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The Chesapeake Lady is published almost bi-monthly by the Chesapeake Region of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club. Volume 54 Number 1 January/February/March 2018
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SRH6863 1969 Silver Shadow saloon
Shaun English drives his 1969 Silver Shadow (SRH6863) saloon by a row of newer modern cars at this year's Icebreaker. The modern car era with Rolls-Royce and Bentley started in 1966 with the introduction of the Silver Shadow and T series motor cars.
From the Chairman's Bumper
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he touring season is just around the corner and hopefully that corner wont involve any freezing rain, ice or snow. If it does we'll be careful and cautious. In the meantime there's a lot going on in the Chesapeake Region.
La r r y S. Glen n
As you're reading this, most of you, around 210 members are viewing this from their laptop or some other electronic device because it was delivered to their digital mailbox. After having a hard copy to read and possibility save for as long as the Chesapeake Region has been around this will certainly be an adjustment period. But remember you can always print a copy for your files. Members without e-mail will still receive a hard copy in the mail. There's a couple of reasons for this change. It will save the Region a tremendous amount of money by not having to pay for printing, postage, flyers and envelopes. Not to mention that for as long as I can remember, 20 plus years, Akin Davis and Rod Rydlun have been tirelessly doing all the assembling, stuffing and mailing of the newsletter. It's time for them to relax and not have to worry about this very important task. Thanks a million Akin and Rod. Secondly, with the savings on printing and postage the plan is for the Region to subsidize some of the events we have. This benefit is for members only, meaning if you bring a guest they will still need to pay the going rate for the event they are attending. It should If you are a car guy or gal you need to have these doors pulls in your kitchen. Photo by Larry S. Glenn
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be a win win for everyone. The first event that this is planned for is in early June. There's a flyer included with this newsletter with the details. Along with this newsletter, both e-mailed and mailed is an up to date 2018 member directory. I would like to thank our Membership chair, Reneé Cooke for her endless time and effort spent on making this a reality come true. Its been a few years since we have had a directory and if you find an error with your information please let Reneé know so it can be corrected. Now back to our regional events. By the time this newsletter is in your in box or mailbox we will have had three events this year. Next on our schedule on April 20-22 is the overnight planned at the Wayside Inn in Middletown, VA and a tech session and cookout/picnic at Walt Moyer's repair facility. There's a full schedule of events planned, check out the events on page 3. And lastly we are getting started on a new website design that will help us share more information with Chesapeake Region members. Just a note - All photographs including motor cars, members and guests are identified from left to right unless otherwise noted.
Larry S. Glenn ● Chairman (301) 537-7340 bentleyboy56@comcast.net
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Monthly Bentley Drivers Club and Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Luncheon Note the change in restaurants.
Sponsored by the South East Region of the Bentley Drivers Club Maggiano's ● 5333 Wisconsin Avenue, NW ● Washington, DC ● (202) 966-5500 Parking is next door under the shopping area,cost is less than $3.00 for two hours with the restaurant's stamp. Upcoming dates - March 29th, April 26th, May 31st, June 28th, July 26th Questions - John Beschenbossel (301) 261-4837
Activities for 2018 Mini Chesapeake Region Inter-regional Tech Meet, BBQ and Fun Weekend April 20-22 Middletown, VA Gary Canter (301) 494-0553 or gacrr85@gmail.com Tech session and BBQ hosted by Moyer Motorcars
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Air & Space Museum Tour
May 5 Chantilly, VA Julian Gitlin (703) 961-1845 or shgitlin@gmail.com
Private Wine Tasting
June 2 Middleburg, VA Boxwood Estates Winery Tom Sabal and Dan Tucciarone (703) 764-3273 or t1sabal@yahoo.com
The 41st Original British Car Day
June 3 Lilypons Water Gardens/Adamstown, MD John Tokar (410) 775-0500 or jtokar51@verizon.net
Nature "Birds of a Feather" Historic Tour
July 1 Charles County, MD Akin Davis/Jean Snider (240) 426-0049
Preview of RROC 2020 Annual Meet in Gettysburg, PA
July 15 Monocacy Crossing/Monocacy Battlefield Doug & Reneé Cooke (301) 642-2579 or dougcooke@centurylink.net
2018 RROC Annual Meet*
August 11-18 Lake Tahoe, NV RROC Headquarters (717) 697-4671 or www.rroc.org
North Shore Boston Tour*
October 8-13 Beverly, MA Terry Lyman - lyman@aol.com or James Sprague - jbs@ix.netcom.com
Events that are in blue indicate that there's a flyer enclosed with this newsletter. Activities Chairman, Rod Rydlun, needs your help planning regional events. If you have an idea for an event or would like to host an event contact Rod at (301) 990-8214 or rydlunMD@verizon.net - *For information concerning national events see The Flying Lady or www.rroc.org or (717) 697-4671. Page 3 January February March 2018 The Chesapeake Lady
The Bentley Meets Bambi
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ell it really wasn't the Bambi we grew up with, more like a third or fourth generation distant relative that along with the Bentley was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Here's what happened. On a sunny June morning in 2017, I was on my way to Pittsburgh to pick up my travelling companion, Bonnie, and also meet up with Bill Casey and his Phantom II for a casual and scenic drive to French Lick for the 2017 Annual RROC Meet. A 100 miles from home and a few miles into Pennsylvania a fairly large buck decided to have the chicken mentally and cross the road. With a guard rail and a steep hill on the right, I had no place to go and at about 60 MPH things happened pretty quickly. As my buddy would say I threw out the anchor but still hit the rear end of the deer. I was pretty sure the deer was no longer with us and I was unsure what happened to the Bentley. I stopped and saw that the Bentley had some damage. As you can see from the photos it could have been a whole lot worse. I drove a few more miles and decided that I should contact the PA State Police. They were extremely helpful and concerned, asking me if I was okay and B489CM just after hitting the deer. The fender and door was knocked out of alignment from the impact along with some of the paint flying off. The top photo doesn't look that bad but the ripple affect went all the way back to the rear fender. After some skilful body work, the fender and door were correctly reunited and aligned. - Photos by Larry S. Glenn The Chesapeake Lady
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if the car was driveable. Saying yes to both questions, the police told me I was all set and they would have a record of me calling. At this point home was a lot closer than French Lick so I turned around and went back to get another car this time with air conditioning and started my trip over. The drive to and from French Lick was uneventful and when I got home it was time to figure out the next step for getting my car repaired and back on the road. After some phone calls and talking with the many friends I have in the club and in the business I narrowed down my search to two shops. Both of these shops were referred to me by friends that I respect their opinions and know they wouldn't steer me wrong. One was in Texas and the other one was near Pittsburgh, PA. Since I was on my own dime to get the car to my choice of shops and back home, I choose the shop in Pittsburgh. Not taking away anything from the Texas shop, but the guys in Pittsburgh were fantastic. Exoticars, the shop I chose for the repair, is located in Wexford, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Rick Jahn and Dave Ley, owners of Exoticars, came up with a plan to get my car back on the road. With Dave's unbelievable metal skills as a fender bender, in a good way, the S1 was on the road to recovery. Dave slowly returned the fender's form back to its original shape. Once he was pleased with that process a very thin coat of body filler was added to smooth and even out the repair. A two part primer-surfacer urethane was applied and block sanded to complete the process. Time for some paint. After a match for the original color was dialed-in and applied, a touch of flattener was added to the clear to replicate the original finish on the rest of the car. The results were stunning. Other than missing the Annual Meet with my car, this story truly has a happy ending. Many thanks to all of those folks that helped me along the way in getting the Bentley back on the road. Top - My biggest concern was the two small creases on the fender well. The car up on jack stands and ready for some of Dave's magic. The large dent taken out and back to its original form before any finishing was started. The body work completed and ready for some color. The hole for the running light post that's goes through the panel between the bumper and the fender also took a hit from the deer and made it out of round. Here it's seen repaired. Page 5  January February March 2018
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Trial, error and plenty of expertise lead to a near perfect blend of old and new paint matching.
The almost finished product, just waiting for the bumper and the fog lamp to be replaced. The final color matching is seen completed here. The challenge was trying to blend and match 61 year old paint with fresh paint. As you can see it was quite successful. The Chesapeake Lady
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The 2018 Icebreaker Januar y 27, 2018
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B489CM, SRH3966 and NAL-32589
he 2018 Icebreaker bloomed into a beautiful spring-like Saturday on January 27th with over a dozen gleaming machines lined up in a pretty row in front of the Stanford Grill, a new Tower Oaks location in Rockville, MD. Free ample indoor parking was also available. A sushi sampler finally attracted folks inside.
Eight tables in a private back room hosted 43 members and guests for a three course meal from five choices: their signature wood-fired chicken, beef BBQ, meatloaf, trout, or vegan; choice of a garden or Caesar salad to start; and choice of bread pudding or Key Lime Pie for desert.
Jerry Panaro - 2001 Silver Seraph (LA1-05634) saloon
Chesapeake Region's new Chairman, Larry S. Glenn, convened his first board meeting of 2018 with nine Board members attending. Many Chesapeake Region members stayed to the conclusion of the board meeting. The venue, decor, service, hospitality, food
and preparations elicited many compliments and votes to return. - Rod Rydlun
John Paris - 1988 Silver Spur (NAJ-23125) LWB saloon
Not sure what John Beschenbossel is handing out of his Julian Gitlin - 1996 Azure (FBT-53810) drophead coupe 1993 Brooklands (FBP-46513) LWB saloon, but it sure looks very popular. Continued on page 8 Page 7  January February March 2018  The Chesapeake Lady
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Mike & Sherry Brown - 2004 Phantom (S4X-07400) saloon
Howard and Liz Simpson along with Carol and Bill Randall have a pre-lunch chat.
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Ramona Arnett - 1987 Silver Spirit (SAH-20741) saloon
On its maiden voyage since the deer encounter is Larry S. Glenn's 1956 S1 (B489CM) saloon.
New members Ted & Margaretann Provenza are greeted by past Chairman John Beschenbossel. 
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Those attending
Beschenbossels Browns Cookes Davis & guest Andy Diem New member - DiGiovanni Sandy Elder Julian Gitlin Larry S. Glenn Haroutunians Harry Herman Kesslers Jerry Panero Paris & guest New members - Provenzas Randalls Rod Rydlun Tom Sabel Dan Simpson Simpsons Jim Sprague Ted Sterne Archie Syfax Dan Tucciarone Whitehouse Tony Wilner
Ted Sterne and Andy Diem look down on their motor cars.
Andy Diem - 1990 Silver Spur II (NAL-32589) MPW Special Edition LWB saloon
Ted Sterne's 1967 Silver Shadow (SRH3966) saloon was one of two pre 1970 Silver Shadows at this year's Icebreaker. The other Silver Shadow, a 1969 is on this issue's cover. Shaun and Ted, thanks for bring out these two great motor cars. Page 9  January February March 2018
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Minutes of the Board of Directors' Meeting of the Chesapeake Region of the RROC - Stanford Grill - January 27, 2018 Meeting called to order at 2:35 p.m. by Chairman Larry S. Glenn Directors in attendance: Sherry Brown, Doug Cooke, Gerard P. Panaro, Reneé Cooke, Rod Rydlun, Andy Diem, Ted Sterne, Daniel Tucciarone, Larry S. Glenn Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously affirmed the minutes of the preceding board meeting were approved. Mr. Glenn advised that the next issue of The Chesapeake Lady will be sent electronically to those members that have an email address on file, those with no email address will be mailed a hard copy. Membership - Ms. Cooke advised that the Chesapeake Region has 235 members. Ms. Cooke advised that the region has two new members. Ms. Cooke will contact members for whom no email address is available and ask them for an email address. Ms. Cooke advised that the membership directory can be published online and be password protected. A member can go to the RROC website, put in his/her name and do an advanced search. The member’s name will come up. There is also the option of putting in a picture of the member’s car. The directory can be presented on an administrative page on the RROC website. Ms. Dilger of the RROC will email the membership directory to members. Ms. Cooke gave a target date of February 1, 2018 to send the directory to the Board.
Board members Gerard P. Panaro and Daniel Tucciarone ready themselves for the board meeting. Photos by Rob
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Treasurer - Mr. Tucciarone gave the treasurer’s report. As of December 2017, the region had $28,725. Revenue was approximately $12,000; expenses were approximately $10,000. Newsletter cost was approximately $6,600; the British event was approximately $1,900. Mr. Tucciarone recommended, and the Board agreed to eliminate the $4 fee charged by the bank to provide copies of checks. Mr. Glenn advised that he obtained two quotations to print the newsletter. On his recommendation, the Board agreed to engage HighStarr Copy & Printing Services to print the newsletter for those members without an email address. Upon motion made, seconded, discussed and approved, it was agreed that the Region would subsidize some regional events for members and spousal members. The first event being subsidized is a trip to Middleburg, VA and a tour of a winery. Mr. Cooke presented information on the 2020 Annual Meet, to be held in Gettysburg, PA starting June 22nd, with the Wyndham Hotel serving as the meet hotel. Mr. Cooke noted that the organizers will need help in filling the positions necessary to carry out the event. He noted there is a meeting manual on the RROC website. Mr. Cooke said that he would reach out to members of the Keystone and Chesapeake regions to solicit volunteers to help with the event. Secretary’s note: On February 6, 2018, Mr. Cooke, via email from Ms. Dilger, sent a message to the Allegheny, Chesapeake and Key-
Rod Rydlun studying, Chairman Glenn listening as Doug Cooke offers some details on the 2020 Annual Meet which is being held in Gettysburg, PA.
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The 2018 Chesapeake Region of the RROC
Board of Directors
The 2018 Chesapeake Board of Directors at work.
Chairman: Larry S. Glenn ● (301) 537-7340 ● bentleyboy56@comcast.net Activities Director: Rod Rydlun ● (301) 990-8214 ● rydlunMD@verizon.net Membership Director: Reneé Cooke (301) 774-1650 ● bordercolliemom@centurylink.net Technical Director: Phil Warren ● (703) 430-2684 ● phillipw1@prodigy.net Treasurer: Dan Tucciarone ● (703) 764-3273 ● danjtucciarone@yahoo.com Secretary: Jerry Panaro ● (301) 229-3909 ● gpp@howehutton.com The Chesapeake Lady - Editor: Larry S. Glenn ● (301) 537-7340 ● bentleyboy56@comcast.net
Washington, DC Director: Rick Otis ● (202) 543-1591● rdotis@yahoo.com Northern VA Director: Julian Gitlin ● (703) 961-1845 ● shgitlin@gmail.com Southern VA Director: Bill Williams ● (757) 735-1730 ● lenity847@gmail.com Eastern Shore Director: Richard Proctor ● (410) 778-2633 ● rproctor@baybroadband.net Central MD Director: Ted Sterne ● (301) 774-0728 ● tdsterne@hotmail.com Western MD Director: Doug Cooke ● (301) 774-1650 ● dougcooke@centurylink.net At-Large: Sherry Brown ● (240) 508-7602 ● sherrylbrown@icloud.com At-Large: Andy Diem ● (202) 364-6412 ● adiemarch@aol.com stone Regions concerning the Annual Meet. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke will be co-hosts. Mr. Glenn reported on efforts to revise the Region’s website. He will get proposals (including one from his son) and a budget will be developed. Activities - Mr. Rydlun reported on upcoming events: Bob Hanson: summer, Mike and Sherry Brown: September, Bill Thomas: personal tour of historical properties, Neal Baron: covered bridge farm tour, British Invasion: Gettysburg, PA, British Car Day: June 3, Hershey: October, Rockville Car Show: October 20, St. Michael’s Concours: September 23, Annual General Meeting: TBD. The tour of the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay exhibit
at the Woodrow Wilson House was rescheduled from February 11, 2018 to 11 a.m., February 24, 2018. Ms. Dilger sent out an email notifying the change. Upon motion made, seconded, discussed and unanimously approved, it was decided to leave the dues at $40 a year for now, but towards the end of the year to revisit the idea of lowering the dues before the next billing cycle. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 3:57 p.m. Respectfully submitted - Gerard P. Panaro, Secretary
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