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July - Eastenders Report Alan Weller We are officially into summer now and things are looking up weather wise after a long and wet spring. It seemed like we were always in the path of a cold and rainy front moving through. Our merry group has managed quite well to miss the worst of this weather with our events and plan to do so the rest of the summer. Our first driving event was the Mother’s Day run and luncheon that ended with lunch at Capers in Campbellford. We had a great turn out of cars and the weather was cool but sunny. It wasn’t quite warm enough for top down driving but we had a couple of cars that had hardy drivers and passengers who braved the elements. Our next event was the “Run for the Hills Event” on June 8th, that took us through the wilds of the Northumberland Hills and we had a lunch stop beside the harbour in Newcastle. We had beautiful weather that lasted until after we all got home and allowed us to sit on the patio and eat while looking out at the boats. The drive back from lunch took us back up into the hills and back east culminating in a relaxing visit and BBQ at Mansel Griffith’s home in Port Hope. We got to ogle his new acquisition, a Mk 1 Jag that he purchased from another club member. Our thanks go to Mansel for hosting the event and providing us with a great ending to a perfect day. Well, some of us had a perfect day. My Mini decided to have ignition issues and had to be retired after part of the first legof the journey, but is now functioning again after an injection of cash for parts and some wrenching. Our daughter Jennifer helped with the plug, cap and rotor replacement and now knows what happens when the plug leads are mixed up. And I didn’t even say bad words (out loud). She is getting the hang of wrenches and how things function. I am selfish in teaching her this stuff so that when she gets older and the boyfriend’s car just happens to “break down” on a dark country lane she can call his bluff and get the car running again and be home by curfew. Ok, so I’m overprotective! We have been generously invited to join the Rolls Royce Club for a luncheon and musical theatre production in Port Hope at the Capitol Theatre on the 12th of July. Some of us are signed up. This was thanks to Mike and Arlene who are also RR owners. They got us a great package rate for lunch and the show “Buddy”. I’m hoping we can park the Mini in the trunk of one of the Rollers for safe keeping during the show. The next event is the Cobourg Car Show on July 13th , put on by the ACCCC. This is a wonderful show at the Cobourg Victoria Park which we try to attend as a group every year. Unfortunately it conflicts with the Brits in the Park event in Lindsay this year so we will have to give Lindsay a miss. Frank and Chris Russell will be hosting a BBQ after the show as they always do and we never miss this great food experience. If you would like a change from driving to Lindsay get in touch with Frank or myself and meet us at the Cat and Fiddle in Cobourg departing at 10am so we can drive in as a group and have our club lined up together. There are many awards and prize draws and each entry gets a dash plaque. There’s lots of shade in the park just like Lindsay plus the beach at Cobourg is the best in Ontario. Our August event will be hosted by Mike Browning and Arlene Smith on August 13th. They are planning a brunch to start the day and then a road tour with interesting stops along the way. There will be a BBQ at their home in Roseneath Landing. I hear through the grapevine Val and Dick Lloyd will be helping with the food. For those who remember the Varac/Mosport weekends when we used to invade Val and Dick’s home for a BBQ, will remember the wonderful spread they used to put on. This event is bound to be a great one, so get in touch with Dave Lyon or myself and we can send you the details as we get closer to the day. Details of times etc to follow. September event will be hosted by me and is the Northumberland Artists Studio Tour followed by a BBQ at the Weller house. The date is Sept 14th, but their will be more detail in the next issue of the Oily Rag. Circle the date though. The last time we did this event there were about 30 people in the yard for the food and my driveway
looked like a car show. For those from out of town it makes a great weekend destination as the Studio Tour is two days of fun if you visit all of them. If any of you from the other parts of Ontario are interested please get in touch with me and I can help with accommodations in the area. By the time most of you read this my first (and hopefully) annual, Rice Lake Area Automotive Flea Market will have happened. The last couple of weeks there has been a good amount of interest from vendors and I am hoping to have a good first event. So far we have everything from Nascar memorabilia to Jeep parts and everything in- between. I will have a selection of TR3 & 4 to MG, Sunbeam, Morris, Volvo, Corvette to motorcycle parts, plus there will be cars for sale. (and that’s just my stuff!) We are going to have a club table to try and attract some new members. We are planning a family vacation to the Maritimes in August and with luck we will take in the British Car Show in New Brunswick along the way. I will have some pictures of the show to share with you when I get back. Cheers, Alan. THIS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?? Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...Trying to find something funny in the absurdity of it all. The price of Gas versus Printer Ink All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are.... You will be really shocked by the last one! (at least, I was...) Compared with Gasoline... Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective to other things we buy. Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29...$10.32 per gallon Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19...$9 .52 per gallon Gatorade 20 oz $1.59...$10.17 per gallon Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25...$10.00 per gallon Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15...$33.60 per gallon Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35...$178.13 per gallon Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85...$123.20 per gallon Whiteout 7 oz $1.39... $25.42 per gallon Scope 1.5 oz $0.99...$84.48 per gallon And this is the REAL KICKER... Evian water 9 oz $1.49...$21.19 per gallon! $21.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source (Evian spelled backwards is Naive.) Ever wonder why printers are so cheap? So they have you hooked for the ink. Someone calculated the cost of the ink at...(you won't believe it...but it is true) $5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars) So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink! Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump... And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person, your muffler will fall off!! Okay, your muffler won't really fall off...but, you might run out of toilet paper. Submitted by Harold Leece.
Page 1 and 2: The Oily Rag July 2008 Issue 82 And
Page 3 and 4: BRITISH SALOON CAR CLUB OF CANADA 2
Page 5 and 6: A Place of Fame in the Movies - and
Page 7 and 8: Car ‘C’ - RUST - Check the rear
Page 9: Counties Counters Cambridge... Club
Page 13 and 14: Latter in the Metro programme he dr
Page 15 and 16: Amsterdam - well what can I say, it
Page 17 and 18: Mini - 1961 Austin Countryman: 850c
Page 19 and 20: A Mini Marvel by Bob DeShane It was
Page 21 and 22: Raiders of the Lost Wreck Compiled
Page 23 and 24: Sunbeam - 1948 Sunbeam Talbot: need
Page 25 and 26: The Mechanics, Toronto, ON, 416-233
Page 27 and 28: W O L S E L E Y By Norm Kear Anyone
Page 29 and 30: The View from Burlington By Tony Fo
Page 31 and 32: “No Noise Is Good Noise” Part O

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