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The TBBCC 2024 Fall Color Tour was postponed a week from a rainy Sunday to a beautiful, sunny day with brilliant fall colors! John Russell lead the tour through Antrim County, with an intended stop at Dockside for lunch. Even though they knew the group was coming, it was closed! Great food was had in Alden however, along with a wonderful stop at Orchard View Farms! Photos follow.

The 25th Annual ALDEN CLASSIC SPORTS CAR SHOW was another successful event!

99 Classic Cars attended the show! Weather started out a little iffy in the morning, but things cleared up quickly!

The following photos show a portion of the show!

20 vehicles braved the rain in Antrim County for a tour the evening before the show.

ALDEN CAR SHOW AWARDS 2024

BEST OF SHOW - 1933 MG MIDGET J2 - LONNIE & MIKE STEVENS

CHAIRMAN'S AWARD - 1971 TRIUMPH STAGE - BRAD WIK

CHIEF JUDGE'S AWARD - 1953 SUNBEAM ALPINE - JOE GIBALA

1ST PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1954 JAGUAR XK120 - LARRY & SARA PECK

2ND PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1954 MGTF - STERLING SMITH

3RD PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1968 TRIUMPH TR250 - RON LANDIS

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1931 MGD TYPE - KEN & MELODY KLEMMER

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1974 MGB - AMY BROWN

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1960 TRIUMPH TR3 - JOHN REYNOLDS

1ST PLACE NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CAR - 1965 CORVETTE - BILL KEMP

2ND PLACE NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CAR - 1957 THUNDERBIRD - AARON BURNS

3RD PLACE NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CAR - 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE - SANDY NORDIN

1ST PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 2017 FIAT SPIDER - BOB PELTO

2ND PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 1972 DETOMASO PANTERA - FRED & DEBBIE STOYE

3RD PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 1996 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER - JOHN FORTUNA

1ST PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1958 MERCEDES 190SL - DON DRABIK

2ND PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1962 MERCEDES 190SL - JOHN WAGNER

3RD PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1972 PORSCHE 911 IROC REPLICA - BILL DVORAK

1ST PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - 2001 HONDA S2000 - DUTCH NEUBECKER

2ND PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - 1995 MAZDA MIATA - JOE HARRIS

3RD PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - 1990 MAZDA MIATA. - MARK WOLLENSAK

SURVIVOR AWARD - 1926 HUMBER - KEITH MOORE

RESTORATION AWARD - 1962 MGA - KEVIN BRINKERHOF

CLASSIC AWARD - 1969 JAGUAR XKE - SCOTT USITAW

BUSTED KNUCKLE AWARD - 1963 TRIUMPH TR4 - DAVID & SHARON SINCLAIR

1ST PLACE VALVE COVER RACING - NATE GLIDDEN

2ND PLACE VALVE COVER RACING - STERLING SMITH

View more 2024 Alden Photos below!

The first section has photos from the Saturday Tour, and Valve Cover Racing!

About Our Members

We are a club of more than 200 members who are passionate about cars. The club was founded over 25 years ago by a small group of British sports car owners to share the spirit of collecting, maintaining and driving interesting vehicles.A few key points:

Members are mainly from the Midwest and most live within 80 miles of Traverse City (situated on twin bays of Lake Michigan) in Northwestern Lower Michigan.
You don't need a British sports car to be part of the fun. Vehicles of all types you'd see at a cars & coffee are represented--including American, British French, German, Italian, Japanese and a handful of others. And they include sports cars, sedans, military vehicles, motorcycles and trucks.
In fact, all are welcome to club activities focused on fellowship and motorized enjoyment.

CHECK OUT THE "NEWS"!

TBBCC member & multiple Austin-Healey owner Ron Edwards gave a presentation on THE HISTORY OF AUSTIN-HEALEY at the September 5, 2024 membership meeting. See his presentation under "NEWS", "PROGRAMS AT MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS"!

SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR NEW TBBCC MERCHANDISE SALES LINK! Embroidered logos for MG and TRIUMPH also available!

TOUR TO RON EDWARDS' GARAGES

16 vehicles and around 25 TBBCC members were part of a tour to Honor and Beulah on Saturday, September 7th for a visit to TBBCC member Ron Edwards two garages. The first stop was at his workshop in Honor, where Ron has nearly a dozen cars in various states of repair. The second stop was at his garage near his home in Beulah! After the visit, most participants went to St. Ambrose Cellars for lunch before returning back to Traverse City. The weather was a little cool, but the tours of the garages was worth braving the weather. Ron has nearly another dozen runnable sports cars at his main garage. At least a couple may see a change of ownership in the near future.

The Twin Bay British Car Club was well represented at the National Cherry Festival Car Show on Sunday, June 30, 2024. The show was moved back to the Old Town District downtown Traverse City this year! Member and past president John Russell arrived in Old Town early to secure sites on 7th St. near Union for approximately a dozen classic cars from the TBBCC. The classic car owners and visitors were not deterred by the cool and windy conditions! A slideshow of our vehicles at the show follows!

TBBCC Tour to NORTHPORT CARS IN THE PARK on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Seven TBBCC cars toured through Leelanau County to Northport. Several other members drove directly to the event. TBBCC member Skip Hujsak won the Best Sports Car Award for his 1957 Austin-Healey. State Representative John Roth was at the show and gave a speech on the new Historic License Plate Law that he helped pass in the State Legislature! Photos follow!

CHECK OUT THE NEWS

IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE OLD CLUB NEWSLETTERS, CHECK OUT THE "NEWS" SECTION ON THE WEBSITE:

FIRST SECTION INCLUDES NEWS SUBMITTED BY CLUB MEMBERS.

SECOND SECTION INCLUDES PAST TBBCC EVENTS. (AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS POSTED ON THE "HOME" PAGE THESE EVENTS MOVE TO THE "NEWS" SECTION).

THIRD SECTION

INCLUDES “MEMBER MARKETPLACE”

FOURTH SECTION

INCLUDES "HELPFUL TIPS FROM MEMBERS".

FIFTH SECTION INCLUDES "PROGRAMS FROM MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS".

IF ANYONE HAS A NEWS ARTICLE OR HELPFUL TIPS THEY WISH TO SHARE WITH THE CLUB SEND AN EMAIL TO:

gwolf7075@yahoo.com.

The following photos are from a TBBCC Tour to member Dan McDavid's garage full of exotic vehicles. From an MGTC, an old Triumph, and Dodge Vipers, to Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Dan has been collecting sports cars for years and has them housed in a beautiful log cabin style garage. The group had a great time climbing the bluff overseeing Lake Michigan, and learning about the vehicles in Dan's garage. The last photo of this slideshow shows a cabinet full of model cars in the loft area. These are exact replicas of the vehicles Dan owns, down to the color. Each time Dan bought a new model his wife knew a vehicle was soon to follow! Look for Dan driving one of these beauties around the peninsula this summer!

A huge THANK YOU to Dan for welcoming our group!

The link that follows pulls up a YouTube video that TBBCC member Trent Tomlinson produced about the 24th Alden Classic Sports Car Show on August 13, 2023. Click on the IMAGE to the right (or below if using a smartphone). Enjoy!

If you want to learn more about TBBCC visit our 25th Anniversary video at www.wevideo.com/view/3129348979, or click on the IMAGE to the right (or below if using a smartphone).

For Meetings & Events: Kirt Kilbourne, 231-357-7363, KirtKilbourne@charter.net

TBBCC Merchandise for Sale!

This is a new feature for the Twin Bay British Car Club! Click the IMAGE to the right (or below if using a smartphone) to open a link to the Wagners Sign & Apparel Website. Here you will find many apparel items and accessories with the TBBCC logo, as well as an option for the MG logo and Triumph logo. We are working with Wagners to also add the Austin-Healey logo. Other vehicle logos not copyright protected are also being explored as options.

When you select an item you will have a choice of size, color, and logo, along with quantity. Logo 1 is the TBBCC logo, Logo 2 is the MG logo, Logo 3 is the TRIUMPH Logo!

Other items, like soft sided tool bags, are also being looked at as an addition to the site.

The club will receive a small percentage of each sale.

Shipping costs are reasonable!

Happy Shopping!!!

Become a Member

You can become a member by applying and paying the dues of $25 for 12 months. You will receive a name badge for both you and your Co-Driver who also becomes a voting member. Renewal dues are $25 for an additional 12 months. Dues are payable by check to: Membership Chairman Bruce Wiegand at 9122 Peninsula Drive, Traverse City, MI 49686-1565.

For information and a membership applications form, contact brwiegand@aol.com or 309-253-1874.