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A Very Happy New Year! Happenings in January … BROOKLANDS 29 January - Friday meeting at The Whipping Stocks, New Years Day at Brooklands Museum A 50, Lower Peover. Again, should we consider 10.30am onwards alternating with The Windmill? Next meeting 5th January at the New Inn, Send, Surrey GU23 7EN OXFORD Brooklands Group Christmas Dinner Next Meeting: Thursday 31st December, 27th February at the Canadian Pavilion, Bisley. The Abingdon Arms, Beckley, noon. st EAST ANGLIA 2016 meeting: 31 January, The Abingdon Arms, Monthly meet. Hare Arms, Stow Bardolph, Beckley, noon. 3rd Tuesday of month, 8pm. SCANDINAVIAN EAST ANGLIA – WOOLPIT The date for the Viking Run in Horsens is changed First Tuesday, every month. The Bull, to 5-7 of August 2016 Woolpit, 12 noon.. SOUTH COAST EAST MIDLANDS Wednesday, 20th January, 8.00 pm. Photographic January meeting Wednesday 20th, 6pm till late Competition. Six Bells, Chiddingly. 29th to 31st July 2016 SILVERSTONE CLASSIC, SOUTH EAST book early, you will not be disappointed. Wednesday 2nd Dec – informal midweek meeting Saturday 5th Dec - The Swan, Horndon on the-Hill FAR FAR SOUTHWEST th Fri 1st Jan. Black and White breakfast meet, Wednesday 9 December - Wednesday Irregulars 10.00am, Fox & Hounds, Scorrier pre-Christmas lunch (if interested, please contact Tue 12th Jan. VSCC Group meet, 7.30pm, Dennis Plater for details) Wednesday 16th Dec informal midweek meeting Hawkins Arms, Zelah. nd Thur 21st Jan. MTWC Group meet, 7.30pm, Sat 2 Jan 2016 - The Swan, Horndon-on-the-Hill Fox & Hounds, Scorrier SOUTH WEST st FAR SOUTH WEST Fri. 1 January 2016 12:00 hrs. Ring O’Bells, Next meeting: Third Tuesday in the month Moorlinch, lunchTA7 9B Then: 14.00 hrs. Steam MuseumTA7 0LTA7 9B at the Hunting Lodge, Lee Mill. th Tue 19 Jan 12:00 hrs, lunch: HERTS, BEDS AND BUCKS. The Failand Inn BS8 3TU rd 3 Wednesday, every month: Noon, The Swan, Sat 6th Feb 12:00 hrs, lunch: The Park Hotel Northall, Beds. LU6 2EY. GL12 8DR LANCS and LAKES th WEST MIDLANDS Monday 28 December – lunch meeting: th at The Calf’s Head, Worston from 12.30 Wednesday, 30 December, Monthly Meeting. st The Clent Club 20:00 Thursday 21 January – group meeting at st The Royal Oak, Garstang 8pm (eating from 6.30) Friday, 1 January, VSCC New Year’s Day th Meeting, Royal Oak, Much Marcle 11:00 Friday 29 January – curry night at the th Far Pavilion Restaurant, Hest Bank, near Carnforth Wednesday, 13 January, Mid-month Meeting. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley 20:00 NORTH WEST Wednesday 27th January, Monthly Meeting. 13 January, Wednesday lunch at the Smoker The Clent Club 20:00 Inn,12.30, A556, Plumley Decision to be made YORKS,NOTTS and DERBY whether we continue with this venue or jump ship 12th Jan - The Bay Horse, Scholes. M1, J35, to The Windmill. A629 Rotherham, 3rd left Scholes, Cont/…. Sat Nav S61 2RQ. Verity Pearson displaying the uncontestably splendid JAP T shirt . Just look at those barrels .. on the JAP motor Contents: 15 Registry Ramblings/ 30 Group Reports 3 Editorial Obfuscation Spare Wheel Cover 37 F Questions Adrian M-L’s conrod 39 Design Flaw 5 Competition report 18 Scandinavian Run 20 Wide B Rear Wheel 40 Story of Smaug 8 F Types 42 TWTYTW/Helmet 22 hint 24 Mogspares 43 Images 12 OPENING RUN 25 R/C LEGO Morgan 44 Floggery/GPRLPND 14 Letters/postcards/emails 26 UPE … again 48 Seasonal Pics 49 only visible to the ardent followers of Mrs Trellis 2 Vol. 71 January 2016 No. 1 THE BULLETIN AFFILIATED TO THE ACU: NON - TERRITORIAL CLUB WEBSITE: www.mtwc.co.uk Editorial · "I'm often prone to bouts of misplaced as those hardened individuals who have optimism. This year's going to be a hum- relished most of the disappointments, break– dinger!" downs, troubles and frustrations Morgan Within the contents this month, are hidden a ownership. One learns something new every few gems - in ConRod ... at Shobdon, the day … or at least I do …. Chairman was walking back from the pub, For those of you who didn’t get out much - when the Clements brothers pulled up and me included - there is a review by Ian asked if he would like a Parkinson of “That was lift the Year That Was”, There is a delightful listing the principal tale by Glenn Burnage events of 2015. Looking which encapsulates the back; it was a VERY trials of getting one’s eventful year with just Morgan to run at about every type of all ...let alone properly. event for us to enjoy … Glen mentions fitting and 2016 promises to be new barrels and “easing at least equal. the head bolt holes” a This Year’s Opening salutary note that Run comprises a two- “fitting” in the old sense day event in and around of the term means just the Crich and Matlock that. A Fitter ensured area. This is a truly that any adjustments or beautiful part of the “easing” - when dealing country and well worth with old engines and ‘It’s one of those cyber crimes … making arrangements to machinery and new … it drains our bank account attend. It must be a fine parts, one must exercise area - it’s where my due care and make any without me knowing’ father proposed to my adjustments not force parts together ham-fistedly and then and she spurned the advances of the West complain about the manufacture. It is a point Indian cricketer CLR James … it’s getting of fact that, by the mid 1930s, the machinery late and I’m running out of things to write. .. at the JAP factory was well worn and There is also a fair discourse on F-Type “fitting” was essential. I have compared front nomenclature and as well as the cover, lots of photos of lovely girl members at the Sporting and found a discrepancy of 3° between the Dinner - what with Adrian’s comments included angle of the crankcase mouth. about the spirit of the Club .. there is much Grahame Chivrall provides readers with evidence throughout this January copy of the benefit of his years of threewheeler what fun and how inclusive is the Morgan driving experience - ideal for newcomers to ThreeWheeler Club. Make it a great the vagaries of Morganing pleasure as well year .. and Happy New Year to you all. 3 Connecting Rod Adrian Murray-Leslie Happy New Year everyone! I am very much aware of the distance that Looking back on the past year, the lies between the UK and our friends abroad. Committee has been working on pulling You are an important part of the Cub and if things together so that officers and members ever we seem to forget that, please remind can get on with the jobs knowing what the us. rules/guidelines are. My thanks to all those involved in the You will find the “Definition of a Club stand at the NEC Classic Car Show. I think event or activity” which is accessible to all we may have been unique in inviting members with a website login. (If you don’t members of the public to sit in our cars and have a login, please help our Secretary by have their photos taken. The Bugatti stand finding a friend to download it for you was all roped off. A very well received before you ask her to post it.) This makes it effort. clear what is needed to ensure that events Good news. There is another Goggles and are supported by the Club and are covered Gauntlets weekend event planned in Dorset by Club insurance. – if it is half as good as last year’s, you need Financial accountability is built in to this to be there! Last year’s event at Shobden and relates to the new Financial Protocols, Airfield in Herefordshire was well organised also on the website. None of this should in an ideal venue amidst beautiful make life significantly more difficult for countryside accessed by Morgan friendly anyone organising an event. For instance roads. It was very well attended indeed, GOs are expected to get on with life as usual particularly by 5-speeder owners and I whilst observing four basic ground rules. enjoyed it hugely. Only dodgy moment for Also in the area of financial management, me was on the way back from the pub, work is beginning on a reserves policy for swinging back onto the grass parking area the Club. This is intended to free up money sitting astride the tail of Pete Clements’ to be used for the benefit of the membership beetleback when I very nearly lost my grip rather than depreciating in a minimal on the wired edge of the cockpit. I have interest deposit account. heard it said that growing old is inevitable, As you have probably noticed, a major but growing up is definitely optional! step forward has been the introduction of the More good news is that following use of Paypal for renewals and purchases Michael Joseph’s pioneering work on the from the Club. The benefit has been Training Days, Colin Seaton (who has immediate with a renewal rate doubled organised many such days for the VMCC) compared with this time last year and Eric’s will be working with Ian Parkinson to run job as Membership Secretary being made one again at Bicester this summer if a much easier. Thanks to Steve Uprichard, suitable date can be found. Eric, Charles Smith and others for A heart-warming bit of news reached me implementing it and for Bob Wilson of the this week.

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