July, 2016

Theodore Smith’s 1960 Austin Healey “Bugeye” Sprite

Next MeetingsJuly 11, 7:00 pm at MoeJoe’s Family Restaurant

2175 Candia Road, Manchester, NH 03104July 21, Instead of a meeting, a drive around Newfound Lake,

meet at 6:00 pm at the Common Man in Plymouth, NH

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everything imaginable. I didn’t see awhole car in the place.

I told Carlo that I was looking for a gooddriver and had my heart set on a Bugeye.He smiled and said “I think I can findyou one I know about in New Jersey.It’s a private sale. I’ll get back to youwhen I find out more.”

About two weeks later I got a call fromCarlo. He tells me that he located a carand is going to bring it back and he wouldlet me know when it’s here. Three dayslater on a wet Saturday afternoon, I geta call that he has picked up the car andis bringing it by so I can take a look at it.At about 4:30 in the afternoon he showsup with a really tired white bug-eye on aramp truck. No interior, no engine andthe body was straight but had the usualrust problems where you expect them:floors, jacking spots and bottom of thevalance. It was in tough shape. I toldhim that this was not what I wanted andto take it back. He said it’s just what Ineeded and he had a complete donorcar that he would give me with every-thing I need and he would make sure thatI was okay with everything before the

deal was done. Asking price was $2,500and he would like to drop the car offand take $500 good faith money. It wasgetting dark and the rain was picking upand I was just stunned at what had justtranspired. For some reason I said okayand gave him a check and rolled the carinto the barn, where will remained on andoff for the next few years. That nightwas one of the worst nights I ever spent.

This story starts back in March of 1995.I had been working on classic woodenboats but had given it up a couple ofyears before due to changes in my em-ployment status. An English roadsterseemed like a reasonable idea. I hadplenty of space in my barn and with acar you can always push it aside andwork on it at your convenience. I dis-cussed this idea with my girlfriend, nowwife, and she agreed that it sounded likesomething she would also enjoy. Andafter all, if your significant other givesyou the green light for a project car don’task twice.

I had always had some sort of odd carin my life. It started with my brother,who, while in the Navy, owned a Jag-uar XK 140 FHC and later got a 1959Bugeye Sprite, which is the car that Ilearned to drive on. My first car in highschool was a 1957 English Ford Anglia,which promptly blew up after about fourmonths of beating it to death. Throughthe years there had been an Alfa, acouple of Mercedes, a BMW 2002, aRenault 5, VW bugs, square backs, andeven a camper bus. My first new carwas a 1968 MGB. It was obvious thatI had no problems owning unreliable andquirky cars. And I was anxious to getback into it. So the search was on.

Remember, this was in the days beforethe Internet and all of the wonderful toolswe have today. Back then you startedwith the weekly car buyer’s magazineguide and the newspapers. I was look-ing for a daily driver that I could up-

grade at my convenience. I was think-ing along the lines of an MGA or an Aus-tin Healey, a nice roadster for thosepleasant summer days. I would evenconsider an older MGB or maybe a Tri-umph. Over the next couple of monthsmy girlfriend and I looked at a few carsfrom private sellers, but nothing reallygrabbed us. Either they were in need oftoo much work or the price was too muchto justify for a hobby car. It was thenthat I happened across an ad in the Bos-ton Globe. It said something like: “Avail-able British cars, all types and conditionsat reasonable prices. If I don’t have it, Ican get it.” And it listed an Annisquamphone number and the contact name“Carlo.”

I called the number, and talked to Carlo.He gave me the address and we madean appointment to meet him at his stor-age area in Annisquam. We arrived earlyon purpose so we could scope out thesituation. It turned out to be a large, one-story concrete block building with thefront windows blocked off and only smallhigh windows for light. Carlo arrived allsmiles, and saying things like “I know youwill find something you like and I standbehind all my stuff.” He opened the backdoor and turned on the three or fouroverhead fluorescent lights to reveal ba-sically an indoor salvage yard for for-eign cars, mostly English but a few Ger-man and many unidentifiable parts andpieces. There was a Jag Mk II with agood body but no interior or glass. MGswith no fenders, or bodies with no run-ning gear; a Sunbeam that had had a fire(what a surprise) lots of engines andtransmissions sitting around for almost

How to Restore a Bugeye in just 20 Years

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BCNHMONARCHY

PRIME MINISTERRobert Mitchell

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

John Giese

NEWSLETTERChuck & Diane Connors

Owen & Virginia Christiansen

REGALIAJoan Young

SECRETARYNorma Karle

WEBMASTERKate Stanley Robinsonwebmaster@bcnh.org

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORLouis Belanger

TECH SESSION COORDINATOR(open)

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR(open)

PUBLIC RELA TIONS(open)

INTER-CLUB COORDINA TORBob Dougherty

CALENDAR COORDINA TORSue MacDuff

SHOW OF DREAMS DIRECTORBob Stanley

HISTORIANMike Sweet

NORTHERN COUNCILMINISTER

Karl Braconier

NORTHERN COUNCILSECRETARY

Kellie Braconier

www.bcnh.orgContact information on page 4

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Prime Minister ’sMissive

Louis Belanger 11 Forest Lane, Litchfield, NH 03052 (603) 424-7835 80mgbman@comcast.netKarl Braconier 295 N. Mayhew Tpk. Hebron, NH 03241 (603) 744-8444 bractek@gmail.comChuck Connors 8 Mont Vernon Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 401-0101 canddconnors@comcast.netWade dos Santos PO Box 840, Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 361-2653 wademds@gmail.comBob Dougherty 28 Ledgewood Drive, Strafford, NH 03884 (603) 948-2078 Rdocmg@gmail.comJohn Giese 153 Crooked S Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082 (603) 654-2565 johgie@tds.netNorma Karle 51 Durgin Road, Chichester, NH 03258 (603) 437-8931 karle01@comcast.netSue MacDuff 11 Governor Square, Peterborough, NH 03458 (603) 924-1066 Lucymac1@comcast.netRobert Mitchell PO Box 270, Stratham, NH 03885 (603) 772-1116 RBMit-MM@comcast.netBob Stanley 64 North Shore Drive, Center Barnstead, NH 03225(603) 776-6698 bobstan1950@gmail.comMike Sweet 3 Cross Street, Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 527-8563 CoventryCat71@comcast.netJoan Young 204 Concord Hill Road, Pittsfield, NH 02363 (603) 435-8660 TWYJGY@aol.com

Contact information

Well, “The Season” is certainly upon us.June and July are absolutely packed withat least one “event” scheduled by BCNHand/or other associated clubs everyweekend. There are several weekendswith two or more events scheduled.There is no expectation that you willmake it to them all, but with 250Members now and with 85 membersattending Monthly Meetings, wehave tried to schedule at least someevents that fit in with your personal in-terests and with your schedule.

As I write this I am putting the finaltouches on the Route Directions for theLupine Festival Drives both Easternand Western Routes. By identifyingmultiple gathering points along each routewe are making it easier for Members to“join us along the way” rather than hav-ing to drive south to the starting point atthe BCNH Clubhouse (Historic MotorSports) just to turn around and driveback north – perhaps right past theirown house – once on the Drive.

Check out the Events Calendar on thewww.BCNH.org website to see all ofthe “opportunities” that there are to gettogether with fellow BCNHers – andmembers of other car clubs – to enjoyyour car(s) and their fellowship. Asnoted above, we have at least one event

scheduled for every weekend and twoor three things scheduled for some week-ends. I invite you to pick the ones thatare of most interest to you and to par-ticipate in as many as possible.

You should most certainly not miss TheQueen’s Birthday Party at Elliot andJaimee’s (see separate e-blast withmap) on June 18. That is always a greattime.

If you have any interest in VintageSports Car Racing, I recommend yougo to the 3rd annual Vintage RacingDay at the Thompson Motor Speed-way in Thompson, Connecticut on theweekend of June 23th, 24th and 25th.

This event takes place on the historic 1.7mile road course, featuring two days ofracing for over 200 vintage race carsranging from pre-war through to themuscle cars of the 1970’s.

Our own Earle Tucker plans to be therewith his open-wheeled Elva FormulaJunior car and Member PetrinaMurray should also be out there driv-ing Dick Little’ s Lotus 7. It makes rac-ing much more interesting when you ac-tually know the racers out on the track.

This year Thompson will be offering aBritish Car Corral on Friday, June 24 andparade laps around the track for the first30 Car Corral participants to sign up.Now that Jerry Griffin has postponedthe Drive for the Roses,

I’m planning to go to Thompson.

I understand that there are still a fewmore places available for the LakeSunapee Dinner Cruise on July 2.Call Norma Karle (490-6115) if you’dlike to join us for this one.

On Saturday July 9 we will return tothe Castle-in-the-Clouds show stagedby the Trustees of the Castle itself (in-cluding Lakes Region & North Coun-cil Members Elliot and Marty Grover )and not by an “outside car club.” Theyare going all out to make it a great show.Let’s support them.

Oh, and don’t forget our own Show ofDreams on July 23. We will return thisyear to the grounds of the Alvirne HillsHouse on Route 102 in Hudson forthe third year. Now that people knowwe are there, we are expecting the Showto be bigger and better than ever.

As we have said many times before, thereason this club has so many interest-ing things to do is because its mem-bers do so many interesting things.Please help us to keep that interest levelhigh.

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May 15 to June 15Club account

Start Balance $5,382.68Membership $386.00Sunapee Cruise deposits $296.00Newsletter -$240.65End Balance $5,824.03

Show of Dreams accountStart Balance $4,610.14Porta-potty raffle $220.00Sponsor $ 2,325.00Registration $525.00Regalia Sales $60.00Vendor Registration $25.00Misc. $10.00WNHN ads -$50.00Wine expenses -$104.90End Balance $7,620.24

Manchester MeetingMinutes

Porta-potty fund = $1855

Treasurer’s Report

The club will have an area set up at theShow of Dreams, July 23, 2016, wheremembers can have new and used carparts sold. Simply drop off your partslabeled with your name, cell phone num-ber and price. I will oversee the tablesand instruct people to call you directlyat the show.

You can donate car magazines that willbe free to anyone with a donation toHigh Hopes and the Food Bank.

If you have questions, feel free to e-mailcherybern@comcast.net or call WilBernstein at 603-930-8682

Be advised that BCNH and WilBernstein will not be responsible in anyway for lost, stolen or damaged autoparts.

Show of Dreams Swap Table Items

Bob called the meeting to order at 7:04pm on Monday, June 4th. Thesecretary’s notes and the treasurer’s re-port were both accepted as printed in thenewsletter. We had one new member inattendance; Paul Prescott is from Amherstand has a 1969 MGB. We had mem-bers from the Arizona branch of BCNH– Art and Lydia Reed -join us at themeeting as well. They had the longestcommute to make the meeting, 2700miles. We had 65 members in attendanceat the meeting and quite a few LBC’s inthe parking lot!

We then reviewed the past events, Brit-ish by the Sea, the Quebec City tourwhich Bob was able to do in the JaguarMark IX. His repair kit included 3 sparkplugs and a case of oil. We also heardthat the Ice House tour was excellent andthe museum was fantastic. It looks likethat will be scheduled again for those whomissed it. The North Country rally toHobbs brewery was also a great suc-cess. Thanks to all of the organizers ofthe events. We do appreciate your ef-forts.

We then went on to discuss the Show ofDreams. We have 96 cars registered asof today! That means there are only4 more goodie bags to be had. Plans arewell underway and we are looking forvolunteers for the day of the show. Havewe got a job for you! We also have post-ers and are looking for members to putthe posters up wherever you can. If youneed posters please let me know and Iwill get them to you.

We then went on to discuss upcomingevents and the Calendar of Events. Check out the calendar in the newsletterand watch your e-mail for announce-ments. There is a plan in place to go tothe Barnstormer’s theater on July 13th ifyou are interested in seeing the play“Sylvia”.

There is still room on the Lake Sunapeedinner cruise on July 2nd, It’s $37 perperson. Just get in contact with me.

The porta potty fund brought in $220and Wayne Bolen won the $40.

Show of Dreams Tee Shirt

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By Bob Mitchell Prime Minister

Seacoast CouncilMinutes

On Tuesday, June 14th, thirteen intrepidmembers braved the balmy 72 degreesto meet at the second organizationalmeeting of the BCNH Seacoast Coun-cil. Members started arriving – fiveLBC’s in all – around 6:00 p.m. at theWeathervane Restaurant in Kittery, MEto enjoy comradeship, along with finevictuals and potables. Some had mo-tored from as near as Kittery, ME(maybe a mile?) and as far away asLaconia, NH (60 miles).

Members introduced themselves andengaged in lively discussions, mostlyabout our many and various British ve-hicles and their qualities and quirks, tothe extent that we were late in orderingand our meals weren’t delivered untilafter Prime Minister Bob had com-menced the business portion of themeeting at 7:10. Quiet descended assoon as the food arrived, then businessrecommenced at 7:40.

We discussed various locales for futuremeetings, and agreed that it would bemost convenient if a suitable restaurantcould be found in the Dover, NH area,and to meet on Wednesday evenings.Prime Minister Bob will touch base withthe owner of the Orchard Street ChopShop, a Brit who’s expressed interest inhosting us. Should menus, costs anddates be mutually satisfactory, our nextmonthly meeting could be held there –more information to follow.

The next order of business was to ca-jole someone to volunteer as CouncilMinister, and as no one had left for arest room visit, Bob Morneau, 26 yearpresident of the former NEMGCC, fi-nally agreed to assume the role (Bob isyour arm feeling better? Sorry about thattwist!) Ben Morong volunteered to ful-fill secretarial duties.

PM Bob had club window stickers to

distribute, and at the next meeting he’llhave a supply of club cards to hand outto any LBC-driving nonmembers onemay run across. He also noted that anymember may request and he will providea list of member names/addresses/emails(but not for public distribution) so thatmembers may cross-communicate at will.The meeting adjourned at 8:10.

Respectfully submitted:

Ben Morong, Seacoast Council Secre-tary

The annual BCNH Party to Celebrate theBirthday of Her Majesty The Queen hasfound a new home. Paul & Doris Karleand Rod Folia & Norma Karle have beenthe gracious hosts of the Queen’s Birth-day Party for many years for which weare exceedingly grateful, but all greatreigns (even the Queen’s) must eventu-ally come to an end. With Paul and Dorisrelocating to Arizona, the Queen’s Partyneeded a new venue and it has found one.On June 18 Elliot More and JaimeeWalters opened their home in Deerfieldto welcome the thundering horde of

BCNHers and the horde arrived. Thiswas the largest turnout we have everhad for this annual fete and I think thateven the Queen must have been im-pressed. We certainly were. The layoutof the More/Walters property is justperfect for the purpose. Plenty of roomfor parking with plenty left over for theCroquet Field, and the drive-throughgarage provided a perfect place to dis-play and dispense all of the great foodcontributions brought by the Membersin attendance. And, the huge shade treein the yard eliminated the need for tents. It was at least 10 degrees cooler in theshade of that tree than it was out in theopen field. But that didn’t deter our in-trepid BCNH Croquet Team from en-

joying a raucous round. I’m not quitesure where the County Line is, but I amsuspicious that a couple of croquet ballsgot “sent” far enough to cross it. Thewinner Bob Dougherty, was presentedwith a well-earned bottle of BCNH2015 BCNH Malbec (which has agedbeautifully).The Wine was produced inthe world famous cellars of Pinch andSuzi Polenchar. Cheryl Bernstein andGinger Christiansen were also presentedwith bottle of the aforementioned vin-tage in appreciation for the creativity andstyle of the “Fascinator” hats they con-cocted for the occasion. A great timewas had by all (see pictures) and ap-parently we didn’t abuse the privilegetoo much as Elliot and Jaimee haveagreed to allow us back again next yea!Three Cheers for the Queen and ThreeCheers for Elliot & Jaimee!!!

The QueensBirthday Party

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BCNH has created a BCNH StoreFront with Lands’ End. We have fourlogos available in two sizes; 4" Blacklettering, 4" Red lettering, 3" Black let-tering and 3" Red lettering. The style ofthe garment will determine the size of thelogo.

Lands’ End has prepared instructionswhich will be posted in the Boot Hood& Bonnet each month. BCNH has rep-resentative, Karen Knouse at the ready,by email or phone, to help if we havequestions about the orders we place.

Charge for the 4" logo is $8.50 over thecost of the item.

Charge for the 3" logo is $5.95 over thecost of the item.

Note: The Lands’ End representativewill review each order. If the logo cho-sen is too large for the item ordered, theLands’ End representative will make thechange and correct the logo fee accord-ingly.

The Lands’ End instructions invite ev-eryone to subscribe to emails for addi-tional sales and promotions. We en-courage all to do this because the dis-counts may include free shipping or freelogo, etc.

We hope this partnership with Lands’End will give all BCNH club members ameans to purchase items you want towear to the many events around NewEngland and elsewhere to support theclub.

If you have any questions, please con-tact:

JoanYoung603-435-8660TWYJGY@aol.com

Diana Stanley 603-568-9795dstan1950@gmail.com

BCNH Regalia New Membersfrom NEMGCC

Dennis & Mary CoakleyPortsmouth, NH1975 MGB

Larry MazowayYork,, ME1958 MGA

Terry McArthurScarborough, ME1973 MG Midget, 1959 Austin HealeyBugeye Sprite, 1974 MG Midget

Herb PorchCumberland, ME1952 MG TD, 2003 Range Rover

James BowenEliot, ME1951 MG TD,1973 Jaguar E-type 2+2

Ken & Ruth ZamarchiEliot, ME1973 MG Midget

New Members

Car of the MonthContinued from page 2

Kevin & Heidi DeanKensington, NH1979 MGB, 2014 Jag FX

Paul & Elizabeth PrescottAmherst, NH1969 MGB

had been bullied into a car that I did notwant and didn’t know if I had the abilityto fix. I tossed and turned and fretted allnight. I was determined to call up andnix the deal the next day. I discussed mydoubts with my girlfriend and came tothe decision to see what the donor himthat I wasn’t happy with the deal and thatif the parts car wasn’t what I thought itshould be the deal was off.

He agreed and a week later a 1965 MKII MG Midget showed up on a flat bed.It actually looked pretty good. The only

major problem was it had completelyrusted out floors, rockers, and fenderwells. But all of the rest was in fairly goodcondition. The engine looked surprisinglyclean and all the wiring, hydraulics, andrunning gear, including the wire wheels,were in very good shape. I rigged up agravity fuel system to fire off the engineand it cranked over, and after checkingthe oil, started and ran it for about fiveminutes. It sounded very strong. It wastagged as a 1275. I checked the com-pression and every cylinder was right onthe factory spec. It was then I noticedthat the engine boss tag on the block wasmissing. This engine had been rebuilt orat least re-valved and it didn’t seem tohave much time on the work. I was verypleased. It was then I was convinced Icould make this all fit together. I mean,how difficult could this actually be?

I started the actual work in April of 1995.I will not go over all of the starts andstops, but basically, over the next yearand a half I had disassembled the donorcar, had the engine on a stand, put thesuspension and running gear on the tuband was ready to send it out to have thefloors, spring boxes, and rear bulkheadreplaced.

All of this was completed by late Janu-ary of 1998. I now had a good rollingchassis and was ready to start reassem-bly which would take place in “THEBARN.”(A great spot to work in thesummer, but un-heatable in the winter; itwas only good for emergency repairs atbest. That left only summer weekendsand a few nights during the week and Ihad a job and life to pay attention to.)

I don’t want to bore your with the usuallist of what I replaced and the minutiaeof the process. If you are reading this,you have either done most of this your-self or have paid somebody to do it be-cause you didn’t want to. So the fol-lowing is a date-to-task list with high-lights on why and how it takes 18 yearsto rebuild a Bugeye.

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1998 tub returned from the fabricationshop.

1999 reassemble transmission and en-gine and install in tub.

2000 make wiring harness and re-plumball hydraulics and start engine. Test drivetub.

Hand strip nose assembly and have newfront valance refitted. Finish mechanicals,hook up lighting

2001 Fair body work and reengineerbraking system and pedal box, etc.

2002 Final body-prep and apply finish

prime.

2003–08 no work done on car.

2009 finish sand and paint complete car

2010 install interior and bright work andtrouble shoot all minor problems

2011 test drive 150 miles total and ad-just systems as needed

2012 apply body stripes and have cor-rect rear end installed. Drive 150 miles

2013 new upholstery and fabricate andinstalled custom sport windshield.

2014 show car, win prizes, have fun and

drive the crap out of it.

Notes:

1. Do not pick a local fabricator who isgetting a divorce from his wife. You willlose a year of time

2. When changing to disk brakes changethe master. Locked brakes are a pain tounlock on the road.

3. Do not test gas tank sending unitwith the gauge hanging out of the dash.The line short will result in a release allof the Lucas charging smoke and weldthe wires together back to the splitterblock, requiring rewire of the primarycircuit.

4. Always be prepared to do thingstwice.

5. Never work mad or tired You willscrew things up ALWAYS!

6. If it stops being fun don’t do it any-more.

7. Know your limitations. Don’t beafraid to ask for help or advice: you willbe surprised who will come to your aid.

And yes, I had help with the body work.I am a competent mechanic, but bodyand paint are something else. I would liketo note a special thanks to my dear andtreasured friend James Ostertag, who isnot only a gifted panel fabricator, but doesa pretty good job of squirting paint aswell. Also an excellent photographer Heis responsible for the glam shots of thecar and is available for hire.

I would feel remiss if I didn’t fill you inon a few things that I think are pertinenthere. While all of the above was goingon I was working on other cars. I pur-

chased a 1960 TR-3 in September 1996,restored it to a daily driver, which weuse today as a summer car. These ex-ploits were detailed in the newsletter “Carof the Month” of August 2009. In 1999I purchased a1980 MGB from a friendat work who needed fast money and mywife drove it until fall of 2000. On a whimin 2002 I bid on a 1955 MG-TF 1600at an auction. Just my luck, I was thehigh bidder. I kept it until 2009. All ofthese were time consuming and justkeeping them on the road took a fairamount of time away from the restora-tion project. On top of that I was ableto build a wonderful marriage and a suc-cessful and satisfying business career. IfI had it all to do over again I don’t thinkI would change a bit of it. Anythingworthwhile takes time.

Theodore Smith

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Car Wanted2014/15 F-type Jaguar,

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1980 MGB LE - $10,99545,000+ miles on the odometer. Less than1,000 miles on rebuilt engine. Weber carband John Esposito (Quantum Mechanics)remanufactured overdrive transmission,new clutch, pressure plate, throw outbearing, pilot bearing, clutch slave cylinder,hose and master cylinder, steel clutch line,turned and balanced flywheel, rebuilt frontsuspension and steering, new brakes andSS braided hoses, new radiator, newbattery. Previous owner had bodyrestored to rust free condition andprofessionally painted. Luggage rack andLE stripes and hard top go with car.Convertible top is serviceable but coulduse a new one. Car is in Longmont, CO.For more details or photos please callCharley at 203-733-4421 or emailcharleyrob@gmail.com.

1979 MG Midget It has been in mypossession since 1995. The mileage is35,000 miles, color is original blue,with black top and tan interior, nearnew tires, original radio, luggage rackand it runs really well. Best offer. CallLen 321 752 0737 or e-mail

@ coppold@hotmail.com Melbourne,Florida

Original, correct, complete set of TC sidecurtainsNew Tompkins steering gear kit for TC/TDCollection of miscellaneous .new/usedcommon parts including an original,correct, working C-45 Lucas generator,22amps. 4 powder coated knock-off nuts,Oil filter and element, door and windowhardware, Wire wheel hubs, wiper motorand mechanics. Some of these items aredifficult to find.Frank BuonoPhone 270-991-4767Email: N92gd@aol.com

I have owned my 1973MGB since 1988and I was the second owner. She has 64Koriginal miles. Since I have lived in thenorth all that time and the car was garagedfor eight months of the year, she is inexcellent shape with a bit of rust near thebottom panels but minor. DuPont Garagehere in Dover, NH has been servicing itfor the last several years and put in a newcarburetor two years ago.The rag top is gone but the frame is thereand I have a hard top that goes with thecar. If you are interested in pictures orspeaking with me, please contact me,Susan von Hemert,via e-mail atsusanvonhemert@gmail.com or at603.205.6055.Asking $6000

1994 Jaguar XJS Coupe’Engine is bullet proof 4.0 L injected I6approx. 30 mpg highway !Car won 96+ points at a JudgedJaguar event this past Summer based on its 100% originality. Texas, rust free car.current NH registration and inspectionAsking $7,500/BO

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PRE-REGISTERED CARS: 106

WINE: Bottled, labeled & ready forshow. This year’s vintage is BeaujolaisNouveau

CONFIRMED VENDORS :

Brit Bits

Bruster’s Ice Cream

Big Brown Dog Wood Works

British Vacuum Unit

Good News Garage (Good News Ga-rage will be bringing a Mini Cooper tothe show instead of the Hemmings re-stored MGB)

Mainely Lobstah/Boston’s BaddestBurgers

Rae’s Gourmet Specialty Foods

Stone Oven Catering (pizza)

Town of Merrimack Seat Belt Con-vincer

Picture Your Gifts

Damsel in Defense

Sports Car Art

BCNH Parts Table

State of NH DUI Command Center (ifavailable)

BCNH Tech Tent

Historic Motorsports

SHOW SPONSORS:

Sponsorships Received:

Moe Joe’s Family Restaurant $100.00

Podmore Manufacturing $500.00

British Vacuum Unit $25.00

British Beer Co (Tee Shirts) $100.00

Brit Bits $250.00

BALLOTS: Ready

UPDATE:

Bottled Water (Bob M is acquiring thewater)

MARKING PAINT (Bob M has ac-

SOD Meeting Notesquired the marking paint)

TEE SHIRTS (Waiting for Jim Munroto complete the order)

BCNH HATS (Waiting for Jim Munroto complete the order)

TRAFFIC VESTS (ORANGE) havebeen purchased

5 WINE GLASS HOLDERS (DaveCorbett & Bob S will make these)

JUNIOR JUDGES (Pinch & Suziare working with a cub scout troupe toattend the show as junior judges) BCNHwill give each “junior judge” a BCNHcar badge as a “thank you” gift.

ZIP TIES & DUCT TAPE have beenprovided by Bill Greenan and Pam Boyer

COOLERS & ICE FOR THEBOTTLED WATER will be providedby Bill Greenan & Pam Boyer

Several car owners have opted to placetheir cars in a “display only” class. Thesecars will be parked in their respectiveclasses and with a “display only” plac-ard.

The Restroom and Dumpster deliveryschedule will be confirmed this week.

The July SOD meeting is scheduled forSaturday, July 16, 2016 at the home ofBob & Diana Stanley, 64 North ShoreDrive, Ctr. Barnstead, NH 03225.

The meeting will start at 4:00 pm withpacking the goodie bags and going overlast minute show details followed bycocktails and dinner. As always, pleaserasp to: dstan1950@gmail.com to letBob & Di know if you will attend andwhat you will bring for the pot luck.

Submitted by: Diana Stanley

North CouncilMinutes

BCNH Northern Council Notes:

June 16, 2016

The knock-off hammer came down

(theoretically) at 7:03 pm with sevenmembers in attendance for the Junemeeting. With a smaller crowd, wewhizzed through the agenda at recordspeed. Amongst the topics was a dis-cussion headed up by Minister Karlabout restoration vs preservation. Thiswas followed by a lively conversationabout the use of DOT 5 silicone brakefluid and who had changed their systemsover.

Karl had priced out some warning la-bels to mount near the brake fluid reser-voir but found the company very over-priced and will keep shopping for a bet-ter deal.

A quick round-the-room update of up-coming events on the calendar coveredeverything from the Castle in the Cloudsto the Wright Museum trip on August20th.

Kellie apologized for creating what somemembers feared to be a some-timersmoment when she explained that thenotes for May’s meeting had been sentto the newsletter from last May 2015 byaccident (we all have them). This monthJune’s notes will be for the correct year!

Hats off to Bob and Kim Dougherty forplanning and executing a very fun gim-mick rally to the Hobbs Brewery in WestOssipee, NH. We had the perfectweather for top down driving with a to-tal of 14 cars that met at the Pemi ValleyHabitat for Humanity ReStore in Ply-mouth, NH. Anyone who brought anitem to donate to the habitat ReStorewas awarded 5 points to start the rallyand believe me we needed all the pointswe could get.

Over a great lunch and a pint, the pointswere tallied and the three winners are:

1) Jaimee Walters & Elliot More re-ceived a $25.00 gift certificate for theHobbs Brewery

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2004 Mini Cooper S Monte Carlo40th Anniversary Limited Edition, JohnCooper Works (MC40S JCW)Asking $13,90058,700 milesSecond owner; daily driver 2007-2010,then stored in winters with very lowannual mileage thereafter.Plate #856 out of 1,000 Monte Carlo 40thAnniversary Limited Edition modelsmade; of those 1,000, only 100 had thedealer-installed John Cooper Worksperformance package. In addition to theoriginal JCW package, I later (2008) hadmy dealer (Mini Peabody at the time)install the JCW Tuning Kit and StrutBrace that were not available in 2004.New OEM MC40 front wheelsMissing the MC40 magnetic decals; maybe found aftermarket.Car cover includedThanks for any help you can provide inmaking potentially-interested enthusiastsaware of this opportunity.Contact Paul Martel @ 603-785-6957 (cell)

BRITISH CARS OF NEWHAMPSHIRE’S

20TH ANNUAL SHOW OFDREAMS

The Town of Hudson, NH and theHudson Historical Society will wel-come British Cars of New Hampshirefor the 20th presentation of the “Showof Dreams” to benefit High HopesFoundation of New Hampshire andThe New Hampshire Food Bank.The Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016The Place: Alvirne Hill House Field,211 Derry Road (Route 102) Hudson,NH 03051Time: 10am to 3pmFeatured Marque: MORGANAs always, the Show of Dreams willinclude 25+ classes of antique, classicBritish cars with trophies presented ineach class plus: Best in Show, Best ofFeatured Marque, and a special prizefor Diamond in the Rough.

The show field will be filled with car re-lated vendors, craft vendors, the BCNHTech Tent, show regalia, the BCNH Raffle& Silent Auction and Great Food. Longtime friend of BCNH, DJ, Jim Georgewill be guiding us through the day withinformation and entertainment.

As in years past, the goal of the BCNHShow of Dreams is to raise funds for theHigh Hopes Foundation of New Hamp-shire and The New Hampshire FoodBank.

Please join us on the field to enjoy thewonderful examples of British Automo-tive History and support two very wor-thy organizations.

For further information on the charitiesplease visit: www.highhopesnh.org andwww.nhfoodbank.org

Spectators are free, however, donationsat the field entrance are encouraged andgratefully accepted.

Car Registration: $25.00 Pre-Registration; $35.00 Day of ShowRegistration$10.00 additional car (same owner)Note: Pre-registration is recommendedRegistration forms available:www.bcnh.orgOr call or e-mail: Norma @ 603-490-6115 karle01@comcast.net

Diana @ 603-568-9795dstan1950@gmail.com

1965 Morris Mini Traveler originalLHD imported through Canada andbrought to US by current owner. Majormechanical reconditioning, rust-freeexample with original interior and 850engine. Call 603-867-6464 for a testdrive or email hhf18@aol.com. $17950.OBO

To order your BCNH name badgecontact John Giese at:

(603) 654-2565 or

johgie@tds.net

MGB GT 1970 MGB GT, withoverdrive, professionally rebuilt engine,carburetors, rear end rebuild andtransmission. New Borg & Beck clutch,new water pump, brake master cylinderand more done at that time. Many otherparts have been replaced. Three yearsago, the body was restored and paintedBlack Tulip. Inside, the seats have beenprofessionally recovered with new foamand the headliner replaced. The car haswon first place in its class at severalshows. This car has been well maintainedand has been a good reliable driver.$12,000 contact Sue MacDuffLucymac1@comcast.net or 603-924-1066

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Over 30 Fine British Sports Cars in stock14 Sagamore Road (Rte.1A) Rye. Nh

Check out our Web Site at www.britbits.com

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BCNH 2016 Calendar of Events

July2nd BCNH Lake Sunapee Cruise andDinner, Contact Norma @ 603-490-6115 or karle01@comcast.net9th BCNH Castle in the Clouds10th Brit Bits Portsmouth Car Show,Info: norm@britbits.com11th Monthly Meeting at MoeJoe’s,Manchester15-17th British Motoring Festival,Winsor, Nova ScotiaInfo: nhmichaels@aol.com16th Coffee & Cars, Historic MotorSports16th British Motoring Festival, NovaScotia21st Monthly Meeting at The CommonMan, Plymouth23rd BCNH Show of Dreams31st Day of Triumph, Larz AndersonAugust1st Monthly Meeting at MoeJoe’s,Manchester6th BCNH Aeroplanes and Olde AutosDrive, Manchester, NH

13th Coffee & Cars, Historic MotorSports13th BCNH drive to Harpoon Breweryand Precision Museum14th BCNH Peterborough, NH Cruz-In Drive18th Monthly Meeting at The CommonMan, Plymouth20th MG Day, Larz Anderson20th BCNH Drive to Wright Museum,Wolfeboro, NH21st MGT Party, Crusin for Crustaceans28th BCNH Lobster RunSeptember10th BCNH Drive TBD10th Coffee & Cars, Historic MotorSports12th Monthly Meeting at MoeJoe’s,Manchester15th Monthly Meeting at The CommonMan, Plymouth17th BCNH Covered Bridge Drive,Western, NH16th-18th British Invasion, Stowe, VT23rd-25th BCNH Fall Foliage Tour24th BCNH Rocky Road Drive(Stonehenge), Salem, NH24th NET Lobster tour

30th BCNH drive to Speckled Hen

Run, West Dover, VTOctober1st-2nd Speckled Hen Run, West Dover,VT3rd Monthly Meeting at MoeJoe’s,Manchester7th-9th British Legends Weekend,Falmouth, MA15th Coffee & Cars, Historic MotorSports15th Ned’s Magical Tour, NET15th or 16th Extreme Pumpkin Chuckinat NHMS TBD20th Monthly Meeting atThe Common Man, Plymouth, NH23rd BCNH Drive TBDNovember7th Monthly Meeting at MoeJoe’s,Manchester12th Coffee & Cars, Historic MotorSports17th Monthly Meeting at The CommonMan, PlymouthDecember5th Monthly Meeting at MoeJoe’s,Manchester15th Monthly Meeting at The CommonMan, Plymouth17th Coffee & Cars, Historic MotorSports

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info@kitzhof.comwww.kitzhof.com (802) 464 8310 or (800) 388 8310 f: (802) 464 2675332 Route 100,West Dover, Vermont 05356, USA

Kitzhof Rules and RegulationsCancellation PolicyIf cancellation is received 14 or moredays (21 days for holiday periods)prior to arrival, the deposit will berefunded less $25 per room handlingcharge. Within 14 days prior to arrival

creates a hardship for the pet and theother members of BCNH.

(21 days for holiday periods) there willbe no refund on the deposit. Pleaseremember that a reservation is yourcommitment for the full period that yourequest. If you leave the Inn beforeyour reservation has expired or arrivelate, your entire fee will be forfeited. Deposits are applied to the last nightof your initial reservation.Pets: There are no pets allowed . Even though we are a “pet friendly”inn, bringing pets on the tripcomplicates things too much and

Breakfast is our usual menu fully cookedto order served with a smile.

To qualify for group prices your groupmust have 10 rooms booked and/or 20people or more in your party. If the finalbooking falls below this amount then rackrates will apply to each individual book-ing.

Smoking: The Kitzhof Inn is a SmokeFree building. We are a zero toleranceInn and there will be a cleaning ordamage charge added to the bill if thisis violated. (up to $150)

Arrival Date: September 30

Departure Date: October 2

No. of Nights: 2

Breakfasts: 2

Dinner: 1

Group Rates

Rates include 2 nights’ accommodationwith a hearty country breakfast eachmorning, 1 evening meal and tax.

Double Occupancy (2 per room)$ 298.00 inc.

Single Occupancy (1 per room)$ 196.00 inc.

Meals: British styled meals will be servedon Saturday evening. To be determined!

Speckled Hen Run

2) Peter and Linda Wirth

3) Bob and Dianna Stanley

Several members and 17+ cars attendedthe trip to the Ice House Museum in NewLondon, which did not seem like an ex-citing destination but turned out to be agem of a ride with so much more to see,touch, explore and marvel over. Pleasesee the write up by Ginger with sidenotes from Karl and Kellie elsewhere inthis newsletter. Thanks again to SkipRowe for setting it up with Dave Kid-der. Our sympathies to the resident in-mate.

Another item that was discussed and willbe sent out in an e-blast to all membersregarding the Northern Councils sum-mer meetings. Due to the busy sched-ule for most members during the sum-mer and the short season, the questionwas put to the members if they wantedto meet during the months of July andAugust. The outcome was determinedthat there will be no formal meetings forJuly and August but a drive aroundNewfound Lake will be planned in placeof the July and possibly August meetingand the information forwarded to PrimeMinister Bob to send out in an e-blastfor those that would like to take a fun,

summer drive around one of the cleanestlakes in all of New Hampshire, bever-age stops planned.

The last item on the agenda was a planto drive to the Flying Monkey in Ply-mouth, NH to see an original silent, blackand white movie about the Indianapolis500 race circa 1929, pit stops included.The date will be Thursday, September22nd in place of the regular monthlymeeting. More information to follow re-garding “dinner and a movie” night! Thiswill be open to the public but arraignedspecifically for BCNH members sodon’t hesitate to give us feedback nowwhen we can make it easier for all inter-ested to join us.

As best we can recall the meeting ad-journed sometime around 8:20 pm, rec-ollection being what it is.

All the above is beyond dispute, with-out question and respectfully submitted,

Kellie & Karl Braconier

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Saturday, June 4 was our first summerdrive and the weather could not havebeen more accommodating. Three driv-ing groups converged on The Ice HouseMuseum in New London. Steve andNancy Banner led our group of 5 carsfrom our starting point at HistoricalMotor Sports (Group B). We drove“the back way” over to Hillsboroughpassing the Dangerous Damsels Con-tainment Center in Goffstown. Food forthought when you see that much razorwire between “the ladies” and the localcitizenry. That leg of the drive was quitenice as we rode on pretty smooth roads.We passed through a few town-wideyard sales and missed searching for

things we didn’t need and subsequentlydidn’t have room for in the first place.After climbing a mountain we arrived atthe top and drifted into the town ofHillsborough where we met up with(Group A). Sue and Bill MacDuff ledthe second leg of our trip. Mostly un-eventful, except for one breakdown, thedrive was NH scenic at its best for thesouthern part of the state.

Ice House – Nice HouseFull of treats for the eyes

The Northern Council had 2 cars leavefrom the Common Man in Plymouth andmet up with 4 other cars at the Ice Housewith a total car count of 17 cars. Kellieand I counted some 28 members inves-tigating the pockets of the hands-onmuseum that included everything fromice-cutting machinery to bells andwhistles there for all to operate if thebattery wasn’t dead (Lucas?). Of par-ticular interest to Kellie were some ofthe juvenile toys available for youngerkids to use with adult supervision. Afteran hour or so of climbing in, on andaround the displays (including a jail witha not too alive prisoner) we adjournedto the Flying Goose Pub (some othermembers headed to Peter Christian’sPub) and enjoyed some of the localbrew-master’s best.

Respectfully submitted by:Kellie & Karl Braconier

Bill Kidder started his collection whileoperating his garage. As his collectionsgrew more buildings were added. Youmight say that exploring the museum wasas if we were peeking into the personalpast of this natural historian. There wasthe history of harvesting ice, tin smithing,tool making from the blacksmith, firefighting equipment, antique pedal cars,Fords from the early years, an early jailcell – it was a feast for the eyes and defi-nitely worth a second perusal.Respectfully submitted by :Ginger Christiansen

The British Invasion will celebrate its 26th

year

September 16th thru September 18th,2016

BCNH club members have attended thelargest British car show on the EastCoast since the beginning.

A Special Group Room Rate has beenarranged at the Commodore’s Inn inStowe, VT for BCNH members. Thereare 15 rooms blocked for BCNH, how-ever, if more members decide to attend,Commodore’s Inn will add more roomsto the block.

To reserve your rooms at theCommodore’s, you must call the hoteldirectly and ask for the BCNH GroupRate.

Please do not book your room at theCommodore’s Inn via Hotels.com,Travelocity or any other ReservationService as they will not have this specialrate.

Commodore’s InnRoute 100Stowe, VT 056721-800-447-8693Hope to see you there!!!!!

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British Cars of New Hampshire51 Durgin Road

Chichester, NH 03258

Ted Smith’s 1960 Bugeye