July 1997 - Valley British Auto Club

&UNNITN'ffi@T
THE PUI}LICA'I:ION OF THE I]RITISH CAR ENTIIUSIASTS OF THE
SANTOAQATNVAI'LEY
truLv1997
JULy t ST. neefing will be held ot 7:00 P/U
The T\JESDAY,
Round TablePizza - Firsf & Bullard
We'll discussthe events for July and August and conduct "car" falk'
NOTES.
EXHAUST
EDITOR'S
o BAss LAKETOUR Lost Sundoy(Juhe 22) the peoplein the club thot like to
DRIVEtheir BRITISH CARSset ouf for BossLokEon the BossLokeTour leqving
Corl'sJr. McDonoldsot 9:OOAl{. Showingup for ihis'iour de roqd" were Pel'r
6eorge,Dougond Ar\orilynHonsen,Scol qnd DonnoPenn,ond Morly ond Doreen
Hordison. 6ory 6ooch tnet us ot ihe Pork n ride on Hwy 41 whenwe orrived on
schedulEot 9:4O.
Dueto o lost minuteunovoidoblesituotioh for lhe 6uido's,we hod to PosfPoneihe
BgQ ond picnic Portionof lhe tour. However,6ory ond his wife Judi were kind enough
to invite us lo their hohe in Ookhurstio hovelunchthere ond we occepted'
We "poPPedond Putted'our woythrough O'Neqlson our woy to North Fork (IN
TOP DOWN WEATHERIIDPullinginto North Fork for o pit sfop
AB5OLUTELyPERFECT
qhzonito Loke' Monziniio
the Hqhsenssuggesiedwe hoke o shorl hoPover the hill to ,l
Loke is o beouiiful liltle lokethot is snuggledih lhe foothills iust out side of Norih Fork'
o very restful spot, We hungoroundthere for o while discussingthE woesof the world
qnd ttortihg geftirg hungryso we heodedfor BossLoke. We found lhe lake ot Millers
Londirgond went oroundthe loketo the PinesVilloge. The porkinglot didn't hoveenough
spocesfor oll of us to pork in the villogeso we decided1o heodfor Ookhurstand the
6ooch'sploce. Someof us (the 2 TR-6's)drove into Ookhurstlo gel pizzdond went bock
to the 6ooch'sPloceto eot.
-fhere
we were giventhe grond tour of oll of Gory'smonyccrs ond hod our lunch
outsideon their hugedeck overlookingthe FresnoRiver. Whot o greot Pldcethis
but feels
pioneeringcouplehoveforged oui of the wilderness!It's closeto the High$.idy
milesowoyfrom civilizotion. I'm jeolous! We soid goodbyto the 6ooch'sobout 3 Pmdhd
heodedhomein worm but not hol weoiher. We wcvedgoodbyohd split up 9oin9our
nice tour
seporqtewqyswhehwe reochedthe Friont exit bock in Fresno' All in oll o very
indeed, When'sthe nex+one???
6ENE FORDCARSHOW At the 5ihonnuol6ene Ford /v\emoriolCsr Showon Sundoy
June first the club led the woywith the tnost cors ih o Closs(Foreigh) We hod 6 or 7
cars en+ered. The weolher wosperfect for o cor showond the locotiohwaso Perfecl
plocelo stoge o cor show. Wewereoll treoled lo breokfost preporedbythe Kowonis
Cfnbond for lunchwe bought liciousTri-Tip sondwichesPrePoredby the GeneFord
Foundotioh.Ai the ehd of lhe doy Bill ond PeggyMerchont were the winnersof the
'foreign'closs with lheir Silver 1954Joguor XK-120 A 6reen Director's Choir
inprihted with the cor showlogowostheir prize. Bill ,lhe proud owner,hod his picture
token in his new choir in front of the Jog with o big grin on his fqce.
BILL! And thonk you Donfor hostingthis event!
CONGRATULATIONS
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C^LENDAR
I997 BCEEVENTS
HOST:KEVIN 436-1041
JLI-Y 17-20 MOSSBRITISHCAR FESTIVAL
MONTEREY HISTORICAL AT]TO RACES
AUGUST
HOSTjPETER297-16ll
SEPTEMBER VERY BRITISH CAR SHOW
OCTOBER
HOST:MIKE .134-3626
HOST:??'1
TOURTO YOSEMITE
HOST:???
NOVEMBER BLACKHAWK AUTO MUSEUM
OVERNIGHTTRIP
IIOSTTDEBILYN136.104I
DECEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY @
CHATEAU MOLINEAUX
NEEDED......Volurtccrs
1obcrlrchostfor activilics.
Plcasccall thehostsatrovcto lcl thcnrknorvJouarc
In parlicipaliDg
sorhcycrn slin plc nirlS
i crcstcd
lfan evonlis notgoingto bc
according
to intcresl.
supportcd
it rvillbcupto thehostlo cancclllrccvent.
Wc alsonccda person(TourMastcr?)ifllcrcstcdin
plannilrg
hltcrcsliDg
sborttourshr tlrcwornrnDnths
(5 hoursor lcss)on ncarbt'backroads.
Five
surqeons
are
Lst sulgeon says:
you open then up,
taking
a coffee
!'Accountants
everything
are
inside
r'Nah, fibrarians
2nd surgeon says:
order"'
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a
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them is
3r.l surqeon
says.
4th sulqeon says:
and their
gutless
break.
ttTry electricians'
lhe best to operate
is numbeled."
are the best
manl
on because when
Evelything
Evervthinq
inside
anslde
THFM is
t'I prefe! lawve!s.
spineless'
Thev're heartless'
"
butts ale interchangeable
heads and their
lo lhe
listening
To which the 5th surgeon, !,,ho has been quietfv
'
car: restorers
British
says "I fike
conversation,
owet at tlre ehd "
then you have a few parts left
tbey always undeistand
Classified Cus ond Parts
Cars for Sale
1959 AUSTIN FIEALEY 'Buge]€"Spriteprojcctcar in pieces& rcedslols of TLC lrrcl"des:l
cngircsir diffcrcntsircs. $800 Call Bob Suttona4)(619)375-8365
tlEAlY
r0qA Rcd. r'ircs. ovcr-drivc.trccdsrron(shocks.hvdmt'li€s.possibrc
l9Qq AlLSfrN
lltrid svrtcmrvork. asknls$11.500Call Dick CrccrrlvoodWork-2(,5-ll2l Horrc-{:ll{161
*ith overdrive.wirc rvhccls.
1968 MGC-GT 29.000o.iginal riles (only2 oNners).Four-spr.td
Runsgrcrt bul needspairlialld inlerior.NO RUST. Co eswilh allkirdofe\tra Flrls i cludlng: Auto
O{ncr is nrovi g
Trans.2 sparedoors-rearcnd.uscdcaqrls, nrastercylindcr.dashtnd inslrunlcnts.ctc.
anddoesn'lwant thc projccl.$3000or b€sloITer.CallAl or Gloriaat (619)4.16-.1640
l97l MGB-CT Hascleclricoverdrive.Fro t SPAXshockconversioo.car llas strippcdand fr€shly
paintcd.Ncw blrck inlerior(ccqrls ands.rLs). BraDdnew tires Nc$ allcnulor Elccltonicignilion
or at *ork
wilh hcawdutycoil. Nicc cruisirgcar. $4500 Call JonHcdtl (619)384-2289
(619)939-9711
l969MGMIDGET
l275ccEngine.rcd rvithblackintcrior.5 lvire $heels. NEw - tircs.convcrlible
cngineheadrcbuilland spinon oil liltcr kit. Upltolslrris il
lop. shocks-backsprings,front slvaybar.
goodshapc.Lotsofmisc. parlsgo rvilh il. Runs$cat. $3000OBO.Call ChuckMilli8an aa)
(6tt)) 764-2462.
197 | MOB-CT Rcd/Blrck.nccdspainl.s og legal cbcrcarbs.lols ofsptrrcs,ori8inalcarbs
includcd-goodtircs,roslylcs.possiblechargingproblc . $500 Call (209)439-7377
1979 MGB Burgundv/Black
. Roslylcs.rcccntclutch& lop. Asking$3500 Call RichardGraham@
worl {21)9)2(r8-1j55or HoDrcr209)13:1r)721.
1962HILLMAN 4 DOOR SEDAN anda 1967SUNBEAM MINX Forrcstomriofl.
call srctraflrrt (209)862411)7
Lotsofsparcs.$500Call
1973MG MIDGET Ncwtop.rcccnL
cngincrcbuild.Nccdscosnrctics
(209)
Mrs.Tlonrpsoo 294-170.1
0BO. Musrscllsoo.
1967ROLLS ROYCE RIGHTHANDDRIVE,$10.000
Clll (510)4l0-2550
top, lightgreen,Weber,needssmog,
1974MGB
white fiberglass
top & blackconvertable
Rostyles,
needsmuffler(seeScotl)speedo
broken,also 1975bodysparewhe€landtransmission.
Asknrg$2500OBO Call JohnThonlpson
966-2943.
PARTSFOR SALE
. Pcrfcctrorhotdcscrtdriving.
MGB RADIATOR withTRIPLECoREHclvyduty.redoue
(619)377-196t)
OBO.CallRobcrtGlcni
$200rrcwlookirlgfor!;1,10
SPI'IFII{E I5OOMASTERBRAKECYLINDERITEBUILDKIT (Girling).Askingl;15.
Cill Stcl€ Sutlorl(619)371-4839
Allcr nlarkct.in grcalshapc.lookinglo s€ll or lradc.
TR-6 HARDTOP
(619)
Call SlcvcSuttor
l7l-.llt39
TOP BOW
Conpletely restoredtop-bow, rubbor sealsand canvasstop for TR-250. Readyto
Dut on. $300.
BROOKLANDS
SCREENfora MGTD Jus$100
EADC!D4B $3s
lRUXEL OVERDRIVE UNIT - Arnericalfrornthe 50's - nrakeoffer.
CallTonrHinch@ 434-8221
WANTED
TR-3 ALLOY WHEEL C:rllWcstK:rtzcnstcin
rarl(619)+,16-6785
lm)Wrf,":P,
\JY
suNBEAM
".r..&
OK GANG.HERE IS THE VERY LATEST SCOOPON Sts42. THE BILL SEEMSTO
HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORTBUT IT IS STALLEDAGAIN AND IS STILL TOUCII AND
THIS BILL AT THE BOTTOM
AGATNST
GO. NOTICETHE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS
*PROBLT]M"
WITII TI IIS BII-L NI]X]'
1'IIAIR
OF'I'tIIS PAGEAND LETSDISCUSS
TUESDAYAT 1'HEMEETING.
SB 42 BILL ANALYSIS
Dateof Hearing: June16,1997
ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION
KevinMurray,Chairman
SB 42 (Kopp)- As Amended:February13, 1997
SENATEVOTE: 33-0
SUBJECT: Air pollution:vehicles
SUMMARY:This measureexemptsvehiclesover25 yearsold fromthe motor
vehicleinspectionand maintenance(smogcheck)program.
LAW:
EXISTING
FEDERAL
Rcq$ircsstalcsrfid localrir qurlily agencicsto adoplprograr$ lo {clicvc fcderalrn$icfll air qualily
I'l0n Nhich Includesthoscprogrunrlo thc Urilcd
stardrrds.andlo sublnita Slatc lmplenrcnlalion
StatesEnvironmcnlalPmlcclionAgercy(USEPA)for approval.
progrnnrbe adoptcdir cachnon2) Rcqlircsthal n nlotorvchicleinspcclionandrnaintcnancc
in all scrious.scvcrcandcxlrcntc
at|i|in|rlentarca.alrdlhat rn cnhalccdprogrlm bc i0rplenrentcd
on-rllainnlcutrreas. UXISTINCSTATE LAW rcquircstll nrolorvehiclcsnulufaclurcdfor lhc
196(rrrodel-velrand thcrcuncr.to parlicipntcin lhc fllotor\rhiclc inspeclionand nraintctnnce
prog nr. andlo oblaifia s[rog chcckccrlificalcor cc ificirlcof non-conrpliancc
bicnriall]. pon
prcviousll
rcgistcrcdoulsidctlrcsldlc.
lrunrifcrofowncrship.or upofircgistraliorof a \chiclc
l)
FISCALEFFECTTPotcnliallosso[rc\cnrc to Burc.u ofAulonlolivcRepairof snrogccrtificalcfccsol
$ l.li nrilliooi,r FY 1997-{t(six rronths).incrs$irtglo Xil.lt0lillion ir|l'ruall)try t;Y 1999-(X).
COMMENIS: Thc aulhorinlrodrccdlhis nqrsurc.il sulcsthal il isdimcult for agingcarslo prss
nrc arbilraryand nrrkc il
snloglcslsbccausc
origilal prrts arcdillicult 10 localc,uc\vtcslingproccdurcs
diniculLfor oldcr vchiclcslo pass.and lluL lcslinSculpoinlslmvcbccusclrt lcvclsnrorc stringcntlhatl
rvhicharc ilnpossiblcfor oldcrvchiclcsto nrccl.Tlrc autlrorfu(hcr
originalnrr|rufaclurcr's
spccifications
statcsllul llrc numbcrof vehiclcsrvhicll $ould bc c\c lplcd fronrlhc snrogclrcckproSrami s rchtivcly
1ollrc au(Ircr.lotal 2l9.0oo\chiclcs.
snrall.{hoscnrcdclycarsbctlvccr 1966ard 1973which,,rccordiug
Accordinsto lhc rullpr. he hcsrcccivcdovcr 8.000conx uricrlions irr suoportoflhc bill. HorvManl
Board,ovcr 200,000vcl clcswouldbc
Cnrs,rrcEffcctcd?Accorditigto thc CalifomiaAir Rcsources
cxcmplcdir theSoulhColsl Air Basin. causirrgan increrseof thrccto s pcr Ay i xir pollutantsbascd
on:rr av€rageuseof 5.000nrilcyy.ir. Ho$c\cr. lhis estinalcis bascdon oienlptingonlythosc rchicles
for scverryearsb€lNee8I 966a\d 1973. Sinccthc bill providcsa "rolling
rvhichwcrc nranulacturcd
ption
for vchiclcs25 ycarsor old€r.each !,caranollrcrnodel-yearwouldbc crc ptc4 ullirnrlely
cxcl
e\enlplilrgup to 75.000 morccarsslatclvideill I 999.80.000morcir 2000.andso oll. How Cle||nor
Dirly arc TlrcscCars?Accordinglo thc Dcpartllclt ofConsuncr A[Iairs.lheirilial nulnberof\chiclcs
e:\enrpled
by thc bill is modest,rpproNimalclv5 pcrccnloflhe vehiclcflcct.
for I I percenloflhc snro!.lcstfailure
Hoxcver.this relalivclysnull nu rbcrofvelriclcsis resDonsiblc
rute ofthc ertirc vchiclellcel. While lllanr of (hcscvchiclesnlavbc owncdbv colleclorsandhobbNists
which mairtain lhcir vchiclesanddrivethcntvcry liltle. lnrnv morcare nol.and thcscconlribule
disproponionrtclrto lhc enissiolrsi[vcuton.
tor lrcreascdMobilc Etrissions?While $c rutbor claiNsthrt lhc inilial lhrcc
WhoMakcsUDthc DilTcrcncc
tons/dayof ircrcascdcmissionsin thc South CoastBasinis negligiblc.it rcprcscts2 7 perc€ntofrhc tolal
slalervidecNissionsreduclios attribulableto thc SmogChccklI progmln. As the rumbcrof \€hiclescxcorptcd
fro|n lhc programincrcascwilh tine- thcrc\yill be a rcsultingincr€ascin cmissions.Itcalifornia is 10achicvcdre
cnission; rauclions altributable to Ihe SmogCheck Il programas promiscditr lhe SlP. those$ho rcnuin subjcct
lo lhe prograN will havc to nleel even higher slandards10ollset theseincfcases.why Nol a Plrl of thc o\€rall
RevicwCo rmiltcc
Discussion
on SrnogChcckII? Th€ adninjstraiionandthc lmpectionandMainlcnance
gs stalervide
gheari
to
holdi
is
ctrr€ntlv
Rules
ComInittee
andScnrte
appoinlcdby lhe Gov€rnor.Speak€r
pnsscd
sc\ctrl
Asscnrbl\]
tl|rd
program
lhc
strippcd
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ch€lk
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rhc
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md
covcrnor
on
thc
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al
bel*ccn
prolidc
conscnsus
arrivcd
vchiclcs
tor
anl
nlcnsurcs
to tlrc scnatclo
(Baugit'
(Thomson).
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(Migden)'
999
(Esctttia),
AB
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208
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changcs10Sr)ogCheckII includingAB
nndci{Deditious
lo citherdela\'aclion
(Villamigosa).and AB l52l (Murray). Il nuv h nDstaDprqoriatc
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ive
di
k
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rc u lil lhc adr
Conlmitleevehiclcasthe
lo anrcndthe measurca dmovcit alonqasapolenliaI Conferencc
alrc;narively.
rclaled
Assenrblr
bills.
Co nrittccdrd wilh all lhc
REGISTERED
SUPPORT/ OPPOSITION:
Supportedby:
O$lrcrs
Associalio of Jerrscn
Aulo'robileClubof SoulhcrlrCxlifonrit
CaliforniaAulontotivcWlDlesalers'Association
C:rliforniaMarinc Parks& HarborsAssn..Inc.
Crliloflria Roadslcrs
CalifonliaSl0lcAutoorobilcAssociirtioll
EarlyFordV.8 Club
FanlasyJu|rclion
ForcvcrClassicsCar Club
Lotuswest C{r Club
Authority
OrangcCouIty Transportation
ValleyMG Cor Club
Srcranrcnto
SpccialtyEqtlipncntMarketAssocialion
SupcrChcvyMng"uilc
VnllcyOrk Auto
Opposition:(BOO!)
CUYS',/)
Irc. ( wHo TtlEl{EcKARETHESE
AirQ nliryProdLrcrs.
Board
CalilbrniaAir Rcsourccs
Dcparh cnt ofcoNunrcr AIIai6
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WcslcflrStatcsPclrolcunAssocialion( WIIAT DO HEY Cn IN IF SB 12 Fn ILS'i)
Amlysis prcparcdby: JohnSlcvcns/ atrns/ (916!145-tl8(X)
We os o orouoof ownersof rnqnvof ihe cors tho+ foll i! the 1966- 1972hodelYeorshove
in a biq wdv
hu.htoloseif ihisbill i5 nol possed.At tha verv ledsilve$ill be inconv€nienced
bv lhe Stote bureoucrdcv. Pleosetok€ +he tine $hile se siill hovesolne,+o send d letier to
your regresen+dlive.
Ii dlso$ouldn'ihurl io qivetheh c coll dndvoicevour oDinion
dooin
included
ihe lelter thdi Kevinsubttittedondis fo. vouto use if vou wontdnd
I've once
ecsy rrov to con+oclvour representative !
eso
ffi
Date
Addressee
Address
Re:
vehicles.
SB 42 Air pollution:
2, 1996
BY SenatorKopp,December
INTRODUCED
An act to amendSection44011of the Healthand SafetyCode,and
to amendSection4000.1of theVehicleCode,relatingto air
pollution.
Dear,
This letteris to offersupportof the proposedchangesas presentedby
I enjoydrivingmy car on
SenatorKopp.As a sportscar enthusiast,
who
Manyclubmembers
in clubactivities.
and participating
weekends
passing
the
new
have
had
difficulty
driv6theircarsinfrequently,
test. The primaryreasonfor failureis thetestat "cruise"or
emissions
25OO
r.p.m.Whilethismaybe the enginespeedat cruisefor othercars,
represent
anysportscar'
figurethatdoesnotaccurately
it is an arbitrary
r.p.m.'s,
butthis
at higher
to operateefficiently
Sportscarsare designed
is nottakenintoconsideration.
whichwere
of carsin our clubfallfromlate60'sto mid-7o's,
Themajority
test,
as
it
is
administered
today,
smoglaws. The
duringthe beginning
they
werebuilt.Therefore,
of, whenthesevehicles
was notconceived
levelthantheirengjneers
are beingaskedto performat a loweremission
intended.
usageof the vehicle.
for infrequent
thereis no provision
Additionally,
lvlostcarsin our clubare drivenlessthan2,000milesper year. The
percentage
fromthesevehicleswouldnotevenbe
of air pollution
measureo.
We wantto havecleanair. Butthe currentemissionlawsare punitiveto
carheritage.Pleasesupport
andthreatenCalifornia's
carenthusiasls
amendment,
andwe willcontinueto support
SenatorKopp'sproposed
you.
Sincerely,