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The Heat  Shall


         Not   Dissuade Us!


                               NBCC                                  England  just  issued  its  first  ever  red  extreme  hear
                                                                     warning-- but in Brentwood,  Tennessee,  NBCC members, made
                Cars &  Coffee                                       of sterner stuff,   rolled in with a large group of quality classics,
                                                                     braving both  heat  and humidity.
                               7/16                                  Lilli  Parker,  in  her  sun  hat,   said   her  husband  Gene  put  two
                                                                     battery  powered  fans  in  the  passenger  compartment  of  their
                                                                     MGTD.  "They  just  blow  the  hot  air  around,  but  we're  having  so
                                                                     much fun, " she said. Nothing more needs to be said.
        " What's  that  Volvo  sportscar  doing  in  the
        middle of these British cars,"  a person at Cars        Coffee.
        &  Coffee asked me. I was delighted to have two         Share  what  you know and welcome anyone that
        answers at the ready:  first,  NBCC welcomes any        takes a look at your car, especially young people.
        car  enthusiast  to  become  a  member  and  drive      That's  how   car  culture  will  be  passed  on  to  the
        with the club, but that was the obvious one. The        next group of enthusiasts.  How lucky are we that
        second  answer  I  knew  because  the  car's  owner     we  have  such  a  variety  of  makes  and  models  to
        NBCC  member  Rick  Mathis,   who  is  also  an  all    display and a depth of knowledge and experience
        -arounder mechanic,   told  me when I first asked       that  makes  our  veteran  members  perfect
        him   the  same   question  that   his  Volvo  was      mentors.  Take a minute to listen to the  YouTube
        technically  a  British  car  because  it  was  one  that   anthem  at right. You'll recognize yourself.
        the Swedes decided to build in Scotland. This was
        a  little  known  fact  that  I  was  happy  to  discover    Photos courtesy of Todd Fontechia,
        and now to share.  This passing on and gathering            Rick Mathis, and Stuart Naylor
        of   information is why people come out to Cars &     6     Thanks!
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