the open road Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club May 2013 IN THIS ISSUE Megalo Miniac Dennis Coulthard 1 www.edmontonclassicsportscarclub.com The Word from the Old Spit Rolly Burton 2 The Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club is Upcoming Events Geoffrey Allan 3 a Registered Society under the Societies My New Bottom Evan Verchomin 6 Act of Alberta and is dedicated to the The Edmonton Motor Show Howard Jewell 7 active preservation of the Classic Sports Copper Cure? Bob Woodcock 9 Car. Membership is open to all who love Frank’s Filler Frank French 11 or hate, who own or aspire to own a 2013 McCormick Classic Car Auction Art Rutledge 14 Classic Sports Car. It is dedicated to what Austin J4 Van Back In The Mix Frank French 17 we consider classic wind in the face, top Bob’s Scenic Drive Home Bob Woodcock 19 down motoring! We even recognize the Triumphest at Phil’s Editor 20 occasional coupe. We only ask that every member thrill to a crisp shift at the top of Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club the R.P.M. scale, tingle to a staccato PO Box 62068 Edmonton AB, T5M4B5 exhaust note on a still fall day and have an on going love affair with the Sports Car. Note that the articles appearing in the ECSCC Executive Contact Info Open Road are the personal opinion of the authors concerned, and that the Chair Dennis 454-5841 [email protected] Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club, it’s Coulthard officials or individuals cannot be held Vice Chair Bob Woodcock 435-4835 [email protected] responsible in anyway for the effects of any information published herein. Privacy Statement: All organizations that collect Membership Brian J. Craig 922-5163 [email protected] personal information are subject to Privacy Legislation. ECSCC collected Treasurer Neil Rogers 482-1234 [email protected] information is only used to communicate with members. No membership Events Chair Geoffrey Allan 904-3978 geoffrey.allan@gmail information is published in any publication without permission. Publication of pictures and within articles Meeting Coord Russ Anderson 922-6017 [email protected] is covered under fair use. Any concerns Technical Art Rutledge 994-2680 [email protected] should be raised with the executive or at Advisor regular Club meetings. Technical Phil Johnson 904-3978 [email protected] Advisor 662-0295 Noggin and Natter Editor Howard Jewell 951-0161 [email protected] Noggin & Natter Meeting is at Vi’s for Pies, 13408 Stony Plain Road Wear our LOGO ProudlyNevi’s Embroidery Suite 102, 111 Avenue & Groat (780-454-4300) on Thursday, May Road (Westmount Mall by Safeway) Edmonton T5M 3L7 Prices vary. 9th. Meet at 6 PM, order, start the business meeting and then pause when dinner arrives. Finish meeting after dinner and usually out by 8:30 PM. All are welcome to attend. MG 2013 July 17 to 21 in Corvallis, Oregon Photos in this issue by: Bob Woodcock, Art Rutledge, Jonathan Smethurst, Dennis Coulthard, Frank French, Evan Verchomin and Howard Jewell “Time For A New Umbrella” - Bob in his Lotus 7 at stormy History Road 2012 THE OPEN ROAD 1 FROM THE DESK OF THE MEGALO-MINIAC Hello there fellow olde car enthusiasts, his able presentation. We have a great year spring is coming. The rumour that summer coming up! will arrive in 2015 isn’t true (it’s coming in a As for my projects, the engine block for few weeks). We had a great turnout to the my 1969 Austin Mini Cooper has arrived back April monthly meeting wherein Sharon Jones to Miles Import Car Repair from the machine and Leslie Hartman of Competition Insurance shoppe. Ken Miles will set the compression, made a presentation on antique car insurance, send the head out for a valve job and then including gifts and prizes. Antique auto back for assembly. Hopefully it will be on the insurance is always a useful topic for an road in May. Happy roads everyone! update. Many thanks to Competition Insurance! #Megalo Miniac Geoffrey Allan was doing a great job in going over our upcoming events, of which (Dennis Coulthard) there are many and varied, when I had to leave early for AUPE business that cropped up. Picture: Our 1996 Volvo 850 took us Thanks to Bob Woodcock, ECSCC Vice Chair, through a nasty winter without a complaint. for taking over the meeting and to Geoff for 1 THE OPEN ROAD 2 The Word from the Old Spit by Ro!y Burton I know I’m stalling. Can’t think of anything to write, maybe I gotta sharpen a pencil or something. The Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club is, however, in the midst of a terrible conundrum. Our Friday noon lunch stop, the “Route 99” diner on 99 street, initiated by Cam Bailey and friends back in the previous century, has ceased selling beer. When ace waitress Mel and/or her mother Donna were on shift, I could just walk in, sit down, greet the guys, and take a sip of my Kokanee, which was on the table before I could remove my jacket, and way before I would think to order a beer. Now what do I do? Have the girls bring me a glass of milk before I get settled? It just isn’ the same. I know Im stalling, cant think of anything to write, maybe I gotta sharpen a pencil or something. The Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club is, however, in the midst of a Of course, if that’s all I have to whine terrible conundrum. Our Friday noon lunch spot, the Route 99 Diner on 99 St. and 99 about, maybe I should just zip it, or Ave. initiated by Cam Bailey and friends back in the previous century, has ceased selling complain some about the weather. It’s just beer. When ace waitresses Mel and/or her mother Donna were on shift, I could just walk lucky we have global warming, because in, sit down, greet the guys, and take a sip of my Kokanee, which was on the table before without that, it’d be July before the snow I could remove my jacket, and way before I would think to order a beer. Now what do I melts away. I took the Spit down to the do? Have the girls bring me a glass of milk before I get settled? It just isnt the same. drugstore today- April 19, and it was way too cold to enjoy the envious stares and Of course, if thats all I have to whine about, maybe I should just zip it, or complain some about the weather. Its just lucky we have global warming, because without that, itd be glares of the St. Albert yuppies on their July before the damn snow melts away. I took the Spit down to the drugstore way home from work. I suggest that they today-April 19, and it was way too cold to enjoy the envious stares and glares of the St. A weren’t thinking “Boy, wish I had an old yuppies on their way home from work. I suggest that they werent thinking Boy, wish I classic like that”. Rather, it would be had an old classic like that. rather, it would be Boy that guy is sure stupid, doesnt he “Boy, that guy is sure stupid, doesn’t he realize its too cold to drive in Alberta with the top down? know it’s too cold to drive in Alberta with “Like I said, Route 99 doesn’t serve liquor anymore. the top down”? Am drinking milk now instead of my favoriteIt must beer”. be too late in the year to start any major (or minor) resto projects, so now I can plan some things to do and have a quick excuse why not. I still havent painted the wheel rims--on the list of to-do things since 2008 when I repainted the rest of the car, so It must be too late in the year to start any major (or minor) resto projects, so now I canmaybe plan I someshould take one off, clean it, sand it, smooth it, primer it and lay some white things to do and have a quick excuse why not. I still haven’t painted the wheel rims--on thepaint list on. of Butto- dobefore I do that, I should really clean out the garage a little bit. There things since 2008 when I repainted the rest of the car, so maybe I should take one o%, cleanwere it, some sand threats it, to do it herself, tossing out some of my precious junk. And we prime it and lay on some white paint. But before I do that, I should really clean out the garagecouldn at havelittle that. bit. There were some threats from my dear wife to do it herself, tossing out some of my precious junk. And we couldn’t have that. I guess the Route 99 guys went en masse to the new car show at Northlands, but I thought that it would be more fun to address invitations to my 4th sons wedding in I guess the Route 99 guys went “en masse” to the new car show at Northlands, but I thoughtAugust. itBut would next week is really interesting, the all electric vehicle show at NAIT. A bunch of us went last year and saw some well engineered and built, and some not so be more fun to address invitations to my fourth son’s wedding in August. But next week willhighly be engineered really stuff. There were a couple of electric motorcycles there, as well as interesting with the all electric vehicle show at NAIT.