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Rover Car Club
Of Otago Tribune March 2018
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ROVER CAR CLUB OF OTAGO
Web Site: www.trccoo.freeservers.com
Club Contacts
2017 / 2018
Club President Alan Matchett
Mob 027 223 1601 E-mail [email protected]
Secretary / Treasurer Ray Pilley Ph (03) 489 0033 E-mail [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Norman Sparrow Mob 021 631 849
Ph (03) 487 6275 E-mail [email protected]
Committee Joe Smith (South Otago Rep)
Diana Kearns (Librarian)
Life Members Norman Sparrow John Moore Bernie Halford Honorary Members Lyn Brown Steph Halford Eleanore Clark
The Otago Rover Tribune is published by the Rover Car Club of Otago. The views or opinions expressed by individuals are not necessarily those of the Club or Editor.
Club Postal Address Post Box 2075 Dunedin 9044
Web: www.trccoo.freeservers.com
Ignition Interestingly or is it coincidence, since my mutterings about the state of our roads last month there has been some action. Two sections of road either side of the Waitati turn-off have been resurfaced with chip seal. A start, but there’s still a long way to go. And would you believe it, we were back in the City of Sails for our sons weeding in early February when I spied the same Rover SD1 and its elderly driver I reported seeing cruising on a motorway in December, this time they were plyng the street of downtown Pukekohe - there are no immediate plans to return to Auckland but I won-der what the odds would be for a third sighting ? We planned to be in and around Auckland for a week leading up to our son’s wed-ding. To fill in the days between time we agreed we would go for a road trip around the East Cape. At this stage we were accompanied by one of our daughters and had arranged to meet our other daughter in Gisborne 3 days later. To tackle the journey we hired a Holden Captiva which was an interesting adventure in itself a story for another day. It was a leisurely road trip with two overnight stops one at Tirau and the other at Lake Waika-remoana which was at the end of New Zealand’s windiest gravel road through what used to be Te Urewera National Park . Our third day on the road was Waitangi Day meaning our options of finding somewhere for a good coffee were limited unfortu-nately that just happened to be Wairoa but fortunately we did find one café open. On our way through to Gisborne we passed a sign saying Young Nicks Head which had contact detail to access the walking track out to the end of the headland. This was a relatively simple process and well worth the effort but the walk itself does require a reasonable level of fitness. Next morning after walking out to Young Nick’s Head we returned to downtown Gisborne awaiting the arrival of our daughter there was plenty of time for a coffee and shopping for some last minute weeding accessories. With our second daughter on board we left Gisborne and continued on our journey back to Auckland with overnight stay at Tolaga Bay, a visit out to East Cape lighthouse and a final night in Ohope then onto Auckland for the wedding. This was our third visit to these parts and like many other places here in New Zealand its another beautiful part of our country and well worth going out of your way to visit. Safe Motoring - Alan
The Captiva played its part providing roomy comfort for the four of us and performed well even the fuel consumption wasn’t too bad but it did had some irritating habits, like thinking for itself and an array of unpleasant buzzers and beepers. The most irri-tating thing was the doors. If you took the ‘key’ with you the doors would automati-cally lock within seconds of getting out. There was hardly time to get from the driv-er’s door to the rear hatch before that locked. Too bad if you just wanted your jacket or were carrying a heavy load you had to either fish around for it in your pocket or wait for the person with the key to unlock it. The most useful advantage of this sys-tem I see would be if you had Alzheimer’s or you regularly forgot to lock your doors. One daughter took umbrage as I complained about how stupid that it was, she told me to get a life as these were all useful things to make life better – I don’t think so.
Rover Car Club of Otago
Minutes of the meeting held on the 6th of March 2018
At Mosgiel RSA at 7.00p.m.
Present: Bill & Gaynor Falconer, Bill Olsen, John Moore, Joe Smith, Elea-nore Clark, Rebecca Fox & Ray Pilley, Alan Matchett, Norman Sparrow. Apologies: Carleen Sparrow, Bernie & Steph Halford, Jenny & Kevin Phil-lips, Ross & Veneta Allan
Minutes of the previous meeting held on the 20th of February 2018 as de-tailed in the newsletter circulated passed as a true and correct record. Moved, Ray. Seconded, Bill. Carried
Matters Arising: If we want to put a feature in Classic Car Magazine we need to supply them a profile and photos. “Club Corner” is a one page club profile published in their magazine. Rebecca Fox has offered her Journalist skills to write a pro-file for us. Alan will send a copy of his ARCC AGM report to Rebecca to use as a guide for her draft profile.
Club advertising was discussed and the following items were considered. Car windscreen banners (we already have two), number plate surrounds, wide brimmed hats and business cards. It was decided to get costs for wind-screen banners and business cards and discuss again at our next meeting.
Storage of club information and documents (excluding Library books) was discussed again Alan, Ray and Norman to meet in April to go through the many boxes and catalogue what we have so a decision on what to do with it can be made. Alan will contact Jan Smith to see what she has stored at her home.
Norman reported on the Best of British rally on March 11. There will be two runs, one short and one long. This year funds raised will be given to Chat Bus. Club volunteers to help out at the start and there was a request to use our gazebos. The rally leaves from the Dunedin Ice Stadium carpark from 9am. Destination is Outram Reserve.
To purchase alcohol at meetings held at the Mosgiel Memorial RSA, their rules require a member of our club to be a member of the RSA or an affiliat-ed club. It was suggested that our club pay for our President to be a member to help us meet the RSA rules. It was also decided that the RSA membership should be an agenda item at our next AGM. Moved Ray, Seconded Bill; that our club pay the $55.00 membership fee for this year. Carried
Correspondence: Invoice from NZ Post for club PO Box. Newsletters received from Wellington, Waikato, NSW & ACT RoverNET #8 & #9 and March Free Wheeling Magazine. Finance: February bank statement was tabled and discussed. A cheque was lost and a new one written out. A stop payment was requested for the lost cheque. A $25 bank fee was incurred for stopping payment on the cheque.
The Treasurers report be received. Moved Norman, seconded, Alan. Carried. General Business
The club membership application form was discussed. Some amendments were suggested. Ray will update the form and copies will be printed in time for the Best of British rally on Sunday March 11.
At the 2017 Nove Rove, those attending decided the money raised from the raffle sold on the rally should go to a charity It was moved, Eleanore, se-conded Norman; that the 2017 Nove Rove raffle money be donated to Chat Bus. Carried. The total raised was $78.00
Alan read out his club report for the 2018 ARCC AGM. The report covered our many highlights from the last year. A copy of Alan’s report will be pub-lished in our newsletter.
There was brief discussion about our 2018 AGM. We need to book a venue and let members know the details.
Meeting closed at 8.10p.m. Next meeting Tuesday the 3rd of April.
Hello there,
Firstly, a big thank-you to everyone who travelled to Outram on Sunday and made our event a success. An especially big thanks to the folk that came from Invercargill, Waimate, Central and North Otago. We hope you enjoyed the day. Following months of planning it was certainly gratifying to see such a great turn-out (110 cars) and sunny weather – phew! Also thanks to our lone motorcyclist this year – we were expecting more bikes but possibly a case of quality over quantity?? We hope to see more of you next time.
As we are still receiving some sponsorship and awaiting some bills, so it is too early to announce the sum total of funds raised for ChatBus.
However it is looking like a healthy amount so thank-you very much for your sup-port.
The Prize list is attached. Congratulations to all winners, and for those who had left before the announcement of prizes, I will be sending your certificates out to you soon.We have posted photographs on our Facebook page, and please send in your own pictures if you wish them to be posted also.We value your feed-back so feel free to make any suggestions to help make the next event even better.
Looking forward to next year – circle the second Sunday in March 2019 in your dia-ries.
Barbara Macdonald Convenor BOB 2018
BOB 2018 PRIZE
LIST RECIPIANT YEAR CAR MODEL
Best Austin Marque of the Day
Ewen Duthie 1955 Austin A90
Best Ford Stephen Kennedy 1979 Ford Escort 1600 Sport
Best Jaguar/Daimler Chris Lovell-Smith 1936 Jaguar SS
Best Land Rover Edwin Chapple 1984 Land Rover series 3
Best Mini Bill Botting 1960 Austin 7 mini
Best MG Alistair Falconer 1995 MG R V8
Best Morris Bruce Murray 1929 Morris Minor
Best Riley/Wolseley Colin Winter 1900 Wolseley Voitturette
Best Rover Bill Falconer 1952 Rover 75
Best Rootes Group Stephen Grellet 1967 Sunbeam Tiger
Best Triumph Ralph Allen 1968 Triumph Herald con-verable
Best Vauxhall Murray Randall 1957 Vauxhall Cresta
Best Commercial Wal Bremner 1956 Austin A35 van
Best Vintage Steve Roy & Susa Beres
1925 Bentley
Best Exotic Mark Hanson 2004 Aston Martin DB9
Best Possibilities Stewart McCraw 1924 Morris Cowley
PRIZE RECIPIANT YEAR CAR MODEL
CAR TRIAL – FIRST Mehrtens Tyres Trophy
Richie Marlow
1966
MG Midget
Second Michael Hope 2018 Mini Cooper S
Third Murray Randall 1957 Vauxhall Cresta
Short Car Trial FIRST
Ray Pilley 1964 Rover 110
Second Steve Roy & Susa Beres 1926 Bentley
Third Grant Craig 1957 Vauxhall Cresta E
GYMKHANA – FIRST Classic Jaguar Limosines Trophy
Gil Edmunds 1972 Mini Pickup
Second Richie Marlow 1966 MG Midget
Third Graeme Saxton Vauxhall Viva GT
JUDGES CHOICE Southern Classics
Trophy
Luke Smith 1971 Austin A60 ute
PEOPLES CHOICE
Wayne Pennington 1955 Ford Zephyr
Cars for Sale 1954 Rover 90. Needs restoring, no motor or box plus a 1955 Rover 90, near complete for parts. Both cars $500ono, phone Steve 07 5779104. Bay of Plen-ty. 1984 3500SE. NZ assembled, original blue paint. Auto serviced along with a professional tune up. New head lining, new shocks, new boot struts, stainless exhaust, new brake pads, near new tyres. Very good order with no rust or rat-tles. Rego and wof. Bob Parnwell 075444144. BoP Rover 600 diesel. Rego on hold. Needs work on brakes for WoF. Contact Mar-tin Anscombe 0272908957 or [email protected]. Wellington.
Rover 216 Cabriolet, in excellent condition with good tyres and no rust on its British Racing Green body. 215,296kms .Heaps of time (and money!) have been spent to bring this vehicle back to being a pleasure to drive. We have to-tally replaced the soft top, and it also comes with a tonneau cover and a rain cover for the roof. Headgasket replaced, and new valves and springs. The head was fully reconditioned. Water pump has been replaced along with the timing belt and timing belt idler. We are also supplying a vast amount of spare parts, including 2 spare engines all included in the cost of $6500.00 ono. Ray Hook, 8 George Street, Waihi 3610 Ph: (07) 863-6613 2001 Rover 75 with manual transmission. The clutch has failed. The car is reg-istered, warranted and located in Wellington. $1000. Contact Dallas Dean on 022 395 0973 or [email protected]
1985 Rover SD1 Vanden Plas EFI. 79,000 Miles. Zircon Blue, Fuel Injected 190HP V8, Automatic, Leather Interior, Vitesse Alloys. Tidy inside and out, certainly one of the better examples out there. Very solid with minimal rust. Mostly original, but Lucas/Bosch engine management and wiring has been completely replaced with custom tuneable engine management for better re-sponse and reliability. Runs and drives well, with current Rego and WOF. Large service history dating back to the 90s. A much loved car, and a reluctant sale, but she has been replaced with a manual Vitesse and it’s time she was passed onto another caring owner. MUST go to a good home. $13,000 ONO. Email Kelvin for more information, [email protected]. Wellington
2005 Land Rover Discovery S2, 4 litre V8. Metallic Green with beige uphol-stery. 172,000kms in excellent condition. NZ new with 2 careful owners and full history. Photos on Trademe (1431261007). Rear suspension airbags replaced last year, ABS pump also replaced. Contact Stephen Raven 0272 636 348. $10,500. Just in time to take to the Nationals in March. 2003 Range Rover Vogue L22. 4.4 V8. 140,000km. Engine starts and runs but when drive is selected the vehicle does not move. It has a new battery and new Land Rover alloys, tyres with good tread -only 2 months use. For sale on an "as is where is" basis. The vehicle is in Wellington city at the owner's mechanic's workshop. Contact Dylan on [email protected].
Parts for Sale 1949-1953 Rover Starter 11th pinion sleeve, c/w return spring a brand NEW origi-nal (in packet) Lucas 255182 Complete reverse rotation pinion sleeve unit for the early Rovers. It doesn’t come with rubber sleeve. $40 plus $5 p&p. Contact Colin on 021 022 06227 or [email protected] P4, P5, P6 parts available, Steve phone 07 5779104. Bay of Plenty P4, P5, P6 and Land Rover parts: the Nelson Marlborough Rover Club has a consid-erable supply of new old stock parts. Mainly mechanical: brake callipers, axle half shafts, gasket sets, gearboxes, P4 bumpers, P5 complete recon motor. Contact Gavin Hill on [email protected].
P5 coupe: parts including Stainless Steel Body Strips, Tail Lights, Bonnet Lights, door handles etc in good condition. Also a complete twin turbo set up - 2 x new SU carbs, 2 x turbos and complete electronic engine management system. Contact John Fraser on 09 5757847 Auckland. Replica Stickers – under bonnet labels printed to order on self adhesive vinyl. Also aluminium types. Any marque, no set up fees. Contact Barry Clark [email protected]. Canterbury
SD1 Parts, Gareth Clark, 021 171 8698 see www.sd1travelledspares.info. Canter-bury.
Rover 216 or 216 1992 – 1998 model, brand new soft-top. Offers. Contact Sandra 027 9189142. Wellington Haynes workshop manuals, Rover 2000, 2300 &2600 SD1 models, Rover 820, 825 & 827 models, $20 plus post Contact Roy Hughes 03 332 7500 or [email protected] Christchurch Rover 820 automatic S2. Failed its WOF on a number of issues making it uneco-nomic to repair. Let me know what parts you require off this car. Contact David Raven 021 823 122 [email protected].
Rover 800 parts, wide range of secondhand hoses, steering, cooling, lighting, sus-pension parts etc for range of 820, 825, and 827 models. Contact Roy Hughes 03 332 7500 or [email protected] Christchurch
Rover 800/75 new body panels, front fenders, doors, also complete set of 600 doors. Rover 800 new left and right headlamp units, no longer stocked elsewhere, $100 each plus freight Contact Roy Hughes 03 332 7500 or [email protected] Christchurch Rover 75 parts, wide range of secondhand, steering, cooling, lighting, suspension, hoses, electronic parts. Contact Roy Hughes 03 332 7500 or [email protected] Christchurch. 3 Rover P5 ‘s for sale Palmerston. Contact Jan Smith.
ROVER CAR CLUB OF OTAGO ACTIVITY REPORT MARCH 2017 -FEBRUARY 2018
The Rover Car Club of Otago has had another successful year holding on to a steady membership over the 12 month period. Members come from a widespread area across Otago and Southland from Palmerston to the north, Invercargill in the south and in-land to Winton, Dipton and Cromwell and many places in between with longstanding club members now living in Auckland and Kaikohe. In 2017 it was unfortunate that no members were able to attend the 2017 ARCC Ral-ly in Hawkes Bay, however for the 2018 rally in Methven has attracted registrations from several club members. The Club has held 11 monthly meetings (1st Tuesday of each month) with participa-tion from our members travelling from as far away as Invercargill on occasion but on a regular basis from Balclutha / Kaitangata and elsewhere in the greater Dunedin area. Club events and activities have been well supported throughout the year; Best of British on March 2017 sponsored by the local Jaguar club was supported by our club the club and members Norman and Carleen Sparrow’ s sparkling red P6B took the prize for the Best of Marque There were 75 cars on display and $1,400 was raised for the Taieri Beach School. The Memorial Run (a celebration of members past) on May 14 2017, started with a visit to the Otago Museum’s Planetarium then an afternoons driving tour across the Taieri plain, over the coastal hills to Brighton then back to Dunedin to Steph and Bernie Halford’s for a potluck tea, prize giving and a few drinks, The AGM was held on July 22nd with a club subsidised dinner. During the formal part of the evening our long time president Jeff Sparrow retired as did our secretary Jan Smith. Alan Matchett was voted into the President position but unfortunately there were no takers for a permanent secretary’s position but offers of ad-hoc help were received and noted. In September the Club celebrated the 50 anniversary of the introduction of the Rover V8 during the Auto-Spectacular car show at the Edgar Stadium. There were five V8 rovers on display (filling our allocated space), representing the different eras, P5B, P6B series 1, P6B series 2, an SD1 and a Landrover Discovery with a supporting display of information panels and examples of the very first and last v8 production engines. The annual Nove Rove on the 4th /5th attracted 20 members and 10 cars. The group started in Dunedin travelling to Palmerston and through to the Strath Taieri. There were stop-overs at the Macraes gold mine the Naseby Motor Museum and the Oteake Conservation Park for lunch. All vehicles made the long steep climb over the spec-tacular Dansy’s Pass road, down into the Waitaki Valley following the Waitaki River up to our overnight stop at Otematata. On Sunday it was a relatively early start to get to Benmore Dam by 9.00am for a guided tour then it was a leisurely but unfortunate-ly for some not an entirely trouble free trip home. In January 2018 the Club started the year off with a members barbeque at Kaka Point at the invitation of members Bill and Gaynor Falconer and the first monthly meeting for the year was held on February 20th. Alan Matchett President
Rover Car Club of Otago. Events 2017
March 23rd to 28th ARCC Rally ( Canterbury Club) Methven.
April
Tuesday 3rd Monthly Meeting Mosgiel RSA 6-30pm. 6 pm for meal .
May
Tuesday 1st Monthly Meeting Mosgiel RSA 6-30pm. 6 pm for meal .
Sunday 20th All British Day at Highlands Motor Sport Park. On site 10-30am to 3pm. $20 per vehicle.
Sunday 27th Memorial Run.
June Tuesday 5th Monthly Meeting Mosgiel RSA 6-30pm.
6 pm for meal .
July Tuesday 3rd Monthly Meeting Mosgiel RSA 6-30pm.
6 pm for meal .
August Tuesday 7th Monthly Meeting Mosgiel RSA 6-30pm.
6 pm for meal .
Monthly meetings 1st Tuesday each month. Mosgiel RSA at 7 pm.
Meal & Drinks & Natter
