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Freewheeling January 2018 Freewheeling The magazine of the Rover Owners’ Club NSW and ACT. January 2018. Page 7 1 Page 9 Page 12 Dennis specializes in : ~ Rover classics ~ Land Rover ~ Discovery ~ Range Rover * Modifications * General repairs * Trip preparation * RTA registration inspections * CAMS rally registration inspections Triggs Motors 88 Excelsior Parade, Toronto ABN:45413062141 Phone (02) 4959 2122 MVRL:27049. Fax (02) 4959 5061 Email [email protected]. 2 ISSN 2206– 2963 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 at- tended. 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 num- bers, 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 motor- ing 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. Ian 3 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. 4 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. 5 Above. Part of the Doll Bear and Craft Show and Display. There was more around the corner. Part of the Champion of Champions line 6 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. 7 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.
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