BRITISH SPORTS CARS ALASKA British Sports Cars Alaska Limited is the club for owners of all British sports cars including Austin Healey, Caterham, Jaguar, Jensen Healey, Lotus, Marcos, MG, Mini, Morgan, Sunbeam, & Triumph August 1, 2017

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British Sports Cars Alaska is the th monthly newsletter of British Sports 4 of July Parade, Cars Alaska Limited. Anchorage British Sports Cars Alaska Limited is the club for Photos: Rugile Kalayde, Johnson & Terry Jo Quarles, owners and enthusiasts of all British sports cars. Barney Gaylord Individual or family dues are $30.00 per year. BSCA is Parade organizers saved the best for last this year. We also a North American MGA Register chapter. were staged at the tail end of the parade, but we The BSCA Ltd board is: made it into the Anchorage Dispatch News feature Johnson Quarles, President article. Our parade group consisted of three Jaguars, 227-3812 [email protected] a Triumph, a Lotus, and an MG just driven here from Martin Walters, President-elect the Lower 48, still towing a camp trailer! 854-9949 [email protected] Dean Cox, Past President 703-209-1532 [email protected] John Martin, Treasurer/secretary 748-8004 [email protected] David Baldwin, At-large 688-0123 [email protected] Ken Morton, Newsletter Editor 441-7164 ak.roadster@att.net Useful contacts “People line the sidewalk… as classic cars roll by.” British Sports Cars Alaska (BSCA) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/441619005978014/ Photo by Rugile Kalayde, Alaska Dispatch News North American MGA Register (NAMGAR) http://www.namgar.com/ North American MGB Register (NAMGBR) https://namgbr.org/ Vintage Triumph Register (VTR) http://vtr.org/ Austin Healey Club of America (AHCA) https://www.healeyclub.org/ Austin Healey Club USA (AHCU) http://www.healey.org/ Jaguar Clubs of North America (JCNA) http://www.jcna.com/ Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska (AAMA) http://www.antiqueautomushersak.org/ John and Donna drove their V12 E-Type Jaguar, their son Andrew and daughter-in-law Chloe drove John & Midnight Sun Street Rod Association (MSSRA) Donna’s XK8, and Dave and Belinda drove their XK8 http://www.midnightsunsra.com/ Jaguar. But Johnson’s E-Type was in the shop, so Cover: A young enthusiast tries out Barney Johnson drove Dean’s Triumph TR8 while Dean Gaylord’s well-travelled MGA. Photo: Del Rawlins served as our walking parade marshal.

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Dean’s Triumph TR8

Illinoisan Barney Gaylord drove his MGA from the NAMGAR GT in California to join us in the parade.

Aaron’s Lotus Elise

The view from Barney’s seat. Be sure to read Del’s story about Barney in this issue. Rev Alaska Car Show, Palmer

Dave & Belinda’s XK8

Dean’s Triumph TR8 won first place sports car in the first annual Rev Alaska car show in Palmer on July 1. https://www.revalaska.com/ Lotus & Jaguars in parade formation

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Barney Gaylord, MGA Guru, was right out due to the 4th of July parade (Barney joined the British Sports Cars Alaska crew in the visits Alaska parade), so we arranged to try again on Wednesday. Del Rawlins, story & photos. Additional photos: T. Rawlins, M. Walters, K. Morton, J. Quarles

As most here will be aware, the itinerant MGA Guru travels the continent in search of MGs to repair. But some may have wondered, where does the Guru go when his own MGA is in need of repair? As it turns out, he goes to my house.

The weather was great Wednesday, and the mosquitos not too bad at least for the first part of the day. Barney helicoiled the stripped thread, and then successfully drilled the broken stud, and turned it out with a screw extractor. A quick trip to Ace Hardware yielded 4 new grade 8 bolts, and the suspension was reassembled. Between the suspension repair, replacing some other hardware on both car and trailer, and getting caught Barney arrived in Anchorage a few days ago with his up on fluid changes and chassis grease, Barney and left front shock absorber held on by only 2 of the 4 Elliot were here until early evening and I really bolts; the inboard aft had the threads in the frame enjoyed the visit and also looking over the stripped, and the inboard forward was broken off, gurumobile. with the stub remaining in the hole below the surface. Initial plans were made to tackle the repair on It was also interesting comparing the different Monday morning, but he had to cancel due to rain, approaches to making the same repair on an and I was unfortunately unable to offer him indoor operational vehicle, versus one that has been space due to my garage being currently plugged up stripped for restoration. My dad’s MGA suffered a with stuff (I recently moved into this house). Tuesday similar shock mounting failure back in the ‘60s that British Sports Cars Alaska, August 1, 2017 Page 4 ended in a suspension collapse and expedient roadside installation of oversize studs. Decades later, I performed major surgery on the frame cross- member to remove the 3/8" thick plate that has the threaded holes, and weld in an undamaged piece sourced from a parts car frame. Some of the pics of that process are on Barney's site for those who may be interested.

Editor’s note: Barney returned to Anchorage July 20th for some new tires before hitting the highway south. I tracked him down for a chat and a couple of photos. Bear Paw Festival Photos: Dean Cox, Donna Martin

Barney arrived early (at least by my standard) this morning and spent basically the whole day here; shock mounting is fixed, and all of his fluid changes are caught up. He replaced some hardware on his trailer, too. He left at maybe 7:20 this evening. I did get a few pictures for you. I expect to see him again since he had a couple additional spare head gaskets shipped here which have not shown up yet. I thought I heard him say they may head for Homer next.

Rick picked up a trophy with his Marcos at the July 14 Bear Paw Car Show.

Martin ran into Barney in Seward If you want to check Barney’s tech articles or follow his travels, here’s a link to Barney’s web site: http://www.mgaguru.com/tales/mobile75.htm Martin’s MG Midget

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Bear Paw Parade, Eagle River

Jay & Sandra’s MGTD British Motor Museum Story & Photos: Travis DeMoss (See more of Travis’ photos on the BSCA Facebook page.)

The British Motor Museum is a recommended stop for any British car enthusiast visiting the birth place of their car. The museum has everything from historic

motorsports pieces such as Paddy Hopkirk's Monte Steve’s Lotus Exige Carlo Rally winning 1963 Morris Mini Cooper S and Tony Pond’s Triumph TR7 V8 rally car, to a run-of-the- mill 1960 Austin A40 Farina family run-about and everything in between.

Dean & John get their cars ready for the July 15 Bear Paw Parade.

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Maybe Dean could take some styling pointers from There was even a 1971 Range Rover that some of the the rally TR7 V8? Austin A40 Farina, below. more seasoned Alaskans might remember. One of the Darien Gap Expedition vehicles, in which a group of British Ministry of Defense service members covered over 17,000 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, to Cape Horn, South America.

I was partial to a few exhibits, namely, the first production Mini, Reg No 621 AOK, and the original Morgan 3-Wheeler.

It was rather hard to find something that didn't associate itself with our club members’ cars, aside from Rick and his Marcos There was at least one Tom Walkinshaw Racing V12 Jaguar XJ-S Group A motorbike in the form of a 1911 Rover Imperial European Touring competition car, 1984 sporting a whopping 3 1/2 horses!

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Tour of Anchorage Story & photos: Johnson & Terry Quarles Additional photos: K. Morton Our July 29 Tour of Anchorage went well with five cars showing up at the Park Blocks start: John & Donna Martin with their E-Type and XK8 Jaguars, Travis & Jackie DeMoss with their Mini 30, Ken Morton & Dolly Larkin in their Triumph TR6, and Leonard Steinberg in his Triumph TR4 with his son Josh. With our Jaguar in the shop, Terry & I hitched a ride in John & Donna's Jaguars as passengers. The weather threatened rain 2 Jaguars, 2 Triumphs, 1 Mini, and an ice cream truck, but was just fine. After a stop at Point Woronzof and Point Woronzof Park a drive through Kincaid Park, all of us ended up at Kaladi Brothers for coffee & brownies. Travis & Jackie were presented w/ the Concours Trophy for their “Peoples’ Choice” winning Mini.

John’s E-Type, Donna’s XK8, Ken’s TR6, Travis’ Mini, &

Leonard’s TR4, left to right, Point Woronzof - KM - 2017 BSCA Activities Calendar We still have a third of the summer ahead of us. Come join in for a ride or a show. Many of these events are put on by other clubs and organizations and we have participated for years. If you have an idea for an event, be sure to contact President Johnson Quarles at 227-3812 or President-elect Martin Walters, [email protected] or 854-9949. August 6, Sunday: Jay Ofsthun Anchorage Park Memorial Show & Shine Travis & Jackie show off the “Peoples’ Choice” Blocks at P Street. The Show & Shine is a Midnight Sun Concours trophy presented by Johnson at the Street Rodders event that attracts hundreds of cars & beginning of tour trucks. Show up early; latecomers are not guaranteed space. http://www.midnightsunsra.com/

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Alaska's Purchase from Russia. A Reception will be in Anchorage on Thursday evening, Sept 14th, and the USRRC heads to the Kenai Peninsula Friday morning. To register or volunteer, contact Cheryl Babbe, [email protected] or check: [email protected] or https://www.facebook.com/RoadRallyeNews/

Out-of-State Brit-car events: August 12: Hot Summer Nights, 6 PM to North American MGA Register GT 10 PM Hot Summer Nights is a Valley Kruzers Solvang, California Photos: Tom Chapple sponsored car show on the streets of downtown Juneau member Tom Chapple attended the 2017 Palmer. Anyone want to rendezvous in Eagle River NAMGAR Get Together in Solvang, California, and and get a bite to eat before the show? sent along some photos. http://valleycruzers.com/

North to Alaska Road Rally Adventure Sept 15-17th Cheryl Babbe

If you’ve never attended a national event, you might want to check one out some time.

The 2017 United States Road Rally Challenge (USRRC), sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America, will be held over the September 15-17, 2017 weekend. The event is in celebration of the Sesquicentennial of

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Many nationwide British car clubs have some sort of annual meet somewhere in the country. Typically 2018 BSCA Calendar Photos there are drives or tours, sometimes rallies - competitive or “gimmick,” often autocross competition, always a car show, usually tech sessions, and always a chance to eat and drink with like-minded enthusiasts. The MGA and MGB meets are over this year, but there are still Triumph, Healey, and Jaguar meets to come, and probaby others as well: Vintage Triumph Register The Vintage Triumph Register’s 2017 National Convention will be in Princeton, NJ. August 16 - 19, It’s time to get some photos of your car for the 2018 2017. More information: vintagetriumphregister.org calendar. Here’s a short list of hints from David Fidler’s Triumph 6 Pack Magazine article about taking Monterey International Healey Week good pictures of your car: Monterey International Healey Week will be Turn the front wheels away from you. September 11-15, 2017, in Monterey, California. www.healeyweek2017.com Keep people out of the shot. It’s all about the car. Set your camera to the highest quality. International Jaguar Festival Make sure the sun isn’t directly behind the car. The North Georgia Jaguar Club is hosting the 2017 Keep your shadow and your reflection out of the International Jaguar Festival on October 12 - 14, at picture. Lanier Islands, Georgia. www.ngjc.us/IJF/registration Make sure the camera is focused. Don’t shoot all car and nothing but the car. Having the There are also numerous events in the Lower 48 to car full frame makes it impossible to crop the photo appeal to enthusiasts of all British cars. Your editor later for the calendar. has attended a couple of MGA and Triumph meets, and usually attends the Portland ABFM: Watch out for signs, poles, trees, trash cans and people sticking up out of your car. Portland All British Field Meet Don’t use a wide-angle lens setting because they distort things badly. September 1,2, &3. Portland International Raceway. Look for interesting angles, compose the shot, squat British car show on Saturday, swap meet on Sunday, down or stand on up on something to add interest. Vintage Racing all weekend. www.abfm-pdx.com Have some fun with this!

BSCA Grill Badges BSCA grill badges are here. They are the same beautiful cast bronze and enamel design as the earlier ones. They are $40 each. Call or email Treasurer/Secretary John Martin at 748-8004 or [email protected] If you have paid for a grill badge, and haven’t picked it up yet, please contact John Martin.

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TD. The powertrain is Ford Pinto 4 cylinder, but the Member News body is original metal and wood. Front disk brakes, 4 speed synchromesh transmission, and drum brake rear end are also Ford. The car runs well, looks great, and is fun to drive. $13,500 Jay Skaggs, 907 223-5831 2005 Lotus Elise

Ursula Gould reports that her MGB is out of the shop. Maybe we’ll see her and her car at the Show & Shine next week? Buy/sell/trade/etc.

1992 Jaguar XJS My red Lotus is up for sale. It is a 2005 with about 36 thousand miles. Asking $29,900. Aaron Butterer 717-7905 [email protected] 1960 MGA

Blue convertible. Good condition, runs fine. $10,000 Jim & Julia Ede 376-4631 1952 MGTD See the BSCA Facebook page for information on this non-member car.

Be sure to check out our BSCA Facebook page: Not a kit car, but a 1970 California hot rodded ‘52 MG https://www.facebook.com/groups/441619005978014/

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