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TE AWAMUTU’S MONTHLY MOTORING FEATURE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

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(ABOVE) MARINELAND Street Rods cars gath-ered at Kihikihi Autobody Repairs for a pre-rodrun get-together.

Kihikihi Autobody Repairs owners Craig and MargO’Hanlon, along with staff members Jamie Westburyand Carlton James, opened their doors to host visiting

members of Marineland Street Rods recently.The Friday night get-together was on the eve of the Te

Awamutu Rod and Custom Club 30th Anniversary which thenapier rodders and families were attending.The 50 strong group in attendance included customers,

friends and former workmates who the O’Hanlons had metthrough their years in hot rodding bot here in Te Awamutuand Poverty Bay.Mr O’Hanlon had been a member and past president of

Gisborne’s Surf City Rod and Custom Club.While in gisborne he was also New Zealand Hot Rod

Association delegate and the napier Club fell within his zone.He and his wife have kept in touch with, and supported

marineland events.The evening was much appreciated by the Napier visitors

who had driven through on the day.They and other guests enjoyed drinks and nibbles

supplied by Kihikihi Autobody Repairs and Fairview Motors,the company which services the Spies Hecker paint systemthe O’Hanlons use.As well as being able to view some of the cool projects

being undertaken at the Kihikihi workshop, visitors weregiven an insight into the new technology involved in today’scar painting world with presentations by Fairview Motorspaint sales representative Dean Clarke and Mrs O’Hanlon.They demonstrated the latest paint matching tools and

products and the shop’s new spray booth— a state-of-the-artbooth equipped for waterborne paint systems, the next bigchange in the automotive refinish industry.The evening wound up with a discussion amongst car

builders about new colours and pearl and special effects thatwere available, giving everyone some new ideas for their nextprojects.Spot prizes of Mequires car care products supplied by the

Smits Group were given away before the visitors headed fortheir motels before the following days rod run and festivities.Kihikihi Autobody Repairs were grateful to the support of

Fairview Motors and Smits Group for helping make the eventpossible.

■ Turn to today’s centrespread formore from theTe Awamutu Rod and CustomClub 30th Anniversary.Kihikihi Autobody Repairs, 871 4746.

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Cars not all equalin terms of safety

The latest results from the Australasian New CarAssessment Programme (ANCAP) show there are stillbig differences in safety levels offered by new cars.The results, released in New Zealand today by the

Automobile Association and the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)show the 2012 Holden Barina has scored the highest five-starsafety rating, alongside the Audi A6 and the BMW X3 SUV.Other ANCAP test results include four stars for the Citroen

Berlingo van and Nissan Micra, and disappointing three starresults for the Chery J1 and Geely MK.AA General Manager Motoring Services, Stella Stocks,

says for a smaller car such as the Barina to score the topsafety rating, it is testament that manufacturers can producevery safe small cars.‘‘It is no longer surprising to see manufacturers producing

vehicles that score 5-stars.’’The new Holden Barina maintained its structure well

during crash testing and comes with a full complement of airbags, anti-lock braking (ABS), electronic brake-force distri-bution (EBD), electronic stability control (ESC) and seat beltreminders as standard features.‘‘Given this result, there is no excuse for any manufacturer

to be releasing new vehicles that score less than four stars, sothe Chery J1 and Geely MK results are unacceptable. I urgeNew Zealand motorists to ask what the safety rating is whenthey are making their next vehicle purchase and buy thesafest vehicle they can afford to buy,’’ says Ms Stocks.NZTA Chief Executive Geoff Dangerfield says the agency is

promoting the purchase of safer vehicles as part of the SaferJourneys strategy, aimed at significantly reducing deaths andserious injuries on New Zealand roads by 2020.‘‘Reducing road deaths and injuries is a shared

responsibility that requires safer roads and roadsides, safespeeds, better driver behaviour, and safer vehicles. Whenconsumers have good information on vehicle safety they willpurchase safer vehicles — that demand in turn drivesmanufacturers to build more safety features into their cars.We encourage people to look carefully at crash test resultsand buy the safest vehicle they can afford.’’ANCAP is supported by all New Zealand and

Australian motoring clubs, the New Zealand government,all Australian State governments and the FIA Foundation.The AA and NZTA are both members of ANCAP.

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While it was the new alcohol and driving lawsthat attracted the most attention, theGovernment also introduced some other

new laws from October 1 that affect motorists.Check www.nzta.govt.nz for information.The website is also useful in providing other

information about all things motoring and gives thepublic the chance to be heard on matters relating toour roading network.

DriveBy is keen to know about motoring relatedclubs with members in our readership area.If you belong to a club please send your

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Cambridge Cruise Nights are back on thecalendar — they take place on the firstWednesday of the month in the town centre

from 6pm. Next cruise is November 2.

Te Kuiti Rod and Custom Club’s annual swapmeet takes place at Waitete Rugby Club onSunday, November 6. There is an automotive

related auction at 11.30am.A show is held in conjunction with the event, and

this year includes bikes — Harleys, Jappas, British.

Cambridge’s Stragglers Rod and Kustom Club isholding its annual Charity Car Show at TeKoutu Domain on Sunday, October 27.

Gates open at 8am.

New tricks fromMitsubishiavailable on 2012 Lancer SEiM

itsubishi New Zealandhas released detailsof its 2012 range —

with news of the welcomereturn of the Lancer SEi —complete with new partytricks.Top of the list is the

SmartBrake for the Lancerrange — the system thatreacts if you emergency brakeand also put your foot on thegas pedal by accident. Itignores the gas pedal andbrings to you a halt.This system will be also

fitted to the ASX, Outlander,Challenger and Pajero.These models also receive

Bluetooth and a USB audiosystem as standard.Mitsubishi say the new

Lancer will be more fuelefficient.Amazingly the SEi has all

these features— plus more—for under $30,000.The SEi specifications

include leather seats, thefront ones powered andheated, side skirts, 16’’ low-noise soft-ride alloys and arear-mounted camera.Mitsubishi’s head of sales

and marketing strategy,Daniel Cook, is expecting theSEi to be popular.‘‘Last time the Lancer SEi

was here it quickly acquiredhero status,’’ Mr Cook says.‘‘We’re convinced it will do

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(BELOW) HOT RODS head out from Albert Park for the 30th Birthday run. (Below, second left)REFUELLING time for participants at Tirau Museum.

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FOUNDING Te Awamutu Rod and Custom Club members (from left) Mike Dunn, Neil Corin, Paddy Oldfield,Bobby Owens, Marcel Te Brake and Graeme Blank with two original club cars. At left is Mr Dunn’s 1955Chevrolet Bel Air, which runs a 350ci V8 and four speed column change, and right is Mr Corin’s 1937Chevrolet, which runs a 307ci V8, 350 Turbo transmission and 8’’ diff .

Te Awamutu Rod and Custom Clubcelebrated their 30th birthday instyle on the weekend of September

24/25 with past and present membersand hot rodding friends getting togetherfor festivities.President Noel McMillan says 150

people turned out in 70 fantastic cars for

the event.As well as locals, there were people

from Whangarei, Tauranga and Napierjoining in the celebrations.Participants gathered in at the

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CLOCKWISE from secondleft: Mini hot rod show as 70cars squeeze into thegrounds at Tirau Museum.

eum via Cambridge and Frenchd.rst stopover was a chance tonever-ending museum displays,more catching up and enjoy anch.un continued via Arapuni toCaves for the evening event,

which included dinner and dance andprizegiving.Participants were also invited to take

in some of the scenic sights at the famouslocation.The birthday weekend wrapped up on

Sunday with another get-together at theclubrooms and BBQ lunch.

Mr McMillan says it was a fittingweekend for the club, and start of anothergreat era for rodding in Te Awamutu.

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It has taken Colin Downie four yearsto find the classic car he wants —but the wait has been worth it.Already the 1970 Holden Premier

has become quite well known on TeAwamutu streets.Mr Downie is just the third owner of

the car, and to say the previous ownerwas a bit fanatical is an understate-ment.For a start he bought the car in 1979

and owned it for 32 years.He built a special shed at his

Ohakune property to store it, and hewould only let three businesses —all in Otorohanga — work on it.Mr Downie admits to being a

Holden fan, even though he gets abit of stick from his Ford loving sons-in-law.He has wanted another special

Holden after owning one of the firstever HSV’s — the 1988 4.9litre VLCommodore ‘Calais Director’.The Premier fits the bill perfectly.She’s a 308 V8 powered sedan

with Trimatic gearbox, electric windows,leather seats and power steering.Mr Downie believes the ‘70 was the

first model to have the Trimatic andpower steering.The car came in fantastic external

condition and runs beautifully.First job was fitting the new 16’’

wheels and some decent rubber, alongwith a new exhaust.It became apparent handling was an

issue, but that was easily resolved withall new suspension parts, includingarms, shocks, front springs, heavy duty

sway bar and bushes. Once she hassettled the rear leaves will be reset.Mr Downie says she was given a

wheel alignment with the new suspen-sion and now drives like a dream.Despite the outward beauty, under

the bonnet needs attention and will bedone soon.Mr Downie plans to take the motor

out, and have the wiring redone factory— as well as repainting the blackengine bay and the engine in factorycolours. A set of authentic headers willcomplete that work.

The interior is authentic, includ-ing factory radio, and just needs atidy. A new sound system will behidden in the glovebox.Family presented Mr Downie

with the personalised plate, and inreturn he enjoys cruising with thegrandkids in tow.He’s also a fan of motorcycling

— but says when its too wet or cold,or the grandkids want to come— itstime for the Holden.

My pride and joy 1970Holden Premier


Call of home motivation to complete radical rod

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RAT ROD builder Steve Kelly brought his brand new creation home to Te Awamutu last month.

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FIRST run for the ‘34 Rat Rod Coupe was TeAwamutu Rod and Custom Club’s 30th BirthdayRun.

Areturn by Steve Kellyto his hometown, andan extended stay to be

with his Mum Doreen,brother Chris and catch upwith other mates has cer-tainly made an impression ina short time.For a start he turned up

in a radical rat rod that hadbeen legally on the road forjust one day — and that wasthe drive down fromWhangarei.Then there was the fact

he had used the 30th birth-

day of the Te Awamutu Rodand Custom Club as motiva-tion to complete his project— but didn’t actually registerfor the limited numbersevent.After a bit of convincing,

the club allowed the Kellybrothers to take part in theSaturday run and immedi-ately his ‘34 Ford Coupestarted to attract attention.Going back in time, Mr

Kelly undertook hispanelbeating apprenticeshipupon leaving school and

started Supreme Panel andPaint in Rickit Road.He recalls attending

meetings where a hot rodclub was mooted, but neveractually joined as his interestlay in rallying and bikes.By his own admission, he

left Te Awamutu for hiswife’s hometown ofWhanga-rei with his tail between hislegs after his business hadfailed.Still the entrepreneur he

started afresh in his newhome, and did well.Mr Kelly started an

auctioneering and vehicleimport business.His auctions were gen-

eral and cars, and he admitshe had a couple of goodbreaks and was in businessat the right time to succeed.In fact he sold up and

retired in 1998.Lately he has been back

at work at a new business—motivation, businesscoaching and mentoring.The idea for the hot rod

came as a vision.Mr Kelly turned that

vision into drawings of hisideas, and then started look-ing for the raw materials.The coupe is a true

TradeMe creation — every-thing apart from the chassiscame through the auctionwebsite.He couldn’t find a 1934

Ford Coupe, so insteadbought a two door sedanbody that no-one else

wanted. It had come in theStates after sitting in apaddock for 50 years.The body had 980 bullet

holes in it, which Mr Kellywould have left if the originalplan was for a rat rod — butit wasn’t.The first drawing showed

a car painted in two tonematt and gloss black.The chassis had

belonged to his father and itwas rebuilt for the project.Mr Kelly got back into

panelbeating mode and builtthe car in his shed at hishome over nine months,working on it full time. The

lower body was repaired —then cut down into the shapeof a coupe.Mr Kelly had the idea of

making the guards and roofdetachable on a clip on clipoff basis. They said itcouldn’t be done— he did it.During the build the idea

of a rat rod took over, so allthe welds for the handshaped guards and roofremain.Mr Kelly bought an XJ6

Jaguar and created a com-bination of his own parts andJag parts to fit it to the Fordchassis and give him thestance he wanted — which

always included the huge20" ‘TradeMe’ wheels.He then bought the Lexus

V8, gearbox, computer anddash and made it all fittogether.Mr Kelly says the beauty

of the Lexus is the easypower.‘‘It’s a big block V8, with

‘hemi’ heads and a greatgearbox complete withpower steering,’’ he says.An aftermarket piggy-

back computer adds another100hp at the flick of a switch.The colour is bare metal

rubbed with a concoction ofoxide, rippo oil and turps.

Eight exhaust pipes allwork, and the interior isLexus and a Toyota seat, cutdown and covered in80-year-old seat leather.Mr Kelly says his one rod

can have 11 looks dependingon what panels are on or off.And while the rat rod

gets plenty of attention,don’t discount changes —including the possibility ofpaint — in the future.Already there’s anotherLexus V8 in the build — witha supercharger.■ Wantmore? Googlekellysnz and check thevideos.

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(LEFT) VINTAGE Car Club of New ZealandNorth Shore chairman Paul Collins with his1963 Humber 90, the youngest of the carsin his collection, that he drove on theclub’s Spring Tour which came to TeAwamutu.

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(BELOW) STUNNING 1937 Alvis Speed 25on the Spring Tour is owned by Brendonand Jo Neilson.

BY DEAN TAYLOR

The last weekend of September was obviously popularwith various motoring groups, providing Te Awamutupetrolheads with a feast of activity.Apart from the aforementioned Te Awamutu Rod and

Custom Club’s 30th Birthday held over two days, TeAwamutu Motor Vehicle Enthusiast group had a Sundayrun.Also on the Sunday I saw a convoy of Mazda MX5’s and

a handful of Austins and Morris’ — and that was just whileI was getting fuel.Also at the service station was a stunning and original

1937 Alvis Speed 25 (parked behind a pair of hot rods).Travelling home I saw another 20 or so vintage cars on

Bridgeman Road — I had come across the North Shorebranch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand SpringTour.Club chairman and tour organiser Paul Collins was

driving the newest car from his collection on the two dayrun — a 1963 Humber 90.He had brought the 25 vehicles on the run to visit the

home and copper craft showroom of Reg and MargaretParkes.Mr Collins says the Spring Tour is an annual event for

their club — a two day affair which often brings inmembers of other branches.This year they had come south, stopping first to admire

a collection of a club member based at Waiuku.They motored south to Matangi to visit another

collection and stop for lunch before headingon a similar route as the hot rodders justhours earlier and also visiting the TirauMuseum.Next stop was Lichfield and the South

Waikato branch at Putaruru before overnighting atTokoroa.A Sunday morning tour of Tokoroa was followed by a

drive up Old Taupo Road to the Jim Barnett Reserve, upand across the Arapuni Dam to Alphra Lavenders for lunchand then through to the Parkes for afternoon tea.Last stop before heading home was Iron Park.Mr Collins says the Spring Tour is a great event, taking

the members off the beaten track to enjoy some terrificscenery.Next year the club is planning to go into the Thames

area.Stopping for a chat also gave me a chance to get close

to the Alvis and meet owners Brendon and Jo Neilson.Although it is a British car, it came to New Zealand via

America where it had been for almost 60 years.Previous owner, the late Bob Schindler (a noted US

rocket scientist and inventor), owned it for 38years.The Alvis has 114,000 original miles on the

clock and has never been seriously crashed.In fact the black paint is original, and Mr

Neilson intends to keep it that way, meaning the minorscrape on the front mudguard from when he bought itwon’t be fixed.The cream paint is new — it was done in 1953.The Alvis Speed 25 was the first car to have a four

speed all synchromesh gearbox.It has the 3571cc straight six engine, with triple 11⁄4 SU

carburettors and 108 valve springs.The car will do almost 100mph, but stopping her is the

issue.The Alvis also wears her original UK registration (FPE

11) thanks to New Zealand personalisation, with theoriginal UK plate on the rear and custom made front plate.

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