Chili Feed & Cook-off—Saturday Christmas Party November 22...

—————————————– Columbia Gorge MG Club

Volume 40, Issue #11 November 2014 http://www.columbiagorgemgclub.org

THE CLUB FOR ALL MGs

Make plans now to join us for the CGMGA Club Christmas Party. We have a new venue this year, Red Lion Inn at the Quay in Vancouver. Dinner will be served buffet style. The cost is $35 per person. Please make your reserva-tions with the form on page 4, deadline is Monday, Decem-ber 8th, as we must give Red Lion our count in advance.

The evening begins with appetizers and (no-host) drinks—time to get your raffle tickets and check out the items gathered by Sue Stose and Becky Hanenkrat (see page 4). Donna McNabb will have a slide show with photos from the past year—you could be up on the big screen!

After dinner is awards presentations, Most Valuable Member and Best in Tow, the raffle and auction (bring your checkbook!). Then we thank the 2014 Board and introduce the 2015 Board.

Attire is from slacks and Hawaiian shirts to full formal, sometimes kilts, tuxes, and glittery dresses. Some folks are staying over after the party. Sign up early and plan on a great evening!!!!!!

Location: Red Lion Hotel at the Quay 100 Columbia St. Vancouver, WA 98660 866 539 8430 http://www.redlion.com/vancouver

Christmas Party Friday, December 12

6:00 pm Happy Hour, 7:00 pm Dinner

Chili Feed & Cook-off—Saturday November 22 By Donna McNabb

You make a good chili, right? Make a pot and bring it along to this great party. We will number each one, every-one takes a taste and votes for their favorite! Prizes are awarded for the best ones. Then we will reveal the makers.

Oh? You don’t make chili? You can participate by bringing cornbread, or a salad, or maybe a dessert to share. We still need you to come and vote for the best chili.

When: Saturday, November 22, 4:00 pm—7:00 pm What: Chili Cook-off and Feed Bring: Chili, or something else, and your beverage. Where: Tanasbrook Clubhouse Lounge 1905 NW 179th Ave. Beaverton, OR 97006 Provided: Tableware and prizes. Driving Directions: Travel

west on the Sunset Highway (Hwy 26) to exit 65 NW Cornell Rd/Bethany Blvd. Turn left and fol-low Cornell Rd. to the signal at 179th Ave/Evergreen Parkway. Turn left. Find the clubhouse on your right just after cross-ing the lake. Enter up the outside stairs. Parking is available near the clubhouse, parallel on the right side of the street, and at cutout parking areas ahead on the right and on the left.

2014 GREAT TOY DRIVE By Ed Mullowney

With our help, last year’s KGW Great Toy Drive was a huge success! More than 60,000 toys were donated and then distributed with the help of more than 110 local non-profit agencies in the Portland area. Have you seen us in the advertising on Channel 8? For the third year, your Club is looking forward to participating in this important program that brings fun and joy to so many local kids at Christ-mas time. Bring your toy donations to the November Club meeting, the Chili Feed, and the Christmas Party! I am working with Toy Drive planners to arrange a time and place for all of us to show up driving our MGs to deliver the toys!

Columbia Gorge MG Club

OFFICERS – 2014

President Chad Cansler (acting)

Vice President Chad Cansler 503-679-2766 (text preferred) [email protected]

Secretary Gary Eddings 503-789-0341 (text preferred) [email protected]

Treasurer Marianne Shumaker 503-896-9635 [email protected]

Activities Tom & Sue Stose 369-601-7002 (preferred)

[email protected]

Past President John Dutra 503-786-0851 [email protected] (preferred)

IMPORTANT VOLUNTEERS We want to recognize the volunteers without whom our club would not run as smoothly as it does. Thank You!

ABFM Reps John Dutra 503-786-0851 [email protected]

Jan Whittlesey 503-538-8610 [email protected] Regalia Sales Ed Mullowney 360-607-4928 cell [email protected] Raffle Varies Storage Locker Kenny Snyder 360-263-4047 Manager [email protected] Nametags Peggy Oliver 503-709-3616 [email protected] Membership Steffi Rollins 360-576-7973 Database [email protected] Mailbox Marianne Shumaker 503-896-9635 Monitor [email protected] Webmaster Donna McNabb 503-645-9302 [email protected]

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Copy and advertising deadlines are the third Friday of the month preceding publication; in other words, one week after the Club meeting.

Editor: Donna McNabb — 503-645-9302 [email protected]

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Membership The Columbia Gorge MG Club was formed for and is

active in the promotion and driving enjoyment of MGs. All MG enthusiasts are welcome to join and share infor-mation and fun. The Columbia Gorge MG Club is affili-ated with the North American MGA Register, and the North American MGB Register. Membership dues are $25 per year, $12.50 after July 1st. See the Vice President.

Chad’s Cheesy Chatter By Chad Cansler

On Saturday after the club meeting I received an e-mail resignation by one the first friends I gained in the club. I can’t help but think… what a disappointment! My friend’s main point for leaving was: we no longer discuss about the cars, it’s all club business and money. He has been a member since its founding days and is deeply passionate/knowledgeable about MG’s. His presence will be missed.

In honor of my friend I won’t blab about the holiday party, bylaw revision, or the money in the bank… I’m just going to talk cars.

I often wonder to myself, why the vast majority of my generation aren’t interested in cars. My first thought goes to the fact that my generation was raised with cars that were built in a time that any sort of imagination or sexiness had been written off as frivolous and wasteful (something only the super rich could afford). The auto manufactures drive to save money and focus strictly on safety phased out any sort of creativity. These factors set the stage for people to see cars as simply a transportation tool than any kind of device for enjoyment. The reason I joined this club was to try and spread the joy of MG’s to as many people as possible. I want my generation to know that cars can be fun; you just simply need to go back in time.

Speaking of going back in time; I get angry that I missed the heyday of the British automobile. I wish I had the opportunity to walk down to the local BMC dealership and say I want to test drive a brand new ( ) fill in the blank.

A. Austin Healey 3000 B. Jaguar XKE C. MGB/C/ Midget D. Riley Elf E. Vaden Plas Princess 1100 What I would give to slap my bum into a brand new

1967 MGB that rolled right off the factory in Abingdon. (I had a friend in Wisconsin that had that honor of doing just that) I wonder if anyone takes a trip to Korea and is proud to pickup their brand new KIA right off the factory floor?

Being a history major, I know that the 1960’s was a very difficult decade but my god were automobiles stun-ning. It’s as if the cars help tell the story of that age just as


well as the people that lived it. I was watching a documen-tary the other day about the civil rights movement. It was interesting to see a Triumph Herald just hanging out in the background next to all these American sedans down in Mississippi. I have heard stories that if you drove an im-ported car (back in the day) it would create very mixed re-actions from people. I have a hunch you would have to be a brave soul driving a quirky British car down in Mississippi during that time period. Would your body be pulled out of a river for being so brash as not to support Detroit? Probably not, but all the same...how times change! Anyway back to cars…

I guess the last thing I have to say about our MG's and classics in general is the sensory satisfaction they deliver. I love the smell of old cars, the gear oil, the vinyl, the fiber-board. It’s fascinating that something manufactured in a certain time period can smell of that age. You pull the choke and turn the key and boom you have slipped through time and space and you are in a completely different frame of mind. All of a sudden your cell phone just becomes a device to let you know the time, the driver has much more important things to do… like keep an eye on the oil and temp gauge, listen for any odd sounds, but most impor-tantly experience the joy of an internal combustion engine being served the correct mixture of air/fuel from a pair of hissing S.U. carburetors working along with the clockwork of the LUCAS distributor ticking away with it’s 1,3,4,2 firing order. You instantly realize that modern transmis-sions just don’t slip into gear like an MG does. The feeling is just mechanical “butter” and the whining of the transmis-sion when you downshift is such comical musical experi-ence. I like to think the transmission song is titled “Hey… Don’t Slow Down” by Mr. MOWOG and the 3 Syncros. This car is singing to you in such a symphonic way it wraps you in a blanket of mechanical harmony, you would have to be a fool not to be intoxicated by its song. That being said; I don’t know about the rest of you but its time for a drive! I hope that was a decent go at talking cars... All members should share their car stories!

Safety Fast, Chad Cansler

MISSING: 2 Walkie Talkies that were used at the ABFM, have

‘Enright’ on the back, maroon and black. If you have them, please let me know: Jan Whittlesey, [email protected], 503.538.8610 Thanks!

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Christmas Party Raffle and Auction By Sue Stose

It looks like not only will we be doing a RAFFLE, we will also be doing an AUCTION. We have a couple of members that may have some pretty nice prizes to auction off. So bring your money and be ready to spend it. The club will purchase a few items with the raffle money we have collected this year, plus we are going to go to some businesses and see if we can get some gift certificates do-nated. If you know of any business that we might be able to contact to get a donation from please let us know. Also if anyone would like to put together a basket to donate, a va-cation home for a few days or a week to donate, tickets to a show, tickets to a game, anything car related, gift certifi-cates from a restaurant. The raffle will be smaller this year, but we are looking for quality items. Please contact Sue Stose at [email protected] or call 360-601-7002, Becky Hanenkrat at [email protected] or call 360-260-4509.

Christmas Party Reservation Form

Deadline December 8

Names: ____________________________________ ____________________________________________ No. of people ___________ Buffet dinner—no host bar Special Needs (allergies, gluten-free, vegan): __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Money enclosed ($35.00 per person) ________ Mail to Columbia Gorge MGA Club P O Box 66431 Portland, OR 97290-6463


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Great Drive— Great Food— Great Friends By Jim & Peggy Oliver

Great turn out for the Or-chard Heights Brunch.... We had 52 people from three clubs - Mt. Hood Miata/Willamette MG/Columbia Gorge MG. It's so much fun to do things together. Meeting at the back side of the I-5 Wilsonville rest stop gave us plenty of room to park. Great day for tops down -driving over the back roads with a few twisty ones, crossing over the Wheatland Ferry and waiting on the other side for 3 ferry crossings to join all of us on the West side. Following

our guides (Terry and Sarah Harris) on more back roads and twists and turns ending up at the winery for a delicious brunch-all you can eat. Afterwards there was wine tasting and a wonderful gift shop. Thanks everyone for coming and hope we can do it again next year.

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November Activities Saturday Social @ Nuffield Imports, Ltd.—November 8—9am - noon

Saturday Socials (Coffee and Cars) at Nuffield are al-ways the second Saturday of the month and are open to ALL British car enthusiasts. Join us for conversation, etc.

Breakfast pastries, coffee, and OJ are on the house and served from 9:00 am to noon.

All are welcome. See you there. Saturday, November 8 9am - noon 1613 East 4th Street Vancouver. Next to Pearson Airport 360-694-7464

Club Meeting—November 14 We meet in the side-room at Stark Street Pizza (92nd

and SE Stark Street in Portland). There is social (and/or dinner) time before the meeting which starts at 7:30 pm. The business part is generally short. If you have any issue to bring before the Board, you can bring it up at the club meeting. Sometimes there is a guest speaker or a just-for-fun raffle.

Clinic—November 19: Crazy Box This is the "year in review" clinic. Each year we have

some very strange failures on the cars we love and work on. Most of the time these failures did not have to happen so we use these weird parts to start discussions on what could have been done so the car and owner didn't have these problems. Some parts are almost beyond belief others just

broke in some strange way, some failures left the car on the side of the road, some were just annoying. We throw these parts in the "Crazy Box" and this is their evening to come out and be very good, bad examples.

We also encourage everyone to bring some odd failed part(s) to share. So be prepared to see some odd parts and make sure that some "Crazy Box" failure doesn't happen to you. Always the Wednesday after the Club Meeting

When: Social at 7:00; session starts at 7:30! Where: Foreign Parts Positively—19900 NE189th St.

Brush Prairie, WA 98606. North on I-205 over Columbia River. Exit Padden Parkway EAST and travel about 10 miles (through the village of Hockinson.) Turn right at 184th St. “Alderbrook” sign. Take a Hard Left first chance after “Mountain Meadows” sign on right. Small FPP sign low on left. Come DOWN the driveway.

Phone: 360-882-3596 email: [email protected]

Chili Cook-off and Feed—November 22 See article on page 1.

Pub Night—November 25 We gather at a pub the last Tuesday of every month

(except December) for food, beverage, and fellowship. The location changes throughout the area so there will be one near you sometime. This is a great way for members to get to know each other better. Join us at about 6:00 pm for din-ner and drinks, fun and socialization.

November 25 we are waiting for confirmation that we are going to Burnside Brewing, 701 E. Burnside, Portland, OR 97214. http://www.burnsidebrewco.com/. If we have to change, we will let you know.

I'm Not Getting Older But My Cars Are! By Keith Ansell

This is not a completely new problem but one that is happening more often. The things you might observe foretelling a failure are the charge light flickering when your car is running, a miss when driving, or maybe a complete failure which completely turns the electrics off on your car. It stops!

The Culprit: Wires getting so old that the insulation on wires is getting stiff and brittle. While this sometimes creates cracks in the insulation it creates a bigger problem in that wires can no longer flex when your engine moves.

The Results: The biggest thing we are starting to see is on the MGB built from 1966 to 1980. The problem stems from the wire that feeds everything electrical in the car that comes from the starter. This heavy brown wire must flex every time the engine moves, shakes or vibrates. By now its' insulation is hard and brittle, it can't flex. It is attached to the frame about 8 inches from the starter and this 8 inches must flex or it eventually pulls out of the fitting on the starter eventually bringing the car to a stop with no electricity to anything! The first thing you might notice is that the ignition light occasionally flick-ers, this is the wire working itself loose from the wire fitting. As this wire continues to pull itself out of the connection you may even find the car missing. Finally it will totally disconnect and the car totally goes dead, no lights- nothing. This hap-pened to me about one mile from my house on a dark night, not a streetlight around, just instantly stopped, no lights, no emergency flashers......nothing.

The other area stiff/brittle wires are causing problems is wires to the generator or alternator. As the engine rocks it de-stroys the connectors to the back of the unit. This may simply lead to the battery going dead Continued on page 9

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Ballot—2014 Officers Each membership has 2 votes. Vote for one for each office. You may write in a

candidate for any office. Voting shall close at 8:30 pm during the regularly scheduled November meeting. You may turn in your ballot there or mail it to the P. O. Box (see page 12 for address) to arrive before the No-vember meeting. Please vote by only one method.

President: Donna McNabb _________________________ Vice President: Reid Trummel _________________________ Activities: Sue Stose _________________________ Secretary: Carol Wilson _________________________ Treasurer: Dan Hanenkrat _________________________

Ballot—2014 Officers Each membership has 2 votes. Vote for one for each office. You may write in a

candidate for any office. Voting shall close at 8:30 pm during the regularly scheduled November meeting. You may turn in your ballot there or mail it to the P. O. Box (see page 12 for address) to arrive before the No-vember meeting. Please vote by only one method.

President: Donna McNabb _________________________ Vice President: Reid Trummel _________________________ Activities: Sue Stose _________________________ Secretary: Carol Wilson _________________________ Treasurer: Dan Hanenkrat _________________________

Bylaws Committee Report By Gene Nunn

The Bylaws Committee has been working since early in the year to update the club's bylaws and bring them into alignment with the way the club does business. Changes to the Bylaws were presented at the October Membership meeting. There were a few questions raised that were an-swered and the changes were well received.

The current bylaws state that approval is by a simple majority vote at a membership meeting. There will be a motion at the November meeting to approve them. The vote will follow and the decision will be made by simple majority of those present and voting.

The Committee and the Board both recommend

approval. A summary of the changes is at right. You can obtain a

copy of the current Bylaws on the website.

Econo Run Recap By Margaret Daly

Thanks to ALL who participated in the 3rd Annual Economy Run, you made our event a success once again.

Everyone had a fabulous time, unfortunate the city of Portland decided to give us an extra hazard by closing one of the exits we were planning to use.... but still, everyone was able to navigate around and complete the rest of the course without other mishaps.

I know every one enjoyed 'The Original Pumpkin Patch' on Sauvie Island, a few have been back to spend more time participating in the many attractions they have there.

Finishing up at Dirty Hands Brewery for refreshments was a treat and so nice of them to open up on their day off, for us.

We gave away many prizes but the main ones, the ones that give bragging rights for the rest of the year were the most fun.... Taunya McKee winner of the best gas mileage in her 1966

Austin Healey Sprite 38.338mpg. Josh Staley winner of the worst gas mileage in his 1973

MGB GT, 18.282mpg.(not sure he will want to brag about that)

And the winner of the best navigator award, Donna McNabb. Hope to see you all next year for more fun fun fun,

more prizes and different roads.


CGMG Club Joint Board / Membership Meeting—October 10 By Gary Eddings, Secretary

Board Members: (★) V.Pres. Chad Cansler. (★)Treas. Marianne Shumaker. (★) Activities. Sue & Tom Stose. (★)Sec. Gary Eddings. (★) Past Pres. John Dutra. ★=present at meeting

Call to Order: 07:30PM +/- by VP Cansler (Chair) Minutes: Secretary minutes be accepted as printed in

Announcer = accepted for membership by Chair. Treasurer: Report submitted by Marianne, with bal-

ances remaining positive VP, Membership: VP reports new members; L. Bro-

die (sp), '75 Midget; D. Pritchard (sp), '77 MGB Activities: Extensive report by Sue = is proposed tour

and possible overnighter to Astoria in Sept. 2015 a Club Sponsored Event?? = appears membership has no objection to that. Details were presented on Oct. Tour to Haroun's on Mt. Hood. Christmas Party Raffle/Silent Auction discus-sion. Other items as noted on Calendar in the Announcer. KGW Toy drive info presented by Ed M.. Discussion of "signature event" now that Rally is defunct; revolving des-tination weekend overnighter?; 3-day 1000 mile drive?

Old Business: NAMGAR & NAMGBR Reports given by J. Dutra,

info about trip possibilities to future events were discussed. Bylaws presentation by Gene Nunn on behalf of re-

write committee = all changes were explained in detail.

New Business: Nominations for 2015 officers= President - Donna

McNabb; V. President - Reid Trummel. Secretary - Carol Wilson; Treasurer - Dan Hanenkrat; Activities - Sue Stose. Nomination from the floor closed as Chair moved on to other business.

Adjourned: 08:45PM by Chair

Bylaws Change Summary By Gene Nunn

The strike-through and italics format is difficult to wade through so rather than print that format we have cho-sen to describe the highlights and invite anyone who wants to go through the document line by line to email Gene at [email protected] and request a complete copy of the proposed changes.

The Highlights Article One, Club Name and Purpose: The current pur-

pose statement is wordy, repetitive, and mentions items not part of the club's priorities. It has been rewritten.

Article Two, Non-profit Restriction and Dissolution: There are minor changes dealing with the disposal of club property in the event of the club's dissolution.

Article Three, Nondiscrimination: Earlier in the year the Board created an editorial policy that, in part, addresses nondiscrimination in the newsletter. This article is new and addresses nondiscrimination in all of the club's activities.

Article Four, Membership and Dues: (1) The member-ship classification of "honorary" which has never been used, and, based on the requirement of a majority vote of the entire membership, could probably never be used, is eliminated. (2) The method of determining dues is changed from one requiring a bylaws amendment to a process where the Board recommends a dues amount and the mem-bership ratifies or rejects that recommendation. (3) The other major change in this article is the creation of a "vote of the whole" provision whereby a member who feels strongly that the entire club should be polled for a particu-lar decision (as was the case with the name change) can request a vote of the whole. The request requires a motion, a second, and must be approved by the members present at the membership meeting where it was requested.

Article Five, Club Management: The current language says the Board has the power to make, amend, and enforce the rules of the club. The new languages says the Board will have the power to implement the rules of the club.

Article Six, Elections: This article remains largely un-changed with the exception of adding language regarding filling vacancies on the Board.

Article Seven, Changing Bylaws: New language changes the process for changing the Bylaws from a vote of only those present at a membership meeting to a vote of the entire membership.

The goal of the committee is to bring the bylaws into

alignment with the way we do business and to suggest lan-guage that clarifies ambiguous areas. Both the Bylaws Committee and the Board support these changes and rec-ommend their approval.

Older Cars from page 7 but can destroy the alternator or generator or the worst I have seen is that it shorts to ground, burns, starts a fire and may totally destroy the wiring harness! Expensive!

The Solution: Fix wires now before they stop you. It's very inexpensive and anyone that can fix it. Check all the wires that run from the car to any part of the engine or gear-box. Any wires that run near a heat source are the first to go brittle. Wires to starters are some of the worst and second is those that are near the exhaust manifold. If you can find wires with the same wire color code it will help you and others in the future (old car's wiring harnesses can be stripped and wires of the proper color code will be found that are deep in the harnesses will still be flexible), Replace all the brittle wire by soldering Continued on page 10

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Road Trip to Detroit (Oregon, that is!) By John and Sondra Dutra

Tops were down, but some people were bundled up for the 8:00 am start from the Oregon City Shopping Center headed for Detroit. It’s a scenic drive south on Hwy 213 which takes you through historic Fishers Corner, Mulino, Liberal, Silverton, and Sublimity, then heading east on Hwy 22 with less and less civilization and more and more country. Our line of British cars included two MGAs (Ansells and Drakes), an MGB (Dutras), an MG Midget (Stoses) and a Triumph (Lesters). It’s always fun to see a group of our cars going through the turns like an amuse-ment park ride!

The town of Detroit closes their four block main street for this annual Show and Shine. We rolled in and took some of the last spots on the east end of town. The turnout this year was double last year, with our British contingent being just about all the “foreign” class entries (there was one other Triumph). We wandered down to the Fire Station for registration, raffle tickets and breakfast. Pancakes, scrambled eggs and ham were on the menu. As we sat down, we were greeted by lots of locals (including the fire chief) who thanked us for coming out for their event. There was an impressive collection of raffle prizes and most eve-ryone in our group came away with something. Once we had wiped the cars down, it was time for a stroll to check out the show. Lots of opportunities to talk to proud owners about all the work they had done on their cars. (At least that was what the guys were doing, us girls were just moseying and chatting!) The Bells, Mannings and Mullowneys ar-rived in time for the afternoon festivities.

The rest of the day was spent hanging out together, lunch and ice cream, raffle prizes and awards. The Drakes took “Best Foreign” trophy, yay! We got settled in our rooms and rested up for the evening. Dinner at the Korner Post Restaurant in the Steel Wheels Lounge. Lots of motor-cycle memorabilia and a nice meal together (along with some video poker fascination!) We had the now traditional camp fire at the motel with s’mores, gin & tonics and wine. What more could you want?

Breakfast bright and early, then a group photo at the restaurant. We mostly went our separate ways, with three cars heading for Government Camp via Forest Service roads. Started off a bit brisk, but the sun came out and it was a glorious drive! Lunch at Charlie’s historic eatery, then down the mountain for home. Thanks Keith & Ursula for putting this together. We had a great time. Let’s plan on next year!

Older Cars from page 9 the new wire in place and covering with shrink tube at each joint.

Also the stiff wires are affecting connectors and fuse boxes. Fuse boxes (two and four fuse styles) are loosing the tightness of internal parts and are becoming a problem. These are very inexpensive and can improve everything electrical from lights to performance! The “lucar” or spade connectors may be loose and need either tightening up with an easy squeeze with pliers or some may even need replac-ing.

Take a few moments and catch these wires before they catch you!

Safety Fast.

Steamy Model Trains Peggy and Jim Oliver would like you to join them for

early Christmas fun - meet at 2pm on December 7 at 2537 NW 29th Avenue to view some rolling stock steam trains. Large warehouse with layouts for model steam locomo-tives running-donations welcome-there will be a raffle and bake sale. Let us know if you want to come and we'll have tables for us over at the Portland Brewery around the cor-ner. Thanks, Happy Holidays.

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For Sale 1980 MGB

I am selling my 1980 MGB as I do not have time to enjoy driv-ing it anymore. Always garaged and taken out on sunny dry days. Showroom condition and mechanically sound with Overdrive! Only 41K miles and is running great! One of the finest around! 3rd owner. Clear Title.

This is a classic MG and is the last year of production of these beauties. There are MANY new parts inside and out.

Here are some of NEW things that I have invested & restored in the car.

MG Glacier White Paint and undercoat * Weber downdraft * Anza Free-Flow Exhaust * Black leather seats with red accent on seams * Pirelli Tires, Original manuals * books and misc. stuff * Luggage Rack and Gas Tank * Carpet throughout and trunk * MG floor Mats and door panels * Trophy Spoke Steering Wheel (have original wheel) * New Brakes * Ignition and Charging systems * Numerous British Field Meet awards, serviced by British Auto Works for several years * original owner’s manual and all maintenance receipts from 1980, Top * tonneau and boot –great condition.

Asking $7500.00 but will entertain serious offers if rea-sonable. This is a great car for summer delights. If you’re interested please call me at 503-524-5242. Serious inquires only – please.

Thanks for looking. LJ

4-speed Overdrive Transmission Just completed my conversion to a 280Z tranny to my

72 GT and have my tranny up for sale. If you know anyone looking for one for a 68 to 741/2 MG, please pass the word. Tranny in good to excellent condition. They can call me at 541-926-2018 or e-mail me at [email protected].

Thanks, Bill Forrest

1967 MGB Roadster—$14,750 Purchased from Harold Dick in 1996, whose shop has

maintained this car ever since. Nearly everything rebuilt or replaced including transmission, clutch, suspension, seats, carpets and top. 5,000 miles on motor rebuilt in 2009. Re-build included:

Engine balanced and over bored 40 thousandths Aluminum head with larger valves Upgraded cam Electronic ignition Headers and performance exhaust Primrose yellow, wire wheels, Motolita steering wheel,

roll bar, tonneau cover. This car runs great, looks great, and has an unbeatable sound.

Lou Jaffe 503-310-7904 [email protected]

1970 MGB GT This car has an overdrive transmission and a com-

pletely rebuilt engine. I had installed good used brake calipers and new brake pads. All gauges were replaced with good 2nd hand ones. Fan blower switch and light switch were replaced. New dash was sent out to be mounted on a board then mounted in place in the car. Col-ored lamps replaced. Worked on carburetor & ignition to get the car running; a good battery installed. The hydraulic brakes & clutch systems need to be bled. Exhaust system needs to be replaced. There are new parts not installed yet: upper door rails, 1 rear side window, new gray/cream head liner, chrome bumper, plus other parts.

$5000.00 Contact Cheryl Lund NE Portland OR [email protected] 661-303-2771

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December 12—Christmas Party 17—Clinic—usually a Holiday Party Note: there is no Board meeting, nor-mal club meeting, or Pub Night in De-cember. Have a happy and relaxed holiday season

January 2015 1—First Tour of the Year 5—Board Meeting 9—Club Meeting 10—Saturday Social 14—Clinic 27—Pub Night

March 2015 13—Club Meeting 14—Saturday Social 18—Clinic 24—Pub Night

Club sponsored events are shown in bold. Other automotive events are listed for your information. You can attend them on your own (and perhaps write an article about your experience for the newsletter. Pictures are always wel-come).

November 8—Saturday Social 14—Club Meeting 19—Clinic 22—Chili Cook-off and Feed 25—Pub Night

February 2015 13—Club Meeting 14—Saturday Social 18—Clinic 24—Pub Night

Be sure to vote! Ballots on page 8. You must be present to vote on the

Bylaws change. See pages 8-9.

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