Freewheeling November-December 2018

Freewheeling The magazine of the Rover Owners’ Club NSW and ACT. November/December 2018.

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President President’s Comments Robert Walker president @roverownersclub.com.au Welcome to the November/December Rover Ramblings. Vice President The editor tells me another input is required, which means an- Richard Dalziel vicepresident other month has come and gone. @roverownersclub.com.au (and this is the last Freewheeling for 2018)

Club Captain Andrew Holland clubcaptain It is my sad duty to inform members that Derek Scott and Colin @roverownersclub.com.au Bailey have passed away. Colin had been in poor health for some time but Derek’s passing was totally unexpected. I attend- Secretary ed Derek’s memorial service on behalf of the club on Friday 26 Dudley Bennett secretary October. There would have been in excess of five hundred peo- @roverownersclub.com.au ple in attendance and many fine classic cars were parked in Treasurer front of the church. A very appropriate send off. Condolence Richard Dalziel treasurer cards were signed at the October club meeting and sent to the @roverownersclub.com.au families. Derek was our delegate to the CMC so we will need a replacement. Anyone out there prepared to volunteer? Registrar Rob Turner registrar Our activity to the steam museum resulted in four cars attend- @roverownersclub.com.au ing and although the weather was dubious it turned into a fine Editor day for the grand parade. Paul Wagstaff brought his P3 and, Ken Dunkley editor with a very proud grandson, took part in the grand parade to fly @roverownersclub.com.au the Rover flag. Web master Our next major event is on 11 November 2018 and is the club Rob Turner webmaster DISPLAY DAY being held at Linnwood House. Those who @roverownersclub.com.au won best of type in 2016 and 2017 are eligible to enter the For a full list of all positions including phone num- Champion of Champions class. I hope you will all turn out in bers, see the back pages of this magazine. force. Can we make fifty cars? Should be possible, with 368 vehicles in the club. The Rover Owners’ Club welcomes new member:- The other function is at Canberra in early December for the ACT club Christmas party in conjunction the Armstrong Sidley Douglas Shearman club on 1 December, followed by the All British Day on 2 De- Doug has a 2001 Rover R40-75. cember. Full details are in Rovernet and Freewheeling.

A date for your diary is THURSDAY 13 December at Five Dock club room for our Christmas party. So please join us for a catered supper and enjoyable company to toast the Christmas season with fellow Rover owners. The photographic competi- tion with prizes will be held with three divisions – Rover cars – event memories – general photographic division. Time to search the files and pick the winners. Cover Photos Your committee are preparing the 2019 calendar of activities for Front Cover: meetings and visits so if you Paul Wagstaff and grandson taking part in the have any special requests please Grand Parade at the Campbelltown Steam and Kero Day. submit to Andrew Holland or Photo by Robert Walker myself. All ideas are welcome. Remember it is your club. Back Cover: Great countryside and great driving condi- Till next year, have great Christ- tions in Tasmania mas, a safe New Year happy and Photo by Mark Nelson safe Rovering. Robert Walker President 3

Driving a P3 for the first Time. Text by Max Pegler.

"No one who drives the Rover Sixty or Seventy Five for the first time can easily forget the experience". Isn't that the truth... To misquote Warren Brown the comedian - this thing has three pedals. It doesn't matter which one you press, nothing happens!

After two months in the workshop sorting out niggles, it's time to swallow some brave pills, do battle with modern traffic, take it for a run for the first time & see what happens. Destination: Old Pacific Highway north. Hopefully south as well.

Confidence is not high. It's been sitting around for a couple of years, some gremlins are inevitable. Some gauges don't work yet. And no seat belts.

So, here we go. It starts easily, & just idles like clockwork. Letting the clutch out proves easy. Quite light, doesn't bite, takes up about halfway, no stalling. No problems there.

Turn the corner out of the workshop, the steering is heavy but not too bad. Easy enough to point in bends and around corners. But at the straight ahead, oh my word does it wander on these ancient cross plies. This is a problem. At the moment it's impossible to relax. It cannot have been this bad when new. Hopefully new tyres & a wheel alignment will improve things. Hopefully then I'll be brave enough to go over 40 kph.

Another brochure says of the steering "light yet positive in action with variable steering ratio for ease of manoeuvring . "Who's kidding who?” Radials apparently make these things point much more accurately. But I wanted the experience of something older, different to what's in the garage, so new Avon cross plies are on order. Right now though, I'd say 8 white knuckles out of 10.

Power. Everything is relative I guess. It doesn't accelerate, it sort of accumulates speed. Age and weight are becoming very apparent. Yet it's not underpowered in a foot to the floor, pushrods through the bonnet sense because it seems to have just enough. Just get it moving, a bit of momentum, and then it'll go anywhere in third & fourth courtesy of low gearing and low down torque. Just slowly.

The brakes. The brochure says it has them. The pedal isn't too bad, but the car slows rather than stops. Like towing a very heavy trailer. There's no bite, the car is starting to feel it's age again. Traffic isn't going to be fun.

I was nervous about going down the hill at Brooklyn with drum brakes. Never had 4 wheel drums before. It's 5 kms down, and no prospect of changing back to second. So, third it is, and then let the mighty 7:1 compression - when new - do it's work. As it transpires very little brakes were needed. So I think fourth will be okay next time.

The box of gears. Crash on first and second of course. I had real problems selecting gears, the box feels very heavily gated. This is going to take some mastering. At the moment it's in charge.

The initial change into second resulted in the inevitable crunch. Change up earlier with a slower change & in it slots. It won't always go into first. Fortunately second gear starts are relatively easy. Third is baulky. So, first- second-third are awkward. But into fourth, as mentioned, and the car finds it's groove.

The driving position is surprisingly roomy for a big bloke like me. And it's very comfortable. It's going to be a nice place to be on a long drive. The back seat looks cosy though. I looked at a Cyclops a year or two ago, & couldn't get behind the wheel. That would have necessitated modifying and moving the bench well back.

Back to the P3. It's quiet. It rides well by any standard, although rough roads are yet to come.

Getting out is very elegant with the suicide doors. Not so getting in, some idiot put a steering wheel in the way. 5

Vision forward is easy. Quite gentile in fact. Vision backwards is, err, an issue. Lane changing in traffic is about to become an art form.

It has a quite dignified, but impossible to ignore horn.

What else. It smokes. But then smoking was still in fashion then. Can it quit the habit I wonder? We don't know yet whether it also has a drinking problem.

Actually it's designed to run on 70 octane fuel. Yet 5 years previously, 125 & 150 octane were refined for the Rolls Royce Merlin V12s. The British buying public then must have got a poor deal - long waiting lists to buy a car & then crap fuel!

So that's the first outing. Not yet the 80kph touring car I wanted. Oh, and I made 24 kilometres before it boiled. The southbound trip was courtesy of the NRMA.

As an aside, this example reputedly hails from Wahroonga, and was originally owned by the then chairman of the ABC. Sure enough, the internet says Sir Richard James Fildes Boyer KBE (1891-1961), resided in Fox Valley Road Wahroonga. So, if true, I'm chuffed this P3 has come home to it's old stomping grounds.

To wrap up: is it a Rover? Yes. The clock doesn't work & it leaks oil. Is it a he or a she? Don't know yet, let's see how it's personality develops. At the moment it feels like a faithful butler who should have retired years ago. Quiet, dignified, slow but unflustered.

I'm a long way off from becoming at one with this car. Am I happy or disappointed? More shocked really, how much effort and concentration the steering & gears need. But I'll master this thing, it'll fit like a glove eventually. It's going to be enjoyable to own and drive.

Lastly, thanks to the team at Barrs Automotive in Waitara for the effort they've put in to date. It's a project car of course, there's more to come, and they've been very obliging.

From the internet ref https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_P3

The Rover Sixty and Rover Seventy-Five or Rover P3 series were 1.6 and 2.0-litre executive cars announced in the middle of Feb- ruary 1948 and produced by The Rover Company Limited until the (northern) summer of 1949. Two months after the announcement of the new cars "a new vehicle for agriculture" was announced, the Land-Rover, with the engine of the new Sixty. For the post-war market Rover had a new engine that had been in preparation since the late 1930s with overhead inlet and side exhaust valves. It was made in two versions for the car, the Rover 60 had a four-cylinder unit of 1595 cc and the Rover 75 had a six- cylinder version of 2103 cc. The gearbox and traditional Rover freewheel were kept unchanged from the previous model.

To go with the engine a new car was prepared. Although the body was similar in styling to the Rover 12 and 16, many of the body panels were in fact new but the wings and bonnet from the 12 were carried over. The car was 0.5 inch (12 mm) wider outside than the 16 but by making better use of space this translated to 2.5 inches (60 mm) inside. It was 4.5 inches (115 mm) shorter in the wheelbase. Also new, and a first for a Rover, was independent front suspension but the brakes remained a hydraulic/mechanical hybrid system. Rather than having a complete chassis, the new frame, which was a box section, was stopped short of the rear axle and the rear semi-elliptic springs were attached to the body. This allowed the rear axle travel to be increased and an improved ride resulted.

Two body styles were available, a 6-light saloon and 4-light sports saloon. The 6-light saloon had a rear quarter window (sometimes referred to a 6-window saloon) while the 4-light sports saloon had the lack of the rear quarter window (sometimes referred to a 4-window saloon).

The cars were expensive at £1080 for the Rover 60 and £1106 for the Rover 75, and with early post-war production problems and material shortages it was never intended that the cars would be produced in large numbers. Eventually, 1274 of 60 and 7837 75 models were made before the car was replaced by the all-new Rover 75 (P4) at the end of September 1949.

The engine and gearbox from the car were also used as the basis for those in the original Land Rover Series. About six "75" models were produced with triple SU carburettors – a throw back to Rover's pre-war 'Speed' performance models; one survivor has an over -bored 2,400 cc engine; the basis of the Marauder 100 engine.

Rover's new 75 was announced on 23 September 1949, it replaced this car.

This Advertisement accompanied Max Pegler’s article which appeared on pages 5 and 6 of this issue of Freewheeling.

Oily Smell In My R40-75 Rover Text and photo by Ian Shearman

Earlier this year (2018), Thea had been commenting on the oily, fumy smell in our Rover 75. At first we thought that it was coming in through the air conditioning system from a smelly vehicle nearby. Whenever Roy Allen travelled with us, he also made similar adverse comments. To confuse matters, I have lost my sense of smell following a serous bout of flu somewhat over 20 years ago and I could not smell anything. These puzzled me as we could not think of a plausi- ble explanation. A chance comment to Dudley Bennett when I visited him a couple of weeks ago triggered an immediate reaction about the probable cause of the problem. The breather hoses from the two cylinder heads of the KV6 motor comprise three separate connections, joined by a plastic tee piece. If this latter part breaks, as it can do, oily fumes are released into the engine bay. The fumes are then sucked into the air conditioning fresh air input to be released into the car’s cabin. Upon returning home from Dudley’s place, I removed the engine top cover to expose the breather hoses. The tee piece had indeed been broken. Fortunately, I had a new one and was able to replace it with the kind help of Warren McEwen. The ends of the hoses are held in place by spring loaded locking collars and I was unaware of how to release them. A short lesson fixed that and the job had been done. And some words of warning: do not try to pull out the hoses without depressing the locking collars or the hose may break. The evil smell has been removed. So, if you notice this problem, look for a broken tee piece under the top engine cover. I intend to repair the breather hose by replacing the broken plastic tee piece with a similar sized brass component. These are available from automotive parts retailers such as Repco and Auto One. The photo shows the replacement breather hose after installation. The tee piece which breaks is the white component immediately to the right of the alternator. Some additional information may be seen in the Haynes Workshop Manual, page 4B-10.

A Visit to the Village School and Museum at Hall (In the ACT) Text and photos by Chris Forsey.

On Sunday 5 August 2018 Canberra region members of the ROC joined with the Queanbeyan based Southern Table- lands Heritage Automotive Restorers Club (STHARC) for a tour of the school house museum at Hall on the north west outskirt of Canberra. Museum staff provided a fascinating presentation on ‘Eight points of similarity between Aborigi- nal stone artefacts and heritage cars’ followed a tour of the extensive exhibition. Well worth a visit if you are passing on a Sunday when the museum is open.

After the museum tour we were invited to inspect part of the collection of Packards and Rolls Royce's owned by Peter and Ann Toet, followed by a BBQ lunch. Lovely weather and a good atmosphere provided for a nice day out. The ROC was well represented by Adrian Caddy and family (P4 105), Barry Corrigan (P6B 3500S), Ian Stevenson (SD1), David Brand (416i Vitesse) and myself. Thank you to all who were able to attend.

Tantalising Tasmania Text and photos by Mark Nelson

In early October, Jackie and I decided on a fly-drive seven days in Tasmania. I’m sure many of you have sampled the delights of Tasmania before. This was my third time on the island, my first being a bicycle ride down the east coast in 1985 which is a great way to see this little jewel of an island.

It’s easy to see why Tasmania is becoming increasingly popular with relocating mainlanders with its uncluttered roads, great and varied scenery interspersed with stunning colonial architecture, all wrapped up in a mild climate. It’s also easy to see why it was once penned ‘Little Britain’ in Aussie history.

While delighting in the scenery, I was also constantly on the lookout for any classic cars. I ended up finding an interesting car in the most unexpected of places, a zoo! Or, more correctly, it was termed the Tasmanian Devil Unzoo. Situated south of Eaglehawk Neck, the Unzoo’s mantra is ‘A reversal of the traditional concept of a zoo. Instead of exhibiting animals in traditional enclosures for the benefit of humans, the Unzoo invites you into natural habitats in which cages or barriers are removed or concealed and wild, as well as resident animals, are encouraged to interact with the environ- ment.’

We arrived not long before feeding time for the Tassie Devils and, entering a small timber shed where the feeding was to be done, I found of all things a Vanden Plas 4Litre R on flat tyres sharing space with park visitors. I assume it was installed to lend an air of “abandoned car in a country shed” in the Unzoo’s design. Under the dust it was still in surprisingly good condition. No rust was evident on the body and the cream leather interior still looked great. There was slight surface rust in the under bonnet areas and the only thing missing was the coolant header tank cap. These cars were made between 1964 and 1968 and were powered by the aluminium FB60, 6-cylinder engine, a Rolls-Royce design. I’ve driven a few of these cars in UK and, while they look a bit stodgy, they have plenty of get up and go and near RR levels of comfort and trimmings inside.

Driving north up the Midland Highway via Ross, I found an old GMH garage on our way to Launceston to visit the Na- tional Automobile Museum of Tasmania. I spent an hour or so at the museum, most if not all of the cars, are sourced from private owners who lend them for display. It’s a smallish collection with an interesting variety. Looking around I saw a large banner hanging off the ceiling with a photo of a green HQ Holden Monaro GTS dedicated to the Tas- man Bridge Disaster in Hobart at 9.27pm Sunday evening, January 5th 1975. Many of you will remember this tragedy. Looking at the photo of the bridge on the banner, I soon realised this green Monaro was one of two cars left hanging off the edge when the central three spans col- lapsed after the SS Lake Illawarra bulk carrier hit the bridge. Twelve lives were lost in the tragedy; seven crew from the ship and five motor- ists. The ship was never raised and its 146 metre, 7,273 gross tons bulk lies on an even keel in deep water below the bridge.

I turned around and was soon looking at the very same Monaro in the flesh. It’s in original condition and still owned by Frank and Sylvia Manley who were in the car on the night. They take up the story on a display board next to the car. Syl- via Manley: "As we approached, it was a foggy night...there were no lights on the bridge at the time. We just thought there was an accident. We slowed down to about 40 km/h and I'm peering out the window, des- perately looking to see the car...what was happening on the bridge? We couldn't see anything but we kept on travelling. The next thing, I said to Frank, "The bridge is gone!" And he just applied the brakes and we just sat there swinging. As we sat there, we couldn’t see anything in the water. All we could see was a big whirlpool of water and apparently the boat was sinking. So with that, we opened the car door and I hopped out."

Frank Manley: "Sylvia said, “The white line, the white line’s gone. Stop!" I just hit the brakes and I said, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stop.” And next thing we just hung off the gap...when I swung the door open, I could more or less see the water...and I just swung myself towards the back of the car and grabbed the headrest like that to pull myself around. There's a big automatic transmission pan underneath the car - that's what it balanced on.”

Apparently loss of life was greatly reduced due to the tragedy happening late on a Sunday night in wet weather. I asked at recep- tion in the museum about the Monaro and the staff said Frank is always being approached to see if he’d sell it but so far the price has not been right! He also mentioned that the hunt had been on some time back to find the whereabouts of the other Holden left dangling next to Franks car, a 1960s Holden EK wagon owned at the time by Murray Ling. Rumour had it that the car later went to Victoria where the trail went cold.

After Launceston we headed west through Deloraine, Cradle Mountain, Rosebery, Zeehan and, finally, Strahan on the west coast for a few days. Zeehan is a ghost of its former self, once a major centre of mining. The grand civic buildings lining the main street all have a slightly discarded air about them, peeling paint and old signs. But there is a fine museum in the main street, the West Coast Heritage Centre, dedicated to its mining past, which is well worth visiting. It covers a number of floors in the old build- ing with further displays in various out buildings behind the main museum. One of the sheds has a small car display and inside I found a lovely Rover P4 90. I also spotted in a shed a very early and dilapidated three-door Range Rover, the one eve- ryone wants these days as values are rising, and alongside side it was another very early Range Rover chassis with the V8 engine partly under a tarp with the heads off. Opposite the museum is an excellent shop called Zeehan Rock Shop, selling minerals, crystals and fossils.

It’s easy to see why the Targa Tasmania is so popular; the roads! Driving east from Strahan via Queenstown on the A10 to Hobart was pure delight. We headed straight to the MONA (Museum of Old and New Art). It’s pretty controversial in many ways but well worth the visit if you like art – it also raised the question what is art? You’ll be left bemused and amazed in equal measure and perhaps even shocked! Among we Rover SD1 enthusiasts, the MONA is also known for its ‘installation’ of a 1982 Rover SD1 3500 SE in one of the galleries car parks. Wedged between two narrowing con- crete walls, it was driven into this space in 2011 in the name of art. Sadly, it is slowly succumbing to weather and van- dalism but is still a popular point of interest for gallery goers when they arrive.

In a nutshell Tasmania is especially made for classic cars, the roads, scenery, the gentler pace etc. not that we were in one, we hired a vehicle. But it’s easy to see touring the island in one would be the way to go.

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km to the south of the Australian mainland, sep- arated by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands.The state has a population of around 526,700[ as of March 2018. Just over forty percent of the population resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.[

Tasmania's area is 68,401 km2, of which the main island covers 64,519 km2. It is promoted as a natural state, and protected areas of Tasmania cover about 42% of its land area, which includes national parks and World Heritage Sites. Tasmania was the founding place of the first environmental party in the world.[

The island was permanently settled by Europeans in 1803 as a penal settlement of the British Empire to prevent claims to the land by the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars; around 75,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land before transportation ceased in 1853.[19] The island was initially part of the Colony of New South Wales but became a separate, self-governing colony under the name Van Diemen's Land (named after Anthony van Diemen) in 1825.[20] In 1854 the present Constitution of Tasmania was passed and the following year the colony received permission to change its name to Tasmania. In 1901 it became a state through the process of the Federation of Australia. The above is an extract from the internet 11

Looking at Panoramic Views in Freewheeling a And More photos from the All British Day. 2018.

The distribution of Freewheeling by electronic means is a real cost saver. There is NO going back to the pre electronic era and we must embrace this technology. What seems very easy and obvious to all the young people, can leave us ‘more mature persons’ somewhat at a loss. This new technology affects how Freewheeling is compiled and how you see it too. In the ”old days” Freewheeling came to you in old fashioned hard copy that showed adjacent pages at the same time so it was possible to include panoramic photographs that ran over two pages. Now with the up to date electronic distribution you are probably seeing just one page at a time and to get to the next page you use the wheel on your mouse and the screen page moves sideways and you see the next page of Freewheeling. All this makes a panoramic photograph a bit useless. But panoramic views still useful on days like All British Day at Kings School. Well; what can we do about it. It seems there is no limit to what you can make a computer do. All you need are the skills and again, that is where us ‘more mature persons’ struggle. There is a solution to get those good panoramic photos back again and to allow us to see the whole show in a reasonable sized photo. Read the following instructions carefully, give it a go, and then you should see the panoramic view of the 2018 All British Day. Don’t be afraid. Move into the modern era with the following steps. These steps assume you are using a mouse with a left and a right button and a scrolling wheel. Open Freewheeling as you normally do and go to the second page. This will be an advertisement for Denis Trigg Motors at Toronto near Newcastle. Right click on the second page. You will get a drop-down menu that should read, “show or hide tool bar”. Using the pointer on your mouse, point to this command and left click.. You will get a new tool bar with 5 items to the left of a vertical bar and 5 items to the right. The fifth item on the left looks like a double page. Left click on this symbol. You will get a new drop-down menu with 2 symbols above a line. The left symbol looks like a double page. Left click on that symbol. You should now have double page presentation of Freewheeling.

If you look at the far right of the screen, about mid way up, you will see an arrow. Pointing to this and left clicking al- lows you to move to the next double page presentation Similarly an arrow at the far left will take you back to the previous double page presentation.

London Double decker buses. More Morris Mini Minors Just like you were in the U.K.

Ask your grandchildren why fire engines are red.

My Toyota Camry has just had its 400 000 km service. That is just about the same distance covered by my Cy- clops. I thought that it would be an interesting exercise to compare the two cars. Is it true that “they don't make 'em like they used to”?

Currently, I own two cars, both on full registration: my 1951 Rover 75, known as The Cyclops, and a 1997 Toyota Camry CSX. The Cyclops was my first car. I bought it for $240 when I was a student in January 1972 when it had done 133 thousand kilometres. I am the fifth owner and I have met three of the previous owners. The photo in the header shows the car when I bought it with the previous owners, Oliver Pearce, and his wife.

I bought the Camry in February 2009 for $4800 from Tamra and Mark Cox as a company vehicle when my previous Camry was hit from behind and written off. I am the third owner and the car had done 203 thousand kilometres when I bought it. Originally purchased by the Catholic church in Bairnsdale, Victoria, the car was brought to the eastern suburbs of Sydney by the second owner who gave it good mechanical attention.

A comparison of the specifications of the two cars on the next page shows what the purchaser got in 1951 and 1997

FEATURE ROVER 75 CAMRY CSX

Price when new Around $3000 Around $27,000 Engine Six Cylinder 2103 cc, Overhead Four cylinder 2104 cc, overhead inlet and side exhaust valve. valves. Bore 65.2 mm 87 mm Stroke 105 mm 91 mm Maximum power 75 BHP @4200 RPM 127 BHP @ 5200 RPM> Acceleration 0—80 KM/H in about 17 seconds 0—100 KM H in about 7.9 seconds Cruising fuel consumption About 27 MPG or 7.9 Km./l About 36 mpg or 12.7 km/l Maximum speed About 135 km/h About 180 km/h Cruising speed at 3000 87 km/h 110 km/h RPM Gearbox Four speed Five sped. All synchro Syncro on 3rd and 4 th. Diff ratio 4.3 to 1 3.625 to 1. Front wheel drive. (changed to 3.9 to 1) Rear wheel drive Range 500 KMS on 52 litre tank 900 KMS on 70 litre tank. Overall length 4.58 meters 4.783 meters Overall 1.67 meters 1.78 meters Weight as registered 1.465 tonnes 1.46 tonnes

Digging deeper into the statistics above can tell us a lot about the changes in the motor car over the past 70 years. For example, the average wage earner would have had to work 75 weeks to buy a Rover 75 in 1951. By 1997, the average wage earner could buy a Camry with 40 weeks wages. In 2018, the prices of cars has risen very little but wages over the past 20 years have increased to the extent that a new Camry can be bought for a 25 weeks wages.

Perhaps it would be fairer to compare the prices of a 1997 Rover 75 with the Cyclops. Clearly the Rover was pitched at a higher end of the market than the Camry but the CSX model was more expensive, having standard air conditioning, power windows and cruise control. I expect that there was nothing on a 1997 Rover 75 that was not also on the top-of- the-range Camry.

Interesting too that the engines are of similar capacity but the power output from the Camry is 70% greater, due to the higher compression ratio and a “square” engine. The acceleration figures are difficult to compare as the Rover road tests generally involve top gear acceleration rather than having to row through the gears.

I was surprised to find that the Camry is a bit bigger and weighs nearly as much as the Rover. Rust is not a significant issue with either car though the P4 has common rust spots that need to be watched. Toyota paint does not last well if not protected. The paint on my car is very good as the car has always been garaged and dried after getting wet.

In terms of ownership, both cars have done their fair share of work. The Cyclops has not been in daily use for a good many years. It had done about 133 thousand kilometres when I bought it so I have averaged only about 4200 km per year. The Camry, on the other hand, had done 203 thousand kilometres so has averaged 22 thousand km/year during my ownership, a high proportion of which was highway driving. Both cars have had a relatively easy life in that they have not been used for a lot of short trips and they have been serviced regularly.

The Cyclops had its third rebore last year. These car originally had chrome bores and cast iron rings but the chrome was- n't in the middle of the stroke where the piston speed is greatest. Very high oil consumption was reported after about 30 thousand miles so Grenville Motors routinely rebored the engines at that mileage. At 150 thousand miles, my car was getting tired so I had the engine rebored. The major failure last year led to the rebore at 250 thousand miles, as docu- mented in these pages. It still leaks but oil consumption is over 500 miles per pint.

The Camry blew a head gasket near Blayney a few years back. Otherwise, there has been no significant work done on the engine, apart from a new timing belt every hundred thousand kilometres. I add a pint of oil every 3000 km.

Both cars were considered to be rather slow compared with contemporary vehicles, though both could exceed the contemporary speed limits at cruising speed. I have the infringement notice to prove that the Camry can cruise at 130 km/h, unfortunately. I have never been booked for speeding in The Cyclops.

My Camry is a rare 5-speed manual. The gearbox is not one of the highlights of the car, having not been improved since the early '80s. It is still a better prospect than the Rover gearbox which has been repaired more times than I can remember. Freewheel never seems to require repairs but gearbox damage can occur if the Freewheel knob is operated by someone who does not know what it does, as I found out after lending the car to ABC TV for a day. Repairs by several good mechanics have given me a box which is nearly as good as new but no amount of good work can compensate for the diabolical linkage arrangement. The small straight-cut 1st gear loses case hardening if driven for too long over 5 mph.

When I bought The Cyclops, there were quite a few examples of that model still on the road in Sydney and there were quite a few in the Rover Club. Now, they seem to be very rare and no one seems to be restoring them. That is leading to an increase in the value of the remaining examples, as shown by English prices. Perhaps there will be more following the Flynn Collection auction but these were mostly 1950 models (and they didn't attract much interest).

The Camry is now 21 years old, as was the Cyclops when I bought it, yet it is common to see well-kept, high mileage examples still in daily use. I have no doubt that I will be replacing the timing belt at 500 thousand kilometres. I have no interest in buying a modern car that drives itself and the Camry is still pleasant to drive on a long trip. Cyclops, on the other hand, is increasingly archaic. I use it for local trips of medium duration which, if possible, avoid heavy traffic. A long trip can be quite exhausting. Its great advantage over the Camry is that, if I get a flat battery, I can start it with the crank handle!

My Cyclops with Bob Brooks' similar car doing wedding duties in the rain about 30 years ago.

As to the statement that “They don't make 'em like they used to”, I would say that the Camry was a better car than its contemporary Rover, bearing in mind that my Cyclops and the late '75' were not made by the same company. The phi- losophy behind the Camry and the Cyclops was similar – a durable car with plenty of comfort. Durability ceased to be a consideration in Rover cars after 1976. The current Camry is like all current cars – too automated and designed to fail. No, they don't make them like they used to.

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Your Index for Freewheeling 2018.

Annual General Meeting. Notice of July 4 Annual General Meeting Notice of August 4 A Annual General Meeting . Results of September 4 All British Day 2018 October 4 Acme Seat Bracket Company October 12

Book Review (The Harbour by Scott Bevan) February 8 Battle of Waterloo July 8

B Christmas Meeting and party January 15 Club News January 16 Clean Up Australia Day April 8 Correction (to identy of old car) June 8 Countess Of Warwick Show (in the UK) October 8 C Convertinga P4/P5 Windscreen wiper to 2 speeds August 19

Display Day 2017 January 4

Early Days of ROC Memories of Keith Beale April 4 Eastern Creek (ROC Visit to) October 11 E

The F Head February 10 F

G Grenville Motors The other April 6

J Jim’s jottings January 8 February 4 March 4 September 13 October 17

Hunter Valley All British Day August 11 H

Katoomba Rovers (new home) February 6 K

Little known Manufacturers Detroit Electric January 9 L Dennis Automobiles February 7 Valveless March 10 Winton April 16 Singer June 9 Doretti July 16 Klaxon Horn September 8 Clenent October 20 Aerocar Nov/December 20 Rudge/Whitworth August 15 JAP Engines August 17 Letters to the editor June 11 Look after your leather September 6 Continued next page

Your Index for Freewheeling 2018. (continued)

Marques in the Park ACT January 7 M Minor observations on our holidays June 6

Not quite according to Plan (trouble with a P6 Estorer) June 13 National Motoring Heritage Day June 14 N New record set (ROC Outing to Oatley park) July 20 Not so Silent Silencer April 10

One of Life’s Great Mysteries (Old headlights) February 13 O Oily Smell in R40-75 Nov/ December 8

P6 Steering Idler Assemble March 6 P Putney Park April 10 Paul Mc Ewen and the Swallow Doretti July 10 Petrol Octane Rating July 17

Rover Bouquet (R40-75 headlining) September 7 R Renewal Form for 2019 Nov/December 4 Rove at Shepperton August 8

Seat belts in Classic cars September 8 S

T Tesla. Who is January 11 Terribly British Day ACT January 13 Tantelising Tasmania Nov/December 10

U Updated Information (about DeSoto & Chrysler) July

V Veteran Ventures (Peter Scott rides veteran motor bike) August 13

William Street Sydney A Short History April 6 Wings over the Illawarra June 4

PHOTOS from the Rover Owners’ Club outing to the Campbelltown Steam and Kero day Clockwise from top left • President Robert Walker living out his childhood fantasy driving a steam railway engine. • A London red double deck bus races a steam traction engine. • Rover cars in the car park.

All photos by Robert Walker

AEROCAR

Aerocar International's Aerocar (often called the Taylor Aerocar) was an American roadable aircraft, designed and built by Moulton Taylor in Longview, Washington, in 1949. Although six examples were built, the Aerocar never entered production.

Design and development Taylor's design of a roadable aircraft dates back to 1946. During a trip to Delaware, he met inventor Robert E. Fulton, Jr., who had designed an earlier roadable air- plane, the Airphibian. Taylor recognized that the de- tachable wings of Fulton’s design would be better replaced by folding wings. His prototype Aerocar utilized folding wings that allowed the road vehicle to be con- verted into flight mode in five minutes by one person. When the rear license plate was flipped up, the operator could connect the propeller shaft and attach a pusher propeller. The same engine drove the front wheels through a three-speed manual transmission. When operated as an aircraft, the road transmission was simply left in neutral (though backing up during taxiing was possible by the using the reverse gear.) On the road, the wings and tail unit were designed to be towed behind the vehicle. Aerocars could drive up to 60 miles per hour and have a top airspeed of 110 miles per hour. Testing and certification Civil certification was gained in 1956 under the auspices of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), and Taylor reached a deal with Ling-Temco-Vought for serial production on the proviso that he was able to attract 500 or- ders. When he was able to find only half that number of buyers, plans for production ended, and only six examples were built, with one still flying as of 2008 and another rebuilt by Taylor into the only Aerocar III. In 2013, the Disney film, Planes honored the design with a character based on the aerocar, Franz aka Fliegenhosen.

The six models There are four Aerocar I(s), one Aerocar II, and one Aerocar I that was rebuilt as an Aerocar IIIN4994P N4994P (1949, originally N31214) is yellow with silver wings. It was the very first Aerocar and is on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.I t is maintained in flying condition but is not flown. N101D N101D (1954) is owned by Greg Herrick's Yellowstone Aviation Inc. It is maintained in flying condition and is on display at the Golden Wings Flying Museum located on the south west side of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minne- apolis. This aircraft is featured flying overhead on the cover on the book "A Drive In the Clouds" by Jake Schultz. In December 2011, N101D was being offered for sale at an asking price of USD1.25 million. N102D N102D (1960) is yellow and green. The last Aerocar built and the only one still flying, it is owned by Ed Sweeney and is on display at the Kissimmee Air Museum located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, Florida. N102D was the only Aerocar built with the larger O-360 Lycoming powerplant giving it much better performance. It is the only road legal and driven Aerocar left. It is currently flown by the owner's son Sean Sweeney. It was previously owned by actor Bob Cummings, who used it in his TV sitcom The New Bob Cummings Show. It has also appeared in James May's "Big Idea" on BBC2, first aired Sunday September 28, 2008. Inspired by this vehicle, Ed Sweeney is currently developing the Aerocar 2000 via his Aerocar firm. N103D N103D (1956) has been repainted to red/black with red wings. It has been owned by Carl Felling and Marilyn Stine of Grand Junction, Colorado since 1981. It once flew Fidel Castro's brother, Raúl Castro in Cuba. It hit a horse on the runway and damaged the aircraft. From 1961-1963 the Aerocar was operated under contract between Star Stations (Don Burden) and Wik's Air Service, Inc. It was used as a traffic-watch (AIRWATCH) aircraft for KISN (910AM) radio station in Portland, Oregon where it was flown by "Scotty Wright" (Scotty Wright was the alias used by the acting pilot of the Aerocar during traffic-watch transmissions). Several pilots provided the AIRWATCH service beginning with World War II veteran pilot Guilford Wikander, President of Wik's Air Service, Inc. Guilford was followed in order by his sister Ruth Wikander, W. John Jacob III, Wayne Nutsch and Alan Maris. Scotty Wright reports Nutsch having 350 flying hours in N103D performing AIRWATCH duty. Traffic reporting was from 7:00 AM–8:30 AM and 4:30 PM–6:00 PM. During the Aerocar's AIR- WATCH 20missions, it was painted white with red hearts and had the letters KISN on the top and bottom of the wings.

The aircraft was equipped with an emergency police/fire receiver for use in reporting emergency events on KISN radio stations broadcast. When flown for KISN it was based at Wik's Air Service, Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro Oregon. On one of its more eventful flights for KISN it survived the Columbus Day Storm of 1962 without damage after its evening traffic reporting flight. Ruth Wikander was piloting the aircraft at that particular time and is credited with the successful landing during extreme wind conditions (perhaps more than 100 mph). Ruth Wikander was an active member of the 99's, the International Organization of Women Pilots. In 1962 Ruth Wikander drove the Aerocar as an automobile while trailering the wings in the annual Portland Rose Festival parade. Last flown in 1977, the aircraft is no longer air- worthy and has been in storage ever since It is currently listed for sale for the price of US$2.2 million.

N107D (Aerocar II)

N107D (1966) is an Aerocar Aero-Plane, or Aerocar II. It is not a roadable aircraft but is based on the original Aerocar design. It uses the wing and tail section from the Aerocar. It seats four and is powered by a 150 hp IO-320 Lycoming engine. Only a single example was built. It is presently located in Colorado Springs, Colorado owned by Ed Sweeney owner of N102D. N4345F (Aerocar III) The sixth Aerocar (N4345F) is painted red with silver wings. It was the final flying car effort by Moulton Taylor. The vehicle began life as one of the original Aerocars, but Taylor bought it back from a customer after it had been damaged in an accident on the ground in the 1960s. From there, he considerably re-built it as the Aerocar III, replacing the original cabin with a sleeker, more streamlined front wheel drive one (although it still fell far short of the sporty lines that Taylor had originally wanted to give it). The automotive unit weighed 1,100 lbs and was powered by a 140 hp Lycoming O-320. The trailer wheels for the wings in towed configuration were deployable from a compartment on the outside of each wing leading edge. The propeller driveshaft contains fine ball bearings that swing outward with centrifugal force, creating stiffness and dampening. Taylor was able to attract some interest from Ford, but ultimately, no production resulted. The single prototype is now displayed at Seattle's Museum of Flight.

Club Calendar. Club events.

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 inconvenienced 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. The following are CLUB EVENTS. For these events you do not have to record the usage of your car in the log book which you should be carrying in the car. You must however, carry this page from Freewheeling, or the equivalent page from Rovernet which proves you are travelling on a club event. Sunday 11 November 2018 | Rover Owners Club Annual Display Day This is the Rover Owners Club premier event, with display and judging of members’ cars for Pride of Ownership, and Championship of Championship. So polish up your Rovers, Land Rovers & Range Rovers, come along and enjoy a magnificent display of our Club’s finest vehicles. The Rolls Royce Owners Club will also be holding their Picnic & Display Day at Linnwood House. • Venue | Linnwood House, 25 Byron Road, Guildford • Time | from 10.00am to 4.00pm • Contact | Andrew Holland | Mobile | 0414 625 236 email |[email protected]

Sunday 11 November 2018 | Marques In The Park Classic Car Display Day Canberra • Venue | John Knight Park, Townsend Place, Off Aikman Drive, Belconnen Way, Canberra November • Time | 9am to 3 pm • Organisers | Council of ACT Motor Clubs • Download flyer | Marques In The Park 2018 PDF

Wednesday 28 November 2018 | General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock, 8:00 pm

Thursday 13th December 2018 | Christmas General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock, 8:00 pm

Wednesday 23 January 2019 | General Meeting • Venue | Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Road, Five Dock, 8:00 pm

Saturday 26 January 2019 | Australia Day CARnivale Display Day • Venue | Parramatta Park. • Time | 10am to 4pm • Registrations essential, Register at http://www.ausdayparramatta.com.au/carnivale • Registration cut-off date | 23rd November 2018.

January • Organisers | the events team at the City of Parramatta Council. • Contact | John Flower, Vehicle Co-ordinator 2019 Australia Day CARnivale Email: [email protected]

This page 22is from the Rover Owners’ Club Inc monthly publication Freewheeling, and shows club events. There may be more recent additions on the ROC web site. All PDF files and coloured brochures are available on the club’s web site.

Club Calendar. Invited events.

The following are INVITED EVENTS. That means they have been organised by another club and the Rover Owners’ Club has been invited to attend. The Rover Owners’ Club 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. Note that there may be additional events on the Council of Motor Clubs web site and these are also classed as invited events. You should carry this page ,or the equivalent page from Rovernet, with you in the car and this may be inspected, if required, by somebody with the authority to do so.

Tuesday 13 November 2018 | Invitation Event | Oasis Remembrance Day Run to Hols- worthy • Bookings have closed, Identification essential • Download full details | Oasis Holsworthy Run V4 PDF November

Tuesday 4 December 2018 | Invitation Event | Oasis Christmas Party at Nepean Row- ing Club, Penrith • Download full details | Oasis Christmas Party PDF December

This page is from the Rover Owners’ Club Inc monthly publication Freewheeling, and shows invited events. There may be more recent additions on the ROC web site.

All PDF files and coloured brochures are available on the club’s web site.

Part of the Rover Owners’ Club display at the 2018 All British Day 23

Rover Owners’ Club General Meeting . ( General Meeting .24 October 2018 ) Meeting opened at 8:00 pm with 22 members and guests attending.

President’s welcome: Robert Walker regretfully advised the meeting of the passing of Colin Bailey after a long illness and the unexpected sudden passing of Derek Scott last weekend. Derek's funeral to be held at 11am Friday 26/10 at St Andrew's Uniting Church, Richmond.

Apologies: Richard Dalziel, Nigel Rock.

Previous minutes: Moved: Ian Shearman 2nd Jack Loobeek

Committee reports

Vice President /Treasurer/Public Officer: Richard Dalziel reported:

ANZ Term Deposit #1 $14,000.00 ANZ Term Deposit #2 $10,000.00 Bendigo chq $10,057.84 Westpac chq $ 1,095.97 Consolidated Total $35,153.81

Income tax of $372.60 which was due for financial year 2018 has been paid to the ATO.

Secretary: Dudley Bennett informed members that the PO box had been cleared and all mail distributed to the relevant club officer. Reciprocal magazines were on display for members to view.

Editor: Ken Dunkley reported that the Oct. Freewheeling had gone out on time and the November one was underway but there is still plenty of room for member articles. Ken reminded members the November edition will be the last for 2018.

Web Master / RoverNET: Rob Turner reported by email

ROC Website: all working well, no problems. Domain name registration renewal with SiteGround, due date is 27th November 2018.

Registrar: Rob Turner reported membership numbers. Total membership 241 Life & Founding members 8 Members 200 Family 33 Total number of vehicles 368 Recent new member joined in October, Douglas Shearman 2001 R40 75 Club

Club Captain: Andrew Holland reported next event is our Display Day on 11/11 at Linnwood House 10am start. 1-2 Dec. ACT Xmas party in conjunction with the “Terribly British Day” 13/12 Sydney Xmas party Note Thursday evening not the usual Wednesday. 26/1/19 Carnivale Parramatta Park

ROC Shop: Gail Scott informed members that shop merchandise was displayed

Spare Parts: Paul Anley reported a Maitland based owner of a 1934 Doctor's Coupe was looking for a water pump bearing and seal.

CMC. No report. Following the sudden passing of Derek Scott we are looking for a volunteer to fill the position. In the meantime Rob Turner will monitor activities electronically. Club Plates: No report.

Evening activities: Dudley Bennett presented photos from his recent “solo” trip to the UK covering numerous car museums, classic car shows, steam rallies, train and air museums, stately homes and gardens. General business: Ian Shearman thrilled with his 28k kms R40 75 purchase for his son. Peter Scott advised of forthcoming Shannon's auction of a Rover V8 coffee table. Jack Loobeek advised he has a P6 towbar and front seat frames available. Paul Anley advised he had a rare 1920's Durant engine for sale and re-iterated the sadness and real loss to the Club following the passing of two long standing members. Peter Phillips advised of problems with his 75 radio, roof lining and clock. Continued next page

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Andrew Holland advised of a P6 engine and trans going free in Bathurst owned by James Halliwell. Andrew is looking for P6 front door cards and 825 parts. Rimmers announce “Close Call” programme aimed at keeping as many MG Rover vehicles on the road as possible with afford- able parts. Details to follow in November Freewheeling. The President presented Ray Garrett with the Laurie Mackay Trophy for Maintenance. “Keepsake” awards were also presented to trophy winners, Ray Garrett, Thea Shearman and Rob Walker. The President has decreed his position will no longer be eligible for the attendance award. New membership renewal forms will be sent out with the next Freewheeling which include engine numbers as well as chassis/ vins. Club Xmas party, call for volunteers brought forth..... Equipment - Robert Walker Microwaves - RW and Andrew Holland Balloons - Dudley Bennett Hot food - Judith Dalziel Sand./chips & dips - Gail Scott Punch,drinks & ice - Robyn Mickan Xmas cake - Ian Shearman Tea & coffee - Paul Anley

Campbelltown run 14/10, four Rovers only in attendance due to inclement weather but the day cleared and was an enjoyable event. Next month's speaker will be Peter Phillips and his subject “Piano Rolls post PHD”

The raffle was drawn and the meeting closed at 10 pm. The members then adjourned for refreshments. The next Meeting to be held on Wednesday the 28th of November 2018

Sadly three long time Rover Owners’ Club members have died in the last month. We have lost

Col Bailey … Col was a master restorer. His specialty was P5/P5B and several examples of his beautifully restored cars have found good homes with other motoring enthusiasts. Col was very quiet modest person , lived in Newcastle and will be greatly missed

Derek Scott Derek was the R.O. C president from 2003 to 2005. Also a quiet unassuming person who seemed to never forget anybody’s name.

Joe Speer Joe moved to Victoria some years ago and was warmly welcomed into the Victorian Rover community.

In addition, the wife of the ROC Spare Parts officer, died during the month. Jan Anley died on 28 October and a memorial service was held at Castlebrook Memorial Park on 1 November. This was attended by a large number of people including many ROC members.

The Rover Owners’ Club extends its sincere condolences to all the families of these loved ones.

The ROC Club Shop is back! THE ROVER OWNERS’ CLUB REGALIA. The ROC collection includes both ROC clothing and vehicle regalia. All ROC regalia can be used at club events, invited events and ROC meetings,. You can order the ROC car collection or the ROC Clothing Collection by completing the form below and emailing to Gail and Peter Scott at club [email protected]. THE CAR COLLECTION. Item Name Price Quantity Sub Total EXTERIOR WINDOW DECAL $ 5.00 ROC

INTERIOR WINDOW DECAL $ 3.00 100 TH ANNIVERSARY

WINDSCREEN SASH $ 10.00

ROVER WHEEL STICKERS $10.00 (SET OF 6)

REPLICA ROVER P6 TOOL ROLL. $55.00

THE CLOTHING COLLECTION. Item Name Price Quantity Sub Total CLOTH BADGE

CHAMBREY SHIRT

ROC POLO SHIRT $ 35.00

(LIMITED SIZES REMAIN.)

ROC SPRAY JACKET. $ 38.00

(ONE L ONLY.)

Funds can be EFT to the Rover Owners Club account prior to pick up. Electronic funds transfer can be made to the Bendigo Bank BSB 633 000, Account 126 077 999 Please use “your surname” “Payment Reason” Club shop/merchandise purchase; so that payment can be correctly 26 allocated and receipted.

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 Life members 1991—1994 Theo Lyras 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. 2017—2018 Ian Shearman. Honorary Members 2018—present Robert Walker 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 business 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 welcome to join. Cur- rently 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 magazine. A members partner or relative can apply to be an Additional 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, annual 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 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.

‘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 recognized as the first in the world by the Rover Company 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 publication.

President Robert Walker [email protected] 0419 220 357

Vice President Richard Dalziel [email protected] 9489 3553 0412 709 228

Club Captain Andrew Holland [email protected] 0414 625 236

Secretary Dudley Bennett [email protected] 9997 3493

Treasurer & Public Officer Richard Dalziel [email protected] 9489 3553 0412 709 228 COMMITTEE. MANAGEMENT Registrar Rob Turner [email protected] 0404 463 489

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 TBA

Council of ACT Motor Chris Forsey [email protected] 6297 1080

Clubs Editor Ken Dunkley [email protected] 9533 3326 0400 463 322 OFFICE BEARERS Face Book Administrator Hugh Bolter [email protected] 0407 215 008

Librarian Andrew Holland [email protected] 0414 625 236

Postage WarwickMoriarty [email protected] 9773 4734 0411 739 132

Rover NET 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 AREA Southern Highlands Rob Turner [email protected] 0404 463 489 CONVENORS Southern NSW/ACT Chris Forsey [email protected] 6297 1080 0413 996 481

Pre-War James Moule [email protected] 9542 1967 0490 388 470

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

28R40 . 75 Dudley Bennett [email protected] 9997 3493