TBVSCC Christmas Dinner Party

WHAT:  TBVSCC Xmas Dinner - $24 per plate (buffet style)

WHEN:  Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 PM

WHERE: Port Arthur Prosvitta Hall, 540 S. High Street

WHY:     To enjoy the spirit of the season and celebrate another year of sports car comraderie

HOW:     Please respond to this notice by noon on Wednesday, December 7th so that numbers can be conveyed to the hall management.  No-shows after that date will be billed to member.  Especially if you’ve not been particularly active over the past year or two, come out and enjoy the evening – music, tall stories and all.

To members who live some distance from Thunder Bay and are thus not likely to attend, we wish you the best of the season and good health.


Arleen and Robert Merrifield

Geoff Reynolds

Nipigon Car show - Saturday September 3rd

This coming Saturday September 3rd, is the Nipigon Car Show - it's always a
fun event with a lot of cars and other events going on, including a
spaghetti supper!  We will meet at the Robins on Hodder Avenue at 10:30am
and leave at 11:00am.

Hope to see you there for a final summer event!

July 5th Meet and Drive.

We had a nice turnout for last nights Meet and Drive.  The weather probably had a lot to do with it, it was beautiful.  Because it was so nice, we decided to head out to Kakabeka for some ice cream.  After that we headed back through Stanley and took River Rd back to 130.

Rendezvous 2011

  Here are some pictures from Rendezvous in Fargo.  Many thanks to the British Iron Society for putting on  a great event.  The Bonnie & Clyde Funkhana was most entertaining, a good mix of challenge and fun.  The Don Carlson Memorial Car Show had a very interesting variety of makes and models, and the beautiful weather brought out many of the locals to see the show.  Jon Block won a trophy for his Sprite.

Stopping for fuel in Brainerd.

A little maintenance always draws a crowd.

Stopping to put down the tops in Detroit Lakes

Lots to check out at the hotel

MG J2 at the Don Carlson Memorial Car Show

Doris checking out a TR3

 

Doris with a Morgan Three wheeler

Rob's TR6

Doug's MGB

Bob and Rosa enjoying their first Rendezvous

Getting ready for the Funkhana

Donna ready for action

Glen and Bob having a go

Bob taking aim

The ride home was a bit chilly

Rendezvous 2011

Rendezvous 2011 “Rendezvous on the Red” will be held on June 16^th, 17^th, 18^th, 2011 in Fargo ND.  It is being put on by the British Iron Society. 

Registration forms are available for download on their site here.

There are two groups heading down to  Duluth on Wednesday June 15th and are staying at the Radisson.  One group, including John Colosimo and Ken Hall, is leaving from the Tim Horton's on Oliver at 10:30 am.  The other group is leaving later in the day and includes Glen Patterson and Doug McMillan.  Let us know if you would like to join one of our groups. 

Annual TBVSCC Garage Tour

The Annual TBVSCC Garage Tour will be held May 1st.  We are meeting at the Robins Donuts on Hodder Ave at 10:30 am.  From there we will be heading to John Colosimo's to see the TR6 and Volvo 1800E he is working on.  The next stop at 12:00pm  is Glenn Burtons.  Glenn is putting on lunch for us there.  At 2:00pm we will head to AMCO machine shop for a tour.  Following this we will head to LU to check out this years Formula SAE contender.  Give John Colosimo a call for more info.

Club Regalia

  Ladies and gentlemen. We will be placing a order for club shirts this year.  It has been some years since we have done so and so far the response is very good.  The following shirt, Iron in Colour, was voted on at the last meeting and was deemed the winner.  It has both a men’s and women’s fitted version.  The shirt with embroidery is $48.76 ea.  We will be taking orders at the April meeting.  If you can’t make the meeting orders can be emailed in to myself at jaguar(at)tbaytel.net.  The cutoff date for ordering will be April 21.  So please if you wish to order a shirt email me!

  Also hats will be in the offering this year as well.  No you do not have to preorder theseJ.  We will be ordering several dozen and you can get the hats any regular meeting as I will endeavor to bring some all through the summer to all events.  Cost will be $12.54 ea.

  Just as a reminder to members these prices are our costs plus the HST.  No profit here.  So if you order a shirt,  Please pay for it.  We know where you Live!

  Norris

Photos from Clark's Turbine Tech Session At Bearskin

 Here are some photos from the Tech Session put on by Clark Blumberg at his Turbine shop at Bearskin Airlines.  Clark put on a very thorough and interesting session on the operation and maintenance of the Garrett turbine and Pratt and Whitney PT6 turbine engines he works with every day.  The PT6 is of special interest to us car folk, as it is of the same type that was used in the 1967, 1968 STP Indy car.  Much appreciation to Clark and Bearskin for allowing us this great opportunity.

Clark showing us the finer points of the Garret Turbine

Garrett

 Model of 68' STP car

Model of '68 STP Car showing the layout of the PT6.  Note the modified exhaust right behind the drivers head.

PT6

PT6

PT6

Photos from Glens TR4 Suspension Tech Session

Clark's Turbine Tech Session, March 27th

Hello All,
You are invited to tour the Bearskin Airlines Turbine Shop for an up-close look at how a gas turbine engine operates... Given that we are a Vintage Sports Car Club special emphasis will be on a very special engine, the Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6 free turbine engine as used in the 1967 and '68 Indy STP car. Little do people remember that Pratt and Whitney Canada participated in auto racing! A scale model of the car will be on hand to better relate how this engineering marvel powered this car to lead for the majority of both Indy 500 races...

Given that the Tour will take place in a working airline hanger all participants are asked to meet first at Clark's garage at 743 Porcupine Blvd. at 1pm, park there, and then car pool to Bearskin to stay together as a group on Sunday 27th of March. The tour should be over at approx: 3pm. Best Regards, Clark.

Any one wishing to have a bite to eat before the tour can meet us at Boston Pizza on Arthur at 11.45am.

Chili Buns Tour

Here are a few pictures from the Chili buns tour we ran today.  This is a Social event combined with a little country drive designed to break up the long cold winter.  The bit of snow we had last night made things a little interesting on some of the back roads, but we all made it OK.  

 

Chris and Darleen were the winners of the Trivia Quiz, followed closely by Glen and Donna.  Some of the questions on the quiz were meant to generate conversation, such as what is your dream car.  Others tested your knowledge of sports car trivia.  There were also a few questions  to see if you were paying attention along the route.  Thanks to This Old Barn for Putting on the great Chili Buffet for us.

Welcome to the Blogosphere

This should be a great addition to the club.  All we have to do is learn how to actually use it - teaching an old dog new tricks so to speak.  I will post weekly updates of the TR4 progression - consider this Post 1 of TR4 restoration from Moose Mountain Motors.  A little background info is needed to start - project started by acquiring two 62 solid axle Triumph TR4's - total investment $200 plus some bloody knuckles - didn't hit anybody, just scraped them loading the vehicles on the trailer.  Stripped both cars and determined which chassis looked the most solid to build on - being NWOnt cars neither chassis was great but one had relatively low mileage and was straight - continued to strip both until the chassis was ready to go to the blasters - Clara Industrial did a thorough job for minimal cost - some of the chassis was swiss cheese upon it's return - decided to cut out and replace the worst parts and then cap the main rails of the chassis to strengthen the whole thing - see photos of chassis after repair and primed with epoxy primer -

Stayed tuned for the continuing saga of "A Tale of Two Triumphs".

Chilli Buns Tour

The Annual Chili Buns tour is set for February 20th.  We will be meeting at the Tim Horton's on the corner of Oliver and Golflinks Rd. at 12:30pm, with cars leaving at 1:00pm.  The drive should be about 2 hrs, ending at This Old Barn on Oliver Rd. for a bite to eat.  This is a leisurely drive through the countryside with a trivia quiz to provide a bit of fun along the way.

Welcome to the Thunder Bay Vintage Sports Car Club blog.   Coming up for the club on Jan 18th is the regular monthly meeting held at the Port Arthur Prosvita on High St.  The meeting takes place in the Linden room at the back of the bar and starts at 7:00pm.  Everyone is welcome.  We will be discussing the events calendar for the up coming year, so if you have any thoughts or ideas regarding activities, come on out.
The first event we have scheduled for this year is the Chili Buns Tour on February 20th.  Check back after the meeting for more info.