Gore VCC December 2016

THE WIPER The Newsletter of the Gore Branch of the Vintage Car Club of NZ (Inc.)

December 2016 MEETINGS: SECOND TUESDAY of the month at the Clubrooms, Waimea Street, Gore

Next meeting: 13th December

to all our readers Branch telephone number: 03 208 7424

2016-2017 Committee and Officers Name(s) Neil McVicar, Ray Tressler Murray Proctor Position vacant Katy Parish Glenise Corcoran John Tremaine Ken Buchanan Jim McFadzien Charlie Davis Greg Elder Bill Sheddan Branch Recorder (Wiper Editor) David North Assistant Branch Recorder Position not filled at present House Convenor Position vacant Assistant House Convenor P Corcoran Beaded Wheels Reporter Jim McFadzien Festival Rally Organiser Keith Dodds Assistant Rally Organiser Denis Knight Bar Manager Chris Scoles Assistant Star McDougall Social Committee David McDowell, John Parish, Beb Kennedy, Noel Kelly, Paul Corcoran Maintenance Supervisor Ken Youngson Maintenance Assistants Bill Ainge, Barry Clearwater, Alex McLennan, Keith Dodds Swapmeet & Parts Evan Henderson Swapmeet & Parts Assistants Stewart Quertier, Barry Clearwater, Bryan Neilson, Paul Corcoran Hill Climb Alex McLennan Hill Climb Assistant Stewart Quertier Sheriff Star McDougall Deputy Sheriff Denis Knight Librarian Stewart Quertier Raffles Gerry Kennedy National Delegate John Parish Health & Safety Officer Des Brewster Privacy Officer Katy Parish Museum & HPP David McDowell Tuesday Rambles Gerry Kennedy Vehicle Identity Card signatories John Tremaine, John Parish, Evan Henderson, Denis Knight Position Branch Patrons Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Club Captain Assistant Club Captains

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Chairman’s Report December 2016 December already! It’s said that as one gets older the years go faster and I’m sure whoever started that story is correct, or maybe it’s got something to do with global warming. Anyway, it’s now December and a couple of weeks along it will be Christmas and the New Year.

So on behalf of the Gore Branch Committee I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

To those who have lost loved ones we extend our sympathies to you, and to those of you who are feeling poorly we hope you get better soon.

We’ve had a busy couple of months motoring. We’ve had the Post 60s run to Arrowtown, some of us went to Balclutha for their rally. Another well-run rally although I’m sure the raffles were rigged. The Hill Climb will have been run, thanks to Evan and crew and the Diggers Run is just a few days away. So a few miles will be behind us come the New Year.

Merry Christmas, Murray

Club Captain’s Report Hi – Hill Climb will be over as I write this report.

Looks like the weather was favourable considering the previous few days. Hope you had a successful day.

I was ready on Friday to go but a phone call stopped me as work comes first.

Ken Buchanan has the Diggers Run under control on 3rd December.

Festival Rally on 25th February, 2017 – please support this as there is a lot of work goes into organising this run.

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From the Editor’s keyboard Following last month’s “threat”, I had a bit of an influx of material. Both Coralie Bewley and John Parish sent photographs and Paul Herron sent an article. I also had two articles, with photographs, from Bill Sheddan, who is far and away my most prolific contributor. A big “Thank You” to you all, but especially Bill!

However, for one reason or another, all of those contributions found their way into this edition of The Wiper. Consequently, I am still short of material so I hope at least some of you will find enough time during the festivities to send me something before the New Year  Finally, I would like to wish all “my” readers and contributors a very happy and peaceful Christmas.

David North

Online bonuses this month Waimea Plains Vintage Museum chaff cutting demonstration, (2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8jSapN5wiY Goodwood Revival 2016 Friday in full Goodwood Revival 2016 Saturday in full Goodwood Revival 2016 Sunday in full Sent in By Brian and Jean Kirby: http://surprise.ly/v/?PK0Hl0kWELE:0:0:0:100

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Photos from the Vintage & Veteran Run organised by Paul Herron on 16th October

Model A driven by Lynne Herron, navigator Coralie Bewley, (the winners)

Bob Herron and wife Myra

Some of the cars (photos by Coralie Bewley)

More of the cars (photos by John Parish) 8

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More important messages from Head Office Hi Folks I have the same one again (as below).* They have deposited money in to our account on 25 October and all I have is RJ’S EARLY FO. I don’t keep a list of who all these “unidentified” people turn out to be, as I hope that when they are advised, they make sure they do not do it again.

Can anyone advise who it is?? Can it also be put in to your newsletters. They will receive a reminder notice next week, if I don’t hear anything. If you know who it is, please ask them to ring me and I will remind them again of the importance of putting the reference number with all payments.

Kind Regards Julie Cairns - Gee Administration Manager Vintage Car Club of NZ - National Office *Julie included a copy of the email she sent in February, when the same person deposited money without the necessary reference! The Editor

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Hi Folks I had a deposit show up on 25 October with the only reference being the word “SMITH TV ITB SHANE”.

I have been through all the Smith’s and there is no Shane and no initials TV or ITB. When I send out the reminder notices, someone will grumble and say they deposited it into our account, and they may be slow at contacting me (in the past I have waited over 2 months for people to actually contact the National Office to query why they haven’t got branch newsletters or the latest BW-ignoring the reminder notice they will have received).

Can you please put it in your November issue of your branch newsletter (as I will send out a reminder notice in early November).

It could be anyone paying for someone else.

Thanks

Kind Regards Julie Cairns - Gee Administration Manager Vintage Car Club of NZ - National Office 11

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CANTERBURY VETERAN RALLY 30th OCTOBER My professional services had been on order for a while to stripe a 1909 Model T in Rolleston. I decided to complete my task after Labour Weekend and conveniently the Veteran Rally was on the following weekend. So I packed everything including a Veteran car and set off to Christchurch for business and pleasure.

Looking forward to the Rally I had a close eye on the forecast as always hoping for a fine day in a brass-era open car and the weather gurus got it right with a clear day. The run started at Cutler Park in McLeans Island and was open to 2-wheel-brake vintage cars as well although not competitive. Twenty antique vehicles arrived at the Park however the All British Run was leaving from Cutler Park and had approximately 200 assembling there also.

After attempting two supposedly easy field tests, morning tea supplied and ready for a start at 11am. The run was relatively easy travelling in and around West Melton and Prebbleton districts away from busy traffic and largely around the huge house and 4-acre farmlets which was great to get a good look at doing the speeds we do.

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Four Model T Tourers

Lunch at a private property in West Melton was the end of the run.

There was a photo-shoot of the seven Model Ts of which four were 1911 Tourers. Was great to travel on different roads with other Veterans. We really enjoyed the whole day, thanks to the organisers.

Paul Herron

FESTIVAL RALLY RAFFLE We will again be collecting non-perishable grocery items. A box will be set up in the clubrooms from the December meeting. This year’s was a great success, let’s see if we can do even better for next year.

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Reprinted from Rumour, the Southland branch newsletter, with permission of the Editor, Dave Harris:

Electric Toyota Hilux At the September meeting, Owen Osborne displayed and spoke about his 1992 Toyota Hilux utility that he has converted to electric propulsion.

His aim for this conversion was to have sufficient range to enable him to travel from Invercargill to Riverton and back on a single charge.

The motor is a 30kW DC series motor driving through the original Toyota gearbox and is controlled by an electronic controller specifically designed for use in electric vehicles. The controller allows for the maximum available power to be adjusted but of course the more power used the shorter the range of the vehicle. The battery consists of 100 lithium ion 90Ahr cells and these are housed under the deck of the utility. The battery has a cost of about $8000 and is expected to have a life of 10 years. However he has had trouble with a cell overheating and that required replacement.

Batteries

Rectifier and motor

Apparently the utility performs very well, easily getting to Riverton and back and at a cost of about $4.70 for electricity (about 1/3 of the cost of a petrol car).

Dave

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(Photos by the Editor at the Riverton Show)

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October Tuesday Ramble E.scape Glass in Forth Street Invercargill at 11am was where we all met.

Many remember the building as a Masonic Lodge built in 1867. Today it has a New Zealand Heritage Category 2 listing and, after many previous lives, is home to E.scape Glass. It has a beautiful black & white tiled floor which was discovered under the dance floor when it was removed for the present owners.

The building

Carey on one of the kilns

Husband & wife team of Carey and Relda McDowall introduced us to their business. They manufacture what is currently New Zealand’s only toughened slumped glass, hand crafted and customised to suit our needs.

Most people think of glass as something you see through, well that’s the way it is when they get it. They have several kilns each designed for a special purpose. Each has a thick base layer of clay powder in which the pattern is formed, a clear sheet of glass is laid over this design and the kiln temperature is taken to 800ºC. This causes the glass to slump into the design in the clay. Grave headstones are made of up to 8 layers fused together, fired at a lower temperature. These are almost too heavy to be lifted by hand (approx 25kgs). Plates are made in moulds that give them their shaping when fired. Decorative pieces like the domestic-ware can be colour-coated to any colour from the Resene range, this adds another dimension. There really are no boundaries as to their talents, if you want it in glass they will do their very best to please you.

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Some of their products (all photos by the Editor)

Tuesday Ramblers were amazed by the list of products they produce, their friendliness to us interrupting their working day was not a problem.

We congratulate them on putting Southland on the map.

Our day trip concluded following a great meal and time to socialise at the Working Men’s Club.

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Xmas Dinner for Tuesday Ramblers 6th of December 11.30am: assemble at the Gore Vintage Car Clubrooms 12.30am: lunch served (cost $25.00 per head wine and soft drinks supplied) Contact: Gerry Kennedy Phone: (03) 2085806 Cell: 027 2334634 No later than December 1st as numbers are needed for catering

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Gore Branch events for the 2016-17 Season Event

Proposed Dates

People Responsible

2016 Diggers Run

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Ken Buchanan

2017 Festival Rally

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25 February

Frank Robson / 12th March Clearwater Capers Run

Keith Dodds, Denis Knight Charlie Davis

Swap Meet

19th March

Evan Henderson Stewart Quertier

Ladies Run

9th April

Marilyn Proctor

Night Trial

13th May

Bell Sheddan

End of Season Run

10th June

Greg Elder

Tuesday Ramble

Last Tuesday of every month (variable in December)

Gerry Kennedy

Editor's 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. (This usually works best if you ask them before the event!)

A woman noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach.

“Ha­­! That’s not going to help,” she said.

“Sure, it does,” he said. “It’s the only way I can see the numbers.”

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2017 21 – 23 January

National Veteran Rally, Wanganui Branch

26th & 27th January

Dunedin - Brighton Run, Otago Branch

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Edendale Crank-Up

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Gore A&P Show

4th – 10th February

Proposed 2017 Haast Tour. Register interest with to Barry Barnes bandcbarnes@slingshot.co.nz or phone 03 688 5105.

Also see website www.southcanterburyvintagecarclub.co.nz

17th – 19th February

Evolution Motorsport 25th Classic Speedfest, Teretonga

17th – 19th February. 25th VCC National Motorcycle Rally. All events based at After Rally Tour: Waitomo Village. Enquiries to Rally Secretary – phone 07 20th – 24th February 856 7238 or 027 423 0608 or email vccrally@gmail.com Early March

Round the South Island Trip (Southland branch). Contact Olly, 03 236 1408 or 027 428 4666

18th March

Scenicland 4 Lakes Rally, West Coast Branch. Rally Secretary b.m.woodhouse@xtra.co.nz

14th – 17th April

North Island National Easter Rally, Auckland Branch. Rally Secretary Tracey Winterbottom, phone 09 232 0246 or email vintagesunbeam@hotmail.co.nz 2021

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VCC International Rally, New Plymouth

MOPED RALLY - BALCLUTHA Sunday 4th December only $10.00 Meet at 10am, first bike away 10.30am Polish up the wee scooters and come along for a scenic ride For further details contact Neville King 03 4180245 23

Post 60 Run, Saturday 29th October “No convoys. No questions. No quizzes. Just spring time cruzin.” This was on the rally sheet before the first of the rally instructions.

7.45 am, we picked up the Kennedys and went to the club rooms where over a period of half an hour or so 18 vehicles assembled for the day’s run. Nice to see Barry and Ann Newland in their very nice 1977 Mercedes-Benz ( first run ) and Steve Crump (Crumpy) who was Bill Sheddan’s navigator. We all stood around in what I must say were rather cool conditions, had a bit of a natter, a short pre-rally briefing and the first car loaded up and moved off.

From the club we drove through town, crossed the bridge and turned onto Huron St, over the flood bank onto Woolwich Street and continued through Knapdale, Waikaka, turning onto Greenvale Road motoring past the ghost town of Kelso to Heriot. Here we turned at Dee Street and stopped for a look at the original Todd Family cottage.

As our instruction said "Google Todd cottage Heriot and have a read of the Farming and Fortunes" quite interesting. I've been to Heriot many times and have never seen this wee cottage. We continued past the rugby grounds and went via Moa Flat Todd's Cottage (photo by the Editor) over to Millers Flat and on to Roxburgh where we crossed the Clutha river and travelled the back road, crossed the Clutha again at the hydro dam and on to Alexandra where a nature stop was in order. From here we continued to Cromwell and the Highlands Motorsport Park where everyone stopped, had a look through the museum and a cup of coffee. I noticed some having a go at the hand to eye coordination machine. It's a bit of a challenge, I had a go some time ago and the result was pretty poor I must admit. Here we 24

parted company with Evan Henderson and Mary Tremaine and we were joined by Chris and Gaynor Miller as well as the Marshall family from the Central Otago branch.

After drinks and some eats, we headed off through the Kawarau Gorge to Arrowtown and on to Littles Road opposite the entrance to Coronet Peak, at least that's what the instructions said. Our interpretation was a wee bit different and we took a roundabout route. Anyway we did find our way to our first stop at John Taylor's where a large grassed area provided parking in front of his sheds. John’s sheds had a fairly wide cross section of memorabilia, cars, bikes, Bren gun carrier, soapbox derby cars and an 8hp Fowler traction engine and a workshop area where unlike my place nothing was out of place. After a good look around we settled in for lunch out in front of the shed and in the sunshine. Beautiful when the sun was out but a little cool when it went behind cloud. But hey, it wasn't raining or blowing and the company was great.

Lunch in the sunshine

Some of John’s soapbox racers (Photos by Murray Proctor)

After lunch had settled a bit, we moved a wee bit further along and on to Speargrass Road and Dave Taylor's (John’s brother) and we had a look at his collection. Again a fairly wide section of vehicles. Road cars, track cars, veteran through to modern. At the moment Dave is restoring a 1912 Clement Bayard. His collection is primarily English and European although I did see a Nissan GT-R still, it’s quite collectible and will be great to see the likes when it comes of age.

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The Clement Bayard

BMW 635CSiA Austin 7 Special (photos by the Editor)

From Dave's we travelled to Frankton, fuelled up and headed back home stopping at Kingston for a cuppa and a losing lotto ticket at Lumsden.

What a great day out. As it said at the start, “No convoys, no quizzes, just spring time cruzin�!

Thanks Bill I did hear that the Parish E-type suffered from a generator bearing failure, and the Price Mustang had a tired tyre on the Sunday morning.

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Spotted!

By your Editor’s wife on the Facebook page for The Ensign: Doris McVicar & friends: "Knitters at Parata rest-home and day centre contributed a whopping 2346 Peggy squares to a project which turned one last week and was initiated by a Gore woman. The knitters were inspired after reading reports in The Ensign about Caroline Dore who, under the guise of Natalie the Nattering Knitter, needed help producing 200 hug rugs."

Jean Kirby: "It has been a perfect growing season for tulips and it is shaping up to be perfect viewing for those who flock to the annual Triflor New Zealand tulip open day. Tulip bulb producer Triflor is joining forces with the Edendale Presbyterian Church, Wyndham Pioneer Lions Club and Edendale Scout group to host the annual fundraising event."

David McDowell and his Ford V8 Ambulance at the Mataura Motoring Mad Car Show

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What We Did On Our Holidays (Part1) 2016 Christchurch Swap Meet As the shed was still contaminated with a non-Rootes Group car I decided to try and sell it at the Christchurch swap meet so a few months back I booked a site at McLeans Island. We had lots of time on our hands now as the whitebait stand on the Mataura River was divested with and it no longer demanded our time to make the investment justify itself.

As the A40 Farina sold prior to the swap meet that changed our plans slightly as I did not have to take a car up behind the motorhome. With a site booked and paid for I had a scramble around to see what else I could sell. I had stainless steel wheel trims (3 sets) that I had bought on Trade Me but never used. Spare starter motors, generators, gauges etc etc plus a little Honda Express motor scooter that was surplus to requirements.

All into the motor home hatch except the scooter which Ian Chittock kindly packed on his trailer. Along with a trestle and enough supplies for a week, we were off. As it was still school holidays grandson Jack came along for the experience also.

We left on Wednesday 5th October and over-nighted at Oamaru A&P Showgrounds and on to McLeans Island on Thursday. Setting up camp was a pain with a tree opposite blocking the TV reception. Oh woe, no TV however we were able to encroach onto the next site a little and all was well with the world again.

Friday started as usual at the swap meet with the rooster crowing over the loud speaker system at seven o’clock but everybody was up and setting up their sites long before that. I set up our trestle and sent Jack off to look for Ian and the scooter. By 8am we were set and with breakfast under the belt proceeded to haggle with prospective punters. I made a few mistakes the main one was that on some items I had not added enough haggle dollars. I paid $65.00 per set of four wheel trims and priced them for the same amount. Wrong. I soon learnt to add on a bit extra with the intent of being knocked down but that is old information for the seasoned swap meet addict. It worked though. I put $240.00 extra on the scooter that I bought at the same place five years 28

previous. I “reluctantly� allowed myself to get knocked down a bit and it sold easily by early afternoon.

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Later in the day I had a quick look around some of the sites with the firm conviction not to buy anything because I will only have to sell it on again at some future swap meet. There were a lot of motorbike sites this year and a lot of stuff of all descriptions was heading out the gate all day.

But all in all I think the majority of stuff on sale had seen many many swapmeets and will see many more.

I went to the hall in the evening for a drink and a yarn which was a little difficult with the room full with other yarners all trying to talk over the din of everybody else.

The next day was more of the same but I managed to have a poke around in the club parts shed, always worth a look for something you don’t need. I scored an overdrive switch for the Minx which never was issued with overdrive.

Saturday night in the camp is always noisy and this year was no exception but by 2am it had quietened down enough to get some sleep but we were up again at 3am to watch the All Blacks in South Africa.

After the game about 5am we were just nodding off when there was a persistent pounding on the motorhome door. Some poor inebriated loud mouthed soul demanding somewhere to sleep for the night. Needless to say she never got a foot in the door.

Sunday morning there was still a few forlorn swap meet addicts wandering around looking for something to buy, anything as long as it was cheap and with the poor seller looking like he had been screwed.

Mid-morning we packed up and headed for home arriving back incidentfree late afternoon.

Bill Sheddan

Spotted! postscript Stewart Quertier and the Stuart Special, on page 78 of the December 2016 edition of New Zealand Classic Car magazine.

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What We Did On Our Holidays (Part 2) 2016 Sunbeam TOPSI Tour As in “Top of the South Island Tour.” BOTSI I organized last year out of Nasby and MIDSI is planned for The West Coast next year I believe.

This run started in Christchurch the week following the Canterbury Swap Meet so two days after returning from there we were to be off again on a Sunbeam run. But I was prepared. The Tiger had been checked out and ready to go. Crumpy had gone over it, oil changed etc. and declared it ready to roll.

But I changed my mind. The Tiger is a challenge, at least most other motorists think so. I might see a car in the distance in the mirror. Next thing it’s behind me wanting to pass. You let it pass then it slows down wanting you to have a “go”. I can feel the tension rise in the passenger seat but I am often tempted to return the challenge, or that’s my line of thinking, rightly or wrongly. So for peace of mind and hopefully a stressfree drive I got the Rapier out from hibernation.

It was all ready to go having previously had an oil change etc. so on Wednesday morning (12 Oct.) we set off for Christchurch. The car was running well especially over the hills on the motorway north of Dunedin.

It had been burning oil on the run across Australia but had progressively improved the more miles we did. I believe it had been nursed from new and with only 60,000 miles on the clock the rings were not bedded in properly. I felt it was my duty to bed them in. At the bottom of the hills I would drop it out of overdrive, wind it up to about 70mph or 45000rpm and hold it there till over the top. Worked wonders and never missed a beat.

We stayed in a central Christchurch motel for a couple of nights and had a look around the town but shopped in the suburban malls. Central Christchurch is still a bomb site. The roads are still torn up, diversion everywhere. Empty building sights. Temporary this, bypass that.

Depressing still.

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On the Friday morning we met up with other Sunbeamers at the Copper Road Café, a coffee shop just south of Amberley and proceeded to Motueka via Springs Junction and St Arnaud, stopping for lunch and more coffee on the way. By the time we arrived at our motel we had gathered 12 Sunbeam couples from the South Island, 2 from the North Island and a couple from Australia who have joined our South Island branch because, according to them, we have more fun. They flew over and had a rental car.

The Rapier and some of the other cars

That evening we had dinner at a Motueka pub within easy walking distance from our motel, thankfully, and caught up with all the gossip since our last meeting which in our case was the AGM at Whanganui last February.

Saturday morning we met up at a coffee shop in town and then set off for Takaka which is on the other side of the Takaka Hill. That hill seems to go on forever. Windy, twisty, steep, slow in 2nd or 3rd gear. I overheard a local say there is a turn for every day in the year but 365 bends in the road seems conservative.

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turned into the charger again. An Alpine had stopped in Takaka’s main street with charging problems and a flat battery. We swapped batteries and once again the Rapier became the Charger.

We then drove a few miles up a hill to Pupu Springs where a small river literally bubbles out of the ground. An impressive natural reserve and worth a visit if you are in the area. More coffee, lunch, photo-shoots then back over the hill to the motel. Evening dinner again at a small pub. Nice dinner but they were overwhelmed with numbers with close to 40 for dinner and two in the kitchen smaller than yours at home. After over two hours wait some got their money back and went home. Unfortunate.

On Sunday we met for coffee – again – but this time there was an added twist as this was a touristy place with tame eels that you could feed among the other interesting features. On the road again to Blenheim via Moutere and Wairau Valleys. All sealed nice roads.

Feeding the eels

Once again our motel was top notch and after the customary pre-dinner drinkies we walked across the road to the Speights Ale House for dinner.

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there is the Classic Aero Machining business. They have made several 8cylinder radial aeroplane engines which are exact copies of one designed before WW1 and fitted to fighters in that war. They have sold one to the USA and he had just completed another that was being tested which he started and ran for us. This particular engine was going into a vintage airplane in France. A clever piece of engineering and a very clever constructor.

The rotary engine

Kaikoura was our lunch stop at the Cellar View CafĂŠ just south of the town. Once again mealtimes were a problem. We arrived about 1.30pm.

Ordered lunch another hour later and by the time we left it was close to 4pm. We travelled on to meet up at the Copper Road CafĂŠ where it all started four days previous and after more coffee we said our goodbyes to those remaining in our group.

We stayed in Christchurch again for the night and in the morning headed south. Just the two of us in the Rapier which was singing along having just clocked over 1300 miles by the time we started climbing the hills coming into Dunedin. Once again I dropped it out of overdrive and floored it. I swung into the passing lane but the rest, about a dozen cars 35

and a couple of trucks for some reason stayed in the left lane. Ha they saw me coming. A classic car scooting up the hill at 70mph. A sight to behold. Over the first hill. Nobody behind me. Over the second hill. Still nobody behind me. Only a cloud of smoke. Ah somebody having a scrub burn off somewhere. But why is Ms Rapier running so rough and the clouds of smoke have followed me into Dunedin? Above the misfiring engine I could hear muttering words like “told you so” and “flogging the poor thing” Na not me. The rings needed bedding in. Well they have now.

After another litre of oil we kept going as far as south of Balclutha until I heard the noise I did not want to hear. An ominous tapping noise, just like broken rings. I quietly returned to Gore on a rope behind a plumbing truck and slipped into the shed unseen.

On tow!

A great trip but it could have had a better finish. Perhaps I should have bedded the rings earlier - like on the Nullarbor Plain!

Bill Sheddan

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Advertisements FOR SALE 1964 Riley 4/72, Almond Green. Body and tyres in very good condition. Has done 12,000 miles on reconditioned engine and gearbox.

Used for VCC events. $8,000.00 or near offer.

Phone Keith Nunn (03) 2085403 – evenings 3/3

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Links to other branch newsletters and websites Southland branch website, includes their newsletter (Rumour): http://www.sporty.co.nz/southlandvintagecar Auckland branch website, includes their newsletter (The Bulletin): http://www.avvcc.org.nz Hawke’s Bay branch website, includes their newsletter (The Mag): http://www.hbvcc.org.nz/ Wellsford-Warkworth branch newsletter, The Radiator Cap, November: http://data.axmag.com/data/201610/20161028/U138867_F408088/index.html

Nelson branch newsletter, The Crank Case, October: http://data.axmag.com/data/201610/20161024/U52954_F407270/index.html

Rotorua branch newsletter, Side Curtains, current month and past issues: http://rvvcc.org.nz/magazine.asp Bay of Plenty branch website, includes their newsletter (Klaxon): www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com South Canterbury branch website http://www.southcanterburyvintagecarclub.co.nz Gawler Veteran, Vintage and Classic Vehicle Club Inc. (Australia): http://www.gawlercarclub.com/

Newsletters from other branches These branches are now sending us their newsletters as pdf files: Ashburton, Banks Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Far North, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, Otago, Rotorua, South Canterbury, Southland, Wellington and Wellsford-Warkworth.

If you would like a copy, please contact the Editor or the Secretary.

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COOKERY CORNER CHRISTMAS SPARKLE Serves 6 (allegedly!)

6 small strawberries 1 egg white 2 tbsp caster sugar 6 tsp strawberry liqueur 6 tbsp pineapple juice 750ml bottle of champagne, chilled Cut each strawberry from base to hull, taking care not to cut in half (or leave whole if desired) Place egg white in a bowl and whisk Place sugar in a bowl Dip half the strawberry into egg white, then in sugar to coat Place strawberries onto the side of six glasses (or serve whole) Place strawberry liqueur and pineapple juice into glasses Top with champagne Serve Donna spotted this last year and it quickly became our favourite Christmas drink. It can also be adapted by using a different fruit juice, adding vodka, or lemonade for a long drink, or simplified by leaving out the strawberries David North

Congratulations to Philip and Coralie Bewley who, I am reliably informed, recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. A real milestone!

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Situations Vacant

If interested in either of these positions, please contact Murray Proctor (Branch Chairman) 41

Gore VCC Supper Roster 2016 - 2017 December

Gerry Kennedy

January

Paul Corcoran

February

John Parish

March

Noel Kelly

April

David McDowell

May

Beb Kennedy

June

Gerry Kennedy

July

Paul Corcoran

August

John Parish

IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE ON YOUR ROSTERED NIGHT, PLEASE ARRANGE YOUR OWN SUBSTITUTE. We need to cater for about 30-40 members each night.

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

September Noel Kelly October

David McDowell

November Beb Kennedy Reminders FOR SALE and WANTED advertisements are free to Club members. Each advertisement will be published in 3 consecutive issues of The Wiper. Please contact the Editor.

The vinyl “VCC Wings” badges (as featured on the front cover) are still available from the Treasurer, cost $2 each.

VCC name badges If you haven't got one, they are available from Van De Water Jewellers at a discounted cost of $18. The badges are black with white lettering and bear your name and Gore VCC. NB. Not wearing one at a meeting is likely to attract the Sheriff’s attention and result in a fine!

The Wiper is also available by email. It arrives earlier than the postal or hand-delivered ones, the pictures are in colour and there are (working) hyperlinks. There are two versions, a pdf file and an online one. Let me know if you would like to try this out.

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Run reports, articles of interest, photos, technical tips, letters and feedback are always welcome.

Please send all contributions to David North

before the 21st of each month for inclusion in the next Wiper If you don't have a computer I can type up a hand-written article or put your notes or jottings into shape for The Wiper. If you prefer I can even take notes as you talk to me and write up the story for you - I am always ready to help so just let me know how! e-mail: northd14@gmail.com physical mail: 4 Trotter Street, Riverton 9822 telephone (mobile) 0211723281 Remember that insuring your vehicle(s), boat(s), house(s), contents or travel with Vero Insurance and quoting the branch number (300135) results in the branch receiving a commission payment Please support our advertisers so that they, in turn, can continue to support the Branch The opinions and statements in The Wiper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or views of the Gore branch or of the VCC. The branch accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any statements.

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