1 M . A . P. S REVIEW NEWSLETTER OF MAITLAND A U T O PRESERVATION SOCIETY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA “MAPS - The Historic Motor Vehicle Club of the Yorke Peninsula” OCTOBER 2014 w w w . m a p s - y p . o r g Just a few of the vehicles at Stansbury’s inaugural Dusty and Rusty Show IN THIS ISSUE - Page 2 Contacts and a JAWA for sale Page 3- Prattle! Page 4 - Club events Page 5- Invitation events 6 The Project - Page 7 Events & Humour. Page 8- Minutes 2 MAITLAND AUTO PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC P.O. BOX 86, MAITLAND, S.A. 5573, ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS for 2014-2015 PRESIDENT: TREVOR CLERKE 08 88 537 191 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT: BRONTE GIESECKE 08 88 253 008 [email protected] SECRETARY : JOE INGRAM 08 88 373 126 [email protected] TREASURER JOAN CORRELL 08 88 532 004 [email protected] COMMITTEE MEMBERS TREVOR BEAN 08 88 233 366 [email protected] GRAHAM KLINGBERG 88233715/0417 804331 [email protected] ERICA ANDREWS 08 8825 3287 (H) [email protected] MIKE OSBORNE 08 88373158 [email protected] GEOFFREY DAVEY 08 88521 741 geoffrey.davey3&bigpond.com MARY OSBORNE 08 88373158 [email protected] REGO OFFICER & AUTHORISED PERSON KEITH PENHALL 08 88 232 999/0417 865697 [email protected] AUTHORISED PERSONS ROD NIXON 08 88322 691 (B), TREVOR CLERKE 08 88537 191(H) EDITOR/PUBLIC OFFICER: MIKE OSBORNE 08 88 373158 [email protected] EVENTS COORDINATOR BRONTE GIESECKE 08 88 253 008 [email protected] MINUTES SECRETARY ----------------------------- PUBLICITY & ASSISTANT EDITOR: JIM SEWELL 08 88 373 826 PATRONS: DON & SHIRLEY ROSE 08 88 252 841 LIFE MEMBERS: RON BRIGGS+, LOIS BRIGGS, KEN HEINRICH, HOWARD HEARD + DON ROSE, SHIRLEY ROSE GENERAL MEETINGS ARE HELD THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, EXCEPT JANUARY. 8PM AT THE CHATT CENTRE, ROBERT ST. MAITLAND. VISITORS & GUESTS WELCOME Want to add to your Collection? $3,500.00 FOR SALE Contact : Peter Wilton 8853 2389. 1969, two valve, 500cc, Jawa Speedway Bike. Ex Rowley Park. Ridden for 11 years at Classic Speedway Meetings Ready to Ride or Display 3 PRESIDENTS PRATTLE BURRA TO MORGAN RUN WEEKEND. Hi everybody, I am writing to you all from somewhere in the state Now officially organised by NARC, this biennial event is one we of NSW. We are holidaying with our kids and their families. So far, have always enjoyed. It marks the first motor vehicle trip across the so good and it will soon be over and back to normal life. I must saltbush plains from Burra to Morgan and back in 1906. Nowadays thank you all for allowing Bronte to run the meeting and me to skulk the road is an easy 85 km bitumen highway, but on a warm day it off. Now, don’t forget the run to Mallala to Clem Smith’s museum. still provides a challenge for the older vehicles. Notes are in the Events calendar. We used Paxton Cottages as our base and others opted for the Our thoughts go to those who have lost loved ones recently; Barry motel. Burra has a wide choice of eating places and some good and Jude Dayman on the passing of Barry’s father. walks around shaded streets. The bakery was a good choice for To our friends who are unwell , we send our best wishes and hope coffee plus egg and bacon rolls!. The friendly newsagent had copies they are mending , clearing up aches and pains and raring to rejoin of a magazine entitled, “The Automobile”. It’s a very good read at us in the fold for more friendship, frivolity and the most essential $9.95. item , FOOD. Saturday morning saw many cars meet up in the town square and Till we meet again- Good Health, SAFE Motoring and Good Cheer. head off to Galley’s Meeting House at Farrell Flat where a large party of cars and their occupants were already chatting before lunch Yours in Service and Motoring in very pleasant surroundings. With the Burra Show being on that Trevor Clerke day, there was the option to call in there afterwards, or just to relax. TGL1 (The Good Looking One) Sunday morning began with a full breakfast provided by local volunteers in the grounds of Paxton Cottages. Some forty cars or so and one motorcycle outfit lined up for the trip to Morgan, with a PS. When you reregister your Historic vehicle, don’t forget to get morning tea interlude at The Gums, about half way. Arriving at the your papers stamped by the club’s Authorised Officers. riverside area of Morgan we were directed to a shaded spot shared with the member sand marshals of the Riverland Club. All entrants EDITORS MURMOURS received a plaque and the best costume award went to a couple who arrived in the oldest car, a 1911 Humber. Another award went to a very original Chev saloon as the judge’s choice of car to take A very hard edition to put together due to the sad events of the last home. I think the newest car on the run, a 2014 Morgan owned by few weeks. As many will know by now, our four legged family Roger Cross, one of the originators of the run would have been member, Molly was put peacefully to sleep at our home on our many peoples choice. A Morgan to Morgan sounds good! In this return from the Burra weekend event. The cancer which was case, it was driven by Roger’s son and a relative who had flown operated on a year ago returned and in the last few weeks we had from Melbourne for the ride. seen her decline in various ways as regards mobility, appetite and Then it was head back to Morgan, have a walk and a rest before a comfort. most enjoyable evening meal at the Burra Hotel with Ann and Peter Molly was well known in old car circles as she was a regular Mott. Ann and Peter were due to have used their Speed 20 Alvis, passenger in all of our cars over 9 years, for events both in SA and but opted for their splendid Mark 4 Jaguar drophead. That still left interstate- such as three Federation tours, Cavalcade of Cars, Bay three Alvis cars on the run, a Silver Eagle to Birdwood ( don’t’ tell anyone though!). She never minded which car she rode in! Our sincere thanks to all those who have sent Monday saw grey skies and some rain on the way home, so we messages or given words of sympathy. had the best of the weather. Mary says that people remembered Molly’s name rather than hers! Looking forward to getting over to Burra again before too long. We will greatly miss her. Mike O ALVIS GREY LADY UPDATE Engine and gearbox away for refurbishment. A gleaming new set of wire wheels from Australian Classic Wire Wheels. Seats all repacked expertly by Peter Wilton. Chassis undergoing front end repaint. New bonnet mascot and glittering badges from Chris Prince in the UK. Lots of goodies from Red Triangle in the UK - thank you Mick Biddle New loom on the way from Autosparks New stainless steel exhaust awaited. Sand blasted items ready for collection at Koolywurtie Blasting. More news as things progress hopefully. Mike O 4 Car Ads. What’ s with some of these pitches about selling brands of cars. I.e. The makes and their slogans. It’s not a car , -- it’s an Alfa- Romeo . Well the truth is -----, it’s still a car! . I think it is a contradiction to say that. Is it an oxymoron ?. No!-- An oxymoron is not an anther make of car, made in Norway or China . It’s a grammatical error in the language ,I think in this case anyway. But if it were a make of car perhaps it’s maxim would be – Oxymoron – Get there -DOA.- Alive ! Or another make called Oxy/ acetylene – It’s a Gas! Remember the old Holden ditty? . “ Meat pies ,Football , Kangaroos and Holden cars. Now it’s Holden –Go better. Do they think they are better than everyone else! Then more recently .. “ Michael- I’ve bought a Jeep!. “ Like , what ‘s that sup- posed to mean ? Are you going to war ! No just getting tough to Answer to August’s newsletter question: take the kids to school , so they can brag at recess time ,about how Make and model of the car pictured and which Aussie movie made macho mum is .So every brand has a catch cry. BMW—Ultimate it famous? driving experience. Driven to distraction more likely , with all that un -necessary technology winking and bleeping in the cab. VW-. Das Auto. – a bit like Alfa-, yes it’s an automobile, like all the rest. Mer- cedes—The best or nothing.. Does that mean non Mercedes. Driv- ers are driving around in nothing! Are we led to believe the rest of us are like Fred Flintstone using our feet for motors. That is for you lot that don’t drive a Mercedes . Subaru—All for the driver. --- Forget about the passengers, they can sit on a fruit box. Nissan –Innovation that excites. How much more exciting is a Nissan than a Mazda ? –Zoom -Zoom—( Zoom- Smoom ) Some of the funniest things about cars are their model names . Like Eldorado, Galaxy or De- Ville, Pretty fancy eh!. Have you struck it rich if you own an Eldorado ?, Possibly the opposite,---they will keep you poor in repairs and fuel costs.