4-2016 BCCW NEWSLETTER APRIL Conv rev

The Wing & Bonnet
April 2016
Vol. 22, No 4
The Official Newsletter of The British Car Club of Wichita
www.britishcarclubofwichita.com
Looking Over The Windshield
Rod MacLean,
President
President
Rod MacLean
Rmac1125@aol.com
(316) 200-0316
Vice President
Hank Brillhart
British Car Enthusiasts,
hankb72@cox.net
(316) 522-1339
Treasurer
Tammy Vandruff 700 S Madison
Thanks to Joe Henning
for hosting the March
Swap Meet and Club
Meeting!
Wichita KS 67211
Saturday, April 9, we will
have Olpe Chicken Run,
with a drive from Wichita to Olpe. We will caravan
from the McDonald’s on East Kellogg in front of
Lowes, leaving at 9AM. Please be at McDonald’s
restaurant by 8:30AM, so we can leave within the
half hour. We should arrive in Olpe between 11:00
and 11:30AM. Buffett lunch will start around noon.
The price is $12 per person.
We will meet with several other clubs from the KC
area, the Triumph, MG and Jaguar Clubs will be in
attendance. There’ll be around 90 people attending.
I hope to see you at McDonald’s for drive to Olpe!
Happy motoring in 2016!
Rod MacLean
Kenvandruff@aol.com
(316) 265-9954
Technical Advisors
Joe Henning
Tom Piacenza
Hank Brillhart
(316) 524-4128
(316) 778-1549
(316) 522-1339
Newsletter Editor
Lewis Blackwell 929 East 52nd South, Wichita, KS 67216
(316) 990-2533
lewblac@cox.net
Web Site Team
Hank Brillhart
Jeff Cowell, Web Master
hankb72@cox.net
jeff@douglasphoto.com
on qualified club events. With membership, you get the
quarterly THE MG DRIVER magazine and Member Address
Book of all registered
MG members across the USA, for emergency contacts in case
you have trouble with any MG on a driving trip!
Tammy Vandruff, BCCW Treasurer
MAIN EVENTS!
2016 BCCW MEMBERSHIPS DUE!
Our BCCW membership
runs from Jan to Dec so
if you haven’t renewed,
send your check to
Tammy Vandruff!
Tammy’s address is
shown in box on this
front page. Dues are
$24/yr payable by
check to BCCW and
provide funds to make
all aspects of your club
run smoothly. Dues are prorated when you join in follow-on
months. Also available are memberships to North American
MGB Registry (NAMGBR). When a minimum number of
members register, the club qualifies for insurance coverage
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April 3 Sunday 9AM SCCA Runs at Yoder KS
Hank Brillhart for details
Call
APRIL SAT NIGHTS: 7 pm Braum’s at Douglas &
Seneca, Downtown Wichita
APR 9: Dates for Dinner &
Breakfast at OLPE, KS.
Call Rod at 316-200-0316 to
RSVP.
WE LEAVE IN CARAVAN
from McDonald’s at Lowes
on East Kellogg AT 9 AM to
arrive in Olpe at about 1111:30 AM
KEYN Cruizin’ Calendar is found at KEYN
website for shows all around the area.
http://www.keyn.com/pages/9266268.php
CARS & PARTS FOR SALE!
2-1971 MGB
Project Cars! $2,400 FOR ALL! Two Project Cars. Enough
new+ and old+ parts to build both cars! MGs
SALE $2,400 Jerry Morris
Gals & Guys! Tahireh HAS HER OWN
TOOLS READY TO CUT YOUR HAIR FOR RACING
YOUR BRITISH IRON THROUGH TH’ TULIPS! Call or
drop by Salon Brands, K-15/Madison, Derby for
an appointment. She’s waiting! - 316-990-7771
& Parts
316-775-7066
1983 Silver Spur
Rolls Royce
Drive this Rolls Royce and put
some class on your driveway!
Call Ron Lyon 687-6103
MGB English White, red
inter, new seats, starter, battery.
Dan Minick $11,499/OBO.
dan@minicks-ks.com
785.263.5045
I WANT TO BUY 1960
BugEye Rims with the newer
SELLERS PLEASE NOTE:
IN FUTURE, PLEASE INDICATE A
PRICE FOR YOUR LISTED ITEM.
rib config. Revised photos shown.
Have old style rims to trade. Keith
Smith 785-643-6817
pfalc.2225@hotmail.com
CHUCK GRAUEL Blue MGB Shown at Brits on
Plaza in 2014: FOR SALE! Call 316-733-9727
Dawn Yonally moved away, but knows a guy with
10 British cars for sale. He can be found at following
contact info:
http://www.houseofcars.co/inventory.aspx?cursor
t=asc&curpage=2
Charles Lester wants you to know that all his cars are
MGBs FOR SALE!
838-3388 or 210-4487
VTO Rims: Contact Acme Speed
Shop, 120 Shaw St. Greenville, SC 29609
New Aluminum radiator for 68-76 MGB $120. Also Sanden
A/C compressor, polished case $90 Call Tom Reardon 316251-1940 treardon2@gmail.com
GOOD SPARE RADIATOR-1973 MGB $50
Lewis Blackwell 316-990-2533 lewblac@cox.net ALSO have
1 set REAR brake assys for FREE.
LOOKING FOR BRITISH BUCKET SEATS! Brett
Robinson, of the nearly famous Morris Minor Limousine
he is building, broke his arm, so work’s slowed, he’s still
looking for bucket seats! Bigbrett97@hotmail.com
Wanted: TR3/TR3A 1957-1959 TR3 Prefer Ragtop or
hardtop, and I’m looking for the complete car. Contact:
Paul Wilde, Shawnee, KS
wilde@everestkc.net
Phone: (864) 370-3000 at:
hapwaldrop@acmeSpeedshop.com
PARTS FOR TR7 I have ALL NEW TR7 PARTS to
For Sale: ’72 MG Midget
1972 MG Midget $15K OBO: No rust,
original interior, all gauges work, 3-yr top,
new tires. Eugene Smith 316-687-0122
sell. You’re going to need them sooner or later! For list of
the TR7 parts, Contact Robert Reichert at:
Robert.Reichert@aero.bombardier.com
bsmith811@cox.net
1960 MGA 1600 Coupe Asking $14K. More
photos and info available
from Ellis Potter: 816651-0373 or Email:
For Sale 72 MGB Rebuilt eng,
o/drive, rally whls/tires, orig 13” wire
whls. New brake master &
interior. Good paint/chrome.
$10,000 OBO 913-269-5954
stewart.koesten@gmail.com
epotter@iolaks.us
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For Sale. Sharp ‘70 MGB
(60's front) chevy V6, edelbrock
manif, carb, turbo automatic.
Frame off restored, new top,
Camaro Yellow. Needs inter
panels. ASK $6000. Call Dr
Mahomed 316 347-4972
The Racecar Race :
It’s Primer & Bondo Time!
Hank Brillhart put wheels on the rotisserie, rolled it
outside and had a mobile soda-blaster come to his
driveway and remove the corrosion & crud off the
Tony Lane: Rim Repairs: I wanted to follow
up on the wheel repair outfit that fixed my rim. Link:
http://www.awrswheelrepair.com/wichita/
Don’t sit
around on
your ad if
you want
your new
business to
FLY!
Ric Wolford supports British Car Club of Wichita
with Website & print! Bring your graphic & photo
needs to Douglas Photo Imaging! Drop in and
see Ric at 2300 East Douglas, Wichita! Call him
at 316-264-3013 or ric@douglasphoto.com
Midget body. Next, the remnants of soda were
cleaned off and body dried completely. Next, he
walled off the object of his affection with sheets to
avoid layering everything within range in his garage
Mixer! Cleform #59015C3 Cu Ft 1-piece ring gear,
locks in five positions.
Welded stl frame & axle,
HD bushings
Parts: Cleform Tool Corp
Sell/swap/trade
tony_lane@cargill.com
Tony Lane 721-5061.
IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR
with primer! Hank picked a paint gun setup with a
special high-volume / low pressure setting to lay
down a final coating of primer.
BCCW DINNER OUT / BREAKFAST
On Saturday morning, a pretty good crowd
gathered at Country Café. More places to go and
things to do were discussed and added to YOUR
BCCW Calendar for this year.
Hank & Sharon updated calendar for SCCA events,
including city locations of additional runs.
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Bondo gets slathered on, then shaved off, then
fine-sanded with flats for a smooth skin.
It’s getting close to PAINT time. Stay tuned!
Rod’s Got His Body Back!
His AH 3000 body is back from the painter! Now reinstallation of all that stuff that came outta there
begins in earnest.
A few of us have had glimpses of some of the new
& shiny bits Rod has gathered together toward his
restoration, so, now we have to wait impatiently to
see it come back together.
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Bob’s Sprite is in Dry Dock
Bob’s Sprite Project is a 1958 Austin Healey
BugEye Sprite that he plans to race. Earlier, Bob
got his welding done using a rotisserie that he built.
With the major welding finished, he shipped it over
the garage door was that streamlined airfoil running
back down the rear from the mockup headrest. It
looks like it’s already at full speed!
Bob noted that this model Austin Healey Bugeye
Sprite did not come with a trunk lid that opened.
You crawled in and groped into the dark cavity
behind the seats for the spare tire & tools. Bob has
traced a pattern for a moveable panel he plans to
install because he also plans to locate the battery in
the rear cavity primarily for purpose of moving the
CG further to the rear for balance.
Bob found and bought the seat blanks that he will
cushion, upholster and mount to chair rails.
Engine? What engine?
Although it looks like a toy, it’s a
Geo Tracker 1.6 Litre, 85 HP
SO/H Cam that has just about
the right amount of spunk for
race track traffic. It’s coming
along nicely!
for Hank Brillhart to use on his Sprite race car.
Stay tuned for
more on the
radecars these
guys are building
in their garages!
Four adjustable floor jacks puts it right where he
can work on it. First thing I saw when he opened
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TRIUMPH OWNERS NOTE:
4350 S. Southeast Blvd, Wichita, KS 67210 (They did a
nice job on my Stealth rims. Your Editor )
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialist
Terry Morris Call Main Phone: 316-776-1212
Or Cell: 316-209-8801
Locations are:
12100 Dove Hill Dr., Derby, KS 67037 and
1717 Southwest Blvd, Wichita, KS 67037 PLUS
2 mobiles. Terry has 11 yrs exp, and techs with 8yrs. Terry can
fix warp, damage, or finish!
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Rat Patrol Report:
Vintage Triumph Register Regional
Gathering for April 2016
By Michael Hathaway
centraloktriumphs@gmail.com
Comments: My name is Michael Hathaway
with the Central Oklahoma Vintage Triumph
Register. We are hosting the 2016 SCVTR
Regional. The regional website cane be
accessed directly at
http://www.triumphsokc.org/#!scvtr-regional2016/ch5d or thru COVTR
(www.triumphsokc.org) website. Please spread
the word to the Triumph owners. Michael
Hathaway, COVTR Webmaster
Triumph Register car club encourages you to join them
in the "Oklahoma Run" while attending the 2016 South
Central VTR Regional to be held in Norman from April
20 through April 24. You may know that Norman is
situated just north of the South Canadian River,15 miles
south of OK City. Lodging and many events are being
conducted at Marriott Conference Center with 964 guest
rooms. The conference center is at 2801 East State
Highway 9, SE side of Norman. If you like pleasant
Triumph drives with interesting scenery then this is the
place for youAll of our events will take place in the
surrounding Norman area so please join us so that you
can meet old friends and make some new ones while
enjoying our fine Oklahoma hospitality.
Contact Dave Hogan 2016 South Central VTR Regional Chair
david.l.hogan1@gmail.com 405-227-8467
Michael Hathaway (Author of flyer above)
offers
his 1964 Triumph Sport 6 For Sale! It’s ideal for
Triumph fans who want a Fun Family and Friendly car.
Contact Michael at centraloktriumphs@gmail.com
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REPAIR & PART SOURCES:
Powder Coatings: Brent 461-6730 M-F 9-5
www.bcafinishing.com and www.hydrographics.com
and bcapowdercoating@gmail.com Located SE at :
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2016 Schedule
Mark and I double-checked 2016 schedules for 24 Hour
LeMons, ChumpCar & World Racing League. Based on
the amount of work the car still needs, here is our 2016
schedule.
World Racing League Raceway Park of the Midlands.
(Just outside of Omaha) 10 hour race July 23rd and 6hour race July 24th.
ChumpCar Motorsports Park Hastings (Neb) 12 hour
race Sept 10th and 6-hour race Sept 11th.
World Racing League Hallett Motor Race Circuit (OK) 9
hr race Oct 22, 7-hr race Oct 23.
To ensure adequate seat time for all drivers, we are
limiting seats to five drivers per race weekend (that's
Mark, me and three others). What does it take to
participate in this lunacy? Besides being a bit crazy, it
takes a long weekend, a bit of cash and some safety
gear. With one or two paying drivers, it is $750 per race
weekend and a share of the gas (usually about $80).
With a full complement of five drivers, the cost is $700
per weekend, and no gas charge. If you have no safety
equipment, you will need to purchase a helmet (see
Chumpcar & WRL websites for information on approved
helmets). We can loan you about everything else.
TO LOCK IN A SEAT TO DRIVE THE RAT:
1. Call Harry 316-776-0065 / Mark 785-234-2005
2. After call, mail $250 deposit to hold the seat. It will be
reserved upon receipt of deposit.
3. Send an add’l $250 30 days prior to race date.
4. Balance is due on race day.
Yeah, I know. It's not cheap. But it's the most fun you can
have without getting naked. And we can't help you out there.
Harry Price
Jaguar to Build Iconic XKSS
(Posted March 23, 2016, by staff.)
Jaguar is to build the stunning XKSS as an ultraexclusive continuation model. Nine new XKSS’s –
LATE SALE ITEM:
Tony Mumford ’71 MGB Project For Sale $450/obo
Complete, except for 1 SU Carb Chamber. Needs
rockers/floor panels. Call/Email: 316-250-6436
tony.mumford41066@gmail.com
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Montrose, Mo Festival, Parade, Car Show
WE are inviting anyone in your club to participate in
our Memorial Car Show & Parade on Saturday May
28th 2016, Memorial Day weekend.
often referred to by experts as the world’s first
supercar – will be hand built by Jaguar Classic to
the exact specification as they appeared in 1957,
replacing the cars lost due to the famous Browns
Lane factory fire.
Tim Hannig, Director Jaguar Land Rover Classic,
said: “The XKSS occupies a unique place in
Jaguar’s history and is a car coveted by collectors
the world over for its exclusivity and unmistakable
design.”
The original cars were earmarked for export to the
USA, however, just 16 were completed before
disaster struck. Now 59 years later, Jaguar is going
to build the nine ‘lost’ XKSS sports cars for a select
group of established collectors and customers.
The expertise gained during the construction of the
Lightweight E-type project will be transferred to the
construction of the nine ultra - exclusive
continuations. Each one will be hand-built at
Jaguar’s new ‘Experimental Shop’ in Warwick.
These modifications included the addition of a new
higher windscreen, an extra door on the passenger
side, taking away the divider between driver and
passenger and the removal of the famous fin
behind the driver’s seat.
My Dad, my son's Grandfather, wanted us to invite
his favorite type of cars: European Sports Cars. He
turned 80 this year & lives in Wichita, KS and will
be coming! Entry Fee is $10 per car, Parade is
Free! Contact Kevin & Kaleb Vaughn at
moparjeepman@yahoo.com
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Oct. 8 & 9 Lake Garnett Grand Prix 3rd Annual
Contact: lggpr.org Lake Garnett is similar to
Lake Afton and hosted several SCCA races in the
50's & 60's. Please visit our website at lggpr.org.
This year we are adding 2 new groups:
Group 1: Vintage (fast old sports cars) and
Group 2: Historic (slow old pre-1960 sports cars).
If you are aware of any such cars, please forward
this information to me. Hope to see many of you
here this fall as possible. CB Harris CB@lggpr.org
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Sept 10 Huntington’s Disease Charity Walk
Every car will be constructed to the same
specifications as those first 16 made in 1957 –
every aspect fully certified by Jaguar.
in Lawrence, KS. Lawrence, KS, will host a car
show from 9 to 12AM (Easy!) to attract interest in
Walk For Awareness of Huntington’s Disease.
Raffle Items you might want to think about:
Movie Tickets, Ball Caps, KC Chiefs tickets and
autographed items, Dinner Certificates, Lawn, Stay
For Breakfast Marriott Card, Certificates from
businesses of all kinds that support the research &
support of Huntington’s Disease. Bring your LBC to
a short car show, win a raffle, enjoy a day away!
Call Lewis Blackwell for details: 316-990-2533
The price will be in excess of £1 million.
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McPherson College Invites YOU!
Below is a sample entry…(due to the fact that your
editor lost his rotation tool as an update to WIN 10.)
This is a great Car & Cycle Show which also gives
was exported first to USA. While anything is
possible, by 1954, thousands of left hand drive
TDs and TFs were being built and exported to
the U.S. They could hardly give away the right
hand cars in this market. Now, highly sought
after.
While your picture doesn't show the interior, it
appears that it is right hand drive. If that is
correct, it would have been exported (UK to US)
by a private individual, not MG... Is there
something in the original book to lead you to this
conclusion? Any chance of an old picture of the
original UK number plate? The structure of
the numbers / letters can tell you a lot about
where it was registered. My AON 652 tied it to
Coventry, England and corroborated the MG
documents of the original purchaser. The Prewar portion of MG Car Club in UK was able to
supply me with copies of the original "build
sheet", Purchaser's name and address, and many
other records for a very small fee. Any help
from original MG Car Club -UK? I have an old
badge for Royal East African Automobile
Association.... Have you tried contacting them?
Countries have been re-named but perhaps there
might be an historic lead for you. Anders Ditlev
Clausager,
you the opportunity to walk through the shops that
make up the Automotive Restoration Program on
the campus. Cruise-In on Main Street, McPherson,
is FRIDAY April 29 6PM. Swap Meet SATURDAY
April 30. Call Blackwell 316-990-2533 for form, then
send $10 by Apr 15 to pre-register your car.
Richard Monk and Malcolm Green (all Brits) have
all produced outstanding books and research on
MGs...you might try them for ideas for further
research. Not much help I'm afraid. Good luck in
your search. Regards, 1935 MG-PA
When Hub of the Netherlands needed help
researching his car history, Don Bonar stepped
in to offer what he could. i thought you might
find his information helpful.
Editor
Sandy & Don Bonar, Prairie Village, Kansas
Don Bonar MGTF History Help:
Dear Hub
I have just a bit of info.... but cannot answer
definitively. As an owner of a 1935 MG-PA, I
know how difficult it is to chase the old auto
records between countries. From your history
card, it appears you have some indication the car
published in 2004 by Motorbooks International,
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Wanita Wright added this MGTF info: There is a
book called "Essential MG" by Graham Robson
an imprint of MBI Publishing Company with a
chapter on MG TF Midget. Basically a history
of all the Morris Garages cars.
Wanita Wright
( Thanks to all who sent info & advice to Hub! )
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BCCW Members & Friends –
Don’t forget to keep checking your
handy BCCW CALENDAR to keep you
up to date on upcoming events and
changes that may happen during the
year. Hank & Sharon Brillhart will keep
you informed of the SCCA Schedule.
Even if you don’t run th’ cones, it’s a fun
event to attend and watch! The Editor
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BACK PAGE:
Scott Ochs has owned this very fine-looking
1974 TR 6 since 1983. “It was my daily
driver for five years. The only
modifications are Weber down-draft
carburetors, a Monza exhaust, and
electronic ignition, which made it very
reliable, even for the twelve years we lived
in Boulder, CO. The engine was rebuilt in
1995 and last winter the clutch and gear
box were renewed.
I was assisted
by my good friend, David Ayala (owner of
Ayala Customs) who didn't speak to me for
three weeks after we finished, because we
pulled the gear box from INSIDE the cabin.
Unless you are under 5 ft and weigh less
than 110 lbs, I suggest pulling both engine
& gearbox as one so you have more room
to work!”
That is one great Looking car, Scott! – The Editor
British Car Club of Wichita
6112 South Laura
Wichita, KS 67216
Membership dues are $24.00 for
the full year. New membership is
prorated at $2.00 per month.
Make checks payable to
BCCW and mail to:
Tammy Vandruff
See address on front page.
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