Vol 32No 07

July 2015

The Cannonball What ??? By Diane Lambert Match the team with their ride: JJ McClure/Captain Chaos Ferrari 308 GTS Jamie Blake/Morris Fenderbaum Aston Martin DB5 Jill Rivers/Marcie Thatcher Subaru GL 4WD Jackie Chan/Michael Hui Lamborghini Countach Seymour Goldfarb, Jr. Dodge Tradesman Ambulance Think back to where you were and what you were driving (if you were driving) in 1981. Ah Ha ... the smiles are starting to take shape, the memories are resurfacing, the fun that you had in your fave car are now at the forefront, and you're ready to ride! Sorry, got a little carried away. Anyway ... Once again Jack and I had a blast going to the "Drive- In" at the Coleman Garage a/k/a The Lemke Brit Car Haven on June 13th. As we like to do, folks arrived, chose a choice viewing spot inside then meandered chatting and enjoying the camaraderie and the overall ambience. Dennis Wunsch was the grill master for the evening, and there was an abundance of delicious dishes to fill us up. And then, of course, what's a drive-in movie with candy and popcorn? There were bags of popcorn and lots of movie candy being passed around and ice cold refreshments in the cooler! What more could anyone want??? In typical fashion, the movie for the evening was not revealed until show time. For those who ei- ther have not been to this event (hard to believe!), one of the requirements is that the movie should be a comedy, contain elements of disbelief, a bit of playful deceit, race car drivers and babes, and of course, great cars and road races! Getting the picture? is a 1981 comedy starring lots of well knows actors such as Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, and Farrah Fawcett to name a few. These folks have gathered in Connecticut as race teams to start a cross-country car race. The start of the race for each team begins by driving up and punching a time card which indicates their departure time. Of course, there's always someone trying to stop the race, and in this case it was Arthur J. Foyt who wants it stopped because of its environmental effects and safety issues. Accompanied by photogra- pher and tree hugger Farrah Fawcett named Pamela aka "Beauty".Various teams are shown either evading law enforcement, most of which deal with talking their way out of a possible ticket or concocting crazy schemes to outmaneuver their opponents. One team of guys actually disguise themselves as a newlywed couple on a motorcycle, but the extra weight forces the two to ride cross-country in a continuous wheelie! Remember I mentioned the element of disbelief …

(Cont’d pg. 07, Cannonball) FOUNDED 1983

MEETINGS HELD THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH (Unless otherwise specified)

OFFICERS Richie Hartley President (843) 559-0835 [email protected] Wray Lemke Vice President (843) 884-8022 [email protected] Charlie Hall Treasurer (843) 821-4867 [email protected] Mert Fox Secretary (843) 795-1578 [email protected] Tina Lacey Membership Coordinator (843) 889-6750 [email protected] (third pos is a one) Grace Clark Regalia Coordinator (843) 889-3121 [email protected] Millie Horton Regalia sales (843)884-5066 [email protected] Dennis Wunsch Editor (843) 889-6750 [email protected] (third pos. is a one) Jane Schmitt Event Coordinator (843) 324-5316 [email protected]

TECHNICAL ADVISOR Darryl Beech Mr. Wizard (843) 552-6555 [email protected]

WEBMASTER Brian Smart [email protected] WWW.BritishCarClubCharleston.com

PAST PRESIDENTS Mike Carnell 1984 Dick Deibel 1988 Bobby Grooms 2003 Oscar Smalls 1985 Alan Van doren 1989 Richie Hartley 2004-2006 Don Brown 1986 Mike Grosso 1990-1995 Diane Lambert 2007-2008 Tom McMurray 1987 Jack Lambert 1996-2002 Richie Hartley 2009-

IT’S EASY TO JOIN… Just fill in and sign the application and send along with $25.00 annual dues, to: British Car Club of Charleston 6269 Hwy 165 Ravenel, SC 29470 We look forward to seeing you at all of our meetings and events! (Please print clearly) NAME:______Street:______CITY:______

STATE:______ZIP:______TELEPHONE:______E-MAIL:______FAX:______

Car(s): Make:______Model:______Year:______Color:

CAR(S) Make:______Model:______Year:______Color:

As a member of the British Car Club of Charleston (BCCC), I agree to hold BCCC, its board of Directors, Officers, and organizers of events free From all liability for any accident or injury which may occur in connection with club events.

SIGNATURE:______PRINTED NAME:______DATE:______

___NEW MEMBER ___RENEWAL ___ I give my permission to list my phone and E-mail in the membership directory to be accessible to members only.

Birthday please: Name:______Month:______Day:______

Windscreen option: Spouse B’day : Name:______Month:______Day:______Mail (B/W) E-mail (Color)

The Windscreen Page 03

PrezSez By Richie Hartley President

Well tomorrow is the day! Our oldest daughter, Taylor, will be taking here final driving test tomorrow afternoon. I say her final test as she has been taking a driver’s training course over the past several weeks. This course consisted of eight hours of in class training and six hours of on the road training. The school will also conduct the ac- tual testing to receive your license. She is not taking the course because she doesn’t know how to drive but because it’s mandatory for anyone that wants to get a license. I remember, when I got my license, the only test that you took was the actual one at the DMV. She is very excited about being able to drive on her own due to her wanting to do summer babysitting for extra money. She is still working on saving money to help com- plete her 1969 MGB that we have been working on. We are working on as much as we can since we don’t have a place to paint the car due to Garrett classes being out for the sum- mer term. With the MGB in progress, and the driver’s license only days away, there is only one more obstacle that we will have to get over. Manual transmissions!!!! Taylor can drive very well. She can drive at night, during the day, and even in bad weather. She does not however, know how to drive a manual transmission. After the 4 th of July holiday we will work on teaching her the wonders of driving a manual transmission. I am planning on training her in our Triumph Spitfire as they are very similar, and I also value the clutch in my Mini much more than the Triumphs. I will take it easy on her and not teach her the way that I was taught to drive a stick. I was taken to a very steep hill and the truck was parked in the middle of the peak of the hill. My task was to drive the truck the remainder of the way up the hill. This task was not done the first time or the second or even the 20 th time. I don’t remember actually how many times it took, but I do remember when I did make it up to the top of the hill. All great memories and she and I will start her, stick shift, memories very soon. So wish her luck on the driver’s test and especially on learning the manual transmission. Hopefully she will be pulling up at our next meeting without burning up the clutch and shacking the hat off my head.

Keep Motoring

Richie The Windscreen Page 04

Minutes – BCCC – June 13, 2015 Mert Fox – Secretary

The British Car Club of Charleston members gathered at the “Motorcade Morning” on Saturday, June 13 th, near Waterfront Park,held under an overpass of the Ravenel Bridge on the Mt. Pleasant side. There were British cars (over 20) on display (to include Mini Moke) for everyone to enjoy.

Wray (VP) greeted everyone present. Thanked everyone for participating. There were over 25 folks present. New members were introduced – Ray White (80 MGB). Steve & Jana Edgington (AH Sprite).

Jane (events) discussed events for July and August > Sonics Drive-in; Farmer's Market on John's Island; Birds of Prey; Santee road trip to include a visit to a peach plantation. A listing of these events will be sent to members for consideration and selec- tion.

As always coffee and donuts were provided. A lot of car talk and other tidbits were shared. A good grouping of British car enthusiasts for this morning.

MOTORCAR MORNING! What a great way to start off a weekend! Meeting up with friends at Waterfront Park in Mt. Pleasant to share some refreshments, chat about what's been going on since the last time we met up and talk some car talk. In spite of the warm temperatures, about 20 cars and 30 members and guests cruised in between 9 and 11 a.m. We've got a great shaded spot under the Ravenel bridge with cool breezes blowing in from the Cooper River, and lots of folks stopping on their way to or from the pier to say Hey and to relay their own stories of their Brit car and how they didn't know there was a Club in town or to let us know that their parent had a car like that and the stories they recall about them. This is quickly becoming a fun monthly event that lots of us look forward to. Even if you go to the Cars and Coffee at Town Center, you can still plan to cruise in and join other Brit car enthusiasts from 9 to 11 on July 13th! You never know what cars you might find there! Looking forward to seeing y'all on the 13th ... in the shade of the Ravenel Bridge! Diane Lambert The Windscreen Page 05

CALENDAR Happy Birthday OF EVENTS For July JULY

06 July Planning mtg 7pm Melvins

Mt. Pleasant Larry Coomer 07th Paul Szejk 09th 11 July Regular Meeting. We will meet at Bill Spence 13th Brittlebank Park to participate in Bill Unger 14th the annual Classic Car Appreciation day, followed by a drive around Carol Neumann 16th Charleston. (Details will follow via Lori Tomlinson 22nd email.) Paul Palmer 26th Eleanor Harris 27th Welcome New Members Dr. Richard & Laura Feit 1960 Triumph TR3A Charleston Bob Bell AND MANY MOOOOORE 1959 Triumph TR3 Seabrook Island Raymond & Debbie White Thank You 1980 MGB LE Thank you Diane Lambert for your Ravenel Debby & Jerry Marindin great reports on the drive-in as well as the 1979 MGB Motorcar morning. Thank you to Larry Mt. Pleasant Coomer for sharing his experience at the Dave & Cindy Bulfin tech session, and Jack Lambert for the 1966 Jaguar E-Type tech session from his perspective. Thank 2006 Ferrari 430 you also to Millie Horton for her report Mt. Pleasant and pictures of the Hilton Head C & C. Robert New Thanks also to Mike West for his Duck Folly Beach Larry & Laura Shinall Drop report. 1970 Triumph TR6 Charleston We look forward to many happy miles together The Windscreen Page 06

Charleston Area Car Clubs & Cruise In From Ron Phillips

Carolina Cruisers and Thunder Road Cruisers (plus a few more) have planned their annual road cruise, “Cruising To Charleston” vial historic US-52. The event is scheduled for August 20-24, 2015, starting in Mt. Airy NC, stopping in Albemarle on the 21st for a multi-car club cruise with local area clubs, at Badin Road Drive in Theater, and arriving in Goose Creek North Charleston area around lunch time on Saturday, 22nd. We enjoy meeting other car clubs, seeing the cars, and talking car stuff! We would like to do a “multi-car club cruise in” somewhere in the Goose Creek area on that afternoon, maybe 4-7 PM? This will be a great opportunity for several local area clubs to get together and “enjoy each other’s rides”!

Freshfields Cars and Coffee By Millie Horton

The temperature was predicted to be 100 degrees by 10 AM, but the stalwart Cars and Coffee “frequent flyers” gave the public a grand show/education from 9-11. Iced coffee was the preferred drink, and car talk was abundant in the sought-after shade. These folks seriously “mine” the brains and wisdom of fellow classic car collectors; heck, I even glimpsed a sketch being made to explain a mechanical point! To the public’s delight, there were two Corvettes--what a beautifully designed rear on the 50’s one--a piece of art! A McLaren educated us all and thrilled the children with its uniquely opening doors. Two green Jaguars, a Rolls-Royce Corniche, a sporty green MGTD, a go-fast Lotus Elan, and an Aston Martin DB9 (“Bond, James Bond”) rounded out the field of enviable pieces of rolling art. Perhaps, though, the auto that epitomized our island location and the start of summer was a grand Ford “woody” station wagon. Its bright green paint and polished wooden roof rack and headliner beckoned us to “hit the beach.” Bruce Stemerman and John Wilson organize a fun day for car lovers every 3rd Saturday of the month from 9-11 AM at Freshfields Village. Why not dust her off, put the top down and join the group on July 18? It can be habit-forming! The Windscreen Page 07

(Cannonball, Cont’d from pg. 01) The leading teams find themselves stopped on a desert highway waiting for construction workers to clear the road. A biker gang (led by Peter Fonda ... surprise) shows up and begins har- assing one of the teams. It quickly gets out of hand and a free-for-all fistfight ensues. As you may have guessed, this is where Jackie Chan is in his element. He puts his martial arts skills to work with fists and kicks flying! As the road reopens, the teams sprint back to their vehicles for the race to the finish. The vehicles all arrive at the final destination at the same time so it's a foot race to the finish line. JJ hands the time card to his co-pilot then ambushes the remaining racers! Think JJ's team won? Of course not ... at least not yet. As JJ's co-pilot gets distracted by a panicked woman screaming that her baby had fallen into the water, Marcie, one of the Lamborghini chicks races up and is the first to clock in thereby winning the race! The film is based on the 1979 running of the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memo- rial Trophy Dash which is an actual cross-country outlaw road race held four times in the 1970s, it started at the Red Ball Garage on 31st Street in NYC (later at the Lock, Stock and Barrel Restau- rant in Darien, CT) and ending at the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, CA. The race previously in- spired the 1976 films Cannonball and The Gumball Rally. The screenwriter was automotive journalist who conceived the real-life Can- nonball Baker event. He had originally proposed the race as a write for Car and Drive. The race had only one rule: all competitors will drive any vehicle of their choosing, over any route at any speed they judge practical, between the starting point and destination. The competitor finishing with the lowest elapsed time is the winner. Yates team was the only participant in the original 1971 running. In the March 1979 race, he formed one of 46 teams with director Hal Needham to compete with a 150 MPH van converted into an ambulance with LA doctor Lyell Royer and Brock's second wife Pamela Reynolds riding as the patient on the gurney. The ambulance never made it to the finish line because the transmis- sion gave out 50 miles short of the Redondo Beach finish line. The film was nominated for a Razzie Award. Surprised? Once again, it was a great evening with about 30 of us chuckling throughout the evening, and when the movie was through, we hung out a bit longer to help clean up and to continue enjoying all the things that we know and love about the great members of the BCCC! Thank you to Wray and Susanne for once again being such gracious hosts. Thank you for purchasing extra fans to ensure that all of us were comfortable in spite of the very warm evening. As always, you made sure everyone had a great time, and we're looking forward to the next time when we'll see you at the Drive-in!

THE BRITS ARE COMING!! Charleston Battery will play Barclay's Premier League West Brom Albion on Friday July 17. Our club has been invited to show our cars. If you would like to attend, please notify me by July 8th. [email protected] (843)774-2257 The Windscreen Page 08

My First Tech Session By Larry Coomer

Although I have paid dues for a couple of years, this was my first event with BCCC. It was very productive. We had three B’s all with turn signal problems. Session graciously began promptly at 9:00 with coffee and doughnuts. Wray lead the activity and was very instructive and informative. A common thread through each of the vehicles was old corroded light bulbs and sockets or the wrong bulbs for the socket. Ray’s B was responding irrationally until one of the guys noted that there were some two filament bulbs in one filament sockets. Wray replaced with the correct bulbs and all the problems went away. Debbie’s challenge was more complicated and included tackling the turn signal switch on the column. The team worked the switch, sprayed it with some magic elixir and it began to work. Again some of the bulbs were corroded. Replaced them and all was well. My B had no turn signals. Wray dismantled the Hazard Switch, cleaned it up and noted the contacts were shifting out of alignment. Lined them up, put it back in and at least we had non- blinking turn signals. Went and check the individual bulbs. All were somewhat corroded and all had deformed contacts. Replaced what we could and cleaned the rest. Yahoo I have fully opera- tional turn signals again. Learning point – If your turn signals slow down or become lethargic, it may be because the bulbs are becoming corroded and the resistance in the circuit is increasing. The solution is to clean and or replace the bulbs. Learning point – All MGBs come equipped with a cardboard box of extra parts in the trunk adjacent to the airless spare tire. (Airless because it will not hold air.) Learning point – The BCCC group of people are very friendly, extremely helpful and a pleasure to be around.

Thank you to Wray and Susie

The Windscreen Page 09

WHICH WAY DID THEY GO? I SAID LEFT ... NO RIGHT ... NO LEFT ... By The Bent Wrench (Jack Lambert) Saturday, June 27th started out with a threat of rain, but being Brit car enthusiasts, sev- eral of us (all MG owners I might add), converged on the Lemke Coleman Garage to learn a thing or two about turn signals and their quirks. As always, Ray was very patient and informative as he walked us through the various steps to troubleshoot what might be ailing the turn signals thereby not allowing them to work correctly. Guess everyone got the Tech Session notice as we had three MGs there to sort out their turn signal issues. We also had a couple of MGs that were missing vacuum lines so we sorted that out, and one needed the distributor tweaked. One of the members was coerced into removing the rear tail light lenses where we discov- ered that the incorrect bulbs were in place. This proved to be a solution to part of one turn signal problem and the rest was solved with Ray's thorough elimination process. Five MG owners left the Lemke Coleman Garage a lot happier (and more informed) than when we arrived thanks to Wray's willingness to share his knowledge and experience with us. From a personal perspective, this has always been one of my favorite things about belonging to the BCCC - the camaraderie and willingness to help one another with our Brit car issues. There is such a vast wealth of knowledge and experience within our membership, and great positive energy to assist one another. That's car folks! On another note, I want to thank both Wray and Susanne not only for allowing us to meet at the Lemke Coleman Garage, but for their gracious hospitality. A table was set up with refreshments when we arrived, and the coffee and donuts help set the tone of how the morning was going unfold. Thank you again to both Wray and Susanne for another successful BCCC event and Tech Session!

Duck Drop By Mike West Daniel Island Rotary Club dropped some 35,000 rubber ducks in the Wando River off the Wando Bridge for a charity event and had a car show at the children's Park on Daniel Island on June 6th. The car show had no registration; you just showed up kinda like Cars and Coffee. Only nine cars showed up plus a NASCAR Race Car #24. The judges were volunteers with no particular quals as judges and the cars were not numbered or otherwise identified!! The four trophy winners were certainly deserving as two of them were first time entrants, but the venue was just too long from 8 AM to 1:30 PM on a hot Saturday. There were three British Cars from the club surrounded by cars from Detroit: Bob Walk- ers' MGB, Millie Horton's Bentley, and my Aston Martin DB7. If this car show is to be an annual event, it will need some organizing and we did vol- unteer our services to assist next year, but were told the organizer was moving out of town and no one had been assigned to take his place. Would have been a better day at the beach! The Windscreen Page 10 BCCC Picnic Sept 12, 2015

The Windscreen Page 12

Parts Wanted Healey luggage rack for sale For 1969 Jaguar E-Type SII Coupe Part #644730 or 17H9932 Never installed, have had it since 1988. All hardware and BD20767 & BD20766 NDV hinge pillars instructions included. Will fit 100-6 or (Mine have rebrazed mounting plates that 3000’s Originally $430, will sell for $325. continue to crack) BD38326 rear hatch Mert Fox at [email protected] or release latch cover & finisher chrome (843)795-1578 trims (I have the hinge covers). C28516 interior rear view mirror & mounting stem. FOR SALE BD19562 & BD19561 Windshield chrome trim “doglegs”. I have a lot of E-Type MGB convertible top frame parts to sell, trade, or give away. Frame is from a 1975, but I believe it will Contact Bill Unger: fit several years of MGBs [email protected] $150.000 (843)527-7840 Please contact Dennis Pieschke [email protected]

Distributor Wanted I am in need of a Rebuildable, (not broken) Lucas 45d4 Distributor For an MG Please contact Jim Hendricks

2005 Aston-Martin DB9 [email protected] 6.0 liter V12, 19,000 miles

Snow Shadow Grey exterior, Iron Ore (Oxblood) Need a Bonnet Leather interior. Fully serviced, full records, For a 1969 Triumph Spitfire Located in Charleston, SC. Needs nothing. In good to excellent condition. $58,900 obo. Interesting trades considered. Please contact Call or Text: (843)670-6216 Mark Riesch Email: [email protected] Burgaw, NC Paul Palmer (910)259-0591 Britishsportscarconsulting.com July 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

Committee Mtg Reg Mtg 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7pm Classic Car

Melvin’s BBQ Appreciation Day

Mt. Pleasant Brittle Bank Park

Brits at 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Blackbaud

Stadium for soccer

Match

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

A pair of British Beauties

Bruce Stemerman’s 1958 MGA

Tracey Hutchin’s 1958 Triumph TR3