JULY.2012 Wednesday 4th July, 2012 - 8pm The next General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 4th July starting at 8.00pm. Our guests On The Couch at the July General meeting will be the SCC stalwarts Jon and Di Pyle. These Vauxhall tragics are at just about everything, epitomising what Club supporters are all about. Cars and some of Jon's amazing paintings will be on display. Prior to the meeting a barbecue meal will be served from 6pm at a cost of $8.00 per person. Thank you to the Library Group for cooking our barbecue at last month’s meeting, and to
JON AND DI PYLE’S 1963 VAUXHALL PB CRESTA AT RIGHT AND THEIR 1913 ROVER BELOW
the HQ Section for cooking this month’s meal. All Members are still encouraged to come on board to assist. Please contact the office on 8373 4899 if you can help – all you need is 3 people! Bookings for the meal are essential and can be made any time prior to Friday 29th June at 12pm.
Contact Events Office Office Hours 8271 5689
Greetings Members & Friends, What a shock to hear of the tragic and unfortunate death of Club Member Michael Rooke whilst racing at Round 2 of the State Championship meeting conducted by the Club at Mallala on 2/6/12. On behalf of all Members of the Club, our condolences have been passed on to Michael’s family. Michael was a SCC member since 2006, and an active racer in his Improved Production class Honda Civic. We all know that whilst participation in many sports involves a degree of risk, there is much support to make such activity safe and enjoyable - but of course there is always the possibility of accidents occurring. I’m sure that Michael will be remembered as a respected member, and a committed person, passionate about his sport. At the last Management Committee meeting, one of the topics discussed was how the Club could further support the role of safety on the roads and in motor sport . We are in discussion with three Government agencies on the topic, and with CAMS, and a program of continuing relevant activity is intended. For example, one suggestion has been that we might check race-car trailers and tow or transport vehicles via a scrutineering process for safety and compliance when they are being used. This could be beneficial as a service to avert future issues. What about you nominating for the Management Committee! I can tell you that we are busy but still have some fun, and are continually seeking to ensure that the Club has a great future. Join us! As indicated before, nominations close on 30/6/12, with the AGM then in September. Twenty one new members approved last month, big entries continue at Collingrove and Mallala, plus the many Club activities are being well supported. Great! Wishing you happy motoring and safe racing. Ken Messenger Kenn.messenger@gmail.com.au 0413775900
SEC’s Bits I have not contributed for a few months, but thought that I would say a few things prior to our AGM. I will be away in Europe when you read this. Amongst other things I will be visiting the Porsche and Mercedes Museums. I used to own a Classic Porsche and currently have a Smart car. This is The Sporting Car Club. It is not a one-make car club. It is Inclusive. We all have various interests. We have two physical assets, the Clubrooms at 51 King William Road, Unley and Collingrove Hillclimb. Both of these physical assets only work because of our other asset – volunteers. You may read elsewhere of what is happening at Collingrove. I am happy to be a member of the Hillclimb Committee and participate as an official in as many events as I can. I also Volunteer at Clipsal500 and Targa Classic Adelaide. I believe you get out of a club what you put in. There are vacancies on the Management Committee of the Club for people who have enthusiasm, expertise, but most of all time commitment. We can also have Think Tanks, Focus Groups and Strategic Plans, but we need people to actually do things. Michael Bowen, Club Secretary
Braden Harding
Competition, Hillclimb, Circuit, CAMS
Chris Kean
General, HRR
Grant Crowhurst
Hillclimb
Steve & Bronnie Juett
Vintage, Classic, Competiiton, CAMS
Mike Keen
Hillclimb, Circuit
Dave Keen
General
Ben Ligertwood
Classic, Comp, HQ, Hillclimb, Circuit, CAMS
David Wiseman
Classic, Conditional Reg.
Paul Sampson
Classic, Hillclimb
Stephen Jarrett
General
Rob Edge
Vintage, Classic, Comp, Hillclimb, Circuit, CAMS
Ken & Beverley Lawrie
Classic, Fleurieu, Conditional Reg.
Michael Gilmore
Classic, Conditional Reg.
Scott Allen
HQ, Hillclimb, Circuit, CAMS
Peter Hood
Competition, Circuit, CAMS
John & Suzanne Curnow Vintage, Classic, Conditional Reg.
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General Meeting Section AGM HQ Enduro Hub Lunch
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Come&Try Hillclimb 2 Wintercup 3 Section Meeting Section Meeting Around the Houses
Clubrooms Classic Mallala Tower Hotel, Magill Collingrove Collingrove HQ Veteran/Vintage Veteran/Vintage
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General Meeting Section Meeting Section Meeting Section AGM Section Meeting Round 3 SA State Champs Members Only Swap Meet Targa Night Stage Classic Run
Clubrooms Classic HQ Competition Veteran/Vintage Mallala Clubrooms Wayville Showgrounds tba
The two sections have planned joint meetings and events for the foreseeable future .
VETERAN and VINTAGE SECTIONS VETERAN and VINTAGE EVENT CALENDAR June - December 2012 Date
Event
17 June
Foggy Dew
22 July
Round the Houses
19 August
Member’s Swap Meet
1 September
Drive your old vehicle day pub lunch at Tower Hotel, Magill
30 September Bay to Birdwood 2 October
Motorfest visit to Collingrove Hillclimb & Collingrove House
7 October
Vintage Collingrove Hillclimb
13/14 October Burra to Morgan 21 October
Club display at Torrens Parade Ground
17 November
Day Run
1 December
Christmas Picnic
MEMBERS – DON’T WAIT FOR YOUR WHEELSPIN TO ARRIVE!
FROM MARCH 2012 WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE MEALS PRIOR TO EVERY GENERAL MEETING. FOR CATERING PURPOSES, THE OFFICE MUST BE NOTIFIED ON THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE GENERAL MEETING (GENERAL MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS HELD ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH), BY PHONE 8373 4899, EMAIL sccsa@internode.on.net OR FAX 8373 4703. THESE ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK, SO YOU DON’T NEED TO WAIT FOR YOUR COPY OF WHEELSPIN TO ARRIVE BEFORE YOU BOOK. THERE IS ALSO A PERMANENT LIST TO ADD YOUR NAME TO IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND EVERY MEAL.
COMING MEETINGS 20 July: Darryl’s films. Another evening with some wonderful footage of Veteran and Vintage activities from Darryl Grey and Peter Shurven. 17 August: Monthly meeting COMING EVENTS 22 July: “Round the Houses”. Meet at Clubrooms (tea and coffee available) at 09:30 for 10:00 departure. We will be visiting a premises where the motive power is primarily single horsepower. Lunch will be available at a nearby hostelry. 19 August: Members only Swap Meet. To be held at the Club rooms. The emphasis will be on parts for pre-war vehicles. Space constraints will most likely preclude selling from trailers, so smaller items will be most suitable. No site or entrance fee. 2 October: Motorfest event organised by SCC. A day run to Collingrove organised by the Veteran and Vintage Sections. Further details later. NATIONAL EVENTS September 12-19 2012: National Veteran Tour, Ipswich, Qld. Submit your entry soon to guarantee a place. Refer www.vccaq.org March 10-15 2013: National 1 & 2 Cylinder Tour, Canberra, ACT Enquiries: rogerandgillian@grapevine.com.au September 15 - 20: Victoria.
National Veteran Tour, Shepparton,
May 2014 : Australia
National 1 & 2 Cylinder Rally, South
CLASSIC NEWS COMING MEETINGS Friday 6th July: Our AGM is held on this night and is an important end to the year for our section and the Club as a whole! It is our chance to reward our hard workers and volunteers. Trophies will be awarded, cars displayed and hopefully new and old committee members inducted. Although we have a very strong committee, we are always looking for new ideas and support. Do join us from 6pm in the Gosse Bar for pre AGM cocktails, then the meeting proper from 8pm in the Reg Sparkes Room. Supper will be served after the formalities and will have a special flavour to match the importance of the night. Guests, friends and all Members welcome. (PS: Jason Rowley has nominated to take on the Chairman's role, if you want to challenge him, just be there!!) Friday 10th August: Please note this as a change of dates for the normal Classic Meeting due to the Clubrooms being required for a large wedding party on the 3rd and 4th of August. We plan a very special vehicle display on this night which is not to be missed. Details are being finalised at committee level, but we promise not to disappoint you. Classic cocktails from 6pm in the Gosse Bar and a spectacular vehicle display and meeting from 8pm in the usual place. Great raffle prizes to be won and superb supper afterwards. All comers welcome, watch this space for further info. COMING EVENTS Sunday 22nd July: We are going to join the Veteran/Vintage Section in this year of " inclusion and togetherness" for an event called "Around the Houses" Hopefully that includes the garages as well, hope they can cope with all of us. Entry details available from the club office or on line. Sunday 26th August This is a Sunday set aside for a Classic Run, however no plans yet to talk of. Watch this space for further details, but please mark it in your diary!!
Sunday 30th September: The Classic Section will be planning a run to Collingrove Hillclimb to help the whole Club celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the venue. Don't miss this event, please diary this date too. Details will follow later. Sunday 21st October The biggest event the SCC has planned in recent years is the "101 Years of Motoring" and will involve every single Member of the Club and every vehicle you can lay your hands on. Pinch your neighbour’s classic car if necessary - we need a display of all vehicles at least 400 strong to truly represent our Club's long history and involvement in motoring and motorsport. To be held at the Torrens Parade Ground, entry costs $10 per car to cover costs of venue and catalogue of entrants. Food outlets on site, bring your own picnic and be part of the spectacle. Most importantly, entries must close 17th August to meet printer's deadlines. Entry forms available from the Club office and online. Andy Morgan Retiring Classic Section Chairman Thanks for your wonderful support of our section!!
HUB LUNCH INFO Fri 13th July, 12.30, at Tower Hotel, 621 Magill Rd, Magill. Contact Sarah Pfeiffer on 0409 197 404.
CORRECTION RE: CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION At last we can provide the Statutory Declaration for use by Members wishing to update their logbooks. A copy is inserted in this publication and can be copied as needed. We will also email to all Members with email addresses and have provided a link on our website for yet another source of the document. Whilst I have always stated that the Stat. Decs. need to be signed before a Justice of the Peace, that is not strictly correct. In SA the following are authorised to sign Stat. Decs. • Justice of the Peace (Check with your local council who may offer a service) • Bank Manager • Building Society Manager • Credit Union Manager • Postmaster • Policeman • Commissioner for taking affidavits • Notary Public ( check listing in Yellow Pages) Sandra Brooker Sporting Car Club of SA Inc
HQ HOLDEN RACING
HQ Report Round 2 Mallala.
Due to a tragic accident at this meeting the event was abandoned after only one race. From a HQ point of view, we had 21 entries, the second meeting this year over 20 and very good conditions. Darren Jenkins pipped Neil Corey for pole position but Neil, after a poor start, won the only race. No cars were damaged and Joel Heinrich did his first official sub 1.30 lap. Sincere condolences from our group to Michael Rooke’s family and friends.
Profile of a Rising Star… Joel Heinrich. (see photo at right) There was never any doubt that 16 year old Joel Heinrich would find himself in the seat of a race car. As the son of multiple title winner, Bruce, Joel was exposed to the world of motor racing from day one, with Clem Smith even saving an extra bay in the garage for the family to have some space. A Year 11 student at William Light School, Joel’s future plans involve a TAFE course that will lead to involvement in fabrication. He started in dirt karts in 2007 and has had a couple of podiums in State Championships. The progression to HQs began in November last year and given the pure bulk of the vehicles has been very smooth. Joel says “A perfect vehicle in which to take the next step and enter circuit racing”. In just his 3rd outing, on Saturday 2nd June, in a 20 car field, Joel broke the 1 min 30 barrier, quite an achievement for a rookie. Will he be as good as his dad? Most likely, but time will tell….but don’t tell Bruce.
PEREGRINE FALCON CLUBMAN Members, I have heard from a long standing SCCSA Member, Richard Warland, who currently lives in ‘the motor sport capital of China— Macau’. Richard is still racing, now with a 2 litre Mallock Mk.28V. He has association with another Aussie, Neville Mckay, who runs a racing workshop there, and competes. One of his restoration projects is the Peregrine Falcon Clubman, one of six built around 1958 in England, and this one with an independent front end. Does anyone know anything of this car? If so, please contact me, and I will forward the detail to Richard. Thanks, Ken Messenger
HILLCLIMB NEWS by “Up Hill” Everything is on the up and up at Collingrove. After the rain the grass is coming up and during the past two competition events we have had close to capacity fields of 105 drivers entered and set successive records of 607 and 633 competitive runs up the hill – very busy. We had a wonderfully productive working bee on May 12th with 20 willing workers who thoroughly enjoyed getting a great deal of work done on the former Clipsal building, the grounds and the track. Workers under the guidance of Martin Stow included Dave Turner, Danny Larsen, George Moore, Daryl Siggs, Daryl Warman, Serge De Luca, Geoff Vaughan, Kym Ninnes, Scott Appleyard, Stan Ward, Andy Ford (who became a Grandfather that Day – congratulations Melissa), Andrew Stevens, Mike Nolan, Richard Creasy, Brian Agars, Jim Scammell, Graham Aldous, Graham Treloar and Norm Goodall achieved a great deal and went home tired though happy. You too are welcome at our next working bee to be held at Collingrove from 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 16th. Please email or phone the Events Office to advise of your attendance so we may supply you with a delicious lunch. Jobs are available for all – so please be in it. At Winter Cup 2 we had excellent weather conditions, strong competition, a good crowd and an invitational Top 10 shoot out (as an experimental addition to the programme) featuring a run off between the top 5 fastest 4WD and the top 5 fastest 2WD cars still available to run. The results included a dead heat – the winners will be announced later. An unexpected and delightful surprise was the arrival of Rob Black with his four day old McLaren MP4-12c supercar that had only a couple of 100 km's on the clock . Rob had altered his entry and it was agreed that he would
do a couple of demonstration runs up the hill using only a modest amount of its potential performance. He thrilled the crowd with this beautifully designed and engineered piece of automotive art, it should be noted that these few “non” competitive speed runs resulted in a best time of 39.04 secs and breaking the Marque Sports 6001cc and over Class. Thank you Rob and congratulations on the result. The 10 fastest times of the day were: Matthew Dreckow Mitsubishi Evo 7RS Derek Foster Goblin Suzuki Special Andrew Bartlett Nissan Skyline R32 GTR Artur Niedzwiecki Mitsubishi Evo TME Craig Van Diemen Mitsubishi Evo TME Nick Streckeisen Mitsubishi Evo 8 Michael Willis Mitsubishi Evo 9 Martin Donnon Subaru Sti David Coombe Nissan Skyline GTR Geoff Vardon Nissan Skyline R32 GTR
32.06 32.08 32.30 32.57 32.78 32.90 32.95 33.19 33.30 33.51
Well done everyone. The Club's Management Committee has approved the establishment of a discreet Collingrove Development Fund to receive funds to aid the development and maintenance of our Collingrove property. Club Members are invited to contribute to this fund simply send your donation into the Club marked for Collingrove Development Fund and your tax deductible receipt and acknowledgment will be sent to you. Our next competition event is the Reynella Mazda Collingrove Challenge Trophy meeting for Multi Club participation to be held on Sunday, June 24th and you are all invited. Come on up to Collingrove to see the cars go up the hill bring your friends and show off the result of your efforts at the working bee and see the progress being made to improve our iconic asset. If you cannot attend that event please put July 14th and 15th in your Diary as on that weekend we will conducting the Fitch the Rubberman
HILLCLIMB NEWS Continued Come and Try Day on Saturday, July 14th and on Sunday the Penrite Winter Cup 3 competition will be held. Should you wish to try out your driving prowess why not have a go at our noncompetitive Come and Try Hillclimb? Simply contact Abbie at our Events Office who can give you the details. It is lots of fun and you will be most welcome to this friendly and welcoming group where experienced drivers are on hand to give coaching upon request. Sunday, July 15th will see the Alfa Romeo Car Club of SA as our featured Car Club and will have cars on display as well as competing. The Alfa Romeo's cars on display will be given the opportunity to parade up the hill during the Official's lunch break. So plenty to see and do at Collingrove. The workers have a lunch break Planning for our 60th Anniversary of Competition at Collingrove is well in hand and the programme will be fascinating, exciting and interesting. So cross out the 29th and 30th September in your diaries and make your accommodation bookings to ensure you are able to enjoy the programme to the full. There will be everything from Historic to present day cars competing, lots of displays both static and active. Come along and meet up with your friends or make new ones. Please order your 60th Anniversary shirts and Commemorative Port on the forms available through the Office or at the Monthly General Meetings. Thats all for this month stand by for news of other interesting developments at Collingrove coming soon! See you on the hill at Collingrove. The McLaren
HISTORIC RACING REGISTER Hi everyone. We had our bi-monthly meeting at Peter Collins shed in May. He had his GT40 and Cobra build on display. I couldn’t make it from China, but there was lots of great feedback from the attendees. Many thanks to Peter and Adam Sellars for organising these meetings. They are a great addition to our social calendar. We are all pumped up in the Committee about how well Easter went and how much more we can do for next year. It’s our AGM at the clubrooms on July the 18th. I’m hoping for a renegade bunch of Historic racing activists to come along and vote me out! Anyway, on racing news, Winton went really well. Jason Armstrong and I kicked arse all weekend of course on the “small car track” event of the year. I kicked hardest; into Barry Cockayne’s Bugeye – whoops. Peter Whelan got away with his health and chassis intact after a very nasty looking episode with the wall. Trevor Dunford’s Vauxhall was still intact at the end of the event and Bob Shapel showed the Lb field the way for a race or two as well. If you have a Winton victory story that I haven’t mentioned then good on you and come and tell me next time so I can boast on your behalf. As I write, I can’t think about Motorsport at the moment without turning my mind to the unfortunate episode at Round 2 last weekend. I know we all feel very deeply about this and extend our sympathy to Michael’s family. It’s a salient reminder that nothing we do is risk free, especially in cars. We have an amazing opportunity as a Club coming up with the Targa Adelaide. By now the details will be out so you can see for yourselves but the between the lines bit here is that this is an opportunity for us to promote what we do at someone else’s event and have a ball doing it. I think the sport bit in our name gets a bit lost sometimes so I’m always keen to stamp the SCCSA mark on any motorsport activity. It helps to build our brand as the Club to join if you want to play in your car. Finally on that note, it would be great to see a decent turn out of old competition cars at the 101 event at the parade grounds. What a great opportunity to get yourself a permit and take the race car out for a blat on the road. No broadies in the parklands though… Cheers, Troy Ryan
Guy Sierp shows you can still compete even if your 1929 Fiat 509 smells a bit of rat poo !!
COMPETITION NEWS It is pleasing to see that all members of the Competition Section Committee have indicated they will be staying on for the next year. The committee are: Chairman - Neville Pym, Vice Chairman - Graham Boulter, Secretary - Bronwen Williamson, CAMS Delegates - John Bryant & Chris Green, General Committee - Daryl Siggs, Keith Williamson, Mark Blyfield, Troy Ryan, Vince Ciccarello. The Section AGM (if required) will be held on Wednesday 15th August at 7pm in the Percy Wien - Smith Room.
Mr Hartwig enjoys some of his favourite Winton weather
Nomination forms are available from the Administration Office and be aware that nominations close at 4pm on Friday 3rd August. Our next event at Mallala will be the HQ Enduro on 7th July. Neville Pym
The Noel Roscrow Trophy The H Noel Roscrow AM Perpetual Trophy has been inaugurated to commemorate Noel’s work and support of the Sporting Car Club for many years, including his foundation Chairmanship of the Club’s Fleurieu Group in 2003 and for his gift of $25,000 for the purchase of timing equipment for the Collingrove Hill Climb. Noel was still Chairman of the Fleurieu Group after 10 years at the time of his death last September at the age of 85. The Roscrow Trophy is awarded by the Club with the winner being selected by a committee of three, comprising the Club President and the Chairman of the Classic Section and the Fleurieu Group.
The First Winner The Trophy was presented for the first time at this year’s Fleurieu Group’s May Day luncheon at the Currency Creek Winery, following a car run in the morning, and the first recipient is Ray Pank. This was greeted with thunderous acclamation – and a stunned look on Ray’s face! Ray has been a member of the Sporting Car Club for 76 years and is its longest-serving Member. His first car was a 14/60 Amilcar which was re-engined with an Essex Four by John McDonough, who later bought the car, and Max Lawton and it became known as the Madconberg Special which, Ray believes, is still around. Ray competed in a variety of Club events, including hill-climbs and trials, initially in a Vauxhall 30/98 in 1936 and, on his 21st birthday in 1938, he bought a Ford V8 in which he also took part in a 50-mile handicap race at Lobethal. When WW2 was declared, Ray bought a new Vauxhall 10 because of its economic appeal – including new tyres! – as it was not known for how long the war might last. Ray served overseas with an army mobile workshop during that time. After the war, he bought a Holden and took part in veteran events, firstly in a 1905 De Dion Bouton which he later sold to Jim Gosse. He also competed in a 1902 Veteran Oldsmobile which belonged to GM-Holden and which was garaged at the Holden family residence on Dequetteville Terrace. When he turned up to drive the car again after the war, he found that the Holden’s house has been used by the Army – and so had the Oldsmobile. The engine needed some welding together as it had received some rough use. The repair work was organised through GM-Holden Director Jim (later Sir James) Holden. Then came a Lancia which Ray fitted with a Terraplane engine. He drove the car in a variety of events, including a hill-climb at Rob Roy in Victoria where he won his class. He also competed in it on the Woodside circuit. In 1950, aged 33, Ray started his own business to represent Australian and overseas manufacturers and is well-known for his representation of Grundfos Pumps and Siemens Electrical. In 1965, joined the Railton Car Club and later the Hudson Essex Club in the US which has 3,000 members world-wide. These memberships have gained him friends in many countries. For his work and support of the Sporting Car Club, Ray was made a Life Member in 1981. He provided the Club with funds in 1999 to buy the 16ha Collingrove Hill Climb following the earlier death of Club member an owner, Bob Angas, who in 1952 initiated hill-climb events on his family’s long-held property near Angaston. Ray did this because of the huge debt he insists he owes the Club for its friendship and support. Ray also served on the General Committee and, with former longtime Secretary, Douglas Verco, acted as a Steward at Club speed events for the RAA of SA, prior to the formation of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport which took over administering the controlling rules and regulations. Ray has had a long association with Goolwa and for many years owned a ‘week-ender’ on Liverpool Road. His neighbour there was another Club member and events competitor, Granton Harrison, whose family made shoes. From any viewpoint, Ray Pank has achieved much in his life and is still involved in many things. And he has a way to go yet, as he is only 95.
Ray Pank and his wife Patricia
The late Noel Roscrow and wife Ali
About the Trophy The Roscrow Trophy consists of a wooden plinth on which is mounted a polished SS Jaguar piston and connecting rod. Such a design was chosen because of Noel’s love of his own beautifullyrestored black 1938 SS which stands inside his house on Hindmarsh Island, next to his billiard table. The piston and rod were supplied by Club Member Digby Thomas from his inventory of spares for his 1937 SS which he has owned for 55 years. Fellow Club Member Rick Medlyn and Digby organised the design of the Trophy, the work being carried out by Goolwa artisans at no charge, such was their respect for Noel. And on the plinth is mounted the first silver shield, bearing the name of the first winner :- RAY PANK.
Carroll Shelby: gone but not forgotten: Known by enthusiasts young and old and all around the world, Carroll Shelby who died recently will be missed by many. Who would have thought that a former chicken farmer from Texas would have had such an influence in the world of motor sport and car construction? He has been called ‘the father of the muscle car. Not only that, but he was often rated amongst the world’s top racing drivers. He was one of those geniuses from the time when there were people who could design cars, build cars, sort their handling and drive them to success in top level competition. Not so well known is that he was one of the world’s longest survivors of a heart transplant, having received his new one in 1990. He founded the International Chilli Society which has raised more than $1billion for charities with cooking contests. Another venture was a safari business in South Africa, and he trained bomber pilots during the war. He was not so successful in another field, having been married six times. A real character! His exploits and achievements live on in your Library. Some of the books you may like are: Cobra Story (on display; Ford Versus Ferrari; Carroll Shelby, The Career of a Great American Racing Driver; Great Racing Drivers of the World, and Aston Martin, A Racing History.
Roy Salvadori enjoying his retirement at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
FAST, FRIENDLY, RELIABLE AND GONE HIS Roy Salvadori, the fast Englishman with an Italian name from his Italian refrigeration business owning parents passed away recently at age 90 after a career noted for his versatility. His most famous victory was at the 24 hours Le Mans event of 1959 in an Aston Martin with the also late Carroll Shelby. He started his career in MGs and Rileys and moved on to an Alfa P3 and the ex Prince Bira Maserati before forging a long stint as a works driver for many British teams across a range of formulas. Victories were hard to get but places came thick and fast with such cars as Frazer-Nash, Connaught, BRM, Jaguar, Vanwall, 250Fs, Cooper and Aston Martin. He was one who made a successful change from front engined to rear engined racers. We saw him at Warwick Farm in 1962 where he had an unfortunate accident. After retiring from driving in 1965 he managed the Cooper-Maserati team until 1968 when he decided to concentrate on his car business. Since then he has often been seen at Goodwood having a serious ‘go’. In his last years he lived with his wife Susan, the daughter of an early Le Mans winner, above the start-finish line at Monaco. There are many books in the Library with stories about Roy. You can also read about his early contact and lasting friendship with Bernie Ecclestone.
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“ THROWS A 12 FOOT ROOSTER TAIL!”. CCOMMUNICATION and the CLUBommunication COMMUNICATION and the Club I was asked by our President, Ken Messenger, to explain some aspects of social networking that are useful for the Club. So hopefully this will be useful to everyone, especially those not yet familiar with modern forms of communication. Modern technology has enabled fast and immediate communication for the masses. For some generations a meeting of people would be organised through phone calls and mail, while others have moved onto e-mail. While all ways of communication have their uses and are suited to their own demographics modern technology is rushing ahead and if used well can be greatly beneficial. One new aspect of communication is social networking. There are two extremely popular and far reaching sites, one being Facebook and the other Twitter. For those not yet aware of Facebook or still new to the site let me explain. Facebook could be compared with community notice boards and a scrapbook blended into one. For groups like the Car Club a Facebook page is a great way to promote its activities and social events to a wider group of people. Through the use of Facebook the club would be able to post pictures of events as well as advertise upcoming events and meetings. This has already been proved successful by the many business and clubs already active on Facebook. Another way to involve only members on Facebook is to create a group. This group works on an invite only system and so only current members would have access to this page. This can be used for members to communicate en masse and to send out event invites for club only activities. This could also be used to arrange social gatherings. In the past to organise a social outing members had to ring, e-mail or in some cases mail information to members, through Facebook what used to take days or weeks to organise can now take a few hours or minutes. While this may not be an option that all Members are interested in participating with, the younger demographic of members will be able to get involved in shaping and working on events for the Club, building
and the CLUB
relationships and participation levels within the club. Another popular social networking site is Twitter; this site allows people to share what they are doing with the masses. Twitter uses short messages called tweets. This site can be used to remind people of dates of events and meetings as well as sharing the success of events. This site like most will allow for widespread promotion. Twitter is a great way to spread the club’s name and get people interested and hopefully entice new members. One important aspect of communication is of course mobile phones. Through many modern smart phones access to social networking is the norm, but the simple text message should not be overlooked. Through texting, messages can be sent to large groups immediately and relatively cheaply. This can be of great use if organising an event. For instance if a meeting spot has changed you would be able to send a text en masse to the group, and while not all people will want to be informed by text message even having a few interested would save organisers time. Many businesses already use text messages to inform customers of special offers and events and so can clearly be seen as a successful and valuable form of communication. Modern forms of communication are allowing people to stay in contact easily and quickly. The correct use of these few options can increase interest in the club, raise participation in events and save valuable time. As the future keeps racing ahead so does technology and it is important to keep up. Communication has evolved greatly over the years and a mix of the old and the new will ensure a bright future for the Club. Katie Ozgo
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Meeting On The Move, Friday January 6th 2012 The Mustang wasn’t finished on Tuesday the 2nd of January. The plan was to have the car back on the road for my birthday on November 17th! That just slipped away. November like almost every other month was taken up with other commitments, the usual things, family, friends and work. To be honest the car had been off of the road, all but a brief outing, in pieces since Small Car Sunday in 2007. The motor had hemorrhaged more oil on the outside than on the inside. Easy! Pull the motor out, repair the worn and broken parts and re-assemble. Shouldn’t take more than a few months all up! Upon removing the motor, it became obvious that the engine bay needed a tidy up, the paint was patchy and poor, and the wiring was a catastrophe. So maybe a bit longer than a few months but it shouldn’t take too long is what I told Leanne. Then I found a little rust in the driver’s side floor as well as some poor repair work around the bonnet hinges and the list continued to grow. A replacement panel for the floor was located, a whole bunch of other new parts were sourced both locally as well as overseas, fuel tank, radiator and shroud, all new body rubbers, window regulators, carpet, boot mat, crash pad, door hinges, the list was long and seemed to keep growing. The engine had already been stripped down, the problem located, broken ring landings on cylinder 5. As well, it appeared that the oil pump had been sucking air as the pickup was not screwed in tight in the pump. The cam was worn the crank looked good the heads looked good the block was on +30. Machine shops wouldn’t entertain the idea of taking the block to +40. The machine shop local to my work had 2 blocks “out the back” that had been sitting out there for years. One of their blocks was cleaned & de-rusted & prepared. It machined to +20, crankshaft linished, new pistons, rings, bearings, gaskets, camshaft, oil pump & oil pick-up, heads checked, guides restored, valves lapped and seated all supplied by the machine shop and now all ready for re-assembly. Whilst the engine components were at the machine shop I stripped the car back as far as the windscreen, all of the panels and suspension and steering removed. The interior with the exception of the hood-lining was totally stripped. Then I had a triple bypass in February 2009 and work on the Mustang slowed right down. All of the paint from the firewall forward was removed by hand. There was some good news! All original panels! Not a dent or a crease to any of the fixed steel. The rusted floor was replaced as was the damage around the bonnet hinge mounts. A little rust under the battery tray was repaired. With the repairs all done it now needed some paint. I don’t paint but was prepared to learn. Bad idea I was told. So I didn’t. The car could not be easily moved, no front wheels no suspension or steering components. Ben from Color Touch was contacted. He called around on a damp morning, locked himself in my shed for a couple of hours and hey presto all black engine bay, and front chassis area. The suspension components and the myriad of other parts were powder coated in grey undercoat the sprayed black to have the same finish as the engine bay. All of the nuts and bolts and washers were cleaned and sent away to be black zinc coated. The Mustang is not a big car, but in pieces, it took up almost the entire shed and one room of our house.
Then in September of 2010 I was diagnosed with a tumor on my spinal cord and work on the Mustang slowed right down again. The car was reassembled with the exception of the engine bay contents. All looking good! The wiring was repaired. I enlisted the help of a friend to re-assemble the engine. We had had some experience rebuilding Mini engines, we were confident of our abilities. The bolting together went well. Pretty soon the motor is back in one piece with reconditioned starter, alternator, new water pump etc etc… A small hiccup occurred on the day chosen for putting the engine in the car. The engine had been rebuilt on a T- shaped engine stand with 3 wheels. The Cleveland engine on the stand is fairly heavy. I had to maneuver the engine down a small slope from the shed to the concrete landing outside the shed. The engine stand tipped as it went down the ramp. I tried to be a hero and put myself between the engine and the ground. I received some serious grazes and scrapes Leanne in her attempts to help me was similarly grazed and bruised. The engine got away with a crushed oil filter. I got the biggest telling off you can imagine from my Leanne and our two sons. I licked my wounds, had photos taken of the damage, so that I would not forget what I had done to myself. We enlisted some more help and with an engine crane we lifted the engine back in. The top-loader gear box was reattached all of the other bits in the engine bay were completed and finished. The interior was re-assembled, new carpet, new crash pad on the dashboard. The boot was tidied up new under felt new carpet. We were working toward a dead-line. Some friends of the family wanted to use the Mustang and my sons Mini as wedding cars. The wedding was set for March 26th 2011, my sons Mini had been apart for more than 10 years. The Mustang ran out of conditional registration about March of 2008. I took the papers to the local Services SA office and was told that I would not be able to re-register the car with out a letter from the SCCSA on club letter head showing that I was a member. Apparently our little cardboard membership cards hold no sway with the government. So what to do? I went home and registered it online with EZYREG. Took my receipt to the club and was issued with a new log book. The wedding went without a hitch (!). The Mustang smoked more than an Ash Wednesday Fire. to page 15
New rings, gaskets, bearings, the extra machining just an extra $1000.00. The wedding was on Saturday the 26th of March 2011. The Mustang was finished being assembled the previous weekend. Still a lot to do during the week to get it wedding ready! Leanne and I took the car out on the Thursday before the wedding to Hahndorf. It rained all of the way there and back. We suspected that it was burning a lot of oil but we needed to be at the wedding on Saturday. The Wedding Ceremony was held at the Botanic Gardens at Mt. Lofty. The Mustang took the groomsmen to the ceremony, the groom travelled up in a 1989 Porsche Speedster. The bride and her accompaniment arrived in a pair of 1970’s Minis. The comment from the driver of the Porsche was that the Mustang was blowing a fair bit of smoke. We made it back to the reception and took the Mustang home. Under the bonnet everything looked ok the breather was hooked up properly, the vacuum lines all in place. Much head scratching? A few weeks later, our eldest son Chris was racing his Group N Mini at Mallala at the Easter Nationals. We took the Mustang to Mallala to get some miles on it to see if we could bed in the rings and stop it from smoking. Marion to Mallala and return, 40 litres of petrol and 2 litres of oil, we may as well of bought a Zeta! Only one way to fix this, pull the motor out and strip it down, this is what we did. At first glance all looked good. The pistons and bores looked ok with some funny marks at the top and bottom of the stroke. All of the pistons had large carbon deposits on the top of them. Some of the exhaust valves were not seating correctly due to the carbon build-up in that small number of miles driven. On closer inspection, the rings supplied by the machine shop were too narrow for the ring grooves in the pistons that they had supplied. This caused the rings to flutter and flex at the top and bottom of each stroke, hence the marks! We noticed some strange (for the mileage) wear marks on the main bearings. I went back and complained to them. They said it was my fault for not checking the parts and not checking their work. They supplied new rings but refused to re-hone the bores or offer any compensation. They advised just re-assemble it. It will be fine. I took the block, crank, rods and Pistons to Chris Milton Engine Developments. Sam was very helpful. He diagnosed some other serious errors made in the machining process. The tunnel bore thru the main bearings was out of tolerance, Pistons assembled onto con-rods incorrectly, Bores at +20 not bored to specifically suit the pistons. I re-lapped the valves in the heads and checked them with kerosene in a leak down test. (I still think that this is a more thorough method than applying vacuum to the port). Reassembly of the motor went smoothly. All measurements checked, all surfaces and components cleaned and checked.
The installation of the motor back into the body turned out to be tricky. The previous installation, went smoothly. This time no such luck! Exhaust pipes fowling on the chassis rails and on the steering box. Lift it out, Change the angle of approach. Still fowling! Lift it out again. Same again. Eventually after what should have been a few minutes dropping the motor in we managed to have it sitting on its mounts waiting for bolts. Simple assembly followed. Use up all of the parts, use up all of the nuts bolts and washers when there are no parts left on the bench you must be finished! Put fuel in the tank, connect the battery and crank it over. Oil pressure showing on the gauge, that’s a good thing, hook up the distributor and try to start it. The engine fires but doesn’t want to keep running. Lots of black smoke coming from the exhaust. We check the carburettor only to find that fuel is running out of the float bowl straight into the manifold. This should be easy to fix. A rebuild kit for the Holley carby is installed. Apparently an easy job made more difficult because the kit has 7 different gaskets to suit the different models of carby! The gaskets all look the same so unknowingly we installed the wrong gaskets only to find that the leaking in to the manifold was now worse than ever. This is now January 3rd and it looks like the Mustang isn’t going to make it to Meeting On The Move on Friday. We made a couple of phone calls and found a Holley Carby to borrow. The borrowed item was a different model, hadn’t been on a car in years but it did show some potential. Stripped threads on the fuel inlets, more fuel leaking (good thing it’s cheap). Swap some parts between the two carby’s and try again. This time, success! The Mustang starts and runs. No black smoke, no blue smoke, excellent oil pressure, no water leaks, even the troublesome rear main seal isn’t leaking. We drive around the block just to be sure that all is ok. We drive as far as Henley Beach to Chris’s house. It runs fine the engine temperature is good everything seems fine. The borrowed carburettor is OK but not quite set correctly. On Wednesday we took my carby to Allan at Auto Carburettor services on Norfolk Rd at Marion. He did a quick fiddle, checked the unit over, put in the right gaskets, he called me a goose for getting it all so wrong! On Thursday, Chris refitted the correct carby and drove the Mustang in to Willshire Motor Trimmers as I had returned to work after what seemed a very short Christmas New Year break. No excuses now. We had to take the car to Meeting On The Move. Home from work on Thursday after work, who would have thought that a car could get so dirty just sitting in the shed doing almost nothing? A quick wash and a chamois over and it looks almost presentable. to page 17
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Meeting On the Move started from the rear of what remains of the Victoria Park Racecourse as shown above. It had been a warm day not HOT like summer is supposed to be. As we parked the Mustang and walked up to the old entrance gates, we got some strange looks from the other members. They had never seen us in the Mustang in all of the years that they had been in the Club.
THE EDITORIAL TEAM APOLOGISE TO NOEL COTTON FOR NOT INCLUDING THIS ARTICLE IN PREVIOUS EDITIONS. WE NEED YOUR INTERESTING STORIES FOR FUTURE WHEELSPINS.
We had almost 100 people on the run up Kensington Road and over to the bottom of Norton Summit Road. At about this time I’m starting to think that maybe this wasn’t such a good idea in an unproven car on its virtual maiden drive. Too late now! Onwards and upwards! To the cars credit, it didn’t miss a beat. The oil pressure stayed good, the temperature stayed on thermostat. We drove across the western face of the hills from Norton Summit to Crafers. The directions said to turn onto the Freeway to Stirling. Nobody in front of us did so we didn’t either. We cruised along thru Upper Sturt then down the hill to the Belair Country Club. We arrived amongst the first 20 cars. A pleasant destination, plenty of car parks, only minutes from town, a nice drive to get there. Drinks at the top of the stairs on arrival, dinner was served in the dining room. The food was good, the company enjoyable, the bar well stocked. The Mustang had behaved itself until we came to leave. With the headlights on driving home, we started having a light show that would rival the fireworks on Sydney Harbour at New Year. The lights all flash on - they stay on - then go out - then come back on again. We made it home with help from Jon and Judy Lange following closely behind to scare off the boys in blue. It has been a long project all caused by a simple broken piston. I would like to thank Chris, Stuart as well as Robbie, Will and Nathan for their help and support over the four years. A special thank you to Leanne for putting up with all of the dramas that go along with rebuilding a car. I have resigned from the Mustang Non Drivers Club. Don’t forget to visit http://www.sportingcarclubsa.org.au/Gallery.mvc/Category/M eetingontheMove2012 to see all of the photos taken by Ross Pope on the night. Now to source a new headlight switch, what other bits can we get from the USA whilst the exchange rate is so good? NOEL COTTON
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2012-04-23 The Editor Wheel Spin Newsletter SCCSA Dear Editor, Subject: A Club Membership Roster or List Personal secrecy is I believe one of the maladies of our time. The other day, after hearing that a club member was enduring health problems, I wanted to contact him to wish him well. But, there isn’t a club membership roster to look up and there were too many bods in the white pages to target him accurately. So unfortunately, he had to get better alone. Why doesn’t the Sporting Car Club of South Australia annually publish a comprehensive list of all members, in both hard and soft copy forms? Every other car club of which I am a member does this. One club in the USA has such a roster book comprising four hundred and sixty four A5 pages, and other than me amongst its 6,000 members it lists at least two SCCSA members. Our government has decreed that all such lists must be controlled by the individuals’ conscious decision to ‘opt in’ to such a list, as opposed to ‘opt out’. So what, we can get it done, and those who wish to remain in the dark may continue to do so. Australians often accuse the Yanks of being fearful of their own shadows. The reverse probably applies. For the benefit of members and the club, please let’s put it right and publish a comprehensive membership list. Yours sincerely James William Scammell 27 Fifth Avenue St. Peters, S.A., 5069 AUSTRALIA +61 (8) 8362 1177 +61 (0) 488 922 632 (infrequently) jimscammell@yahoo.com.au DOB: Feb 15, 1950 Hair colour: Grey Eye Colour: Green Height: 188 cm Wife: Janet Children: Edward & Alice Cars: Old
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TARGA NIGHT STAGE The Supaloc Targa Adelaide is an exciting and international event featuring the best touring and classic cars in the world. This year the event kicks off with Targa Night Stage at Wayville Showgrounds. With a two week TV Campaign Backing up promotion, Spectator numbers are expected to be between 2,000 to 10,000 on the night. Although Targa Rally has traditionally been difficult to spectate, due to the nature of its long stage (course design,) the Targa Night Stage provides a stadium type atmosphere, much the same as a traditional motorsport event, such as the Clipsal 500, but on a smaller scale. Targa Night Stage sees competition cars tackle 2 laps of a 1.5km bitumen track built within the Adelaide Showgrounds. Various elevated vantage points deliver flame throwing, tyre shredding action just metres from spectators. As vehicles complete the circuit, they re-enter Goyder Pavilion for an up close and personal Car show. Here Spectators get to speak to drivers while the cars are literally still cooling down. The Car Club has the opportunity to have 50 vehicles enter in the Targa Night Stage on Wednesday August 22nd. Entry fee is $90per entry and includes Driver and Navigator. Cars will run in packets of about 15 with a lead and follow car. Participants will require a CAMS Licence Level 2 Speed as a minimum and to be a member of the Sporting Car Club. If you would like to participate please contact Abbie on 8271 5689 for further details.
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BACK WORDS By Paul Murrell
A small victory for rallying. More than 25 competitive stages of the Supaloc Targa Adelaide have been approved by local councils for the August 2012 event. About 20 stages received road closure approval by the Adelaide Hills Council in front of a packed gallery of about 60 motor sport supporters. The previous requirement for 100 percent community agreement along the proposed route was not raised. Following consultation with local residents, event organiser Octagon announced it would not close Fox Creek Road near Lenswood and would alter the Scotts Bottom stage near the Scott Creek Conservation Park. The decision had also been made after consultation with business owners and advice from councillors to cancel the Hahndorf stage that would have closed Spoehr and Johnson Roads and parts of Onkaparinga Valley, Balhannah and Jones Roads, and resulted in access issues to The Lane, Shaw and Smith and Nepenthe wineries and a 6.5km detour between Balhannah and Verdun. The Gumeracha to Birdwood stage has also been shortened to avoid disrupting a local rural supplies business. These are positive signs that the organisers are working with local residents and councils to ensure minimal inconvenience and as always, communication is a vital part of mutual understanding. About 1600 replies have been received in a community survey on rallies, with 60 percent supporting rallies, 33 percent opposing them and 7 percent undecided. New policies for approving road rallies are expected to be ready for 2013 events.
Have your say. As the largest, oldest and most influential car club in South Australia, the SCC has an obligation to speak up for our Members on any issue that affects them. Let’s face it, our interests and concerns are not often represented anywhere else (RAA, anybody?). As you are probably aware new speed cameras in South Australia will soon be catching motorists whose average speed exceeds the speed limit over a given distance, rather than at a single point. These point-to-point cameras measure the time taken to travel between two fixed cameras to determine average speed and will be used initially on Port Wakefield Road and the Dukes Highway, both notorious black spots (it was inevitable and only a matter of time until cameras installed to monitor truck travel were used to nab other road users). Plans are in place for similar cameras on Victor Harbor Road, the South Eastern Freeway, the Northern Expressway and the Sturt Highway. The upside is, as Police Minister Jennifer Rankine says, that the new system is a fairer way of measuring the speed of vehicles and targets people who speed and “keep on speeding, rather than those who go over the limit at one point and correct themselves”. We all know how frustrating it is to be pinged for a momentary lapse of attention to the speedo, or when trying to get out, past and back in at one of the rare places it is possible and before oncoming traffic or double lines intervene. However, you can be sure there will still be roaming speed cameras and roadside cameras to maintain the revenue flow... sorry, deter any breach of the speed limit; in other words, a double whammy. Point-to-point speed cameras are used in the UK, Netherlands, Italy (I always stop for a coffee break before reaching the next camera on the autostrada) and in Victoria on the Hume Highway.
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JEFF GRANSDEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Family came from far and wide including interstaters to celebrate the milestone birthday of the grand ol’ man! (not that Jeff would admit to being old). I believe the ol’ fella is still competing; his last race was at Mallala at the Easter Historic race meeting. Thanks must go to Jeff’s lovely wife, Lorraine, for organising this special day. By all reports everyone had a wonderful time, and I believe his fellow Club cronies really enjoyed the refreshments as Jeff was footing the bill!! On behalf of the Sporting Car Club, congratulations and best wishes Jeff. Alan Caire Facilities/ Functions
The Black Bess replica built by Jeff shown above.
Jeff with his great grand children and one of his Elfin clubman sports cars. On Sunday 20th May, Jeff Gransden, a long time Club Member of 57 years plus, celebrated his 90th birthday with 120 family and friends in the Reg. Sparks Room. On stage were two of Jeff’s creations – An Elfin 1968 Clubman Roadster (one of 5 which he built ) The second being a replica of ‘Black Bess’, a re-creation of the original 1940 model. ( Black Bess was originally a Ford V8, stripped and rebuilt for racing but after a short life and blowing the engine was put away for some years. In 1946 it was again rebuilt with a Mercury V8 and went from success to success winning 29 races and 10 other placings from 40 starts at circuits all over Australia in the period to 1952.) Of course the day wouldn’t have been the same without the Birthday Boy being interviewed by the one and only Graham Boulter, and Jeff, true to form responded in his cheeky and humorous way. Roastings by Hedley Bachmann and Colin Stagg and a tribute given by Jeff’s great-grandson, Jonathon, made the afternoon most enjoyable with plenty of laughter and reminiscing from days gone by. David Braunack kindly presented Jeff with nine bottles of red wine with each label representing a decade of Jeff’s life. Jeff is looking forward to the next bottle!
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Monaro CV8. 2002. Mint, one owner. 50,759km.
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Delft Blue with blue leather interior. Holden dealer service record plus six monthly oil changes, thick file of receipts and records. Stainless steel exhaust system and headers ($7500, original system included), upgraded sound system ($1700, original sound system included) with DVD player, Bluetooth, reversing camera. Darkest legal tinted windows. Near new tyres. Tow bar. Original 28pp sales brochure, promotional Monaro key ring in original box, “Monaro. Birth of a Legend” book by Josh Dowling. Reg: RPM 111. $31,300. Phone 8388 9175 or 0416 026 778.
FOR SALE or WANTED 1963 Bacchus Clubman Roadster 1 of 5 built in Adelaide by Ray Lewis and Rory Thompson. Light-weight space frame design, aluminium cladding with fibreglass nose and guards, styled on Lotus 7. Extremely reliable and competitive sportscar, road registered, CAMS log booked with C of D, eligible for Historic Group O Sports and Targa. Engine: Fresh (only a few road miles), all steel, full race spec. MG B series 1975cc, 5 bearing crank, Argo rods, roller rockers, twin choke 45 Weber, ceramic exhaust, aluminium radiator, 50 litre aluminium fuel tank and 6 point harnesses. MGB MkII gearbox with Needham close ratio all synchro gears, racing clutch, BMC rear end with spare diffs. ASP 3 piece alloy rims with Avon racing slicks and Minilite pattern road rims with Yokohamas. Fastidiously maintained trophy winner at Mallala (1.22), Wakefield Pk (1:12), Winton (1:11) and Classic Adelaide Class Winner. A light and competitive Clubman in excellent condition that can be driven to the track. $29,000 ono. Phil Lane 0419 998 825.
DORIAN TIMER Complete with cradle and charger. All in good condition. $350.00. Phone Bob on 0488 110 227
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Parts and information for a 1905 Twin Cylinder 10HP Model AB De Dion Bouton I am restoring. I purchased the dismantled remains of this car from Kevin Shearer in about 1978 and it was previously owned by another Club Member. Does any older Member have any recollection of this car and maybe its history? I also require help in manufacturing an original De Dion style copper tube and flutted radiator to suit this car . Can any member assist in information about this process? Philip Riedel 1300 364 126 0413871055 priedel@riedel.com.au Storage Space Available – in Camden Park (behind Adelaide Airport). Vehicles, furniture, boats, etc including a loft area. Secure, dry, access 7am – 4pm weekdays, after hours by appointment. Contact Roger Harrison 0409 363 242.
CLOSED SERVICE STATION SALE. Many old parts, books,filters etc. Email kgadams@activ8.net.au BMW Z4351i IS Supercharged convertible. (2010) Black sapphire. Stunning car only 10,000km! Like new. Awesome performance. Reg. ZZZZ4. $100,000 ono. Phone Alan Drake 0411867139 or Anne-Marie 0411867140. drakeaa@tpg.com.au. WHEELS AND TYRES FOR SALE 4 Pirelli P Zero Nero 235/40 18" High performance all weather tyres and black "Mono" wheels , complete. As new suit B.M.W Jaguar or GMH. $1600.00 o.n.o (Visa, M.C or American Express accepted.). Phone Alan 0411867139 or email drakeaa@tpg.com.au. WANTED – Information and photo’s of Clisby cars particularly the Bantam’s. Contact Martin Stow 0409 989 836 or Email: martinstow@bigpond.com. Wire or spoked wheels to suit various cars including, Riley, Jaguar, MG and some French vintage cars. 17 inch, Rudge Whitworth hubs size 42mm, actual hub diameter 62.5mm, 75 spline. Complete with tyres. $1500 or nearest offer. Ph - 0421 358 110 Obsessed Collector paying top cash for all enamel signs, especially embossed signs, manual or electric petrol bowsers, cloth hoses, nozzles, oil bottles or tin or plastic tops, oil bottle stands, old tins, badges, uniforms etc for my collection. Travel anywhere. Phone Stuart 08 8892 2279 or 0408 922 279.
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“101 Years of Motoring” A Picnic & Car Display Day Open to All Club Members/ All Sections Where: Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide When: Sunday 21st October 2012 Entry Fee: $10.00 per vehicle Entry Forms available from the Club Office or Club Website We are pleased to announce that our Club Patron His Excellency the Governor will be attending this special club event. Due to printing deadlines for the Event Catalogue
ENTRIES WILL BE CLOSING 17th AUGUST 2012
Avoid disappointment - get your entry in Now ! NOTE : Drivers Wanted.. Some Members have multiple entries and may need help driving their cars to the event. If you can you help please register your availability. Further details Phone Bob Underwood 0419 036402