QUAD-CITIES BRITISH AUTO CLUB 2016 Edition / Issue 7 10 August 2016
THE QCBAC
CONTENTS The QCBAC was also formed to promote interest and usage of any, and all British cars. The QCBAC website is at: qcbac.com The QCBAC 1
Board Meeting 1 BOARD MEETING
Queen’s English 1 The QCBAC board met on 10 July 2016 at Gunchie’s Restaurant, Rock Island, IL.
QCBAC Contacts 1 The minutes for that meeting were distributed to current QCBAC members. Future QCBAC Events 2 QUEEN’S ENGLISH Other Car Club Events 2 Diddle: swindle Trouble reading? 2 Outwith: outside Dosh: money Question & Answer 2 Guvnor: boss Yardie: mobster Cars of the Month 3 QCBAC CONTACTS
President Jerry Nesbitt [email protected] Vice President Larry Hipple [email protected] Secretary John Weber [email protected] Treasurer Dave Bishop [email protected]
Board member Carl Jamison [email protected] Board member Gary Spohn [email protected] Autofest Chair Jeff Brock [email protected] Membership Chair Pegg Shepherd [email protected] Publicity Chair Glen Just [email protected]
2016 Sweetcorn Festival – Oneida, IL
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ANSWER FUTURE QCBAC EVENTS August Dinner 14 August 2016 4:00 pm The device that made time Famous Dave’s 1110 E Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA travel possible in the Back to the Future movies was called Visit Roger & Marjorie Rhoads 3 September 2016 9:00 am the “flux-capacitor” which Meet at old Quad City Downs parking lot in East Moline at 9:00 am was mounted behind the and drive to Fenton, Illinois as a group. front seats of the De Lorean September Dinner 18 September 2016 4:00 pm DMC 12. The De Lorean also Hickory Gardens Restaurant 3311 Hickory Grove Road, Davenport, IA needed 1.21 gigawatts of Please park in the rear lot and use the rear entrance. power and it had to be
moving at 88 mph (140.8 km/h). Congratulatins to Karen Reynolds for winning a Top 25 award at the Oneida Sweetcorn Festival, in Onedia, Illinois on 30 July.
OTHER CAR CLUB EVENTS
Le Claire, IA – River front park Knuckle Busters Car Show 27 August 2016 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Aledo, Illinois. Meet at Milan CVS parking lot 910 West 4th Street, Milan, IL
and depart by 7:30 am.
NEXT QUESTION Trains, Planes & Autos 10 September 2016 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Downtown Geneseo, IL. Meet at Silvis Hy Vee 2001 5th Street, Silvis, IL. Who was the car designer and Depart as a group by 7:00 am. rally driver that founded the car company which made the 1948 Route 6 Retro Road Trip 2016 16-18 Sep 2016. Elliott Saloon? The Elliott was Drive across Iowa Special Event in Davenport, 15 Sep 2016: claimed to be the fastest "Cruise the Ones" event ends with a visit to Dahl Ford's Old Car Home production closed car in the world when it reached 104.7 TROUBLE READING THIS NEWSLETTER? mph (168.5 km/h). I need the A pair of prescription glasses were found at the Autofest. Contact John Weber if first and last name of the they are yours. founder.
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CARS OF THE MONTH
Heartland Autofest – 6 August 2016 – Le Claire, Iowa
Best in Show – 1956 Jaguar XK 140 Ken Katch
First Place Owner Second Place Owner
MG
Pre- 1963
1951 MG TD Arnie Ash 1959 MG A Alan Anderson
MG
1963 to 1974 1970 MG B Rick Hamaker 1968 MG B Larry Hipple
MG
1974.5 to 1980
1978 MG B Willie & Jan Wittkoph 1979 MG B Stephen Galvin
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Triumph
TR2 TR3
1959 TR3A Chuck McGuire 1962 TR3B Lewis Moore
Triumph
TR4 TR6
1964 TR4 Carl Jamison 1967 TR4A Alan Beecher
Triumph
Spitfire & GT6
1970 Triumph Spitfire Tom Nelson 1980 Triumph Spitfire Pegg Shepherd
Austin Healey
1962 Austin Healey 3000 Milt McKinney 1956 Austin Healey 100-4 Glenn Ackeberg
Jaguar (new) XJS & XK
1991 Jaguar XJS John Dyson 2007 Jaguar XK8 Joe Rice
Jaguar
XK & XKE
1956 Jaguar XK140 Ken Katch 1963 Jaguar XKE John Weber
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Mini
Original
1976 Austin Mini Cooper Bruce Stender No Entry No Entry
Mini
Newer
2009 Mini Cooper, John Cooper Works Jim Murray 2013 Mini Cooper Carol Brown
Sedans
All
1983 Jaguar XJS Katie Heuer 1969 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Paul Inman
Other British Makes
1974 Jensen Healey Ron Mau 1967 Austin FX4 London Taxi Randy Dockstader
OTHER AWARDS
QCBAC President Jerry Nesbitt presents Longest distance traveled to the show was 280 miles driven by an appreciation award to Craig Heuer of Jaguar Alley Willie and Jan Wittkoph from Appleton, WI in their 1978 MG B.
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Bonus item: The hidden British word in the last newsletter was “Bloke” meaning “fellow”. There is another hidden British word in this newsletter.
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1960 Austin Healey Sprite (boxed)
Club members might be interested in the Klairmont Kollection of antique cars now open for private, corporate, and charity events. Larry Klairmont and his partner Joyce have 300 vehicles under one roof. The Klairmont Kollection will continue to try and accommodate special event requests and may open to the general public on selected dates. Contact information: Klairmont Kollections, 3111 North Knox Ave, Chicago, IL 60641. Telephone: (773) 685-1904.
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