September 15, 2018 www.ovlr.ca Volume XXXV, Number 9 Willow, Anne and Katherine ham it up in front of Ravus the 1951 80inch, BTN August 2018 OVLR Executive and OVLR Newsletter P.O. Box 478 General Hangers-On Carp, Ontario, Canada K0A 1LO ISSN 1203-8237 President Andrew Jones In accordance with the Library and Archives General Information Act, and the Legal Deposit of Publications [email protected] Regulations, all OVLR newsletters are deposited Ottawa Valley Land Rovers is the oldest with the Library of Canada and available to the and largest Land Rover club in Canada Secretary public under ISSN 1203-8237. Terry King and the second oldest in North America. [email protected] Membership is open to all Land Rover The OVLR newsletter is published twelve enthusiasts. Executive meetings are held times per year for club members. The editor Treasurer welcomes submissions of text and photographs on the first Monday of every month. 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Dixon Kenner http://www.facebook.com/ Benjamin Smith Newsletter Editor: groups/1477333665898918/ Dixon Kenner [email protected] Land Rover FAQ: http://www.lrfaq.org Newsletter Production Editor Newsletter Archive Benjamin Smith (gdbg) http://www.ovlr.ca/nl/OVLR.nl.freq.html Production Assistance: Bruce Ricker 2 Ottawa Valley Land Rovers September 2018 Newsletter “Even though the entire left side of the truck is effectively missing, I have to say it’s not as bad as I thought...” --Greg Fitzgerald, when discussing the rust on his 1993 RRC body shell Greetings, Of note, Dave Hodge’s Series One that went around the world in the 1950’s was there, front and centre near Another month, and another set of dwindling rallies where the awards were given out. There was a second and activities for the Fall. This month saw two large Series One to represent the beginnings of Land-Rover, events outside of Ottawa. The huge British Car rally at all the way to a 2016 Range Rover. Despite threatening Bronte Creek, very possibly the largest in North Ameri- weather, the day turned out beautifully. ca, and the smaller British Invasion in Stowe, a pictur- esque small town in the northern part of Vermont. For upcoming events, we await details on this year’s edition of the Cedar Hill Rally. Nothing has been seen The British Invasion attracts some 400+ cars. This year from our esteemed President. Cedar Hill is normally an saw a reversal of a trend where modern Land Rov- October event held in Packenham, just west of Ottawa. ers have completely dominated the Land Rover field. For the first time in some fifteen plus years, there Another very enjoyable event is the annual Guy Fawkes were more Series Land-Rovers than new. Though, at Rally, near Cooperstown in central New York State. the same time, Series Ones, remains low. However, as An invitational, for Series and ex-military vehicles, an photos show next month, there were several beauti- email to the host, Howard Smith usually gets a wel- ful vehicles of note there. Jim Macri, of High Meadows come. Featuring an RTV, or related challenge, some Farms, had his reproduction 80 inch centre-steer rep- very satisfying mud on the upper field, and a huge bon- lica there, and a 1948, along with several other beauti- fire and potluck for the people that show. This event fully restored Land-Rovers. has a lot of regulars. Remember to email. The former has been reviewed in numerous other pub- Jaguar Land Rover is looking to duplicate the success lications, and I must say is a sight to behold. The later, of their Classic Restoration programme in England. In I believe number 149 off the production line, has been 1 late August, Land-Rover announced a new workshop in restored to an incredible state . It was interesting to Savannah Georgia to restore both Land-Rovers and Jag- see the differences between my 1951 and the 1948. uars. With a US$15 million, 75,000 square foot facil- Jim also had several other restored vehicles there, ity with a 42 bay garage, it will employ 75 people and including a 1957 88”, an early IIA 109 station wagon, a should be open for the Summer next year. Series 3 88, and a Defender. It is interesting to see that JLR sees the potential of In the numbers game, series vehicles outnumbered de- 2 3 the North American classic car market, possibly the fenders nineteen to nine . Included in the Series count world’s largest, especially with Defenders command- is a 101FC and an ex-military FFR. Overall, Stowe is an ing classic Jaguar-like astronomical values over in the enjoyable, multi-day show and, if you are in the area, USA. How this restoration service will handle vehicles worth visiting in in the New England region at that time between the NADA years (to 1974) and the NAS from of the year. 1987 onwards will be interesting.4 On the other hand, there was also the massive British Finally, JLR claims that some 50% of Land Rover own- Car Day at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, just west of ers have dogs. While surveys show between 36.5% and Toronto. Probably the largest British car show in North 50% (on-line) households owning a dog, this has been America, drawing more than a thousand British cars of sufficient for Land Rover to introduce “Pet Packs”, that all types. Chatting with Peter Baker, this was the busi- includes: a luggage partition; foldable LR pet carrier; est show ever. He had never seen so many Land Rovers a quilted load space liner; a pet access ramp (really!); in attendance. Normally, the Land Rovers are parked in portable rinse system and spill resistant water bowl. Land Rover Alley that goes up a small hill. This year the Personally, the Series One doesn’t need any of this, just line went around the corner of the hill. By afternoon, a good hosing after an off-road event. the alley had doubled with a second row of Land Rovers in front of the first row.