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This
year, the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond in the movie
Goldfinger will make a rare appearance. It will be very
exciting to finally get a look at this car after five decades!
Shaken, not stirred!
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The Elegance at Hershey
June 12th – 14th
We are all packed up and headed out to the Elegance at Hershey
this weekend. Look for our Ragtops & Roadsters and
Pollock Auto Restoration exhibit in front of the Harvest at The Hotel
Hershey Restaurant! This has quickly become one of the finest Concours
in the country. Theses cars are hand picked, sometimes one of a kind!
Tickets are still available!
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Enclave "Healeys on Hallowed Ground"
July 19th – 24th
 Ragtops & Roadsters is proud to sponsor Enclave 2015
in Gettysburg. Over 300 Healeys are expected to attend this celebration
of two great Healey Clubs. Is your Healey ready for the big show? We
hope to see you there!
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America's British Reliability Run
October 16th – 18th
Since 2002, America’s British Reliability Run
has raised over $150,000 for worthy children’s charities all over the
US. We’re at it again in 2015! On the weekend of Oct 16-18, up to 40
classic British Cars will leave on a three day, 700 mile journey through the back roads of PA, NY and NJ to benefit the St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
Along the way, we’ll take in some of the best scenery the northeast has
to offer at a time when fall colors should be near their peak. Watkins
Glen, Seneca Lodge, Lake Seneca, Northeast Classic Car Museum, a tour of
a private British Car collection and more! Each two person team is
responsible for their own expenses and will solicit donations from
family, friends and others with a goal of raising $500 each for the
partner charity. We will show you how! ARE YOU UP FOR IT?
Consider joining us as a participant, or sponsoring one of our teams
with a tax deductible contribution. Space is limited! Make plans to get
involved soon!
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British Car Calendar of Events: June 2015
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| 6/11–6/14 |
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British Motorcar Festival, Bristol, RI |
| 6/12–6/14 |
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The “Elegance at Hershey”, Hershey, PA |
| 6/13 |
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“A Touch of England” Hermitage House, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ |
| 6/13 |
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The Spaced Out Italian Car Show, Hellertown, PA |
| 6/13–6/14 |
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24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, France |
| 6/14 |
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22nd Annual British Motorcar Gathering, Hellertown, PA |
| 6/14 |
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38th Ault Park Concours, Cincinnati, OH |
| 6/16–6/19 |
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41st Annual TRA National Meeting, Solomon's Island MD |
| 6/19–6/20 |
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Minis on Top, Mount Washington, NH |
| 6/19–6/21 |
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MOG 45 Annual Morgan Car Club Meet, Gettysburg, PA |
| 6/20–6/28 |
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Hemmings “The Great Race”, Fleetwood, MO |
| 6/21 |
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“Cats in the Garden IX” Jaguar Touring Club, Montclair, NJ |
| 6/21 |
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Eurocar British Car Festival, Cazenovia, NY |
| 6/26–6/28 |
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SVRA Vintage Grand Prix, Lexington, OH |
| 6/27 |
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“The Men Behind Ferrari”, Simeone Museum, Philadelphia, PA |
| 6/27 |
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Motorcars Under the Stars, Wilmington, DE |
| 6/28 |
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Concorso Ferrari & Friends, Hartford, CT |
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You agree to check the host/organizer website to confirm dates and times of events.
We agree to do our best to keep this calendar updated to reflect the most current information.
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What’s Whit That?
by: Ragtops & Roadsters Shop Manager, David Jago
Ragtops & Roadsters is
working on the assembly of a 1954 MGTF, and we would be at our ‘whits
end’ trying to put it all together if we didn’t know the trick— The
MGT’s were built with a combination of hardware, and even though it may
appear correct, even fit well, specific bolt types are used for specific
portions of the car. The body uses Whitworth hardware, having a 55°
thread angle, and requiring tools designed for those bolts. The engine,
although similar to Whitworth hardware, actually uses French metric or
‘Nuffield Mad Metric’ hardware. These are metric threads (60° profile)
with Whitworth heads, common in the XPAG/XPEG engines of the period.
And, just to throw a spanner into the works, the axle hardware is
unified fine thread a.k.a. UNF. Restorations like this can leave you
scratching your head, so make contact with our team for expert guidance
before you go ‘nuts.’
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Ragtops & Roadsters Spring Open House
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Ragtops
& Roadsters Spring Open House was a success despite morning gray
skies. Larry Suglia stopped by with his three-wheeled Morgan and the
Anspaughs were reunited with the original owners of Redcat, their 1971
Jaguar E-Type.
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Kas Kastner Cup at Summit Point Motorsports Park
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The Kas Kastner Cup at Summit Point Motorsports Park had a show and charity laps for us non-racers.
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I followed Mike Wolf and
fellow DVT members to the Summit Point Motorsports Park on Saturday
morning. There we met about 50 fellow British car owners for a car show
held by Country Roads Car Club. About two dozen Triumphs and the same
number of MGs attended to support their respective marque and to enjoy a
weekend of vintage racing. Ronnie Babbitt and his good friends Russ and
Jordan Pierce debuted their beautiful Macua Spitfire having just
finished the car the night before! This father-son team, with Ronnie's
help and direction built this tribute car using and very rusty 1964
Spitfire abandon in the woods as a donor, paying homage to the Macau
Spitfire prepared by Kas Kastner and raced back in 1965. Job well done!
Many
of us signed up for "Charity Laps" It was my privilege to try to scare
Mike Cook, as my tires squealed around a tight hairpin
turn. Mike was very disappointed to hear my tires were over
20 years old!
 Racing
was called off early than planned due to rain late
on Saturday, but the feature race, the 13th Annual Kastner Cup
race was eventually ran and won by Mark Wheatley in his
TR-4 on Sunday morning after skies cleared.
This beautiful early Ice Blue TR 2 "Long door" (Yes that's Ice Blue) won a First Place in the MG-Triumph Show. A good weekend for TRIUMPH!
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Cars & Motorcycles of England
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Many recently orphaned British Cars were there looking for new owners.
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 The Cars and Motorcycles of England
was well attend this year and weather could not have been better. The
Delaware Valley Jaguar Concours had over 50 of the finest Jaguars
in the area attend, with 40 cars subject to the scrutiny of the DVJ
Judges. We were very pleased to have the 1946 Jaguar MK IV Saloon that
we just mechanically sorted through after sitting for many years, and
detailed, score over 99 points! Congratulations to the Polis Family for
their win!
Karl and Lori Kritzer claimed the DVJ "Peoples Choice Award for their
stunning early flat floor E-Type. Over 160 British Cars of all marques
were on the east lawn!
Bob DeLucia and Kevin Baker presented DVT Members and DVJ Members, Al
and Robin Anspaugh of Yardley, PA with a First Place Award for their
beautiful 1960 Triumph Italia 2000.
 
Ragtops
& Roadsters sponsored and Mike Engard presented the DVT
"Peoples Choice Award" to Robert Hill for his 1954 MGTF Tribute Car
built right here in America!
The People's Choice winning MGTF is a "Tribute Car" and are most
commonly referred to as “Victor/MG TF-1800s.” In 1980 British
Leyland, who owned the MG Brand, authorized Great Lakes Motor Cars of
Rochester, NY to build 25 vehicles as a 25th Anniversary “Tribute” to
the T-Series of MGs using all MG components. Robert's example shown here
uses the running gear (1800cc engine, gearbox, rear, disk-brakes,
suspension, instruments, seats, etc.) from a 1969 MGB placed on a custom
chassis to accommodate the 1954 TF body. This is the last of the 25
created. Roughly 95% of the components are MG and are interchangeable
with the original roadster and an appropriate TF VIN number was issued
by British Leyland. The car is titled, registered and tagged as a 1954
MG TF. Of the original 25 created 4 were right-hand-drive and shipped to
the UK. Who knew! Congratulations Robert!
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Ragtops
& Roadsters is here to help out over the
summer driving season. Maybe it's time to take care of those
maintenance, restoration, preservation, and upgrade needs on your
car's wish list. Click here to send an e-mail to dave@ragtops.com or call us 215-257-1202 to schedule an appointment now. Click to see our Works In Progress page
on our website. Also, we have recently listed more of our
client's British cars looking for new homes, see current
listings on our For Sale page.
Happy Motoring!
Dave & the Staff at Ragtops & Roadsters.
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