Oct 2008 - MG Club of St. Louis Newsletter v1.pub

The MG Club of St. Louis Newsletter
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VOLUME 21, ISSUE 10
OCTOBER
1, 2008
Chairman’s Message
Don Gatheman
Fall is once again upon us. For me, the All British Car Show brings about mixed feelings. The show this year was great! I heard many comments from out of town guests
who love the Saturday vs. Sunday choice, so I think we can call that decision a successful one. The weather forecast for the day wasn’t great, but the actual weather was certainly wonderful for a show. I felt a few sprinkles late morning, but that was all. While
we had a challenge with the grass on the show field not being cut, it seems like most
people understood and soldiered on. All in all, it was great fun and accomplished what
I think car shows are all about- meeting up with old friends, and making new ones.
As for the “mixed feelings” part, since our show is in September, it signals the way for
the end of another summer. Cool weather is around the corner, followed by the menace cold, wet, snowy abomination called winter. I guess you can tell I don’t like cold
weather! And no, I’m not suggesting we change the month of our show. I just think as
I pack up the car to leave the show that it’s the last formal outing for the year. I’ll patiently wait until spring, when flowers bloom and
birds sing, to start enjoying showing the cars again.
I also reflect on what I’ve planned, and accomplished
on the cars this summer. Of course, the plan on the
GT was to make it at least presentable, and I’m still
hoping to get that accomplished before old man winter sets in. But I also had big dreams for the Midget.
It needs springs and a repair on the driver’s seat. Not
major jobs by any means, and certainly do-able over
a six month or so time period. Well, the replacement
springs are sitting in my garage, and the seat repair is
as close to done as removing the seat and bringing it
to the upholsterer. As a matter of fact, the seat’s been
in the same situation since I bought the car. This
spring I brought it back in for a revised estimate- it
went from 65.00 to 70.00, not bad for a seven year
Inside this issue:
Finance Report
2
Sept Meeting Minutes
3
Head Questions?
4
First MG “Experience”
5
KC Here We Come
6
St. Louis ABCS Report
7
Stories About LBCs
8
St. Louis ABCS Results
10
Contacts & Events
11
The Post Car Show Sunday Drive—Getting out and
driving on the roads our cars were meant for!
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Chairman’s Message
span of time. Well, there’s always next year.
I also remember my friend Terry Fanning. Terry and I
would usually walk around two shows together - the
ABCS, of course, and the Easter car show. I guess I
would start and end the season with him, sharing stories
and looking at cars. He was a great source of knowledge, and like other people in the club, always eager to
share what he knew with others. One thing I’ll always
remember about those shows was Terry’s disdain for
people who trailer their cars to shows and never drive
them. He referred to them as “full scale models”, and
like many of us felt the joy of having a car is driving it.
(continued)
tric cars from taking over the world, nor can we increase
world gas supplies. We might, however, spark interest
in younger people and get them involved in our hobby.
So the next time you’re at a car show, at work, dinner, or
anywhere else with your car and a young person makes a
comment, invite them to look closer and even have a
seat inside. We need their interest for the future.
Don’t forget to attend our October meeting if you can, as
it’s election time! Thank you all for a great year being
your Chairman. Drive safely, Don.
Sometimes I wonder what our MG hobby will look like
in 50 years. Many of us will be gone from the scene.
Will the cars be gone from a lack of interest, or maybe
from the shortage of oil? We can’t stop hybrids or elec-
General Account Report
By Greg Quigley, Treasurer
Beginning cash
Income
Dues deposits
Other
Total Income
August
Year-to-date
$1,814.35
$ 1,142.48
-
2,360.00
-
Expenses
Newsletter
Printing
Postage
Meeting room fee
Voice mail fee
Meeting attendance prizes
Checks
Officers & Directors Liability Insurance
Website
Flowers/Memoriums
Annual picnic meeting
Chairman's service award
51.72
32.34
10.00
21.91
160.99
-
5.00
2,365.00
621.42
327.59
60.00
123.36
60.52
26.37
100.00
73.47
360.71
174.64
21.42
Cake for Nuffield Trophy celebration
Total expenses
Transfer to activity fund (car show)
276.96
500.00
20.59
1,970.09
500.00
$1,037.39
$ 1,037.39
Ending cash
Change in cash
(776.96)
(105.09)
The Post Car Show Sunday Drive— MGB/GT
MGB, TR6 and TR3
A Bentley, it just dropped by the show.
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September Meeting Minutes
By Carol Mangles, Club Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm by Chairman
Don Gatheman. Officers in attendance were Don, Carol
Mangles, Gary Hayes and Greg Quigley. Members present were Fred Houser, Bob Bentzinger, Bruce Hamper, John Mangles, Rich Griffin, Stef and Mike Barnes, Alan Taxman, Ranney Dohogne, Bill Patterson,
Lee Fox, Walt Murphy, Robert Rushing, Chris Kresser,
Steve Fahrig, Eric Hardesty, Tom Kohnen, Mike
Tutass, Frank Lauryssen, Chuck and Janel Demick,
Rich and Barb Berger, John Mangles, Pat Downey,
Floyd Jochimsen, Bob Smith, Byron Golfin and William
Fox. (34 in attendance).
The August minutes were reviewed and approved.
The general fund has a balance of $1146.48. The Special
Events fund has a balance of $464.66.
Upcoming Events:
Please see events section of this newsletter on page 11 or
our website www.stlouismgclub.com for more up to date
events and information!
Projects:
John Mangles shared with the group about finding out
his MGB’s camshaft was 180° out of time causing the car
to lack power on hills and run on after the ignition was
turned off.
Tom Kohnen and Eric Hardesty discussed float chamber
problems and too much fuel pressure; all remedied with
a fuel pressure regulator.
Bruce Hamper discussed PVC valves.
Mike Barnes talked about replacing his engine recently.
Old Business:
The recent Kansas City All British Car Show was discussed - very nice show with over 120 cars. 5 cars attended from St Louis and we had a great time stopping
at Central Dairy in Jefferson City for an ice cream treat
in honor of our great friend and MG enthusiast Ken
Biermann.
New Business:
John Mangles announced that the September 27th John
Twist (in person!) Carburetor Tuning Seminar at All
British Car Repair in Overland has filled and all 20 spots
are taken.
Nominations for club officers and Registrars were suggested, approved and accepted as follows:
Chairman- Bill Fox
Treasurer- Greg Quigley
Secretary – Carol Mangles
Special Events- Janel Demick
Membership coordinator- Fred Houser
Newsletter Editor- Simon Dix (actually he wasn’t here to
say no so we are hoping he will say yes!) [Ed—he will say
yes for another year but only one more year :-) ]
Prewar- Bob Horzmann
T- Series- Pat Downey and Charlie Key
MGA/Magnette- John Mangles
MGB/MGC- Bob Bentzinger
Midget- Don Gatheman and Bruce Hamper
Cars in Boxes- Mike Barnes
Other Marques- Chris Kresser
Historian- Bob Bentzinger
During our October meeting, last minute nominations
will also be accepted. It’s perfectly OK to nominate
yourself! Once the nominations are completed at the
October meeting, voting will take place to elect our new
officers and registrars who will take over starting in November.
Don’t forget! Our November 10th meeting will take
place at the Growlers Pub in Sunset Hills on S. Lindberg.
Mark your calendars for a great time!
All British Car Show Update:
Gary Hayes gave an update of preparations for the September 20th All British Car Show. John Mangles reports that 87 cars have registered so far!
Bob Bentzinger still planning to set up a swap area at the
show and is asking anyone interested in selling parts to
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September Meeting Minutes
contact him.
The Triumph club will be cooking and providing food at
the event as in years past. Gary requested help with
parking; Walt, Bruce and Tom have volunteered.
Ranney will coordinate the vote counting with help from
Greg Quigley, John Mangles and Byron Golfin.
A silent auction and photo contest will round out our
show. (Don’t forget, the show is on Saturday!)
For Sale or Wanted:
Floyd Jochimsen is still looking for an aftermarket steering wheel for a late model MGB. Call 636-296-4545.
Fred Houser is selling his red 1974 ½ MGB, asking
$5500. Good top, good body. Call Fred at 314-9659320. [Ed—Believe that this was sold at the car show but
call and check if interested]
There is a 1978 MGB with an aftermarket hard top for
sale for $2000. Contact [email protected] or call
at 417-453-6687 for more information.
Charlie Key is selling a 1978 MGB twin carb blue roadster with OD, asking $8500. Also selling another 1978
MGB, burgundy with a little rust, new tires, some extra
brake parts asking $1800 OBO. Also selling a 1960
TR3A, powder blue with black interior, asking $1500
OBO. Call Charlie at (H) 314-428-1120 or (W) 314-4289335.
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Ila Biermann asked Bob Bentzinger to let club members
know that there are loads of V8 stuff for sale. Bob
Bentzinger will be bringing the MGB stuff for sale to the
swap meet at the Car Show on September 20th. For
more information about what is available, contact Bob,
Bob Smith, Walt Murphy or John Mangles.
Attendance Drawing:
Lucky winners were Pat Downey, John Mangles and
Barb Berger.
There being no further business, the meeting of the St.
Louis MG Club was adjourned at 8:35 PM.
Additional For Sale Items:
1975 MGB with 100,000 miles. Some body rust; needs
new floorboards. Starts but needs brake and clutch cylinder repair kits. Top is in good condition, original
owner. Bracken orange color. Foam in seats needs to be
replaced. $2000 or best offer. Also a 1979 MGB with
107,000 miles and very little rust but not running. New
top, seat covers and foam; needs to be installed. White
color with Overdrive. $3000 or best offer. Contact Roger
Russell on 636-561-1181.
Sid Griffith of Springfield MO has a variety of Triumph,
MG and Healey parts available. Please contact him via email: [email protected] or phone: 417-833-6066 for
details and or pictures.
Head Questions—try flowspeed.com
By Simon Dix
Well, as some of you may know I try to read the posts on
www.mgexperience.net and it is a great source of information. Recently there was a discussion relating to porting and polishing a head which interested me because
I’m going to need to replace the cam shaft on my 1972
MGB.
As part of the online “discussion” the work of Sean
Brown was mentioned along with his web site
www.flowspeed.com. I looked at this web site and found
a wealth of information. One of the most helpful pieces
of information is the section “MGB cylinder head crack
identification article” which helps you quickly identify
whether you have a cracked head in the “usual places”.
In addition to this there is the “Identifying MGB Cylinder Heads” article which will help you identify what you
have. Given the mostly interchangeable nature of the Bseries heads this might solve some questions for you.
Last of all there’s details and information on Sean’s
porting and polishing services. Check out this great site!
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M y Fir st MG “E xper ie nce ”
by Alan Taxman
To the members of my new club, I am writing you after
my first roadside trauma exercise on my "new" '69 B.
tor, points, and inside of the cap, put it all back together,
held my breath, turned the key.....and alive she came.
After sputtering around a curve on my way home at rush
hour from the office Wednesday, she stopped running at
the precise moment that the light turned green with 20
impatient drivers behind me. The nice chap behind me
asked me if I needed help pushing her to the side,
just as some yahoo in a 5 series almost took my leg off
while squeezing between me and the curb. After getting
the car to the side (I got lucky, I was next to a service
station on the corner) I saw a small spattering of antifreeze on the ground before me.
As I was pulling out of the gas station, some yahoo in a 5
series almost took off my entire front clip, good thing I
have those drum brakes in back!
I was looking at the temp gauge when she was sputtering, and it was fine. I checked all the hoses, and although almost glowing red at 1200 degrees, none
showed any signs of wear or cracking. In lieu of scratching my head, I speed-dialed this great mechanic I know
at Fee Fee and Olive. I described the green water all
over the distributor and starter and Rick asked, "is there
anything coming out of the heater water valve"? Not
knowing what the heck that was, and not wanting to
sound like an amateur, I responded "No". So he told me
to dry out the inside of the dizzy cap and get home, if
not, I was calling the other speed-dial, AAA.
I cranked it again...she wouldn't start. After going back
and forth over all the possibilities, I pulled the rotor out
of my pocket...I had forgotten to re-install it. I must've
caused some stir in the cooling system though, because
there before my eyes was a drip...right on the distributor
cap. I FOUND THE HEATER WATER VALVE!
Having a towel beside me (I usually used it to wipe the
condensation off the windshield because I haven't yet
figured out how to use the defroster) I tore a piece off
and wrapped it around the valve, as I was walking into
the service station to see if I could find a rubber band or
piece of string to tie around it, I found a baggie. The
great guy inside the station sold me 2 zip ties for two
bits. So I put the baggie around the towel and zip tied it
tight around the mass of terry cloth and plastic before
me. I used the remainder of the towel to dry out the ro-
My first minor surgery putting it all back together
should be the fun part, I had it over-nighted so that I can
join in the "It don't add up" rally on Sunday.....Nevertheless to say, I am now intimately knowledgeable on the inner-workings of the MG heater water
valve.
Cheers!
Not Alan’s engine bay but for anyone else looking for the
elusive heater water valve, here it is.
Epilogue: Well Alan made the repair OK as he did indeed make it to the “It Don’t Add Up Rally”. When installing the new valve a tip I heard/read was to work
with the lower bolt first. Allow the valve to hang down
from the lower bolt, 180 degrees from it’s final position.
This will give you more room to work with that bolt.
When it’s almost completely tight rotate the valve into
position and tighten the upper bolt. This will leave you
with minimal turns needed on the very awkward to
reach lower bolt of the water heater valve. Good luck!
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Kansas City Here We Come
(or went in this case) by Kathy Kresser
The SLTOA members should remember the Kansas City
All British Car Show is held on Labor Day weekend. Chris and I joined a band of MG enthusiasts along
with John Lamberg for the show this year which showcased over 100 British cars.
As expected, the MG people made a day of the drive to
KC. They departed about 9:00 a.m. and drove Highway
94 connecting with Highway 50. It was long and the
participants were hot and tired by the time they arrived. John Lamberg propelled his Spitfire down Highway 70 well above the speed limit with the briefest of
stops in Columbia. Now, the Kresser’s opted for the
easiest approach; we trailered the TR3! Everyone enjoyed a fun evening dining together.
A good showing for St. Louis participants
L-to-R Simon Dix (2nd), Janel Demick (1st),
John Mangles (1st) & Chris Kresser (1st)
The KC show includes a Saturday afternoon self-guided
drive with the show on Sunday on a grassy lot adjacent
to the hotel. The St. Louis cars displayed a poster in remembrance of Ken Biermann, a long time MG club
member who died in August 2008. The six St. Louis
cars took home four trophies – not bad for the local
folks. Hope to see you there in 2009.
An Avon Standard Special—very interesting
A great license plate for this Jag—1BADCAT
Engine with 5-Speed installed – April 6, 2008
A lone Morgan on the field
A Classic MG TD
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T he 2 7 t h A nn ua l S t . L ou i s A l l B r i t i sh C a r S h ow
by Kathy Kresser
Friday evening started the festivities of the weekend
with a barnburner of a BBQ sponsored by the MG Doc,
John Mangles and his wife, Carol. British sports cars
filled the parking spaces on the back lot, the smoke
spewed from the grill and laughter was everywhere
when a parade of British cars rolled in from Iowa.
Breaking with tradition, the show took place on Saturday and busy workers were scampering around readying
the show field and the Triumph members were busy preparing the concession stand.
Super Charged Lawnmower situated near the TR3 class.
Several people wanted to vote for the lonely lawnmower.
The one and only lawn mower entry
Alas it did not have a class and there were no write-ins.
Owners, visitors, friends, and onlookers toured the field,
chatted with each other and enjoyed a wonderful car
show. When the votes were tallied, the awards were announced and the field was empty once again at the end
of the day.
Members enjoy the kick-off BBQ event
The cars and tank, yes an English tank, arrived and took
their respective places. Perhaps, you didn’t notice the
The festivities had not yet ended. Several out-of-town
guests asked and received recommendations for restaurants and enjoyed their Saturday night dinners in St.
Louis. A continental breakfast gathering at the host hotel was well received by many and provided the staging
area for the First Annual St. Louis British Car Show
Post-Show Sunday Drive. The drive headed west to St.
Charles County and ended with lunch in Chesterfield
Valley. Kudos to Robert Rushing for a well planned
drive.
A round of applause goes out to the MG Club for organizing the event, the Triumph club for operating the
concession stand and most of all, to all the British car
clubs and LBC owners for participating and making the
St. Louis show a success!
“Where should I Park?” Hum, “Anywhere you Like”
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St or ie s About Those Lit t le Br it is h Cars
by Kathy Kresser
Many of my readers may recall I like posing a question to the participants of the St. Louis British Car Show. The responses are interesting, surprising and always fun to gather. This year, I wondered if the car owners stayed with their
car preferences from an earlier time in their life (18-24 years of age) vs. now. Here are the results: (If I misstated car
information, it was purely accidental).
Name Chris Kresser Jack David Joe Mueller Don Huber Stefanie Barnes Mike Barnes Chuck McGuire Bill Unger Karl Schmitt Simon Dix Jesse Lowe Jesse Lowe Car Then Car Now 1952 Chevrolet 1959 Triumph TR3A 1957 BMW Isetta 1965 Volvo PV 544 1958 Volvo PV 444 1960 Corvette 1975 Triumph Spitfire MG Midget 1962 Corvair Monza 1961 Triumph TR3A 1971 Triumph TR6 1961 Triumph TR3A 1959 Triumph TR3A 1979 MG B 1979 MG B The same one! 1975 Yamaha Motorbike 1971 MG GT 1941 Ford Coupe 1959 Triumph TR3A 1935 LaSalle 4‐Door 1958 Austin Healey Sprite 1958 Austin Healy Sprite The same one! 1960 Triumph TR3A 1937 Morgan 4‐4 1954 Triumph Renown Limo And more, and more. 1954 Dodge 1980 Triumph Spitfire 1980 Triumph TR7 Vauxhall Chevette 1977 MG B 1972 MG B 1964 Ford Galaxy Inter‐
ceptor 1980 Triumph TR7 Spider A sleeper when it came to 1979 Triumph TR7 Coupe street racing 1956 Cadillac Sedan Deville 1964 Ford Galaxy Inter‐
ceptor 1980 Triumph TR7 Spider A sleeper when it came to street racing 1979 Triumph TR7 Coupe 1956 Cadillac Sedan Deville Name Car Then Car Now Russ Bees 1959 Triumph TR3A 1947 Citron Traction Avant Street (Purchased when it was Rod with a Toyota DOHC six months old) Nice car! 1931 Standard Avon Special Landau FHC 1941 Packard 120 Club Coupe 1935 Chrysler Imperial Coupe And more, and more John Maneke 1960 Triumph TR3A 1968 Triumph TR 250 White with red interior White with red interior Steve Hunt 1973 Volkswagen Beetle 1974 Triumph Spitfire 1968 Triumph GT 6 Jack Reynolds 1967 MG B 1980 MG B LE Jim Duke 1962 Corvair 1976 MG B 1963 Corvair 1966 Corvair Guess he liked Corvair's! Mark Schmidt 1970 Dodge Dart 1974 Triumph TR6 1985 Jaguar XJS 1995 Mercedes SL Barry Harrison 1979 Chevrolet Monte 1960 Austin Healey Sprite Randy Bently 1964 Dodge Dart GT 1975 MG B 1980 Datsun 280 ZX 10th Anniversary Edition Jack Fansher 1958 Triumph TR3A 1968 Triumph GT6 Mark 1 Bob Olerich 1951 Ford 2 Door Sedan 1963 MG B Volume 21,
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S t o r i es A bo u t T h o s e Li t tl e B r i ti s h C a r s (c o n t )
Name Dave Massey Mick Keenoy Jake McDonald Mike Duvall Craig Ray Derrick Jeff Krenski Mark Hyman Randy Kassed Dave Berni Kevin Blume Car Then 1965 MG B 1964 Triumph TR4 1995 Acura Integra 1959 MG A 1967 Triumph Spitfire 1937 Ford 1935 Chevrolet Admired Triumph TR6s Unfortunately, didn't Own one 1955 Ford Thunderbird 1963 Ford Thunderbird Ford Crown Victoria Various Other Cars 1984 Jaguar XJ6 1988 Ford Thunderbird 1967 Cougar XR7 Car Now 1982 Triumph TR8 1957 Triumph TR3B 1971 Triumph TR6 1966 Mini Cooper 1996 Jaguar XJS Convertible 1950 MG TD 1959 MG A The same one! 1963 Triumph Spitfire Mark 1 1958 Eldorado Brome 1968 Maserati 1972 Maserati 1969 Corvette 1941 Hollywood Graham And more, and more 1974 Triumph TR6 He owns this one! 125 Various Cars Mark owns Hyman Limited Classic Cars. Guess his earlier days of cars carried over 1970 Triumph TR6 2002 Triumph Bonneville Bike 1976 Triumph TR6 A famous, but good, E‐Bay purchase during a bar happy hour Name Robert Rushing Todd Brown Car Then Car Now 1971 MG B 1971 MG B The same one! 1965 MG B 1965 MG B Not the same one. 1959 Austin Healey John Lore Bugeye 1960 Austin Healey BN7 Sprite 1963 Austin Healey BJ7 1959 Corvette 1973 MG B in lime‐
Greg Wirth flower 1979 MG B What the heck color is limeflower? It's not green. Corvair High Perform‐
ance 1980 Triumph TR8 Chalie Key 1967 Camaro Super Sport 1952 MG TD Racing Jaguar XKE 1947 MG TC 1979 MG B Super Charged 1970 Mini Cooper Janel Demick 1966 Ford Mustang 1975 MG B "Binabox" 1966 MG B "Emma" Fred Houser 1947 Ford 1974 1/2 MG B 1936 Oldsmobile Bill Fox 1966 Plymouth Fury 1964 MG 1100 2 Door 1972 MG B 1957 Chevrolet Station Bob Horsmann Wagon 1974 TVR w/1964 Corvette Engine 1969 Lotus 1934‐1974 Various MGs Also Chevrolets The results tell me the interviewed LBC owners of today for the most part, leaned heavily in favor of British or at least
sporty cars in their youths and continued that pattern. See you next year with another question. Happy motoring &
Safety Fast!
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2 0 0 8 A l l B r i t i s h C a r & C y c l e Sh o w R e s ul t s
Class A Austin Healey 4 cyl 1st: Ron Varley 2nd: L. M. Tough III Class D Jaguar XKE Class B Austin Healey 6 cyl 1st: Lou Salini 2nd: John & Jan Lore 3rd: Shane & Holly Thompson 4th: Rich Collister Class E Jaguar Other to 1980 Class C Jaguar Saloon 1981 on 1st: Andy Mino 2nd: Steve Gissy 3rd: Art & Linda Buechler 4th: Everett Hahn / 5th: Steve Tebber Class F MG T Series & pre‐War 1st: Jim & Lisa Hendrix 2nd: Ray & Dorothy Unger 3rd: David Reinke 4th: Peter Enslin Class G MGA 1st: Russ & Mary Bees 2nd: Philip Taxman 3rd: Leslie Rich Class H MGB 1963—1970 1st: Bill Comfort 2nd: Patrick Downey 3rd: Mike Duvall 4th: Jack Strobel Class I MGB & GT 1971—1974 1st: John May 2nd: Rick Griffin 3rd: Jeff Allen 4th: Rick Green Class J MGB & GT 1974.5—1980 1st: Jim Duke 2nd: Richard Griffin 3rd: Tara & Simon Dix 4th: Randy Bentley / 5th: Walt Murphy Class N Triumph TR2/3/3A 1st: Chuck & Janel Demick 2nd: Jack Reynolds T‐3rd: Larry Hults T‐3rd: Tom Kohnen 4th: Alan Taxman Class K MG Midget & AH Sprite 1st: Robin Batton 2nd: Bill Davidson T‐3rd: Tara & Simon Dix T‐3rd: Ranney Dohogne 4th: Richard Griffin Class L MG Midget RB 1st: Barret Harrison 2nd: Bruce Hamper 3rd: Bill Patterson 4th: Adam Key Class O Triumph TR4 & TR250 1st: Rik Holeman 2nd: Lee Fox 3rd: Brian Demick Class P Triumph TR6 1st: Chris Kresser 2nd: Chuck & Charlo McGuire Class Q Triumph TR7/TR8 1st: John Maneke 2nd: Mark Birdsong 3rd: C. David Franke Class R Triumph Spitfire & GT6 1st: Paul Schuessler 2nd: Arlie King T‐3rd: Frank & Sheree Harden T‐3rd: Kathleen Kelly / 4th: J. Madsen Class S Lotus 1st: David Massey 2nd: Craig Leinicke 3rd: Steven Street Class T Rolls Royce/Bentley 1st: Ronnie F Theel 2nd: Jim & Judy Wheeler 3rd: Russ Sprague Class U Mini 1st: Gary Hayes 2nd: Paul & Christine Epperson T‐3rd: Eric Nordstrom T‐3rd: Jesse Windsor Class V Sunbeam 1st: Charlie Key Class X British Sports Car Saloon 1st: Don Ruder 2nd: Mick Keenoy Class Y British Other 1st: Byron Golfin 2nd: Ranney Dohogne Class Z Motorcycles 1st: Tim Hayes Best of Show 1st: Gary Payne 2nd: Charlie Key Diamond in the Rough 1st: Dave Berni Chairman’s Choice Russ & Mary Bees Paul & Christine Epperson Russ & Mary Bees 1953 Jaguar XK120 Coupe 1957 Lotus 11 Series 2 1953 Jaguar XK120 Coupe Volume 21,
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Club Officers & Support Roles
Name
Address
Phone
E-Mail
Don Gatheman
Chairman
3200 Churchill Dr.
Florissant MO 63033
(314) 839-3656
[email protected]
Greg Quigley
Treasurer
1534 Froesel Dr.
Ellisville MO 63011
(636) 391-8003
[email protected]
Carol Mangles
Secretary
31 Canyon Ct.
St. Charles MO 63303
(636) 939-9338
[email protected]
Gary Hayes
Events Chairman
604 Eckert Lane
Columbia IL 62236
(618) 281-6254
[email protected]
Fred Houser
Membership Coordinator
544 Winding Trail Drive
St. Louis MO 63131
(314) 965-9320
[email protected]
Simon Dix
Newsletter Editor
27 Coach Line Dr
O’Fallon MO 63368
(636) 240-6739
[email protected]
Registrars
Name
Phone
E-Mail
Pre-war
Bob Horzmann
(636) 227-3449
[email protected]
T-Series
Walt Murphy
(314) 645-1665
[email protected]
MGA/Magnette
John Mangles
(636) 939-9338
[email protected]
MGB/MGC
Bob Bentzinger
(314) 524-6128
[email protected]
Midget
Brian Demick
(314) 517-4064
[email protected]
Cars In Boxes
Mike Barnes
(314) 752-3869
[email protected]
Other Marques
Bill Fox
(618) 624-2762
[email protected]
Historian
Bob Bentzinger
(314) 524-6128
[email protected]
Schedule of Events—Check www.stlouismgclub.com for Latest Info
• Oct 4—St. Louis Area Lotus Lovers Fall Rally & Scenic Tour (benefiting "LiveStrong" - Lance Armstrong Foundation).
Lots of great door prizes and a great opportunity to have some fun and raise some money for a good cause.
• Oct 4—Memphis British Sports Car Club Eurofest, benefiting “Youth Villages”. See http://memphisbritishcars.org/
eurofest.htm for all the details and a registration form.
• Oct 4—All British Car Show - Nashville British Car Club. See http://www.nashvillebritishcarclub.org/2008carshow
• Oct 13—Regular Club Meeting. 7:30 PM at St. Louis County Library MAIN branch. This will be the meeting for officer and registrar elections so all members are encouraged to attend and vote.
• Oct 19—Fall Color Tour, destination: Balducci’s Winery on Highway 94 in St. Charles County. Meeting point will be:
Dierberg’s Town Center, Taylor Dr. and Manchester (2 miles west of Clarkson). Be ready to meet at receive directions/instructions at 9 AM so that the first car can be off at 9:15 with the target arrival at the winery being 11 AM.
• Nov 10—Regular Club Meeting held at Growler's Pub Sunset Hills 3811 South Lindbergh - St. Louis, MO
63127 Phone: 314- 984-9009. Same time 7:30 PM—different location
• Nov ?? - Lucas Night Rally—dates and times pending but plan on seeing more details for this annual event.
• Dec 12—Regular Club Meeting. 7:30 PM at St. Louis County Library MAIN branch
The MG Club of St. Louis Newsletter
c/o Fred Houser—Membership Coordinator
544 Winding Trail Drive
St. Louis MO 63131
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Russ & Mary Bees and their 1953 Jaguar XK120 Coupe.
The 1957 Lotus 11 Series 2 of Paul & Christine
Best of Show, Chairman’s Choice & in 1st Class E—Wow!
Epperson takes “Diamond in the Rough”.
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