Queensland P76 Owners Club Inc. 2002 |
Jan 2002 Magazine
QUEENSLAND P76 OWNERS CLUB INC. January 2002 VOL 5 ISSUE 49
Hi everyone, this is a quick magazine put together by the web editor, Editor and the committee for the internet.
Since the last magazine the Club has had the Xmas party, a day at Bribie Island plus a meeting. The Club 2001 Xmas Party can be found by going to the picture of this years winner Garth being presented with his trophy by Rogo. The outing to Bribie Island was well attended considering that only people who attended the last meeting new about it. We had strong wind most of the day, and this took a little of the FUN out of the gathering. We ended up near the Water Rescue centre on the "Pumicestone Passage"
January Meeting 2002
- The President opened the meeting at 8:10 pm.
- Attendance as per Attendance Book.
- Apologies: Graham Dillison, Dixie Lee.
- Treasurer's Report -- Not AvailableThe Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Garth Morris and was moved as correct by Adrian and seconded by Warren.Incoming Magazines: NZ, WestWords, SA, Victoria, Classic Car and Leyland Post.
- Incoming Mail:
- 1. Booking forms for the Easter meet. Contact John: 0419708647
- 2. Valentino !!!!!!!!!!!! has joined the club.
- 3. Xmas card from the Vic club
- 4. Thankyou to Robert !!!!!!!!!! for donations towards the Xmas party
- 5. An invite to the Top of the Range car show in Toowoomba on Feb 23rd-24th
- Spare parts: Graham is to investigate the offer of 2 Marina’s
- General Business:
- 1. A 15ltr water drum has been purchased for the trailer.
- 2. An order for front struts is being compiled for those who require them at a cost of $140:00 (approx). Contact Rogo.
- 3. Club rego for next year was discussed. There will be a special meeting in March to finalise details.
- Next Meeting will be 2nd friday in Feb 2002.
- Outings: Toowoomba Swap Meet Feb 2nd 2002
- Working Bee at Rogos for Feb
- Meeting closed at 9:50 pm.
Dixie’s Rumble
THINGS BIG: The Big Prawn
located at Ballina NSW
Situated in the sleepy coastal town of Ballina, the Big Prawn is undoubtedly among the most awesome of Australian Icons, and is (in the authors opinion) rightly held by some to be the doyen of it class, the very epitome of Big Things. It's location, by the Pacific Highway on the north coast of NSW, means that it's eternal, steely gaze has been cast upon the millions who have travelled the coastal route between NSW and QLD. Indeed, comparisons to the great Sphinx are not wholly inappropriate here, as the Prawn is also best seen by night, when it is garishly illuminated, shocking drivers into wide-awakefulness, scaring small children, and inspiring awe and wonder. One can only hope that it endures as long as the Sphinx has, so that future generations have both a monument to and reminder of the things that made Australia great.A BIT OF HISTORY
The U.S Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches”. Thats an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and the U.S railroads wre built by English expatriates. Why did the English people build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people thhat built the pre-railroad tramways, and that’s the gauge they used. Why did they use that gauge then? Because the people who used the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing. Why did the wagons use that odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing the wagons would break on some of the old, long distance roads, because that's the spacing of the old wheel ruts. So, who built these old rutted roads? The first long distance roads in Europe, were built by Imperial Rome for the benefit of their legions. The roads have been used ever since. And the ruts? The initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagons, were first made by Roman war chariots. Since the chariots were made for, or by, Imperial Rome, they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Thus we have the answer to the original question. The United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches derives from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman army war chariot. Specs and Bureaucracies live forever. So, the next time you are handed a specification and wonder what horse’s ass came up with it, you may be exactly right, Because the Imperial Roman chariots were made to be just wide enough to accommodate the backends of two war horses. Now the twist to the story. When we see a Space Shuttle sitting on the launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are the solid rocket boosters, or SRB’s. The SRB’s are made by Thiokol at a factory in Utah. The engineers who designed the SRB’s would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRB’s had to be shipped by train from the factory through a tunnel in the mountains. The SRB’s had to fit through the tunnel. The tunnel iis slightly wider than a railraod track, and the railroad track is about as wide as two horses’ behinds. So, a major design feature of what is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation system was determined by the width of a horse’s ass.The Golden Graffitti Award:
Doing a good job here is like wetting your pants in a dark suit; You get a warm feeling but nobody notices. The United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches derives from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman army war chariot. Specs and Bureaucracies live forever. So, the next time you are handed a specification and wonder what horse’s ass came up with it, you may be exactly right, Because the Imperial Roman chariots were made to be just wide enough to accommodate the backends of two war horses.Now the twist to the story.
When we see a Space Shuttle sitting on the launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are the solid rocket boosters, or SRB’s. The SRB’s are made by Thiokol at a factory in Utah. The engineers who designed the SRB’s would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRB’s had to be shipped by train from the factory through a tunnel in the mountains. The SRB’s had to fit through the tunnel. The tunnel iis slightly wider than a railraod track, and the railroad track is about as wide as two horses’ behinds. So, a major design feature of what is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation system was determined by the width of a horse’s ass. The Golden Graffitti Award: Doing a good job here is like wetting your pants in a dark suit; You get a warm feeling but nobody notices.
Report on what is in the other club magazines.
By AdrianLeyland P76 Classic Car Club Inc. NSW
November 2001 issue- Editor Notes: - Annual Xmas Picnic and Concourse
- - Visitor from WA P76 Club
- - Info on WA Club 2002 National Meeting
- Trax Model Leyland p76
- - Trax Article about building of a 1/43rd Scale p76
- Tail Piece: - Talk about 30 year anniversary
- - Trax Official Journal issue 11/3, 2001 with Leyland
- broacher.
- - People and Places
- Editors notes: - thanking everyone for coming to Xmas Picnic and Concourse
- - Troy Green with electric windows
- - Combined Motor Clubs President Run Sunday 24th February
- First instalment of articles on relative merits of Octane Boosters
- Tail Piece: - Info on Gold P76 Awards from Sydney Morning Herald motoring section.
The Leyland Post N.S.W.
December 2001 issue- Tale of Woe: - article on how not to get the wipers fixed
- - Xmas Party Report by Phil and Kerry
- Technical Tips by Phil
- - looking into wear and tear on a Leyland p76
- - Lubricating & maintenance points
- Minutes of Meeting
Leyland P76 SA
November 2001 issue- Spares List 2/11/2001
- Article of valve stem seals
- P76 front struts
- - SA has orders for 52 paid up sets @ $140
- Need another 48 to reach order size contact Jilden Reichart jmo @ picknowl.com.au
- Article from Alex Shoobridge on doomed or flat head screws in door pillars
- National Meeting 2002 WA
- Drawings with Part # for grill emblem badges and instruments
- Engine / Radiator Hoses P76 V8
- - Manufacture "Mackay" # CH1037 Top hose
- # CH1038 bottom hose
Penzed76 New Zealand
November 2001- - Understanding P76 Compliance Plate
- - National Meeting 2002 WA
- - True story about Aspin Green Super Six P76 Safety features of P76, great yarn
- - NZ Car Club outings for Xmas and New Year
"Anything bur Average" VIC
November 2001 issue:- - Summary of Committee Meeting
- - Comments by Mark Whittaker
- - Part List
- - Article from Leylines Alex Shoobridge
- - Report on other Clubs
- - Easter 2002 4 months to go
- - Photos of car bodies in yards and what can be done with a worn out car body
- - Thankyou note
- - Front Struts
- - Member feature - Steve Lees featured Super Six
- - Eric's Targa
- - Trax Model
- - List of Committee Member in other states
Westwords
20th year of Publication November 2001 issue- - Presidents Report
- - For Sale
- - Cartoon
- - Canning Vale Motorkhana September 9
- - Cartoon
- - Article by Derek about the family car "When the were new"
- - Report on Australian Historic Motor Federation
- - For Sale
- - Cartoon
- - BMC/Leyland Day - Manning Park
- - SA Spare Parts Register
- - Article on heater tap conversions by Jilden
- - Monthly Feature; Glasson Leyland Motors - Monthly Feature; Glasson Leyland Motors
- - For Sale
- - Cartoon (Fawlty Towers type cartoon)
- - Notice on Front Struts
- - Leyland challenge Shield Cricket Match
- - This month Feature; "Motorways Leyland"
Comments from the Guest Book
Name: Carl Statham Email: carlosandcats@bigpond.com Where are you from: Adelaide SA Comments: Just want to say thanks for a well put together site, and if I may, would like to correct the model range. I once owned an example of the 4th variant in the P76 range, known simply as "Leyland six" These were built in very few numbers early in the piece, and were equipped similarly to Holden's Belmont range. It missed out on such features as courtesy door light switches, came only with "3 on the tree" or column shift auto and had even less chrome than the Deluxe. Do you own a Leyland car or know of any one who has one ? Yes. Super 6 cyl January 31, 2002 10:19:07 (GMT Time)Name: John Warnock Email: WARNOCK.John@csc2.corryongsc.vic.edu.au
HomePage:http://leylandp76.itgo.com/johnwvic.html Where are you from: Walwa, Vic Comments: Got my car in its final coat today, Ill send some new pics ASAP Do you own a Leyland car or know of any one who has one ? Yeah a Peel me a Grape V8 Super Febuary 1, 2002 12:04:58 (GMT Time)
Name: evans Email: kinz@xtra.co.nz HomePage: http:// Where are you from: New Zealand Comments: interesting site - well layed out interested if you have info of any p76 clubs in New Zealand ta. Do you own a Leyland car or know of any one who has one ? yes two super models Can you suggest a site that the club would be interested in? January 8, 2002 08:24:03 (GMT Time)
Victorian Club member with parts for sale
- Extractors and full 2.25 inch single system with new turbo muffler and ford gtho exhaust tip: $250
- Recently fully reco. manual steering rack still under warranty: $75
- Black interior G.C. and new black carpet best offer.
- Inertia reel seatbelts (2), front, black (untested by any colision) $50 pair.
- 4.4 LITRE V8 twin row timing chain, heatseeker stage 1 camshaft, good condition $1000
- Body, super origonaly bitter apricot, now painted yellow most rust cut out and new panels welded in. Best offer.
- The lot: $1500 no reg or rwc, been off the road for 6mths only.
- Contact: Mike Clarke, 03 97294005 MELBOURNE, VIC. AUST.
- mclarke4@vtown.com.au
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