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ROLLINAUSTRALIA July/AugustG 2008 No. 179 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Toowoomba National Rally: Full Coverage + COLOUR CENTREFOLD Iceland Report from James 140 Series Racing for Under $5000! MEMBER MAGAZINE for: Volvo Club of Victoria, Volvo Car Club of South Australia (incorporating Western Australia), Volvo 1800/120 Club of Australia and Volvo Club of Queensland PUBLIC OFFICER 2-VIC Calendar of Events John Johnson Ph. 0414-385-962 3-Vice President’s Report 4-The Editor’s Desk: SAFETY OFFICERS John Johnson, Ph. 0414-385-962 The Diesel Dilemma Paul Frisk, Ph. 03-5968-5440 (AH) 6-240/260 Register Report LIFE MEMBERS 8-1800/120 Club Pages Lance Phillips, Peter Spencer, Gordon Scrambler, John Johnson Coming Events President’s Report HONORARY MEMBERS Robert & Shirley Kaub 10-SA Club Pages WWW.VOLVOVIC.ORG.AU REGISTER CAPTAINS Clare Valley VOLVO CLUB OF VICTORIA INC. Within the Volvo Car Club of Victoria, each model Monster Truck! P.O. Box 3011, Moorabbin East, VIC 3189 Volvo is represented on the committee by a “Register Captain” or contact person for matters Kadina Show-n-Shine concerning that group of cars. The role of a OFFICERS Register Captain is determined mainly by the 11-SA Club Calendar PRESIDENT individual, but the position exists as a point of Heino Nowatzky contact between the committee and the club 13-Treasurer’s Report Ph. 0425-705-045 member on any matters relating to the type of 13-Membership Report Volvo they drive. Register Captains are more [email protected] than happy to discuss any issues relating to your 14-VCQ Pages car, and are a great source of information and VICE PRESIDENT enthusiasm. Register Captains are there to assist Coming Events Lance Phillips you, so feel free to get in touch with them. Ph. 03-9707-2724 (AH) Rally Overview/Thanks 1800-SERIES [email protected] Bloody Red Volvos John Johnson TREASURER Ph. 0414-385-962 (AH) 16-Rally Winners & Grinners CONTENTS Adrian Beavis [email protected] 18-Rally Colour Centrefold Ph. 0402-203-437 (AH) PV444/544 & 120-SERIES 20-Rally Newspaper Stories SECRETARY Philip Perkins John Johnson Ph. 03-9874-7543 (AH) 22-Rally Attendees & Ph. 0414-385-962 (AH) [email protected] Car Photos [email protected] 142/144/145/164 27-Brickbats & Bouquets MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Heino Nowatzky 28-Motorsports Register Wayne Bowers Ph. 0425-705-045 Ph. 03-9397-5976 (AH) [email protected] Don’t go out in the rain [email protected] 29-140 Racing Series Proposal P.O. Box 3011, Moorabbin East, VIC 3189 240/244/245/264/265 Mark Hoffmann 30-Iceland Report WEB MASTER Ph. 03-9335-3946 (AH) 0402-071-186 (BH) 32-Classifieds: Cars & Parts Ben Winkler [email protected] Ph. 0417-391-322 35-Special Book Offer [email protected] 242GT/262C/242/262 Lance Phillips 36-Membership Application GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ph. 03-9707-2724 (AH) 37-Volvo Dealer Listings [email protected] Stuart Boydell Ph. 0411-150-246 700/900 & S90/V90 RWD Upcoming Issues: [email protected] Rod Patton • Rex Sneyd’s Adventures Ph. 03-5952-5927 (AH) • Volvo Convertibles Mark Iceton 360/440 & S40/V40/V50 Ph. 0434-897-144 Mark Richardson • Volvo Club of BC Story [email protected] Ph. 03-9775-5302 (AH) 0403-814-545 •More Imagineering [email protected] Christina Nowatzky • Ian Swan’s African Safari Ph. 0425 740 858 850/S70/V70/S60/S80/XC70/XC90 •Tech Tips [email protected] Heino Nowatzky Ph. 0425-705-045 VOLVO CLUB of VIC Caz Telfer-Williams [email protected] Ph. 03-9772-2337 (AH) MOTORSPORTS AGM - Weds, August 6th [email protected] Ash Davies 7PM - FREE PIZZA! Ph. 0412-709-695 [email protected] EDITOR MARKETING & CORPORATE ADVERTISING ROLLING AUSTRALIA Greg Sievert CONTACT THE EDITOR JULY/AUGUST 2008 ISSUE NO. 179 Ph. 03-9397-5976 (AH) for standard ad rates & other ideas THE MAGAZINE FOR THE VOLVO CLUBS OF [email protected] VICTORIA AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA 17 Lakeside Place DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS (INCORPORATING WESTERN AUSTRALIA) Next edition deadline is 10th August 2008 THE VOLVO 1800/120 CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Williamstown, VIC 3016 THE VOLVO CLUB OF QUEENSLAND DISCLAIMER: In regard to products, services and/or procedures that are either advertised or mentioned in the editorial content of this magazine, members should determine for themselves the reliability or suitability for their own particular requirements. Advertisers must ensure at all times that their products and/or services represented are suited to the intended use. The Volvo Car Club of Victoria Incorporated cannot accept responsibility for any product or service statement made herein, and the opinions or comments from any contributor are not necessarily those of the Club, the committee, the members or the editor. July/August 2008 1 ROLLING AUSTRALIA Volvo Club of Victoria Calendar of Events For the latest event information, check out the Club’s web site at www.volvovic.org.au Unless specified below, all night meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 8pm sharp at the South Camberwell Tennis Club, 332 Burke Road, Glen Iris, Mel/Ref 59 H6. Magazine printed by club member Rick Robey @ Fairkote: July 2008 Wed 2nd Night Meeting Guest speaker information see www.volvovic.org.au August 2008 Wed 6th Night Meeting - Volvo Club of Victoria AGM - 7PM dinner, 8PM Meeting & Bilia parts sale (to be confirmed) The Club’s AGM will be held at the night meeting. Free pizza dinner for all club members, and the election of officers for 2008/2009. Start thinking now about what you would like to do to help the club, and whether you would be willing to take on a committee position. If you’re interested, please talk to a committee member now so we can start planning! September 2008 Attention all Club Members: More photos, stories, tech tips and other Volvo-related information is rd Wed 3 Night Meeting needed for the magazine. Please email or post to the editor (details Guest speaker information see www.volvovic.org.au on previous page). Sorry, we usually cannot publish information from Sat 6th Picnic at Muckleford - see flyer inside front other magazines or copyrighted material unless we have specific cover for details! written authority, so please come up with your own stories - how did Father’s Day weekend - steam & wheels! you get into Volvos? What was your first Volvo experience? Did you Location: Muckleford Railway Station is midway between find an easier way to repair your Volvo that other club members Castlemaine and Maldon. might find useful? Restoration stories, “birth” announcements, etc. Club member George Young is the event coordinator, and Send it through! would love to see some other classic Volvos join his 122 at the display day. A great event to give your classic Volvo a run to clean out the winter cobwebs. Contact George on 03-5475- Cover Photo Contest: MORE PICS NEEDED!!! 2442 or email [email protected]. More info on the web at Note: Must be vertical (“portrait”) format for front cover. www.vgr.com.au Horizontal (“landscape”) format is OK for back cover. Open to members of ALL affiliated Volvo Clubs (Pg. 1) October 2008 DETAILS: If you want to enter the contest, please email high- resolution digital photo or post “real” Wed 1st Night Meeting Guest speaker information see www.volvovic.org.au photo to the Editor. All submissions for the next magazine cover must be Sun 5th Euroa Show-n-Shine received by the magazine deadline Time: 10AM-3:30PM. (on Page 1). Any questions, please November 2008 contact the Editor. Note: If you post a photo and want it returned, please Wed 5th Night Meeting advise us and we will post your Guest speaker information see www.volvovic.org.au original photo back to you. Sun 23rd VACC Cars of the World Display Day Location: Morning Star Estate, Mt. Eliza, Mornington On the Front Cover this issue: Classic Volvos on Peninsula. More info in the next edition of Rolling. display at the National Rally in Toowoomba, May See web site: www.carsoftheworld.com.au Retina Australia benefits from funds received. 2008. See full event coverage in this edition of Rolling Australia. NEW OWNER! Michael Van Winsen ROLLING AUSTRALIA 2 July/August 2008 Vice President’s Report Lance Phillips 03-9707-2724 (AH) [email protected] With Heino busy in Canberra during instead of his GT. This left David Raynor future - maybe at the expense of his 740T recent weeks I chaired the last two Night from our Club, Kevin Allen from NSW and but that remains to be seen! Meetings. John Vanzino from Qld with his pretty two- First of all I would like to thank Mark tone GT to fly the GT flag. Well done to Lance Phillips Iceton for donating cinema tickets as the those people. door prizes. These have been very much My GT has been interstate appreciated by the committee as well as the about 5 or 6 times in recent years to winners. rallies so it deserved a break [well I would also like to thank our guest that was my excuse] and besides speakers for May and June who have been the T5 had cruise control! I must be very entertaining and interesting. getting lazy as the years go on. I In May we had Bill Wellwood who must endeavour to fit the cruise happens to be an ex Club Member having control kit that I have to the GT owned a 164E some years ago is a great before the next trip.