February 2012 Newsletter - KDA132

Northern Region News
Report by Lois Hadfield, Photographs by Elizabeth Mitchell
Berwick Taylor made a spectacular entrance in his Mark 6 to the
designated Rolls-Royce and Bentley area as he proceeded down a
sweeping set of garden steps when he found himself faced with a
dead-end road way. Not for him the three point turn and retracing
his steps!
As the cars arrived and were tastefully arranged in our area a
short sharp shower had us all racing for the shelter of our cars.
“Quick” said the owner of a very smart Silver Wraith “Hop in my
car—time for a sherry.” This turned out to be Ron Craig who has
been a member for about 18 months. Ten o’clock seemed a little
early but we remembered that a little sherry at 10 had been a British
tradition and forced ourselves. The Silver Wraith has a beautiful
original fitted drinks cabinet in figured walnut, and I am sure that
this is really what he wanted me to see. I had earlier introduced
myself as a committee member, and when I commented that I was
not familiar with the car he told me that he and his wife, Mary, had
not been to many functions as yet.
The Rolls-Royce and Bentley Club had a very good turn-out at
the show, one to which I had never been before. I thought that
some support for Glynn our Northern Chairman would be a good
thing. Richard said he gets bored when you have to be there from
9-45 to 4pm without moving your car so I thought, “I’ll take the
1952 Park Ward myself.”
The 1930 Rolls-Royce was all prepared for our trip to Wanganui
for the Vero International Rally and as we were leaving in 2 days’
time would not have been a good choice.
On the way to the event the Chris and Angela Houry 25/30 driven
by Selwyn ‘failed to proceed,’ but they were able to coast into the
forecourt of a motel opposite the gates of the Ellerslie Racecourse.
The phone call from them had George and Miles Urquhart and
Phillip Eilenberg hot-foot it over there. It was soon diagnosed as
a blown main fuse and they soon had it running. Michael Milne,
(Clockwise from left) Ron Craig,1947 Silver Wraith Freestone &
Webb Limousine WVA75
Mike Coleman,1935 20/25 Gurney Nutting Saloon GHY4
Lois Hadfield,1952 Mark VI Park Ward Drop-head Coupé B119NY
A general view, with Sue and Kevin Williams’s Corniche
CRH11494 in the foreground
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