FOR GOOD OLD FASHIONED SERVICE AUTO ENGINEERS (1984) LTD 14 EDWARD ST. TIMARU Phone: 688 8452 For all your vintage reconditioning Parts supplies suppliers of Penrite oils to South Canterbury to 20 years Suppliers to Farmlands.
AORANGI TRICAR NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTH CANTERBURY BRANCH OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND INC.
CLUBROOMS 19-25 REDRUTH ST TIMARU SOUTH
Replica Timaru’s First Car Built by C. W. Wood
DECEMBER 2016
NOGGIN ANDNATTER First Thursday of the Month
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2016 - 2017 November 27th
Sunday
Vet/Vin/Comm
December 10th
Saturday
B.B.Q. Xmas
2017 January 1st January 8th January 14th January 21st
Sunday Sunday Saturday Saturday
Parade at Fairlie Ladies Rally Night Trial Open Day
February 4 - 10th February 19th
Sat - Fri. Sunday
Haast Tour Chairman’s Rally
March 5th March 11th
Sunday Saturday
Mystery Run Mid Island Rally
April 1st April 13th
Saturday Thursday
Swap Meet Mid Week Run
May 11th May 14th
Thursday Sunday
Mid Week Run PV/PWV/P60/P80
June 4th June 8th June 18th
Sunday Thursday Sunday
All British Day Mid Week Run Restoration Run
July 6th July 13th
Thursday Thursday
A.G.M. Mid Week Run
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 2016 - 2017 Branch Correspondence to P. O. Box 623, Timaru 7940 E.Mail - southcanterbury@vcc.org.nz Phone 03 688 5234
Chairman ` John Foster (Marion) 615 9066 Vice Chairman Ashley Milliken 686 0834 Secretary Carolyn Gibson (Robert)03 689 1442 Treasurer Nola Day (Alistair) 688 6108 Club Captain Newsletter Frances Irving 688 0370 Editor E.Mail:franirv@xtra.co.nz C/R Convenor Ashley Milliken (Evelyn)686 0834 Parts Manager John Campbell (Janet) 686 0282 Librarian Barry Barnes (Carla) 688 5105 IT Officer Shannon Stevenson 686 3263 Committee Wayne Irving (Michelle) 688 6457 Terence Irving 688 6457 Neil Manchester 688 2112 Darren Ladbrook (Jo) 688 8999 Trailer Hire John Campbell 686 0282 SWAPMEET COMMITTEE Chairman John Knowles 03 693 7680 Treasurer Nola Day (Alistair) 688 6108 Site Convenor Michelle Munro (Gavin) 686 4824 Grounds Colin Johnstone (Trish) 03 693 9093 Committee Tony McGillen (Gloria) 615 8755 Allan Holland 684 4197 Gavin Munro 686 4824 Peter Cooke 03 685 6207 Murray Martin (Jean) 615 9905 Alan Patrick 615 8803 For Identification Certificate Processing Warren Cox 03 688 8758 Alistair Day 03 688 6108
PARTS SHED
COVER: Motor bikes at lunch stop
An assortment of new Pistons, Brake Shoes, Plugs, Points, Filters and some good tyres. New Tie Rod Ends, CV Joint Boots, Steering Rack Boots and much more. Just see your Parts Shed first.
COMING EVENTS
John Campbell ================================================== FOR SALE 1984 Mitsubishi Sigma 2.0 GLX New Zealand new, VCC eligible one owner car. Manual transmission, Power steering. Body is straight, and car runs, however engine will require mechanical work done. Car has current registration/WOF. Contact Murray Hines, 03-612-6870 or 027 2214 553 $1000 ONO
================================================= BLUEBIRD COOK STRAIT FERRY Discount code: ANTIQUECAR Valid Travel Dates: Between now and 30 November 2017 Discounted Fares: 10% off all fares ================================================ INTERISLANDER FERRY Rates quoted for NZ Vintage Car Club For Bookings refer to www.interislander.co.nz
VETERAN, VINTAGE & COMMERCIAL RALLY SUNDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER 2016 ANY Club vehicle welcome This Run is open to any Club eligible vehicles though if you have a few, bring the oldest. We will be stopping at a few places of interest along the way. User friendly for veterans. There is an admission charge at one place $5 per person, $2 per child. Departs our Clubrooms at 10.00 a.m. Bring lunch. Organised by Grant Stewart. ================================================== NOGGIN’ & NATTER, THURSDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 2016 Meet at Clubrooms, Redruth St., Timaru at 7.30 p.m. Speaker: Bar Duty: Nola Day Kitchen Duty: Volunteers please ================================================= CHRISTMAS B.B.Q, 10TH DECEMBER, 2016 , SATURDAY , 6 P M. AT CLUBROOMS, REDRUTH ST., TIMARU $15.00 per person. Children Free Tickets available from Committee Members. 1ST DECEMBER last day for selling tickets. If bringing children, we also need to know numbers. PLEASE COME ALONG AND SUPPORT CLUB If we don’t get the numbers, this event will NOT take place. ============================================
DECEMBER 17TH, 2016 SATURDAY The South Canterbury Museum would like 6 or 7 cars, Veteran & Vintage, to park between Museum & St Mary’s Church, between the hours 0f 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. If able to help, please phone John Foster (03) 615 9066 ====================================================== Windsor Rally 3rd December, 2016
PLEASE FORWARD V.I.D. RENEWALS DIRECT TO HEAD OFFICE
Ladies Rally – Sunday January 8th 2017
Invitation to register your interest
Be sure to have your morning Cuppa before you leave home as there will be no morning tea at the Clubrooms
Wanganui Vintage Car Club is pleased to host the
Two places of interest pencilled in, please be at the clubrooms by 9:00am for departure no later than 9:30am. The first part of the run will be about one & a half hours or so to the first stop (morning tea) where you can enjoy a complimentary cuppa with The Natives. We then depart to the lunch stop and the men have a Blank Canvas to think about the lunch they are to prepare for the ladies who can dine with some Culture! Mark the day off on your calendar and we look forward to seeing you there!
being held 20th-23rd January 2017
Remember gentlemen your Artistic lunch could win you the APRON! Robert & Carolyn Gibson ================================================== I would like to thank sincerely the following good Samaritans who came to my rescue at Mt. Cook Rally: Russell Dale & John Martin who enabled me to limp from the Checkpoint to the Hermitage, Rob Ross, Wayne Irving & Jerome Mehrtens who carried out more permanent repairs & enabled me to arrive home in fine style. To you all, I am eternally grateful, Maybe Number 13 is a lucky number after all! Regards to you all, Graham Rae. ================================================
Urgently require someone to take over putting Tricar together . Phone Frances 688 0370 or John Foster (03) 615 9066
National Veteran Rally Entrants will enjoy: Optional Activities Social events Great Scenery Parts Shed Shopping Being Part Of Whanganui’s Vintage Weekend We are also hosting the historic Burma Rally on this weekend. It is a great opportunity for all Veteran and Vintage Vehicle Owners to experience a unique Wellington Anniversary Weekend To receive further information, newsletters, entry form Contact: Linda O’Keeffe email: lokeeffe@xtra.co.nz (preferred method) Ph: 0274 733 767 Postal: PO Box 726,
FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN Hi Everyone, Firstly Seasons Greetings and have a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Our family had a Wedding to celebrate the weekend after our run to Mt. Cook. All went well, though the weather was a bit iffy, but most importantly, we got Ken & Nicola married. It was a wonderful “bit of a do”.. On the motoring front, first off the rank was the Motorbike boys and possible girls. I saw them off and they had a great day for cruising. No doubt, there will be a report elsewhere in the Tricar. The next weekend was the Safari Weekend. I understand it was well supported and a good time was had by all. We have just taken part in the Saturday Cruise of the All American Weekend. Good company, good people, good food. We didn’t go to the Drive-in Movie as we were told you needed a FM radio, to get the sound. The Buick does not have a FM radio, in fact it has no radio. Halfway through the run, the Buick decided to run on 7 & 1/2 cylinders and we were pleased to get home. Manifold gasket gone, I think. Thanks to all the people involved in running these events. Coming up is our B.B.Q. Xmas Dinner. That will only happen if enough tickets are sold to make it worth while. And please remember Fairlie lunch & New Year’s Day Parade on the first of January. Have fun out there and I look forward to seeing you on the Veteran, Vintage & Commercial Rally. Best Xmas wishes,
John
SCVCC Website Updates www.southcanterburyvintagecarclub.co.nz Website November 2016 - Behind the scenes wordpress updates made - Focus given to All American Event on front page - Updates made to Haast Rally page - Events updated where applicable - Mt Cook Rally Story placed up - Monster Charity Rally Story placed up - Entry forms for various NZ Vintage and Classic events from other branches placed up Upcoming - more stories of various runs. For any contributions, please send through to Shannon.nzd@gmail.com
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Notes from the Library by Barry Barnes During the last month some action has occurred in the Library principally sorting magazines donated by Robin Jenkins. There is now a very good range of Sports Car World and an increased range of Jaguar related magazines. Activity has been stifled somewhat by an unexpected brief visit to the cardiac unit in Christchurch where I was the grateful recipient of much TLC and a couple of stents! There were a couple of other donations which I will acknowledge next month. 2017 Haast Tour 4/10 February Entries currently total 43, which as it stands is a good response, but more are expected. Shannon and Norm have modified the Haast Rally Reunion spreadsheet for use with this event, the rally plaque has been finalised and various other tasks are under action many of which will start in earnest after entries close. Entry forms and all the relevant information can be found on the Branch website. Please note that if you are interested in this event entries close on 3 December. NO LATE ENTRIES!
The only other 1967 rider present, Alan Sutton, who rode Trevor’s Douglas, was M.C. for the Saturday night festivities and chief organizer thereof and the excellent Sunday morning breakfast. Our other 2 local reps Stewart and Lex were part of the successful team (Canterbury Honey Nuts) in the Inter Branch Competition. This was a special event for me and I think everyone of the 80 odd entrants enjoyed it too. 1913 BSA at start in Lumsden
1927 Triumph & 1930 Sunbeam
Bikes at Kingston Lunch Stop. The Indian Ace is one of the original 12 still owned by Hayes family
50th Arrowtown Motorcycle Rally
By Barry Barnes Three South Canty Br members, Lex Westoby, Stewart Gutsell and myself took part in this recent event. I was one of 3 riders who took part in the first event in 1967 and we all rode again the same bikes we did back then. Wayne Nicoll rode his pedal start 1912 Triumph, a huge effort for a guy still recovering from major surgery. He has only missed one event in all these years. My brother Trevor from Upper Hutt dug out the 1927 Triumph he rode in 1967 as a 20 year old and got it going again after 40 years or so. He also brought along the 1930 Sunbeam Model 8, his vintage mount in more recent years that was also one of the original 12 bikes in 1967. This was ridden by a friend from Wellington. My ride was the 1913 BSA owned by my brother Robin which I borrowed off him in 1967. It too had not been going since the early 70s and Robin put in a huge amount of time getting it ready and bringing it down from Upper Hutt for me along with preparing and bringing his 1929 Sunbeam Model 9. Several of the original 12 were entered on the rally and others were brought along just to display at the celebratory dinner so that 10 of them were present. 1 bike not present, the 1924 AJS, was recently sold in Invercargill while the other was Trevor’s 1923 Douglas still in bits in his garage. The BSA was going very well easily passing a pair of veteran Royal Enfield vtwins pulling out of Lumsden, but only a few miles further there was a little pop and all drive ceased. I could see the valves still going up and down and my fears were confirmed when inspection proved that the top of the piston was sitting cheerfully going nowhere in the combustion chamber! This was very disappointing especially as Robin had the motor apart to check it out, had new rings fitted and done his best to ensure a trouble free ride. Trevor had a lot of work done on the oil pump on his Triumph, but somewhere along the line the sight glass disappeared and despite use of the hand pump, the bike nipped up going around Lake Wakatipu towards Frankton. We probably could have got it going but it was felt more prudent to stick it in the van. Wayne’s Triumph also seized so it was not a happy day for the 3 1967 bike/rider combinations. Both Sunbeams motored well so a 50% success rate for the Wellington Br contingent.
Motorbike Rally 04-11-16 by Lex Westoby Deciding which bike to ride may not be a problem for some people but because one of my bikes has been giving me problems on the previous few rallies, I was reluctant to use it this time. The weather was going to be the decider, and so with a fine but overcast day which didn’t look like rain, I decided to trust it one more time. I had checked it over and during the ride into the club rooms; I was listening for any faults that should crop up. I arrived with no trouble. Gathered ready for the start was a great variety of machines with most of the popular makes there. Triumph (2off), AJS, Ariel, BSA, Sunbeam, Honda, Suzuki, Royal Enfield (2off), and a Panther, there was even a Velocette there but he never went in the rally. In all there were 6 twins, 1 multi, and the rest were singles. It was good to see the out of town riders there, having come from Ashburton and Dunedin. The rally followed the normal format with a Time Trial to start, just to keep you under control!!! We then carried on to the lunch stop, with an afternoon run back to the club rooms for Tea and prize giving. My start time was 10-20 am and my average speed was to be 40 mph. We headed out over the Creek Bridge, and on to Beaconsfield road, and that is when I noticed that I had “NO” clutch. This was not a major issue, (as it was still driving,) until you want to stop. The end of the timed section at Shannon’s check point was the first time, but I managed to slip it into neutral and pull up. Getting started again was just a matter of pushing off and selecting 1st gear and riding off. The rally took us out via Brassels Bridge, up Lyalldale valley, through Holme station, over the Pareora George, on to Lindisfarne, then along some great (gravel) roads, to come out on the Cave - Albury highway. We then went back down to Cave for the lunch stop. Somewhere along the rally I passed 4 other bikes but I still don’t know where as I never saw them again . They finally turned up in Cave having done some extra miles. I ordered some lunch then pulled the bike apart to repair the clutch problem. It turned out to be the nut having come lose on the gearbox shaft, which allowed the whole clutch to float about on the shaft. After lunch we headed up over the Cleland’s Hill, and down to Blacksmiths Corner, and then on through to Pleasant Point, where once again I found that I had “NO” clutch. (I can’t have tightened it enough) so thank goodness it was an easy ride down the Point Highway, and through the back roads to the club rooms. Prize giving was the usual slick affair, and turned up a few surprises. Everyone really enjoyed the run. Thanks Neil for a great rally.
SAFARI 2016 - HANGING ROCK THURS/FRI/SAT by Barry Smith Thurs : Arrive at Don Campbell’s @ 9.30 to find Les Wenlock has also arrived. Coffee is served, that over, we pry Les out of his easy chair ( he has become quite comfortable) & off we go with Don leading in the Chev truck & Les bringing up the rear in his Daihatsu truck. We hit Pleasant Point highway via Morgan’s Rd/Cartwright’s Rd, & at Point turn off at garage. Follow winery signs. Just over the Opihi one lane bridge, turn right into camping/picnic area to find the Irving family all set up. Find also the river up and dirty. Weather threatening, no time for idleness or coffee – Just get to it & set up camp. Started raining. Once all ship shape, then finally coffee time. Shelter soon rigged with many helping hands – Still raining. A motor home came in but decided to park down near the bridge end. Darren Ladbrook arrived with vehicle recovery trailer (company truck), followed by Jo and kids, in her new pride and joy four wheel drive and soon their tents were up. – Raining. River rising. After tea & a couple of drinks around the fire, Jo decided to take the boys home (little ones – Darren stayed.) Fri: Arise to find that yes, still raining. Darren, Wayne & Terence set off Duvauchelle (Akaroa) with car trailer hitched to Jo’s pride & joy. Those remaining spent quiet day in camp. Mid afternoon the travellers returned with a 1928 Dodge sedan on trailer, all complete along with spare engine & block. Time for tea and a quiet drink around the fire (great piece of work thanks to Terence and Wayne: A brazier style built from a drum) Sat: Still raining : Steady, light, sometimes stopping, but never quite. Rearrange position of fire and shelter. Team ‘mechanics’ went to work on the Dodge under watchful eye of Darren, once bonnet was removed. Darren Rose & Wendy arrived to visit. After extensive checking by ‘team mechanics’ it was deemed safe to attempt a start up. This carried out with temporary ignition wiring and fuel fed by baked bean tin. Lo & behold it did start, albeit rough, then another cylinder cut in (then another). Still not good enough for the boys. Side covers are removed - A tap here and a tap there to knock that stuck valve back, a bit of lube, another tap. Sometime later, covers are on & the starting ‘team’ are on standby. Continued Page 15
This required three – One to apply battery leads, one on carb control and one pouring fuel. A nod from head ‘mechanic’ and she roared into life, all six cylinders this time. A tweak on the fuel mix & there she was running sweet as! Cough, splutter – Baked bean tin run dry, not to worry, smiles and high fives all around. But wait, what’s this – The retaining strops are released and the car rolls of the trailer (these boys are not finished yet!) You guessed it, another baked bean tin of fuel, start up with Darren at the wheel, Terence folded up on left side of engine, Wayne on right hand side & off they went up the Rd. Darren Rose with bemused look on his face, holding Jerry fuel can, muttering “how far will they get on a baked bean tin”?. Looking down the Rd, no sight of them, so a quick committee meeting of remaining campers – Let’s get a vehicle up the Rd with more fuel. Stick ‘jumped’ into action, fired up Chev truck & left camp for the mercy mission, to be met by team ‘mechanics’ pushing the Dodge towards camp, with Darren still at the wheel. Time for this car to return to the trailer. Frances Irving arrived out for a visit. Settled around fire, a few deserved drinks flowed, dispersed to prepare and eat dinner. Dishes done. Returned to fire to enjoy a few more drinks and stories. Still raining, Jo returned home with the boys. Sun morning: Overcast and threatening. With breakfast over, start dismantling camp. Surprise. Surprise, sun comes out. With us all but packed up and yours truly the last car to finish packing, to the amusement of Wayne and his boys, Stick and Les. One final photo of our vehicles and we set off in convoy for home. Ending yet another Safari (36?) Campers were: Irving family + Wiki and Henry the dog, Darren Ladbrook & Halayna, Don Campbell, Les Wenlock & Barry Smith. Vehicles were: 1927 Erskine, 1928 Chev truck, 1929 Model A roadster, 1930 Model A sedan, 1983 Daihatsu delta truck, 1928 Dodge on trailer. P.S. Great to see the Friday cruise led by Roger & Barbara, although was wet, a good turnout and a bit of excitement for the camp.
Barry, Les, Terence & Wiki on Safari
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Line-up of vehicles
MOTORCYCLE RALLY 2016