April 2007

Secretary's Scribble

• So many events, they are clashing
• A couple of mysterious errors on dates
• Very interesting talk on vehicle valuations
• Disappointment (and laughter) at an Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire being called a BUS! (surely it's reall acronym is ASSS - web admin)
• When Motoring was Fun - should be good
• Mini Auction coming up 10% of sale price goes to club funds (or 100% if you wish)
• Sad report of another member's passing
• Golden Wedding for two members

Other Items

• Uninsured Vehicles
  • £100 fine under new government plans
  • We all pay about £30 to cover the uninsured
• Forgiving a failure
  • With news cars it's third time unlucky - it's junk
  • With older cars it doesn't matter - it must be love
• Recollections of a "parts man"
  • bicycles four deep along Ranela Road
  • Egertons on Crown Street, from William Street opposite the Cricketers pub
  • under the wing of George Spinks, ex-army tank commander
  • sweeping up every morning
  • re-filling the 1pt and 2pt glass bottles oil from the petrol pumps
  • Energol 30, Energol Viscostatic, Castrol XL and XXL
  • a sounding board for spanners
  • cycling on the store's trade bike (fetch a cloth G-G-G-G-Granville!)
  • flying down Lloyds Avenue with brown warehouse coat flapping
  • sausage rolls from Newsteads Bakeries
  • two-tone pink and grey Vauxhall Crestas (Oh, yes, I remember them! - web admin)
  • American servicemen from Bentwaters/Woodbridge liked MGA twincams
• Prince of Darkness Jokes
• Down Under
• Indian Pacific train across Australia from West to East
• NRTHoF 8km outside Alice Springs
• Old Telegraph Station
• restoration by prisoners
• crude modifications
• an interesting and different museum, in the outback

For Sale

• Club Regalia
• 1923 Vauxhall 14/40 tourer, taxed and MoT. £15,750 ono - Arthur Best
• 1976 Mercedes 350 SL, white, hard and soft tops, MoT and tax £4995 - Eric Chapman
• 1957 Triumph 350cc Twentyone, 360th off the line. Concours winner £3,500 - Barry Yallop
• 1975 Ford Escort 1300E 4 door (very rare) Jade Green, excellent condition, 51,275 miles, must be seen £3,000 (Saxmundham)