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MRADMC Peter Amezdroz’s 1969 Pontiac Firebird ISSUE: V38 – 3— February 2020 A00038005 MOTOR MOUTH The voice of Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club Inc. www.mradmc.com.au Clubrooms: 10 Webb Crescent, New Gisborne Correspondence: PO Box 84 Gisborne 3437 Phone: 03 5420 7683 President: Adam Furniss Welfare/ Grievance: John Parnis 0404 034 841 0425 802 593 [email protected] [email protected] Vice President: Alan Martin AOMC Delegates: 0402 708 408 • Robert Green 0408 532 603 [email protected] • Don MacGregor Secretary: Graham Williams Mid-Week Run Committee: 0419 393 023 0427 804 803 [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer: Drew Jessop (OAM) Property Officer: Joe Mediero 0412 085 624 0432 810 202 [email protected] Membership: Michael Camilleri Webmaster: Sarah Furniss [email protected] 0423 718 250 [email protected] Catering: Clara Tine Head Scrutineer: Brian Jayasingha 9330 3331 B.H. Mon-Fri Librarian: Alec Mead (OAM) Liquor Rally Director: Richard Onyon License Nominee: Trevor Elliott 0414 466 966 [email protected] Sales: Lina Bragato Editor: Robin Fletcher 0432 583 098 0434 604 896 [email protected] [email protected] Club Objective: To encourage the restoration, preservation and operation of motorised vehicles. Meetings: First Wednesday of every month (except Jan) at 8pm Disclaimer: The opinions and ideas expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the club or the committee. 10 Webb Crescent, New Gisborne Vic. 3438 PO Box 84, Gisborne Vic 3437 www.mradmc.com.au 2 MOTOR MOUTH The voice of Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club This edition of Motor Mouth is ‘packed’ As we have moved into 2020 the news with a whole new set of 2020 official Club headlines have been dominated by the reports plus the Minutes of December horrific fires Australia-wide. The statistics General Meeting courtesy of the Club’s of- make sad reading; the numbers of lives ficial Christmas gnome. lost, homes destroyed, acreage burnt, live- Contributions this month include a pictorial stock lost and outbuildings destroyed. And of the January Cars ‘n Coffee from the what of the content of some of these out- Club’s First Lady, Wendy Furniss, and of buildings? Irreplaceable historic vehicles the January Midweek Run from Pam and machinery. The Council of Heritage Amezdroz. We also have an article from Motor Clubs NSW Inc. have issued guide- Peter Amezdroz about his magnificent lines for those enthusiasts who have fire 1969 Pontiac Firebird and an article identi- affected rare or historic vehicles and relat- fied by John Van Groningen introducing ed collections. These have been further Mercedes’ newest electric vehicle offering. distributed by the AOMC. If you, or some- one you know, is impacted contact the Edi- tor or the AOMC for a copy. - Robin Fletcher / Editor The vehicle below is an Australian National Airways coach dating to around 1937. If anyone is able to provide details on the make and model of the vehicle it was based on, who produced the componentry or which coachbuilder built it, please forward details to the Editor at [email protected] 10 Webb Crescent, New Gisborne Vic. 3438 PO Box 84, Gisborne Vic 3437 www.mradmc.com.au MOTOR MOUTH The voice of Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club Welcome to the February edition of Motor Mouth, The December Meeting started early so we could get the club business out of the way and get on with the club Christmas party. It was a great event. Good to see so many members enjoying a meal and socialising together in the clubrooms as we farewelled another busy club year. We would like to thank Clara and Carmelo for their efforts catering this event. January’s warm weather has brought bush fires around the state and along the eastern side of Australia. What a way to start the New Year. Our thoughts go out to all those affected by this trag- edy. Coffee and Cars on 19th January had a great turnout of vehicles – around 20 vehicles of all makes and years. George Porter with his Model A Ford, Donnie Mc Gregor and Karl Share with Hot Rods and classics, muscle cars to moderns. A pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning with a chat and a coffee. Recently I attended the Hanging Rock Meeting - all is going according to plan. Our members who are on this committee are working like a well-oiled machine and have put a lot of time and effort into the 33rd annual Picnic. I would like to see more members put their hands up to help out since this is our clubs trademark event. We donate funds to community groups and Children’s First Foundation. On a sad note - Brad Radclyffe passed away on 18th January. Many of you would associate him with ‘Kruz for Kids’. His father was also a member of our club. He will be missed. Our condolenc- es go out to his family. See you on the road, Adam 10 Webb Crescent, New Gisborne Vic. 3438 PO Box 84, Gisborne Vic 3437 www.mradmc.com.au MOTOR MOUTH The voice of Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club MACEDON RANGES AND DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB General Meeting 4th December 2019 The President welcomed everyone to the last general meeting for 2019 & declared the meeting open at 7:10 pm. Members were reminded to scan in near the Committee Room, and guests were asked to sign the visitors book as this is a requirement for our liquor licence. Approximately 120 members were in attendance. Apologies: Tony Bonsal, Graham & Deb Williams, Richard Onyon, Clive Wilson, Vivian & ?, Tony Attard. A number of others were advised but not noted New Members/Visitors: Andrew – he doesn’t have a vehicle at present but is looking for something suitable. Minutes of Previous General Meeting: The Chairman asked if everyone had read the minutes of the last General Meeting as distribut- ed in MotorMouth. Moved Rod Sinclair and seconded Robin Fletcher “that they be accepted” PASSED Business Arising: Nil Executive Reports President’s Report: President read his report from this month’s Motor Mouth. Vice President’s Report: Alan advised that there was no guest speaker for this evening as this was the Christmas break up night, but did ask members to give some thought to any guest speakers they might like to hear from in 2020 and if any members were prepared to bring their vehicle(s) in and be a guest speaker. He wished everyone a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year and looked for- ward to the clubs next big event, PAHR 2020. Secretary’s Report: Incoming magazines as distributed, Cleanaway advising of their operating hours over the Christmas break, thank you letter from Children First. Outgoing – letters for members for CPS registration renewals, Lease renewal follow up Have spoken to Council and arranging the site visit for week beginning 9th December – last 10 Webb Crescent, New Gisborne Vic. 3438 PO Box 84, Gisborne Vic 3437 www.mradmc.com.au MOTOR MOUTH The voice of Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club step to lease being renewed. Acting Secretary then advised members that the real secretary had asked him to convey to all members both his and Deb’s best wishes for Christmas and the New Year and that he, (Graham), was more than happy to be the Secretary for ever. Treasurer’s Report: Drew reported that the club’s bank balance remained healthy. He also advised that the Exec- utive had reviewed and approved all payment for the month past and indicated that members could enquire as to the details of any payments as usual. The total accounts approved for payment was $12,963.14 which included Glenroy Sports for name badges, Watergarden Flo- rist for flowers for members, Hard Drawn Plumbing for installation of the oven, Sunbury Su- permarket for consumables for club meetings, King & Whittle, auditors, cleaning service, Cleanaway, Red Energy for gas & electricity, Telstra, HR traffic training, HR badges for 2020 & donation to children first charity. A copy of the payments were available for review if re- quired by members. Moved by Drew Jessop, seconded by Ted Delia, “that the bills continue to be paid” CAR- RIED. Drew then spoke about a request he had received from a member in relation to the annual financial report and what had appeared to be a spike in depreciation, explained that there had been an administrative legislative change which had created a flow on effect, thereby seemingly increasing the depreciation figure. He emphasised that it is the right of every member to raise questions with the executive and he was more than happy to respond to such questions. Membership Officer’s Report: Michael reported that memberships were still slow at present and that there were still a num- ber of new Membership cards and badges available for collection. He wished everyone a very merry Christmas & safe new year. General Reports Mid-Week Run Co-Ordinators Report: Pam gave a brief report on the last month’s run, (27 members in attendance for that run), ad- vised that there was no midweek run for December, but provided details of the next midweek run to be held on the 22nd of January 2020, which would be a mystery run, with more details to follow over the Christmas break. She thanked everyone for their support throughout the year & hoped everyone had a good Christmas and a safe new year. Sales Report: Lina advised on ongoing sales of badges etc and wished everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Technical Officer’s Report: Brian reported that there had to be a change to the red plate day scheduled for May of next year to the last weekend in June.