Y U L E T I D E. British Automobile Owners Association Newsletter

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1 November, 2017 British Automobile Owners Association Newsletter Dedicated to Educating people about, and the Enjoyment and Preservation of, British Automobiles! Y U L E T I D E

2 Calendar of Events November, 2017 Nov. 8: Membership Meeting Election S M T W T F S December, 2017 S M T W T F S Join your BAOA friends at an after Thanksgiving gathering to celebrate and give thanks for being part of the best motorcar club in the world, and the friends who that club has brought together! 66 Diner 1405Central Ave., NE; November 25th, 9:00AM. Nov. 15: Nov. 25: Dec. 9: Fourth Saturday Breakfast Quarters BBQ; 4516 Wyoming Blvd NE; ; Dinner 6:30PM, Meeting 7:30PM. Board Meeting Kittle Residence (potluck) 295 Sandía Rd., NW; ; 6:30PM. Fourth Saturday Breakfast 66 Diner 1405 Central Ave., NE; ; 9:00AM. BAOA Christmas Party Kittle Residence 295 Sandía Rd., NW; ; 3:16:17PM.

3 The BAOA Membership Meeting is at Quarters BBQ on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Dinner at 6:30PM, Meeting at 7:30PM. We will elect BAOA Members for the BAOA Board of Directors. The nominees are Ace Fry, Jake Jacobsen, & Bill Lawrence. (Rex Funk, John Smedinghoff, & Patrice Smedinghoff will continue on the Board.) All of the nominated volunteers are good choices for the BAOA Board of Directors, so come to the meeting to cast your vote (for all three) and have a good time. Car Nuts & Coffee Beans (A coffee social and car show) Chile Relleno Cookout Thank you to Katrina and Larry Stephenson for hosting a great event and for cooking the best Chile Rellenos!

4 2017 Río Grand Valley Regional Rendezvous - Special Award Winners Rendezvous Champion (again) Jake & Karen Jacobsen 1969 MG MGB GT Broken Spoke John & Patrice Smedinghoff Deafness & CO poisoning from their broken Spitfire exhaust. Helping Hand Steve Keppler Fixing his own flat tire on his Jaguar E-Type. Long Distance Awards Abel Miramon & Paul Miramon Over 901 miles in two Triumphs Río Grand Valley Regional Rendezvous - Motorcar Show Award Winners Jaguar pre st Place, Gene Toner 1967 Jaguar E-Type 2nd Place, Steve Keppler 1969 Jaguar E-Type Coupé Jaguar post st Place, Chuck & Trudy Beverley 1996 Jaguar XJS Convertible 2nd Place, Kevin & Andrea Kittle 1986 Jaguar XJ6 MGB/MGC 1st Place, Tom & Trish Custer 1962 MG MGB GT 2nd Place, John & Debbie Kipp 1969 MG MGC 3rd Place, Cody Keeler 1973 MG MGB MG - Other 1st Place, Nathan Dickerson & Kathleen Córdova 1958 MG MGA Coupé 2nd Place, Barry & Gina Blackwell 1952 MG TD 3rd Place, J.D. Strode 1962 MG MGA Mk. II Triumph TR 1st Place, Jacob Morrison & Chris Morrison 1968 Triumph TR-250 2nd Place, Rob & Maggie Noyes-Smith 1961 Triumph TR-3 3rd Place, Abel Miramon 1969 Triumph TR-6 4th Place, Arnold & Veronica Córdova 1976 Triumph TR-6 Triumph - Other 1st Place, Paul Miramon 1970 Triumph GT6+ 2nd Place, Ace Fry & Kate McKeough 1979 Triumph TR-7 3rd Place, Curtis & Suzanna Kitts 1970 Triumph GT6 Roadster Assorted British Motorcars 1st Place, John Bishop & Ruby Bishop 1961 Hillman Minx 2nd Place, Ed Townley 1964 Austin Healey BJ8 3rd Place, Rex Funk & Lujet McCullough 1963 Sunbeam Alpine GT Series III Judged Class Best of Show, Michael & Julia O Donnell 1960 Triumph TR-3A 2nd Place, David & Veronica Bicknell 1979 MG MGB 3rd Place, Liz & Mike McCann 1967 Morgan Drophead Coupé

5 2017 Río Grand Valley Regional Rendezvous - Funkhana Placing Placing Driver Motorcar Score 1 Tyler Irwin & Cindy Mathiasen 1958 MG MGA Brad Hueftle & Cindy Mathiasen 1969 Austin Mini Cooper Jim & Minda Thrasher 1973 Triumph TR Doc & Kathy Aguilar 1960 Triumph TR Dennis & Georgann Wall 2003 Mini Cooper Arnold & Veronica Córdova 1976 Triumph TR Rob & Maggie Noyes-Smith 1961 Triumph TR Ace Fry & Kate McKeough 1979 Triumph TR Steve Schwartz & Marc Schwartz 1968 Triumph TR Jake & Karen Jacobsen 1969 MG MGB GT Cody Keeler & Tracie Donaldson 1973 MG MGB Nathan Dickerson & Kathleen Córdova 1958 MG MGA Coupé Dale & Renee Walls 1974 Jensen Healey Rex Funk & Lujet McCullough 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Jacob & Chris Morrison 1968 Triumph TR John & Patrice Smedinghoff 1979 Triumph Spitfire -4.04

6 2017 Río Grand Valley Regional Rendezvous - Rally Placing Placing Driver Motorcar 1 John & Patrice Smedinghoff 1979 Triumph Spitfire 2 Ace Fry & Kate McKeough 1979 Triumph TR-7 3 Dale & Renee Walls 1974 Jensen Healey 4 Jake & Karen Jacobsen 1969 MG MGB GT 5 Doc & Kathy Aguilar 1960 Triumph TR-3 6 David & Veronica Bicknell 1979 MG MGB 7 Steve Schwartz & Marc Schwartz 1968 Triumph TR Nathan Dickerson & Kathleen Cordova 1958 MG MGA Coupé 9 Arnold & Veronica Córdova 1976 Triumph TR-6 10 John & Debbie Kipp 1969 MG MGC 11 Rob & Maggie Noyes-Smith 1961 Triumph TR-3 12 Jacob Morrison & Chris Morrison 1968 Triumph TR Chuck Beverley & J.D. Strode 1996 Jaguar XJS 14 Paul Miramon & Abel Miramon 1970 Triumph GT6+ 15 Tom & Trish Custer 1962 MG MGB GT

7 2017 Río Grand Valley Regional Rendezvous - Slalom Placing Placing Driver Motorcar Fastest Time 1 Jake Jacobsen 1969 MG MGB GT Henry Morrison 1969 Triumph TR Bob Grossman 1964 Jaguar E-Type Brad Hueftle 1969 Austin Mini Cooper Rex Funk 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Tom Graham 2011 Jaguar XF Tyler Irwin 1958 MG MGA Ace Fry 1979 Triumph TR Jake Morrison 1968 Triumph TR Rob Noyes-Smith 1961 Triumph TR Dennis Wall 2003 Mini Cooper John Dias 2010 Jaguar XFR Steve Keppler 1969 Jaguar E-Type Coupé Steve Schwartz 1968 Triumph TR Jim Thrasher 1973 Triumph TR Deanie Kennedy 2015 Jaguar F-Type Arnold Córdova 1976 Triumph TR Karen Jacobsen 1969 MG MGB GT Gene Toner 1967 Jaguar E-Type Nathan Dickerson 1958 MG MGA Coupé Chris Morrison 1968 Triumph TR Dale Walls 1974 Jensen Healey Kathleen Córdova 1958 MG MGA Coupé 72.74

8 For Sale: I have a 1977 MGB that has been totally restored. It has 36,000 miles on it. It has gas shocks, wire wheels, Weber two-barrel carb., & cruise control. The car ran on the Indy Speedway in 1996 for the MG International. I want to sell the car for $9, Thank you. Cosmo: (505) Parts for Sale: The parts I have came off of a 1967 MGB roadster. They are the four-cylinder engine with twin carbs, with four-speed transmission. (The engine was running when pulled about a year ago.), and five wire wheels with tires along with the front cross member, rear differential and radiator with oil cooler. I am looking for about $800 for all of it. Chris Fischer: findcanaan@gmail.com For Sale: My name is Terry Leach and I used to be a member of the BAOA. I'm selling my 1956 Triumph TR3 and thought I'd see if anyone in the BAOA would be interested. I've owned the car for about 10 years and it's in great shape. It's a driver and I've restored most everything on the car. The car has some minor rust but it drives and runs wonderfully. Before I retired I drove it to work most days but never in rain or snow. I've always kept it in my garage and a parking garage while at work. If you are interested in the TR3, please contact me. If you know someone that might be interested could you pass on my number and address to them? I would rather sell it locally and not on ebay or some other internet based company. Thanks, Terry Leach tleach45@gmail.com (505)

9 British Archaeologists Unearth 1932 MG in World War II Artillery Spot Near Stonehenge (Ran when parked?) By Kyle Cheromcha September 14, 2017 It's a banner month for long-buried European cars British archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a rare 1932 MG J2 in an old World War II-era artillery encampment in southern England near the prehistoric Stonehenge site, according to the BBC. In addition to their Neolithic and Bronze Age treasures, the flat plains around Larkhill, England are historically important for acting as a home to the Royal School of Artillery during the Second World War. The site was riddled with practice tunnels, trenches, and positions, many of which ended up collecting a number of interesting artifacts in the years during and after the war. The British Army is currently in the process of withdrawing all of their troops currently stationed in Germany, and the BBC reports the Larkhill site has been considered for development to help house the influx of soldiers. So a team from Wessex Archaeology has been working there ahead of construction crews to unearth and preserve any finds of special importance like a 1-of -2,000 classic car, for example. While a 1932 MG J2 might not seem as historically significant as other wartime detritus, the firm's blog explains workers were intrigued enough that they decided to make a 3-D model of the remains using photogrammetry. It's a surprisingly detailed and immersive look at what's left of the little car, and the process yielded enough clues (including a serial number) to allow archaeologists to puzzle together how it might have ended up in the artillery encampment. They believe the car ended up underground after spending much of the immediate postwar era ferrying troops around the sprawling Larkhill facility, with several telltale signs of some homebrew hackery including a mismatched engine. The tire pattern indicates that the MG was last on the road sometime in the early 1960s, and they speculate the introduction of the annual MOT vehicle inspection in 1960 doomed this scrappy car to an early grave. When it was built in 1932, the MG J2 was a cheery little roadster with a top speed of 65 mph and a price of 199, which works out to about $16,500 in today's dollars. It's likely worth far, far less now, but can you put a price on a good story?

10 Adam O'Connell Menaul Blvd., NE; Albuquerque, NM Hours: Mon. - Fri., 8:00AM - 5:00PM B.A.O.A. P.O. Box Albuquerque, NM Board of Directors Rex Funk (520) Steve Keppler (915) Andrea Kittle (505) Henry Morrison (505) John Smedinghoff (505) Patrice Smedinghoff (505) Newsletter Kevin Kittle (505) mmssrry@gmail.com