2016 BRUSH HISTORY

Your Oakland looks Fabulous - Bob Lamond Brush Historian - I have the world 's only 2cylinder Brush Motor which was found in Hawaii some years ago and restored in Australia. I drove my 1910 Brush D26 with the 2 cylinder engine installed in 2012 from Perth to Sydney, 4,454 KMS to celebrate the Centenary of the 1912 First Automobile Crossing of Australia. Sadly & obviously the counter balance shaft had broken and gone into space SO I want to replace it and am asking all 1908 Oakland Blokes if they have any photos and diagrams which show the counter balance shaft and weights to email me what info you have to lamond2@bigpond.com. Thanks Bob Lamond

21 DECEMBER 2016 - By Bob Lamond - Brush Australia Mentor/Historian - Brush Owners of Australia Register NOTE IF ANY US BRUSH OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY PLEASE EMAIL ME AT lamond2@bigpond.com "Paul Schaefer, as retiring President of The USA Association of Brush Owners - in conjunction with Founder Ed Clarke and Treasurer Harold Musolf Jnr., today confirmed to me that the USA Association accepted our offer of membership in the Brush Owners Register of Australia, with control in Australia's hands, merging with us at no cost and each of you having full access to our website, which Hamish is developing, likely involving members forum - sharing questions and suggestions etc - and you accessing/contributing to our “The SWEEP” newsletter, in digital form on the website - with all our communications by internet. Paul has also accepted the role as our USA representative to encourage and facilitate USA Brush activities and contributions to our website and our “SWEEP” Newsletter. Given this merger I recommend that in future we use the name “ International Brush Owners Association” and continue our invitation to all Brush Owners throughout the world to join us. So now it is up to us Australian’s to welcome you and encourage you to work with us through emails on your Brush activity , restorations, new acquisitions, sales, indeed anything new or old about Brush. Hamish McDonald, our Editor of “The SWEEP” and website developer, already has a huge load - despite this he welcomes contributions by email to hamishmcdonald@bigpond.com I have undertaken the (hazardous ?) job of developing the email address listing of former members of the USA Assoc. so I am sending this email to those who appear on John Guy’s, Harold Musolf lists etc etc. Some only have a mailing address - these are set out on the attached list - if you know any member on that list please ask them to email me from any local email facility. To each of you I extend a warm Aussie “Welcome” on behalf of our Australian members We plan to have my Volume titled “The Brush Runabout - Everyman’s Car - 1907 to 1913 - and the World Wide Photo Catalogue of Brush Runabouts and their Owners” up on our new website in due course so if you have any changes to your current page or if you would like to contribute a new page - please email me the details lamond2@bigpond.com We are all Brush owners and we all have a special interest in developing our knowledge, the continued preservation and enjoyment of these unique pieces of automotive history. So let’s communicate ! I welcome your comments and suggestions - please. Cheers Bob Lamond Brush Mentor/Historian 61 0409 712 101 “Solbakken” 267 Upper Piambong Rd Piambong 2850 AUSTRALIA lamond2@bigpond.com FOLLOWING THIS MERGER I AM RECOMMENDING THAT OUR ASSOCIATION OF BRUSH OWNERS BE KNOWN AS: INTERNATIONAL BRUSH OWNERS ASSOCIATION

I wish to advise you of the publication my new book titled: First Motor Crossing of Australia 1912 Sidney Ferguson – Driver of the 1912 Model F Brush Runabout “Across - 4,200kms. - Australia” Francis Birtles – Guide - “Rex” Mascot HEROIC-PIONEERING-COURA GEOUS & The 2012 Centenary Expedition “Across Australia” Tells the tale of this band of enthusiasts driving/riding thirty one 100 year old veteran motor cycles and cars, including five Brush Runabouts, 2600 miles/4200km across Australia, re-enacting the 1912 First Crossing to honour the 1912 hero es – The Brush Runabout, Ferguson, Birtles and Rex. As told by Bob Lamond, Brush Historian – member of the Veteran Car Club of Australia –NSW & Victoria The history books got it wrong. This is the true tale Francis Birtles, the man publicized around Australia and indeed around the world as being the first person to drive a motorcar across Australia – never drove the Brush – WRONG - he didn’t even have a drivers license. What he did have though was the gift of the gab and a reputation for being quite the rogue. The only thing driven by Birtles was the media coverage – he never drove the Brush. NB Many Australian and International Museums/Library/Tourist Information Centre/Motel likely contain misleading Birtles documents and references – those relating to the Historic 1912 First Crossing should record that in 1912 Sidney Ferguson was the first man to drive a motorcar “Across Australia” to ensure your readers/tourists get the true story and are not mislead by Birtles self aggrandisement writings and media reports based on Birtles’s misleading interviews. Cheers - If you would like to buy a copy of my - 278 pages- lots of historic photos – big one kilo beautiful book it sells for printing & postage costs only – this is a not for profit project – Send AUS$60 – via Paypal to my email or mobile phone number or via cheque- including your mailing address and one of the last 11 copies will be on its way to you. Bob Lamond 267 Upper Piambong Rd Piambong 2850 lamond2@bigpond.com 0409 712 101 Copies have been donated to the National and State Libraries Bob Lamond OBE!? 0409 712 101 “Solbakken” 267 Upper Piambong RdPiambong 2850 AUSTRALIA 1912 Sid Ferguson and Rex 2012 Bob Lamond in his 1910 Brush Runabout -On the Nullarbor First Motor Crossing of Australia 1912 Sidney Ferguson – Driver - Francis Birtles – Guide “Rex” Mascot 1912 Model F Brush Runabout “Across - 4,200kms. - Australia” The history books got it wrong. Francis Birtles, the man publicized around Australia and indeed around the world as being the first person to drive a motorcar across Australia – never drove the Brush - didn’t even have a drivers license. What he did have though was the gift of the gab and a reputation for being quite the rogue. This is the true tale The year is 1912, the year of the sinking of the Titanic . In Australia, two men and one dog set out in an open two-seater Brush motorcar on their maiden voyage to be the first automobile to cross Australia. A similar heroic adventure, battling the elements and mechanical challenges, but with a very different outcome. 2,600 miles – 90% no roads – virgin country with only a few camel tracks. Driven all the way by Sidney Ferguson, guided by Francis Birtles, with “Rex” their terrier mascot, this unlikely trio, achieved against all odds, the First West to East Motor Crossing of Australia. Locked together in isolation for 4 weeks, there possibly were never two more different personalities thrown together, facing events and conflicts that could make or break the attainment of this never before attempted crossing. Repeated records document Francis Birtles as the first man to drive across the continent, but the only thing driven by Birtles was the media coverage – he never drove the Brush. This controversial tale unravels the story behind the story, covering the original journey and uncovering Sidney Ferguson as the undeniable man behind the wheel of this momentous event in Australian motoring history. NB Please read page 3 –Historic Fraud – committed by ABC TV The 2012 Expeditioners faced their own unique challenges. In 1912 it was a brand new Brush Runabout and virtually no roads - 2012 The roads were of various qualities but their motors were 100 years older.

Yes Bowral, home of my Grandfather Hector Lamond owner/Editor of the Four Mails Bowral, and my cousin same name, is country like Piambong CheersBob Lamond lamond2@bigpond.com

$A 27 plus postage and packing NSW country $A 16 plus PayPal or Bank charges. Orders as above by 29 Feb

The Brush Runabout Everyman’s Car 1907 to 1913 A Tribute to Alanson Partridge Brush with Brush history and historic photos, Models and historic literature, historic Expeditions, a World wide Photo catalogue of over100 surviving Brush cars containing a photo of each car, plus the history unique to this car. There are 220 pages - 110 double sided pages with 110 pages of Brush History and 110 pages of Brush Owner’s photos and story of their Brush. FOR YOU TO ORDER A COPY or more I NEED YOUR ORDER EMAIL by 29 February - CONTAINING: 1. Your name and postal address for delivery. 2. Number of copies 3. Your payment to PayPal account lamond2@bigpond.com or 0409712101. Receipt of your order will be confirmed by email on receipt of PayPal notification of receipt of funds OR Direct to my National Australia Bank 082 726 509038191- Receipt of your order will be confirmed by email on receipt of NAB notification of receipt of funds. This is a not for profit Honorary project the cost is only printing, packing and postage. THERE IS A NUMBERED PRINT OF 150 COPIES FOR BRUSH OWNERS AND ANTIQUE CAR ENTHUSIASTS - SO ACT NOW ONE COPY AIRMAILED TO THE USA COSTS $US 42 PLUS PayPal or Bank charges. Robert A Lamond, Owner of two 1910 Brush Runabouts, a D 26 with the world's only 2 Cylinder Brush Engine and a D24. Mentor/Historian Brush Owners of Australia "Solbakken" 267 UPPER PIAMBONG RD. PIAMBONG 2850 AUSTRALIA 0409 712 101 lamond2@bigpond.com

Good morning USA Brush Owners - I am Bob Lamond, Brush Lover, Australian, two 1910 Brush, one with 2 cyl. Brush Engine - I volunteered to prepare this History on an honorary basis as an infinitesimal payback for 37 years enjoyment driving my 1910 D26 in, around and across Australia - it is a Tribute to Alanson P Brush, Self taught Engineer, Designer and Manufacturer of The Brush Runabouts, Brush history and historic photos, Models and historic literature, Historic Expeditions and a 2016 World Wide Photo Catalogue of Brush Runabouts and their Owners This is my last final call for you to spend maximum of 2 hours to send me a page on your Brush. A few of you are to send me some additional information. Please email me by 31 January 154 Brush owners have emailed/mailed me their page - SO PLEASE JOIN THEM ! The History and Catalogue will be printed in March following editing and I will email details of buying a copy or two in April. REMEMBER - This is a NOT FOR PROFIT project - the cost will be ONLY the printing and mailing - Copies will be available to all Brush Owners and enthusiasts, Museums, Libraries and Historical Societies and the media at the cost of printing and postage. REMEMBER - The copyright is Internationally Registered - ISBN: 978064694900 Bob Bob Lamond lamond2@bigpond.com 0409 712 101 “Solbakken” 267 Upper Piambong Rd Piambong 2850 AUSTRALIA