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lssue 138 . November 2012
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The Gambridge-Oxford Owners ClubCOOC HOTLINE (for $eneral enquiries): 07966 249506 / www.co-oc.org
Committee Members:Chairman
Taff Gil l ingham218 Colchester Road
lpswichSuffolktP4 4QZ
Ielt O'1473 712723tafi @taff mail.demon.co.uk
SecretarySteve Turner
Donatella House,Ryton, lvlalton
North Yorkshire,YO17 65A.
Tel: 01653 [email protected]
Treasurer
Vacant.Volunteer lor Treasurer
or Finance Officerurgently needed.Please contact
Taff Gillingham for details.
Memberships
Vacant.Volunteer for l\,4embership
Secretary or DataOfficer urgently needed.
Please contactTaff Gillingham for details.
PublicityJohn Lakey
36, Rodbourne Road,Harborne,
Birmingham.817 oPN.
Tel 0121 243 [email protected]
Pre-Farina Cambfi dge Secretary
A55 Mk ll & A60 Secretary
Morris OxIord V & Vl Secretary
M.G. & Riley Secretary
Wolseley 15/60 & 16/60 Secretary
6-Cylinder Secretary
AV = Club Ofiicials prepared to carry out inspe.tions lbrAgrccd Valuc Insurancc
Bedfordshire: New Area Secretary needed.The White Horse, Husborne Crawley, Nr Woburn. 1st Tuesday in month
Chesterfield: AV Mark Sutcliffe, 5 Norbury Drive, Mansfield,Nott inohamshire. NG18 4HT. m.sutcl i f fel [email protected] OEe House, Loundsley Green Road, Chestedield. S40 4RN2nd l\,4onday of each month from 8pm.
Dartford: AV Brian Blendell, 40 Barton Road, Sutton-at-Hone, Dartford,Kent. DA4 gEA. 01322 863500.Sidcup Place, on the 4222 Sidcup to Chislehurst Road (near Queen MarysHospital) at 8.30pm - 2nd Wednesday each month.
Devon & Cornwall: AV John Middleton, 45, St Andrew's View, Taunton,Somerset. TA2 6JU. fel O779O 286974 [email protected] to be arranged soon
Dorseb Martin Keeping, 3 Burnt House Lane, Sopley, Christchurch, Dorset,BH23 8DD Telr 01425 672962/07761 441590 [email protected] Elm Tree, Hightown near Ringwood Hants BH24 3DYLast Thursday of the month
East Midlands: New Area Secretary needed.Holiday Inn, Normans Cross (near Yaxley), Peterborough.1st Wednesday each month (except January),
East Sussex: Steve Simmons, 22 Southern Road, Hampdon Park,Eastbourne, Sussex, BN22 gLT Tel: 01323 500228 [email protected] Barley N,4ow, Selmeston, on A27 Brighton to Eastbourne road.1st Tuesday each month.
East Yorkshire: AV Steve Turner, Donatella House, Ryton, Malton,North Yorkshire, YO17 654. Teli 01653 693183 [email protected] cLrrrently suspended.
Eire: Shane Conway, 77 Bryanstown Manor, Dublin Road Drogheda,Co.Louth, Eire. Tel:086 824 3818. [email protected]
Hampshire: Temporary Contact: Simon Langrish. 02380 270954lf you would like to volunteer as Area Secretary, let Simon know.
Hertfordshire: Peter Batchelor, 79 Fairfield Way, Great Ashby, Stevenage.Hertfordshire. SG1 6BG. Tel 07767 [email protected] The Highwayman, Great North Road,Graveley, nr. Stevenage SG4 7EH. 3rd Tuesday each month from 7.30pm.
Lancashire: AV Robert Paff, 4 Beech Grove, Ashton on Ribble, Preston, Lan_cashire. PR2'1DX. [email protected] Boat Yard, Bolton Road, Riley Green, Preston PRS oSP2nd Wednesdav each month B.00om
Marque Secretaries:Richard lvlaruda, 145 Stonesby Avenue, Leicester, LE2 6TY
Bob Metzner 64 Park Avenue. Uttoxeter. Staffordshire. ST14 7AX.
Keith Bullock,35 Lynbrook Close, Hollywood, Birmingham.847 5PU
Mick Holehouse, Dobb Rhydding, Skipton Old Road, Colne, Lancashire BB8 7AE. Tel012B2 860909. mick-holehouse@l neons.net
Steve Turner, Donatella House, Ryton, l\,4alton, North Yorkshire, YO17 65A. Te| 01653 693183 [email protected]
Taff Gillingham, 218 Colchester Road, lpswich, Sufiolk. lP4 4QZ Tel: 01473 712723, taff@iaffma Ldemon.co.uk.
Area Secretaries & Meetings:Merseyside: Don Sykes, 53 Cornwall Way, Ainsdale, Southport,Merseyside. PR8 3SG. Tel: 01704 578348 [email protected]
Norfolk: Vacani
Oxfordshire & Berkshire: Mark Shep ey, 21 Home Close, Wootton,Abingdon. OX13 6DB. Tel: 0'1865 327647 Mobr 07702 [email protected] Six Bells, The Gfeen, Warborough, Oxon. OX10 7ND. Second Tuesdayofthe month 7pm till late from Aprilto September.
Norlh East Flon Gilbertson, '13 Grays Road,.Stockton-on-Tees. TS18 4LNTel: 01642 615706The Vane Arms, LongneMon, off A66 near Stockton.1st Monday each month.
Scotland: AV Jim Wilson, 4 Ettrick Grove Edinburgh, EH10 sAWTel: 0131 228 5158 iimbev@wi son6000.freeserve.co.uk
Shropshiro: AV David Portch, Shirley, Bridgewater Street, Whitchurch,Shropshire. SY13 1QJ [email protected]
Somerset AV Conrad Parr, 28 Bayham Road, Upper Knowle, Bristol,BS4 2DR [email protected] Lord Nelson, Cleeve, on the 4370 nr. Congresbury, Bristol BS49 4NR2nd Wednesday each month 8pm.
South West Midlandsi Temporary Contact: AV Keith Bullock, 35 LynbrookClose, Hollywood, Birmingham. 847 5PU
Sufiolk AV Taff Gillingham, 218 Colchester Road, lpswich, Suffolk. lP4 4QZ.fel 01 473 712723 [email protected].(lvleetings cunently susponded) l
Surreyi AV Dave Page, 70 Telegraph Lane, Claygate, Surrey. KT10 oDYTel: 01372 810301 [email protected] Star, Kingston Road, Leatherhead, on 4243, one mile north ofM25 Junction 9. 3rd Monday each month 8pm
Wales: Adrian Purdy, 18 Swan Lane, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SAg 2JBTeli 01639 845836 [email protected]
West Midlands: AV John Davies, 83 Mellish Boad, Walsall WS4 [email protected] Manor Arms, Park Road, RushaLl, Walsall,West Midlands, WS4 l LG. 3rd Monday ot the month 8pm
Wirral & Cheahire: AV Simon Thornton, 35 Beacon Drive, West Kirby,Wirral, L48 7EB. Tel: 0151 625 1236 [email protected] Arms, Frankby, Wirral. Meetingsto be Quarterly on 3rd Wednesdayoflvlarch, June, September & December at 7.30pm.
South Africai PaLrl Cowie. [email protected]
Club Officers:Regalia Officers Geoff & Georgina Codling (North) and Brian & Wendy Blendell (Soufh) See advert on page '19.
Finance Officer Vacant. Volunteer for tinance officer urgently needed, Please contact Taff Gillingham for details.
DieselAdvisor Colin Smith, 1 The Beeches, Little Blakenham, lpswich, Suffolk. Tel: 01473 830968
RR Back Numbers Cliff Brock, 4 Conifer Close, St. Leonards, Ringwood, Hants. BH24 2RF. Iet 01425 472799
Technical Officer AV Kim Henson, "Evergreen" 51 Berkeley Ave. Parkestone, Poole, Dorset BH12 4HZ
Modified Car Olficer Seth Kennedy, 27a Hallswelle Road, Temple Fortune, London. NW1'1 oDH. Tel: 020 8455 1205 email: [email protected]
The Club makes every effort to ensure that the information and advice published is reliable and in accordance with safety procedures. We are unable toaccept responsibility for injury damage or loss, due to omission or error We cannot accept liability for advertisers failing to supply goods.
o lf in doubt, use the Secretary's address.Please address your correspondence to the relevant person.
From your Editor...A big thank you as always to all the contributors to this issue. we
couldni do ir wirhour you. Please keep rhe arricles coming.The AGM once again showed how dedicated our Menibers are.
with around 30 Club Cars from far and wide in miserable weatheiconditions. We'll have the rally report in the next issue, along withthe fantastic COOC Welsh Tour, which has been helcl over iue tolack of space.
. The thorny subject of future increases of ethanol in petrol andhow it may a{Iect our cars will a.lso be discussed.
I have reccived a lovely lener from Member Bcnny Lea requcstinethat we publish phorograph. of all our CIub Omiial.. so rlar voiwill know who we are! We will have rhat orEanised in RR139.'Betyou can r wairlSee you all in 201?. -
Dave page
Chairmans Report... with an important appealI'm very sad to have to report that my Mum Sheila, our Club,s
Finance Oflir-nr. dicd suddenly in hospiral on Sunday l6rhSgt]t:Tb:., She had been waiting for months for a hcart operationwhich had been constantly delayed and postponcd and, sadiy, Mumcouldn't wait any longer.
Shc had becn lookiig after the COOC accounts for well over tenycars and had been involved in many Club events and activitiessince rhe,mid-1980s beridcr bcing a Famill member her.cll alonqwltn ljaai.
With the AGM approaching she had made sure that thc annualaccounts were completed and ready to send off to Gill prophet, ourauditor, and, even while she was in hospital, made sure that I hadsent rhe accounrs olT: Shc really did do her bcsr for rhc Club, rjphrup to the end.
The day of her funeral could easily have been a sombre. morose.da1 bur she had becn adamant thai she didn r wanr pcople beingmiserable over her. Geoff Baker picked Dad, Tracey and iup in hiirmmacularc Wolscley 6,/110 for the short iourney io theCrema(orium behind the rwo hear"es trhel needed an.xira one forall rhe flowers7.
As we turned off the main road I caught sight of Lee Clarke,sSunTor caravanctte in the Crematorium iu. park. *ith th. COOCsign in thc sidc windor,.. and it made me .mile. We rhen passed Colin'Smifly' Smitht Riley 4/68 along the driveway and thin, as the carstopped and tve all got out, I was really pleased to see Conrad andPaul Banyard from NTG. atongside Lnc and Smifly. They had allbeen waiting lor Mum to arrive. It r,, as very rouchine to sec Srcreand Suc Stone from Colourplan roo. Sh. rnould havc bcen "ochullFd ro know rhar friends from rhe Club had r.*en thc lrouble lohelp give her a good send ofl
Paul had organised a wreath on behalf of COOC members andNTG in the shape of a large BMC rosette. In the sea of flowers itstood out as a reminder of all she had done for the Club over thcyears.
Dad, Tracey and I have also been deeply touched by the tributcsfrom Lee Ql21kq 2ndJohn Laley which appear on pagcr 4 an6 5.
Thank you to all of you who have wiitten, callld. cmailed.Ieiephoned and senr rard". We reajl) do appreciare it and kror,r rhar
Mum would have too.
^91.:** M_uml pas.ing mean5 thar we have a very imporranr
COOC role uhich needs ro be fi l led as quickly as possible.Mum took on the role of Finance Officer as sh; didn,t want to
take on the responsibility of standing up in front of the membershipevery year at the AGM as teasurer In order to fill the vacancv wehave tw^o options: n e ca n eirher appoinr a Treasurer who look" afierall the l lnan..!. or \ e can .arrl on a\ r,r e are with a behind_thc_sccnes Finance Officer
Either way, we rcally do need to fill this post as soon as possible.Currenr l l rhe f inances are sr i l l donc on papcr alrhough. i f avolunteer wanted to convcd over to compuier, that wouljbc frnetoo. lt i . rtraighrfor.ward ca.h at counring:-money in. moncl our. Iris.ccnainly nor diff ictrlr. or romplica(ed. and nor should ir bn.Just to compLcdle mafers lurrhet Howard Ell is who rook on rhe
combined role of Membcrship Secretary and Membership DataOIficer is now unable to fulfill the data side of the role.
Therefore we also need someone who would be prcpared to lookalicr rhe COOC darabase a-nd kccp rhe Membership Aecords up todate. Again, this can be a combinid Membership Secretarv,/dataOfllcer rolc. or ir can bc.jusr rhe bchind-rhe-sr en.s dara role andHoward can continue in the Membership Secretarv role formerlvheld byJohn Middleton
Again, with the Renewal pcriod fast approaching we necd to findreplaccmenrs lor both rolc. a. quickly as po*iblcis we wil l nor beablc ro luncr ion a" a Club wirhour rhem.
.Currcntly neither job is being done so, if you think you may be
able.to help-out, please contacr me, Steve orJohn Lakey u, ,oon u,possible to discuss it.
^The AGM was a grcat success this year and a big thank you to
Steve for organising it at the East Anslian Railwav i{useum.Apart from necding l\^o importanr n.r, CObC officials rhc
reports showcd that the CIub was in a healthy state in terms ofmembenhip,.being only a fcw mcmbers down on the same periodin 2001, which is quite an achievemcnt. On paper we made a slightlo"srhis year as audiror Cil l Propher ha" spiead thc cosr of serd"ngup ihe l-anna forum over "everal yea r s bur. in gcneral. r he financeiare healthv
Postage -costs
need watching very caretirlly and the committeecannot rule out an incrcase in the mcmbership fee next vear but wewill repon bark in fururc Rosetrc Recordcr! i l ' ir looks l i[e rh.re wil lbe a need to put the price up.
The Rosetri Rccoidcr and Farina Forum (ontinuc lo so from.t rengrh to.strengrh a nd it r,r as aqreed rhat rhc large "tqqk sf lqgalizrealJy necds to be rcduced belorc r,r e buy much-mor. srock. I l ishopeql tha1 rhc long-awaired onJine.hop may help with rhi,.
I would l ike-ro formally riankJohn Middjeton.Jam., B.adburyand my lare M um. Sheila. lor all rhe work thar r hev have dorre oveithc yearr lo kecp rhi. Club running smoorhJy and efl ir iendy.
As with a.ll clubs of this kind, we are only as good as our voiunteersand the fact that the Club is this good justihows how good ourvolunteels are,
Thanks again for all your support. I hope you enjoy this issue.
Taff
New carrrbridge-oxford owners crub officiars urgently RequiredThe club urgently needs a Treasurerur a behind-the-scenes Finance olficer
and a Mernbership Secretary or a behind-the-scenes Data Olffcer.If you would be prepared to tal<e on either of these roles,please contact Thff, Steve orJohn right away. Thank you.
q, frtbute Co Sheih QiffinghamSheila Gillinghatn, Taffs nwrn, died on Sunday 16th Septentber' It's
itnpossible to iuerstate hout tttuch zaork Sheila did.for the club She utasn't a
diaer and had liltle interest in the cc,rs but realised it was bnportant to her son
and thq.t naade it inaportant to her- She zaorked tirelessly to keep this club
running on ntany leaels not least zt'orking as the club'sfinancial oficer since ,2001. S"he hctd ai encyclopaedic knozuledge of the ntetnbership and l phoned her
rnany tirnes zuith oid quistions like "I'm trying to think of the narne of a
,nni"bn, in so end so iho has blue such antl such.", and she zoould ojlen knozu
their narare itntnediatel2' although she had probablg never naet thenl'
SlrciLa ztat n nnlrualll, chcu'luL. parl ol thc.lurninuu of nry chiLdlLood and a aeryt posititte
hLrestrd firson u:ltt loucd lttoplr itlluutt:c.
onrl loui rtt .rufporl htr soi in Duing our lcanage |vnr I url seural alhet Jiirnls mrtna'q:d tn draf
ulmtu,et uttleairi.u hc unltrtool;. 'T(J in it nnra lhan trrce ultiLst talkittg to ,Sluih hemttv tltt utas stt
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antl tprte bolh tnorLlttrLs tha book ketPer al Sltwillt no AItm. runningbike a.i a kid La pitk til braarl unl sltc ul.t.t'a-..; ttrtttc aul.fit rr tlul if tfu .firtrtlltn ltt' tn attt. Joln I'akg'
"Atru(f I{ouse, Stanf,ing B,oom On\"
To make an instant impact in someone's life (in a goodfriendly remarkable way) shows the true spirit and characterof someone who was brought up to be decent, honest andwarm hearted, and have the capabilities to give out, be wellliked, be loved, yet still be strong willed, private andnot be obtrusive in any way
Rare qualities nowadays, someone comingfrom an era of the troublesome war davs.when chivalry and camaraderie, respect,dignity, was a part of life, but allcombined to make a wonderfulcharacter, have a warm hearted likeablepersonality, very rare indeed, veryspecial to have known and witnessedand to have experienced this in one'sIife is unforgettable.
I first met Sheila in the process ofbuying the ex-Club Van, wanting topersonally know and see that mycheque was safely received. A big smile,"Hello, come in" greeted me . Les flaff'sdad) was in the hallway and instandy I feltat ease, the nerves had settled down and Ifelt warm and safe - strange really :
considering we had never met before (allSheila knew was that I was a Club Memberowning an A60 Van variant ie. my Sun-TorCaravanette and was here obtainins the CIub A60 PzCaravanette and was here obtainins the CIub A60 Panel Vantoo). There was an aura of warmth and welcome about theplace, a cup of tea led to a few morc, and soon sandwicheswere made, and a conversation fired up (Sheila recognisingthe fact the ex-Club Van was going to a good home). Yes, thiswas a happy house, little did I know this was to be a start ofbecoming another dear friend, and also myself beingremembered living far away in SE london.
I had heard that Sheila wasn't well, and had alwaystext,/spoken to Taff on other matters, but always enquired
"How's Mum doing?" and on a couple of occasions Taff wasactually with his family, ie. with Mum, Dad and Tracey, andmy message was instandy referred directly - "Mum, it's Leesaying hi, hope you get better real soon". Taff said Mumimmediately broke into a big smile, knowing she was being
thought of by other people - it was an honour to know thatmy 'get well soon" was a helping tonic, witnessed by Taff andthe family
Receiving the tragic news from Taff so soon after Sheila'spassing was a shock to the system. I was at work and
had to 'down tools and tal<e a break. that was the
Sheila was going to pull through.Plans were made, travelling up to
Ipswich on the Sunday Monday startedve1 hea'"y, knowing we werc eoing tosay farewell to a wonderful lady; I putthe Club logo on the SunTor,hopefully offering compassionatesupport, not only from the Club butprivately too, but I need not haveworried, as instant recognition at theChapel Gate reassured Les, Taff and
Tracey that we were here for Sheila.TaIl himself was quite understandably
under strain, but once mingling withfamily, friends and recognising CIub
Members, he readjusted his composure, tooka deep breath, clenched both fists, shook
himself down and did a sterling job payingtribute to his dear Mum's life. Tall's first words werc
" Blimey, a full house, standing room only. Mum would havebeen chu{fed to pieces to know she was loved by so many"Indeed she was. Taff's ability to cope under intense pressureI'm sure is a trait passed down from Sheila, as quoted earliershe came from troublesome days of \'{W2, but always got thejob done (holding the family together, keeping a happy houseetc.). Well done Taff, you did your Mum real proud.
After the service, one could be drawn to the wonderfulbright colours of a huge abundance of flowers (the first hymnwas 'All things bright and beautiful", which tells yousomething.) Amongst these was a nice touch organised by ourfriends at NTG - a bold re d BMC Rosette in flowers(representing our Club). Paul was here, and he and his staffhad provided this wonderful tribute. This caught Taff andTracey's attention, a great gesture, nice one Paul. ConradParr had made the long trip from Bristol (another familyfriend). He had been shocked and saddened, as he had onlyspoken to Sheila days before. Incidentally Conrad, yourcompany was greatly appreciated, we stood together in thecongrgation, both of course very down and sad, but moralsupport either way got us through a di{ficult day Colin Smithwas also there with his Riley and Geoff Baker, his spendidWolseley 6/l l0 carrying out chauffeuring duties for theGillingham family There were two hearses, one for Sheila,and an additional one full of flowers.
I'm sure that all Club Members' nationwide thoughts andwishes go out to the Gillingham family remembering Sheila,and of course everyone else who knew her.
You can always replace a Finance O{ficer, acting in thatrole, but to find someone with Sheila's personality and calibreis another issue. A wonderful dear ladv Rest in Peace ourbeloved Sheila.
ou Lee L Lar?e
impact this lovely lady had leftLoveable, likeable, everybody
on you.thought
5
NAIIONAL RALLY 2OT2FLEETWOOD FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT
The Gambridge-oxford 0wners Club became the first car club ever to hold their]'lational Rally at the Fleetwo0d Festival of Transport on Sunday l5th July.
Sti I often known by its or ginal name of Tram Sunday, the Fest val of Transport is anannual event that sees the centre ofthis h stor c coastaltown in the Nofth West of Englandclosed off and turned nto a giant ce ebration of motorised transport. W th shops andrestaurants all open for business, plenty of road s de sta ls and a parade lt offers more todo than many other ral ies and members cena n y enloyed seeing Fleetwood; its awardwinning fish and chip shop definitely drew plenty of praisel
The record crowds a so en oved the c ub's d sp av on what turned out to be beautifulsunny day despite th s year's h gh ra nfal . Lancash re Area SecretaryRob Parr and his team did a great job organ zing the event andproduced unique hand made prizes of ceramic plates us ng originalBl\,4C handbook artwork. These were very popular and were presentedto our winners by ong standing club member [,4iss Benny Lea.
A retired HGV/PSV drver Benny only recently sold her l970 Wolseley16/60 because, at twice ts age, she was unab e to cont nue to give itthe love and care she had avished on it for many years. However shest I enjoys attend ng events n her more modern Fover 45 and drove up
from Nlalvern for the weekend tohelp, say ng in her pre event etterto organ zer Rob Parr that shewou d be 'avaiiable to move roadsigns or ist regrstrations in a force8 gale, which lgather is normalon the Fyde Coast'. She thenadded, referring to the road runalong the Fylde coast onSaturday, 'maybe someone couldgve me a i11. I rather fancy sittingn the back of a 6/1 10 waving I kethe Queen but won't be fussy'.She got her wish, travell ing inConrad Parrs lovely blackexar-t'tp e.
The overall winner of the club'sBL Hertage Cup Jor most popularcar was Stewart Peters fromPeterborough with his VandenPlas Pr ncess 4-lltre F. This is thefrst time this nrodel has ever wonthe award.
This years cooc National Rally was hosted by us here in Lan.cashire. when we were looking
for a venue, We decided that we wou|d choose somewhere With p|enty more to do than just
admire and discuss our fantastic club cars. After various visits to a number of venues we decided
that the Fleetwood Festival of Transport was ideal, and after a few of us met up for sgndayIunch we started on the task of organising. The festival (or Tram Sunday as its affectiohatelycalled) has been in existence for some 26 years, and is a huge gathering of historic vehicles
including lorries, buses, vans, cars and motorcycles, all within the unusual setting of a Victorian
seaside town on the Lancashire coastline.For some ofthe Lancashire area Members, the weekend started on the Friday afternoon where
we set up our tents at the campsite, conveniently located within walking distance of the local
hostelry where we were able to fine tune the arrangements for the following few days events.We r,,iere very happy to see the sun shining on the Saturday morning, as this was the day that
we were holdi;g a ro;d run from Fleetwood, down the Fylde coast through Blackpool and on.to
Lytham st Anne-'s for the best fish and chips known to humanity! Arriving at the departure point
it'was great seeing 11 Club Cars already parked up and ready for the ofi (pretty sure I wasn't
late, it was purely the enthusiasm of COOC members!)some weeks 6efore the rally I had been contacted by member Benny Lea who despite not
owning a car at the moment was very keen to take part, and she asked kindly if lwas able to
frovid"e a vehicle for her to travel as a passenger in.... She speci1ed.a Wolseley 6/1 10 but wasn't
ioing to be fussy! thankfully Conrad was in attendance with his, and he was delighted to provide
iis c"hautteur sliilts for the day! On the Saturday night we laid on a free BBQ at the campsite,
which was extremely well received by Members and their families.The rally day itself started with gr;at weather once again, and when we arrived at Adelaide
Street in Fleetwood at 7i41am, thJre were at least a couple of cars already parked up, one of
which was John Gallon in his 460 countryman who had set out from surrey at 1 am in order to
drive the 270 miles and arrive in time! Fantasiicl cars continued to arrive for a couple of hours
and by midday everyone that was coming had arrived.It wis the flrst tirire a classic car club had held its National Rally at Fleetwood Festival of
Transport, and by all accounts both from individuals and the features in the national classic carpress, was a st;rming success. I would very much like to thank all of the Lancashire area
members for their support and time dedicated to the event, we should do it again, how about
2O22?l I would also like to extend sincere thanks from the Lancashire area group to all the
Members that came and supported the event, We hope you had a great time, We certain|y did!
Rob Pan (Lancashire Area Secretary)
Opposite page from tap: The OfficialTown Crier of the City of Ortord stands nert to Eddie Fosterh Morris Oxford.dueen Vi;b:rja does not bok amused: John.Churchit and his gey Mutis Ofqd Seties4 on ight Sttf.ft Cawbelland his Blue Ma sAfad Seties Vl. Stuaft had cane t'rc,n Dunblate md John fun Rasrthe, @ch havkg cliven exacw 22A niles fvrl theh rcspoctrve regions ofScatland ta Heeful/ood. Lancashire; patt of the cavalcade af histaric vehicles; Lancashire Area oganizing team with IheirDlate troohies Atistah Thomas, lan Lee, Eddie Faster, Atasdair Bremnea and Rob' Parr; Ae of the plates created by'cemmbs lecturer and COOC Lancashire Area Secretary Rab Parr using aftwork frcm BMC manuals Attwork imagesused wilh thanks to BMIHT at Gaydon: Benny Lea, on teft, prcsenting the BL Hetitage Trophy to stewatt Peters frompetedaorough. Felow members voted his Vandm Plas 4-Litre R the most populat car an the day; Satuday's road runta Lt4ham Et Annes; mare cars in Adotaide Street with Steve Turner\ Ortod haveller and John Bradbury's Riley 4/72nearest; the VDP 4'Litre R of Stewaft PetersThis page frcm top: Saturday's activities featured a road tun, stowing off araund the vi age pand and pub: theweather was iust right for the BBQ and saciat at the camp site A memorable weekend
Weybridge, Surrey will be on Sunday 10th March
filllufll G00G Y[nfi$ilIft GAIllIRlllG [T BUnIil lcllt$ llflll - sunday 12th May 2013il0nB$ GIllililmY flHlT[I G0RllBUnY PAn[0ffOnDsilnl-15th/16th June 2013The Club will be taking part in this major event. lvlore details next time!
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lOTh MARCH13$ APRII21st APBII12th MAY15$/16rh JUNE6$f/ih JutY23rd -31st AUG
AUSTIN MoRRIS DAY Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Suney Peter Batchelor p 2
PRIDE OF tollGBBlDGE Cofton Park Birmingham. John Lakey p.2
COOC DRIVE lT DAY RUNS see neit issue for details of COOC runs inJour area
C00C Y0RI(SH|RE GATIIEBING Burton Agnes Hall Driffield, East Yorks. Steve Turner p 2
MoRRIS CEI'ITENARY EVEI'IT Cornbury Park, Charlbury Oxfordshire. Mark Shepley p 2
EASI ANGUAN RALTY & FAMIIY FUil WEEKEND North Norfolk Railway, Holt station. steve Turner p.2
C00C ToUR 0F C0R]'|WALL & litfEST C0UNTRY based in Tintagel. Steve Turner p.2
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oxfoYdsnLrel )ur l )uh mrct rn , \uqu\L \ 'J \
vcr'v rvell attcndcd and rvas instark contrast to that ofJune and
.Ju]1l I'oI o1lce a perl'cc1 sulnmcr'scr.cni lg ancl thc cars. iust ca crclling in filling up thc villagegreen fionting thc pub. \\ie hacl35 classi( cars that rright, oru-bcsleler nieht in lr:r'rrs ol overall
on thc day beforr:. Such rvas thc lcrocity oi thc storm, lightnirrg sct a
thatched roof ablazc nearbr'l hcr-c rvclc pools of stancliDgwater and grouPs
numlrcrs. Inclucled in that 35 \ ulc 4 COOCI cars, one of u'hich \\'as a vt'ry-sm:rrt A55 mk2 bcklrging to Graham Coles's nit cc Alison, a norly rccr'(ritcdmcmber Unloltunatcly I couldn't get aJl thc COO() t:hiclcs togcthcr fur a
photo shoot as things werc gclting Prellv c(ngestccl. Thc landlor-cll'irs nrshccl
o his fcd p lling pints and we hacl thc thumbs qr liom ser'e n1 bcal lillagclswho scc our mcds as part of a lilllinc to sqrport the villagc prtb.
Belolc that ciamc ll1e Cowicv Classic Car Shc,$r I djcln't makc this o c,lnt
C:lraham Colcs dicl and hc took somc Photos ol CluL Clars at that shoh'
(abovc) .C)vo ALLgLrst Bank Holiclay u'cekcnd cirme thc \'Vhitchorsc Sho\ at
Ulfingclol- Nline rvas thc only liarina, uhich arrivcd in lJorc Gro ancl lcft
thc rally site in brorvn courtcsv o[:rl] the mucll Thc organiscrs lverc laccd
r'r,ith :r dillicult choicc beinll too late to pull a sirorv af'ter a bacl thundr:Istorm
of classic cal orvm:rs busily srvappitrg notes on lr'hicb was thc bcst route ou!
to a\'oid getting slucklJust lrbout slLms this summer up rcalh'.-fhc vcar's fir]al pub mcct camc in Seplcmbcr A dry cvcning but cool ancl
as thc dirrkness comcs on thal bil quickcr, I u'asn't c)ipcclillg ?r hugc tur.nolll\\Irongl I allivccl to find 5 cals alreadv aIxl b)' thc cnd ol the eveninli, 28 caNhad bccn countccl which is a phcnon,enal amount lbl a SePt(rnlber evcning.Of thc 2B cars. 7 ter-e 'club' cars including ir rcrl'smrrt Austin i\95 orvnccl
by Rcx Clcavcr rvho had driven dor'-n hrrm north Oxlordshirc. N4y old
\ranclcn Plas 3 litre turnr:d up with ht:r'ncrv otner along rvith Bill Stalellrs
Al 10. lbr the.l cvlirclcr line up wc h:rd Graham (itlc's A60, Baln'Smith in
an A55 mk 2, a non UOOC nrcmbcl in a \Volsclscl 16160 ancl finall,v ntv
Orlbrd. Onc pt:r'vrn camc up io mc and saicl oLLl linc up looked likc a BN'ltlclcaler's lrrrccourt!
So lar as pub mccts go, that's it lbr Lls until ,\pr-i1 as rvc close dolvn lor thc:
\\ ' i rr lcr half of thc 1r: irr . \Ve intcnd to st ick rvith the si lme Pul) as thc n(r!v
landlacl l t 'as vcr 'y kccn lbr us t() continl lc. Ihc actual clay i tsel l thoughrcnrains opclt lo dcb:1le ancl I'11 confirrn things in tlre ncxt Rll. I rt'ill:rlsohavc ,L lcpor'l on the Thatcham Classic Ciar sho irl thc RR. This is th(: shoN
rrhcr-c our local group hold thcir altnull mll\:Fingtls crossed thcn lrrr a salt f'rcc lvintcr lbllowcd bl a Jong dn rvarm
sumrrler. . . . . . . . . . . - Mark Shcplcl
t+eYwordsnLYe\'Vr:ll thc poril rlcather has continu<rd to disrtpt our s<:ason rvith thc ArrlLral llNl(l/BL
Rally at Ncnc P:rrt being probirbl)'thc wcttcst one trl all l;ut likc mysclf a|r'r sure rve still
r:njoycd tbis rrr'y wcll organisccl cvt:nt. I cmailecl Sara Nve altcnvar'cls to thank her ancl
ali thosc invoh,ecl lor thc h:rld rrork thal I know gocs into organising it . .l am slLrc I
spoke lor lr,anv of us th:ll .lttcndcd.r\ couple of t 'ccks later- l attenclt :d l i l thc sccond I lar runDinq a sm:rl l erent hckl at
Palshangcr Acrodromc uhit:h is loc:rtcd on drt: outskirts ol \\rt:hvyn Gardcn Clitlr
Organisccl by thc North l,onclon flying Club thclc $as asail a vtly nice sclertion oi'
vehiclcs of all agcs aud tlpt:s plrrs thc aclclccl l)onLrs ol light vilLlgt aircrall goitrg up and
dorvn during the courst: of thc day a vcrl nit:t dtv ancl rvru-nl clav ancl also rvitllin h:rll
an hours drive lirr r'r'rc. This cvent is grrtilrg biggl ancl thcrc is irlso an adcl( d attr'.rrti(,rr
of a band and solo singcr ol coursc singing/plaving suitablc pcr- iod matcrial Plusrel icshments'ai lablctoo.
The lbllorving \'!i'dncsda,v I attcndcd the Acc Cielc's llNI(l 6{)th Anniversary cr, nirre
in North Lonclon. I didn't tirke nr,v C)xlbrclas I tas at lvork so rvcnt along altcnvards and
thcrc r'r.crc sonrc fine BIIC motors on sholr I1 was go()cl to see a Ii$ laniliar laccs rvitit
N,Iy ncxt evcnt t'as thc thircl uu:kcnd in Scptt:rr,bcl clorvn in Cloxlcy Grccn ncar
\\rirtiord lbr 'fllzrssics on thc Gluri with Caltcrs Stcam Firir u'hi(:h :rgairr rr'as :r vc 1 n i:,
dry day alclattracts all qpcs of vchiclcs fiom fhr irnclrvide. Norv in its umptcenth vcar',it is well cslablishcd indeed and ahvays a most drjoyable clayJust lhc AGNI :rnd Ralll' nowin October to look lbrrvard to as thc rrishts lcz ly drat'in ciullr
Our montlil o'ening meetings arc sLill only running rvith a small haldlil of us ltrr
n4ich I thank those o[ you \\,ho do ,1llend blrt llo\\' lorlg will l)c kccp goiDg I don't knorrr
Pctcr Batchelor'
cawoashLre2012 h:rs bccrr a grcat ycar lor thc Lan<:as]rirc arca {arolrp,
having had thc opportunity to host thc Natiol:rl l{ally (sec Ralll'rc:port p?rgc 6). l)ecerrlrcr rvill scc our anlual Ch stnlas dinne)'rvhich thc dzrte and loczltion arc still to bc conlirmt:d, so, il youarc NO I on tht: ftrrurn, ancl rvoulcllikc dctails, pk],lsc coDtact mcvia email [email protected] or vi:r P()sl al lhc addrcssshor,"n in the clctails shown on pagc 2)
\{c <rntirrrc to h:lc our monthl,v mcelings idctails c,n page 2)ar'rd mcnrlxls nov and old ar-c vcry t'elconrc to.join us irt l hcBoalyard pub on tllc 2nd \\tclncsdiry ol each month lrom BPm
treLawdlvlcmbcr \'{illiirrn Eustacc scnt mc lhis Photo of his 1967
Oxlbld, takcn on August l9th 2t l l2 rvhi lc taking part in acharity mn in Count,v Cork, olganisecl by tbe 1)uhallorvVintege Club. lbl lorving thc run, ur chcquc for €1,{ i00 tvasprescntcd to a local school lbr rhcir 'spccial ncccls t lasscs.,\lthr-rugh r-e-rcgistcrcd in Irclirncl, this Oxlord also displals itsoriginal British pl:rte, Il'lA 722E, :r nicc relerencc to its origins-
N{eanruirik:, thc r-estolltion of the sok:lenaining Ir ish assembl:d \ \blseley I5l60.AZA 396 fscc l{ l{ 136) is continuing, and t}rc, i r r o\ , . f . , Nl i , hr , l and fF-qu. O Br i . r , .havc now joincd up as Club \llelnbers.Havine sccn the car sonc months ago, thcamourrt of rvork bcitrg done is indeedimprcssile, and by drc timc this is in print itshouid hare bccn rc-spraved in lwo lonegrcen,
Shane Cjonwav
bigger cars who have to travel any distance to attend shows as the tr'rrnout
Novth EastHi Membe$, just thought I would let you know that the weather hasn't
been any kinder up north than the rest of the Counhy Our olvn Nofth East
Rally at the Durham Regatta was called off at very short notice The Newby
Hall Ra.lly which ahvays attracls a lot of our Members was also cancelled
Any Members who had to pay an entrance fee will have the fee held over lor
nexr year.However the rain did keep off for most of the day at the Moffat Rally
which we attended in the WolseleyJim Wilson organised the Club Stand and
we had a eood turnout of Club Cars, before Steve andJoanne left with the
Members who were going on the Scottish Tour'Jim always mahes you most
welcome, thar < youJim.After reading the Chesterfield Area Repoll in the last magazine about
attmcting other BMC/BL owners to lheir meetings, I would like to mention
that Howad Ellis who is also Area Secretary lor the 1i00/ 1300 Club rang
me to ask if we would object to any of their members coming along to our
meetings. Howard came to ourJuly meeting and is hoping that some of his
members will come along in future. We still mect in the Vanc Arms, Long
Newton on the first Monday of each month except Banh HolidaysThe first weekend in August saw us take the Vanden Plas down to Hatton
garden Village near Warwick to attend the Vanden Plas show day on Lhe
Sunday It is i very nice venue to hold a rally with plenty to see and do lt
would appear that the high price of perol is staring to deter owners of the
for this show was yery poorOn the Monday we left Warwick to drive or"er to North Wales to join Steve
andJoanne on the Welsh Tour The Tour was based in Dolgellau in the
Snowdonia National Park. On Tuesday morning we met up with the other
Members, wc already 6rew 3 couples as they were also on the Scottish Tour
last year, so we knew we were in good company In all we had five Club Cars,
one Triumph 2.5 estatc and a Daimler V12, just a nice number lor when it
came to parking at the various places we visited. As always, Steve leaves
nothine to chance and his vast knowledge of the area includes all the car
parks as well. The weather was pelfect cach day which I am led to believe was
unusual for this part of Wales. It was so hot one afternoon that Joanneenjoyed a paddle in thc sea, unfortunately I did not have my camera with
me.We left Wales on the Friday morning and I made a very bad decision to
travel home via the M6. Unfortunately there was a bad accident around the
Prcston arca and we had to take a detour o1I the motorway We eventually
arrived home at 6.30pm. We did over 700 trouble-free miles altogether in the
Vanden PIas, which returned 20.5 mpg and used 2 pints of oil lVe had a
most enjoyable time in Wales with good company and a bit of banter in the
Unicorn Hotel each night. Our thanks go to Steve andJoanne who obviously
spend a lot of time planning these tours. Hoping to meet everybody again
next year in cornwall Ron G'bertson
After of careful planning including putt ing a detaiLed route plan it was most of us met up for a at the Rock viewpoint and ater inand accommodation l ist together and ensur ng we had a Club Stand atMoffat, the Scoltlsh Tour was fina y upon us.
We drove up to Scotch Corner to meet Werner and Priska Beyeler whohad travelled 700 miles from Switzerland to take part n the trip We werejoined by Dave Stretton and Paul Dryden with a brace of lront wheel drive'BMC
cars, Eric & Jean Edwards in thelr ovely Triumph 2500 Estate, l\,4ikeDav s in h s A60 a'o Andrew & Susar lvart i^dale wfo were coni.g Jp loMotfat forthe ra y ln his Sunbeafir Talbot, but were unable to take part in thewho e tour due to family comm tments. The convoy was complete wnenPauL Dobbins arr ived in his 16/60.
We drove up the A66 and M6 through torrentlal rain arr ving at GretnaGreen about 1 1am ior a short break before travel lng on up the I\ /174 tol loffat 'or Lhe ral ly Ol arr iving ir l \ ,4ofal sore of our grouo look part 'n t l 'escenic road run to St l\,4arvb Loch whlle others checked in to their B&Bs orpoked around the auiojumble on the ral ly f leld. A great soc al evening washad by al l , start ing with a meal at the wor d famous Star Inn, which is thenarrowest pub followed by a lew pints n varlous hosteiries around Motfat
Sunday was the maln day for the ral ly and we were joined on the c ubstand by Jim W lson Al lan L4cquerter, Andrew Shortel, A an Logan RonGilbertson, John Churchi l l and Stewart Lesl ie to name but a few The ral lywas I s LsJa br a-r self with elarnp es ol .u<t aooJt every popJlar ca'ever made and an enthusiasm for the cars only found in Scotland Ourawards were presented to Al lan [,4cwh rter for his Rlley 4/72 and GeoffCodling 2nd pr ze The dlstance awafd went without question to Werner andPr ska Beyeler for their Oxlord, whlch by thjs time had covered approx 820miles to attend the rally. Werner aLso won an award from the organisers ofthe l/lotfat rally.
Bv now it was tlme for our hardy little group to head north on the first legof our tour of the Hlghlands and ls ands.
Fjve cars headed out on to the [/]74 lead by Joanne and J in our trusty oldOxford Traveller close y followed by M ke Davis in his 460, then Werner &Pr ska in their Oxford Stuart Leslie in his Wo seley fol owed by Erlc & Jeanin the Triumph 2500.
We would meet Allan Mcwhider at Hamiton services after he had pickedup some spares somewhere enroute. A an Logan wou d join us on skyetomofiow in his l\4agnette This completed our merry little band We arrivedln Ca ander after a pleasant and uneventful journey in t me for a lish supperin the park by the river.
Monday dawned (well actua y i t didn't rea y get dark) f ne and sunnyand after a ohoto shoot n the car park we set off on our very scenlc drivenorth to Skye, cal l ing at G encoe, the Commando Monument near SpeanBridoe and the E len Donan Castle en route. We also stopped n Fort Will amto reluel at Morrison's and th s caused both Eric and I running problemsfurther up the road. l t seems cheap supermarket Juel contains ethano inoreater ouanti t ies than the normal 5% found in most of today's petroloverdosing with my patent mixture of redex and 2 stroke oil soon cured theproblem and the Oxford ran smooth y once more Stuck out on a single-lrack road at the most nonherly tip of Skye with a misfiring Oxford was a littleworrying to say the easlL
Tuesday was a free day for everyone to enjoy Skye in thelr own way As
Portree for a noggln and a naiter.Wednesday saw us heading back to the ma n and flrst to Plockton, which
was the setting ior the h tTV serles "Hamish flcBeth" staring Robert CaryleThen on to the stunning "Beaach Na Ba" pass, which for rne was thehighl ight of the tour. Some of you may have seen thjs featured on the TVd(i | ing the winter months or may have been over i t your selves. This ls theUK's 2nd highest road and probably one of the steepest and narrowestmounta n passes wlth many very t ight hairpin bends. Only the Harknottspass in the Lakes comes c ose to this one. Any way we all made it to thetopat 2O0O feet without mishap and more lmportant y back down again Whata sight our convoy of farina's and Eric's Tr umph made. A bus stopped atthe vlewpoint car park and i t 's occupants seemed more interested in ourcars than looklng at Loch K shorn far down below
The wealher was clos ng n so we headed back down to sea or Lochleve and all d ved n to the Waterside caf6 in Loch Carron. Joanne and I leftthe parly here as we were heading down to Onlch and would be iolned bythe rest of the group on Thursday evening.
On eaving Loch Carron l\4ike Davis found the descent of "Bealach NaBa" had taken i ts to on his 460 brak ng system. A cyl inder or maybe twohad blown and the master cy lnder was empty and he had very l i t t le in theway of brakes. Topping the f u d up and pumplng the pedal brought somedegree of peda pressure back and he was able to drve back to Skye and
loin us at Corran Bunkhouse on Thursday. I b ed the brakes and restoredpeda pressure and with careful regular f luld checks and subsequent topups he was ab e to complete the tour safe y. I had come prepared withcy inder rubber kits, hoses and f luid etc and ol course many more sparesbut fortunatey none were needed.
A good nlght was had by al l ln the Four Seasons Bar at nchree thateven ng.
Friday saw us head ng south along the shores of Loch Linnhe to Easdaleon the lsle ol Se I w th a photo shoot enroute at "The Br dge Over TheAtlantic". Arr iving at Easda e whlch was the sett ing lor the 1960s f i lmstarr lng Bi l Travers and Virginia McKenna "The R ng of Brlght Watef ' wewere gree.ed oy I re surs^ 1e ald everyo^e sperl a haooy l^ou' or soexploring this pretty west coast f ishing vi l lage. Then we headed to Inverarywhich included a very scenlc drive along the shores of Loch Linnhe, LochEtlve over the pass of Brander and along the shores of Loch Awe beforedescend ng down to Inverary on the shores of Loch Fyne.
The weaiher decided to spoi our afteTnoon so we headed back to Corranfor our f inal night at the Four Seasons.
Saturday morning saw a much-dep eted convoy of three cars headinghome over Rannoch lvloor and along the shores of Loch Lomond belorehitting the motorway network al Glasgow Did I enjoy the tour in the end?Yes of course I didl l I get great pleasure from organising and eading ourclub tr ips. lwould be lying f lsaid lwasn't dlsappointed more memberscouldnl join us l ike ast year but we st iL had a great t lme
We still have our Cornish trip to look forward to next year' lf you havenever tahen paa ir one o'ou' loLrs w1y 1o. jo n us J.5l ask soleor e whohas been wiih us lf they enjoyed it and what fun we had
I hope lots of you wi join us in Cornwall next year. Steve Turner
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Satuday: Wet huney up ta Molfal aniving at abaut11 3Aam in tine far Ihe arcanised tun af about 50 miles upDast Sl Marv's Loch. Ihe sun shone an us fat the Mallat CalShow on Sunday, trith a gaad display af Club Carc on oursiand
We lelt Molfat at 4 pn and iauneved up ta Callandet lalau avetnightstap.
Manday: 9 3Aam We all set oll lat Potlrce on the lsle 0lSkye - good launey wilh lavely scenety, antving al oulrcspective BSB; about 6 3APn
fuesday: We all aur own lhing but at ane pant we all hadhad the sane tdea and all net up at the sane viewing pointan Ihe Na heast caasl af Skye. Skye ls vety banen bulbeautiful landscaDe. I \/isiled lhe museun al lsland Lilehoused in a collectian at' prcltv thalched slone buit crctls'vety inlercsling and showed haw agticultue and he ngftshing \tlas the nainstay al mast af the lslanderc and atcause weavtng ll was a lovely hot sunny day which nade alllhe diflercnce
Wednesday: t'/e all tnvelled back ta nainland Scatlandria the Skye Bridge (which is quite btealhtaking) ta PlacklonLactt Canan, and then up the .\pplecross pass. Ihis wasawesome. quite narcw and steep, but all the Fainas maclei! with rcasuable ease wlth a shart brcak al the tap and whata view! Coning back da\M \tas a little scary wtth nunercustight haipins like yau gel ar A/pine passes fhal was anedive nal ta be nissed.
Thusday: 9 sAam laane(l fot lhe rclurn lautney hane wrha stap ot'l of 2 nights al Anich neat Fa William ftidayswealhet was nixed bul we all t ent ta lhe lsle ol Easdale overthe btidge avet the Atlantic' nat as gnnd as il saunds l tsrcaily a glotified humpback btidge v/ith one snalltsh atchEasdale is a beautifullittie island and the sun shone bnghlly.We then \avelled back t0 1nich via Oban
Satuday cane all laa quickly lar au t'inal leg hane Wesaid au farcwells ta aut lneTls frcn Zuich, Switze and andatherc.1!was a long dive hone, but mosUy an notatways ladvetl back at Tadcaster about 6 30pn
Analhet lantastic Tou organised by Steve and Joannelunet, and Eateful thanks gaes Io then bolh fhese tausate vety wotthwhlle, lhe totttes arc
"'tell thaught out with
- d5... . ,n nrld a^o SteL e t rcr . d ) rre qoocl ,bpp-qplaces.Ihadagrcat ne.
HiSteve,Jusl Io say thanks again lot aryanising the tout, which I
very nuch enjayed despite lhe v,leathet in lhe second half ofthe week! Whete I an the weathet this pasl week has beenno betler!
ln the paper lhe Tuesday at'ter I gal hone was arclercnce @ ATlecrcss on lhe wo dnap which says '
A rcnop tlighland rcatl has been naned alongstdeAnenca's fanaus Boule 66 as one af lhe warld's grealestcat huneys. The Applecrass toule in Westet Boss, whbhlwists and tuns thraugh spectacular naunlain scenery, hasjusl been naned as ane of the besl places lot a road tip byNatanal Geagtaphic. The US publishing giant says a dnvealonq the lornet caftle tack is e\tery bil as exhilanting asRouie 66, Hotlywood's Sunsel Boulevard ot lhe Silk Raadactoss central Asia. The heat'stopping haipin bends al theBealach na Ba oftets drivers lhe equivalent ol a rcllercoastelride, says ke nagazine".
Caincidence iusl aftet a COOC ttip, or what? SlewanLeslte
Our Farlna Forum webs te has been active s nce February 2008 and one of ils ma n featuresis the abi i ty to share photos l t 's so popuarthatwe've now amassed ovef 10,300 pictureswhlch f printed and la d end-lo-end, would stretch over 12 m es
l 'm sure most of us have pict lres in shoeboxes, or even on a PC, that are stofed witn nothought about how to f nd thern again quick y One usef ul f eat!re of the Forum s p cture ga erys the abi ity to "tag a photo. Th s is the equ va ent of wr t ng a note on the back of your old paperphotos. These tags can ihen be used to search for a photo at a ater date.
n an dea wor d people wou d tag the r own pictures but I rea ised that this isn't go nt tohappen, at east not with any degree of accuracy or consistency. So, had a d lemma - do wesimp y continle etllng our albums expand into an ever growing v riua shoebox, or do we dosometh ng to bring them to ife?
One thing was sLrre the job was getting b gger every day so I dec ded to take acton Thefirst step was dec ding whal tags to Lrse. They had to be consistent and enough to make the
PRACTICAT MOTORIST AND MO]OR CYCI.IST
appear in a search but nol too many as to make it lime consum ng lo enter. So declded onthe fo lowing - Make, lvlode Reglslfat on Number (without spaces) Colour (bas c primary co ourssuch as Red, B ue and Green)with an addit ional tag i f the car is DUO TONE pa nt and f naly a note fit was an Engine or Interior pictufe.
The ast two tags were used because most of oLlr photos are of the outs de of cars; having Inter orand Engine tags alows us to search for those types of piclures.
The next prob em was who was to undertake this mammoth task? | put out an appea on the Forumfor any members who cou d he p and quick y assembled a smal team of volunteer Archiv sts The10,000 photos were spread over 500 pages (20 photos per page) Each page was numbered, but newp ctures were being added al thelme,sowedecdedtostartwththeoldestphotoslrstandworkourway back towa.ds the atest ones. The 500 pages were sp it into batches ol 10 (200 photos per batch)and a commLrna spreadsheet was set up so that Archiv sts cou d record their |ame and start/ enddates for each batch. This process started at the beg nning of AL-tgust 2012 and was completed m d-October A fantastc effort and my thanks go to Mark Shep ey George Weatherley and an Lee lor altheir hard wofk
So now wete ready for members lo start reaping the benefits ol all this hard work.The searching of photos can work n a number of ways -1) Yau nay be casually brawsing same pictures and see a car lhat intercsts yau. ln the battan ight-hand coner af the piclure will be a list of tags - including the Regislratian Nunber Click an lhe tagand allpjclues featwing that car willbe displayed.2) Yau may wanl ta see what an Auslin Westninstet engine bay laaks like - ga to the PHOTaS pageand enter WESTMINSTER ENGINE in the search box and you'll t'ind them all (currcntly 54!)3) Yau may be wandering what a Moftis Oxt'ard laaks like in a blue paint. Entet OXFARD BLUE in theseatch ta see all exanJles - or OXFORD BLUE DUO-IONE to see same even nicer anesl
The possibilities are endless and I be ieve it rea ly does breathe new life into our a b!ms. Why nol visitthe Forum today and give il a try? - wwwfarinaforum.orgli you've not yet regislered to use lhe Forum then please send me an email eddie@morrisoxford-comand l'llget you regislered slraighl away!Eddie Fosler, Farina For!m Adminislralor
THE MAN WHO REALLYMADE THE MINI...'I'hc Iirst lirll bioglirphv ol Lconarcl Lord is nolrvailablc as a soli back and c-book. Brick by Blick.Thc Bioglalrh,v of thc Man Who Rcally Nlacle thctr{ ini Lconard Lorcl ( ISBN 978-I-4772-031P'-7and 978-1-.1772-O31i-0 r 'cspcctivciy) publ ishcd l lAuthorHouse zrt f l5.0,l (UK)tracks thc momcntoLrslile of the man rcsponsible lbr all our cars, cxplolinqthr: myths and mysteries. 'fhc author: llanlnNutland, is an arvard rvinning motoring journalisto[ Dearly 50 yeal.s' cxpclicncc. Vru t:ar olrrain lirllderai ls of his book, see a selection of ple\ iolrshunpublished photos and eren read sanple chapter-son martvnlnutland.com
Alonntous octasion. Itrdsigns sr,lisl Fatina. Ba itta.ttands ui t Lord. san,,\ugh i.r behind the cat uithLoftl'i d4)uu, (;earye
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Thenk you for giving me a flnal chance to lenelY roynembelship to C00C. I hed intended to renow when therenew&l form ws,8 reoeived, but bocamo fll shortly aftor ardnislaid the form - still have not fourd it ln spito of looking 0I
ovor itl I then thought $eU I hs,ve Dot olvn€d a Farina sinc€1996 so it is lerhaps just ar well I callod !0y m€mbershipove! now. I had hoped to tly to obtail another car, but 8ge
and ill-healih lrecluded it I am thePeforo unlikely to obta'iD
one. gowev6! I enioy the nagazino & would miss lt' I havebeen o Morris Oxford Serios 5 enthusiast slnce 1960 whenny father bought his firsi BMC cor, u! lo then we boughtHilnan Millx oars fron Uncle Jack at P & E Finn€Y Ltd'Rootos Agsnis of Bu!y. Rootes thon redestgned the Minx &ndGa,zslle with thoso lolled_ovor resr fhs whioh father andmvselfdisliked, so he bought the oxford Series 5 from UncleJ;e e[ Jos€Dh Cock€hoot, BMc Agonts also of Bury we were
very ploas6d with it. l enclose rny cheque for 520.00
Yours fa,lthfulyKen Un$vorth, Menbershi! N0 2828
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Comment by l|lark Annets on August 29, 2012i ira'-e ilr-. o|grialproio in a ia,-r,.e lirsl erc bf lrre pcoier and i .ras iale, aboul20,farCs irrrr anj, ,,rard iool]lComment by Trevor & clenda Chambers on August 29, 2012Fariasircl / fa,/€ a pnoic o!a Zephtt 6 coii\'etdd iiie l/rrs /il,oir /00( a/rs-"rl iitere aremolflrfg siers buit fila lite rcat bitnpet and an lite,,nrEr io! lsaarr/f close to ihe iii,ErL'ap fiilrC i/r:li /ag on lite ruy Lpll sc ihere llrLsl hay-! beei a iara bit ,l sirengife ingtf fiai be ihaj/ x/efer i so rusly' bacii lite/rl Lajcf o, oic.urse ihcf r,il,g/rted /henlclorsea 4tfi /ersCommenl by Bob Metzner on Augusl 31, 2012tcri !i,,,e Jolr Lrl.y:rr rdeas I'or hs reri Farna piolo shoolr
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/l /as laken by ne Outside the l't/tlltan Harve| Publtc HaLtse ,4shI0rd. Kenl ]/rlh€ suu/re/ ol 1967 The cas belon1ed lo Slar Iaxrs ofAshfard \t/tran I t,tsedla dn\/e l0r as a pal tlne Driver. I have drive, bolh cafs ard lhey /ere Dies""iengned. | ,,ras a frcelence pital)eraphet and fTas coyeirrg a t|teddlig v/llenlhis |l/as taken. Ay'y Iu// irnte 1ob l'Lras a, Fieclronics Ergi/]eer r,r/rich rs slii/ rnybLrsrness loday Eve| ln 196/ ane had i0 haye seyeral/Obs 10 rnake endsfleei. /]olhing seens lo have changed.
I doubt if eilher car hes suryryed /r,i0uidloyetaknowif anyone krratusdit't'erently l',.,lalcoin Paqe. Marsior Kent
A TRIP DBwN MEMORY LANE FDR DUR ,4 '6trBY SUE AND DERRItrK GtrUEH
\{hcn rve bought our A60 on the Islc of \{ight, rlelbund that it had a small plzrque llstened inside u'iLl.r tl.renamc of the garagc u4rich had supplicd it. So last,vcar,we dccided to sce if r'r'c could fincl \\icstr-idgc (ialagc, onthe outskirts of Rydc. \{c dr-or up on the lbrecourt andparked. Onc of thc salesmen came out to talk to us:urdsaid that the garage was still orurcd il' thc same familv
as in 1962. He rvcnt to fcLch his fathcr, rvho lives inthc house bchind the garage. l his gentleman toldus that he had undertakcn his apprenticcship at thcgarage to become a mcchanic and hc r-cmcmbcrcdthe first A60s supplied Lo thcn.r. \lithout anyhcsitation, hc told us the registration numbcr ofdrc iir-st,,\60 144r\DL. 1'his happens to bc thcoriginal rcgistration numbcr of our .460l I1c g-avcus a bricf history ol thc local orvrers oi the czrr'a.nd hc rcmcmbcred working on it and sen,icinpiir.Thc garagc uscd to kccp old rccords, but a couplc:o1' years ago a leaking rcxrf lccl to tht: dcstructionof lots of rccords. \{hat a shame. \Vc rverc allou'edto drivc thc car into thc rvortsLop 2rt the reat
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EflfiE 201! Ealenilar 0tterIcs fulls, il's tlril timc a0dn.llu'll fierc h cndune Glillr$$ru[[i$[ ur tln Dlr il[[ri$nta$ail'Hinilrrr$ i$$mrin! in tfic ermcfiair. lt lcasfi ynu crtl l[mlthroullr ffic latcst Hlgrilar lllcriru lrom t[c G00G.
Prcirldonally producod,thlsA3 slzed off.dnq io€rurs5 pedod t960t8Mc .dv.rdllng Int rtlidn.d wlth club c'Is trom todry.
Priced at f14,99 including UK delivery, and f18-99 tor Intornational orders including delivery.orders must be received by Monday November 26th to guarantee delivery for Christmas,
Ordor onlino at www.cgoc.Gcrator.co.qklf you'd like to pay by.heque (payable to The Cambridge-Oxford Olvnery Cublthen please fill in the slipbelow @holocopier pennittedJ and post, along with payment to:COOC 2OT3 CAIE PAR OFFERdo Mr E. Foster, 26 Ashd.le Roed, Mrrur Bridge, Wigrn, wNg sQT
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BY CLTFF BouLToN
This car was put away in what the farmerclassed as a garage in 1991, and heunfortunately passed away soon afterwards.His son drove it a few times, but 1991 was it's last year on the road.
It was moved to a barn when the garuge roof was found to have collapsed, then moved againto another barn when the space was needed. Moving involved being towed by a tractor, thenpushed in with a large straw bale on the front of the tractor.
The last MOT dated Nov 11th 1991, gives the mileage as 37,569, and the speedo when I boughtit read 37,910.1 was approached by the son at a show in Kent back in July who asked if I knew ofanybody that wanted to buy a Cambridge Estate, and that was it. I went to see the car with myson, and you can guess lhe resl I just had to buy her. "Aussie" is now back on the road as a rollingrestoration, with a fair bit of welding carried out. The engine is very nice and she drives just fine!
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Westy Rolls Again!A heartstopping momentduring testing for this year's Goodwood Revival
Meeting as John Young's popular Austin A95 Westminster 'Hardy Herbert'clips the tyres and rolls to destruction, as captured by photogapher MarkAmor and fealured on the excellent 'Classic and SDortcar' website. Johnfortunalely escaped without injury.
This is not the first time this car has rolled at this spot because JohnFitzpatrick rolled lhe car during ihe Bevivalin 2008- admittedlywith someassistance trom an A35 (see BRl22, p.l5),
Sadly the Westminster, which was to be co-driven by Kenny Breck, wastoo badly damaged to be repaired tor the event and is almosl certainlybeyond saving.
Hello, as a Club Member here in France , Iduided k send2ou this document t0 be pubtished f
)au are intoested. M1 English is nol so good,Iatk n2friend Amos to helpme... .
SPIROU is a comic book or je inalypublished in Belgium "for thosJagcdbetween the age of 7 and 77,,. Betwecn 1952and 1978 a character called Starter tested allthc ncw cars that were put on thc markct .
.Fol lowing is an ani t lc on rhc MC Magnerrcwich appeared in issuc l l05 dated lBJtie1959. The word "farinite,,is use to designatethc obsessive usage of Pinin Farina bodGsunder difibrent brands of BMC Group.
Best regards, Jean Luc EMEW
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FOR SALE: Austin CambridgeA50I have realised I should never have lelmy Oxford go and want another Farina. Ionly have 1 garage so sadly I can't haveboth. This car is almost immaculate withnot a sign of rust.Needs nothing at all.Tested Nlay 2013. 83250 ONO.Fliccardo O'Connor 077251 02390
FOR SALE: 1958 Austin CambridgeA55 lvlkl, Colour Grey, l\4GB engine andbox, poly bushed suspensaon, twincarbs,lacet fuel pump, farina brakesand wheels, red interior, 12 month'5lVlOT, older restoration so will needsome TLC. Selling due to new project,lols of history and bills €2495 or 82800with a load of spares. MrA.Thomas01254 875368 Lancs. (m)
FOR SALE: 1971 Wolseley 16/60Complete car for rostoration. Spareunleaded cylinder head totally restoredby Earlpart. Colour Duotone Red andCumulus Grey. q800.00. Telephone l\4rD J Ridler 01823 672394 (m) Somerset
FOR SALE: 1966 lvloris Oxlord Vl.Blue with cream roof. 85,000 miles.
Taxed (free) and valid lvloT. The engineruns beautifully and slarts easily evenon these cold mornings. Very smallamounl of body work to do, mainlyaround lhe headlights. q2200. ContactJamos Baskett 07735 472863 Westl\4idlands
FOF SALE:Riley 4n2 Front Grille NOS €70;A60 Handbrake cable !20;A60 rear wheel bearings x 2 !25;L704 NOS red rear lens for l\4orrisOxford f'l0;NOS girling wheel cylinder titting kits q5;460 outer lront wheel bearings x 2 !20;Pair of wiper wheel boxes for 460(Lucas part no 72713) NOS & boxed!30; Pair of NOS 460 window windermechanisms 825Mark Shepley 07702 109901 or emailmarkshepley62@ gmail.com (m)Oxlordshire
FOR SALE: Used Spares:Tons of good used spares. Give me aring I might have what you are lookingfor. Steve TurnerTel:01653 693183 oremail: farinaman@ btinternet.com (m)(N.Yorkshire)
FOR SALE: New and used partsavailable for ihe A55 and A60 Farinarange. Please get in touch with anyrequirements. Tel: 01 282 860909evenings, or [email protected] (m)(Lancs)
FOR SALE:460 SparesAll N.O.S. sxcept (4).('1) Uhand front door lock, with 2 keys,in original packaging. t2o. \2) Uhandfiont door lock wilh 2 keys, in a (non-original?)box. €18. (3) R4rand reardoor lock in box. !15. (4) R/hand reardoor lock, appears used, in workingorder. !10. (5) Boot lock, wilh key, goodcon. good chrome, original package.!15. (6) 2 x l\4oprod replacement lrontbrake adjustment kits l\4PK2, in original(grubby) packages. [10 each. {7) Fuelcap lock, tairly good chrome, no key. 83.4110 Spares: (1) Set of front brakepads for Westminster A110 etc. Averagecondition for their years. Scrutfy originalbox. f15 (2) Set of 6 exhaust valves forAustin A99, A110 otc. packed in originalbox. €15. Photos il requirod. Postalcostgiven when needed. Tet01474357121Dominic l\4ilne (m) Kent
lUHNTEDWANTED: Any N.O.S (new old stock)chrome forthe Austin Westminster and6 cylinder larina range of cars.(bumpers, grilles, light sufiounds, lighiunits, etc) 07842 437595 or 01202769167 Tom Ward {m)
WANTEO: Any Austin Westminster and6 cylinder farina range (Wolseley 6/110and VDP 3 litre) complete cars, lromspares cars to good example cars,O7A42 437 595 ot 01202 7691 67 TomWard (m)
WANTED: A nice N4ofiis Oxlord SeriesV that is in a roasonably good/excellentoriginal condition. Agood price for theright car. Simon 0151 625 1236(evenings) or [email protected]
WANTED: Austin A60 Cambridge.I am looking lor a really nice Austin 460Cambridge, oither a saloon or an estate.I'm not looking for a restoration projectbut a really nice car ready to use andenjoy. Tel Steve Tumer 01653 693183or email f [email protected]
WANTED: Left hand drive steering box,column and dashboard forAustin A60.Also required are one teat bumper over-r ider and an 1800 cc Marina or MGBengine. Please contact Trevor Deane attrevordeaneclassics@ hotmail.com orphone 00353 85 1257400 if anyone hasany ol these parts for sale.
WANTED: Austin 460 CambridgeSaloon. I am looking lor a really niceAustin A60 Cambridge with manualqearbox. lrusl have red leather inlerior.Will consider if slight restoraiion needed.Please ring lan Evans 07733281902 ol01384 859365 (after 4.30pm)ianevansass@ g.mail.com
WANTED: For A60 estaloA60/Oxford Front lower panel, Frontfairing, Estale rear tloor to body lowerpanel (B2A1527) Rear tailgate andwindow rubbers. Simon 0151 6251236(evenings) or [email protected]
WANTEO: Austin A55 Mkl orA95Westminster. Car must be in goodcondition. Good p ce paid Jor the rightcar by private buyer. Contact MichaelJawis 01604 790399,lvlobilo 07745 839979
WANTEO: l'm looking for a l/larina /Sherpa 1.8 spin on oi l f i l ter housing.I'm not looking for the after marketspin on adaplors mind youll\4ark Shepley 01865 [email protected] (m)
WANTED: Looking for a pair ol6/110f ront Overiders... . . . .good enough torechrome (no dents) or even NOS ii Iam rucKy.Contacl Stewart 077741 58005Stewart.morgan3@btopenwo d.com (m)
WANTED: A nice Morris OxfordSeries V that is in a reasonablygood/excellent original condition.Agood price forthe right car. Simon0151 625 1236 (ev.) or [email protected]
SEBUICES D REPRIRSDiscounted wheel CylindeJReconditioning Service for ClubMembers: !26.05 plus p&p.exchange. COOC l\4embers quotospecial code CW2011 and yourmembership number when placing anorder wilh Pasi Parls Ltd, Unit 4,Chase Road, Northern Way IndustrialEstate, Bury St Edmunds, Sutfolk,lP32 6NP Tel. 01284 750729
Wolseley 6y'110 & Austin Al10 Mk2Fronl wheel Hub unit rebuilt on anexchange basis service. Returnedr€ady to bolt back on to your car loranother 50,000 plus miles. ConiactStewart Morgan 07774 [email protected] price & availability oJ l\,1k2 hubsand a limited supply for l\4k'1 models.
Disc Brakes & Telescopic Dampers:I am offering kits for front disc brakeconversions, and telescopic damperconversions fronl and rear, lor all1500 & 1600 Farinas. Contact: I\,'likeLaflin, Nlodel Fam, Chapel Street,Rockland St Peter, Attleborough,Nodolk NR17l UJ Tel:0195348311 9rc7801 4448i,3. (m)
Servicing/Repalrsr MOT, Gearboxspecialists, vehicle diagnostics etc.E.C. Autocare A'1303 Service Station,Bottisham, Cambs. 01 223 81 2357/8111 22 wwwecautocare.co.uk
Amazing Special Ofier for COOCMembers: A complete service for yourClub Car torjust f120.00 inclusive ofall normalservice items. Your car willbe lully serviced. lf required MOTcarried out. So, if your Club Car needsa little TLC, call Steve Turner 01653693'183, today. (m)
6.Cyllnder Power Steering Boxes:Leaking Westminsler/ Wolseley/Vandon Plas Power Steering Boxesrebuilt using all new seals & bench-tested. Tel: Andy, 01609 776040email: [email protected](m)
awd {vwaLLr4"'Membet Grcene Blacknore spotted this latge scale nadel 499 AuslinWesLninslet on the Aulo-Bex model banget stall at a race meeting Il is undercbodta have been used an the BMC sland at 1964 Mobt Shows A rcrc suvivu.Anv archive ohotos of this at af BMC shaw sknds of the erc?
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