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From the Director's ChairBritish V8 NationalsItty Bitty Spitty - Part IVPit Stop! with BarryChris Gore 2011GTA Photo DrivePaul Jones BenefitWolf Mountain Winery DriveAround About Town

The Georgia TrumpetAn Official Publication of the Georgia Triumph Association

Volume XXVI Number 5

May2011

May Calendar

May 1,2 Walter Mitty SpeedfestMay 10 GTA Monthly MeetingMay 14 British Motor Car Day - RomeMay 21 Carolina British Car Day - Columbia, SCMay 28 Great Scotts - Greenville, SC

As always, visit the website at www.gatriumph.com for up to the minute details/cancellations.

Celebrating 30 Years!


May 2011

The Trumpet is published monthly for the members of the Georgia Triumph Association. Members are encouraged to submit articles, photographs or other materials of interest by mailing them to the club mailbox address [email protected]. The newsletter editors reserve the right to change any material to suit the needs of the space allowed for the newsletter. For non electronic submissions, please enclose a self addressed stamped envelope for any items you would like returned. The GTA newsletter its representatives, affiliates and editors canot be help responsible for any items that may be lost, damaged, destroyed or otherwise rendered unusable. Classified advertising is available free to members, $5.00 per ad for non-members. Classified ads run for one month. Commercial advertising is available at the published rate. GTA neither endorses nor warrants any product, service or method of service written or advertised in the newsletter.

The Georgia Triumph Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization of Triumph motorcar owners and enthusiasts interested in the preservation, restoration and driving of Triumph motorcars. We are a group of enthusiasts that maximize the enjoyment of driving a Triumph and emphasize camaraderie and social interaction among Triumph owners. The GTA is a chapter of the Vintage Triumph Register (VTR) and the 6Pack.

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From the Director's ChairBehind the Right Hand Steering Wheel by Hermann Schaller

What an April! Bad storms were hitting our area, but when we needed it, the weekends were just fine.Last year, your board met and decided to make astrong push for more membership benefits. Our goalwas to increase the amount of events and offer theGTA members many opportunities to drive theirTriumphs or other cars.

I am very happy to say that after an already strong March, we really achieved our target in April. With the Winery Tour and Photo Drive, we had two of our own GTA driving events. The Chris Gore Mountain Tour was another drive, which we also reached via an organized GTA convoy. The Paul Jones Benefit car show was set-up by the Social Circle Kruizers, and we added a scenic drive to enter the small town in style and show our cars as we rolled into our specially assigned parking. Our traditional get together at Road Atlanta for the Mitty offered something for the racing fans. Yes – this April had five Saturdays and we used them all. The participation was sometimes a little thin, as expected, but the total number of members at all of the events was very good. In the past, we had frequently heard that some members couldn’t join our events, because they had other obligations. Therefore, we offered many choices so that you could join the club for some fun on any given weekend.

The month of May will offer more car shows. There is the British Motorcar Day in Rome, which is one of our strongest events of the year. We offer awards for the most outstanding cars and lunch for all members. One week later, is the Carolina British Car Show in Columbia followed by the Great Scotts Car Show in Greenville on the last weekend in May. You might remember the story from last year’s Greenville Show, where Prince Edward came to the field and chatted with the British car owners. It is a very nice event. We will try to organize some kind of convoy to the Carolina events. Take a look at our calendar on the website. There are three events listed for June as well. Our next monthly meeting is on May 10th at the Harp in Roswell, where you can meet other members and learn more about past and upcoming events, and the opportunities to join with others to drive together.

See you thenHermann (the German) Schaller

May 2011


The fifteenth annual British V8 meet will be held in and around Townsend, Tennessee from Sunday May 15th through Wednesday May 18th. This will be

the third great BritishV8 meet to be hosted by Dan Masters ("danmas"), and his family and friends.

Please Register Now

Early registrations provide Dan a head count and working capital so he can better prepare for your visit. In addition to registering yourself for participation in

the meet, specific optional meet events and our annual banquet, the registration form is also the place to order "BritishV8 2011" regalia.

You may register online and pay via credit card or PayPal or alternatively you may download a printable registration form and send it in via snail-mail.

Go to http://www.britishv8.org/ for more information and a complete convention schedule or contact Dan Masters at [email protected].

Announcing the 2011 BritishV8 National Convention

BritishV8 annual meets are for all enthusiasts of performance-modified British sports cars. We're informal: there's no "club" here, and there's no Car Show either. There

certainly are no Judges.

Just come prepared to have fun and to share ideas about improving some of the world's most wonderful automobiles. Bring a friend, and bring your

camera!

May 2011

Itty Bitty Spitty Part IV submitted by David Burke


(continued on page 7)

This month I hardly touched the Spitfire due to illness, but now that the engine is installed, it’s time for the exhaust updates. I found a used but in good shape header that fits the 1147 motor. The only real problem was the missing flange on the end. A little welding and some paint and it’s a wrap..header wrap really. This stuff is like working with fiberglass and gloves and mask are really recommended.

While I take a break from the wrapping, I cameback to overdrive mounting and found an oops!The drive shaft was up too high and was about torub the tunnel. This was not correct, as the overdrive needed to come down about an inch.

I had attempted to re-use the original transmission brace to mount the overdrive which is where the problem was. Using the original brace, I made up a bracket that drops down an inch. With a little help from the lift, I was able to attach the transmission to the engine. Braded hoses and cloth covered wires really add a nice touch to this project.

May 2011

Tech Tip: I also found using dielectric grease for all the Lucas connections will keep the corrosion/oxidation down and will help later when disconnecting the junctions.

I already know what I want to say this month. I told one shortstory last month about a customer mistake that cost an engine and this month I want to give yall some more storiesfrom my past. Some of these were very expensive mistakesmade by customers and our employees made some butthose I will save for a later date; all of who are long gone.

One was a very smart young man who had an oil cooler leak in his MGB. The line to the cooler had a small seep and he thought it was the connection to the cooler. This is a very delicate connection and you should all be very careful in trying to tighten it. Well he wasn’t and cracked the cooler. Knowing that he could not drive it to the shop with that big of leak he thought of a brilliant idea.

He removed the line from the back of the block and found that a good old American dime fit it perfectly. He inserted the dime and then rerouted the line from the cooler to the oil filter housing, there-by (he thought) bypassing the leaking oil cooler. Then he triumphantly drove it to our shop. Unfortunately, by the time he got to us, there was a loud noise emanating from under his hood. Oops, engine bearings gone.

By placing the dime in the fitting, he completely blocked the oil flow through the engine and he thought there was great oil pressure as it had no place to go except the relief valve and that could not relieve all the pressure so it showed high on his gauge. This was nothing that a full engine overhaul would not cure and all for a dime’s worth of problems.

Then there was a time long, long ago, when I was working in the basement of Foreign Auto Parts of Marietta when a customer was at the parts counter upstairs with a 914 Porsche front strut. He wanted new shock inserts for them. The guys at the counter called me upstairs, to see if I had the proper strut tool, just in time to see the customer knocked about 10 feet backwards out front.

It seems he did not want to wait and decided that he would just undo the nut holding the spring compressed while standing on it, thinking that his weight would stop it from going “spruuuunnnggg”. He was way wrong. The force of the spring being released so freely knocked him back on his butt about 10 feet and shot the very expensive Porsche parts flying across the street never to be found again.

Well, some of us found this funny and about fell over laughing. By the way, I had the tool he needed downstairs in my shop.


Pit Stop! with Barry Rosenberg

(continued on page 11)

May 2011


Since the steering rack was replaced, thecentering of the steering column and shaftwill need to be set again. I have done thisbefore when the self canceling turn signalsbecame manually operated. I start bysetting the wheels straight, which I do byeyeballing it and disconnecting the steeringshaft at the joint for the steering rack. Nextthe lower steering clamp needs to loosened.

Itty Bitty Spitty part IV (continued from page 5)

May 2011

Afterwards the steering can be withdrawn through the cockpit. Pictured is what the self canceling paw(s) look like and on theshaft is the clamped pointer on the steering shaft that is used to push the indicator off.

When the vehicle is going straight, the pointer should ride in the center of the two paws. Now Iknow the orientation of the wheels to shaft. The steering can be reassembled keeping the same orientation. Final adjustments can be made based on this setup at the steering wheel.

On another note, I have rebuilt SU carburetors! These were rebuilt by Neil’s restorations in Decatur but I still have a lot to do before the install is complete. First, I need to make a heat shield for the SUs (it helps to have an old manifold to make up the pattern) and second, make sure there is no interference when the shield is in place. The lower corner is cut back to accomodate dipstick removal. Check back next month for the final installment of Itty Bitty Spitty!

Stillwater Services1666 Whitlock Road

Marietta, Georgia 30066(770)689-7573

Do you own a British car? Of course you do or you would not be reading this newsletter. Do you have problems with your British car? Of course you do, it is British isn't it? Do you want great repairs at reasonable prices? Of course you do, we all do.

Well, by now you all know I am back repairing old British cars in a very convenient location. 1666 Whitlock Road, off of Sandy Plains Road about 1/4 mile from Sprayberry High School and my labor rate is only $55.00 per hour. It has not changed since scientists proved that black holes exist and O.J. was falsley accused of murder. That is almost 15 years ago. I can do almost two hours work for most other shops 1hours worth.

I have been a Moss distributor and customer since 1973. My customer number with them is still my old original shop phone number; that is how long I have been dealing with Moss Motors. I order most of my parts from them and when the parts are for your car, I split my discount with them with you. Now their discount is not that great, 30% at most, but I take my cost and add the list cost then divide by two. I make a few dollars and you save a few. As an example, a Borg & Beck clutch lists for $172.95 and my last cost was $121.07. I charged $147.01 for it. I think that is fair to both of us. I have over 35 years experience working on old Briish cars. They weren't old when i started working on them. I know what makes them tick, click, purr and growl. Any problem can be solved. Noisy differentials, slipping clutches, shorting electrics or poor running, nothing is too small or too large. I have seen and repaired everything that can go wrong at least once. I have installed hundreds of convertible tops, built hundreds of engines and transmisions; you name it and I have probably repaired it. So if you need any help, please give me a call at 770-689-7573 and let us discuss your problems. There is never, nor has there ever been a charge for talking (and I am quite good at that). I am always wiling to offer my help or advice when you call.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. -Barry Rosenberg

Next GTA Meeting

The Tuesday May 10 meeting is to be held 6:30PM at the

The Harp Irish Pub1425 Market Blvd

Roswell, Georgia 30076


May 2011


There is one event I haven’t missed a single time since moving to Georgia. It is the Chris Gore Mountain Tour. In 2009, I drove our 1949 Triumph over the twisting mountain roads without a navigator and it was some work to keep up with the speed of the younger cars. At the 25th anniversary run in 2010, I brought the German great-nephew of the Triumph, our BMW Z8 with my brother-in-law from New York and we joined the first group for some spirited driving. (Could somebody tell Chris that his MGB is stretching the speed limits?). This year, my wife Jeri, wanted to be part of this famous drive, of which she had heard so much. Since our Triumph needed some more work before getting back on the road, we opted again for the silver Z8.

2011 German Silver at Chris Gore Mountain Tour submitted by Hermann Schaller

(continued on next page)

May 2011

It is nice that Chris starts his drive with a picnic at his house in Dahlonega at a very reasonable 11:00 AM. This gives us a good night’s sleep before some serious driving action. Some time after 9:00 AM, we met several Triumphs at the Starbucks in Roswell, from where we took a leisurely drive up to Dahlonega. On the last stretch, we were slowed down tremendously by two motorcycles that blocked the road and drove constantly below posted speed limits. They even liked to brake in the middle of the curves. Still, we made it to the picnic, parked our cars, set up our chairs and chatted with other car enthusiasts, while eating some delicious picnic food.

More cars arrived and at the starting time, there were 46 mostly British examples of sportive vehicles. As usual Chris gave us the driving directions and warned us not to speed. (Who was he kidding?) We selected the second group this time, which was headed by Steve in a silver Porsche and included some serious cars and drivers like a silver VW-Porsche 914.


Driving north from Chris’ home brought us instantly into an area of nice curving roads, up and down the mountains. Suddenly, we noticed Shaun Tarleton’s blue TR6 on the side, facing the opposite direction. Shaun was walking the road in search of something. We stopped to help, while Earl Ferguson had turned around and drove over to Shaun. Earl spoke briefly with Shaun, turned again and continued on the drive. Shaun then told me that he lost his very special, limited edition, irreplaceable and invaluable High Museum Cap – a baseball cap that is. I offered him one of my spare caps, but he declined. Shaun likes to drive in style. In the best British car enthusiast’s tradition - as shown by the hosts of the British TV-show Top Gear -, we decided to let him search for his cap, while we would get on with the drive.


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2011 Chris Gore Mountain Tour (continued from previous page)

Shaun with hat.

Jeri knows what she can expect if we have to catch up to the group after a stop. With one eye looking for hidden cops, I let the power flow to the rear wheels and reached Ferguson’s TR8 before the next intersection to turn. That was a short but exhilarating burst of speed. A little later, Jeri pointed out a turn, which some other participants must have missed, because they were coming from the opposite direction to turn into that road as well. One or two miles later, I noticed a baseball cap lying in the middle of the road, perhaps unsurprisingly it was not Shaun's as it was a blue Detroit Tigers cap. But a short glance in the review mirror advised me against stopping and picking it up, because several British cars were quickly approaching and I didn’t want to test their brakes. At the first pit stop, I found out that the Detroit Tigers cap belonged to the only Morgan in the field, an early 50s +4, sporting the correct TR3 engine.


Getting back to British now, there was the time a customer had his MGB towed in with the entire wiring harness removed and stripped to separate wires. Our first question was; Why? Seems he had the rare problem of pulling up on his hand brake and it engaged the starter, turning it over until the handbrake was released.

If you have ever had this happen, and I know some of you have as I have told some how to fix this very simple problem, then you know how surprising this can be. Without calling us, and we would have told him, he just knew it was a short inside the harness, and to him, the easiest way to repair it was remove the harness. Wrong.

There is a tiny diode, a one-way valve for electricity, in the harness located under the dash behind the glove box that goes bad. When you pull the handbrake, the power that turns on the light is back fed to the starter for some odd reason only the British can fathom. Replace this diode or remove it and the problem is solved. Instead, it took us 7 to 8 hours to repair his harness and re-install it. Maybe he learned a lesson.

All I can say is that I hope ya'll keep doing these types of stupid things so I can write about them in the future. If you think you have a problem, call before I do have something about you to write. See ya'll soon somewhere. -Barry

Pit Stop! with Barry Rosenberg (continued from page 6)

May 2011


Shaun caught up with us at the gas station proudly waving his super special cap, just in time to continue the drive. which, due to slow traffic and stop signs, the group split up into several small groups of 3 to 4 cars trying to catch up with the leading cars. I sometimes heard comments regarding aggressive, crazy driving and consequently, assured my brave navigator that this is absolutely normal cruising from the boys in their toys.


While I was taking pictures, Jeff Rountreediagnosed a noise in his TR6 with the right

front wheel bearing in need of sometightening. This he did in the parking lot with

the help of Gary Wilmerding and underexecutive supervision of his wife Andy.

Just when the third group arrived, we were off again on our way back to Dahlonega.

By the way, we did not see or hear from a single breakdown. All cars completed

the run without any real problems. Okay, there were four German and one Swedish car in the field and they are not

supposed to fail. But still, that means that 41 British cars did not break down. Can we get

that into the Guinness Book of World Records? Last year, Mike Cook’s MGB lost a wheel. The

year before, we worked on a blockedfuel filter and ignition problems. This year,

there was only a little maintenance at the second pit stop? It seems that our cars are getting

older and better.

And – did I forget to mention? The weather was perfect, plenty of sunshine and a little on the cool side, just the way our cars prefer it. The 26th Chris Gore Mountain Tour was once again the mother of club driving events. This tour has only one purpose: Drive your car for the fun of it. No distractions from sightseeing or shopping, pure driving on great roads with other people, who feel they are in it for the same experience. And if you need to balance the day for peace in the relationship, there is always Dahlonega after the drive, for some shopping and an early dinner. But after that, you are back on more great roads heading home. What a day – can’t wait for next year’s drive.

Thank you, Chris. Thank you, for giving us such a great pleasure and showing us the beauty of the North Georgia roads. See you and all others again next year.


When we reached 17 / 75 in the direction of Helen, we noticed that the leading cars had stopped to wait for us slower ones. The following miles were exciting with beautiful curves and a good, fuel saving flow (means: no brakes + carrying the speed through the turn = less acceleration needed = fuel saved). At the second pit stop the wind was really blowing and drivers/navigators lined up for the restrooms. I noticed the two Porsches and parked our car next to them. By that, I created the illusion that the three German Silver Bullets were leading the pack. Were they really? Please remember, the real fast cars – all British - were in the first group and had already left. Therefore I had to add to the headline of this story:

German Silver, British Gold at the Chris Gore Mountain Tour 2011

May 2011



May 2011

2011 Wolf Mountain Winery Mike and Sue Hurst planned out a nice long drive in North Georgiaterminating at the Wolf Mountain Winery near Dahlonega. The driveconsisted of a variety of roads ranging from long straights to twisty 1 lanes. The overall drive time approached two hours while the destinationfeatured a wonderful luncheon and wine tasting. The views, werenothing short of spectacular while the weather minded its manners. The owner of the winery even took us on a personal guided tour of his ownpersonal steeds in his Porsche garage one of which belonged to OliviaNewton John. There were some 8 or 9 Triumphs present a couple of Morgan's, a Sunbeam, Corvette and a Tryota present. The rest stopturned into a tech session mini party at Hermann's Roadster.

I am planning on selling my 1976 TR-6 to see if anyone is interested in the GTA before I advertise it through eBay or other means.

Most in the club know my car’s history. It was purchased new at Baker Motors in Atlanta and titled for use in Birmingham , Al by the original owner. He later sold it to the second owner living in Gaston, a collector who primarily stored it in a climate controlled building with many other cars in his collection until I bought it in 2001. At that time it had 58K miles.

I’ve had it completely restored. Body work was nominal since it had only a small dent in the left rear quarter panel. The car had no rust and it has never been wrecked. The interior dash pads, carpeting, and upholstery have all been replaced. The complete drive train has been rebuilt, the last done being a rebuild of the motor by AERO about 18 months ago. The new motor has about 2K miles. Total miles are 80K. The front end and suspension has all been rebuilt. The rear shocks were modified to Koni gas operated and adjustable shocks. The tires were oversized to 205R15 red line. Painting was also first class using the original color which is dark blue, code # 36. The car is running great and handling great! The lexan wind screen mounted to the roll bar works great. I have the original bill of sale, owners manual and have several service manuals.

A professional appraiser appraised it last year at $27.5K. This was before I added the new top last November, ’10.

The tonneau and cover over the folded top and the cover for the entire car are in excellent shape. I have all the service and maintenance records. I’m pricing the car at $20,900 on advice from Frazer Dante'.

I may be contacted by email: [email protected] or by cell # 404-944-2556

Faye W. HaysAttorney

(404) 797-0838Specializing in Child Support, Child Custody, Juvenile Law & Divorces

24 Years Experience(also proud owner of 1978 Spitfire)


GTA Classifieds

The Triumph Car Club of Victoria has posted a new URL to access their magazines.

Please use the following: http://tccv.net/trumpets.htm

May 2011

The Georgia Triumph Association (GTA) Membership Application

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Your name, address and phone number will be published in the GTA membership directory.This information would only be available to GTA members. Put a check mark here if youDO NOT wish to have your information listed in the GTA directory.

Renewals corrections and updates may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to

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(Note: Memberships expire on December 31)

Please check here if your form contains changes.

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May 2011

GTA Paul Jones Benefit Car Show submitted by Jeff Rountree



Was it the new British Invasion? Or was it a collision with American Muscle?We’ll call it a United Cause.

May 2011

Before we knew it, we zipped right into the middle of Social Circle. There we were greeted by the local constable and a show organizer. As instructed, we pulled into the Police Station; the entire parking lot was reserved for the “foreign car” visitors. Everyone parked and instead of the usual prep and polish for the day (of course there was a little of that) most started looking around at the other cars showing.

A small group of cars met the morning of April 9th at the Metro Diner in Stone Mountain for a bite to eat, gather up and head out for the day’s destination, the quaint little town of Social Circle. Hermann the German planned the beautiful route which took us past sleepy countryside horse farms, and plenty of bystanders that admired our parade.

There were American classic Chevrolets, Fords, Mercurys and Pontiacs ranging from original condition beauties to ground pounding street rods and customs. We all were as attracted to those cars as their owners were to the British contention. One gentleman asked what car we brought and we responded, a Triumph. His response was – “oh yeah, we call those turnips”, not sure what he meant by that.


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GTA Paul Jones Benefit Car Show (continued from previous page)

The atmosphere was like a carnival midway with bake sales, boiled peanuts, barbeque, and live music provided by a local bluegrass band. Many new friends were made, our common bond with the automobile shared and all for a very important cause.

GTA member and friend of many, Paul Jones, suffered severe burns from an accident at his home just before Christmas. Most of us became aware of Paul’s and his family’s needs during the last Polar Bear Run. So joined together, Triumphs and MG’s joined the Social Circle Kruizers to help them out. Registrations were collected, donations made and raffles held. At the end of the day, awards were given out to the various classes of cars, but the best was yet to come.

Everyone corralled under an old service station canopy to ward off the early spring sun. Some salivated over the hardware (two of the trophies were at least six feet tall!) but everyone knew what the top prize was.

All were silent as the emcee read aloud the amount collected for Paul and his family. All in, the event helped to raise over $8,600.00 for the day. It is truly amazing what a few car people can do when there is someone who needs help. Paul is doing well in his recovery. Soon he will be back behind the wheel and on the road enjoying his hobby with the rest of us.

Many thanks to our MG friends, Harold Faulkner (52 MGTD), Rick Cline (53 MGTD), Don Mathis (61 MGA), Paul Flexner (61 MG), Larry Norton (73 MGBGT), and Jack Orkin (74 MG Midget).

GTA participants were Hermann Schaller(49 2000), Phil Elzey(60 TR3), Brent Owens(69 Herald), Dan Detweiler(69 TR6), Jeff Rountree(73 TR6), Shawn Tarleton(74 TR6), Doug Nelson(74 TR6), Wade Jones(75 TR6), Marty Williamson(76 TR6), Earl & Susan Ferguson(80 TR8), and the guest of honor, Paul Jones(74 TR6).

Hermann discovers his Roadster is a chic magnet for the new generation.


May 2011

Photo Drive 2011submitted by David Burke

The Photo Tech session hosted by Hermann Schaller was a great time out had by all. The event started at the Starbucks in Roswell at 2pm(ish). The morning clouds cleared by the time the event started and a nice wind help keep everything clean. We started out heading over to Lake Lanier near Buford dam. There were several local events on the way so detours were all over the place. Hermann started off with some basic composition settings and the group was able to see the difference the proper backgrounds can have on the overall shot. Hermann had scoped out 3 great locations that gave interest to the images but didn’t overwhelm the photos. Great sunny locations and nice backgrounds at every location. During the last photo shoot location, a member of the GA MG club had joined our group! The session was over about 5pm and Hermann setup a dinner reservations at the Gasthaus in Cumming, GA. The enclosed photos are NOT what Hermann was instructing us to do. But it was interesting to experiment.


May 2011

Poole's Mill Drive

On June 11, 2011 the GTA is planning a driveto Poole's Mill just a wee bit north of GA Hwy20. The route we will be taking begins at theusual corner of Mansell and Hwy 9 at theStarbucks. Departure time will be 10:00 AMso for you not so early risers, you can rest upa bit and still make the drive.

The idea behind this drive is that since thetemperatures will likely be on the hot side thatthis drive will be short and not too taxing on the cars or the drivers. Care has been taken to limit the amount of stop and go traffic (although realise where we are starting from) and also attempts to maximize driving enjoyment. The overall drive time is less than 1 hour.

At the destination point of Poole's Mill you will be greeted by the Poole's Mill bridge one of Georgia's remaining covered bridges (open only to foot traffic) with refreshing gentle flowingwaters amidst a heavily wooded and shaded park with a reserved picnic pavillion with restrooms. If you are inclined there will be horseshoe facilities and playground for any kids you might have in tow.

Poole's Mill is a family oriented park run by Forsyth Parks and Recreation. There is a no alcohol policy but plenty of interesting things to see for the nature lover in you.

June 11, 2011

All of our stops were in the LakeLanier area and all offered somegreat backdrops forphotographing our cars. Our firststop was at the Buford DamPark where Mike Hurst hadarranged for the lower parking area to be reserved just for our party. It made us feel kind of special as Mike had to move the cones restricting access to the lot. Hermann then proceeded to give us a crash course in the particulars that make up a good photo of your car. Everything from lighting to backgrounds to camera angles and zoom were discussed and pretty soon we were all making some pretty darn good pictures. We each took our turn in the spotlight before heading to our next destination.



May 2011

Photo Drive 2011submitted by Dan Detweiler

Vanity…I guess, is the one vice that all of us classic car enthusiastsshare. At least we can all agree that we feel this way towards our carsif not ourselves personally (although that may apply too!). Why elsewould we have spent all the time, money, sweat and frustration to bringing these wonderful bits of automotive history back to their original brilliance? Of course the culmination of this vain streak comes in the form of sharing images of our pride and joy with friends and family.

This brings us to our topic of this article, the photo drive that was held on April 16, 2011. After having been postponed from two weeks prior due to the rude interruption from mother nature, we all had our fingers crossed as a series of bad storms went rumbling through metro Atlanta the night before. Fortunately, things cleared out by Saturday and we were able to proceed as planned under glorious skies.



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Photo Drive 2011(continued from previous page)

This turned out to be a subdivision that happened to have a very scenic view of the lake and surrounding area. Unfortunately, the picture location was on a pretty good incline which was great for the picture composition, but more than a bit nerve racking for those of us with questionable emergency brakes. Poor Earl had to duck down under the dash of his TR8 to get out of the picture while he remained on the brakes just in case! I thought we might have needed the club chiropractor but he came through with flying colors so all was well. This was also the location of the first group shot. There’s nothing like a shot of all those egos proudly standing next to their steeds. Stirs the heart it does.


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Then it was on to our last photo spot for the day which was an abandoned boat ramp at Mary Alice Park on Lake Lanier. As we entered the park area we were greeted by a group of local Japanese Hot Rod enthusiasts proudly displaying their low rider Civics and Accords with exhausts that would cause anyone to go deaf. With Hermann’s roadster leading the way, all heads soon turned towards our convoy. By the time we had parked for our second group shot, all the shutters were a blur and the topic of conversation had definitely turned toward the British invasion that had befallen their little Japanese gathering! After plenty of pictures, questions and compliments from the onlookers, we proceeded over to the boat ramp for individual shots. With this location on even more of an incline than the previous, and with a rather wet reception awaiting the victim of a week emergency brake, we thought we might just have to fish a car or two out of the lake but everyone stayed dry. I for one would never have thought of this location for an automotive photo, but in Hermann’s infinite wisdom on the subject, it turned out to be the best spot of the day. With the late afternoon light coming off the lake and the beautiful water as a background, the pictures turned out to be some of the best on the day.

After wrapping it up at the boat ramp we finished off the day with a fabulous meal at the Gasthaus

Tirol restaurant in Cumming. This turned out to be every bit as educational as the photo sessions

had been as Hermann graciously translated the menu of authentic German cuisine for us.

(Not to mention the proper usage and pronunciation of an Umlaut…I hope I spelled that right Hermann) The meal was fantastic

and the companionship was even better. The event was a huge success thanks to the hard work of Hermann Schaller, and the participation of all.

If Hermann agrees to do this again next year I would encourage everyone to come and get some great shots of your car, learn a lot and spend the afternoon with a bunch of fellow enthusiasts…vain though we may be!

Dan Detweiler

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Around About Townby Tony Graham

Time flys when you're wrenching and not driving! So I took a coupleof opportunities this month to get out and do something. Well, thatended up as a mixed bag. My first outing was the Chris Gore. Nowfor those of you that went you may be asking, "I didn't seem him there?"...and you would be correct. There, of course, is a good explanation for that....I didn't quite make it there. Yes, I had a bit of abother enroute to the Chris Gore. You see, I managed to use up 2 quarts of oil in 20 miles. If you're doing the math it would have taken me a gallon to make it to the starting point. It would seem that my oil pan forward seal has developed a case of well...non-sealing. As I rolled up to one of the stop lights on 400N I noted my oil pressure dropping precipitiously as the rpms dropped down during my decelleration...followed by...wait for it....knock knock knock. Egad!

As I rolled to a stop the slight knock went away and oil pressure stabilized. Fortunately there was a petrol station on the corner so I rolled on in...in a cloud of smoke. Pop the hood. Copious amounts of oil in various places it should not be. Looks like it has blown out onto the harmonic balancer and proceeded to spray everywhere. Check the dipstick and at least there is oil on the tip of the stick. Knocking was from the oil slosh leaving the pickup area. So a choice to be made. Fill it with oil and slog on or head back. Figuring humility as the better part of valor, I headed home with a few extra quarts tossed in the trunk for good measure. So my weekend drive turned into a day of wrenching albeit not on the Stag as you might assume, no I spent the rest of the day working on the TR7, angry at the Stag for ruining the days drive. Cars, like women, get cranky if you don't pay enough attention to them, I assume that's the Stag's issue as well.

The TR7 project is still making great headway. I spent the rest of the day from the failed Chris Gore attempt installing the 5 speed, driveshaft and rebuilding the carbs. The gearbox went in without a hitch, although I have to say, manhandling the 5 speed was a bit more challenging than the lightweight 4 speed box. As for the carbs, ever seen the inside of a carb that has sat for 20 years, not to mention that some insects had decided that it was really a bug condo? I stripped them down and dropped them in a can of carb cleaner after which I went through each orifice. Even after sitting in cleaner for 24 hours there were some passages that required a bit of manual attention.

After the disappointing drive, I decided to give the Wolf Mountain Winery run a go. Having been disillusioned with the Stag, and slightly angry with it, I decided to take the family in the Tryota. What a wonderful drive, Mike really had a nice route laid out with some surprising little backroads. I missed rolling in the Stag, but that was good as it gave me renewed motivation to get my Triumph back on the road to enjoy. If your car is laid up for some reason and you just can't seem to get yourself going, try a drive like Wolf Mountain with your daily driver where you can still be involved and you can trail a group of Triumphs. Believe me, it will light the fire and help you get motivated to either keep working on your project or renew your interest in the club.

-Tony Graham Note: Please send Shaun Tarleton well wishes since hisTriumph...It's what's inside. TR6 grenaded on the way to the Mitty. His car will be

keenly missed at our future events.

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Random tech tip: See that throw rug in the Lotus pic? Get yourself one instead of sitting on concrete/gravel/grass.It makes working in cold, uninviting situations a little more tolerable, all for about $20 for a rubber backed carpet square.


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