Peugeot Car Club of Victoria

May Club Meeting
2020-05-01
The Peugeot Car Club of Victoria’s monthly meeting commences at 8.00pm at the VDC Clubrooms, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading (Melway 48 G10). Free Sausage Sizzle from 6.30pm. Everyone welcome.

June Club Meeting
2020-06-05 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
The club meeting on Friday 5 June will again be a virtual meeting and members are invited to be there, in spirit at least.Our guest speaker will be from Penrite Oils, the truly Australian company.
Daniel Martin will stream the interview to YouTubeand then copy it to Facebook, enabling all users to view it.
Members who have questions for Penrite can send them to Tim Farmilo in advance so we can ask them on the day. Hock and scrounge items are welcome too.

July Club Meeting
2020-07-03 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading

August Club Meeting – CANCELLED
2020-08-07 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
No meeting this month due to COVID-19 restrictions. No online meeting either.

September Club Meeting
2020-09-04 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading

October Club Meeting
2020-10-02

November Club Meeting
2020-11-06 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading

December Club Meeting
2020-12-04 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
John Needham of Old Car Gearboxes will be the guest speaker at the club’s virtual meeting on Friday 4 December.
John grew up in Brisbane and at the age of 12 he learned to drive a Chevrolet Blitz truck. That’s where his love of mechanics and cars started.
John trained as a PMG telephone technician but was pensioned off for health reasons after 20 years and started his business in East Malvern.
His first gearbox which was in a Ford 10/10 bread van. Working on many other people’s gearboxes he has become an expert in stripping, repairing and putting back together the jigsaw puzzles that are old gearboxes.
His workshop has a list of the gearboxes awaiting repair, including Bentley, Morgan, Maserati, E-Type Jag and Lancia Lambda. But he has an affection for Peugeots.
“Peugeot people are more sophisticated,” he says.
Don’t miss the interview with John on the PCCV Facebook page from 8pm on 4 December.

PCCV Christmas Party at Phillip Island
2020-12-06
PCCV Christmas Party at Phillip Island
Sunday 6 December
Finally, most restrictions have been lifted, so the annual Christmas BBQ is being planned to be held again at Neil Beddoe’s beautiful property at Cowes. All members and their families are invited to come along and enjoy the peaceful surrounds celebrating the club’s Christmas get together and to see what Neil has to show in his ever enlarging collection of cars.
Neil’s home at 128 McKenzie Road, Cowes, Melway 634, B3.
Arrive from 12 noon.
So bring your Pug, your picnic basket and some chairs and have a lovely time in the shade of Neil’s many trees.

Ballarat Weekend
2021-01-30 - 2021-01-31
Ballarat weekend
30-31 January
The annual Ballarat weekend is a very low-key social event, organised by Glenn and me, and includes driving, chatting, eating and drinking (coffee of course). And you can participate in the Saturday or the Sunday, or both. Please let me know if you intend to attend, so that I can advise any venues that we are going to of numbers, particularly in our new Covid world.
We will gather from 11am on the Saturday, at the Vagg compound at 747 Midland Highway, Mount Rowan, where you will be able to have a catch-up chat and kick tyres.
To reach Mount Rowan from Melbourne follow the Western Freeway and take the third Ballarat exit (the Midland Highway, A300), turning right towards Creswick. Then drive about 2km until you see the Peugeot flags on the left. This is a busy road, so please take care.
BYO lunch. There will be a BBQ available if you want to cook a snag or two, and there will be prizes for everyone in a free raffle. Or have lunch on the way if it suits you better.
At this stage we are planning a drive in the local environs, leaving the compound around 2.30, and depending on the restrictions around Covid, we may have to have a coffee van and afternoon tea at the compound which will allow plenty of time to visit the Peugeot History shed, check out the workshop and make new friends. Alternatively, a coffee spot during the drive may be organised.
Dinner on Saturday evening will be at Ballarat Golf Club, which always puts on a good meal. We had a great time here last February.
We have booked eight double (Queen) rooms @ $140 and one twin room @ $155 at the Bell Tower Inn (within reasonable walking distance of the Golf Club) at 1845 Sturt Street, phone 5334 1600. Please quote booking number 82273. To be fair to the motel, I will be unreserving any unbooked rooms around the 10th of January, so please book by then if you can.
The motel will provide a refund if the event has to be cancelled because of Covid-19. (Keep an eye on the PCCV’s weekly News Events & Ads emails for advice on the Covid situation and any updates regarding the weekend.) If you don’t receive the updates via email, and want to come to the weekend and be kept up to date, please let me know and I will keep in touch.
Plans for the Sunday drive are still being finalised, but we promise it will be unforgettable, then finishing with lunch from which you will be able to head home. If you are planning to join us for Sunday lunch only, please let me know on 0407 271 972 or email paula.glenn@bigpond.com as we will need to provide numbers to the venues. At this stage, the plan is to begin Sunday’s activities from the Vagg compound.
We look forward to seeing you.

PCCV Club Meeting
2021-02-05
The February PCCV meeting is listed for Friday 5 February. Rob Cherry, who knows quite a bit about cars that aren’t Peugeots, will deliver a sermon on 25 reasons not to buy a Tesla. And there will be a 205 GTi display outside the clubrooms before the meeting, so dust off yours and bring it along but get there early.

Mt Gambier Hillclimb
2021-02-06 - 2021-02-07
Mt Gambier’s South Eastern Automobile Club is running the Twin Peaks Port MacDonnell Hillclimb on 6 and 7 February.
Several club members, including Bill Hamilton and Graham Wallis, are planning to compete.
Results will count towards PCCV competition points.
The field is limited to 60 entries and places are limited so you are advised to enter ASAP. See the link below.
Graham says the Blue Lake Motel has five rooms left at around $80 a night. Looks like you will need to apply for a permit to re-enter Victoria, but that will be just a formality if SA stays “green”.
http://www.seacsa.com/events/all-events/2021-02-06/twin-peaks-port-macdonnell-hillclimb/

George Woods Rally
2021-02-20
The George Woods Rally will be run on Saturday 20 February. This is an introductory rally named after the late George Woods, a club legend. The 2021 directing team consists mainly of PCCV members, while a considerable number of officials are also PCCV members. If you would like to be involved, either as a competitor or an official, contact Clerk of Course, Glad Fish, gladfish@netspace.net.au or 0410 148 058.

PCCV Concours at Clubrooms
2021-02-28 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
As expected, the British and European Motoring Show has been cancelled because of the disruption caused by the pandemic.
This is good news for the PCCV because we can now have our own concours at the Nunawading clubrooms on Sunday 28 February.
We will assemble at 10am, lining up the cars facing outwards, and judging will commence at noon.
All the facilities of the clubrooms (toilets, shelter, tables and chairs, hot water urn etc) will be available, and the club will provide a FREE barbecue lunch, plus drinks of all kinds.
There will even be cakes for afternoon tea.
As an added attraction, club merchandise will be available, so you can update your collection of club merchandise, even worm-drive oil filters and diff oil.
All you need to bring is your spouse/best friend/significant other, your newly washed and polished car, and a folding chair (if you want to sit outside).
This is a great opportunity to get together for an event that’s normally held many kilometres away.
So mark the date in your diary, lavish some love on your car, and we’ll see you there.

Annual General Meeting
2021-03-05
The 2020 annual general meeting has been delayed by the Covid restrictions and will be held on Friday 5 March.
This is your chance to get involved in the club by standing for election to the committee.
New blood is always welcome.
So put the date in your diary and we’ll see you there.

Gippsland Sunday drive
2021-04-11
Gippsland Sunday drive
Sunday April 11
Meeting time: 10–10:15 am.
Meeting place: Brewster’s Café and Food Store, 81 Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Road Garfield, half-way through town on your right.
Leave café about 11am. All bitumen roads.
Travel through Bunyip, Longwarry, Ripplebrook, Heath Hill, Lang Lang and Nyora.
Close to Nyora on your left on a left-hand bend there are Peugeots behind a high wire fence.
Just around the corner we will visit a very unusual artist.
Short drive to the Poowong Pub for lunch.
Your choices after lunch:
Choice 1. Leave Poowong and drive about 35 kms north through Drouin to the Princes Highway and home.
Choice 2. Leave Poowong and drive 7 kms south-west to Loch. Interesting little village to wander around. Home via the South Gippsland Highway.
Choice 3. Leave Loch. Travel south through Woodleigh, Kernot To Grantville and home via the Bass Highway.
If you wish to participate, please contact Hank Verwoert as numbers are needed to book the pub for lunch. verwoert1@bigpond.com
or 0417 364 442.

METEC Khanacross
2021-04-24 | METEC, 112 Colchester Road, Bayswater North, Victoria, Australia
Peugeot Car Club of Victoria
METEC Khanacross Saturday 24 April 2021

The Peugeot Car Club of Victoria will conduct its annual multi club Khanacross at the METEC facility 112 Colchester Road Bayswater North, 3153, on Saturday 24 April 2021 commencing at 10am
The Event will be run under a Motorsport Australia Permit No 321/2404/01.
Because of Covid related rules the Supplementary Regulations outline additional conditions which will apply for this event.
In particular:
• There will be a limit of two drivers per vehicle
• Completion of the Self Scrutiny Check List is required
• A competitor is required to provide a copy of their Motorsport Australia Licence, Vicroads Licence and Club Membership with their completed Entry Form
PLEASE READ THE SUPP REGS CAREFULLY.
The event will operate over four separate courses concurrently.
Competitors will have two runs on each course before lunch and two runs in the reverse direction after lunch. In all competitors will enjoy sixteen runs during the event.
Juniors are most welcome.
Come along and enjoy a great day of Motor Sport.
Allan Horsley – Clerk of Course.
Ph 03 9499 5861. Mob 0419 634 043. Email, allan.horsley@bigpond.com

EVENT DOCUMENTS

METEC 2021 Supp Regs
METEC 2021 Entry Form

METEC 2021 self_statement-of-vehicle-compliance
METEC 2021 self scrutiny check list

May Club Meeting
2021-05-07 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
Free Sausage Sizzle from 6.30pm. Meeting commences at 8.00pm.
Where: VDC Clubrooms Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading (Melway 48 G10).

June Club Meeting – a 404 Night!
2021-06-04 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
Have you got a 404? Bring it along to the Club Meeting 4th June. Blair Healy is our guest speaker, and he is bringing his 404 that has crossed the Andes. Let’s celebrate 404s!
Don’t have a 404? Come along and look at the model that really established Peugeot in Australia.
Blair Healy and his rugged 404 crossing the Andes.
In 2015 Blair Healy retired from engineering and was looking for a challenge. One of his friends had just completed the Peking to Paris endurance rally for classic and vintage cars. A similar rally was about to commence the following year in South America called the Inca’s Endurance Rally, a rally of about 12,000 kilometres through Argentina, Chile and Peru. The rally would criss-cross the Andes through about 3 mountain passes over 4,000 metres and take about 30 days. The rally would traverse some beautiful scenery and some very rough dirt tracks.
Blair turned to his friend, who advised to use a Sydney rally champion and car builder to look for a car that could perform competitively in any endurance rally. A number of vintage cars were proposed and the 1960s Peugeot 404 was the standout for the role. Blair also received some valuable advice from successful Peugeot rally man Bill Hamilton. Blair was not a Peugeot person, but quickly became one as he assisted the car builder to strip down, strengthen and rebuilt 3 x 404 Peugeots into a single vehicle to compete against 20 other comparable 2 litre class classic vehicles in the Incas Endurance Rally in late 2016. The trusty and reliable Peugeot 404, aptly named “Pedro” came third in its class, just behind 2 x early 1970s Porsche 911s!
Blair will bring along his Peugeot 404 when he speaks at the June General Meeting and explain the modifications completed (Peugeot purists please prepare to cringe!) and why the car performed so well during the rally.

Yarra Valley Chocolaterie
2021-06-20
With the shorter winter days upon us a run close to the city could be something to do.
Why not come indulge your taste buds at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery, Old Healesville Road, Yarra Glen (Melway 267 F10) on Sunday 20 June. Meet there from 10am.
For the strong-willed there is a coffee spot with views across the valley and township.
Once we have had our chocolate fill about 11 o’clock we will set off for the Flowerdale Hotel for lunch.
Contact Milton 0419 406 056 by 16 June if you plan to take part.

July Club Meeting
2021-07-02 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
PCCV member Trevor Parkes – July Meeting Guest Speaker
Trevor Parkes is the owner/operator of one of Melbourne’s largest, modern, progressive body repair shops. His workshop is equipped with three car benches, two auto robots, three baking ovens, and two auto quote computer systems. He is second generation in a business that has been established over thirty years.
He has a background in accounting and commerce and travels the world frequently to acquaint himself with the latest trends and topics in body shop management.
He is an active member of the body repair division of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce and has served in the capacity of Executive Committee Member, Metropolitan Council Delegate, and as a member of the Board of Investigation and Conciliation. He is a past chairman of both the Parts and Material Committee and the Ethics Committee of the Body Repair Division of the VACC.
He is a member of the society of Automotive Engineers of Australia, and has recently retired as a Director of Panelcare Victoria.
He has an accurate, and often sought after, active working knowledge of the Motor Car Act, Insurance Law, and the Federal Vehicle Repair and service act.
Trevor has been the recipient of two government grants, via the small business development corporation, to travel overseas to study fleet crash repair management and body shop technology.
In 1983 Parkes Body Works received the ANZ Banks’ nomination for the small business award for outstanding achievement.
During 1983 he was asked to present a report for inclusion in the sectionalised repairs task force commissioned by the Ministry for Consumer Affairs, which has now been adopted as an industry standard.
Trevor Parkes has been a registrant at the world crash repair conference in New York, Stuttgart, Vancouver, Tokyo, Las Vegas and Adelaide. In May 1987 he was the Australian delegate at the Tokyo World Conference and delivered his prologue in Japanese.
In 1994 he was the recipient of the prestigious Auto Quote repairer of the year award.
He is a guest lecturer at the Richmond College of Technical and Further Education and is often called on as an industry spokesman. He is among the pioneers of jigs, baking ovens and computers in Australia’s smash repair industry.
He is internationally recognized as a contributor to major international trade journals.
In November 1995 he was the only repairer invited to address the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the need to legislate for Post – Accident Inspections of Damaged Cars.
In 1995/1996 he successfully completed both the Certificate and the Advanced Certificate of Automotive Business Management conducted by the VACC at the John Batman Institute of TAFE. In 1998 he successfully completed the Diploma of Automotive Business Management.
He is an honours graduate of the elite Masters School of Autobody Repair Management of Santa Barbara, California.

Bastille Day
2021-07-11
The PCCV Bastille Day luncheon will be held at The Republic of Letters restaurant 239 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn (5 doors from the cinema) on Sunday 11th July at 12.30 pm. There will be a 2 course meal, $40.00 per person – dessert will be extra. Licensed or BYO at $3.50 per person. Our host is “Ronnie” who is by the way, the most hospitable person you will meet in the hospitality industry. Ronnie hopes for 4 aged Peugeot vehicles to be parked out the front of his restaurant/café. He will ensure space is available for those cars who arrive first. The restaurant holds about 36 people, so first in “Pug People” if you want to be part of the Bastille celebration.
Please contact Colin Harris on 0432 302 414 or email cdh2739@gmail.com
if you wish to join us.
$40.00 per person payment is to be made to PCCV by Electronic Funds Transfer prior to the day. Westpac Bank Account BSB 033070, Account No. 730763. Any extras eg BYO, coffee, dessert is to be paid on the day. Honesty system applies!

West Of Melbourne Day Trip
2021-07-18
Sunday 18 July
Meeting place: Baby Black Expresso Bar, 10 Church St. Bacchus Marsh. Ph. 5367 5156.
Time: 9:30/9:45. Early birds could arrive at 9:00 and enjoy a leisurely breakfast.
Bacchus Marsh is about 55 km from Melbourne. Plenty of parking in Foodworks carpark behind KFC. Depart Baby Black Expresso Bar at about 10:45.
Explore area south and west of Bacchus Marsh. Arrive at Wallace Pub for lunch at about 12:30. Plenty of parking behind the pub if it is busy.
Make your own way home – the pub is not far off the Ballarat Freeway. For those interested we could plan a non-freeway trip for our return to Melbourne.
Hank Verwoert verwoert1@bigpond.com Ph 0417 364 442.

Pakenham Khanacross
2021-07-25
Pakenham Khanacross Sunday 25 July
There will be a Multi Club Khanacross at Pakenham Auto Club’s grounds in Pakenham on Sunday 25 July. Peugeot Car Club members are invited to take part. The surface is grass. Breakfast and lunch will be available on the day. Bill Hamilton says he will even have a trophy for first Peugeot if there are five or more PCCV entries! Supplementary Regulations will available shortly. Write the date in your diary.

August Club Meeting
2021-08-06 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
The guest speaker at the club meeting on Friday 6 August will be Blair Healy, who will talk about his participation in the Rally of the Incas in his 404, Pedro. Members are invited to bring their 404s along. Blair’s planned visit on 4 June had to be cancelled because of Covid.

September Club Meeting – VIRTUAL
2021-09-03 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading
The highlight of the September virtual club meeting will be a series of movies of Pugs in rallies. Don’t miss it from 8pm.
Check either the PCCV YouTube Channel, or our Facebook stream

Bridges run – POSTPONED
2021-09-04
The event planned for this Saturday, 4 September, has been called off for reasons that everyone will appreciate. It’s possible that the event will be run early next year.

Broadford Club Run – POSTPONED
2021-09-19
Broadford trip to Leon Shultz’s home for morning tea and a look at his shed and model trains, then a drive to the Killingworth Cafe for lunch. Contact Milton Grant, 0419 406 056.

October Club Meeting – virtual
2021-10-01 | Chateau Peugeot, Unit 8, 41-49 Norcal Road, Nunawading

French Car Festival – CANCELLED
2021-10-10
I am sad to advise you that the PCCV Committee has reviewed the plans for the French Car Festival planned for 10th October.
Due to the numbers involved and the very infectious nature of the delta Covid 19 virus, we feel it unwise to hold the event this year and hope that next year will be more hospitable to us all.
As a consolation, we plan to hold a photo competition, so watch for details in September Torque.
