The Wing & Bonnet March Issue - 2021 Vol. 28, No 3 The Official Newsletter of The British Car Club of Wichita www.britishcarclubofwichita.com
and the newsletter will only be sent out via email. I’m sure Lew will fill you in on the rest.
Until the next newsletter, be safe.
Dan and Shirley
Daniel P. Johnson, PhD Creative Presentations [email protected] 316-641-1589
Editor's Note:
Swap Meet, H&H Motors, CANX. It Hello Everyone! was canceled due to high Covid risks inside an enclosed meeting area. A plan for the next meet
will be reconsidered later this year. How was that for a cold spell? It kept me from doing anything on the The Wing & Bonnet Newsletter will midget. I do have most of the parts continue to be published as a PDF on a download now and just need to order the carb basis from website sponsored at Ric Wolford's business location at 2300 East Douglas, Wich- and manifold. ita, Ks. Use the URL below to download. Color prints may be REQUESTED at a FEDEX office As most of you have seen, there are using the following URL some changes coming for the club https://www.douglasphoto.com/BCCW/BCCW due to our current environmental Newsletters/ situation and inability to hold large Hopefully, we can resume normal club activities in meetings or gatherings. We will start 2022. Note that, if conditions do improve, your to have gatherings in the Braum’s club will review resumption of some club events. parking lot once the weather gets As of today, 513,000 have died of Covid. better. Play it Safe and Mask Up. A couple of the changes are that The Editor there will be no club dues for 2021 P a g e | 1 HARRY'S TR3 TALK HARRY Price IV < [email protected] > wrote:
Have bonnet catches and prop rod & boot prop rod to be put in primer until they get painted white. That has to wait until I get a set of rims cleaned up for paint.
Keep up with Harry Price at 316-776-0065 Slow progress on the TR3 in Dec. Got interrupted by deer season (two does in the freezer) and a bad case of 'I don't really wanna go out in that cold shop'. Shop clean up continues with the sale HARRY'S TRACK TALK of a TR4 engine and transmission complete Heartland Motorsports Park assembly (starter, distributor, carbs, manifolds, pulleys - everything but a generator). Also moved out the Vicky Brit carpet set the same day!
Spent 5 hours in front of an industrial sandblasting cabinet. Now have two full sets of bumper irons, a pedal assembly, heater brackets, and miscellaneous small parts at the paint shop waiting to be turned black.
7530 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS Jul 10 at 8:30 AM CDT – Jul 11 at 5 PM CDT
Price: Free · Duration: 1 day Fun on the Prairie returns in 2021 with more track time! Saturday and Sunday endurance races - 3 hours each day.
This is part of the July SCCA KVRG Race weekend at Heartland Motorsports Park.
P a g e | 2 '79 Midget Beauty FOR SALE! FOR SALE 1968 MGC - 76,958 miles. David Leivian, European Car Company , The car is powered by a 2,912cc inline-six backed has a very solid MG Midget for sale . by a 4-speed manual gearbox with numbers matching the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate that comes with sale. Within the last 4 years, engine has been rebuilt, dual-booster brake system renewed with PBR units. Minator wheels riding on new spline hubs, Five Continental tires (spare included), suspension rebuilt with SuperPro bushings and new leaf springs in the back. Leather seat covers on Fiero seats with built in speakers. Sound system from RetroSound Bluetooth head and subwoofer, new interior panels and center console, Factory hardtop and new vinyl convertible top. Paint was from an older restoration and shows signs of wear. Floors are rust free, but some bubbling is noted in side panels. Sale will also include original seats, wire wheels and a hardtop stow rack.
Maple upholstery & carpet is in remarkable condition. Needs some work: tune Weber Carbs, Car replace engine & trans mounts. Parts ordered located in (option for "you can do or we can do.") Original Topeka, Rostyles. TLC evident: 47,000 miles. Ask $5,000 KS $18K - 785-234- 8101
David can complete repairs or sell with parts. Call, or Visit, David Leivian, at 122 North Walnut, just east of the intersection of Seneca & Douglas. 316-734-0985 [email protected]
P a g e | 3 RAYLUND'S MIDGET IS TURN-KEY: while pairing with the Bluetooth device. Speakers are blended into FOR SALE - 1966 Austin Healy Custom Sprite - $15,000 the rear bulkhead. All new electrical wiring incl. components, headlights, tail & turn lights, dash switches and relays. The custom- designed INCLUDES: New soft top, new engine, 5-speed transmission, wiring system Complete New Arctic White paint, Custom Interior, Custom-Built is a Painless Wire 18-Circuit Kit. Fuse block is mounted on the Steel Grill, New Minilite Rims, Custom-Toned Exhaust, Kicker trunk side of the rear bulkhead, along with the lighting relays. I Stereo and Blue Tooth with 2 Charge Ports ("Listen & Charge.") converted the system from the British "positive ground" to the Car was disassembled and chemically stripped to metal, then American Standard "negative ground." Tachometer and media blasted and sprayed with empoxy primer. Only NEW speedometer were converted by Nisonger Instruments, reproduction parts were used to recreate this 1966 Heritage Austin Mamaroneck, NY, who are the exclusive Smiths Guage OEM Healey Sprite 100. Over $11,000 in parts from Moss Motors and calibration experts. Tach now interfaces with the new electronic Vistoria British were used. Paper & Wiring Diagram available. distributor. Speedometer has been reset for car mileage going forward. New Brake and Fuel Systems. VIN Code Color was white. I selected GM Arctic White and Keeoters Autobody Shop, of Goddard, Ks, painted it. Motor was purchased from Rivergate Restoration Products in Sale Creek, Tennessee, and is 1275 CC bored out .040 with a mild Prior to work on the interior, the entire shell was lined with Dyna cam. Head has been modified with hardened valve seats for Mate, then layered with new Jute and finally with new Black unleaded gasoline. Transmission is from a Datson 210, fully Carpet. synchronized 5-speed (as in Datson 280Z), also from Rivergate Restoration. Cruising at 65 MPH at 3000 RPM is a breeze.
Exhaust is an extended tube header to the Harley Davidson Street Glide Exhaust Pipe. The custom installation tucks nicely up in rear end between new tank and rear body for a "one of a kind" tone.
Seats are from a 1972 MGB, chosen for driving comfort. New foam was custom-carved by Scott Downey for lumbar support and side bolstering and a custom sport style look. Seat covering is Marine Grade Vynyl in Gun Metal Gray. The interior panels, door panels and firewall panels are 3/16 Black ABS Plastic, then covered with 1/4 inch foam, and, finally, with the Gray Marine Grade Vinyl to match seats.
A custom console houses the Kicker Audio Sound System Put yourself into this photo and drive away! Controls and a dual 12VDC power receptacle for charging phones Raylund Peterman [email protected] 316-641-5679
P a g e | 4 Good Deals for You! 2021 BCCW HIGH SECURITY STORAGE STORE YOUR CAR IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT! Car MASK UP! GET A SHOT storage now available. Conveniently located in west- central Wichita: Secure Access, Reasonably Priced 400+,000 NOW DEAD, Spaces for Cars/Boats/Cycles/Small RVs! …MORE THAN WWII! TO INQUIRE ABOUT AVAILABLE SPACES: LET'S GET THIS @#%& THING UNDER CONTROL!
Dog Inn Dog Out Double K Stables CONVENIENT HOUSE CALLS FOR YOUR PET'S GROOMING & TRIM! 316-516-5499 Bill Bruce 210-6365 [email protected]
Kelsey Kuhn Ric Wolford is your Wing Man! [email protected] Everyone has faded keepsake photos….. YOU have to wait for a cut, but Ric does magic with personal / commercial images! shaggy coats get trimmed NOW ! Bring your needs large or small for graphic & photo solutions to Douglas Photo Imaging located at 2300 East Douglas, Wichita . CALL RIC 316-264-3013 Wing & Bonnet Newsletter Staff [email protected]
THE EUROPEAN CAR COMPANY David Leivian at European Car Company at 122 No. Walnut , near Seneca & Douglas . CALL 316-734-0985 [email protected] Some cars require special tools. David has a full complement of tools. He has high- security storage for rare, vehicles. Invest in TLC for your beauty now for years of driving adventures.
P a g e | 5 Keith smith is asking….. Is there anyone who BACK PAGE is interested in my 948cc basic block engine from my Bugeye ? I am keeping the carbs, Neal Pfeiffer sent us a note ignition and alternator for another project. This engine has been running, not sitting, as recently about a museum on the West as December 2020. Coast you might want visit virtually: Vintage French Cars - Email Keith [email protected] Museum in Southern California. Tom Reardon is looking….. Use the URL below to take a look at Please ut the word out that I'm looking for a good 14" Rostyle wheel for the MGB . Seems I some spectacular (my favorite word have one out-of-true or bent to the point it can't be for visually intimidating cars) balanced. I'll refinish it so I'm not too concerned about appearance, as long as it's fairly rust free https://www.hemmings.com/storie and not bent. Thanks. s/2020/10/14/thanks-to-the- 316-251-1940 [email protected] coronavirus-pandemic-the-mullin- is-giving-us-a-photographic-tour- JAMIE CARROLL: NEEDS A ROD of-its-french- The stabilizer rod that runs from the transmission cross member to the transmission on 4-syncro wonders?refer=news&utm_source transmission cars. Jamie 620-322-0074 or 620- =edaily&utm_medium=email&utm_ 662-3265 or EMAIL: [email protected] campaign=2021-01-08
OR Just do a search for : JOHN GILLIAND: NEEDS A BUYER! Mullin Automotive Museum John has a 1976 MG Midget, Complete, all parts, with wire wheels and is ready to turn the car over He says , "Not as intimate as going to someone who will appreciate it. NO part-out. to Cars and Coffee or being Price $400 firm. Call John 316-633-0707 to see. physically at a major museum like this one, but a nice diversion in LOOKING FOR BRAKE MASTER! Maha de our Covid existence." Silva is on the hunt for a master cylinder for an MGTF, same as MGTD. Contact Maha at [email protected]
Kenneth Peters has a BLACK LEATHER SEAT FOR SALE Custom back seat in Black Leather for sale contact [email protected]
PARTS FOR MGs THE ROADSTER FACTORY Our mailing address is: 328 Killen Rd, Armagh, PA 15920-9242 Call 800-234-1104 to place your order
P a g e | 6 Here are a few more teasers to be found at the Mullin Museum…..
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Credits to Josh Revell ~ The Mullin Automotive Museum boasts an extravagant collection of cars, including an array of Bugatti’s that are yet to be driven. It has been voted one of the top 10 automotive museums in the world – and now you can explore it through the comfort of your home! Every Wednesday morning at 7am NZT, live tours will be conducted on Instagram to showcase the personal car collection of businessman and philanthropist Peter W. Mullin.
(This editor suggests you plan ahead for a nicely-wasted hour wandering a really vast collection of beautiful cars. See Page 6 for URL to access this virtual tour or Google for: Mullin Automotive Museum .)
Please Note : Fee for BCCW Club Membership for the balance of the year 2021 has been suspended due to the Covid Pandemic impact on social activities and other meetings that pose a risk to the health of Owners & Drivers of Sportscars.
The British Car Club of Wichita, Kansas , encourages your continued participation by submitting articles highlighting British Iron or a domes tic or foreign car project you might be working on. (Your photos & text will be mercilessly manhandled free of charge including editor's curious & deliberate misspellings or badly-cropped & printed photos.) Please email submissions to: Lewis Blackwell, Editor, at [email protected]
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