Volume 58 ORRIS Number 12 December M ONTHLONTHLYY 2018 A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MEMBERS

MAGAZINE OF THE MORRIS REGISTER The Club for Morris vehicles designed before 1940 www.morrisregister.co.uk 1 Volume 58 ORRIS Number 12 December ONTHLY 2018 MAGAZINEM OF THE MORRIS REGISTER

CONTENTS CHAIRMAN John Ford writes: e are now at the end of another hugely successful year 2 Chairman Wfor the club, with more members attending events 3 Editor than ever before (with the exception of our own National Rally!) our membership still on the increase and our future 4 Secretary's Spot looking pretty much secure. I must thank you all for your Bulletin Board contribution to the year's success. The last event of the year at the NEC deserves some special mention (full report in January). Despite 5 Federation Feedback the heavy rain our display cars this year were something to be admired, it was the only time I can remember when we needed to wash the cars 6 Younger Members' Initiative outside the hall before display, but didn't they polish up well. Thank you 7 Warm Welome everyone for your efforts. So, what's for next year? More of the same would be good. Our first 8/9 Club Shop main event is again at the NEC Practical Classics Restoration Show on the 22-24th March. We hope to have something very special on display 10/11 Forum Files this year (which might raise a few eyebrows!) and, of course, we hand 12-17 Exactly Eighty over the loan car to the lucky winner of Morris Register's own younger persons initiative. We have over 25 applications this time so we will be 18/19 Pictures from the Past very busy sifting through the forms. I hope they do as well as Deborah Fry, our first successful applicant. 20/21 Minor Musings Hopefully by the time you read this our new website will be up and running. It as been a long process getting everything right. I am sure 22-24 Steering Box Rebuild (Pt 2) there will be a few minor issues to sort but like everything these days 25 John's Jottings there is always a niggle! There has been much discussion about the future of our National Rally, 26-43 Regional Round Up with wide ranging opinions and many options available. I think a decision could be made at the April AGM, so if you have an opinion or idea let 44/45 From a New Vintage Motorist us know asap. I think our club needs a rally, somewhere, to meet up 46/47 Bullnose French Holiday (Pt 1) with like minded Morris petrol heads! We are big enough and I am sure the enthusiasm is there. 2020 is the 60th anniversary of this wonderfully 49/50 Morris Mail friendly club, so let's make it special We have the date and we have the time so give us your support.Finally, the Management team and myself 51 Morris Mart wish you all a Very Merry Xmas and a Happy Motoring New Year. 52 Foto Finish PS I am off on a speed awareness course shortly, so I must get the Morris speedo fixed!) Cover picture: Morris Owner cover from December 1938, by Reginald A. Shuffrey The Morris Register Spares Service he Register’s Spares Service aims to provide a basic service that will help members keep their Morris Tin good fettle and suitable for safe and enjoyable motoring. We stock a range of spares needed for the maintenance and overhaul of the most popular models.These stock items mainly comprise engine, transmission, electrical and brake parts for the Morris 8, 10 and Minor models with a limited stock of similar parts for other Morris models. ON-LINE SHOP (www.morrisregisterspares.co.uk) The new on-line mail order shop enables members to shop for Morris Spares in a secure on-line environment. The Shop includes a full description, a photo, and details of which Morris models each part will fit. Each product in the shop has a unique “part number” with 2 letters and 3 numbers, and is a unique reference system for our Spares Service. The shop is linked to a secure PayPal payment system; you don’t have to have a PayPal account to use this, you can use your credit or debit card. Please go to the Club’s web site and click on Services/Benefits – Spares Service. The information given in the descriptions in the on-line shop should be sufficient to identify the parts you need. We cannot answer questions from members as to which is the correct part for their car, or about parts suitability or application. 2 MORRIS REGISTER INFORMATION CENTRE: The views and opinions expressed by the Pat and Barbara Farmer  0333 006 5255 Editor and contributors to this magazine are (10 am to 7 pm UK time) [email protected] theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Pre 1940 Morris Register Limited. CHAIRMAN: SECRETARY: Any advice provided is not intended to be John Ford  01386 832 447 Jim Riglar  0333 006 5521 advice on which you should rely. You must [email protected] [email protected] obtain professional or specialist advice before taking or refraining from any action based MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: on the content of this magazine. No liability Office hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Monday to Friday is accepted for the consequences of following Christine Haigh  0333 006 5256 [email protected] any advice provided in the magazine.

Rob Symonds EDITOR: Rob Symonds, EDITOR writes: Temporary Address: 'll begin, if I may, with a bit of admin, starting with dates for 9 Harrison Court, Bingham, January's mag. Our printers close on Friday 21st December I Notts NG13 8TD and re-open on Wednesday 2nd January. As a consequence, [email protected] it is my intention to assemble things during week beginning  temporarily unavailable Monday 17th December, with a view to making print ready by the end of that week. This means that although the mag may DEADLINE get to the printers before they close for the holiday, they will not start to 14th of the month prior to publication process it until after the new year, with post out at the end of the first week in January or shortly thereafter. So, in short, your first fix of Morris may MAGAZINE NON-ARRIVAL: be slightly delayed. January is known to be the month in which many Please contact the Membership Secretary people feel a bit down after Christmas, but please try to avoid phoning Contact details above the Information Centre if you start to get Morris withdrawal symptoms! BACK ISSUES: may be purchased December is traditionally a time when we look back over the preceding from the Club Shop year and I note that others have done a good job of this already so I will just confine myself to thanking all those who have contributed to Morris WEBSITE: www.morrisregister.co.uk Monthly during recent months, especially our monthly regulars, Bob Contact: Mike Rose, Webmaster Williams, Ken Martin, Chris Lambert, John Nagle and Ian Findlay. Ian has [email protected] more or less exhausted his stock of Morris pictures so this month is his last SMALL ADS: Post/email to: contribution for the time being and special good wishes go to him. There The Editor (see above) is now a vacancy on the back page. Any takers? Free for members (max 1 car per month) I have looked back, so I will finish by looking forward. Amazingly, 2019 Non-members: please contact for charges. sees the completion of ten years of Morris Monthly and I hope to take a look back over the years a some future point. For the present, suffice it to COMPLAINTS: Any complaints against any officer of the club, or about say that I am reasonably satisfied to have managed to only age by fifteen the way the club is being administered years during my editorship! should be referred to the Secretary Absolutely finally, I wish you all the compliments of the season and look forward to hearing from at least some of you in the near future! THE PRE 1940 MORRIS REGISTER LTD DVLA V765 Service: The Morris Register DVLA V765 Service Registered Office: is temporarily closed. We apologise for any inconvenience this 70 Alderton Way, Trowbridge, may cause. Please watch this space for further details. Wiltshire BA14 0UH

©Morris Register and various authors and photographers. PRINTED BY Material published in Morris Monthly may not be published CAMBRIAN PRINTERS elsewhere without the permission of the Editor.  01970 627 111 The Morris Register Spares Service POSTAL SALES If you know the part number of the parts you need, but don’t want to use the on-line shop, please get in touch with David and Lindsay Smith, email: [email protected] or by post at Morris Spares, Units 5 & 6 Priory Farm Industrial Estate, Station Road, Portbury, BRISTOL, BS20 7TN. We cannot take orders by phone. • Please state clearly the part number (the unique 2-letter, 3-number code as shown in the on- line shop), the description of the item you need, and the quantity • Please quote the model and chassis number of your car – take the chassis number from the brass plate under the bonnet, and include the letters as well as the numbers • Please quote your name, address and membership number in all communications • We can accept payments by cheque, but prefer payments by card using PayPal. Instructions for payment will be given when you order • Please remember the Service is run by members for the benefit of other members in their own time amidst many other family and personal priorities • If you are not sure what the correct part is, please put a request for help onto the Forum. There will always be members “on line” who will be able to share their knowledge with you. 33 SECRETARY Secretary’s Spot Jim Riglar

MORRIS REGISTER YOUNGER MEMBERS INITIATIVE ith a successful first loan period of our 1939 Morris Eight Series E tourer complete, the selection process to find Wa suitable car enthusiast for the 2019 loan period will be undertaken in the new year. There have already been a number of applications from members of the public, so interest in the car is buoyant. As with this year, Lancaster Insurance Services have again generously offered to provide fully comprehensive insurance cover for the loan car recipient and I think the provision of such a classic loan car insurance arrangement remains unique to our car club. As was the case this year, the intention is to hand over a fully serviced car, with MoT and insurance, from April until October to the successful applicant at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show at the NEC in March. If you know of a younger member of the public who may be interested, then ask them to contact me by email: secretary@morrisregister. co.uk and I will send then an application form. The lower age limit is set at 25 years for insurance reasons, but contrary to what was said last month, there is no defined upper age limit, though the younger the better! All applications should be with me by 23rd February 2019. DATA PROTECTION ork to record members’ data protection preferences continues at a steady pace, as data consent forms continue Wto be returned by post or email. As the number of returns continues to increase, I am hopeful that we will soon be in a position to publish a directory containing members contact details. This will of course only include those who have agreed to the publication of their contact data. In the absence of any member’s data preferences, the default is that we will not publish your details. If you have not yet returned a data consent form, can I urge you to do so asap. As the festive season approaches, I would, on behalf of the National Committee, like to wish all members a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Bulletin Board

NATIONAL RALLY 2019: WARNER HOTEL THORESBY HALL, OLLERTON, NOTTS otification has been received of the discounted prices for three nights 9/10/11 August 2019: N Standard room: £270 per person Signature room: £300 per person Historic room: £308 per person Some single Standard rooms with no added single occupancy charge are available @ £270 The price includes Warner's holiday insurance cover for all rooms. A deposit of £35 per person is required when booking with the balance due by 31st May 2019. This can be done either by cheque payable to M.R.Dixon or by bank transfer (details on application). Please let Malcolm Dixon know as soon as possible if you wish to book a room on 01132 670 424 or [email protected] ONE OWNER/ONE FAMILY/FULLY DOCUMENTED CARS t November's NEC Show, the club was approached by motoring journalist Vicky Dredge. She is putting together a Aseries of articles for Classic Car magazine, called Life Cycles, where the history of a car is known from day one and is well documented with pictures or other paperwork, and where two or three owners are still alive to give their ownership story. This information is not specifically recorded by the Morris Register, but we must have several cars which fit the description. If you and your car match these requirements, then please get in touch with Vicky for further discussion: [email protected]

MORRIS REGISTER CHRISTMAS CARDS Available now from the Club Shop: http://morrisregister.co.uk/club-shop/ 0333 006 5255 £4 per pack of 8, with envelopes (one of each design) plus postage £1 per pack (for 2+ pack postage please ring)

4 FBHVC REP Stuart King Federation Feedback

FEDERATION MATTERS - SUMMARISING 2018 AND PREVIEWING 2019The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, of which the Morris Register is an enthusiastic member organisation, exists to uphold the freedom to use historic vehicles on the road. 2018 was the 30th year of the Federation's existence and during the year the FBHVC's representatives in its member organisations were tasked with letting club members know about the European Directive on Roadworthiness Testing. Basically, when the Directive came into force in the UK in May 2018, vehicles (with some exceptions) regarded in this country as historic, that is over forty years old, became exempt from the compulsory MOT test. The Department for Transport have largely implemented the Directive; there are one or two matters still to be resolved but these are unlikely to greatly trouble members of the Morris Register. Users of historic vehicles may, of course, voluntarily submit their vehicles for testing if desired and it should be remembered that the driver of a vehicle is always responsible for its fitness to be used on the road. As your Club FBHVC representative, I was present at the Morris Register AGM in Swindon on 2nd October. I was very surprised to receive from Malcolm Dixon the Morris Register President's Trophy in recognition of the articles in Morris Monthly explaining the implementation of the Directive. I would like to thank Editor Rob Symonds, and nearest neighbouring Morris Register stalwarts (and friends) Pat and Barbara Farmer, for the help they have given me during an unusually difficult year for me health-wise. I hope they will join me in the glory of the award of the Trophy! With the FBHVC's help in the background, we can all look forward to using our historic vehicles in 2019 with confidence. The Federation's projects in the coming year include monitoring the implementation of Low Emission Zones, the introduction of E10 (10 per cent bioethanol) fuel and the many other matters that could affect the freedom to use historic vehicles on the road. The Federation is promoting and securing funding for skills development and engaging young people in the restoration, preservation and conservation of historic vehicles (and other forms of transport) through the Trailblazer Heritage Engineering Technician Apprenticeship scheme which has recently been fully approved by the Institute of Apprenticeships. These are among the Federation's initiatives for 2019 that will ensure that the skills required to maintain our vehicles continue to be available into the future with the added bonus of gaining the interest of young people in historic vehicle matters." Looking forward to the challenges of 2019..

1941 Morris Y Van What’s it Worth?

he eBay vendor states: T"Ex GPO and lovingly cherished and exhibited at several UK shows and many accolades. Exported to Malta for advertising purposes and used daily. Excellent working order, completely rebuilt in 1992. Some minor blemishes on body but nothing untoward. Mechanically - runs well. Now imported back to the UK, viewing by appointment on Anglesey. With V5 document, and nicely restored throughout. Delivery can be arranged without hastle. Having problems advertising your business? Problem solved - advertise your business on its side and back. Spares are readily available from the Morris Register".

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5 Younger Members Initiative his is the last write-up for my adventures with Molly. I feel sad that she’s gone but Thave had the most amazing summer with her. It was starting to get a bit nippy taking her out but we managed to brave the cold for the 1940’s market at Chesterfield. Everyone enjoyed looking at her. Molly has managed to get on the Chesterfield market video advert now (see the Chesterfield pictures below). Our final journey, somehow fittingly in the rain, was over to Bingham to deliver the car prior to its journey down to the NEC Show (see picture). I may pop out in a friend's Morris next month to continue the adventures as I have met some fabulous people along the way. Thank you to everyone who has been welcoming and for the opportunity I have had this year. It’s been fantastic! Deborah Fry

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6 New and returning members Warm Welcome

NO. MEMBER LOCATION eMAIL CAR DETAILS Paul & 14385 Vivianne Burt Dorset BH8 [email protected] 1931 Cowley Flatnose 4 Door saloon

14386 Ray Roberts Conwy LL22 [email protected] 1947 Eight Series E Saloon

Richard & 14387 Margaret Maund Lancashire L39 [email protected]

14388 Mark Williams Conwy LL28 [email protected]

Lower Saxony 48455 14389 Dirk de Boer Germany [email protected] 1938 Eight Series 2 Saloon Helsinger 3000, Den- 14390 Lars Petersen mark [email protected]

14393 Mike Read Derbyshire DE45 [email protected] 1929 Minor Saloon

14394 John Bowen West Midlands B38 [email protected] 1932 Minor MM8 2 Seater

Alan Birchall & Northumberland 14421 Elizabeth Atkinson NE48 [email protected] 1947 Eight Series E Tourer

14422 John Cartlidge Durham DL1 [email protected] 1935 Eight Pre Series Saloon

14423 James Stewart Surrey GU27 [email protected] 1931 Eight Minor Tourer

David & 14424 Amanda Boot Staffordshire ST14 [email protected] 1948 Ten Series M Saloon David Cox & 14425 Wendy Condliffe West Midlands B69 [email protected] 1935 Eight Series 1 2 Door sliding head Dieter & Vogtland 08606 14426 Cynthia Spranger Germany [email protected] John & 14427 Marion Rapson Hertfordshire AL2 [email protected] 1938 Eight Series 2 Tourer

1947 Eight Series E 2 Door sliding head 14428 John Wilkinson Merseyside L19 [email protected] 1936 Eight Series 1 2 Door sliding head

14429 Nicholas Harpur Derbyshire DE73 [email protected] 1937 Eight Series 2 4 Door sliding head

Keith & 1938 Eight Series 2 4 Door sliding head 14430 Adelaide Moore Londonderry BT47 [email protected] 1929 Cowley Flatnose 4 Door saloon

14431 Roger Brooking Devon EX17 [email protected]

Tristan & 14432 Lucy Wood Hampshire SO41 [email protected] 1934 10/4 Pre Series 2 Door sliding head

14433 David Hogg Lancashire L40 [email protected] 1935 Eight Series 1 Tourer

Co. Wexford 14434 Peter Lyall Ireland [email protected] Paul & N.S.W. 2209 14435 Romona Kinder Australia [email protected] 1934 Minor ML 4 Door tourer Brian & 14436 Dorothy Murrish Cornwall TR4 [email protected] 1935 Ten Series 2 Saloon

14437 Harry Hockly Powys SY16 [email protected]

14438 Roger Nowell Cheshire WA13 [email protected] 1936 Eight Series 1 2 Door saloon

14439 G.V. Maycock Northants NN12 [email protected]

Peter & Co. Westmeath 14440 Maura Nolan Ireland [email protected]

14444 John Hone Warwickshire CV9 [email protected] 1946 Eight Series E 4 Door saloon

14445 Iain Mackay Western Isles HS2 [email protected]

14446 Andrew Childs Lancashire PR5 [email protected]

Gary & Tasmania 7150 14448 Susan Guiver Australis [email protected] 1936 Eight Series 1 2 Seater Ruskin Body Southland 9822 14449 Tim Self New Zealand [email protected] 1938 Eight Series 2 2 Door saloon Ian & 14450 Leigh Clements Hertfordshire AL6 [email protected]

14451 Steve Nel Notts NG18 [email protected] 1935 Ten Series 2 4 Door sliding head

7 from Club Shop SHOPKEEPER Barbara Farmer MORRIS REGISTER CLUB SHOP UK Residents can order on-line via our e-shop facility or using the order form. Non-UK enquiries/orders please contact the club shop manager. If you need assistance, the club shop manager is available 10.00 am – 6.00 pm (GMT winter / GMT+1 summer) Monday to Friday: tel. 0333 006 5255 (+44 333 006 5255) You can contact Barbara Farmer at any time by email: [email protected] ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS! MEN'S WOMEN'S POLO SHIRT POLO SHIRT WATERPROOF Sizes: S to XXXL Sizes: S to XXXL JACKET Colours: Navy Colours: Navy Royal Royal Sizes: S to XXXL Bottle Bottle Colours: Navy Burgundy Burgundy White White £40 each £17.50 each £16.50 each + £5 p&p + £3 p&p + £3 p&p

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ADDRESS ...... ORDER CHECKLIST 1. MR membership number quoted 2. Cheque made payable to Morris Register ...... 3. Correct p and p included 4. Post to: MR Club Shop ...... 130 Glendon Road Rothwell Kettering POSTCODE ...... NN14 6BT 9 Oct on the Forum Forum Files Bob Williams

Back in January 2017 I announced that we had reached 2000 new topic post on the Morris Register Forum. Now in October 2018, 22 months later, we have clocked up 3000 new posts with over 22 thousand posts, this from April 2013. The Forum can be a big help to those who have acquired their first Morris and this month I feature three posts started by new members.

Kw posted New to M8 headlights: “Does anyone know of a re-silvering company that does the job at a reasonable price”. Jeff: “Re-silvering of reflectors is an expensive process, I doubt if you’ll find anyone offering the service at a reasonable price. Recommended by the Austin 7 fraternity for reflector re-silvering is Keith Ardley of Classic Car Spares, Bedford House, 14 Bridge Road, Mepal, Ely, Cambridge.” Brian: “Silver will tarnish again. I had mine done with rhodium which is what jewellers use and they will last for ever. It is not cheap either, but then nothing is these days.” Mark: “I bought old motorbike headlights from Paul Goffs. Remove the old glass and the reflector fitted perfectly. 6½ inch. You need to use BPF bulbs though.” Mike: “If you fit chrome finish reflectors you require pre-focus lenses as the beam will be brighter and lack direction, hence, I believe, to remain legal you should have the silver finish or similar, as per the manufacturers specification. If you have the Lucas 7" conversion on an early 8 or an E this does not apply as reflectors are chromed and the glass and bulb set up are focussed.” Donald: “Orion Optics in Newcastle u Lyme, 01782 614 200, re- silvered my rear view mirror (£40) and will re-silver headlights. No idea of cost but if sent a photograph they will usually give you a quote. Very helpful small company”.

Davie had cured one problem with help from the Forum but then posted Another stupid question: “So, I cured my cutting out problem, hopefully, fitted new coil, condenser and a new red rotor arm. Went out to her tonight she started ok but ignition light won’t go out! Where do I start? Any help greatly appreciated, only had the little car a couple of weeks and seem to have one problem after another.” Tony: “In my case it was a problem in the dynamo with worn brushes not coming into complete contact with the armature commutator. The spring loaded brushes may just be sticking in which case a good clean of the area may be sufficient to resolve the problem. Mine was a combination of sticking worn brushes and a commutator that is past its use by date! Check your ammeter with the engine running and see if you are getting any charge. If no charge I would investigate the dynamo and associated electrical connections.” Davie replied: “Thanks Tony, I will check the brushes, I have noticed since we’ve had the car that there is little or no charge showing on the ammeter”. Peter: “Davie, take heart, these continuing problems are all part of the joy of owning an old car. I’ve just bought BOU 497, a 1937 2 door saloon and I’ve already experienced lots of joy! I’m refurbishing the brakes and the removal of every nut, bolt and circlip provides hours of entertainment. And by the way, the only stupid question is the one you don’t ask. Believe me plenty of other people learn from the answers to the 'stupid' questions.” Richard: “Presuming that we’re discussing a 1934-38 Eight, bear in mind that there should be three brushes, two fat and one thin (in technical parlance). The wire in the thin third brush is prone to becoming loose and detaching itself and this will cause the symptoms described. I said 'should be' above because all too many of these cars have been modified, unnecessarily in my opinion, either with a two-brush fully regulated electrical system or by conversion to 12v, usually regulated.” Brian: “Peter is correct. It is far better to ask a stupid question than to make a stupid mistake. This is important on old cars as if you damage something it may be difficult to replace the part.” Dave: “If you have checked the brushes as in previous posts and still no charge it may be worth while checking the connectors on the dynamo. The field winding wire F is soldered to the terminal (as is the D connector wire). I have had 3 of these dynamos with a poor soldered joint. Also on the CFR2 cut-out the regulation from the switch in the car goes via 2 resistors at the back of the CFR2. I have found that screws/connection is another source of poor connection. If still no joy you need to do some checks on the dynamo output. Think this has been raised in previous posts.” Mike: “Have you checked the field fuse in the cut out? If it has failed under no circumstances fit one that is of higher amps than the book as it is there to protect the dynamo! With the fan belt removed and the two wires to the back of the dynamo take a lead from the battery and connect it across the two terminals, if the dynamo then rotates as a motor you stand a chance of it being capable of charging, if it does not 'motor' you have a faulty dynamo. Oh and how about heading you posting with a title relevant to the fault you are seeking advice for, it then helps others when they suffer the same fate, as they can read the thread of answers you receive.” Davie: replied again: “Thanks everyone for the helpful advice, hopefully I will get to the bottom of the problem. Having great fun ‘pottering’ about with the old car, so refreshing to open a bonnet and actually know what I am looking at! Mike, point taken in future I will name the post what I am looking for.” Grumpyjohn: “Some excellent advice given but just a wee thought, is the fan belt tight enough? To check this out make sure the car is out of gear, using the fan blades try turning the dynamo by hand. This should turn the engine over, if it doesn’t the belt is too slack.” Peregrine: “One more thought – my Eight has a similar problem (intermittently) in that the charge light only goes out when the lights are switched to MAIN. I then get a healthy +ve charge showing on the ammeter. I’ve posted about this before but every time I put some time aside to investigate, the fault goes away again or I’m not sure…" Mike again: “The problem can come and go with weather conditions, the poor contact you likely have will be more conductive on a damp day! Oh, I am talking UK weather so this would not apply in California or similar places with dry climates!” Davie: “Well, went out to ‘Charlotte’ tonight, checked dynamo brushes, fine. Checked all connections, fine. Checked fuses, fine. Got in, started her up, light still on, switched the charging switch to Winter, light went out. Switched it back to Summer, light still off. Think she is just playing with me. But what Mike says makes sense, I had her out on Sunday and she got really wet so probably just dampness. Thanks again everybody.” The post continued. 10 Sean’s post from Ireland was in the advert section of the Forums: MORRIS 8 TOURER BODY PARTS: “Hi all I am new here just joined, I have been into vintage cars for many many years and just added a Morris 8 tourer approx. 35/36 to my shed. A close friend of mine passed away a few years ago and he had started restoring the 8, at the moment the car is totally dismantled down to the last nut and bolt so I have a lot of work ahead of me if I can find all the parts, but there are no front or back wings so was wondering if and one had repairable ones for sale. I know that I will need advice and many more parts in the future so I will be hoping for help from you all.” Chris: “It might be more economical in the end to buy new repro ones but you could contact David Molyneux in Cumbria first. He often breaks up Morris Eights, or try the Cooke group who can supply new pattern parts.” Jeff: “Morris 8 front and rear wings occasionally turn up on eBay – I’ve seen some listed there in the past twelve months. Vintage Carriages in Oldham manufacture new body panels for Morris 8 tourers – the company owner is a Morris Register member – see his advert on page 7 of the October Morris Monthly. The Cooke Group mentioned by Chris are well known in Bullnose Morris circles for their new pattern parts and body panels though they have supplied parts for many other Morris vehicles in the past – they’re certainly worth contacting though they don’t have a web site. Dave Molyneux in Cumbria, also mentioned by Chris, Dave’s contact details can be found in his ad on page 47 of the October Morris Monthly.” Sean replied: “Thanks for your response, I will check out the suppliers for new panels. I have just got into the last shed with the 8 parts and I am going to need lots of panels as some are missing or very bad shape, but a bonus is just found a new complete wooden tourer frame.”

I like to include some photos in the monthly Forum report. This month they show two very contrasting cars. The first post was started by Charles: Nice little winter project. “For sale on eBay.” Paul: “Blimey! They still turn up!” Simon: “This looks like one for Pete Newton! If he can’t savage it, I am sure he will turn it into a timber jacuzzi or mobile festival amplifier.” Richard: “Isn’t this the alleged ex-RAF one that featured on TV a year or so ago being pulled from a garage?” Eddie: “I have a bonnet for it.” Grumpyjohn: “I can do a spare set of doors, windscreen minus bottom rail, side screens and two bonnets along with a lot of other surplus bits. (Note to self. Must have a sort out and shift spare bits on!)” Charles: “I have a spare front wing.” I don’t know if anyone bought the car but if they did it appears that spares are available.

The second post was by Neil: Enjoying my Eight. “I have owned my Series 1 for four years and love it! This picture taken yesterday at Papplewick Pumping station 40’s event. So many people asking me about the car.” Dave: “Very nice, Neil, I see you have some of the original head glasses, l have the same glasses, but a word of warning those glasses are hard to come by so to stop stones chipping or breaking the glasses, I fit stone protection, in the form of rally type covers, and fit them on with elastic straps, and with an exhaust rubber ring that fits over the rear of the headlamp. I hope you can understand what I mean.” Bob Williams ([email protected]) EDITOR’S NOTE: Any member intending to act upon advice given in the Forum or to use any products or services mentioned, is strongly recommended to read the Morris Register disclaimer at the top of page 3 of Morris Monthly.

11 Items of interest Exactly Eighty from The Morris Owner magazine, December 1938 IF THE LIGHTS are not at their best The line of investigation to be pursued to keep your lamps up to their work for the long nights of Winter By STATON ABBEY

Only a soft clean duster should ever be used wiring must be checked over. Working systematically, to clean a dull lamp reflector we might begin by making sure that the spring-loaded ODERN lighting systems have been brought to contact in the bulb holder is not binding, and that Ma high pitch of efficiency, and provided that a the plunger actually makes a sound contact with the little periodical attention, such as topping-up the "pip" on the bulb. In the case of side, tail or other accumulator and seeing that the commutator on the auxiliary lamps, the springy contact strip at the back dynamo is clean, is forthcoming, there is no reason of the bulb may need bending slightly. At the same why the lighting system should not be maintained in time, make sure that the contact between the lead as good a condition as when the car was new. Before and the terminal on the bulb holder is sound and discussing some of the minor troubles which may clean. crop up if the system is neglected, however, The next step should be to check let us consider lamp bulbs. the tightness of the terminals in Lamp bulbs, like sparking plugs, often the junction box, and to make repay renewal when they have passed their sure that any fuses provided are youth, although deterioration is so gradual tightly held by their clips. From that the loss of light is often overlooked. A this point the wiring is usually new set of bulbs usually has a rejuvenating taken in a braided "harness" to effect on the lights fully justifying the cost. the instrument panel. Strictly Bad Contacts speaking, although an experienced Even new bulbs, however, cannot give full owner should not find it difficult illumination if there are imperfect contacts to trace a disconnected lead or a at some point in the electrical circuit. loose terminal, it is not advisable Modern Morris models are wired on the for the amateur to tinker behind earth-return system; in other words, the dashboard except in an Junction box terminals should the current reaches the lamps through all be tight, and fuses held emergency; if it is suspected that insulated wiring, and returns to the securely in their clips trouble lies in the instrument battery via the chassis. If a bad contact is panel connections or switches, experienced, usually indicated by poor illumination the best plan is to consult a Morris Dealer. or flickering lights, it is quite a simple matter to Flickering determine whether the trouble lies in the insulated When the lights flicker, the trouble can probably wiring, or in the earth-return circuit. The bared end be traced to one of the foregoing points; make sure, of a length of flex should be held in contact with for instance, that the bulbs are held firmly in their the plated rim of the headlamp, or preferably with sockets. When all the lights flicker, however, it is the reflector itself after removing the front of the fairly safe to attribute the trouble to a loose battery lamp, while the other end is touched to any part of terminal or a fault in the main lead to the switchbox. the chassis frame from which the enamel has been Should the trouble be confined to one light it may be scraped. Should the light brighten when this contact possible to localise the defective wire by pulling and is made, the most likely inference is that rust has shaking the various leads while the car is stationary. formed between the surfaces of the ball joint which An effective test can be carried out on a suspected permits alignment of the lamp on its mounting. length of wire by fitting a side-lamp bulb in a small If cleaning the surfaces does not cure the trouble, it holder provided with flexible leads. One lead should will probably be found that the reflector is not making be earthed to the chassis, while the other is attached good contact with the lamp shell. Similar remarks to a darning needle. apply, of course, to the sidelamps; rust has a habit The needle can be pressed through the insulation of of creeping between the base. of the side-lamp and the wire close to the switch or junction box, as the the mudguard, therefore occasional removal and case may be; if current is flowing, the test lamp will cleaning is an advantage. light up. By making a test at intervals of an inch or If careful attention to the earth return does not so along the length of the wire, in fact, the point of improve the efficiency of the lamps, the rest of the fracture can be discovered by failure of the test lamp 12 Showing the dynamo was not charging. method of fault Battery Faults finding in a wire Although the next step would normally be to examine the external dynamo connections, and the field terminals in the cut-out and fusebox, the fact that the lights were dim when the dynamo was not charging enabled battery faults, such as loose Making contact along its or corroded terminals, a defective cell due to failure length with a to keep the electrolyte topped-up, sulphated plates testinglamp through allowing the battery to stand for a long connected to a time in a discharged state, or possibly an internal needle disconnection such as a fractured terminal post, to be suspected. The battery, however, was in exemplary condition, to light. The wire can then be cut at this point and tests with a hydrometer and a voltmeter failing to the fracture repaired, although it must be stressed reveal a delinquent cell. The terminals appeared that a repair of this type is often a makeshift; a fresh clean and tight, and were covered by a generous length of wire should preferably be connected up coating of vaseline. Nevertheless, they were removed whenever possible. as a precautionary measure, and it was found Flickering may, of course, be due to an intermittent that although externally they appeared clean, the short circuit at some point. A simple method of terminal post was covered with a hard, insulating diagnosis is to watch the ammeter needle while scale which the owner had overlooked. On the engine is running normally: if the cause scraping the terminal and the interior of the is a short circuit the needle will swing connector, lighting troubles vanished. over to "discharge"; if a faulty contact, Focussing and Alignment to "charge". In some cases fuses are Apart from electrical system provided for each headlamp or group of maintenance, correct focussing and lamps, and should a short circuit occur alignment of the lamps is important. the fuse will " blow"; the trouble must Most practically-minded owners will be then be sought in the wiring between familiar with the method of focussing, the fuse and the lamp. either by means of a slotted tube in Frayed Insulation which the bulb holder may be moved The most likely cause of a short circuit backwards or forwards after slackening is frayed insulation where a cable passes a clamping screw, or by locating the round a bend, through an opening in the bulb in one of three alternative positions chassis, or into the lamp bracket. When provided by a series of notches in the checking the fuses, incidentally, do not bulb holder. If the bulb is too close to the overlook the fuse held in a clip alongside reflector a diverging beam with a dark the solenoid of the dipping reflector in Where a bad earth patch in the centre will be obtained; if too the nearside headlamp, failure of which return is suspected, far forward, the beam will converge. will result in the lamp refusing to dip. try for improvement by making a good When accurately focussed, the lamps A connection inside the lamp may be connection with a piece should be aligned by slackening the faulty, or a cable, fouling the reflector, of wire as shown fixing nut at the base of each headlight may restrict its movement. A spare fuse and tilting or swivelling the lamps on is carried in a clip on the upper part of the reflector. their mountings until the beams are parallel to So far little has been said concerning the battery, one another and to the road when in the undipped which is, of course, the heart of the electrical system. position. Remember, if passengers are usually carried The conscientious owner can, however, be relied on in the rear seat, to make allowance for their weight to keep the battery well topped-up and the terminals if the lights are focussed when the car is empty; free from corrosion. Nevertheless, an unexpected otherwise the beams may be tilted slightly when a element sometimes intrudes. full complement of passengers is carried. Not long ago the owner of an Eight complained of an epidemic of burnt-out headlamp bulbs. During the course of normal running there is only one cause of a new headlamp bulb burning out, assuming that a good quality bulb is used an abnormal resistance somewhere in the charging circuit which causes The fuse the dynamo voltage to rise to too high a figure. The behind the trouble, of course, cannot occur when compensated reflector of voltage control is fitted, the dynamo output then the dipping being governed by the demands made on it. However, headlamp on starting up the car in question, which is fitted and its spare with a normal third-brush dynamo, it was found that (indicated by the lights varied in brilliancy with the engine speed, the arrow) while illumination was definitely below par when the 13 as novelties, and they shall find mention hereunder in due course. Son, made Among the many items which The "Griff" spring to mind at this time of year snow-chains are all those which go to enhance for easy- the general comfort of ourselves clean wheels and passengers in the car. Then cost from there is another car comfort which 3s. 9d. each we have called to your notice on previous occasions but which, for the benefit of new readers, must in models to suit wire, artillery or be mentioned again. This, is the the new easy-clean wheels, which "Lindsell" rug, incorporating in strap between the spokes and cost its make-up an ingenious waist from 3s. 9d. each. clip designed to secure it to the There is a very large selection passenger or even driver, in such of radiator muffs on offer at a way that it cannot slip down and varying prices, some of the best foul the pedals. known brands being Austers, These cosy rugs cost upwards of Baycliff, Car-Mat, Charter Motor a guinea, and are obtainable from Accessories, East London Rubber the maker, Miss V. M. Lindsell, of Co., Fabrams, Midland Gear Case Weston-sub-Edge, near Broadway, Co., Ovlers, Weathershields and Worcestershire. Wilcot. All these folk are in the forefront of the muff manufacturing business, and their designs will be found adequate to the selection of an article to suit one's car and choice.

Here is one of the Baycliff range of radiator muffs

Schraders have recently weighed in with a neat spark plug air pump which you insert in place of one of your plugs and then start up the engine. Complete with twelve feet of air line, it costs 14s. 6d.

The "Lindsell" rug, showing its neat waist fitting Another inspiration coming into the realms of practical economics at this season of the year is a set of tyre chains. Hints for the gift seeker who is Any motorist whose annual looking for suitable mementoes mileage. depends for its five- for the Christmas season figure proportions on his Winter activities as much as those of the NCE again we find it our rest of the year should be only Opleasant privilege to wish you too willing to pack a set of these all a happy Yule and rally round useful accessories in his kit, and with suggestions for the family the name of the Parsons Chain present list. Co. instantly springs to mind. We made quite an exhaustive Their de luxe and reinforced type survey of the galleries at Earls D.L. cost from 37s. 6d. per pair; Court for this very purpose on they encircle the whole wheel, of your behalf and were successful course. Then there is the other Here is the Schrader spark plug in spotting one or two trifles that type of tyre grips, such as the pump (above), and (below) in might truthfully be described "Griff" offered by John Griffiths & use 14 HEN Christmas came, long years ago, WAccompanied by frost and snow, We frankly shrank, if truth be told, From journeys arduous and cold. Even if Christmas turned out "green" We rarely sought a change of scene; Our dear relations, we agreed, Were distant relatives indeed. Some miles away lived Uncle Jim, We could not often visit him; His cordial Christmas invitation Induced a feeling of frustration. We would have gone, but then, of course, It was too much to ask the horse, And much too far and slow by train, Too tedious — there and back again ... But now no more despondency And feelings of uncertainty; Cheerful, salooned and warm we ride, Weather and elements defied. And distance, which we used to shun, Now lends enchantment to the run, Or so, in practice, we have found When Christmas (and the car) comes round. RALPH WOTHERSPOON

15 ONE ARMED MOTORIST WINS APPEAL HETHER or not a one-armed man can drive a Wmotorcar without being a danger to the public was the subject of legal argument in the Dublin District Court recently. The question arose following an application under the Road Transport Act 1933 for a special disqualification order against a motorist GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S GLORY — A picture of rural on the grounds of a physical disability. The case was peace at Lower Slaughter, a noted beauty spot in the first of its kind brought in the Trish Free State, the Cotswold country, where local stone is largely and the application was granted. responsible for the harmonious aspect of the cottages

THE TRAMCAR STORY A NEW ONE OLICE in Los Angeles have just investigated a FLORIDA doctor has sued for a divorce because story of a tramcar sale, and they have come his wife so affected his driving that he became a P A to the conclusion that Barnum's declaration that menace to the safety of the public. There certainly a fool is born every minute has some foundation. seems some reason for his action, for the wife insisted The story concerned a country farmer who visited that he turned the rear view mirror up in case a Hollywood. woman on the street became reflected in it and the Over a glass of ale the farmer remarked how driver dared catch a glimpse of her. prosperous everybody looked. Two obliging young men explained to him that it was because all the HANOVER'S HENS inhabitants owned a tramcar apiece and they lived FTER-DINNER speakers and other folk who have on the enormous fares. With luck they said they Ahitherto relied on amusing tales of motorists could obtain a tramcar for him for $50. running over hens and ducks, and the consequences Overjoyed, the farmer parted with the $50 and resulting, will have to look for something else in waited for his tram. The obliging young men allotted Hanover, for the police there have just issued a stern tramcar No. 1324. The farmer, finding himself announcement that hens must not be run down by short of money, entered his tram and demanded cars. some of the takings from the conductor, showing And the hens, ducks and other farmyard denizens his documents of ownership of the tram. have to do their bit towards safety first. Any such The conductor, thinking him an escaped lunatic, found wandering, fighting or feeding on the roads pacified him and said that all payments were made will be promptly — perhaps caught and taken to the at police headquarters. And the police started police depot for lost articles'. Owners can only retrieve the monumental job of convincing him that Los their non-safety-minded hens by paying a heavy fine. Angeles tramcars were not for sale.

A DEMONSTRATION CONVOY — Seven Morris-Commercial vehicles which recently toured London, the provinces and Northern Ireland, arousing considerable interest among trade vehicle users. They are here shown outside the Golders Green premises of Stewart and Ardern Ltd., Metropolitan Morris Distributors. 16 RUNNING HINTS IN PICTURES No. 82 Replenishing the oil in the piston dash-pot on the S.U. carburetter of the Series "M" Ten, Morris Fourteen (Series III) and Morris Twenty-five (Series III)

1. — The carburetter is situated on the off-side of the engine, and the oil cap is immediately beneath the air-intake pipe 2. — The cap nut has a milled edge and can be easily loosened with thumb and finger 3. — This is a close-up of the piston dash-pot itself, withdrawn from its chamber to show its construction 4. — Insert a small quantity of good quality thin oil, such as sewing machine oil, and then replace the cap. This attention should be given every 1000 miles Never in any circumstances use a heavy oil

The complete edition of The Morris Owner for December 1938 is available as a pdf on the website. Other items of interest include: • Touring along the Pacific Highway (in a Morris Eight) • Motoring along the Maginot • Simple Tricks for the Party 17 young woman poses in her 1927 Morris Cowley Two-Seater with Dickey Seat and 4-wheel brakes. The price of this car A new was £160. A version with rear-wheel brakes only and ‘simplified equipment’ was £148-10s. [Tim Harding’s Collection]

his LNER van has a specially commissioned body. It is built on a 1936 Morris Series II 10cwt van / truck chassis, with a side- Tvalve 11.9hp 1548cc engine which is offset to provide room for the driver’s legs, enabling the driving postion to be semi- forward-control. Other advanced features were coupled with an outmoded central throttle pedal. [Harry Edwards’ Archive]

18 his tiny single-seat car was derived from a prototype made by a German aeronautical engineer Dr. Rudolf Slaby in 1919 for This personal use. Because of the great interest it generated, Slaby with his cousin and business partner, Hermann Beringer, established a company to make them in Berlin - SB-Automobil-Gesellschaft mbH - and over 250 were sold in their first business year, 1919-20. The car, weighing 180kg, was formed around a plywood box ‘cockpit’ with tiller steering and was propelled by a small electric motor and a 24 Volt battery to speeds up to 40kph. The first batch of the cars was bought by Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, the owner of the Zschopauer Motorenwerke, which produced two-stroke motorcycles of the DKW brand. Further large orders came from Japan. Unfortunately, the fledgling company was adversely hit by the German economic crisis of the early 1920s and became insolvent. It was rescued by Rasmussen and incorporated into his company in 1924, Slaby being employed as Chief Engineer. The car shown here is one on sale in the very early 20s for about £150 at the famous Gamage’s department store in Holborn, London. [LAT Plate - Motor - No. not recorded]

ere is a c1925 ‘Sports C’ ‘Ner-A-Car’ ‘feet forwards’ motor-cycle developed by Sheffield Simplex of Kingston-upon-Thames, Hunder licence from the American, Carl Neracher’s 1918 design. These machines were also built in the USA, but the English versions were developed independently. The motor-cycle is built on a low-slung steel channel section beam which, with a long wheelbase, hub-centre steering and front suspension, evidently provides exceptional stability. A 348cc overhead valve Blackburn engine drives through a 3-speed Sturmey-Archer gearbox. Production ceased in 1926. [LAT Plate Red1495]

The LAT images featured appear courtesy of LAT IMAGES. Prints can be ordered by emailing [email protected] quoting the image reference number provided and mentioning Morris Monthly. See the LAT IMAGES website for sizes and pricing at www.latimages.com. Important notice: Prints supplied may differ in appearance to those reproduced here, as images may have been cropped and subject to digital enhancement. 19 Minor Musings Chris Lambert 2018 Refelctions and News from the 'Network' y way of a break from another edition of "From Start to Finish" and with Christmas at the forefront of many minds, Bhere is a Musings ‘take’ on some of the happenings in the pre-war Minor world during 2018, along with a brief look at what 2019 may hold in store.

2018 ‘Pacesetters’ Rally he highlight of the motoring year was the 9th annual PWMN Trally, held over an early June weekend and blessed with reasonable weather. This was the third occasion the rally had convened in the county of Suffolk where there are deserted byways aplenty upon which we exercised our circa ninety-year- old Minors. Entries were at a record high and some 60 of us were seated for the rally dinner and awards ceremony on Saturday evening. With 26 cars of this vintage travelling well over a combined 4000 miles during the weekend very few gremlins surfaced, a testament to both the car, and those who maintain them. For those who have yet to attend a Network rally, they are designed to be as stress-free and fun-filled as possible. There are no competitive elements at all, route instructions are in plain jargon-free English, timings are generous concerning stops, etc., while the social elements of the weekend are, for many, the 2018 rally – a Saturday morning pit stop highlight.

Network ‘Pub meets’ he club has sponsored regular ‘pub meets’ since Tits inception in 2008. In the past it has been known for just a single Minor to attend such an event while on one memorable occasion a member brought along a car-boot-full of body timbers pertaining to a Minor he was restoring in order to boost his local pub meet car attendance figures! Many Minor owners are also Morris Register members and attend the Register’s local noggin, but where there are pockets of Minorists without a local MR noggin, Network pub meets have sprung-up. One such quarterly assembly in the home- counties (Surrey/East Sussex) is extremely popular. An eclectic bunch – attendees at a Network pub met If there are Minorists out there that would like to establish their own local get-togethers, please drop the author an email (contact details at the foot of this item) and it will be publicised on both the website and the Discussion Forum. Discussion Forum orums appear to have a critical mass. When membership grows beyond a specific and unknown figure, they Fbecome almost self-perpetuating. The Network’s forum must have exceeded that mystic number during the year as membership has rocketed along with the posts these new members have generated. The Network’s forum now contains in excess of 63,000 individual posts, generated from an active membership of around 250. There are a surprisingly large number of forum members who have been registered for many years and who have yet to make a post on the forum. They are of course very welcome onlookers, while I hope that they also make use of the forum’s powerful search engine, as there are now some 6000 topics in the forum’s archive among which to search for an answer to that elusive technical mystery. The Website he website has been far less dynamic than the forum over the past twelve months. Even so, new pages have been Tadded. In addition, more technical articles, some written and illustrated by members, others scanned from period publications, have supplemented the Technical section of the site which unsurprisingly records the highest daily ‘hit- rate’ from members. For those interested in the history of the Morris Minor, the first MG Midget and the early Wolseley 20 Hornet further material was uploaded during the past year. (It should be noted that the Network’s old website remains accessible, although those wishing to view the site’s pages will need to install Adobe Flash Player to see it as its author intended.) Members’ Cars here are plenty of interesting rebuilds, restorations and renovations currently underway, here in the UK and elsewhere Tacross the globe. As this is being written (10th November) one member is in Australia rescuing a 1929 Minor from a Queensland barn. His intention is to ship the car’s remains back to the UK where it will be fully restored. In Leamington, Geoff Wilson is constructing a beautifully designed and period-looking racing car ‘Wilson’s Wasp’. (see photo) while Toby Sears in Hampshire is slowly getting to grips with the full restoration of an exceedingly rare long wheelbase Cunard Calshot. Much further north, Tony Gamble in Yorkshire is very close to finishing another Minor special, on this occasion an Arrow bodied two-seater replica. While 2019 will be too early for Toby’s Calshot, both the Arrow and Wasp could be fully roadworthy next year. Recently, a quintet of shareholders have acquired a 1932 Minor 5 cwt van fitted with a fifties or sixties station wagon style body. The debate to restore or retain the vehicle’s unusual body is an interesting one and is currently being played out on the forum. A final word for Martin Gregory. Martin owned his first Minor in the sixties and recalled his adventures in his one hundred- pounder in this journal’s June edition. He had been seeking the car for many years, establishing via the DVLA website that it had survived. As a direct result of his article he has been able to contact the current owner, who like Martin, is a fellow Morris Register member. Perhaps a long overdue reunion will occur in the not-too-distant-future. Partially built Wilson’s Wasp special Network Car Badges new batch of club badges were recently commissioned and are now in stock. They can be A ordered via the email address below and are priced at £22.50 + £1.50 P&P. A Look Ahead s you read this, the Network’s 2018 Photograph of the Year competition has just commenced. AThis is an annual event which traditionally takes place in the run-up to Christmas and provides some light relief for those of us stressing about the festive season and what to buy the kids, grandkids and partners. Entry is free but must include a Minor, Midget or Hornet as part of the subject matter. A full set of rules are on the website and there are prizes – although don’t get too excited! If you own an eligible car then please do get excited about the 2019 Network rally which takes place over the week-end of 7th-9th June. The rally returns to Wiltshire where it is to be hosted by Ken and Kate Martin, long term Register members and among the founder members of the An example of the PWMN. This is a second rally visitation to this part of the world where it will be based upon the Network’s car badge town of Marlborough. If the first rally to be held there in 2013 was anything to go by, then those fortunate enough to enter will get to see some beautiful vistas and properly exercise their cars at the same time. Entry forms can be found on the 2019 Rally page on the website. Hurry if you are intending to take part, as entry numbers are limited. An Absent Friend avid Roscoe sadly passed away on 20th October. David owned a Minor Semi-Sports replica for almost ten years and Dcould be seen taking part in numerous VSCC and VMR events in the middle years of the last decade. Many knew David as a generous and warm individual who could certainly handle his lively car. The thoughts of those of us who knew him go to his widow, Diana. Finally, An Appeal t’s clear from examining the ‘new members’ list in Morris Monthly Ithat plenty of Minor owning Morris Register members have yet to visit the Pre-war Minor Network’s website or forum. It should be pointed out that the Network is affiliated to the Morris Register and will attempt to support all Minor owners. Membership is free and access to the site does not require a degree in computing science. If you do want to join in and have found difficulty in accessing the site, then note the contact details below and get in touch. Chris Lambert [email protected] Website: www.prewarminor.com Forum: www.prewarminorforum.com Archived website: (flash player required) http://prewarminor. webeden.co.uk email address: [email protected] The late David Roscoe behind the wheel of his "From Start to Finish" returns in January. Morris Minor Semi-Sports replica. 21 Morris Eight Steering Box Rebuild (Part 2) Simon Hadley Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on the Forum in the Technical Articles section, but given that only about a quarter of members access the Forum, it seemed sensible to feature it, in episodes, in Morris Monthly

Reaming in new oversized sector shaft Once clean, it was fortunate to find that my box had been fitted with bushes for the sector shaft, which had obviously been replaced at some time. These bushes had sufficient material left to allow them to be re-reamed to take my new oversized sector shaft; saving the effort of having to drift out old bushes or machine and fit a new set. However, next came a very long but valuable lesson on using an adjustable reamer.

Pictures 4a, 4b: Shows centring the reamer with a tapered collar underneath, followed by reaming bottom bush

My new sector shaft was 0.020” oversized; so the bushes needed reaming. Bit by bit, very slowly the top bush was reamed till the new sector shaft could be fitted snugly. This took me 90 minutes and about 30-plus incremental passes, but better to ream slowly and check each and every time than cut too much, then have to fit new bushes and start all over again. Once one bush was done the box was turned over and the bottom bush could be reamed in the same way, but slightly quicker, by backing off the reamer for the first cut, knowing with confidence it would be smaller than needed for the first cut/pass. After checking if the new sector shaft had full movement inside the box, a small adjustment by way of a bench grinder was needed on its top edge as it fouled slightly inside the box, just above the worm peg hole. After this small adjustment, and refitting the sector shaft, full movement each side was attained with no fouling.

Picture 5: Shows the new sector shaft finally located for test fit after reaming

22 Sector shaft set-up and modification

Picture 6: Shows the removal of the sector shaft once more, and the worm peg being pressed in using the jaws of a vice—quick and simple

As I have a Bishop Cam Steering Play Control Adapter it was necessary to find the centre of the sector shaft and drill a small centre hole with a chamfer for centring this upgraded top plate’s ballbearing. This was done with a centre drill on a lathe.

Picture 7: Shows the centring and chamfer being done

23 A new centreline was also needed on the other end of the new sector shaft to align with the centreline on the drop arm to ensure the arm is fitted in the correct position. On an engineer’s plate, using engineer’s blue on the end of the shaft; clamping the shaft in small bench jaws; ensuring by eye it was vertically aligned and using a steel right angle, the centre line was scribed.

Picture 8: Shows these steps and a final permanent marking with a cold chisel.

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thought 1 would share the list with you, so that at your Christmas Noggin you could I sit round the Christmas tree and regale all with a rousing chorus of the official Morris Register Christmas carol!

ack in the real world, my Minor two seater's engine has been Bcured of the "Mumps" (see Jottings for August) and is now in the On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me; process of being rebuilt with a nice flat top to the block, a rebore, a a tin of treacle as big as could be thorough clean, three new valve guides, and a set of new pistons and cam followers. Other than that, all is well - 1 hope! The bank manager On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me; is being very considerate and the mortgage is being arranged at a fair two track rod ends and a tin of treacle as big as could be rate of interest! You never know, but I might just get a real treat for Christmas with a ride in my car! On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me; three pedal rubbers, two etc.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true lo ve gave to me; four spare tyres etc.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me; five piston rings etc.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me; six painters spraying etc.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me; seven men machining etc.

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me; eight plugs a sparking etc. I wish you and your family and friends a very happy On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me; nine gears a grinding etc. Christmas and a prosperous New Year with lots of joyful Morris Motoring. On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me; ten wipers wiping etc. I would also like to thank all the Club officials for their hard On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me; eleven brakes a binding etc. work on our behalf

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me; in the efficient twelve engines running etc. running of the Club

25 Regional Round Up

CHRISTMAS MOTORING WESTWORDS THE NEWSLETTER OF THE MORRIS REGISTER WEST REGION EDITOR: Jim Riglar, 01225 754 981, [email protected] SEC: Jeremy Matthews, 01458 445 175, [email protected]

EDITORIAL s 2018 draws towards a close may I, on behalf of the West Region Committee, take this opportunity to wish all of you Aacross the region, a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and an enjoyable 2019 classic motoring season. If you are one of the stalwarts who participate in a Boxing Day and/or a New Year’s Day event, then I hope the weather is kind to you and that you have a great day or two of mid-winter motoring. Jim Riglar WEST REGION COMMITTEE MEETING, 27th OCTOBER hirteen members attended the committee meeting at The Poachers Pocket, Chelynch. This was the first meeting to be Tchaired by Paul Wheatcroft. A range of issues was discussed with some of the notable items being a potential winter visit to Southern Locomotives Ltd workshops at Swanage, the National Rally future and notification that four or five 2019 road runs are already in the early planning stages. The treasurer provided copies of the accounts, indicating that regional funding remains healthy. The membership secretary advised that the region has had 33 new members joining since March, these being fairly evenly distributed across the Region. He reminded the meeting that he intended to relinquish the membership secretary role at the end of his elected term and that another member will need to be recruited to the role next April. KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY! n February 2018, member Roy Bowden's 1936 Morris 8 tourer was used to drive his granddaughter Emily, and her new Ihusband Phil, from the church to their wedding reception at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. They were chauffeured by Roy's son Tim who had done the same for his sister Janice and her husband Nick, way back in 1985. Basking in unseasonal sunshine on the gun terrace, the trusty Morris drew plenty of attention and complimentary remarks from the 100+ guests who had gathered to celebrate the couple's marriage. Emily is now expecting Roy's first great grandchild in 2019. Will the beloved Eight do the honours for a third generation in the future? Only time will tell. Nick Bowler

1985 – Tim Bowden chauffeur’s sister Janice 2018 - Tim Bowden chauffeur’s niece Emily 33 years apart and as you would expect both brides and their grooms look splendid; chauffeur Tim and car also appear to be ageing well!

Christmas/Post Christmas noggin meals Whether or not you are a regular at one of the region’s noggins, please make a note that a number of West Region noggins are planning meals in December in the run up to Christmas or in January early the New Year. These provide ideal opportunities to meet up with members from across the region. Contact your local noggin organiser for details: East & South Devon: 6th December: David Palmer, [email protected] North & West Devon: Rick & Theresa Dupuy, [email protected] New Forest (Hants): Toby Sears, [email protected] Somerset, 8th January: Colin Baker, [email protected] 26 NEWS FROM THE GROUPS Hants (New Forest) (16th October): I was away for the October noggin so unfortunately there is no noggin report. However please note that the noggin Christmas meal will be on the 18th December. I will need to know numbers wishing to participate by the 7th December at the very latest as the pub is very busy at that time of year. We are also required to pre-order the meals which can either be selected from a set price Christmas menu or from the pub’s December monthly menu. Please contact me for details, 01590 644 269 or [email protected] Toby Sears

North & West Devon (8th November): While thinking about this past weeks Noggin and the write up, I realised we are now coming to the end of our first full year together. This seems the right moment to thank so many members for all their hard work in making our North & West Devon Noggin year so enjoyable. January - We had our afternoon visit to Willbore Engineering, suggested and arranged by Percy Colwill. April - We had our first Noggin drive out taking us throughout the beautiful scenery of Exmoor, with lunch at a delightful cafe restaurant, all effortlessly arranged by Step and Doug Whitlestone. How do they do it? May - We were off again, this time an inter-noggin lunch with members of the Somerset region. September – This was our late summer drive out to Lynmouth and the surrounding areas, again organised by Steph and Doug. In between these events we all seemed quite happy driving off to many shows and events through the summer. This brings me back up to date and our Noggin Christmas lunch being organised by Theresa and Rick Dupuy, very brave of you both. Thank you all so much, there would be no club without you. Well, here we are; the last noggin before our Christmas lunch and we seem to have settled quite nicely into our new meeting place, The Cranford Inn, with 23 members coming along. Apologies were received from Chris and Russell Beresford and Tony Sparrow. We would all like to warmly welcome new members Andrew and Sarah Burwood; I understand Andrew recommissioned his late father’s Morris 8 in a matter of weeks and was then able to join in on our late summer run to Lynmouth. As you may know Christmas lunch is arranged for Thursday 13th December, at The Cranford Inn. PLEASE NOTE THE LATER MEETING TIME OF 12 noon for pre-lunch drinks. Should you need to make contact with Theresa and Rick regarding the lunch, please contact 01769 561 343 or [email protected] Ian Rayment

East & South Devon (1st November): Fifteen members met at the Halfway Inn, Aylesbeare for a meal and the usual Morris related chatter. Paula Wood has decided to call it a day as organiser/secretary for our Noggins. David Palmer thanked her for all her hard work over the last few years and those present approved David’s appointment as her replacement. Our next meeting will be a Christmas lunch at The Bowd Inn 12.30pm 6th December. Our first noggin of the New Year will be on 3rd January, time and venue to be advised. Visiting members are very welcome to attend our noggins. Please contact me on 07770 235 518 or [email protected] for details. David Palmer

North East Wilts (24th October): Chris Habgood, having completed the restoration of his 1937 M8 Series 1 two seater last year over an on-off period of 47 years, is making somewhat quicker progress with his current project a 1937 Morris 8 van. Chris who has known of the van for a number of years, purchased it earlier in the year and has since been stripping it down where necessary and sourcing missing items. One of the major challenges will be to rebuild the rear end of the body work which had been subject to a non-standard re-build some years earlier. Somerset (13th November): With only two dozen members present, the November noggin was a little quieter than usual. It was just as well that our numbers were down a little as the pub was busy with a number of teams from various Somerset carnival circuit floats. The floats were assembling through the evening in Cannards Grave Road in preparation for the Shepton Mallet carnival the following day. Despite fewer attendees, the noggin raffle still brought in over £30 for local funds. Colin Baker was busy with arrangements and bookings for the post-Christmas meal on 8th January. If you want to book a place, contact Colin tel: or 01749 344 115 email: [email protected] Anne Riglar advised that 40 members are now booked for the West Region break in the Winchester area next May and that she would be confirming the contract with the hotel in the next few days. Jim Riglar

THE TONY HALE MEMORIAL TROPHY est Region members are invited to submit nominations for the Tony Hale Memorial WTrophy. This is awarded annually to a West Region member who has made an outstanding contribution to any aspect(s) of club activity during the past year. The 2018 joint winners were Anne and Jim Riglar (Trowbridge, Wilts), awarded in recognition of the work they do in support of the region. Nominations for the award in 2019 must be with the West Region Secretary, Jeremy Matthews, [email protected] or 01458 445 175 by 9th February and will be considered by the West Region Committee at its 23rd February 2019 meeting. The award of the trophy will be made at the West Region AGM in April. 27 WEST REGION TORQUAY BREAK, 7th-14th MAY PART 3, 11th-14th MAY Friday 11th May: With our group comprising a mix of people staying either 4 or 7 nights, Friday morning was the end of the break for the majority of those members of the group who had opted for the shorter 4 night stay, although some participated in the morning visit to Shaldon Zoo before making their farewells. Having struggled to nurse their M8 tourer around Dartmoor the previous day, Sandra and Derek Brockway opted to retire their car for the remainder of the break and travel as welcome passengers with other members of our group. With farewells said, the remaining group headed 8 miles north along the coast to Shaldon Zoo, famed for its conservation work with some of the rarest and most endangered animals, in the world. One of our group has contacts with the zoo and was able to arrange a guided tour for us. After a comprehensive tour lasting about an hour, and fortunately as they didn’t categorise any of us with the small primates in which they specialise, we were able to leave the zoo. Following a quick refreshment break, most of us then headed back south to the outskirts of Torquay for a visit to Babbacombe Model Village. The group had just about made it around the extensive model village site before the rain showers, which had been threatening for a while, started. The harbour, pictured, has ripples in the water as the first of the rain drops make their presence felt. That was cue to “get a move on” around the remainder of the model village site, head back to the hotel and finish off a relaxing day over a mid-afternoon drink. Saturday 12th May: Nearly all of the remaining group were booked in for a trip to the theatre in the afternoon to watch a matinee performance of the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, however before taking the short walk from the hotel to the theatre, there was time for a quick 1½ mile drive up to Kents Cavern, something that many of us opted

28 to do. In arranging the trip, Kents Cavern couldn’t have been more helpful; not only did we have a guided tour booked, they had cordoned off a prime area of the car park for us and waived the car parking charges! This was probably helped by the fact that the allotted guide was a post-war MG owner. Kents Cavern and its modern and ancient history was fascinating, including the black strand in the rock, which was engine oil staining from years of leaks onto the floor of a vehicle repair/servicing garage which used to be above the caves! With the trip to Kents Cavern complete, there was just time to return to our hotel and park up the cars before the theatre visit. “Thoroughly Modern Miliie”, certainly offered a change from touring in our Morrises.

Sunday 13th May: The day started with a drive around the coast to Brixham for an hour or so stop to look around the town and harbour. The harbourside has changed in recent years with the removal of the fish market a couple of hundred yards to a modern complex, but a replica of the Golden Hind still occupies the inner end of the harbour. With a look around Brixham complete, it was time to reprise a trip to Henry and& Diana Harvey’s home near Dittisham for a cream tea, something we had done on our previous Torquay tour back in 2013. The route to Dittisham took us via Upper Brixham, before descending into the Dart valley for a crossing to Dartmouth via the upper ferry. From Dartmouth, it was then a steep climb westwards up past Britannia Royal Naval College before taking the lanes towards Dittisham. The sight of numerous Morrises parked in and around the Harvey’s home in the verdant Devon countryside was quite something. After a relaxing a hour enjoying Henry and Diana’s hospitality, chatting over tea, scones and cake it was time to retrace our route back to Dartmouth and the upper ferry, before heading back to Torquay and our final night at the hotel. Monday 14th May: It was time to say our farewells. With the Brockway’s waiting for recovery of their M8 tourer, most of us headed away from Torquay via the A378 and a short length of the M5 before heading east out of Devon, The trip home had its highlights with Roy Bowden’s M8 2 seater suffering coil problems near Honiton and with Jim and Anne Riglar’s M8 tourer showing signs of king pin wear. Still, everybody got home safely.

WEST REGION EVENTS 6 Dec: Devon: E&S Devon Noggin Christmas Meal 12:30 at The Boyd Inn, Sidmouth. Contact David Palmer 07770 235 518 or [email protected] 13 Dec: Devon: N&W Devon Noggin Christmas Meal – 12.00 at Cranford Inn, nr Great Torrington. Contact Rick & Theresa Dupuy 01769 561 343 or [email protected] 19 Dec: Hants: New Forest Noggin Christmas Meal – Contact Toby Sears asap (7 Dec at latest) to book a place 01590 644 269 or [email protected] 2019 9 Jan: Somerset: Somerset Noggin Post-Christmas meal at The Highwayman, Cannard’s Grave: Contact Colin Baker asap to book a place 01749 344 115 or [email protected] 10-11 Feb: Great Western Classic Car Show (autojumble) – Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet. (£8 Advance – save £2 on the gate price) www.classicmagazines.co.uk/product/show/id/19 29 WELSH REGION NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR RHANBARTH CYMRU EDITOR AND SECRETARY: John Howells, “Bronllys”, Vicarage Road, Penygraig, Rhondda,CF40 1HR 01443 432 542 [email protected]

SECRETARY'S SPOT s a follow-up to John Rogers’ obituary in the last Wales ANews, John’s sister Claire has written to thank those friends for their "kind thoughts and sympathy following John’s recent death, which are much appreciated, and a great help through this sad time". AN AWARD ou may have noticed in the November MM, that at Ythe recent National AGM in Blunsdon, I was awarded the Writer’s Chalice for contribution to the Morris Monthly over the last year. I was very pleased to have this award, and especially to have it come to the Wales Region. So get the bit between your teeth – sharpen your pencils - and see if YOU can win it for next year. John Rogers and his Minor ‘The Green Goddess’ WALES REGION CHRISTMAS DINNER y the time that you receive this edition, the dinner will have happened (I hope). This is usually a joyful event with Bmuch seasonal eating and chatting; a bit like an upmarket Noggin really. I’ve been struggling to lose a few pounds, so that I can fit into my ‘penguin’ suit, as I’m always encouraging the others to wear theirs for the event. The struggle hasn’t worked very well though – maybe it’s all the chocolate! Anyway, it’s only two of us usually wear one, so never mind. If you came, what did you think of this event, (not just the food)? It’s important for the committee to know. Last year the sprouts were hard. When we asked for well cooked ones this year, the fellow said, “John, we’ve got special hard ones for you this year!” Huh... well I hope they take the hint, as the rest of the meal was good. Well, please let me have your reports. WALES NEWS o enable a better spread of news over the Wales region, for the next few issues, I will split up the region’s news into Tfour general areas: North Wales, Mid Wales, West Wales (partly Mid and partly South West Wales, and South Wales (partly South West Wales and partly South East Wales). There is no political intent behind this idea, just a better way of letting members show what is happening around where they live. If you go to a noggin outside Wales, you can still send in the news report to go into your own area. Simply let me know which of the 4 area headings you wish it to be entered into. As an example, I live in S.Wales (don’t blame me), but recently Rhiannon and I went to a rally near Hay-on-Wye, which according to an internet map is classed as in Mid Wales. So here goes: MID WALES NEWS Hay on Wye Rally, August, 2018 he day dawned wet. Mrs. Welsh Sec. looked at her phone and announced that it was going to pour all the morning, Twith heavy showers afterwards. I grumbled at the news, so a compromise was agreed – Church in the morning and off to Hay-on-Wye Steam Rally in the afternoon. At 12.30, a quick lunch of cheese and ham rolls, and off we went. It’s approx. 50 miles to Hay, but in our modern we made good time. We queued into the farm rally fields, gave Christa (the Labrador) her lunch, changed into walking boots and excitedly headed for the attractions. The dog obedience trials were on as we approached the ring, but then the aerobatic display was announced. The plane seemed to come from nowhere, as all eyes turned to the sky. I tried to imagine sitting in the cockpit as the plane looped and spiralled, both at the same time, and carried out all sorts of manoeuvres, but decided that I would have been heartily sick, and wouldn’t be able to walk for a fortnight.. I don’t understand how the pilot could stand it. Then it was on to the cars, tractors, steam tractors, stalls and, of course, the craft marquee, which also housed displays of models. I’ve included some pics. (see below) to give a flavour of the entries, but you really had to be there to appreciate the day. At last it was time to leave. We called in at The Honey Cafe on the way home for some of their fabulous tart and custard. Wonderful! We sat out on the patio to eat, and chatted with another customer who I used to work with. The last time I 30 saw him was – guess where – at The Honey Cafe several years ago. What a coincidence! We met some other Morris people who were dining outside too, after the rally, and on their way home. It was very nice to see them at the next Noggin. Oh, and the weather? It became warm and sunny ‘off and on’ all afternoon (note the shadows in the pics). With such a poor forecast, I’m glad we went, even though it was not in The Morris. Please note that I haven’t identified the models of cars in most of the pics, as I’m sure to get some of them wrong. John Looping the loop More aerobatics- coming out of a spiral

Hereford A7 Club An E-Type Jaguar An Austin 7 Swallow

A Riley and an Austin A Singer Riley and Rover

Keyless fairground organ churning away A line-up of steam traction More modern traction A LANGUISHING MORRIS ember Lee Smith has received this photo via a friend in the MPhilippines. It shows a Morris 10 which has just been pulled out of the gorse at the rear of the Pembrokeshire Motor Museum. I understand that the museum is at present closed due to ill health of the owner. Lee suggests that if contact can be made, the car may be a source of spare parts. But on examination of the photo, it looks surprisingly complete, and even better, it may be restorable. Don’t worry about the rust – that can be sorted out. As we say in Wales – It’s only surrffus, and the bits are there somewhere – she’ll do you proud when you’ve restored her. A case for a future ‘Car SOS’ programme perhaps? 31 A SEASONAL EXCERPT (EDITED) From the December 2010 Welsh pages: ello everyone. Back again for another ‘Chat’, and thinking over the Around Wales Tour. It really was a very good Hopportunity to get ‘The Morris’ on the road. My sincere thanks to Tom Bourne ably aided by Simon Moffett for steering the idea and bringing it to fruition. Don’t be afraid to drive that Morris farther than around the block. I take the view that if it will go one mile then it will (probably) go the next, etc. Before you know it, you are on a one or two hundred mile or more rally, bringing enjoyment to yourselves and onlookers. Our AGM is on ... January. A large turnout is essential for this important noggin, so please make every effort to attend. You are sure to enjoy it. Can a Morris come out in the Autumn? Yes it can! What about Winter? Yes of course! Well, snow apart, and if we cure those draughts, we have travelling rugs! It would be great if someone could write a piece about being as "snug as a bug in a Morris" on a Winter’s journey; come on, pick up your pens, you cold weather folk. We need some Wales Region runs now, e.g. a Pre-Christmas Run. What about an outing to Penrhyn Castle for the North Wales members. If you live half way down Wales a run to Castell Carreg Cenin may be nice, whilst those of us who live down South can surely reach Cafarthfa Castle. I know that each of these have tea rooms, but, of course, check Autumn/Winter opening times. DIARY DATES The Regional Christmas Dinner: I apologise for the lack of prior information, and menu, but I couldn’t get it into October MM due to computer trouble, and Rob sends his sincere apologies for missing us out of the November issue. Well, after all, he has been in the middle of moving house. Next Noggin & Natter is at The Aubrey Arms, Bonvilston, on Thursday, 20th. December, from 7 pm onwards. Come along and enjoy the evening. All welcome, and bring a guest or two if you wish. As usual at the 17th January Noggin we have the Wales Region Annual General Meeting at 7.30 pm. Bring your ideas for activities for the 2018 season. Needed: Activities, visits, picnics, trips/runs, lunches, speakers/talks, rallies. If you can’t come in person, then email me or phone. North Wales, West Wales, Mid Wales, South Wales – all of your ideas can go on the list! Also, as you find out about new items, let me, the Sec., know, and they’ll go on the list. FROM YOUR COMMITTEE s 2018 comes to a close, The Committee and I would like to wish all of our members a very Merry Christmas, and a Areally Happy and Prosperous New Year in 2019. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda. Hwyl Fawr, best wishes. John Howells

32 EDITOR: Geoff Campbell, 01494 875 783, [email protected] SECRETARY: John Powell, 01895 672 706, [email protected]

EDITORIAL s I write this missive in mid ANovember the weather is exceptionally mild and with the bonus of sunny intervals. However, by the time this lands on your doorsteps along with the Christmas mail, I suspect that things will have changed somewhat. I am grateful for members’ contributions in this edition, namely Andy Wilson for his article on the Shuttleworth Race Day Steam Fair line-up Steam Fair Scammell Showtracs and Ray Bickerton for his account of the ‘Lest we Forget’ run in November. I wish all readers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as we look forward to another vintage Morrising Season. Once again the Watford & District Classic Vehicle Club held their annual September combination of ‘Classics on the Green’ with Carter’s Steam Fair (photos this page). Given the growing popularity of this event, it is a good thing that the village green at Singer cabriolet Austin Six cabriolet Croxley is reputedly the longest one in England. Held to raise funds for the Club’s chosen charities, it is also very well attended by the public and open to any form of ‘interesting vehicle’. This year, the Steam Fair haulage department constituted a classic commercial show in itself with local manufacturer Scammell being well represented. Rounding off the year’s rally season was the ‘Steam–up’ at Honours’ Yard 1949 Rover 75 P3 Oily rag Austin cabriolet in Little Chalfont. Their own selection of steam engines was complemented by visiting engines and classic cars, commercial vehicles and tractors. F. Honour & Sons Ltd is a long established family business specialising in the maintenance and repair of commercial vehicles. The Company has association with steam engines which go back many years and have several of them resident in their premises in Little Chalfont. This year’s event was made better 1939 Morris12/4 Series 3 Austin A125 Sheerline 33 by dry (if not warm) weather and, of course, the food and drinks prepared by the ladies associated with the Chiltern Traction Engine Club, and served from an old railway wagon. Members of the Sherbucks noggin ensured that the Morris marque was well represented with Steve Wooder flying the Austin flag with his pre-war Ten Saloon presented in wartime condition.

Vintage and Classic line-up Steve Wooder’s wartime condition Chris and Gayle Raine’s Austin 10 Saloon Series 2 18/6 Saloon

John Martin’s Bullnose Oxford Massey Ferguson & Nuffield tractor adds to the steam! David Brown tractors Finally, I have been asked by Frank Darby to say a very big ‘Thank you’ to our Sherbucks members who have asked him how he was progressing after the operation and subsequent issues with his thumb. Very big thanks are extended to Brian and Sylvia Spence for passing on reports of his progress, Pat and Di Nethercott and Ray and Mary Bickerton who made themselves available to transport Frank and Lou to and from hospital. Frank added that it’s good to know what support you get when needed through being a club member. SHUTTLEWORTH RACE DAY 2018 n Sunday 7th October I attended the Shuttleworth Race Day Event. This Oproved to be a fantastic day out, made all the better by fine weather and the fact that pre-booked vintage cars got in free, as part of a static display. This display consisted of about fifty cars ranging from a Rolls Royce 20hp to an Austin Seven. The Morris marque was well represented by a pre-war Minor, an Eight four seat tourer, an Eight pre-series, 1934 van and my Bullnose. The main part of the event was pre-war race cars running up and down the runway, followed by motorcycles. There was a broad mixture of cars, from the twenty four litre John Cobb Napier Railton to a Wolseley Saloon. Being in the parking area when these wonderful cars started up was quite an experience. Many of the aero engine cars had no bonnets and it was fascinating watching the open valve gear of these giants. After lunch, Shuttleworth gave us a fantastic flying display, starting with a race between three gliders. Then came the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang and many biplanes. There were various things going on the whole day, including the Collection’s vintage buses taking people around the grounds. If you have never visited The Shuttleworth Collection before, I would thoroughly recommend it. All of the plane and car exhibits are in working order and used on a regular basis. Their Bleriot XI, dating from 1909, is the World’s oldest airworthy aircraft. The date for next year is Sunday 6th October; put it in your diary. Article and photos by Andy Wilson

34 LEST WE FORGET - WW1 COMMEMORATIVE ROAD RUN his run, which was researched and organised by David and Ruth Coulton of the Thames Valley Austin Seven Club, took Tplace on November 4th to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the Armistice as well as the Centenary of the RAF. Nine cars gathered at 9 am in the main Chesham car park. Among the Austins were a 1920 Model ‘T’ Ford, John Martin’s 1926 Bullnose Morris Oxford and our 1935 Morris Eight saloon. The route took us around many villages in our Chilterns area, each with their own War Memorial. Some memorials could be seen from the road, others in churches or slightly off our route. Leaving Chesham in a northerly direction and passing through our first village of Bellingdon, on to St. Leonards and soon taking the steep single track road climbing to Dunsmore and Coombe Hill, dropping down past ‘Chequers’ to Butlers Cross and into the Vale of Aylesbury and on to ‘Orchard View Farm’ at Little Meadle; our coffee stop. We then proceeded back towards the Chilterns via Princes Risborough, passing Kop Hill and ascended several more steep, first gear climbs to more villages and finally making our way to the finish and lunch stop at The Red Lion in Little Missenden. There were seventeen memorials on our forty four mile route with information given on at least one person from each of the memorials. The Butlers Cross memorial has four soldiers listed with the same surname, Abel, Arthur, Leonard and Sidney Flitney. Article and photos by Ray & Mary Bickerton

Road Run marker John Martin’s Bullnose at the coffee stop Chapel at Bellingdon – spot the Register members!

Chesham War Memorial Poppy figure at Chesham Butlers Cross War Memorial

CHILTERNS EVENTS 26 Dec: Boxing Day meet, Sarratt Common, Herts

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No.490 EDITOR: [email protected]

FROM THE CHAIR erry Christmas one and all! I hope you have all written very nicely to the jolly man in red and asked him for lots of MMorris related goodies? I know I have! Now the show season has come to an end I haven’t had any emails, except from the ever faithful Ivan Rooke. Please feel free to contribute in some way to the Yellow Pages, a brief note and maybe a photo emailed to [email protected] would be very welcome. If not, you’ll have to make do with me! Earlier in the long hot summer regional secretary Chris Healey went to a show at Cressing Temple and his report follows. Mike Adams VINTAGE FAIR, 8th JULY attended this as a visitor as my car is still not on the road. IA really good day out and the title says it all. Live group playing with dancing on the grass in front and loads of stalls and other activities going on in a superb location. The cars present were wide ranging but mainly 1950’s onwards right up the almost the present day. Cressing Temple grounds are really good for this type of event with loads of parking on site in the adjacent field. There is also an excellent tea rooms run by Wilkin & son of Tiptree as well as various historical exhibits in the barns around the site. No members in their Morris cars but I did find a single Morris 8 (Doris the Morris) which had only been recently purchased by the owner. I did suggest he considered joining the register! There were register members present with cars – Roy and Judy Goodrum who now have BVX 5 back in the family but unfortunately they only came with their immaculate Austin 7s. One other car (actually a van) was a Ford which, in conversation with the owner, turned out to have been literally rebuilt from the ground up, making new panels as necessary as the first foot or so of the body at the bottom had almost dissolved away. The finish is superb and is probably better than when it left the factory. Chris Healey

Right: Those Orstin sevens! Below L: Doris the Morris Below R: 1961 Ford Thames van

36 ROOKE’S RAMBLES feel honoured that our regional editor retained my services for another term Iafter the 2018 changes in the local committee. I try not to be boring with my ramblings and endeavour to bring in an element of humour where possible but I am well aware that my writings are basically my life story! If I attend an event I will report on it, if I don't hopefully someone else will! I try to keep my ramblings motoring related although I accept they can cover a multitude of topics, but whatever they are I hope they do give our regional editor a little 'meat' to assist each month with the production of our East Anglian Yellow Pages. These were first produced by the late John Farmer in the latter part of 1970. I have never been a prolific writer but I do record events and have diaries going back years. My earliest being 1952 followed by one for 1954 which is absolutely pristine but has no entries in it whatsoever! I suppose one could say in original original condition! Is there a case for a Morris Register diary? We recently attended a small village fete and flower show near Orford with both Cowleys. Cars on show varied in size from Rolls Royce to an early Minor! We had a very pleasant afternoon talking to spectators, participants and watching the welly throwing event! On another occasion a local bullnose owner suggested an impromptu run to Aldeburgh which ultimately resulted in the participation of eight vehicles. One 1919 Model T Ford, five Bullnose and two Flatnose cars. An interesting collection including the 1923 Bullnose of Julian and Di Renseler which had belonged to her late father. It looked fantastic and very original. I nearly opted to go direct to Aldeburgh from Ipswich but am glad I ventured to the starting point, namely Framlingham castle car park. It was a pleasant drive through deepest Suffolk with views at times of those crinkly crankly walls and that 'Castle on the Hill! It was also interesting meeting up again with the Mayor of Aldeburgh. I last spoke to him probably 45 years ago when he was using a vintage Flatnose saloon and his family owned a The back end of four bullnose makes an Woodbridge garage. Also in the interesting shot with the early 16th century party were Register members Westrope and Weavings from the west of the Moot Hall in the background county who obviously travelled some distance on the round trip. The owner of the Model T experienced a little starting difficulty at one point. It was not perhaps unusual to see the use of the starting handle but I had never seen the rear end jacked up in the process. I am not familiar with the starting procedures but presumably this was to do with the transmission set up? But I know nothing about the technicalities of differentials and the like! What I do know is how amazed I was to see how fast that Model T arrived behind me when I was slowing down on an upward gradient! The group made the day of two visitors from Sweden who had arrived in Aldeburgh the previous day and had just popped out for some milk only to be confronted by eight cars with a total age of nearly 750 years! Ivan Rooke CANADIAN 10M e have just got back from Canada, and while there we went to a car show in Merrickville, Canada, and look what Wwe came across, it was owned by an elderly man named Razek Abdelnour, he was from Syria and when he was a young boy his father bought a 10M, when he finally made it to Canada he bought himself one and has had it for many years, and attends many shows in it, I thought it might be worth putting in the magazine. A couple of weeks later we visited the Postal Museum at Mount Pleasant where we spotted a 1935 hybrid Minor van. Mick & Judith Roberts

37 THE RED R SE North West Region inc. N. Ireland and Isle of Man EDITOR: Tom Taylor, 01772 316 598, [email protected] SECRETARY: Neil Truslove, 01204 598 526, [email protected]

et, wet, wet! And windy too! Despite several days of glorious Wweather in the October days preceding our Lake District Weekend, it hammered down with rain and blew an absolute gale at times while we were on the Furness Peninsula. Friday meeting up day was overcast and breezy in the morning, but after lunch at the Hest Bank Inn we drove north with a strong following wind behind and into the rain. The five miles westwards on the A590 alongside the River Kent estuary and Morecambe Bay were quite frightening, with our Morris cars forced sideways off course and constantly plucked by gale force winds. It was a relief to arrive at our planned stop at Holker Hall, but by then the census of opinion was that to be out in that weather on the planned Saturday Run the following day would be asking for trouble, so a hasty decision was made to arrange a visit to the nearby Lakeland Motor Museum instead. Opinions were divided on this at the Friday dinner Lake District Weekend though, and it was eventually decided to let members choose for themselves whether to take part in the road run around Furness the following morning or visit the museum instead. In the end it was half and half but we all met up in the late afternoon at Dave and Margaret’s barn where the ladies decamped to the comfort of the top deck of the bus while the men looked at Dave’s collection of projects and vehicles, including a handy sized Invicta diesel road roller and a Ford Model A pick-up. Our thanks to Dave and Margaret for organising the road run and entertaining us all at the barn. Sod’s law dictated that Sunday would be a lovely day for the southbound homeward run, stopping at Lancaster Maritime Museum and Williamson Park for lunch. Others had earlier set off from Rusland Pool north, east and west for their homeward runs, but not before we had a group photograph using Trevor Willsden’s 10 cwt truck as a platform. The weather was really awful for photographs, but it struck me that I had more photos from EventCity last month than I actually used so here are a few more together with the Ed China photograph captioned, but somehow missing. Finally, take a look at the menu for Mel and Millie’s Post-Christmas Dinner next month and let them know your choices before the 31st December. Can I send ‘Happy Morris Motoring Seasons Greetings’ to all our North West Region members, on the mainland, the Isle of Man and in Northern Ireland.

M8 Tourer at EventCity EventCity – Van repairs at EventCity

NW REGION POST-CHRISTMAS DINNER SATURDAY 12th JANUARY 2019 7.30 pm for 8 pm Choices to Mel Ashcroft before 31st December at Briars Hall Hotel on the B5209 near Burscough [email protected] MENU Chef‘s Soup of The Day - with mini-loaf Poached Salmon – mussels in lemon grass & coconut broth, Chicken Liver Parfait - fig chutney, brioche toast and Cumberland samphire sauce Roast of the Day – traditional accompaniments Tempura Calamari – tomato salsa, saffron and aAioli and lime Sweet Chili Glazed Pork Belly Ribs - fries, house slaw, corn on the Nachos – tortilla chips, salsa, guacamole, jalapenos, Mexicana cheese cob sauce, sour Csream Lancashire Cheese & Onion Pie – chive mash, triple cooked chips, 8oz Rump Steak – vine tomatoes, triple cooked chips & onion rings mushy peas (£3 supplement) Desserts on the Day 38 EventCity – Would you buy a car from this man?

Left: EventCity – A fistful of £5 notes

Above: EventCity - Ed China asks for advice

RUSLAND POOL AUTUMN LAKES WEEKEND e had booked our ferry crossing to Heysham from the Isle of Man on the Friday until we saw the Shipping Forecast W(gale force 9). We cowardly rebooked for Wednesday which gave us a smooth crossing and hot weather, followed by a pint or two at the hotel. On Thursday we sourced a working wiper motor for our 10/4 from Dave Molyneux, which I fitted on our visit to his barn. What a collection! (Mindblowing) Friday we met up at Holker Hall with all the other Morris Register members on the weekend excursion. We had a photo shoot then moved in convoy to the Rusland Pool Hotel. Everyone had an enjoyable evening getting to know previously unknown members. All awoke to torrential rain on Saturday morning and our party split in two, those of us who went on Dave's pre-arranged coastal mystery tour and the rest going to the Lakeland Motor Museum. I've been on many mystery tours but none before in torrential rain and puddles the size of ponds. Driving in these conditions I found to be a challenge but most enjoyable (a sad case, I know). All finished back at Dave and Margaret's barn for coffee, biscuits and hospitality aboard their double-decker Fun Bus. Everyone returned to the hotel for our evening meal and we had the dining room/bar to ourselves. An enjoyable evening was had by all with two quizzes and a swop-the-prize raffle. It was nice to see Gideon Booth back to his old self. All too soon it was Sunday morning. No rain so a photo shoot then back to Heysham for the boat home. The only downside to the weekend was that Neil and Christine Truslove were unable to make it, so best wishes to Christine for a speedy recovery following her operation. Thanks to everyone for their input in organizing a fantastic weekend. Derek & Verena Russell, Isle of Man

39 THE MIDLANDER MORRIS REGISTER MIDLAND REGION EDITOR: June Sargeant, 01905 840 155, [email protected] SECRETARY: Barbara Farmer, 01536 711 620, [email protected]

LEICS AND NORTHANTS NOGGIN nother bumper turnout of 32 people crammed into The Angel Hotel for November’s noggin but despite this, Aconversation, the food and the company were good! Once again, we were joined by Stephen and Roz Parkes (Warwickshire) and Mick and Sue Roden (Shenstone- Lichfield) and it is always a pleasure to see them. Points of interest arising from the National AGM were relayed to the meeting and in particular, views were sought from those present about the future of the National Rally at Thoresby after 2020. These, along with the President’s letter, will be debated at the forthcoming Midland Region AGM, and reported back to the National Committee. Well, we survived! The NEC has come and gone and as will be reported elsewhere in MM, the club stand looked fantastic, proudly displaying six vehicles, two of which, the Dairy van and the GPO van, provided visitors with much to look at with interesting related artifacts as well as the vehicles themselves. The club shop (sse picture) and the hospitality provided for visitors went down extremely well and all our fellow Morris volunteers are to be commended for their time and effort. Well done everyone! ADVANCE NOTICE – Our scheduled noggin for January falls on New Year's Day and the fact that The Angel will also be closed on that day has resulted in the decision that there will be no noggin for January, back on track for February. Wishing our noggin members, and all fellow Morris members, a very Happy Christmas and hoping that 2019 will be a good Morrising year! Pat Farmer

HEREFORDS & WORCS NOGGIN e were very pleased to welcome a former member of our H & W noggin, Desmond Lewis, and his son James to Wour November meeting. Although Des can no longer drive (due to problems with his eyes) he still takes care of his Morris and James takes him out in it and also uses it himself from time to time and more recently at Shelsley Walsh. Paul Joliffe gave an update regarding progress on his MG car, he now has his rolling chassis complete and is now concentrating on the body. We discussed arrangements for our buffet supper for our December noggin when we all bring a contribution to this. Janet Canon is going to prepare a fun quiz (since she was volunteered by Ted to do this!) Menus for our New Year meal at The Fountain were circulated for everyone to make their choices either then or by mid December in order to let the venue know. We made a collection for Christmas presents for Joy and Lynne (our landlady at The Duke of York and her daughter) to show our appreciation for all their help and cooperation throughout the year (and in appreciation of the roaring fires throughout the winter). June Sargeant

WARWICKSHIRE NOGGIN dozen Morris Register Members met at the Crown Inn, Claverdon on Tuesday 13th November. Unfortunately, we A were not in our usual room which made conversation difficult. However, everyone found the evening enjoyable. The first item we discussed was our Christmas Dinner on 11th December: this promises to be an excellent evening as our new hosts at the Crown have promised a magnificent three course meal with prosecco and coffee with mince pies. There are only three or four spaces left. Please get in touch with Stephen and Roz if you would like to join the festivities. (£5 deposit required). There was a discussion about the recent Classic Car Show at the NEC from which there was a positive response and there followed a discussion regarding alternative venues for Thoresby National Rally in three years’ time. A number of sites were suggested and these ideas will be forwarded to Barbara Farmer. The great majority of members were in favour of the National Rally continuing, especially if there could be a longer road rally and visit incorporated in the weekend which itself is about the correct length. Due to the ambient noise in the bar, a number of car issues were discussed in small groups. Next meeting is the Christmas Dinner at 7 pm for 7.30 pm on 11th December. Stephen and Roz Parkes 40 EVACUATION DAY IN COLSTON BASSETT olston Bassett, in rural Nottinghamshire, was more likely to be receiving WW2 evacuees rather than sending its Cchildren away from safety, but, nevertheless, to bring studies of WW2 to life, the children from Colston Bassett School re-enacted a departure at the end of October. Suitably attired, complete with gas mask boxes, the children walked down to the village bus stop, ostensibly to meet their transport to a new location. To add atmosphere, I took my Eight two- seater and parked it outside the village hall. Once a teacher always a teacher, so the captive audience was inevitably subjected to a short talk on cars of the 1930s and how motor spirit rationing was introduced at the very start of the war in 1939. It is unclear whether the children's glum expressions are genuine appreciation of the sad predicament of evacuees or a reaction to the unexpected lesson from your editor - judge for yourselves! Unbeknowns to me, it turns out that my daughter has become (proud?) custodian of my old grammar school cap, and my grandson, Harrison, can be seen wearing it in the pictures. Rob Symonds

41 Editor: Jenny Smithson 01959 525 265, [email protected] Chairman: John Mason 01689 858 546, [email protected]

WEST SUSSEX NEWS he fine weather this month brought out a record number of 27 members to our Noggin on the 13th November at the T“Swallows Return”. The picture below bears testament to this with a superb line-up of 13 historic vehicles outside the pub. These included a 1956 Daimler, a Morris 8 saloon, a Riley 9, five Morris 8 tourers, a Morris 10/4, a Morris 8 Series E, a Morris Minor, a Jowett Javelin and a Morris 1000 van. Our spokesman, Phil Barclays made his usual announcements of future events after payments and menu choices were taken for our Christmas dinner on the 8th December at the “Crown and Anchor”. Keith & Isabel Salmon

SURREY NOGGIN e are making some progress in our monthly roving noggins which are regularly attended by 14 people. WOur Christmas Lunch is at "The Kingfisher", Chertsey, KT16 8LF, on Friday 21st December and there are places available if anyone is interested. The first noggin of 2019 is to be held at the "Marquis of Granby", Esher, KT10 9AL, on Friday January 18th, meeting at 12-30 for lunch. A programme for the first six months of 2019 is now being finalised and will be forwarded to you soon. Anyone who would like to attend our Christmas lunch or any of the noggins please contact Geoff Mullens on 07748 012 596 or email morrisgbm@gmail .com Geoff Mullens

The North East Region Local News EDITOR: Roy Smith, 01937 581 793, [email protected] SECRETARY: Roy Pidgeon, 01924 252 415 [email protected]

CHAIRMAN'S CHATTERINGS id you know that the Australian Government banned the importation of asbestos and ACMs (Asbestos Containing DMaterials) in 2003? Recently their attention has turned to imported classic cars and they are not looking at obvious places like brakes, clutches and gaskets but examining other components with a technique called “destructive testing”. Beware if you are thinking of exporting your classic car. Last month the Club had a stand at the NEC. and I’m very pleased that Bren and Carol Jones’ car from NE region was on display. Their car is a 1935 10/4 Special coupé and is a past winner of Super Class at Thoresby. During the next week I shall be draining the radiator, lifting the car on jacks and deciding what action to take during the winter. What will you be doing? I hope to see you at the Christmas dinner on 15th December (raffle prizes welcome) or the next noggin at Soothill Working Men’s Club on 19th December. Resolution for 2019 - submit a small article to our Roy on your car/rally experiences for inclusion in future articles. Photographs would be a welcome extra. Have a good Christmas and happy New Year. Malcolm Dixon 42 LIFE WITH A PRE-SERIES 10/4 (Part 1) y family always had an interest in motor cars. Indeed my grandfather bought a new Singer 10hp car in the early M1920s which was driven by my uncle and father as my grandfather never obtained a licence, even though a driving test was not compulsory in those days. This car ended up in a corner of a walled garden by his house. I spent some time playing on this car which was just a rusty chassis with no engine or gearbox. I remember a steering wheel and a back axle with the propshaft and differential, which, being curious, I dismantled and was amazed at the workmanship involved in making this complicated unit. Thereby my interest in mechanical objects began. Without doubt one of my first memories was seeing a new ‘Austin of England’ car outside my great-great aunt’s house which turned out to be an A40 Devon. I suppose I would be seven or eight years old at the time. My father used to buy ‘Practical Motor and Motorcyclist’ and the Austin magazine, from which I must have recognised the Devon, but surprisingly, being an Austin enthusiast, he bought a 1936 Hillman Minx, which had one previous owner. It was in excellent condition and, presumably not used much during the war, was a low mileage example. I took my driving test in this car in 1959. In the 1960s and '70s I recall driving the family Devon and especially an MG ZA Magnet, which incidentally, Rosalind, my girlfriend (now my wife) used to drive true to the MG slogan ‘Safety Fast'. Towards the end of the '70s, and being interested in cars, she pointed out that in one of her magazines there were some free tickets on offer to a gathering of old vehicles at Belvoir Castle and thought it would be a good family day out. On arrival at Belvoir Castle we saw many of these old vehicles driving up the hill in front of the Castle. Among them was a 1936 vintage Austin 10 Cambridge. This was a car I liked as one of my uncles owned one in the 1940s. On the castle ramparts we found stalls selling what first appeared to me to be scrap. On closer inspection of these stalls there were old dynamos, other car electrical items, mechanical parts and associated equipment along with new old stock. My interest in old vehicles must have dramatically increased at this point because on the way home, I thought it would be good to have an old car and, if we could find one, an Austin 10. Rosalind agreed without hesitation. In our area information about autojumbles and old vehicle shows appeared somewhat sparse but, even so, we did attend a few shows and steam fairs. Our family holidays on the south coast and the New Forest took into account car shows and associated activities which we all enjoyed. While we were away we also visited a scrapyard or two. This was endured by Rosalind and our daughter and son with, thankfully, no complaints although I suspect they may have liked to have been elsewhere. to be continued... Edward Stirk OTLEY VINTAGE TRANSPORT EXTRAVAGANZA n a sunny Yorkshire autumn afternoon the North East Morris Register members assembled 10 of our cars along with Opossibly 400 other vehicles In total comprising military, classic, vintage motorcycles and vintage haulage vehicles along with numerous other car clubs. This one-day event is now in its in 19th year and increases in size every year. Along with the main attraction which is the vehicle collection there was an excellent gymnastic display by the Army guys, a fairground organ, vintage farm tractors, steam engines, trade stands and autojumble. For the hungry, the pig roast did great business throughout the event. Attendance figures showed around 7000 people on the day, with lots of general interest in our Morris cars on display which kept us busy. Generally, the weather was kind to us and a very pleasant day was had by all. Roy Smith

Above left: Roy Pidgeon & Tony Blessed M8s Above middle: Bullnose Morris open for inspection Above Right: Bren Jones with his 10/4 Special coupé

Right: Morris cars line up 43 From a New 'Vintage' Motorist Richard Abraham

am an absolute beginner when it comes to pre-war cars and I would Inot normally presume to contribute to Morris Monthly with so little knowledge of the subject, but in response to Tom Taylor’s request for help in filling the Red Rose pages over the quiet winter months, here are a few paragraphs about my first month of pre-war Morris ownership. I have always been a bit obsessed by the early 20th century. As a child I would love to listen to stories from my Grandparents about everyday life between the wars. At the age of 8 I got my first wind up gramophone and started amassing a large collection of 1920s and '30s dance band records. I liked social history, the jobs people did, the challenges they faced, the music they listened to, and the cars that they drove. As a new driver in 1990 I bought a 1954 A40 Austin Somerset, which taught me the basics of car maintenance but fell a long way short of scratching my pre-war itch. I wanted running boards, big headlamps, and a centre folding bonnet. A month ago, in August, after a 28 year wait, I finally bought my dream car. A 1934 Morris 10/4 named Mrs Fox (Corporal Jones’ lady friend in Dad's Army). I took the wise decision to join the Morris Register before buying a car and I was thrilled by the kindness of other members, with two new friends, Tom Taylor and Martin Roters allowing me to drive their precious cars. Martin’s Morris 8 tourer was the first pre-war car I had ever driven and I want to sincerely apologise for trying to engage reverse whilst travelling forward at 15 mph. It was a useful experience as it Arriving home brought me down to earth and removed every trace of the cocky experienced modern car driver. To be honest I was shocked! From the moment I released the handbrake and cautiously moved off, I fell in love with my lovely 10/4. The unusual pedal arrangement with the centre accelerator was easy to master and she held the road beautifully with little play in the steering and no tendency to wander. Double de- clutching was a new experience for me and every time I managed a good silent gear change it was a real “fist pump” moment. It's a shame I bought the car at the end of the show season but luckily, I was just in time to attend the Hoghton Tower car show. As I descended the hill towards the gates of the 16th century manor house I noticed several people lining the road holding cameras. As I passed and popped Hoghton Tower show my trafficator out to indicate I was turning into the gate the cameras started clicking. I couldn’t stop smiling. It felt like I had just been “papped” by the press. I was beginning to realise I was driving something a bit special and I liked it. It was a lovely warm and breezy day on the show ground as I parked up. I realise that it was at odds with a 1934 car but I set up a very early 1900s gramophone on the luggage grid and played a few records. The public were very interested and took lots of photos whilst sharing their motoring memories. I think possibly my 10/4 and Dave Thompson’s four door 8 saloon were the oldest cars there amongst lots of 1960s 70s and 80s classics. I had a great morning at my first show but Mrs Fox was in high demand and we had another engagement to attend in the afternoon. A friend of mine has a photographic studio and he also teaches Sweet music 44 photography at the University of Central Lancashire. His studio is in an old mill in Abbey Village on the edge of the Pennine Moors, and he had asked me to bring the Morris to a 1930s themed photo shoot. There would be professional actors and models attending and the photographers would be his students. The arrangement suited everybody, the students had interesting subjects to photograph and the models free photographs for their portfolios. The studio was about 3 miles from Hoghton Tower but it was also a long steady climb up onto the Lancashire moors. This is when I learned the importance of good, efficient gear changes. If I rushed a gear change from 3rd to 2nd and it didn’t engage on the first attempt, the car could quite easily grind to a halt on the steep incline before I could attempt the change again, necessitating a fresh start from 1st gear. After pulling up in the mill yard I was met by a small crowd of people variously dressed in bowler hats, flat caps, “Peaky Blinder” suits, French Resistance costumes, and even a young lady in a 1930s wedding dress – it was bizarre! I handed the keys over and was offered a folding directors chair to sit on and watch the shoot. The photographers were very polite and considerate and asked my permission before doing anything involving the car, which actually included setting smoke bombs off behind it. It was great fun and I even had a couple of professional pictures of myself taken with my car. In the weeks since that first trip out I have taken Mrs Fox for several runs of 40 miles or more and my confidence in the car and my driving technique have both grown greatly. I’m looking forward to some long runs next season, hopefully in the company of other Morris owners and their fantastic cars. In our fast moving and stressful society, I am actually grateful to my 84 years old Morris 10/4 for making this world a slightly bigger place again.

Top right: Back to the Thirties Middle left: On the film set Middle right: Lovely close up Below left: Long kiss goodnight Below right: Vintage couple Photos: Brian Sandham et al

45 Bullnose French Holiday (Part 1) Andy Wilson

ou must have had those occasions where you have an Yidea and then it grows and grows beyond the initial concept. Well, our trip to France was one of those instances. “I’d love to go to Monet’s Garden” said Jenny, my wife, at the beginning of the year. Knowing that there was time to go in September we started to plan the holiday. We have friends not too far away from Giverny, the location of the garden, so we thought of trying to meet up with them. Then came the idea of driving there in Billie, our Bullnose Morris. We could take the Shuttle to Calais then over a few days take a leisurely drive down to Giverny and then down to our friends in Pithiviers, just to the south of Paris. As we started to look at possible routes we noticed that we would be passing very close to villages where Jenny’s grandfather had been during the 1st World War. A couple of years back we had found his diary and letters written to his girlfriend (later wife) during his time in France. These All packed described many of the villages where he stayed, marched through and fought. Looking at our planned drive we would only need to make some small detours in order to drive through the same villages in the Somme region, only in the reverse order. I shared these plans one evening at the Hitchin Noggin and it was met with much excitement and interest. Alex, one of the members, who has a great knowledge of the 1st World War, was able to provide many ideas of other places to visit that would be of interest to us. From a photo I had of my grandfather, Alex was also able to tell me which regiment he served with and where he would have fought. This would mean another slight change to the planned route and more miles to drive. Finally we had on a map all the towns and villages that we would like to visit and so started the booking process. I thought that staying in smaller hotels or Bed and Breakfasts would be the best way for us. It is of course very easy to find places to stay, with many websites to help. What was more difficult was finding small places with good off-road parking and a restaurant close by. Google Earth was a great aid in finding these, as once I had seen a B&B, I was able to zoom in to get a good view of the parking that was on offer. The departure date was 11th September, so the summer was used to get together some spares and make sure all was in good order. Things were secreted away under the seats, door pockets and running board box. We found two cases Andy, Jenny and Billie

First night Second night 46 that would both fit in the rear trunk, this meant that we could park up in towns and not have anything left on show. This did require careful packing, but it worked out well and we were able to have everything out of sight at all times. I must confess to bottling out of driving down from Bedford to Folkestone. If the car broke down in the UK my recovery would take me back home. Whereas, if I broke down in France I would have my car stored and get a hire car for the rest of the holiday. Our Shuttle crossing got us into Calais mid-afternoon. It was very windy with drizzle, but the weather lady had promised better for the rest of the holiday. Our first stop was in Audinghen, about a 45 minute drive south along the coast road. We stopped at Cap Blanc-Nez for a very bracing walk in the wind and rain, which refreshed us no end. The only problem with planning things on Google Earth is that everything appears flat and I had imagined Pas-De-Calais as being devoid of hills. How wrong I was! Even so, the Morris, battling a head wind and steep inclines, took all this in her stride. The planning looked to have worked out well, the B&B was really nice with secluded parking in the front garden and views out to a lighthouse. A great restaurant just down the road brought our first day to a lovely close. The next morning started with some drizzle, considerably less wind, plus more hills to climb and descend. Our first stop was Boulogne Old Town, where my grandfather landed and spent is first night in France back in 1916. The weather had by now improved, and was to stay that way for the Chips! duration of our stay. We had a good walk and look around the ramparts before driving along the coast road to Le Treport, in Normandy. This was where Jenny's grandfather was in a Canadian Hospital after being gassed near Ypres. We had aerial photos of the tent hospital and it was a fairly simple task to locate where it had been, now a school sports field. We enjoyed looking around the town and riding the funicular through the chalk cliffs. We then headed off to our next B&B just to the east of Abbeville, located on the banks of the Somme River, another good choice. Thursday morning, following Jenny's grandfather's diary in reverse, we were able to drive through many of the villages where he had marched and stayed back in 1916. Little, if anything, remains from those times, but the routes in-between the villages must surely have been very similar and it was quite moving just being there. Fields started to become dotted with walled cemeteries as we approached where the front line had shifted back and forth. We were both thankful that none of our grandparents died in this terrible war, but the sheer number of graves brought home how unusual this must be. Our first tearful moment was when we walked around the Lochnagar Crater at La Boisselle. The crater was formed when the British ignited 27 tons of explosive 90 feet below the German line. The Royal Flying Corps recorded that a column of earth rose to about 4,000 feet into the air. From research I had discovered that my grandfather was in the second battalion to go over the rim, the first wave had been almost totally decimated. Around the edge of the crater are wooden planks, each bearing the name of a lost soldier, many from my grandfather’s regiment. There was a contemplative silence in the car for quite a while as we started to head away from the Somme and go south. We had quite a few miles to cover in the afternoon to reach Monet’s Garden at Giverny. We set the sat-nav to avoid motorways and enjoyed the lovely villages that it took us through. En route we passed by Beauvais, which is where the R101 Airship crashed on 5 October 1930. In Bedford we are constantly reminded of this Airship as the Cardington Sheds, where it was built, still form a prominent landmark.

to be continued

Left: Lochnagar Crater

Right: Clutch adjustment

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438491_PCRS03_Club_Ad_A4_Portrait_2019_MERGE_FV.indd 130 16/11/2018 16:58 BOOK BEFORE END OF FEBRUARY TO BENEFIT YOUR CLUB** Letters to the Editor Morris Mail WHAT'S BEEN FRAMED? Dear Editor wonder if you could help solve a mystery through Morris Monthly? Back in the I70's, a friend of mine built a number of car body frames, MG K3. 17 MG M-types, including mine and the body frame shown in the attached pictures. He believes it to be for a large Morris tourer, but his usually immaculate records have let him down and he is unable to identify what it is. The customer was Brian Rockcliffe, address still unknown and Len completed the work on Saturday 28th September 1974. If any of our knowlegeable members can help with the answer to this question, he would be pleased to know. Please make the initial contact with me either by email or phone. Frank Ashley 119/2 Warwickshire Thanks, Frank. Let's see what members come up [email protected] or 01789 720 375 with. Please let us know if you get a result! REMEMBER MIKE? Dear Editor ne recent Sunday, we attended our local village car show at Chearsley in Buckinghamshire in our 1935 12/4 Series Oll. I have a few badges on the front and one of the spectators showed an interest in my car and my 3 Morris Register badges. This stranger to us was Mike Trigg who was visiting his son who lived locally. He began to tell me which order my badges were released in. The obvious question was then asked "how do you know about the Register?" He replied: "I was the Membership Secretary in the 60s and l think the club made me an award of some description for my services but we never heard any more as we moved away from this area many years ago". Mike told me of a few stories of the meetings and the sleep overs at his house in Thame when members broke down and couldn't get back home. I said l would send him a couple of Morris Monthly magazines just to bring him up to date. Later l googled Mike Trigg and Morris Register and l was surprised what resulted. A 1965 version of the Register which l think might deserve a reprint. Well was Mike Trigg our Membership Secretary? Was he given an award? Should we send our past officers the Register just as part of our thanks? Paul Bootle An interesting question, Paul, and I suspect the writer of the above letter might know the answer! I only joined 11389/3 in 1969 but a quick look at old Journals reveals tht Mike became Enrolment Secretary in 1965. Club records SPRING’S BEST Bedfordshire from the time leave something to be desired so I hope individuals' memories can come up with something. PARAFFIN OPINIONS Dear Editor Dear Editor CLASSIC CAR SHOW read with interest the article by Ken Thomas n reference to the article on adding paraffin to petrol. My vehicle, a I(Morris Monthly September 2018), regarding IMorris 8 coupé utility, was used during the war around Melbourne, 22-24 MARCH 2019 NEC BIRMINGHAM mixing paraffin and BBQ lighting fluid to petrol and was started each morning on petrol from a small tank in the toolbox, in order to make his car run better. and when warmed up switched to paraffin from the normal fuel tank. 1,000 classic cars on display | Over 160 classic vehicle clubs | Live restoration demonstrations Surely this is actually illegal. I always thought The reverse procedure was carried out at the end of the day to make 350 specialist exhibitors & traders | Spring’s largest indoor autojumble that running a vehicle on a public road using sure the carby had petrol in it for the next day’s start. The changeover Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership | Classic cars for sale with leading dealers paraffin and indeed any other concoction was done by disconnecting the pipes at the petrol pump, very hairy I Classic Car Auctions two-day sale | Practical Classics live stage with Discovery | Carole Nash Barn Find display was against the law as duty has not been paid would think, and then connecting whichever fuel was to be used. on either paraffin or BBQ fluid. Also, paraffin In reference to Terry Temlett’s brake problem, I had a similar problem The Workshop, sponsored by Skill Shack | Sporting Bears Dream Rides Garage would cause more smoke so causing additional after restoration and found it was incorrect routing of the brake cables pollution. As well as extra smoke produced, in the brake drum. The cable has to go around the correct side of the the paraffin/BBQ fuel could cause "coking". fixed guide on the backplate. BOOK TICKETS NOW TO SAVE! This build up of carbon deposits could cause Brian Jackson EXCLUSIVE CLUB DISCOUNT ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY TICKETS* irreparable damage to the engine. 13572/W Some of the older members of the Morris Victoria, Australia NECRESTORATIONSHOW.COM | QUOTE YOUR CLUB CODE C7083RS19 Register might remember the "Suez Crisis" of the middle 1950s when petrol was rationed Dear Editor and some people would add paraffin to the n reply to the Guy Harris letter in November's MM, I understand In association with Official Show Partners petrol in order to extend their rations. This Ithat the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs have a general caused engines to smoke more and cause long licence permitting paraffin (kerosene) to be used in the tanks of pre term damage, as well as being illegal. 1940 vehicles, which he may not be aware of. Mike Scotten Ken Thomas *Club discount is applicable to Saturday or Sunday, Adult or Family tickets booked before midnight on Thursday 21 March 2019. After applying the club discount code: Adult ticket 12380/1 price is £18.50 (£23 on-the-door) and Family ticket price is £45.00 (£58.00 on-the-door). The above code is for use by club members only. ** Book before 28/2/2019 and in doing so 691/5 Thanks, gents. Maybe FBHVC rep, Stuart King you are helping your club earn additional show passes and commission. To book by phone, call 0844 858 6758. Calls cost 7ppm plus network extras. All bookings are subject to a Middlesex W.Sussex can confirm the licence arrangement. single transaction fee of £1.95. Tickets include a show guide worth £4.00. Information correct at time of publishing. See website for more show details. 49

438491_PCRS03_Club_Ad_A4_Portrait_2019_MERGE_FV.indd 130 16/11/2018 16:58 AN APPEAL Dear Editor am writing to appeal to members, family and friends of the Morris Register. You will all know somebody who has been Iaffected by cancer and all too many who have been taken from family and loved ones. This appeal is on behalf of those who have been affected by this disease and who might be saved in the future by further research and curative treatment. My daughter Vikki has been granted a place to run the 2019 London Marathon on behalf of Bowel Cancer UK and needs your help to raise funds for her sponsor. This is a big ask and a step up from Vikki’s running distance and like most Morris cars needs plenty of support when it is asked to travel large distances. Your help in beating cancer will be greatly appreciated and benefit us all. Donations can be made online at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/vikki-mumford or for those who prefer the old fashioned way by sending me a cheque payable to A. Mumford and posting to 37 Kingsmead Avenue, Sunbury on Thames. TW16 5HL and I will pay it into Vikki’s Bowel Cancer Account. Your donations can be gift aided if you supply your full name, home address and postcode. This adds an extra 25% donation. Many thanks for your support. Monty Mumford 13237/1 Middlesex Thanks, Monty. Members, over to you! TIM HARDING Dear Editor hile I was preparing November's ‘Pictures from the Past’, I received the very sad news that Tim Harding had died Wunexpectedly at the end of September aged 77. I had just finished working on one of his photographs for the feature and I had been thinking of him. Tim was not a Morris owner or member of the Morris Register. I met him through membership of the VSCC and apart from our mutual liking of vintage cars, we shared a great interest in old photographs showing such vehicles. Tim trusted me with his collection of Morris Minor photographs for copying first of all and then years later, when I started the ‘Pictures from the Past’ feature, he very generously brought all of his Morris and MG photographs to my house, leaving them so that I could copy any that I wanted, with permission to publish them in Morris Monthly. Tim also supplied photos to other magazines including a large number to The Automobile. Tim got great pleasure from seeing his photographs published and hence enjoyed by a wide number of people. Each month, I sent him a PDF copy of my two ‘Pictures from the Past’ pages irrespective of whether I had used one of his photographs. I will miss his responses. I will continue to use Tim’s photographs in Morris Monthly and so he will be remembered this way. He would have liked that. Tim was a marine Lloyd’s underwriter and he lived most of his life in a wonderful old house in Croydon. When his mother died at her 90s Tim moved to a large bungalow at Great Bookham, Leatherhead. I would like to pass on my condolences to Tim’s brothers and family at this sad time. Ken Martin 523/3 Sorry to hear this sad news, Ken. I am sure members have appreciated Wilts Tim's contributions and would wish to pass on condolences to his family.

50 What’s it Worth? (See p5): Asking price is £13250 Members: A single private small ad, with/without a photo, is free. Non-members: contact the Editor Morris Mart

Car for Sale Car for Sale Car for Sale 1932 Morris Minor 4 door saloon 1947 Morris 8 Series E 2 door saloon 1938 Morris Eight S2 4 door fixed head saloon

White over Brown. 39,796 miles currently on In excellent condition having spent 3 years clock. Body and mechanics very good. I have Good original condition. Genuine reason for sale. owned run and maintained it since 1976 and still Ring for details. restoring it and it's rust free! The list of new pretty much original and run regularly. Offers Raymond Newbury parts includes: all chrome, brakes, brake over £6000. 07806 439 257 or 01225 752 155 (Wilts) lines, master cylinder, wiring loom, distributor Eddie Costello rebuild, charging system, battery, tyres, SS 07984 721 324 (Wilts) Car for Sale exhaust, steering joints, hub caps and more. [email protected] 1925 Morris Cowley 2/4 seater tourer Original seats in good condition. Although exempt the car has a new MoT. It runs very Parts for Sale nicely indeed. This is a very clean example For Morris 12 Series 2: Inlet exhaust manifold the likes of which don’t come up very often. with studs for downpipe (used). Complete set £7500. of front and rear wheel bearing in original Stuart Wood packing. 2x bakelite trims for dash fascia, 7722 943 659 (East Kent) wedge shaped. [email protected] For Cowley Series 1 and 2 1934/1950: head Parts for Sale gasket set minus tappet cover for side of block, may fit other cars. Offers please. 1 2 Ian Simpson (non-member) [email protected] Not over restored but a still driving like a much younger vehicle. Lots of patina and much 4 history. Original reg no. Useable cars like this Parts Wanted rarely come up. Priced to sell at £16995. Can 3 For Morris 8 Series 2: dashboard petrol gauge and deliver in UK at cost price or collect yourself. tank sender unit. Phill Robins Patrick Rich From a Morris Twelve Series 3 but may suit 07850 850 612 (Somerset) 01792 587 337 or 07974 760 536 (S. Wales) other models: [email protected] Car for Sale 1. Complete set of front seat sliders, in good 1937 Morris Eight S2 tourer condition, £10 plus p & p Parts Wanted Almost mint and used until earlier this year. Most 2. Rear view mirror, suction type, £5 plus p & p For 1930 Morris Major: appropriate tools but in parts totally overhauled. For sale on behalf of 3. Bakelite leading edge to the parcel shelf particular starting handle and wheel brace. deceased member's widow. Offers over £12000. c/w chrome screws, £10 plus p & p Martin Redmond David Willoughby (non-member) 3. Rear view mirror, suction type, £5 plus p & p 07889 015 610 (Beds) 01233 756 651 (Kent) [email protected] [email protected] 4. Matching pair of wing mirrors. Chrome and glass is in pretty good condition although the chrome on the “legs” is not quite so good, £15 the pair plus p & p. Dudley Hedge 01223 882 057 (Cambs) DAVID MOLYNEUX Morris [email protected] Literature Offered MORRIS PISTONS Car Spares The Book of the Morris Eight and Morris Minor, Pitman's Motorists Library (1949 edition). for all models The Book of the Ford by R.T. Nicholson. I Morris 8 and Series E New and used cannot find a date but from the numerous spares available advertisements my guess is that it is from used parts supplied shortly before WW1. The Autocar Handbook, a Guide to the Motor Job lots of M8 and E Enquiries welcome Car. It is also undated but once again appears to date from around the time of WW1. Both parts bought Happy to assist this volume and the one on the Ford have many illustrations of the Ford Model T so that M8 and E abandoned may help to fix a date. For example, a new projects/complete cars For more information, Ford Runabout is priced at £135 delivered. Hugh M Roberts (non-member) bought for 07971 221 593 (Devon) contact spares or repair graham440@ [email protected] Parts for Sale btinternet.com For Morris 10M (1939?): 3 x cylinder blocks 01229 584 972 or with pistons and con rods. No crankshafts. 07715 059 280 or or Also 1 x bare block. Offers over £750 the lot or 07506 309 281 reasonable offer. [email protected] Martin Lister (non-member) 01455 284 943 (Leics) Acceptance of advertisements in Morris Monthly does not imply recommendation of advertisers or their products or services by the Morris Register. When purchasing cars or spare parts from private sellers, purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the condition and value. 51 Please submit pictures Foto Finish of interest to the Editor IAN FINDLAY'S FINAL COLLECTION

Below: AJW 593, a 1937 Morris 8 Series 1, owned by M Storey from York, at Newby Hall Rally, 19.7.2015

Above: NV 2601, a mid 1930s Morris 10 Tourer, pictured on a snowy day, perhaps in the 1950s. Belinda was written on the back of the photo, was that the car or the owner? Below: MU 9836 , a 1935 Morris 10/4 Tourer, owned by B Jones of Leeds, seen at Newly Hall Rally, July 2015

Above: VN 1685, a view taken in August 1935 of a young lady beside her Morris Minor near Chillingham, Northumberland.

Below: WF 6340, at Sledmere House Rally, mid 1980s (Sorry no information on car or owner)

Above: CN 8288, a 1937 Morris 10 cwt van purchased by the Northern General bus company. (Photo courtesy of Go North East) 52