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Club meetings are held at the North Sydney Leagues Club, Abbott Street Cammeray on the
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December 5
(No meeting on January 2 1991)
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Das Rundschreiben
OFFICIAL
NEWSLETTER
OF THE
MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB
NSW
OCTOBER- NOVEMBER 1990
ISSUE NO . 100
Committee Members
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Club Calendar - Coming Events
5
President ' s Page
6
Concours Jottings
8
Concours Results
9
A Visit to Mulgrave
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Mercedes-Benz Club of Victoria Inc .
13
The Story of Barry Grindell's 1936 SOOK
14
Report on the Pre-Concours Cocktail Party
19
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Driving Impressions of a SOOK
19
New Members
21
Carl Benz's 1886 'Patent Motor Car '
22
Discount offer to Club Members from Morrison Motors
25
Leura Gardens Spring Festival
27
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Mercedes-Benz Club of the A.C.T.
- October 7th
- Annual Concours
28
Annual Christmas Picnic and Other Car Day
31
New Members Day at Model Park
32
All About Anti-Freeze - from Ray Roberts
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34
Classifieds
43
Did you notice - this is Issue No. 100, our largest issue on
record. The Editor would like to thank contributors to this
issue including Chris Ruff (who took most of the photographs,
in black and white too), Ray Roberts, Charles Hazlewood,
Barry Grindell, Paul Stibbard, Robert Mair, and John Green.
There is space here to pay tribute to Concours judges Charles
Hazlewood; Barry Sargent who filled in at short notice, and
the rest of the team, and to thank Neil Blenman for his professional job with the signs.
The Editor is likely to be sacked by his neglected clients and
sincerely hopes that you will come to the Annual General Meeting and volunteer to take over. Well come anyway, there will
be a nice supper afterwards. Don't forget the Annual Dinner
at North Sydney on October 13th, and do bring your
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CLUB CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY 3 OCTOBER Monthly meeting in the Kamaraigal Room at North Sydney Leagues
Club, Abbott Street Cammeray at 8 p.m.
Coffee and discussion after formalities.
SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER
Visit to Leura Gardens Festival - details on page 27.
SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER Annual Presentation Dinner at North Sydney Leagues Club, 7.30
p.m. in the Kamaraigal Room . Full details in our last issue on page 23. The Dinner
is a total sellout and we regret that further bookings cannot be accepted .
WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER Monthly meeting and Annual General Meeting at North Sydney
Leagues Club . Presentation of our Annual Reports and election of office bearers .
Our Guest speaker will be Peter Woodcock from Mercedes-Benz, followed by coffee.
SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER Concours d ' Elegance of the Mercedes- Benz Club (Vic) Inc. For
details please phone Victorian Club President Gerry Demunck on [03] 561 3653 (a . h.)
SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER
Festive supper .
Annual Pre-Concours Dinner & Concours d'Elegance of the
Mercedes-Benz Club of the A.C. T .
Full details pages 28 & 29
Monthly Meeting at North Sydney Leagues Club, followed by a
SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER
Annual Christmas Picnic and "Other Car Day" at Davidson State
Park Recreation Area , with entrance under Roseville Bridge . Details on page 31.
If you bring children , your own children, your grandchildren , or any children whatsoever, please ensure that you bring for each child a gift to the value of $10 or
less ; gift-wrapped and with the child's f u ll name including surname clearly marked .
Hand the gifts in upon arrival and Santa Claus will distribute them later in the day .
Please note that there will NOT be a meeting at North Sydney Leagues Club on Jan 2nd .
THE WINNING CAR
outright Winner at our 1990 Concours : Allan Simpson ' s immaculate 1979 280SEL.
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PR.ESIDEl'{f'0 PAQE
Well our big event for the year, the Display Day and Concours D1 Elegance ,
is now over.
Despite the terrible weather which for ce d a las t minute
change of venue with all its rep ercussions , a great day was had by al l,
particularly the winners - Congratulations .
Before go ing any furth e r , I should like to thank all those members who
turned up , despite the change of venue and the weather, to displ a y their
cars or enter the concours , or just to be there . Th at 1 s what makes these
events so good .
Special thank s also go to out of town visitors from
Newcastle, Bathurst and our sister clubs in Queensland , A. C. T. and
Victoria .
The change in venue was arranged by Ray Roberts on Friday morning and my
thanks go to Ra y and to Ian Curtis, the Director of Slough Industrial
Estates for permission to use their venue .
The day could not have been such a great success wi t hout the huge energy
which Charles Hazlewood and his concours committee put into organising the
event and running it on the day .
The sometimes thankless task of judging which consumes most of the day was
carried out with the highest degree of professionalism and objectivity.
Although cars in all classes were very well prepared, they managed to find
points to separate winners by very close margins in some cases .
Interest was added to the day by attendance of a number of trade
exhibitors.
Particular thanks to Ezytime and Whitewall tyres for live
demonstrations .
The display was preceded by our usual Pre-Concours Cocktail party,
organised by Social Secretar y Rosemary Gorrell , in conjunction with
Concours Director Charles Hazlewood .
Our host this year was Morrison
Motors General Manager , Ale x Mo rrison , who took the opportunity to
announce a special offer to members of our club . Peter Wiesner presented
the high mileage awards on behalf of our sponsor, Mercedes Benz N. S . W. Pty
Ltd. The cocktail part y was a sellout suc cess wi t h over ninety people
at tending and featured the 1886 Ben z Paten t Car courtesy of Bernt
Schlickum , the SOOK , courtesy of Barry Grindell and the SOOSL, courtesy of
Mercedes Benz of Sydney .
All of these cars attended the Display Day and
Concours D1 Elegance the following day.
Looking forward, we have our Leur a Gardens event organised by Judy
Gr indell and our Presentation Dinner with over 70 booked so far. Peter
Woodcock from Mercedes Benz will speak at our November meeting . His topic
will be "Innovations in Mercedes Benz and Future Developments" .
The
subject matter is general and of interest to all members .
Technical
discussions will take place over coffee after the meeting.
November brings us to our Annual General Meeting.
Most office bearers
will be available for re-election, however competition is welcomed by all
and some vacancies will exist .
No pressure will be brought to bear on
anyone at the meeting . Any vacancies will be sorted out in committee .
I
should like all members to be in attendance .
NEW MEMBERS
Join the Club , for details
Phone Wendy on (02) 858-2921 .
MAILING LIST
Members are reminded to advise the Me mbership Secretary, Wendy,
of any change of address to ensure the "Das Rundschreiben"
reaches them.
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In the Showrooms at Morrison Motors on September 15th are Club President Chris
Ru ff with Dolores Hill, pictured in front of the Benz Patent Motor Car.
Others present [below] included magazine editor Robert Gorrell and Kate
Connolly . Kate served the Club for some years as Membership Secretary, then
with her husband Martin as magazine editor . Kate and Martin are now well known
for their expertise in car detailing .
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CONCOURS
JOTTINGS
The long sequence of outdoor events ru i ned by rain looked for another victim on
September 16th . Sports ovals tend to get very waterlogged, with bogged cars churning
up mud , causing so much dama ge that sporting fixtures are often banned with only a
day or two's notice .
Omi n ous weather led us to check out our original wet weather
venue at Ea stwood, and it h ad several serious shortcomings . To the rescue came Ray
Roberts, and wi th some quick ac tio n on Friday 14th we had lined up Sl ough Industrial
Estate at Holker Street , Silverwater. The new venue was announced at our Cocktail
Party on the Saturday evening, and proved a great success.
Ma in att rac tion at Silverwater was an e x tensiv e building overhang which a llowed
all concours entrants, and some of the display cars, t o park undercover, but with
good natural lighting .
Addit i onal parking was available in the open , on expanded
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blocks which provide firm parking but allow grass to grow around the blocks to
provide some greenery. Gr ass c overed embankments , a s ports oval close by, planted
trees and gardens all provided a pleasant setting , and no mud anywhere .
The office
buildings are clean and modern, with reflections in the glass catching the eye of
more than one photographer .
Toi lets we re ava ilable , while a hot meal was cooked
on the spot b y members o f the New Anglia Prefect & Cortina Club - thank s t o their
Club members , 1 and to David and Rosemary Everson in particular.
Attendance at our Concours was exc ellent , despite the late change in venue. Signs
were erected both at Rozelle and Eastwoo d to direct people to Silverwater . Neil
Blenman did a good job wi th the signs. At Rozelle, they we re nailed onto telegraph
poles . On top of those posters wh ic h tell you which pop band is play ing at the local
hotel . So guess what ? Sunday was the day new posters were put up. Wh ich is why
the signs that our Concours Director carefully nailed up at Roze lle , were torn down
sometime during the day , wh e n the poster man arrived. Char les notified the Hospital
Administratio.1 Office of t he new venue; everything po ssible was done to avoid in convenience , all we need is t he ab il ity t o control the weather .
According to Charles , the standa rd of .cars wa s e xc eptional . Congratulations are due
to all prizewinners , to Alan Simpson in particular for his outright wi n. Robert
Green took a class win with his full y- restored-from-the -g round- up 1955 220A sedan .
Had Robert , a member of the Victorian Club but not our NSW Club, been eligible for
the outright winner's prize , the results might have been different .
We were fortunate to have with us a number of interstate visitors, including (from
the Victorian Club) Robert and June Green , and Alex a nd Pat Rackstraw; from the ACT
Club , John and Sandra Green and Anthony Krauss; from the Queensland Club - Allan Kalb;
plus from our own Club we enjoyed the company o f country members Rex Harris from
Newcastle, Barry Dibley a nd family from Ba thurst , and Bob & Margaret Sobey and family
from Norfolk Island . Bob was long time President of the ACT Club, and they return to
Canberra in January 1991.
Robert Green's totally rebuilt 1955 220A took several prizes at last year's Concours
in Melbourne, missing outright winner b y a very slender margin. The car did scoop the
pool at last year's A.C . T . Concours so it is a hard one to better . John Green, A. C.T.
Club President and our host on November 24 & 25 at Canberra, is Robert & June Green's
son . John and his wife Sandra are doing a great job in organising the Canberra Club ' s
Annual Concours weekend; if you don ' t come you'll miss a very enjoyable weekend.
Bruce Fairlie has a growing collection of Mercedes- Benz (and I won't mention the Jaguar
of .his with a Chevrolet engine) but the car he worked on for the Concours - a very
attractive red 220SEb coupe, won him~ c lass prize despite its shiny wire spoke wheels.
At our September meeting Bruce us news of Brenda not being in the best of good health,
and after a sudden and serious operation she was not quite up to attending the Concours
to see Bruce receive his trophy . We send our best regards to Brenda and look forward
to her company as soon as she is well enough to rejoin us .
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-From the Editor
MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB (N.S.W.)
1990
CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE
FIRST PLACE
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SECOND PLACE
Barry Grindell
50 0K 1936
Ziggy Tuskowski
Robert Green
220A 1955
Alida Edwards
Ch ris Ruff
230S 1965
Devakumar Selvarajah
Bob Muir
300C 1956
Bruce Fairlie
220SEb Coupe 1963
220SE Coupe 1961
Victor Nadjarian
230
1968
Glenn Matheson
280SEL
1979
Kim Hopmeier
450SEL 1976
350SL
1972
Allan Griffin
450SLC 1978
Beverly Bow
280E
1977
Hank Brisbane
280CE 1984
Andrew Stibbard
190E
1989
Val Stibbard
260E 1990
300TD
1981
Barry Dibley
300TD 1983
Allan Simpson
Judith Grindell
David & Jan Channell
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220SE 1965
280SL 1969
J ohn & Sandra Green
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190B 1961
no award
Rex Harris
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220 1954
250CE 1971
no award
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F irst Appearance :
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Modified:
Tony Dickin
Bob Mulder
280S
280SE 3 . 5 Coupe 1971
1970
Most Loved - Most Used :
Garry Hoyle
:..s
Outright Winner :
Allan Simpson
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Visitor ' s Vehicle in Display Section :
alvo line Trophy Winner :
280SE 1970
Peter Griffin
300D
1979
280SEL
1979
Bob Keane
Andrew Stibbard
190E
1989
?re sident ' s Trophy Winner :
Robert Green
220A
1955
Lon g Distance Trophy Winner :
Alex Rackstraw
(Victoria)
190SL
1969
220d 1968
o ng ratulations to the Winners
to everyone who entered
Charles Hazlewood
Concours Director
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1990 CONCOURS RESULTS
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We ll , it ' s over . The standard was excellent . The people who attended our Concours
& Display Day have certainly put our Club on the map . Unfortunately against us
we r e the weather , the alternate location , lost signs and lost entrant s - but despite
these problems our members contributed to an excellent day . See you next year .
Re member that an Information Day will be held to help new members improve their cars .
De tails will be announced at our meetings and included in Das Rundschreiben .
Charles Hazlewood
Technical Officer
The Guinness Book of World Records includes reference to a 1957 Mercedes- Benz with
1, 18 4 , 880 miles on the clock as " the World ' s most durable car . " Alex and Pat
Ra ckstraw aren ' t doing too badly in their 220d , which brought them up from Melbourne
to win our Long Distanc e Trophy . On the original engine , their car has logged up
619, 000 kilometres .
Congratulations on your win , Alex , thankyou for joining us .
-Editor
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David Williamson (left) with Club Secretary Barry Bow . David looks fit and well
after his recent world trave ls , which included Turkey , the Continent and U. K.
Aboardthe "Canberra" David visited North Cape [near the North Pole] to see the
midnight sun . He went to Sweden, back to UK then on to Zimbabwe. Welcome home
Judith Grindell [below] in conversation at the Cocktail party with Greg Yates ,
Karen Yates , and Peter Lee. A few years back Peter was very active with his
camera , as you will see from the Club Photo Album . Good photos are always
welcome for inclusion in Das Rundschreiben - your Club Magazin e.
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At the Cocktail Party on September 15th are Marina Ellis and Kim
Hopmeier [above] while below we see Val and Paul Stibbard , together
with Naida and Ne i l De Cean . Kim has held several positions in the
Club , jointly with Terry Waugh , including Social & Event Secretary
and Magazine Editor . Paul St ibbard is of immense help to the Club
[retired folk do have e x tra time ! ] and holds office as Treasurer .
Neil and Naida have held Committee positions looking after the
library and Club regalia sales ; their daughter Tamara is Auditor .
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·A VISIT TO MULGRA VE
After the National Rally in Victoria at Easter, I felt that although our
co-operation with Mercedes Benz N. S. W. was excellent , we needed a closer
contact with the Victorian Club and Mercedes-Benz Australia at Mulgrave .
A plan was made to at tend the August meeting of the Victor ian Club and
call at Mercedes- Benz to visit Managing Director, Bernt Schlickum . The
meeting was on the first Monday of the month and an appointment with Bernt
Schlickum was on the same day .
I left Sydney on Thursday morning following our August meeting and made my
way to Gippsland where I stayed with relatives until lunchtime on the
Monday when I left for Melbourne. My appointment at Mulgrave was at 4pm
and the club meeting was at Bpm . My plan was to check in to the Burwood
East motel at 2pm giving me two hours to relax , change into my suit and
drive across to Mercedes-Benz a couple of blocks awa y . Everything ran to
schedule unbelievabl y smoothl y.
I checked into the motel right on 2pm.
When I reached for my suit it was not hanging on the hoo k . I felt faint .
I had no shirt
I had left it hanging in the wardrobe at my Uncle's.
either - it was a two hour trip each way to Sale even in a Mercedes .
One cannot call on the Managing Direc t or of Mercedes-Benz in a pair of old
trousers and a T-shirt! I telephoned my uncle - he would send my suit by
courier - it would not arrive until 7pm .
I leapt into the car and headed for the Mulgrave freeway to the city . By
3pm I had parked in Russell Street and was running toward David Jones. As
I passed through the front door I saw shirts to the left .
"Can I help you sir?" said the lady .
"Do you have white Van Heusen 39 with an 86 sleeve?" I puffed .
"What about this one" she said .
"I'll take it- don't wrap it- where are the suits?" I said.
I had caught my breath by now .
"Up the escalator and on the left sir" the lady said puzzled .
With that I rushed up to the suit department where several gentlemen with
tapes around their necks paced up and down the floor an xiously looking for
a sale.
"Do you have a 40 regular in a mid grey" I exclaimed .
"What about this one?" said the elderly gentleman .
"I'll take it" said I .
"What about one of these sir?" said the salesman . Surely he didn't expect
me to buy another one'
"No, this one will do" I said anxiously .
"Shall I wrap it?" he said questioningly.
"No , I'll wear it. Can you give me a bag for my clothes?"
By 3 . 15pm , wearing a new suit and a new shirt I was running back toward my
car in Russell Street .
At 4pm I walked calmly in the door of Mercedes-Benz Australia and proudly
announced that I was from the Mercedes-Benz Club N. S. W. tG see Mr
Schlickum at 4pm.
"Oh" said the receptionist "I didn't think he was in today" .
"But he must be" I exclaimed. "I have an appointment" .
"No doubt he's in" she said hopefully , " it's just that I didn't see him
come in. I'll call his secretary . "
Out came Mr Schlickum's secretary .
"I'm very sorry , Mr Schlickum had to go to Sydney urgently.
We've been
trying to reach you since Friday . Will tomorrow be suitable?"
"It doesn't matter" I said "tomorrow is fine."
When tomorrow came I was doubly lucky because I now had 2 suits and 2
shirts to choose from.
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My meeting with Bernt Schlickum was very convivial.
We discussed club
activitie s and the likely prognosis for the motor vehicle market in
relation to Mercedes-Benz. I felt warmly welcomed at Mulgrave and invited
Mr Schlickum to visit a club function in 1991. He accepted .
- Chris Ruff
MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB OF VICTORIA INC.
As I have said elsewhere in this issue, I was fortunate to visit the
Victorian Club for their August meeting.
President Gerry Demunck opened
t he meeting with the remark
"Welcome to the joint meeting of the
Victorian and N.S.W. Clubs" .
The meeting formalities were similar to our own and were followed by two
guest speakers from Legal Aid and the Victoria Police .
The meeting
concluded at about 11 . 15pm and was followed by supper which was followed
by supper .
Everyone brought a plate in similar fashion to our Christmas
meeting.
Members were interested in our activities and were able to offer some
helpful advice for us . It was after midnight by the time we made our way
ho me after an enjoyable get together with friends from the National Rally .
The following Sunday was a navigation run around the Mt Macedon/Hanging
Rock area to the northwest of Melbourne and finishing for lunch at the
Lance field Winery . The day was overcast - isn't it always in Melbourne'
( it was pouring rain in Sydney ).
I was to meet in Brighton at 8 . 3D am and drive with Alan Lockwood in his
190SL to Tullamarine Airport for a flying start to the run .
I navigated
so we got lost getting to the airport where Alan took over and I drove so
we made it to the windery with no problems . The lunch was great at only
$25 per head, plus wine, and entertainment was provided by a visiting
Swiss Trio.
It was a good turnout with about 50 members at tending and once again the
hospitality vJas overwhelming.
Thanks to Social Secretary, Trevor Pow is
for organising the day .
- Chris Ruff
THE VICTORIAN LAKES
At the Victorian Club meeting I asked if anyone could help with firewall
material for Will Sanderson's 280SL he's restoring .
Maurie Lake , the
l i brarian, invited me around for a cuppa to his place the next morning
where he thought he cou l d help with some relevant info.
After morning coffee with Bernt Schlickum I had morning tea with Maurie
and his wife Audrey . The Lakes have just returned from a trip to Germany
with other club members so there was plenty to talk about and photographs
to see . There are about five Lake cars including a couple of finnies, a
280CE and a 220 roundie .
A tour of the workshop was a real eye opener .
Jigs and special tools for every task , a wheel alignment machine, lathe
and spare parts department which included a spare new engine for I think
every car.
Well , morning tea ended with one last cup at about 4pm and I was on my way
back to Gippsland for some fishing. What a great day Maurie and Audrey.
- Chris Ruff
CLUB LIBRARY
Members are reminded that the Club has a comprehensive library covering
most models of Mercedes- Benz, both general reading as well as technical .
Contact Fred Miller for further information.
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1936
500K
Barry [wearing a cap] shows the engine bay
to another Club member . on the left, outright Concours winner Allan Simpson enjoys
lunch on the move .
Most enthusiasts can only dream about owning one of the seven remaining
models of what must be among the most exciting performance cars the
world has seen - the awe-inspiring Mercedes-Benz 1936 500K - a star at
our recent cocktail party at Chatswood and our Concours d' Elegance at
Silverwater. A man who has turned that dream into a reality is our own
Barry Grindell - a modest, very likeable dental surgeon who lives in a
northern suburb of Sydney with his wife, Judith, and daughters,
Alissa, Fiona and Claire .
A man of many talents, Barry is building a lovely home on Sydney
Harbour, his affinity for bricklaying, tiling, plastering and other
trades, giving the home a very personal touch indeed. His keyboard
talents were in evidence on our weekend away in July at Mt Victor i a,
when he produced a continuous stream of melodies to keep us active on
the dance floor without a single sheet of music .
Barry purchased his first Mercedes-Benz in 1962, when he was living at
Griffith .
It was a red fintail 220Sb, which had already covered
100,000 miles . He drove the car for a further 100,000 miles before
selling it to a school teacher , and after a further 200,000 miles it
was still going well . "Nothing went wrong" says Barry , "that's why I
took up vintage cars, so I could have something to fiddle with, I
couldn't fiddle with the Mercedes - it really never went wrong . "
A dental patient who owed Barry about $50 asked him to take car bits in
exchange, so Barry's first restoration was a Model A Ford , followed by
Model Ts . Barry found the Model T Fords disappointing, "No precision
at all."
His later restorations included a veteran 1910 Talbot
limousine, a 3 . 5 litre SS1 00 Jaguar sports, and a 1934 Rolls Royce
20/25. He enjoyed working on the Rolls Royce.
Barry and Judy joined the Mercedes-Benz Club in 1982 with a 1972 model
350SL . That SL was also on display at our 1990 Concours, winning Class
10 .
Barry also owns a 280S , and recently sold a 1938 cabriolet which
he restored.
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In this photo by our Club President , Chris Ruff , the Editor [who is
ten feet tall] can be seen in the top left hand corner , behind the
white 350SL from the Grindell stable . The 350SL also won its class.
In turn , the Editor ' s photo of the President appears on the next page.
In USA, the "Bible" for old car buffs 1s Hemmings Motor News, the
"War ld' s largest Antique , Vintage a nd Special-Interest Auto Marketplace" , selling over 280, DOD issues monthly. Barry's 500K was car of
the month in Hemmings June 1990 issue, which included in colour Barry's
superb side-on view of the car wi th Sydney Harbour in the background .
Hemmings Motor News , printed on ultra-thin paper, is over an inch thick
and contains over 700 pages each month . It arrives in Australia by air
mail, and local readers often receive it before it hits the newstands
in USA .
Former Club President , Bryan Metz , keeps a sharp eye out for
interesting ca r s , and it was Bryan who noticed an ad for the 500K in
Hemmings. The next day , helping out with some plumbing at the Grindell
residence , he asked Judy if Barry had seen the ad , and whether they
should tell him about it.
When they did so , Barry could think of
nothing else. Immediate action was needed, but the car was in Spain,
and Barry ' s passport had e xpired .
"What are you doing tomorrow,
Bryan?" Next day, Bryan (whose passport was current) was sitting in an
aircraft on the way to Europe , his top pocket full of all the loose
change they could muster .
A car of this calibre attracted other
buyers, and quick off the mark were some Austrians who simply had to
cross France to reach Spain .
Fortuitously for Barry , a nationwide
truck strike in France saw all the main highways in France blocked by
trucks, while Bryan hopped aboard a train and reached San Sebastian
before the Austrians.
In Spain, the Basques were waging a civil war,
and the train before the one Bryan rode on - or was it the train after
was blown up . And on that train rode Bryan's luggage .
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A general view of the Mercedes-Benz Club (NSW) 1990 Concours and Display day , taken by the Editor . The Club President , who is only seven
feet tall , can be seen at right with camera in hand , in front of the
SOOSL exhibited by courtesy of Mercedes-Benz of Sydney . On the top
left can be seen part of the extensive roof overhang , which allows
the Concours entrants to park under cover .
The Basques were serious about t heir fighting - they were running
around with machine guns , and at the hotel where Bry a n was staying ,
they gunned down and killed the Shire President .
Bryan got on the
phone to Barry . "There's a bit of a war going on he r e Barry" he said .
"Don't worry Bryan , " Barry responded , "i t 's all over- I just heard
about it on the news . " Now Barry is normally 1om~ honest , but he now
admits , that on this one occasion , with Bryan so close to the car , he
didn't want Bryan alarmed . So he said what he thought Bryan would most
like to hear - that the war was over. Next day Bryan rang up again "They're still running around with machine guns , Bar r y" said he , and
indeed they were ; it r eally was dangerous . Bryan managed to get across
town to the vendor , who furtunately was a man of integr i ty .
By the
time the Austrians arrived, Br yan had handed over a deposit , and the
seller agreed to honour his commitment.
Barry now had to send the
balance of the money to Spain, and when it arri ved , he found that the
government had put a tax on money brought into Spain, so more had to be
sent over .
The car, unused for man y years , was dragged out of its
concrete garage . The Basque war had decimated the tourist trade , with
tourists staying away in droves , and the owner sold the car to raise
some money . The first owner was the local mayor , and the Germans used
the car during the Wa r , returning it und a maged when the war was over .
It seems the Mayor suffered a heart attack at the wheel , and ran into a
tree , causing some damage to a front wing . The supercharger had been
disconnected, and Barry has doubts that it has ever been used .
Eventually the car, i nside a container, arrived in Australia .
Alas,
the container was lost . Any container with a car inside is supposed to
stay at ground level , so that there is no danger of petrol and oil
contaminating containers stored underneath . The container with Barry's
car was eventually found well above ground level, and yes , Barry was
obliged to pay extra storage while they searched for his container .
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Another view of the SOOK, with Dr Barry Grindell at the left. The
car was available as a soft-top or a hard-top. This vehicle came
with a hard-top, but Barry has made and fitted an attractive folding
hood. Upholstery is now complete, and the car looks better every
time we see it.
Even back in 1982, the Customs people took particular interest in motor
cars. Though he expected to have to pay duty on the car, Barry's ego
was deflated on learning that his car had been assessed as "spare
parts". This ruling applied because the motor would not turn over, and
swollen brake linings prevented the wheels from turning. They added
insult to injury because the "spare parts" classification added $10,000
to the duty payable.
The quarantine people gave the car a very
thorough hosing with disinfectant, blasting away what remained of the
leather upholstery and virtually all the remaining paint.
With a
seized engine and wheels that didn't turn, it presented a very real
challenge to turn it into what you see today.
It was, of course, necessary to repair the accident damage to the front
wing, but the car has, in fact undergone a total rebuild, with Barry
carrying out a great deal of the work himself. It has been on show at
previous Concours events in Sydney, and at Motor fest - at the Rocks,
under the Harbour Bridge approaches.
It was given an extremely thorough inspection by a DMT inspector when
first presented for registration. Barry, with fellow Club member, Bob
Mair, watched the inspector go over the car for two hours, finally
giving the car approval.
On the way home, Barry found the road
suddenly blocked by a taxi pulling out from the kerb, with a four ton
truck coming the other way. With his heart in his mouth, he gripped
the large steering wheel tightly and wove his way through. "My" said
Bob Mair, "She does handle well Barry, doesn't she?"
At its first public appearance, the front wings were in a white
undercoat, with the rest of the car sporting its current bright red
paintwork. Barry at first intended to paint the car white, but now
agrees that red is the right colour.
While dismantling the car, Barry found inside the body a perfectly
preserved skeleton of a rat. All the body panels have been repairedand
re-used, however damage to the rear body panels behind the seats
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required the making of vwoden templates to get the correct contours of
the metal panel .
These templates were then removed , and do not form
part of the car.
Turning indicator lights have been fit ted to assist in suburban
motoring, and the car is on full NSW registration with the number plate
SSK-500, not 100% correct , but as close as possible without going into
the expense of custom plates . Barry enjoys driving the car , and after
some help from Martin Connolly in getting an extra gloss to the
paint work , was imme nsely proud of its gleaming appearance under the
spotlights in the showrooms at Mor r ison Motors .
Barry was a little
late in arrivi ng a t Chatswood that evening ; he was waiting back at home
for the rain to s t op , and ultimatel y left home when it was still
raining .
A fascinating tal e, a stunning car , a nd a modest likeable owner .
Thankyou Barr y, may the rewards of own e rship justify the many hundreds
of hours of hard work . And thanks to Bryan Metz - a buying trip he may
not forget in a hurr y.
Robert Gorrell , with help fro m Davi d Ma rr i ott ' s article in Issue 70
of Das Rundschre iben ( February 1986 ) a nd with a 1 at of help from
Barry Grindell .
The 500 Kcars (W 29)
The 500 K was introduced in 1934 as a direct development of the 380. which unfortu·
nately was too heavy for its 3.8-litre engine. The new car. with its S·litre engine. was
immediately accepted as the leading fast touring car. Journalists spoke of "the sheer
insolence of its great power" and how. with its independent suspension and super·
charged engine. it was setting a trend that competitors in that sector of the market were
being forced to follow. According to my findings. 342 cars were buill. the last one leaving
the production line in 1936. The " K" was for the German word " Kompressor ", meaning
superchargec. Of course. the 380 had been supercharged. too. but the letter K was not
added.
The Daimler-Benz advertising department had the following to say about the car:
All models of the 500 K are distinguished by the excellence of the materials used for
the equipment. Proof of the value represented by these cars is aHorded on the first
glance at the door. the instrument panel. the heads of the Cabriolets. the seats and
the upholstery. Nothing that might serve to increase the passenger's comfort has
been neglected. because the 500 K is a touring car.
It is extremely easy to manoeuvre and steer: the visibility is excellent from all
seats. In particular. a perfect solution to the question of luggage space has been
found . Each model is either provided with large suitcases or a luggage grid capable
of carrying a large amount of luggage. Internal lighting on all models. pockets on the
doors. covers for the hoods on all open and Cabriolet models. a roller blind for the
rear light on the Saloon model which can be operated while driving, polished
bumpers front and rear. door locks. two spare wheels and lyres. safety glass for all
windscreens. electric wipers. electric direction indicators and an extensive tool kit
form part of the standard equipment. The fuel filler pipe is situated at the rear on all
models. where the fuel tank is also fitted. Each car is also provided with a number
plate front and rear. the latter being illuminated by the stop light and the rear light. a
fog lamp and an inspection lamp.
Prices
What did a supercharged 8-cylinder Mercedes-Benz cost? The following comparison will
leave the reader in no doubt that it was expensive. In 1939 in Sweden. one Grosser
Mercedes cost the same as two 540 Ks, or the same as sixteen Ford V-8s or thirty-two of
the cheapest OKWs!
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How Europe
is faring at
the pump
WHILE Sydney motorists fume at
paying 74 cents a litre for petrol,
we're an old-fashioned mile in front
of most European countries.
In Italy, the Gulf crisis has
translated painfully at the pump.
Would you belien $1.70 per litre?
The rest of Europe is a little
cheaper, but by comparison, Sydney still looks pretty good. Try
these pump prices on for size :
Austria $1.16
Belgium $1.22
France $1.09
Germany $1.10
England $1.12
Holland $1.29
Spain $1.05
Switzerland $1.21
PRE-CONCOURS COCKTAIL PARTY
About eighty lucky members of Mercedes-Benz Club
NSW (and distinguished guests) enjoyed our PreConcours Cocktail Party
in
the
elegant
new
at
Morrison
Motors,
Chatswood, on
showrooms
September
15th.
Lucky
on
several
counts.
Firstly, the event carried a nominal entry fee,
and we enjoyed the hospitality and subsidy of
Morrison Motors Pty Ltd and Mercedes-Benz (NSW)
Pty Ltd. Secondly, we were treated to the display
on a carpeted floor, under spotlights, of three of
the most interesting motor vehicles that you could
ever find together in one place .
In order of
arrival (and for that matter, in order of manufacture) they were - A Replica of Karl Benz's "Patent
Motor Car", the three wheeler of 1886; Club Member
Barry Gr indell' s 1936 Supercharged 50 0K Roadster;
and the Latest Mercedes-Benz Open two-seater, the
500SL .
Elsewhere in this magazine you can read more about
the first two vehicles, while the new 500SL has
won such high acclaim that its attributes are
already legendary.
Pictured above, at the happy gathering is our host, Alex Morris on,
Director and General Manager of Morris on Motors.
Also present was
Sanny Morrison, the company's founder .
Distinguished guests from Mercedes-Benz (NSW) Pty Ltd included Peter
Wiesner (Manager, Advertising & Sales Promotion) with his wife Gabriele;
Stewart Groves (General Sales Manager, Passenger Cars) with his wife
Sue; and Peter Jans. Peter is Service Administration Manager, Central
Service Division, and has been with Mercedes-Benz since 1958. Brief
formalities were led by Chairman Bob Mair, with a few welcome words from
Alex Morrison and Peter Wiesner.
Dave Channell stepped forward as the lucky raffle winner; the raffle
raised a significant sum for our Club and the prize, a ten piece
Mercedes-Benz car cleaning kit of considerable value, was donated by
Morrison Motors. Peter Wiesner presented high mileage awards to Charles
Hazlewood and Neil DeCean.
Alex Morrison announced an offer to Club members which appears elsewhere
in this issue. Should you need spare parts or service, you will receive
first class attention from John Jones at their Artarmon Division or from
Ian Morrison at their Hornsby Division.
There were some anxious moments early in the evening when rain delayed
the arrival of the 500K and the 500SL; however the evening was a great
success and we extend our thanks to the Directors and Staff of Morrison
Motors for hosting our Party and supporting our Club.
- Robert Gorrell
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DRIVING IMPRESSIONS OF A SOOK
It's rather like two cars in one, it depends what speed you are
travelling at . It weighs two and a half tons, does 10 mi l es per gallon
with the supercharger off, and 2 miles per gallon with it on. It has a
50 gallon ( 227 litre) fuel tank at the back, which keeps the rear
wheels rather firmly on the road.
In low gear it is very whiney and very slow, rather like driving a 15
ton truck, there is no romance about it whatever, although the steering
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ln second it begins to go quite nicely, and then in
third it goes really well; third gear is a one-to-one ratio.
So it's
slow to get going , but once up and running, the performance is exhilarating.
Fourth gear is like an overdrive, with a ration of 1 . 5 to 1.
Over 30
mph you can engage top, but you don't push the clutch in at all. You
have t o take your foot off the accelerator for two seconds to allow the
engine to slow down, then the gear lever goes straight forward into top
gear. Stopping at a red light is tricky, I don't think they had too
many red lights in 1936 . First you slow down a bit with the footbrake.
The car has power assisted vacuum servo brakes.
Then, without using
the clutch, with the foot off the accelerator pedal, you count two
seconds again and accelerate to engage third gear; hoping that you are
still some distance from those red lights. Now, in third gear, you can
brake to a stop.
You don't really need fourth gear in suburban
motoring, I drove the car for some time before venturing into top gear .
On the highway, it's magnificant driving in "overdrive", and with the
hood down. The engine idles at a leisurely 350 rpm so it's turning
over at only 1700 rpm when you're travelling at 110 km/hr . The car has
dual ignition , and very precise and steady steering .
It apparently
creates quite a bit of wake .
I once overtook a flock of little MGs ,
they were nearly blown off course wondering what was that big red th i ng
flashing by.
The blower can be used for no more than 15 seconds at a time . It wails
like a banshee , and adds 1DO horsepower . I think that the blower has
had very little use, it was disconnected when I bought the car . I
haven' t used it yet , I will someday, but it does put quite a bit of
extra strain on a 50 year old eng i ne , with extra stress on the con rods
and pistons . Getting spare parts if I break something is not exactly
easy.
Nor cheap. I saw a gearbox advertised in Hemmings Motor News a
couple of years ago , it had to be rebuilt, and the owner was asking
$50,000 . The cost of spare parts is astronomical .
I haven't got there yet , but it should do 1 05 miles per
Top speed?
hour, ·a nd that is with the supercharger engaged .
In 1936, that was
quite fast.
-as related to the Editor by Barry Grindell
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NEW MEMBERS AUGUST - OCTOBER 1990
ALLEN, Lloyd & Jane
Neutral Bay
350SL 1972
& 190 1958
HARSEM, Jon
HECKENDORF, Warwick
PUCHNER, Ferdinand Kurt
STEELE, James
BARRETT, Ernest & Pamela
Cromer
Narrandera
Heathcote
Merewether
Hurst ville
280SEL 1972
240D 1976
280S 1970
220SB 1963
& 220SEB 1963
BOOKER, Donald
BROWN, Geoffrey & Ann
BURT, Margaret
DIXON, Ralph &
POLNER, Kathy
DOHERTY, Joh & Eva
DOWNIE, Matthew &
MOORE, Elizabeth
FRIPP, John Bradley
GRIFFIN , Peter & Allan
Peakhurst
North Ryde
Wahroonga
280SEL 1980
300D 1978
Wareemba
Kent hurst
& 240D 1976
300TD 1980
280E 1978
Cammeray
Port Macquarie
Nth Parramatta
450SLC 1978
& 280SE 1970
Redfern
New Lambton
HICKLETON, Julie-Ann
McALPIN, John
MOGLER, Marjorie &
BARTA, V
MABBOTT, Glenn
MciNNES, Alan & Iona
250CE 1971
280SL (Prospective)
Killara
Waverton
Longueville
MESSENGER, Mrs C
MILTON, Keith Raymond
MORRIE, Peter & Margaret
OLSSON, Christian
REISSENWEBER, Dieter &
Ursula
RILEY, Michael & Dimity
SCHULTZ, John Edward
SMITH , John William
TAVERNER, Rod & Jeanette
WINKLER, Joe
Collaroy
Leur a
St Ives
Silverwater
Carey Bay
Pymble
Gladesville
Hurst ville
Narraweena
Shellharbour
280SL
350SEL
380SE
280SL
480SEL
280E
300TD
250CE
1969
1971
1984
1971
1972
1981
1980
1971
220SE 1964
190[ 1990
190SL 1962
450SL 1972
& 280S 1975
We warmly welcome the above new members and look forward to your participation in club events. We tr ust your association with our Club will be a
long and happy one.
MERCEDES· BENZ CLUB
"Being
.affluent
to possess such a
splendid car hasn't in the
least altered my attitude to the
lower orders ."
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The automobile was officially 'born' with the patenting of the three-wheeler
Benz 'Patent Motor Car', on January 29, 1886 . In the above photo, kindly
provided by Mercedes-Benz (Australia) Pty Ltd, Karl Benz is seen at the tiller
of the original vehicle.
The engine, with a single cylinder of one horse-power,
sat at the rear of the twin leather upholstered seat . A lever engaged a belt
driven cross shaft, which in turn drove the high rear wheels by chain. The little
horizontally mounted engine spun at only 500 rpm but featured battery ignition and
a spark plug also made by Benz . The power unit was attached to a huge flywheel
which Benz had fitted because he was concerned that gyroscopic action would upset
the steering of the vehicle.
Benz made his preliminary runs in the car at night, in secret and there were
reports by concerned neighbours of a strange noisy contraption on the streets of
Mannheim . By the summer of 1886 he had developed sufficient reliability in the
machine to "go public" and it was duly demonstrated and offered for sale .
With the Centenary of the Automobile approaching , apprentices of the present
Mercedes-Benz organisation in Stuttgart built several exact replicas, and it is
one of those replicas which came to Australia and which was p r oudly exhibited at
our recent Cocktail Party and Concours Day. Regretably it was not practicable to
drive the vehicle on this occasion under its o wn power, but it is of interest to
read Peter Wherrett ' s account when he did so, reported in his book "A Century of
the Motor Car ".
"The engine is started by manually spinning the huge flywheel . Once running , the
engine ticks over sweetly and the driver climbs aboard , releases the parking
brake , engages the transmission and moves off under slight acceleration provided
by a second lever on the steering column . There is no choice of gears , and only
one effective engine speed .
The brakes are operated by a long hand lever , and
the top speed is around eight or nine miles an hour . The steering is very direct ,
the springs are stiff , and the ride uncomfortable ; but neither was it in the
horse drawn carriages of the day . In comparison with the horse drawn carriage
it was much more manoeuvrable , took up far less space, and it was ready to go
just as soon as the engine fired without having to hitch up."
"It would be another ten years before Benz began to sell cars in any numbers,
but the ground rules had been laid and the automobile industry had been formed ."
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Mercedes-Benz (~UB~) Pty Ltd arranged for us to have the vehicle included in our
annual display and we are grateful to them for this favour ; in particular to
Mr Bernt Schlickum . Club members Ray Roberts and Charles Hazlewood gave many
hours of their time in transporting the car on Ray's car trailer. It almost
spent an overnight stay in the Editor ' s five car garage , but the height of the
car on its trailer was just a few inches greater than the available headroom .
It was a little disappointing that the car stayed firmly trussed to its trailer
at the Display day , however it was offloaded to proudly stand under the lights
in Morrison ' s showroom the previous evening.
The car is not easy to handle ,
ramps were not available at the Concours , and although the car is a replica,
it is an authentic Benz , made by Daimler- Benz , and as such is worth an exceedingly
large amount of money .
Alongside Barry Grindell's 1936 500K and the very latest
two seater , the 500SL , the ' Patent Motor Car' provides areflection of the astonishing progress accomplished at Stuttgart in a fraction over one hundred years .
- Robert Gorrell
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TYRE WHITEWALLING SERVICES P/l
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Whitewalls on your existing tyres within an hour
Charles Merriman
Charles Merriman attended our Concours and demonstrated his tyre whitewalling
service . A special discoun~ is offered to Mercedes-Benz Club members - only $59
for up to 3/4" stripe on four wheels ; spare wheel extra $10 . The liquid latex
rubber is said to be durable for scrubbing and is applied while the tyres are on
the car . For more information , phone Charles on 018 254 574 .
Also at our Concours was Ted Walsh, who offers a mobile workshop service specialising in European cars . Ted ' s number is [02] 674 6896 or 018 28 6611. Our third
trade display was Paddy Govender , a specialist in Petrol Additive Tecnology . Paddy
supplies Pro- Ma products including Mix- I - Go Maximiser , Dee-Zol, CLM Metal Base
Lubricant and CLM 50 Metal Base Multi Stage Lubricating Penetrating Spray. You can
contact Paddy on [02] 798 6501 .
We thank them for their interest in our Club .
At the Cocktail Party, John and Judy Whitlock with Jens Bagoien .
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17th September, 1990
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C. E. Ruff,
President
Mercedes-Benz Car Club of N. S. W.
cj- 67 W~gala Crescent
BEECROFT.
N.S.W.
2119
Mr.
Dear Mr.
lncorporaled tn NSW
Mornson Motors (Hornsby) Pty U
lncorporaled m NSW
All correspondence to:
PO BOX 5096
West Chatswood 2057
Ruff,
FUrther to our announcement last Saturday night at your Club's preconcourse cocktail party. I would like to confinn the details of
our offer.
The details of our offer to the rrembers of your club are as follow:1.
We will give a discount of 10% on all parts purchased from
either of our parts centres.
2.
We will give a discount of 10% on all parts and labour for
service, repc:1irs and ma.intenance carried out by either of
our service centres.
3.
This offer is to members of the Mercedes-Benz Car Club of
N.S.W. only and a current membership card must be presented
prior to purchase of parts or at the time of booking the car
for service.
4.
This offer is valid until the 31st December, 1991, and will
be reviewed at that date.
Yours faithfully
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A. F. Morrison
DIRECTOR & GENERAL MANAGER
Sales & Head Office
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Chatswood NSW 2067
Telephone (02) 419 4444
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CARFLOW
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1990
SPRING FESTIVAL
BLUE MOUNTAINS NSW AUSTRALIA -
NINE GARDENS OPEN
Situated in the Blue Mountains, 100 Kilometres west of Sydney, the
gardens of Leura are famous for their magnificent displays of Azaleas,
Rhododendrons, and Camellias as well as flowering shrubs and
annuals which combine to give a blaze of springtime colour and beauty,
attracting visitors from all parts of Australia and overseas. Each garden
has its own distinctive character, developed by the individual owners
who have blended the landscape of the gardens, in some cases, with
spectacular views of mountain scenery.
from 9.30am to 4.30pm each day
Admission Charges
Adult - Single Garden $2.00
Inclusive Ticket (all gardens) $7.00
Children - Single Garden $1.00
Children - All Gardens $2.00
(Each person)
CHARGES: Adult Admission $2.00 per g&rden, (Children\ half-price),
or an inclusive charge of $7.00 to inspe<-1 all gardens.
Children $2.00 for all gardens.
Further Information· W D Jensen (047) 82 2363
PO Box 131, Leura, 2781
CHILDREN: Must at all times be accompanied by an adult and must
be restrained from interfering with plants, shrubs or flower beds.
STROLLERS: Must not be taken into any garden.
All Proceeds to
Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital
DOGS OR OTHER ANIMALS:
Are not permitted to enter any garden.
Sunday,
7 th October,
1990
=o:oM KATOOMBA
LEURA
FOLLOW TO INFORMATION
CENTRE AND GARDENS
--:JKATOOMBA
FLAGPOLE AT lOam
IN BLOOME PARK
for morning tea
Our Club Social Event for October is a run to the Blue Mountains to visit the
Leura Gardens Spring Festival. We will meet in Bloome Park [see above map] at
10 am on Sunday 7th October. Parking may be difficult . After morning tea in
the Park, we will leave at 10.30 to visit three gardens, followed by lunch at
Leura Cascades .
After lunch out tour will take us to the remaining gardens,
and end with a visit to the Village Fair in Leura Mall .
Optional visits can
include Everglades; Reg Livermore's garden in Wentworth Falls, or both.
These are tentative arrangements for the day and more information will be
available at our Club meetings on September 5th and October 3rd. The event is
being organised by Judy Grindell, who can help you with any questions you may
have .
If you have a query after the October meeting , contact Judy on 949 2568.
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Mercecfes-r.Benz C{u6 of tfie Jl..C.rr:
ANNUAL DINNER & CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE
The Mercedes- Benz Club of the A. C . T . invites members of the Mercedes-Benz Club
(NSW) to their annual Dinner and Display Day in Canberra on November 24 & 25 .
Details are as follows :
PRE -CONCOURS DINNER
The Annual Dinner wi ll be held in the Seminar Room at the
Anglo-Italian Club at 7 pro on Saturday 24th November . The Club is on the corner
of Franklin Street and Dominion Circuit , Forrest , just l kilometre South-East of
New Parliament House on Capital Hill.
In the Seminar 'Room there will be seating
for 100 , and the cost of $25 per head will provide you with a three course meal,
non-alcoholic drinks and coffee . The Club does NOT allow BYO , but you can buy
alcoholic drinks at bar prices . This year dancing will not be included , and
ACT Club President John Green has gone to great trouble to ensure that everyone
has a great time . There will be plenty of choice in the menu.
CONCOURS D' ELEGANCE & DISPLAY DAY This year the Concours will be held in
Commonwealth Park, on Lake Burley Griffin . From the City Centre , head South
down Commonwealth Avenue and before you cross the Lake , turn left into Albert St .
A one-way drive will take you past the Archbishop's Residence around to the lookout and Planning Exhibition ; the location of the Mercedes-Benz display will be
signposted in this area . This is a very pretty part of the Lake foreshores ,
near the Captain Cook Memorial Water Jet, and with participants from three Clubs
at the minimum- ACT, Victoria , and New South Wales - we should have a most
enjoyable day .
CONCOURS ENTRY If you are entering your car for judging, remember that Concours
entries close at 9.30 am on the day of Concours , Sunday 25th. Entry Fee is $15
and this includes a Participation P laque that will be issued to every entrant.
If you are not entering the Concours , please display your car , there is no fee
for Display only .
It is hoped that judging can be completed in time for the
presentation of trophies by 3 p.m .
ACCOMMODATION Most Club Members travelling from Sydney will be staying in Mobile
Homes [self-contained] or Motel Units at Canberra Motor Village , Kunzea Street,
O ' Connor . Full details are available from Rosemary Gorrell, our Social Secretary;
see her or phone her early to make your reservations . For catering purposes at
the Pre- Concours Dinner , we need bookings at an early date . For late enquiries,
you can phone ACT Club President John Green on [06] 299 8043 (home) or [06]
239 1377 (work) . If you decide early, please book in with Rosemary .
MAKE A DECISION NOW to join us a t Canberra - you will have a great weekend .
WET WEATHER VENUE [Oh no, surely not , but best be prepared] is the undercover car
park at Superbarn , on the corner of Ballumbir Street and Petrie Street , Civic.
MERCEDES BENZ CLUB
OF THE A.C.T.
JOHN AND SANDRA GREEN
- MONTHLY MEEliNGS AND OUTINGS
- FOR INFORMATION AND MEMBERSHIP
ENQUIRIES CONTACT
48 BRUDENELL DR
2619
JER~BERRA
t:l'
t:l'
06 2998043 (H)
06 2391377 (W)
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Merceaes ·t:Benz C{u6
of tlie .91.. C.rr.
P.O. Box 93 Kippax ACT 2615
Wet weather venu e: Superbarn
Undercover carpark , on the
corner of Ballumbir Street
and Petrie Street , Civic .
Cars can be driven to the
open top level between
showers so they can be
judged in daylight .
Dry weather venue : From
Commonwealth Avenue travelling
South ; turn left into Albert
Street and look for the signs .
IMPORTANT If you car is entered
for judging , make sure t hat you
arrive no later than 9 . 30 a . m.
on the Sunday morning .
--~7"'1'~~±:1~1 !~.omm:oflw•oaltA
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Hosp/t;,/
I Point
.
COME TO
CANBERRA
FOR THE
A.C.T.
CONCOURS
NOVEMBER
24
&
25
East
Pre-Concours Dinner : At the
Italian Club , corner of
Franklin Street and Dominion
Circuit , Forrest . The Dinner
is in the Seminar Room and
starts at 7 p.m . Good choice
of menu with a three course
meal for only $25 per head ;
wine etc . with your meal is
at bar prices .
DON ' T DRIVE AROUND IN CIRCLES
- -TAKE DAS RUNDSCHREIBEN
WITH YOU TO CANBERRA .
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Basin
MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB (M.S. W.)
P.O. BOX 521, STRAWBERRY HILLS, 2012
The Club's financial year ends on 31 October and annua~ subscriptions are due
on 1 November .
New members who join at or after the Annual Concours and who
pay a full year's membership subscription are financial until 31 October in
the following year.
The following ruling is also relevant:
.COMMITTE MEETING
Held 16th July, 1990
The following resolutions were passed at the meeting to be
incorporated in the Operations of the Club.
Memebership
A
Agreed that people living outside the
04 telephone code will be classed as
Country Members.
8
Agreed that Country Members joining
fee will be $15.00 with an annual
subscription of $20.00.
These fees
will rise proportionally with general
fees.
c
Agreed that any person joining after
1st July, will pay a joining fee of
$15.00 and a pro-rate subscription
for that year of $20.00.
These fees
will rise proportionally with general
fees.
4oh--)
Hon. Secretary.
When was it made?
Telling what year a car was registered is usually quite easy, one simply looks at the
number plate or registration document. But
it is also possible to tell what year a car was
manufactured (which of course might not be
the same as when it was registered) by looking at the markings engraved on the window
glass. Somewhere, the word laminated or
toughened will be engraved, and by looking
closely, it will be possible to see a dot below
one of the letters. This is changed every year
and in (say) 1967 the dot will appear under
the 'N' in toughened or the 'T' in laminated,
both of which are the seventh letter. Both
words have nine letters in them, so a car manufactured in the tenth year of the cycle ( 1960,
1970 etc) is identified by having no dot under
any of the letters.
Enhance your enjoyment of your
Mercedes-Benz. join the MERCEDESBENZ Club of America. Membership of
over 22,000. Local/national events. Annual dues $30, Canada and overseas $35,
includes six issues of the award winning
magazine The Star. Technical experts contribute articles to each issue of this fourcolor publication. Membership information only (800) 637-2360. Visa or
MasterCard accepted. 1907 Lelaray St.,
Colorado Springs. Colo. 80909.
Robust long life seems to be
almost
something bred
The Guinness Book of World
Records has taken note of this pheby
Mercedes-Benz,
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the
Mercedes-Benz genes.
nomenon
ENGINEERED LIKE NO OTHER
CAR IN THE WORLD
into
declaring
with
a
1957
1,184,880
miles on the clock, "the world's most
durable car. "
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OTHER CAR DAY
Davidson Park --:~~~~:r;~f.;
State Recreation Area - ,''-.. rr. •
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MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB (NSW)
~~- ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS
PIC~IC"\•
SUNDAY 9th DECEMBER 1990
l
J
cross o ver t he hric1ge, proceeo
up the hill clnd turn left into
R yrie Ave; right in tu Du kc
St; right into Arthur St;
which hrings you to the
trclffic lights . Turn ri,t.;ht
ARE YOU
BRINGING
- CHILDREN
???????
SEE IMPORT ANT
NOTE
BELOW!!!
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from 10.30 AM
If approaching frotn Chatswood
side of Roseville Bridge,
No.4
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THIS IS ALSO OUR
"BRING YOUR OTHER
CAR DAY" . DO YOU
HAVE ANOTHER CAR
OF INTEREST ? ALL
CARS ARE WELCOME!
MERCEDES-BENZ .CARS
ARE VERY WELCOME !
VETERAN, VINTAGE,
HISTORIC, CLASSIC,
RESTORED , MODIFIED
CARS ARE ESPECIALLY
WELCOME
do\vn Wclrring<th Ru;ld. Access ··-··road is hefore the bridge on the left dnd gucs down under the
bridge intu the picn ic area.
-
PICNIC TABLES
•
Br ing a picnic lunch - barbecues provided
& free firewood [bring your own kindling].
r bring your portable barbecue. To check
n total fire bans, phone 11 540 .
?icnic Area No. 2 has been reserved
:or members of the Mercedes-Benz
_ _,_.
Cl ub (NSW) . Look for our Club Flag.·
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WOOD
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PICNIC SHELTERS
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BARBEOUES
BINS
BEACH
November 1989
Ar~ 'ycm bringing children ? If so , PLEASE bring f or each child a present not
exceeding $10 in value ; gift wrapped with the child's FULL NAME clearly marked.
Hand the presents in upon arrival; they will be distributed by Santa Claus late.
i~ the day .
To avoid disappointed children, PLEASE comply with this request.
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MODEL PARK
NEW MEMBERS
DAY
Above : The Editor ' s
radio controlled yacht
is launched on the boat
pond .
Top Left : An imposing
model of a luxury motor
yact .
Centre Left : These model
racing cars , tethered t o
a central post , travel
in a circle at up to a
real 280 km/hr .
Bottom Left : Some of
the model aircraft ,
also radio controlled .
The Park also features
an extensive network of
miniature railway track
in mutiple gauges , and
indoor displays include
slot cars and model
railways . On 25 acres ,
the Park is open to t h e
public on the last Sunday of the month , e xc e p t
December .
Admission is
$5 per car , with kio s k &
barbecue facilities .
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...
NEW MEMBERS DAY
MODEL PARK
Bitterly cold winds took all the warmth out of a sunny day on 26 August
when fifteen cars from our Club arrived at Model Park for our new members
day.
New members who joined us included Noel and Frances Wathen in their 28DC,
Tony and Alison Dickin with a young family of four in their 230TE, and Dev
Selvarajah in his newly acquired fintail - this one is red.
Older hands included President Chris Ruff, Vice President Brian Hopkins,
Secretary Barry and Beverly Bow, Technical Officer Charles Hazlewood,
Regional Vice President Bruce and Brenda Fairlie, Librarian and Merchandise Managers Fred and Martha Miller, Magazine Editor and Social Secretary
Robert and Rosemary Gorrell , former Club Librarian and Auditor's parents,
Neil and Naida DeCean, former Secretary and panel beater with flair Lynn
and Victor Nadjarian, gold star magazine
contributor and breakfast run
organizers Ray and Muriel Roberts , long distance award winners (shared
with the Fairlies) Bob and Lydia Mulder from Albion Park and restorer
Extraordinaire and Garden Tour Organizer Barry and Judy Gtindell .
Which leaves me to mention the ordinary members . Where were they? Correct
me if I 'm wrong but I think that everyone who came has already been
listed! Was it the cold weather , the distance out of town or a family
christening?
Should St Mary ' s be a weekend away? Come on now, some of
our club members are driving veteran cars to Queensland in September,
can't a modern Mercedes-Benz reach an outer suburb of Sydney?
Soaring radio-controlled model aircraft were fascinating to watch, while
an assortment of miniature steam engines covered quite a few miles with
their delighted passengers .
Other model aircr a ft flew at the end of
control wires , while the pond provided choppy seas for model boats .
On a
circular track , tether cars about 60cm long achieved speeds of up to 280
km/ hr , a blurred splash of colour as they sped around the track . The
indoor s lot car track was undergoing maintenance when I looked in , but the
HO gauge model railway showed plenty of action .
A fine display of Austin Healeys from the Austin Healey Club proved an
added bonus .
These folk travelled with the hoods down and wind in their
hair to put us all to shame .
A larger roll-up would have been nice , but many of us do have other
commitments - Club Treasurer Paul and Val Stibbard really did have a
family christening - another gr andchild , congratulations!
Perhaps dearer petrol will restrict our leisure time motoring . Even prior
to the Gulf oil crisis your Club wa s planning events closer to the city
centre - Cocktail Party at Chatswood , Concours at Rozelle, (well that was
the intention unti l the rain came ) , Presentation Dinner at North Sydney
and Christmas Picnic at Roseville . If this indicates a bias towards the
north side, allow me to say that our membership mailing list reflects just
that - the largest
concentration of members is in the northern suburbs
of Sydney .
Those new members who were unable to make it to Model Park will find a
warm welcome awai ti,ng them at every club meeting and event - please make
yourself known to the President or to any Committee member - we want to
include you in our circle of friends - as friends of the three pointed
star.
- Robert Gorrell
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ALL ABOUT ANTI-FREEZE
Victor Nadjarian's classic coupe has won many trophies and is pictured
here at our 1990 Display Day. With bonnet open, the radiator cap can
easily be removed to check on the Anti- freeze level in the cooling system. In this month's technical report, Ray Roberts covers the subject
thoroughly.
This Technical report on the need for Anti-freeze and Inhibitors is open
ended, in other words what you do is your responsibility.
I wish to thank Alan Simpson for raising the subject, it has caused me to
reassess my position on the matter and I have adopted a new approach.
Also I would like to thank the Castrol Technical Information section and
the Claims Manager, Ben Sellers (Ben is an ex-Marshall's motor mechanic)
of Higginbottoms Engine exchange .
Why do vehicle manufacturers recommend the use of Anti-freeze?
Anti-freeze offers the following protection :
1 . It protects against the cooling system icing up- as water expands when
turning into ice, the forces so generated can cause permanent damage to
your engine .
2 . Anti-freeze also has included in its formula corrosion inhibitors to
protect your cooling system from failing.
Problems such as: Leaking
head, leaking welsh plugs, expensive corrosion of aluminium components
can be avoided by Inhibitors .
3 . Improved efficient cooling characteristics .
I now will expand on points 2 and 3 above .
2 . The Sydney water / glycol mixture, during use, may · become acidic or
alkaline depending on conditions and therefore corrosion of some metals
will take place . This can be avoided by buffering to a neutral to
mildly alkaline solution (PH 6-9 . 5) with a slightly alkaline salt (the
addition of inhibitors ) .
3. For efficient coolant film boilina problems need to be overcome . Heat
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is drawn out of your engine and given off to the atomosphere via the
radiator; where this heat transfer takes place inside the engine this
is called a 'hot spot'.
Hot spots reach a temperature of 750°C and
using plain water produces film boiling at these spots. Film boiling
is characterised by uncontrolled turbulent bubbles which leave large
parts of the metal temporaril y dry and unprotected from corrosion even
though the cooling system can be running at normal temperature.
A
further problem, as the bubbles collapse , the shock waves create impact
on the metal causing minute pieces of metal to be given off.
The use
of a formulated ethylene gl ycol coolant results in nucleate boiling.
Nucleate boiling is characterised by thousands of tiny bubbles created
at the hot spots.
Reduction of the turbulance at these hot spots
assists in rapid flow of heat .
the
boiling
The properties of a good quality Anti-freeze should elevate
point, lower the freezing point , not a t tack rubber components, lubricate
moving parts, minimise water pump e r osion , improve surface wetting,
promote nucleate boiling, protect s ystem against corrosion, be chemically
stable, be low foaming and be low viscosit y. Now from this background we
know that freezing is caused by lo wering t e mperature, but what about
corrosion?
Corrosion is a natural phenomena requlrlng dissimilar metals and an
electrolyte .
This creates an electric cell , a voltage then exists across
the opposing metals, an electric current flows removing electrons from one
metal and plating out on the other . In time this results in a failure of
parts caused by corrosion, this mechanism works 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, ie your car does not need to be running for this to happen.
Introduction of inhibitors into the coolant in the right quanti ties and
maintaining these inhibitors will protect your coolant against becoming an
electrolyte.
What are the right quantities? For the people who wish to protect their
warranties you should stick to the manufacturers specification.
Should
you have a failure incorporating the cooling system the manufacturer will,
to protect himself, carry out some test on your coolant to see if it meets
their specifications by:
a. Litmus paper test.
PH should be approaching 9. 5, however, not much
notice is taken of this as the next test will show (NOTE: Do not rely
on colour, as colour can remain and protection can vanish).
b. Specific gravity of your coolant is measured with a calibrated
hydrometer for reading the percentage of ethylene glycol.
Conclusion here is, if you have used the recommended level of antifreeze then you must have the correct amount of inhibitors in your
coolant.
For a 350SE the minimum recommended level of anti-freeze is 35% - that is
5. 25 li tres of anti-freeze. Therefore as a quick check - if you have not
spent approximately $42.00 on anti-free z e you are not running to manufacturers specifications.
If your name is Ray Roberts and you are not following manufacturers
recommendations but you want your car protected and you are not going to
the snow country, then Castrol Technic a l section recommends: 2\% to 4?6 of
inhibitor of .the volume of your cooling sy stem .
Don't forget that antifreeze promotes nucleate boiling which is what you want as well as
corrosion protection .
Castrol 's 200ml can of anti-freeze will protect you against corrosion on
the ratio of 200ml can to 5 litres of water ; for a 350SE of 15 litres of
water - 3 cans of inhibitor every 12 months.
The concentration of inhibitor cannot be reliabl y measured - you will have
to trust to memory how much you put in and the date .
A question you should now ask - "How do I top up?" Buy a 4th can and add
to a container of 5 litres of water and keep in your boot for topping up
purposes .
Should there be enough people wanting Anti-freeze hydrometers the club
could sell them for $11 each. Please tell President Ruff.
- Ray Roberts
35
A READING FOR UNSTABLE TIMES
(or-
"so you think you have trouble!'')
Do you know who, in 1923 in the U.S.A was:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
President of the largest steel company?
President of the largest gas company?
President of the New York Stock Exchange?
The greatest wheat speculator?
President of the Bank of International Settlements?
The Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men should be considered some of the world's m ost successful
men, at least they found the secret of making money.
Now more than 55 years later do you know what became of these men?
The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab,
died a pauper.
2. The President of the largest gas company, Howard Hopson,
is insane.
3. The President of the New York stock exchange,
Richud Whitney, was released from prison
to die at horr.e.
4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger died ,1broad
in sol vent.
5. . The President ot the B.1nk of International Settlcm(•nt shot
him sci f.
6. The Gre.::t lh~ar of Wail Street, Cosabcc Rivcmwre, died
by suicide.
1.
The same year, 1923, the winner oi the most import:tnt golf
championship, Gene Sarazcn, won the U.S. Open and PCr\
toun;.:!mcnts. Tod.1y he is still pbying golf and is sOlvent.
CONCLLISION: Stop worrying about business and
play golf!
ADVERTISING IN THE MAGAZINE
TO ADVERTISE IN THIS MAGAZINE
PHONE THE EDITOR OR PAUL ON
(043) 41 - 9570, OR WRITE TO
P.O.BOX 22,ETTALONG BEACH.2257 .
Mercedes-Benz gets green .light
GERMAN car'S still le~d the world for
crash safety, according to recent independent tests.
Germany's Auto Motor Und Sport
magazine commissioned an eight-model
crash-test last month in a bid to find the
truth about crash safety.
The magazine sent the unlucky eight
into a partially offset barrier at 55 km/h.
The results make frightening reading.
Best results achieved were on the
Mercedes W124 series (the 260E and
300E in Australia). In all anatomical
areas the Benz rated green (safe). So did
the BMW Five Series. Volvo's 740 was
next best. It rated green for chest and leg
protection but an amber (minor injuries)
for head impact. Nissan's Maxima
produced the reverse result- excellent
head protection but an amber ranking
for chest and leg injuries. Opel's Omega
performed poorly. A red light (serious/fatal injuries) for head injury, a
green for chest protection and an amber
for legs.
The absolute disaster was Fiat's
Croma. It produced three reds.
Honda's Legend also failed to
impress. A red for head and legs and an
amber rating for the chest suggests
Honda's reputation is far in advance of
its image. Also on the poor list was
Renault's 25. A red light for head
injuries, green for chest and an amber
rating for the legs.
36
Motorists
skilllping
••
on repair
work
By NATASHA BITA
Motorists are skimping on the
most basic safety repairs to their
cars, industry leaders say, as
families budget for tough economic times.
Both the Motor Vehicle Repair
Industry Council, which licenses
mechanics and mechanical workshops, and the Motor Traders'
Association (MT A), an industry
group, say the trend is of great
concern.
The repair industry council
chairman, Mr Vince Nash, said
that motorists were endangering
their lives by skipping essential
repairs and regular maintenance.
"People don't do the regular
servicing on their vehicles when
the economy is a bit tight, or
they'll put off doing repair work
they should have done," he said.
"Some of it can be essential work.
"You can have the situation in a
two-car family where the second
car needs the brakes done, but
they won't do it until the brakes
are 80 or 90 per cent worn. That's
a dangerous situation."
The MTA's· executive director,
Mr Don Holstock, told the Herald
that brake specialists had reported
a drop in turnover of 25 per cent
in the j>ast 12 months.
Such a fall was unusual, he said,
because "safety" repairs normally
had a high priority in the family
budget.
.
"The amount of repair work is
going down ... there is a general
feeling that people are neglecting
motor cars," Mr Holstock said.
"We're quite concerned about
that attitude. Despite the tightness
of the economy, people are very
unwise to neglect maintaining the
vehicle when it affects the value of
the vehicle and could affect their
(own] lives."
Mr Holstock:;'said·'motorists were
asking mechattic8' to make temporary repairs because they could not
afford to fix their cars properly.
"In our code of ethics, the
consumer is informed if it affects
the safety of ' the vehicle," Mr
Holstock said. "In nine cases out
of I0 there would be some type of
amicable arrangement."
Car dealers in NSW have also
reported a drop in sales of both
new and secondhand cars this
year, and an increase in the
number of two-car families selling
·their second cars:
Winner of Class 4 in our 1990 Concours was Bob Muir , who travelled from ACT
i n his beautiful red 1956 300C . Bob has displayed his car in Canberra and
Sydney on many occasions over the years, and must have quite a collection
of trophies .
Notice the open sunroof - surely the biggest and best sunroof you will ever see . No doubt we will again be able to enjoy the privilege of inspecting this glorious motor car on the shores of Lake Burley
Griffen on November 25th . Thank you for joining us in Sydney, Bob.
~~ o tor Life
SEPTEMBER
[published in Sydney NSW]
" Some" Suggestions
EAR Sir,-As a visitor to these
shores I am astonished at lhe
general attitude of the "man
in the !rtreet" towards the motoriRt.
Your daily press does not help matters, as even the mino r motor acci ·
dents are considerably magnified.
Your traffic police are n fine body of
men, truly efl1cient, but lacldng- in
rourteRy. They would do well to remember that civility costs nothing ,
and after all they are but servants
of the public, and in their capacity
us custodians of the law coulrl greatly
improve matters by deleting the overofficiousness in their method of addressing people. It seems to me that
the motorist of this State is more
sinned against than sinning, And if
things go on as they are nt prc~;; e nt,
a new code of regulations will hecome
neeeR!"ary, and l think the followin~
ffilggestions may help:-
·o
1. All cars should be seasonably
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1923 .
p11inted so that they w.!ll me~ge Wli.h
the pastoral ensemble, and not be
startling.
2. Upon seeing a horse-drawn ve ·
hicle approaching, the motorist must
&top instFllltly and camouflage his
car to correspond with the surrounding scenery.
3. Should a moto r car cause a horse
to bolt, a penalty of £20 per mile
shall be paid by the moto r ist for each
mile the horse covers , in addition to
the usual damages.
If a horse r efuses to pass a mocur, the motorist must tulle hi~
to pieces as quickl y as possible
conceal the part objected to.
r;. The public shall reserve all Sun days and holidays for chasing motor
cars, shooting and yelling at them,
and generally tlir-courage motorists
from touring.
6. In pw:~l:dng private resiliences
where the roads an! dusty, tbtJ c11r
shall slow down to one mile 1111 hour,
in order that the driver may lay the
dust with a watering can.
4.
tor
car
anr!
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7. The speed limit outside the me tropolitan area, this year;> shall he 11
secret--the penalty for
violation
thereof shall be £5 for ench mile un·
ofTender is caught travel ling- in ex cess.
8. On approaching a corner where
the car driver cannot command a
clear view of the road ahead, he rnu,t_
stop not les9 th a n 100 yard~ frorn [J,,.
turn, toot his horn, ring n bell, fire
a revolver, coo -ee lustily, and send up
three smoke bombs at intervuls of five.
minutes .
9. All cars traversing country roacls
at night shall senrl up n roel<ct eaeh
mile nnrl wuit ten rninult•H for tlw
road to clear . They may then proceP.cl cnrefully, blowing their horns
and shooting ltoman candle;,.
10. Any motorist wishing to purk
his car in tho city shall give the autho·
rities 24 hours' notice previonllly of
his intention, in order to facililate
the task of allotting the required
space.
ANNUAL
DIS PLAY
DAY The Council of ve t eran , Vi n t age & Thorou ghbred Motor Clubs was fo r med to provide
a united voice for those interested in the restoration and preservation of old cars.
The Council President [now he is the Secretary] Mr John Rumsey was guest speaker at
our meeting in March 1989 . On August 19 , 1990 the 53 Clubs which are members of the
Council were due t o hold their annual Concours & Display Day at Castle Hill Showground . Due to the soggy nature of the grassed oval , a last minute change was made
[does it sound familiar ? ] and the event was transferred to the oval at the Museum
of Fire , in Penrith . Luckily the day itself was sunny , and some 580 classic vehicles
were on show . sole Mercedes - Benz , on my reckoning , was Mercedes- Benz (NSW) Club
Member John Anton ' s lovely old 1952 220 , which is on Club Plates with another Club .
eoundl of Utttran, Ulntage and Chorougbbrtd motor Clubs
27th
The Editor ' s personal view is that there is merit in affiliating with the Council .
Before we can do so , I believe we need to complete our incorporation formalities.
When that has been accomplished , the matter can come up for review. C. V. V. T . M. C.
is quite a mouthfull , so the Council is commonly known as " Fred".
1990 CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE
AND DISPLAY DAY
JAGUAR DRIVERS CLUB
OF AUSTRALIA
By coincidence , our cricket competitors The Jaguar Dr i vers Club of Australia also
chose September 16 for their 1990 Concours & Display Day . The venue was St. Ives
showground , and the 18 or so cars entered for judging were crowded into a building
at the Showground on Saturday 15th. With judging completed , the Club President
walked out onto the squelchy oval and decided that the Sunday Display Day had to
be called off. With no wet weather venue to fall back on , the cancellation caused
much disappointment and some hundreds of people turned up despite announcements on
many radio stations that the event had been called off . Jaguar Cl ub will try again
at St Ives Showground on November 18th .
Cricketing fans will recall that our 1990
Inter- club match , set d own February 11th , was cancelled .. • .. due to the cricket
oval being under water .
Such cancellations a r e becoming so common that your
Committee is considering the attraction of having an all- weather venue : and the
Slough Industrial Par k at Silverwater has muc h to r ecommend it . True , only some of
the cars would be under cov er , but there i s solid ground to drive on and no mud .
It is bogged cars and mud thrown up everywhere which make parking on grass non
viable . Meanwhile , as the Editor found out on his trip to UK earlier this year ,
some count r i es are going throug h a ser ious drought . Send us your buckets !
[Late News : Wash i ng your car i n Kent , England , even with a bucket of water , could
cost y ou a fine of four h undred pou nds . ]
INCORPORATION REPORT
we still a wait consent from Mercedes- Benz (Australia) Pty Ltd and its subsidiary
Mercedes-Benz (NSW) Pty Ltd to the use of the name Merc edes- Benz as part of our
Club ' s name . M-B (Aust) have advised that we will have to enter a Trade Mark User
Agreement with Daimler- Benz AG before such consent can be given . A course of action
being considered by your Committee [it would have approval from M-B (Aust)] is to
incorporate under another name ; then change our name when approval comes thr ough .
This would involve changing our name (temporarily) to something like "Stuttgart
Car Club Inc ". It would solve one problem , but create others . More news on this
topic in the nex t issue of this magazine .
ATTENTION
The Club ' s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on Wednesday 7th
November at the North Sydney Leagues Club , Abbott Street , Cammeray
at 8 pm . Your President and Committee look for you r att endance.
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Winning car in Class 2 is pictured above, Robert Green's totally rebuilt
1955 220A . Robert brought the car up from Victoria on a trailer; it is
simply too good to drive. The "CH" registration number is the Victorian
equivalent of our NSW "Club Plates" scheme . Pictured below is the winner
of Class 6 , Bruce Fairlie 's 1963 220SEb Coupe. Bruce is our Regional
Vice-President and he drove down from We st Gosford. Yes, the wheels may
not have scored too well on originality; it just goes to show how good
the rest of the car is. Bruce has worked hard on the car and it carries
the Bicentennial Number Plate SEC-220.
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I
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The Restorers Ten Commandments.
6. Thou shalt not allow thy daughter nor thy son
1. Thou shalt not store thy cars out-of-doors,
except for thy wife's modern car.
2. Thou shall not coYet thy neighbour's
his garage nor his battery charger.
car~
to get married during the holy days of the
Concours.
nor
7. Thou shalt not decehe thy wife into thinking
that thee is taking her for a romantic Sunday
drhe when, Indeed, thou art going to look
at another car.
3. Thou shalt not loYe thy cars more than thy
wife and children-as much, but not more. ·
4. Thou shalt not read the club magazine in
company time, lest thy employer makes it
impossible to continue thy car payments.
8. Thou shalt not tell thou spouse the total cost
s.
9. Thou shalt not promise thy wife an extension
of thy latest restoratlon ..... at least, not
all at once.
Thou shalt not despise thy neighbour's
Datsun or ,hls Voho, nor envy him his
Gull wing.
to the house and then use it to store more old
cars.
10. Thou shalt not buy thy wife a floor jack for
Christmas lest her wrath befall upon you.
•
Just how much do imported
cars add to Australia's
balance of payment problem?
Less than four per cent, that's
what. About the same as
computers and imported
paper, neither of which have
been attacked by
governments or the media.
•
Mercedes is reportedly testing a new
mini-van shrouded
in Renault Espace
body panels. The
van reportedly has
four-wheel-drive
and could cost as
much as a 300E if
it ever makes it to
Australia.
•
•
• An American Mercedes owner was so smitten
with his car that he had it sculptured in granite,
complete with his own personalised number plates.
At his request, his ashes were placed in the boot
after he died and the two now reside in a New
Jersey cemetary.
Mercedes is Germany's
biggest tax•payer,
contributing more than
$200 million to the
government last year.
T.U: GRAJIITE UMOUSIME
A study in London
has shown that the
most recognised and
admired corporate
symbol among executives in Europe is
Mercedes' famous
three-pointed star.
An Adelaide luxury car dealer
is in trouble over illegally
importing cars. Local customs
officials became suspicious of
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a little old lady .. supposedly
migrating with a near-new
Mercedes- Benz 560SL sports.
•
A 1934 Mercedes-Benz SOOK
special roadster has been sold
at auction in Monaco for $4
million, a record for
Sotherby' s.
•
REGARDS~
1
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All contributions
on this page are from Paul Stibbard .
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Bob Sabey
Norfolk Island Police
South Pacific 2899
Telepho ne: (00116723) 2105 (H)
(00116723) 2222 (W)
MERCEDES
BEN Z
Bob Sob e y, fo r me r M-B ACT Club President,
hi s wife Marg a nd c hildren are presently
stat ion e d on Norfolk Island . Bob supplied
th is phot o o f a Car Day in the prisoners'
compound at Gal lows Gate. Behind the vintag e For d are a number of Mercedes-Benz .
Al s o Me mber s of our own NSW Club, Bob and
Marg j oined us for our 1990 Cocktail Party
and Con c ours . Bob must be good at cutting
grass - t h eir Island home is on 10 acres .
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
A number of magazines publish e d by car clubs include a recipe of the month. For
example , seeking a nice balance i n its Newsletter for August 1990 , the MercedesBenz Classic Car Club has inc l u de d all y ou need to know to produce "No Bowl Choc
Bit Slice" by Joy Hoppe . Ou r n e w c olumn , In the Kitchen , will provide you with
exotica for the palate tha t wi l l send your senses tingling . By the way , Mercedes
Benz Classic Car Club is b a sed at Tenambit , which I believe is in the Newcastle
Area . If any of their members r ead this , do get in touch with us so that we can
tell our members something about y ou r Club and its activities . Now, to get on
with those recipes •............
IN THE KITCHEN
Gbod Morning, cooks and c he fs ! Fi rst , an apology to those of you who took literally the
hint in the caption at the foot o f p age 9 in our last issue , and put horse manure on your
stewed rhubarb . You got mi x ed up with our gardening column , didn't you ?
Well, throw
away your rhubarb , no wonder i t tas tes terrible, and try this month ' s recipe .
It c o mes
from the secret archives of Th e Frog & Peach , a 15th Cen tury Inn in the sout h of Merry
England . In fact there are two house recipes , I hope you enjoy them both .
PEACH A LA FROG Peel the peach. Remove stone . Throw away peach . Pummel peach stone with
mallet . USing Bl~Tak , mol d pieces of crushed stone into figure of Karl Mar x . Take frog
out of freezer. Sit Karl Marx astr ide frog . Garnish with chocolate sauce. SeEves 100
people , often more . A real tal k ing point, it does wonder s for the jaded appetite .
FROG A LA PEAC R Coax frog into a loud croak . Freeze ins t antly while frog still has mouth
open . Fry peach .
Gently manoeuv re fried peach into frog ' s open mouth. Sit cucumber slice
on frog ' s head, with red cherr y o n top . Add salt & pepper to taste . Serves 200 , often more .
[If this c o lumn doesn ' t reappear I ' ll stay with Bungy jumpi ng and eat take-aways.]
Cheers Dears, Gladys Murgatroyd.
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ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
~
The deluge of phone calls, telegrams, faxes, mail and personal callers that engulfea
us following the offer of a prize for the first list of correct answers to the
puzzles on page 38 in the last issue - makes it imcumbent upon us to provide a list
of answers : Here they are
Reading between the lines; He ' s beside himself; Life after death; Man overboard ;
I understand; Mind over matter , Crossroads , Six feet underground; Downtown;
Tricycle; A glance backwards; High-chair; I understand that you undertake to overthrow
my undertaking; When the grate be empty , put coal on.
The only totally correct entry was submitted by Wee Willie Winkie , of Roseville .
);/lc.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Mr Editor,
Ever since I asked Hazel if she would; people have been spelling my name incorrectly.
Please let them know that my surname starts with Hazle , not Haz el. Thanks.
Charles H,
Forestville.
Dear Robert ,
Despite its Mercedes-Benz grille, badges and lights; people look quizzically a t my new
pride and joy and tell me that it's not a true Mercedes-Ben z . Have I been stung ?
Victor N, Kareela.
[Yes- by a lbrnet. -Ed.]
Dear Robert,
I am quite pleased with the 220a roundie that I bought from you. Already I've renewed the
engine mounts and made some other improvements . However, it veers towards Canberra and slows
down outside Police Stations. Who did you say you bought it from ? Also, in the boot , I
found a round flat black thing with a hole in the middle.
Is th is a record ?
Bruce F, West Gosfo rd.
Robert Dear,
The car-sickness-pills-in-the-radiator cure that you recommended to me in the January 1990
issue was of dubious merit, but as we both know, your house call did me and my 1987 300D a
power of good . No more petrol for me! My gynaecologist says I should upgrade to a later
car with SEL on the boot lid . I looked at my rear end, and I already have one with SEL.
His prefix is 500 while mine is DIE . Is that why I cannot catch him ?
Angela de L, Double Bay.
Mercedes-Benz Club (NSW)
Dear Sir ,
We trust that your members enjoyed their recent visit t o our grounds , despite the windy day.
After their departure we found a small dog looking lost and lonely , and we are wondering if
it belongs to one of your members. It does appear quite intelligent and well bred, but when
hungry it keeps shouting "Rough! Rough! Rough!" Do you have anyone of that name ?
Henry Greenly, Locomotive Superintendent, Model Park.
Dear Robert,
Happy Birthday!
X!
There, I've wanted to do that for a long time.
Lynn N, Kareela.
{Birthday • s are nice. -Ed .}
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De.ar Mr Editor ,
There is n o truth in the rumour that Father Christmas and I are twin brothers . I a m noticably
younger, slimmer, trimmer, commendably less hirsute , and as my wife Laurie will tell you; tall
dark and handsome. By the way, you lucky fellow, could you give me the phone number of Angela
de l ' Armour of Double Bay ?
Robert M, Dee Why .
Dear Robert,
Wonderful magazine! Terrific , colossal, sma shing, fabulous, ama zing, incredible, top-rate,
the best, stupendous, superb, dazzling!
I await every issue. P.S. Are the letters real ?
W.W.W ., Roseville.
[All letters are genuine letters and the originals, which are in storage for safe-keeping,
may be inspected during business hours by prior appointment at the offices of Scrooge &
Marley, solicitors & attorneys , 112 Green Park Lane, Cambridge, England . }
The Editor is delighted to have such a full mail bag . Keep those letters coming in!
Send
them direct to me at Roseville please. Long letters may need to be edited for reasons of spa -
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AN ADDRESS FROM HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR
It was good to see Charles Brown at our September meeting, also Sylvia and Harry
Cole. If you mention this to anybody, say it quietly. Robert Gorrell, our Editor
wa s fi(thirty-nine - Ed . ) years old on Wednesday 5th September , the night of our
September meeting. Rosemary and Jackie had arranged to have a decorated cake and
o ther goodies so that after the meeting we could a l l wish him we~ l and that we did .
John Whitlock did an excellent j ob as c ell a rmaster .
Amount nine years ago Les Montgomery offered to "fill in" for his daughter when
she was unable to attend the schoo l canteen on her rostered day . He enjoyed doing .
it so much that he has continued to wo rk at the canteen on a voluntary basis for
five days per week ever since . Wh en he started, Les had only one grandchild at
the schoo l , Nora tells us that he has now six hundred. Congratulations Les on a
terrific community effort.
Bob Mair has been making an apology f or Andrew Stibbard being absent from the
monthly meetings for the past six months. Andrew is a busy person, wha t with work
a nd having children, and fin ds difficulty i n ge tting to meetings . His presence at
the September meeting crushed the rumour that he wa s "just a myth'~ . We look forward to seeing him more often.
New Year and Queen ' s Birthday see many peopl e in our country receive honours. We
just might bestow a couple Gurselves. With rain cancelling our use of the grounds
a t Rozelle for our Conc o urs, and o nl y two day s t o find another suitable venue,
RAY ROBERTS not only f ound on e but he got it o rg ani sed at the Slou~h Industrial
Estate at Silverwater . With hi s other hand he was organising the New Anglia Prefec1
& Cortina Club to do the catering for our big day. The whole show was a remarkable
success. Mind you, Muriel Roberts wa s n' t a lto gether idle and was ably assisted by
Beverley Bow . So t a ke a bow Sir Raymond and Lady Muriel . We appreciate your
wonderful efforts in our time of nee d.
For the past fiftee n years or so , Warwi ck and Jessie Edwards from the A.C . T . Club
have attended our Concours and taken home some of our trophies . We missed them
both this year. Their son, Ken Edwards, t old us they are having a well earned
holiday together and touring Australia.
It was good to see s ome familiar faces at the Concours . Barr¥ Dibley and family
joined us from Bathurst ; Simone and Regina Duvillier had just returned from visiting famil y in Paris; Bob and Margaret Sobey came over from Norfolk Island .
- Bob Mair
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Excellent condition
WANTED
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