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Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club • Texas Region Newsletter • January – February 2013

Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club – Texas Region2013 Officers & Directors

Chair: Cathie Mouton1860 I-10 South • Beaumont, TX 77707409-866-9339 • e-mail: [email protected]

Secretary: Sharon Galvan8302 Forest Gate Dr. • Sugar Land, TX 77479281-343-7478 • e-mail: [email protected]

Treasurer: Ken Harris467 Scenic Valley Rd. • Kerrville, TX 78028830-896-9861 • e-mail: [email protected]

Activities Chairman: James Stryker17515 South Yaupon Circle • Tomball, TX 77377832-646-5542 • e-mail: [email protected]

Membership: Sneed Adams22906 Silent Spring Creek Ct. • Katy, TX 77450281-395-8365 • e-mail: [email protected]

Chief Judge: Tim Myrick3411 Homer Street • Dallas 75206214-826-1878 • e-mail: [email protected]

Technical Chairman: Dale Clark23855 Northcrest Trail • New Caney 77357281-689-5964 • e-mail: [email protected]

Directors:Exp. 12/31/13: Al Briseno10205 Oasis Dr., Suite 320 • San Antonio, TX 78216210-340-9575 • e-mail: [email protected]

Exp. 12/31/14: John Lovick160 Bent Trail Dr. • Southlake, TX 76092214-914-9114 • e-mail: [email protected]

Exp. 12/31/15: Phillip ReeseP.O. Box 1705 • Austin, TX 78767-1705512-291-1428 • e-mail: [email protected]

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On January 16, 2013 an aggregation of hard core Bentley enthusiasts from Texas made their way to that great Michigan city of Detroit in response to an invitation from Bentley Motors to party at the Bentley presentation at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The legend is true. When Texacans hear Party and Bentley used in a single sentence there is no slowing down. Shine the boots, comb the hair, brush the teeth and gets yourself to the Big City el espresso. It is reasonably well established that all of the good folks from Texas flew to Detroit except two.

The Texacans Went to Detroit and a Car Show Broke Out!

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3 – Cathie’s Corner4 – Detroit Report (continued)6 – The Abilene Ghost (15LB)8 – Derby Bentley Fuel Tank Removal & Repair11 – New Member Welcome12 – Activities

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by Cathie Mouton

“It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recog-nizes the challenge and does something about it”

– Vince Lombardi

Before you know it the 2013 National RROC meet in San Antonio will be here. We all need to give Al Bresino and Phil-lip Reese our Co-Chairs and their meet committees a big cheer for all the time and effort that has been put into organizing this event. I am so excited and looking forward to April. Looks like we are getting registra-tion off to a good start and attendance will be good. However, I hope all of you Texas region members will join forces with Al and Phillip and show the other RROC regions and members how we have supported their time and efforts by attending this meet. Let’s give our fellow RROC members an

experience they won’t forget, the way to do this is by your participation and showing the hospitality only us Texas folks can give them. This is also your chance to attend a National meet so close to home and having the opportunity to bring your PMC to be judged or just evaluated on a national level. If you haven’t registered for the meet or made you Hotel reservations now is the time, the early registration (discounted) has been extended until February 8, 2013.

Register Today! 2013 RROC National Meet San Antonio • April 8 th-13th, 2013

Host Hotel Hyatt Regency (Four Star)Don’t miss out on: An authentic Texas rodeo – Tour the (LBJ) Western White House – Tour a private collection of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars – Participate in a police escorted Rolls-Royce and Bentley Fiesta parade to the world renowned river walk – Texas Hill Country driving tours – Royal chef luncheon, – Judging field on the golf course just steps away from our host Hotel – Awards banquet with Fiesta gowns on display – Numerous tech sessions offered – Plus the all new RROC Silver Shadow “T” University... two and a half days of detailed, practical, relevant and how-to-do-it information.

I hope 2013 has started off on a good note for all of you. It won’t be long before the weather will start to be favorable for our older cars to be brought out of winter stor-age (garage) to be exercised and admired by the car lovers. So, change the oil, charge the battery and give it a good bath and take a scenic drive. This is sure to put a big smile on your face and a warm feeling in your heart.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you in April.

Laugh of the DayA motorist runs a red light while driving his Bentley and is photographed by an automated police camera. In the mail a short time later, he receives a photo of his Bentley committing the infraction and a citation for $60. Instead of paying the fine, the motorist mails the police department a photograph of three 20-dollar bills. Several days later, he gets a letter back from the police department. Inside is a photo-graph of a pair of handcuffs...

Happy Motoring! Cathie

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They heard that Bentley Motors did not have a Continental Flying Spur available for display so they rushed out and bought 85 gallons of petrol and pointed the CFS north. In the end it turns out there was not enough room on the stand for a 4th Bentley but the owners had a delightful fun filled 2,700 mile drive across the American heartland. They did not hit any deer nor run any 18 wheelers off the road. There was one ugly scene in a petrol station in Arkansas in which the driver was surprised to learn that he was refueling the first ever Maybach seen in Arkansas. When asked how the car was, the driver did not spare his feelings. The inquisitor got back in his battered thing and departed with a new understanding of inadequate.

The party commenced Wednesday evening in the restaurant on the 72nd floor of the Renaissance Center Hotel where we were staying. Richard Vaughan, the Detroit RROC Member and Party Organizer, had set up a grand dinner for the 45 RROC Members in attendance. We had a great meal along with a spectacular view of Detroit and the Detroit River separating the USA from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Thursday morning it was time to hop on the computer operated Detroit People Mover (downtown loop) and move from the hotel to the COBO Center where the Car Show was taking place. The COBO Convention Center was mega size by any measure. The auto displays were a far cry from the typical Houston Auto Show where the cars are “lined up in the parking lot under a roof”.

It must have taken hundreds of workers and several weeks to set up this show. The car companies were serious. These were displays with soul, panache and finesse. Special lighting, multi-colored backgrounds, cars parked on expertly polished hardwood flooring, glamorous models pointing out the detail you would miss while staring at the wrong thing,

the new Corvette racing around a vertical curved wall 30 feet overhead, large video screens with the cars starring in daring action roles of Oscar winning Hollywood productions. There were the usual disclaimers discreetly flashed occasionally. “Don’t let your loved ones try this at home”

The Bentley Motors display was elegant as expected. They had three cars on display with a large video screen depicting Bentleys performing

daring fêtes of magic on the most interesting roads of America. A Continental GT V8, the new Continental GT Convertible Speed and the majestic Mulsanne.

Stephen Worrall was the Bentley representative present and the person responsible for inviting the Club to attend. Stephen is Bentley America’s Head of After Sales. In other words the production of Crewe parts for the Legacy Cars. Stephen will be in attendance at San Antonio to answer any question that you may have regarding your car’s need for legacy parts.

Stephen made us all welcome and thanked us for coming. He then turned the show over to lovely Christina the Official Bentley Product Specialist to give us a detail talk on the three cars on display. Most of us knew the answers already so we concentrated on watching lovely Christina. We are sorry to report that lovely Christina will not be coming to San Antonio. The Texas Region Members present were: Al Briseno, James Stryker, Phillip Reese, Robert Ober, Sneed & Anne Adams, Steve Krazer and Tim Myrick

As a footnote, the drivers of the CFS did detour slightly en route to Detroit and stopped in Auburn, Indiana, to visit the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. If you ever want to experience the pinnacle of American automobile craftsmanship in the 1930s put this museum on your agenda. Wow is a big understatement.

Photos, left: Stephen Worrall welcomes the RROC group to the Bentley exhibit. Above; Texas Region Chief Judge Tim Myrick pauses for a little refreshment in the private Bentley meeting area. Below: The Bentley display featured three cars: a Continental GT V8; the all-new Continental GTC ‘Speed’ and the luxurious Mulsanne.


Photos, top, left to right: Texas Region members explore the new Bentley Continental V8; Bentley representtive Christina details the features of the new Bentleys; Above (left to right): Robert Ober and Bill Rasco check out the new Mulsanne; the Mulsanne has a very special feature hidden behind the rear armrest... a champaign cooler with enough room for two bottles and four flutes!; the Mulsanne’s interior wraps it’s lucky occupants in luxurious leather and fine hardwoods... with every feature ou could possibly want or need right at your fingertips.

Editor’s Note: In the early 80s, “The Abilene Ghost” 15LB was on display in a glass case in the lobby of what was then known as Abilene National Bank. When Abilene National failed, the Ghost was put in storage by its owner, former RROC member Raymond Jones. Few people have seen the car since that time.

Raymond passsed away inAugust 2011. His son recently offered the car for sale at the Leake Auction in Dallas this past November. Bill Stroman and I attended the auction to check out the car. Bids did not meet the set reserve. Below is an article that RROC member Pierce Reed wrote about 15LB a while back.

15LB, a 1914 Silver Ghost, represents one of the ‘best of the breed’ and it has lived nothing short of an interesting life...

The Guarantee was issued on 15 LB on July 16,1914, just 12 days before the outbreak of World War 1. It was one of the last cars to leave the Rolls-Royce works before the Edwardian era came to a tragic end in the trenches of France. But 15 LB was not to be left out of the war effort... it was issued as a War Office Reserve car to Rolls-Royce executive Percy Northey who used it for the duration as transport for his duties during the Great War.

Percy Northey himself was a famous character within Rolls-Royce. He was an early racing driver, piloting an early Rolls-Royce Light 20 to second place at the Isle of Man TT in 1905. Northey went on to become a test driver, engineer and ultimately a key member of the London Sales Office. During the Great War, he used the car as he worked between the Rolls-Royce factories and the War Office to help with Rolls-Royce’ contribution to the war effort, which

included Armored Car chassis, aero engines and even an attempt at a rifle designed by the company.

In its first livery, 15LB was fitted with a Barker Limousine body, which would have offered Captain Northey a comfortable, fast

mobile office at the outbreak of the war. However by 1915, the car shows up in the possession of a J. Thomson Smith

in West London. Later, the 15 LB was owned by Sir Arthur Philip du Cros, First Baronet du Cros, an industrialist and politician.

Du Cros, who was the founder of the Dunlop Rubber and Tyre Company, was born in Dublin,

Ireland in very modest circumstances. By 1917, he was extremely wealthy with plantations in Malaya and Ceylon covering more than 60,000 acres and his tyres

were critical to the early automotive age... and the War effort. It may be safely assumed that 15 LB was shod with

Dunlop tyres!

by Pierce Reedwww.vintagegaragevt.com


Du Cros was also a member of parliament and during the Great War was appointed to the Ministry of Munitions. He also purchased and donated two motorized ambulance convoys with his own money and was an honorary officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He received his title as Baronet in 1916.

Following the Great War, the car’s history is largely unknown, but DuCros, who survived into the 1950’s, may have kept the car for many decades after he acquired it during 1915.

What is known is that the car was purchased by Joe Loecy Jr. in the 1960’s. The car is documented as having been sold by Prospect Motors, which was Mr. Loecy’s ‘go to’ dealer in England. Most every car he purchased and imported was handled through Prospect Motors, which handled shipping, brokering and other preparation services for Mr. Loecy. Documents show that he brought 15 LB to the United States in 1961 where it was registered/titled in Ohio on November 14,1961. At some point before Joe Loecy Jr. brought it to the USA, the car was re-bodied and according to Fasal’s “Edwardian Rolls-Royce” the body was a London-Edinburgh tourer, probably built by Wilkinson. This is the body listed on 1961 Ohio title.

As shown on the title, 15 LB was purchased on September 15,1964 by Raymond Jones, a well-

known classic car collector and enthusiast from Abilene, Texas. By this time, the car had the body that currently is fitted, which is identified by both Fasal and by its coachbuilder plates as a Brewster, but which could be a Jarvis or another coach builder in the style of a London-Edinburgh tourer. It is also possible that this is the same body that was on the car when Joe Loecy Jr. imported it, but more likely the Wilkinson body was used on another chassis and this body, in the style of the period, was fitted for the chassis. It is certain and documented by Earl Zimmerle who accompanied Mr. Jones to Ohio in 1961 to collect the vehicle that this body was on the car when it was purchased by Mr. Jones on September 15,1964.

Today, 15LB is well-presented and running superbly. Mr. Jones was a personal mechanic/restorer of very high talent. The cars that he restored/maintained were always done to the highest standard and were completely suitable for long-distance touring. Presented as a wonderful example of an Edwardian Rolls-Royce, 15LB would be a welcome addition to any collection or a superb car for participation in Silver Ghost Association events or any classic car tour. For the enthusiast seeking one of the finest cars of the Edwardian era, with a

history to match... 15 LB is your car.

The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, introduced in 1907, in many ways represents the pinnacle of Edwardian design. Few automobiles from the early days of motoring remained in production, virtually unchanged, for almost 20 years. By 1914, the Silver Ghost had reached the pinnacle of engineering perfection. And while its civilian use was ended during the Great War, production continued and the chassis was used extensively for the war effort, with its most visible role being as armored cars used by the famous T.E. Lawrence in the Arabian campaign. In 1921, production in Derby was supplemented by a factory in Springfield, Mass. USA and the Silver Ghost remained in production until 1926 when it was succeeded by the Phantom.

Today, more than 80 percent of all Silver Ghost cars produced are still on the road. Considered the most desirable of the pre-war Rolls-Royce automobiles, the Edwardian cars are considered the finest of the breed. 15 LB is truly the pinnacle of the pre-war chassis.


OK, so there we were, cruising along in the four and a quarter, Maggie, minding our own busi-ness. Dick Jones from Pennsylva-nia was riding shotgun. We were on a tour during the 2011 Inter-Regional Meet in Austin. Maggie started losing power as we went up a hill…. but recovered as we went down the other side. With each hill, the power loss became worse the recovery not so good. We pulled over. I popped the bonnet. Several other members stopped to provide assistance and suggestions. We decided it was in our best interest to head back to the hotel.

We’d drive a few hundred feet and have to stop. Then we’d start up again and repeat the proce-dure. This happened over and over again. We came up on a garage “Lloyds Auto-motive” in Driftwood, Texas. Long story short, Lloyd determined that at some point in her life, someone had lined the inside of Maggie’s fuel tank with a thick epoxy coating. Due to the alcohol content we now have in our fuel supply, the fuel had been reacting with the liner. The epoxy had

started coming loose from the tank wall. Consequently, the loose liner was acting like the flapper valve in a toilet. When I’d step on the gas going up a hill, the liner would be sucked up and close off the open-ing of the pick up tube. When I’d let up on the accelerator going down the hill, the liner would eventually be released from the pick up tube and allow fuel to once again flow toward the engine. Lloyd removed some of the coating, Maggie fired back up and off we went.

Now fast forward a year. This past May, my Dad and I were on the way to partici-pate in a school parade on the outskirts of Abilene. Déjà vu al over again…. failure to proceed. We pulled onto the shoulder and were forced to have the car towed back to my garage.

Lloyd had told me that the fix he provided in Driftwood was short term. But I had put off doing anything about it. Now, I had no choice.

Since the owner’s manual doesn’t address fuel tank removal, I called around trying to locate some detailed step by step instructions. I called Greg Millard. He suggested consulting the CD of drawings pro vided to Derby Bentley Society mem bers a while back. I did. They were very helpful in determining how the various assemblies go together. I went out to the garage and examined the underside of the car. I learned that the tank was held in place by three brackets – one on either side on the ends of the tank and one on the tank’s front wall. Additional connections included the feeder tube that connects the fuel tank to the fuel filter, the wire from the fuel gage sending unit, and finally the hose that connects the fuel tank to the filler tube. It all seemed simple enough. Famous last words...

by Steve Krazer

Sending unit and line to fuel filter conection

Bracket, bolts and nut on front of fuel tank

Bracket, bolts and nut on left side of

fuel tank

Bracket, bolts and nut on right side of fuel tank


One weekend I psyched myself up, went out to the garage, chalked the front tires, then jacked up the rear of the car. Next I put jack stands under the rear axle and removed the rear wheels/tires. I then jacked up the front of the car and placed jack stands on either side under the front axle. Once the car was off the ground and relatively level, I removed the drain plug from the bottom of the tank and drained the fuel into a galvanized tub. I was both thankful and perplexed that the fuel came out relatively gunk free. Nevertheless, I filtered the fuel as I poured it into various gas cans I had around the garage. With the fuel drained I decided to disconnect both ends of the copper tube that runs from the tank to the fuel filter. Then, the sending unit, float assembly was removed. While doing these operations, the drain plug remained off and fuel continued to trickle out of the tank. I had put off disconnecting the hose that runs from the tank to the filler tube because I remembered vividly how hard it was to install the first time… not to mention not wanting to mess up the beautiful job the trim shop had done in hiding these components. I proceeded to take this apart as carefully as possible. The hose clamps were then loosened and the hose worked loose from the bottom of the filler tube and the top of the tank.

Next, the brackets, their bolts and castellated nuts holding the tank in place had to be removed, so the hose would come completely off. Before loosening the brackets, which held up the tank, I built a “tank cradle” out of an old creeper. This fit nicely over the end of the floor jack. I reinstalled the drain plug in the bottom of the tank. Then I lifted the cradle

with my floor jack so it rested on the under-side of the tank. The three bolts which held the tank in place were then removed. The floor jack was then lowered and the bosses on either side of the tank rested on he top of the rear springs. I removed the hose from the top of the tank.

Okay… so now what? The tank was complete-ly loose… but no matter how I tried there was no way to maneuver the tank out of its space. I called Greg again. He said “ oh yeah, I think you have to remove the exhaust pipe and take the rear shackles of the leaf springs loose.” Great! Now keep in mind, I’ve never even thought of doing a repair like this myself. I didn’t know if when taken loose, the springs would either jam me into the garage floor or throw me into the ceiling.

Greg had described how I needed to support the frame in front of the rear springs. I placed the floor jack under the rear differential and raised the rear of the car until I could place additional floor jacks under the frame ahead of the rear spring on either side of the car. I then lowered the car until the frame rested on the jack stands. I then raised the floor jack until it rested under the differential. I removed the exhaust pipe.

Thanks to the bijur system, the bolts holding the rear shackles were well oiled. The nuts came off with relative ease… but the pins did not want to just slide out. I tried using an-other hydraulic jack under the spring to ease any load, but this only helped marginally. I resorted to using a steel rod and a hammer to drive the pin out. While this successfully

Sending unit and line to fuel filter conection

Fuel filter conection

Filler hose conection

Tail pipe to muffler connection

Loose fuel tank resting on top of leaf springs


helped remove the pins from both spring shackles… it also successfully damaged the threads on the ends of both pins. Rookie!

Okay now…. The tank is loose and resting on top of the springs… the frame is supported by jack stands of either side… the rear end is supported by the floor jack. The moment of truth is at hand. As slowly as I could, I released the floor jack… and slowly but surely the back of the springs lowered onto the garage floor. Viola! I lifted the tank off of the springs and moved it out from under the car. I used the jack to raise the differential and springs back up into place and then put jack stands back under the rear axle.

When I moved the tank I was surprised at how much fuel it still contained. I tilted it over the tub and poured out the remaining fuel. The next day, I took the tank to a local radiator shop to have it cleaned out. They tried every process that had… but had no luck removing the coating from inside the tank.

Since our Texas Region Technical Seminar was only a week and a half away, I decided to take the tank along with me and seek advice as to what to do next. In the meantime, I removed the pick up tube, measured it and then mea-sured from where it attaches to the bottom of the tank. Give or take a few millimeters, the tube looked like it was just a hair longer than the depth of the tank. Just par for the course.

As you well know, if you ask a bunch of car guys for advise, you’ll get as many opinions as the number of folks you ask. My friends at the tech seminar were no exception. But I did go home knowing one thing. With the use of a probe/camera… we determined that the pick up tube was in fact longer than the space allot-ted for it. The liner had swelled and closed the opening cutting off the flow of fuel. Now what?

When I returned home, I had a message from another Society member Stephen Styers. Dur-ing the course of the conversation, I men-tioned my fuel tank problem. He indicated

that a friend had taken the fuel tank out of one of his cars to a place near Chicago called “Gas Tank ReNu”. He said he’d check on the results and get back to me.

It turned out that Stephen’s friend was very pleased with his tank repair, and that GasTank ReNu is a franchise operation. I looked them up online and found that they had a fran-chise in the Houston area. My contact at the Houston franchise described their process to me. First they burn out the old coating from inside the tank. Then they repair any loose baffles and leaks the tank may have. When this is completed they spray a new ethanol resistant coating on the inside of the tank and then spray a new coating on the outside of the tank. The process typically takes around 10 working days. The next week I loaded the tank up and drove it to Houston. A couple weeks later, the tank was shipped back to me.

While the tank was being repaired, I took the shackle pins to a local machine shop so they could repair the damaged threads. I also made some new gaskets for the pick up tube and sending unit connections. When the tank was back, the removal process was reversed for installation and with one exception, the tank went back in as planned. The one exception was… I got the tank bolted back in place only to remember that I hadn’t reinstalled the non-bendable fuel filler hose. Rookie!

Maggie now runs like a top, just like she used to. My first drive was to take the boys for a ride that had asked me to be in their school’s pa-rade. I still have to get the boot trim situated… but I’m familiar with that process.

In closing, I want to reiterate the value of being a member of the Derby Bentley Society and the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club. Without these knowledgeable friends and new acquaintances, many of us would never be able to keep our cars on the road. Thank you for your help!

Scope shows pick up tube touching floor of tank

Pick up tube twith new gasket ready to be installed

“ReNued” fuel tank

Loose fuel tank resting on top of leaf springs

The guys with Maggie


New Members 2012:Andrew Acock College Station, TXMichael Ayoub Austin, TXShawn Bagby San Antonio, TXShawn Behrens San Antonio, TXWilliam Bottorff Austin, TXBen Brantley Fort Worth, TXKate Clark Irving, TXGrant Carson Gainesville, TXMichael Creasy Copperas Cove, TXDenny Davis Cedar Hill, TXTom Edwards Comfort, TXTed Elkins Colleyville, TXJohn Fashing El Paso, TXAleta Goenne Port Arthur, TXToby Hale Houston, TXJames Harkrider Kingwood, TXBonnie Howard Houston, TXMorten Johannessen Houston, TXTomas Kroger Kemah, TXCollin Jones Ingram, TX

Eddie Matsu Sugar Land, TXMichael Mainhart Laredo, TXTregg Passmore Midland, TXStephen Rodriquez Houston, TXRandall Roland Grapevine, TXIan Rosenberg Dallas, TXEdward Skoog Selma, TXJames Schusler Fort Worth, TXCon Shuck Granbury, TXGraham Smith Richardson, TXFloyd Streams Houston, TXAlexander Starovic Kerrville, TXKristopher Watts Allen, TXChristopher Williams Farmers Branch, TX

New members 2013:James Harrison Dallas, TXTom Purcell Kihei, HIJimmy Prue League City, TXRodney Smith Moore, TXDavid Stopper Dallas, TX

Howdy! Welcome to our Corral!

Dallas Area Activities:Dallas Monthly Breakfast– Dallas area breakfast meetings are held the second Saturday at 8:30AM at the Egg and I located at 15203 Knoll Trail Dr. in Dallas. This is just north of Arapaho one block east of the Tollway. Knoll Trail is the same road as Monfort south of Arapaho.

Houston Area Activities:Houston Monthly Breakfast– Every 2nd Saturday - 9:00AM Location: Skeeters at 5529 Weslayan, Houston, TX

Hill Country Activities:Hill Country Monthly Breakfast– 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:00AM, Schobels Restaurant, New Braunfels, TX.Interstate 35 Northbound frontage road at Exit 187 off of Interstate 35 (north or south), 830/626-2200.

by Jim StrykerTexas Region Activities Director

The RROC Texas Region is hosting the First EVER RROC National Meet in Texas. Call RROC Headquarters at 1-800-879-7762 NOW and Register for this Texas-Sized Event!

We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!