MAY 2016 Vol. XV No. 3

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DOWNTOWN OSSEO, MN • 9–3

IN THIS ISSUE SPRING KICK-OFF UPDATES • JDC MOTORSPORTS VISIT • LOTUS LUNACY OUT AND ABOUT • 2016 EVENT CALENDAR VINTAGE FOREIGN MARQUE CLUBS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST

Arrowhead Sports Car Club Metropolitans from Minnesota North Star British Iron (cycles) www.arrowheadscc.org www.metropolitansfromminnesota.com [email protected] Auto Italia Minnesota Miata Club of Minnesota Pagoda Club of Minnesota www.meetup.com/auto-italia- www.miataclubmn.com 651-452-2807 Minnesota/ Midwest Sunbeam The Regulars Twin Cities Vintage Austin-Healey Club www.sunbeamalpine.org Scooter Club of Manitoba www.minnescoota.com Minnes02 (BMW 2002) www.ahcm.ca [email protected] Thunder Bay Vintage British Iron Society Sports Car Club tbvscc.ca Minnesota Austin-Healey Club of Greater Fargo www.mnhealey.com Triumph Drivers of Manitoba www.BritishIronSociety.com www.triumphdriversclub.com NEW! Minnesota Autosports Club Citroën Car Club of MN www.mnautox.com Stella del Nord Alfa Romeo www.citroenmn.com Owners Club Minnesota Land Rover Club Delorean Owners of MN [email protected] mnlandrovers.org groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mndmc/ Twin Cities VW Club info Minnesota MG Group www.twincitiesvwclub.com Fahr North: http://www.MN-MGGroup.org Vintage Porsche 356 Group Minnesota MG T Register www.vscr.org Eric Erickson 952-426-5024 www.mnmgtr.org Volvo Sports America Ferrari Club of America, Minnesota United Minis (MUM) MINNESOTA CHAPTER Central States Region www.minnesotaunitedminis.com David Olson, ols on199-at-umn.edu http://www.fcacentralstates.org/ Minnesota Morgans BADGERLAND (WI) CHAPTER Jim Perry, james.perry -at- uwc.edu Foreign Fords [email protected] hocapri [at] yahoo [dot] com Wheels of Italy Minnesota Rolls Royce and wheelsofitaly.com Glacier Lakes Quattro Club Bentley Enthusiasts www.glacierlakesqclub.org [email protected] ZOOM (Z Owners Of Minnesota) facebook.com/groups/ZoomZcar InterMarque Council Minnesota SAAB Club [email protected] www.mnsaabclub.org Updates for web sites, email addresses, Jaguar Club of Minnesota Minnesota Triumphs phone numbers, and meeting times and places (see calendar) are most appreciated. www.jaguarminnesota.org www.mntriumphs.org Clubs listed in red are members of the Lotus Eaters Nord Stern Porsche Club [email protected] www.nordstern.org LOON (Lotus Owners Oftha North) North Coast Borgward Club [email protected] [email protected] This is an ever-evolving list. Any vintage-foreign Mercedes Benz Club North Star BMW Car Club club in the region is welcome to join the council. All we ask is that you show up for a Twin Cities Section www.northstarbmw.org few meetings and help out. Email us at www.mbca-tc.org [email protected] for details.

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MAY 2016 Vol. XV No. 3 ON THE COVER: ™ Less than a month to go for the 2016 Spring Kick-Off! InterMarque! Vintage Foreign Motorcars of the Upper Details in this Midwest Join the group and feel free to add issue, and on our is on Facebook. FB page and at to the site with pictures, stories, and announcements about intermarque.org local Vintage Foreign motorcars and events. DOWNTOWN OSSEO, MN • 9–3

IN THIS ISSUE SPRING KICK-OFF UPDATES •JDC MOTORSPORTS • LOTUS EUROPA ROAD TRIP OUT AND ABOUT • 2016 EVENT CALENDAR https://www.facebook.com/groups/intermarque/

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 3 INTERMARQUE SPRING KICK OFF UPDATE KICK-OFF CHAIR JOHN ENGSTROM On a Clear Day you can see Osseo From Here! Well, it’s getting closer by the day. Get ’em fixed and polished and “Bob’s Your Uncle” they’re ready. Just don’t ask me about mine and we’ll all get along. But first a couple of things about the show. I have included a map (on the next page) of Osseo which shows how to get there from highway169. In short, you get off on 85th and then go take a right on 169. You will need to take a right turn on 1st Avenue N.W. which is the next street after the stop light. Go up 1st and turn at the entrance sign. Don’t forget a donation to the food shelf and a few bucks for the Girl Scouts People’s Choice Award voting buckets. This Saturday, at our breakfast meeting, I will be asking for volunteers to help out with the information and registration tent as well as people to hand out the goody bags and direct cars into the parking spots. The more volunteers we get 2016 SPONSOR CLUBS the less time everyone has to help out…See how nice that is. Lotus Owners Oftha North (LOON) • Alfa Romeo Owners I am going to ask each club for two volunteers (except for the Borgward Club Club, Stella del Nord Chapter • which only has two members) and will send out a sign up sheet for it. If you MN Austin-Healey Club • Citroën cannot make it to the breakfast meeting, you can contact me directly and I will Club of MN • Jaguar Club of MN • Mercedes-Benz Club of America: fit you in. Twin Cities Section • Metropolitans from MN • In other news, I have gotten a hold of the Japanese Antique Motor Cycle club MN United Minis (MUM) • and have invited them to give us a try this year. MN MG Group • MN MG T Series • MN Triumphs • Vintage Sports Osseo gave us a pretty good write up in their city newsletter “Osseo Outlook” Car Racing (VSCR) • North Coast and they have some photos of last years show as well a nice article about the Borgward Club show. Just a few more arrangements to make and we are ready to go. I have set up the SATURDAY meeting dates for the 2016 SKO We are talking about having a car show in the parking lot at Elsies sometime in meetings and they are as follows. July because it will be their 50th anniversary (I probably have that wrong, but they have been open a long time.) When it gets firmed up I will let you know. • NOVEMBER 21: ELSIE’S Also, as of this time, I have not made any progress on the fall Apple Orchard • JANUARY 9: ELSIE’S car show but I will keep plugging at it and see what happens. • FEBRUARY 20: ELSIE’S In the future, we have been talking about putting together an InterMarque • MARCH 12: ELSIE’S Calendar for next year. It will not be the usual calendar since our car season • APRIL 16: ELSIE’S starts in May, so we will make it from May 2017 to April 2018 instead. I was • MAY 7: ELSIE’S going to ask each car club for a picture to show on the calendar. All meetings will take place after Next year will be our 25th anniversary of the Spring Kick Off and I am already 8am breakfast. Roughly 9 am. starting to plan for that. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for details or email me: Remember, if you have any questions about the show please feel free to contact [email protected] me. –John: [email protected]

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 4 2016 Spring Kick-Off and Craft Show May 14 • Downtown Osseo, MN • 10am-3pm • Rain or Shine

7th St. N. CTY ROAD 30 93rd Ave. N

2016 SPONSOR CLUBS

1st Ave. NW 1st Ave. • Lotus Owners Oftha North (LOON) 3rd Ave. NE Ave. 3rd 4th Ave. NE 4th Ave. 5th Ave. NE 5th Ave. 1st Ave. NE 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. NE 2nd Ave. 6th Ave. NE 6th Ave. 6th St. NW NW 2nd Ave. 6th St. NE • Jaguar Club of MN Registration and • Citroën Club of MN • Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Central Ave. Central Food Donation Drop Stella del Nord Chapter 5th St. NE 5th St. NW • MN Austin-Healey Club CITY • Mercedes-Benz Club of America: HALL Twin Cities Section 4th St. NW • Metropolitans from MN 4th St. NE • MN United Minis (MUM) • MN MG Group • MN MG T Register 3rd St. NE 3rd St. NW • MN Triumphs • Vintage Sports Car Racing (VSCR) PLEASE • North Coast Borgward Club APPROACH 2nd St. NE HERE 2nd St. NW

CTY RD 1st St. NW 3rd Ave. NE Ave. 3rd 1st Ave. NE 1st Ave. 4th Ave. NE 4th Ave. 5th Ave. NE 5th Ave. NE 8th Ave. 81 1st St. NE NE 6th Ave. NE 7th Ave.

Central ENTER HERE blocked

E. Broadway St. HWY. 169 City Park/Craft Show 1st St. SE

Public Display Area Reserved for Sponsor Clubs 2nd St. SE City of Osseo appoved approach route 4th Ave. SE 4th Ave.

Event partcipation is free with a non-perishable food donation.

1996 or older foreign built cars & cycles. Parking is first come, first parked. Placement begins at 9am with the show beginning at 10am. If you want to park together, CTY arrive together RD Clubs with reserved space are solely 81 responsible for managing their space. EXIT TO 85th

85th Avenue (109) 85th Avenue (109)

EXIT TO 85th

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 5 Revved by JDC Motorsports! ARTICLE BY: By Paul & Chris Bergquist THE MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB TWIN CITIES SECTION EVENT COORDINATORS

PHOTOS BY: Mark Sabbann & Dave Runkle UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

ABOVE: Mercedes-Benz Club members at JDC Motorsports with CEO and The Mercedes-Benz Club Twin Cities Section got a rare treat on Saturday, President, John Church. April 9th… a visit and tour of JDC Motorsports, winners of the Prototype Challenge class at the 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

JDC Motorsports is a motorsports management organization based in Eagan, Minnesota. A full service motorsports outfit, they maintain and manage cars that compete in various professional racing series. From Indy car development series like Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires to the IMSA Prototype Lites series, the IMSA Continental SportsCar Challenge up to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the series that resulted from the merger of GRAND-AM Road Racing and the in 2014. JDC has their fingers in a lot of racing pies on any given weekend, on tracks throughout the United States and Canada. “WOW!” “AWESOME!” “A much bigger operation than I was expecting to see!” were just a few of the reactions when club members General view of one half of the JDC Motorsports entered JDC’s 24,000 square foot facility. Everyone was universally facility, 24,000 square feet total. impressed. My vision of a motor sports racing team headquarters would be more like a small town car dealership service department at best. Wrong, how about a fully equipped dream shop in a building the size of a Costco store? This place was so enormous, you could park four full length tractor / trailer semis with racing equipment and cars inside, at one end of the building, with plenty of room in the rest of the place for all the race cars. Chris and I arrived at 8:15am to help set up the “goodies”, all graciously provided by Mercedes-Benz Club members Jack & Susan

John describes what it takes to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. CONT. ON PAGE 7 >>>

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 6 REVVED BY JDC MOTORSPORTS CONT. FROM PAGE 6

Church, parents of John Church, President and Beach, to be held on the streets of Long Beach, CA CEO of JDC Motorsports. Would you believe that on Sunday, April 17th. They were originally Susan even took the time to bake the most delicious planning on departing at 8am, but held back several chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had? Just for this hours so our group could see the Prototype event, thanks Susan. They also provided an Challenge class race car that won their class at the assortment of fresh muffins, coffee, water and orange recent Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in January. John juice for our Mercedes Club group of about 40. took the time to explain the series that this car runs in, and the intricate details of the car itself. The As soon as we walked in the front door, we were Prototype Challenge class is a spec class within the greeted by John Church. His crew were in the midst WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the car is a of packing one of their enormous race transporters French built Oreca chassis with Chevrolet V8 for the trip to the SportsCar Grand Prix of Long

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The cockpit of the Oreca Chevy Prototype Challenge car. A couple of the other cars undergoing race preparations for various racing series.

One of the many pit stops for JDC Motorsports on their way to a class win at the IMSA Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2016. (Photo provided by JDC Motorsports)

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 7 REVVED BY JDC MOTORSPORTS CONT. FROM PAGE 7

power. We even had the opportunity to see the crew load the car onto the hauler, which did take some juggling. How DO they pack so much into that huge transporter? Everyone I spoke to that attended the event, thought it was way better than anything they had ever expected to see. In addition to the PC car destined for Long Beach, there were many other race cars throughout the building, from various road racing series, in different project stages. Lots to see! Our many thanks go out to John and Katie Church for letting us see their great racing ABOVE: Loading the PC car business and to John’s parents, Mercedes- onto the transporter for the trip to Long Beach. Benz Club members, Jack and Susan Church, for making all of the arrangements and providing all the refreshments and JDC Motorsports, hospitality. ready to hit the road.

Sunday Picnics JUNE 26 • JULY 31 AUG. 28 • SEPT. 25 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 share if you want. If it rains, it's cancelled.

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 8 Lotus LUNACY PHOTOS AND ARTICLE PROVIDED BY: Dave Lindemann

ABOVE: “It was rough.” Fellow LOON (Lotus Owners Oftha North) Tim Engel is very in touch with all things Lotus. Tim was aware of a Lotus Europa body sitting in a yard in Mound near where he used to live. He thought it had some front end damage but had never stopped to really inspect the car. Tim made contact with the owner thinking the body may be available because he knew of another person looking for a Europa body to use as a mold to make a V8 hot rod. It was learned that the body and "a bunch" of other Europa parts were available for sale. The other person didn't take any action on buying it so I thought "why don't I go and take a look at it?". I don't need another project but I hate to see a classic Lotus just sit and deteriorate. Tim and I visited with the owner and took a look at the car. It was rough. It turns out the car had been in an accident many years ago and the seller purchased it and let it sit outside. The chassis was there but the front "T" of the backbone is bent and the back of the chassis was frozen in the ground. The front of the body is gone. The white body was covered with mold and years of dirt and grime—but the rear bumper and tail lights were there and actually in pretty good shape. The “bunch of other parts” is what sold me—two doors with glass, gauges, switches, a seat, two center consoles, multiple suspension and brake parts, body molds, etc., etc— lots of stuff! The unfortunate thing is everything was filthy and all of the metal parts have surface rust. I rented a truck and a number of fellow LOONs came out to help load The chassis was there but the front "T" of the backbone is bent and the back of the chassis everything and haul it to my shop. The first thing I had to do was clean was frozen in the ground. CONT. PAGE 10 >>>

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 9 LOTUS LUNACY CONT. FROM PAGE 9 the body to see what was under all of that grime. Using a bucket of hot water with bleach, car wash soap and using a Scotch Brite sponge a lot of it came off. Then I tried a little wet sanding and the body started looking like a Europa again. So, now what? My plan is to clean and restore the parts and make them available to other Europa owners to help them finish their projects. But what about the body? The back half is actually in good condition but the front is a mess. Fellow LOON John Eaton to the rescue! Some of the parts as found in the sellers shed. John came across a craigslist ad for the front half of a similar vintage Lotus Europa—what are the odds of finding the front of a Europa? The problem was it was located in Durango, Colorado…about 1300 miles away—bummer. I contacted the seller, he sent some more pictures and we agreed on a price. Time for a road trip! I was able to borrow a fellow LOON's 3/4-ton pickup (the 3rd time he has allowed me to use it for some crazy Lotus trip—REALLY nice!). I decided to go solo because my plan was to complete the task as quickly as More parts stacked in my shop possible and I didn't want to put anyone else through endless hours of driving. I left my house at 6 am on Wednesday, picked up the truck and drove non-stop until 11 pm when I had to stop and rest my eyes. Unfortunately, it was on a mountain pass, it was cold, and the backseat was not very comfortable so I only "slept" for about an hour. I arrived at the seller’s first thing in the morning. Super nice person, though not a Lotus guy. He came to own the body when someone dropping off scrap metal at his recycling business asked if he wanted a fiberglass body,

Here is the top after washing and scrubbing...... otherwise they were going to junk it. He looked at it and thought it was too nice to scrap so he took it—lucky for me. The seller helped me load the body into the bed of the truck and strap it down. I hit the road again by mid-morning. The return trip started out beautiful with lots of sun and some great scenery. I drove to Ogallala, NE when I finally had to stop at a hotel to get some sleep. Up and on the road again Friday morning by 7 am only to deal with constant cross winds and

I didn't realize the rear deck lid was actually orange! CONT. PAGE 11 >>>

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 10 LOTUS LUNACY CONT. FROM PAGE 10 periodic gusts as I drove across Nebraska and into Iowa. I made it home shortly after 7 pm. Now, to unload the body… hmmmm something looks different. With all of the vibrations and winds the body had sunk into the bed of the truck and was stuck! After a

The seller helped me load the body into the bed of the truck and strap it down. few terse words and lots of lifting, prying, nudging, and pulling it was out—man, that was a lot of work! So, back end of Lotus Europa #1, meet front end of Europa #2. It looks like I have a little cutting and fiberglass work ahead of me

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12-16 InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 11 ROAD TRIP PHOTO ALBUM BY LYNN SCHULTE After a quick trip to Albany, NY to welcome my daughter home from Korea, we planned our route home through Hershey, PA so we could stop at the AACA Museum. I knew there were 2 Mets on display there including this police car.

This was parked in front of the museum. This was also parked outside the museum, I like trucks.

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12-15 InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 12 Have something you want to sell? Looking for? Share? Listings run free for 3 months or until we hear otherwise. Email your BULLETIN BOARD description, photos and contact info to: [email protected]

FOR SALE: 1957 Nash Metropolitan Restored from a rust free North Carolina car by 4th owner. White tuck & roll interior, 20,382 original miles, 390 gears, outside trunk lid assembly installed, 1954 hood addition with scoop, all new chrome, stainless trim restored, 14 inch LeCarra steering wheel. All the original parts and 11 years of records and literature go with the car. Radial tires, runs & drives excellent. New price: $12,000. Tom Zeigler 763-786-4808

FOR SALE: 1971 MG Midget Green, black spoke wheels, maintained as a daily driver, $5500 invested. Newborn twins at home and need to sell. $3700. Email [email protected] or call 612.807.6419

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 13 Have something you want to sell? Looking for? Share? Listings run free for 3 months or until we hear otherwise. Email your BULLETIN BOARD description, photos and contact info to: [email protected]

FOR SALE: Pat Starr’s 1958 Morgan Plus 4 Vintage Racer is Available. Raced since new:SCCA, street & race 1959-69, race only 72-73. VINTAGE, 1976 - present. One owner since 1963. Many modifications and upgrades. 150 rear wheel HP. Fast: 2:44’s at , 1:50’s at BIR (2.5 mi.) Details, pricing, complete race history at www.1958morgan.wordpress.com

FOR SALE: 1959 AMC METROPOLITAN $10,750. New SALE price $9,500. 2-door hardtop with 1500 motor, 49,400 miles in 2.5 - 3 condition. Color is white and maroon. Interior replaced, not stock. Work was done on brakes, lug nuts, tires, electrical wiring, clutch and transmission. For more details, Contact Gary at (218) 736-7701.

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 14 2016 MULTI MARQUE CALENDAR

ALL classified, calendar and event submissions are due by the 5th of the month PRIOR. For a computer-savvy Twin Cities Car Club Event Calendar go to http://calendar.mnhealey.com/ ONGOING Multi-Marque Breakfast EVERY* SATURDAY MORNING! 8 a.m., Elsie’s Restaurant Bar and Bowling, 729 MarshallStreet N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55413. 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. Map to the Elsie’s at http://elsies.com

East Ender’s 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.

Wednesday, March 2: 11th Annual Hot Wheels Excelsior, Minnesota. Participants are encouraged to Grand Prix Saint Paul. See flyer this issue. dress in period clothing to match their car or boat. Prizes will be awarded to the top three participants April 21: Queen’s B-day Party Queen Elizabeth turns 90 on Thursday April 21st. Join us for a toast, a few who wear costumes. Learn more at Scotch eggs or bangers and mash at Merlin's http://10000lakesconcours.com/ Restaurant. Live Music provided along with the largest June 9-12: 26th Annual Vintage Sports Car collection of single malt whiskey for sale in MN. Rendezvous – Kenora, Ontario. See flyer this issue. We're going to get there around 5.30 and grab dinner, I June 26: Intermarque Picnic – 1:00 pm Monthly think around 7.30 for the toast. If the weather is nice gathering for a picnic at Cherokee Park in St. Paul. we will do a short drive before. Merlins Rest Pub, 3601 Bring your own food and refreshments. E Lake Mpls 612-216-2419 July 28: Wheels of Italy at Pazzaluna – 6-10pm. St. May 14: 2016 AutoFair 10AM- 1PM Mercedes Benz Peter Street between 5th and 4th Streets will be of Maplewood + Porsche of St. Paul. Food, blocked to create an authentic Italian Plazza Refreshments, Prizes, Awards. $20 registrant donation atmosphere! 360 St. Peter St., St. Paul, MN 55102 goes to the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. 2780 wheelsofitaly.com Maplwood Drive. Maplewood 55109. For more info please contact Trevor Lunn. 651-766-2302 July 31: Intermarque Picnic – 1:00 pm Monthly gathering for a picnic at Cherokee Park in St. Paul. May 14: InterMarque Spring Kick-Off Osseo, MN. See flyer on page 19 and letter/map on pages 4-5. Bring your own food and refreshments. August 13: Royal British Car Show –9am-1pm. The June 25: 25th Annual Coulee Classic Rally Maiden Jaguar Club of Minnesota will once again be a Rock , WI Visit http://www.meetup.com/Auto- sponsor for the Spring Kick Off Event. Located at Italia-Minnesota/events/227493966/ the Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus Dealership, 8905 June 4–5: Walleye 1000 Vintage Rally. – ALMOST Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN. 55426 SOLD OUT! Entry will be limited to 30 cars, 60 people. Interesting sports and GT cars from model year 1996 and older are eligible for the 2016 event. Visit walleye1000.com for additional information and registration details. June 4–9: Pre-Rendezvous Reconnoitre – Winnipeg-Thunder Bay-Duluth-Int’l Falls-Kenora. See flyer this issue. June 5: 10,000 Lake Concours d’Elegance – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Excelsior Commons on Lake Minnetonka,

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 15 August 13: New London to New Brighton Antique Car throughout North and Central America. Sponsored by Run. 30th annual. Vehicles from 1908 or earlier (or any 1 or Volvo Car USA, they will have museum cars and new cars 2 cylinder vehicles up to 1915) may participate in the New for test drives. Autocross on Road America's Motoplex. London to New Brighton Antique Car Run. This includes Additional details at www.vcoa.org and www.vscda.org. bikes, motorcycles, steam and electric cars as well. An September 18: Wheels of Italy event – 10–4pm. Calhoun average of 60 cars participate in the 120-mile tour of the Executive Center - 3033 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis MN Minnesota countryside and you may even spot an import or 55447 wheelsofitaly.com two! http://www.antiquecarrun.org/ Sept. 25: Intermarque Picnic – 1:00 pm Monthly gathering Sept. 15-18: Volvo Club of America National Meet in for a picnic at Cherokee Park in St. Paul. Bring your own Association with VSCDA's Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival, food and refreshments. Road America/Elkhart Lake, WI. Volvo-featured marque for full weekend of vintage racing with cars from

Always happy to add events! Please send any event suggestions or corrections to [email protected]. Thanks!

Hope to see you in Osseo on May14!

These cars happily welcome ALL imports to Kick-Off!

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 16 REGULAR CLUB EVENTS

Austin-Healey Club of Manitoba, Regular monthly MUM: Minnesota United Minis at irregular times Club meetings on the 1st monday of each month, 7:30 pm. and locations. Check out our Facebook page. except when monday falls on a long weekend, then it is the next monday. No meeting in December. Also check our Minnesota Triumphs Monthly Meeting, second website for the meeting locations as well as various other Thursday of the month (except Nov. & Dec.), 7:00 p.m., events, breakfast drives etc. during the summer months, The September and October Meetings will be held here: see www.ahcm.ca ANDERSON-NELSON ROSEVILLE VFW Post 7555 1145 Woodhill Drive Roseville, MN 55113 vfwroseville.com Arrowhead Sports Car Club Monthly Meeting, second Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m., 4767 West Stella del Nord (Alfa Romeo) Monthly pizza Arrowhead Road, Hermantown, Minnesota. Info: and wine gathering, second Monday of the month. www.arrowheadscc.org Contact Ed Solstad for time and location. 612-822-0569 or [email protected] British Iron Society Informal gathering, 8 am every Saturday morning at the Fry-n Pan, Fourth and Main, The Regulars, twin cities vintage scooter club beautiful downtown Fargo, North Dakota. Info: Semimonthly gathering (weather permitting). First [email protected] and third Sunday of the month, 2:00 p.m., Pizza Luce, Lyndale and 32nd, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Info: Fahr North Gathering EVERY 3RD THURSDAY, www.minnescoota.com 5pm. Club Jaeger: 10th & Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis Mostly Porsches guys, but all are welcome. Thunder Bay Vintage Sports Car Club Monthly Contact : Eric Erickson 952-426-5024 general meeting Third Thursday of the month 7pm at the Slovak Legion, 801 Atlantic Ave. Thunder Bay, Ontario. Mercedes Benz Club of America, Twin Cities Sept. to May, in the summer we drive! www.tbvscc.ca Section Informal dinner and discussion, first Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Lion’s Tap Restaurant, Triumph Drivers of Manitoba Monthly Hwy 212 and Cty Rd 4, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Info: 952- meetings, open to interested parties, are held on the 829-0848 second Thursday of each month at the Irish Club, 654 Erin Street, second floor at 8:00 p.m., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Minnesota Austin-Healey Club Pie and/or Pint Canada. Info: www.britishcar.ca With the President, first Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m. or before. Joseph’s Grill, 140 South Wabasha, Twin Cities VW Club Monthly meeting, first Saint Paul, MN. Info: www.mnhealey.com Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., West Side VW, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Meeting usually lasts 30 to 45 Minnesota MG T Register MG Luncheons, minutes. Info: www.twincitiesvwclub.com every Tuesday, 11:15 a.m. American Legion, 6501 Portland Avenue, Richfield, Minnesota. Info: Steve Blomberg 612- ZOOM Datsun/Nissan Z Owners. 1st Monday of the 869-8264 [email protected] month 6:30 pm (locations vary) For details join https://www.facebook.com/groups/ZoomZcar/ Minnesota SAAB Club Monthly Meeting First Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Dover in the Double Tree Hotel, 1500 Park Place Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55416 Chris Luick 612 250 6788 or www.mnsaabclub.org

InterMarque Monthly, May 2016 PAGE 17 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

MAY 2016 Vol. XV No. 3 InterMarque Monthly is a volunteer-driven, 10 issue/yr publication, that provides the upper midwest’s vintage foreign motoring clubs and ™ enthusiasts with an outlet to organize/publicize events. Our mission is to make it easier to recognize and celebrate the amazingly diverse import community our region has to offer! From Austin to Z!

We accept almost any kind of vintage foreign event coverage. Including: event profiles/recaps, maint. tips, restoration/barn find stories, marque/model-specific profiles and “out and abouts.”

DOWNTOWN OSSEO, MN • 9–3 Please submit items to [email protected] for consideration.

IN THIS ISSUE SPRING KICK-OFF UPDATES •JDC MOTORSPORTS • LOTUS EUROPA ROAD TRIP OUT AND ABOUT • 2016 EVENT CALENDAR Issues are published on the 15th of the month prior. Submissions due by the 5th of the month prior. Helpful hints are provided below.

FEATURE STORIES: STORY LENGTH: 500-1000 words PHOTO REQUIREMENTS: Must be your own or have permission from the photographer! Copyrighted material submitted from the web will not be accepted. 4-6 photos should be provided at a medium size. MUST HAVE CAPTIONS. Please provide captions that align to the photo names. Captions should include at a minimum the year/make of car, the owner, and any other relevant info pertinent to the photo.

OUT AND ABOUTS: STORY LENGTH: 50-250 words plus event date/host/location. PHOTO REQUIREMENTS: 2-3 photos. See restrictions above.

CLASSIFIED LISTINGS: FREE for 3 months then we pull them. Must be vintage foreign related and be located within the upper midwest. Up to 3 photos and no more than a 50 word description with contact info. The Monthly reserves the right to edit as needed to fit.

CALENDAR LISTINGS: FREE, but focused specifically on events that are OPEN TO vintage foreign motorcars. You may also submit a PDF of a flyer for inclusion in the back of the issue. To help manage the flyer load, we post these the month prior to your event.

ALL SUBMISSIONS DUE BY THE 5TH OF THE MONTH PRIOR. SUBMIT TO: [email protected]

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