The magazine of the Rover Owners' Club NSW and ACT. August 2017 New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory. Proudly associated with: Council of Motor Clubs. Association of British Car Clubs. Council of ACT Motor Clubs Registered by Australia Post as Print Post Publication No. PP 255003/0141 Registered with the National Library of Australia. ISSN 2206-2963. 1 ' ඍඖඖඑඛඛ඘ඍඋඑඉඔඑජඍඛඑඖ ~5 ඗ඞඍකඋඔඉඛඛඑඋඛ ~/ ඉඖඌ5඗ඞඍක ~' එඛඋ඗ඞඍකඡ ~5 ඉඖඏඍ5඗ඞඍක * 0 ඗ඌඑඎඑඋඉගඑ඗ඖඛ * * ඍඖඍකඉඔකඍ඘ඉඑකඛ * 7කඑ඘඘කඍ඘ඉකඉගඑ඗ඖ * 5 7$කඍඏඑඛගකඉගඑ඗ඖඑඖඛ඘ඍඋගඑ඗ඖඛ * &$ 0 6කඉඔඔඡකඍඏඑඛගකඉගඑ඗ඖඑඖඛ඘ඍඋගඑ඗ඖඛ 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 Freewheeling. President President’s Comments Ian Shearman president @roverownersclub.com.au During the past month I have been busy catching up with what is planned for the Club. There are several major activities in the Vice President pipeline, particularly the 50th Anniversary of the Rover V8 en- Richard Dalziel vice-president gine, the Display Day and a visit to the Hunter Valley, including @roverownersclub.com.au Luskintyre Aerodrome to see light aircraft. Club Captain The 50th Anniversary for the engine was planned by our Nick Andrew Holland Club captain for the Southern Highlands, over the first full weekend in Octo- @roverownersclub.com.au ber, but he had had difficulty in getting a suitable location. By Secretary chance, I was speaking with Wendy Muddell, who runs the Warren McEwen secretary Australian Motorlife Museum in the Illawarra area and she sug- @roverownersclub.com.au gested that the Club be featured in their annual day on 1st Octo- ber. This opened up a wonderful opportunity as we could then Treasurer have our engine anniversary celebrations there as well. She was Richard Dalziel treasurer very enthusiastic about this. Accordingly, the committee agreed @roverownersclub.com.au that we should target our efforts on this weekend. Plans have Registrar progressed, including a drive developed by Stuart Rigby from Robert Walker registrar the southern outskirts of Sydney on Saturday, dinner and ac- @roverownersclub.com.au commodation in the evening, also arranged by Stuart Rigby and the V8 celebrations at the Motorlife Museum on Sunday. Editor editor A second event which had been proposed for the same weekend Ken Dunkley @roverownersclub.com.au was the Club’s Annual Display Day. We have transferred this from the V8 celebrations and organised it for Sunday 29th Octo- Web master webmaster ber at the Museum of Fire in Penrith. That weekend will also Rob Turner have art and craft on display at the Museum, so providing at- @roverownersclub.com.au tractions other than cars and fire fighting appliances. Andrew Holland is doing a great job in gathering up all the loose threads For a full list of all positions including phone num- for all events. bers, see the back pages of this magazine. A third activity which we have had to defer is the Hunter Valley visit. At the moment we are hoping to get it back into the pro- The ROC welcomes, gramme during the first half of 2018. No further work has been James Hutchinson with a 1985 SD1. done, but as soon as we have more planning effort it will be re- vitalised. Ian & Ruth Muldreary with a R/ Rover Sport For the immediate future, many of us will be attending the Shannon’s Sydney Classic at Sydney Motorsport Park and the David Sellini with a 1966 P5, 1976 P6B, All British Day at The Kings School during August. 1970 P5B, 1983 SD1 3500SE, 1984 SD1 3500SE. Now to the immediate past. Several of us from Sydney visited the Hunter All British Day in Raymond Terrace where we were David Tucker with a 1980 SD1 3500 able to see some of our members who live in that region. Our new Hunter Region Convenor, Barry Murdoch, was there with his motor cycle and three cars. Others whom we see Cover Photos rarely were Nick Cope, (with Front Cover; Flavia) and Dennis and Ali- Land Rover Fire Engine at son Trigg. Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth in So, onward and upward to West Australia. great things! Back Cover Ian Richard Dalziel presents Nigel Rock with the award for the best P3 at the 2016 Dis- play Day. 3 A Sensational P5B Photos by Bruce Duncan. These are the very first photos of Warwick Ravell’s latest sensational restoration. Warwick used parts from 4 different cars and took 6 1/2 years of painstaking work to create this masterpiece. It rightly won a prize in 2017 at the Rover Owners’ Club Annual General Meeting.. 4 2 ඉඛඑඛ5ඝඖ7ඐ-ඝඔඡ OR + ඗ඟ6ඟඍඍග,ග,ඛ Text by Ian Shearman Photos by Andrew Yeend. Another first Tuesday of the month, time for another Oasis Run. This time we gathered at the Macas in Kings Park, for a trip to the Lindt Chocolate Factory Outlet not far away. As usual there was a very friendly meeting of old friends, of course with some new faces. Coffees and some eats were consumed most, if not all, before we left for the Lindt Factory. As usual, the convenor of the outing, Les Watton had provided us all with a slip of paper containing the directions This made the relatively short journey easy and we all arrived in the designated parking area within a few minutes of each other. The eighty odd members of the club were ushered into the shop, where we were given a couple of samples of a new product, mango balls. We were then free to wander through the shop to choose whatever took our fancy. The costs of everything was at least 25% off recommended retail price, and one range was 75% off! Of course, we made much use of these prices and left with a great amount of booty. Les had previously warned us to take a cooler bag so that the chocolates did not come to harm in our hot cars while we were travelling or having lunch. From the shop we retraced some of the road along which we had travelled an hour or so earlier, to the Plumpton Hotel for lunch. Les had made a booking for 40 or so people, and 81 actually turned up! This large number had the staff working hard to cope, especially as there was at least one person off sick. But nevertheless, we did enjoy ourselves. As usual, when we had finished our meals, the party slowly broke up and we went on our own way, home. We are indebted to another Oasis participant, Andrew Yeend, who took the photos. Our camera’s battery was flat as soon as I tried to use it. Members of the ROC who attended are: Tony and Marion Groom (Modern) Jim Moule (Cyclops) Thea and Ian Shearman (R40 75) Peter and Wendy van Raalt (Land Rover) 5 More photos from the OASIS run. Top. A very nice MG Magnette and a Cadillac Below. It is not all about cars. Health giving burgers and chocolates. All photos by Andrew Yeend Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, more commonly known as Lindt, is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company founded in 1845 and known for their chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets. The origins of the company date back to 1836, when David Sprüngli-Schwarz and his son Rudolf Sprüngli-Ammann bought a small confectionery shop in the old town of Zürich, producing chocolates under the name David Sprüngli & Son. Two years later, a small factory was added that produced chocolate in solid form. In 1845 they moved to the Pa- radeplatz. With the retirement of Rudolf Sprüngli-Ammann in 1892, the business was divided between his two sons. The younger brother David Robert received two confectionery stores that became known under the name Confiserie Sprüngli. The elder brother Johann Rudolf received the chocolate factory. To raise the necessary finance for his expansion plans, Jo- hann Rudolf converted in 1899 his private company into "Chocolat Sprüngli AG". In that same year, he acquired the chocolate factory of Rodolphe Lindt in Bern and the company changed its name to Aktiengesellschaft Vereinigte Berner und Züricher Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli (United Bern and Zurich Lindt & Sprungli Chocolate Factory Ltd.). In 1994, Lindt & Sprüngli acquired the Austrian chocolatier, Hofbauer Österreich, and integrated it, along with its Küfferle brand, into the company. In 1997 and 1998, respectively, the company acquired the Italian chocolatier Caf- farel and the American chocolatier Ghirardelli and integrated both of them into the company as wholly owned subsidi- aries. Since then, Lindt & Sprüngli has expanded the once-regional Ghirardelli to the international market. On 17 March 2009 Lindt announced the closure of 50 of its 80 retail boutiques in the United States because of weaker demand in the wake of the late-2000s recession After Lindt recorded net profits of 4.7 million in the 2011 calendar year, the marketing team stated that its market share amounted to 29%, surpassing its previous years. On 14 July 2014, Lindt bought Russell Stover Candies, maker of Whit- man's Chocolate, for about $1.5 billion, the company's largest acquisition to date. Lindt & Sprüngli has six factories in the following locations: Kilchberg, Switzerland; Aachen, Germany; Oloron-Sainte- Marie, France; Induno Olona, Italy; Gloggnitz, Austria; and Stratham, New Hampshire in the United States. The facto- ry in Gloggnitz, Austria manufactures products under the Hofbauer and Küfferle brand in addition to the Lindt brand. Caffarel's factory is located in Luserna San Giovanni, Italy and Ghirardelli's factory is located in San Leandro, Califor- nia in the United States.Lindt has opened eight chocolate cafés in Australia, four in Sydney and four in Melbourne.