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Canberra Terribly British Day...
- Thread starter lemansvk
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Hi Robin,
Not enough Rootes owners to form a viable club. The last Rootes type club here was the Humber club but they just got too small and stopped doing things (a couple of locals are still in the Sydney club). There seem to be more Super Snipes here than anything else, probably because they were used as Commonwealth Cars for politicians in the 1960s. I know of 5 in regular use, at least another 4 that are sitting in backyards waiting for someone to save them. There are about 4 Vogues (including an Estate) in regular use, probably more tha that waiting to be fixed or stripped and crushed. Of the 5 Alpines at the show, 4 of them have arrived in Canberra in the last 4 years. I know of another almost back on the road. There is also a Tiger but the owner is a bit of a recluse - doesn't seem into doing club type things. The bloke who brought the Rapier to the show also has a Minx V and a Hillman Gazelle. I know of another Minx stripped for restoration but it's going nowhere at the moment. Another bloke has 2 Minxes and a Super Minx, none of which are registered at the moment (although the 2 Minxes probably could be). There is a nicely restored Husky, a few Hunters that are just everyday drivers
I have set up a Yahoogroup to help us keep in touch and have about 30 members but 7 of those are friends from other places like Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, another 6 would be from out of town (Wagga, Cowra, Moruya etc) and several others are interested observers without cars. I try to get everyone to bring their cars to display days to stir up interest - the Super Snipe at TB day came up from Moruya.
Cheers, Vic
Not enough Rootes owners to form a viable club. The last Rootes type club here was the Humber club but they just got too small and stopped doing things (a couple of locals are still in the Sydney club). There seem to be more Super Snipes here than anything else, probably because they were used as Commonwealth Cars for politicians in the 1960s. I know of 5 in regular use, at least another 4 that are sitting in backyards waiting for someone to save them. There are about 4 Vogues (including an Estate) in regular use, probably more tha that waiting to be fixed or stripped and crushed. Of the 5 Alpines at the show, 4 of them have arrived in Canberra in the last 4 years. I know of another almost back on the road. There is also a Tiger but the owner is a bit of a recluse - doesn't seem into doing club type things. The bloke who brought the Rapier to the show also has a Minx V and a Hillman Gazelle. I know of another Minx stripped for restoration but it's going nowhere at the moment. Another bloke has 2 Minxes and a Super Minx, none of which are registered at the moment (although the 2 Minxes probably could be). There is a nicely restored Husky, a few Hunters that are just everyday drivers
I have set up a Yahoogroup to help us keep in touch and have about 30 members but 7 of those are friends from other places like Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, another 6 would be from out of town (Wagga, Cowra, Moruya etc) and several others are interested observers without cars. I try to get everyone to bring their cars to display days to stir up interest - the Super Snipe at TB day came up from Moruya.
Cheers, Vic