C ATERING TO THE NEEDS OF ALL FORD VEHICLE ENTHUSIASTS
CA MTORQUE May 2016
A bright red ZF Fairlane
towing a bondwood caravan
2. WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
Articles
1. Front Cover
2. What’s In this issue?
3. FOCC Committee
4. Important notices
7 5. The Vintage Caravan Group
Editors Pick - Fords Eco Boost 6. McLaren Vale Vintage & Classic Traditional petrol engine thinking is that size equals power. That’s why our EcoBoost engine technology has amazed the 7. Editors Pick - Fords Eco Boost sceptics. 8. Events
Club Meetings
Our monthly club meetings, which start at 8:00pm At the Northgate Community & Sports Club, Duncan Frazer Reserve, Rowe Avenue, Northfield.
May - Tues 10/05/2016
6 June - Tues 14/06/2016
July – Tues 12/07/2016
McLaren Vale Vintage & Classic August - Tues 9/08/2016
Need to write to the club? September - Tues 13/09/16 Send to: Ford Owners Car Club S.A Inc
PO Box 865, Prospect east SA 5082 October – Tues 11/10/2016
Visit our website: November – Tues 08/11/2016 www.fordownerscarclub.com.au December – Tues 13/12/2016 Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/foccsa
COMMITTEE .3
T he FOCC Executive Committee Members CHVRS Authorised Officers
Central Region: Gordon Cowley Mobile: 0427 481 948 Club President: Andrew Ford Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0417 844 961 Email: [email protected] Central Region: Kevin Hatswell Mobile: 0437 167 936 Club Vice President: Barry Hall Email: [email protected] Phone: 08 8344 8313 I Mobile: 0417 456 835
Email: [email protected] Southern Region: Ron Tebby
Mobile: 0413 678 021 Club Treasurer/Public Relation Officer: Email: [email protected] Cathy Jacobs Phone: 08 83808996 Northern Region: Clinton Jacobs Email: [email protected] Phone: 08 8380 8996 Email: [email protected] Club Secretary/Minutes: Mary Hall Phone: 08 8344 8313 I Mobile: 0408 801 023 Email: [email protected]
CHVRS Coordinator: Ron Tebby Car Parts For Sale Phone: 08 8387 0268 I Mobile: 0413 678 021 Email: [email protected] XW Ford Falcon 500 Parts for Sale (manual column shift) Events Manager: Graham Farrell
Phone: 08 82400182 Email: [email protected] All parts removed for GT replica rebuild. Motor 221 grey (rebuilt); gear box; diff; column shift; dash; wheels; front and back The FOCC General Committee Members bench seats; petrol tank; all windows; etc.
Contact Tony: 0419 707404. Website Manager: Jody Faux Mobile: 0466 341 365 Email: [email protected] Car Parts Wanted
CamTorque Editor : Peter Harpas Mobile: 0433 786 161 XW GT-HO Parts Wanted
Email: [email protected] x Dash for Cleveland gauges/motor.
x Air conditioner. Club Merchandise: Gill James Mobile: 0409 139 937 x Front buckets and rear bench seat. Email: [email protected] x Steering wheel.
Public Officer: Gordon Cowley Contact Tony: 0419 707404 Mobile: 0427 481 948 Email: [email protected]
4. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
HISTORIC VEHICLE IMPORTANT F.O.C.C. C.H.V.R.S. INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION
In order for F.O.C.C. members to maintain their When it comes to classification of age, the C.H.V.R.S. status within the club, they must following list may help you identify the conform to the following requirements:- period to which a particular vehicle belongs. st (a) Pay their club membership fee(s) by 31 December of each financial year. VETERAN AND EDWARDIAN - st Manufactured prior to 31 December, 1918. (b) Produce a statutory declaration form, completed in full and in a legible manner, with any VINTAGE - unused lines “zedded” off. N.B. New club st Manufactured between 1 January, 1919 members, who have a vehicle(s) on the and 31st December, 1930. C.H.V.R.S., are not required to produce a statutory declaration for the first year of club registration and POST VINTAGE – multiple vehicles can be put on the one statutory Manufactured between 1st January, 1931 st declaration form. and 31 December, 1949.
(c) Produce the vehicle(s) current registration CLASSIC – st certificate(s). Manufactured from 1 January, 1950 and 31st December, 1964.
(d) Produce the “Certificate of Exemption” form for MODERN CLASSIC – any L.H.D. vehicles. st Manufactured from 1 January, 1965 to 31st December, 1978. (e) Have your logbook, for each vehicle, available for signing by an Authorised Officer. ( This article is from “Steering Wheel”, official magazine of the Historic Motor (f) Before a new replacement logbook can be Vehicles Club Inc and reprinted with permission from the Editor, Jeff Farmer.) issued, produce the old logbook for cancellation.
(g) Ensure that an Authorised Officer conducts a vehicle inspection, at least once every three (3) The FOCC Constitution. years. As previously reported I have sought from the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (h) Any alterations required to a members current (OCBA) a copy of the FOCC constitution that logbook, must only be addressed by an has been lodged with them as that is the Authorised Officer. constitution that we have to amend to get it up to date with current thinking. I was told Any member, who does not wish to conform to the when the request for the copy of the FOCC constitution was made that it should be in the above, will have their C.H.V.R.S. status removed from the club registry. mail within the range of 12 to 14 days. It is now 19 days since the request was made and I have not yet seen the copy of the Authorised by Ron Tebby. FOCC constitution. Authorised Officer Co-ordinator. Gordon Cowley, FOCC Public Officer.
The McLaren Vale Vintage and Classic .5
The McLaren Vale Vintage and Classic is a unique event that has a Grand Street Parade and drive through the picturesque areas of McLaren Vale ending up at a predetermined destination winery for a show and shine, wine tasting and picnic style lunch.
There were several FOCC members who participated in this event and from what I saw they had a great time. We had our vehicles on display at the Angove’s winery. We set up our shade and enjoyed a picnic lunch on the lawn next to the winery building. The management and staff at Angoves were very welcoming and offered great specials on their products.
Lee attracted a crowd when he activated the roof on his Galaxie. Roof goes up, roof goes down, roof goes up, etc, etc. Look forward to Thank you to Paul & Gloria Howe for providing This article going again next year.
6. The Vintage Caravan Group
The Vintage Caravan Group displayed their
car/caravan combos at the Clipsal this year. They set up in the family area at Rymill Park.
There were about 25 vans in total with a variety of tow vehicles.
All the caravans are all pre Neil Phillips with the A model and early caravan replica built by Neil 1970 and the cars are "of
the same era". A bright red ZF Fairlane FOCC members were also towing a bondwood represented in a display of Fords and Holdens and caravan. included Ron Tebby's GT Note the "jelly falcon as featured in a bean" previous issue of this mags are in magazine keeping with that era! Thank you to Graham Farrell For providing this article
Paul & Gloria Howe 1966 Galaxie and 1968 Viscount Caravan
Editors Pick .7
EcoBoost
Traditional petrol engine thinking is that size equals power. That’s why our EcoBoost engine technology has amazed the sceptics. While their smaller size delivers greater fuel economy, their power output is that of a larger traditional petrol engine
A combination of direct fuel injection and turbocharging is the key to EcoBoost’s small engine fuel efficiency and big engine power. Twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) completes the picture.
EcoBoost engines can reduce fuel consumption by up to 20% and help reduce CO2 emissions.
Direct fuel injection
Every drop of fuel is burnt by injecting a highly pressurised, precise amount of fuel directly into the combustion chamber of each cylinder in the engine. An electronic control system varies the timing and intensity of each injection to match the engine’s operating conditions. This improves fuel efficiency and delivers smoother performance.
Turbocharging
Turbocharging uses the engine’s exhaust gases, which would otherwise be wasted, to push more highly compressed air into the engine. The more air in the combustion chamber, the more power you get out.
Together with variable cam timing, it generates high torque low in the rev range (rpm) and maintains peak power over a wide range. This gives immediate responsive power when you accelerate.
Cool air intake valves and hot air exhaust valves simultaneously overlap so more air flows through the combustion chambers for a very cool, dense charge that helps build torque in the engine. The extra air flow also helps the turbocharger’s turbine to run faster so engine output builds very quickly, virtually eliminating any ‘turbo lag’.
No balance shaft
The traditional fast-rotating balance shaft used to offset shaking forces for greater refinement adds weight, cost and uses a lot of fuel. So we took it out of our 1.0L EcoBoost engine. Instead, we deliberately unbalanced the flywheel and front pulley in a way that combines mathematically with piston movements to offset shaking forces for a highly refined performance.
Did you know? A street-legal Formula Ford racing car with a specially-tuned 1.0L EcoBoost has clocked the 11th fastest time at Germany’s legendary Nurburgring circuit. Its impressive time of just 7’22” beat the likes of the Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari Enzo. Watch the lap Formula Ford EcoBoost. Street Legal Racer on Road and Nürburgring - /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS http://www.ford.com.au/technology#fullscreen-overlay=cid=1249063204908
8. focc Events
Sunday May 1st 2016 Roseworthy Hotel Show And Shine – closing date for attendance was 25th April, have six club member’s vehicles waving the flag for the FOCC.
Sunday June 19th Club cruise to Strathalbyn and enjoy a nice lunch at the Victoria Hotel. A la carte Menu and will require a $5.00 per person deposit next club meeting. Deposits need to be paid to hotel by end of May. I will also have the cruise details for next club meeting.
Sunday July 17th Christmas in July at the Largs Pier Hotel at Largs Bay. Details TBA.
Sunday August 21st Presidents Run. A trip to Tanunda for lunch and perhaps a visit to Bowland. TBA.
Sunday September 18th All Ford Day at Bonython Park. Please let me know if you wish to place your vehicle in the FOCC display as space for this popular event may be limited. I want to be able to let the organisers know how much space our club needs for our display. A FOCC sub-committee are collecting all information regarding the All Ford Day and will keep members informed.
Sunday September 25th Vintage / Veteran Bay to Birdwood. Have a good day out to any FOCC members taking part.
Sunday October 23rd Club Cruise and BBQ down South TBA.
Sunday November 6th Early Ford V8 picnic Lenswood. This is a great day out and a good way to meet fellow Ford owners.
Sunday November 20th Shannon’s Yankalilla Cruise. Those of you with computer access have a look at their website yankalillacruise.com. I have been on three of these runs and have never been disappointed. The cars fill the oval at Yankalilla and it would be a great outing for our club.
Sunday December 4th Christmas Cruise to Hahndorf. Dinner at the Hahndorf Inn. Booking has been made. Further information as the event gets closer.