The magazine of the Owners’ Club NSW and ACT

September 2017

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President President’s Comments Ian Shearman president @roverownersclub.com.au What a month we have had! Firstly, the Shannon’s Sydney Classic on 13th August, when we had 12 cars on show. Unfor- Vice President Richard Dalziel vice-president tunately, a couple of cars could not attend at the last minute. @roverownersclub.com.au And two weeks later, the All British Day at The Kings School, when we had 31 cars on display, plus two motor bikes and one Club Captain push bike. A wonderful achievement. Our thanks go to each of Andrew Holland Club captain our members who worked tirelessly to make our display such a @roverownersclub.com.au success. Secretary There was an Oasis Run early in July, to Wentworth Falls Lake Warren McEwen secretary and thence to Wentworth Falls Pie Shop. Only a small number @roverownersclub.com.au were able to attend, but we very much enjoyed ourselves. One bit of welcome news was that Gail Scott has volunteered to Treasurer Richard Dalziel take over the Shopkeeper’s role. Many thanks, Gail and Peter. treasurer I am sure that the Committee will wholeheartedly endorse this @roverownersclub.com.au at the September meeting. Registrar Our next outing, on the first Tuesday of September, is another Robert Walker registrar Oasis Run, which will be the Postman’s Run along the Hawkes- @roverownersclub.com.au bury River from Brooklyn. The following activity is a major one, to commemorate the fifti- Editor editor eth anniversary of the production of the by Ken Dunkley @roverownersclub.com.au Rover. This engine was first introduced in the P5B and used in the P6, SD1 and both and Range Rover until fairly recently. It has also been used, sometimes modified, in a num- Web master webmaster Rob Turner ber of other marques. This activity will be held on 30th Sep- @roverownersclub.com.au tember and 1st October at Australian Motorlife Museum. Much more can be found in Rovernet, so please do try and join us. I For a full list of all positions including phone num- believe that this event is of particular significance as our late bers, see the back pages of this magazine. President Nick Munting spent a lot of effort to make it happen. Which brings me to a more serious subject. After Nick’s sad passing, I stood in to take his place as President, so that we The ROC welcomes, would not become a club without a formal leader. Although Richard Dalziel temporarily took over in his role as Vice Presi- Nicholas Mirabello and Judith Bird who have a P6B. dent, it was quite clear that someone had to take up the slack. But I do not wish to continue for any more than one year. Fur- Kenneth Wilkes. thermore, as I will be turning eighty at the end of this year, I think that the Club does not deserve to have an octogenarian as Paul and Sandra McEwen who have a P6B 3500S. President. So, I am making the challenge for somebody to step up and make an offer sooner rather than later to take on this role from the next AGM. Such an offer would be very welcome. I also understand that at least one more of the committee positions will become vacant at the end of this Club year. Cover Photos You will hear more about Front Cover; this subject in the not too Just part of the Rover display at the 2017 distant future. All British Day. Read more about it in I hope that all of you this issue of Freewheeling. continue to enjoy whatever you do as members of the Back Cover. Rover Owners’ Club. Justly deserved awards being presented at the 2017 All British Day. Ian 3 The Tale of three P1’s (Part 1)

We all know what a Rover P6 looks like. It looks like this

We all know what a looks like. It looks like this.

We all know what a look like. It looks like this.

We all know what a Rover P3 looks like. It looks like this.

But now the story gets muddy. Common usage says that a Rover P2 looks like a P3 but is older and is easily distin- guished by looking at the front axle. A P2 has a beam axle while a P3 has independent front suspension.

But hang on a minute!

James Taylor, the well known authority, in his book The Rover 1934 to 1977 , on page 7 says that the P designation was applied to cars built after World War 2 and that the P2 was a re-engined P1 and it never went into production. So did the P2 exist or not? Given that none of us were around in Pre WW 2 Great Britain, how can we cast any more light on this dark area? But for the purpose of this exercise we will go with the (possibly incorrect) terminology that a P1 was a car introduced in 1933 by Spencer Wilks and anything that looks like a P3 but has a beam front axle, is a P2. There is also an equally unknown, but much faster, P1. In addition there is a range of cars called P1 to P (something) that are MUCH more expensive. Given the likely state of Australian roads in 1933, I suspect the Rover P1 (if it existed) would not have been a wildly successful car here. Likewise the other much faster P1, with its very limited endurance was never going to be a success here. The third range of P (something), are cars most of us can only dream about. But lets for fun, just compare the various P’s. The next pages of Freewheeling contains information gleaned from that ever reliable source, the internet, and Jim Paling in London. If any readers have more information on any of these , they may like to send it to Freewheeling for possible publication

4 The Tale of three P1’s (Part 2) The very fast P1.

The more sedate P1.

W.E.W. "Teddy" Petter, was a keen early proponent of Britain's need to develop a supersonic fighter aircraft.

Petter initiated a design proposal with F. W."Freddie" Page and Ray Creasey. Their proposal incorporated the stacked and a high-mounted tail- plane but was designed for Mach 1.5. In January 1949 the project was designated P.1 by English Electric. The MoS granted approval for English Electric to start the detailed design, develop wind tunnel models and build a The new , launched at the end of August 1933 full-size mockup. The design developed during 1948 & was part of the new range introduced by the Wilks broth- evolved further during 1949. To achieve Mach 2 the ers. It had a new 1496 cc, four-cylinder engine producing wing sweep was increased to 60° with the ailerons 53 bhp. The chassis was also new but based on the one moved to the wingtips. In 1949, the Ministry of Supply seen on the 1933 Speed Pilot and was "underslung" going had issued Specification F23/49, to include fighter-level under the rear axle. The four-speed featured manoeuvring. In 1950, English Electric received a con- a freewheel mechanism. The suspension was conventional tract for two flying airframes, as well as one static air- with rigid axles and half elliptic leaf springs all round. frame, designated P.1. The early cars had a 112 in (2,845 mm) but this was stretched by 3 in (76 mm) for 1935 with the extra From 1953 onwards, the first three prototype aircraft space giving the rear passengers more leg room. A top were hand-built at Salmesbury. These aircraft had been speed of 70 mph and economy of 24 mpg was claimed in assigned the aircraft serials WG760, WG763, and contemporary advertisements. WG765. In May 1954, WG760 and its support equipment were moved to RAF Boscombe Down for pre-flight The bodies were traditionally built with steel panels fitted ground taxi trials; in August 1954, WG760, piloted by to a wooden frame. A six light Saloon (£278), four light Roland Beamont, flew for the first time from Boscombe Sports Saloon with small external boot (£298) and four- Down. One week later, WG760 officially achieved su- seat tourer (£288) bodies were available. 5775 of this ver- personic flight for the first time, having exceeded the sion were made. This car became known to enthusiasts as speed of sound during its third flight. While WG760 had the P1 proven the P.1 design to be viable, it was limited to Mach 1.51 (1,850 km/h) due to directional stability lim- Source for above. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_12 its. On 9 June 1952, it had been decided that there would be a second phase of prototypes built to develop the air- craft towards achieving Mach 2.0 (2,450 km/h); these were designated P.1B while the initial three prototypes were retroactively reclassified as P.1A. The P.1B fea- tured extensive alterations to the forward fuselage and refinement to the inlet cone that regulated airflow into the engine inlet. On 25 November 1958, the P.1B be- came the first British aircraft to fly at Mach 2. Due to the limited internal space of the fuselage the fuel capaci- ty was relatively small, giving the prototypes an ex- tremely limited endurance, and the narrow tyres housed in the thin wings would rapidly wear out. Outwardly, the prototypes looked very much like the production series, but they were distinguished by the rounded-triangular intakes, short fins and lack of operational equipment.

Source for above. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning

5 The Tale of three P1’s (Part 3) A Morning in Mayfair . By Jim Paling in London I recently took the opportunity to visit the rather ‘upmarket’ premises of a London auction house in the area historically known as Mayfair to see a small collection of cars bearing the model designation P1 / 2 / 3 / 4, etc. However, if I men- tion that the P1 was new to Fred Astaire, the P2 was originally ordered by Captain Sir Malcolm Campbell, that the P3 was owned and used for several years by Field Marshall Sir Bernard Montgomery, and that the P4 was one of the Aga Khan’s favourite motor cars, you will have started to think that these might not be actually Rovers. Add that the P5 was owned by John Lennon and the P6 is still in use by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II then it will be clear that we are talk- ing about Rolls Royce motor cars.

The event, titled ‘The Great Eight Phantoms’ was held over four days in July by Bonham’s to introduce the new Rolls Phantom 8, and someone had the idea of displaying one each of the previous Phantom models, 1 to 7. This must have been quite a logistical challenge as some of the cars chosen had to be brought in from Los Angeles, Canada, South Afri- ca, and Romania, as well as from around the U.K. The cars were very well displayed, each with an appropriate back- ground photo-board. Fred’s Phantom 1 had blow-ups of crowds outside New York theatres in the star’s hey-day, and a display case containing his top hat, white gloves and cane. Malcolm Campbell’s Phantom 2 was framed by pic- tures of his Bluebird record cars. Monty’s P3 had displayed with it the old General’s desk with phone, radio, lamp and military documents just as if removed from his study during the war years, whilst the Aga Khan’s Phantom 4 used pic- tures from the man’s great passion - horse racing, with racetracks in the ‘50s featured, plus potted palms.

P1. Fred Astaire’s car. 1927 Phantom I Fred and his sister Adele first hit the big time on Broad- way with the musical song and dance show ‘Lady Be Good’. Noel Coward suggested that they should bring the show to London, which they did. They soon became the toast of fashionable society, and were given the Royal seal of approval by Albert, later to become King George VI. Back in New York they were offered $5,000 extra a week to perform after hours at the Trocadero nightclub in N.Y. Fred said he would use the money to buy a new Rolls- Royce. He already owned a 20hp car of that make. The Astaire’s next show, ‘Funny Face’ came to London’s West End in 1928, when Fred confirmed his order for this Phan- tom, a right hand drive ‘Single Cabriolet Town Car’ with coachwork by Hooper in Brewster Green with black wings and black leather roof. When Fred left the U.K. for Broad- way, the Phantom went with him. He commissioned Inskip of N.Y. to update the car with a finishing touch of contemporary elegance. Features such as the scalloped wood door fillets, (repeated on the dashboard), stylised door handles, and finned, arrowed rear turn indicators are eloquent remind- ers of the high days of Art Deco. The car also carries a Louis Vuitton rear trunk, has a hidden golf club compartment, and other exclusive touches. Fred kept the car until 1950, and although he had other Rolls-Royces, it is doubtful if he ever had another so elegant and stylish as this Phantom, which normally resides in the Petersen Automobile Museum in Los Angeles.

P2 Sir Malcolm Campbell’s Car. 1933 Phantom 2 This splendid example of the Phantom 2 was delivered in March 1933 to Captain Sir Malcolm Campbell who was at the time already well known around the world for his success in motor racing, and for his speed record attempts. The short wheelbase Continental Phantom 2 was introduced in 1930 as a grand touring version of the Phan- tom 2, launched the previous year. It’s new, low slung frame, with the radiator set well back, enabled coachbuilders to streamline the car, in the manner of the day. The Continental could reach 95 mph, modest by Bluebird standards, but remarkable for a car weighing two and a half tons. Coachbuilders Barker & Co. made a number of bespoke modifications, including a fire extinguisher, wireless set, spotlight, radio, and an exhaust pipe nine inches longer than standard, presumably to give the car a more ‘sporty ‘ note. Also fitted were a Bosch horn, a siren, and a Klaxon. Clearly the fastest man on earth thought it advisable to let people know he was coming! Needless to say, he had the car painted light blue with a darker blue interior, and a black roof. The pearlescent glow of the bodywork was apparently achieved with the use of ground-up herring scales mixed into the paint. Sir Malcolm’s car has had several owners since the 1930s, and has undergone a complete restoration in recent years. 6 P3 Monty’s Car. 1936 Phantom 3 Alan Samuel Butler, chairman of the DeHavilland aircraft company, ordered this car in late 1936. It had a limousine body like no other. Wind tunnel tests had shown that a for- ward-raked vee windscreen, i.e. one in which the top of the screen jutted forward, had certain advantages over the nor- mal design. It was believed such a screen reduced wind resistance by around 15%, eliminated dazzle at night, and improved visibility in rain. The Miles aircraft company had some of their fast monoplanes with just this type of screen, and as some of these aircraft were seen by Butler at his company’s aerodrome at Hatfield when the 1935 Kings Cup air race both started and ended there- indeed the race was won by an aircraft so fitted,-a Miles Falcon Six-it is possible that he got the idea at this time. This Phantom 3 has a swept tail body, possibly designed by Geoffrey DeHavilland himself, spats enclosing the rear wheels, each having a lightning flash in chrome which re- peat at the front door edges, aircraft type aneroid barometer on the well filled dash board, and the 7.3 litre V12 ohv en- gine can propel the car at over 90 mph. The H.J.Mulliner body added £970 to the chassis price of £1480. As a great patriot, Butler offered the car to the War Office in 1940, on three conditions. That the car should not go abroad, that it should only be driven by a Rolls-Royce trained driver, and that it should be maintained and serviced by Rolls-Royce. The War Office decided that the car should be the official car of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and accord- ingly, it was allocated first to General Sir William Ironside, then soon after to General Sir Alan Brooke, in whose tenure it carried many famous passengers, including H.M. King George VI, Winston Churchill, the Prime Ministers of Aus- tralia, Canada, and New Zealand, and of course, General Eisenhower. There is a tale that when the car was being driven through London during the war, it was stopped for exceeding the speed limit. As the young police officer was admonishing the driver, General Eisenhower leaned forward from the rear compartment and told the constable that- ‘Wars are not won by sticking to speed limits! When Brooke, by then Viscount Alanbrooke, retired in 1946, the car was offered back to Alan Butler, who said that as the car now had some 300,000 miles on the clock, he had no further use for it. He requested the War Office make him a reasonable offer for the car, which he duly accepted. The Phantom was now assigned to Field Marshall Montgomery, who was the new Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He kept it as his staff car, and it was frequently used for trips into Europe connected with the establishment of NATO. Monty liked the car so much he bought it when he retired in 1958, for £300 which was quite a good deal for him, as it had just had a full mechanical overhaul at a cost of £450, which bought the total amount spent on it in the last two and a half years to £1650! Monty’s long term chauffeur died in 1962 and was not replaced, so Monty sold the Phantom in 1963 and drove himself in his Daimler Conquest Century, ‘ slowly-and in the middle of the road’ The Rolls was offered for sale by a London dealer for £2,000, something like three or four times the amount similar cars were selling for. It remained unsold for a long time before finding a buyer on the other side of the Atlantic, George Beaumont, who only kept it for one year before selling it on. It then had a number of owners including James Leake, of the auction company, who had a large collection of Rolls-Royce cars in his museum in Oklahoma, where the Phantom was displayed for ten years. The car was eventually returned to Europe in 2010 after being bought through Gooding &Co. by the present owners, Catherine and Herbert Robet. The Phantom was in need of some attention and was entrusted to the highly regarded Rolls-Royce specialists, P&A Wood, of Great Easton, Essex, for road test, and evaluation. It was found that the car needed considerable work, most particularly to the ash frame of the body. Whole sections need- ed replacement, and some of the metal body panels required re-making. The owners at this point decided the car war- ranted a full concours grade restoration, always with the wish to preserve as much as possible of the car’s originali- ty. The interior was in a better state of preservation, and was sympathetically restored. The fine interior wood- work, fascias and cappings, were adorned with new silver inlays. Finally the car was carefully repainted to look just as it had back in 1936, when Alan Butler first took delivery of it. 7 P4 The Aga Khan’s Car. 1952 Phantom 4

Only eighteen P4s were made, one was a test model and was never sold, the remaining seventeen were all bespoke models intended only for heads of state and Royalty. Every one survives. Our own Royal Family had four of these, one is still in the Fleet, and is now said to be a favourite of Prince Charles. The Phantom 4 used a straight eight engine of 5.7, later 6.5 litres capacity. The Aga Khan managed to combine his reli- gious duties with a great passion for horse racing, he owned five Derby winners and was named Champion Owner no fewer than thirteen times This car is the only one to have been constructed with a Sedanca de Ville body, in this case, by Hooper. It has numerous bespoke additions, many engraved with the Aga’s Royal crest.

P5 John Lennon’s car. 1965 Phantom 5

This car was delivered new to John Lennon on 3rd June, 1965. Originally Valentine Black, Lennon had the car custom- ised with refridgerator, television, record player, telephone, and the rear seat replaced with a double bed. Fortunately black glass windows were also fitted to the rear section. In April 1967 he had it repainted in time for the release of The Beatles new album- ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ Often referred to as psychedelic, the paint scheme is actu- ally ’Floral Romany Scroll’ as found on narrow boats (a type of canal boat used for cargo carrying) and traditional gyp- sy caravans. The car was donated by billionaire Jim Pattison to the Royal British Columbia Museum, Canada

P6 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 1977 Phantom 6

In 1977, to mark the Silver Jubilee of our Queen, she was presented with this car which was to serve as her State Lim- ousine until 1992. The car was built with a number of special fea- tures for the role it was to perform. As part of the Royal Fleet, it is finished in Royal Clar- et livery, and does not require a number plate. When the Queen was aboard, the Spirit of Ecstasy was replaced with the Royal Mascot, a fitment over the windscreen carried her personal coat of arms, and the Royal Flag. The raised roofline ac- commodates an ex- panse of toughened glass to enable the Queen to both see and be seen when conduct- ing Royal duties.

8 P7 2003 Phantom 7

This car is the actual first to be produced at the new Good- wood facility following the brand name being acquired by B.M.W. After four years of development, the car was present- ed to its new owner on January 1st 2003. This marked the offi- cial opening of the new plant. The car as seen now, shows practically no sign of its fourteen years of constant use, in which time it has covered some 30,000 miles, including an epic 4,500 mile jaunt across Australia from Perth to Sydney.

P8. The New Phantom Eight

The launch of this vehicle is what the event was all about. The Phantom Eight is said to be ‘The most luxurious, tech- nically advanced, and intelligent Rolls-Royce ever made’ It is built on an all-aluminium spaceframe chassis, and is pow- ered by a new 6.75 litre twin turbo V12 engine. This car is a techno-freak’s delight, having such features as doors which- ‘at the touch of a sensor on the handle, will whisper closed of their own accord ’ It is the first RR on which the Panthe- on grill is incorporated into the surrounding bodywork. Not every potential buyer may be keen on that feature. At this show, the company intention was to bring two of these new models for display, but one had been purchased shortly be- fore opening, so the £300,000- plus purchase price is not likely to be a problem to potential buyers, it seems!

Reflecting on all the cars on show, I had gone particularly to see the Fred Astaire Phantom I and it is superb, with all the great elegance of the 1920’s grand automobile. I was surprised though, at how the Phantom III grew on me when seen ‘in the metal’ The bizarre windscreen gets to look less odd when all the car’s other so-called ‘aeronautical styling’ is taken into account, and the wonderful ‘gentleman’s club’ interior makes one wish that you might be just about to climb in to set off on a long journey to somewhere exotic.

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One of the problems with owning old cars is that parts break and replacements cannot be sourced. That is a real problem when the part is essential, and no alternative is possible.

Rover fitted early P4s with the Lucas DVX6A distributor. That model has a bakelite “arch” screwed to the baseplate. A bolt goes through the arch and clamps against the arch the two sides of the points, the lead from the condenser, and the LT lead. (Photo 1)

On one of my P4s the arch had developed a crack. On the other, the arch had actually split in two. Didn’t even last for seventy years - no wonder Lucas has such a terrible reputation! If these arches are available as an af- termarket product, they are not widely advertised.

So, what to do – how to fabricate a replacement? I turned to a technique known as “Three Dimensional print- ing”, also known as “3D printing”. In a computer ink-jet printer each letter is printed as a set of small dots. The hole in the middle of an “o” or of a “d” is created by avoiding printing any ink on that part of the paper.

3D printing is comparable, but instead of printing in two dimensions, the printer prints in three dimensions. In the same way that an “o” has no ink in its centre, a 3D object can be printed with a screw-hole simply by not printing anything in the place where the screw-hole has to be located. The “ink” used in a 3D printer is known as “filament”. This is not conventional ink, but instead is a type of plastic. There are various types of fila- ment. The best – in terms of strength, heat-resistance and absence of electrical conductivity – is nylon. It costs about twice the price of cheap filament but is the only type to consider for any serious work.

Producing a 3D printed item is a two stage process. The first stage is to produce a computer model of the item. This can be carried out either by drawing it using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) package, or by put- ting the item into a 3D scanner, which scans in a 3D image in the same way the scanning function on a com- puter printer will scan in a page of text or pictures. Scanning sounds like it should be the cheaper option. The drawback is that the scanner will pick up every imperfection. The operator needs to then manually edit the computer model to “clean it up”. For simple shapes – like the distributor arch – an experienced operator may find it easier to measure the item and manually draw up the model in CAD. That is the approach that was fol- lowed in this case.

The second stage is feeding the computer model into the printer, loading the printer with the appropriate fila- ment, then going for a cup of coffee while it prints off the items.

A word of caution – prices can vary substantially. The companies involved in industrial scale work will not be interested in small scale projects, and will charge accordingly. I chose half a dozen possible suppliers and sent them a description of what I wanted to have made, accompanied by photos 2 and 3. The quotes I received were between $100 and $500. I chose a Melbourne company, ClickNprint (www.clicknprint3D.com.au) They quoted me “somewhere between $100 and $150 to produce a model, print half a dozen new arches in nylon, and send them back by courier” The variable component is the time taken to draw up the model in CAD or to scan it.

I sent the cracked arch to ClickNprint. (In the event, it snapped while being measured, so they ran off an extra copy for me to replace the broken original). The cost was $30 to draw up the arch in CAD, $10 for each of the six new arches (plus a free seventh arch) and $10 for postage ie $100 all up. Elapsed time was about a week. The new arches are a perfect fit. ClickNprint sent me their CAD file via email, so if I want to run off more in the future all I need to do is send the file to whoever is going to do the printing.

This technique is applicable to many other small Bakelite components that cannot be obtained these days. (Think about the Bakelite knobs on the door handles of pre-1951 P4s, for example). I suspect that the older the car, the more rare the parts and potentially the more useful this approach will be.

10 Photo 1.

The distributor.

Note the cracked arch piece.

This gives some idea of how small the arch really is.

11 Top view of arch against a rule.

The finished product.

12 Shannon’s Eastern Creek 2017

The 2017 Shannon’s Sydney Classic was held again at Sydney Motorsport Park. The weather was great. Here are some photos from the day. Photos supplied by Ian and Thea Shearman as well as Yasmin Mund and Martin Novosel.

New South Wales Government Minster for Roads, Maritime and Freight, Melinda Pavey, and CMC President Tommy Thompson at Shannon’s

Some of the Rover cars at Eastern Creek. The red car is Ian Coupland’s non Rover

Martin Novosel and Yasmin Mund at Eastern creek with their blue P6B.

13 Robert Walker and Augusta Monroe with their immacu- late P6B .

A very happy bunch from the Early Falcon Club. The Early Falcon Club was present- ed with the Rover Shield at Eastern Creek.

14 October Outing! The Rover Owners Club has been invited to be the feature club at the 8th Annual Motoring Expo

Australian Motorlife Museum Kembla Grange , on Sunday 1 October 2017.

Artwork above by Mark Nelson. 15 Proposed itinerary for Outing to Motorlife Museum.

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Contact Club Captain Andrew Holland at [email protected] to confirm your attendance and to arrange accommodation. Or talk to Andrew at a monthly meeting.

Saturday 30 September.

9:15 Meet at Loftus Oval car park. 9:30 Depart in convoys of 4 cars heading south on Farnell Avenue/Audley Road 9:45 Stop at Audley Weir Tearooms for morning tea. 10:15 Depart Audley Tea Rooms on Bertram Stevens Drive/ Lady Wakehurst Drive heading south Pause at Stanwell Tops to watch hang gliders and then travel south over the SeaCliff Bridge 12:30 Arrive at Wollongong and proceed to Master Builders Club carpark on Smith Street.

We have arranged a table for 20 in Juiliana’s Restaurant at the club.

2:00 Depart for accommodation at Figtree 6 couples at Sovereign Inn. Albion Park 1 couple at Park meadows B&B. At Airbnb Kiama 1 Couple At Stuart and Beatrice’s home at Kiama 2 Couples and 1 single

Afternoon free to enjoy/ relax

5:30 Meet at Kiama for dinner at Olive and Vine Restaurant table for 20 booked. Sunday 1 October Breakfast at your accommodation. Travel to Motor life Museum in Darkes Road Access from Old Princes Highway at Brownsville. (see map next page.) 9;30 Arrive at Motor Museum 12:15 For those that would like to join each other for a sit down lunch, depart for Passionate Palate Restaurant at a gated village at Kanahooka. (Table booked for 20) 2:00 Depart for home. Costs 30 September Morning Tea Your choice Lunch $14.40 each for seniors Otherwise $16 each Accommodation Figtree $ 135 for couple Albion Park $ 130 for couple Airbnb $ 120 for couple Rigbys Nil Dinner $25 to $40 Each

1 October Motor Life Museum Admission (see ROC) Lunch at Kanahooka $20 to $40 each.

16 From Sydney down Motorway Motorlife museum

Kanahooka Road.

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Text & some photos by Ken Dunkley 7 More photos by Igor Spagic, Jim Moule. Well! What do you know! It has just started to rain. This is at 17:00 on Sunday 27 August. All week I have been keeping an eye on the nightly TV news weather. The weather forecaster said it would rain lightly on Sunday 27 August; the 2017 All British Day. The good word from the ABD committee was that the Kings School was not expecting really bad weather and that the All British Day 2017 was all set to go. Never-the -less I did won- der what I would do.

But Sunday dawned just perfect. Certainly not the sort of weather that one associates with the UK. So off we went. This year we got all the way there in the 1936 Rover. Last year we only made it to Bankstown before the water pump decided it had had enough and quit. Anyway, we made it all the way to Kings School in perfect weather and with the car running as best it could.

(thinks) Yesterday we drove back from Queanbeyan in our Subaru. Its quiet ,speedy and effortless progress is a world away ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϴϬLJĞĂƌŽůĚZŽǀ Ğƌ͘ /ǁŽŶĚĞƌǁŚĂƚĐĂƌƐǁŝůůďĞůŝŬĞŝŶϴϬLJĞĂƌƐƟŵĞ͘ /ǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽƚďĞŚĞƌĞƚŽƐĂŵƉůĞƚŚĞŵ ƐŽ/͛ ůůŚĂǀ ĞƚŽƌĞůLJŽŶƐŽŵĞŽƚŚĞƌĨŽƌŵŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘

Anyway; back to the present. Acres of cars. Just where are they all kept? Some people had driven from the far reaches of the state to get there. Did they start yesterday? This year was no different . Just so many cars to see and trade stalls to looks at.

One thing struck me however. The greatest number of “things” at the All British Day was people, After that came cars and then after that came dogs. Big dogs, small dogs. Very well coiffured dogs. But they were all well behaved dogs. Maybe I was at a dog show and all their owners came in old British cars.

On arrival we were very efficiently marshalled into place by Richard Dalziel. After driving from Peakhurst in the 1936 Rover I needed a strong cup of tea to settle the nerves. Nerves back under control we set off to look at what everybody else had come in..

A list of those attending , not all in Rovers I might add, is elsewhere in this issue of Freewheeling. Not all ROC mem- bers attended in a Rover, but what the heck!, just so long as they enjoyed the day; that’s the main thing. Just 364 days to go to the next All British Day. If you have not been, put it in you 2018 diary now.

Because we had another family commitment we had to leave about 14:00 to head back home. Even then there was quite a queue getting back out onto Pennant Hills Road and Parramatta Road was a real mess. What a hide those people had coming out on a Sunday. Why weren’t they home mowing the lawn or something?

Anyway we got back home and put the car away into the garage just as the storm clouds were gathering in the south. Now it is raining so the weather forecaster was correct. It did rain lightly on Sunday but by then all the car owners were home with their cars safely tucked into bed. I now have 365 days to see if I can improved the steering a bit. The 1936 Rover wanders about all over the road. But when I am 80 years old, I expect I’ll probably wander about a bit too so maybe that just all come with age. I’ll let you know in a few years provided I can still see the keyboard on the comput- er.

Without a doubt, the prize for the day goes to all the volunteers who must have been there before sun-up to direct traffic keep things running smoothly and provide a friendly greeting to everyone. True heroes of the day to be sure.

18 Is this a V8 powered trailer or is it a spare for the Rover.? NO; it is neither! 2017 is the 40 th anniversary of the V8 en- gine and this will form the centrepiece of the run to the motor museum at Kembla Grange in October. Check out the details in the Club Calendar section.

Rare cars indeed. Left a Healy and at right, a convertible Farina

19 ROC Members at the All British Day 2017

TonyandPruMcTaggart 1934 Ken and Gwen Dunkley 1936 14 HP Richard Dalziel P4 100 Simon Hind P4 90 Jim Moule P4 Cyclops John Clarke P4 90 Mark Warren P4 90 Warwick Ravell P5BC Steven Williams P5 Karina Williams P5 Don Kearley and Herma P5B Peter and Gail Scott P6B George Berger P6B Derek and Maggie Scott P6BS Denis and Janet Barr P6B Ian and Allison Coupland P6B Robert Walker and Augusta Monro P6B Barry Murdoch P6B Martin Novosel and Yasmin Mund P6B Greg Jones P6BS Andrew Holland 825 Ray and Dorothy Garrett SD1 Ian Stevenson SD1 Igor and Emelle Spagic SD1 Ian and Thea Shearman R40 75 Ashley Lynn R40 75 Barry Murdoch R40 75T Warren and Elizabeth McEwen R40 75 Paul Corey R40 75 V8 Juha Gurney MG ZT Rex and Robyn Mickan LR Discovery

In addition the following members were there but with other clubs.

Roy Allan Tony Groom Dudley Bennet Jim Nicholson Adrian Rowland Mark Nelson

Apologies if we have missed anyone.

20 When you run out of things to do on your car, take some time to inspect the condition of your box trailer. I always thought that greasing the wheel bearings was the only maintenance that my trailer required. Now I know that carrying heavy loads, even if the total distance is not great, can lead to major wear.

I was in Caringbah on business, the Camry towing my box trailer. The trailer is about 55 years old. I bought it from my brother many years ago. It has been garaged for much of its life and, though it has done some heavy work over the years, I would not say that it has had a hard life. Severe cracking had occurred in both mudguards. There was some rust in the tail gate and the floor. I thought that it was time that I tidied it up a bit. Some of the exploits of this trailer include  · picking up a 1926 Rover 16/50 with Alan Tester and bringing it back from Trundle  · taking the hood bows, lights and luggage to Adelaide when my veteran Rover entered the Bay to Birdwood in 1992. We came back via Broken Hill  · carrying half-ton loads of sand for my various building projects  · taking various engines, gearboxes, diffs and body parts to Club spares  · moving large items of furniture for my daughter  · bringing home loads of second-hand bricks for building projects  · bringing home my winnings from the Flynn auction in Queanbeyan. I slept in it at Bent's Basin one night and nearly froze. Many years ago, I had a vinyl canopy made so that things that I carried would be protected from the weather. The firm in Caringbah did an excellent job and the canopy is still in good shape. While I was passing, I thought that I would get a quote on getting the mudguards repaired. The young mechanic took one look at the trailer and shook it. He said, “Don't bother fixing the mudguards before you rebuild the suspension”. I was astonished to see that the suspension bushes had all but disappeared. The springs were flopping about, allowing contact with the mudguards, thus causing the cracking.

Cracks in mudguard Broken chassis

Continued next page 21 I dismantled one side and took measurements. The shackle pins were badly worn and the hangers had oval holes. These occurred because the pins were turning in the holes. Those who have experienced the joy of removing a rear spring from a P4 Rover will know that the shackle pins are threaded, thus preventing such wear.

Worn pins, bushes and hangers New pins and bushes After a bit of thought and some Net searching, I decided to buy 14mm pins (bolts), the increase in diameter allowing me to drill out the ovality in the holes in the hangers. I then had to find bushes with 14mm ID and 7/8” OD. I called in to our local Bursons. After some checking, the guy at the counter had found what I needed for $255. I had driven past Sales Trailers in Barry Avenue, Mortdale on the way to buying my new bolts. In picking their brains, I was able to get the required bushes, in nylon, for $15. With $20 worth of nuts and bolts, the job cost a total of $35. Fitting proved not too difficult. I noticed that one of the braces for the floor had come away at one end. I welded that back into position and put a spot of weld on each bolt to stop it from turning. My welding of the mudguards was not so successful so I had them renewed by the firm in Caringbah for a few hundred dollars. Now for paint.

Jim Moule (241) Email: [email protected]

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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. Tuesday 5 September 2017 | Invitation Event | Oasis Run | Riverboat Postman • Visit website | Riverboat Postman, Brooklyn • BOOKED OUT • Contact | Les Watton | phone | 9838 8063 | mobile | 0418 973 866 Wednesday 27 September 2017 | General Meeting

September • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock | 8:00 pm

OCTOBER 2017 Sunday 1 October 2017 | Motorlife Annual Motor Expo • Incorporating the Rover Owners Club 50th Anniversary of the Rover V8 Engine • Venue | The Australian Motorlife Museum, Integral Energy Recreation Park, Darkes Road, Kembla Grange • Time | 9.30 am to 2.30 pm • Entry fee | $10 per car • PLANNED WEEKEND ACTIVITIES: Saturday 30 September: Optional Run from Sydney to Wollongong/Port Kembla area, with dinner & overnight stay Sunday 1 October: Motorlife Expo & 50th Anniversary of the Rover V8 Engine. • Download Full Weekend Details, including the proposed itinerary: Rover V8 50th Anniversary Weekend 2017 PDF V2 • Contact | Andrew Holland | Mobile | 0414 625 236 Email | [email protected] Sunday 15 October 2017 | Invitation Event | Britain to ‘Bunna Car Show October • Venue | Village Green, Triabunna, Tasmania • Organisers | Rover Car Club of Australia (Vic &Tas), Tasmanian Register • Contact | phone | (03) 6257 7506 | mobile | 0499 047 984 • Download Flyer | Britain to Bunna Car Show 2017 PDF Wednesday 25 October 2017 | General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock | 8:00 pm Sunday 29 October 2017 | Rover Owners Club Annual Display Day • Venue | Museum of Fire, 1 Museum Drive, Penrith • Contact | Andrew Holland | Mobile | 0414 625 236 Email | [email protected]

NOVEMBER 2017

Saturday 4 November 2017 | Invitation Event | Classic Yass Display Day & More • Venue | Banjo Paterson Park & River Bank Park, Yass • Organisers | Yass Antique Motor Club Inc. • Download full details & entry form: Classic Yass 2017 Information & Entry Form PDF • Enquiries contact | Kieren Laurant email | [email protected] 1111 November.

Wednesday 22 November 2017 | General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock | 8:00 pm

23 24 25 26 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 com- mences 2.5 hours prior to departure and closes 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure time.

27 Rover Owners’ Club General Meeting . ( General Meeting 23 August 2017.)

Meeting opened at 8:00 pm with members and guests attending. Apologies: Rob Turner, Chris Forsey, Keith Beale, Thea Shearman, Roy Allen, Nigel Rock and Ken Dunkley. Previous minutes. Proposed. Paul Anley. Seconded. Robert Walker It was pointed out that Rex Mickan had been appointed as the go to member for Rovers in the 400 to 800 series and this was not recorded in the minutes. Other than this there were no matters arising from the minutes President: Ian Shearman welcomed Members and guests and asked all members to sign the attendance book. He then presented Andrew Holland with a Pride of ownership certificate. He also commented on the successful day at Eastern Creek on the 20th and mentioned that Robert Walkers P6B was entered in the concourse that day. Committee reports Editor: Ken Dunkley reported that you should have all received the August Freewheeling. The September Freewheeling is well underway. It will feature an article about P1 to P8. I expect none of you realize the P1 was limited to a speed of less than 1.5 times the speed of sound due to directional instability or that General Eisenhower was stopped by the police for speeding, during world war 2, while in a P3. You will read all about in the September Freewheeling. Webmaster’s Report for July 2017 General Meeting. Rob Turner reported. Nothing really to report for tonight's ROC General Meeting. The website continues to function well. This week's RoverNET #34 is set to be despatched on Thursday evening (as usual). One thing I would appreciate please: a request for photos of the Rover Club Cars (and including Rover ) on display at the re- cent Shannon’s Eastern Creek Classic - including Robert Walker's P6B in the Concourse d'elegance, and the upcoming All British Day - emailed to: [email protected] - for the ROC Flickr Photostream. Photo file sizes can be minimum 1 MB up to around 4 MB, and can be sent over several emails. 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 ANZ Term Deposit #1 $ 14,000.00 ANZ Term Deposit #2 $ 10,000.00 $ 24,000.00 ACT sub-total $ 1,094.42 Bendigo cheque acct $ 8,434.96 NSW sub-total $ 32,434.96 Total Funds $ 33,529.38 EOY / Tax Return I have done the EOY close off for the new tax reporting period Jan-Jun 2017. Taxable income $197.00 Less Deductions $ 49.00 Net Taxable income $ 147.00 This amount is less than the tax threshold of $416 for non-profit organizations, so no tax is payable, and we are not obliged to com- plete a tax return for 2017 CMC representative’s report: Ian Shearman told members that the next meeting of the CMC will be held last Tuesday in Septem- ber. Registrar Robert Walker reported - Total membership 237 Comprising of 8 honorary and life/founding members. 204 Members and 33 family members. Current new members for August , 1new member and 1 Family member. In July 2 additional vehicles. Total number of vehicles registered 350 . Vehicles on Historic registration are 106 Club Plates: No report Spare Parts: Paul Anley had nothing to report. Club Captain: Andrew Holland reminded members of all the listed coming events. Some tickets for the All British Day are available and can be purchased from Richard Dalziel. There is a special invite from the Rolls Royce car club to attend their Display Day at Lynwood House. 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: Ian Shearman reminded members that the club is still looking for an interested member to take on the position of Club Shopkeeper. General Business: Ian Shearman said that he had been contacting clubs that had cars that used the Rover V8 and invited them to the V8 anniversary event at the Motorlife Museum in October. Michael Coombs spoke on the many parts that he had stored at his place. Peter Scott enquired about purchasing the under-bonnet insulation for his car. Ashley Lynn told members of a good article on the MG ZT in the Classic Car magazine Paul Anley mentioned that he had many wooden venation blinds in good order that he would like to give away. Andrew Holland spoke on the various cars that he noticed while holidaying in Malaysia. Dudley Bennett told members that he was negotiating to purchase the new R40-75s from Alison Munting and as one is a part only car there will be various parts for sale. Warren McEwen informed members that he had purchased the P6B 3500 from Alison and his brother Paul the 3500S and are restor- ing them. The meeting then adjourned for refreshments while Bruce Duncan and Robert Walker gave a talk on the P6 development and their cars history with Robert Walkers P6B 3500 on display. The raffle was then drawn and the meeting closed at 10:00 pm The next Meeting28 to be held on Wednesday 27th September 2017 ROVER OWNERS’ CLUB REGALIA. Club Shop.

YIPEE! We have a new shop keeper. Gail and Peter Scott have accepted the position of ROC Shop Keeper. The range of regalia will be estab- lished in due course but if you want to know what is available now, see the note below.

The ROC Club Shop does not appear this month. There are small amounts of items shown in previous Freewheeling that are available at bargain prices. Nic Munting was actively sourcing new items. The final details are not available at this time. If you need any of the items previously available, please contact,

Gail or Peter Scott at [email protected].

29 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 1991—1994 Theo Lyras Life members 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 present Honorary Members 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 busi- ness 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 wel- come to join. Currently 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 maga- zine. A members partner or relative can apply to be an Addi- tional 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, annu- al 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 some- thing 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 material. Don’t try to set out the article, we will do that to fit the space we have available. Photographs need to be clear positives. Please write on the back

‘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 recognised as the first in the world by the 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 publica- tion. 30 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 Acting 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] 9580 1433

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

31 The All British Day was the ideal opportunity to catch up with people and present them with their 2017 awards.

From the top.

Allan Roberts receives his Award for the Champion of Champions from Rich- ard Dalziel

Middle photo.. Mark Warren receives his award for the best P4

Lower photo. Jim Moule receives the Laurie Mackay Award for home maintenance.

In each case the awards are being presented by the ROC Treasurer, Richard Dalziel.

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