DRIVER lrnal of the North American MGB Register 1.5, No. 4 July/August 1995 THE NORTH AMERICAN MCB REGISTER The "MGB Driver" is the official publication of the North American MGB Register, a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and expanding interest in Britain's most popular Sports THE EDITOR'S VIEW Car-the MGB. The opinions expressed within are those of the individual authors and readers are warned that What a great summer of events we're having and I trust you have availed they attempt any mechanical or other modifications described herein, entirely at their own risk. Membership of the North American MGB Register is open to all, with no restriction. Ownership yourself of the opportunity to get to at least one of the exciting meets taking of an MG is not a condition of membership and the local areas and NAMGBR Regions will be place this year. Even though it's now late in the season, there are still plenty of pleased to welcome you to their events. Membership dues are $25.00 per year. good cars to see and friendly Register people to meet at the remaining events, so For membership details or further information write to: DRIVE that MG to one before the winter is upon us! NORTH AMERICAN MGB REGISTER Now, I want to get serious for a moment, and the following remarks are P.O. Box MGB addressed to those individuals and club magazine compilers who will persist in Akin, IL 62805 lifting material from the "Driver" without EVER acknowledging the source! I have Or call the toll free hotline: 1-800-NAMGBR-1 become increasingly annoyed at this trend over the past few months and if this practice continues, then we will have to copyright the contents of the "Driver" OFFICERS NAMGBR PUBLICITY Richard Liddick COORDINATOR: 72 Park Drive (which I have always been loath to do) and then people will have to write for per- CHAIRMAN: Rick lngram Baltimore, MD 21234 mission to use such copyrighted material-which will be a pain for those P.O. Box 588 involved! This is not the way the MGB Register operates, Affiliated Chapters are St. Joseph. lL 61873 TECHNICAL Bob Mason welcome to use anything printed in the "Driver" providing the source is attrib- (217) 469-2007 COORDINATORS: 5 Leslie Court Fairhope. AL 36532 uted and credit given where credit is due. It's only four words for heaven's sake- FOUNDING John H. Twist (334) 9285366 "Taken from MGB Driver"! So please help-attribution spreads the word about CHAIRMAN: 6490 E. Fulton Street the "Driver" and your Register! Ada, MI 49301 Bob Daniels (engines, etc.) (6 16) 682-0800 (518) 3724566 Sermon over! If you feel that you can contribute anything to the "Driver" then I please let us have it here at the editorial offices. We are always looking for sto- VICE-CHAIRMAN: Richard Miller Glen Towery (V8s only) ries, technical stuff, photographs, in fact anything connected with our beloved 18 George's Place (302) 734-1243 Clinton, NJ 08809 MGBs and Midgets! Speaking of photographs, how would you like to see your MG (908) 735-54 17 Norman Nock on the front cover of the "Driver'? Nearly every photo we receive is in landscape (209) 948-1030 SECRETARY: Jai Deagan format (That's the long way horizontally!). For our cover we need good, sharp, 11825 Columbia Way SERVICE Steve Brown upright (vertical) shots! Look at the covers of recent issues of the mag and you'll Eaton Rapids. MI 48827 RECOMMENDATION 225 Stanford Avenue get the idea. You can turn your camera on its head with impunity-the film will (800)NAMGBR-1 COORDINATOR: Schenectady. NY 12304 not fall out if you do! For example, if you have a good upright shot of an MG in (518)370-2164 TREASURER: Rock Yarrington Fax: (518)370-4012 the snow let's have it for the Nov./Dec. '95 issue of the "Driver'? Then you can go 207 Brittany Court to work and show and tell. As an added incentive we will reward anyone whose Arlington Heights. 1L 60004 MEMBERSHIP Robin Weatherall (708) 670-1593 COORDINATOR: 1326 Waldron Avenue St. Louis. MO 63130 Continued on page 51 COORDINATORS OF THE REGISTER I (3 14) 7252892 EDITOR Marcham Rhoade REGALIA Peter Cosmides 'MCB DRIVER": P.O. Box 2645 COORDINATOR: 219 Pleasant Valley Road Goleta, CA 93117 Moorestown. NJ 08057 (609)7783695 ADVERTISING: Jill Ledones '.O. Box 2645 I ELECTRONIC Tom Biehl Goleta. CA 931 17 BILLBOARD: P.O. Box 681 Page 2 1 Year S (805) 968-3259 Blue Bell, PA 19422 peter Cosmirlnc NAMGBR [email protected] 4 Year in the Life of an MCI Man THE REGISTRARS OF NAMCBR Warcham Rhoade MGB: Orin B. Harding. 703 Pleasant Drive, Greensboro. NC 27410. (910) 299-4819 A MIDGET: Bruce Wyckoff, 3130 Marcia Lane, Hamilton, MI 49419, (616) 751-7200 .-I wenry .,rears u 1967 MGBGT Special: Gregg Puwis. 315 Lafayette, Grand Haven. MI 49417, (616) 842-21 12 - 1974kMGBs: Steve Harding. 1913-D Darby Road, Havertown. PA 19083. (610) 446-2073 Seoff Simpson MGB V8s: Kurt Schley. 1855 Northview Road. Rocky River, OH 441 16. (216) 3314205 MGB LEs: Ron Tugwell. 3 Deamarl Road. P.O. Box 2406, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. (408) 659-2449 Page 4 MCB Fuel Tanks MG1100/1300s: Thomas K. Gaylord, 3180 Verdun Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 261-5083 Ken Waltc The North American MGB Register is affiliated to the MG Car Club of England. The MG Car Club was founded in 1930 and is the original factory supported, and approved organization for all MGs, ~ereZ'Band mluch mol with the Club Headquarters situated in Abingdon-on-Thames close by the birthplace of all MGs. 3 FROM THE SECRETARY I MC NEWS Jai Deagan NEW MCB CATALOG FROM MOSS The driving season has finally arrived here in Michigan and I've had each of We have received the latest edition (#5.0) in a long line of MGB catalogs from the 'Cs and the 'B out for a drive. My 'A is also getting the attention it deserved Moss Motors, which is well up to the standard we have come to expect from this several years ago. The National GT for the NAMGAR is in Lansing this year and I company. In a hundred pages, 24 of which are in color, the MGB is dissected and intend to drive my 'A there, no matter how much money it takes! every part clearly illustrated as to just what goes where. Many of the line draw- A bunch of us from the Lansing Area MG Association, and other MG clubs ings have been reworked for clarity and many new MGB items are included. have just returned from a successful trip to the Import and Kit Show in Carlisle. Throughout the catalog a useful series of hints and tips to make working on In addition to attending the show which had well over 100 vendors, I attended the your MGB easier are highlighted. Many of these are by the founding chairman of MG Council meeting and the "lndy '96" planning meeting. The people in lndy have 1 the Register, John H. Twist, while Caroline Robinson our first MGB Registrar has been very busy and have done quite a bit of work to this point. Hopefully there updated her production data and paint codings for the 'B. will be more information available at our Convention in Lake Tahoe as by the time Essential for any MGB owner, you can order the free catalog by calling 1-800- you read this the 1995 Convention will be over. Sue and I hope to have made many 235-6954 and asking for MGB catalog edition 5.0. new friends and to have renewed some old friendships. We wish to thank the Sacramento Valley MG Car Club for staging the Convention and I know from the UNITED KINGDOM MC TOUR 1996 dealings I have had with them so far, the show will have been a great time! During May and June 1996 the MG Car Club is organizing a tour for overseas Thanks are due to former Vice-Chairman, Bruce Wyckoff for his help with the MG enthusiasts starting at Silverstone for the two day MGCC meeting and then Membership and Service Recommendation Listing and also for his help in obtain- traveling to various parts of the UK (Scotland, Wales, etc.) for the next 16 days. ing our new NAMGBR banners-which are multicolored and very attractive. The cost including all hotels, travel by luxury coach and entry fees is projected Keep an eye out for them (and us) at the shows you attend! to be in the region of $1,500 per person. Further details from Alan Dakeyene, 281 The Annual General Meeting of the North American MGB Register is sched- Lidgett Lane, Leeds LS17 6PD, England. uled for Saturday, October 28th at the Days Inn on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The hotel phone number is (800)242-1945. This is where most of the "MG '96" AT INDIANAPOLIS! annual "business" of the Register takes place and the meeting, as per our consti- Unless you've been living in a cave or sequestered with the O.J. jury, you tution, is open to ALL members. If you have any items for inclusion on the agen- must have heard of this giant MG happening which is due to take place June 27- da for the meeting please forward them to me at the Register office, or any of the 30th. 1996 at this famous home of the brickyard .