meeting you will attract the Sheriff’s attention and are likely to be fined!

You are very welcome to come on Branch runs in your modern.

Join the VCC online at https://vcc.org.nz/how-to-join/

Both Bluebridge and Interislander Ferries offer discounts to VCC members: https://vcc.org.nz/membership-benefits/

To Let: the Gore Branch Clubrooms are available to VCC members for personal functions at very reasonable cost.

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In New Zealand History This Month

25 April 1916

First Anzac Day

Anzac Day commemoration at Petone, 1916 (Alexander Turnbull Library, APG-0589-1/2-G)

People in communities across New Zealand and overseas gathered to mark the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. New Zealand observed a half-day holiday from 1 p.m. The mood was solemn; race meetings were postponed and cinemas stayed shut until late afternoon.

The first Anzac Day provided an opportunity for the country’s political leaders to remind young men of their duty to volunteer for war service. Prime Minister William Massey concluded a speech at Wellington’s Town Hall by calling for more young men to come forward to fight for King and country. The possible introduction of conscription was an unstated threat.

Large crowds attended local ceremonies; there were 2000 at a religious service in Ashburton and 8000 at the dedication of a memorial flagpole at Petone railway station. In Wairarapa, locals erected a large cross on top of a hill overlooking the village of Tīnui.

Overseas, New Zealanders took part in commemorative events in Malta, Egypt and London, where crowds lined the streets to watch 2000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers march to Westminster Abbey for a service.

Anzac Day was observed on 23 April 1917 because of local body elections on the 25th. The commemoration reverted to 25 April in 1918 and has been held on that day ever since. In 2020 no public events took place because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Adapted from: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/calendar/4

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Spotted!

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The Editor

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