SOUTHERN FOURS AND EIGHTS

NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTHERN MORGAN OWNERS GROUP MOGSOUTH VOL. 6/14 Jack Claxton’s MOGSouth Tour of Patterson Pump

14 June 2013

Photo Courtesy of Dave Bondon Photo

Per Jack - ‘The whole bunch of us in the intake of a single big pump. (This is one half of a single pump suction conduit.’)

Continued Next Page 1 Saturday, June 14, brought 18 MOGSouth members & friends together in northeast Georgia for Breakfast at ‘Fenders’, a genuine old time diner, in Cornelia. Participants included Graeme Addie, Dave Bondon, Cyril Brown, Bob & Wynell Bruce, Jim & Colette Clark, Lynn Craig, Eric Cummins, Randy Johnson, Dwight Kinzer, Pete & Shari Olson, Roy & Laura Oppedisano, Jack Claxton, and a couple of Jack's friends, Wayne Mock and David Chamberlin. After breakfast we motored to the Patterson Pump Co. on the grounds of Camp Toccoa, where Jack Claxton gave an in- depth slide presentation of the HUGE pumps that are being built at the plant. Patterson is a premier pump manufacturer in the world, fabricating pumps from 1" output diameter to 10'x10' square output. The 2005 category 5 Hurricane Katrina that flooded New Orleans has caused the production of the largest pumps ever, capable of pushing 800,000 to 1.2 million gallons per minute EACH over the flood protection walls and into Lake Pontchartrain (your average backyard swimming pool holds 30,000 gallons). Located at each of three canals in New Orleans that drain the city are temporary pump stations put in place after the hurricane. These will be replaced with permanent pump stations at each of these three canals, which will involve 10 of these massive Patterson pumps and 7 "small" pumps that are capable of half the flow rates mentioned. Jack told us that Patterson has been building larger and more powerful pumps with every passing year, and may finally be approaching their manufacturing limit. It will take 150 flatbed tractor trailers to transport the 17 pumps to New Orleans. When we were suitably schooled, we toured the plant where these monster pumps are in production. These pumps are made of thick (up to 1 7/8th inch) stainless steel. There is an army of welders and grinders working for months on each pump. They are fabricated, machined, and tested for proper assembly right in the plant. Painted up all pretty and hoisted

Pete Olson

Big, Heavy Stuff

Per Jack - ‘The whole bunch of us in the intake of a single big pump. (This is one half of a single pump suction conduit.’)

Jack Claxton The two top left most photos courtesy of Dave Bondon, the top right photo courtesy Brown photo right of the of two Bondon, top courtesy Cyril most Dave photos top left The

More Stuff Jack Leading Tour

Bottom two photos courtesy of Cyril Brown Continued Next Page 2 on the trucks, they have to be sent in pieces because, whole, they weigh

more than the cranes can lift or the trucks can carry. We were all impressed.

Well, all this pumping steel worked up our appetites, so it was off to ‘The Bar- B-Q Shack’ for a pig lunch! After lunch we toured the Currahee Military Museum, in the train depot in Toccoa. Ray Ward, President of Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc. was our personal tour guide, and was a well of information. The museum is dedicated to the paratroopers that were trained at Camp Toccoa prior to the D Day invasion. It houses an impressive collection of military artifacts and personal http://www.toccoahistory.com/ mementos of WWII and these brave soldiers. Camp Toccoa was where Easy Company, of Band of Brothers (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg) fame, was formed and trained. It was a beautiful day for a top down drive in our Morgans. Thanks to Jack for putting together such an interesting day. Colette Clark

[More Pictures of the event on the MOGSouth web site. Ed.]

THEHEMMINGSMOTORNEWSGREATRACE2014 The Great Race The Great Race started from Ogunquit, Maine and ended in the Villages, Florida. It is not a race for speed, but a time and distance challenge to see which driver and navigator can navigate the distance making the best score. The 2014 race covered 2100 miles in 9 days traveling through 10 states chasing after the first place prize of $50,000. The remaining $100,000 was won by all the drivers based on meeting race criteria. In case you are interested in driving this race next year, the entry fee is some $ 5,000, your vehicle must meet all of the race criteria, and must be 1972 or older.

Wanting to experience the great race as it passed through Jacksonville, Fl. on Saturday June 28th, we left the house opting to leave our non air conditioned yellow Morgan at home and go for the American iron with cold AC. After driving a poker run with the local car club and getting a lousy hand, we drove over to Main Street in Jacksonville to join 10,000 of our close friends to watch and cheer on the race drivers. Every kind of 2, 3, and 4 wheel vehicle known to man was driving or parked along 12 blocks of Main Street which the race was going to drive down on their way to the overnight stop in downtown Jacksonville. The cars in the race were stock and modified Mustangs, Corvettes, Healy’s, T-birds, VWs, 2 authentic old police cars, and cars from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. I am still trying to figure out what kind of a car the one pictured below is? Anyone know what it is? It was a lot of fun since in-between the one minute interval race cars the locals would drive their hot machines with fabulous paint jobs and rap their pipes. For a 93 degree sunny day in Jacksonville it was a blast! Chuck Bernath [Per Hemmings.com, the winner was Barry & Irene Jason of Keller, TX and this 65 Mustang. Ed.]

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Photos Courtesy of Chuck and Karen Bernath, except the Mustang which is from Hemmings .com

3 DRIVEN: MORGAN SLR The First and Last of the Few

Text: Dale Drinnon / Photos: Martyn Goddard http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/

I knew Simon must be right the moment he made the comment, I just had no idea he Total production was a was being so literal. People may not know what the car is, he told me, but anywhere whopping four units, one you go they come out of thin air in droves to get a closer look. And sure enough, of which was actually a we'd no sooner posed the Morgan SLR in a deserted car park atop a wind swept Triumph SLR, using both rural hill for Martyn's opening photograph of the day than the first of the admiring dog a Triumph engine and -walkers and nature-hikers stopped to ooh and ah. Still, no surprise, surely; it's a chassis, instead of a rare classic indeed that doesn't attract a fan or two. Super Sports chassis with its TR4 engine like the Then in the blink of an eye appeared Mrs. Callard's Class Six field trip, from—I kid other three you not—The Drive Prep School, swarming over the car like paparazzi on a pop idol. Except they were unfailingly polite, curious, and a pleasure to encounter, and hung on every patient word of Simon's impromptu Morgan lesson with rapt attention, and nary a finger on the machinery. Especially taken was a young man of not quite adolescence named Henry, an Octane reader, no less, earnestly scribbling notes and making sketches. We were standing at the rear of the car together when he turned thoughtfully to me and said "it looks a lot like an old Corvette, doesn't it? With some Ferrari 250 in it, too…” My only comfort is it'll probably be another ten years before he comes after my job. Yes, the C2 Corvette Coupe influence, the dramatic Sting Ray of the mid '60s, is plain to see; the subtle 250 SWB-like Pininfarina touch in the far softer sweep of roofline never hit me before, though. It's no wonder people love the car at first sight, people with no prior interest in automobiles included; the blend of aggression and grace is heart-melting, and had it come from a major Continued Next Page 4 design house, every gearhead's coffee table worldwide would hold a book about the thing. But the Morgan SLR didn't come from any design house; it didn't really come from Morgan, either, which explains why so many don't know the model, even among the otherwise clued-in. It basically came from a shed in North London: "SLR" stands for Sprinzel Lawrence Tune Racing and the car was a collaboration between John Sprinzel, better known for his Sprite connection, and Chris Lawrence, Morgan tuner and factory back-door man who built and co-drove the famous Morgan class-winner at Le Mans '62, tweaked engines for the Plus 4 Super Sports, and went on to be a key force behind the Aero 8. Total production was a whopping four units, one of which was actually a Triumph SLR, using both a Triumph engine and chassis, instead of a Super Sports chassis with its TR4 engine like the other three. All were built at the tiny Lawrence Tune workshop; the idea was to produce a GT racer using Morgan mechanicals presenting slightly less of a barn door to the wind than the traditional Moggie and weighing the minimum the FIA would allow. The lone Triumph example essentially came about because a good customer had one, and as he was also instrumental in securing vital BP sponsorship for the project, cranking out a Triumph version must have seemed the least they could do. The SLR was thus officially offered as the 'Morgan and Triumph SLR', debuting at the Racing Car Show of 1964. As for the luscious shape, the initial sketches were by Lawrence Tune collaborator Chris Spender, passed on to coachbuilders- to-the-trade Williams and Pritchard, where Charlie Williams provided his own input before they were transformed into whisper-thin aluminium sheet. Evidently design by committee can in reality produce simple works of genius now and then, provided it's a small committee kept well away from focus groups. Each of the cars naturally had a competition career, the most notable drives in the period being probably by the talented Mr. Lawrence himself, showing quite well, for example, against the works Porsche 904s. The one we're visiting today, though, got off to a less than auspicious start: initial owner Gordon Spice, later an extremely successful driver and constructor, whacked the living wee out of it at Goodwood in 1964 three laps into its maiden voyage. The shunt was sufficiently brisk, in fact, to necessitate a complete re-build after the other cars were completed—making this car, the first of the Morgan-based SLRs produced (the Triumph was the first overall) in effect also the last SLR produced. It was subsequently raced several seasons in the UK before it was bought in 1976 by Bill Fink, owner of California Morgan dealer Isis Motors and the man almost solely responsible for keeping the brand afloat in the USA during those dark years when British manufacturers were bugging out left and right. Fink would race the car extensively in North American events for the next 29 years. Simon Orebi Gann, however, knew not a jot of the SLR story when he originally got involved with Morgans in the early '90s. In all honesty, he says, "I didn't know anything about sports cars or racing in general, I just knew I liked cars with running boards", possibly one reason he so obviously now enjoys talking to non-enthusiasts who exhibit an interest. In 1992, he bought a second-hand Plus 8; in 1995, he turned his hand to racing. He has since won the Powertorque Morgan Challenge series, and he and wife Kate, series co-ordinator for the Challenge and an avid track day driver, currently have four Morgans in the garage and both daughters also drive Mogs; Simon gets a particular thrill from driving the JAP-engined Three-Wheeler around town on errands. ("Why not? It's fun.") And when he finally saw a Morgan SLR a few years ago, it grabbed him the same way it grabs ingenuous school children today. A little research revealed the original to be in California, a touch more revealed it to be sadly not for sale. But as fate often has it when like-minded people meet, he and Fink struck up a friendship anyway, and one weekend long after he'd more or less given up on that car, Simon had a phone call from the States. 'As it happened, I had just finished a race at Zandvoort, and was having a drink with some friends when Bill called on my mobile; he said I've decided to sell the SLR and I want it to go to a good home—do you still want to buy it? And I did the deal then and there, in about five minutes time, sitting in the bar.' The car returned to the UK the day before Christmas, 2006, and went straight to Brands Hatch Morgans, with the goal of preparing it to 1964 specs for FIA historic racing in time for the Morgan Centennial year. Since it hadn't had any serious cosmetic work in 40 years of hard racing, BHM also undertook a complete ground-up restoration, with refurbishment of the single-piece alloy body handled by The Historic Coachworks and paint by Panel Craft Elite. Everything was finished with room to spare, and after shake-down track days at Brands and Silverstone, the SLR marked its first British race outing since the '70s at the HSCC Silverstone International Trophy this May with a third in class, and first Morgan home. True to his drive 'em everywhere ideals, though—travelling to Spa in a Plus 8 would be adventure enough for most of

Continued Next Page 5 us, let alone unloading the luggage and competing before starting back—Simon is determined the car will also see ample road time, something no previous owner has done. And from the passenger's seat as we crash and bang and skitter down a twisting country lane I can understand their reluctance: this is a pure racing car of the old school, friends, stiff as a Victorian's resolve and with the bare interior metal resonating like a drumhead, one of the few vehicles I've experienced that's louder inside than out. It also requires a warm-up ritual rigid as a nuclear submarine's, stumbles and spits ferociously below three thousand, has zero cargo capacity, and how six-foot-plus Bill Fink wiggled in before Simon installed the quick-release steering wheel, I couldn't guess. When my turn comes to assume the controls, I am almost too frightened of dimpling the acres of alloy while in the act to risk it. Once I take the plunge, though, low and behold it's a pretty nice place to be; very snug, it's true, but the BHM boys have thankfully taken the same level of care setting up the driver as with everything else, the ergonomics are wonderful, the visibility good, and the driving position comfy. There's a fair amount of pedal dancing involved in making a smooth public road launch, not much power at low rpm, but it certainly does get stronger rapidly; Lawrence Tune claimed 156 bhp in the day, the modern dyno sheet says more like 170 and 150 foot pounds of torque. More impressive than those figures is how soon I become secure with reaching for them—this is one of those cars that seem all vicious from the observer's viewpoint, and absolutely solid and trustworthy from the operator's. Within a few minutes, the hard suspension just feels reassuringly firm in the traditional Morgan fashion and the slick gearbox, excellent throttle response and sympathetic pedal spacing make maintaining adequate revs more entertainment than hassle. As for the noise and the room and the rest of the little niggles, well, hell's bells, it a racing car, you're not driving the thing to a bloody wedding every day, are you? You know, now that I think about it, maybe Simon's right again; maybe it isn't such a long way to Spa after all. Especially if you don't worry about any luggage.

6 THE TOP 100 BEST-EVER BRITISH CARS 5/7/14, http://www.autocar.co.uk/

The Original Mini is the best British car ever built, according to a survey of Autocar readers. [We all have our favorites and can debate their virtues for days. So it’s best that we dispense with the arguments for now and just be glad that the survey respondents did include a few Morgan models. It is unclear if they were voting for the Morgan models of old, or the newer versions, e.g. the new Plus 8 and new Morgan Three Wheeler. Immaterial, I guess. Ed.] It comes as little surprise that the original Mini has topped the list of all- time British greats. It’s such an iconic vehicle and represents so much more than the British car industry. The Mini is associated with Great Britain around the world and, in many ways, it was ahead of its time. But just what constitutes a British car? Cars from Brit-owned firms – Austin, Bristol, Morgan – were shoe-ins. As were models from firms that, like Bentley and Rolls-Royce, have always been based within these shores, but now have foreign owners. That was the easy bit; for the rest we had to dig deeper. The UK has built its share of duffers, but from them our rich motorsport tradition has alchemised gems such as the Lotus Sunbeam, Chevette HSR and Avenger Tiger. We included a few curve balls. The Renault Mégane RS 225 raised eyebrows. It was the first complete car by British engineering firm Ricardo, which developed the chassis, brakes, steering, styling and engine upgrades. And it is perhaps the Renault Mégane that sums up the British car industry best: the world’s most talented engineers making cars the very best they can be. Meanwhile, the results revealed that Lotus is Britain’s most popular manufacturer of all time, with eight models in the top 100 – more than any other. Hot on the Norfolk-based manufacturer's heels are Jaguar and Ford, both with six models on the list. Aston Martin is up next with five. Overall, the closest rivals to Sir Alec Issigonis’s original Mini are McLaren’s iconic F1 road car, which placed second on the list, and the Jaguar E-type in third. Our Verdict (Autocar’s Choice) - MORGAN PLUS 8 The Morgan Plus 8 offers an entertaining blend of traditional Morgan body and modern chassis [Good Choice! Ed.]

100. Range Rover Evoque 75. Lotus Sunbeam 50. Aston Martin Vantage S 25. McLaren 12C 99. Ginetta G40R 74. Morgan Plus 8 49. Subaru Impreza WRC 24. Morris Minor 98. Vauxhall Astra 73. BAC Mono 48. Hillman Avenger Tiger 23. Lotus Elan 97. Marcos TSO 72. Gordon-Keeble 47. Triumph Stag 22. TVR Speed 12 96. Honda Civic 71. Austin-Healey Sprite 46. Hillman Imp 21. Rover SD1 95. MG A 70. MGB GT 45. Lister Storm 20. TVR Chimaera 94. Vauxhall Chevette HSR 69. Bristol Fighter 44. Rover P5B 19. BMW Mini 93. Triumph Dolomite Sprint 68. Ford Cortina 1600E 43. Lotus Evora 18. Bentley Blower 92. Allard J2 67. Bowler EXR 42. Rover P6 3500S 17. Jaguar XF 91. Honda Jazz 66. AC Ace 41. Nissan Qashqai 16. Ford GT40 90. Sunbeam Tiger 65. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 40. Ariel Atom 15. Rolls-Royce Phantom 89. Nissan Juke 64. Austin FX4 39. Vauxhall Prince Henry 14. Lotus Elise 88. Invicta Black Prince 63. Napier-Railton 38. Aston Martin One-77 13. Jaguar D-type 87. Noble M12 62. Caterham Supersport 37. Rover 75 12. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 86. Lotus Carlton 61. Triumph 2000 36. Jaguar XJ 11. Jensen FF 85. Caterham Seven 160 60. Jaguar F-type 35. Austin Seven 10. Ford Escort Mexico 84. Caparo T1 59. Morgan 3 wheeler 34. Bristol Blenheim 9. TVR Griffith 83. Rolls-Royce 10 HP 58. Reliant Scimitar 33. Lotus Cortina 8. Aston Martin DB5 82. Triumph TR5 PI 57. TVR Sagaris 32. Austin-Healey 3000 7. Jaguar XJ220 81. Radical RXC 56. Ford Escort RS2000 31. Aston Martin Vanquish 6. McLaren P1 80. Triumph 1300 55. Bentley Continental GT 30. Lotus Seven 5. Yamaha MOTIV.e 79. Daimler SP250 'Dart' 54. Ford Capri RS3100 29. Land Rover 4. Range Rover 78. Morgan 4/4 53. Delorean DMC-12 28. Jensen-Healey 3. Jaguar E-type 77. Renault Megane RS 225 52. Aston Martin V8 27. Lotus Esprit 2. McLaren F1 76. Noble M600 51. Ascari KZ1 26. MG Midget 1. Original Mini

7 NEILMARTIN [For many of us it is something more than just the greasy bits of the car that appeal. It is the beauty, the flow, the heritage, the projected image, or the ‘essence’ of the Morgan that makes us step back and take a deep breath. No matter what the reason, we have all been stricken. For me, it’s all of the above, but with a bent towards the visual. Those who have been to my garage know of my interest in Automotive Art and as I have done so, several times before, I like to feature artists that impress me in the newsletter. Neil Martin is a Automotive artist, who, in my opinion, captures that Morgan ‘essence’ in his artwork. It is easy to see why much of his work is Morgans. Ed.]

Many of his Morgan pieces are commissioned by Morgan "Since an early age I've had an interest in cars, I owners. He develops his paintings primarily in acrylic fondly remember our family cars, the Austin 1100, the on either a deep-edge canvas or on a canvas board. Austin Maxi, the Vauxhall Cavalier Mark 1, all great What makes Neil’s work much more viable for us on the cars if you ignored the rust! other side of the Atlantic is that Neil typically works from a My 1985 Austin Mini Mayfair inspired me to combine photograph. my passion for cars with my passion for painting. I He offers his artwork in a variety of formats and even has a started painting from photographs that I took at Mini range of packages that combine a photographic shoot of shows and then I had some paintings featured in your car and a painting of an image from the shoot. [This "MiniWorld" magazine and this resulted in a number of may not work for us here in the US - unless of course you commission pieces. venture over to the UK with your car. Ed.] Since then, I have developed a passion for Morgans Neil’s work provides a faithful representation of the cars, whether it’s a traditional bodied classic or a modern Aero 8, and I have had a series of paintings of Morgan's but he incorporates an atypical perspective into the exhibited in the showroom's of UK Morgan dealers image - creating quite a stunning piece of art work. "Richard Thorne Classic Cars" and "Williams Morgan", as well as exhibiting at both The National Motor Beyond just the usual paintings, some of Neil’s artwork is available as limited-edition, hand-signed and numbered Museum at Beaulieu and the Morgan Day at the prints. And, of course he’ll provide you with a commission Brooklands Museum.” painting of your very own Morgan. Neil Martin

8 All art work courtesy of Neil Martin Neil is a regular and active member of the Morgan community and this provides him with an endless array of artistic subjects. I personally like his artistic style. He portrays the Morgans in a way that I find unique and very refreshing. Perhaps this is just that elusive ‘essence’ of the Morgan - embodied in paint?

[Any, or all of these pieces would be a great addition to If you are interested in more of Neil’s artwork, visit his my collection. Better yet, a commissioned painting of my website at http://mphcarpaintings.webs.com/ or if you Series 1 DHC would be perfect! The pieces on the wall want to talk to him directly, just send him an email at of the my garage are better than those in the house. [email protected] Nothing wrong with good quality ‘garage art’. Ed.]

9 Look here for announcements and MOGSOUTHMOGSOUTH other bits of information you’ll want to know. It provides details about what’s going on in the Club. We now have a date and location for this year’s Fall Meet. I was getting a bit anxious that we might have to resort to ‘less preferred’ methods but luckily Jim and Collette Clark, of Highlands, NC volunteered to host the club in or around Highlands this coming September. Thank You! There are still lots of things going on, in and around the MOGSouth region. If you have something to communicate, let us know via MOGSOUTH MESSAGES AND STUFF email at [email protected].

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ATLANTA GA AREA MOGSOUTH BREAKFAST!

2nd Saturday of each month. Rexall Drugstore 3165 Buford Highway, Duluth, GA 30096 O

THER ORLANDO FL GATORMOG / MOGSOUTH BREAKFAST! 1st Sunday of each month, as part of the greater Orlando British Car Club. Tire kicking at 0800 with Breakfast at 0830 (All British Car Owners or Fans Welcome) - 897 West Town Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

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Other Announcements Of Interest !! HINGS

2014 MOGSOUTH FALL MEET 19 - 21 September 2014

Lodging: Holiday Inn Express, Dillard, GA; $85.14 + tax; call 706-746-3585 (number changed from previous announcements), ask for MOGSOUTH group rate and specify dates; block of 25 rooms held until Sep 3, 2014

Friday 19 September: Holiday Inn Express Hospitality Room meet and greet 3 - 7 PM; orientation guide and Y maps provided; dinner OYO at Cupboard Cafe (walk 0.2 miles) or Dillard House (drive 2 miles.)

OU Saturday 20 September: Breakfast OYO (breakfast available at Holiday Inn Express); depart 9 AM for Dillard

House for review of British Car Festival car show, see http://www.peachtreemg.com/Dillard_2014.html . Those wishing to show their cars must register; those just wanting to look don't have to register. Those planning on S showing their car may use facilities at Jim Clark's (7 miles from motel) to prep their car. Contact Jim at HOULD [email protected]. Depart Dillard House at 11:30AM for Highlands via Dry Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. Lunch OYO and tour Highlands. Noggin starts at 4 PM at King Mountain Clubhouse (midway between Highlands and Dillard), with catered dinner at 6 PM: ribs / pulled pork / Brunswick stew / baked beans / squash puppies / cole slaw / rolls.

Sunday 21 September: Breakfast at Dillard House (optional); Dillard House occupied by MG Club; We should K show our colors. (Or breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express)

NOW ACTION REQUIRED Send a check for $13.50 per person to Jim Clark, 62 Foxcreek Rd, Highlands, NC 28741 by September 3 to

Pay for the Saturday Dinner.

!! POC: Jim and Colette Clark, 62 Foxcreek Rd, Highlands, NC 28741 home 828-526-2936 or cell 828-200-0960. Questions, please call or email Jim @ [email protected]. Continued Next Page 10 MOGSOUTH 40TH ANNIVERSARY (SPRING 2015) MEET UPDATES! Randy, Mark and Graeme Addie (Graeme is the MOGSouth local resident in Augusta, Georgia which is right across the State border from Aiken, SC) met up with the Aiken, SC Chamber of Commerce on 9 June 2014 to communicate the club’s requirements and desires for our 40th Anniversary Meet, as well as to get their ideas and suggestions. We took their suggestions and then got down to business. We spent several days visiting hotels, restaurants and other potential points of interest in and around Aiken. Aiken will be an amazing location for our 40th Anniversary meet! Aiken is simply a great town and we were hard pressed to find just the right balance between planned activities and allowing you sufficient time to take advantage of the all the town and region have to offer. There is still lots to consider and lots of details to work through but some information is available now.  MEET LOCATION: Aiken, South Carolina  MEET DATES: 1 - 3 May 2015 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)  MEET HOTEL: Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Web Site 1-803-641-4220, Rooms held under ‘MOG or MOGSouth’ Make your reservations now to ensure you get the group rate!  PLANNING ESTIMATES - 120+ Members and Friends of MOGSouth, 60+ Morgan Cars As you can expect, Aiken SC is a small town and handling a large crowd, at the numbers we have estimated, is almost an impossibility. For instance, we have had to opt for the more modern hotel, instead of the quaint, charming Bed and Breakfast Inns, etc. But, rest assured our plans do integrate the flavor of old Aiken at every turn. Also, breaking from the tradition of the typical MOGSouth meets we have included a few ’competitive’ events just to keep you on your toes and stir the spirit a bit. There will be a Gymkhana of sorts, our Rally / Morgan Drive will include Scavenger Hunt with appropriate questions that can be answered on route, and a formally judged Morgan Car Concours. Recognition of all the winners will be included at the MOGSouth 40th Anniversary Banquet dinner Sunday evening. We are still working through everything but we should have a more definitive schedule and some of the specific planning details shortly. Put the dates on the calendar and make sure you have plans to attend. Keep reading the MOGSouth Newsletter and checking the MOGSouth web site. This is definitely one MOGSouth meet you will want to attend!! Mark

IS THIS REALITY (UNREAL?) TV OR WHAT??

Tom Coryn, obvious master of the DVR, was able to snatch this picture out of a very quick view of the last year’s Cars and Coffee event at Amelia Island. Chuck Bernath (beautiful yellow Plus 4 4 Place) and I were parked together (Ugly Betty is the red Morgan behind Chuck’s) at the Saturday event, a day before the Sunday Concours. Joe Topinka was just down the way. It was a great event and we hope to see more MOGSouth folks there next year. You can see me in the pic, on the left, with the Morgan Logo on my back. I guess I will have to get an agent now . . . Thanks Tom. Mark

11 3 / 4 MORGAN GROUP’s AUTUMN MOG XXXVI [This looks to be a good event. They always are. Unfortunately, it is the same date (19-21 Sep) as the MOGSouth Fall Meet. Perhaps it is an alternative for those of you that don’t want to go the MOGSouth Fall Meet in Highlands. Ed.] “Shine on, shine on harvest moon, up in the sky!” WE are returning to Jiminy Peak, Hancock, Mass this year for AUTUMN MOG XXXVI -- “Harvest Moon Mog” --- September 19, 20 & 21st (3 hours from NYC and Boston). The powers that be at Jiminy Peak kept the room rates the same as last year: $119.00 per night (plus tax-Thursday night is $109.00 plus tax), and if you remember, every room in the Inn is a junior suite and that price is incredible. Just as last year, there are 2 and 3 bedroom condos available as well (from $239-$339/ night), and there is plenty of SAFE parking (the code for our rates is MORGAN). There are three venues for food right on the premises, some wonderful restaurants 12-15 minutes away, and because each suite has a kitchenette, you can make your own coffee, eggs, bagels, etc. if you choose to stay in for breakfast. There will be either a country breakfast buffet available both Saturday and Sunday morning (totally dependent on how many of us want it), or we can order from their breakfast menu. The country store (right on the mountain property) has breakfast sandwiches and much more for you to take out as well. THE FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER—now here’s a great coup--The Mill on the Floss, one of the finest restaurants in the Berkshires, has offered us a sit down, 3 course dinner (salad or soup, 3 entrée choices and dessert) for the incredible price of $33 (including tip and tax). It’s a cash bar, so drinks will be on your own separate tab. Check it out or ask anyone who ate there last year. This restaurant could be in the heart of New York City. http://www.millonthefloss.com/ Once again, the banquet Saturday night will have some 'special' items of interest up for auction, and this year our banquet will be in a private building overlooking the mountain. There will be more news on both the autocross (Friday the 19th) and the Concours (Saturday the 20th) in the next issues of the Morganeer (http://morgan34.org) The registration for the rallye will be up on the website sometime in June. Everybody liked the idea of two rallyes, so we’re going to do it again Saturday afternoon after lunch: #1, is a beautiful ride through The Berkshires and #2 is a beautiful ride through The Berkshires with points scored for... we'll let our rallye master (Jim Nichol) tell us more at a future date. We are also thinking of having a mini Gymkhana on Saturday afternoon, but it will be combined with the rallye. There will be 3 or 4 events to do as you leave for the rallye and another 3 or 4 when you get back (hey, it’s just an idea . . .) If you want to bring the family (kids, grandkids etc) the condo prices are fabulous and the mountain has some fun things to do (http://www.jiminypeak.com/mountain-adventure-park).:Aerial Adventure Park , Zip ride, Mountain biking, Mountain coaster, Alpine Super Slide, The Giant Swing, Euro Bungee Trampoline, And of course scenic rides on the chair lift to the top of the mountain. All have specific age and height restrictions (most are waived if you ride with an adult) , and we are trying to negotiate group rates (again depending on the amount of people who are interested). For now, y'all stay healthy. Let’s get ready for Autumn Mog XXXVI: Harvest Moon Mog, Sept. 19-21st!! So shine on, shine on harvest moon. POC: Lenny Mandel, 9 Oak Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 (201) 618-0716

12 SVRA INDIANAPOLIS BRICKYARD INVITATIONAL 2014

don't know how anyone could pass up on the opportunity to race at Indy. I got an invitation from SVRA along with Bill Stelcher who also races in the pre-war class. We both own Morgans but for all the wrong reasons I choose to race my Riley Brooklands and Bill his Model A Ford Speedster. We became part of the inaugural vintage I invitational organized by SVRA and held on the famed Oval and F1 courses. In all there were more than 700 racers in twelve classes participating. It was truly a spectacle. One can only imagine the logistics to manage a large entry which is double the size of the Mitty. I expected a nightmare but was surprised at how smoothly things went. We loaded in on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday went through tech. Not since my SCCA days in the 70's have I actually experienced as thorough an inspection as was done at Indy; driving suits inspected, helmets, all the safety gear, and the car not by one guy but a team. Pre-war cars usually slide through but not at Indy. I was prepared and got my sticker of approval but that was not the case for everyone. Better have those drain plugs safety wired. Racing began with practice on the F1 road course. Qualifying was followed by the feature race session. My group was small with only 24 cars. The oldest car was a 1911 Locomotive chain driven Bill Stelcher in his silver, pre war, No. 29 Ford Speedster. monster with a 400 ci four cylinder. The group leaders were made up of a Maserati, an Alfa Monza 8C, and a couple of Indy roadsters. I was a mid pack competitor suffering from an out of balance tire limiting my top speed to 73 mph per the GPS. After our feature race, the track was converted to the oval meaning that the race direction reversed. This was indeed a highlight for me with two one mile straights through a canyon of grand stands. I felt a bit like Ray Haroon. SVRA added a couple of interesting twists to the weekend that put this event over the top. On Saturday Ray Morgan in the pre war Riley. night they hosted a sit down dinner for 3000. There were no lines for food as it appeared that the caterer had dealt with pirañas before. The food was super and lots of it. Following dinner in the pavilion the 70's rock group Grand Funk Railroad performed a live concert. How could it get any better than this at a vintage meeting. Indy took its told. The F1 road course is tight and with a large entry mayhem is likely especially in turn one at the start. In addition Indy is big with long straights requiring max rpm's. Engines were going up like popcorn and after each session the wrecker services were in play. I saw one Morgan +4 come in on the hook which had obviously caught fire somewhere on the track. But it was the Porsches that experienced the greatest attrition. Lots of people went home early . . . One last compliment for SVRA, vintage racing has an older following. The cars are older for the most part and the people who appreciate them are older. Tony Parella who owns SVRA printed trading cards for all the entrants. These cards, like baseball trading cards featured a car photo and description and something about the owner. Indy was a spectator event and the kids were asking for the cards. What a great way to engage the youth in our sport. I would go back to Indy given an invitation. It was fun and exciting. From Atlanta it is a one day drive. Even as a spectator it is a wonderful event not unlike Monterrey. Ray Morgan

13 FACTORYFACTORY And, still more international dealership announcements for the MMC. I am becoming somewhat numb to all these announcements. To me it seems a bit difficult for a small firm like the MMC to adequately service such a broadly distributed and large dealership network. I just hope this doesn’t constrain car availability and degrade service. I still question the business case. Maybe we will see a sales report in a few years. The other MMC news is . . .

MORGAN MOTOR COMPANY NEWS NEWSNEWS

TAIWAN DEALERSHIP OPENS NEW MARKET FOR MORGAN http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/ The opening of Morgan's first dealership in Taiwan, which will sell the full range of the Malvern-based company's cars, including the Morgan Aero Coupe.

Taiwan dealership opens new market for Malvern-based car- maker Morgan. Malvern-based car-maker Morgan is hoping Taiwanese car enthusiasts will follow in the footsteps of Chinese fans of the century-old British brand after celebrating the opening of its first dealership there. Speedingnet Morgan, based in the Taiwanese capital Taipei, will sell the full range of the iconic sports cars. The dealership recently saw a glitzy opening attended by Morgan Motor Company management, UK Trade and Investment representatives in Taiwan and local dignitaries. You can’t really fault the photo . . . I do like the car . . . and the accessories ! Ed. Morgan Archivist Martyn Webb unveiled the first Morgan Aero Coupe to arrive in Taiwan and the new dealership’s launch also featured a new Plus 4. The dealership’s opening and the arrival of the cars was enthusiastically received by the Taiwanese media. Morgan’s marketing director Mark Ledington said: “We are extremely excited to announce the opening of the first Morgan dealership in Taiwan. “The enthusiasm and passion for the vehicles that the team at Speedingnet have shown is hugely encouraging and we look forward to a prosperous relationship with them.” Mr Webb added: “Speedingnet are a very professional outfit and one that I believe is perfect to represent Morgan in Taiwan.” Speedingnet Morgan’s Mike Jao described the Aero Coupe as “the most beautiful car he had ever seen” and added: “Morgan is the oldest independent car factory in the world and it is a great honor to work with them.”

Continued Next Page 14 Morgan’s first foray into the Taiwanese market comes in the wake of growing demand in China. At the end of 2012 Morgan revealed ambitious plans to increase production by 50 per cent to 1,500 vehicles as part of a drive to target lucrative Far Eastern markets, particularly China. The expansion drive followed the opening of dealerships in both Shanghai and Beijing in 2012. Soaring Chinese demand has been attributed to Morgan offering a perfect synergy of traditional British craftsmanship and a sought-after heritage brand. Following the Chinese dealerships opening former Morgan chief executive Charles Morgan told the Post the brand had “struck a real chord” in a country where choice was previously limited. Morgan’s success, albeit on a smaller scale, has paralleled that of Jaguar Land Rover, who are set to open a Chinese factory in partnership with Chery Automotive later this year. Although political relations between China and Taiwan are strained, there are strong cultural connections between the two countries. As such Taiwan is seen as offering similar opportunities for prestige car-makers, with potential demand for traditional British brands believed to be high. Morgan’s Chinese success also contributed to the West Midlands’ export surplus with China growing three-fold in 2013. The region sold £1.74 billion more goods to the Far Eastern superpower than it imported, with Jaguar Land Rover driving foreign sales to previously unseen levels. More than a third of the UK’s exports to China were from the West Midlands – sending out more than £4 billion worth of goods while importing £2.3 billion. Jason Wouhra, chairman of the IoD West Midlands, singled Morgan out for praise. Speaking to the Post after export figures were announced, he said: “Jaguar Land Rover is a shining example to all of us but we should not forget other smaller scale specialist motoring success stories. “A great example is The Morgan Motor Company exporting specialist sports cars to China, combining the best of high tech engineering with British style, heritage and tradition which the Chinese absolutely love.” Much of Morgan’s recent reputation has been built on the success of its 3 Wheeler, which met with critical acclaim after its launch in 2011 with sales surpassing expectations. And although the firm is famed for its retro styling, some of its hand-built cars are among the most modern available. The Aero range features a state-of-the-art BMW V8 engine and boasts a lightweight aluminum shell.

MORGAN MOTORS INTO A NEW AGE OF DESIGN AND SPEED http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ by Monty Munford One of the oldest automotive brands in the world, Morgans use of wood and leather elements are now co-mingling with Autodesk software to tailor cars for those who want their cars unique and personalised. This wasn’t an oversight by the company’s designers, rather a concession to the 1960s and accommodating the fashion of the day. Girls sporting the ubiquitous beehive hairstyle could only be fitted inside a higher-than-normal bodywork in the benighted days when girls were more likely to be passengers than drivers. Stories such as these demonstrate the quintessence of British life and the Morgan Winner of the recent Morgan competition - Photo: Germano Vieira, Motor Company in particular. PICSIMstudio More than a century after its formation, the company are still selling hand-built cars and while beehives are no longer with us, Morgan is still designing its products to suit their customers’ needs. Moreover, the company is embracing new technology to do so and in the second century of its existence, design software is at the centre of its strategy. The idea is to mix its traditional use of elements such as wood, leather and aluminium, add in some Autodesk and create modern, beautiful cars.

Continued Next Page 15 Earlier this week I looked around the Morgan factory near [Malvern]; probably the first factory I’d been in since I worked in one as a student 25 years ago. The memories of tea breaks, fork lift trucks, reading the racing pages of the newspapers and talking to colleagues at lunch instead of dropping food over a laptop came back as fast as a Morgan Aero Coupe on the M5. The Morgan factory is not as can be imagined, a beautiful, slick building with a racetrack abutting it, rather a common-or- garden complex that was a throwback to the 1980s. The cars may be beautiful, but the factory isn’t. That appears to be the Morgan brand, proud of where it came from and confident in where it’s going with staff there who love their jobs; it’s safe to day that there isn’t a lot of churn at Morgan. While known for many cars, it is the Morgan three-wheeler that defines the products of the company. First produced more than 60 years ago, in 2011 the model was relaunched using modern design based on the wood, leather and aluminum of yore. The car was designed entirely on-screen with a surfacing tool known as Autodesk Alias allowing surface design and rendering to be designed, changed and improved before any physical tooling or, more importantly, physical costs. The design team worked next to the engineers with mood boards to ‘help them draw better… and in some cases, dress a bit better’, according to Morgan Design Head, Jon Wells, the latter comment synonymous whenever the worlds of ‘cool’ design and ‘geeky’ engineering meet. With only 11 people in the design team and a turnaround time of 18 months, the Morgan three-wheeler was produced at the Geneva Motor Show and was an immediate success, pre-orders exceeding all expectations. For a company that makes around 1,200 cars a year, there is little room for failure and a design-led approach such as this is an excellent strategy for keeping costs down, while making the design process as integrated as possible. This service design model is also iterated when it comes to its customers. With cars priced around the £35,000 mark, this is not an impulse purchase, but with the software Morgan uses, it means that customers can choose their own colours, livery and specifications, even if the core design remains constant. The company recently launched a competition with its partners Autodesk, H-P and Nvidia to produce a definitive image of the Morgan three-wheeler as part of a print campaign. The winner (see image above) was designed by a Portuguese architect and 3D visual designer Germano Vieria and it shows the three-wheeler at ground level in all its glory. This competition with software partners for a print campaign is a perfect illustration of how Morgan Motors is mixing the very old with the new to create a different future. This may be so, but if they ever bring back the high-roofed Morgan Plus 4, I will be the first in the queue. It is the most beautiful car ever made… and I’d be happy to grow a beehive if they did so. [See the related video on the use of modern technologies. Ed.]

MORGAN ANNOUNCES PLUS 8 SPEEDSTER WORLD DEBUT AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2014 Morgan are thrilled to announce that the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed [26th June - 29th June 2014. Ed.] will play host to the world debut of the new Morgan Plus 8 Speedster. A combination of raw performance and iconic styling will be showcased as the new Speedster takes on the famous hill climb. Built to celebrate 100 years of production on one site at the Morgan factory in Malvern, the new Speedster takes the Plus 8 aluminium platform and pushes it even further. Visitors to the event will get the chance to see the Speedster both on static display as well as being put through its paces on the hill as part of the First Glance Class at the MMC Web Site - www.morgan-motors.co.uk festival.

16 The Morgan group are extremely excited to announce the launch of AR Motorsport. AR Motorsport will look after the hugely important motorsport side of Morgan, producing a range of motorsport and fast road accessories right through to a full race prepared AR Motorsport vehicle. The launch of AR Motorsport includes a new website and the launch of a new race car, the Morgan ARV6. Based on the Morgan 3.7 V6 th Roadster, the ARV6 is a fully race prepared vehicle with a racing debut at Donington Park on the 6 of June.

17 http://www.aero-racing.co.uk/ Morgan Claimed to be ‘the most powerful track car Morgan has ever sold’

Remarkable Performance and Handling. The Morgan ARV6 is based on the 3.7 Roadster. With specialist modifications, the ARV6 further pushes the boundaries of what a traditional Morgan race car can be and will be the perfect Morgan race car for experienced racers and novices alike. Offering performance and handling that goes beyond any Morgan produced race car that has previously been available, the ARV6 is available from all AR Motorsport accredited Morgan Dealers. 1) The Morgan ARV6 is the latest offering from AR Motorsport and represents the pinnacle of what a Morgan race car can be. Utilising some of the most up to date track enhancements, available only on the ARV6, this track only Morgan race car has been designed with one aim in mind, competing in motorsport and winning races. 2) Stripped out, the ARV6 utilises lightweight materials to ensure that it is lighter than a standard Morgan and therefore boasts a power to weight ratio stronger than any other car in the Morgan range. 3) Driver focused technology An LCD screen and sports button set up the ARV6 to be a totally driver focused Morgan race car that’s performance will outstrip any race car previously offered by Morgan.

http://www.aero-racing.co.uk/

Continued Next Page 18 [The AR Motorsports Morgan V6 has seen its first http://www.aero-racing.co.uk/ competition, racing at Donington-Park in early June. Pictures provided here are sourced from the Aero Racing web site and from first hand viewers at the track. You can see the obvious modifications to the car. No doors, no door handles, not even provisions for doors, as I don’t see any door hinges. This in itself implies a certain dexterity and physical prowess that I unfortunately can no longer claim. Some other mods of interest include the LEDS in the headlights, a new digital dash, and no windscreen except the single drivers side Brooklands Screen. Visit the web site for more. Ed.]

These Three Pictures Courtesy of JAYS on TalkMorgan

CHARLES MORGAN WAS THROWN OFF THE BOARD OF MORGAN MOTORS NOW HE MAY BE TRYING TO BUY IT BACK By Rachel Savage, http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/

EXCLUSIVE: The grandson of the car company's founder is understood to be trying to raise 5 million pounds from QVentures and Invest UK to buy his sister's shareholdings. When Charles Morgan was ousted as managing director of Morgan Motors last October, the family fallout was more acrimonious than a feud between the Mitchells on Eastenders. Now, though, MT understands the grandson of the 100- year-old car company’s founder is planning to buy out his sister with the backing of multiple investors. Morgan is trying to raise £5m from investors through online, members-only investment platform QVentures and Invest UK, which provides services to foreign investors, said a source close to the deal. Morgan is understood to be planning to buy his sister Jill Price’s shareholding. Morgan still owns 20% of the company, Price owns 10% and her husband David Price is a trustee of a trust that owns 48%, Morgan told the Birmingham Post in March. Morgan is one of the beneficiaries of the trust, he told a conference last year. Various nieces and nephews are also non-executive directors of the company. However, Morgan Motors’ managing director Steve Morris told MT that a conversation between Morgan and Jill has not taken place. According to the most recent Morgan Motors results, ‘Shareholders’ funds’ were valued at £6.5m at the end of 2012. Between QVentures, whose founding members include Moshi Monsters founder Michael Acton-Smith and Innocent

Continued Next Page 19 Drinks’ co-founder Richard Reed, and Invest UK, they hope to attract several dozen investors. Did You Know? HARRODS OF LONDON? - MORGANS IN ‘The deal is definitely going ahead. Whether the funding can be raised for THE SHOP WINDOW! it is another question, but I’m very optimistic,’ the source said. Ever wondered why the MMC has been ‘There’s a few sensitivities to be ironed out first of all, in terms of the dancing with companies that produce relationships in the family, which I’m expecting will be all ironed out in the high end fashion watches and designers next two or three weeks, and then it will be go time.’ of fancy men’s clothes? Well, it would seem that the Morgan Motor Company In an interview with MT earlier this year, Morgan made it quite clear that has had relationships with high end he wanted to regain control of the company. He also complained about retailers for over its one hundred years. the trials and tribulations of working in a family firm. It all started in 2010. A patent was ‘The challenge…is that you will never be appreciated,’ he said at the granted for the first Morgans. The first time,’ Morgan said. ‘Even if other family members don't work in the car sold poorly as it was only single seat version. Then in 1911 the two-seat business, they will always have a sense of entitlement. When the ‘Runabout’ was developed. Hugely company does well, greed rears its ugly head.’ successful, this machine attracted the Meanwhile, Morgan’s wife Kiera took to Twitter last October to berate the managing director of Harrods, Mr family (without naming specific members) in a series of emotional tweets. Burbridge, and the car soon appeared in the shop window of the famous store. If the deal does go ahead it seems blood may well be thicker than water. Harrods became the first Morgan dealer with an exclusive deal to sell all Morgan Morgan, QVentures and Invest UK all declined to comment. runabouts. Initially only the chassis were built in Malvern but used Harrod’s own bodies. These heavier bodies slowed the EPORTED IN THE EWS ETTER ON car and H.F.S. was forced to terminate R N L the agreement . . . but, it didn’t end UNE OVICE SCOOPS there. Morgan has been back at J 21, 1937: N Harrods several times since. Harrods ULSTER MOTOR CAR TROPHY IN FIRST sold the Morgan pedal car and a 4/4 Sport was the prize for loyalty drawing. ROAD RACE http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ So the next time you are in London, visit

A young Belfast man, R Campbell, who had never driven in a road Harrods and look for a Morgan. race before, won the International Ulster Trophy race over the But, Harrods is not the only high end Ballyclare Circuit on Saturday afternoon [June 19]. retailer involved with Morgan. MMC and Struthers of London have collaborated The distance of the race was 149.11 miles, the circuit being four miles 250 on a limited series of wrist watches Only yards in length. It was on a handicap basis of credit laps. about 10,000£! Campbell was driving a 1,122cc Morgan, entered by Mrs. Parish, of Bangor. Made by the firm which specializes in tri-cars, the winning machine was a new type of four-wheeled car which has never been raced. [This was a Coventry Climax powered Morgan 4/4 Series 1, first available in 1936. The Coventry Climax engine used in pre-war Morgan 4/4's has a 1122cc capacity, 90mm stroke and a 63mm bore. It is a "F- head" or "IOE" design, having overhead inlet and side exhaust valves. Ed.]

The race was promoted by the Ulster Automobile Club, whose officials are to be congratulated on its outstanding success. The Prime Minister, More recently Morgans Jon Wells and Viscount Craigavon, watched the race from the Grand Stand, and it is Michael Smith (MMC Design) exhibited cars at high profile events designed to estimated that about 25,000 people were present around the circuit. showcase the breadth of British fashion There was only one accident. Towards the end of the race, Ivo Peters, in a talent, e.g. global menswear brands and big Alfa-Romeo car, was thrown over a hedge at Lisnalinchy when his car Saville Row tailors. charged a bank. He is in a Belfast nursing home suffering from injuries to Don’t know if this all effects my view of the back. It is stated that he has a spine injury, but that it will not be of a the Morgan brand, either positively or permanent nature. Peters had the distinction of sharing with A Powys negatively, or change my buying habits, Lybbe the honor of putting up the fastest lap – 72.73 miles an hour. but . . . What’s it do to you??

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MORGANMORGAN you only ‘enthralling’ subjects for Technical Articles, while ensuring that the tasks presented are both relevant and are things that can be done without the exalted skills and tools available to a NASCAR race team, I offer you this excellent article on running board strips. The most obvious solution is to simply buy new ones but this may be expensive given the going rate of these is anywhere from 30-40$ each. And, you are likely to need at least two but four is more likely. This makes the refurbishing option MORGAN TECHNOLOGY INFO much more appealing! TECHTECH

REFURBISHING RUNNING STRIPS ON TRADITIONAL WINGS By Keith Hofgartner

Ever since I purchased my car some 6 years ago I have been a little ‘perturbed’ at the ‘protuberance’ of the rubbers on the tread strips on my wings. I put it down to the fact that the car had been regularly used and perhaps water sitting on the wings had affected the screws holding on the tread strips. I decided that it was time to solve the problem. I purchased a new set of strips from my local dealer (just over a £ 100) and on investigation saw that they didn’t even come with washers or nuts. [I too bought some new strips for Ugly Betty, but I had repainted the car so didn't have the worries of messing up the paint. Mine did in fact come with nuts and washers. Ed] The screws/bolts were actually captivated into the rails held in place by the rubbers. From the outset I was also concerned at the possible damage to the paintwork if I started to disturb the aluminum strips. Added to the frustration that the rear silencer was tight under the wing on my car making it almost impossible to gain access to the nuts without removing it, (an added frustration as the rear hanger seems to be designed that you have to take the whole rear section off to release it!) unless you have the neat tool to spread the rubber fitting that holds on the exhaust bracket. So after some sole searching I wondered why not use the new rubber and slide it on the existing rails . . . easy. No. . . the strip is slightly narrower and would not be a good enough fit (allowing more water and grit to aggravate the problem in the future) so now I had removed the original rubbers and soon saw that basically the bolts that had been used were the culprits and a layer of rust had been deposited on the heads and thus lifted the rubbers at these points. Continued Next Page 21 If I was to carefully ‘grind’ these with my underused Dremmel tool and then seal them and replace the original rubbers I felt I would have a satisfactory result. So this is what I did, finishing with a light ‘polish’ of the aluminum with VERY fine wet and dry [sand paper] and a good two coats of ‘Hammerite’ [paint] on the bolt heads and after gentle ‘grinding’ of the rubber to remove the engrained rust went to work to refit the rubbers. A job of patience that was eased with use of silicone grease and a gentle action from each end to finish in the middle otherwise they stretch. I am very happy with the result and although probably not as good as full replacement, at least I didn’t have the risk of paint damage and it still holds a certain ‘patina’ of the original car. The dealer happily refunded my purchase as they informed me they often use them and will hold in stock. Perhaps not so much now..! Keith

[This article was originally posted on TalkMorgan, an UK based internet chat or blog site, by Keith Hofgartner. Keith was kind enough to let us reprint it here for the benefit of the MOGSouth readers. Having seen the ‘protuberance’ of the bolt heads in the rubber strips on many older cars, I think this is a great, cost effective solution. Consider joining TalkMorgan (www.talkmorgan.com) if you are not already a contributor. It provides a good interactive forum with other Morgan owners. Or, just an amusing read with the morning coffee . . . Ed.] FOLLOWUP TO LAST ISSUE’S ARTICLE ON BONNET STAYS I left you in the last issue, after lots of evaluation and research into alternative offerings, with my decision to procure the Wolf Performance Bonnet Stays for my cars. I now have received one set of stays and installed them on Ugly Betty. You’ll remember my priority was the Plus 8 as it was the guilty car involved in the incident with a falling bonnet after a poke by a young child to the simple wooden dowel I was using as a bonnet stay. Luckily, no one was hurt. I received the bonnet stays very quickly and the installation instructions were clear and concise. All the fasteners and fittings were included. I would say that it took me only about 45 minutes to install the stays on both sides of the car. It would have been quicker except my own ineptitude got the better of me. They work wonderfully. There is no way to cause the bonnet to fall without purposely removing it from the latch. This is the level of security I needed. My second set of bonnet stays is on the way. Highly recommended. Ed.

22 Letters to the Editor . . . LAST MYSTERY CAR!! WE HAVE A WINNER!! This mystery car was quite a challenge, but finally we had a spurt of guesses and two correct answers. The winning response is from Tom Coryn (by a day or so.) Tom identified the car as a Kellison J6. There are only a handful of original Kellisons in the country. Period built on a 50′s Ford frame, a Ford 302 CI V8 with aluminum intake manifold, 4 barrel 650 CFM carb., shorty headers and dual exhaust with glass packs. The transmission is a period built C-4 automatic with Hurst ratchet shifter. Kellison was founded in 1954 by former Korean fighter pilot Jim Kellison. The J series Kellison was designed for competition and high speed touring. Looks a bit like an Morgan SLR. Congrats Tom!

GREAT MORGAN VIDEOS ACCESSIBLE VIA THE MOGSOUTH WEB PAGE All ‘YouTube’ videos are available. Just go to the Video Viewer on the MOGSouth Photos Web Page. http:// www.mogsouth.com/Videos.htm (or you can go to www.YouTube.com directly) and click on the YouTube Logo, then put the following text strings (the words in red) into the YouTube Search Box LOCATION MORGAN DANS LE SUD OUEST (You’ve seen the advertisement. Now see the video!. And a few other things like a Riley and Deux Chevaux.) Caterham Seven 160 vs Morgan 3 Wheeler | evo TRACK BATTLE (The turbocharged three-cylinder vs a V-twin) RACER: Oak Racing Morgan Nissan P2 Detroit In Car (Oak Racing's Olivier Pla takes The RACER Channel for a high- speed tour through the streets of Detroit's Belle Isle, site of this June’s TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race, in his Morgan-Nissan P2 car.) Morgan Motors Accelerates with Autodesk, HP, and NVIDIA (An advertisement for HP and Autodesk, and released be- fore Charles left. It shows the use of modern technology in the design of the cars.) DRIVE: Morgan Aero Coupe - Epic V8 sound (very cool…)

23 MORGANMORGAN WANTSWANTS && SELLSSELLS Folks with Morgan ‘Wants or Sells’ should send an email to Mark or Randy with the details. You can reach us at [email protected] ‘Fergus’ Number Plaques Available !!! The cost per plaque is USD $60, postage per plaque is USD $3, world wide. If paid per PayPal, an extra USD $2 will be charged. To order a copy, or ask for information, please drop a line to [email protected] (Hermen Pol) or Jack Claxton at (678) 450-0703 or via email [email protected] Wanted English Ford 100E Engines I’ll consider most any condition. Contact Rick Frazee 407-620-0507 or [email protected] . Anglia, Prefect, Escort, and Squire English Ford Products built from about 1953 to 1961. Morgan Books for Sale Give your favorite Morganeer the must-have item of the decade – Fred Sisson’s Morgan Bedside Reader, aka “the Bible”. Contact David Crandall at [email protected].

Wanted 1957 Plus 4 Car Parts Club Member’s 1957 DHC Restoration is in Progress. Still needed are five (5) hub caps and eight (8) wheel nuts for 1957 +4. Wheels are 15in. If you can help, please contact Ian Shelmerdine at [email protected] 2MORGAN PLUS 8S FOR SALE 1970 PLUS 8 British Racing Green, Tan Leather Interior 3.9L Rover Engine, Original 3.5L included, if desired. Holley 390cfm, MSD Electronic Ignition Right Hand Drive, 4 Speed Moss Box, Spot Lights, Bumpers, Weather Equipment. Contact Peter Olson @ (404) 403-8197 for Price and/or more details.

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2005 ROADSTER FOR SALE !! I offer for sale my 2005 Morgan Roadster. Equipped with the usual factory amenities, A/C, air bags stainless steel wire wheels, bonnet strap, badge bar, colored top and Tonneau cover, spare tire cover, luggage rack, clock, Morgan accelerator pedal, side screen bag and side screens. Seat belt and top decals still on windscreen. Stainless rail covers in cockpit. Morgan owners handbook (copy). Stahl Motorsports did the following; install aluminum radiator, along with marine style fan connector, ball bearing steering damper replacement. 6000 miles, most desired color and interior. Car is as new and in pristine condition. Reportedly one of only 80 some in the US. Offered at $95K Bob Szymanski [email protected] 941-468-0327

25 26 19091909 The second half of 2014 looms large. Not to worry however as we still have lots of interesting events on the MOGSouth Calendar. There are several

regional events in each of the

MOGSouth states, and then there is the club’s Fall Meet. We still have not confirmed the location of the annual MOGSouth Christmas Party, but we should have that information relatively soon. Make sure you have made your reservations for the Fall Meet. See the details elsewhere in this issue.

will will have participation. MOGSouth 2014 US (and a few International) EVENTS

* 20142014 The 2014 MOGSouth Events Calendar Is Here! These dates should help in your 2014 planning. We already have dates for the Spring GatorMOG Noggin, the MOGSouth Spring Meet and a few other events. We still need to more of the local regional events.  Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix*, Jul 19 – 20, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh PA  Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Aug 17, Monterey CA  PUT-IN-BAY Road Race Reunion and Races*, Aug 25 - 27, South Bass Island, OH  Atlanta British Car Fayre*, Sep 6, Norcross, GA  Goodwood Revival, Sep 12 - 14, Goodwood Circuit, Chichester, W. Sussex, England  MOGSouth Fall Meet, Sep 19 - 21, Highlands, NC - Hosted by Jim and Collette Clark See Details In this Issue  GatorMOG Noggin, Date/Location TBD are outside the those US the and with are an shown outside  The Petit Le Mans, Oct 4, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA  Brits at the Beach, Oct 11, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC

 Euro Auto Festival*, Oct 17 - 18, BMW Plant, Greer, SC Blue Blue Text , ,  Lake Mirror Classic, Oct 17 - 19, Downtown, Lakeland, FL  Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance*, Oct 24 - Nov 2, Hilton Head Island, SC  Winter Park Concours d'Elegance, Nov 14 - 16, Winter Park Country Club, Winter Park, FL  MOGSouth Christmas Party, Dec 6 - Location TBD

[FYI, Rick Frazee of Winter Park, Florida was asked to organize a Morgan Class for the November 2014 Winter Park Concours d’Elegance. Rick has been the local go-to-guy for Morgans and (if you didn't know Rick is the lead gator for GatorMOG) has been tapped in the past to source Morgans for the Concours. This event has included a Morgan class several times in the last few years. And we have taken good advantage of it. We had a special event at the Concours in 2011 which was followed by a trip down to Key West and back. In 2012, there was another Morgan

Class, but this one was limited to V twin Three Wheelers, and Ray Morgan won the Best in Class award. are MOGSouth sanctioned events The Winter Park Concours has now changed hands with respect to operations and administration. And, in 2013, the Concours started to charge a substantial fee for participants showing their cars, on top of a new entrance fee charged

Red Text Red to attendees. Rick and I discussed this situation and we couldn’t, in good conscious, ask folks to come to Winter Park to show their cars, knowing that they would have to pay a fee. I have shown my Morgans at Amelia Island, Meadow Brook, Hilton Head Island, Boca Raton, Pinehurst, and earlier in Winter Park and have never been asked to pay a fee. The cost of getting the car ready, traveling, staying in hotels, eating out, etc., is very expensive in itself. That and the fact that these show cars are the only reason any Concours exists in the first place, makes paying a fee seem

Events shown in ludicrous. Therefore, Rick told the Winter Park Concours organizers that we couldn’t support their effort as long as a fee was being charged. Hopefully, they will change this policy in the future. Ed]

27 MOGSOUTH REGALIA Thanks to the efforts of MOGSouth Regalia lead Dave Bondon, The Club has a new supply of MOGSouth Car Badges! The badges are available to members for $50.00 per badge and that includes domestic (lower 48) shipping and handling. At this price, you can buy two! But don’t wait they are going fast! Please contact Dave Bondon at 770 330-6210 or [email protected] to place your order. Mail your check made payable to MOGSouth to: Dave Bondon, 266 Lakeshore Drive, Berkeley Lake, GA 30096. Name Badges - Have you found your badge yet? If not, order one from the club. Send 10$ per badge to Randy Johnson and he’ll get it made for you. Also, let Randy or Dave know what other things you might need. We can get shirts, hats, jackets, patches, etc . . . Just about anything. Let us know in person at the next meet or better yet, send us an email [email protected] and we’ll ship it to you so you have it at the meet.

Hey?? Got an idea for the 2014 Christmas Party?? We don’t have a plan as yet. Raise you hand!! We use the Email contact list for communication, however, for those Many thanks to those that have contributed without email, we will continue to send a hard-copy of the news letter. To articles and photos to this issue. Articles read the electronic newsletter you need Acrobat Reader. Download Adobe and photos are always welcome. Please Acrobat Reader free from http://www.adobe.com. If you have problems send any comments, suggestions or reading the newsletter call Mark at (407) 322-5060, or update your email by sending it to [email protected]. material to [email protected]. SOUTHERN FOURS AND EIGHTS

NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTHERN MORGAN OWNERS GROUP MOGSOUTH VOL. 6/14

Not a Member of MOGSouth? It’s Easy to Join!!! Dues for the calendar year are $25. They are due and payable January 1st. To join us, please mail your check payable to MOGSouth to: MOGSouth c/o Randy Johnson, 296 Lakeshore Drive, Berkeley Lake, GA 30096

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