July 2009 Vol. VIII No. 4

Spring Kick-Off Breezes by at Como Park

JULY FEATURES Healey Hill Climb VIII • InterMarque Winery Tour VINTAGE FOREIGN MARQUE CLUBS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST

Arrowhead Sports Car Club Miata Club of Minnesota North Star Rotary Rockets www.arrowheadscc.org www.miataclubmn.com www.northstarrotaries.com Austin-Healey Club Midwest Sunbeam Pagoda Club of Minnesota of Manitoba www.midwestsunbeams.org 651-452-2807 www.ahcm.ca Minnesota The Regulars Twin Cities British Iron Society Austin-Healey Club Vintage Scooter Club of Greater Fargo www.mnhealey.com www.minnescoota.com 701-293-6882 Minnesota Autosports Club Thunder Bay Vintage Citroën Car Club www.mnautox.com Sports Car Club tbvscc.ca of Minnesota www.citroenmn.com Minnesota Land Rover Club Transportation Artists and mnlandrovers.org Authors Guild Delorean Owners Association, www.transportationguild.com Minnesota Minnesota MG Group www.deloreanowners.org www.mmgg.org Triumph Drivers of Manitoba www.britishcar.ca Ferrari Club of America, Minnesota MG T Register Minnesota Chapter www.mnmgtr.org ’Sota MINIs www.sotaminis.com www.fcamn.blogspot.com Mini-Sota Minis Pizza Glacier Lakes Quattro Club Eating and Psychiatric Stella del Nord Alfa Romeo www.glacierlakesqclub.org Self-Help Assn Owners Club www.mini-sota.com [email protected] Inter-Marque Council [email protected] Minnesota Morgans Twin Cities VW Club [email protected] [email protected] www.twincitiesvwclub.com Jaguar Club of Minnesota Minnesota Rolls Royce and Vintage Sports Car Racing www.vscr.org www.jaguarminnesota.org Bentley Enthusiasts [email protected] Lotus Eaters Volvo Sports America [email protected] Minnesota SAAB Club Minnesota Chapter www.mnsaabclub.org David Olson, [email protected] Lotus Owners of the North [email protected] Minnesota Triumphs Wheels of Italy www.mntriumphs.org wheelsofitaly.com Mercedes Benz Club Nord Stern Porsche Club Twin Cities Section Clubs listed in red are members of the www.mbca-tc.org www.nordstern.org Metropolitans from North Star BMW Car Club Minnesota www.northstarbmw.org www.metropolitansfrom Updates for web sites, email addresses, North Star British Iron (cycles) phone numbers, and meeting times and minnesota.com [email protected] places (see calendar) are most appreciated.

InterMarque Monthly, June 2009 PAGE 2 MISCELLANEOUS MUMBLINGS I used to get my automotive So what? It kept costs down so news from Motor Trend. (“Flash! that you and I could buy a fun Pontiac announces new scream- car. And maybe, just maybe, the ing chicken decal for Firebird.”). manufacturer could make a Then as I fancied myself as profit too. becoming more sophisticated, I started consulting Road & Track. Where does that leave us today? (“Road test: Honda Civic versus In need of a paradigm shift. And Lamborghini Countach. Track not down the road we seem to be and real world comparison.”) traveling to a more concentrated, oligopolistic industry producing Now, however, I’m reading the Camry wannabes. No, the old Wall Street Journal and the method of a part from here and a Financial Times. Listen to some part from there kept costs down of these headlines from a month- and seemed to produce some old issue of the Times: “Rival neat cars as well. Can it work clans gear up for showdown over again? It depends primarily on future of debt-ridden Porsche,” whether the few remaining auto “Fiat faces rivals in its pursuit of companies are willing to part GM Europe,” “Berlin wields its with a couple hundred of their clout in effort to shape Opel engines, chassis, and bits at a deal,” and “Lenders move to decent price to outsiders. If not JULY 2009 block Chrysler’s restructuring.” now, when? VOLUME VIII, ISSUE 4 PUBLISHER I suppose it’s always been about This isn’t your father’s InterMarque Council the money, and I’ve just been too Oldsmobile (or Plymouth or Interim Managing Editor naïve or thickheaded to realize it. Pontiac or…), but there does PHYLLIS GALBERTH There was, for example, a reason seem to be some breathing room Production Editor that after World War II the here for the entrepreneurially BRIAN CORNELL engine of the first Porsche was a inclined. Senior Copy Editor lightly disguised VW bug unit. KEITH GALBERTH MG, of course, had abandoned Contributors ANDY LINDBERG its overhead cam engines in the KATY OLSON, TOM ’30s in favor of more prosaic HAZEN, KEITH GALBERTH, Morris power plants. Austin- PHYLLIS GALBERTH, BRIAN CORNELL Healey engines had a taxicab connection, and no one can Editor Emeritus ANDY LINDBERG forget that the Triumph mill Please submit eventually found its way into a subscription requests to tractor. [email protected]

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 3 SPRING KICK-OFF RECAP!

Saturday May 16, 2009 HOSTED BY: InterMarque Council RECAP BY: Phyllis Galberth PHOTOS BY: Keith Galberth and Brian Cornell Brrrr … Yes folks it was bone chilling cold for the Spring Kick-Off this year. On May 16th the high for the day was 52 degrees which occurred about the time the motorcars scurried out of Como Park. I won't totally slam Mother Nature as there were peeks of bright sunlight and no precipitation. In spite of the weather … WE HAD A GREAT EVENT!!!!

2009 SPRING KICK OFF MOTORING EXHIBITION BY THE NUMBERS The total number of Officially Registered Motorcars was 148. The highest ever for this event! 2009 Peoples Choice ATTENDANCE BY MARQUE: MG (48), Triumph (26), Award Winner! Austin-Healey (10), Jaguar (10), Citroen (8), Rolls/Bentley (8), Metropolitans (5), Mini (5), The motorcar is a Porsche (4), Lotus (4), Morgans (3), Alfa (2), 1954 XK 120 Maserati (2), Mercedes (2) Competition Roadster. The following marques had 1 motorcar on display: Borgward, Ferrari, Ginetta, Isetta, Jensen Healey, This motorcar has been a dream of the Lancia, Lloyd, Morris, Saab, Singer, Volkswagen owner, Dick Matthews, for 25 years and he is thrilled that it is finally completed. Please note Motorcars arriving after registration /vehicle check-in closed are not included in the This was the inaugural showing for official registration total. this absolutely gorgeous motorcar.

Looking forward to Spring KickOff 2010 on May 22 … Dick Matthews is a member of the and much warmer weather! Jaguar Club Of Minnesota.

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 4 COMOCOMO PARKPARK 20092009 INTERMARQUEINTERMARQUE SPRINGSPRINGKICK-OFF KICK-OFF THANK YOU! CHEERS! MERCI! DANKE! GRAZE! BY: Phyllis Galberth It takes a village to plan and organize the Spring Kick-Off every year…..The above and beyond level of commitment shown by the Spring Kick-Off volunteers this year was absolutely wonderful. A change in venue - to Como Park - gave the volunteers a refreshing burst of energy from the beginning of the event planning process last winter through the day of the event. Thank you so much for your time and effort in making this a very successful event.

2009 SPRING KICKOFF VOLUNTEERS Michael Barone, Larry Berg, Joe Bisanz, Virginia Bisanz, Todd Bjerkness, Joanne Broom, Curt Carlson, Dan Buchen, Randy Byboth, Curt Carlson, Kevin Clemens, Brian Cornell, Tim Engel, Eric Fantin, Keith Galberth, Philip Galberth, Greg Gelhar, Nancy Gelhar, Mike Guanella, Frank Howard, Michael Jekot, Dave Lindemann, Dale 2009 Spring Kick-Off Co-Chairs: Martin, Nora Kramer, Roger Kramer, Andrew Lindberg & Linda Larson Lindberg, Phyllis Galberth and Aaron Courteau Gloria Lynch, Mike Lynch, Russ Mattson, John Meyers, Doug Miller, Tom Moerke, June Moerke, Cindy O' Brien, Katy Olson, Cindy Pennoyer, Jim Pennoyer, Ed Raschke, Rod Richert, Kim Rixen, Steve Rixen, Lynn Schulte, Erlinda Shotton, Jack Shotton, Jane Southwood, Dick Wallrich, Dawn Williams SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SAVE THE DATE! EVENT SPONSORS: Minnesota Austin-Healey Club Premier Sponsor Inter-Marque Council Jaguar Club of Minnesota Premier Sponsor 2010 SPRING KICK-OFF Citroen Car Club of Minnesota Lotus Owners of the North Saturday May 22, 2010 Lotus Eaters Metropolitan from Minnesota Como Park, St.Paul, MN Minnesota MG Group Minnesota MG T Register 10:00a.m.–3:00 p.m. Minnesota Triumphs Transportation Artists and Authors Guild Event flier with complete Vintage Sports Car Racing details will be available TROPHY DESIGN: Dale Martin in February 2010 ART WORK FOR EVENT POSTER AND INFORMATIONAL ADS: Designed by Michael Jekot - Transportation Artists and Authors Guild CANOPIES/TABLES/CHAIRS provided by: Minnesota MG Group and Todd Bjerkness PRINTING (event volunteer name badges, windshield cards, ballots) Provided by: Jim Pennoyer ORANGE PLASTIC CONES loaned by: Aaron Courteau (Having arrived back in St. Paul from Ireland only a few hours before and fighting jet lag…Aaron was first on site- before 7:00 a.m. - setting up the orange plastic cones to mark the display area) EVENT CO-CHAIRS: 2009 INTER-MARQUE COUNCIL SPRING KICKOFF Phyllis Galberth • Aaron Courteau

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 6 HEALEY HILL CLIMB VIII

Ed Raschke and his 1960 Austin Healey Sprite make a valiant run. Saturday May 9, 2009 HOSTED BY: Minnesota Austin Healey Club, MAHC ORGANIZED BY: Tom Hazen ARTICLE BY: Katy Olson SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED PHOTOS!

On May 9, we enjoyed another great Minnesota Austin Healey Club (MAHC) Hill Climb at Afton Alps. The weather was dry but cool and cloudy almost all day. 58 drivers made a total of 268 starts. Drivers who stayed all day were able to take seven runs each. This was a great chance to re-acquaint with our greater speed-loving The fastest time of the day overall of community, especially at the luncheon dished up by the 56.06 went to Matt Cramer in his staff at Afton! 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR. None of it would have been possible without Tom Hazen and his crew of fantastic volunteers! Daniel Buchen, Dan From, Jim Klein, Tom Larson, Tony Logan, Parnell Lutz, Mike Lynch, Dick Mathews, Taya McCoy, Tom Moerke, Byron Peterson, Rod Richert, Kurt Schroeder, Mel Turcanik, Saji Weerasinghe, Terry Tobin, Eric The fastest time for a vintage car Sanford, Steve Rixen, Scott McQueen, Mike Lynch, (pre-1980) of 1:03.01 went to Jeremy Minnesota RollerGirls Diamond Rough and Rita Rawkus Fohrenkamm in his 1976 Triumph Spitfire! along with Bullseye, Matt Cramer and Eric Christenson. Phil Vanner and his Square Peg Diner (2021 East Hennepin, 612-378-0855) provided delicious breakfast treats. Special thanks to Jim Klein and Byron Peterson for working at the finish line all day, managing two timing sheets, simultaneously timing two cars on the course with The slowest time for a vintage car (pre-1980) just stopwatches, pens, and paper. You guys are “top o’ of 1:36.11 went to Andy Lindberg in his the hill” tops! Apologies to anyone we missed listing! 1979 2CV!

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 7 HEALEY HILL CLIMB VIII

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 8 HEALEY HILL CLIMB VIII RESULTS Thanks again to everyone who showed up and made it such a fun day. Hope to see you all driving fast soon!

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MINNESOTA AUSTIN HEALEY CLUB FOR SUPPLYING THESE RESULTS.

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 9 INTER-MARQUE SUNDAY PICNICS JUNE 28 JULY 26 AUG. 31 (the last Sunday of the month)

1 P.M., CHEROKEE PARK ON THE WEST SIDE IN ST. PAUL

What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than to go for a drive and stop for a picnic at scenic Cherokee Park. This is a do-it-yourself affair, so bring your own food, beverages, plates, silverware, lawn chairs, grills, and a dish to pass if you want. If it rains, it's cancelled.

FOR SALE

1980 TR8 National VTR concours 1967 E-type Jaguar Series I 1971/95 Rover Mini winner. Original stock condition. Everything 4.2 Liter coupe. Own the dream. Second John Cooper, British Racing Green with works. Poseidon Green over Tan plaid. owner. 49,500 miles. 4 speed manual. Last White top, Half leather and cloth 5speed. AC 23,000 actual miles. $15,000 of the most classic E-type features: Triple seats, wood dash and window sills actual dollars. Price firm. Daniel Buchen SU carbs, covered headlights, toggled Red Carpet, LHD, 37,000 miles, (651) 282- 9609 dash, earred knock offs. Very original solid 4 speed manual, 1.3 Single port driver or a great candidate for full injection, Minilites, this is stone restoration. $25,000 firm. Might consider stock & unmolested, a nicer Mini trade for Lotus Elise. Daniel Buchen you will not find, German and English (651) 282-9609. manuals. I can send photos. Contact Bob Cox 651.762.2831 or email [email protected] Priced to sell at $11,500.

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 10 INTERMARQUE WINERY TOUR Square Peg Diner to Glacial Ridge Winery in Spicer, MN May 30, 2009 HOSTED BY: Minnesota MG Group PHOTOS BY: Phyllis Galberth

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 11 MULTI MARQUE CALENDAR ONGOING Multi-Marque Breakfast Every* Saturday morning! 8:30 a.m., Square Peg Restaurant, 2021 East Hennepin in the Hennepin Square Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Everyone is invited! Special room for the auto- afflicted. Attendance on recent Saturdays has been twenty to thirty or more. Women are invited every Saturday but the second Saturday of every month is Lady’s Day. All marques and nationalities invited. Info on and map to the Peg: www.squarepegdiner.com/ (* The Peg is sometimes closed on holiday weekends.)

East Ender' Saturday Morning Breakfast A group of vintage foreign motoring enthusiasts have started a semi-monthly East Ender's Breakfast Group for those that want Breakfast a little later and not drive to Minneapolis. Join the East Ender's on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month, 9:00 a.m. at: Sail Away Café, 1321 St. Croix Trail, Afton, Mn. North of County Road 18 and St. Croix Trail.

Cars and Coffee First Saturday of every month. 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Auto MotorPlex, 8200 Audubon Road, Chanhassen, Minnesota. Largest monthly gathering of auto enthusiasts in Minnesota. Info: www.automotorplex.com

JUNE 19-20 Back to the ’50s Minnesota State JULY 3 American and British Car Show. Fair Grounds St. Paul, Minnesota Display your vintage American or British car and stay for the street dance. Car placement at 4:00p.m. Veteran's JUNE 20 Amery Airport Event V. At the airport Park Richfield, Minnesota (event flier in this issue) in Amery Wisconsin. See the event flier in this issue. For further information contact Tom Hazen JULY 9-12, Iola Old Car Show and Swap [email protected] meet This is the Midwest largest old car show featuring 2,500Show cars 1979 and older. Feature exhibit JUNE 20 Inter-Marque Drive-In Movie Nite. for 2009 will be “Independents and Imports” For details Hosted by the Minnesota MG Group and Minnesota contact: E-mail [email protected] Austin Healey Club. Details to be announced. Info contacts: Curt Carlson (MAHC) at JULY 11 8th Annual Healey Gymkhana. [email protected] or Elena Biessner (MMGG) at Brown & Bigelow Parking lot 345 Plato Blvd in St. [email protected] Paul. Event flier will be available later. For further information contact Scott McQueen JUNE 20-21 Art of the Car Show at Stone Arch ([email protected]) OR Aaron Courteau Festival of the Arts in Minneapolis. The car show hosts ([email protected]) an impressive 100 different classic, import and restored cars per day plus over 200 art vendors. For many, this JULY 11 Bastille Day Celebration Open to all has become a highlight of Father's Day weekend. If you French Cars. Sponsored by the Alliance Française de are interested in having your car in the Art of the Car Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota Opera Center, 620 N. show, please contact Susan Anderson at 1st St. MPLS. 4-10pm. http://www.afmsp.org/ [email protected] or call 612-825-8551. JULY 16–19 Kohler International Challenge JUNE 27 Mini Tribute Race. Brainerd Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. You may International Raceway know it as the Chicago Historics or the BRIC (Brian Redman International Challenge), but this is the big one JUNE 28 Inter-Marque Picnic Cherokee Park in for vintage racing in this neck of the prairie. Maybe a St. Paul, Minnesota. Event Flier will be available couple auctions too. Info: www.roadamerica.com sometime in April JULY 25 InterMarque Grand Rounds Tour JUNE 28 Nordstern Region 42nd Annual Hosted by the Minnesota MG Group. Details to be Concours d' Elegance and all Porsche Car announced. Info www.mmgg.org Show. 10:00 a.m. Central Park in Roseville, Minnesota (event flier in this issue)

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 12 MULTI MARQUE CALENDAR (CONT.) JULY 25 Minneapolis Aquantennial Classic AUGUST 22 Amery Airport Event VI. At the Car Show 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m at Bobby and Steve's airport in Amery Wisconsin. See the June event flier in Auto World 25 W and Washington Avenue in this issue. For further information contact Tom Hazen downtown Minneapolis. For details call 612-333-89 [email protected] (event flier in this issue) (See event in this issue) AUGUST 23 Wheels of Italy Italian JULY 26 Inter-Marque Picnic Cherokee Park Automobile and Motorcycle Show. 10:00a.m. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Event Flier will be available to 4:00p.m. Lake Calhoun Executive Center, 3033 sometime in April Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis, Minnesota (event flier in this issue) AUGUST 6–9 Rally in the Vallley Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Eau Claire Travel and Business Center AUGUST 29 Triumph Trans-AmeriCa Sleep Inn an Suites / 29 Pines. European InterMarque Charity Drive Hosted by Minnesota Triumphs from sports car event. “These raillies are not for the serious 11:00 to 4:00 on August 29 at The Fort Snelling rally participant. They are fun with easy directions & Officer's Club questions, ‘Spouse friendly.’” Sponsored by the MinnesotaMG Group. Hosted by Steve and Diane AUGUST 30 Inter-Marque Picnic Cherokee Rindt. Info: www.mmgg.org or Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. Event Flier will be [email protected](event flier in this issue) available sometime in April AUGUST 8 New London to New Brighton SEPT 11–13 Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival Antique Car Run. More information at XXIV Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. www.antiquecarrun.org (event flier in this issue) Hosted by the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association. Info: www.vscda.org or www.roadamerica.com AUGUST 15 Brit Fest Ellingson’s Auto Museum, Rogers, Minnesota. Formerly known as the Ellingson’s SEPTEMBER 12 Wheels and Wings Osceola, British Car Show and Swap Meet. (event flier in this Wisconsin. Hosted by the Motorbooks division of The issue) Quayside Publishing Group. MARQUE NATIONALS & UPPER MIDWEST REGIONALS JUNE 21–28, 2009 SUNI V International JULY 13-17 NAMGAR GT -34 (North Sunbeam Event Rapid City, South Dakota. The American MGA Register) Hot Spring, Arkansas. international event is held every five years. At SUNI V Info at www.gt-34.com we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Alpine! Tentative events include rally, 2-day autocross, vendor AUGUST 7-9, CITROWISC, CITROEN CLUB sales, tours of Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmore and the OF NORTH AMERICA (CCNA)/CITROEN Badlands hospitality room, parts room and much more. AUTOCLUB CANADA (CAC) FALL MEET Special secret advance notice: The 2011 Sunbeam CitroWisc is hosting this year’s Fall Meet in Spring Invasion national convention will be here in Green, Wisconsin. The meet, sanctioned by both the Minneapolis. CCNA and the CAC, has traditionally been held in September. To take advantage of the August weather in JUNE 24-28 MG 2009 NAMGBR Wisconsin and to tie the meet into the fantastic Botham (North American MGB Register) Vineyards Vintage Celebration, it has been moved back a Breckenridge Colorado. Info at www.mg2009.com full month to August 7th. http://www.candokaraoke.com/Meet/Meetmain.html JUNE 29–JULY 2, 2009 MiniMeet; East Meets West Winona, Minnesota Hosted by the Minnesota Minis SEPT. 14-17 GOF Central Blue Harbor Resort Pizza Eating and Psychiatric Self Help Association and Sheboygan, Wisconsin Info @ www.mg3club.org ‘Sota MINIs. This is another once every five years event and thi one will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the SEPT. 30-OCT. 4 VTR-Triumph Fest - introduction of the first Mini in 1959. In addition, the 2009(Vintage Triumph Registry) San Luis Obispo theme of the event is the Mini-sotan Job, celebrating the California. Info @ www.vtr-triumphfest-2009.com 40th anniversary of every Mini fanatics favorite film, The Italian Job. Info: www.minimeet09.org

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 13 REGULAR CLUB EVENTS

Arrowhead Sports Car Club Monthly Meeting, Minnesota Triumphs Monthly Meeting, second second Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m., 4767 West Thursday of the month (except Nov. & Dec.), 7:00 p.m., Arrowhead Road, Hermantown, Minnesota. Info: Fort Snelling Officers Club, Minnesota. Info: www.arrowheadscc.org www.mntriumphs.org British Iron Society Informal gathering, every Stella del Nord (Alfa Romeo) Monthly pizza Saturday morning at the Fry-n Pan, Fourth and Main, and wine gathering, second Monday of the month. beautiful downtown Fargo, North Dakota. Info: Larry Contact Ed Solstad for time and location. 612-822-0569 or LeClerc [email protected] [email protected] Mercedes Benz Club of America, Twin Cities The Regulars, twin cities vintage scooter club Section Informal dinner and discussion, first Semimonthly gathering (weather permitting). First Wednesday of the month, 6:4 p.m., Lion’s Tap Restaurant, and third Sunday of the month, 2:00 p.m., Pizza Luce, Hwy 212 and Cty Rd 4, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Info: Lyndale and 32nd, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Info: 952-829-0848 www.minnescoota.com Minnesota Austin-Healey Club Pie and/or Pint Thunder Bay Vintage Sports Car Club Monthly With the President, first Wednesday of the month, general meeting, third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 7:00 p.m. or before. Fort Snelling Officers Club, p.m. at the Port Arthur Prosvita Centre, 540 S. High Street Minnesota. Info: www.mnhealey.com in the Library Room, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Info: www.tbvscc.ca Minnesota MG T Register MG Luncheons, every Tuesday, 11:15 a.m. American Legion, 6501 Portland Triumph Drivers of Manitoba Monthly Avenue, Richfield, Minnesota. Info: Steve Blomberg meetings, open to interested parties, are held on the 612-869-8264 [email protected] second Thursday of each month at the Irish Club, 654 Erin Street, second floor at 8:00 p.m., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Minnesota SAAB Club Monthly Meeting , first Canada. Info: www.britishcar.ca Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., Major’s Sports Cafe located on Snelling Ave. in Roseville, Minnesota. Info: Twin Cities VW Club Monthly meeting, first Chris Luick 507-252-1888 or www.mnsaabclub.org Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., West Side VW, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Meeting usually lasts 30 to 45 Minnesota Minis Pizza Eating and Psychiatric minutes. Info: www.twincitiesvwclub.com Self-Help Association Regular monthly meetings at irregular times and locations. Check www.mini-sota.com or 320-963-5681.

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 14 InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 15 NORD STERN REGION PCA PRESENTS ITS 42nd ANNUAL CONCOURS d’ ELEGANCE AND ALL PORSCHE CAR SHOW TO BENEFIT COURAGE CENTER SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2009 CENTRAL PARK, ROSEVILLE EXIT MN 36 at Dale North 1/2 Mile Be part of the largest gathering of Porsches and Porsche people in Minnesota REGISTRATION OPENS: 8:30 ALL CARS IN PLACE: 10:00 $20/CAR DONATION TO THE COURAGE CENTER IS YOUR ENTRY FEE

InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 16 Minnesota Triumphs Sports Car Club AND THE Triumph Trans-AmeriCa CHARITY DRIVE 2009 AN EVENT FOR ALL VINTAGE FOREIGN MOTORCAR ENTHUSIASTS

A well-known British Classic car enthusiast, June 2009 and is planned to finish in San automotive historian and author, John Luis Obispo, California on 29th Macartney from Evesham in the United September. Any classic-car enthusiast, who Kingdom, will be undertaking a marathon would like to take part for even a nominal 10,000-mile Charity Drive across the distance, is most welcome to do so. John United States and Canada later this year. Macartney will be visiting the This epic journey will be undertaken in a MINNESOTA TRIUMPHS from 11:00 to fully-restored 1973 Triumph Stag which is 4:00 on August 29 at The Fort Snelling currently undergoing rebuild in Chicago, Officer's Club, where he will be delighted Illinois. to meet enthusiasts, members of the local Press, together with others from local radio The Charity Drive objective is to raise funds and TV stations. According to a number of for three non-profits – Anxiety Disorders US motoring magazines and experts, a trip Association of Canada (ADAC/ACTA) of this length - with its sole fundraising THE 1973 TRIUMPH STAG based in Montreal, Canada, The Sidran objective for 501(c)(3) non-profits - has UNDERGOING FULL REBUILD Institute in Baltimore, MD and Assist never previously been undertaken. As John IN CHICAGO Trauma Care in Rugby, England. All three clearly intends to complete it, this will organisations specialise in providing certainly be a ‘FIRST’ in American motoring educational and practical treatment services history – and achieved by an Englishman! for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This insidious mental illness While in this locality and a guest of this Authorised for release to the media can affect members of the armed services, Club, John and the Triumph Stag will be by Minnesota Triumphs on behalf of those in the civilian emergency services, delighted to meet anyone from the media, hospital staff and any civilian who has to talk at greater length about this THE MACARTNEY CHARITABLE TRUST experienced a mind-shattering, life- Fundraising Drive, what made him decide 32 AVON STREET EVESHAM, WORCESTERSHIRE threatening event. Tragically, too many to do it and how PTSD affected him for so WR11 4LQ ENGLAND PTSD sufferers are unable to find the long. For further details, please feel free to Tel: +44 1386 424401 specialist help they need to recover from the contact Phil Ethier at Minnesota Triumphs, WEB: www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk EMAIL: [email protected] illness, with the result that turning to crime or TEL 651-224-3105, CELL 651-283-8675 suicide is by no means uncommon. Current estimates indicate approximately 4% of the JOHN MACARTNEY’S ROUTE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA population suffers from some form of PTSD. John, whose early career started with the UK auto industry in England, saw him later spending many years both living and working overseas. He also became a PTSD sufferer in 1980 when in Iraq at the outbreak of the Iran/Iraq war. In his own words, “it was Assist Trauma Care who gave me back my life after twenty seven very long years of PTSD suffering, because neither my doctors nor I could identify any specialist help within the UK’s government-run healthcare program.” The Triumph Trans-AmeriCa Charity Drive will start from Daytona, Florida on 27th InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 17 InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 18 InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 19 InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 20