Volume 55 No 6 June 2018 Celebrating our 60th year of classic motoring in Western Australia ! Left: Les Checkett Albany and Hamish Pipe Collie with club president Tony Hume and vehicle registrar David Reid Below: Webmaster John Oldland and Ron Holland (Wagin) Country Branch meeting partici- pants viewed the new restoration shed at Wattle Grove Left: Les Checkett with past president Peter Carter Below: Restoration shed wood working gurus Lyle Metcalf and Graham McDon- ald (restoration shed man- ager) Below: Sue Reid, Linda Kirkwood, Nola Hooper, Aileen Stockdale (membership registrar), Margaret Baxter. June 17 Winter Rally Katanning & Districts Branch A.G.M. Warren Blackwood Branch meeting Mustang & Shelby Section A.G.M. Collie Branch meeting 19 South Eastern Coffee Group run Military Section meeting Wattle Grove Parts shed open 22 Military Section restoration shed fitout 24 Albany Branch event Peel Branch poker run 27 Busselton Branch Ladies Lunch Parts Shed open 28 Humber & Rootes Group section mtg VCC General Club meeting 29 Military Section restoration shed fitout July 1 Autojumble at Dogs West Canning Vale Katanning & Districts meeting Wokalup Rocker Cover challenge Post Vintage Section run 2 Veteran Section meeting 3 York Branch meeting South Eastern Coffee Group 4 Eastern Goldfields Branch meeting Parts Shed Open 6 Military Section Restoration Shed Fitout 7 Busselton Branch Cowaramup Display 8 Busselton Branch meeting Esperance Branch meeting 9 Post Vintage Section meeting 10 Vintage Section meeting 11 Mid Week Run Parts Shed open 12 VCC Management meeting 13 Military Section Restoration Shed fitout 14 Post Vintage Classic Movie Night 15 Busselton Joe Steddy Rally Peel Branch meeting Warren Blackwood Branch meeting Mustang/Shelby Section run Post Vintage Third Sunday run Collie Branch meeting Next Club Meeting 17 South Eastern Coffee Group Military Section meeting 8pm —28 June 2018 18 Parts Shed open 20 Mustang/Shelby Section run Speaker is Roger Bell on the topic of T Model Fords Military Section Restoration Shed fit out 22 Albany Branch event 25 Busselton Branch Ladies Lunch Parts Shed open 26 Humber & Rootes Group section meeting EARLY AUTO. VCC General Meeting All correspondence for the next issue to :- 27 Military Section Restoration Shed fit out Geoff Moor Email: [email protected] 28 Peel Branch Christmas in July event 29 Mustang/Shelby Section run Include “EA” or “Early Auto” in subject line of emails ALL adverts for Bits & Pieces in writing or email please! “Wanted” See the club website for information on or altera- ads must clearly identify the advertisers membership of the tions on events: www.veterancarclubofwa.asn.au VCCWA The Parts Shed at the Club, 265 Hale Road, Wattle DEADLINE FOR COPY - 1st of EACH MONTH Grove is open on Wednesday until midday. Parts are only available to members of the VCCWA Change of Mailing Address and non-delivery of Disclaimer: Early Auto —contact: Aileen Stockdale 6 Oxley Place, Dar- The opinions expressed in Early Auto are those of lington WA 6070 ph: (08) 9252 1292 our correspondents and the Editor, Committee and Email: [email protected] members of the Veteran Car Club of WA (Inc) do not necessarily agree with or endorse them. Page 2 Early Auto June 2018 representatives from 10 of our 12 regional branches were President’s Diary able to attend. It was very helpful for myself and all of the executive committee to hear first hand what is happening Hello Members, in each branch, the key issues, and there were some key As the weather starts to really look like reforms that we agreed to work together to achieve. We winter I hope that you have had the were able to open the Pars Shed and give a tour of the chance to get out on plenty of runs. new facilities in the Restoration Shed – soon to be offi- We were fortunate last month to have cially opened. Country members were also given a pack- a visit from a couple on a massive run age containing excess library publications, our library is that has so far taken six years! Dirk now such a well-oiled machine, I encourage members to and Trudy Regter have been driving their 1915 Ford T see for themselves the great job that John and Christine around the world raising money for orphaned children. do in running the library. We had the pleasure of hosting them in the Peel branch As a collective, the regional branches make up and then held a reception for them at the Forrestfield just over half of our membership so its is always great to clubrooms where we had an enthusiastic group of mem- get together with county members and find ways of mak- bers look over the car and meet this wonderful couple. ing our club run the best we can. Again, thank you to the Once again it showed to me that worldwide people who army of volunteers that ensured that we were all fed are into historic cars are typ ically great people, and it was beautifully at the meeting! fascinating hearing about Dirk and Trudy’s adventures. Heading into our AGM we will no doubt still be Thank you very much to those members who assisted looking for more volunteers to get involved in helping run Dirk and Trudy with their travels, as well as with the vari- our club, don’t be shy..get in touch. ous hospitality that we put on as a club, it was really well See you on the roads done. President Tony At the end of last month, we held the annual Country branches meeting and were lucky enough that Back To The Goldfields Rally Autojumble September 2019 July 1st 2018 n the 5 th -8 th September 2019 the Eastern Gold- Cnr Warton and Ranford roads Southern River fields Branch will be hosting a rally to honour the Entry of Warton road O memory of our 2014 Rally Director Kathryn Paynter, a week before the Lake Perkolilli event. Gates open for sellers and Buyers at 7.00am This event will be open to all club cars. It will be a ends 12.00 noon hub-based rally visiting historic places and attractions around Kalgoorlie similar to the 2014 National Veteran Breakfast and coffee facilities on site Rally, hopefully without the rain. Sellers bays undercover By finishing on Sunday the 8 th it gives people three days to further explore the Goldfields, attend to their ve- Sellers $10.00 hicle or whatever before joining the Perkolilli event to be Buyers $5.00 held on the 12 th -15th September 2019 as a spectator or Children under 15 free participant for four days of historic motor racing history. Contact Rod Alex Gallo 0456020002 BYGONE SPARES AND RESTORATIONS Yesterdays Motoring Today Bruce Sharman Restoration Specialist PO Box 1505, Toodyay, WA 6566 (08) 9574 4905 M: 0408 88 92 79 Email: [email protected] www.bygonesparesandrestorations.com June 2018 Early Auto Page 3 The inaugu- Locals are busy with ral ladies gath- preparation for the ering on Tues- annual Round the day May 22 Houses car races to was attended be held in Albany on by 6 ladies Sunday of the Foun- who enjoyed dation Day long fellowship and weekend. We have been invited to take our vehicles and morning tea have them on display so if all goes to plan we should have and a chance some photos of the race action for next month. to compare It will be interesting to see the make-up of our and make branch management team for the next 12 months follow- some progress ing the AGM on Wednesday June 13 th . Will there be any Barry Killick's 54 Holden with The Lily in with their hob- significant changes? I guess that is up to the individual to the background bies and craft- step forward if you want a change from the status quo. work – mostly There may knitting – if the included photos are anything to go by still be time for wherein you can see Fay Alison and Judy Bennett making you to book in for smoke with their needles. Others in the group included attendance at the Jenny Sinclair, Christine Waugh, Jean Cooksey and annual dinner on Shirley Dixon. The next get together will be held on Tues- Sunday June 24 th day June 19 th starting at 10am and thereafter on the third if you advise Tuesday of each month continuing for as long as there is Jenny Sinclair sufficient interest and attendance. [98412652] by The run to Amelup to visit The Lily, a full size and June 17 th but it is operational ground sail mill, was well attended and made likely that train for an interesting excursion. The attached photos kindly has left the station by now. provided by Judy Bennett provide a glimpse of some of A reminder for the July meeting on Sunday 8 th at the points of interest – not limited to what one would ex- the club rooms starting with lunch at 12 noon with the pect of a visit to a replica flour mill. If it takes your fancy, meeting to follow. Members are asked to bring a casse- on-site accommodation in a Dakota DC 3 could make for role and sweets to share. That’s about it for this month. an overnight stay with a difference. Thanks to Carol and Graham Wright Tony for making this opportunity available for members mailto:[email protected] enjoyment. York Torque Kath Murray will be the scribe, Adventure To The Greenhills There was a new position formed being a Vice Tavern On The National Motoring Chairperson, with Brad Budiselik taking on that roll.