13 Oct GVVCVC

VOL. 27 No 5 OCTOBER 2013 The Morris Owners (story page 15) www.gawlercarclub.com GAWLER VETERAN VINTAGE & CLASSIC VEHICLE CLUB PO .Box 640 Gawler 5118 www.gawlercarclub.com CLUB AIMS To encourage the restoration, preservation and use of veteran, classic and other special interest vehicles. To extend to owners, drivers, friends and all persons interested in such vehicles, the hospitality, privileges and conveniences enjoyed in connection with the club MEETINGS On the 3 rd Tuesday of each month in the Gawler Sport and Community Centre, Nixon Terrace, Gawler at 7.00pm. JOURNAL Available to all members bimonthly, on the web site or by post if preferred, in February, April, June, August, October, and December. JOINING FEE $20.00: a “once only” payment due from all new members MEMBERSHIP FEE $50.00 per annum due on 30 June (pro rata for new members) LOG BOOKS See inside back cover for requirements to maintain currency of vehicle Log Books OFFICE BEARERS 2013/2014 PRESIDENT Michael Williams H 8523 1233 M 0407 605 354 [email protected] Debra VICE PRESIDENT Mark Chapman H 8522 6481 M 0417 808 594 [email protected] Pauline SECRETARY Gavin Launer H:8522 4953 M 0422 998 980 [email protected] TREASURER David Kernich H 8522 3302 M 0400 946 496 [email protected] Fran MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Ron Stephens M 0417 848 541 [email protected] Barbara EVENTS DIRECTOR Corrie Wake H 8522 2373 M 0407 717 666 [email protected] Kaye COMMITTEE MEMBERS Barry Bywater H 8522 3641 M 0412 438 310 Kingsley Branson H 8522 3457 Fred Chapman H 8527 4049 M 0434 493 167 CLUB APPOINTMENTS 2013/2014 PUBLIC: OFFICER Peter Bailey H 8522 5248 M:0 424 070 812 [email protected] Kaye JOURNAL EDITOR Alvin Jenkin H 8529 2504 M 0427 973 051 [email protected] Sylvia PUBLICITY OFFICER Trevor Bellchambers H 8522 1864 M 0414 397 737 [email protected] Lyn AUDITOR Shane Bailey H 8523 2131 M 0418 825 497 [email protected] HISTORICAL VEHICLE Brett Unsworth H 8525 2475 M 0419 842 062 REGISTRARS Jenelle [email protected] Norman Matt hews H 8254 3569 Judy Martin Stephens H 8254 6678 M 0422 830 365 Glenys FEDERATION REPRESENTATIVE Gerry Petrus H 8522 2852 M 0412 396 130 Karen SWAP ME ET CO -ORDINATOR Michael Williams H 8523 1233 M 0407 605 354 [email protected] SEAL HOLDERS VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 2013/2014 SUPPER PEOPLE: Barbara McLellan, Lesley Russel DRINKS PERSON: Paul Modra MERCHANDISING Kingsley Branson H 8522 3457 WEBMASTER Peter Bailey H 8522 5248 M:0424 070 812 [email protected] CLUB HAPPENNINGS A lot has been happening within the club in the last couple of months. Highlights have been Old Car Day on 1st September at Bethany where over 240 vehicles attended (including some street rods for the first time), representing over 35 clubs, and the famous Gawler Swap Meet , with record numbers of sellers and a good buyer attendance. Our annual club auction at the September meeting raised about $700 towards club funds. We have also had the Annual Dinner at the Barossa Chateau, thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance. President Mike presented the Hard Luck trophy to Gavin Launer in recognition of not only problems with the Mini, but also problems with his ticker. This is the first time that I believe that hard luck with other than mechanical devices has been recognised. Mike also presented the President’s trophy to Alvin Jenkin which has resulted in your editor having head (as in swollen) trouble. We have seen the resignation of club registrars Allan Kempster and John Drage . Allan has given many years of service and wise counsel in this area, and he will be sorely missed in this role, but a rest will be good for him and Cynthia (who has the major responsibility of keeping him under control). John has also provided sterling service over a much shorter period, and I am sure that he would have continued to do so had he been able. Heaps of thanks to both of you and we wish you all the best in the future. Allan and John have been replaced by Martin Stephens and Brett Unsworth who have been recognised by the Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure as authorised Registrars for the club. Their contact details will be found on page 2 of this Journal for any queries you may have in relation to concessional registration and the Code of Practice. We have also seen the resignation of Colin Curtis as Federation Representative. Again thank you Colin for carrying out the difficult job of communicating to and from Federation meetings. A big thank you to Gerry Petrus for volunteering to take on this role. A new position of Publicity Officer has been created, and the committee has appointed Trevor Bellchambers to take on this role. Membership Secretary Ron Stephens has done a great job of cleansing the membership database and has worked with E-Torque facilitator to sort out all the email addresses. All members who did not renew this year have now been removed, all residential address records have been recorded, and no rejections are occurring on E-Torque mail outs. We reckon that the records were 100% correct on 15 th September, which means that there was probably a 1% error on 16 th September. With 291 memberships and 475 members, things don’t stand still for long! Ron does a great job of keeping the records up to date. The Registrars have now advised DPTI of persons holding log books from the GVVCVC who are no longer financial, and it is expected that DPTI will contact those persons in due course. The club car trailer has had a total refurbishment and upgrade due to the efforts of Allan Kempster, Peter Bailey, Gavin Launer, and Doug Pellisier , and is almost unrecognisable as the one originally purchased. Contact Peter Bailey to hire it but please note that its maximum payload is 1500 Kg which excludes loading most 4 wheel drives and probably many 50’s and 60’s American cars. It certainly excludes the editor’s Rover P5 which is 1600 Kg dry. Your legal towing capacity may be further limited by your tow vehicle and towbar rating, check this in the vehicle handbook before using it. Allow 500Kg for the trailer weight before adding the load to determine where you are in relation to vehicle towing limits. Hire is to club members only at $20 per day. By the time you will have read this, the Bay to Birdwood Classic will have been completed, including the GVVCVC event on Wednesday 25 th September which had over 70 participants booked in. Thanks to Trevor Unsworth and Barry Bywater for organising this event. Coming up we have the Snowtown 135 th Anniversary run on Saturday 12 th October and an evening run to Karl Lindners Collection on 22 nd October, a couple of slightly different runs to the norm and yet further opportunities to run your vehicles and meet with fellow club members. Then in November we have the traditional “bring your vehicle” BBQ meeting on 19 th with a guest speaker from the Sydney to London Marathon committee to tell us all about it and give opportunities to be involved. The marathon commences in April 2014. See your opportunity on Arfa’s page to purchase a Hillman Hunter and replicate the 1968 win by this make! GVVCVC Journal October 2013. Page 3 30 YEARS of the GAWLER VETERAN VINTAGE AND CLASSIC VEHICLE CLUB It seems like only last year the club celebrated 25 years of existence. The first official meeting was in March 1984, and the first run was to Rosedale. So our 30 th Anniversary will be in March 2014. A committee has been established to determine a suitable way of celebrating this milestone. November Bring Your Car BBQ Meeting Our meeting on Tuesday November 19 th is the traditional Bring Your Vehicle and BBQ night commencing at 5.30pm. The BBQ will incur a cost of $2 per person. Vehicles will be judged and prizes issued on the night. More details at the October Meeting. We have guest speaker from the Sydney to London Marathon rally (see page 7) Membership Report for August and September 2013. We had five new Members join us in this period. Simon and Kim Michelmore with their 1972 Holden Belmont Utility. Stephen (Steve) Salisbury and his 1967 Morris Mini Sedan. Robert (Bob) Francis and his 1970 Ford Fairmont XW Sedan Michael Jacob and his 1972 Honda KB750K2 Motorcycle. Our Membership Total is now 476 consisting of Joint 184=368, Single 108. Also 1 Pending Joint and 7 Pending Singles. A Big Gawler Veteran Vintage & Classic Vehicle Club welcome to these new Members…. Ron Stephens Membership Secretary Editors Comment: Interesting and unusual to have two prospective members at our September meeting both owning 1950 MG TDs! Bit of a change from all the MGBs coming into the club recently. Almost 40 members did not renew their membership for the 2013/2014 year. There are a number of reasons for this to occur including relocation, no longer having a vehicle, or age catching up with people. Sadly, some of those who have not renewed have had a long and significant association with the club. David Norman was the recipient of the President’s Trophy in 2000/2001 and 2004/2005 and was Secretary for a number years. Rod Zerk was a foundation member and past President, and John and Vanessa Eason, Robert Freeman, Elsie McInerney, Joy Miels have been long term members.

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