HETNR Car Club Newsletter December 2019
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HETNR Qld Inc. Newsletter December 2019 - January 2020 Roy Gillespie President 0427 922 661 Lesley Murphy Secretary/Treasurer 0417 617 205 Garry Murphy (Rambler) Events Director 0407 209 160 Bob Ward Dating Officer 07 5465 3912 Peter Wilkinson Webmaster 07 3300 3668 Sandra Purnell Editor 07 4687 7596 Website: HETNR-QLD.COM.AU and also http://hetnr-qld.com.au/galleries/ HETNR Car Club Newsletter December 2019 – January 2020 Edition Disclaimer The views expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Club’s Committee or its Editor. The information in this newsletter is published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Hudson Essex Terraplane Nash Rambler Car Club Volume 4 of 2019-2020 SMILE SMILE • The Grim Reaper came for me last night, and I beat him off with a vacuum cleaner. Talk about Dyson with death. • A mate of mine recently admitted to being addicted to brake fluid. When I quizzed him on it he reckoned he could stop any time.... • I went to the cemetery yesterday to lay some flowers on a grave. As I was standing there I noticed 4 grave diggers walking about with a coffin, 3 hours later and they're still walking about with it. I thought to myself, they've lost the plot!! • My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were $70!!! Bugger this, I thought, I can get one cheaper off the web. • I was driving this morning when I saw an NRMA van parked up. The driver was sobbing uncontrollably and looked very miserable. I thought to myself that guy's heading for a breakdown. • Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not Happy. • My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that, 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2020 NATIONAL MEET On the following pages are our National Meet Entry Forms. As we have explained it will be up to the Meet participants to book their own accommodation. When you book your accommodation, the motel will take one day’s accommodation as a booking fee and upon arrival you will be asked to pay the remainder of the accommodation monies. Hudson Essex Terraplane Nash Rambler Car Club 1. Volume 4 of 2019-2020 Hudson Essex Terraplane Nash Rambler Queensland Inc Mailing Address: PO Box 69, Laidley Qld 4341 Email: [email protected] Website: https://hetnr-qld.com.au 2020 NATIONAL MEET ENTRY FORM To be held at Ipswich, QLD Arrive PM Sunday, 13th September and Depart AM Saturday, 19th September 2020 Entrant’s Name …………………………………………………………………………………………….. Address …………………………………………………………………………………………….. Contact Phone Number …………………………………………………………………………………………….. Club/s …………………………………………………………………………………………….. Rally Vehicle – Make ………………………. Model ……………................. Year ……..……. Vehicle Registration No ………………………. Photo of vehicle – email to: [email protected] Insurance Policy Details ……………………………………………………………….… Comprehensive or TPP The following information will be kept confidential. As one of our events requires Photo ID information, prior to the event - due to government security requirements - please provide the following information. Please bring same ID with you to the event. If you cannot provide photo ID please enter your name below stating you have no photo ID. First Name: Surname: ID Number: ID Type: Issued by: Licence/Passport ……………………. ……………………… …………………. ……………….. …………………… ……………………. ……………………… …………………. ……………….. …………………… Adult Passengers Names Children Names & Ages at Meet Date 1. ……………………………………………………... …………………………………………………… 2. ……………………………………………………... …………………………………………………… 3. ……………………………………………………... …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….. DISCLAIMER • I hereby certify that the vehicle(s) nominated herein is/are roadworthy and fully registered or if conditionally registered it complies with all the requirements in the State in which it is registered. I also certify that the said vehicle(s) is/are covered by full comprehensive or third-party property damage insurance. • I (and my passengers) agree to abide by any rules and regulations of the meet and all instructions from the Meet committee and officers of the QLD Police Force and observe Road Rules set down by the QLD Government. Further, I/we accept the decisions of the Meet Committee as final. • I/we agree that HETNR Qld Inc, its committee, Meet organisers and sponsors will in no way be liable or responsible for any loss of or damage to the vehicles, parts and accessories and/or injury (if any) that may happen leading up to, or during or following the course of the Meet. • I (the entrant) and my passengers hereby waive the right of any legal action against HETNR Qld Inc, its committee, agents and sponsors. • I/we accept that the committee of HETNR Qld Inc and the Meet committee reserve the right to exclude any entrant from further activities with the Meet should that entrant, his/her passengers conduct themselves in a manner detrimental to the Club and/or motoring cause. Signed: ………………………………………………… Date: …………………………………………… Entrant on behalf of those named hereon Hudson Essex Terraplane Nash Rambler Queensland Inc Mailing Address: PO Box 69, Laidley Qld 4341 Email: [email protected] Website: https://hetnr-qld.com.au The following information is required by the Meet organisers and the answers to all questions will remain confidential. Please complete for all travelling in your party: • Do you have any physical activity restrictions? (eg stairs, walking distance restrictions), etc ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… • Do you have any special meal requirements? …………………………………………………. • Will you require car trailer facilities? …………………………………………………………….. WE REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING MONIES WITH YOUR MEET ENTRY FORM: Meet Fee: $ 90.00 Meet Dinner, Friday, 18th September 2020: No. of Adult meals …….….. @ $36.90 = $........... No. of Children meals …..… @ $15.00 = $........... Total Meet Deposit Payable: $........... Cheques and money orders to be made payable to Hudson Essex Terraplane Nash Rambler Qld Incorporated (Meet 2014) Post cheque/money order together with completed and signed Meet Entry Form before 31 March 2020. To: Bob Ward, PO Box 69, Laidley Qld 4341 Telephone enquiries to: Roy 0427 922 661 Bob / Sue 0412 317 189 / 0412 317 188 Sandra 07 4687 7596 We have requested a photo of your vehicle as we will be providing a calendar of all the cars at the Meet. It would be nice to be able to present it to you in our Meet bag on the Sunday afternoon. If you are unable to email a photo, in large format, to Bob, please enclose a photo with your Entry Form to Bob Ward. Bob’s email address is: [email protected]. As per usual there will be a second request for monies a few weeks out from the Meet to cover the prepaid events and meals. These costs will be in line with those of earlier Meets. MEET ACCOMMODATION We have changed the way in which motel accommodation is booked. Entrants will need to book their own accommodation direct with the motel (first in best dressed). Designated Meet Accommodation – Ipswich Country Motel, 250 South Station Road, Raceview. All accommodation rooms are equipped with air conditioning (in-room climate control), coffee/tea maker, minibar, electric kettle, toaster, microwave, hair dryer, iron/ironing board, TV and free toiletries. A restaurant is on site – check to see opening times. Room Rates per night: • Deluxe rooms: $115.00 (1 Queen + 1 single beds) 15 downstairs /8 upstairs • Corporate rooms: $125.00 (1 Queen bed) 4 all downstairs • International rooms: $135.00 (1 Queen bed) – 4 (1 Queen + single bed) – 4 all downstairs • International Studio suite: $145.00 (1 Queen bed) full size kitchen – 2 downstairs • 2-bedroom family rooms: $159.00 (1 Queen+3 single beds) – 3 downstairs/1 upstairs • 2-bedroom Executive spa suite: $165.00 (1 Queen, 1 Single + fold out sofa) – 2 downstairs • 2-bedroom Family double room: $175.00 (1 Queen + 4 singles) downstairs There will be no housekeeping service. Linen will be changed half way through our stay. If you require a change of towels, please take towels to the office and the same applies to replenishing of tea and coffee. The cut-off date for booking is the end of May 2020 with all remaining rooms being available to the public. If you decide to come to the Meet after that date you will pay the same price as quoted above if there are rooms available. VERY IMPORTANT: TO OBTAIN THE ABOVE RATES – PLEASE BOOK DIRECT (eg. no Trivago, Wotif, Booking.com, etc) WITH IPSWICH COUNTRY MOTEL ON 1800 882 263 / 07 3202 4622 – YOU ALSO NEED TO QUOTE “HUD920” WITH THE CUT-OFF DATE BEING END OF MAY 2020. The Rise and Fall of an American Icon: Nash Motors When Renault-Chrysler purchased the American Motor Company (AMC) in 1987, they closed the loop on two luminaries of the automotive industry, Charles Nash, and Walter Chrysler. AMC was the company formed when Nash-Kelvinator Motor Company married Hudson Motor Company. It was a young Charles Nash who stole Walter Chrysler from the locomotive industry way back in 1911 to work for him at Buick (GM). When GM gave Nash his walking papers in 1915, he scooped up a struggling motor company out of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and rebranded it as Nash Motor Company. Chrysler went on to do alright for himself too… We’ll come back to him. 1982 AMC Eagle The story of the Nash brand is a bittersweet tale of ingenuity and perseverance, a David and Goliath tale, which has an agreeable ending if one chooses to see it that way. Raising Charles Nash With Nash’s story, there are three main parts. He worked in the carriage industry, moved to automobiles where he made to the top of Buick, then started his own motor company after leaving Buick. The rest is details, but those details are so delicious.