Club President: Brett Warren Vice President: Adam Pohl Treasurer: Nicole Coverdale Other Club’s Regular Runs: 2nd Monday of the Month: Geelong Street Rodders Secretary: Ross Ardiri Geelong Vintage Market Mackey St North Geelong 6pm, Chrome Bumpers welcome, Free entry—all makes Run Coordinator: Gabrielle Roberts More info: Ray 0400 932 444 or www.geelongstreetrodders.com.au during daylight savings, October thru to March Club Permits: Every Friday Night: Hey Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to Friday Adam Pohl night live "FNL" this is a group for car enthusiasts that would like to have a local meet where we can hang out get a bite to eat and meet Web Co-ordinator & new people. Our meets are being held at "Grab a Kebab" in Newsletter Editor: Hoppers Crossing. Family friendly! Dog friendly! (As long as kid Clive Roberts friendly) All cars, trucks, bikes, bicycles are welcome! Come down and say g'day to our friendly admin and all of us here :) Thank you for supporting us. Rules: NO HOONING NO BURNOUTS NO Club Caretaker: ABUSIVE LANGUAGE NO FIGHTS NO ALCOHOL NO LOUD Brett Warren MUSIC NO EXCESSIVE REVVING Any violation of this and police will be called and we will give them your name and rego! Hope to see you all! ADMIN: Caitlin Rooney, Neil Cole, Jack Baldwin, Kimi Club Phone: Lee 0414 856 967 Friday or Saturday: Weather permitting Club Email. Calder Park Legal Off Street Drags & Burnout Competition. fxhzholdencarclubgeelong@gmail. Check www.calderpark.com.au for the next session. com Newsletter Email: [email protected] www.fx-hzcarclub.com P.O.Box 81, Geelong General Meeting: Vic 3220 1st Monday of each month 7:30pm (exc. Jan) “Bay Room” Cnr Boundary Rd & Bellarine Hwy. East Geelong 3219. May 2017 13th May Bay City Swap: Geelong Showgrounds st 21 May Bumpers by the Bay: Seaworks 2 Anne st Williamstown 21st May Club Run (Members to be advised by text) - th st 27 28 May 41 Historic Winton : Benalla th 28 May Broadmeadows Swap Meet: The Medows Northcorp. Boulevarde 28 th May Cottage by the Sea BBQ/Club Display (Members to be advised by text) June 2017 5 th June Club Meeting 7:30 July 2017 rd 3 July Club Meeting 7:30 Items in red are Geelong FX-HZ Holden Club organised club runs or events. For more information, call the Club Phone on 0414 856 967 …Thanks to Tasman Market Fresh Meats Newcomb… … Official Supplier for Geelong FX-HZ Holden Club Runs… Just a few more from the Day. Just a few more from the Day. Just a few more from the Day. The $312,000 Monaro 8. May 2017 08:52 by Rare Spares in // Tags: holden, monaro, HT GTS350, 1970 Holden, 1970 Holden HT GTS350 Monaro, Lloyds Auctions, HT GTS350 Monaro, 350 Chevrolet, Australian Touring Car Championship, Aussie Car, Aussie Motorsports, Australia, Australian automotive, Australian car, Australian Cars, Australian classic cars, Australian manufacturers, Australian motorsports, Automotive Enthusiasts, automotive, Automotive industry, Rare Spares, Classic Car, Classic Car Collection, classic cars, Classics cars, Collectables // Comments (0) A pristine condition 1970 Holden HT GTS350 Monaro has been sold at Lloyds Auctions on the Gold Coast last month for a whopping $312,000. Eclipsing the previous record of $310,000 set in March, this ‘pride of the fleet’ becomes one of the most valuable Monaro’s ever sold at auction. Features include impeccable Platinum Metallic paint, a mere 119,000km on the odometer, a two speed powerglide automatic transmission and of course a 5.7 litre 350 Chevrolet engine. With the sale of this iconic Australian car, we decided to take a look back at the HT GTS350 Monaro and discuss why it holds a special place in the hearts of Australian motoring enthusiasts. The HT Monaro was introduced in 1969 to much fanfare and whilst the minor design changes including the bonnet scoops and bold bonnet stripes were well received, it was the introduction of the 350 Chevrolet that got the punters excited. Not only was the GTS350 a winner with the public, it left a fair mark on the Australian racing scene as well, where it experienced almost immediate success on the track. In 1969, in its first year under the management of Harry Firth, Holden Dealer Team GTS350 Monaro’s took out the top and third step of the podium at the Hardie Ferodo 500, piloted by Colin Bond/Tony Roberts and Peter Brock/Des West respectively. The Monaro would also go on to take out the 1970 Surfers Paradise 12 hour race driven once again by Bond and Roberts as well as the 1970 Australian Touring Car Championship driven by Norm Beechey. Beechey’s feat was made even more impressive as a result of an 8th place finish at Calder Park, a DNF at Warwick Farm Raceway and a DNS at Symmons Plains. The Monaro would go on to race a further two years in the ATCC before the ‘supercar scare’ of 1972 rendered the Monaro ineligible for the newly developed Group C production class. Whilst the HK GTS327 Monaro was a great car and may have been the first to take up the fight to the GT Falcon, it didn’t quite hit the nail on the head in terms of usability. It was the GTS350 which propelled the Monaro to levels at the very least equal to that of the Falcon GT. Power outputs were comparable between the Holden and Ford marquees whilst acceleration and top speed figures were almost identical. The GTS was a second faster to 50mph, however only a shade faster to 100mph (20.1 to 20.6), ensuring the Holden v Ford rivalry raged on. Significant suspension improvements were made to the GTS350 over the regular GTS models with performance in mind. Stiffer shocks, a heavy duty stabiliser bar and rear radius rods ensured a much sportier ride whilst bearing a significant improvement over the harsh ride of the HK GTS327. The end result was a car suitable for the track whilst also being completely practical for day to day use. Interestingly, the GTS350 in manual guise was the first Holden that could be ordered with rally wheels. The Monaro will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Holden fans, with the iconic coupe representing some of the most iconic designs in Australian automotive history. At Rare Spares, we love to hear your stories of Australian classic cars; do you own an early model Monaro? Or maybe you have your eye on a particular classic? Head over to the Rare Spares Facebook Page and let us know in the comments below. When Plastic Becomes Classic – The New Historics 20. March 2017 09:11 by Rare Spares in General, Rare Spares // Tags: Classic Cars, Classic Car, Rare Spares, Historic plates, XYGT Falcon, Mini Cooper, Datsun 1600, ’57 Chevy, A9X Torana, VP Commodore, Holden, Ford, EBII XR8, car club, classic registrations, Australian Cars, Australian classic cars, Automotive industry, Automotive Enthusiasts, automotive, Automotive restoration, car enthusiast // Comments (0) If you are anything like us, in the last couple of years you may have found yourself with a confused look on your face as you sit at the traffic lights or cruise down the highway on the weekend. In front of you is a car on Historic or Club plates that is absolutely not historic from your perspective! Of course Historic and Classic are different things to different people and even definitions vary, but we would be safe to assume that most people view an XYGT Falcon, an original Mini Cooper, a Datsun 1600, a ’57 Chevy and a A9X Torana as classics, whereas Historic vehicles tend be 1940’s and earlier in our book. As time marches on though, so does the rolling Historic/Classic/Club registration systems that have been adopted across the country. Most Australian States and Territories employ rolling 30 year Historic/Classic permit schemes, whereas Victoria and WA have a rolling 25 year cut off for Historic vehicles. SA has adopted an alternative philosophy, with a fixed date for cars needing to be built before 1/1/1979 to be eligible. For the most part, these schemes rely on a club’s helping to administer the approvals and there are generally some additional requirements and technicalities across the states, however we would have to write a thesis to explain all the ins and outs for each state. Wouldn’t it be great if we could have some Australia wide regulations on these types of schemes! It may be a pipe dream, but we can always hope. It’s important to note that as we write this article, if we wind back time 30 years, it would be March in 1987. Even scarier however for the status of ‘Historics’ is that WA and Victoria are now accepting vehicles older than March 1992! As 1992 represents the newer wave of what is eligible in these states, we will focus on this year for the sake of simplicity; and for other states, take it as a sign of things to come. As we scan our way across models released in 1992, a picture starts to emerge of the reality we are starting to see appear on our roads. So what cars were built in 1992? Starting locally, the Holden VP Commodore was well into production and everything from a Berlina to a rare VP HSV Maloo Ute could receive the historic treatment. Over in the blue oval corner, Ford had just released the EBII Falcon GLi and in fact next month is 25 years since the EBII XR8 hit the showrooms.