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Andy Schneggenburger

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Scott Walter

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Laura Donecker

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Sue Hurley

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Steve Dellinger

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Michael Lang

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Gloria Ciarrocca

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Dennis Blevins

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER, 2005 VOL.XXIV NO.5

Oct. 1 Philadelphia MG Club’s British Car & Bike Show at Peddler’s Village. Routes 202 & 263, Lahaska, PA (Bucks County). $12 registration prior to Sept. 12, $15 afterwards, including day of show. Fine dining and shopping at the many shops and restaurants of Peddler’sVillage. 10 am until 2 pm. Awards at 2:30 pm. Call Steve at (610) 466-2073, weeknights after 8 pm for additional information.

Oct. 2 Harrisburg Zembo Shrine 7th annual car show. North 3rd Street andDivision Street, Harrisburg, PA. 10 am until 4 pm. Awards at 3:30. $8 registration prior to Sept. 12, $10 afterwards. Door Prizes to be raffled off(one ticket included with registration) include 46” Toshiba projection TV,27” Sharp stereo TV, and 20” Panasonic flat screen stereo TV. (717) 238-8107 or e-mail [email protected] for additional registration information.

Oct. 9 “Hunt Country Classic” British Car Show. Middleburg, VA. Washington DCMG Car Club. $25 day of show registration. Field opens at 9:00am, closesat 12 noon. Popular vote balloting closes at 12:30. Awards presented at2:00. Visit www.mgcarclubdc.com or e-mail [email protected] for directions, a registration form, or more information.

Oct. 16 LANCO 8th annual Fun Run. 10:00 a.m. York County. See inside thisMailGram for additional information.

Nov. 6 “Cannon Shoot”. 11:00 a.m. Lancaster mayor Charlie Smithgall’s farm,southern Lancaster County.

Nov. 13 LANCO Club meeting. 3:00 p.m. Triple C, 1900 Orange Street, York. Seemap inside. 854-4081.Bring your MG Christmas list along! (And pleasebring a chair for yourself for the meeting.)

Dec. 3 LANCO annual club banquet and awards party. General Sutter Inn, Lititz,PA. Invitations will be mailed during November

June 21-26 MG2006. North American Council of MG Registers “ALL-Register MGMeet”. Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 2006 Send you name and address and e-mailaddress to info@mg2006 or MG2006, 318 Hampton Park, Westerville, OH43081 to be added to their information mailing list or visitwww.mg2006.com.

L A N C O M A I L G R A M

FROM THE EDITOR

Hello, all. As you will read elsewhere in this issue, this IS the last LANCO MG “MailGram”

to be published in this format. As we have said several times during the past year, I have

been editor for five years and Jeff Rutt has been putting together the layouts for more than

eight years and it is time for both of us to move on. Having done this for those many years

gives me a great appreciation for our club founder, Gloria, for putting out the newsletter

for seventeen years!

I’d like to thank those that have helped make the “MailGram” what it was during that

time: our regular contributors including Joan Martin, Sally Harbold, Andy

Schneggenburger, Carol Tucker, Laura Donecker, Bruce Bubeck, Charlie Baldwin, Sue

Hurley, Stan Carpenter, and Eric Salminen, just to name a few. Extra thanks go to Jack

Butler for his MGA columns and Alan Tucker for his invaluable “Tuck’s Tips”. Unbounded

special thanks go to Jeff for his “nothing less than perfect” layout work – it wouldn’t have

been anything like this without it -, my wife and best bud, Carol, for her help as proofread-

er, mailing crew, and her patience for planning and rescheduling family outings and vaca-

tions to avoid “newsletter months”, and to the board members for giving us the latitude

(and money!) to publish what we wanted. And of course, it would have all meant nothing

without you, our readers. See you down the road…..Dennis

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FROM THE DESK OF ANDY S…:

Fall is upon us. By the time this note is read “MG’s on The Rocks” will be over, it

will be time for our fall rally, and we’ll be making preparations for the winter

months. As I look back on the Summer I cannot help to think that we are a blessed

group - to be able to afford our toys and have time to enjoy them. My understand-

ing of our good fortune was put into perspective at our September meeting when

we had an open discussion on Hurricane Katrina and the citizens of New Orleans.

Although, as individuals, many of us have already made contributions, everyone present also felt that the club should look for a way to con-

tribute. The discussion provided many suggestions and the Board will meet in October to select one or more. LANCO MG is not a large organi-

zation and our pockets are not deep. With the rainout at “A Taste of Britain” this year we will probably dip into our savings a little more than in

the past. But in the larger scheme of things a few less dollars in the treasury is nothing compared to the cost of rebuilding lives, families, and

communities in the storm area. I’m proud to be associated with a group of people that understands this. Thank you to everyone who took part in

the meeting and discussion and thank you to those who did not attend but called me prior to express concern on the subject.

This will be my last note in the LANCO “MailGram”. All efforts to find an editor have been exhausted and after this issue we will be

relying on other means to communicate to the membership. To Dennis and Jeff, no words can express the thanks the club owes you for your

dedication to upgrading, then sustaining, a high quality newsletter for the past five plus years. I know how hard it is for me to get my few

articles done so I can’t imagine how much time you two have spent over the years. I understand there will be a big celebration when this is over

so enjoy yourselves and I’ll see you down the road.

One final note, Internet access is not mandatory for club membership but it is necessary to get

the full benefit of our new club structure. If you do not have it please considering obtaining a service

or access through a friend or family.


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LANCO Club Picnic. August 14th,Rocky Ridge Park, York.

Thirty-five club members and fiveguests attended this year’s picnic.Twelve British cars were driven to theevent on this very hot day. Hot dogs,hamburgers, grilled chicken sand-wiches, and drinks were supplied bythe club. Everyone brought a covereddish or dessert to share. Needless tosay, no one had a reason to leave hun-gry – for the next several days!!

Following the meal, PresidentAndy Schneggenburger called themeeting to order. All were welcomedand the following announcementswere made.

Thanks to our picnic chef, PhilKinsey, for the last few years’ service.

Mike Lang has volunteered to cook for next year’s pic-nic.

New members Ken and Jeremy Fisher and Tom andMary Lynne Naples were introduced.

The treasurer’s report was given noting that our totalfunds available were $6,176.07.Committee Reports:

A Taste of Britain: Currently has 98 cars pre-registered.Work schedules were handed out. Those who volunteeredlast year may attend at no cost. An “envelope stuffing”party was scheduled forAugust 26th.

British Invade Gettysburg:Another successful year. Clubmembers unanimously voted$500.00 from the proceeds toAdams County “Toys forTots”. A detailed financialstatement was given to theboard members.

Old Business:Member-attended past eventsdiscussed were:

April 16th Spring Thaw trip to Solomon Island.June 3 - 5 Alan and Carol Tucker discussed The

National Road Rally Weekend in Cumberland, MD.June 26th British Car Day, Buckeystown, MD - not to

be a club event next year due to heat and no shade.July 16th Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix & Western

Pennsylvania British Car Day. Bruce and Sue Hurley attended a Healey event in

Valley Forge.

New Business:Our Newsletter will be replaced with the “British

by Laura Donecker

Marque Car Club News” monthly newspaper-type pub-lication. Sample issues were provided for the membersto review. Most felt that it would be much more appro-priate for them to receive the “New England” version,rather than the issue that covers the rest of the country –mainly the deep South and Southwest. Andy will checkinto this. Space will be provided for our club articles.There was much discussion about LANCO membershipdues and what they would be used for. The club willstill need to send out several mailings each year as wellas dues notices. LANCO board members will discuss aprocess for a possible quarterly membership renewalsystem. A volunteer is needed to collect and forwardarticles to the new newsletter. Our primary communica-tion will be via the website.

Meeting Schedule changes for 2006 were discussed -A June meeting will be held plus the event of themonth. September will become an event instead of ameeting, possibly MG’s on the Rocks. This will helpkeep our club more cohesive during the busy summermonths.

Upcoming club events are:September 11 LANCO meeting will be hosted by

Tim and Joan Martin at their home with a possible techsession.

Annual Poker/Fun Run - hosted by Jim and SallyHarbold, taking place in York County on October 16.

November Meeting – Triple-C in York.

LANCO Club Meeting. September11th.

Eighteen members and twoguests (baby “M.G.” Walter and pastmember and newsletter publisherJeff Rutt) attended the club meetingheld at Tim and Joan Martin’s homein Millersville. Almost everyonebrought their MG (12) out on thisgorgeous late summer day. Majortopics of discussion included:•A review (post-mortem?) of theTaste of Britain Show. -Unfortunately, we experienced our

first major rainy day event and attendance was pre-dictably far below past years. Fortunately, pre-registra-tions ran way ahead of normal so all of the “fixed”expenses were more than covered. Additionally, the sundid appear in the afternoon so the polo match was heldas scheduled. Regalia costs and sales ended as a nearbreak-even, with lots of shirts left unsold. Over twentydoor prizes were unclaimed and will be used at theChristmas/Awards dinner and other events.•A spirited discussion of what charities we shoulddonate show proceeds to. - Many attendees, and othersthat contacted club officers separately, put forth the idea


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PHYLLIS & ROBERT MERVOS1331 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVELANCASTER, PA 1760105-57770 MGB DARK BLUE/[email protected]

ANDREW CHAMBERLAIN18943 LAPPANS RDBOONSBORO, MD 2171305-57852 MG TD [email protected]

GEORGE & MARYANN OMINSKI705 BENT CREEK DRIVELITITZ, PA 1754305-579

ROBERT COURTOT366 DELP ROADLANCASTER, PA 1760105-58071 MGB GT [email protected]

DALE & CAROL ANNE MARKS1536 MOUNT HOPE AVENUEPOTTSVILLE, PA 1790105-58152 MG TD BUTTERCREAM60 MGA [email protected]

STEVE MACK & ROXANA DIETZ997 N. QUEEN STREETYORK, PA 1740405-58269 MGC [email protected]

W E L C O M E

that rather than making a donation to “Toys for Tots”, or inaddition to that donation, the club should try to do somethingfor the Gulf Coast/Hurricane Katrina survivors. Many ideaswere bantered about including the Mennonite Relief Fund,Red Cross, and a Louisiana “Toys for Tots” group. Being thatthe club has already donated $500 to the Adams County “Toysfor Tots” program from proceeds from the British InvadeGettysburg show, and that proceeds from the rainy Taste ofBritain will be very slim, suggestions for increasing theamount of this possible donation were also discussed. Those

ideas included dipping into the club treasury, voluntary donations made bymembers with their awards dinner reservations, and the club matching

member donations or award dinners costs. It was dulymotioned, seconded, and unanimously passed that the offi-cers take all of these suggestions under consideration at theirOctober board meeting and come up with a recommendationfor the membership so a donation can be made by theDecember banquet.

After the meeting was adjourned everyone enjoyed thegreat refreshments provided by Tim and Joan and gathered inthe back yard or driveway for the normal tire-kicking andinformal tech sessions. Long-time mem-bers (membership number 83-010!) butlong-missed members Steve and SheilaRaymond, with Steve’s work-in-progress$150 MGB-GT joined the group late in theday. (The official minutes of this meetingare available from the secretary. Ed.)


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Rain? Rain?!!, Well it had to happen eventually. We got alittle wet this year at “A Taste of Britain”. I say a littlebecause it cleared after half the show participants werescared off. For those that did attend we had a nice daywith cooler than normal temperatures to watch the polomatch and enjoy the cars. All of the volunteers arrived butmany of the other attendees held off for a bit to see whatthe weatherman had in store for us. This led to a front rowmostly filled with MG’s. A little uncommon for our showbut a reaffirmation that the club has a lot of solid runningcars. We even had a few arrivals with their tops down.Some were dry and some were unfortunate. It dependedon which cloud they were under.

There was a large contingent of new Mini’s fromphillyminis.org that took a back road drive and arrived en-mass on the field. Taking advantage of a photo op, allof the club’s cars were lined up for the show picture at half time. Thanks all for making the trip. It’s obvious thatyou don’t have to worry about leaking tops when the clouds spit.

Now usually we have a lot of statistics on field attendance, visitors, and other boring numbers. This yearwill not compare with others but it did have some factoids and items of note:

•$5.00—The size of the bet won by Carol for predicting the first words out of Sally’s mouth when shearrived on the rain swept field.

•MANY—The calls to the house asking if the event was on.•HALF—the number of registration envelopes not used this year.•UMBRELLAS—On display this year for staying dry and not providing shade.•FREE—Ribs from one of the teams in a Polo Club cook-off competition (I knew they looked too good

to be sold as a concession).•DELICIOUS—See Free.•LONELY—The registration tent.•HAPPY—The faces on the attendees who came.

For those who missed this year - put us on the calendar for next August. We’ll be back withthe same enthusiasm as always. Thanks to all the volunteers for their help in setting up and run-ning the show. Special thanks to Kay Myers for her help on the door prizes. We received manycompliments on them from the attendees. continued on page 5

Andy Schneggenburger


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1 PRESIDENTS GET TO WEAR FUNNY HATS

2 LEARNING HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY BACK AFTER GETTING LOST TRYING TO

FIND RESTAURANTS (OR EVENT LOCATIONS)

3 BEING PART OF THE TEAM HOLDING UP PORTABLE TENTS DURING THUNDERSTORMS

4 TRYING TO STAY TOGETHER IN CITIES WHEN MORE THAN SIX CARS ARE DRIVING IN A CARAVAN

5 SAMPLING LOTS OF REALLY GREAT FOOD

6 FINDING OUT IF YOU’RE THE NAVIGATOR (BRAIN) OR THE DRIVER (FOOT) DURING RALLIES

7 SHOPPING, SHOPPING, AND SHOPPING (SORRY GUYS!)

8 FINDING OUT HOW MANY SPARE PARTS FIT IN SPORT CAR TRUNKS (FORGET ABOUT LUGGAGE, GIRLS!)

9 LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF CLOTHING LAST A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS

10 YOU FIND OUT THAT VOLUNTEERING FOR ANYTHING IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT FOR THAT JOB.

(OR ANY OTHER JOB—THEY CAN MOVE YOU, TOO!)

11 FINDING OUT HOW FAST YOU CAN PUT THE TOP UP IN THE POURING RAIN—OR HOW FAST

CAN WE GO TO AVOID THAT RAIN WITH OUT PUTTING UP THE TOP)

All kidding aside… becoming actively involved with your local club and the members is a lot of fun. Some of us have made friendships that will last a lifetime. Groups of people now go on non-car club vacations. We meet formeals and other events. The side trips we’ve taken to wineries, concerts, gardens, etc. have been wonderful! Coupleshave bought vacation timeshares (or used other people’s). Several couples have even met and married. We exchangeideas about building, car repairs; traveling, cooking, and gardening (just to mention a few). I’ve picked up a lot ofperennials and recipes over the past fifteen years. Attending the monthly meetings helps locate parts, cars and otheritems you might be looking for to finish or improve your car (or cars). There are lots of interesting ideas about thecars, etc. discussed at meetings. Plus, going to the meetings lets you become involved in the important decisions concerning your club. Honestly – it really is worth your time to get involved.

BENEFITS FOR VOLUNTEERING ORATTENDING CLUB FUNCTIONS:

By Carol Blevins

Nearly forty years ago, whenCarol and I first met, our MGsand other little British carswere commonly available onthe new-car market. At thattime Carol was driving anMGA coupe. But, often beingleft parked in front of the one-car garage door and difficult to start on cold win-ter mornings, it didn’t take too long for my father-in-law-to-be to send it downthe road. Truth be known, at eighteen, I was much more interested in Carol thanthat car at the time. However, I had a friend at college that had an MGA roadster,and we became the bane of that small campus’ securityforce. I was bitten. Between the arrival of our children, aused ‘69 blue, wire-wheeled Midget joined the family asmy daily commuter. That was followed by a series ofnew British-Leyland craft, including an Austin Marina asa “family” car. As the children grew bigger, the little carsgave way to common sense and more practical econom-ics. But the years rolled by, and not too long before ourfirst son-in-law came on the scene, our current Midgetjoined the family. He easily grew into a car-nut, andwhen the MGB came along, it was readily loaned out forweeks at a time. Alas, his head was turned, and he hassince followed that Stuttgart marque. There was furtherhope when son-in-law number two joined the family nottoo long after the arrival of the E-type Jaguar. A certified

car-nut, but – he’s a“big iron” man –and a ‘68 ‘Vette now graces his garage.

So folks, where’s the next generation of lit-tle British car nuts to come from? First of all,you’re going to have to get those cars out of thegarage and show the kids that they’re FUN.Then, find a youngster and take them underyour wing – show them that “sports cars” are alot more than imports with flashy stick-ondecals. Just do one thing differently than I did –start with someone MUCH younger. Go andplant the seeds – grow your own future MG nut.

Over these past years as editor, we’ve met some of the next generation. Here they are again, with a couple of additions. Happy gardening.

Future CarNuts?by Dennis Blevins


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N E W S F L A S H

As mentioned in my note this month we will be ending our publication of the “MailGram” with this issue. Itwas not choice, but necessity, that forced this decision. In place of the LANCO-published newsletter the clubwill be providing the following services to its members:

Subscription to “British Marque Car Club News” – This newspaper-type publication will carry articlesfrom the LANCO club as well as from other clubs. It has an excellent calendar of events and a professionalstaff to supply the final product. There are 11 issues published per year. Additionally, as a member of a subscribing club, you will be entitled to one free (25 word) ad in their classified section each month.

The LANCO MG website – Jack Butler did an excellent job last year updating our website. We may perform some additional enhancements to the site this year to better communicate with the membership. This will become our primary tool for communicating club information.www.lancomgclub.com.

Mailings – The club will institute a series of mailings during the year. At this time we have identified a minimum of one event calendar, forms for both LANCO sponsored shows, dues reminders, ballots, and an invitation to theChristmas/Awards Banquet that will be mailed.

E-mails for some events and activities.I am still looking for a volunteer to take over as a coordina-

tor for submission of our articles to the British Marque Car ClubNews. All this person needs to do is collect articles and submitthem to the paper prior to a list of publishing deadlines. It’s nothard. All you need is email and some organizational skills. The articles will be supplied by others in the club. Andy Schneggenburger

Newsletter’sD E M I S E

LANCO member Bill Shields took third place with his ‘64 MGBin this year’s all-MG “Collier Cup” race run on September 11 at the Watkins Glen Zippo Vintage Grand Prix. Bill was bested only by two V-8 MGB-GT’s. Additionally, the 51st annual Collier Cup Memorial Award was won by fellow LANCO member Dan Leonard (‘53 TD). Way to go, Dan and Bill!!!


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A 43-year-old quantitative analyst for Microsoft-Great Plainsis the winner of the 23rd running of the Bulwer-Lytton FictionContest. A resident of Fargo, North Dakota, McKay is currentlyvisiting China, perhaps to escape notoriety for his dubious liter-ary achievement.

His entry, extolling a subject that has engaged poets for mil-lennia, may have been inspired by Roxie Hart of the musical“Chicago.” Complaining of her husband’s ineptitude in theboudoir, Roxie laments, “Amos was…zero. I mean, he madelove to me like he was fixing a carburetor or something.”

An international literary parody contest, the competitionhonors the memory (if not the reputation) of Victorian novelistEdward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873). The goal of thecontest is childishly simple: entrants are challenged to submitbad opening sentences to imaginary novels. Although best

British Cars in LiteratureI took note of this when the article first appeared in the news in late July. I forwarded the

details to several Triumph organizations, thinking that it might be newsworthy to them.

Alas, it has not appeared in their newsletters – perhaps they have other reasons for not

publishing it. I still like it, and you can’t fire me now. – Ed.

known for “The Last Days of Pompeii” (1834), which has beenmade into a movie three times, originating the expression “thepen is mightier than the sword,” and phrases like “the greatunwashed” and “the almighty dollar,” Bulwer-Lytton openedhis novel Paul Clifford (1830) with the immortal words that the“Peanuts” Beagle Snoopy plagiarized for years, “It was a darkand stormy night.”

The contest began in 1982 as a quiet campus affair, attract-ing only three submissions. This response being a thunderoussuccess by academic standards, the contest went public the following year and ever since has attracted thousands of annual entries from all over the world.

For those interested, winning entries in the contest’s sub-categories may be read at http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/english/2005.htm.

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2005 ResultsDepartment of English and Comparative Literature

San Jose State University, California

“As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experiencedhands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected andadjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual.”

Submitted by Dan McKay, Fargo, ND


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CLASSIFIEDS:FOR SALE1953 MG-TD. Needs restoration. Solid car. All original. Additional parts with car. $5,500. Call (717) 764-1074. Michael Fahs, York, PA.

1956 MGA. Ground up restoration–Runs–All new parts–Painted white–Interior not Finished–Haveitems to finish (Black carpet Tan interior–Black top and tonneau cover) $15,000.00 or Best Offer.Wil Hosler (610) 932-3396 after 6 PM. (Oxford, PA)

1980 MGB Roadster. 27,600 original miles. Very nice driver. Excellent body – no rust. New PAinspection. Same family owned for the past 15 years, garage kept. New bra. Luggage rack. Shopmanual, top, and tonneau in excellent condition. $8,700 obo. Art Brudereck (610) 678-9315.

MGA 1600, 1959. Black w/red interior, recent 72 spoke wires, splined hubs and tyres. Low mileson professional engine rebuild. Also, recent brake system rebuild. 2 owners last 25 years. This isa very attractive car that shows extremely well and drives even better. Excellent older paint witha touch of patina. We’ve enjoyed many weekend events and rallyes with this car but it’s time fora new toy. Asking $18,500. Serious offers considered. Charlie Miller (days) 410-241-8901 [email protected]

MGA Parts –Brake pads($30), 6 various NEW engine id plates, heat shield($20), accelerator cable($8), choke cable ($24), tachometer cable ($12), rebuilt original starter($75), windshieldwings($40/set), Midget wiper blades, Visors for MGB($10/pr),. Also – MG toys. Contact Gloria or Larry at (717) 285-7379 or [email protected] for details.

MGB Parts –(2) Driveshafts . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00/ea 9/16” Front sway bar . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.0070’ Transmission Non-Overdrive . .$35.00 Rubber Bumper Steering Rack . . . . . .$25.0073’ Transmission Non-Overdrive . .$45.00 Chrome Bumper Steering Rack . . . . . .$25.00(2) Two Steering Columns . . . . .$20.00/ea. 64’ Steering Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.00Contact: Jim Harbold (717) 292-0579 or e-mail [email protected]

SERVICES“JET HOT” Ceramic Coating. Now available locally through Rinehart’s Performance Race Cars,Thomasville, PA. Phone (717) 259-9854, e-mail [email protected]. 10% discount to LANCO MGmembers. Contact them direct or through Neal Becker (717) 225-5444. Be sure to mentionNeal’s name to receive the discount.

Please note that Classified ads may also be listed on or viewed at our website:www.lancomg.club.com

Newsletter Classified Ad Policy: One two-line classified ad (up to 35 words) per issue is FREE to LANCO MG Club members. Aphoto (up to 2-1/4” x 3-1/2”) may be included for $5.00. Commercial/non-member ads of thesame size are available for $5.00 (text only) or $10.00 (including photo).

DISPLAY ADS:1/8 Page . . . . .$10/issue . . . . . .$35/year (6 issues)1/4 Page . . . . . .$20/issue . . . . . .$55/year1/2 Page . . . . . .$30/issue . . . . . .$110/year

Ad copy must be submitted to the Editor by the 14th of January, March, May, July, September,or November in order to be included in the following issue of the “MailGram”.


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B e h i n d t h e s c e n e s a t

“British Invade Gettysburg”by Ralph Eriksen, Event Chairman

Our fifth “British Invade Gettysburg”show was a great success with 238British cars showing up at theGettysburg Colonial Outlets complex.Our usual ample supply of volunteerworkers performed at peak and a surveyof the majority of the seventy store man-agers were more than happy with theresults of the four hour show.

We have one particular volunteerwho has supported the event for everyone of the five years but few peopleknow what he does or understand theoverall effect of his volunteer work.Fellow LANCO MG member FredSchwenker has been doing the artworkand drawings for our each of theseevents. For the past three years the showadvertising has highlighted a differentBritish car pulling a cannon as our mast-head logo. The first was the MG-T series,then the Austin Healy, and this past yearwas the E-type Jaguar.

Since that this issue of the“MailGram” may be the last one in itspresent form, I think it is time that wedrag Fred out from behind the scenes fora well-deserved THANK YOU.

Fred drives a beautiful British racinggreen 1964 Morgan. Fred – if you wouldbe so kind, we would like to feature theMorgan pulling the cannon for our sixthyear, along with your Morgan beingused for the sidewalk advertising signs.


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If you always wanted to know how a cannon or a gattling gunworks, but were afraid to ask, join LANCO at CharlieSmithgall’s (a.k.a. Mr. Mayor) Annual Cannon Shoot on SUNDAY, NOV. 6 AT 11:00 A.M. It will be held at his farm in southern Lancaster County. Those that have attended before will attest - this is definitely an interesting day - come crank the gattling gun with LANCOmembers!! Contact Sally Harbold (292-0579 [email protected]) for additional information or questions.

Directions to Smithgall’s Farm (From Lancaster City)

1. Take 222/272S (Prince St.) approximately 16 Mi. (fromLancaster Square).

2. Follow PA 272 South at Willow Street, PA (Intersection atKendig Square, just past Willow Valley Restaurant andMotel) - DO NOT FOLLOW US 222 to Quarryville.

3. Go through the Buck Intersection (272/372 “blinker” light)continue on 272 South about 4 miles.

4. Turn Right onto Spring Valley Rd. (1 Mi. past Valley ViewDiner)

5. At 2nd Stop sign turn Left onto Slate Hill Rd.6. Turn at 1st Right onto Harmony Ridge Rd. 7. Stay on Harmony Ridge Rd. till you see sign for “Hither Hill

Farm” on the right (high up on a telephone pole).8. Turn Right into drive - 1451 Harmony Ridge Rd. (Don’t go

between barn and house - turn Left at front of house to park).

Directions to Smithgall’s Farm (From York)

1. Take PA 74 South (past Dallastown & Red Lion).2. Take PA 372 East. Cross Norman Wood Bridge into

Lancaster County.

“Safe” route 3a Remain on 372 East until you reach “The Buck” (272/372

Intersection). 4a Turn Right onto 272 South. 5a Follow directions above (from Lancaster), picking up

from #3.

“Scenic” (but shorter) route 3b After crossing the Norman Wood Bridge, take first Right

(onto River Road).4b Continue on River Road over Muddy Run power reservoir

dam breast, straight at Stop sign. After passing the ChestnutLevel Church (on your left) turn Right onto Slate Hill Road(at the bottom of the down grade, at the old Cemetery). It isapproximately 7 miles from 372 to Slate Hill Rd.

5b.Follow directions above (from Lancaster), starting at # 6.However, Harmony Ridge Rd. will be your second right.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6 AT 11:00 A.M.


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Note: this will not bea Poker Run but will

be a FUN RUNThere will be gas & food available at the start.

Join us for a fun day one of our club’s favorite events! The Poker Run will travel through scenic YorkCounty, PA and will take approximately 2 hours. The finish location will be somewhere

The route will be based on a scavenger hunt where you will be required to answer CORRECTLY a listof questions. The instructions will have written descriptions, and will be easy to follow. There will beNO timing or MILAGE REQUIREMENTS. Just the correct answers. Sounds easy!!! Come out and tryyour luck!!!!!

This is a rain or shine event…Cash Prizes for the best scores.

Pre-registration postmarked BEFORE September 30, 2003: $10.00.After September 30th/Day of poker run: $12.00

For more info, call Jim: 717-292-0579 or e-mail: [email protected]

Checks payable to: The LANCO MG Club.

The LANCO MG CLUB’s8th Annual FUN RUN

Sunday, October 16, 2005

LIMITED to pre-1981 Classic SPORTS Cars(sports cars “other than British” are welcome & encouraged to participate)

Start location: Airport Road at the York Airport RT 30 west of York,Pa. 17364 Registration: 10:00-10:45

Drivers meeting: 10:451st Car off at: 11:00

Send registration w/check to: James Harbold2755 Skytop TrailDover, PA 17315

Name: ______________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________ Phone: ______________________

Navigator: ____________________________________ Club: _______________________

Car Make/Model/Year: _______________________________________________________

I/We release the Lanco MG Club from any liability for any damages or personal injury sustained by me ormy property from any cause whatsoever while participating in this event.

X __________________________________ X ___________________________________Driver Signature Navigator Signature

(Registrations must be signed in order to participate.)


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FRED HEISTANDAUTOMOTIVE, INC.

717-665-7100Import Auto Repairs On

All MakesMG & Classic Sports CarMechanical Restoration

Chuck CallisPresident

MANHEIM, PA 17545

NOVEMBER MEETINGNOVEMBER 13th—3:00 pm

Bill Shields in his ‘64 MGB in this year’s all-MG “Collier Cup”celebration.

At today’s prices, can the Midget’s “Fun per Gallon”be anything but much higher than in 1976?

(Perhaps British Leyland’s advertising office had a crystal ball!)(Perhaps British Leyland’s advertising office had a crystal ball!)

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