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April, 2015

Chuck Connors’ 1958 Frogeye FrigMGB

Next MeetingsApril 6th, 2015 7:00 pm at Moe Joe’s Family Restaurant

2175 Candia Road, Manchester, NH 03104 (603) 668-0131April 16, 2015 @ 7:00pm at the Common Man in Plymouth, NH

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Car of the Month

A Rearended CrashCourse to a Frogeye

By Chuck Connors

As a teenager I had two friends that hadBritish Cars, one had a Hillman the otheran Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite. It wasthen that I got the bug (pun intended). Ihowever never found my way to acquirea British vehicle, although I did comeclose in the late sixties with a JaguarXKE and a Lotus Elan. In the spring of2001, I saw a 1965 Austin Healey Spriteat a service station in Londonderry, NH.

The 1965 right hand drive Sprite and wasin very poor condition. However it wascheap so I bought it and began the longcostly spiral down the rabbit hole of rustand big Moss Motors invoices. In 2001we went to the British Invasion and theprevious owner recognized the car as his,

because he had been rear-ended and hehad replaced the back of the car with

the back from a MG Midget. (Strikeone).In August of 2002, I was working onmy 1965 in my garage under (split levelhouse) and had the Sprite up on jackstands it was very hot, so I took a breakand went upstairs to cool off. After a fewminutes heard a loud crash and the houseshook like a bomb had gone off. Ourneighbor, who is a mason, lives on a steephill across the street. He came home inhis small dump truck, parked the truck,got out to greet his son in law, daughterand granddaughter. The truckstransmission had not fully locked intopark. He left his door open as he got outof the truck. The truck started to rolldown the hill/driveway just missingwedging his granddaughter against hisson in law, new SUV. The door of thetruck was flattened against the truck andcontinued scraping all the way down theside of the SUV. Then it continued toroll across the street, mowed down mymail box, and shrubs, and continueddown my driveway and the entire dumpsection into my garage. It hit my 1965Austin Healey knocking it off the jackstands crushing the rear end and pushingit into my work bench. I was under theSprite just minutes before, I would havebeen crushed had I still been there.(Strike Two)In October 2005, I was rear endedwhen making a left hand turn. The fullsize Chevy driver never even hit hisbrakes. My 65 was a right hand drive

and when he hit me on the right rear ofthe car he broke the fuel fill pipe spillinggas all over the ground he pushed me

into the other lane but luckily no cars werecoming. His front left tire rode over the

rear of my car and just missed my head.My wife and I were not injured but thecar was totaled. I attribute our lack ofinjuries to the fine job Clark Taylor ofHistoric Motor Sports did when he

welded in new floors in the car. (StrikeThree)In the fall of 2006 with the insurancemoney and the money I got for sellingthe 1965 (I bought it back from theinsurance company) I was able topurchase a 1958 Austin Healey Bugeye

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BCNHMONARCHY

PRIME MINISTERRobert Mitchell

PRIME MINISTER EMERITUSWade dos Santos

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

John Giese

NEWSLETTERChuck & Diane Connors

John & Joan GieseOwen & Virginia Christiansen

REGALIAJoan Young

SECRETARYNorma Karle

WEBMASTERKate Stanley Robinson

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORLouis Belanger

TECH SESSION COORDINATORWade dos Santos

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR(open)

PUBLIC RELA TIONS(open)

INTER-CLUB COORDINA TORBob Dougherty

CALENDAR COORDINA TORSue MacDuff

SHOW OF DREAMS DIRECTORBob Stanley

HISTORIANMike Sweet

www.bcnh.orgContact information on page 4

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British Cars of New Hampshire (BCNH) is an organization devoted to the preser-vation, restoration and enjoyment of all British automobiles.

BCNH provides to its members and their families British auto-oriented activitiesand social events throughout the year. Benefits of the club participation includemonthly meetings, rallies, tech sessions, club socials, car shows and other events.

The club publishes a monthly newsletter, The Boot, Hood & Bonnet. News ofupcoming events, club activities, car show results, technical tips and articles sub-mitted by members are included in the newsletter. Members also receive a dis-count on a subscription to the British Mar que, a monthly car club newspaper.

A club logo window decal is provided. Additional decals may be purchased.Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Moe Joes restaurant andthe third Thursday of the month at the common man in Plymouth unless otherwiseannounced. All members are encouraged to attend and bring guests.

BCNH invites you to become a member of our active and growing club by submit-ting the application above.

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Prime Minister’sMissive

Contact informationLouis Belanger 11 Forest Lane, Litchfield, NH 03052 (603) 424-7835 [email protected] Braconier 295 N. Mayhew Tpk. Hebron, NH 03241 (603) 744-8444 [email protected] Connors 8 Mont Vernon Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 401-0101 [email protected] dos Santos PO Box 840, Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 497-3911 [email protected] Dougherty 28 Ledgewood Drive, Strafford, NH 03884 (603) 948-2078 [email protected] Giese 153 Crooked S Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082 (603) 654-2565 [email protected] Karle 51 Durgin Road, Chichester, NH 03258 (603) 437-8931 [email protected] MacDuff 510 Sand Hill Road, Peterborough, NH 03458 (603) 924-1066 [email protected] Mitchell PO Box 270, Stratham, NH 03885 (603) 772-1116 [email protected] Stanley 64 North Shore Drive, Center Barnstead, NH 03225(603) 776-6698 [email protected] Sweet 3 Cross Street, Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 527-8563 [email protected] Young 204 Concord Hill Road, Pittsfield, NH 02363 (603) 435-8660 [email protected]

Once again, as Prime Minister of yourClub I am overwhelmed by what a vi-brant group we have become.

Here we are, in the “off season” whenour cars are all still tucked away waitingfor Spring. Our calendars tell us it is al-ready here, but that not what we see andfeel. And yet, 92 Members attended our24th Club Birthday Party ; 54 Membersattended the Regular March Meeting(now held at Moe Joe’s on the east sideof Manchester) and 24 members attendedour first ever Regional Sub-Group meet-ing – that of “the Lakes Regional Coun-cil” held on March 19 at the Common ManRestaurant in Plymouth.

If we get this kind of turnout in the “offseason” we certainly have reason to ex-pect a great new year for BCNH Mem-bers in 2015.

Note that I DID NOT say it would be agreat year for THE CLUB – I said itwould be a great year for THE MEM-BERS.

I have often said that the primary pur-pose of our Meetings is to meet. Thatis also the primary purpose for having aClub at all. We are a very social club andall of our activities are focused on givingMembers as many opportunities as pos-sible to spend time with others that shareour common interests.

As a demonstration of just how impor-

tant that “sharing” is, at the first Meetingof the Lakes Region Council, at least halfof the 24 members that attended werethose that already attend the Manchestermeeting regularly. They were in Plymouthfor two primary reasons. 1) because theywanted to meet and get to know theseMembers that we have not often seenin Manchester (because it’s too faraway for them) and 2) because theywanted to be sure that those Members(some of whom have actually been inBCNH for years) genuinely feel thatthey are part of “the Club” and notsome “splinter group.”

One of the 24 Members there was MikeSweet, the original founder of BCNH, andthe attendance at this Meeting was abouttwice as many people as the original groupthat Mike pulled together to start BCNH24 years ago. It doesn’t get much betterthan that!

But it Might!! If this works – and moremembers get to enjoy the comradery ofthe Club, then we may also try a Sea-coast Council and maybe even a Monad-nock Council – once Members in thoseareas see that this actually works.

I want to give a huge shout-out to Karland Kellie Braconier. If it weren’t forthem, the Lakes Regional Council wouldstill be “an idea” and not a real group.We are much more about “play” than“work” – but there still is some work –and somebody has to do that work. ABIG Thank You to Karl and Kellie.

But to carry this one step further, we haveoften observed that, the Members that

have the most fun are the membersthat do the most. I encourage you totake a look at the Club website atwww.bcnh.org. Click on Events justunder the banner and the Events Calen-dar should pop up. You will see that SueMacDuff – the Club’s “Calendar Girl”has been hard at work entering the ac-tivities that our Club Members (andother club’s club members) have alreadyplanned for this season.

When you get to any month’s “page” inthe calendar, you will see dates wherean entry is shown. Click on the entryitself and more detail will pop up. If it isa listing from another club (or the LarzAnderson or Owl’s Head) there may bea link on the event pop-up that will takeyou to more detail supplied by the orga-nization actually staging the event.

We all owe Sue a great deal of apprecia-tion for the time she has put into this!!You will see that there are A LOT ofevents on the calendar – more than anyof us can possibly attend. Our goal is tobe sure that there will be at least somethat you will be able to attend.

At each month’s regular meeting wewill talk up each of the next month’sevents. We do this so you can hearmore about those events from othermembers that have actually been tothem before. But if you can’t make ameeting, and you find an event of inter-est, feel free to call other members tosee if they are interested too.

Keep in mind that “the Club” doesn’t or-ganize these events. It is Club Mem-

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Minutes

The March monthly meeting was held atour new for now “clubhouse” Moe Joe’sin Manchester off the Massabesic trafficcircle. Prime Minister Bob called it toorder at 7:00PM.

We had 4 new members in attendance.

,Dominic and Diana Metreaud made thetrip from Eliot, ME and have a TR250and an MGA.

Also in attendance were members Kellieand Karl Braconier who we normally onlysee at the car show. They are headingup the northern / lakes region council –thank you! Also from Derry was ScottRevis who has a 1980 MGB. We werejoined by Lisa Sasser and Betsy Hahnwho joined us on the covered bridge tourin the Keene area.

There were also several other memberswho had not attended a meeting in awhile. Pearl Colby now has no excusenot to go since she lives nearby, John Boweattended and Wayne and Cindy MacLeayalso showed up.

we reached a new record number of at-tendees – 54. It must be the food or ev-eryone has cabin fever.

The treasurer and secretary reports wereaccepted as printed in the newsletter.

First topic of discussion was the newLakes Region Council which will be meet-

ing monthly at the Common Man in Ply-mouth. Easy to find and easy to get to. Check the calendar for the date and timeif you wish to attend. We really hope thatour northern tier of members will find thetime to make it to the meeting.

Last month our only event was the clubbirthday party at the Tuscan Kitchen(sometimes referred to as the TuscanChicken).

Check the calendar for the future eventsthat are coming up. I know we’re allwaiting for the snow to melt and for mudseason to come and go. The calendar waslaid out at the January planning meetingby those who braved the cold and snowto make the trek to the wilds ofChichester. We discussed the JANEMagical Mystery Tour. This is a Jaguarof New England event that is held everyother year. It is a gimmick rally. It’s amystery because – you only know thestarting point – not where you will endup. It is an overnight event. You showup do the tour and then end up at a hotelfor the night. They have a dinner/ awardsbanquet and breakfast in the morning andthen you are on your own to find yourway back home. If you’ve never doneone of these events this is a good one totry. Most of these are single car teams;in this case you can work with other carsand do the rally as a team. It is less in-timidating for novices.

You can sign up at J-A-N-E.org. If youwant additional information call BobMitchell, me or Bob and Diana Stanley.

There are a couple of tech sessions thatwe are invited to in April and May. Checkthe calendar if a tech session is in yourfuture.

The British By the Sea Show is Memo-rial Day Weekend. There is a group plan-ning to go down on Friday, tour aroundon Saturday and attend the show on Sun-day and come home. There are alsomembers who plan to stay until Mondayand then return. We have a block ofrooms at the Hilton Garden Inn in Grotonbut they are going fast so make your res-ervations soon.

$3073.39$290.00

-$237.10$3126.29

Treasurer’s Report

Start BalanceMembershipNewsletterEnd Balance

February 15 to March 15Club account

$2040.18$210.00

-$375.00-$200.00$1675.18

Show of Dreams accountStart BalancePorta-potty rafflePolice detailDave’s SepticEnd Balance

Disclaimer:As a matter of policy, British Carsof New Hampshire does notendorse any of the businesses thatadvertise in this newsletter.

The $40 from the porta potty raffle waswon by Ginger Christiansen whopromptly donated the money back. Totalwas $170. So, when you use those airconditioned real bathrooms at the Showof Dreams don’t forget to thank her andthe other members who “donate” fundsevery meeting.

bers that come up with the ideas and dothe work to make them happen. If youhave an idea that you think your fellowmembers may enjoy, please go aheadand plan it, and we’ll add it to the cal-endar.

We hope to see YOU as much a possiblethis Season. The Cars are just “a ve-hicle” to bring us together.

So SaithPrime Minster Bob

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BCNH 2015 Calendar of Events

April:

6th Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH

16th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth, NH

26th Spring Tour with John Bowe

May:

2nd Tech Session on Transmissionswith the Healey Club, Historic MotorSports, Candia, NH


9th BCNH Tech Session on Cables,speedometer and tachometer, HistoricMotor Sports, Candia, NH

21st Monthly Meeting, Common Man,Plymouth, NH

23rd and 24rd Magical Mystery Tourwith JANE

June:

1st Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH

7th British By The Sea, Waterford, CT

8th - 12th MG 2015 Niagara Falls,Canada, NH

9th Cruise In, British Beer Company,

Manchester, NH

10th-14th British Motor Car Festival,Bristol, RI

18th Monthly Meeting, Common Man,Plymouth, NH

19th-21th Vintage Motor Festival,Thompson Speedway, Thompson, CT

27th BCNH Queen’s Birthday,Chichester, NH

28th British Car Day at Larz Anderson,Brookline, MA

July:


11th Castle in the Clouds Show andpossible BCNH Drive to the show

Link: http://www.castleintheclouds.org/events/antique-classic-automobile-event-2/

14th Cruise In, British Beer Company,Manchester, NH


18th-19th Plans for a day trip orweekend event in the works

25th BCNH Show of Dreams,

Hudson, NH

26th Day of Triumph at Larz Anderson,Brookline, MA

August:

3rd Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH

8th-9th BCNH North Country Drivestarting in Gorham, NH


15th MG Rover Day at Larz Anderson,Brookline, MA

16th BCNH Ice Cream First DinnerDrive


September:


12th BCNH Drive to Molly StarkTavern, New Boston, NH

14th Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester NH

17th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth NH

19th-20th British Invasion, Stowe, VT

27th BCNH Fall Foliage Tour

October

2nd-4th Speckled Hen Run, KitzhofInn, West Dover, VT


9th-11th British Legends Weekendsponsored by Cape Cod British Car

Club10th BCNH Saturday Drive TBD


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Upcoming EventsOur first event of the yearwill be a Spring Tour withclub member John Bowe.We will meet at John’sshop, Underground Cycle,17 Gigante Drive,Hampstead, NH (329-6161) from 9-11 for somesocial time. John usuallyprovides coffee and somedoughnuts but I’m sure hewill not protest of we bring a few goodies.We will leave at 11 for a 1 1/2 hour tourof the area ending at a dinner spot. Afterdinner, there will be a different/shorterroute back to John’s shop.

Just before our May meeting, we havebeen invited by the Austin Healey Clubto join them in a Tech Session ontransmissions by our own Terry Haineson May 2nd at Historic Motor Sportsfrom 10-2. Terry did a most enjoyableand informative talk for us on this subjectlast year. For those of you who couldnot attend, it was highly recommended.For those who attended last year, Terryhas promised more fun this year.

There are a few future events that requireearly planning. The Jaguar Associationof New England is having their MagicalMystery Tour on the weekend of May23-24th. Several of our members have

done this in the past and have had a blast.You must register and pay in advance.Information can be found at their website j-a-n-e.org.

British By The Sea is June 7 with manyof our members attending. Some stay forthe weekend to relax and enjoy otheractivities in the area. Rooms are set asidefor us at the Hilton Garden Inn, Groton,CT. The cut off date is May 6th androoms are going fast. Use Group CodeBCN. For show information, visit theConnecticut MG Club site,ctmgclub.com.

MG 2015 is the week of June 8-12th inNiagara Falls, Canada. Right now, theplan is for a group of us to meet inBennington VT on Sunday morning todrive to Ithaca then on to Niagara Fallsvia Watkins Glen on Monday. Passportsand registration are required,mg2015.com.

15th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth ,NH

18th BCNH Covered Bridge Drive

November

2nd Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH


December:



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Car of the Monthcontinued

BRITISH INVASION 2015The British Invasion will celebrate its 25th

yearSeptember 18th thru September 20th, 2015BCNH club members have attended thelargest British car show on the East Coastsince the beginning. This year, let’s gather the troops andtravel to the British Invasionto……Invade the Invasion!!!BCNH will be setting up a hospitality tenton the field for all members to enjoy.Please bring chairs, snacks & drinks andjoin us to celebrate the 25th BritishInvasion.A Special Group Room Rate has beenarranged at the Commodore’s Inn inStowe, VT for BCNH members. Thereare 15 rooms blocked for BCNH,

Sprite. I sold the wreck to a guy in justoutside of Chicago and he used it forparts to build a Sprite version of “Eloise”from the 65 Mustang in the movie Gonein 60 seconds.The Bugeye had 43K miles on it and hadbeen in storage in Vermont for over 20years. I had to do major restoration butit had very little rust. Sam Smith fromBrit-Bitts put in a 1275 motor, I replacedthe water pump, radiator, headers,exhaust system, wheels and tires,changed to disc brakes, electronicignition, rugs, upholstery, woodensteering wheel, Burl wood dash, rearend, etc.In 2003, I bought a Mini Cooper S andthen in 2011, I purchased a 2011 MiniCooper John Copper Works that is mydaily driver today.

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Castle in the Clouds

Antique & Classic Automobile Event

Saturday, July 11, 2015

10am to 3pm

Event Location: Castle in theClouds; Rt. 171 / 455 Old MountainRd, Moultonborough, NH 03254Join us for a gathering of automobiles fromthe past at this classic country estate! Come view stunning examples of autosdating from the turn of the century through1980. Food and beverages will beavailable for purchase in the Meadowsby Shannon Pond, where the show willtake place.Spectator admission is included in the

price of your Castle Ticket when enteringvia the Main Gate. For those coming forthe event only: Admission for the driverand one passenger is included with eachregistered vehicle. Spectators who are notcoming in a registered car and who arevisiting for the Automobile Event ONLYmust enter via Ossipee Park Road andpay a $5 spectator fee upon arrival.Register your automobile: All productionautomobiles built before 1980 arewelcome! Register before June 27th toreceive the early bird rate of $20 perautomobile; registration fees received onJune 28th and after will be $25.You can register online atwww.castleintheclouds.org. Participatingentrants can enter the grounds viaOssipee Park Road off of Rt. 171 / OldMountain Rd., or the original scenic estateroad accessed at the Main Entrance Gateon Rt.171 / 455 Old Mountain Rd.Event at a Glance:Gates open to event participants at 8AM,open to public at 10AM.Automobile early bird pre-registration fee$20 per vehicle, $25 after June 28, 2015.Participants can purchase an upgradeticket of $8 for Castle admission.Spectator admissions: $5 per person orincluded with Castle admission ($16). Freeparking.For more information and to register onlinevisit: www.castleintheclouds.orgQuestions? Call 603-476-5900; or [email protected] event is generously sponsored byChristopher Williams Architects.The Castle in the Clouds is administeredby the Castle Preservation Society, a501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

however, if more members decide toattend, Commodore’s Inn will add morerooms to the block.Dates: September 18-20, 2015Rate: $132.00 p/n ($156.88 includingtaxes)Includes: Breakfast Buffet (tax &gratuity)Deposit Policy: $50.00 which isrefundable up to 7 days prior to arrival.When you book your room, please mentionBritish Cars of New Hampshire and thegroup rate listed above.If the hotel representative is not awareof this special rate, please ask to speakwith Carrie Nourjian. (Carrie is theowner). Please do not book your room atthe Commodore’s Inn via Hotels.com,Travelocity or any other ReservationService as they will not have this specialrate.

Commodore’s InnRoute 100, Stowe,

VT 056721-800-447-8693

Meeting Minutes, HampshireNorthern Council

The first meeting of the BCNH NorthernCouncil was held at the Common Man inPlymouth on Thursday, March 19th.The meeting was called to order byMinister Karl at 7:02 pm.

The secretary’s report and the treasurer’sreport were accepted as printed in thenewsletter.There was a great turnout of 24 verysupportive members which included threeof the original starting members, MikeSweet and Pete and Linda Wirth. Mikewas a member of the British Motor

Cars of New England Club and had putan ad in a magazine back in 1989 for carsto join an Old Home Day parade. BCNHwas then started in 1991 with six peopleand has grown to a membership of over200 strong.Everyone took a turn around the roomsharing stories about themselves andwhen their affliction with British carsbegan. The calendar of events wasdiscussed and strong recommendationsmade to get your reservations in early forupcoming events.Prime Minister Bob discussed past eventsand the goal of the Northern Council; tohave a more central place in the northern

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For Sale: 1972 MGB runs but needswork-floor boards.John Monahan 603-253-7614

Sadly selling my 1977 MGB because Ihave too many! I have driven this car forthree seasons and it was just inspectedagain this week.It has a great look and a very nice interior.It runs and drives well. It has always beengaraged and the top is new. It has a fewblemishes that are cosmetic, which areminor and overall, not obvious; a trunkcrease and minor rust on one rocker. Thiscar is really fun to drive, as MGs are, andis quite attractive, turning headseverywhere! priced to sell at $5,[email protected] , (603) 472-8005

1960 MGA 1600 coupe - Good lookingcar w Stone Gray exterior, and black wred upholstery. Rust free car, originallyfrom Oklahoma, 26,000 miles since 1981renovation. Upgrades and recentimprovements: oversized radiator, waterpump, t'stat and cap; oil pump andpressure relief valve; fuel pump and Vitoncarb bowl seals; stainless steel exhaust.Owned for 38 years; it's time for a newowner to pamper the car for another 38!$18,000obo, Dave [email protected]

For Sale: Four MGs: A, B, MidgetDick Moody [email protected]

2000 Jaguar Type S. Black V-8 -automatic power windows, steering,brakes, mirrors; Power tilt, telescopicsteering wheel, cruise control; AM-FM,cassette, CD changer; auto headlights,auto wipers, GPS, power moon roof;leather seats, real wood trim on dash,102K miles, Southern car – NO RUST -- $5,500. Call Chris – 603 883-0288

For Sale: Various Morris Minor parts,including engine and transmission, doors,bonnet, hood. Call John 603-225-6915.

part of the state to meet and socialize.This group being an extension of the clubwith the intent of making monthly meetingsaccessible. Karl asked for a show ofhands for people who plan to make thenext meeting which will be Thursday, April16th. Also ideas for some future eventshad been tossed around with many of themembers offering encouragement andsupport for developing road trips north andparticipating in the drives.A rowdy version of “Happy Birthday”was sung in honor of Bill Greenan’sBirthday.

Neil Flaherty made a great suggestion forpeople taking turns, maybe two or threeper meeting, to share past British carexperiences.Meeting was adjourned about 9 PM withmultiple discussions around the roomgoing on until almost 10.Respectfully submitted,Kellie & Karl Braconier

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SHOW OF DREAMS MEETINGNOTESMARCH 7, 2015

Thank you to Bob Mitchell and ClarkTaylor for hosting the March 2015 SODmeeting at Historic Motorsports inCandia. It was a great opportunity tomeander through all the great cars invarying stages of restoration andhibernation.Twenty one committee membersattended. Chuck & Diane Connors (newadditions to the newsletter productionstaff) attended the meeting for the firsttime. Welcome Chuck & Diane.

All of the artwork for the posters/flyers,tee shirts & dash plaques for the showhas been completed by Kat Paquette (Paul& Doris Karle’s daughter) Thank you,Kat. Doris will send the images to JimMunro so the committee may acquire thefinal costs for the regalia items to beordered for the show.

The Police Detail to control traffic at theshow has been reserved with the HudsonPolice Department. The cost is $375.00for 5 hours ; one police officer and cruiser.

The agreement has been signed withDave’s Septic for the Restroom Trailerand Handicapped port-a-potty unit. Thedeposit of $200.00 has been paid with abalance due of $1,726.00. Norma Karlewill order a banner or banners to directpeople to the restrooms.

The Town of Merrimack PoliceDepartment will be attending the showthis year with the Seat Belt Convincerdisplay.

Pinch & Suzi Polenchar have started theBCNH wine. (Thank you, Pinch & Suzi)

Dave Corbett has made 44 wine glass

holders. (Thank you, Dave)Bob Mitchell has ordered the wine carrierfor the Best in Show trophy.Doris Karle will order the 2nd Place BreadBoards and 3rd Place cheese boards thisweek.

Last year, the question came up abouthandicapped parking on the field. Thecommittee has designated some spacesaround the front of the Alvirne Hills Houseto accommodate those in need ofhandicapped access. Bob Mitchell has aHandicapped Parking Only sign availableto use at the show.

The registered show vendors are asfollows: Good News Garage, Five StarBarbeque & Catering, Rae’s GourmetSpecialty Foods ( Lemonade, Kettlecorn),Bruster’s Ice Cream and Brit Bits.

Pinch Polenchar will speak with DaveAlukonis (Pres, Hudson HistoricalSociety) about possible tours of theAlvirne Hills House on the day of theshow. He will also ask the Society ifthey would be interested in having avendor tent on the field to give outinformation about the Alvirne Hills Houseand the Historical Society and to sell thesouvenir items which helps to support thecare of the house and grounds.The committee discussed the BCNHRaffle with regard to the large volumeand variety of items received at eachshow.

Suggestions: Please do not donate useditems to the raffle table. If the item isused and car related, please speak withWill Bernstein to determine if the item isappropriate for the club parts table.

Since there is always a large number ofGeneral Raffle Table items, raffle ticketnumbers for those items will not beannounced individually as they have in thepast. Those numbers will be pulled andwritten on the board for ticket holders tocheck as they walk through the show field.This will decrease the time it takes JimGeorge to announce each number andwait for the winner to pick up their prize.This new method will be announced

several times before and during the raffleevent. Jim will announce the numbers forthe high value items only. (that wouldbe the items which have theindividual ticket containers on theraffle table). It is the hope that thesechanges will allow more time for musicentertainment, High Hopes and the FoodBank representatives time to speak aboutthe services they provide andannouncements about the variousattractions on the field.

Other discussions: The 2016 20th Showof Dreams: Prepare save the date cardsfor the 2015 British Invasion, Changethe type of trophies for 2016, Find asupplier for BCNH Car Badges as aspecial item for the 20th SOD.The date for the April SOD meeting hasnot been decided. Bob Mitchell willcontact Moe Joe’s to inquire aboutscheduling the April meeting there. Moreinformation to follow via email.

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REGISTRATION FORM

THE 19th ANNUAL BRITISH CARS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOW OF DREAMS 2015 ALL BRITISH CAR SHOW

to benefit THE HIGH HOPES FOUNDATION and NH Food Bank

Sat July 25th at Alvirne Hills House, 211 Derry Rd (Rt 102) Hudson, NH 03051

All car show proceeds donated to The High Hopes Foundation of NH and NH Food Bank

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________________________ State: ________ ZIP Code: _____

Home Phone: _________________________ E-Mail Address: _____________________________

1st Vehicle: Year: _______ Make: _______________ Model: ___________________ _____

2nd Vehicle: Year: _______ Make: _______________ Model: ____________________________

Car Corral Only: Year:_____________ Make: ____________Model:_______________________

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Car Club Affiliations: ___________________________________________________________

Class trophies, Best of Show, Best of Featured Marque

Car classes may be added if more than 5 cars of a specific marque pre - re gi ste r by June 1 1) Austin Healey

2) MG 1924-1934

3) MG 1935 1944

4) MG 1945 - 1954

5) MGA (1955-1962)

6) MGB (Chrome Bumpers 63-74)

7) MGB (Rubber Bumpers 74 ½ - 80)

8) TR2, TR3

9) TR4, TR4A, TR250

10) TR6(69-73)

11) TR6 (74-76)

12) TR7 & TR8

13) Jaguar XK and E-Types

12) Jaguar XJ6

13) TVR

14) Lotus

15) Sprite, Midget & Spitfires

16) British Fastback Coupe

(MGBGT, MGCGT, GT6)

17) British Classics Pre 1960

18) British Classics 1960-1969




22) Unrestored

23) Display Only

ENTRY FEE: Before 7/12/2015 - $25, After 7/12/2015 $35, additional cars by same owner $10

RELEASE STATEMENT: I agree to enter the above car in the 2015 BCNH All British Car Show on Sat July 25th, 2015. I am aware of the

hazards inherent with motor vehicle events. I agree to release and hold harmless, BCNH, its officers, and members, the Hudson

Historical Society, and the Hudson NH School Board, Alvirne Hill House

arising from my participation in this show or travel to or from same. While not a requirement, we recommend that all cars have a

fire extinguisher. All cars must be driven onto the field.

SIGNATURE: ________________________________________ Club Affiliation _____________________________________

Make checks payable to BCNH & send to:

BCNH c/o Norma Karle

51 Durgin Rd, Chichester, NH 03258

603-490-6115 or [email protected]

DASH PLAQUES AND GOODY BAGS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS

1 s t ca r b efore July 1 2 th - $ 25 , af ter July 1 2 th $3 5 = $ __ __ __ _ _ Additional Cars @ $ 10 ea ch = $ _ __ __ _ _ _

Total: $ _ _ _ __ __ _

Sat 10 AM - 3 PM

1st car before July 12th $25 = $ after July 12th $35 = $

Additional cars @ $10 each Total $

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Lisa Sasser &Betsy Hahnof Amherst

Welcome our NewestMembers

Scott Revisof Derry

Our New NewestMembers (Cont.)

Dominique & Diana(not snown) Metreaud

of Eliot Maine

March Meeting

Karl Braconier & Kellie Braconier

(not shown)Ministers of the

Lake Region Council Additional NewMembers

Roger & Carol Slobodaof Etna, NH

Dr. John & MelanieMegyesi of Lowell, MA

Jens & Hede Griem ofNashua, NH

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British Cars of New Hampshire51 Durgin Road

Chichester, NH 03258

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