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CANADIAN CLASSIC MG CLUB Monthly Newsletter

MAY CLUB MEETING

14 MAY 2019

7:30 PM

Robson Park

599 Kingsway (at St. George St), Vancouver

50 years to the day, our club had it's first

meeting at Robson Park. The May 14

membership meeting takes us back there

for a low key, informal gathering with a

display of old photos and memorabilia.

All attending are invited to bring a histor-

ic item or photo they can speak briefly

about.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

Bring a folding chair.

FATHER’S DAY PICNIC

JUNE 16, 2019 - 11 - 5pm

CONFEDERATION PARK

MINIATURE RAILWAY

120 NORTH WILLINGDON AVE,

BURNABY

Come out and enjoy one of the Club’s most

popular events. There are over two miles

of track on two main routes, with steam

and diesel locomotives hauling trains

through two tunnels and over several

bridges.

There will be dedicated parking for MGs

and Jags by the Penzance Drive entrance

with parking for non-marque sports cars

along Willingdon Ave and Penzance Drive

and in the public lots on Penzance.

When you arrive speak to one of the dedi-

cated railway staff to escort you across

the track.

A concession sells hot dogs, ice cream, hot

& cold drinks.

Bring your favourite car, a picnic and a

folding chair. 1969 - 2019

50th HERITAGE CLASSIC

August 23 - 25, 2019

The Annual Heritage Classic event organized by the Canadian Classic MG Club and the Canadian XK

Jaguar Register is the premier Club event of the year. This year will be no exception as the Club cel-

ebrates the 50th Anniversary. This year’s event will be returning to its original location in the South

Surrey/White Rock area which is a few minutes north of the US border, and approximately 45

minutes drive from the center of Vancouver.

• Friday, August 23rd - Noggin 'n Natter. This event kicks off the 50th Heritage Classic weekend. It will be held in the grounds of the Hazelmere RV Park, 8th Avenue, in South

Surrey.

• Saturday August 24th - Heritage Classic Car Show. The car show will also be held at

the Hazelmere RV Park, on a beautiful grassy, terraced area with plenty of shade. The event is limited to MGs and Jaguars, and British motorcyles. There will be a JCNA sanc-tioned event, and JCNA and other awards will be presented on the field. Expect to see a

silent auction, British teas, veggie races, and other activities.

• Saturday, August 24th - The Heritage Banquet will be held in the Garden Room at the

Hazelmere Golf Club, 8th Avenue, South Surrey.

• Sunday, August 25th - Brunch. The closing event of the Heritage 50th Classic weekend will be an informal drive to the Abbotsford Flying Club for brunch.

The host hotel for out-of-town guests is the Ocean Promenade Hotel, Marine Drive, White Rock. A number or rooms have been reserved for our event. A Deluxe Standard Room with 2 Queen

beds is available at a cost of $149/night plus taxes; and a Deluxe King Room is available at a cost of $169/night plus taxes. All rates quoted are in Canadian dollars. To book a room, call the hotel on 604.542.0102 and quote Jag/MG Club.

Camping (tents only) will be available free of charge at the car show site. You are welcome to come to the event in your RV. However, you will be required to purchase a hook-up spot at Ha-zelmere RV Park for the duration of the weekend. Contact Hazelemere RV Park to book a spot

phone 604.538.1167.

Contacts:

Ian/Doreen Newby at newby@telus.net or Peter Tilbury at patilbury@shaw.ca

Website: jaguarmg.com

Article written for UK Practical Classics Magazine

March - April edition

Practical Classics have a ‘Clubs and Events’ section so this being a banner year for Jaguar MG I sent them some information about us, far away in Vancouver BC.

After a several emails and requests for more photos, the coverage was much less than I had hoped for and of course somewhat inac-curate! The magazine reports a general decline in car club attend-ance in Britain and the lack of youth in the ranks. I wrote about our healthy membership, activities, our youth efforts at Heritage and with Hagerty and the club’s longevity. Well at least we got a bit of recognition in what has become the most successful collector car magazine in the UK. Their yearly Classic Car and Restoration Show held each March at the NEC Birmingham now rivals the old “Motor Show” that used to be held in Earls Court London. The show fea-tures all aspects of collecting, not just trailer queens with a live build going on stage over the course of the 3 days.

Show details: https://www.necrestorationshow.com/

Dog tags will be provided and food will be served in mess tins in the evening.

More info in future LCG and at club meeting in June.

“Get your camo gear out”

ABFM Please join us at the Van Dusen ABFM to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Club.

There will be a birthday cake at both the Jaguar and the MG areas on the field, and you

can join us for a slice of cake around 2.30pm.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

for our Club tents at the ABFM, VanDusen Gardens.

We are making it known at the ABFM that the CCMGC and CXKJR are celebrating their 50th year of membership. The show organizers have been great and are supporting us by providing three tents, one for CXKJR, one for CCMGC and a larger tent to celebrate our accomplishment. We'll be able to show off our club and potentially entice new members to join the fun. We could use some member's help to promote our club at one of these tents.

If you can spare an hour or more attending one of our displays at the May 16th All British Field Meet could you sign-up to help at the May 14th Members Meeting at Robson Park, or send me a note at michaelmcchesney57@yahoo.com. If you are not certain of your availability before hand you can come by our tents on the 16th and find a time to help out.

CLASSICAL GAS MAGAZINES

Do you have old issues of Classical Gas Magazine that you don’t want? If so, could you bring them to the next Club meeting so we can distribute them at the ABFM, or bring them to the ABFM.

PARKING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Following tradition, Adam Langelier is looking for volunteers to park and un-park cars at the ABFM.

Please contact Adam at mklop63@hotmail.com

ALL BRITISH WHISTER RUN

Sunday May 19, 2019

Vancouver-Whistler All-British Run

Park Royal, West Vancouver

9-10:30 am Drivers depart from

Park Royal South Mall

10 - 3 pm Whistler Creekside Plaza

Maximum number of cars 120

Awards and prizes

Sold out each year

Register early www.westerndriver.com

ALL BRITISH FIELD MEET

Friday May 17, 2019

Meet & Greet/Silent Auction

VanDusen Gardens

5:30 - 8:30 pm

Saturday May 18, 2019

ABFM

VanDusen Gardens

7 am - 4:30 pm

For more details: www.westerndriver.com

Or contact:

Joan Stewart: jstewart@westerndriver.com

FRASER VALLEY CLASSIC CAR SHOW

SATURDAY JUNE 15, 2019, 10 AM - 3 PM

Location: Corner of Caen and Sicily,

Lot #7, Chilliwack, B.C.

Cars will be organized in time period groups. So an MGA can be slumming it next to a Cadillac. There is live entertain-ment and they will also have over 70 door prizes. You can register before the day at no charge but if you arrive on the day there is a $10 fee.

For info and registration:

https://fvccs.ca

The car show will be held at Legends Field on the Saturday with cars arranged in “picnic circles”, and the best-in-show deter-mined by 'vote with your donation tickets'. We raised over $1000 for local youth programmes at Edgewater Elementary School in this way in 2018, and they will once again be the beneficiaries in 2019. The Saturday car show is supported by informal motel parking lot "tire kickers", a Friday evening social gathering, Saturday evening wind up meal, informal pie runs and another Morris Calvert Memorial Rally (poker run).

Our host hotel properties will have blocked rooms for our guests. Reservations will only be accepted once your entry for the event is confirmed, so please do not contact the hotels until you have a confirmation number to give them.

While principally attended by British sports cars, we welcome British vehicles of all types. MGs and Triumphs are common to the show, but we have seen Mini, Healey, Riley, Rover, Land Rover, Range Rover, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Daimler, TVR, Lotus, Caterham and Jensen Healey. There's a lot of notable 60ths this year, but we're glad to have any owners celebrate their car's anniversary with us!

For info and online registration form: www.calgarymgclub.org

BRITSBEST CLASSIC 2019

June 14 - 16, 2019

Radium Hot Springs

B.C. HIGHLAND GAMES AND

SCOTTISH FESTIVAL

SATURDAY JUNE 15, 2019

LAFARGE LAKE PARK, 1240 PIPELINE ROAD, COQUITLAM (CLOSE TO Percy Percy Stadium)

The 2019 Highland Games and Scottish Festival will be held on Saturday, June 15th at Lafarge Park near Coquit-lam Town Centre. Just a stone's throw away from Percy Perry Stadium. Once again they are having a British Car display with total entries (from all clubs) limited to 30 cars so it's best to sign up ASAP. Arrival time is between 10 and 10:30 am and cars will stay on the field until at least 3:30 pm. There is no charge for registration and this gets you free admission into the Highland Games, so it's a great deal! For more info, visit www.bchighlandgames.com.

To register your car, club members can contact Mike Harford at mharford@telus.net or at 604.464.2212

Idaho British Car Club

Summer Tour 2019 “Discover the Palouse”

Here it is just February and you have this guy telling you it is TIME! That’s right, it is time to start thinking about the 2019 driving season and, more importantly, deciding what you need to do to get your LBC(s) ready.

As in the past, 2019 will offer you plenty of op-portunities to get out and DRIVE. But we are

here to talk about the IBCC Summer Tour for 2019, June 27-30, located in Moscow, ID. We have christened this tour, “Discover the Pa-louse.” which describes our intent for you to fully enjoy this beautiful part of Idaho and

Washington. The drive to Moscow will in itself be delightful regardless of your starting point, but we have more to offer once you get there!

The host hotel is the Best Western University Inn, and we are very excited to be working with them. They have given us a block of 100 rooms, of which 46 have already been reserved. I suggest

that you make your reservation as soon as possible. The hotel will also host our Thursday (6/27) evening reception, as well as Saturday evening’s awards banquet https://www.idahobritishcars.org/moscow-rooms/

We have arranged several Friday (6/28) activities for you to participate in if you so desire, these being a wine tour, a dig for star garnets and a Palouse drive. Or you can explore the area on your

own. https://www.idahobritishcars.org/event_listings/st2019/

We are excited to have the Saturday (6/29) show in downtown Moscow, where we have been giv-en 2-1/2 blocks to display our cars for all to see. We should have a large crowd, as the Farmers Market will be just down the street from us. There are also numerous stores and restaurants for you to visit.

In addition to being able to visit a new town (a first time for Summer Tour!), we are so happy to have you joining us on this tour which will surely be unique. In this newsletter, you will find arti-cles with complete tour information, the registration form and how to sign up for the wine tour.

Here are some additional links to help you plan your trip to Moscow.

• Tour information

• Moscow Hotel Reservation

• Riggins Hotel Reservation (Wednesday Drive from Boise)

• Twisted Vine Wine Tour Reservation

• Star Garnet Dig/Drive

• ST2019 Gear

• ST2019 Registration options

6th Annual British Invasion - Car Show

Saturday June 1, 2019 10 am to 3 pm

Douglas Park – 5409 206th Street, Langley BC

Live Music All British Cars Welcome – But LIMITED Space!

Pre-Registration is recommended Information and Registration at www.oecc.ca or call 604 240 1847

$15/car with Proceeds to Langley Food Bank

Sponsored By: Mary’s British Home – 20435 Fraser Highway, Langley

Constant Collectibles – 20457 Douglas Crescent, Langley

A bit different than your typical car show. The location is the beautiful Tacoma Yacht Club, 5401 Yacht

Club Road, Tacoma, located between Ruston and Point Defiance and the hours are from 10am to 4pm.

The goal is to have lots of MGs (especially T-cars) together to advertise our club(s) and let people gaze in

awe at our little British autos. The cost is just $10. Download the entry form (click here) and send it with

your entry fee to the address on the form.

Directions: From the I-5 (north or south) exit at the 705 (near the Tacoma Dome) heading towards City

Center and downtown Tacoma. Caution—be careful of the signs as they can be confusing! Your goal at this

point is to get onto Schuster Parkway. After approximately 3 ¼ miles take the Ruston Way exit (if you miss

the exit you will now be on N. 30th St and all you need to do is to turn right at the first traffic light, which

is McCarver St, and after one block turn left onto Ruston Way. Drive approximately 1 ¼ miles to the Ruston

Way shops. Go around the roundabout turn right onto Yacht Club Road. Continue to the clubhouse and show.

A Day Off The Water

Tacoma Yacht Club Annual Car/Motorcycle Show

Saturday, June 15⋅10:00 – 16:00

Tacoma Yacht Club

5401 Yacht Club Road, Tacoma

10-4 pm

IN MEMORIAM

TONY COX

It is with deep regret that we an-nounce the passing of Tony Cox, a CCMGC member, who passed away on April 30 in Langley Hospital due to complications of pneumonia. Our thoughts are with his wife Judy and their children.

ROSEMARIE POWLEY (NEE Mulligan)

February 7, 1938 - February 23, 2019

Rosemarie passed way suddenly on February 23, 2019. She was born and raised on Prince Edward Island and moved West (in 1965) to pursue a nursing career, working at the Cancer Control Agency of BC for over 30 years. She married Mi-chael Powley (d.2012) in 1969, and was a loving mother to Marianne and David (Renee). She was also a full time Nana to Samuel, Regan and Alex-ander, whom she adored. Rosemarie is survived by her sister Elizabeth Murphy (Leonard) and brother Jack Mulligan (Alta). She was prede-ceased by her sisters Margaret Spenard (Raymond) and Anne McCarville (Vernon). In keeping with her wishes, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to The Heart and Stroke Foundation or the BC Can-cer Agency.

MARKET PLACE

**PARTS FOR SALE

JAGUAR 420G

JAGUAR 420G being stripped for parts, or a project car if you’re quick! The car is sol-

id, seats & door cards good, the rest of the interior is trashed. White / red, auto with

electric windows and A/C.

Full tool kit, jack, manuals

Call Malcolm Reith 778-987-5858

John Hisey North Vancouver 2001 Jaguar XK8

Phil Roney Langley 1960 MK II Jaguar

1975 XJ12C Jaguar

Richard & Susan La Bossiere Delta 1959 MGA

Ray Roberts Vancouver 1966 Jaguar E-type

1961 Austin Healy Sprite

George & Sue Streadwick West Vancouver 1977 MGB

Jaguar XKE

MARKET PLACE

**FOR SALE

1968 MGB Mk II

A nicely restored car that needs nothing. New seats protected with seat covers. Wire

wheels. Four-speed manual tranny with desirable electric overdrive.

Silver/Black, 1800 cc, mileage showing 40,214, VIN: GHN4U150115G, Stock Number:

MGB0115 . Asking $16,900 US

Contact: Richard Nadeau at r@ecompbiz.com Tel: 617-759-6591

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Do you need a horn for your MG?

Contact Grant Rigsby at grantrigsby@gmail.com

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20 Victoria Day

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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EVENTS AND INFORMATION!

June 1 OECC British Motor Invasion Car Show, Langley

www.oecc.ca/vcb/

June 11 Club Meeting 7:30 pm

Burnaby Lake Clubhouse

June 15 B.C. Highland Games & British Car Show

Lafarge lake, Coquitlam

www.bchighlandgames.com

June 14 - 16 Brits Best Classics, Calgary MG Club

Radium Hot Springs

www.calgarymgclub.org

June 15 Fraser Valley Classic Car Show, Chilliwack

https://fvccs.ca

June 16 Fathers Day Picnic

Confederation Park Miniature Railway

June 21 - 23 Peach City Beach Cruise, Penticton

http://www.peachcitybeachcruise.com/

June 22 MASH BASH

Newby Estate, Aldergrove

June 23 - 26 NAMGBR’s MG2019

Traverse City, Michigan

https://mg2019.regfox.com/mg-2019-traverse-city