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March 2020

In This Issue:

• Super Bowl Sunday & Men’s Chili Cookoff At The Benke’s • All Aboard March 23rd For A Campo Train Ride At The Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum

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Membership Information

2020 AHCSD Board Members

Advertising Information

Special Staff

March Meeting

President- Howard Stark - [email protected] 619-519-4250VP- Membership- Don Benke 619-778-1680 [email protected] Lisa Mandell - [email protected] Sandy Leon - [email protected] 619-224-1393HH Editor-Warren Voth 619) 368-3895 - [email protected] Lou Galper- [email protected]

HEALEY HEARSAY is the official monthly publication of the AUSTIN HEALEY CLUB OF SAN DIEGO. Monthly members’ meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm. The location varies, and is announced by email, in this newsletter, and on our web site, www.sdhealey.org .

Membership in the Austin Healey Club of San Diego is open to all owners of Austin Healey, Jensen Healey, or any other Healey ve-hicles, and to anyone else who is interested in the Healey marque. Annual dues for the Austin Healey Club of San Diego are $30 per household. Visit our web site, www.sdhealey.org, or contact our Membership Coordinator, Don Benke 619-778-1680 [email protected] for details and an application.

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Visit our web site at http://www.sdhealey.org

All advertising and articles for publication must be submitted to the editor no later than the 20th of each month for publication in the next month's issue. ([email protected])

Classified Ads (Market Place) are free to members. Classifieds for items wanted or small items for sale are free to nonmembers, too. Ads may be placed any time. Submit artwork and payment to the Treasurer. Annual display ad and monthly nonmember "Car For Sale" classified ad rates are as follows:

On The Cover: Ed & Abbe Neumeyer’s wide bodied 1966 3000 MKIII BJ8 , which is really has a four liter displacement.

CotY Recorder- Rick Snover- [email protected] Master- Rick Snover - [email protected], Austin Healey Club of America- Vacant - Contact any AHCSD board memberRepresentative, San Diego British Car Club Council- Alternates - Howard Stark and Don Benke Representatives, Car Club Council of Greater San Diego- Doc McAllister - [email protected] Udo Putzke - [email protected]

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hile talking to Don Benke about his Healey stale gas syn-drome, he mentioned that there are still members who have not renewed their membership... So, if you’re not sure about your

membership re-newel...please call Don and double check.

The following is a semi-repeat, but worth thinking about. While driving into El Cajon recently, my ta-chometer needle began moving erratically. Upon checking it out, I found out it was a loose connec-tion. This got me to thinking about Foreign Speedo and why we need to do everything we can to keep spe-cialists like these in business.Foreign Speedo has saved me several times. Years ago, when my speedometer jambed when the flex cable gave out, because the wheel bearing grease in the flex line dried out, and I didn’t know it. Of course the speedometer was as dry as the cable. And again, when a wire in my gas gauge separated.Foreign Speedo brought my speedometer into line when I changed my dif. gears from 3.93 to 3.54. They installed a tiny transmission after the trans-mission angle drive. They put my Healey on a dino and swapped gears until they corrected the gauge within 2 MPH...As I said, many, if not most of all the internal bits and pieces of our Lucas gauges are not available. . The guys at Foreign Speedo have collected the ob-scure parts to patch up Lucas gauges, among oth-ers. Foreign Speedo has the know-how to give our gauges the attention they need, but seldom get...

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From The President

Well hello again.

It will be March, by the time you receive this Healey Hearsay. There are plenty of activities this month, so please look over the calendar and see what fits your schedule and take a glance at the meeting minutes to keep informed. Come join us. The weather is shaping up nicely for driving around San Diego County and whatever vehicle you choose to drive, we’re looking forward to getting together.

I enjoyed our great Super Bowl party with some wonderful food, seven chili’s for our cook off, ham, spaghetti, meat balls, potato salad, side dishes, great desserts and birthday cake for Terry’s birthday. We celebrated his big day, but glad we had a fire extinguisher for all those candles. I’ll never tell, Terry. It was a competitive super bowl and a fun place to get together, thanks to our hosts Don and Pat Benke! Thank you all for bringing treats to share and joining us. It was a great time. BTW, the chili cook off was a great success and there were three winners. Our editor Warren, Barbara Humphrey and I; guess mine was the hottest. We had an impromptu tech session to access Don’s car, checked that the floats and needle valves were ok, fuel delivery was working, spark plugs were getting spark, wires were tight etc… and after pumping out and looking at some fuel, expect replacing the fuel will get his car running again. We shall see. Good luck Don.

Lou will remind us what is going on in March through May and give us details at our next meeting, Wednesday March 11th at Mimi’s Cafe off Mira Mesa Blvd. I think you will enjoy the changes to Mimi’s menu and their food quality has really improved, but come for the camaraderie and meeting, good food is a bonus. A Cars and Coffee drive is scheduled on Saturday March 7th. At our meeting, let’s look over and discuss our future activities, so we can update the calendar with what you would like to do. All Aboard for the train ride Saturday March 21st to Campo. There may be a tech session in March, if it can be arranged.

Don has been working very hard contacting members, to keep their membership up to date so they’ll continue receiving the Healey Hearsay in 2020. Please send in your dues payment in case that was overlooked. The mailing list and roster will become final in March. We’re moving into the end of the first quarter and will not be forward-ing newsletters to members who haven’t renewed, so stay connected with us and have some fun!

We need a member volunteer to manage reproducing and mailing out hard copy newsletters to members not on line and to our vendors monthly. Please contact anyone of your board members if you are willing to volunteer to complete this important communication. Costs will be reimbursed for copying, postage and envelopes. Thank you, for your support and participation.

See you soon.Howard Stark

February Meeting Minutes

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Minutes: Austin Healey Club of San Diego Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Main Street Grill Poway

Attendance: 16 Members in attendance. Rick Snover, Howard Stark, Jim Court (B), Will Roger (H). Udo and Gisela Putzke (H), Bob Humphreys (H), Ed Mathews, Ron Richtmyer, Bruce Hetrick, John McCoy, Gary Stalker, Alex Watt, Terry Cowan, Lisa Mandell, Sandy Leon.

Membership: Howard reported approximately 56 family members have renewed. Renewals are outstanding from approxi-mately 16 members. AHCA membership is approximately 29.

Newsletter will not be provided to any non-members after March. Non-members includes any current members who have not paid for their club membership renewal.

Treasurer: Sandy Leon reported the treasury is stable and the club is solvent. Howard confirmed the Board conducted a required analysis sampling audit of the treasury and 2018 and 2019 were in good order prior to transition to the new treasure per our bylaws. Gary did a great job and the transition of officer is complete.

Activities: Upcoming activities:

· Rancho Santa Fe Cars and Coffee on March 7th. Suggestion made to meet early and drive up together from Mira Mesa Park and Ride. · Camp Train Museum with the MGM Club on Sat March 21st · Rolling British Car Day April 26th . Expected location is Pauma Valley Golf Resort. Other locations under consider-ation includes Dos Picos Park. · Healey Week Rendezvous at Lake Tahoe from May 17th – 21st · Suggestion made to have a Tech Session on Wire Wheel Mounting with Jim McGee (El Cajon). Howard will discuss with Jim. · Terry Cowan shared preliminary information on the 2021 Conclave location in Big Bear. More info to follow.

President: Howard Stark

January Meeting Minutes: Motion made to approve minutes from last month’s meeting. Minutes were approved.

AHCA Roster: Howard Stark shared the AHCA Roster is expected to be provided to AHCA members this year possibly by March. If you do not pay your dues, you will not be listed in the Roster.

Club of America: Howard has looked over the COA Insurance and Subsidiary Rider and it appears our club is listed for potential coverage with conditions and requirements. Members who have paid AHCA dues may be covered if we plan and host a future event, provide details and request approval. We may have insurance coverage once approval is provided.

Support for Club Events: We are receiving more member input on interests and want to continue increasing support for club events. We continue to need more input and volunteers.

Newsletter Support Volunteer: We need a hard copy newsletter volunteer to print and mail the hard copies of the newsletter. There are approximately 22 hard copies currently distributed. Terry Cowan requested an offline discussion with Howard to possibly take on the hard copy distribution. If we do not have a volunteer the hard copy distribution will cease in March.

Dinner Winner: Gary Stalker

The meeting was adjourned at 7:35pm.

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what the future brings....

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Activities

2020 AHCSD ACTIVITIES CALENDER

The Austin Healey and MG Clubs will be taking a scenic drive to ride the Golden State train and visit the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo.

We will meet at the Hooleys/Rancho Edwards Mov-ie Theater parking lot in Rancho San Diego - 2951 Jamacha Road and Campo Road at 8:30AM, leaving at 9am, and drive the scenic route 94 to the Campo Train Depot. OR Meet us in Campo at 10am.

Once there, we will have time to park and buy tick-ets prior to the 11AM departure. Tickets are $18 per adult, $15 age 65+ and $9 ages 3-12. This includes the 45 minute round trip train ride through the beautiful and rugged back county and entrance to the museum.

Food and drinks are allowed on the train and there is a picnic area and soda machine at the depot.

For lunch, Cafe B Diner is about a mile from the Museum.

Please R.S.V.P. to Lou 619-917-9666so we can get an idea of how many members will be meeting for the drive to the depot or coming from North county and also possibly going to lunch afterwards.

March• 7 Fairbanks Ranch Cars & Coffee & Breakfast, 9am Fairbanks Ranch Country Club leaving Mira Mesa Park & Ride at 8:30am RSVP Lou Galper [email protected] or 619-917-9666• 11 Monthly Meeting –at Mimi’s Restaurant, Mira Mesa• 14 Tech Session on Susan Kwiat’s 100-6: 7420 Sanford Ave, La Mesa• 21 Campo Train Ride; meet at Hooley’s Rancho San Diego, 8:30 amApril • 8 Monthly Meeting-Anthony’s Fish Grotto, La Mesa, Outdoor Cabana area. • 26 La Jolla Concours • Tentative Weekend Borrego Wildflower Drive, Lunch, possible overnight trip • 26 Rolling British Car Day – Registration $15 • 26 Coronado Motorcars on Main Street- May• 13 Monthly Meeting • 17-21 California Healey Week; Lake Tahoe June• Possible Del Mar Fair Healey’s at the Fair –Full Day- • 10 Monthly Meeting• 16 Fathers Day Car Show at Belmont Park • -- Tech Session July• 4 Fourth of July Celebration Party and Club Meeting- Club funded party• 8 Monthly Meeting, 6:30 pmAugust• 8 Breakfast on the Bay with Monthly Club Meeting- Breakfast may pre-empt our monthly meeting

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The Widgery’s With Friends

Right after finishing and sending last month’s Healey Hear-say, I found these photos of the Widgery’s at home with the Club. I couldn’t resist not including them in this issue. Good times must be treasured, and always remembered...there are never enough of them... Above- Gisela Putzke, Loreen Wilhelmy and Barbara Widgery. Center- Jim Widgery, re-laxing on their patio with friends. Below- Jim, surrounded by friends, Loreen Wilhelmy, Annice Kitterer, Roland Wil-helmy, and Bob Kitterer...those were the days, my friends, we thought they’d never end...

...At Their Home In Anza


...What’s New?... The Benke’s Super Bowl Party

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Once again, Don and Patrica Benke stepped up and hosted the Super Bowl Party and Men’s Chili Cook-Off. Thanks Don and Patrica...Attendees included: Don & Pat Benke, Lou Galper & Deb-orah Durham, Terry Cowan & Lisa Mandell, Peter Roses from Australia, Rick & Allie Snover, Curt & Nancy Arndt, Udo & Gisela Putzke, Ed Neumeyer, Will & Sharon Rogers,

Bob & Barbara The Brownie Queen Humphreys, Howard Stark, Chuck Sharp, and myself. I think a good time was had by all...And once again, Saturday before the Super Bowl, I am rummaging around my spice cabinet for chili fixings. I had picked up ground chuck, several kinds of beans, garlic, tomatoes, and a sweet onion for the

chuck. And I picked up a Carroll Shel-by’s Original Texas Brand Chili Kit. How could I go wrong? Easy!...The finished chili crock pot was a dud. I didn’t like it. So I was sure no one else would. It’s now Saturday evening...and I was desperate...

Above Top- I asked the gang to act like they were hav-ing a good time... Above- Lou was in charge of the betting shop. No luck here. Center- Everyone is hyp-notized by the flat screen but Terry managed a wave. Right- Ed Neumeyer gave a smile from the corner.


...And Men’s Chili Cookoff

So, I added more garlic. Still nothing. ...I went out back and grabbed sever-al lemons off the tree, juiced them in. Added more cayenne pepper...and two table spoons of sugar and a little more salt. Finally, it began to come around. No one was more surprised than I to win best tasting chili...I think the sugar did the trick. Is that cheating?There were six chili pots, roast, spa-ghetti, desserts...did I mention Barba-ra Humphreys brownies?...and Terry’s Birthday cake to finish off the sweets... a great Super Bowl day...

Above Top- The after game event was Terry Cowan’s Birthday Bash. We were careful with the candles. Lisa is serving the Club a sugar high while we wished Terry happy birthday....Happy Birthday Terry...Note Barbara Humphreys brownies are almost gone. Below- Chili Contest Winners...Howard Stark’s chili was the hottest...IT WAS. Barbara Humphrey’s was the most unusual. Mine was the best tasting, proba-bly due to the sugar shot...

Barbara’s Brownies...


45th Austin Healey Rendevous

...What’s New?... AHCUSA 50th Anniversary


VOL 44 NO. 08 AUGUST 2019

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AHCSD MARCH BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

BIRTHDAYSAda Stevens.......7Gisela Putzke...11Dave Grundie..12Nancy Arndt....23

Arnold Ventura.....25Bob Farnsworth....28Abraham Polger....31

ANNIVERSARIES

Ed and Sandy Matheus........................2/7/15LeRae and Arthur Niell.......................2/24/57

What The Future Brings...

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March• 7 Fairbanks Ranch Cars & Coffee & Breakfast, 9am Fairbanks Ranch Country Club leaving Mira Mesa Park & Ride at 8:30am• 11 Monthly Meeting –at Mimi’s Restaurant, Mira Mesa• 11 Tech Session on Susan Kwiat’s 100-6: 7420 Sanford Ave, La Mesa• 21 Campo Train Ride; meet at Hooley’s Rancho San Diego, 8:30 amApril • 8 Monthly Meeting-Anthony’s Fish Grotto, La Mesa, Outdoor Cabana area. • 26 La Jolla Concours • Tentative Weekend Borrego Wildflower Drive, Lunch, possible overnight trip • 26 Rolling British Car Day – Registration $15 • 26 Coronado Motorcars on Main Street- May• 13 Monthly Meeting • 17-21 California Healey Week; Lake Tahoe June• Possible Del Mar Fair Healey’s at the Fair –Full Day- • 10 Monthly Meeting• 16 Fathers Day Car Show at Belmont Park • -- Tech Session July• 4 Fourth of July Celebration Party and Club Meeting- Club funded party• 8 Monthly Meeting, 6:30 pmAugust• 8 Breakfast on the Bay with Monthly Club Meeting- Breakfast may pre-empt our monthly meeting• 12 Monthly Meeeting, 6:30 pm

September• 6-11 • 9- Monthly Meeting-• 9- El Cajon Cruise British Invasion•-Tech Session?

October• 12- British Car Day• 14- Monthly Meeting-Meeting may be During or After British Car Day.• Ocktoberfest Warren Voth’s home

Revised: February 20,2020

Participation at club events, tech sessions, drives and gath-erings are understood to be voluntary and at your own risk. AHCSD Board members, AHCA and affiliate clubs repre-sentatives or members are not liable for outcomes resulting from your participation at any club activity or event.

• 2020 AHCSD ACTIVITIES CALENDER •

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Car of the Year (CotY) AwardTo recognize Club members who participate with their Healeys, the Austin Healey Club of San Diego awards Car of the Year (CotY) points for various activities. Opportunities to collect CotY points include any car-related events (shows, drives, rallies, etc.) sponsored by an official organization (other car clubs, auto museum, city chambers of commerce, charities, etc.) where you participate with your Healey. Events need not be listed in the Club’s newsletter to earn points.

The participant is responsible for providing proof of participation (entrance fee receipt, photo, corroboration from other club members etc.) to the CotY Recorder, Rick Snover (619-980-4194 [email protected]) within 30 days after the event. AHCSD events will have a sign-in sheet that will be forwarded to the recorder. For members with multiple eligible vehicles, be sure to indicate which one(s) you drove.

CotY points currently approved by the Board are: AHCSD Meetings & Tech Sessions 4pts; AHCSD Driving Events, Parties, etc. 6pts; AHCSD Healeys on the Green 8pts; California Healey Week, Healey Rendezvous and Austin Healey Conclave 16pts; S.D. British Car Day and Rolling B.C.D. 10pts; other multi-day British-themed events 8pts; other multi-day events 4pts; other one-day British-themed events 4pts; other one-day events 2pts. Other non-Healey British-built cars earn half points, but are not eligible to win the award.

All points received during the year by all members will be worth a discount towards the purchase of AHCSD regalia during the subsequent year. The total point leader at the end of the year will receive the coveted Car of the Year badge for display on their Healey for the following year.

2020 CotY Standings(as of February 20)

Member Car PtsGalper, Louis 1955 100 BN1 22Warren Voth 1966 300 MKIII BJ8 18Benke, Don & Patricia 1967 3000 MKIII BJ8 12Court, Jim 1967 3000 MKIII BJ8 10Putzke, Udo & Gisela 1959 100-6 BN4 10Grundies, Dave & Diane Schneider, MD 1965 3000 MKIII BJ8 Ph 2 8Snover, Rick & Allie 1962 3000 MKII BT7 6Neumeyer, ED & Abbe 1966 3000 MkIII BJ8 6Stark, Howard & Lynne 1960 3000 BT7 6Humphreys, Bob & Barbara 1971 Jensen Intercepter III 5Humphreys, Bob & Barbara 1960 3000 BT7 4Rogers, Will & Sharon 1964 3000 MKIII BJ8 4Court, Jim Aston Martin DB9 2

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