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REMEMBERING LEN WOODGATE O ur friendship with Len began 27 years ago at Kawakawa Bay at a lunch stop after a VCC run. Len was footloose and fancy free and we had a friend in a similar position so that is where our story began. Len's trade was as a coach and body builder in Henderson where he traded for many years as Woodgate Enterprises Ltd. Over the years Len has restored many cars for VCC members and was well known for his talent and knowledge. Over the last few years Len has worked with the North Shore Club planning the restoration of the bus. Grant's Chandler was restored 25 years ago with Len doing the woodwork. Since Joy & Len moved back to the Peninsula, Len was often to be found in Grant's garage helping with other cars Grant was working on. Over the years Joy, Len, Grant and I have had many adventures, all relating to cars. Swap-meets all over NZ (mostly the men), the furthest being Invercargill to pick up a Chandler part. Spring tours, Winter Wanders, Far North tours, Are We There Yet runs, plus two Parliamentary tours. The Parliamentary tours were re-enactments of the original 1917 tour, and the first was in 2007 which Len helped organise. For the Centenary in 2017, Karl drove Len's Briscoe as at this stage the tour was just too far for Len to drive. Over the later years, Joy and Karl have joined us on many runs and on our summer dinners at Arkles Bay where many beers and wines were enjoyed, and of course where we would right the wrongs of the world. We will miss Len for his part in our lives but will continue our adventures with our friend, Joy. Sharon & Grant Stott 10
CLUB CAR OF THE MONTH MARTIN & MARGARET’S ALVIS TA21 W hat we have here is a 1953 Alvis 3-litre 6-cylinder saloon, Model TA21. The chassis and motors were pre-assembled by Alvis in Coventry and the bodies were added by a variety of bodybuilders generally nearby, such as Car Bodies, Mulliners of Coventry, Freestone and Webb, and Tickfords. This particular car’s body was built by Mulliners. Interestingly enough, although the car is officially a TA21 it has all the features of the later model TC21 i.e. larger rear window and twin SU carburettors, these features being a welcome benefit for the driver in both visibility and power. The bore and stroke of the 3-litre engine is known as square as they are of similar measurement. This gives the engine a very flexible power range, with plenty of low-end torque. We purchased the car about 18 years ago from David Batterton as we were aware that the English Alvis Owners Club (AOC) were coming to New Zealand for a tour. We already had two other Alvises but neither was roadworthy. This car had been given a really good tidyup by the previous owner, with a couple of things still to do, such as the gearbox synchro rings needing replacement and the small job of getting the indicators to cancel which required the dis-assembly of the mechanism at the bottom of the steering column. However, the paintwork, engine and interior were, and still are, great. 11
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