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For Rolls-Royce and Bentley Enthusiasts PRÆCLARVM The National Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia No. 4-12 August 2012 Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile præclarum. Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble. Royce, 1924 PRÆCLARVMPRÆCLARVM The National Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia No. 4-12 August 2012 Issue 261 Features Regular Items Events Calendar 6123 From the Editor 6124 From the Federal President 6125 Book Reviews 6143 News from the Registers 6144 Market Place 6151 Articles and Features Vale: Paul Samuels, the man who inspired the formation Vale: Paul Montagu Samuels. Præclarvm records the passing of Paul 6126 of the RROCA on 20 June 1956. Samuels, instigator and foundation member of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia. Travels With A Ghost: 2012 with 2133. Keith Wherry (NSW) 6128 describes his tours with his Silver Ghost (2133) as he and Marie Harland (NSW) travel to enjoy the 2012 RROC Annual Meet in Louisville, Kentucky. A Montage of Interesting Cars at The 2012 RREC Rally - 6134 Rockingham. Tom Clarke (WA) and André Blaize (Fra) attended the RREC 2012 rally and show Præclarvm some of the special cars present. The F J Engish Archive - Rolls-Royce 25/30s. A variety of photos of 6138 these special cars taken at Federal and Victoria Branch events between 1971 and 1990 by Fred Engish. History in a Caption, # 4. The Authors of “Rolls-Royce and Bentley in 6140 the Sunburnt Country”, David Neely (NSW) and Tom Clarke (WA) share more of the photos they have collected since it was published. Keith Wherry’s (NSW) Silver Ghost Meet the New Federal President and Treasurer. Præclarvm 6141 (2133) ready to tour to the American introduces the new Members fulfi lling these important roles. RROC Meet in Kentucky Technical Topics No. 40 Visiting Austria and Rear Engine 6142 Seals. Bill Coburn (ACT) continues his dissertations on the essential maintenance of the marques. Twenty Topics No 40 - Twenties - so Few, so the Myths 6144 Continued..... David Davis (NSW) continues to develop his thoughts on 20HP matters, this time on the myths that have developed from the model’s early days. 1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Front Cover: (2211), Hooper London-Edinburgh Wheeling through West Virginia, USA. Tourer at the RREC Rally Keith Wherry’s Silver Ghost (#2133) crossing the Ohio River to Wheeling Island on the U.S. National Road 40, over the famous Wheeling Suspension Bridge, claimed to be the oldest operating suspension bridge in the world. Opened on 15 November 1849, this historic 1,010-foot structure took two years to complete, but was then destroyed in a violent gale in May 1854. It was rebuilt by John Roebling, who had just won national acclaim as the designer of the railway bridge over Niagara Falls. This bridge became an important troop crossing during the American Civil War. - see the story on page 6128. Club Website: www.rroc.org.au 1947 Silver Wraith James Young saloon Views expressed in PRÆCLARVM are those of the individual writers. (DLW117) was The deadline for the October 2012 issue is 15 September 2012. also present at the RREC Rally 6122 PRÆCLARVM 4-12 PRÆCLARVM (ISSN 0159-4583) is published six times per year by the Federal Council of the Events Calendar Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia. Whilst Registers every care is taken to check information published, no responsibility can be accepted for errors. 21-24 Sep Dawn Patrol X - Mount Panorama, NSW Mike Eames 0411-197-300 Views expressed by the Editor and contributors are their own and do not necessarily refl ect 28 Sep - 1 Oct SMART Rally 2012 - Smartly Round Lithgow, NSW David Doyle 03-5829-8416 the policies of the Club. Nothing in this journal, 13 Oct - 1 Nov Silver Ghost Register - American Route 66 Getaway Bryan Inder 02-9487-4153 including any advertisement, should be construed as endorsement by the Editor or the Club of the Australian Capital Territory Branch - President: Chris O’Rourke quality or suitability of any product, service or procedure. 5 Aug Sunday drive to Bundanoon Chris O’Rourke 0414-447-320 5 Sep General Meeting, Ainslie Football Club Chris O’Rourke 0414-447-320 Change of Address: Members should notify their Branch Secretary (address below), not the Editor, 9 Sep Mystery Run - Canberra Chris O’Rourke 0414-447-320 in the fi rst instance to advise change of address or 3 Oct General Meeting, Ainslie Football Club Chris O’Rourke 0414-447-320 non-receipt of an issue. New South Wales Branch - President: Brian Crump Contributions: Articles, letters and/or illustrations for publication should be sent to the Editor, address 5 Aug Long Run Two - Sunday drive to Bundanoon Judith Merlin 02-4308-3811 below. Articles should preferably be sent as Text 11 Aug Cucina Viscontini, Breakfast, Homebush Bay Judith Merlin 02-4308-3811 fi le on CD, or emailed to [email protected] (otherwise as typed hard copy). 15 Aug General Meeting, Canada Bay Club, Five Dock Judith Merlin 02-4308-3811 Federal Executive 19 Aug Eastern Creek Display Day Judith Merlin 02-4308-3811 President: Kim Stapleton, 26 Aug All British Day at The King’s School, Parramatta Judith Merlin 02-4308-3811 297 Darley Road, Randwick. NSW. 2031 8 Sep Cucina Viscontini, Breakfast, Homebush Bay Judith Merlin 02-4308-3811 0407-290-099 Email: [email protected] 19 Sep General Meeting, Canada Bay Club, Five Dock Judith Merlin 02-4308-3811 Secretary: Wallace Moorhouse, Queensland Branch - President: Glenn Cuffe 7 Grant Street, Ashgrove, QLD. 4060 07-3366-5043 26 Aug AGM & Picnic at “Gallery at No10” Nambour Glenn Cuffe 07-3366-6306 Email: [email protected] 23 Sep All British Day, Tennyson Glenn Cuffe 07-3366-6306 Treasurer: Peter Chan, PO Box 763, Fyshwick, ACT. 2830 29-30 Sep Noosa Classic, Noosa Glenn Cuffe 07-3366-6306 02-6296-5893 South Australian Branch - President: Roland Sharman Email: [email protected] SA are revising their events program. For details please contact: The Sir Henry Royce Foundation Sifija Virgo 0419-819-759 or email: [email protected] Russell Rolls, Victoria Branch - President: Louise Matthews PO Box 140, South Yarra Vic, 3141. 0418-325- 086 (m) 9 Aug General Meeting, Bill Allsep House, Rowville Greg Osborn 03-9390-1564 Email: rolls@pacifi c.net.au 12 Aug Self-Help Technical Day, Mont Albert Greg Osborn 03-9390-1564 19 Aug Drive or be Driven Day, Bill Allsep House, Rowville Greg Osborn 03-9390-1564 Federal Publications PRÆCLARVM Editor: Tim Dean, 25-26 Aug National Auto Museum, Launceston, Tas Section Ivan Pearson 03-6225-3084 1630 Malvern Road, Glen Iris, VIC, 3146. 10 Sep Ladies Lunch, Studley Park Boathouse Greg Osborn 03-9390-1564 0401-987-808 (m) 03-9886-9024 (fax) Email: [email protected] 13 Sep Annual General Meeting, Bill Allsep House, Rowville Greg Osborn 03-9390-1564 Registrar (Chassis Plate): 15-16 Sep Concours d’Elegance, Wesley College, Glen Waverley Greg Osborn 03-9390-1564 David Vann, PO Box 41, Lutwyche, QLD, 4030. 07-3265- 11 Oct General Meeting, Bill Allsep House, Rowville Greg Osborn 03-9390-1564 2999 (w) 07-3865-4822 (fax) Western Australia Branch - President: Brian Tilbury Email: [email protected] Mailing list: Ian Dunn, 5 Aug AGM - RSL Hall, East Victoria Park Roy Whitchurch 0411-707-403 40 Murranji Street, Hawker, ACT, 2614. 15 Sep President’s Dinner. Royal Perth Golf Club Roy Whitchurch 0411-707-403 02-6278-3763 Email: [email protected] 30 Sep Run to Serpentine, SABC fly past Air Show Roy Whitchurch 0411-707-403 Branch Secretaries Australian Capital Territory: Peter Hyland, PO Box 773, Mawson, ACT, 2606. 02-6286-4265 (h) Email: [email protected] New South Wales: Judith Merlin, 9 Twin Lakes Drive, Lake Haven, NSW, 2263. 02-4308-3811 (h) 0421-690-299 (m) Email: [email protected] Queensland: David Balfour, 41 Richmond Street, Gordon Park, QLD, 4031. 07-3123-7903 Email: [email protected] South Australia: Peter Forbes, PO Box 6400, Halifax St. Adelaide, SA 5000 08-8344-5329 Email: [email protected] Victoria: Greg Osborn, 17 Hammersley Crt,Taylors Lakes, VIC, 3038. 03-9390-1564 Email: [email protected] Western Australia: Marie Hammat, PO Box 590, Kalamunda, WA, 6926. 0417-990-812 Email: [email protected] Section Contacts Northern Territory: Keith Preston, PO Box 1066, Palmerston, NT, 0831. 08-8983-1029 The Australian contingent at the 2012 RREC Annual Rally. On the far right is Tasmania: Ivan Pearson, Russell Rolls Jr (Vic), with his son Sterling (3) (Vic) who should go far in the Club! 15 Ellington Road, Sandy Bay, TAS, 7005. Notice the footwear of most there. (courtesy Tom Clarke (WA)) 03-6225-3084 PRÆCLARVM 4-12 6123 F rom the Editor 2012 Continuing: Congratulations SpeedReaders: provided rear compartment privacy. inter in Australia has kicked-in erspicacious Members will have Subsequent to Frank Albert’s Wwell this year. Cool weather forces Pobserved that Præclarvm often uses ownership, the car passed through two plenty of time sitting and pondering the services of SpeedReaders (USA) to owners before its acquisition in the Præclarvm while you keep warm by provide interesting book reviews for its 1970s by Jim Weir of Sydney and it has the fire - at least that is what we do pages. been in collector hands since. It arrived in Victoria, perhaps the northern states Sabu Advani (also editor of the USA RROC in the U.S. in 2011. The coachwork have other ideas - perhaps staying dry The Flying Lady) leads the dedicated remains sound, although its black under an umbrella as it has been a and experienced reviewers who run the paintwork refl ects considerable patina.