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The Oil Spot March 2019 Page 1
Event Calendar
The following is a tentative calendar of planned and proposed events for 2019. If you would like to add an activity or know of a speaker you would like to have at one of our meetings please call Tom Luksch at 681-1607 or Todd Schupbach at 435-4279. Dates in bold face are club sanctioned events.
March 2nd - BCC Winter Blahs Party, 6:00 - ? pm, The Woodlands Community Center, 6237 South Transit Road, Lockport, NY. See p. 3 for details! March 19th - BCC Meeting, 7:30 pm, Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden April 13th - Trip to Jamestown, NY Comedy Hall of Fame April 16th - BCC Meeting, 7:30 pm, Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden April 21th - Ancaster, Ontario British Car Swap Meet (Note: This is Easter Sunday...) May 3rd - British Car Club of Western New York is 29 years old! Founder’s Day Dinner, chairperson –
Celeste Kray May 17th - 19th Carlisle, PA Import May 20th - 24th - Triumph Register of America National Meet Dillard, GA May 25th - Spring Tune Up at Skip's June 9th - BCC-WNY Euro Car Day June 15 - Harbor Bell Paddle Wheel Boat Tour out of Rochester Harbor. $16.00 per person – open bar and snacks, 1:00 p.m. for a two hour trip. Chairperson - Karen June 16th - European Motor Club Eurocar Day - Cazenovia, NY June 18th - Club Picnic, BCC Meeting. Chairperson – Robin Illig June 23rd - 26th - NAMGBR annual meet - Traverse City, MI July 7th - Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Continued on page 3
Contents
Page 1: President’s Message,
Calendar
Page 2: Secretary’s Notes,
Meetup Info
Page 3: Winter Blahs Party, Cal-
endar (continued)
Page 4: Founder’s Day Dinner-
Info
Page 5: Oil Spot Info, NAMGBR Info, For Sale and Want Ads,
Officers’ Info
Page 6: Meeting Info
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SPOT
MAR CH 2 01 9 T H E O F F I C I A L
P U B L I C A T I O N O F
T H E B R I T I S H C A R C L U B O F
W E S T E R N N E W Y O R K
Dear BCC Members,
It was great seeing many of you at our recent (miniature) golf outing! – Thanks to Sue Magro for organizing the event!
I hope to see many of you at the upcoming Winter Blahs party on the second of March.
Our next regular meeting will be on the last day of Winter (Yay!) – March 19
th at the Angry Buffalo
Happy St. Patrick (and ST. Joseph’s) Days!
Skip Gould
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British Car Club Meeting Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Paddock Golf Dome 17 Members in attendance
Opening President Skip Gould called meet-
ing to order at 7:57 p.m., wel-comed everyone.
Skip asked if there were any cor-rections to the minutes of Janu-ary’s meeting;there were none. Pat Hain made a motion to accept minutes as in Oilspot and George Barbari seconded the motion. Mo-tion accepted.
Thank you to Sue Magro for put-ting this Putt Putt outing together.
Treasurer: Sue Magro Sue read treasurer report, outgoing was check to Dave Dill for website.
Membership: Barbara & Don Cri-toph Not in attendance. No new members reported.
Programs: Tom Luksch, Todd Schupbach - not in attendance Karen spoke about the Blahs party that they are hosting on Saturday, March 2nd. Regalia: Rick Magro Has no merchandise with him.
Webmaster: Dave Dill Dave would like a little information regarding Euro Car Day that indi-viduals will be able to click on and it
will take them right to the flyer.
Newsletter: Linda Kula - Not pre-sent.
Historian: Bill Bickerton - Not in attendance
Meet Up: Skip Gould We have 93 members, updated this month’s activity. We received bill for meet-up will see if we can get a sponsor for the dues.
Technical Sessions Coordinator: Randy McPhee Randy needed a bracket for his ra-diator, found someone who did a good job. Suggested having a list-ing of good mechanics to be put in newsletter. Would be helpful to have a rating system attached to mechanic or business who worked on member’s car.
Euro Car Day Chairperson: George Barbari Tom Luksch will be doing flyers, tro-phies. Need volunteers to go to other car clubs to let them know about Euro Car Day. If interested please call George.
Old Business: Charities for donations – Donation Committee recommended the fol-lowing charities to receive $500.00 each: Hospice, Family Justice Cen-ter of Erie County, Friends of Night People, Inc. Sue Magro will issue
the check for each of those chari-ties. These charities will be on the Euro Car Day flyer so that sponsors know who received proceeds for 2018 car show.
New Business: Karen stated that the winter blahs
party will be on Saturday, March 2nd starting at 6:00 p.m. at 6237 Transit Road, Lockport NY at the Woodlands Community Center. Please RSVP by Thursday, Febru-ary 25th by calling 716-439-0007 or email [email protected]. Please bring a dish to pass - either a main dish, appetizer, salad or dessert. If you want an alcoholic beverage, please bring your own. Punch, soft drinks and water will be available.
Also, Karen reminded everyone about the Harbor Belle, a two hour cruise on the Genesee River on a paddle boat for $16.00 per person. Karen has reserved the boat for June 15th, it can hold 200 people so please feel to invite family and friends also. More information will be in Oilspot.
Motion for adjournment made by Randy McPhee seconded by Dave Dill. Meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m. motion carried.
Respectfully submitted, Celeste Kray
Secretary’s NOTES Submitted by Celeste Kray
https://www.meetup.com/British-classic-cars-Meetup/
Do you need to contact the Club in a hurry? Are you looking for a way to tell BCC members about an event, news, or information? Skip Gould has shared that our Meetup site provides a very easy way to notify members in the Club! Any mem-ber can use it, which makes it pretty easy to communicate. Are you signed up yet? If not, go to https://www.meetup.com/British-classic-cars-Meetup/ .
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Event Calendar (Continued from page 1) July 16th - BCC Meeting, 7:30 pm, Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden July 20th - 21st - Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix - Schenly Park – Pittsburgh, PA Sunday, August – UK Car Day August 4th - Eden Corn Festival Car Show August 20th - BCC Meeting, Ice Cream Run, Chairperson - Celeste Kray August 24th - Steak Roast, Chairperson – Todd Schubach
August 31 or September 1 – Autumn Sports Classic, Como Park September 6th - Grand Prix Festival - Watkins Glen w/ Historic Reenactment - featured marque this year is Triumph; September 6th - 8th - Vintage Car Races - Watkins Glen September 14th - Niagara Celtic Festival September15th - 36th Annual British Car Day at Bronte Park Oakville, Ontario September 17th - BCC Meeting, 7:30 pm, Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden - Nominations for next year September 25th - 26th - Historic races - Put-in-Bay, OH October 3rd - 6th - 6-Pack TRials Triumph national meet - St.Louis, MO October 6th - 11th - Vintage Triumph Register national meet - Dripping Springs, TX October 15th - BCC Meeting, 7:30 pm, Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden - elections October 19th (or 20th) - Fall Foliage Drive November 19th - BCC Meeting, 7:30 pm, Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden (possible guest speaker) December 17th - BCC Meeting, 7:30 pm, Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden
Join us for the
BCC of WNY
Winter Blahs Party
Saturday, March 2, 2019
6:00 PM - ?
The Woodlands
Community Center 6237 S. Transit Rd. in Lockport
Bring a dish to pass - a main dish, salad, appetizer, or dessert! Soft drinks, water and 2 different punches will be available or BYOB.
Please RSVP by Thursday, February 28th by calling 716-439-0007 or
by emailing [email protected] Hope to see everyone there! Come discuss our Summer plans!
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Founder’s Day Dinner Sunday, May 5, 2019
3:00 p.m. cocktails
4:00 p.m. dinner
Public House on the Lake
4914 Lake Shore Road
Hamburg, NY 14075
Please join us as we celebrate 29 years of the British Car Club at the Public House
on the Lake. There will be a cash bar available. This is one of the first events we
have planned for the upcoming driving season. Hope to see you there.
Dinner will be buffet style and will include the following items:
Also, included: Coffee, tea or soda and Chef’s choice dessert. Cost is $40.00 per person.
Please RSVP by completing the form below prior to April 23, 2019 so that we can let the res-
taurant know how many will be attending.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Please return this portion to Celeste Kray, 30 Belvoir Road, Williamsville NY 14221
by Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
Name __________________________________________________________
Number of attendees _______________
Please make check out to British Car Club. Cost: $40.00 per person.
Amount of check: __________________
If you have specific dietary needs please state on this form.
Field green salad Cheese platter Roast beef
Bread and Butter Pasta marinara Mashed potatoes
Vegetable du joir Herb roasted chicken Roasted baby potatoes
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Officers of the British Car Club of Western New
York
President: Skip Gould 716-965-2753 [email protected]
VPs Programming:
Tom Luksch 716-681-1607 [email protected]
Todd Schupbach 716-435-4279
VP Membership: Don and Barb Critoph 832-4408
(716) 866-5798, [email protected]
Secretary: Celeste Kray 633-4586 [email protected]
Historian: Bill Bickerton [email protected]
Treasurer: Sue Magro 716-909-4421 [email protected]
VP Regalia: Rick Magro 716-909-3536
Web Master: Dave Dill 866-5466 [email protected]
Editor: Linda Kula 716-983-1566 [email protected]
Sunshine: Debbie Leible 625-9201 [email protected]
(Please notify Debbie for get well wishes or matters of condo-
lence. )
The OIL SPOT is the official newsletter of the British Car Club of West-
ern New York.
The purpose of BCC is to foster good wll and camaraderie among
enthusiasts of British cars, and to exchange ideas and technical exper-
tise attendant to the restoration and preservation of all British marques.
The monthly OIL SPOT is sent by e-mail or traditional mail to all BCC
members. It includes a calendar of events, articles and photos of gen-
eral interest provided by the members, and classified ads.
E-mail contributions should be sent by the 25th of each month to
Linda at [email protected]. Attach the file, or type information in
the body of the e-mail. You can also send articles through the mail to
Linda Kula, 1566 Inwood Avenue, Angola, NY 14006. Photos
should be in JPG format. Articles are appreciated in MS Word or pdf
formats.
Classified ads appropriate to this
newsletter are free. Ads run for three
issues.
For further information or a membership
application, visit our website at:
www.bcc-wny.com.
FOR SALE & WANTED ADS
For Sale: 1974 MGB for Sale - Early 1974, last model with
chrome bumpers. Recently redone, very good
condition. New paint, Tires, Wheels, Windshield, Gas Tank,
new Electronics, new Top, much more. All records from
when car was new. 52,000 miles. Third place class finish in
EuroCar Day 2018... $13,500. See photos below. For
details, phone Tom Cataudella 716-839-2053 (days), 716-
440-4401 (eves).
For Sale: Four 16” Bridgestone Blizzak WS-80 snow tires
used on my son’s 2013 Mini Cooper for only 12 days.
Original price: $575; asking $475 or best offer.
Contact Bob Matuszak at 716-833-1182 or
[email protected] Wanted: Zenith Stromberg carburetors for parts - both
175CD and 150CD - older or newer. Contact Bob Spaulding
at 716-875-7712.
To place an ad, call Linda (716-983-1566) or email
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Linda M. Kula 1566 Inwood Avenue Angola, NY 14006
March 2, 2019 - BCC of WNY Winter Blahs Party… See page 3 for details!
British Car Club of Western New York
Meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the third Tuesday of each month at the Rose Garden Restaurant / Angry Buffalo 2753 Wehrle Drive, Wil-liamsville, NY 14221. Come early and eat dinner!!!
Join us, make new friends, get together and work on cool cars! (Photo of Lenny Price and Bob Spaulding working on Lenny’s Spitfire. )
