The Pugilist July 2011 Magazine of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW Inc
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the pugilist July 2011 Magazine of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW Inc n LeMans 24 hours 2011 - all the thrills and spills n Get ready for the All French Car Day in the park British & Continental CarsEstablished 1961 Back where we belong We talk Peugeot seven days a week ■ Well presented Peugeots. ■ Citroëns, Volvos and Renaults, services available too. ■ Special deals to Peugeot car Back at our original landmark site at club members. the crossroads opposite Bunnings. 235-239 Parramatta Road, Haberfield Open seven days Phone 9798 0900 Fax 9799 0913 [email protected] End of an era Time to fold down the roof on the 403 cabrio During the filming it was he who chose the raincoat — one of his eter Falk, an Emmy winning actor who own — and who matched the rest of the detective’s clothes to its played the absent-minded but shrewd shabbiness. He also picked out the police detective Columbo, has died, a Peugeot from the studio motor pool, Pfamily attorney says. a convertible with a flat tire Peugeot fans will remember him as the and needing a paint job. dishevelled police lieutenant in the equally dishevelled 403 cabriolet, which — despite being based in sunny California — spent the entire series with the saggy roof up. Like many actors of his generation, Falk began his career on the stage, honing his craft in school, community theatre and off Broadway. By the late 1950s he began to star in Broadway productions, and soon made his move to Hollywood. Falk enjoyed a television and film career that lasted for nearly 50 years, making his screen debut in Julian Ruffman’s film The Bloody Brood in 1959. He continued to work for the next five dec- ades, with his roles including a turn in the 2007 thriller Next with Nicholas Cage. Falk’s break-out film role came with the 1960 flick Murder, Inc. in the supporting part of a killer among a gang of thugs, but it was his performance on the opposite side of the law — as police lieutenant Columbo — that earned Falk superstardom. As a child, Falk’s right eye had been surgi- cally removed due to a malignant tumour and it was replaced with a glass eye. That handicap became perhaps the actor’s major asset and physical trademark as the star of Columbo, because it only enhanced the detective’s image as a dishevelled and oddball The cover Peugeot France driver Bryan Bouffier makes his way across a stone bridge during the May Tour de Corse Intercontinental Rally Challenge round. Photo: Peugeot Sport. Inside this issue crime sleuth. died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home in the President’s report page 4 But the homicide-chasing cop’s probing evening of June 23. questions always caused the murderer to reveal Falk is survived by his wife, Shera, of Club Diary page 5 his true self and Columbo caught the villain. 34 years as well as two daughters from a Club information page 8 He took on the role for the 1968 tel- previous marriage. Peugeot News page 9 evision movie special Prescription Murder, and Le Mans 24hr 2011 page 10 then went on to play the Industry gossip page 14 detective for seven sea- Farm visit page 15 sons between 1971 and 1978, before reviving the Club happenings page 16 character for less frequent Design dilemmas page 18 made for TV films which IRC Ukraine page 20 ran from 1989 to 2003. He won four Emmy Boxes and boxes page 21 Awards and one Golden Memory Lane page 24 Globe for his portrayal of LeMans rule tweaks page 25 the character. The 83-year-old Private Parts page 26 Academy Award nominee 3 The president’s report Our Pres gets his balance back Ross Berghofer FTER PUGALONG 2011, I decided to take the 505 wagon for a wheel balance. AThe problem was that at about 110 km/h, a significant vibration occurred, so I thought I had better get it fixed. I took the car to Bob Jane at Granville. The Presiding over the pugs at the Portal: Ross Berghofer taking time out for a million staff re-balanced the wheels and found about dollar pose on the bonnet of his beloved 505 wagon. Watch out for the mud on the rims. 500 grams of dirt baked in as mud on the inside of the wheels. problem with the big 4WDs. Cars collect the is always popular and this year there are two This dirt was located where you could not mud when driving on dirt roads covered with changes: another venue and no guest speaker. see it and certainly affected the balance proper- mud and slushy ice. The venue this year is Oatlands House at ties. The rebalancing has certainly improved the Oatlands (near Dundas). Many of you will rec- The man serving me said this is a common comfort of the car. The club’s dîner de Noël ognise it as a wedding venue, but there is also a restaurant offering a buffet menu with seafood (or plenty of other meats and salads if you do not care for fruits de mere). Annual General Meeting Many attendees have said, “hey we want to talk, so no interruptions please”, and therefore Simon Craig whether you can make a contribution. this year’s dinner will accede to that request. As well as the more high profile roles Of course, there will be a raffle to add some HE CLUB’S AUGUST MEETING of President, Vice president, Secretary, excitement to the evening. will also be the Annual General Treasurer, Editor, etc. there are plenty of With this issue of The Pugilist is a small Meeting of the Peugeot Car Club of jobs that need doing. supply of business cards for you to attract TNSW. There are lots of things that need to be Even the role of general committee mem- potential members to our club. If you want discussed, such as your future participation. ber is a valuable one and we need to fill 5 more of them, ring me on 0409 504 551 and I As per our constitution, all positions will spots in this role alone. This does not take up will post them to you. become vacant and have to be filled at this much time and could give you a say in how I attended the discussion on the conditional time. There are some people on the current the club is run. registration scheme on 15 June that was hosted Committee that no longer wish to stand for The AGM will be held on the 3 August. by the Council of Motor Clubs. another term, and now is the time to consider The meeting gets underway at 8pm. Steve Palocz was there too, as was Ted de Lissa — who was representing another club he is involved with. One of the issues discussed was the pros and cons of a log book system versus the present system of notifying the club registrar if you are to attend a club event. The mood of the delegates from other clubs attending was overwhelmingly in favour of retaining the present system for H plated cars. Other points that were made is that cars on H plates are to be as close to original as pos- sible; on club outings you must carry a club magazine with the outing mentioned in it; and the original of the certificate of operations for the car. Steve Palocz has prepared a summary of this club’s rules on the operation of the scheme, so keep an eye out for it. The 2011 Annual General Meeting of the club will be held on 3 August and nominations are welcomed for all positions on the com- mittee. In the meantime, keep on Pugging on, and keep those wagons rolling. 4 Stuff to do OASIS report Ted de Lissa n probably the coldest day of the year so far, about a dozen cars assembled at Macca’s on OWoodville Road, Merrylands. After cof- fees and a good chin wag, the convoy headed off for Parramatta Park. Parking at Old Government House is a serious problem, but we finally all located parking spots and gathered in the court yard. Our guides split us into two groups of 10 and, prior to starting the tour, we were able to take lots of outdoor photos (taking photos is not permitted inside). Like most historic sites it was very, very interesting and our guides gave us a detailed insight to life during the times the house was occupied. It is always quite humbling to walk in the footsteps of our forbearers. Lots of efforts have gone into the res- toration of the property and there is more restoration projects to follow. After the tour we retired for lunch at “Lachlans”, the on-site restaurant. The meal was most satisfactory, and topped off another typically enjoyable run with friends with similar interests. The next OASIS run will be on 5th July, to Elizabeth Farm at Parramatta. Experience history rather than just read about it at Elizabeth Farm — Australia’s Child restraint laws on oldest surviving homestead – you can wander freely through the old house and historic plate vehicles garden as if you were its original occu- pants. Steve Palocz Please see page 8 of the Pugilist for details There are no barriers, locked doors, on how to contact the historic vehicle plate fragile furniture or untouchable ornaments ver the past few months the RTA has registrars. in this unique house museum. said there will be no exemptions to When taking your conditionally-registered Meet at McDonald’s, Kings Park at historic cars on conditional registra- Peugeot on any outing, have your club maga- 9.00am for a 9.45am departure.