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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Prez Words 1 Info on upcoming events 2 Officers 2 Nov. Happenings 3 Welcome 3 Trivia answer 4 History of the Car Radio 5 ZDDP 7 Classifieds 7 up the Street on 27 th . If you’ve never been to Joe’s you should go just to see the stuff. Every- where there is stuff and more stuff. Now you understand the first engine I ever worked on was completed here many years ago. A scrawny little guy name Joe Alcoin ran the place and it was referred to as Joe’s. It was the place to have work on your car done and it might have been the only place at the time. Joe is long since gone but you’d swear his ghost is still hiding in all the piles of work there. The current owner is Joe’s son and although he’s younger then my- self his white beard and slow measured speech had me worried as to how healthy is this guy? (Continued on page 4) So you were looking for Snow? It’s coming and we’ll all be whining “how can we get it to stop.” Coffees are be- coming interesting with “town cars” beginning to replace the rag tops yet there is still a pretty good show of cars with tops down and the most interesting hats and glove combination. I don’t know if Mike Stei- ner even has a top for his patina TR3. Well it’s good for your health they say, invigorating and all that. Some of our cars have gone to bed for the winter and others have succumbed to age and miles now demanding repairs. I hear there are even cars we haven’t seen yet that their owners are still trying to get around to it. It’s OK, we have a member that drove his pickup truck for two or three years before we ever saw his British car. Rick Mills and I are currently in a race to see which one of us can spend the most money or have the fewest prob- lems replacing a head on an MGB. Bob Muen- chausen has provided Rick with a replacement head and Meridian Ma- chine is busy draining Rick’s pockets renewing it. I chose my friendly less expensive machin- ist “Chief” at NAPA Auto to redo the damage of my blown head gasket. Great idea but Paul’s been weakened by West Nile this summer, and then because it’s a friendly place people drop by and talk to him and distract him from my project and then his back goes out. So I de- velop a plan B and visit- edJoe’s Motor Machine A documentary film, investigates how British manufacturers hit upon a formula for distinctively small, stylish and quick two-seater sports cars that could be mass produced - and which would go on to take the world by storm. Brought to life with rare color footage. It was a golden era, borne out of the need for export dollars, with up to 90 per cent of all British sports cars sold abroad, mostly to the USA. But they also captured the imagination of the British public, from the pioneering MG T series to the Austin Healey 100 and - arguably the most beautiful car ever made - the Jaguar E-type. Rick Mills has posted the link to the film on the web site—http://idahobritishcars.org PREZ WORDS UPCOMING EVENTS November 28, Pub Nite at The Drink December 1 Coffee at Caffe’ Capri December 8, Annual IBCC Christmas Party December 15, Coffee at Moxie Java December 26, Pub Nite at Dutch Goose December 29, Odd Saturday Out SPOKE ‘N’ WORD MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB Available in color on the webpage http://idahobritishcars.org December 2012 Volume 21 Issue 12 THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH SPORTS CARS

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I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Prez Words 1

Info on upcoming

events

2

Officers 2

Nov. Happenings 3

Welcome 3

Trivia answer 4

History of the Car

Radio

5

ZDDP 7

Classifieds 7

up the Street on 27th. If

you’ve never been to

Joe’s you should go just

to see the stuff. Every-

where there is stuff and

more stuff. Now you

understand the first

engine I ever worked on

was completed here

many years ago. A

scrawny little guy name

Joe Alcoin ran the place

and it was referred to

as Joe’s. It was the

place to have work on

your car done and it

might have been the

only place at the time.

Joe is long since gone

but you’d swear his

ghost is still hiding in all

the piles of work there.

The current owner is

Joe’s son and although

he’s younger then my-

self his white beard and

slow measured speech

had me worried as to

how healthy is this guy?

(Continued on page 4)

So you were looking

for Snow? It’s coming

and we’ll all be whining

“how can we get it to

stop.” Coffees are be-

coming interesting with

“town cars” beginning

to replace the rag tops

yet there is still a pretty

good show of cars with

tops down and the most

interesting hats and

glove combination. I

don’t know if Mike Stei-

ner even has a top for

his patina TR3. Well it’s

good for your health

they say, invigorating

and all that. Some of

our cars have gone to

bed for the winter and

others have succumbed

to age and miles now

demanding repairs. I

hear there are even

cars we haven’t seen

yet that their owners

are still trying to get

around to it. It’s OK, we

have a member that

drove his pickup truck

for two or three years

before we ever saw his

British car.

Rick Mills and I are

currently in a race to

see which one of us can

spend the most money

or have the fewest prob-

lems replacing a head

on an MGB. Bob Muen-

chausen has provided

Rick with a replacement

head and Meridian Ma-

chine is busy draining

Rick’s pockets renewing

it. I chose my friendly

less expensive machin-

ist “Chief” at NAPA Auto

to redo the damage of

my blown head gasket.

Great idea but Paul’s

been weakened by

West Nile this summer,

and then because it’s a

friendly place people

drop by and talk to him

and distract him from

my project and then his

back goes out. So I de-

velop a plan B and visit-

edJoe’s Motor Machine

A documentary film, investigates how British manufacturers hit upon a formula for

distinctively small, stylish and quick two-seater sports cars that could be mass produced -

and which would go on to take the world by storm.

Brought to life with rare color footage. It was a golden era, borne out of the need for

export dollars, with up to 90 per cent of all British sports cars sold abroad, mostly to the

USA. But they also captured the imagination of the British public, from the pioneering MG

T series to the Austin Healey 100 and - arguably the most beautiful car ever made - the

Jaguar E-type.

Rick Mills has posted the link to the film on the web site—http://idahobritishcars.org

P R E Z W O R D S

U P C O M I N G

E V E N T S

November 28, Pub

Nite at The Drink

December 1 Coffee at

Caffe’ Capri

December 8, Annual

IBCC Christmas Party

December 15, Coffee

at Moxie Java

December 26, Pub

Nite at Dutch Goose

December 29, Odd

Saturday Out

SPOKE ‘N’ WORD MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB

Available in color on the webpage http://idahobritishcars.org

December 2012 Volume 21 Issue 12

THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH SPORTS CARS

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IBCC Related Events

November 28—6:30 pm, First Pub Night of the season— Rick & Liz Mills picked The Drink, Bar and Waterfront

Grill at 3000 N. Lakeharbor Ln, Boise 853.5070

December 8th, Annual Christmas Party: 6 pm Social Hour and 7 pm Dinner

We will hold the party at the Maple Grove Grange Hall, 11692 W. President Dr., Boise

(same place as last year).

The club will furnish the roast beef, turkey, ham, and place settings. Linda and Paul Mascuch

have again volunteered to cook the beef roast.

Cost for the dinner is $5.00/person

We will need members to bring: appetizers, salads, hot dishes, and of course desserts. Dish

should serve 8-10 people.

And, of course, remember the gift exchange! Please no gag gifts—bring something you

would want to take home!!!

We need volunteers to help set up, usually late morning, and help clean up afterwards.

Email Dave & Karen Countryman (see contact info below) and let them know what

dish you are willing to bring and if you are able to help set up or clean up.

December 26th– 6:30pm, Pub Night—Dave & Karen Countryman picked the Dutch Goose at 3515 State Street,

Boise

December 29th, Odd Saturday Out—Todd and Carlene Eshelman are working on this—Watch the web site for de-

tails.

March TBD, Annual Meeting—details to come

June 21, 22, 23 2013, Summer Tour 2013—Baker City, Oregon—The Host Hotel will be the Best Western Sun-

ridge Inn. Although the Registration form is still a few months away, you can make the room reservation

now! Call Sunridge Inn directly to make your reservation for the group rate. The toll-free direct line is 1-800-233-

2368 and ask for the special group rate for the "IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB".

The rates are as follows: Single King or Queen Bed @ $68.00 plus tax $73.44/night or Two Queen Beds @

$78.00 plus tax ($84.24/night). Please do not attempt booking your reservation via internet, because unfortu-

nately they do not list the group block information.

Other Car Club Events Around the NW Area

July 17-21, 2013, NAMGBR’s Annual MG event will be held in Corvallis, Oregon Willamette MG Club will host

the annual event. There will be the opportunity to travel along the Historic Oregon and Applegate Trails and visit

some beautiful vistas as you wend your way to the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. For more infor-

mation visit http://www.mg-2013.com/wp/

July 27, 2013, All British Field Meet, Bellevue, WA. Information at http://abfm.com/

August 11, 2013 Britbull, Spokane, WA.

Aug 16-18, 2013. All Triumph Drive In. For details: http://bctriumphregistry.com

M O R E I N F O O N U P C O M I N G E V E N T S Page 2

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November’s Coffee Name Tag Drawings:

November 3 — Bill & Sandy Starkey’s name was drawn— and they weren’t there to claim their prize.

November17 — Dave and Karen Countryman’s name was drawn—Dave was there and had Karen’s name tag on!!

He put the money back in the pot for the next drawing!!

License plate frames $20 (silver or black )

Grill badges $30

Sew-on patches $5

Window decals $1

Contact VP Steve Brood

NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS

Page 3

I B C C C L U B R E G A L I A

What has four hundred wheels, 99 oil leaks, (Lynn’s Jag would NEVER leak) and

should be a fun time for all. Yes, that’s right, Liz. It’s the Idaho British Car Club Sum-

mer Tour 2013 and planning is well underway and we expect 100 cars! We are

headed to Baker City for June 21, 22 and 23. Please put those dates on your calen-

dar and watch upcoming newsletters for more information on Summer Tour 2013.

Hotel information can be found on page 2.

I B C C O F F I C E R S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

President: Dave Countryman [email protected] 208.336.0806 or 208.841.8251 (cell)

Vice President: Steve Brood [email protected] 208-321-8330 or 208-863-3864

Editor: Nancy Otterness [email protected] 208.376.5931

Secretary/Membership:

Linda Mascuch [email protected] 208-577-7753

Events coordinator:

Todd Eshelman [email protected] 208.392.8256

Web Master: Rick Mills [email protected] 208.895.0752 or 208.890.7252 (cell)

Historian: Bob Frisby [email protected] 208.336.2169

Summer Tour 2013

By

Bill Dryden

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Turns out that he’s buddies with Paul and knows all about his back and says if he doesn’t recover

quickly he be glad to do the work. Since it’s an English car I’m talking about, he immediately identi-

ty’s some work completed for Bob Adair and talks about a new project for Ron Lewis. I’m given a

figure half of what Rick has told me he is spending but then that’s only the machine work and the

parts will add more. Thinking I’ve got that covered, I only have to recover the head. Ever noticed

that machine projects can vanish when the machinist isn’t there. Now it’s a holiday and that puts

us into next week and its getting cold and that’s how projects get put off till a month before Shake

Out the Cobwebs.

Speaking of cobwebs, this year’s first drive included Dick Dickstein Parma Ridge winery. I had

such a good time then that I returned Nov 10 for a fall sale Dick was having. They must be doing

all right as the place was packed. Dick gave me a tour of the TD which is now running and elec-

tronic ignition and will exceed 50 miles an hour a rev up above 2000 RPM. His car will be much

more fun next year. While I was there, I ran into Linda M and Granny who were just there for the

cheese and grapes, wink wink. I had wanted to find Linda’s house and got directions. I later

learned that I almost ran into Rick Kloss as I was leaving. I swear he wasn’t in a British or even an

Italian car. Back to car stuff, last coffee saw the return and exit of long time members Margaret and Mark

Suffke. They are trying to get to Austin Texas. Margaret was trying to sell off the MGB GT kit they

have disassembled and that somebody should take off their hands. The more you buy the better

the deal. Their Mini has already found a home with Realy Ann and Nathan. Charlie start polishing -

you’ll have it running fine by the time you have a driver’s license. Funny thing about that coffee,

yours truly won the drawing but a foul was called because I was wearing my wife’s I.D. badge. So

Lynn Gardner I hope your happy I donated it back to the pot.

Upcoming events: Pub Nite at the Drink restaurant and bar November 28. For those of you

who are not familiar with pub nite, We simply skip the meeting at Veterans Park and show up at

the designated bar, restaurant or event. So let me put in a plug for members to sponsor one of

these nites. Pick a place, check with the place to see that they can accommodate us, call Todd to

let him know and then call Nancy to put it in the newsletter. For instance next month December

26th will be at The Dutch Goose 3515 State Street sponsored by Me unless somebody comes up

with an alternative and gets Rick Mills to E mail the club. We also have an odd Saturday Odd

coming on the 29th of December. Weather may be a factor so I left it to Todd to find an activity if

not a drive. Or an activity with a drive afterwards.

Christmas Party, December 8 at Maple Grove Grange, social hour 6, dinner when the meat ar-

rives or at 7pm. $5 to cover the meat, sign up at coffee for what you want to bring. Gift exchange

to follow - Remember brings something you wouldn’t mind taking home yourself. Half the fun is

seeing who ends up with it. So make it something someone wants to steal.

Best wishes for the Christmas .Drive Safe.

P R E Z W O R D S

C O N T I N U E D

Dave

Page 4

As most of you know, my TR3A suffered some damage in an accident last July and

is now in the Storey Garage and car hospital. In all of this I learned a lesson about insur-

ance. When I purchased my car, I insured it for the estimated value. However, over the

years, I failed to increase that value as my car (and your car too) appreciated. When it

came time to submit a claim, the adjustor wanted to use that nasty word “totaled” as the

car was under insured by about $5,000. I was able to avoid the insurance company total-

ing the car, but it took some negotiating. All of that would have been avoided if I had pro-

vided full value coverage on the TR3A. So…have you checked your insurance lately to be

sure your car is fully insured?

HAVE YOU

CHECKED YOUR

CAR INSURANCE

LATELY?

By Bill Dryden

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THE HISTORY OF THE CAR RADIO AND BEYOND ...

By ROBERT MUENCHAUSEN

Seems like cars have always had radios, but they didn't. Here's the true

story: One evening, in 1929, two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wa-

vering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River

town of Quincy, Illinois, to watch the sunset. It was a romantic night to be sure,

but one of the women observed that it would be even nicer if they could listen to

music in the car. Lear and Wavering liked the idea. Both men had tinkered with

radios (Lear had served as a radio operator in the U.S. Navy during World War I)

and it wasn't long before they were taking apart a home radio and trying to get it

to work in a car. But it wasn't as easy as it sounds: automobiles have ignition

switches, generators, spark plugs. and other electrical equipment that generate

noisy static interference, making it nearly impossible to listen to the radio when

the engine was running.

One by one, Lear and Wavering identified and eliminated each source of

electrical interference. When they finally got their radio to work, they took it to a

radio convention in Chicago. There they met Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Manu-

facturing Corporation. He made a product called a "battery eliminator" a device

that allowed battery-powered radios to run on household AC current. But as

more homes were wired for electricity, more radio manufacturers made AC-

powered radios. Galvin needed a new product to manufacture. When he met

Lear and Wavering at the radio convention, he found it. He believed that mass-

produced, affordable car radios had the potential to become a huge business.

Lear and Wavering set up shop in Galvin's factory, and when they perfect-

ed their first radio, they installed it in his Studebaker. Then Galvin went to a lo-

cal banker to apply for a loan. Thinking it might sweeten the deal, he had his

men install a radio in the banker's Packard. Good idea, but it didn't work -- half

an hour after the installation, the banker's Packard caught on fire. (They didn't

get the loan.) Galvin didn't give up. He drove his Studebaker nearly 800 miles to

Atlantic City to show off the radio at the 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association

convention. Too broke to afford a booth, he parked the car outside the conven-

tion hall and cranked up the radio so that passing conventioneers could hear it.

That idea worked -- he got enough orders to put the radio into production.

That first production model was called the 5T71. Galvin decided he need-

ed to come up with something a little catchier. In those days many companies in

the phonograph and radio businesses used the suffix "ola" for their names -- Ra-

diola, Columbiola, and Victrola were three of the biggest. Galvin decided to do

the same thing, and since his radio was intended for use in a motor vehicle, he

decided to call it the Motorola. But even with the name change, the radio still

had problems: When Motorola went on sale in 1930, it cost about $110 unin-

stalled, at a time when you could buy a brand-new car for $650, and the country

was sliding into the Great Depression,

HISTORY OF

THE CAR RADIO

SIGNING ON

WHAT'S IN A

NAME

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By that measure, a radio for a new car would cost about $3,000 today. In 1930 it

took two men several days to put in a car radio. The dashboard had to be taken

apart so that the receiver and a single speaker could be installed, and the ceiling

had to be cut open to install the antenna. These early radios ran on their own bat-

teries, not on the car battery so holes had to be cut into the floor board to accom-

modate them. The installation manual had eight complete diagrams and 28 pages

of instructions.

Selling complicated car radios that cost 20 percent of the price of a brand-

new car wouldn't have been easy in the best of times, let alone during the Great De-

pression -- Galvin lost money in 1930 and struggled for a couple of years after that.

But things picked up in 1933 when Ford began offering Motorola's pre-installed at

the factory. In 1934 they got another boost when Galvin struck a deal with B.F.

Goodrich Tire Company to sell and install them in its chain of tire stores. By then

the price of the radio, installation included, had dropped to $55. The Motorola car

radio was off and running. The name of the company would be officially changed

from Galvin Manufacturing to "Motorola" in 1947. In the meantime, Galvin contin-

ued to develop new uses for car radios. In 1936, the same year that it introduced

push-button tuning; it also introduced the Motorola Police Cruiser, a standard car

radio that was factory preset to a single frequency to pick up police broadcasts. In

1940 he developed with the first hand held two-way radio -- The Handie-Talkie -- for

the U. S. Army.

A lot of the communications technologies that we take for granted today were

born in Motorola labs in the years that followed World War II. In 1947 they came out

with the first television to sell under $200. In 1956 the company introduced the

world's first pager; in 1969 it supplied the radio and television equipment that was

used to televise Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon. In 1973 it invented the

world's first handheld cellular phone. Today Motorola is one of the largest cell

phone manufacturers in the world -- And it all started with the car radio.

The two men who installed the first radio in Paul Galvin's car, Elmer Waver-

ing and William Lear, ended up taking very different paths in life. Wavering stayed

with Motorola. In the 1950's he helped change the automobile experience again

when he developed the first automotive alternator, replacing inefficient and unrelia-

ble generators. The invention lead to such luxuries as power windows, power seats,

and, eventually, air-conditioning.

Lear also continued inventing. He holds more than 150 patents. Remember

eight-track tape players? Lear invented that. But what he's really famous for are his

contributions to the field of aviation. He invented radio direction finders for planes,

aided in the invention of the autopilot, designed the first fully automatic aircraft

landing system, and in 1963 introduced his most famous invention of all, the Lear

Jet, the world's first mass-produced, affordable business jet. Not bad for a guy who

dropped out of school after the eighth grade.

HIT THE ROAD

WHATEVER

HAPPENED TO

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Zinc dialkyldithiophosphates (often referred to as ZDDP)

At the second November coffee gathering, I invited Rick Schreiber to talk to us

about offering Joe Gibbs oil products. Joe Gibbs products are aimed at racers, amateur

and professional, and some specially "brewed" offerings for enthusiast owners of classic

cars with flat tappet cams and lifters, which includes nearly all of us in IBCC driving older

cars.

If you haven't read up on the need for ZDDP, there are plenty of articles online for

your bedtime reading. So I don't fill this issue of the newsletter with discussion, I will point

you to this website: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/ There is so much more out there....

just Google "ZDDP" and there will be more than you can read in your lifetime. I also want

to refer to Joe Gibbs site, http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/ as there is some good infor-

mation concerning not only ZDDP, but synthetic oil usage in classic cars.

There are ZDDP additives to doctor up the oil you can buy at the

'FLPS' (friendly local parts store) but the question then is how much do I add? Getting the

correct parts per million in your engine is something I personally would rather trust to the

oil manufacturer, as there is mounting evidence that excessive amounts of sulfur (in

ZDDP) does cause scuffing, (premature wear) so more is definitely not better.

Now, who is this Rick Schreiber guy? He owns and operates Import Parts Special-

ists in Boise, and has offered to sell Gibbs Oil to us for a bit of a discount. Here is the con-

tact info for the store:

http://www.importpartsspec.com/

TOLL FREE: 1-800-897-7278

FAX: 1-208-336-9140

Import Parts Specialists, Inc

8973 W. Ardene Street (SE corner of Overland and Maple Grove)

Boise, ID 83709

[email protected]

[email protected]

Thanks to Rick for showing up at coffee and the offer to IBCC members for Joe

Gibbs oil products.

ZDDP

By Rod Nichols

CLASSIFIED ADS

Contact Nancy Otterness, Editor, to place an ad—[email protected]

MGA PARTS FOR SALE: Lucas Starter, $75 obo. MGA cylinder head. Head was rebuilt several years ago and used for a very

short time. Had new valves and guides when rebuilt. Not cast with the “1500”..thats why I replaced it, $200 obo. MGA 1500

carburetors (2). Disassembled but believed to be complete. Will need to be kitted and maybe new shafts/bushings. Sold to-

gether only. Intake manifold, heat shield and air cleaners also included. $300 takes the carbs, manifold, shield and air clean-

ers. Randy 208-412-0658 (m12/12)

MGB PARTS FOR SALE: Transmission from a 1967. Non-overdrive, no syncro in first. Core, needs to be rebuilt. $20 obo. Gen-

erator. No pulley. $50 obo. Center Console speaker surround, early MGB. Moss repro. $15. Electric Tachometer MGB,

RV1240/008 on the face, looks like new…$100 obo. Tail Light Lenses. New. Two sets, Lucas, bought from Moss. Older style,

all red. $30 each set, top and bottom. Gas Cap, chrome. $25. Randy 208-412-0658 (m12/12)

DISTRIBUTORS. Two Lucas DM-2 distributors, used. BN238, screw-on vacuum advance. Lots of numbers on them. I think

these are older than the 25D. $50 each obo. Randy 208-412-0658 (m12/12)

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TRIUMPH PARTS: Wheel adaptors/Splined extension (4) disc wheel to wire wheel. Include knock-offs. Used, good condition,

not Moss repros. $200obo for the set. Fuel Pump, original AC with primer lever and glass bowl. Used. $75obo. Sun Visors.

Moss repro TR-4. Still plastic wrapped. $30 for both. Randy 208-412-0658 (m12/12)

SPEEDOMETER: I think this is for a Sprite/Midget. It is a Jaeger, looks very good. # 6125/02 on the face. $50 obo Randy

208-412-0658 (m12/12)

OTHER GAUGES. Two Smiths Fuel gauges, $25 ea. One electric temperature gauge, Smiths. $25. Randy 208-412-0658

JENSEN-HEALEY: Padded cover that fits over the top frame when the top is down. Also some (3 or 4) of those special lug

nuts. If you own a J-H you can have these parts. Workshop Manual. 3rd edition, 1974, spiral bound. Greasy in all the right

places.. $25 obo. Randy 208-412-0658 (m12/12)

TIRES: I think these came from a Morris Minor One 5.60-14 Imperial Falcon tire, and one 5.20-14 Dunlop Gold Seal. Both

are used. Could be used for spares.. Free Randy 208-412-0658 (m12/12)

CHOKE CABLES. New Moss Repro. Several years old but never used. “C” on the knob. $15 obo. Randy 208-412-0658

FOR SALE: 1989 Jaguar XJ6. 92,992 miles. One owner car. Full service history and documented receipts for over 30

years. The car belonged to a doctor’s wife who lost her husband. Sale of the car will result in a donation to our Church’s

building fund. The car is clean and drives great. The body is straight, paint is shiny and the leather is most excellent. Treas-

ure Valley British Automotive assessed the car and I can provide the results. If you are interested in a nice XJ6, please give

me a call. Asking: $2,950 Doug Hackler 208 761-0088. (12/12m)

FOR SALE: ’65 MGB Roadster (black/red), older restoration, daily driver. Good chrome and paint, good interior, CD player,

older hard top, good soft top. Overdrive and early door handles. Wire wheels, extra gauges. Asking: $4000 OBO Mark Sufke:

208-377-9131 (11/12m)

FOR SALE: ’70 MGB-GT Project kit: Rust free and painted body shell, extra engine, wire hubs/wheels, alloy and steel wheels

with bolt on hubs. Many new interior parts (dash with glove box and vents), door panels, carpet. Wiring harness, decent

chrome. 1 donor car with lots of extra bits. New windscreen. Asking: $1500 OBO. Mark Sufke: 208-377-9131 (11/12m)

FOR SALE: ’74 MGB-GT many new suspension and brake parts. Older rebuilt engine, not run for extended period. Asking:

$750 OBO. $2000 takes both B-GT projects. Mark Sufke: 208-377-9131. (11/12m)

FOR SALE: 197? Jensen Healey. Blue in great shape with a hard top. Car in McCall. Contact 484-3170. (10/12)

FOR SALE: LOTUS Super-7. This is a clone kit car – but more so. Engine: Pineapple Racing 13-B Rotary; Weight: 1350 lbs;

Includes: 2 sets of wheels and tires (beautiful condition). This car has less than 1000 miles since it was built. It is street

legal (lights, seat belts, fenders, roll bar) and can be a daily driver, but it is also Auto-Cross ready. The car has some senti-

mental value and it was originally listed for $20,000 but any reasonable offer will be considered. Please forward any ques-

tions to Don Campbell at [email protected] (10/12 m)

FOR SALE: 1973 Jaguar XJ6 with a Chevy 350 V-8 conversion and ready to go. Fantastic refined muscle. The full interior was

completely re-done (Chip Knight of Boise), new tires, new dual electric fuel pumps, and new brake master cylinder. Good bur-

gundy paint, no rust, good chrome with extras. Cold AC. Alpine sound system. Less than 30K miles since conversion in 1990.

$5,000. Jerry Zaugg at 454-2416 or 454-5140 (7/12 m)

FOR SALE: BMC 1100cc Spridjet engine: Should fit 63 up to 67 MK I - Sprite. Includes Gen, Dist, carbs, Head - missing back

plate and flywheel (orange paint). Call Kevin @ 208 870-8889 (5/12m)

FOR SALE: British Leyland 1500 engine, for MG or Triumph - 75 or newer. This is pretty much complete - less flywheel (blue

paint). Call Kevin @ 208 870-8889 (5/12m)

FOR SALE: 1978 MGB Roadster project car. Complete except for: no engine, transmission or front fenders. $250. OBO

Lee Otterness (208) 376-5931 (11/11m)

PARTING OUT: 1969-70 MG Midget No engine, trans or body tub—but suspension and lots of misc. parts are still available.

Call with needs or come by and look it over. Bob Huston 440-9384 (5/11m)

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Phone (503)864-2001 FAX (503)864-2081

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IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB

PO BOX 9484

BOISE, ID 83707

Visit the WEBPAGE: http://idahobritishcars.org

IBCC members meet for coffee the first and third Saturday of each month.

Guests are always welcome

1st Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Caffe’ Capri on Federal Way

and Gowen Road (the old Tully’s coffee shop)

3rd Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Moxie Java on Overland Road

and 5 Mile