No Spring into Summer Car Show? Join us while we Play Hooky!
Rather than attending our own Spring into Summer Car Show-
-We're Playing Hooky! Join US!
Join us for -NOT- Our Event.
Every year we have invited Families, Car Clubs and "Car Guys and Gals" to our Spring into Summer car show at the beginning of June and our October Open House. This year, we're changing things up a bit. We know we'll miss some of you here in June, but we have a few Summer Events that we wish to attend, and hope to see you at some of these.
Now Before we go so far as to push you out in the proverbial Canoe without a Paddle, please know that we will be here as-per-usual toiling the summer away (for the most part!) on the Classic British Cars we've been blessed to work on and will have our October Stiff Upper Lip Open House. For 2026, our Stiff Upper Lip Open House and Gathering will be on Saturday the 10th.
Watch https://bmcautos.com/event
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Speaking of events, we're playing hooky from our own show so we can prep for other events that we will be Travelling to. Much of this will require time to mend and upkeep some of our own equipment. Trucks, Trailers, Collector and Race cars. Ever heard the expression, The Cobblers kids have no shoes? Sometimes, Mechanics cars are held together with Duct tape and Vice grips!
As of this writing, we are making plans to attend a few of the following events. While we may not make all of them, we'll do our best to try!
June 11-13 Rendezvous Midwest and Mid-Canada Car Club Meet
Location: Selkirk, Manitoba Canada
https://britishcarclubofmb.ca/rendezvous.htm
August 24-26 All MG Gathering (Once Every 5 Years)
Location: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
https://mginternational2026.regfox.com/register
So Further Explanation for you non-MG Folks: There are SO MANY MGs that there is not a Single Main club like Triumph, Austin Healey, Jaguar or other British car clubs have. They are split into PreWar "Triple MMM", New England MG 'T' Register, North American MGA Register "NAMGAR", and lastly the North American MGB Register "NAMGBR". These are divided up more along years of manufacture and cars such as the MG Magnettes attend MGMGAR events, and MG Midgets (and Austin Healey Sprites!) attend the NAMGBR events.
About our attendance: Our shop usually makes this even every 10 years:
2001: St. Paul State Fairgrounds
2011: Reno, NV
2021: Atlantic City, NJ
We're attending the 2026 Ohio event, as it's too close to Not Attend!
September 13-18 Austin Healey Conclave- the 50th Anniversary Gathering
Location: Eagle Ridge Resort, Galena, IL, USA
Another Great Event, and Close by for those of you would would consider attending our Car Show or Open House.
Check out these events to:
Talk to people who've been lifelong and recent members of the 'family'.
Go to technical sessions sponsored at these events.
Workshops, training sessions, etc..
Talk to the Gurus.
Get inspired to finish your project!