September-October - RROC - Rolls Royce and Bentley Owners of ...

Ivonne & Rob Webb
September-October 2007
San Diego Region enjoys the support of the SoCal Region of the RROC.
Our thanks to Carol and Jeff Deeter for inviting our region to SoCal’s July
meet at the impressive Mercedes Benz Classic Center and the superb lunch
at the Newport Bay Club.
We are very appreciative of our region members who host meets. We wish to
thank Nanette Gerth and George Chambers for hosting the September Newport
Harbor Cruise that was so much fun for those who attended. Paul Katson, our
Region Representative to British Car Council, and host for the British Car Day
reported: “I want to thank Tom Wright, Mike Faircloth and Frank Hamad who
helped set up the meet field on Saturday.” Steve Kirby, president of the BCC,
is grateful for everyone’s efforts. Orville Bingley’s 1999 Silver Spur III was our
club’s first place winner for “Best Rolls-Royce” and Frank Taliaferro’s 1913 Ghost was second for Rolls-Royce,
however the 1913 Ghost took Best of Show honors. That’s Best of Show for two years in a row for RROC. John
Ellison took the award for best picnic with Bentley. These wins are great news!
The July - August issue of Silver Coast News reported the attendance of our region members to the 56th Annual
National Meet in Stevenson, WA. We are so proud of the members who came all the way to Washington State.
We are especially proud of those who drove and those who received the well-deserved awards. The November
11th Meet will be a review of the National event. Lou and Valerie Sutter have graciously offered their home for
the Photo Show. We then drive a scenic route to Coronado, for a bring your own picnic at Bay Side Park. No
alcohol in the Park. After lunch all are invited to come to our home for dessert and to toast to the winners of the
awards both at the National Meet and at the British Car Day.
Once again Eileen Dilger Administrative Assistant for RROC Headquarters reports that our Silver Coast News is
one of the six outstanding publications of the club! Thanks Dennis for the great job you do and for the advertising
you obtained which helps pay for the cost of the larger number of color pages of our beautiful newsletter!
Technical information is a very important part of our club, thank you Tom Wright for the “Summer Winter Valve
Cleaning” article.
Jean Ely’s “Tour of Normandy and Monet’s Gardens” let us relive the delightful time we had with the RREC 20hp
Register in May. We four toured in our 1926 20 hp, GMJ12, “Great Motoring Joy.”
The Flying Lady’s July-August articles are interesting: the write up about the 2007 Italian Concours d’Eleganza
Villa d’Este cites. It is interesting to note that the opposite situation of exchanging coachbuilders happened with
Princes Elizabeth’s 1950 dark green Phantom IV (4AF2) with H.J Mulliner body. When she became Queen
Elizabeth II, the car was restored and repainted by Hooper, the official coachbuilder to the Royal Family, in the
Windsor’s Royal family garnet and black clan’s colors. The same issue’s article about “The Ghost Centenary
Celebration in the U.K.” has excellent pictures of the most unusual Ghost bodies, many of which we had the
pleasure of seeing at the RREC 50th Anniversary Rally at Kelmarsh Hall. Please see the article in this issue.
In this same The Flying Lady the articles about Ann Klein, Pioneer Woman Car Collector are really interesting.
Rob and I had the pleasure of meeting Ann, and having our Mark VI evaluated by her. We will never forget
when we attended our first National Meet in Natural Bridge Virginia in 1965, with three other couples we stayed
at Herring Hall a guest house a few miles from Natural bridge. At night we could hear the distinctive sound of
Ann Klein’s 4 1/2 liter W.O. Bentley roaring back and forth on the narrow country road. Ann had transported her
Bentley in a van because she did not like to drive the Bentley in towns, and was driving the required 100 miles
to qualify her car for judging. Ann really enjoyed driving that car fast and only used the clutch for shifting into
first gear when stopped.
Our condolences go out to Pat and Sig Hofland on the passing away of their son, Jeff. We also are sad to report
the passing of Frances Gay Webb, Rob’s mother and my wonderful “Mom” at age 103 and 1/2. We thank you
for the sympathy notes we have received.
December 9th is fast approaching; Rob and I are looking forward to a big turn out for the Annual Christmas
Banquet and Awards Party. Please mark your calendars. Ivonne
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