Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub - SCOCC SEPTEMBER...Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub Southern Cape Old Car Club Website: Fax: (086) 504-4866 P.O. Box 1749, George, 6530 2019 COMMITTEE: Club Patron Jack

Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub Southern Cape Old Car Club

Website: www.scocc.co.za ● Fax: (086) 504-4866 P.O. Box 1749, George, 6530

2019 COMMITTEE:

Club Patron Jack Boshoff 072 238 8228 President Japie van Rooyen 082 372 3642 Chairman Vice Chairman Mike Alexander [email protected] 082 495 4780 Secretary Maritz Stander [email protected] 083 307 0381 Treasurer Chris van Staden [email protected] 082 491 5254 Media / Spanner Magazine Johan Rademan [email protected] 082 809 2441 Events Co-ordinator , Regalia and Events Support Pierre Olivier [email protected] Events Assistant Maritz Stander [email protected] 083 307 0381 Membership & Indemnities Maritz Stander [email protected] 083 307 0381 Clubhouse Technical Peter Boshoff [email protected] 083 349 9601 Young Enthusiast Kobus Harris 082 453 1497 George Old Car Show Johan Rademan [email protected] 082 809 2441 COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES: Knysna Manie Rademeyer 082 661 9845 Oudtshoorn / Prince Albert Jeremy Witts-Hewinson 082 488 8370 Beaufort West Brian Zechlin 023 414 3542 Heidelberg / Riversdal Gawie Breytenbach 082 661 6710 Mossel Bay Kobus Harris 082 453 1497 Victoria West / Loxton Danie Swart 082 857 4003

SCOCC Banking Details:

Subscriptions : R 200.00 per year, plus a once-off R200.00 joining fee. Account Name : Southern Cape Old Car Club Bank : ABSA George Branch Code : 632 005 Account Number : 890 167 551 - Cheque Account

Regular gatherings are held as per notice pending, as per the Upcoming Events as listed in this magazine. All visitors are welcome. The opinions expressed in Spanner do not necessarily reflect the views of the club committee, the editor, club members and officers of SAVVA or advertisers in this magazine.

TORQUE FROM THE EDITOR

Johan Rademan

Na twee maande van ‘n rits aktiwiteite kan ons weereens al die ondervindinge deel met die wat dit nie kon bywoon nie. Ek merk egter dat die meeste klubaktiwiteite gewoonlik deur dieselfde persone bygewoon word. Soos die klub se Missie op ons webblad ”By ons sal jy ook iets vind om hierdie passie van jou te bevredig. Jy sal kan kies tussen tydrenne en tegniese besprekings, tussen lekker saamkuier-aande, lewendige uitstappies en toere…”Dit gaan hier oor Passie en nie oor “Klieks” nie Ons nooi al ons lede uit om meer betrokke te raak.

Dankie aan almal wat bygedra het tot hierdie “Spanner” Ek nooi weereens almal uit om julle ervaringe met olie, gries en stof met my te deel. Stuur nuus, fotos, stories en “events” aan asseblief. After two months of a string of event, we can once again share all the experiences with those who were unable to attend. However, I notice that most club activities are usually attended by the same people. Like the club's Mission on our website.. “With us you will definitely find something to suit your passion. You can choose from rallies and technical discussions, social evenings and outings and tours where you can drive your old car with pride through the natural beauty and nostalgia of the Southern Cape.” It is all about Passion and not about forming “Clicks”. We invite all our members to get more involved.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this “Spanner”. Once again, I invite everyone to share your experiences with oil, grease and dust. Please send news, photos, stories and events.

FRONT PAGE PHOTO

DKW – The Little German Miracle

The 1959 DKW 1000SP that belonged to Tony Du Rand, one of our longest serving Club Members, with Lionel Hunt, an Elvis Impersonator at the Elvis Festival May 2011 at Storms River Village, Tsitsikamma. The following information was supplied by Tony: The DKW was perhaps the car that converted rural South Africans to smaller cars and it influenced the local car market way beyond the numbers sold locally. Like most good ideas, the DKW was a one man concept. The man behind the marque was one Jörgen Skäfte Rasmussen, a Danish-born engineer who in 1916 founded a factory at Zschopa in the Ergebirge near Zwickau in Saxony Germany, to produce steam fittings. That year he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW. Although unsuccessful, he made a two-stroke toy engine in 1919, called Des Knaben Wunsch – "the boy's wish" which certainly assisted cyclists to to ascend the hills of Saxony. Production of a tiny 1 HP bicycle engine started soon. He put a slightly modified version of this engine into a motorcycle and called it Das Kleine Wunder – "the little wonder" the initials from this becoming the DKW brand: by the late 1920s, DKW was the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer.

These engines were intended for machines rather more ambitious than pedal-cycles which were installed in German bikes of the time, like Falke and Hulla. The success of the DKW bike engine prompted Rasmussen to manufacture complete bikes and by 1935 his DKW works were the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. All of these bikes were powered by DKW. During the late 1920’s, the management of the Deutsche Wagen AG of Spandau, Berlin approached Rasmussen with the intension to manufacture a small two-cylinder motor for a small car they intended to manufacture. D-Wagen Works, a company best known for its Durant Cars, built under license of Billy Durant’s Third Empire, had finances as shaky as those of William Crapo Durant, by 1926 was no more. Rasmussen took over the works, authorised the design and development of a small car and by 1928 the manufacture of the two-stroke DKW started at Zschopau as well as Spandau.

The first DKW car was notable for its unitary construction, but instead of an all-steel body, the type P DKW had a wooden chassis less body. It was rear-wheel drive and with an all-up weight of merely 500kg, it had a brisk performance for a car of a mere 600 cc. In 1931 the very successful DKW front-wheel drive was introduced.

The tiny F1500 had a mere 490 cc, an output of only 15 HP, and a three speed transmission. In fact it was the first mass produced front-wheel drive car, and its two cylinder engine was mounted transversely, pre-dating the Mini by more than a quarter of a Century. It had a backbone chassis and a wooden body one associates with the make. It performed well, beating amongst others, a Type 40 Bugatti in a race on a frozen lake in Northern Sweden. Like all economy cars, the DKW became larger and heavier and by 1933 had been succeeded by the Reichsklasse and the Meisterklasse. During the 1930’s and many years afterwards, South Africans began to respect DKW. Mechanically they were robust and had the ability to to ford streams that were quite impassable to Detroid Iron. Unfortunately the timber bodies did not last and many a DKW motor and transmission found itself transplanted into cars ranging from FIAT Topolinos to Austin Seven Ruby Saloons.

They were very attractive little cars the cabriolets looking like miniature versions of the enormous Horch open cars, favoured by the rich Germans of that era.

The mechanical specification of the little two – cylinder served DKW very well – in fact – after World War II and the partition of Germany, DKW formed the basis of the design of the gruesome East German Zwickau and the Trabant. (Next Time) The Masters of Stuttgart called it a day and replaced the rather thirsty two-stroke engine with a four-stroke, using the same body that the last DKW’s had in the sixties. The four rings still grace the attractive grille of the new car, but the name had to be changed; simply because DKW stood above all – Two-Stroke! So it came to pass that DKW had transformed itself into AUDI and the this respected make joined Lanchester, Packard, Delahaye, Austin, Studebaker and some 5000 others in the great Cemetery of Lost Causes.

WELKOM / WELCOME

Lys van nuwe lede Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub 2019

MAAND NAME DORP Julie Naas Van Zyl Mosselbaai Augustus Thinus en Lillibet Nel Mosselbaai Augustus Paul en Sandra van Jaarsveld Riversdal Augustus Porra en Miela Pestana George Augustus Michiel en Jareen Schoeman George

We all stand together!

BIRTHDAYS – VERJAARSDAE

Ons het in hierdie uitgawe ‘n goeie aantal Valentyns Babas. Ons wens die

volgende lede ‘n gelukkige verjaarsdag en ‘n gesonde jaar toe.

In this issue is quite a numer of Valentine’s Babies. We wish the following

members a happy birthday and a healthy year:

October

01 Mary Forman

02 Porra Pestana

02 Magda Stander

02 Saartjie Du Toit

04 Dennis Houseman

06 Edward Oberholster

07 Japie Beyers

07 Hendrik Kleinhans

07 Coleen Jackson

08 Francois Oosthuizen

08 Corrie Cronjé

11 Alet Lingenfelder

11 Jacques Pienaar

11 Martinette Coetzee

12 Charlie Amm

12 Joan Capazorio Swart

13 Werda Peach

15 Jan Ellis

15 Tian Geyer

15 Cheryl van der Walt

16 Jankie Van der Merwe

17 Lucette Du Plessis

18 Gordon Meyer

18 Lieppe Veenstra

19 Louise Gouws

21 Theresa Terblanche

21 Francis Niewenhuis

22 Pieter Cronjé

22 Dirk Wollie Wolmarans

22 Catharin Du Plessis

23 Axel Hirschberg

23 Andre Smit

23 Elsa Green

24 Roelf Vermeulen

26 Robin Meeks

26 Bev Du Raan

26 Ria Conradie

27 Ansel Terblanche

27 Rosita Kuschke

29 Coert Smit

29 Irene Vermeulen

31 Rohann Steenekamp

If your name is not here, your Identity Number is not on our records / Indien u naam nie hier verskyn nie, is u Identiteitsnommer nie op ons rekords nie.

November

01 Johan Rademan

02 Cobus Botha

02 Phillip Rosser

02 Clay Whittal

03 Gerhard Botha

03 Ann Terblanche

06 Bentjie Langeveld

06 Patti Posniak

07 Johann Lochner

08 Ilze Sloet

09 Jacques Naude

10 Tias Hanekom

10 Philip Mattheus

10 Dienkie van der Berg

12 Paul Hoffman

14 Louis Serfontein

15 Aubrey Wesso

16 Dirk Postma

16 Akker van der Merwe

17 Wolsley Jacobson

17 Chris Langeveld

18 Eben De Vos

19 Phillip Du Toit

19 Renè Scribante

22 Jan Du Rand

23 Ferdi Van Niekerk

24 Pierre Olivier

24 Dottie Cox

25 Maurice Leonard

28 Jan Senekal

28 Ina Senekal

30 Stephen Trollip

30 Rina De Vos

If your name is not here, your Identity Number is not on our records / Indien u naam nie hier verskyn nie, is u Identiteitsnommer nie op ons rekords nie.

GENERAL - ALGEMEEN

REMINDER FROM YOUR TREASURER

A NUMBER OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE NOT YET PAID

THEIR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE 2019/2020

FINANCIAL YEAR WHICH WERE DUE ON 1 JULY 2019.

IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO PLEASE PAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS ACCORDING

THE SAVVA REGULATIONS, ONLY PAID-UP MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO

PARTICIPATE IN CLUB EVENTS.

THE AMOUNT IS R 200 AND THE CLUBS BANKING DETAILS APPEAR ON

PAGE 2. OF THIS ISSUE.

IF IN DOUBT CONTACT CHRIS MONEYBAGS 082 491 5254

PISTON RING SWOPMEET

Mike Alexander PISTON RING SWOPMEET – MODDERFONTEIN SEPT 2019 The third weekend in September saw 5 members of the SCOCC heading for their biannual pilgrimage to Joburg.

Mike, Peter, Danie, Phillip and Jack Boshoff, (a founding member of our Club) packed into the kombi and left at 4am Friday to head north. We were towing a trailer with the cab of an old Chev truck that had to be delivered to one of our friends in JHB. We met up with our friends from Durban (Ed and Natalie), and slept comfortably in the Clubhouse at Modderfontein.

Saturday morning saw us travelling in the direction of Benoni to visit an interesting collection belonging to a friend of Ed (and to see Ed’s newly acquired 1939 Chev Panelvan). Danie was drooling over the radial engines and we all drooled over a 1934 Hupmobile 3 window coupe – a very, very pretty car! We also visited a small bike collection on the way back to Modderfontein, where an antique drill and stationary engine was purchased!. The evening was spent around the fire with braai and toasted sarmies as usual, and meeting up with many friends from JHB, Durban, PE etc. Stories of old cars were swopped and new contacts were made. The social aspect of the swopmeet is definitely as important as the buying aspect! We were up at 4h30 on Sunday morning (1 person actually got up accidentally at 2h30 to shower etc, only to find that everyone was still asleep when he returned to the room) to start browsing around the many stalls – the early bird catches the worm! Many items were bought, especially tools and another engine. I ended up with a new motorcycle project too. We left at midday and went to load more engines at Andrew’s store before heading south. A very heavily loaded trailer and 5 satisfied enthusiasts overnighted in Bloemfontein. We then made our traditional stop at Hannes’ scrapyard in Colesburg (see photo) before heading home. Another most enjoyable weekend had ended, and we were already planning for the third weekend in March while coming over the Outeniquas! What a privilege to have had Jack with us on this adventure – may there be many more!!

GET TOGETHERS - SAMEKOMSTE

Casino Ete, Vrouedag, Garden Route Casino, Mosselbaai.

Bonnets Up by The Benz, Markstraat 13, George.

Dit gebeur maar baie selde dat die twee oorspronklike geel 1994/95 Ford Mustang GT Convertibles só bymekaar pronk – die een met die swart afslaankap is Mustang Selly van Richie Dute, ‘n welbekende renjaer van die sestigs en sewentigs en die een met die wit afslaankap is van Wilma Rademan. Met die 50ste herdenking van die Mustang by die Kasteel in Kaapstad in 2014, is sy met ‘n trofee toegeken as die skoonste mees oorspronklikste Mustang in haar klas.

Erfenistoer Borge Ete by die Halliday Museum, Groot-Brakrivier – met dank aan Kobus en Fienie Halliday!

M/Benz Klub Snoekbraai – met Komplimente van Waldo Scribante – in geen spesifieke volgorde.

Die agtste Erfenistoer vir Klassieke Motors – Pierre Oliver Vanjaar se Recollection Rides Erfenistoer het plaasgevind vanaf 20 tot 24 September 2019. Die roete van nagenoeg 1,000 kms was hoofsaaklik in die Suid en Oos – Kaap.

Ons eerste dag na Graaff Reinet het op n hoë noot begin by Halfway Toyota in George. Hoe dieper ons in die Karoo in gegaan het, hoe warmer het het dit geword tot die temperatuur by n ongenadiglike 40 grade gaan draai het met ‘n sterk wind. Sommige motors het warm gekry maar almal het veilig in Graaff Reinette ge-arriveer.

Dag 2 van die erfenistoer. Temperatuurgewys ‘n baie draagliker dag as Vrydag en ons het ‘n heerlike skou gehad. Ons het die dag weer afgesluit met n heerlike ete. Ons was ook bevoorreg dat Halfway Toyota, een van ons borge, se bestuurs personeel saam met ons die dag kon afsluit met n heerlike ete en kuier.

Dag 3 van die Erfenistoer het met ‘n heerlike ontbyt by Recollection Rides begin en ons is deur die village en motormuseum. Daarna is padgevat na Nieu Bethesda waar ons “Die Uilhuis” besoek en die dorpie verken het. So twee kilometre buite die dorp het ons middag ete gaan geniet by die “Tot Hier Toe Padstal”. Ons is getrakteer op ‘n spit braai, Kerrie Afval en Malva Poending. Met vol magies is ons terug na ons basis in Graaff Reinet waar ons ‘n welkome Sondag middag slapie kon inpas. Die volgende dag het ons na Jefferysbaai gery waar ons afgesluit het met ‘n gala geleentheid.

Dag 4 van die erfenistoer het vlot verloop vanaf Graaff Reinet na Jefferysbaai. Pits top by die pomp met koffie en broodjies. Ook by die “Cheetah Sanctuary” ‘n draai gemaak. Ons funksie het vir baie opwinding gesorg en daar is heerlike gedans om dié verrigtinge ft e sluit.

Ons bedank ons borge en lede wat die toer vir ons moontlik gemaak het.

Dddd

Fotos is geplaas sonder enige voorkeur – meer is te sien op www.scocc.co.za

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gemaak het.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Pierre Olivier Please ensure that you RSVP when requested to do so. Please do not RSVP by replying to the bulk SMS sent out before events as it is not a monitored number. Reminders with departure place and times will be sent via SMS two to three days before events. Note that some events may be changed or cancelled at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances. Such changes will however be communicated by SMS. Please ensure that we have your latest cell number. Reserveer asseblief vroegtyding wanneer dit versoek word. Moenie bespreek deur te antwoord op die SMS wat uitgestuur is nie, aangesien dit nie ‘n gemoniteerde nommer is nie. Inligting met vertrekplek en –tye word twee tot drie dae voor die gebeure per SMS gestuur. Let daarop dat sommige geleenthede op kort kennisgewing verander of gekanselleer kan word as gevolg van onvoorsiene omstandighede. Sulke veranderinge sal egter per SMS gekommunikeer word. Sorg dat ons u nuutste selfoonnommer het.

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SAVVA Technical Tip 147

Eric

The more I read about which engine oils I should be using in my older cars the more confused I become. Straight oils, multigrade oils, oils with this or that muti? I must admit I use whatever is on special at the local stores and hope for the best. What I am aware of is that modern engines use roller lifters on the camshafts to open and close the valves where the early engines used lobes and mechanically pushed the valves open and it's a fact that the lobes on the camshafts of older engines are being damaged by modern oils because of the removal of a product called ZDDP.

I've just spent hours on the internet reading up about the product ZDDP ( Zinc Dialkyl Dithiphosphate) which the experts tell us that prior to1989 (in the USA) was added to oils to protect the sliding motion of camshafts and that modern oils don't use it any more as is no longer required. It also causes problems with catalytic converters in modern engines.

As we are aware special oils are available, for those who can afford them that is, designed for use in older engines with the correct amount of ZDDP. The question is, is it possible to add ZDDP to our typical super market oils?

At a recent discussion on the subject one of those knowledgeable chaps amongst us pointed out there was a product on the market designed to add to modern oils which will protect valve lifters in older engines - this obviously needed further investigation. A visit to the local Midas uncovered the product in question made by Wynn's called Hydraulic Valve Lifter concentrate. I contacted Wynn's and they confirmed that this product contains up to 5% ZDDP and is designed to assist with the sliding cam action in older engines. Is it the answer - could be, for a R110.00 an oil change it may be worth trying.

If anyone has any experience or anything to add to the above, or would like a copy of Wynn's Material Data sheet pertaining to this product, please let me know. Are there any other products available that can be recommended? What do the racing chaps use in early engines? Please let me know at: [email protected]

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