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Index Editorial: The Heat is On by Cherie Beatty
I don't know about your experiences but I'm over the heat wave
Offerings of summer 2022 in middle Tennessee. People may enjoy hot
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wheels but I think the temperatures we've been experiencing,
It's News Time, page 4 when combined with driving in a convertible, is akin to saying
you enjoy getting sunstroke. Going with the theme, we do have
Cars & Coffee page 6
hot stories in this issue.
From Mini to Mighty , page 10 Who was hot at the recent British Grand Prix held at Silverstone, the
home track for the first F1 race? We've got the story and video. What hot
The British Grand Prix page 14
car blew everyone's socks off at the recent Goodwood Hill Climb?
Stroll Sings Happy Days, page 18 Picture a fan that can produce 2,000 pounds of down force. Now picture
it attached to a car. No sweat --leave it to an Irish -English team to
RIP Alain de Cadenet, page 20 deliver. You can also see what Red Bull is building to blister the
pavement. Then take a moment to read an elegant obituary about a
Restoration or Preservation page 23
driver from a previous generation. We've been given permission to
Founding Father JD Damon, page reprint from The Times of London, memorializing a British driver who
28 funded his own F1 cars at a time when that was still a possibility.
Moving on--Todd is encouraging people to send in stories about their
Return to Rugby, page 36
personal restoration projects to run in MOTORING. While waiting for
Oh Canada! Modern MG p. 40 stories and related photos to come over the transom (this constitutes a
hint to take part), this issue has some burn- a- hole- in- your- wallet
The Dog Days of Summer, p.42 news about the cost of various grades of professional restoration
jobs. Can the cost ever be returned in an increased value at sale for
Excursions and Events, p.48
the car? You be the judge. There are times to go crazy and times to be
Cool down and Sip, p.50 sensible. You'll know where you are on the perfection thermometer after
you look at the numbers.
Welty's Sunset Tour, p. 52
August also brings us the Dog Days of Summer, as well as the chance to
Parting Shot: You're Never Too find Winston in the pages of the newsletter. While on the subject of
dogs, have you wondered why these are called the dog days ? No, it's
Old, p.56
not because of that British patter song of the '50s written by Noel
Coward, 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen Go Out in the Noonday Sun'. Under
the category of interesting but useless information, you'll discover the
real reasons in this issue and learn how to get dog hair out of your car
while contemplating entering our upcoming club car show. [Disclaimer:
Lest anyone be offended, the use of the word "native" in the song, is not
meant in a condescending colonial way but intended to separate the
Where's Winst on? Found Him! existence of those people who actually are native to a country from the
people who arrive and take up residence in a country already occupied by
Kaila Kellerman found Winston in the
others. ]
July issue, making her a second time
winner. Our bulldog You'll find photos from our July club drive and Cars and Coffee, news
about our upcoming Car Show, to be held, mercifully, in the cool of
showed up at the bottom of the
October in a new location, the story of a visitor from Canada with a
photo from our Jubilee Lunch tree planting.
thoroughly modern MG, and an interview with our British Car
Find Winston (hiding in much smaller
Whisperer, JD Damon. There's also information about another British Car
form) in our pages . Then, send your name
Show held this month in a place you may know little about, Rugby ,
and his location by page # to Tennessee, a utopian community founded by a Briton. See the One Day
twasbrilag@aol.com Road Trip.
If you're t he t he first finder, you'll "Read all about it " this month from the comfort of your air-conditioned
win t he wort hwhile prize. home. Mind how you go. Cherie
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