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Issue number 218January - February 2016

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The Club’s Christmas Dinner at the Red Lion, Adderbury.

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01/02 Devon/Cornwall/Avon /Wilts/Glos GaryWhittleandVicky Edwards. BristolBS41PR. 07967523130 victoriaedwards2000@ yahoo.co.uk

03 Dorset/Hants/IofW/ ChannelIsles ColinWhite 49GrangeRoad St.Leonards,Ringwood HantBH242QE Tel:01202873620

04 Surrey/WestSussex DaveMinnett 20PrincesAve, CarshaltonBeeches SurreySM54NZ Tel:02086612480 [email protected]

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06 SouthWales/Hereford MikeSamuel “TheWillows”Stoney Road Garndiffaith,Pontypool GwentNP48PY Tel:01495772418

08 Oxon/Berks/Bucks RonLewis 2Astlethorpe,TwoMileAsh MiltonKeynesMK88EN [email protected]

09 Beds/Herts JohnArgent seeChairmandetails Tel:01707662049

10 Essex DaveGustard 44ParkDale Danbury,Chelmsford EssexCM34EH Tel:01245222921

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12 Leics/Northants/Cambs DaveTanner 8ChatleyRoad Gt.Leighs,ChelmsfordCM31NU Tel:01245361211

13 Norfolk/Suffolk RogerHanslip 165HungateRoad, Emneth NrWisbech,PE148EQ Tel:01945430325 [email protected]

14 N.Wales/Cheshire/Lancs Merseyside/Manchester CliveHarrison TynYFelin,PandyLane Dyserth,DenbighLL186AL Tel:01745571185 [email protected] Notts/Derby/Lincs/S.Yorks RobertMarshall 32FlorenceSt.,Hucknall NottsNG156EB Tel:01159556802 [email protected]

16 North,West&EastYorks PatJennings 59CookridgeDrive LeedsLS167HP Tel:01132613780 [email protected] IoM/Cumbria/Durham/Tyne &Wear/N’umberlnd/Clvlnd DuncanDavis.TheBlack Bull,Frosterley,DL132SL Tel:01388527784. [email protected]

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EDITORIALWritingthisinanoddmomentofpeacebeforeChristmas–fourgrandchildrenarewatch-ing a film on TV – so trying to collect my thoughts before the final fling of mince pies!How can it be that another year has passed by so quickly? Where did it go, what wasachieved?I’vementionedthatJudyandIgottonumerousevents-mostlyreasonablylo-calshowsplusthe‘Big’oneatGaydon–nowcallingitselftheBritishMotorMuseumwithextranewhalls,exhibitions,facilitiesandroads,butthesamefriendlywelcomeasbefore.Wealsoenjoyedthe‘YNot’touraroundNorthants,basingourselvesatSywellAerodromeandHotel.IalsogottoStoneleighRestorationshowandtheNECshows,alltoppedoffwithafunChristmasdinneratAdderburywithotherY&Cmembersandtheirwivesandpartners.

Sothat’swheremostoftheyearwent,withtheadditionofmuchfamilygoings-on,asmysonandhisfamilymovedtoSpain(workinginGibraltar)withallthatentailedasparentssupportingtheirkids.

Whatdidn’thappenwastheextraworkIwastohavedonepaintingthewings,chang-ingpistons,redoingfrontbrakes,tidyingtheinterior,mendingtheseatsandmanyothersmall jobs. Ah well, there’s four months till the start of the new season – plenty of time!IambeginningtofeelasoldasmyY,andinneedofsomeTLCtoo.Kneesfailing,teethfalling,pillstobetaking,heartpacemaking,dietdebating,hairthinningandeyesdilat-ing.Ifonlysomeonewouldlookafterourbodiesandmechanicswiththecarewegiveour cars!

The year has seen the scandal of some Motor manufacturers fiddling the statistics to sell morecars–someofuswouldsay“that’swhatcarsalesmendo”-butthatlabellingandstereotyping can’t be all together true. There must be many good traders out there astherearemanygoodcarsbeingmade.Asalways‘CaveatEmptor’

I’vefoundmyselfthenewcuratorofoldcarmagazinesthatourArchivist,SamRoberts,had held on our behalf, as well as the VHS tapes and DVDs we own. Looking at the first tapespromisessomegoodimagesandstoriestocomein2016.It’smybelief,oftenex-pressed,thatasaclub,weneedtosellourselvesmoreandcreategreaterexposureofourcarsoneveryavailableoccasiontobuildinterest,desireandappreciationinthepubliceye.UsingtheForumandFacebook,Iintendtryingtodothatwithregularsubmissionsofphotosandvideoclips.IbelievethatourFordY’sofferareasonableentrypointintotheClassicCarmarket,andwiththehelpourclubgives,anditsexpertiseandknowledge,we can winovernew (andyounger) members.By eachofyou getting your cars outasoftenaspossible(Evenifitsonlyontoyourdriveonasunnydayforneighbourstosee),gettingtoevents,speakingtoanyonewhoapproachesourcars–inshort,‘selling’theY&CRegister,wecanachieveamoreprominentpositionandrecruitnewcomers.Ialsousealaminatedpageoffactsforpeopletobrowseandhavesmallpamphletstotaketoshowswithcontactinformation.I’mmorethanwillingtosharethese.AsEditor,Iwouldrepeatmypreviousrequestsforyourstories,yourphotos,youreventsandhowyousolvedyourproblems.Addafewlinesaboutyourselvesfortheinterestofourreaders. Remember – good photos can get on to our front cover! Turn your camera on its sideandtake‘portrait’photos,positionagainstinterestingbackgroundstoo.(Doorsshut,nopedestriansinbackground)

I’mpleased toseeanother ‘older’membercatchingupwith theworldbypurchasingalaptop computer and learning to use it to email etc. Well done Jim!

To finish, May I wish you all the best for the New Year and happy and reliable motoring. Get those wheels turning!

Chairman’s Chat

MythoughtsasIsitdowntowritemyfewjot-tings to appease our editor for the first maga-zinefor2016,arewherehas2015gone?IknowthatIwishedyouSeasonsGreetingsinourlastedition but now we have officially welcomed the New Year!

Lastyearwasanothergoodyearfortheregis-terwithhighmembershipnumbersandplentygoingonatthemanyvariedevents.Thisdoesnot,ofcourse,happenbyaccidentandIwouldlike to thank all our officers, helpers, volun-teers andconscriptswho havehelpedmake2015 such asuccess.What of2016? Wellit looks likebeing an-other goodyear. Plentyofeventsformembers toattend andhopefullywe are go-ing to seemore carsbeing used.Changes inroadworthi-nessregulationsare,Iamtold,justaroundthecornersotoquoteanoldsaying‘useitorloseit. PleaseuseyourY’sandCswheneverpos-sible.

Certainlyasaverysuccessful1930’scarclubweneedtoensurethatourcarsareseenespe-ciallyassomanyofourfellowclubsofthatpe-riodseemtobefailingtomaketheirpresenceknown. It has certainly been my experiencethatpre-WorldWartwocarsarenowseeninverysmallnumbersatcarshows.

Oneoftheregistersmaineventsis,ofcourse,the AGM, and traditionally we have good at-tendancebynumbers. Thisyearthroughthegood offices of our secretary Bob Wilkinson, wearemovingtheeventtothe‘BritishMotorMuseum‘atGaydonon17thApril2016.

Hopefullythiswillattractlotsmoreofyoutoattend and perhaps we might even persuadesome of you to offer your help either on thecommittee or perhaps locally in your area.We constantly need new faces to ensure thattheregisterissuccessfullyrun.Itis,Ibelieve,very rewarding and Bob will tell you that itnever takes more than half an hour per week! Ishouldperhapsaddthattherehavebeenoneortwopeoplewhohavequestionedthatstate-ment.

IhopethatallourmembersenjoytheirYandCmotoringin2016andmakeitabumperyearfortheclub.

John Argent

Cover Photos:Your Front Cover on this issue features the 19�7 Y DVT 788, belonging to mem-ber Colin Rowe and taken in June 2014 at the Crich Tram Museum whilst on the Club’s Midland Tour.

The Inside Front cover features the Club’s Christmas Dinner at the Red Lion, Adderbury.

Inside rear cover shows delightful old sales poster

Rear Cover shows the delightful winter scene with Luis Cascante’s Y

Corrections The Front Cover caption was omitted from issue 217 – it should have read:

“Peter and Jean Purdy’s beautiful April 19�4 Birmingham registered Tudor Model “Y”, proudly wearing the Y&C Register bar badge.”

In festive Mood at our Christmas Dinner

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Secretary’s Ramblings.This being our first issue in 2016 I take the opportunity to wish members and families a happyandhealthy2016.Wehavemuchtolookforwardtowardsenjoyingthisyear.Apartfrom our usual national (Enfield, Chiltern, Old Ford Rally, North Norfolk meets) and lo-caleventswehaveNorfolkandSuffolkTourtoenjoyinJune.Norfolk/SuffolkTour:ThistourisbeingpreparedbyJo&RogerHanslip,ablysupportedby Norfolk club members Margaret & David Buckwright who have spent many winterdaystravellingtheproposedroutesandsamplingthevisits.Iamlookingforwardtotak-ingpartbutwonderifmyCXTourerwillbereadyintime....maybenotbutwehopetoseetwonewvehiclesontour.

NewvehiclesonTour:RogerHanslipisworkinghardoverthenextfewmonths(Imaycall in at Wisbech to hinder him ! ) to complete the restoration of his 1937 Model Y Van, ENO966,whichhasnotseenactionforaround30years.ColinFrench,withgoodsupportfromBobJarvis,islookingtohaveBOD978,his1936ModelY,ontourbutmaybewithouttheinteriorupholsterybeingcompleted.ColinhasattendedallrecenttoursinhislovelygreenMorrisMinorTourersoseeinghimproperlyturnedoutwillbeanovelty.Areyoubookedinyet....let’sseesomenewermembersjoiningin....detailsintheclubmagazinesoon.

The British Motor Museum: What’sthis?TheHeritageMotorCentreatGaydonhasbeenre-brandedasTheBritishMotorMuseum.Themuseumiscurrentlyclosedtothepublicwhilstmainbuildingalterationsare carried out. The new CollectionCentreisnowvirtuallycompletedwithrestoration and workshop facilitiesfor visitor viewing in due course. TheBritish Motor Museum will open offi-ciallyinFebruary.(www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk)AGM. We have made the new BritishMuseum our venue for the club AGMon Sunday April 17th. I have arrangedforY&CmembersandguestsattendingtheAGMtohavefreeaccesstothenewfacilities.Morenewsonthisnearertheevent....butputthatdateinyourdiarynow!NEC Classic Car Show: We had anexcellent club stand at this event inNovember thanks to Geoff Salminen ,supportedbyGeoffDee,ColinFrenchandBobJarviswhoalsodisplayedhisModelY.OtherdisplaycarswerebroughtbyIanHawley(4dr.Y)andNeilBray(Csaloon).Thanksalsoto“dailyhelpers”intermsofRogerCortiandSamRoberts.Wesignedupafewnewmembersandwerevisitedbynumerousothers.WewerepartofaFordislandwithEarlyV8,ModelAClubGB,ModelTRegister.LovelytoseeT’stherethisyeartomakethefam-ily lineage visible etc. Well done all for flying our club flag

Regional Contact:RoyHocking(Region8,Oxon/Bucks/Berks)hassteppeddownaf-ter‘teensofyearsintherolegreetingnewmembersandactingasmarshalatmanyanOldFordRally.Wethankhimandwishhimwellwithhisnewerclassicsnowthathenolonger

owns aY orC Model. Into the role we wel-come Ron Lewis who recently became ournewwebsitemanager.MembersinRegion8maywishtocontactRon.(Detailsinsidefrontcover.).VehicleAuthentication:AndrewBailey,whojoined our Committee at the last AGM, hasvolunteeredtobecomeavehicleauthentica-torfortheclubreplacingSamRoberts(Samnaturally continues as Club Archivist). Weare waiting DVLA confirmation but Andrew, alongwithme,willsharetheadministrationofregisteringvehicleswithDVLAandrelat-edmatters.WethankAndrewfortakingonthisdetailedrole.Andrewisagoodexampleof relatively newer (and younger ! ) members beingpreparedtooffertheirskillsandserv-icestotheclub. 2016 will see the vast majority of our cars

pass the 80 year mark as the £100.00Popularboostedsalesinlate1935andinto1936.Wehaveabusyyearahead.Usethewintermonthsforgettingoutonthoseoc-casional fine days and get the work done on the old Ford ready for the better weatherahead.

Bob Wilkinson. Secretary.

CLUB SERVICES Directory.Had your upholstery done? ....your ra-diator re-cored ? ...Other membersareseekingjustthesamesortofservices.We need the information FROM YOU. Iam updating a Club Services Directory,whichwillbepublishedinduecourse,andwelcome having information from you.Please let me have the contact details forsuchcompaniestoaddintoourclubdirec-tory.Bob Wilkinson. (Contact details inside front cover.)

BOB’S JOKE CORNER.ThisonesentinbymemberOwenBaldockourreveredMayorofTonbridge.ThosethriftyYorkshirelads.IntheYorkshirePostfollowingthedeathofhiswife….Thecouplehadbeenhappilymarriedfor50years.Thehusbandcontactedthenewspaperregardinganobituary.Wheninformedofthecost,themanuttered,intrueYorkshirefashion,“How Much?!!!”Hereluctantlyproducedhiswallet.“Iwantsummatsimpleheexplained,“myGladyswasagood-heartedandhard-workingYorkshirelassbutshewunt‘avewanted‘owtswanky’.

“Perhapsasmallpoem,”suggestedthewomanatthedesk.‘Nay,’hesaid,‘shewunt‘avewantedanythingla-di-da,justput;‘GladysBraithwaite’sdied“Youneedtosaywhen,’hewastoldbythereceptionist.‘DoI?Well,putdied17thMarch2015.That’lldo.’‘Itisusualforthebereavedtoaddsomemeaningfulphraseaboutthedearlydeparted.’Themanconsideredforamoment.‘Well,putin,‘Sadlymissed.’That’lldo,’hesaid.‘Youcanhaveanotherfourwords,’thewomanexplained.‘No, no!’ he cried, ‘she wouldn’t ‘ave wanted me tosplashout.’“Thewordsareincludedintheprice,’thewomaninformedhim.‘Arethey?YoumeanI’vepaidfor‘em‘Yes,indeed.’‘Well,ifI’vepaidfor‘emexclaimedtheman,‘I’m‘avin’‘em.’Theobituarywasdulyprintedasfollows:GladysBraithwaitedied,17thMarch2015.Sadlymissed.AlsoTractorforsale.

AsaYorkshireladmyselfIdon’tseethefunnysideofthisatall.Howeverifyouwanttoshareyourjokeswithus....send‘emin.

The Heritage Centre has changed its name.

ContentsEDITORIAL............................................4Chairman’sChat.....................................4Secretary’sRamblings............................5MembershipMatters-...........................6SparesOffocer’sReport.........................7InternationalCorrespondence..............7MembersLetters...................................10Photographic finds................................10Events2016.......................................... 12HalfaCenturywithForito................... 13Uxbridge1936....................................... 15‘WellWorth’Exploring........................ 16WonderfulGauges................................ 17FordversusFord..................................18Spottedinanidlemoment................... 19ThatwasChristmas.............................. 19InTheFrame-FilmSnips.................. 2020yearsago........................................25



Membership Matters - News of new membersSincethelastissueof“TransverseTorque”wearepleasedtowelcometotheFordY&CModelRegisterthefollowing6newand2rejoiningmembers.JohnDillon D1904 CoolforeCoLoughKevinElliott E1701 BoldonCollieryTyne&WearJohnHuckle H0901 WilsteadBedfordshireGordonHenderson H1803 ElginMorayRayPerkins P0502 BoughtonMonchelseaKentJosepPladellorens O-P106 TerrassaSpainSeanRickard R1302 BrandonSuffolkJohnSager S0102 StIvesCornwallWe are delighted to welcome these new members and give below brief details of theirvehicles:-John DillonhasjoinedtheClubattheNEC.Hehasablue/blackTudor.ThechassisnumberisY4343andBriggsbodynumber135/4198.Heinheritedthecarfromhisfatherwho was a member some years ago. Johnisverypleasedtohavehisfather’smember-shipnumber.Thecarisunderrestoration.WelcometotheClubandgoodluckwiththerestoration. John has asked me to conveyhisthankstothecommitteefortheirhardworkanddedicationhealsowishedtocon-gratulate the Club for the excellent maga-zine.Kevin Elliott–wearepleasedtowelcomeKevintotheClub.HeisanotherrecruitattheNEC.HeistheownerofTSJ699,chas-sisnumberC49148andBriggsbodynumber462/1218.ItwaspreviouslyCPP796.Itisared CX, first registered on the 4th of August 1936. The car is under restoration. Goodluckwiththerestoration.

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John HuckleisarejoiningmemberattheNEC.Hehasa1935van.Theregistrationnumber is CKL 347 and chassis numberY111291.Thevanisunderrestoration.Wewishyouwellwiththerestorationandwel-comebackonboard.

Gordon Henderson–weextendawarmwelcometoGordon,heistheownerofVFF866 (previously JM 1823). The chassisnumberisY96365andBriggsbodynumber165/20397. It is a black, 1935 Tudor, first registeredon5thAprilofthatyear.Thecarisunderrestoration. Wewishyousuccesswiththerestoration.Ray Perkins-wearepleasedtowelcomeRay,who is theownerofNG4737,chassisnumberY19202.Itisamaroon1933Tudor,first registered on 4th May of that year. The carwaspreviouslyownedbymember,RodJanes.Asthecarisontheroadwehopeyouenjoydrivingyour“Y”.Josep Pladellorens is our rejoiningmember from Spain. He is the owner ofY105553. It is a dark red Tudor, first regis-tered20/09/1935.Thecarisunderrestora-tion.WewishyougoodluckwiththerestorationandwelcomebacktotheClub.Sean Rickard–wearepleasedtowelcomeSeantotheClub.HeownsFMF608,chassisnumber Y152264. It is a blue Tudor. It was first registered on 30 January 1937. It is under restorationwithanenginerebuild,newtyresandpossiblere-spraytodo.ThiscarwaspreviouslyunknowntotheClub.Goodluckwiththerestoration.John Sager -weextendawarmwelcometoJohnwhoisanotherNECrecruit. Heislooking for a “Y” or “C”. Good luck with the search, we hope you find a suitable vehicle soon.

Hopefully, you will find this contribution to“TransverseTorque”informativeandasalways,theclubextendsawarmwelcometoallthenewmembers.TheEditorwillbepleasedtoreceiveanynews&photographsofyourvehicles.Aswemoveintoyetan-otheryear,Iwouldliketowisheveryoneahappy2016.

Mike Malyon Membership Officer

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SPARES

OFFICER’S

REPORTIwouldliketotakethisopportu-nitytowishyouallaHappyNewYear.Itisabusytimeformewiththe annual stock taking, budgetsandrestocking.

Two new items have been added to the Parts for Sale List:

BF32a. Instrument FaceTransfer Y. LR. (3 Transfers)£6.25pperset.Bf32b. Instrument FaceTransferC.&CX.(4Transfers)£8.00perset.

The transfers were shown in thelast issue of Transverse Torque,theystickontotheexistinginstru-ment face and they are sold as aset.ThemodelYsetisforthelongrad and consists of speedometer,fuelgaugeandammetertransfers.TheModelCandCXhavespeed-ometer,fuelgauge,clockandam-metertransfers.

The manufacturing of fuel tanksandwindscreensurroundsispro-gressing slowly, we should havesomenewsbytheendofJanuary.There is still time to be involvedin the evaluation, please let meknow,aspartofthisyoucanhavefueltankorwindscreensurroundatcostpriceontheunderstandingthat you give us feedback on thequalityandperformance.

I repeat my request for anyonewhohasanyshockabsorberpartsthat are surplus to their require-ments. This has resulted in noone coming up with any so far,sopleaseletmeknowifyouhavesome,aswecanalwaysusethemforspareparts.

Peter KetchellSpares Officer.

Germany.

Yet more fascinating information from ArneBolzmann.HavingsenthimthephotographoftheLuftwaffe officer and others trying to push-start an Eifelduringthewar,Arneresponded,

“The Luftwaffe Eifel probably had an easier timeof it than most. Eventhough it doesn’t seemtoberunningatthemo-ment the snap was tak-en,Luftwaffeunitswereoften stationed well be-hind the fronts (thoughby no means always!); many in occupied France, in fighter formations defending Germany from incom-ingbombers,orevenathome,etc.Somanysmallercars were allotted to them, including the two-cyl-inder two-strokeDKW cars withbarely18h.p.Theoneinyourpic-ture nicely showsthe mandatory“Tarnscheinwerfer”(or camouflage light) on the left wing, adevice that lookedremotelylikeamin-iatureGermansteelhelmet from theside and shed lightonlydownwardontothe street. ThesewereapatentoftheNova-Technik com-panyandarethere-fore also knows asNoteks, officially denoted night-march-device. Thedriver could chosefromthreesettings,eachsheddingabitmorelight,accordingtotheassumedproximityofdanger.Nova-Technikmusthavemadeafor-tune out of those lamps, as every vehicle inGermanyneededone,bylaw.The second interesting thing in that photo-graphistheregistration.TheLuftwaffeinitsprimewasalargeandhighlyprofessionalor-ganisationandprobablyhadmanythousandsof road vehicles at its disposal. Still, maybenot as many as the number on the registra-tion suggests. It is a significant hint that the thousands figure is a nice even number (350). Thatshowstheoldsystemofallottingbatchesofnumberstocertain“Wehrkreise”ordefencecantons. So, rather than thisEifelbeing the350433rdvehicleof theLuftwaffe, itbelongsto a regional command which can allocate num-bers from 350.000 to 360.000 and has not nearlyexhausted its supply of numbers. Somewhere elsetherewillbeaLuftwaffecarwithWL-360176andyetsomewhereelseanotherwith,let’ssay,WL-370578.They seem to be doing serious pushing, though, asthereareat least threemenpushing,withpossiblya fourth man’s cap just barely visible through the

International Correspondence.

rear window. Well, the officer looks like he’s putting in only token effort... Maybethey’ve run out of petrol. I’m sure this iswhyatleastanumberofpre-warcarssur-vivedthewarinGermany.PerhapstheEifelinyourpicturesurvivedtolivesomeyearsin the fifties, especially if it came to rest in theAmericanzoneofoccupation,wherethe

Americans weresowellequippedthat they let thesurviving smallcars be. Not sothe Russians,whohadsuffered

soappallinglythattheycouldusejustaboutanything in the rebuilding of their coun-try,includingthedis-assemblyoftheOpelKadettproduction line,setting itupagaindeepinRussiatobecometheMoskvitch.

I attach yet one more army Eifel, be-cause it is such a nice photograph, maybetaken in southern Italy, Sicily or Greece.Unfortunatelythesignonthedoorisilleg-ible.”

The Luftwaffe Eifel saloon commented on by Arne Bolzmann

A Wehrmacht Eifel cabrio-limousine in a Mediter-ranean setting in 19�8. Note the “Tarnscheinwer-fer” camouflage light on the off-side mudguard.



Australia.

BillBallardreports,“EverycarinAustraliashould be fitted with an air filter! The main reasons being firstly, you are bound to drive alonganunsealedroadeverysooften,beitaminorcountryroad;oradrivewaytoavineyard,historichomestead,heritagerail-way, etc or just a car park in the country!

Secondly,thenorthwesterlywindswegetevery so often (and seveal times a year),whichcrossAustraliaroughlyfromDarwinto Melbourne, pick up thedust from the“redcentre”(desertarea)ofAustraliaanddrop it on us. There are days when a carleft outside can be covered in a very thinfilm of red dust, deposited by that wind. IfthosesamewindsbringrainwiththemfromtheIndianOcean,thenyourcarcouldbe covered in red spots! It is those same winds which can be very hot, that bringthe temperatures up to well over 30degCand,whentheymeetthecoolairfromtheSouthern Ocean, cause the severe thun-derstorms whose lightning sets fire to the grass and bush and causes the bushfires we get here. It’s nature’s way of regener-ating vegetation, encouraged by the euca-lypt trees, which give off a flammable (but healthy and invigorating) scent!”

Norway.

Terje Sæthre, in Oslo, sent in a nice pho-tograph of a left-hand-drive Model “Y”.He reports, “Enclosed you will find an old picture of a Model Y Ford. The registra-tion letter “E” says it is registered in the

“Oppland” county in Norway.Lillehammer,wherewehadtheWinter Olympics in Norway in1994 is located in the Opplandcounty.Itisunknownwherethispictureis taken, but it is definitely taken byoneofthefjordsinthewest-ernpartofNorway.Itisalsoun-known which year the Model Yis,orwhenthepictureistaken.”

Spain.

LuisCascantereportsonanunu-sual find; “Some days ago, while rummaging on a book stall inAutoRetro,theBarcelona’sauto-jumble, I came across a com-pletely new 1936 Ford Model Y&Cpartsbook.Amazingly, thebooklet has cloth binding withgold lettering, instead of theusualprintedpaperback.

I wonder why this particularbook has that handsome bind-ing. Perhaps it belonged to theofficial Motor Ibérica’s library? Idon’tknow,butIcouldn’tresistthetemptationandboughtitformypersonal(small)collectionofModelYrelatedliterature.”

”

The left-hand-drive long rad in Norway has combined side/head lamps and was therefore manufactured after June 19�4. Note that it has been repainted, as the wings are not black, but are the same colour as the body-work.

The more typical thick paper parts cat-alogue sleeve. Note it is labelled both Modelo “Y” (8 H.P.) and Modelo “10”, sug-gesting a combined parts catalogue.”



Germany – again!

Anunusualphotographthistimeofacou-pletakingtheairina1933Deutsch-bodiedFord Köln cabriolet (note the wider bodytub behind thescuttle to givemore room in-side – a similardesign featureto the FrenchKelsch-bodiedModel “Y” vari-ants). The unu-sual, aspect ofthis photographis the swastikaflag fluttering on the front bump-er. Little flags wereverypopu-lar in Germanyfrom the earlydays of motor-ing but, before1933 (Hitler’sascenttopower),the flags mostly advertised na-tional or re-gional car clubs(notably theADAC) or other

The cloth bound Ford Ibérica parts catalogue for the Model “Y” found by Luis Cascante. Possibly issued for the Barcelona Company library?”

societies; rarely making political statements. Thischanged from the beginning of the 1930s as moreand more swastikas flags appeared. Some people mayhavereluctantlybowedtotheneedtopublicallyassert their allegiance in times when being an out-sider was frowned upon. Many were genuinely en-thusiastic; Nazism, at first, having had mainly a mid-dle-class following. However, the political flags were foundmainlyonthecheapercars;lessfrequentlyontheluxurymodels,whoseownerswereoftenfromtheoldconservativeelite.TheyfoundithardtoreconcilethemselvestothelittleupstartfromAustria.

What makes our man in the Deutsch cabriolet verysuspectofbeingmore than justa“Trittbrettfahrer”or “running-board-rider” of the Nazi movement, isthepartymembershipbadge(“Parteiabzeichen”)onhislapel,embarrassinglyvisibleinsuchagoodpho-tograph.

A superb photograph of a 19�� Köln cabriolet bodied by Deutsch. The owner is obviously a keen Nazi with his swastika flag fluttering on the bumper and wearing his Nazi party lapel badge.



Members Letters

Forum & Facebook Posts

Member Dave Tanner writes in:

I did mention when we last spoke about a small parcel shelf I created on my CX, and could also fit the Y. It’s nothing fantastic, but I find it invaluable, bearing in mind the lack of storage space in our cars.

It’s of simple construction, and inexpensive. It fits easily below the glove box and is attached to the underside of the tool box. I had two holes already there, so these were used with suitable nuts & bolts, washers etc.,

It’s made from ¼” plywood, about 12” wide x 12” deep, with a 1” rail at the front and side. I covered it in black carpet. It’s bolted on under the nearside ‘toolbox’ with about 6” protruding into the car, 6” under the bulkhead .

Dimensions are not critical, but I find it best fitted on the nearside as the steering column is in the way when on the offside. It’s handy for keys, glasses, camera phone etc. Above all it’s something worthwhile to do during the lay-up?

Photographic finds.

On the Forum, a member asks“Whatanti-freezeshouldIputin?”andwasan-swered by other helpful members thus–“You need old type Blue anti-freeze for older cars”, “Cast Iron engines with cop-per gaskets should have blue. Pink is for aluminium engines.”

Anothermembersoughtadviceontakingouttheengineandgearbox,someoneelsewanted fit an oil pressure gauge, another soughtadviceonclutchjudderwithaddi-tionalquestionsonthehandbrake.TherewashumorousbanteraboutaneBayitem- a Y parts catalogue – going for £1700.Thatlaterwaschangedtojust£17.

On Facebook, members ask about fit-tingrubberbushestotheshockabsorberlinks,howtoremovefrontandrearwings,positioningbrackets,paintingwheelsandadmiringvariousphotosshown.

A Danish 19�4 De Luxe Fordor Model “Y” assembled in Copenhagen. Visible De Luxe features include (from the front) ‘rustless steel’ head lamp and side lamp covers, twin windscreen wipers, trafficators, sliding sun roof (the chromed water outlets are visible above the rain gutter-ing), spare wheel cover (apparently chromed in this in-stant) and a luggage rack. All 19�4 Fordor Model “Y”s were to the De Luxe specification.



A June 19�7 Tudor “Y” parked outside East Finchley LNER station on 19 July 19�8 along with a Morris Eight Post Office Telephones van with extendable lad-der. Note the horror film showing at the Ritz “Love and Hisses”! I bet the space is now either a large car park for commuters or a superstore.

Karl Dillon sent in this photograph of Liverpool in the late 1940s. The late 19�6 Cheshire registered Model “CX” is parked below what appears to be a metro railway line. Can anyone throw light on this?



Half a Century with ForitoIn October 1965, when I was nineteen, I attended the third of seven courses for myIndustrial Engineering graduation in Barcelona’sHigh School. That same year, the High Schoolpremises were moved to a new large building intherecentlybuiltBarcelona’sUniversityarea.Thiswaswayoutofthetownwithasingletramlineasthesolemeansofpublictransport.Isuggestedtomyfatherthathebuymeamotorcycleformydailyeducational trips. He hated bikes and his answerwasaresounding ‘no’,butheagreedto look foralittleusedcar,andboughtformeathirtyyearsold,SpanishassembledFord8HP.Itsownerwasare-tired ruraldoctor,AngelSoler, living inVilada,avillage100kmNorthofBarcelona.Theknownhis-toryofthecarwasexplainedinTransverseTorquesomeyearsago.

OnOctober9th1965,assistedbyafriend,IwentbytraintoManresaandtookdeliveryofthecar.Ithadbeen overhauled and converted to 12 V in a localworkshop.IimmediatelychristeneditForito,(littleFord)afamiliarSpanishnicknamefortheModelsY and C (officially known as ‘8HP’ and ‘Modelo 10’). The first thing I did on the car was to clean the interior thoroughly; I had been alerted by afriend,aformerowner’sacquaintance,thatthegooddoctorconsideredthepassenger’sfloor board as the car’s ashtray, dustbin, etc. The second task I undertook was to fit up a home-madetransistorradio,anessentialaccessoryformeinthattime.

IdroveForitointenselyduringthefollowingyears,notonlycommutingtotheHighSchoolbutalsoinmanyexcursionswithTatat.Ialsoattendedsomeveterancaroutingswithit.TatatandIweremarriedin1972.IboughtaSEAT(TheSpanishbuiltFIAT)124andForitowasstoredinagarage,standingonfourwoodenblocks.ThenextyearIwasofferedajobinLaSeud’UrgellandwemovedtothePyrenees,wherewearestillliving.ThearrivalofourthreechildrenandconsequentfamilydutiesrenderedForito’suseimpossible,butinthesummerof1984,Idecidedtouseitagainduringtheholidays.Theremainsoftheoldfuelwasdrained,thedistributorpointschangedand,withanewbatteryandfreshfuel,theenginewaseasilypersuadedtorun.In1986,IcontactedBobWilkinsonandjoinedtheRegister,thebestdecisionIhavemadeconcerningForito.Acompletebody-offrestorationwasundertakenin1998andsincethen,TatatandIhavehadgreatfun,coveringthousandsofkilometresinoureightyyearsoldgoodfriend.Otherclassiccarshavejoinedmygarage,a1956220Mercedes,a1966TR4A Triumph and a 1938convertibleMatford,but,af-ter fifty years of friendship, Foritostillisthefavourite.

Luis Cascante.

Adjusting the idle speed in Vic’s Ma-jor Square, north of Barcelona, in 1966”

Forito’s interior with a radio. 1966

The Ford Y & C Model Register Page 1�


Forito taking part in a Rally in 1967, in front of a superb Pegaso Z 102

This time ahead of a Lancia.

Forito as sketched by Luis Cascante during a tedious electricity lesson in 1969

� The Ford Y & C Model Register


Events 2016

7th Feb Willoughby Committee Meeting 10.30am

17th April Our AGM –Now at Gaydon British Motor Museum

15th May Chiltern Valley Vintage Show Jim Miles

28th-30th May Enfield Pageant Jim Miles

5th-11th June 2016 Tour Norfolk/Suffolk Jo Hanslip 01945 430325

7th July Old Ford Rally at Gaydon Bob Wilkinson

16th-19th Sept North Norfolk Railway ‘40’s Weekend Jo Hanslip

23rd October 2016 Stoneleigh Restoration Show

Would members please advise the editor of any new events for inclusion or changes.

Next Copy date will be Friday 26th February

Please make a note of this in your diaries, as I will be asking once again for your reports,

happenings, whereabouts, achievements, coming events and of course, photographs

– of trophies won, scenes seen, repairs made and people met.

To get on the front cover, upright ‘Portrait’ photographs are needed, the back cover

normal ‘Landscape’ layout preferred. Photos sent in also get into our Forum and

Facebook pages as well as our website.

Please also share details and dates of events that you hear of, so that members can enjoy seeing other’s cars and show off their own.

Part 2 of ‘Ford Special Tools’ will follow in the next issue as well as a follow-on feature article of ‘In The

Frame’ showing members’ cars used in films. Details of our AGM to take place this year at the British Motor

Museum, Gaydon, will also be announced.



Uxbridge 1936Whilstata‘Show’inAmershambackinthesum-mer, a gentleman, Roy Latchford, approachedmetoseeifIwasinterestedinsomeoldphotoshehadacquiredsomethirtyyearsprior,show-ing scenes of my locality that were taken byBuckinghamshire County Council’s HighwaysDept.Hewaspresentwhen theywereclearingoutacupboardfullofphotos,somethirtyyearsago.InRoy’sworldofsteamengines,largevin-tagelorriesetc,heaskedandhewasallowedtotakesomeduplicatesandcopyothers that fea-tured old vehicles, particularly steam tractionengines.At the time, I met him in the summer, he toldmehehadonethat includeda ‘Y’andwewentdown to his vintage wood hauling lorry where

heproducedanenvelopefullofphotosshowingoriginalroadsbeingbuiltandotherroadworks.I took copies of some from Uxbridge with mycamerainthesunshinethatdaybutIaskedRoyifeverhehadtheopportunitytotakeapropercopy,Iwouldbemostgrateful.Well,herememberedmyinterestandaskedhisson&daughter-in-law tomakeaproperphotocopyandcalledinwiththemsomefourmonthslater.The photo shown originally showed the ap-proachto‘HighBridge’ontheLondontoOxfordRoad, the old A40, (Now A4020) approach-ing Uxbridge from Denham and taken on 14thAugust1936.TheModelY–BYE243–isnotonoursurvivorslist unfortunately. It appears to have no side-lights –post June 1934 – but although a littleunclear, looks like it has round Magniflex bars toitsheadlamps.ItdoessportanAAbadgetoo.

Iwouldsayit’satwodoorandhasnosemaphoretrafficators.Ihavecroppedthephototoshowmoredetail–theClevelandFillingStationonthecornershop,The‘NarrowBridge’roadsign,theGrocer’sde-liverybicycle,the‘PlayersPlease’pavementandwall signs, the Lyons Ice Cream wall sign, theearly30mphroadsignandtheauthenticperioddressoftheLady–WasthatherFordIwonder?In the background is a Telegraph pole with fifty pairs of lines on a double pole arrangement– not surprising as this was main route fromOxford.To the rear looks like an Austin Lichfield (?) and an unknown car waiting to fill up. In front of the grocersaresackofspuds,basketsofvegetablesand overhead the gantry sign, “Old Mill” Café - for which I can find no current reference. Behind thecarsisasignfor‘DenhamLodgepreparatorySchool ‘–ahousebuilt inthe1870’sbyHenryMercer, a flour miller, that after the second worldwarbecameahotel,andthenwasdemol-ishedin1963tobecomeaverylargeapartmentblockcalled‘DenhamLodge’.



‘Well Worth’ ExploringRecentlyIorderedsomepistonringsoneBayastheyseemedbothusefulandabargain.Ioftenbuyuppartswhenseen‘Justincase’–youneverknowwhentheymightbeneededbyyourselforanothermember.Grabthenwhentheyaregoingismyphilosophy.UndoingtheboxtoexaminethecontentsIdiscoveredthispamphlet.It’sastockcontrolcardforthePlus30(=.030”)pistonringsetsasorderedbyPalmBayGaragesLtd.,ofNorthDownRoad,Cliftonville,MargateKent.Theyweresup-pliedbyAssociatedEngineering/Sales/Ltdof21/22RoseLaneCanterbury.Itindicatesthatbetween2/9/1952and4/10/1960about200compressionringsof this size were sold – some fifty sets of four. Now most pistons may have hadtwocompressionringsandoneoilcontrol,orthreecompressionandoneoilcontrol.Eitherway, that’squitea lotofbusiness for thisgarage. Inaddi-tionwouldhavebeentheothersizes-+.010”,+.020”,+.040”andpossiblythe+.050”&+.060”thatwereavailableaswell.QuiteaturnoverofFordenginesreconditioned.These“Salesmaster”stockcontrolsystemswereprobably‘stateoftheart’backthen in the days before computers!

PalmBaywasestablishedinOctober1945,bytwopartnersLeslieBrownandHarryTooke.PalmBayopenedofferingitslocalcommunityServiceandRepairfacilitiesandTaxiservices,whichwashugelysuccessfulgiventhatbothpart-nerswerewellrespectedandlikedwithintheirThanetcommunity.

Upon Googling for information, I see the following:

“Palm Bay Garage Ltd is now officially closed as of Friday 16th November 2012. Palm Bay Garage Ltd would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff and customers from the past sixty seven years of business. “(Believed to have been a Renault dealer for about 50 years.)

“Westwood Service Centre has been set up by former employees of Palm Bay Garage and is now headed up and owned by David Locke who has over 25 years of award winning experience within the Aftersales environment for customer delivery and satisfaction. David aims to follow on from what Palm Bay’s many loyal customers had come to expect albeit at a lower price - as not being tied to one manufacturer enables us to be in full control of our costs.”

Remember Hugh Lloyd?



MEASURING ONE MILLIONTH OF AN INCH

Wonderful Gauges for To-day’s Engineers.

I’vebeenreadingupsomeoldFordlitera-tureandpresscuttingsanddiscoveredMr.CarlEdvardJohannson.HiscontributiontoFordsandourcarsandindeed accuracy of manufacturing gener-ally in the thirtiesonwardsshouldnotbeunderestimated.Itappearsheworkedoutwaysofmeasurementtoextremeaccuracyandusedthatknowledgetoproducesetsofstandardmetalblockstobeusedfortest-ingvariousgauges

In the 1880’s, Johansson, a Swedish im-migrant,wasalumberjackinthenorthernwilds.Withhisearnings inthewoods,heentered Gustavus Adolphus College at St.Peter’s,Minnesota.LaterhereturnedtohisnativeSwedenandbeganhislongclimbtotheuniqueplacehealoneoccupies,arrivingbackintheU.S.Ain1923.Hehadperfectedthegaugeblockbysolvingfour important

metallurgical problems – fist, flat surfaces in steel, second, perfect parallel surfaces,third accuracy and fourth, the effectiveheattreatmentandseasoningofsteel.

In Sweden, he became an inspector ofarms,andponderingoverthedelaysinas-sembling rifle parts due to inaccuracy of supposedlyinterchangeableparts,theideaofprecisionmeasurementdawnedonhim.Henry Ford was the first to appreciate the possibilities of his invention, though theworld was slow to accept it and acquiredtherightstohisdevices.Henrybelievedininter-changeabilityofsparepartsandthatonly came about with accurate compara-tivemeasurements.

In1936,aged72JohanssonleftDearbornreturning home with numerous awards.FordsproducedthegaugeblocksinanewTool & Die Building, and the Henry FordTrade School graduated near on 8000students with tool and die training. In191, production of blocks was 200 perday. Customers included the Military andits suppliers. In one week in 1943, orders

receivedfor3101blocksand213accessorygauges.

Manypurposemadegaugeswereinuseinthe manufacture of engine parts – crank-shafts, camshafts etc and these specialistgaugeswere tested inproductionasoftenashalfhourlyusingJohansson’sblocks.------------------------------

Lookattheedgeofathreepennybit;then,ifyoucan,imagineitbeingcutinto46,000slices.Well,eachslicewouldbeaboutonemillionthofaninchthick.

Mr. C. E. Johansson one the first men to Introduce precision measurements; his system has been adopted in many coun-

tries and used as the national standards at London, Washington and Paris.”

Or perhaps you may find this compari-sonalittleeasiertograsp.Ahumanhair

is something pretty fine. Well, if It were 3000 times finer still it would be a millionth of an inchdiameter. There are gauges usedinengineeringtodaywhichcouldprovethesestatements,andintheFord works they are constantlybeingemployedtocheckupotherGauges.

This surely is !he limit of accuracy when you remember the roughsystems from which measure-mentsstarted.Atonetimeaninchwas three grains of barley laidend to end; a foot was just what

itsnameIndicates,thelengthofahumanfoot; we still speak of a horse as being somanyhandshigh;ayardwasthedistancebetweenthenoseandthethumbwhenthearm was stretched out. An acre was thegroundayokeofoxencouldploughinhalfaday.

Asindustryincreasedintheworld,manu-facturing efficiency demanded accurate measurementsfortworeasons.

First,anarticlethatcontainsseveralpartscannotbeputtogetherquicklyunlesseachpart is precisely measured to fit the place it istooccupy.Underoldstyleso[measure-mentsnottwopartswereexactlyalikeeachhad to be separately fitted, and other parts hadtobediscarded.

The second reason was that inaccuratelymeasuredpartssoonwearoutastheyarelooseandrubunevenlyagainsteachother.

The more closely fitting the parts of a car. within certain limits, the longer it wears,themoresmoothlyitrunsandthecheaperit can be manufactured because less time

and less material have been wasted !n mak-ingit.

The history of scientific precision mea-surement dates mainly from the work ofMr.C.EJohanssonageniuswhosawthevalue of the new science, Mr. Johanssonwas inventinghissystematmeasurementwhenyoungMr.,HenryFordwasmakinghismotormodelsInDetroit.

These gauges used by the Ford companypermitalimitofone-tenththethicknessofasheetofOnionskinpaperinsuchpartsastheV-8pistonandconnectingrods.At172operationsinmachiningandinspectingofparts for the car there is a tolerance of five tenthousandthsofaninch.Afewmeasure-mentsaremadetotwoten-thousandthsofasInchtoensureinthepartslongeroper-atinglife.

AJohanssongaugeisarectangularblockmade from nickel steel, the distancebetween two of the faces being accuratewithin the limits specified in millionths an asinch.Soperfectlyarethefacesoftheseblocks finished that two or more blocks can be “wrung” together with a twistingmotion, after which they will adhere sofirmly that it takes a considerable pull to separatethem.Eachlittleblockofsteelissodelicately measured thatwhenheld inthe hand for five seconds only it expands it so much as to be out of truth until itresumes !ts normal temperature. A set of thesegaugesconsistsof81pieces,andbyusing them separately or combined, over80,000differentsizescanbeobtained.

RC



Ford versus Ford – an extract from

‘The A C Ford Story’(AbriefhistoryofDudley’s famousstreet lightingmanufacturer.)By,andwithpermissionofClairePendrous,memberoftheFSOC.

Fibreglass columns and the impact test incident

In 1960, A C Ford patented a method of constructing fibreglass columns us-ing continuous long stands of fibreglass that were wound on to on a revolving taperedmandrel.Thismethodofconstructionresultedinaverytough,du-rable,butlightweightcolumn.Twomodelsweremade,butbothweresome16ftintotallength.TheconstructionofeachAC1000columnused11lbsofglassfibre strand (equivent to 3-miles of glass strand) and 20lbs of resin.

A new installation of A C Ford AC10�0 fibreglass columns fitted with AC840 8�-watt sodium lanterns are seen in Wednesbury (West Midlands) in the

early 1960’s. Picture: Claire Pendrous Collection.

Tohelpmarketthisnewproductandtoprovetopotentialcustomershowstronganddurablethesecolumnswere,atestcolumnwassetuponlandat thebackof thefactory inPeartreeLane; the intentionbeingtodriveacarintothecolumntodemonstratehowthesecolumnswouldstanduptoarelativelylowspeedimpact.

ThedemonstrationwasarrangedandaphotographerwashiredfromCNFLewisalocalphotographiccompanytorecordtheevent.EdwardFarmerhadvolunteeredtodrivethecarintothecolumn,sowitheverythinginplaceandthesmallcrowdofpeoplegatheredintheraintowitnesstheevent,EdwardclamberedintotheCompany’soldFord‘Y’caranddrove off down the yard. In preparation for his final approach, he made a couple of dum-myrunsstoppingjustshortofthecolumn.Hedroveoffagaindowntheyardandturnedthe car around for the final run. Hoping that he’d gauged the distance and approach speed correctly,herevvedtheengineoftheoldFordanddroppedtheclutch,launchingthecarandhimselfonacollisioncoursewiththelamppostupahead.

Astheoldcarbumpedandbouncedalongtheopenground,Edwardbracedhimselfforthe impact, eventually collidingwith thecolumn atquite a turnof speedandshatter-ingthelanternmountedontopofit.Secondslater,ashakenandslightlydazedEdwardemergedfromthecar,eagertoseetheaftermath.Notsurprisingly,thefrontofthecarwas badly damaged, but amazingly the fibreglass column appeared relatively undamaged, even though the concrete into which it was fixed had fractured under the impact. The

A sad end for the Company’s 19�0’s Ford ‘Y’

saloon car following its impact test against the

new AC1000 fibreglass column. Picture Claire

Pendrous Collection.

photographer,whowasrecordingtheeventon film, was keen to get some nice close up shotsofthedamagedcarandcolumn,butin standing too close to the lamppost, hewas struck on the head by a piece of fall-ingdebrisfromthebrokenpost-toplanternabove him. Concussed, the photographerwas given first aid at the scene, until an ambulancearrivedtowhiskhimofftohos-pitalfortreatment.

Thiscrude,buteffectivetestofthecolumncould now be used as a marketing tool toselltheproduct.Clearlyithelpedconvince

various local authoritiesaround the Country toinvest in fibreglass columns, including: Bristol City Council,County Borough of Blackburn,Berkshire County Council, andOtleyinYorkshiretonamebutafew.Ironicallyintoday’sworld,theoldFord‘Y’saloonthatACFordwroteoffintheimpacttestwouldnowbeaverymuchsortafter collectors item!



Spotted in an idle moment

Seenrecentlywhilstsearchingtheweb,isthisphotoofaModelCXbyanhotelinCardrona,NewZealand.

It was posted by Lynne N Max Youleonto the Facebook site NZ car relatedstreet scenes 1950’s-1980’s, and shegivespermissiontoshowithere.

Obviously an interesting photo, so Iposted it onto our own Facebook sitefor members to enjoy. The next day,whilstatafriendshouse,sheremarkeduponit.DidIknowthattheircousin–whoIhadmetafewmonthsagowhilsthe toured the UK – not only workedthere as caretaker but also arrangedevents there as one of New Zealand’sleadingFolksinger/songwriters?Iamalways amazed at coincidences likethese.HisnameMartinCurtis–www.martincurtis.co.nz–andhehaswrittensongsaboutCardronathatIhadheardhimsinginthesummer.

I am assured the hotel still looks thesame, but I think that the Model CXmay have passed its best!

This car looks well travelled ! The driver’s door has a little surface dam-age though. Complete with roof rack.

Christmas Dinner - “That was the Christmas that was”

Is that it, Christmas and New Year over? Itcame,Isaw,itwent.Apartfromthepresentsthat still need to find storage space and mak-ingNewYearresolutionssuchas“Imustwritedownalistofallthepeoplewereceivedcardsfrom”, it’s perhaps time to reflect on some of thegoodthingsthathappenedoverChristmasperiod. One of them was the Model Y&C’sChristmasgettogetheratAdderbury.

Thisyear,orshouldInowsaylastyearasthispiece will appear in the first Transverse Torque tobepublished in2016,some40plusmem-bers and their wives and partners gatheredat theRedLionover theweekendof 12/13thDecember.SomebravesoulswhoselivercouldtakeitcameearlyandstayedovertheFridaynightaswell.ItwasallveryChristmassy,evendown to the fact that our group had takeneveryroominthehotelandthereforeforanyothertravellerswhomayhavearrivedbydon-key–therewasnoroomattheinn.

Jean and I took the opportunity on theSaturdaypriortothedinnertoexploresomeofouroldhauntsintheCotswolds(whereweusedtolive.)ThesmalltownsandvillagesofCotswold stone set off the Christmas lightsandmadeitlookquitemagicalandputusinthemoodforChristmas,in-spiteofitrainingformostofthetime.

Astheclanbegantogather inthe lateafter-noon and early evening it was wonderful tomeetupwithfriendslastseenatanAGMorY&C event. I don’t think I’ve been kissed asmany times in an evening before! As we were a largepartywewereusheredoutof thebar

intothediningroomaswereclutteringuptheplaceandgettingintheway.Chatterandthenoise filled the air as, amongst other things discussed,peopletriedtorememberwhattheyhadorderedfordinner.However,ourwonder-fulorganisers,theindomitableBanburyFour,Colin French and Penny, and Robert JarvisandLorraine,hadthoughtofthatandevery-onewasgivenapieceofpaperwiththeirmenuchoiceas theywereseated.Themealpassedoff with no bad behaviour and no one beingdifficult, apart from Mike Malyon who had orderedLambShankinadvance.Ionlymen-tion this in passing as that would have beenmypreferredchoiceandIwasquiteenviousandmustrememberthisrusemyselffornextyear.

Inevitably at the end of the meal, variouspeople rose to their feet. The first to rise was SamRobertswhogaveusthenewsthatNigelStennet-Coxhadrecentlymarriedthecharm-ingandlovelyJocelyn,whomany of us have met at Club events. Therewerecheersandeveryonesendstheircongrat-ulationsandbestwishestothemboth.Colinwasthenexttorise,andannouncedthatJimandJoanSharpehadsenttheirregretsfornotbeingabletoattend.Hewentontothankeve-ryonefortheirsupportandremarkedthatheonlyhadafewwordstosay,butthathealsohadamissivetoreadoutfromourSecretary,BobWilkinson,whoalsowasunabletoattend.It seemed two hours later after he had readout the last of Bob’s words and some jokes,hewasabletositdowntoawell-earnedrest.ChristineBaldockthenproposedatoasttotheY&C Register. Others then rose to entertain

the assembled members with some trepida-tion,probablywiththesamesenseofappre-hension experienced by comedians who hadthe temerity to try and entertain the crowdattheGlasgowEmpireortheRomansintheColiseum. However, when the party pieceswere over and done, the evening came to awonderful finale as Geoff Salminen played us outonhisaccordionwithamedleyofsongsinakeythatmostmemberscouldhit.

The whole occasion seemed to em-bodywhattheClubseekstofosteramongitsmembers - warm friendship, a shared inter-est,andthecreationofamutualself-helpnet-work.Although,asonememberput it tomeontheevening“Wedon’tneedthecarstohaveaparty,buttheyareagoodexcusetobringustogether”. Itwasgoodtoseesomenewfacesat the dinner, not just new members but oldmembers who were attending for the first time.

Our thanks again to the BanburyFourformakingthis,formanyofus,amust-attendeventintheY&Ccalendar.Itreallywasa great scene- setter, making us all feel thatChristmaswasonitsway.

Peter Purdy



In The Frame - Film SnipsOften seen in period films are excellent examples of our Y’s andC’s.NowthattheyareoftenonDVDs,it’scomparativelyeasy to snip out a frame as a record for our archives. Thesecars,mostlybelongingtomemberspastandpresentarebeingputtogooduse,earningabobortwoandgettingthemintothesightsofthepublic.Thatissoimportantnowasweneednewyoungermemberstocarryonthegoodworkofpreservingourcarsandtheirhistory.

Ifanyofourmembershaveclipsororiginalsfromscenesinpast films, your editor would be obliged to copy and to see them.

Here’sanexample from ‘This isMyFather’– “Arich taleofoneman’ssearchforhisfamilyroots”.ItstarredJohnCussack,AidanQuinn,MoyaFarrelly&JamesCaan.ItshowsModelYRegNo.ZB2288

Wikipedia states – “The 1998 film portrays a tragic love story setinlate1930sIreland,focusingontherelationshipbetweenFiona Flynn (Moya Farrelly), a beautiful, feisty seventeen-year-oldfromamiddle-classfamily,andKieranO’Dea(AidanQuinn),ashylabourerinhisearlythirties,andthesearchdec-ades later by their son, Kieran Johnson, (James Caan) to find hisrootsinlate1990sIreland.

The film is told as an interweaving of the nineties setting, whereKieranishearingthestoryofhisparents,andtheeventsofthe1930s.KieranJohnsongrewintoadulthoodunawareofhisparents’storyorofthetragiceventsthatcausedhismothertoleaveIrelandonherownwhilepregnant.

The story highlights the issues of prejudice, classism, alco-holism and social and religious conservatism in rural 1930sIreland.

ThecarsubsequentlywasownedbyEugeneMarkeyandthenAndrewSharkeyandagainMichaelCallaghanandwithdoubtsovertheexactidentity,beingfound“disassembledandinter-riblecondition”,wasissuedwithplatesZV60398in2008

ThisisoneoftheDVDsyourclubhastolendout–amongstthosebeinglookedafterbyyoureditor–shouldyouwanttoborrowit,justpayforpostage.(Alistisavailable–emailme)SomeareonVHStapesthatneedtobeconvertedtoDVDsWe also have many DVDs from Auto shows, old Ford films and homemade.Haveyouanyvideoclipsthatyoucouldaddtoourarchives?

OneortwointerestingclipsarealsofreelyavailableonYouTube–e.g.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEEgkcPjnEMTherearequiteafewclips–ignorethehotrods–justsearch‘FordModelY’

Amongst other videos on tape or DVDs held is “Cavalcadeof Ford”, a twenty minute film of evolution and development –someclipsshownhere.

Plenty of “steamy” scenes in this film



Shortrad YY 6�6 crossing a Ford

Climbing hills with ease,



JB 2727 with its 72 hour reliability demonstration plaque to spare wheel

LongRad CVX 26� showing flexibility of suspension,



Carrying extra weight – seven adults

From Ford’s Cavalcade of Ford Promotion Film



Obituary – Ken Arthur.

ItiswithregretthatIlearnedfromaChristmascardthatKenArthursuccumbedtothebigClastDecember(2014).KenwasaMasterCraftsmanwhofabricatedbodypanelsformanyexoticcarsinhisworkshopnearFromeinSomerset.HewasakeensupporteroftheClubandmadepatternsfortheModel“Y”inparticular,butwouldturnhishandtopanelsofanyshape.WhenheretiredwithaviewtomovingtoNewZealand,thepatternswerepassedtohissuccessorastheClubsupplierofpanels(RickBeasley).HismovetoanewlifeDownUnderwascancelledduetopoorhealth.Manyofusweregratefulforhisskillsandexper-tise.Ourthoughtsgotohiswidow,Yvonne.

SamRoberts

Ken Arthur at a Willoughby Hall A.G.M. in the mid-1990s.

Ken Arthur’s display of Model “Y” panels at the same A.G.M.



20 years ago. Issue 98 January/February 1996

It isamusingwhencoincidences turnup,especiallywhenmostunex-pected(BobWilkinsonandSamRobertsrefertoitas ‘synchronicity’).Atthisyear’s(2015)ClassicCarShowattheNEC,JohnDillonfromCo.LouthintheRepublicofIrelandwassignedupasanewmember.Hislatefather(Johnny)hadjoinedtheClubin2006. Johnhasinheritedhis father’s car, which has been laying in a hay barn for the last five or sixyears.Thecarisanearly,November1932shortradModel“Y”withachassisnumberY4343.Asbackgroundforthis‘20yearsago’article,areadofIssue98ofTransverseTorquerevealedthat,in1995,SamRob-ertsreportedonthreeModel“Y”sforsaleatTheOldMotorHouseinWhitchurch,not6milesfromwherehelives(ithassinceclosed). Onvisitingthesite,hediscoveredthattwoofthecarswereknowntotheClubandhadbeenpassedonthroughthedealernetwork.Ashesaidinissue98,“Thethirdiscertainlyinteresting.ItwasimportedfromBel-giumandpart-exchangedforaM.G.Therewerenodocumentswithitand no registration plates. I was able to find the body number (135/4198), the chassis number (Y4343) and the enginenumber (Y4343), which confirmed it as the earliest short rad ontheregisterwithaBurmansteeringbox–manufacturedin November 1932, one month after first production. The car iscompletelyoriginal,apartfromnewtweedclothupholsteryandheadlining.Itevenhasitsoriginalrearaxlewiththeonepieceprop-shaft. Unfortunately, ithas losta toothorthreeonthecrownwheel,butthatisbeingputrightbyBillJones,anex-memberoftheRegister.”JimThompson,theownerofTheOldMotorHouse,soldthecaronto“someoneinIreland”–hedidnothaveanameoraddress.IthassincetranspiredthatJohnnyDillonwasthebuyer.Y4343wastraileredovertoIrelandalongwithaFordorModel“Y”,thedetailsofwhichwedonotknowatpresent.

A new member announced in this issue was John Keeble.John was the son of Pat Keeble, who owned The Garage inTheberton, Suffolk, in which he kept his collection of some168vehicles.Johndidnotinheritisfather’sloveofthevehi-cles,so, followinghis father’sdeath, thecollectionwasauc-tionedbyClarke&SimpsonatLeiston.Havinglearnedthatthere were five Model “Y”s in the collection, we sent theRegionalRep(thelateBrianMace)along,armedwithsandpaper,wirewoolandacameratocapturethedetailsandphotographsofthecars.

Four of the five cars were in a bad way, but emi-nently restorable (they were FPF 458 (Y183288),nowwearingtheIsleofManregistrationCMN837andstillwiththefamilyofthelateBillieBeattieontheisland;DLW557(Y172945)ownedbyex-mem-ber M.D. Baldwin of Yarmouth, Suffolk; CVB 31(Y196947)andlocalIpswichregisteredcarPV4427(Y189727)bothofwhichwehavelosttrack.

The fifth car was the pride of the bunch, DKO 301 (Y152870),agreenandblackroadworthyFordorofSeptember1936vintageinimmaculateconditionandboastingaverysmartboot.Thecardidnotreachitsreservepriceattheauctionand,asaresult,JohnKeebleweakened,keptthecarandjoinedtheY&CRegister.Elsewhereinthemagazine,itwasmentionedthatthiswasthethirdknownModel“Y”withaboot,theothertwobeinginLancashire.ThequestionwasaskedifthiswasaHeath-Rob-insonadditionoragenuineaftersalesretailluggagecompartment.Wecannowanswerthequestionasthecar,nowownedbymemberKennethWildinginHadleigh,Suffolk,hasappearedatClubeventsonmorethanoneoccasion.Closeinspectionofthebootshowsthatithasaplaqueattachedwhichreads‘ManufacturedbyGALLEYLtd.115–129;Carl-tonVale;MaidaVale;LondonNW6.’

Theonlyothernewmemberreportedinissue98whoisstillwithusisNorrisBradleyfromColeraine,Co.Londonderry.NorrisownsaveryearlyModel“Y”,Y1975,withtheArmaghregistrationIB4242.20yearsago,hereportedthathewasrestoringit.Itisstillshownonthe list of survivors as being Under Restoration! What is its status now Norris?

The dark blue, ex-Belgium Model “Y”, Y4�4�, as found in the Old Motor House in 199�.

The Fordor, DKO �01, resplendent with boot at the 2006 All Ford Rally in Abingdon.

The plaque on the inside of the boot. Note the batch number 60 FS8 hand-stamped under the plaque.

Continuing the helpful tips theme of theprevioustwoissues,twoadditionaltechni-calhintswerecoveredinissue98.Firstly,sourcingfan-belts. Theyarereadilyavail-able from any commercial outlet on yourlocal industrial estate or business park.For our cars with the larger dynamo pul-ley (nominally post-November 1933), youshouldaskforaBsection39inchbelt.Forthe early cars with the small pulley, theB37shoulddothetrick.Theyarehowever,readilyavailablethroughourSparesSectionand listed on the parts list as EN14a andEN14brespectively.Aswasreportedinthisissue,“Theproblemcomeswhenyoutryto



fit the damned thing! Trying to get the belt underthecrankshaftpulleyandstarterdog,whichareslapupagainstthefrontchassiscross-member, is the problem. However,you can get round it by removing the twoboltsholdingtheenginetothefrontenginemountingbracketandjackingupthefrontoftheengineusingablockofwoodonthejackandraisingitbythehigherendofthesump.Oncethestarterdogishalfaninchabovethecrossmember, thenewbeltcanbeforcedpastthepulley.”

Theothertipconcernedthechargingrateofthedynamo.Duringthesummer,a10ampcharging rate on your ammeter is sufficient for normal running and motoring. How-ever, ifyouuseyourcarduringthecolderwintermonths,thisshouldbeincreasedto12 amps to cater for the greater drain onyourbattery,duetothickeroilonstarting,drivingat lowerrunning temperatures,onshorterjourneysandwiththepossibilityofusingyourheadlights. Toincrease(orde-crease)thechargingrate,liftuptheoff-sidebonnetandunscrewtheclampholdingthecoverovertherearofthedynamo.Slipthecoverrearwardstoexposethebrushesandcommutator. Youmayhavetodisconnectthecablefromthevoltageregulatorandre-move the brass oil reservoir at the rear todo this. Now lift up the near-side bonnetandyouwillseeexposedtwobrushesonthecommutator.Theonenearesttoyouis‘thethirdbrush’.Inordertoincreasethecharg-ingrate,youshouldmovethethirdbrushinthedirectionofrotationofthecommutator,i.e.towardsyou.Makesureyoumoveitbythebrushholderandnotthecarbonbrushitself,whichmightbreak.Amoveofabouta third of an inch should be sufficient to in-creasethechargefrom10to12amps.

Included in this issue was the story of anunusual find in France by member, Ber-nard Martinet. He had come across anearly Dagenham import Y2108 rusting bythesideoftheroad.ItcarriedBriggsbodynumber 135/2017 and the Asniéres assem-blynumber126onitsbrassplaqueonthebulkhead. This is still the earliest knownsurviving Asniéres assembled Model “Y”. It was fitted with the early epicyclic steer-ingbox.Althoughlookingveryrusty,itwaseminentlyrestorableandwaslastknowntobeownedbyaMonsieurMoussinet,who,itisbelieved,diedin2008.Whereisthecarnow?

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Y2108, the earliest known Asniéres assembled Model “Y” as found by Bernard Martinet in 1990.

The engine compartment of Y2108 showing an original twin water inlet engine, the distinct right-hand-drive steering column used for the epicyclic steering box and the brass Asniéres plaque on the bulkhead, which states the original engine (chassis) number and the Asniéres assembly number

AlsoincludedinthisissuewasGrahamMiles’eruditearticleonthehistoryandchangestotheModel“Yvanduringitsproduction,thedetailsofwhicharenowincorporatedintotheY&Cbook.

Finally,itwasagreatyearfortheClubattheClassicCarShowattheNEC.GeoffSalminenhad excelled himself and had persuaded Dave Tebb to display his Model “Y” cut-awaychassisonthestand.ItwasaccompaniedbyDaveCurtis’FordorModel“CX”(nowownedbyourBlackBullinnkeeper,DuncanDavis,inFrosterley,Co.Durham),GeoffSalminen’sModel“Y”TudorandSamRoberts’Model“Y”“Kerry”tourer(nowownedbyourChair-man,JohnArgent.)Thosemanningthestandwereimmaculately,uniformlydressedinblue Register T-shirts and grey trousers and wore straw hats! The stand judges were so impressed that the club was awarded the runner-up platter – praise indeed!

Please note that Geoff Salminen, aided by Geoff Dee, is still expertly organising our an-nual appearance at the, now, much bigger Classic Car Show. Well done Geoffs.

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