FALL RIVER, MA — On Saturday, March 13th, a group of 20 or more hearty BMCNE souls braved a Nor’easter to attend yet another planned tech session, this time at the NuChrome Restoration facility (check their website, www.nu-chrome.com). Okay, maybe the incentive was the free co  [more...]

The smell of fresh petrol and lever shock oil is in the air, the floods have receded and the roads are dry and salt free. It’s time to begin our New England driving season.

The Gazebo on West Greenville Road in North Scituate, RI, will still be our home base, but every third week (or so) we will be going to other points around the state. These new locations should allow us to see more of our friends in d  [more...]

The weather for our March 6th tech session at Jeff Forget’s garage was great! We opened the garage doors and were able to enjoy the warmth of an early spring and club hospitality. The coffee was ready and the Allie’s donuts were fresh. Jeff had his computer  [more...]

NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI — On Saturday, May 15th, BMCNE will hold its monthly membership meeting and tech session at Donada’s Garage, 716 St. Paul St., North Smithfield, RI. Contact Lucien Forget, (401) 766-1588, or e-mail webmaster@bmcne.com for more details.

Don Lachapelle has kindly donated the use of his garage and lift for club members to prep their cars for the summer driving season. Bri  [more...]

First let’s set the record straight. This is not about a new 2010 MGB that the rumor mills suggest will be built by a Chinese company. It’s about a ’70s vintage MG that was restored and improved to meet with the challenges of driving on today’s roads. This article would have been impossible to write without  [more...]

What about rebuilding the GM V6? I pulled the engine, stripped it, and then decided what to put into it, which was pretty much everything. I had a local machine shop clean the block, set up the rebuilt crank and do the valve job. I did the porting and all the assembly. I threw out all the computer controls and fuel injection and put on a Holley four-barrel  [more...]

On Saturday, February 20th, BMCNE held its first official 2010 tech session at Don LaChapelle’s garage. He graciously allowed our members to gather at his facility in spite of being forewarned of our sometimes bizarre behavior. What a brave soul he is.

As the title indicates, this was a working tech session rather than t  [more...]

CRANSTON, RI — We at BMCNE have traditionally held our Christmas party after the New Year to avoid competing with others for the few dates in December. We felt comfortable with Macera’s, so we arranged to go back on January 9th. For those unfamiliar with the small function room, it is loc  [more...]

I hope your Holidays were enjoyable and I wish you the best of luck in the new year! We are working on rides, tech sessions and tool times for this winter season. Keep checking the website for the latest updates. We will also be sending out e-mail blasts about upcoming events.

Last year I  [more...]

On Thursday, January 7, 2010, the BMCNE medical staff met at Barry Triplett’s O.R./Garage to discuss a possible swine few pandemic that may be affecting some of our members. Possible causes and solutions were discussed at length by the crack(ed) residents and quasi-scientists.

It was discovered that  [more...]

On November 27, 2009, we lost a dear friend, a true British car enthusiast and a decent all-around gentleman. Art Baker was a son, a husband, a father, and a grandfather who fought a long and courageous battle against an enemy that sadly in the end proved the victor. We extend our deepest heartfelt sympathies to his wife Carol and t  [more...]

On Thursday, January 7, 2010, the BMCNE medical staff met at Barry Triplett’s O.R./Garage to discuss a possible swine few pandemic that may be affecting some of our members. Possible causes and solutions were discussed at length by the crack(ed) residents and quasi-scientists.

It was discovered that a number  [more...]

Winter is here. I hope your Holidays were enjoyable and I wish you the best of luck in the new year! We are working on rides, tech sessions and tool times for this winter season. Keep checking the website for the latest updates. We will also be sending out e-mail blasts about upcoming events.

Last year I had asked a club member, Alan Bernard, to put a ride together for the club. It was a gre  [more...]

CRANSTON, RI — If you are beginning to think about using your car’s heater or that it might be time to prepare your car for a couple months rest, then you know it’s that time of year again. Fall is giving way to winter and winter means that BMCNE is turning toward more indoor activities.

To kic  [more...]

Imagine what, you ask? Think about this for a moment: Onstar (or the equivalent) on your British car. What a way to drive a customer service operator insane!

“Onstar. This is Tammy. How can I be of assistance, Mr. Yadda?”

“Well, Tammy, I’ve been driving along in my Morris Minor and all of a sudden the car stopped.”

“Mr. Yadda, you haven’t run out of gas, have you?”

“Tammy,  [more...]

What a treat! It was the best of times it was the worst of times…

Before Sunday, September 13th, we were in a major funk. We had been less concerned about taking a ride together and more about our aging members and their medical issues. It was precisely this desire for something to shake us free  [more...]

WOONSOCKET, RI — The success of our October 4th spaghetti and meatball fundraiser for Art Baker surpassed my wildest expectations. The response and turnout were overwhelming and certainly kept the entire staff busy, happily busy. There are many thanks to  [more...]

Tech session season is right around the corner. These informative car-related sessions take place at local businesses. Along with club-supplied coffee and donuts, club members are treated to a wealth of information that will help keep our LBCs on the road. This year we would like to have our club members help by submitting ideas or maybe even arranging some of these gatherings. If you have some ideas of wh  [more...]

Like most of you, I wait patiently for the monthly issue of the British Marque to be delivered. Once it’s in my hands, I read every item on every page word for word with interest and intent. Okay, maybe I exaggerated a bit. I don’t really read every item. I usually start by looking at the table of contents (finally) to see wha  [more...]

This summer seems to be exceptionally abbreviated. We’ve had more than our fair share of rain, so when Carol and Ken Ryley announced their annual cookout on Quaddick Lake, we knew that summer had arrived.

August 2nd was a perfect New England summer day, and it was the Quaddick Lake Cookout that was the p  [more...]

WARREN, RI — Many of you will remember the great time we had at our first annual BMCNE British Brunch at the Basically British Tea Room this spring. As I mentioned in the follow-up article the atmosphere was great. The food, a combination of English favorites and an eclectic mix of tasty morsels concocted by Fab Goldberg, the owner/chef, w  [more...]

“There’s a grumbly in my tumbly — it’s time for something sweet.” —Winnie the Pooh

Well, there’s always time for something sweet, and there’s always time for something spicy, and savory, and, well, you get the picture.

On Friday, August 14th, the weather was perfect for driving our little Briti  [more...]

We just wish to thank everyone who donated so generously to help us with paying the bills our health insurance doesn’t cover from all the recent hospitalizations and blood transfusions Art has needed recently.

As many of you may already know, a 30-year-old donor has been found for Art who is a 10/10 marrow match — as good as it gets. This is all the information the National Bone Marrow Transplant orga  [more...]

BRISTOL, RI — What a perfect combination to help celebrate BMCNE’s 25th anniversary party on Saturday, July 18th! Our new President — no, not that one, I mean Monsieur Forget — reserved a prime location in the shade, overlooking the bay at Colt State Park. Weather-wise it was certainly a  [more...]

No, it’s not a tribute to the Beatles or the ending of a letter to your loved one. Here’s what it’s really about. Let me start with a little background and we’ll see where it takes us.

If you’re old enough, actually if you were brave enough, you may have had the experience of driving some primitive British iron that cert  [more...]

There is no better way to start a sunny New England summer day than a nice ride in our Little British Cars. Dave led the way to the Richmond (Rhode Island) Airport for the annual Strawberry Pancake Fly-In on Saturday, July 11th. The 50-minute ride finished with our cars being treated to a prime viewing spot on a grassy lawn between the run  [more...]

I recently received information, from an undisclosed source, regarding the world of rallying and the direction it may be headed towards in the very near future. The Dakar and Baja rallies, for example, have become so very competitive that all contestants continually look for the slightest edge.

Over the years, th  [more...]

July is here, can you believe it? Mark these events on your calendar — you won’t want to miss them.

The Strawberry Pancake Fly-in, July 11th — Meeting at 8:30 a.m., Dave will be leading the ride from the Gazebo in Scituate, RI, to the Richmond Airport (23 Heaton Orchard Rd.). The Fly-in brings a large assortment of light sport, classic, and antique aircraft, along with antique tractors, Rhode  [more...]

JENSEN BEACH, FL — Bill Bzdula asked me, as co-founder of British Motorcars of New England, to write a small historical article for the 25th anniversary of the club. I will attempt to do it in 100 words or more.

Just kidding.

One of the questio  [more...]

And now, two pieces of BMCNE trivia:

The Oil Spot — That name was the result of a contest we held to find a fitting name for our proposed newsletter. I submitted the name as a symbolic gesture — just as a typical British car will leave an oil spot wherever it goes. It stuck and was used until the newsletter was absorbed into the British Marque.

The Annual BMCNE Festival — At a meeting at my house we were kicking around names for our thre  [more...]

Kane Motorcars

There are so many unique and interesting venues in New England. Everything is within easy reach — ideal LBC country. Can you see yourself living anywhere else? We have picturesque venues near the water that won’t take you half the day to get to, we have parks, nature trails and deeply forested areas close by  [more...]

Robert’s Custom Metal Tech

There’s an old expression: “God gave us a talent to do one thing really well, and if a person recognizes it and loves doing it, there is no greater joy on earth.”

For those members fortunate enough to join us on March 21st you will have witnessed this expression realized. Bob Joyal is living a truly blessed and talented life. It’s obvious tha  [more...]

Bangers, Guinness and BMCNE
by Bill Bzdula

WARREN, RI — The Basically British Tea Room in Warren was the site of the first BMCNE British Brunch and hopefully the beginning of an annual springtime event.

It was a perfect day by British standards. It rained, was damp and raw, but that did not deter the 26 or so hearty souls who attended our planned event. Eggs Provencal  [more...]

[This is the final chapter in Bob’s story about restoring a BSA motorcycle. Well, sort of...]

Okay, so the wiring was going to be next. I blew up a copy of the wiring schematic from the factory manual and had it laminated. I first had to figure out which end was which. The bike is wired like my cars, positive ground. The  [more...]

WEST KINGSTON, RI — I am a real fan of small specialty shops that have created a niche for themselves. Not only because they find novel and creative ways to stay in business, but because t  [more...]

“It might buff out” was the comment I got from one of my wiseacre friends when he saw my new acquisition. The damage, I’m told, was the result of a modern four wheel drive pickup stopping with state of the art brakes and an older MGB with, well, you fill in the blanks. Not a pretty sight indeed.

After a lengthy hiatus of not  [more...]

Back to summer motoring again and enjoying topdown cruising. Things seemed to be O.K. for a while. Later in the season, while driving back from a British car show, a friend who was following me was almost asphyxiated from the smoke and fumes from the B. Now what? Excessive oil consumption, but I continued to drive the B.

It had become a simple mathematical equation. Number of hours expended in resurrecting and repairing the B vs. [more...]

Hello to all my fellow members of BMCNE! As most of you know, I’ve been assigned to cover Southwest Florida for our club. Since this time of year is their driving season, there are quite a few events happening.

The most outstanding one up to now was the one in Naples on Saturday, February 14th. The show was sponsored by the Ferrari Club of Southwest Florida. This show was open to all cars and was  [more...]

[This continues Bob’s story of the restoration of a BSA Thunderbolt from last issue.]

As I started to evaluate what I had disassembled, I found that the three rims were far too rusted to save and re-chroming them would be cost prohibitive. I ordered stainless rims and spokes. I cut  [more...]

Pete Kates called to say the frame was ready. He showed me “before” and “after” photos he took to document the work. I was impressed, but I noticed that he couldn’t get the headstock rake angle to back to 27° to meet factory spec. He heated the frame but just couldn’t fully take out the downward bend from the gussets that tie the tank and down tubes together. If  [more...]

Okay, all you LBC owners out there, it’s time again to pull the covers off, change the oil and shake the cobwebs out of the carburetors. Fill the tank and meet us as we gather for our first social event of the year! You won’t want to miss this one.

As we have done in past years, we have set aside some rooms at Elmwood Resort in Wells, Maine, for Friday and Saturday, April 24th and 25th. When you call (207) 6  [more...]

WAREHAM, MA — As a design engineer for a small machine builder I am close to all forms of manufacturing. I have spent my entire adult life involved with companies that have struggled to make their operations more efficient. This is a challenge not easily met today. Still, there are still some companies  [more...]

The drawings for frames are done on 3-D modeling programs that allow the Factory Five engineers to generate accurate and detailed drawings for every aspect of the manufacturing process. These drawings are then used to control the quality of the frame, the fiberglass body panels, and the interior trim. Factory Five’s idea of efficiency is to hire the best  [more...]

BRISTOL, RI — I’m not sure what stars are misaligned when we visit Mack Motorsports in Bristol. Perhaps it’s karma or the Almighty reminding us how profoundly ccccraaazzy we are, but it’s usually ccccold!

The 17th of January was no exception. It was the warm cof  [more...]

First of all this is not a tribute to Simon & Garfunkel or a nostalgic visit with Euell Gibbons and his back-to-nature gig. What it is, I hope, will be an adrenaline fix for all the car lovers whose classics are garage-bound for the winter.

Like you, I’ve been moping around the house hoping for an early spring. Where’s global warming when you need it? Anyway, as my mind wandered in and out of bo  [more...]

In 2000 or 2001, I had the opportunity to acquire a couple of old Beezas (BSA motorcycles) at what seemed to me the ridiculous price of $425. They had to sit idle while I completed a rebuild on my TR3A’s overdrive transmission, but by 2005 things had se  [more...]

BENNINGTON, VT, October 1987 — My wife Jean and I always looked forward to attending BMCNE’s annual Westminster Fraternity Tour held on the grounds of Gerry and Doris Goguen’s MG Museum. [In Westminster, VT — now closed.] Our plan this time was to leave early on Saturday morning, drive to Bennington, sta  [more...]

I grew up near the water in a sleepy little coastal village in Rhode Island on the northern edge of a large town called North Kingstown. The Rhode Island of my youth was very rural, and my brother and I traveled 15 miles south to attend school in the village of Wickford. We traded one village for another but I wouldn’t g  [more...]

The Army sent me to Germany after basic training and while there I got my first exposure to the classic British sports cars. These ubiquitous little cars seemed to be a natural for servicemen. I would spend time hanging around as the guys did repairs or pulled maintenance. I even got to drive the very first model MGB (an early 1962, three-main-bearing version) around the base. I would bring this newfound passion home with me.

I retur  [more...]

At one time we had a View from the Hill. Well, this is a little Letter from the Sock.

Hello, everyone.

Last summer I hosted our club burger and hot dog outing. We normally have it at the Gazebo in Scituate, RI, but I thought it would be better at a different place so I chose Bristol’s Colt State Park. It turned out to be the right choice. While it was very sunny  [more...]

After a long and restful sleep, the Old Pooh and New Pooh have decided that we miss the winter tech sessions. So...here is an opportunity for all you loyal and dedicated LBCers out there to get reacquainted with the core of top quality craftsmen and mechanics that keep our cars running.

We’ve put together a schedule o  [more...]

KILLINGLY, CT — Saturday, October 4th, was another perfect day for cruising in our Little British Cars. As you will recall, the apple-picking event was rescheduled to this day from September. Although the morning started off a bit on the brisk side, it soon warmed to very comfortable temperatures for putting down the top. The turnou  [more...]

On October 1st our friend Henny Mortensen, age 66 years young, lost her gallant and courageous battle against cancer. Henny, along with her devoted husband Jorgen (Jon), was an active supporter of the British car scene, participating in many of the BMCNE and TVR Club events as well as British Marque Triathlons. Our deepest condolences and sympathies go out to her loved ones here, in Denmark, and in A  [more...]

September 21st was one of those perfect days for driving an open car. A group of us met at the Gazebo in North Scituate, RI, at 11:30 a.m. for the start of a fun and exhilarating ride. It was the last day of summer, and it couldn’t have been any better. The early morning was cool and brisk, but by noon the temperature was in the low 70s under full sun. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky.

We left the Gaze  [more...]

A package of interest arrived from Sir John Twist of University Motors in Michigan. The package contained early issues of The Oil Spot, the newsletter of BMCNE from 1987 through 1989. It was interesting to read about the founding of BMCNE and the activities that were plan  [more...]

This month’s article starts off on a negative note. We have decided to cancel the Festival scheduled for August 8-10 at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, MA. There have only been a few positive responses to recent e-mails inquiring who would be interested in attending, so cancellation was necessary.

There is very little to report about activities in the early part of July. All the  [more...]

After the busy month of May, activities slowed a bit in June.

The First of June was the annual "Brits by the Sea" sponsored by the Connecticut MG Club. As always, members of BMCNE got together to attend this great show. Not only is there a great variety of LBCs on display, but the location in Waterford, CT, along the Sound is breathtaking.

Two weeks following Brits by the Sea is another car show of some  [more...]

Spring Thaw Comes to the Chowder House.
Photo courtesy BMCNE

WELLS, ME — It seems a little awkward to be writing this summary of our annual event since my wife Donna and I planned it, but judging from the smiles on the faces of all who attended, it was very successful and a happy time for all participants.

We began our caravan to the Elmwood Resort Hotel on Friday morning. Since it was a  [more...]

Hosts Steve and Donna in full race uniforms.

Donna, being the little hurricane that she is, was right out there racing. Of course, I will not mention too loudly that her husband lapped her three times during the race. We all survived the day, and it was back to the resort for some R&R.

Dinner was at Varano’s Italian Restaurant and then, back again to the Elmwood for the party. Carol and Ken were very nice to offer their room  [more...]

Lou Guillet and friend at Butterfly Place.
Photo courtesy BMCNE

May saw the attempt to start Cruise Nights for the summer months. But, Mother Nature hasn’t been very co-operative, bringing rain on Friday evenings and resulting in a washout. Although the forecast looked great for the Memorial Day weekend, you guessed it, there were showers predicted for Friday night.

The annual BMCNE Swap Meet and Flea Mark  [more...]

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — On Saturday, April 12th, Dave Owens of Kane Motorcar Company hosted a tech session for our members. Dave is a gracious host time after time and always has a number of interesting projects on going in the garage. The old MGA that was pulled from storage after many years, but with a little work starts and runs; the big Heale  [more...]

May 2 — Cruise Night starts. Meet at the Gazebo on Rt. 116 in Scituate, RI.

May 10 — BMCNE Flea Market, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Donada Warehouse, 667 Providence St., Woonsocket, RI. Indoor and outdoor space available.

May 16-18 — Import and Kit Car Show, Carlisle, PA.

For the fourth year in a row, Steve and Donna Barao are planning the BMCNE Annual Spring Thaw Weekend in Wells, Maine. Innkeeper Scott DeFelice of The Elmwood Resort is looking forward to our return; be sure to mention BMCNE when you reserve your room.

We'll meet at 9:00 a.m. on Friday in front of Shaw's in the South Attleboro T Station Plaza on Rt. 1 (Newport Ave  [more...]

Two Events to Ring in an Early Spring!
by Ted Grocki

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The old saw states, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, wait a minute, it’ll change.” We can certainly attest to that this season. Just recently we awoke to snow in the a.m. and finished the day with temperatures in the 50s an  [more...]

Come to scenic Narragansett, RI for a joint newcomers meeting of the Austin-Healey club and BMCNE at The Shorebreak, 3 Beach Street, www.theshorebreak.com. We will have a private party at one of South County's leading entertainment venues. We will have Austin-Healey and British car videos playing continuously on a 20-foot-wide movie screen. Accompanying the DVDs will be great jazz music on a state-o  [more...]

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — At the last business meeting in November, the election of officers for 2008 was held. The slate of officers was elected by voice vote. The officers for 2008 are Ted Grocki, President; Lou Guillet, Vice President; Paul LeBlanc, Secretary; and Art Baker, Treasurer.

BMCNE news & events
by Ted Grocki

It seems that each month the deadline for articles come sooner that I ever expected. I must apologize for missing the October deadline for the Marque article. As always, with the start of the fall season our thoughts turn to putting up the LBCs for the winter. Mother Nature tossed us a curve ball this season with plenty of mild weather. So many of us kept our cars on the road.

On October 21st, Marge and Lou Guillet led anoth  [more...]

The boys in song on Saturday evening. Photos courtesy BMCNE

HANCOCK, MA — August 3rd started out to be a great day, and it was. This was the weekend of Brits in the Berkshires at the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, MA, the 2007 BMCNE annual festival to celebrate British cars.

A group of us gathered at Slatersville Plaza in North Smithfield, RI, and caravanned to Jiminy Peak. We kept our route to secondary roads and hea  [more...]

June and July have been busy months for BMCNE, not only with the usual Friday night gathering at the Gazebo, but some special events.

On June 22nd, as part of the Cruise Night activities, Lucien Forget pulled out the grill and we had the annual BBQ. It was great to have so many members gather for food and fun. Thanks go out to Lucien for all his efforts putting on this event.

July always starts off with a ba  [more...]

NORTH SCITUATE, RI — On Sunday, June 10th, thirteen cars gathered at the Gazebo for a mystery ride to an ice cream stand, led by Lance (Beau) Beauchamp. The drive was about an hour and a half to the destination — and as is the case when LBCs are involved there were some troubles. Jorgen Mortensen’s TVR Tuscan was exhibiting problems with the electrical system. Steve Barao swapped the battery from his TVR with Jorgen and the duo proceede  [more...]

Spring Thaw Weekend!
by Ted Grocki

WELLS, ME, Apr. 27-29 — Donna and Steve Barao planned a great Spring Thaw Weekend at the Elmwood Resort in Wells.

The group met at the plaza on Route 1 and caravanned from South Attleboro, MA, to Maine on Friday the 27th. New England weat  [more...]

Good stuff on offer at the annual Flea Market at Donada. Right: Even cars! Photos by Chris Izzo

Woonsocket, RI — April 14th was chilly and windy, but it was a chance to get out and talk about our LBCs at the annual Flea Market. We gathered at the Donada Warehouse in Woonsocket, and it was great to see so many folks turn out with their parts to sell. Some folks were probably making room in the garage for the next project car.  [more...]

A tour of Park Place
by Ted Grocki

A view of the shop area at Park Place. A Jaguar XKE V-12 sits on the lift in the foreground, while across the aisle are two TVRs, a roadster and a coupe.

PORTSMOUTH, RI — Owner Steve Seiter, a retired Major General of the Army who commanded military forces in Manhattan during the first two weeks after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, likes to refer to Park Place as a “marina for cars.”

Gen. Seiter  [more...]

Calendar of events

April 14 — BMCNE Flea Market, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Donada Warehouse, 667 Providence St., Woonsocket, RI. Indoor and outdoor space available.

April 27-29 — Spring Thaw Weekend in Maine.

May 4 — Cruise Nights start.

May 20 — Drive. Details to follow.

June 3 — “Brits by the Sea,” sponsored by the Connecticut MG Club at Harkness State Park, Waterford, CT.

August 3-5 —  [more...]

And in other news…
by Ted Grocki

Chris Izzo gets attentive help while working on the brakes of his MGB. It was a chance for us to get together, work on a car, offer advice, and generally have some good fun.

On March 10th another tech session was held at Chris Izzo’s garage. The tech session revolved around doing brake work on Chris’ MGB.

Welcome to new member Tom Morehouse of Eastford, CT! Tom drives a 1959 Triumph TR3A.

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BMCNE News and Events
by Ted Grocki

Dave Owens set up a very challenging ‘name that part’ contest at Kane Motorcar. Photo by Bruce Vild

Last month I spoke of the warm weather and looking forward to spring. Mother Nature has stepped up and decided that it’s not quite time for the warm weather in Southern New England! February has turned bitter cold and it is difficult to get enthused about venturing out to the garage for anythi  [more...]

January has been relatively mild here in New England and that raised expectations of an early spring. I hope this forebears of an early driving season. Time to get out in the garage and get the cars ready for spring!

The club is ready, having planned our first tech session for January 27t  [more...]

East Providence, RI ` At the November 28th meeting of the BMCNE at Davenport's in East Providence, the election of officers for 2007 took place. There was only one candidate for each position. The new officers are: President, Ted Grocki; Vice President, Lou Guillet; Treasurer, Art Baker; and Secretary, Art Baker.

BMCNE Holiday Party

CRANSTON, RI ` On January 6, 2007, British Motorcars of New England will have its annual Holiday Party, with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7, at Macera`s Garden Room, 1500 Oaklawn Ave., Cranston.

Here`s the menu: tossed salad, pasta with sauce, chicken piccota, scrod Italiano, potato, vegetable, rolls  [more...]

Adieu from Laurel Hill
by Bob Stahlbush

Jaguar S-type at the car show at 'Old Home Day' in Chepachet, RI, this past summer. Photo by Bruce Vild

Well, well, well` here we are at last, the end of the road. This will be my last editorial contribution as President of BMCNE.

I want to congratulate the incoming slate of officers and remind them that they should pick up the BMC library and archives along with boxes of collation supplies and regalia  [more...]

The view from Laurel Hill
by Bob Stahlbush

Jim Mousseau, tour leader, pauses for ice cream. Photo by Steve Barao

Ahh, this is the time to drive. There is no better way to see the countryside at peak foliage than from your beloved LBC.

BMCNE hosted the Healey club in early September. We provided pizza and French fries on our regular Friday cruise. It was a beautiful late summer night that saw Jim Mousseau lead the group of Healeys to the stopove  [more...]

Miscellaneous Ramblings
by Bob Stahlbush

Touring Healeys and BMCNE cars line up at the Gazebo in North Scituate. Photo by Steve Barao

Funny thing about clubs` they distill to fragile social gatherings that tend to be influenced by very personal preferences and outward conditions.

We all formed or were involved with that `schoolyard` club when we were young. I know that the ones I joined tended to be radical and never seemed to live beyond a wee  [more...]

Old Home Day and other delights
by Bob Stahlbush

Splat! Bob takes one for the cause (a water balloon to raise funds for the church, at 50` per). Photo by Bruce Vild

Cool nights and brilliant sunny days` my, my, my` can it get any better than this? If you`re a dyed-in-the-wool New Englander like me you just love this weather almost as much as those warm summer nights driving to the beach. It certainly gets my blood flowing and gives me that extra i  [more...]