LANCO MG and the

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Andy
Schneggenburger
President
717.854.3666
aschnegg@suscom.net
Feb. 13
LANCO Club meeting - 3:00 p.m. Elephant and Castle Pub. New
Cumberland, PA—http://www.elephantcastle.com
Vice-President
717.699.5498
Feb. 24-27
“Indoor Collectible Car Event & Auction”. Atlantic City Convention Center,
Atlantic City, NJ. (800) 227-3868
swalter@shingle.com
Mar. 13
LANCO Club meeting - 3:00 p.m. Coakley’s Irish Pub, New Cumberland, PA
www.coakleys.com
Apr. 9-10
LANCO “Spring Thaw Tour”. Destination to be determined. Attend the February
meeting to help plan this event!
Apr 20-24
Spring Carlisle. www.carsatcarlisle.com
Apr 30May 1
Hershey Vintage Hillclimbs & Show. Hershey, PA. www.svvscc.org
May 1
Lancaster Museum of Art “Artistry in Motion” Vintage Grand Tour and Car
Show. Lancaster, PA. Triumph is the featured marque for 2005. Additional
information—info@lmapa.org, telephone (717) 394-3497, or visit
www.artistryinmotion.org.
Steve Dellinger
May 1
Board Member
717.299.5884
MGs of Baltimore “Get the Dust Off Rally”. Details available soon. LANCO Club
activity for May.
May 20-22 Import Carlisle. www.carsatcarlisle.com
Scott Walter
Laura Donecker
Secretary
717.341.7473
ldonecker@psu.edu
Sue Hurley
Treasurer
717.993.3220
bhurley@cyberia.com
sdmidget@aol.com
May 28June 5
“Drive your British Car Week”. Show the world (or at least your neighborhood)
how much fun our little British cars are. www.britishcarweek.org
Michael Lang
June ?
Board Member
717.235.7691
LANCO outing. To a neighboring club show. Date and location to be determined.
Attend February and March meetings to help plan this event.
July 10
LANCO’s “British Invade Gettysburg” British Car and Bike Show. Gettysburg
Outlet Village. Ralph Eriksen, event chairman.
Aug. 14
LANCO Club Picnic
Aug. 28
LANCO “Taste of Britain” British Car and Bike Show. Rothsville, PA.
Sept. 11
LANCO Club meeting. 3:00 p.m. Joan & Tim Martin’s residence. Millersville, PA.
Sept. 24
MG’s of Baltimore 26th annual “MG’s on the Rocks” car show. Rocks 4-H Park,
Bel Air, MD. www.mgsofbaltimore.com
mdlang@nfdc.net
Gloria Ciarrocca
Founder/Historian
717.285.7379
mg1lanco@cs.com
Dennis Blevins
Editor
717.548.2457
blevins@epix.net
Oct. 9
LANCO 8th annual Poker Run. York County.
Nov. 13
Dec. 3
LANCO Club meeting. Location T.B.D.
LANCO annual club banquet and awards party.
http://www.lancomgclub.com
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LANCO MAI LGRAM
FROM THE DESK OF ANDY S…:
I trust everyone had a Happy New Year and your thoughts have now turned
to getting ready for that first Spring drive. I would like to express my thanks to
all of the departing members of the Board for their help over the last two years.
Your new Officers and Board are a mixture of new and long-time members
who are dedicated to making membership a fun experience. We look forward
to supporting your suggestions for making Lanco an active club and to be
doing some new activities over the next two years.
To break up the winter months Lanco has several monthly meetings for you to attend. Along with offering you an opportunity to meet
with old friends, make some new ones, and have a great meal, the meetings also provide you with a chance to decide what the club will be
doing this year. As you review the calendar, you will notice there are several events that are not yet set (April, June, and November). The
February and March meetings offer you the chance to help decide what activities and shows we will be going to in those open months.
The suggestion jar is a little low on ideas so if there is a show you want to attend or an activity you want to do please speak up.
You will notice on the cover of the MailGram that we have a new website address. I owe a huge thank you to Jack Butler for his
assistance in getting the site up and his continued support on the membership section and monthly updates. Jack’s attendance has dropped
off because of work on Sundays but his dedication to the club is as strong as ever. While still under construction, our wish list will be
complete when the membership section is running. Included items will be Classified Ads, a Rally Hound Section, Enthusiast of The Year
point submittal form, and a listing of our club regalia and Resource Library (books and films). Look the site over and send us your
thoughts (try out the "contact us" section). The current password for any member-restricted areas on the website is “lanco”.
FROM THE EDITOR
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Years and years ago, Carol’s grandmother remarked as to how fast the years went by as
one got older. I was twenty-something at the time and thought she was full of you-knowwhat. Just a few days ago I celebrated the double-nickel and now realize the truth in her
words; "Just where did 2004 get to"? And looking ahead to the 2005 MG calendar; "How in
the heck can we fit all of that into the schedule"? There are just so many events I cannot list
them all in the newsletter any longer. What we will do is give as much detail as possible for
the next several months, and then just fill out the year list with only the LANCO events. For
the complete (as complete as we can keep it!) list please go to the club’s new website
www.lancomgclub.com. As always, if there’s an event that you know about, and we don’t
show it, be sure to forward the details so we can get it added.
While I’m asking for input, please send your questions or ideas for topics for "Tuck’s
Tips" to Alan at tuckstips@superpa.net. We’re in need of some inspiration!
As you read through this issue you’ll probably say "What? A two-page obituary for
some English guy"? Well, I think it is interesting and shows some personal insight into the
history of our cars.
Another item that I read recently that I’d like to pass along comes from "Automobile"
magazine and the article that they did on the 200 mph "supercars" available in the U.S. (Ford
GT, Lamborghini Murcielago, Mercedes SLR McLaren, and Porsche Carrera GT). They closed
with, and I will too, "Driving 200 miles per hour is stupid. But driving badly at 35 mph is
just as stupid".
See you down the road…. Dennis
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by Laura Donecker
LANCO CLUB MEETING, January 9, 2005 held at Isaac’s Restaurant & Deli,
Granite Run Square, Lancaster.
Thirty members were in attendance and five British cars were driven to the
meeting.
The Meeting was called to order by Andy Schneggenburger as our new
President. The other newly elected officers and board members were introduced.
Vice President: Scott Walter
Treasurer: Sue Hurley
Board Member: Mike Lang
Secretary: Laura Donecker
Historian/Founder: Gloria Ciarrocca
Board Member: Steve Dellinger
Andy made the following announcements:
• The club will send a card and a $25.00 donation to
Hospice of Lancaster County in memory of Dexter
Sturgis, LANCO MG member since 1997, who passed
away on January 5th.
• The club will send a card to Roberta Shank who has
suffered a broken ankle.
• Alan Tucker is still recovering from back surgery. The
secretary will give a call to see how he is progressing.
• Alan Little and his 1973 Red MGB were recently noted
in a York Sunday Dispatch article.
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Given that our last meeting was the Holiday dinner
there was no report from the secretary. Sue Hurley
recapped the financial statements for 2004 and presented
the Treasurer’s report noting total funds available as of
12/31/2004 are $7,027.66. No committee reports were
given.
Old Business discussed included the recent Holiday
Dinner Party and the Toys for Tots donations. Also, our
new website: www.lancomgclub.com is now up and running with help from Jack Butler. Classified items will be
listed free of charge for LANCO members for one month. Send in items by the third week of the
month as that will be the deadline for monthly site updates. Pages will be set up to record enthusiast of the year data. The current password for all restricted sections is "lanco". This will be
changed every three months.
Upcoming events were discussed under new business. Inputs for an April "Spring Thaw" outing (two days) were solicited. A drive to Solomon Island (MD) was suggested with a stop in
Annapolis, and possibly a visit to the Maritime Museum. Andy will look into a block of rooms or
B&B accommodations and report back with details. A show of hands indicated sufficient interest
to move ahead with this plan. Other open dates on the calendar were reviewed:
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2004 Annual Banquet
and Awards Program
On December 4th the club membership had another opportunity to enjoy an
evening of fine food and fine fellowship at the General Sutter Inn in Lititz. As
always, the Inn was festive and the food was delicious.
In addition to recognizing and thanking all of the various activity
organizers and volunteers of the past year’s events, President Sally Harbold
presented the following awards:
Ten year memberships:
Mark Anderson
Randall Carlton
David Maliniak
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Fifteen year memberships:
Robert Derr
Ronald Peffer
Pete Slesser
Twenty year memberships:
Joel Beck
Marlyn Hahn
Tim & Joan Martin
Pam Preston
Mike Schmuck
2004 "Hard Luck" Award:
Dale & Claudia Glatfelter (for their eventful trip to Stowe)
Joan (& Tim) Martin (for the concave "C" on the way home
from the Taste of Britain)
Taste of Britain Injury Award: (our first, and hopefully our last)
Andy Myers (What’s the joke about blowing up a car?
Something about a hot tailpipe…..)
LANCO MG Enthusiast of the Year:
Dennis Blevins
Most Enthusiastic New Member:
Phil Kinsey
"Enthusiast of Two Decades": (Special recognition award)
Gloria Ciarrocca (nee Charles, our Founder)
Presentation to Lancaster County Toys for Tots
(see separate article in this MailGram)
Gloria Ciarrocca receives the "Enthusiast of
Two Decades" award.
Special "Thanks" was given to Cleft Stone Works (member Chuck Steifvater) for making and donating
the dark slate octagons used for this year’s plaques.
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September 11 LANCO meeting will be hosted by Tim & Joan Martin at their home
with a possible tech session.
November Meeting—Andy to check with Triple C as a venue.
Annual Poker Run (October)—to be hosted by Jim & Sally Harbold, taking place
in York County.
The "Library" inventory will be listed in both the upcoming newsletter and
website - ideas for updating/adding material are welcome. Club regalia was briefly
discussed. By vote, Toys for Tots was approved unanimously as a charity recipient
for 2005.
Under miscellaneous items, Bob McFarland will be traveling to Dublin, Ireland in a few weeks
and requested (and received) some LANCO regalia items and newsletters to take along for the
MG club there where he has made friends while on a prior trip.
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2004 Annual Banquet
and Awards Program
Sally then introduced the newly elected club
officers (pictured to right). They will serve for 2005
and 2006. Incoming president Andy Schneggenburger
thanked Sally for her service to the club and presented her with a token of our esteem – a Tee shirt with a
photo of Sally firing the Civil War-era Gattling gun at
the bullet-ridden car (from Mayor Charlie Smithgall’s
cannon shoot) with the caption "DAMN IT, JIM – I
SAID, NO MORE CARS"!
Outgoing President Sally with her gift from the
club.
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LANCO Officers for 2005/2006 (from left to right): Scott Walter – Vice
President, Laura Donecker – Secretary, Steve Dellinger – Board Member,
Andy Schneggenburger – President, Michael Lang – Board Member,
Sue Hurley – Treasurer
Sally Harbold introducing our new president – Andy (which way did they go?)
Schneggenburger
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MG and Mini History
Jack Daniels
Engineer and suspension expert who helped create the Morris Minor and Mini.
Excerpted from the London Times Obituaries –December 04, 2004
JACK DANIELS was right-hand man to Alec
Issigonis, designer of the Morris Minor and the
Mini. A reflective man of measured responses, he
offered the perfect foil to the idiosyncratic genius of
Issigonis, and his skills as a draughtsman and as a
development engineer were central to the success
of both cars. Daniels summarised the partnership
pithily: “His was the inspiration, mine was the
perspiration.”
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William John Daniels was born in 1912 into an
Oxford farming family, and was educated at Oxford
Central School. In 1927 he joined MG as its first
unindentured apprentice, moving two years later to
the drawing office. Under the tutelage of the design
chief H. N. Charles, he found his feet as an
engineer, appreciating in particular Charles’s
skill at suspension design and his invention of
machinery for the workshop testing of cars and
components. Daniels worked on the chassis design
of the R-type racer with its later to stand him in
good stead: he was to be adamant that the Minor
would have secure handling without the need for
an anti-roll bar.
In 1935 Charles and Daniels transferred to the
Morris design office at Cowley to work on a new
generation of MGs more closely based on Morris
components: best-known of these projects was the
famous T-type MG Midget. In 1936 Alec Issigonis
joined Morris as a suspension engineer, and he
and Daniels soon became the
nucleus of a small design
and development team.
Together they created a
new independent front
suspension, incorporating the feature,
advanced for the time,
of rack-and-pinion
steering.
Adapted after the
war by MG, this
coil-spring
arrangement
was used right
through to the last
MGB of 1980.
Wartime work by the duo included an elegant oneperson reconnaissance vehicle with torsion-bar
front suspension, and a motorised “wheelbarrow”
that could be dropped by parachute in its carrying
canister. By 1943 Issigonis had begun work on a
new small Morris car, then known as the Mosquito,
so it was without him that Daniels carried out key
engineering work on the Argosy tracked amphibian and on the development of the suspension —
comprising 32 separate torsion bars — for the
heaviest tank of the Second World War, the 85-ton
“Tortoise”.
In early 1945 Daniels — as chief design and
development engineer — joined Issigonis on the
Mosquito. To evolve into the Minor of 1948, it
showcased design obsessions that were to stay
with Issigonis all his life: safe handling and the
maximum interior space for a given overall size.
Daniels, fresh from his tank work, set up rigs to
stress-test the car’s torsion-bar front suspension,
determined that the vehicle would stand up to
colonial conditions. Disappointed not to achieve a
full 100,000 test-cycles without breaking any bars,
he instigated a hardening process that resulted in
the bars safely doing half a million cycles. “My
mind was on this tank — I over-engineered bits
of the Minor, there’s no doubt about that,” he
subsequently admitted.
Issigonis came to see front-wheel drive (FWD) as
the next step forward, in terms of space-efficient
packaging, but after the merger of rivals Austin
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and Morris to form BMC
he had departed in
1952 to Alvis. Left
behind was a partbuilt prototype
Minor with a
transverse engine
driving the front wheels. Daniels
had the car completed and it became his regular
transport, thereby inevitably coming to the notice
of BMC’s top brass. Daniels regarded it as a key
factor in persuading them of the viability of FWD
when it came to designing the Mini.
Issigonis rejoined BMC at the end of 1955, and he
and Daniels at first worked on an experimental
midsized saloon. With the Suez crisis, however,
Leonard Lord, the BMC chief, instructed Issigonis
to abandon all other projects in favour of designing
a minimalist vehicle to combat the sundry “bubble
cars” then on the market.
Announced in August 1959, the Mini was a
radical new interpretation of the small car, with a
transverse engine, the gearbox in the sump, and
a rubber suspension that transmitted substantial
loads into a lightweight structure. It was an
unrivalled exercise in packaging, fitting four people
and adequate luggage space into a motor car that
was only 10 feet long.
Two years and one month after the project had
been commissioned, the Mini was in production. It
was an extraordinary feat that speaks volumes for
Daniels’s abilities as a development engineer and
his skill at worrying away at problems — testing
and retesting, calculating and recalculating, until
the drivetrain was reliable and the tightly packed
mechanicals fitted in a bodyshell that was feasible
for cost-effective, production-line assembly.
Daniels continued to work on developments to
the Mini right through the 1960s, most notably
exploring ways of eliminating the bolt-on subframes on which the mechanicals were carried and
in exploring alternative suspension systems. More
concrete results, though, came when he deployed
his skills at rig-testing and calculation — all done
on a six-inch slide rule — to achieve the successful
final design of the Moulton Hydrolastic suspension
used on the best-selling 1100 and on later versions
of the Mini. Similar development work on the Maxi
followed.
Daniels was also closely involved with the creation
of a lightweight air-portable Mini-based vehicle for
the Armed Forces. Turned down by the Army, it
was launched in 1964 as the civilian Mini Moke. An
intriguing spin-off was the construction of three
Mokes with a second engine mounted in the boot.
During the snowy winter of 1962-63 Daniels
delighted in demonstrating the prototype’s
prowess to the press, not least by having it tow a
sizeable BMC lorry.
The failure of the Moke to interest the Armed
Forces rankled, and Issigonis instigated work on
a four-wheel-drive go-anywhere vehicle. Known
as the Ant, it came close to production, and was
principally designed by Daniels and his body-engineering colleague John Sheppard. A distinctive
feature was the mounting of the suspension and
steering on the engine/gearbox assembly; drawing
on Daniels’s long experience with this medium,
the suspension used torsion bars. In later years
Daniels was to make the point — proudly, if with
his characteristic diffidence — that the Ant was the
first car to combine 4WD with a transverse engine.
With the formation of British Leyland, Daniels was
briefly involved with the early stages of designing
the Morris Marina, and as chief engineer, advanced
vehicles, he was latterly responsible for a series of
safety vehicles before retiring in 1977.
Tall and bushy-eyebrowed, Daniels is remembered
as being a not particularly communicative person:
he was the sort hardly to say a word, but to be
quietly taking in everything that was said, while
puffing on his trademark pipe. Never one for
over-exuberance, he would permit himself a wry
smile if something went the way he had predicted
it rather than the way envisaged by Issigonis.
Wrapped up in the minutiae of his work, and as
often as not wreathed in pipe smoke, he was
regarded as a private person, respected above all
for his meticulous engineering abilities — and for
the enviable synergy he and “Issi” enjoyed.
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LANCO MG LENDING LIBRARY
The following is a list of the videos and books we have available for members to borrow. Please contact the club
librarian, Jim Harbold, at sh88keys@adelphia.net or (717) 292-0579 if you’d like to check out any of these materials.
VIDEOS
Battle of the B’s, The — Narrated by Neville Mariner. Sights and sounds of B’s from stock to monster V8’s 35 min.
Best of British — From "Old Number One" to the MG-F the story of the brand that wouldn’t die, that wouldn’t lie down
and roll over even when the factory has been closed for over 20 years. 76 min.
Classic MG — Video features the Speckled Hen Run, Pendine Sands Dash, Abington international and RV8. 50 min.
Dr. Doolins MG Engine Rebuild — Includes removal, dismantling and rebuild of engine and transmission. 90 min.
Guide to MGB Maintenance, The — Using simple tools and equipment to perform regular service on the MGB. 64 min.
MGB Experience, The — From development in the 30’s to cars on the track today, model changes, club info, and buying
guide. 60 min.
Inside the Octagon¸ MG 1921-1945 — The birth of Britain’s most famous sports car. 96 min.
International Indy 1996 — Footage of the ‘96’ MG International event from the car show to the race track. 110 min.
MG Magic — A celebration of Britain’s best loved sports car. Takes you from club events to a classic car auction. 55 min.
My Classic Car with Dennis Gage — 7th annual MGB Register Convention and restoration tips on body fillers. 55 min.
Lead work and Plastic Fillers — How to on these two materials and how they should be used on classic cars. 58 min.
Romance of Restoration, The — Basically a presentation from White Post Restorations. 18 min.
Safety Fast — Overview of the T-Series car which introduced the world to the MG Marque. 58 min.
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Story of the MG, The — Covers a complete range of all models of the MG. 60 min
Taste Of Britain — A 1998 version of the annual car show, mainly showing vehicles arriving for the show. 8 min.
23rd Annual MG Summer Party — An overview of one of the largest gathering of MG’s Sponsored by John Twist and
attended by Lanco members over the years. Approx 100 min.
BOOKS
Book of the Car, The From the well-known motoring author A. D. Clausager, brings the MG story vividly to life
covering all the developments at MG from the very beginning to the last MGB model. 100 illustrations many in colour.
95 pages.
Guide to Purchase and Restoration of the MGB Lindsay Porter’s excellent book used by many novice and
knowledgeable "B" owners in the restoration and maintenance of their cars.
Montezuma’s Ferrari By the vivid entertaining author Bert Levy, covers the adventures of narrator/mechanic Buddy
Palumbo (whom several readers liken to Holden Caulfield in J. D. Salinger’s classic Catcher in the Rye) as he makes new
friends, meets new challenges, and learns new lessons about everything from life to love, race craft to religion, and
carburetors to capitalism. So sit back, grab a favorite beverage, and hang on to your easy chair. You’re in for one hell of a
ride…395 pages
Motor, Auto Body Repair Twenty chapters of tech school level information, covering everything from shop safety, panel
replacement repairs, plastics, material types and equipment use to estimating and finishing costs. Edited by Robert
Scharff. 824 pages.
Original MG T series Restorers guide to the "T" series cars by Anders Ditlev Clauseger. More than 150 colour photos
showing every inch of the cars. Indispensable for all owners, restorers, buyers and enthusiast’s. 103 pages
SU Carburetors Overhaul, tuning and maintenance of the most widely used carb(s) on many of the beloved British cars
we own.
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LANCO MG and the “Toys
PROGRAM
for Tots”
Ralph Eriksen
LANCO has been supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve “Toys for Tots” program for a number of years now. Since the
money donated specifically supports local area programs, we have been involved with not only the Lancaster area
program, but also the program in the Gettysburg area. A portion of the support money comes from our two car shows:
“British Invade Gettysburg” and “A Taste of Britain”. In 2004 alone, the club, and our show participants, donated over
seventeen hundred dollars to these two groups.
Every year, while most of us are opening our holiday gifts, there are
millions of children all over the U.S. that do not get to experience this
event. The U.S. Marine Corps is doing something about that. They are
the unchallenged leader in caring for needy children in America at
Christmastime.
“Toys for Tots” unofficially started in 1947. The wife of Major Bill
Hendricks decided that she was going to construct a Raggedy Ann doll
and then create them to be given to needy children through some sort
of organization. Hendricks looked all over for such a group but could
not find one. With his wife’s encouragement, he decided to start his
Ralph Eriksen presenting a check for over $700 to the Adams County program.
own program, and
they collected over 5000 toys that first year. In 1948, the program was
so successful that the Marine Corps adopted it. The program was then
extended all over the country as the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Program. Since that year, Toys for Tots has collected over 313 million
toys.
I personally took part in the local Gettysburg distribution on
December l7 of this year and was truly amazed at the logistics of how
everything is distributed and the system controls that make sure the
program meets the goal of distributing to needy families.
Our British Invade Gettysburg Show on July 10th of 2005 will
have active Marine Corps support at the event. Mark your calendar
President Sally Harbold and the LANCO club receiving recognition for our
now and save the date for what we call “Christmas in July”.
$1000 donation to the Lancaster County program.
Toys ready for distribution in Gettysburg on December 17th.
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CLASSIFIEDS:
FOR SALE 1952 MG-TD. Red. Older restoration. Owned since 1971. New black top. Garage kept. Lightly
driven. $22,000. Richard Mylin – (717) 848-4722 days, (717) 757-9445 evenings (York)
CLASSIFIED AD POLICY:
One two-line classified ad (up to 35 words) per issue is FREE to LANCO MG Club members.
A photo (up to 2-1/4” x 3-1/2”) may be included for $5.00. Commercial/non-member classified ads of the
same size are available for $5.00 (text only) or $10.00 (including photo).
Display Ads:
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Ad copy and payment must be submitted to the Editor by the 14th of January, March, May, July,
September, or November in order to be included in the following issue of the “MailGram”.
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PAUL NICHOLS
6 ROBERT RD
LITITZ, PA 17543
05-562
74 1/2 MGB WHITE
isaac812@ptd.net
BOB & DIANE HAEHNLE
403 E. LEXINGTON RD
LITITZ, PA 17543
05-564
77 MGB RED
haehnle@usa.net
W. KONRAD CRIST
7734 HARMONY GROVE RD
WELLSVILLE, PA 17365
05-563
72 MGB TEAL BLUE
crscapps@mac.com
EDGAR C. FEARNOW
218 OVERLAND LANE
LANCASTER, PA 17601
05-568
FORMER OWNER OF A 52 MG
TD RED
EDGAR C. FEARNOW III
684 GOOSE NECK DR
LITITZ, PA 17543
05-569
52 MG TD RED
(FORMERLY OWNED BY HIS FATHER, ABOVE)
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“If Issigonis was the composer, or the conductor, it was Daniels who as first violin led the
orchestra,” recalls one colleague. More bluntly, it was Daniels who kept the Issigonis feet
on the ground, and transferred his ideas to the metal.
“Issigonis was very much a designer rather than an
engineer. His ideas were phenomenal but it took
people like Jack Daniels to turn them into reality,”
says another contemporary. “Daniels had that sense of the
practical that meant he could turn an Issigonis idea into
something that would work. Without people such as him
the Mini wouldn’t have happened.”
Jack Daniels, automobile engineer, was born on February 8, 1912.
He died on November 27, 2004, aged 92.
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CLUB MEETING—FEBRUARY 13— 3:00p.m.
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CLUB MEETING—MARCH 13— 3:00p.m.
FRED HEISTAND
AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
717-665-7100
Import Auto Repairs On
All Makes
MG & Classic Sports Car
Mechanical Restoration
Chuck Callis
President
MANHEIM, PA 17545
They’re Never
Too Young!
Dan Leonard’s
Pit crew
(Grandson Austin Tippitt – age 8)
Watkins Glen—2004 Vintage Grand Prix
DEADLINE FOR INFORMATION FOR THE APRIL/MAY ISSUE OF THE
MAILGRAM IS MARCH 14th
Questions? Call Dennis 717.548.2457