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26th ANNUAL Sunday Sept. 20th 2009, Bronte Creek Park, Oakville, Ontario Presented by The Toronto Triumph Club Souvenir Programme Guide Map 24/25 CONTENTS Welcome . 5 Contributing Clubs Morgan .Sports .Car .Club .Of .Canada . 11 Featured Anniversary Marques Toronto .Triumph .Club . 13 Morgan-100 .Years . .7-11 Triumph .Herald-50 .Years . 12,13 Sunbeam .Sportscar .Owners .Club .of .Canada . 19 Mini-50 .Years . .14-17 British .Sports .Car .Club .of .London . 21 Sunbeam .Alpine-50 .Years . 18,19 British .Saloon .Car .Club .of .Canada . 23 Triumph .TR6-40 .Years . 20,21 Austin .Healey .Club .of .Southern .Ontario . 27 Rolls-Royce .Owners’ .Club . 31 Other Marques The .Ottawa .MG .Club . 33 Triumph .Stag . 22,23 M .G . .Car .Club .of .Toronto . 33 Austin .Healey . 26,27 Rolls-Royce .& .Bentley . .28-31 Headwaters .British .Car .Club . 35 MG . .32-35 Ontario .Jaguar .Owners’ .Association . 39 Jaguar . .36-39 Georgian .Bay .British .Car .Club . 42 BMC . 41 Bluewater .British .Car .Club . 45 Thank you to all clubs who contributed content to the programme. Cover Photo by David Fidler: 1970 .Morgan .4/4 .Owned .by .John .Roden, .Fonthill, .Ontario . Corporate .Sponsors Supplier of Kendall GT1 motor oil Celebrating over 100 years BRITISH CAR DAY A Very Warm Welcome! On behalf of the Toronto Triumph Club, I would like to welcome you to the 26th annual British Car Day - the largest one-day get together of British cars Celebrating Over 100 Years in Business in North America! You are holding our first ever ‘Souvenir Programme’. It is a gift from us to you, made possible by the CRESCENT OIL FEATURES generous support of our advertisers, sponsors and vendors and the hard work of our Ragtop editor, David Fidler and his team. Inside you will find articles about this year’s featured marques and many of the models on display, plus a handy show map on the centre pages 24 and 25. We’ve introduced a special annual award this year, dedicated to our very wonderful friend, Charlie Conquergood, who sadly passed away in the spring. The Charlie Conquergood Memorial Award will be presented annually to a first place winner of one of the Triumph marque classes. Kendall 20w50 Motor Oil With this award we want to keep alive the memory of a wonderful person who gave freely of himself to help when and wherever he could. Charlie’s numerous Kendall GT-1 High Performance 20W-50 Motor Oil is accomplishments included the design and layout of the British Car Day show field, which he personally supervised for as far back as I can remember. forƟ ed with addiƟ onal zinc dialkyldithiophosphate I would like to thank our British Car Day committee for all their time and (ZDDP) addiƟ ve to provide enhanced wear protecƟ on effort in organizing this great event, their names are listed below and also all the many volunteers without whom the show would not be possible. and oxidaƟ on resistance for use in the most demanding Please upport our major sponsors, Crescent Oil, Lant Insurance and our many applicaƟ ons. It is parƟ cularly recommended for use in advertisers and vendors. BCD turbocharged engines and in high-performance engines Thank you all and have a great day! with Ō, especially during the criƟ cal Johan Aaltink – President, Toronto Triumph Club break-in period. British Car Day Committee British Car Day Programme . Chairman: . Johan Aaltink . Editor .& .Publisher: . David Fidler 905 .829 .9340 . Secretary: . Jack Willekes . Art .Director: . Michael Cleland . Volunteer .Coordinators: . Michael Hale . Advertising .Sales: . John Broomer . .416 .745 .8866 Bill Alexander . Allan Watt David Fidler . Volunteer .Support: . Tony Fox . Sponsorship: . Frank Manning “British .Car .Day” .® .is .the .registered .trademark .of .the .Toronto .Triumph . Club .Inc . .This .programme .and .its .contents .may .not .be .reproduced .or . Vendors: . Allan Watt distributed .by .any .means .without .permission .of .the .TTC . .Most .articles . and .photography .contained .herein .have .been .supplied .by .various . Park .Liaison: . Wayne McGill car .clubs .and .are .credited .as .such, .where .appropriate . .This .material . 136 Cannon Street West, Hamilton remains .their .property .and .reproduction .is .expressly .forbidden, .except . Computer .Services: . Vic Whitmore by .permission .from .them .and .the .TTC . 905 527 2432 • Free Delivery • 1 800 263 6483 . Event .Photographer: . Larry Llewellyn Printed by. Printwell. Offset,. Brampton,. Ontario. .Copyright . ©. 2009. by. the. TTC. British Car Day Programme • September 20 2009 5 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE MORGAN 1909-1938 coupe-bodied version in Although the first 4 wheel 1951 was £565 plus £315. Morgan was introduced in 7s. 9d tax. Nothing new 1936, the first Morgan ever about taxing the motorist! was produced in prototype Acceleration from 0 to 60 form in 1909, using a 7 hp mph was 17.9 secs, with a The .Morgan .family Peugeot air cooled V-twin. top speed of over 85 mph. Two single seat versions The decision was taken to were exhibited at the 1910 Olympia 1945 cease production of the three-wheeler. Exhibition with JAP engines, an 8 Production restarted after the war By 1954, the radiator was hidden hp twin and a 4 hp single. Just before when, in July, the factory was given beneath the bodywork to improve WW1 a prototype four-wheeler with a permission to build 50 3-wheelers and aerodynamics and the Vanguard engine Dorman 4-cylinder engine was made, 75 4-wheelers, by the end of the year. was replaced with the 1991 cc Triumph but never put into production. In 1935, They didn’t reach this figure! The Four TR2 unit providing 90 bhp at 4800 rpm, the scheme to make a four-wheeler Four they produced at the time was 0 to 60 mph was now 13.3 secs and the was revived. Production of the famous fitted with a 1267 cc Special Standard top speed was just over 100 mph. In Four Four (meaning four-cylinder four- engine. 1956, the Triumph TR2 engine in the wheel) began in 1936 and the engine Plus Four was replaced with the TR3 used was a 1172 cc Coventry Climax 1950-59 100 bhp unit. With their lightweight with overhead inlet and side exhaust In 1947 the Standard Motor Co. aluminum bodies these cars were valves, producing 38 bhp. Price at the announced their ‘One Engine Policy’, extremely fast, capable of covering the time was £195. 5s and it had a top speed which meant that after 1949 the 1267 cc standing quarter mile in 16 secs. of around 80 mph with a 0 to 60 mph unit would not be available to Morgan. time of 28.4 secs. To add to the 2-seater Morgan built a prototype car using 1960-69 and 4-seater cars already available, the Vanguard 1.8 litre engine and With the demise of the Ford 100E 1122 cc Morgan introduced the drop head introduced this car as the Plus Four. The engine that was reintroduced in 1955, coupe and the Standard engine. This engine eventually fitted was the 2088 cc Morgan launched the 4/4 Series Three power unit was developed from the 9 Vanguard, producing 68 bhp. This gave with the new 105E engine, from the hp side-valve engine and was linked a much needed performance boost and Ford Anglia. The unit had a capacity of to a Moss gearbox, mounted centrally for this the frame was strengthened, the 997 cc and produced 39 bhp. In 1961, in the chassis and connected to the 5:1 front suspension improved and Girling Morgan announced the introduction of rear axle by a short propeller shaft. hydraulic brakes fitted. The car was the Plus 4 Super Sports using a specially an immediate success! The price for a tuned Triumph TR engine developing British Car Day Programme • September 20 2009 7 2010 .AeroMax . Aerosport & .2010 . 1985, fitted with a Fiat 2.0 litre twin-cam pedal .car fuel injected engine, 5 speed gearbox and Cobra style wire wheels. Maximum power was 122 bhp at 5300 rpm, with a maximum speed of around 112 mph. Price was just under £11,000. In 1988, were fitted with Rover’s improved R380 the Plus 4 M16 was introduced with a gearbox. The 4.6 litre engine for the Rover 2.0 litre M16 engine and Rover Plus 8 became an option. Producing 220 5-speed gearbox. This engine increased bhp at 5000 rpm and increasing torque 116 bhp at 5500 rpm, complete with a Gear 4-speed box it could reach 125 the bhp to 140 at 6000 rpm. The fuel to 260 lb ft at 3600 rpm. gas flowed head with 9 to 1 compression mph and hit 0 to 60 mph in 6.7 secs. A injected engine became a standard being built. Early .3 . ratio, a special camshaft, fully balanced performance test at the time on MIRA’s fitting on the Plus 8 in 1987 and by 1988 2000-2008 The Roadster was launched at the Wheeler crankshaft assembly, rods and pistons, timing straights gave 0 to 90 mph in it was The Aero 8 was launched at the British Motor Show, as a replacement two double-choke Weber 42DCOE 14.5 secs, the quarter mile post in 15.7 Geneva Motor Show in 2000. Complete for the Plus 8. Powered by Ford’s 3.0 carburetors and a special inlet manifold secs and reached 110 mph, 10 secs later! with a bespoke aluminum chassis, litre V6 engine, as used in the Mondeo CO2 emissions well below 140g/km. feed, breathing through a four-branch Interestingly, the 4.2 litre Jaguar E-type all independent suspension and ST220, it produces 225 bhp with a This model replaces the standard 4/4.