CLUB TORQUE. All American Car Club of Cairns Newsletter

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1 CLUB TORQUE All American Car Club of Cairns Newsletter Inside this edition: President s report Giggling Gertie Car Club Classifieds Coming events Contributors: Bruce Nancarrow, Robert Hall, Gertie All American Car Club Of Cairns(Inc.) PO Box 13N North Cairns QLD 4870 Ph: Issue #5 May

2 Please address correspondence to: The Secretary All American Car Club of Cairns (Inc.) 6 Ah Ching Close Brinsmead QLD 4870 Club meetings are held at Yorkeys Knob Community Hall, Wattle Street, on the last Sunday of every month, commencing at 10.00am. Membership Fees: $45.00 (due each September) President Bruce Nancarrow ga32958@bigpond.net.au Vice President James Fullerton Secretary Mike Bowman mike.bowman14@gmail.com Treasurer Paula Partington / pawnee1966@yahoo.com.au Objects of the Club To promote ownership and appreciation of American motor vehicles. To promote and provide owners and admirers with car shows, car rally s and social events. Note: Members are required to attend 3 meetings/events before eligible for Special Vehicle Registration and must repeat yearly to continue to qualify. Hi Members There are plenty of events coming up to get involved in. The weekend of our meeting there is the Bent Rods Show N Shine at Ingham on the 28 th, the following weekend we have the display at the Family Fun day at Caravonica Waters from 10 till 2. And the Northern Motoring Club has a run on the tablelands which we have been invited to attend. The following Saturday there is the Care for Ciara charity event at the showgrounds and also the Charters Towers Swap and Car Show. Kurrimine Beach Hop which is shaping up to be a top event is on the weekend of 16 th and 17 th and on the same weekend is the Swap and Car Show at Atherton. Arrangements are well in place for this year s Cairns Swap Meet Car Bike & Truck Show on 12 th August which I hope you will all attend and bring your cars. We will again outsource running of the gate but will still require members to assist with the set up on the Saturday, judging the car show, marshalling vehicles as well as the many other things needed to be done on the day. We are pleased to welcome Jason Entsch and Tuff Muff Exhausts as new sponsors We also welcome Grant Wickham who many of you will know from the FNQ Performance Ford Club and his business All Calibration Services as new sponsors. Good to see the General Lee finally on the road with all the issues sorted out, it and the Bandit made a good pic at the last meeting. Events Co-ordinator James Fullerton jcm65@bigpond.com Property Officer John Partington Newsletter Editor Kristie Partington kristiepartington@yahoo.com.au Webmaster Rob Healey rob@allaboutweb.com.au Next month s meeting will be the annual sports day with the other clubs. It will be a breakfast first followed by the meeting and then the sports events. If you have not participated before make the effort this time, we will be required to organise one event. Let us know if you have any ideas on a novelty sports event. Safe cruising and see you at the meeting on Sunday 27th May. Bruce

3 All American Car Club of Cairns Meeting Minutes 29 April 2018 Meeting Opened: Attendees: Apologies: Visitors: 10:15 am Per attendance register Marg & Murray, Rob Healey, Drew, Caitlyn, Eddie & Jo, Ann Power Nil Acceptance of Minutes from previous meeting: Moved by Kel Seconded by Julian Business arising from last meeting: Nil Incoming correspondence: Suncorp bank statement; Shannon's auction catalogue; Australia Post Invoice for P.O. Box annual rental reminder; Suncorp Bank Letter on privacy provisions. s from Cairns & District Historic Vehicle Club (April edition of Bearing Chatter); Qld Historic Motoring Council requesting details of future events for inclusion on updated website. Outgoing Correspondence: response to QHMC advising details of Annual Swap Meet in August for inclusion on updated website. Treasurers Report: Monies Incoming: Subscription fees; Balance of account $ approx. Monies Outgoing: Nil Newsletter Editors Report: Members can submit photos or items of interest to Kristie at: Event Co-ordinators Report: Tea, coffee, cake & Anzac biscuits will be available following today's meeting. Full details on all planned events can be found later in Newsletter, as well as on the Club's website. Bruce has included on Facebook the Biggest Display of Wheels to be held 12:00 noon to 5:00pm on Saturday 9 June, as a Fundraiser Care for Ciara. Acceptance of Reports: Mover: Mark Seconder: Ross General Business: 1. Current venue for Cars & Coffee at DFO is not suitable due to construction of Food Court. Discussion around a number of alternative venues, with Chris to check with Sipping Duck at Aeroglen (next door to Jonsson's Farm Market). 2. P.O. Box Cancellation it was decided to cancel the Post Office Box at North Cairns, due to the majority of mail now coming via . All future correspondence is to be sent to the current Secretary's postal address of 6 Ah Ching Close Brinsmead. The website and Newsletter will be updated accordingly. 3. Caravonica Waters Aged Care car show scheduled for Saturday 2 June from 9:00 to 12:00 noon sausage sizzle, jumping castle, outside broadcast by 4CA FM. Cars required we will also canvass TOTS, Restorers and Historic Car clubs. Bruce will send out a reminder . Next Meeting: 27 May 2018 Lotto see Helen. T-Shirts & Caps: See John Partington Raffle: 60/40 Money Board

4 Happy 50th anniversary! "I will never forget, the first day we met. I starred in awe without a regret. You were long and red with a white rag top, And something under the bonnet, that would be hard to stop. You had pearl vinyl seats, and a four on the floor, When I stepped on the peddle, you would start to roar. The gauge said 160, man could you go, There was nothing faster than my GTO. I cruise down the streets, with the top down, Turning every head, in our northern town. The luckiest men that you'll ever know, Are the ones that own a GTO".

5 Car Club Classifieds Vic Fenech has the following collection of Replicator Cars available for sale. He is seeking $250 for the entire collection. Please contact Vic at if you are interested. Includes: 1979 Trans Am 1959 caddy convertible 1964 Shelby cobra 1957 Ferrari testa rosa 1956 Chevy Belair 1961.jag cabriolet 1 red Viper GTS 1 black Viper 1992 corvette white Ford police NYPD car 1967 yellow Ferrari 1934 blue Bugatti 1936 merc 1957 black corvette 1987 ferrari F red Lamborghini 1 white Mercedes convertible 1 blue Maserati 1932 Ford 3 window black 1954 mercy coupe 1992 Ferrari 456 GT 1973 caddy Eldorado conv. 1961porsche 356 B 1992 Jag XC220 red mustang Mack red Ferrari GTO 1959 caddy coupe 1 Ford Mustang Boss 1959 Chevy impala convertible 1955 Ford thunderbird

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8 Giggling Gertie s Gut Busters! HOW TO START A FIGHT One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift.. The next year, I didn't buy her a gift. When she asked me why, I replied, "Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!" And that's how the fight started My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, 'Do you want to have Sex?' 'No,' she answered. I then said, 'Is that your final answer?' She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying, 'Yes..' So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend." And that's when the fight started... My wife and I were sitting at a table at her school reunion, and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table. I asked her, "Do you know him?" "Yes", she sighed, "He's my old boyfriend. I understand he took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn't been sober since." "My God!" I said, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?" And then the fight started My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, "What's on TV? I said, "Dust." And then the fight started... My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds. I bought her a bathroom scale. And then the fight started After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's Licence to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realised I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later. The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'. So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application. When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office. She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability too.' And then the fight started

9 EVENTS CALENDAR Upcoming Events: SUN MAY 27 Th MONTHLY MEETING TO BE HELD AT COMMUNITY HALL YORKEYS KNOB, CNR WATTLE & CUNNINGHAM ST AT 10:00am. LUNCH RUN TO GRAFTON HOTEL EDMONTON SAT JUN 2 ND FAMILY FUN DAY AT CARAVONICA WATERS MEET THERE FROM 9.45AM DAY STARTS FROM 10.00AM TO 2.00PM SEE FLYER IN NEWSLETTER AND ON OUR FACEBOOK SITE. FRI JUN 8 TH 10 TH THE 40 TH CHARTERS TOWERS CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET AT THE SHOWGROUNDS. SUN JUN 10 TH CARS & COFFEE, CAFFEINE & GASOLINE AT COFFEE HAVEN AT THE HUNGRY JACKS END FRI 15 st SUN 17 TH THE 21 st ANNUAL KURRIMINE BEACH HOP BETWEEN CAIRNS & TOWNSVILLE CAR CLUBS AT THE KING REEF RESORT KURRIMINE BEACH. THE THEME THIS YEAR IS TV ADDS. ALL CAR CLUBS WELCOME. SEE FLYER. SAT JUN 16 TH CAR & BIKE SWAP MEET & SHOW AT THE ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL. SUN JUN 24 TH MONTHLY MEETING TO BE HELD AT GOOMBARRA PARK. COME ALONG EARLY AT 8.00am FOR BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY CLUB FOR FINANCIAL MEMBERS ONLY. MEETING STARTS AT AROUND 9.15am. FOLLOWED BY ANNUAL COMBINED CLUBS SPORTS DAY. SUN 24 TH JUN ANNUAL COMBINED CLUBS SPORTS DAY AT GOOMBARRA PARK FROM 10.00am ONWARDS. JULY 4th - AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CRUISE JULY 20TH TO 22ND INGHAM AUTO FEST DATE CLAIMERS JULY 28th 2018 CYCLONES SHOW N SHINE. TOWNSVILLE STRAND PARK AUGUST 12th 2018 CAIRNS SWAP MEET & CAR, BIKE & TRUCK SHOW SEPTEMBER 2nd 2018 INNISFAIL CAR SHOW SEPTEMBER 9TH 2018 AACCC 21ST BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 2018 CAIRNS SHOW ASSOC CAR SHOW NOVEMBER 25TH 2018 CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 23RD 2018 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CRUISE MARCH 17TH 2019 PADDY POWER MEMORIAL CRUISE APR 7TH 2019? TOP OF THE STATE SWAP MEET & CAR BIKE SHOW MAY 27TH 2018 BENT RODS SHOW N SHINE & SWAP MEET JUNE 8TH 10TH CHARTERS TOWERS CAR SHOW AND SWAP MEET JUNE 14 TH 16 TH KURRIMINE BCH WEEKEND WITH TOWNSVILLE JUNE 15TH 2019 CAR & BIKE SWAP MEET & SHOW. ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL JUNE 30TH 2019 SPORTS DAY AT GOOMBARRA PARK LAST SUNDAY IN JUNE. AT ANY STAGE ON THE DAY OF A RUN IF THE WEATHER LOOKS DOUBTFUL PLEASE CONTACT EITHER JAMES ON OR AMANDA ON

10 2017 Gleam Machine: Robert Hall & Rosemary Hall 1968 Pontiac GTO. If undeliverable please return to PO BOX 13N Nth Cairns, QLD 4870