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June 94. An Event Is Born!
On May 28th the Nashville British Car Club delivered a 70 car 14 motorcycle event like no other in this area. Perfect weather and an excellent venue provided the encouragement for large numbers of participants, vendors and spectators. Parts vendors came from as far away as Genoa City, Wisconsin to join T-shirt, New Orleans style Sno-ball and body jig sellers from the Tennessee area. Not to mention our own incredible NBCC show T-shirts (limited #'s are still available), Liz Fischers' Snapple stand and Club Photographer Fred Pettee's wonderful pictures of the event's cars on sale right then and there! The mood was festive as the temperature was moderately warm with a nice breeze keeping everyone comfortable. As you look over the results sheet take notice of the large area we drew participants in from. Cars from Memphis and Knoxville, bikes from Atlanta etc. The event came off with surprisingly few problems for a first time effort and everyone was already
talking about things to incorporate into next year's show! If you didn't make it, you missed an exciting day where an unusual cross mixing of people and cultures took place with total non-chalance. Most everybody mentioned how friendly everyone was and how rarely you see Jaguar and Bentley owners chatting freely with motorcyclists and Sprite owners. As it stands right now, we are planning the same basic event next year on the same weekend so go ahead and mark your calendar now! I expect to see ALL the NBCC members there next year helping the British car and motorcycle cause!

Awards Notice Included in this newsletter is a copy of the results of the car show voting. If you won an award, and live in the Nashville area, you can pick up your award at the tour on June 26th. Out of town winners awards will be shipped next week.Call me to make other arrangements. JD.

QUIZ 1) What model of MG was 3 inches shorter in both wheelbase and overall and 2 inches wider?
2) By what % was the "B" engine larger than that of the "A"?
3) What model was officially described as 2+2 for a long time?
4) What was a modification that the GT incorporated that was not applied to the roadster until 18 months later?
5) In 1967 the MGB was fitted with what?
6) What car, also known as the bullet, was to enter production in 1975?
7) What model sold to only 2,591 customers in it's 4 years of production and why?
8) How many Limited Editions rolled from the production line in 1980?
9) What colors were they painted and what type was connected to those colors?
10) Six months after production ended, how long did the cars still sell in American showrooms?

ANSWERS TO LAST QUIZ 1) The 18/80 Six and Morris Minor M-Type Midget
2) The first MG Midget
3)a- 1932 M -Type Midget b- J-Type Midget
4) TC's
5) TD "lost the endearing qualities of it's predecessors"
6) Alec Issigonis
7) a- A special body shell was prepared at Abingdon and mounted on a TD chassis.
b- At the start of 1952 MG became a component within the British Motor Company (Nuffield and Austin merged) becoming the fourth largest automobile producer after the USA's big three.
c- In 1953 the MG Magnette was announced to replace the YA/YB series of pre-war designed cars.
8) Gerald Palmer Wolsley
9) 1962 10) The MG emblem enclosed in an octagon.

T-Shirt Clearance! These shirts are gorgeous! Six colors! Begin with the British flag, lay a futuristic silhouette of Nashville over it, then out in front add 3/4 front views of a green TR4 and a red A-H 3000, and a head-on shot of a yellow MGB! The hit of the show! We still have limited quantities of all sizes (S M L XL XXL) clearance priced at only $12! Call now before they're gone!

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