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TE AWAMUTU’S MONTHLY MOTORING FEATURE, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013

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My pride and joy 1930 FordModel A Pickup

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ONE of Rex Patmore’s early Ford was a radical (for the 19060’s) stroked, flathead V8powered ‘34 coupe. It used a Jaguar manual gearbox, Vauxhall front suspension and VWand Holden steering components and was capable of under 14s on the 1⁄4 mile strip.

Tosay Rex Patmore is ‘true blue’ Ford is anunderstatement.He admits buying a Holden once — a

mistake he says.Other than that he has had over 20 Fords

— from the Model A, to V8s — and eightFalcons.He can talk about all the cars he has

owned, and where they went, which beggedthe question — Did you regret selling any ofthem?‘‘Yip, every one,’’ is the answer.He’s down to two Fords at present — the

yellow 1930Model A Pickup and a rat rod buildin the shed.The pickup was spotted at Mourea (near

Rotorua on the road to Tauranga) by BruceShaw — a fellow member of Te AwamutuMotor Vehicle Enthusiasts Group.He mentioned it in the club newsletter and

Mr Patmore got the address and went for alook.He immediately liked it and approached

the owners.He found the Ford had been in the family

over 50 years, and while it was for sale, it hadto be to the right person.Mr Patmore re-visited three times before

the deal was done.His original plan was to re-power it with a

flathead V8, but his old mate Cameron Crossfrom Cambridge said that wouldn’t be right,and to help win the argument, offered to buildthe motor.It worked out great — a rebuilt 201ci four

cylinder Model A engine that cost just $300.He says the original gearbox was a bit

noisy so he pulled it apart and rebuilt it with alightened flywheel and V8 clutch. It’s still noisy— but in a different way.Only other mechanical modifications are a

Type 97 V8 carburettor on a purpose builtmanifold and 12V electrics.The diff is standard apart from being

rebuilt to stop an oil leak.Wheels are 17’’ from a 33/34 V8— smaller

than the original 19s, but able to take a widertyre.Mr Patmore says he found the pickup had

been made from a car because when hestarted work he found rear door hinge fittingsin the pillar.But he says it was a good job and with a

few new panels from Auckland he set about

straightening all the metal then sprayed ithimself.He and his wife Barbara re-trimmed the

interior courtesy of TheWarehouse carpet andmodern seats were fitted.Mr Patmore says he had the project sitting

around for about four years with nothinghappening while he sorted out his leg.Once he was ‘back on his feet’ it took

about a year to finish.A great touch is the signage which pays

homage to his parent’s Ray and Betty’s carrierbusiness in Pukeatua.It started as Empson and Patmore, then

Ray bought his partner out and it was latersold to George Sinclair.So the R and B Patmore (Rex and Barbara)

General carrier name lives on, complete withoriginal party-line phone number (7D).The pickup went straight through its first

WOF check and is used as a daily run-around.

Mr Patmore is well into the next project— the Model A Roadster ratrod. He’s rebuilt the 302ci V8 and mocked up a mixture of Ford andMitsubishi parts that will provide driveline, suspension and steering.He recently picked up a great collection of guards and panels that

will help him restore the US sourced coupe back to shape and his mainfocus now is preparing the chassis.

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(RIGHT) REX PATMORE with his rebuilt1930 Ford Model A Pickup — an originalbarn-find (below).

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Targa Rotorua hasnew date, format

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TWO-TIME and defending Targa Rotorua title-holders Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn are jointfavourites for this year’s Targa Rotorua event.

There’s both a new look and new date for the TargaRotorua Tarmac Motor rally this year.Now three day event, it is also on this coming

weekend — a month earlier than usual.For the five years up until 2011 Targa Rotorua was

run as a two-day event on Queen’s Birthday weekend.Last year, however, it was run the weekend after to

avoid clashing with Gypsy Day and this year it has beenbrought forward as part of a major re-shuffle of thethree-event Targa calendar.As part of that re-shuffle the two-day Targa

Bambina event run out of Auckland in March wasreplaced by a new single-day Targa Rallysprint event inWaiuku, Targa Rotorua gets a new date and an extraday and the Targa New Zealand event in late Octoberand early November will be run over four rather thanfive days.‘‘Time is the big issue these days,’’ says event

director Peter Martin.‘‘Our competitors tell us they still love our events.

And they still want to do them. It’s just for more andmore, getting the time to be able to do them, and dothem properly, is the problem.’’By bringing the date of Targa Rotorua forward, and

adding a couple of competitive stages on the Friday —a day up until now reserved for documentation andscrutineering — Mr Martin says that there are anumber of benefits.‘‘For a start we give everyone involved a little bit

more time between our twomain events, Targa Rotoruaand Targa New Zealand.As well as a new format and date this year’s Targa

Rotorua event also has a new charity partner, Kids InCars.

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Diesel option for new Kuga

BY DEAN TAYLOR

DriveBy first experi-enced the Ford Kugajust 11 months ago —

and the verdict was greatvehicle but it needs a dieseloption.Back then the Kuga

came in one form — petrolpowered Titanium.Now Ford has released

the 2013 Kuga in threeforms, and with a dieseloption.I drove the range top-

ping Titanium diesel fromFairview Motors, but thisone had the new 2.0 LitreDuratorq TDCi 4 cylinder 16Vcommon rail turbodiesel.The petrol engine is new

too — not the thirsty fivecylinder unit from last year’smodel, but a four cylinder1.6 litre EcoBoost that is25% more fuel efficient.All New Zealand models

are full time AWD and havesix speed automatictransmissions.The diesel engine makes

120kW of power and 340Nmof torque.I found the engine quiet

and refined—with plenty ofget-up-and-go.It is also economical —

claiming 6.2l/100km.I like the ease of the

transmission’s manualoption and the layout of thedash and information con-sole, which offers lots ofchoices.The new Kuga has

retained all the road man-ners of the previous model,but with more attractions.

The all leather interior isa nice space, and the Kugahas lots of great touches,such as individual lighting,trays (as well as cupholders) and generous stor-age.I really like the panor-

ama roof, and even on acrisp day, opening thesunroof to the elements wasa pleasant experience.The Kuga has a premium

sound system, Bluetoothconnectivity and backingcamera.The tailgate opens and

closes automatically — agreat feature.Safety is taken care of

with the full range of pas-senger aids and electronics.Some of the new

features are combined inwhat Ford calls IPS (Intelli-gent Protection Systems) —

blind spot warning, lanechange warning, roll-overprotection and slow orstopped vehicle detection.When I first encountered

some of these technologies Icommented on the difficultyof placing your trust in thevehicle’s computer — butnow more car-makers areusing it and it is becomingthe ‘norm’.I recall driving my first

vehicle with ABS and beingtentative at testing this‘new’ technology.Now who would be with-

out it.On the outside the Kuga

is a striking design andlooks impressive on its 19’’alloys (Titanium model).I think the new options

from Ford make Kuga aserious contender in thispopular class.

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Te Awamutu show and swap meet goes from strength to strength

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KIWI NEGOTIATION: ‘Yeah, nah - she won’t take much to get her on the road.’

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BEST of British from Reliant.

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(LEFT) FULL metal nostalgia.

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(RIGHT) PRIDE of place on the Rover displaywent to a 1925 14-45.

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(BELOW) CHERRY BOMB certainly is SEXY.

Agreat day, coupled with a terrific turnout ofvehicles and swappers ensured this year’sClassic Car Show and Swapmeet at Te

Awamutu Racecourse was another success.Organised by the Waikato Triumph Car Club, the

annual event is unique for its range of vehicles —from classics to hot rods, radical modifieds todemure daily drivers.The swapmeet is also growing, and with the

emphasis on motoring andmemorabilia is worthy ofa good couple of hours viewing.The club distribute a good range of judged and

spot prizes, but the real fun is bringing togethersuch a wide range of motoring history in one place.Profits from the event are donated to Westpac

Waikato Air Ambulance.

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2013, and the focus this year is onpedestrian safety.Last year three pedestrians were

killed and 84 injured after being hit bya vehicle.There will also have been an

equally large number of drivers leftmentally and emotionally traumatisedfrom being involved in these crashes,even if they are not physically hurt.It is a terrible amount of harm and

made even sadder by the fact thatmost of the crashes involve peoplesimply not looking or seeing eachother.Crash investigations found that

37.5 percent of the crashes involved apedestrian crossing the road heedlessof the traffic while 34 percent of thecrashes involved poor observation bya driver.Surprisingly, only four percent of

crashes were deemed to involve adriver going too fast.‘‘The solution is very simple — be

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2012 were aged under 15.The majority of crashes happened

on weekdays, and 3-6pm was gener-ally the highest-risk period, so this is acritical time to be alert for theunexpected.‘‘The AA was surprised to see that

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WRC consulting onroad safety strategyA

high level action plan toreduce the region’s road-related fatalities and seri-

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and a plan of action to beimplemented across the regionover the next three years and alsodefines the work that will need tohappen over the medium term inorder to best position the regionfor the future.Regional Council travel behavi-

our change co-ordinator Jo Carlingsaid the Waikato was leading theway nationally in its co-ordinatedand strategic approach to roadsafety initiatives.The committee heard that a key

priority for the region over the nextthree years will be the develop-ment of a regionally consistent‘one network’ approach to roadsafety risk assessment andinterventions.This will in turn assist with the

roll-out of consistent regionalspeed management programmes,safety infrastructure, road usereducation and fleet safety pro-grammes.Committee chairman and Wai-

kato regional councillor NormBarker said there are many factors

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ing these issues lies with politi-cians, planners, engineers, police,professional drivers and the gen-eral public.’’Last year 65 people died on

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made road safety one of the topthree strategic transport prioritiesfor the region. We have a clearvision for safety and have set sometough targets, with an aim to halveour road toll by 2040.’’The strategy also has a focus on

alcohol and drug impaired drivingand the committee will continue tolobby central government for areduced legal blood alcohol limitfor all adult drivers and randomdrug testing by police.The ‘safe system’ approach,

used in the Waikato since 2009, isin line with international bestpractice and the Government’sSafer Journeys strategy.A key priority over the next

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forgiving road system resulting ina reduction in fatal and seriouscrashes — one in which humanerror does not result in a loss of life— and has been instrumental insignificantly reducing road traumain many European countries.

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Last month I drove thetop-of-the-rangeMazda6 Limited from

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continues with a switch tothe Mazda6 GSX— the mid-spec model. While theLimited, in either Sedan orWagon, only comes with thefantastic SKYACTIV 2.2 litre,four cylinder turbodiesel,the GSX has the option of aSKYACTIV 2.5 litre, straightfour petrol engine.Like the Limited, both

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