L’Elefantino Blu

May 2010

 
 
 


P.O. Box 563 Rivonia 2128.  lanciaclubsa@yahoo.com

 

 
 

 

“To promote and preserve Lancia cars - assisting our members with services by way of insurance, advice, and spare parts in a socially enjoyable environment.”

 
 
 


FROM TH

 

 

 

Chairmans Report

 

I’d like to welcome everyone to the 2010 Lancia Club of South Africa Committee meeting. It’s quite hard to believe that a year has passed so quickly and yet another Lancia year is upon us.

 

The Committee

In the face of increasing work commitments and diminishing free time, I would like to thank each of the committee members, all of whom helped to make 2009 a most productive Lancia year- Tony as vice-chair, Nick who enthusiastically manages events and regalia, Pat, the rallying buff, Gerald, the club’s secretary and possibly now webmaster and Martin who industriously edits the newsletter.  There are also our unofficial committee members, including Guillaume, Guy, Shelley and Terry.

 

Membership

The committee cannot provide an accurate number of active members as we are still following up on membership after the loss of our records.

 

The Newsletter

Martin Toman for the past year has acted as the editor for the club newsletter. Nine excellent letters were published during 2009. In addition, club members were updated with regular E-mail reminders of events. Regarding E-mails, the committee does their best to ensure that newsletters and event updates are sent out to the members. We ask that members update their E-mail addresses and contact details when changing these. 

 

Events

The Noggin continues to be held on the first Friday of the month at the Johannians Club in Houghton. While the attendance has been rather disappointing, I think those who attend, do enjoy the venue . We did attempt a noggin at the VVC, but this was not well attended. The Noggin as an event will certainly be a point for later discussion and the committee in this regard would welcome suggestions.

We have had a number of excellent events during 2009, including Angela’s Picnic, the Durban Dash, the Cape Invitational Tour and visit to Port Elizabeth Lancisti.                                                                          You will remember the Lancia Garage Day visited Wilfried’s superb Aurelia project, followed by a visit to Rees & his wife Louise of Auto Body Details in Wynberg.  Subsequently 2 Lancias (Nick and Dave and Pat and myself) took part in the Classic Motorcycle Club Winter Series Rally.  Next was Pretoria cars in the Park at Swartkops, co-ordinated by Guillaume Oberholster, the Vincenzo Day Rally  and of course the Club Concours  at the Vintage and Veteran Club. The committee did not plan anything special for this event, yet we nevertheless had an amazing turnout of cars.  We emphasized the “Show and Shine” aspect of the cars, rather than the more rigorous de’tat.                                                                                                                   John Warner donated a trophy in memory of his father Norman, to be awarded to the winner of the Show and Shine category. Most certainly a highlight of the day was the Aurelia Spyder restoration by Mike Collins.  As always, Eric McQuilliam and the VVC committee were very welcoming and showed great  hospitality .                                                          I must add that the VVC were highly impressed with the quality and number of cars on the day. So, well done Lancisti! The grand finale for the year was the lunch held at Botticelli Ristorante in Bryanston.  The food and ambience was fantastic and all enjoyed Nick’s Lancia quiz. 

 

Spares and Consortia

While these have not been at the forefront of Club activities, consortia leaders continue to be active with regards to spares. The relevant consortia leaders will say a few words later.

 

Regalia

As you know Nick Pryke unofficially assumed the regalia portfolio. Items here include caps, T-shirts and denim shirts & these have all proved to be popular. 

 

Trophies and Awards

I would like to thank Shelley Seiler and Terry Pryke for opening their homes to the committee meetings and for providing drinks and snacks.                                                                                                         Before we hand out the concours trophies, we have a small token of appreciation each for Shelley and Terry.  At this point I would like to award the Chairman’s Trophy to Nick Pryke for his great spirit and enthusiasm for the Lancia Club and the marque.  Of further mention, the overall winners of the Vincenzo Day Rally were Tony and Shelley, while Guy and Carol were the supreme quizmasters. 

 

Priorities for 2010

We need to be vigilant regarding our existing membership and in recruiting new members. Central to this is the continued development of the website, already in progress by Gerard Rissik. We have had increasing numbers of queries- both E-mail and telephonic, since updating our web-based details. Googling “Lancia Club SA” now returns a number of positive hits, including Guy’s original page on the Viva Lancia site.  

Your committee will continue to promote and preserve Lancia cars through active membership and with an excellent series of events during 2010.  In closing, I would like to thank both the regular members and committee members who ensure the continuation of a successful and vibrant club. 

                                                                                                                 Clem Penny

AGM Lunch

 

        

 

      

 

Enjoying the AGM lunch at the Italian Sporting Club….. amongst others, Martin, Carol, Guy, Mario, Guillaume, David, Tinky, Nick, Terry, Mathew, Chris.

 

 

                                                                                                                             Clem Penny

 

 

Lancia Fun Run

 

      

      

 

The fun run started with leisurely coffees at Trieste Café in Greenside.  Following a descriptive route guide with clues, we eventually wound our way up to the Northcliff Watertower at a height of 1807m. On the ridge here, there are great panoramic views of Johannesburg, with Soccer City being a new landmark in the distance. Then it was back down the hill via Albert’s Farm to lunch at Trieste.  Roberto, our host, provided a good selection of freshly prepared panini, followed by gelati and cappuccini.  It was great to see Julia Pryke and fiancé, Gareth driving Tony’s Monte Carlo and new club member Sebi Iorio also participated in his Fulvia coupe.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                 Clem Penny

 

 

Angela’s Picnic – Easter Sunday

 

An odd day for this event – many people were away, but tradition carried on in memory of Angela and her pink Morgan.

 

Some 14 pristine Lancias arrived. The idea was to celebrate the birthday cars for the year: Aurelia 60 years (Mike in the beautiful spyder); Flavia 50 years (none – unfortunately Guillame’s had a starting problem – carbs); Fulvia coupe 45 years (Shelley and Gianni); Montecarlo 35 years (Simon and Tony Turner) and lastly Y10 25 years (yours truly). Let us not forget the graceful old Flaminia ladies (Wilfried, Terry and Guillame) and 2 Appias belonging to John Warner.

 

A wonderful day. The ground somehow dried out after the previous week’s deluge. We met many club members walking around – some had brought another marquee car along or their Lancia was not running. It seems the spot under those trees is recognized as belonging to us – see you there next year – the first Sunday in April.

 

                                                                                   

                                                                                                                   Tony Seiler

 

Insurance Valuation

 

Danger – if under-insured  your pride and joy could be written off in a simple bumper bashing. Ask me, I just suffered that mishap, but I was lucky. Remember that the car may only be repaired for up to 70% of the insured value, VAT inclusive. With the high costs of panel beating and parts it is not difficult to have a write-off. The correct insurance is also critical – cheapest may not be best. The only proof is in the event of a claim – heaven forbid. Happily the Appia will be repaired.

 

                                                                                                                   Tony Seiler

 

Tech Tip

 

OILS – Simon Taylor races his Montecarlo in Marque Cars and he is doing pretty well. He recently rebuilt the engine to an uprated spec after his previous engine let go due to a con rod bolt problem which he will explain at some point. The new engine ran well, pulled well and the car handled brilliantly – off to the track.

 

After 5 laps the oil pressure dropped – he pulled into pits – all ok. He has 2 gauges – they can’t both lie, so he gave up the day at the track and drove home carefully. The oil pressure was ok – so now what. Change the oil – it came out like water – why? (There is an oil cooler so it did not get so hot.) Poor quality oil = maybe? The spares salesman said GTX was ok for the job – not so!

 

I suggested he try fully synthetic Castrol Edge racing which we use in the Integrales and Thema turbos. So he dropped the sump to check the bearings and, for safety’s sake, decided to change the big ends. Synthetic oil put in and new oil filter fitted and off to the track. No mechanical problems – oil pressure never dropped below 2 bar!

 

The moral of the story – check oil specs and prices. It is more expensive for a reason – supermarket oil does not work.

 

                                                                                                             Tony Seiler

Provisional Events Calendar 2010

 

Friday 7th May                                      Noggin

 

Saturday 22nd May                              Slot Car Fun Event

 

Friday 4th June                                    Noggin

 

Mid-June                                             Possible  meeting to be arranged

 

Friday 2nd July                                    Noggin

 

Sunday 1st August                             POMC Cars in the Park at Zwartkops

 

Friday 6th –Monday 9th August          Italian Car Weekend in Limpopo

 

Sunday 22nd August                           Vincenzo Day

 

Friday 3rd September                          Noggin

 

Mid-September                                   Meeting (Details to follow)

 

Friday 1st October                               Noggin

 

Sunday 31st October                           Annual Concours at the VVC

 

Friday 5th November                           Noggin

 

Sunday 28th November                       Christmas Lunch

 

Friday 3rd December                           Noggin

 

 

Please note that dates and events are subject to change.

Piston Ring meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The VVC meets are on the last Sunday of each month.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                   

EVENTS STOP PRESS

 

Lancia Club Slot Car Fun Event

 

Saturday 22nd May, 2010

 

Noggin – Friday 7th of May 2010 from 18h00  @ The Old Johannian’s Club – St. John’s School

34 St. Andrews Road, Houghton, Jo’burg.  Tel. Mandy or Sue on 011 487-1971 or 082 453 9090.

 

Directions:   From the N1 travelling South take the Harrow Road off ramp, proceed along Houghton Drive following the Harrow Road signs.  Turn LEFT into St. Andrews Road, and LEFT again into St. John’s Road JUST AFTER St. Andrews curves to the right, and passes under the Louis Botha Bridge, and becomes Harrow Road.

 

 

 

LANCIA REGALIA

 

 Lancia Baseball-style Caps – R75 each

 

 

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEWSLETTER

 

Contributions will be most welcome and should be sent to me by email to martintoman1@gmail.com or by fax to 012 460 4912

 

FOR SALE / WANTED

NB - Adverts will be published for one month only unless specifically requested to do so again.    

  

I have an Integrale that is looking for a new owner. It is a limited edition Evo II model.

The car is currently stored in JHB so if any of your members would like more information or would like to view it they could contact me at this email address.

Best regards
Hans

hansvt@iafrica.com

 

For sale: 1961 Lancia Flavia Berlina, Series 1. Contact: Paula Delport, 012 804 3557/073 345 4216, delpoort@telkomsa.net

 

 

 

 

NEW MEMBERS

“...So welcome to the Club, its functions & The Member’s Park – For never will you know again the feeling of a lark – You will just keep searching on...”  - “The Lancia Owner’s Song” by Nic Rautenbach c 1985.

 

New Club Members: Welcome to new club members Alfons Tressel, Heinz Paetzold and Sebi Iorio.

 

 

YOUR 2009 COMMITTEE

                                                                                                Cell                              Phone

Chairman                                  Clem Penny                                072 252 6308

Editor                                           Martin Toman                             082 796 99 72               012 460 4912

                                                                                                       

Treasurer & Librarian                  Clem Penny                                072 252 6308

Vice Chairman,                           Tony Seiler                                  011 440 6851                 011 788 5721            

Secretary                                 Gerard Rissik                            082 795 4761                012 804 2698                 

Regalia                                      Pat Whelan                                082 468 0954  

Events Coordinator                     Nick Pryke                                  083 289 9249                 011 786 1998 

 

 

 

2009 CONSORTIUM LEADERS             

Only the main models are listed, for any others contact the Chairman.

                                                                                                Work                            Home

APPIA                          John Warner        johnw@artslink.co.za     083 267 2078                 011 782 3831

BETA                            Guy McDougall   comega@mweb.co.za 073 510 5424                 011 447 0570

DEDRA                           Brian Hilton         bhiltonlancia@aol.com                                       0044 152 586 1788

FLAVIA                         Guillaume Oberholster                                                                012 329 3898

FULVIA & THEMA         Tony Seiler          seiler@mweb.co.za      011 440 6851                 011 788 5721

MONTECARLO              Simon Taylor       simont@glacierconsulting.co.za    082 493 2092    011 486 3166

INTEGRALE                   Nesh Turanjanin nesh@wol.co.za           082 928 9014                 011 783 5077

 

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