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CAMTORQUE CATERING TO THE NEEDS OF ALL FORD VEHICLE ENTHUSIASTS
October 2016
ALL FORD DAY 2016
Ford Owners Club had 23 Vehicles Displayed.. Article from Graham Farrell will be shown in next issue. Article by Graham Farrell and Photos by Paul Howe
Graham Farrell.
If you want to send in photos of your car that was displayed please email to me and I’ll add on next month’s issue.. Regards; Peter Harpas
ALL FORD DAY 2016
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EHH The FOCC Executive Committee Members
EHH The FOCC General Committee Members
EH CHVRS Authorised Officers
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Club President: Barry Hall Phone: 08 8344 8313 I Mobile: 0417 456 835 Email: [email protected] Club Vice President: Justin Carmody Mobile: 0439 282 457 Email: [email protected] Club Treasurer/Public Relation Officer: Cathy Jacobs Phone: 08 83808996 Email: [email protected] Club Secretary/Minutes: Mary Hall Phone: 08 8344 8313 I Mobile: 0408 801 023 Email: [email protected] CHVRS Coordinator: Ron Tebby Phone: 08 8387 0268 I Mobile: 0413 678 021 Email: [email protected] Events Manager: Graham Farrell Phone: 08 82400182 Email: [email protected]
Website Manager: Jody Faux Mobile: 0466 341 365 Email: [email protected] CamTorque Editor: Peter Harpas Mobile: 0433 786 161 Email: [email protected] Club Merchandise: Gill James Mobile: 0409 139 937 Email: [email protected] Public Officer: Gordon Cowley Mobile: 0427 481 948 Email: [email protected]
Central Region: Gordon Cowley Mobile: 0427 481 948 Email: [email protected] Central Region: Kevin Hatswell Mobile: 0437 167 936 Email: [email protected] Southern Region: Ron Tebby Mobile: 0413 678 021 Email: [email protected] Northern Region: Clinton Jacobs Phone: 08 8380 8996 Email: [email protected]
Club Meetings
Our monthly club meetings, which start at 8:00pm at the Northgate Community & Sports Club, Duncan Frazer Reserve, Rowe Avenue, Northfield. October – Tues 11/10/2016 November – Tues 08/11/2016 December – Tues 13/12/2016
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Send to: Ford Owners Car Club S.A Inc
PO Box 865, Prospect east SA 5082
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Presidents Patter....
Vice President Justin Carmody
Justin was elected as Vice-President in August, 2016. Many cars have passed through
his hands since he got his licence. Justin’s first car was a Mini Minor which he bought when he was 19 years old. Around this time he became an inaugural member of the GNDT (Gumeracha North Driving Team). He and the team member’s hooned around in the paddocks out in the back of Salisbury. Precision driving was one of the things they practised. They’re still alive to tell the tale! The next car he bought was a brand new white Escort. A mate had bought one in 1977 so he followed suit. He was a bit kinder to this car BUT, 4 weeks later, he rolled it!! And what’s more, his mother was in the car! She was covered in “blood” and everyone was most concerned. However, she was covered in red wine which had been in the back. The bottles had broken. An orange Escort with the Sports Pack replaced the white Escort. It was the first of its kind to be registered in South Australia. It was a very good car, a treat to drive and quick! Was there more hooning with the GNDT? Other cars followed: ZP Falcon 2-door Coupe and a 318 Fireball Valiant 2-door Coupe. The Valiant was a brute of a car and heavy on the fuel. Now we begin the history of his ’63 Ford Falcon Sedan. His father bought new. After his father died, his mother bought a Mitsubushi Colt. Justin bought the Falcon off his mother and began restoring it. (Justin bought the Colt to drive around in when his mother died.) The first thing to be done was the engine. He took it to an engine shop to have this done. They suggested a few other modifications and so, it went from there. You all know how that happens. Just a little tweak here and another there and, before you know it, it’s become a full-blown rebuild and your pocket is empty!! Having an accident in it doesn’t help, either. Travelling along Salisbury Highway Justin noticed that there was an emergency ahead. A VW was following him. It ploughed into him when Justin braked hard. VWs have bumper over-riders which ended up under the back of the Falcon. To avoid ripping the bumpers off, they tried to lift the Falcon off the VW. It took quite a large group of bystanders to do this. Justin now drives a Ford Focus. While he admits to being a tearaway when he was young, he believes he has mellowed with age. I don’t believe the GNDT has been officially disbanded, so, is this true? Written by the Halls and PW.
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Hi, everyone. Hope you had a good time in September. I know I did. I won the trophy for THE BEST CORTINA at the ALL FORD DAY at Bonython Park. (Thanks to my son, Stuart, who detailed the car the day before.)Thanks to Graham Farrell for organising the day and the display. 23 cars were on our stand. This day is all about what it means to be in a club, particularly, our club – like-minded people, friendships, and having a good time. This was followed by a week’s holiday in Perth. This meant we missed the Bay to Birdwood Run. There was a display at the airport when we left. When we arrived home on 26th September, the display was still there. Our daughter and grand-daughter were going to stand on the side of the road and watch it. We haven’t had a report from them, yet. Barry.
Gordon’s Miscellaneous Mumblings The FOCC constitutional changes have been advertised with the appropriate 28 or more days’ notice. The changes can be voted on during the November meeting. As stated in the information given out I am the messenger and it is up to you as FOCC club members to make the decisions on the changes. That means that you vote them in or out. The FOCC committee of the time have debated the changes with the changes fully debated on and not wanted by some members of the FOCC Committee. It is now up to the members at the November meeting to decide which way the FOCC is to go. I thought that the wild and woolly weather around Balaklava was responsible for the electricity outage Wednesday afternoon. Not that the weather around here was really all that bad. Gill and I eventually got a text from SA Power Network advising us that the power would be off until Thursday 4.00 PM. Late in the afternoon I went off to the local hardware shop looking for a battery powered lantern of some kind. No-go there so it was over the road to the newsagent to buy the last lantern that they had for sale. The sales person had to look in the dark with a torch as there was no external power anywhere. The local Foodland is quite a big effort and because it has the possibility for large amounts of food to go off with no refrigeration they have their own back-up generator and continued with business. Gill and I have an all-electric kitchen so we ended up with luke warm quiche for tea cooked earlier in the afternoon that is before 3.48 PM when the electrical system failed the State. I went to the local “fish and chip” shop for some chips to go with the quiche and they were closed so we had quiche for tea. Around 7.00 PM I cranked up a battery radio and listened to AM1323 until I worked out that they only played music. I then switched to AM891 and started getting information on the scope of the electrical outage and the news was not promising. The ABC station AM891 is an emergency reporting frequency. The AM891 station broadcasts its programs from Sydney Australia wide and when we have an emergency that affects all or part of South Australia the people in ABC SA can override the Sydney output and pass on information needed by the SA population. In that way Gill and I got informed on the electrical status in SA. Around 7.00 AM Thursday the lights came on and the power was back so we got out of bed. It will be interesting to see if SA has a baby boom in 9 months’ time. Early to bed and early to rise is what they say. It seems that three of the high voltage lines out of Port Augusta failed and it was interesting to see how some of the electricity pylons failed. There were approx 24 failed pylons and the ones I saw on TV were twisted and bent about one third of the way to the top and others failed when the pylons stayed intact and were just pulled out of the ground with the holding / setting concrete simply pulled out of the ground still in place on the pylon corners. It seems that the rain had saturated the ground and had softened the ground to the point it where it went to a liquid state and the pylons pulled out easily. We use LPG in 100 lb bottles to run our water heating system. We have two gas bottles that are connected together and we use one at a time. When the gas bottle in use runs out that gas bottle gets turned off and the full gas bottle is turned on. There is also a green / red indicator so that you get a visual indication of what gas bottle is being used. In a bid to reduce Australia’s carbon foot print the only gas water heaters that you can install these days use electricity rather than a “pilot light” for ignition. Quite clearly when there is no electricity there is no hot water to have a shower. I managed my shower OK and the electricity went off again half way through Gill’s shower and it was just a local fail this time and we had the power back before lunch time. I have added more shelf space in the shed in Balaklava and still have a bit of work to do to make the shelves more efficient. I have a lot of half full plastic boxes and if I find the time to do something useful like filling boxes and labelling the plastic box contents I will have a bit more useful shelf space. Gill has filed a request for us to add another bay to the existing shed with the Local Council and if we get that approved that extra bay will go a long way towards getting my gear in the shed better organised and I will have room for a two post hoist as well.
Further changes to the FOCC Constitution. Some time ago the FOCC changed its meeting night from Monday to Tuesday and as a result Parts 16.1 and 18.2 of the constitution need changing. We need a motionto change the day mentioned in the current constitution.
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IMPORTANT NOTES In July, Andrew Ford resigned as President of the FOCC. In August FOCC meeting, Barry Hall was elected as President. At the same meeting, members elected Justin Carmody as Vice-President. A reminder to all members; under section 6.1 of the FOCC Constitution, members are required to attend five or more Club meetings or events during the year. If you wish to renew your membership, you must abide by this constitutional rule. It has known that 100 plus members are not meeting the obligation and the committee will be checking all members attendance. # Barry Hall – FOCC President
IMPORTANT C.H.V.R.S. NOTICE
THIS NOTICE IS TO REMIND ALL F.O.C.C. MEMBERS,WHO ARE ON THE C.H.V.R.S., THAT THEIR VEHICLE(S) MUST BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORISED PERSON OF THE CLUB, AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE (3) YEARS, OTHERWISE, THEIR VEHICLE(S) WILL BE DEEMED TO BE UNREGISTERED AND UNINSURED. IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHETHER AN INSPECTION IS REQUIRED OR NOT, YOU CAN CONTACT ME BY EMAIL AND/OR PHONE, BOTH OF WHICH ARE LISTED ON OUR WEB SITE. THE CLUB DATA BASE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A HISTORY OF ALL F.O.C.C. MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT, WHO ARE ON THE C.H.V.R.S., REGARDING THEIR LOG BOOK AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION HISTORY STATUS. REMEMBER, IT IS THE VEHICLE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY, WHO IS ON THE C.H.V.R.S. TO KEEP THEIR LOG BOOK(S) AND VEHICLE(S) INSPECTIONS UP TO DATE.
Financial members of the F.O.C.C. are reminded of the following requirements as per The New Code of Practice, effective 1
st July 2012, when presenting their logbook(s) for
resigning and/or the issuing of a new logbook(s). Members have until 31
st December 2016 to ensure that their Historic Registration remains
active for the next clubs financial year. In order to avoid any unnecessary delays, Authorised Officers and the Treasurer, will be available at the clubrooms from 7.00pm on the general meeting nights during October, November and December to address any Historic vehicle(s) requirements. Mandatory Requirements
(a) New F.O.C.C. membership renewal receipt.
(b) Logbook(s).
(c) Current registration papers.
(d) Statutory declaration. (Unless you are a new member on Historic Registration)
(e) Left Hand Drive vehicles – Certificate of Exemption.
Remember, it is your responsibility to ensure that the correct paperwork is presented or your log book will not be signed by any of the Authorized Officers. The Statutory Declaration form must be completed in full and in a legible manner. Any lines not used should be “Zedded” off. Multiple vehicles can be used on the one form. If the Statutory Declaration form is not completed correctly, it will not be accepted and your log book will not be signed. Do not send the Statutory Declaration form to the club secretary. It must be presented to one of the Authorised Officers when upgrading or replacing your log book(s). REMEMBER If you do not have your log book signed by 31
st December 2016, then you will be driving
illegally i.e.unregistered and uninsured. There are heavy penalties imposed if you are caught. RON TEBBY C.H.V.R.S COORDINATOR.
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CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 2016:
FOR GENERAL MEETING 4TH DECEMBER 2016:
THIS RAFFLE HAS BEEN DONATED BY:
STILLWELL FORD:
FIRST PRIZE: FORD TABLE TALL WITH EXTRAS.
SECOND PRIZE: FORD CLOCK WITH LIGHT,
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THIRD PRIZE: FORD SHIRT, CUFFLINKS, FORD FRAME.
FOURTH PRIZE: FORD POLO SHIRT WITH EXTRAS.
EXTRAS: HERE WILL BE EXTRA CHRISTMAS TREATS TO GO WITH EACH PRIZE.
RAFFLE WILL COST $1.00 PER TICKET AND CAN BE BOUGHT AT ANY OFF THE NEXT
MEETINGS FROM OCTOBER. THANK YOU CATHY JACOBS.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 2016:
FOR GENERAL MEETING 4TH DECEMBER 2016:
THIS RAFFLE HAS BEEN DONATED BY:
STILLWELL FORD:
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Club Events
October 2016. I asked at the last club meeting if I could leave October free of events as the All Ford Day and having two events scheduled for November require extra preparation time. Also my eldest daughter is getting married this month and my commitments for this are all consuming. Many thanks to Club members for supporting this proposal.
Ford Invitation Picnic Sunday 6th November 2016
The Early Ford V8 Club of America have, invited us to their Ford Invitation Picnic to be held at the Lenswood Oval, Lenswood. Members have attended this function previously and it’s a great day out. Proceeds from the day will be for the Cancer Care Centre. Please let me know of your attendance. See me at club meetings or ring 82400182. The plan is to meet at Bridgestone Select on Magill Road (just West of St. Bernards Road) for a 10:15am departure OR, meet us at the Lenswood Oval at 11:00am. Yes that means bring out your Ford and join the rest of the FOCC members for a relaxing, social day out. Just a gathering of like-minded Ford nuts.
Yankalilla Cruise Sunday 20th November 2016 Firstly please excuse the incorrect date shown on the internet page regarding this event. The cruise for 2016 will be held on Sunday 20th November 2016. Alice and I have been on two of these cruises and thoroughly enjoyed the whole day. The cruise departs Castle Plaza (on South Road) at 10:00am. Vehicles travel along South Road then via the Southern Expressway to Aldinga, through Myponga and on to Yankalilla. The venue for the day is the picturesque Yankalilla Memorial Park oval. Activities on the oval start at 10:30am. There is no need to pre-register your vehicle for the cruise, just roll up on the day. For all those who intend starting their cruise from Castle Plaza, you may pre-pay for entry to the event. If you pre-pay, you will be given a sticker that will get you fast tracked into the oval. Stickers are available at Castle Plaza @ $15.00 per vehicle which covers all occupants. I suggest we meet up as a club at the Castle Plaza then proceed as a club to Yankalilla where we can set up on the oval and enjoy the day as a group. Please have a look at the site on the internet and let me know if you are interested. There is more up to date information provided on their site and we will be notified of any changes.
FOCC CHRISTMAS DINNER
WHERE: THE OLD MILL HAHNDORF
WHEN: 1230pm SUNDAY 4th DECEMBER 2016 SMORGASBORG
HOW MUCH: $24.90 Per Person or for Senior’s card holders $22.40 Per Person.
PLEASE PAY DEPOSIT of $15.00 Per Person to Graham or Alice Farrell to book a place at the table.
Please note there will not be a car cruise to the venue suggest you make your own way there as parking at Hahndorf will be at a premium that time of year.
I have been advised there is parking at the rear of the Old Mill
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SELL
Ford Sportsman, Fairlane
6 cylinder automatic, Tickford Engine
March 2017 registration
One owner; Purchased May 2003 ( new)
Model Code 18249
$7,500
mileage 145,961. Service records available
David & Elizabeth ph. 08 83397676 mob 0408809734
FOR SALE For sale is a Ford EA TSS Falcon sedan late 80’s model. Vehicle is dead straight and fitted with a full body kit including the Porsche style whale tail and the dual front and rear wheels. View this type of car on the internet, very unusual especially the wheel design. These vehicles are rare and this one ticks all the boxes as a collector’s car. It is in need of some TLC and would make an ideal project. The owner is asking for $10,000.00 ONO and would like to see the vehicle sold to a Ford enthusiast. Please contact Mr. Robin Henderson on Mobile number 0458 851 726
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