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Newsletter of Cootamundra Antique Motor Club

June 2017 Dedicated to the Restoration and Preservation of Heritage Vehicles

CAMC continues its great community tradition with now 21 years of the Frank De Britt run which provides an annual outing in club

member’s old cars for residents of the Cootamundra Retirement Village, Nursing Home & Stroke Patients Recovery Group.

Pictured above are Paul Andreatta with his mum & two other residents on the day enjoying the outing.

GREAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT CAMC! WELL DONE TO ALL MEMBERS INVOLVED.

COOTAMUNDRA ANTIQUE MOTOR CLUB

P.O. Box 27 Cootamundra NSW 2590

Email: camccootamundra@gmail.com Website: www.cootamundraantiquemotorclub.org

Past 4 years of newsletters are available on Website for downloading.

Club Colours: Green & Gold

http://www.cootamundraantiquemotorclub.org/

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OFFICE BEARERS - 2017 A FOUNDER OF THE CLUB: MICHAEL LIVINGSTONE

President Hugh McMinn 6942 7495 0409 835 515 hugh@armsid.com

Vice President Paul Andreatta 6942 3957 0421 497189

Secretary John Collins 6942 1496 0428 421496

Treasurer Sue McCarthy 63863365

Events Co-ordinator Barry Gavin 6942 1282 0488 421 976 bazlyncoota@yahoo.com.au

Plates Register Alan Thompson 6942 1181 0400 128016

Club Captain John Simpfendorfer 6942 2658 0409 328566

Librarian John Collins 6942 1496 0428 421496

Keeper of Club Album Gwen Livingstone 6942 1039 0428 421039

Editor Graham Angel 6942 3181 0408 366 005 graham.s.angel@det.nsw.edu.au

Photographer Barry Gavin 6942 1282 0488 421976

Membership Officer John Collins 6942 1496 0428 421496

Public Officer Joan Collins 6942 1496 0428 421496

Swap Meet Co-ordinator Lynne Gavin 6942 1282 0488 421 282 Lynng1961@yahoo.com.au

Web Master John Milnes 6942 4140 0432 606293 jmilnes@live.com.au

Registration Inspectors Malcom Chaplin 6942 4406 Ray Douglas 6942 1508

Alan Thompson 6942 1181 Graeme Snape

Mark (Zeke) Loiterton 6942 1836 Ken Harrison 6942 2309

Graeme Ducksbury 6386 5341

Movement Book Alan Thompson 6942 1181 Ken McKay 6386 3526

PHONE in to record in the Movement Book – clearly state

who, what run & what car! LOG BOOKS must be completed prior to setting out.

Membership Fee $40 annually -- 1 December to 30 November

CLUB MERCHANDISE FOR SALE - Contact Paul Andreatta Windscreen Banners $10.00 Metal Bumper Badge $40

CAMC Coffee Mugs $6.00 each or Two for $10 Lapel Badge $5

Windscreen/Bumper Stickers – Free

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

1st Michael Bickford

16th

John Mackie Snr

26th

Ken McKay

30th

Ann Jennings

12th

Neville Cave

21st Darryl Philpott

26th

Mark Loiterton

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Master John Milnes.

Another great location for sharing

pictures & stories.

Proposed Long Run September 2017 CAMC is proposing a run to Adelaide in order to

experience the ‘Bay to Birdwood’ run on 24th Sept.

Expressions of interest can be presented to Paul Ballard.

Tel: 0419 973822, Email: westkinloch@gmail.com

Please express your interest ASAP to allow planning to

commence & even

offer some

suggestions for the

trip.

Other clubs & their

members are more

than welcome to

join in & attend.

Proposed Weekend Run Oct/Nov 2017 Pending potential numbers for the Bay to Birdwood trip,

Paul is also proposing a weekend run & he is seeking

expressions of interest.

Possible destinations could include Lake Cargelligo,

Lockhart, Cowra/Canowindra, Forbes/Parkes,

Narrandera/Leeton, Yarrangabilly, Tumburrumba,

Holbrook, Jerilderie or Griffith.

Please contact Paul (as noted above) with ideas & to

indicate your expression of interest.

mailto:graham.s.angel@detmailto:westkinloch@gmail.com

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PRESIDENT’S RAMBLE Our May Meeting was, once again, well attended. Whilst

this is always good to see, it would be even better to see

more members at our other events. Barry 'told it like it is'

at the meeting, being very disappointed about the numbers

at recent events. I know you've heard it all before, but I

implore all members to make an effort to get out and enjoy

your cars (old or new) and the company of fellow

members.

We had a good attendance, however, at the Frank De

Britt Run, actually having more cars than required! This

was because the numbers from the Retirement Village were

slightly down on previous years, and two or three cars had

more than one passenger. I had a good chin-wag with my

passenger (in my newly-acquired Toyota Cressida), John

Graham, who seemed to be very knowledgeable on the

various topics we covered. The run out through Frampton

was delightful. Thanks to all the chauffers, and to Lynn,

Joan and assistants for an afternoon tea of the usual high

standard.

The lunch at the newly renovated Sir George Hotel at

Jugiong was very pleasant on another lovely Autumn day.

Karen and I took the Hurricane, and on arrival saw the

magnificent XK120 of Ken and Dana, and the yellow

Valiant of Denis and Mavis (from Junee). Malcolm and

Linley arrived shortly after in the XJS, so we had a trio of

English two-door cars. If Denis had brought the Morgan,

we would have had a quartet! After moving three times,

we cobbled-together a couple of tables so that we could all

sit together and chat - a very pleasant way to spend a

Sunday afternoon.

Please check the Events Calendar at the back of this

magazine for our upcoming meetings (the July one is in

Harden) and events, and put your choices in your diary. I

am particularly looking forward to the Ariah Park run on

the 17th of June.

Safe and happy motoring to all members . . .

Cheers,

Hugh McMinn

FOR SALE/WANTED FOR SALE – 1951 Riley RMA 1 ½. Runs well. Has had

new high comp pistons fitted. Paint is good, but needs

some woodwork restoration. Front seats are new

leather & rest of interior is original.

$9000 ono. Ph John 0459219278. Email

wandjrickett@icloud.com.au

Norm’s Hubcaps – The huge hubcap collection (in a

shed in Wombat) is for sale – preferably as one lot. C/-

Damien Noel 0402 330 419

FOR SALE - Model A Ford. Imported (after restoration)

from USA in 1994. Carefully stored and maintained in a

lock up garage since in Australia. Fitted with a Model B

engine, Ford V8 hydraulic brakes, 12 volt with an

alternator & Mitchell synchromesh gearbox. Located in

Cowra, NSW

$32,000 ono. (No time wasters please)

Contact: Pam Gee Tel: 0414 421 855

E-mail: pam@altusinsurance.com.au

WANTED: Any parts to suit 1965 Dodge Phoenix.

Contact Carol or Arnie 0269737505 or 0418 255618

WANTED: Front end complete or stub axles and

callipers from VC-VE-VF Valiant. Contact Pat Keane

0269219914 or 0490105033

Adds will be removed from the magazine after 3 months unless

organised otherwise.

SCROUNGED STUFF

Apologies to Ken & Mary-Anne McKay for writing that

they were previous members in the article about their

1958 Leyland Worldmaster bus. I need to check my

records more carefully in future as they are certainly

financial and of course welcome members of the club.

The Wagga Wagga Veteran & Vintage Motor Club will

host their 50th Annual June Long Weekend Rally this

June. Being the 50th Anniversary, there is bound to be a

huge display at Downside on Sunday 11th June from

midday to 3pm. Entry is by Gold Coin (which goes to

Charity). Generally they have an area for older cars to

park which is near the cars on display.

A very good contingent of Temora Antique Car Club

members attended the Observation run in

Cootamundra in April. It would be great to have a

large contingent of CAMC cars & members attend the

upcoming run to Ariah Park on the 17th June. The

Temora Club is organising morning tea & lunch. This

should be a great run & I believe there are some great

places to visit.

This run was scheduled for last year but was called off

due to the wet weather. Let’s all get behind it this year.

CLUB HAPPENINGS & EVENTS

Cootamundra & District Machinery

Restoration Society Biennial Rally

The Biennial Rally was held 1st April 2017 at

Cootamundra Showground with many interesting

stationary machines on show - especially Phillip Ronning’s

steam engine and water pump.

Old tractors also displayed their pulling power, especially

Don Manwaring’s Case tractor.

Antique vehicles from our club were also on display,

including:

- John Collins 1927 FORD

- John Simpfendorfer 1924 DOUGLAS

& 1972 SUZUKI 100

- John Rickett 1950 RILEY 2.5

- Alan Thompson 1960 STUDEBAKER

- Mal Chaplin 1968 AUSTIN 1800 ute

- Barry Gavin 1976 TORANA

- John Milnes 1985 TOYOTA 4 Runner John Collins

mailto:wandjrickett@icloud.com.au

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Studebaker Nationals at Remark

The trip to Renmark for Jill and I in the Studebaker Lark convertible started the weekend before Easter because we

were meeting friends, Barry and Merlene Carr, to have four

days sailing on the mighty Murray River in a house boat.

This was a bit of an adventure, and great fun. I would

highly recommend it to anyone.

Studebaker activities were at the Renmark Hotel,

commencing with Meet and Greet dinner on Thursday

night. Friday was Registration and Swap meet, some free

time, then dinner at night followed by an Auction of all

things Studebaker.

Saturday was Concours day. While the “boys” looked,

talked and compared, the “girls” had a Paddle Boat cruise.

Then more lovely food at night with Rock‘N Roll dancing.

Sunday was a change to the usual convoy of vehicles

going to a set venue. As Renmark has many interesting

things to see, we were given a list of places to go to, some

of them at specific times, and off we went. The weather

was great, so with the top down, we visited a Fish Farm,

Winery, Rose Garden with a small Car display, and had a

most enjoyable day out. More food at night and

Presentation of Trophies.

Monday was a farewell breakfast, and many were on their

way home. As we planned not to leave until Tuesday, we

spent Monday doing a little more sight-seeing in the town

and surrounds.

We left Renmark around 8.30 on Tuesday, and arrived in

Narrandera about 4.30, not bad for 600km in a 57 year

old car. We were back in Cootamundra on Wednesday

morning at the end of an excellent time away. The Stude

performed well over the whole trip and averaged 22.3

mpg (12.7 l/100), I’m happy with that.

Alan Thompson.

Club Observation Run – 22 April Great weather and a great time were had by all on our

observation run. Now is that an airplane out in the

paddock on the right?

Well not quite right, it did have a type of propeller, so OK,

you had to use your imagination and it was actually a

windmill.

A few curly questions but the main idea was to have a bit

of fun and that certainly came out in the “Answer Time”

back at the mystery BBQ destination where some people

had a quizzical look on their faces when the answers were

read out

Don't argue with the boss., Ted apparently trying to take on Lynne

over some of the answers to the Observation Run. Brave man!

AND the “Mystery BBQ Destination” was at the great

hosts residence of Graham and Robyn Snape and their large

shed filled with some very nice pieces of motoring eye

candy

Barry Gavin

Young Car Muster – 30 April A great sunny Autumn day for this year’s Young Car show,

which did attract several CAMC members.

I parked outside the show, but on entry I was directed by

Sue McCarthy to display my car. I was asked for the type of

vehicle & I responded with ‘1985 Suzuki Swift’, only to hear

a chuckle, followed by ‘Oh, you’re serious’.

Luckily I have broad shoulders, but to improve the

presence of my Swift, I parked next to a Mini Moke (this is

one way of giving my car the illusion of greater presence &

luxury).

John Lynne was also speaking shop & taking notes on the

day about a 1973 XJ6 Jaguar for sale. Appears he is in the

market for another car. Vehicles do not get too

comfortable at the Lynne household.

The event attracted about 70 cars. Vehicles of interest

included a 1923 Buick, a 1927 Willys Knight, a few 1960’

Cadillac’s, a V6 Commodore powered FJ. The people’s

choice award went to an EH Holden.

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CAMC members present included:

- Graham & Sue Angel 1985 Suzuki Swift

- Tim O’Keefe 1967 Hillman Imp GT

- Sue & Peter McCarthy 1981 Holden Commodore SLX

- Mal Chaplin XJS Jaguar

- John Rickett 1951 Riley 2.5

- Ted & Joan Strachan 1954 Austin Somerset

- Barry & Lynne Gavin 1977 Torana Hatchback

(with Ethan) 1974 Torana SS Hatchback

- John Lynne 1962 Chrysler Valiant “S” Series

- Mick Bickford Wolseley

- Kevin White 1963 Vauxhall VX490 Editor.

Frank De Britt Run – 6 May In 1980 Frank was a Foundation Member of our club & in

1986 he instigated an annual event of taking folk from the

Retirement Village, Nursing Home & Stroke Patients

Recovery Group for an afternoon drive in our club cars.

This year our club picked up 16 willing passengers at 1.30

p.m. & took them for a scenic drive out around where the

township of Frampton once existed.

Afternoon Tea was enjoyed in the Stephen Ward Room of

Cootamundra Library. (Stephen Ward came from

Frampton.)

Club cars on the Run:

- Ken Harrison 1937 PLYMOUTH f

- Mal Chaplin 1950 JAGUAR MK5

- John Rickett 1950 RILEY 2.5L

- Ted Strachan 1954 AUSTIN A40

- Alan Thompson 1961 STUDEBAKER

- Paul Andreatta 1973 FALCON Fairmont

- John Speechley 1973 STATESMAN DeVille

- Barry Gavin & Ethan 1976 TORANA SS 4.2

- Paul Ballard 1980 PEUGEOT 504

- Peter McCarthy 1981 COMMODORE SLX

- Hugh McMinn 1986 TOYOTA Cressida GLi

- John Simpfendorfer transported walking aids in his ute.

- John Collins and John Milnes were reserves.

Afternoon Tea was set up by ladies of our club:

Lynn Gavin Joan Collins

Gwen Livingstone Wendy Rickett

Barbara Armour Ting O’Keeffe

Sue McCarthy Lin Chaplin

Betsy Harrison Janet Ballard

John Collins (pictures by Barry Gavin)

Tumba Rail Centenary – 14 May

Only 5 CAMC members attended the Tumba Rail

Centenary at Ladysmith: Lynn, Ethan, myself and Alex and

Lynne Joss

It was raining in Coota when we left but as soon as we

reached Bethungra it became fine with a bit of cloud

A VW motor that was in a fettler's 4 wheel cart

Barry Gavin

Warrnambool Car Club Visit

The Warrnambool Car Club visited Cootamundra during

the week of 8th May. During their visit they checked out

Paul Braybrooks shed and several CAMC members also

tagged along.

Paul proudly showing off some of his toys.

Ken, Mal & John checking out some of Paul’s toys with members of

the Warrnambool club.

Editor (Photos John Simpfendorfer)

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The History of the Nissan Motor

Company – Part 1: Prior to WW2 The Nissan Motor Company has links to the DAT

Motorcar Company from the 1920’s .DAT Motors built

trucks in addition to the DAT and Datson passenger cars.

The majority of its vehicles though were trucks, due to an

almost non- existent consumer market for passenger cars at

the time. Commercial operations were placed on hold

during Japan's participation in World War I, and the

company contributed to the war effort.

Through the 1920s, much of DAT’s profitability depended

on government subsidies of their large trucks. In 1930 the

Japanese government declared that drivers' licenses would

not be required for cars with engines up to 500 cc

displacement & they would also attract lower taxes. DAT

produced a car to meet these laws called the "Datson" (i.e.

"Son of DAT") Type 11

The type 11 was a small car with a 495 cc, 10 HP side

valve engine and a three speed transmission & offered in

several body styles. They sold 150 of the Type 11 in 1932.

The Type 11 had the same engine displacement and

external dimensions as an Austin Seven. Information about

the British Austin 7 was widely available within Japan. In

October and November 1929, the chief engineer of Austin

presented a paper in Tokyo called "The British Light Car".

This paper is supposed to have provided detailed

explanations and illustrations of many of the mechanical

components of the Austin Seven. The exact relationship

between the two cars is, however, in dispute.

Some authors say that it was a licensed copy of the Seven

(similar agreement to those being built under licence by

American Bantam in the US & BMW in Germany). Others

say it was an unlicensed copy. There are even reports that

Herbert Austin imported a Datsun car in 1935 in order to

examine it, but decided to not file a complaint. Some

authors have pointed to this as evidence supporting the

hypothesis that the Datsun was not a copy of the Austin.

Other authors suggest that the decision to not press

charges might was because the Datsun designs had begun to

differ from the Austin. There were also plans to export a

large number of the Datsun – Austin 7 lookalikes to

Australia in 1935. It is reported that 24 reached our shores

until political pressure put a stop to it. Perhaps this was the

first example of the Japanese automotive invasion?

Changes in the law for 1933 increased the engine size to

750cc without the need of a licence, so DAT released the

Type 12 in 1933, which was basically the same as the Type

11, but with a larger engine.

In 1933 after Nissan Group took control of DAT Motors

and the last syllable of Datson was changed to "sun",

because "son" also means "loss" in Japanese. At this time

Nissan controlled foundries and auto parts businesses, but

with taking over DAT it entered the automobile

manufacturing industry.

The Datsun Type 13 went into production in April 1934. It

remained much the same as the 12, except for the grill and

flat disc wheels replacing the 8 slot Type 12 wheels.

Importantly though, it was the first one exported from

Japan. It was only small numbers to begin with (a total of

44 vehicles were exported in 1934). These included exports

to South Africa, and to Australia, A total of 880 Datsun 13’s

were produced in 1934 & it continued in production until

March 1935. 1935 also saw the opening of Nissans new

Yokohama plant.

The Datsun Type 14 of 1935 was externally very similar to

the Type 13. The only notable difference was the addition

of a leaping rabbit emblem. Dat apparently also means to

"dash off like a startled rabbit or hare", so Nissan designed

the leaping rabbit radiator mascot. The motor of the Type

14 was a Datsun Type 7 engine, a side valve 4 cylinder

engine with a displacement of 722 cc. Despite being

smaller than the Type 13, it was more powerful, at 15 hp

(11 kW). The engine drove the rear wheels through a three

speed gearbox to give the car a top speed of 80 km/h

(50 mph).

A total of 3,800 Datsun 14’s were produced between

April 1935 and April 1936, of which 53 were exported,

including to Australia.

The Datsun Type 15 of 1936/37 was again mechanically

very similar to the Type 14, but externally it was larger than,

but with less chrome detail. Little changed with the Datsun

Type 16 of 1937/38, other than some slight styling changes,

mainly on the bonnet and changes to the bonnet mascot.

The Type 17 released in 1938 was the last model before

passenger car production was halted due to WWII. Again

the 17 was just a face-lift of the previous model. The most

obvious change was that the grill surround was now the

same colour as the car.

Editor

Sources:

http://www.acmefluid.com.au

/larry/austinnissan.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Nissan

http://www.earlydatsun.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_during_World_War_Ihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Grouphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flathead_enginehttp://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/austinnissan.htmlhttp://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/austinnissan.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissanhttp://www.earlydatsun.com/

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COMING EVENTS

JUNE

Mon 5 Monthly Meeting - 8 p.m. at Cootamundra Library Rooms. Bring a plate for supper

Sat 10 Wombat Swap Meet – Wombat Sports Ground. Cars invited for Show & Shine Saturday

Sat 10 Club Run to Coolamon Cheese Factory – Meet Apex Park 9.15 for 9.30am start.

Sat 10 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival

10-12 2017 June Rally at Wagga Wagga – 50th Anniversary Rally. See event coordinator for entry forms and

information.

Sun 11 Wagga June Rally Car Display – Downside Display (gold coin entry). Meet Apex Park 10.45 for 11am start.

Short stop at Junee Peel Street Park for cuppa & early lunch (bring a packed lunch) & then onto Downside.

Sat 17 Club Run to Ariah Park with Temora club - Meet at Apex Park 8am for 8.15am start. Morning Tea and

lunch supplied by Temora Club. Numbers required by events coordinator by Wednesday 14th June.

Sun 25 Club afternoon Tea Run to Chinaman's Dam Young – Meet Apex Park 1.45 for 2pm start

JULY

Sat 1 CLUB RUN Young Farmers Market – Apex Park 9.15 for 9.30 leave. Travel to Anderson Park (near the

railway) for the markets & coffee at the ‘Art of Expresso’. Back to Wombat to check out the 2nd Hand Shop & the Pub

for some lunch.

Sun 2 Blacktown Swap – Fairfield Showground

Mon 3 Monthly Meeting – 8 p.m. at Uniting Church, Binalong St. Dinner at Harden Bowling Club beforehand 6 p.m.

Book with Peter & Sue by Wednesday night. Phone at night – 6386 3365

Sat 8 CLUB RUN Junee Markets – Leave Apex Park 9am for 9.15. Markets held at the Junee Licorice Factory with a barbecue provided by the Junee Motor Club. Morning tea at the Licorice Factory & inspect the markets.

Sun 16 Wagga Swap Meet

29-30 FORD WEEKEND – Ford Super Swap Saturday & All Ford Family Day Sunday – Sydney

Dragway Eastern Creek

Sat 23 Club Coffee Run – Calling all cars & members to come out for coffee. Meet at Apex Park 9.45 for 10am leave.

Off to one of the local coffee houses for a coffee & morning tea.

AUGUST

Mon 7 Monthly Meeting – 8 p.m. at Cootamundra Library Rooms. Bring a plate for supper

Sun 13 Damper Day ?– Join the Young car club at John Drum’s place & see who is the best at the classic Aussie damper.

Leave Apex Park 9am

Sat 19 Illabo Motorsport Park Vintage Speedway Meeting – Gates open 10am at the Illabo Showground.

Leave Apex Park 9.30am

Sat 26 Cootamundra Wattle Time Fair and Street Parade - Parade at 12. Pre-parade Show n Shine in Fisher

Park from 9am, post parade fair in Albert Park for lunch

SEPTEMBER

2-3 CAMC Father’s Day Swap Meet – helpers required – Contact Lynne Gavin

Mon 4 Monthly Meeting - 8 p.m. at Cootamundra Library Rooms. Bring a plate for supper

9 Harden Show – see events co-ordinator or secretary fo an entry pass if attending & displaying your vehicle. Meet

at Apex park 9.15am for 9.30am

Sun 17 Shannon’s German Car Show – Take in a car show & Floriade

16-17 Toranafest

* Members who volunteer at the Temora Aviation Museum or Junee Roundhouse Museum, travelling to these locations in their historic when volunteering are club sanctioned runs. * Wednesday Night TAFE is a sanctioned event for those attending in their historic vehicles. * At events/runs, bring your own folding tables/chairs as seating/tables may not be available

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OUT & ABOUT

Left: Kevin White, Joan Strachan and our special guests from the model railway in Young, Allan and Margaret Schulz

Right: What's a retired mechanic do when he gets around such fine machinery? Get down on one knee and have a closer look.

More Temora & Cootamundra members enjoying the Observation run in April.

SPOTTED IN THE CLASSIC MOTORING CLUB OF WAGGA MAGAZINE:

Left: Mal & his lovely XJS Jaguar at the South West Slopes Get Together. Can you work out who is in the background having a drink?

Right: Lynne’s Torana was one of the favourite vehicles for the grand-daughter of one of the Wagga Club’s members at the Gundagai Show

Send the Editor some details & photos of some of your outings & projects (past or present) to include in future editions.

Also love to see some photos from the past to include in future editions.