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Page 1: May 2017 Issue number 175...Public Officer Chris Hillbrick -Boyd 62976014 Treasurer Brian Thomas 6253 8261 Events Director Vacant Events Committee Pauline Campbell 0419 402 866 David

Southern Tablelands Heritage Automotive Restorers Club Inc. page 1

May 2017

Issue number 175

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page 2 The Wheel # 175 Southern Tablelands Heritage Automotive Restorers Club, Inc.

PO Box 1420, Queanbeyan NSW 2620, AUSTRALIA

President Malcolm Stewart 6299 5272 Vice President Albert Neuss 6297 6225 Secretary Lawrie Nock 6230 3320 Email: [email protected] Membership Secretary Pam Corbett 6297 7285 Public Officer Chris Hillbrick -Boyd 62976014 Treasurer Brian Thomas 6253 8261 Events Director Vacant Events Committee Pauline Campbell 0419 402 866 David Torricke-Barton 0401 071 143 David Arton 0414 923 349 Alicia Arton 0422 203 495 John Kaczmarek 0412 344 454 Registrar John Corbett 6297 7285 Email: [email protected] Vehicle Inspectors Albert Neuss 6297 6225 Webmaster Malcolm Roxburgh 6236 9408 Email [email protected] Editor Rosemary Thomas 0438056938 Email: [email protected] Property Officers Ray & Barbara Malam 6238 3581 Publishing Committee John & Ronda Cornwell 0438 973 174, with Krystyna McLeish, Geoff Rudd, and Jane Nock Website: www.stharc.org.au Club Email: [email protected] Club Meetings held at 8pm; 1st Tuesday of each month (except January) at

the Girl Guide Hall, Erin St, Queanbeyan. Contributions should be submitted before the 15th of the month for the following month's issue. Articles covering events, members’ experiences, automotive/amechanical items or photographs welcomed. The editor reserves the right to accept, reject or modify any section of any article submitted for publication. The opinions and views expressed in the articles published in The Wheel are wholly those of the respective authors, not necessarily those of the Editor, or the Committee of the Southern Tablelands Heritage Automotive Restorers Club Inc. Previous copies of The Wheel are available from Australian National Library, Call No N796.70994WHE Photos/text are used with permission are © copyright of the owners and or SHTARC, or are public domain (if so indicated), or are used for “fair-use review” only. That is - images illustrate text next to which it appears, which provides critical commentary on the work in question for which it promotes. The images are of lower resolution and quality than the original (copies made from it will be of inferior quality). No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information. It is not replaceable. The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the artwork in any way. The image's inclusion in the article is important because it is the subject of and is discussed in the text. The image is being used for informational purposes only. The material has previously been published in numerous sources, & on the internet with higher resolution images available elsewhere (Eg Amazon.com, Ebay.com).

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Minutes of General Meeting - Sunday January 2017

Our thanks to Homestead Press for their support: 3 Paterson Pde, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Tel: 026299 4500 Fax: 026299 4200 Email [email protected]

Meeting Commenced: 8.10 pm Held at: Girl Guides Hall Erin Street Queanbeyan Attendance: 33 members Apologies: noted Visitors: nil Guest speaker : Bev Lang provided a resume of the planned world tour she and Hugh will be taking over the next 12 months or so. President’s Report: President unable to attend and sends apolo-gies. Meeting Chaired by Treasurer in the absence of President and Vice-President Minutes of previous meeting Minutes of the March Meeting published in the April edition of The Wheel. Moved acceptance by Lawrie Nock Seconded Chris Hillbrick-Boyd carried Treasurer’s Report: Current balance is $9483. A payment of $500 to the Guides for the use of the hall is recommended. Reimbursement of Hazel for prizes for the raffle proposed . Moved acceptance Brian Thomas Seconded Lawrie Nock carried

Secretary’s Report

Correspondence: In

Correspondence for Treasurer passed on

Invitations currently inhand to various events. Details are loaded onto

STHARC website as they become available. Details of forthcoming

events under events.

Magazines received: Many of the clubs with which STHARC exchanges

use

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Continued from page 5

newsletters are now exchanging those newsletters in electronic form

which allows STHARC to make them available to all members through

our website. Electronic versions on STHARC.ORG.AU website; hard

copies received available from front table for members. Various ap-

proaches about membership and concessional registration schemes.

Invitation from Veedub Club for Queanbeyan Drive in Night on 8 April

Correspondence Out:

Responses to inwards correspondence

Editor: The new computer is making the job easier. Final set up of

the internet connection will finish the job. New articles are needed and

welcome.

Website: Everything working well. Webmaster reminded members

that the events section of the website is updated regularly and contains

some details which cannot be provided in time for inclusion in the Wheel.

Registrar: One new vehicle on club plates a Holden Ute

Property Officer: travelling

Public Officer : No action required at the moment

Council Reports:

ACT Council

There have been some minor teething problems with the CVS for modi-

fied vehicles. A scheme for recreational vehicles is also under considera-

tion. NSW new Minister for RMS has indicated that she believes the 60

day trial for historic vehicles is working well and expects it to continue

pretty much as currently structured.

Wheels attracted about 750 vehicles and just over $3,000 was raised by

the nominated charity, TADACT. Council Registrar thanked members of

car clubs for their reporting of apparently non compliant vehicles which

attended Wheels.

The review of the Council’s constitution and by-laws is under way. Mem-

ber clubs need to submit any representations they wish to make by next

meeting of the Council in April 2017. Only representations made by affili-

ated clubs will be considered – ie no personal representations.

Council is awaiting the results of the trial of the 60 day arrangements in

NSW. Affiliated clubs are to be asked at AGM or thereabouts to consider

making renewed approaches to ACT Government for two separate

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schemes which would be compatible with NSW schemes. One would be

the CRS with a 60 day log book arrangement and the second would be

an entirely separate scheme along the lines of the NSW CVS for modified

vehicles.

Major forthcoming events notified to Council

The Cuban Embassy is planning an event for 22 April showcasing

particularly but not necessarily exclusively pre 1961 vehicles at the bus

deport from about 9.00am to about 3.00 pm to highlight for heritage

motoring enthusiasts the population of pre 1961 cars still in use in Cuba

and to promote tourism to Cuba.

This event clashes with ACT Heritage open day event at Gungahlin

Homestead, Crace on Sunday 22 April. Details of access arrangements

for the Heritage event at Gungahlin will be on the club’s website. It was

suggested that STHARC members should assemble at the club house to

travel and arrive in convoy.

National Motoring Heritage Day will be 21 May 2017. Shannons Cars N

Coffee will be held on the same day. There is an opportunity for clubs to

organize their own events perhaps terminating at the Cars and Coffee

event destination. The opinion of STHARC members was sought on

having STHARC organize a general run including a brief tour through

Queanbeyan and terminating at the Shannons event. There appeared to

be good support for the idea.

Battle of Waterloo will be held on 18 June which is the actual date of the

event but a long time ago. A location has yet to be determined.

Marques in the Park is scheduled for 12 November. There are some

clashes with other interstate events but at this time of the year clashes

are virtually unavoidable.

Arrangements for Terribly British Day are in hand. The date is yet to be

confirmed and is subject to availability of the Queanbeyan Park venue.

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Continued from page 5

Normal date for this event is the first Sunday in December, but it may be necessary to move to the second Sunday. on 19 May at the Albury /Wodonga hosted event over that weekend and including a NMHD run.

Events Report:

Details of events are loaded onto STHARC website as they become

available.

Past Events ladies morning tea and blokes shed visit last Friday of

the month. Reports on events should be submitted to Editor for inclusion

in the newsletter.

Invitations in hand to: National Trust ACT Heritage Festival open

day Gungahlin Homestead Crace, 22 April; Young Heritage Motor Club

muster, 30 April; Collector Pumpkin Festival Sun 7 May, Crookwell Po-

tato Festival Sun 14 May; Wheels of Wamboin Sat 20 May; National

Motoring Heritage Day Sun 21 May; CHMC AGM Rally at Albury 18-22

May 2017

Other forthcoming events : Social gathering this Thursday night at

Thai Restaurant Queanbeyan, Haulin’ the Hume Sat 8- Sun 9 April, Mid

week run to Cotter 20 April, Bateman’s Bay Weekend 29-30 April, Visit

to historic Bederville near Braidwood postponed from 8 April – resched-

uled for 6 May. Lagan Pub display was postponed and may now be

held at the end of April.

General Business: Annual presentation of awards - Past issues with

substantial standing costs to cover and the substantial workload on

those doing the organizing make running the event burdensome – It has

been decided that awards presentation will be done at AGM. If club

members wish to have a function at about that time it can be organized

by those who want it.

STHARC Christmas party venue needs to be decided. Past practice of

circulating around community halls in the clubs catchment area seems

to work well. Booking of the chosen hall needs to be done soon if we

want our preferred date and location. Events Committee should have

primary running on this but there is no reason why other club members

cannot participate or if the Committee agrees take over

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the running of the event.

Delegate to CHMC will be attending the AGM at Albury/Wodonga on 19

May. A proposal has been put forward to amend the CHMC Constitu-

tion and by-laws to make them compliant with the RMS requirements

for umbrella organizations approved to operate the CVS arrangements.

CHMC needs to establish an Eligibility Committee and a RMS Liaison

Officer. There are no provisions in the existing arrangements of

CHMC for this to be done. After some discussion on the subject, it was

moved that the STHARC Delegate be authorized to vote in favour of

the proposed amendments subject to his judgement of the proposals

ultimately put before the meeting for approval. Moved Lawrie Nock

Seconded Chris Hillbrick-Boyd accepted

Birthdays and anniversaries: Peter Toet, David and Lynette Tor-

ricke-Barton, John Cornwell, Pauline – birthdays

Raffle Ronda Cornwell Chocolates, Easter eggs - Kenny Carratt, Allan Boyd, lollypops – Pauline, John Corbett

Meeting closed: 9.52 pm

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1968 Mercedes 280S By Malcolm Stewart

Vehicle History.

Members will recognise this car as it for-merly belonged to Ian and Chrystina MacLeish. I was delighted that Chrystina passed the car on to me and gave Rae-lene and myself the opportunity to enjoy the car in the same way that she and Ian did. It is also nice to know that the car stays within the STHARC family.

The car has an interesting history. In 1968 the Mercedes S class was and still is Mercedes most prestigious model. This car was built in Stuttgart in March 1968. It was delivered on 1 June 1968 to its first own-er, Dr John Thomas Ward who lived in Willoughby Sydney. The Dealer was Pearce Bros of North Sydney. In 1980 the car was sold to Mr A. G. Cameron of Kiama. Ian and Chrystina were the third owners when they purchased the car I believe in about 2000.

STHARC members will appreciate that having a full history of a car, in-cluding full documentation adds enormously to a cars interest. Tucked into the passenger door map pocket was the original owner’s folder. In-cluded is the original delivery certificate, 190-page maintenance manual, warrant documents, owner’s manual, supplements, service manual, full set of 1968 Mercedes Benz global service maps and various correspondence re-garding the vehicle

The car was religiously serviced every 3,000 miles from new by Mercedes deal-ers in Chatswood and Bowral following its move to Kiama. I understand the car was rarely driven after 1984. .

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Chrystina tells me that when she and Ian travelled to the coast to visit the seller, the car formed part of a large collection and that originally, they had gone to look at his other vehicles

About the car

The car is dark blue and it is interesting to note that the MacLeish’s thirty five year newer 270D Mercedes has the identical paint code! The car is in fabulous original condition with a completely unmarked interior. I have rarely seen a car of this age stand up so well. It is a testament to its care but also the incredible build quality of Mercedes Benz.

The S in the name signifies both the class (Mercedes use this term to differentiate its models) and the type of fuel delivery which in this case signifies carburettors. If the car had an ‘E” it would mean Fuel Injection and an “L” would mean long wheel base. The model designation is W108.

The W 108 was launched in 1965.The initial model lineup consisted of three W108s: 250S, 250SE, and 300SE. the existing models were given an upgrade with a single engine, the 2778 cc

The W108 now included 280S and 280SE, with production starting in November 1967. These replaced the 250S, 250SE and 300SE. Mercedes built 93,666 280S models between 1967 and 1972. Mercedes report that there are currently 834 280S models still registered in Germany.

The car features a four speed automatic transmission, four wheel disc brakes, independent four wheel suspension, power steering and for its time safety standards that were unheard of. On the 280S the two downdraft carburettors produced 140 hp (100 kW) and could push the car to 185 km/h (180 on auto), whilst 0-100 was done in 12.5 seconds.

Parts are readily available and reasonably priced. The power steering gasket kit cost me $12! The quote was $500 to fit it! Needless to say I did it myself. There are plenty of non original parts available that are of good quality.

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While researching the car it was fascinating to read Mercedes own historic website. Talk about honest appraisal of what to look for. Example:

“As far as the engines are concerned, the 2.5-litre versions have a reputation for not being able to cope with full power. But if you find a well-kept 2.5-litre example you can still invest with confidence since, as classic models, these cars are normally only driven with extreme care. The aluminium three-litre unit in the 300 SE can incur high repair costs if damaged. 280 S/SE and 280 SE 3.5, on the other hand, offer impressive longevity. Both manual and automatic transmissions are generally considered to be robust.” https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/lifestyle/mercedes-benz-magazines/classic-magazine/buyers-guide-the-w108-models/

Raelene and I look forward to many years of enjoyment in our ‘new car’. What really surprises me is how well it drives. It is as good as most newer cars. I have already investigated air-conditioning $2500 for a complete system ex-USA. Thanks again to the car’s former custodians Ian and Chrystina for taking such good care of her.

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FOR SALE

Aluminium folding camp/home table and two bench-style seats, all in a carry case. Used only once. Very good condition. $80 neg.

Electric foot spa, Tiffany brand in very good condition. $15 neg. for those sore feet .

Contact: Allan Boyd 0427 976 014

WANTED

Your article for this magazine. A trip report, photos of an event or your Club member profile.

Send to the [email protected]

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Majura Park 25 March When Majura Park shopping centre was looking to celebrate its first birthday one of their customers suggested that they should contact Ian McLeish about getting some old cars as a feature. Ian’s Model A was place in the foyer and STHARC members were invit-ed to bring some display vehicles. With the exception of one year when there was a clash of events, STHARC has participated in this cel-ebration each year with a static display outside the main Woolworths entrance to the complex.

The usual car buffs have their special events such as Wheels to attend. Those with little knowledge of or interest in heritage motoring don’t at-tend these motor vehicle displays. That is what makes events such as the Majura Park display relevant to heritage motoring and the public at large. The diverse range of vehicles owned by STHARC members pro-vides our club with an opportunity to mount a display with something of interest to a broad cross section of the community.

In a week when it rained just about every day, Saturday turned out to be an anomaly. STHARC members turned out a range of heritage mo-tor vehicles to confront unsuspecting members of the public as they turned up to do their shopping. Eleven vehicles arrived at the site and drove up the footpath to take their places, backs to the wall, outside the shopping centre. The vehicles spanning almost 60 years of motoring heritage on display, attracted interest from a wide range of people, most of whom had no usual interest in or contact with

heritage motoring.

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Some of the more agile younger visitors explored the underside of these things which they had never experienced before. Fortunately the drip trays provided some warning of the possible features to be found. There was no disgrace for the cars which really did need the drip trays – they do it all the time and the owners get used to just replacing the lost fluids. It was

surprising to see so many young children checking out what is inside the engine bays in particular. Confusion reigned for some of the young people who discovered the spare engine in the back ends of the Beetles. Owners of some modern cars were happy to note the fact that their sub 2 litre cars could leave the 6 litre plus monsters for dead in just about every aspect of motoring except perhaps for uniqueness.

When threatened rain, interrupted play early in the afternoon, the party very quickly broke up.

Roll call

Paul Cunneen - 1928 Model A Ford, Lawrie Nock - 1953 Packard

Clipper, David Torricke-Barton - Morris Minor, Malcolm and Hazel

Roxburgh – 1956 Ferguson tractor, David Arton - 1958 VW Beetle,

Jane Nock - 1960 Bentley S2, Tony and Christine Brown – 1966 Ford

Mustang, Allan and Chris Boyd – 1971 VW 1600 Beetle, John

Kaczmarek – 1975 JGS Ford Falcon Coupe, Max De Oliver and Maree

Burke – 1978 Mini Moke, Russell McKinlay 1984 Toyota Corolla, Jantjie

and Simon Brown - modern.

By Lawrie Nock

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Ladies’ March Morning

Tea

After a fresh start to the morning, ten smiling ladies met for morning tea on Friday, March 31 at the Millhouse Café in Queanbeyan.

With all agreeing it was too cool to sit outside, Benita found a room inside with a large table to accommodate all of us. Those arriving a little later found us easily – they just followed the noise from our room.

Everybody enjoyed their selection of beverages and cakes and all seemed to enjoy one another’s company, as well as the various topics of conversation, from one end of the table to the other.

Nancy-Lea has been making lovely twiddle muffs for dementia pa-tients. If anyone has any leftover or unwanted wool at home, or an empty cotton thread spools, could you please bring them along to one of our morning teas or a meeting and it can be passed on to Nancy-Lea, who I am sure would really appreciate any contribution.

Attendees: Jane Nock, Kay Carratt, Nancy-Lea Legge, Winnett, Beni-ta Thomas, Chris Hillbrick-Boyd, Krystyna McLeish, Ronda Cornwell and Christine Brown.

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Ladies’ Morning Teas

2017

Our May morning tea

will be held at

10 am on Friday, May 26 at

The Big Green Cup Café in the Village Square at Bungendore.

Come join us

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STHARC Items Available Items available for sale at our monthly meetings are listed on the website stharc.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/stharc-items-for-sale-rev-3.pdf Please let property officers Ray and Barbara Mallam know at a meeting or ph 6238 3581 if you would like to buy or try on any items.

Know Your Club Member Name: Malcolm Stewart Membership length: 8 years Involvement in the club (past and present positions held if any): Magazine editor and current Club President since 2015

Occupation (past/present):Retired (part time consultancy) Formerly Political Lobbyist including: Chief Executive Federation of Automotive Product Manufacturers Chief Executive Australian Confederation of Apparel Manufacturers Chairman Conference of National Industry Association Directors Chief Executive and founder of The Australian Supplier Institute Member of various Boards and Government Advisory Bodies Participant and Session Chairman in The Massachusetts Institute of Technology project “The Future of The Automobile”

Historical vehicle/s owned: Historical Vehicles Owned 1970 Holden HT Brougham, 1977 Holden Statesman

1968 Mercedes 280S Other hobbies: Travel, music concerts, working around the farm,

horses, dog rescue. The first vehicle you ever owned: Suzuki 750 motorbike. First

car-left hand drive 1968 HK Holden Premier imported to The Philippines by my father and brought back to Canberra.

Send in another member profile to the editor via email.

Email: [email protected] before the 15th of the month.

Our thanks go to all who contributed articles and photos to this month’s publication and to the production and distribution team.

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Seiffert Automotive

All types of mechanical work done to most makes and models of vehicles.

Authorised Inspection Station NSW & ACT.

Albert & Andrew Neuss 8 Endurance Ave Queanbeyan

02 6297 6225

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