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Eyes on JD Damon
        From British Car Whisperer to                                  " The only barrier to truth is the
                                                                       presumption you already have it."
        NBCC Founding Father  to our
        current Treasurer--just the facts                                                             Chuck Missler




           Fr om the Editor : Reminder to self: Things may  nooks and crannies. Here's what good journalism
           not always be what you  thnk they are. If you, like  requires.  You  should  actually  clap  eyes  on  the
           me,    are  new  to  the  NBCC  and   someone  who'd  person  in  question  before  coming  to  any
           been around a bit  told you that the person who  conclusions,   otherwise  you'll   find  to  your
           operates   a  well  respected,  all  things  British   surprise  that the JD you imagined  is not only not
           workshop  in  Nashville,  a  place   where  Rollers  short but is distinctly tall. Then, when you  email
           share space with the every man's sports cars, MGs  asking      for   information    about    his   British
           and Triumphs, as well as rarities like the Alvis, and  background,  you'll  discover  that  the  Founder  of
           that  he   was  also  known  as  the  British  Car  NBCC,  now  its  treasurer,   isn't  British  at  all.    It's
           Whisperer, you could be forgiven if you presumed  time to learn some real   facts about our Founding
           that he was British.                                  Father.

           You might also presume that a person who works
           on cars known as LBCs might also be of smaller               The Interview
           stature, making it easier to get in and out of their

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