FORMED MARCH 29th 1981 South Australia

NEW CLUB WEB SITE ford8-10sidevalveclub.org.au

If you would like your car added to the members page please send a photo to the Webmaster & he will upload this onto the site. Webmaster; David Urry Email; [email protected]

Meetings are held on the 3rd WEDNESDAY of the month at 8pm in the T-Ford Clubrooms Centre Port Road West Hindmarsh Ph. 83408366 Enter opposite Lindon St travelling towards Port Adelaide CLUB FINANCIAL YEAR 1st JULY - 30th JUNE

The views and comments expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those held by the club or committee.

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FORD 8 & 10 SIDEVALVE CLUB INC. COMMITTEE 2015-2016 Incorporation No 8008X

PRESIDENT COMMITTEE Jim Puust Phillip Jones Ph.: 8823 4080 Mobile:0408 842 450 Marilyn Cowley Email: [email protected] Sylvia Duthy Mark Howson VICE PRESIDENT Glenda Lind Jim Giles Blaine Lind Mobile: 0411 510 443 Miranda Westbrook

SEC./PUBLIC OFFICER Grace Giles Bev Puust Russell Maxwell P.O. Box 542 Kadina SA 5554

Ph.: 8823 4080 Mobile: 0439 842 450 CLUB REGALIA Email: [email protected] Barb Bartholomew TREASURER /MEMBERSHIP Ph.: 8186 0821

David Urry FEDERATION REP Ph.: 8322 3802 Mobile: 0400 552 837 Gordon Cowley Email: [email protected]

SPARE PARTS PLEASE PHONE FIRST HISTORIC REGISTRATION Leon Hein OFFICERS Ph.: 0417 817 892 David Urry Email: [email protected] Ph.: 8322 3802 Mobile: 0400 552 837

Russell Maxwell Ph: 0417882583

EDITOR Jim & Grace Giles Ph: 8346 5144 Mobile: 0411 510 443 Email: [email protected]

LIBRARIAN John Howard Ph.: 8445 2425 Mobile: 0447 768 868

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A Letter from the President Hi again everyone; Since my last presidents piece our new committee has met and we have arranged what I feel will be a varied and exciting program for the year ahead. There will be some of our usual, every year events to attend as well as some new ideas to provide a variety of things to do. This in- cludes our pre Bay to Birdwood lunch at the Bombay Bicycle Club on Sat- urday 28th. We will also soon be having a meeting to form a planning committee for our upcoming 2023 national rally, it seems a long way off, but will be here before we know it. If you feel you would like to have some input and help with the planning of the rally, please talk to one of the committee members listed at the front of this magazine and make your intentions known. Also in the last month I have been given a new work car, it comes with all the latest bells and whistles, lane keeping, active cruise control, cameras and sensors for everything, including a warning if I spent too long looking at cars parked in yards, rather than watching the road. If it rains the wipers come on, a push of a button tells me what the tyre pressures are and another button tells me how much fuel has been saved when the car turns itself off when stopped at traffic lights or waiting to give-way to other traffic. All of this is very good, but it has made me wonder if it will be possible to restore cars like this in the future, with so many computers and sensors, will it be feasible to keep all of this technology working when age creates corrosion in the wiring and electrical connections At least our 8s & 10s are mechanical in operation and don’t need a degree in computer programming just to diagnose a problem.

Happy Fording

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THE EDITOR’S DESK EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

Hello everyone Another month has somehow slipped bye, god knows where it went. We missed the progressive dinner because of prior booking and this is an occasion that we truly enjoy but things happen and you can only be in one place at a time, but you can read about it on pages 15-17 the worst part was I missed out on a pie floater bugger. We hope all the dads had a great fathers day mine was terrific Grace de- cided that we would go to the Wombat Hotel in Kadina for lunch [evidently it was booked months ago] and when we walked in there was our daughter and grandsons sitting at a table it blew me out of the water. Missy said it was a bloody long way to go for lunch but she truly didn't mind, and our eldest grandson (Calab) was wrapt as he got to drive mums car. The ute finally seems to be back on the road but the proof will be in the driving and on that note, Grace has had a drive and the more she drives the better she will get so when I have trouble walking and therefore using the clutch we can hopefully still take the ute on club runs. I would like to say a big thank you Blaine for coming over and spending a day on the ute motor with me and between us sorting out the problem, I will tell you more in around the sheds at the next meeting Unfortunately we will miss the next run as we will be at the country music festival in Mildura and it’s a mecca for us country musos to attend ,and the rumor is this may be the last one, but we have heard this rumor before.

Cheers Grace & Jim Many thanks to those who contributed to the edition of the magazine. Closing date for publication 30th September 2019

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MINUTES OF THE FORD 8 & 10 SIDEVALVE CLUB INC General Meeting held 21st August 2019 Meeting Opened: President Jim Puust welcomed 18 members and friends to our August meeting and declared the meeting open at 8:00pm. Apologies:. – Brian & Barb Bartholomew, Mark Howson, Miranda West- brook, John Howard, Sylvia Duthy-Jones Minutes: Don Kissock moved that July minutes be accepted as printed in maga- zine.. Sec by Phil Jones. Carried. Correspondence: In: · Magazines – Buzzer Box, Cortina Capri Car Club, Enfomation, V8 Views, MAPS Review, Motorlife News, Crank Talk, Steering Column, FORD Ink, · Lions Show & Shine, Gumeracha Sporting Oval 10 Nov 2019 · FHMC meeting notes 2019 · Bay to Birdwood August Update · Email from Gordon Cowley – email to All Ford Day Committee re judging categories. · Email from Mark Howson – email to All Ford Day Discussionj held on All Ford Day response. •Tony Russell moved that correspondence be accepted as read. Sec by David Urry. Carried. Federation Report:- Gordon Cowley gave report on Federation meeting: · FHMC has 2 grant systems – one for junior members and one for club’s organising events · Log books · Federation Tour to Canberra in 2020 · Motorfest events 80 entrants so far · New website · Arthur Clisby Wirrina Event Full report to be in next magazine.

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Financial Report: David Urry tabled a financial report for members. Tony Russell moved that financial report be accepted as tabled. Sec by Russell Maxwell. Carried.

Past Events:

28th Jul Past members Memorial Run – Memorial run for those members that have passed away whilst they were still members. This year’s run was to Riverton in celebration of Ray Edwards, lunch at the Riverton Hotel, and a visit to Scholz Museum. Very good run and turnout of members. Museum well worth a visit. Good meal at the local Hotel. Future Events:

31stth Aug Progressive Dinner

1st Sep Old Car Day – Bethany Oval

15th Sep Arthur Clisby Memorial Picnic @ Wirrina Oval

22nd Sep All Ford Day – Bonython Park.

Gawler Swapmeet

28th Sep Pre Bay to Birdwood lunch – Bombay Bicycle Club

Concours de Lemons and Billetproof

6th Oct Edinburgh Truck Show

General Business: · Around the Garages done.

· Lucky square winner – No winner jackpot to $15.00 next month. Jim unfortunate enough to win booby prize as well as picking up last month’s booby prize. Meeting Closed: 9:00pm

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Future Events *all Club Meetings/Events*

SEPTEMBER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16th CLUB MEETING 8pm 18th CLUB MEETING 8pm Model T Club Rooms Model T Club Rooms Port Rd West Hindmarsh Port Rd West Hindmarsh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 27th Down Under London to Brighton Rodney Wood 0419806552 22nd All Ford Day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bonython Park 27th Breakfast on a Board ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sylvia & Phil 22nd Gawler Mega Swap Meet Show n Shine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gawler Showgrounds NOVEMBER 6am—2pm 11th Ford Invitation Picnic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lenswood Oval 11am 23rd Motorfest Classic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glandore 20th CLUB MEETING 8pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Model T Club Rooms 28th Pre Bay to Birdwood Lunch Port Rd West Hindmarsh Bombay Bicycle Club ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More info pg 10 24TH Glenda’s Birthday Run ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCTOBER DECEMBER 6th Edinburgh Truck Show Edinburgh Parks 8th Christmas Show 10am—4pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18th CLUB MEETING 8pm 6th Riverland Auto Picnic Model T Club Rooms Barmera Football Oval Port Rd West Hindmarsh 10am—2pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12th Car & Bike Show n Shine Mount Barker 9am-4pm

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Bay to Birdwood Luncheon

THE BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB 28th September, 2019 12.30 pm 29 Torrens Road Ovingham 5082 Please bring cash to pay for your meals as the table will be bulk billed. Drinks can be purchased from the bar. See you all on the day!!!!!

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11 places you can’t park We explain the ins and outs of parking rules. By Jane Woodhams Last updated on: November 6, 2017 at 4:01 pm Parking seems pretty straight forward, but there are a surprising number of laws that govern where and when you can leave your car. We look at 11 places you can’t park to help you become a parking pro. At bus stops While it’s no surprise that bus stops are reserved for – as the name suggests – buses, you may not realise the law specifically says how much of a gap is needed when parking nearby. Legally, you can’t park within 20m on the approach side, or 10m on the departure side of a bus stop. In busier areas, there could be signage marking an area out as a bus zone, which may require a different distance, so always check for signs. FINE: $93, or $127 in a bus zone

In bike and bus lanes While most drivers know we can’t drive in a bike or a bus lane, how about parking? It’s pretty straight forward: you can’t park in a bus or bike lane during the times they’re signed for use. It’s not just parking that’s illegal. Stopping of any kind, including to drop off or pick up passengers, is against the law too. FINE: $263 (bike lane) or $261 (bus lane)

Near a solid white centre line Before you squeezed into your parallel parking spot, you probably checked you weren’t parking next to any yellow lines. But, it’s not just the amber kind you need to look out for – be aware of white lines too. There needs to be a 3m gap between the side of your car and any solid white line in the middle of the road (see picture below). FINE: $68

Too close to cars So you’ve finally managed to manoeuvre your car into a tight parallel park and you’re ultra-pleased with yourself because you’ve squeezed your way into what most would deem an impossible space – leaving mere millimetres between you and the cars in front and behind. Success! Well, actually, that’s not the case.

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If parking bays aren’t marked, you must leave at least 1m between you and the other cars. FINE: $68 On a nature strip How many times have you driven past a car that’s at least half parked on a nature strip, with two wheels straddling the kerb? It might be a convenient spot to park – especially if proper spaces are in short supply or the road is narrow – but it’s actually not allowed. The Australian Road Rules specifically say you can’t park on a nature verge, footpath, shared path or dividing strip, unless there’s a sign saying otherwise. FINE: $95

On the wrong side of the road Just like you can’t drive on the wrong side of the road, you can’t park there either. So when parallel parking on a road, you must be facing the same direction as moving traffic. That means if it’s a two-lane road, you need to park as near as practical to the left side. If it’s a one-way street, you can park on either side. So the black car in the picture below is breaking the law, as it’s facing the wrong direction. FINE: $68

Across a footpath or driveway While we can all agree that parking across a footpath or driveway is a no-no, there’s always been some debate around the distance you must leave when parking near them. Common lore suggests you should park 1m away, but there’s actually no set distance you must leave between your car and the footpath or driveway. Essentially, as long as you’re not blocking another driver from entering or exiting, you’re okay. FINE: $77 (for blocking a driveway)

Anywhere on the road if your vehicle’s too long If your vehicle is more than 7.5m long in total (say if you’re towing a trailer or caravan), then you can’t park on the road in a built-up area for more than one hour. FINE: $114

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Too close to an intersection Parking near an intersection is danger- ous for cars coming around the bend, and for passengers getting in and out. It’s illegal to park within 10m of an intersection that doesn’t have traffic lights. If there are lights, up that distance to 20m. When it comes to parking near a T-intersection, the same rules apply, except cars on the continuing road – i.e. on the top part of the ‘T’ – are allowed to park along that road (see picture below).

FINE: $93 if the intersection has traffic lights, or $95 if it doesn’t. How close can you park to an intersection?

Over two parking spaces Those people who annoyingly park over two spaces when you’re desperately trying to find a spot are not just infuriating, they’re breaking the law, which says you must park completely within a single bay. Exceptions do apply if your vehicle is too long or wide to fit into that one bay – if you’ve got a trailer at- tached, for example. FINE: $49

On the bend of a country road Before pulling over or parking on a country road – or any road outside of a built-up area – make sure your car can be seen for at least 100m by drivers travelling in the same direction. FINE: $114

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PROGRESSIVE DINNER

After a catch up, signing in and paying up for our much anticipated mystery dinner, 25 members and friends departed the Club rooms at 4.30pm. Run Sheet 1 in hand, and a hint Welcome to Asia, we drove north to to Pooraka and arrived at Quan Ngan Chinese restaurant for our entree - a bowl of delicious Chicken and Corn soup, a generous sized dim sim and spring roll each. This was happily washed down by some with a drink from the bar at their own cost. Run Sheet 2 in hand, Welcome to Australia, for our mains, we headed back South to arrive at Vilie's on South Road at Mile End. Here Bev informed us that we would be served in alternate drops and we could swap with someone else if the meal we got was not to our liking. After taking our seats she kindly told us there was actually only going to be one dish, the same for everyone - and it was a Pie Floater! They were sure we would all enjoy it as they had taste-tested the dish previously to make sure... As it would be my very first Pie Floater I was quite looking forward to this new taste sensation, and to my surprise I thoroughly enjoyed it - with- out the sauce though! (although Rosemary and I decided it should have been called a 'pie sinker' as the pea soup was on top of the pie instead of other way around). Leaving Vili's with Run Sheet 3 Welcome to America, for dessert, we arrived at Krispy Kreme on Port Road. Here we could have any 2 donuts and a drink. Jim took all our orders - it took a while as it was difficult to decide which donuts. I opted for the strawberry iced donut that I enjoyed with a delicious large hot chocolate, and and the apple custard one (which I had to bring home and enjoy on Sunday because I just couldn't fit it in!) After saying our goodbyes we headed for home about 9.30pm. Thanks Bev and Jim for this very enjoyable Run. Glenda.

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Around the World Progressive Dinner 31st August 2019

Another enjoyable Club outing this time organized by Jim & Bev. Twenty-three members & friends met at the Clubrooms at 4pm for a 4.30pm start, we were given our directions to our first destination for entrée. Unfortunately, Sylvia had hurt her leg and couldn’t attend so I got to be a passenger in her red MX5 car, lucky me!! I was so excited about being in this sporty car & going topless!! we took a wrong turn out of the Club rooms, but we soon caught up. Our first stop was Asia at the Quan Ngon, a regular eating place for Bev, Jim, Kay & Tony. Entrée was a spring roll, dim sim & chicken & corn soup with prawn crackers. It was delicious, great service, a good start to our around the world dinner. As we gathered in the car park Jim gave out directions for the next Course, this was to be Australian. Our destination was Café De Villi’s where we had reserved seating, main course a pie floater of course topped with tomato sauce! I hadn’t had one of these in years, thoroughly enjoyed it, the last time I had one was at the pie cart many, many years ago. We sat for a while & chatted then it was on to our last destination, America!! Again, Jim gave out directions & it was off to Krispy Kreme for dessert. Here we had the choice of 2 donuts & coffee or tea; I hadn’t ever had tasted one of their donuts so a first for me. I should have only eaten one & taken the other one home, but no I had to eat both!! Consequently, I was extremely full by the end of the night. A big thankyou to Jim & Bev for organizing the run & also negotiating with each of the eateries for an inexpensive night for a 3-course meal. A lot of work goes into planning runs & we really appreciate the time & effort put into them. Also thank you to Phil Jones for allowing me to be his passenger/ navigator [although not a great one] in the absence of Sylvia [hope your leg is better]. Great food & great company- loved it!!!

Maralyn Urry

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Report on the FHMC meeting of 17 August 2019

The meeting opened at 1900.

Treasurer’s report. The FHMC has $65,000.00 in cash and makes a lot of cash through Log Book sales.

Grants. The FHMC has two grant systems, one for junior members and one for club’s organising events. The Junior scheme, I think that it is for under 30 Y.O’s to match the Shannons scheme but I am not sure about the age limit. $3,000.00 has been allocated to the scheme (for 12 months?) and the maximum grant is $500.00 per person. The Club scheme, $10,000.00 has been allocated for the scheme and that will run to 16 Au- gust 2020. The maximum amount available per club is $500.00.

Log books. Brian Davey is away (the Logbook person) and the Treasurer continued with logbook stuff. The new manilla coloured log books were available from 10 October 2017. New log book return sheets have been devised and all of the old sheets should be dicarded. Very much reduced information is now required because if any examination is required on any vehicle all the information required can be obtained from the registration number of the vehicle. It helps very much if the sheets are lodged by email. Log books can not be paid for with cash as the FHMC can not insure the loss of cash and the FHMC can handle payments by EFT. Log books can be ordered via the website and pais for by EFT. As soon as the money is seen in the FHMC SA account the log books will be sent to the club. A club cheque is OK but needs to be cleared by the bank before the log books are sent.

Federation Tour to Canberra in 2020 has 70 expressions of interest.

Motorfest. Motorfest events have been taken up well but there are still spots available. There are 80 entrants so far with 27 interstate entries.

Website. The new website was done by an outsider for money and is quite user friendly. More chang- es can perhaps be done in house and it is a work in progress. Very few clubs have taken up on the offer to have club events notified on the website. The club event lists can be used for like clubs to join in your event (with your approval) and help avoid clashes with events that your club might like to attend.

The Arthur Clisby Wirrina Event. There are 80 persons so far that have indicated attendance. Numbers need to be known so parking spaces will be adequate and numbers requiring food on the day needs to be known as well.

General Business. A car club has been formed in Morgan to fill up a gap in SA where a new club is useful to locals. They have 25 members at present and the club wishes to join the FHMC.

The Coffee and Chrome Club (Grant Zippel) has also requested to join the FHMC.

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The ACCC magazine has an article on unsafe vehicle work practices causing deaths and other injuries when working on vehicles and the article will be in the minutes of this meeting.

There is a group looking at multi club events for pre 1930 vehicles in order to produce events for slower and less agile vehicles and perhaps the owners as well.

Send all old MR334 forms that have not been used back to DPTI.

Authorised Officers must only use MR334 forms that have been issued to themselves and the corollary of course is do not use a MR334 form that has been issued to another authorised officer.

Exemption e.g. Left Hand Drive forms are owned by the vehicle and not the owner of the vehicle and must be carried in the vehicles at all times. There is currently a problem as the name of the person first obtaining the exemption form remains on the form. The problem will be raised with DPTI.

National Meeting. The FHMC President and Secretary attended a National meeting recently.

There was one entry for a Shannon Foundation grant but the entrant needs to do more work on the vehicle and a later request may prove more fruitful.

The Government has advised that the luxury tax on vehicles will not be abolished.

The rules on asbestous entry to Australia will not be relaxed.

Taxation. There have been moves by the Australian Taxation Office to audit car clubs to see if the clubs have been making profits from persons who are not part of the car club. Any in- come for those people above $416.00 in any tax year is liable to be taxed by the ATO and should be declared by the car club to the ATO.

The meeting closed at 1950.

The FHMC Annual General Meeting 2019 was then conducted.

The President and the Treasurer gave their reports. The Treasurer handed out the yearly report and moved that the FHMC club affiliation fee remain at $50.00.

Armando Posso (not sure of the name) nominated for the Secretaries position and the nomi- nation was accepted and Armando became the new FHMC Secretary.

The current Treasurer David Searles was nominated as the Treasurer and retained that posi- tion.

Gordon Cowley is the author of this document.

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EDINBURGH TRUCK SHOW SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2019 President / Secretary, Please find attached a flyer for the museum’s upcoming truck show. Could you please bring this up at your meetings and if possible place a copy of the flyer in your clubs/ organisation’s magazines on facebook and your websites. The museum is offering two for one voucher’s for your club member, being a saving of $15.00 for two people. Can you please canvass your members to gain interest and supply the total number of vouchers that you require. Please send your request to Mr Jeff Pinney Public Relations Officer at email: [email protected] or phone the museum Ph: 8285 3011, please note this phone number is only manned on Mondays be- tween 10am and 2pm, other times please leave a message. The National Military Vehicle Museum is situated at 10 Sturton Road Edinburgh Parks, and houses a very unique collection of military vehicles with over 90% operational and a collection of military memorabilia and military radios. The museum is open every Sun- day (except good Friday and Christmas) and holds 3 major events per year as well as host- ing weddings, birthdays, and historical car and truck club AGM’s and events. The site is over 4 acres in size and has a clubroom, and plenty of room for car shows. Catering can be arranged for events held at the museum. An invitation is extended to yourself and members of your team to visit the museum. The Public Relations Officer- Mr Jeff Pinney is on site most Monday’s and Tuesdays between the hours of 10am til 2pm and will gladly take the opportunity to show you around the museum’s facility and discuss any activities that you may wish to use the site at Edinburgh. Regards

Jack (Alan) Benney Museum Liaison Officer National Military Vehicle Museum Email: [email protected] Ph: 8285 3011

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Editors Funny Page

Two old men decide they are close to their last days and decide to have a last night on the town.

After a few drinks they end up at the local brothel.

The madam takes one look at the two old geezers and whispers to her manager:

Go up to the first two bedrooms and put an inflated doll in each bed. These two are so old and drunk I’m not wasting two of my girls on them. They won’t know the difference.

The manager does as he is told and the two old men go upstairs and take care of their business.

As they are walking home the first man says “You know I think my girl was dead!”

“Dead? Says his friend. “why do you say that?”

Well, she never moved or made a sound all the time I was loving her”

His friend says, “Could be worse I think mine was a witch”

“A witch??...why the hell would you say that?”

“Well I was making love to her, kissing her on the neck and I gave her a little bite, then she farted and flew out the window…..took my teeth with her!”

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How many women were born in 2018? - None. Only baby girls and baby boys.“

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Ford Perfect Ute from Hemmings Motor News

June, 2011 - Jim O'Clair

These cute little "trucks" were manufactured exclusively in Australia and derived from the 1938-'49 Ford Prefect E93A four-door saloons. The coupe utility was built from 1949-'53. Designed as a working Prefect, the unique coupe utility or "Ute" body style was crafted from the same four-door, five-passenger saloon chassis and shared the same 94-inch wheelbase. At the time, Fords sold in Australia were shipped unassem- bled, and then constructed at Ford's Geelong assembly plant, to save import tariff charges for assembled vehicles.

Many ranchers and farmers wanted to haul light loads inexpensively without having to pay a full-size pickup's price tag. The Ute is more business coupe than pickup, with a 5½-foot utility box and rumble seat-looking tailgate built off the rear deck and into the rear fenders. The coachwork rear body was designed in Australia, and examples else- where in the world are certainly imported from there.

The A493A Ute featured the same 1,172cc side-valve four-cylinder engine as the Pre- fect car models. The engine bore and stroke dimensions were 63.5mm x 92.45mm, and the 6.16:1 compression engine was rated at 10hp for taxation purposes, or 32 bhp @ 4,000 RPM. It generated 46-lbs.ft. of torque @ 2,400 RPM. The Prefect Ute used a three-speed gearbox and Ford single-barrel carburetor, and had very little available in the way of options. The wheels wore 500 x 16 tires; the interior was functionally spar- tan, with faux leather and wood, and as with all of the other 1949-'53 Prefects, used six-volt electrics and vacuum-operated wipers. Hop-up parts are available such as an Aquaplane intake manifold that accepts twin SU carburetors.

Almost everything from the A-pillar forward was identical to the four-door sedan. The doors and rear fenders look very similar to the Prefect cars, but are not the same. Trafficators were also deleted, due to lack of room behind the door. With a top speed of about 60 MPH, the Ute could make the transition from 0-60 in about 60.9 seconds and complete the quarter mile in 27 seconds. Nevertheless, it did get an economical 27 MPG.

Brakes were 10-inch rod-activated drums, and the suspension used transverse leaf springs.

The Ute-bodies continued in Australia with the 100E series Prefects in the mid-1950s and then the Mainline cars in the late 1950s before Ford started producing the Falcon and Falcon Utes in 1960.

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For sale C1952 Ford Anglia Sports Tourer.

I have been into vehicles and motor sport for many years and the first car that I owned was a 1954 Ford 100E sedan. I fitted a VDO vacuum gauge to that vehicle and that vacuum gauge is now in the Anglia Tourer. I owned a FJ holden for a short while and traded it in on a 1964 Mk 1 Ford Cortina GT as soon as I got the reggo papers for the FJ. Between 1975 and 1985 I owned a 1959 Porsche 356A coupe and had a lot of fun with that. It was sold with a damaged gearbox and it is the only vehicle that I have sold for more than it owed me. I am a confirmed “Ford” person. I went into a Pharmacy after school and the shop vehi- cle was a Ford Thames 300E van. I got to drive the vehicle home if I worked late and after the evening meal I and a mate would drive around in the van. I would fill the van with petrol on the way back to work the following morning. I have therefore an emotional attachment to a Thames 300E van and I looked for 5 years before I could find a Thames 300E van to buy. The Tourer was the first “collector” vehicle that I bought and over the years it has been modified extensively to make it more traffic friendly on the road. The emotional attachment that I had for the Tourer has been transferred to the Thames 300E van and for a price I would sell the Tourer to an interested buyer.

The following is the list of changes to the Tourer. The first fitment to the Ford Ten engine in the Tourer was the fitting an 8 HP head to the Ford Ten block so getting a slight increase in the compression ratio. That was followed by an Aquaplane exhaust manifold and an Ade- laide made (Alex Rowe of Rowley Park Speedway fame) twin downdraft inlet manifold. Twin Weber 26 IMB 10 carbies were fitted and re-jetted to suit the engine. A 12 volt alterna- tor was fitted and the Tourer converted to negative earth. The original ammeter (wires re- versed) and fuel gauge are still in position. The fuel gauge is fed 6 to 7 volts from an igni- tion resistor. They will eventually die with 12 volts. A replacement late model electrically driven VDO temperature gauge has been fitted in the original temperature gauge position. A 100 mm diameter pulse fed 120 kph VDO metric speedo was installed in a separate gauge panel in front of the driver and a VDO pulse driven tacho was put in the original speedo position. VDO vacuum and oil pressure gauges keep the speedo company in the gauge panel. There are warning lights for left turn, right turn, oil pressure, alternator fail/ ig- nition on and no power from the alternator and high beam also in that panel. Loud 12 volt horns are fitted. The ignition switch only turns a relay on and the high and low beams have separate relays. The headlights and globes are after market. Trafficators were fitted using motorbike turning lights. A Lucas solenoid starter switch has been fitted with a starter but- ton on the dash. The starter button has come back in fashion.

I bought a kit of parts to replace the bearing surfaces and bearings in the rear brake drum and that stopped the rear wheel and rear brake drum moving about to the point where rear axles would break. No more broken axles.

A 1938 7W dipped in the centre front bumper bar has been fitted to enhance the front end styling. I removed the club badges that I had on the grille shell as they did not enhance the front end styling. I had five 15 inch wheels made up for the Tourer from Renault R8 and R 10 rims and Ford Ten wide five centres and I fitted 135 by 15 radial tyres. I also fitted a Ford 100E crownwheel and pinion in place of the Ford Ten crownwheel and pinion to com- pensate for the smaller rolling radius of the 15 inch tyres.

Then came some major work. The inlet and exhaust ports on the block were opened up to 100E size to match the inlet and exhaust manifolds. The crank, flywheel and pressure plate were balanced. A modified camshaft was fitted. The Ford Ten block was line bored to fit semi finished 100E camshaft bearings. The camshaft bearings on the camshaft were ground to equal sizes and then the semi finished camshaft bearings were line bored to suit the modified camshaft. A set of adjustable tappets were installed. The fuel pump was re- moved and a closing plate was put in its place and twin electric fuel pumps were installed

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with individual switches that worked from the ignition switch. If one pump fails the other one will get you where you are going. I did three sets of cranks and main bearings in hot weath- er and too many RPM and then I fitted an external oil pump and a full flow oil filter. I have not had the engine apart since then. The oil pump is the pump section from a “racing dry sump” system driven by a one inch toothed belt at half crankshaft speed and the oil comes out of the sump, through the pump, through a full flow oil filter and back into the engine via a fitting into the oil gallery. That fitting also feeds an oil pressure gauge and an oil pressure warning light. The internal oil pump has been removed and a blanking plate installed to keep the oil in the oil gallery.

Even more major work. The Tourer was then too modified to keep it on SA club reggo so it was taken off club reggo and went on to full reggo. As the Tourer was in the likeness of a 1948 vehicle with a chassis an application was made to turn the Tourer into a “street rod”. The changes were approved and a 100E hydraulic clutch bell housing was mated to a Celi- ca 5 speed alloy cased gear box (Hadfield Castlemaine work) and fitted with chassis add ons to the Tourer. A special jack shaft mates the gearbox to the shortened torque tube drive diff and axle. The Tourer has a dual circuit hydraulic brake system made up with VW slave cylinders. A race car style pedal box has a hydraulic clutch master cylinder, adjustable dual circuit brakes from one pedal and a cable throttle system. The king pins have been replaced and all the front end ball joints are tight. A Datsun Sunny steering box has been fitted to a Ford Ten steering column and is fitted in the Tourer. There is a Panhard Rod on the front axle. The “hand brake” is an electrical push button system. Reversing lights have been fitted via the five speed gearbox reverse light switch. After market high back seats have been fit- ted and there is a tonneau cover, roof and all the side screens with original glass. A very early Mk 1 Cortina light/trafficator arm has been fitted to work the trafficators, park lights, headlights and horn. The paint work leaves a lot to be desired if you are picky in that area.

30 or more year old vehicles that are modified can now be put on club reggo in SA so the Tourer is now back on SA club reggo. The number plate on the Tourer is not transferable.

The Tourer is insured for $23,000.00 and I would be interested in selling the Tourer for a reasonable sum of money to some one genuinely interested in driving a special Ford Anglia Sports Tourer and that is what Ford called it!!

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FOR SALE

240Volt ex army Ford Sidevalve Generator Unit with new radiator. Contact Phil for more information on 0413 042 577 ********** Falcon ED 5 wheels near new tyres $100 Contact Richard 0408 831 607 ********** 1 x C4 Auto transmission with Torque Converter $250 o.n.o Spinners/Weavers spinning wheel $50 Contact Brian on 0438044284 ********** Box Car Trailer Heave duty 12.5 x 8ft (3.8x2.44) 12” sides & tail gate. Dual axle, electric brakes, jockey wheel, 2 spares and long ramps Plus 12.5 x 8ft x 6ft high (3.8x2.44x1.83) Canopy—removal $6,000 will split Contact Tony Russell 82624103 ********** 1979 Toyota Coaster Mobile Home on Historic Reg UXG051 Insured with Shonnons. Will sleep 2 Adults, 2 children. Set up to drive, eat, cook and sleep. Lare boot, cupboard space, wardrobe, fridge & porta potty. Good tyres, full annex. Average 14ltr per 100km Many extras $24,000 Contact Tony Russell 82624103

WANTED TO BUY Ford 100E Van . Fully restored Contact Martin Ferguson 8250 1161 ********** I would like to buy a 100E carby and in particular the box on the side of the carby complete with the choke arm and choke wire locking bit. So I need a complete carby or the choke box and arm from the side of a 100E carby. Contact Gordon Cowley 04 2748 1948.

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5 Ingredient Roast Lamb Meatloaf

1kg Lamb Mince 1 cup pk Dried Garlic & Herb Breadcrumbs 1 lge Onion finely chopped 2 eggs lightly beaten 1 cup coarsely chopped Parsley Grease a 14cm x 24cm large oaf pan. Line base & sides with baking paper extending 5cm above pan edges. Place mince in a large bowl add breadcrumbs, eggs, onion & parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well, press firmly into prepared pan. Cook in a moderate oven 180c for about 1hr or until meat loaf is cooked through. Remove & stand in pan for 20mins. Transfer to a serving plate and slice. Serve with mashed potato’s and vegs of choice

Supplied by Marilyn C

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Barbs Handy Hints

Lemon juice rubbed on hands will remove fruit/vegetable stains and a squeeze of lemon juice and some sugar rubbed on hands after washing up will remove smell and leave hands soft and white.

Rub cut grass stains on washable clothing with the surface of a cut lem- on before washing as usual and on white sports shoes it will come off if rubbed with methylated spirits or a cotton ball dipped in nail polish re- mover.

Stains on stone tiles can be removed with cloudy ammonia on a damp cloth.

Cover rusty tools, gates and other equipment with Bi-carb and then pour on white vinegar to make the solution bubble – when the bubbling stops, scrub off with a stiff brush.

Never fill a cars fuel tank to the brim in very hot weather as the heat increases the pressure in the fuel tank and it may overflow.

Keep a magnet in your shed as this is ideal for picking up dropped nails, screws and other small metal bits and pieces that are difficult to pick up with the fingers. ***********

TAKE 5 KITCHEN TIPS AVOCADOS Avocados are abundant in winter, with plenty to choose from. So how do you check for ripeness? You should feel it to test its ripeness: hold in the palm of your hand and squeeze gently. A ripe avocado should yield t gentle pressure. Eat straight away, r refrigerate for 2-3 days to maintain its ripeness. If an avocado feels hard, it isn’t ripe yet, so leave it out at room temperature for several days. If it’s too soft, that means it’s overripe, but still wonderful to use in a guacamole if you don’t mind a few discol- oured areas.

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CLUB REGALIA

ALL ENQUIRIES CONTACT:- Barb Bartholomew on 8186 0821 or 0429 426 996

Cloth Badges $3.00 Club Pens $2.00

Club Baseball Caps $15.00 Club Pen/Torch gift set $8.00

Metal Bumper Badges $25.00 Club Logo Stickers $5.00

Window Stickers (inside glass) white or blue outline only $12.00

New Club Polo shirts (mens sizes S-XXXL) $38.00

New Club Polo shirts (ladies sizes 8-20) $38.00

New Windcheaters & Jackets to come shortly

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