Regular Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each month unless otherwise posted. Feb. Meeting to br held at the Bluewater Grill at Wrightsville Beach –March 20th, 6:00pm for food, meeting @ 7:00pm

The Cape Fear British Motor Club Welcomes all Marques, Models and Motoring Enthusiasts For additions or submissions to the letter contact the editor: Dale Masters @ 270-7762 or dcllmasters@earthlink.net Visit the website: www.bmccf.org

Volume 10 No.3 THE HUB March, 2008 The Official Monthly Publication of the British Motor Club of the Cape Fear

From The Prez: From the New Prez. For those of you that missed our meeting we have had a change to our club officers. Bob Moore has volunteered to take over the responsibility of Vice President and transfer the role of President to me - Charlie Schaefer. As you know the position of Vice President’s main responsibility is to take charge of our annual Brits at the Battleship Show. Our last slate of officers did such an outstanding job that they are a tough act to follow. Edie Cuter did only as Edie can do and she became a car show icon. Bob has his work cut out for him and will really need our support. Thank you Bob for taking on this huge undertaking. Another area we need to address is the role of Activity Director. Tom and Susan Roberson are also an impossible act to follow. It become a year round responsibility and given the active nature of our club, a role that few (currently no one) are willing to undertake. Once again many thanks to Tom and Susan for all the work they did for the club and all the fun they have brought to all of us. Our best solution to have volunteers host individual events. Please look at the list of activities and offer to host the one that most appeals to you. If you don’t see something, create a new event for us. “Ask not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your club” - sound familiar? Jeff Starling stepped forward and gave us a educational history of the Austin Healy and Kent Mowery is going to give us some insight into the Metropolitian (rumor has it he owns five) at our April meeting.

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President: Charlie Schaefer jerseydreammachines@juno.com VP/Car Show Chairperson Bob Moore hattersfin@ec.rr.com Treasurer/Membership John Foster fosterhousejj@bellsouth.net Secretary: Cookie Cooper Chipgroupr@aol.com Newsletter/Webmaster: Dale Masters dcllmasters@earthlink.net Activities Director Dale Masters dcllmasters@earthlink.net Club Regalia: Trudy Williamson JohnWilliamson@ec.rr.com Club Historian Tom Roberson Xke1964@bellsouth.net Sunshine Person Linda Masters dcllmasters@earthlink.net The HUB is published and distributed Monthly by the Cape Fear British Motor Club. Articles reflect the opinion of the author and are the property of the Cape Fear British Motor Club and may be reprinted by similar clubs providing the author and source is credited. Deadline for submission of articles is by the end of the third week of the month prior to publication.

From the Prez, Cont’d Look at the BMCCF Activities Calendar and you’ll see Dale & Linda Masters, Pam McMahon & Edie Cuter, John & Joann Foster, Tom & Susan Roberson and Bob & Carolyn Moore. There are a whole lot of other folks that put a lot of energy into to the club and if I did not mention you I apologize in advance - I’m saving you for a future newsletter. Please show us your stuff and get involved, the more you give the more you get back. We have some very interesting members in our club and I would love to highlight someone in each of our BMCCF Newsletters. Give us a spin on yourself, a spouse or a close friend you have in the club. Be creative (but factual), include a picture if you like, let your’ creative juices flow - we can leave our ages out. Please share your thoughts and let’s all work together to make our club even better than it is today. See Ya Soon - Charlie (H) 910 208-3259 (C) 732 915-7959

BMCCF BirthdayBirthdays

Craig Murden 03/01 Mark Shelton 03/04 Terry Smith 03/19 Josey Warrington 03/30

Note: If you didn’t see your birthday or anniversary date pothe membership database. Contact Dale Masters at (910)

St. Pat’s Scavenger Hunt for BMCCF Members When: Saturday, March 15th High Noon Where: Henry’s Restaurant Corner of Independence Blvd. and Shipyard Blvd. What: Scavenger Hunt – sort of All who RSVP will be sent via email or regular mail a list of items to bring to Henry’s at noon on Saturday, March 15th. You can secure these items any way you want between nine AM that Saturday and noon. Bring the items you secured and 3 cans of green food to be donated to the NC FOOD BANK to Henry’s. Appetizers will be provided. Lunch and drinks are Dutch treat. Yes, there will be prizes! What do I need to do: RSVP to ladyirish@aol.com or to Edie Cutler at 910.799.2753 with the number of people attending and whether you will be staying for lunch. Please RSVP by Feb. 25th at the latest. Faith and begoragh we look forward to seeing you wearin’ the green!

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sted on the appropriate month, we probably don’t have it listed in 270-7762 or dcllmasters@earthlink.net to update, if you wish.

BMCCF ACTIVITES CALENDAR 2008

REMINDER If you are planning on attending a club event that requires and R.S.V.P., please remember to do so by the date requested. It

makes it a whole lot easier to plan MARCH 2008 2nd Garage Tour, D. Masters dcllmasters@earthlink.net 8th Sun Coast Cruisers @ Ft. Fisher www.suncoastcruisers.com 20th Monthly Meeting 15th Scavenger hunt, Pam & Edie LADYIRISH@aol.com 17th ST Pat’s Day 20th VIR Historic Race weekend, Tentative 23rd Easter APRIL 2008 4th NCMGCC Coastal tour to Okracoke ddhawkins@yahoo.com www.ncmgcc.org 10th SVRA Weekend, Roebling Road, Savannah 13th Spring Tune up Clinic details tba 17th Monthly Meeting 18th The Gathering Weekend @ Shelton Vinyards, TCOC www.triumphclub.org/ 19th Rims on the River Car Show, Downtown Wilmington rimsontheriver@hotmail.coml 20th Colonial British Car show Williamsburg, VA www.wmbgbrit.com tba AACA Annual Car Show, Independence Mall MAY 2008 Joint Outing with the Charleston British Car Club, Details TBA 1st “The Mitty” Weekend, Road Atlanta, Tentative 15th Monthly Meeting 16th Import / Kit Swap Weekend, Carlisle, Pa 17th 12th Annual Triangle British Classic Car Show, The Factory, Wake Forest, NC Watch; www.ncmgcarclub.org For details 25th Time/Distance Ralley, Details TBA 24th Memorial Day Weekend 31st British Car week, Check it out at www.britishcarweek.org JUNE 2008 12th HSR Historic races @ Watkins Glen 19th Monthly Meeting Venue tba 21st Drive back tour details tba

JULY 2008 4th Independence Day 5th Poplar Grove Classy Chassis Car Show & Country Flea Market; www.poplargrove.com 17th Monthly Meeting Venue tba AUGUST 2008 Leland Under the Lights Car Show, most likely date 21st Monthly Meeting Venue tba 24th Southport Ferry outing SEPTEMBER 2008 TBA Atlanta British Car fayre, Norcross, Georgia more details soon 1st Labor Day 18th Monthly Meeting Venue tba 25th VIR Weekend OCTOBER 2008 4th BMCCF Brits at the Battleship Show Watch www.bmccf.org for details Riverfest weekend Wilmington www.wilmingtonriverfest.com 16th Monthly Meeting Venue tba tba Euro Auto Show weekend at the BMW Plant in Spartanburg, SC Cars of Sweden featured marque http://www.euroautofestival.com tba Octoberfest weekend, Mayfaire Center, Wilimington tba Charleston British Car Club Show, BMCCF Club Weekend Event NOVEMBER 2008 1st Election Day 20th Monthly Meeting Venue tba 27th Thanksgiving DECEMBER 2008 No Club Meeting this Month 25th Christmas Day

This little Chevy is just too cool! This car was built by N2A motors (No Two Alike). Cost is $40K over the cost if a new Corvette C6 Unbelievable! The company is planning a production run of about 100 vehicles. It sits on a Corvette C6 chassis, front styled like a 57 Chevy, Side like a 58, rear like a 59.

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Gourmet Corner

Several asked if they could have my recipe for ClamDip at the Chili Cook-off, so here it is. Clam Dip 8 ounce package cream cheese, soften 3 squirts (about 1/3 cup) ketchup 2 to 3 Tablespoons horseradish, or to taste 2 to 3 shakes Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 2 cans minced clams, drained Mix well cream cheese and ketchup; addhorseradish Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juiceuntil combined. Add clams, mix by hand. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with tortilla chips.

I have made this dip for years. I do notmeasure the ingredients, but go by the color of thecream cheese and ketchup. It should be a deep pinkcolor. Recipe may be doubled. Jacq Moore

Meeting Minutes February 21, 2008

Bob opened the meeting 28 members present Bob announced that Charlie Schaffer would be taking over as President and he will become Vice President and coordinate the car show.

Bob announced that Cookie Cooper has agreed to be secretary. Treasurers report:

o $1,975.71 balance o 656.67 was paid out mostly for the kick off party and chili cook off o 1,106.00 In deposits. o 58 paid members o Dues are due now. Send check to John Foster

John reported on the chili cook off. 62 members participated. A good time was had by all. Richard Graham won for his chili and Robin Ward for her Gumbo.

It was discussed that the By Laws need to be revived and voted on. If you have not seen a copy contact, Dale Masters.

The Scavenger Hunt planned for Saturday March 15th was discussed. For those planning on participating you will receive an email by 9 AM on Saturday morning with a list of items to bring with you at noon to Henrys Restaurant. You must also bring a can of food to donate to the local food bank. Preferably one with a green label per Pam as it is St Patrick’s Day. Appetizers will be provided. Members will need to buy their own beverages. If you haven’t signed up send an email to Pam McMahon at ladyirish@aol.com ASAP.

Dale will be coordinating a Spring Tune-Up for April 13th. Details to follow. VIR is in June. John Foster will coordinate the overnight to Virginia. Bob advised people are needed to step up and host or coordinate events. For a lot of the events it just means to send an email with the details and track who’s going and set up a meeting place etc.

Jeff Starling gave a mini lecture on the history of Austin Healeys Finally it is the 10th anniversary of the club and a t-shirt contest is going on. John Moore is heading up the

judging of the design. At least 2 days before the April meeting send your design idea(s) to John and he will present the ideas at the meeting so the club can pick the winner. The shirts will have the same design but we will have both men and women’s shirts. Send your design to jmoore24@ec.rr.com.

Meeting adjourned Respectfully submitted Cookie Cooper, Secretary

BMCCF Member Rob Deanes at the Roebling Road Track near Savannah, GA in Jan. 2008.

He is running his 1956 Triumph TR-4 obtaining his Rookie Racing license.

MISCELLENEOUS STUFF Carolina Motorsports Park, SC

On Feb. 23 Stancy and I attended the vintage sportscar races at Carolina Motorsports Park, near Camden, S.C., presented by the Vintage Drivers Club of America. Unfortunately it was a rainy weekend so car attendance was relatively sparse. However we were able to see 2 !! Elva Couriers, a Ginetta, several bug-eyed Sprites, 2 MGA's (one a twin cam coupe, an MGB-GT, a Fiat 850, a Honda S600, 2 Lotus Europas, a Lotus 7 ( with 4 wheel disc brakes and Coventry Climax engine) and a Shelby GT350 automatic. Also a lot of newish BMW's as it was also a BMW Drivers weekend. All for no admission !

This race is an annual affair held in February, anyone wishing to go next year can contact me or see the website www.carolinamotorsportspark.com for a schedule. Happy Motoring, Warren Bender New addition to the BMCCF Family Congratulations to Miller & Megan Van Vliet who are the proud parents of Harper Belle van Vliet. She arrived, Feb 23 at 3:28am. 7 pounds on the nose Big dimples and lots of hair. Can a family of four fit into a TR3? BMCCF on the Internet This is just to inform you that I have uploaded some details about your car club to www.ClassicCarBase.com The uploaded information can be found by searching under Car Clubs. This is a community based website, which means that anybody can contribute. It would be nice if you would inform your members about this website. It is free of charge and the more members we are the more classic car information we can share. The website has many interesting features, such as: Mystery Cars, Discussion Forums and Members’ Cars and Parts for sale.

2008 chili cook-off The 2008 cook-off sponsored by John & Joanne Foster was another resounding success. Lots of attendees and lots of good eats. Many thanks to all the Chili contestants and congratulations to the winners of the Chili and Gumbo awards, Pete Mullens and Robin Ward. Thanks to John & Joanne for all their hard work and for a great evening at Poplar Grove Plantation. Shown below are all the chili and gumbo chefs.

Tom & Susan Roberson honored at the 2008 Kick Off Party Tom & Susan put in 2 years as BMCCF event coordinators and brought BMCCF to a new level of participation. They helped transform the club to an organization of which we can truly proud to be members. If an event needed to be planned, they planned it. If twas a hole in the schedule, they filled it. If the word needed to get out they made sure it happened. Trying to fill their shoes will be difficult but we have a model to go by.

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As a token of the clubs appreciation for all the work that Tom & Susan accomplished, they were presented a plaque at the 2008 Kick Off party. Thanks Tom & Susan from all of BMCCF.

More Morgan Stuff Submitted by John Foster

Richard Sammons, a Manhattan architect, values his Morgan Plus 8 for its authenticity.

IN the contemporary landscape of architecture, someone like Richard Sammons doesn’t get lionized by the fledgling and impressionable (and constantly blogging) designerati. That might be because his firm, Fairfax & Sammons, which he owns with his wife, Anne Fairfax, specializes in traditional architecture.

Current Morgans look only slightly different from those built in the 1940s. Their projects, which include new homes and redesigns for actors like Liv Tyler and Sarah Jessica Parker and for the playwright John Guare (as well as for the just plain wealthy), are classical beauties featuring meticulous craftsmanship and personalized details. There are no towering crystal pyramids on Mr. Sammons’s résumé. His houses, alas, look like houses. So it doesn’t require a giant leap of the imagination to see how Mr. Sammons could be taken by the classic allure of a Morgan Plus 8. Although he bought his car new in 2003, the elegant little roadster looks like something one would have found bumbling across the British lowlands 60 years ago, perhaps with a picnic basket in the trunk. Founded in 1909 by H. F. S. Morgan, the company is that doubly rare enterprise — a British car manufacturer that’s still owned and operated by the British. In fact, the company has never left the Morgan family’s hands. More rare still is the company’s aversion to change. Current models look only slightly different from those built in the 1940s. They are still defined by large, swooping fenders; a flat, narrow windshield; bullet headlamps; and a leather belt that wraps around the long hood, which opens on both sides like a gull spreading its wings. For Mr. Sammons, the appeal lies deeper than the car’s traditional style. “You can call up the company and talk to the person working on the windshield,” he said. “You can talk to the owner of the company.”

You can do more than that. You can go to the factory in Malvern Link, England, and watch your car being made, which is what Mr. Sammons did. “This is how cars are built without stamping machines,” he said. Nearly every part on every Morgan is handcrafted and bespoke — traits that apply as well to Fairfax & Sammons, which relies on local craftspeople and specialist suppliers. “Just because you’re using computers to design a house doesn’t mean it has to look like one,” he said. Coincidentally, Fairfax & Sammons opened in 1992, the same year that Ms. Fairfax and Mr. Sammons married. Now in their 40s, the couple met on their first day at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, which Mr. Sammons chose particularly because the university was designed by Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Sammons’s ambition has always been in the classical style, and he is unforgiving when talking about modern architecture, which he feels is perverse for the sake of perversity. “We are still affected by the pull of gravity and rain,” he said. “The inputs haven’t changed.” The same goes for automobile design. He says he thinks the Italians got it right with the 1924 Bugatti Type 35. Lightness, the proper wheelbase and a low center of gravity were the keys to a perfect sports car. The British came along and built on the tradition with their compact roadsters. “I tend toward prewar simplicity,” he said. Mr. Sammons had owned a used Morgan 4+4 for a time. Before that, he had a Mazda Miata, old Britain seen through the robotic lens of the Japanese. The 4+4, essentially a Plus 8 with a smaller engine, satisfied him for a time. But then he heard that Morgan was ending production of the Plus 8 in 2004. First built in 1968, the Plus 8 had changed little. In the model’s final years, Morgan was selling about 50 a year in the United States at prices from $65,000 to $75,000. With a 200-horsepower Rover V-8 inside the 1,800-pound frame, the roadster is fast, and seemingly faster because it is so low to the ground. Vrooming down the West Side Highway on a winter morning, Mr. Sammons looked like a man who was enjoying his car. He keeps it parked in a small garage a few blocks from his office in the meatpacking district, where the wobbly cobblestone streets are only marginally worse than the pothole-riddled roads nearby. During the drive, he tried to keep the Morgan on smooth road, but didn’t go too far out of his way to appease the car, which has seen worse. “This is my only car,” he said, wedging sentences between shifts through the gears. “I take it to construction sites. You know what it’s like there. Dirt roads.” At a red light, a meek brume of steam huffed out from the end of the hood. “It’s not overheating,” he said, interrupting the concern that was just starting to form in his passenger’s mind. He pointed to the temperature gauge to prove his point, explaining that the steam came from antifreeze that had leaked onto the engine. The light turned green; he took off. “In a city where it’s so difficult to have a car, having a boring car is really stupid,” he said. Charles F. Laing Senior Specialist, Optical Measurements Engineering Corning, Inc.