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Next month … BROOKLANDS NORTH WEST Next meeting 6th Octoberber at the New Inn, 14 October - Wednesday Lunch – Send, Surrey GU23 7EN The Smoker Inn, A556 Plumley (12.30) 30 October Friday meeting, EAST ANGLIA - The Whipping Stocks, A50, Over Peover Next group meeting.20th October(3rd Tues) Hare Arms, Stow Bardolph. 8pm OXFORD Next Meeting: Saturday 31st October, EAST ANGLIA – WOOLPIT The Abingdon Arms, Beckley, noon. First Tuesday, every month. The Bull, Woolpit, 12 noon. SOUTH COAST EAST MIDLANDS Wednesday, 21st October, 8.00 pm. Film Show. Six Bells, Chiddingly. Next meeting Wed 21st October,LP1 6pm, - Anzanitill late Anthology. The illustrated SOUTH EAST Sunday 25th October Restorationstory Show, of the Anzani engine and its use in Morgan Three wheelers Next meetings at Stoneleigh Park - rd Saturday 3 October – The Swan, FAR FAR SOUTH WEST LP2 – Story of the Three - wheeler. Bri- Horndon-on-the-Hill 2nd Oct. Black & White breakfastan Wattmeet,’s essential guideInformal to the Wednesday manufac- meetings – 16th and 10.00am Fox&Hounds,turing Scorrier details of the 30threeth October-wheeler. (contact: A must Dennis Plater on 13th Oct VSCC group meeting ,have 7.30pm for dating your 01277 pride 352867)and joy. (Many Hawkins illustrations)Arms,Zelah Saturday 7th November - The Swan, 15th Oct MTWC group meeting,LP3 – Best of Clarrie. What is there to Horndon-on-the Hill 7.30pm Fox & Hounds,say about Scorrier. this publication. A collection of SOUTH WEST 18th Oct VMCC Run, 10.30am, Ladock. rd articles written by the Next late Meeting: Clarrie Sat 3 October - lunchtime FSW Coombes, describing meeting his activities at The whilst Hare & Hounds, Putts Next Meeting : as usual Third Tuesday,owning and driving aCorner, 3W. Sidbury. It Please park in the Ottery doesn’t tell you exactly how to tackle each The Hunting Lodge, Lee Mill St Mary road car park HERTS, BEDS AND BUCKS. and every job on a 3W, (it is not a work- rd WEST MIDLANDS 3 Wednesday, every month: Noon,shop manual) but it gives you the confi-th Wednesday, 14 October, Mid-month The Swan, Northall, Beds.,dence LU6 to 2EY. try. A ‘must’ for all 3W owners. Meeting. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley Next Meeting Weds 21st October. LP4 – F-type Handbook - MMC. A 20:00 th LANCS and LAKES facsimile reprint of theWednesday, Morgan Motor 28 October, Monthly Meeting. th Sunday 4 October – Closing RunCompany to ’s original handbook supplied The Clent Club 20:00 Yorkshire Dales, start at Huntleywith’s on every A59 F -type sold. Y. N. D. (10am). th LP5 – Matchless Engine Next meeting Handbook. A Thursday 15 October – group meeting at th superb small reference 13 bookOctober for all- The Match- Bay Horse, Scholes. M1, the Royal Oak, Garstang, eating from 6.30pm rd Thursday 19th November – pre Christmas J35, A629 Rotherham, 3 left Scholes, - Satnav: S61 2RQ. social dinner at the Royal Oak Front cover: Three generations of the Stephens family enjoying the surprise drive at the Training Day. Unknown to the Father, his sons has arranged for the rebuild of his car … and the happy outcome is seen here. Contents: 12 Copenhagen GP 25 Sporting AGM/Nosh 3 Editorial piffle 14 Letters/postcards/emails 30 Group Reports Adrian M-L’s conrod 17 Len Foord @ 100 40 Tom’s Emporium 5 NEC Advert 19 Scot & NE BBQ 41 LUCAS 6 Jack Whitehead Obit 42 5-Speeder Bevel Box 7 Cyril Revision 45 Floggery 8 Competition report 22 Mogspares 46 Gerald / Regalia 10 Nice photos 23 Amiens 90 BORE 48 Morgans at Malvern 11 Brittany Escapade Breather 2 Vol. 70 October 2015 No. 10 THE BULLETIN AFFILIATED TO THE ACU: NON - TERRITORIAL CLUB WEBSITE: www.mtwc.co.uk Editorial Le Mans, in France 3 Connecting Rod Adrian Murray-Leslie I have just had the pleasure of visiting out mechanical problems, not so long ago the Scotland and North East Group came to the AGM in his MX2 SS, splitting barbecue in Edinburgh and staying over the journey down into two days and then with Dan and Jill Smith their GO and the returning to Blairgowrie event at Paul and Jane Jowitt’s home was excellent. I am gradually making inroads into the task of visiting the UK groups and Both these men started by using their thoroughly enjoying meeting members I Morgans as everyday transport and have know and more importantly those I don’t. served long apprenticeships. They also One of the pleasures of doing this is have cars that are well prepared and are discovering the amazing things that Morgan reliable and I realise that not everyone has owners do and a couple of these discoveries those skills or that experience. However, should be an inspiration to us all. there are many members who are prepared The first story arose, not from a regional to get out there and do long journeys - or group meeting but at Le Puy. Gordon even not-so-long ones to their local group Naisby, following illness and a toss up to meetings or as an alternative to using decide whether to come at all, set out from modern cars and thereby take the rough Camberley in his trusty Matchless SS, with the smooth, mostly getting there but purchased in 1947 – yes, really! – and sometimes not. drove the approximately 350 miles to Le Part of being a Morgan owning member Puy and then then back again. You may by of the MTWC is driving your threewheeler this time have been doing your sums and and inspiring others to do the same. Keep concluded that if he bought the car in 1947 that very special smile on your face (after then he must be well into his eighties and sometimes wiping away the tears) by you would be right. taking your courage in both hands and The second story is of John Macdonald getting out there and driving your Morgan. …. to whom I was asked to present the Best wishes, annual Scotland and North East Enthusiast Adrian Award who, besides being a skilled engineer p.s. OK, I realise that Summer is over and and being prepared to help anyone to sort Autumn is here, but that’s no excuse. 4 TICKETCLUB DISCOUNTEXCLUSIVE WEEKEND * BIRMINGHAM, NEC, 13-15 NOVEMBER 2015 ! SHARE YOUR PASSION FOR CARS OVER 1,800 STUNNING CLASSIC CARS 250 CAR CLUBS CELEBRITY GUESTS THE UK’S BIGGEST INDOOR AUTOJUMBLE AND TRADER VILLAGE WHEELER DEALERS LIVE STAGE CLASSIC CARS FOR SALE MEGUIAR’S CLUB SHOWCASE SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS NEW! 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All bookings are subject to a single transaction fee of £1.50. Tickets include a showguide to the value of £7.50. Entry to the auction requires purchase of a catalogue. See website for all information. All information correct at time of publishing. Jack Whitehead 1917-2015 - Fellow of the MTWC Jack would have reached 98 this month and drives through Central London – to Tooley one thing that kept him going so long, as Street, venue of the SE Group in those days. well as the devotion of his wife Marian, was ‘Morganitis’ – the disease for which there is no known cure ... one of his fondest sayings. He was a Lancastrian, whose father was a chauffeur at the Knowsley estate of Lord Derby, though his biggest early mechanical influence seems to have been his uncle, who took him on trips all over in his vintage V- twin Royal Enfield outfit. On leaving school, he was apprenticed as a As he learnt more, the Sports had an over- During these years he married and moved haul and its first re-body. In the late 60s/ to the Uxbridge area, bringing up myself and early 70s it was used for runs also racing in my sister while working extra hours to buy a the standard class and high speed trials. Jack worked in Ealing by this time and he Jack always had more interesting everyday soon became a lunchtime habitué at Ken cars – a Riley, a Jowett Javelin and finally a Douglass’s emporium - in the days before series of Saabs. I suppose my teenage interest Mogspares this was still one of the main in motorsport - and particularly vintage spares outlets. events, was a good excuse for him to find an The location was also useful for his first interesting mechanical hobby. role as a Club Officer – in 1968 joining Ernie Woods as an ACU rep when they met at the London RAC headquarters. This role lasted until 1983, then again with the ACU moved to Rugby he returned with Nev Lear for another nine years – and Nev reminded me how they were usually the only delegates to turn up to meetings on 2 or 3 wheels.