February/March 2009 - Keystone Region MG Club, Inc.

••• LAST CALL TO PAY DUES FOR 2009 •••
MG Gazette
Volume 17 Issue 1
w w w.keyston e mg .com February/March 2009
Show season
Bright blue sky and
green grass in February
tell you this show wasn’t
held in the Northeast.
(The palm trees
are a clue also!)
Keystone Region MG
Club members Jim and
Shirley Mink, who winter
in Arizona, attended
the Tucson British Car
Register show on Feb.
28, 2009, and were nice
enough to send some
photos back.
(Jim Mink photo)
Bowling party and club meeting set for March 15
Break up the winter doldrums with
a completely different kind of club
event: The Keystone Region MG Club
will have a bowling party on Sunday,
March 15.
Program coordinator Bob Pilat
has made the arrangements at
Hampton Lanes in Northampton.
Bowling will run from 4 to 6 p.m.,
following by a club meeting from
6-7 p.m. in a private meeting
room.
Members can bowl two games for
a total of just $7, which includes
shoe and ball rental. Please plan to
arrive no later than 3:45 p.m. so we
can all get on the lanes promptly.
The club will provide chicken wings
and drinks. Food and drinks will also be
available at the Hampton Lanes’ full-service lounge.
If it’s been years since you’ve bowled ...
well, don’t worry about it. This will be
a fun afternoon for all. You don’t even
need to know how to keep score – these
days the lanes do the scoring for you.
If you don’t want to bowl, you are still
welcome to come watch. Or just show up
for the meeting at 6 p.m. Hampton Lanes
is at 326 Main St. in Northampton.
Please RSVP to Bob & Penny Pilat at
(610) 262-2646 if you plan to bowl, so
they know how many lanes to reserve.
• MG Gazette • February/March 2009
The Steering Column . . . By Dick Horn
Welcome to the club’s new year!
Greetings, everyone !
The winter weather is just about
gone, except for the snowstorm
that always seems to hit at the end
of March, so we’ll see .
The club’s last meeting at Gregory’s Steakhouse seemed to
be favorable, all who were there enjoyed the food and the
room given over to us was arranged nicely for our meeting
so I think we’ll most likely meet there again in April. This
month’s meeting will be held right after the bowling meet on
Sunday, March 15, at Hampton Lanes. (See Pg. 1.)
This past weekend some of the members got the experience of removing the engine from Ed Haas’ MGB. Ed had
the good sense of supplying doughnuts and coffee to get us
to his garage and it worked! The four souls who braved the
grease and oil on their doughnuts were Marty Chamberlain,
Terry Allen, Bob Pilat and yours truly. (I braved the most...
pictures will prove it!) Ed had done most of the ancillary removals the day before so that when the time came to actually
get the engine out it only took 30 minutes, if that. (Hardly
had time to get the doughnut down!)
This year we will again have a tent at Carlisle along with the
Founded in 1977
The Keystone Region MG Club, Inc.
is a club affiliated with both
the North American MGA Register
and the North American MGB Register.
The club meets on the third Tuesday of most months.
New members and guests are always welcome.
Club information available online at www.keystonemg.com
The Keystone Region MG Club, Inc., is incorporated
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
It is a non-profit organization run solely by volunteers
to promote interest in and help foster the preservation
of MGs and other British motor cars.
Membership is open to all, and there is no need to own
a British car to join. The club newsletter “MG Gazette”
is published every month except January.
NAMGBR, and Kim and Charles de Bourbon have “again”
volunteered to man it The club will supply hot dogs and
burgers on Saturday, May 15, so please plan to attend and
show your support.
I’d also like to thank all those who made the annual dinner at
the BarnHouse Restaurant such a success (again!). The food
was excellent as were the surroundings and I believe all had
a good time.
We had such an event-filled year last year that I’m hoping
we can meet it or even better it, but it’s going to take some
doing, so if you have an idea for a club function let it out!
At the present time we have Mike Jones and Terry Allen
co-chairing the Hellertown show and I know they will be
looking for volunteers to help so step up to the plate and take
a swing!
The British Marque Car Club News Triathalon will be in
western Massachusetts this August and we have a few couples already signed up for it. The cost is $595 for a two-person team for the weekend, which includes a two-night stay at
Jiminy Peak Resort, all meals, all events and a nice shirt. It’s
limited to the first 100 cars, so you are advised to get your
reservations in early. ($50 now will hold your place.)
‘Dick’
Keystone Region MG Club, Inc. • 2009 Officers
Dick Horn
Kim de Bourbon
Ed Haas
Ken Beck
Bill Page
Bob Pilat
President
2313 Lone Cedar Dr.
Easton, PA 18040
610 253-4575
[email protected]
Vice President/Regalia
496 Georgetown Rd.
Nazareth, PA 18064
610 837-7633
[email protected]
Treasurer
4402 Greenfield Rd.
Bethlehem, PA 18017
610 866-8626
[email protected]
Secretary/Editor
PO Box 293
Del. Water Gap, PA 18327
570 424-6259
[email protected]
Technical Director
2731 Belaire Rd.
Bethlehem, PA 18017
610 865-3329
[email protected]
Program Coordinator
5335 Main St.
Whitehall, PA 18052
610 262-2646
MG• Gazette
• March 2009 • 3
MG Gazette
February/March
Tachometer adventure
Some things the tech tips don’t tell you
By Bill Webb
Keystone Region MG Club
Try another spot - a little movement. (All I need to do is
break the glass.)
I am converting my 1967 MGB from positive earth to negative ground (earth). Not too hard – change from two 6V
batteries to one 12V, change to an alternator, replace the fuel
pump, etc. But one area was not so easy - the tachometer.
Now one side is up slightly, and carefully going around gets
the glass out. Phew!
The first step is to take off the chrome ring. Rotate it about
30 degrees so that the six tabs on the back of the ring lineup
with slots in the body.
Ha ha. Grab the ring in one hand and the body of the tach in
the other and twist!
Nothing. Try again. Nothing. OK, use a
small screwdriver and gently pry the side
of the ring away from the body - without
distorting it.
No go. Pry around the ring again.
No go. Go around again, a bit more
aggressive.
No go. Break out the tool for loosening oil filters and wrap the rubber band
tightly around the chrome ring, grab the
body and twist.
No go. No way to use a vice or clamp on the body
without seriously distorting it. Hum. Take the small screwdriver, dip it into WD-40 and put very small drops between
the body and the ring. Worry a bit about the WD-40 seeping
into the dial mechanism and destroying it. Wrap the rubber
band around the ring, grab the body and twist.
No go. Hmmm, now what. More WD-40 dabbed on, more
pushing the ring away from the body.
IT MOVED, I think. Yes, it did, some more twists and off it
came.
Now the glass has to come out. It doesn’t. There is a very
narrow space between the edge of the glass and a metal
channel. Try to pry it out with the small screwdriver. Too
big, it only produces small chips on the edge of the glass.
Now what? An X-Acto knife fits into the gap and can be run
around the circumference several times. Looks promising.
Be brave! Try to pry up an edge - nope.
Take out the two screws in the back and slide the tach
mechanism out of the body. But it does not come out! There
is a round bezel inside the body (it held the glass in place)
with an inside diameter smaller than the dial. How do you
get a grip on it to pull it out without bending it?
The top of it is bent at 90 degrees to fit over the top of the
tach body - very tightly. Well, the X-Acto knife
worked again by getting it in the non-existent
opening and working it around the perimeter.
Will it come out? Will it bend? How
much is a new tach?
It did come out, and now the tach
mechanism comes out (careful, don’t
bend the needle). Maybe this is going
to work. The whole point of getting
the tach out of the body is to swap a
resistor and a wire connection inside the
tach.
Should be easy since I am an old expert at
soldering. Did it in the Navy fixing radar and communication equipment on a destroyer (before transistors and just
swapping circuit boards to fix equipment). Did it again as a
field engineer making changes to missile guidance systems
onboard ships and at Navy Yards (the systems still using
tubes, not chips).
The resistor lead has lots of solder on the terminal so I
cannot see how it is mechanically attached. But melting the
solder and quick flick of the wrist and most of the solder
flies off and I can see how the resistors lead is attached.The
X-Acto knife works again to move a metal strip when the
solder is hot.
The other connection is easy - I do not believe it - something
is easy!
Time to put it back together. No problem until it is time to
put the chrome ring back on. There is a gasket under the ring
that had deteriorated (this is what made the ring so hard to
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Tachometer adventure ...........
less than 50 degrees in the garage) or on the floor pan. But
with a steady hand it was assembled.
Continued from Page remove). Part of it had turned to dust. So where do you get
one? You don’t. Suppliers have the gasket that goes outside
the tach over the body but no internal components.
So, does it work? Well, the engine and transmission are sitting on the floor of the garage and it may a year until the car
is ready to receive them. Does the tach work? Time will tell.
I hope so.
The internet offered a solution - use plumbers’ putty to form
a seal. Well, the first container that I had was dried out and I
do not want to go out to get another one. But there is another
one on the shelf! I hope this works since this is what keeps
the moisture out of the tach from both what comes down the
dash onto the top of the tach and what gets onto the glass.
And some people do not understand the joy of working on
MGs.
With that done and the tach mounted in the dash, the task
is just cutting the leads to a plastic piece through which a
wire from the wiring harness loops, reversing the cut leads,
resoldering, and attaching the plastic piece to the back of the
tach.
Of course, that means laying on my back under the dash
with my head where the pedals usually are, a hot shop light
by my head and the tiny lock washer and nut held over my
body where a slip through my fingers means trying to find
the lockwasher or the nut in my jacket, sweatshirt, shirt (it is
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MG Gazette • February/March 2009 • Shoemaker MGs
north and south
Keystone Region MG Club members Darlene and John
Shoemaker are snowbirds who have MGs to drive
wherever they go,
When they winter in Naples, Fla., they drive a black
MGB, and are members of the British Car Club of
Southwest Florida.
Back home in Bartonsville, Pa., they have a green
1975 MGB and a 1958 Magnette, which they just purchased last year. The Magnette made its debut with the
club at the Chamberlain’s picnic in September.
And at left is a picture of John in his MG TD which is
a restoration in progress in Pennsylvania.
• MG Gazette • February/March 2009
Andrew Blackwell,
now 17, wss a lad of
13 when he and his
family met up with
the Keystone Region
MG Club for lunch in
November 2004.
The Blackwells
send greetings every
year, with pictures
of their MG family:
A 1998 MGF and a
1976 MGB GT.
Greetings
from N.Z.
Editor’s Note: Many club members will
remember the lunch we had with the
Blackwell family from New Zealand in
November 2004, when the MG-loving Kiwis were visiting the area and discovered
there was an MG club nearby.
Ron Blackwell continues to get in touch
and send photos. Here is a note he
emailed on 12/11/08:
Seasons Greetings from your New Zealand
members here in Nelson. We are heading
into our southern hemisphere Christmas,
which means hot dry days just perfect for MG
driving.
I have included some photos of our 1976 BGT
and of the 1998 MGF Abingdon that we also
own. The latter was a special run of 500 cars
in non-metallic British racing green, with full
leather seats in fawn, woodgrain dashboard,
air conditioning, and a fawn/tan soft top. We
have a black factory hardtop for it as well.
Best wishes to you all for the Festive Season
Ron, Jacqui, and Andrew Blackwell
95 Kawai Street
Nelson 7010
New Zealand
Email: [email protected]
MG Gazette • February/March 2009 • Keystone Club Update
By Kim de Bourbon
Keystone Region MG secretary
The Keystone Region MG Club held its first meeting of the
new year on Feb. 17 at Gregory’s Steakhouse on Schoenersville Road in Allentown, a new location. We had an excellent
turnout of members, and all agreed the private room
and food service served the club well.
Treasurer’s report: Bill Page reported that
we ended the year with 90 members, and
to date have renewals for 41. He reminded
the club that 2009 dues MUST BE PAID
by the March meeting in order to be on the
subscription list for the British Marque Car
Club News.
He reported that the club spent $275 on the annual banquet, subsidizing costs of $7.45 per person
attending.
Car show committee: Mike Jones reported that about 10
people attended the first meeting to plan the 2009 British
Motorcar Gathering, which will be held June 14. The group
talked over some new ideas for the annual show, and Mike
noted that we will have a contract with Kasey Lynn’s to
provide the food again this year.
The big discussion topic, he noted, is how to address the
problem of spectator parking. We had a great turnout last
year of people just coming to see the show, but the lot and
field at the entrance to the park are limited. He checked into
hiring a shuttle bus or van, but that would cost us about
$350. He also checked with our insurance carrier about the
ramifications of having a club member shuttle people back
and forth from a parking lot in a van, but that isn’t possible
from an insurance perspective.
Jacket committee: Marty Chamberlain reported that the
jacket committee as yet has nothing to report, but is planning to have a meeting to come up with recommendations
for a club jacket.
Donation committee: Mike Jones reported that the committee collected guidelines that other organizations use to determine worthiness of a charity, but they haven’t formalized
anything yet. The goal of this committee is to come up with
recommendations for how the club determines what charitable organizations to contribute to, and how much to give.
America on Wheels Museum: Dick Horn reported that
we have been invited to have an event or cruise at the new
America on Wheels Museum in Allentown. They are of-
fering us discounted admission in conjunction with having
an event there on a Friday evening or Saturday or Sunday
morning or afternoon. Members seemed agreeable to the
idea, but no date was suggested.
Carlisle tent: The club decided to once again to have a cookout on the British car field at the Import-Kit/Replicar Nationals in Carlisle, which will be held this
year on May 15-17. Kim de Bourbon noted
that the North American MGB Register has
again agreed to pay half of the $160 tent
cost, in exchange for hanging the NAMGBR
banner and distributing membership materials. In the absence of anyone else volunteering, Charles & Kim de Bourbon offered to
again set up the tent and preparations for the
club cookout on Saturday, May 16.
Cruise to the Casino Theatre: Don & Karen Struckle
have offered to host another club event at their movie theater/
malt shop in Mount Pocono, offering free movie and miniature golf. We are still determining a date for this.
Triathlon VIII: The club is planning to take part in Triathlon
VIII, the weekend event being hosted by the British Marque
Car Club News on Aug. 28-20 in western Massachussetts.
This is a fun weekend that features a rally, a hill climb and
a wacky car show. The event is limited to 100 cars, so if you
are interested, get your registration in now. A $50 deposit
holds your spot. [See information on Page 4.]
Upcoming events: Dick noted the dates of the first events of
the year: Triumph Rescue in Bally will have an open house
and tech Q&A on Saturday, March 28. The Philadelphia MG
Club will have its annual flea market on Sunday, March 29.
the Spring Brits on the Delaware show in Kintnersville will
be Saturday, Apr. 18, and the Britfest ’09 show in Succasunna, N.J., will be held Saturday, May 2.
Details available on the club’s online British Car Event
Calendar.
MG T Register – The New England MG T Register recognized the club with a published “thank you for our donation
to Knudson-Churchill Scholarship Fund. Charles and Kim
de Bourbon reported that the NEMGTR held its annual business meeting in Stroudsburg on Feb. 7, so they stopped in to
say hello during the cocktail hour.
The club also received a thank you from the Gia Nicole
Angel Foundation for its contribution to last year’s British
Reliability Run, which Terry Allen took part in.
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Happy
After
Holiday
The Keystone Region MG Club and the
British Car Club of the Lehigh Valley
combined forces again to enjoy a happy
post-holiday dinner on Jan. 17, complete with the traditional mystery gift
exchange.
For the second year, the banquet was
held at BarnHouse Village catering hall
in Bath. This year we were situated in
the main room with the main bar room
at our disposal.
We had a record turnout of 69 people
attending: Twenty from the BCCLV, 33
from the Keystone club, and 16 who are
members of both clubs. There was lots
of food, with beef burgundy, chicken
Marsala and baked ham prepared as the
feature buffet entrees.
Following the feast, the two club
presidents made a few brief remarks,
primarily thanking everyone for a great
Continued from Page year and acknowledging the hard work
of the club officers. Charles de Bourbon
presented his latest video production,
highlighting all the events of the year.
Last but certainly not least, we held the
Holiday Gift Exchange. As usual, the
range of wrapped gifts brought for the
exchange were wide-ranging in their
interest and practicality. Among the
offerings were quite a few bottles of
beer and wine, a model car, a Monza
exhaust tip, halogen work light, British
pint glass, a Super Hero belt, a homemade knit cap, car wash kit, box of
chocolates, carb adjustment kit, cooler
bags, A-arm bushings, movie ticket
coupon, yoga mat, MGB fan belt, trunk
organizer, portable vacuum cleaner, tea
gift set and E-Z bleeder.
Keystone Club Update
Bowling party & meeting: Bob Pilat has arranged for a club
bowling part on Sunday, March 15, at Hampton Lanes in
Northampton. The club will kick in for food. Bowling will
cost $7 per person for two games, which includes shoe rental
and ball. Bowling will be from 4 to 6 p.m. The club’s regular
monthly meeting will follow from 6-7 p.m., in a private
room. (Details on Pg. 1)
Kitzhof Inn: Dick received a letter from this English pub
and inn in West Dover, Vt., which offers British car clubs
weekend events, including an English pub, traditional
English breakfast, welcoming reception and dinners of roast
beef, Yorkshire pudding, fish and chips or bangers and mash.
The inn offered group packages for two-night stays. Members were interested, but probably not this year, when there
is already a trip planned to the Triathlon in August. It was
mentioned this would be a good event to plan for 2010.
Encounter 2009: Ken Beck reported that the national Austin-Healey Sports & Touring Club meet will be held Aug.
6-9 at Pocono Manor. The agenda and registration form are
on the website.
Lord of the Manor: Charles de Bourbon reported that he and
Kim will head up another “Lord of the Manor” British car
show in conjunction with the Austin-Healey Encounter.The
Healeys will have their own show on the same field, at the
same time. The date for the “Lord of the Manor” show will
be Saturday, Aug. 8.
Paint wheels: Arch Kunkle mentioned he has four wire
wheels with tires, free for the taking because they are not
road-worthy ... Only good for taking your car to get painted.
Those attending: Terry Allen, Tony Altieri, Ken & Cindy
Beck, Jerry & Patsy Betz, Marty & Marybeth Chamberlain,
Charles & Kim de Bourbon, Art & Margie Edinger, Ed
Haas, Dick Horn, Mike Jones, Arch Kunkle, Bill Page, Bob
Pilat, Victor Rodriguez,Ken Saltern, Dennis Silance, and
Bill Webb.
MG Gazette • February/March 2009 • They just don’t make oil like they used too
By Dennis Silance
Keystone Region MG Club
In case you haven’t heard by now, automotive manufacturers have had to pressure
their oil suppliers to remove a substance
from engine oils, which is vital to our
classic cars, in order to meet with emission
reduction standards doled out in the U.S.
by the EPA.
That substance, specifically zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP), had been added to
engine oils for more than 60 years to act as
an antiwear protectant on the sliding metalto-metal cam interface. ZDDP protects
by creating a film that acts as a sacrificial
wear surface on the base metal of cams and
flat lifter contact points in response to the
extreme pressure and heat at the contact
point.
So, why did they have to remove it?
Unfortunately, zinc and phosphorus from
ZDDP can be found in small amounts in
the exhaust gas of an engine depending
on the amount of oil that is consumed in
combustion.
Herein lies the problem. It seems these
elements can shorten the service life of
a catalytic converter, ultimately increasing emissions at the tailpipe. And that my
friends, is a big no-no. As a result of the
EPA mandate, the ZDDP level in the engine oil we buy for
our Little British cars (and all cars) has been declining since
the mid 1990s.
Newer cars, with their roller lifters won’t miss this additive
but according to the SAE tech bulletin #770087, operation
of a flat-tappet engine (that’s us) without adequate additives
such as ZDDP, quickly leads to lifter foot scuffing and cam
lobe wear. According to the bulletin, once cam wear reaches
0.020-inches, “subsequent wear is usually rapid and catastrophic.”
Today, ZDDP has been removed from practically all automotive engine oils, rendering them unsuitable for use with older
engines with non-roller lifters.
There has been a lot of discussion on this subject over the
past few years, some of it conflicting at best, but the fact remains that our cars need the protection of this vital lubricant
in order to avoid major engine failure. Until
the major oil companies step up to the
plate and produce conventional engine oils
specifically for the classic cars of our era,
with the right amount of zinc and phosphorus, one of the best solutions seems to be
using a product called ZDDPlus. It contains
the proper amounts of ZDDP to give a 0.18
percent zinc and 0.13 percent phosphorus
level, the amounts that were in our oil
before it was removed, when a single 4
oz bottle is added to a normal 5-quart oil
change.
By using this ZDDP concentrate, it affords
you total control over the characteristics of
the oil in the engine by allowing you to use
the full 5-quarts of high-grade oil of your
choice.
What I like best about it is, that it’s not
one of those off-the-shelf, mystery solution additives, loaded with a bunch of other
undesirable components that claim to cure
everything from high oil consumption to
increasing your engines horsepower to possibly growing hair on your head.
ZDDPlus is a replacement for a missing
oil component critical to our older cars,
period. It was developed by engineers and
automotive technicians by trade, who are
classic car enthusiasts and dedicated to
keeping our classic cars operational and running like new.
To be fair, there are engine oils on the market with some levels of ZDDP, namely oils formulated for diesel engines and
some racing oils. This may be true, but the problem there
is the same as with other ‘additive’ products. Besides being
formulated for specific engines, diesel and racing oils have
different levels of the detergent package added or removed
and may not even be available in the correct viscosity recommended for your classic car.
I did find out that Castrol is producing a synthetic oil with
ZDDP in it, Syntech 20W-50, which states “recommended
for classic cars” on the front label, although I couldn’t find it
on the shelf at either of the two auto stores I frequent, Napa
and Advance Auto. The manager at Advance said he would
look into stocking the product in the future.
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Oil ...
Continued from Page 10
The response I received from Castrol’s consumer relations department, when inquiring
into the levels of zinc and phosphorus contained in their Syntech 20W-50, was that they
first, acknowledged “there are field issues associated with SM/GF-4 oil’s level of anti-wear
in the classic car engines known as flat tappet
cam engines”. SM/GF-4 are the industry’s most
recent oil classification and “SM” calls for no
more than 0.08 percent phosphorus in motor
oils.
They went on to recommend using their “Syntech 20W-50 for classic cars because it contains
0.12 or 1200ppm zinc.” That’s a bit lower than
the 0.18 percent zinc you get with ZDDPlus,
and they did not make mention of the amount
of phosphorus in the oil. Synthetic oils are
about double the price of mineral oil per quart
and you’re still not getting the levels of ZDDP
you were in the past.
By using the ZDDPlus concentrate in addition
to a modern, high quality conventional oil with
the proper viscosity, your car will have the correct anti-wear protectant levels of the original
oil for which their engines were designed.
So, where do you buy this product? Moss Motors has it, as well as Jeff Zorn at Little British
Car Company. Locally, our own Kenny Beck,
of K&T Vintage Motors in Allentown, has it
available at his shop and retails it for about $10,
which is less than what Moss advertises.
By the way, not only has Kenny made these
tech sheets I’ve been referring to throughout
this article available to me, but he has seen
first-hand some of the damage to internal
engine parts, namely camshafts, as a result
of running these engines without the proper
protection.
In conclusion, classic car owners are left with
a few choices if they want to provide their cars
with proven protection for their flat tappet engine: Either use a modern specialty oil, which
claims to have ZDDP levels at or near the levels
in the past, OR use good quality, conventional,
SM oils with the right viscosity for your car
and add a 4 oz. bottle of ZDDPlus to the crank
case the next time you change your oil.
2009 Calendar of Events
Philadelphia MG Club
ANNUAL FLEA MARKET
Sunday, MARCH 25, 2007
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
6904 Castor Ave., Philadelphia
$10 per vending space
Call: 267-241-9554
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.philamg.com
SPRING BRITS ON THE DELAWARE
Saturday APRIL 18, 2009
10 a.m. to 4 pm
American Grill, 9755 Easton Road
(Route 611), Kintnersville
Hosted by local TVR Club of North America.
Triumph Rescue
Tech Session
March 28
Matt and Beth Bakes will
host a free “open forum” tech
session at Triumph Rescue in
Bally on Saturday, March 28.
The tech session and open
house will being at 10 a.m. at
the shop at 617 Walnut St.
MG Car Club Central Jersey Centre
BRITFEST ‘2009
Saturday MAY 2, 2009
Horseshoe Lake Park, Succasunna, NJ
Featured marque: Unusual British!
Bring us your Jensen-Healy, Austin, Vauxhall,
Hillman or other unusual LBC
$15 before April 15; $20 at gate
Lunch will be provided, but
please let them know you’re
coming so they can plan. Call
(610) 845-8217 or email [email protected].
IMPORT- KIT / REPLICAR NATIONALS
Fri-Sun, MAY 15-17, 2009
Carlisle Fairgrounds, Carlisle, Pa.
** Join the Keystone MG Club for a cookout on
Saturday, May 16.
$20 advance purchase admission for two
people for the weekend, by
M.G. Drivers Club
RED MILL BRITISH CAR DAY
Sunday, JUNE 7, 2009
Red Mill Museum Village, Clinton, N.J.
12th annual event limited to 100 pre-registered
British vehicles, judged by ages of cars
24rd Annual WIND GAP CAR SHOW
Sunday, MAY 17, 2009
Wind Gap Borough Park, 3rd and Lehigh, Wind
Gap, Pa. • 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
MEETING OF THE MARQUES
Saturday, MAY 30, 2009
Hershey Medical Center grounds,
500 University Dr., Hershey, Pa.
International motorshow benefitting the
Children’s Miracle Network. Hosted by
Susquehanna Valley Vintage Sports Car Club.
Web: www.svvscc.org
Delaware Valley Triumphs
& Delaware Valley Jaguar Club
CARS OF ENGLAND at Oakbourne Mansion
Saturday, JUNE 6, 2009
Oakbourne Park, West Chester, Pa.
All-British concours car show
(formerly held at Hope Lodge)
Rain date: Sunday, June 7
Keystone Region MG Club
BRITISH MOTORCAR GATHERING
Sunday, JUNE 14, 2009
Hellertown Reservoir Park. Hellertown, Pa.
6th Annual ALL-BRITISH CAR SHOW
of NORTHEAST PENNSYVANIA
Sunday, JULY 26, 2009
South Abington Park, Chinchilla, Pa.
British Car Club of Northeast Pa.
Delaware Valley Classic MG Chapter
PENNYPACKER MILLS BRITISH CAR DAY
Saturday, AUGUST 1, 2009
Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville, Pa.
Austin-Healey Sports and Touring Club
ENCOUNTER 2009
Thu-Sun AUGUST 6-9, 2009
Inn at Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, Pa.
Keystone Region MG Club
LORD OF THE MANOR British car show
Saturday AUGUST 8, 2009
Inn at Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, Pa.
MG Gazette • February/March 2009 • 11
12 • MG Gazette • February/March 2009
British
Car Club
Classified Marketplace
TRIUMPHS FOR SALE
1979 MGB — Black, Limited Edition. Excellent
condition, new khaki canvas top, tan interior. New
Weber downdraft carb, very clean engine.Will show
well. $7,985. William Spager, Old Forge, Pa. (570)
457-3986 or email from website.
PARTS WANTED TO BUY
1964 HERALD CONVERTIBLE — Needs some
restoration, or a great parts car. Motor turns over.
Outriggers rusty. A pretty complete car. $1,000.
Many other Brit cars, email or call. Jeff Bayuk,
Pennsville, Pa. (610) 972-9694 or email from
website.
MGS FOR SALE
1960 MGA — Ford V6 powered, 3-speed automatic
transmission. Very good body, no rust. Needs
interior. Runs excellent. Email for photos. $4,950.
James Collins, Bethlehem, Pa. (484) 281-3296 or
email from website.
1971 MIDGET — For restoration or parts car.
Desirable round-wheel-arch car with wire wheels.
No motor, and has some rust issues on passenger’s
side floor. $400. Terry Allen, Kintnersville, Pa. Email
from website.
1972 MGB — Very good condition, runs well. Light
green with tan interior. No rust, garage kept. Second
owner. New tires. $6,000. Ron Meldrum, Bethlehem, Pa. (610) 954-8080.
1977 MGB — Refurbished, new paint, new floors.
70,676 miles. All work done by owner. Pictures
provided. $9,500. William McKerrell, Glen Spey, NY.
(Port Jervis area). Email from website.
MGB OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION — Looking
for overdrive transmission in good working order
that will fit a 1977 MGB. Bob Watkins, Union Dale,
Pa. Email from website.
MGB CHROME BUMPERS — Chrome bumpers
for MGB built in 1962 and titled 1963. Good a driver
car without being rechromed. $75. Wendell Hunt,
Waymart, PA. Email from website.
TRIUMPH TR6 PARTS — Two hoods in good
condition. Two doors in good condition. One front
LH fiberglass fender, two front bumpers, one rear
bumper, one radiator, one grill. No reasonable offer
refused. Photos available upon request. Dennis
Silance, Saylorsburg, Pa. 570-992-3032 or email
from website.
NOTARY SERVICE
TOW DOLLY WANTED — Looking to buy a tow
dolly, or perhaps a small car trailer. Stephen Redash, Summit Hill, Pa. Email from website.
ON-SITE SERVICE— K&T Vintage Sports Cars
is now offering notary service, specializing in
Pennsylvania antique and classic tags. Cindy Beck,
Allentown, PA. 484-664-2353
PARTS FOR SALE
1972 MGB & 1978 SPITFIRE PARTS — Many
used, stock parts. Too much to list. Will ship when
possible. Will answer all inquiries. Call 603-6225292, or email from website and include phone
number. Skip Sanborn, Manchester, NH.
1974 MIDGET PARTS LOT — I have a bunch of
parts from this MG Midget. Was going to restore it,
but couldn’t afford to. If you need an individual part,
ask and let me know. Will send photos of parts you
are looking for. All prices are going to be fair or best
offer. John Szczepanski, Newtown, Pa. Email from
website.
NEED A CAR TOWED?
FREE CAR HAULING — For fellow Keystone Region MG club members: If your car did not get you
where you wanted to go, or if it did not get you back
home, or you need to pick up a car, I might have the
solution for you. I have a truck and a 16-ft. trailer
I use to haul a front-end loader. I would be glad to
help you out. The only thing you need to pay for is
the diesel fuel to make the trip. (Now costs more
than $4/gallon.) Ken ‘Salty’ Saltern, Nazareth, PA.
Give me a call at 610-759-1515 or email [email protected]
MGA FRAME — Clean frame from a 1957 MGA,
very restorable. $350. Bob Pilat, Whitehall, Pa.
(610) 262-2646.
British Car Club Classifieds always online at www.keystonemg.com
The only MEMBER-RUN organization
for MGB, Midget and 1100/1300 owners
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP $30
• Dash plaque • Membership card • Window decal
• Six bi-monthly issues of 60-page MGB Driver magazine
• Annual national convention – a four-day MG party!
North American MGB Register
PO BOX 55 • Whittington, IL 62897-0055
Toll-free: 800-NAMGBR-1 • www.namgbr.org
MG Gazette • February/March 2009 • 13
TIME TO SEND IN YOUR 2009 MEMBERSHIP DUES!
NOTE— Beginning with the new year, the MG Gazette will be distributed exclusively by email. Production and mailing costs of the printed
version were almost exceeding the cost of club membership. So rather
than increase the dues, we are following the lead of most other car clubs
and switching to an all-electronic version (PDF.) for all members with an
email address.
In addition to saving the club money, there are several advantages:
We get it to you quicker, and you see all the photographs in color. And
you can print it out on your own printer at your leisure, if you’d like.
Please make sure to include the email address you’d like the newsletter sent to, and make sure it is printed neatly.
Also indicate if you’d like the newsletter emailed as an attachment,
or if you’d like to be sent the link when it’s available for downloading from
the website.
Keystone Region MG Club, Inc.
2009 Annual Dues: Still only $20!
How do you want to receive the newsletter? CHECK ONE:
£ EMAIL ME LINK TO DOWNLOAD £ EMAIL ME ATTACHMENT
£ Really, I don’t have Email. Please continue to mail me the Newsletter.
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Email:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________________State:__________ ZIP: _________________-__________
Phone: (_________ ) ___________________
MGs or OTHER BRITISH CARS OWNED (Use another sheet if necessary)
Year Make/Model
Car 1: _________________________________________________________________________________
Car 2: _________________________________________________________________________________
Car 3: _________________________________________________________________________________
OTHER CLUB AFFILIATIONS
(Circle) NAMGAR • NAMGBR • AMGBA • NEMGTR • BCCLV • BCCNEPA • M.G. DRIVERS CLUB
OTHER ___________________________________________________________________________________
Mail this form with a check for $20, payable to “Keystone Region MG Club, Inc.” to:
Bill Page, KRMGC Treasurer
4402 Greenfield Rd.
Bethlehem, PA 18017
KRMGC 2009
14 • MG Gazette • February/March 2009
www.keystonemg.com
MG Gazette
A publication of the Keystone Region MG Club, Inc
180 Winard Avenue
Sellersville, PA 18960
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
Helping hands
Bob Pilat, Marty Chamberlain, Terry Allen
and Dick Horn (behind the camera) helped
Ed Haas pull the engine from his 1980
MGB LE on a recent weekend.
Many hands – and an engine hoist – made
for light work. Coffee and doughnuts also
helped the work along.
MG Gazette • February/March 2009 • 15
British Marque Car Club News TRIATHLON VIII
August 28th-30th, 2009
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, Hancock, MA
Registration Form
(Please print names exactly as you want them to appear on your Name Tag)
Driver __________________________________________________________________ Driver shirt size
_________
Navigator ______________________________________________________________ Navigator shirt size
_________
Car: Marque _________________________________Model ____________________________________ Year
__________
Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
City ___________________________________________________ State __________ Zip ____________Country ____________
Club Affiliation _______________________________________________________________________ (Please list only one)
E-mail ___________________________________________________________ Home Tel. (_______) _________-_____________
Package Cost: $595 per team (2 persons) all inclusive (Cost includes room (double occupancy), meals, and event fees)
Additional Night(s) Lodging: $149 per night per room
All additional nights must be arranged directly through British Marque Car Club News, not the hotel.
Additional Nights Needed: Thursday _____ Sunday ______ Other ______
Children's Meal Package: up to age 3, no charge; age 3-11, $25; age 11 and over, $50
Children's Name(s) & age(s) ____________________________________________________________________________________
Any Special Requests? _____________________________________________________________________
A minimum deposit of $50 (payable by check or credit card) is required to secure team number & position.
All checks should be made payable in U.S. funds to:
British Marque Car Club News, 5 Old Nasonville Road, Harrisville, RI 02830
(401) 766-6920
FAX: (401) 766-4591
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.britishmarque.com
Credit Card type _______________________________ Credit Card #: ________________________________________________
(Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express)
Expiration date __________
CVV2 (on back) ______
Total This Payment: ___________________
Name as it appears on Credit Card _______________________________ Signature: ___________________________________
Partial payments may be made at any time, but any remaining balance must be paid by 7/15/09. Failure to pay any
balance due by that date will be considered notice of cancellation and the position considered vacant. Any amounts paid
prior to 7/15/09 will be returned upon written receipt of cancellation prior to that date.
Insurance Release Statement
We hereby agree to enter in the British Marque Car Club News British Car Triathlon VIII and to participate in other
activities scheduled during the event. In consideration of the right and privilege to enter and participate in these
events, and other valuable considerations, and intending to be legally bound, I agree to release the British Marque Car
Club News and the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort from any and all liability for injuries, damages, or losses arising from
our entry in and attendance at the event.
Driver’s signature: ___________________________ Navigator’s signature: _________________________ Date:___________
I (we) carry automobile liability insurance with (Insurance Company): _____________________________________________
Policy Number: ______________________________________
Effective from: __________ to: __________
16 • MG Gazette • February/March 2009
MAY 15-17, 2009
2009 SHOWFIELD REGISTRATION
You may register online
at CarlisleEvents.com/
register.
NAME
______________________________________________________________________
STREET
______________________________________________________________________
CITY/STATE/ZIP
______________________________________________________________________
• Awards are given for clubs
with the most registered
members. If you have 25 or
more members, your club
could receive a free club tent.
Details online or call.
PHONE (DAY)
______________________________________________________________________
PHONE (EVENING)
______________________________________________________________________
PHONE (MOBILE)
______________________________________________________________________
EMAIL
______________________________________________________________________
CLUB/GATHERING
______________________________________________________________________
• Registering a vehicle on the
showfield allows three-day
admission for two adults and
one vehicle. Children under
12 are admitted free.
• Tow vehicle, trailers, support vehicles and camping
units must obtain auxiliary
space. These vehicles are
not allowed to stay on the
showfield.
• NO “FOR SALE” SIGNS
allowed on the showfield.
• Vehicles must stop outside
Gate 3 for final check-in
where all show materials for
admittance plus goody bag
will be distributed.
• Clubs have designated areas
on the showfield.
• Multiple-vehicle discount
applies to vehicles titled to
same address (owner’s card
required upon check-in).
• Prices listed are pre-registration fees. After April 27, all
fees will increase by $10.
• Mail completed form along
with payment and photos
(if required) to:
CARLISLE EVENTS
1000 BRYN MAWR ROAD
CARLISLE, PA 17013
SHOWFIELD (NON-JUDGED)
The showfield is arranged in two areas, so please indicate import or kit/replicar below.
1 Vehicle:
� Import
� Kit/Replicar
$20 = __________
YEAR, MAKE, MODEL
2nd Vehicle:
� Import
� Kit/Replicar
$15 = __________
YEAR, MAKE, MODEL
Additional Vehicles:
� Import
� Kit/Replicar
$10 each = __________
YEAR, MAKE, MODEL
YEAR, MAKE, MODEL
STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE JUDGED COMPETITION
PHOTOS REQUIRED. MAIL WITH THIS FORM OR EMAIL TO: [email protected]
1 Vehicle:
� Import
� Kit/Replicar
$50 = __________
YEAR, MAKE, MODEL
PAYMENT
Total US funds enclosed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $___________
Make checks and money orders payable to Carlisle Events.
Charge to: � VISA � MasterCard � AmEx � Discover
Account # _______________________________________________________________________
Exp. Date _______________________________________________________________________
Signature _______________________________________________________________________
Carlisle Events • 1000 Bryn Mawr Road • Carlisle, PA 17013-1588
717.243.7855 • fax 717.243.0255 • CarlisleEvents.com
MG Gazette • February/March 2009 • 17
MG C ar Club Central Jerse y Centre, InC. Presents
Br itfest ‘09
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When:
Saturday, May 2, 2009
9am-3pm
Registration before 4/15/09: $15
After 4/15/09 & at the gate: $20
Spectator Admission: $3
Children under 12 Free
Location:
Horseshoe Lake Park
Roxbury Twp. Recreation and
Municipal Complex,
72 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna,
NJ 07876
Featured Marques: Unusual British
Bring us your Jensen-Healy, Austin, Vauxhall, Hillman, or other unusual LBC . . . it’s their turn to shine.
$OORPRIZESs3WAP-EETs6ENDORSs#AR#ORRALs4ECH3ESSIONS
Food Catered by Bon Appetit, Denville, NJ
Swap Meet/Vendors
Pre-registration required
No limit on spaces per vendor
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Car Show
All marques welcome.
Voting 9am-1pm
Prizes awarded at 2pm.
Sponsored by:
Contacts:
Charles Tregidgo
12-68 Fourth St.
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201.791.6675
[email protected]
Eliot Ganek
125 Rynda Rd
South Orange, NJ 07079
973.762.8116
[email protected]
REGISTRATION FORM ON NEXT PAGE
18 • MG Gazette • February/March 2009
Directions:
From I-80 East: Take exit 28 to Ledgewood Exit, Route 10 East. Route 10 East to Eyland Ave.
See below (from Route 10).
From I-80 West: Take Exit 43 to I-287 South, I-287 South to Exit 39, Route 10 West,
See below (from Route 10).
From Route 10: Take Eyland Ave South to Roxbury Recreation Complex, follow signs
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Interfaith Food Pantry.
In these difficult economic times we ask that you support the Interfaith Food
Pantry by donating a non-perishable food item from their current needs list
found at www.mcifp.org. Thank you.
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Make checks payable to: “The MG Car Club Central Jersey Centre, Inc.”
Mail form to: 12-68 Fourth Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Name:
Telephone:
Address:
Email:
City:
State:
Car Make:
Zip:
Year:
Model
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