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The Block Island Motoring Eventis coming September 25, 2010

By John Holland I wasn’t sure what to expect when I returned to Detroit for the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Last year’s show, at the height of the reces-sion, had not felt like the usual celebra-tion of the auto industry. It felt more like its funeral.

However, this year opened on a positive note with Ford Motor Company garnering both the car and truck of the year awards for the fusion sedan and transit connect van. Subaru Also seemed to buck the industry drought with the Outback win-ning Motor Trend’s Sport Utility of

the Year Award for the second consecutive year. This is the first time a company has won the award two years in a row in Motor Trend history. Backed by a loyal customer following, Subaru set new sales records for the company in the U.S. in 2009. The 2010 Chevy Equinox is another hot car this year. The new design is greatly improved over last year’s model. The 2010 model uti-lizes a much quieter drive train and the interior materials are of higher quality. The Equinox also can tow up to 3,500 pounds, which is great for towing and trailering. In the “if price were no object” cat-egory my favorite pick would be the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG. This new Super Sports car reminds me as much of an aircraft as an automobile with its dramatic gull wing doors. The frame and body shell are made of an aluminum alloy weighing

only 530 pounds. The 6.3 Liter AMG V-8 produces 563-horsepower, while the seven-speed dual-clutch transaxle placed in the rear gives the car ideal balance. Looking past the dazzle of the con-cept cars, the recurring theme came down to smaller cars with smaller engines. By making vehicles lighter and using new technologies to coax more power out of the engines, the auto industry is able to provide better fuel economy while continuing to keep the level of comfort and refinement demanded by today’s consumer.

2010’s upbeat Detroit International Auto Show

Started just a few years ago by local car enthusiast Derek van Lent, the Block Island Motoring Event has become an increasingly popular fall fundraiser. Island residents and mainlanders gather in a field near the Boat Basin to take in a wide variety of vehicles on display — from fire engines to dune buggies; from Land Rovers to antique tractors. Experts talk shop, while kids pretend to take the wheel. It’s a fun day for one and all, and proceeds go to Block Island’s Early Learning Center. Rain date: September 26, 2010.

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By Dan WestHurd Automotive, which is celebrat-

ing its 75th anniversary this year has prospered for so long thanks to the loy-alty of its customers, says president and Block Island homeowner Chris Hurd.

“We have a generation of very loyal customers who come back to us time and again,” Hurd said. “That has made it easy for us.“

Hurd Auto Mall located in Johnston Rhode Island markets Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Hummer and Saab. Right now Hurd says the new Chevy Equinox or GMC Terrain would be an excellent car for Block Island. Both are mid-size crossover vehicles that get excellent gas mileage and easily navigate the island’s many rough dirt roads.

Hurd is always ready to help his fellow Block Islanders. He offers ferry pick ups and loaner cars to make getting around on the mainland as easy as pos-sible. He also has between 200 and 300 used vehicles starting at $5,000 that make great island cars.

“A used car is sometimes the perfect Block Island vehicle,” Hurd said. “These are good for all those dirt and bumpy roads.”

Through excellent service and cus-tomer loyalty Hurd Automotive has lasted 75 years and is now looking on to another 75 years of serving its many Block Island customers.

Paul Masse Chevrolet in Wakefield is another Chevy dealer with a long his-tory of serving Block Island customers.

Masse also offers local transportation and is open until 8 p.m. during the week in the summer. Sales Manager Matt Lafazia also thinks that the Equinox is an excellent car for Block Island. Due mainly to its fuel economy since gas on the island is more expensive than on the mainland.

Overall Lafazia says that Paul Masse doing very well and that Chevy is “mak-ing some of the nicest cars out there.”

Subaru tooSubaru vehicles are a frequent sight

on Block Island and more likely than not were purchased at Valenti Subaru

in Westerly. General Manager Bruce Morrow says that Block Islanders love Subaru because they are low maintenance and last forever.

This summer Valenti will be expand-ing its business, which according to Morrow is a big deal given the economic climate.

“There is a loyalty there for Subaru,” Morrow said. “They are great word-of-mouth vehicles.”

The Outback is the hot car for Subaru this year. It has a raised suspension and all-wheel drive, which means it will have no trouble driving any island road.

“We have great products and people trust them,” Morrow said. “Subaru people buy Subaru.”

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By Judy Tierney A long, long time ago, before teen-age boys began building computers and playing video games, they used to work on cars. They tore the engines down and souped them up, customized the bodies with pinstripes or flames, and painted col-ors like metal flake blue and candy apple red. They showed their works of art off to all their friends, driving in long lines down the main streets of their towns where teen-agers gathered on Saturday nights. When we first got married in the l960s, my husband Ron spent much of his time after work crouched over or under a car with his buddy John, doing little jobs like cleaning the spark plugs and a routine tune up, or a big job like replacing the brakes, in part because they needed to be done, and in part, because they wanted to know how it all worked. It always seemed to me like taking the car apart was much faster and easier for them than getting it back together. Of course, I never told them! For a while, Ron worked at a shop that rebuilt engines. He was in awe of his bosses there, who diagnosed cars by listening to the engines, even putting stethoscopes on them to listen to each small sound. By the time Ron left that job, he could listen to a car and take a good guess at what was wrong with it. That, I thought, was quite a skill. In the towns where he and I grew up, families had only one car and they tried to take good care of it. None of us had garages. Our cars were parked in front of our houses on the street. On weekends, many a family member would be out

there with a hose, washing down the car; then for the next few hours, polishing, polishing, polishing. We all had old cars then. On Block Island, there are still a lot of older cars. Even though many clunkers were replaced last fall, cars kept near the ocean, whether it be on island or on the mainland, age quickly in the salt air and become clunk-ers before their time. Most people don’t work on their own vehicles anymore, including Ron. But we still need to know what to do when they don’t run right. The Block Island Times thought some tips on how to keep the old buckets of metal running might be of some help, so we asked a few area repair shops for their ideas, and got a bunch more from Ron. “Maintain them!” said Paul, a mechanic at Flynn Automotive in Narragansett. He told me there’s an old saying, “If you fix them when they’re not broken, they won’t be broken.” I asked Ron to explain what maintenance should include. Change the oil regularly and keep an eye on the level, he said. When you do that, have all the fluids checked, the steering fluid, brake fluid, transmission fluid, the radiator fluid, and the battery fluid. “And don’t forget the windshield wiper bucket,” he said. “Your wipers don’t like pushing salt.”Get the car tuned up periodically, and when you do, have the spark plug wires and distributor cap sprayed with water-proofing. Even the battery terminals need periodic cleaning (a puller and a post brush cost less than a dollar, Ron says.) Cars have belts. When loose, they squeal.

Time to tighten up. When they are worn, they break, just like the belts that hold up our clothes. Tell your mechanic to check them for cracks and wear. For those who leave their cars in an open parking lot for weeks or months on end, have the air cleaner opened and cleaned. Get a screen for it. In suggesting this, Ron was recalling the time my car was sput-tering after a stint in the state parking lot in Galilee. When we picked it up at the repair shop, our mechanic was laughing. A mouse had made a nest and had babies in the air cleaner. That little mom was responsible for our woes on the road. How do you know when a problem is starting? Ron says one of the first things that goes from driving over rutted, pot-holed roads are the straps that hold your muffler on. Look underneath the car—there’s a strap on the front and one on the ba ck. Make sure they are there. Don’t wait until you hear the annoying growl of

a missing muffler or pipe. Once the straps fall apart, the muffler and tailpipes vibrate and then Ron says, “they are gone.” The ruts and mud also clog up brake calipers. Ron says these are the hydraulic pistons that go over the rotor. If they get stuck they can hold the brake on and rub the pad to death. A clue that it is time to take your car in to have them checked is poor performance, like “you can’t get going.” A late symptom is the smell of the brake lining. Then there’s the body of the car. How to protect that from salt? At Mac’s Auto Body in North Kingstown they said salt damage is almost inevitable. To mini-mize it, wash the car with fresh water. Ron agreed, and added to that. “Make sure you wash the bottom and shoot the water in the wheels,” he said. And I used to think he was just wast-ing water when he rinsed off his truck on a nice sunny day.

Help for under the hood

Ron Tierney under the hood.

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By Bob StahlbushI grew up near the water in a sleepy

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We would beg Gordon’s father Ralph to take us to his downtown shop on Saturdays where the sights and sounds were intoxicating to a 9 year old. The shop was dingy and the oil soaked floors were a hazard. The showroom was dark and the windows were grimy. I don’t

think they ever got washed. You had to pick your way through the obstacles just to get a look at the latest BSA Goldstar or Triumph Bonneville, but the place had character. Yup, those were the days. The sweet smell of Castrol and the roar of the big 650s being test ridden on the cobble-stone alley across the street from the YMCA. I was hooked. I know this dates me but all this took place before they tore the little shop down to make room for I-95 under the city.

When we weren’t at the shop, we rode our bicycles to the Razee homestead after school. This was no small feat; it was six or seven miles and we’d spend three or four days a week watching young Gordy doing full lock slides in the dirt driveway. We’d also spend our Sundays after church waiting for Mom to come get us, and sometimes stay for lunch. This was our glorious youth and in those days I learned to appreciate the British bike, after all the Beeza’s and TR’s were king.

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I loved my Ducati. What a beauty with its rectangular, sculptured tank and that pretty bronze and maroon paint. It was my only transportation until I left for the Army in 1960. It was my first love, but I still couldn’t get the image of those big twins of my youth out of my head. As I was leaving, Gordy was just becoming legal to go dirt track racing. I knew he would do well.

The Army sent me to Germany after basic training. While there I got my first exposure to the classic British sports cars. These ubiquitous little cars seemed to be a natural for servicemen. I would spend time hanging around as the guys did repairs or pulled maintenance. I even got to drive the very first model MGB (an early 1962, 3 main bearing version) around the base. I would bring this new-found passion home with me.

I returned from the service and was amazed to find Gordy’s room full of tro-phies. Good for him. The years of making turns in the drive way had been put to good use.

When I married and started a family, we lost touch. The Razee’s and the big British bikes were always in the back of my mind and I’d stop by the shop occa-sionally to say hello. The shop had now relocated to Wickford and was experi-encing some lean years. I felt confident that business would turn around and that the Razee heritage and long stand-ing commitment to motorcycling would continue.

In the meantime, I renewed my inter-est in classic British sports cars after a friend let me drive his. We were taking our families on an outing to Horseneck Beach in Westport and while he drove the wagon, I drove his ’64 MGB. I have learned much since this first exposure to British cars in 1969 and have since successfully restored a ’60 TR3A, a ’66 MGB, and a ’76 MG Midget. Over the years, I developed a methodology for restoration and became more comfortable as I built up skills, collected tools and gained experience. Each restoration was an important turning point in my educa-tion as a restorer and I just couldn’t part with these cars that I put so much time into. As a happy consequence, these cars still sit in my garage along with the queen of the fleet: our ‘83 Series lll Jaguar XJ-6. Sure, this one needs paint and a new headliner when I get around to it, but it still gives a great ride. As the evidence will show, the curse of restoration (the shipwright’s disease) is still alive and well at my house.

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