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AUGUST 2016
The Official magazine of the GOLD COAST ANTIQUE AUTO CLUB
Mudgeeraba Show
Crankhandle News Crankhandle News 2016
GCAAC COMMITTEE
Position Name Phone Email
President David Mitchell 5577 1787 president.gcaac@gmail.com
Vice President Peter Amey 5525 0250
0407 374 196
Secretary Karen Hayes 5525 3312 secretary.gcaac@gmail.com
0403 506 635
Treasurer Colin Hayes 5525 3312 treasurer.gcaac@gmail.com
0409 825 913
Rally & Competitions
Director
Dating Officer Bill Budd 5535 8882 dating.gcaac@gmail.com
0409 358888
Publicity Officer John Talbot 5578 9972 publicity.gcaac@gmail.com
Editor Peter A. Jones 0413 379 410 editor.gcaac@gmail.com
Spare parts & prop- Graham Tatter- 5554 5659
erty sall
Librarian/Historian Barry Stalker 5537 6476 historian.gcaac@gmail.com
Hall & Social Officer Pam Giles 0400 278 807 social.gcaac@gmail.com
Gold Coast Antique Auto club: PO Box 228, Mudgeeraba, Qld, 4213
Email: secretary.gcaac@gmail.com Website: http://www.gcaac.com.au
Club meetings are held 2nd Monday of every month (except January)
at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Visitors welcome
Street Address: 238 Mudgeeraba Road, Mudgeeraba Q 4213
Life Members: Graham Hetherington, Peter Harris, Jim Hession, Margaret Hes-
sion, John Wood, Graham Tattersall
DISCLAIMER:
The opinions expressed within are not necessarily shared by the editor or officers
of the GCAAC. Whilst all care is taken to ensure the technical information and
advice offered in these pages is correct, the editor and officers of the GCAAC
cannot be held responsible for any problems that may occur from acting on such
advice and information.
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PRESIDENTS REPORT
WOW, what a tremendous SWAP meet we have just
had. This year was without doubt the biggest and best
yet. I know I have said this over the last few years but
everything this year went so well and the weather was
just about perfect, a cool morning followed by a sunny
Gold Coast warm winter day. A lot of swappers set up
on the Saturday afternoon and almost filled up the
front section, it was great to see so many sellers who
have been coming over the years return again this
year, we must be doing something right.
Without our happy 35 plus band of willing members who turn up each year to help
on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, an event such as this would not happen. A sincere
and grateful Thankyou to all our crew who manned the gates, organised car
parking, organised the swappers and their sites, stayed overnight as security,
cleaned up the rubbish and helped in lots of other ways. Pam`s cooked breakfast
this year was ``just the best’’ with many members including myself going back for
seconds. In 12 months’ time we can do it all again and judging by the great
response we had from the public this year, it should be just as successful.
Our Presentation Lunch on the 10th July at the Tugun Bowls Club was well
attended by 40 + members. The day started with a delightful run organised by
John & Peter through some areas behind Tallebudgera that I had never been
before. This was followed by a lovely Christmas in July dinner and the annual
Presentation of Trophies. I noticed that Col. our esteemed Treasurer had an
armful of trophies to put on his shelf at home, well done.
On Saturday the 16th July our club did the Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings Nerang.
This had been organised some months ago by Col, it turned out to be a good fun
day enjoyed by the members who helped and also it put a few dollars back into
the kitty. Thanks to Col, who organised it all and spent a lot of time going shopping
to get more supplies as we sold more than anticipated.
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of our lovely member Wendy
Wood. John and Wendy have been members of our club for close on 30 years.
They were a great team, John had been our rally organiser for at least 15 years
and Wendy was always with him on all the club events. She was a rather private
lady with a great sense of humour, a mother of 4 sons and 1 daughter, her
presence at our events will be missed by us all. Her funeral on 21st of July was
attended by many members from our club, our deepest sympathy goes to John
and his wonderful family.
Don`t forget our AGM club meeting is on Monday 8th August see you there.
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EDITORIAL
Well here we are the last newsletter before the AGM,
have you considered running of any positions this
time. Our committee has been there a few years now
and some new blood would be very good for our club.
New blood means new ideas and possibly new
adventures; we do need a new secretary this time.
It’s not a hard big job, mainly recording inwards and
outwards mail, recording the minutes at meetings and
a few emails and letters out.
As you read in Dave’s report we had a couple of good
events in July, two of which have made a good
increase to the clubs bank balance which helps keep
fees down.
The very sad news was the passing of Wendy Wood, this couple were very good
friends of ours and we will miss her greatly and would like to pass on our personal
wishes to John Wood.
As I have said before I will run again for editor if you still want me to, but only for
two terms at the most. Then its time out and for us it’s time to travel more around
Australia and maybe OS, we will have to see.
VALE WENDY WOOD
It is with great sadness that we have to inform fellow club members of the recent
passing of our lovely esteemed club member Wendy Wood. Wendy passed away
on the 17th July and her funeral on the 21st July was attended by many of our club
members, as well as family and friends.
John and Wendy Wood had been married for 63 years, Wendy had 5 children, and
they all lived mainly in the UK and also Spain for a short time. In later years John
and Wendy moved to Australia living here on the Gold Coast, they have both been
very enthusiastic members of our club for almost 30 years. Wendy was always
there as the navigator with John on Rallies and events.
Our deepest sympathy and condolences to John and family, we have been so
lucky to have her as a member of our club and will all miss the friendly manner
and happy smiles from this wonderful lady.
gorffwys mewn heddwch
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GCAAC EVENTS
August 2016
3 August Committee meeting - Clubhouse @ 7pm
8 August AGM @ General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7.30pm
20 August Cars N Coffee - meet at club house at 8.00 am
https://www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeegoldcoast/?ref=py_c
14 August Sunday run - meet at club house 9am for 9:30 start
31 August Mid-week run meet club house 9am for 9:30 start
September 2016
7 September Committee meeting - Clubhouse @ 7pm
12 September General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7.30pm
17 September Cars N Coffee - meet at club house at 8.00 am
https://www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeegoldcoast/?ref=py_c
18 September Sunday run - meet at club house 9am for 9:30 start
28 September Mid-week run meet club house 9am for 9:30 start
October 2016
5 October Committee meeting - Clubhouse @ 7pm
10 October General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7.30pm
16 October Cars N Coffee - meet at club house at 8.00 am
https://www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeegoldcoast/?ref=py_c
17 October Sunday run - meet at club house 9am for 9:30 start
26 October Mid-week run meet club house 9am for 9:30 start
Club fees are now overdue and this will be your last
newsletter unless you have paid
If your vehicle is on historical rego, you needed to have
paid before the 30th June 2016 to be legal
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Extra August event and cars are needed
The Gold Coast Hinterland Heritage Museum is celebrating Seniors Week on
Wednesday 17 August 2016.The museum will be open from 10am to 2pm.
Seniors are admitted free for the day while adult admission is $5.
As a feature for this day we will be journeying along memory lane with the many
displays that depict the pioneering days of the Gold Coast Hinterland. We will
have our “Singing Swagman” Col Boundy along to entertain us as well as a free
Devonshire tea on our veranda to enjoy.
The slab hut is a must to see how hard it was and how pioneers “invented” the ne-
cessities of life. Displays are constantly being changed and updated.
The Museum is located in the Mudgeeraba Heritage Centre, 238 Mudgeeraba
Road Mudgeeraba.
For further information contact, Anne Panitz on 5596 3165, email
anne@panitz.com.au.
If you are able to attend please contact Colin from our committee.We need to find
out how many cars will be there, so that we can let the museum know.
Greatest music event ever August 1969
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair—informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply
Woodstock—was a music festival attracting an audience of over 400,000 people,
scheduled over three days on a dairy farm in New York state from August 15 to 17,
1969, but which ran over four days to August 18, 1969.
Billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", it was held at Max
Yasgur's 600-acre (240 ha; 0.94 sq mi) dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet
of White Lake in the town of Bethel. Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles (69 km)
southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County.
During the sometimes rainy weekend, 32 acts performed outdoors before an audi-
ence of 400,000 people. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular mu-
sic history, as well as the definitive nexus for the larger counterculture generation.
Rolling Stone listed it as one of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock
and Roll.
The event was captured in the Academy Award winning 1970 documentary movie
Woodstock, an accompanying soundtrack album, and Joni Mitchell's song
"Woodstock", which commemorated the event. Some of the acts there were
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jimi Hendrix, John Sebastian (Lovin Spoonful), The
Who, Melanie, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Janis Joplin, The Band, Canned Heat,
Grateful Dead , and Matthews Southern Comfort.
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7th ANNUAL INSPIRATIONS PAINT GOLD COAST CAR SHOW
Mudgeeraba Showgrounds 20-21st August 2016
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST: “Retro, Rods & Rockabilly” from 3pm-8pm
Invitation for Club Members & families to come in for free with their Show
Cars on the Saturday evening. (entry is normally $10.00)
Please let us know the number of cars wanting to take advantage of this free entry
and we will send the Club passes.
Walk down memory lane to the era of the 50 & 60s’ with Hot Rods, Retro Cars &
Caravans. Twilight Markets, Street Food, licensed bard & Kids Carnival Rides.
Live music & dancing with “Little Billy” playing centre stage. Special Trophies up for
grabs for Retro/Vintage and Hot Rod vehicles.
Come down and enjoy a great night out with the family on us!
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST: “Inspirations Paint Gold Coast Show” 7am-3pm.
A massive exhibition of Show Cars, Trucks, Bikes & Caravans - featuring
everything on wheels!
Trade Industry & Market Stalls, Street Food, Licensed Bar & Kids Carnival Rides.
Live band music “Fat Albert” playing centre stage.
A great day for the whole family!
Adult Admission: $15.00 / Pensioner: $10.00 / Child: $10.00 13-17yrs
(Kids 12 & under free)
Show vehicle entry $15.00 includes passengers, judging & trophy nominations.
Gates open from 6am for vehicle exhibitors.
Buy tickets online & save: - www.goldcoasttickets.com.au/event/2037
Follow us : www.facebook.com/goldcoastcarshow
Website : www.goldcoastcarshow.com.au
Whats On: www.goldcoastcarshow.com.au/what-to-see/
Email: goldcoastcarshow@gmail.com
Contact : 0439 170 882 or 0498 054 140
Trade Sites : www.goldcoastcarshow.com.au/register/trade-site/
Thunderbirds are go
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Presentation Day 2016
Margaret Hession Bill Budd
All photos Peter aJ
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Presentation Day Winners 2016
Best Vintage 1919 - 1930 Albert & Joan Aldridge 1929 Chev Tourer
Best Post Vintage 1931 - 1949 Jim & Margaret Hession 1940 Plymouth P9 Coupe
Best Classic 1950 - 1959 (Tied) Bill Budd 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Col & Karen Hayes 1954 Morris minor
Best Classic 1960 - 1969 Russell & Michelle Marks 1961 EK Holden
Best Classic 1970 - 1982 Karen Hayes 1977 Panther J72
Car of The Year Col Hayes 1979 Panther Lima
Best Participating Member Col & Karen Hayes
Club Person of the Year Lyn Neuendorf
Restoration of the Year Col Hayes 1977 Panther J72
Club cars at Presentation Day including
Peter Amey English made Citroen
And Col Hayes Rover
All pictures Peter aJ
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2016 Mudgeeraba Show Saturday Crankhandle News 10
2016 Mudgeeraba Show Sunday
All show pictures Peter aJ
Crankhandle News 11Bunnings Nerang Sausage Sizzle
Saturday 16 June saw a few of our
members running a very successful
sausage sizzle at the local Nerang
Bunnings store. The weather was not the
best, but everyone loved our snags.
Picture by the great sausage cook
Peter aJ
David and Dells Heaney Roller in it’s younger days racing at Lake Side
Crankhandle News 12TOOWOOMBA RUN Just a reminder about the three day, two night run to Toowoomba on 1st, 2nd and 3rd September. The run starts in Murwillumbah and goes out through Kyogle to Woodenbong where we stop for BYO Morning Tea. Then on to Boonah via Rathdowey for lunch. Because this part of the run to Toowoomba may be a bit hard for older cars and/or drivers there will be a second start at the Clubhouse with an easy run through Beaudesert to Boonah. Both runs are schedules to meet at the Flavours Cafe in Boonah for lunch. Then up to Toowoomba. We have booked the Toowoomba Golf Club for dinner. They provide a courtesy Bus which will pick us up at the motel and deliver us back after Dinner. On Saturday morning we will have an easy start with about ½ hour run out to Jondaryon for the Jondaryon Woolshed where a festival celebrating our shearing history is held. On this day the Jackie Howe Shearing championship are held, amongst other tourist attractions, concentrating on the wool industry (shopperholics can have a ball at the various stalls) and food is available. If anyone gets bored with this we have an optional run, after lunch, out through Dalby, Cecil Plains and Brookstead and back to Toowoomba. I f you are really interested in the Woolshed activities you can give the optional run a miss, and return to Toowoomba at your leisure. Dinner on Saturday night in at the Club Glenvale who also provide courtesy bus transport to and from the motel. Sunday’s return to the coast has been planned by Lyn Neuendorf with some sightseeing in Toowoomba and lunch at an interesting cafe on the way home. Accommodation has been booked at the JACARANDA PLACE Motel with rooms costing $125 per night which includes a Continental Breakfast. If you are interested in going on the run and have not booked at the Motel please call 1800 073 295 or 07 4635 3111.They will ask you for a deposit of $50 to hold the room. This run in an opportunity to travel through some of the spectacular Border Ranges country, the grazing country around Boonah and the famous Darling Downs grain growing area. There are still some rooms left but bookings close in early August so, if you are coming, call the motel. If you have any enquiries please feel free to call me on 0400722633. Don MacTaggart Crankhandle News 13
All Swap pictures next page >>>>
Peter aJ
Crankhandle News 14Original Gold Coast Swap (our swap) Crankhandle News 15
V8 POWERED LANDCRAB Not many people outside of the old BLMC (Australia) design team and top management know that during 1969 a V8 engine powered version of the Austin 1800 was produced and test driven around the streets of Sydney. The preliminary design layout for this car began as early as February 1968, only a couple of months after the take over of BMC by British Leyland. This was followed in April of the same year by the body layout, with minor compo- nent manufacturing starting in May. The manufacture of major components was under taken between October 1968 and January 1969, with the vehicle having its first run on the 10th March 1969. The car consisted of basically a fully trimmed ADO17 (Austin 1800) body being obtained from the main production line, this car had all its body panels forward of the ‘A’ pillar and dash panel removed. Specially made panels were fitted to the car which increased the overall length of the vehicle by 11.6mm, the existing front cross-member was used with only extra air vents added above the front bumper. Only minor changes were made to the front suspension, these included changing the position of the front displacers and the use of Triumph 2000 upper suspension mountings. While the steering made use was a LHD version of ADO17 steering rack inverted, coupled to a Ford Falcon steering wheel and column assembly. Several other items were changed and parts from other BMC vehicles as well as other manufacturers were used in this prototype, but the biggest change was in the engine and drive train of the car. The engine was a standard 3.5 litre Rover V8, with its stroke increased from 2.8 Crankhandle News 16
inches to 3.57 inch using a Repco single plane crankshaft, this gave a capacity of
4.2 litres. After a few changes to the induction system and a reduction in
compression the engine was dynamometer tuned and tested. During these tests the
engine was found to produce 236 ft. lb. of torque at 2000 rpm and 154 BHP at 4400
rpm.
The major part of the design work was taken up by the transmission, which
consisted of four separate assemblies bolted together. Basically it consisted of a
standard Rover torque converter driven via an ADO17 auto gearbox front pump into
a gear train which then transmitted the drive into a Borg Warner 35 Automatic
gearbox. The final drive was then taken out of the front of the transmission case
using Chevrolet Corvair components.
The total cost of this prototype vehicle was $45 772 (1969 prices when a new Austin
1800 cost around $2500)
According to some ex BLMC
engineers that I worked with, this car
was very quick from a standing start and
even upset a lot of V8 Holden and Falcon
owners who of course did not know that
the car was fitted with a V8 engine, but it
did not have the
cornering ability of BMC’s over front
wheel drive cars. As a result of these
tests it was decided that a rear wheel
drive car was more suited as an
Australian replacement for the Austin 1800/X6 range and so the Leyland P76 was
born.
The above information comes from a BLMC Test report dated 10th July 1970.
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British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire The above four cars are all prototypes , starting top left - Two door sports MG version of the Mini, next to it the only Austin A30 convertible. The blue car is a possible mini replacement while the vehicle bottom right is the FWD Austin Ant. Crankhandle News 19
Supper Roster
Pam needs
members to
arrange suppers
for our monthly
meeting, if you are
able to help please
contact her on
0400 278 807
Wanted members to help with supper
please contact Pam if you can help
Club Merchandise
Club Shirts $15:00, Club Jackets $25:00, Bumper Badges
$20:00
Window Stickers $1:00
Contact Graham Tattersall on 5554 5659 or see him at a
meeting to purchase any of these items
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Original 48-215 Holden workshop manual in fair condition for
its age $10, contact Peter aJ on 0413 379 410, there are more
workshop manuals and US plates I would like to sell to make
room for some new collection see my web site at—http://
peteraj.altervista.org/
1947 Austin A40 Sedan. Genuine 57000 miles originalcondition
and engine. Plenty of spares, painted green originally grey. Up-
holstery A1 condition for its age all leather. Needing a little TLC
on chrome work. Registered and drives great, ex club car M &
R List $6900 ono Janne Radford 0411191959 or Paul Radford
Head for MGB in good condition, phone Col on 0409 825 913
Adjustable spanner as per picture, but total length 3 inches.
Needed to complete the tool tray in my Rover contact Peter aJ
on 0413379310 or email landcrab69@live.com.au
Petrol cap locking or non-locking to suit Austin A30 AS3 model
only (has 3 locking tabs inside). Phone Gareth 5538 1148
Rolls Royce Shadow Chrome & Trim. Contact Sohan 0435 638 528
Rear seats to suit Austin A30 A2S4 model, Contact Leo on
5530 5559 or 0418 764 449
Your Adverts for newsletter either for sale or wanted
Crankhandle News 22FOR SALE
1949 Morgan 4-4 Series 1
Price : $45,000 o.n.o
Original 1267cc ‘Standard Special’ overhead valve motor (OHV)
77.4 cui advertise power, 29.8W/ 40 brake hp, torque 86Nm/63lb-ft
accelerations: 0-60mph 23.3s
weight 735kg/1620lbs
Rear wheel drive, manual 4 speed Moss gearbox
Car N° 52 off production line, Chasis N° JDG 9737
Fully restored in 2002, and final service and outfitting by Morgan garage
registration to 09/16 LKP 766 (original UK Plates)
Imported to Australia 2012
32095 miles on the clock
New tyres, twin spare wheel
The series 1 Morgan 4-4 Roadster was produced in limited number from 1936-
1950, this wonderful example is fitted with its original Standard Special 1260cc
overhead valve engine ( the Special engines were built by Standard Motor Corp for
a short time and only for Morgan cars), 4 speed Moss gearbox and famous Mor-
gan sliding pillar front suspension. This example is genuine car it runs and drives
exceptionally well. The series 1 Morgan is a rare car, this restored example is a
great investment for any car enthusiast.
Contact : Philippa Hall Ph : 0402 317 042 or pippa@hallfamily.net.au
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