found another place we’ve never visited before”.

After finding a shady picnic table some members rushed to get a coffee from the park’s café. Others took a leisurely stroll around the walking tracks and took in the beautiful vista of yachts and motor boats moored in the bay. This is an ideal spot for picnics where the

kids can fly a kite and have fun in the adventure playground. There’s lots of flowers to see and the track is decorated with fascinating ani-mal themed rock art; there’s also plenty of shady tables and chairs to relax on and a sandy beach too.

After some chatting and eating, the sun started to set; so it was time for everyone to head off home. Thank you Maureen & Merv for another great outing.

12 February 2012. It was hot and humid today as we set off on our Mystery Twilight Run. Fourteen members in five A7’s, one Mini and a modern attended.

Mervyn & Maureen Boatwright, Warren Gracie, Ron Selig, Mark & Joanne Wellington, and Faye & Robert Yarroll left from the NRMA car-park North Strathfield. We en-

joyed travelling through beautiful bush scenery along McCarrs Creek Road through Terry Hills and Church Point before arriving at Mona Vale’s Winnererremy Bay Parklands.

There we met Bob & Judith Rich-es, George & Sue McGill and Eric Steinhaus & Cissy. And what a gorgeous place it is; another great choice made by Merv & Maureen. Faye was heard to say, “you’ve

Winnererremy Bay

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Committee

The deadline for all contributions to Baby Torque is the 2nd last Friday of

each month. Contributions should be sent to The Editor, Baby Torque,

10 Lorraine Street, North Strathfield NSW 2137.

Magazine Deadline

Club Meetings

The Austin 7 Club NSW Inc meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month

at 8:00pm in the NRMA Training Rooms, NRMA Building, George Street,

North Strathfield. Parking is available in the NRMA car park opposite the

building.

Executive Name Home Phone Mobile Phone

President Warren Gracie (02) 9569 2108 0417 417 826

Vice President Paul Pui (02) 9958 1791 0413 621 078

Secretary /

Public Officer Maureen Boatwright (02) 9822 8609 0413 017 263

Treasurer Helen Lewis (02) 9709 2344 0407 108 196

Office Bearers Name Home Phone Mobile Phone

Events Team Maureen Boatwright (02) 9822 8609 0413 017 263

Spare Parts Mervyn Boatwright (02) 9822 8609 0412 940 001

Club Examiners Warren Gracie

Mervyn Boatwright

(02) 9569 2108

(02) 9822 8609

0417 417 826

0412 940 001

Membership Faye Yarroll (02) 9706 8007 0412 830 041

Editor /

Webmaster Robert Yarroll (02) 9706 8007 -

As a courtesy, please do not contact Committee Members after 9:00pm.

Banking Details

Austin 7 Club NSW Inc

Spare Parts Austin 7 Club NSW Inc

Bank Laboratories Credit Union Bendigo Bank

BSB 802-841 633-000

Account 100008499 128875804

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Following our last Monthly General Meeting on 8 February 2012 a

Special General Meeting was held to consider an appeal by Club

member Kevin Harte. This appeal was in respect of a Committee deci-

sion not to endorse Kevin’s Registration Renewal 1259 Form with our Club listed as the Primary Club for Conditional Registration require-

ments.

Whilst I won’t go into details of this meeting, Kevin did apologise for

his appeal since he did not attend the Committee Meeting that he was

invited to. As it turned out it came to our notice that Kevin had nom-

inated another Club as his Primary Club around the time of his re-quested Committee attendance.

Had the Committee been advised of this, there would have been no

need for a Special General Meeting to consider this matter and its as-

sociated expense.

As a result of this Special General Meeting your Committee will be

reviewing all matters in respect of Conditional Registration require-

ments and Club policy.

Happy Sevening … Warren Gracie

Presidents Report

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

Bob Burrell ……….… Gilgandra NSW

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Australia Day festivities at Flagstaff Hill Reserve saw seven Austin 7’s and one modern from this Club join the AMVC for a thoroughly enjoyable day. The weather was very hot and humid and some of us went home with a hot glow. There was so much to do and see that it was difficult to decide on what food to buy from the great number of excellent food stalls to choose from. In their Aus-tin 7’s were Eric Steinhaus, Warren Gracie, Mark Wellington, Paul Boat-wright, Ken Rolley, Paul & Amy Pui and Merv & Maureen Boatwright; and Rob-ert & Faye Yarroll took their modern. Unfortunately, the weather was not as kind at the NRMA Motorfest in the City where Eric & Ann Bourn and Brian & Deidre Haywood displayed their Austin 7’s.

The Breakfast Run to Brooklyn on Sun-day 12 February 2012 was fun and full of its own events. I have never seen or heard of so many mishaps on a Club run. #1 - Ken’s car had a problem be-fore it left the car park and Faye raced home to get a bottle of methylated spir-its; #2 - Warren Gracie slept in and missed the outing altogether; #3 - Eric Steinhaus & Cissy had a bit of bad luck at Ryde when their gear lever broke off, so Ron Selig kindly drove Eric home to retrieve his modern and trailer; #4 - Ron didn’t re-join us in his A7 as it kept cut-ting out when he stopped; #5 - we were pulled over for a Random Breath Test, and while Mark was being tested some other Police officers were admiring Merv’s car, and it wasn’t until much later we realised if Merv had been tested he could have failed as he had swal-lowed some of the methylated spirits when syphoning it for Ken; #6 - we fi-nally sat down for breakfast when Brian Haywood rang to say he wouldn’t be joining us because his car had an igni-tion problem; #7 - Merv ran out of petrol on the freeway on his homeward jour-

Events Report

ney; #8 - three kilometers further on Mark ran out too. I was travelling with Faye & Robert and it looked so funny to see Mark on his way back to his car with a small can of petrol as we were on our way to get a can for Merv & Ashley. I can’t remember such an eventful day of mishaps in the entire history of our Club. It was great to see Warren Tite with his sister Margaret at breakfast. Jim & Merilyn Dunn was presented with their Shield and Trophy for the “Most Enthusiastic Member” for 2011 and they were thrilled with the photo of their car on the trophy. In Austin 7’s were Ken Rolley, Eric Steinhaus & Cis-sy, Ron Selig, Mark & Joanne Welling-ton, Paul & Amy Pui, George & Sue McGill, Merv Boatwright & Ashley Cot-tell; and in their moderns were Jim & Merilyn Dunn, Bob & Judith Riches, Warren Tite & Margaret, Robert & Faye Yarroll and Maureen Boatwright.

If you are interested in organising or assisting with a Club Run then please contact me on 9822 8609. Two events are still to be organized for 15 April and 20 May 2012.

Everyone who returned their Expression of Interest should now have received an Entry Form for the 90th National Rally in S.A. Accommodation is almost non-existent now, but I am aware of one mo-tel room about to be cancelled which is available for a family or a double; so please contact me on 9822 8609 to se-cure this room.

Next year (2013) is our Club’s 30th Anni-versary and a week away is planned (probably up north). At this stage I am only looking for expressions of interest, dates and costs will be made available soon.

I’ll see you on the Twilight Mystery Run.

Happy Austin 7 touring …

Maureen Boatwright

Coming Events

6 May 2012 ... Wings Over Illawarra 2012

Cars will NOT be admitted to this event without an official sticker. Please

contact the Maureen on 9822 8609 if you are interested in attending.

29 March 2013 - 1 April 2013 … Austins Over Australia - Bendigo VIC

This event falls over Easter. Please contact Maureen on 9822 8609 if you

require an Expression of Interest form and/or Newsletter #1.

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4 March 2012 … Breakfast Run - South - New Venue and Start Time

Departing NRMA car-park North Strathfield at 7:30am or Heathcote Railway

car-park at 8:15am. Please contact the Events Team on 9822 8609 if you are

interested in attending and advise your starting place.

23-25 March 2012 ... Sydney Vintage Car Restoration - Crookwell

This will be a long-weekend based in Goulburn. Ten rooms have been secured

at our motel and all these rooms have now been allocated. A Run will take

place for anyone interested on Friday 23rd at 1:00pm.

15 April 2012 … Mystery Run

29 April 2012 … Breakfast Run - North - New Venue

Departing NRMA car-park North Strathfield at 7:40am sharp. Please contact

Maureen on 9822 8609 if you are interested in attending.

23-24 June 2012 ... Weekend away at Mt.Victoria

Our Club will be staying at a very nice Guesthouse at Mt Victoria. So far eleven

en-suite rooms have been booked - the remaining rooms do not have en-suites.

On Sunday we will be joining the Vauxhall Club and other clubs for lunch at

the Guesthouse and enjoying Kitty & the Bagman at the Mt.Victoria picture

show. Today you may wish to dress in the era of your car. Please contact the Events Team on 9822 8609 if you are interested in attending.

1 - 5 October 2012

90th Anniversary National Austin 7 Hub Rally - Tanunda, S.A.

Make sure you have booked your Barossa Valley accommodation as there is

immense interest in this Rally. Remember, there’s only 10 months to go and

more than 140 Austin 7’s will be attending. The renowned Bay to Birdwood

Run is for vehicles manufactured before 1956 and will be held the day before

the Rally starts (Sunday 30 September 2012). Please contact the Events Team

on 9822 8609 if you require an Expression of Interest form or further infor-

mation. Those staying at the Barossa Motor Lodge will need to leave for the

Bay to Birdwood at about 5:30am on the Sunday. Also, you should now have

received your Rally Entry Newsletter and Entry Form.

Invitations Accepted

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ple dance routine for five minutes

with a bunch of people you don’t

know? Ladies wearing Flapper dresses

and men with slicked-down hair and

wearing braces really took everyone

back to a bygone era. However, the

Charleston Challenge Down-under

didn’t exceed the required 250 danc-ers needed to break the World Rec-

ord ... but didn’t everyone have great

fun!

The crowd then enjoyed a stroll

through a great display of historic

vehicles from the early 1920’s and

1930’s; and afterwards many had

lunch under the shady trees lining

the Mall.

This event is just the start of a month

-long festival throughout the Blue

Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon re-

gions. From jazz concerts, garden par-

ties, high teas and even a Roaring

20’s Ball there’s something for every-

one to see and do.

Leura’s Automobile

Picnic in the Mall 4 February 2012. Jan O’Shea is an

Australian Champion of Jitterbug and

Rock N Roll dancing. She also choreo-

graphed an enthusiastic crowd in an

attempt to break the World Record for

most people dancing the Charleston at the same time. This was just one

event at todays Leura’s Automobile

Picnic in the Mall.

Club members Robert and Faye Yar-

roll joined the attempt after their first

and only two-minute lesson. After all

… how difficult can it be to do a sim-

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12 February 2012. It was a nice warm February morning as we

set out on our Breakfast Run to Brooklyn Marina. We met at

North Strathfield at 7.40am with Maureen (Nana) and Merv

(Grandad) Boatwright, Faye & Robert Yarroll, Ken Rolley, Joanne

& Mark Wellington, Ron Selig and Eric Steinhaus with Cissy.

We all thought this would be an easy trip to Brooklyn without any particular problems but,

as you can see in the Events Report, there were many misadventures and far too many to

mention here. But we did eventually arrive at Brooklyn Marina where we met up with Bob

and Judith Riches, Jim & Merilyn Dunn and Warren Tite and his sister Margaret. We all

ordered breakfast then sat down and talked while waiting for our food to arrive.

Some of our members wondered why they had ordered the Big Breakfast when they saw the

size of it. The sun was beaming on us and it was so hot, so we all decided to go for a run up

to Peats Ridge. So off we set for the second part of our run.

We eventually got there and started to walk into a furniture shop that sold tables and

chairs all made out of trees that had been sanded down when Faye got a call from Ron

Selig saying “I’m at Brooklyn … where are you?” When Faye told him we were at Peats

Ridge I don’t think he wanted breakfast anymore.

We had a look in the furniture shop which had a little lizard running around inside. We

had to get it to move before Amy Pui realised that it was alive and not a statue. Before leav-

ing we went to get a cold drink from the former Oak Milk Bar when Ron shows up, once

again just a bit too late. Nana & Grandad and Faye & Robert had a quick talk to him be-

fore he set off again to visit his brother.

A few minutes after, we all set off home with a few of us stopping at nearby fruit shops. Of

course, we did eventually run out of petrol on the way home. I would say we were stuck

waiting for a good 40 minutes in the boiling heat. When Nana and the Yarroll’s got to us

with the petrol, they told us another funny story which sounded quite similar to ours.

Mark & Joanne Wellington also ran out of fuel, not far away from us. Apparently Joanne

was calmly reading her book while Mark Walked to the nearest place to get a can of fuel.

So in the end the two people who are always telling everyone how to do this and that, and

telling people what’s right from wrong, were the ones who ran out of petrol on the express-

way. So really, the four cars who got through the whole day with no problems or wrong

directions were of course the 6 people in the moderns. After all the problems of the day

Nana, the Yarroll’s, Grandad and I met up at North Strathfield again where I squashed

into the back of the Nippy and Nana got into the front, and after the long day we headed

home with (surprisingly) no more problems.

Written by Ashley Cottell ( junior member)

“please sir,

I want

some more”

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Bob and Judith Riches are the proud owners of two club-cars; a 1930

Sports Two Seater Type EA Ulster and a 1966 Reliant Liege.

This month we feature Bill ... their smart little cream and silver Liege.

The name Bill is dedicated to a motor-cycling friend who lived in the village

of Charlton in Worcestershire (England). Bill kindly allowed Bob to build

the car in his garage.

The project began back in the 1990’s when Bob purchased two donor cars;

a 1966 Regal Reliant and a 1996 Rialto Reliant. Parts from these cars were

combined with a trials-car kit purchased from the Liege Motor Co of Flad-

bury, Worcestershire; plus other parts that had been gathered over a two

year period.

When you assemble your own car some forethought allows you to incorpo-

rate into it all the features that you really want. However, Bob has made

two major changes since completing the Liege. Experiences of early long

distance trials showed weaknesses in the Reliant back axle and the Liege

Motor Co recommended it be changed to a Suzuki Carry axle. Although

Bob and Judith hadn’t experienced any problem with their car as they were touring only, they did comply with the suggestion and acquired a

suitable axle, and duly modified and installed it.

Car of the Month ... Bob & Judith Riches 1966 Liege

Bob & Judith

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Information Sheet

If you would like to see your Austin 7 featured in this magazine please

complete and return the “Car of the Month - Information Sheet” available

from the Editor.

The second change was

supercharging. Alt-

hough this was contem-

plated at the time of construction the factory

supplied kit was based

on an Autorotor unit;

which was far too ex-

pensive. After bringing

the Liege to Australia

and running it for some

time, fellow Club mem-

ber Paul Boatwright

took up the challenge

and installed an Aisin

blower. Paul did a very

neat job and the engine

power is now greatly increased.

Bob and Judith are seasoned tourers and members of a number of differ-

ent motoring clubs. When we asked Bob what his most memorable Aussie

trip was in his Liege, he replied, “our tour to Tasmania with the Vintage

Motor Club, and we’ve joined several other great tours in Australia too”.

They have also travelled extensively around the UK and Europe, and their

most memorable trip overseas was Europe 02 organised by Ken Cooke of

the 750 Motor Club. This was a two-week tour like many previous 750MC

runs; and in company with 87 other Austin 7’s of various shapes and sizes

it took Bob and Judith through many places located between the UK and

Berlin (East Germany). Anyone who toured on Le Tour to the Mediterranean

in 1997 will recall that Ken Cooke arranges hard driving with lots of fun!

The Liege is comfortable and easy to drive. The Riches longest local trip

was probably a rally from Sydney to Melbourne. Bob and Judith have no

hesitation in driving the Liege to anywhere that takes their fancy; and they

can be seen at many motoring-club Events each year. Whether they are

driving their Ulster, Liege or their zippy little black Smart car; there’s one

thing for sure … they genuinely enjoy the camaraderie and companionship

of the many car enthusiasts they meet along the way.

… and their 1966 Reliant Liege

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CHEERFUL PROPHECIES

From Log Cabin Camp we drove on to St. Louis and civilization, and here we were advised to take the southern route instead of the northern one which I had planned. Which-ever route we took, people told us cheerfully, we were “for it.” If we didn’t freeze in the mountain passes we should be killed by brig-ands. Several motorists, we were informed, had lately been robbed and murdered in the wilds of New Mexico. It was not exactly an enticing prospect, but I was deter-mined not to give up now.

Other folks examined our tiny car and then shook their heads doubtfully. Owing to narrowness, they said, she wouldn’t fit the wheel-tracks on the “dirt” roads ahead of us and therefore we should never get through. We made up our minds, however, that we would have a jolly good try.

It was not long before it be-gan to look as if the latter dismal prophecy, at all events, might be fulfilled. The road steadily deteriorated until it became no better than a mud-track, the mire being so deep that British motorists can have no conception of it unless they have seen it. Fearsome potholes were eve-rywhere – great cavities half as big as the “Baby” itself.

Near a place called Big Indian Ranch we came to a “detour” where there was only a single track, and a man with a red flag stopped us and told us we must wait until the traffic coming in the opposite direc-tion had all got through. We sat there for about an hour watching, and the way the oncoming cars heaved and wallowed and bumped through the mud made me quake for my little Austin. It certainly seemed that we should never be able to battle successfully with that awful morass. When the time came to start I found that I was at the head of a line of about fifteen cars, a position that scared me badly when I pic-tured myself stuck in the mud, holding the whole convoy up and listening to pungent American comments on the situation. Yet actually, when it came to it, the Austin went

through better than they did! Being lighter, she didn’t sink so deeply into the mire, and when we eventually emerged I found that we were some way ahead of the others.

After this, light relief was af-forded by some cheery par-ties of Negroes in dilapidated Fords. They tried to race us, and when we romped ahead they stood up in their cars and cheered, roaring with delight.

A day or two later I had an-other experience with mud which made me cross with myself for having omitted to bring chains or ropes with me. We lost our way and strayed off the proper road on to a most appalling track where we skidded in crab-like fash-ion. On either side lay frozen flood-water of considerable depth, into which I was mo-mentarily in fear of sliding. Again and again we stuck fast, having to get out and push the car along by main force, for the wheels refused to grip with the engine run-ning.

Our shoes and stockings were speedily soaked with icy water, and we were smoth-ered up to the knees in mud. All of a sudden the Austin pitched into a big hole, from

Round the World in a “Baby” Car by Gladys de Haviland

Part 2

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... to be continued ...

which our united efforts failed to budge her! Utterly weary, and consigning all cars to a clime where mud is unknown, I looked around and spotted a farmhouse in the distance.

When I went there for assis-tance a big Alsatian dog barred my entrance with fierce growls, but I cajoled him to let me pass by giving his toffee. The farmer, when he heard my tale of woe, readily offered help. Even with the essential chains with which his own car was fitted it was only with utmost difficulty that we got back to my sorely-tired Austin and saved her from a watery grave.

Fortunately, pleasant experi-ences alternate with unpleas-ant ones, and two days later saw us bowling merrily along over sunlit prairies, stopping occasionally to take photo-graphs and bask in the sun. Thus we progressed unevent-fully through the Arkansas River Valley to La Junta, in Colorado.

COWBOYS AND INDIANS

An entertaining town is La Junta, full of cowboys and Indians, though it gives one a queer sensation of the min-gling of ancient and modern when one sees these pictur-esque types shopping in Woolworth’s stores! We stayed there for a day, and then set out again almost immediately encountering more mud.

We were about ten miles past

the settlement of Nodel when the trouble occurred, and at one period there were five cars, likewise “stuck,” close by. Again we went through the old familiar routine of pushing and heaving, getting covered with mud ourselves in the process.

So thick and heavy was the mire that the tyres churned it up into masses which wedged themselves tightly between the wheels, body, and mud-guards, so that after a time the wheels could not turn. We pulled the glutinous stuff away with our hands, but a few yards farther on the wheels gummed up as badly as ever.

To add to our troubles it was growing dark and beginning to snow. Just as it looked as if we might have to spend a freezing night in this undesira-ble locality three big cars came slithering along the track toward us, with brown faces peering out at us.

“Stuck?’ inquired a voice, and forthwith a perfect torrent of dark-skinned figures poured from the cars. I suppose we must have looked a little alarmed, for one amiable old gentleman who seemed to be the “boss” hastily explained that they were a troupe of Negro musicians on their way to Trinidad.

Many hands make light work, and these good fellows soon had us out of our predica-ment. In spite of the fact they were in a hurry they insisted on driving behind us all the

way to Trinidad in case we got stuck again. Right across America, by the way, we found that “road courtesy” is certainly not dead there.

Raton Pass, the summit of which is seven thousand eight hundred feet high, was our next thrill. The climb was one long struggle with snow and slippery roads, and at times there were unguarded preci-pices along the sides which made the thought of a more than usually bad skid decid-edly unnerving. The ups and downs of the Raton Pass are really formidable, but it gives one glimpses of some of the most beautiful scenery in America. The mountains are clothed to the timber-line with forests of spruce and pine, full of cougars, bears, and deer.

Reaching the end of the pass, we put up at Home Ranch, Maxwell; and of all the cold places I have ever been in Maxwell is assuredly the cold-est! We had another bitter drive the next day, continually drinking hot coffee from a Thermos flask in order to keep our blood moving; I found the two pairs of gloves I wore perfectly useless for keeping my hands warm on the steering-wheel. Snow was again a trouble, but other motorists were invariably ready to help us, notably a wild-looking but really charm-ing Indian and his wife in an old Overland.

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These minutes of the Austin 7 Club NSW Inc are to be confirmed at the next General Meeting

Minutes of the February 2012 General Meeting

Held on 8 February 2012 at NRMA Train-ing Centre, George Street, North Strath-

field. The meeting was opened at 8:05pm by Warren Gracie who welcomed all members to the meeting

Minutes taker: Maureen Boatwright

Attendees: 28

Apologies: Helen Lewis, Carolyn Thomp-son, Joanne Wellington, Don Scanes.

Visitor: Terry Thompson (President CMC)

Moved: Mark Wellington Seconded: Kevin Fahey

Minutes of previous meeting read and accepted:

Moved: Bob Riches Seconded: Ken Rolley

Business arising from minutes: Nil

Correspondence: Inwards: 10 membership renewals, 1 new

membership, magazines from Baby

Torque W.A., Broken Spoke - Veteran & Vintage Car Club of Goulburn, Austin 7 Journals S.A, Lightshaft, Bent Wire, De-pender. Invitations from Chiltern Tourism

& Development Inc for their 13th Annual Cancer Cruise on Sunday 15 April 2012, Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club Inc for Motorfest on Saturday 10 March

2012, flyers for the Official 2012 Seasonal Launch of V8 Utes - 18 February 2012 at 17 Yulong Cl. Moorebank, CMC’s two major events take place in May (National

Motoring Heritage Day) and August (SECC), our Club has already paid for their entry forms on 31/01/2012 for

(SECC), CMC has sent the Austin 7 Club NSW Inc a Certificate of Affiliation for the year ending 31/12/2012 and enclosed guidelines for Club Committee Hand-over etc. Correspondence Out: Notice to all

members of Special General Meeting on 8/02/2012, letters to Vauxhall Owners Club & AMVC listing this clubs calendar

of events for 2012.

Moved: Mark Wellington Seconded: Bob Riches

Treasurers Report: Paul Pui read the Financial Report in Helen Lewis’ absence.

Moved: Paul Boatwright Seconded: Bob Riches

Spare Parts Report: Mervyn Boatwright read the Spare Parts Report.

Moved: Denis Quartly Seconded: Mark Wellington

Editor: Robert Yarroll mentioned the

change to club Bank Account number (refer page 2 in February magazine).

Membership Officer: Faye Yarroll

thanked members who paid early, it makes paperwork & phone calls easier to handle. Message sent out to members who have not yet paid. New membership

received from Bob Burrell who has a 1929 Roadster.

Welfare: Jenny Bloser recovering from

knee surgery. A card will be sent also Don Scanes wife Barbara is having fur-ther eye surgery.

Public Officer/Secretary: Nil

Events Team: Maureen Boatwright re-ported. All who sent expressions to S.A. for 2012 National A7 Rally should now

have received their entry forms, accom-modation is now almost non existent, but I have been advised of a motel room that will be cancelled as no longer required -

please contact Maureen on 9822 8609 a.s.a.p. if you need this room. A week away to celebrate 30th Anniversary of Austin 7 Club NSW Inc will be held in

2013.

Moved: Paul Boatwright Seconded: Ken Rolley

General Business: No urgent business discussed, meeting closing early as Spe-cial General Meeting to now commence.

Meeting closed: 8.25pm Door Prize - Won by Judith Riches Raffle - None this evening.

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Recent Happy Snaps

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Austin Seven

All Spare Parts correspondence should be addressed to:

Mr Mervyn Boatwright, P.O. Box 366, Casula Mall. NSW 2170

Telephone: (02) 9822 8609 Email: m.boaty@bigpond.com

Spare Parts will NOT be brought to meetings unless requested before-

hand due to the vast number of parts in stock nowadays. Please contact

Merv by the Thursday evening prior to the meeting with details of the

parts you need. All Members choosing to pay by cheque for parts should read the instructions at the bottom of their invoice. Please make all

cheques for Spare Parts payable to Austin 7 Club NSW Inc Spare Parts.

How much is an Austin Seven worth in Britain? Apparently, the market for Austin Sevens in Britain is going mad. A good Chummy is likely to cost you £15,000 with prices starting at £9,000. Open top Sevens always find stronger money, but even Box saloons

are fetching up to £8,000.

The Ruby has traditionally been the value model of the baby Austin range. Despite it being the nicest of the Sevens to drive, some see the later model as lacking the charm of the original. However, even these are worth about £5,000. That used to be about as much as any saloon would get on the open market. The box

saloons are still more popular though … they’re the cars that everyone who can’t afford a Chummy wants.

As with any classic car, originality and condition are the prime drivers, with items such as original paperwork

strongly aiding a sale.

Seven-based specials vary wildly in execution and value. They used to be the cheapest way into a Seven, but a Nippy is likely to set you back between £10,000 - £15,000, while a pretty Special will be £7,000 - £8,000. You can double that for Ulster Replicas. It seems the value of Austin Sevens in Britain won’t be drop-

ping any time soon.

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If bad weather conditions are looming, please contact Maureen Boat-

wright on Saturday evenings or from 6:30am on the Sunday of the run

(H) 02 9822 8609 (M) 0413 017 263 or Warren Gracie (H) 02 9569 2108

(M) 0417 417 826.

And please remember to always carry the

following documents in your Austin 7:

Comprehensive Insurance Policy

Clubs’ Certificate of Currency

Baby Torque Magazine

Bad Weather

14 March 2012 Maureen & Merv Boatwright

11 April 2012 Helen Lewis & Carolyn Thompson

9 May 2012 Amy & Paul Pui

13 June 2012 Ken Rolley

11 July 2012 Bob & Judith Riches

8 August 2012 Denis & Helen Quartly

Don’t forget the Austin 7 Club NSW “Point Score”

program. Our aim is to see as many people as possi-

ble attending events and meetings (including month-ly general meetings). Participation in an event or out-

ing from the starting point to the finish will score

you 2 points, while attending a general meeting will

score you 1 point. These points are awarded whether

you attend in your Austin 7 or modern car. The per-

son with the highest points tally will receive a trophy

at our Christmas Luncheon / Presentation Day. So

come along and get involved.

Point Score Trophy

Supper Roster

The Austin 7 Club NSW Inc has

been active for 29 years and

aims to bring together people

with the common interest of re-

storing, preserving and driving

Austin Sevens. We are an infor-

mal family club that regularly

takes our "Babies" to the road

for some fun social touring.

Spare parts are available to

Club Members through the Club

Spares Division and our tech-

nical people will give advice,

where possible, in regard to the

restoration of these cars.

Postal Address:

P.O. Box 6009 North Ryde NSW 2113

Email:

info@austin7clubnsw.org.au

Website:

www.austin7clubnsw.org.au

Austin 7 Club NSW Inc

ments of your vehicle. If you

wish to attend invitational

events outside Club runs, you

MUST contact a

Committee Member

to log the trip, oth-

erwise your regis-

tration and insur-

ance is NOT valid.

You should carry a

copy of the Clubs’

Certificate of Insur-

ance (Public Liabil-

ity) in your Austin

7 at all times together with

the most recent copy of this

Baby Torque magazine.

Any Member using a vehicle on

RTA Historic Conditional Regis-

tration Scheme (HCRS) and at-

tending a Secondary

Club Run or any event

listed under Invita-

tions Accepted or Oth-

er Events of Interest

MUST contact a Com-

mittee Member to ad-

vise your vehicles

movements PRIOR to

attending the event.

The committee of the

nominated primary club on your

conditional registration must be

aware, and approve of, all move-

"Dedicated to the preservation and

enjoyment of all types of

Austin Sevens"

RTA Conditional Registration

Member of The Council of Motor Clubs, Inc