12 Dec GVVCVC - Gawler Veteran Vintage & Classic

elow a towering cliff! During our drive through Capital Gorge Don’s 1931 Model A , ‘Old Blue’ began to
struggle. Fuel appeared to be coming from the carby where there was a loose bolt. Once this was tightened
we headed off toward Hanksville which is almost in the middle of nowhere, via a scenic route along a gorge
lined with varied and colourful rock formations. The Hanksville motel was basic but the Red Rock Cafe,
affiliated with it, catered to our culinary needs admirably.
Friday breakfast was just as good. The drive to Goblin Valley saw me
taken by surprise.
We drove over a rim and were met by a valley of goblins – huge mud
like looking rocks that could pass, at a distance, for children’s mud play!
Green River, famous for growing watermelons [but not green] has the
John Wesley Powell Museum. He explored the Colorado River area. On
the return trip to Salina via The San Rafael Swell Don’s car again
struggled – it appeared to be starved of fuel. With many observers and
much assistance the problem was rectified – the clamp joining the
exhaust manifold to the muffler was loose and upside down – with the
result that the carby was overheating and vaporizing the fuel.
There were no further difficulties either en route to Salina or back to Salt Lake City, though Old Blue was
tucked up safely in the trailer.
It goes without saying – I had a fabulous 4 days with the Beehive A’s and wouldn’t have missed it
for the world. I highly recommend making contact with clubs when you plan your holidays – you never
know – you may be lucky enough to be able to join them on tour to new and interesting places too.
I have a little Satnav
It sits there in my car
A Satnav is a driver's friend
It tells you where you are
I have a little Satnav
I've had it all my life
It’s better than the normal ones
My Satnav is my wife
It gives me full instructions
Especially how to drive
"It's thirty miles an hour", it says
"You're doing thirty five"
It tells me when to stop and start
And when to use the brake
And tells me that it's never ever
Safe to overtake
It tells me when a light is red
And when it goes to green
It seems to know instinctively
Just when to intervene
AUSTIN A40
A wonderful car is the Austin.
It is incredibly hard to get lost in.
There‘s four forward gears.
And a large boot for those 2 dozen beers.
The rest just has to be squashed in!
The GPS Lament
It lists the vehicles just in front
And all those to the rear
And taking this into account
It specifies my gear.
I'm sure no other driver
Has so helpful a device
For when we leave and lock the car
It still gives its advice
It fills me up with counselling
Each journey's pretty fraught
So why don't I exchange it
And get a quieter sort?
Ah well, you see, it cleans the house,
Makes sure I'm properly fed,
It washes all my shirts and things
And - keeps me warm in bed!
Despite all these advantages
And my tendency to scoff,
I do wish that once in a while
I could turn the damned thing off !!
GVVCVC Journal December 2012 Page 14