50 Years ( ) OVS VETERAANMOTORKLUB.

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1 Volume 3 September Years ( ) OVS VETERAANMOTORKLUB

2 Page 2 Gaslamp Liewe oukar vriende, UIT DIE Stoel Gelukkig is die koue nou iets van die verlede en ons kan weer ons ou motors ten volle geniet. Die afgelope wintertoer was n reuse sukses en Philip en Tertius het nou die nuwe roete sagteware onder die knie. Ons Sondae ontbytritte raak al hoe meer gewild, en Leon en Janet het vir ons n heerlike uitstappie gereël, Fanie het mooi fotos geneem en ons het heerlik geëet by Legit Restaurant. Ons jaarlise Cars in the Park was n baie koue en nat dag, maar die lede het die beste van n slegte saak gemaak, en met Jimmy se orkes het almal se harte warm geklop. THEO POTGIETER PHILIP HEYNS JIMMY MacDONALD Voorsitter Sekretaris Penningmeester PIERRé MAARTENS JOHAN ACKERMAN RENé GREENLAND Addisionele Lid Addisionele Lid Admin / Gaslamp Ons sien uit na ons Rendezvous toer en ek wil elkeen aanmoedig om dit mee te maak. Dis n wêreldklas geleentheid. Die Concours beoordeling vind op 4 November weer by die Botaniese Tuine plaas en die Algemene Jaarvergadering op 16 November by die Klubhuis. Dit is n belangrike vergadering en ek moedig alle lede, veral die plaaslike lede, aan om dit by te woon. Oukar groete, Theo SPEEDY RESPONSE A cop spots a woman driver speeding in a built-up area and pulls her over. When I saw you driving down the road, he tells her. I thought to myself, one hundred at least. I don t think that s fair! the woman says. Although I do admit this hairstyle makes me look a bit older.

3 Volume 3 Page 3 The Sunday Times

4 Page 4 SAVVA Technical Tip 119 Master brake cylinders Looking through the brake section of a workshop manual for pre-war cars it warned of problems one could encounter if incorrect washers and/or piston return springs were fitted to the master brake cylinder. This brought back memories as years back it happened to me and in my ignorance and inexperience I thought I was the only person in the world this had happened to. However, it turns out it is not uncommon. Gaslamp As a reminder, a friend came by a couple of weeks ago with tales of woe about his old series 2 Land Rovers brakes. He has had all the cylinders re-sleeved but the brakes won t bleed as they should. He has taken the master cylinder out many times but cannot find anything wrong with it. The problem could be two-fold. Firstly, the return spring is now old and weak and not returning the piston all the way back allowing the fluid to travel from the reservoir into the bottom chamber. Then there is also the small possibility that the new washer is a bit wide and partially covering the port. Last year I had the same problem on an early car. I had the master cylinder re-sleeved by the brake experts and it wouldn t bleed as it should. After becoming slightly neurotic and suicidal and taking it back to the experts twice they found the problem the old return spring was inadequate to return the new washer (primary cup) all the way back in the re-sleeved chamber. A slightly stiffer spring solved the problem. When I think of the hours I spent going up and under the car as well as the bottles of brake fluid wasted trying to get the brakes to bleed I m thinking of making an effigy of the chap behind the counter who insisted I wasn t bleeding the system correctly and sticking pins into it.

5 Volume 3 Page 5 Welkom Old Auto Club Presents: CARS IN THE PARK 6 October 2018 TECHICAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FIELDS, VOLKS ROAD, WELKOM Vintage cars and motor cycles, classic-, project and performance cars, stationary engines, tractors, rat rods, hot rods, unveiling of a very rare vehicle and world war 2 Helicopters Open to all collectors vehicles from 1998, certificates will be issued to each exhibitor. Liesl /Craig

6 Page 6 Gaslamp Ons kry gereeld navrae oor troukarre en matriekafskeidmotors. Indien u daarin belangstel om jou motor uit te huur, stuur asb vir my n epos. Any interesting articles, news of members, restorations, and photo s can be sent to my . greenland@telkomsa.net Specialising in Vintage and Veteran Car Insurance together with Personal and Business Insurances. CONTACT DETAILS: Glenn Broadhurst, Yolandé Vermeulen Telephone: Fax: (011) YVermeulen@fnb.co.za An Authorised Financial Service Provider ARGIEF Die geskiedenis van ons Klub gaan verlore! Johan Ackerman het leêrs by die klubhuis beskikbaar gestel waarin foto s, koerant uitknipsels en enigiets van belang oor die klub daarin geplaas kan word! Donations of any books and magazines which are old car related, for the use of club members, will also be welcome.

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8 Page 8 Gaslamp Verjaarsdae / Birthdays Baie geluk aan die volgende klublede wie verjaar het, of nog gereed maak vir die geleenthied! Dieselfde wense ook vir diegene wie se name nie hier genoem word nie. Dis stellig omdat ons nie jou volle besonderhede het nie! JANUARIE APRIL 1 Fred Beckley 8 Ockie Fourie 1 Roelof Bekker 12 Johan de Wet 13 Gerrit Jacobs 12 Marthie Esterhuyze 16 Bill James 13 Pieter Grové 17 Janet Coertzen 26 Jannie Venter 28 Nico Padt 29 Nico esterhuyze 29 JB vd Berg 29 Nico Esterhuyze FEBRUARY 6 Pierré Maartens 10 Gary Smith 14 Louis Coetzer 14 Rassie Erasmus 13 Marieta James 15 Evert Engelbrecht 15 Con Joubert 18 Andrew Aresti 22 Rosmé Henning 23 Theo Potgieter 25 Cathy McDonald 25 Monty Greenland 28 Christa Heyns MEI 8 David White JULIE 2 Johan Prinsloo 3 Tertius du Preez 7 Dinah le Roux 12 Fanie du Preez Jnr 13 Anita du Preez 13 Pieter Pienaar 16 Helena vd Walt 20 Marietjie v Rensburg 21 Hennie vd Walt OKTOBER 2 Saartjie du Toit 10 Geoffrey Johnson 11 Annelie Ferreira 12 Pieter Fonternel 14 Brenda Smal 17 Annetjie Fouché 14 Tiaan Snyman 17 Ina Snyman 19 Pieter le Roux 20 Daniël Hugo 25 Pieter Smal MAART 1 Mari Haumann 2 Bert Scheepers 6 Philip Heyns 7 Hannes Fouché 7 Coreen Vroomen 8 Jan Vos 11 Willie Parlin 14 Brenda Snyman 17 Fanie v Rensburg 23 Andries Snyman 12 Rensche Kuhn 15 Joyce Padt 16 Jeanne White 18 Jimmy McDonald 18 Flip Smith 20 Henna Durow 21 Fanie du Preez Snr 29 Jan Hugo 29 Mike Spencer JUNE 1 Hermien Coetzer 4 Dalene Engelbrecht 6 Martjie Smith 11 Sonia Fourie 13 Engela Prinsloo 13 Redge Ferreira AUGUST 20 Mildred Jackson 22 Jopie Fourie 24 Koot du Toit 26 Eric Grimbeek 26 Amanda Joubert 31 Lorraine Grové SEPTEMBER 10 Cules Vorster 18 Eddie Haumann 22 Fred Vroomen 22 Chris Kuhn 29 Beminde Jacobs 29 Marietjie Venter NOVEMBER 7 Hantie Vorster 9 JJ Swart 14 Hannes Vorster 16 John Jackson 16 René Greenland 18 Flip Henning DESEMBER 4 Lydia Maartens 6 Willie Botha 15 Zibeth Botha 24 Ina Hugo 29 Smartryk Niemann 29 Judy Odendaal 25 Leon Coertzen 13 Gerty Maartens 27 Jill Spencer 14 Elize Swart 29 Lanie Watson 15 Francois Maartens 30 Elsa Beckley 25 Johan Ackerman 30 Freddie Durow 25 Helena Smith

9 Volume 3 Page 9 Under the BONNET Hennie se MG TC vorder goed Instrumentpaneel bedrading Letter drukwerk in Bloemfontein gedoen vir R80 (Austin Healey ID plaatjies ook plaaslik laat maak) Send details and photographs of your latest restoration or favourite vehicle in your collection to greenland@telkomsa.net, to have it published in Under the Bonnet.

10 Page 10 Gaslamp From the ARCHIVES The Friend Friday, 7 October 1938

11 Volume 3 Page 11 EXTREMELY RARE CARS : Part 10 KISSEL MOTOR CAR COMPANY A REAL AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY Big 12-cylinder luxury automobiles, beautiful sports cars, fine-looking sedans and touring cars over the years, Kissel made them all. In terms of beauty and style, Kissel was truly one of the top auto manufacturers of its time. So, how was a company that produced such well-regarded cars forced to leave the business? The men who founded the Kissel Motor Car Company were honest, hard-working men, sons of a German immigrant who moved to Hartford, Wisconsin, to become a farmer, and became the well-to-do owner of several businesses. Three of his sons, William, Otto and George, decided in 1906 to get into the automobile business by producing a car of superior quality and style. In 1907 the first few cars were fitted with Beaver supplied engines, but the Kissels soon switched to a 30 horsepower, inline four-cylinder of their own manufacture. The bodies were supplied by Zimmerman Brothers, who produced horse-drawn vehicles. The new KisselKar Model C was designed principally for a Chicago distributor, who placed an order for 100 cars, helping the newborn firm get launched into the world of automobile building. By 1909 Kissel was producing its own bodies, and offered nine distinct models in three series. The LD9 series featured a 107-inch wheelbase and three body styles, with a 40-hp four-cylinder engine, riding a 115-inch wheelbase. The big 128-inch wheelbase G9 was powered by a 60-hp six-cylinder engine. A distinctive touch was a round emblem placed on the upper right of the radiator with the slogan KisselKar Every inch a Car. The Company also offered trucks, though initially it didn t place much emphasis on them. In 1910 each series offered touring and toy tonneau body styles, and some sources claim a semi-racer model was also available to some series. The 1912 model range again expanded, and designations were changed to coincide with power ratings. With body styles that included coupés, semi-racers, five and seven passenger touring cars, and a limousine. Kissel covered the field. The Kissel brothers hoped to raise productions to as high as cars and trucks per year, but were never able to. One of the brothers later claimed that one year probably 1916 the company produced four or five thousand vehicles, though published industry figures don t support that. The company s distribution system included 11 main branch offices strategically located around the country. Reliability was a strong point, proved by letters from owners bragging of driving over miles, with only routine servicing needed. For 1914, Kissel introduced a new Model 48-Six two door with the doors mounted midship between the front and rear seats. However inconvenient this might seem, the governor of Wisconsin promptly purchased one. Late summer saw the addition on the new Model 36 tourer with a detachable hardtop for winter use the company advertised it as the All Year Car. For 1916, Kissel again expanded its offerings with an additional line of higher priced sixes on a longer 126-inch wheelbase. Management became determined to move into the higher priced ranges. That grew more evident the following year when the company dropped its four-cylinder

12 Page 12 Gaslamp Newsletter Title models and introduced a line of luxury cars, powered by a new 82-hp overhead valve 12-cylinder engine, purchased from Weidely. Designated 1917 models, the KisselKar Double Six line included a sharp Gibraltar seven passenger touring car, four passenger coupé, roadster, four five and seven passenger sedans and a four passenger touring. The company bragged that its cars benefited from a 22 coat paint finish meant to last the life of the car. According to industry publications, Kissel retailed cars in The company was also producing trucks rated from three-quarter ton to five tons. When America entered WW1 in April 1917, Kissel became a supplier of trucks to the military, mainly producing all-wheel drive F.W.D. heavy trucks under license. It also dropped the Kar part of its name, feeling it sounded too German. During 1917, Kissel took the advice of one of its distributors, and began development of a trio of sports models. Introduced for 1918, the models included a four passenger Tourster, seven passenger touring, and a very exciting Speedster. A gorgeous Speedster prototype shown at the New York Auto Show was painted chrome yellow. A newspaperman dubbed it the Gold Bug, and the name stuck, although never as an official designation. As nice as the 12-cylinder cars were, they failed to sell in reasonable numbers and were dropped by Kissel shuffled its model range, replacing it with the new Custom-Built series, featuring 13 distinct models. From , Kissel focused on a single series, the Custom-Built Six, each year offering eight body models powered by a 61-hp six-cylinder engine. All Kissels were stylish, but the two passenger Speedster especially popular in yellow was the one young men throughout the country dreamed of. It had an almost cult status. However, Kissel production sank to just 829 cars and trucks in 1921 due to a postwar recession. Management cut prices with little effect. Production for 1922 was just 891 vehicles, and prices were cut again. As sales continued to sputter, management began to consider other markets for business. An 18 passenger bus was developed, and sold in modest numbers. Over the years Kissel had shuffled its model range, trying to build sales volume, but to little avail. Mass production was becoming the standard of the business, and the era of a small producer building two or three thousand cars a year was nearing its end. The automobile industry was consolidating, and only the larger companies would survive. Fighting back Kissel dramatically expanded its offerings. In 1925 production climbed to vehicles. That year company officers stressed the firm s 19 years of experience building automobiles. Noting the dozens of brands that had gone out of business, they stated, Nothing can affect the growth of Kissel. It is as permanent as the motor car. That was true in Wisconsin, where Kissel was second in popularity only to Packard, but in the rest of the country, Kissel was an also-ran. As sales fell again, to offset the lost volume, the company began building funeral cars for Boston s National Casket Company, along with taxicabs marketed under the Bradfield badge. It even began to downplay the Kissel name, marketing the 1929 models simply as the White Eagle Series. Nothing worked. Then came the fatal mistake. In 1930, Kissel entered into an agreement with Archie Andrews of New Era Motors, to manufacture of his Ruxton automobiles, annually. Kissel failed to meet the terms, but rather than allow Andrews to take them over, management put the firm into receivership in September The Kissels tried to find new financing or some way to restart production, but couldn t. In the end they leased much of the plant to other companies. The part they retained was used for light manufacturing. The Kissel Motor Company became simply the Kissel Company until the formation of Kissel Industries. It produced replacement cylinder heads for Ford and Chevrolet, outboard engines for Sears Roebuck, and during WW2, torpedo parts for the Navy. The Kissel family finally sold the remnants of the business in In 25 years of vehicle production, it s estimated that perhaps cars and trucks were built.

13 Volume 3 Page 13 SAFARI-ETE : 23 JUNIE Ons het besoek afgelê by Fanie & Anita, Louis & Hermien en Pierré & Lydia. Baie dankie vir jul gasvryheid, drankies, heerlike eetgoed en mooi siengoed. Hopelik kan ons volgende jaar weer so maak!

14 Page 14 Gaslamp LEDE NUUS Jimmy en sy orkes het ons trakteer met boeremusiek tydens die Cars in the Park wie kon dink ou Jimmy was so musikaal! Welgedaan Jimmy, volgende jaar maak ons weer so! Ons heet die volgende nuwe lede welkom, en sien uit daarna om hulle binnekort by klubbyeenkomste te ontmoet, al is hul reeds deel van die familie : Francois (a.k.a. Swys) en Gerty Maartens met hul 1930 Austin 7 en 1961 Karmann Ghia. Terwyl Leon in een van sy ou motors ry op ons klubbyeenkomste, ry Janet en Pixie altyd saam op Janet se motorfiets, en hul het onlangs in Bloemnuus verskyn nou is hul celebrities! BREAKFAST RUN : 2 SEPTEMBER AIRBORNE CAFé TEMPE AIRPORT (Dankie Fanie & Anita vir jul reëlings)

15 Volume 3 Page 15 Upcoming Club Events October C & F Motor Spares Claudi van Rooyen Memorial Rendezvous Tour 4 November Ontbytrit na Botaniese Tuine, insluitend die beoordeling van die Concours 16 November Annual General Meeting at the Clubhouse 17 November Sekretaristoer & Year End Function Photo s in this issue courtesy of: Hennie van der Walt, Jan Hugo, Janet Coertzen, Sammi Snyman, Eddie Haumann, Fanie van Rensburg, Beminde Jacobs, Theo Potgieter, Judy Odendaal & Swys Maartens.. Andrew Aresti Cell: Monty Greenland Cell: andrew@cgisa.co.za greenland@telkomsa.net Laurel & Hardy checking the fine points of a 1932 Studebaker President Sedan.

16 Page 16 Gaslamp CARS IN THE PARK 9 AUGUSTUS Baie dankie aan ons Borge!

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18 Page 18 Gaslamp Winter tour 21 July Geluk aan Jan & Judy in hul Citroën Light 15 - die wenners met net 48 strafpunte!

19 Volume 3 Page 19 A SUNBEAM CLUB PAID A VISIT TO GERRIT & BEMINDE IN TROMPSBURG Gerrit previously owned a Sunbeam Alpine, so when he saw a group of Sunbeams at the Gariep Dam, he had to stop and chat. I received a call from him, informing me that a whole convoy of Sunbeams (and their occupants) were on their way to our home to have a look at his oldies. This resulted in me having to quickly get coffee and biscuits ready for the masses. It turned into an awesome visit, with cameras clicking in our museum-like home. (Beminde Jacobs) Leon, Pierré & Fanie tydens die Ontbytrit op 1 Julie na Pretty Gardens

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22 Page 22 Gaslamp TREKKERFEES : 15 SEPTEMBER Klublid, Jan Hugo op sy trekker.. Na n lang dag in die warm son, was dit tyd vir ietse koels!