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Merry Christmas Happenings in December … BROOKLANDS OXFORD Next meeting 1st December at the New Inn, Send, Next Meeting: Thursday 31st December, Surrey GU23 7EN The Abingdon Arms, Beckley, noon. New Years Day at Brooklands Museum SCANDINAVIAN 10.30am onwards The date for the Viking Run in Horsens is changed EAST ANGLIA to 5-7 of August 2016 Monthly meet. Hare Arms, Stow Bardolph, rd SOUTH COAST 3 Tuesday of month, 8pm. th Sunday, 13 December, Holly Run, Lewes. th EAST ANGLIA – WOOLPIT Wednesday, 16 December, 7.30 pm. Scalextric First Tuesday, every month. The Bull, Grand Prix. Six Bells, Chiddingly. Woolpit, 12 noon.. SOUTH EAST EAST MIDLANDS nd th Wednesday 2 Dec – informal midweek meeting Next meeting Wednesday December 16 , Group th Saturday 5 Dec - The Swan, Horndonon the-Hill Christmas Dinner for details, and to book speak to th Wednesday 9 December - Wednesday Irregulars Paul Baker or myself th st pre-Christmas lunch (if interested, please contact 29 to 31 July 2016 SILVERSTONE CLASSIC, Dennis Plater for details) book early, you will not be disappointed. th Wednesday 16 Dec informal midweek meeting FAR FAR SOUTHWEST Sat 2nd Jan 2016 - The Swan, Horndon-on-the-Hill Fri 4th Dec. Black & White breakfast meet, SOUTH WEST 10.00am, Fox & Hounds, Scorrier Sat 5th December 2015 12:00 hrs Hare and Tue 8th Dec. VSCC Group meet, 7.30pm, Hounds, SidburyEX10 0QQ Hawkins Arms, Zelah. Tue 8th December 2015 11:00 hrs Farrington Thur 17th Dec. MTWC Group meet, 7.30pm, Farm Shop CafeBS39 6UB coffee then Book Barn Fox & Hounds, Scorrier And lunch at Farrington Inn Sun 20th Dec. VMCC End of Year run, Fri 1st January 2016 12:00 hrs. Ring O’Bells, 10.30am, Lanivet. Moorlinch, lunchTA7 9B FAR SOUTH WEST 14.00 hrs. Steam MuseumTA7 0LTA7 9B Next meeting: Third Tuesday in the month WEST MIDLANDS at the Hunting Lodge, Lee Mill. th Wednesday, 9 December, Mid-month Meeting. HERTS, BEDS AND BUCKS. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley 20:00 rd th 3 Wednesday, every month: Noon, The Swan, Sunday, 13 December, Holly Run. Northall, Beds. LU6 2EY. The Island Pool, A449 10:00 th Next meeting and Christmas Lunch Wednesday, 30 December, Monthly Meeting. Wednesday 16th December at Noon. The Clent Club 20:00 YORKS,NOTTS and DERBY LANCS and LAKES th Next meeting Monday 28 December – lunch meeting: th 8 Dec - The Bay Horse, Scholes. M1, J35, A629 at The Calf’s Head, Worston from 12.30 rd Rotherham, 3 left Scholes, Sat Nav S61 2RQ. NORTH WEST 2 December - Christmas Lunch, An early Two speeder downhill The Windmill Inn, A556, Tabley Results in one feeling quite ill 18 December - Friday meeting at The Whipping The lack of front brakes Stocks, A 50, Lower Peover Is all that it takes To be glad to be wearing brown trousers …. Contents: 15 Registry Ramblings 3 Editorial Efulgence 26 UPEGroup Reports Adrian M-L’s conrod 17 39 Scandinavian Run 5 Christmas Tale no. 1 19 Another Turns Up 40 Gwenda’s Car? 41 Christmas Tale #2 9 Competition report 45 Floggery 46 Brolt/ New Members 22 Nipper at the AGM 48 Page 48 12 The Stephens Story 23 Handy Tip 14 Letters/postcards/emails 49 only visible to the ardent followers of Mrs Trellis 2 Vol. 70 December 2015 No. 12 THE BULLETIN AFFILIATED TO THE ACU: NON - TERRITORIAL CLUB WEBSITE: www.mtwc.co.uk Editorial Congratulations to our Company Secretary and his new wife. Andrew Morison and Nina were married on October 27th Nick Another RENEWAL FORM WITH THIS ISSUE 3 Connecting Rod Adrian Murray-Leslie robbery or a job at a merchant bank are likely . to be able to have ownership or regular use of Good news too that Dave Harman is willing one. to take on the role of Mogspares Financial The Club obviously can’t provide significant Administrator. Many thanks Dave and good funds to help young members climb that luck with it. financial mountain, but maybe there is Secondly, my apologies for a serious something that individual members can do. omission: Since John Scruton announced his In Morgan terms, I am a serial monogamist. resignation, I realise that I have not used this The only time I have owned more than one at column to thank him for all the time and the same time is when I have been trading up energy he has put into being Treasurer over and rebuilding a more (to me) desirable the last five years. It is not always easy to find model. (although I suppose I have to ask people with the skills and commitment who myself the question as to whether I would will take on major Club roles and John took have been tempted into owning more than one the helm at an important time in the Club’s had space and funds allowed). life, so thank you John. Dare I suggest that if polygamists were to Whilst on the subject of omissions, perhaps liberate some of their surplus cars, especially because the appointment of GOs is made by those languishing with little prospect of the groups, Tony Quinn’s departure from the restoration, there might be more to go round? Committee also went unmentioned in this Maybe also, the law of supply and demand column. Besides being an excellent GO, Tony might operate and the price might go down a took on the role of managing the Governance little too – and even if they were still out of Review and in addition that of Ombudsman, reach of young members, there might be more helping to explore and clarify issues that had new members joining us and more Morgans arisen between Committee members. Tony on the road. A quote from Nathaniel brought both skills from his background in the Hawthorne puts it nicely: “Happiness is not Charity Commission and his natural sense found in things you possess, but in what you decency to these roles. Thank you Tony. have the courage to release.” (Note: I am Arising from this year’s AGM, you may greatly heartened by some members who, have noted that Michael Joseph made a though owning several cars are extraordinarily proposal that we set up a bursary scheme to generous in the way they lend them, often for assist young members under 25 to make extended periods to friends – that too requires grants to encourage them to drive Morgans. the courage to release). The example he gave was that of helping with On a different subject, Sam Savage brought what is often the crippling cost of insurance. a quantity of second hand brass, bronze, The meeting undertook to take the idea aluminium and steel sections to the AGM forward and Michael said he would be pleased Spares Fair. They were competitively priced to be part of that process. and went like hot cakes. He said that he was I am very much in favour of encouraging responding to my idea that Mogspares might young members (I have spent my entire stock materials that could be used to make working life involved in youth work of one Morgan parts. Unlike most of us, Sam works kind or another) and would love to see some in the second hand metals trade and has ready of the Club’s resources used creatively to this access to such goodies, but clearly there is a end. However, there is a huge problem around market. If you want Mogspares to think the cost and availability of cars to be seriously about it, then talk to me or Charles surmounted. Even an F type restoration Smith. project will be out of the reach of most who Enjoy your Christmas and don’t forget that are starting on career and property ladders. your Morgan will still work even though it’s Only those who are fortunate enough to start December! with the benefit of a parental car and financial Adrian input or a large legacy or a successful bank 4 A Christmas Tale John Chatwin The Club Christmas party was always the button. The engine spun over and that was enjoyable and this year Gary had an extra it, it didn’t fire up. Trying again he got the reason to be there. He stood in the garage same negative result. He checked the fuel proudly surveying his toys. On the right was which of course was how he had left it, almost his 1931 Aero Super Sports looking rather full, checked plug leads and the multi plug dusty and neglected, whilst today the recipient connections that seemed to surround the . engine, everything seemed fine. Although he had tried to convince himself He assumed he had flooded it, so fetching that he’d bought it to run alongside his old his plug spanner from under the seat of the old Aero, he had not looked at anything else for Aero he was upset to find that it did not fit. By the last few weeks. He was hoping that the now he was getting rattled but eventually he evening would be fine so that he could turn up found a long socket that just fitted enough to in his new pride and joy. remove the plugs. Both looked dry as well as The weather forecast was looking good so being the right colour. Putting them back he did not even have to think about it when resulted in the spanner slipping and skinning Barbara asked if he would mind if she didn’t his knuckles. This left a blood stain on his accompany him, as she would really like to go clean shirt.

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