July 2009 Vol. VIII No. 4 Spring Kick-Off Breezes by at Como Park JULY FEATURES Healey Hill Climb VIII • InterMarque Winery Tour VINTAGE FOREIGN MARQUE CLUBS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST Arrowhead Sports Car Club Miata Club of Minnesota North Star Rotary Rockets www.arrowheadscc.org www.miataclubmn.com www.northstarrotaries.com Austin-Healey Club Midwest Sunbeam Pagoda Club of Minnesota of Manitoba www.midwestsunbeams.org 651-452-2807 www.ahcm.ca Minnesota The Regulars Twin Cities British Iron Society Austin-Healey Club Vintage Scooter Club of Greater Fargo www.mnhealey.com www.minnescoota.com 701-293-6882 Minnesota Autosports Club Thunder Bay Vintage Citroën Car Club www.mnautox.com Sports Car Club tbvscc.ca of Minnesota www.citroenmn.com Minnesota Land Rover Club Transportation Artists and mnlandrovers.org Authors Guild Delorean Owners Association, www.transportationguild.com Minnesota Minnesota MG Group www.deloreanowners.org www.mmgg.org Triumph Drivers of Manitoba www.britishcar.ca Ferrari Club of America, Minnesota MG T Register Minnesota Chapter www.mnmgtr.org ’Sota MINIs www.sotaminis.com www.fcamn.blogspot.com Mini-Sota Minis Pizza Glacier Lakes Quattro Club Eating and Psychiatric Stella del Nord Alfa Romeo www.glacierlakesqclub.org Self-Help Assn Owners Club www.mini-sota.com [email protected] Inter-Marque Council [email protected] Minnesota Morgans Twin Cities VW Club [email protected] [email protected] www.twincitiesvwclub.com Jaguar Club of Minnesota Minnesota Rolls Royce and Vintage Sports Car Racing www.vscr.org www.jaguarminnesota.org Bentley Enthusiasts [email protected] Lotus Eaters Volvo Sports America [email protected] Minnesota SAAB Club Minnesota Chapter www.mnsaabclub.org David Olson, [email protected] Lotus Owners of the North [email protected] Minnesota Triumphs Wheels of Italy www.mntriumphs.org wheelsofitaly.com Mercedes Benz Club Nord Stern Porsche Club Twin Cities Section Clubs listed in red are members of the www.mbca-tc.org www.nordstern.org Metropolitans from North Star BMW Car Club Minnesota www.northstarbmw.org www.metropolitansfrom Updates for web sites, email addresses, North Star British Iron (cycles) phone numbers, and meeting times and minnesota.com [email protected] places (see calendar) are most appreciated. InterMarque Monthly, June 2009 PAGE 2 MISCELLANEOUS MUMBLINGS I used to get my automotive So what? It kept costs down so news from Motor Trend. (“Flash! that you and I could buy a fun Pontiac announces new scream- car. And maybe, just maybe, the ing chicken decal for Firebird.”). manufacturer could make a Then as I fancied myself as profit too. becoming more sophisticated, I started consulting Road & Track. Where does that leave us today? (“Road test: Honda Civic versus In need of a paradigm shift. And Lamborghini Countach. Track not down the road we seem to be and real world comparison.”) traveling to a more concentrated, oligopolistic industry producing Now, however, I’m reading the Camry wannabes. No, the old Wall Street Journal and the method of a part from here and a Financial Times. Listen to some part from there kept costs down of these headlines from a month- and seemed to produce some old issue of the Times: “Rival neat cars as well. Can it work clans gear up for showdown over again? It depends primarily on future of debt-ridden Porsche,” whether the few remaining auto “Fiat faces rivals in its pursuit of companies are willing to part GM Europe,” “Berlin wields its with a couple hundred of their clout in effort to shape Opel engines, chassis, and bits at a deal,” and “Lenders move to decent price to outsiders. If not JULY 2009 block Chrysler’s restructuring.” now, when? VOLUME VIII, ISSUE 4 PUBLISHER I suppose it’s always been about This isn’t your father’s InterMarque Council the money, and I’ve just been too Oldsmobile (or Plymouth or Interim Managing Editor naïve or thickheaded to realize it. Pontiac or…), but there does PHYLLIS GALBERTH There was, for example, a reason seem to be some breathing room Production Editor that after World War II the here for the entrepreneurially BRIAN CORNELL engine of the first Porsche was a inclined. Senior Copy Editor lightly disguised VW bug unit. KEITH GALBERTH MG, of course, had abandoned Contributors ANDY LINDBERG its overhead cam engines in the KATY OLSON, TOM ’30s in favor of more prosaic HAZEN, KEITH GALBERTH, Morris power plants. Austin- PHYLLIS GALBERTH, BRIAN CORNELL Healey engines had a taxicab connection, and no one can Editor Emeritus ANDY LINDBERG forget that the Triumph mill Please submit eventually found its way into a subscription requests to tractor. [email protected] InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 3 SPRING KICK-OFF RECAP! Saturday May 16, 2009 HOSTED BY: InterMarque Council RECAP BY: Phyllis Galberth PHOTOS BY: Keith Galberth and Brian Cornell Brrrr … Yes folks it was bone chilling cold for the Spring Kick-Off this year. On May 16th the high for the day was 52 degrees which occurred about the time the motorcars scurried out of Como Park. I won't totally slam Mother Nature as there were peeks of bright sunlight and no precipitation. In spite of the weather … WE HAD A GREAT EVENT!!!! 2009 SPRING KICK OFF MOTORING EXHIBITION BY THE NUMBERS The total number of Officially Registered Motorcars was 148. The highest ever for this event! 2009 Peoples Choice ATTENDANCE BY MARQUE: MG (48), Triumph (26), Award Winner! Austin-Healey (10), Jaguar (10), Citroen (8), Rolls/Bentley (8), Metropolitans (5), Mini (5), The motorcar is a Porsche (4), Lotus (4), Morgans (3), Alfa (2), 1954 XK 120 Maserati (2), Mercedes (2) Competition Roadster. The following marques had 1 motorcar on display: Borgward, Ferrari, Ginetta, Isetta, Jensen Healey, This motorcar has been a dream of the Lancia, Lloyd, Morris, Saab, Singer, Volkswagen owner, Dick Matthews, for 25 years and he is thrilled that it is finally completed. Please note Motorcars arriving after registration /vehicle check-in closed are not included in the This was the inaugural showing for official registration total. this absolutely gorgeous motorcar. Looking forward to Spring KickOff 2010 on May 22 … Dick Matthews is a member of the and much warmer weather! Jaguar Club Of Minnesota. InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 4 COMOCOMO PARKPARK 20092009 INTERMARQUEINTERMARQUE SPRINGSPRINGKICK-OFF KICK-OFF THANK YOU! CHEERS! MERCI! DANKE! GRAZE! BY: Phyllis Galberth It takes a village to plan and organize the Spring Kick-Off every year…..The above and beyond level of commitment shown by the Spring Kick-Off volunteers this year was absolutely wonderful. A change in venue - to Como Park - gave the volunteers a refreshing burst of energy from the beginning of the event planning process last winter through the day of the event. Thank you so much for your time and effort in making this a very successful event. 2009 SPRING KICKOFF VOLUNTEERS Michael Barone, Larry Berg, Joe Bisanz, Virginia Bisanz, Todd Bjerkness, Joanne Broom, Curt Carlson, Dan Buchen, Randy Byboth, Curt Carlson, Kevin Clemens, Brian Cornell, Tim Engel, Eric Fantin, Keith Galberth, Philip Galberth, Greg Gelhar, Nancy Gelhar, Mike Guanella, Frank Howard, Michael Jekot, Dave Lindemann, Dale 2009 Spring Kick-Off Co-Chairs: Martin, Nora Kramer, Roger Kramer, Andrew Lindberg & Linda Larson Lindberg, Phyllis Galberth and Aaron Courteau Gloria Lynch, Mike Lynch, Russ Mattson, John Meyers, Doug Miller, Tom Moerke, June Moerke, Cindy O' Brien, Katy Olson, Cindy Pennoyer, Jim Pennoyer, Ed Raschke, Rod Richert, Kim Rixen, Steve Rixen, Lynn Schulte, Erlinda Shotton, Jack Shotton, Jane Southwood, Dick Wallrich, Dawn Williams SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SAVE THE DATE! EVENT SPONSORS: Minnesota Austin-Healey Club Premier Sponsor Inter-Marque Council Jaguar Club of Minnesota Premier Sponsor 2010 SPRING KICK-OFF Citroen Car Club of Minnesota Lotus Owners of the North Saturday May 22, 2010 Lotus Eaters Metropolitan from Minnesota Como Park, St.Paul, MN Minnesota MG Group Minnesota MG T Register 10:00a.m.–3:00 p.m. Minnesota Triumphs Transportation Artists and Authors Guild Event flier with complete Vintage Sports Car Racing details will be available TROPHY DESIGN: Dale Martin in February 2010 ART WORK FOR EVENT POSTER AND INFORMATIONAL ADS: Designed by Michael Jekot - Transportation Artists and Authors Guild CANOPIES/TABLES/CHAIRS provided by: Minnesota MG Group and Todd Bjerkness PRINTING (event volunteer name badges, windshield cards, ballots) Provided by: Jim Pennoyer ORANGE PLASTIC CONES loaned by: Aaron Courteau (Having arrived back in St. Paul from Ireland only a few hours before and fighting jet lag…Aaron was first on site- before 7:00 a.m. - setting up the orange plastic cones to mark the display area) EVENT CO-CHAIRS: 2009 INTER-MARQUE COUNCIL SPRING KICKOFF Phyllis Galberth • Aaron Courteau InterMarque Monthly, July 2009 PAGE 6 HEALEY HILL CLIMB VIII Ed Raschke and his 1960 Austin Healey Sprite make a valiant run. Saturday May 9, 2009 HOSTED BY: Minnesota Austin Healey Club, MAHC ORGANIZED BY: Tom Hazen ARTICLE BY: Katy Olson SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED PHOTOS! On May 9, we enjoyed another great Minnesota Austin Healey Club (MAHC) Hill Climb at Afton Alps. The weather was dry but cool and cloudy almost all day. 58 drivers made a total of 268 starts. Drivers who stayed all day were able to take seven runs each. This was a great chance to re-acquaint with our greater speed-loving The fastest time of the day overall of community, especially at the luncheon dished up by the 56.06 went to Matt Cramer in his staff at Afton! 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR. None of it would have been possible without Tom Hazen and his crew of fantastic volunteers! Daniel Buchen, Dan From, Jim Klein, Tom Larson, Tony Logan, Parnell Lutz, Mike Lynch, Dick Mathews, Taya McCoy, Tom Moerke, Byron Peterson, Rod Richert, Kurt Schroeder, Mel Turcanik, Saji Weerasinghe, Terry Tobin, Eric The fastest time for a vintage car Sanford, Steve Rixen, Scott McQueen, Mike Lynch, (pre-1980) of 1:03.01 went to Jeremy Minnesota RollerGirls Diamond Rough and Rita Rawkus Fohrenkamm in his 1976 Triumph Spitfire! along with Bullseye, Matt Cramer and Eric Christenson.