FEBRUARY 2010 issue 97 · 2015. 8. 31. · Parkes and would be happy to arrange some interesting...

Southern Tablelands Heritage Automotive Restorers Club Inc.

1972 Mercedes 300 SEL Hugh Spencer and Bev Lang

FEBRUARY 2010 issue 97

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President Lawrie Nock 6230 3320

Vice President Hugh Spencer 6236 3336

Secretary Steve Cole 6255 8601

Membership Secretary Pam Corbett 6297 7285

Public Officer Ian McLeish 6230 3344

Treasurer Brian Thomas 6253 8261

Events Director Ron Scattergood 6236 3219

Events Committee

Ian McLeish Jannie Brown Mandy McAlister Hugh Spencer

6230 3344 6238 1594 6297 4148 62363 336

Registrar John Corbett 6297 7285

Vehicle Inspector Albert Neuss 6297 6225

Council Delegates Allan Boyd, John Corbett

Editor Maureen Scattergood 6236 3115

Publishing Committee Krystyna McLeish, Geoff Rudd, Jane Nock, Jannie Brown, Paul Hogarth

Property Officers Ray, Barbara Malam 6230 3663

Webmaster Richard Marson 6230 3463

Club Meetings are held at 8pm on

the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at the Girl Guide Hall, Erin Street, Queanbeyan.

Contributions should be submitted by the 15th of the month for the following month's issue. Articles covering events, members‘ experiences, automotive/mechanical items or photographs welcomed. Photos will be

returned. The editor reserves the right to accept, reject or modify any section of any article that has been submitted for publication.

The opinions and views expressed in the articles published in The Wheel are wholly those of the respective authors, and not necessarily those of the Editor, or the Committee of the Southern Tablelands Heritage Automotive Restorers Club Inc..

Southern Tablelands Heritage Automotive Restorers Club

PO Box 1420, Queanbeyan NSW 2620

Club Website: www.stharc.org.au

Club Email: [email protected]


Next Meeting

Tuesday 2nd February - Starting at 8pm Girl Guide Hall Erin St Queanbeyan

Please bring a plate for supper to share. All welcome a little bit earlier for a cuppa and a catchup Committee Meeting—Tuesday 16th February 8pm

Next Events 21st February - Southcare Open Day 6th March - Crookwell Country Festival 6th March - Braidwood Show 21st March - Wheels display

SOUTHCARE DISPLAY DAY February 21st

The Club has been invited to the Southcare Helicopter Open day on

February 21st. Southcare provides emergency medical assistance over

South Eastern NSW and is based near the new Jail at Symonston/

Jerrabomberra. Steve Cole is a volunteer with this organisation and

would like to see a good rollup for this worthy cause. Please be at the

Guide Hall at 9 am for a 9.10am departure. There uis a chance to inspect

5 helicopters and other equipment including fire trucks, rescue vehicles

etc and the SHS displays in the hanger. One of the commercial

helicopters will be doing joyflights.

BBQ and refreshments stalls will be available. More info see page 8

Club Notices

Coming Events

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Minutes of Monthly Meeting

Held 17 January 2010 at Twilight Run at Mary and John Deeble’s Property, Red Hill, under the Trees in the home paddock Meeting Commenced: 6.00 p.m. Members Present 20 Apologies 10 Visitors: Nil Minutes of Previous Meeting: Accepted as issued in The Wheel. Moved Lawrence Nock , Seconded Ron Scattergood. Carried.

Correspondence In and Out: As the Secretary was unable to attend, this will be noted at the next meet-ing. No new members proposed. President’s Report: Lawrie welcomed everyone and thanked Mary and John for their hospitality and Ron Scattergood for arranging such an interesting twilight run.

Treasurer’s Report: This will be tabled at the next meeting as the Treasurer was unable to attend.

Registrar’s Report: At least 2 Renewals were due this month.

Public Officer: Ian was still a free man and as far as we were aware there were no problems.

Property Officers’ Report: Ray and Barbara bought a fire extinguisher and large fire blanket from Bunnings who gave them a better deal than Chubbs. They would like feedback on the T Shirts please. Orders welcome.

Editor’s Report: Maureen needs more front cover articles and photos please. Deadline for articles for next edition of the Wheel is 20 January.

Events Director’s Report: Ron was pleased that everyone had enjoyed the twilight run and observation and trivia questions. Next month‘s Garage Crawl has had to be postponed. Ron asked members to support the Bungendore Show on 31 January and the Open Day of Southcare Helicopter on February 21. Crookwell and Braidwood Show are on the same day, so Ron would appreciate it if members could indicate which event they would like to attend. Crookwell would like firm numbers asap. This is the last year that Crookwell will be run by the volunteers. Council may take over from them next year. Ron asked if any members were interested in catering for the stationary engine club show, to be held at Tuggeranong Homestead this year. Members decided against this but would like to go and have a look. Ron asked how many members pre-sent were interested in going on the Broken Hill Run – 5 cars are definite starters. Those members going will meet with Ron to finalise the


program. Anyone else interested in going during the last week of May and first week in June should contact Ron.

Council Delegates: Nothing to report as there was no meeting in December.

Webmaster: Lawrie had spoken to George Cook who gave him his blessing to format the site differently. Please forward any photos of cars, etc to Lawrie in jpg format otherwise he can‘t access them.

General Business: Feedback from the display at the Pasha Bulka was that people came inside to look at the Club‘s Dis-play after looking on the outside. We haven‘t had any new mem-bership enquiries as a result yet. Lawrie plans to laminate pictures for the car shows and stationary displays. A plastic dish left over from the

Christmas Party will be taken to the next meeting. Lawrie gave a brief overview of his trip to the Elvis Festival in Parkes. The Corniche won the best present-ed car in the street parade, no doubt due to the Feathers and Elvis. The organiser, Allan Payne invited the club to visit Parkes and would be happy to arrange some interesting Gar-age Crawls. Special Occasions – Happy Birthday to Noel Templeman and congratulations to George and Pauline Cook on their 41st wed-ding anniversary! Raffle: No raffle this month. Meeting Closed: 6.25 p.m. NEXT MEETING : GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, 2 February 2010 at the Guide Hall, Queanbeyan at 8 p.m.

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

The Events Committee gets good feedback from the e-m ail that is sent out some days before an upcoming event. It is a handy reminder for times, and the event itself. On a count of members compared to the number being sent, it appears we are reaching about ¾ of our members. If you are on e-mail, but haven‘t supplied your e-mail address to the club, perhaps you would like to be part of the network, and receive the-se updates. If so, pass the details on to the Secretary or to the Editor who sends these out on behalf of the illiterate (computer wise that is) Events Director.

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Twilight Run/January meeting 17th Jan. Ron Scattergood

The January meeting was preceded by an Observation Run with additional Trivia questions, taking about1 ½ hours and travelling via Hoskinstown, Bungendore to our destination at John and Mary Deeble‘s property near Gundaroo. A couple of members enjoyed the scenery as they had never travelled a couple of the roads before, however, no-one had ever noted the phone number of the Molonglo Observatory as need-ed for question 8, an oversight, as it could possibly be quite useful knowledge in the future.

The run was broken by a comfort stop at Bungendore, where mem-bers took part in a couple of minor events to boost their scores. Then on to the Deebles via Smiths Gap, Shingle Hill Way, and Murrum-bateman Road.

A trivia sheet had been included and made for some work for the grey

matter. I mean questions like ―in what order do the cylinders fire in a 6 cylinder Holden motor‖ or ‖what is the main material in an Akubra hat‖ made o few think hard.

On arrival at the Deebles, members found magnificent shade trees and green grass. Great spot for the meeting and to have our BBQ. Thanks go to Ray & Barbara Mallam for having the club trailer all ready to use. As usual, club members were generous with salads sweets etc. Another feed where we couldn‘t demolish the offerings.

Club President Lawrie was on the mark, telling BBQ cooks Ray and Ron ―not to have the food ready too soon. There is meeting to be held, don‘t feed ‗em first or they‘ll bolt.‖ Good advice, but we do feel the smell of the meat cooking helped shorten the meeting. The club is indebted to John and Mary for the use of their property, I don‘t think a better spot could be found.

While attendance could have been


greater, those present had a ball. Thank you all for coming.

John & Rosemary Thomas took out the prize for the high-est score. Alan & Chris Boyd were the winners of the aggregate score nearest to the secret number. Everyone quite enjoyed the

observation questions and the trivia, a type of outing that certainly could be replicated in future. Roll Call Maureen Scattergood Triumph Stag Anne Scattergood Humber Super Snipe Jannie & Simon Brown Kharman Ghia John & Rosemary Thomas EH Holden Ronda & John Cornwell Mercedes Ron Scattergood Triumph 2500 TC Chris & Alan Boyd BMW Colleen & Noel Templeman Anglia 105E Lawrie & Jane Nock 1973 Range Rover Norm Betts 1934 Buick J ohn Deeble Jaguar V12 Mary Deeble Valiant Pauline & George Cook Toyota Avalon (Modern) Ray & Barbara Mallam Towed Club Trailer John & James Corbett Ford Pilot

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Snowy Hydro SouthCare SHS began on 1 October 1998, as the primary provider of aero-medical and rescue helicopter services to people in the ACT and South-eastern NSW. Since that time, the Service has com-pleted over 3600 missions. The Service provides care through three main types of helicopter missions. Primary missions, where highly trained crews fly directly to the scene of an accident and transport patients as quickly as possible to hospital and further care.

Secondary missions; when patients are in need of urgent, specialised, medical services. The rescue helicopter transfers patients from regional areas to major hospitals that can provide the needed care. The helicopter also conducts non-medical missions including search and rescue and assisting the Bushfire Service with aerial fire-fighting, like our participation in the 2003 bush fires as well as the Sydney to Hobart Yacht races.

While the helicopter is based in Canberra, Snowy Hydro SouthCare's pri-mary service area extends east to the coast, south to the Victorian border, and west to Wagga Wagga and north almost to Sydney. As Snowy Hydro SouthCare completes one mission nearly every day of the year, it is clear that this life-saving service is an important part of our com-munity.

The Service could not exist without the generous and ongoing support from its partner, Snowy Hydro Limited, our community sponsors and the gener-ous community that give their time and money to make Snowy Hydro SouthCare possible. For more information on how you can help us please

head to the donations page on the website or email [email protected] or 02 6207 9923. It could be an accident on a lonely country road, a bushwalker lost in the mountains or a seriously ill patient in a regional hospital. Snowy Hydro SouthCare is there to help 24 hours a day, every day of the year

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1972 Mercedes 300 SEL Owners Hugh & Bev Spencer

I have now owned three of these rare monsters. The current one will be the last and indeed is one the very last, very rare RHD 1972 cars in the world. I have had an ongoing love and frustra-tion relationship with these cars for many years. The 6.3 is a car that Mer-cedes never planned to build. It hap-pened during the Muscle car era in 1967 when as a private project the chief German engineer Erich Waxenberger shoe horned the M1006329cc engine and mechanicals from the enormous 600 limousine into the much smaller and lighter 300 SEL saloon- a car which had a 3 litre engine at the time. They had created what journalists of the time described as a ―Big Bad Wolf in sheep‘s clothing‖ or ―Merely trhe Best car in the world‖. This car also led to the begin-ning of AMG(Mercedes‘ racing and performance company). AMG later created a series of 6.8 litre monsters that were raced very successfully. Various per-formance figures are quoted with top speeds as high as 144 MPH, a 14.25 quarter mile and 0-60 mph of 5.7 seconds!! Which compares very favourably with today‘s performance cars and then was faster than Astons and Porsche of the day. However to the caring enthusiast who is only too well aware of the complexity and rarity of these cars, treating them in such a brutal manner is both unnec-essary and ultimately destructive. If you have a car with the enormous sunroof you have something which is the antithesis of the Rolls and yet in some re-spects even better built and better designed. It is comparatively noisy as you hear the cam shafts and fuel injection thrash, hum roar and suck. When the accelerator kick down is used, or when you slip the delicate transmission lever into gear, the car shudders, the nose lifts and if you are really aggressive, the wheels will spin and you will be launched forward. At 100K you can do this again and on past 100 MPH in a car that has a magnificent burled walnut and leather interior. With its air suspension and ATE brake system it is able to ut-terly ignore appalling roads such as we have in Burra. However the car is a thoroughbred. The car with its extremely complex mul-

tipoint mechanical fuel injection system that measures everything from baro-

metric pressure through to fuel air ratios, requires really expert understanding.

The engine is capable of lasting over a 1,000,000 miles. There is a car in

Jindabyne that has a staggering mileage. But the car is also capable of cost-

ing its custodian a significant amount, if badly serviced or badly used. Ironi-

cally the air suspension system which is not well understood, is actually rela-

tively easy to rebuild and not that expensive, if you are an enthusiast and un-


Polo T-shirts $35

Good sun protection Broad brimmed Hat $18

Peaked Cap $18

For your car a Must should be a Metal Badge $27

Plastic Car Badge $8

STHARC keyring $11

Club name bars to suit the new CRS number plates - pair for cars

$18

Club name bars to suit the new CRS number plates – single for bikes

$9

Polar fleece pullover – adult $42

Polar fleece vest – adult $32

Polar fleece pullover – children $32

Two-in-one jacket (new to our range) $75

The following items are available for sale at our monthly meetings.

Please let our property officers Ray and Barbara Mallam at a meeting or on phone 6230 3663 if you would like to buy or try on any items.

There are items for both Summer and Winter, so have a look at what is available.

All clothing is embroidered with the STHARC logo.

STHARC Items Available

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Choosing the right Classic: looking inside out Hugh Spencer When most people buy a car especially an older car, they buy it from the outside looking in. Or in other words, they buy it because of what it looks like and wheth-er they think it will meet their basic needs. Indeed if you go to Shannons, it is the pretty cars that generally get the Guernsey. But of course a car is meant to be driven and take you places. Your quality time, or use of the car, unless you are slightly mad should be spent using the car. Well in theory.

So to me sitting in the car, feeling it run, smelling the leather, hearing it run, and using its performance is critical, because this is when you actually use it. My first vehicle was a 1948 Landrover. It cost $50 and had been used to knock down trees. It came out of a blackberry patch in a forest up at Lake Tarli Karng in Victoria. It wasn‘t pretty, but it was an outstanding tractor for climbing through the bush on my parent‘s property as it roared and smoked like an angry crushed beer can. It was hard and real and still lives on to this day. It is a great machine.

Looking inside out, some of the loveliest cars I have owned included a 1956 Daimler 104 which had a magnificent golden burled walnut dash, a long pointy bonnet, acres of leather, wood and shiny chrome. Some times it even went really quite well also. My series 4 Humber Super Snipe was similar although not quite as pretty inside but easier to drive and a lot easier to fix.

A great car to drive, was a red 1980 Series 111 Daimler Sovereign. Brilliant safe handling and effortless on a long trip. You really felt you were in a low bright sports car with lots of glass and chrome. With fuel injection it would get 10 litres per 100k which made a long trips to Brisbane great classic motoring.

The Rolls Royce Silver Shadow started to combine many of the best features of these cars especially from an inside out perspective. Not only did it provide all the lovely leather, a commanding view looking out, and general comfort, it did this in an understated manner with silence, light controls and tactile strength and durability which none of the other cars came close to. However it is expensive to use and even more expensive if you don‘t. However I have always had passion for the hooligan. Ignoring the custom built, twin cam, twin webbered Toyota Corona that was dead boring but bloody fast, an ongoing passion has been the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 (1968-1972)

Cheaper than a Rolls to run, hard to keep in tune correctly, wonderful to drive, complex and expensive but parts are generally available. Must be able to read and think about technical requirements and then go and seek expert help. Every-thing is designed to be serviced and repaired. The last car I mention briefly is a red 2005 Ford XR6 speed manual. From a driv-er‘s perspective it had simply awesome licence threatening performance. The engine built quality was excellent, body quality a little disappointing in some areas, but still well worth owning.

Unfortunately inside out is not quite everything and while the Rolls is unquestiona-


bly the best built in terms of the quality of the metals, the castings and so on, the prettiest car I have owned would have to be a metallic blue 1979 Rover SDI that looked like a Ferrari Daytona.

Inside out thoughts: Classic Comparative. Fordson Tractor Model F1926 Poor man‘s traction engine, makes all the right sounds, lots of fun but watch your thumbs.

Landrover 1948 Need hammer only to tap electric fuel pump. Not really a motor vehicle. Tough. Ford Prefect 1949 E493A Interior very 1940‘s dark Bakelite, leather,windows you peer out of, very English. Driving light to steer but rolls and wanders and is slow but challeng-ing and ultimately rewarding because you are driving an antique and some-times you get places. Likes to stop and sight see along the way. Just need ½ inch spanner and water.

Daimler 104 1956 Impressive but can get hot and bothered in Australia. Sounds elegant. Re-quires sensitive home mechanic to deal with manufacturing issues.

Falcon XP wagon 1965 Metal on metal, good sideways on cross ply tyres, column change wears out. Simple to fix.

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 1975 Many are worn out or not serviced properly but look nice. The brake and suspension system is horribly complex, all alloy engine can warp. You can spend 50K and still have a poor car but the right car is reliable and really lovely to drive and will last. Requires specialist knowledge to remove hub caps.

Rover SDI 1979 Good engine, poor quality plastic and electrics, relatively simple. Just need screw drivers both types.

Daimler Sovereign 1980 Great engine, better built, horrible fuel system but can be a great classic. Moderately complex but very fixable, great handling. Need comprehensive tool set in boot of car at all times.

Landcruiser 1997 40th anniversary

Drives like a nice truck, rides like a truck, and lasts like one. Totally reliable and ultimately cheap to run, must be serviced, brilliant machine. Need grease gun only. Toyota Prius 2007 Strange to park, weird dash, almost silent, much faster than you would think,

brilliant engineering, might out last humans.

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Summernats 2010 A change of ownership of the Summernats event did not bring any significant changes for members of ACT based car clubs. The owners again invited clubs affiliated with the ACT Council of Motor Clubs to attend as guests.

As in past years proposed attendance was required to be notified prior to the event and registration took place at the old Dickson College car park. Unlike in past years, the car park has been dramatically reduced in size due to conversion of a significant proportion of it into a construction zone. When my group arrived soon after 8.30 am the car park was already full. After registering, we decided to leave for EPIC with the hope of reserving enough parking spaces for the intend-ed STHARC representation. We were lucky enough to pull that one off but more by good luck than good management. Eventually STHARC had 6 cars on show.

The weather was sort of kind to us. The sun shone all day with not too much wind to stir up dust. By lunchtime the temperature had risen too far and plans were under way by many of the car club participants to depart. We held off until just after lunch. I estimate that by that time more than one quarter of the other car club participants had pulled out. All of our people seemed to enjoy their outing.

The generous invitation which permits free entry for the driver plus one adult passenger and as many children as will legally fit in the car permits club members to offer an opportunity to people who might otherwise not choose or be able to attend the event. My cars carried four children from neighbouring properties, who almost certainly would not have been able to attend had they not travelled with us. Ashleigh seemed happy enough to drive the Corniche, another friend and his wife took the opportunity to check out the scene driving the T Bentley Coupe and I had a drive of the Shadow. Chris Boyd brought her grandson and one of his friends in the BMW. Once again it is unlikely that these young people would have attended otherwise than with Chris. Max and his son brought the 250 Mercedes and the Moke.

Rolls Royce type vehicles are not what you would naturally associate with the Summernats enthusiasts, but I was surprised at how many people who spoke to me had either worked on these cars or had some other past involvement with them. Max‘ Moke was the star attraction in our group of vehicles.

It is a bit difficult to judge the numbers for an event spread over such a large area with so many diverse activities all taking place at the same time. The event owners reported an increase in attendances at the event. The number of car club participants seemed to be down on last year but the number of people look-ing at the club cars seemed to be up on previous years. The Mustang club turned out in force and presented a nice show of cars. I recognised a few of the


A mechanic was removing a cylinder-head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known cardiologist in his shop. The cardiologist was there waiting for the service manager when the mechanic shouted over, 'Hey Doc, want to take a look at this?' The cardiologist, a bit surprised, walked over to where the mechanic was working on the motorcycle.

'So Doc , look at this engine. I open its heart, take the valves out, repair any damage, and then put them back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I make $40,000 a year and you get $600,000 when you and I are doing basically the same work?'

The cardiologist paused, smiled and leaned over, then whispered to the mechanic... "Try doing it with the engine running".

Lawrie Nock had to take the Range Rover for a rego check just prior to the Twilight run. He could see no evidence of major oil leaks under the vehicle which had not been used for a few months. It was a short run to the inspection so leaving well enough alone Lawrie simply took it in and had it passed. The absence of oil leaks were actually found to be caused by an absence of oil rather than superior seals. Before taking the vehicle on the twilight run the oil levels were checked and found to be acceptable. Some-times things just work out well. The vehicle is still a delight to drive.

historic and classic cars from other clubs. The nice ones always look nice.

I think our older cars are going to enjoy increased interest from attendees if we continue to attend future events. I understand that the event is likely to contin-ue in Canberra for at least the next couple of years. The range of vehicle types owned by our members is something which should help to maintain interest from even the unlikely sectors of the motoring community. Attendees

Chris Boyd, plus grandson and friend BMW 633 Max De Oliver and son Mercedes 250 and Mini Moke Tim and Debra Cooper Bentley T Coupe Ashleigh Nock, Tim Douglas, Bryce and Rylan Gibson Rolls Royce Corniche Lawrie Nock, Mark and Harrison Tristan-Rattay Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

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The conversation around the BBQ at the Twilight run was varied to say the least, and by tuning in ones ears lots of news. For instance I hear that the Nocks have a brand new grandchild. Only a few days old, mother and baby doing fine. Jane is a little frustrated as she doesn‘t know his first name yet. The middle and last name have been decided, however, 9 months, plus a few extra days has been necessary for the new parents to decide on the first name. Patience Jane, Patience!! And Congratulations.

Ronda Cornwell mentioned her New Years Resolutions. After her 2009 effort that started from a stubbed toe, she has resolved to never again wear open toed shoes, thongs or any footwear that doesn‘t entirely cover the foot, Who can blame her. Never been keen on Jap-anese Safety Boots myself!

Our host, Mary Deeble was telling us she went to a garage sale at Gundaroo a short time back. One can always expect to locate that hidden treasure you didn‘t know you needed at a good garage sale!! However, the sale failed to live up to expectations and nothing of interest was located. However, in conversation with the person selling the goods Mary just happened to mention that she was on the lookout for a few head of cattle. (What else would one discuss at a garage sale???) ‖Follow me‖ says the seller. John was summonsed from home and arrived just in time to be told that they were now the proud owner of 19 Angus heifers and Se-bastian, the Bull. Just shows it really is rather hard to come home from a sale without buying something.

The Deeble‘s property is the homestead block from the subdivision of the Sibley Estates. The house, which is currently being given a generous dose of TLC was built in the 1950‘s. The quality of the house says it was built when Australia was riding on the sheep‘s back, those days there was money in wool. I hope we get an invite back when its restoration is completed. There are magnificent trees skirting the house yard, these provided the shade for the BBQ and meeting. A lovely setting. As an extra, John had been talking to their neighbour at the

Out and About


Tallagandra Hill Winery. This gent was kind enough to provide a mixed case for us to taste. Not a bad drop either, the red was particularly nice. Recommended!

On the truck scene. Geoff Rudd says his project should be up and running in two months, in good time for the Dodges‘ trip to the Transport Hall of Fame in August. The Dodge was Geoff‘s first semi prime mover, the first of many. Norm Betts has also moved into a truck. He has bought the 1969 Dodge AT4 575H previously owned by Bob Norgrove. Norm‘s idea is to beaver tail the tray, repaint it in its original dark green and carry the 1934 Buick to distant rallies with his caravan bringing up the rear. The AT4 was a fast truck, we owned one from 1965 and everyone who drove acquired speeding tickets. For reliability, I never knew of a better truck. Norm‘s 1934 Buick was making its debut with our club. The gestation period has been long but I‘m sure you‘ll agree the end result has been worth the wait. Many years ago before the mechanicals were restored, Norm did take it on a rally, but it wasn‘t a great idea. Used about 30 litres of oil. Gives meaning to the old joke- Fill the oil and check the petrol please! Great to see George & Pauline Cook make the trip from the coast especially for the twilight run. They have settled into their new digs and tell me much time has been spent giving rides to everyone in the street. The locals hadn‘t seen anything quite like the Renaults. George tells me he has joined the local club. They make us look slack as regards activities, two authorised outings per week is the go. The Observation run and Trivia sheets provided good fun on the twilight run. Several punters said they hadn‘t been on a couple of the roads, even though they had lived here for years. A few of the answers to the trivia questions were beauties. The question about glider motors brought one reply that the truckie was carrying cornflakes. Cornflakes??? And Transylvanian Naked Necks?? All good fun.

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One member who had to put in an apology for not being able to attend the

Twilight run was our Secretary Steve Cole. Steve had managed to injure

his neck. Hope you‘re better soon.

Ian McLeish has had a bit of a run of ill health too. Started out with a

grease and oil change on his ankles, however an infection landed Ian back

in hospital. Apparently Ian is back mobile of sorts with limited driving,

however, he‘s not allowed to put any weight on his ankles for a few months

so a golf buggy to get around the farm is probably looking good. Best wish-

es for a speedy recovery too.

Another apology to the Twilight run was Warren Cochrane who was a little

concerned for potential damage to the Monaro or Sprite if they were still on

the road going home around dusk. Apparently the wombat population in

the Windellama area is quite significant and increasing noticeably.

Apparently, the wombat‘s well known lack of road sense does not

improve just because the quality of car travelling the road is better than the

average mechanical offering they joust with.

Warren shouldn‘t feel too privileged though, the folks at Burra also get to

play ―wombat dodgems‖ on a nightly basis, with the numbers that like to

play in the traffic also increasing noticeably over the last couple of years.

Ron didn‘t ―dodgem‖ in the Subaru at about 9am going to town last week.

A car coming the other way wiped out a ‗roo near Googong, which then

ricocheted into the Subaru. Fortunately the only damage (this time) was a

dented front number plate as Ron had almost stopped. That‘s the 3rd roo

that has picked on that car, plus a bunch of aborigines. Ron was more than

a little peeved, because he reckoned all kangaroos should be tucked up in

bed by 9am.

The Events Director must notify the Crookwell Country Festival director as

to numbers likely to attend that outing on 6th March. Preliminary numbers

are to be notified on 1st Feb, probably can be stretched till after our meet-

ing on 2nd Feb, but can you please let Ron know ASAP if you would like to

attend this event. Last year, it was definitely a very good event, a pleasant

length drive through the countryside to Crookwell, with lots of activities at

the festival during the day to keep everyone of all ages more than happy.


If you are likely to attend, please ring Ron in 62363219 or email Maureen.

The working bee at the Guide Hall went off quite well although we weren‘t knocked over by starters. 3 club members plus one male Guide parent made up the team plus half a dozen ladies sorting goods, the job was done in a cou-ple of hours. The morning tea provided by the ladies made attendance most worth while. Thanks to them, it was really appreciated. Our members were Alan Boyd, Mick Doherty and Ron Scattergood.

Mick had come to the working bee after a session with the Police. Thursday night/ Friday morning saw a break in at his Capital Powder Coating premises. The blue Jaguar, which had been left there overnight was totally vandalized to the point of being written off by his insurance company.

A big mess greeted Mick when he opened the warehouse, office records scat-tered far and wide. Just plain vandalism. Hope the offenders left plenty of finger prints and are rounded up promptly.

The note in last month‘s The Wjheel about Ian Scattergood‘s new imported Chev Monza being the first left hand drive vehicle in the club is apparently not quite correct. Tony Stone advises that his Unimog is also a LHD, on full rego. Unfortunately few members have seen it as it has only been out on 2 events in 3 years. Would be good to see it as part of the Club‘s line up at Wheels in March.

Note from Lawrie who has been asked if the club might be interested in a "you show yours and I'll show you mine" type event. Before you get too excited please read on for the basic details. Lawrie understands that the NSW Hot Air Balloonists are planning a get together in this region in March or early April and has been asked to find out if old car owners would be interested in sharing their passion with the balloonists during the event. It is likely to take place on a weekend, probably in the Gundaroo area., early morning as that is the preferred time for balloons to fly. I expect that other car clubs will be invited to participate if the idea goes ahead. What is being sought at the moment is some idea of the level of interest which might come from the classic/historic car movement. Please let Lawrie know if you are interested in attending

Barbara and Ray Mallam will be ordering some more club T shirts in the near future and would like an idea of sizes needed. There will ladies styles available also. Please talk to Ray and Barbara at the next meeting for your preferred size (or rather the size most likely to fit you). There was also a cake container left behind at the Christmas function. Please see Barbara if you are missing one.

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FOR SALE

HOLDEN HR Special Sedan 1968

New motor (less than 1000kms) new electrics and transmission. New white walled tyres. Known history -includes original sales books. Vehicle featured in the November 09 ―The Wheel‖.

In excellent condition.

Richard Myers 0401 776 378

1996 White Commodore VS Ute

3 seater, 4 sp auto, carry racks, towbar, 187k 6 months ACT rego. Very tidy ute in good condition. $6,000 ono

Paul Anderson 6266 7305 or 0414 82503

1980 Toyota Corolla automatic, good original condition, maroon in colour. NSW rego until June 2010, country car. Almost HCRS eligible. $600 Alan Stanley 02 48471102

BMW 2800 1969

4 door sedan. Car history is known with 3 previous owners. Mechanically good, no body rust, minor panel work required. passed NSW blue slip in Feb, not used since. 4 speed manual. Bilstein shocks. 7‖hotwires were fitted in 1974. Factory workshop manual and owners manual. Original toolkit. Car is garaged locally.

Being sold on behalf of ex-club member who is too ill to start this project. Contact Ron Scattergood to arrange an inspection

with the owner. 62363219

Holden 48/125 (FX) sedan. Weathered but restorable 1950 vintage sound body original throughout. Ian Scattergood 02 62979477


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THANK YOU

Thank you this month from the editor to Hugh Spencer, Barbara Malam, Stephen Cole, Lawrie and Jane Nock, Rod Lawson, Ron Scattergood, Chris Hillbrick Boyd for their contributions to another issue, and to our print-ing and collating team –John and Ronda Cornwell, Geoff Rudd, Krystyna

McLeish, Jane Nock, Jannie Brown and Paul Hogarth .

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