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QUAD-CITIES BRITISH AUTO CLUB 2016 Edition / Issue 7 10 August 2016
THE QCBAC
The QCBAC was also formed to promote interest and usage of any, and all
British cars. The QCBAC website is at: qcbac.com
BOARD MEETING
The QCBAC board met on 10 July 2016 at Gunchie’s Restaurant, Rock Island, IL. The minutes for that meeting were distributed to current QCBAC members.
QUEEN’S ENGLISH
Diddle: swindle
Outwith: outside
Dosh: money
Guvnor: boss
Yardie: mobster
QCBAC CONTACTS
President Jerry Nesbitt [email protected]
Vice President Larry Hipple [email protected]
Secretary John Weber [email protected]
Treasurer Dave Bishop [email protected]
Board member Carl Jamison [email protected]
Board member Gary Spohn [email protected]
Autofest Chair Jeff Brock [email protected]
Membership Chair Pegg Shepherd [email protected]
Publicity Chair Glen Just [email protected]
CONTENTS
The QCBAC 1
Board Meeting 1
Queen’s English 1
QCBAC Contacts 1
Future QCBAC Events 2
Other Car Club Events 2
Trouble reading? 2
Question & Answer 2
Cars of the Month 3
2016 Sweetcorn Festival – Oneida, IL
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FUTURE QCBAC EVENTS
August Dinner 14 August 2016 4:00 pm
Famous Dave’s 1110 E Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA
Visit Roger & Marjorie Rhoads 3 September 2016 9:00 am
Meet at old Quad City Downs parking lot in East Moline at 9:00 am
and drive to Fenton, Illinois as a group.
September Dinner 18 September 2016 4:00 pm
Hickory Gardens Restaurant 3311 Hickory Grove Road, Davenport, IA
Please park in the rear lot and use the rear entrance.
Congratulatins to Karen
Reynolds for winning a
Top 25 award at the Oneida
Sweetcorn Festival, in Onedia,
Illinois on 30 July.
OTHER CAR CLUB EVENTS
Knuckle Busters Car Show 27 August 2016 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Aledo, Illinois. Meet at Milan CVS parking lot 910 West 4th Street, Milan, IL
and depart by 7:30 am.
Trains, Planes & Autos 10 September 2016 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Downtown Geneseo, IL. Meet at Silvis Hy Vee 2001 5th Street, Silvis, IL.
Depart as a group by 7:00 am.
Route 6 Retro Road Trip 2016 16-18 Sep 2016.
Drive across Iowa Special Event in Davenport, 15 Sep 2016:
"Cruise the Ones" event ends with a visit to Dahl Ford's Old Car Home
TROUBLE READING THIS NEWSLETTER?
A pair of prescription glasses were found at the Autofest. Contact John Weber if
they are yours.
ANSWER
The device that made time
travel possible in the Back to
the Future movies was called
the “flux-capacitor” which
was mounted behind the
front seats of the De Lorean
DMC 12. The De Lorean also
needed 1.21 gigawatts of
power and it had to be
moving at 88 mph (140.8
km/h).
Le Claire, IA – River front park
NEXT QUESTION
Who was the car designer and
rally driver that founded the car
company which made the 1948
Elliott Saloon? The Elliott was
claimed to be the fastest
production closed car in the
world when it reached 104.7
mph (168.5 km/h). I need the
first and last name of the
founder.
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CARS OF THE MONTH
Heartland Autofest – 6 August 2016 – Le Claire, Iowa
Best in Show – 1956 Jaguar XK 140
Ken Katch
First Place Owner Second Place Owner
MG
Pre-
1963
1951 MG TD
Arnie Ash
1959 MG A
Alan Anderson
MG
1963
to
1974 1970 MG B
Rick Hamaker
1968 MG B
Larry Hipple
MG
1974.5
to
1980
1978 MG B
Willie & Jan Wittkoph
1979 MG B
Stephen Galvin
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First Place Owner Second Place Owner
Triumph
TR2
TR3
1959 TR3A
Chuck McGuire
1962 TR3B
Lewis Moore
Triumph
TR4
TR6
1964 TR4
Carl Jamison
1967 TR4A
Alan Beecher
Triumph
Spitfire &
GT6
1970 Triumph Spitfire
Tom Nelson
1980 Triumph Spitfire
Pegg Shepherd
Austin
Healey
1962 Austin Healey 3000
Milt McKinney
1956 Austin Healey 100-4
Glenn Ackeberg
Jaguar
(new)
XJS &
XK
1991 Jaguar XJS
John Dyson
2007 Jaguar XK8
Joe Rice
Jaguar
XK &
XKE
1956 Jaguar XK140
Ken Katch
1963 Jaguar XKE
John Weber
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First Place Owner Second Place Owner
Mini
Original
1976 Austin Mini Cooper
Bruce Stender
No Entry
No Entry
Mini
Newer
2009 Mini Cooper, John Cooper Works
Jim Murray
2013 Mini Cooper
Carol Brown
Sedans
All
1969 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
Paul Inman
1983 Jaguar XJS
Katie Heuer
Other
British
Makes
1974 Jensen Healey
Ron Mau
1967 Austin FX4 London Taxi
Randy Dockstader
OTHER AWARDS
QCBAC President Jerry Nesbitt presents
an appreciation award to Craig Heuer of Jaguar Alley
Longest distance traveled to the show was 280 miles driven by
Willie and Jan Wittkoph from Appleton, WI in their 1978 MG B.
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Bonus item: The hidden British word in the last newsletter was “Bloke” meaning “fellow”.
There is another hidden British word in this newsletter.
Club members might be interested in the Klairmont Kollection of antique cars now open for
private, corporate, and charity events. Larry Klairmont and his partner Joyce have 300 vehicles
under one roof. The Klairmont Kollection will continue to try and accommodate special event
requests and may open to the general public on selected dates. Contact information: Klairmont
Kollections, 3111 North Knox Ave, Chicago, IL 60641. Telephone: (773) 685-1904.
QCBAC Newsletter:
2703 W 71st Street
Davenport, IA 52806
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1960 Austin Healey Sprite (boxed)