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MORGAN OWNERS GROUP NORTHWEST VOLUME 29, NUMBER 8 - November-December 2009

Here is a look back at some of the cover images from 2009.

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 8 MOGNW - NWMogazine NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2009

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2009 MOGNW Officers and Board

President Kay Jones [email protected]

Treasurer Craig Runions [email protected]

Secretary Pat Miles [email protected]

Editor/Webmaster Tom Henderson [email protected]

Historian Steve Hutchens [email protected]

Regalia Bob Stinson [email protected]

Island Pod Rep Kit Raetsen [email protected]

Midlands Pod Rep Mike Amos [email protected]

Northern Pod Rep Win Muehling [email protected]

Southern Pod Rep Wayne Harris [email protected]

Treasurer’s Report - Oct 31, 2009 Craig Runions The Publication: NWMogazine

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Driving events and social meetings are held in each of our four Pods: Island (Victoria), Midlands (Seattle), Northern (Vancouver), and Southern (Portland). Times and locations are listed on the MOGNW calendar. Please contact your closest Regional Rep for more information on activities in your area.

Meetings and Events

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On October 15th seven Morgans, two Jags, and a 1952 Bentley Salon embarked on the Annual Bob Nelson Memorial Run to Winthrop. This year’s Run was ably organized by Steve Huth-chens with input from Bill Button and myself. I thought it might be appropriate to reflect on the history and meaning of this annual event. Bob passed away in October 2002, victim of a sudden stroke. Knowing of Bob’s passion for driving the North Cascades Loop to view the fall colors, Bill Button organized shortly thereafter an im-promptu one-day memorial trip around the Loop. There were five Morgans: Button’s, Runions’, Ward’s, Marten’s and Jones’. On the way home we stopped for food and refreshment in Darrington. After a beer or two it was decided to do the tour again the next year, which has now become the An-nual Bob Nelson Memorial Run. We’ve missed only one year since. Why do we memorialize Bob? Quite simply, because Bob epitomized the true spirit of morganeer-ing. I had known Bob since 1986 when he spotted my car in the U District and tracked me down to talk Morgans. Bob and I organized the first meeting of the eventual Midlands POD at the Hungry Turtle on Lake Union. Bob was relentless in hunting down stray Morgans on the streets of Seattle when he was in town. Bob was best known for his prowess for keeping his Morgans running when far from home as well as those Morgans traveling with him. I have had two such experiences. On a POD run to Marrow-stone Island I lost the nut holding the generator pivot bolt in place. No problem. Bob pulled out a baggy containing probably a duplicate of every bolt and nut on a Morgan and handed me the right nut and lock washer. During our caravan trip to the 25th celebration in Portland, my fuel pump gave up. No problem. Bob had an electric fuel pump wired in line on his car. He took his electric backup and wired into my fuel line and I drove it this way for the rest of the festivities. I still have that pump on my workbench as a reminder of that Bob moment. I’m sure there are many other Bob Nelson stories all attesting to his devotion to Morgans and their owner’s camaraderie. We should all think of Bob when we are talking about what’s really important in our club and when we are seeking the true spirit of MOGNW. Kay

MOGNW Calendar of Events

2009 SCHEDULED EVENTS The Island Pod Christmas Party will be held Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the home of Joanne Cockshutt and Kit Raetsen in Saanichton. Come celebrate the season with us and enjoy fun, food and song. The format will be a cocktail style party with nibblies only. In addition to your favorite bev-erage, please bring your favorite homemade appetizer and/or finger food. Please bring enough as there will be no main course. You might want to bring the recipe for your favorite appetizer to share with your Morgan friends. Desert will be provided. R.S.V.P. to Kit at [email protected].

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Bob’s +4 at his memorial service


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The Midlanders’ Holiday Party will be held Satur-day, December 12th, at the home of Brad Green and Peg Stocking - 12303 Pinehurst Way NE, Seattle, WA 98125 at 3:00 p.m. Dinner will be at 06:00 p.m. Our hosts will cook ham and sweet potatoes. Everyone else will bring the rest as potluck. There will be a gift exchange and lots of fun. The party will end about 09:00 p.m. RSVP holiday party to [email protected]. Watch the web site for information on the other pod Christmas parties. Monthly get-togethers continue through the fall and winter months. Information is on the web site and all are welcome. The November Midlander event will be held on the 21st at noon at The Cabin, 19322 Richmond Beach Dr NW, Seattle, WA 98177, 206-542-1177. Fixed price sandwich and salad followed by a short rally ending at Kay Jones’ garage.

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here from Conn. 22 years ago. I have thirty years of

experience in custom cabinet making and wooden

automotive coach work which has enabled me to

meet virtually any automotive wood working project,

from a small repair to designing and constructing the

framing for an entire body where no patterns exist.

My highly satisfied clients have included

Robert Couch the Morgan restorer, Sam Posey

the race car driver, John Peckum the automotive

illustrator/artist and many others.

My web site, www.woodencoachwork.com will

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Southern Exposure (Notes from the Southern Pod)

By Claire J. Hauge

The 2009 Morgan driving season was spectacular and, as the Nelly Furtado song asks, “Why do all good things come to an end”? The weather has turned rainy and cold and Bob has his “garage clothes” on again, working on projects to get us ready for next season. I suspect the end of the driv-ing season puts many Morgan owners to work in the cycle of refurbishment, renewal and restoration. Guiding principles for this cycle were aptly described in an article I read some time ago in the Dear Shabby column of the Triumph Trax, the club magazine for the Portland Triumph Owners Associa-tion. The author did not publish his name, though I believe I know who wrote it. Due to the con-tents, I’m reluctant to make attribution….or accusations as the case may be and I have modified it a bit to fit the Morgan world. Dear Shabby, I’m a recovering MG owner considering a conversion to Morgan ownership. What I’d like to know is if there’s a basic system of beliefs that all Morgan owners share? Sincerely, Seeking Enlightenment Dear Seeking, Seek no further, for thou hast cometh upon the promised marque. I readeth (thorry, I bit my thongue and am thspeaking with a lithp) to you from the holy Book of Malvern, Chapter 4:13: 10 Commandments of Morgan Ownership 1. Thou shalt not love thy Morgan more than thy wife and kids…as much, but not more. 2. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors car, nor garage, nor battery charger…but that car lift is totally

awesome 3. Thou shalt always tour in groups, for like the wilde beast, there is strength in numbers…and

make sure someone has duct tape. 4. Thou shalt share thine spare parts with those in need, for one day the wrath of Lucas may fall

upon thee. 5. A parts car shall never count against the car limit set by thine spouse, for they are but part of one

car. 6. Thou shalt not store thy cars outdoors…except for thy wife’s minivan when room is needed for

another parts car. 7. Thou shalt not tell thy spouse the full cost of a restoration…not all at once anyway. 8. Thy sons nor daughters shall never be allowed to marry during an ABFM, unless it’s at the event. 9. Thou shalt not make fun of thy neighbor’s MG, for that is enough shame in itself. 10. Thou shalt not trailer thine car to events, for the path to salvation is to be driven. Shabby.


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BOB NELSON RUN 2009 By Bill Button

Steve Hutchins called me and asked “How about a Bob Nelson run across the North Cascades Hi-way”. Great, I said, I will help, and Steve organized the “Bob Nelson Run 2009”. Kay Jones said “Great”, I will organize the food and so the “Bob Nelson Run” was on the way. Steve organized very inexpensive, clean lodging at the “Cascade Inn” on Hiway 20 just outside of Winthrop. Kay found the “Arrowleaf Bistro” and arranged food. I picked the date as I wanted it as late in October as possible so Steve and I settled on October 15th. That was a Thursday, but most of us are now retired and hunting season was to start on October 17th. That date was almost our undoing, as the weather was looking very iffy on Wednesday and packed snow and ice was reported Thurs-day Morning. We met at McDonalds in Sedro Wooley. Win Muehling drove down to see us off. He had to return home to take care of a “Must Do” so could not enjoy our Run. Our group now included: Kay & Theresa Jones – '53 4 Seater David & Thea Wellington – '82 2 Seater Kit Raetsen & Joanne Cockshutt – '94 2 Seater Larry & Vicki Vandermay – '56 2 Seater Graham & Son Patrick Bailey – '71 2 Seater Ric Macdonald & Denise Bougie – '65 2 Seater Hal & Garnet Irwin – '68 4 Seater Loretta Nelson & Gayle – Jag Sedan Mike & Rosemarie Powley– Jag Sedan Bill Button & Craig Runions – Bentley Sa-loon The weather cleared and we enjoyed a very nice Fall Color Run across the North Cascades. Vespers were enjoyed by all in the Jones/ Powley adjoining hotel rooms. We had a choice of “Pork Porterhouse”, Whole Grilled Trout” or “Elk Bourguignon”. I had the Elk and it was delicious, That plus splitting a local Wine with Dave Wel-lington made for a very nice dinner for me. Craig Runions passed out bottles of Mor-gan Centenary Ale to a few who did not make it to Malvern and we toasted the spirit of Bob Nelson who was the essence of Morganeering Our trip home was not so good. Rain. By this time Kay and Theresa were in the back seat of the Bentley, their Morgan on a Flat Bed truck. Water pump failed. We did stop near Marblemount with the Wellington's for lunch. All in all a delightful couple of days.


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Valvoline’s Answer to Older Cars’ Need for Zinc in Oil Courtesy of Robert Couch

1. What are the benefits to using a racing oil versus a regular "street legal" oil? The Valvoline VR1 Racing & "Not Street Legal" Racing Oils contain additional additives for in-creased horsepower and reduced friction on metal parts, provide extra wear protection for high com-pression/higher horsepower engines, and include less detergents than regular conventional motor oils. 2. What is zinc? The anti-wear additive simply referred to as "zinc" by most car enthusiasts is actually short for Zinc DialkylDithiophosphates or ZDDP. Its primary role is to prevent metal-to-metal contact between engine parts by forming a protective film. Despite being referred to as "zinc," this additive actually contains zinc and phosphorus, with phosphorus performing the anti-wear function. 3. Why have the zinc/phosphorus levels in motor oil changed? With ever increasing limits on emissions, automobile manufacturers have tightened emission con-trol systems on newer vehicles. This is one of several factors considered when the American Petro-leum Institute (API) sets standards for motor oil. The current API standard is "SM" which replaced the previous "SL" classification. Because phosphorus can poison a vehicle's emission system, the level of zinc is lower for current motor oil. 4. What is the controversy surrounding the amount of zinc in motor oil? Many hands-on car enthusiasts and engine experts believe the lower levels of zinc in "SM" motor oil is causing excessive wear in older style push-rod and flat tappet engines. This is despite the fact that all new motor oil classifications are intended to be backward compatible. This has resulted in the widely accepted belief that modern motor oil is not adequate to protect older engines. 5. What solutions does Valvoline offer to the zinc issue? Valvoline offers two solutions to the zinc issue: 1. Valvoline VR1: Contains 75% higher zinc than SM motor oil with a balanced additive pack-age designed to work in both racing and street-legal applications. This product will protect older style push-rod and flat tappet engines. Valvoline provides this product in both multi and mono viscosity grades: 20w50, straight 50, 10w30, straight 30, straight 40, and straight 60. 2. Longer-Lasting Zinc/Phosphorus: Valvoline uses an advanced zinc/phosphorus additive that keeps higher levels of phosphorus in the motor oil where it protects the engine instead of poi-soning the catalytic converter. Valvoline is the only brand offering this unique additive across its en-tire line of passenger car motor oils including SynPower -- the only synthetic offering this additive. 6. Which oil has more zinc/ZDDP: VR1 or "Not Street Legal" oil? Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil contains .13% of Zinc and .12% of Phosphorus compared to the Val-voline "Not Street Legal" Racing Oil which contains .14% of Zinc and .13% of Phosphorus. 7. Can I use an additive to boost the zinc level? You can use an additive to increase the zinc level. However, check with your motor oil manufac-turer to ensure the additive is compatible with your motor oil. 8. Is VR1 a conventional oil, a synthetic or a blend? Valvoline VR1 is a conventional, non-synthetic racing oil.


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It’ll be There When I get Back By Dave Doroghy

I am about to leave for a three-month trip out of town. Some of you in the Club who have met me know that I work for VANOC where I have been the Director of Sponsorship Sales for the past five years. Over the summer we finally reached our sponsorship revenue target and I was given a new assignment to go across Canada with the Olympic Torch Relay. Last week we were on Vancouver Island and later this week I leave for New Foundland. I am sure many of you have been following the relay in the news. Leaving town for three months entails an endless list of things that have to be done. Today I got one more checked off my list as I tucked my Morgan away. I put the bulky grey storage cloth cover over the old Gal and carefully positioned a small oiled filled radiator style electric heater next to her. She will be fine in my old detached garage; the heater will keep her warm and the winter sleep will do her good. Just before I left I started her up and let her run for 10 minutes so that rigamortus wouldn’t set in while I was gone. As I shut the garage door behind me I realized how low maintenance this car is, compared to other possessions of mine. Like a fine wine the Morgan will just sit there and improve with age. The car was built in 1966 allowing me to boast today that it is 43 years old. When I return next year my bragging rights will extend by one year, as I become the owner of 44-year old car. I used to think of the passing years as something that eroded the value of your car, but now as an an-tique car owner I have come to embrace a completely new paradigm. The passing years only give the car more character, make it more unique and add to its value. And just like the wine that is left in a cellar to get better and better with age requires very little or no maintenance, so does an idle Morgan. I have a friend checking in on my home while I am gone. Someone, has to drop by to water my plants, someone has to pick up my mail, if my cat hadn’t ditched me last summer someone would have had to feed him. I have bills that I will pay online while I am away, and I will be monitoring the three different places where people can leave voice mes-sages for me. But old Morgy will require no attention whatsoever. She is hassle free. Just leave her there and she will be at my service when I get back. And it is great to have the spring to look forward to coming back to. The All British Field Meet is the Morgan hi-light of the year for me. Come the Victoria day long weekend my car will re-emerge in all of her splendid glory to be surrounded by blooming plants and the bucolic setting of Van Dusen Gar-dens, and old acquaintances. I can’t wait. I’ll be sorry to miss the Christmas Party and some of the other Morgan events taking place over the next few months. I look forward to seeing all of you again in the New Year as our cars all get one year older and one year better and so do we. Oh and as I go from Coast to Coast following the Olympic Flame across this great country of ours I’ll be sure to keep my eyes peeled for Morgans. Something tells me come January in Manitoba, I’ll likely not be spotting too many of them. Stay well and we will see you in 2010. All of my past Dorg’s Morg articles can be accessed at www.dorg.ca and I can be reached by email at [email protected].


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This Essentially Unedited Article Courtesy of Mike Powley The Editor Accepts No Responsibility ;-)

Prologue:

After the event the first task was to name the new Northern Pod Drill Team master, some sugges-tions came in Major Tom II—2-two-to- too-tutu or “toot to here we come” (but the panel decided the best and name with the most clout would be “Major Muehling of the North” and his “Coal Cart Flyers”. Next came the naming of this specific show this was submitted by Doug Seager and this run then is

thusly called….. Morgan—”Around the World in 80 ways” Aka….from sewer to sewer and back again.

Let us then begin the maneuvers. Arial photo view of the start-ing grid. Drill one we leave the Annis Island Sewer treatment plant via McDonald's, this is our first choreographed effort by Major Muehling. We turn right to go west ..and right again executing a perfect “U” turn in the middle of the road to now be headed east

and the Morgan Drill Team does a splendid pass by the rest of us ...the Drill Team being lead by Major Muehling in his drop head followed by his team the Burkholders, the McDiarmid’s in their drop head, the Barn-Swallow team and the Theroux’s. What a grand introduction and skill display for the non-Morgan observers and judges that being the Fraser’s in their Porsche hoping it doesn’t snow, the Powleys in their Ford knowing it is going to rain, and Chris & Pam in the Jaguar XJS and the Ba-rne-Sparrow team in their “back up thingy”, a most qualified group to judge these kind of things. (Seager’s were scheduled to meet us at the “OVAL” and the Miles were on the sick list) Sorry we did digress here and you probably have lost track of the direction we were headed ...ummm well it was heading east from the McDonald's ….yes yes we know the Olympic Oval is west of this place but under the Major’s directions we will find often that east is west north is

south and somehow we will get to each destination with a bit of a Drill Team display to boot.. We arrive at the Oval in the west sector of Richmond; some-how we got right to it after the short run. Parking is pay parking but covered under the “rink”. We as-semble for the tour, muster at the reception desk only to find out that there is a private function in process and we could be denied access for the “lookie-loo’ ...but Major Muehling works his charm with the lady at the desk and we are granted 15 minutes on the rink level ...no access the next “exercise level”

all are happy with that. So up we go and at the right this kind of what we see but not with the crowds etc. We are also able to look up at the “exercise” level, some of us break out in sweat just thinking about it as it is in full swing. The team and oth-ers now engage in our usually social ban-ter ….time passes and next thing you know the lady at the desk comes up to tell us our 15 minutes (of fame?) are now up...please leave ...so down we come.


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Morgan—”Around the World in 80 ways” (continued) Down we come and here we are greeted by Major Mueling’s Drill Team majorette (SUGAR) at this point the Drill Team and the observers are invited to sit for a group portrait as below. Great photo by our Major ….we must now muster again in the parking lot for the next leg. A surprise “Drill” #2? awaited the observer team as we leave the lot heading south (were we not to go north?) we then turn east (were we not to go west?). However it was a “smart” short run east on the New Westminster Hwy, then craftily a cutting sharply across 2 lanes of west bound traffic to a empty park-ing lot the observers were treated to a precision “drive by” now heading west to go north. Well done we all say later (no one was killed attempting the tricky turns). We are now on our way to our next sewer plant and photo op. the ancient Iona treatment plant, pictured here fully engaged and happy at it’s work. This of course was a photo opportunity to die for.


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Morgan—”Around the World in 80 ways” (continued) This being a rare opportunity to view the Major’s Drill Team at rest over looking the settling ponds on the Iona Island nature reserve. “Comfort” facilities are to the left.

Why this stop got all thinking about lunch we have no idea, but it did and the cry for muster was is-sued. All watched in awe as the drill team pulled out without hitting any strangers in the lot and now correctly heading south to go west to the Abercorn Inn. When we get close to the Russ Baker Way/Miller Rd. etc. over/under and over and out passes we get a surprise opportunity to review the Major’s drill team once again ...we find that we are now heading south on the Russ Baker Way diversion and we look to see the Drill Team heading North on the main road ….what a show, the colour the close formation, amazing. We could only wish they were issued big flags to wave as the go by.

The remainder of us heading west now struggle to catch up and be sure to have a timely arrival at the lunch at the Abercorn Inn at the site’s Bobby G’s Pub. What a splendid back drop we all think to display the newly formed and now practiced “Major Muehling of the North” and his “Coal Cart Flyers”. They are not there! As we wander aimlessly around the parking area wondering where we went wrong …..we hear off in the distant EAST the throb and purr of Morgan engines—now we only wish we had flags to wave as they come by ...but wait ...they turn not to the parking lot but head north on the Costco auxiliary road and then execute a perfect mid road circle to return smartly south to the our lunch destination parking lot. All mumble “show off’s” and can hardly wait for the next time so they can join the “ranks”. The call for “lunch” was far greater than our envy so into Bobby G’s we go and once seated we are pleasantly surprised to find Larry arriving “late for lunch” with Tina as is his Traditional MO. As the es-tablishment wanted the “room” for a major seating at 2:00PM the service was so good we had a hard time keeping track of the last person served for the Al Allinson Last Supper Re-ward ...but the “CUP” went to Judy McDiarmind. Boy! Four Drill team dis-plays, all thought the North-ern Pod Halloween run was spooky indeed! The Northern POD Team can’t wait to take on the Midlands POD in full blown parade.

The Drill Team’s Coal Cart Flyers on display a

wonderful spectrum of fall colour indeed.


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Fast Trains and Cheap Fuel By Robert Couch

Some of us, this author not included, may re-member the following feat. It’s not the feat itself but the detail about it that is incredible. In the fall of 1934 Union Pacific Railroad built a diesel train to try to break the time record from LA to NY. The trip was 3,254 miles long. With 900 HP and 5 cars in tow with 52 passengers, it did the trip in 55 hours and 56 minutes averaging 1.6 MPG and consumed $80 worth of fuel. Yes, that’s right, not a misprint, that’s 80 GWs folks. Okay, so the trip was 3,254 miles long and if divided by 1.6 MPG that equals 2,034 gallons of fuel consumed. Divide $80 by 2,034 gallons and . . . yep, you got it, 4 pennies per gallon! And now we know why those were the days when folks saved pennies for a rainy day. I remember pumping gas at 25 cents as a youngster at my dad’s Chrysler dealership, but 4 cents, how things have changed. There is yet to be a train to beat the M-10000’s time from 1934. So you might give that loose penny in your pocket a second thought before tossing it or vac-uuming up the ones between the seats in your car. Happy Morganeering.

Southern Pod Meeting

By Claire J. Hauge

The Southern Pod Social/Business Meeting for Octo-

ber was held on October 20th at Heinz Strom-quist’s offices: Millennium Building Services (MBS) on Swan Island in Portland with about 12 members attending. (Thanks Heinz!!). The Conference Room includes a full kitchen so we decided on potluck; and no one went away hun-gry. Contributions included an assortment of beer and wine, pizza, shrimp, chips, dip, meat-balls, and for dessert, brownies and pie. I’m sure I’ve forgotten something!! It was fabu-lous. We visited, talked about Morgan trips (past and planned), and car projects. Wayne Harris conducted a short business meeting and we planned the Christmas Party. Watch the Moga-zine for details. Next meeting is November 17 at MBS.

The Toy Box

has room for your stuff

1961 Morgan

* Cars $150 per month * Boats and Trailers by size * Small projects may be OK * Newer heated building

* Easy Access * Northgate Area

Brad Green Specializing in the Classics

206-979-1503


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Top Tier Gasoline By Tom Henderson

Until I came across an article in another Mor-gan club’s newsletter, I did not know there was such a thing as Top Tier Gasoline. It turns out that there is a web site where you can read about it and find a list of retailers that sell it. Audi, BMW, General Motors, Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen recognized that the current EPA minimum detergent requirements for gaso-line don’t go far enough to ensure optimal en-gine performance. They established standards that must be met for a retailer’s gasoline to be listed as top tier. A retailer must meet the stan-dards in all grades of gasoline they sell and in all outlets that sell their brand in order to be listed. Approved retailers include: Chevron Texaco Phillips 66 76 Shell and others. See www.toptiergas.com/index.html.

New Members

Richard and Phyllis Cimino Battle Ground, WA 1953 black dual spare flat rad roadster Ken and Marion Butler Sooke, B.C. 1986 Indigo Blue +4

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