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March 2017 Pete and Trina Westaway from Trina's 70s/80s Themed Birthday Party
March 2017
Pete and Trina Westaway from Trina's 70s/80s Themed Birthday Party
NORTH DEVON SPORTS & CLASSIC CAR CLUB
Founded 1985
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
PRESIDENTLen Jones
01805 622138
CHAIRMAN
Eric BlackerSun Ten
Golf Link RoadWestward Ho!
DevonEX39 1HD
VICE CHAIRMAN
Tim HatcherThe Old Smithy
Ash MillSouth Molton
EX36 4QT01769551861 – 07968434577
EDITOR
Alex HatcherThe Old Smithy
Ash MillSouth Molton EX36 4QT
Ph: 01769 551861 – Mobile 07816 [email protected]
SECRETARY
Alex LainMercaston House
South StreetBraunton
01271 [email protected]
TREASURER
Ian Newman19 Beech Road
Stibb Cross TorringtonEX38 8HZ
01805 601215
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
John Freeman63 Bay View Road
Northam Devon
01237 238178
EVENTS MANAGERS
Glen Merritt – 07882 576223
John Whitehead – 01271 865078
OTHER MEMBERS
Chris Grant – IT/Web-master
NDSCCC EVENTS - 2017
Date Club Event?
Name Contacts
March
9th YES Nosh and NatterDevon Dumpling, Morchard Road
12:30 for 13:00
Tel 01409241460
19th YES AGMDurrant House Hotel
(Lunch at 12:45)14:15
Detail in Mag
April
13th YES Nosh and NatterThe Castle, George Nympton
12:30 for 13:00
Tel 01409241460
23rd YES Drive it Day RunHomebase Barnstaple 9:00
ORAtlantic Village 10:15
Pete Westaway [email protected]
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30th NO Merton Vintage and Classic Vehicle Rally Info in Mag
May
11th YES Nosh and NatterHartnoll Hotel Nr Bolham, Tiverton
12:30 for 13:00
Tel 01409241460
14th NO Bude Motor Club Show7:00 to 9:30 entrance for exhibits
www.budemotorclub.weebly.com
28th NO Pecorama RallyNr Seaton
June
3/4th NO South Molton Vintage Rally www.smoltonvintagerally.co.uk/
11th YES Big Sheep Show [email protected]
18th YES Ilfracombe Show Glen Merritt – 07882 576223
July
2nd YES Rose Ash Revel10:00
8/9th YES Powderham Historic Vehicle Gathering10:00
Glen Merritt – 07882 576223
John Whitehead – 01271 865078
22nd YES Mid Devon ShowNightshayes
arrived by 8:30
www.middevonshow.co.uk
30th YES Braunton Wheels10:00
www.brauntoncaenrotary.co.uk
August
2nd NO North Devon ShowUmberleigh
www.northdevonshow.com
September
9/10th YES Dunster Castle Run Pete Westaway [email protected]
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French Trip
If you are thinking of attending the French exchange trip with ARSA please contact Alex Lain ASAP as to date the take up has not been sufficient to justify the trip.
Social Media
This post was taken from our Facebook page by Stee Cronin
BUCKS ENGINEERING
Blast Cleaning and Powder Coating
GatesRailingsWheels
Garden FurnitureBrick, Stone and Wood
Mobile BlastingChassis and Motorbike Frames etc
01884 881526www.bucksengineering.co.uk
BLAST IT! COAT IT!
FOR SALE
Please send any adverts to [email protected]
Private adverts are free for paid up members and £3 for non members. Trade adverts should be discussed with the Editor or any Committee member. Private adverts will be included for 2 magazine issues and then lapse, should the advert be needed to be run further the onus will be on the seller to contact the Editor to extend the run period.
Haynes Manuals -
Honda Accord 1976-1984 all models Renault 9 & 11 (petrol) 1982-1989 1108cc, 1237cc, 1397cc, 1721cc
Can be Collected from Nick or Postage is £2.50FREE but contributions can be made payable to NDSCCC which will be forwarded on to charities.
01271 861291 [email protected]
Specialist garage offering complete restoration work for all makes and models of Classic cars and campers.
Interior and exterior work undertaken, bespoke projects, check out our website for projects we have done www.airfieldgarage.com
Call us for a quote on 01837 682678
Seckington Cross, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8EY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGSUNDAY MARCH 19TH 2017
THE DURRANT HOUSE HOTEL, NORTHAM EX39 3QB
NAMES, MENU CHOICES AND PAYMENT MUST BE IN BY THE 9 TH MARCH 2017
cheque made payable to NDS&CCC or direct into the club bank account (no: 50441007 and sort code 20-04-59), using 'your name - AGM' as the reference &
indicate you have paid direct on the booking form/email
Main Course & Desert £10.95 pp
Lunch 12.45pmA G M to start 2.15pm
Please support your club and show that you care by attending this meeting if not the lunch.
In accordance with the rules, if anyone has any proposal that they would like to have included on the agenda for the AGM or nominations for committee members please put it in writing and pass it
to Eric Blacker (Chairman) or any committee member by 7th March
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PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM, with cheque payable to NDS&CCCT0 Ian Newman 19 Beach Road, Stibb Cross, Torrington EX38 8HZ
Email: [email protected]
BY 9th MARCH 2016
Name(s):………………………………………………………………………………… * Paid direct/Chq enclosedClearly indicate menu choices Main No ……… ……… Desert No …….. ………Main: 1. Roast Beef, roast potatoes & veg 2. Roast Pork, roast potatoes & veg3. Beef Lasagne with salad garnish & French fries 4. Deep fried Breaded Plaice with salad garnish & French fries 5. Ham, Egg & French fries 6. Sausage, mash, peas & gravy 7. Mushroom & Pepper Stroganoff on rice 8. Chicken Curry with rice & Poppadoms 9. Vegetable Lasagne with Salad garnish & French fries.Desert: 1. Apple Crumble 2. Blackcurrant Cheesecake 3. Fruit Salad 4. Vanilla Ice Cream
NDSCCC AGM SUNDAY 19 th March You will see the nomination proformas and Lunch choice forms within this magazine. Of course you don't have to have the lunch before the AGM you can just attend the
actual AGM. PLEASE DO attend the AGM if you can, if it is not possible then please send in the nomination form so that your choice can be recognised. If you are unable to
attend but would like any specific points raised feel free to append them to the nomination form, E mail them to the Secretary or get in contact with any Committee
member. It's your Club......have your say!
POSITIONNOMINEE
Name & SignatureNOMINATOR
Name & SignatureSECONDER
Name & Signature
CHAIRMAN Ex-officio
VICE CHAIRMANEx-officio
TREASURER Ex-officio
SECRETARYEx-officio
MAGAZINE EDITOR
Committee Member
PUBLICITY, WEB AND SOCIA
MEDIACommittee
Member
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Committee Member
CAR EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR
Committee Member
SOCIA EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
4 ex-officio positions and between 4 and 10 committee member positions to be filledPLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO SECRETARY Mercaston House South St, Braunton EX33 2AA by
11th March 2017
Behind the Spray Gun
Since finishing the BMW and doing a couple of small jobs in between I have finally got around to tackling my Fathers MGC GTS. The eagle eye reader will be querying the 'S'
on the end of the 'GT'. This stands for Sebring, as in the race track in America. The reason for this is that in the mid/late 60s BL sent a few of their new MGC's to enter in the race series; and to fit wider tyres they flared out the arches and created the iconic Sebring look. Now originally they were made out of rolled aluminium, but now-a-days you can buy fibreglass articles off the shelf. However this car is different because the arches are made of steel which is much more challenging. Since undertaking the job I have Stripped the old green paint and re shaped the arches and the rest of the body
then applied epoxy primer and spray filler to get perfectly straight panels.
Readers Contributions
A Sylva Story
My first car was a very pedestrian Opel Kadette ( the slightly German version of the very humble Vauxhall Chevette ). The previous owner was best friend who belonged to, who used it in various club motor sport events. It was beige & brown vinyl but stood up to a
regular mild thrashing from Bournemouth to mid Sussex with just single cam chain breakage along the way. After a couple of years the time came for a side-grade to
something more interesting. After having a look round for something faster, cheap, and with the possibility of development I bought a pre-built Sylva Star. Powered by 1600
Ford Cross flow, chassis and body work by Sylva on sub frame suspension by Vauxhall Viva. This white two seater, soft top was such enormous fun on just about every
occasion. However with beauty comes compromise, the Sylva Star had a couple of vices, carb icing on very cold nights, the ability for water to find it’s way from the front tyres, under the side screen and into the passenger’s lap. The heater, recycled from a
mini, worked on occasions but there was no sign of de-misters.
This was the car that helped develop an interest in car fixing and tinkering. Keeping the car running, as this was my only powered transport, was a regular weekend occupation. The single downdraught was upgraded to a side mounted Delloro, and the electrics were reworked to improve the earthing circuit and lighting performance. The cross country A-road trip was it’s speciality with Working to Portsmouth A27 and Woking - Guildford - Sussex A281 particularly preferred. It managed a short outing at Goodwood for the club car day where it suffered fuel starvation followed by a blown a head gasket. Sigh - good times. Another notable breakdown was the clutch cable pulling through the bulkhead doing a visit to Lullworth cove. That was fixed with the help of local AA bloke who like every other motor service profession said “Sylva Star, where on earth do I get parts for that ?” then looks a little closer, uses a bit of creativity and comes out with “I recognise that bit - its from a …. "
After a few years I sold the Star and bought a Sylva Leader which was a later upgraded similar model. The Leader was more of the same great car but built to a higher standard with quality bits and care and attention to details. Featuring a Vauxhall 7 dial dash from a Magnum, fully ported Cross flow with twin 40 Webber’s and tidier body work. The Leader had been built by same friend from who I got the Opel. This was a lovely car that went and sounded great. A full length exhaust with just a couple of Cherry Bomb boxes gave the car a deep resonant note to combine with the intake whistle from twin 40s. It did drink though, using as much fuel standing still as going flat out.
The other side of the car that made it great was the community of owners. Each car, being individually hand built often by the owner, inspired great love and loyalty. There was a club/Register that ran for about 10 years with both road and race owners. The occasional newsletter was of course called "The Sylva Bulletin.” We did a few track days and gathered up and various car shows. I did find that a single look at the wiring under the dashboard would, at a glance, show the build standard of any car.
Sylva has long history of motor sport being a staple of various 750 motor club race series. See more about the past and current cars here http://www.sylva.co.uk/the-sylva-story/
As practical every day family transport, after daughter arrived, it was not so great and had to go to. I miss the tinkering and the agile driving down long empty A roads.
Clive England
Pic of Jenny and Sylva Star from the Mid 80’s.
A very interesting read, thanks Clive. White must have been a popular colour back then!
If you have any stories about your cars past and present please send them in to the Editor and you could be featured in the magazine
Powderham and Ilfracombe Shows
Powderham and Ilfracombe Show entry forms will be emailed with the magazine and include in next months magazine
Dave Baskerville Auto Services Ltd
Specialists for Classic/Sports and Competition Cars 3 Sanders Yard, Brynsworthy, Barnstaple, Devon
Tel: 01271 342019All carburettor work undertaken.
Spares carried/sourced for Weber, SU & Dellorato.
Other services available includedRolling Road Tuning
All Engine, Gearbox and Mechanical rebuilds Race engine preparation for classics/historic
Restoration undertaken Servicing
If you have any questions or need technical advice please email: [email protected]
CLUB T SHIRTS AND FLEECES ETC
A local company has agreed to produce, pack and post T shirts, Fleeces and caps etc with the Club logo on. This saves Committee members having to organise it and paying up front out of their own pockets. The website address is as below and the prices are the same as we have paid before albeit there is now a post and packing charge.
Order yours now from:
http://www.portlantis.com/ndsccc
