September 2019 Newsletter
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FLORIDA OCTAGON #198 September 2019 Safety Fast! PRESIDENTS MESSAGE: CLUB OFFICIALS Dear British Friends, President: Hoping this finds you all well and getting ready for our fall season. In September Linda Knoblock- Raupp we start driving again so get your engines ready! (321) 757-0180 [email protected] Hope everyone had a great August and did some traveling, visiting and working on et your cars. I missed dinner at El Bodegon’s and missed all of you. I heard it was Vice President: wonderful and a great crowd, thank you Mike and John! Brian Mitchell (321) 254-9605 Shows will be popping up everywhere so get out there and show your LBC. Can’t [email protected] wait to see you all again. Get your RSVP’s out for September’s dinner being Treasurer: hosted by Pat and Cathy Pesce at Fresh Scratch Bistro & Lounge. Mark Helen Kingston September’s calendar for the dinner on the 9th and our event trip on the 21st. (321) 773-1455 [email protected] Ideas are always welcome too! Should you have anything, anyplace, anywhere that Secretary: you think the club would enjoy let us know. There’s never a bad idea. Marilyn Lewis (321) 259-7681 Have a great Labor Day weekend, and I look forward to spending the fall with you [email protected] all. Director: John Perez Keep well my friends with Safety Fast! (321) 243-2661 Linda Knoblock-Raupp, [email protected] President of YOUR club Director: (321) 757-0180 Len Coppold [email protected] (321) 752-0737 [email protected] IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE ELECTION CHAIRMAN Director: Norman Ridgely ELECTION TO BE HELD SOON!!! (772)567-2231 [email protected] It has been one month since the announcement appeared in the newsletter Director: concerning the forthcoming election of those who will be responsible for the Dale Lewis operation of your club for the years 2020 and 2021. (321)259-7681 [email protected] As the chair of the committee to oversee the nomination and election of those Immediate Past members, I asked for those interested to contact me. To date, I have received NO President contacts. To be honest, some of the incumbents have agreed to serve again should David Alexander there be a shortfall of new members willing to serve either as an officer or director. (321) 213-7051 However, many of them would be only too pleased to have someone else step [email protected] forward. m Chairman Emeritus Nominations close September 21st. So please give some thought to volunteering Jerry Keuper your services to YOUR club. (In Memoriam) For Club Info--Please To register as a nominee, please email the Ballot Chairman, Norman Ridgely, at visit: [email protected] with the position you wish to seek. The deadline to register MG Car Club--Florida is September 21, 2019. September Birthdays: Norman C. Ridgely 03 Cathy Pesce 22 Carol Lempicke Ballot Chairman 24 Louise Houk [email protected] 27 George Ricci P.O.Box 651068, Vero Beach, FL 32965 772-532-4265 September Anniversaries: 08 George & Ali Purdy UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS: 13 Doug & Linda Mark your calendars! Rothwell 26 John & Diane Perez September 9, 2019 MGCC-FL Monthly Dinner Fresh Scratch Bistro & Upcoming Club Lounge 6:00 PM. POC Pat and Cathy Pesce. The Fresh Scratch Bistro & Events: Lounge is located at 1940 HWY A1A, Indian Harbor Beach, FL 32937. http://www.freshscratchbistro.com/ Please RSVP to Cathy Pesce, September 9, 2019 Club Monthly Dinner [email protected] or cell: 718-702-7688. September 21, 2019 Titusville Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum / September 21, 2019 Titusville Valiant Air Lunch at Dixie Crossroads. The trip plan is to meet at the Rockledge Command Warbird McDonald’s at 9:00 AM leaving no later than 9:15 AM to drive to the Museum/Lunch at museum. https://www.valiantaircommand.com/ (Group rate of $10 per Dixie Crossroads person available with advanced reservation). After spending some time Contact Information: viewing the displays, we will then travel via a route Mike Euziere will Linda Knoblock- Raupp provide to Dixie Crossroads for lunch. http://www.dixiecrossroads.com/ P. O. Box 410471 September 21, 2019 – Deadline for submitting Nominations for Club Officers and Melbourne, FL 32941 Directors. (321) 757-0180 October 7, 2019 – MGCC-FL Quarterly Board Meeting 6:00 PM Kingston Garage 1561 Maple Avenue Melbourne, FL. The club board meets quarterly to report on matters of the club and to plan events for member participation. All members are invited to attend. If unable to attend, please email ideas or interests that you have. The club needs your ideas for monthly events! October 14, 2019 MGCC-FL Monthly Dinner. POC Frank and Helen Kingston. October 12, 2019 SPCA 9th Annual Hot Dogs, Cool Cats & Wild Rides Car and Motorcycle Show 10:00 AM Fox Lake Park 4400 Fox Lake Road, Titusville, FL 32796. “Great show at a wonderful venue, 9th edition of a growing classic car show in North Brevard. Featuring DJ Fast Eddie and a tremendous selection of door prizes, raffle drawings and 50/50, all in support of the premier animal welfare organization in Brevard County, the SPCA of Brevard! First 100 registered cars receive a dash plaque and all registrants receive a meal ticket and ticket for raffle drawing. 25 Trophies awarded.” Pre-register by mailing in a registration form (http://www.spcanorthbrevard.com/19_car-show.pdf) to 455 Cheney Highway, Titusville, FL, with a check for $15.00 per vehicle registered. The trip plan is to meet at Rockledge McDonald’s at 8:30 AM leaving no later than 9:00 AM to caravan to the show. November 16, 2019 – Club Business Luncheon Marsh Landing in Fellsmere, FL. The trip plan is to meet at the DAV on US Hwy 1 to caravan to the restaurant – Details to come regarding meet time, route, lunch time, etc. December (TBD), 2019 – Club Annual Holiday Party. Details to come! OTHER EVENTS: Calendar of local car events and cruise-ins maintained by Mike Euziere. British Car Driving Group September 20-22, 2019 - Brits in the Valley British Car Show, Columbus, GA Join the Peachtree MG Registry, for the first time, in Columbus, GA for the All British Car Show "Brits in the Valley". The Event, to be held along the banks of the Chattahoochee River at Woodruff Riverside Park, is close to a wide variety of shopping and restaurants in downtown Columbus. For more information about "Brits in the Valley" and to register go to: Brits in the Valley Car Show October 12, 2019 - 3rd Annual British Car Show Oviedo, FL 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Join the Orlando MG Club hosting a British Car Show at Boys Town Central Florida, 975 Oklahoma Street, Oviedo, FL 32765. The show benefits the Boys and Girls of Boys Town Central Florida. This is a free event with 1 trophy winner as voted on by the boys and girls and staff of Boys Town. *Donations to Boys Town accepted at the event. October 19, 2019 – Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation’s Keep the Light Shining Event 05:00 PM – 09:00 PM American Muscle Car Museum. Fellow club member, Nancy Garwood, submitted this event for the newsletter. She volunteers at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse as a docent. “The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is turning 151 years old and we want to celebrate it with you at the American Muscle Car Museum. The AMCM is a 123,000 square foot complex that houses over 300 American muscle cars ranging from classic 1950s to modern, including rare cars. The complex is very unique and not open to the public so get your tickets soon! Attire - Business casual.” Nancy has tickets (301-332-7121) or they can be purchased online. Included is an Open Bar (Wine, Beer, Soda, water) and Food from Wild Ocean. See Flyer below! https://www.americanmusclecarmuseum.com/muscle-car- events/189-cape-canaveral-lighthouse-foundation-s-keep-the-light-shining- event.html October 26, 2019 – Cruisin’ The Hill For School Supplies, Holly Hill Car Show, 1065 Ridgewood Ave, Holly Hill, FL 32117 12 PM – 5 PM. See the flyer below for a car show in Holly Hill. They have a class for foreign cars and the proceeds go to a good cause. It is a chance for us to get our British cars in front of an audience of people interested in cars but may be unfamiliar with the British car aspect of the car hobby. CLUB PHOTOS: www.mgcarclubflorida.org/mgclubflorida/Club_Photo_Album.htm MGCC-FL Monthly Dinner August 16, 2019 El Bodegon Cocoa Village Hosted by Mike Panopoulos John Perez Thank you, John and Mike! A truly enjoyable evening for the club— entertainment, food, and fellowship! Mike treated the club to El Bodegon’s signature Sangria! Interesting Articles and Information If you find an article you would like to share with the club or have a story to tell, (everyone has a story!) please email me ([email protected]) and I will include it in the newsletter! British Car Brands – All British Car Companies The history of the British automotive industry traces its roots in the late 19th century when automakers tried to make some new vehicles but relying on German and French advances in car manufacturing. However, by 1900 Herbert Austin introduced an entirely British four-wheel car. His company – Wolseley Motors Limited – has actually become the largest car manufacturer in the UK. And other car producers took up the initiative opening the automotive era for Great Britain. By 1922 the country estimated 183 automakers and in the 1930-s it even outbid France to become the largest car manufacturer in Europe.