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December 2017 Lucas DKY4A as used on TCs What’s Inside First Class Mail Class First The Midget Chassis Editor David Edgar, 1454 Chase Terrace 92020 El Cajon, CA President’s Remembrances . 3 October TCMG Meeting . 5 Rancho Los Encinos Tour . 6 California Fires . 8 Aftermartket TC Wheels . 9 October Meeting Minutes . 12-13 Presidential The MIDGET CHASSIS Remembrances December 2017 Richard Loe Published in Southern California by the TC Motoring Guild can hardly believe another visited historic Southern PO Box Number 263 TCMG year is about to end! California locations, seen Montrose, CA 91021 I It seems like it was only abundant wildflowers, eaten www .tcmotoringguild .org about 2 months ago that Gene Chicago hot dogs, viewed Olson was leading us through interesting movies, had a picnic The Midget Chassis is the “Wheel of Misfortune” published eleven times a year, and parties, been instructed bowing out to the full size game at our monthly meeting . on TC maintenance, learned Classic Chassis occasionally What monthly meeting was about decorating gourds, and that? Oh yes, that was the more . Beside all that, we had All contributions: articles, January meeting! letters, advertisements, and a very pleasant weekend trip to captioned photos for the next Well, a lot has happened since Big Bear Lake, participated in issue should be sent to: that January meeting . Probably an outstanding GoF West, and The Classic Chassis the most significant change hosted Conclave at Morro Bay . c/o David Edgar, the club has experienced for I guess I shouldn’t be surprised 1454 Chase Terrace a long time happened shortly the year is almost over . They El Cajon, CA 92020 after the year began . We were say time flies when you are email: djedgar@pacbell .net informed our traditional meeting having fun, and we sure have place in Montrose would no had a lot of fun! longer be available . That news There is a long list of devoted triggered a scramble to find a TCMG Officers and Chairs for 2017 members who have made all new location . After looking at that has happened this year President Richard Loe . 818-790-2332 fordydelux@yahoo .com many possibilities, we settled on possible . You know who you Vice Pres . Ron Simon . 818-708-2033 simon90248@yahoo .com a new meeting place in Studio are . To you, my sincerest Secretary Sandra Loe . 818-790-2332 fordydelux@yahoo .com City and have been there since thanks . Treas/Memb Joyce Edgar . 619-593-8255 djedgar@pacbell .net April . For the years to come, let us all Director/Web/Events Steve Simmons . (see directory) mail@mgnuts .com Starting with the January continue to wear out the roads! Director Gorden Bundy . 760-806-3849 gdbundy@gmail .com meeting, we have had a great Ex Officio/Programs Curt Sorensen . 818-991-6152 curtwlv@aol .com lineup of programs and events . Editor David Edgar . 619-593-8255 djedgar@pacbell .net Richard Loe We have seen outstanding Historian Don McLish . 818-352-3741 dmclish1@hotmail .com displays of members’ cars, TCMG President 2017 Regalia Linda Simmons . (see directory) linda@mgnuts .com Sunshine Chair Bobbie Simon . 818-708-2033 simonbobbie@yahoo .com Hospitality Jan Sorensen & Bobbie Simon {janwlv@aol .com Tuesday, th + Our Nov. Nov 14 Meeting 8:00 PM Interesting The exact video has not been chosen MG Video yet but Steve is looking through his archives . If you have a suggestion, then From Steve’s please contact Steve at mail@mgnuts . com or call using number in our TCMG Video Vault Directory . TCMG Meeting Spot 36th Church of Christ, Scientist Community Room 36th Church of Christ Scientist 4032 Whitsett Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 About a mile south of the 101 Freeway Use this and two blocks north of Ventura Blvd parking lot Take the Coldwater Canyon or Laurel Whitsett Ave Canyon exits off the 101. Valleyheart Drive Wilkinson Ave Use the parking lot on corner of Wilkinson and Valleyheart. Meet in the Los Angeles River Community Room (labeled school). BRITISH SLANG LESSONS by Curt British English Donkey’s years = A long time Gaffer = The manager or boss Rancho Los Encinos Tour TCMG Annual Meeting and Party Sunday Evening November Sportsmen’s Lodge 12th December 3, 6pm Caribou Room 12833 Ventura Blvd, More details with gathering location TCMG Auction with Larry Studio City Einhorn as Auctioneer and time as well as other specifics will be Select your meal Three door prizes (one $50 and two $25 cash in a flyer mailed out. Atlantic roasted salmon with dill sauce prizes) will be given Watch for it. Sliced tri-tip with mushroom sauce out at the party . Must be present to win . Porcini Mushroom Ravioli - with white truffle cheddar cheese sauce Reserve Early to Meals include salad, dessert, coffee & tea service, Guarantee You a Place tax and service fee and Save too No Host cash bar will be available in the room . Join us on November Reservations received 12 for a tour of Rancho Reserve and Pay for Your Meal after Nov 27, may not be accommodated . Avoid Los Encinos, an adobe Dinner is $35 each if reserved by Sat . Nov 15 . late decisions if possible, rancho built in 1849 on Reservations Nov 16th thru to Nov 27th are $45 as it creates much more the site of an ancient Note we only subsidize two meals per membership so work for the coordinators Native American village . The rancho in the shape of a Spanish guitar built if you require more than 2 meals, please contact Joyce . on a spring by the Garnier brothers in and the meals will not is located on the original El Camino Send checks made out to TCMG or TC Motoring the early 1870’s . be subsidized . Contact Real route (now Ventura Blvd) in the Guild to: TCMG, 1454 Chase Ter, El Cajon CA Lucy McCanne direct city of Encino (spanish for “Oak”), A driving tour will precede the 92020-8368 and specify your menu choices . (323-463-9869) . If the which is named for the rancho . We event, circumnavigating the original OR we accept Paypal or bank transfers reservation can be added, will learn the rich history of the border of the 4,460 acre property . use TCMG@TCMotoringGuild .org as the recipient the cost will be $60 . rancho and tour the various buildings Afterward we will gather for lunch at Note that PayPal charges a fee while bank transfers constructed on the site in the mid to a restaurant adjacent to the pond . do not . late 1800’s, plus the stone-lined pond, Be Generous The Toy Drive recipient this year will of Children’s Services is not only Check our TCMG be the Foster Children’s Resource given an assortment of new clothing, website for Center . Esther Belland has been a school supplies and toiletries but latest info. long time volunteer with the group also the hope that they are going to be and provided this information on what okay . As they leave our Center they they do and what they need . stop by our “Toy Shelf” and may pick out a toy or book . Right now we need Image of the rancho It is staffed entirely by volunteers in the 1800’s. Note toys for babies 6 mo . to 2 yrs and for and supported entirely by donations Ventura Blvd here. toddler 2 yrs . to 4 yrs . And Legos from individuals and groups like ours . for all ages are really loved . Each child referred to us by the Dept . Bring toys for the drive and donate items for the auction California Fires Aftermarket TC Wheels The fires in northern California were devistating. Here are a couple reports from Abingdon Rough Riders who live up there . Original Dunlop rim with Curt’s wheel on the left and closeup of rim above. rolled edge and note the drain hole. Andrew Avellar was able to get his TC into evacuated at 4:00am and I stayed to help At the October meeting, Curt Sorensen Richard was also surprised when it was town from his Scribe Winery in Sonoma: protect our winery . 25 hours later, along brought over the spare tyre and wheel from pointed out . He had to really look hard to with my two nephews and two firemen, we his TC . Seems this one was different from notice the difference . He wrote: “My wife and I moved the the rest and he wondered what it was from . created enough fire breaks to save all four One thing that always bugged me is I MGTC out of the barn at 3:00am and Turns out it was not an original Dunlop TC buildings on our Scribe property .” bought TC spokes to replace some bad parked it in a garage in town . She wheel but an aftermarket wheel (maybe ones and while they worked on my odd Dayton or MWS) . Everyone focused on hub, some threads were exposed . I had the rim which was just a formed single chalked it up to bad quality control by the layer while the original Dunlop has rolled supplier of the spokes while it was the odd edges . Note the drain hole above . hub that was the cause . But another clue was the hub itself . Curt’s Take a look at your hubs and see if you odd wheel hub had much more pronounced might have an odd hub or even rim . As curvature to it compared to the Dunlop . hubs wore out, aftermarket hubs may have See below . I for one had a single odd hub been installed on your original rim . on my TC for many years before Mike Goodman pointed it out to me .