THE
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BRANCH INFORMATION
BRANCH DETAILS
CLUBROOMS ‘TheGrove’-684KelvinGroveRoad,PalmerstonNorth
POSTAL ADDRESS P.O.Box385,PalmerstonNorth4440
EMAIL manawatu@vcc.org.nz
COMMITTEE MEETING
SecondWednesdayofeachmonthat‘TheGrove’.
CLUB NIGHT
ThirdWednesdayofeachmonth(exceptforJanuarywhennomeetingisheld) -meetfrom7.15pmat‘TheGrove’.Meetingsstartat7.30pm.
LIBRARY
Openbyarrangement -contactGaryMillar-(06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com
NOGGIN & NATTER
FirstTuesdayofeachmonthat7.00pmatMurray’sIrishBar-Feilding.
PARTS SHED
Openfrom2pmonthefirstSundayofeachmonthorbyarrangement. -contactGaryMillar-(06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com
BOOKINGSFOR ‘THE GROVE’ VENUE
CanbemadethroughCreativeCatering,AwapuniRacecourse. -phone(06)3542780 or Email: info@creativecatering.co.nz
FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPH: SomeoftheentrantsoutandaboutontheNationalMotorcycleRally.
PHOTOGRAPHSINTHIS ISSUE oftheTourerhavebeencontributedbyCathyClements, HarryJackson-Vile,LaurieCocker,AnnetteFootandBryanAbraham.
Theopinionsorstatementsexpressedinletters,articles,tripreportsetc.whichappearinthis magazinearetheviewsoftheauthorofthatletter/article/reportandarenotnecessarilythose oftheCommitteeorMembersoftheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubofNZInc. TheCommitteereservestherighttorefusematerialitdoesnotconsidersuitableforpublication.
THETOURER : NewZealandRegisteredMagazine. TheOfficialNewsletteroftheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubofNZInc.
ManawatuBranchNoticesandInformation
Chairperson’sChat-EstherWilliams 11 Secretary’sScribbles-CathyClements 14 ClubCaptain’sRamble-DerekHaycock 15 AnotherMilestoneforLaurieCocker
16 VCCInter-BranchLadiesFriendshipGroup-February
17 Photographsfrom29th NationalMotorcycleRally
22 RallyReportforthe29th NationalMotorcycleRally
24 PhotographsfromtheFebruarySundayJaunt
26 TechnicalStuff-AlookintotheFuture
27 BranchMemberscaughtonCandidCamera
28 MajorWOFandCOFChangeProposedforSomeVehicles
29 WelcometoaNewMember
30 PhotographsfromtheManawatuBranch2025VeteranRally
33 RallyReportfortheManawatuBranch2025VeteranRally
35 GlancingBackatEarlyIssuesoftheBeadedWheels-2005
36 MarchTourerTrivia
37 TourerHumour
39 WordSearch
40 ManawatuBranchRuahineRamble-EntryForm
42 2025HighlandFling-EntryForm
46 VintageCarClubVehicleClassifications
47 BranchCommitteeandAppointedPositions-2024/2025
CLOSING DATE FOR THE APRIL TOURER - 20TH MARCH 2025
Pleasesendyourcontributionsonrallyreports,yourmotoringstories,restorations, technicalreports,articles,photographsetc.,to:
TheEditor-email: bryabr8@gmail.com -orphone:(06)3584014
PLEASENOTETHERECENTCHANGEOFEMAILADDRESSFORTHEEDITOR somemembersarestillusingthe bryana@xtra.co.nz emailaddresstocontacttheEditor -pleaseupdateyourrecordstobe bryabr8@gmail.com
COMING EVENTSAND ACTIVITIES
MARCH 2025
1st Sat LadiesFriendshipGroup -seep7ofthisTourerandtheSecretary’sScribblesonp11
1st Sat ClosingdateforentriesfortheRuahineRamble
2nd Sun SundayJaunt-seep6ofthisTourerandtheSecretary’sScribblesonp11
2nd Sun ThePartsShedwillbeopenbetween2pmand5pm
4th Tue Noggin&Natter-7.00pmatMurray’sIrishPubBar,Feilding
7th Friday ‘Park&Show’atJuliaWallaceRetirementVillage-seep5ofthisTourer
8/9th Sat/Sun SouthWaikatoIrishWomen’sRally-seetheSupplementtothisTourer *
9th Sun ManawatuBranchRuahineRamble-Entryformonp40ofthisTourer
12th Wed WorkingBeeattheClubrooms-seepage5ofthisTourer
19th Wed ClubNight-MonsterShinyPartsAuction -seep8ofthisTourerandtheSecretary’sScribblesonp11
21>22nd Fri>Sat 60th AnnualMaungaMoanaRally-seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 22nd Sat WestCoastScenicRally-seetheSupplementtothisTourer *
APRIL 2025
5th Sat CentralHawkesBayTwilightRally-seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 11>18th Fri>Fri SouthIslandClubCaptain’sTour-seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 12>13th Sat>Sun Wanganui42nd AutumnMotorCycleRally-seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 18>20th Fri>Sun WheelsatWanaka-seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 18>21st Fri>Mon 2025NorthIslandEasterRally -seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 25>27th Fri>Sun HighlandFling-Entryformpage42ofthisTourer
* EVENTNOTICESFORNATIONALEVENTSWHICHHAVEBEENORGANISEDBYOTHER BRANCHES,OTHERVCCBRANCHEVENTS,ANDEVENTSFOROTHER CLUBS&ORGANISATIONSETC.,HAVENOTBEENPUBLISHEDINTHISTOURER. AsupplementtothisTourerwhichincludestheseeventnoticeshasbeencompiledandhas beenpostedtoourbranchesOneDrivesite.Thelinktothesiteisbelow: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gTU-shJle-YE1OSIdMKqvu3joxGQ6HdS?usp=share_link Exceptforformaleventsbringavehiclethatyouarecomfortabledriving,althoughahistoricvehicleispreferred.
SUNDAY JAUNT - 2ND MARCH 2025
MeetintheCoachHouseMuseumcarparkinFeildingat2.30pm forshortdrivetotheRushCollectionontheoutskirtsofFeilding.
Seedetailsonpage6ofthisTourer.
NextNoggin&Natter
WEHAVEBEENINVITEDBACKTOTHE JULIAWALLACERETIREMENTVILLAGE
OurbranchhasbeeninvitedbacktotheJuliaWallaceRetirement Villageontheafternoonof7th Marchtobringcarsfora ‘Parkand Show’ fortheresidents.
Membersmaybeinvited to takesomeoftheresidentsforaquick ridearoundtheVillagegroundsintheirVintageorClassiccar. MeetatJuliaWallaceat1.30pm.ThereisnoneedtoRSVPforthis ‘ParkandShow’ Afternoonteawillbeprovidedmidafternoonforthosemembersparticipating.
WORKING BEEATTHE CLUBROOMS
Weatherpermitting,thetreetrimmingwillcontinue.Ifyoucan,pleasebring alongsawsandchainsaws,andofcourse,trailersforfreefirewood. Iftheweatherisfineandyouareunabletoorwouldrathernotassistwith thetreetrimming,thereisongoingtidyingupofthepropertyandgardening whichneedsattention.Pleasebringsomegardeningtoolsalong. Iftheweatheriswet,workwillcontinueindoorsonrecoveringthechairs. Pleasebringastaplegun,staples&screwdriverssothatwecanprogresswiththattask. Andofcourse,thereisthemorningteabreakwhichallowstimeforsomeconvivialsocialising.
MANAWATU BRANCH NOTICES & INFORMATION
EARLIERISSUESOFTHETOURER&SUPPLEMENTSTOTHETOURERAREAVAILABLEONLINE
Cutandpastethelinkbelowtoyourbrowser:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gTU-shJle-YE1OSIdMKqvu3joxGQ6HdS?usp=share_link Useyoursmartphone,tabletorcomputertoseecurrentNewslettersfromotherVCCBranches onlineandtocheckoutwhatactivitiesareoninthosebranches.
Goto www.vcc.org.nz thengoto BranchNewsletters
NAME BADGES
NEW MEMBERS shouldcontactthebranchSecretarytoorganisetocollecttheirfreebadge.
EXISTING MEMBERS shouldcontactthebranchSecretarytoarrangeareplacementforalostor damagedbadge-atcost.
IS THERE A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR VEHICLE DISPLAYED IN THE CLUBROOMS ?
IFNOT, PLEASEHAVEATALKTO ROBERT WILSONATCLUBNIGHT. Photoframesareonhand-wejustneedthephotographs-whetheritbeofyourvehiclein original,restored,orunrestoredcondition.
TogetyourvehicledisplayedintheClubroomsallRobertneedsfromyouisaphotographof yourvehicleinlandscapelayout.
Thephotographneedstohaveapictureviewareaof16 cmwidex11 cmhigh-meaning thattheimageofthevehicleneedstofitintothatgivensize,althoughtofittheframes,the photographsizewillneedtobealittlelarger(i.e.18 cmx13 cm(5x7inches)).
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ‘THE TOURER’
BecausetheToureristheMagazineforyourbranch-itisyourmagazine.
Shouldyoucomeacrossanythingthatyouthinkcouldinterestyourfellowmembers,orifyou wishtocontributeanarticleonanyofyourmotoringprojects(pastorpresent),oryourrecent participationinrunsoreventswithotherbranches,pleasedonothesitatetosenditalong withanyphotographswhichyouhave,totheeditor.
PARTS SHED
TheManawatuBranchoftheVCCiscommittedtohelpingyouwiththerestorationand ongoingmaintenanceofyourvaluedvintage&classicvehicle,endeavouringtomaintaina supplyofqualitysecondhandtoolsandpartscoveringallagesandtypesofearlyvehicles.
Anytimeisagoodtimetodeclutteryourshedsandyouandyourfriendsareinvitedtodonate anyunwantedoldcarandmotorcyclepartstothebranchsothatwecantradethemonto fellowenthusiasts.Allitemsarepricedtomoveofftheshelves. EverythingisgroupedtohelpyouwithyoursearchandGarylooksforwardtoassistingyou findthatunusual,rareandvaluablepartortoolwhichwillhelpyoumaintainorrestoreyour prideandjoy.
ThePartsShedsareopenbetween2pmand5pmonthefirstSundayafternoonofeach monthorbyarrangement.ContactGaryon (06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com
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HiEveryone,ithascertainlybeenahotanddrysummer,which makesitareallygoodtimetogetthecarsorbikesoutandenjoy thecountryside.
WehadagreatturnoutontheSundayruntoWanganuiandteaat theWanganuiBranchClubRooms.
IamsorrybutIwillbemissingthenextSundayrun,asIwillbein Hamiltonatmygrandson’s1st birthday.ThenextSundayrunwillbe veryinteresting,sodon’tmissoutbynotputtingitonyourcalendarforthe2nd March.
AgreatbigthankyoutothecommitteeofGlynandCathy,KenandAnnetteforputtingona greatMotorCycleRally.Thetouringroutesweregreatandthefoodwasamazing.Theyreally didtheclubproud.Bigthankyoutoallthehelperswhetheryouwerekitchenhelpersor driversofthevansormarshals.IwasveryproudoftheManawatuBranchoftheVCC.
WehadagreatturnoutoftheLadiesFellowshipGroupontheSaturdaypicnicwithladiesand menfromMasterton,Horowhenua,WanganuiandAucklandbranchesjoiningusforalovely lunchanditwasgreattomakecontactwithotherladiesfromthesebranches.So,sorryladies, butIwillnotbethereforthenextSaturdaygettogetherasIwillbeinHamiltonatmy grandson’s1st birthday.
ForourMarchclubnightwearegoingtohaveashinypartsandbric-a-brac,homebakingor preservesetc.auction.Pleasestartgettingthingstogetherfortheauction.Thisisgoingto beagreatfunnight.Themoneythatismadeattheauctionisgoingtogobacktothe memberslateronintheyear.
Happymotoringeveryone, Esther.
BenjaminFranklinoncesaidthat“ifyouwantsomething done,askabusyperson”.There'struthtothatstatement. Afterall,thebusierweare,thebetterwemanageourtime.
HerewearealmostthroughthemonthofFebruary!I’mstill tryingtoresetandrechargefromJanuary.ItwasaprettyfullonmonthandFebruaryhasprovedtobenodifferent!Ipretty muchhave“hitthegroundrunning”!
NMCR2025!
Wow!Whatanamazing10daysthatwasinJanuary. ManythankstothoseEntrantsthat drove/rodelongdistancestojointheevent,andabigthankyoutoourAustralianContingent fortheirsupport.Verymuchappreciated.Theenthusiasm,supportandfriendshipfrom everyonewasoutstanding.Wearesoprivilegedtoliveinsuchabeautifulcountryandbe abletosharetheseexperiences.IamverygratefultoallthoseEntrantswhohavesent emails.IamsoappreciativeofyourkindwordsanditisrewardingtotheCommitteeto know "WeGotThisRight!".
VeryspecialthankstoHorowhenuaBranchMembers-Don,Julie,Greg&Janeand DerekforhelpingoutwiththeSundayGymkhanaDay.Yourassistancewasmuch appreciated.
LadiesFriendshipGroup-February(photoselsewhere)
ThedayaftertheNMCRAfter-Tourfinished,weheldourfirstInter-BranchLadiesGet Together. ManythankstoourwonderfulVCCLadiesfromneighbouringbranches Horowhenua,WhanganuiandWairarapawhojoinedtheManawatuBranchforthisevent. ThiswasaverysuccessfuldayandIamlookingforwardtoattendingotherneighbouring branchLadiesGroupsinthenearfuture.ThankyouLadiesforyoursupport.
IMPORTANTDATESFORYOURDIARIES!
LADIESFRIENDSHIPGROUP-SAT.1ST MARCH
ThenextgettogetherforallVCCLadiesisSaturday1stMarch.LunchatHilltopCafefollowed bya“CountryLaneHouseandGarden”Visit.YOUNEEDTORSVP-NUMBERSLIMITED! $10cashEntryFee-NOeftpos(flyerelsewhere).
MANAWATUBRANCH-CLUBNIGHT-19TH MARCH (referFlyerelsewhere)
GlynandIarebusyorganisingthe“ShinyParts”AuctionforMarchclubnight.Itwillinclude generalbricabrac,homebakingandanarrayofunimaginablegoodsforthepicking! Sostartcleaningoutthosecupboards,wardrobesand“MenSheds”.
SUNDAYJAUNT-SUNDAY2ND MARCH (detailselsewhere)
Wehavemanagedtoarrangeaviewingof“TheRushFamilyCollection”inFeilding. Thiscollectionhastobeseentobebelieved!Usualmeetingvenue-TheCoachHouseMuseum CarPark!
MANAWATUBRANCHRALLIES
GlynandIsupportedthesocialsideofDerek’sVeteranRallyonSunday16thFebruary,along withLaurieCockerandLenHaycock.Itwasextremelydisappointingthattherewereonly4 entries,2beingfromManawatuBranch.
IwouldliketoremindALLmembersthatyourBranchCommitteeworksextremelyhard organisingtheseBranchRalliesforyourenjoyment.Wegiveupconsiderablehoursofourown personaltimefortheseevents,(withsomeCommitteeMembersstillworkingfulltimejobs), andallweaskinreturnisthatyouasmemberssupportusbyattending.Youdon’thaveto cometoeveryrallybutitwouldbenicetoseemoreofyouonaregularbasis.
Insayingthat,theRuahineRamble,our
PREMIERANNUALBRANCHRALLY
,iscomingup injustovertwoweeksonSunday9thMarch.TheEntryFormwaspublishedintheFebruary Tourerandnodoubtwillbepublishedagaininthisissue.AsatwritingmyScribbles,Ihave beenadvisedthatwehaveonly9Entries,5fromManawatuBranchsofar.Pleasedon’tmake “petrolcosts”theexcuse,weallhavetodealwiththatonadailybasisrunningourmodern vehicles.AsBranchSecretaryIhavea100kmroundtripeveryfewdaystotheClubforone thingoranother,soIknowwhatthecostofpetrolis!
IstronglyencourageyoutoenterforthisAnnualRallyfortheBranch,atimetoshowcaseour amazingCarClubVenueandstrongmemberparticipation.So-comeon-rollupthegarage door,getthosedustclothsoffyourcar,giveitaquickwashandcomeandsupportyourBranch Committee.Somestatsifyouareinterested-The50thRuahineRamblein2014drew63 entries,theRuahineRamblein2024had48entries.
“Ifyourcardoesn’texciteyou,checkyourpulse-youmaybedead!” GETTHATENTRYFORMINTODEREKTODAY!
Well theysaythesillyseasonistheChristmasperiodbutIbegto differ!!
Formeit’sFebruary/March/April.
Withsomuchgoingonwithralliesandalsohavingtosortmy29 Chevoutafterblowingaholeintheradiatordoingbackupforthe Motorcyclerallyandcrackingtheheadatthesametimeit’sbeen stupidbusytryingtojugglework, family,Chevrepairsandcarclub commitmentsIcan’twaittillMaywhenitallcalmsdown.
February’sSundayJauntwaswellreceivedwiththeVisittoBruceArdell’spartssupplyandcar collectionitwasquiteaneyeopenerforthosewhohadneverbeenbefore.Oursecondvisit wastoRobandLyndaO’Keefe’sBuickcollectionwasalsowellworththetripacrossWanganui thenontotheWanganuiVCCfordinnerallupIcovered130milesfortheafternoon.
TheRuahineRambleisfirmlyundercontrolwithavariedandinterestingdayaheadfor everyonewiththelunchstopattheBullsDomain.SofarI’vespent7.5hoursworkingonthe ramblewithapproximately3morebeforerallyday.
Thisyear’sHighlandFlingisupto80entriesandhavemanagedtoarrangeaccessto3new farmssoofftochecktheseoutthisweekendonceI’vegottheChevbacktogether(no pressure)thenroughlyanothertwofulldaysdrivingafterthattofinalisetherallyroutes.
SafeTravels
DerekHaycock
In1998,LaurieCockerreceivedthe“JohnLGoddardTrophy”,theVintageCarClub’shighest achievementawardforhisexploitsoftimespent,andmileagecoveredinhis1906Cadillac. Now27yearson,anotherhistoricmilestonewiththeCadillacpassingthe100,000Milemark withLauriebehindthewheel.
AcommonsightontheroadsbetweenRongoteaandFeildingwithLaurieusingthevenerable oldVeteranthreeorfourtimesaweektocometotownononeerrandoranother.Notbadfor a120yearcar!
CongratulationsLaurie!Atrulynote-worthyachievement.
BranchSecretary
VCC INTER-B
VCCInter-BranchLadiesFriendshipGroup-PicnicontheLawn,heldSaturday1st February.
Theweatherwasn'tentirelyonoursidesotheManawatuBranchClubroomsservedus well.ManythankstoourwonderfulVCCLadiesfromneighbouringbranches Horowhenua(JulieRiepen&Diane Strachan),Whanganui(DaleWhittaker &MihiMcDermid)andWairarapa(Judi Harding,)whojoinedManawatuBranch forthisevent.
SpecialthankstoJodiTomlin,Branch SecretaryExtraordinaireforAuckland Branchwhojoinedusafterrallyingfor8 dayswiththeNationalMotorcycleRally! Thechocolateswentdownwell!
SpecialthankstoWendyRyland, WhanganuiBranchforthedelicious chocolateeclairs.
Themenfolkreturnedfromtheirshed raidstojoinusforacuppaandtheremainderoftheeclairsandchocolates!
Averysuccessfuldayofnetworking,socialtime,makingnewfriendsandcatchingup witholdfriendsandofcourseafew . ThankYouLadiesforyoursupport.
TheRallywashostedbythe ManawatuBranchbetweenthe 25th &27th January2025. Therewere‘AfterRally’toursto variouspartsoftheManawatu andneighbouringareasforthe remainderoftheweekuntil Friday31st January.
RIGHT: Someoftherally participants‘camped’onthe Clubroomgrounds.
RIGHT&BELOW: Fridayafternoon (the24th) was‘MeetandGreet’at theClubroomsandwaswhen participantsregisteredand collectedtheirRallyPacks.
ONTHESATURDAY: Afterthebriefing,participants headedoffonawidevarietyofmotorcyclesforthe firstdayofrallying.
Therewere127motorcyclesregisteredfortherally -three1913modelsbeingtheoldest,throughtoa 1992BMWmodel.
TheSaturdaylunchstopwastheCheltenhamHotel.
RIGHT&BELOW: BackattheClubroomsrally participantsrelaxedbeforedinner.
RIGHT & BELOW: The Gymkhanawasthe focuson Sunday,followedbylunch-bothattheBlackBarn. Participantstestedtheirskillswithfivechallenges.
Droppingrolledupnewspapersintotyreswhilemoving.
Weavinginandoutofarowoftrees(insteadofcones). Stayinguprightonthemotorcyclewhilenegotiatingthe treeswasusefulforthischallenge.
Totakethemostamountoftimebetweentwopoints wasthegoalhere(ridingslowinastraightline).
Ridinginacircleholdingaropewhichwasattachedtoa poleandnotallowingthecontainerwhichwasattached totheropetotouchthegroundwastheaimhere.
Droppingtennisballsintobucketswhilemoving.
RIGHT&BELOW: Dinnerwasattheclubroomsonthe Sundayevening–anditwasfollowedbyprizegiving. (seethecompetitionresultsonp24ofthisTourer)
RIGHT&BELOW: Mondaymorning,aspartofthe ‘AfterRallyTour’schedule,alargenumberofrally participantstravelledtoThomsonsMotorcycle MuseuminRongoteaRoadtoviewthecollection. Amongtheother‘AfterRallyTour’destinationswas astopatthePongaroaHotelforlunchandavisitto Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (whichholdstheworldrecordforbeingthe longestplacenameontheplanet)nearPorangahau southofWaipukurau.
The29th NationalMotorcycleRallywasbasedattheManawatuVCCClubrooms.Saturday25th Januarywasabeautifuldaywithblueskies.130VCCentrantswereseparatedintoclasses, i.e.Veteran7,Vintage11,PostVintage18,PostWar40,Post196038,Post198013.The rallyrouteswereatparticipant’schoiceofdistancewithshort,mediumandlongavailable.
Onthelongroutethreecheckpointsandavarietyofaveragespeedsbeforethengoingat yourowncomfortableratefortherestoftheday.
TheLongroutehadusleavingourClubroomsthenpassingthroughKomako,Umitoi,Apiti, KimboltonwithlunchstopattheCheltenhamPub.TailendCharliehadpickedupaHD sidecarwhichhadlossclutchdriveontheway.AfterlunchagoodrunviaTokorangi, Halcombe,ManghsRd,MakinoRd,ColytonRdandbacktotheVCCClubrooms.Fuelrefill stopsatKimboltonandBPFeildingwerewellpatronized.Therewereavarietyofmotorcycles rangingfrom1913to1992withsomelesscommonmodelsfromDienper,ExcelsiorBigX, Cotton,Henderson,Puch,Jawa,Ambassator,LMC,Panther,Humber,Vincentandathree wheelMorganpoweredbyaVtwinMatchlessengine.AgoodrepresentationofAJS,Ariel, BMW,BSA,Matchless,Norton,Honda,HarleyDavidson,Indian,Yamaha,RoyalEnfield, Suzuki,Triumph,&Velocette.Goodcountryroadswithaminimumoftrafficwasappreciated DaytwoonSunday26th leadustotheBlackBarninHarrisonLineforthefivesection Gymkhana.
ThereallychallengingsectionOnehadtheaimtoPlace5rolledupnewspapersinto5 tyresonyourlefthandsidewithoutstopping.
Asecondchallengeoffivetennisballsintofivebucketswithoutstopping. (Thinkabout thecoordinationofRHontwistgripformaintainforwardmotion&LHonclutchlever plustryingtothrowpapersorballs.)
Eventthreewasequallychallengingwithastakeandaropewithatwolitremilkbottle suspendedinthemiddleofitslengththatwasnotmeanttobedroppedontheground asyounavigatedatightcircle. Thecoordinationofreleasingtheclutchplusholding therope,thensteeringatightradius.Ididseeatleasttwocompetitorsgetmaximum points.
Eventfourwasaslowracewithoutdeviatingfromastraightlineorputtingyourfeet down.Welldonetothosemaintainidlespeedinlowgear.Anadvantageforsidecar participants.Itwillbeinterestingtoseetheindividualresults.
Eventfivewasatimedserpentinebetweenthecherrytrees.Thechallengewasthento havearepeatperformanceasclosetotheoriginaltime. EachdayroundedoffwithamealbackattheVCCclubrooms.BigthankstotheTeam.
Monday27th wasatravelrestdaywithvisitstoThomsonsMotorcycleMuseumandThe FeildingCoachHousemuseum.
Inthefashionoftheoriginal1975RallyaftertourtheTuesdayruncoveredPahiatua Track,Kumeroa,DannevirkethenrefuelbeforetravellingontotherebuiltRoute52,
PorangahauandbacktoWaipukurauforarefuelpluslunchbreak.Theafternoonrun viaTakapua.Ormondville,MatamauandbackovertheSaddleRdtoVCCrooms.Again greatroads,newseal,stopgoroadworksexperienced.
Wednesdaywas10.00amstartviaHalcombe,Marton,FernFlat,TurakinaValleyRd, Fordell,OkoiaandlunchbreakatWanganui.AfternoonruntoFordell,Hunterville, SH54fromVinegarHillandreturntoVCCrooms.Goodquietsealedroads,withcattle beingmovedoutthebackofHunterville.
ThursdayrunwasalowcloudyandmistydaywithPahiatuatrack,Pongaroa, MangatainokaandbacktoClubrooms.Welcomemealforthosebookedin.
FridaywascloudybutclearingforthefinaldayrunviaKakariki,Crofton,Marton,Mt Curl,Ohingaiti.Pemberton,TaihapeforLunchandreturntoclubrooms.
BigBigthankstotheGlynn,Cathy,Annette,Kenteamplusalltheotherclubmemberswho assistedwithbackup,minibusshuttleservicestoPalmerstonNorthMotelandMasseySports hostelhousing30competitors.
ThesevenAustraliancompetitorsonloanedBMW’splusthoseVCCmembersforSouthland, Christchurch,Wellington,Auckland,Northlandandourlocalsallenjoyedthefellowship,food, andcommoninterestinvehicleswithtwowheelsplussomewiththreewheels.
TheoverallwinnerforeachGroupwas:
Veteran:upto1918-DavidGwynn......Wellington......1913BSA Vintage:1918-1931-RobertEuson....Southland........1929Cotton P.V:1931-1945-LexWestoby....SthCanterbury...1936Royal-Enfield P.W:1945-1960-PeterSimpson....Wellington.......1952Matchless P60:1961-1980-BarryandCarlaBarnes...SthCanterbury...1980SuzukiSidecarcombo P80:1981-1994-PeterBarnett.....Canterbury.......1985BMW
OtherwinnersfromtheRallywere:
1stCombination-BarryandCarlaBarnes...(asabove)
1stLadyRider-WendySimonsen.....Marlborough.....1950BSA
1stTwinCylinder-AdrianMacnee...Wellington......1941Indian
1stHarley-Davidson-PaulandJodiTomlin.....1925H-DCombo
1stConcours-MalcolmHodgkinson....Southland....1938VelocetteGTP250
1stTwoStroke-MalcolmHodgkinson..(asabove)
1stTeamsTrophy-SouthlandBranch......The3xHodgkinsons(Mark,Malcolm,Nathan)
1st Overall-LexWestoby...(asabove)
2nd Overall-BarryandCarlaBarnes...(asabove)
3rd Overall-AdrianMacnee...(asabove)
RobertHeath1/2/25.
The FebruarySundayJaunttook memberstoFordelltoviewBruce Ardell’scollection.
Thevisitstartedwithabriefing (PHOTOGRAPHRIGHT)byBruceafter whichmembersacquainted themselveswiththeretailshopwhich ispackedwithVintageandClassiccar spares.Theythenmovedontolookat thecollectionsinBruces’ssheds. Afterwards,membersheadedinto Wanganuitoviewaprivatecollection ofprimarilyBuickmotorvehicles.
TECHNICAL STUFF - A LOOKINTOTHE FUTURE
From:NewAtas-ArticlebyUtkarshSood:Febr13th 2025
BOSCH’SBRAKE-BY-WIRESYSTEMMAYBETHENEXTBIGLEAPINAUTOMOTIVETECH
Thenewbrake-by-wiresystemremovesthemechanicallinkbetweenthebrakesystemand thebrakepedal
Boschhasjustcompletedtestingitsnewbrake-by-wiretechnologyonpublicroads.
TheBoschdevelopmentteamtravelledmorethan2,050miles(3,300km)acrossseveral climatezonestoreachtheArcticCircleinsixdays...inaNissanAriya.
Thetechnology,knownashydraulicbrake-by-wire,removesthemechanicallinkbetweenthe brakesystemandthebrakepedal.
Thesystemworksbyforcingthebrakepadsagainsttherotatingbrakediscwhenaremotecontrolledactuatorisengaged-thedriver'sactualbrakingrequestissenttothebrake-bywiresystemasanelectricalsignalonly.
Thetechnologysavesweightandinstallationspacebyeliminatingtherequirementfor hydraulics-thatis,thehoses,reservoirs,brakingcylindersandcontrolunits.
Boschstatesthatithasalreadyreceivedordersfromautomakers,andanticipatesthatover 5.5millionvehiclesgloballywillhavebrake-by-wireby2030.
Bosch’snewbrake-by-wiresystemworksbyforcingthebrakepadsagainsttherotatingbrake discwhenaremote-controlledactuatorisengaged.Thisisbignewsformakersofelectric vehicles,whichdependonlightweightdesigntoextendtheirrange.
Thetechnologyincorporatestwoindependenthydraulicbrakeactuators-aby-wireactuator andanESP(electronicstabilityprogram)actuator.Thisarrangementdoesawaywiththe redundancyrequiredforconventionalintegratedpowerbrakesystems,inwhichmalfunctions mayoccurinthemechanicalconnectiontothebrakepedal.
There'sanotherbigplustothistech-it'seasiertomanufactureright-handandleft-hand-drive versionsofvehicles,thankstotheflexibilityinwherethebrakeactuatorscanbeinstalled. It'salsopossibletocomeupwithnewbrakepedalconceptsthathaveconsiderablylesstravel, whichfreesuproomforinnovativeinteriordesigns.
What’smore-intheeventofamalfunction,theESPandtheby-wirebrakeactuatorcan independentlyincreasethenecessarybrakepressureatallfourwheels.Thisisbecausethey areconnectedtoseparatechannelsoftheelectricalsystem.
Bosch’snewbrake-by-wiresystemsavesweightandinstallationspacebyeliminatingthe requirementforhydraulics.
RideAparthasdiscussedthepossibilityofasystemlikethisbeingimplementedinmotorcycles. Indeed,itwouldofferafarmoresophisticatedbrakingexperienceandasmallerbrakedesign. Thatsaid,itwouldalsocreateahostofreliabilityissues,consideringmotorcyclesendurefar morethancarsdo.
Onmotorcycles,brake-by-wirewouldrequirealotofredundancyandfailsafestomakesure thatthesmallestmalfunctionwouldn'tendangertherider.
Soit’shardtoseethistechnologybeingcarriedforwardtotwo-wheelersinthenearfuture. Inthemeantime,thisshouldbeasoundadditiontothealreadyimpressivecartechthat’son offertoday.Thesystemisexpectedtogoonsaleinthelastquarterofthisyear.
SomeManawatuBranchMembersintouchwiththeirFeminineSide
Alessrecentphotograph,buthere LynJamesisspottedataprevious KimboltonSculptureFestivalshowing intenseinterestinsomeaspectof thelowerpartsofthissculpture (probablytheshoes).
Markyourdiaries-the2025Kimbolton SculptureFestivalissetdownfor5th April.
Source-1News-10February2025
DIDYOUSEETHISARTICLEON1NEWSEARLIERTHISMONTH?
THELASTPARAGRAPHINVITESFEEDBACKONTHEPROPOSAL.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/10/major-warrant-of-fitness-cof-change-proposed-for-some-vehicles/
TheMinistersaidtherewerearound128,000eligiblevintagevehiclesand39,000private motorhomes.
NewZealandMotorCaravanAssociationIncchiefexecutiveBruceLochoresaidtheassociation hasbeenraisingwiththeGovernmentthatCOFfrequencyisinappropriatefortheuseof motorhomesforaroundfiveyears.
“It'snevermadesensebecausethesevehiclesdoafractionofthemileageofnormalvehicles, theyhaveafractionoftheseriousaccident.
“Itgotlumberedinwithallheavyvehicles,”Lochoresaid.
Hesaidmotorhomeownerstravelledaround5000kilometresannually.
“Soyouknowit'sanover-exaggerationofcomplianceforsomethingthat'sreallynot necessary.
“It'scostlyaswell…It'supto$300everysixmonthsforamotorhometogetthis.”
NewZealandFederationofMotoringClubsInchadbeencampaigningforareducedinspection frequencyforatleastfiveyearstoo,PresidentGarryJacksonsaid.
“We’rejustdelighted.
“It'sbeenaconsistentfrustrationandnaggingissue,notonlythecostofdoingiteverysix monthsbutthetimeittakestodoit.”
HesaidtheWOFsforvintagecarscostbetween$70and$100.
Jacksonsaidvintagecarsarewell-maintained.Theassociation’sownresearchshowedthat theaverageannualspendperhistoricandclassicvehiclewas$6355.
“Theamountofmoneythatpeoplespendonthesecars,rightacrossNewZealand…is probablyfourtimestheaverageofanyvehicle,”hesaid.
Hesaidinspectorsoftenweren’tfamiliarwithvintagecars,whichaddedtotheburden.
“It'sthetimeittakes,andformanyofthesecars,themileagethattheywillhavedriven betweenthepreviousWarrantoffitnessandthecurrentwarrantoffitnessmightonlybe literallyfromtheirhousetothetestingstation,butyou'vestillgottogothroughit.”
Jacksonestimatedtheaveragemoderncarwasdriven15,000-20,000kmannually,compared totheassociation’sresearchfindingthatavintagevehiclewasdriven3700kmannually.
HesaidtheFederation’svehiclesurveyreportincludedanestimatedtotaleconomicfootprint forcostsrelatingtohistoricandclassicvehiclesinNewZealandof$16.5billion.
“Ithinkthefactthatwedidthisresearchayearagowaspartofthereason,andthat coincidedwiththechangeofgovernment.”
NewZealandAutomobileAssociationIncprincipalpolicyadvisorTerryCollinsalsowelcomed themovebutwantedtheGovernmenttogofurtherwithitsinspectionreview.
CollinssaidtheGovernment’sproposaltoincludelightvehiclesinroaduserchargessystems wastherighttimetoimplementaninspectionregimebasedonavehicle'sdistancetravelled ratherthanitsage.
“It’sutilisingthechangesthattheywanttomake,andwethinkitwillbeabetteroutcome becausethosevehiclesthatneedtobeinspectedwillbeinspected...
"Thosevehiclesthatdon’tbecausethey’reaged…Orsomepeopleownsixorsevenvehicles… particularlythevintageandtheclassiccarpeople…Sothey’renottravellingineachvehiclea lotofdistance,butcollectivelythey’rehavingtogetthemre-inspectedallthetime.”
Collinssaidthepublicconsultationfortheproposedvintageandmotorhomeinspection changewasa“greatopportunity”toconsultonadistance-basedregime,too.
Collinssaiddistancewasa“verygood”indicatorofwearandteartoavehicle.
“Weseethatontyres,that’soneofthemainreasonsthattheyfail,theygettoacertainpoint aftertravelling40,000kilometres.”
ThepubliccangivetheirfeedbackontheGovernment'sproposalfromFebruary24toApril4 onnzta.govt.nz.
WELCOMETOA NEW MEMBER
TheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubispleasedtowelcomeanewmember.
LAWRENCE WHITTINGTON 1977NissanFairladyZ,1987ToyotaMR2-Supercharged
Welcometothebranchandwelookforwardtoseeingyouatfutureclubactivities.
PHOTOGRAPHS -
RIGHT: Thebriefing-therewasasmallerthanusual numberofparticipantsatthisyear’sVeteranRally.
NEXTPAGE:Thefirststopontherallywasagarage raidtooneofthebranchesmemberswhere participantslearntaboutandwereabletoinspect arangeofvehicles.
VeteranRallyorganiser(andbranchClubCaptain) DerekHaycockinhis1932ChevroletPickup
ABOVE:Thereisabitofworktobedoneonthenextproject togetitontheroad–a1923StutzSpecialSix.
BELOW:This1928DodgeBrothersVictorySixisnearlyready togothroughtheVINprocess.
BOTTOMLEFT:1971ChevroletCamaro
BOTTOMRIGHT:This1929ChevroletInternationalTruckis regularlyseenonbranchruns.
RIGHT:Alunchstopatanother branchmembers’propertyto checkonprogresswithanAustin restoration,then:
BELOW:Itwasontoavisitto therecentlyopenedOhakeaAir ForceWarMemorialonthe cornerofTangimoanaand SpeedyRoads. Themuseum,amongother things,coverstheopeningof thebase,typesofaircraftused overtheyearsandmodifications totheaircraftetc..
Onthe16thofFebruary,afewkeenmotoristsjoinedtogetherforagreatrallytobe remembered,arallyofveteran-onlyvehicles.Thedaywasclearandtheatmospherewas cheeryatTheGroveonSundaymorning.Peoplecamewiththeircarsfromfarandwide (HawkesBay,Bulls,andRongotea)forthiseventandweallknewitwastobeagoodone.
Themorningrallybriefingwasat9:00am,whereDerekHaycocktalkedabouthowwewould becompletinga50mileruntodayaroundthelocalarea.Firststop:justroundthecorner, notfiveminutes(well,itwasforsomecars)tothehouseoftwoManawatuBranchmembers. Entrantswereentertainedwithatalkfromthetwofellowenthusiastsallabouttheirvehicles theyhad.Firstcamethestoryofrestoringa1971ChevroletCamaro,thenofacomplete restorationfortheirfirstvintagevehicle,a1929ChevroletPickupTruck,thenataleof workingona1928DodgeVictorySix,andlastlythestoryofaveryoriginalandrare1923 StutzSpecialSix,ofwhichsomeofitshistoryremainsamysterytotheowners.
Afteravisittothefirststop,entrantshoppedintheircarsandmadetheirwaytothenext stop:DennisMilne'splacetoviewhisnewlyimmaculatelyrestored1913Austin.Itwasahard journeyforsome,withTonyPrebensenbreakingdownnotamileawayfromDennis'shome, inhisbeautifullyrestored(andrecentlymaderoadworthyagain)1903Holleywithpassenger MikeStewart.Withsomeheadscratching,itwasdecidedthatitwouldbeeasiertopushthe littlecartothelunchstop,onlyafewhundredmetres(ifthat)awayandtinkerwithitthere. ParkedforlunchonDennisMilne'slawnwasa1916Chevrolet490(LenHaycock),1909 RenaultAX(PeteJohns),1906Cadillac(LaurieCocker),1903Holley(TonyPrebensen&Mike Stewart),joinedbyrallyorganiserDerekinhis1932ChevroletPickupandRogerCorlettinthe AustinFeijoaVan.Dennis'sAustinlookedsuperb,it'spaintjobandallgleamedbrightlyinthe sun.Afineexampleofacarwhichhadhadhoursofworkputintoitwhichhadpaidoffwell. WithlunchatDennisandJudy's(withsomewonderfulmuffinsmadebyJudy...greatly appreciatedbyallI'msure)theentrantswereoffagaintothefinalstop,theOhakeaMemorial Museum,foratourtakenbyitscurators.
IspenttheremainderofthedayridingintheHolley,(atotallydifferentexperiencefromriding inthe'16Chev)atrulygreatveteranandsomethingthatisnoticedbymost,alotoftootsand waveswerereceived.WebrokedowninthemiddleofNowheresville,andsomepushingwas required,butsoonenoughwewereontheroadagainandarrivedontimetoseeafantastic museumwithcuratorsthatfilledourbrainswithknowledgeofthehistoryoftheAirForce Baseandotherrelatedtopics.
Afterthatitwasbacktotheclubrooms,butfirstitwasaquickstopattheicecreamshopat Feilding,adelightfullydelicioustreatafteralongjourney.Backattheclubrooms,thelast eventwasafieldtest,atestwhichtestedthecapabilitiesofthedriver,andbythatImean me.ItookaturndrivingthelittleHolleyanditdidbyallmeanstestmyskillsofremembering whichpedaldoeswhatandhowtochangegearetc.AfterafewlapsI(think)Igotthehang ofitandtherewasslightlylesslurching,andsuddenlyitallbecamealittleclearertome.The Holleywasasuperbcartodoarallyin,likemostveterans,itshowedadifferentsideof motoringtoitsdriverandpassengers.
Therallyconcludedwithabarbecueputonbybranchhelpersanditwaswellreceived!Prize givingresultedinLenHaycockwinningfirstprizeforoverall.Wespenttheeveningtuckingin todinnerandpudding(well,Ididanyway).ThanksamillionforDerekfororganisinga fantasticeventforallofus,I'msureeverybodyfeltthesame.Theonlydownsideswerethat onlyfourcarsshoweduptotherallyandmybottomhurtforadayorsoafterridinginthe Holley!
Harry
GLANCING BACKAT EARLY ISSUESOF BEADED WHEELS
SNIPPETS FROM 2005 - MAGAZINE NUMBERS 271 > 276
ABOVE:BeadedWheelsIdleTorque IssueNo,271–December2004/January2005
RIGHT:BeadedWheelsIdleTorque IssueNo,274–June/July2005
InthegridbelowfindthefollowinghiddenstreetnamesfromthesuburbofHokowhitu:
ALBERT ASCOT BOND BUXTON
CENTENNIAL DORSET ERIN FRANKLIN
GALWAY HARROW HEATLEY HIND
IHAKA IONA MANAWATU MONTGOMERY
NEWCASTLE PAHIATUA ROSS ROXBURGH
SCANDIA SELBY STIRLING SURREY
SWANSEA WATERLOO
MANAWATUBRANCH
Formoreinformation,pleasecontact theManawatuBranchTreasurer.
11issuesoftheTourerarepublished annually.
VCCMembersfromall35branches haveaccesstothemagazine.
Thepublicalsohaveaccesstothisand otherVCCbranchmagazinesthrough theNewZealandVCCinternetsite: vcc.org.nz/news-from-our-branches
Advertisingdoesnothavetorelateto motoringproducts.
VINTAGE CAR CLUB VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS
VETERAN: MotorVehiclesconstructedpriorto31st December1918.
VINTAGE: MotorVehiclesconstructedbetween1st January1919and31st December1931.
POST VINTAGE: MotorVehiclesconstructedbetween1st January1932and31st December1945.
POST WAR: MotorVehiclesconstructedbetween1st January1946and31st December1960.
POST 1960: MotorVehiclesconstructedbetween1st January1961and31st December1980.
POST 1980: MotorVehiclesconstructedafter1st January1981providedthatnovehicleis deemedeligibleforthiscategoryuntilthedayimmediatelyfollowingthe30th anniversary ofitsoriginaldateofconstructionasdeterminedinaccordancewithSection2ofthe ClubVehicleTechnicalCode.(refertotheClubBy-laws)
AUTHENTIC REPRODUCTION VEHICLES: MotorVehiclesnewlyconstructedtotheexact specificationofanoriginalfactoryproductionvehicle.(asdescribedintheClubBy-laws)
FACTORY BUILT & HISTORIC RACING VEHICLES: (asdescribedintheClubBy-laws).
PERIOD SPECIALS: (asdescribedintheClubBy-laws).
BRANCH COMMITTEE
Chair EstherWilliams e _williams@xtra.co.nz 0272437275
ViceChair CliffBennett(Jenny) cliffbennett@xtra.co.nz 063563383 : 0212837088
Secretary CathyClements(Glyn) cathyclements5@gmail.com 063285979 : 0272862927
Treasurer KenFoot(Annette) kafoot@outlook.com 0212427882
ClubCaptain DerekHaycock(Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz 063561056
Committee Member AnnetteFoot(Ken) kafoot@outlook.com 0272107532
Committee Member TomGilchrist tomsdgilchrist@gmail.com 0274403346
Committee Member ErrolGray(Ann) errans255@gmail.com 0275564176
Committee Member JohnIreland(Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz 063234170
Committee Member VivienneReid(Owen) owenhome@xtra.co.nz 0211713148
MANAWATU BRANCH LIFE MEMBER: -GaryMillar
APPOINTED POSITIONS
Custodian& Librarian GaryMillar(Marion) gw.millar.pn@gmail.com 063548298
Delegate DerekHaycock(Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz 063561056
Editor(Tourer) BryanAbraham(Catherine) bryabr8@gmail.com 063584014
IDCard Advisor JohnIreland(Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz 063234170
IDCard Advisor DerekHaycock(Becky) derek.and.beck@inspire.net.nz 063561056
IdleTorque (BeadedWheels) Scribe
BryanAbraham(Catherine) bryabr8@gmail.com 063584014
PartsShed GaryMillar(Marion) gw.millar.pn@gmail.com 063548298
PrivacyOfficer CathyClements(Glyn) cathyclements5@gmail.com 063285979 : 0272862927
Swapmeet Coordinator JohnIreland(Anne) ireland.clan@inspire.net.nz 063234170
Assistant Swapmeet Coordinator Positioncurrentlyvacant
NewMember Liaison
Welfare AnnetteFoot(Ken) kafoot@outlook.com 0272107532
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