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REVS OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE: FX – FJ HOLDEN CLUB OF QUEENSLAND INC. EST. 1976 • Issue 15

REVS Official newsletter of the:

FX – FJ HOLDEN CLUB OF QUEENSLAND INC. est. 1976

April 2019

2019 COMMITTEE, CONTACTS & DETAILS IN THIS ISSUE

PRESIDENT: PETER McCARTHY 0438 462 100 [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT: JOHN GAGER 0412 472 061 [email protected]

SECRETARY: TINEKE WHITTEN-DE MEER 0410 505 947 [email protected]

TREASURER: DONNA HINDS 0412 763 996 [email protected]

RUN COORDINATOR: PETER WHALLEY 0437 821 652 [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP: TINEKE WHITTEN-DE MEER 0410 505 947 [email protected]

TECHNICAL ADVISER:TONY MANGANARO 07 3245 3631 [email protected]

PUBLICATION EDITOR & WEB SITE MASTER: SHANE KRUEGER 0408 076 834 [email protected] A.E.H.F. DELEGATE: JEFF MANN 0437 933 831 [email protected]

Q.H.M.C. REPRESENTATIVE: CHERYL NOTT 07 3341 5619

MAJOR EVENTS COORDINATOR: LES ROSS 0448 459 059 [email protected]

SOCIAL: JOHN MILLS 0439 707 682 [email protected]

Club Website: www.fxfjholdenclub.com

Club Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 179 Rocklea, Qld, 4106.

Club Bank Details: Westpac; BSB 034077; Acc. No. 203004 (use your name as reference).

Meetings: Held 2nd Monday of each month in the FX FJ Club of Qld Clubrooms at Rocklea Show Grounds; enter via Goburra Street, Rocklea. Meetings start 7:30 pm sharp, all members and guests are welcome to attend.

Merchandise: Club T shirts and Caps available; ask treasurer for current details.

Concessional Registration: Concession registrations are to be ratified by the Dating Officer, as per the rules of the club. New members please indicate if seeking concessional registration.

Join our Facebook Group FX-FJ Holden Club of Qld Inc. to keep up to date with what is happening in your club.

President’s Report Page 2

April Club Run Page 6

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Thanks to everyone that has contributed articles, stories and photos. Without you there would be no REV’S, but we are always looking for more interesting stories and/or articles for REVS. We will endeavour to reproduce all submissions faithfully but might need to edit if required. Please let us know if there are any errors in articles or on address labels, apologies in advance if this occurs. Articles / ads are not necessarily pre-sanctioned by the Executive Committee.

Closing date for submission of articles for next REVS by 20th of each month.

Email submissions to: [email protected], [email protected] or post to P.O. Box 179, Rocklea, Qld, 4106

President’s Report by Peter McCarthy

Dear friends,

I hope you all had a pleasant Easter, and were able to enjoy some down time with family and friends.

At this point in time we are mindful of club members who are unwell, especially Helen Oliver and Rosanne Gager. I’m sure they will receive lots of TLC from Maurie (Helen) and John (Rosanne) and their respective families.

Our April club run was a scenic tour of Tamborine Mountain. It was encouraging to see some new face join us for the run. With such a high proportion of utes in our convoy up the mountain, the casual observer could have been forgiven for thinking that we were en route to the Deniliquin Ute Muster! Our early Holdens added a touch of nostalgia to the eclectic mix of convertibles making the most of a magic Autumn day on the mountain.

An added bonus was the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the many ‘hipsters’ as we strolled through Gallery Walk. I’ve never seen so many ‘man buns’ in all my life!

A big shout out to Peter and Noelene Whalley for organizing a great tour of their neck of the woods (see Peter’s report inside). Thanks Peter and Noelene.

Our next club run will be to Cameron Park, Ipswich on Sunday 19th May for National Motoring Heritage Day (8 trophies will be awarded on the day).

Plans are well underway for our Holden Out For A Cure- All Holden Day at Birkdale on Sunday 24th November. It promises to be a great day for all Holden devotees. Let’s all play our part, and promote the event wherever we can, to enable it to live up to expectations.

Until next month, keep Holden on!

CLUB MEETINGS 2019

13th May. Rocklea Showgrounds

10th Jun. Rocklea Showgrounds

08th Jul. Rocklea Showgrounds

12th Aug. Rocklea Showgrounds

09th Sep. Rocklea Showgrounds

14th Oct. Rocklea Showgrounds

11th Nov. Rocklea Showgrounds

09th Dec. Rocklea Showgrounds

From the Archives 1979

From the Editor’s Desk by Shane Krueger


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April 2019 Meeting minutes by Tineke Whitten

Minutes of meeting: held 8th April 2019. Meeting opened at 7:30pm chaired by Peter McCarthy. Peter opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.

Members present: 16 members. (refer sign in book)

Apologies: Richard Toms, Bob Schofield, Maurie Saccu, Ted Walker, Ron Vines, Lester Sin, Sue Ross.

Mail in: Mini Mag, Receipt from Cancer Council, Thank you note from Joanne Chambers, Secretary of LAMA (Lockyer Swap meet), EHMC Newsletter, Northside Newsletter, The Distributor SA, FX FJ Holden Club Melbourne Chapter Newsletter, FX FJ Car Club of Canberra Newsletter, Bundaberg Early Holden Car Club Newsletter, FX FJ Holden Club of Sydney Newsletter, QHMC.

Visitors: Matt Hopper and Alec Baker. Matt has a 1950 FX Sedan and wants to get it back on the road. Alec has an FJ Sedan.

Secretary: Previous meetings minutes were from the March 2019 meeting. Peter called for any amendments. Tony Manganaro moved that the minutes be accepted, seconded by Peter Whalley and passed by those present at meeting.

Treasury: Donna Hinds tabled the current bank balance. Donna moved that the statement be accepted, seconded by Tony Manganaro and passed by those present at the meeting.

Social/Run Coordinator: Peter Whalley; Refer to Upcoming Outings for details of runs for the coming months.

Technical: Tony Manganaro. Tony is happy to assist you with any technical information or advice, just phone him.

Membership: Tineke Whitten. Club membership numbers stand at 75 financial, 1 honorary and 9 life members.

Peter McCarthy read out the note received from Joanne Chambers:

“Thank you for your letter advising David’s Life Membership will continue on by transferring the Honour to my name. David put years of effort into the Qld Club and deserves to be remembered by this Award. I will be proud to continue as the custodian of his Life Membership”.

Publications and Website: Please send your articles for the REVS to Shane or Tineke.

Join our Facebook Group FX FJ Holden Club of Qld Inc. to keep up to date with

what is happening in your club. We currently have 496 members on our Facebook page.

AEHF: Jeff Mann. No further details.

QHMC: Cheryl Nott Meeting on 28th March 2019. Four auditor’s Financial Reports ending 30th June 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 presented and approved. Since been posted to Office of Fair Trading. AHMF – AGM 13th, 14th July in Melbourne. AHMF 2020 National Motoring Festival 28th March to 3rd April. Newsletter released last week is first of seven to February 2020. Early Bird entry closes 30th June.

Winner announced 14th July. Three accommodations for prizes. TMR – 14th March. Impromptu Events on TMR website under SIV Scheme mention on page 3; three times and under various headings in SIV Scheme. National Motoring Heritage Day – Picnic in the Park 19th May Cameron Park, Booval Ipswich. The treasurer Jason Dodge has changed signage, parks and dates on 15 corflute signs and banners, cleaned witches hats, banners, vests and other equipment. Done advertising, press release, obtain sponsorship: $1500.00 from Ipswich City Council, $500.00 from Shannon Insurance for 13 trophies and products, $500.00 Maguire’s products and samples and 200 bags, keyrings, micro cloths. Trophies NQ, SQ QHMC Rallies and vouchers, certificates.

Swap & Sell: For Sale: FJ Ute Doors and bonnet. Contact Les Wilson on 0447 092 647

Wanted: FJ Grille: Centre bar, Bonnet bar & teeth. Willing to pay up to $3,000 for a good one that doesn’t need re-chroming. Ph. Arthur (0407-924-424).

External sun visor. Contact Des on 0428 948 914.

Interior Light (Complete) for FJ. Contact Tony Manganaro on 07 3245 3631


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Raffle drawn and won: • 1st Peter Whalley • 2nd Randy Smith • 3rd Les Wilson • 4th Tony Manganaro • 5th Bob Hebert • 6th Lee Ross • 7th John Gager • 8th John Entjes • 9th Jeff Mann Major Events: Holden Out for a Cure All Holden Day The subcommittee held another meeting. Question was raised whether to register (trademark) the name Holden Out for a Cure All Holden Day. Tineke to check how much this will cost. General Business: Donna advised there is no button up shirt in our club colours. The polo shirt is the only option. President Pete’s Jokes of the month. A pharmacist walks into his chemist shop to find a bloke leaning against the wall with a look of agony on his face. “What’s wrong with him?” he asks the work experience boy. “He came in for some cough syrup,” the work experience boy explains. “But I couldn’t find any, so I sold him a bottle of laxatives instead!” “What!” the pharmacist says horrified. “You can’t treat a cough with laxatives!” “I don’t know about that,” replied the young work experience boy. “Take a look at him. He’s not game to cough!” The meaning of Life On the first day, God created the dog and said: “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.” The dog said: “That’s a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I’ll give you back the other ten?”

So God agreed. On the second day, God created the monkey and said: “Entertain people, do trick and make them laugh. For this, I’ll give you a twenty-year life span.” The monkey said: “Monkey tricks for twenty years? That’s a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?” And God agreed. On the third day, God created the cow and said: “You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer’s family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.” The cow said: “That’s kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years.. How about twenty and I’ll give back the other forty?” And God agreed again. On the fourth day, God created humans and said: “Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I will give you twenty years.” But the human said: “Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty years, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?” “Okay”, said God, “You asked for it.” So that’s why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I’m doing it as a public service. Meeting closed: Meeting closed at 8:30pm. Next meeting is on 13th May

19th May As the third Sunday in May is the National Motoring Heritage Day and is celebrated over Australia the Club Run will be to the Picnic in the park organized by the QHMC. Meeting at the Shell/Hungry jacks Grennard Road Rocklea at 8.30 am for an 8.45 am Departure in convoy to the Venue. Cameron park Ipswich. (not Queens park as in past years.) The vehicles to be on Display from 9.30 am to 2 pm. Lunch to be your choice of BYO or the QHMC have organized Coffee/Fod Stalls. Trophies awarded for Best Vehicles in various categories. Refer to www.qhmc.org.au for further details.

23rd June Brick and Humpy Run. This Annual Run and Competition with the Mini Owners Club is to be organized by the FX FJ Holden Club. The competition for the Perpetual Trophy is part of the proceedings. Meeting Place Clubrooms at the Rocklea Showgrounds 8.30 am for 9 am Start. Morning Tea in Laidley area and Lunch at Atkinsons Dam with a Chucky Lunch for all.

21st July CHRISTMAS IN JULY LUNCHEON. Donna Hinds has organized to have this luncheon at the Southern Cross Sports Club at Mt Gravatt. The lunch will be a Soup, Roast and


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Dessert. Details on costs to be detailed shortly. We will probably meet at the Clubrooms for Morning Tea then a morning run from the Clubrooms to the venue.

18th August This run will be an Observation Run organized by Tony and Jill Manganaro as we will be away in August. Tony tells me he would like us to meet at his house for morning tea then the observation run finishing with a B B Q lunch back at his house. Further details on timing shortly.

21st & 22nd September Following an invite from Paul and Ali Connolly to visit his shed at Casino I have locked in this weekend in September. Details are we would leave Brisbane Saturday morning via back way to Casino. Paul and Ali are supplying BBQ Lunch at their Shed in Casino. In Afternoon make our way to Evans head to either Motel or Caravan park Cabins for overnight with dinner at RSL. Sunday Breakfast will be a B B Q in the park opposite their house in Evans Head.

Then we could make our way back to Brisbane stopping for lunch at Kingscliffe. At the last Club Meeting a number of members indicated interest in the weekend. If you would like to join us, please give me a call or email to the Club Email as I will be looking at booking Motel Accommodation or Cabins at the Caravan park sometime in April.

20th October Pete’s Poker Run. This run will commence from the Southside Venue and the Poker Run

to be the as in previous years. Further details to be supplied soon.

24th November HOLDEN OUT FOR A CURE All HOLDEN DAY. Organising this event is well underway. Details as per the article in the Magazine. Therefore there will not be a run in November.

15th December 3rd Annual Presidents Run. The last run for the year will be the presidents Run and will probably be around the Redlands Area. Further details to be supplied.

Other events:

Friday 3rd May to Sunday 5th May Autorama 2019 Gold Coast Antique Auto Club and Queensland Historic Motoring Council Autorama Rally Website www.qhmc.org.au

Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May Annual truck show at rocklea Showgrounds. Entry $10 Saturday 8 am to 5 pm Sunday 8 am to 3 pm.

Saturday 15th June Caboolture Swap Meet & Show n Shine

24th November Holden out for a cure all Holden day Contact LES ROSS 0448 459 059 [email protected]

2020 Sunday 28th March to Friday 3rd April Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club are organizing a Group tour to this event and return departing Tuesday 24th March and returning Wednesday 8th April.

For further details Albert 0429 780980 or Cheryl 3341 5619

General Information for Club Runs

Runs to meet at 8:00 a.m. and depart 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise specified. Runs will usually be the first Sunday after the Monday meeting unless otherwise specified. Runs will meet at the designated points as listed below of North, South and West; unless otherwise specified. Participants are urged to keep together wherever possible, particularly in built up areas. The leader will pull over where safe and wait for everyone to get through lights etc. Keep an eye out for the vehicle behind and slow down or stop so they can catch up before taking the next turn, if this is done then the Run Coordinator would slow, and if required stop.

Meeting Points

North side: BP Morayfield (Caravan Parking Bay) on the Bruce Highway, Morayfield, approximately 5Km past Burpengary on the left UBD Map 58 K18.

Southside: The Shell Service Station, on Distillery Road, just past the Beenleigh Rum Distillery, on M1 to Gold Coast, Exit 35 second exit from roundabout on service road. If missed take the Jacobs Well (Exit 38) and take the first, sharp left to service road and back to the Shell Service Station UBD Map 284 N6.

Westside: Puma Service Centre, Ashburn Rd Riverview, Just off the Warrego Highway. UBD Map 214 H4


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Sunday 28th April Run A Tour of Tamborine Mountain.

By Peter Whalley

A sunny fine day greeted all who met at the Shell Service Station at Yatala for the April Run.

It seemed to be a collection of utes with 4 – FJ and 1 – FX ute and President Pete in his Brumby Ute as well as 2 – FX Sedans and 2 FJ Sedans and a couple of daily drivers set off on a shorter than normal for me run up to Tamborine Mountain.

The first stop was the Beacon Road Lookout over Tamborine Village towards Ipswich. However it was a hazy day so views of the distant ranges were limited.

We then drove along the Main Western Road to the Hang Gliders Lookout with views over Bidadabba and the Beaudesert Valley.

A loop of the southern end of Tamborine Mountain ended with morning tea at Staffsmith Park.

From morning tea we moved on to the Gallery Walk Carpark where most set off to the shops and tourist attractions of the Gallery Walk.


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Lunch was at Clancy’s Irish Pub and we all enjoyed the food and drinks. A popular choice was the Guinness Steak Pie which is a Clancy’s special.

We hope everyone enjoyed the Tour of Tamborine Mountain. One benefit for Noelene and I was the short run home.


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For Sale / Wanted

Please ensure all WANTED and FOR SALE ads are placed by email to [email protected] before the deadline for each issue of REVS. All current listers of items for sale /wanted PLEASE CONFIRM BY EMAIL BEFORE THE 20th OF EACH MONTH OR AT THE CLUB MEETING THAT YOU WANT YOUR AD TO REMAIN FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH. If I don’t hear anything, I will assume you want your ad removed! This is to try and keep the ads listing manageable, thanks for your cooperation in this. A price must be given for items for sale if it is to go on the Club Website. Please ensure you include current contact details when placing an ad.

For Sale:

FJ Ute Doors and bonnet. Contact Les Wilson on 0447 092 647

Wanted:

FJ Grille: Centre bar, Bonnet bar & teeth. Willing to pay up to $3,000 for a good one that doesn’t need re-chroming. Ph. Arthur (0407-924-424).

External sun visor. Contact Des on 0428 948 914.

Interior Light (Complete) for FJ. Contact Tony Manganaro on 07 3245 3631

From the Archives 1999


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We are now asking for donations to the clubs Xmas in July hampers.


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