March, 2010

Next MeetingsMarch 1st, 2010 7:00 pm at The Weathervane in Bedford

(603) 472-2749

1958 TR3

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Car of the Month

By Ray Boas

On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, I finallymailed my membership application to Brit-ish Cars of New Hampshire. Although Ihad printed it from the internet back inNovember, it sat on my desk until now. Recently I had renewed my quest for arestored TR3 and all the books I had pur-chased said to join the local clubs and letthe members know you are looking. I ama passive person, not a networker, but fi-nally in filling out the application I addedthe note that I was looking for a restoredTR3. The next day, Wednesday, I boughtmy 1958 TR3A. On Friday I thought Ishould email the club that my search wasover. I added the link to the ShutterflyAlbum and journal I had started to docu-ment my new adventure ( http://raystr3a2010.shutterfly.com/ ). John thenasked that I contribute this “car of themonth” story. However, this story goesback much further than the events of thepast few days.

During the 1950s, my dad worked as anauto mechanic and became an avid col-lector of old cars. He really loved them.Many unique automobiles, all with inter-esting stories, passed through his hands.And, since I grew up with them, I cameto love them too. There was the 1920something Lincoln limousine that was toobig to turn around in the driveway, and asa result he was thrilled to sell it immedi-ately for $75, making a $25 profit in a fewdays. I remember the 1929 LaSalle7 passenger touring car (radiatornever held water for long) that couldeasily carry a TR3 in the rear pas-senger area. But Model “T” Fordswere his first love. The first one hecompletely restored was a 1919Touring. One day, when I wasmaybe fourteen, we were drivingdown US Route 7 in our home townof Wilton, Connecticut. Suddenly mydad turned to me and said, “Ray, takethe wheel.” Thus it was that Ilearned to drive on a Model T Ford,a fact of which I am very proud.

His prize, however, was the 1910 Tour-ing, and he was the cranking champion atall the shows and meets. It was in myblood. I loved following him around, dig-ging into barns and seeing original cars. But as my Dad always told me, “Ray, youare not mechanical.” I knew he was right,but still to this day, I wish I had insistedhe teach me to work on cars.

In the late 50s, or early 60s (I was not ofdriving age yet), our neighbor bought twoTR3s; one for each of his sons. One wasblack and the other white. The boys of-ten would switch tops back and forth forvariety. I will never forget my first ridein one of their TR3s. I loved it!

In 1961, the year before I got my driver’slicense, my dad bought an un-restored1929 Model “A” Ford roadster for specu-lation. Because I loved this car so muchI pleaded with him to sell it to me for the$350 he had paid for it. Finally he gave inand it was mine. I think he always re-gretted that he did not make a profit onthat sale. That car was my life throughhigh school. When I left for college in1964, it went into storage. After gradua-tion, I earned a commission in the US

Navy Supply Corp and then begantwenty-two years of active duty.

Key West, Florida was my first duty sta-tion. I commuted to the ship on a Honda50 motorbike. However, soon an MGBcaught my eye. These were the dayswhen base pay was $343.20 a month, andyou would still have money left at the endof the month. I think I bought the MGBfor $600. Soon I was transferred toCharleston, SC, and the MGB became mydaily transportation. But I wanted myModel “A” back, so I had it trailered downto South Carolina. I sold the MGB to asailor. I later saw it torn apart in a park-ing lot – he had blown the engine.

Next I was told that I needed to attendfuel school in Virginia in preparation forduty in Antarctica. This was too far tocommute in the Model “A” even in 1972,so I began to look for another car. Therewas a TR3 advertised for sale on theCharleston Air Force Base, for $600 as Irecall. I almost bought it. But for somereason I ended up buying an Opel StationWagon for the commute. Not a badchoice for it lasted over 150,000 miles in-cluding a number of miles towing theModel “A” during moves, and two oceanvoyages on the fantail of the USS LUCEDDG-38. In 1978 I got the “bug” againand almost, almost bought a TR3 whilestationed in Philadelphia. But it did nothappen. Sadly, after over twenty yearsthe 1929 Roadster was sold and gone forgood.

Fast forward about twenty years. In 1995my late-wife, Cathy, and I married andwe moved back to my home state of

Connecticut. She understoodmy love for Model “As.” Oneday a car enthusiast customermentioned a Model “A” pickupthat was for sale. We were onour way to New Hampshire fora break and to buy books, so westopped along the way to see thepickup. It was stunning, sittingin a private airplane hanger un-der the wing of one of the lastDC3s. We bought it at once.However, it was not the same.

FIFTY YEARSLEADING TO MY

TR3A. IT WAS MEANT TO BE!

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BCNHMONARCHY

DIRECTORSWade dos SantosRobert Mitchell

TREASURERJohn Giese

NEWSLETTERJohn Giese - Irene MacDougall

REGALIA(open)

SECRETARYNorma Karle

WEBMASTERKate Stanley Robinson

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORSLinda Cagan

Louis Belanger

TECH SESSIONS COORDINATORWade dos Santos

ADVERTISING COORDINATORLinda Cagan

PUBLIC RELATIONS(open)

INTER-CLUB COORDINATORJeff Abbe

SOCIAL DIRECTORSGinger Christiansen

Cheryl BernsteinIrene MacDougall

CALENDAR COORDINATORNorma Karle

SHOW OF DREAMS DIRECTORMike Sweet

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BRITISH CARS OF NEW HAMPSHIREMEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Visit us at www.bcnh.org

Please send application and $30 annual dues (payable to BCNH) to:Linda Cagan, 25 West Country Road, Bedford, NH 03110

If possible, please submit a photo and article of your car to be included inThe Boot, Hood & Bonnet - BCNH’s monthly newsletter.

Any photos submitted will be returned.

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British Cars of New Hampshire (BCNH) is an organization devoted tothe preservation, restoration and enjoyment of all British automobiles.

BCNH provides to its members and their families British auto-orientedactivities and social events throughout the year. Benefits of the club par-ticipation include monthly meetings, rallies, tech sessions, club socials,car shows and other events.

The club publishes a monthly newsletter, The Boot, Hood & Bonnet.News of upcoming events, club activities, car show results, technical tipsand articles submitted by members are included in the newsletter. Mem-bers also receive a discount on a subscription to the British Marque, amonthly car club newspaper.

A club logo window decal is provided. Additional decals may be pur-chased.

Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at the Weathervanerestaurant unless otherwise announced. All members are encouraged toattend and bring guests.

BCNH invites you to become a member of our active and growing clubby submitting the application above.

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Director’s Corner

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

Contact informationJeff Abbe 243 Queen Street, Boscawen, NH 03303 796-2922 mgdurango@yahoo.comLouis Belanger 11 Forest Lane, Litchfield, NH 03052 424-7835 80mgbman@comcast.netCheryl Bernstein 14 Franconia Drive, Nashua, NH 03063 882-8682 Cherylbern@comcast.netLinda Cagan 25 West County Road, Bedford, NH 03110 472-5212 lcagan@comcast.netGinger Christiansen 7 Sycamore Lane, Nashua, NH 03063 883-0288 gingchrist@aol.comWade dos Santos PO Box 840, Manchester, NH 03105 623-5209 wade@grolen.comMaggie DuPont 75 Island Pond Road, Derry, NH 03038 434-4627 grammymag@comcast.netJohn Giese 153 Crooked S Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082 654-2565 johgie@tds.netNorma Karle 22 Partridge Lane, Londonderry, NH 03053 437-8931 karle01@comcast.netIrene MacDougall 147 Concord Street, Nashua, NH 03064 305-5976 limacd@msn.comRobert Mitchell PO Box 270, Stratam, NH 03885 772-1116 RBMit-MM@comcast.net

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Treasurer’s Report

Start BalancePizza Party expenseNewsletterMembership duesNewsletter AdEnd Balance

January 15 to February 15Club account

$967.68-$80.00$100.00$987.68

Start BalanceWolfeboro CofCSponsorshipEnd Balance

Show of Dreams account

Welcome ourNewest Members

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Judging by the appetites and conversa-tions the member’s appreciation night wasan excellent party.

I hope that your winter car projects aredoing well. And if done (is this possible?)consider driving your British Iron.WHAT!!! There’s snow, ice, and roadsalt. Well, over the past couple of monthsthere have been dry spells. If it is a niceday and the roads are clear, why not takeyour beauty out for a spin. It can clearthe mind (or at least change gears) andget you to look at life anew.

On to business…

Since our club members enjoy doingthings, I ask that you please consider host-

ing an event: drive, party, tour, contest, orspecial. Contact one of our Social Direc-tors so that they can put it on our calen-dar.

There are a few club positions open:

Club Historian:

Collects, stores, and displays documents(past newsletters, posters, club correspon-dence) and club awards. Provides histori-cal information about the club via news-letter column, website inserts and directqueries.

Regalia:

Seeks price quotes, orders, stores, dis-plays, and sells BCNH merchandise.

Librarian:

Acquires, stores, and maintains Britishmotor vehicle reference material (books,booklets, pamphlets, sales brochures,posters) for the purpose of loaning toBCNH members.

Please consider filling one of these posts.

WadeTo order your BCNH name badge con-tact Linda Cagan at:

(603) 472-5212

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Brit Bits atThe BCNH Members met at CheckmatePizza in Manchester for the Annual PizzaParty. Thanks to Wade for arranging it.There were about thirty members in at-tendance. We did not do a 50-50. Wehave no clue how many members wehave currently because Lou and Jeanninedid not make the meeting. Thetreasurer’s report was published in thenewsletter. The secretary’s report wasalso in the newsletter and both were ac-cepted as published. With that out of theway we then proceeded on to an updateof the Show of Dreams. Show directorMike gave us an update on the progress.We would like to remind everyone thatwe need two raffle items from each mem-ber. If you cannot make the show pleasebring the items to a meeting and pass themin or let us know and we’ll make arrange-ments to receive them from you. We haveseveral sponsors lined up such as theWeathervane, Funspot and WASR andthe Weirs Times. We also plan to attendMoonlight Madness in Wolfeboro on June25th. Please plan to join us. We will beadvertising the Show of Dreams. Theposters, sign up sheets etc. are ready. Ifyou know someone who can sponsor theshow at any level please let us know andwe’ll make sure you get everything youneed. The next SOD meeting will be heldat Rod & Norma’s in Londonderry onSunday Feb 21st at 2:00PM. We still needhelp with the show so please come ifyou’re interested. There will be food anddrinks if you’re like my dogs and need tobe bribed.

We also discussed the tech session weare planning for the women. We will besetting a date, place and agenda in thenear future. We are also planning sev-eral tech sessions for the guys. One willaddress spring tune-ups and will be heldat the end of April or beginning of May.If anyone would like to host a tech ses-sion please let us know.

We discussed attending British Invasionas a group this year and would love all ofyou to join us. We have a group rate atthe Commodores Inn which is on the rightas you pull into town. The informationwas mailed out by Lou just after the meet-ing and should also be in the newslettersomewhere.

We have also planned monthly dinnerdrives for those of us who seem to like todrive and eat. They are in the newly up-dated calendar. We have not yet deter-mined destinations or food for two of themso if you have ideas please let Bob

Mitchell know. Personally, I’m planningon a lobster run.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:20. If youdidn’t get to the meeting you missed somegood pizza.

Norma

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Car of the Month continued

It was not my roadster.

On eBay in 2001 a rare Model “A” twodoor phaeton showed up in the next town.My Dad had restored one. It was ex-pensive, but I went to see it, and next to itwas a beautifully restored 1930 Model“A” Roadster. This car had come fromthe original owner’s barn that was justmiles from our home and book shop inNew Preston. Not overdone, the carlooked as if it was just months out of theshowroom. I bought itimmediately. It turned out thatI was only the second owner,not counting the fellow who re-stored it for speculation or theintermediary. A month later wedrove the car to WestCornwall, Connecticut, and Itook a picture of the 1930 inthe same exact spot of my fa-vorite picture of my 1929 road-ster that was taken almost fortyyears before. Those imagesare on my website: (http://www.rayboasbookseller.com/neverchange.htm )

In 2002 Cathy and I moved toNew Hampshire. We sharedthis wonderful event, our “miracle story”,on our website ( http://w w w. r a y b o a s b o o k s e l l e r . c o m /message.htm ). Sadly, I lost Cathy andour two Westies in a car accident in May2008. Life will never be the same! InAugust, 2009 I visited my step-motherand step-sister in Florida. For some rea-son I caught the “TR3 bug” when I wasthere. I saw a restored TR3 on Craig’sList nearby, but did not check it out. (It isstill for sale today. Makes you wonder.) We went to St. Augustine for an after-noon, and while the ladies were in a craftshop I stopped in a die-cast model shop.There I spotted a highly detailed modelof a TR3A made by KYOSHO. It wasexpensive, but I bought it, and later foundout that I paid less than what it is worth. Returning to New Hampshire, the desireto purchase a TR3 continued. In Octo-

ber and November I began to actively fol-low what was for sale on eBay, Craig’sList, Hemming’s, and other internet ven-ues. I was getting educated as to whatwas being offered, and at what price. Onecar that showed up turned out to be just afew hours drive. I was almost sold be-fore I saw it, because when I called I wastold that it had been disassembled and re-stored. Was this a frame up? Wow, wasI deceived. Remember, I am not “me-chanical” but my Dad did teach meenough to be dangerous, and I do knowwhat I am looking at. This “frame-off”restoration had paint over dirt underneath,

misaligned panels, a door that would notclose. (“Oh, it is only a hinge pin prob-lem,” he said. No, I know what a hingepin problem is from my 1929 Ford!) I wastold that the foam insulation I discovered(the kind you use to seal gaps around win-dows during construction) was to keepwater from entering between the innerand outer rails. I am not that dumb!

In November I stepped up my efforts andposted a “want ad” on Craig’s list. I re-ceived an email from a gentleman in Ken-tucky offering a TR3 that he had re-stored. I asked how he saw my ad. Ithought Craig’s list had to be searchedlocally, but he directed me to an unaffili-ated site called www.Craiglook.com thatsearches all Craig’s list locations and pro-vides the results. We struck up an emailexchange, but I was still watching every-

thing, especially with the tip he gave me. A car showed up on eBay that only neededpaint. The body had been redone. Itseemed to be a bargain, but before bid-ding I needed to become even more edu-cated.

I headed across the river into Vermontthinking that a VW shop there could helpwith repairs. The owner said I had to gosee David at Sports Car Services inPutney (David Clark – 802 387-4540). Ihad heard of David before, but being “low-key” I had not pursued the tip. This timeI headed off to meet him. He changedmy life (at least my TR3 life) with his

wisdom and advice. I felt animmediate connection andtrust. “If you buy a restoredcar, you don’t know what is un-derneath,” he told me. “But,”he continued, “if you find a carwithin 250 miles I will be happyto look at it with you.” Hetoured me through his shop anddairy barn packed with close to30 British sports cars. I was im-pressed! That afternoon thecar on eBay that had promptedmy visit sold at well over$17,000.

December was beginning andI was producing and directingA CHRISTMAS CAROL for

The Walpole Players as our gift to thecommunity and as a benefit for the FallMountain Food Shelf. The fellow in Ken-tucky emailed me, and I replied that I hadto back off at this time because of theseother commitments. The new year ar-rived, and I started checking what TR3swere for sale “on-line” several times aday. Then my Kentucky email friend con-tacted me and asked, “Ray, still inter-ested?” We began a more intense inter-change, asking for more photos that wouldshow the panel alignment photos, etc. Iasked David for advice. He asked for stillmore photos that would show panel align-ment, since much of the rear of the carhad been replaced. By now, I was get-ting desperate. I really wanted a TR3 tofill my time and travels in 2010. Eventhough I was close to making a commit-ment for the TR3 in Kentucky, I contin-

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ued looking to see what else was out there.If it had not rained that weekend in Ken-tucky, preventing the car from being takenoutside for the detailed pictures of thepanel joints, I probably would have boughtthe car. But fortunately for me, the rainscame.

I do not know why (Yes I do, God inter-venes.) but I checked Craiglook.com anhour earlier than usual on Wednesday,January 27th. An original unmolestedTR3 had just been listed in Connecticut. I emailed the seller for more pictures, Istewed about it for a few moments be-cause I want a restored car. David’swords haunted me, “You do not knowwhat is underneath the paint, or how theyreally redid the mechanicals.” I called theseller and talked about thirty minutesclosing the call saying I would like tocome down later. But first I wantedto call a friend. I called David. Hewas not in the shop yet. A tense thirtyminutes passed. I was reaching fora phone to call the seller to take thecar sight unseen when my other linerang and it was David. “Sounds likeit is worth a look,” he said, “comepick me up.” I replied, “Why don’twe go in your truck and trailer, it mightsave a trip.” He agreed, and twentyminutes later we were on the road.To make a short story shorter – highspeed run to Connecticut – look atthe car – lunch break – back to makeoffer – accepted – time to pay. I hadabout half the cash, and had my check-books. I did not stop at the bank to casha check, I was in a rush and whenever Ihave bought books in the last twentyyears, checks have never been a prob-lem. Not this time, so we jumped into theseller’s car, off to his bank just in time tohave the door locked behind us. Out ofstate check – NO, wire transfer, fine, butwill not be in his account until tomorrow. Ugh! It may have been David who said,credit card? The bank checked andagreed to process a cash advance. Well,there was a $126 fee, but that wascheaper than another trip, or losing thecar. We loaded it up and were back toDavid’s shop in Vermont at 7 PM. Tenhours had passed since I first saw thiscar “on-line”. Now, instead of the restored

one I had first considered, I was the proudowner of an original, unmolested TR3!

The next morning, Thursday, we pushedthe car into David’s shop and took a look.With each inspection it looked better andbetter. It was more solid than I had imag-ined. This TR3 had been in a barn since1969. Supposedly, the original ownerparked it there. The 1969 license platestill hung on the rear. Now the ironies of“meant to be” set in. I mentioned beforethat my Model “A” Ford roadster origi-nally lived in a barn a few miles from myhome and shop in Connecticut. Well, ifyou go over the hill in the opposite direc-tion a few miles to Kent you will find an-other barn where my TR3 sat for forty-one years. I now have two cars, both

from barns just miles from where I hadlived. Both black, unmolested and, notcounting the speculator middle-men, I amthe second owner of both. David and Ispent a few hours discussing our plan ofattack. I love to keep old cars in theiroriginal condition, if possible, and this par-ticular car has a really good body. I defi-nitely wanted the reliability that a com-plete engine and mechanical restorationwould bring me, but was not sure what todo about the body. So the next step wasfor David to call his body restoration ex-pert, Jason Marechaux of Mount Holly,VT (phone 802 259-2452). He agreed tomeet us on Saturday to examine the car.I said that I wanted to conserve the en-gine compartment, cockpit, and boot area,and have the refinishing match the exte-rior finish. “Time for a road trip,” Davidsaid. He wanted to move a TR6 to

Jason’s shop and I tagged along to seework-in-progress there including a guttedbare metal TR3. “Oh no,” I thought, “Ican’t do that to my Black Beauty!” Weadjourned for lunch, and Jason talkedabout full body restoration. David wascoming to my aid emphasizing originalconservation. Jason saw our point, andthe challenge.

Four days into this adventure (I was wor-ried about what would occupy my time in2010 – no longer) and I was heading offto The Balsams for a break. David hadtold me about his friend Mike and said Ishould visit him on the way home so Istopped for a visit. David had filled Mikein on our project, and shared the pictures. Mike was envious of my car, emailing

David saying, “don’t touch that car,anyone can restore one, no one canage one like that.” For decadesMike has specialized in TR3s andparts. He showed me through hisbarn - all three levels and aroundthe property. But, we did not get tothe house across his fields that hebought to store more parts in. Whata resource of used parts and newold stock from Triumph dealers thathe has bought out over the years. Who would ever want to buy anoverseas repro when NOS is avail-able? Keep him in mind (MichaelBuonanduci, Corinth, VT 802 439-

5815), I will find what I need in his vastunbelievable stock.

As I am finishing this story, I have ownedmy 1958 TR3 for less than two weeks,and am more excited than the first day. Iam a “shunpiker” and love to traverse theback roads and explore. I know wheremy “black beauty” and I will tour, picnic,and head for overnights. I don’t want toown a show car, I enjoy fun cars so I donot have to worry about scratches. I wantreliability, and I will have that 100%. Therest will be a conservation effort, as weare really custodians of these old cars.They should be preserved for future gen-erations to enjoy. Do follow my progresson the Shutterfly site, and email me (rayboas@comcast.net ) if you would likeme to add you as a member. Reflectingback, this was “meant to be.” See youon the road soon!

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E-TypeBoot Hinge Repair

by Norma Karle

Yes, we were embarrassed into fixing theboot hinges on the E-type. Thank youDiana for the lovely photo in the newslet-ter showing our custom designed bootprop. Since we own a company that re-builds hood hinges, door hinges and trunkhinges it was not a good advertisementfor us.

So, we sent Mo off to determine whatwas wrong. Being a British car mechanicfor many years we suspected he’d be ableto fix them easily. It wasn’t somethinghe hadn’t seen after all. He crawled intothe boot and told us we had a bigger prob-lem than we thought (how many of ushaven’t heard this before?) but, that wehad caught it in time. It turns out that thetrunk hinges have these flat sharp steelsprings on them and that several of thesprings had broken and were now chew-ing through the wiring. The really badnews is that there is a wiring harness neareach spring. Oops! It is simply a matterof “when” it would complete devouringthe wires, not “ if” it would.

The spring that is sticking up shouldbe wrapped around the post. This is

what was chewing on the wiringharness.

Deciding it would be good to avoid a melt-down of the wiring harness, ala WayneBolen, Mo wrapped the wires so theywere protected. On a warmer day hewent back and removed one of the boothinges and brought it to the shop. We

were able to get the springs from SNGBarratt in Manchester. Yes, it takes fiveof them per hinge. They are these tightlyrolled flat spring steel pieces. The nextquestion was how do you get them on thehinge? Very carefully! All five are woundtogether and then attached. Of course,being British, they do not comepreassembled. You might not need to re-place all five and then you’d end up withextra pieces. Best not to waste a $5 pieceof spring steel. Much better to make themechanic figure out how to assemble themwithout losing fingers. Yes, they cancause severe finger damage.

Five new finger removers,I mean springs.

Looking around the shop for some kindof tool Mo discovers the steering columnstand. (This is the device he uses to holdsteering columns during disassembly andreassembly. Yes, we rebuild steering col-umns for classic cars.) The metal post isjust the right size to wind the springs on.

Mo wrapping the springs aroundeach other. Then attach them to the

hinge with the bolt.

Spring installed now it needs to bewrapped around the post. Mo placed thehinge in a vice and then used a long screw-driver to pull the spring back and wrap itaround the post. Below you can’t see itbut Mo still has 8.5 fingers.

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All done with nice new springs. Paintthem up to look pretty, reinstall on

the car and we’re good to go.

The only problem now is that you don’twant to be leaning over the boot whenyou pull the release. You’ll get your nosebroken when it springs up. Hey Rod,come here! Want to see something?

Hint #1 - Those of you with E-types mightwant to take a look at your hinges. Ifyour boot lid does not stay up you mayalso have broken springs that need to befixed.

Hint #2 – You can fix your own, but thesprings are very sharp and it could meanthe hinges get a bit slick with that red stuffthat leaks from your fingers. It does notmake the hinges work any better so it isbest to avoid this.

Hi Everyone,

Have you wondered what happenedto Bill and Linda Cagan? Well, we’refine and on to new adventures. Letme catch you up on why you haven’tseen us at many of the events.

Over the past twenty years, I haveheld many roles in the car club. I havewas one of the founding members ofthe club, director, founder and direc-tor of the Show of Dreams, and I amcurrently one of your membership di-rectors. During the past two yearsour careers have changed greatly.After forty-five years, Bill retired fromthe vending business and I decided togo back to work full-time.

Two and half years ago, I became aprofessional dog trainer with Petsmartin Manchester, NH. For those of you,who know me; know that my passionhas always been kids and animals.After being a Professional Nanny inBedford for fifteen years, it was timeto pursue my other passion, caring foranimals. To get started on pursuingmy passion, Bill and I started dog sit-ting for our friend’s dogs while theywent on vacation. Knowing that car-ing for dogs is what both Bill and Iwanted to do, we started an in-homeboarding service, Bedford K-9 Re-sort. When your dog is boarded withus, your dog is not boarded in a ken-

nel; they live as a member of our fam-ily.

Bill is the resident innkeeper and Ipamper and spoil them. We both sharetime playing, caring, and loving yourpets while they are with us.

We’d like to extend an invitation to youto consider having your pet(s) visit orstay with us anytime. Along withBoarding, we offer Doggie DayCare, Socialization and NatureWalks. These services are availableby the day or by the week. Too busyto housebreak a new puppy?Housebreaking is also available.

Please check out Bedford K-9 Resortonline at www.bedfordk-9resort.com

We are now taking reservations forFebruary break spring break and forthe summer of 2010.

Yes! Ask us about our multiple familydog discountsJ

References are available and fellowclub member’s board with us regu-larly!

May your 2010 be more than youdreamed of!

Hope to see you soon,

Linda and Bill Cagan

Show of Dreams Meeting Notes 1/16/10

First discussion was about the plannedmonthly “drive to dinner” for the drivingseason.

In general these will be the third Satur-day of the month. Schedule as follows:

May 16th Coat of Arms Pub, 174 FleetSt, Portsmouth, NH 03801

June 20th Holy Grail Pub, 64 MainSt, Epping, NHJuly 18th TBA

August 22nd TBA

Sept 19th No drive due to Stoweevent

Oct 17th Visit to Greenfield to watchpumpkin tossing & Pig Roast at Paul& Doris Karle – Mason Rd Milford,NH

Updates:

Diana updated us on several items relatedto sponsors and publicity. Funspot haspledged 120 $20 gift cards. Seem likeone of our drives in July or Aug should beto Funspot and then to dinner.

Weathervane pledged $500

Weirs Times wants to do a full page adinstead of 1/4 page.

Attitash Grand Summit Hotel has sent usa two-night stay for two as a raffle item

WASR radio is on board for advertising

with the WindrifterResort paying for halfof the bill.

The application for thepermit has been sent toWARA for signatureand delivery to theselectmen’s office.

Diana has been in con-tact with Melvin Vil-lage garage and theother old car garagenext door and they arewilling to be a stop onthe self guided tour ofthe area.

Bob Mitchell has agreed to get our eventinto the NH To Do for July & August.He also informed us the story teller wouldbe back and is looking into other children’sactivities. We will have a chess tourna-ment in addition to the croquet tourna-ment.

We need to create a schedule of eventsto distribute and post on the website etc.

Norma to notify the MG car clubs, otherBritish car clubs and European car clubswith the poster & sign up sheets.

We need to start notifying all membersthat we need 2 raffle items from each.

Vendors:

Tech sessions – Mo Aubert has offeredto run a tech session as part of the show.We have also approached Sam at BritBits.

We discussed the car show banner forthe roof of the shed/building so that it canbe seen from the road. It will be a ge-neric banner. We also are looking intothe feather type banners to place on Rt28 near the show field. We also discussedneeding better signage where RT 28Turns in downtown.

We plan to attend the Castle in the Cloudsshow to advertise ours and pass out signup sheets etc.

We need to bring sign up sheets to thegeneral meeting so that we can start toget members to sign up for duties the dayof the show. We plan to do 2 hour blocksof time so that everyone can get to enjoythe show.

We discussed a new class Concours d’ailyDrivers and the Masters Class. We mightdecide to get judges for the Master Class.

We are still toying with the idea of theAuto Olympics. – Need to see if Dennis

can take this on.

We need to put a call forvolunteers into the nextnewsletter.

We are planning shadeareas under canopy’sspread throughout thefield. A safety / first aidstation.

Next Meeting is Feb 216:00PM at Rod &Norma’s 22 PartridgeLane, Londonderry, NH

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INVENTORY SALE!!! CHECK OUT THE SAVINGS!!!

The following is a list of items currently in stock, priced to sell:

ITEM REG SALE1-Cotton Long Sleeve Golf Shirtsize M…color cobblestone w/embroidered crest $29 $17

1-Munsingwear 100% Flat back Rib V Neck Sweater size-Men’s L…gray w/embroidered crest $47 $30

1-3/4 Sleeve Crew size-Ladies L…black hot pink crest screen print $18 $13

1-Short Sleeve Golf Shirt size-S…royal blue w/embroidered crest $20 $15

1-Lee Hooded Zipper Up Front Sweatshirt size-L…grey w/black crest screen print $30 $20

2-100% Heavyweight Gildan Ultra Cotton Tee $16 $12

size-M…eggplant w/cream crest screen printsize-L…azalea w/dark blue crest screen print

1-Jerzees T-Shirt size-XL…white w/burgundy crest screen print $15 $5

1-Denier Nylon Duffle Bag (16x9x9) size-XL…grey with embroidered crest $23 $15

1-Golf Towel size-XL…grey with embroidered crest $19 $15

2005 SHOW OF DREAMS T-SHIRTS $12 $52 S…yellow2 M…yellow5 L...yellow13 XL…yellow2 XXL…yellow

2004 SHOW OF DREAMS T-SHIRTS $donation8 S...stone7 M...stone5 L...stone1 XL...stone

2003 SHOW OF DREAMS T-SHIRTS $donation1 L...prairie dust

2001 SHOW OF DREAMS T-SHIRTS $donation3 XL…sage4 XXL…sage

If you would like to become theregalia sales person contact

Wade or Bob

Free to good home1. Owners Workshop Manual (softback)for MGB Roadster & GT Coupe 1962 to1974 by Haynes2. SU- Hitachi Carburetors Manual(softback) by Carbooks, Inc. - Tune,Adjust, Repair, Rebuildemail me at: Robert.Weller@Bdal.com

1948 MGYA 4 door with large sunroof.Will sell to club member for $16,500 now.Not many of these. Active club in UKhas most parts. Uses some MGTD pieces.No time for this car. No space to store it.Car in Bedford, NH.wmann@mannad.com

MGA 1500 short block - fresh groundbalanced crank and rods crank .020 and.030 Bore .020 Block only No head. Allwork preformed by Auto machinist$2,400.00 call 603-652-4717 Ivan.

March1st Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford

April5th Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford

May3rd Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford14-15th Minis in the Mountains, Stowe,VT16th Monthly Dinner Drive -Coat ofArms Pub, 174 Fleet St, Portsmouth,NH 0380118-20th Vintage races – NH MotorSpeedwaywww.vintagecelebration.com

June5-6th British Car Show and Hill Climb,Camden ME,6th - CTMG British by the Sea,Waterford, CT 860-482-MGMG6th - British Car Day 9AM LarzAnderson Auto Museum, Brookline,MA7th Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford12-13th Manchester Classic Car Show,Manchester VT12-13th BCNH Lupine Tour, contactBob Mitchell19th BAMG British Car Day FaneuilHall, Boston20th Monthly Dinner Drive, Holy GrailPub, 64 Main St, Epping, NH25th 6-10PM Moonlight Madness,Wolfeboro,NH

JulyTBD Castle in the Clouds Car Show11th JANE at Myopia Polo Matches,Hamilton, MA12th Meeting at the Weathervane,Bedford18th Monthly Dinner Drive TBA30-31st The Roadster factory SummerParty, Armagh, PA

August2nd Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford6-7th BCNH Show of Dreams,Wolfeboro NH22nd Monthly Dinner Drive - TBA

BCNH 2009 Calendar of Events

21-23rd Mt Equinox Hill Climb

September13th Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford16-19th British Invasion XX

October1-3rd Speckled Hen Tour, West Dover,VT1-3rd British Legends Weekend, CapeCod, MA4th Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford17th Monthly Dinner Drive – YankeeSiege Trebuchet Greenfield, NH , thento Pig Roast at Paul & Doris Karle’s inMilford

November1st Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford

December6th Meeting at the Weathervane, Bedford

Why men shouldn'twrite advice columns

Dear Uncle Walter

I hope you can help me here. The otherday I set off for work leaving my hus-band in the house watching the TV asusual. I hadn't gone more than a miledown the road when my engine conkedout and the car shuddered to a halt. Iwalked back home to get my husband'shelp.

When I got home I couldn't believe myeyes. He was in the bedroom, in our bed,with a neighbour.

I am 32, my husband is 34 and we havebeen married for twelve years.

When I confronted him, he broke downand admitted that he'd been having an af-fair for the past six months. I told him tostop or I would leave him.

He was laid off from his job six monthsago and he says he has been feeling in-creasingly depressed and worthless. Ilove him very much, but ever since I gavehim the ultimatum he has become in-creasingly distant. I don't feel I can getthrough to him anymore.

Can you please help?

Sincerely,

Mrs Deidre Usk

Dear Deidre:

A car stalling after being driven a shortdistance can be caused by a variety offaults with the engine. Start by checkingthat there is no debris in the fuel line. If itis clear, check the jubilee clips holding thevacuum pipes onto the inlet manifold. Ifnone of these approaches solves the prob-lem, it could be that the fuel pump itself isfaulty, causing low delivery pressure tothe carburetor float chamber.

I hope this helps.

Walter

For Sale

Wanted

1953 TD Engine I would appreciateanyone’s help in finding a 1250cc Engineto rebuild. Ivan Dorechuck23@metrocast.net

1973 MGB 4-speed with new head.Good top, fair interior and seats. Needsnew floors. Rockers are solid. $3500 orBO. Call Ivan at (603) 652-4717.chuck23@metrocast.net

AA & RAC CAR BADGESRAC badge is new old stock; comes withfitting instruction sheet and mountinghardware. $45.00AA badge serial number 8A83344 (issued1957 – 59) VGC $60.00AA badge serial number 3B34774 (issued1960 – 61) VGC $60.00These are not reproductions. Please seewww.oldclaasiccar.co.uk orwww.theaa.com for additional info onbadge dating.Mike Sweet (603) 230 – 5124 orsweetm@graphicpkg.com

Marquette DTNA VISIONOwned by a local garage since NEW. Ithink one cable got lost asI never got it from owner.I never used it because Ihave 2 others in mygarage. A real classic toolpriced to move $150.00or best offer Ivan.chuck23@metrocast.net

4 Tires for 1959 Morris Minor 1000.Size:5/5.60x14". Call John 225-6915, oremail jod4019@comcast.net

MGB Removable hardtop - This isan aftermarket unit that is black with awhite interior. Top is in very goodcondition, but some weatherstrippinghas to be replaced. It’s held on by the2 clamps along the top windshield railand 2 angle brackets mounted justbehind the seats on the side. $200.00.(603) 883-0288 Gingchrist@aol.com

7” Lucas Pre-Focus Headlamps,good shape with bulbs and holders$40.00 for the pair. Mike 230-5124 orsweetm@graphicpkg.com

British Motor Corporation AM RadioNo knobs, no idea if it works. Best offer.call or e-mail Mike, (603) 753 -9164sweetm@graphicpkg.com

1975 TR6 - 54,087 original miles. Redwith black interior. This is a two ownervehicle and the first owner is family.Always garaged. Never had any bodywork except paint about twenty yearsago. Bondo-free. Michelin red-lines.Seats and carpet were to be next project.Small patch on conv top, but otherwise ingood shape with very clear windows.New stainless exhaust. $10,250. Pleaseemail with further inquiries and photos.dhreedjr@yahoo.com

Vintage London Street Sign -Ennismore Mews S.W 7. Porcelain onsteel – nice home or garage décor. Niceshape for its age. Go to Google Maps andcheck the street out. $375 bro. Call MikeSweet (603) 230-5124 or (603) 731-4509sweetm@graphicpkg.com

TR6 Metal rims for sale: I'm convertingover to wire wheels so I'm selling 4 newlypainted rims, spare tire rim, four chromewheel trim rings, and black hub caps.The 4 wheel rims were bead blasted andpower coated only about 5 months agoand look great! Spare rim in good shapebut has not been repainted. Chrome wheelrim rings are in great shape with no rustor nicks... Black hub caps are also in verygood shape.I'm looking for: $275 for the 4 newly painted rims $25 for the spare tire rim $50 for the 4 chrome wheel trim rings $35 for the 4 hub capsLocal pickup only. Willing to meet you foran exchange if the distance isn't too far.Please call (603) 512-2675, ask forDennisNote: pictures show the rims mountedon red line tires... this sale is for therims, trims and caps only...not the redline tires.

Wanted Jaguar XKE, - manuel, straight6, convertible, in driver condition. If youknow of one or can give me advice onfinding one please contact Nancy at:nar05@hotmail.com

British Cars of New Hampshire25 West County RoadBedford, NH 03110