The Magazine of the Triumph Car Club of Victoria Inc. TRIUMPH SPARES P\L (Incorporating the Previous General and Sporting Automotive)
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THE TRIUMPH TRUMPET TTT H CA P R C M L IU U R T B May Triumph 2005 O F IA VICTOR The Magazine of the Triumph Car Club of Victoria Inc. TRIUMPH SPARES P\L (Incorporating the previous General and Sporting Automotive) Triumph Full Range of New and Used Parts for all Models Mechanical Repairs 77 - 79 Station Street Fairfield 3078 Phone: (03) 9486 3711 Facsimile (03) 9486 3535 Present Your Membership Card To Receive A Discount May 2005 The Triumph Trumpet 1 The Triumph Car Club of Victoria is a participating member of the Association of TRUMPET Motoring Clubs Delegates: Syd Journal of the Triumph Car Club of Victoria, Inc Gallagher and Paul Wallace. The Triumph Car Club is an Authorised Club under Table of Contents the VicRoads’ Club Permit Chris's Procrastinations 3 Scheme. Club Permit Peter’s Perambulations 5 Secretary, Syd Gallagher, April General Meeting Minutes 8 phone – 9772 6537. Future Events 9 The Standard Motor Company 10 Articles in the Triumph Trumpet may be quoted The Estate 11 without permission, however, New Triumphs 13 due acknowledgment must be Seigfried Bettmann (Pt 2) 16 made. Triumph Gearbox Data 19 Triumph PI Notes 20 This magazine is published Bits and Pieces 24 every month, except Buyers/Sellers Guide 26 December, and is mailed From the Internet on the Tuesday preceding the Club’s monthly General Meetings. Collation is the evening before mailing day, Index of Club Services and articles should reach the Coming Events 6 Editor by the Deadline date Official Regalia 18 referred to in the Editorial. Library Listing 20 Tool Library 21 Life Members of the Triumph Trading 22 Triumph Car Club of Members Information 28 Committee & Contacts BC Victoria Lionel Westley V Index to Advertisers Fay Seeley .. John Seeley British Auto Care 4 Croydon Brake & Clutch Service IBC Ken Airs Petrol Injection Services 15 Correspondence: Pickards of Melbourne 25 Spitfire Parts and Information 2 Triumph Car Club of Triumph Care 7 Victoria Inc. Triumph Spares Pty. Ltd. IFC PO Box 336 Vanguard Triumph Enterprises 27 Malvern Vic 3144 Reg. No. A0003427S For the Preservation of the Triumph Marque May 2005 The Triumph Trumpet 1 COVER PHOTO Allo, Allo, Allo what’s all this then? Sent in by Syd, this Dolomite Sprint would have given any crook a run for his money. This car is from the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police Force pictured during the late 1970’s. Dolomites were also used by the Sussex, Leicestershire and Nottingham Submitted by SNG Constabularies to name a few. ... ARTICLES WANTED ... Interesting articles & photos of a TRiumphant nature!! This is YOUR chance to earn those EXTRA Club Points!! So put pen to paper, finger to key and send your articles/photos to the awaiting Editor. Chris Newell, PO Box 222, Chirnside Park 3116 Vic or email to: [email protected] FOR ALL YOUR SPITFIRE PARTS AND INFORMATION Call Eric (03) 9787 8010 0418 579 509 SPITFIRE HERALD KIT CARS PARTS REGISTER ADVICE FROM A TRUE ENTHUSIAST PARTS REMANUFACTURED IN AUSTRALIA THE BEST KEPT SECRET FOR TRIUMPH ENTHUSIASTS 2 The Triumph Trumpet May 2005 May 2005 The Triumph Trumpet 3 CHRIS'S PROCRASTINATIONS May already, cold, damp nights and foggy something of interest to share with you all, not mornings, winters slowly started to finally only is Syd Gallagher an expert on number arrive, more and more hot air balloons up over plates from around the planet, it seems he is the valley, first thing in the morning. It seems knowledgeable on Shooting Brake’s (a term I like a long time since the last meeting (March) have not heard for a long time). Syd sent me in at Froghollow, but two club outings have been a well written and very interesting article about attended since that day in March. the “Estate” car, which will feature over two Firstly, we had a whale of a time at Williamstown, months. on the “TCCV Big Day Out”, thanks to Kaylene I must make a point of saying, when submitting and Nick Skinner, we saw, some awesome your pictures for publication in Trumpet, I would sights, and we saw a lot of stuff I wouldn’t prefer to have an electronic image i.e. jpg, bmp, normally see living in the East, we even saw the tif etc... if you do not have access to the internet Titanic, the following Tuesday was the off-site or email, please send a photograph, (which meeting at the Toyota Factory, which was really will be returned) and I will scan it, this way the great, thanks to Ian Cameron for organising image quality will be at its best. Pictures sent that, it was a real eye opener to see the robotics embedded in a document, do not transfer as at work, understandably we could not see the well as a clean image. spray painting robots at work, that would have Great!, I hear you say, the editor has articles been fantastic. I hope they don’t invent an at last. Not exactly, I have some articles, but Editor robot, it would make me redundant. not enough, I am always on the hunt for more Last months article “Transistorise your SU Fuel material to bring to the readers. My message pump” had a slight glitch during the printing, here is: keep the articles coming in, there will the lables did not appear on the illustrations for never be too many articles or pictures, I have a some reason, I have made the corrections and folder set aside on my hard disc to store articles they are in this issue for you to pencil in on the for future editions. original issue, if need be. Well the pens dried up, there are not many more I made mention a last month that John Seeley words left, so, until next time, I will see some of had passed on some old newspaper reports you at the next meeting, please remember to from days gone by (1931 to be precise), I have send in your articles, I will leave you with a few transferred John’s copy of a copy of a copy, I of my favorite have left the grammar as it was written, quaint digi pictures from but amusing at the same time. W i l l i a m s t o w n . As the pictures were not clear or usable, I Have a good day. have been online and downloaded images representing the cars in the article (get a robot to do that!). But pictures of 1931 Triumphs on line are not easy to come by, I typed in Triumph and the search come up with a multitude of things Triumph from Beer to Bikes, Typewriters to underwear. I made do with a couple of images from my library. Peter Truman has sent me a couple of good articles to include in the Trumpet this month, Take care and there is one for all the PI owners out there, drive safely. then there is one for the small chassis gearbox fanatics too. Chris Newell Peter is not the only member who has Editor Deadline for March Trumpet - Friday, 3rd June 2005 2 The Triumph Trumpet May 2005 May 2005 The Triumph Trumpet 3 British Auto Care 1/51 McCarthy Road Salisbury Qld Australia 4107 Ph 07 3274 2828 Fax 07 3277 5344 Email [email protected] URL 222.bac.com.au Spares ... new, used, and reconditioned Quality repairs Restorations The BRITISH AUTO CARE Triumph Specialist 4 The Triumph Trumpet May 2005 May 2005 The Triumph Trumpet 5 PETER’S PERAMBULATIONS TCCV Presidents Report - May 2005 The club committee met last night Weds 4th “Just Dancing” but I’m not sure whether it was and we covered a lot of items from the 2005/06 a Highland Fling or a fast Foxtrot, Nick spilt Committee to a very comprehensive Coming a large cup of HOT tea in his lap, I think we Events calender. were all subdued and didn’t laugh (too much). Jeff Marshall made another welcome deposit For once I was Triumphanteering in Michelle’s to the club coffers from Regalia sales with this Spitty and Melbourne organised a beautiful years sales at The TCCV/TSOA Concour and autumn day. Thanks Kaylene and Nick the day The British and European, plus general club was enjoyed by all but Nick don’t give up your meetings we have sold over $1200. Jeff’’s day job! organisation, enthusiasm and search for I received the monthly promo from “Vanguard new items has renewed members interest in Triumph Enterprises” the other day and there regalia. we’re a couple of interesting articles included. Elsewhere in Trumpet is Terry Hickey’s Firstly Monash Council is requiring residents to comprehensive and novel calender of Coming register any unregistered cars on their property. Events THERE must be something in there that What does Big Brother want to know that for! interests the “Norms” of the club. They can only be up to no good, and will other councils follow I can feel another tax coming! Terry has organised up to two events per month. Secondly the VACC is again pursuing the issue of annual roadworthy tests for older Last months off site visit to Toyota at Laverton cars, representing the car trade they don’t was very informative and interesting, I even got have a vested interest in promoting business to meet some OLD club members who don’t for their members do they. Most club cars attend the normal club meetings, I hope to see cover less than 3,000 klm per annum so they you all again SOON.