President : Kelvin Pearson 027 499 5991 Secretary: Bev Thomas 07 579 2216 THE BAY OF PLENTY MUSTANG OWNERS CLUB NEWSLETTER Welcome to another two members:- Roger and Denise Van Leven from Rotorua. They have a 1966 Coupe, Red 4700cc Auto. Graeme and Lynette Bendikson from Whakatane. They own a 1968 convertible, Highland Green, 302 (J code) Auto. Graeme and Lynette’s car has been completed for a couple of years now so it’s nice to see them finally join. Well done!! CLUB DRIVE – Eric and Lynnaire’s Katikati Run There is no doubt about it – we always have a great time on these runs – but we don’t seem to be able to get the weather quite right! An early start from Bethlehem at 9am set us off in somewhat gloomy weather but by the time we got to Katikati Museum Café the day had cleared a little. A very nice tea & coffee break for all but one - Kevin Robinson, a non coffee drinker, still found something to drink! Eric & Lynnaire had great plans for the day all set out with map, questionnaire and even a menu for our lunch! First stop was the Waihi Goldmine. A walk up to the pit edge and then a walk around the rim to the Old Pump House and then onto a very interesting Mine Museum Next on the list was a drive up to the Golden Cross mine. Not the best decision of the day as the rain just got heavier the further up the valley we went. Never mind, it looked like it would be a great drive on a sunny day. Back to Lund Rd, Katikati to view Wayne & Carols shed. Wayne has a collection of cars including a 48 Ford Coupe, American Massey Ferguson Tractor, large Ford Convertible, a Gig, old push bikes and service station memorabilia. Of great interest to us was a 65 Notchback Mustang which he reckons will be ready for This is well worth a look. Along the perimeter fence line is lots of interesting facts and figures, plus the museum is very well done.
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President : Kelvin Pearson 027 499 5991 Secretary: Bev Thomas 07 579 2216
THE BAY OF PLENTY MUSTANG OWNERS CLUB NEWSLETTER
Welcome to another two members:- Roger and Denise Van Leven from Rotorua. They have a 1966 Coupe, Red 4700cc Auto. Graeme and Lynette Bendikson from Whakatane. They own a 1968 convertible, Highland Green, 302 (J code) Auto. Graeme and Lynette’s car has been completed for a couple of years now so it’s nice to see them finally join. Well done!! CLUB DRIVE – Eric and Lynnaire’s Katikati Run There is no doubt about it – we always have a great time on these runs – but we don’t seem to be able to get the weather quite right! An early start from Bethlehem at 9am set us off in somewhat gloomy weather but by the time we got to Katikati Museum Café the day had cleared a little. A very nice tea & coffee break for all but one - Kevin Robinson, a non coffee drinker, still found something to drink! Eric & Lynnaire had great plans for the day all set out with map, questionnaire and even a menu for our lunch! First stop was the Waihi Goldmine. A walk up to the pit edge and then a walk around the rim to the Old Pump House and then onto a very interesting Mine Museum
Next on the list was a drive up to the Golden Cross mine. Not the best decision of the day as the rain just got heavier the further up the valley we went. Never mind, it looked like it would be a great drive on a sunny day. Back to Lund Rd, Katikati to view Wayne & Carols shed. Wayne has a collection of cars including a 48 Ford Coupe, American Massey Ferguson Tractor, large Ford Convertible, a Gig, old push bikes and service station memorabilia. Of great interest to us was a 65 Notchback Mustang which he reckons will be ready for
This is well worth a look. Along the perimeter fence line is lots of interesting facts and figures, plus the museum is very well done.
a celebration in about 3 years. We will keep him up to this with a few beers and wine!!!!
Lunch at the Forta Leza Country Inn, (a converted Dairy Factory on the main highway) was very enjoyable. They also had a display of exquisite dolls to view. Rusty McGowan was the brains of the day, taking out the prize for the questionnaire.
Wendy stepped up to collect the flowers and basket of goodies. Another shed to look at close by saw an amazing array of trucks, tractors, cars and more memorabilia. However, what enthused most was 27ft 5th wheeler they proudly showed us along with a Ford F150 tow vehicle. An invitation was extended to members to return to Eric’s shed to conclude a great day out. A big thank you to Eric and Lynnaire. ANNUAL CONVENTION – CHRISTCHURCH (Labour Weekend 24-27 October) Given the distance the club is providing $200 per car for each vehicle going down. Update of registrations. So far they have 75 cars registered:- Auckland 9 Canterbury 38 Manawatu 4 Southern 13 Taranaki 8 Waikato 1 Other 2 CLUB DRIVES Sun 17th Aug Graham & Debra Coombe’s Run Tauranga cars meet at Tauriko - depart at 10am. Rotorua cars meet at Carson Taylor Ford – depart at 10:30 Destination – Early History Museum – Around Tirau $5 entry. Lunch Venue to be determined. Note – Tauriko Service Station is out of action so fill up in town. Any enquiries please phone Graham or Debra on 575 2448
Sun 21st Sept Neil & Judy Robinson’s Run
Meet at Tauriko Service Station @ 10am and make our way over to the Waharoa Cheese Café. From there Neil & Judy will take us on a country run finishing with lunch - $20/head
Oct Run Looking to be an over nighter somewhere - maybe Te Kaha Oct Run Also a muscle car meeting in Taupo – another track opportunity!! OTHER non club EVENTS Fri 29th Aug Tauranga Cruise Night Drivers motorsport Bar, 11th Ave Tga, 6:30 Sun 7th Sep American Muscle Car Drags (Fathers Day Meet) Gates open at 7am, qualifying starts at 10am
$35 to race www.musclecar.co.nz
Wed 17th Sep Rotorua Burger Fuel Run 6:30pm
CLUB JACKETS Club jackets are being designed at present. It is expected that jackets will cost somewhere between $80 and $90. Jackets are high quality and we will have samples at the upcoming runs. Deb Coombes will be taking order shortly. More details in the next newstletter or see Deb on the next run. NAME TAGS With the amount of new members it is hard to remember all names. Club Name tags are available. Just email or ring BEV and she will get one for you. Lifestyle engravers prefers we do these in batches. These are reasonably priced ($10 per badge) and great to wear on club runs .
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