Volume 57 ORRIS Number 7 July MONTHLONTHLYY 2017 MAGAZINE OF THE MORRIS REGISTER The Club for Morris vehicles designed before 1940 www.morrisregister.co.uk Volume 57 ORRIS Number 7 July ONTHLY 2017 MAGAZINEM OF THE MORRIS REGISTER CONTENTS CHAIRMAN John Ford writes: 2 Chairman s I reflect on last month, I can’t help but think about the Apoor people involved in the appalling terrorist attacks 3 Editor in Manchester and London, this, coupled with the raging 4 Secretary's Spot inferno at the Tower block in Kensington, London, which cost so many lives, our thoughts and condolences must go Bulletin Board out to these poor people in these dreadful events. I am sure as 5 Thoresby Thoughts a nation we can overcome and learn from these tragedies. June was certainly a busy month club-wise, with the Beamish weekend 6 Registrar's Ramblings again an outstanding success (see report elsewhere in the mag) and the What's it Worth? Bristol Classic Car Show where the club put on another attractive display. 7 Registration Revivals I am sure there were very many other rallies involving our Morrises, and I am sure our editor would like you to let him know with a report. Warm Welcome Our Thoresby Park rally in August is fast approaching, and with bookings 8/9 Forum Files flowing in, it promises to be another great event. This year I shall be 10-15 Exactly Eighty presenting the resurrected honorary awards to long serving members or spouses who have made a major contribution to the well being 16-18 Not the Morris Eight and running of the club. These are as follows: Frank Ashley, Corinne 19 Member's Morris (Eight) Beaumont (widow of the late Bob Beaumont), Ivan Rooke, Ken Martin, Rose and Arthur Peeling, Gideon Booth, Ray Frampton (widower of 20/21 Pictures from the Past Audrey Frampton), and Gloria Harris (widow of Dave Harris). I am 22/23 Minors and the M8TC extremely proud to be able to present these awards to these most deserving members. 24-44 Regional Round Up Our club shop is now in the capable hands of Barbara Farmer, I know 45-47 West Region Break (Part 1) she plans to introduce several new lines to tempt members. She will be displaying again this year at Thoresby and from the online shop. My 48 Woman's World thanks go out to Julian Jankowski who looked after proceedings for 48-50 Morris Mail several successful years. He will still be doing the embroidery and logo work for the club. 50/51 Morris Mart I hope you are all enjoying this spell of hot weather, if you have tourer 52 Foto Finish I am very envious, although when the rain comes... Happy motoring, whatever vehicle you are in. Cover picture: Chris Lambert's 1930 Minor Semi-Sports on Mellis Common, Suffolk, on a beautiful late spring evening. [Photo: Chris Lambert] The Morris Register Spares Service he Register’s Spares Service aims to provide a basic service that will help members keep their Morris Tin good fettle and suitable for safe and enjoyable motoring. We stock a range of spares needed for the maintenance and overhaul of the most popular models.These stock items mainly comprise engine, transmission, electrical and brake parts for the Morris 8, 10 and Minor models with a limited stock of similar parts for other Morris models. ON-LINE SHOP (www.morrisregisterspares.co.uk) The new on-line mail order shop enables members to shop for Morris Spares in a secure on-line environment. The Shop includes a full description, a photo, and details of which Morris models each part will fit. Each product in the shop has a unique “part number” with 2 letters and 3 numbers, and is a unique reference system for our Spares Service. The shop is linked to a secure PayPal payment system; you don’t have to have a PayPal account to use this, you can use your credit or debit card. Please go to the Club’s web site and click on Services/Benefits – Spares Service. The information given in the descriptions in the on-line shop should be sufficient to identify the parts you need. We cannot answer questions from members as to which is the correct part for their car, or about parts suitability or application. 2 MORRIS REGISTER INFORMATION CENTRE: The views and opinions expressed by the Pat and Barbara Farmer 0333 006 5255 Editor and contributors to this magazine are (10 am to 7 pm UK time) [email protected] theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Pre 1940 Morris Register Limited. CHAIRMAN: SECRETARY: Any advice provided is not intended to be John Ford 01386 832 447 Jim Riglar 01225 754 981 advice on which you should rely. You must [email protected] [email protected] obtain professional or specialist advice before MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: taking or refraining from any action based Office hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Monday to Friday on the content of this magazine. No liability Jane Nathan, 1 Fallowfield, Shoeburyness, Essex SS3 8DF is accepted for the consequences of following 0333 006 5256 [email protected] any advice provided in the magazine. EDITOR: EDITOR Rob Symonds writes: Rob Symonds, 49 Gorsy Road, ell, I reckon it pays to have a good moan every now Quinton, Birmingham B32 2SJ Wand then! Re-reading my editorial from last month, I [email protected] realise I was decidedly not in the best of spirits, but, guess 0121 682 0640 what, against all odds, it produced a very positive response from members. It would be stretching it a bit to say I have DEADLINE been overwhelmed, but I can certainly say that I have not 14th of the month prior to publication have so many items submitted or offers for future items in a single month MAGAZINE NON-ARRIVAL: since I took on the editorship. So, you can expect me to have a moan on Please contact the Membership Secretary a regular basis from now on if it produces such results. (I can somehow Contact details above hear the Chairman commenting that I already do this, anyway!) As it turns out, not much of the most recent stuff has made it into this BACK ISSUES: may be purchased month's edition as there is still a little bit in the pipeline, but you will no from the Club Shop doubt notice that we have a record fifty-two pages this month, so well done to all the regional editors and other members who feature. I cannot WEBSITE: www.morrisregister.co.uk Contact: Mike Rose, Webmaster promise to match this size every month, as I do have a life separate to [email protected] the Morris Register. (At least I did have the last time I checked). As is commented by others this month, Thoresby is almost upon us but SMALL ADS: Post/email to: don't allow your preparations for that to interfere with your other Morris The Editor (see above) activities and so do get out there in the sunshine and enjoy what will Free for members (max 1 car per month) undoubtedly be a brief summer. Don't forget, too, to drop me a line Non-members: please contact for charges. or an email, with a picture or two, to remind other members of the pleasures to be had in a Morris. Since Thoresby is so early in August, it is COMPLAINTS: Any complaints against any officer of the club, or about likely that not everyone (anyone?) will have the August edition of Morris the way the club is being administered Monthly before the rally, so could I make the usual plea now for reports should be referred to the Secretary covering all the activities, and especially those on the Saturday, when I am not there. I look forward to meeting members on the Sunday. THE PRE 1940 MORRIS REGISTER LTD DVLA Authentication Service: Members needing access to Registered Office: the Club’s scheme for registration number retention should get 70 Alderton Way, Trowbridge, in touch on 07507 264 980 or [email protected] Wiltshire BA14 0UH ©Morris Register and various authors and photographers. PRINTED BY Material published in Morris Monthly may not be published LAVENHAM PRESS elsewhere without the permission of the Editor. 01787 247 436 The Morris Register Spares Service POSTAL SALES If you know the part number of the parts you need, but don’t want to use the on-line shop, please get in touch with David and Lindsay Smith, email: [email protected] or by post at Morris Spares, Units 5 & 6 Priory Farm Industrial Estate, Station Road, Portbury, BRISTOL, BS20 7TN. We cannot take orders by phone. • Please state clearly the part number (the unique 2-letter, 3-number code as shown in the on- line shop), the description of the item you need, and the quantity • Please quote the model and chassis number of your car – take the chassis number from the brass plate under the bonnet, and include the letters as well as the numbers • Please quote your name, address and membership number in all communications • We can accept payments by cheque, but prefer payments by card using PayPal. Instructions for payment will be given when you order • Please remember the Service is run by members for the benefit of other members in their own time amidst many other family and personal priorities • If you are not sure what the correct part is, please put a request for help onto the Forum.