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Index We welcome a new year, filled with things yet unknown, some of them sure
Edit orial: St art ing t he New Year Right
by Cherie A. Beatty
to be unexpected. Thanks to Walmart, Kroger, Costco, and all the rest, we
are able to skip right over the usually bleak month of January and pretend
that it's almost Valentine's Day-- forget that the chocolates in the red satin
President 's Corner, p. 4 hearts will be stale before it's the real time to consume them.
Even the seed companies have gotten in the act. of moving us along. I can
Dickens of a Part y, p. 6
scarcely feel my feet when outdoors, but Breck's , the bulb people from
Triumph Owner? Save t he dat e Holland , are filling my email box with great deals for bulbs and other
perennials to make my spring and summer beauteous. While I'm resisting
in February p. 10
the impulse to place my order, NOW, and enjoy HUGE savings, I am taking a
leaf from the catalog playbook and have focused this issue on driving. If you
Bond- In- Mot ion, p.18
can't actually do it, at present, you should be able to enjoy reading about it
Burns Night Supper. Is t hat a with our series of international road trips, thanks to members David
Swanger and Stuart Naylor, plus a trip, closer to home, to pick up an
Haggis? , p. 20 impulse buy MGTD from a garage in North Carolina, courtesy of Hagerty's
Media.
Special! Int ernat ional Journeys,
We also have chilly looking photos from Germany, thanks to Nick Gwozdz,
st art on p. 24
last seen at the Dickens brunch wearing a truly terrible Christmas sweater.
Brit ish Herit age- about Guy Nick was sent to Leipzig by Porsche of Nashville to pick up cars for the
dealership and was there for enough days to get in some sight seeing. Now,
Fawkes, p. 46 if you daily drove high performance cars as part of your job, what would you
drive if you had the chance while in Germany to drive something unusual?
Advent ure--Picking Up an
Do you know the Trabant? Prepare to make its acquaintance. The guys at the
MGTD, p. 56 rental location in Germany are still laughing over Nick's choice.
Closer to home, our intrepid president is now looking for a permanent
Track Rat s, p. 66
location for our Cars and Coffee event since the legal eagles at the theatre in
New Sust ainable E-Fuel, p. 72 Brentwood decided there is too much legal liability to have cars, sitting
parked, with an average age of over 50 as exhibitors/ drivers, in their totally
empty lot for 3 hours on a Saturday morning. We're also looking for a
volunteer to take up the mantle of Car Club vice-president. Russ Welty's
grandchildrens' weekend sports activities necessitated his resignation.
Burns Suppers are also must -do events in January. And don't forget the
story of Gay Fawkes, executed in England in January in 1606.
Where's Winst on?
Then, in February it's time for our annual meeting, the only meeting we
Winston closed out 2022 on a good actually have in a year -making NBCC the perfect car club, more time for fun,
note. A visitor to the newsletter John less time for administration.
Shaw was the first to find Winston on 2023 also brings us Daniel Craig in a new way, having retired after 15
page 20, peeking out from the car years of being James Bond. ( Bond -in-Motion cars are in a new exhibit if
window, but member Al Gloddeck went you have a road trip of your own in mind., in this issue on p. 18.) The
the larger route and said that was him director for this Belvedere Vodka ad said he didn't know if Craig could dance
on page 64 in Parting Shots. Granted it when he hired him, but it appears that his moves are not confined to fast
looked like him, , and in the spirit of cars, creative bad guys, and interesting women. A dual British and American
citizen, Daniel Craig proves at right , he can continue to surprise his fans.
Christmas past, two worthwhile prizes
have been awarded. Find Winston A dancing Daniel seems to me to be a perfect segue into the New Year --
(hiding in much smaller form) in our surprise yourself in 2023. You might find that you like it when you get
pages. Then, send your name and his outside your comfort zone and try something new. I'll see you on the road--
location by page # to with any luck , this year in my own Aston Martin. Hey, It's a New
Year--anything could happen! Cherie
twasbrilag@aol.com
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