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AUGUST 2012

"Prez Sez"HOT! HOT! HOT!

It's summertime and as anyone who drives a Healey any distance canattest, not only the weather, but the car can get a trifle mild, especiallythis year. Having just returned from the west coast, I can confirm thatboth these statements are true.

I hope by now that you have been able to get out in your Healey andshare in some of this heat; I hate to be hogging it all!

Still lots of great events to take in this summer. (And soon to be fall.)Check on the website for an event near you for a day, a weekend oreven longer, and give it a try. I'm sure you will have fun and yourHealey will enjoy it too.

This past Sunday, along with several hundred others, I attended a"Celebration of Life" for Rich Chrysler. A genuine outpouring of affectionby colleagues, family and friends to one of our own. You will be missedRich, and as you so often said...

THEY ARE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN!Bob Yule

Official Newsletter of the Austin-Healey Club of Southern Ontario

View From the Navigator's SeatThe recent loss of our Charter member Rich Chrysler, a 'true' Healeyguy in every sense of the word, reminds us all of how very preciousour time on earth is. Rich was 'one of a kind' and one of his outstandingtraits was to do things (especially Healey things) the 'right' way.Example: Rich was involved with the restoration of one of ourmembers concours car - so mindful of the ever-rising costsinvolved the owner asked Rich if there was any way to cut cornersso to speak - Rich thought for a moment and then said "Well, whichpart do you not want right". The car of course, went on to win"Gold" at Concours!

Happy Healeying!

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CONCLAVE 2012

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Arrival at Conclave was Saturday this year. This provided an additional day that we wereable to spend at Churchill Downs - home of the Kentucky Derby. Seated in MillionairesRow it was easy to envision the excitement of Derby Day. Mint Juleps and $2. bets madethe day even more interesting. Oh yes a bet on the third horse in the third race provedto be a winner. The 5th race was dedicated to the memory of Donald Healey.

Monday was Gymkana, held at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park, where Bob and Tomspent a few hours, Tom enjoying racing his Healey. Concourse Judging was alsoMonday morning. Free time to shop and have supper out.

Tuesday was Healey's on the Waterfront. It was a wonderful venue to display all theclasses of Healey's. Pinewood Derby was set up with lots of partipation. Very hot day sothe ice cream truck was a favourite spot. The winner of Best in Show was "Grace" the"Drive Away Cancer" car. Later in the afternoon was the Ladies Tea, special treats and awonderful one woman presentation of the life of entertainer Rosemary Clooney.

Wednesday was a tour day; lots of tours of the area were available. We spent the morningand early afternoon at the Corvette Museum and manufacturing plant. Supper was a tourinto Indiana to Huber's Party Barn. Awards were presented after a really great dinner.

Thursday our last full day ... With a Rallye tour of the area around Louisville, lots of prettyroads and side areas as well as a stop at the 502 Club that also provided repairs forHealey's during the week. The banquet Thurs night was a celebration of a wonderfulweek of Healey's, fun, tours, adventures, great food and a beautiful city. A specialthanks to Ben Moore and his planning crew they did an amazing job. The special guestfor the week was "Grace" and her driver John Nikas, and old car with a huge heart thathas made many a child fighting cancer smile! John had many stories of the children andtheir families who enjoyed a ride in an old car, it took away their pain and hurt for ashort time and put a smile on their faces. Go to www.driveawaycancernow.org .

Conclave is a great time to make new friends and catch up with old friends, please planto join us next year in Quebec; it promises to be a special week, at a beautiful location.

Bob and Jean SlaterTom & Lin Haubert

DESTINATION LOUISVILLEJUNE 17-22, 2012

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THE ROAD TO RENDEZ VOUSOn June 08 Levina and I set off in our BJ8 from Monkton and headed for Kansas City. We spenta couple of nights there as guests of the Wirkins' before heading south & west again for BelenNM where we were hosted by Bill & Joyce Sullivan. After spending time in and aroundAlbuquerque and Santa Fe we were joined by Bill in his BJ8 and headed for the CaliforniaCoast. We followed the old Route 66 wherever practical and passed through places with namessuch as Gallup, Flagstaff, Kingman, Barstow and Bakersfield, finally hitting the Coast aroundMoro Bay, just north of L.A. Part of this route took us across the Mojave Desert wheretemperatures reached 110degF but by the time we reached the coast the temps hadmoderated to a comfortable 75degF.

The plan was to drive north on US1 and 101 all the way through California, Oregon andWashington, before taking the ferry from Port Angeles across to Victoria on Vancouver Island.

Setting off from Moro Bay we went through Carmel, Monterey and Santa Cruz before hitting SanFrancisco and crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, stopping in Bodega Bay, where the movie Birdswas filmed, to join with Joyce Sullivan who had flown out from Belen. We then kept following thePacific Coast Highway as it headed north, hugging the coast all the way. We found that althoughthere were spectacular views at almost every turn, the Oregon coast was the most scenic.

Arriving in Victoria we spent three days with friends before heading to Parksville about midIsland for the Rendezvous Healey event, organized by the Healey Club of BC. Here we met upwith the Wilfords, Thomases and Bagheri's who had travelled from Ontario via the northernstates.

We were made very welcome by the host club and other participants and the usual round of funand driving events were enjoyed by everyone.

Leaving Parksville, the four couples said goodby to the Sullivans and headed north to Port Hardy,where we caught the ferry for a fifteen hour cruise along the inside passage. The weather wasovercast, but still didn't detract from some beautiful and dramatic scenery. Arriving in Prince Rupertwe found a busy fishing and container port, but otherwise quite depressed. Some rugged drivingfollowed to Prince George and on to Jasper and Banff where we spent a couple of days.

Now we headed east along the Trans Canada Hwy, passing through Calgary, Medicine Hat,Regina, Winnipeg where we were entertained for the day by the Manitoba Healey Club, Kenora,Thunder Bay and the Soo. It was here that we said goodby to the rest of the group and visitedwith a friend, before heading home through Michigan.

We arrived back in Monkton on July 12 after covering about 10,000 miles of enjoyable Healeymotoring. Levina and I agreed that we would do this again in an instant, as we had a reallygreat trip. The car performed perfectly, except for a minor fuel pump malfunction which waseasily fixed, and the driver and navigator are still married.

Submitted by Bob Yule

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CELEBRATION OF LIFE - RICH CHRYSLER

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This is a complete 1962Austin Healey 3000 MK IITri-Carb with the BritishMotor Industry HeritageTrust certificate.

I drove the car into my garage over 15 years ago and put it up on axel stands. Since then, I removedthe floors and unscrewed the 2 wings/fenders on the passenger side to see the state of the shroudsand inner body. I also removed the GM wheels and converted the hubs back to knock-offs andinstalled wire wheels. That is all. The car requires a complete frame-off restoration.

* Factory hardtop included* All for wings/fenders are fiberglass (as a result there is much less corrosion on the

aluminum shrouds). The rear wing on the passenger side has some damage.* Original soft roof & frame included* Seat frames & transmission tunnel included* This has the later short, straight gear shift shaft style transmission.

Extra parts include: bolt-on hubs, extra starting motor, four steel front wings/fenders partiallyrepaired, two sills, chrome fender beads, six wire wheels ++This is a complete Tri-carb in need of a restoration I cannot provide.

Price: $9500 Tom Moorehead: 905-821-3733

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Bob LuxPickering, ON

We have 161 members

NEW MEMBER

HEALEY BUDDIESCELEBRATE ANNA'S

75TH BIRTHDAY

Modern Technology:

I was visiting my daughter and son-in-lawlast night when I asked if I could borrow a

newspaper.

'This is the 21st century, old man,' she said.'We don't waste money on newspapers.

Here, you can borrow my iPad.'

I can tell you, that bloody fly never knewwhat hit it...

HEALEY SMILE

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012PUB NIGHT

ENCOUNTER 2012 - SOMERSET, NJ

BRITS ON THE LAKE - PORT PERRY

AHCSO 36TH ANNIVERSARY DRIVE & BBQ Hosted by - Gerry MaguireJim Phythian & Martyn Ridley are handling the Tour - details TBA.This is Pot Luck - please email Anna at healeygal@cogeco.cato register & arrange for salad/dessert etc. Looking forwardto a fun day so please join us!

BOOT ‘N BONNET - KINGSTON, ONTARIO

SALMON BBQ - HOSTED BY THE WILFORDS

PUB NIGHT

BRITISH CAR DAY - BRONTE PARK

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AHCSO “RUN FOR THE LEAVES” (RAIN DATE - OCTOBER 14)

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