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, Scorrier. say about this publication.SOUTH WEST A collection of 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 The Hunting Lodge,doesn Lee’t tell Mill you exactly St Mary how to road tackle car each 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 The Swan, Northall, Beds.,dence LU6 to 2EY. try. A ‘must Wednesday,’ for all 3W owners.14 October, Mid-month Meeting. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley Next Meeting Weds 21st October. LP4 – F-type Handbook - MMC. A 20:00 LANCS and LAKES facsimile reprint of theWednesday, Morgan Motor 28th 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

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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.

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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. He had also rediscovered bikes by then, especially Velocettes, on which he enjoyed an annual trip to the TT – the sidecar races being his favourites. Jack retired in 1982 and with Marian, So it came to pass, that in late 1965 he enjoyed some good, sunny holidays but also caught ‘the disease’ – joined the MTWC, enjoyed what was probably the heyday of went to look at a late 2-speeder and came his Morganeering. away with APC 594, the 1933 Sports 2-seater He had a 3 year stint as South East GO in that became his pride and joy. the late 70s and from 1986, came back for My memories of these early Morgan days another six years, always trying to give the include; breaking worm wheel bolts; going group a full programme - their own seaside to Heathrow to give a Club greeting to US member Vic Hyde – and boiling in the queue jaunts –‘ Gang Bashes’ as he called them in for what may have been the first Brooklands his unique Bulletin reports. reunion in 1967 - also of course the monthly cont/...

6 On top of his Bulletin inputs, he was When in his last months he was confined always a prodigious correspondent on Club and other business and ended his ‘Officer career’ as our PRO - which he continued Jack’s last big event in the Morgan was this until the electronic age took over. year’s Opening Run where he saw so many In the Spring of 1997, Jack had just left of his friends and on the 60 mile run home home for a ride in APC when he was clipped from Blenheim he couldn’t stop talking about and overturned, suffering some severe it ….’Throttle Up’ as he always said breakages and injuries which would have …. a fitting memory. finished most 80 year-olds but after rescue by air ambulance and intensive care, he made a remarkable recovery. However, he did lose some of his strength for full-on Morgan driving and after a couple of years, he also gave up his car licence, finally ‘discovering’ his bus pass and being happy for me to still take him Morganing, for rides and to events. He did start the long rebuild of his bent Sports but as he became more frail, we were both glad that we’d rebuilt our Family twin COG 867 with its nice wide doors.

Cyril the Squirrel …. cum corrigend

As described in the last issue … (sadly NOT my last issue ..Ed ), a photograph had been kindly supplied by Steve Uprichard, the ever helpful, affable webmaster (yes, yes get on with it you’ve said all that before OT) sent this photograph of a visiting squirrel in his garage. Steve corrected me, when he kindly - and with such good humour as always (yes, yes get on with it again no need to get all oleaginous OT ) proofread the copy with such diligence and good humour that we all know so well, as always (I despair, anyone would think that he should have been given the Leavens Award .. Well yes! On reflection Steve has done more for the Club than the lowly Editor ..what with the website and membership renewal management OT) the squirrel was sniffing the oil tank … verily aƒ any fule doth know. (I say Mr editor - when did you last have a Morgan running? OT). Oh *‡§¿ off! Yesterday .. if you must Know!! ..Ed

7 Competition Report Pete Clews

I am not sure why we like to compete but Harfield’s head gasket repair failed to hold the thrill of it all is certainly a major factor. water. The result was very similar to the The MTWC Challenge is over for another Saturday event with only Dave Hodgson season and only a few events remain for swapping places with Danny. those seeking the final thrills of the summer, VSCC Mallory Park 22nd August like the last Swallows not wanting to leave Another excellent Morgan circuit although the sky. It will soon be time to put the only Sue Darbyshire managed to get her car adrenalin back into the magic lamp until next on the grid after Iain Stewart’s tow car spring when we can rub the lamp, let the refused to start for the journey from genie out, and begin again. Shropshire. The sun shone and the BHR Darley Moor 15/16th August temperature rose towards 30 degrees by the Darley Moor is a superb circuit for Morgan time the race started. Sue had qualified 3rd Three Wheelers especially when the sun which looked very promising for the race and shines as it did for the weekend. It is a fast she was soon up with the leaders and lapping triangle with a different challenge at every in less than a minute. However by lap 10 the apex. The first apex is an off camber, fast engine gave up the battle with a holed piston downhill entry 110 degree corner which saps and it was all over. the power with its uphill exit onto a flat out MTWC Curborough Sprint 23rd August straight. At the end of the straight is Sunday threatened everything except a Townleys, a fast entry left hander into the plague of locusts and that was only because it very tight hairpin which tests both brakes and was going to be too wet for them! By 7 pm driver before the long straight where power on Saturday the paddock was already full and is the main prerequisite. The final corner, encouraged by Cathy Quinn, the BBQs were Paddock, is the fastest on the circuit where lit and the odour of charred, some very the average lap speed, even of F-Types charred, burgers filled the evening air. The creeps over 60 mph. chatter and cooking went on until late and BHR had given us a Morgan only grid finished with cakes before the alarms were which allowed the 5 speeders to compete, set for an early start. consequently 12 cars assembled for the Sunday morning was grey at 7am when a Challenge race but the F-Types of Charles crew of volunteers set out the Club Timing Pilbeam and Tony Pearson succumbed to oil equipment but by the time most people problems and when the lights went out emerged the sun was already beginning to Hamish Bibby shot into the lead which he break through. held to the end. In second place was Greg Marshals arrived and scrutineering took Bibby closely followed by Sue Darbyshire in place with slick professionalism as the third. Graham and Dawn Sherwood in the meeting came alive. Sue Darbyshire, Sue modified 5 Speeder were in fourth place with Clews and Val Hughes in the paddock office, your Comp Sec in fifth and Dave Hodgson in were besieged by competitors signing on, sixth. Danny Hodgson led the very sparse with many club members who do not TM class followed by David Poplar and last regularly compete, purchasing one event home was Chris Harfield in his Standard licences. Clerk of the Course Phil Reaney Class F-Super nursing a blown head gasket. gave his pep talk and the first competitors Austin Smith suffered ECU failure on lap 4 started their practice runs at 9.30 prompt. which left him on the sidelines for the rest of Things started slowly with Standard Class the meeting. cars and much admiration for Tom Cowley’s Sunday’s Morgan race was very depleted 1924 Aero with Lily Quinn in the passenger with only 7 starters after yours truly blew his seat and the Blackburne engine sounding engine to pieces in a B3 race, Tony Pearson very clean and crisp. Commentator Mike suffered throttle cable failure and Chris Guess quipped that not many men cont/...

8 are happy to take their future mother-in-law Club members and C50C /VMCC invitees out for a drive! Class 2 was the 5 Speeders brought a myriad of interesting bikes to make led by Jackie Scruton effervescent with up another record entry. excitement and adrenalin trying to better There were numerous Morgans in the John’s time from last year. Austin Smith spectator area and although the rain began to was without his ECU which had perished at fall after 3pm everyone managed to get two Darley Moor so quickly volunteered to dry runs. I’m sure all the competitors will passenger Mike Sythes in his1930 Super join me in thanking all the volunteers who Aero JAP. They attempted, and succeeded marshaled, our technical team, Phil Bridge, (just) in rounding the Hairpin on 2 wheels Dave Hodgson and Steve Kowalski and the and scraping paint off the nearside girls in the office. Very grateful thanks to mudguard. A true baptism of fire for Austin! Lesley Reaney who braved all the elements He completed the 2 timed runs with less to man the startline as did Phil and Nick. drama. There were 2 Bucklands competing Timekeeper Graham Marshall who made with Steve Lister driving an original car sure the times worked, Phil Reaney who kept which he had to keep safe for Commentator the whole show moving smoothly and last Laurie Weeks to drive home in. The other but by no means least those famous Buckland was driven by Danny Hodgson and commentators Guess and Weeks who have he obviously has little concern for its kindly offered to waive their normal fee and wellbeing as he completed a timed run in perform for us all next year! 40.44 seconds.The TM class was the largest Etretat Hill Climb 29/30th August group which Danny Hodgson and Bronte George Darbyshire and Ewan Cameron had Pearson blitzed in 44.68. Membership worked their magic on Sue’s blue car and it Secretary Eric Bayley put in a very creditable was back in action in time for the trip to lap of 48.15 while our Chairman, Adrian Etretat just outside Le Havre. The weekend Murray-Leslie became rather disorientated was glorious and Sue was in her best form about the route but did eventually clock a against many of the competitors she races time of 55.71. The Racing Class was without against in the VSCC and secured 2nd place. the Bibbys who opted for a trip to the more News equitable climate of the South of France Some provisional ideas for next season are leaving Bill and Maggie Tuer to win the class already beginning to take shape. 2016 is the by almost 2 seconds from Chas Reynolds. 50th Anniversary of VMCC racing and as we Your Comp Sec driving Sue Darbyshire’s have raced with them throughout this time Black car was slower than he usually is in his we hope to be running 2 Morgan Challenge F-Type (46.60), something to do with not Races on the Saturday of the 3 day meeting wanting to break another car. Notable at Cadwell on the 18th June. Curborough is performances in the Drivers Class were Steve provisionally booked for Sunday June 12th Lister in his 1927 Aero Blackburne with and we will running a Morgan only race at 49.66, Philip Milne-Taylor in his Super VSCC Oulton Park dates permitting. The Sports (58.04) and Graham and Kath Slater organisers of the Manx Classic on the final in the 1930 Super Aero recently restored by weekend in April have asked if we could put Tom Cowley and pictured on the cover of the together a small class of cars to compete. July Bulletin (62.92). The Sporting AGM and Dinner The offer of half price entry for shared cars 28th November (see p25) gave passengers a chance to shine and they This will take place at The Stonehouse did. Dawn Sherwood took the TM 5 Speeder Hotel as in previous years with a Saturday round in 49.45, Ann Harfield piloted the afternoon AGM meeting followed by Dinner Standard F-Super to 64.32 and Bronte and Trophy Presentations. It is a celebration Pearson restrained by dad in the passenger of the season and is wonderfully organised seat pushed the TM F2 to 52.99. It all bodes by Lesley Reynolds. Full details are in the well for the future. Bulletin Advert and on the Club Website.

9 Photo Medley, Darley Moor, Loton, Curborough. Dennis Rushton

Loton: Steve Lister Loton: Robin Rew

Darley Moor: Graham Sherwwod Loton: Hannah Enticknap

Curborough: Phillip Milne-Taylor Darley Moor: Hamish Bibby, Challenge

Curborough: Mike Sythes Curborough: Graham Slater

10 Escapade to Brittany Jane Joseph served in a cup. Eventually we located the important landmarks: our friendly gite next to fields of With 4 Morgans and 12 Morganeers, we rustic bean-pickers; the luscious patisserie; made a jolly party. The odd little English where to buy cider etc. Stephen is a natural leader and Sue a most over Stephen’s perfect purple 1921 Grand patient interpreter and gracious guide. The Prix, the sweetest Morgan I have ever seen. week was a heady mixture and we were thoroughly spoilt by our hosts. Each day we explored a new area and the days were full of variety. Although the runs with their lunch stops and beauty spots were precisely planned, going on them was absolute relaxation and great fun.

Dave Young and Trish drove a 1933 Super Sports, matching in age our redder than red Sports Two Seater. The fourth Morgan was Highlights for me: Bruce and Val Campbell’s 1947 F type fresh The camaraderie, wit, rue de remarques and from Dieppe. Black, solid and reliable until, laughter of a dozen people who have on the final afternoon, the back tyre went as Morgans in common. flat as a Galette. The super-clear instructions and maps with Grahame Joseph and Di plus Jen and Dave enticing and educational information Pittuck provided carrying capacity and more provided by Stephen. than a touch of hilarity. Un bunch très The gorgeous rocky coastline and villages eccentrique enhanced by the sunshine and sea breeze in a We had a minor issue boarding the ferry. Morgan. The inland route on a smooth, Michael yanked the hand brake to park on sweeping road with wide views and a good the steep diesel-slicked ramp. What was that hill to buzz the engines. Plenty of crack? With the nipple broken, Dave P said opportunities for exploring on foot, then there was no stopping us now. Otherwise all parting the crowd to reach our cars. went well and the amazing Grand Prix could In summary, it was one long luxurious never be accused of Shakin’ Stephens. dining experience with Morgans as one of The 100 mile, quiet coastal route from St the courses. Malo west, took us along the Cote d’Armor Huge thanks to the South Coast GO and to our host’s rural cottage near Plufur. A and his delightful wife. most welcome, welcome-meal awaited us in their marquee. For a non-drinker, I soon acquired a thirst for the delicate local cider

11 Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix Iain Stewart The 2015 Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix was held on 30th July through to 2nd August. Despite not knowing anything about this event, Iain Stewart decided to enter his Morgan 3-Wheeler. A few days before leaving for Denmark, he found that his external flywheel had moved and friction welded itself to the rear main-shaft. It was a horrendous job to separate them and eventually both these items were damaged beyond use. John and Alan from Merlin Engineering replaced sorts was eventually found for that one night. the damaged rear main shaft in less than 48 That night was spent in a very dodgy part of hours whilst Iain finished machining up a town. Full of drug addicts, fights, sex replacement flywheel. workers and potential muggers (a bit like my To avoid carrying methanol on the ferry, the home town – really). engine had been dismantled and converted to The Copenhagen event turned out to be a run on petrol. In proper “frantic” Morgan very high profile street race with menacing tradition the departure time came (and went) concrete walls on both sides of the track and whilst the car was still in bits. The engine no run off areas. This 2.4 km circuit was was finally assembled / installed 3 hours late. actually built on the streets around Bellahoj With no time to test the engine, Iain spent Park with some chicanes added. Areas of the the next 10 minutes packing tools, spares and track were extremely bumpy when crossing a few party clothes. Time was getting tram lines, street cambers or cobbles. A large desperately late, in fact no time to even have number of Zebra crossings and other painted a wash. Deciding instead to get scrubbed up surfaces also made the grip on some of the (on-board) if the ferry could still be caught. bends particularly unpredictable. The journey from Shropshire to Harwich The pre war class had been amalgamated was exciting in that short space of time with the racing cars up to 1947 class. These (whilst keeping below the speed limits - your Scandinavians are known to be fast drivers Honour). Iain eventually arrived at Harwich and they did not disappoint in Copenhagen. ferry terminal after the gates were shut. But Apart from one other car, all the cars in the Ferry Company (Stena) very kindly Iain’s race were supercharged except for his opened the gates to allow him onto the ferry Morgan. Having arrived with an untested – as the last vehicle on-board. engine, Iain spent all day Friday trying to get The drive through Holland and Germany it to work properly. To the amusement of the was fairly uneventful apart from a severe other competitors and spectators. Iain’s reprimand by the German police for speeding engine was stripped and rebuilt many times on their autobahn. No fines or penalties before it eventually functioned properly. involved. Word had passed around the spectators Iain also made a small error when booking that Iain was performing hourly engine the hotel in Copenhagen by not booking for rebuilding tutorials. This ensured that he had the first night. The hotels in Copenhagen a constantly changing audience throughout were completely full and accommodation of the day. cont/...

12 Whilst all this was going on – the media The Final Race was fantastic and everybody turned up and requested an interview for the was pushing hard. It was eventually won by local radio. Iain managed to conduct an inter- Peter Candy in his very fast Riley Super Rat. view with them and this time he managed it Robert Cobden came in second in a without talking too much nonsense. “borrowed” car having previously broken the On lap-1 of qualifying, the Morgan started transmission of his Riley over the bumps. off brilliantly. Then a mag pinion slipped and Iain Stewart and his Morgan somehow it went onto one cylinder. It continued to limp managed to sneak into a 3rd place. Brilliant - around on one cylinder whilst still reaching three Brits on the podium. Peter Cobden then speeds of up to 70 mph. This placed the returned the 2nd place “borrowed” car to its Morgan on the back of the grid – which is owner with what looked like white wall tyres usually a lot more fun than starting near the in place of normal ones. When asked – on front. which lap did the tyres kiss the concrete walls, Race-1 was red flagged when a Lagonda he answered sheepishly that it happened on Rapier hit the concrete wall very hard (head most laps. on). The badly bent Lagonda landed upside A few Scandinavian spectators also down and it’s huge Monza fuel cap popped commented to me they were amazed to open. The driver (and track) was completely witness such clean and gentlemanly racing by drenched in fuel. Luckily there was no fire the British drivers. and the driver managed to wriggle out from As usual, the Morgan was very popular under the car with only a broken arm and with the spectators as most people find it concussion. fascinating that a tiny 2 speed tricycle can Those concrete walls were very unforgiving punch so far above its weight. and there were plenty badly damaged vehicles Iain’s favourite car for entertainment was a by the end of the weekend. little DKW two stroke saloon (looked like a Race-2 was going well until lap-4 when Trabant). It was being driven in a highly Iain broke a gear selector linkage and ended spirited manner. This screaming 2 stroke was up with a pair of neutrals. Whilst stuck on the doing 7,000rpm through one of the chicanes far side of the circuit (waiting for a gap on two wheels whilst snapping at the rear of a between races to get back to the paddock). He hugely powerful racing Corvette Stingray. had been searching for repair materials. All he The DKW was getting up to 5" of daylight could find was an old safety pin in the gutter. under both inside wheels through the bends This tiny safety pin was used to replace a whilst also keeping ahead of a Ford GT40. small split pin, which was then used to replace The DKW lost one of his wheels when a hub a larger split pin. snapped off on the last lap of the last race. Eventually he had worked up to something Luckily he spun off without hitting any walls strong enough to connect the selector or other cars. mechanism and get it working again. When This was a journey of 2,000 miles round the opportunity arose – the Morgan was able trip and although it was hard work at to drive back to the paddock unaided without times, it was also good fun. Might even the need of a tow truck. do it again next year.

Above: B&W Line-up at Pickersleigh Road Left: Happy scenes at the Swan at Newland

13 Letters, emails, postcards an undulating road. I can quote the latter affect due to experience when during my A Dim View by email apprenticeship I fitted a new stub axle to a I believe The Bulletin should be a journal Morris 1000. The replacement part had two of record where new material is published. holes which would take the steering arm, one News of members’ experiences, handy tips, meant for Morris 1000 use and the other for group activities, parts for sale, etc. are what the Riley 1.5 / Wolseley 1500, and guess we should find there, and not the rehashing of what, initially I used the wrong one. Yes that old, tired and erroneous material. was a long time ago, but I remember that road The article “Electrical Theory” propagates test as if it were yesterday. One thing a set of trite clichés and provides absolutely experience has taught me is that it is very no new information. The ‘smoke story’ and difficult to improve on most production these little one-liners denigrating Lucas vehicles; you need to think long and hard Industries have done the rounds by now; they because it usually bites you in the bum were sort of funny more than 40 years ago somewhere! when most of them were coined, but I think Thank you to everyone who works so hard for we’ve come a long way since then. the benefit of the Club. I owned several motorbikes in the ‘50s and Dennis Beale F10133 ‘60s and have run a Morgan three-wheeler for Brung an’ Sold by email around 10 years. All were equipped with The reason for writing, as Manager of the Lucas electrics, and all behaved and continue AGM Bring and Buy Department, is to to behave very well. notify, for publication, the results of the The Lucas mythology arose in the post-War "Bring & Buy" sale at the Spares Fair on years when huge industrial funding and Saturday. The sum of £1167·53p was taken incentives were funneled into rebuilding between 10:00am and 13.00pm. The footfall Germany, while British industries, still was unprecedented and because some suffering under wartime austerity, were given members wanted 100% of their sale income short shrift. Thus, for a short time, quality to go to Club funds, the final nett amount for control at Lucas, and many other British the MTWC was £165:48p. industries, did suffer. This is a matter of historical record but it’s I sincerely thank the bearded Tallack Bros, bearded Sam Savage and cleanshaven Chuck now high time this ill-gotten reputation was assigned to history’s dustbin. Perhaps a Berry, as without their input I'd now be in research-minded member could provide rehab! It was like being surrounded by readers with a brief synopsis of the range of Santa's helpers! Thanks, also, to those innovations that made Lucas the world- members who brought in the goodies, that will hopefully be moving under their own Bob Barclay Ottawa power soon, rather than being carried. Cheers Nick and many thanks for the On the Right Track…. by email productive hours that you have given to the Steering Modifications: I refer to the letter in MTWC. (Thanks Paul, appreciated …Ed.) the July 2015 Bulletin from Kim Allen headed Paul Baker Coventry “Steering Setup”. Kim shows his split track rod system which would result in constant F-type Trials and Tribulations variation of the “tracking” setting; as the stub I have finally persuaded my F-type to run axle moves in a straight vertical line the track again as well as can be expected, bearing in rod will move in an arc around the steering mind its advanced state of dilapidation. It drop arm, which if we assume the track rods disgraced itself at the beginning of July and, start in a straight line will cause the steering to despite much roadside fiddling, had to be toe in if either stub axle rises or lowers. The returned home on a recovery truck. affect of this is two fold, one being increased Since then, I have been making intermittent rate of wear of the tyres, and secondly it will attempts to sort it out without success. My feel like trying to steer a boat particularly over apologies to all those who told me cont/...

14 it was a problem with the ignition condenser, the pub, and he took me down the path I as, despite my protestations that it must be walked up to the pub, and to an overgrown something else causing the trouble, that plot of land right opposite my house. In the turned out to be the source. middle there was the remains of a shed, and I thought that, after getting on for half a under this was a Family Morgan. It was century, I knew the symptoms of a failed really rough and suffered even more damage condenser and have never before had a dragging it out and heaving it over a stone combination of easy starting and an even wall. It had an Austin 7 engine and gearbox, tickover but very rough running and a but the body, parts of the chassis and gearbox complete lack of power with the throttle case (with just a shaft and no gears so as to open, combined with much spitting back use the worm and wheel) were Morgan through the carburettor. items. I bought it from him for a fiver and For some time I was erroneously convinced sold off the Austin bits and kept any usable it was a problem with carburettor (thereby Morgan bits – unfortunately the body was proving the old rule that 90% of fuel system too far gone. I had lived there for several problems are caused by the ignition). After years and had no idea there was a Morgan changing plugs, distributor cap and points just across the road! and trying three carbs, three coils and three I find it very interesting to read in the original-type condensers I was running out of Bulletin that so many of the older characters options and even wondered if, by some I knew are still active or at least interested in strange means, the valve timing had slipped Morgans. There have been quite a few (difficult with a chain-driven camshaft on the mentions of people I remember from many Ford 10). years ago. On this topic I see a new member Finally, out of desperation, I made up an Terence Leary – is this the Terry Leary who adapter bracket and fitted a modern moved overseas from the Liverpool area condenser, which immediately cured the back in the 60’s? problem. It just goes to show you that there Keith Lyndsell New Zealand is always something to learn about these little Morgan beasties…… Dave Anscombe Three into Four does go... .A couple of points arising from the August bulletin. 1. In reply to Steve Hughes, I think the Buttermere camping weekends started in 1967 (not 1966). Unfortunately my old Bulletins are at our other house and I can’t find my CDs (they may be there too!) so I can’t check for sure, but I remember discussing this with TD last time I was in the It’s The Dog’s ?????? UK in 2007 and I think we decided that that th th Another fine Bulletin, gNipper read it from was the 40 , so the 50 would be in 2017. cover to cover....and will probably mention it When I go up North to our place there I’ll on her Facebook page. (GN … geddit?) check if this is correct. Like me, she is mystified as to the 2. Nice to read from Tony Casswell about compulsion of Morgan owners to line up in the meetings we had at the Rifle Volunteer in neat rows, as opposed to the highly random St. Anns Chapel in Cornwall. This was my heaps of cars that were the norm back in the local pub back then. At one meeting the Shropham days. I may well write to the landlord was approached by a customer who editor about this newfangled OCD said he had an old Morgan which was not disorder (CDO...... AS IT SHOULD BE). needed. He told me that it was not far from Barry Davison cont/...

15 Vote of Thanks The Morgans end up for sale as a wreck Both Alistair Hibbert and Clive Peacock for restoration and my point is, these wish to say a big thank you to Tom Rae Morgans remain off the road and going from Edinburgh, (member with the Scotland nowhere. There has never been such a good Group). for the excellent way he organised a time to repair or restore a Morgan. Wouldn't most enjoyable meeting early in September be great if some of these cars could be made in Inveraray. to run, not necessary restored to showroom Together with a small team, they are to be condition but at least drivable oily rag congratulated for the superb arrangements - condition. Maybe to give the children or the Loch Fyne Hotel accommodation; the grandchildren an opportunity to play. most efficient service at breakfast and dinner Club members who attend group meeting and the daily "exercises" in this most have access to a great deal of help and beautiful and historic part of Scotland. Even advice. The Training Day was a brilliant the weather was outstanding and the huge start, but, could the club somehow do even investment in mosquito repellent was more help those who are unable to tap into unnecessary as not one midge exposed itself! the enthusiasm and expertise available? Thanks Tom, a great effort. But .. horses and water come to mind. Alistair Hibbert and Clive Peacock Trevor Seymour Woking-not-on-Thames ….Before It’s Too Late by email Gordon Welchman by email During the Training Day we were told the The BBC2 programme: Gordon Welchman - story of a long term member whose son’s, Bletchley Park Codebreaker shows a few without his knowledge stole dad’s Morgan. It photos early on, one shows him in a Morgan had been abandoned under a pile of detritus downloadable http://www.bbc.co.uk/ in the garage for many years. With the programmes/b069gxz7 assistance of club members they secretly got Paul Jowitt Edinburgh it back together and running. The Morgan ...also George added: There is a picture of was presented back to a delighted Dad at the Welchman in his Morgan in the excellent Training day. book by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore "Enigma - I am aware, as I’m sure others are of The battle for the Code". I think the photo Morgans that have been off the road for years, thirty to forty years in some cases. If you have not read the book, I strongly I have spoken to a long term club member recommend it. Unlike many other books on who decided to restore his running car. He the subject, it gives real insight into the dismantled it in 1969. His circumstances mathematics of the code breaking process. changed and the opportunity passed. The car Best of all, see the booklets written by Frank remains a Morgan in its owner eye, but in Carter and published by Bletchley Park. reality it is a pile of bits. George Dobson Dorking Another enthusiastic owner drove his Is This a First?? Morgan into garage one evening; it has never I know you will appreciate this unique news turned a wheel since 1972. Presumably forty bulletin. Colin (Wilson) has blown off a years ago these chaps would have been cylinder from his S.V. Matchless. It must be reasonably young men however, now they a first for this achievement? ... definitely.. Ed must be approaching or have become Gary Caroline, Vice President pensioners, like myself. There are many reasons for cars to be From Mrs Trellis in North Somerset abandoned to storage often because they Dear Heston Bloomerspants, Knowing that couldn't accommodate a new family, lack of you are a cookery fanatic, you will be very funds or careers kick off. I know of a member with a grown family, who now has the money and time but health and fitness are the impediment. cont/ p 49

16 A Happy Centenarian The Cub Reporter A friend of both Tony Quinn and the Editor, local hill-climb sidecar specialist Terry Martin, telephoned in late August asking for a little assistance. A friend of his Len Foord, was about to reach his century and the family were trying to think of a some ways of celebrating. Terry had been chatting to Len and had asked him what was his favourite car and without a moment’s hesitation, he said with a big smile “That’s a Morgan V-twin!”. On the allotted day, Len’s son Jeffrey and closely followed by Tony in his superb sounding MX2 Super Sports, all in good time to welcome Len who was arriving, completely unaware, with Terry. Hearing the stirring sound of Tony’s MX2 WW1 in development, drove a Morgan and brought an instant huge grin to Len’s face and knew EB Ware. Unfortunately Len did not he said “That’s a Morgan V twin!” We spent know any details of the cars either he or his quite some time chatting and it transpired that dad had owned - unfortunately all details Len’s father worked at the JA P factory before were lost during the last war.

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18 MTWC Scotland & NE Group Barbeque Dan Smith

The group barbeque has become one of the nature of meetings in this part of the world – a to point not lost on Adrian, and typical of other the main outdoor events, just prior to the scattered groups elsewhere, I’m sure. AGM, and is brilliantly hosted by Paul Jowitt The catering element was solved by the at his mews house in Edinburgh. strategy of asking all the participants to provide a course, according to a check-list drawn up by Paul, thus ensuring that we did not just have well exposed sausages to eat! Our thanks to all the ladies and some blokes, who worked hard to produce the dishes, and thanks particularly to Jane Jowitt for her sterling work in the kitchen, prepping food, clearing away and loading the overworked dishwasher – I think she did manage a bit of food and drink herself… Another unique and unexpected treat was due to the widow of Ian Cunningham, who The highlight of the occasion this year was formerly ran the mews garage next door to the visit by Adrian Murray-Leslie, as part of Paul. This was no ordinary garage, as Ian used his declared intention to visit all the groups, to service, amongst other things, the Royal and was particularly appropriate as it was an Bentleys, sent along from Holyrood when opportunity for him to present the group occasion demanded. Until now, we have not been able to take a John has been a long-standing member of look, but Mrs Cunningham appeared with a the club who has consistently helped others bunch of keys, and opened up – the now very over the years (myself included). Now in his empty workshop was instantly filled with folk 80s, he continues to do quite major work on poking around in the corners of a generous his MX2 and to drive it in a spirited manner. space that still bore the evidence of He distinguished himself some years back meaningful servicing, with enough bits on by driving down to the AGM over two days, shelves and in cupboards to make it and then returning in one! Took him about 12 intriguing. It would be a wonderful project for hours to get back to Blairgowrie, in somebody… Perthshire, and vowed at the time not to repeat The party went on until about 6.00, having it – honour satisfied. started around 12.00, so our thanks to all who John was typically reticent about his organised and attended, and especially to worthiness for the award, but we did manage Adrian for making this a particularly to persuade him to take it home! unique occasion for the Group. In total we had about 22 people attending, with three 3-wheelers and two 4-wheelers, together with a Riley 12/4 special of Roger Platfoot, a Riley 9 Lincock of Donald Mann, an Austin Clifton tourer of Ralph Allardyce, a TR7 of Peter and Marjory… and the Porsche 911 of Ian Daglish - George Ogg came on his bike… Others came in more modern vehicles, and some neighbours came on their pins. All of which underlines the eclectic

19 Report from Orkney Kim Allen

Just a brief note to let you know there was a 100% turn-out of Orkney based Morgan F Types (both of us!!) today as our Vintage Club put on a display in support of the Aviation Festival. The venue was the remains of a WW2 military airfield in the Birsay parish, known variously as HMS Tern and RNAS Twatt at different times during the war. The Birsay Heritage Trust is attempting to preserve and renovate, where possible, some of the remaining buildings including the Control Tower. As the weather was pretty good for Orkney the numbers attending the open day exceeded the expectations of the organisers and I heard an estimate of more than 1000 folks, rather better than the 200-300 at the previous event. The cars on display ranged from the 1920s (Bullnose Morris and Model A Ford) through the 1940s (F Types and an open MG), 1950s (Sunbeam Talbot, MG Magnette), 1960s (Sunbeam Rapier, Humber Sceptre, Triumph 2000, Hillman Imp) to more modern vehicles such as a Ford Capri 2.8i and Golf convertible. They seemed to generate quite a bit of interest and the Morgans got plenty of close inspection and the usual range of The Editors commendations Kim, for questions from the younger visitors who had resisting the obvious and banal photo- not seen many three wheelers before. graphic temptation. Next time ...please! .. Ed.

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20 A New Payment Option - PayPal Steve Uprichard Yes! …..Membership renewal time again A similar charge will now be added to … but this time will you have another credit card payments to bring us in to payment option - PayPal. line with Mogspares policy. You will also be able to use the PayPal A typical screenshot is shown below. method to make a secure payment with The plan is to have a "Membership" your credit card. PayPal account and each member' s PayPal is an option, it won't replace renewal details would be shown, split standing order, credit card, cheque or across the items he has selected. cash payment. The postal and email addresses would From November, there will be a new be included automatically. The member will also be asked for his It will include the PayPal option. membership number. When you click through to This will be a considerable improvement you will see a note stating that a on what Eric often gets at the moment. £2.00 surcharge will be added. Funds will be transferred to the main bank account as required.

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Charles Smith Mogspares Co-ordinator 01926 852228 [email protected]

Mogspares Annual Report Buying Mogspares items: Financially another successful year but we need to Ordering: You order spares from the monitor the profitability. Consequently, as reported appropriate Sales Officers, (see below), who earlier this year we will be increasing the price of keep stocks of spares, as listed in most issues of Mogspares parts in line with inflation following the Spares Fair. Don’t forget that all monies generated The Bulletin. (In general, items that are not JAP, by Mogspares are reinvested parts and not used to Matchless or Ford are dealt with by the run other club activities. In summary: Transmission Sales Officer.) Sales were marginally up on 2014 despite it being Payment: When a Sales Officer sends your only a 10 month financial year. order, he includes an invoice and remittance Trading profit is down but if extrapolated out to 12 advice. Payment is sent on receipt of items, with months it would also have been up. However, the remittance advice, or copy of invoice to the the percent profit against turnover is continuing to show decline as seen in the previous two Mogspares Financial Administrator - not to the financial years. Sales Officer. The value of stock is down due to fewer purchases Payment can be made by: in the year but this is contributing to a significant 1. Cheque payable to "Mogspares" improvement in cash. 2. BACS electronic transfer (internet or Overheads are also marginally down. telephone banking) directly into the account Mogspares Financial Administrator Following the stated on the remittance form. Please state AGM we may well still be looking to fill this post. It is your name and the invoice number so that we a great opportunity to play a key role in the can identify payment. Mogspares and to be part of the extended team. You 3. Bank Card, by contacting the Administrator by will learn all about the operation, its customers, suppliers and the challenge of making parts for our telephone, email or letter giving card details vehicles. Someone with some finance administration and the invoice to be paid. Due to bank experience would be great but we will provide all the charges there is a 1.5% surcharge should training and support needed. payment be made by UK debit card, and 5.5% MX4 Head Gaskets if made by other cards plus VAT where Some owners prefer to use solid copper head applicable. gaskets and will cut their own from copper sheet so Administration: The Mogspares Co-ordinator we’ve decided to have a batch of waterjet cut gaskets made for MX4s. The selling price will be manages the Mogspares system and arranges the available shortly. ordering of new spares and ‘may’ be contacted about problems and queries. He does not deal with sales, or stock spares himself - nor do the Mogspares Financial Administrator or Technical Advisors.

Mogspares Lists of Club spares are shown on the website www.mtwc.co.uk and in previous copies of The Bulletin. Ford Jan 15.

JAP Aug 14, Matchless Aug 15, Transmission June 15. Sales Officers will advise of availability and any price

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22 Amiens GP 1913 ’90’ Bore Andy Brown I am afraid that J.C. de Penfentenyo in his “special” OHV 90 bore engine with a excellent attempt to clarify the awards given capacity of 1082cc and steel pistons which in the 1913 Amiens GP, in Septembers blew up before competing. The fourth was in a special built for racer George Griffiths also regarding the engines used by McMinnies with an OHV water-cooled longstroke 90, and HFS … and thereby may inadvertently who managed to blow a cylinder off at the be about to start spreading the sort of hearsay South Harting hillclimb in 1914. he was trying to rectify. It is fairly certain that these specials were In the interests of historical accuracy I using the earlier bottom ends of the pre 90 must point out that the engines supplied by bore racing engines which were 85x85mm, JAP were not modified to a shorter stroke to with 90bore cylinders, and were somewhat fragile. Such in the motorcycle class, modifications may as they had the standard well have been done stroke of 77.5mm which outside the JAP had been used on all factory, as with our production 90 engines DTZ based specials since 1910 as it was today .... Morgan intended as a motor- Specials have been cycle racing engine there since the start. The first production watercooled 1082cc … which version is this? The only modification 90 bore jobs did not for Amiens was the appear till after 1915 water-cooled cylinders. Morgans were not and were quite a different engine based on a the only machines fitted with this engine, the design by E.B.Ware for cyclecars. Duo cyclecar had one too, also 986cc These engines, with smaller crankcase and capacity and that had four wheels. Evidence internal flywheels were fitted by Morgan, of this standard stroke and capacity, can be superseding the earlier two camshaft 986cc found in many contemporary documents, 90 bore engine previously used in the No 2 including JAP advertisements and Grand Prix Morgan. Engines from this date Brooklands archives of the records set up by onwards had a single camshaft and were Harry Martin in March 1912 and HFS in produced in fairly small numbers, ultimately November that year. Both using standard air- to special order only by 1920. There were at cooled OHV 90s. least four different versions of the water- Having checked as far as I can to confirm cooled OHV 90 of which more anon. the above, I have found reports of four The aircooled 986cc version with two special 90 bore engines at that time with camshafts continued in production, 85mm stroke 1082cc capacity, which may practically unchanged until the early 1920s have led to the mistake. as there was still a demand for racing The first 90 bore Morgan reported having motorcycle use. this capacity was almost certainly an air- For further details of the engines used in cooled side valve used by Warren-Lambert in the Amiens GP see “Light Car and Cycle 1912 and 1913 at Brooklands and South Car” 17th September 1913, re-printed in Harting. The second was in McMinnies “The Bulletin” April 2013 page 16. Full Jabberwock of 1912, which was also an accounts of racing pre first world war in aircooled sidevalve. detail will be found in the Bible “Morgan In September 1913 after the Amiens GP, Sweeps The Board” by Jake Alderson HFS entered the Brighton Speed trials with a and Dennis Rushton

23 Notes on Vehicle Registration Steve Lister

May I suggest that members also take a Unfortunately, Glasses Check Books only look at my 2014 report, as it explains the go back to 1933 and the Morgan Factory functions carried out by the Registrar and production records pre-1928 are lost. the data held in the Registry. Consequently, as things stand, pre-1928 The most significant issues for the Registry Morgans cannot be registered. in 2015 are the recent announcements by the Of course, this does not affect cars that DVLA regarding the registration of classic already have a V5C. and vintage vehicles. 2. . It was predictable, following the closure of So, for example, you cannot register a the Local Vehicle Licensing Offices Morgan that has a Super Sports body if (LVLOs), that Swansea would seek to apply it left the Factory as a Family Model. the rules firmly and consistently. Some 3. In addition, the DVLA has indicated LVLOs had tended to “do their own thing”. that it plans to review all vehicles However, three particular statements give currently in the Historic Vehicle concern: category to determine whether they are 1. The DVLA will no longer accept a correctly categorised. “dating letter” from the authorised Clearly this would be a mammoth task. Club Official (me in the case of the The DVLA has scheduled a meeting for MTWC) to justify the issuing of an the 23rd September 2015 to review rules age-related registration number or the and processes with Club representatives. re-issuing of an original number where Space is limited and, at this stage, the the vehicle doesn’t have a V5C. MTWC has not been invited although I Instead they require either: have appealed that decision.  A copy of the Manufacturer’s production Editor’s note: Steve was not invited to the data, meeting but fortunately has a friend in another, or larger club who was. We must be grateful as all Steve’s pertinent questions were asked by said these show listings of manufacturer’s Gentleman and initial findings do seem more favourable than first anticipated chassis numbers by year.

More on JAP Breathers John Chatwin

Further to my article last month on this He had adjusted his tappets and, as it old subject, I had cause to have a long talk happened, so had I that week, and now I with Gary Caroline at the sprint. We too had a similar problem. The cure was discussed a problem that Trevor Seymour staring us all in the face. Old jointing on was having with his JAP which had the faces of the tappet covers was allowing resulted in his windscreen oiler working an air leak which in turn destroyed the overtime. A few of us kicked the problem vacuum in the crankcase that keeps the oil around and in spite of a collective century in. I rushed out and checked mine and sure of experience failed to reach a satisfactory enough a strip of old silicone jointing had conclusion. By coincidence I was talking fallen out and repairing of this joint cured with Trevor later that week and he had my problem. I understand Trev is now in discovered the solution. the same happy condition. The old ones can still catch us out.

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Sporting Section AGM, Dinner & Presentation of Awards Saturday 28th November 2015 The Stone House Hotel, Stafford Road, Stone ST15 0BQ

The Sporting Section AGM starts at 2pm. Please donate appropriately for your tea and coffee and please bring a raffle prize if you possibly can! For anyone not wishing to attend the AGM, we can recommend Christmas shopping at the Trentham outlets village and adjoining garden centre, just up the A34. Dinner is at 7pm for 7.30pm. When you have your drinks from the bar, please make your way straight upstairs for a prompt start. Black tie or suitably posh attire, please. And the jazz trio is booked. Mike, manager of the Stone House, insists on maintaining the same dinner price as for many years. Amazing! He suggests that we could perhaps have an extra drink instead of a price rise! To book a room, ring them direct on 01785 815531 and quote the booking reference 61534 to get our special reduced rates, which you will NOT get online. The rates are £65 for a double or twin room or £55 for single, including breakfast. Book NOW before our allocation of 30 rooms is filled. Please let me have your menu choices and payment in good time. Cheques to L. Reynolds or email me for my bank details if you can pay online. Cost per head £25. If you are overnighting in a camper van, PLEASE park on the overflow car park, to the left as you turn off the main road, and NOT right in front of the hotel reception! The whole event is open to everyone so come along and have your say at the AGM, and we look forward to seeing you all and enjoying our traditional end-of-season bash. The bar upstairs will be open until 1pm.

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26 Officers of the Club

President: Vacant Vice-Presidents: Rose Hoar, Laurie Weeks, Gary Caroline Directors of the Morgan Three-Wheeler Club Ltd. Adrian Murray-Leslie, Steve Lister, Mike Guess

Chairman Adrian Murray-Leslie, Woodside House, New Road 01246 819021 Barlborough, Sheffield S43 4HY [email protected] Secretary Maria Parkinson. Parkinson, 26 Hamilton Road, 01823 277852 Temporary Taunton Somerset, TA1 2ER [email protected] Treasurer Gerald Lawford. 10 Honeylight Way, Abbey Meads, 012793 702107 Swindon, Wiltshire SN25 4XS [email protected] Membership Secretary Eric Bayley ) Bulletin Editor Nick Taylor Temporary ) See page 28 for details. Website Officer Steve Uprichard ) Joint Eligibility Jonathan Garside, 174 Victoria St, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 4AS Scrutineers [email protected] mob: 07979541223 0161 366 5015 Dave Hodgson, 74 Union Road, Low Moor, Bradford BD12 0DF 01274 674381 [email protected] Competition Sec Pete Clews, 141 Stallington Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent 01782 396762 Staffs ST11 9PB mob: 07759 983993 [email protected] Registrar Steve Lister, West End Farm, West End, Elton, Matlock, 01629 650 933 Derbys. DE4 2BZ [email protected] Librarian Peter Thompson, Snapdragons, Gold Hill North, 01895 236 246 Chalfont St Peter, Bucks SL9 9DS [email protected] Regalia Secretary Ross Herbert, Hareley Farm, Linley Green Road, 01886 884362 and F4 Custodian Whitbourne Worcs. WR6 5RF [email protected] Archivist Jake Alderson, 36 Stone Delf, Fulwood, Sheffield S10 3QX 0114 230 7197 Mogspares Charles Smith, 10 Elizabeth Way, Kenilworth. Warks. CV8 1QP 01926 852228 Coordinator [email protected] Mogspares Financial Charles Smith, 10 Elizabeth Way, Kenilworth. Warks. CV8 1QP 01926 852228 Administrator Temporarily - volunteer needed [email protected] JAP Sales Andrew Morison, Tursiops Cottage, Durford Wood, Petersfield, Hants. GU31 5AW Phone: 01730 890199 Fax: 01730 890189 [email protected] Matchless Sales Roger Orford, Nethergreen Farm, Ridgeway Cross, Tel/fax 01886 880 387 Malvern, Worcs WR13 5JS mob: 07969 950015) [email protected] Transmission Sales Bob Derricott, The Laurels, Langley Road, Lower Penn, 01902 762 017 South Staffordshire WV4 4XX [email protected] Ford Sales Dave Young, The Garden Cottage, West Cross, 01580 766637 Tenterden, Kent TN30 6JL [email protected] Used Parts David Browne, Gorse Farm, Fulletby, Horncastle, 01507 534 315 Exchange Lincolnshire LN9 6LA Technical Adviser Chris Booth , 65 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, 01580 241 234 2-speeders Kent TN17 4LP [email protected] Technical Adviser Bob Angell, Castle Bank Cottage, Ewloe, Deeside, 01244 532 714 3-speeders Flintshire CH5 3BZ Technical Adviser Colin Harris 375 Amersham Road, Hazlemere, 01494 716 463 F-types Bucks HP15 7HR [email protected] Greg Bibby, The Nurseries, Fleckney Road, 0116 279 2129 (eves) Kibworth Beauchamp, Leics, LE8 0HJ Overseas Liason Bruce Campbell, 7 Bishops Close, Seaford, E Sussex, 01323 895512 BN25 2NW. [email protected] Event Co-ordinator Ian Parkinson, 26 Hamilton Road, Taunton Somerset , 01823 277852 TA1 2ER [email protected] AGM Organiser Richard Atherton, 11a Kings Road, Portishead, Somerset 01275 817261 BS20 8HH. [email protected]

27 Contacts

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28 Group Organisers/Contacts

Australia Terry Doyle, 94 Disraeli St, Kew 3101, Victoria, Australia 03 9853 1908 Brooklands Trevor Seymour, 1 Chequer Tree Close, Knaphill, 01483 480 388 Woking, Surrey GU21 2PB email: [email protected] East Anglia Pete Jones, Spring Cottage, Tucks Yard, Manea, 01354 680430 Cambs, PE15 0JE email, [email protected] East Anglia Mike Pilgrim, Little Orchard, Bredfield, Woodbridge 01394 382773 (Woolpit) Suffolk IP13 6AW E Midlands Malcolm Bull, 53 Macdonald Road, Wyken, 02476 444 282 Coventry CV2 5FE email: [email protected] Far SW Mike Goldring, Rohan Coombeshead Rd, Newton Abbot, 01626 353717 Devon, TQ121PY 0777 3884256 email: [email protected] Far Far SW Eric Bayley,8 Manewas Way, Newquay, Tel. 01637 872618 Cornwall.TR7 3AH email; [email protected] Herts, Beds Angus Tozer, 57 Beechcroft Way, Dunstable, Tel. 01582 606812 and Bucks Beds. LU6 1EE email; [email protected] Lancs Steve Hughes, 5 Chelmsford Walk, Leyland, Tel. 01772 453054 and Lakes Lancs. PR26 7AA email; [email protected] North West Mike Guess, 189 Chester Road, Grappenhall, 01925 262 264 Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2QB email: [email protected] Oxford Bob Cragg, 1 Manor Farm, Culham, Abingdon, 01235 532 565 Oxon OX14 4NP email: [email protected] Scandinavia Lennart Nilsson, Skogsvillan, Grytetorpsvägen 6, SE-647 51 Åkers Styckebruk, Sweden mob +46 (0)708 937603 email: [email protected] Scotland Dan Smith, 26a Quality Street, Edinburgh, 0131 312 8330 EH4 5BS 07713099010 South Coast Stephen Clark, Lower Sandhill House, Bodle St, 01435 830161 Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4QU. e-mail: [email protected] South East Dennis Plater, 5 Wakelin Chase, Ingatestone, 01277 352 867 Essex CM4 9HH South West Dick and Sue Fripp, Medway Cottage, Kent Street 01275 854789 Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3LGG e-mail:[email protected] North America Duncan Charlton. 1121 Lower Elgin Rd, Elgin, Texas. 512 965 7583 USA 78621 e-mail: [email protected] W Midlands Dave Anscombe, 80 High Park Avenue, Wollaston, 01384 372 307 Stourbridge DY8 3NA email: [email protected] YND Dave Hodgson 74 Union Road, Low Moor, Bradford 01274 674381 BD12 0DF [email protected] CONTACT ONLY Germany Ulrich Middelanis. Westenzaeune 38, Kamen D-59174 Germany email [email protected] Italy Alessandro Natali. Via Prov. Lucchese, Pescia 003 905 724446 Pl 5107 Italy email [email protected] Space is reserved (hopefully) for additional volunteer organisers/contacts Maybe from Spain/Portugal or Japan ? In accordance with the Club principles, no officer of the Club, nor the Club itself will enter into any mediation between any member and a commercial organisation over any dispute or complaint, even if the said organisation advertises in The Bulletin.

29 Angus Tozer received an accolade for having Group Reports his Morgan stuck in a garage for 45 years. We BROOKLANDS know of other Morgan’s resting for as many The month of August ended with the years. Come on gentlemen – times running out! group picnic on the lawn. We were George Dobson was presented a plastic beer expecting around forty people however, beaker from Le Puy in recognition of towing a the final figure was fifty four, requiring unserviceable Morgan to Le Puy then towing it four barbeques. We were worried as the back home. The deposit on the beaker can be weather forecast was for rain. The forecast collected next year. slowly changed and it was warm and dry Pete Thompson was justly awarded the Silly on the day. Clot Chain for applying his great knowledge of People brought things to cook however 2 speeders to Andrew Messent’s 3 speeder with they were promised Pimms on arrival and predicable results. Evidence was given and lots of munchy goodness, we had it all in defence ignored. Pete now has to bring the abundance. There were tables weighed Chain to future events until we discover the down with salads of every kind, desserts next person who’s transgression gets spotted. and puddings followed by cheese and Thanks to all those who attended the picnic biscuits. There were fourteen Morgan A big thanks to the ladies who assembled such Three wheelers present including a solitary a magnificent spread and a particular thanks to five speeder, a Series one Land Rover, a Liz and Peter Elgar for the use of their beautiful home and gardens. We held the Annual group concours and The September Group Meeting at the New despite a lot of cheating the winners were: Inn a couple of days later was a little quite with around twenty people. There were three Best 2 speeder: Gordon Button. Morgan’s in the car park – two JAP engine cars Best three speeder: David James. belonging to the Caroline’s and Seymour’s and Best 5 speeder: Andrew Morrison. Gordon Naisby’s Matchless.. There was no F type. Tim Griffith new to the meeting has many The Scruffiest Paint: Gary Caroline’s interesting vehicles including a Morgan Super Sports. Boy, did he protest. purchased from a Mr Caroline back in the The Landlord’s choice became Liz Elgar’s sixties that, you guessed it, has been off the . road many years. I hope the encouragement he He chose my Sports Family which was received from the meeting will inspire him to ineligible for judging so I award the make a start on it. Maybe one hub at a time winner to everyone who came in a Morgan The Shere Hill Climb is this month and – well done everyone.. Andy Messent and Peter Elgar are entered. The The special prize draw of a day at Brook organisers restrict the numbers of any one -lands Museum for two, including lunch, make. Gordon Naisby was particularly looking was won by Dave James. A little bird told forward to it but sadly, his entry was not me David has ordered a new five Speeder. accepted this time. Using Brooklands group logic (sic), it Sam arrived with a big box of tool and was the end of August so naturally we equipment. I acquired a pressure gauge. attached a pink Christmas tree to a May Trevor Seymour Pole. A length of hairy string was fixed to 6th Octoberber(?) : New Inn, Send, Surrey GU23 7EN 7pm the May Pole with the free end tied to a Morgan. Half way down the string hung a EAST ANGLIA cow bell. The driver had to drive a circle Thanks to Colin K, for standing in for the around the May pole without pulling it 'old chap' who was sunning his knees in France. over or letting the cow bell touching the Talking about CK and Ann, again; they held a super weekend in the middle of August, in ground. It was supposed to be against the clock their 'yard'. Then three days of fast trundling but I was laughing so much I forgot to thro' the lanes of East Norfolk. Well planned pub lunches, barbecue Sat night, after time anyone. cont/... 30 visiting and climbing to the top of the arrive in good time at Woolpit in October, windmill at Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. don’t despair, please stick around, we should Views from the top stretch from the North be with you about 1 o’clock. Norfolk Coast to Ely and beyond. “Raedwald” Group meeting at the Hare Arms, was a birthday affair. Members dined in the posh EAST MIDLANDS restaurant to celebrate Beryl Barker's and August was a busy month, it started with someone else’s. A good night. the Ben Fête on 2nd, I attended, with my Some of us participated at 1940s Ramsey Super Sports, and Bob Morley with his, plus weekend. Great if you like all that goes with his Sunbeam Alpine. There were lots of cars it. Nice to see Trevor & Pauleen Blunt there - there, Bob's sunbeam, winning the overall not in the morgan but in his 1920s Chrysler. car award. I thought it went to the correct Group enthusiast, this year, that man again person, l but would have thought the Morgan Mr Colin Klyn. I'm sure he wont mind me should have got it! singing his praises. He's always been a very On the 9th, it was the VMCC Coventry prominent and popular 'chap' in the group. parade, this year Morgans were well Just wish he'd get on with finishing the 2 and represented, with my Van, Richard 3 speed Aeros, he's got on the go. Woodcock with his Super Sports Barrel With the dark nights arriving, there has back, Martyn Bayliss, with his Super Sports been talk of reintroducing the random and his lads with the F4. I took the 2013 Sunday lunch pub meetings. Sometime Lord Mayor as passenger and Richard won around the middle of the month? Any the Morgan cup ... and another award for his suggestions for locations? th rd Rex motorcycle. Well done. This year it Next group meeting: 20 October (3 Tues) stayed fine. 'Hare Arms' Stow Bardolph. 8pm The 15th was the club training day and I EAST ANGLIA – WOOLPIT was passenger with Chris Dickson, who has Autumn was forecast to start with “scattered now fitted cast-iron front brake-drums, showers, some heavy”. They got that right ! courtesy of Colin Wilson, along with older Mike had stopped en route to don style linings and they showed great promise. waterproofs, and Brian arrived with his F4 Sheila Dickson came as backup and hood erected. Jeremy Jones brought his chauffeured Chuck, who enjoyed the day, delightful pale-blue Lotus Elan, but everyone and seeing all the club members. It was a else came by tin-top. Shame. We were long day for him but does show that he is pleased to welcome Hugh and Daphne recovering well. I did not make the Training Mothersole, from Earls Colne, their first trip Day last year but I thought it would have to our meeting. The JAP motor of their 1937 been better supported, as these events take a Super-Sports Barrel-Back has no provision lot of effort to organize. for a decompressor, and Hugh is scheming a The next day was the Group BBQ which high-discharge cylindrical-cell battery to was not as well attended this year but we had trick it into starting without one. They a great time and better weather than last year. planned to visit Krazy Horse after lunch, so We were in a great setting, so our thanks go no telling what they may arrive in next time. out to our hosts, Jenny and Mike Harris, Martin’s Darmont was away having Richard was concerned over a large oil leak ministrations to its electric starting (the normal Matchless one!) of the bottom of arrangements, made essential by his recent the timing chest, but he got there and back hand injury. Our October lunch coincides home safely. with another local club’s visit to Hawker The 19th was the group meeting. Again this Restorations, whose restorations and work on . WWI and WWII aircraft include every one We had a good meeting, chatting about of the 13 Hawker Hurricanes still flying. Take a look at their impressive website Matchless crankcases and a timing cover, to www.hawkerrestorations.co.uk So if you seal. cont/...

31 Sunday the 23rd was local man Pete Finally, the early September Black & Stevenson's steam day. Mike and Jenny were White breakfast meet, again at the Fox& the only other MTWC members there but in Hounds saw a good turn out of vintageers to their Riley. It turned wet by about 1.30pm, so include Ken Burton in the MX4 up from rides were restricted but I managed a ride on Penzance, myself in the F2 together with the one of the trains. The one I rode on, which Triking of Steve and wife, John Layte in his belongs to a long time friend, was pulling 9 Aero Minx. large people with no trouble at all. What can One item worth a mention, these rubbish be better, than being among good friends, spark plug failures I have experienced, I took with the smell on coal fires and hot steam and a closer look at the plugs, stamped on each oil! Well dry weather perhaps? body was " Made in India", they went The month finished with the late August straight in the bin !!. so, beware when buying Bank Holiday, very strange, without the from ebay and others, only fit genuine Coventry Motoring festival, which was manufactured plugs, lesson learnt eh!! canceled, due to council cut backs, but we Eric Bayley hope it will be back next year, under new 2nd Oct. Black & White breakfast meet, 10.00am organization. Fox & Hounds, Scorrier Malcolm D Bull 13th Oct VSCC group meeting , 7.30pm Next meeting Wed 21st October, 6pm, till late Hawkins Arms, Zelah Sunday 25th October Restoration Show, at 15th Oct MTWC group meeting, 7.30pm Stoneleigh Park Fox & Hounds, Scorrier 18th Oct VMCC Run, 10.30am, Ladock FAR, FAR SOUTH WEST The holiday season continues in full FAR SOUTH WEST swing down here in Cornwall, our mixed My wife's medical setback having improved weather this year does not seem to deter the I was able to return to the fold this month. holiday makers. Many of them attend and There was a good attendance including the enjoy the varied steam rallies, some unique to the Cornwall county, one of the premium having been held up at the Tamar Bridge events in August was the great Stithians amongst the hoards attending the annual two County Fair near Redruth. night Commercial Firework competition, off I had entered the Morgan in the motorcycle Plymouth Hoe. Both gentlemen attended the section, what a great day out, so many things to do and see, so many steamers, tractors, team for an enlightening and well-run classic cars etc, some thing for everyone. experience. Ron Clements had brought Brian Our monthly group meeting at the Fox & his new axle- slider combination via the pony Hounds was attended by the usual bunch express, and hopefully Training Day may of good humoured miscreants, always a fun help to speed up his rebuild. time, interesting conversations, technical Much discussion on mods to 2 speeder items, we can always learn something new brakes (those who still have the original from each other. wheels and wish to retain them), and how to Towards the end of August I took the F2 up improve them or actually make them bring country to the Curborough twisty sprint, long the car to something approaching a stationary way,but, it was worth it, having spent some condition. With the Super Aero getting closer time preparing the car together with a few to completion any suggestions would be welcomed. with the performance of the F2 gaining a Other items for debate were:- fourth place out of eleven in the touring The lapping of Taper fit flywheels. modified class, quite a gain from last years The Structure and stressing of the Avro result. Vulcan Wing (the non cable-brake version). Plans are afoot for next years event to fit . four speed into the Morgan gearbox, the gap How, by the regular use of Araldite over between 2nd and top is just too wide, I need some 50 years, Ron Goodwin has reduced that third gear. cont/...

32 the weight of his Morgan by 80 per cent. August Group meeting saw an almost The recent failure of the R Clement's gearbox record turnout of people but only 1xF type possibly following the use of an additive and 2x5 Speeders in the car park. It was nice purchased on ebay. Hailing from North to see Tony and Jean Birks and Chris and Liz Korea, this "Wondersludge" claimed that, Nickless with us. A trip to a unique railway when added to the transmission it could site and possible flights in an autogyro have rebuild a gearbox overnight while you slept! been proposed for 2016. Its other properties were an ability to "strip Although the only member of our group paint from any surface and, if added to its there, I thoroughly enjoyed The Club Sprint food, would chemically neuter the cat, thus at Curborough. It was nice, friendly and saving vetinary expense." This should have relaxed. (Though more published basic sounded a warning as, in the event, it also information for new would-be spectators/race dissolved Locktite. As Mrs Dale might have supporters would be helpful and said in her radio diary, (age!!), "We are all a encouraging.) Well worth the trip. Be there little worried about Ron" next year. Finally, in his absence, we have entered At the end of August we gathered at Ted French as FSW selection in the AGM Amersham Crematorium to say farewell to Jeremy Corbyn look-a-like completion. I Jack Whitehead, past South East G.O. and believe the prize is a free vote in the Labour ACU Representative. Old acquaintances Party leadership election which saves the £6 were remade and a high proportion of group it apparently costs to buy one. Could we members were in attendance. in the A good send off. next Bulletin? I look forward to seeing them. Having met with the great and the good Mike Goldring and others, Dorothy and I were unable to Next Meeting as usual, Third Tuesday, refuse numerous insistences to attend the The Hunting Lodge , Lee Mill. Brooklands group Picnic on the Lawn. (It HERTS, BEDS AND BUCKS was open to all anyway!) Following What a busy month! After Bob Towell's instructions we met up in the Box Hill café letter (September Bulletin P.15.) ref. the de car park and were then despatched into the Havilland Moth Club Rally in August, I feel leafy depths of Surrey to the Elgar's lovely - home. Light tippling, munching and enthusiastic, ubiquitous, super-sports driving merriment ensued. Various awards were (add shy and easily embarrassed) member awarded and Gary Caroline ran the driving who attended Woburn on that day. He was round the pink Christmas tree competition. sought out, awarded and publicly presented Soon it was time to leave. Our thanks to the with “The Spirit of the Day” trophy for being Elgars and the ladies and others of the there in his 3 Wheeler Mog! Well done Mr Brooklands group. X for flying the MTWC flag at such an Angus Tozer. rd auspicious meet! (Mr X is one of three ex- 3 Wednesday, every month: Noon, The Swan, de Havilland apprentices in our group!) Northall, Beds., LU6 2EY. Approximately nine (?? .. Ed) of us LANCS AND LAKES attended Training Day at Bicester and very The Training Day at Bicester was good it was too. Among the many useful excellent and well supported. Peter, Ian and technical talks, our Richard Bowerman gave I attended from our group and we hope that the whys and wherefores on chains and their this will become a firm fixture in the club maintenance. Lisa Hewitt and Clare Tozer- calendar. Alan Turner joined us at midday Roodt had great fun driving and passengering having completed a week’s tour of the the various types of Mogs available. Now country in his JAP following the Goggles maybe Lisa will get to drive dad Chris' 5 and Gauntlets bash the previous weekend! Speeder? Clare was honoured by driving He must have done nearly 1000 miles in the Gary Caroline's twin, but not above 2nd gear car over the nine days without trouble so well approaching corners ! done Alan. I was kept very busy cont/...

33 with carburetter matters but that was what we Scotland, the northern part of the Waverley were there for! Interestingly many of the line from Carlisle to Edinburgh. I well queries were from some of the more senior remember this line closing with much protest members present! It was good to see Roy 46 years ago in 1969 as this was the year that Summerscales present his session as he was I first became involved with Morgans and the still recovering from his recent illness. The MTWC. Tempus fugit!! Harfields would like to have attended but I have just heard that Bob Haynes has been were very much otherwise occupied at the 2- hospitalised and we all send him our best day race meeting at Darley Moor that wishes for a speedy recovery. weekend. Steve Hughes The Club Sprint at Curborough the Sunday 4th October – Closing Run to Yorkshire Dales, start at Huntley’s on A59 (10am) following weekend was very successful but th unfortunately the weather broke with heavy Thursday 15 October – group meeting at the Royal Oak, Garstang (eating from 6.30 pm) rain mid afternoon, after what had been a th - Thursday 19 November – pre-Christmas social glorious morning. Thank you again to Pete dinner at the Royal Oak and Sue and all the team for a super day. NORTH AMERICA. Chris and Ann had so many drives and Now that the school year has begun, I passengering sessions in various F-types that assume many of you are back to your rest-of- they must have lost count of the number of the-year routine and won’t have many more runs! Sadly, Cadbury’s engine is now chances to drive your 3-wheeler. Be sure to making ominous knockings and it looks like winterize it before it gets too cold, Chris will have a busy winter of engine particularly if the engine is water-cooled and swapping and rebuilding between his various you don’t use an anti-freeze solution! F-types. By now the AGM will have come and Ian was driving Steve Lister’s JAP Super gone. Stand by for reports from attendees. If Aero in the TM class and Philip and I shared you’ve never attended, you should add it to an entry with his JAP Super Sports which you list of things to do. should have been in the Standard class but Graeme Addie of Georgia has always doesn’t have a current “green card” for found ways to improve his F4 and has done eligibility. Thanks to both Steve and Philip no different with his new 3-wheeler. He for the loan of the cars for the event. designed and built a cooling system for the We just have the AGM weekend to look bevel box on the new 5-speeder to allow the forward to now which should be well oil to last longer. His story is on page 42 of attended by members of our group and then this issue. we have our closing run coming up on th Hopefully by the time you receive this you Sunday the 4 October. We would be will already have received a survey from me delighted to welcome our friends from the regarding a Training “Day” (several days, North West and YND groups or anyone else more than likely). Please be sure to respond from further afield if you would like to join as soon as possible. us for a run out into the Dales. Please let me Bob Chamberlain of Wimberley, Texas know in advance if you are coming so that came up with several improvements to his we have numbers wishing to have lunches. early 2012 5-speeder. He felt a side pocket Our November meeting will be our usual was needed for maps, insurance cards, etc. pre-Christmas dinner and it is most important His solution was to purchase a $30 Mac Air that you contact Deryck Wright laptop sleeve from e-Bags and mount it in the (01524.720837) to confirm your booking for th right side cavity next to the passenger’s this our 20 Anniversary special! We are outboard leg. He came up with a simple limited to 36 places in the function room so wood console design with a cup holder (it’s book now to avoid disappointment! prudent to carry water on long drives in On the day that I am writing these notes, Texas) and a small tray for loose items and our now longest serving monarch has just had a friend make it. It was easily attached officially (re)-opened the Borders Railway in to the tubular frame with out-of-sight nylon

34 cable ties. Morgan West sells a narrower At the time of writing I am desperately console — the original is apparently wider trying to get my Super Sports body sorted to than it needs to be. The early cars do not take to Bob Barlow for beautification before have as much forward adjustment for the he retires, always assuming he’s got Trevor’s pedals but some have drilled new mounting Gill’s C-type out of the way. Maybe WJ9872 holes farther forward. will re-emerge next year, still blue, still Bob also finds his thighs unsupported (he is MX2, still hoping. 70" or 1.78m tall) and thinks raising the front Mike Guess edge of the seat cushion may help comfort. 14 October:- Wednesday Lunch The Smoker Inn, He added a note of caution about the engine A556 Plumley (12.30) — on one occasion when he had driven a 30 October: Friday meeting, The Whipping short distance from home to get fuel, he Stocks, A50, Over Peover found oil coming from the air filter housing, OXFORD dribbling down the front of the crankcase and The Bank Holiday meeting at the end of onto the road. He saw no significant August turned out to be a wet affair. We still lowering of the oil in oil reservoir and had a reasonable turnout of members, but no learned later that some V-twins lose oil this three wheelers. We took the Plus 4, and way when driven at low revs, so he intends to resorted to putting the hood up for the first pay more attention to keeping the revs up, time in several years. Luckily it still fits. particularly after start-up. Morgan West We have another lunchtime meeting at the reports that this has been seen to happen end of this month, and hopefully the weather when a 5-speeder is parked nose-down on an will be kinder to us. On the personal front, incline… so like 3-speeder, like 5-speeder? September was a month to remember. One Duncan Charlton daughter getting wedded and the other producing our first grandchild, a boy, so I NORTH WEST shall teach him how to use a set of spanners In last month’s notes I commented on what at the earliest opportunity. could be achieved with a well sorted F-type Bob Cragg in the hands of Pete Clews. Silly me, putting Saturday 31st October, Oxford Group Meeting, the ‘fluence on Pete. If you look vertically The Abingdon Arms, Beckley, noon. down the normal F-type block, you can see right through it. Pete has found that if you SCANDINAVIAN change down at some 7000 rpm you can In a few days Lars Dorén and I are taking his Morgan Aero 1932 to Malvern for the actually look though the holes in the block th horizontally! Hard luck Pete, but I gather a Club’s 70 Anniversary. His Morgan was new motor is well on the way. one of the Three-Wheelers that were present Our support on the track at Curborough at the Inaugural Meeting at the Swan Inn 70 was a bit thin, two racing JAPs (Reynolds years ago. There will be a special event in and winner Tuer) one lightly modified connection to the AGM with as many Matchless (Trevor Gill). One F-type (the Morgans as possible from the original Harfields) and one 5 Speeder (the meeting. His Morgan was then owned by E. Sherwoods), plus Pete having borrowed one Moore who Steve Lister believes was the of Sue Derbyshire’s cars. Our spectator first Publisher of the Bulletin. support on the day, however, attracted almost As Scandinavia and Germany nowadays the full number of Group regulars. are isolated from UK we take two ferries, Support of our pub meetings has been a bit - up and down. The Friday meets have seen a Harwich, a 1100 mile trip + ferries in each full house but we were down to six plus only direction. Interesting to see how the two 400 one lady for the last lunch meeting. A few miles day trips goes with the trailer speed members have been having a bit of a rough reduction in the continental traffic. That time and our thoughts are with Wendy, Bob seems to be what we have to face if we want and Pete and their respective spouses. to come to England, but with restricted time available and trailer it is such a boring drive.

35 I hope that I have some positive news of Other news: the AGM itself next month. There are still Tom Rae did not join us on the barbeque officer vacancies without anyone volun- weekend, as he was busy co-organising the teering so it is a critical situation. We just Treffen Rally to Inverary, so maybe a report hope that it can be solved, preferably before of that will be forthcoming. the AGM. Tony Casswell similarly had previously All August was fantastic and now it is been down to the Shobden meet, so felt he almost summer again after some heavy rain had done his bit for group activity – he tells in the beginning of September. Now, 10/9, me that he loves the smell of Castrol R in the we have more than 20 degrees. Excellent for mornings…quite apocalyptic, really. driving my Penny. David Appleton managed to look in on the Lennart Nilsson YND guys on a trip south, so good to hear of SCOTLAND and NORTH EAST representation from Orkney in’t group. The group activities through August have Dick Taylor in Aberdeen reports several all passed off well, so a brief resume of them: members around his area, but not many with Firstly, and not chronologically, the functioning Mogs, and some not club barbeque meeting in Edinburgh was very members, so we should try to remedy that. successful, as Adrian Murray-Leslie was Next up is the AGM – all history by the good enough to join us, and present the time you read this. Only Paul and Jane, Jill Group enthusiast award to John Macdonald. and myself representing Scot/NE this year, John was typically reticent about his but Paul will have his SS down again, so worthiness for the award, but we did manage should be good. to persuade him to take it home! Planning time for 2016 now, so will have A more comprehensive report of this event to work on that but, as ever, your suggestions should appear elsewhere in the Bulletin, but (and participation) welcome to make it a suffice to say that it was well attended and all successful year. had an enjoyable time…in the sunshine. Dan The Ever Hopeful Other events through August also proved SOUTH COAST successful. The run to Drumlanrig to meet I begin on a sombre note. Priscilla with Normog members saw two three- Williams – Roy’s wife of over fifty years – wheelers, and about twenty 4-wheelers died on 23rd July aged ninety, after a short gathering for guided tours and exclusive spell in hospital. Roy and Cilla had been buffet lunch. Jill and I also spent an stalwarts of the South Coast Group since the enjoyable overnight stay with Keith and early seventies, often arriving at Chiddingly Hilary Hayes--, so thank you both for that. in Roy’s handsome Matchless SS. A week later saw three Mogs and seven This was perhaps not always Cilla’s members gathering at the Biggar Rally, so a preferred means of transport but she was ever good turn-out in our Group’s terms. Keith -supportive of Roy’s enthusiasms. Latterly was rewarded with the concourse trophy for she had been unable to travel by Morgan but our part of the show, so congratulations to continued to come to meetings until only him. Finally, the navigation run and barbeque recently. A sizeable contingent from the in Perthshire was successful, as it only rained group attended a service of thanksgiving for a bit. her life at Staplehurst parish church on 17th Tom Rae gave his F-type it’s second August. serious run, and all seemed well with it, but The vicar had been a personal friend of he did have all his dodgy Pembleton and Cilla and Roy for over forty years and was Lomax friends with him…the dog was a nice able to illuminate her character and life for touch, though. the congregation. Her sister’s delightful Including the drive up to Ballinluig from portrait of Cilla as a young woman, home, Jill enjoyed passengering for 240 reproduced on the order of service, shows her miles, but we did do a b&b overnight. to have been strikingly good-looking and

36 stylish; indeed in their formative years both SOUTH EAST sisters had studied art and fashion. Later, Two members attended the Military Show, having met rather charmingly through their held at Damyns Hall near Upminster on mutual interest in SCUBA diving, Cilla and Saturday 8th August, namely Eddie Gibbard Roy spent much of their early married life in his 1930 Super Aero and Colin Wilson, living and working abroad whilst bringing up who took time off from making parts for their two small boys. Eventually they settled Morgans, to drive his 1930 Alvis to support in Wittersham and, later, Sissinghurst. A his other passion, military shows and events. strong but gentle soul, Cilla will be greatly On the following day, Sunday 9th August, missed by all. they were both at the Classic motorbike The Group’s 52nd AGM was orchestrated, near with his customary panache, by your GO. Maldon, also in Essex . Colin drove his 1937 Determined to fly the flag, I had spent some Sports Morgan there with friend Glen. This time preparing Maud for the occasion but, time Eddie trailered the 2¾ hp. 1914 Douglas despite the sunshine, sixth sense led me to that he bought from fellow Club member the BBC weather app. before setting off and, John Lee, when John decided to dispose of in the event, the Booths’ fully storm-proofed his collection of vehicles on account of 4/4 was the only Morgan present on a very failing health, Eddie was accompanied by his wet evening. friend Glen with his 1949 Douglas. At the It was, of course, award-time, the first Museum of Power event they met up with being the LM Shield for endeavour. This fellow Group members Don Taylor, in his went to Michael Joseph, primarily for his 1933 Super Sports and Colin Tatlow in his outstanding efforts in producing two highly 1934 Super Sports. successful training-days over the past year, Those who acquired a programme (we but also in recognition of his good-natured cannot imagine any Club member “buying” tolerance of the regular leg-pulling he one) for the Montlhèry Retro event back in receives in this column. Group enthusiasts – July, will have noticed that Eddie Gibbard a joint award this year – are Chris and and his Super Aero, was one of the entrants. Marion Booth. Eddie maintains that the car drives better Chris has worked his extraordinary magic when he is carrying a passenger provided to complete the magnificent “Quad”, Marion that the combined weight of driver and has been, as always, a rock and they rarely passenger is not so great as to cause a miss an event. I particularly wanted to problem with the front wheels as happened acknowledge the huge debt we owe to our following Eddie’s high speed circuits at womenfolk; they are ever-supportive and Montlhèry as reported in the Group report in keep us civilised. Marion epitomises the very the July Bulletin. best in a Morgan lady. Martin Brown is looking forward to Despite his (rather pathetic) protestations driving his 1923 Darmont again after the that two years as GO is a “pretty good stint”, starter motor problems have been sorted out the present incumbent was unanimously by Fairbourne Carriages. voted back in. Reeling from the palpable Five South East Group members/wives goodwill in the room he was then almost were at Castle Hedingham, on the Suffolk/ completely overcome when no less a Essex border, for the Classic Car Show on personage than V Twin heaped praise and Sunday 23rd August but unfortunately not in presented him with a very funny and apt Morgan three-wheelers, as Martin Brown and cartoon. Sincere thanks for all your Dave James heeded the weather forecast of continuing support and kindness. rain arriving in the afternoon and wisely Join us on 21st October for an evening of resorted to their four-wheeler Morgans (Dave entertaining films. is also a member of the London Section of Stephen Clark the MSCC which had organised a run to the Wednesday, 21st October, 8.00 pm. Film Show. event, but apart from Dave and Jackie James Six Bells, Chiddingly. only John and Merry Weaver cont/...

37 attended from the MSCC ‘s London to the assembled throng at the Group Meeting Section). Dennis and Jill Plater also attended on Saturday 5th September. The attendance at but in a tintop of foreign manufacture. the meeting was down, due to the competing After the SE Group camping weekend in attractions of the Beaulieu Autojumble and Norfolk, Dave Fripp took himself off for an the Dieppe Raid 2015. extended holiday in the West Country where Duoika rd he continues to assist his brother Richard in Saturday 3 October – The Swan, Horndon-on-the-Hill the rebuild of Dave’s 1930 Aero while th th making the most of the considerable wealth Informal Wednesday meetings – 16 and 30 October (contact: Dennis Plater on 01277 352867) of local enthusiasm, knowledge, and Saturday 7th November - The Swan, engineering skills of members in that area. Horndon-on-the-Hill In the August issue of the magazine of The Veteran Car Club of Great Britain is to be SOUTH WEST found an article by MTWC member Bill We had a select number of Morgans and Wallbank on how he balanced the engine on crews on our Wye Valley Run in early his single cylinder Rexette. This has September as the Fripps, Lovelesses and improved the car’s vibrations to such an Winbows were all Mogging in northern extent that Bill can now use the rear-view France. The coffee, bacon rolls and cakes mirror for its intended purpose, and Bill had were as good as usual at Tintern Station with the added satisfaction of nothing significant Nick Taylor coming to see us off..... us being falling off the Rexette during a recent VCC Stan and Margaret Howitt in their F Super, run. That same issue contains a useful article Lily and me in the MX2 Super Sports, Ian and entitled “Thoughts on the effects of Modern Maria Parkinson in their Plus 4 and Martin Fuels on Veteran and Vintage Vehicles”. Grindrod in his pre-war 4/4 4-seater. On Wednesday 2nd September Brian Watts Stan and Margaret had planned a lovely showed a film he had taken at one of the late route with a really steep climb towards the Clarrie Coombes’ Monday “salons” way At back in 1997. Apart from the late Sandy the Lion we met up with Tim and Alison Atkinson inflicting some of his jokes on Giddens who had travelled across from the those present, the undoubted highlight of the Lampeter area in their drop chassis Aero, film was when it showed the skills of several thought to be an ex-works trials car members (four of whom who have since campaigned by George Goodall. passed away and are now sadly missed) We enjoyed an excellent lunch at the Lion giving Dennis Plater’s F Super Sports it’s and moved on to the Big Pit mining museum, annual 300 mile service and general check although "museum" is probably a misnomer over! as it is a disused mine where visitors can go underground for a guided tour which was At Jack Whitehead’s funeral (Jack was quite an experience. former G.O. on three separate occasions, Dick and Sue Fripp will be taking over serving for no less than 10 years in total) the from now on. Please give them your support. Group was represented by Bob Towell, Rose Many thanks to those of you who have Hoar, and Colin Wilson. Colin made a round organised and supported our events over the trip of 120 uneventful miles to attend in his past few years. 1937 Sports three wheeler, only to have one - Tony of the cylinders of the Matchless engine disintegrate while out on a short run a day or And from the New GO Team - Hello South two after the funeral to test the car after he West Group, had made a minor modification to one of the Thank you to Tony for running the Group wings. If it had happened while he was so ably for so many years. We don’t blame driving back home after the funeral it could . have been when he was on the busy M25 Dick was G.O. in the mid seventies and then Motorway. got married (let’s hope this only happens Colin brought the offending barrel to show once!).

38 We have just returned from said “Mogging the time you read this, the trike and I will have in northern France”, 550 miles round trip and successfully reached Malvern to meet with no problems worth mentioning. We had a many of you during the AGM weekend. If we good time but our waistlines have expanded ... can both get home in one piece, that will be a un peu! welcome bonus! We haven’t had much time to put our heads Dave Anscombe together about future events but, for the time Wednesday, 14th October, Mid-month Meeting. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley 20:00 being, will continue with regular meetings as th set up by Tony. It’s not a good start though as Wednesday, 28 October, Monthly Meeting. we can’t make the Sat 3rd October (Sidbury) The Clent Club 20:00 Wednesday, 14th October, Mid month Meeting. or the 7th November (Frampton) meetings - Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley 20:00 owing to other long standing commitments. As Tony did, we will keep in touch with YORKS., NOTTS. & DERBYS. round robin emails (when Tony lets us have Not one but two meetings this month. the email list). We have plans though!!! I was a little concerned because the usual Bay Dick and Sue Fripp Horse meet was the evening before our run to Next Meeting: Sat 3rd October - lunchtime meet ‘Tom Cowley’s Emporium’ but my fears were at The Hare & Hounds, Putts Corner, Sidbury, in vain, as both were a success. Please park in the Ottery St Mary road car park. Twelve attended the Bay Horse and took WEST MIDLANDS part in a variety of discussion and four of Retired members lunches remain popular those had the stamina to make it to Tom’s the with forty attendees at the last one and West next day. Midlands members continue to use their Morgans to support both club events and other suitable occasions. Examples include the with a printed line drawing of a racing OHV, training day, the club sprint and a significant number of cars at the recent charity meeting in Chaddesley Corbett. This was a very popular event with other vintage and classic car owners and I am told there were some very I have kept it short this month as some- interesting cars there. where else in the mag should be a report and A photo by Julia Critchlow shows the photos re Tom’s (editor permitting!). Eric Eadon Barker equipage, including canine passengers th enjoying the occasion. The indefatigable Len Next meeting: 13 October - The Bay Critchlow is currently in France on the Dieppe Horse, Scholes. M1, J35, A629 Rotherham, raid, accompanied by son Bill and maintaining … Yes Eric … and Heather, the Editor finds his well-earned reputation for persistent long- within his powers to accede to your request.. distance If only other GOs could understand the term Morgan- brevity .. One pic below, article overleaf. eering. Now that I have finally coaxed my Morgan back to life (see elsewhere for details), perhaps I can join in again and hope that, by

39 Eric Eadon Terry Cowley’s home, where Tom was Tom showed me a ‘Harley Davidson’ big brought up, is the location of the marvellous end and con rod assembly which he has found workshop, and the intriguing name – to be better and much cheaper than the ‘Shepherd’s Folly’ does justice to the Blackburne, even after completion of mods immaculately kept garden, house, buildings required to the flywheels – improvement of that Tom uses as his workshop and beautiful the breed still continues! Other interesting country side surrounding. items present included a Bentley (BMW Terry should be very proud of the house period), a 4-Wheeler Morgan, a neat re-build he and his family performed in the aluminium bodied road legal single seat 3- 1970s and the seclusion from the road by a wheeler with Morgan transmission, reliant dense hedge certainly works as at least two of engine and ‘Frazer Nash inspired’ front lots of our visitor’s drove straight past despite suspension, a proper late 1920s Frazer Nash, satnavs and a sign strategically placed by Tom plus….my personal non-Morgan highlight the night before! was a SIT in Tom’s Mk6 Cooper with 1100cc JAP, air cooled, V twin, twin carbs on methanol, but soon to be returned to supercharged form with lowered compression ratio still on methanol. The driving position was very good not cramped up against the steering wheel as I had expected, I was told the Mk6 space frame had straight tubes – John Cooper must have had lunch with Colin Chapman (Lotus) that day, the later Mk.9 returned to the traditional Cooper curved ones. It was fired up and run later – very tasty! In preçis, the event was perfect for me… and those I spoke to, at least 35 people, 14 At least 35 (people) turned up, far more operational 3 wheelers, 3 or 4 other pedigree than predicted, but then the weather was cars and happy ladies. I was so pleased to see perfect, sunny and windless , just the job to so many ‘other halves’ who were also able to sit, circulate, natter (about Morgans of cause) enjoy the lovely buffet and garden party and/or get your hands dirty. And there were atmosphere. Many, many thanks to Tom, cars, no ‘Grand Prix’ but ‘2 Speed Aero’, Cathy, Terry, Kathy and all their helpers for ‘Family’, ‘Super Aero’, ‘3 Speed Sports’, this wonderful display of hospitality, 3 ‘Super Sports’, ‘F4s’ and ‘F Supers’ – 14 in wheelers and restoration delights. total which represented Ford, Matchless, JAP This will take some equalling!!!!!! and Blackburne engines. Around 6 cars were in various mechanical ‘situation’ from a simple pre race meeting service right through to a total ‘every nut and bolt re- build, all work done to specific customer requirements but of course with the added advantage of Tom’s lifelong absorption of Morgan knowledge and experience and of course Terry’s inevitable ‘quality control’!!! I would certainly be happy to let him do any work on my car … (if he charges by the hour you couldn’t afford for him to dig it out of the garage dad!! H. )

4037 Lights U Could Almost See With … John Chatwin In response to our Junior Correspondent’s starter motors and dynamos of the early tongue-in-cheek resumé of Joseph Lucas commercial diesel vehicles that subjected equipment, I must defend them. them to much higher loads than today’s super Although we are all familiar with the old ‘Prince of Darkness’ jokes, they served the without giving too much trouble. British motor industry for many years and as Agreed, back then the lights were dim and they swallowed the likes of Rotax, CAV, the heaters poor but so were everyone else’s - Girling etc they must have been doing some- whilst many US and continentals were using thing right. Being involved in both old cars 6 volts, long after Lucas had moved to 12. and the motor trade from my earliest years, I An advantage of Lucas, and to a degree became familiar with a lot of Lucas products. In my methods when many foreigners had moved to and were always built to a higher rivets, spot welds and pressed bent bits of tin, standard than American stuff of the time. resulting in scrapping, rather than being able This said I am comparing like-with-like in to be adjusted or mended. the popular ‘built-to-a-price’ vehicles of our We forget so easily, that the coming of youth. As with all equipment, price dictates plastic wiring, fixings and clamps, largely the ultimate quality and we are all guilty of banished the often Lucas-blamed wiring wanting a bargain, so, to a degree, we got from bursting into ‘smoke’ and sometimes what the market would stand. Many of us flame as the current was directed to earth remember going down to the scrap yard for through such clips and the like. another Lucas regulator or dynamo, never If you had a Rolls Royce or similar - and even considering that it may not work. Even your wallet was suitably large enough for after a lifetime’s work, we could often get a such luxury - you were treated to ‘Lucas few more out of such old bits. Generally, the Special Equipment’ starters, switches, lights Lucas equipment was suitable for service if; and dynamos, which were built to a very b. Morris and Morgan offerings. recommendations. Such vehicles did not often suffer the problems that the aforementioned Lucas ignoredTail and Piece things like - brushes,Routine contacts Service and jokes made fun of - and their Nevwires Learalways bearings are only attended to when they fail, ran through trunking. This equipment rarely failed but unfortunately at a price that of his malady. Such things as the heavy duty few ordinary motorists could afford.

Youngest and Furthest! Ellis Hodgson, son of Sandra and Danny, clearly a young driver in the making. (already!)

Lars Doren and Lennart Nilsson drove 1100miles each way and two ferries to arrive at the AGM with the ex Eddie Moore car that was at the inaugural Club gathering at the factory in 1945

4241 5-Speeder Bevel Box Modifications Graeme Addie The Morgan Motor Company factory manual The bevel box oil change intervals required for the 2012 Morgan 3 Wheeler nominates by the factory have now been changed to that the bevel box oil should be changed every Rather than suffer that inconvenience and have the of the bevel box is small. same oil change life as the gearbox the writer Tests have shown has opted for 12,000 -15,000 miles oil change intervals along with the modifications noted. the oil temperature can reach 200° The following is therefore one person’s attempt to rectify what he sees as a deficiency. gearbox, which is typically 60° F cooler. It in no way defines or recommends what Bearings and gears (except when they get others should do. In essence it is to install a red hot) actually operate happily at normal pump, filter and cooler in the front section temperatures the problem lies with particulate under the bonnet (over the passenger’s feet) contamination, water absorption and oil and to circulate oil through the bevel box via 3 oxidation. /8" hoses going through the transmission Elevated temperature is probably the tunnel. The Hydraulic Circuit Schematic biggest contributor to oil oxidation. The life describes this. (see p. 43 overleaf) cycle of the lubricant is cut in half for every Early on a concern was that the circulation 10° Centigrade (C) increase in temperature. pump current draw would overload the The effect of temperature is logarithmic, so, existing engine alternator. At 3 Amps or less for example, for a mineral oil at 100° C (212° this turned out to not be a concern. F) the oil life is about around 2000 hours at With the oil circulating system installed the 200 degrees C (or 400 degrees F) the life of a writer has never seen a temperature over 150° Mineral Oil is 1 hour. F. The temperature recording gauges (and Figure 1 shows the Life Expectancy of ammeter) would in hindsight seem to be unne- Inhibited Synthetic Lubricating Oils in Air . cessary. Assuming the specified overfill (1" over existing Fill Level Point) is carried out

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42 and oil can be seen circulating at the sight glass then also the site glass in the foot well isolation battery (before system was integrated could be deleted. Also in hindsight it would into the car) so it goes without saying that it seem that there is sufficient cooling come and the isolation battery could go as well. from the filter cooler unit and the increased oil The pump, filter, etc. is installed under the capacity (5 times) that the separate Earls Heat front bonnet in the available space on the Exchanger (see picture of pump, cooler and passenger’s side over the passenger’s feet. filter below) and fan could be deleted also. High pressure hose going over and cont/...

43 down the side of the engine carries the circulated fluid to the fittings noted on the bevel box. While eliminating the foot wall site glass would seem to eliminate the need for the vent, (only change needed to bevel box) the writer recommends it be retained because of the difficulty of completing the necessary overfill and to ensure no excess pressure gets to the housing seals. The original Check Oil Level point utilizes a M12 1·7 5 pitch fitting which serves as the bevel box drain while original fill point ( 3/8" NPT ) serves as the return. The original drain is a 18mm x 1·5 fitting. The new vent the writer has installed is 3/8" NPT. The fittings can be seen in the pictures and are mostly Holley type with a 3/8" bore. Only shown in the picture and on the wiring diagram, the voltage reducer is a Radio Shack type from www.PRODCtoDC.com part no CL3631AH that operates at around 9 - 10 Volts. This unit shows the actual volts in a small display. Another type without the display is a DROK DC adjustable buck with 8 -22V to 1-15V. This is only installed to reduce the Pump Motor speed and sound. The oil Installed is Royal Purple 75-140grade.

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For Sale: MORGAN FAMILY 1927 Shortness of space is the reason for selling my Morgan Family. 1927 Registration UK UY 245 Chassis 13518 Engine JAP sv KTC/ E 9293 TP The car is quite original. Only the wings look newer than the rest of the car. I bought the car in 1995 from Chris Booth who used it very often in his early MORGAN threewheeler days. The car comes with a hood, and is running. Fixed Price EUR 18,000,00: Gernot Schwab Herrnstr. 5 63065 Offenbach Tel. 0049(0) 69 422005 Fax 0049 (0) 69 40807750 (see For Sale: For those seeking something pictures above and below) different! MORGAN REPLICA TRIKE by JZR. Superb beetle back style with Honda CVR 500 with six speed sequential gearbox, luggage rack, cockpit tonneau cover, perspex windshield etc. Silver with maroon leather interior. £8,250 o.v.n.o. Call Derry Morris on 01273 205573 (see pictures above) Note: I'm NOT on email or text so if no answer please leave a message and I'll get back to you, many thanks. Derry Morris Flat 8, 18 Brunswick Place, Hove Sussex BN3 1NA For Sale: 1914 HUMBERRETE v twin cyclecar. Would you like an unusual restoration project? - I have a pile of parts, 5 chassis, 5 engines, 4 gearboxes, 4 axles etc Wanted: Editor .. Apply within. Must have etc. Any reasonable offer considered GSOH, CHW, FCH no deposit needed. including exchanges? Roger Harrison, For Sale: Three speeder petrol/oil cap as Cumbria 01229 585244, new £10.00 + £1.00 p&p. 2 Lucas 6V [email protected] dynamos for three speeder for dpares or Wanted: 2Speeder project, anything with V5 repair with new Tuffnel drive wheel £20.00. th or logbook considered. Cash waiting (as they Shelley Double Lift jack 5 3/8 “ when say!!) Dave Young, Mem No F6199 closed with handle £30.00. Collection Tel 01580 766637 or preferred but not a must. Rob Fordyce Mem [email protected] No 10157 01636 831221 Notts .

45 Regalia/The F4 “Gerald” Custodian Ross Herbert

the matter of the dynamo bracket. The 12v is of a larger diameter than the standard 6v. so wielding an

Regalia Matters A new item has been added to the Regalia range. These high quality glazed ceramic fridge magnets should have pride of place securing your offspring’s artwork to your SMEG! They measure 2" square and are available for £3.00ea plus postage. The F4 “Gerald” In an effort to provide a more lasting solution to the ongoing head gasket problem, we decided to re-fit the 10HP head rather than the ‘high compression’ 8HP version. This would seem to be, on first impression, a straightforward swop, if not for

New Members Eric Bayley UK William Slack. Kinver, Stourbridge, W.Mids, DY7 6EW. Chris Jones. Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 4BP. Harry Watson. Soothill, Batley, W.yorks, WF17 6LW. Paul Tunnicliffe. Quainton, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP22 4AY. Stephen & Diane Adams. Wombwell, Barnsley, S.Yorks, S73 0RE.

ROW Alberto Gonzalez. Fracc.Carolina, Queretaro 76177, Mexico. Robert Buchanan. Ada, MI 49301, USA. Gerhard Burmester. Picton, N.S.W 2571, Australia.

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Super stainless parts to complement your Morgan in 2013. New: Front hub protection plates, laser-cut for accuracy and flatness. £15.00 per pair. Beetleback catches. As original but with internal spacers to prevent crushing; polished stainless steel. Drawings showing fitting details and clip positions available if required. £110.00 per set of four. Morgan heat shields. ‘Morgan’ in script with or without the wording ‘Super Sports’ in small print underneath, or just a set of holes like a cheese- grater. Polished stainless ready to clamp to your exhaust pipes - no more burnt elbows. £100.00 per pair. Front spring covers, in polished stainless; £100.00 per car set. Hi and low level exhaust systems for all twins in stainless steel, p.o.a. All prices plus post and packing. Castle Bank Cottage, Ewloe, Deeside, Flintshire CH5 3BZ Tel. 01244 532 714 [email protected]

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Opposite Ends of Production: Martyn Webb’s 1910 tiller-steered recreation and a 5-Speeder – of 100 plus years later, seen together at the Pickersleigh Road factory Photo: Steve Uprichard

Steve Lister, the Club Registrar, seen here far left, supervising the re-enactment of the photograph taken at the Inaugural Club Meeting 70 years ago some of with remaining the cars that are known to have taken part. Steve likened the process to ’herding cats’ photo: Steve Uprichard