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AVCMC FanMail
February 2018
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From The Driver's
Seat
By Joe
Janssens
Yes 2017 is something of the past and we are well into January
2018. I trust that you all had a great festive season.
We started the year with our 14th
Club Anniversary Lunch which was once again kindly hosted by
Maggie and Rob Mears. It was very well attended and most
enjoyable.
Arrangements for various events for this year
have started. We are endeavouring to keep all the events
interesting.
Thank you to Daphne and Pam for their
interesting talk for Beginner Navigators.
Sadly Sigrid Drews passed away on the
1st January.
Cheers
Joe
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Through
The Windscreen
(This is what lies ahead)
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For Your Diary
Local Events
Thursday
8 February - Motoring DVD
Thursday
15 February - 5 to 8pm - Supper Night
Hamburgers and / or hot dogs will be on sale.
Sunday
18 Feb - 11h00 - Pre OD Fun Run
Meet at Rosehill Mall parking area. Brush up your rally skills.
End with a picnic somewhere - bring your own stuff.
Saturday
24 February - 9am to noon - AVCMC Museum
Sunday
25 February - 12 noon - Croquet / Bowls
At the Port Alfred Bowls club. Pay R20 / person green fees.
Please buy all drinks from the club bar. Bring and braai lunch.
Thursday 15 March - NO supper night
Come to the OD welcome braai next Friday
Friday
23 March - 6 pm - Welcome to OD Inggs participants
All welcome at the Club House - in Alfred Rd, Port Alfred, next
to The Red Leaf Nursery (visitors please note that the Club
House has moved!)
Lasagne and salads will be provided. Donations towards club
funds will be welcome.
Please RSVP to Peter Viner 082
831 5769 so as to give an idea of numbers.
Bring your own drinks, plates and cutlery
Sat/Sun
24 - 25 March - OD Inggs Memorial Run
Application forms will be available shortly.
Saturday
7 April - Bathurst Agricultural Show
Display your old car. Drive around, hoot at your buddies
Sunday
22 April - Picnic On The Lawn, at Norbert Drager's home in
Grahamstown
Note the date - not Saturday as previously diarised.
Sunday
10 June - Bonnets Up
Diarise the date, but be a bit flexible as it might change. The
event will count towards the Restoration of the Year.
Events
Further Afield
Sat/Sun
10 - 11 February - George Old Car Show
Sunday
29 April - Knysna Motor Show
7
-10 May - SAVVA 50th Anniversary Tour - Houw Hoek
11
- 14 June - Milligan
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Birthday
Congratulations
February
6 Hazel Schreiber
11 Carel Buchner
25 Tersia Wienand
25 Matthew Gouws
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The
Dashboard
(This is going on right now)
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Condolences
We are deeply saddened to report that Sigrid Drews passed away
on 1 January after a long illness. Sigrid was our oldest member
and was very active in the club until a few months ago. Sigrid
is remembered as a remarkable lady. She will be missed.
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1934 Plymouth 2
door Coupe
Spares Wanted
Windscreen frame and some hub caps
Contact Cyril Adkins, Bethlehem, Free State, cell 0836051546
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or email cyril2009@live.co.za
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1949 Singer
Roadster - Restoration Project
Almost all parts are included. Motor complete with spare
gearbox. Some woodwork needs to be re-done, plus all wiring and
upholstery. Lovely project for old car enthusiast. R50
000.00
Tel: Dave Hawkins 082 453 2618
Eastern Cape
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Classic & Sports Car Insurance Placements
“We
Drive Classic Cars”
We
insure them with Great Care.
Approved
Broker: Mercedes-Benz Club South Africa
Tel: 031 701 0226 l Cell: 082 781 4410
Email: pat@smythebros.com
A Division of Smythe Financial Services cc
Authorised FSP No. 16054
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1937 Morris
8 For Sale
The car is complete and running.
Comes with a spare engine, gearbox and a trunk full of spares.
No papers. R70 000
Contact Joe Janssens 083 235 1101
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For Sale - 1960
Peugeot 403 Station Wagon
Not many of these cars around any more. Restoration project. In
East London.
Asking R15 000.
Contact John Pringle 043 726 8530 or 082 718 5870
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Parts Wanted
for 1973 Peugeot 404.
(1) Windscreen washer plastic container. Size: height 130mm X
width 80mm X breadth 100mm
(2) Rear number plate light fitting or lens.
Contact Charles Pellew on 046 624 4563 or 076 8490549
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Club Regaila
We have a limited number of Club bumper badges
and these can be yours for a mere R200 per badge from Shirley
Martin. Phone her on 071 675 4570.
Unclaimed name badges
are stuck to the fridge in the Club House.
Club
shirts. Roger Darkes still
has 2 medium and 1 large shirts for sale. Contact him on 046
624 2874 and pay R260 each.
If you have not paid for
your shirt, received a while ago, please do so now - to
Shirley Martin, call her on 071 675 4570.
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For Sale - Two
Early Ford V8s
These cars are in very good condition and the current owner has
already spent a lot of money starting the restoration /
replacement process.
1934
Needs a new carburettor and a fuel pump and it will run
smoothly again.
In time it will require new rear window rubbers and window
channel kits.
The owner has purchased some new parts such as a complete new
set of window glass, some window channel bits and rubbers etc.
The owner also has some spares for this vehicle.
1936
The owner has already spent some money on redoing the
upholstery, tyres and some window rubbers.
Some of the chrome work has been redone at great expense.
Recently he has also had the radiator refurbished.
The owner also has some spares for this vehicle which he will
sell with the vehicle.
Contact Mike at club@modelaclubofsouthafrica.com
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The
Rear View Mirror
(Past Events)
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Club Anniversary
Brunch - Saturday 13 January
by Ron Gush.
Pictures by Rob Wallis
47 members and guests pitched up for the 14th annual brunch
hosted by Rob and Maggie Mears at their home in Bathurst. It
was a peachy day for an outing in the old cars.
It was a "bring your own drinks" event and the food
was outstanding and plentiful.
Joe welcomed everyone and ran through a list of the club
highlights during the past year:
1) The clubhouse moved from the late Don and Pat Lee's home to
our new premises in the Museum at Hawkins Industrial Park
2) The OD Inggs Memorial Run was well supported with 25 entries
3) Name badges were procured for club members and spouses
4) Club shirts were sourced and samples acquired for members to
order
In memory: Eden Bradfield and Sigrid Drews passed away and were
sadly remembered as stalwart members.
Daphne McNeill thanked the committee for all of their hard work
during the past year.
Joe thanked all members who had helped in the running of the
club over the past year. In particular he thanked Rob and
Maggie for hosting this brunch and for those who organised the
event and contributed food.
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Yvonne and Bruce Yendall
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Des Hill and Charles Pellew
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Left: Joe Janssens welcoming all.
Right: The feast
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In The
Boot
(Useful Baggage and Tools for
the trip)
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Three little boys were comparing how far back
they could remember.
One said he could remember being in nappies at age 2.
The second said he could remember cutting his first tooth
before he was one.
The third said he could remember going on a picnic with his
father and coming home with his mother.
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Knight Sleeve Valve
Engine
by Ron Gush
My brother-in-law, Philip (who has participated in an OD Inggs
rally and is thus known to some of you), told me about a car
running around in Cape Town fitted with this type of engine. I
was intrigued. My late father once mentioned how quiet these
engines were. Philip gave me a photocopy of the cutaway engine
but it was difficult to follow the sequence of it's 2
concentric mobile sleeves cranked by a "cam" shaft.
The piston runs in the inner mobile sleeve....
So I googled and found this picture. Also very confusing:
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So I googled some more and found this animation
of the engine: Click here to watch
the working demo model.
There is a cutaway model of this engine in the Crankhandle
Clubhouse, that you can crank and view it's operation.
Fascinating stuff indeed.
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Picture
copied from an article titled "Early Motoring in the
Cape" in the Cape Odyssey Feb/March 2006:
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What is it about this picture that makes me think
that I am not driving my Ten to its full potential? Look closely
to see the driver leaning well into the passenger seat - no doubt
mindful that this car has a mere 3 foot 9 inch track. Awesome
picture! Ron
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Committee
Chairman:
Joe Janssens 083 235
1101
Vice-Chairman:
Peter Viner
046 624 3552 or 082 831 5769
Events:
Roger Darkes
046 624 2874 or 082 373 8181
Secretary / Treasurer:
Shirley Martin
071 675 4570
Clubhouse Manager:
Peter Viner
046 624 3552 or 082 831 5769
Grahamstown Rep:
Norbert Drager
046 622 6282 or 072 765 6448
Fanmail Editor:
Ron Gush
046 648 3186 or 083 272 1961
Members:
Keith Schroeder 046 624 4114 or 082 412 3378
Rob Wallis
082 334 0354
Other portfolio holders:
OD Inggs Co-ordinator:
Peter Viner
046 624 3552 or 082 831 5769
SAVVA rep and Vehicle Dating: Dave Hawkins
046 624 2214 or 082 453 2618
Webmaster:
John Austin-Williams
(contact via Ron Gush for web content)
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Disclaimer
Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors
or contributors and are not necessarily those of the AVCMC
nor it's committee nor officials nor of any
affiliated club.
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Tailpipe -
sent in by
Jen Hume
My wife just stopped and said, "You weren't
even listening were you?"
I thought.... "that's a pretty weird way to start a
conversation."
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