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November - December 2016
www.morrisregisterqld.org
MORRIS REGISTER OF
QUEENSLAND Inc.
Merry Christmas
President’s Report (pictured with daughter, Christina)
Hi everyone
The last couple of months have been pretty busy work wise, but I’ve
also been able to catch up on getting the motor reconditioned in the
1928 Oxford. Unhappy motor picture attached. The motor is
reinstalled and we are starting to run it in. The Wolseley Hornet is
next and then it will be back to work on the 1914 Oxford. The last time
I started it, it only ran for a few seconds and then wouldn’t start again,
Oh well the joys of old cars. I’m looking forward to a few weeks off in
mid-December and having a drive again.
A few more entries have come in for the 2018 Rally and the early
entry prize will be awarded soon (thanks Jill). We need a few
sponsors, so if you have any contacts please let the committee know. The more they can support us, the
better the prizes and cheaper the meal costs will be. And don’t forget to put Sunday the 5th February into
your diaries……remember you are coming to Cambooya!! Directions on inside of back page so you can
rip it off and take it with you.
Merry Christmas to all from Col and family
Event Director’s Report
……With Jim and Tricia
Hi everyone, we hope youwere out in your Morris sometime recently. As you have already read since my last report, we have been to The Mini Muster at Carina in September and our Campout at Crows Nest in October. It was good to see you all out at these events. At the Mini Muster, I had the pleasure of meeting the editor of the BMC Experience, Craig Watson, who was busy taking photos of our Morris 1800. In the last newsletter was a photo of a Mini ute which had a modern motor and rear wheel drive. I don't know why one would bother. Also not mentioned at the Crows Nest Weekend, Royce Lane called in his white 1100 to say hello, a new member Jim Dutton arrived on Saturday in his Modern with a 1935 Morris 8 roadster on a trailer. (In Col's report) Shirley's name should have been Sandra. Apologies to Sandra.
Our next event is our Christmas Lunch at Hatton Vale. Thanks to everyone who came along. Our first club event after the new year will be to Col's Shed at Cambooya on the February the 5th. I know a lot of our members travel huge distances to attend these events. With our Club scattered all around Queensland it is hard to find a compromise of a suitable place that pleases everyone. If anyone would like to suggest a suitable park in their neighbourhood, for our monthly meetings, please let us know. We will organize our events for the next 5 months at out February meeting.
FUTURE EVENTS 2017
JANUARY 28/29th Allora Heritage Weekend is on again next year. This is not a club event, but is a worthwhile event if you’re into anything old and vintage.
FEBRUARY 4/5th The Toowoomba Swap. One of the 3 largest Swap Meets in Australia, with around 2000 sites to look at.
FEBRUARY 5th Col's Place at Cambooya. This is our first club meeting for the year. More details contact Col.
JULY 1 2017 I know this is a long way off, but Mike and Lynn Thatcher have kindly volunteered to organize our Birthday Weekend at Gympie.
That’s all that we have at the moment. We would like to wish everyone a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
See you all in 2017 - Happy Morrising
Jim and Tricia
The Morris Van is in the Herberton museum (SW Cairns) and two 1938 Morris’ 8/40 at the Warrnambool Rally
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Club members Gary & Narelle Troth, Shirley Leitch, Gary Moore, Paul Pantsou, Jim & Trish Robertson, Graham & Carolyn Anderson, John Scowen, Sandra & Allan Klein and Jill Fowlie got together for the annual Christmas party. We met for morning tea at Forest Hill not far from Laidley in the town park. In the early 1900s Forest Hill was Australia’s largest produce distribution centre. After catching up we drove through part of the beautiful Lockyer Valley to our lunch venue at Fairways Tavern and Golf Club at Hatton Vale. After lunch we had our Christmas cake supplied and decorated by Trish. Thank you Trish, we loved it.
May we take this opportunity in wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Shirley’s thought of the month:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the friends out there
Life’s truest happiness is found in
friendships we make along the way
Committee 2016/2017:
President Col Schiller 0419 686 254 [email protected]
Vice President Narelle Troth 07 3800 7226 [email protected]
Secretary Gary Moore 07 3391 1434 [email protected]
Treasurer Garry Troth 07 3800 7226 [email protected]
Editor Keith Fowlie 0499 310 190 [email protected]
Events Director Jim Robertson 0458 134 376 [email protected]
Rally Director Jill Fowlie 0409 278 970 [email protected]
Rally Regalia Officer Gary Schulze 0488 030 245 [email protected]
Dating Officer Col Schiller - Assisting in Col’s absence: Les Arnold Gary Schulze
Les: 0419 549 877 Gary: 0488 030 245
Magazine Deadline 27th of each month Magazine, photographs, website, stories, for sale/wanted submissions, preferably to be sent via the editor’s email address
[email protected] or Morris Register of Qld. Inc. 36 Marlin Street, KAWUNGAN 4655 QLD
New Membership Application Forms Secretary - $40 annually
Renewal Membership Treasurer
UK Liaison contact: Tom Taylor [email protected]
From the Editor:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
The next newsletter will be coming out in March after our first general meeting at Cambooya in 2017.
Keith Fowlie
Morris Register of Qld is hosting the 21st National Rally on the Fraser Coast Queensland
at Easter 2018
This will be the 21st National Morris Registers Rally, the 2nd Australasia Vintage Minor Rally and our 40th year as a Morris Register. Go to the Rally Link on the website www.morrisregisterqld.org or contact Garry Troth for Bookings. Gary Schulze, our Rally Regalia Officer in Bundaberg is proud to present our new National Rally Logo. Straight off the press, we are all excited with the outcome. Having to fit two Rally Registers on the badge with respective logos proved a challenge but I don’t think anyone could do any better than what we have now. Well done to Gary and his trusty team….now what about the shirts and hats!
If you registered your rally entry by the 1st December you were eligible to go into the draw to win a 2 night stay at
Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island The winner will be announced in the December issue of the
Fraser Flyer Rally newsletter…. Good Luck
THE FIRST REDEX RALLIES – Story Provided by Mick Thatcher
In 1953 the Redex Cars came to town (Mackay), and back then this was the greatest event ever to happen, as my most treasured possession being dinky toys was being replaced by the real thing. At this time Dad was now the proud owner of a 29 Essex and Uncle Allan was letting me steer his 27 Chev-Ute on his cattle property.
The roads the Redex cars had to challenge were unbelievable to today’s drivers. Bitumen south of Mackay only went to the Sarina Range with a two mile section in between of concrete and north about twenty miles, then dirt between and around the trees to Proserpine. In January 1953 1 was in one of the first vehicles to get through the black soil from Marlborough to Rockhampton, it being one of the first short wheel base Land Rovers.
The corrugations were so bad on the highway from Mackay to Rocky that sometimes you had to change gears to get over them and also they could loosen your teeth and every nut and bolt on your car.
Some of the drivers to check-in to Mackay were Norm Hamilton in a Porsche 356 (something wrong with this car with a spare engine in the boot, that's not fair), Jack Brabham, old Holden (he did teach Australia how to get the most out of a V 8), Lex Davidson in a Holden finished 4th only three points behind the winner. I think Lex was one of the nicest blokes I have ever met. It could be that his grandson drives in V8's today.
Other big names driving was Alan Jones' dad Stan in a Holden, Larry Perkins' dad Eddie driving a Rover 75 but winning in a VW 1200 in'56 and '58, Jack Davey of radio fame driving one of the first Customlines, Kenny Turban the winner in a Peugeot, the first time I had ever seen one of them, Frank Klining from Queensland in a morris minor who six years later supplied the alloy head for my '52 side valve minor at 14 to 1 compression.
Oh! by the way gellignite Jack Murray did win in '54 in a '48 Ford V8 without loss of points.
He did let a stick of gelly off before leaving town. Heavy rain had fallen between Mtlsa and Townsville making a really sticky section with only two cars driving through. One was "Granny" (who was a great character) made it across in her post vintage Rolls Royce with 21inch diameter wheels. She also towed a lot of others through. The other vehicle being a Morris Minor that the rally team had fitted spacers on the rear wheels, so as to attach duel-wheels outside of the mudguards for occasions like this.
I believe it must have been a side-valve Morris Minor as their diffs and rear axles were indestructible as I certainly proved in sprint meetings at Lowood, Lakeside and motorkhanas, one of which in Sydney, as competing for Queensland against 120 other drivers from all over Australia, I came 3rd in the forward and reverse parking, and meeting Stirling Moss who was chief judge. Sadly my neck has trouble bending for reverse parking these days, but strangely it works a bit better if a beautiful woman walks by.
THE REDEX GYMPIE CONNECTION
In 1953 Viv Burton (the Gympie agent for Nuffield Tractors & Morris Vehicles) driving a Morris Minor finished ahead of 108 other cars of which 43 did not finish as most of the roads were only built for horse and cart. So in '54 Viv with brother Wes determined to do it more comfortably driving a Morris Oxford and I can tell you this comfort would have cost at least 40% more in fuel costs, though the end result did prove worthwhile.
Up with the leaders close to the Sydney finish they hit an oil patch causing a tree to jump out in front of the car, but with road side helpers chewing lots of gum, the radiator was repaired for finishing. Lord Nuffield rewarded them with a new Morris Oxford in exchange for the redex car, which was used for sales promotion around the world, as back then this rally was worldwide news.
HAPPY MOTORING...........MICK THATCHER
Pictures taken from Australian Screen
website
LAMA 2017 - October Invitational Run 7th to 8th October, 2017
Elise Pakeman wants us to know that LAMA’s Annual Invitational Run is run on the first full weekend of October each year. The 2017 run will therefore be the weekend following the long weekend. It will be LAMA’s 25th anniversary as a club so it will be an extra special celebration.
Participants who have made their accommodation bookings for the long weekend will have to change the booking. Our new motel should be operational early in the New Year and this will alleviate the problem of accommodation for a while. Further information to follow as the event gets closer.
Elise Pakeman (Secretary)
7th May 2017 Lockyer Swap Meet LAMA Contact [email protected]
Contact: Gordon 0427 004 249 Or Tony 0429 643 148
Please click for more info: – https://beaudesertmec.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/rally-newsletter-1.pdf
November's Morry Mail from WA
Kaye has sent through the Morry Mail link to share with our members.
Control + click on the link https://app.box.com/s/hqh7xq9ugf9yv23jskkl4vryawb9m0z3
Morris Eight Touring Club of NZ – November newsletter
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#label/MR+Newsletter/15856c6157d852a2?projector=1 Lindsay C Crossen - Secretary/Treasurer - M8TCNZ
PO Box 10386, Phillipstown, 8145 E: [email protected] 7 Glencullen Drive , Christchurch 8051 P; +6433590000 M;+64274328464 E; [email protected]
FOR SALE / WANTED
For Sale:
Paul has his Dad’s Morris 18 sedan partly restored for
sale. Phone 02 6884 4572. Located in Dubbo
For Sale:
Ron still has his 1932 Morris Cowley available for sale.
A very rare model with round front mudguards.
Email [email protected]
For Sale:
1925 Morris Oxford Tourer. Very original vehicle with
English body. Excellent condition all round.
Price $20,000 (reduced from $25,000)
Phone/Fax: 07 5485 1019
For Sale:
Morris parts. Jason Fairbanks 0400 554 373.
Email: [email protected]
Wanted:
OHC Minor parts. Mark O’Keefe , Prosperpine. He is
also restoring a 1928 Morris Minor and is looking for
an engine, wheels and other parts.
Email: mailto:[email protected]
Phone: 0427 026 256
Wanted:
OHC engine and gearbox parts for Morris Minor 1929
to 1932.
Please email if you can help Taland Michal Tsabari
Wanted:
Parts for a Morris E Sedan. Front and vack driver side
doors, headlights and windscreen and frame.
Peter King: 0427 257 052
Email: [email protected]
Wanted:
Crown wheel and pinion for 1929 Morris Minor.
Keith Fowlie email: [email protected]
Wanted:
Looking for a 16 inch rim to suit 1938 M8 Series 2 —
easyclean type. Also a set of hubcaps for the same
vehicle. Contact: Syd Norman
Email: [email protected]
Wanted: Morris Z or E utility in running condition. Please phone: 07 4956 9060
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