Notes from FABAC Meeting August 2009

Twenty seven FABACians found their way to Ringo's Restaurant last evening for our August meeting. And, a lively meeting it was! Lots of business to take care of mixed in with much chatter and laughter. Before the "serious" portion of the meeting began, David N made presentations of two old editions of Road and Track - one with a 1967 Jag 2+2 on the cover to Joe who is beginning the restoration of the same and the second magazine to Bob L with an interesting article on a Citroen 2CV. Next up was a "What's in the bag?" contest. Everyone got an opportunity to fondle, squeeze, smell, etc. the contents without opening the velvet bag. To the successful contestant, a prize of a lovely golf (aka LBC convertible top) umbrella was donated by Dennis W.

Prez Gary started off by thanking the kind FABAC souls who came to his rescue at a recent Thursday night car show at Home Depot when unexpected car problems occurred. Tools, antifreeze, garden hose and lots and lots of advice all helped get his LBC back on the road.

Gary congratulated the club members who took home 7 of the 24 awards at the recent PEI car show. Great performance indeed! Gary also is encouraging members to provide constructive feedback either to him or directly to the car show organizers.

Congratulations and a big club thank you to the Alders who again hosted a highly successful pot-luck get together at their home. Our BATANS guests who attended passed along their appreciation for the special invitation.

John B gave a brief summary of the recent successful Rexton car show attended by 7 or 8 members. (See a detailed write-up by John elsewhere on this website.)

Proposed tours:
1. John B and Jim B have a tour to Cornhill Nurseries and Gasthof Old Bavarian Restaurant planned for August 30th. Please see the details on the web page. Since reservations at the restaurant are a must, club members are encouraged to contact either organizers if their plans to attend change between now and the 30th.
2. Picnic tour. Barb and Gary are organizing a tour to Nackawic with a follow-up pot-luck dessert gathering at their home on Sunday, September 13th. Details to follow on the website.
3. Garden tour. A garden tour is being proposed by Curry and assisted by Heather and Dianne. See the details elsewhere on our webpage.
4. Botanical Gardens, St. Jacques. Anne C. has suggested an overnight tour for sometime next year.
5. One to keep in mind. Curry has extended an invitation to the Ontario Austin Healey club to visit the Fredericton area next summer on their planned tour of the Maritime Provinces.

Winner of the "What's in the bag?" contest was Rob H who correctly guessed that the content of the bag was a 1/4 inch drive Snap-On Torq-O-Meter . I bet a lot of people would have gotten the correct answer had they had a few more minutes with the bag! Yeah, right! Great 'guess', Rob.

John B reports that 5-6 cars from Fredericton and Saint John areas are planning to attend the very large and successful British Invasion car show in Stowe, Vt on the weekend of September 18-20. John also says that there is still the opportunity to register to attend.

The September meeting is to be held at East Side Mario's in the Corbett Centre.

Bob S

Lots of photos from David N. here.