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American Motoring Volume 42, Issue 1 http://www.amonational.com Jan./Feb., 2018 Contents Features Columns our Javelin aMX Story _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ Page 6 aMo PreSiDent’S ColuM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 3 no DePoSit no return _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ Page 12 eDitor’S noteS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 4 teCh QueStionS with Jeff reeveS _ _ _ _ _Page 8 MeMBerShiP rePort _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 10 hiStory PiCk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 14 eventS CalenDar_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 22 ClaSSifieD aMeriCan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 34 naSh healey roaDSter_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 18 1980 eagle - a 30 year oDDeSSy _ _ _ _ __ Page 19 Moving? Derek Dorroh Name:_______________________________ Send Your information to: 12229 Freemont Ln. Raleigh, NC 27613 AMO#_________ [email protected] Old Address: New Address _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Street or P.O. Box Street or P.O. Box City:___________________________________ City:___________________________________ State:_____________ZIP__________________ State:_______________ZIP_________________ Page 2 American Motoring Jan/Feb., 2018 AMO Chairman’s Column Harm van der Veen We are excited to report that the Board has approved AMO Chairman of the Board the purchase of new software after a comprehensive [email protected] review. Not only will it provide us with a new database, but it will tie directly into each national I decided to “commandeer” your President’s column for this issue to take event (i.e., registration, concours information). This the opportunity to bring you up to speed as to what your Board has been will have the advantage of allowing the head judges doing for you lately. Just as a reminder, the Board meets quarterly via electronic access to the previous year’s judging teleconference (rather than the long-standing tradition of only meeting at sheets to try to improve consistency year over year. the national convention once a year). As you can imagine, this is helpful For example, if you earned gold last year and this in many ways. This gives us regular opportunities to get to know each year’s scores now move towards a bronze, the other better! As we develop our relationships, it gives each member the Concours Manager can review the data on the field. confidence to voice their opinions/suggestions in a relaxed environment. Scoring will move from the mostly manual system We are better able to plan for the growth of our club as well as to quickly used since the beginning to electronic, ensuring respond to concerns or challenges that come up. Each year, elections are historical data can be retrieved quickly. Finally, held for Board positions that are coming up for renewal. Your participation there will be a new look to the website which will be in that process by either casting your vote and/or by letting your name more in keeping with our needs. This website will stand for election is directly related to the success of AMO! We are a club have the ability to host chapters if they so choose of volunteers who have a common passion for all things AMC! There are (rather than maintaining their individual websites). untapped resources out there – please think about sharing your talents Your scorecard could be available sooner although with the rest of the club! we are still required to wait until the appeal period has expired just to ensure fairness. You can look There are also Officers that are appointed to fill key positions (President, forward to more details from Ian in the coming Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer). We recently introduced the position months! of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). We are looking for a qualified person (CPA or equivalent) to take on this position. We have a job description We have been working on firming up details for available if you or someone you know is interested in participating. Just upcoming conventions. Of course, this year we are contact me for further information. returning to Auburn, IN and then to St. Louis next year (2019). Discussions are ongoing for 2020 and beyond, but as you can imagine those are still a few years out. We can say that these shows are expected to be in the south-east and around the Great Lakes. Deb Fougerousse had come up with the idea of a ‘think tank’ which will help us to determine what steps could be taken to move our club forward. At this point in its development, we are piloting it within the Board but it will eventually be open to each of you as a conduit to share ideas/concerns/ suggestions with any Board member. As you may have realized, you now have the option of receiving electronic newsletters rather than the printed version. Membership fees for those choosing this method realize a savings as it substantially cuts down the costs due to postage (especially outside the United States). We do acknowledge that there are some who prefer to receive their newsletters in printed form which would not change. Finally, you may have noticed that this column hasn’t given you the personal touch that Ian’s usually does but I wanted to focus on the important work that YOUR Board has underway! Harm van der Veen, Chairman of the Board American Motoring Jan./Feb., 2018 Page 3 Club Information Editors Notes American Motors Owners Associa- tion (AMO) is a Wisconsin chartered, nonprofit organization, which exists ex- pressly for the purpose of aiding and encouraging the use, enjoyment, pres- ervation and restoration of vehicles Cheryl Samuel Mike Spangler built by AMC between 1958 and 1988. sambo@ jefnet.com mspangler@ jefnet.com American Motoring is the official news publication of AMO, with its principal Welcome to the New Year! Changes are about to happen in AMO. They will not take effect offices at 2136 Wawonaissa Tr., Fort all at once, but they will be happening. Wayne, IN 46809. American Motoring is published on a bi-monthly basis with a total of six issues per year. Issues Last year was a very tough year for us as editors. As all have noticed we fell behind with are due to the members within the first the newsletters. Now we are almost caught up. Family life and care of a love one is very two (2) weeks of each odd numbered important. Taking care of another is a great drain on the person doing the care. We are month. Subscription is free to all paid now trying real hard to catch up on everything. With doing this we have worn out the others members of AMO. Permission must around us. For example, the Classifieds, you may have noticed a couple of repeats of the be obtained in writing from the editor to copy, reproduce, or copy through any classifieds. When you put out three newsletters within a two month period it will effect what media the materials contained herein. is found in the classifieds. Plus, during the colder months people are not thinking of selling Membership in AMO is open to all AMC their items. When the weather starts to warm up suddenly your garage or shed needs enthusiasts worldwide at $35.00 U.S., cleaning out and this is when the ads start coming in. Canada & Mexico $ 40.00 U.S., Foreign $ 45.00 U.S per annum. Ownership of an AMC vehicle is not required. Send One of the ways we can fix this problem is asking the clubs to send a copy of their ads they membership requests to the Member- post in their newsletters to the AMO Classifieds. This should open the avenue of sales into ship Director. Contributions to American a global chance of selling. The Classifieds are viewed all over the world. We know you Motoring are highly encouraged. Mate- want to sell what you have, so let us help you by putting them in the AMO Classifieds. rial accepted is subject to editing and / or revision. The act of submitting articles, information, or any other materials shall The next items we have are openings in AMO. Everyone in AMO is a volunteer. We are constitute an expressed warranty by always looking for new ideas. Some openings you will need some sort of communications the contributor, to this publication, that knowledge, like talking on the phone, sending emails, talking to people face to face. To me such material is original and in no way this sounds like everyday communication. Yeah, yeah every once in a while you may get an infringement on the rights of others. yelled at, but look at me getting yelled at is part of the job no matter where you work. This Contributions should be sent should not hold you back because you are there to communicate with all not just with one to the Newsletter Editor only. While it is a service of AMO to provide person. technical information to its membership, any maintenance techniques, technical One position open is in the judging department. This is one of the areas of AMO going information or possible modifications through a great change. How about becoming part of this change and help us to make this published in American Motoring should an outstanding position.