OUR SHOW – BEST EVER!

Bill Moseley

Montage and photos: Bill Moseley

PBCA members at Brits on the Bay                                       Photo: Chris Cronk

Pensacola, Florida – April 21, 2007 - Panhandle British Car Association’s 15^th Annual British Car Show was, in the opinion of many attendees, one of the best ever!  Named Brits on the Bay, this year is was moved from the beach to the grassy field in Admiral Mason Park fronting on Pensacola Bay.  There were 107 cars registered.  Over 100 people attended the “Red Beans and Rice” Welcome Party at the Pensacola Beach Resort Friday night.  The park proved to be an excellent location and the sunny weather was a perfect mid-70s with a cooling breeze off the water.  Next year’s location will be even better, moving three blocks west to Seville Square Park which is covered with beautiful Naval Live Oaks.  This year, one of the most competitive classes was the big Healeys.  Seven beautiful Austin-Healeys competed with three of them having won Best-of-Show Awards in previous shows!  The other large class, nine Jaguar XJS’s, were split into two classes, convertibles and coupes.

PBCA thanks Jeff Zorn of Little British Car Company for attending with his extensive display of British car products for sale at the show.

The food vendor, Bobby from the Corner Café, Pensacola, served lunches from an excellent menu of Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Cajun dishes.  Following the show, over 50 of the attendees moved from the show site to McGuire's for an early dinner and more British car camaraderie.

The Show Committee  co-chairmen, Tom Schmitz and Bob Henson, extend a very appreciative “thank you” to all the PBCA members who work before and during the show to make it a big success.  It is impossible to name everyone without missing someone but special thanks goes to Bill Weeks for his efforts with the City of Pensacola in acquiring the show site and seeing that everything was ready for us, Curt Derby for again providing the great artwork, and as always, Keith Sanders with his motorhome, and his van for transporting all the necessary materials needed.  Keith is our invaluable “detail man” as well as the voice of the show as our sound technician and MC.

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Winners

BEST OF SHOW

Ross Marshall

1938 Bentley Derby

PEOPLES’ CHOICE

Bill Silhan

1951 Daimler Empress

Longest Distance Driven

Jonathan & Bonne Foulds

Knoxville, TN

Diamond in the Rough

Beth Messick

1977 MGB

Class A

     First Place

Brad Alpers

1962 MG Midget

Second Place

John & Cindy Huggins

1972 MG Midget

Third Place

Bill Weeks

1977 MG Midget

Class B

First Place

Alan Apel

1967 Austin Healey  BJ8

Second Place

Lou & Pat Ballard

1963 Austin Healey BJ7

Second Place

Cliff Hughes

1958 Austin Healey 100-6

Third Place

Don Hambrick

1963 Austin Healey BJ7

Class C

First Place

Curt & Midge Derby

1953 MG TD

Second Place

Joe Hajcak

1953 MG TD

Class D

First Place

Brian Daly

1962 MGA

Second Place

Donald Warnecke

1958 MGA

Class E

First Place

Mickey & Kay Kay

1967 MGB

Second Place

Richard Bishop

1966 MGB

Third Place

Chris Cronk

1964 MGB

Class EE

First Place

Bill & Janet Gillson

1971 MGB

Second Place

Allen & Susan Bradley

1970 MGB

Third Place

Bill Sonnier

1972 MGB

Class F

First Place

Scott Putriment

1971 MGB GT

Class FF

First Place

Ralph Overly

1969 MGC GT

Second Place

Keith Sanders

1968 MGC GT

Third Place

Keith Sanders

1969 MGC

Class G

First Place

Keith Vezina

1976 MGB

Second Place

Sam Walter

1976 MGB

Third Place

Jim Engman

1976 MGB

Class GG

First Place

Sally Breithoff

1977 MGB

Second Place

Moody Steadham

1979 MGB

Third Place

Jack Ross

1978 MGB

Class H

First Place

Chuck & Charlene Byrne

1994 Jaguar XJS V12

Second Place

Theresa & Donnie Ellison

1996 Jaguar XJS

Third Place

Wayne & JoAnn Manges

1993 Jaguar XJRS

Class I

First Place

George Mohanco

1956 Jaguar XK 140

Class J

First Place

Bob & Margaret Henson

1967 Jaguar E-Type

Second Place

Robert Moore

1970 Jaguar E-Type

Third Place

Robert Herman

1969 Jaguar XKE

Class K

First Place

Mike Darby

1967 Jaguar 240

Second Place

Wayne & JoAnn Manges

1986 Jaguar VDP

Third Place

Jonathan & Bonne Foulds

1999 Jaguar XJR

Class KK

First Place

Bob & Margaret Henson

1993 Jaguar XJS Coupe

Second Place

Glenn Haslem

1990 Jaguar XJS Coupe

Third Place

Peter Biljak

1984 Jaguar XJS Coupe

Class L

First Place

Wayne & JoAnn Manges

1964 Triumph TR4

Second Place

Dick Maddux

1963 Triumph TR3B

Third Place

Walter Austin

1958 Triumph  TR3A

Class M

First Place

 Kenny Justiniano

1976 TR6

Second Place

Ron Pardo

1975 TR6

Third Place

Joe Goebels

1972 TR6

Class N

First Place

Bill Moseley

1980 TR8

Second Place

Richard Lewis

1977 TR7

Third Place

Steve Sanders

1980 TR7

Class P

First Place

Anne Friloux

1972 Triumph GT6

First Place

Janet Lovett

1979 Triumph Spitfire

Second Place

Tommy Boudreaux

1978 Triumph Spitfire

Third Place

Mike Japp

1977 Triumph Spitfire

Class R

First Place

Maureen McCain

1960 Morris Minor

Second Place

Mike Lewis

1950 MG Y-Type

Class S

First Place

Jerry Hall

1967 Lotus Elan

Second Place

Tom Schmitz

1968 Morgan 4/4 Competition

Third Place

Ray Reese

1965 Sunbeam Tiger

Class U

First Place

Jack Dowling

1974 MGB GT V-8

Second Place

Rick & Mary Huber

1975 MGB V-8

Third Place

Bob Lembcke

1966 Spitfire

Class X

First Place

Jason Crawford

2000 Aston Martin DB7

Second Place

Jim Lilly

2005 Lotus Elise

Third Place

Robert Lowy

2001 Jaguar XKR Silverstone

Class Y

First Place

Pete Peterson

1972 Norton Commando

Second Place

Jeff Zorn

1969 BSA

Third Place

Pete Peterson

1980 Triumph Bonneville

Euro Car Display at N.A.S. Pensacola

National Museum of Naval Aviation, N.A.S. Pensacola, May 12, 2007 – PBCA, along with other British car clubs, participated in the annual Euro Car Display in front of the museum with 14 British cars in attendance.  The Porsche club, BMW club, VW club, and others were on hand for this annual event.  The BMW club took the lead this year, led by Ron Wright.  It was held under the best conditions, a beautiful, sunny Pensacola day.  We enjoyed eating lunch in the reconstructed Cubi Point Officer’s Club, now a restaurant, and looked out the window at the cars.  Mardi Gras MGs erected a nice shady canopy and provided some beautiful flags to brighten up the site.  Although not show, everybody voted for the “car that they liked best”.  PBCA’s Curt Derby took the trophy with his ’53 MGTD.  Photos speak louder than words:

Montage and photos: Bill Moseley

Upcoming Events

Jun. 10 Sun. - Picnic at Bill & Melissa Silhan’s Home, Interrarity Point, Pensacola

June 22 Fri. - Panhandle British Car Association will attend the races at Five Flags Speedway and make a parade lap of the track.  $10.00 entry fee.

Jul. 22 Sun. - Joint PBCA, SABCC, MGMG, PAHC Pig Roast at Schmitz’s, Lillian, AL  The 11th Annual Pig Roast at the Schmitz's in Lillian will be Sunday July 22, 2007. 

In addition to the always-popular Roast Pig, we will again have live music by Frank Straub and his band and a first time special event will be the wedding of Keith Sanders and Beth Messick during the picnic.

Aug. event - TBA

Sept. 8 Sat. - Chumuckla  Airport Picnic at Dick and Mitzi Maddux’s hanger