™

DECEMBER 2013Vol. XII No. 10

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! NEXT ISSUE COMES OUT ON FEBRUARY 15.

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 2

Arrowhead Sports Car Clubwww.arrowheadscc.org

Auto Italia Minnesotawww.meetup.com/auto-italia-Minnesota/

Austin-Healey Club of Manitobawww.ahcm.ca

British Iron Society of Greater Fargo www.BritishIronSociety.com

Citroën Car Club of MNwww.citroenmn.com

Delorean Owners Association,Minnesotawww.deloreanowners.org

Fahr North: Porsche 356 GroupEric Erickson 952-426-5024

Ferrari Club of America,Central States Regionhttp://www.fcacentralstates.org/

Foreign Fordshocapri [at] yahoo [dot] com

Glacier Lakes Quattro Clubwww.glacierlakesqclub.org

InterMarque Councilintermarque@gmail.com

Jaguar Club of Minnesotawww.jaguarminnesota.org

Lotus Eatersfrankshoward@gmail.com

LOON (Lotus Owners Oftha North)tsengel@comcast.net

Mercedes Benz Club Twin Cities Sectionwww.mbca-tc.org

Metropolitans from Minnesotawww.metropolitansfromminnesota.com

Miata Club of Minnesotawww.miataclubmn.com

Midwest Sunbeamwww.sunbeamalpine.org

Minnes02 (BMW 2002)mcfadden_jim@hotmail.com

Minnesota Austin-Healey Clubwww.mnhealey.com

Minnesota Autosports Clubwww.mnautox.com

Minnesota Land Rover Clubmnlandrovers.org

Minnesota MG Grouphttp://www.MN-MGGroup.org

Minnesota MG T Registerwww.mnmgtr.org

Minnesota United Minis (MUM)www.minnesotaunitedminis.com

Minnesota MorgansHealeymog@yahoo.com

Minnesota Rolls Royce andBentley Enthusiastsrollsbentley@comcast.net

Minnesota SAAB Clubwww.mnsaabclub.org

Minnesota Triumphswww.mntriumphs.org

Nord Stern Porsche Clubwww.nordstern.org

North Coast Borgward Clubronengle@gte.net

North Star BMW Car Clubwww.northstarbmw.org

North Star British Iron (cycles)jpm06@embarqmail.com

Pagoda Club of Minnesota 651-452-2807

The Regulars Twin Cities VintageScooter Clubwww.minnescoota.com

Thunder Bay Vintage Sports Car Club tbvscc.ca

Triumph Drivers of Manitobawww.britishcar.ca

Stella del Nord Alfa RomeoOwners Clubesolstad@pressenter.com

Twin Cities VW Clubwww.twincitiesvwclub.com

Vintage Sports Car Racingwww.vscr.org

Volvo Sports America Minnesota Chapter David Olson, olson199@umn.edu

Wheels of Italywheelsofitaly.com

ZOOM (Z Owners Of Minnesota)zcarchat.com • Jonathan Grothe:jgrothe@twparchitects.com

VINTAGE FOREIGN MARQUE CLUBSOF THE UPPER MIDWEST

Updates for web sites, email addresses,phone numbers, and meeting times and

places (see calendar) are most appreciated.

Clubs listed in red are members of the

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 3

DECEMBER 2013VOLUME XII, ISSUE 10

Copyright 2013

Managing EditorANDY LINDBERGProduction EditorBRIAN CORNELL

Content ContributorsRON ENGLE, ANDY LINDBERG

Photo ContributorsRON ENGLE, ANDY LINDBERG,

DAN BUCHEN

SUBSCRIPTION IS FREE!Please submit your request to

intermarque@gmail.com

ADVERTISING COSTS A LITTLEPDF Business Card ads (3.5x2) are $5/month. Please inquireto intermarque@gmail.com

HAVE AN ARTICLE TO SHARE?Editorial contributions are alwayswelcome and are due by the 5th of the month prior. Specs can be

found at the end of the issue.Please submit your story or article

to intermarque@gmail.com

InterMarque! Vintage Foreign Motorcars ofthe Upper Midwest is on Facebook. Join the

group and feel free to add to this site with

pictures, stories, and announcements about

local Vintage Foreign motorcars and events.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/intermarque/

ON THE COVER:Borgwards rally

in the HighSierra Mountains

of Californianear

Georgetown.12-13

12-13

Visit our websitewww.bmcautos.com

™

DECEMBER 2013Vol. XII No. 10

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! NEXT ISSUE COMES OUT ON FEBRUARY 15.

5.10.14

SAVE THE DATE

INTER-MARQUESPRING

KICKOFFMAY 10,

2014OSSEO,

MN

PLANNINGMEETINGS

SQUARE PEG • MPLS9:30AM • UPDATES AREALSO POSTED ON OUR

FACEBOOK PAGE.

SAT., DEC. 14SAT., JAN. 11SAT., FEB. 8

SAT., MARCH 8SAT., APRIL 12

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 4

VISIT US ONLINE! www.BroadwayAutoTech.com

The date has been set for the 2014InterMarque Spring Kick-Off. It willtake place on Saturday May 10th. It willagain be held in Osseo, MN. Thiscoming year, we plan on having onlyone kind of weather instead of all thekinds of weather, like we had last year.

Last Saturday, the InterMarque Councilmet at the Square Peg and made somepreliminary decisions about the event.

The poster design is in process and theevent date has been set with Osseo.

For 2014 it looks like we are going to goback to parking by the individual clubs.Each club that contributes $100 will

get a designated parking area as well

as a trophy for their Marque. There

will be a best in show trophy as well asthe individual Marques trophies. Thetrophies will be voted by ballot by eachof the show participants, with onevoting ballot going to each showentrant.

One thing that I would like to do is visitsome of the other clubs meetings, thatwe currently have low participationfrom and promote our event. I wouldappreciate any input on clubs to visitand people to get in touch with aboutmaking a presentation about the showto their members. So, if you know ofany names and clubs I could visit, besure to let me know via e-mail. Pleasesend me the club name, a contact, a

phone number or e-mail, and when themeetings take place. I will take it fromthere.

So, does anyone have any contacts withthe Miata Club? the MetropolitanClub? the DeLorean Club? theAmphicar Club? (and no, I don’t expecta lot of rain) or whatever vintageforeign clubs that are out there?

If you wish to contact me, my e-mail isjmjengstrom@yahoo.com.

The next Council meeting is onSaturday December 14th at 9:30. It is atthe Peg, where the elite meet to eat.

Cheers,John

InterMarque Spring Kick-Off UPDATEby John Engstrom, Spring Kick-Off Event Chair

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 5

25th NationalBorgwardOwners’ Clubmeet SEPTEMBER 25-29 GEORGETOWN, CA,Article and photos by Ron Engle

The 25th National Borgward Owners’ Club meet was held

September 25th to 29th in Georgetown, CA, with a rally to

Murphys, CA, where for the first time the Ironstone Concours

d’Elegance had a special class for Borgward automobiles. Monica

Borgward from Germany, the daughter of Carl F.W. Borgward who

died in 1963, was the special guest of honor.

With plenty of spare parts in the trunk, Barbara and I set out in our 1960Borgward Isabella Coupé for the long journey to California. We decided todrive straight across Minnesota through the upper middle of South Dakota onUS 212, an extremely lonely but very good road, to Spearfish. Cruising at 60– 65 mph, there was no need for an Interstate nor to overwork the 53 year old1.5 liter Borgward engine. On the second day we went south throughWyoming to Evanston and spent the third night in Lovelock, Nevada, in aquestionable1 cent Casino. With four on the tree, the Borgward hummed overDonner Pass and then downhill all the way to Auburn, near Sacramento.

We passed through old Placerville in the gold mining region of the Foothills ofthe Sierra Nevada Mountains – stunning landscape with perfect weather. InGeorgetown, we met up with the Borgward people. It was time to examineeach other’s cars and for trunks to open and spare parts to be traded. But, wait,don’t panic, my rear left tire looks low. Sure enough, but at 7:00 am sharp thenext morning the only tire shop for miles let customers wait while with gustothey raised the swing axle and fixed the tire on a marque they had never heardof before.

ABOVE: The Borgward class was given an idyllic spot on the lake undershade trees at the 2013 Concours d’Elegance.

ABOVE: Klaus Tietze’s 1958Borgward Isabella Coupé fromBritish Columbia, Best in Class.

Borgwards rally in the High Sierra Mountains of California near Georgetown.

CONT. > > >

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 6

Highlights of the trip included avisit to Paul Thomasson’s

property where we enjoyed aBBQ lunch and a close up lookat Paul’s ongoing restoration ofJim Cassidy’s 1957 Borgward

race car, the “Bremen Bucket.”

25th National Borgward Owners’ Club meet CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

The Borgward group caravanned to Paul Thomasson’sforested property, where Paul had prepared a BBQ lunch forforty. It was time to enjoy his “car barn,” Borgwards, and hislatest project, the restoration of Jim Cassidy’s 1957Borgward race car – a highlight of the meet. Cassidy, whopassed away years ago, affectionately named his “BremenBucket” after the city in Germany where Borgwards weremanufactured.

Jim Cassidy, in El Paso, Texas, built the “Bremen Bucket”from a wrecked 1957 Borgward Isabella Combi StationWagon in 1959-60. Cassidy modified the 1.5 liter Borgwardengine adding double carburetion and molded an allaluminum body on part of the original Borgward chassis,which when finished looked much like the Borgward RSRennsport that Borgward used in Formula II racing. The“Bremen Bucket” reached a speed of 130 mph (208 km) andCassidy raced the car throughout the Western Unites States.Unfortunately, most of the car’s original upper body waslater destroyed. But thanks to Paul Thomasson’s dedicationand hard work, he has resurrected and restored the body toits original condition.

The next day we rallied on a twisting, turning back road7,000 ft. into the High Sierra Mountains to Wright’s Lake. It

was a rugged all day 100 mile rally and a real test drive forthe Borgward caravan, especially dodging the loggingtrucks. On our return, we appropriately ate at a GermanRestaurant near Georgetown. The Wiener Schnitzel wasenormous and the waitresses all spoke German.

On Friday we rallied to Murphys, a wonderful old goldmining town, with a three block main street filled with winetasting rooms (we counted 18 in the first two blocks!) andsmall shops. Murphys is in Calaveras County, so there areplenty of frogs in town. After settling into ouraccommodations, it was time to hang out in the parking loteating cheese and crackers and drinking wine that Hans andChau Bruckler traditionally provide. Last chance to polishthe Borgward before the big show.

Saturday morning all thirteen Borgwards headed for themain event – the Ironstone Concours d’Elegance, on thegrounds of the Ironstone Winery. For the first time, therewas a special class for Borgward automobiles. Each entrywas given a carrying case with Ironstone glasses engravedwith an automobile, and a bottle of wine. A beautifulenvironment, exciting automobiles, and an antique trailerclass that was most impressive. The placement for theBorgward class alongside a lake with shade trees could not

CONT. > > >

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 7

LEFT: Monica Borgward, daughter ofCarl F.W. Borgward and guest of honorfrom Germany, with Ron & Barbara andtheir 1960 Borgward Isabella Coupé.

BELOW: Barbara pauses for refreshmentat the 7,000 ft. summit of Donner Pass.

Not just Borgwards, but Jaguars, Triumphs,and plenty of Pierce Arrows at the 2013

Ironstone Concours d’Elegance.

Hoffman’s 1961 Borgward Isabella Combi StationWagon. They are getting to be rare.

25th National Borgward Owners’ Club meet CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6

have been more idyllic. Klaus Tietze ’s 1958 Coupé fromCanada was selected as Best in Class and three of theBorgwards received an Award of Merit, including RandySchultheis’s 1960 Coupé, Ralf Koenigshoven’s Borgwardsedan, and the Minnesota 1960 Coupé.

The morning after the BOC farewell banquet, Barbara and Ionce again hit the road. We decided on the return route tocross the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Lake Tahoe and headnorth on a desert road to I 80 in Nevada. After Elko, inRawlins, WY, we heard that a big snow storm was expected inthe north, so we continued on through Nebraska. We stoppedin Kimball and the lady at the Nebraska Tourist Agency put aphoto of the Borgward on their Facebook page.

Home at last in Minnetrista. After 4,200 miles(6,800 km), it is time to change the oil and greasethe water pump. But I’ll be dreaming of drivingthe Borgward up Ice House Road in the HighSierras for some time to come.

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 8

Illustration from a ’59 Triumph brochure captures the excitement!

MY WEEKEND AT THEWAUMANDEEHILLCLIMBSEPT. 20–22, 2013Article by Andy LindbergPhoto by Dan Buchen

On Friday, September 20, the 20% chance of rain drizzled on us

90% of the way from Point Douglas Park to Nelson, Wisconsin. Not

an auspicious start for my first appearance as a hillclimb contender.

Last year I was a corner worker without a car old enough to qualify.

As I looked around for a car last winter, one of my considerations

was that it had to be ’83 or older so the Healey club would let me

enter this year. The ‘59/’60 TR3A not only got me comfortably under

the age cut-off but well into the elderly quartile of entrants.

So, dodging raindrops, I drove down with a Triumph TR convoy, one each ofa 3, a 4 and a 6. If you’ve ever ridden with the Triumphs, you know that erectionof the hoods (that’s Brit-speak for putting up convertible tops) is a last resort— to be undertaken only if animals are marching two-by-two. Or if spouses arepresent.

The drizzle was done by the time we arrived in Nelson for the obligatory stopat the Nelson Cheese Factory. After cheese curds and ice cream cones we madethe obligatory Triumph stop at the Nelson liquor store. Then it was offWisconsin 35 and onto the county roads for a scenic and tire-squealingconclusion to our journey.

Arriving at the Waumandee House, we checked to make sure the bartender wason duty and checked out the bunkhouse we were sharing with four other TRenthusiasts. The bunkhouse was much nicer than its name would imply.Recently redone, it had a shower and a big-screen TV. The only problems withit were the bunkbeds, whose top bunks are Mt. Everest challenges to 66-year-olds.

The evening began at Suncrest Gardens Farm for the best pizza in the upperMidwest. Bob Jensen, a gourmand’s gourmet, drove his MGA down from theCities just for the pizza and left the next day before the hillclimb. The music wasgood too. Then it was back to the bunkhouse (I only got lost once) and asomewhat fitful night’s sleep interrupted by the fire pit drunks, the snoring inour cabin, and event master Tom Hazen leaving the parking lot at oh-dark-

AT LEAST I LOOKED FAST.

CONT. > > >

thirty to get the hillclimb course prepared.

Race day (time for me to strut my stuff ) dawned cold andwet from the overnight rain. Arriving at the course, wefound the pits were different than last year. Last year’s pitswere now a corn (ethanol) field, but Tom had found us anearby field from which the cows had reportedly beenmoved two weeks ago. The rain did, however, loosen upsome of the cow pies so you had to be careful where youwalked until the late morning sun solidified them. The localGirl Scouts sold breakfast goodies and semi-hot chocolatethat hit the spot on a chilly, overcast morning. Hope theymade a fortune.

Then it was off to the drivers’ meeting. As a driver this yearI listened attentively. Especially when Tom said things like,“And you could die.” Tom does a great job at these meetings.His Johnnie Cochran-inspired rules are worth the price ofadmission. (You remember Cochran from the OJ trial, “If itdoesn’t fit, you must acquit.”) Tom’s versions of thisrhyming memory device included, “One for fun, two you’redone,” for hitting cones or haybales along the course. Andfor booze it was, “Drink a beer, you’re out of here.”

The start line is a mere five miles from the finish and the pits.Not as the crow flies or the 2+ mile course runs, but on thoseroads where I got lost the night before. I got lost againbecause I missed a few of the pink arrows used to mark theroute. Everyone’s first run was untimed so there was time towave at the corner workers, admire the beautiful scenery,quake at the twenty- to thirty-foot dropoffs on your right,and plot your more serious ascent later when the stopwatchwas running. My evaluation of the course was that the mostchallenging obstacles were not the numerous corners onBlank Hill Road but the hay bales and cones designed to slowdown drivers even more. Maybe they didn’t much slowdown cars with power steering and/or rack & pinionsteering, but they were heck for me to thread my TR3through. (“Chicane” is derived from a French word meaning“out to get me.”)

No times were announced during the day and I felt prettygood about my driving. On the gas in a gear not too farremoved from the ideal one, through the chicanes as fast asmy arms could swing that 17-inch steering wheel, andaround the curves on my 165R-15 tires without launchingmyself off the precipices. I felt so good, in fact, that as Iwalked around the pits, talking to other drivers, I shared with

them my only goal for the weekend — not to get the SlowestTime of Day (aka STD) award.

This goal seemed eminently achievable. After all the TR3has gobs of torque and I’m faster than most minivan driverson exit ramps. What could go wrong? Well, on the first runafter lunch, somebody saw me hit a cone. Remember one forfun, two you’re done? It seemed to me to be prudent to notmake any more runs. And besides, my morning times weregood enough to achieve my goal of no STD. Right?

Cut forward to the awards banquet. After the broastedchicken, Tom began to hand out the awards. Everybody getsa Fastest Time of Day award for their fastest time of day, butthese FTDs are handed out in order from the STD first andon up to the really fast times of day. So Tom did a fewslowpoke jokes and then announced the winner of the “mostcontemplative driver” award. Guess who? He smiled as hehanded it to me. I didn’t smile back. My brain beat itself intoa froth of anger and embarrassment. It’s one thing for me toget an STD when I’m driving a Citroen 2CV or a SmartFortwo. But it’s an entirely different matter when I’m reallytrying in a real sports car (even if it’s a really old real sportscar). What can I blame other than myself?

I was still boiling after all the awards were handed out. (Noway I’m telling you who was faster than me.) After buryingmy sorrows in a chocolate-chip cookie, I walked over toveteran vintage racer Rich Stadther and asked him what hedid when (if?) he came in last. He said I wasn’t last, he was.The clutch on his car gave out before he made his first run.This consoled me a bit. But not much. I mean what do I tellpeople? I’m faster than a stalled car? Last year’s STDertalked to me. We decided he ’d run next year and I’d workcorners like he did this year. But I was still upset.

On Sunday, the second place finisher (second from thebottom that is) and I had breakfast together and then droveback to the Cities without squealing a tire or breaking aspeed limit once. Several weeks have now passed. Afterreflection, my plan for next year is to recruit some driversslower than me to participate.That means you. If you didn’trace, I was a heck of a lotfaster than you. We’ll seeabout next year. Considerthe gauntlet thrown.

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 9

MY WEEKEND AT THE WAUMANDEE HILLCLIMB CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 1 0

LOOKING FOR A NEW RIDE THIS YEAR?www.TopGearMN.com features great local listings!

1955 Porsche Outlaw SpeedsterBEAUTIFUL GROUND-UP RESTORATION. $165K

You won’t find a better level ofservice anywhere in the metro area!• State of the Art Diagnostics• Complete Vehicle Restoration• Advanced Electrical System Analysis• Fuel Injection & Carburator Service• Vehicle Pre-Purchase Inspections• Handling & Suspension Tuning• Transmission Service & Repair• Heating & Cooling Services• Air Conditioning Services• Race & Track Preparation• Engine Building Services• Factory Maintenance

2401 East Lake St.Minneapolis, MN 55406(612) 724-8901 • www.TopGearMN.com

TOPSERVICETOP MARQUES

Makeyour carlook as good aswe make it run!Ask about ourdetailingservices.

John Engstrom called the November 9 InterMarque Councildouble-secret meeting (to which everybody had been invited)to order at 9:00 a.m. Despite claiming to be disorganized, he distributed an agenda that some attendees honored.

Item A on the agenda was Spring Kick-Off help. Clubs notrepresented at the meeting (you know who you are), we’llneed your help too.

Item B was a co-chair for the Kick-Off. Several people notpresent were nominated for this position. (A good reason foryou to attend the December 14 meeting.)

For Item C Pat Holt volunteered to be Parking Field Marshallfor the KickOff.

Item D. The KickOff is May 10, 2014 in downtown Osseo.Gorgeous weather is predicted.

Item E was trophies and Dale Martin is working on a stunningnew design.

Item F, ballots and rules, was discussed extensively and thereseems to be semi-agreement on a proposal too complicatedto be discussed here.

Items G through I were pretty much passed over for now.

Item J was involvement of other clubs. The Mercedes, Saab(SAAB?), and Miata Clubs were mentioned as possibilities.

Another issue discussed was whether the InterMarque shouldincorporate as a non-profit. Many marque clubs have donethis. Action was deferred until somebody who knows what isinvolved (maybe even a lawyer) could be consulted.

The group also discussed whether the InterMarque shouldhave a presence at the Minneapolis Auto Show. After hearingabout fifty reasons this wouldn’t work, attendees decided topursue the idea further.

INTERMARQUE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESNOVEMBER 9, SQUARE PEG • JIMMY OLSON, CUB REPORTER

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 1 1

1965 SUNBEAM IMP DELUXE MK.1 made by the Rootes Group in Linwood, Scotland power by a rearmounted 885cc four cylinder aluminum alloy Coventry Climax engine with a gas mileage of 45 MPG! Four speedall synchromesh transmission with a rear wheel drive transaxle, water cooled and using a Solex carbureutor. Gasfiller and spare tire located in the front trunk.It has a two door semi hatchback rust free body and .the rear windowlifts up to access behind the rear seat. The wheelbase is 82" with a total length of 141.5" with a total weight of1545. Steering wheel is located on the left side for easy driving.The car was restored by the previous owner about 10 years ago painted in Primrose Yellow with a burgundyinterior. The windshield has two chips in the lower corner on the drivers side completely out of the vision line. Alsoneeds a new speedo cable and these are quick and easy to replace. I will try to order one before the auctionends. Lots of fun to drive, turns a lot of heads and comes with car show trophies from the previous owner.There are under fifty Imps in the United States and the IMP club based in the UK is a fantastic club with a greatmonthy magazine and a spares program. It will be fun to own something different from the more common Britishcars $7000

1967/1968 SUNBEAM TIGER/ALPINE Commonly referred to as an ALGER, this car started life as a 1967Tiger until it was crashed. All tiger parts were swapped into a 1968 Series V Alpine. Car is rust free from San Diego.White body, red and grey interior. newer top. new teak dash and gauges. new wiring through out, fresh brakes andshocks all around. has an over sized radiator with aux fan, does not over heat or run hot even in traffic. motor hasbeen upgraded to a Ford 302 with the 4 speed top loader and custom gearing in 4th for better highway performance.this motor is very highly built, i have a stack of files and receipts going back over 30 years. Very fun car to drive.asking $16k, a great bargain when Tigers sell for two to four times this amount. Contact Jim 612-267-5815

BULLETIN BOARD Have something you want to sell? Looking for? Share? Listings run free for 3 months or until wehear otherwise. Email your description, photos and contact info to: intermarque@gmail.com

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 1 2

1969 MORRIS MINOR TRAVELLER WOODY WAGON

45,000 MILESDisc Brake ConversionStainless Front Brake LinesFront and Rear Sway BarsTube Shock ConversionProfessionally Installed Lancia Twin Cam Engine5 Speed TransmissionSwing Pedals With Brake Power BoosterFull Array of Gauges Leather Steering WheelLeather Bucket SeatsCar Rewired With Relays and Large Fuse Block

The car has been professionaly converted to a(cleverly rebadged as a Morris) 120 HP LanciaEngine with a 5 speed transmission.Twin boxexhaust system is in good shape and has athroaty sound. Front Disc Brakes and braided steellines have been added. As well as a modern swingpedal assembly with brake power booster. Heavyfront and rear sway bars and tube shockconversion complete the suspension upgrades.The car is an older restoration and shows someage. Paint is around 7 out of 10. Floor pans andinner door sill panels are solid with no rust. All thefenders had been replaced with new ones. RearWheel tubs are solid as well. It has a few spots ofrust in the bottoms of both doors the left being theworse and the rear valance area. The rest of thebody is solid and straight. The wood sides hadbeen replaced and are solid. Rear doors areoriginal and are fairly solid. I would replace themat some point then all the wood would be perfect.Interior has had front reclining leather bucketsseats installed. Leather Mountney steering wheel.Full array of gauges added featuring amps, oil,temperature and tachometer. Car has beencompletely rewired with aircraft quality wire andhas an upgraded modern fuse and relay panel.Has classic lighted turn signal stalk indicator inworking condition. Front carpets and mats arenew. 3rd gear syncro is a little weak but part ischeap should be same as a Fiat 124 Spyder.Clutch is cable operated and is solid. All in all anice presentable driver that you can tweak tomake it perfect as you go along. It's not a showcar nor is represented as one. Draws attentionwhere ever you go. Own a real woody wagon for afraction of the price of a classic american woody.$6,900/BO Jim Huston, (952) 944-2381

Have something you want to sell? Looking for? Share? Listings run free for 3 months or until wehear otherwise. Email your description, photos and contact info to: intermarque@gmail.comBULLETIN BOARD

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 1 3

Multi-Marque Breakfast EVERY* SATURDAY MORNING! 8:30 a.m., Square Peg Diner, 2021 East Hennepinin the Hennepin Square Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Everyone is invited! Special room for the auto-afflicted.Attendance on recent Saturdays has been twenty to thirty or more. Women are invited every Saturday but the secondSaturday of every month is Lady’s Day. All marques and nationalities invited. Info on and map to the Peg:http://www.squarepegdiner.com/ (*The Peg is sometimes closed on holiday weekends.)

East Ender’s Saturday Morning Breakfast A group of vintage foreign motoring enthusiasts have starteda semi-monthly East Ender’s Breakfast Group for those that want Breakfast a little later and not drive to Minneapolis.Join the East Ender’s on the 1ST AND 3RD SATURDAYS each month, 9:00 a.m. at: Sail Away Café, 1321 St. CroixTrail, Afton, MN. North of County Road 18 and St. Croix Trail.

O N G O I N G

ALL classified, calendar and event submissions are due by the 5th of the month PRIOR. (Feb. 2014 issue due by Feb 5).

For a computer-savvy Twin Cities Car Club Event Calendar go to http://calendar.mnhealey.com/

2 0 1 4 M U LT I M A R Q U E C A L E N D A R

JUNE 29JULY 27

AUG. 31SEPT. 28

2014 Sunday Picnics

May 10 InterMarque Spring Kick-Offhttp://www.intermarque.org

June 7–8 3rd Annual Walleye 1000 Vintage Rallyhttp://www.walleye1000.com/

June 12-14 Rendezvous, Thunder Bay, Ontario.http://tbvscc.ca/Rendezvous/rendezvous.html

August 9 Britfest, Hudson, Wisconsin

August 16 Royal British Car Show, Jaguar/Roverdealer on I-394.

See you in 2014! Next issue comesout on Feb. 15!

5.10.14

SPRING KICK-OFF 2014 • OSSEO, MN

I n t e r M a r q u e M o n t h l y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 P A G E 1 4

Arrowhead Sports Car Club Monthly Meeting,second Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m., 4767 WestArrowhead Road, Hermantown, Minnesota. Info:www.arrowheadscc.org

British Iron Society Informal gathering, everySaturday morning at the Fry-n Pan, Fourth and Main,beautiful downtown Fargo, North Dakota. Info: LarryLeClerc lkleclerc@msn.com

Fahr North Gathering EVERY 3RD THURSDAY,5pm. Club Jaeger: 10th & Washington Avenue North,Minneapolis Mostly Porsches guys, but all are welcome.Contact : Eric Erickson 952-426-5024

Mercedes Benz Club of America, Twin CitiesSection Informal dinner and discussion, firstWednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Lion’s TapRestaurant, Hwy 212 and Cty Rd 4, Eden Prairie,Minnesota. Info: 952-829-0848

Minnesota Austin-Healey Club Pie and/or PintWith the President, first Wednesday of the month,7:00 p.m. or before. Fort Snelling Officers Club,Minnesota. Info: www.mnhealey.com

Minnesota MG T Register MG Luncheons, every Tuesday, 11:15 a.m. American Legion, 6501 PortlandAvenue, Richfield, Minnesota. Info: Steve Blomberg 612-869-8264 striumph77@aol.com

Minnesota SAAB Club Monthly Meeting, firstThursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., Major’s Sports Cafelocated on Snelling Ave. in Roseville, Minnesota. Info:Chris Luick 507-252-1888 or www.mnsaabclub.org

MUM: Minnesota United Minis at irregular timesand locations. Check out our Facebook page.

Minnesota Triumphs Monthly Meeting, secondThursday of the month (except Nov. & Dec.), 7:00 p.m.,Fort Snelling Officers Club, Minnesota. Info:www.mntriumphs.org

Stella del Nord (Alfa Romeo) Monthly pizzaand wine gathering, second Monday of the month.Contact Ed Solstad for time and location. 612-822-0569 oresolstad@pressenter.com

The Regulars, twin cities vintage scooter clubSemimonthly gathering (weather permitting). Firstand third Sunday of the month, 2:00 p.m., Pizza Luce,Lyndale and 32nd, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Info:www.minnescoota.com

Thunder Bay Vintage Sports Car Club Monthlygeneral meeting, third THURSDAY of the month,7:00p.m. at the SLOVAK LEGION, 801 ATLANTICAVENUE, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Info: www.tbvscc.ca

Triumph Drivers of Manitoba Monthlymeetings, open to interested parties, are held on thesecond Thursday of each month at the Irish Club, 654 ErinStreet, second floor at 8:00 p.m., Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada. Info: www.britishcar.ca

Twin Cities VW Club Monthly meeting, firstWednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., West Side VW, St.Louis Park, Minnesota. Meeting usually lasts 30 to 45minutes. Info: www.twincitiesvwclub.com

ZOOM Datsun/Nissan Z Owners. 1st Monday of themonth 6:30 pm (locations vary) Jonathan Grothe, AIA,(952) 401-7076, jgrothe@twparchitects.com

R E G U L A R C L U B E V E N T S

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

InterMarque Monthly is a volunteer-driven, 10 issue/yr publication,that provides the upper midwest’s vintage foreign motoring clubsand enthusiasts with an outlet to organize/publicize events. Ourmission is to make it easier to recognize and celebrate the amazinglydiverse import community our region has to offer! From Austin to Z!

We accept almost any kind of vintage foreign event coverage.Including: event profiles/recaps, maint. tips, restoration/barn findstories, marque/model-specific profiles and “out and abouts.”

Please submit items to intermarque@gmail.com for consideration.Issues are published on the 15th of the month prior. Submissions dueby the 5th of the month prior. Helpful hints are provided below.

F E AT U R E S T O R I E S :

STORY LENGTH: 500-1000 words

PHOTO REQUIREMENTS: Must be your own or have permission fromthe photographer! Copyrighted material submitted from the web willnot be accepted. 4-6 photos should be provided at a medium size.MUST HAVE CAPTIONS. Please provide captions that align to thephoto names. Captions should include at a minimum the year/makeof car, the owner, and any other relevant info pertinent to the photo.

O U T A N D A B O U T S :

STORY LENGTH: 50-250 words plus event date/host/location.

PHOTO REQUIREMENTS: 2-3 photos. See restrictions above.

C L A S S I F I E D L I S T I N G S :

FREE for 3 months then we pull them. Must be vintage foreignrelated and be located within the upper midwest. Up to 3 photos and no more than a 50 word description with contact info.The Monthly reserves the right to edit as needed to fit.

C A L E N D A R L I S T I N G S :

FREE, but focused specifically on events that are OPEN TO vintageforeign motorcars. You may also submit a PDF of a flyer for inclusionin the back of the issue. To help manage the flyer load, we post thesethe month prior to your event.

ALL SUBMISSIONS DUE BY THE 5TH OF THE MONTH PRIOR.SUBMIT TO: intermarque@gmail.com

™

DECEMBER 2013Vol. XII No. 10

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! NEXT ISSUE COMES OUT ON FEBRUARY 15.