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Austin-Healey Club of Oregon

August 2000

Healey Northwest

August 2000

Austin-Healey Club of Oregon 2000 Officers President:

Vice President:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Bob Bollinger 1530 W. 28th Place Eugene, OR 97405 (541) 687-8218 cbrb@aol.com

Jack Jakobsen 3801 Wy’east Road Hood River, OR 97031 (541) 354-3971 & FAX with prior call. jakobsen@gorge.net

Stephanie Hellickson 1618 Avon Way Forest Grove, OR 97116 (503) 357-8969 terryaviator@bigplanet.com

Gary Jackson 3118 Northridge Way Eugene, OR 97408 (541) 343-0117 gary.jackson@ eweb.eugene.or.us

Membership:

Activities:

Editor:

Regalia:

Mary Gross 8217 NE 71st. Street Vancouver, WA 98662 (360) 254-4527 agross9217@aol.com

Allan Gross 8217 NE 71st. Street Vancouver, WA 98662 (360) 254-4527 agross9217@aol.com

Terry Hellickson 1618 Avon Way Forest Grove, OR 97116 (503) 357-8969 terryaviator@bigplanet.com

Betty Hand & JaAnn Hoisington 1520 NE Lincoln Street Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503) 693-9293 nrhand@aol.com

Advertising Mgr.:

Club Cordinator:

Librarian:

Club Address:

Skip Monaco 7710 SW 89th Portland, OR 97223 (503) 245-0174 FAX (503) 472-9953

Bill Bolton 82923 Bear Creek Road Creswell, OR 97426 (541) 895-5576 FAX (541) 895-4029 tricarb@aol.com

Doug Auburg 7215 NE 61st Avenue Vancouver, WA 98661 (360) 694-7769 FAX (360) 694-7998 dauburg@vintagead.com

A-H Club of Oregon 82923 Bear Creek Road Creswell, OR 97426

Club Web Site: http://www.healey-oregon.org Contents: Club Activities NW Meet Update Other Car Events President’s Message Membership Report July Meeting Minutes Club Corral AH Photo Contest Infatuation Tech Tip Tid Bits Sidney Tour F.G. Concours Animal Husbandry T-Shirt Miss Bea’s Organ Thieves Catholic Mothers Classified Ads

August Meeting August 12, 2000, 10 AM

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Date: Program: Time/Speed/Distance rally hosted by

Monaco’s and Gowan’s. Meeting: The meeting will be held at the Monaco’s beach house in Seaside after the rally. Dinner: Mexican style fiesta at the Monaco’s. See page 4 for more information and directions....

Cover This months cover was shot at the Historic Races at PIR by Stephanie Hellickson. Healeys line up for inspection on race day.

Thanks for your Help

Bob Bollinger, Allan & Mary Gross, Stephanie Hellickson, Doug & Tammy Auburg, John & Shirl Wilson, Karen Morrison, Reid Trummel, Bill & Pat Bolton. Healey Northwest

August 2000

AHCO Activities Calendar

The official publication of the AustinHealey Club of Oregon, Healey Northwest, is published monthly for the benefit of its members. Articles which appear in Healey Northwest express the opinions of the author and do not express the official Austin-Healey Club of Oregon position on any subject unless specifically noted. We do our best to insure accuracy, but can not be responsible for any errors or omission of fact. Contributions are welcome on any subject related to Healeys, Club members, or of general interest to the classic car hobby. Material from Healey Northwest may be reprinted in other publications, provided credit is given to the author and source and reciprocal article use permission is offered by that publication. Please address correspondence to: Healey Northwest Editor Terry Hellickson 1618 Avon Way Forest Grove, OR 97116 (503) 357-8969 e-mail: terryaviator@bigplanet.com AHCO MEMBERSHIPS Membership in the Austin-Healey Club of Oregon is available to anyone with an interest in cars bearing the Healey marque. Individuals need not own a Healey to join nor is membership restricted to any regional, national or continental boundaries. Members are encouraged to participate in all Club activities. Winter activities are normally indoor technical sessions or social events. Summer activities are normally outdoors involving tours and car events. Calendar year memberships are available in person at any meeting or by mail: $25.00 per individual or couple (add $10.00 for international mail). Checks should be made payable to AHCO and sent to the Club Membership Director. DEADLINES The Healey Northwest submittal deadline is the 20th of the preceding month. 4

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by Allan Gross Editor’s note: Some information or dates may change after originally published. Check the calendar each month for current information.

August 12, 2000 Hosts: Skip and Tom Monaco-tour and BBQ. We’re nearly ready for the August 12th Rally to Seaside. We will meet at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Sunset Presbyterian Church which is just off Hwy 26. Heading west out of Portland take exit 65. This is approx. 1 1/2 miles west of Hiway 217. Turn right off the exit and you will see the Phoenix Inn on the right. Next right past the Phoenix Inn is the Church. Please be on time as the first car will be out at 10:30 a.m. and every minute thereafter until everyone is on their way. There will be places enroute to stop to buy meals or enjoy a picnic lunch. This will be a TSD (time-speed-distance) rally with some gimmicks thrown in just for fun. You only need a note pad & pencil. An odometer would also be helpful. This is a very easy rally with the emphasis on fun. Prizes will be awarded for a variety of winners. Barbara Gowan & Skip Monaco have put our heads together to come up with some yummy things for your Mexican fiesta. Chuck Gowan & Tom Monaco, have also been doing their part as rally masters. Come prepared to have a great time. Just keep your fingers crossed for good weather! Please just bring your own beverages. All else will be provided at no cost to participants. After the rally and dinner on Saturday, everyone will be on their own. For those of you who would like to stay overnight in Seaside, here are a few suggestions: Tradewinds 738-9468; Seasider 738-7764; Shilo 800-222-2244; The Tides 738-6317. If you need anything further, please feel free to call Skip Monaco. September 2, 2000 (Note: 1st Saturday of the month) The Portland All British Field Meet will be held at Portland International Raceway, located on the west side of I-5, across from Delta Park. You should have received an invitation to the ABFM by now. Lets make this a big Healey turnout and register early if you can. The AHCO meeting will be held in conjunction with the Portland ABFM. The tentative time for the meeting is around 4: PM. Meals will be up to individual members following the meeting. Hope to see you in September. (Continued on page 13...) u

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Other Car Events

Northwest Meet Update

Brownsville Summer Car Fest August 19, 2000 August 19 European car owners are invited to enjoy a day of sunshine and cars with a Wash-n-Shine, in conjunction with the Brownsville, Oregon Antique Fair. All European marques are welcome so come and enjoy the fun. $15 to enter your car, Peoples choice and other prizes awarded. For information call: Cheryl (541) 688-2735 or Barbara (541) 726-0612. CFM Cruise-In August 19, 2000 Columbia Fleet Management is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Cruise-In benefiting Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, August 19, from 11AM to 5PM. The fee for entering a vehicle is a new, unwrapped toy to be donated to the hospital. Prizes will be awarded for a variety of categories. The registration deadline is August 12, so don’t delay. For more information call Columbia Fleet Management at 503-690-9450 or e-mail at info@cfminc.com. Portland Oregon All British Field Meet September 2 -3, 2000 The 24th Annual Portland All British Field Meet on Labor Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 2nd and 3rd, 2000, will be held at the Portland International Raceway. Over 800 British vehicles of all types are on display on Saturday. This year salutes Minis and Morgans. Activities include popular choice voting, Jaguar concours judging, car club regalia tents, food stands, a rally, autocross and free sports car rides. For more information see the website: www.abfm-pdx.com, or call the hotline: 1-503-504-ABFM. Annual Northwest Austin Healey Meet September 15-17, 2000 Hosted by the BC Club the meet will be held on Sept 15,16,17 on Vancouver Island in Sydney. Come visit with friends and fellow British car enthusiasts, participate in the rally and enjoy the big car show on Sunday. For more information phone or FAX: Phone #: 250-6563166 Fax: 250-656-1999. Sunriver Exotic Car Show Weekend September 15 - 17, 2000 This year’s event features a tour to Sunriver from the Portland area, judging and peoples choice awards and a scenic rally, not to mention all the activities available in the Sunriver area. Cost is $50 per person and includes the concours, Saturday night dinner and Sunday BBQ

by Karen Morrison

Healey Northwest

EVENT: ANNUAL NORTHWEST AUSTIN HEALEY MEET DATE: September 15-17, 2000 LOCATION: Dunsmuir Lodge and Conference Centre 1515 McTavish Road, Sidney B.C. Canada, V8L 3Y3 CONTACT INFORMATION: Phone: 250-656-3166 Fax: 250656-1999 Email: HYPERLINK mailto:dunsmuir@uvic.ca SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Friday September 15th: Friday will feature a hospitality suite with hors d’oeuvre, cocktails and fun. Saturday Sept 16th: Saturday features tours of the area, and the Saturday nite dinner at the lodge. Sunday Sept 17th: The Vancouver Island All British Car Club is hosting the All British Field Meet at Fort Rod with the Healey as the featured marque. The park is located overlooking the Esquimalt Harbour and this is where you’ll see very rare British Marques. lunch. For information on the tour to Sunriver call John Draneas at 503-639-4036. For information on the event or lodging call Shelly McKittrick at 800-531-1130. A “first-timers” packet complete with activities and events is available and can be obtained by calling the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce at 877-669-3378. Maryhill Loops Hillclimb October 7 - 8, 2000 Sponsored by SOVREN, the Society Of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts, the Maryhill Loops Hillclimb offers plenty of excitement for competitors and spectators alike. Maryhill Loops Road is located in south central Washington between Maryhill and Goldendale in a valley stretching from the Columbial River to the bluffs above the river on land owned by the Maryhill Museum of Art. The course follows a section of this road. With sharp switchbacks and steep drop-offs, this event will supercharge your adrenalin pump. On a scale of 1 to 10, this course offers a “pucker factor” of 12! Don’t miss it. For more information call SOVREN at 206-232-4644 or FAX: 206-232-3844. (Continued on page 15...) u

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President’s Message

Membership Report

by Bob Bollinger

by Mary Gross

This year’s Vintage Races were the best in years. The AUGUST BIRTHDAYS weather couldn’t have been better and I know all had a 1 Janet Bishop 2 Buzz Nelson good time. 3 Kathleen Wales Nominations are still open for all offices. So far, we 5 Rich Thomas have only one nominee for each position except for “Ac- 6 Wayne Brown, Brian Waters tivities Director” where we have no one slated. Our 7 Neil Shepherd club is one of the best Healey clubs in the country and it 9 Richard Ditzler got that way through the hard work of members volun- 10 Tobe Hale teering their time. Let’s not break the tradition. If you 11 Bob Poaque know of anyone who you think would do a good job and 12 Irene Murphy is interested in any of the offices, especially Activities 13 Allan Gross, Erma Henrie Director, give them a call and then present them for nomi- 14 Cliff Flori 17 Tom Santee nation. 18 Larry Bennett By the time you read this, we will have returned from 22 Marilyn Cole, Cheryl Parker Ocean Shores with wonderful memories of our week 25 Walt Harrison with all our friends from the West Coast and beyond. 28 Duane Denson, Joe Levitch The rally in conjunction with our August meeting at the 29 Allan Wales Monaco’s beach house sounds like a great time. Hope 31 Dee Meyer to see you all there. Please welcome our new and returning members who joined at Zupan’s Historic Races. Be sure to add their Bob contact information to your roster. July 19, 2000 Larry and Marie Emerson, 4536 Blue Sky Ct. SE, SaJack Jakobsen would like everyone to know that his wife, lem , O R . 97301, 503-362-9440, lge@open.org, Jensen Shirley Ann, remains in Providence Hospital. She con- Healey. The Emersons had a good time at the races and tinues to receive excellent care, but as yet they are still enjoyed meeting those of you who were there. He and unable to get her health issues under control. They ap- Marie are looking forward to joining in some of the club preciate very much the cards and letters which have been activities. They enjoy their car, of course, and many other sent, and thank you for all your good thoughts, kind activities including boating, RV-ing, wood carving, wawords and prayers. ter colors, and traveling. They have two grown boys and a 10 month old granddaughter. We’re all pulling for you Shirley Ann! Gary and Colleen Nelson, 11696 S Salmonberry Dr, Oregon City, OR 97045, 503-723-5336, glnelson@teleport.com, AN5. Gary and Colleen Nelson also joined at the races. It was mentioned that they belonged to the club some time ago. Gary is an instructional designer. They have two boxers named Brutus and Brandy. Gerry Ives/ Tor Forsberg, 367 Machleary St, Nanaimo, BC V9R2G8, Canada. Gerry Ives is renewing. Gerry is in auto restoration and has a 100-4 and a 100-6. 6

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General Membership Meeting July 8, 2000 Minutes by Stephanie Hellickson The meeting was called to order at 5:20 p.m. on the grounds of Portland International Raceway where the Historic Races was being held. President, Bob Bollinger, thanked Allen Gross for coordinating the well attended event.

bers. Write them down and send them or e-mail them. Include some pictures if you can. We will gladly return them if needed. Regalia had no report Advertising: Skip Monaco, had no new information. Club Coordinator: Bill Bolton, was not in attendance.

The minutes of the June meeting were approved as published in the July newsletter. Thank you to Dee Meyers All British Field Meet Committee: Tom Monaco refor doing the June minutes, in Stephanie’s absence. minded members to get registered before August 1st It is great help to the Auburgs who are trying to complete Vice President: Jack Jacobsen was not in attendance. all the work involved in registration. It is much easier if Treasurer: Gary Jackson, reported a June beginning registration come in early. This is a very big job and balance of $ 22,878.81 with a total income of $ 788.34 early registration avoid it becoming overwhelming. mostly from regalia sales. Expenses for June totaled $ Doug reminded members of the added incentive of the 1,845.93 mostly for activities and newsletter costs giv- $500 drawing for those who do register before August 1st. According to Doug Auburg we are now the largest ing the club an ending balance of $21,821.22. meet of its kind in the US. A motion was made and Membership: Allen Gross reported two new members passed to reimburse members $10 who sign up for the signed up that day. Gerry Ives and Tor Forsberg from ABFM. It must be picked up between the hours of 11 Vancouver Island in Canada and Gary Nelson from Or- and 12 a.m. at the Regalia tent. Gary Meyer is collectegon City who has moved back to Oregon from Illinois. ing names of people to volunteer for Popular Choice ballot counting. Activities: Allen Gross reported that the August meet would be hosted by Tom and Skip Monaco and would New members Dick and Geri Lynch were introduced. be about a four hour rally witch includes a half hour They have been members since the first of the year but lunch break at one of the parks or restaurants along the this is their first meeting. They have a 1961 BN7. Also way. A map and directions will be published in the next introduced was renewing member Gerry Ives of Canada. newsletter (Note: no map available but simple directions are given on page 4; ed.). Tom says that this is an Committee chairman for Rendezvous 2001: Bill Bolton easy fun rally through SW Portland and the Coast Range. was not in attendance. The rally will end up at Tom and Skip’s beach house for the meeting and a no charge Mexican style dinner. You Committee chairman for Charitable Contributions: Skip will need to bring your own drinks This promises to be Monaco announced the committee members as Douglas a really fun time. Skip said she will provide a list of Escriva, Neil Shepherd and Dave Brown. The first local hotels. Rendezvous 2000 is July 24 and those plan- planned activity, proposed by Dave Brown, is a trip to ning to go are grouping together for the trip up. the St. Mary’s Home for Boys on Thursday July 13th. September’s meeting will be at the All British Field Meet Members will meet at Monacos at 5:00 p.m. and travel to the home for dinner at 5:30. This should be a fun at 4:00 p.m time for members to share their cars with these boys Editor: Terry Hellickson, asked for more articles from and should be over about 7:00. This event does not inmembers. More articles are needed from members on volve any monetary contribution to the school, the school how their infatuation with Healeys began. We have lots is just delighted that our members are willing to do this. of members and have only had five so far. There are They were not in need of any donations Skip also anlots more out there or we would not have so many mem- nounced that another $500 has been contributed to our Healey Northwest u (Continued on page 13...) August 2000 7

Club Corral at PIR Does Well By Tamara Auburg the days when they were tops in their class as racers. It is also an adrenalin boost to actually drive around a world-renowned race track and experience those treacherous chicane curves albeit at a much slower speed. It isn’t at a Juan Montoya speed by any means, but it is exciting all the same.

There is a summer event in Portland’s International Raceway that is gaining in momentum as the years go by. And, our club has something to do with that success. Each year on the weekend after the 4th of July the Vintage Races take place at PIR. And each year our car corral has a large number of enthusiastic Healey and race enthusiasts in the nice warm weather.

Club members began arriving very early in the morning. Late arrivals did have to park elsewhere in the race track parking areas. This year there was a shuttle service available for those who didn’t want to walk the halfmile or so to the corrals. Club members set up a corral of chairs within the corral of cars so that everyone could visit with others very easily. People were free to come and go as they pleased.

The morning time was primarily for time trials/qualification runs for the next day’s racing grid. People were in the viewing stands wildly cheering on the racers as they went by in their cars. There were a few “Oh, too bad” comments made for those who had to quit for mechanical reasons. The lunch break for the racers was Our car corral was very full of Healeys of almost all years and groups. I arrived while many of the cars were out on the annual parade laps around the track. The parade lap is very popular with both car owners and visitors to the track. Here is where we get to show off how beautiful our cars are and bring back some nostalgia of

broken up with the favorite parade laps by all of the participating clubs. In the afternoon, race fans again gathered in the stands to watch their favorites run in the qualifying runs for the other classes. (Continued on page 15...) 8

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Austin Healey Photo Contest by Reid Trummel I’m happy to announce what we hope will become an annual club tradition: the Austin-Healey Club USA Photo Contest. It seems that many Healey owners are also enthusiastic shutterbugs, and it also seems that our Healeys are among our favorite photographic subjects. Therefore we’re going to provide an opportunity to combine these two passions, and we’ll make you famous by publishing the winners in Austin-Healey Magazine! The rules are simple: There is only one category and the theme for entries is, “The Essence of the Marque Austin-Healey.” That should give you wide latitude and allow the creative juices to really flow as you single out what you consider to be the essence of these cars. Entries must be color prints on glossy paper (no textured or dull finish, please), or color transparencies. Prints must have an image size between 4 x 6 inches and 11 x 14 inches. Color transparencies of any size are equally welcome.

site. In addition to publishing the winners in the magazine, all entries will also be considered for future Austin-Healey Magazine covers, so please bear in mind the vertical format required for the cover, if “making the cover” is your goal. Appropriate prizes will be awarded based on the mood of the judges, the quality of bribes received, and artistic and technical merit, in that order. (Just kidding, except for the part about merit.) So make your Healey (or someone else’s Healey) famous, amaze your friends and confound your enemies, and gain the everlasting admiration and acclaim of your fellow enthusiasts by entering the 1st Annual AustinHealey Club USA Photo Contest. Fame and prizes await!

Entries must be received by October 31, 2000 at: Austin-Healey Photo Contest C/o Greg Kaufman 17907 Lamson Road Castro Valley CA 94546 USA (If you send your photos via Certified Mail, UPS or any other service that normally requires a signature from the recipient, you must specify “No Signature Required.”) You may enter as many photos as you want, and all photos will be returned. (Please clearly label your photos with your name and mailing address.) Entries must be your original work and not previously copyrighted. (You may enter photos that have been entered in other photo contests and/or previously published, just so long as we don’t get in trouble by also publishing them.) Winning entries, including Runners Up, will be published in Austin-Healey Magazine and posted on the club’s web Healey Northwest

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Infatuation by John Wilson My first sports car experience was in the summer of 1956. I was sixteen and working on a ranch in eastern Oregon. One of the ranch hands went into Klamath Falls and drove back to the ranch in a 1953 MG-TD. We had great fun chasing jack rabbits through the hay fields in that car.

up empty handed. He pointed towards a six-pack of beer on the floor and said I could have that for a tip. Off I went in my first Healey drive.

At this time in my life, I was the proud owner of a 1947 Ford convertible. However, I soon sold it for $100 to buy a customized 1952 Oldsmobile 88. This I lived on a Indian reservation in Chiloquin, Oregon, car transported me and my possessions in my move to when my mom remarried (she had been single for ten San Jose. My new job found me working with several years). Her new husband was from Santa Barbara and, sports car owners, including a 1959 TR3 and a 1960 in the middle of winter, we moved to sunny CaliforMGA coupe. nia. What a culture shock to go from cowboys and Indians to a town with palm trees, beaches and 70 degree weather. I secured a part-time job at the Builtmore Hotel as a bell man. Part of my job was to park cars when guests checked in. The parking garage was about a four block drive, which made it fun. The Kingston Trio was doing a concert in town and I checked in one of the Trio. He was driving a brand new 1958 Austin Healey. He reached into his pocket for a tip and came

Now I had to have a sports car and it jus so happened that the owner of a catering truck that stopped at work was trying to sell his 1956 Healey BN2. With the help from Bank of America and a check for $1400 I was the second owner of a 38,000 mile white BN2 with teal leather interior. My first major road trip was to Tiajuana to rip out the original aqua green interior and install red naugahyde. The complete job, including the tonneau cover cost me $125 and was done in one twelve hour day, with the help of a bunch of twelve year old kids hired off the street for the job. They did a pretty nice job, except my heel wore a hole through the carpet by the gas pedal on the way back to San Jose. After two years of hard driving, the Healey was traded in on a new 1962 Volkswagen Bug to please a new wife (of course this was B.S.(Before Shirl)). I didn’t drive another Healey again until 1979…but that’s another story! 10

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Tech Tip Tid Bits

Tour to Sidney

by Doug Auburg

by Bill and Pat Bolton

Instrument Service. This month, I thought I’d review Bill & Pat Bolton are organizing a tour to the NW some places where you can send your Speedo, Tach, or Healey Meet in Sydney during the 15-17 of Septemother gauges in order to make them ”as good as new.” ber. The tour will start in Creswell on the 14th and will travel up I-5 to Olympia, hence to Shelton, WA, I’ve always used the Smiths Instruments US agent: and on to Port Angeles. Nisonger Instruments in New York to overhaul and/or calibrate my Healey gauges. Nisonger Instrument Sales Participants can stay at the Rivera Inn, close to the and Service is located at 570 Mamaroneck Avenue, ferry, at 535 E. Front St., 360-417-3955, and place Mamaroneck NY 10543, (914)381-1952, FAX (914)381- their cars in line for the ferry early in the morning. 1786, email: info@nisonger.com. Their web site is The Rivera has the cheapest rates and are AAA www.nisongerinstrument.com. I’ve always found their recommended. Participants can then go have breakwork to be accurate and professional. Everything worked fast and await boarding. great after they finished. Their main disadvantage is that they are on the East Coast and shipping adds at least The ferry will dock in Victoria and it is a short drive to a couple weeks to their turnaround times unless you pay Sydney. The advantage of going through Port Angeles the extra for air delivery and return. is avoiding the Seattle traffic, avoiding the unpredictable delay at the border to Tswassen and enjoying a Tom Monaco of Tom’s Import Toys offers several closer lovely route along the Hood Canal. options for your consideration. ”We use West Valley Instruments. They were recommended to us by Moss. If you want to join the Boltons on this tour please call We’ve been happy with their service and price.” West them at 541-895-5576 to work out a meeting place. Valley Instruments is located at 19314 Van Owen, Reseda, CA 91335. Their phone number is 818-7589500. Says Tom, ”We have also used North Hollywood Speedometer and Clock for electronic tachs in BJ8s.” North Hollywood Speedometer and Clock is located at 6111 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA, 91606. Their phone number is 818-761-5136. While on the BMW Classic Rally last month, a Seattle restorer highly recommended MOMA. This fellow had very high praise for MOMA and they are another Moss recommendation, though I have no personal experience with them. Tom provided their particulars as 1321 2nd St NW, Albuquerque NM, 87102, 505-766-6661. So here are your choices. If your speedo is broken or out of calibration or if your Tach doesn’t count revolutions any more or you have a stick in the trunk to check to see how much gas is in the tank, you might consider getting some quotes from these folks and getting the gauges fixed. Healey Northwest

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Forest Grove Concours Features Healeys by Terry Hellickson The 28 annual Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance is I have been attending this event almost every year since now history. And what a piece of history it was, in more its inception. We saw spectacular cars, even local ones, ways than one. Hundreds of spectacular examples of automotive history were collected on the lush lawn of the Pacific University campus, under the shade of towering oak and fir trees. With sunshine and clear skies beginning at dawn the stage was set for a wonderful time for any car junkie. th

In hopes of beating the crowd and afternoon heat Stephanie, her sister Amanda, and I set out from home, a mere mile from the campus, on foot to take in the event. Arriving at 9:00, only thirty minutes after the gates opened, we were already confronted by swarms of people clustering around unusual, never before seen (by me we had never seen before. It makes one wonder where anyway) vehicles, representing engineering and visual they all hide. design from a bygone era. As we explored the remarkable restorations, and a few Just inside the main gate rested a spectacular Auburn orginal examples of vintage auto engineering we noticed roadster, complete with rumble seat. It’s too bad no auto many interesting cars. We were ready to take home a beautiful 1949 Alfa Romeo Superleggera coupe that

manufacturers make rumble seats anymore. They look like fun. Turning around we found a white Corvette basking in the sunshine. This example was a ’53 model, the first year ever made. Looking closely I noticed no outside door handles. Looking closer I found something totally unexpected. This car utilized side curtains, a la Healey! Quizzing an owner in the process of dusting off his ’55 model I learned that this was the way it was until the ’56 model. The ’53 and ’54 models also used six cylinder engines. Hmmm, not much different than a Healey, except for being plastic! Moving through the displays we realized this year’s event was a tribute to the grand touring cars of the thirties, forties and fifties. Auburns, Cords, Duessenbergs, Bentleys and Rolls Royces were everywhere. Steph and 12

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looked very similar to a Aston Martin. Jim Feldman was there with a perfect example (what else would you expect of Jim Feldman?) of an AC Bristol. The Jaguar club came with six examples of beautiful Coventry cats dating from the forties to the eighties. And American muscle was everywhere. As were the antiques. Undeniably, there was something for every taste. But what I really wanted to find out was, were there any Healeys in Forest Grove. I wasn’t disappointed. In their own section on the south side of the campus were the small English cars. I found Austin Minis, Lotuses, (Continued on page 14...) August 2000

(...Minutes, continued from page 7.) fund bringing it to $2000. Skip also said that KGW promotional department now has our organization in their system and we have a contact person for our events and if they can we will get coverage. The two major events that KGW does are a teddy bear collection for bears to be given to children by police in traumatic situations and Toy and Joy during the holidays. These are both events we may want to participate in. Another event that we may be able to get involved in with Paul Lindman a camping event for children with cancer at Camp MacGruger at the coast. This event may be the day after our rally to the beach.

(...Activities, continued from page 4.)

Under Old Business, Bob reminded members that now that the point system is gone trophies winners are selected by the three previous winners and these people need to be getting together and making some decisions. It was decided that the last year’s recipient of each trophy will be the chairman for that committee. Nominations from members are encouraged, but final selection is up to the committee.

A man takes his wife to the cattle show. They start heading down the alley that had the bulls. They come up to the first bull and his sign stated: “This bull mated 50 times last year.”

Under New Business, nominations for next years officers were opened. Nominations will also be taken in August. This year the club will mail out separate ballots that can be easily filled out and returned. A sample was passed around. Nominations for ACHO officers for 2001 are: President: Allen Gross Vice President: Bill Massey Secretary: Stephanie Hellickson Treasurer: Gary Jackson Membership: Mary Gross Activities: No nominations yet Regalia: Pat Barron / Shirley Wilson(?) Advertising: Tammy Auburg Club Coordinator: Bill Bolton ABFM Committee - two positions: (1)Tom Monaco, (2)Doug Auburg Editor: Terry Hellickson

October 14, 2000 Hosts: Gene and Barbara Lambert, Todd and Carrie Schelling. The planned activities include a wine tour. November 11, 2000 Hosts: Kevin and Marie Cowan. Activity to be identified at a later time. December 2 , 2000 (Note: 1st Saturday of the month) Christmas party at the Shriner’s facility near Wilsonville.

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The wife turns to her husband and says, “He mated 50 times in a year, you could learn from him.” They proceed to the next bull and his sign stated: “This bull mated 65 times last year.” The wife turns to her husband and says, “This one mated 65 times last year. That’s over five times a month. You can learn from this one, too.” They proceeded to the last bull and his sign said: “This bull mated 365 times last year.” The wife’s mouth drops open and says, “WOW! He mated 365 times last year. That’s ONCE A DAY! You could really learn from this one.” The man turns to his wife and says, “Go ask if it was 365 times with the same cow.”

Nominations closed. Tom Monaco is again asking that people provide pictures of past event for the club album. Meeting was adjourned at 6:03 p.m. Healey Northwest

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(...Concours, continued from page 12) marque in our club. We can show Concours-goers a MGs…and Healeys! I was hoping to see more, but the great selection of beautiful Healeys of all types. Let’s ones who made it brought beautiful cars. There were consider having a AHCO presence at next year’s Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance. Entrants are treated to a banquet/social Saturday evening. Sunday there is much to see and, with other AHCO members to visit with,

much to talk about. Maybe we should also look into recruiting those folks who did show at Forest Grove this year into our club. Suffice to say, this year’s Concours d’Elegance was far from a disappointment. Spectacular cars and perfect weather rounded out a perfect day for the vintage car junkie in our family. And I enjoyed it, too.

three excellent Sprites, all bugeyes, from Aloha, Clackamas and Vancouver. A beautiful ’67 BJ8 came down from Bellevue and a ’55 100M came out from

“The Evolution of Rust” -developed by the Germans... -perfected by the Italians... -mass produced by British Leyland.

“The British never built a computer because they couldn’t figure out how to get one to leak oil.”

Portland. Afterward, I checked the AHCO roster and found none of these cars/owners to be in our club. So…what’s wrong with this picture? Admittedly, this July has been a busy month for AHCO members. But there are some very fine examples of the 14 Healey Northwest u

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people can make it back to other club functions throughout the year. It is also good to see some of the new members willing to take on or work on a club project. Nominations for officers for next year were begun. There will be an opportunity at the next meeting to also nominate someone for an office. Be sure to get the person’s permission before nominating them to save them some embarrassment of declining. That is all for now. Time to go home and wash off the accumulation of track dust and sunscreen. Hope to see you at PIR on the second weekend in July next year.

The retired NASCAR cars were a favorite run in the area where I was sitting, the chicane. Some of those cars date back to the muscle car era and do not have a good center of gravity for this particular track. The particular way the chicane is designed also makes it difficult to impossible to go into it three or four abreast. Once a driver in one of these two or three car abreast packs begins to make the first right turn into it, he (she) loses a visual of any drivers on the right or right rear of the car. A couple of shots of vintage racers, other than Healeys. The driver begins to go into the curve then on a virtual Top, a ‘30s vintage Bugatti. Bottom, a beautiful ‘50s blind spot and a prayer that a driver to the right or rear is vintage Ferrari. These are not replicas! in control and will not bump into him. It doesn’t always work. Some get clipped. Others hit the breaks and that puts them out of control or causes a driver behind them to lose control. The chicane has humbled many a hotshot driver.

After the last qualifying heat was run, club members gathered back at the car corral and held our meeting. We were glad to see some members who had not been able to attend functions before. It is always good to put a face to the new name in the HNW. We hope that these Healey Northwest

(...Events, continued from page 5) Texas 2000 November 12 - 17, 2000 This is a Vintage Rallies affiliated event presented by the Ford Motor Company. This event, a time/speed/distance rally, is open to any pre-1974 sports, racing or GT car, or any Ford performance car. The route follows roads through treed and hilly landscape not normally associated with Texas. It is anything but hot, flat and boring. More information can be found by calling Vintage Rallies, Inc. at 800-645-6069, FAX 860-364-5899 or visit their web site at www.vintagerallies.com. u

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Interesting T-Shirt

Miss Bea’s Organ

Spotted on a T-shirt at the Vintage Races in Portland, Oregon. This was sent in by Shirley Wilson:

Miss Bea was in her eighties, and much admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in the spring, and she welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared a little tea.

“Varoom, Varoom Putta, Putta Chugga, Varoom, Varoom Kaputta Bang, Bang Varoom, Varoom Plink.” ($$$)

As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut glass bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the water floated a condom. Imagine his shock and surprise! Imagine his curiosity! Surely Miss Bea had an explanation, but he certainly couldn’t ask her. When she returned with tea and cookies, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him, and he could resist no longer. “Miss Bea,” he said, pointing to the bowl. “I wonder if you would tell me about this?” “Oh, yes,” she replied, “isn’t it wonderful? I was walking downtown last fall and I found this little package. The directions said to put it on the organ, keep it wet, and it would prevent disease. And you know...I haven’t had a cold all winter.”

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Thieves An old preacher was dying and asked that his banker and his lawyer, both church members, come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom.

Catholic Mothers

Four Catholic ladies were having coffee. The first CathoAs they entered the room, the preacher motioned for lic woman tells her friends “My son is a priest. When them to sit on each side of the bed. The preacher grasped he walks into a room, everyone calls him ‘Father’.” their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled, and stared at The second Catholic woman chirps, “My son is a bishop. the ceiling. Whenever he walks into a room, the people call him Both the banker and lawyer were touched that the ‘Your Grace’.” preacher would ask them to be with him during his final moments. They were also puzzled; the preacher had This third Catholic lady says, “My son is a cardinal. never given them any indication that he particularly liked Whenever he walks into a room, people say ‘Your Emieither of them. They both remembered his many long, nence’.” uncomfortable sermons about greed and covetousness that made them squirm in their seats. Finally, the banker Since the fourth Catholic woman sips her coffee in silence, the first three women give her this subtle “Well...?” asked, “Preacher, why did you ask us to come?” The old preacher mustered up his strength and then said And she says “My son is a gorgeous, 6' 2” hard bodied weakly, “Jesus died between two thieves, and that’s how stripper. When he walks into a room, people say, “Oh, my God....” I want to go.” Healey Northwest u August 2000 17

Classified Ads Classified Ads are free to all paid up members of AHCO, the Austin-Healey Owners Association of BC and the Cascade Austin Healey Club, and $2.00 each to nonmembers. These rates do not apply to commercial ads. Ads normally run three issues unless renewed by the advertiser. O=AHCO, C=Cascade, B=BC. Commercial Ad Rates: Monthly payment: Full page: $30, 1/2 page: $18, 1/4 page: $10, 1/8 page: $6, Business Card: $4. Inside cover (f or b): Full page: $35, 1/2 page: $21, Back cover, 1/2 page: $24. Annual payment in advance w/monthly appearance: Full page: $300, 1/2 page: $180, 1/4 page $100, 1/8 page $60, business card: $40. Inside cover (f or b), full page: $350, 1/2 page: $210. Back cover, 1/2 page: $240. Non-member business classifieds: $5 per month per six lines. Commercial display ads will be rotated between various positions. (Max. sizes: Full: 7.5” x 10”, Half: 7.5” x 5”, Quater: 3.5” x 5”, Eighth: 2-1/8” x 5”, Bus. Card: 2’ x 3.5”.)

Cars for Sale 1959 AH Bug Eye Sprite. Original, very complete car with original 948cc engine. Needs complete restoration. Dean Willoughby (503) 286-4042. (O-12) 1963 Austin Healey BJ7. Basket case. Fairly complete though a badly rusted frame and instruments out; all or will part out. Also, an extra BJ7 rear shroud in fairly good shape. Esko, 253-813-9842, eskogc@halcyon.com. (O-5) 1961 Austin Healey, 3000 MK II, Series BT7 ( four seater model ), VIN: HBT71 6726. 47,867 miles, primer, major body work done, new chrome, new wiring harness, not running, numerous spare parts, stored for years, $7900.00 Canadian. Contact Wayne Walker, Saskatoon, Sk. Ph. (306) 242-7476, e-mail: wwwalker@sk.sympatico.ca (N-5) 67 Austin Healey Sprite, right-hand drive, papers of shipment Hamburg to Portland, wires, several tops, recent rebuild top to bottom, eye catcher, good condition. Priced to sell @ $5,000. Contact Jerry at (503) 650-0396 or EMail aweese@cybcon. com (N-6) 63 Sprite (not Bug-Eye), great condition. Has both tops. Has 1277 engine, it and the running gear are in excellent condition as are the tires. Body is in good condition. Has been garaged. Drives very well. May be interested in a trade. $4000 or best offer. Contact Peter Shoemaker in the evenings at 294-1453. (N-7)

Parts for Sale Full set of Mini-lite Wheels, fit AH Sprite. Charles Burke, 503-289-5055. (O-6) Heavy Duty Poly Front Suspension Bushings for all Austin Healeys - big and small. Correctly done in black. Competitively priced. Tom Monaco (503) 245-0174. (O-4) Heavy Duty Brake Shoes for all Austin Healey models. Impervious to all oils and fluids. Experience 25% better stopping power - cheap at any price. These can save your nose! Tom Monaco (503) 245-0174. (O-4) Lightened flywheels for big Healey models. They really make a big performance difference. You need one if you want your Healey to perform better in the corners and on the acceleration profile. Only the material not being used is removed. BN1 - BJ7 $120 plus a $40 core charge. BJ8 $140 plus a $60 core charge. Packing and shipping is extra. Bill Bolton (541) 895-5576. (O-6) New Side Curtain Pouches made of felt lined black vinyl from original pattern. $45 ea. John Wilson (541) 9332016 (O-7) Hardtop windows for BN6/BT7/BN7. These windows are specifically manufactured of the treated poly-carbonate material used by the Indy race cars. They don’t fog or scratch like the currently advertised ones do! Fit it and forget it! You won’t need to replace it for years. $260 plus packing & shipping. Bill Bolton (541) 895-5576. (O-2) 18

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