Australian Lancia Register Castlemaine 19.
19 - 21 October 2007
Michael Southgate.
John Hickford
Paul Vellacott's 1937 Aprilia
Andrew Cox
Chris Long
Philip Kinsella
Graeme Steinfort
Peter Renou
Peter Renou
Russell Meehan
John Shellard
Joseph Milani
Chris Long
Philip Kinsella
Andrew Cox
Brian Long
Alan Hornsby
Paul Vellacott
James Lewis
Lyall Price
Neville Anderson
This was supposed to be the first big outing of 1070. The brakes had been rebuilt, radiator recored, even got a RWC and been registered. However on the way 200 km from home just outside sunny Rosedale, the clutch broke. I’d stopped for a loo break and when I tried to start the car nothing happened. Thinking the starter motor might have jammed I pushed the car back and forward, tried again. It started but there was a horrible rattle and no clutch, bugger! Called the RACV, fours later the tow truck arrived, a further four hours and we were back home.
You can read about the repair here.
In the end I took up Andrew Cox's offer of a ride for the day in his Lambda. So for the first time since I'd joined the register in 1980 I made it to a Castlemaine, there had been a 20 year gap in my membership!