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WORKSHOP
DAD’S ARMY
SATURDAY
TUESDAY
April
09/04/16
26/04/16
May
07/05/16
31/05/16
June
11/06/16
28/06/16
July
02/07/16
26/07/16
August
06/08/16
30/08/16
Dad's Army Dates
–
2016
First I must apologise to those members of the committee whose
names were left off the list of office bearers in the March issue. With
the assistance of our esteemed president I have corrected the list for
the April issue and, I hope, for future issues.
This issue contains an unprecedented number of advertisements for
events that VSCC members should find of interest, from Northam to
Wakefield Park by way of Mallala and Winton if you consider only the
circuit events. The Shannons Classic Car Show is on at Whiteman
Park on April 17 for those who prefer a more relaxed way of showing off their classics.
Following on from last month's review of
Brockbank's Grand Prix
from the VSCC library,
we have a brief review of Barry Sheene's biography,
Leader of the Pack
by librarian Mark
Jones and an explanation of the Dev Dvoretsky connection with the library by John Keenan.
I intend to make
From the Library
a regular feature in
Vintage Metal
.
On the practical side, the deadline for submission of stories and advertisements to
Vintage
Metal
is now the 11th of the month (previously the 15th) to allow more time for printing,
processing for mailing and Australia Post's recently announced slower deliveries. The aim is
to get the magazine to members in time to remind them of the next monthly meeting.
With the ending of Australian motor vehicle manufacture in 2017, the need for the various
legislative measures introduced over the years to protect the industry has also ended. From
page 15 you can read the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
press release explaining how the restrictions on personal imports of motor vehicles have
been eased. Slipped into the release is news of an important development for most personal
importers. I quote: " The Australian Government will also amend the Customs Tariff Act
1995 to remove the $12,000 special duty on imported used vehicles, from 2018."
On page 13 there is a story about the difference between F1 then and now, looking at the
cars built for the new formula in 1954. I retrieved data from three books,
History of the
Grand Prix Car 1945-65
by Doug Nye,
The Grand Prix Car 1954/1966
by L J K Setright and
Grand Prix Cars 1945-65
by Mike Lawrence. As there are no 2.5-litre Grand Prix cars
available to photograph in Perth, I have used shots of models from my collection. The
Mercedes-Benz W196 open-wheeler, Ferrari Squalo and Lancia D50 are Cartrix 1:32 scale
slot racing cars, the Ferrari Tipo 625 and Maserati 250F are Brumm 1:43 diecast models
while the Connaught and Mercedes-Benz Stromlinienwagen are pre-loved Dinky Toys.
Bob Campbell
Editor's Notes