The Grille

Newsletter of the Grafton Vintage Motor Vehicle Club Inc.

www.graftonvintagecars.com

PO Box 523 Grafton NSW 2460

JUNE 2017

KARSALES KORNER GRAFTON

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OFFICE BEARERS

PRESIDENT

Doug Clark 0427 665 200 email: dr.jm.clark@bigpond.com

VICE PRESIDENT

Kim Dahl 0418 660 347

SECRETARY

Peter Arnull 6643 4683

TREASURER

Laurie Fitzpatrick 6645 4657

COMMITTEE

Malcolm Larkin 6643 5335 Graham Benn 6642 1868 Kim Dahl 0418 660 347 Peter & Robyn Nixon 6643 1959 Dick and Ena Parmeter 6644 9037

WELFARE OFFICER

Margaret Fitzpatrick 66 454 657

BULLETIN EDITOR

Peter & Robyn Nixon 6643 1959 0419 431 959

email: gvmvci@gmail.com

EVENTS COMMITTEE

Kim Dahl 0418 660 347 Tom Raven 0419 888 902 Ken Norton 0403 521 468

VEHICLE EXAMINERS

John Snape (cars) 6645 2377 Tom Hay (cars) 6647 3261 Ken Norton (cars) 6642 6817 Mal Cochran (bikes) 0407 212 691

WEB MASTERS

Peter Arnull 6643 4683 Peter Nixon 0419 211 991

PUBLICITY OFFICER

Ena Parmenter 6644 9037

CLUB CUSTODIAN

Spencer Orr 6647 6265

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Held at Jabour Park club rooms on the first Sunday of each month. (except January). See times in club event calendar, page 3. For enquiries or directions ring the President Doug Clark 0427 665 200 All meetings are designated Club authorised runs. You may drive your historic vehicles to and from meetings.

Deadline for contributions for The GRILLE COB 28th of each

month

EDITORS’ COMMENT

Welcome all to the June edition of the Grille. The good news, Robyn and I have changed our dates for travelling to TS Armidale for Navy Cadets. We can now attend meetings. If you have anything of interest for the newsletter you could bring it along.

From the photos on page 4 it looks like it was an interesting day at the Alpaca Farm. Nearly as interesting as Ken’s Fishing trip. I am doing a training and assessing course at TAFE in Coffs Harbour and this occupies every Thursday till the end July. No coffee runs for us till August.

I have 2 projects currently on the go. Number 1 is the Wolseley engine repair and this is well underway. Trouble is, while the engine is out why not paint the firewall and tidy the wiring crosses my mind. Why not the front chassis rails also. Perhaps a new set of carburettors. Result, the engine is complete, sitting in front of the car and the engine bay is just starting to be reassembled. I hope to have the vehicle on the road within 6 weeks, ready for its RWC and re-registration. See page 9 for a photo.

My other project is my 1949 Morris Minor Tourer. Most of the panels are now at Littles Speciality Refinishers. When they are ready I will take out the body, for blasting , rust repair and painting. Then there is just the upholstery, suspension, exhaust and brakes. I might have it home by Christmas as a rolling chassis. Anyone else got a project car to talk about, please send me article and photos.

Regards

Peter & Robyn

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

The September Retro Motorfest is taking shape with entries starting to come in. The Vintage Caravaners have really take this event on board, with entries & Camping on the Grounds over the weekend has taken their fancy.

Ian & Wendy Gibbs are hosting the Spite Clubs from Sydney & Brisbane in Grafton over the June long weekend. This should be spectacular. Our Club will be hosting a morning tea at Jabour Park on the Sunday morning, 11th June, 10am to 11am for these visitors.

We still require volunteers for this morning tea and any help would be appreciated, contact me on 0427 665 200 for arrangements.

A small group of Members had a very interesting day at the Alpaca Farm at Harwood Island, with an explanation of the Alpaca Industry included.

The June 18th run to Ballina Manor organised by Tom & Lorraine Raven requires numbers by the 12th June.

Christmas in July is 16th July and planning is underway so mark your calendars. Also Kim Dahl will be looking for numbers regarding catering. Bob Gray has his posters out for the Maclean Swap Meet scheduled for Sunday the 24th September 2017

Cheryl Benn’s Murray Run has all of the accommodation locked in and deposits paid with some very interesting venues.

Regards

Doug Clark

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CLUB EVENT CALENDAR 2017

June Saturday 3 11 am Lawrence Hall Old car display, all welcome, see advertisement page 7

Lorna Reeves 0431120473

Sunday 4 3.00pm Jabour Park Monthly Meeting Doug Clark 0427665200

Thursday 8 9.00am Jabour Park Coffee run to Gardenmania Coffs Harbour

Tom Raven 0419888902

Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and Monday 12

Talk to Kim Dahl Cooly Rocks, Coolangatta Kim Dahl 0418660347

Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and Monday 12

10am to 11am Sprite Club of Australia visiting Grafton . Morning tea at Jabour Park and observation run Sunday. 11/6/17

Doug Clark 0427665200

Sunday 18 TBA Ballina Manor High Tea Tom Raven 0419888902

July Saturday 1 8.30 Jabour Park Sawtell Chilli Festival Kim Dahl 0418660347

Sunday 2 3.00pm Jabour Park Monthly Meeting Doug Clark 0427665200

Thursday 13 9.00am Jabour Park Botero Coffee Shop Maclean. Tour of premises followed by morning tea

Ken Norton 0403521468

Sunday 16 12.00 noon Jabour Park Christmas in July, sit down luncheon, final details to be advised

Kim Dahl 0418660347

August Sunday 6 3.00pm Jabour Park Monthly Meeting Doug Clark 0427665200

Thursday 10 9.30am Jabour Park Coffee Run, Schaeffer House Grafton for morning tea and inspection

Kim Dahl 0418660347

Sunday 20 9.00am Jabour Park Club run to Evans Head, lunch at venue to be advised, Morning tea at Broadwater Church

Ken Norton 0403521468

25/8 to 10/9 The Murray Snowy Run Check Newsletter for full details Cheryl Benn 0429702264

September Sunday 3 3.00pm Jabour Park Monthly Meeting Doug Clark 0427665200

Thursday 14 9.30am Jabour Park Coffee Run to Sandon River, BYO lunch to follow at Brooms Head

Kim Dahl 0418660347

Saturday 16 and Sunday 17

Jabour Park Grafton Motorfest (Retro theme). Details to be advised, see advertisement in this issue. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Kim Dahl 0418660347 Doug_Clark 0427665200

Saturday 23 Curry Fest Woolgoolga Kim Dahl 0418660347

Sunday 24 Maclean Showground Swap Meet Bob Gray 0266452950 (H) 0417190860 (M)

October Sunday 1 4.00pm Jabour Park Monthly Meeting Doug Clark 0427665200

Thursday12 9.15am Jabour Park Coffee run to Idle Inn Coramba Ken Norton 0403521468

Sunday 15 10.00am Jabour Park Club run for lunch at the Golden Dog Glenreagh, then run to Red Rock for byo afternoon tea or purchase from the store

Kim Dahl 0418660347 Ken_Norton 0403521468

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November Saturday 4 & Sunday 5

TBA Jacaranda Rally

Thursday 9 9.30am Jabour Park Coffee Run to Turf Street Coffee Shop Ken Norton 0403521468

Sunday12 (NB: this meeting is 2nd Sunday this month)

4.00pm Jabour Park Monthly Meeting Doug Clark 0427665200

Sunday 19th TBA Club Run TBA TBA

December Sunday 3 4.00pm Jabour Park Monthly Meeting Doug Clark 0427665 200

Thursday 9 9:30 Jabour Park Coffee Run to Pillar Valley Bill Cowper

CLUB EVENT CALENDAR 2017

BALLINA MANOR BOUTIQUE HOTEL OUTING JUNE 2017

Our outing on the 18th June will be a visit to the historic Ballina Manor, located in the heart of Ballina.

Here we will be served a Devonshire morning tea, scones with jam/cream and tea/ coffee. Cost will be $7.50 per person.

If the weather is suitable we will enjoy morning tea in the courtyard.

After morning tea we will be given a complimentary guided tour (half hour) of the Manor, which has been meticulously restored and furnished and has won many industry awards.

The tour of the Heritage Listed Manor will appeal to all of us that like to conserve and appreciate the past, and to learn of its past lives and owners. Please don’t miss this opportunity to visit the beautiful listed building.

We will then proceed to the RSL Club on the river, where we will gather for lunch.

The day will commence from Ferry Park, leaving 9am sharp. Anyone wishing to get a coffee shot before heading off, please arrive early.

I will need to have numbers by the 12th June, so please ring me on 0419 888 902.

Tom Raven

Ken Norton with a catch of red claws. At the Alpaca Farm, Harwood Island.

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MEMBERS’ PAGE

Members’ vehicles can be displayed on the club web site. To have your pride and joy displayed send photos to:

parnull1@bigpond.com or phone Peter Arnull 0266 434683

INSPECTION FEE

All club inspections of vehicles carried out by the vehicle examiners will be at a cost of $20 per vehicle.

OTHER CLUB’S EVENTS

We have official visitors rights with the Summerland Sports and Classic Car Club, meaning our members are eligible to attend their events, and also theirs to ours. To aid with this our magazine is distributed electronically to their members and their magazine will be distributed electronically to you.

CALLING ALL BIKE OWNERS

I would like to put together a list of bike owners within the club with

the purpose of getting the old bikes out and putting on “bike

friendly” runs for bikes and other vehicles within the club.

Could all those interested contact Peter Arnull on

0428 415 805 or parnull1@bigpond.com.

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Minutes of the Monthly Meeting held on 7 May 2017

at Jabour Park South Grafton

The Meeting Opened: 3.07pm Chairman: Doug Clark Apologies: Michelle & Danny Thornton, Graham and Cheryl Benn. m/s R. Parmenter, T. Raven they be received. Attendance: 40

New Members: Matt Godfrey, Chris Hale, Shaun McGuire, Nevil Navel, Peter and Maureen McLennan, m/s R. Parmenter, B.Bourke they be accepted. Guest and Visitors: Nil

Items for Agenda: Nil Minutes: Minutes as per the magazine, m/s K. Norton, T. Raven, they be accepted. Business Arising: Update on Sprite Club Visit. Correspondence: Magazines from: Summerland SCCC, New England Wheels, Coffs Harbour Veteran & Vintage, Tweed Valley Vehicle restorers Club, Ballina District Vehicle Restorers Club, Port Macquarie Heritage Car Club, Port Macquarie Antique and Classic Car Club, Classic & Specialist Car Club of Northern NSW, Austin Motor Vehicle Club of NSW, Glenreagh Timer Festival – 29-07-2017, m/s, K. Norton, K Dahl that correspondence be received.

Treasurer’s Report: Bank balance at 30/04/2017 - $XX,094.85, m/s L. Fitzpatrick, K. Dahl the report be received. Accounts for payment: Invoice – Belinda Norton, m/s L. Fitzpatrick, K Dahl they be paid.

Editors Report: Closing date for magazine 28th of each month. More articles are required. New printer on lease.

Events: See Magazine and website Past Events: Olive Farm Run – 11 Cars Future Events : 13/4 Olive Farm Run 23/4 Club Run 8/5 Inland Dam Tour- Murray Tour – 9 starters 11/6 Sprite Rally 20/08 Wings and Wheels 3/06 Ballina Manor

General Business: Request for bunk beds for Jabour Park.

Meeting closed: 3.54 pm Next meeting: 4/06/2017 – 3.00 pm E.S.T

UPCOMING EVENTS.

EVERY WEDNESDAY…..HUSBAND MINDING Send your man along to Jabour Park every Wednesday for secret men’s business and men’s shed activities. Peer based training provided in washing up, cleaning, putting away, lawn mowing and any number of household duties.

COFFEE RUN TO GARDEN MANIA LIFESTYLE CENTRE

Our coffee run for the 8th June will be to Garden Mania, Boambee.

The Secret Garden Café looks over the gardens and lake, and serves delicious treats with good coffee/tea.

The nursery, giftware, art supplies, second hand goods etc. provide pleasant browsing.

Meet at Jabour Park for a 9am departure, travelling down the Pacific Hwy.

Lunch arrangements will be made on the day, if anyone wishes to do so. Probably travelling home the back road.

Tom Raven 0419 888 902

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LAWRENCE HALL 125TH BIRTHDAY!

3rd June 2017 from 11.00am - 5.00pm

Club members are invited to visit and display some of our old vehicles so visitors on the day can see how people arrived at the Hall in years gone by. Hoping you can help us celebrate!

Contact Lorna Reeves 0431120473 or 66477377

SPRITE CLUB WEEKEND IN GRAFTON

My husband Ian and I are organising a Grafton weekend for the Sprite Club of Australia (Sydney based) and the Sprite Car Club of Queensland over the June long weekend. A part of which will include a morning tea at the GVMC Club Rooms and an Observation Run starting from the Club rooms Sunday June 11th. We’d like to invite GVMC members to: a) help the GVMC raise a few $ for the Club by providing morning tea for the Spriters and b) come along on our mystery tour. Lunch will be at everyone’s own expense somewhere along the route. We’ll be finishing the day back at the Crown Hotel-Motel car park for pre dinner drinks and nibbles before heading around to Roches for dinner. Wendy Gibbs 0458 427 332

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TOURING TARTS II by WENDY GIBBS The MG Spring Rally was held over the weekend of 17th & 18th September 1994. Due to my racing commitments the week before the rally, Esme Sprite didn’t get a look in until the Friday night before the rally.

I had arranged for Avis Fowler to stay the night at our place so we could be at Peats Ridge by 7am on the Saturday morning and still get a good nights sleep. Well, that was the theory. Avis, Avis’ partner, and my hubby Ian worked until 11pm that night preparing the car. (I’m the chief cook and bottle wash).

Avis and I made Peats Ridge in good time and enjoyed the merriment and excitement before the days’ festivities began. In the last rally, I had made stickers for Esme’s bonnet and boot lid – Tarts On Tour and Touring Tarts referring to our up coming Six Hour Relay Race Team. Not to be out done, Mat Hunter and Adam Workman from Triumph Sports Owners had professionally made stickers for their TR7 that read Bastards With Brains. The scene was set, would the Bastards beat the Tarts?

Thankfully, the first turn that we should have made was out of sight of the start. It was reversing back up the Expressway On ramp that the first instruction finally made sense. We successfully proceeded to the first Unmanned Passage Control.

The instruction that had us baffled next was at the Letter A, measure 22.1 at 77 degrees. Which letter A? Do you realize how often the letter A appears on a survey map? Lo and behold there was a location called The Letter A on the map!

For an interesting deviation, we had to complete a motorkhana test at the Produce Markets. Avis being the superior Motorkhana driver, took to the test with mucho gusto. She scores a comparatively good time.

We proceeded with due caution to our lunch break in Beresfield. Lunch was a sausage sizzle at the Hunter Valley MG Workshop. During the break Avis realized that we had been given two maps the same instead of three different maps. The third, we needed for the afternoon caper.

Richard, the Rally Director, returned and gave us the right map but not before we had caused total pandemonium. A little flustered and very late we set off. We had a good idea of where we were going. We did reach the first check point as he was about to pack up. It was the same story at all the check points that afternoon.

Driving into the setting sun on unfamiliar one lane roads was exhilarating. I’m sure Esme felt quite at home driving through Wandin Valley as she is named after Esme Watson from A Country Practice fame – she doesn’t look much but she’s got a good heart. When the road widened a little we picked up more speed – Avis didn’t think it was possible.

At one stage we pulled over to check our position. To our surprise, a Mini Clubman came to a screeching halt in front of us. We were ready for a quick escape just in case, but the guy has a Sprite at one stage and couldn’t believe how well Esme was running. I explained that she had a Cooper S engine and was met with that “Oh yeah, I bet!” look we girls come to expect. I refrained from adding “Look buster, I know it’s a Cooper S because my hubby said so!”

We arrived at the Charbonnier Motel in Singleton, with plenty of time for showering before dinner – a nice change. Dinner was at the RSL Club where they served a tasty smorgasbord. We were advised that the days’ results would be in the motel foyer. It was impossible to describe our wonderment when we appeared in 4th place. Had we finally cracked this rally business?!

We had to be back at the RSL by 8am on Sunday for a Funkhana. Richard the Devious as he had become known, had set up some witches hats for us to drive between while placing paper cups on top of each one. With great hilarity the Bastards went first. The rules were simple, passengers side first, then the drivers side around the course. The fun continued with different interpretations of the rules being applied. The best was by the crew of the MK4 Jag. They tied the rear doors open so the passenger could sit in the back and slide across to deposit the cups on the cones.

At the drivers briefing we were given the hint that we would probably not believe that we could go where we were about to enter and there would be uniforms involved. Singleton has an army base so off 18 cars went in search of the first check point. It was really quite amusing at first, passing other entrants going in all different directions. Then we realized that there were only 3 crews now driving around the base in search of the check point. What did everyone else find that had slipped our attention?

Avis, Esme and Wendy, Eastern Creek Esme Sprite and Wendy

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TOURING TARTS II CONTINUED Motoring along, Avis called excitedly STOP!. Skidding to halt, she was yelling Back Up Back UP!!! I was getting quite good at this by now. There was a Army You Are Here sign. We had assumed that we weren’t allowed onto the base proper. But no, the organizers must have had the Tarts in mind, as they had us driving in and out of the barracks with all these nice young men in uniforms checking us out with their “big guns”. Success, we were only the fifth car to find the check pint and the third to come in from the right direction.

With our confidence bolstered, we found all the check points and Unmanned Passage Controls until the dreaded map trace. With a map trace, you are given a squiggly line and that represents the correct route tto take. However, the line may not be to scale and/or mirror reversed. We thought we had it.

Part way along our chosen route we passed a Triumph going the other way. Our confidence wained. I pulled over so Avis could check the map and I could find a bush. No, we definitely had it right. So on we plundered.

We did find the next check point, but we had missed on Unmanned Passage Control somewhere up near Dungog. The Bastards caught up to us at this point and made derogatory comments on our competency (all in fun). We were to discover later that they too had made a major blunder. Ha!

The final section of the rally was what you would expect from seasoned campaigners. Avis’ instructions flowed as we drove around the back blocks. Everything at last was falling into place. We had made just a few wrong turns so our mileage didn’t correspond with those on the route instructions. We soon caught up though, there was a Caution Dip!! At a certain mileage. As we came out of otherside with a WHOOSH we knew what our mileage should have been.

We returned to Hunter Valley MG Workshop for lunch arounf 2.30. We were fed a scrummy steak sandwich and a lot of twaddle from the other competitors. The post moretum is just as much fun as the hype before the start.

PS Yes, the Tarts did beat the Bastards. To this day, when we bump into the lads around the race tracks and rally pits we fondly call each other Old Bastards and Old Tarts – I guess you just had to be there! J

ENGINE BAY CLEAN UP

This is a photo of my Wolseley 4/44. I have had the engine rebuilt by Waggott Cams of Alstonville. While it was out I decided to clean up the firewall and paint it the same colour as the vehicle. This is a big job as everything has to be removed. While I was at it the chassis rails looked in need of some attention, so onto them as well.

Robyn has commented that no one ever looks under the bonnet anyway and it is not a concourse quality car, so why both-er? (At this stage I think that that was a fair comment).

Anyway the vehicle is slowly going back together. Talk about a money pit, only vintage boats could consume more time and capital.

Please send me photos of your projects otherwise I will continue to publish mine.

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GRAFTON VINTAGE MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB INC.

BADGE ORDER FORM

Please complete the details below and forward to:

The Secretary, PO Box 523 Grafton NSW 2460

Each badge is $15.00

Cheques/Money Orders payable to Grafton Vintage Motor Vehicle Club

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GRAFTON VINTAGE MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

2017—2018

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The Annual membership fee ($70 dual or $60 single) must accompany this renewal form and be returned to the Treasurer PRIOR to June 30th 2016. This year we have introduced a $10 discount for those members who receive the newsletter by email ($60 dual or $50 single). Annual membership is from 1st July to 30th June each year. Members not renewing their membership by the due date will be classed as un-financial (clause 4) and will not qualify for historic RMS registration.

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PLEASE FORWARD THIS FORM ALONG WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEES TO

THE TREASURER GVMVC INC. PO BOX 523 .

GRAFTON NSW 2460

Members paying by direct deposit still need to send a hard copy of their renewal form with current details including vehicles on Historic Plates. This can be emailed to me at fitzymaclean@bigpond.com and your name must be on deposit with details of membership renewal.

NB: We have a new BSB number at Bananacoast Credit Union BSB: 533.000 Account: 222472 Grafton Vintage Motor Vehicle Club.

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SWAP MEET Maclean, Northern NSW

Sunday 24th September 2017 Venue: Maclean Showground, Cameron Street

Gates open 6.00am

Sites available Cost $8.00

Camping available Saturday night

Catering Saturday night and from 6.00am Sunday

BUY SWAP OR SELL

Organised by Grafton Vintage Motor Vehicle Club Inc.

Contact Bob Gray for further information on:

02 6645 2950 (H) 0417 190 860 (M)

The Club does not accept responsibility for any accident,

loss or damage whilst attending this event

Politically Incorrect British Humour!!!

A man in a hot air balloon is lost over Ireland. He looks down and sees a farmer in the fields and shouts to him. “Where am I?” The Irish farmer looks up and shouts. “You can’t fool me, you’re in that basket up there”. I had a trivia competition in the bag until the very last question, which I got wrong. The question was “Where do women have the curliest hair?” Apparently the correct answer was Fiji.

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SPONSORS OF GRAFTON VINTAGE MOTOR VEHICLE CLUB

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If undelivered return to G.V.M.V.C P.O. Box 523 Grafton. N.S.W 2460

CLUB SHOP @ JABOUR PARK

SEW ON PATCHES $8.00 VALUE FOR MONEY

DRESS SHIRTS $45.00 FOR THOSE SPECIAL OCCASIONS

POLO SHIRTS $40.00 MORE CASUAL STYLE

PEAK BUCKET HATS $15.00 FOR SUNNY DAYS

NUMBER PLATE FRAMES $ 25.00

GRILLE BADGES $25

DISCLAIMER The information in this magazine is supplied as a service to the Club members. Articles and other topics of interest are always welcome and encouraged. The opinions expressed in the newsletters are those of the authors alone, neither the Club nor any of it’s officers accepts any responsibilities for the accuracy of the statements expressed.