36 - Friday, May 10, 1991 - North Shore News Interest in British automobiles is growing From page 35 British Field Meet the past two years running, but this will be the first year his newly-restored 1969 model will be on display. Another North Shore resident, Ian Hopkinson, will he displaying his recently restored Mocris Minor convertible. Hopkinson, like Russell, has three cars, a ‘59 Mor- ris Minor sedan, a ‘60 Morris Minor sedan, and the convertible. “The convertible was a wreck when | bought it two years ago, and I had to tow it home,’’ ex- plains Hopkinson. “1 did some of the restoration but the body work was done by professionals,’” says Hopkinson who is a marine sur- veyor by profession. Despite the hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars he spent restoring it, Hopkinson believes the trouble was worth it. f don’t think | would get back all the money and hours | put into it if | sold it, however it is ap- preciating.”” Like most British car enthusiasts, he didn’t purchase the car for its investment value, but rather because he has fond memo- ries of earlier Morris Minors. Unlike Russell and Hopkinson, Capilano resident Ed Hunt has just one Jensen Inteceptor. How- ever, he does have eight other cars. ‘I don’t have a big garage, so my cars are scattered all over the city,” he laughs. His 1976 Jensen Interceptor is an English/American hybrid per- formance coupe with a potent Chrysler 440 cubie inch V8 and Chrysler three-speed Torqueflite automatic transmission. “*t like the Interceptor because it has an American drivetrain which makes parts easier to get, it has ample power, needless to say, and it’s a Leavy car, a safe car. My car was one of the last ones made, and is one of the few with a factory sunroof.’* : Steve Diggins, coordinator for the All-British Field Meet, himself an Austin Cambridge. owner, is not surprised at the increasing popularity of old British cars. **There’s currently a resurgance in interest in British cars, not only sports cars, but sedans as well. Virtually every major city in North America has a British Field Meet now. Portland was the first a dozen years ago, and now Seat- tle, Calgary, Edmonton and Vic- toria all have their own British meets.” Diggins believes that vintage British cars recapture an era of automobile design that has been lost. ‘British cars have a lot of character, and there's such a diversity of styling. Lotus, Aston, Rolls. Plus, you can actually work on them. You can't do that with these new cars. You have to take them somewhere to be hooked up to a computer.”* The 1991 AUl-British Field Meet will be held, rain or shine, Satur- day. May 18 from If a.m. to 3:30 p.-m. at VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Oak Street and 37th Avenue in Vancouver. Awards presentations will follow. The fol- lowing day, an All-British Swap Meet will take place at the Ker- risdale Arena at 5670 East Boule- vard in Vancouver. North Shore locations to celebrate Port Day PORT DAY ‘91 celebrations Lower Mainland area. “We are fortunate in having "Special Port Day attractions are dule e held Mav is vear it. wi > he articularly. e insti ~ ci: are scheduled to be held lay This year it will be held at a particularly enthusiastic on the North Shore will inctude 12 this year on the North Shore the Pacific Marine Training In- group of exhibitors and orga- > and in three other areas. stitute (PMT) and at the adja- nizers on the North Shore and an open house at PMTI, an Port Day is an annual open cent Waterfront Park onthe are looking forward to offering open house aboard the S.S. house organized by the Van- North Shore, Ballantyne Ter- to North Shore residents a ter- te 4 couver Port Corp. 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