Established 1965 ISSN 1447-803X NEWSLETTER No. 2/2016: July George Martin driving J3763 at Phillip Island in 1936. See our feature story - the Australian J4 Photo from Tim Jackson and Ross Kelly INSIDE THIS ISSUE: • Cover Story - The Australian J4 - the chequered history of J3763 - page 5 • The Milano MGs - Australian Beauties of 1959- page 8 • Interview - Ron Clarke talks about his family’s VA Tourer - page 9 • Colour Pictorial Feature - pages 11 to 14 • Wondrous Winton - page 15 • Your Letters - page 16 • BOOK REVIEW - The Hawke History of Triple-M Competition Cars - page 18 • Correspondents’ Reports - page 19 • Pointed Tails - - page 24 Plus all our usual columns……… Your National Executive PATRONS Ray Fowler (02) 9546 3650 Walter Magilton (03) 9844 3616 REGISTRAR Tony Sloan 22 Mullens Rd, Warrandyte, 3113 (03) 9844 0919 EDITOR Malcolm Robertson (02) 6288 9343 or 0408 627 685 PO Box 3031 Weston ACT 2611 Email:
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[email protected] Contact Your State Correspondent The Newsletter thrives on news. You enjoy reading about what the others are doing, the miseries that befall them and the fun they have, so why not ring or email your local correspondent with your news: ACT and surrounding region Brian Oxley 02 6281 2351 or 0412 188 409 NSW Position vacant – contact Malcolm now with your ideas! Queensland Ross Kelly
[email protected] Victoria Graeme Jackson 03 9876 1452 South Australia Bob Bazzica 08 8356 3166 Western Australia Allan Herring 08 9341 3210, mob 0408 918 863 New Zealand (South Island) Ted Loversidge +64 03 337 1828 New Zealand (North Island) COVER PICTURE… Cover Photo George Martin driving his freshly-imported J3, J3763, at Phillip Island in 1936.