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THE VOICE OF THE VINTAGE CAR

JULY 2020

BAY OF PLENTY VINTAGE CAR CLUB (INC) Email: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com

Restoration of 1970 Series 2A Land Rover

Also

Restoration starts on 1972 Wolseley 6

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COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN KEN FREW (DIANE) 07 5764263

PAST CHAIRMAN JIM SMYLIE (KAAREN) 07 5764180

VICE CHAIRMAN KERRY WILLIAMSON (MARY) 07 5734207

SECRETARY MICHAEL THORMAN (JANE) 07 5444291

TREASURER KEITH PERKINS (JANE) 07 5781231

COMMITTEE BRIAN PRATT (CINDY) 07 5447952

COMMITTEE LINDA DOWNEY (DOUG) 021 02777931

COMMITTEE DOUG BROWN (LINDA) 021 668117

COMMITTEE JOHN PAYNE 07 5706084

COMMITTEE JAMES TURNER (AMY) 021345053

COMMITTEE KAAREN SMYLIE (JIM) 021664341 or 07 5764180

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

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

KITCHEN YVONNE ALLEN (IVAN) 07 5432629

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

FACEBOOK DEIDRE RENNIE (TONY) 07 5767073

SAFETY OFFICER BRIAN PRATT 07 5447952

KLAXON EMAIL: [email protected]

CLUB WEBSITE: www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com

SECRETARY EMAIL: [email protected]

For anytime Club enquires: Kaaren Smylie (Committee) 07 576 4180 or 021-66-43-41

FACEBOOK bay of plenty vintage car club (Public page)

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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, 3144.

Key contacts are— Chairman– Ken Frew 07 5764263 Email: [email protected] Secretary– Michael Thorman 07 5444291 Email: [email protected] 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’ Natter

1, Tauranga- Tauranga Citz Club, Cameron Road. Organiser Jim Smylie

2. Te Puke– The Annan restaurant. 4 Palmer Place, Contact is Paul McIndoe 5733328

3. Tauranga - Tauranga Citz Club, Cameron Road. Organiser Jim Smylie

4. Katikati- 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. BADGES ARE FREE TO NEW MEMBERS. 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 before-hand 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 it needs to be maintained.

If you have forgotten to add your name just email the Klaxon or contact

Paul or Kaaren and we can do it for you.

July: Michael and Jane Thorman

August: David Joblin and Doug Wood

Thank you to those who have volunteered for this

important task. However volunteers are still required

for the rest of the year

Please enter your name on the notice board list if you are able to

help.

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Seniors Morning tea Tue. 7th July 10 am. Because it's the time of the year when we are in cooler months, and so you can be a 'tad' more cozy

around the fire, the venue for this event will be at the Smylie's. 78 Maxwells Road. WHAT TO BRING - as usual, please bring a small plate of morning tea to share with your fellow VCC friends Kaaren will supply tea, coffee, and fruit juice

Club Night A night of celebration for our club member Maurice Nottle who will be receiving a 60 year badge and certificate. This is a great achievement as to be awarded you have had to be a paid up financial member continuously for 60 years.

Come and enjoy our guest speaker Bill Janes who is also one of our long time members. A local night of celebration.

Mon. 13th July

Mid-Week Run: Organisers Alastair and Gwen Jones

WHEN: Wednesday 15th July

WHERE: We’re going to Paul and Sandy’s estate at Otamarakau

to hear him describe the restoration and conversion of the VW

Kombi to stunning campervan. Then we’ll have a look at the tear

-drop caravan under construction. Sandy has lots of ideas to

entertain the ladies.

STARTING: From the Clubrooms around 10.30am. Exact time

to be advised a bit later.

LUNCH: bring some sausages and some bread or other good

stuff to put on the barbecues to warm yourselves up. You can of

course bring boring food made at home.

DRINKS: Tea, coffee, milk etc. will be provided.

It will not be cancelled due to bad weather as Paul and Sandy

have made the old museum available.

Contact: Alastair Jones 5761124

Wed. 15th July

Tue. 7th July

BOP VCC Local Events Coming Up

Sat 25th July End of Month run. Organisers Donn and Chris White

25/07/20 (Saturday) Sees a Twilight/Drinks/Dinner event organised by Donn and Chris White. Meet at VCC Clubrooms 4.15pm for a 4.30pm departure.

Mon 27th July Committee meeting

Tue 28th July Noggin and Natter. Tauranga Citizens Club

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We would like to thank our regular sponsors

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BOB HYSLOP PANEL BEATERS WALTON RAILTON

SUMMIT TYRE SERVICES AMS PLUMBING AND GAS

THE BOP VCC SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING OUR CLUB

Place names for Vintage Cars

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Listing on Trade me

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Advance Notice

Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To be held at the Clubrooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga

On Monday 10th August 2020 at 7.30 pm.

AGENDA

Present Treasurer’s report

Apologies Club Captain’s report

Minutes of previous meeting Election of officers

Matters arising Notices of motion

Chairman’s report General business

Nominations are called for all positions and must include the name of mover and

seconder. Emails are acceptable.

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Chairman’s Report July 2020

Hi Everyone,

Well here we are in July and we are ready to get the club back to as near normal

as possible, I believe from comments received that our members have enjoyed our

last two runs and look forward to more to come.

Our committee held our monthly meeting on Monday night and have arranged a

good programme for the rest of this year so watch the Klaxon for coming events.

I would like to thank Peter Seaton for taking over the job of convenor for our Swap

Meet/Car Show/Family Day which is planned for Sunday 1 November 2020.

Re our parts department, you will notice a large container appearing at the club

rooms over the next few days as our current parts store is overflowing, thanks to

Jack and Colin for the great work that is done in this part of the club and the fi-

nancial reward that the club receives each month from this.

Also in the club rooms a large set of doors are replacing the windows at front of the

south end of the building. With the support of your committee and a number of

our members it was decided to put these in so we can bring vehicles into the club

rooms for display/entertainment/training/demonstrations, after all we are a car

club!

Next month, August, is our AGM so don’t forget to put your name forward for any

position you would like to take on, nomination forms are available from our Secre-

tary Michael so please call him.

Lastly I would like to thank those who have supported me whilst I have been out of

action, special thanks to Kaaren and Diane who have taken on my commitments

over the last week. I am on the road to recovery and hopefully back to full

strength soon.

Regards Ken

New Member

We welcome this month

Howard Tong: Welcome to our Club Howard. We all look forward

to meeting you

Please contact our Chairman if you have not received your name

badges by our next meeting.

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Your Klaxon Editor Paul Beck

Contact Paul at [email protected]

Hi Everyone,

At last we seem to be underway again after what seems like a

lifetime of no contact. Yvonne and I have re opened the club

library again on Monday mornings along with Jack and Colin who have been also

getting the parts shed in order as well.

Chairman Ken got the runs moving again with a well attended run out to Allport

Road which is an area I myself have not been in for several years now. It is an area

I enjoyed driving in when I used to do service work and how it has changed. I spied

out and quietly reminisced to myself when I spotted a property I knew and tried to

remember some of the lovely people I met in my travels in the past. Thanks for the

memories Ken. All good. Ken then followed through with another run at the end of

the month. I did not attend this one however but I believe it was attended with

about 40 cars and 70 people. This caused a bit of quick reorganizing with the re-

sult the run was split into 2 parts at 2 venues. Some quick thinking there I believe.

Unfortunately Ken was unable to see the fruits of his organizing due to ill health

and we wish him well on his road to recovery.

It has been interesting to find out who has been restoring vehicles over the break.

There are quite a few projects going on within our club and as time goes on I am

sure we will hear more. I have been wondering how many will make it to this years

restoration awards as many of the projects are well ahead of estimated completion

time. It is quite possible we may have quite a few competitors for the awards this

year.

Another interesting fact out of the lockdown is how many of our members have

been cleaning up their sheds and bringing in their surplus parts and books. It has

been keeping Yvonne and Jack quite busy. Good clean books are always welcome

in our library. However if we already have your book then it will go in the library

swap meet stall. Some do get rejected though if they contain mould or are in unre-

pairable condition, so please don’t bring in rubbish. We are not fussy, just fair.

Ken has advised he has quite a few name badges to give out. If you are a new

member and have not received your badge yet, please make contact with Ken to

arrange.

Last of all I see Maurice Nottle has at last reached his 60 years membership and is

to be presented with his badge. Over the years Maurice has kept a keen eye on the

club and offered his advice when appropriate. I enjoy talking to him and reminisc-

ing the years gone by. All good Maurice and congratulations, 60 years is quite an

achievement. Well done.

That’s about all for this month.

Keep well and see you at our next gathering.

Paul

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“Redwood Valley Farm” Run 7th June

We were like rabbits popping out of burrows

after Bugs Bunny had put the word around

that Calci Virus had disappeared. To be

greeted in the Cliff Rd car-park by Chairman

Ken dressed in a Tyvek coverall complete

with other PPE was a good indication we

were in for a well organised run. Then the

sighs were audible when he said “no kissing

or cuddling, boring eh” but rules like that are

made to be broken. Was I the only one grate-

ful everybody was wearing name-badges;

many months without meetings or runs dulls

the memory somewhat.

No worries, it was a lovely day and the road

up into the bush-clad highlands on the

south of Tauranga reminded us of how much

we had been deprived of during the pandem-

ic. Further on, it was interesting to see that

work had been interrupted on the large water

reticulation scheme in the Te Puke hinter-

land that is designed to alleviate water short-

ages in the Papamoa area; providing Auckland sized droughts don’t eventuate.

Not long afterwards we had a lovely cruise down Allport Rd which was a favoured

venue in days past for serious motorsport events. The sign said “Redwood Valley

Farm” so in we went and joined the queue resulting from our good Chairman’s wife

Diane collecting attendance details just in case; yeah right!

We have visited there before, but the tran-

quillity and beauty of the place is just perfect

to unwind after the interminable city traffic

lights and round-abouts. There was just

enough room to park the 50 or so vehicles

someone counted and it only required a

short walk to a down facing slope to get out

of a southerly wind that was too lazy to go

around you. You could hear the chatter and

catch-gossip going on from us all after too

much social-distancing even though the wind

was sighing through the tops of the magnificent redwoods which were keeping their

social distance around the perimeter.

The main highlight of course was just being able to enjoy motoring our historic

vehicles again, and the kissin’ and cuddlin’. Additional highlights for me were see-

ing the very desirable 1924 DI Delage belonging to Tony and Deidre, finally motor-

ing after troublesome dynastart issues had been sorted and with the hood stowed

to soak up the winter sunshine.

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Bill Biehler had his newly restored very pukka looking Land-Rover on its first out-

ing and was able to put it to good use by pulling a stable-mate (or is that kennel-

mate?) Rover (3.5L) out of a drain where Murray had miscalculated his U-turn

ability on the access track. It was nice Jan took it all in her stride, but when you’ve

dealt with weighty health matters burying your backside in a wet grassy hollow

and hearing the wheels go round and round with no forward motion is small beer.

And seeing the young smiling Smylie family boys popping out of the Model A dick-

ey seat like little rabbits was real special. I probably missed many more notable

occurrences, but when you’re kissin’ and cuddlin’ priorities have to be weighed up.

My heart was much lighter by the end of the day to see you all haven’t forgotten

what life is all about. I’m hoping we carry on the way we have re-started and I

thank Ken and Diane on your behalf for their superb efforts.

Alastair Jones

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BOP VCC Brunch Run 28 June 2020 Story and Photo by Donn White A good number of people were assembled at our clubrooms by 8.45am champing at the bit to partake in a 'Brunch Run' organised by Kaaren and Jim Smylie. Due to a good turn out of members we were split into two groups for catering purposes.

After driving along Cameron Road and the lower end of Pyes Pa Road one group then visited '4 Fourteen Espresso' whilst the second group ducked down Kennedy

Road to eventually assemble at 'Maude Cafe'. Once we were all fed and watered everyone then assembled at the Crossing Centre carpark prior to our departure for Omokoroa. Unfortunately shortly after leaving The Lakes region our plans became a bit unstuck due to a serious road accident in the vicinity of Pahoia. The traffic on SH 2 was banked up for some distance and the Police were on hand speaking to individual drivers at the Te Puna roundabout and diverting people as necessary.

We were still free to travel to Omokoroa but our intrepid group had by now become quite delayed and disjointed. However those that persevered with the run eventual-ly did assemble at the end of the Omokoroa Peninsula as planned. Some of the group managed to get signed in at the Omokoroa Boat Club where some impromp-tu imbibing became the order of the afternoon. Despite the change of plans and delay everyone was still happy to partake in a friendly run after being cooped up for some weeks due to the Covid 19 Lock Down.

A 1971 Austin 1800 Ute, a 1968 Morris 1100, a 1956 Jaguar XK 140 plus a well

known Ford Model A were just some of the cars that won some admiring glances

outside 'Maude Cafe'.

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Get your motor running...New Plymouth is all go.

Revised dates have now been confirmed for the next International Festival Of Motoring.

Originally planned for January 2021

Covid forced the Festival postponement but we can now announce

Our new dates Sunday 16 January to Friday 21 January 2022. That gives you another whole year to get plans in place, wheels on the road and

budgets sorted (who's picking what price petrol will be by then). We're looking

forward to a huge turnout for this one.

A Book Review

FLYWHEEL – MEMORIES OF THE OPEN ROAD

by Tom Swallow, Arhur Pill and the members of the Muhlberg Motor Club

Stalag IVB – Germany – 1944-1945

Paul, our Editor, reviewed this book a year or so back. The book is a fascinating

reproduction of a unique collection of motoring magazines produced in WWII in a

prisoner of war camp, Muhlberg, Germany. Each edition (only one copy) was

drawn, some pictures pasted in and scripted by hand and circulated around the

camp for members to read and pass on.

I reread the book last week and the thought came to me that ‘whatever, the show

must go on’ although our circumstances of Covid-19 lockdown were not as heart-

breaking and harsh as back then. I reproduce a couple of paragraphs from the

book under the heading ‘CLUB NEWS’.

THE Xmas number of the ‘Flywheel’ was ruined by somebody upsetting a brew of

cocoa over it. Many scores of hours had been put into that number, and, it was pro-

duced in very cold weather, as you will remember, so please lads, a little more care-

ful in future.

AS our time runs out and a breath of expectancy hangs over camp a short stocktak-

ing will not be amiss. Those past few months in the ‘cage’ have been hard to bear,

probably harder than any of our bad spells. It found most of the camp clubs – and

they were legion - gradually fading away, through general apathy, cold, hunger and

the hard to combat ‘browned off’ feeling.

Motoring seemed as remote as ever, with our forces still beyond the Zeigfried Line

whilst on the other front the Oder remained a barrier; the cold was intense, over-

crowding in the huts drove all to hopeless exasperation – in other words meetings

ceased. We had maintained two club nights weekly for ten months which in itself

was a camp record but we still carried on the production of the ‘Flywheel’. It is ap-

propriate at this point to accord the appreciation which is due to the two ‘full time’

members of the production staff. So Bill Stobbs and you, Tom Rodger accept the

thanks of not so diligent club members who, from the ‘horizontal’ read the product of

your industry.

This book was donated to the club library by Chris Railton.

Contributed by Yvonne Beck

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Restoration of 1970 Series 2A Land Rover - by Paul Beck

It was on our first run out from the Covid-19 lockdown that I happened to notice a

1970 Series 2 Land Rover in our midst getting along in good fashion with driver

Bill Biehler at the wheel.

Enquiries found this was its first day out after a 12

month restoration.

I contacted Bill later to find out more. It turned out he

had purchased the Land Rover off Trade me but it

wasn’t until it finally arrived home he realised the ex-

tent of the job ahead of him.

It had been spending a lot of its life, so the story went,

down the West Coast and used as a fishing vehicle.

Now we all know what an inhospitable place the West

Coast can be and what salt air can do to a vehicle.

True to form the Land Rover was no exception. The

more parts removed, the more rust was exposed. The

body work while looking reasonably sound hid a lot of

truths about its real condition. While I was viewing his

photos he produced a pre WOF check sheet. I have

never before seen a check sheet with so much scribble

and crosses. However Bill in his quiet way just took it

all in his stride and got down to the bones of the job

ahead. Stripping parts off with the usual examination

of condition etc. the rust spots were treated and re-

painted, replacement panel pieces made and re-

welded in place and slowly the job came together

again.

On my visit the finished article just reminded me of

how basic these vehicles were. They were designed as

a basic workhorse with no frills. I did notice that it

had a Natra car heater installed. I hadn’t seen one of

those for years and it took me back to the days when

most of our cars were from England and luxuries like

heater and radio were considered just that—

“Luxuries”. If you wanted either you had to put in a

special order for them, and it cost you extra. It took

the Japanese to come up with things like air con,

heater and radio to be standard fit. The ducting for

the air-vents went straight up through the parcel

shelves exposed. The heater duct was screwed on to

the dashboard. Nothing flash. Just basic

Right Photo: As bought and hiding it’s dirty little

secrets. Doesn’t look to bad at first glance.

Bottom Photo: Its secrets being revealed. Rust, dirt

and the missing front vent holes exposed.

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and functional. It was all that was required. Two

vents under the windscreen that Bill found when

he got the vehicle were hidden over with a panel

and not visible. It also exposed a very rusty dash

board as well. He remade the dashboard and got

the vents back to original and able to open. So if

you want fresh air you just flip a catch and open

the vent. Once again, functional and basic.

He did fit a few luxuries like head and door lin-

ings and carpet on the floor just to make things

a little quieter inside. He also padded the seats.

Oooooh the luxury of it.

He took me for a ride and it was no worse than

expected. It actually rode as well as could be

expected for a short wheelbase vehicle. A little

bumpy but ok. The motor ran well and smooth,

the transmission had a little noise but seemed

reasonable and acceptable to me considering its

age. Bill did not have to dismantle either so that

was a bonus. I could see he enjoyed driving it

with a continuous smile on his face. He said he

told his doctor he did not have to attend a gym

for exercise as a drive around the block gave

him all he needed. And he could enjoy doing it.

My summing up goes something like this. Bill

has a fun vehicle. It is fun to drive and while it may spend most of its life on the tar

seal it can go on the beach as well. It is basic but if he wanted luxury he would

not have bought a Land

Rover. There are still odd

jobs to do when he gets

the inclination but it is

on the road, runs well,

and different. Like us all,

we have our passions

and the Land Rover is

his. It was great for me to

have the opportunity to

ride in it. “Thank you Bill

and enjoy the ride”.

Top photo: Rusty Chassis and floor exposed

2nd from top photo: Rusty door pillar exposed

Bottom right photo: Seat support rusty

Bottom left photo: Seat support all done up.

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Restoration Has Started on My 1972 Wolseley 6 by Stephen Belcher Since the middle of November 2019, the car has been stripped down, to the body shell. All panels stripped of paint to the steel, body work has showed to be structurally sound, little rust was found to non structural parts of the body, but many

dents found on every panel. The worst rust was all the lower four door panels and the best way to sort out was to totally remove the outer skin panels, up to 16mls below the swage line. Once the skins were removed I was then able to cut away the rust to the bottom of the frames, and then splice and weld the new panel pieces, that were measured and folded to shape. After these were finished I then sprayed the inside of the door frames and new skins with epoxy primer, before spot welding to secure them, and folding edges round the frame flanges, as per factory. The panels were finally attached to the 16ml overlap with panel bond adhesive. Everything has now had its guide coat blocking, and final defects attended to and three coats of epoxy high build undercoat applied. Now ready for its final rub down, and finish coats. The colour is a metallic copper brown, acrylic lacquer and will be finished off with five coats of clear, with a gold pin stripe. I have already finish coated the in-

side of the door jambs, bonnet boot lid and floor pan. I have de-rusted, primed and painted all components, such as fuel tank, bumper brackets, radiator all finished in

factory gloss black 2K enamel, the list of these items is endless. Have refurbished the wiper motor electric fan and heater

unit. I am now ready to remove engine and bay components so as to respray the engine bay, after which I will then refurbish the ex-haust brakes etc. before final respray and assembly. I will give a report later, when I get to the final stage of assembly.

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POLO WITH LOGO

Navy/white trim

Size: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

Price $35.00

WOMENS SHORT SLEEVE

POLO WITH LOGO

Navy/white trim

Size 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18,

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CAP WITH LOGO

Navy

Size: one size fits all

Price: $15

Orders to:

Linda Downey 021 027 77931

Email: [email protected]

Payment details:

Payment at time of delivery.

Pay on line, cash or cheque

LAPEL BADGES FOR SALE

Same size as 50c coin

Contact: Linda Downey77931 021 027

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PARTS SHED

Contact: Jack 07 5766346

or Colin 027 2629161

Clean out your sheds and

bring those surplus parts down. They may

be just what someone else needs

Parts shed open most Monday

mornings

BOP VCC LIBRARY

Contact: Yvonne 07 5748482

We are accepting good clean

car service manuals or books

that relate to automobile

history or travel for our club

library

The Library will again be open most Monday

mornings

.

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SUMMIT TYRE SERVICES LTD Come to 200 Waihi Road next to the BP Summit

Talk to TONCI BARCOT about tyres.

We provide a fast friendly service at a very competitive

price. We supply and provide Tyres, new & old, Wheel Bal-

ancing, Wheel Alignment, WOF Repairs & Batteries

Ph. 07 578 2381, Fax 07 578 2381

Mobile 027 2899484

Certifying Plumber & Gas Fitter covering the Western Bay of Plenty

Your connected accountants At Walton Railton we understand you have goals and we are passionate

about using our knowledge to help you reach them

415 Cameron Road

(Cnr Eighth Ave & Cameron Rd). Tauranga

07 5786161 | www.wrca.co.nz

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For Sale or Wanted

For Sale: 1972 Rover 3500 V8 P6B. $6000. Further details contact

Murray Burt. 07 5495607

For Sale: CHEV 1939 Master 85 (Straight Axle). Maroon with beige leather uphol-

stery. Blue Flame motor, 12 volt electrics, high ratio diff, fully rebuilt over many

years. Large file of receipts and photographs of work done. Workshop Manual,

Handbook and Parts List. New exterior sun visor included.

Phone Ian 07 8633554 or email [email protected]

FOR SALE: 1931 closed cab Model A pick up (indented fire wall model) Nicely

restored, well known in the North Island Model A club and BOP VCC

Enquires to Lindsay Mackereth Ph 0276024420

FOR SALE: 1978 MGB Roadster. Genuine 63,300 miles,

never had any rust, full service history, motor rebuild at 52,000 miles. Recent conversion to new chrome bumpers and new bolt on wire wheels. Factory overdrive, excellent condition throughout, nothing to do but enjoy. Deceased estate. $24,000. Ph 07 5491389 or 021 0411 453

WANTED: Luvax vane knee-action shock absorbers, set of 4x

(as per catalogue illustration), for 1936-39 Austin 10hp… a pre-

vious owner apparently sent the originals away for re-

conditioning over 10 years ago, and they never came back.

Contact: Peter Woodend, 027 605 4040,

or e-mail: [email protected].

Wanted to Rent. Single garage in Otumoetai. Storage for Classic car. Would want to be able to access a couple of times a month (maybe more frequently in the

summer). Contact Deidre Rennie on 021 665 875 or 576 7073

Austin 7hp Parts - extensive stock of new spares for all Austin 7s 1923-39

Catalogue available. Also many parts for other pre-1940 Austins - Big 7, 8hp, 10hp, 12/6, etc.

Peter Woodend. 07 571 5525 or 027 605 4040

Note: new email address: [email protected]

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PANEL BEATERS Bob Hyslop Proprietor

——————————————- ● QUALITY WORKMANSHIP

● ALL REPAIRS

● COMPETITIVE PRICES

74 Courtney Road Tauranga

Phone 07 578 2654

CLASSIC TYRES

For beaded-edge, high-pressure/straight-sided,

well-based cross-ply, radial, wide whitewall,

imperial, metric, car, truck, motorcycle, also whitewall

trims, steel & wire wheels.

Warehouse: 4/64 TUKORAKO DRIVE,

MOUNT MAUNGANUI

PETER WOODEND Web: classic-tyres.co.nz

Email: [email protected]

Postal: P O Box 2245 TAURANGA 3140 07 571 5525

Mobile/warehouse: 027 605 4040

Steve and Jan Jones

VINTAGE, CLASSIC OR MODERN

CARS, MOTOR CYCLES

INDUSTRIAL

SERVICE, SALES, REPAIRS

FOR ANYTHING THAT

NEEDS COOLING

Call in for an obligation free quote

86B BIRCH AVENUE

TAURANGA

Ph: 07 5779883

Email: [email protected]

Fuel Tanks Heater cores

Marine Oil Coolers

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