MARCH 2019 VOLUME 28 ISSUE 3

CLUB OFFICERS

PRESIDENT:
Our thoughts and prayers need to be with Saturday March 30 British Fools Bash in King-
MIKE FLOOD Barbara Dempsey as she works to recover ston. Bring a side or a desert to share and your drink
from the stroke she has suffered. I un- of choice.
VICE PRESIDENT: derstand she will be in Siskin's for several
months. The next three months will see us going in different
IAN O'SHEA C directions requiring a different meeting place than the
past 3 months activities were:
SECRETARY: Teresa and I are on the signature card for
the checking account. We would like to
MIKE PAYNE Monday April 1 Cambridge Square in Ooltewah
have someone else volunteer to be on the Monday April 8 General meeting
signature card in the event sometime hap- Saturday April 13 Rymer Run to Tellico and Bald
MEMBERSHIP:
pens to us. It happened five years ago, River Falls. Meet at 10AM at BP station corner of
TERESA FLOOD hope it doesn't happen again, but the Durkee and Hwy 64 in Cleveland.
club needs to be ready. Saturday April 20 Cars and Coffee in Chatta-
EDITOR: & nooga
Monday May 6 Cambridge Square
COMMUNICA- Thanks for Ian filling in for me at the last
Friday May 10 Drive the Foothills Parkway led
meeting. He said he would rather go to
by Scott McAllister on the way to Townsend
TIONS Key West. I should have let him, I got Saturday May 11 "Springtime in the Smokies' in
sick, sinus or allergies. Not sure which Townsend. This is a EURO Show
GIL DUPRE one, but my nose was running faster than Monday May 13 General meeting
CAR SHOW the cars that passed us on I-75. Friday May 17 "Gathering at the Sonic" about
7Pm, 1/2 price milk shakes at 8PM
CHAIR:PERSON Spring has Sprung! There are a lot of Brit- Saturday May 18 Cars and Coffee in Chatta-
nooga
ish car activities in the local area that are
CONNIE WRIGHT & Monday May 20-24 Triumph Registry of America
easily accessible. Some are specific to the
National Meet in Dillard, GA
MICKY HEMSLEY British car hobby while others are for Saturday June 1 Morristown Car Show, This is
"gear heads." a EURO show ???? hamburgers at Charles and Perky's
SBCC CHALLENGE on Friday night
One of the favorites is the Friday night Monday June 3 Cambridge Square
CORDINATOR: Sonic(Ooltewah Ringgold Road) in Oolte- Monday June 10 General meeting
wah. The third Friday of each month Saturday June 15 Cars and Coffee in Chatta-
MIKE FLOOD nooga
starting in May and going to at least Sep-
Friday June 21 "Gathering at the Sonic" about
WEBSITE COORDI- tember. We sit around and eat hamburg-
7PM
ers and drink milkshakes. We catch up on It is a full three months of activities for members of
NATORS what is happening in our lives, something SBCC. Tops down or tops up, the fun will be great
CONNI WRIGHT & that is hard to do on a car drive when you when you are with friends.
are in a 2 seater car for 100 miles. We of-
MARY DUFFY ten stay until 9 or 9:30 depending on the On the Springtime SBCC Roads
weather and what we want to talk about. Mike

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SOUTHERN BRITISH CAR CLUB
MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES
March 11,2019

SBCC Vice President Ian O’Shea called the meeting to order.

February meeting minutes as published in the Timing Light were unanimously approved .

Treasurer’s Report – No report

Membership Report – New members – Myers, Boyds, Boyers, Norris’s

Newsletter – please forward any interesting or pertinent information.

New Business
Show – Will be at Cambridge Square
Unanimously approved that part of proceeds will benefit Orange Grove Center.
Pre-registration will be $25
Day of show - $30
For each additional car - $15
Classes will be determined by pre-registration
Trophies will be presented at the end of the show
The Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inns will have a special show rate
Unanimously approved that dinner will be at Puleo’s on Saturday night – Dutch treat

Old Business
Officers for 2019 – same slate as 2018 with Teresa Flood nominated for Membership Chairperson

New Business
Unanimously approved $500 donation to Chattanooga Food Bank.

Reminder of December 1 Christmas Party Arrive at 6 PM, dinner at 6:30. Please RSVP if you are
coming.

Motion to adjourn made, seconded, unanimously approved.

Submitted by R. Michael Payne, SBCC Secretary

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 The beginning of a new year has many "to do" items that take a lot of our time, so let
me add another items to your list. Dues for the Southern British Car Club are due
at the beginning of each year. Dues run January to December; therefore, if you
have not paid your dues for 2019 please take the time to write a check. Annual dues
are $20 which you can mail to Teresa Flood. Please remember to complete a new ap-
plication and submit it with your check. You can find it on-line at Southern British
Car Club of Greater Chattanooga .

At the present time there are 36paid memberships.

Every first Monday of the month SBCC has a British invasion of the local every Monday
evening car cruise in at Cambridge Square in Ooltewah Tn.
March 4 was the first Monday of March.
The weather wasn't particularly good kind of cool but two hardy souls brought their
Britsh cars to Cambridge Square. They were Scott McAllister with his MGTF and David
Terhune in his MGBGT. I showed up later in the Toyota.

No Photos Gil

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That was a beautiful March day for driving through the country side. Thirteen British cars and a Chevy made the trip to
Blue Springs Marina on the Tennessee River to enjoy food and fellowship with friends while making new ones. When
Teresa and I drove up we were greatly surprise to see so many cars. She stated there must be another club with
us. There was not another club, just members of SBCC.

Five MGs, 2 Triumphs, a Marcos, 2 Minis, a Lotus, a Jaguar, and a Alfa Romeo provided transportation for 22 members
and guest. There were several new members with us, I always like seeing new faces. Hope they come back. The Brit-
ish car hobby is about making new friends and getting out and enjoying life.

Guest were:, Alex (Doug's grandson), Ted and Nancy (New Mini) who indicated they would join. New members: Ron
Harr (TR6), Mark Myers (Jaguar), and Bruce and Phyllis Tilden (Alfa Romeo). We had some members who have not
been with us recently, They were Mike Walden (TR6), and Clay Brooke with his bride to be Jennifer on May 5 (Old
Mini). Our regular members who make a lot of the drives were: Mike Hemsley (Lotus), Dave Terhune (MGBGT). David
and Connie Wright (MGBGT), Gil and Marge DuPre (MGA), Scott and Vickie McAllister (MGTF) Paul and Trish Ba-
tovsky (Marcos), and Mike Teresa Flood (MGB) and Doug, Sandy Forquer.

I hope everyone makes the Bash on March 30, and the Rymer Run on April 13.

On the SBCC Roads

Mike

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SAINT PATRICKS DAY DRIVE PHOTOS

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 FLORIDA CAR SHOW WEST PALM BEACH

On February 17th I and two long time college friends attended the 26th annual British Car Show in West
Palm Beach, Florida. The show was hosted by the Gold Coast British Car Club. Mary and I have attended
this show the last few years and always enjoyed it. This year I attended with two college friends, one who I
had not seen in over fifty years. While in college I had a '57 MGA. One friend had a '56 MGA and the other
had a '56 Healey 100. These many years later, we have all kept our love for sports cars, especially the British
cars.

The show was well attended with many beautiful cars. I took pictures of a couple of the more rare cars that
we don't usually see. There were many different Jaguar models however the 1939 Jaguar SS 100 was my fa-
vorite (pictures included). Check out the other pictures that include: a Jenson Interceptor, a Griffith, a
Daimler, a 1951 Lea Francis and a pretty nice Morris Wagon. In all the British manufactured over 200 differ-
ent brands much like the USA.

Since I have been attending this show, it has always been held at a retail location. Besides the participants,
they pull in lots of visitors.

Your South Florida Reporter,

Gary Higbee

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 TIME TO RENEW OR JOIN SBCC
TO REGISTER OR RENEW FOR 2019 MEMBERSHIP
FILL OUT THIS FORM

2019
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION and RENEWAL FORM
FOR
SOUTHERN BRITISH CAR CLUB OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA

MEMBER STATUS(CIRCLE ONE) NEW MEMBER MEMBERSHIP- RENEWAL

Name:____________________________________________________________________________________

Spouse:__________________________________________________________________________________

StreetAddress:____________________________________________________________________ _________

City: ____________________________________ State:______________ Zip______________________

Phone:_________ Home( ) _________________ Work ( )____________Cell( )________________

Email Address:_____________________________________________________________________________
How do you prefer to receive The Timing Light Newsletter (circle)
By email to above email address / Get it from SBCC website
British Cars You Own

Make/Year_____________________________ Model:____________________ Color: ______________

Make/Year:____________________________ Model: ____________________Color: _______________

Make/Year:_____________________________ Model: ___________________Color:_______________

Special information or Comments about you or your British Cars

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Please complete this form for NEW AND RENEWAL MEMBERS:

Mail Your Completed Memebership Application and Dues Payment to:

SOUTHERN BRITISH CAR CLUB

C/O Teresa Flood ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES $20 PER YEAR
3015 Lilac Drive NW
Cleveland , TN

OR Bring to the next meeting and give to Teresa Flood

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MARCH April Fool’s Bash –Hosted by the Knox-
ville EAS Club. Knoxville EAS will furnish Chili.
Kingston City Park 333 W. Race Street, Kingston
37763 Those in attendance should bring a side dish
that goes with chili, or dessert. Please bring your own
drink. More info to follow 30th
APRIL
April 6, 2019 Carolina British Car Show Historic
Columbia Speedway 2001 Charleston Highway,
Cayce,
April 13 SBCC MONTHLY DRIVE SEE PAGE 1
April 11-13 GOF SOUTH DAYTONA
BEACH FL
MAY
JULY
July 10th -14th NAMGAR GT-44
in Dubuque, IA WWW.NAMGAR.COM
AUGUST
AUGUST23-25 Return of the British to Rugby, TN, hosted
by the Plateau British Car Club. Show day is August 24th. Info
and Registration forms available June1st. Contact: Charlie Bun-
nell, events@pbcctn.org or 931-210-3732.
(
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 7-8 Shoals British Car Show; Joe
Wheeler State Park, Rogersville, AL, hosted by Shoals
British Car Club Info at WWW.ShoalsBritishCars.org

May 9-12 SPRINGTIME IN THE SMOKIES SEPTEMBER 19-21 Peachtree MG Car Club
MORE LATER gathering in Columbus GA. More to come

OCOTOBER
May 18th TRIANGLE BRITISH CLASSIC
Show at North Hills, Raleigh, NC. Come see October 4-5th Chattanooga SBCC
over 125 British cars and enjoy the fellowship Annual Show Cambridge Square, Ooltewah
of other British car enthusiasts. TN more info
www.ncmgcarclub.wildapricot.org WWW.SOUTHERNBRITISHCARCLUB.NET

MAY 25th GREENVILLE SCOTTISH GAMES NOVEMBER

AND BRIT CAR SHOW, at Furman University. More
to follow. DECEMBER Christmas parity and meeting at
the Dondero’s home. Date to follow
JUNE

Junw 1 Morristown Car Show, This is a EURO

show ???? hamburgers at Charles and Pery's Friday
evening.

JUNE 23-26 MG 2019: Traverse City Michigan.

Early (reduced) Registration ends May 23rd. For spe-
cial hotel rates you need to make reservations through
the registration traverse-city web page. https://
mg2019.regfox.com/mg-2019-

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FOR SALE

1958 MG Magnette (titled as a 1959). The car is located in

Canton, Illinois. He is asking $5500.00. The owner is
Douglas Freeman, phone (309) 647-2196.

1974 Jensen Healey for sale

I'd describe the car as above average for its vintage.
New tires, battery. He has spent approx. $3000 on
misc. part and/or repairs. Red with black interior.
Divorce forces sale. Asking $5250 or B.O. Car in self
storage in Maryville.
Call Paul at 303-949-2632. If unable to reach call me
(father) at 233-2991 and I'll deliver message.
Thanks again
Joel Brown

For Sale

Used and NOS British car parts. I have a large

building full of Misc Parts from my late fathers
estate. Please call me with your needs. Antony
Rossi 423-400-0976 or email amrossi78@gmail

FOR SALE
1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Quadrifoglio
8,800 original miles
paint color: silver
Interior: gray leather w/red accent
transmission: 5 speed
convertible: includes silver hardtop and new
black soft-top Exceptional condition, A/C,
power windows & mirrors, PirelliP4 tires,
WeatherTech car cover, maintenance re-
cords. $17,500.
Contact: Ty or Andi Nemeth. 865-376-1679

FOR SALE

Mini parts - large accumulation of OEM and used

Mini parts including gears, radiators, etc. Call or
email Butch at 423-313-
3533 or r20bmw@att.net. The car is long gone,
and he is willing to deal with someone who will
take it all away.

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 Little British Car Co. Vintage Mo-
tors All British Car Parts Jeff Zorn -
Owner Email: LBCarCo.com
Phone: 800-637-9640

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