SPOKE‘n’WORD IDAHO BRITISH C A R C L U B http://idahobritishcars.org NOTES FROM RANDY STEINER, IBCC Vol u me , Is s ue PRESIDENT…. September 2018 Summer is wrapping up fast, the temperature has made a change, and it feels cool enough to get Inside this issue: outside and get more done. Weather is looking like it will be wonderful for the Southwest Idaho All British Field Meet. I am President’s Notes 1 looking forward to attending again this year. Maybe, just maybe, I can make some more progress on the TD to get it there (low chance, but I have a trailer now). Rick and his team have done a great job IBCC Board Members 2 again this year and he is tracking to get 100 cars and bikes there. Really looking forward to the new Upcoming Events 3 layout this year too. I was thinking about what to touch on this month and I was reflecting on the marques we have in the Ladies 2nd IBCC Tea 4 club. One that seems to be under represented is Lotus. I have always enjoyed the cars which Brit Car Events 4 appeared in the Bond films over the years, but there is one which really caught my eye, and I had no idea what it was until years later and a little digging. This is before I caught the disease for British Directory Picture Re- 5 cars. quest Many of you may recall The Prisoner, from 1967 in Canada and the UK and 1968 in the US. If you New Members 5 have not seen it, it should be available on some of the streaming sites, but we could do a watch party as I have them on DVD. It is only 17 episodes, but what a ride. It is very bizarre but fun show. The Volunteer of the Month 5 sphere ……. Eagle Car Show— 6 Anyway, the opening sequence has the main character driving up in a Lotus Super 7. I had no idea Stanley Lee what that car was, but I instantly fell in love with it as the looks of the car really strike a cord. The Super 7 started production in 1957 and was designed by Lotus founder Colin Chapman. He kept with ATDI in Salem 7-8 Lotus’ philosophy of lightweight construction and simplicity resulting in a high performance vehicle. Befuddlement Column 8 Lotus ended production in 1972, but Caterham (kate – ram not kater - ham) purchased the rights and Late Aug. Coddiwomple 9 the car is still in production today, with many different variants available. Notably you can get it in kit form and assemble it yourself. Top Gear did an episode where the boys needed to assemble a car Dick Johnson’s Award 10 before The Stig was able to drive to the factory from the southern part of the UK. Even in 1958 you could get the car in component form for around 399 pounds, 100 pounds for the Ford motor and gear Mr. Bean’s Tech Talk — 11-12 box, and 27 pounds for the read axle to avoid a certain kind of government tax of the time. Wiring Your MG The car is a tubular steel frame construction with aluminum skin over the outside. In 1957 – 1960, it Coffee Happenings 12 was powered with a 1.2 liter engine, in 1961 – 1967, a 1.3 liter motor, 1968 – 1973 around a 1.6 liter. This is in a car which weighs 500 kg, or about 1100 pounds. Four good strong people could probably Member’s Corner 13 pick the whole car up. SWAIBFM Registration 13-16 This is a car I will likely have to crawl in and out of. At a total of 3 feet off the road, it is very low to Classified Ads 17 the ground and has impressive cornering ability. It is a little biased weight wise to the front, but has close to a 50/50 balance. The main issue is at higher speeds the nose will become light without having updates to the aerodynamics, anything above 70 mph could get dicey. Eve nts : The part I really like about all of this is the fact if you really want to, and I really want to, you can scratch build a car like it. These are known and locosts (low cost) sports cars and have the same look Saturday, Sept. 1, 9:30, and design as the Super 7. With a donor car and much fabrication, you too can have a Super 7 type Coffee at Caffé Capri car. Well, it’s on the list anyway, kind of like the boat I want to build like Brian’s. One day …. I hope to see some more Lotus cars in the group, I know I would like to get one some day, either Saturday, Sept. 15 18, through purchase or build. I know there is a Lotus model Suzie won’t let me get as she just does not 8:00, Breakfast at Eddie’s like the looks of it, but she could go for any of the ones which were in the Bond films. Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:30, If you made it this far, huzzah! We have our 20th summer tour coming up in 2022. The first summer Coffee at Awakenings Coffee tour was in 2002 to Union, OR. I am sure it is hard to believe the 20 year anniversary is coming up that fast. What I would like to hear from the club is are any ideas you may have to celebrate for that Saturday, Sept. 22, 1:00, summer tour. Would a single site location be preferred, a multi site driving tour between several of IBCC Ladies Tea the locations we have been to before? The Board would love to hear your thoughts and ideas. We Wednesday, Sept. 26, 6:30, also would like ideas for where you might like to go for 2020. Wednesday Night Drive 2020……….. Saturday, Sept. 29 Odd Saturday Out S P O K E ‘n’ W O R D Page 2 STOREY’S GARAGE LLC. OFFERING HIGH QUALITY RESTORATION SERVICES AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF YOUR SPECIAL VEHICLE 15% off labor for all IBCC members (208)-697-0923 [email protected] www.storeysgarage.com Guy Devivo Store Manager Griot’s Garage Retail Store 3333 South 38th Street Tacoma, WA 98409 Store phone number:253-922-2200 www.griotsgarage.com/tacoma Follow us on Facebook! Have fun in your garage! IBCC Board for 2018 President Randy Steiner [email protected] 208.789.4809 (c) 208.888.9105(h) Vice President YOUR NAME HERE — NEED A VOLUNTEER!!! Treasurer Terry Shannon [email protected] 208.922.3518 Secretary/Member- Becky Nichols [email protected] 208.859.0841 ship Events Coordinator Sandi Long [email protected] 208.286.9173 APPOINTED POSITIONS Newsletter Editor Elaine McAfee [email protected] 208.861.7082 Webmaster Rick Mills [email protected] 208.890.7252 (c) Historian/Archives Bob Frisby [email protected] 208.336.2169 (h) Past President Bill Dryden [email protected] 208.867.8670(c) 208.388.8863(h) S P O K E ‘n’ W O R D Page 3 Upcoming IBCC Events IBCC members meet for coffee the first and third Saturday of each month. Guests are always welcome. 1st Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Caffe’ Capri on Federal Way and Gowen Road 3rd Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Awakenings Coffee House on Overland Road and 5 Mile 3rd Saturday at 8:00 AM Breakfast at Eddie’s restaurant before coffee at the Awakenings Coffee House Did you know events are listed and updated on Facebook! Like Idaho British Car Club to get up to date information! AUGUST 29—Wednesday Night Drive Wes and Kathy Seideman are the hosts for this drive. There will be ice cream! Meet at the CHS parking lot by 6:30. SEPTEMBER 15 & 16—SWIABFM SWIABFM is approximately 3 weeks away, and now is the time to get your registration in for ei- ther the McCall, the Village or both shows. We are continually working on the activities and schedules for both shows and can announce that we are partnering with the City of McCall's Recre- ation Scholarship Fund. They will be on hand during the McCall show to sell tickets that allow people to vote for the People's Choice award in McCall. This year's show will be slightly different than the last 2 years in that the band will be right in with the cars, giving us more of a street party feel. You literally will be dancing in the streets! Our club members, John Batterton and Dan Ludwig, will showcase their Morgan Plus 8 and Triumph TR250 to help celebrate 2 great cars manufactured 50 years ago in 1968. We have cars coming from all over the Pacific Northwest and Utah and need IBCC members there to welcome our visitors. Lastly, along with the Village, we will have artisan booths join us to help increase attendance. While the arrangements will be slightly different from the last 2 years, I believe that we will continue to offer you an exciting day in McCall and in The Village. You can find the registration form here in the newsletter (pages 13—16)or go the website to submit your registration on line if you prefer. Please check out additional information at www.SWIABFM.org or give me (Rick) a call at 208-890-7252 if you have any questions. SEPTEMBER 22—Idaho British Ladies Tea LADIES! Time for the Second Annual IBCC Tea.