Freewheeling January 2018

Freewheeling The magazine of the Rover Owners’ Club NSW and ACT. January 2018.

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President President’s Comments Ian Shearman president @roverownersclub.com.au

I hope that all of you have had a very pleasant Christmas Vice President and New Year break with friends and family; I have. Richard Dalziel vicepresident @roverownersclub.com.au Since our last Freewheeling we have had a relatively quiet Club Captain month. The highlights were the general meeting and annual Andrew Holland clubcaptain general meeting during November, where we had a very @roverownersclub.com.au special award – the posthumous award of the Viking Shield to the late Nick Munting, which was accepted on his behalf Secretary Warren McEwen by Ali Munting and her two daughters Ashley and Lauren. secretary @roverownersclub.com.au The other activity at the AGM was the re-election of all the office bearers and committee members. And incidentally, I Treasurer spoke about how I got involved with Rovers. Richard Dalziel treasurer @roverownersclub.com.au On the first Saturday of December several Sydney members Registrar visited Canberra, joining with our Capital based members to Robert Walker registrar attend the annual Christmas Dinner arranged by the Arm- @roverownersclub.com.au strong Siddeley Club. A fun night was had by all who attended. The following day our members attended the Terri- Editor editor bly British Day in Queanbeyan. There was a good turnout of Ken Dunkley @roverownersclub.com.au our members on the day.

Web master webmaster Our Christmas General Meeting and Party, held on Thurs- Rob Turner day 14th December was catered for this gala event. We @roverownersclub.com.au must thank Robert Walker and Augusta Monro for doing this task which was very successful. At the end of the meet- For a full list of all positions including phone numbers, see the back pages of this magazine. ing I made the awards for the Club’s Display Day held on 29th October 2017. For those members not present and who were due to receive certificates or plaques, these were either The Rover Owners’ Club welcomes new member taken by others who would be seeing specific members, and for others they were posted to them. This was done to avoid Cressida Fforde and Scott Gorringe from the having a large number of certificates held over for more ACT and who have a P6 2000. than one year in a couple of instances. The annual photo competition was successful, although the number of entries Allan Gaunt from Windsor (in Sydney’s was down a little from previous years. west) and who have a P4 90.

At out next meeting our member, Peter Scott, will be show- ing some photos of some motor cycle trips and other motoring Australia Dayactivities.

Forthcoming events are the Oasis Run on 2nd January 2018 and the Carnivale on Cover Photos Australia day at Front Cover; The Rover Owners’ Club Display Day at the Parramatta Park. Museum on Fire Penrith. Photo by Ken Dunkley

I hope that the New Year Back Cover. brings much health and Part of the display at Linnwood House Guilford in November 2017. enjoyment to all. Photo by Mark Nelson.

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Display Day 2017.

By Ken Dunkley.

Each year the Rover Owners’ Club has a Display Day. This is an opportunity to show off your carefully polished car with its spotless interior, neat boot area, and shiny engine as well as having a good look at the cars of your fel- low club members. Combine this with the opportunity to chat, and generally sit around, taking in the spring weather and you have a great day out.. This year it was decided to hold the display day at the Museum of Fire in Penrith. The Museum of Fire is housed in a heritage listed old power station. Coincidentally there was to be a display of dolls, bears, and craft things inside the building on the same day. If that put you off going, you missed something. Finding a good place for a display day is not as easy as you might think. It needs to have:- Shade (for us oldies to sit in), Clean and accessible toilets, Be not too far away, Be reasonably level, Be inexpensive to use for the day, Ideally to have some other form of attraction for the rest of the family to enjoy, Exposure to the general public to allow them to see the immaculate cars and maybe even join the ROC.

The Museum of Fire has all of these and as well a BBQ, and ice cream stand. If you did not go, you missed out.

But what was there? Well there was a selection of cars with a separate area for the winners from last year. A very nice grassed area, a shaded area with seats and of course the doll, bear and craft display. If you think that is a little underwhelming, then think again. There were at least two coach loads of people arriving just for the doll, bear and craft show. Who doesn’t have trouble thinking of something different for a Christmas present? If it is a little one (a junior fire fighter perhaps) there were lots of good things in the gift shop and for the ladies, an endless display of things to keep them busy, ranging from plastic model kits to fabulous dolls and bears. The place was quite busy.

For me, living in the southern suburbs of Sydney, it meant I drove down the M5, up the M7 and blasted down the M4 to near Penrith where a large sign on the M4 directed me to the museum. It was many years ago that I was last there but I had a good idea of where I was going and the traffic was not too heavy up the road up from the M4 to the museum.

A P6 might have been a fast car in its day but by today’s standard on the freeway it is a bit slow. Maybe I have been spoilt by the quiet progress made by modern cars so I find the P6 a bit noisy and it may be that which limits my top speed to about 90 to 100 KPH. I did manage to overtake one car and one truck so I feel pretty good about that. Of course, the P6, being a 2000SC which is the basic model, does not have tachometer so I do not know what the engine speed is at 100 kph. Our daily driver, a Subaru Forester, has a tacho and 2500 rpm is 110 kph. At that speed it is reasonably quiet. One day I should calculate what engine speed the P6 is doing at 100 kph. I suspect it is about the same as the Forester but it is certainly more noisy. Is it true that Rover tried 3 different exhaust systems on the P6 to reduce the noise?

My P6 was made in 1972 and is a British market car. It has two mufflers with the second one right at the back of the exhaust system. Is that the quietest version? Oh well ! maybe a set of ear plugs for Christmas. You never know.

Anyway here are some photos from the day which I hope you enjoy. However if you know a suitable place for the 2018 Display Day that satisfies the seven criteria above, then why not suggest it to the committee. Just tell somebody at a monthly meeting or email the president on [email protected].

See you all next year. Look out for the ear plugs.

The fire engines had to be squeezed up a bit to allow the Doll, Bear and Craft show to take place but there was still plenty to see.

No! This is not the engine of afire engine but the equally clean power plant of a P4 owned by John Clarke.

Time for some serious eating at lunch time in the Shelter Shed.

Above. Part of the Doll Bear and Craft Show and Display. There was more around the corner.

Part of the Champion of Champions line

Marques in the Park. A Report From The ACT. Text and photos by Chris Forsey.

Another lovely spring day in Canberra and another great car show! The annual 'Marques in the Park' was held on Sunday 12 November at John Knight Memorial Park on the shore of Lake Ginninderra in Canberra. Rover club attendees included Paul Bray, Ian Stevenson, Andrew Holland, Adrian Caddy, Geoff Fiddian and myself. Apologies if I missed anyone. There was an impressive line up of early Holdens and Fords, as well as some rare Japanese and American cars. This event tends to draw a sample of cars from a very wide range of clubs and is always an interesting event to attend. The venue is also fantastic and easy walking to cafes etc.

Members must think of me as a man who lives in the past with two old Rovers and a 19th century Rover bicycle. Now have I entered the present and I have seen the future – and it is ELECTRIC. A bushwalking friend of mine ended up in Royal North Shore Hospital last November. For someone who leads can- yoning expeditions and abseiling groups, it was a bit embarrassing for him when he slipped on a wet lawn and sliced his leg on a hedge trimmer. When I went to visit him, he was still in recovery after surgery and I was advised by the nursing staff to come back in an hour or so. In the same street, near St. Leonards Station, there is a Tesla dealership. I had seen a Tesla Model S at Lynnwood a couple of years ago. The salesman had suggested that I visit the St. Leonards showroom and have a test drive. This was the ideal day to take up the offer. Not really being in the market for a new car, I had to invent a “shtick” to convince the sales people that I was a genuine buyer. The story was that I was considering replacing my Camry with a Tesla and I wanted some towing capacity. This led to a drive in a new Model X, an SUV-style vehicle. Also on the showroom floor were several Model S cars and, as a nod to history, one of the last Tesla sports cars, now discontinued, which were based on a Lotus. I admired the little sports car and asked why it was discontinued. Apparently, the technology has evolved so much in the past ten years that even the SUV Model X performs better, both in terms of speed, acceleration and range. I was apprehensive about driving such an unusual car but the salesman put me at ease. All I had to do was sign that I would pay the $4000 excess in the event of an at-fault accident. I then set out in an unfamiliar vehicle in a busy, unfamiliar district of Sydney in peak-hour traffic. (Nerves of Steel). The first impression is that this is a car of the 21st century. Stepping through the gullwing doors, the electronic technology reminded me of a smart phone on wheels. As I don't use a smart phone, I just sat back with my mouth open while the salesman demonstrated some of the features: GPS (of course), on-screen Google map (no more street directories), distance indicators ...... the list goes on. I expect that these things are standard in most modern cars but I don't recall them being fitted to The Cyclops. The car is big but it is easy to drive, easier than any automatic that I have driven. It is silent, comfortable and instantly responsive to the accelerator pedal. Talking of acceleration, this beats anything, past or present. I was thrilled many years ago to drive Barry Lees' Aston Martin DB6 Vantage but the Tesla would leave any petrol-engined sports car in its wake. Some incredible figure like 0 – 100 in 4 seconds meant little until a BMW pulled up at the lights on my left at the traffic lights and thought that he would cut in front. Wide tread tyres and all-wheel drive ensured that the Tesla won that drag-off easily, without any wheel spin and without any engine roar. Having me write a test drive report on a Tesla is akin to getting a caveman to write it. For example, handling on the Tes- la is unimaginably good, but that is in comparison to The Cyclops on conventional tyres. Maybe all modern cars handle that well but I doubt it. The way the batteries give the car a very low centre of gravity and the weight is spread evenly from front to back makes the car impossible to flip. The distance that can be travelled on one charge of the batteries has limited the appeal of electric cars in Australia but the range of new models is similar to that of conventional cars. I could do a round trip from Sydney to Carcoar without recharging the batteries. If I were driving from Sydney to Melbourne, I would have to plan a meal break at one of the charging points along the highway. The limited number of charging points away from main centres restricts the use of electric cars but that will change. Despite the Federal Government's desire to promote coal-fired steam cars, the rest of the world will lead Australian consumers to embrace electric vehicles. The other turn-off for car buyers is the cost of the currently available electric models. The Model 3 Tesla has been released overseas but they will not be released in Australia until 2019. Meanwhile, the Toyota Rav 4 will be available in a Tesla-powered version very soon. Once the big manufacturers get involved, prices are expected to fall. For people who make regular long distance trips, the Tesla would be a worthwhile purchase. I can imagine getting into the routine of plugging in the charger each night, just as one thinks of filling up with petrol on a regular basis. The sav- ings are in fuel costs and servicing, though the car would have to get a lot of use for it to be an economic proposition. Tesla offers a very long warranty period. The salesman claimed not to know how long the batteries last as they haven't had to replace any yet. When there are more compromise models between the luxurious Tesla and the super-golf-cart Nissan Leaf, I will want one. Prices are likely to fall as more makers enter the market. Owners of old petrol engined cars (read Rovers) might also benefit from falling oil prices as demand for petrol decreases. We'll see. Jim Moule8 (241)

Detroit Electric

Detroit Electric (1907–1939, was an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Company in Detroit, Michigan. The company built 13,000 electric cars from 1907 to 1939. Anderson had previously been known as the Anderson Carriage Company (until 1911), producing carriages and buggies since 1884. Production of the electric automobile, powered by a rechargeable lead acid battery, began in 1907. For an additional US$600, an Edison nickel-iron battery was available from 1911 to 1916. The cars were advertised as reliably getting 80 miles (130 km) between battery recharging, although in one test a Detroit Electric ran 211.3 miles (340.1 km) on a single charge. Top speed was only about 20 mph (32 km/h), but this was considered adequate for driving within city or town limits at the time. Today, the rare few examples in running condition that are still privately owned can have difficulty being licensed in some coun- tries due to their very low speed. Today, due to time taking a toll on the efficiency of the engines, and due to having to use batteries that are not as powerful or efficient as the original batteries, as modern car batteries are not intended for continued output, many are only able to achieve their advertised top speed downhill, or with favourable winds.

Cars in running condition only are operated uncommonly, and for short dis- tances. Running cars weigh more than they were built to, because owners will install roughly 14 car batteries, and a balancing charger, rather than the original batteries that weighed much less. Cars today must have their battery sets changed relatively frequently. For example, a private owner whom is only the 3rd owner of his car, has changed batteries 3 times since purchasing his vehicle in 1988. The Detroit Electric was mainly sold to women drivers and physicians who desired the dependable and immediate start without the physically demand- ing hand cranking of the engine that was required with early internal combustion engine autos. A statement of the car's refinement was subtly made to the public through its design which included the first use of curved window glass in a production automobile, an expensive and complex feature to pro- duce. The company production was at its peak in the 1910s selling around 1000 to 2000 cars a year. Towards the end of the decade, the Electric was helped by the high price of gasoline during World War I. In 1920, the name of the An- derson company was changed to "The Detroit Electric Car Company" as the car maker separated from the body business (it became part of Murray Body) and the motor/controller business (Elwell-Parker).

As improved internal combustion engine automobiles became more common and inexpensive, sales of the Electric dropped in the 1920s, but the company stayed in business producing Detroit Electrics until after the stock market crash of 1929. The company filed for bankruptcy, but was acquired and kept in business on a more limited scale for some years, building cars in response to special orders. The last Detroit Electric was shipped on February 23, 1939, (though they were still available until 1942), but in its final years the cars were manufactured only in very small numbers. Between 1907 and 1939 a total of 13,000 electric cars were built.

Notable people who owned Detroit Electrics cars included Thomas Edison, Lizzie Borden, Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Mamie Eisenhower, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. who had a pair of Model 46 roadsters. Clara Ford, the wife of Henry Ford, drove Detroit Electrics from 1908, when Henry bought her a Model C coupe with a special child seat, through the late teens. Her third car was a 1914 Model 47 brougham.

Detroit Electrics can be seen in various automobile museums, such as the Belgian AutoWorld Museum in Brussels, The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan and the Museum Autovision in Altlußheim, Germany. A restored and operational Detroit Electric, owned by Union College, is located in the Edison Tech Center in Schenectady, NY. One 1914 model Is also located, restored and fully operational, near Frankenmuth, Michigan

Source for above and for top photo on next page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric 9

1911 Detroit Electric at the California Automobile Museum

Detroit Electric car at Maffra in Victoria. Photo by Reynardo - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7961892 10

Who is Tesla? Continuing the electric theme of this months Freewheeling, you might ask yourself “Who is Tesla and what is their background?”. The following answers some of those questions. For very much more, look at this Wikipedia item from which this is taken. Wikipedia reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.

Tesla, Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an American automaker, energy storage company, and solar panel manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2003, the company specializes in electric cars, lithium-ion battery energy storage, and residential photovoltaic panels (through the subsidiary company SolarCity). The additional products Tesla sells include the Tesla Powerwall and Powerpack batteries, solar panels and solar roof tiles. CEO Elon Musk said that he envisions Tesla as a technology company and independent automaker, aimed at eventually offering electric cars at prices affordable to the average consumer. The company is named after the Serbian-American electrical engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla by company co-founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. The company's Model S was the world's best-selling plug-in electric car in 2015 and 2016. Global sales of the Model S reached 150,000 units in November 2016. In September 2015 the company released its Model X, a crossover SUV. The Model 3 was released in July 2017. Tesla global sales passed 250,000 units in September 2017. Tesla operates multiple production and assembly plants, notably Gigafactory 1 near Reno, Nevada and its main vehicle manufacturing facility at Tesla Factory in Fremont, California. The Gigafactory primarily produces batteries and battery packs for Tesla vehicles and energy storage products. In 2016, Tesla topped Consumer Reports' Annual Owner Satisfaction Survey at 91%. In February 2017, Consumer Re- ports named Tesla as the top American car brand and ranked it 8th among global carmakers.

The following is a repeat of part of an article in the August issue of Freewheeling.

Lithium Lithium (from Greek: λίθος lithos, "stone") is a chemical element with symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable, and is stored in mineral oil. When cut open, it exhibits a metallic luster, but moist air corrodes it quickly to a dull silvery grey, then black tarnish. It never occurs freely in nature, but only in (usually ionic) compounds, such as pegmatitic minerals which were once the main source of lithium. Due to its solubility as an ion, it is present in ocean water and is commonly obtained from brines. Lithium metal is isolated elec- trolytically from a mixture of lithium chloride and potassium chloride.

The above came from this reference. For a considerably more, refer to . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Ion. An ion (/ˈaɪən, -ɒn/) is an atom, or a molecule, in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving the atom or molecule a net positive or negative electrical charge. An atom, or molecule, with a net positive charge is a cation. An atom, or molecule, with a net negative charge is an anion. Because of their opposite electric charges, cations and anions attract each other and readily form ionic compounds, such as salts. Ions can be created by chemical means, such as the dissolution of a salt into water, or by physical means, such as pass- ing a direct current through a conducting solution, which will dissolve the anode via ionization . Ions consisting of only a single atom are atomic or monatomic ions. If they consist of two or more atoms, then they are called either molecular ions, or polyatomic ions. In the case of physical ionization of a medium, such as a gas, what are known as "ion pairs" are created by ion impact, and each pair consists of a free electron and a positive ion

The above came from this reference. For a considerably more, refer to. .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion

Competition. How much for a P6B? This P6B was recently put up for sale in the UK. It is described as “low mileage and mint condition”.

What do you think was the asking price? Answer next month.

Photographs from the Terribly British Day in the ACT. All photos by Chris Forsey

Luv that colour scheme in the mini. You won’t confuse that with somebody else’s in the supermar- ket car park.

More photos by Chris Forsey of the Terribly British Day in the ACT December 2017.

A car here to suit everyone and this is just some of the cars at the display day.

The December Meeting. Text by Ken Dunkley., Photos by Chris Forsey. The December meeting was over commendably quickly. It is amazing how people can get a meeting over quickly when they suspect a bloke in a red suit is lurking outside and a feed awaits.

More than full marks must go to Robert Walker and Augusta Munro for the work in getting all the balloons' inflated, hot food made hot and it all put out for the rest of us to enjoy. The bloke in the red suit is reported to have arrived in a little known Rover. The very very rare P 8.5 Sleighmobile.

Club News. Why did we have an Annual General Meeting in November 2017? This is an layman's guide to why we just had an Annual General Meeting (you will find the minutes of this AGM in this issue of Freewheeling)..

For years the Rover Owners’ Club Annual General Meeting has been in May, and this was also the case in 2017. The ROC financial year was the calendar year; that is, January to December

The Australian Government Taxation Department has a financial year from 1 July to 30 June. It must give them no end of problems when an organisation use a different financial year so they said that hence forth, everyone (not just the ROC) should use the financial year they use. That must ease the burden on them signif- icantly.

BUT we have a constitution based on the State Government’s Department of Fair Trading sample constitution and that says the AGM should be held within 6 months of the beginning of the financial year. Holding our AGM in May did not comply with the revised financial year. So we held an AGM in November to get every- thing in line with the requirements of the Federal and State Governments. In 2018 our AGM will be in the second part of the year and we will comply with the requirements of both Governments.

All British Day 2018. For many years the All British Day at Kings School has been the last Sunday in August BUT In 2018 it will be a little later in the year and held on 23 September So make a note in your forward planning now for this gala event .

If you have not paid your 2018 renewal then you need to do so now. If you are driving a car on Conditional Registration and have not paid, then you are driving an unregistered and uninsured car Pay now and be secure. A renewal form is on the next page of this issue of Freewheeling.

Useless information. Did you know that the most populace post code to Rover Owners’ Club members is post code 2074.

Club Calendar.

Please remember it is necessary to reserve your place on any event, except Club meetings, by telephoning the person organising the event. If you decide later not to attend something for which you have booked, please let the person organising the event know so others will not be inconven- ienced by waiting for you unnecessarily. If you can’t get to the event – get to a phone! It should be recognised that whilst the Rover Owners Club takes every care and precaution, members and their guests participate in all activities by their own choice, and act on their own behalf, thus at their own risk.

If the words Invitation Event precede the details in an item, it means the club has been invited but will not be attending as a group. You should contact the person indicated, or visit the club web site and obtain details, followed by making your own arrangements to attend.

If the words Invitation Event do not precede the details in an item it means the club will be attending as a group and you should contact the ROC club person indicated to arrange attendance., or visit the club web site and follow the detailed instructions.

Sunday 7 January 2018 | Invitation Event | SummerNats Classic Car Show • Venue | Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) • Visit website | https://www.summernats.com.au/

Wednesday 24 January 2018 | General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock | 8:00 pm

January. Friday 26 January 2018 | Invitation Event | Australia Day CARnivale Display Day • Venue | Parramatta Park • Registration is essential. Please click to download the full information: Australia Day CARnivale Information & Booking Links PDF

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FEBRUARY 2018

Tuesday 6 February 2018 | Invitation Event | Oasis Lunch Run to Burrawang General Store

• Contact | Mark Hertz | Mobile | 0410 679 268 Email | [email protected]

Sunday 11 February 2018 | Invitation Event | Picnic at Hanging Rock Display Day • Locality | Hanging Rock, Macedon Ranges, Victoria • Registration essential, visit website: February. http://www.picnicathangingrock.com.au/ • Organising Club | Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club Inc.

Wednesday 28 February 2018 | General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock | 8:00 pm

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MARCH 2018

Sunday 4 March 2018 | Shannons Wheels 2018 Display Day ACT Region • Venue | Queanbeyan Showground, Glebe Avenue, Queanbeyan • Time | 10am to 4pm • Download Flyer | Wheels 2018 Flyer PDF

• Contact | Chris Forsey | Mobile | 0413 996 481 Email | [email protected]

Wednesday 28 March 2018 | General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock | 8:00 pm

APRIL 2018

Sunday 8 April 2018 | Invitation Event | Robertson Heritage Railway Station Annual Classic Car Show Day • Venue address | Robertson Heritage Railway Station, Yarranga St, Robertson • Time | 9.30 am to 1.30 pm • Download full details | Robertson Heritage Railway Station Display Day 2018 PDF

Saturday 15 April 2018 | Invitation Event | Wheels of Womboin • Venue | Wamboin Hall, Bingley Way, Wamboin

April. • Time | 9 am to 1 pm • Download full information | Wheels of Wamboin 2018 PDF

Wednesday 25 April 2018 | Anzac Day | NO GENERAL MEETING • Please note, there will be no General Meeting for April as the regular meeting date falls on Anzac Day.

Friday 27 April to Monday 30 April 2018 | National Rove, Shepparton, Victoria • Hosted by the Rover Car Club of Australia (Victoria & Tasmania) • Download Rove 2018 Application Form & Itinerary: 2018 Rove Application Form Programme & Regalia PDF

Monday 30 April to Saturday 5 May 2018 | Post Rove Tour of Tasmania • Download Itinerary & Registration Form:

2018 ROVE - THE TASMANIAN ADD ON TOUR!

Following the Rove and as part of it, there has been an added Tasmanian Tour. The Time Tables and Fares for the Spirit of Tasmania will be available soon at www.spiritoftasmania.com.au or contact 1800 634 906 The Schedule IS:

Monday 30th April: Melbourne - Evening Spirit of Tasmania to Devonport – Departing 7:30 pm Check-in commences 2.5 hours prior to departure and closes 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure time.

Tuesday 1st May - Day 1: Devonport to Bicheno Total Distance 254 kms; 3 hrs 25 min. Devonport to Eliza- beth Town -– Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm for Breakfast: http://raspberryfarmcafe.com/ Distance 40 kms; approx 30 minutes. Christmas Hills to St Marys - Travel through Deloraine, Westbury, Conara, Avoca, Fingall to St Marys. Visit Old Cranks History Museum, St Marys. Distance 171 kms; 2 hrs St Marys to Bicheno - Overnight Bicheno Distance 41 kms; 50 Minutes

Wednesday 2nd May - Day 2: Bicheno to Hobart Total Distance 199 kms; 2 hrs 50 min. Bicheno to Little Swanport,via East Coast Wineries, Swansea and visit to East Coast Heritage Museum Distance 78 kms; 1 hr 10 min. Lunch Muirland Homestead Little Swanport Little Swanport to Hobart, via Triabunna, Orford, Buckland, Sorell Distance 121 kms; 1 hr 30 Overnight Hobart – two nights

Thursday 3rd May - Day 3: Explore from Hobart – At your leisure. Suggestions include Port Arthur, Huon Valley, New Norfolk, Museum of Old & New Art Etc (Mona) – Mona Entrance Fee between $20-28 – Trip to Mona on the river (Highly recommended!) is $22-00 each way.

Friday 4th May - Day 4: Hobart to Launceston Total Distance 205 kms; 2 hrs 45 min Hobart to Oatlands via Richmond, Coal River Valley Wineries/Richmond Cheese. Distance 85 kms; 1 hr 20 min - Lunch and explore Oatlands. Oatlands to Launceston, via Historic towns of Ross/ Campbell Town. Distance 120 kms; 1 hr 30 min - Overnight Launceston

Saturday 5th May - Day 5: Launceston to Devonport Ferry Total Distance 99 kms; 1 hour 20 minutes At your leisure explore around Launceston, possibility of visiting National Motoring Museum – Cost $11 - $14 per head, or historic Towns of Deloraine or Latrobe, or visit Cataract Gorge. Ferry sailing time 7.30pm, Check-in commences 2.5 hours prior to departure and closes 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure time.

Rover Owners’ Club General Meeting . ( General Meeting 22 November 2017.)

Meeting opened at 8.00 by Ian Shearman Ian welcomed Alison, Ashlee & Lauren Munting & their guests Barry & Steve.

Apologies for absence: Warren McEwen, Warwick Ravell, Chris Forsey, Rob Turner, Rex Micken, Ian Stevenson Previous Minutes: Proposed: Roy Allen Seconded: Paul Anley Apologies for absence: Warren McEwen, Warwick Ravell, Ian Coupland, Nigel Rock, Augus- Committee Reports: ta Munro, Ian Stevenson, Chris Forsey, Rob Turner Editor: Next Magazine will be January & will include stories on Tesla & a competition on the prices of P6s in the UK. Web Master: All good with the Website. Secretary: No report. (away). Various Magazines received. CMC: Nothing to report. Next meeting is Tuesday 28/11/17. Treasurer/Public Officer: As per report (see below) Vice President/Club Captain: Events: 2nd December: Combined ROC, ASCC Christmas Dinner, Canberra. 3rd December: Terribly British Day, Queanbeyan Town Park, Queanbeyan. 26th January 2018: “CARnivale” Display & Australia Day Celebrations, Parramatta Park, Parramatta. Arrangements are being made to visit Bankstown Aerodrome in February Club Shop: ROC. T-Shirts are available on request. V8 50th Anniversary T-Shirts also available on request Registrar: 1 new Member, 245 Members in total. Numbers are needed for the ROC Christmas Party. Please inform Robert Walker ASAP if you are attending. Club Plates: Roger Butler has added a P6 to Club Plates. Spare Parts: Paul recommended MG Spares, Normanhurst for some Rover Parts. General Business: Nigel Rock informed that MG Spares have a supply of Key Blanks. Ian Shearman informed that numbers attending the ROC Display Day were down this year & asked for Member’s ideas as to why. Some suggestions were that Members included: Clashed with other events, The day was predicted to be very hot, too many Display Days close together (ABDD, Shannon’s etc). Some members may have forgotten. Please contact the Committee for further ideas. Keith Beale has a small Lathe that may be available in the future. Ian reported that the Instrument Cluster may fade on some new 75s. Contact Ian for advice. Meeting adjourned for the AGM. AGM completed & General Meeting resumed. Ian gave a presentation on his contact & ownership of Rovers. Raffle drawn: The raffle was drawn and prizes awarded. Ian presented a Get-Well Card to Keith Beale.

Next Meeting will be the Christmas Party, Thursday 14th December

Treasurer’s report. ANZ Term Deposit #1 $14,000.00 ANZ Term Deposit #2 $10,000.00 Total NSW Reserves $24,000.00

NSW Bendigo Account $ 6,405.59

ACT Westpac Account $ 1,094.95 Consolidated Total $31,500.54

As per the attached statement for 22 Nov, we are currently tracking $450.65 ahead of budget, with a surplus of $3450.65, but the expected expenses for the balance of year will reduce this amount. I expect to still finish in the black with a surplus around $1,500 - $2,000 at the end of December.

Rover Owners’ Club Annual General Meeting . ( Annual General Meeting 22 November 2017.)

Meeting opened at 8.25 by Ian Shearman Ian welcomed Alison, Ashlee & Lauren Munting & their guests Barry & Steve. Apologies for absence: Warren McEwen, Warwick Ravell, Chris Forsey, Rob Turner, Rex Micken, Ian Stevenson Previous Minutes: Proposed: Paul Anley Seconded: Keith Beale President’s Comments: Ian confirmed that the AGM is being held to comply with ATO regulations on change of reporting period to the Financial Year. Committee Reports: Treasurer/Public Officer: As per report (See below) I n presented the Viking Shield posthumously to Past President, the late Nick Munting, which was presented to Ali Munting. All positions were declared vacant by Returning Officer, Bruce Duncan & declared nominated members were elected unopposed. President: Ian Shearman Vice President: Richard Dalziel Secretary: Warren McEwen Treasurer & Public Officer: Richard Dalziel Registrar: Robert Walker Club Captain: Andrew Holland Editor: Ken Dunkley. ACT Coordinator: Chris Forsey Webmaster: Rob Turner Parts Manager: Paul Anley AGM closed & returned to General Meeting Rover Owners’ Club Incorporated in NSW – Reg No Y2302602 ABN 91 306 381 588

PO Box 503 Pennant Hills NSW 1715 www.RoverOwnersClub.com.au

TREASURER’S REPORT – NOVEMBER 2017 AGM

Dear ROC members,

The club has now changed its reporting period to the financial year to comply with the preferred ATO reporting period.

The financial results for half financial year Jan-Jun 2017 were published in Freewheeling.

The figures for 30 June 2017 include most of the club’s annual income, which is received in the first half of the calendar year, but only about half of the corresponding expenditure.

As such, the surplus is not indicative of the annual amount, and has been applied against ongoing expenses during the five months to date. Specifically the 100 new club grille badges at just under $3000.

There were no special Rove type events to fund in 2017.

Trading summary for Jan-Jun 2017,

Income (adjusted) $ 10,497 incl amounts received in prior year Expenditure $ 4,450 represents 6 months expenditure Net Profit $ 6,047

The club continues to trade in the black, as such I believe the club is in a sound financial position.

Regards,

R. Dalziel

Richard Dalziel Treasurer – Public Officer Rover Owners Club – NSW & ACT 22 Nov 2017 25

Rover Owners’ Club General Meeting . ( General Meeting 14 December 2017.) Meeting opened at 8:00 pm with 34 members and guests attending. Apologies: Rob Turner, Hugh Boulter, Tony Cope and Keith Beale, Previous minutes. Previous minutes to be in the January edition of Freewheeling. President: Ian Shearman welcomed Members and guests and asked all members to sign the attendance book. He then thanked Robert Walker and Augusta Munro for organising the festivities for the night. Committee reports Editor: Ken Dunkley thanked members who contributed various articles for the magazine over 2017 and invited members to continue doing so. Webmaster’s Report. Rob Turner reported by email: Website: Running well, consistent, good visitor numbers, no problems. RoverNET: Weekly production and distribution is working well. However, over the past six months, consistently only around 60% of member recipients are opening their RoverNET emails. For example, the most recent RoverNET #49 dated Friday 8 December (200-member recipients) was opened by 113 members. Of those members who opened their emails, only 88 actually downloaded RoverNET. ROC Facebook Pages: Hugh Boulter has recently been able to resolve the aministration access for the two ROC Facebook pages, plus the Friends of the Flynn Rover Collection Facebook page. All three Facebook pages are now active for use, with Hugh as Primary ROC FB Administrator. The URL addresses are: https://www.facebook.com/ROCNSWACT/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoverOwnersClub https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlynnCollection/ Secretary: Warren McEwen informed members that the PO box had been cleared and all mail distributed to the relevant club officer. Other than that, there was nothing to report. Vice President / Treasurer / Public Officer: Richard Dalziel presented members with the current financial status of the club and the statement of finances. Treasurers Report. The financial statement for 21st Dec. ANZ Term Deposit #1 $ 14,000.00 ANZ Term Deposit #2 $ 10,000.00 Bendigo NSW Cheque $ 6,472.84 Westpac ACT Cheque $ 1,095.12 Total $ 31,837.96 CMC representative’s report: Ian Shearman I attended the CMC GM and AGM on 27th November 2017, and the following points were of interest to the ROC: I publicly thanked Terry Bebington, the convenor of the Judging Pool, for his attending our Display Day at the Museum of Fire and judging the Champion of Champions. The NMHD will have a similar list of venues as for this year. The SSC will have a few changes, notably in Area C, to take account of some new barriers which have been installed. Forms will be available at the January 2018 meeting and the tickets will be issued at the May 2018 meeting. At the AGM, all positions remained unchanged following the elections. Voting for the new constitution was unanimous. It should also be noted that Derek Scott has agreed to take my place as the ROC’s delegate to the CMC from the end of 2017. Many thanks to him for this. Since the last general meeting, four sub-committees have been established. One relates to NRMA membership which includes one or more HVS or CVS vehicles. I have volunteered for this work. More on this when we have some response from NRMA. Registrar: Robert Walker reported that as membership renewals were coming in daily he is unable to give an accurate account of membership at this time however the numbers in November were as follows. Total membership 244 Comprising. 8 Honorary & life/founding members. 202 members 4 family members Club Plates: No report. Spare Parts: Paul Anley had no report. Club Captain: Andrew Holland reminded members of all the listed coming events which included. Carnivalle in Parramatta Park Clean up Australia Day He also informed members that Ken Dunkley donated 4 motoring books to the club library. Tony Groom also donated a book on the Rover 2000 And the addition of a new DVD (The Rover Story) Note: All events are listed on the club web site and in RoverNET every week. Please contact the club captain for any further information. ROC Shop Peter Scott asked members for orders for the great Tee shirt designed by Mark Nelson. General Business: Ian Shearman Presented the following awards. Adrian Rowland with Plaque, trophy and certificate for Champion of Champions. Andrew Holland for his Rover 825 Robert Walker for his P6B He then presented the certificates “Pride of Ownership “to various members. Mark Nelson inquired if the club was going to go ahead with the design and purchase of banners for all the Rover marques. This matter was referred to the next committee meeting in January. The lucky door prize was then drawn. The winners of the photo competition were the following. General. Thea Shearman 26 Rover event. Ken Dunkley Rover cars. Graham Dawson The meeting then closed at 8:40 pm and members joined adjourned for the December Christmas festivities.

The ROC Club Shop is back! THE ROVER OWNERS’ CLUB REGALIA. The ROC collection includes both ROC clothing and vehicle regalia. All ROC regalia can be used at club events, invited events and ROC meetings,. You can order the ROC car collection or the ROC Clothing Collection by completing the form below and emailing to Gail and Peter Scott at club [email protected]. THE CAR COLLECTION. Item Name Price Quantity Sub Total EXTERIOR WINDOW DECAL $ 5.00 ROC

INTERIOR WINDOW DECAL $ 3.00 100 TH ANNIVERSARY

WINDSCREEN SASH $ 10.00

ROVER WHEEL STICKERS $10.00 (SET OF 6)

REPLICA ROVER P6 TOOL ROLL. $55.00

THE CLOTHING COLLECTION. Item Name Price Quantity Sub Total CLOTH BADGE

CHAMBREY SHIRT

ROC POLO SHIRT $ 35.00

(LIMITED SIZES REMAIN.)

ROC SPRAY JACKET. $ 38.00

(ONE L ONLY.)

Funds can be EFT’ to the Rover Owners ‘Club account prior to pick up. Electronic funds transfer can be made to the Bendigo Bank BSB 633 000, Account 126 077 999 Please use “your surname” “Payment Reason” Club shop/merchandise purchase; so that payment can be correctly 27 allocated and receipted.

Rover Owners’ Club Inc. Honour Roll. Presidents Founding and

1965 –1968 Keith Beale Life members 1969-July 1970 John Allcock July 1970—1972 Neville Lowe Keith Beale 1973—1976 James Moule Grahame Jones 1977—1980 David Arnold 1981—1984 Robert Merrick 1985—May 1987 Ray Quigley May 1987—1991 Tony Cope Life members 1991—1994 Theo Lyras 1994—1998 Michael Douglas Jessie Tester 1998—2003 Bruce Duncan Anne Lloyd-Owen 2003—2005 Derek Scott Bill Campton 2005 –2009 Richard Dalziel Bob Campbell 2009—2010 Jim Nicholson Tim Crick 2010-2016 Janet Legge 2016-2017 Warwick Ravell May 2017 Nicholas Munting. June 2017- Ian Shearman Honorary Members present James Taylor

The Rover Owners Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except December when it meets on the Thursday immediately after the second Wednesday) at the Veteran Car Club of Australia, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock. Meetings commence at 8pm sharp and usually consist of a general business meeting followed by a guest speaker or other appropriate entertainment. A light supper is usually served after each meeting. People with an interest in the marque, owners or principal drivers OF ANY ROVER vehicle (including 4wd) are welcome to join. Cur- rently the joining fee is A$25.00 plus annual subscription A$40.00 including GST. Membership includes a year’s subscription of “Freewheeling”, the Club’s magazine. A members partner or relative can apply to be an Additional Family Member if they wish to participate on committee or vote at club elections, but "Freewheeling" is not included. There is an annual fee of $10 per additional family member wishing to take up this option. Electronic Banking details are:- Account Name. Rover Owners Club Inc. Bank . Bendigo BSB 633 000 Account number 126 077 999 Club postal address is: - Rover Owners’ Club, PO Box 503, Pennant Hills. 1715 The Club e-mail address is: - [email protected] The club website is: - www.roverownersclub.com.au Overseas subscriptions are warmly welcomed. Visitors are welcome at any time. The Club conducts a number of events during the year usually incorporating a drive to a particular venue. There are also social events that members may participate in, such as the Mother’s Day breakfast, annual dinner, picnics and the Club’s Annual Display Day. An elected Management Committee supported by a number of appointed sub-committee roles manages the Rover Owners Club. The Management Committee meets monthly on the second Wednesday night. The President usually chairs this meeting and minutes are kept. Contributions to “Freewheeling” close on the first day of the month of publication. If you want to publish an article, news about an event or something in the Market Place section it needs to be with the Editor by the first of the month. Preference is to receive articles by email, but typed or even hand written will be acceptable, as long your writing is legible. Make certain your name is on the article and your phone number in case we need to contact you. Do make certain we do not infringe copyright. If the article has come from another publication please let us know and also let us know if you already hold permission to reproduce the materi- al.

‘Freewheeling’ is the official journal of the Rover Owners Club Inc. (under the NSW Associations Incorporations Act 1984) registered number Y2302602. On 23 September 1964 it was recognized as the first in the world by the Rover Company Ltd. The opinions expressed in Freewheel- ing are not necessarily those of the Rover Owners Club, its officers or members. Whilst all care is taken, this Club and its officers do not accept responsibility for opinions expressed or the availability or quality or fitness for use of any services, goods or vehicles notified for sale or hire or the genuineness of any advertiser or author. Other clubs may reproduce articles originating from members with acknowledgement to this publication.

President Ian Shearman [email protected] 9876 5999 0412 039 824

Vice President Richard Dalziel [email protected] 9489 3553 0412 709 228

Club Captain Andrew Holland [email protected] 0414 625 236

Secretary Warren McEwen [email protected] 9980 2653 0418 695 503

Treasurer & Public Officer Richard Dalziel [email protected] 9489 3553 0412 709 228 COMMITTEE.

MANAGEMENT Registrar Robert Walker [email protected] 0419 220 357

ACT Representative Chris Forsey [email protected] 6297 1080 0413 996 481

All British Rep Andrew Holland [email protected] 0414 625 236

Archivist Rob Turner [email protected] 0404 463 489

Club Parts Manuals Paul Anley [email protected] 9684 1795

Club Plates ACT Hugh Boulter [email protected] 6258 8221 0407 215 008

Club Plates NSW Steven Williams [email protected] 9896 5650 0450 706 519

Club Shop Gail & Peter Scott [email protected]

Club Spares Paul Anley [email protected] 9684 1795

CMC rep/committee member Ian Shearman [email protected] 9876 5999

Council of ACT Motor Clubs Chris Forsey [email protected] 6297 1080

Editor Ken Dunkley [email protected] 9533 3326 0400 463 322 OFFICE BEARERS Librarian Andrew Holland [email protected] 0414 625 236

Postage Warwick Moriarty [email protected] 9773 4734 0411 739 132

RoverNET Editor Rob Turner [email protected] 0404 463 489

Technical Coordinator Warren McEwen [email protected] 9980 2653 0418 695 503

Web master Rob Turner [email protected] 0404 463 489

Workshop Manuals Andrew Holland [email protected] 0414 625 236

Hunter Barry Murdoch [email protected] 0412 998 192 Illawarra Stuart Rigby [email protected] 4232 3148 0413 473 825 North Eric Davison [email protected] 6624 4537

Western Peter Colwell [email protected] 6888 5310 0409 927 185

Southern Highlands Rob Turner [email protected] 0404 463 489

Southern NSW/ACT Chris Forsey [email protected] 6297 1080 0413 996 481 AREA CONVENORS

Pre-War James Moule [email protected] 9542 1967 0490 388 470

P2/P3 Greg Alexander roverp2p3@ roverownersclub.com.au 9569 5159

P4 Nicholas Cope [email protected] 0487 474 695

P5/P5B Warwick Ravell [email protected] 9872 7860

P6/P6B Andrew Holland [email protected] 0414 625 236

SD1 Adrian Rowland [email protected] 4787 8591

ORDINATORS Rover 400/800 series Rex Mickan rover800 [email protected] 0409 787 541 -

CO Land Rover Graham Dawson [email protected] 9982 8828 MODEL TECHNICAL R.Rover/Discovery Jim Nicholson [email protected] 9624 2247

R40 . 75 Dudley Bennett [email protected] 9997 3493

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