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The VICMOG GAZETTE December 2019 The VICMOG GAZETTE VICMOG OFFICE BEARERS 2019 - 20 The Official Journal of the Victorian Morgan Owners Group Inc. Reg No: A0029564Y President: Bill Emerson Correspondence to: Email: [email protected] Registered Address: PO Box 2659, Cheltenham, VIC Phone: 0418 427404 3192 [email protected] Vice President: Frank Malerba Email: [email protected] December 2019 Edition Phone: 0417 898001 CONTENTS Secretary/Public Officer: Brian Hardy Editorial Email: [email protected] From the President Phone: 0408 516988 The Secretary’s Report Treasurer: Ramsay McKay ARTICLES Email: [email protected] VICMOG Diary 1. October Lunch Run Phone: 0419 367312 VICMOG Diary 2. 52 Birthday West Brighton Brunch VICMOG Diary 3. VICMOG AGM - Coldstream Social Secretary: Ted Houston Email: [email protected] Morgan Snippets Large and Small Phone: 0438 717303 Visit to Bentley Motors Morgan in Australia 2020 Regalia Officer: Frank Malerba Molly Morgan Part 2 VICMOG Comms Officer: David Jenkins Visit by Peter Morgan - 40 years ago Email: [email protected] Favourite Photos Phone : 0421 400984 Check out our website at: www.vicmog.com.au Gazette Editor: Kerry Garrett (The members password is Plus4 ) Email: [email protected] and our Facebook page at : Phone: 0419 874137 www.facebook.com/MorganOwnersGroupInc Club Plates Registrar: Mike Devine EDITOR.........................Kerry Garrett Email: [email protected] Phone : 0407 946699 PHOTOGRAPHERS......Brian Hardy, Kerry Garrett, Club Plates Officer/Asst. Treasurer Ron Bayley, Brett Murray, David Jenkins Peter ffrench Email: [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS....... Brian Hardy, David Jenkins, Phone: 0411 030151 Bill Emerson, Chris van Wyk, John Link Club Plates Officer: Phil Macwhirter Email: [email protected] PROOF READER........Heather ffrench Phone: 0417 050791 CONTRIBUTIONS CAMS Delegate Phil Macwhirter We are always on the lookout for articles of interest to our readers. We request that copy be provided electronically, preferably as a Microsoft Office Word VP MOCA-Vic: Colin Bartlett document file. Photographs should be sent separately as jpg files. Committee Member: Heather ffrench Please send all contributions, letters and advertising Committee Member: Thorold Edwards enquiries to the editor to: [email protected] COVER PHOTO West Brighton Club Brunch Editorial The Targa High Country motoring event is based at Mt Buller and this year it took place from 8th- 10th November. In summer the road to the summit masquerades as one of the most exciting hill climbs in the country, and provides the gateway to each stage of the Targa three day competition. Except that this year it snowed! Serious issues for racing cars with slick tyres so the organisers were forced to shift the start to down the mountain. The day after Targa finished we drove our Morgan to Mt Buller. Whilst enjoy- ing coffee and cake at Mansfield, we were bailed up by an old chap whose father had driven 3 wheelers for the Morgan factory before the Second World War. He remembered watching the Morgans at Brooklands and was very excited to see our 4/4 parked outside the coffee shop. Although the day was overcast we drove with the top down but stopped to put our coats on before starting the 16km hill climb up to 1800 metres. With the road to ourselves, Brian used the full width except on blind corners - until we met a gravel truck which we crawled behind until he could let us past on a wide corner. It was the first time we had taken the Morgan up the “hill” and it handled very well, even on the switchback corners. Kerry Garrett Editor President’s Report The AGM was held at Paulette and Brian is setting up the membership Warwick’s magnificent property at recording program on the AOMC Coldstream with their garden look- computer system. Some of the no- ing splendorous. I don’t know what table events were Christmas in July Warwick is feeding those roses that being a great success, the great run has them looking so healthy but down to Port Campbell along the whatever it is I would like a bottle Great Ocean Road and the Otway’s, for myself. another fantastic luncheon at the West Brighton Club, plus the regular A new committee has been elect monthly runs ed with Thorold Edwards Joining the Committee. Thorold will be in Some interesting news for next year charge of Christmas in July next year is that I have advised AOMC that Don’t forget to RSVP to Lyndy and and I am sure Thorold will be an VICMOG will attend the British and Phil Blunden for the Christmas immediate asset to the Committee. European Car exhibition at Yarra luncheon, and please remember Glen. Last Year, as a Club we met that this day is known as bad taste Once again we have been changing away from the venue and drove to shirt day which means you wear deck chairs on the Titanic with the the meeting in convoy, I don’t think your most outrageous shirt, mind following changes. Ted Houston is the organizers had ever had a club you from what I have seen some our new Social secretary and David do this before. The date for this is people have more than one! Jenkins is now our communications the 22nd of February and is one to Australia day will be at Frank and officer. Geoff Fields has retired from place on the calendar Sarah’s with possibly a February the committee to take on the big meeting at our place in Brighton. task of building his dream home. Another event later in the year is This will be dependant on if the Geoff has agreed to assist in an- Motor Classica, I was contacted builders get back to us regarding other High Plains adventure to be last week and as The Morgan Car our renovations. carried out hopefully sometime in Company will be 110 years old I was March. We have been assured that asked if would we exhibit some of In closing I wish all members a safe snow chains will not be required for our vehicles inside the Exhibition and merry Christmas and a spe- this time of year. Look out for more Building to show off the marque cial get well to Pete McBeth who is information on this early next year. over the years, so once again watch convalescing after a nasty bicycle On behalf of VICMOG well done this spot for further news. We will accident. Get better soon Peter, Geoff your organizing of events has be receiving shortly samples of Polo we have just got you back into the been first class. Shirts with our VICMOG logo on, we Club, we need to see that car of will have sun visor caps for the la- yours on the road It has been a good year for the dies to view, these will be presented Club with new members JOINING. in a Flash sometime December. Bill Emerson VICMOG 2019-2020 SOCIAL CALENDAR DECEMBER Sunday 8th VICMOG Christmas Club Meeting at Phil and Lyndy’s Shoreham home JANUARY 2020 Sunday 26th Lunch – Gisborne South, Frank and Sarah's Home FEBRUARY Sunday 22nd VICMOG All British Day Yarra Glen Racecourse Later in 2020 March VICMOG Alpine Tour 2-4 Days Timing ?? Saturday 28th March to Saturday 4th April AHMF National Motoring Tour Albury Wodonga - See page 27 Historic Winton 29 -31 May includes Benalla Tour 29 May See page 25-26 Vintage Collingrove 2-4 October Sth Aust. Details from Mike Devine Brian and Susie Harbison from Mansfield. Brian has just bought Darryl Clava- rino’s 1978 4/4 which at the time of writing he is putting on Club Plates. Given the proliferation of people called Brian in the club, I have as- signed him the designator of “B5”. I would like to extend a warm wel- come to all our new members. If you meet them on the road don’t forget to say Hi.With 13 new mem- bers joining the Club during 2019, our membership currently stands at 185 comprising 8 Life Members, 125 Full members and 52 Associate members. Secretary’s Report CLUB DATA BASE SECRETARY’S REPORT have already had the pleasure of As our new Club Data base program meeting her. She is a lovely lady and comes to the end of its first year of We come to the end of 2019 with very keen on Morgans. operation, all the obvious bugs now our Club in a strong position. Since appear to have been ironed out and my last report in the September Neil and Carmel Winfield from the system is running smoothly. I Gazette we have had five new mem- Strathdale. am looking forward to reaping its bers joining bringing a wide variety benefits in the coming years. of Morgans to our Club Neil has a 1978 4 Seater 4/4 cream with blue mudguards which interest- NEW MEMBERS ingly enough is the “Mystery Mor- gan” we stumbled across in 2014 I wish you all a great Christmas and It gives me great pleasure to intro- at the Great Australian Rally and happy Morganing duce the following new members to was the subject of an article in the our august group March 2014 edition of the VICMOG Cheers Tina Smyrnios from South Yarra Gazette. (You can still find a copy Brian Hardy of this in the members section of Tina, having beaten Chris Van Wyk our website www.vicmog.com.au . Secretary into submission with a fist full of The password is “Plus4”). It is really fifties, acquired her new cream Plus great to have them join us.