Join In!
Join the fun and come and visit the club's monthly meeting at 8pm, every first Wednesday of each month. Camberwell Tennis Club, 332 Burke Road, Glen Iris. Melways 59 H6. Everybody is always welcome! Download a membership
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Bring along your 2010 event photos to the AGM |
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As I haven't personally been to many events this year, remember to bring your event photos on CD, DVD or USB stick along to this weeks meeting. I'd like to have an emphasis on members enjoying their cars, if you have photos of people driving, looking at cars and generally enjoying the event then send them in to me! Thanks, Ben. |
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September Night Meeting Special Guest Speaker |
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John Ousey, who was an engineer for Volvo and will give us an insight into the word of Volvo. He was the Engineer in charge of Volvo Australia's production line in Clayton when they decided to build the cars from CKD (Completely Knocked Down). He was also the Engineer in charge of the Volvo 360 24hr record at Surfers Paradise Raceway. Wednesday, September 01, 2010 At 08:00 PM Camberwell Tennis Club
322 Burke Rd, Glen Iris
Melways Ref 59 H6 |
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Former Volvo directors oppose Chinese sale |
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Sourced from The Local (Sweden). It's worth checking out this article for the reader comments. Chinese automaker Geely is not a suitable owner of Volvo Cars, according to eight former Volvo directors. In a letter to Ford Motor Company’s chairman, Bill Ford Jr, former Volvo group directors, and former Volvo Cars managing directors, wrote that Geely lacks the necessary technical competence, according to the newspaper Dagens Industri. |
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Volvo sale to Zhejiang Geely pretty much done |
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Will this be the end of volvo? Sourced from the Guardian UK. US car giant Ford today confirmed that it is selling Volvo to the Chinese and that the deal, thought to be worth around $2bn (£1.25bn), should be signed early next year. In a statement today the US automaker said that "all substantive commercial terms" relating to the sale of the loss-making Swedish firm have now been settled with with the buyer, Zhejiang Geely. |
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Display Day was held in Feb - pics to follow |
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We had a great day out at Flemington Racecourse showgrounds for our annual display day on February 28th. Nearly 40 Volvos were on display, and members enjoyed seeing cars of all makes and models from Britain and Europe. Pictures to be uploaded to the site soon. Click here for more details. |
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Lukas Baumann drives 36,000km to Melbourne Cup at Wednesday Meeting |
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Lukas Baumann (the man currently in the news for driving 36,000km to the Melbourne Cup) will be talking at our monthly meeting, this Wednesday night.
Hear how he has "dodged bullets and bombs, slept in searing deserts and deep snow" and why the Melbourne Cup is so important to him. Read the news.com.au article |
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GoAuto : Scandinavian car-maker sale nigh |
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SWEDISH car-makers Saab and Volvo have edged nearer to new ownership as their American owners General Motors and Ford look to wrap up the sale of their respective Scandinavian operations. |
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40th Anniversary Rally: 21-24th August 2009 |
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The Volvo Car Club of NSW would like to extend an invitation to you to attend our 40th Anniversary Rally in August 2009. This event is to be held in conjunction with the Council of Motor Clubs Premier event of the year, The Shannons Eastern Creek Classic. The main event for our anniversary will be held at the Holiday Inn adjacent to Rooty Hill RSL Club. Please visit the Volvo Club of NSW website for more information |
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EU approves loans to Volvo |
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The European Commission approved Sweden offering a state guarantee for Volvo Cars, a subsidiary of US automotive giant Ford.
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Check out one of our galleries! |
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We've got lots of photos of events and drives ready for you to browse and enjoy! Check out the show cars glinting in the sun, the project cars bristling with potential power and the comfortable family faithfuls. From Dandenong to Canberra, they're all here!
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Wanted: 2008 Gallery Photos |
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If club members have photos from 2008 events it would be great if you could burn them to CD and bring them along to a meeting. If you can't make it to a meeting please send me an email and we can arrange a pick-up or postage. Thanks, Ben. |
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Accommodation Offer: The Vic in Rutherglen |
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We have had Sean Morris from The Vic in Rutherglen send us a car club accommodation offer. Have a look, see what you think and contact the committee if you would like to take advantage of it. |
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Accommodation/Club Activity: Tintaldra |
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Rick Dugdale is a club member and we are looking to conducting a weekend event to this park in Spring 2009. Contact Rick Dugdale Ph: 02 6077 9207. Have a look at the Tintaldra PDF in the downloads section to see if you'd be interested. |
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Want to submit some photos? |
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We would love to host photos from members that have taken photos from events and drives. Usually many people's photos will be amalgamated into one big gallery on the website. Please contact myself (Ben) or Greg about getting photos to us! |
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Want to place a marketplace advert? Well now you can! |
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With the recent influx of adverts, I've tweaked the website so anybody can register and upload their own adverts. To find out how you can upload your own advert, go to the marketplace page and follow the links! |
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