KANSAN.COM + ARTS & CULTURE 13 AARON GROENE/KANSAN An admirer takes a look under the hood of an Austin-Healey 3000 during the July Lawrence All British Car Club meeting at Conroy's Pub. This month the Lawrence All British Car Club had six cars on display. as it is today. CAR CLUB FROM PAGE 12 β€œ[My car] has its needs, and I have to meet them,” he laughed. β€œIt demystifies the car a little when you're forced to work on it a lot. You have to work on it yourself if you want it fixed. That's an experience that I think a lot of people with a more modern car don't have.” Lewin said he didn't grow up with an automobile knowledge base, which makes the club a large support system for him. As one of the younger faces in a crowd of mostly-retired men, Lewin said he learns a lot from those who have years of experience on him. "There's really a wealth of knowledge here, and a lot of it is firsthand knowledge, too," he said. "The value is in the firsthand knowledge that is here. Like anything else, it's a support group." After 22 years, the LBACC faces a time of severe change. The club's founder, James Mackenzie, died in early June, and the loss was felt hard at the first meeting after his death. Numerous members spoke of how he inspired them with his love of British automobiles, but more than anything else, they spoke about the legacy he leaves for a club so based on community. Lewin was one among the many that Mackenzie helped throughout his time at the club. One night, a cylinder on Lewin's car blew out on the way to Kansas City. Because most antique British cars cannot be towed on an average tow truck, Lewin called Mackenzie to ask for a towing company reference. Instead, Mackenzie drove out with his own trailer to bring Lewin back in the middle of the night. "I don't know where you'd meet people like that outside of here," he said. A newer club member, Jon Jamison, said he felt the community spirit of the group as soon as he joined three months ago. As someone who has just moved back to Lawrence after 35 years, the friendships the club provides are invaluable. "The thing I like most about [the club] so far is the affection they have for each other," said Jamison, who graduated from the University in 1974 and owns a 1952 Morgan Plus 4. Alan Miller, the club's event coordinator, said he hopes to see the club's community expand in the future. Due to the history of automobile service as a male-dominated field, the club is composed of mostly older, retired men. "We have so much [information] and it needs to be spread around," he said. "If it's not [yet] a club for the young, it's a club for the young at heart." Miller, a six-year member who owns two Lotuses and a Bugeye Sprite, said he is happy to see the members' wives attending meetings but is pushing for more. MORE THAN JUST A READER + Kansan.News COMING UP AT KC 477 18TH ST. KANSAS CITY, MO AT GRINDERS BE OUR FRIEND ON SNAPCHAT FRIDAY, JULY 3 GOGOL BORDELLO MONDAY, JULY 6 EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR TUESDAY, JULY 7 311 THE GREEN SATURDAY, JULY 11 HIPPIEFEST 2015 THE FAMILY STONE RICK DERRINGER TUESDAY, JULY 14 STURGILL SIMPSON CODY JINKS WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 WILCO STEVE GUNN FRIDAY, JULY 17 RANDY ROGERS BAND STONEY LARUE SUNDAY, JULY 19 COLD WAR KIDS FRIDAY, JULY 24 THE FLOOZIES BREAK SCIENCE