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THE CLUB FOR ALL MGs http://www.columbiagorgemgclub.org Volume 40, Issue #6 June 2014

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ULTIMATE GORGE TOUR - JULY 19TH Tom and I are MG folks to the core, long-time club members and we've driven some fantastic roads over the years. We searched old club tour and rally routes and put together a collection of the best routes and roads for super summer tour. Join us for a great Driving Tour of challeng- ing and scenic roads in and around our club's namesake - Member Appreciation Picnic and The Gorge. We'll explore roads generally intersect- Parade—Saturday June 28 ing and paralleling Washington's SR14 climbing up and By Donna McNabb down canyons and long scenic stretches. Back in , Every year, in appreciation of our members, we provide enjoy the Rowena loops and more great roads and scen- a picnic lunch and games on the lawn. It is free to all our ery. We'll end the tour in the Hood River Valley where it's members and their guests. The last few years, we have gone a short drive back to via either I-84 or "round the to Cascade Locks to have our lunch in the Lock Tender’s mountain" on OR 35 and US 26. Be sure to put this tour House, then play croquet and other lawn games (remember on your driving calendar. the catapult with water balloons?) on the beautiful shore of Start - 9:00am - K Mart parking lot - NW corner - the Columbia River. We will return there this year with a 122nd & NE Sandy twist. Lunch - Noonish - Goldendale, WA. - Restaurant TBD That weekend Cascade Locks celebrates Sternwheeler End - 4:00 ish - Hood River Valley Days. On Saturday, June 28, they will have a parade down Length - 200+ miles, not counting mileage back to their main street from 11:00 am to noon. We are signed up the Metro area. to drive our cute little sports cars in the parade! It would be so cool to have our club magnetic signs on our cars, or Ron Hillbury & Tom Franco some nautical decorations to go with the Sternwheeler theme. Maybe Ed & Marianne will show up with their Easter bunny on the front and rabbit ear sunglasses! I am hoping for good participation. There is just nothing like a small town parade; it fun to watch and fun to be in. To get ready for the parade, we can practice by going in a caravan from Portland to Cascade Locks. Meet at the Lewis and Clark State Park just off I-84 in Troutdale at 8:45 am. We will leave at 9:00 and drive the old highway as far as we can, leaving only a few miles on the freeway before we get to the staging area in Cascade Locks about 10:00. After the parade, we will gather at the Lock Tender’s House at the Marine Park (take a left after you enter the park). If you don’t want to parade (spoilsport) you can just meet us there a little after noon. Cascade Locks is about 40 miles east of Portland on I-84, or the same distance east of Vancouver on Hwy. 14 continued on page 11

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OFFICERS – 2014

President Dominic Daly [new cell coming soon] [email protected] (preferred)

Vice President Chad Cansler 503-679-2766 (text preferred) [email protected]

Secretary Gary Eddings 503-789-0341 (text preferred) [email protected]

Treasurer Marianne Shumaker 503-896-9635 [email protected]

Activities Tom & Sue Stose 369-601-7002 (preferred) [email protected]

Past President John Dutra 503-786-0851 [email protected] (preferred)

IMPORTANT VOLUNTEERS We want to recognize the volunteers without whom our club would not run as smoothly as it does. Thank You!

ABFM Reps John Dutra 503-786-0851 [email protected]

Jan Whittlesey 503-538-8610 [email protected]

Regalia Sales Ed Mullowney 360-607-4928 cell [email protected]

Raffle Tom Franco 503-235-1246 [email protected] The MGAnnouncer The MGAnnouncer is the official publication for and Storage Locker Kenny Snyder 360-263-4047 published by the Columbia Gorge MG Club. A mailed sub- Manager [email protected] scription is included in the club’s yearly dues. Electronic distribution (PDF by e-mail) is available—contact the edi- Nametags Peggy Oliver 503-709-3616 [email protected] tor. Permission is hereby granted to reproduce any material Membership Steffi Rollins 360-576-7973 provided credit is given to the author and to the Columbia Database [email protected] Gorge MG Club or the original publisher if applicable. Contents, including technical advice, are the views of the Mailbox Marianne Shumaker 503-896-9635 author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the or- Monitor [email protected] ganization. Application of this advice is at your own risk. Webmaster Donna McNabb 503-645-9302 Wants and disposal advertising is free to members and [email protected] $5 insertion for non-members. Each ad runs one month. Send ads to the editor by the publication deadline below. Commercial advertising is $100 for 12 months for a large ad; $50 for a small (business card size) advertisement. Con- tact the editor for insertion or changes. Membership Copy and advertising deadlines are the third Friday of The Columbia Gorge MG Club was formed for and is the month preceding publication; in other words, one week active in the promotion and driving enjoyment of MGs. after the Club meeting. All MG enthusiasts are welcome to join and share infor- mation and fun. The Columbia Gorge MG Club is affili- Editor: Donna McNabb — 503-645-9302 ated with the North American MGA Register, and the [email protected] North American MGB Register. Membership dues are 17658 NW Rolling Hill Lane st Beaverton, OR 97006 $25 per year, $12.50 after July 1 . See the Vice President.

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Dominic’s Drivel a MGB! That school year I recall my literature teacher giv- By Dominic Daly (and Chad Cansler) ing me a hard time about reading service manuals on the Well May started off much MGB in her class. But, interestingly enough, she owned a like April; wet and windy. None- MG Midget back in the day and she shared stories of how theless a hardy bunch gathered she drove the wheels off the thing. early on a Saturday morning for a It was freshman year of High School when the dream cruise along highway 14, through finally came true. My dad and I were driving past a tow Stevenson, Carson, and up into shop when out of the corner of my eye I spotted a bright the mountains. Lead by Reid mustard yellow 1973 MGB. I went mental and my dad Trummel in his “new” MGA, a turned the truck around and off I went to inspect it. Long good bunch of A’s , B’s and story short I was young, stupid and in love! Coming from “vertically challenged” MGs appeared for the tour, some Wisconsin it had serious rust issues, the car was towed in even with the tops down. My personal favourite was Paul because it broke down at Pizza Hut. That was just the be- and Steffi Rollins MG Magnette. We stopped at the Curly ginning: the title was lost and the shop owner sold me the Creek rest area for a picnic lunch where there were no car with just a bill of sale. Little did I know the $600 I paid sightings of Mt. St. Helens. for it was going to set in motion a massive amount of hard Now this month I am going to do something a little dif- work and frustration. All the same it was a proud day when ferent with my Drivel. I am going to give up some of my I was biking home from school and saw my MGB en route valuable Drivel space to my right hand man, and your Vice to my house! (being towed). President, Chad Cansler. Like me, Chad is a relatively new I met some great friends and learned a lot in High member to the club who most of you have probably not had School. The deal was: I got good grades and my parents the chance to get to know. He has been passionate about would help fund the restoration. I did odd jobs to help fund MG’s from a very young age (ok he still is young com- the dream as well. My wise and extremely kind friend Dick pared to most of us!!!). So I thought it was time that you O’Connor helped me every step of the way in restoring the got to know Chad and his passion for our hobby. So Chad, MGB. There was a point in time that the only thing holding take it away… the front of my B to the rear was the transmission tunnel. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ continued on page 4 Where to start… As far as I know I’ve loved cars from my earliest childhood memories. My most favorite matchbox cars were a white Talbot Lago, a cream Jaguar xk120, and a 1970’s Plymouth Police car. (two out of three isn’t bad!) In elementary school I had a poster of a 1957 Chevy Corvette hanging on the wall, I would stare at that picture for hours, the goal was to own one someday. Then middle school came around, and the summer before 8th grade I was biking down an alley and came across a mostly black 1974 MGB without it’s grille in place. I thought maybe it was a Shelby Cobra or something… Well the owner was an interesting fellow that had a heck of a car collection. He had a Sunbeam Tiger, a split window Cor- vette, and a Pontiac GTO (all in different states of disre- pair). He was willing to sell me the MGB to fund his other projects. I had to learn more about what the car was like; so I asked if we could arrange a time that he could drive it for me. I will never forget the day I got to ride in that 1974 MGB. He had a friend pull start it with a junky silver 1988 Mercury sable, the scent of Marlboro Reds, motor oil, and old dusty interior/carpet wafted around the cockpit. I was fascinated that a car would have a choke cable (just like a lawn mower) I remember him telling me that the S.U.’s needed some work because the shop on the north side of town didn’t do the rebuild job right. The sun was dancing through the leaves on that late summer day. It was perfect sports car weather. From that moment on I was sold on MG‘s, game over.. I must, or I will one way or another get Page 3 Aloha from Hawaii Dominic’s Drivel from page 3 By Peggy Oliver Dick wasn’t afraid of any project and being an Airplane Jim and I spent our vacation mechanic he knew repair techniques like nobody else. time in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii - it Looking back, it’s comical about how out in the wilderness was fabulous- 82 degrees every I was on that project. Western Wisconsin isn’t really a hot day and clear blue sky-but it bed of British car ownership, I remember getting does rain at night. There were “corrected” when I said I need parts to my MG, “you mean wild turkeys calling to us at 6am GM right?” In the end it all paid off, I won best car in my as well as construction on the lot school yearbook! next door with workers begin- College: I moved to Flagstaff for a year, and after three ning at 7am until 4pm. I was months of not being able to work on a MG I bought a beat looking around for some MG's up but rust free 1960 MGA. The MGA owner’s name was Chad and it was his 1st car! Sadly he never had the success of getting it running, so he just bought a MGC Gt instead! I met my wife a few months before I moved to Flagstaff, she but after 3 weeks I only chased me down in her dad’s 1976 MGB. Needless to say it found one. The gas was love at first sight. It still amazes me the odds of a two prices were $4.47 per “kids” finding each other in a city of 56,000 people in a gallon and it seems like state where most of the older cars all rusted away. Molly most of the folks were sold her running car and bought a 1966 Midget the year I driving some economy moved back to Wisconsin. With my friend Dick O’Connor cars as well as some we got the Midget painted and running in one summer. We Miata's. joined the Fox Cities British Car Club while we were at the University of Oshkosh. We befriended many great people Peggy and Jim and got to drive some extremely rare and expensive cars! It was a total blast! Overall thoughts on College: Getting my Education degree was a waste of time, I should have just kept doing what I love, working on British Cars! Now: We moved to Portland a week after we got mar- ried. I was fortunate enough to visit Oregon twice before and was completely sold on the beauty of it all. Molly had never been out here but quickly fell for everything this great place has to offer! I was in awe of all the classic cars rolling around Portland when I visited but I didn’t know that Portland was a major British Motor Corporation ship- ping hub! After going to the Historic races I was amazed at the volume of classic cars. Back in Wisconsin; Road Amer- ica had some truly amazing cars but not the massive num- bers of daily drivers that Portland has. I knew I had found classic car Mecca and my home! So I hope this helps mem- bers understand what a petrol head I am and I hope it wasn't too long winded. Safety Fast! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thank you Chad.

Finally, Brit of the Month. I stumped you all last month with Grammy Award winning conductor Neville Marriner - I’m sure you are all Googleing him now J . So the jackpot rolls over to next month. I’ll go easy on you this month but I want the name of the actor not the character. Be safe out there! Your Prez. Dominic MG Daly

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By Larry and Debbie Haroun Club T MG will be hosting our 32nd annual Rendez- vous in Florence, OR, August 7-10th, 2014. You may be asking "What is a Rendezvous?" It is very similar to the MG-2013 event only on a smaller scale. Rendezvous 32 will be held at the Driftwood Shores Resort in Florence, OR. The resort is located right along the beach with every room enjoying an ocean view. Driftwood Shores is the only resort for miles located on the beach and a great venue for our event. Thursday afternoon begins the event with picking up evening is our cocktail hour and awards banquet, including your registration packet from our Hospitality Suite starting an auction and raffle. at 4:00 PM. After you have settled into your room, you are Sunday morning we have the Winner Circle where all invited to join us for a complementary clam chowder feed of the 1st place winners are displayed. Coffee and rolls will starting at 6:00 back at our hospitality suite, BYOB. It will be available in our Hospitality Suite. This will be the close be an opportunity to spend a leisure evening seeing old of our 32nd Rendezvous. As we depart, we will say friends and meeting new ones. "Farewell" and, hopefully, "see you next year". Friday morning we are off on a rally/tour, which will We would like to extend an invitation to the members highlight beautiful drives and sights around the Central of Columbia Gorge MG Club to join us for a fun filled Coast area and test your skills in meeting the challenges our weekend. Rally Masters have cre- Larry & Debbie Haroun, ated. Friday afternoon is Rendezvous 32 Chairs free time to enjoy the sites H: 503-650-9489; C: Larry 503 754-1358 of Florence, such as find- Email: Debbie [email protected] ing one of the delicious [Entry form at www.clubtmg.org] dining options for lunch, exploring self-guided tours, shopping in Old PMX Custom Alternators & Starters Town, walking on the beach or napping in your Quality Rebuilding Since 1977 - Foreign & Domestic room to the sounds of waves lapping on the shore out side your window. We re- convene Friday night for a crab feed on the lawn outside our Hospitality room over looking the ocean. This year we decided to have a Hawaiian theme, so bring your Hawaiian shirts and straw hats? No Hawaiian shirt? Quality pre- owned shirts can be purchased on your registration form for only $5.00. After the feed, there will be a bonfire on the beach, S'mores anyone? Gene Nunn and Larry Haroun are rumored to be bringing their guitars for campfire songs. Saturday morning will be the car show with judging from our participants including a People's Choice award voted on by the general public. A noontime raffle will take place before departing the car show for lunch on your own. After lunch we will gather for our parking lot driving Alternators: Chrome, One Wire, 6-Volt, Positive course called "Funkhana" to, not only show off our driving Ground, Custom High Amp, Marine, Generator to skills, but see how we handle tasks along the way. Saturday Alternator Conversion Kits for Most Systems including Lucas, Flathead V-8 and Model A.

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Page 5 April Drive By Kate Sherrell We left Ibach park in Tualatin with about 10 cars brav- ing a typical Oregon spring day. McNabbs followed the route gathering photos for the 2014 Moss Motor Challenge, catching up with the rest of the tour here and there. No rain at the start, but clouds promised that we would have show- ers before the drive was over. Beautiful drive up and over Parrett Mountain and the Iowa Hills to McMinnville where c: 503.709.3616 the organizers for the Casa Verde celebration let us park for a little car show of sorts while we ate lunch at the Grain Station Brew House. We enjoyed a nice lunch and after that about half of the cars headed back to Portland while the rest of us headed out for a rainy drive over some lovely curvy roads north from McMinnville on to Timber, Vernonia and Scappoose. The Ansells had to leave early to head back home. We worried about breaking the Eddings Midget (again!) since it was making funny sounds, so they darted back home after coming down out of Timber. The Stose Midget was going strong as was the Morton/Larkin Alas- kan TR8 so our three cars journeyed on to Vernonia for a short break where McNabbs caught us up again. Onward then into the hills around Scappoose where we had great territorial views, but the mountains were hiding in the clouds. The Stose car headed back home on Hwy 30, leav- ing just the two cars in the sun up Rocky Point Road and down into Hillsboro. The TR8 headed back to Forest Grove and we continued on into the Hillsboro Pharmacy just as they were closing. Met up one last time with McNabbs at the Venetian instead for a quick drink and to wrap up the drive before heading home. I'm so pleased that everyone who started out was able to customize the length to their needs and we had a really good drive with only a few rain- storms and no breakdowns (the Eddings Midget is fine, by the way!). Thank you all for joining us, or if you couldn't make it we look forward to seeing you on the next club drive. Russ and I will probably repeat portions of this drive later this summer. Look for spur of the moment announce- ments on the Yahoo group. [More pictures on pages 8 & 9.]

Page 6 —————————————– Columbia Gorge MG Club Activities Scavenger Hunt—June 1 driving time. Always the Wednesday after the Club Meeting Join Peggy and Jim Oliver collecting 50 listed items in When: Social at 7:00; session starts at 7:30! two hours time. It’s a hoot! Where: Foreign Parts Positively—19900 NE189th St. Board Meeting—June 9 Brush Prairie, WA 98606. North on I-205 over Columbia All members are invited to the board meeting, 7:00 pm River. Exit Padden Parkway EAST and travel about 10 at The Village Retirement Center, 4501 West Powell Blvd, miles (through the village of Hockinson.) Turn right at Gresham. 10 minutes from Stark Street Pizza, free, in Ore- 184th St. “Alderbrook” sign. Take a Hard Left first chance gon, no need to buy food, and no alcohol allowed. after “Mountain Meadows” sign on right. Small FPP sign If you have something specific to discuss, drop Gary low on left. Come DOWN the driveway. Eddings a note to get it on the agenda. Phone: 360-882-3596 email: [email protected] Club Meeting—June 13 Pub Night—June 24 We meet in the side-room at Stark Street Pizza (92nd We gather at a pub the last Tuesday of every month and SE Stark Street in Portland). There is social (and/or (except December) for food, beverage, and fellowship. The dinner) time before the meeting which starts at 7:30 pm. location changes throughout the area so there will be one The business part is generally short. Sometimes there is a near you sometime. This is a great way for members to get guest speaker or a just-for-fun raffle. to know each other better. Join us at about 6:00 pm for din- In the summer months (may through September) we ner and drinks, fun and socialization. take a drive after the meeting. Where will we go in June? In June, we are going to Casa Colima, 6319 SW Capi- Saturday Social @ Nuffield Imports, Ltd.—June 14 tol Hwy, Portland OR. Mexican restaurant with beer and —9am - noon margaritas. Saturday Social Events at Nuffield are always the sec- Membership Appreciation Picnic and Parade in- ond Saturday of the month and are open to all British car Cascade Locks—June 28 enthusiasts. Join us for conversation, breakfast pastries, See article on page 1. coffee, and OJ. All are welcome. Coming in July Saturday, June 14 9am - noon Portland Historic Races — July 11-13 1613 East 4th Street Celebrating Datsun Vancouver. The 2014 Portland Historic Races, features an annual Next to Pearson Airport entry list of more than 250 prestigious historic race cars, 360-694-7464 representing a wide variety of manufacturers. The restored cars are divided into groups according to make, age and Clinic—June 18: Getting the most out of our cars horsepower, where they are raced at high speeds close to or or “Making Them Last” at their full potential. “Basic Maintenance” is a much misunderstood pair of Boasting an open paddock, the Portland Historic Races words. This is an evening to examine what will let our cars allow enthusiasts the opportunity to see race cars up close go many miles and years without a breakdown or cost us a and interact with the drivers and crew. The event also fea- lot of money! tures a display of more than 700 collector cars and hot rods, What types of grease to use and where should each type an autocross, and a vendor midway. be used. Do you know how to maintain the rack and pinion or other steering mechanisms? Do you maintain your seats Mt Hood Tour with the Wilsons — July12 and interior? The list of Basics isn't quite so basic. We take Let's do it again! Drive/Tour/Brunch lead by Carol and time to define each maintenance process based on either Roger Wilson-meet at 9:00 am leaving at 9:30am at the time or miles. Brakes, suspension, gauges, bulbs and wiring Oregon City-Covered Bridge Interpretive Center. all keep the car on the road and make sure that the next Heading up and over twisty back roads stopping for a time you want to take it “out for a spin” it'll be ready. break at the Ripplebrook Ranger Station rest stop for There will be examples of many products to keep your amenities. Continuing up hill to "Little Crater Lake" ending car doing it's best from lubricants to plastic window pol- at the lodge for a delicious brunch-estimate $17.50 per per- ishes. A checklist of items to keep track of will be handed son. Reservations are for 12:30pm. Please join us. out that can be copied and kept in your tool box so you Ultimate Gorge Tour —July 19 shouldn't be stuck on the road during a club tour, or other See article on page 1.

Page 7 Board Meeting Minutes—May 5 By Gary Eddings, Secretary Board Members: ( ) Pres. Dominic Daly. (★) V. Pres. Chad Cansler. (★) Treas. Marianne Shumaker (★) Activi- ties Sue & Tom Stose (★) Sec. Gary Eddings (★) Past Pres. John Dutra. ★=present at meeting Call to Order: By VP Cansler @ 7:08pm Reports Treasurer: Some folks dropped from roster for non- payment; made $10.00 at Auto Jumble; checking, & sav- ings were reported. Request from Ron Hillbury and Tom Franco doing overnight tour to Hood River for expenses incurred in planning the event. After discussion: ★★★★ Motion by Chad, Second by Gary; Club will pay up to 50.00 per day of event for expenses incurred by organizers for sanctioned events with receipts turned in to treasurer. (Passed unanimously.) Secretary: Amend minutes from last Board Meeting regarding ABFM program shortage to only one year as pointed out by Past Pres. John Dutra, not two years as re- t. corded last month. S rta 1 Activities: Sue wondered about how new items of in- be 21 Al 97 E R terest can get out: email blast (? ) Yahoo Groups (?). Donna N O 16 d, says they can be sent to Donna for inclusion in Announcer. 0 an 2 rtl Po Discussion about groups going to big events, etc., etc. Drive to Boppin' Bo's after Friday meeting this week. Re- port on calendar events. Old Business ABFM: Pres. wants info on how to get adverts, etc.; John Dutra will get info to Dominic.

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Page 8 —————————————– Columbia Gorge MG Club Lawyer issue = no news Storage Locker duties; some discussion about list Gary Eddings sent to Pres., should we take the tent to the His- Book Alert torics? Discussion. Not very practical. By James Duston New Business Jeff Zurschmeide's new book "PORTLAND New members noted (3 or 4): Larry & Tammy SPEEDWAY" is available at Costco for $13.49. Port- Wheeler; Aaron Leeb & Sydney Haigly; Arnold Adams; land Speedway opened in the summer of 1936 and en- Robert & Taunya McKee. joyed a 66-year run. The book has photos from every Christmas Party: Pres. is looking for venue options & era of the speedway. Jeff Zurschmeide raced at Port- ideas. land Speedway from 1994 until 2002 when the track John Drake & Rally: Pres. hasn't gotten into discussing closed for good. with John yet. Much discussion about the whole idea, per- haps morph into a club sponsored overnight tour or some- [Editor’s Note: Jeff Zurschmeide is a former Columbia Gorge MGA Club member.] thing else. Lots of disparate ideas discussed. Newsletter: Donna reports all is well, website change- over in next 29 days will go to "MG" only , Donna will check out $$ in having old site carry on for one year to for- Club Meeting Minutes—May 9 ward to new domain name. Donna is working toward soft- By Gary Eddings, Secretary ware needed to do website so others might be able to fiddle Board Members: ( ) Pres. Dominc Daley. (★) V.Pres. in future. Donna putting new roster together including new Chad Cansler. (★) Treas. Marianne Shumaker. (★)Activ. members. Website changes may mean a new logo design Sue & Tom Stose. (★)Sec. Gary Eddings. (★) Past Pres. may be in order. John Dutra. ★=present at meeting ★★★★ Motion by Chad: Hold a design contest for a Call to Order: by VP Cansler @ 7:32pm new club logo. Designs to be submitted within two months Minutes: Board Meeting minutes read by Gary. new from the email blast announcing it to all members, followed members= Robert McKee, Aaron Leeb, Larry& Tammy up with newsletter announcement (design ideas due to Wheeler, Arnold & Marlene Adams Donna by July 18 for the August newsletter) for a vote at Newsletter Editor: Donna reported on details; Donna the club meeting in August: second by Gary (John ab- requested sign-ups for Historics registration stained, Gary, Chad, Marrianne, Sue voted for) = passed Treasurer: Report presented by Marianne . We are in Adjourned at 8:41 by Chad. the black on both accounts. Activities: Sue reported on activities calendar; thanked Reid Trummel for tour; thanked. Chad & Molly for hosting Board Meeting. Events are in the Announcer - Sue pre- sented details. Keith reported on Tech. Session this coming Wednes- day; Group our leaving from Gee Creek Rest Area at 08:00am to Vancouver BC event; Vancouver WA Con- cours August 3, 2014 planning going well - many enhance- ments this year. Donna reported details of Club Picnic (including being in Sternwheeler Days parade). June 28 2014. Donna noted details on GT-39, about joining a group traveling to meet Capitol to Capitol Drive group for part of their tour., and invited others. (July 4, 2014 starts out east) Details on July 19, 20 overnighter, presented= it has turned into a 1 day 200-250 mile tour due to expense of hotel; details coming in the Announcer. Larry Haroun talked about Club T Rendezvous in Flor- Interested in joining the Yahoo Group? ence this Summer in August. Past Pres.: NAMGAR/NAMGBR report; French Lick Email [email protected] and Russ will MG B 2014; send you an invite. Use this group to post and Old Business: None presented look for spontaneous drives and activities as New Business: None presented

well as wants & needs. Adjourned @ 08:16 by VP Cansler

Page 9 Picnic & Parade from page 1 and over the Bridge of the Gods ($1 toll). Be aware that the parade may block the entrance to the Marine Park if you come any earlier. On the lunch menu is: baked and fried chicken, baked beans, potato salad, fruit salad, brownies and cookies. There will be iced tea and lemonade (you can make your own Arnold Palmers). Everything is supplied—you don’t Larry Haroun have to bring anything. After lunch we play games on the lawn and also board General Contractor games inside in the Lock Tender’s House. If you have a favorite, bring it and we will try it out. We always have a 503.650.9568 lot of fun. It is helpful to have a headcount so we have enough 503.754.1358 cell and not too much food. A sign-up sheet will be circulated at Custom Repairs the club meeting. If you can’t make it to the meeting, you can contact me ([email protected] or 503-936-6137) Remodels to get on the list. Even if you don’t sign up, don’t be shy, New Construction come on down and join us.

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Two Magazine Collections For Sale Multiple Cars for Sale Classic & Sports Car collection -- Over 160 issues, 1966 MGB Roadster, ‘67 and ‘73 MGBGT: These from April, 1985 - February, 2004. Very-good condition. are project cars (cheap). Includes master index for many years. $100. 1958 XK150 Jag Coupe: Fairly nice but needs help to Thoroughbred & Classic Cars Collection -- Over get running again. 200 issues, from March, 1978 - July, 2004. Very-good con- Also I have a 1947 CJ Jeep and a 1950 Jeep Pickup. dition. Includes copies of index pages from many issues. These are project cars too. $150. Please call for details and appointment to see them. Please don't ask if there are specific articles -- I don't Thanks, Dan Parpart (503)-644-4251. have time to look them up. Paul 360-576-7973; [email protected] Collectable Grease Gun Grease gun included in toolkits of vintage British cars. Tecalamit brand. Very nice condition. Can email pics. $25. Paul 360-576-7973; [email protected]

1966 MG Midget $2500 It has been garaged since 2007 when the owner died. In June 2013, the car got a new battery, 4 new tires, new gas, new oil filter, etc., and the engine did turn over, but 1977 MGB it needs your expertise! Two MG manuals included. Will share all maintenance re- Selling my beautiful, reliable and well restored 1977 cords. Has current registration. Location: MG B. 25K miles since the engine restoration in 1997. Re- Portland, OR. Please e-mail island cent work includes new battery, entire braking system, fuel [email protected] for more information. pump, replaced alternator and clutch. All repair records since 1996 available. Always garaged, very well cared for. I'm the 4th owner (the mechanic who restored it owned the car for a while and is one of the 4 owners...) It's a great car! Runs fantastic. Convertible - great for summer! For full disclosure: There is a slow oil leak, a few small tears near rear window with some hazing of the rear win- dow, and a couple of cracks on the dash. Otherwise in very good condition. Asking $6250. Feel free to call with questions: (917) 435-4879. SE 52nd Ave and Burnside, Portland. Thanks, Tom Stason

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