Club tours are a great opportunity for father/daughter time. I am not by nature a club-type person. I was active in sports car clubs when I was single, but now I find that work, family, and trying to keep a motley assortment of cars on the road keep me busy enough without adding club activities …
In recognition of the challenges the classic car hobby faces with an aging population of enthusiasts, the MG Car Club Northwest Centre has been exploring new approaches toward fostering interest among the younger generation. There is a vocational high school in our area that has a sophisticated and large automotive technology program. Early this year, …
I walked around the car show feeling very out of my element. Of course I am a HUGE car fan and my family complains endlessly about my obsession of the show Top Gear (the UK version of course—the others are just lame), but I only have a brain full of facts about cars going back …
Serving Healey Enthusiasts Since 1961 From its beginnings in 1961, the AHCA has grown to become the largest Austin-Healey club in the world. It is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and enjoyment of the Austin-Healey marque. As the AHCA has grown in the past 50+ years, added emphasis has been given to the “people” aspect …
What exactly does it take to make a club work? I honestly can’t say I’ve seen it all over the last 40 years but I may have come close. My first observation is this: all clubs and volunteer organizations, be they car-related or history-related or interested in knitting humorous cummerbunds, whatever, generally have the same …
I have always loved British cars, especially Jaguars. I purchased my first Jaguar when my son, Brad, was 12-years-old with the thought that it would be his first car and a solid metal one from bonnet to boot—protection if he were ever in an accident. It was not in the greatest shape but at that …
Our 1972 TR6 was purchased as a project for my son Michael and I. We purchased the car when my son was 15 and it took us about a year and a half to tear it down to the frame and tub and rebuild it to the condition it is in now. All of the …
It was love at first sight 12 years ago when I first saw my 1951 MG TD with those big chrome headlights and very British cutaway doors. I knew little about British roadsters, and next to nothing about these slow, leaky, and utterly charming vehicles from seemingly Victorian-era British automotive design. The old MG was …
Are we, as owners of classic cars, alienating the next generation of automotive enthusiasts? It may just be possible that we are. Classic car shows and informal cruise-ins are perfect family outings. They are usually free of charge, conducted in a pleasant setting and give young people an opportunity to see the cars that their …
The oldest continually held car rally in nation turns 60! Sixty years ago, auto travel from Denver to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, was not nearly the leisurely three-hour interstate jaunt that it is today. Two-lane roads, some still only partially paved and without shoulders, took motorists over multiple high mountain passes. At that time, sports car …
