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THE TOURER

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: RuahineRamblelunchstopattheBullsracecourse.

PHOTOGRAPHSINTHIS ISSUE oftheTourerhavebeencontributedbyBryanAbraham, LaurieCocker,KenFoot,DerekHaycock,PatHenaghan,AlistairHowardand LynJames.

Theopinionsorstatementsexpressedinletters,articles,tripreportsetc.whichappearinthis magazinearetheviewsoftheauthorofthatletter/article/reportandarenotnecessarilythose oftheCommitteeorMembersoftheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubofNZInc. TheCommitteereservestherighttorefusematerialitdoesnotconsidersuitableforpublication.

THETOURER : NewZealandRegisteredMagazine. TheOfficialNewsletteroftheManawatuBranchoftheVintageCarClubofNZInc.

ClubCaptain’sRamble-DerekHaycock 12 LaurieCockerandtheJohnLGoddardTrophy 15 PhotographsfromMarchSundayJaunt 19 1921Crossley19.6hp

20 PhotographsfromtheBranchVisittotheJuliaWallaceRetirementVillage 21 Youmighthavedrivenoneonce-TriumphHerald 22 Bits&PiecesfromBygoneDays

23 Itwasagoodday -until…

24 Photographsfromthe2025RuahineRamble 28 PhotographsfromtheMarchClubNightAuction

29 2025MaungaMoanaRallyReport

30 PhotographsfromtheTaranakiBranchMaungaMoanaRally 31 GlancingBackatEarlyIssuesoftheBeadedWheels-2006

32 TourerTrivia-TestyourCarKnowledge

TourerHumour 39 TourerTeasers

WordSearch

VintageCarClubVehicleClassifications 44 AnswerstotheTourerTriviaandTourerTeasers

46 BranchCommitteeandAppointedPositions-2024/2025

CLOSING DATE FOR THE MAYTOURER - 20TH APRIL 2025

 Pleasesendyourcontributionsonrallyreports,yourmotoringstories,restorations, technicalreports,articles,photographsetc.,to:

 TheEditor-email: bryabr8@gmail.com -orphone:(06)3584014

COMING EVENTSAND ACTIVITIES

 ManawatuBranch/LocalEvents

 OtherVCCBranchesandNationalEvents,OtherClubs/Organisationsetc.

PRIL 2025

1st Tue Noggin&Natter-7.00pmatMurray’sIrishPubBar,Feilding

5th Sat KimboltonSculptureFestival-seepage6ofthisTourer

5th Sat HorowhenuaBranchInter-BranchLadiesLunch-seepage7ofthisTourer

5th Sat CentralHawkesBayAfternoon/TwilightRally -seetheSupplementtothisTourer *

6th Sun SundayJaunt-seepage5ofthisTourerandtheClubCaptainsRamble

6th Sun ThePartsShedwillbeopenbetween2pmand5pm

9th Wed WorkingBeeattheClubrooms-seepage5ofthisTourer

11>18th Fri>Fri SouthIslandClubCaptain’sTour-seetheSupplementtothisTourer *

12>13th Sat/Sun Wanganui42nd AutumnMotorCycleRally-seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 16th Wed ClubNightformembersandspouses/partners

18>20th Fri>Sun WheelsatWanaka-seetheSupplementtothisTourer *

18>21st Fri>Mon 2025NorthIslandEasterRally -seetheSupplementtothisTourer * 25>27th Fri>Sun HighlandFling-EntryFormonpage42oftheMarchTourer

MAY 2025

21st Wed ClubNight-ManawatuBranchAGM

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2026

24th>1st Sat/Sun ModelTFordClub33rd NationalRally-seetheSupplementtothisTourer *

* EVENTNOTICESFOR:

 NATIONALEVENTSWHICHHAVEBEENORGANISEDBYOTHERBRANCHES,

 OTHERVCCBRANCHEVENTS,and

 EVENTSFOROTHERCLUBS&ORGANISATIONSETC., HAVENOTBEENPUBLISHEDINTHISTOURER.

AsupplementtothisTourerwhichincludestheseeventnoticeshasbeencompiledandhas beenpostedtoourbranchesOneDrivesite.

Thelinktothesiteisinthe ‘ManawatuBranchNotices&Information’ pagewhich isonpage8ofthisTourer-(paragraph‘EarlierIssuesoftheTourer ……..’).

Exceptforformaleventsbringavehiclethatyouarecomfortabledriving,althoughahistoricvehicleispreferred.

SUNDAY JAUNT - 6TH APRIL 2025

1ST SUNDAYOFEACHMONTH

MeetattheCoachHouseMuseumcarparkinFeildingat 2.30pmforadrivetoaveryinterestingcollectionontheedgeof PalmerstonNorth-thenontoourclubroomsforalateafternoon tea,andifyouwish,stayingonforaBYOdinneranddrink.

WORKING BEEATTHE CLUBROOMS

Weatherpermitting,thereisadeadtreeonthedriveway whichwillbecutdown.Ifyoucan,pleasebringalongsaws andchainsaws,andifyouwouldlikesomefreefirewood, bringyourtrailer.

Ifyouarenotabletoorwouldrathernotassistwiththetree trimmingandcutting,thereisongoingtidyingupofthe propertyandgardeningwhichneedsattention. Pleasebringsomegardeningtools.

Iftheweatheriswet,workwillcontinueindoorsonrecoveringthechairs. Pleasebringastaplegun,staples&screwdriverssothatwecanprogresswiththattask. Andofcourse,thereisthemorningteabreakwhichallowstimefor someconvivialsocialising.

Saturday5th April2025

IfmemberswouldliketodisplaytheircarsattheFestival pleasegetintouchwiththebranchSecretary-Cathy Clements: cathyclements5@gmail.com or0272862927. Youwillbeexpectedtoleaveyourcarondisplayformostof thedaybutfreepasseswillbeorganisedforthosewhoare abletodisplaytheircar.Itwillotherwisebe$15.00per persontoentertheFestival.

NumbersareneededASAPplease.

KimboltonSculptureFestival

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)).

PARTS SHEDS

ThePartsShedsareopenbetween2pmand5pmonthefirstSundayafternoonofeach monthorbyarrangement.

ContactGaryon (06) 354 8298 or gw.millar.pn@gmail.com

SCRAP METAL BIN

Thescrapmetalbinforlargermetalitems(i.e.tinsandbigger)wheremetalscrapcanbe contributedislocatedoutsidebetweenthetwopartssheds,andthereisabinforsmallscrap metalinplaceinthePartsShed.

Thereis24houraccesstotheoutsidebin(usethegatenearthePartsShedwhichisnot locked).Thebinforsmallscrapmetalisonlyaccessiblewhenthepartsshedisopen.

Moneyraisedfromthesaleofscraphelpswiththeongoingmaintenanceoftheclubroomsand partssheds.

LIBRARY

Theclublibraryhasacomprehensivesectionontechnicaltopics;therearealargenumberof generalbooks,andtherearesectionsonVeteran,Vintage,PostVintage,PostWarVintage, Post60’sandCommercialvehicles.

TheLibraryisavailableforyoutoviewonclubnightsorbyarrangementwiththelibrarian.

CHAIRPERSON’S CHAT - ESTHER WILLIAMS

HiEveryone,theweatherhascertainlygottenalittlecooler. Thepoorgardenplantsdon’tknowwhattodo.Ihavehydrangeas thataredroppingtheirleaves,butatthesametimehavenew flowersonthem.Thereareevenspringbulbscomingupallover mygardens.

TheLadiesFellowshipgrouphadagreattimelookingaround gardensandoutforlunch.Itwouldbegreattohaveladiescome downtoHorowhenuabranchofVCConthe5th April.Bringlunch fornogginnatterwithothermembersofotherbranchesofVCC. Iamonlytoohappytotakeacarloaddown,justgivemeacallifyouwishtohavearide. WehadalotoffunattheclubnightattheAuction.AbigthankyoutoCathyandGlynfor organizingtheAuction.Someofthethingsdidn’tgetmuchbiddinguntilGlynaddedadozen eggsoracake.AbigthankyoutoHarryforbeingthepersontoshowalltheitemsforsale. IwishtothankallthosewhodonatedgoodsfortheAuction.

Aswearegoingtohavelessbigrallieson,itwouldbegoodtohavemorepeopleandcars joinusonSundayRunsandonclubnights.Weneedtomaketheclubnightsinterestingfor everyone.Asforclubnights,ifthereistopicorpersonthatwouldlovetohaveonclubnights pleasecontactEstherwiththeinformation.Theclubnightsareforallmembersandvisitors tocomealongtoo.

Happymotoringeveryone, Esther.

InthewordsofVictorMeldrew-“OneFootintheGrave”“Idon’tbelieveit!”

HiEveryone,

Hereweare,inthemiddleofMarch2025andthemonthsareflying by.It'sonly280daysuntilChristmas,andIknowthatwehave someChristmasEnthusiastMemberswhoarejustitchingtoputup ChristmasdecorationsandTreesagain!

MarchhasbeenaverybusymonthforGlynandI.Wespentthe secondweekendofthemonthinChristchurchattheExecutive Meeting,anditwasgreattohaveEstherWilliamsjoinusasBranchDelegate.Itwasavery “robust”meetingattimes,mostitemsontheagendacompleted. MyreportwillbeintheMayTourer.

ThisweekendGlynandIareofftosunnyNewPlymouthtojointheTaranakiBranchin celebratingtheir60thAnniversaryoftheMaungaMoanaRallyandGlynwillalsobepresenting LongServiceAwardsattheCelebrationDinner.Iflastyearisanythingtogoby,itshouldbe agreatweekendofdrivingandsocialising!IwonderifManawatuBranchwilltakeoutallthe prizesthisyear?

LadiesFriendshipGroup

TheFriendshipGroupatthebeginningofMarchwasaveryenjoyablelunchatHillTopCafe followedbyaHouseandGardenvisittoCountryLaneHouseinAokautere.Manythanksto AnneSchnellfororganisingthisevent.EveryonehadawonderfulafternoonandI’msure manyhavenewprojectsunderwayintheirowngardensafterthisvisit!IknowIhave!

IMPORTANTDATESFORYOURDIARIES!

NEXTLADIESFRIENDSHIPGROUP

Ladies,pleasesupportourneighbouringbranchHorowhenuawhoareverykindlyhostinga get-togetherforneighbouringbranches.UnfortunatelyIamunabletoattendthisoneaswe haveweekendguests,KimboltonSculptureFestival,anda70thBirthdayGardenPartyto attend-allonthesameday!IwouldliketowishJulieRiepen(ClubCaptain,Horowhenua) andmembersaverysuccessfulevent,andlookforwardtomanymoreinter-branchgettogethers.Thisisagreatchancetocatchupwithfriendsandmakenewones.

When:Saturday5April2025

Where:HorowhenuaBranchVCC,14TiroTiroRoad,Levin(OppositeRJ’sLicorice) Time:11.45amonwards

MANAWATUBRANCH-AGM

Pleasemarkthisimportantdateinyourcalendars- WEDNESDAY21STMAY2025

TheManawatuBranchwillbeholdingtheirAnnualGeneralMeetingontheabovedate. Weencouragememberstoattend.AGMdocumentswillbesentouttoallbranchmembers shortlyaswellaspublicationinthenextissueoftheTourer.

CLUB CAPTAIN’S RAMBLE -

The2025editionoftheRuahineRamblewasenjoyedbyeveryone whoattendedwith31entriesincluding9fromHorowhenuabranch makingagreatmixofVehiclesandagoodnumberofpeoplestaying onfortheBBQattheendoftheday.

Ihad47bookedinfortheBBQanditwasnicetoseeEsther,Cathy andGlyndropinfordinnerafterflyingbackfromtheChristchurch executivemeeting.

Abigthankstoallthepeopleattheendofthenighthelpingwith thecleanupandthedishes-itcertainlymadeforaneasierendtothenightforme.

TheSundayJaunttotheRushcollectionwasdefinitelyagreatwaytospendafewhoursona Sundayafternoonandleftmostinaweofwhatisparkedupinlocalsheds.

Thisyear’sHighlandFlingisprogressingwell.Wearecurrentlysittingat83entrieswiththem stillslowlytricklinginastheydidlastyearrightuptothelastcoupleofdays.

LastweekendIrantheSundayrouteinitsentiretywithacoupleofnon-carclubpeople followingupintheirUte.Theywereabsolutelyblownawaywithroadsandsceneryaswellas thecoupleoffarmswetravelledoversomuchsotheyaretaggingalongthiscomingweekend tochecktheSaturdayroutethatincludesfourfarmsandanunmaintainedroad.

ForthenextSundayJauntI’mtryingtosortoutaveryinterestingcollectionontheedgeof PalmerstonNorth.

SafeMotoring

Derek

LAURIE COCKERANDTHE JOHN L GODDARD TROPHY

TheMarchissueoftheTourerincludedanarticlewhichremindedusthatin1998,Laurie Cockerreceivedthe“JohnLGoddardTrophy”,theVintageCarClub’shighestachievement awardforhisexploitsoftimespent,andmileagecoveredinhis1906Cadillac.

Thatarticlealsohighlightedanothermilestone-therecent‘clockingup’of100,000milesin thatverysame1906Cadillac.

BelowisaphotographprovidedbyLaurieoftheawardandaccompanyingcertificate.

AndonthefollowingtwopagesisanarticlewhichappearedinIssue234oftheBeaded Wheels-October/November1998.

RIGHT:Themeetingplacewasthe CoachHouseMuseumin Feilding.

RIGHT:Therewasthebriefing.

RIGHT:Followedbyashortdriveto theRushCollection–which didn’tgotoplanforall.

THISPAGE:Parked upattheSunday Jauntvenue.

THISANDTHENEXTPAGE: Someoftheexhibitsin theRushCollection.

RIGHT:1929Austin SevenWASPwhich wasbasedonthe immenselypopular AustinSeven. TheWaspwasa lightweightsporty variantaimedat enthusiastswho wantedan affordable,funcar thatcouldalsobe competitivein motorsport. Itembodied simplicity,charm, andthe adventurousspirit ofitsera.

1921 CROSSLEY 19.6HP

From:Thepublication‘VintageCarsinColour’-JamesBarron&D.B.Tubbs

PHOTOGRAPHS - FROMTHE BRANCH VISITTOTHE

JULIA WALLACE RETIREMENT VILLAGE

From:TheExpressNewspaperspublication-Carsofthe40’sand50’s:MotorShowReviewGuide1959

BITS & PIECESFROM BYGONE DAYS

ITWASAGOODDAY - UNTIL ……

Source:AntiqueCarWrecks-fromOldCarsWeekly’s“WreckoftheWeek”photoalbum.

Theownerofthis1929ModelAFordTownSedanprobablyfoundagooduseforthesidemountedsparetyre sinceitlooksasthoughtherightfrontwheelwasruinedbythecrash.Photographtakenon20th May1931.

Someoneremodelledthefrontendofthis1929Buickwithanimmovableobject.Thecarwas probablyscrappedbecauseofthisaccident.Theseries121roadsterwasonlyfouryearsoldwhenthis photographwastakenon17th April1933.Nodoubt,today’srestorerscouldfindawaytousetherestof thebodywhichappearstobeinexcellentshape.Only6195ofthesecarswerebuilt.

RuahineRamblePrizes:

 TOPLEFT:1st GeoffBinns-FordEscort-ManawatuBranch

 TOPRIGHT:2nd DaveHobbs-EHHolden-HorowhenuaBranch

 BOTTOMLEFT:3rd LaurieMalcolmson-HondaOdyssey-CentralHawkesBayBranch

 BOTTOMRIGHT:HardLuckTrophy-StewartBird-1938Ford-ManawatuBranch

ItsFridaymorningandweareheadingofftoNewPlymouthtodotheTaranakiBranches MaungaMoanarally.Althoughitisthe60thrunningofthisevent,thiswillonlybeour2nd time.

WeweremakinggoodtimeuntilnorthofWanganuiwespottedGlynandCathClements stoppedonthesideoftheroad,bonnetandbootlidopen.Myrtl'sfuelpumphadstopped working.Glynwasunderthebonnetworkingonitbutwashavingtroublebecausethecase thathethoughtcontainedhisglasses,infactcontainedCathssunglasses.Fortunatelymy glassesweregoodenoughtoenableGlyntoseewhathewasdoing.Usingthesparefuel pumpinthebootandswappingpartsbetweenthe2fuelpumps,GlynwasabletogetMyrtl runningagain.TherestofthetriptoNewPlymouthwasuneventful.

Aftercheckinginandgettingourrallypacksitwasofftothebarforafewdrinks.Therewas anoptionaltreasurehuntaroundNewPlymouthfridayeveningbutafterthedriveupwe decidedtogiveitamiss.Fromwhatweheardthosewhodiddoithadanenjoyabletime.

Saturdaywasrallyday.Anotherwarmsunnyday.WehadtobeatHickfordParkinBellBlock by9amforbriefingwithfirstcaraway20minuteslater.

There42entrantswithManawaturepresented3cars,AlanandRobynHenryintheirMG, GlynandCathClementsintheirMorrisMinor,andAnnetteandmyselfinourHumber80. Themorningsectionwas70milesofwindinghillyroadsthroughbeautifulTaranaki countryside.Therewereafewtiredarmsatthelunchstopandthelowergearsofsomecars hadagoodworkout.

ThelunchstopwasatDudleyHallKaimiro,about3milesfromInglewood.Afteralonglunch stop,therewasashortrunofabout14milestotheendoftherally.Therestofthe afternoonwasourstodowhateverwewanted.WemadeaquicktriptotheTaranakiparts shedbeforeheadingbacktothehotelforarestafreshenupbeforeheadingdownformore socialising,thendinnerandprizegiving.

Glyn,asNorthIslandClubCaptain,presentedtwoTaranakimemberswiththeir50year badges-DougSurgenorandAnthonyWilson.

Thencamethepresentationontherallytrophies.CongratulationstoGlynandCathon3rd placeintheP60class.

Followingthepresentations,RobThomsongaveashortonthehistoryoftheMaungaMoana rally.Robwasinvolvedintheveryfirstrallyandwastherallysecretaryforthisone,the60th. AlsopresentattherallywereacoupleofentrantswhowerealsoatthefirstrallyBrucePoole (currentlyCentralHawkesBaybutwasaManawatumemberatthetime)andSarahandIan HowellfromtheWanganuiBranch.

Finally,therewasthecuttingofthe60thanniversarycake. Itwasanothergoodweekendaway.ColinJohnstonandTaranakibranchputonawonderful event.

Iencourageyoualltoconsiderattendingthenextone.Itisagoodweekendawayandnot toofartotravel.

KenFoot

PHOTOGRAPHS

- FROMTHE TARANAKI BRANCH MAUNGA MOANA RALLY

GLANCING BACKAT EARLY ISSUESOF BEADED WHEELS

SNIPPETS FROM 2006 - MAGAZINE NUMBERS 277 > 282

LEFT:BeadedWheelsIdleTorque–Issue278 February/March2006

ABOVE:BeadedWheelsIdleTorque–Issue280 June/July2006

TOURER TRIVIA - TEST YOUR CAR KNOWLEDGE

Howwelldoyouknowyourcars?

Canyourecognizethesecarmodelswhicharenamedafterinsectsandanimalsetc.? Answersareonpage44ofthisTourer.

Whichisit?

 Cockroach

 Spider

 Beetle

 Scorpion

Later,gator!Whichmemberofthereptilefamilydid Porschechooseforoneofitsmodels?

 Cayman

 Alligator

 Crocodile

 Iguana

ThismanufacturerwasfamousfortheHornet,sowhy notaddanotherstinger?Whatdidtheynameit?

 Deer

 Wasp

 Squirrel

 Fly

Wannarace?WhichoftheseHudsonclassics dominatedearlystockcarracing?

 Hornet

 Wasp

 Fly

 Ladybug

Technicallyamythologicalcreature,we'restillcalling theFordvehiclenamedafterthissupernaturalbeing animal-influenced.Whatisit?

 TrailHawk

 Eagle

 Thunderbird

 Vulture

It'sa"young"nameforasmallcar. WhichoftheseDodgevehiclessharesitsnamewitha youngmalehorse?

 Vixen

 Colt

 Pup  Cub

Whenthiscarfirstcameout,Lincoln-Mercuryadvertised itasacar"forthemanonhiswaytoaThunderbird." Whichoneisit?

 Dingo

 Cougar  Cheetah

Leopard

It'sahorse!It'saplane!It'sthispopularmemberof theFordline-up.Whichisit?

 Thunderbird

Charger

Mustang

Thoroughbred

Ananimalthatmeans"hewhokillswithoneleap,"lends itnametooneentirebrandofvehicles.

Whichonearewetalkingabout?

 Bobcat

 Jaguar

 Barracuda

 Hellcat 10.

Ifa1929Mercedes-BenzSSKroadsteristoorichfor yourblood,thiskitcarnamedafteraswiftantelope mightfitthebill.Whatwasitsname?

 Ostrich

 Gazelle

 Puma

 Pinto

Itwastheworld'sfirstponycar,sharingitsnamewitha snake-likefish.WhatdidPlymouthnameit?

 Barracuda

 Dolphin

 Stingray

 Shark

Thiscarhasafelinenamethat'salsofavouredbysports fansinKentucky. Whatisit?

 Wildcat

 Panther

 Jaguar  Leopard

Plymouthpaidfortherightstoacartooncharacterof thesamenametoadvertisethiscar.WileE.Coyotegot nothing.Whatcararewereferringto?

 Coyote

 RoadRunner

 Wildcat  Taurus

Creepy-crawly!Whichofthesevehiclenamesdates backtohorse-drawncarriages?

 HoneyBee

 Tarantula

 Spider

 Hornet

Don'ttrytopowerthiscarwithbamboo...despiteits name.

Whatisitcalled?

 PolarBear

 Koala

 Panda

 Grizz

AgentMaxwellSmartgavethiscaritsstripes,drivingit frequentlyinthe"GetSmart"TVseries. Whatwasit?

 Bear

 Tiger

 Lion

 Zebra 17.

Nothingsays"rugged"likeahorsetrainedtodobattle. Whichvehiclebearsanamemeaningthesame?

 Challenger

 Charger

 Bison

 Bronco

19.

Thiscar,likethefishit'snamedfor,wasrelativelyrare, inproductionforonlytwoyearsundertheRamblerand AMCnames.Whichonearewetalkingabout?

 Shark

 Stingray

 Barracuda

 Marlin

Itsoundslikeit'snamedforamusicalinstrument,but it'sactuallynamedforatypeofantelope.Whichone arewetalkingabout?

 Pronghorn

 Wildebeest

 Jackrabbit

 Bongo 20.

21.

TheTVshow,"TopGear,"famouslyrolledthiscar...not soreliant,afterall. Whatisthemodel?

 Robin

 Cardinal  BlueJay

 Hummingbird

Datsun,anow-defunctautomanufacturer,electedto namethismodelafteraterritorialwingedcreature. Whichonedidtheychoose?

 Parrot

 Sparrow

 Cardinal

 Bluebird

FOR SALE : WoodLathe

Woodlatheforsale-hasa1700cmbed. ContactEstherWilliams:phone0272437275

Advertisinginthe‘TourerTrader’columnisatnocosttoVCCmembers. Makemoneybygettingridofthoseunwantedpartsorvehiclesthatyounolongerwant. ForwardyouradvertisementstotheEditor. Rememberthattheseadvertsarenotonlyreadbylocalbranchmembersbut byVCCmembersinotherVCCbranchesandmembersofothercarclubs.

Alawyer,whohadawifeand12childrenneededtomovebecausehisrentalagreementwas terminatedbytheownerwhowantedtoreoccupythehome.

Whenhesaidhehad12children,noonewouldrentahometohimbecausetheyfeltthatthechildren woulddestroytheplace.Hecouldn’tsayhehadnochildrenbecausehecouldn’tlie(weallknowthat lawyersdonotlie).

Sohesenthiswifeforawalktothecemeterywith11oftheirkids.Hetooktheremainingonewith himtoseerentalhomeswitharealestateagent.

Helovedoneofthehomesandthepricewasright.Theagentasked,“Howmanychildrendoyou have?”Thelawyeranswered,“Twelve.”

Theagentasked,“Wherearetheothers?”Thelawyer,withhisbestcourtroomsadlook,answered, “They’reinthecemeterywiththeirmother.”

Moralofthestory:It’snotnecessarytolie......onehasonlytochoosetherightwords.

RIGHT: Thecats areeasytosee, butcanyouspot therabbit?

TOURER TEASERS

RIGHT: Canyou spotthefrog?

Answerstoboth teasersareonpage 44ofthisTourer.

InthegridbelowfindthefollowinghiddenstreetnamesfromthesuburbofSummerhill:

ABBY ATAWHAI CASHMERE CLIFF CLIFTON FERNWOOD GREENWOOD GUERNSEY

HEATHCOTE HILLGROVE JOHNSTONE KEA

KEILLER KILKENNY LALENA LOURIE

PACIFIC RUAPEHU SILKWOOD SPRING

SUMMERHILL SYCAMORE TENNENT VAUCLUSE

WILLIAMS WOODGATE

 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 anniversaryofitsoriginaldateofconstructionasdeterminedinaccordancewithSection 2oftheClubVehicleTechnicalCode.(refertotheClubBy-laws)

AUTHENTIC REPRODUCTION VEHICLES: MotorVehiclesnewlyconstructedtotheexact specificationofanoriginalfactoryproductionvehicle.(asdescribedintheClubBy-laws)

FACTORY BUILT & HISTORIC RACING VEHICLES: (asdescribedintheClubBy-laws)

PERIOD SPECIALS: (asdescribedintheClubBy-laws)

ANSWERSTOTHE TOURER TRIVIAAND TOURER TEASERS

Frompages32(TourerTrivia)andpage39(TourerTeasers)

1. Beetle

2. Cayman

3. Wasp

4. Hornet

TheGerman-madeVolkswagenBeetle,sometimesreferredtoasa"Bug",has beenthevehicleentertainingpassengersandbackseatdriversforyears. Asthegamegoes,whenyouseeone,youannounce"Slugbug!"witha(gentle) punchadministeredtoyourneighbour.Thevehicle'snametranslatesfromthe Germanwordforbeetle:"Käfer."

Porschecallsitsvehiclea"Cayman,"butthewordisderivedfromthereptile, "caiman,"acloserelativeofthealligator.APorscheCaymanispreciselywhat you'dexpectfromthebrand:luxurymeetsspeed.

TheHudsonWaspdoesfeellikeanaturalaccompanimenttotheHudsonHornet, doesn'tit?TheWaspandtheHornetwerebothproducedinthe1950s,withthe Waspservingasasouped-upversionofthemanufacturer'sPacemaker(yes,that wasreallyitsname!).

Hudsonwasthefirstautomanufacturertoevergetinvolvedinstockcarracing, pittingitsvirtuallyunbeatableHornetagainsttherestofthefield. TheHudsonHornetwasmanufacturedforsevenyearsinthe1950s.

TheFordThunderbirdwentthroughtwoproductionruns,from1954to1997and againfrom2002to2005.Thoughit'snamedforamythologicalcreature,Native Americansbelieveditpossessedtraitsofpowerandstrength.Thosearen't shabbycharacteristicsforavehicle.

6. Colt

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TheDodgeColtisappropriatelynamed;itssmallbodyisaperfectfitfortheterm "colt,"whichisrepresentativeofayoungmalehorse.Manufacturedfrom1971 to1994,theColtwasasubcompactvehicle.

TheMercuryCougar,firstintroducedin1967,wasadvertisedasasteptoward Ford'sThunderbird.Whatitreallywas,wasaslightlysouped-upversionofthe FordMustang.Cougarsareknownfortheirpowerandabilitytochallenge animalsevenbiggerthanthemselves

There'ssomediscrepancyinFordhistoryaboutwhethertheMustangwasnamed afterthehorseorafighterplanefromWorldWarII.

Whicheveritwas,amustangisstillahorse,andFord'sMustangremainsoneof thebrand'smostpopularsellers.

Theword"jaguar"comesfromaNativeAmericanwordthatmeans"hewhokills withoneleap,"soit'snotaleaptoimagineabrand,Jaguar,singularlyusingthat wordtorepresentsitsentireline.

OK,weknowthisoneisabitofastretch,buttheCMCGazellereallywasathing, akitcarthatresembledthemuchpricierMercedes-Benz.

Theanimalknownasagazelle,ontheotherhand,isalsoathing,aswifttypeof antelopefoundprimarilyinAfrica.

ThePlymouthBarracudawasverynearlythePlymouthPanda,butthatdidn't nearlyrepresentthestylingorsportinessthattheworld'sfirstponycarexuded. Asforthefishit'snamedfor,thebarracudaisapredatoryfishwithasnake-like appearance.

Whichcamefirst:UniversityofKentuckyWildcatbasketballortheBuickWildcat? TheBuickWildcatwasintroducedin1962;theWildcats'firstbasketballseason datesbackto1903.

Ifthere'sonethingthatthenameRoadRunnerconveys,it'sspeed. PlymouthdidmanagetostrikeupadealwithWarnerBros.tousetheworld's mostfamousroadrunnerinitsadvertising.

5. Thunderbird

Cougar

8. Mustang

9. Jaguar

Gazelle

Barracuda

Wildcat

Road Runner

14. Spider

15. Panda

16. Tiger

17. Charger

18. Marlin

19. Bongo

20. Robin

21. Bluebird

TheFiat124SpiderisjustoneofthenumerouscarsthathavesharedtheSpider monikerovertheyears.Thetermdatesallthewaybacktohorse-drawn carriages,wherepassengerssatatopacarriagewithnooverheadcoveringresembling,theysay,aspider.

WhatemotionscometomindwhenyouthinkofthePanda?Cute?Lovable? That'sexactlywhatFiathopesyou'llthink,andwhyitattachedthatnametoits cute,compactcar.And,yes,whilerealpandaseatbamboo,thisPandaneeds goodold-fashionedgasoline.

TheSunbeamTiger'smostnotableclaimtofamewasasthevehicleofchoicefor MaxSmartinthe1960stelevisionseries"GetSmart." His,ofcourse,hadamachinegun.

Achargerisawarhorse.Soundstough,right?That'sexactlywhatDodge thoughtwhenitchosethenameforitsmuscly,horsepower-fuelledCharger. Andwhowouldn'twantacaryoucouldtakeintobattle?

TheRamblerMarlin(latertheAMCMarlin)wasinproductionforonlyashort periodinthe1960s.

Itsfishynameisfitting,then,sincesomevarietiesoftheactualmarlinare consideredvulnerabletoextinction.

TheMazdaBongoisavanand,yes,it'ssortofshapedlikeadrum,butthat'snot quitewhereitsnamecomesfrom. Instead,itsharesanamewiththeAfricanbongo,atypeofantelope.

MaybetheReliantRobinhasahardtimestayinguprightbecauseitonlyhas threewheels.Yeah,youheardthatright.ThreeWheels. "TopGear"famouslyrolledonesimilartoMr.Bean,whoregularlyrolledanother Reliantproduct,theRegal.

EverheardoftheDatsun(later,Nissan)Bluebird?Don'tworryifyouhaven't. ThisJapanese-madecarenjoysgreaterpopularityininternationalcirclesand evenservesasamodelfrequentlyusedasataxi!