Radiator Cap May 2019

The
Radiator Cap
May 2019 Newsletter
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chairman Anne Richardson 09 425 6298 / 021 277 9010
ricanne@gmail.com
Immediate Past Chairman Leon Salt 09 423 8122 / 027 423 8122
brendda@xtra.co.nz
Secretary Peter Yarham 09 422 9685
pyarham@xtra.co.nz
Treasurer Leon Salt 09 423 8122 / 027 423 8122
brendda@xtra.co.nz
Club Captain
Vacant
Assistants Neil Cremer 09 425 4955
neilmtf@xtra.co.nz
Frances Ross 09 425 8737
John Duffy 021 208 7474
johngduffy38@gmail.com
Newsletter|Website Chris Harvey 09 422 2662 | 022 365 0171
chris.harvey@westnet.com.au
Health & Safety Leon & Brendda Salt 09 423 8122 / 027 423 8122
brendda@xtra.co.nz
Vehicle ID James Lawrie 09 425 9928
gloria-james-lawrie@xtra.co.nz
Motorcycle Rep.
National Executive Delegate Leon Salt 09 423 8122 / 027 423 8122
brendda@xtra.co.nz
National Executive Observer
Librarian Frances Ross 09 425 8737
Property Supervisors George Lloyd 09 425 7622
yorksandlancs@gmail.com
Badges Leon Salt 09 423 8122 / 027 423 8122
brendda@xtra.co.nz
Anne 021 214 2267
Hospitality Convenors
Anne & Dennis
Dennis 021 265 2466
McDonald
annedenmac@gmail.com
Deadline for contributions to the newsletter is 23rd of the month..
The opinions expressed in the newsletter are not necessarily the views of the branch.
Branch address: PO Box 547, Warkworth 0941
Bank a/c: BNZ 02-0480-0047413-000
VERO Agency No. 0300159
VERO Free phone 0800 658 411
wellsfordwarkworth@vcc.org.nz
Visit our website
www.vcc-wellswark.org.nz
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Wed 1 May
Thu 9 May
Wed 15 May
Thu 16 May
12:00 Lunch at the new Bayside Café at the northern end of Snell’s Beach
17:30 Club Night: Pot Luck dinner and talk by the Morrisons about funerals.
10:00 Coffee & Cleaning: please turn up and help
19:00 Annual General Meeting followed by Committee meeting
Sun 19 May Triple Combined Rally: meet in the carpark behind BNZ for Briefing at 09:15.
First car away at 09:30. BYO picnic.
Sun 2 June
Wed 5 June
Thu 13 June
Wed 19 June
Thu 20 June
Sun 23 June
Sun 30 June
Wed 3 July
Sat 6 July
Thu 11 July
Wed 17 July
Thu 18 July
Double 50 Rally
12:00 Mid-week Café lunch at Puhoi Cheese café
17:30 Club Night: Midmas Dinner coordinated by Anne & Dennis
10:00 Coffee & Cleaning: please turn up and help
19:00 Club Committee meeting
Sunday Run
Auckland | North Shore Combined Rally
12:00 Mid-week Café lunch at The Farmer’s Daughter (just before Omaha bridge)
09:15 Briefing for Winter Woollies Wander at Clubhouse; 09:30 first car away
Club Night
Coffee & Cleaning: please turn up and help
Club Committee meeting
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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
I
was reading Beaded Wheels the other day, and the President’s Message struck a
chord with me. She asked a few questions: do branches have too many events? What
type of events do people enjoy most? Have they changed from the past?
We have asked you these questions before with little response, but maybe this time you
would reply. I know many of us balance VCC events with those of one make clubs, but our
participants have not been as many as last year.
She also commented on participation within the branches: the reward of participating and
the comradeship of like-minded people taking their turn to give back to the club from
which they have benefitted. She appealed to members to get more involved. (It helps keep
the grey cells alive!)
The retiring committee look forward to new and energetic colleagues to join us. Nominations
forms were in last month’s Newsletter, so find someone to nominate - or why not
put yourself forward? We need new officers but they would not be left to cope alone: experience
and help will be available whenever needed.
At this stage I would like to thank the committee for their help and support this year. It has
not been easy to follow in the footsteps of Leon and the turbulence has not helped. I am
prepared to continue if only to enjoy a quiet and optimistic year! But it is a team that we
need, as this will give the best to members.
With the seasons changing we move to our winter programme. Our first midweek café is at
Bayside Café on the beach at Snell’s Beach on 1 st May.
Club night on 9th May will have speakers following our first Pot Luck dinner. The BBQ has
been cleaned and tucked away until the Winter Woollies when we will use it for Bacon
Butties before the start on Saturday and for the BBQ lunch on Sunday so we will be needing
some help with this please.
On 19th May we have the Triple Combined Rally, which is starting with us this year and
heading south: a good way to get into practice for the Winter Woollies Wander in July.
There are also other events to look forward to in June.
I look forward to catching up with everyone and hearing how the Twilight Run went when I
return from the jungle. Happy and Safe Motoring;
Anne
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2019
Winter Woollies
Wander
Saturday 6th July
Rally & Dinner
Sunday 7th July
BBQ Lunch
Entries close Friday 28 June 2019
Rally Secretary
Jeanette Lloyd
102 Perry Road, RD3
Warkworth, 0983
Ph: 09 425 7622
Email: yorksandlancs@gmail.com
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RALLY PROGRAMME
The 2019 Winter Woollies will be held over both sealed and gravel roads and will cover approximately 110 miles.
Entrants may choose a competitive or non-competitive touring route. It’s recommended that entrants start with a reasonably
full tank of fuel as there will be no stops until after lunch.
RALLY STARTS AT :
FIRST ENTRANT
LUNCH:
Warkworth Vintage Car Clubrooms, Satellite Station Road, Warkworth - Saturday 6 July
Cup of tea - bacon/egg butties $5 served from 8.30 a.m. Briefing 9.15 a.m.
The event will be held as scheduled – wet or fine.
away at 9.30 a.m.
A country school fund-raiser, held in a community hall
FINISH:
The rally will end in Warkworth township.
PRIZEGIVING DINNER: This will be held at the Warkworth Golf Club, Matakana Valley Road, Warkworth.
(Licensed premises)
Dinner numbers are limited so get your entry in early!
SUNDAY 7 JULY:
Following the morning activity the Branch will provide a BBQ lunch at our Clubrooms on
Satellite Station Rd.
Accommodation is the entrant's responsibility.
Motels/Hotels
ACCOMMODATION
Salty Dog Inn – Snell’s Beach Ph: (09) 425 5588 www.saltydoginn.co.nz
Snell’s Beach Motel Ph: (09) 425 5021
Bethshan Motel (Algies Bay) Ph: (09) 425 5774 www.bethshan.co.nz
Warkworth Lodge Ph: (09) 425 8645 www.wwlodge.co.nz
Walton Park Motel (Warkworth) Ph: (09) 425-8149
Bridge House Lodge (Warkworth) Ph: (09) 425 8351
www.waltonpark.co.nz
www.bridgehouse.co.nz
Matakana House Motel Ph: (09) 422 7497 www.matakanamotel.co.nz
Castle Court Motel (Wellsford) Ph: (09) 423-7705 www.castlecourtmotel.co.nz
Sun Valley Motor Lodge (Wellsford) Ph: (09) 423-8829
Homestay/ B&B:
Millwood House B&B (Warkworth) Ph: (09) 422 2605
Nancy’s Garden B&B (Warkworth) Ph: (09) 425 8857
www.sunvalleymotel.co.nz
ww.babs.co.nz/millwood/
www.nancysgarden.co.nz
Andros B&B (Matakana) Ph: (09) 422 9903 www.andros.co.nz
Melody Lodge (Warkworth)
Warkworth Country House
Ph: (09) 422 2581 www.melodylodge.co.nz
Ph: (09) 422 2485 (10% discount for club members. (Ask for Liz)
Billets: Accommodation is offered by our branch members for out-of-branch entrants on a “first come-first served” basis. For
this option please contact our Billeting Coordinator Chris Harvey on ph: 022 365 0171 or email: chris.harvey@westnet.com.au.
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ENTRY FORM
Please fill in both copies, keep the back page for your records and return this one to the Rally Secretary. You may
enter the Rally only, or you may like to attend only the Prize-giving Dinner, or only participate in the Sunday activity
and BBQ. Please fill in all relevant sections.
Entrant’s Name: ____________________ Competitive/Non Competitive
(circle one)
VCC Member No:_____________ VCC Branch: ____________________
Entrant’s Address:
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Entrant’s Phone No: _____________ Email: ______________________
Driver’s Name: _______________________ Mobile No: _________________
Passengers’ Names:
_________________________________________
Vehicle:
Make __________________________Year_____________
Model:_________________ Type_______________
(eg Sedan Tourer Roadster etc)
FEES ENCLOSED:
Entry Fee and medallion $30.00 __________
PRIZEGIVING DINNER: Adults No. _____ @ $30.00 __________
(under l2yrs) Children No. _____ @ $15.00
__________
RALLY LUNCH: No. _____ @ $12.00 __________
TOTAL PAYABLE: $_________
SUNDAY:
BBQ LUNCH Attending Yes/No Number attending ________
SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS: _______________________________
Payment may be made by cheque or by direct credit (preferred) to the branch bank account
Account Name: Wellsford/Warkworth Vintage Car Club Inc Bank: BNZ
Account No: 02-0480-0047413-000
Please give your surname as the reference
Please make cheques payable to: WELLSFORD/WARKWORTH VCC
and post or email entry to: Rally Secretary
email: yorksandlancs@gmail.com
Jeanette Lloyd, 102 Perry Road, RD3, Warkworth 0983
.
ENTRIES CLOSE: 28 June 2019
PLEASRE NOTE NEW BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
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Winter Woollies Rules
1. Open to all Vintage Car Club eligible vehicles
2. Entrants must be financial members of V.C.C.N.Z. or other V.C.C. -
recognised club, or have received an official invitation.
3. Traffic regulations must be observed, drivers licenses and current
membership cards will be carried on the Rally.
4. The starters may refuse to start any vehicle that fails to meet the stated
requirements.
5. Any complaints or disputes must be placed before the Committee on the day
of the Wander.
6. A minimum of three entrants are needed to make a class.
7. The club reserves the right to refuse any entrant whose conduct, in their opinion, is likely to bring discredit to
the event or on the Branch and their ruling regarding any matters in respect of the running of the event will be
final.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
YOUR COPY:
FEES ENCLOSED:
Entry Fee and medallion
$30.00 ____________
PRIZEGIVING DINNER: Adults No. _____ @ $30.00 ____________
(under l2yrs) Children No. _____ @ $15.00 ____________
RALLY LUNCH: No. _____ @ $12.00 ____________
TOTAL PAYABLE:
$___________
SUNDAY: BBQ LUNCH Attending Yes/No Number attending________
Payment may be made by cheque or by direct credit (preferred) to the branch bank account
Account Name: Wellsford/Warkworth Vintage Car Club Inc Bank: BNZ
Account No 02-0480-0047413-000
Please give your surname as the reference
Please make cheques payable to: WELLSFORD/WARKWORTH VCC
and post entry to:
Rally Secretary
Jeanette Lloyd
102 Perry Road
RD3
Warkworth, 0983 ENTRIES CLOSE: 28 June 2019
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MYSTERY MOTORS
W
hat car is this ?
April’s Mystery Motor was a Toyota 2000GT and it was a rare beast as only
351 were produced. Most of the 2000GT's design was done by Yamaha which
also did much automobile work for other Japanese manufacturers. A prototype 2000GT
was built and offered to Nissan who declined it. Yamaha then proposed the design to
Toyota who, wishing to improve their image, accepted the proposal but employed a design
from their own designer. Satoru Nozaki Nozaki's bodywork was inspired by the E-Type Jaguar
and its smoothly flowing bodywork was executed in alumninium and featured pop-up
headlights above large plexiglass covered driving lamps flanking the grille. The car was extremely
low, just 116 cm to the top of the roof.
A special open version was built for the movie
You Only Live Twice as Sean Connery could not
fit in the closed car. The motor was a 1,988 cc
straight 6 from the Toyota Crown sedan but
Yamaha transformed it with a DOHC head into
a 110 KW | 175 NM sports car engine capable
of 135 MPH. It was produced 1967-70 and is
regarded as the first Japanese supercar.
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CLUB CAR OF THE MONTH
ERROL’S 1927 BUICK SPORTS TOURER 115
I
bought my Buick from Bill Cogland, who lived up north, in 1995 but the car was
stored at Birkenhead in a carport at his daughter’s home. I knew his daughter as she
worked at the company I contracted to. The car became mine on 5th January and,
when my son and I went to collect it, his daughter asked to drive the car one last time to
my home in Albany. She leapt into the car and took off — where did she go? Who knows,
but she had parked the car and was waiting on the footpath when we arrived home. I
don’t think Stirling Moss could have kept up with her!
We had a lot of un driving the car (named Betsy) and did quite a few kilometres, but like all
old cars Betsy started to play up a bit—nothing major but just annoying things—and of
course getting parts is a bit like finding needle in a haystack.
We continued to drive Betsy for a few more years and then she needed a valve grind and
the head planed etc. I ordered the gasket set from the USA—and then waited and waited.
Nothing came so I emailed them and found it had been sent to Silverdale in Australia.
When it finally arrived it had been folded in half and Australian Customs had drilled holes
in it looking drugs. All of this attention was rather detrimental for a copper head gasket
and manifold gaskets. Another e-mail and finally we received our gaskets— not a copper
set but fibre. Yahoo, frustrations over—oops, not yet. We fitted all the parts together and
fired old Betsy into life, but not a happy life: she hiccupped and coughed—not good. What
could it be? Went through the normal process of plug wires one at a time. Aha—no.2 cylinder:
did we break a ring when we put new ones in, or what? Compression in no.2 nothing:
bugger! Off with the head. Of course the gaskets are useless so need new ones again. Had
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them made here in NZ for three times the price. When we checked the valves we found
no.2 guides were too long and the valves not closing properly. Back to the reconditioner!
Motoring again at last—yippee—going well. Hang on, the right rear brake has oil on the linings.
Pull it apart and renew the linings and seals etc. Back on the road for testing the external
band brakes, we went down Wainui Road and stopped to let my son drive her home.
He put her into gear - then bang! What the hell is that? I know: axle in two pieces: yep.
Called all the clubs in NZ and got two axles, now have to fit them all together and reset the
crown wheels etc. Back to driving for a bit then oil on the right rear again. Same process:
realign seals, that will fix it. But no, oil seals not running true so had to machine up a new
hub centre for the seal as we were now using neoprene for the seal and not felt which is
maybe a little more forgiving.
Now we are motoring again. Betsy is great to drive, cruising at 70 kmh down the motorway
but we have to keep an eye on the speedo as she wants to creep up all the time.
Sometimes I take my wife shopping in Betsy but when she has finished and is ready to go
home the car is not where she expects Betsy to be—I am taking people for rides around
the supermarket car-park.
Thanks to all who have helped over the years. Love you, Betsy.
Engine: 207.1 cu inch six cylinder, bore 3 1/2 x stroke 4 1/2 inch; 63 HP, diff 4.9:1; fuel tank 17
US gallons. Wheelbase 114 1/2 inches; tyre size 31 x 5.75; external contracting brakes on all 4
wheels; rear axle 3/4 floating on cantilever springs; top speed 65-70 MPH.
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HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY, HARRY!
O
n Sunday 28th April heaps of Harry’s friends & family gathered at the Wellsford
Fire Station to celebrate his 90th birthday. Harry was a founder member of the
Wellsford branch of the VCC and his son Gary gave an amusing speech based on
various numbers. It turns out that 4 was the number of times Harry had needed to take
the engine out of his 1950 Citroen Light 15 and also the number of hours needed to do it.
Appropriately, a model of the Citroen made of icing sugar sat on top of his birthday cake.
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F
ord Model A 1930 open cab pickup parts:
Headlight reflectors Headlight bar Windwing clamps
Tail lights & brackets Door handles Other bits & pieces
What have you got to spare?
Contact Errol McLintock 09-426 1913
__________________________________________________________________________
Extract from a recent email from National Office:
“Over the past year, we have had an influx of people putting money in
to the National Office bank account which is for branch events or such
things unrelated to us. They are clearly not reading the account details
on entry forms etc. Can this be continuously highlighted on the entry
forms IE: This bank account is not the same one that is used for your
annual subscriptions to pay the National Office. “
Members please note all payments regarding rallies, local events etc.
should be paid into the following account which is different from the
previous account number.
BNZ account number: 02-0480-0047413-000
Only annual subscriptions should be paid to the National Office.
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