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February 2017 Priceless the VICMOG GAZETTE VICMOG OFFICE BEARERS 2017 the Official Journal of the Victorian Morgan President: Bill Emerson Owners Group Inc February 2017 Priceless The VICMOG GAZETTE VICMOG OFFICE BEARERS 2017 The Official Journal of the Victorian Morgan President: Bill Emerson Owners Group Inc. Reg No: A0029564Y Email: [email protected] Correspondence to: Phone: 0418 427404 Registered Address: PO Box 3044 Rowville, VIC 3178 Vice President: Frank MalerBa [email protected] Email: [email protected] February 2017 Edition Phone: 0417 898001 CONTENTS Secretary/PuBlic Officer: Ted Houston REPORTS Email: [email protected] From the President 3 Phone: 0438 717303 Secretary's Report 4 Treasurer: Ramsay McKay Social Secretary's Report 5 Email: [email protected] ARTICLES Phone: 0419367312 Rally of the Incas 8 Social Secretary: David Jenkins Ladies Lunch 11 Email: [email protected] January Meeting 13 Phone: 0421 400984 Morgan Media Release 15 Regalia Officer: Frank MalerBa 2016 AGM report 17 Communications Officer: Brian Hardy Morgan Miscellany 19 Email: [email protected] For Sale 20 Phone : 0408 516988 CluB Register: Helen Davis Phone: 0425 742064 Check out our website at: www.vicmog.com.au (The members password is Plus4 ) CluB Plates: Mike Devine and our Facebook page at : Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/MorganOwnersGroupInc Phone : 0407 946699 Peter ffrench .......................... Brian Hardy EDITOR Email: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHERS...........Kerry Garrett, Laurette Macwhirter and Warwick Bisley Phone: 0411 030151 ROVING REPORTERS........ Laurette Macwhirter, Ron Phil Macwhirter Bayley, Mike Devine, Warwick Bisley, Lyle Honess, Email: [email protected] Chris Van Wky and Carol Jenkins Phone :0417 050791 CAMS Delegate Phil Macwhirter CONTRIBUTIONS We are always on the lookout for VP MOCA-Vic: Colin Bartlett articles of interest to our readers. We request that copy be provided electronically, preferably as a Microsoft Committee MemBer Phil Macwhirter Office Word document file. Photographs should be sent Committee MemBer: Michael AisenBerg separately. Please send all contributions, letters and advertising enquiries to the editor to: [email protected] COVER PHOTO Phil and Laurette enjoying a well earned Ale at the finish line of the Rally of the Incas in Lima Peru 2 Macwhirter giving us sound advice at our first meeting, I ( Editor's Note: Our new President look forward to his contribution. As a small club, I feel it couldnt find a new broom so he is essential that we cater for all our members and I ask making do with a new mop) you to keep this in mind, this is your club, not the committee's, our job is to try and provide you with a diverse range of events and activities for your enjoyment. I also want to take this chance to congratulate Chris and Marlene on their fantastic news regarding the import of Morgan 4 wheelers into Australia. I think we have all felt for them both with the change in design rules and the possible demise of their business. Chris has been a lifeline to us of new Morgan owners joining the Club. PRESIDENT'S We have had a first committee meeting where we have focused on what we will do to celebrate our Anniversary event. We have inked in a date of OCTOBER THE REPORT 15TH. Scratch this on your desk or whereever you put Hi Everyone, your reminders to keep this date free. As we move towards this, I know Brian will keep us fully informed on It will take me a bit of time to get used to this, I think my what we have proposed. Biggles gets the job done pseudonym may need a makeover in this new role. I look back at the names of I am pleased to see both Mike Hansen and Pete past Presidents and Committee Members and realize I Ffrench both looking well after their respective have big boots to fill here. surgeries. Alison and Mike are off on a trip to the Antarctic and other regions as a form of rehab but I Speaking of big boots, I would like put on record our think Alison is conditioning Michael for bigger sincere thanks to our immediate Past President, Chris adventures this year. Look out Everest, I think we see a Page, for his fantastic job in this role. With his calm couple getting ready for an assault. manner, his endless patience and his great common sense, he steered our Club through a period of great For all of us who know Edgar Hanes (Fjord Ford) he is expansion and change and managed to hold it all on the mend after a scary bout of meningitis. We all together. Thanks again Chris. We hope you enjoy your wish him a speedy recovery. There is something about sea change (or is it perhaps a river change?) and we seeing Edgar working on his lathe as he listens to look forward to catching up whenever you are in town. classical music. This year we celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of our I had a call from a chap who had spoken to Brian Hardy Club which is a glowing testament to past committees' about buying and owning a Plus 8. I suggested he take efforts, especially in having past and present treasurers my Plus 8 for a drive and I am pleased to hear that he is with Scottish names and ancestry. Ramsay has assured going to go ahead with the purchase. It seems it was on me that he will carry on the Scottish doctrine as the Ebay in the States and is a right hand drive. He keeper of the purse. confessed to me that he has a fondness for classic cars, especially English ones. I was suitably impressed when I have relinquished my position as Social Secretary and he rocked up in a Sunbeam Tiger:- the sound of that car David Jenkins has taken on this role. David is a very was like listening to a different type of music. It is capable person I am sure he will keep us fully informed pleasing to see another Plus 8 hopefully in the Club. of events etc. (“Hooray”) but it is red (“Boo”) It is nice to see that the committee has a sprinkling of Cheers new and old members, I am pleased to see Phil Bill Emerson 3 SECRETARY'S REPORT Dear Members I hope you all had a great Australia Day. The Club had its first catch up for the year at Frank and Sarah's place in St Kilda last Sunday and I have to say it was a treat, having lunch in the Art Gallery, then having a wander through Frank's private collection. A real experience. WE ARE OFF TO THE VICMOG LADIES LUNCH I’m looking forward to our 50th Anniversary lunch in October. Your committee recently had a meeting to lock in the date and venue. CARE TO JOIN US ? Members are spread far and wide and some don’t get a chance to come to many of our regular events, but I’m When: 12 Noon on Tuesday 14 February 2017 hoping everyone will try and make our Anniversary Lunch a day to remember. VICMOG is only a small club Where: Heide Café, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 7 so it is important that everyone makes an effort to celebrate the day, it will be well worth it. I often get Templestowe Road, Bulleen Victoria 3105 phone calls from members that I’ve never met, so it will be the perfect occasion to see you. Cost: A la carte menu only – no fixed price lunches. You don’t need to drive, re-build, re-assemble or even own a Morgan to be welcome at the Anniversary Lunch! RSVP: Helen has provisionally booked for 12 but she No new members now for a few months no doubt due to needs to have firm numbers. If you would like to Chris’ temporary importing problems, and current attend, please contact Helen at: memberships are now up to date, so your faithful [email protected] secretary can have a short relax. or phone 0425 742 064 Kind regards Ted Phil may not be able to walk on water, but it seems he can drive on it 4 Of course I’ll be enthusiastically assisted by Carol (The Navigator). As I compile these notes today it's 38 degrees outside and the deadline for this report is an excellent excuse to stay inside and do something useful. Too hot for a spin with the top down. Morgans were designed for cooler climes and English country lanes so I’ll leave our car in the shed today. As you browse through our proposed calendar you’ll notice quite a few TBA’s. I have a long list of exciting destinations for Thursday RDO Luncheons and a few to which we may return, however I’d like to hear from anyone who has a restaurant, café, pub or even a greasy spoon they would like to recommend. Importantly we also need to confirm locations for Club Meetings over the next few months. If you are happy to host a BYO lunch and have your street filled with SOCIAL Morgans on a Sunday afternoon please give me a call. SECRETARY'S My contact details are : email: [email protected] REPORT Mobile: 0421400 984 Greetings from your newly appointed Social Secretary! Cheers Bill’s welcomed elevation to the top management of VICMOG created a vacancy which the “faceless men David Jenkins and women“ amongst us considered me a worthy applicant. Most of the time I’m social and I have a working computer so we’ll all find out if I’m up for the job soon enough won't we! FEBRUARY VICMOG ACTIVITIES Sunday 5th February The RACV Great Australian Rally.
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