July/August 2004 - Old English Car Club

July &
August 2004
Volume 9, Issue 4
In This Issue
• Abbotsford Show ........... 10
• At the Wheel ..................... 2
• Austin Day in the Park....... 5
• Autojumble: Cars & Parts For
Sale & Wanted ................ 10
• Events Coming Up ............. 2
• Follow the MG ................... 8
• Garages & Shops ............. 9
• License to Drive ................ 4
• Minter Gardens Classic ..... 6
• Mission Show ‘n Shine ...... 8
• New Westminster ............. 3
• OXO Update ...................... 4
• Pitt Meadows Show .......... 7
• Private Lives ..................... 7
License to Drive
Travelogue
Dennis Nelson
Most old cars should be driven
regularly, for the health of both the
car and the driver. The question is,
where to drive to properly enjoy your
old English car. Downtown traffic does
not qualify, and freeways are a pain.
This column will be a regular feature
of the Roundabout, and hopefully
guest writers will add a wider perspective.
Destination Highways British Columbia describes itself as “An
Enthusiast’s Guide to the Best 185
Motorcycle Roads in Southern BC.”
It can be purchased from their
website, or at any motorcycle shop.
The drives are rated on six charac- tions. This route, DH76, is by definition the
teristics: twistiness (for Les
sports
car 76th best
route the
in the
province.
is, howHetherington
Awarded
OECC&R
OxoIt Cup
drivers), pavement (for Bentley driv- ever, close and has a zero for remoteness
ers), engineering, remoteness (for (consistent with their definition) so it is “safe”
mechanics), scenery (for passengers), for cars in less than perfect condition. Walter
• Rally in the Valley .............. 3
• Rootes Rendezvous ......... 9
• Tucker Tin Farm ................ 5
• Update OECC Roster ......... 2
• Web Highlight .................... 2
• Wet Cat ............................. 9
Don’t Forget:
October 5: 7 PM Meeting,
Location TBA
November 2: 7 PM Meeting,
Location TBA
Friday, December 3: Annual
Christmas Dinner & Awards
Best Calendar Online:
www.vancouverminiclub.ca
Other OECC Websites:
South Island (Victoria):
www.oecc.ca/sib.htm
Central Island (Nanaaimo):
members.shaw.ca/cioecc
North Island (Comox):
http://oecc-comox.com/Northern Interior (Prince George):
www.twobits.org/nibac/
OECC&R:
www.oecc.ca/
Next Roundabout
DEADLINE:
September 20
DH76 Travelogue
Approximately 30
miles from start
to finish.
and character (for everyone). Thus,
for each type of car one can focus on
the attributes that matter to you. The
book also provides good maps, excellent corner-by-corner directions, and
details on pubs, restaurants, and
other good roads in the area.
In the Lower Mainland there are
not many roads that qualify for this
book due to the interest in
twistiness, etc., but we will both
drive and report on the local routes,
as well as the more distant attrac-
Reynolds has used parts of this route for one
of his “Follow That Cambridge” runs as it
starts near Mission.
DH76 starts from the Lougheed Highway
at 287th Street, about five miles west of Mission. You can get there via several routes.
Those in the south may want to use 0 Ave,
Vye and Huntington to get to Highway 11, to
get across the river to Mission and the
Lougheed. Others may use the freeway, or get
the Loughheed at an earlier point.
Continued on page 4
Vancouver Coast Branch Website: members.shaw.ca/oeccvancouver/
Plan Ahead for Major Events
Web Highlight
Get your old English car out and drive!
Bence McIntyre
Online: www.vancouverminiclub.ca
Editor’s Note: I’m sure those of us who use the Internet
find sites from time to time that are really useful. Bence
McIntyre sent this one to me and it seemed like an
appropriate submission to kick off a new feature in the
Roundabout. Web Highlights will appear as often as
members send good Web Highlights ... so send those
cool websites to your editor at [email protected]!
Langley Good Times Cruise-In
When: September 11
Where: Downtown Langley
Information: www.langleycruise-in.com
English Car Affair in the Park
Tire sizes are one of those mysteries of motoring
that sometimes baffle us. This page, on the Discount
Tire website, is titled Tire Dimensions Made Simple. And
the title is right.
Their tire size calculator is simple to use and the
information it gives could be very useful. All you have
to do is enter the tire size your car uses. Click calculate
and get the sidewall height, section width, overall diameter, circumference, and revs per mile.
If you are considering a tire size other than stock
(sometimes you don’t have any choice), you can enter
the stock size and the size you are considering and see
exactly how they compare. It even gives you an estimate of speedometer error. Trying a few different sizes,
you should be able to select a tire size that is appropriate for your car. Check this Web Highlight out at:
http://www.discounttire.com/dtc/brochure/info/
tireMath.jsp
When: September 11 & 12
Where: Fort Rodd Hill NHS, Victoria
Information: www.oecc.ca
Hougen Park All British Picnic
When: September 12
Where: Hougen Park, Abbotsford
Information: 604-859-3134
Vancouver-Whistler All British Run
When: September 18
Start: North Shore Auto Mall, North Vancouver
Information: 604-253-4145
Abbotsford Collector Car Show & Auction
When: October 16 & 17
Location: Tradex, Abbotsford Airport, Abbotsford
Information: 604-514-2277, [email protected]
Editor’s Note: This issue of the Roundabout was
delayed a month because of a hard drive crash.
We’ll be back on schedule next month!
Kruise for Kids
When: October 17
Start: Guildford Town Centre, 9:00 AM
Information: http://www.amotion.com/kfk/
At the Wheel
Chairperson: Gerry Parkinson 604-943-3824
or [email protected]
Ladner-Bellingham Run
When: November 7
Start: Ladner
Information: Watch the Roundabout!
Vice-Chair: Fred Bennett 604-939-1773 or
Fax: 604-939-1753
Treasurer: Elaine Lafontaine 604-591-3332 or
[email protected] - Membership renewals:
#73-8190 King George Highway, Surrey, BC V3W 5B7
OECC Christmas Dinner & Awards
When: Friday, December 3 (Note New Date!)
Start: Roma Hall, New Westminster
Information: Watch the Roundabout!
English Car Ownership -
Secretary: Dennis Nelson 604-599-9032 or
[email protected] - New memberships and
correspondence: 10932 Scarborough Drive,
Delta, BC V4C 7X1
Help Update the OECC Roster!
Events Coordinator: Steve Diggins 604-294-6031
Phone Committee Chief: Walter Reynolds
604-465-6350 or [email protected]
Dennis Nelson
Roundabout Editor: Steve Hutchens 360-733-3568
or [email protected] - Articles & ads:
2090 N Shore Road, Bellingham, WA 98226-7864
Have you bought another English car?
Have you sold an English car?
Have you traded English cars?
Please let me know ASAP which of your British
vehicles you want included with your name in the new
OECC Roster.
We want the new OECC Roster to be as complete
and accurate as possible. With your help, it can be.
See At the Wheel in the right column of this page
for my contact information.
Roundabout Printing & Distribution: Richard Taylor
604-298-9347 or [email protected]
Library Resources: Ivan Fisher 604-270-1096
Good & Welfare: David Ballantine 604-980-4120
or [email protected]
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Rally in the Valley 2004
New Westminster Show July 11
Bence McIntyre
Photos by Chris Walker
This was a first for me. Since purchasing my car a
little over a year ago there have been a lot of firsts, but
this weekend was definitely a highlight. How could it be
anything but great with sun, beaches, English cars and
a leisurely drive on Hwy 3 in an open air car. Having
traveled many miles in open MG s in the past it was a
real nostalgic weekend.
Aside from myself and Helen, the only club members I knew in advance were attending was Ken and Pat
Miles. I also met up with fellow club members Dennis
and Pat Nelson, Bob and Judy McDiarmid, Steve and
Liz Blake and Jennifer Orum. If there was anyone else
from our club there I did not notice and I apologize for
any omission. I also met Andrew Barnes from the OECC
Northern Interior Branch who traveled with his wife from
Prince George. This took them 10 hours, mostly in the
rain in a 1974 MG Midget. Now that’s dedication!
The official count was 192 cars, mostly roadsters
with a few saloons. I found a 1958 Morris Oxford and a
Morris Minor woody to be excellent along with a 1930
MG M.
Our club members did well in the awards:
1st Sprigets class – Bence McIntyre
1st Morgan class – Ken Miles
2nd Morgan class – Steve Blake
3rd Morgan class – Bob McDiarmid
1st MG B – 68-72 - Jennifer Orum
It took us 5 ½ hours driving time each way including
breakfast stops. Until I get a higher geared rear end my
maximum highway speed is 85-90 kph. I averaged 38
mpg which was good as I was concerned about my 6
gallon tank and the need for 94 octane gas.
Penticton was the perfect venue. The car show was
on the waterfront right outside the motel. The banquets
and all needed services were within
walking distance of
the motel.
What this event
needs is a bigger
turn out of the saloon crowd. So let’s
think
about
Kelowna 2005.
Makes a great
weekend get away!
Italo Cirillo with award presented to the Old
English Car Club for the club entry in the New
Westminster Show and Shine. It is a beautiful
trophy and one to be very proud of. He will bring it
to the club picnic for everyone to see.
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Now you’re about five miles east of Mission. There’s
the Rustic Rooster ice cream parlour nearby, or cross
the highway and take the first left to weave your way
back to the almost unsigned Dewdney Inn Pub (close
to the Lougheed Hwy.), to see the ever-changing collection of motorcycles (and riders) on the adjacent lawns.
The food’s excellent, inside or on the patio, for a motorcycle bar.
This is a nice drive and hard to get lost on, but you
might want to take a Lower Mainland map book, and a
Destination Highways to make it more relaxing.
For a return route, we drove via Agassiz, using
Nicomen Trunk Road (TE-B) and Hwy 7 from Harrison
Mills to Agassiz (TE-D). TEs are nice roads that are
worth driving if you are there, but not a destination.
Across the river are two more DHs, and some TEs if
you have the time. If your seat (in the car) is as old and
firm as mine, you might drive those roads another day.
Summary: a very nice drive in good weather. If the
weather looks doubtful, remember, BC Hydro had a reason for putting a dam at Stave Lake – it can rain very
hard (ask Carl).
The official ratings of DH76 are:
Twistiness
22.5/30
Pavement
14.1/20
Engineering
6.8/10
Remoteness
0/10
Scenery
8.7/15
Character
4.0/15
Total Score
56.1/100
Continued from page 1
Directions (see coordinated map on page 1):
1) From the start, turn north on 287th .
2) Go straight north past Ruskin Dam, and the road
will turn into Wilson Road, as roads tend to do. At 3.8m,
turn right on Dewdney Trunk Rd.
3) At 6.4m, you cross the one lane bridge at Stave
Falls Dam and find a hill with sharp corners. Sports
cars are advised to floor it; Chummies should gear down.
4) At 12.5m, turn left onto Richards Ave, passing
Bear Mountain.
5) At 14.7m, turn right on Doyle Rd. and head straight
downhill a block or so to the intersection with Stave
Lake Rd.
6) Turn left on Stave Lake Rd – this is the fun part
for sports cars, so speed up.
7) At 17.3 m, turn north to stay on Stave Lake Rd.
(and miss Hatzic Prairie General Store on Dale Rd.).
8) Where Stave Lake Rd. meets Farms Rd. at 19.2m,
turn left to stay on Stave Lake Rd. One corner later you
are at the next intersection, where you must do a hard
left to again stay on Stave Lake Rd.
9) At 21.3m, turn right onto Hartley Rd. for the best
scenery of the trip.
10) At 22.7m, turn right on Sylvester Rd. After you
cross the wooden bridge over Chilqua Slough, and pass
the fields east of Hatzic Lake.
11) At approximately the 30 mile mark, you will find
the end of the tour at the Lougheed Highway.
OECC Vancouver Branch Award Winners at the 2004 Van Dusen ABFM - submitted by Dennis Nelson
FirstName
Jim & Irma
Italo
Bill
Elaine
Brian & Iris
Bence & Helen
Win
Andrew & Rachel
Jennifer
Peter
John
Mike & Rosemarie
Dick
Dave & Chris
Roy & Joann
Roy & Joann
LastName
Cave
Cirillo
Grant
LaFontaine
Lees
Mclntyre
Muehling
Nelson
Orum
Pel
Pel
Powley
Van Dyke
Walker
Wilkins
Wilkins
ABFM 2004 Class
1st and 2nd Metropolitan
1st Post War Touring (1960s)
2nd Post War Touring (1960s)
1st BMC Farina
1st Rover
3rd MG Midget
3rd Morgan Plus 8
2nd Mini Longwheel
2nd MGB pre-75
2nd BMC Farina
3rd Light Utility Vehicles
3rd Jaguar X Type
3rd Post War Sports GT (1960s)
1st Early Mini; 1st Austin Seven
2nd and 3rd Austin Seven
Neatest Little Car
Winning Cars’ “Description”
1954 Nash; 1951 Nash
1960 Vauxhall Victor
1960 Morris Minor
1961 Wolseley 15/60
1970 Rover P5B
1964 Midget
1986 Morgan Plus 8
1965 Traveller
1970 MGB
1960 Austin Cambridge A55
1968 Austin Cambridge Pickup
2003 X Type
1963 Daimler SP250
1969 Cooper S; 1929 Chummy
1930 Chummy; 1928 Van
1928 Van (for the 3rd time!)
Correction ...
The First Off-Island OXO Winner!
Steve Hutchens
I reported in the last Roundabout that the coveted OECC&R OXO
Cup “has always been awarded to a member of one of the Island branches”
until Les Hetherington of our Vancouver
Coast Branch received it recently. Not so,
I find; my source has been corrected. The
first off-Island recipient was Les Foster
in 1999. The award read: “Vancouver Coast
Branch member and Editor of the Branch
newsletter ‘Roundabout’, Les Foster accepts
the 1999 OXO CUP award from incoming OECC&R Society President Rob Brodie at the
‘99 AGM held in the Qualicum College Inn. Les won the award for his contribution to the
Club as a whole.” So Les Hetherington joins Les Foster for the honour of this distinguished award, and our Branch
is higher in the rankings than we had thought! Congratulations to Les and Les!
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Tucker Tin Farm July 7
Richard Fishman
Earl Tucker talks with Elaine Lafontaine, Jurgen
Peterat and Mike Smith in the photo below. The Automobile, as Earl refers to it, is a 1915 Simplex Crane. The
all aluminum body was done by Brewster which also did
some Rolls Royce bodies.
The pink Dodge on the right is a somewhat low production Dodge Wayfarer, a Canadian model.
Although there were no British Cars in Earl’s collection, it is outstanding nevertheless and there was a lot
of auto-related memorabilia.
Austin Day in the Park
Dennis Nelson
Steve Diggins had a great event in a beautiful setting
where the cars were displayed on grass. Hopefully this
will become Austin Day in the Park’s annual home!
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Minter Gardens Concours Classic
Walter Reynolds with
photos by Chris Walker
On sunny Sunday, July 18th, several OECC members
with their cars participated in the 2004 Minter Gardens
Concours Classic. This was the 2nd year of the revived
event and was organized by the Fraser Valley Chapter of
Dave‘s 1929
Chummy had
the place of
honour this
year as it was
the feature
car, winning
the people‘s
choice last
year.
class and Elaine won the President’s Award for the work
she did on her Wolseley. Of course, the Walker’s Austin
7 Chummy was the overall winner last year so it had
pride of place at the show and was featured on all the
promotional material for the Concours. Dave was given
a gift from the promoters for his car: Don’t know what
the gift was because it was wrapped up.
Dave Walker receiving a prize from Brian Minter
the Vintage Car Club of Canada and the Fraser Valley
British Car Club. Learning from last year, the event
organizers added more classes, thereby somewhat
leveling out the playing field. With more classes, we
should see an end to a Maserati being in the same class
as a Met. Incidentally, I believe the Met beat out the
Maserati!
OECC members present were yours truly and Linda
with the Rover 2000, Brian Lees - Rover P5B 3.5 Litre
Coupe, Itallo Cirillo - Vauxhall Victor, Elaine Lafontaine
and Pat Jones - Wolseley 6/99, Ivan Fisher - Triumph
Dave receiving a special presentation of a picture of
his car on a mouse pad from club member Walter
Reynolds
On the topic of Elaine’s win, this is the second time
(that I know of) where she has been in the process of
leaving an event only to be stopped because she has
won something. The first time was at last year’s Royal
City Show & Shine and then this year, she and Pat were
walking up a trail behind the presentation tent when
her name was called out.
With any luck, the organizers will make additional
improvements and attract more participants (perhaps
from OECC).
What a wonderful day at Minter Gardens. Spectacular gardens, perfect weather, great cars. The
people who organize this show made us feel so
special.
Stag, Jim and Irma Cave - Metropolitan, Dave and Chris
Walker - Austin 7 Chummy and 1969 Mini Cooper S,
John and Jerry Chatterton (Walker Pit Crew), and Mike
and Barbara Smith - Rolls Royce Silver Spirit (their
Bentley wouldn’t come out to play). Missing in action
was the McIntyre’s MG Midget (shattered the generator
pulley on #1 Freeway), however, Bence and Helen did
both attend - Helen as a passenger in the Reynolds’
Rover and Bence, after going home with a tow truck driver,
arrived later on in the daily driver.
There were lots of cars to see and lots of sitting
following the shade around a tree.
As far as awards for the OECC members present,
Brian Lees won 2nd place in the 1970 and older Import
Elaine receiving a special award for all the work
she did on her car.
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Private Lives
Pitt Meadows Wings & Wheels
Les Foster
Chris Walker (article and photos)
Recent changes to privacy legislation in B.C. have
had an impact on the old car hobby here. ICBC had formerly provided a search service that, for a fee, yielded
photocopies of previous changes of ownership documents
for B.C. registrations.
This information is now protected by the new legislation and the search service is virtually useless for
hobbyists hoping to trace the lineage or original locale
of their vehicle. It is still possible to obtain copies of
the tax forms subject to two limitations.
The first limitation is that the name, address, and
other information pertaining to a private owners are
blacked out thus making it unlikely to provide much
useful information as ownership documents aren’t usually generated until the vehicle passes from the selling
dealer to its first buyer. While dealership information is
not blacked out, it’s probably not possible to establish
what town the vehicle was originally sold in as the dealer
information would not appear on the first form. Perhaps
an issuing office stamp, if visible, might give a clue to
the area but that’s not much to go on. Subsequent
changes of ownership would be blacked out unless the
vehicle was sold or traded to a dealership. The most you
are likely to find is a trail of trade-ins and dates but not
actual users of the vehicle.
The second limitation is that ICBC no longer retains
ownership records dating back before the early 1970s! I
found this out the hard way while trying to research the
history of my 1951 Thames pickup. I have been successful in tracing back through a half dozen previous owners
but have hit a stonewall in the early 1970’s. By this time
the vehicle was being passed around amongst young
people looking for basic transportation or hobbyists intent on preservation. What I wanted to know was the
story of the truck’s real working life in the 1950s and
1960s. I assumed that the trail could be found through
the ICBC Vehicle Records Department, a route that I
had used some years earlier for another Thames. Alas,
it seems that, barring extraordinary providence, the
pickup’s early history will remain a private affair.
We had a magical day yesterday Aug 15th at the
Pitt Meadows Wings & Wheels show. There were 75
cars at least and I am not sure how many airplanes
but a very interesting assortment. Our car was
matched up with a German Bi-plane from 1919 era. As
you can see from the photos, the RCMP were making
an award and Dave managed to make an impression
(he swapped the RCMP hat with his English Bobby
hat). It truly was a great day, well organised by Walter
Reynolds.
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Follow the MG
Chris Walker
Here are a few photos of Follow the MG run we went
on today. There was a grand total of 4 cars, so lots of
people missed a great day out. The weather was perfect,
the run very picturesque and the John Deere Museum
amazing. We finished at the Fox & Hounds for a very
enjoyable lunch.
and called out, “British cars, my favourites.” The image
was immediately destroyed when he pointed to my Austin and called out, “Hey dad, a Chevy!” Go figure.
Mission Show & Shine
Walter Reynolds
On Sunday, June 20, a group of hardy heat-deprived
OECC members drove as a group to the Mission Heritage Park Father’s Day Show & Shine. Bence McIntyre
spearheaded the “going together as a group” initiative
so that we could park together and show (and wave) the
OECC banner. From the Club-promotion perspective, we
answered lots of questions about the Club and British
cars.
The group included Bence and Helen McIntyre (MG
Midget), Italo Cirillo (Vauxhall Victor), Brian Lees (Rover
3500 Coupe), Dom Cirillo with Fred C. riding shotgun
(MG B), and, of course, me with the Cambridge. Later on
were visited by Fred Bennet and Sheila (sans Spitfire). A
few OECC members with their Mets were also in attendance, but as part of the Met Club. The last time I checked
how many cars were there, the count was 1,182 which
was more than last year.
At one point, a teenager with his family saw our cars
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Rootes Rendezvous
Garages & Repair Shops
Walter Reynolds
Walter Reynolds
On Saturday, June 19, 2004 I had dinner with a group
of Rootes Motors car enthusiasts who were at the end
of a day to celebrate the first annual “Rootes Rendezvous”. Their event was specifically aimed at owners of
Rootes products, but was also open to owners of other
British cars. I figured I qualified on two fronts: a) I own
a British car, and b) the Austin’s front floor mats are
“Sunbeam Hillman.
Alan Miles, owner of the gorgeous red 1960s Sunbeam Rapier convertible from Van Dusen this year, told
me about the Rendezvous, so I paid my money and
planned to attend the entire day’s functions and run.
Editor’s Note: This is a new type of article for the Roundabout. There are times when we wonder where to take
our cars for service. While this is one person’s experience, it certainly is nice to know where shops are who
have satisfied members in the past.
When I bought the Rover 2000 on July 2nd, I
knew I had to get a new muffler and put it through
AirCare. I wasn’t surprised when it failed AirCare,
what with it being a Vancouver Island - no AirCare
car, but I was concerned about the availability of
exhaust system parts.
I took the Rover to the Port Coquitlam Speedy
Muffler shop and Doug Holloway, Assistant Manager was honest enough to tell me that he didn’t
know if he could help me. After checking the car,
he said that the muffler was a Walker Europe muffler and he couldn’t help. Worst of all he told me
that the over-the-axle exhaust pipe was also shot,
and he couldn’t help there either. While I was there
he called Ruth at ABC All British Car Parts who
told him that she had all the parts for a Rover 2000
exhaust system, except the two parts that I need.
Because I had to get to work I left the car with him
a Ruth told him that she would check around. Later
on Doug told me that Ruth’s search was unsuccessful but that he had spoken to Muffler Tech Performance Exhaust systems in Port Coquitlam and they
wanted to see if they could help. Good service from
Doug.
At Muffler Tech, they checked the car (and I had
my first opportunity to get a real good look at the
underside - relatively clean, but those complicated
rear inboard brakes are something else) and said
they could help. They told me they could do the work
while I waited. 75 minutes later I was leaving their
shop with a brand new Walker bottle muffler and
custom- bent over-the-axle pipe. At $250 plus taxes,
I was pretty happy. And yes, the muffler works gives a nice burble sound. Great service from Muffler Tech.
The third place where I received better than expected service was Sapperton Motors, Maple Ridge.
They are an AirCare approved service centre and
over the last year have had a 95% success rate
taking cars through AirCare. Not only did they
clean up the exhaust so that the car passed AirCare,
but the mechanic also took the car through the
test. He said that no sooner had he finished the
work than the weather started to change and with
side-draft carbs, they are affected by pressure
changes so the sooner the car got through AirCare,
the better: Yeh, right. He just wanted to drive the
Rover! Sapperton have two garages, the one in
Maple Ridge and the second in Coquitlam.
Thought you all should know. I’ve sent info to
Dave Nelson about the work done by Muffler Tech
and Sapperton.”
The Austin had other ideas.
My bottom rad hose (you BMC owners will know what
one I am talking about - the one with the vulcanized
spigot for the Heater pipe) decided that, with the heat,
it would pass out and separate at the spigot joint. I
knew that this failure was going to occur and had been
searching for about a year to get a replacement. Life
had other ideas. Anyhow, I was not able to replace the
hose in time to join the group at the start, but was able
to catch up to them at Milestones in West Van.
I enjoyed meeting the group and took the obligatory
photo of their cars (7 Alpines and 1 Sunbeam Rapier
convertible). I also took advantage of the opportunity to
promote OECC (Alan Miles wants to join). Anyone in
OECC who has a Rootes car should check out the web
site at www.sunbeamcanada.org/rootes-rendezvous.
Wet Cat
Abdulaziz Alanjeri and his dog peer out from their
Jaguar after Alanjeri missed a corner and
crashed into a pond in Tumwater, Washington,
June 19. No one was injured in the accident, but
everyone knows that cats don’t like water!
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Abbotsford Flying Club’s
Wings & Wheels
Walter Reynolds
On June 26 Linda and I went to
the Abbotsford Flying Club’s “Wings
& Wheels 2004.” Linda had decided
to give up her quest to find out what
kilt wearers hide under their kilts
(ala Coquitlam Highland Games) so
that I could spy on the Wings &
Wheels organization to get ready for
the Pitt Meadows Airport Wings &
Wheels event.
The Abbotsford event was held
at the Flying Club’s location at the
Abbotsford Airport and was attended
by over 60 vintage and classic cars
from both sides of the Atlantic.
The cars were parked along with
airplanes from the Flying Club and
planes from the B.C. Museum of
Flight. There were also several private airplanes on display, including
the RV9 recreational plane of Bob
Cummings (owner of a TR3 winning
an award at this year’s Van Dusen
ABFM). I was snubbed by a fellow
who owns a Chinese-made version
of the Russian Yak airplane because
I asked if it was a Yak. What do I
know?
Another OECC member with his
car there was Barry West with his
Austin Healey. At lunchtime we had
a flyby of four radial engined airplanes flying in formation. What a
cool sound.
Anyone with a desire to see lots
of MG TCs and TDs would have been
in heaven at this event. I counted a
total of eight of these types of MG
roadsters.
A hot day (considering the
weather prognosticator had prognosticated a 60% chance of rain), but
enjoyable.
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1949 Austin A40 Devon. Perfect condition, 40,000
miles. Completely restored; incorrect park lights and
non-original (very well done) vinyl interior. Black
paint. Estate sale; asking $8,000 OBO. Car in Merritt,
BC. Mike Jackson, 250-378-5900W, 250-3785860H, or [email protected].
1950 Austin A-40 4-Dr Sedan w/Sunroof. Very
good running condition. 1978 Acadian 4-cylinder
motor, 1986 Chevette transmission. Two-tone blue.
New gas tank, muffler, tail pipe and chrome extender. Blueguard custom car cover. Interior baby
blue button-tufted crushed velvet. Panasonic AM/
FM stereo with 8 track and power antenna. Lots of
new chrome. 600x16 4" white wall tires. New shocks,
rebuilt brake cylinders. Port Alberni. Info:
jwmc@shaw.
1957 Morris 2-Door. Very sound condition. White,
wrong seats. Car in Victoria, contact in Vancouver.
$2,500 OBO. Phil Park at 604-988-8985 or e-mail at
[email protected].
1959 Wolseley. Original green paint, above average interior, no rust, 60,000 miles, never winter
driven. Car is near Lac la Biche, AB. Dorin,
[email protected], 780-623-4718 or 780-623-4678.
1962 Jaguar Mk X. Parts car with running 4.2 litre
engine and automatic. Self-contained IRS with inboard disc brakes, perfect for street rod or racer!
Interior and other goodies missing. Jurgen, 604-7378065 for a quote on parts or email
[email protected].
1962 Triumph TR4. White w/black interior. Runs
great, no accidents. Two covers, garage kept. New
brakes. Needs clutch, wheels and minor body work.
$9,800 OBO. Steve, 604-682-7848.
1965 Austin A60 Cambridge. Six awards won in the
past 18 months. Automatic. 35,000 original miles.
Excellent condition.
New hoses. Original plastic seat
covers still on
seats. Partial body
repaint. Collector
plated. Third owner
selling to purchase another old car. Offers to $5,400.
Walter, 604-465-6350 or [email protected].
1966 Cortina Alpina GT. Green, some body damage, needs engine rebuild. 1967 Cortina GT. Black
cherry. Drivable. Spares and original manual. Many
1960s & 1970s English car magazines. US$500 each
OBO. Cars in Roslyn Heights, New York. Len Bird,
516-484-2684 or [email protected].
1967 Austin 1800. Original unrestored car with
64,000 miles. Safety inspection done ($1,200).
Black with red interior. Good condition. $2,800 OBO.
Clarke
Williamson,
250-743-7966
or
[email protected].
1970 Triumph Stag. Soft, hardtop and original V8.
RHD, manual with
overdrive; engine
in pieces, tranny
and drivetrain out
of car. Great blue
body. Stored dry.
Manuals. Selling at
cost. Jurgen, 604737-8065
or
[email protected].
1970 Triumph GT6. Sound body, rebuilt engine.
New brakes, cooling system, exhaust, front springs,
steering rack, ignition, u-joints, tires, battery, fuel
pump, fuel sender. $6,500 OBO. Richard Scoffom,
250-714-4786.
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1971 Daimler Sovereign. Silver Pearl, black vinyl
sliding roof, tinted windows, blue leather, wood dash.
300hp 4.2 liter rebuilt engine. 86,000 original miles.
Only 111 LHD models made. “D” on hubcaps.
Chrome framed side windows, wing mirrors,
bumpers and door handles. Moving end of October;
250-884-0432 or [email protected].
1972 MG Midget. 5,000 miles on rebuilt engine.
Chrome bumpers, 1/2 and full tonneau, reupholstered. New in 2003: fuel pump, alternator, starter,
clutch release bearing (clutch is good), distributor
cap; in 2002: battery, tires. No structural rust; has
been highway driven all winter. Asking $5,500.
Monica, 250-953-3586 or 250-592-2725.
1972 Rover TC 2000 RHD. Red with black interior.
Collector plates, lots of new parts. Email for more
information and pictures. $4150 OBO. John
Walkden, 604-533-1257 or [email protected].
1973 Austin Marina Deluxe Coupé. 2-Door 1.8L
automatic. 66,700 original miles. Black tulip colour,
unrestored. Collector plates. Record of car available. $2,000. 250-474-4355.
1973 Jaguar XJ6 Series I. Running condition.
$1,500. [email protected].
1974 Austin Marina 4 Door Sedan. 1.8L Automatic. 51,400 original miles. Original damask red
interior original, exterior repainted. Collector plates.
$2,000. 250-474-4355.
1974 MGB. Colour: Green. Mileage: 80,000. Condition: Good to excellent. Soft top with tonneau. New
lifetime stainless steel muffler. AM/FM radio. Collector plates. In full use when roads are dry and kept
in heated garage. Moving to condominium with one
parking slot, so must sell. $8,500 OBO. Car in
Sidney, BC. 250-654-0151 or [email protected].
1976 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV. Hard top, soft top
and tonneau cover. Needs some work. Mike, 250978-0043 or [email protected].
1976 Triumph TR6. Red with tan interior. New top,
paint, suspension and CD player. Looks great.
$9,200.
Steve,
250-213-3587
or
[email protected].
1977 Austin Marina. Original metallic blue body
with black cloth interior. 1800cc BMC motor, 4-door
automatic, 63,000 miles, rebuilt head. New tires,
battery, rear brakes, master cylinder. Good runner.
The family man’s MG B. $1,750 OBO. Victoria. Ian,
250-384-2910.
1980 Triumph Spitfire. $4,000 OBO. Garth, 250756-2406, [email protected].
Sunbeam Talbot 2-Door. Body work done. Frame
and suspension powder coated. New tires on painted
wheels. Car needs assembly, engine overhaul and
interior refurbishing. Price negotiable. Eric, 250-2484806.
Vauxhall Vivas. Free to a good home. Bill Wheeler,
Strawberry Vale Nursery, 1376 Blue Ridge, Victoria.
Parts For Sale
Four Used Tires. Two Kelly Springfield, 185SR15
and two Uniroyal P195/75/R15. Lots of tread on all
four. $20 each OBO. Brian, 604-599-0733.
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