Report of run and lunch November 2021
On an unseasonally wet, cold and windy November 14th, the South Australian area of the AMOC held their penultimate run & lunch for 2021. The forecast had been poor for days before and was also poor for several days ahead with daily maxima in the teens when the average for November is in the mid […]
75th anniversary of the Times advertisement for the High Class Motor Business
On October 1st 1946, a tiny, three line advertisement was posted in the Times newspaper, London. It was headed ‘High Class Motor Business’ in the ‘For Sale’ section and this tiny advert changed the course of motoring history. David Brown saw the ad and after a period of negotiation, he took ownership of the company […]
October 24th 2021 run & lunch report
On Sunday October 24th, 28 members and friends of the South Australian Area of the AMOC met at the Bridgewater Inn for the regular monthly run & lunch. The weather was fair with just a few drops of rain in the morning but periods of lovely sunshine increasing as the afternoon progressed. Several members took […]
Run and lunch at Angus Plains Wines, September 2021
After several months of thanking the ‘weather gods’ for great weather for our Sunday runs, we had no reason to offer thanks on this Sunday 12th September 2021. The weather through the week had been great with maxima in the mid to high 20s and so Area Rep Terry Jones watched with a sinking heart […]
August 2021 run and lunch to The Winehouse
Good fortune once again accompanied members of the South Australian Area of the AMOC on Sunday August 8th when the regular, monthly run and lunch took place. The weather was lovely, especially considering it was still winter and there had been rain in the days before, and more was promised later in the week. […]
July 2021 run and lunch at Tenafeate Winery
Report of AMOC South Australia Run July 11th to Tenafeate Winery The weather had been lovely in the days before our planned July run but the forecast was for rain starting on the day of the run and persisting all week. This was more important than for many runs as our lunch destination, Tenafeate Winery […]
Report of meeting June 2021 at La Tombola
On a cool but dry winter’s evening, 27 members of our Area met at La Tombola Restaurant on Unley Rd to enjoy each other’s company, food and wine, and to hear of ‘developments’. We were very lucky to have in attendance our youngest member, James, with parents Mathew and Liz. James is but a few […]
Report of run to Saltram Winery May 2021
After a week of perfect mid 20s weather, our planned run & lunch on Sunday May 2nd was undertaken in somewhat cooler (20degree) temperatures though we were fortunate to have a lot of sunshine. Twenty one members in 11 cars ranging from Phil’s 1960 DB4 to Tom’s new Superleggera assembled at Hazelwood Park in the […]
April 2021 run and lunch at Woodstock
At approximately 10am on a cool and overcast day, some 12 cars with 18 members and guests assembled at the carpark outside the Burnside Shopping centre. One guest, Tom, drove his recently acquired Superlegerra DBS V12 that was outstanding in its Hyper Red livery – both will be very welcome on future runs (assuming Tom […]
March 2021 run & dinner
The weather in the days before (and after) the planned March event had been perfect with maxima in the mid 20s, cool evenings with a few rainy days earlier that reduced the need to water the gardens. This was the first time the AMOC SA had held a mid week evening run and so Area […]