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MG TYPE The Official Monthly Newsletter of the SACRAMENTO VALLEY MG CAR CLUB
September 2011
Issue of the MG TYPE
THE PRES SAYS
Is it my imagination or is this year racing past even more quickly than previous years? 'Tis hard to believe we are half-way through August as I write this and the only positive thing to say about that fact is that we have had so few over-100-degree days. This surely means that the weather has been nicer than usual for MG driving! August began with a really well-attended regular meeting . Indeed, the room was so crowded we had to ask the staff at Mimi's to bring in extra ta-bles and chairs. I'm sure it wasn't for the pleasure of hearing me waffle on, so it must be that our members are enjoying getting together to discuss club activities and to socialize with each other. Carl Gwyn's enjoyable A/V presentations are also a draw, and what a fine job he did this month with his videos of club members enjoying the Woodland Car Show and MG2011. Thanks, Carl, for the time and effort you put into this!
Despite some last-minute cancellations and a few no-shows, the Pheasant BBQ at Brian and Jane Sonner's was well-received and enjoyed by those who did attend. May I respectfully remind you that, if you sign up for an event where food is being prepared by the hosts, it is only courteous to call and let them know if you find at the last minute that you cannot attend? 'Tis a shame for good food to go to waste .......
Beni's Natter at the Golden Pheasant in West Sacramento saw a good turnout of members and reports are that the food was excellent. The rather slow service allowed time for plenty of good conversation, I understand.
September will see a couple of great one-day tours - Beni's planned visit to the Reiff Gas Station Museum in Woodland on the 10th and Les's Soda Springs area Historical visit on the 24th. Both will incorporate the things we enjoy most - driving and eating - so let's have a good turnout. There will be sign-up sheets at the September meeting and I hope both will be filled with lots of names.
September will also see a mid-week event, Jim & Lindsay's trip to the beautiful countryside around Sierra Lakes, with an overnight at a very nice inn. If you haven't signed up for this one, it's not too late to get in on the fun.
Remember, your MG gives you the most pleasure when it's out on the road in company with fellow club members, not sitting at home in the garage! — Lawrie
Natter Matters
Suzie Burger The Natter will be held on Wednesday, September 21st at Suzie Burger from 6:00pm on till folks want to leave. A Sactown favorite for generations is back. Located on the corner of 29th and P Streets, Suzie Burger signals the return of a classic burger, as well as cheesesteaks, shakes, hotdogs, and other tasty treats.
Beni says that no RSVPs are needed just come and enjoy one of the best burgers in the Sacramento area.
Reaching Out to Support a Charity Beni Feil brought up for discussion the possibility of the SVMGCC supporting a charity at the August meeting. President, Lawrie Alexander asked that those members who wanted to support a charity should send him an email making their suggestion known. The idea was discussed further and it was suggested that the charity might be a local one in need of support. Beni asked that we discuss this topic further at the September 7th meeting. So if you have a charity you would like to propose supporting, please bring information regarding the charity to the meeting and send an email to Lawrie about your choice of charity prior to the meeting.
MG TYPE is the official monthly publication of the Sacramento
Valley MG Car Club. Material is actively solicited for the newsletter and every effort
will be made to use appropriate material from the membership. Unsolicited material from non-members is also encouraged. The editor reserves the right to edit for length
and appropriateness. No placement of ma-terial is guaranteed. Your contributions
should be submitted to the Editor. Deadline for submissions is the 20th of
the month prior to publication.
2011 Officers & Board Members
SVMGCC Support Positions
President - Lawrie Alexander 530.672.2319
Membership - Gregg Lawson 916.989.4829
Editors MG Type - Lindsay Costigan
916.645.5475 [email protected]
Val Howard Hogue 916.616.8583
Vice Presidents - Jim & Lindsay Costigan
916.645.5475 [email protected]
Events Chairman - Jim & Lindsay Costigan
916.645.5475 [email protected]
Secretary - Val Howard Hogue 916.616.8583
NatterMiss - Beni Feil 916.451.7387
Webmaster – Gary Hoss 530.644.4235
Treasurer - Bob Veliky 916.792.9825
Cards & Flowers – Sandie Swain 209.529.8800
Communication – Ed & Ginny Kirkley 530.432.3055
Past President - Brian Sonner 530.295.9406
Hospitality – Bill & Nancie Radakovitz 530.823.9764
Publicity – Don Wroth 916.635.6072
Regalia - Jane Sonner 530.295.9406
Historian - Gary Herbold 916.987.3106
MGA Tech Consultant – Dan Paige 916.443.8384
MGB/Midget Tech Consultant - Jim Perell 916.652.2258
MG T Series Tech Consultant - Lawrie Alexander 530.672.2319
SVMGCC website – www.svmgcc.org
MG CLASSIFIEDS: Classified ads for sale of cars or parts and the like are free to members in good standing (meaning that your dues are currently paid) of the SACRAMENTO VALLEY MG CAR CLUB. All others must pay $10.00/month. There is a maximum of 40 words per classified Ad. Ads from Club members can run for two consecutive months unless canceled in writing to the editor. To run longer than two months, a re-submission to the editor is required. Please mail ads (with check if that applies) to MG TYPE, PO Box 2195, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. Ad art or pictures are welcome and should be submitted with your ad in an electronic format which will not be returned to the Editor. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING: Commercial advertising rates are based on camera ready copy (electronic or hard copy). The rates are: Full page (9.75" tall x 7.5" wide)-$130/year; Half page (5" wide x 7.5" tall)-$75/year; Quarter page (3.75" tall x 5" wide or 5" tall x 3.75" wide)- $45/year or Business card (2” tall x 3.5” wide) - $30/year. Ad copy (commercial or classified) and payment in full must be submitted to the editor by the 20th day of the month prior to publi-cation. All copy and advertising material is accepted and published in good faith. The Sacramento Valley MG Car Club, it’s officers and editor of the MG Type expressly disclaim responsibility for any and all consequences that may arise from the publication and/or use of any material. Opinions expressed by contributors are their own and not necessarily those of the SACRAMENTO VALLEY MG CAR CLUB, it’s officers or editor. SVMGCC CLUB INFORMATION: Membership Dues: Dues for full membership (which is a family membership) are $30 per fiscal year, payable on the first day of July. Please send a check along with your name/s, address, phone number and email address and the MG model(s) that you own to PO Box 2194, Fair Oaks, CA, 95628, Attention: Membership Chairman. For New Members: There is a pro-rated schedule as follows; April through July $30 (those joining in April through June are rolled into the following year), August $25, Sept.$27.50, Oct.$22.50, Nov.$20, Dec.$17.50, Jan. $15, Feb. $12.50 and Mar.$10.00.
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Minutes for the General Meeting of the SVMGCC, August 3rd, 2011 President Lawrie Alexander called the August meeting to order at 7:30pm with 51 members present. Lawrie asked for the introduction of new members or guests and there were none present this month.
OLD BUSINESS: The July meeting minutes were approved with two corrections; Gary Hartley made the motion for approval and Mike
Singleton seconded. The corrections were: The SVMGCC is now listed on a Club Directory website: www.connect2clubs.com. This website lists hundreds of clubs, catering to all interests and it is a valuable resource. Law-rie discussed some issues with gasoline. You should avoid pumps marked “E15” and try to buy gas only from those pumps marked “E0”.
Treasurer, Bob Veliky, reported that the club has $6,870.12 in the bank account and $865.00 in regalia inventory. The SVMGCC is $75.00 is the black.
Membership Chairman, Gregg Lawson, informed those present that we currently have 58 renewals so far this year. He has received an order of nametags, so if you have not received your badge see Gregg to pick it up. If you have not paid your dues, pay as soon as possible.
Editors, Val Howard-Hogue and Lindsay Costigan, said that credit for photographs was missing from the Amador Flow-er Farm article in the August MG Type and that the pictures were sent in by Robin January and Brian Sonner. Thanks were given to Keith Yarbrough for the nice article he wrote on the Amador Flower Farm trip and Basque Dinner.
Jane and Brian Sonner, our regalia keepers are ready to take your new Club regalia order so see them soon! President Lawrie asked if anyone else wanted to purchase additional raffle tickets; and for the name tag and “if you
drove your MG” check for extra 50/50 tickets. He thanked Corey Hogue for a fine job of selling the tickets this month as he even tore the tickets apart for the purchasers. Lawrie said there were extra goodies this month for the raffle in the form of five “Old Speckled Hen bar towels”. "Old Speckled Hen" was first brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The beer is named after an old MG car which was used as the factory run around, they would park the old MG Featherweight Fabric Saloon outside the paint shop where it would normally get spattered in paint and so it became known as the ‘Owld Speckl’d Un’. This turned into "Old Speckled Hen" when the beer was unveiled. PAST EVENTS:
The British Car Night at the Zoo on July 7th had no one present at the meeting going to the event this year. It was re-called the notice of the event was not out early enough to the SVMGCC members to plan.
The Amador Flower Farm on July 10th with a picnic, drive and dinner at Teresa’s Place in Jackson, CA had 26 members in attendance. It was noted that the food was great and the weather was just perfect. Thanks were given to Beni for arranging the event!
Busy Beni booked the July Natter at the Beach Hut Deli in El Dorado Hills on July 20th and if you missed this one you missed a darn fine sandwich. Our thanks go again to Beni for setting this up!
The second half Planning Session and BBQ on July 23rd were well attended and many great events planned as a result. Jane did a great job with the food! See the club website http://www.svmgcc.org/index.html under “Future Events” for the complete schedule or the MG Type each month. FUTURE EVENTS:
Brian and Jane Sonner have scheduled a Pheasant BBQ on Saturday, August 13th at their home. A sign-up sheet was sent around at the meeting.
Beni talked about the August 17th Natter scheduled at the Club Pheasant in West Sacramento. She needs an RSVP to give the restaurant a good headcount of who will be attending.
The Copperopolis Tour slated for August 27th hosted by Charlie Campbell was discussed. The event will start at the Pokerville Market at 10:00am.
Lawrie had free tickets to give out to the Indy car Pole Day at the Infineon Raceway on Saturday, August 27th. There is a Brit and Euro Car Show on Sunday August 28th at the Cielo Estate Winery, 3040 Ponderosa Road, Shingle
Springs, CA from 10:00am to 3:00pm. There is an entry fee of $5.00 per car entry fee. The event benefits the National Parkinsons Foundation. Car show is free to the public.
NEW BUSINESS:
Beni has planned the postponed from June tour to the Woodland unique gas station museum and lunch for Saturday, September 10th. There will be a sign-up sheet circulated at the September 7th meeting.
The Sierra City area tour hosted by Lindsay and Jim Costigan is scheduled for September 14th-15th and the trip will include a visit to the Lower Sardine Lake. See the Costigans to get signed up for this event!
The September 21st Natter will be scheduled at a later date, so stay tuned for more details to come. Les Mielcasz has set up a Historic Route 40 Tour and Picnic scheduled for Saturday September 24th. Route 40 originally went from San Francisco to New York. (continued on page 9)
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Saturday September 10th
Reiff's Gas Station Museum and Luncheon Hosted by Beni Feil
We will meet at the California Auto Museum (former Towe), 2200 Front Street, Sacramento for a 10:00 AM departure on September 10th.
Our tour will take us on a leisurely drive along the Sacramento River Levee to Woodland and the Reiff's Auto Gas Station museum. There we will take a tour and explore the exhib-its. The Gas Station tour is $7.00/person.
After our visit to the Gas Station Museum, we will continue our tour to the little town of Win-ters. Beni is still checking out restaurants in Winters.
You will need to either sign up at a General meeting or call Beni, as she will need a head count. A sign up sheet will be available at the
Club's General meeting in September. RSVP Beni Feil (916) 451-7387
A man's love affair with old gas pumps
GEORGE MEDOVOY, SPECIAL TO THE PRESS DISPATCH WOODLAND • Mark Reiff remembers the day someone pulled into his “gas station” to fill up his tank. Surprise — the freshly-painted Sinclair Oil and Texaco gas pumps may look real, but they’re actually part of Reiff’s Gas Station & Museum,
a veritable 1950’s time warp at the corner of Jefferson and McKinley Streets in Woodland, a city also known for old Victorians, about 19 miles west of Sacramento.
“Ten years ago I bought a gas pump from a guy around the corner at a garage sale for $75,” recalled Reiff. “As you can see, this is what happened.”
The first thing I saw as I drove up Jefferson Street was the gas pump island out front. If you happen to make the same mistake and pull up for gas, your tires will cross over a rubber strip and sound a bell, which used to alert an
attendant who would come over to fill ‘er up, check your tires, and clean your windows. The gas station is part of a little “city” Reiff created at his house south of Main Street. “I’ve never been down Route 66,” he said, “but knowing the way that used to be, there was always a diner close by, so I just created my own
little city.” I opened the door to the elongated diner and peeked inside, recalling my own youthful experience in these eateries. Sure enough, there were the same red bar stools, which Reiff picked up from an old bar in Butte. And, of course, the diner had those wonderful little juke box machines, the ones I used to fill with coins to listen to favorites like Fats Dom-
ino. I also spotted an old copy of the San Francisco Examiner with a headline from the 1950’s, proclaiming “Russians Hit Moon.” Reiff’s menu has prices we’ll never see again, like cheeseburgers for 19 cents, a ham-and-cheese sandwich for 18 cents and a vanilla
milkshake for 20 cents. An old cigarette machine — definitely taboo nowadays — came from the old Senator Hotel in Sacramento. Just around the corner on
McKinley Street, I was startled by a 1956 ‘Rocket 88’ Oldsmobile, which had apparently “crashed” into the garage. “I guess I wasn’t sleeping well that night,” said Reiff with a laugh, “and I just thought, you know, why not, just for a conversation piece, I
guess.” It’s clear from the nearby railroad crossing sign that the driver had tried to beat the train and well, didn’t quite make it. And beyond the car crash, the body of a Cessna airplane — Reiff traded it for a gas pump — has crash landed through the roof of the gar-
age. Inside the garage, Reiff has parked a beautiful, red-and-white, customized 1956 Chevrolet tow truck, a real “head turner,” as he called it,
with his original Woodland phone number painted on the side — Mohawk 61758. Next door, I saw an old-fashioned, one chair barber shop, and the façade of the Yolo Theater, showing the 1955 James Dean hit, “Rebel
without a Cause.” “I remember the Yolo Theater as a kid,” Reiff said. “I think it burned down in 1958. I knew the family that owned it.” The front of the theater is
decorated with tiles and vintage Naugahyde doors. As we walked past a 1953 Champion kiddy horse — which children at one time could ride for 10 cents — Reiff ushered me into his house through the “generalstore,” which displayed an amusing statue of Betty Boop next to the counter. Reiff’s living room has an old-fashioned woodburning stove and a trike hanging from the ceiling, and his kitchen has more memora-bilia, too. “For me, I sit here and look at the stuff, and I think it’s cool,” he said. Reiff’s backyard even has more nostalgic gas station items, like an illuminated Polly Gas sign. “In the 1930’s,” Reiff said, “gas was two cents a gallon and the tax was three cents.” When he’s not in-dulging his passion for the past, Reiff operates a parking lot sweeping business with his son and a landscape design and installation busi-ness. “I cannot believe the enjoyment people get out of coming by here,” he noted. On the second Saturday in June, he stages an annual street bash, for which Jefferson and McKinley Streets are blocked off. The event includes a potluck, a live band and a raffle. “If you have a ‘custom car,’ Reiff said, “you can park on the street. Otherwise, parking is blocks away.” Last year 750 people showed up for the bash, and there were 80 custom cars. Reiff hopes more people will get to know his make-believe world because, as he put it, “it is a fun, fun place.”
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Saturday September 24th
Historic Route 40 and Soda Springs Museum Tour Picnic at Serene Lakes
Lets take a step back in time and drive a section of the Lincoln Highway (Historic route 40) which was the first transcon-tinental highway. Many of you probably never heard of it, but it was the only road over Donner Summit before the free-way (Highway 80) was completed and opened to traffic in 1960.
Only parts of the old 40 exists today. Our short drive will start outside of Auburn. We will travel through Bowman, Wei-mar, Colfax, Magra, Dutch Flat and Baxter. At this point we must take the freeway for approx 16 miles as this part of Highway 40 is not drivable. We will again get on Historic 40 at Cisco Grove and drive to Soda Springs.
Upon arrival at Soda Springs, we will visit with Norm Sayler at the small museum he helped get started. Norm is very knowledgeable of the history of the area and will give us a history lesson.
Next we will proceed to Serene Lakes and my cabin. There we can enjoy a picnic lunch on the deck while viewing the scenery and enjoying friendship. So please bring your own gourmet picnic lunch.
We will meet at Denny's in Auburn (Denny's turn off New Castle Rd before Auburn). We will begin our trip on September 24 at 9:30AM, sharp. Please arrive early, if you plan on having breakfast.
Any questions regarding this tour contact me at (916)424-2231 or cell (916)764-9703, [email protected]. -Les
Lincoln Highway: The Lincoln Highway in California (U.S. 40 and U.S. 50) was estab-lished in 1913 as the first transcontinental highway in the United States. U.S. 50 carried the Lincoln Highway designation from Oakland to Sacramento (via today's Interstate 580, Interstate 205, and California 99) and took the southern route over the Sierra Nevada via Echo Pass. U.S. 40's segment of Lincoln Highway was shorter in the Golden State, in-cluding the route from San Francisco to Oakland and also the Lincoln Highway's northern Sierra Nevada branch between Sacramento and Reno via Donner Pass. Proceeding east across Nevada, the Lincoln Highway follows U.S. 50 from Fallon to Ely, then takes Alter-nate U.S. 93 north to Wendover, where it rejoins Interstate 80 and U.S. 40 east to Salt Lake City and Silver Creek Junction. While U.S. 40 turns southeast at Silver Creek Junc-tion toward Denver, today's Interstate 80 (previously U.S. 189/U.S. 530 and U.S. 30S) carries the Lincoln Highway east to Granger, Wyoming. From there U.S. 30 generally follows the Lincoln Highway from Granger east to Philadelphia
Sierra City Run - September 14-15
Jim and Lindsay Costigan have planned a scenic run over Highway 49 to Sierra City for a one night stay at Herrington's Sierra Pines Resort on Wednesday Sep-tember 14th. The plan is to meet at the Costigan's home Wednesday the 14th between 8:30 & 9:00am where they will have coffee, juice, fruit and pastry be-fore leaving. We will leave promptly at 9:30am and drive to Nevada City for a rest stop and to meet up with the Kirkleys and the Radakovitzs. We will arrive at Downieville at about 12:30pm or so and have lunch at the Gallows Cafe (or we could opt for buying and/or bringing our own food to the picnic area at Her-ringtion's - a very nice grassy picnic area). If we can check in to Herrington's at this point, we will. At 2:30pm or so we will take a short afternoon drive up to Gold Lake on another nice road. Then we will return to Sierra City for milling around, cocktails, dinner, etc.
On Thursday the 15th, we will head down the hill on HW 49 to Nevada City for a stroll around town and to have lunch. Please call (916 645-5475) or email ([email protected]) Lindsay very soon so she can reserve the river view rooms ($109 + tax) as a group.
About Sierra City High in the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains, nature used the wild waters of the North Yuba river to carve our little townsite, a natu-ral observation deck for the mighty Sierra Buttes, gateway to the magnificent lakes basin and a refreshing portal on the famous Pacific Crest Trail. Here, hikers, cyclists, anglers and boaters have a world of choices for adventure and challenge. Lodging and dining are sumptuous in the pine air, which makes food taste better and sound sleep natural.
Sierra City is an ideal base for lovers of the outdoors. It is only minutes away from the Sierra Buttes and the Lakes Basin. Here you'll find wonderful year-around recreation: fishing, hiking, boating, rafting, mountain biking, skiing, kayaking, snowmobiling, bird watching, and there's lots of wildlife to see! More than 45 picturesque lakes are in the Lakes Basin within a half-hour drive from Sierra City. The lakes -- large rock bowls -- were created by glaciers; they fill with melting snow and are kept fresh by natural springs. The lakes host a range of fine trout: Eastern Brook, Mountain Brook, German and Rainbow.
Hikers have immediate access to the magnificent Pacific Crest Trail as well as many other challenging trails and climbs. All trails are well-marked and maintained by the U.S. Forest Service. Local businesses have maps and supplies.
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Indian Grinding Rock “Chawsee” State Park, a Catered Lunch and Afternoon play at the Cobblestone Community Theatre
The Upcountry tour is scheduled for Sunday, October 9th, meeting at The Drytown Club, located at 15950 Hwy. 49 in Drytown. We will depart the club’s parking lot at 9:00 AM, starting our drive around the back roads of Amador County, weather permitting.
Believed to be the first gold camp established in what is now northern Amador County, Drytown, along Highway 49, was established in 1848. The name doesn't fit the town; often Dry Creek, rushing through here, overflows with water in the winter season. In its Gold Rush heyday, the town featured 26 saloons to quench the thirst of the miners. Perhaps coincidentally, the first temperance movement in the state was founded here. Fire leveled the town in 1857 or thereabouts, alt-
hough several brick buildings remain from the boom years.
The IGR Tour
We’ll arrive close to 10:00 in Volcano to enjoy the “Chaw’se” Indian Grinding Rock State Park for a private tour by docent Colleen. Bring comfortable shoes for our short walk and a lightweight jacket for later in the day. To support our State Parks a $7.00 fee is charged per car.
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills 12 miles east of Jackson. The park nestles in a little valley 2,400 feet above sea level with
open meadows and large valley oaks that once provided the native Americans of this area with an ample supply of acorns. The park was created in 1968 and preserves a great outcropping of marbleized limestone with some 1,185 mor-tar holes -- the largest collection of bedrock mortars in North America.
The Catered Lunch The next destination on our tour will be the Blue Moon Café in Pine Grove for a catered lunch at noon. Our special lunch menu has three entree choices:
Blue Moon BBQ Burger with all the delicious trimmings served with a pickle spear and chips.
Home Made Fresh Chicken Salad Sandwich served on a Ciabatta roll.
Hot Fresh Dungeness Crab Melt. Bottled water is provided with all entrée choices.
There will be a charge of $15.00 per person for one entree choice, which includes food, tax & service. Side salads potato, slaw, or pasta for $2.50 are also being offered. Dessert & other beverages are availa-
ble at an additional charge.
The Afternoon Play The next scheduled stop is Volcano for a performance of the play, “The Grapes of Wrath”, which will start at 2:00 p.m. General Adult $16.00, seniors 62 and over $14.00. Checks for the play must be submitted to Colleen Williams in her name due to the early ticketing because of the 35 seating capacity in the Cobblestone theatre. All reservations with check will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck's Classic tale of the hardships of migrant workers during the depression. The novel tells the specific story of the Joad family in order to illustrate the hard-ship and oppression suffered by migrant laborers during the Great Depression.
The Payment Information: Please send your checks for the play only by September 9th to the Williams home at 16724 Al-pine Drive, Pioneer, Ca. 95666. Sorry no refunds once tickets are purchased unless we can sell
them to someone else. Please include your lunch entrée selection at the same time when you submit your check for the play. No payment required for lunch at this time. Please provide a phone number or email address with your payment reservation for the play. Any Questions email Colleen at [email protected] or call 209 295-2877.
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Mr. Lawrie Alexander, President Sacramento Valley MG Car Club
August 6, 2011 Dear Lawrie,
On behalf of the GoF West Steering Committee, I want to thank you and the Sacramento Valley MG Car Club for the tremendous support that was delivered at the GoF West/MG2011 event in Reno. While we didn’t have as much control with our events as we usually do, your personal ability to take control and to adapt to these changes resulted in another top notch GoF West event. Your tireless efforts to design and develop, as well as prepare, the materials for the Funkhana and the Rally were much appreciated. There was nothing but praise from the participants and I saw a lot of smiles on people’s faces.
The execution at the car show was unmatched by the other registers. Brian Sonner and his team were able to orches-trate the parking and presentation of the cars with military precision and excellence. Virtually all of the other Committee Chairmen commented on how well the event was organized. I personally can say this was the easiest parking experi-ence ever at any GOF. Through the efforts of the members of the Sacramento Valley MG Car Club and their participa-tion at GoF West's, coupled with the other clubs in the West, we have been able to keep this event ongoing now for nearly 40 years.
Congratulations to all of the Sacramento Valley MG Car Club Members on winning the San Diego Cup. This award is the direct result of the commitment of the club to participate at GOF West events. In closing, I wish to send my appreciation and again say thank you to everyone. How happy and proud I am to have been a member of the Sacramento Valley MG Car Club for the last 18 years! Gary Kennedy Gary Chairman GoF West 2011
When: Saturday, October 15, 2011
4:00 PM 'til --- Where: 9375 Robin Lane - Newcastle 916/663-4519
What: Bring - German Beer
Please RSVP by Monday night, October 10th (so that enough German Sausage can be ordered)
Cost: To be determined
Classic Cars Sparkle at Ironstone
Regulars at the Ironstone Concours d’Ele-gance in Murphys, California, claim it’s one of the best-kept secrets in Northern Califor-nia. If you have ever attended Pebble Beach Concours or miss it this year, Ironstone is the place to catch up with a wonderful array of classic and antique cars. The show also includes vintage motorcycles, wooden boats, art-deco trailers and old-timey campmobiles. Location: 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys CA 95247
The Ironstone Concours is held the last Sat-urday of September (9/24) on the beautiful grounds of the Ironstone Winery that lies just outside the historic gold-rush town of Mur-phys. They will feature classes for Metal Bodied Station Wagons, 1946 to 1971, Steam and Electric Powered vehicles, Bent-ley and Rolls-Royce automobiles.
The Ironstone Concours attracts the best and most interesting cars from around Cali-fornia. Admission is $20 per adult or $35 per couple or a family (a family is considered 2 adults and 2 children); children under 14 ad-mitted free. Discount coupons available online.
The Concours benefits 4-H, Future Farmers of America and the California State Fair Scholarship Fund. Ironstone Concours Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, with a Tax ID# 68-0431851. For more information, phone (209)785-4234 or email at [email protected]
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Plans for a Device to Check Toe-in/Toe-out From: Gary Herbold
1- Measure the outside to the outside of tires and add 2" to 3". 2- The bolts should be about the same height as the center of the wheel. 3- 1/4” x 20 bolt (or what ever size you wish to use) all thread rod will also work.
Materials one 2x4 about 8 feet long. Must be straight two 1/4” x 20 bolts 6" long or one 12" piece of all thread rod and two nuts. If using all thread rod jam the nuts so they can not move. four nails or screws to attach the uprights to the base 2x4.
How to use Slide unit under the car and pull it up. Align the upright so the ends of the bolts are in line with the outer tire bead seat of the wheels and the 2x4s are about 1/2" away from the tires (two people will make this part of the job easier.) Turn one of the bolts in until the end of the bolt just makes contact with the wheel then do the same with the other bolt. Recheck both bolts to make sure they are still just touching. Measure the distance from one of the bolt heads to the back of the 2x4 and record this reading. Back off one of the bolts until the unit can be moved to the front side of the wheel. Do not back off the other bolt. Repeat what you did to the back side of the wheel and record the measurement. The difference between the two read-ings will be the toe of the front wheels. Make adjustments as needed
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Meeting Minutes August 3rd It was discussed that the Ironstone Concours is happening on Saturday, September 24th also.
For the Good of the Club Announcements/Member car news:
Paul D’Andrea asked if we should use ZDDP in our MGs. The answer was it should be used in newly rebuilt en-gines. ZDDP is an anti-friction agent. Mike Singleton’s business sells the additive.
Gregg Lawson was contacted by someone who has a 1980 MGB LE that has been sitting for 17 years in Santa Rosa. The owner would like someone to take it away, so contact Gregg for details if you are interested.
Beni Feil brought up the possibility of the SVMGCC supporting a charity. Lawrie asked that those who wanted to support a charity should send Lawrie an email making their suggestion. The idea was discussed and it was further suggested that the charity might be a local one in need of support.
Gary Herbold shared a demo on the Toe-in/Toe-out checker and he described how it works and how you could build a full size one for your own use.
Corey Hogue let everyone know that his MGB is back from the paint shop and needs about three more weeks for the paint to cure. Then the re-assembly process can start.
Kevin Williams shared that he recently purchased a 1973 MGB from E-bay.
Gary Hartley recently took his 1967 MGB-GT to the “Bay area” for a meeting and that the MG drew a crowd!
Jim Costigan has been working to install a Moss Motors air conditioning kit in his 1971 MGB. The kit is nicely done and the installation seems to be going along well. Folks asked to get an update when he is done.
Lawrie Alexander let us know he had sold his 1934 MG PA.
Jane Alexander won the 50/50 Raffle drawing for $46. Jim Costigan, Gary Hartley, Patti Reshke, Myra Triplitt-Didion and Ed and Ginny Kirkley won the five bar towels.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm. Respectfully submitted, Val Howard Hogue, Secretary
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Copperopolis Trip a Hit Prior to this event, I'd heard from a number of people that the valley in which Copperopolis lies tends to collect heat and turn the town into a veritable oven. With temperatures for August 27th expected to reach the mid-nineties in Sacramento, it was, therefore, with some trepidation that Jane & I set off in our B followed by Robin January in her B. We drove down 49 to the Pokerville Market in Plymouth where we met up with Don & Barbara Wroth (BGT), Gary & Elaine Hartley (B), Ed Dail (TC) and Gary & Beverly Hoss in their new Prius. At this time, the weather was delight-ful and we were enjoying the fresh air and nice views as our little convoy headed on down towards San Andreas.
Charlie's prediction that it would take 45 minutes to reach the meeting place on Pool Station Road proved spot on and we were soon following him and Lynn down this absolutely perfect MG road which twists and turns through countryside which looks much as it must have done 100 years ago. Charlie has been busy changing suspension and wheels on his B and I couldn't help but note what a purposeful-looking car he has built as it smoothly took the turns ahead of us. In true SVMGCC tradition, we were "following the car behind" so no-one got lost, and it was amusing to see Ed in his TC slowing to allow the Prius to keep up! Anyone who doubts that a 62-year old MG is a practical motor car should ride with Ed; despite the fact that he's named his TC "The Snail-darter", only on the steepest hills did he have trouble maintaining station in the convoy, and even then he was never far behind the MGBs.
Arriving at the other end of the 9-mile stretch of Pool Station Road, we found Karl and Renorise Krause waiting for us in the TD which Karl has just finished restoring. What a lovely job he has made of this car! He did all the work (except the engine rebuild) himself and he deserves to be very proud of it. Karl and Ren are quite new members and it was fun having them join us so we could get to know them.
A few miles further on, Charlie led us into the old part of Copperopolis where we parked opposite the Olive Oil shop, our first destination of the day. As we parked, a Honda hybrid pulled in with us and we realized that the other car which had been tacked to the tail of our convoy for some miles contained John & Linda Rowland! With this welcome addition to our group, we crossed the road, entered the store and were entertained by the proprietor to a very inter-esting presentation on the way he grows, processes and blends many different flavors of olive oil. We looked at the various items for sale, sampled the different flavored oils, made a few purchases and enjoyed some good conversa-tion on the porch of the store.
Next stop was Panini's Restaurant in the new town of Copperopolis, a collection of attractive buildings seemingly set in the middle of nowhere! Don explained that this was intended to be the center of a major new development of two golf courses and new housing but the economic downturn brought things to a halt. One has to hope that things turn around soon as it would be a shame for such a great restaurant to fold - we were all seated in a separate dining room where we enjoyed a great lunch and superb service, as well as the nice air-conditioning!
By now the outside temperature was becoming a little toasty (although we've had many other MG runs when it was considerably hotter) so, after some more chatting we broke up into various smaller groups and made our various ways home. Altogether, it was an excellent outing and Charlie and Lynn are to be complimented on putting together a very interesting and enjoyable day out. None of the cars suffered any problems, the roads were fun to drive and we once again proved that the essence of our club is taking these opportunities to enjoy our MGs and the company of our fellow members. -- Lawrie Alexander
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ONCE AGAIN, THE SONNER’S HIT IT BIG
We hope that Brian doesn't retire his gun anytime soon. You will never have pheasant this good. The BBQ Social at the Sinner's was for the second year in a row…... Fabulous. Jane’s Brie appetizer was de-voured, her potato salad was uniquely different and tasty, but as AL-
WAYS; her chocolate chip cookies were a smash. Six cars decided to brave the heat to meet up with Jim & Lindsay and take a scenic route to the Sonner’s which took about an hour from their starting point. The not so brave went directly to the Sonner’s. All together about 25 people attended. We hope this be-comes a yearly event!!! Thank You Brian and Jane — Lindsay
!!The Nattermistress Scores Again !!
A special “Thank You” goes to Bennie for her efforts in choosing, arranging, and organizing these Natters. The Natter at Club Pheasant brought fifteen members to the table to enjoy an
Italian dinner at a truly unique restaurant. Rick and Judy Storms (members of the Abingdon
Rough Riders Club) were visiting the Sonner’s, so they joined us, and were glad they did!
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Sacramento Valley MG Car Club PO Box 2194 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Address Correction Requested
First Class
MARK YOUR CALENDARS Check www.svmgcc.org for schedule updates, overviews, pictures & future events details as well
as the pages of this newsletter. Club event shown in bold type; non-club events* are not bolded. September
2-5 Fri-Mon All British Field Meet Portland, OR http://www.abfm-pdx.com/2011/general.htm
7 Wed General Meeting 7:30 pm - Mimi’s Café, 2719 E. Bidwell St., Folsom [email protected]
10th Reiff Gas Station (Woodland) visit and lunch in Winters - Beni
14th-15th Sierra City Run - Lindsay Costigan [email protected] 916 645-5475
21 Wed Natter & Noggin - Suzie Burger - Beni Feil Nattermistress 916 451-7387
24th Soda Springs Historical area visit & Picnic – Les
24th* Ironstone Concours (non-club event) http://www.ironstonefoundation.org/ Car entries are due by 9/1/11!
24 -25 Sat/Sun* 9th Annual British Car Roundup - Kurt Lanse 559 352-7968 www.valleybritish.org (non-club event) - see page 5
29th - Oct 2nd* MG Owners' Club Fall Festival & Infineon Raceway tour (non-club event) http://www.mgfallfestival.com/
October
5 Wed General Meeting 7:30 pm - Mimi’s Café, 2719 E. Bidwell St., Folsom [email protected]
9 Sun Indian Grinding Rock Tour / Lunch / Theater - Colleen 209 295-2877 [email protected]
15 Sat Oktoberfest - Mike & Heidi Singleton 916 663-4519 [email protected]
22 Sat Hope Valley Picnic to see Fall Colors - Lawrie [email protected]
General Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm.
Mimi’s Café - 2719 E. Bidwell Street, Folsom, CA
Contact Lawrie Alexander at 530.672.2319
Labor Day
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