September 2008 No. 175

HOT RODS WOW DADS Fremantle , 7th Sept. 2008. Neil

Gibb’s annual Father’s Day Hot Rod Show was another mega event this

year. Hot rods, classics, trade stands and a live band, when cou-

pled with perfect weather creates a mixture oozing with great sights and

vibes. The show is always a great meeting place to catch up with old

mates and even your own kids, for a day down town or a great lunch in

Freo. While lunch was good at the time, the 12 hours of “runs” that fol-

lowed that evening, for half our group, makes me think that some-

thing wasn’t quite right south of the riv-er at the Mexican joint! Speedy

Gozales! Mucho run run sore bottom ! Seeya somewhere else next year. EW.

HEADLINES

Above: Cusso Douggie Brassington poses with his trophy. Doug had his immaculate Flatheaded twin spinner and his ex-Ric Williams 47 coupe on display.Left: Most later model vehicles were gath-ered on the artificial lawn area. It was packed!

Address: Unit 1, 12 Cusack Rd, MALAGA. WA. Ph (08)9249 9632General meetings: 3rd Sunday of each month at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome.President: Kevan Best Ph. I lost it again.Vice Presidents: Brian French 9377 7837 Alan Barton 9448 0110 . Secretary: Mel Broun Treasurer: Alan RossiASRF Delegate: Jeff Ewence 9339 4337TAC Delegate: Ken MyersWAHRP Delegate: vacant, representative required.Management Committee: Executive committee (above) and B. French, Dave Krause. All members welcome to meetings. Get involved or get left behind.Social Committee: D. Krause, A.Lawrence , Maurie Searle, Ian Swinbourne, Jim CandidoStrata Committee: Neil Gibb, Jeff Ewence, .Eric Warren Klaxon Editor: Eric Warren 9574 6440 or fax 9444 3299 or email on rodder@gidgenet.com.au Deadline is 7 days before the meeting. Klaxon Distribution: Peter Hunter 9445 2493.CONTRIBUTORS: Mike Flett, Mel Broun, Neil Gibb, Big AlCOVER: Doug Brassington at the Fathers Day ShowClub Merchandise. Phone 9249-8553.

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Well hot diggity Hi,This edition we have input from Mike Flett, Big Al, me and Gibby about the club’s Southern Garage Cruise. Talk about feast and famine contribu-tions. This is like getting a bonus Mars bar in a pack. It was a great day as usual. See details deeper in. Of course, the BIG event in September is Gibby’s Fathers Day Show. It has become a monster mini show. Heaps of rods inside and heaps more cruising the surrounds in Fremantle. Read more further in, and check out the photos BL1 took with flat batteries in the camera. They are the same ones you see with your eyes closed! Last edition, I promised that “The Tale of Two Tail Lights” would be in this Klaxon. Due to there being ample content in this edition and the time taken in building a Willys coupe, this article has been rescheduled for next month. The Editors coupe is just about to leave Spankys Hot Rod Shop for the last time. Have I told you about the radiator and water pump that should be coloured the same as lemons...DON’T GET ME STARED! Well OK just a bit. It’s all about the testing things that happen when trying to meet a deadline, like the 2006 Big River Run. The new radiator springs a leak in the middle of the core. I solder it up. Now the water pump springs a leak from its back plate (second time), then I tap a spanner on the new plastic windscreen washer reservoir and it shatters. ( It has been in the shed since purchased for the coupe MK I in the mid 70s, is it just old??)Now I cannot find my thermo fan thermostat.. Another $80! It goes on.. But at least the tail lights have been designed built and installed!You are just going to love them...like no others ever seen. (Stop cringeing AB and Peter Hunt-er - the StyleMasters) Seeya on the street soon. My rodding wilder-

ness now has a map! Extreme E.

West Coast Street Rod Club Meeting Minutes 17/ 08/ 2008

Meeting opened – 7.37pmApologies – Jim Candido, Kim Broun, Steve Calleja, Roy Evans, Shane Osborne, Neville Anderson, Gary Curnow, Vince Digiovanni, Joe Galipo, Brian French.

Visitors – Jim LongmanMinutes read – Accepted by Bob Mulder, seconded by Ian SwinbourneCorrespondence – Geelong Street Rodders Newsletter for August American Car Club of WA Newsletter. Shannon’s Auto Auction Advertisement Falcon GT Club of WA.Correspondence Out – Klaxon Reply to Channel Seven/Telethon Big Breakfast.Treasurer’s Report- Presented by Allan Rossi and accepted.ASRF Report – A request for Paul Walsh to attend the AGM is being considered.

TAC Report - Everything is working well.

Social Committee- Southern Garage Cruise to be held Sat 23rd. Meet at the clubrooms at 8.00 am for a pancake breakfast. The cruise will then move to Neil Gibb’s, Ben Forster’s, Trevor Breese’s andJeff Ewence’s residences.

Unfinished Business – Father’s Day Show preparations are progressing well. Trophies are nearly finished and flyers have been sent to the radio stations. A number of cars will be travelling from Bunbury and Busselton. Volunteers are needed for a busy bee at the clubrooms on Sat Sept 6th at 3.00 pm.

Set up on the day begins at 8.00 am at St Patrick’s Primary. Report on Sandgroper Nationals – Churchill Park has been booked and has enough room for display cars, trade sites and public parking. There is also room for approx 40 powered sites for those who wish to camp at the grounds. Neil Gibb will be distributing maps at the next meeting. Drive in will be on the Friday night. West Coast will be organizing the Show and Shine on the Sat. This will be followed by a procession through Busselton that night. There will be a cruise to a nearby town on the Sunday. The weekend will conclude on the Monday with a breakfast and trophy presentation. The club has been asked to sponsor a trophy to the value of $250.00. This will be considered by the Management Committee.

New Business- Neil Gibb informed us that Peter Zeck has passed away. His funeral will be on Friday or Saturday. Judy Crabb (Dereks Wife) has also passed away. Our club extends condolences to members of both families. Hot Rod Show - There may be a club display – final decision to be made at September meeting. A projector and screen has offered to the club for $500.00 – to be considered by the Management Committee.

Buy Sell Swap – Nothing – everybody’s got what they want. Meeting closed at 8.27pm

Father’s Day Hot Rod Show - 2008 Blessed by per-fect weather again this year, Gibby’s Father’s Day Show held at St Patrick’s school in Fremantle was a ripper. A large range of classics and hot rods gave the pub-lic eyeballs a fantabu-lous feast to set upon. A new Feature this year was a live band “The Yeomen” who were organized by Trevor Breese’s Vintage Rod and Cus-tom stand. As going to press, I haven’t had any show statistics from Neil, but I can say there were vehicles jammed tight in the yard, thanks to the support given by local rodders. It was a great day thanks to Neil and the many assisting club members. Good job. Proceeds will again be donated to Senses Foundation for the the visually and hearing impaired.

EW

Allan Rossi’s 32 and Des Thomas’s T Tudor

Hiboy 32 tudor is a break from the regular. Fenders cost too much anyway.

Cool Chev has up and down air ride

Father’s Day Hot Rod Show - 2008

Roadsters! Top left clock-wise: Gary King’s A, Emma’s (?) A Model with 32 radiator shell, Garry Curnow’s 32, Neil Gibb’s T, T Model with 32 shell,Vince Di Giovanni’s 35 Chev and an A model with lightning graphics

Father’s Day Hot Rod Show - 2008

Trucks! Top left clockwise: Phil Pavicic spent all morning polishing his Hemi pickup, Joe Carbone’s Jailbar, A40 with Faux Triples on a V6, Jim Candido’s Dodge, 35? Pickup, Ratrod in the street and a cool FJ ute with QLD rego plates.

Father’s Day Hot Rod Show - 2008

Coupes! Top left clockwise: Keith Wilson’s 1940, Dom’s 34, a blown 32 ,Clive Titchner’s 32, a blown 34, 1938 Chev with Nev Anderson’s 34 in background, and a T Model. A national li-censing guideline benefit ..Four blown rods on this page alone.

Father’s Day Hot Rod Show - 2008

Above Top left clockwise: Dave Cull’s 34 sedan with real life-like flames, Les Smith’s 41 Willys sedan still waiting for another Willys to play with, a T Tudor (originally built by Mike Brocksop in Tasmania in late 70’s and brought to Perth by Syl Zammit. C.1982 , has had several owners since), A Model Tudor as a classy nostalgic flavour (like Humbugs) Below: Joe Carbone’s Jailbar with Dougie (trophy hunter)Brassington’s 47 coupe and twin spinner, taking advantage of the new artificial turf park land to bask in the perfect spring ambience.

Father’s Day Hot Rod Show - 2008

Top left clockwise: FB or EK Holden(whatever) looked sweet, Mike Z’s Chrysler Royal was for sale , nostalgic Hiboy roadster was in the street, Classy F100 in the carpark and above, a restored rat rod?? A Model with 4 banger, looked like fun. Slow fun..

Father’s Day Hot Rod Show - 2008

Kevan Best ~ Inflation!

Sarah the reluctant Klaxon folder (ret.) and Wizzie, out for Fathers Day

Above: Neil organises fan-tastic trophies each year. Worth collecting dust for, in anticipation of getting one.

Above: The other Les Smith (WAHRP) had his 33 roadster in the car park.Below: Setting up the trade stands. These are a popular part of the show, for the public and for rodders.

After a pancake breakfast at the WCSRC Clubrooms, we started out with 12 Cars and 16 people, This quantity grew over the day with extras joining at each location.

The first stop was at Gibbys for morning tea and to view projects underway and those in waiting. A ‘53 Cusso, 47 coupe etc. The second was at Ben Fosters house for a sticky beak. Here, Ben’s son took out a 1927 AJS for a rap around. He took off and turned right

and every one raced down to the corner to catch a photo of him riding the bike on his way back, but he ended going right aroung the block and came down the street (from the other direction from where every one was waiting). The next location of the day was at Trevor Breese’s home/business. A perfect location to park up a few rods and enjoy lunch cooked under the Gazebo. West Coast supplied lunch

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Above: Big Al and Gibby. Below: at Gibby’s, only 25 minutes after breakfast, it was time for morning tea. Bottom: The boys checking out Neil’s 47 coupe .

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In true cartoon garage cruise style, Big Al keeps watch, while other members check what’s worth

knocking off. Love it!

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AJS, Flat head flat bed ratty PU, Plymouth coupe, Noddy’s “Agent O” fiat with quad can V8, Dave Krause’s Dodge PU and a ‘38 Plymouth tourer. Wow, two Plymouths on the same page, in fact only one ford on the whole page!! Classy journalism.

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Top Left Clockwise: Tiny Al’s A tourer, Lars’s 34 coupe, the ex- Mike Bida all Corvette A coupe, Ian Swinbournes 32 tub, steel bodied T roadster pickup amd Trev and Tabatha Breeze’s own 32 tu-dor.

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Top left clockwise: Chev rat rod pickup and Butch Lietch’s 47 coupe projects at Trevor’s Vintage Rod & Custom, Gibby’s Pontiac, F100, some wall art at Jeffs , a 59 El Camino ute and a fibreglass 36 coupe at Trevors.

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Top left clockwise: At Jeffs: half an A roadster, channelled 34 Coupe behind the “Hire Me” A road-ster, Mini Marcos, McLaren under cov-ers and the cool cab 37 Packard.

SOME TAC CONTACT INFO >>> watac@asrf.org.au This is the address that will be used in future for build application correspondence etc, so could you pass this on to any of your club members who might need to contact me for build applications.Cheers, Paul Walsh

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Hot rod show! 25-26 October, at Burswood. The state title hot rod show looms again. A this stage the club looks to be putting on a small display.. What’s the theme guys ? Shhh! Not to be discussed in public. Other clubs have spies everywhere! They will pinch your idea’s as quick as their Mothers Tim Tams!

Coming EventsOct: 25-26th WAHRP State Title Hot Rod Show. At Burswood.November 22: WCSRC Xmas Chickenathon.Feb16, 2009: Big Al’s Poker Run.

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