December 2008 Denis and Judi Thompson in their 1977 Triumph Dolomite Sprint A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE TRIUMPH ENTHUSIAST FROM THE BC TRIUMPH REGISTRY. WEB: WWW3.TELUS.NET/BC_TRIUMPH_REGISTRY email: [email protected] 1 Meetings are held on the 2 nd Wednesday of each month at 7:45 pm at the Eastburn Community Centre, 7435 Edmonds Road, Burnaby, BC Executive Technical Reps President Greg Winterbottom 604-469-1669 Vice President Dennis Nelson 604-599-9032 TR2/3/3A/B Bryan Wicks 604-512-7879 Secretary Robert Strath 604-522-1969 TR4/4A Jay Walter 604-985-9792 Treasurer Barrie Puffer 604-931-3391 TR5/250 Brian Tomlinson 604-574-3341 Membership Bob McDiarmid 604-539-4636 TR6 Bob McDiarmid 604-539-4636 TR7/8 Ken Martin 604-526-2226 CoCoCo-Co ---ordinatorsordinators & Dave Rodger 604-534-8152 Events Trish McAuley 604-274-6722 GT6 Michael Bayrock 604-824-0074 Phoning Bob McDiarmid 604-539-4636 Spitfire Dick Frankish 604-535-1944 Registrar Bob McDiarmid 604-539-4636 TR Other Paul Barlow 604-272-4328 Regalia Denis Overholt 604-524-0802 Editor Allan Reich 604-733-5826 Website Michael Bayrock 604-824-0074 From the editors I was a bit surprised but pleased when Trish told me she didn’t want to see the newsletter languish and was willing to take it on. This has been her project from the start and I was happy to help. It’s been an interesting three years and as we were new members we learned a great deal about our club and it’s members. Seeing the newsletter come together and proof-reading it before going to the printers did take away some of the fun and expectation for me, so I look forward to the next editors ideas and stories in future publications. Adrian *************************** As you can tell from Adrian’s words above this is our last newsletter. It’s been fun but it’s time to pass the baton. Allan Reich has kindly accepted the challenge and will be the new editor. When we took over the job from Jerry it was a leap of faith as we had never done anything like this before. We sincerely hope you enjoyed our efforts. We wish Allan all the best and as you might note, I’ve already changed the contact information to his. Cheers, Trish TRIUMPH HERITAGE is published four times per year (March, June, September, December) by the BCTR and is distributed to its members as part of their annual dues. If you wish to receive the newsletter on a regular basis you must be a paid-up member. If there is an error in your name or address or your have moved, please let Allan know as soon as possible by phone or email to [email protected]. I accept no responsibility for errors or omissions. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the BCTR executive or its membership. 2 President’s Message If all goes as planned this should be my last President’s message. Our elections in January should bring a new President, and possibly a slightly different executive. The great level of participation in our club has made my job much easier. I apologize if I miss anyone, but I would like to thank some of our members: VP Dennis for filling in when I couldn’t attend meetings, Michael for our web content and correspondence, Robert for meeting notes, Bob for tracking our membership, Barry for money management, Adrian and Trish for our great Newsletter, Allan for events, Larry and Linda for ATDI, power point presentations and improving our regalia, Jerry for the Boy’s run, calendar, and e-mail updates, Robin for our banquets, and all the other members that pitched in to help out. I also need to thank my wife, Cheryl, for her encouragement of this foolish hobby. This level of participation is what makes a good club. I can fondly look back on the last two years as your President. My car is in better shape now than two years ago and my body is only slightly worse for wear. It has afforded me the opportunity to meet many new and interesting people and participate in a few adventures. We have kept our membership numbers up and improved our finances slightly, thanks to our calendar sponsors and keeping our costs in control. This will hopefully allow the club to do more, without raising the dues. 2009 starts off with our annual meeting and elections, then our banquet on January 31st at Cheers in North Van. Please come out and join the fun, with live music this year. Give your cars a little attention over the winter to get ready for another driving season. Van Dusen isn’t that far away and ATDI is in Oregon for 2009. Triumph across America will be coming our way in September and may add a new adventure for us, so keep tuned in. Although I won’t be the President next year, I will still be actively involved in the club and I encourage you to do the same. Thank you all for adding to the fun things in life! Greg Winterbottom TR250 Distance Memberships IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE FOLLOWING BOUNDARIES: Lower Mainland Memberships NORTH: MAPLE RIDGE EAST: ABBOTSFORD DUES ARE $35 PER YEAR AND ARE DUE IN JANUARY. WEST: LIONS BAY RENEWALS PAID AFTER FEBRUARY 28 TH ARE $ 45.00 SOUTH: US BORDER SEND TO: BCTR, C/O BOB MCDIARMID, YOUR DUES ARE $ 25 PER YEAR OR $ 35 AFTER 5017 214A STREET, LANGLEY, BC, CANADA V3A 8K9 FEBRUARY 28th. 3 Glenn and Don’s Excellent Adventure – Part I By Don Arason Glenn Griffin and I had talked about taking in the Barrett/Jackson Auction for last couple of years, so when we heard that there was going to be one Las Vegas in October we decided to go. We left here early on Wednesday the 17 th and arrived in Sin City that afternoon, after we checked into our hotel it was off to the Mandalay for General Admission tickets. As we are both seniors, daily tickets were only $10.00 or $25.00 for all three days. After getting out tickets, we strolled the strip and took in the sights. Needless to say, once we stepped out of the hotel I knew I was not in Richmond. Bright and early Thursday morning we went over to auction site, where under two very large tents they had about 400 cars for viewing. One tent was for cars to be auctioned on Thursday, and the other had the Friday cars. The Thursday cars ranged from pretty good to spectacular. Several very nice early 60’s Nova two door 2 sport coupes, Chevelle Malibu SS’s, glass bodied 32 Fords, a beautifully restored 1937 Hudson Terraplane 2 door coupe, and a excellent 1989 Corvette Callaway twin-Turbo Coupe with 30,400 original miles on it. Just before lunch we went into the auction auditorium and got our seats and watched the action for the next 7 hours. The auction was some- thing else, a nice code correct 66 Chevelle SS 396 went for $44,000, while the 89 Callaway twin Turbo Corvette went for $24,500. After sitting for about 7 hours I was exhausted and my posterior was numb so it was off for food and the slots. Before leaving the Mandalay, we found the auditorium were the Saturday cars were kept, and these cars made some of the Thursday cars look like they should be a used car lot on Kingsway. Some of the cars included: a 1967 Corvette with numbers matching 427/435 engine with only 43,000 actual miles that received a score of 96.6 on its first time out at a NCRS Top Flight Show (which later sold for $150,000), several Boyd Coddington cars, a 67 Mustang Mach I with a 427 (which also sold for $150,000) and a beautiful 1954 Kaiser Darrin with pocket doors. Besides the cars up for auction, several of the local dealers had cars on display and for sale, like Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini and one Bugatti Veyron (which I got to touch). Friday morning we went back out to the tents to look at more cars, among them an all steel 33 Ford Custom Sedan with a 454 cid engine, a 1940 Lincoln Zephyr Convertible, a couple of Austin Healey's, more Camaros and Corvettes, and a great looking 36 Ford Custom Pickup. Before going to the auction auditorium we checked the Saturday cars again as we had missed a few. These included a red Boyd Coddington 1957 Chevv Bell Air Custom 2 Door Hardtop, which was featured on American Hot Rod. The paint on this car was so red it looked wet (I had to touch it, and thankfully it wasn’t wet). The majority of the Saturday cars were museum/show quality, even though they are driven to stage for the auction, these are cars that will never see a city street. One interesting thing is that on both Thursday and Friday several of the owners or their representatives were standing by their car, and they were quite willing to answer any and all questions, such as detailing what had been done to the car, and if it was outside they would start it up. We watched the auction for about 5 hours (although it didn’t seem like it), but after a while the constant drone and cadence of the various auctioneers was starting to get to us, so we took a break and did a little shopping and got something to eat, and then spent the evening back at the auction.