Month: August 2020

General Meeting Sept 25, 2020

Posted on by Cathy Greensfelder

For the second month in a row, the General Meeting in New Orleans, scheduled for August 25, 2020, was cancelled due to weather. With Hurricanes Laura and Marco bearing down on the Louisiana coast (and New Orleans in both cones of uncertainty) the board voted to cancel the meeting.   

As it turned out, Marco degraded to a minimal tropical storm for New Orleans.  However, Laura continued to strengthen, eventually making landfall as a category 4 storm near Lake Charles on Thursday August 27.

Cathy Greensfelder, Secretary

  

“Freddy” Duralast obituary

Posted on by Cathy Greensfelder

Friends and relatives:

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that my MGB’s faithful battery, “Freddy” Duralast has passed away.  Freddy was born in October 2012, and passed away in August of 2020 just short of his 8th birthday.  (That is about 125 in battery years)  He was very reliable, except for the times my brake light switch stuck on, and again when I forgot to unplug my Garmin from the power plug.

I’d like to thank my Viking 4-amp digital charger for caring for Freddy in his later years.  Due to COVID-19 and core charges, there will not be a funeral service.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you just check the water in your own battery…

Cruise Safe,

Roving Reporter  ;(

Bobby Span

BR Cruise Aug 22, 2020

Posted on by Cathy Greensfelder

It was a pretty nice trip to Cracker Barrel on Saturday, August 22, 2020.  We finally got 2 attentive waitresses.  Between us and the Hot Rod guys, we had 19 total at 3 long tables.  There were 7 of us at the British table and Rick Huber’s Lotus was getting a lot of attention out in the parking lot – because he was running it without a hood.  Real hot rod stuff!  Nice to be able to kinda see the cars from where we sit.  

Today’s crew included Jerry, Randy, Danny, Rob, John Pearson, Rick and myself.

Danny tried to get a taste of Randy’s blueberry pancakes with a Harbor Freight telescoping fork…  and Tiffany got my order wrong.  (second time this happened)  I wanted the country ham & biscuit like last week, which I think is around $4.  Plus fried apples and tea…  She brought me 2 huge slices of ham, and when I said I wanted the ham & biscuit she said “Oh, biscuits are on the table!”  AHHH!  

The ham alone was over $7.00!  Danny (aka Colonel Mustard) says you have to open the menu and Point at what you want.  Lesson learned. 

Cruise Safe and good luck with the hurricanes,

Roving Reporter

Bobby Spann

BMCNO cars at breakfast

Rick was running with no bonnet – that’s hood to you Yanks

BMCNO and the Hot Rod guys

Coln Mustard and his telescoping fork!

Dear Roving Reporter,

The vintage telescoping fork demonstrated at the Cracker Barrel is definitely NOT a Harbor Freight item.  It happens to be a slightly modified Triumph Fork, similar to the one that recently sold for $320.00 USD at Sotheby’s Auction House…

 Best Regards, 

Colonel Mustard

And if you believe that one, there is this bridge for sale!!!

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Natchez Show 2020 Is Coming

Posted on by Cathy Greensfelder

Call to Arms! Brits on the Bluff is Sept 18-19, 2020

Hey guys and gals – hope everyone is safe and virus free.  We don’t know what the future holds, just that it will be much different from what any of us have ever known.  That being said, I’d like to do a tentative “Call to Arms” over the remaining British car shows in 2020, Fairhope AL in October, and Natchez, Mississippi on September 18th & 19th.

A group of us from BR have been going to Natchez for years, meeting the N.O. guys in Gloster, LA on the way up then lunching at a restaurant in Natchez.  Folks, I can tell you from experience this is a GREAT weekend!  The Grand hotel is right on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi river and man what a view!  Friday night you just walk across the street from the Grand to the Bowie Tavern for a nice reception.  Other hotels are a short drive away… 

Saturday the car show is next to Rosalie Plantation, again on the bluffs – walking distance from the Grand and downtown.  Shade trees, a breeze and plenty of little British cars.  It is one of the best locations for a car show I have ever seen!  They usually have food on the grounds, but some women go downtown to “Cotton’s” for the “Queens Lunch,” and a few of us guys head over to the “Pig Out In” for a “Kings” Lunch.  LOL 

Portable Pub at Natchez

We really need to support this club as their show has fallen off in numbers in recent years – and we can’t understand why!  Here is a website link to the Mississippi English Motoring Club.  If you have any questions or need more details on past trips just let me know.  Hope to see you there!

For more info click here

Roving Reporter, Bobby Spann

BR Breakfast Cruise Aug 8, 2020

Posted on by Cathy Greensfelder
On Saturday, August 8, 2020, six of us tried out the Cracker Barrel restaurant on Airline Hwy @ I-12 in Baton Rouge along with a half dozen hot rod guys. We got there a little before 7:00 am to visit in the parking lot before they opened. Then immediately both groups got a table.
The Manager forgot we were coming so it took almost an hour to get our food, but that was no problem because we had plenty of hot coffee, cold drinks and warm biscuits… and great conversation. Free coffee starts next week.
Added bonus: The location is highly visible! We had several people stop by when they saw the British cars – one had a relative with an MGB in a barn..!
Roving Reporter,
Bobby Spann