Nice photos from tour leader Stephen

New top on Bruce's Sunbeam Alpine

Click here to see more beautiful vehicles. And what a splendid variety of cars rallied forth! Thanks to Stephen for organizing this now-annual Dumfries Lobster Run.

Ethanol blended fuel and old cars

This article was written by an MG-TC owner after considerable testing and experimentation. A worthwhile read.
http://ttypes.org/ttt2/ethanol-blended-fuels
(Thanks to Joe H. for passing this along.)

Note from Barb G.

I noticed that at our May meeting, the Club discussed primarily "OVERNITE" runs.  With me being a DAYTRIPPER fan, I put on my thinking cap and came up with these ideas:

1)  some Thursday in July or August a run up river - Victorian Tea at the Connell House in Woodstock ($12 admission includes tea, finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, cakes), continuing on to Waterville to tour the "Covered Bridge Potato Chips" factory before we head back home

2) Minister's Island - I'm embarrassed to say - I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE - perhaps we could tour the Island in the morning, have a picnic lunch and then take a jaunt through Kingsbrae gardens ($9.50/person for groups of 20 or more)

3) Some Friday night in July we attend the Church Supper at the Keswick Community Center and then head out through Crabbe into Nackawic and back on the Mactaquac side of the river through Granite Hill and stop for an ice cream at Skinny's on the Ridge

4)  A Marden's Run - yep!  We could head out in the morning & hit Marden's in Houlton before having lunch at Grammie's (seafood restaurant with huge meals like Comeau's).  After a leisurely drive along the river to Calais, another Marden's stop/shop.

Anyone interested in turning these ideas into ACTUAL RUNS?  With weekends being limited in numbers and us having all sorts of family commitments, I was thinking that the Marden's and Minister's Island experiences could be weekday events.

Looking forward to your comments!

Barb

The "Two-Pie" guy

A great day for a drive to Dumfries for lobster and pies galore.
Organizer Stephen is enjoying a pie or two—but then most of us did too!

Another one of those amazing barn stories

Check this one out here.
Thanks to Vic for passing it along.

A request from Barb

I thought with the LBC season getting underway that perhaps it was time to update our "PUBLIC DIRECTORY".  The last time I updated it was last June.  Since then Larry Heinlein & Sandra Byers have asked to be included.  Before adding them & distributing the listing, thought it best to see if any of the other club members who are not listed would like to be included.   

To that end, would you please post a note on the web asking those who want to be included to email me at bargrafrn@hotmail.com with their home address, home telephone nbr, cell nbr & email address.

My goal is to have it updated by the end of May.

Tks
Barb

Report on FABAC Meeting at Sam Snead's

  Despite a torrential downpour of biblical proportions, one whole LBC graced the parking lot at the Kingswood golf club.  This wasn't really disappointing since we are also well known as an epicurean club.  A task to which we applied ourselves again in fine style.
  With 26 folks eagerly awaiting dinner, Gary regaled the club with accolades for what has already been a fine start to the eatin----, driving season.  Even with consistently horrible weather we've managed some pretty nice runs.
   This Saturday will see the annual lobster supper in Dumfries. More information can be found a few boxes below this one.
   Three big events for LBCs (and the folks who eat-- drive them) are scheduled for this summer with the Windsor show on July 20-22nd, Rexton on August 12th and PEI a couple of weeks later on August 24th weekend.
  Currie invited the club to join the BATANS folks at Cavendish beach on the same weekend as the PEI show.
  The immutable Tim (a serious car geek much to my liking) showed off some MG porn (an overdrive chromey) and a magnetic finger wrench ( http://www.magneticfinger.com/ ). I personally will be ordering said wrench as it sounds much less painful than gluing nuts to one's fingertips.
Vic (of Vic-n-Heather) warned members traveling to the Magdalen Islands to avoid a certain trebuchet. Heather detailed a run they will be doing to Reford Gardens ( http://www.refordgardens.com/english/ ) in Gaspé this summer and invited others along.  They also proposed a run to Cornhill Nursery near Sussex.
  Kelvin invited the club to help move his garage sometime in June. He also invited the club to an Auto Slalom run by the Fredericton Motorsports Club ( http://www.fmc-inc.net/ ) this weekend.
  Our next meeting will be at the 777 Restaurant in Freddy north in June.  Details will most assuredly appear here.
- Bob E.

FABAC Meeting This Wednesday

Just a reminder that our next regular meeting will be held the Sam Sneads restaurant in Kingswood on May 16th. Thanks to Johanna Bertin for organizing this. 5:30 meet; 6:00 eat.

Thanks,
   Gary

Annual Lobster Run (Yum!)

The Fredericton Association of Bavarian Automobile Connoisseurs "fabac" will be participating in a Saturday afternoon drive to Dumfries, NB to enjoy open air driving, and a Lobster Supper at St. Clements Anglican Church on May 19, 2012.

Setting off time will be 4:00 pm at the Tim Hortons establishment on the Woodstock Road.

The Lobster Supper will cost $25.00, and a Ham alternative is available for $12.00. It is recommended that participants have cash.

To ensure maximum comradery and friendship, all little Bavarian automobiles, little British automobiles, and other little sporty automobiles are encouraged to be part of the event.

Stephen

So Long, Shelby: Carroll Shelby 1923–2012

http://soc.li/secsTjX
(Thanks to Curry for passing this along.)

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-carroll-shelby-20120512,0,6452484.story

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/05/12/carroll-shelby-creator-of-cobra-sports-car-dead-at-89/?mod=google_news_blog
(Thanks to Phil for passing these along.)