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QUEENSLAND VINTAGE VHICLE ASSOCIATION INC

COMMITTEE 2017 – 2018

Position Name Home

Phone

Mobile

Phone Email

President Barry Shipway 3357 7801 0412 778 225 [email protected]

Past President Simon Flitcroft 3348 7332 0417 012 182 [email protected]

Secretary / Membership

Secretary Clint Frater 3161 2264 0433 414 223 [email protected]

Minute Secretary Rodney Rush 3711 5750 0409 141 140 [email protected]

Treasurer / Membership

Secretary Wendy Tyquin 3343 9712 0420 222 690 [email protected]

Editor Barry Shipway 3357 7801 0412 778 225 [email protected]

Events Co-Ordinator Lynda Frater 3161 2264 0433 414 223 [email protected]

Treks Co-Ordinator Ruth Knight 3207 1261 0428 437 580 [email protected]

Public Relations Ruth Knight 3207 1261 0428 437 580 [email protected]

Property Officer Brian Simpson 3843 1860 0405 655 864 [email protected]

Librarian & Web Master Rodney Rush 3711 5750 0409 141 140 [email protected]

Ladies Auxiliary President Susie Shipway 3357 7801 0412 778 224 [email protected]

Swap Co-Ordinators Brian Simpson 3843 1860 0405 655 864 [email protected]

Assistant Peter Hall 0427 001 875 [email protected]

Assistant Simon Flitcroft 3348 7332 0417 012 182 [email protected]

Safety Officers Colin Hinxman 3356 9816 0439 996 691 [email protected]

Ian McLucas 3341 4170 0448 778 799 [email protected]

Peter Hall 0427 001 875 [email protected]

QHMC Reps Colin Hinxman 3356 9816 0439 996 691 [email protected]

QVVA welcomes visitors who have an interest in the preservation and restoration of all

types of vehicles to an original condition as far as practicable.

GENERAL MEETING: 8PM fourth Wednesday of each month

ADDRESS: Veteran Car Clubrooms, 1376 Old Cleveland Road,

Carindale 4152

Club Room 07 3843 0010

QVVA – DISCLAIMER

The Queensland Vintage Vehicle Association does not hold itself responsible for

Statements made or opinions expressed by contribution to the monthly Vintage News

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MINUTES OF THE 600TH GENERAL

MEETING OF THE QVVA Inc.

Meeting held at the Club Rooms on Wednesday 22nd November 2017

Meeting chaired by Barry Shipway MEETING OPENED: 8.00m APOLOGIES: Adrian Dearling, Martin Jansen, Frank Wegrzyniak, Cyril Conwell. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: It was moved by Clint Frater and seconded by Peter Hall the minutes as published in the Vintage News be taken as read. CORRESPONDENCE IN THEN FORWARDED TO MEMBERS: Various magazines from other clubs. Reminders on club events. Enthusiast Motor Insurance. Report on the Colmslie run. CORRESPONDENCE IN: Letter from Dennis Martin. DDVVMC Swap roster. Chrysler Restorer. Buick News x 2, Austin 7 Register, Commercial Restorer. Polisher’s Rag. National Pen Co. VCCA (QLD) Receipt. QIMR. Emails In: Invite to show on Australia Day by Glasshouse Mt Sports Club, Request for vehicles for Eight Mile Plains School on 24th August 2019. Request for vehicles for teaching Year 2 students at Undurba State School Murumba Downs May 2018. Membership application from Richard Derepas. CORRESPONDENCE OUT: Name badges sent to new members. Clint Frater moved the inwards correspondence be received and the outwards endorsed, seconded by Peter Hall. TREASURERS REPORT: The accounts have been forwarded to our accountant for the annual review. The current bills were approved for payment. Seconded by Trevor Farnell. EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR REPORT: Tour to Bracken Ridge miniature trains and then to Pelican Beach Redcliffe on 26th Nov. Suggestion to do the Xmas lights tour by Council bus, further information will be Emailed out when details come to hand. PUBLIC RELATIONS REPORT: Congratulations to Cameron Robinson who was successful in the Tucson model aeroplane shootout. A national event! EDITORS REPORT: All OK from Barry Shipway PROPERTY OFFICERS REPORT: All OK from Brian Simpson SAFETY OFFICERS REPORT: all OK from Col Hinxman QHMC REPORT: Col Hinxman reported the meeting was yet to be held (23rd Nov) SWAP CO-ORDINATORS REPORT: All OK from Brian Simpson. LIBRARIAN & SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT: All OK from Rod Rush. LADIES AUXILARY REPORT: Susie Reported there would be a short meeting tonight. SKITES: Wendy Tyquin gave a short description of their trip to Victoria. Shane & Graham Porter gave a report on the Bendigo Swap they attended. GENERAL BUSINESS: A tenants meeting will be held on Saturday 25th, it is intended to have a card system entry to the club rooms, there were two attempts to break into the sheds at the rear however the culprits were caught on security TV. RAFFFLE: Won by Shane Porter.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.30pm

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year

Next Meeting January 24th 2018


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Custodians of Club Trophies Required Over the years QVVA have presented many members with

trophies for club related awards mainly for events and

restorations etc.

Many trophies have been presented by companies also

reflecting achievements on events and restorations.

The committee decided not to hand out a lot of these trophies

and have rewarded members with a gift instead. Most members

agree that trophies are dust collectors and they just get put in a cupboard until being

returned for the following years presentations.

We do not have any area for them to be left permanently on display so they are now in

storage in the club library and in the club shed. Many are starting to show their age.

Some of these you may have won a few times and have a special connection for you or

you may have donated the trophy, so please let us know if you would like to be a caretaker

so we can put it aside for you.

We are asking members to be custodians of these trophies in the meantime.

They will all be put out on a table at the next two general meeting in January [24th] and

February [28th] for viewing.

The Kankanya wall cabinet that was in the main room is now on the wall in the library.

Contact By ‘reply’ advising on your request.

First in first served.


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I Tried E10 fuel in the old car! By Clint Frater

I have had the Plymouth now for 18 years and have no problems with fuel other than a fuel pump that decided not to work on a tour down Tweed Heads about 4 years ago.

I normally run 91 grade fuel on short trips but on longer runs I will use BP Ultimate which makes the car run a lot better especially when hills are involved.

With BP advertising that a couple of tanks will clean out your fuel system I assumed that the inside of the Plymouth tank would have been clean. Looking through the filler it did look clean.

So about 2 months ago I mixed some Caltex E10 in with the 91 grade that was in the tank and the car ran OK. Later on I decided to refill it just with E10. The car ran alright with no noticeable decrease in power or anything.

The other day I ran out of spare fuel for the lawn mower so I syphoned some fuel out of the Plymouth through a clear hose. I noticed some dark things flowing through the hose which I first thought was air bubbles. Looking closer at the stuff flowing with the fuel it appeared to be a rusty sludge with some big lumps amongst it.

After getting enough fuel I filtered the fuel through a cloth and was surprised how much of this rusty gunk was in it. The mower ran OK with the cleaned fuel much to my surprise as I had been told mowers will not run on E10.

I decided to have a look at the fuel bowl in the engine bay and that was still nice and clean. I then got under the car and checked the plastic filter just out of the tank prior to the electric pump and it was full of sludge. It sure did a great job.

I syphoned the rest of the fuel out into a container and then filtered it again through a cloth. The amount of sludge that came out was staggering. It was a wonder the fuel lines were not blocked up.

I then drained the tank and again a heap more sludge came out. I have flushed the tank out and have replaced the inline fuel filter.

Now I have to decide whether to use E10 again thinking that all the gunk has been cleaned out or stick to 91 & Ultimate. I don’t know if the advertising about 2 tanks of Ultimate will clean your fuel system is totally correct. The advertising about E10 being a much better fuel now days than when first supplied, I not sure. It might on a new car but a 1928 one it did not. I think the old 91 will have to keep the Plymouth going. It is getting a little harder to get under the car now days to change filters so the less I have to do the better.

½ a cup of sludge from the fuel tank


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QVVA RUNS 2018 In the event of bad weather consult QVVA website – www.qvva.org or phone

John & Ruth Knight – 07 3207 1261 or 0428 437 580 or 0412 124 980 or [email protected]

Please sign the attendance book at all rallies. If driving a Special Interest vehicle to and from an outing, please take the Club Magazine or print this

page to take with you.

JANUARY 24th WEDNESDAY – GENERAL MEETING, CLUB ROOMS 8PM 26th FRIDAY – Australia Day Outing to Ormiston State School, enter via Wellington

Street, Ormiston - Free breakfast & tea/coffee from 7.30am to 9am. Organized by Bayside Restorers Club – contact Steve 0411 516 122 BYO morning Tea, then drawing of raffle prizes and at 10.30am take one of the tours around local area and join group for lunch at Redlands Sporting Club or Tour to lunch (BYO) at Knight’s – 12 Carlton Court, Birkdale (swimming pool available to cool down)

FEBRUARY 6th TUESDAY – Social night – Belmont Tavern, 185 Belmont Road – enter via Burstall Avenue. From 6pm- come for a meal and a chat.

Tuesday night buy one meal and purchase another for $5. 16th FRIDAY – Week day run – about 11ish -Decker Park, Brighton- 100 N9

BYO lunch or buy from local shops. Bring your old or new car and enjoy the cool breezes of Moreton Bay, the company and the water views.

25th SUNDAY – Because February is usually hot we have chosen to begin our

outing from 3pm at Nudgee Beach- Fortitude Street, UBD Map 111 M 15. Please bring any outdoor games you may have such as boules, quoits, darts, horseshoe throwing etc. There are bbq’s and we’ll enjoy an early meal together. QVVA will supply meat, salads and sweets. There are lights in the shed and we’ll bring more good lighting. You need to bring: - chairs, plate bag containing cutlery, dinner plate & dessert bowl and drinks, coffee/tea etc.

It won’t be a late evening – bring old or new car. Reply please – for catering purposes by 22nd February to Ruth 07 3207 1261 or [email protected].

28th WEDNESDAY – GENERAL MEETING CLUB ROOMS 8PM MARCH 6th TUESDAY – Social night – to be advised

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17th SATURDAY – club run to Tamborine Mountain St Patrick’s Day & Celtic Show, held at the Tamborine Mountain Showgrounds – entry via the back gate. We’ll be leaving the Club Rooms at 7.45am or you can make your own way to the Showgrounds at Tamborine Mountain arriving by 9.15am. See page elsewhere in this magazine giving details of entry and the events for the day. Don’t be alarmed by the 5.30pm departure, we’ll be gone long before that! Cars will be on display (all eligible for prizes) and you will be free to join in the events – Guinness Pie eating comp, entertainment, rides, Irish dress up competition, Irish dancing and lots more.

23rd FRIDAY – Week day run to La Mer Café, 570 Royal Esplanade, Manly at

11.30am. This outing will not be byo, instead purchase your lunch from the café. This is a quiet café on the water at Manly. A bit tricky to find but worth the trip UBD 163 P6. If you’re heading along Royal Esplanade towards Lota, pass Cambridge Parade on the right and it’s the next available turn left – there is usually a sign with La Mer Café out the front. There is a large car park and the café is on the water. Any difficulties phone John 0412 124 980 or Ruth 0428 437 580.

28th WEDNESDAY – GENERAL MEETING CLUB ROOMS 8 PM 30th March – 2nd April Easter APRIL

3rd TUESDAY – Social night – to be advised 13th FRIDAY - Week day run 22nd SUNDAY – Three Clubs outing – Ipswich, Bayside & QVVA.

Ipswich Club to organize. Meet at 9.30am at Cameron Park, Easton Street, Booval for morning tea – Ipswich club will supply food for morning tea- just bring your tea/coffee,milk, cup, thermos etc. BYO Lunch, chairs etc

25th ANZAC DAY – NO Meeting this month- Keep an eye out for emails regarding

our swap meet on 27th May – your help is very much appreciated MAY 1st TUESDAY – social night 11th FRIDAY – Week day run 20th SUNDAY – National Motoring Heritage Day 23rd WEDNESDAY - GENERAL MEETING CLUB ROOMS 8PM 27th SUNDAY – SWAP MEET – CARINA STATE SCHOOL – EVERYONE TO HELP


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Letter Received from Father Denis Martin, Foundation member of QVVA

1st November 2017

To Clint.

Very sincere thanks for the QVVA 50th anniversary book which you were so good to deliver

to Nev Doherty. It is a beautiful production and a great pleasure to take up and peruse. In addition, it is

even more satisfying to review how “Pepper’s mob” has survived and grown to provide so much

happiness for members and incentive to restore and preserve so many outstanding cars. I did attend one

of the celebrations out at the Club Rooms and it was a pleasure to see the cars lined up on the property.

There are many stories that could be recalled about the exclusiveness and snob mentality that existed

around the years the club was formed. It probably would do no good to record them now yet it still exists

to some extent. Nevertheless, QVVA thrived and overall is a “happy” club.

And how the motoring scene has changed during the last 50 years! So many makes have disappeared

from the scene and buying a new car is little different from the replacement of a washing machine. The

roads then were much quieter too.

Having owned by 1926 Buick for 25 years I was persuaded to part with it to a friend of my brother’s. It did

relieve me of garaging problems. He kept it and had it down at the Gold Coast for the next 29 years

(1987-2016). Then last year he was using it for his daughter’s wedding when along came a tourist, visiting

from Germany, who saw the car, decided he had to have it, and soon after he drove it up from the Gold

Coast and into a container at Eagle Farm. It is now on display in a motor museum somewhere in

Germany. I am hoping to hear from him sometime soon about the history of the car whish still has its log

books etc. When it left Australia it still had our QVVA badge on the front! Just to further the story, I did

miss that car and all its associations so much that to fill the gap I acquired a De Dion Bouton of 1905. It

shares the garage corner with a Darracq of 1907, a lovely little car which I first saw many years ago and

never dreamed would come my way. Neither is easy to drive in today’s traffic but I do go around the local

suburban streets.

So, the interest which existed when QVVA was formed in 1964 is still very much alive. Thanks again Clint

and to Jeff Shapcott’s wife Jeane, to Graham Porter and to all members of QVVA who helped to produced

the book and shared it with me. The book was a nice way of recording the early members and all they

put into the formation of QVVA.

Denis Martin

1926 Buick 1905 De Dion 1907 Durracq

These are not pictures of Denis’s cars but same models


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QVVA Tour to Bracken Ridge Miniature Trains and Pelican Beach

Sunday 26th November 2017

After a week of occasional showers, Sunday arrived with fine weather and blue skies.

Most cars met at the Club Rooms while others joined in at McPherson Park where there was plenty of

room to park all 22 cars. One of our founding members, Nev Doherty, cut the Birthday cake and it was

shared around. With morning tea over it was time to ride on the miniature trains. The que seemed very

long but when the trains came back to the station it didn’t take long for everyone to board the trains and

ride around the track. Our son Ashley with Walt & Fred came along so we had two trips. The market

stalls were selling various Christmas items and some members were seen to be driving away with Santa

toys in the back seat.

The trip to Pelican Beach took us on a scenic drive thru Sandgate and Brighton and over the Houghton

Highway Bridge. We found a shelter shed to enjoy lunch together which was very pleasant as the tide

was in and the surf was up. It was lovely to see so many cars come along – some we hadn’t seen before.

Thanks to all for coming…...John & Ruth

Attending were: -

Greg & Christine Stevens 1918 T Ford

Clint & Lynda Frater 1928 Plymouth

John, Matthew & Rebecca Milne 1928 Chevrolet

Ellen Thompson, Bryan Roberts &

Beth Thompson 1928 Chevrolet Roadster

Robert & Sunita Wode 1928 Chevrolet Tourer

Paul Caro with Bob Vearing 1929 Armstrong Siddeley

Ross & Wendy Tyquin 1929 Model A Ford


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Simon & Kathy Flitcroft 1930 Chrysler Sedan

Shayne & Lyn Porter with

Graham & Susan Porter 1930 Chrysler Tourer

Mark & Christine Thompson 1932 Chevrolet Roadster

Martin Jansen 1940 Buick Coupe

Rodney & Beth Rush 1940 Ford

John & Ruth Knight 1941 De Soto Convertible

Michael & Jodi Ferguson 1951 Chevrolet Ute

Craig & Janelle Marshall 1954 MG TF

Chris Pike 1958 Wolseley

Barry & Susie Shipway 1960 Morris Major

Col Hinxman 1962 Buick Wagon

Ashley, Walt & Fred Knight 1962 Dodge Phoenix

Adrian, Vicky & Mitchell Dearling 1965 Buick Riviera

Ian & Bev McLucas 1969 MGB-2

Trevor, Janette & Claire Farnell Modern


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December 2017 Events

The 9th December was our Christmas Party held at the Club rooms. This was a great night with about 60

members attending. There were lucky draw prizes throughout the night with lots of chocolates and

Christmas goodies to be won. Santa’s helper came along and distributed presents to Nathan, Matt,

Rebecca, Edward, and Melaney. Nathan, the budding builder, had managed to finish his lego build before

dessert. The food was provided by our usual caterer and was plentiful and tasty. Then along came the

magician! He was amazing and entertained each table with his skilful and deceiving magic tricks. All the

while a slide show of car events from the past was keeping us entertained.

As usual many hands make light work and the cleaning up was done. Many thanks to the committee for

their ideas and thought that was put into making this Christmas party a good one.


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On the 20th December five QVVA cars joined a tour of Christmas lights in the Graceville, Sherwood,

Tennison area which was arranged by Greg & Christine. After a lovely dinner in Simpsons Playground park

Graceville beside the river we set off at 7pm to check out the lights. After the first corner and making a

wrong turn, we stayed on track for the rest of the tour. Should have taken the NavMan as it is hard to

read road signs at night. After the lights we enjoyed dessert and coffee at a corner café in Corinda. Along

with QVVA members there was a Model A Ford Fire Truck, Rolls Royce, Vintage Truck and Cheryl Nott

driving her 1952 Holden. QVVA members were Col Hinxman 1962 Buick Wagon, Greg & Christine Stevens

1918 T Ford, Hazel & Ian Fordyce 1926 T Ford, John, Dorothy, Rebecca & Matthew Milne 1928 Chevrolet

Tourer and John & Ruth Knight 1962 Dodge Lancer.

The last event for the year was 30th December at Lota Beachfront for byo lunch. Seventeen cars carrying

31 people arrived to relax and enjoy the breeze in the gazebo or under the tree. Some had lunch with

them and others went over the road for fish & chips. Treasurer Wendy surprised us with a delicious ice

cream to finish off a lovely couple of hours.

Attending were: -

Robert & Sunita Wode 1928 Chevrolet Tourer

Clint Frater 1928 Plymouth

Paul Caro & Bob Vearing 1928 Armstrong Siddeley

Col Hinxman 1930 Buick Tourer

Adrian Dearling 1938 Buick

Nev Doherty 1957 VW Beetle

Baz & Susie & Maddie 1960 Morris Major

Ashley, Jenny, Walt &Fred Knight 1961 Dodge Phoenix John & Ruth Knight 1962 Dodge Lancer

Brian & Sheryl Simpson 1962 Triumph Spitfire

Kim & Ivan Simpson 1963 Triumph Spitfire

Les Dunstan 1965 Mustang

Murray Clark 1976 Dolomite Sprint

Chris & Jan Stephens 1978 Mercedes

Wendy Tyquin & (mum) Rosemary Modern

Nev & Joan Schurmann Modern

Simon & Kathy Flitcroft Modern


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The lazy villagers also ran around to catch the remaining monkeys!

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WEDNESDAY FISH & CHIP OUTING

17TH JANUARY 2018

MANLY BEACH

After an especially hot day, Wednesday evening at Manly was pleasantly cool.

Members steadily arrived from 4.30pm onwards until there were 46 members & family enjoying the fish

& chips and the good company. Our treasurer, Wendy, gave everyone an ice block to finish off a lovely

evening.

It was a lovely surprise to see Roland and Dorothy able to make this annual event. Everyone sang Happy

Birthday to Roland who turned 89 on the 21st January.

Members attending were: -

Clint & Lynda Frater 1928 Plymouth

Don Lake 1929 Oakland

Paul Caro 1929 Armstrong Siddeley

Shane & Lyn Porter 1930 Chrysler 70

John & Ruth Knight 1941 DeSoto Convertible

Chris & Jacqui Pike 1958 Wolseley

Barry & Susie Shipway 1960 Morris Major

Ian & Bev McLucas 1969 MGB

Roland, Dorothy & Murray Clark Modern

Peter, Maree & Diana Clark

Mary Prater

Graham & Susan Porter

Gary, Kathy & Aaliyah Day & Meg Shapcott

Bryson & IoneTalamini

Ted & Val Wojtasik

John & Alison Day

Col Hinxman

Heather Robinson & Marian Findlay

Graham Amy

Ross & Wendy Tyquin

Simon Flitcroft & Kathy F

Glenn, Rosemary & Belinda Smith

Frank & Cheryl Wegrzyniak


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INVITATION OUTINGS & SWAP MEETS

FOR QVVA MEMBERS TO CONSIDER ATTENDING Please take a copy of this page with you if you are travelling in a

vehicle with ‘Restricted’ registration.

2018 JANUARY 26th Australia Day at Ormiston State School, Wellington Street, Ormiston. UBD

185 J12. Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club invites all Clubs to a free breakfast from 7am. BYO morning tea and take a short local tour before lunch.

26th Australia Day Show & Shine

Glass House Mountains Sports Club Car Show - $10 entrants, Gold Coin for visitors. Stephen Forster 5493 0055 or 0419 106 262

27th & 28th Allora Heritage Weekend – Show grounds. – $5 adults,

Warwick Vintage & Veteran Vehicle Club. – Swap meet, food, Ted 0418 875 469, Graeme 07 4666 3554, Peter 0408 674 634.

FEBRUARY 3rd Coffee & Cars, Turbo Drive, Coorparoo. 7.30am. 1st Saturday each month 3RD & 4TH Toowoomba Swap Meet – 6am to 6pm Saturday, 6am to 12 noon Sunday.–

Swap manager, Alan Lowe 0499 974 711. General enquiries 0499 990 622. Online entry tickets $13

23rd-23th Ballarat Swap – Ballarat Airport $10 entry 7am – 6pm Clare – 0487 175 996 24th Go Nuts with Salubrious Motorkhana – Archer Falls Airport 1253 Neurum Road, Mt Archer, $10 entry, kids free Scott 0417 427 016 or Tim 0413 812 204 25th 11th Logan Car Show – Logan Entertainment Centre MARCH 3rd Coffee & Cars, Turbo Drive, Coorparoo. 7.30am. First Saturday each month 16,17,18th Chryslers on the Murray – Gateway Lakes, Wodonga WWW.CHRYSLERSONTHEMURRAY.COM

http://www.chryslersonthemurray.com/


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18th Superswap Show & Shine – formerly Carrara Show & Shine 231 Nerang Beaudesert Road, Nerang. $5 044 9997 149 23rd – 25th New Zealand Vintage Machinery Club, Canterbury 20th Vintage Machinery & Transport Show – 20 minutes west of Christchurch. https://www.facebook/nzvmc 25th Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Swap Meet – Ormiston State School,

Wellington Street, Ormiston. 6am 30th March – 2018 RACQ / QHMC To Nor’ Easter Hub Meet hosted by Cairns & District Historic Vehicle 2nd April Club to be held in Atherton. Email: [email protected] Hub Director Tex Costa 07 4091 1884 or 0488 911 884 30th March - Easter in the Country- Roma Historical Motor Club 1st April Jodie Beitz 0416 221 191, Karen Dawes 0429 442 286, Patsy Ey 07 4622 2865 Email – [email protected] 30th March –Namoi Valley Antique Vehicle Club & the Council of Heritage 2nd April Motor Clubs Annual Rally in Narrabri open to all pre1988 vehicles APRIL 7th Coffee & Cars, 7.30am Turbo Drive, Coorparoo. First Saturday of each month 22nd Queensland Autospectacular Willowbank Raceway $10 entry – 07 5461 5461 MAY 5th Coffee & Cars, 7.30am Turbo Drive, Coorparoo. First Saturday of each month 4th to 6th 2018 Autumn Tour for Veteran & Vintage Vehicles at Parkes

Namoi Valley Antique Vehicle Club - for vehicles manufactured before 1931. P O Box 476, Parkes NSW 2870 – [email protected]

12th & 13th 40th anniversary weekend rally.

Restored Vehicle Association Dalby – more info to follow JUNE 2nd Coffee & Cars, 7.30am Turbo Drive, Coorparoo. First Saturday of each month 3rd Beaudesert Swap Meet & Static Vehicle Display – 6am Beaudesert Show grounds – Beaudesert Motoring Enthusiasts Club.

https://www.facebook/nzvmc




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8th 9th & 10th QHMC / Blackall Range Horseless Carriage Club Combined Rally

Email: [email protected] Entries received before 28th February go into the draw to have the cost of their Rally Dinners refunded. Dave Carmichael 0437 072 718 Entries close 30th April 2018

JULY 15th RACQ Motorfest -Eagle Farm Racecourse, Lancaster Road, Ascot. 28TH Saturday – Sunshine Coast Antique Car Club – Nambour Swap Nambour Showgrounds $5pp 0498 009 396 [email protected] 28th &29th South Coast Restoration Society Annual Rally – www.southcoastrestorationsocietyinc.org.au AUGUST 17,18,19th Northern Rivers Veteran & Vintage Vehicle Club – Lismore Rally 2020 28th March to 4th April 2020 AHMF NATIONAL TOUR – ALBURY N.S.W. All Historic Vehicles are welcome Enquiries: - Christine Stevens 0419 789 151 a/ hours John Kennett 0419 599 066 Steve Henderson 0408 494 864 Neil Athorn 0408 033 839 More trivia from Richard McDonough’s book “Queensland’s Motoring Dawn” available from the club

library: -

Mr Arthur Constant Aucher imported the first car into Brisbane in 1901. He had gone to Paris to study the

motor-car development and after evaluating the various vehicles on offer, he decided that a De Dietrich

would be best suited to Australian roads. The vehicle was landed on the Brisbane wharves (the SS

Wodonga) on the 28th February 1901 and over the next few months was given trial runs around Brisbane

streets. Mr Aucher had started the Helios Incandescent Gaslight and Novelty Company and this company

was the sole agent for the famous De Dietrich motor cars. The vehicle had a two-cylinder water cooled

motor rated at 6 1/2hp and was allegedly capable of up to 50kmh. In May a 15km trip from the city to

Pinkenba, near the mouth of the Brisbane River, was done in a very creditable 15 minutes, while

subsequent runs to the seaside village of Wynnum were also successful.

In September 1901 Mr Aucher shipped the De Dietrich to Melbourne to have it officially tested by that

city’s postal authorities for mail delivery/collection purposes.

Over the next two months Mr Aucher took the opportunity not only to join in on weekend motoring jaunts

with the handful of Melbourne motorists, but to try and interest the Footscray Municipal Council in

purchasing De Dietrich motor buses. Apparently the Footscray Council had been trying to persuade the

Railway Department to lower the fare on the Williamstown line to the same rates as charged to Essendon,

Brighton and other Melbourne suburbs. The council thought buying buses and going into competition

would force the Railway Department to reduce the fare. History records that the Railway Department

didn’t back down and that the council did in fact buy a bus, but not a De Detrich from Mr Aucher. To add

insult to injury, the Melbourne Postal Department decided not to purchase a De Dietrich either. Rather

than incur the expense of freighting the vehicle back to Brisbane, it is likely that Mr Aucher took advantage

of the greater awareness of the motor car in the more populace Melbourne and found a buyer for the

vehicle there – it is certainly not recorded as ever coming back to Queensland.



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MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

Thinking of Ted & Val Wojtasik as

Ted’s brother passed away after a short illness just before

Christmas.

Card sent to Lynda Frater during a time of hospital

visits and surgery.

Joan Schumann has also spent some time in hospital.

John & Christine Buchannan have spent some time away visiting

relatives as Christine had time off from her hospital visits.

Cyril Conwell keeps up a cheery front as his medical problems

are controlled.

Several members are unwell at the moment needing

operations, ongoing treatment and hospital visits.

All QVVA members send their best wishes and look

forward to seeing those members on the road again.

Tea Person / Supper Roster

24 Jan - Nancy Condie

28 Feb - Allison Day

28 Mar - Janette Farnell


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Project: Hot Generator. For a long time I have been investigating an intermittent loss of power in my 40 Ford by having a test drive after each adjustment of timing, plug gap, float level etc, usually with no conclusive results.....(The subject of another Project Report). After one of these unproductive tests I parked the car, wandered into the house disgusted, grabbed a recreational from the fridge and pondered what could be tried next. About two hours or so later I could detect an “electrical smell” in the kitchen so I stuck my direction finding nose in the ceiling to determine if it was coming from the roof void—no luck, the fluro lights checked out OK so I checked the lights in the garage—the smell was much stronger here but they had not been turned on, lifted the bonnet of the Ford and the generator, being prominently mounted high, sort of invited me to pat it. Well Holey Hell I soon found the answer and after the initial shock made a mad scramble for a spanner and removed the earth strap to the battery, however I did notice a spark during this operation. I stood in disgust and wondered what more can go wrong with this car, I was finding more faults than I was fixing! During this period of stunned silence I heard a distinct “click”, this gave me a clue the voltage cutout relay may have stuck and released suddenly, a quick strike of the earth strap on the battery terminal confirmed this...no spark. The regulator was removed for further inspection, this unit is a brand new reproduction of dubious parentage even though it has “Made in USA” stamped on it, the cutout relay contacts had been hot and welded together. One wonders what material was used in the contacts—platinum/tungsten? I doubt it! The generator was removed next morning (it was still warm), the armature looked very black so I didn’t bother to investigate further.....obviously burnt out. Made a few enquiries around the traps and a local auto-electrical motor/generator rewinder “specialist” was recommended so off I go with the generator, regulator and the sad story. The specialist had seen this happen many times and suggested the armature be rewound and the relay be replaced with a diode. I offered to modify the regulator but he insisted if he did it, it would be right, so that sounded good to me. “Leave it with me for a week—I’ll give you a ring when it’s ready”. This actually stretched out to five weeks and, after dogging him, eventually got the units back. During this five week incubation period a severe wind storm passed through Brisbane’s south one night, at the height of the storm I heard a loud bang and thought a limb of a tree had struck the house, had a brief look around but couldn’t see any damage so I thought nothing more of it. Next morning I went into the garage for something and found the manhole cover had fallen out of the ceiling and dropped onto the RH front mudguard of the Ford resulting in two large scratches in the folkestone grey, it looked so bad I was convinced a repaint was necessary, oh well something else to fix!... The manhole cover is now tethered with a chain! The least I could do was to get an expert’s opinion on the paint repair so I called a mobile “Scratch & Dent” man and prepared to hear the worst, however, he was game enough to smooth the damaged surface with various size grit papers and polishing liquids and the result is fairly good—I can pick the job because I know where to look, fortunately this is not Pebble Beach! Meanwhile back in the jungle and being in receipt of the repaired generator and regulator I was inquisitive enough to remove the cover from the regulator to have a look at the “craftsmanship”, it was disgraceful! The press fit diode touched its crude heatsink in three point contact places and the soldering was less than first year manual arts standard. Pic. 1

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After viewing this disappointing craftsmanship I was compelled to look in the side of the generator and found something was “cock eyed” around the brushes and commutator setup. On completely dismantling the unit it was found the brushes were not in full contact with the commutator—one third of each brush overhung the rear of the commutator, this problem was caused by a shaft spacer placed on the wrong side of the front bearing. Pic. 2

Pic. 2 In addition to the above I was assured the bush and bearing were OK and did not need replacing. In fact though, the bearing shroud was damaged by the spacer, the bush needed replacing and the brushes were ¾ worn. The actual rewind job looks good except for the for the spiral groove left on the commutator from bad lathe operation. The regulator reverse current diode was replaced with an 80 Amp stud mount type on a copper heatsink as large as feasible and tested in open air. The generator is rated at 32 Amps max and the current regulator is set to about 30 Amps and the resulting volt drop across the diode is 1 Volt, this equates to around 30 Watts heat dissipation, the heatsink is so inadequate and got so hot the phenolic mounting strip it was sitting on started to cook, this set up might be OK at 10 Amps max but this restriction is obviously not satisfactory for the operation of the car. Pic. 3

Pic. 3 The original regulator fitted to the car was the standard electro mechanical type that we know and love but it was showing its age (probably 77 Yr) so I decided to replace it. The description for the reproduction replacement reads as follows... “Modern, quality electronic components inside for years of trouble free-service even under heavy loads with additional accessories running simultaneously”. The words ”Modern electronic components” cleverly infer solid state components but this is not the case, it is a standard electro mechanical unit and technically not as good as the original that Henry approved. What did I gain from this project ?.........I am a slow learner!

Rod.


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Ladies Auxiliary Report

January 2018

Welcome back to 2018, and I hope all are well and have had a great Christmas and New Year with family

and friends. It was terrific to see such a big turn up at our first annual event, ‘The fish & Chip Night at

Manly’. The weather was great after a long hot day and the cool almost chilly breeze was a good relief.

Catching up in such a relaxed and casual way is the best way to start off the year, he’s hoping we can keep

the momentum going with our numbers, love of motoring and spirit of friendship. We are always on the

lookout for new and or interesting destinations for m/tea or lunch. I pass many

lovely parks that look like they would make a good stop, with

easy access, plenty of parking, big playgrounds, scenic

surroundings, shade, water and even bbq’s, but rarely do

they have toilets. If you know of any places of interest, please

pass it on.

Looking forward to a New and exciting year. Susie

The Working Woman’s Great Household Tips

Margaret Fulton’s Way: Stuff miniature marshmallows in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent drips. The Working Woman’s Way: Just suck the ice-cream out of the bottom of the cone for Pete’s sake. You are probably on the couch with your feet up eating anyway !!! Margaret Fulton’s Way: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking tin, use a little of the dry cake mix instead and it won’t leave any white mess on the outside of the cake. The Working Women’s Way: Woolworths sell cakes! They even do decorated versions. Margaret Fulton’s way: If you accidently over salt a dish while it’s still cooking, drop in a potato slice. The Working Women’s way: If you over salt a dish while you are cooking – tough! Margaret Fulton’s way: Wrap celery in aluminium foil when putting it in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. The Working Woman’s way: It should keep forever. Who eats it?? Margaret Fulton’s way: Cure for headaches. Take a lime, but in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go. The Working Woman’s way: Cure for headaches. Take a lime, cut it in half and drop it in a double vodka. Drink vodka – might still have the headache, but you won’t care!! And finally, the most important tip Margaret Fulton’s way: Freeze left over wine into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces. The Working Woman’s way: Left over Wine??? HELLO ???????


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President’s Report

Welcome to another year of motoring with QVVA, I hope we are all rested and ready for a fun filled year.

Good to see a large gathering of member at our first event for the year the annual fish & chips Manly. Our

next event is on the last Sunday in February, it a twilight dinner which the club will be providing. We will

need numbers for catering purposes, see QVVA runs calendar (Feb 25) for more info. Travel safe and see

you all this Wednesday at the meeting.

Yours in Aged & Classic Motoring

Barry Shipway

President & Magazine Editor

Queensland Vintage Vehicle Association

If undeliverable please return to:

Queensland Vintage Vehicle Association

1376 Old Cleveland Road

Carindale Qld 4152

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