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THE MG CLUB OF ST. LOUIS NEWSLETTER
Inside this issue:
MG Club members at the SLTOA Christmas Party 10
MG Club of St. Louis Calendar 11
Back Page—On the lighter side! 13
MG Club of St. Louis Holiday Party 8
MG of St. Louis Classified Ads 9
Club Officers and Support roles 12
November 2015 Meeting Minutes 2-3
Chairman’s Message 4
Downshifting with the Editor 4
Marathon MGB 5 Marathon MGB continued 6
Rubco 7
Photo Andrew Ackerman
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ST. Louis MG Club Monthly Meeting Minutes
November 9, 2015 Ferguson Brewing Company, Ferguson, MO
Members attending: (Those in bold drove a British Car to the meeting) P. Donoway, Carol Mangles, John Mangles, Todd Satterthwaite, Carolyn Westbay, Peter Westbay, Karianne Butler, Rich Ber-ger, Jim Morris, Bob Horzmann, Glenn Owens, Paul Summers, Lee Fox, Chris Kresser, Ranney Dohogne, Andy Ackerman, Bob Bentzinger, Bruce Hamper, Marty Hanley, Michael Pokyn, Tom Hurlbert, Walt Murphy, Marcus Tetzloff, Jim Byrne, Sam Templer. Meeting called to order at 7:15pm by Bob Bentzinger, Chairman. New Faces: Mike Pokyn has has two Roadsters, also had two Triumphs and two MG’s. Brothers bot have British cars. Todd Satterthwaite, Todd’s Machine Shop, John Mangles talked up the club.
Treasurer’s Report: Bruce Hamper reported that there is $6368.80 in the Membership fund and $2843.97 in the Events fund.
New Officers and Regsitrars were announced Minutes from last meeting needed to be modified from last meeting to include Bob Bentzinger as attending. With those amendments, minutes were accepted.
Old Business: Wine Tour – Montel winery, had a good crowd, thanks to Bob Horzmann for creating a great drive to the winery. Sporting Clays – 17 people, good times, had lunch at a steak place afterwards. Three folks drove their British cars to the
event. Cars & Coffee – Last one of the season, had a couple of British cars and held at Westport Plaza. Boeing Sports Cars – Autocross, last for the year, easier to run as not as much safety gear required. Pumpkin Drop – Was a good plan, met at the Waffle House on Sunday, Bob Guinness had laid out the route, but then was
laid up by hip surgery. The drop was actually on Saturday, but the drive was fun and it was good to be able to pass cars on the route when the group overtook a group of Model T’s out for a drive.
Wurstmart – had 9 club members and three cars show up over a couple of time periods. Good food and conversations as always.
New Business: Holiday Lights Drive – will try something new this year, will do Tillis Park. We have gotten permission to go through as one
big group. December 10th, 6:30pm, meet at McNight & Manchester. Will go to IHop afterwards. $10 a car entry. Christmakuh Party – January 23rd, in the Westport area. Will not be doing Rob Your Neighbor, might do a Trivia night in-
stead. More details to come. Triumph Club Party – St. Louis Athletic Club, December 4th. Registrations closes in two weeks. Information in the MG News-
letter / Website. RUBCO – November 18th at the Sunrise Family Restaurant. Bring canned goods for donation to a food pantry.
Decisions Needed: Tech Sessions – Will have two with John Mangles and Bob Bentzinger will contact Adam Key to verify that he will do two
again this year too. Ideas for the year include 1. Electrcal, 2. What to Look for When Buying a Car, 3. ???? 4. ???? Bring ideas to next meeting.
MO Endurance Rallye – First weekend of April, need a Rally Master, and ideas of how to run Looking for folks to help plan events, contact Lee Fox. What to do with additional monies left in the club accounts. Ideas suggested included;
Offer regalia to current and new members as a part of membership The monies are for the general benefits of the club members Could use for guaranteed spaces for club meetings Offset dinners at club meetings Name tags for all members Sponsorship fees for members to attend other club’s events Bring ideas to the next meeting
Membership: Walt Murphy reports Only 40 people have renewed their dues for 2016 There is currently no mechanism in place to determine if members have renewed or not. Need current phone number, e-
mail, and phone number list.
ST. Louis MG Club Monthly Meeting Minutes
November 9, 2015 Ferguson Brewing Company, Ferguson, MO
Projects: Bob Bentzinger – minor tune up on roadster, then got to the winery parking lot and it wouldn’t start. The terminals on the battery
are a different size and the clamp came loose. Got car started and home. Bruce Hamper – Distributor story, rebuilt three years or so ago, not electronic. This year went to set it, messed up the points, ended
up bending the shaft on the distributor. Peter Westbay – Heater core was leaking, looked on line on how to pull it out, comes out easy, hard to get back in. Looking for a dif-
ferent foam that will make it easier to install. Andy Ackerman – Redoing the whole interior. Cleaned it all out, used Eastwood product as sound deadener and insulation. Rebuild-
ing the seats with new foam, lumbar support and new covers like original. Rich Berger – Car wouldn’t start in a parking lot, no nail file to use on connections on battery, used piece of concrete to scrape termi-
nals and got a spark and got on the road. Walt Murphy – Started on the TD, and into it now. Started frame up, Todd has the motor, frame went to blasting today.
For Sales / Wants: John Mangles has lead from Joe Monteleone on wire wheels & hubs for 1977 MGA. $150-200. Marcus Tetzloff – has a 1976 B for sale, scapping it out. Has wire wheels, shell is rough, has a standard 4.
Drawings were held – Rich Berger, Walt Murphy and Jim Byrne won. Meeting was adjourned at 8:17pm. Respectfully Submitted, Carolyn Westbay St. Louis MG Secretary
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Chairman’s Message B y B o b B e n t z i n g e r
The winter season is upon us and this usually means that we stop driving our LBC’s. But since this is an El Nino year I say not so fast. My car is a 1974 MGB Roadster which I bought new in 1974 (duh!). It was my only car for many years, summer or winter, rain or shine, work or play. I was only stuck in the snow once (probably my fault since I was reenacting an episode of Starsky and Hutch at the time).The car had high-centered on a snow drift and since I was close to home, I got a shovel and and dug the car out. The MGB is a worthy vehicle and if properly maintained and driven sensibly, it can provide reliable transportation all year round.
You are certainly welcome to drive your LBC to our next regular club meeting on Monday, December 14, 2015 at JJ’s Restaurant in St. Charles or any club activity for that matter.
The Triumph Holiday party is scheduled in early December and our club do has a possible driving event in December…the Holiday lights tour on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Club members who drive their LBC on
the tour, will have their admittance fee paid by the club.
Plans are coming together for the Holiday (Christmakah) party on Saturday, January 23, 2016. I think we are going to change things up a bit, replacing the “much beloved” traditional rob your neighbor celebration with something yet to be determined.
I wish you all a wonderful holiday season.
Safety Fast!
Bob
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It is December and as we rapidly head into the darker and colder winter months, I can only think of when it will be spring! I have received word that the Polar Bear Run is planned for February 14th which means that the first driving event of the new year is at hand. We have been blessed with such mild weather in late November and early December that I am hoping to ward off the first snowfall until January.
Some of us are still deep into our winter projects and the prospects of slightly warmer garages to work in is very welcome. Hopefully, some us will receive some nice holiday gifts that will certainly have to be adorned on our vehicles or installed somewhere within. The holidays are a special since you might just receive that something that you have longed wanted. Perhaps there is a Santa after all!
Please, Please, Please send me articles regarding your projects, repairs, or ideas. Since the major part of the driving season (some of us drive all year round) is over, there are not a lot of drives, car shows or meetings to report about in the newsletter. Photos are also greatly appreciated since most events are not always attended by myself. Technical sessions at All British Car Repair and British Car Restorations and Services LLC will be highlights in January and February!!
Our “ seen in the wild “ photo was taken by Tom Hurlbert at the Pumphouse Bar and Grill in Wood River IL , a 1980 Limited Edition MGB!
Safety Fast! Andy
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Marathon MGB
By Simon Dix
During a visit to the Classic Car Show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK, I (Simon your webmaster) got to see a historically significant MGB – the MGB that took part in the 1968 London to Sydney marathon. The newly saved Jean Denton works-backed MGB that took part in the event was there and in its just saved condition. This was a 10,000 mile journey, in a 10-day period taking the drivers, navigators and cars through a route that would be simply impossible in today’s world. See one of the pictures below to see the route.
This historic car was on the MG Car Club stand and as I happened upon it, I bumped into the MGCC MGB Register chairman, John Watson, who I had met a few years previously at Kimber House. John explained that this
car has been purchased and saved by the MGB Register. This is a fantastic piece of MG history. I managed to take some pictures of the report on the marathon rally that was published back in 1968 – not perfect but will give you a fla-vor of the event. The MGB reg-ister is going to restore the car to its rally starting condition and they could use some sup-port. If you, or your club, are looking to support a good MG cause financially, maybe this is the cause you are looking for?
More information about this historical MG is on the MGB Register website: http://www.mgb-register.org/MGB-Regis-ter/Jean_Denton_MGB.html along with a place to make a donation. If you would like to have your name on a plate as a financial supporter to get this
car back into its original rally condition then you need to donate at least £25.00. Link to donation page is: http://www.mgb-register.org/MGB-Register/Jean_Denton_Donations.html
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Rubco(Retired Unemployed British Car Owners)
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! How about our current stretch of wonderful Dec. weather? Great for some possible top down drives.
RUBCO will be held at Denny's located at 11266 Midland, just east of Lindbergh, on Thursday Dec. 17 at 9:30 A.M.
Please RSVP by email to [email protected] if you plan to attend.
Hope to see you there.
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St. Louis Mg Club Classifieds From the pages of Craigslist
HUGE PRICE DROP! 1979 Midget $3000 Need it gone before Dec 14th. Hagerty values it at $4100 (https://www.hagerty.com/valuationtools/HVT/VehicleSearch/Report?vbe= I drive this car every chance I get. It has a new clutch, gas tank, sending unit, brake and clutch cylinders, fuel pump, tires, center console, radio, speakers, and spare tire. Engine and gear oils were all changed and all grease fittings lubricated recently as well. It's a solid car and has been well taken care of. Even the interior and top are in great shape. post id: 5344634095 posted: 2015-12-04 8:07a
1971 MGB upgraded carb , new brakes, all new front end parts , new tires,excellent paint,excellent interior runs and drives great , Looks Great . Add this to your Christmas Bucket List
post id: 5312425
updated: 8 days ago
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SLTOA Christmas party at the MAC
Photos by John Moore
Several members of the MG Club of St. Louis joined the festivities at the Missouri Athletic Club for the annual St. Louis Triumph Owners Christmas Party. The food was delicious and the event was capped off with an unusual gift ex-change involving the Wright ( right) Family and their strange family gathering to celebrate Christmas. As their tale was told, all the SLTOA members exchanging gifts were arranged in a circle, moved the gifts either “ left or right” as the word was mentioned in the story. Thus, no one ever knew what gift they would finally receive until the final words of the Wright family tale was told. This was a new method to end often endless “ rob your neighbor “ gift ex-change used by the club in the past. A well received and fun alternative!
Lee Fox, our events chairman, discussing the up-coming MG Club of St. Louis Holiday Dinner!
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THE MG Club of St. Louis
Thurs Dec 10 2015
Holiday Lights Tour
Drive through Tilles Park Winter Wonder-land
$10 but MG club mem-bers driving British Cars are paid for by club.
Meet at southwest corner of McKnight and Manchester behind Bandana's at 6:30pm. Finish up at IHOP at Clayton and Brentwood.
Mon Dec 14
2015
MG Club of St. Louis December Meeting
6 pm for eats. Meeting at 7pm.
JJ’s Restaurant 1215 S. Duchesne Drive. St. Charles, Mo. 63301
636-946-3500
Thur Dec 172016
RUBCO (retired unem-ployed British car own-ers) 9:30 am.
Denny’s 11266 Midland Avenue just east of Lindbergh.
Mon Jan 11 2016
MG Club of St. Louis January Meeting
6 pm for eats
Meeting starts at 7 pm
Llywelyn’s Pub 17 West Moody Avenue
Webster Groves, Mo.63119
Sat Jan 23 2016
St. Louis MG Club Holi-day Party
6pm for cash bar
7pm for Dinner $15 club subsidized.
Mathew’ s Kitchen
5625 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, Mo. 63109
(Details on page 8)
Mon Feb 8 2016
MG Club of St. Louis Monthly Meeting
Location to be determined
Sun Feb 14 2016
Annual SLTOA Polar Bear Run
Ending at Hickory Ridge Clubhouse
Details of drive and event to follow.
Mon Jan 18 2016
Winter Technical Ses-sion
Topic and location to be determined.
For updates and the latest details, visit the STLMG Club Website at: www.stlouismgclub.com
Name Address Phone E-Mail
Bob Bentzinger Chairman
1129 Hudson Road
St. Louis, Mo. 63135
(314) 524-6128 [email protected]
Bruce Hamper Treasurer
132 Wildwood Lane
Kirkwood, Mo. 6122
(314) 822-4831 [email protected]
Carolyn Westbay Secretary
2124 Sunset Lane
High Ridge, Mo. 63049
(636)376-0064 [email protected]
Lee Fox Events Chairperson
12855 Big Bend Blvd.
Kirkwood, Mo. 63122
(314)-821-1295 [email protected]
Club Officers & Support Roles
Walt Murphy Membership Coordinator
6933 Plainview St. Louis, Mo. 63109
(314) 645-1665 [email protected]
Andrew R. Ackerman Newsletter Editor
36 Arundel Place
St. Louis, Mo. 63105
(314) 406-4171 [email protected]
Registrars Name Phone E-Mail
Pre-war Bob Horzmann (636) 227-3449 [email protected]
T-Series Charlie Key (314) 428-9335 [email protected]
MGA/Magnette Glen Owens (314) 352-3847 [email protected]
MGB/MGC Robert Rushing (314) 614-4671 [email protected]
Spridget Bruce Hamper (314) 822-4831 [email protected]
Cars In Boxes Walt Murphy (314) 645-1665 [email protected]
Other Marques Byron Golfin (314) 469-7146 [email protected]
FOR A FULL LISTING OF UPCOMING EVENTS, CLASSIFIED ADDS, AND MUCH MORE GO BROWSE OUR EXCELENT WEB SITE AT:
http://www.stlouismgclub.com/
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"The St. Louis Metro Gazette (SLMG)" is a publication of the MG Club of St. Louis and remains the property of the club. It is published monthly and is provided free to members in good standing and to officers of other British car clubs upon request. "SLMG" solicits articles from members and other sources. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the Club, Club Officers, or the staff of the newsletter. Technical information is believed accurate, however, any repairs or mechanical advise is attempted at the readers own risk. The Club, Officers, or newsletter staff will not be responsible for any misinterpreted or incorrect technical information. If in doubt, consult with a certified technician. Articles may be reprinted by other car clubs provided that credit is given to author and “SLMG”
Web Site: www.stlouismgclub.com Editor E-Mail: [email protected]
THE MG CLUB OF ST. LOUIS
On the lighter side!
The December General Meeting of the St. Louis MG Club will take place on December 14th after 5:30 pm at JJ's Restaurant, 1215 S Duchesne Dr, St Charles, MO · (636) 946-3500 Meeting starts at 7:00pm. Come early to chat with old friends, make some new friends and have some free popcorn.
