March 2018 - Porsche Studebaker 542 - Durban Early Car Club
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
March 2018 Porsche Studebaker 542
DURBAN EARLY CAR CLUB COMMITTEE
Portfolio Incumbent Home Cell E-mail
Chairman Steve Nell 0314640030 083692 0682 masterdojo.trainer@gmail.com
Vice-Chairman Jack Kalil 0315621395 083 457 9852 jakalil@telkomsa.net
Secretary Elsabe Nell 0314640030 074 294 3721 masterdojo.trainer@gmail.com
Treasurer Nita Ryan 0317024817 084 505 1525
Newsletter Peter & Alison 0317656176 084 5882 745 a.gillitt@gmail.com
Gillitt
Events Barbara & Jack 031562 395 083 4579 852 jakalil@telkomsa.net
Kalil
Dating Dave Ryan 082 456 2341
Officer/Indemnification
SAVVA Delegate Laurie Henning 082 705 4826
Webmaster John Austin- 083 459 7802 john@austinwilliams.co.za
Williams
BANKING DETAILS: DECC – ABSA
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 404 809 6534
BRANCH NUMBER: 505626 Pinetown
PLEASE NOTE::: THE OLD PROWL ACCOUNT IS CLOSED. PLEASE PUT ALL MONIES INTO THE
ACCOUNT AS LISTED ABOVE.
All correspondence to be addressed to: The Secretary, Durban Early Car Club, 18 Merrifield
Road, Pinetown. N.B. – P.O. Box is now closed.
The opinions in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Early Car Club, its members or
the Editors.
Emergency numbers:
Manne Nortjie – 082 927 3261 Dave Ryan – 082 456 2341
Robin Bauer – 083 407 3614
Greetings all
So still we go racing through the year – March already, autumn will soon be upon us
(Yay!) then the wonderful Durban weather – with apologies to the Pietermaritzburg
members, who definitely get a tad colder.
Speaking of the Pietermaritzburg bunch – the editors offer their very humble apologies. You
know the kind pf retraction that magazines put in at the bottom of the page to save them from
being sued? Here’s ours:
“In our February issue we mistakenly stated that “the Pietermaritzburg “Bunch’
hadn’t got the memo about wearing red and white. We were very promptly
informed that some did indeed get the memo. We hereby apologise for any
inconvenience or any embarrassment caused”.
Can’t get more official than that!! Sorry guys.
Many thanks to Barbara for doing photos and the write up for the Simbithi run. We were
gutted to have missed such a great outing, but there you go. It sounds like it was brilliant.
Looking at the photos - it was lovely to see everyone Parking prettily to make a display of our
cars. Please try to do this when possible - and we know it’s not always possible. It’s nice to be
able to show the old ladies off and this is a good way to do it. Sometimes it might take a little
bit of juggling and patience, but it looks good for the club.
A big thank you to Gary & Cheryldene for offering to host our April event at their new home in
Drummond.
Please note there is no SAVVA Technical tip this month. There has been a change at SAVVA,
and we’ve not received the Technical tip in time for this newsletter. Hopefully things will be
back to normal soon. We have, however, included an article on AARTO, a Traffic Offences
Amendments bill. There are some very controversial points there and makes for interesting, if
not disturbing, reading.
As mentioned by Steve, the Prowl is now fully booked. I don’t think we’ve ever seen a Prowl
booked up this fast before! It definitely caught the committee by surprise. It is wonderful to see
though, and I know we’re all looking forward to August tremendously.
That’s about it for this month. Stay safe, drive safe.
Alison & Pete
CHAIRMAN’S CHAT Good day Friends I hope you are all well and looking forward to the Easter break. To Allison we say get well soon; we missed you at the last outing. (Some people will do anything to get out of attending the Committee Meeting.) I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members who, against all logical reasoning have joined the Club. I must apologise for a rather belated welcome to Ganesh Pillay and Angela, and Ryan Hartmann and Tyla Ryan who joined last year. This year Patricia and Robert Voogt have joined. A great DECC welcome to all you kind people. The outing last Sunday was to Simbithi Country Club. It was a great day with good weather, great food, super restaurant and especially fantastic company. We couldn’t have wished for a better day. The only spoiler alert was that we lost one of our cars en route. To prevent this happening again, Barbs is going to attach the route schedule to the reminders she WhatsApps us for each outing. Next month’s outing was going to be a car show in conjunction with the VCC at Hillcrest High School, however due to the grass fields not being ready the show had to be cancelled. Consequently we have to find another venue. There has been a change to this year’s Scottburgh Car Show. In the past we were able to arrive on the day to gain entry. This year we are now required to pre-register prior to the day, just like Cars in the Park. The registration opened on the 1st March. Their website is www.scottburghclassiccarshow.co.za. I hope we have a good turnout as the DECC Members always seem to enjoy the day. At this stage the Prowl is fully subscribed and apart from a few accommodation snags, Barbs has once again gone the extra mile by pacifying a few ruffled feathers, soothing some egos and arriving at a workable solution. Thanks to all the accommodating folks who helped Barbs achieve this result. (You know who you are.) What is worth noting is that Barb has managed to keep the cost down to the same as we paid in 2016.(Hip hip hooray). On a final Prowl note, Barbs please don’t stop organizing the Prowls they won’t be the same without you. (If they even happen at all. Remember, I know where you stay) Details to follow regarding next month’s outing. Remember drive your cars safely Cheers Steve
SIMBITHI COUNTRY CLUB
Having taken up almost half of the Birdpark’s parking and received as many dirty looks that
were humanly possible from the car guard, we ventured forth onto the M4 that took us North
on the scenic route towards Ballito and unfortunately for some, passed the casino.
The cars certainly made an impressive line-up in the parking lot at Simbithi. Well done people.
Thank you.
Wow, the food was outstanding. There was so much to choose from. I’m positive I could hear
the buffet tables creaking. Soup, so many salads, 3 roasts, curry, pies, delicious veggies etc…
As for the puddings - where do I start? Everyone knows that I’d rather eat pud than ‘real’ food,
so as usual I headed straight for the dessert table to see what was on offer and my heart was
delighted when I saw the huge array of puddings. My day had been made. I was off to get my
main meal and then straight back for pud.
I unashamedly admit that I was the first at the dessert table. Oh, AND I went
back for seconds. Just one scoop of crème brûlée!
I heard a number of people making comments about it being a pity that they
couldn’t take doggy bags home.
Eventually, with tummies full and happy faces we all departed and made our way home.
Barbara
----------------------------------------------------------
Example of PPP – Please Park Pretty!
SIMBITHI COUNTRY CLUB
Porsche Studebaker 542
After Ferdinand Porsche died, his son Ferry was asked by the
Studebaker Company, to design a new car. Porsche suggested a 4
cylinder 1.500 cc coupe, rear engine car but that was not accepted by
Studebaker, which wanted a 6 cylinder, much larger car with a front engine. Earlier in the 1950s
Studebaker entered into serious discussions with Porsche regarding the German company
developing a compact car .
Porsche was anxious to expand its presence in the U.S. and prodded by Volkswagen
importer Max Hoffman, Porsche worked up a design proposal that it dubbed the Type 542, a
rear-engined, four-door sedan somewhat smaller than Studebaker’s Champion. Karl Rabe was
the chief engineer.
Porsche produced a running protype and sent it to South Bend for evaluation.
Distracted by its financial problems, Studebaker didn’t take a serious look at the prototype until
1956 when the company’s director of experimental engineering, John Z. DeLorean, (yes, you
read right) gave it a thumbs-down and the project was DOA.
That was the end of the Studebaker/Porsche.
Shortly after this episode, Studebaker entered into agreements with aircraft
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright over a variety of management and manufacturing issues, one
upshot of which was that Curtiss-Wright would take over
management of Studebaker for a period of time. In 1959
Curtiss-Wright engineers, for reasons known only to them,
bought a Studebaker Lark from a dealer, removed the entire
drive train and installed a 1953 Porsche boxer engine,
suspension and transaxle in the rear of the car.
Whatever their reasons for cobbling together this prototype, the project went nowhere,
Curtiss-Wright soon divorced itself from Studebaker and the pride of South Bend continued
down the road to extinction.
CAR MAGAZINE MARCH 1967
Road Tests
Peugeot 204 – Priced high for a car in this price group, but consider its quality
features: engine, road behaviour and construction features. It has a high
degree of safety and is a pleasant car to drive. “ You get what you pay for”.
Cortina 1300 – More of everything and new good looks more than skin deep.
A neat car, easy handling, yet room for the whole family and dog on which
everything from door locks to wipers work easily and well.
Hillman Imp Mk2 – Firm handling and firm braking, the new Imp has much
improved flexibility and even better cruising economy. Serviceable, smart
and great fun to drive.
Peugeot 204 Cortina Imp
0 – 60 mph (secs) 21.9 23.2 25.1
Max Speed (mph) 80.5 79 76
Fuel econ (mpg) 34.3 30.7 41.3
Engine Size (c.c.) 1130 1298 875
Price R1180 T.B.A. R1380
1966 Best Sellers: 1) Valiant 2) Cortina 3) VW 1200/1300 4) Opel
Record 5) VW 1500/1600 6) Opel Kadett
1967 Car Guide: Cheapest – BMC Mini R 1212;
Most Expensive – Van den Plas Princess R 5100, Quickest 0 – 60 –
Sunbeam Alpine 260 V8 (Tiger) 10.0s, Fastest – Jaguar S Type 3.8 O.D.
125 mph, Most Economic – Renault R8 41.6 mpg
Owners Report – Renault R8 1100: -Most liked features: seating comfort
83%, Performance 69%, Fuel Economy 67%. Least Liked: Gearshift 32%,
Instrumentation 30%, Rattles 30%. Troubles; None 54%, shocks 21%,
clutch 10%
Burchmores Auction Prices; 1960 Alfa SprintFair R 740, 1961 Anglia
V.G. R 440, 1958 Borgward G R280, 1950 Bently V.G. R 1800, 1958
Daimler G R 800, 1963 E-Type G R 3000, 1961 Austin Cambridge G R
480, 1963 Westminster V.G. R 890, 1960 Karmann Ghia G R 550,
1961 Porsche G R 1450, 1935 Rolls G R 1750.
Smalls: Lotus Formula 2 racing car, trailer, spare wheels R
1000.
----------------------------------------------------
Last month we received a very special letter all the way from San Diego.
What a pleasure it was to read that our newsletter and webpage are read
from other parts of the world! We’re sharing the letter with you, and
James – if you’re reading this – we’ll do our best to get the article you sent
onto our webpage, which will be undergoing a revamp in the near future.
Thank you Sandy for taking the time to write to us.
My name is Sandy Altman and greetings from sunny San Diego! My son James is really into
cars and basically anything that has a motor! So much so that he has chosen to do a history
report on the history of the automobile. We have been doing quite a bit of research and we
thought your page http://www.decc.co.za/Links.html was awesome! We really enjoyed
learning more about classic and vintage cars, the history behind them, and of course checking
out your pictures!
James really enjoys doing research, and is always be putting together projects for his own
enjoyment, long before he was assigned them in school. So he really has been enjoying this
one in particular, as it is a topic he absolutely loves! We were doing some research last night
on the history and evolution of the automobile, and the industry, and James found this neat
article on the history of the Automobile,
https://www.partsgeek.com/mmparts/history_of_the_auto.html . I thought it was a cool
article and I know James really enjoyed it. I think it's great that he is taking something that he
loves learning about and translating that into an educational pursuit! I was hoping you could
add the article to your page, I would love to show him! I know he would be thrilled to be able
to contribute some cool car material in return for the help your page has been.
Thanks again for the awesome page, it was really fun to visit, and a big help with James'
project! If you're able to add the Auto History article to your page, please let me know, I'd
love to show him! Have a great rest of your week and hope to speak again soon!
Best Wishes,
Sandy Altman
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
1951 – Austin raised their car
prices and the A40 went from GBP
31 to GBP 641 !!The AARTO Amendment Bill seeks to amend many of the current provisions of the AARTO Act,
in preparation for national implementation – whereafter the long awaited points-demerit
system is expected to be introduced.
“This may sound like good news to law-abiding motorists who have grown tired of the
lawlessness on our roads, but there are numerous provisions of the currently applicable AARTO
Act which, along with the proposed amendments contained in the AARTO Amendment Bill will
literally make your hair stand on end,” says JPSA’s chairperson, Howard Dembovsky.
Points to note about the AARTO Amendment Bill
1. No longer will it be a requirement that an infringement notice must be served in person or by
registered mail only. “Electronic service” will be considered to be a valid means of service and
includes:
1. Sending you an email;
2. Sending you an SMS; and
3. Sending an infringement notice infringement notice via social media, including but not
limited to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc.
4. Such service will be deemed to have taken place 10 days thereafter, whether you read the
infringement notice or not.
2. Your ability to exercise your constitutional right to a fair trial by electing to be tried in court,
is to be removed entirely.
1. If a traffic cop issues an infringement notice to you, you are regarded as being guilty and
immediately considered to be a debtor.
2. If you feel that you are not guilty, you must make a written representation to the Road
Traffic Infringement Authority, which the Minister of Transport himself has defined as being
a State Owned Enterprise.
3. If the RTIA makes your representation unsuccessful, R200 is added to the penalty.
4. If you want to have your matter reviewed, then you must apply to the AARTO Tribunal to
review your matter. This must be done within 30 days of the unsuccessful representation
and must be accompanied by a fee which the Minister of Transport has the sole discretion
to prescribe, without consulting anyone.
5. If your review at the Tribunal fails, you must approach the High Court for review. This is
a very expensive process.
3. If an issuing authority (traffic department) fails to comply with the provisions of the AARTO Act
in serving an infringement notice on you, and as a result, your written representation is
successful, it will be allowed to re-issue and serve that infringement notice, provided that this is
done within six months of the date of the alleged infringement.
4. If you fail to exercise any of your so-called “elective options” within the prescribed timeframes,
then an enforcement order will be issued. This will happen approximately three months afteran infringement notice has been issued. It will block you from acquiring a licence disc, driving
licence [card] and where applicable, a professional driving permit, until you pay the penalty and
fees applicable to that enforcement order in full. An enforcement order also has the effect of
applying the associated demerit points to your driving licence.
5. If you are the proxy for a juristic entity, demerit points with respect to infringements
committed by the people who drive your company’s vehicles will be applied against your
driving licence if you fail to nominate the driver within 32 days of the [presumed] service of an
infringement notice.
6. Your driving licence is suspended for three months, for each and every demerit point over the
12 points threshold.
1. If you incur 15 demerit points, your driving licence will be suspended for nine months.
2. If your driving licence has been suspended twice, then – and only then – will you be
classified as a “habitual offender” and entered into a rehabilitation programme.
3. If you then build up sufficient demerit points to again put you in line for sanction, your
driving licence will be cancelled.
7. A fine for failing to pay the e-toll applicable to a particular e-toll gantry is R250 per gantry for
light motor vehicles and R500 for operator class vehicles.
1. There are no demerit points applicable to a fine of R250, but there is 1 demerit point
applicable to a fine of R500.
2. If you pass 3 gantries in each direction to and from work each day in a light motor vehicle or
motorcycle, you will pass under 30 gantries in a five-day week. Your accumulated fines will
therefore total R7,500 which, you will receive a 50% discount on if you pay them within 32
days of the service of an infringement notice. You will not incur any demerit points.
3. If a truck passes under just 3 gantries in each direction a day, its owner will have to pay
R15,000 (also discounted if paid within 30 days), but that driver or proxy will have their
driving licence suspended for 54 months at the end of that month, if they pay the
infringement notices.
4. Remember, you will not be allowed to elect to be tried in court.
5. Also remember that if an enforcement order is issued, you will not be able to renew your
vehicle licence disc, driving licence card and/or professional driving permit, and where
demerit points are applicable, they will be added to your driving licence when that
enforcement order is issued.
8. The only good news about the AARTO Amendment Bill is that it seeks to repeal the warrant of
execution which currently exists in the AARTO Act.
1. A warrant of execution instructs a Sheriff to come to your home or business and seize goods
to the full value of the penalty and all fees, including the Sheriff’s fees.
2. It also instructs the Sheriff to seize your driving licence and deface your licence disc on your
vehicle and to disable your vehicle.9. The AARTO Amendment Bill has been passed by the National Assembly in Parliament and is
now before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for final approval, before it is signed into
law.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Events
Please note that the VCC show at Hillcrest has been
cancelled.
April Sunday - 8th
Something different – a bring and share braai at Gary
and Cheryldene’s home in Drummond.
Meet at Maytime 10.15 am, to leave sharp at 10.30.
Please bring your own meat and a salad to share. Also chairs,
crockery & cutlery, and drinks.
Please let Nita know by Tuesday 3rd April if you are coming.
--------------------------------------------------------
May Sunday 13th - Black Olive Restaurant, Howick.
3 course meal
R70 PP MEMBERS./ R145 PP NON MEMBERS
Meet at Maytime Kloof Spar at 10.30 am to leave sharp at
10.45 am.
---------------------------------------------------------You can also read
