BABY TORQUEMagazine of the Austin 7 Club of NSW (Incorporated)

NO. 243 MEMBER OF COUNCIL OF MOTOR CLUBS June 2010

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The “usual suspects” in attendance at Rouse Hill House

Correspondance:Correspondance should be addressed to:

The SecretaryAustin 7 Club of NSW IncPO Box 6009North Ryde NSW 2113

Meetings:2nd Tuesday of each month at 8:00 pm - NRMA Training Rooms, NRMA Building, George Street, North Strathfield. Parking is available in the NRMA carpark opposite the building.

Magazine:The deadline is always the last Friday of each month, therefore the Editor should receive written/typed articles, pictures and reports for the July magazine no later than 25th June.

Address: 3 Sunnyside Avenue, Lilyfield, NSW, 2040Phone: 0404 099 157Email: info@austin7clubnsw.org.auWebsite: www.austin7clubnsw.org.au

Banking:Club Spare PartsBSB: 802841 BSB: 633-000Account Number: 0000009132 Account Number: 128875804

If bad weather conditions are looming, please contact Maureen Boatwright on Saturday evenings or from 6:30 am on

the Sunday of the run in question.Phone: (02) 9822 8609Mobile: 0413 017 263

Please note: At all times your Austin 7 should carry; copies of your Comprehensive Insurance Policy, the Club’s Certificate of

Currency and the most recent copy of “Baby Torque” orthe Coming Events newsletter.

Committee

President:

Vice President:

Secretary/Public Officer:

Treasurer/Club Examiner:

Spare Parts:

Editor:

Membership/Registration:

Events Director:

Mark Wellington

Paul Pui

Joanne Wellington

Warren Gracie

Mervyn Boatwright

Darryl Stockley

Amy Pui

Maureen Boatwright

Phone: 02 9545 1507 Mobile: 0409 121 576

Mobile: 0413 621 078

Phone: 02 9545 1507 Mobile: 0428 545 150

Phone: 02 9569 2108 Mobile: 0417 417 826

Phone: 02 9822 8609 Mobile: 0412 940 001

Mobile: 0404 099 157

Mobile: 0402 816 345

Phone: 02 9822 8609 Mobile: 0413 017 263

As a courtesy, please do not contact Committee Members after 9pm.

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PLEASE NOTE: On account of their recent move Maureen and Merv Boatwright have a new home phone number. Please ensure you update your contact lists and phone books. Thank you.

Coming Events

20th June Don Avery Memorial Shield RunMeet at Collingwood House / Liverpool Regional Museum (old

Information Centre). Turn at traffic lights into Congressional Drive (off Hume Highway), Liverpool. Hot soup will be served from 9:00 am. Be ready to depart 9:30 am. Morning tea will be provided by volunteers at the Wollondilly Heritage Centre at the Oaks, followed by a tour of the Centre. Visit the new lookout at Burragorang followed by lunch at the Nattai Workers Club. We then travel to Picton, stopping for a while at the George Hotel. If you are participating in this run it is imperative that you contact the Events Director with numbers attending NOW! The booking has already been made but I can still add a few more if notified immediately. Cost for entry and morning tea is $6.00, lunch is $10.00 with choice of a few dishes of Chinese food or you can purchase anything on the menu at their prices.

18th July Progressive Xmas in JulyMeet near Fire Station, Menai Road, Menai and be ready to leave at

8:30 am for breakfast stop. Join in the fun for the full day or join us at one of the stops. Breakfast cost will range from $6.80 – $13.00 (Italian Restaurant at Menai). The lunch location has not been finalised at this time but the cost should not exceed $15.00. Please contact the Events Director if you are attending ASAP as the bookings must be finalised this week.

21st – 22nd August Shannons Eastern Creek Display DayYou must display your entry card for admission. Entry Forms are

$12.00. The Club ordered 12 entry forms and 13 names are listed for tickets.

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Coming Events (cont.)

29th AugustAll British Day - Kings School, North ParramattaTickets are $5.00. It would be appreciated if cars are in position by

9:30 am. Gates are open from 7:00 am and entry is via MASONS DRIVE, not the main entrance. Please display your ticket on the windscreen so it can be identified from a distance. Breakfast is available from 7:30 am with the Official Opening at 10:30 am and Presentation at 1:30 pm at the Hay Shed between the ovals. There will be 10 cars chosen from all clubs to receive a gift for their participation. It’s great for our Club to have 17 entries for this event, I cannot remember the Club having entered this many cars at the All British Day before. Well done to all who are taking part.

1st – 5th October 2012 90th Anniversary National Austin 7 Hub Rally - Tanunda, S.A.Entry Forms are expected to be mailed out in October 2011.

Trailer parking will be available for all entrants at one of the venues regardless of whether the owner stays at that venue or not. A list of accommodation venues will also be posted at this time. Entrants will need to make their own accommodation bookings of which there will be ample to choose from. The Headquarters for the National Rally will be at the Tanunda

Show Grounds Hall which is in a very nice setting and has plenty of parking available. Registration will be held on the Monday (day 1) at the Headquarters. After registering, entrants will then be escorted in small groups on an orientation tour around the 3 main towns of the Barossa. Expression of Interest Forms will be sent out late this year along

with 2 DVD’s (one on the Barossa Valley, prepared by the Tourist S.A, the other has snippets of the 2004 and 2008 Bay to Birdwood runs).

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Invitations Accepted

31st July – 1st August Ulladulla Harbour Classic 2010Milton Ulladulla Vintage and Classic Car Club Inc. have invited

our Club to join them on this rally for Vintage and Classic Cars and Motorcycles. It is a replacement event for the MUVCCC’s long running “Christmas in July” but with a completely new format. The Ulladulla Harbour Classic will be a 250 km tour of the Illawarra,

Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven Districts, the most scenic country on the Australian east coast. There will be a limit of 100 vehicles for this event so register ASAP to ensure your entry. Deadline for entries is 1st July. Cost is $75 per person (this includes Saturday morning tea, lunch,

afternoon tea and dinner, Sunday morning tea and BBQ lunch). Please contact the Events Director if interested and you will receive an entry form and accommodation details etc.

12th September Hills Fest (formerly The Orange Blossom Festival)Commencing at 9:30 am, the Vehicle display will be be held in the

grounds of the Bull and Bush Hotel, Baulkham Hills. Contact the Events Director for entry form.

Point Score Trophy

Don’t forget the Austin 7 Club “Point Score” program. Our aim is to see as many people attending events and meetings (this includes monthly general meetings) as possible. Participation in an event or outing, begining from the starting point and going through to the finish, will score you 2 points while attendance at a general meeting will score you 1 point. These points are awarded if you show up in your Austin 7 or your modern and the person with the highest points tally will receive a trophy at our Christmas Luncheon/Presentation Day.So get involved, support your Club and have some fun. See the

Coming Events section on page 2 for our next event.

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Yes! An Austin 7 Powered Motorcycle

During the early years of mass motoring there were a few strange attempts to couple automobile engines with motor bike components; one of which was the Brough Superior Austin Four which had a short period of infamy during the late 1930’s. Powered by a modified Austin Seven motor and A7 gearbox

it was mainly designed and manufactured for side car use. The power output was quite low but the brisk acceleration more than compensated for a lack of top speed. Although launched to huge acclaim at the 1931 Olympia Motorcycle Show only ten examples were ever produced.It’s greatest success was in fact the huge wave of publicity that

was generated by the sight of such an unusual motor vehicle. This was obviously the inspiration for the latest creation from the zany mind of Warren Bonning; proprietor of Shoe String Motors and special vehicle builder extraordinaire. The Bonning Flyer was part of the Austin Seven display at the recent 2010 Historic Winton weekend.

Yes! An Austin Seven powered motorcycle.During the early years ofmass motoring there were afew strange attempts tocouple automobile engineswith motor bikecomponents; one of whichwas the Brough SuperiorAustin Four which had ashort period of infamyduring the late 1930’s.

Powered by a modified Austin Seven motor and A7 gearbox it was mainly designed andmanufactured for side car use. The power output was quite low but the brisk acceleration more thancompensated for a lack of top speed.

Although launched to huge acclaim at the 1931 Olympia Motorcycle Show only ten examples wereever produced.

Its greatest success was in fact the huge wave of publicity that was generated by the sight of such anunusual motor vehicle. This was obviously the inspiration for the latest creation from the zany mindof Warren Bonning; proprietor of Shoe String Motors and special vehicle builder extraordinaire. TheBonning Flyer was part of the Austin Seven display at the recent 2010 Historic Winton weekend.

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President’s Report

This month everyone will receive the new updated “Members Mate”. If you take the time to look through it you will notice quite a few new names. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Members and look forward to seeing you out on Club runs. If your Austin 7 is under restoration please feel welcome to come along in your modern car, it’s a great way to meet the rest of the family and learn a little more about your Baby. To those remote Members, there is always the possibility of attending our weekends away or perhaps e-mailing through photographs of your machine for inclusion in our gallery. In recent months we have seen a revival in Club participation. The

Goulburn weekend was very well attended with two new cars on the road, there are record numbers booked for the “All British Day” event with similar numbers booked for Eastern Creek.We still have a few places left in our 2011 calendar so please come

along and join in the next run.

Happy Motoring,Mark Wellington

Please note: Any Member using a vehicle that is on Conditional Registration (HCRS) and is attending a Secondary Club Run, or any event listed under Invitations Accepted or Other Events of Interest, MUST contact a Committee Member to advise your vehicle movements prior to attending the event.The committee of the nominated primary club on your conditional registration must be aware, and approve of, all movements of your vehicle. If you wish to attend invitational events outside Club runs, you must contact a committee Member to log the trip, otherwise your registration and insurance is not valid.At all times your Austin 7 should carry a copy of the Club’s Certificate of Insurance (Public Liability) and the most recent copy of “Baby Torque”.

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Event Director’s Report

The last Club run saw our Members visit Rouse Hill Estate and Home. We had a wonderful guide who is a school teacher and has been heavily involved with the refurbishing of the home and the old school. Her knowledge is endless in regard to the estate and the history of this area. It was an extremely enjoyable experience as we strolled round the grounds that took in the amazing stables, gardens and servants quarters. This was a wonderful and graphic experience of Australian living in the early days. It was a good run for the Babies, taking in Rouse Hill, Riverstone, Vineyard and then crossing the Hawkesbury and traveling through Freemans Reach. Later, after a good drive, we crossed the Hawkesbury again from North Richmond into Richmond and lunched by the river. In attendance on the day were; Faye and Robert Yarroll, Joanne and Mark Wellington, Ken Rolley, Judith and Bob Riches, Trevor Hails, Warren Gracie, Maureen and Merv Boatwright with Darryl Stockley joining us at the lunch stop.Please don’t forget to let the Events Director know, if you are going

to the Christmas in July outings as bookings must be made NOW! Also don’t forget to supply your name and numbers for the soup stop and lunch at Nattai Workers Club for the June 20th Run, NOW! – TODAY.Please join us on the runs, give your “Baby” and yourself a good

experience and join in the fun with your fellow Members. The Austin 7 Club has now reached the half way point for the Club Events Outings for 2010 and a number of Austin 7’s on HCRS Registration have yet to venture out on Club Organized Runs for 2010.

See you at the start of the Picton run where you can enjoy a cup of hot soup with damper before we start our journey.

Happy Austin 7 touring,Maureen Boatwright

Happy Birthday to all the Members who celebrate birthdays in

June.

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Photo’s

National Motoring Heritage Day at Rouse Hill Estate

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Photo’s

Thanks to Jim Dunn for this picture of his Austin 7.

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Manson Property specialise in residential real estate in Menai, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Illawong and Alfords Point and are finalists in the Menai District Business Awards for

2009.

Lené Mitchell looks forward to assissting you personally in finding your new home.

Phone: (02) 9543 7355 Fax: (02) 9543 7556 Mob: 0411 7000 14www.mansonproperty.com.au

FORSALE 1 x 1929 Radiator Shell.

Contact Merv Boatwright (on behalf of a Club Member)

on 02 9822 8609 or at boaty@unwired.com.au

Austin 7 Meccano Set, 1928 ModelUncovered after forty years , leaning against the wall at rear of storeroom. The set comprises : • Front axle c.w. steeing and brakes • Rear axle c.w. brakes• Magneto engine M 65241 complete with ancilliaries• Chassis c.w. Springs and shock absorbers , steering column etc.• Gearbox , gate change with speedo drive , this makes it about mid year production

Bring your trailer or roof rack and make an offer Contact Bob Riches on 02 9417 3637

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Spare partsAll Spare Parts correspondance should go to:

Merv Boatwright, PO Box 1055 Menai Central, NSW, 2234Phone/Fax: (02) 9822 8609

Email: boaty@unwired.com.au

Due to increased stock, parts will not be brought to the meeting unless requested beforehand. Please contact Merv by the Wednesday evening

prior to the meeting with details of the parts required.

All Members choosing to forward cheques as payment for parts, please read the details on the bottom of your spare parts invoice.

Please make cheques payable to:Austin 7 Club N.S.W. Inc. Spare Parts

Mervyn BoatwrightSpare Parts Officer

Alloy Brake Shoes 11/4” to suit 1932 Austin 7.2 x Stub Axles, Right hand and Left hand.

Contact Merv Boatwright (on behalf of a Club Member) on 02 9822 8609 or at boaty@unwired.com.au

Block for A7 motor rebuild .

Prefer a 1933-37 block that has not been bored more than 2.240” dia (+0.040 oversize ).

Do not need valves. I have larger vales to use/install. Contact Cliff Stockley on 02 6555 9807.

Wanted

Minutes of the May General MeetingHeld on 11th May 2010.

The meeting was opened at 8:10 pm by Mark Wellington who welcomed all Members to the meeting.

Attendees and Apologies.There were 23 Members in attendance. Apologies; Amy and Paul Pui, Darryl Stockley, Brian Haywood and Helen Lewis.

The minutes of the April meeting were read and accepted. Moved. Maureen Boatwright Seconded. Cliff Edwards

Business ArisingNil.

CorrespondenceWillys Whippet overland Knight Restorers Inc, Martin Hicks – membership, Advert – Display plates, Newsletter SA Club Austin 7 Journals, Austins over Australia Newsletter, Membership renewal, Hills Fest (Orange Blossom)Invitation, Careflight – donation request, Light Shaft Newsletter, Drive Chatter Newsletter, 34th Historic Winton invitation, The Depender, LCU statement.

TreasurerWarren read the Financial report.

Moved. Robert Yarroll Seconded. Judith Riches Spare PartsMerv read the Spare Parts report.

Moved. Denis Quartley Seconded. Bob Riches

EditorEmail read - re website hits.

Membership OfficerMembers Mate done but put together incorrectly. Warren Gracie proposed and Rob Yarroll seconder for accepting Martin Hicks.

Secretary/Public OfficerNil.

WelfareBrian Haywood recovering well. Faye Yarrol, present and also doing well.

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Events DirectorThis Sunday event discussed. June run discussed – let Merv know who is attending. Christmas in July 18th – Full day or attend stops – need to know for booking of restaurants. Lunch should not exceed $15. Final numbers tonight for All British Day. Anyone who has put down to go to Austins over Australia – if you have not received your newsletter please contact Maureen. Motorlife Museum day discussed. St Ives ignite the flame – 3 cars present, quite a pleasant day.

All reports moved. Bob Riches Seconded. Merv Boatwright

GENERAL BUSINESS

1. Next meeting – will discuss draft constitution.2. Website link to WA is broken.3. Bob Riches – Overalls courtesy of unilever if anyone interested. Judith – we have been warned by surgeon not to fall off motorbike, we have decided to end our 60 year association with motor cycles. We have a almost new motorcycle up for grabs if anyone interested contact Bob.4. Carolyn is doing Avon.5. Joanne just wanted to mention that Mark recently tried to prove he was a young man by entering the Business Review Weekly tratholon. He survived, thank goodness, and was only beaten by 1 minute by the young 24 year old that convinced him to participate. Congratulations Mark.

Meeting closed at 8:40 pm.

2010 Supper Roster

July Maureen and Mervyn Boatwright 13/07/10

August Judith and Bob Riches 10/08/10

September Amy and Paul Pui 14/09/10

October Joanne and Mark Wellington 12/10/10

November Helen Lewis 09/11/10

December AGM - Members to bring plate TBA