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No 109

Autumn 2017

Price $5.00

MICRO MOTORING MAGAZINE ( CARS & SCOOTERS )

Bob Billiards and his Marathon Traveller

( Goggo Carryall )

See story of latest one day adventure trip ... page 6

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Bubble car trials, Classic Car Weekly ( UK ) Some of you may be aware of the recent article in Classic Car Weekly

newspaper which was on sale Wednesday 12th October. It was a trial and road

test of three bubble cars, which consisted of a Messerschmitt owned by David

Garner, an Isetta owned by Andy Chandler and a Trojan owned by myself.

We were all asked to take part in the photo shoot and Road Tests, by Mr Alan

Town who kindly arranged and co-ordinated the whole day. It was organised

several weeks before when we all met up just outside Southport. We were

blessed with a glorious sunny day perfect for driving and photographing

bubble cars. After the paper's editor, David Simister and his photographer

arrived, we all set off for a short drive into the countryside. There we found a

good stretch of quiet road which was needed for the motion photo and for

David S to test drive our cars. We had a few attempts at driving the bubble

cars in a formation, bumper to bumper, behind the photographer's car. After

he got some clear shots, we waited as one by one David S test drove our cars. I

believe that he hadn't driven any of them before, but I was amazed at how he

made light work of driving the bubble cars, adapting his driving skills in the

different ways needed.

After this we proceeded into Southport and parked ourselves near to the large

Marina Lake which gave a better back drop for some still photographs. And

not just the outside of the cars but of the engine bay and inside the cabin. All

the information published on the cars was collectively compiled by the editor.

Article provided

on behalf of

Paul Wren by

Alan Town.

Photo provided by

David Simister

Features Editor,

Classic Car Weekly

Note similarity with

The Sydney Anzac

Bridge…..John R

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CATALINA FESTIVAL AT RATHMINES Sunday 30 October 2016

After I had been anxiously watching the ever-changing seven day

weather forecast all week, it finally settled on “late rain with the chance of an

afternoon thunderstorm”, so Emma and I set off on the Old Pacific Highway

at 6am on Sunday, headed for Rathmines.

We crossed the Old Hawkesbury River Bridge without any issues such

as punctures- see my report on the visit to the Gosford Classic Car Museum

on Saturday 30 July 2016.

After a short stop at the Ourimbah Rest Area, we continued on to

Tuggerah where I topped up the fuel tank with four litres of petrol to ensure

that we could get home without another fuel stop. Tuggerah must have had

the cheapest petrol in New South Wales on that day- 109.5 c/l for ULP91, but

there is not much saving when you can only take on four litres. As it turned

out, I could have done the whole trip on the tank-full of petrol that I started

out with.

At Wyong, we turned left off the Pacific Highway onto Alison Road

and then right onto Hue Hue Road after crossing over the M1 Motorway. Hue

Hue Road had very little traffic which was very welcome. Soon after crossing

over the M1 again, we turned left onto Wyee Road for a short run into

Morisset. We then followed Wangi Road to the Rathmines turnoff, and

arrived at Rathmines at 10:30am., for a travelling time of just over three

hours.

There were about 300 cars in the car show and there was also a very

good military vehicle show with about 25 vehicles. There were two Bren Gun

Carriers which had special interest for me. When I was growing up on a dairy

farm in Queensland in the late 1940s, one of our neighbours bought a Bren

Gun Carrier at an Army Disposal Auction, the idea being to use it instead of a

tractor for ploughing paddocks. It was a dismal failure for that purpose, but

we kids loved tearing around the paddocks in it. It had quite a good turn of

speed.

The cars on show included the usual Yank tanks and quite a few hot

rods, some of them being quite good. Amazingly, I don’t recall seeing any

Mustangs. There were a few cars which are not often seen in shows around

Sydney, such as an Austin 10 sedan and a mini ute which had been very well

done. There was also a nice Series 1 Morris Major, my first new car.

Being the only microcar there, Emma attracted a huge amount of attention,

more than I had ever experienced before.

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CATALINA FESTIVAL AT RATHMINES There were ten events in the Air Show. It started off with a few fairly

tame aerobatic displays and fly pasts, but then Paul Bennet came on with his

Wolf Pitts Pro (the world’s highest performing aerobatic biplane), to put on

his very spectacular aerobatic display. It was very similar to the show that he

performed at Wings over Illawarra at Albion Park in April this year. The

HARS Catalina came up from Albion Park and did a few fly pasts, but did not

land.

There were several sea planes on show and some were providing rides

for the public. There were also helicopter rides and plenty of food and other

retail stalls.

We left just before 2:30pm and came home through Wyee and onto the

Old Pacific Highway at Doyalson, a slightly longer route. The “late rain”

started at Cowan but was only of nuisance value. Thankfully, there was no

“chance of an afternoon thunderstorm”. We arrived home at just on 6pm after

the usual slow run along Pennant Hills Road. The total days drive was 186.5

miles (300km) and 12 litres of petrol were consumed for an overall fuel

consumption of 4.0 l/100km (70mpg)- a most enjoyable day.

Tim Dalton ( Sadly, Tim passed away 13.2.2017. we will miss him ..john r)

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Four beautiful Examples of this rare and famous

FRISKY Marque

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Three Scooters at Trinity Grammar’s Festival,

held in November 2016, The red one is Niko’s

Honda Squash ( 49cc single cylinder, 2 stroke ),

and below are two Heinkels ridden to the event

by Allen and Keith. All three enjoyed the day,

Especially being entertained by Australia’s Fire

and Rescue NSW Band.

( the Squash is 99% hidden behind Allen’s scooter)

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Sydney Machina Social Club

Christmas Charity Day When John sent out the invite from Sam, I replied with a photo of the

Goggo Carryall. Sam accepted the entry and it was one of the 10 parade cars.

I gave him the link to my web page about the car and restoration and he did a

really great and very professional sign about it and some of the Goggomobil

history. The event was held on Sunday 11th December. ( see photo on cover)

As we were in the front line red carpet section, we had to arrive at

7am, and Mr Google suggested it was a 1 hour 11 minute run from our place

via M4, M6, M2, Lane Cove tunnel and Military/Pittwater road. It was a good

location as it meant I could catch up with my X brother in law who lives in

Dee Why. I had also organised to catch up with Bill Buckle for afternoon tea

at his place to catch up with him and Alvia as we hadn’t seen each other since

the 60th Anniversary in Germany. We also wanted to check out his Goggos

and give him a ride in the Carryall as he had not driven one recently.

We planned to leave home at 5:30, but didn’t leave until 5:45 and had

a very pleasantly cool trip arriving at the club at 7am. We were passed on the

M7 by an old Austin on a trailer and my comment to Cathy was that they

were probably heading to the same event, which in fact he was and was

parked next to the carryall.

I was unsure of what would be there and assumed it would mainly be

the Eastern suburbs cars with the Goggo fading into the shine of the shiny two

pack muscle cars. There was a good variety of cars there from a lowly Mini

Moke, Citroen 2cv, the Austin convertible to Porsches, “stangs” “stingers”

and an Aston Martin. There were two very old motor cycles, one a pushbike

with a 50cc motor and another with the old Villiers 98cc. Would never be

allowed to be made today with chains and sprockets sitting just in front of the

rider.

My pick of cars there were a very nice Bolwell Nagari V8 and a Ford

GT40 replica. Didn’t take many photos, in fact only 2. We spoke to the bloke

that had the 2cv and when we said we owned the Goggo, he showed a text he

sent saying “The best car in the parade” and it was the Carryall! It did draw a

lot of attention. It would have been nice to have a Dart or Coupe there as well.

Maybe next time.

The total trip for the day was 198 KM’s and the weather was perfect

for the Goggo having that cool dense air. …………… Bob Billiards

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Making Replacement Ignition Keys for my Trojan 200 Geoff Goodwin, Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia

As I have reported before, I inherited my Trojan from my father, whose project it was for many years. The original ignition key that came with the car in 1967 was

damaged, as I think is a common problem with them. Dad’s first attempt was in

stainless steel, insulated with sleeving from electrical cable. Fig. 1 shows these two keys. Dad was a fan of stainless steel, believing it would never corrode, though as a

marine engineer I would question this! However, the bigger problem was that steel

has a higher resistivity than the original brass, and the key forms part of the circuit in

the ignition switch in Heinkels and Trojans. The starter motor struggled and the problem was clear when the key was getting hot! This also means that the key must

be insulated from any keyring if there was not to be a risk of a short-circuit.

Fig 1 Original key and 1st s’less key Fig 2 Successful brass key

Dad’s later version of the key was made of brass and a plastic cover was made for it. Fig 2 shows one of these. They worked OK, but they were small and easy to lose. I

dropped one at Vic’s dinner event, and it was kindly found and returned. However,

one I lost at Eastern Creek was never seen again. I felt a larger and more visible version was necessary. Dad was a toolmaker by trade and had stocks of all sorts of

material in his garage; I am not so well stocked, and a supply of 3mm brass sheet

was not in my possession, or easy to find in local hardware stores. I decided to try to make a key more like those on a modern car, with the large plastic

tab to hold it by, and to find it if dropped in the grass! The manufacture was not

difficult, so I’ll share my idea and method if anyone wants to do something similar.

The brass came from a window catch from my local hardware store, Fig. 3, from memory it cost less than $15. I just used the brass plate intended for a mortice in the

frame, the rest of the catch is now securing a hatch in my garage. So the brass plate

could be regarded as cost-free. The plate made two keys, the thickness was about right, and the width very nearly as well. By cutting through the plate near two

opposite corners, and a bit of judicious filing,

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Making Replacement Ignition Keys for my Trojan 200 I had the metal components of two keys. Fig 4 shows one of these. The countersunk screw hole in the plate was drilled out and a piece of PVC insulation, seen pressed

into the hole, ensures the keyring won’t contact the brass and cause a short-circuit.

The source of this insulator is from the material described below.

Fig 3 Brass window catch, source of the blade Fig 4 One of the two key blades

The next problem was sourcing suitable 3mm plastic for the key surround. As a

sometime railway modeller, I have some bits of polystyrene from model shops, but a substantial chunk as thick as I needed was once again not in my collection. The

local hardware store came to the rescue again. I found that PVC drainpipe

components were promising. I found a rectangular-to-round adaptor provided enough flat material, and cost less than $5. Their thickness turned out to be a bit

variable, but took a vernier caliper with me and selected one with the right

thickness. Fig. 5 shows this being cut on a sawbench to provide flat PVC stock.

Fig 5 D’pipe adaptor providing flat PVC. Fig 6 Components cut for key grip

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Making Replacement Ignition Keys for my Trojan 200 Fig 6 shows the shape I was trying to achieve. I cut three rectangles for each key,

then shaped one to fit snugly around the brass blade. The small screws were in my

box of modelling bits, saved from dismantling electronic items. I had some the right

length for three layers of the plastic. The plastic components were drilled together,

with tapping size for the screws, then opened out to clearance size on the middle and

one outer layer. Then they were primed and the middle layer coated both sides with

plumbers PVC glue, and the three layers screwed together. The top layer was counter

-bored to sink the screw heads into the surface. Finally, Fig 7, the assembled key was

held in soft jaws in a vice, and kept there until the glue was thoroughly set. The outer

layers were filed to shape, and the central hole countersunk each side to make fitting

a keyring for the door key easier.

Fig 7 Final assembly before trimming Fig 8 Completed key ready for use

I have also added a key-tag to each one, with my name and phone number on it. The

larger key is easier to handle, easier to find in my pocket, and easy to see if dropped! It works well. Given the scarcity of replacement keys for cars like ours, I hope this is

useful to someone. …. Geoff Goodwin.

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Q.. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?

A.. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David's

Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because

the apostles were all in one Accord. *************************************************************************************************

Employment Applications always ask ‘who should be called in case of

emergency’. I always put down…..an Ambulance !

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The easiest way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.

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We lost two of our members during February 2017

Geoff Sweetland 5th Feb 1947 – 9th Feb 2017

Geoff was a scooter enthusiast from way back and came to the club after

purchasing a Lambretta from an online Asian restoration business, and, when

finding that it really wasn’t the amazing machine that the salesman had

promised, he sought help from club member and Lambretta specialist, Steve

Diffey. Steve mentioned this to Andy Jackson as Geoff lived not very far

from him at that time, and Andy popped round to have a look at the scooter,

between them they saw a glimmer of hope in the bike and managed to

convince Steve to give it some TLC and get it roadworthy, this Steve did and

Geoff then joined the MCSC.

Geoff became ill in recent years but attended as many meetings as he could

before this slowed him down too much, although he still came to the last two

breakfast meetings with his wife Linda. Geoff just turned 70 and had a big

party with almost as many attendees as there were candles on the cake, but

unfortunately he was particularly unwell the following day and was admitted

to Hospital where, sadly he succumbed to his illness a few days later with his

family at his bedside.

Geoff was a carpenter by trade who emigrated to Australia to build a new life

and a business in construction, before moving here he’d been a Policeman,

one of the first of the Dog Handlers, an ex-doorman and minder who’d looked

after a lot of celebrities back in the day, including the likes of the Moody

Blues and other ‘60’s bands. He was a proud Londoner and a genuine

Cockney (born within the sound of the bells of London’s Bow Church), a real

character who was devoted to his family , a much loved man with many,

many friends, for whom he’s do anything to help. ……….Andy Jackson.

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Tim Dalton 9 Sept 1938 - 13 Feb 2017

Tim was born in Maleny, Queensland on the 9th September 1938. He had three older

sisters, Maureen, Claire and Mary. They grew up on a dairy farm in Conondale and attended the local primary school. His grandchildren have always been amused by

the fact that he and his classmates went to school in bare feet. Tim used say that in

winter the ice was so cold it would crackle under your feet.

His secondary education was at Nudgee College in Brisbane, where he was a boarder until his parents sold the farm and moved to Brisbane. Tim then became a

day student. At the end of high school, he went to the University of Queensland and

attained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While at uni he was successful in applying for a job on the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme where he worked for

three years. Tim has always felt immensely proud to have worked on such an iconic

project. He always said that “once you’ve worked in the Snowy, it’s stays in your blood”.

He then moved to Sydney to take up a position with James Hardie, and ny he

stayed with them until his retirement when he was 55 years old.

Not knowing anyone in Sydney, he joined the Mater Dei Club at Concord, where he met Margaret. He cancelled a trip overseas with a good mate, Brian, from

the Snowy fearing Margaret would meet someone else while he was away! They

began married life in 1965 in a two bedroom flat at Summer Hill. Tim always felt the cold, so on sunny winter days Tim took to sitting in the car in the sun to read a book.

In 1966, they bought a quarter acre block at Ermington, which Marg’s mother

declared was “out in the sticks”. They moved into their new family home in October

1966, and became part of the young neighbourhood. Mary was born in 1967 and Jane and John in 1969. Some of the Fremont Ave friendships are still strong today.

The house expanded over the years and it is still the family home 51 years later.

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Tim Dalton 9 Sept 1938 - 13 Feb 2017 In 1975, Tim’s second love came into his life - her name was Emma. For the price of two bottles of liqueur, small ones at that, Tim bought a 1963 Mazda R360

Coupe from one if his work friends. It needed some work done, however Tim drove it

to work even though it was a little noisy. In an attempt to quieten the noise, he stuffed

the exhaust full of fibreglass. Tim reluctantly decided it was time to take Emma off the road after he received a traffic warning from the police for noise pollution and

littering the road with fibreglass. He always said he would restore her as a retirement

project and true to his word, that’s exactly what he did. In 1978, Tim was asked to go to Malaysia as the project engineer to build a

new pipe machine as a joint venture with a Malaysian company in Ipoh (14 months).

Tim was a very capable do-it-yourself fix-it man. Marg usually had to be

content with her fully restored version of the original appliance. Marg frequently took matters into her own hands and bought the occasional new product.

The 1990’s were an exciting time with retirement, two weddings and four

grandchildren being born. The new millennium didn’t disappoint either, with another wedding and five more grandchildren. Emma’s restoration was finally complete and

Tim met many new friends through the Micro Car & Scooter Club.

Marg and Tim started to fulfil their lifelong dream of driving around Australia, and have covered most of the nation over the past 15 years. A highlight of

their travels together was a trip to India in 2005 where they spent a week in

Hazaribagh on the Jesuit Mission fields. Tim always had great respect for the Jesuit

Mission. In 2015, Marg and Tim celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. This joyous occasion was celebrated with a special Mass at St Joan of Arc, Haberfield,

where they were married, as well as lunch with their family.

Tim was a devoted husband and loving father. He was immensely proud of his children and grandchildren. His death is a shock to us all, but we are comforted

with loving memories. From the eulogy by Anthony Mitchell ( Tim’s Son in Law)

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Is There More to this Lightburn Zeta Ute? This Lightburn Zeta ute is one of 12 or 13 made by the factory at Camden

Park, South Australia. This is the only tray top version and was used around the

factory, presumably to carry stuff around (not much at a time, as it isn't very big and has a miniscule carrying capacity).

Lightburns made concrete mixers, washing machines, jacks, power tools and

boats but the owner Harold Lightburn had the dream of making cars. Two types

were made, the Sports and the Runabout. Between 30 and 50 of the Sports were made and under 300 of the Runabout. 283 Runabouts were given serial numbers (I

believe these were given when the car was completed) and some others were

completed but never registered. This ute was not registered but has a V number instead of the serial number which is the number that was assigned to cars from the

start. Unfortunately no list of the V numbers has survived, there are records of many

cars at the National Motor Museum Birdwood, but not all records have survived and

there are fewer records of the Sports model. From these records I have found about 30 of the Mark 2 were produced. A couple of strange prototypes were made, one

being four wheel drive with two engines fitted (the chassis still survives) and another

four wheel drive with a chain drive from the standard front wheel drive to the rear axle, that's a chain about 12 feet long!

This vehicle was purchased at the factory auction (mid 1990) at Scotland

Street, Mile End where Lightburns had relocated previously. I am the third owner post factory. I purchased the car restored, when it was at the factory it was yellow,

had no lights fitted but did have a steel bar fitted at the front.

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Is There More to this Lightburn Zeta Ute?

The Zeta Runabout is powered by a 2cyl Villiers 3T 2-stroke with a 4 speed

gearbox, with no reverse so the engine is stopped and restarted in the opposite

rotation. Top speed is around 55mph (if you are game) and theoretically the same in reverse if you are totally mad. The body is fibreglass with steel doors. All windows

apart from the windscreen are perspex, the windscreen had to be glass. Most cars

did not have door or window locks, but these were available as an option, as were

two wipers instead of one. The fuel gauge is a plastic tube on the dash with fuel in it, only accurate on level ground when the car is stationary. All the seats are easily

removable so you can put larger items inside or sleep on the flat floor. Many of the

parts were English, Girlock brakes, Lucas lights, Burman steering box, Bluemel steering wheel and the grille surround was Morris Major. The tyres were Michelin

radials in 1963 when most manufacturers hadn't even heard of these tyres. The tyres

on this car are the originals, these Michelins are no longer available.

When Donald Campbell ran his Bluebird at Lake Eyre, Zetas were used as survey and support vehicles. Three also competed in the 1964 7,000 mile Ampol

trial with the only one to officially finish coming last.

Since I have owned the car I have taken it to events at Mallala, Balaklava, Bordertown and Booleroo Centre, driven to closer events but trailered longer

distances. It was recently used in the Owen (South Australia) Christmas street

parade towing a trailer with a tree with bird boxes in it. These were made to use in the area affected by the Pinery Fire late in 2015, and have been made by the Owen

Community Shed. The trailer was originally a buggy that was converted by a local

shearer to cart his shearing plant around. With two people and the trailer it was a

fair load for the little ute. Future plans are a bit limited as I don't have a car large enough to tow it

around anymore and my back does not like it when I drive the car. Eventually it

will probably be donated to the National Motor Museum at Birdwood to go with their Runabout and Sports. Photo on the right inspired me to seek one, and I did.

Photo below shows the Zeta towing ,

( or ready to tow) a small dinghy ) ...Geoff Nowak .

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Piaggio's first electric Vespa to go on sale this year

Piaggio is promising

riders a familiar

Vespa riding exp-

-erience from the

Elettrica electric

scooter .

Little detail has been

revealed about the

upcoming Vespa but

it will be quiet, cool,

and stylish. It made

its debut at EICMA

Milan. Production

starts in the second

half of 2017.

(Credit: Spiros

Tsantilas/New Atlas) …..John R

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We have shown/talked about cars

that are amphibious, and there are

many of them, but this is the first

Amphibious scooter we have found.

It is a normal scooter when it needs

To be, then the ‘surfboards’ can be

Attached and driven to the water,

Where one simply drives into the

Sea/lake/river, and a small paddle

Propels slowly to your destination..jr

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Classic Car Magazine ( UK ) in October 2016 took three of the most

popular Micro ( Bubble) cars for historic evaluation.

The chosen three were an Isetta, a Trojan, and a Messerschmitt

The following pages reveal what they found, after some 55 + years

Apologies for the quality, but if viewing on a laptop etc, you may need to

enlarge for easy reading, otherwise try a magnifying glass. ( see 2 below, both

the Isetta and the Trojan are 4 Stroke….Ed)

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CLASSIC CAR MAGAZINE …..HISTORIC EVALUATION

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Buying Tips 1. Hunt For Rust …. While the vast majority of Bubble Cars have been

restored at least once and used infrequently, it’s worth looking for

corrosion. On Messers, look beneath the floor mats, while Isettas can

suffer on the door, wings, and wheel arches.

2. Make friends in the owners’ club …. The Bubble car clubs are the best

source of expertise on the models and are often a good source of spare

parts - all three of the cars here belong to North West Micros ( UK) -

which regularly organizes meets for microcar owners. Chances are that if

there is a technical issue or an elusive spare part that you are stuck for, a

fellow member will be able to help out.

3. Does it go into gear …. Make sure you change up and down through all

the sequential gears on a test drive, and that it will go into neutral once

you reach a standstill. A reluctance for Trojans to select first is often

down to a transmission cable that needs replacing. While the rubber

grommets in Isetta gear linkages can perish, causing irritating selection

issues.

4. Canopy checks …. On the Messerschmitt it’s important to look around

for any signs of water in the cabin, and for signs of damage to the glass

canopy, as it is an expensive and fiddly jog to replace it.

The chart below shows market prices for a 20 year timeframe

CCW says it is a shame

There aren’t more Bubble

cars out there - every

classic car fan should have

one, because they are so

addictive to drive and so

cheap to run ( but not to

buy). Make a small space

for any of these in your

garage and you will never

tire of its energetic char-

-acter and the way the

oddball looks draw conv-

-ersations. If we had to pick one it’d have to be the Messerschmitt KR200, its

fighter pilot canopy, space age looks and super direct steering make it the least

conventional offering here. You will never get bored with it. CCW via John R

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A Couple of Micros amongst 127 others at Pebble Beach 2016

With a name longer than the car itself, this is the 1953 Fiat 500 Bizzarrini

Macchinetta Berlinetta (Credit: Angus MacKenzie/New Atlas)

BMW's Isetta and its iconic front opening door were a hit with attendees

(Credit: Angus MacKenzie/New Atlas)

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‘Microcar and Scooter Club Inc’ No 987 6195.

ISSN 2206 8880 Web site, www.microcarandscooterclub.org

Correspondence C/o MCSC. Post Office Box 42, Berowra, NSW, 2081.

President: John Renshaw, ph 02 9484 8666, <pop.nan@optusnet.com.au>

Scooter President Andy Jackson, <ozlambretta@gmail.com> ph 0406 752 533 Secretary: Douglas Kennedy, ph 02 9456 0341, <douglaskennedy@internode.on.net> Treasurer & M’ship Allen Wall, 02 9708 0347 or 0417 267 173, <alscooters@bigpond.com>

Magazine Editor: John Renshaw, (with Graham Sims as proof reader)

Webmaster: Andy Jackson …. see above Magazine Support: Fred Diwell/all MCSC members Mag prodn/distn John Renshaw ……. See above Events registrar : Niko Satria with a request for assistance from all members Events facilitator: Vic Fenech, along with committee and member collaboration. Research officer: Douglas Kennedy, contact as above. Spare parts adviser: Fred Diwell, 02 4565 0219, e-mail microcarscooter@skymesh.com.au>

Club plate register & inspector: Keith Wall, and movement day book Ph 02 9790 3803 or 02 9708 0347 CMC delegates: Allen Wall, Peter Luks and Vic Fenech Publicity officer: Allen Wall. The objectives of membership are for the preservation, restoration and promotion of Microcars and Scooters, all kept to as original condition as practical. Monthly meetings take place at the Arena Sports Club ( was the Greyhound Club), Boardman Ave, Yagoona, on the third Friday of each month starting at 8.00 p.m. We hold rallies and social events on a regular basis for members and associate

with similar clubs here and overseas. Localised personal information and advice can be acquired from our state delegates or web site:

Victoria: Paul Lucas at Mornington, 03 5975 7203.

Queensland: Terry White at Kelvin Grove 07 3356 5828.

Tasmania: John Barrass at Newstead 03 6333 0544.

Western Australia Zig Pasnicki has put his hand up 08 9397 6315.

South Australia: Ian Wilson at Clearview 08 8262 3033.

Queensland Ruth Farrar (BMW specialist) 0438 883 201.

Other independent associated registers and clubs that promote the same ideals are: British two stroke club in Victoria, Goggomobil register in NSW, Microcar Club of New Zealand, Siva in Perth WA, Velosolex Oz group in Vic, and Southwest Brisbane motoring club inc.

The club magazine is published four times a year around the beginning of March, June, September, and December. Items for inclusion should be submitted to the editor by the 10th of the month prior to publication; receiving information early gives us a better chance of getting the magazine out on time. Rates for half or full page advertisements are available at modest cost.

Membership joining and renewals can now be made by direct debit to Bendigo Bank BSB 633000.East Gosford, to MCSC Inc A/c 122802259. Make sure you put your name in the comments section so we know who it’s from.

During compilation of this publication the MCSC editor believed all reports and information true and correct. However the editor

makes no representations, either expressed or implied as to the accuracy of information and data contained herein, and accept s no

liability for any use of the information and data or reliance placed upon it.

In other words if we got something wrong we are sorry and let us know. This particularly applies to phone numbers, dates,

technical details and name spelling. We do try our best! All rights reserved © 2017 MCSC.