ABFM 2010 Silver Anniversary
May 22, 2010,
VanDusen Garden,Vancouver, BC

The Greatest Show on British Wheels began in 1985 as a Show ‘n Shine event held in the parking lot of MCL Motor Cars in Vancouver.  That first show hosted some 35 cars, after which it was decided that a new venue would attract a larger crowd. The event was moved to its current outstanding location at VanDusen Botanical Garden at 37th and Oak Street. Since those early days the event has grown to become the largest of its kind in Canada and the Pacific Northwest, displaying some 637 vehicles, and with more than 5,000 enthusiasts in attendance.
The 2010 Silver Anniversary event will prove to be a very special celebration, with many staging improvements and some additional attractions. Here is what is included so far:

• Anniversary Class: A special display of winning cars from previous years’ Debuting Restoration entrants.
• Restoration Row: Work-in-progress car displays to provide knowledge and information on classic car preservation.
• 2010 Featured Marques will celebrate 50 years of Britain’s sexiest sports car, the E-Type Jaguar (1960-1974)*, and pay tribute to all English Ford models.
• In 2-wheel class: 100 years of BSA motor bikes will be honoured.
• A swanky 25th Anniversary Reception Dinner and Silent Auction will be held Friday May 21st at Shaughnessy’s Restaurant, VanDusen Garden. Entrants can reserve a table for the dinner or have the option of  attending the Reception only. Dinner attendees will be able to park their cars overnight (security in attendance overnight). Transportation will be provided to Richmond hotels.
• The annual presentation of the Canaccord Lewie Award to recognize an individual’s outstanding contribution to the classic car industry.  Best Picnic and Period Dress Award, with emphasis on the Swinging Sixties.
• A special Race Car display sponsored by the Vintage Race Club of B.C. with prize draws for hot laps at the July Historic Motor Races event Mission Raceway.
• Manufacturers’ displays showing the latest 2010 British-built models.
• Garden Tours and a VanDusen $12-million Capital Plan display showing future construction and facilities’ plans.
• What’s Your Classic Worth? Informative presentation on classic car values over the past 25 years. Owners’ cars will be reviewed.
• Win a Trip for 2, Grand prize draw; Weekend Getaway to Haida Gwaii; plus many other prizes draws to be announced.

The annual walk down memory lane promises beautiful machinery, colourful and exotic flora, stirring brass band and jazz music, plus vendors’ stands packed with classic car parts and all things British.
Mark your calendars for the Victoria Day Weekend, Saturday May 22, 2010, and check the event website www.westerndriver.com/abfm for more announcements and registration details. The event is produced by the Olde British & Classic Car Society, which encourages the appreciation, understanding and preservation of classic cars, vehicles and motorcycles for the enjoyment of their owners and the general public. For sponsorship details or to register your British car or motorbike, please visit www.westerndriver.com/abfm, call 604.736.6754, or email jstewart@westerndriver.com.
* E2A Prototype first debuted LeMans June 1960.

Feb. 13, 2010 -  The City of Albany, OR is restoring a turn-of-the-century carousel.  The restorers are extending a great deal of effort in this process.  Individual carousel figures, eg, horses, etc. are being carved from scratch for the project.  The work site is located at  503 First Ave. in Albany, OR.  The Healey Club members are to meet at this address at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 13,  2010.  There will be a nominal entrance fee.  After our tour of the carousel project we will go to  the Yaquina Bay Restaurant, located at 325 Airport Road, Albany, for lunch at 12:30. The Club business meeting will follow at approximately 1:30

Rendezvous Committee Meeting, Feb. 13, 2010 -  Meet at 09:30 AM in the main dining room of the Yaquina Bay Restaurant, 325 Airport Road, Albany, OR.

PM.March 13, 2010 -  British Auto Works has invited us to an open house and technical session at 10580 NW 289th Place, North Plains. (corner of 289th and West Union Rd).  For those unfamiliar with the British Auto Works location the easiest route is to travel west on Sunset Highway 26 to Exit 59, Jackson School road.  It is approximately 9.5 miles west of the Highways 217/Sunset interchange.  Proceed north on Jackson School Road to the first left, NW West Union Road.  Turn left and drive about a quarter mile to British Auto Works.  Phone 503-647-0435. The technical session subject will cover rebuilding of S.U. HD8 Carburetors and will begin at Time: 11:00 AM.   Lunch will be at Cornelius Pass Road House and Imbrie Hall located at 4045 NW Cornelius Pass Road (just south of Hwy. 26).  Lunch will be at 1:00 p.m. with club meeting to follow at about 1:30.

April 10, 2010 -  We are planning this as an overnighter to Astoria/Warrenton.  We will be staying at the Shilo Inn in Warrenton, OR (503-861-2181).  The special rate for a king or queen room is $76.86.  Be sure to mention that you are with the Austin Healey club of Oregon when making your reservation.  We have a block of 15 rooms available that must be reserved by March 10, 2010 in order to get this price.  We will have a special tour of the beautiful Victorian  “Warren House”.  It is a private house owned by a friend of John and Judy Carter.  We ill also tour nearby Ft. Stevens also in Warrenton.  www.astoria-usa.com/fort-stevens-state-park.shtml.  The meeting time and place has not been decided.  Stay tuned for that information.

Other News and Thoughts -  I want to thank all of the members who responded to my first memo and provided me with guidance.  The Executive Board has asked me to increase the memo frequency.  I will be sending Mark’s Memo monthly.  Hopefully,  I have corrected the formatting difficulties we had with the first issue and all of the members will receive this one and be able to read it straightaway.

If you haven’t already done so, you will want to register for the 2010 Rendezvous,  June 28 – July 2,  2010 in Eugene, OR.  Charlie Frazer and the committee are working very hard to put together an outstanding event.  It would also be a good idea to book your rooms at the Valley River Inn, 541-341-3472.

Another activity to be aware of is found on the Club website, http://healey-oregon.org.  Activities Director, John Carter is seeking a show of interest in participating in a great tour.  Destinations on a super tour include: Port Angeles, WA; Victoria, B.C.; Roche Harbor, San Juan Is.; La Conner WA; and Tacoma, WA during the week of August 21-29, 2010.  Check it out and let John know. 503-579-6599.

I just read something in the newest issue of the AH Club USA magazine that struck me as a really good idea.  Most of us have a Road Trip Kit of spare parts and tools stowed in the boot.  If you haven’t already done so, add a copy of one of the national Healey clubs’ Directories or Resource Books to the kit.  No matter where you may travel and a breakdown occurs, there is probably another Healey owner nearby who might lend assistance.

The Austin Healey Association of Southern California is holding our annual California Healey Week 2010 in Temecula, CA from May 19-23.  We would appreciate your posting the attached information sheet on your calendar of events. Our website www.austin-healey.org will have an up-to-date schedule and information about the event.

Thank You, Mike Scroggie

Editor, Healey Motor News
mike@mikescroggie.com

August 21-28,2010

Sat. Aug.21- Leave Portland and drive to Port Angeles(230mi.). Overnight in Port Angeles.

Sun. Aug.22- Ferry to Victoria,BC and check-in at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. Balance of morning and day in Victoria.

Mon. Aug.23- The Fairmont Empress Hotel. Our cars will be on display in front of the hotel.

Tues.Aug.24-Check out of Empress. Drive to Sidney(18 mi.). Ferry to Friday Harbor. Drive to Roche Harbor and check-in(9 mi.)

Wed. Aug.25-Thurs. Aug.26- Roche Harbor. Our cars will be on display at the hotel.

Thurs.Aug.26-Roche Harbor check-out. Drive to Friday Harbor. Ferry to Anacortes. Check-in at La Conner.

Fri.Aug.27- LaConner

Sat.Aug.28-Attend the LeMay Car Show and drive home(140 mi.)

Approximate cost:

6 Overnights $750
2 Ferry passages $150
500 driving miles $100
Food, etc. ???

Total $1000+

Right now I am just testing the water to see how many would be interested in this kind of a tour. I must limit the group to 10 couples. Please let me know if you are interested and I will put your name on the list.  It will take a lot of preplanning and reservations to make it work but it should be fun. Check out the websites for Victoria, Roche Harbor, Friday Harbor and the LeMay Show for detailed information. You can also call or email me. John Carter 503-579-6599 or jc9821@msn.com

www.victoria.ca

www.rocheharbor.com

www.fridayharbor.com

www.lemaymuseum.org

www.fairmont.com/Empress

http://www.laconnerchamber.com/

At this time all 10 spots are taken and there is a waiting list.

• March 13th

British Auto Works has invited us to an open house and technical session at 10580 NW 289th Place, North Plains. (corner of 289th and West Union Rd)
Phone  503-647-435. Time: 11:00 a.m.
The rebuilding of S.U. Carburetors will be covered. Lunch will be at Cornelious Pass RoadHouse and Imbrie Hall located at 4045 NW Cornelious Pass Road (just south of Hwy. 26)
Lunch will be at 1:00 p.m. with club meeting to follow at about 1:30.

• April 10th

This will be an overnighter to Astoria/Warrenton or you may wish to return home after the meeting.  We will be staying at the Shilo Inn in Warrenton.(503-861-2181) The special rate for a king or queen room is$76.86. Be sure to mention that you are with the Austin Healey Club when making your reservation. We have a block of 15 rooms available that must be reserved by March 10 in order to get this price.We will have a special tour of the beautiful Victorian” Warren House”. It is a private house owned by a friend of John and Judy Carter. We will also tour nearby Ft. Stevens also in Warrenton. www.astoria-usa.com/fort-stevens-state-park.shtml
The meeting will be at the motel in the late afternoon.

• May 8th

John Wilson will lead a tour to Longview

• May 22nd

25th Anniversary of the Vancouver All British Field Meet at Van Dusen Garden
www.westerndriver.com/abf

• June 12th

Michael and Wanda Hartfield in Dundee have volunteered to host an event at their house. There will be a tour in the Wilsonville Road/Sherwood area and a wine tasting. They will provide hamburgers and all the fixings afterward at their home.

• June 28-July2

The Rendezvous in Eugene,OR. See the club website for details.

• July 9-11

The Portland Historic Races at PIR www.portlandhistorics.com If you want to park your Healey in the infield at the races you must purchase your ticket from John Carter. He has to collect all monies and order the tickets as a group. They will not accept individual orders for tickets.

• August 21-28

Plans are being made for a 7- day ferry trip through the San Juan Islands culminating with the LeMay Show on the way home. Please see the separate posting for details.

• September 4-5

All British Field Meet at PIR

• September 16-19

Northwest Meet at Lake Chelan,WA hosted by the Cascade Club of Washington
www.cascadeahc.homestead.com/home.html

• October 9th

Bob Bollinger has reserved his club house at the Eugene Yacht Club on the lake for a BBQ and meeting. Jim Averill will lead a tour down. Details later.

• November 13th

Indoor go-cart racing in Tigard and lunch and meeting at Max’s

• December 4th

Christmas Party

Note: All activities are subject to change. Please check back regularly.

Please join us on Sunday, December 6, from 12:00pm to 4:00 pm, at the Eastmoreland Golf Course, for our annual Austin Healey Club of Oregon Christmas Party.

Help us re-live the Club’s events and accomplishments for the year, thank the outgoing Club officers and member volunteers for their efforts this year, welcome the Club officers for 2010, and generally usher out 2009 with a final festive get together.  We’ll also auction some fun items to help replenish the Club’s charity fund.

The party will feature a buffet brunch with prime rib, fresh fruit, assorted pastries, chef’s choice salad, potato salad, tortellini curry salad with shrimp, eggs benedict, French toast, bacon & sausage, country potatoes, and assorted juices and coffee.

The cost is $10 per person.  Because of limited seating and payment for the meal, you must sign up and send your payment to Jeff Mach before Friday, November 20, 2009, if you plan to attend.

The Eastmoreland Golf Course is located at 2425 SE Bybee Blvd in Portland, which is located here.

Hope to see you there!

The month of September will be busy for members of the Oregon Club.  The All British Field Meet is Labor Day weekend.  Then, during portions of the next two weekends some members will be either departing for or returning from the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Finally, the last weekend of September we will all be at the Northwest Meet in McMinnville, OR.  Everybody is planning to attend the NW Meet, Right????

Therefore, we will have a short business meeting at PIR on the Saturday afternoon of Labor Day weekend.  We will attempt to squeeze in the meeting between races so that we can hear each other.  Meet at the AHCO Regalia tent at 3:15 PM.  The meeting will start promptly at that time and will end before the next racing heat at 3:35 PM.  We know that is a narrow time window and it might be noisy but it is the best we can do for September.

We will meet at 10AM on I-5 at milepost 7 at the Burger King. Then it is up I-5 to milepost 27 and exit to gather at the Rebel Truck Stop(gas available). We will follow the old highway for about 42 miles to the intersection of Hwy.12 and Mary’s Corner. Then we turn right on Hwy.12 and go about 30 miles to Morton. Lunch will be in Morton at 12:30 at the Bean Tree which is located on Main St. We continue on Hwy.12 and intersect Hwy.7 for the rest of the way to our motel in Tacoma(about 60 mi.). At 5:30 we meet the Washington group at Famous Dave’s Barbeque for dinner.

I have received the latest newsletter from the Australian Team.

The cars are to reach Seattle, WA August 28th. After they clear U.S. Customs the Team will head for Portland or Eugene. However, the cars will be at the ABFM and the team will be our guests. When I last exchanged emails with Bruno Verstraete he asked for background material concerning the ABFM, the meet history, venue, schedule, etc. I wrote a short response to his questions and found my words in the body newsletter No. 8.

Bonneville Newsletter 008

Dear Newsletter Subscriber,

It is certain : the Healeys are returning to Bonneville in 42 days from today.
Both cars will race in Bonneville, Utah during the World of Speed between 16-19th of September 2009. For those who want to attend, please let us know and check www.saltflats.com.
In the current Newsletter the exact Venues and dates organized by our Healey friends and Clubs in the USA.
In the Newsletters to come we will go into more detail about these events for those of you organizing the trip to the event.

Also a story about which Challenges were faced by Steve Pike and his team to get to this stage.

We will keep you informed about this Challenge.
Kindest regards,

Bruno Verstraete
Webmaster / owner Endurance Car

Oregon Club Members – Note the following is listed in the Newsletter No. 7.  We are officially on the Team’s Schedule:

September 4-7, 2009, Portland International Raceway
All British Field Meet
12 September 2009 : Miller Motorsportspark
Display of the record Cars, BBQ,… Admission + BBQ : 15 USD
16 – 19 September 2009 : World of Speed, Bonneville Utah
See the Healey Endurance Car and the Streamliner in action on the Salt 55 years after the original
event. (USFRA Admission : 10 USD per day or 20 USD for the Event.)