Club Newsletter

[289Glenn]

Hi Phil,
I received my newsletter in the mail (post) yesterday, April 24. Nice work. Very fast delivery to the other side of the pond and to the other side of the US as well! Nice articles. I hope you enjoyed the report of my 1991 visit to AutoKraft. While most of the photos were of 427 body cars, there was a number of narrow body 289 bodies in process as well. If interest warrants, I would be glad to post more photos from that trip. I may start a photo site where I can upload photos of the many US Cobra events I have attended over the years. Many, many historically significant cars have run around our local tracks. I remember being given a ride around Laguna Seca by Gordon Gimbel in his 1964 USRRC 289 race car (CSX2514). It was my birthday around 1990. The wind in my face going down the front straight was blowing my helmet up and back as there was only a small driver's screen. As we went through turn 2 (a left hand 180 degree turn), I smelled smoke. LHD of course. Gordon said, "don't worry, it is only the tire rubbing on the fenders, I usually don't have a passenger!" I was hooked!
Process on the restoration of my Hawk 289 is coming along. Another update is in the works. It should be on the road within a few weeks.
Cheers,

Glenn

[Phil Riley]

Hi Glenn,

It was a pleasure to include your Autokraft visit and I'm sure our readers will enjoy it very much. Your idea to set up a repository for your photos is a good idea – If you don't already, might I suggest you set up an account on Flickr. Your ride in CSX2541 must have been fun. The material you submit to the newsletter is always very interesting and very much appreciated. And, I look forward to hearing how you get on with your restored Hawk 289 when it's back on the road.

Good luck and happy motoring,
Phil

[v8junkie]

Still no mag I am fully paid up

[Migge]

Got mine yesterday

Great as always!

[Phil Riley]

Still no mag I am fully paid up

Sorry you've still not received your copy. We've recently had a change of treasurer, the hand-over of bank details and membership renewals wasn't straight forward and as a consequence has delayed the updating of the membership mailing list. Did you contact John Housego, our membership Secretary, as I suggested? If you haven't done that yet, you may now find there's further delay, as he's flown to the USA in the last couple of days. Let me know how you get on and if there's no joy I'll see what I can do.

[morgy]

I've still not had a Mag since the Silverstone one with 6107 on the cover.

I need to renew my membership now tho.. That year went by quickly!!

[Phil Riley]

I've still not had a Mag since the Silverstone one with 6107 on the cover.

I need to renew my membership now tho.. That year went by quickly!!

Hi Mark,

That means you're just missing the Winter edition. And, if you didn't renew in Jan, that's probably why you didn't receive the Spring edition. Have you let John Housego (Membership Sec) know? John will probably have a copy of the Winter newsletter which he can send you.

Phil

[Dave Woodward]

Haven't had mine yet. But then I haven't had one since the Winter '15 issue.

I knew I had missed recent issues but didn't think it was a whole year. TBH, I've waited for the issues and when they haven't arrived time has already moved on.

Not very happy given it's the one thing the membership is worth paying for.

[Paul Blore]

Not very happy given it's the one thing the membership is worth paying for.

Really Dave?

[Dave Woodward]

I may have worded it strongly but I think most will agree the newsletter is a fundamental/principle component of membership. That's possibly bourne out by the number of members that pay their subs and get a newsletter and don't engage with club activity or forum.

I John has confirmed he has two of the missing issues which he has kindly put in the post for me.