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CVMCE NEWS
Classic and Vintage Motor Club of Eurobodalla Newsletter
Volume 14 No 4 July/August 2015
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CVMCE NEWS Classic and Vintage Motor Club of Eurobodalla Newsletter
Volume 14 No. 4 July/August 2015
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Fish and Chips at Bermagui 26 July 2015
We had a good turnout for this run on a bright sunny morning, though it must be said that, Gordon Halliday
looked rather cold as he had travelled with John Merton in John’s Morgan. Paul and May Johnson also travelled
with the top down. Not quite the Bay to Bermagui of previous times!!
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THE CLASSIC AND VINTAGE MOTOR CLUB OF EUROBODALLA, Inc PO Box 684 MORUYA NSW 2537 www.cvmce.org.au
2009/10 Committee Other Appointments President: Marian Pearson Regalia: Bill and Colleen McCallum 0427 267 846 – [email protected] 4474 2397 Vice President: Peter Smith,(Sharon) Librarian: Trevor Moore (Georgie) 4474 2251 – [email protected] 4473 9891 Treasurer/Public Officer: Dave Gibson (Robyn) Life Member: Stewart Kendell 0468 424 610 – [email protected] Vehicle Inspectors: Secretary and acting Editor: Andrew Green (Bikes) - 4474 2886 Huw Owen-Jones(Barbara) Andrew Redwin (Bikes) - 4473 8062 4474 3237 – [email protected] Noel Hand (Older Vehicles) - 44742128 Events director: Guy Fluke Dean Price – 4474 2962 4474 4530 – [email protected] David Nettle – 4474 4293 Membership: May Johnson (Paul) Barry Apps – 4471 1294 4473 9431 – [email protected] Volker Oldenburg – 4472 9288 Committee: John Wiegold (Inge) Graham Symons – 4476 4827 4471 1714– [email protected] Rob Upton - 0413 000 643 Webmaster: Wendy Simes (Eric) – 4473 9696 [email protected] Bush Council Delegate Mark Beaver – 4474 3461 mcbeav@ozmail,com.au ____________________________________________________________________________________
OBJECTS OF THE CLUB: To bring together persons with a common interest in Historic, Veteran, Vintage and Classic motor vehicles and motorcycles. Principal Activities The use, maintenance, restoration and display of historic vehicles and conduct club meetings and Social Events.
________________________________________________________________________________- REGULAR EVENTS
General Meetings: First Monday of each month (except January and November) 7:30 pm at the Moruya
Bowling Club 38 Shore Street, Moruya. Saturday Runs for Coffee at: The Waterfront Hotel, Moruya, Dairy Shed or Bakery, Bodalla, Maloney’s
Beach Cafe or the Star at Milton. If your car has conditional registration please sign the run sheet at the relevant location or notify the Secretary ([email protected]) Wednesday Morning Runs: Meet in the car park behind the Adelaide Hotel (opposite Russ Martin Park) – 9:30 am for 10:00 am departure. All motor vehicles welcome. A run sheet will be passed around – all should sign, not just those with conditional registration so that numbers can be relayed to the coffee shop! Monthly Braidwood Runs: These are held on the fourth Sunday of the month, leaving from behind the
Adelaide Hotel at 10:00 am, meeting other members at Mogo opposite the nursery at approximately 10:15 -10:20, and at the 2nd roundabout on the Kings Highway at around 10:25 -10:30, for magnificent brunch at Braidwood. All manner of vehicles and their owners very welcome.
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Presidents Report for September
Well the year is almost done and what fun we have had messing around with old
vehicles
I do hope you all survived the deluge and your vehicles were tucked up nice and dry.
I managed to avoid the wet by remaining in Darwin till the rains passed
On a wonderful note Arthur Hurrell has reached the grad age of 90 congratulation
Arthur and hope you still have a few more left in you
Guy organised a day out to Ulladulla and a number of us travelled up (the weather
god’s shone on us) to view the old classics in the garage of Les Storey’s which was
very interesting we were treated to homemade cookies and brownines for morning tea
and a sausage sizzle I was lucky enough to ride in Jim Wilson’s New Yorker my what
a smooth ride that is thanks Jim
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Don’t forget the Show and Shine is on in October and lunch spots are limited to 150 so
get in and pay your money to reserve your seat see Peter Smith or Dave Gibson and
hand over your $5
Keep having fun and remember life is short so drink fine wine or beer and wear cute
shoes
Travel safe Marian P
PS I also took these pictures at Berry Heritage Day
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Vintage Dreams
With a spark of youthful vintage dreams
All that rusts is more than it seems
For what others call a rubbish-pile; deems
To another in their jeans it creams.
Seeing past weather-beaten fabric seams
With holes a plenty in framework beams
Damaged in the order of severest extremes
To a restorer it’s more than just daydreams.
So joining forces with alike minds in teams
They set in place restoration schemes
Rebuilding, repairing to perfection regimes
Sourcing all parts scribbled paper in reams.
Working long hours as bloods-sweat teems
In freezing cold and humidity it steams
Until the ‘Tunnels-End’ is alit by sunbeams
Then a joyous shout – “It’s finished” – out
screams!
Finally it’s done and out of the shed gleams
With tears of joy running down the face
streams
Showing it off to other peers and academes
To be held in honour of highest esteems.
Now on Club outings will follow in
slipstreams
Reliving the past of lost eras and themes
No longer part of today’s fast-pace
mainstreams
The fulfilment of youth has full-circled;
redeems.
Jeff Blackadder © 2015
Vintage Dreams
With a spark of youthful vintage dreams
All that rusts is more than it seems
For what others call a rubbish-pile; deems
To another in their jeans it creams.
Seeing past weather-beaten fabric seams
With holes a plenty in framework beams
Damaged in the order of severest extremes
To a restorer it’s more than just daydreams.
So joining forces with alike minds in teams
They set in place restoration schemes
Rebuilding, repairing to perfection regimes
Sourcing all parts scribbled paper in reams.
Working long hours as bloods-sweat teems
In freezing cold and humidity it steams
Until the ‘Tunnels-End’ is alit by sunbeams
Then a joyous shout – “It’s finished” – out screams!
Finally it’s done and out of the shed gleams
With tears of joy running down the face streams
Showing it off to other peers and academes
To be held in honour of highest esteems.
Now on Club outings will follow in slipstreams
Reliving the past of lost eras and themes
No longer part of today’s fast-pace mainstreams
The fulfilment of youth has full-circled; redeems.
Jeff Blackadder © 2015
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Model T Crankshaft Rob Patterson writes: I’ve included photos of a stock Model T crankshaft, affectionately known amongst T Ford folk as the “bent wire”. Along side it is the crank I’m replacing it with, a counterweighted, high tensile, chromoly, forged crankshaft, manufactured by “Scat Crankshafts” in Redondo Beach,California. Stock Model T cranks are notorious for breaking and when they break, they often take a large portion of the block with them. It is without doubt, the Achilles heel of any 1908-27 Model T engine. So far Sandy & I have been lucky with our ‘21 tourer which is still running its original crank, but for the Speedster project, where the engine will be producing more than double its original horsepower, I felt it needed a good strong heart to deal with it. Cheers, Rob
FOR SALE
You have all seen the Ads on T.V. that say
“and that’s not all” – Buy this and you’ll get….
It occurred to me that this could be used for
selling a car.
For sale, my MG, T.A. 1939,
A rare example of its kind,
Shakes a bit, but goes well
A real historic find
And that’s not all!
There’s a spare windscreen,
I’ll throw in for free.
Repair the crack with a bit of glue,
It will be as good as new.
And that’s not all!
There’s a wheel with spokes,
That needs some slight attention.
It can be used as a spare,
So it gets a special mention
And that’s not al!l
When the rain comes down,
The sidescreens let in the weather.
So I’ll throw in the towels,
That fit around and keep you dry for ever.
And that’s not all!,
For a touch of class,
I’ll throw in a spotlamp that still has its glass,
With a coat of chrome and a wire or two,
You can have it looking, just like new.
And that’s not al!.
One car bonnet leather strap,
A holed radiator with a tap,
A distributor only slightly worn,
Some oily rags and a plastic horn.
And that’s not all!
There’s a car radio, not going but can be fixed,
Nuts and bolts, quite a mix,
Car mats frayed but still OK,
They looked quite smart in their day.
All this is going very cheap,
A vintage buy that will not keep,
For only 30K it’s yours,
A sportcar can open many doors,
So don’t delay
Phone C,U Cumming Today
Tony Maynard
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LLOYD JONES - 1975 MOTO GUZZI T3 CALIFORNIA.
I bought my 75 Moto Guzzi T3 sight unseen off the internet in 2013. Always wanted one that looked like the
cop bikes they rode in Norwich in my UK days. They were a good bunch those cops, they helped out with
rider training on weekends for free and always gave us 17 yrs olds a fair crack of the whip. At the time
Triumph was falling into its inevitable pit of no return so the police forces needed a replacement bike to use
for police duties. Most went for BMWs, a wise but boring choice, but our cops being the guys they were had
more heart and decided on the Guzzi T3 California. They took their bikes home with them and kept them in
immaculate condition even when ridding in all kinds of filthy weather. A rare bike even now they looked to
cool for school and had our respect.
After looking for one on and off for 3 yrs I finally trailered aT3 home in aug ’13. It was a good basis for my
Cali project but it needed a lot of cleaning plus the brakes didn’t work and it had 2 flat tyres etc etc.. At first I
wanted it as close as possible to an original T3 Cali, you can after all buy all you need without too much
trouble if you have deep enough pockets. My pockets got shallow pretty fast so a rethink was in order. I
wanted it be my ride so I concentrated on the overall style of it and getting it to run well. The stories of how I
managed that will be for another time if you care to listen.
So when is a project finished? Ever? I thought mine was done till an unfortunate incident outside the
waterfront on a Saturday morning.
My bike electric starter failed to do its thing. Hitting it with a spanner got the bugger to work but it failed
again at the servo whilst filling up, Bugga! Off home to sort it out in the shed. After a bit of work checking
things, all was well, and so off I went to Gordy.s place for a bit of fettling. I’m chasing that last bit of
performance it should have and wanted to check the
compression. So he dug out his compression tester and we
had the pleasing result of 150 psi in both pots, just the job.
Whilst there Gordy was good enough to fashion me a bush
for the sloppy gear lever which has been bugging me since I
got the bike. I was then sufficiently motivated to order what
was needed to fix the rest of the linkage and an accurate
gear change is on the way .
But are we done? No.
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The starter refused to engage next time for a ride. Bugga. I couldn’t figure it out, full battery, no blown
fuses, all lights working, the relay clicking away like it should, continuity on all wires, even hitting it with a
hammer didn’t work, why didn’t the starter throw?
I decided to take it off and give it to someone who knew more about these things than a carpenter. Troy at
B&T Auto elec had a look and came back with the bad news, “Mate I have bench tested this thing 40 times
and I think your problem is elsewhere”. This news did not please me, as it indicated a dark and evil gremlin
was lurking within the gloomy electrical pit of a 40 year old Italian motor bike. However I decided to
press on . After getting the starter home I installed it. No go. I wrestled pushed and shoved the biggest, well
charged battery you have ever seen in a motorbike into a space hardly big enough for the job and pushed
the button. No Go. I tried all the checks I could think of. No Go. ..... I was out of tricks by this point and
couldn’t think of anything else to do. I had arrived at a total and disappointing dead end in my knowledge
and experience. I had to admit defeat and ask an auto electrician to fix a fault with my motorbike...........
This is bad. They hate working on bikes. Shit. I had to ask him. “Tried all the stuff you
said mate but its still dead, would you look at it? I’ll bring in on a trailer, stripped back? “ The relief coursed
through my veins when he said yes.
Luckily for me I had a wet day next morning and couldn’t work, so I called Troy to see if he could do the job.
“Yeah no probs bring it in “. I was there in a flash. Now, let it be said we all have our strengths in life and
things we can do well. Troy can’t pitch a roof and I can’t suss out auto electrics, he, on the other hand can,
and my issue fixed up for me in a blink. How these guys do these things is dark magic. Out he came with a
test light and a multi tester to kill for. The battery was OK so then he tested for continuity with the button on
and off, earths etc, all of this I could follow. It still wouldn’t throw the solenoid. He frowned and gazed off
into the middle distance and muttered a few trade terms to himself, something like “ If the grundle has
blonked then tweedle dinks must be short, so the wonkle do pin isn’t getting enough currant. “ He pulled a
connection from the relay, connected a wire from the positive terminal on the battery to it and said “ Try
that”. Rhu Rhu Rhu Rhu went the starter !!!!! I was gob smacked, “I wouldn’t have figured that out in a
million years !! “ I exclaimed. He replied “Well your good to go now, do want me to wire it up for you?”
“No”, I said with lips pursed “That’s something I can do, at least I’ll get some sense of achievement out of
all this!” He sold me the wire and a fuse i needed, and tested another battery I had brought along. It was
smaller than the one in the bike (Big as a car battery) but had come with the bike and had worked well up
till now. I was relieved to be told it was fine to go back in and, funnily enough, had as much cranking power
as the big one, Why So? Modern technology. The big one was lead acid and the smaller one a Deka brand
’absorbed mat’ its half the size& weight but after 2 yrs of intermittent use & of unknown age it still does the
job. Good result.
Off to the shed I went to finish it all off. 2 connections and some soldering later I have a tidy collection of
wires under the seat and a Guzz that goes!
Lloyd Jones.
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MY LIFE WITH CARS AND BIKES 1952 TO 2015
By Graeme Quinn
I think I have been very fortunate to have lived through a period when the purchase and use of an old but
interesting vehicle was possible, without the expenditure of the vast sums of money, that now seems to be
the case.
On reflection, I have had about 70 motor cars and a few bikes over the 65 years of my fascination with what
is now described as Vintage and Classic cars. In addition to the cars that I have been fortunate enough to
own, other cars have been offered, in some cases for extended periods, and they include Bugatti’s, Alfa
Romeos, Hispano Suizas. Aston Martin and Ferrari . I have also been fortunate enough to have two of my
sons who live in Australia also sharing cars that they own and go to form part of this story
Rather than trying to cover a vast collection of memories, and subject to your editors discretion, and of
course you members interest , I have proposed a series of articles on specific cars that have provided me
with great fun,
ALFA ROMEO FROM THE JANO DESIGNE D CARS, TO THE POST SECOND WORLD WAR SERIES
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The first Alfa Romeo car that I had was 8C 2300 long chassis no 2111047 fitted with a Castagna body DHC
.From the chassis no. this would have been one of the earliest customer long chassis road cars. The
engine was a work of art being a straight 8 twin overhead camshafts and feed via a wonderful elegant cast
aluminium ribbed inlet manifold through y a Rootes type supercharger. The 8C2300 was produced in three
series a total of 189 cars which covered touring, sporting and racing. My car was first registered in May
1933 in Italy and was brought to Australia by a Mr Luxton of Melbourne. I got the car in the early sixties and
used it for touring and early Historic Racing at Warwick Farm in Sydney as well as Mallala in South
Australia driving to both venues; racing and then driving back home to Melbourne. It was a fantastic car
equally at home on track or Hill Climb as well as a fast touring .It also won a Concours at an interstate rally
held at Mont Ganbier. Some years after I sold the car I was lent a racing version, the so called Monza. The
car had been entered into a Historic car race at Wanneroo in WA by its owner a Briton living in California
whose name was Peter Gidding,
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I had the use of the car on
the Road for a fortnight
attending a general rally
organised by the Alfa
Romeo Club before the
race meeting that the
owner was due to drive it.
When Peter arrived in
Perth for the race, I drove
the car to the circuit prior to
the actual event. That time
of driving what must be one
of the most successful
racing cars of the period on
the public roads, was the
high point of my driving
experiences.
Our second Jano era car was a 1500 Normale Alfa Romeo 1927 which was bought for my wife’s use. This
was the perfect car for her, good brakes, light steering, and very reliable. She used the car for about 20
years competing regularly in reliability trials, and touring events and capped by driving with a girl friend from
Melbourne to Perth for the Bi Centenary celebrations in 1988.
We had a succession of more modern Alfas all of the so called 105 series ranging from 1600, 1750 t0
2000cc in coupe, spider and Berlina form. All these cars had wonderful handling and a very useful high
revving engine and once again were utterly reliable. The most outstanding of these cars was a 2000 Coupe
that had been bought new by a chap I knew
who unfortunately died and I was able to get
his car which had only done 500 miles since
new. This car was a GTV Coupe 2 litre.
Incidentally I was able to get his late
mother’s car a very low mileage 1934
Packard 8. My wife did not like this car which
was a shame as it was very comfortable and
beautifully finished being a one owner car
from new.
Graeme Quinn
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100 Year Old Rolls Royce Peter Smith found this article
It was originally bought for £1,000 in 1912 (almost £93,000 in today’s money) but has now gone under the hammer for £4,705,500, making it the
most expensive Rolls-Royce ever sold at auction.
Unique: This 100-year-old Silver Ghost Rolls
Royce has sold for a world-record price of
£5million after a furious budding war at Bonhams.
Through the roof: The lengthy auction saw two enthusiasts duelling for the pristine car as the bidding went up in increments of £100,000,
smashing past the £2million estimate.
In great nick: The six-cylinder, 7.3-litre car comes with perfect provenance and is still purring
smoothly, doing about 15 miles to the gallon.
What it lacks in gadgetry, the British-made classic more than compensates for with an extraordinary level of luxury that leaves its modern-day counterparts looking a little unsophisticated.
Its gleaming interior fittings are made of silver and ivory, while the door panels are embroidered silk, with brocade tassels attached to silk window
shades for privacy.
The passenger footrest hides a full picnic set for four, a china tea service, complete with an alcohol-fuelled burner and kettle to heat the water, and a set of six decanters – three in
sterling silver and three in leather-wrapped glass.
The sale took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex on Friday. Auctioneers had expected it to sell for around £2million and were astonished when the bidding between two
rival collectors topped £4million.
James Knight, from Bonhams auctioneers, said: ‘There were three bidders, then one of them dropped out at £2.3million and we thought it
would end there.
Travelling in style: The design chosen by its original owner echoed the luxurious 'Pullman' Railway carriages pioneered by American George
Pullman.
Luxurious: The elegant passenger compartment complete with 29 bevelled glass windows and the
stylish steering wheel.
‘But then another bidder entered and the bidders were duelling. It went up in increments of £50,000, and then £100,000, and then back down to £50,000.
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FOR SALE 1981 Toyota Celica RA 40 model Auto – Air Con. 72,000 km , Immaculate - Show Winner. Full History, 6 months full rego., Dust Cover, workshop manual $6,500 *Sir Stirling has viewed this car and confirms it’s condition. Contact him on 4474.4530 for referral to the Central Coast owner. Michael Gold’s Cars
I shall be relocating to the UK permanently (albeit reluctantly!! ) at the end of the year and, although I have the space to lay my cars up I would rather they went to good homes and were used and enjoyed by people who care, such as the members of our club. If anyone is interested please can they contact me on 44 740567 before mid November. The cars are: 1. 1966 Sunbeam Alpine Series 5 GT model with hardtop but no hood, fitted back seat. Forest Green with wire wheels.1725 engine with Weber conversion.Original twin Strombergs available with car.Excellent condition. 2.1969 Rover P5B Coupe 3.5 V8 Arden Green with silver birch roof.Reconditioned engine, otherwise completely original in great condition. 3.1977 Triumph Dolomite Sprint, Russet Brown, low mileage, engine totally rebuilt in last few months. 4. 1961 Humber Super Snipe Series 3, black with white roof, ex RAN car with flagstaff. New trim, huge amount already spent, only now requires fitting front and rear screen seals which are with car. All, except Humber sourced, selected and purchased in UK and shipped by me. For Sale
1978 Toyota Corona, Manual, 236,500 kms, KAJ823, one owner, Original Contacf 0432515014
Some dates to Remember Sunday 20 Sep. Run ending up at the Aero Club Friday 7 Oct. Citroen Club passing through –
Meet for tea/coffee Sunday 18 Oct – Show and Shine Sunday 1 Dec. – AGM + Xmas Party ____________________________________
Wednesday Runs
Sep 09 Buffers Kitchen – Tuross Shopping Sep 16
The Rivermouth - Sep 23 Courtyard Café-
Sep 30 Tuross Country
Oct 7 Maloneys Beach Café-French food
Oct 14 Bodalla
Oct 21 Café Nelligen Oct 28 Tern Inn-
Nov 04 East Lynn
Nov 11 Mossy Point
Nov 18 Tuross Boat
Nov 25 Candalagan Café-Broulee RENEWING YOUR CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION
Requirements for completion of an RMS Historic Vehicle Declaration form – they are now as follows:
The owner must be a financial member of CVMCE.
The vehicle must undergo a safety check. This can be
completed by a designated Club Vehicle Inspector, OR you can obtain a pink slip.
After this has been completed, the final part of the
process is to have an authorised Committee Club official* sign and stamp the Historic Vehicle Declaration form,
certifying both vehicle eligibility AND the member’s current financial status.
Having the safety inspection carried out by a designated
Club Vehicle Inspector will satisfy a Committee Club official that the vehicle is also eligible for historic
registration. In this case, the vehicle will not need to be
sighted by a committee Club official for Historic Vehicle Declaration certification.
HOWEVER, should you elect to obtain a pink slip for the
safety inspection, please note that the CVMCE has adopted a significant change to the process. A Club official must now sight the vehicle and determine its
eligibility for historic registration, prior to having the Historic Vehicle Declaration certified. Note that designated Club Vehicle Inspectors are also deemed to be Club
officials, and in most cases will determine vehicle eligibility.
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BARRY APPS’ SKETCHING AND PAINTING
There was a great article about Barry in the January/ February Newsletter, but it made no mention of his
abilities as an artist, so I asked him if he would write a bit about this interest and let me put a couple of his
paintings in the magazine. See facing page – Ed
HI
I have been asked to do a short segment to the club of my other interest; I have always enjoyed sketching
and painting, and loved the art classes at school and not to brag but came first in art whilst at school.
I would have been probably 13 when in an art class at school I painted a picture of the Titanic sinking to
which the headmaster framed and hung it in the school hall
That gave me a little more interest and confidence to carry on painting
But working and earning a living didn’t find me the time to go down this path.
My brother is a commercial artist and my nephews also are commercial artists although it is a very stressful
career and I just like painting as a hobby, I have tried all the mediums, pastel oil and acrylic and also water
colour,
I started painting water colour and will go back to it as it is a nice soft and not as messy medium.
At the moment I am painting in acrylic then highlighting over in oil, I don’t paint much in still life and prefer
all types of different subjects.
I started painting regularly when I came to Australia in 1973 as the colours and light made me want to put it
down on canvas or paper, so probably now have been painting for 40 odd years.
Also I have met some great friends in the art group, and always love to see how other artist see things
differently than I do, there are some great artists in the Shire
I would like to spend more time painting? And when I retire probably that’s when I will enjoy it a lot more.
Barry Apps
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