The Resonator - February 2012

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FEBRUARY 2012

"Prez Sez"STILL WAITING FOR WINTER!!

By now I expect the memory (or hangover) of the New Year has passedand we are all wondering when we will be getting winter. I for one amnot disappointed with the mild, snow free season. If this is globalwarming, I say lets have more of it.

Healey season is fast approaching and everyone should make sure thatall those maintenance jobs are done before we take to the road, to ensurea trouble free and above all safe driving season.

The events committee of David & Mark have put together a greatselection of events for the year and I encourage you to take in as manyas possible. There are still a couple of tech sessions to come and thereare tours and shows and long distance drives to suit most tastes. Youwill find them all listed on your club website www.ahcso.com

Fast approaching is the annual flea market in Ancaster. This is the main(only) fundraising event in our calendar and I ask you to please supportthe Club by volunteering an hour or more of your time on April 22nd.Please contact Ed Kesik [email protected] and let him know you can becounted on. It is always a fun day and a lot of Club members come outand make it the success it has been for the last thirty years.

I wish you all a great season of driving and enjoying your cars, butespecially having fun with like minded people in your Club.

DRIVE YOUR HEALEY, THEY ENJOY IT AND YOU WILL TOO!!

Bob Yule

Official Newsletter of the Austin-Healey Club of Southern Ontario

View From the Navigator's SeatFirstly, my sincere apologies for "February Issue" being so late.....butwait.....I have a good excuse....I was enjoying a wonderful familyvacation in Naples, Florida! Check out why Naples is our favouriteholiday destination - on page 5.

We even ran into a British Racing Green BJ8 on U.S. 41 in Naples.These Healey guys are everywhere! We would love to take 'Misty Blue'to the Sunshine State - she would love it there! Maybe next time!

Happy Healeying!

InsidePrez Sez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pg 1

View From The

Navigator's Seat . . . . . . . .Pg 1

Ancaster Flea Market . . .Pg 2-3

Tech Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 4

David Koch Memorial ..... Pg 5

Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . .Pg 6-7

Spring Fling . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 8

Driving a Vintage Car . . . Pg 9

Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . .Pg 10

New Members . . . . . . . . Pg 11

Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pg 12

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TECH SESSION - MARCH 17We are hosting a mid winter tech session forthe Austin Healey Club of Southern Ontarioat our garage in Mount Hope, SaturdayMarch 17th from 10:00 AM with a break forlunch at 12:45 PM. We’ll go to a nearby lunchvenue as in the past and will reconvene hereafter lunch and the afternoon is ours.

We will be covering a number of restorationpoints and details and this year we have twovery interesting cars in the shop for viewing.

1.We have a lovely Healey Blue BN1 with darknavy Blue trim belonging to club memberMichael Whitcombe. This car has been thesubject of an extensive restoration with anew Kilmartin chassis frame and extensivenew metal substructure. The car is nownearly completed and is an excellentexample to take notes and pictures as youlike.

2. Also in the shop is a very early example ofa Primrose Yellow 100/Six series BN4 with therolling chassis assembly going together butstill wide open showing all the details, with noouter panels yet installed. This car has alsobeen the subject of an extensive rebuild witha new Kilmartin chassis and a lot of new innermetal. This will be a very interesting study ofthe 326th 100/Six ever built when they werestill working out many details on the early sixcylinder model, and we have tried very hardto capture these details accurately.

So come out for a day of good Healey cama-raderie, bring your camera, note pad andpencil and your questions and let’s chase themid winter blahs away!

Rich and Lyn Chrysler


DAVE KOCH MEMORIALPresident Bob Yule

presenting the

Dave Koch

Memorial Trophy to

Bob & Jean Slater.

"This award is

presented annually

to the driver and

navigator who in

the opinion of the

club executive have

demonstrated the

true spirit of Dave

by driving their car."

FLORIDA VACATION

Gill and Anna enjoying “Sex on the Beach”...relax guys, it’s a drink!

Dinner at the club at Sterling Oaks


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DRIVING A VINTAGE SPORTS CARNot too many people would relate driving a sports car with a cruise: you can if your ship takes youto Madeira. We were on the Queen Mary 2 on our way to South Africa when I noticed one of theexcursions was 'Drive a Vintage Sports Car'. I found that for a large amount of $'s plus a large amountof Euros as deposit against bending anything I would be able to join the fun. The Vintage sports carsturned out to be TR6s. I may be wrong about the '6' but as a Austin Healey owner I can at leastrecognize a Triumph when I see one. I am sure our knowledgeable readers will know anyway from thephoto. We were not exactly turned loose on unsuspecting Madeira but had to drive in convoy, therewere six of us, following a white Mercedes. You should be aware that Madeira is an isle of 35mls by22mls consisting of one volcanic mountain which rises to 6,000ft. Except for a coastal road of some 5mls there is not a flat ,or straight piece of road, for more than 100yds any where. For the first part ofthe drive getting out of 2nd. was quite an event;needless to say the drive was conducted at a stately speedof not more than 20mph. After a coffee stop on top of the mountain things improved enormously and 4thgear was the norm, on reaching the coastal road we were let loose and enjoyed a glorious finish backto Funchel the Capital city. My assigned car's hand brake did not work too well -- lots of clutch fiberswere lost as every halt sign was on a hill ;usually with bonnet up!! It was also out of tune ,this mayhave been because of the difficulty of tuning correctly from sea level start to 3000ft. finish. it also rat-tled a lot no doubt due to horrendous road conditions (read potholes and road repairs). The hiringcompany I understood has a variety of sports cars --even a Healey which are available for hireunder the same conditions as we experienced. I would rate the outing as an' experience' an abilty to say'I have done that!!' nothing more. You could have had the same experience in any old car. BUT I havedriven a sports around Madeira and got my deposit back.

Submitted by John Morralee


BOOT 'N BONNET CLUB12TH AUTOJUMBLE

Boot 'n Bonnet Club 12th AUTOJUMBLE - we have booked the Sail Room at the PortsmouthOlympic Harbour here in Kingston, Ontario for Sunday, April 29th, 2012. This date is the weekafter the Ancaster Flea Market.

Since this is the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the MGB, we're planning to featurethe MGB at AUTOJUMBLE. (Last year, the E-type Jag was featured, and most people enjoyedseeing some splendid examples of that marque.)

OBITUARYCHRYSLER, Doris “Ferne“ - Suddenly on January 24, 2012 in her 82nd year. Loving wife ofCal for 61 years. Devoted mother of Richard (Lynda), Barbara (Al), Roger (Nancy) and Ken(Jo). Will be missed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Cremation has takenplace. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

CAA MEMBERSHIP NOTEI have gone over ALL the different numbers submitted by CAA to AHCSO and tried to makesense of it all!! So here it goes.

`First of all, there is a AHCSO Corp. Account set up, it has done nothing for us over the passfew years. I recieved a letter from CAA, dated Nov. 25/11 where they were going to give usa DEAL, both on NEW members signing up as well as renewals. According to Scott Mingle,who tried to contact this women, believe she was fired for "giving the store away".

Hence, we had a rep, Andrew Ezechiels show up at our Feb. Pub Night to go over their lastestoffer. The figures are based on the "plus" level. Primary$102.53, Assc.$42.38 ,HST included,for a total of $144.91, but you have to be a NEW CAA member signing up for the first time,not renewing! A renewing member pays $117.53 for primary and $84.78 for assc. for as totalof $202.29, that is almost $60.00 more!! for nothing!! A new sign up can get the lower ratefor the assc. when a primary renews, that is $42.38 vs $84.78.

I would suggest that all of you who have CAA cancel it NOW, as the low price is only gooduntil March 30 2012 and then sign up with the new LOWER price around March 15/12

Submitted by Ian Allison


Mike & Molly McNeely

48 Grist Mill Drive

Georgetown, Ontario L7G 6C1

Home: 905-873-7311

Work: 404-886-8558

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1963 BJ7 HBJ7L 21992

Philip & Carol Hall

10 Mapleridge Road

RR#2

Shanty Bay, Ontario L0L 2L0

Home: 705-797-0762

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1958 100-6 BN4 BN$L48949

1960 Sprite AN5L 43306

1962 MK11 SPRITE HAN6L 14751

NEW MEMBERS


CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012AHCSO TECH SESSION WITH RICH CHRYSLER

ANCASTER FLEA MARKET

AHCSO TECH SESSION WITH AUTOFARM WITH BOB YULE

AHCSO DRIVE TO FLEETWOOD CAR SHOW IN LONDON, ONT.

VARAC WEEKEND AT MOSPORT, ONTARIO

AUSTIN HEALEY CLUB OF AMERICA CONCLAVE - LOUISVILLE, KY

BRITS IN THE PARK - LINDSAY

BBQ AND DRIVE

BRITS ON THE LAKE - PORT PERRY

WINE TOUR AND POT LUCK SUPPER

BRITISH CAR DAY

AHCSO “RUN FOR THE LEAVES” (RAIN DATE - OCTOBER 14)

MARCH 17

APRIL 22

MAY

JUNE

JUNE 15-17

JUNE 17-22

JULY 17

JULY

AUGUST 5

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER 16

OCTOBER 13

A father, son and grandson went to the country club for their weekly round of golf. Just as they reached the first tee, a beautiful young blonde womancarrying her bag of clubs approached them. She explained that the member who brought her to the club for a round of golf had an emergency thatcalled him away and asked the trio whether she could join them. Naturally, the guys all agreed. Smiling, the blonde thanked them and said, 'Look, fellows,I work in a topless bar as a dancer, so nothing shocks me anymore. If any of you want to smoke cigars, have a beer, bet, swear, tell off-color stories ordo anything that you normally do when playing a round together, go ahead. But, I enjoy playing golf, consider myself pretty good at it, so don't try tocoach me on how to play my shots.' With that the guys agreed to relax and invited her to drive first. All eyes were fastened on her shapely behind as shebent to place her ball on the tee. She then took her driver and hit the ball 270 yards down the middle, right in front of the green. The father's mouthwas agape. 'That was beautiful,' he said. The blonde put her driver away and said, 'I really didn't get into it, and I fad ed it a little.' After the three guyshit their drives and their second shots, the blonde took out an eight iron and lofted the ball within five feet of the hole. (She was closest to the pin.) Theson said, 'Darn, lady, you played that perfectly.' The blonde frowned and said, 'It was a little weak, but even an easy seven would have been too muchclub. I've left a tricky little putt.' She then tapped in the five-footer for a birdie. Having the honors, she drove first on the second hole, knocked the heckout of the ball, and it landed nearly 300 yards away smack in the middle of the fairway. For the rest of the round the statuesque blonde continued toamaze the guys, quietly and methodically shooting for par or less on every hole.When they arrived at the 18th green, the blonde was three under par,and had a very nasty 12-foot putt on an undulating green for a par. She turned to the three guys and said, 'I really want to thank you all for not actinglike a bunch of chauvinists and telling me what club to use or how to play a shot, but I need this putt for a 69 and I'd really like to break 70 on thiscourse. If any one of you can tell me how to make par on this hole I'll take him back to my apartment, pour some 35-year-old Single Malt Strath MillScotch in him, fix him a steak dinner and then show him a very good time the rest of the night.' The yuppie son jumped at the thought! He strolled acrossthe green, carefully eyeing the line of the putt and finally said, 'Honey, aim about 6 inches to the right of the hole and hit it firm. It will get over that littlehump and break right into the cup.' The father knelt down and sighted the putt using his putter as a plumb. 'Don't listen to the kid, darlin', you want tohit it softly 10 inches to the right and let it run left down that little hogback, so it falls into the cup.' The old gray-haired grandfather walked over to theblonde's ball, picked it up and handed it to her and said, 'That's a gimme, sweetheart.' The blonde smiled and said, 'Your car or mine?'

OLD AGE AND TREACHERY WILL OVERCOME YOUTH AND SKILL EVERY TIME!

HEALEY SMILE

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