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MTWC Group Events in Sept to check with GO’s see contact details p29
Dates for your 2013 diary
1 Sept South Coast Group flying weekend. Sumners Pond, Barnes Green, W Sx 1 Sept South East Group, Vintage m/cycle rally, Colne Valley railway. 3 Sept East Anglia Group meeting. The Bull, Woolpit. 7 Sept South East Group meeting, The Swan, Horndon on the Hill. 8 Sept South East Group, car show and gardens, Capel Manor, Enfield. 8 Sept South West Group lunchtime meeting, Hare and Hounds, Putts Corner Sidbury. 11 Sept North West Group lunchtime meeting, The Smoker, A556 Plumley. 11 Sept West Midlands Group meeting, Fruiterers Arms, Ombersley. 14 Sept East Midlands Group, open day Statfold Barn Railway, advance tickets required! 15 Sept East Midlands Group, GWR vehicle day. 18 Sept South Coast Group meeting, Six Bells Chiddingly. Design and development, Bluebird. 18 Sept East Midlands group meeting, Royal Oak, Brandon, 6.30 pm onwards. 21/22 Sept South East group. Kop Hill-climb, Wendover. 26 Sept North East Group meeting, Antrobus Arms, A559 Antrobus. 25 Sept West Midlands Group meeting, The Clent Club, 8.00pm. 28 Sept All MTWC members, Spares Fair, Abbey Hotel Malvern. Opens 10.00am. 29 Sept All MTWC members, AGM, Abbey Hotel Malvern. 30 Sept Oxford Group meeting, The Clifton Arms, Worminghall, 8.00pm.
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Contents. Page;
3 From the Editor
4 Chairman's report
5 Pics from Le Puy
6 Le Puy report
7 Sir Stirling Moss
re-united
10 Directive 126/EC
11 NFTC/ Registry
Rumblings/New members
14 Notice board
15 Competition notes
19 Dear John letters
21 Darmont book etc
22 Mogspares
23 FBHVC News
24 Mathis “333”
25 Rewminations
26 Caux Retro report
30 Group reports
38 Mogwest CA
report
39 Regalia
41 South Coast
Group 50th
anniversary report
44 Floggery
46 Gallic pictures
47 Prescott pictures
Cover picture Long time member from Belgium, Hedwig Rodyn’s scary Morgan mascot, pictured at Amiens.
September 28/29 Spares Fair & AGM Weekend at,
The Abbey Hotel, Malvern. Come along and get involved.
VOL 68 Sept 2013 No 9
THE BULLETIN T H E M O N T H L Y M A G A Z I N E
O F T H E M O R G A N T H R E E - W H E E L E R C L U B
Affiliated to the ACU: non-territorial C L U B W E B S I T E w w w . m t w c . c o . u k
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The troops are back from
France. No not a WWI
headline, merely a note that the Amiens trip
seemed, like the Curates egg, to have been
good in parts. Everyone with whom I have
spoken enjoyed themselves immensely.
However, it seems there was dissent from the
‘French Morgan Club’ over some
communication difficulties that resulted in a
few missed rendezvous. A few letters were
exchanged, but in the interests of entente
cordiale, I have decided to let them remain
between the parties involved. Le Puy on the
other hand appeared to be a very convivial
time. Well done everyone.
My request for someone to take up the
problem of interpreting the nuances of
Directive 2006/125/EC on our behalf has
borne fruit. Member Stuart Tallack will take
up the cause, and via a monthly report keep
us all informed in regard to how the battle for
commonsense is progressing. The Club will
be forever grateful to, and thanks everyone
who has taken action on this matter, but a
legally trained mind that can recognise and
speak the EU language must be a step
forward. I’m sure that Stuart will welcome
suggestions and input from the members in
order for him to keep abreast of the bigger
picture. Please join me in welcoming him.
We must all still keep up the pressure.
The question has been raised regarding the
advantages, or otherwise, between pressed
flywheel assemblies or traditional tapered pin
designs. Given the inherent weakness of
original JAP con-rods, there is an advantage
in replacing ‘these’ items. Regarding pressed
or taper, I confess to missing the ability of
being able to strip down a big end myself.
Having got my crank assy
back, together with the
offending pin and bearings, it looks as
though a roller failed in one side of the
forked rod, which would explain the strange
tinkling noise that alerted me. I’m now using
Silkolene synthetic motorcycle oil!
Putting the world to rights with Brian the
other day brought up the subject of yet
another Mog here on the Island. We
discussed just how many Mogs are in sheds
that will never see the road in the owner’s
lifetime. It is sad that some hang on to a kit
of parts or an almost derelict car, only for it
to be carted off to a dealer or worse, the
scrap man, after they depart this life.
Meanwhile there are many would-be owner’s
who would cherish and enjoy these hidden
‘treasures?’ It is likely that at any given time
there are more Mogs ‘holed up’ as there are
on the road. A great pity, and some would do
well to look into their conscience and maybe
give someone else the chance to share their
enjoyment of these unique cars. Perhaps
even, shared ownership?
The FBHVC have finally recognised that
three-wheeled car owners face a potential
threat from the EU Directive and did in fact
make a quarter page reference to it in their
recent Issue 4. They have still not done
anything positive about it, even though they
admit that they do at least know about our
concerns. It is worth noting that they
dedicated almost four pages to the Rolls
Royce Enthusiasts Club, which I suppose
sums up the general attitude of many such
associations in regard to smaller and ‘less’
important vehicles and their owners. We are
not high enough up the pecking order.
From the Editor.
Hon Chairman - on Safari
Brian Clutterbuck
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Another Club year comes to an end and on
behalf of the membership I thank all of those
who have worked hard to ensure that not
only are our cars still on the road, but that we
have a diverse calendar of events to enjoy
them.
My request on behalf of F type owners to
find a reliable condenser has brought an
interesting response from Kim Allen. I was
expecting a technically-backed answer but
hoping for the simple part number quoted by
our Editor. This latter approach doesn’t
necessarily help our overseas owners who
may not be able to source by make and part
number. One foreign owner, with a twin, has
asked if he could obtain both a condenser and
a set of points. His scanned photograph
shows the contact breaker assembly to be a
reproduction, possibly with VW points. (The
points were also leading rather than trailing
at the contact with the cam)? Many of us
know and use the Paddy O’Shea distributor.
This used BMC ‘Quickfit’ points, and
condenser, and had a bespoke extended cam
to avoid oil on the points.
Kim Allen’s solution, which is suitable for
any engine from 2 to 8 cylinders according to
the supplier, may be the answer to all
ignition problems if universally adopted but
certainly add to the permutations already in
use. The standard kit is for 12 volt systems,
however it can be adapted for 6 volt. And is
under £10 from the electronics retailer
Maplin’s. See Kim’s and Dave Harland’s
letters on page 19.
Those with Morgan brakes probably know
the benefits of floating operating cams in
order that both shoes come into contact with
the drum. The only other way to improve
these was to fit shims between the operating
cam and the shoes. Later Lockheed brakes
effectively have a floating pivot at the
operating end. This will only work if the unit,
which is held to the back plate with self
locking nuts and Thackeray * washers, is
allowed to move. Ideally grease between the
back plate and unit occasionally.
The current issue of the FBHVC News,
issue 4 2013, mentions the latest
developments relating to Directive 2006/126/
EC and the consultation document. You will
be as surprised to hear as I was that the
FBHVC raised the subject with the DVLA
alongside the Club! Club members might ask
why the Federation have not involved the
Club in their deliberations, presupposing that
they have indeed consulted with the DSA.
The current proposal from the DSA for
consultation does take us back into the
correct category save for the minimum age
requirement. Your offspring, should we be
unable to change this, will have to content
themselves with driving the Ferrari until they
are 23.
Other matters reported in this issue which
directly affect us concern Ethanol and the EU
Roadworthiness directive. See page 23.
Currently we rely on the FBHVC to act on
behalf of its member clubs. Perhaps from our
recent experiences we should be more
proactive ourselves. This would mean we
would need someone to advise us, and from
my recent pleas for an insurance expert it is
hard to find a member to take on these tasks.
As you know Dennis Plater will be standing
down at this years AGM. He will not be
retiring with a large pension pot as all we
usually offer is heartfelt thanks for his
dedication and professionalism. Not
forgetting his wife Jill and family who have
also been indirectly involved in Dennis’s 18
years, freely given for our benefit.
All the club posts are open for election at
the AGM! See you there.
* Named after the ‘laser type’ metal cutting
light, invented by Scotsman Angus Thacker,
for cutting high quality steel into double
coiled spring washers for the flexible
mounting of carburettors to avoid foaming.
Called the Thacker Ray technique. Ed...
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Pictures from Le Puy 2013 by Mike Guess
Left, Howard
Chivrall with some pretty French
company.
Right. Richard Dismore on
Rue du Strade
Left. Chloe Pilbeam in
action.
Right.
Mike Guess’s Super Aero in good
company.
Story overleaf.
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Grand Prix Retro, Le Puy Notre Dame,
July 2013
There were 44 tricyclecars entered for the
2013 event of which at least 22 were MTWC
members. All but one managed to get there.
The single disappointee being your favourite
photographer whose Super Aero was still
suffering post- Amiens maladies. Almost the
entire UK contingent, with partners, friends
etc., managed to get to the brief Friday
evening bar meet which was within ten
minutes walk for most of us and made for a
gathering of some 50 bods. We were joined
by “Oily Pete” Loveless (yes, he’s still
about) with wife Marie who had driven their
Morgan all the way from Somerset (except
the Channel bit) to join the fun as spectators.
The usual Saturday run took us through some
150 kilometres of wine-growing countryside
during which we were well fed, watered (and
wined). Inevitably, one or two Morgans
suffered minor irritations but most had an
excellent run.
The evening festivities returned to the
original format of a five course Gala Dinner
with music, dancing and an apparently
unlimited supply of the local appellation.
Sunday was round-the-houses day with each
class, cars, bikes, sidecars and three-wheelers
having four sessions of “demonstrations”,
naturally broken by a two hour lunch break –
well this is France! If you need to know who
went quickest, it was a pair of F-types.
Special mention should be made of the
Seymours, the Carolines, Gordon Naisby and
two lots of Josephs who drove their Morgans
there and back with great success although it
did involve Michael Joseph “borrowing” the
gaskets from Nick Taylor’s Family MX
when his own gave way.
All in all a truly well organised week-end
much enjoyed by all who went, most of
whom had been before and all of whom want
to go again. And you? Mike Guess
Tim Camerons 1933 Family MX back home from the colonies. See letter on page 20.
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Here is an article with photos about Steve Hobbs' Sports, which he reunited in June
with one of its early owners, Sir Stirling Moss. Duncan Charlton.
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Two pictures of Sir Stirling Moss’s Morgan as it was, whilst still in the ownership of the family.
The body had been widened to allow more leg room and the fitting of a foot accelerator. Note the ‘Sports’ filler cap spacing.
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I was born in Southampton, England, in 1959
and, like most young boys of that era, I grew
up hearing about the legendary Stirling
Moss, who retired from racing when I was
age three. Perhaps, therefore, it was only
appropriate that, having lived in the United
States for 30 years, I was the one who
purchased CXD 628 on e-Bay in California
in 2007 and shipped it to Connecticut.
Unaware of its history, I commenced a six
year restoration of chassis number D 841, a
1934 Sports, only knowing that it was sent
from the factory in green with black trim and
a JAP engine (D26778/5K), long since
replaced and needing tons of work. There
was evidence that the Morgan had once been
painted off-white and there was light blue
paint in the interior and on the rear forks. In
2010, I discovered a photograph of CXD 628
in 1967 that had been posted on the web by
fellow MTWC member John Layte, who
gave me his own story.
In 1962, John purchased CXD 628 for 2.50
GB pounds from a scrap yard and used it as
his only means of transportation for 8 years.
The engine fitted in 1962 was an 1100 JAP
OHV. The JAP engine blew up shortly
thereafter and was replaced with a water-
cooled Matchless side-valve engine. That
side-valve engine developed cracks in the
barrels and so the barrels were replaced with
air-cooled ones from a 1938 or 1939 Brough
Superior SS80 motorcycle, which used the
same Matchless engine. Hydraulic brakes
were fitted from a Ford 100E.
Reinforcements on the front suspension
below the headlamps were added after John
drove at 50 mph over a straw covered road
bump, resulting in the Morgan being airborne
and bending the front suspension. John raced
the Morgan at several Morgan Three
Wheeler Club events, where it did not win
but performed well due to its reliability. John
sold the Morgan to an American for 350 GB
pounds outside of Ascot Station. He also
made a model of CXD 628 while he was at
sea and has kept it all these years as well as
few odds and ends.
In 2012, imagine my excitement when John
Layte contacted me with the news that a
picture of Sir Stirling Moss’s first car, a
Morgan three-wheeler with the licence plate
CXD 628 had been published in the book My
First Car. In that book, Sir Stirling tells how
he acquired the car at the age of 15 and drove
it illegally before his 16th birthday. When he
had it, there was a 1000cc Matchless air-
cooled engine and it was off-white with a
light blue flash. One day, he got a flat tyre
and rolled it with his pet ferret on the back
but none of the car, ferret or human were
injured - except the ferret had an oil smudge
on its face. Shortly thereafter, I wrote to Sir
Stirling and we exchanged correspondence
by email.
In 2013, I was contacted by fellow MTWC
member Bob (Kermit) Wilson about bringing
CXD 628 to the Kansas City Art Institute’s
Art of the Car Concours, organized by
Marshall Miller, which Sir Stirling would be
attending. On June 20, 2013, I shoe-horned
CXD 628 onto a 4’6” x 10’ open trailer and
drove for 20 hours from Connecticut to
Kansas City, Missouri. I attended a fabulous
lecture and panel discussion at which Sir
Stirling regaled us with stories from his
racing career and I had the privilege of
meeting him. The following day, Sir Stirling
posed for photographs, signed the dash of
CXD 628 and solved one question that had
plagued me. How can one roll a Morgan
three-wheeler with a pet ferret on the back
and the ferret not get hurt? Because,
according to The Man, it was in a box in the
storage area that the Sports model has behind
the driver. Aha! As I explained to my wife
when I returned home and proudly displayed
the Chairman’s Award from the show that
was generously awarded to CXD 628 by
Marshall Miller as his choice for best car of
the show: Some guys climb Kilimanjaro,
some guys go fishin’ in Alaska … this is
what we do.
Steve Hobbs
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A matter of rather small importance.
By Stuart Tallack.
Directive 2006/126/EC which came into force in January this year
makes no difference to ‘your’ entitlement to
drive. But if you hope to leave your Morgan
to somebody younger after you have shuffled
off, it will affect offspring who did not pass a
car test before this year. The change from
licensing category B1 to A (motorcycle) was
made without any supporting data. It was a
last minute change in Council opposed by the
UK member. Other Council members
showed no interest in it so nodded it through.
At least, so I suppose; as the session was not
one open to the public, there is no verbatim
reporting. In Parliament, no-one even
mentioned it; they just voted it through with
the rest of the Directive. There is no
document available giving any reason for the
change of category.
There are no loopholes. Definitions are
precise. A car is a vehicle with four or more
wheels; your Morgan has three. To drive a
three-wheeled vehicle, new drivers must pass
three motorcycle tests, the final one for the
most powerful class of motorcycle. After
that, they may drive a three-wheeler even if
they have never had a driving lesson. Staged
motorcycle training is designedly long-
winded and expensive to discourage
motorcycling, and it is similarly free from
any evidential justification. There is a
glimmer of hope for grandchildren though; a
sub 20bhp tricycle only requires an A1
licence and that can be taken at sixteen on a
125. Fond grandparents should look for
M.A.G. engines.
The Directive included a derogation
allowing member states to return three-
wheeled vehicles to category B1 meaning
they could be driven on a car licence.
However, the driver has to be at least 21 and
the tricycle cannot be driven outside the
member state. It is not clear if it is intended
that these driving licences will be recognised
in other states who applied for the
derogation. Nevertheless, the derogation
would be a stopgap pending more rational
change. A DSA consultation document
soliciting opinion on this ended 26/8/13.
Member states accepting the derogation are
making a tacit declaration that the legislation
was absurd and unjustified; I wonder why
didn’t they vote against it.
Better would be for the Directive to be
amended to return three-wheeled vehicles to
category B1 where they were before. A
Morgan could then be driven by a seventeen
year old who had passed a car test. Such an
amendment will not be put forward on its
own. We are not that important. However,
there may be other small errors, anomalies or
flaws in the legislation which need to be put
right by an amending directive, a
compendium of all the proposed changes.
The DfT would probably support ‘our’
inclusion in the amendment as they opposed
the original change from B1 to A in the
Council of Ministers. Commissioner Siim
Kallas and his department are likely to
favour it as the change was made
gratuitously to the document their expert
committee had written. Kallas is aware of
discontent with the change. If only out of
pique with the Council, he is probably well
disposed towards the change we want.
Is it worth bothering with this? I think so. It
would be a small victory for commonsense.
We should make our case clearly and solicit
the help of MEPs particularly those who
have declared an interest in historic vehicles
and those with expert knowledge of the
motor industry. We need to know if and
when an amending Directive is planned so
that we may lobby when it will be effective.
More to follow about that when there is
news. In the meantime, the derogation
beckons.
If you have information or useful
connections, or if my understanding of the
issue needs correcting, please email me on
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News from the custodian. When Oreste Bianchi was over from Italy he
took many photos including the F4 at Stoke
Lacey.
I asked him to email me some that I could
send to the Bulletin but unfortunately he lost
his camera before returning home.
He did, however, send me the attached
picture of his F Super with Charles Morgan.
Perhaps you could find space to put it into
the next issue?
Regards Ross Herbert
Registry Rumbling – the F Super Sports
I was contacted recently by Tom Spencer who has taken over the ownership of the 1939 F
Super Sports registered FOH 847 from his father. Mr. Spencer senior has owned the car
since the late 1950s.
Tom asked how many F S/S had been produced and what is the survival rate. That sort of
question leads to a glass of red wine or two and a steady trawl through the Factory records
and the Registry.
As I suspected, the pre-war Factory records don’t refer to the model as a Super Sports, just
as an F-Super. So where does the phrase “F Super Sports” come from and why do we refer
to the post-war version as just an F-Super? Is the only difference between the pre and post
war versions the cycle wings?
It was only in 1938 and 1939 that there was a choice of 2-seater F-types, the new F-Super
and the existing F2 that was based on the longer F4 chassis and had been available since
1935.
The first F-Super was despatched from the Malvern Factory on the 25th March 1938 and the
last one pre-war (F590) on the 1st December 1939.
The last F2 (F543) went to Colmore Depot in Birmingham in April 1939
If I’ve read the records correctly there were 50 pre-war F-Supers of which we have 15
survivors on the Registry, about the same survival rate as F-types overall.
Steve Lister (Hon Registrar)
We bid a hearty welcome to the following new members.
Nick Farthing Mulbarton, Norwich NR14 8BT.
Eric Todd Horbury, Wakefield, W.Yorks, WF4 5JH.
Carsten, Jan & Falk Doehring Albstadt, D-72458, Germany.
Jean Vignau Biran, 32350, France.
Geoff & Suzanne Ashton Orinda, CA 94563, USA.
Michael Lehr Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
Stephen Beer Caledon East, Ontario L76 1GI, Canada.
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From Maintenance and repair work, to full restoration,
including fabrication and engine work.
Pease call George on 01608 664996 or 07905168142
Or, e-mail [email protected]
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Other wheels: price on application.
Wheels can be collected and delivered to race meetings. Quick service.
Also Morgan paintwork undertaken by long-term enthusiast.
Phone Greg Bibby on 0116 279 3048 (day) or 0116 279 2120 (evenings).
Mobile 07860 237 945.
The Gerald Carr F4: now available for borrowing by members
The car has had extensive restoration to woodwork, bodywork and rear suspension, and
the insurance has been re-negotiated.
Note that there is still an age
limit of 25 years.
To borrow the car for a long
weekend, we suggest a
donation of £45, to cover
insurance and maintenance.
To keep the operation going
successfully, more bookings are
required. . . . so get planning!
Contact;
Ross Herbert, Hareley Farm, Linley Green Road, Whitbourne, Worcestershire.
WR6 5RF Email; [email protected] Tel: 01886 884362 For background information, see the articles on page 18, March 2004 and page 34, July 2006.
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Morgan Motor Company Recognised Three Wheeler Specialist
ENGINES
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REBUILDS
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REPAIRS
RESTORATIONS
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IMPROVEMENTS
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The World’s most comprehensive in-house facility for
The Morgan Three Wheeler
Contact the specialists
Situated only half a mile from the Morgan Factory,
why not visit us.
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Worcestershire, WR14 1UJ
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01684 899084 Mob: 07815 119 447
Or visit or website www.cameronracingengines.com
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Night Trial. It looks as though this traditional event has come to an end as no Group or
individual has offered to organise this years event.
South Coast memorial Run. The Editor wishes to apologise for leaving it so long to report
this milestone event which clearly upset many important Club members. This was entirely
my fault and I cannot blame anyone else. Due to my modest computing skills I inadvertently
lost the report in my computer during my haste to cut and paste whilst trying to get away on
a short July holiday. My daughter and a friend from campus found it later, in about thirty
seconds! Clearly the Editor should not indulge in holidays and the like. Ed...
Bernie Coleman asked last month if his old Morgan for which he supplied the rather poor
photo of, had survived. Happily it is still in existence and more importantly still in regular
use. Member Ralph Lavender of Warwickshire has owned it for the last twenty years or so,
and reports that it still runs very well and is giving him great pleasure.
The BSA Three Wheeler Club are finally becoming as concerned as we are, in regard to
Directive 2006/126/EC and have started asking questions via the FBHVC and similar.
Anyone knowing a BSA owner, (well someone’s got to have them!) is encouraged to keep
them informed about any news that we have, as well as items from Stuart Tallacks news
items in the Bulletin. This of course applies to any other three-wheeled car owners that you
may know. Intercourse between fellow three-wheeler clubs can only help us all.
AGM SPARES FAIR ARRANGEMENTS. The Spares Fair will be held as usual on
Saturday morning in the Elgar Suite of the Abbey Hotel, Malvern. It is open to the general
membership from 10am on 28th Sept 2013. The doors will be manned prior to opening.
Members will not be permitted to enter and Traders must not sell to anyone before the doors
are opened at 10am. This will allow Traders to set up their stalls unhindered and give them
better security of their stock. To achieve this, all traders must apply to me for entrance
permits in advance. To register please email [email protected] or phone 01403
783485. Please supply staff names and Business or Company represented. This year traders
will be issued with their badges on the morning of the fair at Malvern. Anyone wishing to
buy parts from Mogspares should remember to bring their Membership Card.
Michael Joseph.
Fairbourne Carriages Duncan and Nick Woods are to be congratulated for receiving the
prestigious ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ from ‘The Automobile’ magazine. The Club
applauds them for the work that must have gone in to reaching this high standard. Very well
done.
Group Reports. Michael Joseph asks for guidance in preparing reports. Please try to limit
words to a maximum of 350-400. Use Times New Roman font and do not leave extra spaces
between sentences. No need to indent for paragraph beginnings and use single line spacing.
Extra large special reports should be in the form of a separate article. Letter writers should
use similar guidelines. You should not make personal criticisms of other members, and try
to remember that we are all friends who are doing this for enjoyment. The Editor reserves
the right to not publish material he feels may be unsuitable.
CLUB NOTICE BOARD.
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Competition Report Pete Clews
Grids have been down this season partly as a
result of broken cars, partly due to illness and
partly I think because of the increasing cost
of meetings. It is not just the entry fees but
the travel to and from circuits and the cost of
the constant attention a racing Morgan needs.
Mechanical maladies have sidelined several
competitors including your Comp Sec whose
present engine gave its last at Curborough
and with valve problems holding up the new
one and a holiday in France including Le Puy
Notre Dame I decided to do a ‘quick’ rebuild
of the current engine. It never ceases to
amaze me that an engine can run with hardly
any compression rings, two cracks in the
head and a leaking head gasket! It was
obvious by Thursday that I would not make
the 1/4 mile sprint at Shakespeare County
Raceway but the engine ran on the Saturday
for a whole mile before it went into the van
for France.
Others having problems include Gary
Caroline who has been absent from
competition awaiting his new crankpin and
flywheels and although he has them now, his
engine was not ready for VSCC Mallory. Sue
Darbyshire has been without her usually
trusty racer after it split its crankcases at
Wiscombe but she was back with a
vengeance at VSCC Mallory. Tim Gray is in
the throes of a major rebuild after severing
his torque tube from the star lug at Darley
and hopes to make a return at VMCC
Mallory in August.
By the time you are reading this, the MTWC
Challenge series will be over for 2013. In
some ways it has been an unusual season and
it looks like overall victory for the most
points amassed will go to Chris Harfield in
the Standard Class following the final round
at Mallory Park. In the Racing Class it is
business as usual at the top with Hamish
Bibby already in an unassailable position
while things are tighter just below the top.
Tony Quinn’s Matchless power has proved
more than a ‘match’ for the racing F-Types
in the battle for the Pump Fuel Trophy.
Touring Modified Class looks to be Cathy
Quinn’s although Chloe Pilbeam in her first
season racing has kept up the chase well.
NSA 1/4 Mile Sprint 20/21st July
Several regular competitors intended to take
part in our first Sprint in many years at the
old Long Marston course now transformed
into the Shakespeare County Raceway
(sounds very Country and Western) but for
various reasons there were only 3 Morgans,
Bill Tuer, Cathy Quinn and Tracey Cameron.
The meeting was a 2 day affair with, in Bill’s
words, “lots of weird stuff’. The weather was
good but with a strong headwind a sub-14
seconds for Bill was out of reach and his best
time was 14.24 seconds with a terminal
speed of 95 mph. Tracey managed 16.80 and
Cathy continued her excellent form this
season with the fastest F-type time of 19.15.
VSCC Mallory 21st July
The threat of drizzle hung over Mallory Park
but the expected wetting never came and the
cool damp air helped to add a little extra bhp
to the three Morgans entered. Sue Darbyshire
had taken both cars, the racer with its newly
rebuilt engine sounding crisper than ever
while the black car seems to get ever faster.
Iain Stewart had also been tuning with his
own 1/4 mile test track closer to home to
gauge his success! Running on 1” carbs he
achieved a faster lap time than Sue’s petrol
car with 1:00.82 against 1:01.08 albeit in
different races. Iain was up against a group
of very fast methanol fuelled cars in Race 1
and came home a very creditable 10th. For
Race 2 Sue had taken Pole position but knew
that with 2 speeds she would be overhauled
when the flag dropped. As it was she made a
good start and was only passed by a
supercharged HRG. The positions remained
the same despite several challenges by Sue
and she came home in second place taking
the Vintage Class award. Sue then became
the quick change artist as she swapped to
methanol burning racer for Race 3. She was
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on the third row with Iain alongside and they
both overtook the type 35 Bugatti and the
GN ahead to finish 3rd and 4th, Iain being
the first petrol engined car only 5 seconds
behind Sue at the chequered flag. A really
good day for the Morgans.
VMCC Lydden 27/28th July
Bill Tuer made the long journey from
Liverpool to Lydden Hill in Kent and spent
the weekend battling with Martin Quirk on a
1000 Vincent outfit, both of them were up
against multiple world sidecar champion and
sidecar TT winner Tim Reeves on a Classic 4
cylinder Honda outfit. I am sure that Bill was
glad he made the journey.
VSCC Prescott 3/4th August Sue Darbyshire and Mike Sythes were the
only Morgans entered. Sue was in the Racing
Class and luck deserted her as she struggled
with clutch problems through practice on
Saturday and the first wet run on Sunday
before the clutch finally gave up. Her fastest
competitive run was 52.34. Mike in the
Standard Class was much more successful in
his Super Aero achieving 4th in class with a
best time of 59.78.
For the most part the job of Competition
Secretary is a pleasure but I do worry when I
come to write my report that I will have
missed someone out who has competed at an
event I have not been to; this is particularly
so after I have been abroad, so please accept
my apologies if this ever happens. As this
season ends there is the Sporting AGM on
the horizon and the planning of next season. I
have been asked by organisers of events if
we will put on a grid at an event but we are a
very small group and it is impossible to
accept an invite where we have to pay for a
grid as this has become far too expensive to
chance us not having enough entries to make
it financially viable. It is always a worry that
like this season competitors will not be able
to take part. The VSCC have been very
aware that this is the case and have kept their
grid price for Cadwell Park the same for a
number of years but without the sponsorship
of the Club we could not commit to next
season.
Forthcoming Events SEPTEMBER 14/15th Loton Park VSCC 20th-22nd Angouleme FFSA
28/29th Cadwell VMCC
29th Snetterton VSCC 27/28/29th Klausen
The Morgan Three-wheeler Club Sprint
2013 Cathy Quinn.
The Morgan Three-wheeler Club ¼ mile
Sprint 2013 was held at the Shakespeare
Raceway previously known as Long
Marston. I have to be honest the turnout was
disappointing but luckily didn’t dampen our
sprinting spirits, which were also improved
by the increased numbers on Sunday! A
grand total of three Morgan’s entered with
four drivers. Tracey Cameron in the famous
and fast Hale Morgan and me and my trusty
F-Type entered Saturday which turned out to
be a very useful practice day. Anyone who
says sprints are easy should come and have a
go! Tracey did well learning to drive this
Morgan which is quite a handful, we learnt
early on it could not be push started by two
girls, even with the help of an additional
ambulance man, after cutting out on the
return road. So I returned in my trusty F2
with two strong blokes (Ewan and Tom) and
a tow rope (you know what helped the
most!). On Sunday we were joined by Bill
Tuer kindly sharing ‘The Machine’ with
Hamish Bibby, thus doubling our numbers!
We also had the debut ride of Finley
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Cameron on his 8th birthday! A superstar
who, although not in a Morgan rode his bike
brilliantly. It is great to see newcomers
starting out at sprints (just like I did!) and
I’m sure it won’t be long until he is joining
us playing with Morgans. Sunday saw some
fierce competition Bill against Hamish,
Tracey and her two cars as she also brought
her Nemesis race car to play with, and I just
fought with myself to improve my time! Bill
won his fight and FTD with a 14.24 terminal
speed of 95mph (yet to be confirmed but
possibly his best ever time!) Hamish was a
close second with 14.40 and terminal speed
of 94mph even after breaking a split link
during an enthusiastic burnout. Tracey
triumphed as the fastest lady with 16.80 and
terminal speed of 82mph and despite my
fight I couldn’t get under 19 sec (despite
improvement in every run) and had to accept
my 19.15 and terminal speed of 69mph.
After a technical discussion with Bill it was
clear this was due to the headwind and hot
conditions, who am I to argue? A good fun
time was had by all, thank you to the NSA
who made us very welcome, the hot weather
not so, but I can remember a very cold bleak
meeting here previously so no complaints
from me! I even had the opportunity to use
my tow rope again on a bike when the
exhaust fell off. I was slightly nervous and
said I had never towed a bike before and he
calmly replied “that’s ok I’ve never been
towed by a Morgan before!” See you all
there next year. (We missed you Greg!)
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Visitors by appointment, please Tel/Fax: 01453 832 113
F-type chassis from £520, 4-wheeler chassis to your spec: 4/4, +4, +8.
Crossheads built and components supplied.
Hubcaps: polished alloy as original £22 pair; stainless £26 pair.
Mayflower lamp die-castings £52 pair; lamps to suit £34. Dash parts red and black sockets £21.50. Our replica horn-push for Super Sports etc £32.Small chrome
horn-push £8. Big black Lucas horn-push late F-type £20.
Red warning lamp £18. Chrome map lamp £37.50.
Most steering-column parts available. Morgan rear brake cam £26, arm £28. F-type clutch sleeve £30. F-type flywheel bearing £6.
Cast winged Ms for rad cap for flat or domed cap, polished and threaded, £16.
Polished alloy storks £38. Bronze storks £46.
Stub axle inner nuts £4 each; lock-tabs to suit £2.50 each. Many other parts (many original). Enquire.
Spares for all 4-wheelers Series 1 to Aero 8, some at big savings. Just ask.
CNC-machined stub axles. Girling F-type, 3-speed with flat back-plates
and 3-speed with dished back-plates, £ 50.00 pair.
Stainless bonnet knobs and escutcheons for F-type, circle type with screws and nuts £55.00 set.
All prices plus post and VAT.
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Dear John Letters
Dear John.
Ref; Condenser.
Possibly the best way around the condenser
issues with an F Type, is to replace it with
the "IGNITION AMPLIFIER" kit from
Maplin’s. This kit is self assembly using a
small soldering iron, and is quite straight
forward to build, costing around £10 it is not
an expensive cure, with the added bonus of
points lasting far longer!
Kim Allen
Dear John.
I note that in the August Bulletin Brian
Clutterbuck poses the question ‘Why do F-
type capacitors keep failing?’ Well, I did not
know that they did, (I have never had one fail
on me) but offer an observation; although
Brian says he does not want a technical
explanation! I think we all know that for an
electric current to flow there must be a
complete circuit for it to flow around. Now
on many Ford engines, and most metal-
bodied cars, the coil is bolted solidly to
‘earthy’ metal so the HT current, having
jumped across the spark plug gap, has a
ready ‘earth’ path back to the coil. But what
if the coil is (as mine was in my F4) mounted
by coach bolts on a plywood panel. Then,
since the spark can only occur ‘after’ the
contact breaker has opened, the only way
back to the coil is by the current somehow
jumping across the capacitor. I first figured
this out when I ‘saw’ blue sparks jumping
across between the capacitor terminal and its
earthy case. So in these circumstances the
capacitor is being subjected, not to a puny
12V instead of 6, but something in the
kilovolt range, almost certainly something it
is not designed for and which will shorten its
life. Remedy – move the coil onto something
earthy, like the engine or, as I have done, run
a separate earth wire from the coil body
(using one of the mounting bolts), to
anything which is always ‘earthy’ so the
spark current has an easy route back.
Dave Harland.
Dear John,
In response to Gordon Naisby’s letter in this
month’s Bulletin, he will hopefully be well
pleased to know that his father’s 1933
Family MX is now giving the wife and I
great pleasure tootling around the rural lanes
of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and
Herefordshire. I cannot believe how well it
goes, so eager to climb any hill without the
need to use second – who needs 4, or even 5,
speeds?
Corresponding with Brian Pollock in Seattle
USA, I got to hear of this Family in 1000
pieces last July 2012 and duly did a deal to
get it re-imported – it had been exported to
America in 1967 after Gordon’s Dad, who
had bought it in 1937, suddenly sold it I
think some time around 1966. Graham
Sargeson was the owner about that time
(1967).
Having gone to the States it was taken
completely to pieces as only the Americans
can do, even the handbrake was un-riveted!
Over the winter I managed to resuscitate
AGO 825 and this July, through the help of
Steve Lister, managed to reclaim the original
number, the buff logbook fortunately
returned with the car. Parts missing were the
dash panel and instruments, hood and rear
panel work. A new replica plywood frame
had been built over there and surprisingly the
original doors, bonnet, wings and screen all
fitted nicely. The fuel tank had been powder
coated, strange really as it was full of holes;
the radiator was leaking everywhere after
being sand blasted; the engine was totally
apart, but only required new pistons. Worse,
the chassis had been ‘shafted’ all round the
spider and was very bent. A re-jig and re-
tube has returned it now to a safe and useable
condition – this took me nearly three weeks.
The engine and chassis carry the original
numbers. The very best component was the
gearbox which is the best I have ever used
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out of the 30+ three-wheelers I have had and
it doesn’t leak!
My thanks go to Brian Pollock who could
not have been more willing and helpful in
boxing the assemblage up and dispatching it
safely by ship. This project has realised a
growing dream I have had of re-owning one
of these little family MX’s – it’s such a
shame we, as youngsters, used to break them
up and put Super Sports bodies on them.
When I was 17 I saw one in a front garden in
Lye, I jumped off the bus and bought it for
£2.10.0d. Dave Shotton towed it back home
for me. I had it running the next day and used
it for 2 years taking my two sisters to school
from Quinton to Stourbridge daily, until I
crashed it at the top of Mucklow Hill. Alas, I
have neither photographs of it nor any
memory of what I did with it after.
Tim Cameron. Picture on page 6...
Dear John,
As we all use and work with petrol the
following may just help to remind us all to be
careful. Every year at least six people
manage to kill themselves with petrol. The
latest in this area was a Doctor. Petrol was
poured onto his bonfire.
It built up a cloud as it vaporized so when he
lit a match to start the fire he was engulfed
by a fireball. 80% burns to his body and the
hospital put him into a coma. He failed to
survive.
Brian Watts.
Dear John,
In response to the letter by Mr O’Brien, who
in the August Bulletin, asks if it is necessary
to have a spares list published in the Bulletin
every month; he is incorrect. Parts lists are
published bi-monthly as agreed by the CCM.
If Mr O’Brien reads the Club accounts for
the past year he will see the significant
contribution Mogspares makes. The lists
provide a vital service to the membership and
without them the Mogspares Coordinator
would be inundated with even more requests
of where to source parts. As far as I am
aware Mr O’Brien is not a member of our
Club and may not even own a Morgan
requiring spares.
Grahame Joseph, Mogspares Coordinator. Eric Bayley confirms that Mr O’Brien is a
member and his number indicates that he has
been so for over twenty years. He owns a
very nice JAP Super Sports. Ed…
Dear John,
When reading Lennart Nilsson’s GO-report,
people might get the impression that I have
built my racer all by myself. This is not so,
although I have been administering the
project.
May I take this opportunity to thank my
suppliers in England and Sweden -without
their help there would be no Mog-racer
So here goes:
Colin Wilson: gearbox, sliders steering
components, "radiator" etc.
Tim Cameron: chassis building
PTB: front hubs and axles
G.E.E. Ltd: steering reduction box
Greg Bibby: wheel building
Richard Williams: body drawings and a box
of slotted woodscrews
Mogspares: miscellaneous bits and pieces
Gösta Svensson: engine parts etc.
Kent Persson: aluminium panels
Gary Caroline, the Darbyshires and other
Club members for advice and moral support.
Regards,
Lars Hageman.
Members are reminded that the AGM is
approaching. This is your chance to have
your say and make your votes count. As well
as the fine Spares Fair, the evening’s
entertainment and the awarding of various
cups and recognitions of contributions to the
Club are always worthwhile. The AGM is the
best way for members to have a say in the
election of officers and the way the Club
spends your membership fees. If you have
any strong feelings or wishes about the way
‘your’ Club is being run, then this is the best
way of influencing such matters.
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New book on the Darmont Three-wheeler. There have been several mentions of this new book in both this Bulletin and recent past
issues. At last the Editor has had the opportunity of seeing and enjoying this book. The
consensus of opinion amongst all who have seen it is that, even though the text is entirely in
French, this is still a very fine book with lots to interest both Morgan and Darmont owners.
The Club now owns a copy and all being well it will be available for examination from the
Hon Librarian at the Spares Fair.
John Lindop writes.
Sir.
Variously over the years the query has arisen many times regarding whether or not
Darmonts were in fact licensed by the UK factory. Sadly, no-one ever came up with a
definitive answer. Herewith enclosed are the front cover labels from two different Darmont
catalogues whereby all is revealed. Signed John Lindop.
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JAP sales Andrew Morison, Dolphin House, 01730 890 199 Durford Wood, Petersfield, Hants GU31 5AW [email protected] Matchless sales Roger Orford (T), Nethergreen Farm, Ridgeway Cross, Tel/fax 01886 880 387
Malvern, Worcs WR13 5JS (Mobile 07969 950015) [email protected]
Transmission sales Bob Derricott, The Laurels, Langley Road, Lower Penn, 01902 762 017
South Staffordshire WV4 4XX [email protected]
Ford sales Dave Young, The Garden Cottage, West Cross, 01580 766637 Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JL [email protected]
Buying Mogspares items
Ordering. You order spares from the
appropriate Sales Officers, (see below), who keep stocks of spares, as listed in most issues of The
Bulletin. (In general, items that are not JAP,
Matchless or Ford are dealt with by the Transmission Sales Officer.)
Payment When a Sales Officer sends your
order, he includes an invoice and remittance advice. Payment is sent, on receipt of items, with
the remittance advice, or copy of invoice to the
Mogspares Financial Administrator - not to the Sales Officer.
Payment can be made by:
1. Cheque payable to "Mogspares"
2. BACS electronic transfer (internet or telephone
banking) directly into the account stated on the remittance form. Please state your name and the
invoice number so that we can identify
payment. 3. Bank Card, by contacting the Administrator by
telephone, email or letter giving card details and
the invoice to be paid. Due to bank charges there is a 1.5% surcharge should payment be made by UK
debit card, and 5.5% if made by other cards plus
VAT where applicable.
Administration The Mogspares Co-ordinator
manages the Mogspares system and arranges the
ordering of new spares and ‘may’ be contacted
about problems and queries. He does not deal with
sales, or stock spares himself, nor do the Mogspares
Financial Administrator or Technical Advisors.
Dear John.
I was delighted that Ewan Cameron responded to my blethering. His experience is, after all,
far greater than mine. The difference between us is that he is a talented engineer and I am an
AGM Spares Fair - Saturday 28th Sept.
Abbey Hotel, Malvern 10am.
Most of our stock will be on display and available. If you know what Mogspares parts you require
before the event please pre-order. Buying parts at
the Spares Fair will save you postage and packaging costs and also valuable time for our
hard working sales volunteers. Mogspares parts
are only available to Club members so remember to bring your membership card with you.
AGM Sunday 29th September
We will be reporting our past year’s activity which has been very successful but not without
difficulties.
Roy Golding retires aged 87
There cannot be many cars in our Club without
parts made by Roy. He has been our most
important manufacturer of parts since 1999. In the past year alone he has made over 1500 components
on a simple lathe and milling machine in a shed at
the bottom of his garden. Previous work included a long time with the
Cooper Formula One racing car company where he
even had Ron Dennis (later of McLaren) as his apprentice. We wish him a very happy and well
deserved retirement.
Lists of Club spares are shown in previous
copies of The Bulletin. Sales Officers will
advise of availability and any price changes.
Matchless Aug 13, Transmission June 13,
Misc April 13, Ford Feb 13, JAP Nov 12,
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News from the FBHVC.
EU Roadworthiness Regulation.
Concerns raised about the re-wording of the
regulations have been somewhat confusing.
However they are now defined and are as
follows.
Vehicle of historic interest means any vehicle
which is considered to be historic by the
Member State of registration or one of its
appointed authorising bodies and which
fulfils all the following conditions.
A. It was manufactured or registered for
the first time at least thirty years ago.
B. Its specific type, as defined by the
relevant legal acts of the Union on
type approval, is no longer in
production;
C. It is preserved and maintained in a
historically correct condition, and
therefore has not undergone major
changes in its technical
characteristics.
These regulations therefore impact highly
upon those wishing to sell or export a vehicle
to other Member States of the EU. For
instance, a derelict Family model re-bodied
or re-built as a Super Sports would fail to
obtain entry upon examination of the
registration documents at any border and
would also incur the registration documents
being confiscated by the DVLA upon
returning to UK.
NOVA. Under new NOVA rules DVLA may
only register imported vehicles if they have
confirmation from her Majesties Revenue
and Customs that HMRC are satisfied that
the proper level of duty , and VAT, (if any)
has been paid.
Those who posses, or may be contemplating
acquisition of imported vehicles should note
the following points.
A. Their duty to notify HMRC under
NOVA applies to new and old
whether or not duty or VAT is
payable.
B. Private individuals or non-VAT
registered organisations do not have
to use NOVA, as evidence must be
available from importation
documents.
C. Notification must be within fourteen
days of arrival.
D. For vehicles imported before 15
April 2013 there are transition
arrangements, but it is the new
owner’s sole responsibility.
E. There is no recognition by HMRC
that the relevant paper forms may not
be available to the importer or new
owner.
F. If you have imported a vehicle and
not notified HMRC you are advised
to do so immediately to avoid interest
penalties.
G. When buying a vehicle that may have
been imported before April, do not
buy without the importing forms and
documentation as you may face
seizure without compensation.
Fuel news.
Transport minister Norman Baker advises
that the fuel standards have been revised
(EN228) which allows fuel suppliers free
reign to supply petrol with ‘up to’ 10%
Ethanol content by volume. Although any
decision to supply E10 should not be
introduced whilst there remain a significant
number of (modern) vehicles which may not
be compatible with this new standard, there
will come a time when no such conditions
apply.
Although there are as yet no minimum
content standards applying, which means that
should they so decide, manufacturers could
still supply non Ethanol fuel, it is unlikely
that in a given area there would be sufficient
demand for anyone to take this up.
It is expected that E5 will continue to be
available for the foreseeable future, but
methods of adapting historic engines to cope
with increased quantities of Ethanol could
perhaps be explored, ready for when the
increases become law.
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Graham Chivrall sends this from
France. Google "Mathis 333" and you will
get this tear-drop 3 wheeler from 1946 with a
flat twin engine and FWD. One has survived, it was at Retromobile in 2005. Mathis 333" 3= 3
people 3= 3 wheels 3= 3 lit /100km. There was
a great clamour for vehicles using minimum fuel and minimum resources during and after
the war in France. (sounds familiar) The Mathis “333” was designed for minimum
weight using aircraft techniques with three
seats (most journeys no more than 2 people)
and three wheels (less
weight, less drag etc) Teardrop shape was
streamlined for low
drag, helped by the 3 seats and 3 wheels. All
the mechanicals in one
piece at the front to save construction
weight, like Issigonis's
Mini but more so, and 20 years earlier.
They did 70mph and
looked 50 years ahead of their time.
Mathis “333”
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AND OTHER CLASSIC CARS
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Rewminations, or, JAP
Musings
The Little Red Rooster didn’t start the season
well, with an engine noise developing deep
inside the bowels of the JAP No.1 at
Loton.This took some tracing and turned out
to result from lack of clearance twixt a
countersunk screw head and the rear
flywheel. Easily cured but in the course of
the complete engine strip, we found a tight
bush in No.1’s exhaust cam follower and
signs of burning on the top upper ring land
on No.2 piston. Lack of lube and momentary
fuel starvation respectively.
JAP No.2 was ready to fit except for the vital
valve guide oil plumbing, quickly completed,
and it was installed and run with time to
spare before Prescott. It had very little
running-in but we dosed it with some Red
Line Methanol additive kindly given by Tony
Quinn and it completed Prescott without a
hiccup. The replacement engine has
performed well, it is the same spec. as the
first but incorporating the same list of hard-
won lessons to start with instead of
piecemeal.
We had something of a feast of JAPs at the
Classic Shelsley, we were in the first class up
the hill and shared it with Chas. Reynolds
who was on fine form and the very brave
Tracy Cameron in the very peaky Cyril Hale
racer. She found this to be something of a
handful, with its very light flywheels and she
wisely retired from the second runs after
torrential rain fell in the interval between
runs.
Ewan was looking after his two-stage
supercharged JAP engined Farley Special
(once driven by Chris Summers, and
managed a splendid run in the 34s. He was
also helping with DJINN, which originally
belonged to Rupert Instone, another rear-
engined single seater with a single blower on
its alloy JAP.
Alistair? He was happy and relaxed after
enjoying a colleague’s Indian Wedding on
the Saturday. We noted afterwards that no
Apexes were threatened by his runs. Oh yes,
our JTOR IS waterproof, we proved it.
Robin Rew.
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CAUX RETRO – 6/7 JULY 2013.
The Club was invited by the organisers to
attend the Caux Retro to be held in central
Normandy in July. Caux is not a town, but a
region and seems to be centred around
Yvetot. The event was based on the small
town of Allouville–Bellfosse just a few km
south of Yvetot and just off the Autoroute I
would be taking to get to Amiens for the
event there one week later. Hence my wife
Lesley and I decided to attend.
Allouville-Bellfosse is the home of the oldest
tree in France which contains 2 chapels! The
story goes that they were created to stop the
tree being cut down.
The whole event is organised by Roger
Devaux and has been for nineteen years, next
year being the 20th anniversary is promised to
be a special affair. It costs nothing to enter
and hence should appeal to many in the
MTWC fraternity! For this non-existent fee
you get a very nice rally plaque, a meal on
Friday night, a run on Saturday (Including a
meal at lunchtime) with coffee stops in
morning and afternoon and a meal on
Saturday night.
On Sunday you are expected to show off
your car with all the others (approx. 250
from a 1904 Peugeot to a modern Jaguar) to
the general public, with a free lunch in the
middle of the day, and if the mood takes you
to enter into the parade and concours
competition.
The whole thing is a delightfully French
affair with minimal organisation, but
adequate to keep everything going, and is
open to “Tout ce qui Roule” (anything which
goes). There was a McCormick tractor in the
concours!
We were the only Morgan three-wheeler, but
not the only Morgan, there was a +4 there
also. We were also not the only three-
wheeler, the star of the show on 3 wheels, at
least for me, was a nicely restored Velorex
(350cc 2 stroke).
The event has been an annual favourite for
the Citroen Specials Club and consequently
there were quite a few Lomax, Pendletons
and another make whose name I forget.
The preponderance of vehicles were of
French origin as you might expect, but there
were vehicles from many nationalities, a
large contingent of vehicles coming from
The Czech Republic and Slovenia.
For the Saturday run we were assigned the
‘A’ route (approx 30 miles morning and
afternoon) with all the other vintage vehicles,
and this turned out to be deathly slow. It was
an exceedingly hot day, and my 2 speeder
was struggling to keep charging in top gear
or to avoid boiling in first. The run was a
figure or eight run with the lunchtime meal
back at Allouville-Bellfosse, the coffee stops
were at an Opel garage in the morning and in
the grounds of a Chateau in the afternoon.
The run passed the seaplane memorial to 4
French aviators and 2 Norwegian guides who
were tragically lost on a mission to rescue
some Italian balloonists who had crashed in
the north of Norway.
The meal on Saturday night was the event
dinner which we didn’t attend as we were
both exhausted after the long hot day at 15 to
20 mph but I was told it was very enjoyable
and was a noisy and boozy do.
The Sunday parade and car display was held
in beautiful sunshine. All the cars were
parked in and around the town Mairie/school
and the general public was charged to come
in and have a look.
Later in the day there was a parade of
vehicles (those that had specifically entered)
with interviews of the drivers as they stopped
in front of the judges. At the end there was
the prize-giving of what looked to be around
20 prizes.
The whole event was held in a great
atmosphere and I’m sure Mr Devaux would
like many more three-wheelers to attend next
year.
John Barker.
Pictures on page 46.
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Officers of the Club
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Australia Terry Doyle, 94 Disraeli St, Kew 3101, Victoria, Australia 03 9853 1908
Brooklands Trevor Seymour, 1 Chequer Tree Close, Knaphill, 01483 480 388 Woking, Surrey GU21 2PB
East Anglia Simon Rayfield, Hillrise, New Road, Reepham, 01603 870 500 Norwich, Norfolk NR10 4LP email: [email protected]
E Midlands Malcolm Bull (T), 53 MacDonald Road, Wyken, 02476 444 282 Coventry CV2 5FE email: [email protected]
Far SW John Thomas, 4 Symons Row, Fore Street, St Cleer, Far Far SW Eric Bayley, 8 Manewas Way, Newquay, Cornwall, Tel. 01637 872618 TR7 3AH e-mail; [email protected] Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 5DN 01579 346 202
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Lancs Deryck Wright, Hawthorns Caravan Park, Nether Kellet, and Lakes Carnforth, Lancs LA6 1EA Tel/fax 01524 720837
North West Mike Guess, 189 Chester Road, Grappenhall, 01925 262 264 Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2QB email: [email protected] Oxford Bob Cragg, 1 Manor Farm, Culham, Abingdon, 01235 532 565 Oxon OX14 4NP email: [email protected]
Scandinavia Lennart Nilsson, Baldersvagen 1,SE-392 47 Kalmar,+46 (0) 480 492933 Sweden mob +46 (0)708 937603 email: [email protected]. Scotland Dan Smith, 26a Quality Street, Edinburgh, 0131 312 8330 EH4 5BS 07713099010
South Coast Michael Joseph, Woodlands Farm Cottage, Adversane, 01403 783485 Billingshurst, W Sussex RH14 9JG email: [email protected]
South East Dennis Plater, 5 Wakelin Chase, Ingatestone, Essex, 01277 352 867 (contact) CM4 9HH
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W Midlands Dave Anscombe, 80 High Park Avenue, Wollaston, 01384 372 307 Stourbridge DY8 3NA email: [email protected] YND Dave Hodgson, 74 Union Road, Low Moor, Bradford 01274 674381 West Yorkshire, BD12 0DF email: [email protected]
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Group Reports
BROOKLANDS
July was a busy month for Carol and I and
the Sports Family. We had an extended drive
to meet with the others at Amiens France in
company with the Caroline’s. Gary’s new
JAP engine proved both powerful and
reliable. There was some confusion over the
Celebration dinner at Amiens. We had such a
wonderful drive through France. It was a
shame it all went wrong. I tried out a foot
throttle for the trip. It was OK but it is
essential to have it linked to a hand throttle
for cold running and cruising.
Couple of weeks later we set off on
another extended trip this time to Le Puy
Grand Prix Retro, in company with the
Carolines and Gordon Naisby in his
Matchless barrel back. As we had the sat-nav
fixed to the dash we led the way Gordon in
the middle. Gordon has an interesting driving
technique for hills - open up and charge not
slowing down for bends or traffic in order to
keep the Matchless on the cam. I had to keep
an eye on the rear view mirror in order to
keep out of his way on the hills.
We had a good run down and back but not
quite trouble free. Gary’s car sucked water
into the carb. After overnight rain, my Sports
Family’s ignition timing slipped, re-timed at
the side of the road. Gordon’s Matchless
never missed a beat only requiring a top up
of water and used so little petrol.
We had a surprise on arrival for the Group
meeting at the New Inn. Two 5 speed three-
wheelers and a brand new four-wheeler
Morgan in the car park. One 5 speeder
belonged to Andrew Morison, the other and
the four-wheeler to a new Morgan agent Bell
and Colvill of Horsley. They bought
everyone a drink on arrival. I think they were
surprised and delighted by the number of
three-wheelers present. The silver 5 speeder
was their demonstrator and looked very
smart – none of the stupid stick on bullet
holes or roundels. Andrew Morison has
owned his green car since last year but
numerous broken limbs prevented him from
collecting it until now.
The final total was eleven three-wheelers
in the car park, parked all over the place,
making a wonderful display. We think there
were over forty people but it was difficult to
count with everyone in and out in the pub
and car park
We were delighted to see Malcolm Bull on
his first visit to the New Inn. Carol did not
recognise him out of his Santa outfit.
By the time this is read the Group Picnic
on the Lawn will have been and gone with
thanks to Liz and Peter Elgar for their
wonderful hospitality.
Trevor Seymour
EAST ANGLIA – WOOLPIT August saw a good turnout, the 2-Speeder
Super Aero, 3-Speeder Super Sports, F-Type,
and 5-Speeder all being represented. We
welcomed Eddie Gibbard from Brentwood,
and ten sat down to lunch including Robin
and Sarah Singleton whose 1998 Porsche has
about 340 bhp on tap. Will it see off a 5-
Speeder? Brian (F4), Martin (Flat-Rad), and
Maurice Cook (5-Speeder) had attended the
recent Helmingham Hall event, where the
Morgan stand became congested when 26 of
the 18 cars entered turned up! But just one
more F4 and another 5-speeder completed
the 3-wheeler contingent. That event was
highly praised, and we were encouraged to
attend next year.
It was sad to hear of the upset at Amiens,
seen by a French friend as the Brits
boycotting their event. Let’s hope differences
can be resolved so we may continue to attend
French events that we enjoy so much.
Ken arrived with an interesting article
about JAP engines, Alec Card, and the
Camerons, Martin contributed a selection of
Morgan magazines, and Mike brought
current copies of LVA and CMM, our event
becoming a regular information
exchange. Those who own a Darmont or can
read some French enjoyed perusing Mike’s
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copy of the recently published 296-page 13”
x 9½” hardback entitled “Darmont” by
Frédéric Viginier, copiously illustrated,
mainly with period photographs and
publicity material. Where on earth did he
find them all? At €78 including postage it’s a
snip – available from http://editions.pb-
ca.fr Looking towards the AGM, Martin
reminded us that factory tours cost £12.50
and should be pre-booked.
“Raedwald”
Tuesday 3rd September, The Bull, Woolpit,
12 noon
EAST MIDLANDS GROUP REPORT
July started with a ‘come ride with me
evening’, where Chuck was kept busy giving
rides to people, so many that he ran out of
petrol! But being well organised, he had a
spare can with him. One of the rides was
given to a young lad over on an exchange
scheme from Australia. Then it was last
minute work trying to get Chris Dickson's
Morgan ready for THE French trip. Last
attempts could not get the twin charging
system to work, so more important issues
were attended to before we loaded the
Morgan onto Steve Thompson's trailer ready
for the journey.
I am told that the members from our
Group who attended, and others, had a great
time despite the local Morgan people who
were organising things not fulfilling the
promised itinerary. But in good MTWC
spirit, a fine time was had.
While most of the Group were in France,
we along with a local car Club, put on a
display of 18 various old cars at the party in
the park, with a Music festival in the
evening. It is a great local fund-raiser and
just gets better each year.
The Group meeting was mainly taken up
by reports of the French Trip with Paul
showing a lot of the many photos he had
taken. John Wandless came over to see us,
but the longest distance award was to Louise
Sopignac Leoemte, who came all the way
from Paris (one of Sheila and Chris's grand-
daughters). Pat Jeal missed the meeting due
to an age thing, he forgot! We had the
2 LTOWZ-engined Super Sports of Chuck
and Bob in the car park, and it was nice
hearing them depart in convoy.
The next event, was VMCC Founders Day
held at Stanford Hall, I was in my MX2
Super Sports, Charles Smith in his MX2
Super Sports, and Bob Morley in his
LTWOZ Super Sports, Chuck was unable to
come in the Morgan due to back problems,
whilst Alistair said he was going on to
Mallory Park. A few items were seen to be
bought, but all general items as Morgan parts
are getting less common at auto-jumbles,
even at Founders Day where in the past, you
could count on finding a few.
The month closed, with The Silverstone
Classic, for me 4 days of the best and hard
racing of old cars. It was a pity the Saturday
evening group C race had to be stopped due
to very heavy rain, but the Sunday race was
extended to make up. To see the 7ltr Silk Cut
Jag pulling away from the others by well
over 5 seconds a lap was something
else. Stuart, and Freddy Harper were there
with the Kurtis 500, and Freddy finished 5th
in both races. I was very disappointed that
we were not able to meet up, as they were
based at the opposite end of the circuit to us.
It was a top few days, of hard racing, and
meeting up with some very nice people,
some old friends, and some new. The MSCC
had 92 cars there, and the Factory 2 displays.
At the end of Sunday it was a sad time
breaking the stand and camp, but I was
helped by Chuck getting stuck in, so my CM
hospitality suite was soon loaded up
ready for the journey home. Thus it was all
over for another year.
When I got home, I had an e-mail to say I
had won another interesting item at auction,
and hope to have that at Silverstone next
year.
Come and join us at a monthly meeting, to
hear the latest news, and about local events.
Malcolm D Bull
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Group meeting Wednesday 18th Sept 6.30
pm on
Saturday 14th Sept Statfold Barn Farm
Railway open day, advance ticket must be
bought
Sunday 15th Sept GWR vehicle day
28th 29th Sept Club AGM see you there
Saturday 9th November Baginton
Scalextric Sprint, see me for entry forms,
or come and watch
FAR FAR SOUTHWEST
July turned out to be a great month for
long spells of hot sunny weather, a chance
to get out in the Morgan. The main event in
the month was the annual "Wheels" classic
show at the Royal Cornwall showground at
Wadebridge, over 300 classic/vintage
vehicles together a large selection of classic
VMCC members motorcycles and one lone
Morgan F2, a very enjoyable day, relaxed
atmosphere among many friends and perfect
weather.
Next up was our monthly meeting at the
Fox & Hounds, super weather continuing.
The gathering was held outside for the first
time with our three-wheelers in attendance
including Ian and Maria Parkinson visiting
from up country to check out the camping
facilities for the forthcoming camping
weekend at Buryan, south of Penzance.
I did my own thing early August, entering
the F2 for the Camel Vale car club national
hill-climb event at Loswithial, this was a
combined ACU/MSA meeting. The F2
running much better than at Curborough
since I tweeked the engine together with a
few other items. I was ready to try out the
Morgan again. The course is a delight with
sweeping bends with ever increasing
gradients very much a favourite with the
competitors. The only downside, it rained
continually for most of the day, the
conditions did not seem to stop riders and
drivers from turning in some fast times. The
F2 was placed in amongst five super fast
pukka sidecar outfits, bit overwhelmed to be
in such company, although they were a
friendly bunch, interestingly all the outfits
had female passengers, the girls all agreed
they would like to have been my passenger in
the Morgan! My two timed runs up the hill
were only 6sec behind the slower outfit in the
group, not a bad result, went home happy and
wet, Wiscombe next!
For information, the VSCC second
Tuesday meeting that was normally at the
London Inn, Summercourt has moved to
different pub, five miles westward to the
Hawkins Arms, just off the A30 at Zelah, see
you there.
Eric Bayley.
FSW
I was again unable to attend the July
Group meeting, but received comprehensive
gen from my trusted C.O. Intelligence, my
alter ego, as always.
There was a reduced coven of half a dozen
or so. It was a shame to miss Roger Davies,
who re-appeared after a long absence. The
adventurers arrived safely from France,
including Ted French, after his contretemps
with the fractured chassis tube. By the time I
get to see them again, no doubt they will
have forgotten the minutiae of their effort. I
enjoy the vicarious sense of the excitement
provided by these trips. In the days when I
could have participated in such jollies they
were a rarity, this combined with a small
income; archetypical Sod's Law.
John T.
Next Huntsman meetings-17/9 and 15/10.
NORTH AMERICA
No doubt there is plenty going on in the
three-wheeler world on this continent but
there are few reports coming in regarding the
nearly 200 cars present here! Please send in
your stories!
Look for Steve Hobbs' report with photos
elsewhere in this issue. Steve owns Sir
Stirling Moss's first-ever car (Morgan, of
course) and he displayed it at the Art of the
Car Concours in Kansas City, Missouri in
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June, where he reunited Sir Stirling with his
former car.
Peter Ballard invited a few Morgan friends
to celebrate the 80th birthday of his Sports
"The Red Lady" on June 19th. Peter writes,
"We had a couple of four-wheelers, a couple
of MGs and two additional trikes, Murphy
with his new owner Dave Bondon and a 5-
speeder owned by Graeme Addie. Dave
drove Murphy for the first time here and had
a smile on his face.
I got my first drive of the 5-speeder which
was the best fun I have had with my clothes
on for some time in spite of a very noisy
bevel box.
Attached photo (at the end of Group
reports) shows progression through the ages,
two speeder, three speeder and a five
speeder." Reading right to left. Ed...
Kim Freeman reports the controls back
together on the Gunn Super Sports. On to the
upholstery next, I expect?
By the time this gets into readers' hands
the Put-in-Bay gathering will be winding
down. At time of writing we think we will
see at least 13 vintage Morgans and several
new 5-speeders.
Duncan Charlton
GO for North America
NORTH WEST
I missed the July Friday meeting at the
Whipping Stocks but was in good company
among about 50 like minded MTWC
colleagues and partners having an aperitif in
Le Puy Notre Dame. Of the two Group
members who were with me one was without
Morgan (post Amiens maladies) but was able
to concentrate on taking photos (see the Club
website) whilst the other was destined for his
F-type to be the fastest tricycle present. I
doubt if names are necessary. It was a very
good weekend.
Spent a bit of time following up this “barn
find” mentioned by the Editor last month.
Basically it’s a 1930 B-type chassis and lots
of parts and should be advertised in next
month’s Bulletin.
What a load of ‘anoraks’! Such is the need
to talk Morgan in the Group that the
Thursday curry night for blokes is rivalling
our established meetings. 13 at the last one
hosted by Trevor Gill.
Most advanced of our local restorations is
Ken Dovaston’s B-type Family now
resplendent in its dark green coat and shortly
to be linked up to its chassis. We don’t hold a
Group Concours d’elegance, which is just a
well as it wouldn’t be much of a competition.
Well maybe if James, Trevor and Steve were
there.
Due to the AGM at the end of the month I
have taken the liberty of moving our end of
month evening meeting one day back, i.e. to
Thursday 26th. Unfortunately the Whipping
Stocks cannot accommodate us so I have
booked with the Antrobus Arms (as we did
for last year). Just checked, the food remains
good.
Mike Guess
Lunch, Wednesday 11 September, The
Smoker, A556, Plumley
Meeting, Thursday 26 September,
Antrobus Arms, A559 Antrobus OXFORD The July meeting should have been at the
Clifton Arms in Worminghall, but on arrival
it was found that there would be a long wait
for food, so we all moved on to the Old
Fisherman at Shabbington. This is a spacious
pub on the river with good food and large car
park, but may be too far east for some of our
regular members, so we will persevere with
the Clifton Arms. In fact I will take the
precaution of reserving a table for future
meetings.
We went to Prescott last Sunday for the
VSCC meeting and it rained most of the day,
which provided an extra challenge for the
competitors, including the intrepid Sue
Darbyshire. There were only two Morgans
competing this year, which was a bit
disappointing.
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The Beaulieu Auto-jumble is 7th/8th
September, and as usual I will be manning
stand R272 in the red field, so do drop by for
a chat if you are visiting the event.
Bob Cragg
Events in September
30th September, Oxford Group meeting,
The Clifton Arms, Worminghall, 8pm SCANDANAVIAN
The Viking Run this year was blessed with
brilliant weather and bright sunshine all the
time, perhaps too hot for some. In spite of
fairly long distances shorts and short sleeves
were perfectly alright all the time. The hotel
was very suitable for our events except for
the prices of wine and beer. The roads are
among the best in Sweden and there are some
nice places to visit. I'll come back next
month with a longer report and pictures. We
are responsible for another event weekend
after when writing this, the. We were quite
exhausted after the Viking Run so it was
tough to get going for this, more local
though.
Man thanks to Michael Roos, Peter Werner
and my close friend Mats for advice and tips
most of all to Kent and Lena Storm who
tested my route twice and made some last
minute changes and a road book. which
nobody could find any fault in. Michael and
Britt-Marie Roos also invited us to close our
run with drinks in their garden.
Thanks to you all for coming and hope to see
you soon again.
Lennart & Ingvor.
SCOTLAND and NORTH EAST
Through July we have had a bit more fun –
the skittles night on the 25th was a great
success with 15 people attending. Not all
MTWC admittedly, but mostly pre-war car
people making up the rest.
Paul Jowitt has sent out invitations to all in
the Scottish and NE group for his lunchtime
barbeque and Mog ‘surgery’ session on the
31st August. He has included Jockmog and
BDC people as well, so parking in his
Edinburgh Mews could be a challenge!
Should be a good do.
I am planning to participate in the Biggar
Rally again this year, so hope to see some
other 3-W folk there. Also will be involved
with the Perthshire run and bbq organized by
Branislav Sudjic (brother of Deyan) and have
entered for the Bo’ness Hill Climb (yes, rush
of blood to head…)
More good news is that Bob Brough is
planning to get his MX2 running again
shortly, so I will be round there with greasy
spanners to help out.
Finally, I note with concern the comments
by Trevor Seymour in the latest Bulletin, and
urge all to lobby the government to apply
some commonsense to the situation
regarding the licensing status of three-
wheeled cars – otherwise we will see no new,
young members coming along in the future.
Dan
SOUTH COAST
July was French month. Stephen and Sue
Clarke (Grand Prix), Chris and Marion Booth
(Grand Prix), John and Sue Houlihan (Super
Sports) and Bruce and Valerie Campbell ( F
Type) all had a trouble free trip to Amiens.
Conversely, it was always going to be an
adventure for Grahame and me driving our
cars down to Le Puy Notre-Dames and back,
and so it proved to be. We had problems with
our fluids: rain in the electrics
(cumulonimbus); coolant in the oil (head
gasket) and oil in the petrol (l’idiot stupide).
We stayed with the Mike Guess ensemble at
the Chai de la Paleine and I think I called on
just about everyone for assistance over the
weekend for which I am very grateful.
Particular thanks to Nick Taylor who
cannibalised his Matchless MX in order to
get me home. It ran beautifully after that.
Steve and Jo Terry took their F4 down on a
trailer and luckily it was before the event that
the rear wheel rim split in half at low speed
on a quiet road. Unharmed, they were able to
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use their spare wheel.
After many hours of effort, Nick Murray
has got the ex Charlie Jenner Aero back on
the road. It is a beautiful piece of work and
now in dark blue with a dog-eared JAP. We
look forward to seeing it at some of our
events.
We had four Morgan three-wheelers plus
five other vintage types at the July Six Bells
meeting. They included Chris Booth in his
Ford with a big yellow gas pipe strapped to
the carrier which is used as a mould for F
type bonnets. I went home in the MX Sports
with son Howard holding a silencer, on
Mogspares delivery for Bob Cragg.
Our September meeting will be very
exciting with Donald Stevens giving a
presentation on Donald Campbell’s
Bluebirds. DS started as a junior
draughtsman for Norris Brothers and ended
up as Project Design Engineer on K7 (water)
and the beautiful CN7 world land-speed
record holder. This is a one-off chance as
part of our 50th Birthday celebrations so
please make a note of the date and don’t miss
it.
Michael Joseph
30th Aug /1st Sept Camping and Flying
Weekend. Sumners Ponds, Barnes Green,
W Sx.
Wed 18th Sept. Six Bells, Chiddingly. 8pm.
Design and Development of Bluebirds
SOUTH EAST Sackcloth and ashes first. In the last report,
the Chaplain’s transport was not a Land
Rover but a genuine ex US forces 1942 Jeep,
which preceded the earliest Land Rover by
many years. Didn’t stop the director showing
a L/R in ‘Ice cold in Alex’ though! Ed..
Frank David’s 5-speeder did not miss a beat
during the 475 miles he clocked up on his
Amiens trip.
Jerry Rea’s F Super Sports and Dave
James’ V-twin Super Sports also performed
impeccably, apart from a lack of space for
the load of booze that Dave just could not
resist buying. Was it too much sun that
provoked him into boosting the French
economy instead of our own?
The Group camping weekend was a great
success (see separate report below) and much
enjoyed by all who were there. 8 SE Group
members and their wives/partners attended,
some in their 3 wheelers, some trailed their
cars to Stiffkey and others came in tin-tops.
Martin Brown in his Plus 4 and Don Taylor
in his 1933 Sports have been out at many
events in north Essex . Colin Wilson (in his
Alvis and suitably dressed in his full RAF
Officer’s uniform complete with peaked
cap), Martin (in his Plus 4) and Eddie
Gibbard accompanied by Ed Eyes in Eddie’s
1930 Super Aero were at the huge Military
Show at Damyns Hall, Upminster on the first
weekend in August.
Before he took off on his annual pilgrimage
to the West Country, Dave Fripp produced
the Group accounts to the end of July.
Expenses exceeded income by less than
£9.00 but the Group is still solvent
Having missed out on the recent
Amiens Cyclecar GP Centenary celebration,
Colin Tatlow is getting ready for the next
one. He has finally got his 1922 Grand Prix
going, and now faces the problem of getting
it to stop!
Bob Towell is still sorting out problems
with both his Super Sports and his racer.
What follows is the report on the Stiffkey
camping weekend scribed by the intellectual
half of Duoika (Oik) after he had sobered up.
“Norfolk” stranger than fiction? Once again
the SE Group camping weekend climbed to
orgasmic heights. A bumper turnout with
some very stylish F-types, several mundane
twins, a Morgan 4/4 and a smart Harley Fat
Boy plus a few tin-tops graced the lanes in
and around Stiffkey.
Playtime proceeded with the group
assembling after sundown in the Red Lion on
Friday evening. Saturday’s scenic rims,
cultural interludes and the now famous SE
Group bbq. Rain proved no hindrance; the
more sensitive souls poked and prodded the
coals in unison with the “you hum it and we
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will sing it”; the singing reverberating around
the hallowed camping grounds. Umbrellas to
the right, umbrellas to the left, pork chops to
the left local sausages to the right. Burnt or
crisp? No matter; the odd tipple placated
even the most sensitive of palates.
Sunday more culture? Fakenham Gas
Works followed by a blast through the lanes,
screeching to unsuspecting halts, u-turns into
Hunstanton, ice creams and to top that a
delightful cream tea in the conservatory of a
local B & B which one of our number calls
home for the weekend.
Stranger than fiction? After departing
Swaffham on Friday lunchtime en route to
Stiffkey the glowing ball in the sky also
departed for the entire weekend. In its place
grey clouds, fine drizzle and chilly
evenings. Naturally this did not hinder or
dampen the collective spirit to enjoy the
weekend, a true reflection of the MTWC. A
special thank-you to Howard Andermahr and
Bob Wood who cobbled together another
excellent weekend. The cars? From the tasty
side-valve to the new 5-speeder never a
glitch.
We must also say thank-you to all those, old
or new members, who supported the
event. You are much valued by the
organising team led by Howard and
Bob. Each one of you tourists adding to the
puzzle that is the SE Group camping
weekend in Stiffkey.
Bookings are being taken for next year,
with a limit of 65 people and cars ?? “ Oik
Events in September
Sunday 1st – Vintage motorcycle rally –
Colne Valley Railway
Saturday 7th – Group meeting – the Swan,
Horndon-on-the-Hill
Sunday 8th – Capel Manor, Enfield , car
show and gardens
Sat/Sun 21/22nd – Kop Hill Climb,
Wendover
Sat/Sun 28/29th MTWC AGM weekend,
Great Malvern
Duoika
SOUTH WEST
Well done to Pete and Marie Loveless who
made it to Le Puy and back in their 1929
Super Aero without any significant problems.
Bad luck to Ian and Maria Parkinson who
experienced a nasty centre pin breakage on
the way to the recent, well attended social
meeting at Falfield. Nick Taylor came to the
rescue, recovered the Morgan to his home
nearby and helped to effect temporary repairs
so that Ian and Maria could get home to
Taunton. Ian with grateful assistance of the
Clements Bros has now fitted clamp lugs to
the lower crosshead tubes to eliminate the
risk.
We took to the water in August with a
gastronomic narrow boat trip along the
Kennet and Avon canal organised by Dick
Fripp. This was followed by canoeing on the
Wye and a barbeque organised by Stan
Howitt. The weather was excellent for both
events as was the company.
Please note that the Honiton lunchtime
meeting in September is on a Sunday.
Tony Quinn
Sunday 8 September – The Hare and
Hounds, Putts Corner, Sidbury, Devon.
Lunchtime.
Friday 4 October – The Crossways Inn,
West Huntspill on the A38 two miles south
of Highbridge, Somerset. 7:00pm onwards
– food followed by a skittles match with
the MSCC Wessex Centre.
WEST MIDLANDS
Our Continental Touring Sub-group
continue to clock up high mileages, a
significant number of West Midlands
members taking part in the Amiens Grand-
Prix centenary celebration. The “Full
Members Sub-group” mid-week lunches are
also well attended. I am looking forward to
the time when I qualify and can take part,
although, currently, the need to earn a salary
rather gets in the way.
Our last month-end meeting at the Clent
Club saw a visit from new members Alan
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JAP magneto bevel-drive gear sets, £80.00 pr; twin mag set, £115.00 Plus postage £2 UK, £2 Europe, £3 overseas.
Square ML magneto pick-up & brush; £10. each incl p&p anywhere. JAP D shaped bevel-gear covers £25. incl p&p anywhere
JAP half-round bevel-gear covers for late KT series engines with mechanical oil pumps:
£25. incl p&p anywhere. (must be finish-bored in timing cover ) 50°/60° JAP engine plate sets £40. plus p&p £8. UK, £32 Europe.
If you are not entirely satisfied with goods supplied, please do not hesitate to return them for a refund.
David Browne, Gorse farm, Fulletby, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6LA Tel/fax; 01507 534315
and Claudia Hopkins, who came up from
Cheltenham in their 5-speeder and said how
much they appreciated the welcome and
seemed to be most interested in the examples
of earlier cars which were present for
inspection.
I have been contacted by a gent from New
Zealand whose father’s first car was a 1933
Morgan three-wheeler and asked if I could
arrange a ride for him to celebrate his 91st
birthday early in August. After concluding
that getting into and out of a twin might be
rather challenging at that age, Malcolm
Lamb very kindly offered to give him a ride
in his F-type (which, of course, comes
equipped with doors to facilitate entry and
exit). I understand he greatly enjoyed the
experience and had a grin from ear to ear for
the rest of the day.
Hope to see you all at the AGM weekend.
Dave Anscombe
Wednesday 28th August, Monthly Meeting.
The Clent Club 20:00
Wednesday, 11th September, Mid-month
Meeting. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley
20:00
Wednesday 25th September, Monthly
Meeting. The Clent Club 20:00
Wednesday, 9th October, Mid-month
Meeting. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley
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Operation suspended until after the Spares Fair weekend. More next month.
Used Parts Exchange Used Parts Exchange David Browne tel/fax 01507 534315
The Mog West 2013 weekend,
focusing on trikes We ventured to Cambria, CA on 19 July
2013 for the 31st Annual Mog West
organized by the Northern and Southern CA
Morgan Clubs. On Friday evening during
registration Donna and Larry hosted a dart
tournament with 65 players competing for 6
awards.
The Concours on Saturday morning
displayed 45 Morgans including 6 trikes. It
was surprising that the new 5 speed models
nearly outnumbered the older vintage ones,
and would have done so had not Kevin
Revette’s new 5S broken down due to clutch
failure after approximately 3400 miles!
Attending with older trikes were Garrett
Capune in his ’27 JAP Family “Police Car”
version, making a late entry with siren
blaring and Garrett outfitted in a vintage
police uniform. Fred Klein brought his nearly
-restored ’50 F-Super, and Donna and I
displayed my older-restored ’48 F-Super. A
nicely-restored ’35 F2 was parked outside the
display area by Jim Duncan (from Cambria)
who had it advertised for sale at $35K.
The new 5-speeders arrived with Jason Lynn
in his ’12 model, first one of the new models
to be delivered in California; Dennis Glavis
in his ’13 mount, and Blake Marvin with his
’13 trike. These trikes were placed in a
Limited category for judging while the older
trikes remained in the Three Wheeler Class.
Gerry Willburn & Co did a great job judging
all the classes.
On Saturday afternoon, John Willburn,
conducted a rally visiting nine small towns
and villages, the majority along the coast for
a distance of around 100 miles. 3 trikes
competed with Stefan Mincu piloting the
Glavis’ trike, with navigator, Billy Jo
Mainerich, taking a 1st in the trike class.
Larry Ayers with navigator, Bob Murray,
finished 2nd with Blake Marvin not
completing, and Fred Klein, Jason Lynn, and
Garrett Capune not participating.
The traditional Saturday evening BBQ was at
the Willburn’s ranch about 10 miles from
Cambria and featured great food and
hospitality, a car park for Morgans, and the
celebrated presentation of The Haggis with a
solo guitar player for background music.
Sunday morning, with continuing great
weather, featured a drive to an historic light-
house followed by lunch at Ragged Point
around 25 miles north of Cambria with a far-
distant view of Hearst Castle along the route
on historic Highway One.
Cocktails commencing the awards banquet
were offered on Sunday at 6 with a great
menu and introductions by the presidents of
both the N & S CA Morgan Clubs. The N
Club Pres, Morgan Staines, was also the
Master of Ceremonies and at his usual
entertaining best with his rendition of
Morgan-related songs.
In the MTW Class Concours judging, Fred
Klein took 1st place, and Larry Ayers was
2nd. Garrett Capune very deservedly took
Best of Show with his very tidy Morgan
Police Car trike.
In the Limited Production Class, Jason Lynn
took 1st with his 5-speeder, David Haines,
2nd with his 4/4 racer; Blake Marvin 3rd in
his 5S, and Dennis Glavis 4th with his 5
speeder trike, a Morgan West demo model.
Overall, it was another great 2013 Mog West
weekend with very few hiccups, great
weather, wonderful Morgan enthusiasts and
guests, and we hope to do it again next year.
And, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if the
new 5 speed trikes attending outnumbered
the older models? Drive your Morgan and
come join the fun in July 2014!
Best wishes, and safe Morganing, Larry
Ayers and Donna Dell’Ario. Pics page 45.
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Regalia Literature
LP1 - Anzani Anthology. The illustrated story of
the Anzani engine and its use in Morgan Three-
wheelers LP2 – Story of the Three-wheeler. Brian Watt’s
essential guide to the manufacturing details of the
three-wheeler. A must have for dating your pride and joy. (Many illustrations)
LP3 – Best of Clarrie. What is there to say about
this publication. A collection of articles written by the late Clarrie Coombes, describing his activities
whilst owning and driving a 3W. It doesn’t tell
you exactly how to tackle each and every job on a 3W, (it is not a workshop manual) but it gives you
the confidence to try. A ‘must’ for all 3W owners.
Wouldn’t be without mine! Ed... LP4 – F-type Handbook - MMC. A facsimile
reprint of the Morgan Motor Company’s original
handbook supplied with every F-type sold. LP5 – Matchless Engine Handbook. A superb
small reference book for all Matchless engine
models LP6 – MMC Three-wheeler Instruction Book.
A facsimile reprint of the Morgan Motor Company’s original handbook supplied with all
‘twin’ engined three-wheelers sold.
LP7 – Book of The Morgan . A very useful illustrated general guide to owning and driving a
Morgan three-wheeler
OP2 – Lubrication Chart. A copy of the original Castrol lubrication chart for the 2 speeder. (Useful
for 3 speeder owners as well). Makes a great
garage wall hanging OP3 – List of Parts. An A4 version of the List of
parts, prepared by our librarian.
OP7 – 1937 catalogue. An (unfolded if you want) reprint of the 1937 company catalogue, showing
all models available at that time. (B&W)
OP13 – Morgan Three-wheeler Handbook – Ford Engine Models. Tony Birks definitive book
of the F-type, full of helpful hints, photos,
drawings and data. Includes a great deal of useful information for 3 speeder owners especially on the
disassembly and assembly of the gearbox. (soon to
be reprinted)
O3 – The Bulletin DVD. Every edition of the
Bulletin from 1944 to the end of 2010, with index,
search facilities and some video clips. Every
serious three-wheeler owner should have one. A
massive reference source. £20.00. + p&p.
Whisky tumblers at £28-£34 + p&p depending
upon engraved text.
Regalia;
John Barker, 83 County Park Ave,
Halesowen, West Mids, B62 8SX
0121 501 2042
Regalia John Barker
MERLIN ENGINEERING
01384 571936
Producers of the Press Fit Flywheel Assemblies
with Con Rods for 25 years.
Machinists of all castings for Morgan Vee Twin
Engines. Available shortly
Matchless MX2/4 Crankcases
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of wheels respoked
Magna wheels at £55 with
Super stainless parts to complement your Morgan in 2013.
New: Front hub protection plates, laser-cut for accuracy and flatness.
£15.00 per pair.
Beetleback catches. As original but with internal spacers to prevent
crushing; polished stainless steel. Drawings showing fitting details and clip
positions available if required. £110.00 per set of four.
Morgan heat shields. ‘Morgan’ in script with or without the wording
‘Super Sports’ in small print underneath, or just a set of holes like a cheese-
grater. Polished stainless ready to clamp to your exhaust pipes - no more
burnt elbows. £100.00 per pair.
Front spring covers, in polished stainless;
£100.00 per car set.
Hi & low level exhaust systems for all twins in stainless steel, p.o.a.
All prices plus post and packing.
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Tel. 01244 532 714 [email protected]
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NEED HELP? To keep my mind and hands active I can overhaul F-type related
items for you. Engines, Gearboxes or Electrical Items for example.
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SOUTH COAST GROUP 50th
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION RUN by
Michael Joseph
It all started back in 1963 following a
bleak winter. The first Run was to Petworth
on June 9th with six three-wheelers and 18
members. One car split its crankcase and
another broke a drag link with breakdown
assistance coming all the way from
Ringwood. That spirit of help, generosity and
adventure is with us to this day.
50 years later . . . We started our run
outside the art-deco terminal building at
Shoreham Airport. This time we had 18 three
-wheelers and over 50 members. Mike
Bamber who had organised the 25th
celebrations, kindly sponsored the car
parking charges for everyone. Our initial stop
was by the old wooden toll bridge where our
first G.O. Maurice Northeast and wife Lil
moored their two boats on which they lived.
Morgans were exempt from paying the
thruppeny bit toll. We heard hilarious tales of
dunking cigarettes into petrol tanks, crumpet
monks, saucepans of custard in the river
Adur and the need for an oxygen tent when
onboard. A few wooden skeletal frames
sticking out of the mud are all that remain.
Across the way was the Red Lion Pub where
the first meetings were held. We then
climbed back into our cars for the drive along
fresh, leafy lanes past the distinctive Lancing
College Chapel and Bramber Castle then
onwards to Wiston Village Hall. John
Houlihan promised us a warm welcome and
we got one with a blazing open fire, hot soup
and chicken stew. Sue Houlihan and her
Mum had been cooking for a week. We are
extremely grateful to John and Sue who
organised, paid for and provided almost
everything. They had covered the walls with
archive photographs, set up a video loop and
some music at 78rpm. The setting at the foot
of the South Downs was superb and the
atmosphere just perfect.
In publicising the event, I sent out some
invitation letters using an old fashioned type
writer font downloaded onto my computer. It
fooled some including Andy Brown who dug
out his 30 year old Corona and Jane Wood
who reached for her fountain pen in order to
reply. After lunch it was time to reflect and
reminisce over the last half century.
Inevitably some of the early members have
sold their cars, moved on and are
untraceable. We remembered Sylvia
Sampson whose splendid artwork was on the
wall. Brian Stevens had found an old black
and white negative of Sylvia sitting in
husband Colin’s Super Sports with
fashionable white rimmed sun glasses and
back-combed hair. Why do we always take
so many pictures of our cars which change
little rather than the occupants who
unfortunately do? This event emphasised the
need for more photographs of our members.
Brian Weeks was taking some for our
Centenary. Sadly some of the characters
from the past are no longer with us but are
not forgotten including Maurice Northeast,
Mick Courage, Nick Wood and Eric
Walpole. How nice to see Brian and Fiona
Courage each in a Morgan with their
delightful children Will and Edie. We also
had three generations of Booths; Chris and
Marion in the Aero and in their recently
restored F Type, Nick and Clare Sermon with
very proud young Edward safely strapped
into the rear seat. Looking resplendent and
out on its first run was the Eric Walpole F
Type inherited by son Laurence, with Jean as
passenger. They deservedly won the
‘Primrose Trophy’. Some South Coast
members from the very early days now live
miles away but it was a treat to have Brian
Weeks, Alan Webber, Paul Watton, Terry
and Jen Gosling, George and Stephanie
Dobson, Gary and Barbara Caroline and
Dick and Sue Fripp joining us for the day.
With long-term regulars like Roy Williams,
Dave and Jen Pittuck it was indeed a
particularly special ‘doo’. We were all of
course delighted that Mike and Liz Bamber
could make it. Mike needs a push start these
days in his wheelchair but it was a fitting
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occasion at which to pay tribute and give
thanks for his huge contribution over many
years as GO, Membership Secretary and
Mogspares Administrator. For the 25th Mike
had produced some commemorative etched
drink coasters of the old toll bridge. This
time John H reproduced some more from a
new photograph.
After lunch I facilitated a relaxed and
congenial trip down memory lane with
everyone contributing a story or two. It was
then time to cut the birthday cake, beautifully
made by Jen Pittuck and decorated with her
crystallised primroses. We sat outside to
savour, along with tea sunshine and the
South Downs, and the memories that made
up a golden anniversary.
Below, Elder statesman Brian
Weeks preaching to the faithful.
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MORGAN 3 WHEELER 1909-1952 A history of all 23 production models and engines
from the ‘prototype’ to the last ‘F Super’. It is intended as a reference book for newcomers
or expert alike and includes over 500 illustrations. Price £8.50 + pp £1.00 UK. £3.00 EU.
£4.50. RoW. (cheque or PayPal accepted)
Contact Eric Eadon
8 Ridgeway Rd;
Brinsworth, Rotheram,
S60 5HL
01709 379037
or e-mail
or
Above. Michael
And Grahame Joseph.
Right.
Vectis (IOW) Group members,
Andy Brown & Brian Stevens.
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Floggery
For Sale: F Super November 1950. Correct E93a 10hp engine. Low mileage and much in
excellent original condition as stored in a garage for 35years. History known. I carried out a
chassis upwards restoration. Added 12v electrics and a prop-shaft centre u/v joint and
bearing like a twin. Selling as I am 79 years old now and 57 years of restoring and driving
Morgans is coming to an end. Due to restricted knee movement it is proving too difficult to
get the right leg into the cockpit.
F Supers have the same performance as a Super Sports at less than half the price and with a
reliable engine. (See Picture Below) Available to view till Mid September or after
November. Price £20,000 no offers. [email protected] Chelmsford,UK.
Wanted: A pair of exhaust flange nuts for a MX engine - Steel or Stainless – alternatively
specifications to have a new set turned. Dennis Ricketts Mem No F6659(R) 014595 757153
email [email protected]
I’m not positive, but ask the Hon Librarian if he has these drawings and specifications. Ed…
For Letting: Holiday Cottage – Brighton Charming mews cottage on the Brighton and
Hove border tucked away behind the seafront. Traditional mews garage on the Ground Floor
with parking for 2/3 cars. Lovely airy and spacious open plan living accommodation on the
first floor which sleeps 2/4 people. The rate I usually charge is £750 pounds per week but it
depends on the time of year. Ideal for enjoying a City break by the sea in a Morgan or
two. [email protected] Membership No. F10312
Dennis Ricketts plea for information is an ideal opportunity to remind members that the Hon
Librarian carries very many drawings of Morgan three-wheeler parts. In particular, those
items that were made in house at the factory or sometimes by outside sub-contractors. Do
not forget this valuable source of information when searching for that elusive part that
seems otherwise unobtainable. Ed...
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Electronic ignition
(contactless optical)
For Matchless and J.A.P engines
Complete kit £300.
12 v neg earth only
For more info.,
Contact:
Roger Orford, tel
01886 88387
07969950015
or
Pictures from page
38 of, Mogwest
entrants on parade
At Cambria CA.
Garrett Capune and his 1927 JAP powered
Police Car!! Together with Police
Dog?
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Gallic feature page.
From John Barkers article on page 26. The oldest tree in France, and right,
Johns wife Leslie in front of the seaplane
memorial.
Graham Chivrall sends Oily Pete’s picture of Mike Guess bearing
down on the Splinnet at Le Puy 2011
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The Bulletin is printed by Lavenham Press Limited, Water Street, Lavenham,
Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9RN. Tel: 01787 247436
Don Stringer sends these two fine studies from Prescott wherein Sue Darbyshire, above, and Mike Sythes, below,
show similar styles of leaving the line under controlled power of JAP V twins.
Parting shot. Not this years Christmas card. Grahame Joseph
replacing dried out magneto at this years Le Puy.
