SLOC Magazine 2022 - Issue 4

SUNBEAM LOTUS OWNERS’ CLUB

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Honorary President: Paul White (Former Talbot Team Manager and winning co-driver on the 1980 Lombard RAC Rally)

Chairman: Perry C. Antoniou 07802 600 616 chairman@sunbeamlotus.com

Historian / Archivist / PR Liaison: Graeme Lawton 0771 949 0657 historian@sunbeamlotus.com

Treasurer / Membership Secretary: Dave Merlane 01933 384586

Membership Secretary 10 Roberts Street, RUSHDEN, NN10 0NG membership@sunbeamlotus.com

Secretary: Doug Field 0208 295 1815 secretary@sunbeamlotus.com

Regalia: regalia@sunbeamlotus.com

Events Secretary: Mark Higman events@sunbeamlotus.com

Parts: Richard Blackburn parts@sunbeamlotus.com

Technical Secretary: Mike Trim technical@sunbeamlotus.com

ARCC Representative: Richard Blackburn pr@sunbeamlotus.com

Valuations Officier/Web: Kieron Buckingham webmaster@sunbeamlotus.com

Magazine: Angela Pittas editor@sunbeamlotus.com

Competitions Secretary: Jez Moxon competitions@sunbeamlotus.com

Social Media Secretary Alan Barnacle social@sunbeamlotus.com

Sunbeam Lotus Owners’ Club is a registered Trade Mark of the Sunbeam Lotus Owners’ Club.

Photo by Sue K Wilson’

CHAT CHAIRMAN’S

A VERY WARM WELCOME to the latest club magazine. So much has been going on since the last issue of our club magazine, so where do I begin?

My own Sunbeam Lotus is now about to have everything bolted back on. I have been spending most of my time making up a custom wiring loom but in turn, keeping to the colours and fuse sequence of the original wiring diagram.

Along the way I have also been sourcing some parts that are long lost and some

members may need. A prime example is the Choke On warning lamp switch. As most components of that era, I tend to find OEM parts from other British motor car manufacturers are the same (like Lucas or Brycrest).

The changes on the club committee have worked well and everyone is flowing in their roll. A little more space at my storage unit as Richard Blackburn now has all the club spares. Mark Higman has plenty of events planned for us to go as a club and for local members to go in support of their car & the club. More to come on this from Mark.

I am almost there with the fuel line kit. I took me three weeks to try and firm up what kind of fitting connects the fuel line at the rear to the sender unit. As a club we cannot allow members to take a risk connecting fuel lines, so we intend to supply the kit with all the fittings that need to be crimped on, all dealt with as part of the kit. A suggestion was made by a member that the fitting was an JIC/AN5, which is pretty damn close, but I have 30 years’ experience of JIC/AN fittings and I had never come across a size 5. We have a 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc. commonly used, but never known a 5. I referred back to the member who confirmed he had bought it from down under from Speedflow. Funnily enough I have always used Speedflow in UK (which is owned and run by a lovely ex drag racer called Fay Fisher who knows this stuff inside out) and she confirmed that the JIC/ AN5 fittings are not found outside Australia, being only domestically used for old aircraft fuel lines that are no longer in existence. But with Fay’s help, it turns out to be a Dixon Valve fitting 45-degree SAE 5/16” with a 20

UNF thread…a common Chrysler USA part from old Mopar equipped cars, something she knew about as well!

National Day at Curburough was amazing. An amazing turn out of cars and members. Even some locals turning up to enjoy the biggest gathering of Sunbeam Lotus cars that can be imagined. A couple of members (who do not own Sunbeams) turned up with a couple of £500 Honda’s and drove on the sprint circuit until the warning gauges could take no more! I even took a couple of laps round on my Segway Electric Scooter… for reccy purposes of course! Some lovely machinery was in attendance and those who did win awards, did so deservedly.

The show at the NEC was the busiest we had ever seen with lots of fresh faces and plenty of new members along with Sunbeam Lotus friends from years gone by. I did not even get a minute to look round the show

myself, we were that busy. Four great cars and great owners who I thank for making the effort for us.

I would also like to thank the members who kept me company with food & alcohol knowing I was staying up alone this year. Many thanks to Chris Edwards who had to endure a dinner with me at Karen’s Diner; we were properly abused that night. And to Alan Barnacle and Kevin Malcom who kept my Curry taste buds fed in Coventry one evening with Chris again also.

My teaser photo from the last issue of the magazine will be revealed in the New Year.

For now, I will sign off and wish all our members a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2023.

AS SLOC MEMBERS who follow the SLOC FB page will know I recently acquired DAC 115Y and over the next few editions of oppoSiteLOC I am going to keep everyone updated on the restoration of one of the DAC cars.

So a bit of background first, I purchased 115 from Rick Parker in October 2022. Rick himself bought the car at a Matthewsons’ auction back in 2020 when it looked very sad and unloved. Rick had the car stripped and acid dipped to see the full scale of the rot and had the car sent to Marco at Fully Loaded Cars for his magic to be worked however Rick had a change in his plans and decided to sell which is where I stepped in after another club

member opted out of the purchase. Whilst I had agreed to buy the package Rick was selling I realised I was going to have to do a stock take of what parts I already had and what was going to be needed to get to a position where I had most, if not all, of the parts needed to build a complete car. Rick and I had many emails, WhatsApp messages and calls back and forth and we finally came up with an extra package of parts which along with my own spares should be enough to rebuild 115. Rick very kindly delivered the shell and all the other bits and pieces to me in Edinburgh after I had cleared a space in my garage and 115 has been safely tucked up beside its older brothers VFS572V and my Chrysler Sunbeam 1.3 LS.

I have been speaking to various restorers about having the shell fully restored. At this stage I am unsure who I will be using to do the bodywork but I intend to do all the mechanical work myself though I will probably have Phil Davison do a fuel injected engine for me. I don’t intend on doing a true to original rebuild and think I’ll have a little fun doing a different blue paint rather than Moonstone and a stripe in neither black or silver!

I’ll keep you posted on developments.

CAM

I KNOW THAT IT’S MENTIONED ELSEWHERE in this edition, but before I launch into a report about my main SLOC responsibilities I must write a few words about the NEC Classic Car show from last month.

Our four car display was an excellent representation of the Lotus Sunbeam “family” (that was the official theme of the show) & the cars were a real credit to the members who allowed us to borrow them from Thursday morning to Sunday evening. I helped set up on the Thursday, & manned the stand on Sunday through to breakdown, so enjoyed talking to both members & other visitors, & there were a lot of both. I even learned that we had one visiting member from Ireland who drove professionally for the Bentley Works Team in the FIA GT class. Having worked myself filming endurance races of these cars in the pit lane at Susuka, Japan, & elsewhere, we swapped a few stories. He’s restoring a Lotus, & we were able to help him with advice & encouragement, & hopefully a few parts in the future as well.

The show was also a success on both the membership & financial fronts. Seven new members joined up at the show, & we took over £1300 in sales etc (both of these are records for any show / event we’ve attended) So, a warm welcome to all these new members, plus others who’ve joined since the last mag was published.

We did lose a few members recently who didn’t renew from the July list, but as I type

this, full membership still stands at a very healthy 355, & with joint / family members the total is 533.

I will be posting the January renewal letters to arrive at about the same time as this mag will be delivered, so if this applies to you then please respond promptly (so that I don’t have to spend time & club money sending out reminders) Thanks very much.

On the overall money front I have been advised by our magazine printers that their costs have increased very significantly in recent months, & whilst they will try to absorb some of this by reducing their profits, we can expect a fairly substantial increase in this expenditure (probably starting with this issue) With postage, the four magazine issues cost around £5000 pa, which is the clubs’ largest single cost item, & represents just over £14.00 per paying member (or nearly half of the £30 membership fee) We have received quotes from a number of other printers over the years, but as our current one does not charge us VAT, no others have come anywhere near what we pay at the present.

The committee will be discussing this matter very soon.

Closing by wishing you all & your families a good Christmas & New year, & hoping to meet at a Club event in 2023.

As always, thanks for your ongoing support, it is much appreciated.

Dave Merlane

OF TWO PICK-UPS

ALL DISTRIBUTORS ARE NOT EQUAL

THIS NOTE MAY BE OF

INTEREST

TO MEMBERS who are using the original ‘Chrysler’ standard variable reluctance electronic ignition system.

A rolling road session revealed that the advance mechanism on my distributor was completely shot. Having more or less a complete spare car (minus body) in my garage, I removed the distributor from that engine and sent it off to The Distributor Doctor for refurbishment. It was soon returned, looking bright and shiny and probably better than when it was first manufactured. It was duly fitted into the car and ... nothingabsolutely dead. The old distributor had to go back in so that I could get home and the refurbished one was sent back to the Doctor.

Of course, when the new distributor was put back on the bench it worked fine. During discussions with the Doctor, it emerged that he had never come across a ‘Chrysler’ type amplifier unit before and was using a Lucas AB14 type amplifier, as fitted to Lotus Esprit, for testing. After a lot of head scratching, he revealed that there are two types of variable reluctance pick-ups: a low impedance version, with two black leads, and a high impedance one, with an orange lead and a violet one. You can probably see where this is going: the Sunbeam is the one with two black leads and my new distributor had orange and violet ones. It seems that the high impedance pick-up does not work with the ‘Chrysler’ type amplifier.

Also, today’s other top tip is: if you’re about to change the distributor, connect up the LT side of the new one, spin the shaft and see if a spark comes out of the HT lead from the coil.

PAUL COLLINS. MEMBER 91

HEATER HOSES

Some time ago I received a request for heater hoses which we don’t stock and did not know a supplier. At the recent National Day, I was able to look at a number of members cars to see what the hoses looked like. Whilst looking at one of the cars, a member commented that he had a spare heater hose and it had a Ford sticker on it. Looking at classic Ford cars for possible hoses, I started with the Mk.1 Cortina and found what I think is a suitable hose with a tight 90 deg angle bend which is available from classic Ford specialists and can be cut to length. Do an internet search for Cortina Mk.1 heater hose. The second heater hose is a straight length of heater hose which is available from any motor factor.

The club stocks the top and bottom radiator hoses which we get made especially for us and the two water pump hoses are available from Lotus 900 series engine parts suppliers, being common to all the 900 series engines.

MIKE TRIM. MEMBER 1687 TECHNICAL SECRETARY

TIMES OLD GITS CHALLENGING

WHILST THE NUMBER OF CLOSED ROAD RALLIES IS SLOWLY INCREASING IN THE UK they are still few and far between, and the few that are run are very expensive to enter. But, there is still much uncertainty surrounding competing in Europe since

Brexit and whilst several crews have done so without any problem, others have been caught out which is a risk we have not been prepared to take. We did have an entry for the Three Shires rally which was scheduled to take place on the weekend after the clubs

National Day, but was cancelled following the death of the Queen. So reading about Rally RS Achene in the last edition of Opposite Loc made me very jealous of our Belgian friends.

After pondering what to do next we opted for Bournemouth and District Car Clubs Challenger Stages, run on the wide open concrete tank training roads around Bovington. According to the event regulations scrutineering was from 12:00 to 15:00 on Saturday 12th November with the rally on Sunday 13th. As its only about 40 miles for me it was a fairly easy trip for me to meet up with co-driver Rob Thompson and Service crew Grahame Standen at the venue. I duly arrived around 11:30 only to find the gates locked. Whilst I was not the first to arrive it seems that most crews were aware that the 12:00 time was when the gates would open rather than Scrutineering starting. Anyway, as it was we were first through and once signed on we set up in the service area and were home in time to watch England beat Japan in the Rugby Autumn Nations Cup.

Sunday was not quite so leisurely as we left home at 06:20 to ensure we got there before the scheduled closure of the gates at 07:45. This meant breakfast was served once we were settled in the service area.

First car was at 09:00 and with 30 second starts our start number of 53 meant we should

have started just before 09:30. Except that the stage finish was on the exit of a chicane and somebody managed to wipe out the timing gear and cause a bit of a delay. It was nothing serious and we were soon off for the first of 2 attempts at a single clockwise “lap” of around 3.5 miles on a rather damp and greasy surface, resulting in a spin at a very slippery artificially tightened 90 left. This allowed the Escort that started behind us to catch us, only to overshoot at a later chicane where we were so close behind him that we needed to reverse in order to allow him to do so. All in all not a great time for SS1. The second attempt saw just a half spin at the same junction so a much better time.

Stages 3 and 4 were much the same but run over 2 laps making each stage something over 6 miles and we found the chicanes were fairly open which suited us and the car. We found ourselves catching the car in front only to overshoot the same chicane as car 54 did on the first stage, but we did catch right up to him by the end of the second run.

After lunch stages 5 and 6 were run in the opposite direction over 3 laps which meant it got quite busy at times and as we came around to start our second lap we were joined by a Toyota Corrolla who came out just behind us on his first lap. He didn’t catch us but we could not pull far away from him either so it

got very interesting when we caught another car. At the end of stage 5 there were signs that we had a bit of an issue with some sort of water leak as it was sprayed liberally around the engine bay. There was no obvious sign of where it was coming from so we topped up the rad and went off for another busy 3 laps, catching and passing several cars and thoroughly enjoying ourselves. Back at the finish there was once again water sprayed

around the engine bay but no obvious reason. Until that is, with the engine running it was obviously the water pump and hence an early bath.

So that was it. A much more enjoyable event than I expected due to the open nature of the chicanes and as it was the first retirement due to mechanical failure since the car was completed in its current guise we cant really complain.

Old Git Bill Cook

S2 DOOR

MIRROR REPAIR

AS ALL OF YOU WITH A SERIES 2 MIRROR KNOW, the little plastic part breaks off. Club member Tony ‘Skid’ Nash has manufacture a repair kit made of brass parts which replaces the broken unit. I tested one myself on a broken mirror and Graeme Lawton also repaired one of his own mirrors. It’s simple to do, with the most difficult part only being the removal of the mirror

body from the housing. Some care, warm water and patience is all you need. I’m a butcher and managed to do it. Graeme is a lot less technical and he also managed to do it. Look at the photos to see which part fails and can now be replaced. Get in touch with Richard on parts@ sunbeamlotus.com and we will let you know more information.

JULIA HIGMAN AWARD

Established by the Association of Rootes Car Clubs (ARCC) in 2004, the Rootes Archive Centre Trust (RACT) is a charity now based in Wroxton near Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK with a primary objective of preserving, protecting and promoting original material and artefacts of interest from the Rootes Group, its associated and successor companies.

The Collection:

Established by the Association of Rootes Car Clubs (ARCC) in 2004, the Rootes Archive Centre Trust (RACT) is a charity now based in Wroxton near Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK with a primary objective of preserving, protecting and promoting original material and artefacts of interest from the Rootes Group, its associated and successor companies.

The Collection:

The archive includes hundreds of thousands of detailed manufacturing drawings and blueprints from the 1930s through to the early 1980s, as well as specifications and design changes. The engineering archive is complemented with extensive marketing, sales and servicing literature, photographs and artefacts such as the Rootes boardroom table and chairs from Devonshire House, display engines, and various dealership signage items. The collection continues to grow as further items are donated and saved for current and future generations of Rootes enthusiasts.

The archive includes hundreds of thousands of detailed manufacturing drawings and blueprints from the 1930s through to the early 1980s, as well as specifications and design changes. The engineering archive is complemented with extensive marketing, sales and servicing literature, photographs and artefacts such as the Rootes boardroom table and chairs from Devonshire House, display engines, and various dealership signage items. The collection continues to grow as further items are donated and saved for current and future generations of Rootes enthusiasts.

The Charity:

The Charity:

The charity is operated by a small group of dedicated volunteers and is open each Friday (please telephone to confirm before travelling) and on the first Sunday of the month but can be opened for visits by arrangement.

For contact details have a look at our new website: Web: www.rootesarchive.org

The charity is operated by a small group of dedicated volunteers and is open each Friday (please telephone to confirm before travelling) and on the first Sunday of the month but can be opened for visits by arrangement For contact details have a look at our new website: Web: www.rootesarchive.org

Or follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RootesArchiveCentreTrust

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The Rootes Archive Centre Trust, 15 Apollo Office Park, Ironstone Lane, Wroxton, Banbury. OX15 6AY

The Rootes Archive Centre Trust, 15 Apollo Office Park, Ironstone Lane, Wroxton, Banbury. OX15 6AY

NATIONAL DAY 2022

WHAT A FABULOUS DAY we had on the 11th September! It was such a pleasure to arrive to the sight of a superb display of Lotus Sunbeams, particularly as my own car had failed to start (more about that in a future article), with more cars still to come.

After a period of eleven years away from Curborough, it was great to have another day there. The turnout was excellent, and what a great collection of lovely Sunbeams we have; so many potential concours winners and a great variety of specifications - a real credit to our members!

Three very different, newly-restored cars were present that have never been to our National

Day before: DAC 7Y looking very different from the last time I saw it in the 90s on a Group B Car Club Day at the same venue; DAC 101Y, although it has been on other events since returning to the road in the past year; and NKR 551W stealing the show with the concours prize. DAC 40Y was different the last time we saw it, too, and it was lovely to see it in the flesh in its black colour scheme. A515 EPC is another car rarely seen at our club days but that is two events in a row now, including Santa Pod, and great to see. Three Avons present this time, too; about 50% of all such cars currently on the road!

Of course, other members brought along non-

Sunbeams, including a pair of Avenger Tigers, MR2s, GR Yaris and MX5. Everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves on the sprint course, which itself has seen some changes since the last time we were there.

This year was the largest gathering of Sunbeam Lotus (24) at our National Day since 2012 (25), and while that’s still less than half of our largest turnout in 1997 the amount of our cars on the road has halved since then. We also attracted the highest number of Arbury cars (8) since 2004 (9, although we had 10 at events in 1990 and ’91 when we were part of Club Lotus).

12 of the 24 cars were Moonstone (7 black stripes, 5 silver, for those who like to know these things…), plus the 3 Avons, against only 6 Black cars and 3 alternative colour schemes. An equal number of Amil and Minilite-style wheels were present, plus a few alternatives. Only four cars had Marchal spot lamps, most featuring Cibies in varying quantities and arrangements. Nine cars were adorned with Lotus badges in the centre of the grille.

Cars Present:

GRAEME

DATES FOR YOUR 2023 CALENDAR

THOSE EAGLE-EYED, will have noticed we are not producing an event for Drive-It-Day, on Sunday 23rd April. My predecessors have created and provided some excellent SLOC Drive-It-Days, but the support, from most of you, has waned and been close to woeful. There are hundreds of such events all over the country and we believe it will benefit you; the car and SLOC, if you support your local Drive-It-Day. You will most likely be the only Sunbeam in the event. Interest in the car will be great. You’ll enjoy the interaction and maybe a current or ex Sunbeam owner, may wish to join SLOC?

In the past, I’ve not been shy in sharing my disappointment at the notice given and information provided regarding SLOC events. Whilst many of you have shown your appreciation, irrespective of the circumstances. Most of you have used this as an excuse not to bother. So, we’re listening and reacting. In the excited hope, that attendance for all our events will be a good day out. NO; I understand and accept

it’s not perfect. But I’m only a Knobber from Hampshire doing his best, for a car I’ve always loved and some wonderful friends I’ve met along the way.

Whilst it would be fantastic if you could support many of the above days out. If you do have to focus? Please make our AGM and National Day your priorities.

The Club Lotus Track Day does what it says on the tin and is an ideal opportunity to enjoy some fantastic May weather in beautiful Wiltshire.

SLOC National Day is at Classic Nostalgia; an event SLOC have never been to. Please have a look at their website. It promises to be a lovely day out for classic car enthusiasts and the family. Yes; there will be other events and commitments for 23rd July. BUT, you do have seven months’ notice. So please do your very best to come along and support your Club.

24-26 MARCH Classic Car Restoration Show. NEC

APRIL Donnington Historic Festival. Derby

SLOC AGM at Club Lotus Track Day. Castle Combe

THE NEC BIRMINGHAM 2022

FROM SLOC NEW ITEMS

SERVICE WALLET PACK

NEW! We have reproduced the wallet to keep your service book safe, and if you do not have one of those, we have had some of those made as well! Licensed by Lotus themselves, the wallet features the same design as the original, albeit with subtly smaller printing to avoid any confusion with original examples.

The service book is a complete makeover of the original 1980 version (earlier cars came

with a Chrysler version but if you had bought a replacement book it would invariably have been the Talbot version). Following the same design, it features all of the useful pages from the original that provide information on servicing your car but without pages relating to warranty, etc. The service record section has been extended to cover up to 200,000 miles. These can be used to continue your service records from your original book, or if you never had one, to start from whenever you began servicing your car. Although they look like a period service book, they are different enough

so as not to be mistaken for an original.

To complete the pack, we also have a reproduction of the handbook supplement for Sunbeam Lotus, covering all years of car. All three items are available exclusively to SLOC members for a package price of only £30. Postage at £2 in the UK.

TYRE PRESSURE DECAL

Inspired by the yellow stickers fitted to export models (as required by legislation in certain countries, no doubt), we have produced our very own version for application to UK cars. Using recommended pressures from the handbook (24psi for normal running) and a car outline that looks rather more like a Sunbeam than the original version, we have made ours in black text on white vinyl, sized to fit on the B pillar above the door lock. These are certainly not a requirement for that authentic period look but are a bit of fun while also

being a useful reminder of the required pressure – whether that be for your benefit or your service garage. £3 plus postage.

SUNBEAM S1 BADGE DECALS

We can now provide decals to freshen up any tired SUNBEAM badge on the back of your series 1 car. Easy to apply, once you have cleaned up the badge. £5 each.

TALBOT AND S2 BADGE DECALS

We can supply chrome vinyl decals to freshen up the badges on your series 2 car. Easy to apply (although the Sunbeam is a little trickier…) we will need to know the markings on the back of each badge to ensure we supply the correct decal. £10 each or £25 for a set of three.

NEW REGALIA

TEA TOWELS!

Yes, you read that correctly, now in stock featuring artwork of all production variants of the glorious Sunbeam Lotus. 100% cotton. Perfect to dry dishes, car parts or even just to pin to the wall of your garage. Only £8 to members, plus postage.

SWEATSHIRTS

New into stock, we have a new line of garment and very nice quality it is, too. Featuring the club logo on the chest, it can be yours for only £25 plus postage. We have a limited range of sizes in stock, all in black; please provide chest size to help us select the best size for you.

HOODIES

Also in stock we have some rather lovely and warm hoodies. These are quality garments, featuring exclusive designs of a road car (several versions available, others available to order) with a ghosted rally car alongside. £50 plus postage; please provide chest size to help us select the best size for you, Burgundy & Grey in stock.

DRINK MATS

Made from 99.5% Recycled material, inc. 40% recycled rubber tyres. - £3 each or 4 for £10 + P&P.

LIGHTS

REFURBISHED S2 HEADLIGHT AVAILABLE

They look like new and will transform the tired and probable MOT failure headlights that all S2 cars have by now. They are sold on an exchange basis, we can tell you how to separate the glass from the shell and you can exchange your tired and rusty shells yourself. We supply clear and concise instructions on how to dismantle the lights along with guidance as to the correct glass sealer you would need to put them together. Let’s face it, we own a lotus Sunbeam, so most of us have the capability to do the upgrade ourselves. The price for a pair is £330.00 inc. postage. This would normally cost you £200.00 per headlight, We would need to do them in batches of at least a dozen to keep the price we have. Get in touch with Mike Trim and grab yourself a pair.

SEAT FABRIC

Have you thought about trimming other items in the grey or striped fabric? We can supply off-cuts to suit any need, or rolls to re-trim larger vehicles, e.g. a camper van; unleash your imagination!

MUD FLAP DECALS

In stock, replacement decals in a hardwearing vinyl (slightly different finish to originals but the same size, shape and design). Also suitable for a tool box! £3 each plus postage.

VARIOUS WINDOW CLING DECALS

Club name (white on clear as well as white on blue), Talbot and Talbot On The Move. Inspired by period decals, add one to your Sunbeam for only £5 each plus postage

CONTACT: Richard Blackburn unless otherwise stated.

SLOCPARTS

AMIL WHEEL CENTRE CAPS

Satin Black AMIL wheel centre caps, identical to the originals by using the “metal spinning” process

Price £15 each or £50 for 4 or £60 for 5, all plus postage.

STRIPES

Please contact David Moodie at stripes@ sunbeamlotus.com

DEALER STICKERS

for your rear hatch glass

How about some originality?  We can now replicate all your rear window dealer stickers.  We have done four so far and we can do any others depedant on demand.  Let us know if you want one of the existing ones or if you would like us to do one for you that we don’t already have. Price £10 inc. UK P&P

FIBERGLASS PARCEL SHELVES

These parcels shelves include the hinge pins but not the support strings. If required, we can supply a drawing for the support strings.

The price is £220.00 + £22.00 carriage. Taking Deposits for next batch.

SEAT FABRIC

The club has a supply of the correct shark grey seat fabric for Series 1 cars. This fabric is available to club members at an offer price of £150.00 + p&p

The fabric is durable, colourfast and fire resistant and have all the necessary approvals, and will not fade, slip or tear.

The S2 Piccadilly fabric for Series 2 is available to club members at £280 + p&p

ASHLEY COMPETITION EXHAUSTS

They offer a discount to SLOC members Ashley have produced a “works style”manifold based on a genuine works exhaust manifold. This manifold is fitted with a 2.25” outlet to suit their competition system sold separately. The road exhaust is a three box system.

Contact: Brian Ashley directly (01922 720767)

NEW - HEATER MATRIX

In line with the club’s policy to get “hard to find” parts remanufactured, we have had a sample heater matrix made in aluminium. It is anticipated that the price for these will be between £350.00 and £400.00 when we order a batch of 10 units.

If you require one of these, we need a £50.00 deposit and I will add your name to the list of orders. When we have reached 5 orders, we will have a batch made.

BREATHERS/FLAMETRAPS

They are filled with oil vapour gauze filters and can be removed, opened, cleaned and replaced.

The filters can also be replaced if required.

They are £95 each + £5 p&p to UK addresses.

Taking Deposits for next batch.

RALLY

TALBOT

UNDER BONNET DECALS

The club now has the following under-bonnet decals in stock @ £3.00 each.

SERIES 1:

ENGINE OIL LEVEL

The engine oil level decal for the standard Airbox (both S1 & S2) .

SERIES 2:

INFO GENERAL

THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS are pleased to hear from any members who need help or advice or simply want a chat, but please bear in mind that we have jobs and busy lives away from the club, are sometimes away from home and some have young families; all calls should be made before 9pm.

If the person that you want is not in when you call, please ring again where possible rather than asking for a call back. If you do leave a message on an answer ‘phone remember to include your name, membership number and time/date of the call, and say what you were calling about. It will save time on the second call if the committee member knows what to expect and can be prepared for the next contact. If you are unable to contact the person by telephone, try sending an e-mail (or letter!) or try another committee member. Please ALWAYS include your name

and membership number in the subject line of any e-mail you send to the committee; failure to do so may result in the message being deleted without being read, due to problems with spam and virus e-mails.

Unfortunately, genuine messages are still caught by spam filters so if you do not receive a reply within a week, please send your message again. Thank you for your co-operation.

The SLOC does not necessarily agree with the opinions expressed in this magazine. The club committee members, officials of the SLOC and contributors can not be held responsible for any loss, injury or damage alleged to have been caused by following/responding to advice or advertisements in this publication (including accompanying leaflets). All advertisements are published in good faith and the club, committee members and officials of the SLOC can not be held responsible for any financial loss arising out of any subsequent transactions.

The editor reserves the right to edit any letters and/or articles submitted.

Copyright ownership of all text submitted shall pass to SLOC unless by alternative arrangement.