Wheelspin July 2012 - Sporting Car Club of SA

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
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.
JON AND DI PYLE’S 1963 VAUXHALL PB CRESTA
AT RIGHT AND THEIR 1913 ROVER BELOW

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
Chris Kean
Grant Crowhurst
Steve & Bronnie Juett
Mike Keen
Dave Keen
Ben Ligertwood
David Wiseman
Paul Sampson
Stephen Jarrett
Rob Edge
Ken & Beverley Lawrie
Michael Gilmore
Scott Allen
Peter Hood
Competition, Hillclimb, Circuit, CAMS
General, HRR
Hillclimb
Vintage, Classic, Competiiton, CAMS
Hillclimb, Circuit
General
Classic, Comp, HQ, Hillclimb, Circuit,
CAMS
Classic, Conditional Reg.
Classic, Hillclimb
General
Vintage, Classic, Comp, Hillclimb,
Circuit, CAMS
Classic, Fleurieu, Conditional Reg.
Classic, Conditional Reg.
HQ, Hillclimb, Circuit, CAMS
Competition, Circuit, CAMS
John & Suzanne Curnow Vintage, Classic, Conditional Reg.
July 2012
4 General Meeting Clubrooms
6 Section AGM Classic
7 HQ Enduro Mallala
13 Hub Lunch Tower Hotel,
Magill
14 Come&Try Hillclimb 2 Collingrove
15 Wintercup 3 Collingrove
18 Section Meeting HQ
20 Section Meeting Veteran/Vintage
22 Around the Houses Veteran/Vintage
August 2012
1 General Meeting Clubrooms
10 Section Meeting Classic
15 Section Meeting HQ
15 Section AGM Competition
17 Section Meeting Veteran/Vintage
18 -19 Round 3 SA State Champs Mallala
19 Members Only Swap Meet Clubrooms
22 Targa Night Stage Wayville Showgrounds
26 Classic Run tba

VETERAN and VINTAGE
SECTIONS
VETERAN and VINTAGE EVENT
Date
CALENDAR -
June - December 2012
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
The two sections have planned joint meetings and events for the
foreseeable future .
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.
May 2014 :
Australia
National Veteran Tour, Shepparton,
National 1 & 2 Cylinder Rally, South
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.

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

y “Up Hill”
HILLCLIMB NEWS
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 32.06
Derek Foster Goblin Suzuki Special 32.08
Andrew Bartlett Nissan Skyline R32 GTR 32.30
Artur Niedzwiecki Mitsubishi Evo TME 32.57
Craig Van Diemen Mitsubishi Evo TME 32.78
Nick Streckeisen Mitsubishi Evo 8 32.90
Michael Willis Mitsubishi Evo 9 32.95
Martin Donnon Subaru Sti 33.19
David Coombe Nissan Skyline GTR 33.30
Geoff Vardon Nissan Skyline R32 GTR 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.
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.
The workers have a lunch break
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
Mr Hartwig
enjoys some
of his
favourite
Winton
weather
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.
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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CCOMMUNICATION and
the CLUBommunication
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
COMMUNICATION 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.
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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.
New rings, gaskets, bearings, the extra machining just an extra
$1000.00.
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.
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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.
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.
THE EDITORIAL TEAM APOLOGISE TO
NOEL COTTON FOR NOT INCLUDING
THIS ARTICLE IN PREVIOUS EDITIONS.
WE NEED YOUR INTERESTING STORIES
FOR FUTURE WHEELSPINS.
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
18

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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A small victory for rallying.
BACK WORDS
By Paul Murrell
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.
21

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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MARKET
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.
CLOSED SERVICE STATION SALE. Many old
parts, books,filters etc. Email kgadams@activ8.net.au
Monaro CV8. 2002. Mint, one owner. 50,759km.
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.
DORIAN TIMER Complete with cradle and charger. All
in good condition. $350.00. Phone Bob on 0488 110 227
WANTED
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.
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