July, 2015

Next MeetingsJuly 6th, 2015 7:00 pm at Moe Joe’s Family Restaurant

2175 Candia Road, Manchester, NH 03104 July 16th, @ 7:00pm at the Common Man in Plymouth, NH

Clarke Taylor’s 2007 Lotus Elise

2continued on page 8

Car of the MonthStepping Stones to my Lotus

by Clarke Taylor

For most of my adult life I’ve been on aquest to find “my” perfect car. Over theyears that definition of perfectionchanged and evolved as I bought, drove,and eventually parted with a wide varietyof sports cars. A short list includes a1973 BMW 2002, a 1958 MGA, a1966 Triumph Spitfire and a 1963MGB. In all, I have owned over 80 carsbut at heart of all the cars I enjoyeddriving the most is a common set of traits.I love small, light-weight cars that are wellbalanced and are unique in appearance.Like most other car enthusiasts I admit Iam a sucker for a car with great lines.That’s what first attracted me to the2005 Lotus Elise. Newly designed forthe US market, the modern sharp edgedstyling and bold colors reminded me ofthe iconic Ford GT40 race car of the1960’s.

Back in 2005 my friend, Andy Rich, toldme that the Elise would soon be availablehere in the US and that I should checkout their website. Sitting at my little Maccomputer I remember the exact momentwhen I saw the first images of the Elise.I must have spent an hour or morecombing over all the details, photos andspecs. Something about the shapes andangles of the car spoke to me. Thesparsely appointed interior was just anotch up in comfort from a race car andI thought their use of the Toyota 1.8L

motor was brilliant. It added a sensereliability to a car that might otherwisehave been perceived as too exotic forsome buyers.

For a long time one of my childhoodfantasies was the thought that somedayI would be just like Steve McQueen. Atten years old I painstakingly built toy carmodels and played with Hot Wheels andof course one of my favorite cartoonswas Speed Racer. Now, as an adult, theclosest I could come to fulfilling some ofthose boyhood dreams was to own whatis essentially a street-legal race car. TheLotus Elise is just that. With a $50,000sticker price, back in 2005. I also knewit would be years before I could afford agood used Elise but at that moment theseed was planted and I was on a mission.

I had started Historic Motor Sports fouryears earlier. It was just a one-man shopfor restoring and repairing 50’s and 60’sclassic cars. In my spare time I had beenrestoring a 1959 Vauxhall Victor and a

1958 Triumph TR10 sedan. These twocars would be the first two steppingstones to my Lotus. Over the next couple

years I brought back to life the VauxhallVictor which, on completion, was soldto BCNH member Pearl Colby. TheTR10 when finished was sold to BobMitchell. In fact that was how I initially

met Bob who is now the current ownerof Historic Motor Sports. The combinedsale of those two cars enabled me to buyback a 1967 MGB-GT “special” that Ihad sold to a local man several yearsearlier in order to get seed money to startHMS. The BGT (my first full restoration)was finished in the late 1980’s and for17 years was driven by my mother. Nowsome 20-plus years later it was in needof some attention.

Over the course the winter of 2010 Iremoved and replaced the entire brakesystem, suspension, exhaust, fuel linesand tank, and installed new leather seatsand a carpet kit. In the spring of 2011 Ioffered the car to Bob Mitchell knowingit would be in good hands. By midsummer of 2011 I had about a third ofmy targeted budget for the Elise. I waslooking for another car to invest in and

3

BCNHMONARCHY

PRIME MINISTERRobert Mitchell

PRIME MINISTER EMERITUSWade dos Santos

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

John Giese

NEWSLETTERChuck & Diane Connors

John & Joan GieseOwen & Virginia Christiansen

REGALIAJoan Young

SECRETARYNorma Karle

WEBMASTERKate Stanley Robinson

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORLouis Belanger

TECH SESSION COORDINATORWade dos Santos

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR(open)

PUBLIC RELA TIONS(open)

INTER-CLUB COORDINA TORBob Dougherty

CALENDAR COORDINA TORSue MacDuff

SHOW OF DREAMS DIRECTORBob Stanley

HISTORIANMike Sweet

www.bcnh.orgContact information on page 4

AC – ALLARD – ALPINE – TVR – DAIMLER – MORRIS MOTORCYCLES – TRIUMPH – MG - JAGUAR – AUSTIN HEALEY

LAND ROVER – RELIANT SCIMITAR – LOTUS

BRITISH CARS OF NEW HAMPSHIREMEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Visit us at www.bcnh.org

If possible, please submit a photo and article of your car to be included inThe Boot, Hood & Bonnet - BCNH’s monthly newsletter.

Any photos submitted will be returned.

Name_______________________________ Spouse______________________

Address__________________________________________________________

City____________________ State____ Zip________ Phone_______________

E-mail address____________________________________________________

Year, Make, Model of Your Auto(s)___________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Name of Referring Member_________________________________________

___ Paper Newsletter* or ___ electronic copy of the Newsletter

Please send application and $30 annual dues (payable to BCNH) to:Lou Belanger, 11 Forest Lane, Litchfield, NH 03052

*Dues for those who want a paper newsletter are $35.

British Cars of New Hampshire (BCNH) is an organization devoted to the preser-vation, restoration and enjoyment of all British automobiles.

BCNH provides to its members and their families British auto-oriented activitiesand social events throughout the year. Benefits of the club participation includemonthly meetings, rallies, tech sessions, club socials, car shows and other events.

The club publishes a monthly newsletter, The Boot, Hood & Bonnet. News ofupcoming events, club activities, car show results, technical tips and articles sub-mitted by members are included in the newsletter. Members also receive a dis-count on a subscription to the British Mar que, a monthly car club newspaper.

A club logo window decal is provided. Additional decals may be purchased.Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Moe Joes restaurant andthe third Thursday of the month at the common man in Plymouth unless otherwiseannounced. All members are encouraged to attend and bring guests.

BCNH invites you to become a member of our active and growing club by submit-ting the application above.

4

Prime Minister’sMissive

Contact informationLouis Belanger 11 Forest Lane, Litchfield, NH 03052 (603) 424-7835 80mgbman@comcast.netKarl Braconier 295 N. Mayhew Tpk. Hebron, NH 03241 (603) 744-8444 bractek@gmail.comChuck Connors 8 Mont Vernon Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 401-0101 canddconnors@aol.comWade dos Santos PO Box 840, Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 497-3911 wade@grolen.comBob Dougherty 28 Ledgewood Drive, Strafford, NH 03884 (603) 948-2078 Rdocmg@gmail.comJohn Giese 153 Crooked S Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082 (603) 654-2565 johgie@tds.netNorma Karle 51 Durgin Road, Chichester, NH 03258 (603) 437-8931 karle01@comcast.netSue MacDuff 510 Sand Hill Road, Peterborough, NH 03458 (603) 924-1066 Lucymac1@comcast.netRobert Mitchell PO Box 270, Stratham, NH 03885 (603) 772-1116 RBMit-MM@comcast.netBob Stanley 64 North Shore Drive, Center Barnstead, NH 03225(603) 776-6698 tlckit@yahoo.comMike Sweet 3 Cross Street, Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 527-8563 CoventryCat71@comcast.netJoan Young 204 Concord Hill Road, Pittsfield, NH 02363 (603) 435-8660 TWYJGY@aol.com

Well, “The Season” is certainly upon us.June and July are absolutely packed withat least one event scheduled by BCNHand/or other associated clubs everyweekend. There are several weekendswith two or more events scheduled.There is no expectation that you willmake it to them all, but with over 200Members now – and with 84 membersnow attending Monthly Meetings wehave tried to schedule at least someevents that fit in with your personal in-terests – and with your schedule.

As I write this I am preparing to headdown to the British-by-the-Sea “Gath-ering” in Mystic/New London, CT. Thisevent is staged by the good folks at theConnecticut MG Club and it has becomeone of the regular events on the sched-ule for many BCNH members. Lastyear we swept the “Big Healey” classeswith Dave LeBlanc taking 1st in theHealey 100 Class with his dashing Redand Black 1958 100/6 and Elliot Moretaking 1st in the Healey 3000 Class withhis British Racing Green 1967 Healey3000.

Bob & Di Stanley also took 1st in theTR-6 Class with the famous Magenta1972 TR-6. They’ll take their GT6 thisyear.

In addition to the three 1st in Class, Dave

& Jane Corbett (’78 MGB-GT),Geoff Dupont (’72 TVR 2500) andmy ’52 Riley RMF all took 2nd in Classtrophies. Note that after winning 1st inClass with her 1970 MGB-GT the pre-vious year, Sue MacDuff graciously“obscured” the entry number on her carto give others their time in the sun lastyear – and to allow her to “walk away”from her car and enjoy the day.

And “enjoying the day” is key here. Theprincipal organizers, Steve and AnnieWincze, go out of their way to stress thatthis is “A Gathering” and not a “Show.”It’ s nice to take home trophies, but intruth, the winners are everyone that par-ticipates. The Harkness Park is a beau-tiful old estate right on Long IslandSound and it’s hard to think of manyother nicer places to spend a day withyour friends and fellow LBC enthusiasts.

Check out the Events Calendar on thewww.BCNH.org website and elsewherein this newsletter to see all of the oppor-tunities that there are to get together withfellow BCNHers – and members ofother car clubs – to enjoy your car(s)and their fellowship. As noted above,we have at least one event scheduled forevery weekend – and two or three thingsscheduled for some weekends. I inviteyou to pick the ones that are of mostinterest to you and to participate in asmany as possible.

You should most certainly not miss TheQueen’s Birthday Party at the Karle

Kompound on June 27. That is alwaysa great time.

If you have any interest in VintageSports Car Racing, I recommend youto the Vintage Racing Day at the Th-ompson Motor Speedway in Thomp-son Connecticut on the weekend of June19, 20 & 21. Thompson Speedway wasthe first “Road Course” in the US in the1950s and there will be cars there thatraced on the track 60 years ago in itsglory days.

On Saturday July 11 we will return tothe Castle-in-the-Clouds show stagedby the Trustees of the Castle itself andnot by an “outside car club.” They aregoing all out to make it a great show.

Oh, and don’t forget our own Show ofDreams on July 25. We will return thisyear to the grounds of the Alvirne HillsHouse on Route 102 in Hudson for thesecond year. Now that people knowwe are there, we are expecting the Showto be bigger and better than ever.

As we have said many times before, thereason this club has so many interest-ing things to do is because its mem-bers do so many interesting things.Please help us to keep that interest levelhigh.

The members who have the most fun arethe ones who are there to get in on it.So Saith Prime Minister Bob,

5

Disclaimer:As a matter of policy, British Carsof New Hampshire does notendorse any of the businesses thatadvertise in this newsletter.

Minutes

The June meeting of the Royal Order ofBCNH met on June 1 at MoeJoes inManchester. I had the yummy lobsterroll special.

Prime Minister Bob Mitchell called themeeting to order not so promptly at7:02PM. We proceeded to approve theMay minutes as published in the news-letter (no one reads them anyway) andwe also approved the Treasurer’s reportwhich I don’t bother to look for or read– but thanks anyway John Giese.

We had three new members in atten-dance. We welcomed new membersDennis Casey from Rindge with a 1984XJ6, and Jens Griem who has a 1960MGA and a 1964 TR4, and RodShanker who was either a guest or a newmember. He has a 1980 MGB Ltd anda 1959 MGA. My only excuse for notgetting the name right is that he snuck inthe door and sat in the corner by thedesserts.

First we reviewed last month’s events –the tech session was a success as always. Thank you Historic Motor Sports forhosting the day. Thanks to Doris forcooking the burgers and dogs!

Seven teams from BCNH attended theJANE Magical Mystery Tour. We spentquite a bit of time at a golf course andthe rest of the time we were lost and look-ing for the post office in ManchesterVermont. Someone has some photos. We won bottles of wine anyway and thecocktails and dinner were delish.

We also had a discussion about how toget a title for your car if you do not haveone. If you plan to sell your car and thebuyer is out of country or out of statethey will need a title. You simply go toyour town hall and apply, get a signaturefrom a duly authorized law enforcement

officer, pay your money to the town andstate and you are good to go.

Show of Dreams

We got an update on the Show ofDreams. If you were not in attendanceat the meeting we assigned you to vari-ous committees and put your name onthe volunteer lists.

We are looking for raffle items for theraffle table. We published a list of itemswe would like to see. If you don’t havetime to get something and get it to Wayneand Maggie Bolen you have two options,you can simply send them money andthey will go buy an item (your own per-sonal shopper, if you’re good you canbribe them into buying your Christmaspresents and wrapping them), or if youhave items with no way to get them tothe show Wayne will come pick themup and mow your lawn. We have 17vendors for the car show! And we nowhave 30 cars pre-registered. If you havenot registered make sure you do it soonso you and receive a goodie bag.

Our calendar girl Sue MacDuff reviewedthe upcoming events. On the 7th is theBritish by the Sea show. There is a cruisein to the British Beer Company inManchester on the 9th. There is a showin Bristol RI on the 11-14 (same orga-nizers as the Stowe British Invasion),June 20th is the JANE spring slalomevent in North Andover MA, the 27th isthe Queen’s Birthday in Chichester, NH(warning there is ½ mile of dirt road tonavigate). And, we have Sunday dinnerdrives and Saturday breakfast drivescoming up.

We then wished Gerry Cleary a HappyBirthday and sang the birthday song. We ate cake – if your birthday is nextmonth please come to the meeting sothat we can have cake again!

Denice Anderson won the $40 from thepotty fund (only because we would notallow Deb Curtis to buy a ticket). We

now have enough money in the potty fundso that we can all enjoy the air condi-tioned real potty at the show.

$2423.55$135.00

-$238.78$2319.77

Treasurer’s Report

Start BalanceMembershipNewsletterEnd Balance

May15 to June 15Club account

$4578.89$1000.00$470.00$220.00$50.00

-$750.00-$420.00-$66.00

$5082.89

Show of Dreams accountStart BalanceSponsorCar RegistrationPorta-potty raffleVendor ResgistrationHudson Hist Soc depositTrophiesWine HoldersEnd Balance

6

BCNH 2015 Calendar of Events

June:

19th-21th Vintage Motor Festival,Thompson Speedway, Thompson, CT

20th Spring Slalom with J-A-N-E

22nd GunstockInn & Resort Car Show

27th BCNH Queen’s Birthday,Chichester, NH

28th British Car Day at Larz Anderson,Brookline, MA

July:

6th Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester ,NH

10th-12th British Motor Festival, NovaScotia

11th Castle in the Clouds Show andpossible BCNH Drive to the show

Link: http://www.castleintheclouds.org/events/antique-classic-automobile-event-2/

14th Cruise In, British Beer Company,Manchester, NH

16th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth, NH

18th Bahre Car Collection open, Paris,ME

18th Lakes Region Council is planning aTour of the White Mountains the RainisAugust 1st. The tour will start at TheCommon Man in Plymouth, NH.

19th Portsmouth Car Show hosted byBrit Bits

25th BCNH Show of Dreams,Hudson, NH

26th Day of Triumph at Larz Anderson,Brookline, MA

August:

3rd Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH

8th-9th BCNH North Country Drivestarting in Gorham ,NH

11th Cruise In, British Beer Company,Manchester, NH

15th MG Rover Day at Larz Anderson,Brookline, MA

16th BCNH Ice Cream First DinnerDrive

20th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth , NH

September:

6th British Motor Car Gatheing,Wickham Park, Manchester, CT

8th Cruise In, British Beer Company,Manchester ,NH

12th BCNH Drive to Molly StarkTavern, New Boston ,NH

13th 35th Annual British Gathering andPicnic, Wickham Park, Manchester,CT

14th Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH

17th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth ,NH

19th-20th British Invasion, Stowe, VT

26th British Wheels on the Green,Madison, CT

27th BCNH Fall Foliage Tour

27th Lobster Tour with NET

October:

2nd-4th Speckled Hen Run, KitzhofInn, West Dover, VT

4th Fall Rallye with NET

5th Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH

9th-11th British Legends Weekendsponsored by Cape Cod British CarClub

10th BCNH Saturday Drive TBD

13th Cruise In, British Beer Company,Manchester, NH

15th Monthly Meeting at Common

Man, Plymouth, NH

18th BCNH Covered Bridge Drive

November:

2nd Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH

19th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth ,NH

December:

7th Monthly Meeting at Moe Joe’s,Manchester ,NH

17th Monthly Meeting at CommonMan, Plymouth, NH

Upcoming Events

Our regular monthly meetings will be onJuly 6th at Moe Joe’s in Manchester andthe 16th at the Common Man in Ply-mouth. A BCNH Drive is planned forthe Castle in The Clouds Car Show inMoultonborough on the 11th. We willmeet at Dunkin Donuts on Route 28 inPittsfield, leaving at 9 for the drive. Onthe 19th BCNH will do a drive to thePortsmouth Car Show hosted by BritBits, details TBD. Our second BCNHCruise In at The British Beer Companywill be Tuesday evening the 14th. Thebig BCNH event of the year, Show ofDreams will be on July 25th once againon the grounds of Alvirne Hills House inHudson.

Other events worth considering are TheWings and Wheels Fly and Cruise InBritish Night at the Minute Man Airfield,Stow, MA on the 16th, the Bahre CarCollection Open House, Paris ME onthe 18th and Day of Triumph at LarzAnderson, Brookline, MA on the 26th.For the adventurous, there’s The BritishMotoring Festival, Windsor, NovaScotia July 10-12.

For future consideration, be sure to readthe article in this newsletter about ourBCNH North Country Adventure onAugust 8-9. Reservations must be made

7

Gunstock Inn & Resort Car Show

We have our first cruise night scheduledfor, Monday, June 22nd from 5-7pm.This will be followed by every Monday,we will have a cruise night from 5-7pmfor whoever who would like to come outand show off their car! Any clubs or in-dividuals will be allowed. Anyonethat participates will receive 10% off inour tavern. The address to our venueis, 580 Cherry Valley Rd, Gilford, NH03249. The Gunstock Inn & Resort andSchusters Tavern.

Breeanna RobinsonEvent Coordinator Gunstock Inn & Re-sort603-325-3144

McLean Enterprises Inc.

Sales & ServiceOrderingInformationFax

Over 30 Fine British Sports Cars in stock14 Sagamore Road (Rte.1A) Rye. Nh

Check out our Web Site at www.britbits.com

603 436-1989800 995-2487603 433-0001603 433-0009

MG • Austin Healey • Triumph •Sunbeam • Jaguar • Morris MinorSales & Service • Parts, New & Used • Gifts • Clothing • Accessories

Brit Bits at

North Country Adventure

On the weekend of August 8th and 9th,club member Moe has put together adrive for us starting in Gorham, NH onSaturday between 1:00 and 1:30 in theafternoon. We will travel along some nice,twisty and scenic roads to Errol andback to Gorham. The route will be 2West into Maine to connect with Route26 which will bring us into Errol. Thenwe will travel down Route 16 which runsright along the Androscoggin River backto Gorham.

Along the route, there will be severalplaces to stop, enjoy the scenery or takea short walk to waterfalls and otherpoints of interest. We will view OldSpeck Mountain which is the fourth high-est mountain in Maine, get a good viewof Lake Umbagog and perhaps even seea few moose! The name, LakeUmbagog is said to come from the

Abenaki word for “shallow water”. Theaverage depth is 10 feet. It is one of themost pristine lakes in NH and the larg-est along the NH /ME border. An inter-esting feature is an expansive floating is-land comprised of generations of de-composing marshland vegetation.

Lodging will be at The Town and Coun-try Resort right on Route 2 in Gorhamhttp://townandcountryinn.com/. ForGPS, use 2 Main Street, Gorham for theaddress. Arrangements have been madefor both Friday and Saturday nights.Book by phone at 800-325-4386 andbe sure to say you are with BCNH. Res-ervations must be made by July 20th.For more information contact Moe 566-0455 or me Lucymac1@comcast.net

Respectfully submittedSue MacDuff

Kitzhoff Inn, West Dover, VT. More in-formation on the

by July 20th. Also, coming up October2-4 is The Speckled Hen Run at the

8

Car of the Monthcontinued

found a great opportunity to buy another“fixer-upper”. It was a Factory FiveDaytona Coupe that was languishingunder a tarp outside a friend’s garagewith a bad transmission and anundetermined running issue. It was theperfect candidate. This car was uniquein that it was car number 002 owned byBill Hough, the guy who single handedlycreated the master molds from originalphotographs for the owners of FactoryFive Racing. His car was the second carproduced and was a very authentic re-creation of one of the six original ShelbyCobra Daytonas. Over the winter andwell into the spring of 2012 the Daytonawas returned to its original glory. Uponcompletion I invited my wife to join mefor a shakedown drive. Her commentafterward was, “All my senses have beenoffended. It’s loud, smelly and there’s agood chance I’ve loosened a filling.” Iof course thought it was spectacular funto drive. The exhaust fumes and hearingloss were just part of the charm. Withindays of finishing the car I had located abuyer at something short of $30,000 (abargain in today’s market). I had onlydriven it 130 miles but they were prettyexhilarating miles.

So this is about the time my search tofind an orange Elise kicked into highgear. I had been following the Elise usedcar market for years and I knew I couldbuy a nice low mileage example forsomething in the low $30’s. The colorselection had been made years inadvance. The aubergine purple was aclose second. Lime green was too outthere for me and ultimately I really likedthe way the orange showed off thesculptural lines of the car. Interestingly, Inoticed through my searching that mostof the purple, lime green and orange carswere on the west coast and the red,white, yellow and black Elises werepredominately found on the east coast.This made my search a bit more

challenging. I had also noticed thatdespite being fairly new many of theElises on the market already hadmodified exhaust and suspension systemsas well as some “track time”. I wanted abone-stock example that hadn’t spent aportion of its life screaming around atrack at 8200 RPMs. That’s red-line forthe Elises 1.8L Toyota motor.

It was July 1st, 2012. My wife and Iwere at the air show in Portsmouthwatching the Blue Angles flyingoverhead. I was on my cell phone makingan offer on a 2007 “one owner” Elisewith 8,400 original miles. The owner hadpurchased it new from a Denver dealerbut he was now located in a small townin Kentucky just an hour south ofLouisville where my parents live. The carwas listed on Ebay and I needed to endthe auction now so as not to loose it toanother bidder. I called an old collegefriend, Kurt Schafer, and asked him tolog onto Ebay using my password. I thenasked him to hit the “buy it now” button,which he did. As the roar of the jets flewdirectly over our heads I told my wifethat I had just bought a $32,000 Lotus.Maybe it was a good thing that I couldn’thear exactly what she said but at thatmoment nothing could have diminishedthe excitement I felt.

A week later, my friend Rich Tremblayand I were driving to Louisville to meetthe seller and drive the Elise back to NewHampshire. We drove his VolkswagenTDI 18 hours straight through, got agood night’s sleep and the next day an

orange Lotus Elise magically appearedin my parent’s driveway. After a shortmeet and greet and some advice on thebest way to get in and out of an Elise,the previous owners departed and I tookmy first drive in my new orange Elise. Iwas nervous but that wouldn’t last long.Rich and I stayed in Louisville anotherday to relax and then embarked on a twoday return trip back to New Hampshire.An 1,100 mile trip is a great way tobecome familiar with and bond with anew car. When I finally pulled into mydriveway my butt hurt a bit from thesparsely padded seat and my face achedfrom smiling for two days straight.

That was almost three years ago and Ican honestly say I enjoy driving the“Cheetos” car now every bit as much ason the very first day. Driving on thehighway, it’s not uncommon for driversof passing cars to roll their windowsdown to take pictures. I’ve even hadsomeone jiggle a bag of Cheetos out theirwindow followed by a thumbs-up. It’s acar that seems to appeal to people of allages. When they see the shape, the colorand the Cheetos license plate they knowit’s all about having fun. It’s also the onlyLBC I’ve owned with functional air-conditioning, which is a bonus on someof those hot days.

For those of you interested in specs, theElise is a mid-engine, rear wheel drivecar with a fully enclosed aluminum belly-pan bonded to a fiberglass shell. Noframe! The 1.8L Toyota motor withLotus programmed computer allows itto develop 190 BHP on the normallyaspirated version and around 220 BHPon the super charged Elise. Weighingonly 1896 pounds with a groundclearance of five inches and an overallheight of 44 inches, it feels more likedriving an over-sized go-cart than aproper car.

The handling in curves is phenomenalwith almost no body roll. In general, it’s

continued on page 10

9

Sat Sat Sat Sat 10 AM10 AM10 AM10 AM ---- 3 3 3 3 PMPMPMPM

Featured Marque – MG Pre-War through 1962

REGISTRATION FORM

THE 19th ANNUAL BRITISH CARS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOW OF DREAMS 2015 ALL BRITISH CAR SHOW

to benefit THE HIGH HOPES FOUNDATION and NH Food Bank

Sat July 25th at Alvirne Hills House, 211 Derry Rd (Rt 102) Hudson, NH 03051 All car show proceeds donated to The High Hopes Foundation of NH and NH Food Bank

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________________________ State: ________ ZIP Code: _____

Home Phone: _________________________ E-Mail Address: _____________________________

1st Vehicle: Year: _______ Make: _______________ Model: ___________________ _____

2nd Vehicle: Year: _______ Make: _______________ Model: ____________________________

Class trophies, Best of Show, Best of Featured Marque

Car classes may be added – if more than 5 cars of a specific marque pre-register by June 1

1) Austin Healey

2) MG 1924-1934

3) MG 1935 – 1944

4) MG 1945 - 1954

5) MG (1955-1962)

6) MGB (Chrome Bumpers 63-74)

7) MGB (Rubber Bumpers 74 ½ - 80)

8) TR2, TR3

9) TR4, TR4A, TR250

19) British Classics Pre 1960

20) British Classics 1960-1969

21) British Classics 1970-1979

22) British Classics 1980-1989

23) British Classics 1990-2015

24) Unrestored

25) Display Only

ENTRY FEE: Before 7/12/2015 - $25, After 7/12/2015 $35, additional cars by same owner $10

10) TR6(69-73)

11) TR6 (74-76)

12) TR7 & TR8

13) Jaguar XK and E-Types

14) Jaguar XJ6

15) TVR

16) Lotus

17) Sprite, Midget & Spitfires

18) British Fastback Coupe

(MGBGT, MGCGT, GT6)

Make checks payable to BCNH & sendto:BCNH c/o Norma Karle51 Durgin Rd, Chichester, NH 03258603-490-6115 or karle01@comcast.netDASH PLAQUES AND GOODY BAGSWILL BE GIVEN TO THE FIRST 100 REG-ISTRANTS

RELEASE STATEMENT: I agree to enter the above car in the 2015 BCNH All British Car Show on Sat July 25th, 2015. I am aware of the

hazards inherent with motor vehicle events. I agree to release and hold harmless, BCNH, its officers, and members, the Hudson

Historical Society, and the Hudson NH School Board, owners of “Alvirne Hill House”, for any liabilities for injuries, damages, or loss

arising from my participation in this show or travel to or from same. While not a requirement, we recommend that all cars have a

fire extinguisher. All cars must be driven onto the field.

SIGNATURE: ________________________________________ Club Affiliation _____________________________________

1st car before July 12th - $25, = $ ________

after July 12th $35 = $ ________

Additional Cars @ $10 each = $ ________

Total: $ ________

10

very easy to drive at both low and highspeeds. The immediate feedback andresponse in handling to the driver instillsa confidence that it will literally gowherever you point it. I may not be SteveMcQueen but when I drive the Elise Ifeel like I could be and that’s probablyas close as I’m going to get to mychildhood dream.

Magical Mystery Tourphotos

British by the Seaphotos

11

For Sale: 1958 MGA 1500 Roadster,red with black leather interior, Stayfastcanvas top and tonneau, rebuilt engine,transmission, brakes, front end, tires,battery and paint in late 2011. No rust,Summer use only. $21,000Bill 603-924-1066

2000 Jaguar Type S. Black V-8 -automatic power windows, steering,brakes, mirrors; Power tilt, telescopicsteering wheel, cruise control; AM-FM,cassette, CD changer; auto headlights,auto wipers, GPS, power moon roof;leather seats, real wood trim on dash,102K miles, Southern car – NO RUST -- $3,500. Call Chris – 603 883-0288

For Sale: 1972 MGB runs but needswork-floor boards. $2,800John Monahan 603-253-7614

1960 MGA 1600 coupe - Good lookingcar w Stone Gray exterior, and black wred upholstery. Rust free car, originallyfrom Oklahoma, 26,000 miles since 1981renovation. Upgrades and recentimprovements: oversized radiator, waterpump, t'stat and cap; oil pump andpressure relief valve; fuel pump and Vitoncarb bowl seals; stainless steel exhaust.Owned for 38 years; it's time for a newowner to pamper the car for another 38!$18,000obo, Dave Housermgs4dave@tampabay.rr.com

Sadly selling my 1977 MGB because Ihave too many! I have driven this car forthree seasons and it was just inspectedagain this week.It has a great look and a very nice interior.It runs and drives well. It has always beengaraged and the top is new. It has a fewblemishes that are cosmetic, which areminor and overall, not obvious; a trunkcrease and minor rust on one rocker. Thiscar is really fun to drive, as MGs are, andis quite attractive, turning headseverywhere! priced to sell at $5,500amysletten@aol.com , (603) 472-8005

Historic Motor Sports in Candia, NH isoffering a 1953 Austin Healey 100-4BN1 for sale. Nice driver that’s beenwell sorted and ready to enjoy. The cur-rent owner invested nearly $9,000 lastyear to bring this car to proper workingorder and a “turn-key” reliable driver.Asking $46,000 Call Clarke at HistoricMotor Sports 603-587-0577

.For Sale: rusted 1969 MGB that mayhave some useful parts. I am asking$200.00 OBO.Please call 802.434.3136 or emailmkessler@uvm.edu.Marc Kessler

12

To order your BCNH name badgecontact John Giese at:

(603) 654-2565 or

johgie@tds.net

2015 SeasonApril 26, 2015May 31,2015June 28, 2015July 26, 2015

August 23,2015September 27, 2015October 25, 2015

1st ANNUALCASTAWAY FARM

FLEA MARKET & Antique Auto Show

DirectionsFrom 93 North or South take exit 7(101 East) take Exit 1 left onLondonderry Tpk/Bypass 28 – follow3.5 miles then right on Route 27.Donovan road is 5 mile on your Right

From 101 East or West: Take Exit 3off Route 101, right onto 43 (Old CandiaRd) left at blinking light, left at stop light(Route 27 West), Castaway Farm(Donovan Rd) is approx. three mile onLeft.

39 Donovan RdCandia, NH 03034

Phone:Keith Blevens 603-235-1639

orScott Blevens 603-315-0284

ALL ARE WELCOME

Swap & Sell, Parts Tools,Antique Cars,Classic Cars,

Hot Rods, MotorcyclesApril through October

Spaces Available$30 per 20’ X 20’ Space

Parking $5.00Free Admission

www.v12s.com

Aluminum Alloy Cooling Fan SystemsPolyurethane Suspension Bushings

Electric Wire Harness/Loom SetsFuel Injection Rebuild Kits

LED Upgradesfor all British and European Classic Cars

13

Pre-Register Today!

Complete and Mail to:Castaway Farm39 Donovan Rd

Candia, NH 03034

Name:

Address:

City, ST ZIP:

Phone:

E-mail address:

Type of Merchandise for sale:

(Brief Description of Merchandise)

Vendors can set up on Saturday after 12pm.

No Credit Card accepted at this time.

Cash or Check only!

Payment due at Gate!

Show of Dreams Suggested

BCNH Member Donated Raffle Items

14

15

New members

Bob Schenk1959 MGA 1600, 1980 MGB Limited &

1930 Model AWindham, NH

Jens Griem1962 TR4 & 1960 MGA

Nashua, NH

Jeanne Anderson53 MGTD

Contoockook, NH

Authur Rob &Lesley Gardener

Durham, NH1962 Jaguar XKE Roadster

James & Gail AllardPittsfield, NH1967 MGB

The Queens Birthday

June 27, 2015Starts at 1:30 or earlier51 Durgin RdChichester, NH 03258Bring a dish to share!We will have burgers, dogs etcRSVP (if you must) or if you getlost—Doris 603-674-9788

Peterborough CruzInOn the second Sunday of the monthfrom May through September,Peterborough has a CruzIn in DepotSquare, downtown from 9-1. Thereare several places for breakfast andsome of the shops open at 11 as wellas a small Antiques Market. It amazesme how many LBCs usually turn outfor such a small event. On our firstCruzIn this year on Mothers Day, therewere about 30 cars with 7 beingBritish! BCNH member, KlausSteinbrueck is usually in attendancewith his eye catching Morgan.Member, Todd Fregeau stopped byand will hopefully bring his TR3Aanother time. Local Cruise In are agood way to introduce our little carsand club.

Magical Mystery Tourphotos continued

British by the Seaphotos continued

16

British Cars of New Hampshire51 Durgin Road

Chichester, NH 03258

We all wished Gerry Cleary a Happy 80th Birthday @ Moe Joe’s