- LBCarCo Chatter - To Stowe We Go - Again
- See The Light at LBCarCo - Go Halogen for Safety
- Great Cover Up Sale Encore - Interiors, Carpets, Tops, Tonneaus and more
- LBCarCo England Adventure 2004 - Join Us for the time of your LIFE!
- MG Enthusiast Survey for MG 2006
- Win with the LBCarCo Sweepstakes for 2003
- MINI, PT Cruiser and Miata Parts and Accessories at LBCarCo
- EVENT LISTING - Your Events can Appear in This Newsletter!
- LBCarCo Tech Tips each Week a New Reader Submitted Tech Tip!
- LBCarCo and Guy's Garage Team up in the Detroit Metro Area
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Your Comments - What you are saying
LBCarCo Chatter - To Stowe We Go - Again
Our second longest trip of the year (not counting our flight to Portland this month) is the big British Invasion in Stowe, Vermont. This was our second trip to Vermont in a month as we were there in August for a fun event and could also go through Canada as we did not have our wares with us so that made it about 3 hours shorter each way. We departed Detroit on Thursday about 4:30AM hoping to get to Stowe before dark and to catch the 6:30PM Essex ferry (which we did), but we forgot it gets dark early there and by 7:30 it was pitch black. We did arrive at the Riverside Inn by 8PM which was pretty good and had time to go for a very nice dinner (never had the chance to do this before) at the host hotel which was the Ye Old English Pub. What a fantastic meal is all I can say, in fact each night we have a great dinner and even desert two of the nights (and I still lost three pounds). Notice the photo of our deserts from the outing on Saturday evening at the Grill 108.
Todd Clark and Cara |
Outside Vendors |
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EmmieA on Display |
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Troy and Robyn Guindon, 3rd Place Concours |
Early AM at LBCarCo - Iinside Big Top |
Break the Balloons Blind |
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Picnic Basket Competition |
Picnic Basket Competition
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Picnic Basket Competition
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Picnic Basket Competition
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Grill 108 Deserts were yummy |
The Changing of the Guard at the British Marque. New Publishers as of 10/1/03 Bruce and Faith (on left). Retiring Nancy and Don. |
Scene by the Ferry |
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See The Light at LBCarCo
-
Go
Halogen
for
Safety
Little British Car Co, exclusively brings you the best in Halogen
bulbs
to light your way and provide you with an extra measure of safety when you drive your LBC.
One of the biggest worries I have always had when driving our little cars is that will we be seen by the large "Yank Tanks" that share our roads.
LBCarCo has just the prescription if you have this same worry!
We are the exclusive North American distributors for Classic and Vintage Bulbs' halogen solutions.
For the best daytime visibility get our 50/15w super bright tail lamp.
You will not believe the difference once you install this important safety device as it will give you that extra margin of comfort on the road. You will be seen very easily in the daytime and at night you can't be missed ;)
Our part number for this halogen bulb is 170-750H and at only $11.00 each it is a bargain and will fit most dual filament applications where an 1157 bulb is used.
See
the
actual
difference
in
the
Range
Rover
below.
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Of course we also have bulbs in halogen for pretty much every other use including instrument bulbs (I can even read a map in my MGA with these installed), turn signal bulbs, license lamps, map lights, side lamps, fog/driving lamps, sealed beam headlamps (two styles) and European style Halogen Semi-Sealed Headlamps now back in stock.
Check
out
our
complete
listing
and
bulb
base
chart
on
our
Halogen
Specials
Page.
Visit
us
for
year
round
savings
at www.LBCarCo.com
and
check
out
our
exclusive
and/or
specially
priced
items
on
our
Specials/Gifts
pages.
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LBCarCo
England
Adventure
2004
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Join
Us
for
the
time
of
your
LIFE!
Join
Jan
and
me
in
England
for
our
2004
version
of
the
England
Adventure,
there
still
are
openings. The
trip
as
usual
will
be
exciting
and
not
like
any
tour
you
have
ever
gone
on
before.
We
have
done
the
Adventure
twice
now,
the
first
year
we
had
37
people
and
this
year
we
had
44
(which
is
our
max
number
based
on
some
activities
we
have
planned.)
Folks
are
still
talking
about
the
two
trips
and
telling
us
what
a
great
time
they
had
on
them
(see
below).
In
fact
we
were
invited
to
a
party
in
Nashville
by
a
large
group
that
joined
us
this
year
for
their
"picture"
party.
We
have
also
had
at
some
people
that
were
on
the
Adventure
this
year
already
sign
up
to
join
us
again!!
The cost of the England Adventure 2004 is roughly between $1800.00 and $2000.00 (one more night in London has been added too) per person (FYI the base for 2003 was $1700.00), though could increase or decrease some based on the pound sterling rates and some costs and activities that have not yet been provided to us for the 2004 Adventure. The Adventure is pretty much a non-profit trip for us, but allows us to introduce folks to England that have not yet been or for those that have been there you will hopefully see some of England more like a local than a tourist. So far we have over 70 people interested in the 2004 Adventure and we can only take 44 so it will be first come first served. A deposit of $500 per person will be required to hold your place (information on the deposit is at the end of this email.) We will create a waiting list once all 44 places are taken and if someone can't make it, we can then fill that position with someone from the waiting list and will refund your deposit. We have already sent out a notice to the folks that have expressed interest in the trip and if you are interested please let us know right away. Just send us an email to LBCarCoNews@LBCarCo.com, with LBCarCo Adventure 2004 in the subject line. I will then send you a tentative itinerary and deposit information. Read and see pictures and comments about our 2003 England Adventure.
MG Enthusiast Survey for MG 2006
The next all-Register gathering of MGs is scheduled for 2006 (other British Marques are of course invited too, there is an other British class). Planning is now underway for this event, the third of its kind in North America. The Register Chairs and Rick Ingram (Chairman of the MG Council) would like to have your input in order to provide the type of event that you, the Enthusiast, will enjoy and remember! Please take time to complete the survey MG 2006 Survey - Please help us and take the Survey
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Win
with
the
LBCarCo
Sweepstakes
for
2003
Everyone
seemed
to
like
our
sweepstakes
last
year
and
it
appears
it
helped
business
a
bit
(which
was
our
goal)
so
we
will
repeat
it
again
for
this
year.
Our
Win
with
LBCarCo
Sweepstakes
for
2003
will
basically
be
the
same
and
there
will
be
lots
of
prizes
with
the
big
one
being
a
Trip
for
two
to
the
UK,
including
air,
hotel,
tube
pass
and
some
spending
money
too.
The
winners
of
the
LBCarCo
2002
Sweepstakes
have
been
announced
on
our
website.
To
find
out
if
you
are
a
winner,
please
click
on
the
Win
with
LBCarCo
2003
Sweepstakes
link
on
our
main
page
and
that
will
take
you
to
the
link
for
the
2002
winners
-
make
sure
you
do
this
as
we
still
have
a
few
unclaimed
prizes!!!
All
orders
placed
via
our
Secure
Server
from
January
1,
2003
through
December
31,
2003
will
be
eligible
for
an
automatic
entry.
Folks
not
ordering
on
our
server
or
folks
that
just
want
to
enter
(no
purchase
necessary)
will
also
be
able
to
do
so
via
snail
mail.
Please
view
our
Sweepstakes
page
for
all
the
details.
Please
keep
in
mind
one
of
rules
is
that
each
order
counts
as
one
entry,
but
multiple
orders
shipped
together
will
only
count
as
ONE
entry.
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EVENT
LISTING - Your Events can Appear in This
Newsletter!
LBCarCo is pleased to publish
information in our weekly newsletter for any
National/Regional Register or Club of any
British Marque. Please let us know at
least two weeks before your event.
Please contact us at LBCarCoNews@LBCarCo.com
to have this information included and when
sending notice of an event to us, please
provide a plain text email in a similar
format to our events listing. We
are now accepting events for 2003/2004.
We will also indicate which events we
will be at and hopefully if you are
there you will stop by and say hello, we
would love to see you.
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September 27, 2003 - Bel Air, MD. The 24th Annual "MGs On the Rocks" Car Show & Parts Market at Rocks State Park 4-H Camp.
(Come Say Hi to Jan and Jeff)September 26-27, 2003 - Flat Rock, North Carolina. 4th Annual "Autumn in the Mountains - A British Car Gathering," presented by the British Car Club of Western North Carolina.
September 28, 2003 - British Car Club of Delaware - Annual Car Show - Historic Old New Castle, Delaware, at Battery Park.
October 3 - 5, 2003. Waynesboro, VA - 22nd Annual Shenandoah Valley British Car Club Fall British Car Festival (Come Say Hi to Jan and Jeff!)
October 3 - 5, 2003: - Branson, MO. 12th annual "Tri-Healey" hosted by The Kansas City chapter of the AHCA.
October 4-5, 2003 - Michigan. British Round Michigan Reliability Run for Charity. Supporting the Children's Camp Bold Eagle. Will your LBC make it? Supporting the Children's Camp Bold Eagle for children with bleeding disorders (www.hfmich.org) this event sponsored by the Detroit Triumph Sports Car Club is open to all British Sports cars and will be a run around the lower peninsular of Michigan to help raise funds which will allow underprivileged kids get to the camp. For more information visit the MIBRR website at http://www.mibrr.com or contact Blake Discher at 313-259-4460 or blake@blakedischer.com - Will your LBC make it? Come and join us and find out!!
New
October 4, 2003 - Raleigh, NC. The
North Carolina MG Car Club, is sponsoring
the Triangle British Classic Car Show.
Time: 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. Located
in the Prime Outlets Mall, exit 284 off
Interstate 40 at the Raleigh-Durham Airport.
Admission FREE
to spectators, $15.00 to show a car.
All British Marques are welcome.
Awards, prizes, raffle, t-shirts, outlet
shopping, and a band. Music & fun
for everyone. Bring the family. Host
hotel is Fairfield Inn, 919-468-2660.
This is a RAIN or SHINE event. For
further info visit the Club Website at www.ncmgcc.org or
contact Don Annas via email at donannas@bellsouth.net
or 919-467-8391
October
3-4, 2003 - Memphis, TN. 20th Memphis
British Car & Motorcycle Fest new location
at Memphis Boy's Town.
October
4-5, 2003 - Hiawassee, GA. The Southeastern
MGT Fall Festival will be held at the Lake
Chatuge Lodge.
October
10-11, 2003 - Nashville, TN. All British
Motorcar / Motorbike Show, hosted by Nashville
British Car Club (Come
Say Hi to Jan and Jeff!)
October 18, 2003 - Safety Harbor, FL. 17th Annual ALL BRITISH Field Meet & Autojumble sponsored by the Tampa Bay Austin-Healey Club.
October 18, 2003 - Houston, TX. 14th
Annual All British Motor Vehicle Expo
October
24-26, 2003 - Monterey, CA - NASS West Coast
Spit-Together at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
during SCCA Vintage Racing.
November
7-9, 2003 - Chattanooga, TN. You are
cordially invited for down home Southern
hospitality. (Come
Say Hi to Jan and Jeff!)
November
9, 2003 - Mobile, AL. South Alabama
British Car Club 13th annual British Car
Show at Bay Side Park.
November 16, 2003 - Mesa, AZ. The Arizona MG Club will sponsor their l6th Annual All British Car Day (ABCD).
New
November 23, 2003 - Fullerton, CA.
30th Annual Vintage MG Club of Southern
California ALL MG PARTS EXCHANGE from 7
a.m. to 3 p.m.
College Park - College of Communications,
2600 E. Nutwood Avenue, Fullerton, CA.
Across the street from CSU - Fullerton.
Visit the club website at www.VintageMG.com or
contact John Seim, 949-786-5697 kingseim@earthlink.net ,
Howard Sunderland, 714-520-4776, Bob
Christian, 714-998-7281.
June 6, 2004 - Toledo, OH - 6th Annual British Car and Motorcycle show at Historical Fort Meigs (in Perrysburg) (Come Say Hi to Jan and Jeff)
August 12-15, 2004 - Grand Rapids, MI. University Motors Summer Party Reunion.
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LBCarCo
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each
Week a New Reader Submitted Tech
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