http://www.msvcr.com/ Your Classic and Vintage car connection for Malaysia & Singapore. The MSVCR Organises Concours, touring, sprint and rally events in around the region. en-gb Copyright MSVCR 2007-2010.This site is powered by e107, which is released under the terms of the GNU GPL License. webmaster@nospam.com (Webmaster) webmaster@nospam.com (Webmaster) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:40:53 +0800 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:40:53 +0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.199.11  
Andrew Drinkwater, long time MSVCR member will be competing in the 2010 Peking to Paris in his Renault 4CV this month.

Running for 37 days and covering over 14,000 kms, the rally will be fun but surely challenging and tiring. Team and car are ready. They leave tomorrow for Beijing where the car now cleared of customs awaits them. Similarly another 106 teams from all over the world are making their way to the start line for the big day.You can follow the rally progress via a video journal and a blog, on www.pekingparis.com.
Andy and his co-driver Diana Cooper have also got a personal blog going at http://4cvcar89.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-move.html.
Andy supplied a few pictures of the finished car, taken on the day of shipment, including blessing at the Hindu Temple in Brickfields on the day.
Andy remarked "we need all the help we can get"  The car has a name – “Hanuman”, as it has been a real challenge to prepare it for the rally, Team Drinkwater feel the car has had its own hand in this, so ‘mischievous’ seems appropriate! For all his mischief when young the original Hanuman went on to demonstrate phenomenal abilites when the time came. Lets hope this four wheeled version can do the same.
Andy has chosen his steed well, built between 1947 and 1961 the 4CV was at the time a popular four door family econo car running a 750 cc engine. The 4CV proved itself to be very versatile and was the base of many a modified rally and racing car not least the Alpine company who used the platform to build their cars for competition.
Last held in 2007, the Peking to Paris celebrates the original long distance run made originally in 1907 when 5 cars set off from Peking with four actually making it to Paris. Things have changed a bit with a few more roads in place now but the run is done entirely using historic vehicles the oldest this year being a 7 litre 1907 Itala 40.]]> adthomson@nospam.com (David T) Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:54:46 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.199.11 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.198.11 adthomson@nospam.com (David T) Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:47:13 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.198.11 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.197.8
Brand new or second hand chrome wire wheels (15") available. Just call me
for details.

Contact Nahendran h/p 012-7777918.]]> webmaster@nospam.com (DavidL) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:03:50 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.197.8 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.196.8 2 doors (Block 351C, V8, PS; C4 trans.) in excellent original condition, for sale.

Recently painted and has many new parts. Ask for best price but no time wasters please. This car has a similar
engine to that of the Mustangs.

Contact Nahendran  h/p 012-7777918.





]]> webmaster@nospam.com (DavidL) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:02:07 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.196.8 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.195.11 Our website now recognises if you are browsing using a hand-held gizmo instead of a normal computer & automatically adjusts to fit your screen... try it out & bookmark us!

In fact this news was posted from my cellphone during a boring training course!]]> webmaster@nospam.com (DavidL) Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:19:53 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.195.11 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.194.11 Some of you may have noticed that our website has been performing slowly with many broken links these last few weeks. At certain times it's been offline also.

The reasons for this was a 'denial of service' attack on our site plus many others on the same server & elsewhere around the internet. We took some actions to 'deflect' the attack and those had the consequence of disabling certain website features. Most importantly, the 'contact' link had to be removed as this was the major target of the DoS attack.

Hopefully we can rebuild the site in the next days and return all functionality to normal. We would appreciate a short email if you discover any site feature not working as you would expect.]]> webmaster@nospam.com (DavidL) Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:11:17 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.194.11 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.192.8 Two Volvo 122: Red - 1964, Blue - 1965. 1800ccs.
Original engines and specifications. New interiors and lights.
Matched pair – number plate digits are the same.

Preferably sell together as a pair, but willing to split.
Just need batteries to run. RM80,000 for the pair, negotiable.
Contact: Chris (Non-Member) 012-421 1210.]]> webmaster@nospam.com (DavidL) Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:55:36 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.192.8 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.191.10
This event is peculiar to our region and in many ways to our club. It is a position of privledge that we enjoy. A good day perhaps a little damp but on the whole very enjoyable, nicely finished off by a good meal at the club house.

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Across the Peninsula in all our regions, the MSVCR is planning a “Motoring Heritage Day” on Sunday 1st August 2010 to demonstrate the strength of the motoring enthusiasts’ movement and raise public awareness of their motoring heritage.

Details of Events planned are below - contact your representative now!

CENTRAL REGION
Motoring Heritage Outing to Forest Research Institute Malaysia
An outing to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) in Vintage and Classic Cars is being planned for Special Children. For the past six consecutive years, Community Support Network Association (CSN) together with the MSVCR has successfully organised Outings for Special Children. 
This year we propose to invite 150 special children and 20 adults accompanying them to FRIM for lunch and back. Sixty (60) classic/vintage cars will be involved in this coming event.
Contact Michael Sundram on 019-323 9555 or Noorul Ariffin on 013-368 2115 for further details.

NORTHERN REGION
Motoring Heritage Drive for Special Needs Children
The Penang team is planning to take as many special needs children as possible in vintage and classic cars for an enjoyable day out. It is a couple of years since we were last able to do this. Please mark your diary and aim to bring out your cars for this worthy cause.
Contact Douglas Fox on 016-492 3748

SOUTHERN REGION
Motoring Heritage Drive
A Heritage Run in Johor. Members will gather for breakfast at 9.00am at Larkin. We will circle JB in a convoy starting from the east to the north , Masai , and drive towards Senai in the North West then decend southwards along the Skudai coastal road ending the drive in JB at about 1.00pm, covering about 60kms. We will disperse after a hearty lunch. Contact: E.S. Luke 019-7132672/ Heng Fook Yang 016-7152528

SINGAPORE
Motoring Heritage Drive and Display
Publicity run and exhibition at the Old Ford Museum. A rare opportunity for the general public to come up close to view period cars and bikes all but vanished from our roads. Main Venue will be the Old Ford Factory Museum, 351 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 588192, Time : 1pm to 5pm Prior to that for the keen there will be a drive from 11am - 1pm starting at Kallang McDonalds to Old Ford Factory Museum which is optional. Cars and Bikes will be on display till 5pm. As there are logistical considerations, registration is a pre-requisite. To register your keen participation or if you have any enquiries, please contact our S'pore rep David Thomson at 93880691 or the Asst Secretary at 96617637.]]> webmaster@nospam.com (DavidL) Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:30:55 +0800 http://msvcr.com/news.php?item.190.2