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34 Selwyn Times Wednesday November 25 2020 MY PRIDE AND JOY Vintage cars at Hororata The annual Hororata Highland Games had a new attraction this year with the addition of a selection of vintage cars on display led by two rare vintage Scottish cars in keeping with the Scottish theme of the event. “We got a couple of the oldest cars in the country. It’s an important part of the early fabric of early motoring in New Zealand, and these cars played a large part in the development of the country as well,” said rally organiser, Malcolm McGibbon, from the Canterbury branch of the Vintage Car Club. The Bonnie May of Argyll hales from Alexandria in Scotland. Owned by Tom and Jenny Stephens from Rolleston the car was rebuilt from the remains of two cars that Tom sourced from Drummond in Southland in 1965 and Wigram in Christchurch in 1971. Of his first purchase, Tom said: “The mechanicals were completely dismantled and scattered around the farm. The chassis, wheels and axles had been used as a farm trailer around the farm for many years. The wheels had steel bands welded to the rims but time had taken its toll and only the hubs were usable. We recovered an immaculate brass petrol tank and gearbox and engine completely stripped with many parts missing. There was no steering or radiator.” Once in possession of sufficient original parts, Tom restored the 1905 Argyll with the help of friends over a period of 10 years adding radiators and other parts to his collection from a clearance sale in the 1980s. The Argyll has travelled 5,000 miles since its first rally in 1987. The Bennetts Family’s 1912 Albian was also at the show. “1912 was the last year that the Glasgow-based Albian Motor Company made vehicles, before specializing in gearboxes. They were very popular during World War 1 as they were relatively simple to fix,” said owner, Don Bennetts from Christchurch. This particular Albian was owned by beer and spirit merchants. It was then lost for a while and turned up at a car sale yard just before World War 1. Apparently, it was traded in for a bike, which the person used to ride to Burnham to join the army. Don says a market gardener in Governors Bay bought the car and used it to take fruit and vegetables to market. At some point the car got away on the hill and crashed, ending up in two pieces. The front half was used as a saw bench and the back half as a trailer. Members of Don’s family gathered up the bits and started to restore it, and luckily managing to find the missing radiator. By 1957 it was back on the road and has been in the Bennetts family ever since. Left: The 1905 Bonnie May of Argyll was built from the remains of two cars – its rebuild journey spanning from 1965 to 1987 when the finished car attended its first rally. 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