CLUB TORQUE

All American Car Club of Cairns Newsletter

Inside this edition: President’s report Coming events Contributors: Gertie, James Fullerton.

All American Car Club Of Cairns(Inc.) PO Box 13N

North Cairns QLD 4870

Ph: 0431 704 929

Issue #7 July 2017

http://www.americancarclubcairns.com

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All American Car Club of Cairns – Meeting Minutes 25 June 2017 Meeting Opened: 9:33 am Attendees: Per attendance register Apologies: Kel and Coral Visitors: Nil Acceptance of Minutes from previous meeting: Moved by Trevor

Seconded by Vicki

Business arising from last meeting: James advised that Robert has offered to volunteer his fast red car in response to the Make-A-Wish request. Secretary’s Report:

• Incoming correspondence: Suncorp Bank statement; Emails from: Qld Historic Motoring Council Minutes of Meeting of 25 May; Atherton High School - Car Show & Swap Meet; Cairns & District Historic Vehicle Club – Bearing Chatter Newsletter June 2017; FNQ Restorers Club – Backseat Driver & Club magazine; Heart Foundation – seeking nominations for training to deliver Health Education Programs locally; Sara Thomson advising 1968 Mustang is for sale.

• Outgoing Correspondence: Nil

Treasurers Report:

• Monies Incoming: Subscriptions x 2 & raffle proceeds.

• Monies Outgoing: Nil Balance of Account $4500.00 approx.

Newsletter Editors Report: Kristie apologised for not getting last month's newsletter out before going away;

members are invited to submit photos or items of interest to Kristie at: kristiepartington@yahoo.com.au. Event Co-ordinators Report: Full details on all planned events can be found later in Newsletter, as well as on the Club's website. Acceptance of Reports: Mover: Gordon

Seconder: James General Business:

1. All Ford Day scheduled for 29 July; 2. July 4th run starting at DFO at sundown with Kruise starting at 7:00pm – finish at Zaraffa's for coffee or hot

chocolate. 3. 2017 is the 20th Anniversary of the founding of this Club – h (scheduled for 3 July); 4. Atherton Mens Shed scheduled for 16 July 12:00 noon to 3:00pm followed by Kruise Atherton –

Yungaburra – Atherton. Next Meeting: 30 July 2017 Lotto –see Helen T-Shirts & Caps: See Paula. Raffle: 50/50 Board

Meeting Closed: 9:53am

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I’m sure you are all aware of a number of Car Club members or family members that have been affected by various forms of

cancer in the past, and I’m sure that others will find themselves in a similar situation in the future.

The work done by the Cancer Council of Australia is invaluable

in terms of research & development as well as patient support. Their annual Relay For Life fundraiser is coming up on the 29th and 30th of July, and our own Caitlin Fullerton will be

involved along with her teammates in the team ‘Butterflies of Hope’.

If anyone would like to donate to The Cancer Council or Caitlin’s relay, you can do so directly here, or go to www.relayforlife.org.au and search participants for Caitlin Fullerton, then just

follow the instructions to make a donation.

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FIRST CAR MAGAZINE : Keith Crossman’s ’69 Camaro Posted on January 22, 2011 by First Car

For most folks, the big questions in life are “Who am I?”, “Why

am I here?”, and “What do I want to do with my life?” To a

fifteen–year old red–blooded male in the South, one of the big

questions is “Ford or Chevy?“

With much soul searching and mechanical lust over Mustangs,

Chevelles, Camaros and GTOs, I decided that the ‘69 Camaro was

the car for me. After some hunting, my Dad and I found my car.

She was much in need of repair, having no engine, about four

layers of bad paint and primer, and rusted–through trunk and

floorboards. But she was a convertible with a good interior and

plenty of potential, and she only cost 400 bucks!

We found a donor station wagon for the engine and tranny, and

after many hours in the garage, busted knuckles and trips to the

country junkyards, we had the old gal back in tip–top shape in

time for my 16th birthday and driving road test. She now had a

300 horse 350 V8 motor with headers and dual exhaust, a new top,

and a shiny Marina Blue paint job complete with racing stripes.

The car and I bonded quickly. She put up with my lead–footed

teen driving, even the multiple burnouts and doughnuts that were

de rigueur leaving the Lee–Davis (no kidding!) High School

parking lot. We made quite a pair. There was a catch, however.

My parents put a stipulation on me keeping the car: I was to

graduate high school with a 3.50 average so that I could get into a

good university. Yikes!

There wasn’t much to do in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in 1984, and

I certainly wasn’t about to waste my entire year studying

trigonometry. So the Camaro and I spent a lot of time together,

cruising the strip, seeing punk rock shows in nearby Richmond,

and having a lot of fun with my friends.

One episode involved coming in at curfew and sneaking back out

to push the car down the street. (I was worried the dual exhausts

would alert my parents to my escape.) I then drove back to the big

party I had just left an hour before. Later I was back in the Camaro

with my girlfriend in the front seat and another couple in the back.

We were partying and making out, having a great time! Of course,

I didn’t know that my friend’s mother had called my folks looking for him, prompting my parents to find

that the pillows I had placed under my blankets were just a lame attempt at deception. My dad came to the

party and practically dragged me out of the car and home to about a month’s worth of grounding. My

future wife, who was in the back seat at the time, and I still have some laughs about that party to this day.

Needless to say, I was a little distracted back then, and didn’t make the grades my parents had hoped for. I

still ended up getting into the art school I had wanted to attend, but the car was sold during my first year

there. One of my former high school classmates ended up buying the Camaro. Years later, I heard that he

had badly wrecked her and she had to be totally rebuilt and painted again. I wonder where she is now?

Keith Crossman

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The countdown of 7 rarest American Muscle Cars according to blog.Hemmings.com

7. 1967 Plymouth R023 GTX — 55 Produced

Plymouth’s GTX was always overshadowed by the much more popular Roadrunner and more powerful Barracuda lines. Because they were not as popular, GTXs are rarer than most other Plymouth lines. However, the most sought after of the GTXs are the 55 R023 models. The GTX R023 was designed for racing. Plymouth did away with the GTX’s hubcaps, radio, heater, body insulations and carpet in order to save as much weight as possible. The R023 was over 500 pounds lighter than a regular GTX even after it was fitted with a 426 cubic inch Hemi engine. The car also was designed with larger hood scoops in order to increase airflow to the massive engine block. It was capable of doing 0 to 60 in 4.8 seconds. That is quite a feat for 1967.

6. 1970-71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible — 21 Produced

For the true muscle car fan, there has never been and never will be anything like the Hemi Cuda. Plymouth resigned its Barracuda line in 1970 and it became simply known as the Cuda. The car had five different engine options available ranging from a 340 to 440 cubic inches the most highly sought after of which being the ones with the 426 cubic inch Hemi. Cudas were only fitted with this engine in 1970 and 1971. Though Hemi Cudas are extremely rare themselves, the rarest are the convertible models. There were only 21 convertible Hemi Cudas produced. This was because the Hemi engine upgrade cost $871. Most people went with a 440+6 cubic inch model because it was only $250 more than the base model.

5. 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 — 20 Produced

Chevrolet produced the Corvette L88s in 1967 and 1968. They were exclusively manufactured at their factory in St. Louis, Missouri. The L88 was a racing package available for the Corvettes which included a 427 cubic inch Chevy big block engine. Chevrolet originally designed the car specifically for the purpose of racing at the professional level. They actually discouraged selling it to dealerships and consumers because they thought the added power was dangerous for street driving. Chevy stated the L88 engine produced 435 horsepower, only slightly higher than a regular Corvette. This was in order to make consumers think the L88 package was not much better than the everyday Vette. However, later tests from individuals have shown the engine has between 540 and 560 horsepower. Increased emissions demand forced the company to stop producing the L88s. Only 196 were made. The most valuable are the 1967 models, of which only 20 were produced.

4. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6 — 20 Produced

The 454 LS6s are the rarest Chevelles out there. They were only made in 1970 and Chevy only produced 20 of them. Chevelle SS came in one of two options at this time. A person could get a RPO225 which came with a 402 cubic inch engine or a RPO215 which came with a 440 cubic inch engine. The LS6 was an upgrade that was only available on RPO215s. The LS6 upgrade added 100 horsepower to the RPO215, allowing it to produce a total of 560 HP

3. 1971 Pontiac GTO Judge Convertible — 17 Produced

The GTO was started as an upgraded package available for the company’s Tempest line. It was designed by John DeLorean and inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO. In 1966, the GTO became a separate model from the Tempest. The Judge was released in 1969 as an upgraded racing package available for the GTO. Pontiac stripped the GTO down to its bare bones in order to save weight on the car. Then they dropped in a 455 cubic inch engine. GTO Judges are highly sought after, but the rarest are the convertibles. They only produced 207 convertible models of the cars. In 1971 the United States made the emission standards on cars much stricter. Pontiac stopped making the car that year. Only 17 of the 207 convertibles were made in 1971.

2. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1 (3)

The all-aluminum ZL-1 engine block was only put into three Corvettes. The idea was first ordered by one of the factory workers at Chevrolet’s St. Louis, Missouri plant. Two more orders were placed after the car was finally unveiled. The all-aluminum L88 Special Turbo Jet 427 cubic inch engine produced 500 horsepower. The car cost $10,771 in 1969. It was over $3000 more than a normal Corvette. Remember, these were all ordered by Chevrolet employees. Imagine how much they would have cost a member of the general public.

1. 1967/1970 Dodge Coronet R/T 426 Hemi Convertible — 2 Produced

Dodge fitted 487 Coronet R/Ts with Hemi engines. Of those, only four convertibles were ever made. Two were made in 1967 and two in 1970. “R/T” stands for “Road and Track”. 1967 was the first year Dodge offered R/T models of the Coronet. The Coronet received a compete make over in 1970 and was capable of producing up to 425 horsepower.

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10. “I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts.”

11. “The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun.”

12. “It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair.”

13. “I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends’ three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller.”

14. “The brochure stated: ‘No hairdressers at the resort.’ We’re trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service.”

15. “When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners.”

16. “We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning.”

17. “It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel.”

18. “I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes.”

19. “My fiancée and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not

have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked.”

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And from Gertie’s friend James…

Paddy and an Aussie go into a bakery. The Aussie steals three pastries from a tray, and puts them in his pocket.

He says to Paddy, "See how slick I am? The owner didn't see a thing."

Paddy says to the Aussie, "That's typically dishonest of you.... I am going to show you an honest way to get the same result."

He asked the owner of the bakery, "Give me a pastry and I will show you a magic trick!"

Intrigued, the baker accepts, and gives him a pastry.

Paddy swallows it and asks for another one.

The baker gives him a second. Then he asked for a third pastry and he ate that, too.

The owner is starting to wonder where the magic trick is and asks, "What did you do with the pastry?"

Paddy smiled, and replied, "Look in the Aussies pocket.....

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WHAT CONFUCIUS DID NOT SAY...

Man who wants pretty nurse, must be patient.

Passionate kiss, like spider web, leads to undoing of fly.

Lady who goes camping must beware of evil intent.

Squirrel who runs up woman's leg will not find nuts.

Man who leaps off cliff jumps to conclusion.

Man who runs in front of car gets tired, man who runs behind car gets exhausted.

Man who eats many prunes get good run for money.

War does not determine who is right, it determines who is left.

Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.

It takes many nails to build a crib but only one screw to fill it.

Man who drives like hell is bound to get there.

Man who stands on toilet is high on pot.

Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs.

Finally CONFUCIUS DID NOT SAY. . ...

"A lion will not cheat on his wife, but a Tiger Wood!

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EVENTS CALENDAR Upcoming Events:

SAT 29TH JULY: ALL FORD DAY AT HANSEN FORD, MAREEBA 9AM- 2PM. LEAVING BOTTOM OF KURANDA

RANGE AT 8.00am.

SUN 30th JULY: MONTHLY MEETING TO BE HELD AT COMMUNITY HALL YORKEYS KNOB, CNR WATTLE &

CUNNINGHAM ST AT 10:00am. LUNCH RUN TO THE BUNGALOW HOTEL’S PLANTATIONS RESTAURANT.

FRI AUG 4TH: TOP OF THE STATE HOD ROD & CUSTOM CAR CLUB INC MONTHLY KROOZE NITE 6PM FIRST

SHOT COFFEE AND GRILL 484 MULGRAVE RD OPPOSITE STOCKLANDS KROOZE FROM 7.30PM. ASRF

SANCTIONED SA 108-03-2017

FRI 4th – SAT 5th AUG: AEROFLOW OUTLAW NITRO FUNNY CARS / TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3 AT

SPRINGMOUNT RACEWAY. FULL EVENT DEATAILS HERE: http://www.springmountraceway.com/events/outlaw-

nitro-funny-car-event-august-5-2017/

SAT-SUN AUG 12TH-13TH: CAIRNS SWAP MEET CAR, BIKE & TRUCK SHOW AT THE SCOTT ST ENTRANCE OF

THE CAIRNS SHOWGROUNDS. SATURDAY 12th A HAND TO SET UP FROM 1.00PM ONWARDS WOULD BE

WELCOMED. THEN ON SUNDAY 13th GATES OPEN 6.00am.TROPHY PRESENTATION ABOUT 1.30pm. SEE FLYER

OR NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFO.

SAT AUG 19th: GREAT PYRAMID RACE AND COUNTRY FAIR. MEET AT NORMAN PARK AROUND 10.00AM AS

THE EVENTS MARKETS STARTS AT 10.30AM.

SUN AUG 27TH: MONTHLY MEETING TO BE HELD AT COMMUNITY HALL YORKEYS KNOB, CNR WATTLE &

CUNNINGHAM ST AT 10:00am. CRUISE TO EMERALD CREEK ICE CREAMERY. http://www.emeraldcreek.com.au/our-menu/

DATE CLAIMERS

AUGUST 13th 2017 CAIRNS SWAP MEET & CAR, BIKE & TRUCK SHOW

SEPTEMBER 3rd 2017 INNISFAIL CAR SHOW

SEPTEMBER 9TH 2017 AACCC 20TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

NOVEMBER 26TH 2017 CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY

DECEMBER 17TH 2017 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CRUISE

MARCH 18TH 2018 PADDY POWER MEMORIAL CRUISE

APR 7TH 2018? TOP OF THE STATE SWAP MEET & CAR BIKE SHOW

APR 21ST – 22ND 2018 BURDEKIN AUTO FESTIVAL AT AYR SHOWGROUNDS

MAY 28th 2018? BENT RODS SHOW N SHINE & SWAP MEET

JUNE 2ND – 4TH 2018? KURRIMINE BCH WEEKEND WITH TOWNSVILLE

JUNE 8TH – 10TH 2018? CHARTERS TOWERS CAR SHOW AND SWAP MEET

JUNE 16TH 2018? CAR & BIKE SWAP MEET & SHOW. ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL

JUNE 24TH 2018 SPORTS DAY AT GOOMBARRA PARK – LAST SUNDAY IN JUNE.

JULY 4th AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CRUISE

JULY 28th 2018 CYCLONES SHOW N SHINE. TOWNSVILLE STRAND PARK

AUGUST 12th 2018 CAIRNS SWAP MEET & CAR, BIKE & TRUCK SHOW

AT ANY STAGE ON THE DAY OF A RUN IF THE WEATHER LOOKS DOUBTFUL PLEASE CONTACT EITHER

JAMES ON 0417451676 OR AMANDA ON 0409349103.