The Spanner April 2017 “The all British Club”

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Meetings Contents

The membership of the Boot ‘n Bonnet meets once per month; one in the New Members Page 5 Kingston area and one in the Quinte Club Financials Page 6 area. Club Events Page 7 Kingston meetings are held on the Articles Page 10 second Wednesday of each month. When and Where Page 21 “The all British Car Club” Quinte meetings are held on the last Classifieds Page 23 Wednesday of each month. Boot’nBonnet Executive Guests are always welcome at our President Ken Morgan meetings. We generally gather around Contributors 613-353-7920 5.30 PM for dinner with the meeting Ken Morgan [email protected] starting at 7:00 PM. Please call the club president or any of the club executive for Paul Albanese Vice President Paul Albanese more information. (Contact information Ken Law 613-968-2372 under Club Executive banner to the [email protected] Brian Thomas right.) Linda Thomas Treasurer Linda Thomas 613-385-1947 See When and Where and the Red Keith Foley [email protected] Book for specific dates and locations. Phillip Karam

Membership Brian and Linda Thomas Norm Mort 92 Wyona Lane, R. R. #1 Membership Marc Moeys Wolfe Island, ON, Boot ’n Bonnet Car Club membership K0H 2Y0 dues are $30.00 per year. A subscription Neil Campbell Bryson 613-385-1947 to The Spanner is included in the annual [email protected] dues. [email protected]

Newsletter(NL) Ken Law The Spanner 613-498-1046 [email protected] The Spanner, published four times a year, is the official newsletter of the Boot NL Proof reader Barbara Law ’n Bonnet Car Club. Members are encouraged to contribute material for NL Distribution John and Gail Kinnear publication. Submissions may be made 613-389-3566 to [email protected] in MSWord [email protected] format. Photos should be in JPEG format. Website Ron Wanless 613-928-2454 [email protected] Typical submission deadlines are:

Archives Ila Lawton January edition 26 December 613-353-6111 April edition 26 March, [email protected] July edition 25 June Cover October edition 25 September A 1932 MG J2 that was at Autojumble Lois Logan the 2015 Ottawa British Car Day in 613-545-1952 Britannia Park. [email protected] Classifieds There is an important Members may place ads in the British Car Day Richard Moreau driving aid missing from the cover Classifieds section at no charge (text 613 548 4544 picture! Can you identify what it is? only, no photographs are included). Hint look at page 16, it is there. Regalia Convenor Open Ads are restricted to Club members with for sale or wanted as well Past President Jamie Berry 613-968-6990 as Parts for sale or wanted. E-mail [email protected] ad to [email protected]. Ads will be published in 3 issues. The

Boot ’n Bonnet Car Club offers no opinion on the products or services offered. Visit the Club’s website at: www.bootnbonnet.ca 3 President’s Message: Each fall as I put the British cars to bed for the winter I have great plans to complete major work on at least one car over the winter. Every year as spring approaches I find myself in a scramble to get that major project finished. This winter was no different. Great plans foiled by the expected and unexpected events that make up living. Never mind, spring is here after a few false starts. The push is on to get the major projects finished. The Autojumble so capably organized by Lois Logan is almost upon us. The Autojumble has morphed into the unofficial start of the Boot ‘n’ Bonnet driving season. It’s a combination British car show; parts flea market supported by commercial vendors and; just a great ad hoc social event. The following weekend is the first motoring event hosted by the Paul and Peggy Hutchison, this year’s winner of the President’s Award. At the end of May is the Spring Tour that’s being jointly organized by Barbara and me with the able assistance of Paul and Sherrylyn Albanese. Stay tuned to your e-mail for more details on the ‘where and what’ of that event. So, there you have it. Three Boot ‘n’ Bonnet events in May alone. Three reasons to get your LBC out of the garage and enjoy it. That brings me to a question for which I need your help to answer. Where are you? The Club has over 200 members plus spouses. Those members, based on a casual perusal of the membership database, own well over 500 cars. Despite these numbers we typically enjoy the company of only fifteen to twenty cars and their owners at driving events. Where is everyone else? Is there something we should be doing differently? You joined the Boot ‘n’ Bonnet for a reason. The common theme amongst members is an interest in British cars. Take advantage of that membership by coming to a Boot ‘n’ Bonnet event or two. You’ll find the members to be an engaging group who speak a common language – British car ownership. If you haven’t been to a Club event because you don’t know anyone, well you do. You know me through The Spanner. Please make sure you seek me, or in my absence VP Paul Albanese, out. He or I will get to know you a little bit and make sure one of us links you up with someone who owns a similar car. That’s how I got involved in the Club twenty years ago. I went to a driving event, asked someone who at the event might own a car similar to mine and was introduced to the owner of a car like mine. It was the start of a friendship that continues to this day. From that one friendship sprang another and another. All of us with the same interest, British cars. Give my idea a try. The year’s events are listed in the Redbook included with this edition of The Spanner. Before closing I’d be remiss in not mentioning the annual election of the Club’s officers at the May monthly meeting. I know there have been a number of primaries held in advance of the election. The list of campaigners has been narrowed to the presumptive nominees. Make sure you’re at the meeting to cast your vote for your favourite candidate. Ken VP’s Message: Well another winter has finally passed and now it’s time to enjoy the warmer spring weather. Hopefully, everyone is itching to get out there and drive! At time of printing, the engine is still not in the Austin, my aches and pains have been a bit too much this winter for any real progress. I am shooting for Autojumble. It will be nice to see members at this year at the Autojumble as it is looking like it will be shelved for future years. We currently have all the BBQs set for the Kingston end but only two booked and confirmed for the Quinte end. The end August BBQ is still available for the west end, although we are working on a contingency plan. Unfortunately, this is now the second year in a row where the volunteers for BBQs has been sparse. We as a club really need to look closely at these events. Most everyone enjoys the BBQs but it cannot be left for the same people all the time to step forward to host them. Are these going to be shelved as well, or the number slashed to only 1 or 2 in the summer? As I have stated many times in the past, they really are not difficult to host, as the club’s trailer has virtually everything that is needed, except the all important location. The Club will only continue to be relevant if members step forward to support the events. It has also been noticed that the number of members attending any event has been steadily decreasing. This Club can only succeed if the members want it to. With some 200+ members, it shouldn’t be as difficult as it is to get volunteers/hosts for events. I realize that with many older members and different circumstances, that there are those members that won’t be able to be fully involved, and that is ok. That being said though, there are still many others that for whatever reason are reluctant to “jump in” with both feet. We were like that at the beginning as well, but after our first BBQ in 08, we found that the next ones were much easier to handle, except for the rain which always found our BBQs! In closing, our club will only be able to continue if we get the members involved and wanting it to succeed. Anyone that has some ideas that may be able to help us, please email any executive member or bring it up at meetings for discussion. Let’s get our LBCs out there for the world to see and for us to enjoy. Paul

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Editor’s Message: This was another easy Spanner to put together thanks to members summiting articles about their new cars. It has been a long winter for Barbara and myself, but hopefully things will be back to normal by the time you receive your copy of this quarter’s Spanner. Due to health issues we were not able to travel this winter and I was restricted from driving for 8 weeks but as of mid April I will be allowed to drive and that means getting the LBCs out. I was able to get the new seat covers and the new carpet fitted to the TR3A before my activity was limited and we look forward to putting many miles on the cars as we attend Club events over the summer.

Why we don’t have a coloured Spanner Over the years some members of the executive and members in general have occasionally asked about printing the Spanner in colour and each time after providing them with the numbers they understand that the cost is prohibitive given the limited distribution of the newsletter (typically 210 copies) and small amount of advertising we sell. Such a question was raised at the January meeting in Kingston; I thought maybe I would provide the costs of alternatives considered to the full membership. Most of the issues I publish are 28 pages and cost $1.90 per copy to print in black and white. One of the options considered was having both sides of the front and back pages printed in colour. This would give us a colour photo on the cover and allow me to put colour photos on the inside back cover since the other two pages are occupied by advertising. The cost for this option would be around $3.35 per copy for printing or $13.40 per member per year. When we add postage cost of approximately $2.00 per copy this quickly adds up to $21.40 per year or over 70% of your annual membership dues just for Spanner printing and distribution. The last option considered was full colour printing of all pages at a cost of $8.54 per copy or $34.16 per year, not even allowing for postage this exceeds our total membership fee of $30 per year. In conclusion, if we want to keep our membership fees down we are going to have to go to the club’s website to view the Spanner in full and vibrant colour.

Editor Ken Law

New Members

Lenny and Lillian Chater Robert and Lynda Lennox Brighton, Ontario 1970 MG Midget [email protected] 1969 1969 Triumph GT6+ Newburgh, Ontario 1976 [email protected]

Returning Members Richard Copple & Karen Hatchard (after 14 Nick and Mary Lou Bray (after 16 year year absence) absence) Prince Edward County, Ontario 1990 Jaguar XJS Coupe Lyndhurst, Ontario 1972 MGBGT [email protected] 1990 Jaguar XJ40 [email protected] 1952 MG TD 1956 Jaguar MK VII M 1973 Jaguar X 1960 Jaguar MK IX

Michael and Linda Curtis (after 16 year absence) Yarker, Ontario 1993 Land Defender 90 [email protected]

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Boot 'n Bonnet All British Car Club Statement of Revenue and Expenditures for the year ending 31 December, 2016 with comparisons for 2015 2016 Net Revenue Revenue Expenses Revenue 2015 Membership $ 5,336 $ - $ 5,336 $ 5,898 AutoJumble (net) $ 866 $ 655 $ 211 $ 888 Sale of leftover Regalia - purchase of Lanyards $ 296 $ 1,243 -$ 947 $ 105 Winter Gathering (net) $ 1,861 $ 1,845 $ 16 -$ 360 Interest/Bank Charges (net) $ 4 $ 27 -$ 23 -$ 156 British Car Day (net) $ 772 $ 3,081 -$ 2,309 $ 1,722 Spanner Advertising $ 632 $ - $ 632 $ 581 Total Revenue $ 9,766 $ 2,915 $ 8,678

Expenditures - non project Spanner - printing, mailing $ 3,086 $ 3,111 Redbook production $ 276 $ 171 Gifts for tour leaders BBQ hosts etc. $ 878 $ 201 Misc. Flowers, cards, memorial donations $ 573 $ 261 British Car Council - Insurance $ 363 $ 370 New Members Mailings $ 130 $ 223 Website $ 316 $ 316 Odessa pies etc. garage tour (distillery tour) $ 125 $ 71 Equipment - tents etc. $ 550 $ 40 Total Expenditures $ 6,298 $4,764

Net profit for the period -$ 3,383 $ 3,914 Opening Balance $ 10,558 $ 6,644 Plus Seg funds deposited November 2016 $ 2,611 $ 2,604 Bank Balance as at 31 December, 2016 $ 9,786 $ 10,558 Total Assets as at 31 December, 2016 $ 9,786 $ 13,181

Notes to Statements 1. British car day a 'wash out' this year however we do have Gift Certificates in the amount of $500 that we have for next year 2. Membership down a bit 3. Autojumble makes profit thanks to the Café - Yea ladies ….. 4. The gifts etc is up as we bought a number of the British flag throws to have for future hosts and had a number of memorial gifts 5. Purchase of lanyards with club logo - quantity on hand 6. Seg Fund cashed in and deposited November 2016 on advice of our broker

6 Changes to Club Regalia Purchasing By Linda Thomas

I just want to let everyone know about a new arrangement that we have made for club regalia. Some of you know Tim Wells who is the owner of Specialty Trophies and a car enthusiast. Tim and his staff have been doing our dash plaques, trophies, and recently our new lanyards. They now have set up an on-line store on their website for the Boot 'n Bonnet Club. You will deal directly with Specialty Trophies to order items.

How to shop and order. Go to specialty trophies website

http://www.trophiesgraphics.com Choose custom estores

Scroll down through the other stores and select the Boot 'n Bonnet Club

You can then select from the menu on the left to see the types of items that we can choose from. If you are interested in something other than what is shown these are just ideas of what they think we would want. You can contact them by email or phone to find out what other options there could be or make suggestions of things to feature. We feel this should work better for the club. You will be able to order what you want in the size you need - we won't have the expense or work of keeping an inventory and being left with sizes no one wants. There is a kick-back of 10% to the club for each purchase.

Club Events

2017 Winter Gathering, (A great time was had by all) By Ken Law Approximately 50 members got together at the Travelodge in Kingston to socialize and enjoy a delicious meal and great evening thanks to Peter Young and his organizing committee of the Club’s Winter Gathering. The hotel provided us with an excellent buffet dinner and a table full of very rich desserts. Bob Marshal put together a challenging quiz ( see page 9) for members to test their automotive knowledge during the start of the evening and through dinner. Bob also put together a table displaying some very diverse antiques from his collection to test our knowledge of these unique items. Peter and and his team put together a table full of door prizes as well as a table full of items for a chinese auction for which Sylvia Moreau aggressively sold tickets for members to hopefully win their items of choice. One of the highlights of the evening was auctioner Wes Meyer, who seemed to have a difficult time keeping track of his bids and oftened added the”Wes Meyer’s premium” to the winning bids. This year’s auction items included a number of unique items like a social outing and lunch provided by various Club memebers. Once again Wes brought in the Club’s collection of old car magazines hoping members would take up his offer of free reading material and it appeared a few people picked up some magazines but I think Wes still had to take a good number back home. Ken Morgan announced his choice for the president’s award and this year presented it to Paul and Peggy Hutchison recognizing their sponorship of a number of Club events and their support of the Club over the years. Club member Jim Vanalstyne and the 7 member R-Banned provided entertainment playing 60's, 70's tunes for dancing and listening pleasure.

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Test your knowledge of the automobile industry by completing Bob Marshall’s: Quiz from the Winter Gathering

1 point per correct answer, See page 22 for Answers

1 Complete the following: 1955 Jensen 5 _ _ 1939 MG T _ 1955 DB _ _ _ 1952 Jowett J_____ 1952 Jaguar Mark V_ _ 1953 Sunbeam A_____

2 Razor edged "bustle backed" boot of and Daimler was copied by what American cars and what years were their production years? Cars______Years______

3 What was the last British car to feature a “ d i c k e y ” seat? Car ______Year

4 What company designed the engine used in the Morgan Plus 8?

5 F i r s t ye ar d i sc br a ke s us ed o n th e TR 3 ______

6 Daimler SP250's original name

7 What forced them to change it and when? ______

8 Distinguishing external features of the MG Twin Cam

9 Name 6 Anglo-American V8 hybrids______

10 When did the Triumph grill TR series come out from the closet" and name the model? ______

11 Name 5 Rolls Royce body suppliers ______

12 What does" TVR "stand for? ______

13 Name Sunbeam's factory racing fastback version of the Alpine ______

14 In lieu of Ken's joke of the Day, what anti-theft device do most British cars feature?______

Update on May 7th Autojumble from Lois Logan

-Fred and Laura McEachern, British Auto Sport, will be there. They have been at every AUTOJUMBLE. -Blain Hughes rebuilds SU Carbs. He lives in Toronto. I have photos and his business card. If members would like me to forward Blain's e-mails, please let me know. -Sharon Robbins (from Claremont ON) will be at AUTOJUMBLE to sell manuals, etc that her husband had when he operated a British car garage in Pickering many years ago. Sharon has sent me much of the list (20 pages) - there's information on Jags, MG, Rover, Triumph, all the Austin line (including Austin-Healey and Jensen-Healey), Morris, , Daimler, Vauxhall - PLUS Volvo, Renault, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Buick, Jeep - PLUS many Haynes manuals. -John Kinnear has contacted Friends of the PHOEBE - they will be at AUTOJUMBLE to talk about their restoration of the steam launch. -The CAFE will again be a popular spot for everyone - be prepared to contribute some of your baking, and then enjoy eating it.

9 Articles FINDING LOLA By Keith Foley C.Eng.M.I.(Mech.E) You may have seen Lola at one of the club’s meets-she won favourite MGB GT in August 2015. I was not looking to buy another British Classic having a red 1974 MGB ragtop, last of the chrome bumper variety and a black 1978 MGB GT and RHD that I imported from blighty in 2010, however on a trip to England and tour of Devon 3 years ago with my Wife Eileen I spotted an ad on the Gumtree website which got my attention. “1977 MGB GT WITH ROVER 3.5L V8 ENGINE-METALIC SKI BLUE IN COLOUR (pale blue) 5 SPD MANUAL, WEBASTO ROOF, LEATHER SEATS, ALLOY WHEELS” The colour evoked memories of my Mothers 1960 Sunbeam Rapier which had eye catching paint of duck egg blue with black wings –I managed shamefully to bend a track rod on an outing with friends aged 20 - mother never forgot. Looking at the whereabouts of this beauty it was listed at a classic car dealership near Bath which happened to be on our way to our next destination – Eileen’s cousin at Chepstow. Things are lining up. Upon seeing the car for the first time freshly washed and sparkling (this guy knew how to sell cars) my mind was almost made up. A test drive confirmed that I must have it as the ride was quite different and the power exhilarating. Eileen normally reluctant on car purchases nodded with a smile as I returned. A quick look under the vehicle revealed that there was no tin worm, a Rover 5 speed gearbox mated to the Rover SD1 V8 engine, up rated rear axle with anti tramp rods and 19 alloy wheels confirmed this beauty was set up for fun. Leaving the showroom, funds had to be mustered and calls made to shipping agents-this I did in 2 days and while in contact with the seller he let me know that one person in Germany and one in Belgium wanted to come and see the car, no pressure! Travel in Europe is as easy as catching the next plane with bus type fares. Returning a few days later with cheque in hand, the export docs were signed and I double checked that the items I wanted him to cover for me were done, like getting the anti freeze tested for Canadian winter and pressure washing on the under side. There is a $4000 fine if mud etc is found on the under side, at the point of import. Touch up aerosol was also obtained for this non standard finish and put in the glove box. About a week later the car was trailered to Southampton dock and then by ship to Halifax NS. This at a cost of $2000. My instructions to the shipping agent were to arrange onward enclosed transportation to Bellville. This was an additional $1800 and well worth it. I had learnt from a previous experience to have the enclosed method at extra cost. On that occasion my car arrived covered in road grime, ice, stone chippings etc -not again! 3 weeks later Bellville called to say the vehicle had arrived at the bonded warehouse and would I go to Trenton Customs at the AFB for clearance. The officer on duty did not know what an MGB GT was and did not ask to see it. So I paid the GST and went to the nearest Service Ontario to get temporary plates. Back to Bellville, its now 2pm and January 7 at -17 C. Of course the LBC would not start! Calling Canadian Tire Roadside Assistance (they had a lot of calls that day they said) within an hour a truck arrived and trailered the car, me following, back to my home in Odessa. The driver even helped me push Lola into the garage - he was above and beyond helpful and I let Canadian Tire know. When the weather warmed up I found the car would not start or even try to fire up. It was near to Boot ‘n’ Bonnet Portsmouth Habour Autojumble time and by a stroke of luck I found a TR8 points type distributor that Brian Thomas had on his display of used parts-thanks Brian. The existing distributor was of the electronic type and these are not suitable for static timing. Switching over and using a simple 12V light bulb the timing was found to be the problem and the car started within a few tries. It was a very rewarding moment that I hope, you too have experienced during your custodianship of LBCs Classic car ownership can lead to other connected activities. Both my daughter (1960 MGA ) and one of my sons (1968 Porsche 911T) have got the bug and a conversation took place 18 months ago along the lines of getting a car lift. This eventually led to a 500 square foot x 12ft ceiling extension to an existing 2 car barn that I built in 1988. With help from my 3 grown up offspring my wife and a neighbour this was achieved in 4 months during the Winter of 2015, including purchasing a used (almost new) 12,000lb car lift dismantling, trailering and installing. It is surprising where the hobby can lead. Thanks Lola.

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12 13 Boot 'n Bonnet Car Club Application for Membership

Meet other owners of classic British cars and enjoy: - organized weekend drives - fun rallys - monthly meetings - events with other clubs - parts advice - quarterly newsletter - technical advice/assistance - summer BBQs - British Car Day An annual membership in The Boot 'n Bonnet "All British" Car Club is yours for $30 To become a member, complete this form and mail with your cheque to: The Boot 'n Bonnet Car Club c/o Linda and Brian Thomas 92 Wyona Lane Wolfe Island, Ontario K0H 2Y0

Name(s): Cell:

Street 1: Home:

Street 2: Work:

City / Prov: WorkSO:

Postal Code: NOTES: 1. SO in WorkSO and EMail SO EMail: refers to "Significant Other" (other name under "Name(s)") EMail SO: 2. Street and E-mail addresses will appear in the club's British Cars Currently Owned: membership directory. (year, make/model and colour)

List the British vehicles 1. currently owned on the left. If more than 4, 2. indicate the additional number in the box below. 3.

4. April 2016

YES / NO I (we) will help organize club activities: Membership # Assigned:

in tr :oasDate: Signature:Todays

The MG J2 By Ken Law and internet sources. The MG J2 set the fashion for British sports cars for many years. It was introduced in 1932 and many sports cars of the thirties copied the body style with its cut away doors, cycle type mudguards, fold flat windscreen, and slab gas with the spare wheel on the back. About 2,000 J Type MGs were built; it was marketed as a simple, low cost with an original price of £199 or £12,600 in 2017 currency. The J2 has a four-cylinder, single overhead cam engine with a cross flow head and dual SU carburetors. The 847cc engine produces 36 horsepower and was rated as an 80 mph car by the Autocar magazine in 1932. The gearbox is a four- speed designed by Wolsley. Cable operated brakes provide the stopping power for this sporty car. The success of the J Types as sport and race cars helped build the MG's early reputation as a producer of sports cars. These cars were the predecessors to the P Type and the later well-known T series MGs. In many ways, the J Types represented the beginning of the popular British sports car movement which many of us are enjoying today.

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Can you see what driving aid is missing on the cover photo?

The answer is on page 18.

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16 Phil Karam’s Latest Project By Phillip Karam (Originally published in the Ottawa Jaguar Journal)

While my wife Fadia 1967, when Jaguar introduced wasn't looking, I went out and the 'S Type' (narrow bumpers) bought an extremely rare 1964 the Daimler was renamed 'V8 2.5L V8 Daimler. I then had to 250', and it too had narrow rent a garage to house it in, bumpers. until the spring, as both my 6 Now let’s talk about 'rarity'. car garage and 10 car tent were As for the '2.5L V8' (large bump- full. In the spring and after re- ers) between 1963-1967, 12,377 moving the lawn furniture, I can were RHD, and 622 were LHD. probably sneak it into the tent Mine was the 25th LHD built. As while she’s not looking. It will for the 'V8 250' (narrow bump- also give me a chance to decide ers), between 1967 and 1969, how to tell her. Now, never 4780 were RHD and 105 were mind her, let’s talk about the LHD. Of a total of rare Daimler. 17,884 Daimlers, less than 800 As I researched 'Daimler had a manual 4 speed transmis- V8', this is what I uncovered. sion, as an automatic was The Daimler I have has a hemispher- deemed to be 'upscale' in the UK. ical 2.5L V8 engine, designed by Ed- Now, the one that I acquired is a ward Turner, and was first used in LHD, manual 4 speed with electric Daimler's SP250 sports car. Jaguar overdrive, and wire wheels. I cannot bought the Daimler company, believe that after 50 years, there are dropped the SP250 (as they did not any more than 3,000 Daimlers still want it to compete with the XKE), around. Now finding a LHD, manual, and installed the 2.5L V8 in their still alive puts the rarity down to Mark 2 sedan. The model was known around 10 worldwide, with none in as the "Daimler 2.5L V8", and fea- Canada, and probably not the USA tured a fluted and trunk lid (other than mine). trim, , sporty driving lights, Now for the restoration pro- an upscale interior with finer wood cess. checking over the mechanics, finishing, door paneling, headliner brakes, fuel supply, new door-trunk and seats. As like the Mark 2, the car rubber seals, new carpets, and a two came with heavy chromed bumpers. -tone paint job. The larger Daimler The handling was much improved Saloons often came with a 2-tone over the Mark 2, due to the lighter and shorter engine. Horsepower was paint job as a factory option. I plan rated at 140 HP @ 5800 RPM, and on giving mine a similar opalescent torque of 155 ft lbs @ 3000 RPM. silver and opalescent gunmetal The engine was 150 lbs lighter as treatment. well as shorter, with less weight above the front wheels. Later in Marc Moeys sent in these pictures from his recent visit to the Cotswold Motoring Museum and toy collection in Bourton-on- the-Water.

The MG J2 is missing the dash mounted rear view mirror on the cover photo.

18 My MG TD project Part 1 By Neil Campbell Bryson Naming the Beast A car in its 8th decade should have a good name. My 49 TD had a name inherited from its first owner – now totally unsuited to its character which, as you’ll read, has changed. Dreadnought (Noun) - a new class of battleship introduced in the 20th century, larger and faster than its predecessors and equipped entirely with large calibre guns Background For those B&B members who went to my dad Neil Bryson’s celebration of life you will have seen pictures and trophies of a few of his early racing adventures. He often raced under a pseudonym as he didn’t want his mother to know what he was up to – even though she suspected! Along with his brother David, they piled up some impressive results in those early post war days - including wins at the FIA Canadian Winter Rally, airport races (pre-Mosport) and hill climbs. His first car was a 48 TC that was heavily modified. The TC was lightened, fitted with 16” wheels (down from the stock 19”) and fitted with a Laystall head and supercharged. He tried all the blowers made at the time to get more power – Judson, Shorrick and Wade. Finally, it was decided to fit a Ford V8-60 - because Phil Hill had just done it in California! All work was done by Neil who was an engineering student at the time. Unfortunately, because his marks were going south Neil passed on the racing torch to his younger brother David in order to focus on school. Neil still raced, but had to stop the development work on the TC. David continued with the TC, but as it was not fully sorted out, soon became frustrated with its constant overheating and excessive wheel issues in low gear. He moved on to the MG TD when it came out in 1950 which "was a much better car for development as it had independent front suspension, rack and pinion steering and a much stiffer frame." David also raced a modified MGA in which he also swapped parts back to the race TD - but the focus of this article will be the TD. Neil Bryson in his modified MG TC start line of the annual BEMC Hill climb June 7,1952 (record holder)

For a number of years, Dad and I had been looking for his old TC with no luck. Leads given to us by his brother David and others proved to be dead-ends. David, knowing dad had a TD, suggested recreating his old race TD (also “lost”). Members might recall the Bryson TD is a rare RHD export version (ex British Guyana and Barbados) which mum and he drove in many a B&B event. With the bee now planted under the bonnet the transformation began early last year. Frame and body Thankfully, as it spent most of its life in warm climes no major work needed – I will paint the car next year once all is sorted out. Front and rear fenders, running boards and rear aprons were removed and original MG J2/3 cycle fenders from Bob Grunau were entrusted to panel beater Colin Bailey of Ancaster to be fitted. Weight saving 100+ lbs. In addition, the original bonnet was louvered and additional louvered sections were added to the lower sill area all to brother David’s TD specs. At present, the fenders are awaiting paint but that hasn’t kept me from driving (see pic). Pre-war D type rear brake lights were fitted on each side of the rear licence plate. A bonnet belt and MG K3 chromed wire grill completes the look. I have Brooklands windscreens and steering wheel to fit. Mechanical All mechanical work is being done by me and a retired mechanic friend. The original rear end was swapped out for 19 an MGA unit which gives the car a much needed 4.3 ratio (making 1st gear usable and bringing revs down for reduced strain for touring), big brakes and knock off spline drive hubs. Weight saving going from the cast iron TD to the steel MGA axle was huge!! Fitted were new competition 16”TC wheels in rear and 15” outside-laced spoked wheels shod with Blockley racing bias-ply tires from England. For the front: MGA hubs and brakes are fitted along with a factory sway bar from an MGB . Amazing that MG kept the same basic suspension in production for almost 50 years! Drums are to be drilled out per David’s advice. I installed a lightweight flywheel and comp clutch saving 12lbs from the stock unit. The hunt for a supercharger led me to the original designer/fabricator for the Moss Motors unit. He also was responsible for the Lotus Exige/Elise and Mercedes supercharger. He told me he was making a small batch of blowers which would appear externally just like the old blowers (with MG cast in to the exterior ribbing – see pic) but would have the latest in supercharging technology inside. The supercharger uses a specially modified larger SU carb which was sourced locally and was rebuilt/polished. Unfortunately, delays in production meant that I did not get the blower till late fall. It was worth the wait and with the newly arrived stainless steel Derrington headers from Steve Baker Racing and open sides up front the look and go should be shattering. I’m also fitting a Y pipe to the stock exhaust with a dash-controlled switch to give a straight thru sound for underpasses! Dad had always said this was a must have. Odds and Ends The dash has been modified to fit the mechanical changes and to suit it’s now more sporting aspirations. Being an early TD, it came with the desirable chronometric Jaeger gauges – used from the 1930s to 1950 (changed to raised bevelled magnetic type after 1950), so finding a pre-war Jaeger blower gauge to match was vital. A search in Grunau’s extensive parts-bin turned up a mint example. The passenger/navigator side now has the period correct steel-case Halda Speed Pilot and Twinmaster instruments fitted – from dad’s parts bin. Colin fitted an aluminium pencil tray and the final touch was an English “Butler” flex lamp commonly fitted to rally cars of the period. If you look in the door map pocket you’ll find dad’s original maps and pace notes for his winning CWR in 56.

Also fitted is a “kill switch”, period spare sparkplug holder, an original Duckham’s N.O.S oil can to be used as an engine breather catch can, as well as a 19” spare tire/wheel to better protect the slab fuel tank lest I be rear-ended here in Toronto traffic. Up front, I have fitted twin pre-war Lucas Altette horns and Lucas Pathfinder driving lights as per Dad’s TC. A final touch will be mounting the badges from dad’s TC which he thankfully saved. That’s all for now, there is still much to do and sort out which I’ll report on in Part 2 “The launch of the Dreadnought”.

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Answers to Bob Marshall’s Quiz from the Winter Gathering

1 Complete the following: 1955 Jensen 541 1939 MG TB 1955 Aston Martin DB 2/4 1952 Jowett Jupiter 1952 Jaguar Mark VII 1953 Sunbeam Alpine 2 Razor edged "bustle backed" boot of Bentley and Daimler was copied by what American car and what years were their production years? Car Cadillac Seville Years 1980 - 1985 3 What was the last British car to feature a “ d i c k e y ” seat? Car Year 1949 4 What company designed the engine used in the Morgan Plus 8? Buick 5 First year disc brakes used on the TR3? 1956 6 Daimler SP250's original name? Dart 7 What forced them to change it and when? at the 1959 New York Auto Showow 8 Distinguishing external features of the MG Twin Cam? Knock off disc wheels , Twin-Cam on the vent plate 9 Name 6 Anglo-American V8 hybrids? AC Cobra, Jensen Interceptor, AC Frau 428, Cadillac Allard, TVR Griffith, Morgan Plus 8, Sunbeam Tiger 10 When did the Triumph grill TR series come out from the closet" and name the model? 1955 TR3 11 Name 5 Rolls Royce body suppliers ? Hooper, Park Ward, Springfield, HJ Mulliner, Barker 12 What does" TVR "stand for? Trevor 13 Name Sunbeam's factory racing fastback version of the Alpine Harrington 14 In lieu of Ken's “joke of the day”. What anti-theft device do most British cars feature? LUCAS Electric System When and Where

As dates and times are subject to change, a last minute check with

April the appropriate organization is advisable. If you notice any errors or omissions, please pass the correct information along to the editor for future editions. Ref to Red Book and Boot ‘n Bonnet web site (events) for more detailed listings and directions as well as April 12 - Kingston Meeting at Denny’s on Division St. other automotive event listings and contact information. Kingston

April 26 – Quinte meeting at Red Rock Canyon, 365 North June Front St., Belleville

June 11 – Club gathering at Odessa Car Show May June 14 - Kingston BBQ at Jo and Norbert Meilenners

June 15-18 Varac Grand Prix CTC Motorsport Park May 7 – Club Autojumble at Portsmouth Harbour Kingston, see ad on page 22 June 28 – Quinte BBQ at Presqui’le Yatch Club, near Trenton May 10 - Kingston Meeting at Denny’s on Division St. Kingston July May 28 – Spring tour, starting 10 am at Kingston

May 31 – Quinte meeting at Red Rock Canyon, 365 July 12 - Kingston BBQ at Brad and Alison Smith’s North Front St., Belleville July 15 Ottawa All British Car Day Monthly meeting July 26 – Quinte BBQ at Deanne and Norm St. Pierre’s

July 30 – Westport Car Show 21

17th Annual Autojumble

This year featured cars will be those manufactured in a year ending in 7. As VENDORS confirm, information will be distributed.

Check out our website.www.bootnbonnet.ca Mark your calendar and invite family and friends.

Drive your British car and you get in free!!

Sunday May 7th, 2017 10:00 – 2:00 Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Kingston, Ontario.

Info: Lois Logan at [email protected] Admission: $3.00 Tables: Members $10 / Non Members $25

THE STEAM LAUNCH PHOEBE

This year we will have some company at the Olympic Harbour. The historic steam launch Phoebe is on display at the north end of the sail room. This is a wonderful opportunity to see her and find out about her restoration.

Phoebe is a 48 foot (14.6 metre) long steam launch built in Kingston in 1914 by the Davis Dry Dock Company. She was built for the world renowned astronomer, inventor and instrument maker, Dr. John Brashear. John named the boat after his wife Phoebe Stewart. Phoebe spent her early years in the Muskoka region, and five years travelling the Rideau Canal before officially retiring in 1984. A Kingston group known as the “Friends of Phoebe” restored her as a labour of love from 1998-2003.

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1972 Triumph TR6 : Body & paint (Damson) redone by previous owner, who replaced rad, alternator & slave cylinder. Shows 48,000 miles. Engine rebuilt in 2010-11 by Andrew Taylor: 0.020 over pistons, mild cam, dual side draft Webers, rebuilt crank, re-machined head, complete clutch assembly, stainless exhaust, roll bar, engine bay repainted correct Damson. I have put on 3,000 in past 5 years, and replaced water pump, fuel pump, tires, wheel rings, springs, shocks, front & rear brakes, emerg. brake cables, wheel bearings, u- joints, condenser, points, plugs, wires, distributor. New seat covers with new padding, new solid oak dash, Pioneer AM/FM with big speakers, Grant mahogany steering wheel & shifter. Original top & gearbox. Located in Barry's Bay, ON. Asking $19,500. Call Eric, 613-756-2763, evenings 6pm - 11p (Oct 2016)

Complete triple chrome plating setup for sale. This system comes complete with the capacity to do acid copper, “flash copper” (will plate copper over just about any metal), nickel, “copy chrome”, (a nickel based system that plates close to a chrome colour), and chrome, plating. The have a capacity of 4.5 gallons, so quite large items can be plated. You use the copper plate to “prime” the part, and fill in small imperfections, (a lot like high build primer in a paint system). Then you sand and polish the part to a mirror finish and proceed to nickel plate it. After the nickel plate you buff the part again and then either leave it or go on to the chrome plating. A couple of minutes in the chrome plate will do most parts with decorative chrome. The copper and nickel systems take the metal from anodes which will slowly get eaten up and need to be replaced. In the chrome setup, the chrome comes out of the solution on to the part. The 4.5 gallon chrome tank will plate about 1000 square feet of chrome! I have used only about maybe 30 or 40 square feet. This setup comes with all the tanks, heaters, circulating pumps, and chemicals you need. It’s housed in a counter on wheels, with the tanks set in flush with the counter and storage underneath, and lights and storage over top. There is a fume hood over the chrome tank. There is also some zinc plating solution which will do bright (shiny) zinc plating. Also the chemicals to do zinc chromate (a gold coloured finish) and zinc blackening (a black finish) are included. A tank with acid for stripping chrome plate and one for rust removal are included as well. The plating manual and other documentation go with it too. I have used this setup to plate hundreds of parts on my E-Type Jag, my 1947 Buick Super, my 1968 Spitfire, and more. We are moving and I have to downsize a bit. The chemicals can’t freeze and the garage I’m moving to isn’t heated all the time like the one I’m leaving. E-mail me for more info and pictures. I’m asking $950 for everything, but I’m open to offers or trades. Contact Jim VanAlstyne at 613-352-3589, or e-mail at [email protected] (Oct 2016)

WANTED MGB Seat cover: I have a small tear in the seat of my 1974 MGB-I am hoping to replace the seat cover with a matching original-perhaps from a car which has been "parted out” I have a vague recollection of seeing similar ones at the Auto Jumble? If you have anything which you feel would be suitable please contact me- Gord McCrady Sr. 613 865 7122 [email protected] (Oct 2016)

Used MGB Parts, starter $70, carburetor $705, clutch cable $44, master cylinder brakes $200, wheel cylinder $90, light bucket $165, heater $200, headlamp bracket $125, Contact email me at sue_ [email protected] (Oct 2016)

MGTD Mark 2. $46,000 (complete with car hauler trailer) Contact email me at sue_ [email protected] (Oct 2016)

A 2-foot long British Wire Wheel Wrench (spanner) for '70s vintage MGs, Triumphs, Healeys and Sunbeams (and others) with an octagonal centre hub knock-offs. A superior tool for removing octagonal wheel nuts! Never dent another fender or ruin another spoke with the old hammer and stubby-wrench technique. This wrench generates lots of torque and gives you control. you can feel how tight your wheel nut is. This wrench will remove stubborn nuts your old wrench struggles with. Wrench stores easily in your trunkIt has never been used - the octagon end is still under wrap. CDN $40.00. Email for photos at [email protected] or 613-627-8343. (April 2017)

A diecast 1937 Jaguar SS100 1:18 Durago (Italian) diecast model (black plastic wings) with fine details. Vintage - from the early '80s. Highly collectable. It can use a little cleaning (dust collected from years on display) but in fine shape. This one is made in Italy, current models are made in China. I don't have the original box anymore. Asking $60.00. Email for photos at [email protected] or 613-627-8343. (April 2017)

1974 Triumph TR6, Dad’s TR6 is reluctantly for sale: owned since 1976 -maple brown with tan interior, 55 thousand miles - never winter driven, always stored in a heated garage - Michelin red line tires with tubes, spare never on the road - new stainless steel exhaust system - behind the seats wind deflector - mint condition inside and out, no accidents -no rust anywhere – even floorboards are perfect Don’t miss this opportunity to own one of the most original TR6’s you will find! The car is completely stock except for tires, battery, and exhaust system. Can be seen at the Boot ‘n Bonnet Autojumble, Olympic Harbour, Sunday, May 7th. Offers around $22,500 will be considered. For additional information, contact David:[email protected] (April 2017)

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UK Trained, Canadian Licensed At Classic Automotive Repair (C.A R.) our top priority is to look after your most prized Classic Cars, we pride ourselves on the fact we treat your pride and joy as if it were our own.

Classic Automotive Repair was established in April 2009 by Steve Hayes who emigrated from the UK in 2008 bringing with him a wealth of knowledge on many makes of cars from Britain and Europe. His experience started in 1989 when he became an apprentice. After working up to the position of Service Manager, Steve decided it was a more hands on role that kept his love of cars engaged.

Some of the services we offer are:

Full and Part Servicing Diagnostics and Fault finding Full to Part Restoration Parts Finder Service Welding and Fabrication Detailing and Clean-up Winterization and Spring Preparation

Steve and one of his pride and joys, a 2001 Land Rover Discovery

Please feel free to contact Steve if you have a question or need to know more information about the services we offer:

Please note; We have a new, enlarged location to better serve you

Glenvale Industrial Park, Units 5&6, Building 1 2800 Hwy 38 Kingston, On K0H 1M0 613 583 4311 [email protected] www.classicautomotiverepair.ca

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