Jottings 2010
August 2010
Gavin Watson will be at this months Goodwood Breakfast Club Meeting on 29th August from 8am weather permitting http://www.goodwood.co.uk/breakfast-club/breakfast-club.aspx
Dave Burt's and Gavin Watson's saloons are in the September 2010 issue of Classic & Sports Car magazine. Dave's car is being road tested against a Peugeot 403 and Volvo Amazon on page 139 and Gavin in a section on the Goodwood Revival St Mary's Trophy race page 159.
The Goodwood Revival meeting is always a special event and with Gavin's car this year will be even more interesting. Borgward members are invited to meet Gavin and see the his car at Goodwood from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th September both on display and racing in the invitation only St Mary's Trophy on the 19th.
July 2010
Gavin Watson won Class B in the Masters Historic Racing 1950’s Invitation Race on 31st July This was a 45 min race that tested the endurance of all the cars in racing conditions.
Gavin's new engine ran perfectly but he is still not happy with the breathing and inlet manifold. He would love a to try a Borgward RS engine if he can get hold of one.
The cars next big event is the Goodwood Revival in September, by then more tweaking will have been done to engine and chassis.
June 2010
I have received an email from the "Classic Vehicle Union of China" although there are no Borgward's yet, classic cars are becoming very popular in the Peoples Republic.
Please allow me to briefly introduce Classic Vehicle Union of China(CVUC). It is the only official organization in the field of classic vehicle in China. In 2009, we joined in Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens (FIVA) and became the Chinese ANF of FIVA. (http://www.fiva.org/EN/WW/China.html)In the past few years, we have organized many classic car events, such as 2007 Century Touring Assembly, Beijing First Automobile Cultural Festival, Chinese Automobile Culture Expo, Forum of Collecting and Appreciating of Classic Cars and so on. Till now, CVUC has owned over 400 individual members and 800 classic vehicles. You can browse our website for detailed information: http://www.classiccarchina.org/
In order to push forward the development of automobile culture and strengthen the ties with classic vehicle enthusiasts from all over the world, we will organize an event called “China Open of International Classic Cars 2010” from 24th Oct - 30th Oct 2010. It is FIVA B event and also the first large-scale classic cars event in China. (http://www.fiva.org/EN/Events/B-Events/OctoberB048-10.html). We would appreciate if you recommend it to your members.
Zong Guian
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Classic Cars in China
Ian Davidson's Coupé does it again! winning best car at this years Brooklands Enthusiasts Meeting. Well done.
Ian Davidson receiving his prize with Wendy and Danny Byrne in the Brooklands club house.
Ian Davidson's Coupé was chosen to go around the arena in this years Woking Hospice Classic Car Show on 6th June.
32th Enfield Pageant of Motoring May 29-31st
Peter Grove organized this years Enfield Pageant and the weather was fine for once if a little windy. Peter Groves Coupé was there as was Normans, Nick Driscoll arrived in his Deutsch Coupé, George Sinclair in his Combi and Dave Burt in his Saloon. Dave did not stop talking the whole time showing people around the cars both inside and out.
Peter Grove's Coupé
Peter polishing George Sinclair's car while Nick Driscoll does the same to his.
Dave Burt Checking Nick's Rear light.
May 2010
Vincent Palmier has sent this Celebration picture of his Coupé.
Vincent has written a dedication to Isabella:-
HER HIGHNESS, ISABELLA
Peaceful, is the clock at night
Thicking away my life with might
Joyful childhood of days gone by
Memories that will never die.
My father's pride; a car he bought
Love at first sight, he thought
Though her life was short, she still had fame
Isabella, was her name.
The same great car I own today
Feeling a father's pride, the same
Driving along in pompous style
While heads turn round and hands wave high, lips utter
Wow, bella!
To My Isabella
Vincent
I have scanned and uploading the 1955 Factory Isabella Workshop Manual. I hope to then scan the KD sheets soon.
John Wallis
April 2010
Borgward had a large presence at the Techno Classica Essen from 7th to 11 April.
This is the largest classic car show in the world with 170,000 visitors and an area of over 110,000 sq m
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A Sawmill was the theme and the judges awarded a prize for the stand.
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March 2010
Gavin Watson has been preparing a Borgward for Classic racing and has sent some pictures from her maiden voyage at Goodwood in filthy weather earlier this month.
Gavin's Car is the same colour and year as Bill Blydenstein's UUV 75
Uwe Pawelski is arranging an Arabella meeting in Viechtach (Germany) from the 13th to 16th May.
"The actual status is 83 people coming with 35 Arabellas to Viechtach http://www.schnitzmuehle.com/. They are coming from Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Germany and maybe Sweden, Belgium and France. The main days will be the 14th and 15th to give visitors from far away the chance for arrival and departure the day before and after. We have a little program on Friday and will arrange an excursion on Saturday with a barbeque in the evening under the sky if the weather is fine. If any information or help is needed anybody can contact me on". Uwe.Pawelski@Arabella-Freunde-Deutschland.de
Uwe Pawelski
We have had an email from Mr Paul Adams with some pictures of an Isabella Coupé in Maadi, Cairo
"I spotted this a couple of weeks ago when
visiting my daughter in Cairo.
I learnt to drive in a '58 Isabella Combi in New Zealand
Paul Adams "
Note the seat belt top attachment.