2018 Brits at the Battleship

Brits at the Battleship 2018

On behalf of the British Car Club of the Cape Fear, THANK YOU to everyone that attended our 20th Anniversary British car show on Saturday, May 5th, 2018 and helped to make it an overwhelming success! 

Slide Show

2018 Brits at the Battleship

Fun Facts: 

  • 111 cars were on the show field
  • 23 Individual classes were represented
  • Over 15 regional clubs were in attendance, including: 
    • Antique Automobile Club of America
    • The Amigos
    • British Car Club Midlands Centre
    • Cape Fear Miata Club
    • Carolina Austin Healey Club
    • Carolina Jaguar Club
    • Catawba Valley British Motor Club
    • Grand Strand British Car Club
    • Midlands Mini Motoring of SC
    • North American Triumph Registry
    • Porsche Club of America
    • Sports Car Club of America
    • Suncoast Cruisers
    • Sunbeam Alpine Owners of America
    • Triumph Club of the Carolinas

Top 6 Most Populated Classes: 

  • X: American Sports and Sedans, 12 cars
  • D: MG T Series, 9 cars
  • Z: Miata, 9 cars
  • G: MGB Rubber Bumper, 7 cars
  • T: Jaguar Sports & Sedans (1985-Present), 7 cars
  • Y: Replica, Kit & Special Interest, 7 cars

Final Standings: 

  • Best of Show: Brad and Sandra Cullens’ 1948 Jaguar 3.5L DH 
  • Kid’s Choice: Barry Adams’ Red 1965 Shelby Cobra Replica
B
Jaguar XK120, 140, 150
1st Place: David Ward’s 1956 Jaguar XK140
C
Jaguar Sedans/Coupe
1st Place: Brad and Sandra Cullens’ 1948 Jaguar 3.5L DH
D
MG T Series (All Models)
1st Place: Keith Graff’s Brown/Tan 1949 MG TC
2nd Place: Mary Margaret McEachern’s Creme 1954 MG TF
3rd Place: Edie Cutler’s 1951 British Racing Green MG TD
E
MG A Series
1st Place: Ron Jones’ Red 1958 MGA
2nd Place: Rusty Love’s Black 1958 MGA
3rd Place: John Adams’ Red 1958 MGA
F
MG B Roadster – Chrome Bumper
1st Place: Richard Foltz’s Red 1972 MGB
2nd Place (Tie): Fred & Diane Galster’s Blue 1974 MGB & Ryan Taro’s Mallard Green 1972 MGB
3rd Place: Chet Kugigowski’s Gold 1972 MGB
G
MG B Roadster – Rubber Bumper
1st Place: Greg & Corrine Hoch’s Carmine Red 1979 MGB
2nd Place: Bill & Kathy Morris’s Green MGB
3rd Place: Jim Smith’s Red 1979 MGB
H
MG C/GT Series – All Models
1st Place: Ed Farnell’s Grey 1968 MGC GT
2nd Place: Larry Lopopolo’s Red 1969 MGC Roadster
I
MG Midget & AH Sprite
1st Place: Ron Connor’s Blue 1969 Austin Healey Sprite
K
Austin Healey 3000 – Roll-up Window
1st Place: Dennis Herron’s Blue/Ivory 1967 Austin Healey 3000
2nd Place: Chuck Reevey’s Golden Beige 1967AustingHealey 3000
3rd Place: Meritte Guthrie’s Red/Black 1965 Austin Healey 3000
L
Triumph TR Series: TR2, TR3, TR3A, TR3B
1st Place: Warren and Stacy Bender’s British Racing Green 1961 Triumph TR3A
2nd Place: Debbie & Stu Lasswell’s Green1957 Triumph TR3
3rd Place: Stanley Wilkins’ Red 1960 Triumph TR3A
N
Triumph TR Series TR6, TR250
1st Place: Steve Matteson’s British Racing Green 1973 Triumph TR6
2nd Place: David Boyles Red 1972 Triumph TR6
3rd Place: Geoffrey Townsend’s White 1974 Triumph TR6
O
Triumph Spitfire, GT6
1st Place: Ken McBean’s 1969 British Racing Green Triumph GT6
2nd Place: JanKaricher’s Green 1971 Triumph GT6, Mk 3
3rd Place: Gale & Patty Hawks’ White 1978 Triumph Spitfire
P
Sunbeam Alpine & Tiger
1st Place: Steven Smith’s Blue 1967 Sunbeam Alpine
2nd Place: George & Beverly Coleman’s Light Blue 1967 Sunbeam Alpine
3rd Place: John & Sandy Miller’s Red 1961 Sunbeam Alpine
Q
Other British Sports Cars – not covered
1st Place: Henry Hawthorne’s Blue 1964 Morgan Roadster
2nd Place: Eric Robinson’s Red 1971 Triumph Stag
3rd Place: Pete Chilberg’s British Racing Green 1948 Sports Racer
R
MINI Original (all models)
1st Place: Peter Braun’s Old English White 1965 Mini Moke
2nd Place: Charles Covitz’s Red 1976 Rover Mini
3rd Place: Kevin Young’s British Racing Green 1966 Austin Mini Mark II
T
Jaguar Sports and Sedans (1985 to Present)
1st Place: Stewart & Alice King’s Signal Red 1994 Jaguar XJS
2nd Place: Eastland Gray’s Red 1991 Jaguar XJ-5
3rd Place: Ted Hill’s Red 2004 Jaguar XKR Convertible
U
Mini – BMW (all models)
1st Place: Marny Conley’s Oxygen Blue 2009 Mini Cooper R56
V
Other British Sports & Sedans (1985 – Present)
1st Place: George Czerw’s Metallic Silver/Grey 1985 TVR 280i FHC
2nd Place: Ed Kanter’s Silber 2008 Aston Martin DB9
3rd Place: Bob & Judy Martin’s Green Jaguar XJ8 Coupe
W
Foreign Sports and Sedans
1st Place: John Vorisek’s Venetian Blue 1987 Porsche 930 Turbo
2nd Place: Merv Wilkinson’s Blue 1997 Porsche 993 Carrera Cabriolet
X
American Sports and Sedans
1st Place: Jack Price’s Black 1937 Buick Special CPE
2nd Place: Van Hemphill’s Silver/Grey 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
3rd Pace: Donald Latham’s Blue 1967 Chevrolet
Y
Replica, Kit, Special Interest, Motorcycle
1st Place: Roger Kuhn’s Red 1931 Ford Speedster (Model A) replica
2nd Place: Barry Adams’ Red 1965 Shelby Cobra Replica
3rd Place: Robert Deanes’ Blue/White 1962 Triumph TR4 Racer
Z
Miata, MX-5
1st Place: Don Wahl’s True Red 2008 Mazda Miata
2nd Place: Tom West’s Red 1990 Mazda Miata
3rd Place: Ron Carmichael’s 25th Anniversary Ed. 2015 Mazda MX-5

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Commemorative Posters:

We have a few commemorative posters designed by Torrey Ferrell still available. If you did not get one at the show the poster can be purchased for $5.00 each by emailing us at events@bmccf.org