Vintage motorcycles take to Whanganui River Rd for Castrol Autumn Vintage Motorcycle Trial
18 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Glyn Clements and his wife were the overall winners in the 2021 Castrol Autumn Vintage Motorcycle Trial. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Glyn Clements and his wife were the overall winners in the 2021 Castrol Autumn Vintage Motorcycle Trial. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Riders of vintage bikes left Whanganui at one-minute intervals as the Castrol Autumn Vintage Motorcycle Trial made its way to Raetihi. About 35 travelled from Whanganui along the Whanganui River Rd, at their chosen speeds,
Local Focus: Can four people assemble a Model T in half an hour? See at Whanganui Vintage Weekend
22 Jan, 2021 04:46 PM
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Video Journalist Whanganui, Manawatū and Taranaki, NZH Local Focusgeorgie@localfocus.nz
The Model T Ford was one of the world s most popular cars and many were assembled on these shores.
Now, 100 years later, at this weekend s Whanganui s Vintage Weekend, a Model T will be assembled in just half an hour, according to Bruce Ardell, vintage enthusiast and chairman of the Whanganui Vintage Car Club. It s part of Whanganui s Vintage Weekend s Wheels on Victoria vintage car display. We re going to start it and we re going to drive it away, Ardell said.