I N S I D E T H I S
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Prez Words 1
Info on upcoming
events
2
Officers 2
June Happenings 3
Welcome 3
Summer Tour 5
Classifieds 8
was and listening to
many "I had one of
these once" stories.
Many of us walked
around met old
friends and even saw
some cars we hadn't
seen before. Thanks
Big Jack and Patty
Armstrong, a good
time was had by all,
accept maybe Rod
who lost his British
Flag as well. If any
homeless guys or col-
lege kid with a dorm
room art project
thinks a British Flag
was just what he
needed. Give it
back! Now for the
commercial - Big
Jack and Patty sent
us a reminder of Mo-
torfest July 13-15.
They'd love to have
us.
(Continued on page 4)
Are you sunburnt
yet? Two car show in
two weeks and by the
time you read this
another Wednesday
nite drive. A success-
ful but event filled
Father's Day show
had our club filling up
most of eighth street
by the big hole exca-
vation. Chris Gardner
carried our club ban-
ner in on Grandpa's
Ford pickup and be-
came English Ford for
the day. The other
English Ford for a day
was not as welcome
as an idling hotrod
forgot the fuse that
ran his electric fan
and blew a radiator
hose just at it passed
us. The geyser hit
four LBCs but Rod’s
was totally soaked!
Luckily Rod had just
walked across the
street or I’m sure he
would have received
a dangerous scalding.
Our guilty hotrod
failed to adequately
apologize and was
possibly saved a ver-
bal scalding when
Rod zoomed off to
the car wash to save
the car and probably
turn the hose on him-
self to cool down.
Rod, Bob Frisby will
be sharing his all wet
award with you when
he finds a suitable
raincoat or shower
cap to present you.
The day was spent in
camaraderie giving
out trading cards to
little kids and explain-
ing where England
Find an interesting restaurant, pub or entertaining spot. Ask them how they are
equipped to deal with 30 or so people showing up. Get menu's or ideas how ex-
pensive the food or activity is. Call Todd Eshelman, event coordinator, be prepared
to show up at Veterans Park and command the folks there to head out behind
you. It doesn't have to always be food but warn folks if you plan to go to the Go
Cart Park or a drive to Lucky Peak for pictures that it then becomes a bring your
own picnic. There are quite a number a successful places we've been but the club
is always open to new ideas..
P R E Z W O R D S
U P C O M I N G
E V E N T S
July 7, Coffee at
Bob’s Sunrise Café
July 21, Coffee at
Tully’s
July 25, Wednesday
Night Drive
SPOKE ‘N’ WORD MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB
Available in color on the webpage http://idahobritishcars.org
July 2012 Volume 21 Issue 7
HOW TO SPONSOR A WEDNESDAY NITE DRIVE
IBCC Related Events
September 29th, Odd Saturday Out Drive hosted by Lyla Scheihing. Lyla has arranged for a tour of Payette Coun-
ty and a chance to learn about the various business from agriculture to nuclear energy. More details as they be-
come available.
Other Car Club Events Around the NW Area
June 2-Sept 16, Speed, The Art of the Performance Automobile at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts
www.speedumfa.com
July 28th, All British Field meet, Bellevue, WA Check out their web site for information— lots of activities planned
http://abfm.com/2012abfm/
August 3, 4, & 5 Portland Triumph Owners’ Association is pleased to host the 32nd Annual All Triumph Drive-In
(ATDI) on the beautiful campus of Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. http://www.portlandtriumph.org
August 12, Northwest British Classics All British Car show, Millwood City WA. More information at http://
alturl.com/pmbsv
August 31-Sept 3, All British Field meet, Portland, OR More information at http://www.abfm-pdx.com/2012
President: Dave Countryman [email protected] 208.336.0806 or 208.841.8251 (cell)
Vice President: Steve Brood [email protected] 208-321-8330 or 208-863-3864
Editor: Nancy Otterness [email protected] 208.376.5931
Secretary/Membership:
Linda Mascuch [email protected] 208-577-7753
Events coordinator:
Todd Eshelman [email protected] 208.392.8256
Web Master: Rick Mills [email protected] 208.895.0752 or 208.890.7252 (cell)
Historian: Bob Frisby [email protected] 208.336.2169
M O R E I N F O O N U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
I B C C O F F I C E R S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3
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2 0 1 2 S U M M E R T O U R T E E S H I R T S
We have three 2012 Summer Tour tee shirts for sale: One medium and two 2XL—all are tee shirt style (short
sleeve). They are $16.00 each. Call or email Nancy Otterness if you would like to purchase one.
S U M M E R T O U R 2 0 1 3
Ok, it is time to start thinking of where the club wants to go for the 2013 Summer Tour. If you have com-
ments about this year’s tour—positive or need changing—let Dave C know. If you have ideas AND are willing
to help—let Dave know asap!
June’s Coffee Name Tag Drawings:
June 2nd — Jim & Melynda Gissel’s name was drawn—they weren’t there to collect the money!!!
June 16th — Jim Hahn. He was there, with his name tag on so he won the pot of $$$$
License plate frames $20 (silver or black )
Grill badges $30
Sew-on patches $5
Window decals $1
Contact VP Steve Brood
JUNE HAPPENINGS
M O S S M O T O R I N G Have you discovered this web site—great articles and pictures. http://
www.mossmotoring.com/
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I B C C C L U B R E G A L I A
I B C C B U S I N E S S C A R D S
If you have any of the old IBCC business cards—the email address and
web address has changed. Ask Dave C for some new ones. They are nice
to have on hand incase you meet someone with a British car and you
want to tell them about our club.
New Members
Wes & Kathie Seideman: 1963 MGB
Skip & Carol Van Brunt: 1949 MGTC
Jerry Holtz: 1965 Austin Healey 3000 and 1978 MGB
Our 11th annual Summer Tour
went off in McCall June 22nd to
24th. Rick's use of the Rain
word in his last E mails did not
jinx us and the weather was
great. 73 cars on the grass in
the park two or three parked on
the road next to the park and a
couple that had to leave early.
Our new class of naked Austin
Healy drew comments as did the
depth on the Jaguar field. We
drew a lot more locals this year
and many favorable comments
from participants and audience.
And to wrap it up some of us
stuck around for one last chance
to see the Payette Lake sea
monster Sharlie on the recently
added cruise boat That's Sharlie
not Charlie young mister
Wingert. The monster was seen
by many who's speech was al-
tered by the brew they had en-
joyed.
Speaking of the Wingert's, at
least Realy Ann, yep you won it
fair an square. The TT of Whoa is
yours and Bob Frisby was there
to congratulate you. Sorry but
the little Mini went home on the
truck. We're hoping just a head
gasket but ask Charlie about the
noises it made as it declined.
The kid captured it all too well.
Hope it gets well soon we love
the pair of those Mini's.
And my final words on the tour.
I apologize to all on the judging
and awards, I have a hard
enough time keeping cars and
people names straight but for all
our attempts to assign numbers
to cars so we could easily get
pictures to you; that didn't trans-
late to names in the final awards
but we really do know that the
MGC got the most
P R E Z W O R D S
C O N T I N U E D
Dave
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votes and that Sam Bass stole
Alan Lemmon's 2nd prize only be-
cause he got their first. We'll get
a 2nd somewhere for you, maybe
from Mr. Hines who won his class
by being car number 9 but also by
being group leader with car num-
ber 1. But then that cheating Terry
Thompson noticed that Terry Shan-
non's car was also number 9 and
expected to win on the strength of
Shannon's unique car. Well Terry
did go home with an award and I
think it was Shannon’s.
A Big shout out thank you to the
City and folks of McCall. Hotel
McCall, Jug Mountain Ranch
{David Carey on both of these]
America's Best Value Inn and
Suites, McCall Golf Course, McCall
R.V Resort and Parma Ridge Win-
eries. And some kid named Rolfe
that kicked in a bottle of wine too.
Well another page of Thank You’s
elsewhere.
The McCall Summer Tour also
marked the passing of Jim Phil-
potte of Tyee Triumphs. Steve
Knudsen took a moment at our
dinner to remind us of the tours he
had shared with IBCC and some of
the tours and help he had provid-
ed to his fellow club members.
Safe Motoring to Jim he will be
missed.
On another note Dick Dennis,
whose wife Karen passed away
last year, will be moving to Indiana.
We'll miss you Dick and the great
times we shared at that wonderful
house on Boise Avenue.
Father’s Day Car Show
Wingert’s Mini got a ride home
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Saint Alphonsus Foundation
sun screen packets
McCall Chamber of Commerce
Visitor and Resource guide
Pocket Directory of McCall
Map of McCall
Hagerty – bags
McDowells – blue towels
The Roadster Factory
plastic bags
window cards
British Parts Northwest – Greg Sherick
bags of candy and distributor caps
Becky Nichols
Summer Tour 12 calendars
Lyle Pearson – Rod Nichols
jag hat
cans of spray cleaner
Avenger bags
Rick Wojan - 2 air inflators’
Little British Car Club
Please Do Not Touch Signs
gardening basket
Linda, Paul and Olga Mascuch
yellow chamois cloths
5 British emblem key chains
ear muffs
car duster mop
British ball cap
Moss Motors
jumper cables
electrical systems book
car duster
Moss 10% off certificates for car events
Parma Ridge Winery – wine
Bruce Rolfe—wine
David Carey of Hotel McCall
use of hotel’s park
David’s assistance in securing road closure
continued club support
Jug Mountain Ranch
McCall RV Park
America’s Best Value Inn
Roseberry Store and Museum
Payette Scenic Cruises
McCall Newspaper
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HELPED SUPPORT THE 2012 SUMMER TOUR THROUGH DONATIONS AND/OR TIME
Dave & Karen Countryman
Bill & Sue Dryden
Todd & Carlene Eshelman
Rick & Claudia Kloss
Paul & Linda Mascuch
Rick & Liz Mills
Rod & Becky Nichols
Lee and Nancy Otterness
Terry & Beth Shannon
Cheri Ross & Peter Van Dorne
And Many Others Working in the Back-
ground!
Participating British Car Clubs:
Idaho British Car Club
Columbia Gorge MGA Club
Inland Empire MG classics
Northwest British Classics
Portland Triumph Association Owners
TYEE Triumph Club
2012 SUMMER TOUR AWARDS
Group 1
1st Vic Gendron, 1950 Jaguar MKV Saloon
2nd Terry Shannon, 1950 Triumph Renown
3rd Jerry Zaugg, 1956 Daimler Drop Head
Group 2
1st Ray Myers, 1960 MGA 1600
2nd Bob Frisby, 1958 Morgan +4 Roadster
3rdDick Dickstein, 1951 MG TD
Group 3
1st Mark Gantar, 1964 Jaguar E Type
2nd Ray Peterson, 1958 Jaguar XK 150
3rd Lynn Martin, 1963 Austin Healy 3000 BJ7
Group 4
1st Charles Brennan, 1969 MGC
2nd Miles Friend, 1978 MGB
3rd Dale Green, 1979 MGB
Group 5
1st Lee Otterness, 1968 MG Midget
2nd Ed Warren, 1967 MG Midget
3rd Sam Bass, 1966 Triumph Herald/
and Alan Lemen, 1976 Triumph Spitfire
Group 6
1st Rick Casey, 1959 Triumph TR3A
2nd John Bell, 1968 Triumph TR250
3rd Ronald Kunzman, 1958 Triumph TR3A
Group 7
1st Tom Sewell, 1973 Triumph TR6
2ndPaul Mitchell, 1971 Trium,ph TR6
3rd Sam Bass, 1970 Triumph TR6
Group 8
1st Dean Himes, 1974 Triumph TR6
2ndGary Wilson, 1980 Triumph TR8
3rd John Mangan/Jim Hahn, 1976 Triumph TR6
Group 9
1st Todd Eshelman, 1995 Jaguar XJS
2nd Mike Hoyne, 2007 Jaguar XJ8
3rd Doug Hackler, 1986 Jaguar XJ6III
Best of Show—Mark Gantar, 1964 Jaguar E Type
People’s Choice—Charles Brennan, 1969 MGC
In the Spirit—Patsy Pitt, 1972 Triumph TR6
Farthest Traveled—Todd Wilson, from Shelton, WA
Hard Luck—shared by Frank Newland, no speedometer and
Dale Green, no brake lights
Can you believe that it is July already and the IBCC 2012 Summer Tour is behind us? To me it seems
all too surreal, and I occasionally have a guilty feeling that I am not preparing for the Tour. But it is behind us
now, and I believe everyone who attended had a great time. I know I did, even when I was so tired at the end
that a felt like I could nap for ages. The official count on the number of cars parked in the Depot Park was 74,
nine more than last year. The IBCC Summer Tour has come a long way from the first one in 2002, where I be-
lieve the car count was somewhere around ten. Where the 2002 Tour was a Club event, we can see now that
the Tour is a regional event involving cars and their drivers and co-drivers from all over the Northwest. While I
am always thrilled to see a lot of IBCC members attend our drives and events (and our focus as a Club should
always be to have events and drive for our members), it is very rewarding to me to see and meet members from
other clubs. I was so tired and wound up after the award banquet that I couldn't sleep. So I was up at 2 a.m.
walking around the hotel parking lot just looking at these beautiful cars and the license plates on each and just
very pleased that I was allowed the opportunity to be a part of bringing them all together to McCall, Idaho.
So I say THANK YOU to all from the IBCC but also to our old and new friends from the Tyee Triumph
Club, the Portland Triumph Owners Association, Northwest British Classics, the Inland Empire MG Classic Car
Club, and the Columbia Gorge MGA Club. While our committee did the job of putting on the Tour, it was each
you and your clubs that made the 2012 Summer Tour such a success! Continue page 7
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Lastly, I want to say thanks to the Tour committee for all the work they put into this. They are Nancy and
Lee Otterness, Linda and Paul Mascuch, Rick and Claudia Kloss, Rod and Becky Nichols, Cheri Ross and Peter
Van Dorne, Bill and Sue Dryden, Todd and Carlene Eshelman, Terry and Beth Shannon, Dave and Carol Country-
man and Liz Mills. Also to all the others I can't name here that stepped up when called on. Without these folks,
the Tour could not have happened.
So now the planning starts for the 13th Annual IBCC Summer Tour. I hope to see you all there!
Photo by Rick Mills
The following photos by Rick Kloss
Top row: meeting at WinCo prior to depar-
ture and the drive up.
Middle row: McCall RV Park lunch; Ameri-
can Best Value Hotel staging area; Friday
reception (think Rod was leading a song!)
Bottom row: Friday reception; leaving car
show on Saturday
CLASSIFIED ADS
Contact Nancy Otterness, editor, to place an ad—[email protected]
FOR SALE: BMC 1100cc Spridjet engine: Should fit 63 up to 67 MK I - Sprite. Includes Gen, Dist, carbs, Head - missing back
plate and flywheel (orange paint). Call Kevin @ 208 870-8889 (5/12m)
FOR SALE: British Leyland 1500 engine, for MG or Triumph - 75 or newer. This is pretty much complete - less flywheel (blue
paint). Call Kevin @ 208 870-8889 (5/12m)
FOR SALE: 1957 Rover P4 105s. Four years ago with hopes of restoring it to its original glory—good solid body with very little
rust. The bad news of this car is it does not have the original motor and transmission. I have it listed on Craig list site. If you
need any further info you can email Mike Lodico @ [email protected] http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/
cto/2862116232.html. (4/12)
FOR SALE: 1978 MGB Roadster project car. Complete except for: engine, transmission or front fenders. $250. OBO
Lee Otterness (208) 376-5931 (11/11m)
FOR SALE: Mike Walsh from Seattle is downsizing and has 2 Magnettes he would like to sell. 1957 ZB (small rear windows)
Magnette. Original engine & matching numbers. Extra doors to replace rusted ones. Floors & trunk are solid. Full height rear
bumper. Asking $2750 OBO. AND 1959 ZB Varitone Magnette (wraparound rear window), Two tone paint, crème over ma-
roon. Original dark red interior usable as is. Original engine & matching numbers. Engine & trans worked fine when last driv-
en. $3500 OBO. Both have had brakes done but have not been driven for a couple of years. Tires old but hold air. Pictures
on IBCC web site. Contact Mike at [email protected] or 425.747.4929 (12/11)
FOR SALE: 2 like-new all season steel belted radial tires (P155/80R13). Studded for driving your British car this win-
ter. Mounted on wheels (not spoke wheels). Asking $50. Contact Jeanette Griggs at 884-8134. (5/11m)
PARTING OUT: 1969-70 MG Midget No engine, trans or body tub—but suspension and lots of misc. parts are still available.
Call with needs or come by and look it over. Bob Huston 440-9384 (5/11m)
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I B C C T R I V I A G A M E July Trivia:
How did the “Black Hole” get it’s name?
June’s “trivia” question:
Which members of the IBCC Club are certified barbeque judges
and are currently working on “Master” status?
Our very own VP Steve and Tammy Brood.
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IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB
PO BOX 9484
BOISE, ID 83707
Visit the WEBPAGE: http://idahobritishcars.org
IBCC members meet for coffee the first and third Saturday of each month.
Guests are always welcome
1st Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Bob’s Sunrise Cafe on Federal
Way and Gowen Road (southeast of the old Tully’s coffee shop)
3rd Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Moxie Java on Overland Road
and 5 Mile