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Happenings in June - too many to fit in this month but all events appear after the respective group report …. So here is a photo instead: Without prompting, Harriet Sermon picked up The Bulletin to read. Clare said she insisted on taking it to bed .. Photo: Clare Sermon
COVER: Tracy Cameron - Hale Morgan now owned by Kurt Engelhorn … Kurt and Tracy were sharing the car which is prepared by Ewan Cameron. Contents: 14 Letters and Emails 30 Group Reports 3 Editorial Eyewash 15 Imprinting 39 Registry Adrian M-L’s Conrod / 18 Red … The First /New Forest Group Mag re-magnetised Supercharged Morgan 42 Homer’s Odessey 5 Goggles and Gauntlets 44 Floggery 6 Opening Run Page 48 Salome and Salote 8 Book Launch 22 New Wings for Old July more of the same stuff 10 Competition report / 23 12 VSCC Curborough 24 13 Training Day 26 Norfolk W/end Advert
2 Vol. 71 June 2016 No. 6 THE BULLETIN
AFFILIATED TO THE ACU: NON - TERRITORIAL CLUB WEBSITE: www.mtwc.co.uk Editorial
One of the downsides of being an editor is but I have always found the DVLA very helpful … I have always been very polite - looking at the layout, the typeface, colours as I would hope to be treated myself. We are … and the inevitable errors - whether fortunate in having, through the Registrar, typographical or factual. In a similar vein, who is a consummate diplomat) a good after looking at The Bulletin on screen for working relationship with the DVLA – much hours on end, lining up and arranging the to the benefit of members. That relationship content, making sure that the appearance is is significantly enhance by the Club having a satisfactory (to me), it gets to a point where copy of the Morgan Factory production records and a Registry errors can escape notice. containing ownership information back to the is …. that in last month’s 1930s. With the AGM praise to Dennis Rushton approaching and the ….only to credit his subject of Associate membership to be considered, it’s worth noting that to date there has not been any satisfactory resolution to the question “what exactly comprises a Morgan Three Wheeler. “Ehh … That’s BANG Two or three years ago out of order!!” the Committee spent before - all errors are several hours debating entirely the responsibility of … cont/… p49. the subject, but drew no conclusion. An interesting point was raised by a There is plenty more that I would like to member (name withheld to protect the guilty) mention and also highlight items in The concerning tyre date marking. A tyre was Bulletin, but as late news, I have to report purchased from a well known supplier .. and the death of Roger Edmonds FM 2096 on found to be already 4 years old. What is the May 9th.. Roger joined the Club in the 1950s position should said member decide to sell and was a stalwart and true servant of the his car in 7 years time when the date will be club as Registrar for a long period. He was a over the 10-year limit but only purchased 7 real gentleman and a one-time competitive years previously? Answers please. racer in his JAP Super Aero. (In the late 60s, I I have said this before but I have always had the privilege of passengering with Roger at the found the DVLA very helpful … I have Silverstone High-Speed Trials several times .. and always been very polite - as I would hope to winning .. Ed). Full tribute next month. be treated my self. I have said this before - Meanwhile … enjoy your Morganing Fun to the full Nick
3 Connecting Rod Adrian Murray-Leslie
acquaintances,
Magneto Re-magnetizing Adrian Murray-Leslie Up until new cobalt based steels were around 1930, the magnets on earlier magnetos were prone to losing magnetism and requiring periodic re-magnetising. This can be particularly necessary if the instrument has been left without an armature to act as a “keeper”. The job can be done by a specialist or very simply using a diy process with what amounts to a large pair of electro magnets. I know of at least two people in the Club who own such a device and I recently borrowed Jake Alderson’s. The way it works is this: First establish the polarity of the magneto and the re-magnetiser using a compass. Then clamp the magneto between the pole plates and switch on current from the appropriate source (in my case a 12v car battery) for a few seconds. Job done. I tested the strength if the magnets before and after and it went up by a factor of 3.
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MTWC GOGGLES AND GAUNTLETS FRIDAY 5th to SUNDAY 7th AUGUST 2016
We shall be based in the Shaftesbury area, famous for Golden Hill, setting for the Hovis ads. It is a most interesting town with of course some steep hills. Zig Zag hill is the most notorious and it will feature in a scenic run that will take place. Once again the formula is that you book your own accommodation according to your needs. Campers/Caravans and Motorhomes the best choice is Blackmore Vale Camping SP7 9PX just outside Shaftesbury. Plenty of room and a choice of glamping buildings if you wish. Campsite contact 01747 851 523 or 07436 791800 Mention MTWC. Hotels: The Royal Chase Hotel in Shaftesbury on 01747 853355 or : The Grosvenor Arms, Shaftesbury on 01747 858580 Searching on a site like Booking .com will come up with lots of other smaller B&Bs etc. However as the area is popular in the summer do not leave it till the last minute. They WILL all be full. Please tell us you are coming so you can be included in the runs/ evening meals and entertainment. Contact Ian or Maria Parkinson for further info or help with any queries 01823 277852 or use e-mail [email protected]
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Eric Eadon
I got there vey early (it’s surprising how like waiting for the ‘cavalry’ to appear over little traffic there is at 7.30am on a Sunday the horizon – and then they did, first 1, then morning) and by 9.30 our ‘team’ were all 3, another 1, 5, and a couple of 4 wheelers present, attired in their hi vis MTWC vests, and we were off. Eventually we amassed 67 briefed and ready for the 10.00am start. At ‘3 Wheelers’, 13 ‘5 Speeders’, 15 or so ‘4 this point let me make an apology to those Wheelers’ plus others – an aluminium bodied who had to wait until about 10.30 to get their single seater with Fraser Nash Suspension cars into ‘the village’. This was caused by and Reliant engine and gearbox, ‘Salote’, the voluntary tramway staff being a little at John Clews’ Riley ( a forerunner of ERA via sea (Derbyshire is land locked dad! – H), a the Raymond may’s ‘White Riley’, the temperamental tram and the ‘Duty Inspector’ beautiful ‘Oily Rag’ G N with its central being very concerned about keeping head lamp, a TR6, a couple of Lotus 7 type Morgans and Trams apart. specials , an immaculate Post Office van, a It didn’t seem to bother anyone in Sheffield 'Sprout' (sorry Sprite) and one or 2 others in the 1950s/60s, I used to clock in at work taking part in the ‘National Driving Day’. before 7.00am and the commute was quite As they drove past me the procession nice in the Morgan – along a road with a seemed endless, but when I abandoned my lovely ‘S’ bend in a sharp dip, a ¾ mile post at noon assuming all were there and straightish blast and ending with a 900 right immediately after going under a railway bridge/tunnel all with bi-lateral tramlines. I spun it once coming out of the bridge on black ice – too much too soon – but didn’t hit anything including the looming tram! (you are wittering dad – Hx) I was cold, very cold when I set off at 7.30am but by 9.30am at my post, stood in the sun and dressed for mid April I was warming quite reasonably. It was
6 Opening Run 2016 Concours Results - to be presented at the 2016 AGM 2 Speeder: 1928, LTOW JAP, Super Aero Richard Simmonite 3 Speeder: 1933, MX4 Matchless, Super Sports Bob Angell F Type: 1952, E93A Ford, F Super John Mark 5 Speeder 2012 Model Ian Brett Visitors’ Choice 5 Speeder Andrew Warren descended towards ‘The Village’ the full on a tram (aaaah, you have had many in your enormity of the turnout hit me with the view time! – Hx) but Hannah my youngest of cars parked amongst period settings t all granddaughter got a few up on the top decks and pronounced it as ‘Great’, her father stated it was ‘a lot better than the current Sheffield trams and the dog found the stairs a bit steep! I had a couple of conversations about the pros and cons of ‘5-Speeder’ owners (typed as written! – Hxx), very interesting and informative. I couldn’t remember where I had met one of them before and eventually asked him, he couldn’t remember either but we narrowed it down to points of the compass. We had been a little Donington Historic Festival 2015 when the concerned the venue may have been too far MTWC were allotted piece of grass inside up the country for the ‘Southerners’ but there the circuit, but what finally clinched it was you were and with the support from ‘Up when I lifted my hat and he saw my bald North’ as well you gave us an event to be proud of. I was particularly pleased to see ‘5 Speeder’ owners becoming involved and 3 of them had also competed in the ‘Not the Night Trial’ the evening before. I expect there will be a report elsewhere – I wasn’t there. (Don’t worry dad, I maintained the family honour!!! – Hx). Cars were parked all over the place, on the cobbled tram lined street (very authentic for the ‘2 & 3 Speeders’ and the ‘F types’, outside the fully functional ‘Red Lion Inn’ (no doubt also authentic! – Hx), in the square, by the original main entrance, in front of the tram sheds and over spilling along the tram route to the bandstand area. Most were minus there owners who were no doubt enjoying banter with friends old and new, taking in the village displays (and ale – Hx), and riding on trams. I didn’t get a ride
7 head. I still can’t remember his name but I consider him a good Morgan friend! The concours events were judged by Sue and Laurie Weeks, a very detailed effort, thank you and the Crich visitors (Hannah liked a yellow one!) The organising team, led by Adrian M-L, his wife Trish, Brian Bellamy, John Rowland and passenger, my next door neighbour Kev (I forced him into it! ...[you have a habit of that! – Hxx]) and all those whose names I cannot remember - please forgive me I am useless at names (why do I hope our illustrious editor will acquire you think I only use an initial? – H xx) deserve a loud round of applause (hear, hear to accompany this report – I didn’t take any! – Hx). Agreed .. Ed Once again thanks to everyone, keep up the good work, your support will be needed told me that the Regalia tent did okay. by next year’s organisers. Thanks for all the Hard Work to Eric and the 2016 Opening Run a resounding success all those who assisted with the Not the Night and also thanks to those who contacted me Trial and the Opening Run to make it saying that they could not make it, most of such a Resounding Success. …. Editor - on behalf of the Club. Well Done!
Our intention is to launch at MTWC Curborough and also at Thrill on the Hill. Dad’s intention was - and mine is, not to make profit, but any money made (at least from the initial batch) goes to the club. Alistair Rew I’ve seen the work by Robin - a Must-Have Book ...Ed.
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MTWC Trophies Steve Lister
MTWC Trophies – Brooklands and the The recipient also receives, and retains, a Leavens Trophy. special gilded pin badge version of the We recently renewed the arrangement emblem that appears on the trophy. see photo below
were originally awarded for Morgan compet-ition successes in the 1920’s and 1930’s and came to the Club from several sources:
As well as several important trophies awarded for racing successes at Brooklands and Donnington, they include: The sterling silver signpost Triple Trophy awarded to H.E.M Kingdon in 1931 for gaining Golds (cleared all sections) in all three MMC Trials that year. H.F.S Morgan’s silver bowl trophies for I was concerned that our stock of these the Scottish Trials in 1923 and 1924 pin badges was running low, but When you next visit Brooklands, take a discovered that Ross Herbert had a dozen un-enamelled blank versions in the Regalia stock. Midlands Group member Jim Baker then came to the rescue. He arranged for the blanks to be gilded and enamelled – not a simple task as there are six separate colours. This work was carried out by Toye, Kenning and Spencer in Birmingham and each badge has been placed in an elegant display box. Jim covered the cost of this work saying that it look at them – they are in a glass cabinet was a way of giving something back for all in the Campbell ERA shed. the years of pleasure he has had from the As most of you will know, when Club Club. Thanks Jim. members John and Barbara Leavens Regalia sells these pin badges. Not the passed away in 1997, they made a significant bequest to the MTWC. In special gilt one, but an equally nice nickel recognition of their spirit of generosity and version. Given the amount of work enthusiasm for all things Morgan, each involved in producing them they are very year we present the Esprit De Corps trophy reasonably priced – contact Ross. to the person we feel most typifies their values.
9 Competition Report Pete Clews The competition scene began to ‘warm up’ all very close despite making continuous metaphorically if not meteorologically in changes to gearing. Ruth Ross managed 87.52 April as a prelude to a very busy May. It was as a reward for all Steve’s work with various pleasing to see a few new faces but getting condensers and Rob together enough entries for our events is still proving difficult. Loton Park 16th/17th April Round 1 of the MTWC Challenge saw 16 competitors assemble at this beautiful spot in deepest Shropshire, to tackle this very technical hillclimb. The weather threatened everything including snow, rain and wind but fortunately it all came on Friday night and as Saturday dawned the sun came out and the frost and snow disappeared. Yes, it was cold but the track dried by the time the Morgans practiced and despite a few red flags, not for the Morgans, practice was uneventful. Saturday’s timed runs finished with Bill and Maggie Tuer fastest (64.91), with Hamish snapping at their heels. Chas Loton Results Reynolds/Steve Ash were 3rd (68.23), Iain No Driver Aggregate time Position Stewart 4th (68.65), followed by Greg Bibby, TM Class Tom Cowley and the the F-Tpes of Pete 5 Steve Lister 80.045 (2) Clews and Danny Hodgson. 18 Cathy Quinn 81.93 (3) TM class was the preserve of Tony and Lily 36 Ruth Ross 88.03 (5) Quinn (77.71) followed by Steve Lister 52 Rob Pike 93.22 (6) (79.92), Cathy Quinn, Tony Pearson, Ruth 60 Tony Pearson 84.225 (4) Ross and Rob Pike who had burned almost all 81 Tony Quinn 78.45 (1) his and Petra Rarko’s midnight oil getting the Racing Class Super Aero to the event! The only 5 Speeder 16 74.00 (7) was Austin Smith 21 Iain Stewart 68.745 (4) /Julia Perry who celebrated Julia’s?? 30 Chas Reynolds 68.43 (3) birthday with a time of 71.05 and a birthday 34 Bill Tuer 64.75 (2) party. 38 Pete Clews 74.13 (8) Sunday earned it’s name, beginning with a 46 Greg Bibby 69.075 (5) cloudless sky. The results for Sunday were 134 Hamish Bibby 64.745 (1) aggregated with Saturday’s to give the overall 811 Tom Cowley 71.39 (6) results for Round 1. The Scruton team arrived 5 Speeder Standard early to reinforce the 5 Speeder contingent 2 John Scruton 75.195 and managed 75.08. Austin Smith was in a 5 Speeder TM racy mood after the previous night’s party and 45 Austin Smith 70.65 by the end of the day achieved 70.25. TM Class was led by Tony Quinn now in Cathy’s F-Type after ignition problems with Silverstone has not proved a happy hunting his MX2, achieved 78.83 while Steve Lister ground for Morgan Three Wheelers in recent slipped back to 80.17 possibly because of his years and the jinx struck again this year. Sue preoccup-ation with the ignition on Ruth’s car Darbyshire and Simon Edwards were the only “Orange”. Cathy was driving well with 81.42 Morgan entrants, Sue in the GP Itala & followed by Tony Pearson whose times were Lanchester Trophy for vintage racing cars and Simon a newcomer to Morgan Three cont/...
10 Wheeler Racing in the race for standard and Darbyshire was flying with a total time of 220.50 in 1st place breaking Ewan Cameron’s record by 3 hundredths of a second and was 4
3rd lap. Simon, whose car is prepared by News George Darbyshire qualified on the 8th row in There are 2 major events in June, the first of a very large grid and was going very well until these being The Robin Rew Memorial Sprint a coming together with an Aston Martin left at Curborough on June 5th. We do want to his front wing dangling perilously close to the make this a special occasion in memory of front wheel and he had to retire. Robin and I’m sure he will be sitting somewhere aloft giving his own idiosyncratic commentary to an assembled audience and be I attended the ACU NTB meeting on behalf of explaining the intricacies of the JTOR. the club. It was an enjoyable meeting and I Hopefully many of you who knew Robin will always leave feeling optimistic about our come along, preferably in your Morgans, affiliation. Morgan three wheelers are viewed either to compete or just to be there. You can as an important and long standing part of the compete on a One Event Licence, as long as ACU being one of the early marques to take you are under 70 years old, and you can enter part in ACU events. There is always a on the day. Robin’s book entitled ‘A Morgan- willingness to help us as there was with the 5 J.A.P. Anthology’ will be released at the Speeders which allowed them to join us in event. Robin did so much for the MTWC as competitive events. Mogspares Co-ordinator and with his Changes to ACU insurance now mean that Rewminations in The Bulletin. He was if we organise an event with ACU Permit always involved in motorsport and gave which involves several locations such as a enormously of his time and energy to the trial or series of tests then all participants and sporting activities of the club publishing officials will have automatic Third Party RTA “Chain” at the start of the email revolution insurance when they “sign on” which will offering anecdotes, advice and discussion alleviate the concern that participants own about the competition scene. He insurance does not cover them. commentated at Curborough until he began to The rationale behind the scrapping of One struggle with his hearing and encouraged and Event Licences for 70 year olds was supported Alistair in his competition success. explained and centres around the concern that Let’s make it a Club Sprint to remember. some competitors with medical problems, BHR 50th Anniversary Meeting Cadwell which would preclude them from obtaining a 24/25/26th June full licence (ACU require a medical report for A milestone in VMCC history this is another 70 year olds), would not divulge these event that we should be proud to take part in. problems and liability could fall on the club/ BHR always make us very welcome at their officals running the event and the ACU. meetings and without some of their officials Manx Classic 29/30th April & 1st May we would not be able to run the events we do The Manx Classic is an unusual event at Curborough, Loton, Prescott and Oulton consisting of three separate venues whose Park this season. individual times are added together to find They have offered us 2 Morgan only races class winners. Morgan Three Wheelers were on Saturday 25th both of which are part of the represented by Sue Darbyshire, Tracy MTWC Challenge and are open to all three Cameron, (see front cover … Ed,) Nancy wheeler Morgans so if you can take part in Thomas and Kurt Engelhorn. Kurt and Tracy them do and if not come along to lend your were sharing the Hale Morgan which is owned support. by Kurt and prepared by Ewan Cameron. Cadwell Park Circuit (LN11 9SE) is on the Their results were very close with Kurt right hand side of the A153 Horncastle to taking 2nd place (278.36) and Tracy 3rd Louth road about 8 miles before you get (285.63) while a superb effort by Nancy in her to Louth. F-Type (289.26) gave her 4th. Sue
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Iain Stewart
Photo: Dennis Rushton
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13 Letters, emails, postcards -cooled twin! and furthermore, my daily drive is an exquisite Ami 6 Break … estate to From Sue Rew by email the less informed … Ed.) * As sung by Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Any connection, however tenuous or mildly febrile, between the Committee and the Oompa Loompas is purely intentional. . 4 into 3 does go by email On Friday I received an email from an MTWC member:: please, can you give me the details to register my +4 in your register. Of course I did! Saturday morning The Bulletin was dropped in the mailbox. On page 8 I found the info Euro Leak by email about the Morgan Historic Register. Nick, THANKS for the kind words and your help. We hope to see as many as possible three wheeler racers at Zandvoort in the first weekend of October (British Race Festival) Sue Darbyshire told me that she and George John Bevin France are coming to Zandvoort to take part in the Historic Grand Prix. I’ve Got a Golden Ticket …* by email Machiel Kalf Holland Sir, I have recently been given Membership of your Club, by my brother who From Mrs Trellis In Taglio is a current. Although not owning a Morgan, Dear Mr DVLA Headman. Thank you for they have been in the family since the 1920s your recent reply to my enquiry about MoT as our father was passionate about Mogs even testing our cars principally that we don’t at that time. need to submit our threewheelers built I was even more interested in the Group before 1952. Reports. There I found that Mike Goldring, I can recall that when the MoT Test was my dentist from yonks ago, and fellow first introduced that it applied to vehicles conspirator in many projects, has an arcane over 10 years old and around that time, HP interest in the Male Escort business. What Baked Beans had and advert running with this and a preoccupation with rare(ish) “They’re 10 o’clock Tested and that’s what Devonian vegetables, made me wonder about we called the MoT . I have a very nice local Group Activities...... All the best. MOT station and the lovely sweet man Actually I was a Citroen 2CV fanatic, which there sends me an annual reminder which makes matter worse. always gives me great peace of mind. It's Bob French very comforting to feel the MOT tester calls (It certainly does NOT Bob … it is a OHV air at annual intervals and he is very cont/..p49 COWLEY RESTORATIONS ALL ASPECTS OF RESTORATION WORK REPAIRS, SERVICING, MoT PREPARATION 4 Osmaston Lane End, Yeldersley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1LS, UK [email protected] 01335 348718
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It was first observed by Douglas Spalding (1841- 1877), then rediscovered by Oskar Heinroth (1871- 1945) and studied and popularised by Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989). Imprinting. It usually happens at an early age. With me, it happened when I was eight. We CURBOROUGH were coming home in the car, when dad pointed out a Morgan POSTERon the it - certainly the Morgan didn’t, for nearly 20 other side of the years. It was an unusual car since it had two the engine was out at the doors, one on the driver’s side. Judging by front ... exposed. I had the vision of PDFEREbanks of the quality this was a factory modification. cylinders going back under the bonnet. One evening, a year after my first sighting I had been imprinted. PLEASEof this Morgan, my friend turned up at the Years later, dad decided I should take over back door to say I could have the Morgan for the annuity he’d been building up for me. £50 cash (this was 1972), which he needed to I forgot the first payment and found myself buy the only White and Poppe engine that with enough money to buy a Morgan LTOW had raced (in a Rover) at Brooklands. 3-speeder. Dad was furious. I was ecstatic. I collected the remains in the Jowett (another story . . . ) and started on the rebuild. but I ran the Morgan quite a lot. Liz liked the The car I received had a wide rear wheel, bike but never liked the Morgan - bits kept possibly for taking extra loads but the extra falling off and she’d have a lap-full of spares grip had caused the cross-shaft to twist badly. by the time we got home. My friends said they felt quite sorry for her. The worst was only one mudguard, and the woodwork of the when the near-side mudguard fell off, which rear seat was split. The rest of the woodwork it did quite often. But this time it was raining was excellent. The sides had rusted away as well . . . Regretfully, I sold the Morgan. where they were nailed on to the woodwork, Then a new-found friend, a blacksmith there was no external brake lever. whose main transport was an F-type, showed The doors had the names of the main me the remains of a 1926 Family Morgan towns the two blokes had driven through - hanging up in his workshop (it was hanging the last town on the return side was Liege. there because there were so many other cars and bits on the floor). He said he’d found it in a ditch several years before and was going to rebuild it some day. I said how interesting it looked. It had last been on the road in 1953 when a couple of blokes from East Ilsley had driven it to Florence and back. Unfortunately, in Brussels they were run into by a fire engine and the Morgan was bent - rather seriously.
recovered from
15 The paintwork (probably original - a rather in a couple of old headlamps were muddy mauve) had rusted away in patches rechromed. Made up the control cables. Then and many of the names were unreadable. The I started painting . . . chassis was corroded beyond redemption; the Black for the woodwork was fine but I engine was quite good but 5 or 6 years also wanted to be seen. So the metal work younger than the chassis. It came with some changed from dull mauve to canary yellow. spares including a set of new spiral-cut Not overnight, though. I was badly advised bevels, a new cross shaft, and a few other and used brushing cellulose. Difficult to put bits. I stripped everything down to assess the on smooth, however thinned, almost total damage and restoration needed, locked impossible to rub down, brittle when dry. At up the garage and went to Canada for a year. about this time I thought I should register the The chassis went away for retubing. Morgan. No documents had survived, the Unfortunately the bevel box was mounted factory records were missing, Middlesex had out of line, so I had to take it off, make up no record of the registration number so I some new lugs, and remount it in line. I applied to the DVLA. Luckily I had photos should have asked for a refund. Chassis of the car before and after its last epic painted, exhaust holes drilled in the lower journey, and these, plus an inspection by the front tubes, new rear springs and hangers, police, confirmed the appropriateness of the rebuilt rear forks, rebuilt rear wheel using a registration. The DVLA promised to ‘record narrower rim, revised and renewed all the my interest’ Sadly, they didn’t. linkages from gear change and foot controls. I’d now spent 7 years on the rebuild and I made up two new sides, one with a door, found myself starting up music again. I wiring in the edges the traditional way with a became a semi-professional musician and the little home-made tool. Wonderful experience. Morgan started gathering dust. Then home computing claimed me as well, and through out some of the worst bends in the tail and it all I was doing a day job. By 1990 when the bonnet. The wooden body frame was the music faded, I was running a successful remarkably tight and sound - wood is a research group so still no time for the wonderful material. Morgan. Then I got headhunted and moved The engine, a KT JAP, needed some work. house with all the junk that accumulates New bearings, new valves and guides. I also when you live in one house for 30 years. And didn’t like the ‘splash-and-hope’ system for the Morgan came too . . . The new job the big end, so plugged up the original hole occupied more time, so it wasn’t until 2013, through the flywheel from the oil-capturing when I had been retired for 5 years that I annulus on the front of the flywheel and found the time and energy to think seriously drilled a new one to another hole drilled about the Morgan. It needed restoration. Re- through the big end bearing so that the oil is restoration. I started thinking about getting delivered straight to the bearing surfaces. the few extras I needed, but fell flat when it The magneto went away for a rebuild, and I came to electrics. Pete Loveless showed me spent long hours in the kitchen with polish his alternator setup and I went to one or two and emery paper, shining up the crankcases. South West Group meetings. Somehow I I resolved to use the best bearings came to a contractual arrangement with Nev throughout; shielded bearings in the bevel Lear that he would go over everything box (don’t know yet whether they’ll stop the properly (e.g. proper enamelling of the grease coming out) but the front wheels were wheels, refurbish and repaint where required, a problem. I got a couple of vintage BSA do the electrics, new nuts and bolts front wheels from Doug Ellis, and Richard throughout - all the things that I’d done 40 Brown (who used to own a Brooklands years ago, and more). It took over a year. racing 2-speeder) turned up a couple of stub Finally I got delivery a few days before my axles for me from EN15 stock. I fitted taper birthday in January 2016. roller bearings to each wheel. All the bright Meanwhile I had been in touch with Steve work was replated (nickel) and the reflectors Lister. Gently and carefully he explained all
16 the things that had changed with the DVLA keep a car original - don’t restore it or use it since my last communication with Swansea. and it can’t wear out. There are still a few Forms to fill in. Strange definitions. Any more things to do to the Morgan - a new Morgan without a hard top, like a Family hood, for instance - but then, there always Morgan, is classified as ‘Sports’, because will be, won’t there? It took over a year, and only sports cars go around without protection Nev did a lovely job, for which much thanks. from the weather (gauntlets and vintage flying helmets excepted). The Morgan was classified as ‘Historic’ despite the fact that the description didn’t appear on the list of approved terms. That’s what happens when you program a system to cope with the ‘average’. A cousin of mine working in family insurance says that there’s no such thing as an ‘average’ family (discounting the 0.45 child buried in the garden. We haven’t told the twins). The crunch day. An Inspector Calls. Will the stories be convincing? Convicting?? Here’s what I wrote to Steve after the Inspector left: ‘He pronounced the car as original as they come, with sympathetic and practical restoration. Loved the motor. Saw the rusty nails holding some of the trim on, saw some of the original wadding where the trim had torn away. Said you wouldn’t do it like that these days, wasn’t it lovely, and that was the sort of detail that he looked for. Looked at the letter the DVLA sent in ‘85 and asked whether MK was still available. I said it wasn’t on the DVLA website and he looked pleased. He asked whether it had an odometer and I said it didn’t need a speedo but I’d be quite happy if the car could reach the speed limit.“Was it the original chassis?” I said retubed to spec. “Not wider?” I said that the body work wouldn’t fit otherwise. I asked him what the likelihood was of retaining the reg and he said that “his company was regarded as the Gold Standard”. We shook hands when he left and he said ... “Good Luck!”. Three weeks later the V5C arrived in the post. Yippee! Arrange the insurance. Learn how to start the engine. It’s on the road again after more than 60 years! That’s the way to
17 Larry Ayres 2016 marks 80 years since a 1930 Morgan machines were very specialized and period- Super Aero, called Red, returned to the modified for their respective purposes, and Morgan Motor Company for modifications. achieved many successes. Henry’s wife, While there, its cowl was reshaped so a Barbara, was his dedicated passenger in Zoller compressor could be mounted directly Yellow for the majority of trials, and in Red behind its big twin J.A.P. JTOR motor. The during record-breaking attempts. Women cowl acquired a sloping streamlined look, were banned from being passengers for and was the only treatment of its type ever racing in England at the time, so Henry’s adapted to a three brother, Richard, wheeler by the assumed that duty. Morgan Factory. Barbara, Prior to this new however, yearned to location, the Zoller sit in Red during was mounted down races, and even low on the chassis tried to sneak into near the left wheel. Red’s passenger In this position, the seat at Brooklands carburetor was on one occasion, subject to road disguised in men’s hazards and clothing. It didn’t freezing during low work, thanks to an temperatures. Its alert track clerk. new position behind When she and the motor Henry were eliminated both of engaged, she was these problems with the carburetors receiving given the choice of a wedding ring or a new warmth from the motor. Morgan and chose the Morgan. Her In its new location, the Zoller on Red was dedication to Morgans obviously knew no driven by a chain and sprockets that ran off bounds. the flywheel providing a 12 PSI boost. At 40- Using the Zoller compressor gave the 45 MPH, the trike averaged 30-35 MPG. Morgan a terrific boost and it was able to According to historic reports and photos, the accelerate smoothly and overcome even the Zoller was first used on Red in 1935 before solo motorcycle outfits in many speed the cowl was reshaped in 1936. By the way, events. One of Red’s most glorious in this era of auto racing, Red was the only achievements occurred on a cold dry day at road racing Morgan of its type incorporating Brooklands on 22 October 1935 when a supercharger, with good results as well. World’s Records were taken for piston- This MG Type Zoller was swapped back driven three wheelers in the standing start and forth between both of Henry Laird’s mile at 81.568 MPH, and the SS kilometer at Morgans: Yellow for trials, and Red for 72.288 MPH! This new mile record eclipsed racing, both initially using the low mounting Gwenda Stewart’s previous record by one position near the left wheel. Henry was mph. Henry and Barbara toasted with motivated to use the supercharger because he champagne! worked for the firm of M.A. McEvoy in On 10 October 1936, Henry entered Red in Derby, manufacturer of compressors, also the Hutchinson 100 at Brooklands and during known as superchargers. He saw good this 37 lap race averaged over 100 MPH for evidence that using a Zoller would increase 3 laps thereby earning the coveted horsepower. Brooklands Gold Star. Only three other Henry raced Red only on the track while Morgans have won the Gold Star at Yellow was confined to trials work. Both Brooklands; H.C. Lones and R.R. Jackson in
18 1930, and T.A. Rhodes in 1934. Henry Laird campaigned Red during the When I acquired Red in 1977, in a swap 1930s at 33 track outings, not only at for two B.S.A. three wheelers, Richard Laird Brooklands but also at Donington Park, was still living and I visited him in England. taking several records there. He related a few Since 1996, I’ve stories about his competed with Red in exploits in Red, but over 50 racing events had forgotten most of at Buttonwillow, the details. Sonoma, Laguna Fortunately, during Seca, Thunderhill, Red’s racing career, Willow Springs, Barbara Laird kept Lime Rock, Watkins most of the track lap Glen, Elkhart Lake, sheets and recorded and the Circuit of the details and results. Americas. Those, along with Red no longer many black and white competes with the photos taken during Zoller compressor, the 1930s provided Above: Red with Below: Yellow with but now runs with Zoller Zoller enough history to twin Amal carburetors encourage me to write as it did back in 1935 a book about this on several occasions. Brooklands’ racing I enjoy celebrating trike. milestones, especially Throughout the with a racing Morgan next twenty years, that earned its keep journeys to England, some 80 years ago meeting Titch Allen, this year, and Jake Alderson, and continues to do so by others, and after competing in pre-war taking tons of notes, racing groups. I was inspired to outline chapters for the book, “A Morgan Called Red, …. The fate of the Zoller? It sits on a Brooklands to Laguna Seca”. Richard Laird shelf requiring some repairs to the case and graciously consented to write the foreword. vanes, and represents an era in the history I was fortunate to find a publisher in 1999 of Morgan supercharged racing. during a chance meeting at Laguna Seca.
Cross-shaft Starting Handle Pin Uncle John Lindop
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Friday 16th am - Visit to Morgan Motor Co to see the latest developments. pm – Visit to a local micro brewery for nibbles, a talk and of course … tastings. Saturday 17th am - The Annual Spares Fair in the Elgar Suite at The Abbey. pm – Lunch/ a short run out in the Morgan. pm – Club Motion Picture Library film show in The Worcester Suite at the Abbey
Sunday 18th
Booking Forms will be in the May Bulletin and for download on the website.
Maria Parkinson. Organiser.
If you can’t fix it with a hammer ...... you have an electrical problem
20 Gearbox Lids - A Puzzle Tony Birks Something to talk about at the next Group Sorry, I have digressed. …. meeting. I recently had a technical enquiry When I was putting the gearbox bit back from a Club member regarding the three into the wooden box, I noticed after all speed gearbox. I had to get down on my these years the three lids I have were hands and knees to get under the work different. They had casting numbers inside. bench to get the gearbox out. I am finding MR-7, MR -7 M/ and MR-7M/2. The getting down is not a problem, the problem question, what are the differences? (No.4 .. is getting back up, is this the same for other Far left is another belonging to the senor Club members? Editor) Answers next month.
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Regarding my previous article on Morgan lengths have varied from 35 ½ inches, which Threewheeler wings, before going to is the most common, up to 36 ½ inches. companies for quotes I carried out a lot of Post war F Supers and F4 with the full research to ensure the requirements for the sweeping wings, have plain domes. The quotations were correct. length of the F Super valance where is It has been an interesting exercise and I screwed to the wooden inner wing is 33 would like to thank all the Club members inches and the F4 is 35 ½ inches, the length who helped with information, photographs, of the dome is 54 inches wings for patterns which have been moved As a matter of interest I have a factory around the country, it shows the true ethos of photograph of a 1936 F4 fitted with cycle the Club. The findings: type wings and know of a F4 which was Late 2-speeders have a ‘diagonal’ shaped fitted with cycle type wings now converted valance starting at a point at the front of the to full flow. The 1946 factory brochure is of wing and broadening out at the base, with a a F-Super (Sports) with cycle type wings. central ridge in the dome. I have also found it The original chassis on my 1948 F Super had may be a plain dome but with the sweeping three holes drilled either side for the fittings valance as per early three speeders. for cycle type wings. Three speeders: Super Sports, Familys etc I would like to thank the following plus F-Supers (Sports) all had the same dome members for their help in no particular order: with a central ridge and the same shaped Mike Crees, John Wandless, Dave Bishop, valance. I have made a number of paper Dave Hodgson, Nick Taylor, Chris Booth, patterns. Steve Lister, Adrian Murray-Leslie, Richard F2 and F4 pre 1938, I had at the back of Bowerman, Richard Mathews, Terry my mind the full sweeping wings were Gosling, Jerry Rae, Mark Harley, Barry identical taking they both used the same James and Graham Phillips. chassis. Both wings have a central ridge in If any member can definitely prove anything the dome, it is the length of the valance different to the above, please contact me so it where it is screwed the wooden inner wing may be added to the list. which suddenly became a worry, after [email protected] talking to a number of F Type owners,
Pete Clews The weekend promised to be sunny and warm but as usual with the English weather the opposite happened with thunderstorms on Friday night and a damp track on Saturday leaving only the last run of the day anything like dry. Tony and Lily Quinn entered the 500 Owners Association event on Saturday along with Sue Darbyshire. Sue’s time of 50.20 gave her fourth place in the VSCC class and Tony managed a creditable 58.60 in his TM car. Sue Darbyshire at Wis Corner The Sunday VSCC event was a dryer affair and Iain Stewart with engine running previous day. Neither bettered this on the well made the climb in 51.14 on his first run last run but overall a very good weekend for but was pipped by Sue Darbyshire with a the three Morgans. time of 50.20, exactly the same as the
22 Resume of Minutes of The Club Committee Meeting held on 3rd April 2016 at Tadmarton Village Hall. A minutes silence was held in memory of Robin Rew before the start of the meeting.
Curborough.
For many years I have been on a wing and a prayer as regards my Best & Lloyd drip feed whilst driving at night. The unavoidable truth is that without special illumination, it simply isn’t possible to see what it is delivering to the KMC Blackburne. My solution has been to install a tiny LED bulb 15mm long by 5.5mm dia with wires soldered to it.* This is stuck with mastic into an angled 6mm hole through the dashboard so that it shines through the opaque white back of the glass. The result is even better than in daylight and you can’t tell that the bulb is there when unilluminated and even when illuminated, it is very discreet. The bulbs were listed on Ebay as “LES 280 Lilliput Warm White Instrument Dash Panel Light Bulbs
*Polarity has to be right otherwise it won’t work, and although I’m using 12v and it is rated at that, it does seem to work on 6v.
23 Albert Ball Memorial Run 2016 Ian Parkinson
Having received an e-mail invite several point when travelling into Europe. After a months ago, Maria and I and Pete and Ron good meal a few beers and a good sleep we Clements entered. It was a book your own caught the Dover - Dunkirk ferry at mid-day passage / hotel event which we duly did once Friday. we had established contact with the organiser A short but brisk drive to St Omer, with Rich Duisberg. Rich writes for several Pete and Ron Clements in hot pursuit motoring magazines and although not a ( pushing us really) saw us arrive at Hotel le M3W owner he blagged the loan of the latest Grande Bretagne in St Omer town centre. model for the trip from Morgan Motor Co. After getting refreshed we ate in a nearby As the event date got closer and Rich restaurant and hit the town and had a great published the entry list on the internet we night. could see we would be the only vintage Saturday morning and we all had to meet entries as the rest were new M3W owners. at St Omer Airfield at Mid-Day so Ron Two were from Germany, one from France suggested we visit nearby La Coupole. This and the rest all UK. was the site of a WW2 V2 Rocket building We set off on Thursday 5th, had a leisurely facility all still intact. It was a fascinating run across country calling in to Chris and visit I suggest you see www lacoupole- Marion Booth’s Morgan Museum mid- france.co.uk for an idea of how interesting it afternoon. Always an interesting place to was. visit and I am always keen to tap into the We left there and drove the three miles to wealth of knowledge that Chris is always meet for the first time the other entrants. As happy to share. Extremely interesting to me we drove around the country lanes looking was the sectioned MX4 cylinder heads for non existent “ airfield signs” we met a showing how little metal there is near the convoy of 12 M3W owners driving the valve seats which will stop having hardened opposite way doing the same. Then the seats put in my old heads. ( Anyone got a penny dropped we were almost at the spare good pair they could sell me) unmarked entrance so we all drove in and After much chatting we left and arrived at parked up. An impressive line up of Morgan The Premier Inn, Dover our regular stopping Three wheelers and we all introduced
24 ourselves. Drinks and snacks were laid on in till 02.30 the Aerodrome bar whilst Rich and his team Sunday interviewed and filmed us all individually in morning. the hanger. After a Mid-afternoon we set off in convoy for the good break- 45 mile drive south to Annouelin to visit the fast the next crash site where Albert Ball met his end. morning we Marked perfectly with a commemorative all said our stone we laid a wreath and paid our respects. goodbyes. We then went to the nearby cemetery where Maria and I Alberts remains were buried in the German enjoyed the company of a great bunch of part and a fitting gravestone marks his enthusiasts, some we had met before like passing at the age of 20. Here we laid Roger and Chris. Others we had never met another wreath. but look forward to doing so again. We also After a poignant silence we then got into signed up some to do Goggles & Gauntletts the Morgans and gave them a good fast run Dorset later in the year. back to St Omer. Quickly refreshed we had Footnote, Our Morgan throttle cable broke two large tables booked in the Hotel in St Omer, the choke cable came in handy restaurant, enjoyed a great meal, even the as a repair, but she behaved faultlessly, steak was cooked !! Then hit the town for returned over 50 mpg and took us on some extra beer and had a great night, some yet another great adventure.
25 MORGAN THREE-WHEELER WORSTEAD WEEKEND 2016 Mack Cottage, Broad Road, Worstead North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9RU JUNE 17th to 20th
Friday 17th Pub Supper The Crown, Banningham NR11 7DY for 6.30pm Meals will need to be pre-booked. Please let us have your order. Menu at:www.banninghamcrown.co.uk Saturday 18th
Rail journey from Aylsham to Wroxham joining a 2 hour boat trip and returning by rail to Aylsham Train leaves at 12.40 pm www.bvrw.co.uk Evening BBQ at Mack Cottage. Sunday 19th A trundle through the lanes of North Norfolk to Great Walsingham and Wells-next-the-Sea.
Hope you can join us for the weekend or just come for a day. We need to make various bookings and let people know numbers in good time so please let us know as soon as possible if you are coming or need more details:
Phone 01692 536790 Email [email protected]
Tim & Sue Hodgekiss
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 26 Hamilton Road, Taunton Somerset , 01823 277852 TA1 2ER [email protected] Treasurer Gerald Lawford, 10 Honeylight View, Abbey Meads. [email protected] Swindon, Wiltshire SN25 4XS 01793 702107 Membership Secretary Eric Bayley ) Bulletin Editor Nick Taylor ) 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 01274 674381 BD12 0DF [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, Chalfont St Peter, 01895 270422 Bucks SL9 9DS mob: 07711717741 [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 Dave Harman, Rufus Oak, The Vauld, Marden, 01568 797041 Administrator Herefordshire, HR1 3HA [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 Liaison Ian Parkinson, 26 Hamilton Road, Taunton Somerset , 01823 277852 (non-committee post) TA1 2ER [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 01934 743378 Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3LG 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
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29 Gary Caroline has his left hand in a sling but Group Reports it did not stop him driving the Morgan. The BROOKLANDS simple solution is to let Barbara change gear. A number of the Group joined MTWC “OK Barbara – third gear now! ... Third gear club members and representatives of the now!!” “No !!. .. I’m window shopping!” Trevor Seymour Reliant Scimitar and Sabre Club at the th celebration of Robin Rew’s life on the 14th Next meeting 7 June at the New Inn, Send, of April. I think all will agree Robin made Surrey GU23 7EN July meeting Mid-Summer Car Park Concourse quite an impact on both car clubs. August Bank Holiday Sunday – Picnic on the When we arrived at the New Inn for the lawn at New Barn Group meeting in the JAP Sports Family with improved rear wheel suspension we EAST ANGLIA found another new member had arrived in Our thanks again to David and Margaret his new 5 speeder before us. Keith came to Williamson, for again coming up trumps with see what the meetings were all about. He this years 'cauliflower run'. We assembled at asked “are 5 speeders welcome” most their house, proceded to park amongst the tomb defiantly (sic). The number of members -stones at the magnificent Gosberton church, with the new cars is increasing. Keith’s car inspected the outstanding floral displays and has the chassis stiffeners, a rather nice air- brought vegetables from local stalls. Then a filter to replacing the rather bland original quick trundle across the Linconshire flatlands shape. It also has extra rear lights and a for the traditional pub lunch, before dispersing pair of front daylight running lights. Christine and I spent an enjoyable weekend George Dobson arranged a “special in Derbyshire. (Opening Run weekend)with my tools quiz” the first event in our separate old racing adversary & night trial partner, Mr room at the New Inn. If you own a Morgan Ben Wildsmith. We fired up his Super Aero it is quite probable that you have made a and GN bicyclecar, had a great time taking on special tool or devices to maintain the car. the local hills and dales. Although no longer a People came from near and far with member, along with Jane, young Henry and strange objects to test our imagination, Sally, (Henry taking the GN) we all enjoyed the In total, 40 tools and devices were day at the opening run. (can't believe its 20 exhibited. Some were easy to identify such years since H used to accompany me on early as the multi-purpose spanner with “Amal” morning 'pains au chocolat' runs on holls in embossed on the side. Strangely not many France.) Great to see many old acquaintances, people recognised this as a carburettor even a couple of Yanks! tool! Other items were enigmatic, such as The 'BIG' event for June, Tim n Sue's week- the two piece kit that we were later told end.(see p 45 May Bully) please inform them of your intentions. was for checking front wheel alignment, th but a template/jig for a radiator submitted Just as 'BIG'- VMCC Cadwell Park W/e 25 by Geoff Skilton was the most widely June. Please come along & support the Racers. recognised. It would seem that a majority Mr Josnes Monthly Meetings-3rd Tues month-Hare Arms Stow of members have recently and a “panel Bardolph,Norfolk. 8pm. screw recess cutter” featured strongly among the correct answers. The wood EAST ANGLIA – WOOLPIT batton, tyre lever, G clamp and green hairy string baffled everyone. joined the May lunch gathering, sporting the The quiz was won by Robert Carter with plate N1RCW. What does that tell us? He was Pete Thompson and David Wright in joint pleased with over 38mpg on his morning drive second position. It is no disgrace to be down from Hull, limited to 3500rpm on the beaten 15 to 12 by Robert Carter our tight new engine. Resplendent in dark olive engineering graduate from Imperial green, it shone spotlessly in the spring sunshine College! Many thanks to George of (“looked immaculate” as they say). Frank was organising things and everyone who (olive) green with envy, as he has found a Mk.2 brought their special tools. a much enhanced driving experience cont/... 30 compared with his “Old No.7”, so thinks to overgrown wet grass in the back drive. All “change his old love for the new”, as the day I had been having comments about all folksong has it. They don’t last like the the mud under the back of the van! vintage ones do they! With some 1500 5- The 20th was the group meeting, a good turn Speeders on the road, we hear production is out, with Chuck Berry looking good - it is now only about four per week. great to hear that he is back at work, even Our car park display included the familiar thought it is part time and light duties. As I yellow Super-Aero and blue F4, along with had the start of a bad cold, I tried to keep Old No.7 and Jeremy’s Lotus Elan. His 1929 away from passing it on! Aero is nearly ready to roll, awaiting only Next was the Opening Run, which I missed, exhausts and repairs to a fragile headlamp as I was still not feeling that good but I have shell, so we hope to see it next month. had many reports back. Charles, Bob and Frank told us that Firepower, the Royal Artillery Museum at Woolwich Arsenal, members got there in modern cars. closes permanently on 8th July, so hurry if Special mention must be made of Julia and you’ve not yet visited. That led to an Charles Smith, as they did the club evening intriguing description of the disconcerting trial - Charles having to fit a charging system thumps and bangs when a 5-Speeder for it, adding all that extra weight. Not only overheats and goes into “skip-fire mode”, did Julia do the navigating, they both camped missing alternate firing strokes, to cool off, overnight in a tent, having snow fall in the quite foreign to JAP, Matchless, and F-Type night and sliding down the sides of the tent! owners. Do join us next month. Real hardy spirits but roll on the summer and Raedwald” warmer weather. While they did not win the trial, they were nowhere near being last, so EAST MIDLANDS very well done. (I still fondly remember First, I must welcome two new members. doing 2 club night trials, navigating for Ian Andy Warren, who has been a member for a Rattray) short while, but I have only just made contact If you are not on my e-mailing list, and via e-mail and he was at the Opening Run, want to be included, please let me know, as I we hope to soon, see him, and his 5 speeder. am making more use of this method of The second new member, is a daughter, keeping more up to date. Please remember born to Vicky and Tom Morley, plus grand- on the 12th June, we will be having a picnic daughter to Julie and Bob - will we see our at the GWR classic vehicle day, please come youngest attendee at a group meeting? Best and join in, pre booking via the web site, will wishes to all the Morley family. get you discounted travel, on steam Saturday 9th April, was the VMCC trains, for the day. Coventry to Brighton run, Sheila and Chris Malcolm D Bull Dickson, joined me in a lay-by, at the side of Next meeting Wed 15 June 6 till late. the Southam Road, to watch the riders go by, 4-5 June Coventry Motofest 5 June Club sprint it was a cold start to the day, but I enjoyed 12 June GWR picnic the drive, back home, Chris was in his Super 18-19 June Ashby Magna steam rally Sports, while I exercised one of my other 15-26 June Banbury steam rally three wheelers. Saturday 16th July Group BBQ, at Jenny and Mike Harris's, near Wolvey Leics. Next, on Sunday 17th, we joined the MSCC th st with a display of Morgans, outside Coventry 28 - 31 July, Silverstone Classic, I will be there Transport Museum, I took the van, while with my facilities, come and join me there. both Bob and Charles Smith, took Super FAR, FAR SOUTH WEST Sports, Steve Thompson took his green 4 Pleased to report a really good April wheeler. The 3 wheelers go a lot of group turn out by our small band of members interest. I am glad to report, I got the van at our usual Fox & Hounds meeting place, back in the garage OK, as getting it out was a the landlady has always made us very problem, ploughing a grove along the welcome, but, due to circumstances beyond cont/... 31 WEST
Eric Bayley. 3rd June: Black & White breakfast meet 10.00am Fox & Hounds, Scorrier 5th Jun VMCC Lands End run, 10.00am, Bodmin Railway station. 16th Jun MTWC Group meeting, 7.30pm, Fox & hounds, Scorrier. day meeting, the 19th Jun VMCC, North Cornwall run, 10.30am, Saturday Tesco, Wadebridge. being "500 day" and during lunch various Vintage steam events etc in Cornwall, Coopers and the like turned in opposite. see www.northmead.co.uk Brian Galbraith reports that on the following day, Sunday 8th, the group had cont/...
32 LANCS AND LAKES STOP PRESS: Wonderful start to 2016 M3W driving season!! The Derbyshire weekend (Night Trial and Opening run) was really good and well supported by L&L members. Pete and Bryan drove ATM (F4) to Matlock for the weekend and over twenty of us met up for a lively dinner on the Friday evening, arranged by Trevor Gill. A bit of fettling at Elton on Saturday enabled us to get the four 2- speeders (Salote, Clockwork Orange, Blackburne Aero and David Browne’s Super Aero ready for Sunday. In the trial Ian had his first go at navigating with chairman Adrian. Chris and I were pleased to come equal second with the young Carters as we were “running-in” after a rush Mike Goldring. to get Cadbury’s engine installation Next meeting: The Westward Inn, Lee Mill, completed. It was nice to see the Derbyshire HERTS, BEDS AND BUCKS. countryside in daylight with no-one else on the roads. Ann and Val organised the catering at the start and at Edale which was much appreciated by all! Thanks to the organisers and marshalls for putting on a splendid event. On Sunday the convoy of 2-speeders (2 JAP and 2 Blackburne) had a pleasant drive down from Elton to Crich, thanks to Steve for the loan of the KMB Aero for the day. The turnout of nearly 70 Morgans at the tramway museum was terrific and everyone seemed to enjoy the day. We are just back from our 2-day run to the Dales which was a great event. We had 15 Morgans (one 2-speeder, six 3-speeders, five F-types, one 5-speeder and two 4-wheelers) which is our best ever turnout. It would have been 16 but when Alan Turner found a crack in the rear crankcase when reinstalling his JAP engine after clutch repairs. He joined us on Saturday on his AJS 500 instead. Val’s F4 wasn’t quite finished partly due to helping others get cars sorted out so Chris and Ann loaned us their F4 (Stan) for the weekend, thank you again for that. It was great to have the Dumbletons with Angus Tozer. us for the weekend and to meet Tony Green Next Meeting – Wednesday 15th June. at the start in his MX2 Super Sports. We had Sunday 12th June – Luton Festival of lovely weather but too hot on Sunday (28oC) Transport. causing boiling and vapour-locking on the F- Friday 8th to Sunday10th - Stiffkey Camping. types on the climbs up Buttertubs cont/...
33 and Garsdale. The pub at Fearby was very good and thirty of us dined together on Saturday evening. On Sunday we had a photo shoot in front of the privately owned Jervaulx abbey. The route through the wonderful Dales vistas was enjoyed by all. Bill Smith took lots of photos and these will be shared with you all. There were a few mechanical mishaps but nothing too serious. Deryck’s JAP was misfiring badly and they had to return home from the Saturday lunch stop to swop cars and catch us up later at Kettlewell in their 4/4. Steve Finch had borrowed “Gerald” for the weekend and all went well until they had to be recovered on Sunday afternoon with a major radiator top tank leak. All in all it was declared to be a great success and much really done. enjoyed by everyone and no doubt we will do Down to the body and upholstery, and will something similar again next year! start back up on Steve Hughes Sunday 12th June – Garstang autojumble Duncan Charlton Thursday 16th June – Group meeting (AGM) at the Royal Oak (eating from 6.30pm) Friday 17th to Sunday 19th June – NW section camping weekend at Buttermere Friday 8th to Sunday 10th July – second NW section camping weekend at Seathwaite 23rd and 24th July – Leisure lakes steam and vintage fair at Tarleton (south of Preston) NORTH AMERICA.
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Bob Cragg Next Meeting: Thursday 30th June, The Abingdon Arms, Beckley, 7.30pm SCANDINAVIAN Yesterday I was to a board meeting in MHRF, the Swedish equivalent to FBHVC. The legislation issues are a real worry for us now. There are apparently people in the green parties who want to restrict ownership of cars to one per person and restricted zones are already a reality in some cities. Probably they fly to the south themselves. Is that better for the environment? We must be thankful for the enormous effort the people in our national organisations put in to get a reasonable legislation in the end. On the way back I visited one of the now so popular harbour meetings for old car Mike Guess th enthusiasts. There I met Erling Carlsson in 5 June - Sunday, Club Sprint at Curborough his barrel-backed Super Sports 1939. It was 8th June - Wednesday lunch, 12.30. The Crown Inn, Goostrey restored in the 80’s but still looks like new in 17th/19th June - Buttermere Camping Weekend spite of many long runs in the rally Skåne 24th June - Friday meeting at The Whipping Runt. In later years Erling has spent most of Stocks, A 50, Lower Peover. his time with real oldies including steam and OXFORD electric cars, so I was very pleased to see him out in his Morgan. The weather is fantastic for driving Morgans and Ingvor and I were even bathing in the sea the 7th of May. So hopefully we’ll all have quite a lot of fun in our Morgans even before we meet in Denmark in August. We look forward to that. Best wishes to you all for a good summer, Lennart Nilsson cont/...
35 SCOTLAND and NORTH EAST twenty-eight sought enlightenment from the Our Drive-it-day weekend to Loch Katrine accomplished seamstress. Her presentation went off very well, with three couples was aimed mainly at the chaps and focussed driving up to Callander on Saturday to stay on replacing a button. Some came with overnight. We were joined on Sunday by cherished garments in the hope of having another six in four cars, so we had an eclectic them rejuvenated. Andrew Morison brought mix of three 3-wheelers, one vintage not only a pair of crimson silk, “lounge- Lagonda, one Austin Clifton tourer, one Plus lizard”, out-at-heel socks but also the sewing 4 and one…erm…beema. We started off -kit to darn them with. Sam Savage wore his with a navigation and treasure hunt run of second-best (or was it his best?) fisherman’s about 30 miles and met up at Loch Katrine sweater with a gaping hole in the chest for a cruise on the Sir Walter Scott steam through which a decent-sized haddock could launch. Excellent weather, clear and crisp, comfortably have passed. It might have been and boat travel beautifully smooth and quiet, easier to ask a fond old aunt to unravel and re compared with you know what! My thanks to -knit it in toto. all for attending and making it a successful Each delegate was provided with sufficient day – some people only got a little bit lost… materials and expert tuition to master the Robin Spearing was hoping to join us from unexpectedly complex task. Concentration St. Fillans, but suffered a broken centre pin was intense as we struggled even to see and only a few miles short of the Loch. grasp needles, let alone thread and use them. Fortunately no injury as the undercarriage Competition was fierce and, amusingly, even collapsed, but now some work to get the at our stage of life the instinct to be Mog fit again. “teacher’s favourite” appeared to survive My Mog continues to entertain…driving intact; we went to outrageous, schoolboyish back from visiting Paul for a jaunt in his lengths to outdo our fellows and curry Jowett Long Four (no sudden movements favour. Notwithstanding, “Miss” marked our there!) the back end displayed remarkable work kindly but fairly such that no child, of independence, clearly not wishing to remain whatever age, could have grounds to feel ill- with the rest. Got home, just, to discover done-by. We now have no excuse for wheel nuts making a bid for freedom – I was stepping out improperly “dressed” - in any sure I had tightened them after rear end sense of the word. reassembly, but clearly not. Hopefully no Chris Booth brought quantities of old permanent damage, but a close call. Engine Bulletins – ex libris Alan Crouch – for free continues to vibrate beyond the call of duty. distribution to new homes. I took the ’77 and Tony Casswell down in Galloway called ’95 volumes with some reluctance but then me to say he has discovered a cache of found them surprisingly interesting and period spark plugs that he wished to pass on entertaining reading. Much has changed, to Tim Green, so more choice may be much remains the same but the club seems to available shortly. He has been making a few be in far better heart now than at either of independent runs but is currently re-lining those earlier points in its history. the rear brake – seems to want it to stop for The following weekend Not The Night some reason... Trial and the Opening Run were a great That's All Folks! May see some of you at success. Sam Savage trailered his recently the Thirlestane Rally on 5th June acquired late-20s Family to Crich Tramway Dan The Re-stabilised Village. After all his great efforts this SOUTH COAST Morgan is a handsome and very usable car. We Morganistes are a resourceful lot who Well done Sam for breathing life back into like to think we can turn our hands to most one of the less familiar models. th Don’t forget the Primrose Run starting at jobs. On 20 April at the Six Bells, Mrs. C th extended our range of skills still further by Brede, East Sussex on Saturday 4 June. The introducing us to the beguiling world of palatial pumping-station buildings house needle and thread. A respectable company of “The Giants of Brede” – a collection of
36 working steam pumping-engines from the wide-ranging from home-machining to the Edwardian age. A tour will be followed by a proposed Group 70th anniversary event on westward run and lunch. You will have 31st July. It was good to see Chris and received full details by email. Marion Booth and Roy Williams again, The Come in a Morgan and Concours making the lengthy drive up from deepest meeting in June is a great opportunity for Kent to attend. new or prospective members to get an idea of The Group camping weekend will again be what the club and the cars are all about. held at Stiffkey, Norfolk from 8-10th Bring as many friends, relatives and other July. Anyone who is interested in joining the interested parties and Morgans – as you can! happy throng and has not already registered Stephen Clark that interest should contact Howard Saturday, 4th June. Primrose Run – Andermahr on 01494 862762 or Bob Wood gather at Brede from 10.00 am. th on 0208 462 6466 without delay. Wednesday, 15 June, 8.00 pm. Come in a Duoika Morgan and Concours. Six Bells, Chiddingly. th rd Saturday 4 June - Group meeting at The Swan, Sunday, 3 July. Flying Day at Slinfold Airstrip Horndon-on-the-Hill near Horsham. Full details to follow. Wednesdays 8thand 22nd June - meetings of the SOUTH EAST Wednesday Irregulars th Bob and Muriel Towell came across Sunday 26 June – charity classic car show at Colin and Pat Harris at a car show recently Corringham, Essex Saturday 2nd July - Group meeting at The Swan, and then bumped into them again at another Horndon-on-the-Hill car show only a few weeks later! Will it be Friday 8th July on - SE Group Camping third time lucky/unlucky or will Bob say “we Weekend, Stiffkey, Norfolk must stop meeting like this”. SOUTH WEST Plans are afoot to celebrate the Group’s th We believe the continuing low turnouts at 70 anniversary by gathering at Whitewebbs mid-month meetings are a reflection of the Museum of Transport near Enfield and Junc. st many other commitments we all have at this 25 on the M 25, hopefully on Sunday 31 time of year and have decided to suspend July this year. The aim is to get at least as them until October. many Morgan three-wheelers there as It was a shame that only two Morgans, appeared at the Group event to celebrate the Pete Loveless’ and Dave Harland’s, attended Centenary of the Morgan marque in the much publicised Steam Party at Bob and 2009 The GO has notified all Group Jill Lock’s on 23rd April. Pete reports a members that he is aware of, but if he has fascinating event. Jill Lock says that they missed anyone out, or if anyone from outside plan to have some more steam days later in the South East Group would like details he/ the year, so look out for future notices. she should contact the GO whose details are Our meeting at Sidbury on Saturday 7th to be found around page 29 of the Bulletin. May attracted a merry group of 8 people, Martin Brown finally moved into his new th including the Hon. Far Southwest GO, Mike home on Wednesday 27 April, having Goldring, who entertained us all with a waited at least 6 years to sell his former description of basket weaving! Other house. There will be plenty of room to subsidiary items discussed were; how to display his Morgans and Morgan improve the performance of an E93A engine; memorabilia in the brand-new showroom at JAP valve springs and Ted French’s double his new home. The only downside to the rebuild Morgan projects. move is that it took place on the day of a Hopefully you will receive the June meeting of the Wednesday Irregulars which Bulletin in time to note that the meeting at Martin had to miss. The Park Hotel on Saturday 4th June will be At the Group meeting at Horndon-on-the- th followed by a short run to Nick Taylor’s Hill on Saturday 7 May, members from house for afternoon tea in the garden. south of the river Thames outnumbered those Hopefully, Nick will be able to show us his from north of the river. Discussion was fascinating collection of cars. cont/...
37 Nothing is planned for mid June but those Don’t forget our HFS Run at the Stoke of you who fancy a good day out on Saturday Lacy village fair on Saturday 9th July (details 18th June are welcome to join Pete and next month). Marie Loveless and Sue and me at the Dave Anscombe Weston-super-Mare Air Day. In previous Wednesday,8th June: Mid-monthMeeting. years, our Morgans have been included in a Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley 20:00 Wednesday 29th June: Monthly Meeting. vintage and classic display just behind the The Clent Club 20:00 sea front while a spectacular show of aircraft, Saturday, 9th July, Stoke Lacy Village Fair. The including vintage planes, takes place Rectory, Stoke Lacy. overhead. There will be further details in the Round Robin or ring us if you are interested. YORKS., NOTTS. & DERBYS. Dick and Sue Time for me to relax slightly (Oii!, I still Sat 4th Jun 12:00 hrs, The Park Hotel, GL12 need budget priced granddaughter sitting! - 8DR, lunch and filmshow - followed Hx) after our effort getting the opening run by visit to Nick Taylor’s for tea to go smoothly. It was all worthwhile, 15 Sat 18th Jun 10:30 - 16:30 hrs Weston-super- YND cars present – I would be happy with a Mare Air Day third of that on club nights (I can tell you - contact me or Pete Loveless (01934 414660) for more details or see Round Robin where there is a 1934 Family Sports that loiters in a garage every club night! – Hxx). WEST MIDLANDS The ‘Not the Night Trial’ was also a success Despite a dry and bright morning, the thanks particularly to Danny (hear,hear – Hx) Long Mountain run in April attracted less and Dave Hodgson, even those who knew the bikes than usual, although the numbers were area said they toured places they had not swelled by a half-dozen Mogs. A novelty been to before (but they could name the this year was that a few of our number stayed pubs just by plotting the route!!!! – Hx). overnight at pub where the event is based and YND was not only prominent in organisation enjoyed more of their hospitality (and ale) on but also in the results with Steve Lister, ‘F the preceding evening. I was told that the Type’ winning overall, Adrian Murray- route included some spectacular scenery, Lesley taking the ‘2 Speeder’ class and Chris although I missed this due to an hour and a Nickless from High Wycombe becoming the half spent by the roadside on the way to the inaugural ‘5 Speeder’ victor – that isn’t YND start robbing bolts from the suspension to re- I hear you cry – Heather was his navigator (a attach the gearbox sprocket after it made a genuine thank you Chris Adrian – Hx). The bid for freedom. At least we arrived in time team award went to Steve Lister, John to greet the participants on their return and to Southern – 1936 ‘MX4 Sports’ and Cathy share in the chat over lunch. Quinn, ‘F Type’. I presume there will be A number of WM members also took part reports elsewhere (I hope so I have typed in the “Not the Night Trial” which preceded enough! – Hxx). the Opening Run and reported that some of Our April meeting went well – could have the scenery on this route was also very fine. done with more ladies to keep Diane and The Opening Run itself saw the Crich tram Pauline company. Steve and Diane came in museum seemingly filled with trikes and their ‘5 Speeder and of course Terry Green their owners/passengers. Tram travel was kept the oldies end up with his ‘F4’. All in fun although, as usual with these gatherings, all 12 members but the venue can cater easily the inevitable meeting and greeting left for more – hint, hint. insufficient time for a comprehensive Now to concentrate on forthcoming YND exploration of the site. Our thanks are due to events. As you know I am trying to spread all involved in organising the event, them around the vast area of the group and particularly the indefatigable Parkinsons, the midweek idea appears to work, so to whose usual enthusiasm and strenuous appeal to the boy, girl, dad, mum, granddad efforts to organise events on our behalf were etc. racer element and those who prefer the very much in evidence. quiet life I am working on a morning run to
38 ‘Amen Corner’ – no, nothing to do with (we do not need to go through this!!!!) . I am religion or golf, in this case it is an open air thinking of Tuesday 28th June arriving 10:00 carting track followed by a ½ mile shift up for carting and/or 12:30 at Rufford Park the road to Rufford Abbey & Country Park where I will try and organise ‘special’ which has beautiful grounds, gardens, areas parking arrangements for Morgans or for picnics/sandwiches, café dining and ‘posh anything else of interest (who determines nosh’ restaurant. There are indoor ‘interest’? – Hxx). Firm details next month. exhibitions, abbey ruins, gift/craft shops, art That’s it for now, other runs are dependent exhibitions, woodland walks – the only place on your suggestions stated preferences – where I have seen Nuthatches, a large lake there has been nothing so far! (ex mill pond) with many varieties of water Eric Eadon (and Heather) fowl and free entertainment cheering on the 14th June : The Bay Horse, Scholes. M1, J35, rd cars splashing through the ford on the outlet A629, 3 left . (Sat Nav S61 2RQ).
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43 FLOGGERY FOR SALE: Morgan three wheeler 1933/34 Sports/Super Sports kit without WANTED: A pair of F-Type forks in good documentation /log book etc. which I have condition and not subject to repair. David been collecting over several years. The kit Poplar 01275855143 comprises of: [email protected] Rolling chassis, (with 3 x Colin Wilson new Magna centres not full wheels) Complete FOR SALE: 1925 MAG OHV Engine in gearbox with trunnions, rear forks and slipper good condition No 2c/13/4M006. £7,000 or set, rear wheel assembly, change speed 10, 000 Euros. (see picture below) assembly, dynamo bracket. 4 front hubs (2 new and two original units). Brakeplates front and rear. Steering arms, track rod, drag link. Full clutch, rear external flywheel, operating fork, pedals etc. Family steering box complete with some Supersports steering box parts. Fuel tank, pair of ribbed or round topped wings, non original 3 spoke steering wheel, 2 piece prosphaft. Starter motor. Most of a dismantled LTWZ engine, with cams, oil pump, flywheels, barrels, etc. (no heads). Beetleback body in need of some repairs (metal and woodwork). Funds are required to progress my other Morgan Supersports kit and I do not have the time or sufficient funds to progress two builds at the same time. Lots more to discuss with anybody who might be 1927 Anzani OHV Ex Fire Pump. Appears interested. Open to offers around £7000. (see little used No. LM3 1881 £7000 or 10,000 pics below) Euros I can deliver engines to Le Puy I want to give club members first chance to included in Euro price. (See picture below). acquire the kit and would prefer it to go to a Brian Woods, Leeds 0113 2854135. club member rather be sent for auction. Please call me after 5.0p.m. weekdays to discuss the plot in further detail. Any visitors would be most welcome to come and view the parts/kit in the flesh so to speak. The car is located in Preston, Lancashire. Steve Finch Membership No: F10888 Home: 01772 611912 (after 5.0pm weekdays). Mobile: 07971 663219 (after 5.0pm weekdays).
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44 WANTED: Driver's side Dog Ear cylinder barrel. The current barrel has cracked it's waterjacket, and I'd really like to see us still running on our 50th, anniversary together, later this year. Dave Smith Member 10004. Ontario, Canada. Phone.Area 905-934-4491 (5 hours behind England) [email protected] FOR SALE: I want to sell my well known rallycar, and have now reduced the price to EUR 55.000,00 fixed price (from April 2016 Floggery), together with the trailer and a lot of parts including an engine, wheels and tires a.s.o It comes with the complete rally equipment as Tripmaster and Twinmaster together with a (nearly) endless number of spare parts and the trailer. (see pictures below) The car and the trailer has a German registration and new VAT. For more details mail to [email protected]
FOR SALE: 1949 F4 Dismantled - A refurbish and reassembly project. Lots of original and some new bits. Offered with a choice of either original 10Hp E93a or more powerful 100e engine. Price £6250 Contact for a full listing and photographs. [email protected] 01204 385199
FOR SALE: (Owing to house move) 1937 F4 Morgan Project. Rolling Chassis, loosely screwed together with rebuilt engine (10hp E93A) and gearbox. Powder coated wheels with three new Avon tyres. Richard Williams woodwork but no skin. Original radiator, steering column, gear change. Hydraulic front brakes. Many other hard to find bits. Known to MTWC and V5 in my name. I have recently moved house and no longer have the space to store or time to complete. Located in Petersfield, Hampshire. WANTED: Oil pump £8000.00 Ring John Wandless 01730 drive for late 60° sv 233877 Mem No F6263 to discuss. JAP with integral oil WANTED: Dished alloy steering wheel, pump in any condition. 01462 459998 John Urwin . see photo right Mem No 9741 Nick Taylor, Editor [email protected] 01454 617002 [email protected]
45 Floggery cont/… For Sale: 1934 Super Sports Barrel Back. Completely rebuilt 10 years ago with body slightly wider than standard. Foot throttle, geared steering box, repainted, re- upholstered. All new tyres and battery recently fitted. LTOWZ engine rebuilt including new barrels and lead-free head, new big end and pistons. Good, well sorted and reliable car. £35,000 Hugh Winterbottom. 484 Ripponden Road, Moorside, Oldham. OL4 2LL ‘Phone +44 (0)161 678 0446
WHEEL BUILDING All types - Heavy-duty spokes. Well-proven. 2 and 3 speeder rims in stock. Other wheels: price on application. Wheels can be collected and delivered to race meetings. Quick service. Also Morgan paintwork undertaken by long-term enthusiast. Phone Greg Bibby on 0116 279 3048 (day) or 0116 279 2120 (evenings). Mobile 07860 237 945. E-mail: [email protected] The Nurseries, Fleckney Road, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, LE8 0HJ
The Gerald Carr F4: now available for borrowing by members
The car has had extensive restoration to woodwork, bodywork and rear suspension, and the insurance has been re-negotiated.
Note that there is still an age limit of 25 years minimum.
To borrow the car for a long weekend, we suggest a donation of £45, to cover insurance and maintenance. To keep the operation going successfully, more bookings are required. . . . so get planning!
Contact; Ross Herbert, Hareley Farm, Linley Green Road, Whitbourne, Worcestershire. WR6 5RF Tel: 01886 884362 email: [email protected]
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Super stainless parts to complement your Morgan in 2016. 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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Page 48 … Fourwheeled Three Wheeler Morgans
VSCC Curborough 1st May Above: Phil Dobbin in ‘Salome’ constructed by Jan Breyer aided by Tommy Sulman using a 1928 Aero. “Despite the addition of the various GN parts "Salome" remains three-quarter Morgan, still retaining the Aero chains, clutch, front wheels, steering linkage, front suspension, bevel box and two-speed transmission, and as such surely qualifies as a Morgan special or, if you must, Morgan GN?” ….. Quote: Jake Alderson
Below: Steve Lister in “Salote” …. Like Salome but heavier - named after the scopious and expansile Queen of Tonga. Another well-known Morgan special with a supplementary revolvulary appendage, this Salote was constructed by Roger Richmond, one-time MTWC Secretary who used it extensively. Recently repatriated by Steve, who has fitted a Blackburne (of course) as originally fitted by Roger.
Photos: Dennis Rushton