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ACT JeepTrAction Newsletter
Edition 16 — October 2015
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Presidents note…
Hi all, since our last newsletter there has been quite a bit happening within the club. There has been a club joint trip with ACTATC, a
wine tour of the Bungendore region, club meetings/presentations, a
social night at NTW, the Big Boys Toys Expo & of course Jambo!
So I will do my best to recap every event.
On the 9th of August we had the Canberra District wine lovers trip
which visited vineyards in the Lake George region. The trip was
attended by Slattery’s, McDonalds, new club members the Reid’s & the Simmons’. The day
started off a bit frosty but cleared, making for enjoyable visits to Lake George, Lerida Estate,
Lark Hill & Mt Majura vineyards & lunch at Lake George Hotel.
On the 11th August we had another Club social night at
NTW which was kicked off with a sausage sizzle & a few
drinks. Mark Pullen lead us a through a great presentation
on the latest & greatest products available from Mickey
Thompson. The Big Boys Toys Expo took place on 22nd—
23rd August & was held out at EPIC. Our club had a
healthily representation with Jeep City handing out club
brochures & using our club marquee as part of their stand.
The weekend was well received by Canberra & more than
likely will be on the calendar again next year for Canberra.
Troy Rollan organised a club joint Trip with ACTATC on Saturday the 29th of August. The trip
took in the region of Monga National Park with 8 Jeeps from our club. The trip provided many
challenging steep hill climbs & several river crossings which had all recently swelled due to
heavy rain down-pours in the area.
At our September club meeting we were very
lucky to have a special presentation on getting
the best out of your digital camera by Andrew
Kay, Canberra High School Digital Technology
& Arts Teacher. In a past life, Andrew was the
head photographer for a leading advertising
agency responsible for marketing major
brands in Australia. Andrew gave a great
presentation & revealed a lot of tips & techniques to help get the best out our digital cameras.
This years Australian National Jeep Jamboree took place at Rydal in the Blue Mountains district
of NSW, saw a large number of club members attend the event with the Foulds, Bartell’s, new
members the Adam’s, Newman’s, Bilski’s, Slattery’s & the Simmons’ all present. The Goulburn
Big Merino service centre was our main rendezvous point with 9 Jeeps in convoy. Once everyone had assembled & had breakfast the convoy setout for Rydal via Oberon. Arriving at Jambo
around midday we were warmly greeted by the SJC team as we registered. Upon choosing a
camp site it was quite clear that the grounds camping & trail mustering areas, compared to
2012 was significantly more dusty, however after inspecting a few sites we claimed our camp
site near the test track. (Possibly a bad decision!).
Later that night up at the Marquee we were given a brief run down of all the proceedings & collected our rego packs & signed on for the next days trip. Over the course of the weekend their
were many trails that took in noted places like Lake Lyell, Mt Walker, Mt Airlie, the Spanish
Steps, Waterfall, the Glowworm Tunnel, Zig Zag & even a trip to the famous Mt Panorama Racing Circuit at Bathurst which lead out the largest convoy of the weekend with 58 Jeeps.
Once people had returned from their daily trips there were plenty of activities on back at camp
site with daily kids rides, live bands, a huge sponsor prize raffle & even a karaoke night up in
the marquee & of course the Saturday night feed. Saturday morning saw all the vehicles line
up for a Show & shine & this gave everyone plenty of opportunity to wander around & inspect
other vehicles, drool & covet other Jeeps & mods & even purchase Jeep related products from
the sponsor stalls. The weekend was a great event & was well attended by all clubs & states of
Australia
In addition to all of these events, please join with me in welcoming new members, Angela &
Shea Reid & Jo & Allen Adam’s to our club. We are all looking forward to seeing you at the
next meeting!
Regards, Paul Simmons
Club Happenings...
Club General Meetings…
 Monday 12th October General Meeting + a presentation from Brett McNamara, Regional Manager
for National Parks & Catchments, ACT Parks & Conservation Service.
 Monday 9th November General Meeting, plus “Hema Maps” presentation.
(All meetings are held at Eastlake Football Club, 3 Oxley St, Manuka, at 7pm.)
Other Events…
 4th -6th of December “Club Christmas Party” Camping at Bungendore showgrounds, toilets, hot showers, powered sites, suitable day drives for all jeeps on the Saturday, Club provided BBQ with salad & drinks
on Saturday night, RSVP a must via Face book site invite or email the [email protected]
*Please note the above dates are subject to change, please check general meeting minutes, Face book & future
newsletters for u p- dates. Inclusion of additional events & info will be updated as soon as possible.
Club Joint Trip with ACTATC — Monga NP.
Canberra District Wine Lovers Trip
National Jeep Jamboree 2015
Jeep Through the Years — Part 3 continued...
1976 -1986 CJ-7.
The CJ-7 featured an optional new automatic allwheel drive system called Quadra-Trac, as well as a
part-time two-speed transfer case; anautomatic
transmission was also an option. Other features included an optional molded hardtop, & steel doors.
The CJ-7 was also available in Renegade & an upgraded Laredo model.
1981 -1986 CJ-8 Scrambler.
The Jeep CJ-8 was a long wheel-base version of
the CJ-7, introduced in 1981 & manufactured through
1986. The term "Scrambler" comes from an appearance package that many CJ-8's were equipped with,
which included tape graphics & special wheels. Former President Ronald Reagan owned a CJ-8 & used
it on his California Ranch. There were only 230 produced and sold in the U.S. It was also widely sold in
Venezuela & Australia as the CJ8 Overlander, with
small differences including full length rear windows
on the Overlander.
1981-1985 Jeep CJ-10
The Jeep CJ-10 was a CJ-bodied pickup truck based
on a heavily modified Jeep J10 pickup truck. Produced from 1981 to 1985, it was sold and designed
for export markets; Australia in particular. They featured square headlights mounted in the fenders and
a nine-slot grille, a homage to the Willys MB used in
World War II; all other civilian Jeeps had a seven-slot
grille. The CJ-10 could have either a hardtop or a
softtop.
1987-1995 Jeep Wrangler YJ
The Wrangler debuted in 1986 as a new model to fill
the void left by the discontinuance of the famous
Jeep model (CJ), which was revised in 1996, and
completely redesigned in 2007. YJ models were
manufactured between 1986 & 1992 at Brampton
Assembly, and subsequently at the Toledo South
Assembly plant.[A major difference in the 1987-1995
models were the rectangular headlights, which reverted to rounded ones in the TJ & then JK versions.
1997-2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ
This updated Wrangler featured a coil-spring suspension (based on that of the Jeep Grand Cherokee) for
better ride and handling, and a return to the classic
CJ's round headlamps.
2007— Present Jeep Wrangler JK
The JK series 2007 Wrangler Unlimited was unveiled
at the New York Auto Show on April 12, 2006. It is
stretched even more than the TJ model, & featured
four doors. This change made it the last-remaining 2door SUV in North America to gain a four-door option
& made it the only four door convertible in production.
It hit production line in August 2006 & was priced near
$21,000.
1984 –1996 XJ Cherokee
Introduced for the 1984 model year the XJ was the
first Jeep with a ladder-boxed chassis integrated into
a single monocoque unit rather than the traditional
separate body-on-frame construction. A variation on
the Cherokee from 1984 to 1990 was the Jeep Wagoneer. The XJ remains a popular vehicle among offroading enthusiasts. Its design has been noted as
one of the greatest of all time. Popular Mechanics listed the XJ as one of "the 25 greatest boxy cars
of all time".
2002 – 2012 Jeep Liberty/Cherokee (KJ/KK)
Introduced as a replacement for the XJ Cherokee, the Liberty was
priced between the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee.
Club Sponsors...
ACTJeepTrAction
Club Contacts details…
President - Paul Simmons [email protected]
Vice President - Louise MacDonald [email protected]
Treasurer - Paul Hannelly [email protected]
Secretary - Mandy Wade [email protected]
NSW & ACT 4WD Assoc. Rep. - Troy Rollan [email protected]
Trips Co-ordinator - Gavin Bartell [email protected]
Public Officer - Gavin Bartell [email protected]
Web Master - Alan MacDonald [email protected]
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