November, 2014

Jeff Torrey’s 1971 TVR Vixen/2500

Next MeetingNovember 3rd, 2014 7:00 pm at The Weathervane in Bedford

(603) 472-2749

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Car of the Month

How and why I choose TVR

by Jeff Torrey

editor’s note: TVR is a British manu-facturer of sports cars. The company wasfounded by Trevor Wilkinson in the l940sand manufactured its first sports car chas-sis in 1946. TVR sports cars are knownfor their lightweight but powerful enginesand distinctive styling . They manufac-ture a diverse range of coupés and con-vertibles. For more information aboutTVR and some interesting photos referto the article in Wikipedia.

When I was a boy my fa-ther owned a few sport-ing cars. I was so young Ireally cannot recall thecars. But there are pic-tures and my mother hastalked about them with meover the years. On morethan one occasion she hassaid to me, referring to myinterest in cars, “You arejust like your father”.There was an AustinHealey, and then a Jaguar.British sports cars? Yes, allof the family lineage hascome from the UK. Mymother’s side... hermother’s family was fromcounty Sligo in Ireland.Her father was from Liverpool. She grewup in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Whenshe was young, her family ran an EnglishPastry shop on Essex Street. They fedthe mill workers. Oh, she could bake thebest black currant pasties, and the applepies were fabulous. Her uncle used tomake bathtub gin and sell to the localsduring Prohibition. Growing up in my par-ents house it was never vodka or whis-key, it was always gin n’ tonic. On myfather’s side ...his family was from thenorthern most part of Scotland. The nameTorrey is often associated with the ex-patriates who defected to the Brits dur-ing the revolutionary war in the US. Somerelate it to the Italian name of Joe Torre,

the past manager of the baseball NewYork Yankees. The name Torrey is alsoassociated with Northern Scotland. Mydescendants were of the clans that foughtagainst England and helped free Scotland.

I grew up in the 70s (my teen years) andam still drawn to the music of that time;British artists like Van Morrison, MarkKnopfler, George Harrison, AnnieLennox. But when I think of TVR, forme, the music that best represents the spiritof TVR is Johnny Cash. Honest, raw, andoriginal (...with issues).

In my college years I studied fine arts.As you all may expect, fine art is not anapplied art. So I started working as ahouse painter on a remodeling crew in

Cambridge, Massachusetts. From then on,my creative outlet became Automobiles.My first car was an older Ford Falcon.I’d buy one for $500, wreck it... buy an-other one, swap parts. This went on for afew years. I started my own business anddrove work trucks for a while. I got mar-ried, business got better and I started buy-ing sports cars. One year my wife boughtme a hardbound book for Christmas titled“Fast Cars”. On the paper jacket coverwas a picture of a TVR Speed 12. I saidwow, TVR... Rare, exotic, and British.At the same time my sister was workingin Manchester, England for an engineer-ing firm. She met a guy and he drove aTVR (modern day Griffith). I did some

research and started my search.

It took me a little while I but spotted a carfor sale on “Bring a Trailer”. Pictures wereprofessionally done, the car was listed asa original two owner car. The currentowner had only owned the car for aboutsix months. I contacted the owner. Wemade a deal. I paid the asking price forthe car because TVRs were hard to comeby. The car was in St. Louis, Missouri. Ihired a shipper and within a week I hadmy TVR. A 1971 TVR Vixen/2500. Soit’s a TVR with a Triumph TR250 drivetrain. The car was an original survivor andit was in rough shape. I started to workto fix things and drive the car along theway. Much of the work I had no businessdoing myself. It seems that I did every-

thing twice. Things pro-gressed slowly, I would fixone thing and it would affectsomething else. It has beengoing on that way for aboutfive years now. I have beenthrough the whole car. Itwas a love / hate type of re-lationship for most of theway. But I have turned thecorner.

This year I took Best TVRat Larz Anderson British carday. Turnout was light forTVR; Ron and Geoff didn’tbother to open their hoods.

Driving the car is a blast.You sit about four inches offthe ground, and when you’re

going 40 mph, it feels like you’re doing70. People always appreciate seeing thecar on the road. Thumbs up, people pump-ing their fists, bikers hang their hands toshow respect. People taking pictures, andflashing headlights to acknowledge thecar. The car was originally registered inEngland as a left- hand drive car. When Ibought the car it came with the licenseplates from England. For car shows I runthe English plate on the front and NH tagson the back.

I lost my father about ten years ago. Hewas a wonderful person and an inspira-tion to me. I fly the flag of Scotland onthe back glass in his memory.

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BCNHMONARCHY

PRIME MINISTERRobert Mitchell

PRIME MINISTER EMERITUSWade dos Santos

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

John Giese

NEWSLETTERJohn & Joan Giese

Owen & Virginia Christiansen

REGALIAJoan Young

SECRETARYNorma Karle

WEBMASTERKate Stanley Robinson

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORLouis Belanger

TECH SESSION COORDINATORWade dos Santos

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR(open)

PUBLIC RELA TIONS(open)

INTER-CLUB COORDINA TORBob Dougherty

CALENDAR COORDINA TORSue MacDuff

SHOW OF DREAMS DIRECTORBob Stanley

HISTORIANMike Sweet

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Prime Minister’sMissive

Contact informationLouis Belanger 11 Forest Lane, Litchfield, NH 03052 (603) 424-7835 80mgbman@comcast.netGinger Christiansen7 Sycamore Lane, Nashua, NH 03063 (603) 883-0288 gingchrist@aol.comWade dos Santos PO Box 840, Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 497-3911 wade@grolen.comBob Dougherty 28 Ledgewood Drive, Strafford, NH 03884 (603) 948-2078 Rdocmg@gmail.comJohn Giese 153 Crooked S Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082 (603) 654-2565 johgie@tds.netNorma Karle 51 Durgin Road, Chichester, NH 03258 (603) 437-8931 karle01@comcast.netSue MacDuff 510 Sand Hill Road, Peterborough, NH 03458 (603) 924-1066 Lucymac1@comcast.netRobert Mitchell PO Box 270, Stratham, NH 03885 (603) 772-1116 RBMit-MM@comcast.netBob Stanley 64 North Shore Drive, Center Barnstead, NH 03225(603) 776-6698 tlckit@yahoo.comMike Sweet 50 High Street, Penacook,, NH 03301 (603) 753-9164 CoventryCat71@comcast.netJoan Young 204 Concord Hill Road, Pittsfield, NH 02363 (603) 435-8660 TWYJGY@aol.com

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Treasurer’s Report

Start BalanceBadgesRegalia salesNewsletterRegalia purchasesBadge purchaseEnd Balance

September 15 to October15Club account

$1570.14$190.00$51.00

-$15.00-$700.00$1096.14

Show of Dreams accountStart BalancePorta-potty raffleRegalia salesRegalia purchasesThe Nick fieldEnd Balance

There are many - myself included - whothink we are just coming into the mostbeautiful part of the year in New England.Cool days and crisp nights and LOTS ofcolor everywhere. For those of us whoare cuddlers, the crisp nights are a greatexcuse - but I digress.

The downside is, of course, that the joysof open car touring are somewhat dimin-ished when frostbite threatens the cheek-bones. It is hard to fully enjoy the fallfoliage when it forces us to start thinkingof the annual rituals of hibernation for ourcars.

But as we wind down the season, let usreflect for a moment on just what a won-derful year this has been.

Perhaps the most obvious was the suc-cess of moving the Show of Dreams toHudson this year. The success of theShow allowed us to now split our annualCharitable Donation between two sepa-rate needs – with the half that went toHigh Hopes this year at almost the sameamount we gave to them alone two yearsago.

But, perhaps just as important, the loca-tion in Hudson attracted people from themost populous part of New Hampshire –and, of course, from Massachusetts. Wehad 25 more cars “on the field” this year– and now that people know about thenew location, I think it is reasonable toexpect more next year.

It also gives more of our Members achance to participate. I certainly don’tknow each and every one of our now over200 Members, but the ones who I havegotten to know in my few years with theClub have become my friends.

With those new friends I have:

· Tasted Maple Sugar during “Sugar-ing Season” in the Spring

· Learned more about Standard Trans-missions at the Spring Tech Session

· Supported Rotary at the LondonderryRotary Car Show

· Enjoyed the beauties of Mystic Sea-port during the British-by-the-SeaShow

· Toured the Covered Bridges ofSouthwestern NH

· Toasted the Queen at our AnnualBirthday Party in her honor

· Feasted “on the Boat” on the LakeSunapee Dinner Cruise

· Attended the Re-Opening of the Th-ompson Motor Speedway in Connecti-cut

· Toured the Saint-Gaudens Museumin Cornish

· Toured the LaBelle Winery

· Oh yes – and drank a few beers atthe British Beer Company CruiseNights.

To me, these are the activities that makeBCNH the Club that I want to belong to.

I was pleased to see the continued very

large turnout at the regular Club Meet-ings at the Weathervane. We can readabout Upcoming Events in the newslet-ter, but it is at the meetings that we reallyget psyched up to participate.

And it is in participation that I find thegreatest joy. As the old saw goes, themore you put into it – the more you getout.

Please join us for as many meetings andevents as you can so we can get to knowyou better. We understand that no onecan make to all of them – that’s why weschedule so many. Join us when you can– that’s why you joined.

So Saith Prime Minister Bob

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Minutes

The October 2014 BCNH Monthly meet-ing was held at the Weathervane inBedford on October 6th. The rowdygroup of 47 was called to order at 6:59PM, a whole minute early!

First we accepted the secretary’s reportand treasurer’s report as printed in thenewsletter. Then we welcomed newmembers Art & Lydia Reed of Hollis,NH. They just purchased their first Brit-ish Car - a TR6. Some members will re-member this car; it belonged to a formerBCNH member and had a license plate“Merlot”. Art & Lydia have been in-volved with some of us on a few eventsdriving a borrowed TR6. I can only sayit’s about time! Also in attendance wereMark & Ginny Knoettner who have anMGB Apart. The other new membershave been with us a few months – Jim &Ellie Blackford. Jim is the brother of Ari-zona member Linda Blackford. They havean Austin Healey 3000. We also wel-comed back a member we have not seenis a while – Dennis Magnan.

Next we talked about last month’s eventswhich included British Invasion. There

were a couple of winners at the show –David and Cheryl Leblanc won a firstplace in the MG Midget class. David hasowned this car since he was 18. Pinchand Suzi Polenchar won in the XJ6 class– not sure (not in my notes) what but theyare winners! Barry and Carol Podmorewon a 2nd with their new jaguar FR – abeauty in British Racing Green (or shouldI say a new re-incarnation of BRG). Theyalso took a 3rd with their E-type. Thosewho attended could not recite any morewinners so if you also won – sorry fornot including you. There’s another goodreason to come to the meetings!

BCNH had four cars in the Boston Cupthis year. Bob Mitchell brought the everpopular Triumph 10 affectionately knownas the “clown car”. Pearl Colby broughther Vauxhall Victor, Bill and Sue MacDuffbrought their MGBGT and Richard fromHistoric Motor Sports brought his CitroenAvant. Yes, it’s French but it was at theBCNH Show of Dreams.

Some members attended the NET Lob-ster Tour, unfortunately the nice weatherbrought out a lot of people and there wasa lot of traffic but everyone had a goodride.

Lastly, several members attended the OldSpeckled Hen Run at the Kitzhof Inn. We

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were rained on and there was no Speck-led Hen beer. So, it is now officially theNo Speckled Hen run. However, we hada great time, good food and drinks – whatmore could a member want. Thanks toSteve and Allison at the Kitzhof for put-ting up with us and the CT MG club fororganizing it.

We still have a few events in October.The Cape Cod British Car Club has theirannual Legends event. We have a break-fast drive scheduled but no one to orga-nize one. We have the 275th anniversaryin Peterborough with a self driving tourof the area thanks to Bill and SueMacDuff.

Please plan to attend the BBC cruise in –the last one of the season at the BritishBeer Company in Manchester.

Also coming up is Lennon Fest at theBBC in Portsmouth on the 19th.

We then spent a bit of time discussing thecreation of regional meetings if memberswere so inclined. We are planning to cre-ate a survey to see if moving the meetingor creating secondary meetings was ofinterest.

The non 50-50 better known as the portapotty fund of $40 was won by BillGreenan. He donated the proceeds of $40back to the club so that everyone canhave the air conditioned bathrooms at thecar show next year – not just the women.At this rate we will definitely have a greatporta potty for everyone.

Welcome our NewestMembers

John & Elizabeth Verity2000 Jaguar XK8

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A Message from the QueenTo the citizens of the UnitedStates of America from HerSovereign Majesty QueenElizabeth II

In light of your failure in recentyears to nominate competentcandidates for President of theUSA and thus to govern your-selves, we hereby give noticeof the revocation of your inde-pendence, effective immedi-ately. (You should look up ‘re-vocation’ in the Oxford EnglishDictionary.)

Her Sovereign Majesty QueenElizabeth II will resume mo-narchical duties over all states,commonwealths, and territories(except North Dakota, whichshe does not fancy).

Your new Prime Minister,David Cameron, will appoint aGovernor for America withoutthe need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate willbe disbanded. A questionnairemay be circulated next year to determinewhether any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crowndependency, the following rules are intro-duced with immediate effect:

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1. The letter ‘U’ will be reinstated inwords such as ‘colour,’ ‘favour,’ ‘labour’and ‘neighbour.’ Likewise, you will learnto spell ‘doughnut’ without skipping halfthe letters, and the suffix ‘-ize’ will bereplaced by the suffix ‘-ise.’ Generally,you will be expected to raise your vocabu-lary to acceptable levels. (look up ‘vo-cabulary’).

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2. Using the same twenty-seven wordsinterspersed with filler noises such as‘’like’ and ‘you know’ is an unacceptableand inefficient form of communication.There is no such thing as U.S. English.

We will let Microsoft know on your be-half. The Microsoft spell-checker will beadjusted to take into account the reinstatedletter ‘u’’ and the elimination of ‘-ize.’

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3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated asa holiday.

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4. You will learn to resolve personal is-sues without using guns, lawyers, or thera-pists. The fact that you need so many law-yers and therapists shows that you’re notquite ready to be independent. Gunsshould only be used for shooting grouse.If you can’t sort things out without suingsomeone or speaking to a therapist, thenyou’re not ready to shoot grouse.

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5. Therefore, you will no longer be al-lowed to own or carry anything more dan-gerous than a vegetable peeler. Although

a permit will be required if youwish to carry a vegetablepeeler in public.

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6. All intersections will bereplaced with roundabouts,and you will start driving onthe left side with immediateeffect. At the same time, youwill go metric with immedi-ate effect and without thebenefit of conversion tables.Both roundabouts and metri-cation will help you under-stand the British sense ofhumour.

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7. The former USA willadopt UK prices on petrol(which you have been call-ing gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.

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8. You will learn to make realchips. Those things you call

French fries are not real chips, and thosethings you insist on calling potato chipsare properly called crisps. Real chips arethick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressednot with catsup but with vinegar.

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9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist oncalling beer is not actually beer at all.Henceforth, only proper British Bitter willbe referred to as beer, and Europeanbrews of known and accepted provenancewill be referred to as Lager. South Afri-can beer is also acceptable, as they arepound for pound the greatest sportingnation on earth and it can only be due tothe beer. They are also part of the BritishCommonwealth - see what it did for them.American brands will be referred to asNear-Frozen Gnat’s Urine, so that all canbe sold without risk of further confusion.

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10. Hollywood will be required occasion-

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ally to cast English actors as good guys.Hollywood will also be required to castEnglish actors to play English characters.Watching Andie Macdowell attempt En-glish dialect in Four Weddings and a Fu-neral was an experience akin to havingone’s ears removed with a cheese grater.

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11. You will cease playing American foot-ball. There is only one kind of proper foot-ball; you call it soccer. Those of you braveenough will, in time, be allowed to playrugby (which has some similarities toAmerican football, but does not involvestopping for a rest every twenty secondsor wearing full kevlar body armour like abunch of nancies).

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12. Further, you will stop playing base-ball. It is not reasonable to host an eventcalled the World Series for a game whichis not played outside of America .. Sinceonly 2.1% of you are aware there is aworld beyond your borders, your error isunderstandable. You will learn cricket, andwe will let you face the South Africansfirst to take the sting out of their deliver-ies.

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13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It’sbeen driving us mad.

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14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. taxcollector) from Her Majesty’s Govern-ment will be with you shortly to ensurethe acquisition of all monies due (back-dated to 1776).

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15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, andnever mugs, with high quality biscuits(cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries(with cream) when in season.

God Save the Queen!

PS: Only share this with friends who havea good sense of humour (NOT humor)!

Location - Bangor Northern IrelandCredit - Tom Campbell

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British Cars of New Hampshireat Stowe

pictures by Cheryl Bernstein

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November1st Fall Rallye with NET

3rd Meeting at Weathervane, Bedford8th BCNH Breakfast Drive TBD

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Lobster Tour withNew England

TriumphsBy Sue Macduff

(picture on back cover)

Bill and I as well as several British Carsof New Hampshire members joined theNew England Triumph Club for a driveup the coast on September 27th. The daywas warm and sunny. We guessed ourgroup numbered around 30. Too much ofa good thing perhaps as it was hard tokeep together. The route was well laidout but with the summer like traffic a bitslow going at times. It’s a shame as thecoast is so beautiful but visiting in seasonis difficult. Even on a warmer than usualday in early spring. We took my GT tothe coast a few years ago in mid Marchon a Thursday when the temperature wasan unusually warm 90 degrees, hot actu-ally. I decided to would be fun to start atHampton Beach. It was just like a hotSunday in mid August! We later learnedthat there were 26,000 people at Hamp-ton Beach that day!

We have our Monthly Meeting at the Weathervane in Bedford on MondayNovember 3rd. Our last Breakfast Drive is scheduled for Saturday November8th. I know it is a bit late but last November, a group of us drove along the coaston a beautiful and warm day. It was such a treat! Traffic was minimal so late inthe season, just the right time to go. Perhaps we be able to do so again this year.It is New England after all and we know anything can and usually does with theweather.

Once again this year the Cape Cod Car Club will sponsor it's Freezin Fun ForKids drive on November 16th. This will be their 10th season. The event is toraise funds for Independence House Program which serves at rick woman andtheir families on Cape Cod

http://www.capecodbritishcarclub.org/event-867601

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Show of DreamsMeeting Notes

by Diana Stanley

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014

The meeting was hosted by Bill Greenanand Pam Boyer at their home in Strafford,NH.

Sixteen committee members attended.

On October 6, 2014, BCNH received thewritten approval from the Hudson SchoolDistrict to use the Alvirne Hills HouseField for the 2015 Show of Dreams.

The application for the Raffle Permit hasbeen faxed to the Town of Hudson Ad-ministrator, Steve Malazia to be presentedto the Board of Selectmen for approval.

Within the next few months, the commit-tee will be in contact with the HudsonPolice Department to request the policedetail, State of NH Liquor Commissionto reserve the DUI Command Unit andthe Merrimack, NH Police Departmentto reserve the Seat Belt Convincer.

The main topic of the meeting was choos-ing the Featured Marque. After muchdiscussion, the committee chose “MG upto 1962”. This would include all modelsof saloons, coupes and roadsters pro-duced from the beginning of Morris Ga-rage in the 1920s up to the 1962 whenthe first MGBs rolled off the assemblyline.

After the featured marque decision wasmade, the subject matter of the posterswas next on the agenda.

With MG as the marque, there are twopossibilities for poster images. MGbadges or MG emblems and/or MGGrilles. Doris Karle will research theseavenues to determine what images areavailable for the poster. If any clubmembers have photos of MG car logos,car badges or grilles, please get them toDoris Karle.

Suggestions were made to create theposters in two forms; black & white and

color. The black & white would be usedin newsletter publications and the colorversion would be copied for distributionto the club members.

A couple of new food vendors were con-tacted over the last few weeks to deter-mine interest in attending the 2015 SOD.Bill Greenan will speak with Five StarBarbeque and Catering to make sure FiveStar is OK with additional food vendorson the field.

The committee will continue to pursueadvertising for the show through maga-zines, newspapers and on line calendarsources. Dave LeBlanc and NormaKarle will continue to contact the variouscar clubs to notify the clubs of the 2015SOD date & time.

Rod Folia & Doris Karle will be contact-ing Casella and Mello Waste Managementcompanies to acquire information on re-moval of the show field trash at the endof the show day. Diana Stanley will con-tact Waste Management regarding theirWaste Management Bagster program.

For those show participants who do notwish to have their cars judged for thepurpose of winning a trophy, participantswill have the opportunity to place their carsin “display only” status on the field.

If anyone is interested in sponsorshipforms and/or vendor registration forms,please contact Diana Stanleydstan1950@gmail.com. These forms willbe emailed.

If anyone is interested in joining the Showof Dreams Committee, please contactany committee member. Your name ande-mail contact information will be addedto the BCNHSOD contact list.

The November SOD Meeting isscheduled for Saturday, November15, 2014 at the home of Dave &Cheryl LeBlanc, 137 Highland Ave.Nottingham, NH 03290.

Star t time: Cocktails at 4pm followedby the meeting and dinner.Please email Dave & Cheryl withyour RSVP .Email: LeBlancsS2k@comcast.netPhone: 603-895-6606

Hello British CarShow Group!

Thank you so much for another great yearand donation to the High Hopes Founda-tion of NH! Your donation and team workin supporting our great cause, is amazingand we are truly grateful.

Jessica RiendeauDirectorHigh Hopes FoundationEverett Executive Suites12 Murphy Drive, Suite 106Nashua, NH 03062Direct: (603) 966-3483

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www.highhopesfoundation.org

High Hopes Foundation of NH, Inc.

Imagine the delight in granting a life-changing experience to a child who liveswith serious health problems. For 30years, High Hopes Foundation of NH hasbrought hope, joy, and light to hundredsof New Hampshire children with seriousillness by providing them life-enrichingexperiences. High Hopes Foundationsponsors numerous community-basedfund raising activities throughout the year,and benefits from the generosity of indi-viduals and businesses. Drawing its en-ergy from volunteers from all walks oflife that love children and want to con-tribute time and talent to a worthy cause.You do not need to possess special tal-ents, just the desire to help. We inviteeveryone to be the difference in a child’slife.

“From the application process, to the stay,to the trip home, everything was incred-ibly smooth and well-planned. That meansa lot when you are traveling with threechildren. The trip was awesome, not onlyfor the children, but for my husband andmyself, as well. It was the first time ineight years that we were stress-free. Wewere given the opportunity to leave ourreality behind and just enjoy some qualityfamily time.” Diana Marshall

Know someone in need? The experience-granting process begins with a referralfrom someone other than the prospectiveHigh Hopes family. Get started by con-tacting our office to learn more.

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For Sale: Various Morris Minor parts,including engine and transmission, doors,bonnet, hood. Call John 603-225-6915.

Wanted - I am looking for a 1960-1964Morgan Plus 4 two seat roadster. I canbe reached at 903 495 1362 orm.rhodes@lamarnational.comMichael Rhodes

Wanted - 1969 seats for sale for my TR6Matt Jadud (440) 334-6687

For Sale: 1972 MGB runs but needswork-floor boards.John Monahan 603-253-7614

1972 MGB - Asking $4,000. Blue,Needs floor boards, etc.John Monahan (603) 253-7614

1958 TR3A - The car is a strong dailydriver. No rust (a bit of rough paint on thenose over the radiator, though). If youknow Hagerty Class 1-4, this is a class 4vehicle. Average sales prices for the lastcouple years have been 14K or more.Asking $12,500. Have owned it for 21years. Just bought a TR6 and have to getrid of one of them (no room in the barnfor winter storage of both). The car is inHanover NH, but can easily make thedrive to anywhere in NH (if sold).Roger.D.Sloboda@dartmouth.eduSadly selling my 1977 MGB because I

have too many! I have driven this car forthree seasons and it was just inspectedagain this week.It has a great look and a very nice interior.It runs and drives well. It has always beengaraged and the top is new. It has a fewblemishes that are cosmetic, which areminor and overall, not obvious; a trunkcrease and minor rust on one rocker. Thiscar is really fun to drive, as MGs are, andis quite attractive, turning headseverywhere! priced to sell at $5,700amysletten@aol.com , (603) 472-8005

1960 MGA 1600 coupe - Good lookingcar w Stone Gray exterior, and black wred upholstery. Rust free car, originallyfrom Oklahoma, 26,000 miles since 1981renovation. Upgrades and recentimprovements: oversized radiator, waterpump, t'stat and cap; oil pump andpressure relief valve; fuel pump and Vitoncarb bowl seals; stainless steel exhaust.Owned for 38 years; it's time for a newowner to pamper the car for another 38!$18,000obo, Dave Housermgs4dave@tampabay.rr.com

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2000 Jaguar Type S. Black V-8 -automatic power windows, steering,brakes, mirrors; Power tilt, telescopicsteering wheel, cruise control; AM-FM,cassette, CD changer; auto headlights,auto wipers, GPS, power moon roof;leather seats, real wood trim on dash,102K miles, Southern car – NO RUST -- $5,500. Call Chris – 603 883-0288

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THE NO- SPECKLED HEN RUNby Pam Boyer

I grew up in Pennsylvania, moved aroundquite a lot in my younger days, and settledin New Hampshire 25 years ago. I lovePennsylvania. I love New Hampshire. Ialso love Vermont.

Going to Vermont is always a pleasure(as long as you don’t get lost). It is trulya beautiful State. Sometimes I feel like Ican just reach out the car window andtouch the lush trees. The scenery is gor-geous, especially this time of year, andsomehow things seem more simple. Sowhen Bill and I learned there was a Brit-ish Car event in West Dover, VT, we wereexcited. Not to mention that the eventitself was called “The Speckled HenRun.” What an interesting and fun namefor an event! In addition, a real SpeckledHen wandered onto our backyard a fewweeks earlier (We named her Henriettabut when “she” crowed at 6 a.m. onemorning –and many mornings thereafter,we renamed her “Henry.”) An omen, ofcourse.

So off to East Dover, Vermont we wentto attend the Speckled Hen Run at theKitzhof Inn. It was the longest trip wehad ventured to take since buying our1978 MGB two years ago. We made thetrip just fine thanks to our trusty mechanicand GPS, although we did spend sometime trying to figure out how far theKitzhof Inn was from the onset of Route100. Thanks to Gary and Kelly for res-cuing us from the side of the road andleading us straight to the Inn.

The Kitzhof Inn was built in 1958 in anAlpine style by the original owner whohad many children and wanted to call theInn the Kids House. He skied in Austria

a lot and as a result wanted to build alodge in that style. He also wanted anAustrian name to match, so he named itKitzhof which means “Goats (kids)House”.

Simon and Alison are the third owners andtook over in September 2005. Simon andAlison are originally from London, En-gland via Oxfordshire. They bring warmEuropean hospitality and style to theKitzhof. They are multi-talented folks—they enjoy riding their motorcycles, sing-ing, photography, British cars, and ofcourse, they run the Inn like pros. Theycook great food too. (How did they getthose potato wedges so crisp on the out-side yet so tender and tasty on the inside?)

It was at the Inn where we joined somethirty or so members of the ConnecticutMG Club—a bunch of really nice peoplewe hope to see again. We made somenew friends — Nancy and Vic Papp, Bill& Marilyn and, of course, Gary & Kelly(sorry their last names have “escaped”me!)

We were also pleased to meet up withthree other couples from our own BritishCar Club of New Hampshire. They tookus “under their wing” and shared candle-light meals and mimosa breakfasts. Muchthank goes to Bob and Di Stanley, NormaKarle and Rod Folia, and Doris & PaulKarle.

Friday night we ventured out for a walkfrom the Inn to the Silo Restaurant. It isa real barn silo turned into a lovely andcomfortable restaurant. The service andthe food were great.

Together with our British Car Club ofNew Hampshire friends, we ventured outon Saturday for a scenic (but rainy)guided tour through Western Vermont andEastern New York and we visited theHemmings Museum. The assortmentand history of the cars and trucks on dis-play was very interesting and memorable.We also went shopping in Manchester,Vermont. We ate lunch at the Man ofKent, a true English pub with all kinds ofinteresting regalia hanging from the ceil-

ing and on the walls. It was there that Iasked the question, “So why do we callthis event the Speckled Hen Run?” I wastold that we “run”(cruise) to the Man ofKent for Speckled Hen Beer. No soonerhad I decided to order Speckled Hen Beer,I was told that they were out of it. Hence,the title of this article, “The No SpeckledHen Run.” Needless to say, there werelots of other choices available for drinksand we did not leave the restaurant de-prived of alcohol. (The Prime Minister ofthe Connecticut MG Club later promisedthat next year Speckled Hen Beer willbe available).

Saturday night was meant to “lounge” inthe lounge. I am told that almost every-body at the Inn went to the lounge andhad a great time talking and getting toknow one another. A few of us called “ita night” and one of us went to the loungeand promptly fell asleep in the biggest andmost comfortable chair, all the while snor-ing loudly away.

After a yummy and filling breakfast onSunday, it was time to pack up and headhome. However, Simon the Innkeeper,had other plans for us. He wanted to takepictures of all our cars and a group pic-ture, as well. I want to tell you this was aMan on a Mission. His direction was veryspecific—cars had to be lined up in just acertain way. Very Specific. But the manknew what he was doing. He climbed upon an eight foot ladder to take picturesand you can see for yourself just how tal-ented he is when it comes to working acamera.

On the ride home it was fun to reflectabout the weekend. No doubt about it, itwas fun. Don’t miss the chance next yearto attend the Speckled Hen Run. Andremember, there is sure to be plenty ofSpeckled Hen Beer!

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The Kitzhof Inn was built in 1958 in anAlpine style by the original owner whohad many children and wanted to call theInn the Kids House. He skied in Austriaa lot and as a result wanted to build alodge in that style. He also wanted anAustrian name to match, so he named itKitzhof which means “ Goats (kids)House”.

Simon and Alison are the fourth ownersand took over in September 2005.

Many additions have been made to thebuilding over the years but the originalstyle has been kept. The cedar log alpineconstruction is unique to any other Inn inthe area.

You get to the front garden and fire pit bycrossing the pedestrian covered bridge

(added in 2006) which crosses the brook.

Renovations were made to the pool areain 2007.

Our Hosts

Simon and Alison are originally from Lon-don, England via Oxfordshire.

They bring warm European hospitality andstyle to the Kitzhof.

Blast from the Past

Our friend Beverly Shanks owned the ’69E Type 2+2 (and the beautiful home inthe background). Our jag is the ’73 2+2.Chris did a lot of work to bring that carup to snuff. He painted it red (of course)and reupholstered it. It was running on 3of the 12 cylinders I believe when webought it. - Ginger Christiansen

How a teacher spent 50 years finding a carfor every letter of the alphabet

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