GEORGIAN BAY BRITISH CAR CLUB

Welcome to GBBCC - We are pleased that you found your way to our website. Here you can find out more about our car club, who we are, what we do, and our upcoming events. We will be very pleased to welcome you in person.

GBBCC Meetings & some Events for 2012

May 26th Events - Start of British Car Week

            9:00 am   Collingwood Farmers' Market

            12 Noon    "Brits in the Village" at Blue Mountain Village Plaza

GBBCC General Meetings are held at Swiss Chalet, Collingwood

June 11th Meeting - Albert Hutton of Blue Mountain Collision

July 9th Meeting

August 13th Meeting

September 10th Meeting

October 9th Meeting (Tuesday because of Thanksgiving Day)

November 12th Meeting

"Bloomin Brits" Show & Shine May 14th 2012

“Bloomin Brits” Show & Shine.  On May 14^th, it was a lovely evening and our members brought their British vehicles to show them off to fellow members.  There were a record 37 vehicles on display.  Later Bob Yule, President of the Southern Ontario Austin Healey club gave a presentation about his AutoFarm company, followed by many wonderful photos of a tour of Northern England and Scotland last year by six members of the Southern Ontario Austin Healey club who shipped their vehicles over to Liverpool for the tour.

Adopt-A-Highway Spring Clean-Up April 29^th 2012 - With a bright sun, cloudless sky and a light breeze out of the north-west, 22 members (plus Fred Terry) attended our Spring 2012 highway clean-up. The most interesting item found in the ditches was the ten dollar bill ($10.00) found by Ken McNay. Other members found somewhat uninteresting items, but, with intense imagination they were able to fabricate clever stories involving the items.

All attending appeared to have a wonderful time out in the fresh air and they did a wonderful job of cleaning the highway.

The following is a list of those who attended; Cindy & Brian Bailey, Cathy & Harry de Ruiter, Harry Drover, Sonja & Dwight Dyson, Paul Egan, Lora Gibson & Dick Clark, Don Godfrey, Paul Green, Barbara & Andy Hims, Ralph Kertcher, Tom Hughes, Ron McCann, Ken McNay, Sharon Rogers & Bill Rogers, Tom Schutte, Fred Terry (group photo only), and Graeme Wallace.  Click on the following link to view more photos.

Many thanks to Bill Rogers, who continues to organize this event.

Ancaster British Car Show & Flea Market – April 22^nd  Some GBBCC members were led by Graeme from Collingwood to Shelburne to met Brian Wootton, who then led the group on a very enjoyable route to Ancaster. GBBCC members were; Graeme Wallace (MGB), George Christie (Spitfire), Bud McCannell (MGB), Don Godfrey (MGB) & Brian Betty, Bob Mills (MG TD top down) & Richard Rood, Peter & Ann Smith (regular vehicle), Wayne Clute (TR6), Mike O’Rourke (Jaguar XKE), Ron & Rosemary McCann (regular vehicle), and Brian Wotton who took a ride from Bud. We met several GBBCC members at the event, including Phil Hall, Peter Johnson, Bob Muir, Harry de Ruiter, Bill Rogers, Ralph Kertcher, as well as many friends from various other car clubs. Despite it being cold, this was a very successful event.

APRIL 10^th MEETING - Bill Rogers informed and entertained over 40 members and guests in the Timber Room at Swiss Chalet, talking about his favourite subject – TVR. He covered the history of the auto manufacturer from the early days when the company was started by TreVoR Wilkinson and brought us through the years up to present day.  The audience then learned about how Bill got involved with the brand, and also learned about the cars he owns, or has owned.

One member was noted as saying that the presentation was well–crafted, and contained a good mixture of humour, private thoughts, and technical facts.  For those who could not attend the meeting and have a laptop and a screen, Bill advises that for a glass (or bottle) of cabernet sauvignon, he would gladly run the presentation again.

Changes with Collector Vehicle Insurance (Silver Wheel)

Takeover of Lant Silver Wheel® and Custom Wheel® programs by American, Hagerty Insurance of Traverse City, Michigan - see Insurance Changes article for more details

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What has happened recently at GBBCC

- See Past Events for more details

Tuesday, Dec. 6th - The GBBCC Christmas Party was a great success.  Over fifty members had a very social time at Kelsey's with good finger food, a slideshow of photos from 2011 events, and the Salvation Army food drive.  Many thanks to our sponsors who donated many door prizes for our members:  

•    Cullingford Motors
•    Jonna’s Interiors
•    Swiss Chalet
•    Ideal Supply
•    Carquest Auto Parts Thornbury
•    Carquest Auto Parts Collingwood
•    Krown Rust Control
•    Apple Auto Glass
•    McKee Tire
•    TVR Car Club
•    McKee Muffler
•    Peninsula Import
•    Gabriele Photography

Nov. 14^th General Meeting at Swiss Chalet.  35 members attended our regular monthly meeting followed by a movie featuring “Victory by Design – Aston Martin”

Oct. 11^th General Meeting was held with a record number of 22 “Show & Shine” cars on display.  At our meeting, Jonna Chalmers showed some impressive photos of her father racing in early days in Denmark, no seat belts, fiery crashes and a lack of safety standards.

Oct. 16^th Ear Muff Run was well attended with 9 cars, led by Graeme (filling in for Eric Taylor). The wonderful scenic route ended up at the Admiral's Post.  The winning participant was Ms. Wilheminia Rogers (see photo below).

Oct. 23^rd Adopt-A-Highway Fall Cleanup saw a beautiful fall day and about 21 picker-uppers enjoying their collection tasks.

"Snoopy Went to Reno & is Now Home"

Number of Visitors since May 16th, 2012