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AVCMC FanMail
November 2018
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From The Driver's Seat
By Peter Viner
Jackie
and I set out from Port Alfred on Sunday 14th October on a long
road trip to Zambia to see our eldest son who is currently living
in Lusaka with his family. We arrived in Lusaka on Monday 22nd
having spent 3 nights in Chobe and 2 nights in Livingstone with a
total journey of 2,900 kilometres. We start the long journey back
home on Monday!
In last month’s Fanmail we mentioned the pre-Christmas Bring and
Braai to be held at our house in November - little did we know at
the time that the date clashed with the Vintage Motor Racing
event to be held in East London so our event will be held on
Sunday 18th November instead. Please make a note in your diaries!
Our monthly supper evening was once again a great success - a
special thank you to Paulette for supporting us in this way! We
really appreciate it.
Bettine Hattingh is making good progress in her recovery from the
stroke she suffered - she has taken her first few steps albeit
with the aid of a walker and we all wish her continued progress.
Dave MacNeil is also making good progress in his recovery from
major open heart surgery - we all wish you well Dave!
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For Your Diary
Local Events
Thursday
8 November
- 5 to 8pm - Motoring DVD during the noggin
Sunday
18 November
Xmas lunch - Bring and braai at Peter Viner's house
Sat
12 January 2019
Anniversary breakfast at Rob Mears' house
16-17
March 2019
OD Inggs - An appeal to all members to enter next year's Inggs.
We have struggled get a decent field for the last few years and
would dearly love to have more entrants next year. Please reserve
the dates and enter.
Events Further Afield
11
to 14 November 2018
Fairest Cape Tour. Entries close 15 October. Please contact
Shirley Martin or George Armstrong for more info and entry forms.
9
- 14 June 2019
50th Milligan Rally
14
- 18 August 2019
Magnum Rally in Mpumalanga. Open to vehicles built before 1998
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Historic Grand Prix
Festival
25th November
2018 to 2nd December 2018.
This event will kick-off with 30’s era Grand Prix cars racing at
the East London GP Circuit on Sunday 25th November and end off
with a Garden Party with display & demo at the Val de Vie
Estate in Franschoek.
Over twenty cars will be present including Rileys, Bugattis, Alfa
Romeo Tipo BP3, Aston Martin Ulster, and MGs, including the very
car driven by Dick Seaman in the 1934 event. Of particular
interest to us is a Riley driven in the 1930's by Buller Meyer,
grandfather of Colin Meyer who will drive it at this event.
Colin, although not a member of our club, is well known to us as
the frequent winner of our OD Inggs event.
Tickets to the East London event ar priced at R250-00. Details
are available on sahistoricgp.com.
Pictured below is the Riley with Colin's grandfather at the
wheel.
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New members
Full member - Brian White
Associate members - Helen Engelbrecht
Maggie Mears
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Birthday Congratulations
November
Daan de
Lange
4 November
Schalk van der
Merwe 9 November
Margaret
Buchner
11 November
David Pohl
11 November
Vivian
Jordan
13 November
Charles
Pellew
30 November
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Best Wishes
Charles Pellew has undergone surgery on his
shoulder. He is fairly immobile at present but should be in
working order within a month or so.
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The Rear View Mirror
Quite
far back in the mirror this month. Norbert Drager describes a
very interesting event in which he participated in 2000 in
Tuscany, Italy.
 
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Clockwise
from top left
Stirling Moss driving a Mercedes,
Norbert on the Grossglockner Pass
Porsche Spyder
Cooling the Mercedes 300SL
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For Sale
Austin 10, 1934 Chrome Rad for sale.
Restoration project. With majority of the parts. Engine, gearbox
and all body parts present. Priced at R55000. The car can be
viewed in Port Elizabeth. Please contact for more photos and
information.
Russell Moore
0828108704
russellurezia@hotmail.com
3/3
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For Sale
: Collectable Citroens and Peugeots
All enquires to be
directed to John Pringle. Vehicles are in East London. All
offers will be considered. His contact details are:-
Cell Phone : 082 718 5870, or e-mail bereamotorsel@gmail.com
1972
Citroen GS Station Wagon – Reasonable
condition: R20000-00
1958
Peugeot 403 Sedan – Good running
condition with spares:
R60000-00
1960
Peugeot Station Wagon (Project
vehicle): R20000-00
1958
Citroen ID 19 2nd
owner. Sought after car with spares: R75000-00
Citroen
D23 Pallas: Rust needs attention. Any
offer considered. 3/3
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DVD
A DVD of the DSTV
programme an MG is Born.
Contact Ian Storer 072 727 7382 or 046 624
1836
2/3
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Old Ford spares - possibly Model T
Complete speedometer (oval) in working condition
and very nice
Dim and bright switch (oval) also in working condition
Gear box parts - gear selector
- idler gear etc etc ,all wrapped up
Set of headlights complete !
Being an Old car enthusiast I thought of contacting your good
selves
as these spares must be valuable to some body who is looking for
them .
Harold Allen 083 320 7341
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For Sale - Ford A Sport Roadster, October
1931:
This is a rare model A, developed and built by
Ford Canada. To my knowledge only a few cars of this type are
running in SA.
Most striking features: Folding windshield, 2 spare wheels in
front fenders, full bumper at rear end.
Good running condition. Goes with spares,tools, small hydraulic
workshop crane, motor stand, and many more items.
R 290.000 ono. If anyone is interested, please contact me under
my
E-Mail <gerd.winnemoeller@gmail.com>
I could make available a multiple
picture folder through "Google Drive"
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Regalia
Roger Darkes has found a supplier of very nice caps, embroidered
with our AVCMC logo which we are offering for R100. Exceptionally
good value. Numbers are limited.
Place your orders with Shirley Martin.
No cash (or preferably eft) No cap.
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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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Bank Charges
If you deposit cash or a cheque directly to our bank account,
please add R50 to cover the bank charges. You can pay cash
directly to our Treasurer, Shirley, at no extra cost. But not to
the bank. The Club can not afford the bank charges for cash or
cheque deposits.
If you pay by EFT or bank deposit, please remember to reference your
payment with your name.
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Tailpipe
Given the
excessive number of years that most of us have logged, the
following will strike a chord.
As a senior citizen
was driving down the freeway, his cellphone rang. Answering, he
heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just
heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on the
N2 highway. Please be careful!"
"Hell," said Herman, "It's not just one car. It's
hundreds of them!"
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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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Committee
Chairman:
Peter Viner
046 624 3552 or 072 825 9258
Vice chairman
Bill Martin
071 509 0169
Clubhouse Manager
Rob Houston 046
624 2530 078 112 5435
Secretary / Treasurer:
Shirley Martin
071 675 4570
Grahamstown Rep:
Norbert Drager
046 622 6282 or 072 765 6448
Fanmail Editor:
George Armstrong 072 347 0924
Events
Alf Steck
046 624 2639 083 265 8381
Members:
Keith Schroeder 046 624 4114 or 082 412 3378 and Joe
Janssens 083 235 1101
OD Inggs Co-ordinator:
Bill Martin assisted by Peter Viner
Other portfolio holders:
SAVVA rep and Vehicle Dating: Dave Hawkins
046 624 2214 or 082 453 2618
Webmaster:
John Austin-Williams
(contact via George Armstrong for web content)
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