Blackall Range Horseless Carriage Club By Lea Parkes Over the past couple of years I have often seen beautiful, obviously very loved vintage cars on display at local events, and taken photos and chatted to the fellas who own them, learning they were members of the Blackall Range Horseless Carriage Club. When I first heard the name I assumed that the club must be just about historic vehicles. However, I recently went along to one of the club’s regular Wednesday morning catch ups at their shed at the Maleny Pioneer Village and learnt much more. Q. What is the club all about? Club secretary Dave Carmichael explained the club’s objectives, saying that the club focus is to encourage the preservation, restoration and operation of motor vehicles that are veteran (up to 1919), vintage (up to 1930), historic (up to 1939) as well as classic (all vehicles of special interest, no age specified). They encourage the exchange of technical knowledge between members, as well as fostering expertise and skills required for vehicle restoration.
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As many readers would already be aware, the club is about displaying and creating interest in their vehicles as well as cooperating with various charities and community organisations for Geoff Milner's Clubman fundraising. However, having seen the inside of their Around 80% of club members live in Maleny/ impressive club rooms and been part of the jovial Blackall Range but some come as far as Brisbane atmosphere at their Wednesday morning cuppa to attend the club’s events. and chat, and running my eye over their annual While it is a very active club providing weekly event schedule for the year, there definitely seems opportunities for members to be involved at to also be a pretty strong social element to the meetings, drives, events or social breakfasts, members involvement in the club. members aren’t expected to participate in Q. How did the club come about? everything. The club was formed back in 1992 by Jack Another interesting thing I discovered is that you Warren and Fred Schluter who were involved in don’t even have to have one of the cars to be a car clubs outside the range. They decided to see member but just to have an interest/passion for cars. what interest there would be in forming a Blackall They are a very friendly and welcoming group and Range car club and found 22 couples with 30 are happy to share their knowledge with other cars who were interested and the club was like-minded locals. To find out more about the formed in June of that year. club check their website Q. More than 25 years on, what are the club’s https://www.brhcclub.com/BRHCC/ where they stats? have copies of all of the past newsletters, which Club members – 136, with around 10% female will give you a great insight into what they do. Cars in the club - 256 Makes of cars - 58 Youngest member - 19 Oldest member - 90 years plus Youngest car - 2009 Birkin Clubman Steve Hill's Morris Mino Oldest car - Ford Model T Ben Munneke's T-Mod eed Six r ute el Ford Des Donnan's Alvis Sp
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