Aston Affair 2 - 2017

ASTON AFFAIR OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ASTON MARTIN OWNERS CLUB OF VICTORIA

Autumn 2017

VICTORIA AUSTRALIA

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ASTON AFFAIR Contents

Our Supporters

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Club Committee 4.

Presidents Report 5.

New Members 5.

Upcoming Events 6.

Glove Box Torque 7. Taste 8.

Werribee Airfield 10.

St. Pat’s Day Races – Yea 12.

The 27th Australian National – Tasmania 22.

RACV Classic Showcase – Flemington

IFC Lorbek 3.

Cheguered Flag Stables 9.

Aston Martin Garage 9.

Brooklands Classic Cars 11.

The Healey Factory 11.

Charles Restorations 31. SCCS

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The Phillip Island Classic Car Festival of Speed

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Opening of the new Zagame, Aston Martin

Melbourne facility 32.

Astons on Display at 2017 Formula 1 34.

North South Liaison Mark II – Merimbula, April 2017

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The joys of owning an older classic motorcar 40.

Lorenzo’s Final AM Project update - with good news!

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Stuckey Tyres

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Martin Rogers Jewellery 31.

Total Auto 34.

Club Website IBC File Finish BC Zagame

CLUB COMMITTEE PRESIDENT & UK Club AREA REPRESENTATIVE Peter Saglietti Phone: 0409 336 347 Email president@astonmartin.org.au

SECRETARY (& Club Permit Scheme) Darren Green Phone: 0400 353 447 Email: secretary@astonmartin.org.au

ASSISTANT PRESIDENT Neil Boothroyd Phone: 03 98877820 Email vicepres@astonmartin.org.au

EDITOR EVENTS & WEBSITE COORDINATOR Keith Brinsley Email events@astonmartin.org.au Email: editor@astonmartin.org.au

TREASURER & MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Lynton (Lyn) Mathews Phone: 03 9817 2698 Email: treasurer@astonmartin.org.au

SOCIAL COORDINATOR Sally Boothroyd Email social@astonmartin.org.au

Club Permit Scheme (CPS) The Aston Martin Owners Club (Victoria) has been authorised by VicRoads to operate the CPS for Vehicles over 25 years old.

Applicants must be current financial members of AMOC Vic. For more detailed information and rules on the scheme please refer to the Members area of the AMOC Vic web site www.astonmartin.org. au and you should also refer to the VicRoads web site www.vicroads. vic.gov.au.

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The basic rules relating to new CPS registrations have recently changed so it is important to be up to date.

CPS enquiries should be directed to The Secretary secretary@ astonmartin.org.au

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President’s Report Hello Everyone, The Club is pleased to release the 2017, Autumn Edition of Aston Affair. The first quarter of 2017 has been one of the busiest I can remember for the Club. It all started with the AMOC National in Tasmania culminating with the North South Liaison II. I hope you enjoy reading about all our events so far this year, as much as our members have in participating in them.

I must thank our members who continue to contribute with articles for the Aston Affair. I also acknowledge and thank our members for the very positive feedback received so far. As part of the feedback we acknowledge the desire to have more home grown content in our Magazine for future editions. We have four editions per year to produce so if you are able to volunteer an article it would be very much appreciated by all our readers.

We have recently returned from the North South Liaison II held in Merimbula. This year we had a large participation of 60 members with 30 Aston vehicles from VIC, NSW, and ACT. I have no doubt that members had a great time and enjoyed catching up over the 3 days.

Peter Saglietti President & UK Club Area Representative phone: 0409 336 347 email: president@astonmartin.Org.Au

Life Members Charles Williams Paul Sabine Barry Watchorn Jason Vochala

Also, most pleasing is that our weekend events continue to be strongly patronised. New friendships are created and we continue to connect with Aston owners not only interstate but also overseas.

Recently we had the pleasure to meet Terry Farebrother, Trustee and Deputy Chairman of Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT), during a lunch at our home. I was very keen to show off the Australian delivered 1923 Aston Martin two seat racing car. We had an enjoyable time especially when Terry explained the role of the Heritage Trust and the significant amount of historical items under their responsibility. I felt compelled to share this, given that I have been fortunate to visit the AMHT Museum located in Drayton St Leonard in Oxfordshire, UK. To all our members that may not be aware, I strongly recommend you firstly visit the website and if at all possible plan to visit the AMHT Museum in the future. The AMHT have done a wonderful job in preserving over 100 years of Aston Martin History. Apart from the cars having tremendous appeal and style there is an equally important heritage aspect to every Aston.

This would be of special interest to all the recent owners of an Aston Martin. Every Aston Martin vehicles’ DNA can be traced back to the very beginning. One of the joys of owning an Aston is discovering all about the people, history and different cars that led up to the Aston we own today. Do yourself a favour and check out the AMHT, this is a great starting point of the journey.

Finally for some of our lucky AMOC members, they will be traveling overseas and attending this year’s Spring Concours on 9th April at Aston Martin Lagonda’s new facility at RAF St Athan, near Cardiff, South Wales. As an Aston owner we are fortunate through the worldwide AMOC membership to have the opportunity to be able to participate in events around the world with fellow members.

Regards, Peter Saglietti Area Representative & President, AMOC Vic 0409336347

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ASTON AFFAIR is the official magazine of Aston Martin Owners Club of Victoria Australia

Welcome to our New Members It is our pleasure to welcome the following new members who recently joined our club. Current Members, please introduce yourselves when you meet and make our new members feel welcome and included.

Arthur

Wilson

2002 DB7 Vantage

Rod

Peters

2006 DB9 Volante

David

Miller

1971 DBS V8

Christopher

Baker

1972 Vantage

Matt

Frost

2010 DB9

Susan

Morris

1965 DB5

Stephen

Sunderland

2015 Vantage S

Red Silver

Upcoming Events May 28th - Wayne & Lindsays Autumn Escapade to South/West Gippsland June 10th (Saturday) - Aston Martin Vantage Service Workshop June 18th - Chris Shilton’s run to B24 Liberator resto and then Beeac July 4th Tuesday – AGM at Brooklands Classic Cars July 16th – Christmas in July at RACV Healesville August – Neil & Sally Boothroyd’s run to Radio Springs Hotel

2. organise events (and event reports) throughout the year 3. compile and mail the Aston Affair Magazine 4. keep information on our website updated We all belong to a really great club … one that we all enjoy.

However, only a very small number of club members contribute to the running of the club and organising the things we get pleasure from.

As the saying goes – “Many hands make light work”.

Accordingly, we’re calling for more club members to be involved in the running of our club.

We would like to arrange small teams of club members (&/or partners) who are interested in being part of small subcommittees to assist with the running of our club.

We promise you won’t find it difficult.

Most of the hard work has already been done. If you can contribute one or two hours per month it will lighten the load on our current volunteers.

Your committee members need additional help to: 1. organise the upcoming Victorian National Meeting and Post Tour

To find out how you can help, please call Peter 0409 336 347 or Keith 0415 3000 30 NOW.

Publisher Aston Martin Owners Club Victorian Register Inc C/- 961 Mountain Highway, Boronia VIC 3155 Australia Editor & Advertising Keith Brinsley 0415 300 030 editor@astonmartin.org.au Artwork, Layout & Printing Composite Colour 4/347 Bay Road Cheltenham 3192 03 9555 6665 Subscriptions ASTON AFFAIR is only available to financial members of the Aston Martin Owners Club of Victoria and advertisers or sponsors.

A minimum of three issues are published annually and are not for individual sale.

Contributions Contributions, along with high resolution photographs &/or graphics should be sent to editor@astonmartin.org.au The Editor has the right to modify or reject contributions.

Disclaimer The inclusion of an advertisement or article is not an endorsement of the advertiser by Aston Martin Owners Club - Victorian Register Inc. No liability is assumed for any losses that any person may incur as a result of any misleading or deceptive advertisement or article published in this magazine.

Advertisers should be aware of the laws prohibiting misleading or deceptive conduct.

Membership List The Aston Martin Club of Victoria does not publish, distribute or sell its membership list to any person or corporation. Any unauthorised use of its membership list or of the material in this magazine may result in prosecution.

Copyright © 2017 Aston Martin Owners Club Victorian Register Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, transmitted in any form by any means or stored in any electronic format without written permission of the publisher.

Aston Martin Owners Club Victorian Register Inc A0030655W President: Peter Saglietti Phone: +61 409336347 Email: president@astonmartin.org.au Postal Address Aston Martin Owners Club C/- 961 Mountain Highway, Boronia VIC 3155 Australia

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Glove Box Torque The activities of the club have not stopped since returning from the National in January.

We have had numerous events – the RACV Classic Showcase at Flemington, the Yea Races, the three day event at Phillip Island, Fly the Flag for several of our Members, the F1 Grand Prix and most recently the North South Liaison II in Merimbula.

All of these events have been overwhelmingly supported by our Members, many of the usual faces and also quite a few new ones.

Eric and Elaine have attended the majority of this year’s events and meetings. John and Louisa drive up regularly from Geelong to attend the monthly meetings as well as attending Flemington and Phillip Island. Jim and Lesley came from Ballarat to participate in the North South Liaison in Merimbula and Trevor and Jilliene also joined us in Merimbula.

There have also been quite a few new names at our monthly meetings and we would love to see you join us on future runs with the club.

Sally Boothroyd

The pace does not stop, with the monthly meetings, the AGM in July and future runs that are planned. There is a trip to Gippsland with Wayne and Lindsay and Chris has another run for us in June.

email: social@astonmartin.org.au

Thank you to all our Members, old and new for displaying so much enthusiasm and support – greatly appreciated.

Social CoOrdinator

Sally Boothroyd Social CoOrdinator

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Autumn 2017

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Taste

by Sally Boothroyd

Sparkling Pineapple Rum Cocktail

100g unsalted butter, softened 95 g thick Greek-style yoghurt 3 eggs

Glenice’s Smoked Trout Bruschetta Makes 8

Brown Butter Icing 30g unsalted butter, chopped 90g pure icing sugar, sifted Place orange in a small saucepan of boiling water. Boil for 1 hour until very soft when tested with a skewer, then remove from heat. Drain and cool completely. Place orange in a blender and process until a smooth puree.

Transfer to a bowl. Wipe blender clean.

60 ml dark rum 120 ml pineapple juice 120 ml ginger ale Ice, optional Garnish - Pineapple slice In a large glass, stir together the rum, pineapple juice, and ginger ale. Garnish with ice or a pineapple slice, if desired.

Macadamia and Orange Cake with Burnt Butter Icing

250 grams frozen raspberries 75 gm caster sugar

Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line the base and sides of a 15cm round cake pan with baking paper.

125 ml boiling water

Place macadamias and plain flour in the food processor and whiz to a meal.

Transfer to a bowl with caster sugar and butter, then, rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

55gm caster sugar extra

Whisk yoghurt and eggs together with the orange puree. Add to the macadamia mixture and gently stir until combined. Pour into prepared tin, smoothing the top. Bake for 1 hour 45minutes or until golden and just firm to touch. Cool completely in the tin, then invert onto a cooling rack.

300gm chopped yellow peaches 2 tabs water extra Place the raspberries, sugar and water in a blender and blend until smooth.

Set aside. Place the peaches, extra sugar and extra water in a clean blender and blend until smooth. Divide half the raspberry mixture between 8 1/2 cup capacity (80ml) icy pole moulds and freeze for 1 hour. Top with the peach mixture and insert icy pole sticks. Use foil to hold the sticks in place. Freeze for a further 3 hours until frozen.

For brown butter, place butter in a pan over high heat and cook for 5 minutes or until nutty brown. Cool completely, then whisk in the icing sugar and 2tbs water. Set aside to thicken and cool slightly. Pour icing over the cake and scatter with macadamias to serve.

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We'll start our journey by visiting Werribee Airfield where a team of volunteers and enthusiasts are ...

This is the only remaining Liberator in the Southern Hemisphere and is one of only eight still in existence in the world.

This intricate restoration work is proceeding in one of the impressive World War II hangars on the old Werribee airfield - just outside Melbourne in Victoria.

Then it will be on to The Farmers Arms Hotel at Beeac.

Our club members really enjoyed this destination last year, particularly the tour of owner Ean McDowell's car collection. Chris is attempting to arrange another tour on this run.

More details to follow.

Please register for this event on our club website ... astonmartin.org.au

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St. Pat’s Day Races – Yea Pictures: Sally Boothroyd

Words: Anne Saglietti

February has definitely thrown a vast range of weather conditions and temperatures at us. Last week was the coldest February day in many years, and still a large group of AMOC VIC Members attended Flemington for the RACV Classic Showcase. Rain storms and 14 degrees was the order for the day. Yesterday, a week later, fourteen of us with seven Astons basked in the sunshine in Yea. Brilliant blue sky, a slight breeze and approximately 30 degrees – a perfect day.

As in past years we met in the Main Street in Lilydale and at 10.30 our group set off via Yarra Glen to Yea. For the first time in a very long time it was nice to see an almost even number of older cars to new ones, or should I say those with air conditioning and those without!

Pete and Anne brought The DB6, Bron and Rich the AMV8 and Neil and I in our DBS. The newer ones were Mike and Maree’s DB7, The 2 V8 Vantages – Julie and Graeme’s and Eric and Elaine’s, as well as Mark’s DBS. Once the marquees were set up it was time to sit back, enjoy the sun, the vast supply of delicious picnic food, the wine and of course the horses. Except for Mark, who produced a smaller version of a leaf blower and proceeded to blow 12

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the dust off not only his car but the other 6 as well!! We have seen buckets, rags and polishes but never before a leaf blowing/dusting machine!!

There are only six races over the course of the day and those of us who placed bets seemed to finish the day financially fairly even. Apart from the Astons there are other Vintage cars on display and the mandatory Fashions on the Field.

The stores selling local produce did a roaring trade and there was even a pipe band entertaining the crowd.

It was lovely to see new members Eric and Elaine Bruin enjoying the day and getting into the swing of the usual AMOC VIC run – great food, wine, cars and company.

Thanks Pete and Anne for yet another of your brilliantly organized runs.

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The 27th Australian National – Tasmania Words: Sally Boothroyd. Photos: Keith Brinsley, Peter Jackson, Ken Martin, Arthur Dugdale, Anne Saglietti, Mark Latimer, Jessica Brinsley

Julie’s earlier for undercover parking for “the canoe”.

Day 1

Day 2

After almost a week of intense heat, Thursday 29th January finally arrived.

The forecast – 32°, humid, extreme weather alert plus heavy rain and thunder! Twenty four Victorians plus 6 from N.S.W. and Queensland all making their way firstly to Andrew and Helen’s for a pre-sailing barbecue and then lining up at 7.30 to sail to Tasmania.

After a smooth crossing, we arrived in Devonport ready to disembark at around 6.30am. Cool and damp conditions greeted us as we set off for Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm Café for breakfast.

Anne, as ever organized, had booked ahead and 44 of us enjoyed a hearty breakfast before making our way to Launceston – our home for the next 5 days. Neil and I set off in convoy with Anne in the lead, Pete in his 1925 1.5 litre model (the canoe), us following and Rob and Lyn in the rear. It was an absolute joy to watch that car as it drove along in front of us reaching speeds of up to 8o+kms. It drew a great deal of attention from many of the locals along

We met at approximately 5.30pm and by the time we had got to Port Melbourne most of our shining cars were now dirty from travelling in the “extreme weather conditions”. All that polishing gone to waste!! Fortunately Pete and Anne had pre-empted the storms and got to nearby Graeme and 16

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Despite our wet start, we all enjoyed a fantastic barbeque dinner with Helen and Andrew and by the time we were ready to board the ferry the rain had stopped. All 30 of us with 15 “not so clean” Astons plus “the canoe” set sail for Tasmania at around 9.00pm on the Spirit of Tasmania 2 ready for the 27th Australian National – Tasmania.

Once settled in our cabins we joined other Aston Martin owners from N.S.W., A.C.T. and South Australia for a “few” departure drinks before heading to bed in preparation for an early start tomorrow.

the way and also scarred the odd horse and duck with the noise that it made!!

The majority of us were staying at Alanvale Apartments (very tired but clean), while the overflow of participants was at Elphin Villas.

For the first night Anne had organized for 20 of us at the local pub for dinner, but by the time we actually got to the pub the booking had vastly increased and 56 participants enjoyed a very good pub meal.

Day 3 We woke to a beautiful day in Launceston as we welcomed the arrival of more participants from W.A., Queensland and the Northern Territory. Registration took place at the Tamar Yacht Club and the mandatory shopping for supplies of drinks and nibblies was completed. We then had the day to ourselves. Some of us drove to Deloraine, others visited the National Automobile Museum – the choice of places to visit was endless and I think we all made good use of our free time.

Here we were treated to a variety of drinks and the most amazing continuous flow of finger foods. Little tarts, profiteroles filled with smoked salmon, chicken sticks, mini bruschetta, prawns and scallops on skewers just to name a few. All of this as we wandered about the garden listening to a string quartet. Could it get any better?

By 6.45pm we all met in our finery for drinks before taking a shuttle bus - once again booked by our very organized “Mrs. President, to Bill and Olivia Griffiths’ magnificent home for a New Year’s Eve Party. This was a party that will never be forgotten!!

The house has beautiful gardens – a Monet bridge, lyrebirds, a lake and beds of spectacular flowers.

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Just before midnight we were served individual paper cones filled with fish, chips and calamari. We then took champagne outside and listened to a lone piper bring in the New Year playing Auld Lang Syne on his bagpipes. I cannot imagine a more fantastic way to welcome in 2017.

picturesque walk. Judging concluded around 3.00pm and we had a free early night to get ready for an early start for those competing in the Standing Quarter mile competition the next day.

Unfortunately the day ended on a bit of a downer for Pete. With the “canoe” having held pride of place at the Concours it then had mechanical problem. Pete and Rich worked long into the night at Bill Griffith’s garage, but its motoring future for the remainder of the trip hung in the balance.

Day 5 Good news – Pete was up early, changed the oil and drove his “canoe to Symmon’s Plain for the Standing ¼ Mile Competition. He was not the only early starter; many Concour participants donned helmets and headed for the race track.

of cheeses and fresh fruit – all accompanied by red and white wine or beer in a stunning setting.

We then enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the gardens viewing many old out-buildings and the beautiful rose gardens. Some did a tour of the house before setting off on the Observation Run. Not only was this run a huge amount of fun, but the scenery along the route chosen was just wonderful.

Lots of small “out of the way” towns as well as the town of Beaconsfield. There were lots of questions – some quite challenging and at one stage we nearly ended up in a ditch whilst trying to read the name of a yacht club. Apparently, many couples had heated discussions over the answers and were close to divorce.

However, our day finished happily with about 33 participants sharing pizzas and wine on the lawns of our apartments. Another fantastic day of this National comes to a close.

Day 4

Day 6

Concours Day. Forty eight Aston Martins assembled in King’s Park for this event and once again Phil White had expertly planned an arc formation for the cars to park in, according to the age of the car.

The day started at 9.30 for the boys, with most of them heading off to Bill Griffith’s home where he has an extremely well equipped workshop.

The weather was cool but at least not wet. Many judges were assigned to different groups of cars thus the judging did not take too long particularly with so many cars entered.

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From there it was on to Woolmers – an historic property having its 100th anniversary this year.

Here they took part in a workshop conducted by Kerry Auty who is an Aston Martin restoration expert.

He provided those attending with valuable tips on both restoration and maintenance of the cars.

From there it was on to the Motorkhana also held at Bill’s. This was a hill climb in a steep cow paddock, with lots of ankle-twisting hoof holes, tricky turns and an awful lot of dust!

Large tables were set up in the wool shed and mini quiches, salmon pate, avocado dip and ribbon sandwiches were served before a smorgasbord of braised beef and potatoes, Thai chicken curry, ham and salads. This was followed by a wonderful selection

The night was a huge success with many worthy winners, delicious food and very proud Victorians.

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There were many competitors including Pete in “the canoe” which still seemed to be having problems, but successfully made its way to the top on its one and only run. We then returned to Bill’s garden for a sausage sizzle and some well-earned beers before going back to our accommodation to prepare for our last night in Launceston with the prize giving dinner.

was definitely Tim Lewis opening the Presentation Night to the James Bond theme accompanied by 2 very scantily dressed dancers.

Tonight the Victorians were extremely successful coming 2nd with 15 points in the “State with best overall scores.”

Tasmania was victorious with 18 points – maybe a little home grown luck!! Listed below are all our individual winners.

Mike Bindon – 2nd in the Hill Climb, Speed Trial and Concours in his class, DB4-DB6. Also best overall in his class taking out the Corgi Prize for the 3rd time, the first being in 1994.

Some met for a farewell breakfast whilst others had a slower morning, packing in readiness for our trip to St. Helens – the first leg of the tour. A large group of approx. 80 participants assembled at Bill’s for a briefing re the plans for the day and then it was off to Scottsdale for a wonderful light lunch at Anabel’s of Scottsdale. We took an alternate route to Scottsdale (purely by mistake) while others travelled via the Sideling Targa stage. We were given sample pace notes from a previous Targa – a little more difficult to decipher than the Observation Run notes!

After lunch we continued via Branxholm and Derby, stopping at the Pyengana Cheese factory and “The Shop in the Bush” before arriving at our accommodation for the night – Tidal Waters Resort.

Five-thirty was the meeting time for drinks and almost everybody on the tour was there – we have never joined so many tables together!!

Mark Wheatley – 2nd in the Concours – Modern - DB7 Class Les Bolitho – 1st in the Hill Climb – DBS – V8 Andy Fraser – 1st in the Speed Event – DB7

At 6.00pm we once again assembled ready for the bus to take us to “The Tramsheds”, the venue for the night.

Screens had been set up around the room and scenes from the last two Nationals held in Tasmania were shown. The last one was in 2003 and many faces from AMOC Vic were recognizable, a little younger perhaps!

The cars, however were mainly older cars – the youngest being a DB7 Zagato. The highlight of these film clips

Peter Saglietti – 3rd in the Hill Climb.

3rd in the Speed Trial, 1st in the Concours and Most Consistent in the Speed Event – all Pre-War. Geoff Sammons – 3rd in the Hill Climb – Post DB7

Other notable winners from other states was Peter Jackson (NT), The Member Who Has Added To The Wellbeing Of The Club for organising the Central Australian trip and Steve Hogan (QLD) – the Hardship Award – hitting a kangaroo on his trip from Cairns to the National.

A group of us then headed to Captain’s Catch Fishmonger for an extremely decadent dinner – 1 whole 1kg lobster each, absolutely fantastic.

After an amazing dinner we adjourned back at the resort for a night cap and to get ready for day 2 of the tour.

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Hobart. The view from there was just breathtaking.

on your own or with 1 or 2 other cars, there is definitely way too many cars to travel in a convoy.

From there it was a quick look at the tessellated pavement and then to lunch at the Lufra Hotel.

Finally into Hobart to Wrest Point Casino – our home for the next 4 days.

The customary meeting in the bar took place and the groups ventured in different directions. Having not had quite enough seafood in St. Helens the night before, we visited Muirs, a fantastic seafood restaurant on Constitution Wharf. The food was amazing, calamari, mussels, flounder, prawns and of course oysters – all consumed with several bottles of rather good chardonnay. Another day over but the adventure continues tomorrow.

Day 9 – Day 3 of the Tour Under Bill’s strict instructions we met at 9.30 and travelled via Sorrell and Eaglehawk Neck to the “Un Zoo” a Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park.

We had a fascinating talk about the Tasmanian Devils and watched them being fed. We were also given another very informative talk about some of the birds of the bush, a frog mouthed owl as well as a cheeky galah and a cockatoo that had a fetish for gold coins.

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Day 11 – Day 5 of the Tour Some had coffee by the river before the group took off for a delightful 80 km drive to Roth Farm, an 1822 farm at Bothwell.

On leaving St. Helens we drove to Bicheno via St. Mary’s Pass and Elephant Pass – both with very picturesque winding roads. After Bicheno it was along the highway to Orford for lunch. \The views of the

ocean on this part of the trip were just stunning. From Orford we visited Buckland Cemetery with some very “interesting” epitaphs on some very old gravestones.

Once again groups went in different directions for the evening. We went up to the 17th floor to the revolving restaurant. First pre-dinner drinks followed by a delicious dinner, all whilst taking in Hobart from 17 floors up. I think I am safe in saying that a brilliant night was had by all in our very happy group of diners.

Here we were treated to an amazing smorgasbord. After lunch we again went in different directions and we decided to visit Port Arthur. It truly is a wonderful historic site with well preserved buildings including a beautiful church.

It is also a sad place of recent times and the memorial garden dedicated to those after April 1996 is very simple and tastefully done. A quiet night was had by all after an extremely full on day.

Day 10 – Day 4 of the Tour Saturday was designated as a free day but the majority of us set off at 9.00 to park our cars in a display on the lawns of Parliament House.

This is right near the Salamanca Market so we spent several hours exploring the stalls and sampling the variety of foods.

We travelled along by the river via the pretty little towns of Dromedary, Rosegarland and Gretna. The Hollow Tree Road was most enjoyable with lots of sweeping bends and marvellous scenery. Along the way, some of us visited the Australian Golf Museum and enjoyed a quick putting competition as well as taking in the golfing memorabilia.

Roth Farm is the site of the eldest golf course in the Southern Hemisphere.

Lunch was wonderful – barbequed chicken with fantastic salads, followed by chocolate cake with raspberries. Our host was kept extremely busy making sure we had cold drinks to accompany our lunch.

We had a very informative talk and tour of the farm – many of the old buildings have now been turned into very comfortable holiday accommodation.

From there some went to MONA while we ventured to the top of Mount Wellington as it was the first clear day we had had since arriving in

After departing Roth Farm we drove a short distance to the Nant Distillery for a tour of the distillery followed by a whiskey tasting.

snacks and wine before an early start tomorrow.

an absolutely magnificent cruise of incredible scenery accompanied by excellent food and wine.

Day 13 – Day 7 of the tour

We ventured down Macquarie Harbour to Hell’s Gates – the entrance to the Southern Ocean. From there we went along the Gordon River past ancient rainforests into Tasmania’s World Heritage listed area.

The distillery is built on the banks of the Clyde River and was originally a mill established in 1821 – the distillery being opened 8 years ago.

An early start for many of us as we made our way around the bay to the “West Coast Wilderness Rail” for an amazing and very informative 4 hour return trip on the steam train.

It is in the most picturesque setting – simply stunning. Some participants continued to the historic Baskerville Raceway which is in the course of being resurfaced, and others returned to Hobart or took up the option of heading up Mt. Wellington for the fantastic views of Hobart.

We had a free evening – some of chose to visit a Chinese Restaurant organized by the always colourful Chris Barren from S.A. We have another big day tomorrow with a long drive, so an early night was on order.

What harsh conditions the men faced in building this railway through the rainforest. The afternoon was free and we went to Hogarth Falls and enjoyed a very pleasant walk through more rainforest.

Almost everyone in the entire group gathered for a drink and an amazing seafood smorgasbord at View 42°, the restaurant at the top of the hill in Strahan.

Day 12 – Day 6 of the Tour Leaving Hobart we said goodbye to a few more members of the group and made our way via New Norfolk to Hamilton and onto Derwent Bridge for lunch. Our morning run took us on some fantastic sweeping roads. We then went over Mt. Arrowsmith, down the “99 bends” into Queenstown. The countryside surrounding Queenstown is so barren and rugged.

Not only was the dinner a wonderful success, but the views from there were simply stunning. Once again our “Mother Hen” Anne had booked the restaurant originally for 18 and 56 people actually sat down to dinner!

Day 14 – Day 8 of the tour

We arrived in Strahan mid-afternoon where we will spend our final three nights of the tour. Some of us visited the pub for dinner while others shared

We made 2 stops – one for a rainforest walk and the second at Sarah Island, one of the oldest convict settlements.

We passed salmon and trout farms and enjoyed a delicious lunch of salads, a variety of cheeses, salmon and trout while sampling some of Tasmania’s wonderful wines. I could not think of a better way to spend our last day.

Day 15 – Day 9 of the tour We’re heading to Devonport to catch the boat back tonight. We stopped for morning tea at Zeehan where a young, 12 year old Aston Martin fan was treated to the driver’s seat of a modern DBS and taken for a ride in Lance’s earlier DBS.

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At Cradle Mountain, we had lunch and said our goodbyes and made our way back to Devonport for our trip home … with the “Roadside Assist” team taking care (repaired) some typical “classic” issues along the way.

incredible National you have organized.

A huge thank you also to Pete and Anne for looking after your Victorian “children” so brilliantly.

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Now we are home we are already planning our trip to Western Australia in September for the 28th Australian National.

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RACV Classic Showcase – Flemington Pictures:Anne Saglietti, Darren Green

Our first Club event for 2017 was held at the Flemington Racecourse on Sunday 19th February 2017. Each year we join up with predominately British Clubs for the RACV-AOMC Classic Showcase.

February in Melbourne is generally known to be the warmest and driest of the summer months. But not this year!

The weather had been mild and with more than usual wet days.

As with most Club events involving a picnic theme, members always come prepared. With help, Richard, Bronwyn, Peter and Anne set up their marquees in anticipation of the expected inclement weather. As predicted the rain started pelting down at around 11am. This did not deter us from enjoying a day out!

After some minor alterations to plug the holes between the two marquees, we were all able to sit out of the rain to enjoy a wide selection of fine food and great company.

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Words: Anne Saglietti

Despite the rain our display was well patronized, even by one of our youngest attendees 13 Aston Martins were on display including the all new DB11 provided by Aston Martin Melbourne, represented

by Tracey Schouten, the Marketing Manager, who offered members the opportunity to personally experience the latest Aston.

The DB11 attracted a lot of interest amongst car enthusiasts, for many this was the first opportunity to see Aston Martin’s latest creation.

A big thank you to all our members and visitors who braved the inclement weather to attend the event.

Peter and Anne Saglietti

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The Phillip Island Classic Car Festival of Speed Words: Sally Boothroyd. Photos: Keith Brinsley 17th-19th March

“The best ever yet” was the quote used

by Pete to describe this event. Nine Astons and at peak times on Saturday there were 17 members and what’s more, they stayed for most of the day!

This event is the largest historic meet in the Southern Hemisphere attracting cars from Australia, New Zealand and many other overseas countries. This is the 27th year that it has been held and there are 60 events with a record 540 entries over the 3 day program.

We started the Phillip Island Classic at midday on the Friday, meeting up with Pete and Anne and making our way to Cowes to the apartment that they have rented for several years. Neil and Pete headed to the track to set up the marquee and rope off our area in readiness for the weekend while Anne and I checked out the shopping strip in Cowes, running into Marg and Ian Bell on our travels. Geoff and Glenice booked Harry’s Bar for the Friday night and 12 of us enjoyed a delicious meal, the majority choosing the baby snapper before heading home to prepare for a long Saturday.

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The weather was windy but amazing for the entire weekend and at 8.15 the four of us arrived at the track to do the final setting up. We did wonder if anyone was actually coming as by 11.00 Zigi was the sole person to join us and he had come from Melbourne as had Graeme who was next to arrive. Finally after sleep-ins and long leisurely breakfasts our group from the night before arrived, just in time for lunch. As per most Aston Martin picnics there was copious quantities of amazing food and wine to be shared and enjoyed.

This year the event was not held over the long Labor Day weekend and there was a little concern that the crowds may be down. Certainly not the case at the track but much quieter in the town of Cowes which was very pleasant compared to previous years.

After a long day of car racing, sun and picnic food, we headed back to the apartment to get ready for a night at the Sammons. Having not attended the event last year, we had not seen their stunning home right on the Cowes foreshore completed and it is truly beautiful.

Their hospitality is second to none and having devoured some wonderful “nibbles”, Geoff delivered a vast number of perfectly cooked eye fillets from the barbecue. There was also great salads all accompanied by wines, the majority of which were not only supplied

by Les and also expertly served by the man himself in a bowler hat and jacket!!

Dessert finished off a wonderful night. A huge thanks to Geoff and Glenice for a wonderful evening.

Sunday was another excellent day but unfortunately as Pete headed for the track and Anne to the beach, we returned home. We did see Helen and Andrew on their way to “The Island” on our way home, very jealous, another day would have been perfect.

Thanks to Pete and Anne for inviting us to share your apartment and to Geoff and Glenice for organising Harry’s on Friday as well opening up their home to the 15 of us for dinner. Also lovely to see John and Louisa as well as Eric and Elaine at their first Phillip Island Classic.

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Opening of the new Zagame, Aston Martin Melbourne facility Words: Keith Brinsley. Photos: Keith Brinsley, Peter Yalden for The Aston Martin Owners Club Ltd., Zagame 28

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Anne discovers the mirrors on that old thing are great for a last minute lipstick touch-up.

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Peter’s 1923 Aston Martin was the first vehicle to wheel into the new Aston Martin showroom and took pride of place in the front window throughout the Grand Prix period. As we know, it happens to be the oldest Aston Martin vehicle in Australia and the oldest production race car in the world!!

To coincide with the celebration of the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Aston Martin Melbourne recently held an exclusive preview of the all new Aston Martin Melbourne Showroom and Workshop facility in Swan St Richmond.

Considering that in the morning, the whole site was a very serious construction zone with workmen and building materials everywhere, the final presentation was very impressive. It must have been a very hectic day.

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“We were blessed and honoured to have it as part of the festivities” said Tracey Schouten from Zagame. I’m sure Peter was also feeling the same way.

Look how happy he is!

The evening saw the V8 Vantage S Red Bull Racing Edition unveiled to guests by Red Bull Racing drivers, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.

Also attending were Aston martin CEO Andy Palmer and Chief Designer Marek Reichman, Red Bull Racing Formula One Team Principal Christian Horner and Adrian Newey Chief Technical Officer along with some other team members.

Peter and Chris Jackson (AMOC NT) were particularly interested in the V8 Vantage Red Bull Racing Edition as they had just ordered one for Chris (lucky lady).

WOW! Aston Martin’s future plans.

Words: Keith Brinsley Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer revealed the company’s plans for its future product range, with the company to have 7 new models by the end of the decade and a new edition every nine months … that’s at least one new model every year plus a variety of editions until 2020.

Each model will have a seven-year life cycle. This will create a constant release of new designs, which will allow the profits from each new model to help fund the development of the next.

Palmer’s production projections: 4800 in 2017 and 7000 by 2019 (production in 2016 was 3700). The company doesn’t intend to build more than 7000 vehicles a year.

According to Palmer, the Vantage will be replaced during 2018 and the current Vanquish will be replaced with a newgeneration model in 2019.

The new DBX SUV should also be released by 2019. Apparently, the company strictly refers to it as a crossover. That’s good, because it doesn’t look anything like a typical SUV shopping car.

Palmer says if Aston Martin stays true to its policy of “hand-building cars, beautiful cars” such vehicles will always have a future. Each new model has to be the most beautiful thing in its segment.

Meanwhile, the Valkyrie (formerly known as the AM-RB 001), will commence its first deliveries in 2018.

An all-electric RapidE will replace the V12-powered version approx. 2019.

A mid-engined sports car is intended to be released closer to 2020. It will be the first vehicle of its type from Aston Martin and will be designed to compete with Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren.

Aston intends to compete with Mercedes¬ Maybach, Bentley and Rolls-Royce from the early 2020s with the re-launched Lagonda extremeluxury brand.

Phew ! … that’s a big growth plan. .

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Astons on Display at 2017 Formula 1 Words and Photos - Darren Green

Once again the club proudly supported the Auto Avenue presentations at the Australian F1 GP. Ten fine examples of privately owned Aston Martin cars were displayed for the four days of the F1 Carnival.

Two modern Vantage’s and two modern DBS’s lined up alongside a DB2/4 MkIII, a DB5, a pair of DB7 Coupes, a DB7 Volante and our very own movie car, Zigi’s DBS from “On Her Majesties Secret Service”.

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The dedicated owners ensured that the display was in pristine condition each day and this year the weather played ball being fine for the entire period.

The public were treated to a rolling “open Bonnet” viewing throughout the display which made sure that the Astons were always the centre of attention, just as they should be.

In addition to our display Aston Martin had a corporate display with the DB11 and Red Bull Edition Vantage and in

the support paddock in a glass display case, a Vulcan gained many admirers.

A big thanks go to all the owners for displaying their cars and for giving the motoring public a view of rarely seen cars and great verbal insights into Aston ownership.

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North South Liaison Mark II – Merimbula, April 2017 Words Sally Boothroyd. Photos Keith Brinsley, Deb Holding

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Friday.

The sky was particularly threatening when 14 of us in 7 Astons met at the BP Service Station on the M1 in Officer.

Jay and Roger had gone a day early, as had 8 others who had headed to Bairnsdale and 4 who had travelled from Wangaratta.

Fortunately the weather was on our side and the further we travelled the more it improved. A quick coffee stop was enjoyed in Maffra and then it was on to Bruthen for lunch by which stage the sun was shining. Off to Cann River and then after a long drive we finally arrived in Merimbula late in the afternoon.

The Coast Resort in Merimbula was an excellent choice of accommodation, undercover parking and very comfortable 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Pete and Anne along with Bron, Rich, Phil and Robyn shared a large 3 bedroom apartment with a courtyard and thus “Apartment 19” became the venue for the “Meet and Greet” for 56 Victorian and N.S.W members.

It was so nice to catch up with our friends from the N.S.W. Club, particularly as several of them had attended the recent National Event in Tasmania. Following drinks we all strolled across the bridge to the Merimbula Hotel where a delicious pub

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meal was enjoyed by 28 Victorians and 26 N.S.W. weary travellers.

Saturday.

Saturday was another perfect day and after a photo shoot of all the cars parked in the street outside the resort, we took a short drive to Pambula Lake where we met Andy Baker – an oyster farmer.

Andy gave us a very informative talk while we feasted on oysters – both Natural and Kilpatrick. All this was washed down with a glass or two of Aston Martin champagne.

Just your “average” Saturday morning!!!

Poor Les and Rosemary, having had trouble with one of their cars in Tasmania, it was now the turn of their other car to play up. Thus we left them at the Oyster Farm. While their car the capable hands of Pete and Rich, Les was showing us his broom balancing skills.

From there some chose to stop at the Sapphire Coast Historic Vehicle Club and others drove straight to the beautiful little town of Candelo for a lunch at either the General Store or the Blokes food cafe.

It was then a leisurely afternoon before meeting in “Apartment 19” for our bus ride to the Wharf Aquarium and Restaurant for the North South Liaison II Function Dinner.

What a wonderful night. On our arrival we were treated to champagne and canapés as we wondered around the aquarium.

We were then seated at tables in a private upstairs dining room where we enjoyed a seafood tasting plate followed by either eye-fillet, snapper or pork belly and finished with a choice of either chocolate pudding with homemade ice cream or mango sorbet with a white chocolate semi freddo.

Need I add that this was accompanied by some delicious wines. Thank you speeches were made and unfortunately we had to say goodbye to some of our group before heading back on the bus to the Resort.

Sunday.

Sunday was left up to us. There was a local market in Bermagui, a winery to visit or the Museum and wharf at Eden, just to mention a few of the options.

We went to Eden for a visit to the lookout and the wharf (where a few of our members were having lunch), before taking a short drive to the Seahorse Inn Hotel in Boydtown.

This is a beautiful boutique, historical hotel set on the waterfront and the bistro offered a wide variety of seafood dishes as well as salads and burgers – well worth a visit. We also had a very

pleasant walk along the beach where we ran into Anne and Bronnie who had been hard at work all day preparing hamburgers, sausages and salads in preparation for the last event of the weekend – a farewell barbeque.

Thirty six of us wandered back yet again to “Apartment 19” for more drinks, nibbles and a delicious barbeque dinner all cooked by Pete and Rich. Glenis made a wonderful salad and Deb produced a very attractive fruit salad. There were numerous

contributions of food and wine from all of the attendees. Tables and chairs were borrowed; even the barbeque was on loan from the local football club.

Unfortunately, all too soon the weekend was at an end. A thank you is not nearly enough to express the enormous gratitude that must go to Pete and Anne. They never fail to amaze us with their incredible organisation and attention to detail. I hope that they will now take a much needed break, if only for a short time.

Thank you to all those from both Victoria and N.S.W who attended and we look forward to catching up for North South Liaison Mark III in Beechworth in 2018.

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The joys of owning an older classic motorcar

By Peter Saglietti

If you own a DB4, 5, 6, early DBS or any motor vehicle fitted with a HD SU carburettor, one day you might find this article helpful.

The joys of owning an older classic motorcar bring a mix of challenging experiences and mostly for me a sense of satisfaction that one fully understands how the car works. Fortunately for a DB6 owner the technology in the sixty’s was relatively simple compared to today.

I would not even consider removing the fuel system on a modern Aston.

On several occasions in the past, when I went to start the DB6 I was surprised to see fuel leaking on the garage floor.

A vehicle leaking fuel is very serious, something you need to attend to immediately on discovery. The first thing to do is to switch off the engine and 12v isolation switch ASAP. From this point on it’s a matter of insuring the area is clear of any source of potential ignition.

Inspect the car to determine the source of the leak. It should be relatively easy to trace the fuel leak.

This article focuses on issues that can result in fuel leak from within the HD SU Carburettor. Typically you would have three carburettors and the fuel leak most likely will be from one only. We assume all other possible causes like ruptured fuel lines, faulty fuel pump and fuel fittings are all fine.

There are two common areas within the HD SU Carburettor that can be prone to failure causing fuel to leak.

My first encounter with a leaking carburettor was some years ago. In some circumstances the fuel chamber housing the float, needle and seat can fail causing fuel to continuously flow into the carburettor chamber and then spilling out the air intake port into the air box. The air box has several pipes.

If the float is stuck large amounts of fuel will quickly find its way via the air box drain pipes onto the floor. Sometimes if the car sits for long periods the fuel in the float chamber dries out causing the float or needle to stick. This will cause the fuel to continue flowing into the carburettor. This will occur when 40

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you switch on the ignition regardless if the motor is running or not. One bush mechanic trick is to, remove the lid from the air box, determine which carburettor is leaking, then gently but briskly tap the top of the fuel chamber. This may assist in freeing the float or needle so it can operate correctly. You may be lucky and fix the issue but word of warning, this is only a temporary solution. Otherwise you will need to remove the float lid and investigate what component has failed.

Other possible issues could be the needle is not closing due to rust particles, corrosion between the seat and needle, the float has fractured taking in fuel or incorrect (unlikely) float height adjustment. In one instance I discovered the float lever was originally incorrectly adjusted. When the car was left for long periods and the fuel had evaporated the travel distance of the float lever was too great allowing the needle to dislodge in the seat. When the car was turned on the fuel would fill the float chamber because the needle was stuck open and the carburettor would flood resulting with fuel filling the air box eventually finding its way on the ground. Not something you would wish for.

The second encounter with my DB6 carburettor leaking fuel only happened recently. The morning before Yea races I decided to give the DB6 a run and check things over. After starting the car and driving it outside the garage I discovered to my disappointment, fuel leaking onto the concrete. I had assumed the float may have been stuck, but after close examination discovered the fuel was leaking from under one of the HD SU carburettor Jet housing assembly. Determined to have the car on the road the next day I decided to investigate further. This was not a 5 minute job as the Carburettor needed to be removed and disassembled. One thing I have learnt with the DB6 is most engine bay repair jobs begin by removing the wheel, as with most British cars the wheels are the last items to go on. After several hours I had removed the carburettor and dismantled the Jet

housing assembly to discover the main Jet diaphragm had perished. This was the cause of the fuel leaking out of the base of the carburettor.

Fortunately we had three new HD SU Carburettor re build kits at home.

This allowed me to replace the Jet assembly complete with matching new needle to suit. Once I had rebuilt the leaking carburettor it made good sense to redo the other two as the Jet assembly diaphragm also turned out to be perished and likely to also fail soon. Rebuilding the Carburettors was made much easier with excellent documentation provided with the SU HD rebuild kit, including new needles to suit. The car was ready for a quick tune that evening. Sunday morning the DB6 started and ran reasonably well, so we confidently drove the car to the Yea races and back without a problem.

There is something special about knowing you can undertake repair jobs on a car that is free of complex computer management systems. I also realized with our older cars some components are prone to deterioration.

Despite the outside of the SU carburettor’s looking nice and shiny inside parts need to be replaced , they can fail when you least expect, so have a spare CRK 216 rebuild kit at hand.

Editor’s Note: If you can contribute a technical article you think our members may be interested in, please contact Keith on 0415 300 030 or via editor@ astonmartin.org.au

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Lorenzo’s Final AM Project update - with good news!

Dear fellow car aficionados, It was a big week for the Aston – finally registered as a “real car”!

It still has a decent list of matters to resolve including getting the engine

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running right, but at least we can now use it.

Please come sometime for a ride together!

I hope you enjoyed this restoration journey over 4.5 years, automotive artbrought back to life after a dash fire in 1991 when it was 11 years old.

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