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THE VOICE OF THE VINTAGE CAR
DECEMBER 2018/JANUARY 2019
Merry Christmas Everyone
From the Bay of Plenty VCC
BAY OF PLENTY VINTAGE CAR CLUB (INC)
Email: bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz
WEB SITE: www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com
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COMMITTEE CONTACTS
CLUB PATRON JACK HOVEN 07 5766222
CHAIRMAN JIM SMYLIE 07 5764180
CLUB CAPTAIN KAAREN SMYLIE 021 664341 or 07 5764180
SECRETARY JOHN PAYNE 07 5706084
TREASURER KEITH PERKINS (JANE) 07 5781231
PAST PRESIDENT JIM SMYLIE (KAAREN) 07 5764180
COMMITTEE BRIAN PRATT (CINDY) 07 5447952
COMMITTEE STEVE TITMUSS (MARION) 07 5520794
COMMITTEE LINDA DOWNEY (DOUG) 021 02777931
COMMITTEE DOUG BROWN (LINDA) 021 668117
COMMITTEE KEN FREW (DIANE) 07 5764263
OTHER ELECTED OFFICERS
HALL HIRE KAAREN SMYLIE (JIM) 021 664341
LIBRARIAN YVONNE BECK (PAUL) 07 5748482
PARTS SHED JACK ANDERSON (MERILYN) 07 5766346
PROPERTY MANAGER JACK ANDERSON (MERILYN) 07 5766346
NAME BADGES DAVID JOBLIN (NOLA) 07 5441690
MID WEEK RUN ALAN PRAM (JUDY) 07 5738428
NEW MEMBERS JULIAN WEBB 07 5792441
NEW MEMBERS ALASTAIR JONES (GWEN) 07 5761124
SWAPMEET KEN FREW 07 5764263
VIC CERTIFICATION ALASTAIR JONES (GWEN) 07 5761124
VIC CERTIFICATION IVAN ALLEN (YVONNE) 07 5432629
APPAREL LINDA DOWNEY (DOUG) 02 102777931
WELFARE LINDA DOWNEY (DOUG) 02 102777931
HONORARY SOLICITOR PETER BUTLER (MARION) 07 5756892
WEBSITE PAUL BECK (YVONNE) 07 5748482
KLAXON EDITOR PAUL BECK (YVONNE) 07 5748482
KLAXON EMAIL: klaxoninfo@gmail.com Fax 07 5746482
CLUB WEBSITE: www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com
SECRETARY EMAIL: bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz
For anytime Club enquires:
Kaaren Smylie (Committee) 07 576 4180 or 021-66-43-41
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Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club
The Club Rooms are located at 29 Cliff Road Tauranga.
P O Box 660, Tauranga, 3140.
Key contacts are—
Club Captain– Kaaren Smylie (Jim) Ph 021 664341 or 07 5764180
Secretary— John Payne 07 5706084 Email: bayofplenty@vcc.org.nz
Monthly events—
Club night (except January) 2nd Monday Start time 7.30pm
Mid week run. Wednesday following the club night
End of the month run. Held on the last Sunday of the month.
Committee Meeting. Last Monday of the month
Noggin ‘n’ Natter 4th Tuesday at 6pm
Location Sequence of Noggin ‘n’ Natters
1, Tauranga- Tauranga Citz Club. Cameron Road. Organiser Jim Smylie
2. Te Puke- at Te Puke Hotel. Contact Martin Carey 573 7136 Paul McIndoe 5733328
3. Tauranga - Tauranga Citz Club. Cameron Road. Organiser Jim Smylie
4. Katikati- at “Forta Leza Café”, SH 2 Katikati. Contact Owen Smith, phone 07 570 2000.
If your birthday falls in this month please remember it is your turn to provide a
plate for supper.
Our thanks go to last months birthday people for the food provided.
PLEASE remember to wear your name badges to all events. They can be ordered
from David Joblin phone 544 1690
LIBRARY HOURS— The library will be open on club nights from 7pm. Also on most
Monday mornings until midday Yvonne & Paul work in the library and members are wel-
come to call in to search for or return books. If making a special trip please phone home
beforehand to ensure they will be there, phone at home on
(07 574 8482 or 027 6098510)
HELP US HIRE OUT THE CLUBROOMS!
CONTACT KAAREN SMYLIE 07 5764180 OR 021 664341
Hall Cleaning Roster
Volunteers
We all use the hall and love to see it sparkling clean.
If you have forgotten to add your name just email the Klaxon or contact
Kaaren or Jack and they will do it for you.
THESE ARE NO NAMES ON THE LIST - IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP
PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME ON THE NOTICE BOARD OR CONTACT
KAAREN OR JACK
Please enter you name on the notice board list
if you are able to help.
All that is required is a once a month clean
taking about 2 hours.
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December Local Events
Sat 1st Dec Trustpower Christmas Parade
Sun 2nd Dec Katikati Christmas Parade
Tue 4th Dec Seniors Morning Tea at clubrooms 10am
Thur 6th Dec Ladies Christmas Luncheon
Sun 9th Dec Club Christmas Function and Restoration Awards
Mon 10th Dec Club Night with special supper. Organiser Kaaren Smylie
Wed 12th Dec Christmas Run to 4 villages around Mt Maunganui
Sun 16th Dec Children’s Christmas Party
Mon 17th Dec Committee Meeting
Tue 1st Jan New Year Picnic at Tuapiro Point. Organiser Peter Lawn
Mon 14th Jan Club Night. Social night
Sun 20th Jan Rotorua Lakefront Car Show. All are welcome. See advert
Tue 29th Jan Committee Meeting
CHRISTMAS PARADES
Our club has been invited to attend two parades.
TRUSTPOWER PARADE Saturday, 1st Dec. Line up 3rd and 4th Avenue at 11am
to take part.
KATIKATI PARADE Sunday, 2nd Dec. Assemble behind the Caltex Service Station
(on your right when entering Katikati) by 2.45pm
STOP WHAT YOU ARE
DOING!!!
COME ALONG TO OUR
LAST
SENIORS MORNING TEA
FOR 2018
WHEN: TUESDAY 4TH DECEMBER
TIME: 10am
WHERE: AT THE CLUB ROOMS
KAAREN IS PROVIDING A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CAKE
Enjoy a relaxing morning and catch up on a little
gossip. Recommended to all.
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LADIES CHRISTMAS BUS TRIP
WHEN: THURSDAY 6th DECEMBER
MEET AT THE CLUBROOMS TO DEPART 10am
COST - $20.00 per person
TOUR TO WAIHI, PAEROA, THAMES
SHOPPING AND COFFEE STOPS
DINNER STOP AT TAURANGA FISHING CLUB - MEN ARE
WELCOME FOR THE DINNER
A FUN DAY OUT
RSVP: ASAP please to Kaaren 021 66 43 41 or 576 4180.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
AND
RESTORATION
AWARDS
DATE: SUNDAY 9th DECEMBER
TIME: SIMPLY TURN UP IN THE AFTERNOON SOMETIME
DINNER: WILL BE A BBQ SERVED AT 5.30pm
BRING; A SALAD AND DESSERT TO SHARE
ALSO WE WILL BE AWARDING ‘BEST RESTORATION FOR
THE YEAR’
TO ENTER A RESTORATION THAT YOU HAVE
COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR -
CONTACT JIM SMYLIE 07 5764180 BEFORE THE 8th DECEMBER
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BOP VCC CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS PARTY
WHEN: 16th DECEMBER
WHERE: THE CLUBROOMS
TIME: 2pm
ORGANISERS: KAAREN 021 664341 or 07 5764180
LINDA 021 02777931
Lots of fun and activities. Sack races, wooden spoon races, giant
connect 4 game, face painting and of course Santa.
Each person please bring a small named gift for their child to
receive from Santa
NEW YEARS DAY
Tuesday 1st January 2019
Club Picnic at TUAPIRO POINT
For those of you who would like to celebrate the advent of the New Year
quietly,
Come and join us for a seaside picnic at the beautiful Tuapiro Point
Reserve just North of Katikati.
Large spacious park on the waters edge. Take a walk along the shore.
Keep an eye open for BBQ bans that may apply at the time
Arrive at Tuapiro Point at a time that suits
Leave when time suits you.
Bring your chairs and a picnic. And of
course your vintage car.
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Chairperson’s Chat
December 2018
Yesterday I received a most welcome e-mail from the Tauranga
City Council. The e-mail is so important that I set out for you in
full:
Good afternoon,
I am the property specialist for the BOP Vintage Car Club. I have been
advised by the asset manager to make contact regarding a new lease for
the premises at Cliff Road.
As the Long Term Plan deliberations have now been finalised we are able
to offer a lease on this (sic) premises.
Can you please reply and indicate if you are open in entering into a new
lease and any specific conditions you may have, we would be looking at a
very similar lease document as was signed previously.
Any questions please contact me at the below.
Thanks
Robyn Scrimshaw
It goes without saying the answer will be yes!!! we do wish to enter into a further
lease, and to this end we discussed the subject last evening at our Club Commit-
tee meeting.
The committee have instructed me to respond to the Council in the affirmative,
and with the only special request that the lease be for a term of ten years.
This is great news for the Club after the stress in the last year or so, with the un-
certainty that the Council may have wanted the site for a museum. Now that the
museum issue is behind us it is welcome news that a firm lease is pending. With
luck the Council will concede to our request and grant a longer term lease than
the two years we have previously.
I will keep you posted as to developments.
After that wonderful news anything else I discuss will be an anticlimax, but I can-
not let the opportunity go by without reporting on the combined branch run last
Sunday.
We had fifteen vehicles from our club join us for a run over Pyes Pa to Rotorua,
stopping at Hamurana Reserve for morning tea. We then joined four other
branches at the Steam Museum at Holdens Bay Rotorua.
Altogether, with the other branches there were in excess of forty vehicles at the
event. It was great to share an afternoon with members from branches close by,
and to view their wonderful historic vehicles. I do hope such combined branch
events are repeated on a regular basis. Next year’s event is assured, with the Tau-
po Branch chairperson putting his hand up and offering to host such a run next
year. Perhaps it will then be our turn in 2020.
Looking forward to seeing you all at our Christmas Party on the 9 th of December,
or perhaps at our New Year Day Picnic at Tuapiro Point.
In the meantime, safe and happy motoring.
Jim Smylie
Chairperson
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The festivities and Joy that Christmas Brings with
it
By Kaaren Smylie
Members not only does the big Fella in the red suit
descend upon us with vengeance in the month of De-
cember, but don’t we start to feel brainwashed with the
reminders from the retailers about Christmas festivi-
ties, in my opinion it seems to happen earlier every
year...or am I showing my age?
For our Club not only is December another jammed pack month of events, but the
January diary is filling up just as rapidly.
Tuesday 4th December will be our Seniors
Christmas Morning Tea at the Club rooms,
and as always we make a bit of a fuss for
this gathering. A little bit of Christmas cake
and a wee Christmas pie, accompanied by a
tipple of Sherry for those who would like it to
celebrate yet another year that has been. For
some of us a touch of sadness, for others a
celebration of life.
Two days later on Thursday 6th December we have the annual Ladies and Men
Christmas Lunch. This year I decided it could be a bit of fun to have a coach trip
out of town for the day. So I ran the idea past Alan Webb who embraced the
suggestion. Alan then very kindly offered to organise a coach for the day, and I
must tell you he has mapped out a truly fantastic outing for us, don’t be disap-
pointed and miss out on this opportunity!
We will leave our Club rooms at 9am and head in the direction of Thames; tell me,
folks, what could be more exciting than coffee stops on the way, shopping, sight-
seeing, a visit to a winery and a cheese factory topped off with a G&T’s on route
coming home. After all that excitement we will arrive back at the club rooms about
5pm.
For those folks who are keen and want to make a real day of it, Jim and I would
love you to join us for dinner when we get back to town at a local restaurant. The
fare for the bus trip is extremely reasonable at the price of $20.00 p.p! (Please see
advert)
Sunday 9th December our Club rooms will be in full swing for our Club Christmas
Dinner & Restoration Awards.
The club rooms will be open at 3pm, and if it’s a nice day please bring along your
picnic chairs and tables for a bit of a get-together outside before dinner that is
planned to be served at 5.30pm. This year we will have a BBQ dinner, however, can
everyone please contribute a salad and a dessert towards the BBQ to share with
others.
Also can you please bring your own plates and cutlery, so that no one ends up
trapped in the kitchen at the end of the evening washing dishes.
Members if any of you have done renovations on your autos this year PLEASE
enter the Restoration Awards, the more the merrier, for further information contact
Chairman Jim.
The following night Monday 10th December is our final Club Night for the year,
come along one and all for a great social evening, the Club will be supplying the
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supper of ham on the bone and buns…scrumptious!
I was approached a couple of weeks ago to ask if our Club could visit a few of the
Retirement Villages at Mount Maunganui in our autos decorated in a Christmas
theme. So Wednesday 12th December its happening, a small Christmas Run to
visit FOUR of the Villages at the Mount, Somervale, Pacific Coast, Ocean Shores,
and Bayswater.
I plan for us to meet at the Club rooms at 9am and then travel to the Mount, or for
those who live at the Mount/Papamoa/Te Puke areas to assemble and meet us at
the Bay Wave car park in Gloucester Road. We will then motor on to Somervale
Village where a morning tea will be provided to us. At the conclusion of the morn-
ing tea, we will take in our cars some of the Somervale residents as passengers for
the ride to visit the other three Villages. At the conclusion of the drive-through of
Villages, we will travel back to Somervale where a BBQ lunch will be provided to us
for $5.00 p.p
(Please see further details in the weekly BUZZ)
Members, we must not forget our little people… yes, those
little ones that are our future VCC members, and who are
going to be driving our Historic cars in years to come.
So on Sunday 16th December our lovely Linda Downey
assisted by yours truly has got planned our wonderful an-
nual Christmas Party for your children/grandchildren/
great-grandchildren.
For the kids, Linda has organised to have sack races,
wooden spoon races, giant connect 4, lollies, balloons, face
painting, and many more surprises!
Could you please bring for your child/children a small named gift that Santa can
give to them at the party?
Moving onto January and New Year’s Day, yes we are having again our annual
picnic at Tuapiro Reserve. Such a beautiful place for an outing, further details for
this event will be in your weekly BUZZ.
The 20th January is the 7th Annual Rotorua Branch
Lakefront Car Show, another great day out for mem-
bers and their families and another very popular event
hosted by the Rotorua Branch.
Moving onto the 26th January, and once again another annual event, this time to
be held in Thames the ‘Wings & Wheels’ Show. This show will be at the Thames
Airfield from 10am – 3pm and is held in conjunction with the Hauraki Aeroclub
and Thames Vintage Classic Car Club.
It will be a static display of aircraft and vehicles; there will be food, drink, and en-
tertainment available for the whole family, a ‘must
not miss’ event.
February 15th-17th Hawke’s Bay comes alive once
again when many VCC members and friends up
and down the country travel to the Bay for their
annual pilgrimage to the world famous Art Deco
weekend. What a fantastic opportunity for mem-
bers to have their Historic cars on show.
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Make a note in your 2019 calendar of Sunday 3rd March; the Brits Euro Car Show
will be on in Auckland, further details closer to the time.
And for all you Steam Punk fans out there, I just want to give you the heads-up
about an exciting event happening on Saturday 16th March at the Greerton Vil-
lage. The Vintage, Retro & Steam Punk Festival.
Donn White and I, along with Sally Benning the Village Manager are working to-
gether on this event. So put a circle around that date in your 2019 calendars as
well folks.
Last but not least, you would have received from me this week amongst all the
other emails I have sent out the Entry Form for the North Island Club Captains
Tour labeled ‘End of the Summer Wine’ that is on from the 7 – 13 March 2019.
This Tour will also become our Club event that we have bi-annually called either
the End or the First of the Summer Wine.
I have limited the entries to 40 vehicles, and to date I have 23 vehicles registered. If
you are considering coming please don't leave it too long to book, as accommoda-
tion starts to become a premium as some folks are already discovering in Palmer-
ston North.
The Tour will start in Tauranga and will then travel to Taupo, Hawke’s Bay, Wai-
pukurau, and Palmerston North to end up in Wanganui for the grand finale.
At each of the destinations, the Club Captains of all the respective Branches have
set runs in their areas on roads many of you would never have traveled on. Such
wonderful support and help I have received from all these energetic and knowl-
edgeable people
Please phone me now if you would like me to send you out an entry form.
In closing for this year I would like to wish each
and every one of you a fantastic festive season, and
to thank you once again for another year of your
tremendous support.
I trust I am assisting to keep you all young and
vibrant with the many activities I plan for you;
whether they are good, bad or different, I do think
collectively as a Club we have one hell of a lot of
fun!
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, good health
and above all safe motoring!
Yours truly,
Kaaren
10Welcome to new members
Michael Quinn and Jennifer Bethell
They own 2 Landrovers
Welcome to the BOP Vintage Car Club.
We all look forward to meeting you and viewing your cars
Other Club Events
20th Jan: Rotorua Lakeside Car Show. See advert.
26th Jan: Thames Wings and Wheels Show
27th Jan: Eastern BOP. Farming like Granddad
9th Feb: Nelson Swap meet
15-17th Feb: National Motorcycle Rally, Marlborough VCC.
14–17th Feb: Art Deco Weekend in Napier
Details for many of the above events may be found on our notice
board and cloud site
11Your Klaxon Editor is
Paul Beck
Contact Paul at
klaxoninfo@gmail.com
or 07 5748482
Hi Everyone,
Our final Klaxon for the year. While sometimes it gets a drag, other times it seems
like only yesterday when I first started editing it. It is always interesting and chal-
lenging to gather up the information and then try to put it all in words so it makes
a little sense. If someone had of said to me in my college days that I would pick up
a computer later in life and write, I would have said they were nuts. No way would
be the reply. But then computers were still in their infancy in those days so I
wouldn't have known what they were on about anyway and it was something that
others who had more skills than myself would contemplate. Then so far as writing
goes, I just wanted to go out and play, not sit down and our biggest excitement
was when your pencil broke. I wanted to find out how things worked and how to
pull them apart. Cars and boats were my thing. Sailing and speed. Woo hoo!
It’s funny though how things change. I now sit down every day and as part of my
ritual, check out the news. (On computer of course.) Check my emails of which the
car club seem to do with great abundance and occasionally I have a little project to
do, of which Klaxon plays a role in that area.
It has been good and enjoyable most of the time but as Christmas looms up I do
look forward to a month off and what better excuse than “the printers are closed”.
A month off and then back to it again.
This month has been a bit of a trial. Head office sent out an email with a small list
of names which New Zealand Post rejected delivery due to incorrect addresses.
Now you would think a member knows where they live and what his postal ad-
dress is. Apparently not, according to NZ Post. Mail that has been happily deliv-
ered over the years to an address and suddenly the address is wrong. Streets no
longer exist or a post code changes and the delivery has not updated their records.
What I thought was a simple exercise turned into a major problem with one ad-
dress having 3 different versions and all incorrect including the phone number.
Top marks to Julie for persisting on accuracy and I hope that we have arrived at
the correct solution. (NZ Post too.) It’s a little bit like the misplaced dot in an email
address. In the wrong place and nothing works.
So as we enter the end of the year, perhaps I should say a huge thankyou to those
that have contributed to Klaxon over the year.
A lot of photos get taken at most events but we see very few of them. Why, I ask?
Why, do they not want to share them? Thankfully Brian, Donn and Deidre buck
that trend and send some in to help. Thankyou for that. Much appreciated as
sometimes I do struggle for content, and a photo is a good way to express what is
going on. Also to those who have contributed writeups, Thankyou.
Unfortunately Alan Pram has completed his last mid week run. While I was out of
town for that run it appears that it was well attended. Well done Alan and
thankyou for some good times. We will have to find another way to use your tal-
ents.
Finally a small reminder that as from January, if you require Klaxon in printed
form we must receive your subsription (see advert) to pay for it. The email version
is still available free of charge.
Have a great Christmas everyone and see you all next year.
All for now,
Paul
All articles must be in writing and received PREFERABLY early in the
month, the close off date being Wednesday following the committee meeting.
12Important notice to all BOP members
Notice to all members
This is the last hard copy Klaxon
available free of charge.
If you require a hard copy please
follow the below directions.
Very few members have taken up the
new option so far
Note: It is not the intention to stop printing Klaxon, but to
recover the cost of printing it.
An annual subscription of $30.00 is required to meet the ongoing costs of
production. Payable to the Club Treasurer before: 20th January 2019
By Mailing your payment to:
The Treasurer
BOP Vintage Car Club
PO Box 660
Tauranga 3140
Or by Direct credit to:
Westpac Bank a/c 030435 0492753 00
Please use your name as reference.
As we are trying to keep things simple - no copies will
be available at the front table on meeting night.
All hardcopy magazines will be posted.
Regrettably the change has been made necessary due to increase of printing and
mailing costs and the extended delivery times we now face.
Klaxon will still be free of charge to all members who receive it on Email.
YOU WILL NEED TO SUBSCRIBE
BEFORE 20TH JANUARY
13Helping you with Klaxon changes - by Paul Beck
January is the date for our Klaxon to be sent on line only unless you
have subscribed to the PRINTED COPY VERSION.
For those receiving Klaxon on line only it is very easy to print off
the EVENTS PAGES AND RUN INSTRUCTIONS without printing the
whole magazine. This will make a big saving of your printing costs.
While many members do know how to do this, the instruction is for those
that do not.
Take note of which pages you would like. (The pages are numbered at the
bottom)
Usually the events pages are on pages 4 and 5.
You may also wish to print Kaarens report usually on pages 7,8,9
HOLD DOWN THE CTRL KEY AND TAP P. Then let the CTRL
key go.
(Control print tells the computer that you wish to print)
A menu will appear on the left and there is normally a box in the menu
that says Print the whole thing (or similar wording).
BELOW THAT BOX IS ANOTHER that will say page numbers or similar
wording.
IN THE PAGE NUMBER BOX, TYPE IN YOUR PAGE NUMBERS
AND SEPARATE EACH NUMBER WITH A COMMA AND NO
SPACES
So it should look like this. 4,5,7,8,9
If your printer is able to print double sided TICK THE PRINT
BOTH SIDES BOX
Your paper size is normally A4 and normally the printer is set for that
You are ready to print. PRESS PRINT. Enjoy the rest of Klaxon on
line.
If you want to print off consecutive pages, instead of separating the
page numbers with a Comma, put a dash instead so it should look
like this 4-19. The printer will print off pages 4 to 19
The instructions may differ slightly between different brands of printers or
programs but most are fairly similar and should not cause you much
difficulty. However should you experience difficulty.
Give Paul a call 07 5748 482
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Mid Week Run Photos - Shed Raids
Stephen and Janice Belcher visit
Ken and Kathleen Walker shed visit
16Alan Prams last mid week tour (“So he says”)
From left, Judy and Alan Pram, Kaaren and Jim Smylie
17Supercar Fast Dash by David Stafford
A great Xmas present idea and one for the bucket list for all petrol heads if they
haven’t already done something like this.
Last Xmas I got a voucher from our family for a supercar fast dash in a Lambor-
ghini Huracan at Hampton Downs which I was very excited about as I had done
something similar in a Nascar at the Las Vegas speedway on our Route 66 trip last
year; a fantastic experience and a really thrilling eye opener to the world of race
car performance.
For whatever reason I hadn’t made the trip to Hampton Downs and time was run-
ning out on the year long voucher, when I thought that a gift voucher for the same
experience for our son Aaron’s 40th birthday would be good idea and we could drive
up together and share the experience.
Accordingly on the 29th Sept we travelled up with Val and Aaron’s son Liam, for the
experience and awaited our turn, as they had quite a lot of people participating in
the various experiences, ranging in price from $169 for the supercar fast dash as
a passenger with a professional driver, to $395 for the self drive 6 laps with a pro-
fessional in the passenger seat to provide some
guidance. At the end of which if you really
pushed it along you might just match USA Route
66 mustang speedster Owen Goldsmith.
While awaiting our turn we acquainted ourselves
with some of the Lamborghini’s specs. i.e. a 5.2
litre V10 engine producing 610 hp. 0 to 100 kms
in 3.2 secs. 4 wheel drive.
Then it was time to suit up (We were provided with racing overalls and a crash
helmet with a range of sizes to select from) and into the car I went, to be strapped
in by staff and a handshake with the driver in whose hands I was putting my life.
Chairman Jim please note that this car was actually equipped with a door for ac-
cess, none of this feet first through the window as in the Las Vegas Nascar (much
more user friendly).
Out from the pit lane and on to the track we tootled and at
the first bit of straight my driver asks if I am ready to go,
after giving him the thumbs up he floored the accelerator
and I was just driven back into the seat with the incredible
acceleration, unbelievable, I have never felt anything like
that before. Then the driver points out the aiming point
markers on the track for entry, the apex and exit of the cor-
ners. After checking that I am alright we go again and what
a ride, through left and right turns, up the incline and the
sharp dip and left turn and then the big sweeper leading into
the front straight. What a thrill, just amazing as you go
through that sweeper I could feel the car drifting a bit, but never felt that we were
not in control. I guess the 4WD helps a lot. Two fantastic laps totally exhilarating, I
can see why guys like Scott Dixon are hooked on the speed, expertise and thrills
of racing and can’t give it up.
18Then it was son Aaron’s turn while Val and I looked
after grandson Liam, who up to then hadn’t been
very happy. We think he was a bit concerned for
his dads safety, as Aaron is a racing and Formula 1
fan and follows it on t.v. where I think Liam has
seen what can happen crash wise. He was much
happier when his dad pulled back into the pits. As
Aaron said “ I can totally recommend that”. To
which I absolutely concur. What a buzz, we were
both still fizzing when we arrived home.
Murray and Joy Toms. Travelling in 1917 Dodge Tourer ( Cream coloured car in
the group photos) in the South Island Prince Henry Tour. Ashburton to Nelson
19DAY 1 THURSDAY 7TH MARCH. TAURANGA
DAY 1 HOSTED BY BOP BRANCH
DAY 2 FRIDAY 8TH MARCH TAUPO
DAY 2 HOSTED BY TAUPO BRANCH
DAY 3 SATURDAY 9TH MARCH TAUPO
DAY 3 HOSTED BY TAUPO BRANCH
DAY 4 SUNDAY 10TH MARCH NAPIER
DAY 4 HOSTED BY NAPIER BRANCH
DAY 5 MONDAY 11TH MARCH WAIPUKURAU
DAY 5 HOSTED BY CENTRAL HAWKES BAY
DAY 6 TUES 12TH MARCH PALM NTH
DAY 6 HOSTED BY MANAWATU BRANCH
DAY 7 WED 13TH MARCH WANGANUI
DAY 7 HOSTED BY WANGANUI BRANCH
KAAREN SMYLIE MOBILE 021664341
N. I. Club Captain: EMAIL nicc@vcc.org.nz
20Two book reviews by Paul Beck
Mailman of the Birdsville Track by Tom Kruse (Well recommended by other readers)
The Birdsville track in Central Australia is well known for being lonely and for twenty years Tom
Kruse was the mailman responsible for delivering the mail and stock following nothing but an old
Aborigine track. The track if you could call it that was between Maree and Birdsville. At times it
was flooded out and there were two great sandhills to go over. He also carried a few passengers
who sat on top of the load on the back and part of the deal was to lend a hand when the truck
was stuck. Steel plates were carried under the deck of the truck and when he couldn’t make it
over a sandhill had to lay the plates down to form a crude track until he got over the top. Usually
the trip took three days each way. But it was a very hard three days.
The truck was a Leyland Badger however it had an extended tray and when the diff broke got
modified with a dual wheel setup off an old wrecked Thornycroft. This proved to be a very work-
able solution as the old system was very prone to breaking down and snapping axels. Many of
Tom’s repairs were done on the track in the outback somewhere so he became very adaptable
and anything goes as long as he got to his destination.
I seemed to easily connect with and follow the stories as it is a series of tales told by Tom. It
finishes with the truck being restored to its original glory and doing a re-enactment of the mail run
to make a film.
I enjoyed the story very much and this month put on the movie on at the club Film Night.
However I must say that the book has a lot more detail than the film and recommend the book to
everyone.
A Boot Full of Right Arms by Evan Green (also recommended by other readers)
I`d give my right arm to be going with you was a saying Evan Green heard many times in the
weeks before he left Australia to compete in the London – Sahara – Munich World Cup Rally. He
had dozens of offers. Enough arms in fact to fill the boot of the large Leyland P76 he had chosen
for the 17,000 km event. The volunteers might have been less enthusiastic had they known what
lay ahead, for the rally soon crossed the boundary separating motor sport from high adventure
and then went further. Crews became stranded in the desert. Some almost died of thirst. Most
became lost and only one car completed the full course of this extraordinary event.
While reading the book, at many times I became almost bored with fact and detail but the writer
then suddenly seems to pick up again and make the reader almost immersed and feeling like they
too were competing as well.
The competitors in the rally must have been really focused and fiercely competitive almost to the
point of death but not giving up.
But this is more than just an account of a rally. It is a story of a journey through 14 countries,
across some of the world’s most forbidden terrain, and of the strange places and people encoun-
tered during the trip.
As I said, I found the book boring in parts but compelling in other parts and if adventure with a car
is your thing then maybe this is book for you.
Both books are available in our club library.
Happy reading. Paul
21The Years 1987 - 1988 by Paul Beck
1987 The Edgecumbe Earthquake. While this item does not
fall within the transport folio, we should remember that on
the 2nd of March a few of our members were affected by this
earthquake in various ways.
Reflections
1988 Saw the completion of electrification of the centre section of the North Island
main trunk railway line.
1988 The Tauranga Harbour Bridge was officially opened. A toll of $1 was also
introduced to pay for it. The toll was dropped in 2001 after the Council had collect-
ed $90 million in tolls.
1988 Lifetime drivers licences were introduced. Lifetime licences were later amend-
ed with a licence with the drivers photo on it a few years later. They also now need
to be renewed on the owners 75th birthday.
1988 The oil industry was deregulated resulting in immediate petrol price rises.
1988 The main highway bridge in Wairoa was damaged in the cyclone Bola event.
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manuals or books that relate to automobile
history or travel for our club library.
If you have any of these that are no longer in use at home then why not
donate them to the club
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or Colin 027 2629161
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We provide a fast friendly service at a very competitive
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Catalogue available. Also many parts for other pre-1940 Austins - Big 7, 8hp,
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For Sale: 1906 Reo Runabout, Single Cyl. 8 HP. Two forward 1
reverse. Good reliable veteran. Present owner 41 years P.O.A. Bob
Taylor. Ph. 075526592 Tauranga.
For Sale: 1913 Swift Cycle car. 2 cyl veteran. 3 speed goes well. Good runner.
Price $25,000 or near offer. Bob Taylor. Ph. 075526592 Tauranga
For Sale: 1920/21 Sunbeam 16hp light Sports tour-
er. Originally a side valve 3 litre but replaced by an OHV
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older ground up restoration and still in good condition. A
rare model. Only 8 known 16/40s are known. With
spares. NZ$45,000. Contact Bill Janes, 37 Church St,
Gate Pa, Tauranga, 3112. Email: sunbeam@kinect.co.nz
or phone 07 578 7583
For Sale: 1928/29 Singer Junior Tourer. Fully Re-
stored and immaculate. A real honey of a car. New leather
upholstery and hood. Registered until 9/18. WOF exp.
03/18. Owner relocating and no room. Reluctant sale.
Some spares Contact: Ph. 027 328330 (owner)
Or 0276655115 (on behalf)
For Sale: 1937 Chev Bus. We are in the process of selling our Club Vintage
Bus. It is has been in our club for a number of years. Our numbers are becoming
few and the ability to be able to continue to home this beautiful bus is now of con-
cern. We are offering to clubs first and at present are looking at expressions of
interest.
Please reply to this club email southwaikato@vcc.org.nz and I will forward onto
our Club President, Pieter Deutz-Ebeling.
Wanted to Buy: 1930-31 Ford Model A Roadster. Prefer a car with a sound body
that needs some tidying up. Contact David Stafford. ph 075433684 or 0274510700
Wanted to Buy: Brake pipe flaring tool that can do single and double flares.
If anyone has one for sale they can contact me on 0274993004 Craig Williams
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