Subject: [Fot] BMTA Conference

From: Shawn Frank via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 12:30:33 -0700

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Last weekend we spent some time on the business side of the British car wor=
ld. We went to the annual British Motor Trade Association (BMTA) conference=
 in Kansas City.=A0=0A=0A=0AOur host was Victoria British Ltd. (www.victori=
abritish.com) The prodigious facilities were outstanding to tour in awe, th=
e staff was so pleasantly edifying and welcoming, and the event was well pl=
anned, thought out, and executed. The conference had very knowledgeable spe=
akers in their respective fields including representatives from McPherson C=
ollege's Automotive Restoration Program (www.mcpherson.edu/autorestoration)=
, Hagerty Classic Car Insurance/Grassroots Marketing (www.hagerty.com), Pra=
ther Performance Racing Engines (www.pratherracing.com), Newton Commercial =
Classic Car Interiors (http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk), as well as representat=
ives covering social media and photography from our host at Victoria Britis=
h/Long Motor Company.=0A=0A=0AIt wasn't all about business, although the at=
tendees conduct business at every waking moment, believe me. The efficaciou=
s men and women of the British Car World got to relax and socialize, but mo=
re importantly got to play a little too.=0A=0A=0AWe toured the Armacost Mus=
eum, a private collection of beautiful cars of yesterday including Cadillac=
, Rolls Royce, Kaiser, and many Studebakers, among others. They did have so=
me beautiful British cars as well including MG and Sunbeam.=A0=0A=0A=0AEach=
 day worked up an appetite that was quickly stifled by some authentic KC Ba=
rbeque at Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ one night as well as the buffet at the =
Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway to send us all home with full bellies.=
=0A=0A=0AA very special thanks to the InterContinental Hotel for use of the=
ir rooftop conference room for the first day and the Overland Park Marriott=
 for being the secondary host hotel.=A0=0A=0A=0AI would strongly recommend =
becoming part of the BMTA if you are a restoration shop, parts manufacturer=
, or media/marketing company. It was such a pleasure to share the weekend w=
ith business owners from Alexander Racing Enterprises (www.the-vintage-race=
r.com), Niehaus Restoration Products (www.niehausrestoration.com), C&C Spec=
ialty Products (clarkandclarkinc.com), Moss Motors (www.mossmotors.com)' Br=
itish Parts NW (www.bpnorthwest.com), among many other shops, manufacturers=
, and parts suppliers alike. I would call it a great resource for a plethor=
a of knowledge and experience and an extraordinary network of like-minded f=
riends with the British car in common.=0A=0A=0AA very big thank you to Beck=
y Hanrahan and staff for welcoming us into their breathtaking facilities an=
d making us feel right at home! A very well organized and enjoyable event!!=
! Next time I come to Victoria British, I will have my Spitfire...=A0=0A=0A=
=0Awww.britcar.org/archives/category/bmta-news=0A=0AShawn Frank=0AEditor-Sp=
itfire & GT6 Magazine=0AOwner-Continued Legacy=0ANorth American Triumphs=0A=
Friends of Triumph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR=0A=0A'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV=0A'80 T=
riumph Spitfire 1500=0A=0A
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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tr><td valign=3D"t=
op"><div>Last weekend we spent some time on the business side of the Britis=
h car world. We went to the annual British Motor Trade Association (BMTA) c=
onference in Kansas City.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Our host was Victo=
ria British Ltd. (www.victoriabritish.com) The prodigious facilities were o=
utstanding to tour in awe, the staff was so pleasantly edifying and welcomi=
ng, and the event was well planned, thought out, and executed. The conferen=
ce had very knowledgeable speakers in their respective fields including rep=
resentatives from McPherson College's Automotive Restoration Program (www.m=
cpherson.edu/autorestoration), Hagerty Classic Car Insurance/Grassroots Mar=
keting (www.hagerty.com), Prather Performance Racing Engines (www.pratherra=
cing.com), Newton Commercial Classic Car Interiors (http://www.newtoncomm.c=
o.uk), as well as representatives covering social media and photography fro=
m
 our host at Victoria British/Long Motor Company.</div><div><br></div><div>=
It wasn't all about business, although the attendees conduct business at ev=
ery waking moment, believe me. The efficacious men and women of the British=
 Car World got to relax and socialize, but more importantly got to play a l=
ittle too.</div><div><br></div><div>We toured the Armacost Museum, a privat=
e collection of beautiful cars of yesterday including Cadillac, Rolls Royce=
, Kaiser, and many Studebakers, among others. They did have some beautiful =
British cars as well including MG and Sunbeam.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Each day worked up an appetite that was quickly stifled by some authenti=
c KC Barbeque at Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ one night as well as the buffet =
at the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway to send us all home with full be=
llies.</div><div><br></div><div>A very special thanks to the InterContinent=
al Hotel for use of their rooftop conference room for the first day
 and the Overland Park Marriott for being the secondary host hotel.&nbsp;</=
div><div><br></div><div>I would strongly recommend becoming part of the BMT=
A if you are a restoration shop, parts manufacturer, or media/marketing com=
pany. It was such a pleasure to share the weekend with business owners from=
 Alexander Racing Enterprises (www.the-vintage-racer.com), Niehaus Restorat=
ion Products (www.niehausrestoration.com), C&amp;C Specialty Products (clar=
kandclarkinc.com), Moss Motors (www.mossmotors.com)' British Parts NW (www.=
bpnorthwest.com), among many other shops, manufacturers, and parts supplier=
s alike. I would call it a great resource for a plethora of knowledge and e=
xperience and an extraordinary network of like-minded friends with the Brit=
ish car in common.</div><div><br></div><div>A very big thank you to Becky H=
anrahan and staff for welcoming us into their breathtaking facilities and m=
aking us feel right at home! A very well organized and enjoyable
 event!!! Next time I come to Victoria British, I will have my Spitfire...&=
nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTracker_0.885969044=
174999">www.britcar.org/archives/category/bmta-news</div><p>Shawn Frank<br>=
Editor-Spitfire &amp; GT6 Magazine<br>Owner-Continued Legacy<br>North Ameri=
can Triumphs<br>Friends of Triumph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR<br><br>'71 Triumph Spi=
tfire MKIV<br>'80 Triumph Spitfire 1500</p></td></tr></table>
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