Hey Enjoyed the old stories!
Love to see more. Pictures.
Ivan
Calistoga. TR6 1976
Ivan Miller
millerij@me.com
On Mar 22, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Sarto Rocheleau <sarto477@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi again, I see the attached photos got removed of my spitfire. But
> they can be seen on my knockoff spinner tool web site,
>http://knockoffspinnertool.com/
> Is there a way to attach pictures to NOBBC?
>
> Sarto
>
>
> --- On Sun, 3/22/09, Sarto Rocheleau <sarto477@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Sarto Rocheleau <sarto477@yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] British car dealerships in the area
>> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 11:06 AM
>> Hi all, I'll add a little history on my part of the
>> dealer thing. After returning from the VN conflict in 67
>> and seeing, in Hong Kong, a Honda 600 and that stirred my
>> interest in sport cars. Back in the USA, I decided on a
>> Triumph Spitfire and Vesper did not have any in stock and I
>> purchased my 66 spitfire from a dealer in Oakland and
>> "Block" ring a bell and I'll have to look up
>> the receipt to confirm who it actually was. I then had my
>> wheel bearings replaced at Vesper way too many times. Sold
>> it in 1972 through Vesper and they were still in business
>> then.
>> For the music long hairs, etc. I was the road manager for
>> Steppenwolf and for short time, 3 Dog Night, down in Beverly
>> Hills. And was involved in producing 390 concerts
>> throughout the USA and Canada, out of Santa Rosa and later
>> Oregon. Most all groups you can think of from 1968 thru
>> 1972 we produced. Too many to list. Talk about jogging
>> memories!!!--- of sport cars and music, WOW! Seeing
>> "Easy Rider" before they picked Steppenwolf's
>> music. I have not thought about this for many many years.
>> 8 years ago, trying to catch the thrills of my original 66
>> spit I restored a 70 spit and added a 5 speed and leather
>> Miata seats and much much more only to sell it for my 1966
>> Lotus Elan coupe. Lets keep the nostalgia going.
>>
>> Sarto
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 3/22/09, Robin Jackson
>> <apexbrit2@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Robin Jackson <apexbrit2@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] British car dealerships in the
>> area
>>> To: "North Bay British Car Club"
>> <nobbc@autox.team.net>
>>> Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 10:15 AM
>>> Peter - interesting dealer files. I think Norman
>> Nock's
>>> son still repairs
>>> Brit cars in Stockton. We had thursday evening
>> technical
>>> inspections prior
>>> to weekend racing, at Carl Block's in Oakland.
>> Also had
>>> the same at Ed
>>> Lesley's Motors in Monterey prior to Laguna Seca
>> races.
>>> The storehouse of
>>> "golden memories" has been stimulated....
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Peter Ziedrich
>>> <zied@redwoodempiremini.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Both Washburn and Ralph Vesper were a block and a
>> half
>>> from each other and
>>>> both sold new British Leyland Jaguars, Land
>> Rovers,
>>> Triumphs, Austins &
>>>> MGs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peter Ziedrich
>>>> Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts
>>>> zied@redwoodempiremini.com
>>>> http://redwoodempiremini.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net
>>> [mailto:nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Peter Ziedrich
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:42 PM
>>>> To: 'North Bay British Car Club'
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] British car dealerships in
>> the
>>> area
>>>>
>>>> What a little search on the internet does... this
>>> should interest a lot of
>>>> you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/Files/DealerBrochure.pdf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peter Ziedrich
>>>> Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts
>>>> zied@redwoodempiremini.com
>>>> http://redwoodempiremini.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net
>>> [mailto:nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of G. Mugele
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:13 PM
>>>> To: North Bay British Car Club
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] British car dealerships in
>> the
>>> area
>>>>
>>>> Hi Don and Robin,
>>>>
>>>> I think the place you're describing on SR
>> Ave. was
>>> Vesper Motors. I
>>>> recall a Washburn Motors but I think the Santa
>> Rosa
>>> shop only sold
>>>> used cars. I do recall it in a location near
>>> there... maybe they
>>>> took over that spot after Vesper closed up shop
>> in the
>>> 70s G.K.
>>>> Hardt handled BMC stuff in Santa Rosa into the
>> 60s
>>> sometime. It was
>>>> on SR Ave., West side, between Sebastopol Ave.
>> and
>>> Maple Ave. In
>>>> early '64 they even opened up a Jag/Cobra/MG
>>> dealership annex... it
>>>> was North of town back then.... now that location
>> is
>>> in town near the
>>>> K-Mart. .... NW corner of Cleveland Ave and
>> Industrial
>>> Dr.
>>>>
>>>> If you want to include ALL Brit cars ya hafta
>> include
>>> Paul Felton on
>>>> Van Ness in SF.... Rovers and Land Rovers. There
>> were
>>> also Rover
>>>> dealers in Berkeley, El Cerrito and down the
>>> Peninsula. Just in the
>>>> idle curiosity category, I think it's
>> interesting
>>> that the first Land
>>>> Rover dealership west of the Rockies was in
>> Willets.
>>> It was Carbrey
>>>> Motors and they handled Ramblers, International
>> and
>>> Caterpillar as well.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> Glen Ellen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 21, 2009, at 5:34 PM, don wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Robin,
>>>>> Thanks for jarring my memory! Now, I
>> remember
>>> Washburn on the east
>>>>> side of SR Avenue near Petaluma Hill Road.
>> It
>>> was a long building
>>>>> and the showroom was at the street and the
>>> service bays were in line
>>>>> behind it.
>>>>> And I remember going to EF Sweeney in San
>> Rafael
>>> now. One memorable
>>>>> event was buying parts there for an MG.
>> There
>>> was a young woman who
>>>>> had bought an Austin Marina new at the
>> dealership
>>> not long before,
>>>>> and she told me the sad story of how
>> everything
>>> on the car had
>>>>> broken. That was in the early '70s. No
>>> wonder the Japanese were
>>>>> able to take over the imported car market
>> from
>>> the Brits.
>>>>> Don
>>>>> Calistoga
>>>>
>>>> G. Mugele
>>>> mewgull@mugele.net
>>>>
>>>> *** Nobody roots for Goliath. Wilt Chamberlain
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