AAA Hawaii Magazine featured the British Car Club of Hawaii in its Winter edition in Cheryl Tsutsumi’s story Haute Wheels, and in the Showroom section with a showcase on Rob Caveney and his 1955 Jaguar XK-140.
The Haute Wheels article speaks of the passion and dedication that Hawaii automobile owners on all the islands have for their hobby. Also featured were the Porsche Club of America Big Island Hawaii Region, the Kauai Classic Car Club and the Maui Classic Cruisers.
The AAA Hawaii Magazine is sent directly to all AAA Hawaii members. More information about the organization can be found at https://www.aaa.com .
Ed Kemper’s February monthly luncheon at the Waikiki Yacht Club will feature several notable club members and their British cars.
President Brett Pruitt will also be the featured speaker and will talk about the club’s past and future events, interesting cars in the club’s fleet, and the “fun” of restoring British classic cars.
The popular Kars and the Kurb will exhibit the following vehicles:
Patrick Casey’s MGB GT Coupe
Tom Scarlet’s Austin Healey Frog Eye Sprite
Brett Pruitt’s Jaguar 3.8 Sedan
Rob Caveny’s Jaguar XK140C
The luncheon will held on Wednesday, February 6th from noon to 1:30 p.m.
A short look at the what it means to own classics like the Triumph Spitfire or MGB – from entire rebuilds to reconditioning, these two classic British drop tops serve up the best in countryside motoring.
Sergio Cocchia photographing his children with the Austin Healey
British car owners carefully prepare their vehicles each year for the Annual All British Car Day. It’s a day to celebrate the heritage of automobiles from the United Kingdom. This year’s event, held Sunday, May 29, marked the 24th annual gathering hosted by the British Car Club of Hawaii.
The day began with a parade that started from the Ala Moana Center along Ala Moana Boulevard—proudly motoring through Kalakaua Avenue, up Monsarrat Avenue, and ending at Kapiolani Park.
Some of the finest cars in the world assembled in the park beneath Diamond Head in the background, including vehicles manufactured by Aston Martin, Triumph, MG, Rolls Royce, Austin Healey, Jaguar, Lotus, Ford, Morgan, Land Rover, McClaren and Mini Cooper.
As the event is held in Waikiki the car show has its fair share of visitors from around the world. It’s merely a block or two from many hotels and makes for a nice Sunday morning stroll. Some visitors make it a point to include the show in their annual visits to Hawaii.
David Alexander and Brett Pruitt
This year, David Alexander, a past president of the MG Car Club of Florida, visited and spent time chatting with many of the Hawaii MG owners.
Ballots are cast throughout the morning for visitors to vote for their favorite cars. This year, the People’s Choice Winner was awarded to Bob DeWitz for this 1933 MG J2.
Brett Pruitt presents the People’s Choice Award to Bob Dewitz.
The show closed at noon and members and guests met again at the Gordon Biersch Restaurant at the Aloha Tower Marketplace. This time, for refreshments, lunch, camaraderie, door prizes and the Anastasia Cup Award presentation.
The Anastasia Cup, this year, was presented to Ron McPherson.
Link to view photos of the 2016 All British Car Day here.
