Vol VIII, No. 5 St Louis Sports Car Council May-June 2019

Up & Coming 1 Jun 19—Cars & Coffee West/Sunrise Church, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, O’Fallon, MO, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https://calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/posterboard. 2 Jun 19—32nd Annual St Louis European Auto Show, presented by StL Mo- torcars benefiting StL Arc. At the Chesterfield Outlet Mall, 17057 N Outer 40 Rd; registration $40, set-up 10-11 AM, show from 11 AM-2 PM with awards at 1 PM. Info at http://stleuropeanautoshow.com. 2 Jun 19—Annual National Museum of Transportation Orphan Car Show, upper lot, 11 AM-2 PM. 2 Jun 19—Gateway Autocross Association Events 1 & 2, at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (Gateway Motorsports Park). Single session, Council News & Notes $35, info at www.gatewayautox.com.  Ready or not summer’s arrived 7 Jun 19—Memories Car Club Cruise at Faith Church, aka “The Zoo,” first and the schedule’s filled in nice- Friday of each month. Rahning Rd off MO 30/Gravois, 4 PM-9 PM, all vehicles ’79 ly, with plenty of opportunities for or older are welcome. just about everyone. We will 7 Jun 19—Kirkwood Sonic Car Cruise, at Big Bend and S Kirkwood, every Fri- note some good news for the day night through the end of September. Tends toward muscle cars and rods but rally aficionados: the St Louis foreign vehicles are welcome! Region SCCA’s flooded-out “El Rallye de Mayo” is rescheduled, 8 Jun—3rd Annual Route 66 Cars & Guitars Festival, downtown Kirkwood. for 30 June (“El Rallye de Late Includes a car show, free evening music by six bands (bring a lawn chair), vendor Juno?”). We should have the booths, food and drink and a beer wagon. Information including vehicle registra- StLSCC camera crew out to cov- tion available at www.kirkwoodmo.org/route-66-cars-and-guitars-festival; arrive for er the event. the car display between 1 and 4:30 PM, vehicles must stay in place until 9 PM. $20 registration, deadline is 28 May.  In other news, a prospective ninth member club has ex- 8 Jun 19—Cars & Coffee/Fast Lane Classic Cars, 427 Little Hills Industrial pressed interest in the Sports Blvd, St Charles. Hosted by Fast Lane, C&C St Louis, the Bridge Coffee House Car Council. We should know by and the Dokaj Foundation, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https://calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/ July’s issue if they will in fact posterboard. sign on; if they do, we’ll add their th events to the calendar and in- 8 Jun 19—7 Annual MDA Make a Muscle Charity Car & Bike Show, hosted clude the club’s activities in our by the Southern Illinois Camaro Club, at St Louis Regional Airport, 8 Terminal Dr, coverage. Stand by... Alton. All makes welcome, registration starts at 8 AM, $20 for judged vehicles, $10 for display, judging starts at noon with awards at 3 PM. For more info, call up  And, in the meantime, as always, www.mdacarandbikeshow.com. Drive ‘em! (Continued on page 2)

Note: Some club events restrict participation to club members only, primarily for na- tional/chapter insurance reasons. If interested in joining in on a drive or other event, we recommend you contact the club’s event coordinator in advance for details. In Print All Brit, all the time (go figure!) with the spring 2019 issue of Moss Motoring. As noted on the cover, the emphasis is on friendships developed through the LBC hobby; the stories include the resurrection of a Bugeye/Frogeye Sprite, a tail of two buds who couldn’t turn down a sad, homeless Triumph, one writer’s memories of his mother and her TR3A and a Brit car friendship which lasted nearly 40 years. Also, a feature on Harry Webster, Stand- ard-Triumph’s technical chief from 1956 to 1968 and recollections by former Group 44 driver Mike Downs.

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8 Jun 19—1st Annual Brooklyn Firefighters Car Show, at 3633 IL-162 in Granite City, 10 AM-5 PM, cars in place 7-10 AM. Preregistration $5, day of event $10, all proceeds benefit the Brooklyn Fire Protection District. Food, beverage, music, plaques, 50/50 drawing. For info call (618)808-1714. 9 Jun 19—St Louis Region SCCA autocross #2, Family Arena, St Charles. Registration 7 to 8:15 AM, $40 for SCCA members, $40 plus $15 weekend membership for non-members. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 9 Jun 19—Ballwin Days Car Show, Vlasis Park, Park Drive, Ballwin. Open to all vehicles, register 10 AM to noon, 17 tro- phies, proceeds go to Ballwin VFW Post 6274. 10 Jun 19—MG Club of St Louis Annual Picnic. At Kirkwood Park, 111 S Geyer Rd, Kirkwood, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Will include the club’s monthly meeting, monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/. 14 Jun 19—Misfit Toyz Car, Truck & Bike Cruise, 2nd Friday each month, April through October, 6-10 PM. At Hardees, 2580 Lemay Ferry Rd, St Louis. 15 Jun 19—Cars & Coffee/Westport, 8 AM-11 AM. 15 Jun—Hazelwood Baptist Church Annual Car Show & Festival, 10 AM-4 PM, 6161 Howdershell Rd, Hazelwood. Open to vehicles 30 years and older, no charge, food, beverage and live music all day plus a free dinner, awards and pro- gram for car owners after the show. Registration and other info at www.hazelwoodbaptist.com or call (314)731-2244, on-site sign-in from 8 AM to 1 PM. 16 Jun 19—Annual Father’s Day Car Show, at the Museum of Transportation, 11 AM-2 PM. 22 Jun 19—Tire Rack Street Survival School, hosted by the St Louis Chapter BMWCCA, St Louis Region SCCA and St Louis Chapter PCA. Great program for teenaged drivers, teaching automotive safety and vehicle control skills. Dates tenta- tive, monitor www.stlbmwcca.org for confirmation and details. 23 Jun 19—BSCC autocross #3, Family Arena, St Charles, show about 9:30 AM. To get on the event mailing list or for addi- tional, contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 23 Jun 19—St Louis Region SCCA autocross #3, Gateway Motorsports Park. Registration 7 to 8:15 AM, $40 for SCCA members, $40 plus $15 weekend membership for non-members. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 27-30 Jun 19—Annual MG Gathering of the Faithful/GOF, at the Double Tree Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Rd, Chester- field. Events included a Thursday night first-timers’ show and BBQ at Chesterfield City Park; rally/tour Friday morning, fol- lowed by tech sessions in the hotel conference center; Saturday funkhana and valve cover races with evening awards ban- quet; and Sunday morning winners circle photo session. Monitor www.stlouismgclub.com for details and updates. 29 Jun 19—Caffeine & Chrome, at Gateway Classic Cars, 1237 Central Park Dr, O’Fallon, IL, 8:30 AM-Noon. Complemen- tary coffee, donuts and self tours of the showroom. For info, call (618)271-3000. 29 Jun 19—Honor Flight Benefit Cruise-In, hosted by the GTA Car Club at the White Mule Winery, US 50 in Owensville, MO. 12 PM-6 PM, poker run noon to 5 PM, 6 PM music, food by White Mule Winery. 30 Jun 19—St Louis Region SCCA El Rallye de Mayo, rescheduled. Start and finish at the Sunset Overlook Restaurant, 11604 Bluff Rd, Columbia, IL. Check-in/registration at noon, first car departs at 1:01 PM. Info and online registration at www.motorsportreg.com/events/el-rallye-de-mayo-sunset-overlook-scca-st-louis-road-rally-679018. 3 Jul 19—6th Annual Twin Oaks Presbyterian Car Show, 1230 Big Bend Rd. Registration 9 AM-noon, dash plaques to the first 75 entries, entry fee is canned goods or non-perishable food items for the church food pantry. Food and refresh- ments available, for info call (636)225-5625. 5 Jul 19—Memories Car Club Cruise at Faith Church, aka “The Zoo,” first Friday of each month. Rahning Rd off MO 30/ Gravois, 4 PM-9 PM, all vehicles ’79 or older are welcome. 5 Jul 19—Kirkwood Sonic Car Cruise, at Big Bend and S Kirkwood, every Friday night through the end of September. Tends toward muscle cars and rods but foreign vehicles are welcome! 6 Jul 19—Cars & Coffee West/Sunrise Church, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, O’Fallon, MO, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https:// calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/posterboard. 7 Jul 19—Tire Rack Street Survival School, hosted by the St Louis Chapter BMWCCA, St Louis Region SCCA and St Lou- is Chapter PCA. Great program for teenaged drivers, teaching automotive safety and vehicle control skills. Dates tentative, monitor www.stlbmwcca.org for confirmation and details. 12 Jul 19—Misfit Toyz Car, Truck & Bike Cruise, 2nd Friday each month, April through October, 6-10 PM. At Hardees, 2580 Lemay Ferry Rd, St Louis. 13 Jul 19—Cars & Coffee/Fast Lane Classic Cars, 427 Little Hills Industrial Blvd, St Charles. Hosted by Fast Lane, C&C St Louis, the Bridge Coffee House and the Dokaj Foundation, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https://calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/ posterboard. 14 Jul 19—BSCC autocross #4, Family Arena, St Charles, show about 9:30 AM. To get on the event mailing list or for addi- tional, contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 20 Jul 19—Cars & Coffee/Westport, 8 AM-11 AM.

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Roadwork—Swedish Family Rapid Transit

Let’s say you want something sporty and powerful, yet with an annual basis along with substantial manufacturer involve- room for the 2.5 kids, family dog and groceries. You also ment. Going into the 1994 season, BMW Motorsport Team want a vehicle that possesses legendary toughness and relia- Schnitzer, running a 318i, served as the dominant force, but bility with the convenience of a wagon or hatch design. Well, the Germans faced strong competition from Ford, Vauxhall, between 1994 and 2007, provided an answer with a couple of Toyota, Nissan, , , Mazda and another new- models, the 850 and V70 wagons. The cars were fast, offered comer, . good handling and provided interior room suitable for a run to Lowes or Home Depot. The first out of the barn was the 850 model sedan, intro- duced at a show in Stockholm in June 1991. Much to the be- musement of automotive writers and undoubtedly some of the buying public, it featured a 2.4L, 168 hp transverse-mounted inline five (yes, five) cylinder engine. The car proved popular and sold well; Volvo followed with a station wagon (“estate”) in 1993.

Jan Lammers in the No. 14 car. Photo via Road & Track.

Regrettably, while the Volvo wagons were highly entertaining and crowd favorites, particularly when they went up on two wheels, the first race – at Thruxton, Hampshire, 4 April 1994 – sedan. Volvo photo via FavCars. pretty much set the tone for TWR’s season; Lammers retired while Rydell managed a 15th place finish. The Alfa Cose team, running a 155 TS driven by , ran away with Then came something completely different: Volvo decided to the first event and followed with victories at , enter the 1994 British Touring Car Championship…with the Snetterton and Silverstone. At that point, Team Schnitzer reas- wagon. Company management felt Volvo could gain a great serted BMW’s dominance, interspersed with individual wins by deal of recognition (and therefore, sales) by running in the Renault, Ford and Vauxhall. BTCC. Thus, in the fall of 1993, Volvo and Tom Walkinshaw Racing signed a contract for the development of three 850 In the end, Rydell finished 14th in the drivers’ championship,JM wagons for competition. At the time, TWR was running Jagu- followed by Lammers in 15th. The Swede managed a fifth ar XJR-15s in sports car racing, Holdens in Australia place finish at on 30 May, while Lammers notched and handling the engineering for the Mild Seven Benneton- a similar finish at Brands Hatch on 29 August; otherwise, both Ford Formula 1 team, with Michael Schumacher as number consistently finished down in the pack, with an occasional DNF one driver. due to mechanical issues. Tarquini took the driver’s champion- ship, followed by in a Renault Laguna and Paul Richard Owen, the TWR design lead, stripped the wagons Radisch in a Ford Mondeo Ghia. The TWR Volvo team finished down to reduce weight and added steel roll cages both for th 8 overall in the 1994 season, behind Alfa Corse, Renault protection and to stiffen the chassis. The engines were re- Dealer Racing, Ford Team Mondeo, BMW Team Schnitzer, duced from 2.3L to 2.0L in order to meet the series specs, and Vauxhall Motorsport, and Toyota Castrol. were moved rearward as far as possible. For 1995, rule changes – chiefly governing aerodynamic aids For drivers, the team and devices – convinced Volvo to shift to 850 sedans. Rickard hired Jan Lammers Rydell, now teamed with Tim Harvey in the second car, won a from the Netherlands number of races, starting at on 2 April. He and Swede Rickard finished third in the driver standings (Harvey finished fifth) and Rydell. Lammers pos- put Volvo into a solid third place overall, behind Renault and sessed extensive driv- Vauxhall. The team would continue to improve, culminating in ing experience across a the 1998 series championship with Volvo S40s. wide range of series, dating to 1975; it includ- However, in their one season in sedan competition, the 850 ed F1 racing with Shad- wagons made their mark. Volvo took advantage of the publici- Lammers and Rydell ow, ATS, Ensign and ty by producing the 850 T-5R for the street. The car’s turbo- Theodore, along with charged 2.5L inline five, tuned by , turned out 243 hp two years in Indy car. During the mid-1980s Lammers raced and 250 lbft of torque, good for 0-60 in 7.3 seconds and an Porsche 956s and started his long association with TWR, run- electronically-limited 152 mph maximum speed. The cars ning Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-6s and -8s in Europe and Castrol came standard with a five-speed transmission, heavy-duty XJR-9s and -10s in the states. Rydell also raced , clutch and limited-slip differential and rode on Pirelli P-Zero including a 12th place finish in a 962C at the 1990 Le Mans 24 tires. Volvo only offered two options, heated rear seats and a -hour race, teamed with Hurley Haywood and . 6-disc CD player; otherwise, the wagons came with everything Established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Champion- (Continued on page 4) ship, the British Touring Car series turned out big crowds on 3

Ecurie Ecosse (Continued from page 3) way to inject mischievous fun into your driving life while you project the image of a socially responsible adult the factory could Volvo sold just over 3400 V70Rs in the US prior to the end install. Per Bring of production in 2007. About 540 of the cars were delivered A Trailer, the with the manual transmission. resulting hot wagons served Twelve years later, 850 T5-Rs and V70Rs come up for sale. as “…some of In April 2019, a seller in Hamburg, Germany, put up a ’95 850 the coolest Vol- T5-R with 206,000 miles on it (hey, we’re dealing with a Volvo; vos ever made.” high mileage isn’t an issue, eh?). He asked €23,900/ ~$26,800. Later in the month, a ’98 V70 GLT showed up in In 1996, the Des Plaines, Illinois, with 8200 miles (!) and bids pushing corporation re- $10,000. This one had the turbo engine matched to an auto- tired the 850 matic transmission, riding on 15-inch wheels with Volvo styled sedans and wheels. Most recently, in May a 2006 V70R popped up with wagons and only 39,000 miles on the ticker and a working bid of just over replaced them $6000. While the car had age-appropriate wear and tear, it with the S70/ looked like a pretty good deal, although any purchaser would V70. Production have to get the car over from Hawaii. continued in one form or another So there you go. If you’re interested in a good amount of load carrying capability and the appearance of social con- sciousness, while retaining a high entertainment quotient, one of these Volvo wagons may just do the trick. Motor Trend’s Matt Stone said as much following a 2003 test of the V70R. Hmmmm: A 300-horse luxury machine with AWD, room for five, plenty of cargo space, and 0-60 time of 6.06 seconds. Now that’s a vehicle that packs both sport and utility. Volvo 850 T-5R. Photos via Bring A Trailer

– including the all-wheel-drive XC variant – through 2016. And, once again, Volvo delivered a high performance version, the V70R, as the logical follow-on to the 850 T-5R. As de- scribed by automotive writer Michael Curtis, Volvo made subtle design cues to let you know that this wagon is different. The larger five-spoke Pegasus alloy-wheels with subtle R badges indented into the spokes. The chrome R badges on the grill and trunk lid. The new grill with wider mouth openings at the bottom designed to let in more air. The subtle roof spoiler at the back. It has all these small little hints that tell you this car may just surprise you. The cars featured a Haldex-designed all-wheel-drive sys- tem, which put power to the road via 18 in wheels, with elec- tronic automatic adjusting shocks providing the suspension Volvo V70R. Photo via Bring A Trailer damping. Up front, a 2.4L four-valves-per-cylinder inline five with larger KKK turbocharger capable of 15.2 psi boost, two intercoolers, higher-lift/longer-duration camshafts and rein- forced pistons and connecting rods, controlled by a Bosch fuel injection system. Brembo four-piston disc brakes front and rear hauled the car down from speed and buyers could select Sources: Ezra Dyer, “2006 Volvo V70 R: Speed in a Box, either a five-speed automatic or six-speed manual transmis- From Sweden,” The New York Times, 24 September 2006; sion. “Volvo V70 R – Volvo that loves to rock and roll,” Autocar, 25 January 2005; Aaron Robinson, “Volvo S60R/V70R: Uncle The new V70 proved popular out of the box, although Eng- Olaf cranks the boost up to 11,” Car & Driver, 1 February land’s Autocar slammed the car’s choppy, bouncy ride…and 2003; Brian Silvestro, “This Volvo V70R is the Perfectly Weird that was in the electronic suspension control’s “comfort” set- Manual AWD Wagon You’ve Been Waiting For,” Road & ting. Titled the Four-C system (Continuously Controlled Chas- Track, 23 July 2018; “2004 V70R 6-speed,” Matt Stone, “Road sis Concept), it featured two other settings, advanced and Test: 2004 Volvo V70 R,” Motor Trend, 20 August 2003: Chris sport. However, one writer stated the hot rod Volvo wagon Perkins, “The 1996 Volvo 850 R Was the Beginning of Sensi- was perfect for blowing unsuspecting BMW 3-series owners ble Speed,” Road & Track, 30 May 2017; Máté Petrány, out of the water. Another was a tad blunter: “The M3 is at “When Volvo Built a Turbo Five-Cylinder Performance Station least $10K more expensive and can’t haul half as much butt Wagon, Road Track, 5 February 2019; Racing Sports Cars, as the Swedish Ford” (a reference to the 1999-2010 period of www.xxx; Máté Petrány, “When Volvo Went Crazy With Its Ford ownership). Ezra Dyer, writing in The New York Times, Wagons,” Road & Track, 7 August 2018; “The Volvo 850 is 25 commented years old,” Top Gear, 7 June 2016; Dino Dalle Carbonare, “A …In a straight line, the V70 R will show its taillights to Station Wagon Unlike Any Other,” SpeedHunters, 13 July a (Porsche) Boxster, Cayman or any Cayenne without 2013; Michael Curtis, “Modern Collectibles: 2007 Volvo V70 R turbochargers. Too bad it doesn’t make Porsche nois- – The Swedish Super-Sleeper,” TFLCar, 12 March 2016; Pat- es, although at full throttle, the engine sounds like rick George, “Why the Saab Viggen and Volvo V70R Are the Chewbacca bellowing through Peter Frampton’s guitar Next Great Future Classics,” Jalopnik, 14 June 2013; “Volvo synthesizer…the V70 R represents an excellent, covert 850 Estate BTCC,” Ultimatecarpage.com, n.d.

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Featured Events MG Club of St Louis Missouri Endurance Run

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Featured Events continued SLTOA Missouri Meerschaum Drive 13 Apr 19

Photos by Stephen L Paur and Jack T. Bear

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May’s Road & Track incorporates a first drive report on the 2019 BMW 330i and a comparison between three vintage racers, one of which is a 1963 Shirdlu H-Modified powered by a BMW air-cooled twin. Over at Car & Driver for May, “25 Cars Worth Waiting For!” T he editors’ list includes the 2021 Jaguar XJ, 2021 BMW M3/M4, 2022 BMW i4 and 2022 Volvo V40. The mag also has a road test of the 2019 BMW 330i xDrive (“This is Not Your Father’s BMW”) and a test of the BMW X7. June’s C&D has a comparison between the new BMW Z4 and the Porsche Boxster. Farther back in the mag, a list of now 25-year-old cars suitable for importation with minimal (hopefully!) hassle; the group includes the 1992-1994 BMW E34/M5 Touring, 1993-1998 MG RV8, 1992-1993 BMW E36/M3…and the 1990-1991 Trabant 1.1, which’ll be great news to the members of the Gateway Trabant Club. At the back of the magazine, a short article on the new BMW 7-Series and interview with Jaguar’s legendary Norman Dewis. In May’s Classic Motorsports, a feature on an owner of a 1951 MG TD who’s debating a restoration effort plus a buyer’s guide for the BMW Z8. The May edition of Thoroughbred & Classic Cars presents Quentin Wilson’s “Smart Buys 2019;” the BMW 325i Touring and Daimler Double Six Coupe are on his list. Finally, the June issue of Octane compares the 1965 BMW 1800 TI/SA, 1973 2002 Turbo, 1973 3.0 CSL and 1995 M3 GT, with a short side article on the BMW M1. 6

Featured Events continued Jaguar Association of Greater St Louis Judge’s Training 20 Apr 19

Photos by Allan Ellis, Ken McDade and Matthew Johnson

Gateway Healey Association Wash-Up/Tune-Up 20 Apr 19

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Featured Events continues Forest Park Easter Concours d’Elegance/ MG –Triumph Challenge X 21 Apr 19

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Featured Events continued Friday Nights at the Sonic 26 Apr 19

JAGSL R&R Ranch Tour & Lunch 27 Apr 19

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Featured Events continued BSCC Autocross No. 2 28 Apr 19

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Featured Events continued St Louis Triumph Owners Association Tech Session It’s Alive Automotive—4 May 19

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Featured Events continued Gateway VCOA—Telephone Museum 11 May 19

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Featured Events continued Cars & Coffee—Westport 18 May 19

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Featured Events continued Cars & Coffee—St Louis Motorcars 25 May 19

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