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September, 2019

Mark Harrison’ s 1938 Bentley 41/4 Van de PlasNext Meetings

September 9th, 7:00 pm at Moe Joe’s Family Restaurant,

September 11th,at 7:00 pm, the Seacoast Council,Blue Latitudes, 431 Central Ave., Dover, NH

September 17th,the Monadnock Council,Brady’s Restaurant, Peterborough, NH

September 19th, Northern Council Meeting,The Homestead Restaurant, Bristol, NH

2019 Show of Dreams “Best of Show”

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The Show of DreamsThe Show of DreamsThe Show of DreamsThe Show of DreamsThe Show of DreamsThe 23rd Show of Dreams was anothersuccess! Thanks to our wonderful spon-sors, vendors, spectators and BCNHclub members, we raised $13,125.00,If we keep $1,125.00 as seed moneyfor the 2020 show, that leaves us with$12,000.00 to give to the charities. Wehad 213 cars and 887 spectators at theshow. Thank you for all the people whoset up the show, ran the raffles, the reg-istrations, swap table, silent auction, theDJ, the sponsors, vendors and all whobroke down the show and cleaned up. Iwill let the photos tell the rest of the story.

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BCNH MONARCHYPRIME MINISTER

Bob Dougherty

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

John Giese

NEWSLETTERChuck & Diane Connors

REGALIA, Joan Young &Verna Beliveau

SECRETARY, Norma Karle

WEBMASTERBob Stanley

[email protected]

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORLouis Belanger

TECH SESSION TAG TEAMNorm Michaels and Mo Aubert

INTER-CLUB COORDINA TORBob Mitchell

CALENDAR COORDINA TORSue MacDuff

SHOW OF DREAMS DIRECTORBob Stanley

HISTORIAN

Mike Sweet

NORTHERN COUNCILMINISTER

Karl Braconier

NORTHERN COUNCILSECRETARY

Kellie Braconier

SEACOAST MINISTERSNorman Michaels & Rob Gardner

SEACOAST COUNCILSECRETARYBen Morong

MONADNOCK COUNCILMINISTER

Ramona Branch

MONADNOCK COUNCILSECRETARY

TBD

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Contact information

Bob DoughertySo Saith the Prime Minister

Louis Belanger 11 Forest Lane, Litchfield, NH 03052 (603) 424-7835 [email protected] Beliveau 180 Montgomery Street, Manchester, NH (603)801-2006 [email protected] Braconier 295 N. Mayhew Tpk. Hebron, NH 03241 (603) 744-8444 [email protected] Branch 185 Monument Road, Dublin, NH 03444 (603) 563-8775 [email protected] Connors 8 Mont Vernon Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 401-0101 [email protected] dos Santos PO Box 840, Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 361-2653 [email protected] Dougherty 105 Garden Circle, Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 948-2078 [email protected] Gardner 306 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH 03824 (603) 659-0489John Giese 153 Crooked S Road, Lyndeborough, NH 03082 (603) 654-2565 [email protected] Karle 35 Bennington Drive, Belmont, NH 03220 (603) 490-6115 [email protected] MacDuff 11 Governor Square, Peterborough, NH 03458 (603) 924-1066 [email protected] Michaels 7 Jacob Lane, Lee, NH 03824 (603) 6595689 [email protected] Mitchell 228 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham, NH 03885 (603) 772-1116 [email protected] Morong 859 US Route 1, York, ME 03909 (207) 363-3405 [email protected] Stanley 64 North Shore Drive, Center Barnstead, NH 03225(603) 776-6698 [email protected] Sweet 3 Cross Street, Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 527-8563 [email protected] Young 204 Concord Hill Road, Pittsfield, NH 02363 (603) 435-8660 [email protected]

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Manchester BCNH Meeting Notes

Prime Minister ’s Missive

September, the start of my favorite timeof year! The nights are cool, the dayshumidity free (mostly!), and the granddisplay of Mother Nature starts as theleaves begin to flame in red, yellow andorange. Speaking for myself, the fallcolors are the #1 reason I came back toNew England. I find there is nothing asexhilarating as a top down jaunt alongback country roads through forestsablaze with color. Of course the onsetof fall to some is a harbinger of wickedthings to come, shorter days, cold nights,and abundant snow. I-95 is alive withSnowbirds fleeing the winter for thesunny climes of Florida, leaving behindall those who are yet to retire to grumbleand complain as they wait desperatelyfor Spring to arrive. There are others,however, to which winter is not only wel-come, but embraced, those who marvelat the beauty of new fallen snow and hitthe slopes for first tracks, I know Kimand I can’t wait for the first snowfall ofthe year, our skis are sharpened, equip-ment checked and season passes inhand. Along those lines, Norm Michaels(another ski-bum!) and I were discuss-ing the possibility of forming a BCNHskiing group this winter. Since we both

have an aversion to skiing with weekendcrowds, our thought was a mid-weekmeeting date at Gunstock Mountainthroughout the winter, nothing formal, justmeet with whomever wishes or is able toski that day. The first step of course, is toascertain if there is any interest in theClub, so to that end, please let Norm ormyself know if you have any desire tomeet and ski this year. Should we get agood response, we can establish an emaillist so anyone who wishes to ski can justlet everybody else know what day theywill be at Gunstock (or any mountain inNew Hampshire for that matter) and in-terested parties can meet-up to ski. Ibelong to an informal group here in SouthDown (The Old Codgers Ski Club!) thatoperates on a similar basis and we usu-ally can get at least 4 or 5 folks to showup for first tracks; on some days after agood snowfall we can get as many as 10-15! Along with downhill, we can also in-clude X-Country skiing in the mix as Kimand I try to get out a few times to Nordicski throughout the winter.

So, all you skiers out there give us a shoutand we’ll get this ball rolling, ski seasonwill be upon us before you know it!!

The August BCNH Meeting was calledto order at 7:00 pm by Prime MinisterBob D. We started with acceptance ofthe treasurer’s report and the secretary’sreport. All passed (what a shocker).

There were 45 members in attendance.

We then went on to introduce the threenew members who attended the meet-ing.

Phil Farrar has a 1979 MGB and comesfrom Plaistow. David Mitchell is in theprocess of joining the club and is origi-nally from Leeds in the UK and he hasa 1980 MGB GT. Mike & Julia Mor-gan who are from Windham, they havea 1976 Jaguar XJ12.Welcome all!

Past events were discussed next. Upfirst was the Show of Dreams. We hada total of 213 cars registered and al-most 900 spectators. Yes, we countedthem. Moneys are being tallied and weexpect to have the total of our proceedssoon, we are just waiting for the finalbills to come in.

Also in the past was the drive to theKearsarge Indian Museum whichbrought out about 12 cars, just the right

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BCNH 2019 Calendar of Events

Submitted by: Sue MacDuff

9th New England Air Museum,

Windsor Locks, CT

September7th Southern NH Tour of the

Monadnock Region with NET

9th Monthly Meeting, Moe Joe’s,

Manchester, NH

11th Seacoast Council Meeting, Blue

Latitudes, Dover, NH

13th-15th British Invasion, Stowe, VT

17th Monadnock Council Meeting, at

Brady’s Restaurant.

19th Northern Council Meeting,

Homestead Restaurant, Bristol, NH

27 - 29th Kitzhof Inn, West Dover, VT

October5th Monadnock Monadnock RegionFall Foliage Tour7th Monthly Meeting, Moe Joe’s,Manchester, NH9th Seacoast Council Meeting, Blue


12th Monadnock Art Tour

13th Wool Arts Tour

15th Monadnock Council Meeting, atBrady’s Restaurant.17th Northern Council Meeting,


November4th Monthly Meeting, Moe Joe’s,

Manchester, NH





21st Northern Council Meeting,


December2nd Monthly Meeting, Moe Joe’s,

Manchester, NH





19th Northern Council Meeting,


size for a drive.

We also had about 13 cars registeredand displayed at the Vintage RacingStable in Sanbornton. This was organizedas a fund raiser for the Boys and GirlsClub by club member Nick Grewal. Ifyou get the chance to go next year it ishighly recommended. The cars on dis-play are terrific. Several members at-tended the Day of Triumph at Lars Ander-son the day after the Show of Dreams.

Upcoming events were discussed nextwith MG Rover Day at the Lars Ander-son Auto Museum, The Amherst LionsClub Car show, a drive to AldworthManor organized by the MonadnockCouncil and Ramona Branch.

British Invasion is coming up in Septem-ber as is the Kitzhof Inn weekend for theSpeckled Hen Run. Please sign up early!

We also talked about club officer elec-tions coming up. Many of those who arecurrently serving on the “monarchy”would love to have someone else pickup the tasks. If you would consider learn-ing the newsletter, treasury, prime minis-ter or secretary positions please comeforward.

The Flushingham Palace raffle was wonby new member Julia Hogan and believeit or not Mike pulled her ticket. He thendonated his $40 winning back to the fundso we now have $230 towards theFlushingham Palace fund for next year’sshow.

Just a reminder, the September meetingwill be on September 9th due to LaborDay being in the way of our meeting onthe first Monday. The nerve! Several ofus in the “monarchy” will not be at themeeting. We will be on a drive in Ireland.See you when we get back.

Submitted by: John Giese

Treasurer’s Report

To order your BCNH name badgecontact John Giese at:

(603) 654-2565 or

[email protected]

British Cars of New Hampshire

B C N H

Jack Lbcnut

July 15 to August 15Club Account

Start Balance $8,306.15Membership $310.00Aldworth Manor deposits $1,625.00Badges -$45.50Hobbs Run winners -$15.97Newsletter -$534.96End Balance $9,644.72

Show of Dreams AccountStart Balance $9,926.45Porta-potty $225.00Regalia sales $1,266.00Registration $2,099.00Sponsors $350.00Other SOD deposits $6,395.06Regalia expense -$35.00Porta-potty -$1,840.00SOD Tee shirts -$1,200.00Show of Dreams Expenses -$943.16Credit Card Service Charge -$18.68End Balance $16,224.672020 Porta-potty fund = $225

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Seacoast Council Meeting Minutes

Blue Latitudes in Dover was the loca-tion for our August 14th meeting. Twentyone members arrived, including newmember Bob McCoy of Somersworthwho joined at the Show of Dreams andhas a 1965 MGB (we now have aplethora of Roberts, with three Bobs anda Rob at our table). After a social hourof good conversation, food and drink,Co-Minister Norm Michaels called themeeting to order at 7:00 pm, and wewent around the room with introductionsand discussions of what members hadbeen up to over the past month.

Bob Dougherty reported that a worri-some noise arose after he had put hun-dreds of miles on his now superchargedMG TD; a quick trip back to the repairshop took care of it. Bob Mitchell re-ported that the drive to the Mt.Kearsarge Indian Museum was a suc-cess; his newest favorite LBC drivingroad is now Route 127 from Plymouthto Warner. And the Vintage Racing StableConcours in Sanbornton, NH, was ashow of fabulous automotive iron.

Last month we had discussed looking foranother meeting location with more ad-equate parking. But meantime NormMichaels has been in touch with TDBank, close by, about using their lot;they’re reworking it now, but after it’sdone we may be granted access. Andthis month Dale Dean found us a lot onThird St., so further talk of finding an-other location was postponed.

Upcoming events include MG/RoverDay at the Larz Anderson Museum inBrookline, MA, on August 17th, and onthe 18th groups from different councilswill wend their way to the historicAldworth Manor in Harrisville, NH.Wings and Wheels is an event on 8/25at the Sugarbush Airport in Warren, VT.The British Invasion of Stowe, VT, hap-

pens on Sept.13-15, and the SpeckledHen Run event will be at the Kitzhof Innin W. Dover, VT on Sept.27-29.

The luxurious loo raffle produced $70and Rob Gardner donated his winningsback to the fund (wait a minute, didn’tLesley Gardner win last month? They’rekeeping it in the family). In lieu of the cashhe took home a Jaguar book by LordMontagu of Beaulieu. Our next meetingwill be at Blue Latitudes on September11th. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.

Ben Morong, Secretary

Northern Council Gathering

On Thursday, August 15th, about adozen members met at Karl and Kellie’shouse in Hebron, NH, around 5:00pm.We visited, shared car stories and dis-cussed some of Karl’s never-endingprojects.

We headed out for a nice warm eveningdrive to Sculptured Rocks in Groton, NHwith smooth roads until we got closer toour destination. Once on the back roadit became more like a mini obstaclecourse avoiding some of the potholes dueto the last, very heavy rainfall which cre-ated some decent sized humps andbumps in the road. We arrived at Sculp-tured Rocks, also known as the “LittleGrand Canyon of New Hampshire”around 5:45pm. Sculptured Rocks maynot look like much at first but as you getcloser to the very old footbridge span-ning the river you know that MotherNature is a force to be reckoned with.This State Park site covers 272 acres offorested land but the main draw is theriver bed and the rocks that have beencarved smooth by the CockermouthRiver as it makes its way to Newfound

Lake. There are deep pools and crev-ices, even a spot in the rocks with anunderwater tunnel that a brave adven-turer can swim through to the other side.A few members climbed down the rocksto get a closer view. You always wantto be aware of the slippery rocks, treeroot outcroppings and acorns.

We then piled back into our mostly Brit-ish cars and headed over to theBridgewater Inn, known to the locals asthe BINN. We met up with several moreBCNH members and that brought ourhead count up to 17. They were waitingfor us out on the back porch area whichwas perfect for our rather boisterousgroup. We could swap stories aboutcars, family and friends and our amazingsummer adventures without worryingabout the other dinners.

Unfortunately, we all decided summer ismuch too short but the drives in our rearview mirror have been amazing with stillmore events to come; just check outthe BCNH calendar!!

We will be back at the Homestead Res-taurant in Bristol, NH for our Septem-ber 19th meeting, always the third Thurs-day of the month. We meet around 6:00pm for dinner and libation and start themeeting at 7:00 pm sharp, knock-offhammer for sure.

Have to say July’s and August’s desti-nation gatherings have been a lot of fun,will have to look ahead to next summerand build on this momentum.

Respectfully submitted by:

Karl & Kellie

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Sbmitted by: Chuck Connors

British Sunday Afternoon at the Aldwor th Manor

It was a wonderful day for a drivethrough some of the nicest roads in NewHampshire to a hidden New Hampshiretreasure, The Aldworth Manor. BobMitchell planned a drive starting at His-

toric Motor Sports in Candia, NH. withseveral stops to pick up BCNH mem-bers to wind our way through the twistycanopied byways to Harrisville, NH.Some less vigilant British car driversmissed a turn and had to resort to ourGPS to find the stately manor. Around31 LBC’s arrived at the AldworthManor that sits the top of a hill with spec-tacular views of Mount Monadnockand surrounding landscapes. Iced tea,lemonade and some adult beveragesmay have been consumed along with

various salads and sandwiches and per-haps a dessert or two. A contentiousround of full contact croquet was formedand enjoyed as others toured the manorhouse and flower festooned grounds de-signed to attract butterflies and bees.

The wonderful event was all planned andmade possible by Ramona Branch;,thank you for planning this event, we allenjoyed it categorically.

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British Sunday Afternoon at the Aldwor th Manor

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Day of Triumph

For those Triumph owners who havenever attended the New England Tri-umphs, Day of Triumph, this is one showyou should consider attending. ForBCNH members, it would require twocar shows in two days, but, it is cer-tainly doable.

We decided to attend DOT this yearbecause we planned to stay inLondonderry for the Show of Dreamsweekend. That gave us the opportunityto cut the driving time to Larz Ander-son Auto Museum by one hour.

The journey started at 8:00 am arrivingin Brookline, MA by 9:30 am.

The Larz Anderson Auto Museumgrounds provide a wonderful venue forDay of Triumph which includes thechance to tour this spectacular museumwhich showcases automotive historyfrom day one to present day.

When we arrived at Larz Anderson, thefield had already been populated with

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several TR6’s, TR2’s, TR3’s, TR8’sand Spitfires. As the morning pro-gressed, the DOT team membersgreeted 50 cars including one Jaguar

and one MGB, selling raffle tickets andsigning new members into the club.

We spent most of the day catching upwith other Triumph owners we hadn’tseen in quite some time and discussingthe work done on our cars over thewinter to keep them in driving order.The atmosphere at Day of Triumph isvery relaxed and, after the Show ofDreams, relaxation is just what weneeded.

As Day of Triumph came to a close,Bob and I packed the TR8 with the

raffle prizes won and our 2nd place tro-phy.

It was another beautiful, sunny dayspent with other British car enthusiasts.

Thanks to all the members of New En-gland Triumphs for keeping the car col-lector hobby alive and well and for pre-senting another great Day of Triumph.

I would like to give a very special“Thank you” to New England Triumphsfor their generous support of the Showof Dreams.

Submitted By: Diana Stanley

Vintage Racing Stable Concours

Nick Grewal hosted the annual VintageRacing Stable Concours again this yearat his beautiful 140 acre estate inSanbornton.

The Estate was a Horse Farm (thus thename Vintage Racing Stable) but Nickhas converted the main barn into an workspace and storage facility that houses 20to 30 cars plus all of the support equip-ment required to maintain such a fleet. Inaddition, this year he paved what wasthe enclosed horse exercise and displayring with now space to hold another 50to 75 cars.

There were 105 Registered Entries in theShow but, of course that did not includeNick’s own cars so the total “On theField” was closer to 200. And it was aspectacular display.

Since this is such a new event, it is hardto predict what the “mix” of cars will be,so they have a limited number of classesPre-war American; Pre-War Foreign;

(the Pre-War classes included Rolls;Packards and Duesenbergs) Post-WarAmerican; Post-War Foreign; and Rac-ing.

Oh yes. Racing, as the Show title im-plies, Nick’s personal interest is in rac-ing. Of the 50-75 cars that Nick owns,about half are Race Cars. And these arenot “retired” race cars. Nick activelyraces them. In fact, one of the factors inthe scheduling of this show is that it wasthe day after the two-day White Moun-tain Vintage GP staged by the VintageSports Car Club of America (VSCCA)at the new Club Motorsports track inTamworth, NH.

Nick Grewal Show

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Not only were the cars impressive, butthe owners were too. This show is amajor Fund Raiser for the Lakes RegionBoys and Girls Club and Nick was ableto gather some heavy hitters. When youinclude the proceeds from the GalaDinner held the night before, this Eventraised $120,000 for the Boys and GirlsClub Endowment Fund.

It was certainly a great event with a greatcause. We will work with Nick to see ifwe can get a separate British Car Classnext year.

Submitted by: Bob Mitchell

Nick Grewal ShowContinued from page 9

Indian Museum

Due to the weather, this started out asa very iffy top-up or down trip, even

though this was a planned rain or shineevent. Several members from the

southern part of the state had to drivethrough some downpours while othersarrived at the meeting spot and did putup their tops.

With nine cars and 14 members welucked out, the timing between the rainand the drive worked out very well. Wetook a nice ride along Rte 132 to Rte127 which Bob Mitchell proclaimed hisnew favorite.

We all arrived at the Mt. Kearsarge In-dian Museum in Warner, NH, on the dryside and were greeted by several folksthat met us there. With exhibits from allacross North America we enjoyed aprivate tour for our group. Our guidewas very friendly, talkative and knowl-edgeable about the many items on dis-play and answered a lot of questionsfrom the group. It was like stepping back

in time as we worked our way throughthe many different tribes, cultures andimplements they used in everyday life.

This museum was the vision of Charles“Bud” Thompson, who was fascinatedwith the culture at a very young age. Hewent on to work at the Arnold Arbore-tum in Boston and worked hard to openthis museum along with his wife, Nancy.Situated on 12.5 acres in Warner, NH,there is a lot to see and do.

Did I mention the baskets, of every style,shape, size and material that was onhand? Beautifully crafted and designedfor fishing, storage and decoration, theytold a story of the people and their re-spect for the earth and all living things.

After visiting the gift shop we all headedoutside with our picnic lunches and en-joyed the spectacular views of the MinkHills and Medicine Woods. We had thearboretum area all to ourselves to enjoyour food, each other’s company and talkabout the many artifacts on display; manyon loan from other museums and privatecollectors.


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New Members

Phil FarrarPlaistow, NH1979 MGBMichael and Julia MorganWindham, NH1976 Jaguar XJ12LJohn and Diana AppletonNew Castle, NH

Mike and Pat DiodatiLawrence, MA1950 MG TD1963 MGB

Steven and Bob HartsonGreenland, NH1950 Allard PB11

Al JohnsonGoffstown, NH1991 Jaguar XJ6Theodore Smith andMargery JenningsAmesbury, MA1955 MG TF 1960 TR31960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite2003 Mini Cooper SEric and Diane KatzGoffstown, NH2012 Mini Cooper Countryman

Robert and Susan McCoySomerworth, NH1965 MGBThomas McManusLee, NH1960 TR31962 TR4Michael and Deborah HallAmherst, NH1964 TR4

We packed up around 2:30pm, said ourgoodbyes and headed back home aftera very nice afternoon.Kellie Braconier, Secretary BCNH Northern Council

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Class 1 Motorcycles 1st Place John Bowe, Bradford, MA1970 BSA Starfire2nd Place Mark Reinhardt,Londonderry, NH1980 Triumph 750 Bonneville3rd Place Richard Freidman,Lexington, MA1903 Dickenson MoretteClass 2 Austin Healey1st Place Peter & Lucinda Barrone,Deerfield, NH1967 Austin Healey 30002nd Place Bob Britton & Linda Hakala1962 Austin Healey 3000 MKIIClass 3 Lotus1st Place Bob Fallier, Hollis, NH1974 Lotus Europa2nd Place Benjamin Levy1968 Lotus Europa (47D)3rd Place Keith Richardson,Londonderry, NH2006 Lotus ExigeClass 4 Jaguar XJ61st Place Suzi & Pinch (Joe)Polenchar, Manchester, NH1987 Jaguar XJ62nd Place Bob & Diana Stanley, Ctr.Barnstead, NH1983 Jaguar XJ63rd Place Earl McGilvary, Salem, NH1985 Jaguar XJ6 VPClass 5 Jaguar XJS1st Place Bob Reeves, Rye Beach, NH1989 Jaguar XJS2nd Place Kevin & Dale Dean,Kensington, NH1994 Jaguar XJS3rd Place Richard Lombardi,Peterborough, NH1990 Jaguar XJS

Class 6 Jaguar XK120, XK140,XK1501st Place Roger Barber, Fitchburg,MA1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC2nd Place Russ & Marguerite Dennis,Cotuit, MA1958 Jaguar XK150S3rd Place Don & Jen Latham,Atkinson, NH1956 Jaguar XK140Class 7 Jaguar XKE1st Place Jim & Ellie Blackford,Hampstead, NH1969 Jaguar E-Type2nd Place Peter Ingraham , Amherst,NH1964 Jaguar XKE3rd Place Ed Cheryl Avis, Litchfield,ME1965 Jaguar E-TypeClass 8 Jaguar XK8, XKR, F-Type1st Place Joanna Waring, Deerfield,NH2017 Jaguar F-Type2nd Place John Johnson, Hollis, NH1999 Jaguar XK8 Coupe3rd Place Chuck & Diane Connors2014 Jaguar F-TypeClass 9 TR6 1969-19731st Place Richard Merrill, Concord,NH1973 Triumph TR62nd Place Wayne Bolen, Hampstead,NH1972 Triumph TR63rd Place Bob Sheehan, Brockton,MA1971 Triumph TR6Class 10 TR6 1974-19761st Place Peter & Lucinda Barrone,Deerfield, NH1974 Triumph TR62nd Place Howie McMahon, Coventry,RI1974 Triumph TR6

Show of Dreams Winners


Ron and Janet LeBlancSalem, NH1974 TR6

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1966 MG B2nd Place Gary Dabrowski,Naugatuck, CT1974 MG BClass 18 TR7 & TR81st Place George & MaureenSherback, Wolfeboro Falls, NH1980 Triumph TR8 DHC2nd Place Bob & Diana Stanley, Ctr.Barnstead, NH1980 Triumph TR8Class 19 MGB 74 ½ -801st Place Denice Anderson & DanaCasko, Deerfield, NH1980 MGB LE2nd Place Steve & Nancy Banner,Auburn, NH1979 MGB3rd Place Vino Valle, Bradford, MA1980 MGBClass 20 TVR1st Place Roger & MaryJane Lavallee,Jamestown, RI1971 TVR 2500 VixenClass 21 Land Rover Series I, II,III & Land Rover Defender1st Place Ross D’Elia, Henniker, NH1967 Land Rover Series II 109NADA2nd Place.Geoff Jones, Amherst, NH1997 Land Rover Defender 903rd Place Richard Couch, CornwallBridge, CT1987 Land Rover Defender 130Class 22 Range Rover 0Class 22A Discovery0Class 23 British Classic Pre 19601st Place Robert Mitchell, Stratham,NH1949 Triumph TR20002nd Place Mark Harrison, Exeter, NH1938 Bentley 4 ¼ Van dePlas DNC

1st Place Ken & Linda McAdams,Hudson, NH1962 Triumph TR3B2nd Place Thomas McManis, Lee, NH1962 Triumph TR4Class 12 TR4, TR4A, & TR2501st Place Brian Tilton, Westmoreland,NH1968 Triumph TR250Class 13 Sprite, Midget, Spitfire1st Place Chuck & Diane Connors,Londonderry, NH1958 Austin Healey Sprite2nd Place Cody Matiello, Manchester,NH1974 MG Midget3rd Place Mike Harmon, Concord, NH1980 Triumph SpitfireClass 14 British Fastback Coupe(MGBGT, MGCGT, GT6)1st Place Michael Hobbs, Hooksett,NH1972 MGBGT2nd Place Joe Benedict, Dracut, MA1978 MGBGT3rd Place Rick Crosby, S. Dartmouth,MA1969 MGBGTClass 15 MG-TC, MG-TD, MG-TF1st Place Miles Levine, Nashua, NH1953 MG TD2nd Place John Mikela, Bradford, MA1951 MG TD3rd Place Bob & Kim Dougherty,Laconia, NH1952 MG TDClass 16 MGA1st Place Eric Krueger, Nashua, NH1959 MG A

3rd Place Tim Hutchisen, Norway, ME1974 Triumph TR6Class 11 TR2 & TR3


2nd Place Bob Peate, Windham, NH1960 MG A3rd Place Geoffrey Bird, Atkinson,NH1956 MG AClass 17 MGB 62-741st Place Mike Oliva, Weymouth, MA

3rd Place Robert Mitchell, Stratham,NH1958 Triumph TR10Class 24 British Classic 1960-19691st Place David Tothill, Ctr. Barnstead,NH1960 Morris Minor Traveller2nd Place Thomas Larsen, Weston,MA1960 Aston Martin DB43rd Place Stephen Koralishn, Derry,NH1963 Morgan Plus 4Class 25 British Classic 1970-19891st Place Wendy Birchmire, Needham,MA1973 Morris Mini 10002nd Place Elliot More & Jaime Walters,Deerfield, NH1974 Jensen Interceptor3rd Place Bob Britton & Linda Hakala,Hancock, NH1974 Jensen Healey MKIIClass 26 British Classic 1990-20191st Place Pete Janssen, Concord, NH2001 Ginetta Dare TG2nd Place David Rosenberg, Andover2018 Mini Cooper S3rd Place Bill Ezell, Temple, NH2002 Aston Martin DB7 VantageVolanteClass 27 Non-British American1st Place John & Laurie Gallagher,Amherst, NH1931 Ford Model A Pickup2nd Place Mike Gschwind,Tyngsborough, MA1979 Ford F1003rd Place Neil Flaherty, Gilford, NH1985 BCW MGTD ReplicarClass 28 Non-British Other1st Place Tim & Joan Young, Pittsfield,NH1973 Saab 962nd Place Scott Costa, Kingston, NH2006 Ferrari F430


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3rd Place John Stevens, Hudson, NH1975 Volkswagen Super BeetleKids Choice AwardJamie Turbyne, Nashua, NH 2018McLaren 570S Spider


Photos of Winners

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British Cars of New Hampshire35 Bennington DriveBelmont, NH 03220

Geoff Dupont’s 1969 Jaguar XKE

Show of Dreams “Best of Featured Marque”

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18,500 miles, complete car, runs anddrives, near new tires. Not perfect but,very good body and good interior. Needsto go to enthusiast who will give it theattention it deserves. BEST OFFERTAKES IT !!! Located in Lakes RegionCall Dave 284-6188

1987 Jaguar XJ6 project

Jaguar XJ6 XJ12 parts and 1967Austin Healey Sprite tub. I have Twoseries 2 parts cars and some series 3 partsavailable, call with needs. Sprite tub haslittle rust, also have removable hard topand may have some other parts. Locatedin Lakes Region Call Dave 284-6188

Cars for Sale

Due to a lack of space, and budgetaryconstraints, I am selling my 1985.5 TVRTasmin for $2,000.For more information as to the conditionof the car, you may email me [email protected] or call 1 (603) 361-2653

1985.5 TVR Tasmin

Bob Valpey passed away 2019 March19 and in celebration of his life, his familyheld a gathering open to friends andacquaintances at their home in CenterHarbor, NH. Being fortunate enoughto have first met Bob through RonFulmer back in 1987 during the pur-chase of some Jaguar parts, Kellie andI set aside August 4 to visit and pay ourrespects to Bob’s family.

It was a wonderful tribute to a veryhumble and knowledgeable family man.Auto enthusiasts were encouraged tocome in their own vintage cars and en-joy the last opportunity to see Bob’scollection of vehicles and memorabilia.Bob’s interest in race cars, especiallyStudebakers, stretched into the British

Past Members Passing: Robert W. Valpey

car arena via two Allard J2X’s, one ofwhich he and Alice brought to one of ourlast meetings at the “Common Man” inPlymouth. From talking to one of hissons, Ed, I’m encouraged to know heplans to continue Bob’s interest in rac-ing and I’m planning to keep his mem-bership open to Ed when he returns tothe state in another year or two.

Best wishes to the Valpey Family and“THANK YOU” again for sharing Bobwith us.

Karl Braconier, BCNH MinisterNorthern Council

This year’s Castle in the Clouds showwas held on July 9. The weather was agood bit better than last year, with somehint of rain, but no real threat.

We had about a dozen BCNH Carsthere. The venue remains beautiful, butthis Show seems to be losing momen-tum. I left at about noon, with the spe-cific intent of circling back around andup the “front” road so I could stop andsee the waterfall there. If you haven’ttaken the opportunity to see that wa-terfall, it’s worth the stop. About half-way up the road there is a small park-ing area on the left and about a 100 yardpath to the falls it is really pretty.

After spending 15 minutes at the falls,of course the only way out of the prop-erty was back past the Show Fieldagain. By that time is was about 1:00pm, and more than half of the cars weregone.

I’ll probably go again next year, for theview and the waterfall, but not so muchfor the Show.

Submitted by: Bob Mitchell

Castle in the Clouds

Car Cover for Mini CooperConvertible

$25.00Contact Sue [email protected]

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Cars for Sale

1992 Jaguar XJ6

1969 MGC6 cyl, 4 speed/overdrive, It has 55,411original miles.Asking $ 22,000Contact: Bill Hebal920-823-2187

1969 Triumph TR6

Tony [email protected]

The car has been fully restored, has acomplete catalog of pics duringrestoration.Since purchasing the car about 15years ago I have added chrome wirewheels and red line Michelins.Runs great and has always beengaraged and never in the rain.Asking $21,000

66K miles, red with factory hardtop, softtop, all covers, minilites with new tires.Extra parts include the original radio, aircleaner, steel wheels, AH hubcaps, andmany more. $9,400 Contact Tom at 207-650-7231Tom Happel

1969 Austin Healey Sprite

It runs, drives, and inspects. Needs newheadliner, some minor electrical work,looks sharp would be a great show carwith some tinkering. $1200/bo Dianne603-553-0625 (call/text)

TRAILER:Lightweight steel open single-axle trailerfor sale. Aluminum ramps. Restored withnew wiring, LED lighting, hitch, surgebrakes, basket tie-downs in 2017. Ratedat 2,000lb capacity, built for an MG, 356or similar. EZ haul with family car using3500-lb hitch.Can be seen now; available August 1.$1,800 FOB Kittery Point, [email protected].,978 590- 5079.

Previously owned and successfullyraced by Karl Ludvigsen in the early1950’s. Now fully restored to showquality.The nicest driving TC we have everyoffered for sale. Asking $44,900. CallClarke at Historic Motor Sports. 603-587-0577.

1948 MG-TC

Excellent engine with new cam, headgasket at Brit Bits. Some cosmeticdefects. Top is so-so but works. Pricenegotiable. Asking $3500, contact:Jay Goze

[email protected]

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1974 TR6

Ron [email protected]

84,000 miles, Asking $16,000New Transmission 5 speedGaraged & Florida Car

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1. To make the marinade, whisk soysauce, honey, and sesame oil until honeyis dissolved. Reserve 1/4 cup marinade;cover and refrigerate. Arrange drum-sticks in a single layer in a largeresealable plastic bag or baking dish andadd remaining marinade. Toss to coat,then seal bag or cover dish and refrig-erate at least 4 hours and up to one day,flipping drumsticks occasionally.

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