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March 2020
The Official magazine of the GOLD COAST ANTIQUE AUTO CLUB
What is it? Answer on page 17.
Crankhandle News
Position Name Phone Email
President Colin Hayes 5525 3312 president.gcaac@gmail.com
0409 825 913
Vice President Peter Amey 5525 0250 vicepres.gcaac@gmail.com
0407 374 196
Secretary Richard 0417 704 726 thegcaacsecretary@gmail.com
Brown
Treasurer David Mitchell 5577 1787 treasurer.gcaac@gmail.com
Events Bill Budd 0409358888 rally.gcaac@gmail.com
Coordinator
Dating Officer Bill Budd 5535 8882 dating.gcaac@gmail.com
0409 358 888
Publicity Officer Peter Jones 0413 379 410 publicity.gcaac@gmail.com
Editor Karen Hayes 0403 506 635 editor.gcaac@gmail.com
Spare Parts & Graham 5554 5659 property.gcaac@gmail.com
Property Tattersall
Librarian/ Wayne 5522 8000 historian.gcaac@gmail.com
Historian Robson
0409 610 229
Hall & Social Leonie Brown 07 5563 0559 social.gcaac@gmail.com
Officer
Life Members: Graham Hetherington, Peter Harris, Margaret Hession, Graham
Tattersall, Bob Simm, Peter Jones, Leo Janssen.
Gold Coast Antique Auto club: PO Box 228, Mudgeeraba, Qld, 4213
Email: thegcaacsecretary@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
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.
Crankhandle News
PRESIDENTS’ REPORT
March already, how time flies! We are back into
the swing of things post the Xmas hiatus, the Club
Runs we have been on so far this year have been
very successful with more to come. To date Bill
Budd and I have been organising the Runs as we
don’t have an Events Director on the Committee;
we are very keen to get someone to volunteer for the position, so if you want to
help shape the future of your club as a member of the Board of Management let me
know. Otherwise, if you think you would like to organise a Mid-week or Sunday
Run as a one-off, also let me know, I can give you all the assistance you need.
If any member is unable to drive their vehicle to a Run for any reason, and you
would like to be involved, let me know and I will arrange a ‘seat’ for you. There
are always single occupant vehicles involved and, after the last couple of runs, I’m
sure they would be grateful for a competent navigator!
The picture above is an example of the motor-cycle I’m restoring, it’s been a year
since I started but it doesn’t look anything like that one. Been spending too much
time on the Interceptor. Hopefully I’ll make some progress soon.
Cars N Coffee events are back up and running with the food-stall ticking along
nicely, the proceeds of which almost cover the costs of printing the Crankhandle
magazine. We are getting some nice cars being put on show so if you want people
to admire your car, bring her to the Club on the 3rd Saturday of each month and
enjoy the morning. Thanks to Sohan Parekh for arranging this event.
Before you know it the Swap Meet will be upon us (12th July). Pretty soon I will
start assembling the roster for helpers to set-up and run the day. This is the most
important event for our club so, if you are able, please donate a little of your time to
help make it a success.
My plans for a mid-week overnight Run have been delayed a bit but I will keep you
informed via email on planned dates and activities. I anticipate it will be around the
Gympie / Mary Valley regions and possibly a two-night event.
Just a final word on this year’s Autorama; it will be a one-day event in either
August or September with a possible farewell breakfast on the Sunday morning for
our guest-club members who stay overnight. If you have any suggestions which
may contribute to the organisation of the event I would love to hear them.
Cheers Col
Crankhandle News
Editor’s Report
We have had bush fires, torrential rain and now Corona virus
to interrupt our car events which gives us less stories to put
out there. But health and safety do come first. So please do
your best to stay healthy and keep those around you healthy.
Please be aware that any events that are published in the
magazine today may be cancelled at a later date.
Anyone with some interesting stories or facts on cars that I
can use for the magazine, please email them to me by the
first week of May at the latest.
Hopefully you will enjoy the stories on the runs we have had
and Cars and Coffee over the last two months.
Cheerio to all those incapacitated at the moment, we wish
you well. Take care.
Happy Motoring,
Karen Hayes
Crankhandle News
GCAAC EVENTS
APRIL
April 1st Committee Meeting — Cancelled
April 12th Sunday club run - Cancelled
April 13th General Meeting and Supper—Cancelled 7:30pm
April 18th Cars N’ Coffee—TBA
April 29th Wednesday club run—Cancelled
MAY
May 6th Committee Meeting— Clubhouse @ 7:00pm
May 10th Sunday club run - Details TBA
May 11th General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7:30pm
May 16th Cars N’ Coffee
May 27th Wednesday club run—Details TBA
June 3rd Committee Meeting— Clubhouse @ 7:00pm
June 8th General Meeting and Supper—Clubhouse @ 7:30pm
June 14th Sunday club run - Details TBA
June 20th Cars N’ Coffee
June24th Wednesday club run—Details TBA
Crankhandle News
26th Feb Sunday Run
Bill Budd had put together a great run visiting
private car collector Jeff McLintoch’s home.
We had a good turnout with 13 members cars
and 1 modern leaving the clubhouse at 8.45
making our way to Latimers Crossing Rd and
driving through Clagiraba to end up at Smith
Park in Canungra for morning tea. Meeting us
there was David and Theresa King along with Peter and
Laraine Ganderton; it was great to catch up with the latter
after a long absence.
After morning tea we
headed west towards
Beaudesert, then turning
right on the Beenleigh
Road before taking the next turn right and driving through a
number of lovely roads in the lower Tamborine area, ending
up at a large property, where
we were all blown away with
the collection of cars, trucks
and tractors in a big shed at
the back of the property. The
vehicles were all well looked after and all in working
condition; our members where amazed by them. Jeff lovingly
showed off his babies and started a few of them up. A lot of
work and money went
into this collection.
Crankhandle NewsOn behalf of the club, Bill Budd
thanked Jeff for allowing us to
view his collection and presented
him with our 50th Anniversary
Bumper Badge.
After we dragged ourselves away,
we said goodbye to Jeff and his
partner retracing our drive back through Canungra then turned
off to drive through Beechmont down to Advancetown where
we stopped for lunch at the Advancetown Hotel. Thanks Bill for
a lovely day.
Crankhandle NewsCrams Farm Run Sunday 1st March
Nothing like being woken up from a deep sleep at 5 am to go
on a picnic in NSW because of
the time difference and because
someone got the times wrong.
We were out the door and
down the club house to pick up the lunch gear and out on the
road again at 5:30 passing Ben and Thomas Darke in their old
Army Ambulance, to
meet up with our
members at 6:30 at
the Chinderah Road
House. Then we all would travel
together to be at the old
Railway site at Murwillumbah to
meet up with our host the Tweed
Car Club at 7:30 our time (8:30 their time) only to find no one
there.
We had seven cars leave from the roadhouse, and another two
meeting us at the Murwillumbah stop. At nine o’clock NSW time
a member from Tweed club with the sign in book arrived and
was surprised to see us all there. Gradually the other Tweed
members started rolling in for the 9:30 drive to Crams Farm.
So, we had a big procession driving through Murwillumbah and
down to Kyogle Rd towards Crams Farm. We arrived at the
Farm just as the Northern Rivers Restorers Club from the Lismore
region arrived.
Crankhandle NewsLawrence and Kerena Crediton also arrived not long after
taking advantage of a lovely sleep in.
We had a good get together chatting with the different clubs
and inspecting each other’s cars.
The southern clubs started
cooking their BBQ lunch
at 11 o’clock our time,
but by 11:30 smelling the
fried onions and meat we
were ready to eat, so thanks to our cooks Peter Amey and
Kerena we had a lovely lunch of sausage
and rissoles with salads that our president
had arranged for us. All in all, it was a
lovely day even with the early start, our
thank go to Col for arranging our lunch, and thanks to the
Tweed club for setting everything up.
Crankhandle NewsMid Week Run 8th March
They had predicted rain,
but the morning was lovely
and sunny with a cool
breeze blowing for todays
run. We met at the
clubhouse at 8:30 and a visitor to our shores from England
happened to be passing and pulled in to look at our cars. He
thought it may have been Cars n Coffee. But unfortunately, he
would not be in the country when the next event was on. He
was pleased to see six of our members British cars and had a
good inspection of them.
Nine cars left the clubhouse,
meeting up with Peter Amey in Fifi
(Citroen) and Bill Budd in his
Plymouth along the way, before
turning off the Hwy to travel along Kennedy drive, crossing
Terranora Creek and taking a right onto Dry Dock Rd, then
eventually onto Terranora Rd where we had beautiful views of
lovely houses and gardens with plants in different hues of
purple, as well as the fantastic postcard views over the valleys
either side of the road. The recent rains had made everything
a lush green. From there we followed the Tweed River on
Riverside Dr. through Tumbulgum and down the Tweed Valley
Way to have morning tea at
Budd Park by the river. All our
cars were on display for some
enthusiast who had passed by.
After morning tea, Wayne Robson waved us off in his
Mercedes as he had other engagements. The rest of us started
Crankhandle Newsour second leg of the drive
down through Murwillumbah
along the Kyogle Rd turning off
onto Bakers Road following the
Tweed River back to the coast.
We had picture perfect views
overlooking the valleys, the country smell
from the cows driving through Stokers
Siding, then rainforest on the small narrow
winding roads. We worked our way back to Tweed Valley
Way stopping on Quarry Rd for stragglers to catch up, only to
find out that half the cars
had gone straight on to
the Leagues club. The
remaining four cars
turned east onto
Clothiers Creek Rd then
Eviron Rd. Driving along
the hill tops overlooking the M1, another breathtaking winding
scenic road. We ended up on Cudgen Rd and driving to the
Cudgen Leagues Club for lunch. Even though it was a long run,
it is one of the most beautiful runs we have done with sunny
skies and lush green fields to see.
Who can drive all their customers away
and still make money?
Taxi drivers.
Crankhandle NewsMeet “Viktoria”.
A couple of our newest members
are Bede and June Maynard with
their 1974 Volvo 164E “Viktoria”
which you may have seen around at
a number of the “Cars n
Coffee” events since September
2017.
Bede bought Viktoria in August 2017 from an owner in
Victoria. Since then he has been having
to do a lot of work in restoring her from
the tyres up. With some
modifications along the way and
installing an air-conditioner for our Qld
climate which also gave never-ending
troubles.
In November 2019 Bede tried to take Viktoria to a Bathurst Meet
only to have several mishaps on the way as a result they never
made it to Bathurst. The main fault was the electronic
ignition which has been removed and she’s back to having points.
The transmission cooler has been relocated to behind the front
spoiler to aid air flow through the cooling system. Another new
cap for the coolant bottle has been tested and is closer to the
10psi required. The old (new) one was failing at 5psi.
Viktoria has had a lot of work done on her over the last two
years, last being in Dec 2019 the ignition coil burnt out the
condenser in the distributor, apparently the ignition coil should
have been swapped with a non-electronic one when the they put
the points in. Bede hopes this is the end of the run of bad luck
with Viktoria. You can follow his story on facebook “Oz Volvo”.
Crankhandle NewsDUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK THERE ARE NO
EVENTS WE CAN ADVERTISE AT THIS TIME.
Club Merchandise
Club Shirts $25.00 (without pockets)
Club Shirts ($35.00 with pockets)
Club Jackets $25:00
Bumper Badges $20:00
Club Key Rings $5.00
Club Patches $5.00
Window Stickers $1:00
Crankhandle NewsCars N’ Coffee
January 2020
The first meet for the new decade and
2020 was a thorough wash out. The
heavens opened up and did not close
for a long long time leaving most of the Gold Coast under
water. We had a glimpse of Venice right here in Mudgeeraba!
At least the rain went to parched parts and to bush fire
ravaged regions giving much reprieve to the highly stretched
RFS crews and plenty of relief to many who reside in the areas
affected.
FEBRUARY
This meet was also not going to
happen with it being cancelled two
days prior and re-instated just 16
hours before hand. All this because
it was raining constantly for the whole week and the Bureau
promised another ten days of the wet stuff, and we all know
the wet stuff and classic autos just don’t go together. However,
just the day before, the skies were bright blue with all the grey
clouds having floated away. Anyway, it was a wonderful meet
considering the extremely short notice. The coveted Car of the
Meet went to a beautiful 1972 Plymouth Barracuda in bright
Yellow. It was beautiful!
The two that stood out were the
Ferrari 328GTS and its
counterpart Ferrari 308GTS.
The 308 being the exact model
which Tom Selleck drove in the
Crankhandle NewsMagnum PI series, an interesting fact, Tom Selleck was too tall
for the car and drove it by looking over the
windscreen, so to counter this, the producers removed the seat
padding and rails and bolted the seat to
the floor as far back as they could, and it
only just fitted!
Another little stunner was the Isuzu Bellett. I
had never seen one before and was really
enamoured with it. The Isuzu was in fantastic condition and was
vying for top position with the overall winner, the Plymouth, but
boy it sure was a close second.
From Japanese Classics, we
transition to Swedish Future Classics.
This being the Volvo V40 Polstar
World Rally Championship car. This is
a genuine rocket and would give most other exotics a run for
their money. This particular example was finished in Polstar
Blue which is the trademark colours of the Volvo Rally Team.
This colour is no longer offered in the Volvo range which makes
this example all the more special.
Crankhandle NewsNext comes the mighty Honda NSX. Who can go past this
Japanese Supercar of the 90’s. Honda set out to build a
supercar which would rival any exotic but be cheap to maintain
and be reliable, i.e. like a Honda, and they came up with this.
At time of launch, plenty of other sports car manufacturers were
quivering and they had to “up their
game” just to stay competitive. This
was obviously for the better, because
it’s advanced car technology for all
of us to enjoy.
Hope to see you all for another
awesome morning. To view all the cars please visit
www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeegoldcoast
SJ Parekh
Crankhandle NewsURGENT:
HELP REQUIRED FOR SUPPERS – MAY, JUNE AND JULY MEETINGS
Richard and I will be overseas awaiting the arrival of our second grandson.
I will be back on deck in August.
What is required:
Serving tea and coffee to the members
Doing the supper: ie sandwiches, cake and something hot e.g. sausage rolls,
pies, etc.
Cleaning up afterwards.
This is by no means a big job. If you can help please contact:
0411 092561 or email butcherbrownfamily@bigpond.com
Cheers Leonie
Answer: TRABANT 6015.
The Trabant 601 series was a modern automobile when
introduced in 1963 in East Germany, with 150 pre-production
examples. Originally, production was only planned to run from
1967 to 1971, but instead continued until 1990. The original
engine was only 17 kW (23 hp), but in 1969, a new version
was offered with a 19.1 kW (26 hp) engine. Its purpose was to
provide a cheap but still reliable car that was very affordable
and also easy to repair and maintain. Still, it was at the time of
its release, rather modern in many ways, with front wheel drive,
a low maintenance engine, unitary construction, composite
bodywork and independent suspension all around.
Crankhandle News***For Sale: Heaps of Model 96 Willey’s parts. Contact Barrie Heyen Email
barrieheyen55@gmail.com
***For Sale***Pair of Lucas 12 volt wind horns , probably 1950
manufacture . Quick sale $135 the pair. Call Chris 0410082080.
* For Sale - Roof Rack 4 Wheel Drive, very good condition. $50 Leo Janssen
55305559
*** For Sale Holden Colorado Genuine Tonneau Cover suit RG (2012-2016) LTZ
with sports bars, Only 15 months old, removed from vehicle to fix lockable hard
cover, as new in perfect condition with all fittings and screws .
$120 contact Peter aJ on 0413 379 410
***GIVE AWAY*** Heaps of 1926-28 Willey’s (Wippet—Overland) parts.
Phone Barrie Heyen 5545 4565
Wanted: Cathedrals for back mudguards of early Chev, Willy’s etc.
They were a one-off market item. Email Barrie -
barrieheyen55@gmail.com
Wanted: Wing Mirror for 1937 Morris 8.
Phone Philip 0415 219 520
Wanted: Door Handles for 1929 Chevrolet.
Phone Albert 5530 4627
**Wanted** Austin Water pump A30. D Cush 0413242997
GIVEAWAY—**FJ Holden Manual** anyone wanting it please ring Alison Bosse
on o419652662 .
Please Let us know if you have sold your articles or found the items you
have asked for. Editor.
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