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Dates for your 2012 diary

5 June. Brooklands Group meeting, New Inn, Send. 5 June. East Anglia, Woolpit, group meeting, 12. 00 noon. 7 June. Brooklands group, Picnic on the lawn. 9 June. East Mids group, Bar- B- Q. 10 June. Far South West Group, Lunch at Hunting Lodge. 13 June. North West Group, Lunch at the Smoker, A556 Plumley. 13 June. YND Group, Pub meet at The Elm Tree, Elmton, S80 4LS 8.00. pm. 13 June. West Mids group meeting, Fruiterers Arms Ombersley, 8.00. pm. 16 & 17 June Brooklands Double Twelve. 19 June. Far South West Group meeting, Hunting Lodge. 20 June. East Mids Group meeting, Royal Oak, Brandon, 8.00. pm. 20 June. South Coast group meeting, Six Bells, Chiddingly, 7.00. pm. Come in Mog Night 21 June. Far Far South West Group meeting, Fox & Hounds, Scorrier. 23 June. South East Group. Horndon on the Hill Fete, contact Colin Wilson. 24 June. South East group. Barnard’s Farm, Motor Museum. Contact Dennis Plater. 26 June. YND Group, Lunchtime meet at Steve Listers. 12.00. noon. 27 June. YND Group, Pub meet at Reindeer Inn Overton, WF4 4RL. 8.00. pm. 30 June. Oxford Sub Group meeting, The Star, Stanton St John. 12.00. noon.

8—11 June East Anglia, Worstead Weekend. Contact Tim or Sue, 01692 536790

30 June Curborough Sprint. See page seven for full details. a/o website

3—5 August Scandinavian Viking Run.

12—15 July 40 years of Holland MSCC. 6 scenic runs on 13th 14th & 15th. Three-wheeler races, WWII Harvard Air Display, 50cc racing, The Morgan promotional Tour includ-

ing the world famous Louwman museum and much much more.

Contact Machiel Kalf on machielkalf@hetnet.nl

11– July YND pub meet at the Elm Tree, Elmton. 8.00. pm.

14—July South West Group lunchtime meet at The Huntsman, Falfield, Glos.

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Contents. Page: 3 From the Editor. 4 Chairman’s

report. 5 Important notice. 6 Bulletin Index

1962-2011 10 MTWC Challenge. 13 Committee

meeting resume´

14 Notice Board 15 Competition

report. 17 D Anscombe letter 18 L Critchlow letter 19 Dear John letters. 22 Mogspares. 23 More ‘Specials’. 24 Blackburne Aero

update.

27 Rewinations. 31 Group reports. 39 Used Parts

Exchange Register.

40 Regalia. 43 MTWC Racing Championships. 44 Floggery.

Cover picture. Robert Joseph driving an MX Sports. Photographed by brother Howard Joseph.

VOL 67 June 2012 No 6

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 and MSA: 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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As I mentioned last month, I was given the opportunity of doing a head-to-head with my Super Sports against the new model via MOG magazine. First of all, what delightful people they are. I was instantly at home with like-minded folks who treated me royally. Now to the crunch. I expected not to like the new version, ‘but’ I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. It is a little cramped for my ageing frame although the arm room was excellent. Handling is superb and it goes like a rocket. At no time was I anxious in any way, even when pressing on through bends as it holds the road like a Lotus Elan that I used to drive. I admit to enjoying it, even with its few development foibles and noisy transmission. I can see that it will appeal to a certain type and I’m convinced that some of them are driving ‘proper’ Mogs at the moment. Would I buy one?... If I had silly money to spare, possibly, if only for the novelty. If I had the choice of a well sorted original or… Well, I can see the attraction of both, but so far I am not tempted to change. Back in mine, I realised how much more leg room I have and a softer ride! Motoring correspondent Richard Dredge then drove mine with me accompanying him. He was all fingers and thumbs to start with, but within fifteen minutes or so he was getting there. He was impressed with the low-speed torque of the JAP and liked how it cornered. Likewise he was surprised at how well the cable brakes worked. He left me feeling that he could easily understand the attraction of the real thing and how much better, or perhaps different, it was from the usual small vintage car. Well, ‘we’ all knew that didn’t we?

I may not have a Group to meet at soon, as we are

moving to the Isle of Wight. Please bear with me during this period, for although I will try not to let the Bulletin suffer during the time of upset, I may be guilty of more editorial glitches (absit invidia Michael J). Once ensconced in Oakwood Lodge, I promise I will try to resume normal service as soon as possible. I shall miss the West Midlands Group, as most members there are long-standing real friends and we share many memories and goodwill. Good guys and gals all, and I thank you for our friendship. Just when the Clent Club got some decent beer on tap too! I enjoyed the Opening Run, thank you Ian and the team. We returned home determined, but moist! At Prescott I met Chris Towner who was over here from the USA. I met him again at the CCM. What a nice and interesting guy he is. Some of these colonials are surprisingly civilised considering how far away from Malvern they have to live! He drives a Buckland F-type and I confess to always thinking that this was how the F-type would have evolved through normal progression. The new three-wheeler rather emphasises this line of reasoning. I was most upset to hear Dermot O’Brien say that he was considering selling his Super Sports. I am happy to report that the illness has now passed and a few blows to the head have brought him back from the abyss. The Twin now stays. All we have to do now is to convince him that it is not the sound of his JAP that causes the cloud bursts that seem to accompany him whenever he ventures forth.

From the Editor.

I am writing this over a week after our last Committee meeting. At that meeting, in the absence of Ian and Maria Parkinson, the Committee were at a loss to know what it was that was not recorded in the minutes of the previous meeting, or indeed in what way they had been ‘doctored’. Minutes of meetings, of course, are not a verbatim record and whilst much may be discussed, it is only necessary to record accurately the discussion relevant to motions put to the meeting. A resumé of the meeting appearing in the Bulletin will not necessarily reflect 5 hours of talk either! (Most reports from officers have or will be recorded elsewhere in the Bulletin for the benefit of the membership). Any inaccuracies in the minutes are dealt with at the subsequent meeting and incorporated before a vote is taken on their accuracy. The matter of the membership renewal fee is an AGM decision based on the recommendation of the Committee which take into account, amongst other costs, Bulletin printing and postage. Currently no charge is made for method of payment. It is regrettable that Ian and Maria see fit to resign their posts especially after having fulfilled their tasks admirably. However, it does them no credit in using both the Web-site and the Bulletin misguidedly. Long time member Ron Holloway has been in touch regarding the Beart replica bought in the 60’s by Jim Baker via Exchange and Mart. Ron reckons it is the same car that was on offer to him, probably after John Lindop’s ownership. Apparently the big fishtail on the body weighed a ton and was partly responsible for the excessive weight of the car. I would not doubt that Jim paid less than the advertised price and not knowing what he paid then, in reality, probably a more sensible price. It was known that the car was made for one Ferdinand Tonquist and despite it being advertised as partly-restored was far from being a runner. Ron is searching the depths of his brain to add to his recollections. I’m sure John Lindop has a photograph showing the afore-said fishtail as well.* A number of distinguished members were taken in by the April Fool “new badge” joke. The really good ones do just that and none more so than the one that recorded that three-wheelers were to be

banned from the British roads. Members would not be surprised that it fooled a Member of Parliament who pretended he knew all about the proposed legislation! JAP ohv engines have a split collet holding the valve stem in the tapered end cap. For ease of manufacture these are made in one piece and need to be ‘split’ before use. They should be preferably parted in two though the way they are made they can be split into four. On no account should they be used without splitting. ** Chris Towner was over for the Opening Run and reckoned the week was the wettest drought he had ever experienced. He was also reminded, by the picture of Mike Guess’s air cooled 60” JAP in the April Bulletin, of an article he read in ‘Vintage Oval Racing’ published in 2009. The article was about Gus Carlheim from Stanford, Connecticut who imported JAP engines for use in Midget racing cars in 1939. He found that Harley 60 cu in motors from 1936 to 1945 had a stronger bottom end and the same stud spacing allowed him to use JAP air cooled barrels and heads. His engines were producing 100 bhp and still competing in the 1950s. We had the pleasure of Tom and Marcia Blackwell from New Jersey over the Opening Run weekend. Tom has an F4 and was delighted to use the ex Gerald Carr Morgan for the trip to Prescott. Exactly the sort of use the car is for. A lovely caring couple who were on hand to comfort Daphne Phillips who took a tumble on the wet grass/mud. Daphne is still recovering from her shake-up having partially dislocated her shoulder and put a hairline crack in a bone. Get well soon Daphne We are off to the German and Dutch Opening Runs shortly and will be making a slight detour via Amiens. There seems to be some interest in a visit next year for the Cyclecar Race Centenary event. I will be able to run it past the French members at the Black Forest meeting. Enjoy the coming months activities. * There is a picture of the “Beart replica” c/w tail-fin on page 19 of the March Bulletin. Ed… ** The rough edges of the parted break should be removed by filing. Ed… again.

Hon Chairman - on Safari

Brian Clutterbuck

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The Jim Baker Beart replica again. Harold Beart told me the body was the result of the efforts of an RAF officer, see page 83, MSTB. Three sets of special castings were produced, one set for his racer, one set for a replica commissioned by Ferdinand Tonquist (presumably the Jim Baker car seen here), and the incomplete third set was used by Robin Jackson in his Brooklands car (see MSTB page101. Best Regards, Jake Alderson. The photograph was taken by John Rowland some time in the eighties with an achromatic lens blue-tacked to an early digital camera. Don’t you just love it, see letter on page 21 Ed…

Important Club announcement

As you must all now be aware, both Maria and Ian Parkinson have resigned from their respective Club positions. This means

that we now need replacements for these important duties. They are of course; Membership Secretary and Web Site officer.

Please try to help your Club by volunteering for either of these positions. It should be noted that both Maria and Ian have

stated previously that they are happy to stay on until replacements have been found, but more importantly, have

offered to assist in any way the new officers in settling into the job. Offers of intent should be made to your Group Organiser,

or to Club secretary Dennis Plater, details on pages 28-29.

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BULLETIN INDEX…..Technical & Historical Articles Version 16.…..Jan’62 to Dec ’11 Compiled, Edited & Checked by N.H. Lear

Finally in parallel with a comprehensive rebuild of my F4, I have found the time to update my index of Technical and Historical articles extracted from the Bulletins dated 1962 until the present. Now updated to version 16, with a category list at the front, it runs to 51 single-sided pages of A4. Available a little later than perhaps usual, I am this year updating my circulation list, so regular recipients will no longer have automatically received a copy! Copies are of course available to Club members as follows:- The first and most easy option is to find it on our excellent Club website

Or; I can e-mail you a copy (contact me at:- nevjulia.toadhall@googlemail.com) Or; I can send you a 51-page hard copy. Please send me your mailing address

together with £5.00 (a five-pound-note will do) to cover postage & photocopying costs.

My address is :- Toad Hall, 14, St. Michael’s Gardens, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5BD (Tel. 01460 240978)

For an electronic copy send me a Memory Stick or a writeable CD together with an SAE for its return. Please indicate which format you would like the file saved in for your system. Word 2003 is the preferred format, although sometimes I have had success, by sending members versions in the RTF (Rich Text Format), as a Document Template or any of the earlier versions of ‘Word’.

The advantages of an electronic copy are considerable as you can use the edit/find options on your computer to quickly refer to your chosen subject or author. This can be quicker than using the word search facility provided with the Club ‘Bulletin’ CD’s, excellent as they are. Using the CD’s, which already include the previous, version 15 of my index, or the Club Library in conjunction with my index, will open a whole new world to you! If you would like a copy, I’ll be delighted to send you one.

Regards, Nev. Lear

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This is a note from a friend in Ottawa, Chris Brooks: "Here is my dad, then a medical stu-dent at Manchester University. The picture is taken outside his parent's summer home 'Myn Don' in Anglesey just on the left hand side of road between Valley and Treardur Bay on the way to Holyhead. It is the last house before you cross the Four Mile Bridge, and it still ex-ists. He went to medical school in 1925 or 6 and this must be taken a few years later. "We would be interested to hear any news of this Blackburne-engined Aero. Bob Barclay.

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offer services to the owners of Vintage cars. In-house machine shop, solid rubber tyre specialists & wheelwrights.

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Important item from Mogspares. For more information please see page 22.

3-speeder gear sets showing tooth rounding of the engagement edges.

Contact Bob Derricott on 01902 762017

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More competition results by Jonathan Garside on page 43. Ed...

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George Darbyshire Work on any classic and vintage cars. From maintenance and repair work to full restoration.

Race preparation a speciality!

Please call George on 01608 664996 or 07905 168142

WHEEL BUILDING All types - Heavy-duty spokes. Well-proven. 2 and 3 speeder rims in stock.

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!

Richard Williams tel: 01886 833120

Email:richardw005@aol.com For background information, see the articles on page 18, March 2004 and page 34, July 2006.

Résumé of the Club Committee Meeting held at

Tadmarton Village Hall on Sunday 29th April 2012

14 Club Officers attended the meeting, and 12 had sent their apologies for absence. Bob Haynes and Chris Towner (who had come a mere 3510 miles from the USA) also at-tended Club Officers and the CCM. A lot of time was spent in discussing the allegations made by Ian and Maria Parkinson about the conduct of the Club Committee and its Officers. To clarify matters, two addi-tions to the Minutes of the February 2012 meeting were agreed, but the charge of “doctoring” the Minutes could not be ad-dressed in the absence of specific informa-tion. Financial. Total Club funds are some £4000 up on last year’s balances at about the same time; how-ever about one-third of the total is Mogspares and therefore committed to paying for spares either currently on order, or to be ordered. In view of the rising cost of petrol and diesel, the mileage allowance for journeys on Club business was increased to 25p per mile; the option to claim for the actual cost of the road fuel used, if lower, remains in place. Club Officer vacancies. No member has yet offered to take over the important jobs of Website Manager and Membership Secretary. Maria Parkinson has offered to deal with the 2012 member-ship renewals, which will be very good news for someone who might be thinking about volunteering, and Ian Parkinson will give all help and assistance to his successor. Eligibility for Full membership status. As any decision about this matter will have to be decided at an AGM or EGM, it was

not discussed. Many letters on this topic this have appeared in the Bulletin in recent months, and the Editor may not print many more until AGM time. Club publications. There is to be a limited reprint of the current version of the F-type handbook as comple-tion of a revised version is still quite a long way off. Opening Run. The weather was kind to the 73 or so mem-bers who attended with their cars; about twelve were driven up the renowned Prescott Hill. The event was a great success, thanks to the hard work put in by the Parkinson's and their helpers. Dinner and Dance 2012. A 1940s theme is being planned for this year’s event. Night Trial 2012. This will be held on 10th November, venue to be confirmed. Date of next CCM Sunday 19th August 2012. The meeting closed at 3.25 pm. Dennis Plater. (Club Secretary)

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Longstone Tyres. Any MTWC member can receive a 5% discount. If asked for. FROM THE LIBRARY. At long last all the documents in the 26 folders held by the Library have been catalogued and re-numbered to make it easier to find information and then scan or make copies. At the moment the list is only available in electronic format as an Excel spreadsheet but I would be happy to send this to any member who requests it - at no charge! The information contained includes early advertising literature, pamphlets, drawings, sales information, specifications, sporting results and other items too varied to mention. Please e-mail me at peter@marineengine.co.uk The mammoth task of cataloguing the photographic section is now underway, but so far we are only up to 1925 - with many years to go. Watch this space for more information! Peter Thompson. Club Librarian. See page 28 for details. Grand Prix Retro - Le Puy Notre Dame. Closing date for entries for this most social of events is 15 June. If anyone who is interested and has not received forms for the event, I can e-mail or post them to you. Not a notified part of the official event, but now very much a part of the week-end, is the gathering of our Club members at the village centre bar from 6.30 to 8.00 pm on the Friday night, timed so that those who wish can move on to dine at the nearby brasserie. If you are uncertain as to the nature of the event, or where it is, do give me a call. Mike Guess (01925 262264) The Kop Hill Climb. I am writing to bring this event to the attention of your members. The Morgan Three Wheeler Club would seem to be made for our event. There are three ways to participate. 1) Individuals can book through our web-site for Saturday 22nd or Sunday the 23rd September to run this historic hill climb. 2) The Club can take a pitch in the Paddock for members to display their vehicles. 3) Come on a drive out to the event as spectators. If you would like to discuss how we might collaborate please get in touch. A charity event with 400 vehicles running the hill and 13,000 spectators must be too good to miss. Bob Woodman. website@kophillclimb.info tel; 01442 823077 Cradley Church is having an event on June 4th and would like to see some Three-wheelers there. This is the church where Peter Morgan worshipped. His widow, Heather has already got Roger Orford and Mike Duncan to attend and Andrew Duncan will be bringing AB16 Peter’s last Morgan, with its familiar registration. Cradley is just off the A4103 Hereford to Worcester Rd and the festivities are from 11 am. to 5 pm. ‘Brooklands Society’ reunion meeting. 22nd July 2012

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CLUB NOTICE BOARD.

COME AND BRING YOUR MORGAN TO SWITZERLAND www.bluesixteen,ch/morgan

It almost seems as if time has stood still for the last month; it’s still cold, still wet and on Saturday Sue Darbyshire came second in the Pre-war Race at Donington! It seemed just like April! There were little differences. Gary Caroline drove Sue’s car for the first leg of the race and there was a 10 second pit stop to change drivers. Both drove perfectly, the car never missed a beat and the quick pit stop brought Sue out feet ahead of the Bentley whose driver threw his hands in the air in frustration. However time has moved on and much has happened in the competition field. VMCC Mallory Park 15th April MTWC Challenge Round 2 There were 13 entrants for the first circuit race of the MTWC Challenge with Dave Poplar and Matt Orford making their debut on the circuit and Tim Gray being a very late entrant. Sunday dawned with bright sunshine and frost but fortunately adrenalin has heat-generating properties. The first race was for B3 cyclecars and Bill Tuer had a close battle with the Ormrod Berkeley closely followed by Tim Gray. Greg Bibby was taking great care of his newly rebuilt racer but was still third while the battle for TM Class was keenly fought between Tony Quinn, Danny Hodgson and Matt Orford. The Morgan Challenge Race was a victory for Hamish Bibby with Tim Gray second and Greg Bibby third. Sue Darbyshire was a close fourth followed by me with Dave Hodgson half a minute behind. The TM Class was won by Tony Quinn who was 3 tenths of a second in front of Matt Orford with Danny Hodgson only one tenth behind him! The second Morgan Race finished with the same top four but this time the TM honours went to Matt Orford after Tony Quinn’s throttle cable broke on the last lap. VSCC Silverstone 21st April The first Spring meeting for the 2 Speeders, and although Sue had already competed at Donington and Mallory it was not to be her day at Silverstone when a broken top gear chain at Becketts on the first lap brought an abrupt end to her race. Iain Stewart had even less fortune and never made the grid while Bob Towell had valve guide lubrication problems and has still not found his broken pushrod! Gary Caroline and Duncan Wood took up the chase and Gary came home third, only 5 seconds behind the winning Bugatti Type 35B with Duncan sixth. The Opening Run 22nd April A very enjoyable day with dry runs up the hill in the morning and a very wet one in the afternoon and an excellent turnout of cars and people. Hopefully the Blood Bike Charity made a lot of money from it; they deserve all the support they can get. The MTWC Twisty Sprint Curborough 30th June This is the Club sprint and I would like to have a large entry of Club members with their cars as well as the MTWC Challenge competitors and the invited VMCC members. Entries have started to come in and I would appreciate early entry as it allows me to allocate places to the invited VMCC members and not to have to disappoint anyone from our own Club because the event is full. This year we are going back to the single lap format with one practice lap and three timed ones. MSCCH Assen 13/14/15th July Entry forms for this event are available from me now and need to be returned to Machiel Kalf by June 12th.

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Competition Report Pete Clews

June Events June 2nd Harewood BARC June 4th Donington MSCC June 9th Cadwell VSCC/MTWC June 10th Wroughton Sprint VMCC June 16/17tth Snetterton VMCC June 16/17th Brooklands Double Twelve VSCC June 24th Mallory Park VSCC June 30th Curborough MTWC News I have been giving some thought to the competition between Groups for the entry and attendance at the Curborough Club Sprint. There are three aims: to encourage Club members to enter their cars, to encourage members to bring their cars and spectate to create a fair competition between Groups. Mike Guess kindly suggested a points system based on class entered and distance travelled which I feel is the right way to go. I think that 10 points for entering the Sprint multiplied by 1 point for every 20 miles travelled from their home address to it. Spectators in their cars could have 3 points multiplied by 1 point for every 20 miles travelled from home. I am sure that the number crunchers amongst you can tell me if this will work in a relatively fair way.

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We bid a hearty welcome to the following new members; Laurence Povey, Market Rasen Alexander Gattas, Cheltenham, Glos.

Alistair Doyle, Coulobres, France Christer Campler, Bua, Sweden Larry Davis, Maine, USA And welcome back to; Rob Pike, Shirley, West Midlands

G.E.E LTD Workshop: Gigg Mill, Old Bristol Rd, Nailsworth, Glos GL6 0JP Visitors by appointment, please Tel/Fax: 01453 832 113

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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.

Letter from Dave Anscombe in response to the allegations from the Membership Secretary.

In my capacity as a Group organiser, I have attended the majority of CCMs throughout the last eighteen years. During this time, I have seen several people occupy most of the positions on our committee. I therefore feel compelled to refute some recent allegations published in the Bulletin and elsewhere, which I feel are an insult to the motives and integrity of Committee members. It has been suggested that the CCM minutes are in some way censored or that items discussed are deliberately omitted. It should be remembered that, as with the minutes of any meeting, no attempt is made to write down every word uttered, but they are intended to record any discussion worthy of note and, in particular, any conclusions or decisions taken. Members should be aware that, at the start of each Committee meeting, the previous minutes are closely reviewed for accuracy, and anyone is able to challenge errors or omissions, prior to acceptance by the committee members who had attended the relevant meeting by a means of a formal vote. Any corrections or clarifications are clearly recorded. It is a tribute to our secretary and deputies, that although there are occasional minor corrections made, I cannot recall any significant omission ever being raised. Rather than make unsupported claims about deliberate omissions, it is obvious that the claimants should have raised these at subsequent CCMs. The fact that this has not been done would seem to speak for itself. I find it difficult to understand how anyone can claim that ‘all’ the members of the Committee would conspire to suppress information of value or interest to the membership. It has also been suggested that some committee members are afraid to speak their minds at meetings. I cannot imagine why, in the village hall atmosphere of a CCM , anyone would be so affected, and we have never seen any evidence of this. Anyone who has sat through the long and sometimes repeated debates at CCMs which result from a large number of individualistic members each having the opportunity to express their views would consider this allegation laughable. It has been suggested several times that most decisions relating to the running of the Club should be delegated to an executive sub-committee. Although this would probably shorten the meeting considerably, the suggestion has always been rejected, as the committee agrees that the large and varied composition of the CCM is the best way to ensure that decisions made on behalf of members

are reached as democratically as possible and cannot be influenced by small cliques or pressure groups. The sometime passionate nature of debates also firmly contradicts the claim that “The people who attend seem to be almost detached from the proceedings as if they had switched-off when they walked in”. Another suggestion has been made that “The CCM does not always act in the best interests of ordinary members”. It should not be ignored that the officers of the Club freely give up several days each year and in some cases travel considerable distances, partly at their own expense, in an attempt to ensure that our Club runs reasonably smoothly. They then spend even more of their time putting into practice the decisions made by the Committee. As this work is done for no financial return, and certainly with no expectation of glory, I am convinced that they are acting with a firm intention to serve the membership. I hope that most members realise that, if as has been claimed, “The Committee is just a repetitive talking shop where nothing is ever decided” our club would swiftly stop functioning altogether and members would not be presented with a reasonable number of organised national events in which they can participate. I would remind anyone who is still not convinced, that any member is entitled to attend CCMs and see for themselves that, although by no means perfect, our meetings are conducted with the best of intentions on behalf of the Club and members. I can guarantee that any constructive suggestions as to how CCM proceedings (or for that matter other club activities) can be invigorated would be warmly welcomed. In addition it should be noted that the final decisions on how our Club is run are still made by the whole membership at the AGMs and anyone who does not consider that their views are appropriately considered by the CCM is entitled so submit a proposal for voting on, or dare I say it, stand for office themselves. Finally, I think it is unfortunate that those who believe they have an axe to grind, do not have the courtesy or moral integrity to make their points directly in person to the Committee that they seek to denigrate, as well as it being inexcusable that they choose to publicise unsupported allegations far beyond the membership of the Club, which should in any case, be a group of people dedicated to promoting the use and more importantly, ‘enjoyment’ of our old vehicles in a sociable and friendly atmosphere, not a soap-box for the paranoid to expound the conspiracy theories. Dave Anscombe, West Mids Group Organiser.

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Letter from Len Critchlow in regard to the current complaints from the

Membership Secretary. In response to Maria Parkinson’s letter (page 9 May Bulletin) there was in fact considerable correspondence within the Committee on the subject of credit-card and PayPal charges both before and after the meeting held 20/11/11. In the knowledge of all that, and my views in particular, it is sad that Maria sees fit to launch a personal public attack against me. May I remind her of my email to the Committee 10/11/11, a copy of which she had, and to which she did not reply. Credit card and PayPal charges were on the agenda at 6(b). I quote: “In respect of Agenda item 6(b), I have received no reply from the Chairman to my email 30/10/11 (copy to you same date). However I understand from speaking to him that he is not in favour of passing on the bank charges for cards and PayPal. Should the Committee decide that this is the way forward then I will reluctantly have to do the same in respect of Mogspares card payments. There should clearly be a common policy. It would be wrong favouring certain parts of Club activities at the expense of others. I would point out that if members take up the offer to pay by PayPal, without any adjustment, then the subscription income will be reduced because the charges are taken at source. So instead of £30.00 the Club will receive £30.00 minus £2.00 or whatever PayPal takes. How will this be dealt with in the accounts? Similarly if more members pay by card, for whatever services provided by the Club, then the charges will increase (last year £1,211.00). Any profit to be made by Mogspares and Regalia will be reduced accordingly”. At the meeting Maria stated that she would have great problems if there were to be an additional charge for subscriptions paid by credit-card and favoured an increase in the rate of the subscription instead. The Committee accepted what she said. In accordance with my email 10/11/11 I duly stopped passing on card charges in respect of Mogspares’ card sales, the Bulletin was notified and the 4% addition which had worked so well for so long was dropped. Readers will appreciate therefore that when I wrote to the Bulletin (published February) no one in the Club was recording these bank charges. In the previous financial year these charges amounted to £1,211. and with approximately 1000 members that worked out at a cost of £1.21 per member. So,

without a change in policy, each one of us, one way or another, was contributing £1.21 to subsidise those who preferred to pay by card. We only have one Balance Sheet for all Club activities. At the end of the day it is the subscription income that has to take up the slack. The question of card charges and PayPal was back on the agenda for the meeting held 12/2/12. Our Treasurer John Scruton had prepared a report for the meeting and as I disagreed with it I also produced a paper. In particular I would remind Maria that at paragraph 9 I reiterated that Mogspares had not been making any charge since 20/11/11. Again Maria had a copy and again no response. She complains that the minutes do not carry any detail of her report. As far as I am aware she did not produce any report on the subject. Incidentally the minutes also did not contain any detail of my report; but then I would not expect them to. The report was on file and a matter of record. The majority decision of that meeting was that membership subscriptions should be exempt from charge but that all other supplies of goods and services would. I lost the argument. Maria won. Following that meeting Mogspares’ card charges were re-imposed at 4% subsequently being increased to 5.5% to reflect the actual charges now being made by the banks. The Committee’s decision was reported in the April Bulletin Page 25. It is correct therefore that from that date the charge referable to subscription income came down to 69p. The principle is the same whether it is £1. 21 or 69p. As far as I am concerned it is 69p too much. I am at a loss to understand what Maria is complaining about. She won the argument at CCM. Notwithstanding that she seems incapable of accepting that others may disagree with her and prefers to vilify me. I will continue to make the case for a change in policy. Equality is equity. It cannot be right that the majority of members should be disadvantaged for the benefit of the few. In particular it is wrong that card and PayPal charges should be funded by an increase in the subscription and I would urge you all to think very carefully before agreeing to this at the AGM. Maria refers to a £2 increase. She will find that this was in fact raised by her at the November CCM and minuted. Len Critchlow (Mogspares Financial Administrator)

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Dear John, At the April CCM, it was requested that I write to the Editor regarding my comment, in my Group report in the April issue of the Club magazine. The comment was, ‘that the CCM may not be representing the best interests of ordinary members’, the key word was MAY. I have only been contacted by one person about this, namely the Chairman. The main reasoning behind my comment was relating to the issues regarding the new Morgan three-wheeler and the future impact it will have on the Club. This is surely a matter for the members to decide upon at an AGM, but in my opinion the CCMs have recently tended to go over this one subject time and time again, therefore making little progress on more important matters. Maybe I should have made the comment in a letter to the Editor, but I included it in my Group report as the Committee had had a discussion at a past meeting where there was a full vote of support for the new Morgan other than one undecided vote, so I thought I was representing our group and kept it short. I am very sorry if it offended anyone, but from the lack of adverse comments, I assume that most members are happy with how the Club is being run, and I hope my fears are unjustified. The heart of any Club is the members, and I personally very much enjoy this Club, especially at Group membership level, which I try to represent. Malcolm D Bull

Dear John I often see enquiries in the Bulletin from people seeking histories of their cars. I’ve been told that my car, a 1930 Super Aero that is configured with a van body, is well known to Club members. Originally registered OF 7062. I would greatly appreciate any information the membership can provide of its builder, Mr. Alexander Frazier, or of the car itself. I am pleased to report that it is nearing completion after a lengthy restoration and will soon be on the road again.

Best regards Ron Garner, 59 Harbor View Road, Hull, MA 02045.USA Dear John, "Cyclecar" and "Cycle-Car" are wrong! Around 1910 when the "New Motoring" set the world on fire, it was explained that there was "a new style of light motor vehicle, incorporating in its design many essential features of the motor bicycle." At first there were "Monocars" for one person and then "Duocars" for two persons. After various suggestions to cover all classes of machines, the term "Cycle Car" was invented by Major Lindsay Lloyd of the Royal Automobile Club. "This term has now been generally adopted, and is recognised by all concerned."

Dear John Letters

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The A.C.U. limit for cycle cars was fixed at the frame not exceeding 6 cwt (672 lbs) or 7 cwt (784lbs) where the body and frame were built as one. Engine capacity not to exceed 1100cc. Brian Watts. On the subject of steering ball joints. Clarrie Coombes used to carry out "destructive testing" when he made a batch of steering ball joints. He would place a pin so it was sticking out of the top of his big vice. A mighty whack with a big hammer was the test. If the ball end was too hard and broke off he made another batch. Old steering ball joints must only be adjusted on full lock as the ball wears oval. Norman Swift came over from Wales in 1957 to visit me in Bristol. He turned the Morgan round in the road and full lock twisted the ball off. Those with "Hints & Tips" will find this in the section on Steering. Yours, Brian Watts. Dear John, Since the age of 7, when it was my turn to go on a run with my father, “My heart has always belonged to Morgan.” Driving in the open air, the smell of gasoline, oil and freshly maintained leather have always been a perfume to me. The pleasant friendship and camaraderie on runs and gatherings has always been pleasant. Sadly as the years have passed more and more true English sports cars faded from the American scene as our automobile safety and testing regulations made it more and more impossible to import new cars to this country. As a result only aging three and four-wheeled Morgans have remained and have needed regular maintenance and rebuilding. Rightly so, their resale value has increased due to the work performed and their relative rarity. Today most Morgans must be more than 26 years old being imported as an antique automobile. A flat radiator Morgan Series I, 4/4 with a Coventry Climax engine that was $3,000.00 in 1968 is selling for about $70,000.00 now. Ouch! Enter the new Morgan three wheeler,

though expensive, this is offset by their “Fresh from the factory” status and the access to experienced S&S mechanics. These men are available at the many motorcycle shops that build, maintain and provide custom (bespoke) parts to very fancy street motorcycles using S&S power plants. Many of these machines cost as much as the new Morgan. I have always known about and liked three-wheelers but, due to the new machine being imported as a motorcycle, I have become a full blown three-wheeler fan. I have been attempting to learn all that I can about their history and evolution. I would love to have an HFS designed three-wheeler but I honestly think it immoral to extract an historic machine from England as this would be to the detriment, health and future of the MTWC. So true!!! Ed… Unless I can find a “barn-beauty” near me, for which I always search, I am focused on acquiring a new machine. As to new prospective owners, except for those persons “Born with silver spoon in mouth,” most new buyers are likely to be mature professionals or business persons who have had a successful life, bought a home, raised children and are financially sound enough to have the discretionary funds to purchase one. At the same time these buyers need be just enough of a “Nutter” to prefer riding about in an open-air two-seat sports car rain or shine, wind in hair, bugs in teeth. Such persons, like me are likely to hold current MTWC owner/members with the sincerest regard, respect, gratitude and envy. I sincerely hope at the next AGM, all new Morgan three-wheeler owners will be accepted, without prejudice, with full membership. Sincerest regards, Larry Davis, Bath, Maine. Assoc member. Dear John, I refer to the Bulletin for May and was distressed to see in the East Midlands Group report regarding the BBC programme “Flog it”, at Coventry Transport Museum, that June was pleased at the valuation she had. Cont...

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I am sure I speak for all members of our modest group of regular attendees in asserting that June is quite the most attractive, charming and amusing of us all - without question. Please can we have the valuation clarified. Was it for auction, retail, or insurance purposes? It would be most unfortunate if she were to be exchanged abroad for a dozen pedigree camels, for instance, and I feel it only proper, and fair to our members that, if she is to be sold, then the ‘Floggery’ is the proper place to advertise. It may be that money is not the ultimate criteria, and a large cache of three-wheeler spares might secure a deal! Sincerely. D A Hibbert. Dear John, I was pleased to see Nev's article on chain oilers as I've had one fitted on my F4 for thirty years or so and it must have repaid the effort of making and installing a thousand times by now. Mine was inspired by the same sort of system that Nev's suggests on Craig Paice's (I think) F4 at Mog 80, in Craig's words "look after your chain and your chain will look after you." Mine differs only in that the oil can is located near the gearbox under what would be a rear seat if it were possible to sit on it. It is operated by a Bowden cable from a motorcycle handlebar lever fitted below the front of the drivers seat, thus keeping hands and therefore everything you touch clean. A small copper pipe leads to the side of the gearbox sprocket where the oil is centrifuged out to the chain where capillary action ensures it penetrates the side plates and rollers, the feed to one side only seems to have no effect on the even distribution of the oil. I find it best to operate the lever a couple of times when moving slowly i.e. approaching traffic halts to ensure the oil lubricates my chain rather than being flung off to lubricate the bodywork and the Queen's highway. Richard Smith Dear John, Does anyone know where Beart got advice on aerodynamics? The tear-drop body, wide at the front and tapering to the back was contrary to accepted 1920s practice, but very much ‘the right stuff’ and ahead of its time. Thanks to the drag reduction, Beart managed 104mph on somewhere around 45bhp, I reckon. With 1925 petrol (or maybe petrol/benzole) and moderate compression, I can't see a 1100 cc twin, even the excellent Blackburne, managing much more than that. The

1950s Lotus Eleven was said to be capable of 100 mph on a mere 40 bhp from a tuned E93A Ford, but that was with jet-age aerodynamics by Mike Costin. John Rowland. See pic on page 5. Ed… Dear John, The V-twin cartoon in the May Bulletin, reminded me of an incident during the period I first drove my F-type in 1971, a story most of the West Mids Group have heard before but I’ll repeat anyway…. I was on my way from Worcester to pick up a friend from the Malvern Girls’ College when the side-valve Ford oil filler “tower” made a successful bid for freedom. Following a fruitless search of the roadside verge, I made the mistake of stuffing a rag into the hole in the engine block in an attempt to stop all the oil escaping. I collected my passenger, who proudly showed me her new, thigh-length purple suede boots. Along with a mini-skirt, these were, at the time, the absolute pinnacle of fashion (it was the 70s!). She was also sporting a fetching little hat to keep her hair under control in the Mog (I didn’t hang about in those days either.) On the road back towards Worcester, I glanced across at my companion and thinking “I don’t remember her hat having a veil attached” as her face seemed to have a light mesh over it. A second glance, in between overtaking manoeuvres, showed that this was not a veil but a fine sprinkling of black dots across her features. Looking further downwards, the light sprinkling turned into increasingly large spots of black and the lower parts of her new boots were now a piebald mixture of purple and black patches. With the engine’s breather aperture blocked with rag, the well-worn side-valve was pressurising its crankcase and pumping old sump-oil out through the crankshaft rear seal into the clutch housing. From there the airflow through the car was sucking it out of the starter pinion hole and sprinkling it liberally over the passenger. I made an excuse to divert to John Skellern’s motorcycle dealership in Friar Street, where my father was sales manager, to collect a large tin of de-greaser before heading for home, where I admitted that there was a slight problem with my partner’s previously-pristine appearance. In spite of strenuous efforts, the boots were never the same again and an offer to purchase a jar of black suede dye to complete the colour change was not received at all favourably. Thus ended a possibly beautiful friendship, although, after approaching forty years of happy marriage to another lovely, and thankfully more tolerant lady, I have no regrets. Dave Anscombe

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MATCHLESS MX4 CYLINDER HEADS Our casting patterns are good and ready for the foundry. We only need a few more prospective customers to kick-start the project and make it cost -effective, so please let me know if you are interested. GEAR SETS Bob Derricott has new supplies of close-ratio and standard 3 Speeder gear sets in stock. Manufactured by our regular supplier, they are of very high quality and superior to those originally fitted. They are produced to a very demanding specification on the latest CNC machinery and are subjected to a closely controlled heat treatment process. The rounding of the tooth engagement edges, as seen in the photo, is of special note. It is a very labour intensive process as the machine has to be manually operated but it is this feature that gives very smooth gear changes. Feedback from members on these sets has been very positive. If yours are noisy, jump out of gear or the gear shift is difficult and crunches, consider treating yourself. New gearbox layshaft spindles and spectacle washers also in stock. See picture on page 9. Ed... NEW PARTS IN STOCK JAP Fixed ball end type Tappet Adjuster, Push-rod ends for 3/8” alloy tube – Rocker Box engines, Outer flywheel nuts, Starter Dog nut, 600 Half Time Pinion 600 coarse tooth +0.005”, Oil Pump Drive Spindle 600, coarse tooth, Rocker Arms, Rocker Box engines, SS outer push-rod tubes. MATCHLESS Oil pump shaft end cap Gasket, Oil pump shaft End Cap with Union, Alloy Push-rod tubes, Rocker Arm Pad, valve end, SS Exhaust Manifold Nuts, Main shaft Pinion/Starter Dog, Contact Breaker Drive Shaft, Inlet & Exhaust Valves. TRANSMISSION Gearbox Lay shaft Spindle, Petrol & Oil Tank Caps, chrome and brass, Gearbox Spectacle Washer, Twin, Cross shaft Nut, drive side, LH thread, Gear-sets, close ratio & standard, Gearbox Sprocket 19 tooth, Trunnion

Nuts, LH Spring Washer for cross shaft, Lay shaft Bush Spacer Collars, Constant Mesh Pinion Oil Thrower. Lists of Club spares are shown in previous copies of The Bulletin. Sales Officers will advise of availability and any price changes. Misc May 12, Ford May 12, JAP Mar 12, Matchless Dec 11. Transmission Oct 11,

JAP sales Andrew Morison, Dolphin House, 01730 890 188 Fax 01730 890 189 and 01730 890199 Durford Wood, Petersfield, Hants GU31 5AW japsales@mtwc.co.uk Matchless sales Roger Orford (T), Nethergreen Farm, Ridgeway Cross, Tel/fax 01886 880 387 Malvern, Worcs WR13 5JS (Mobile 07969 950015) mogrog@hotmail.co.uk Transmission sales Bob Derricott, The Laurels, Langley Road, Lower Penn, 01902 762 017 South Staffordshire WV4 4XX robert@derricott.freeserve.co.uk Ford sales Dave Young, The Garden Cottage, West Cross, 01580 766637 Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JL dave-young@talktalk.net

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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 for Debit & 5.5% for Credit Cards.

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.

The spares scheme of The Morgan Three-Wheeler Club Ltd.

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More Specials. By Uncle John Lindop.

Over the years many attempts were made to improve the rear wheel adhesion on Morgan three-wheelers and I am sure those who have viewed film from the period are familiar with those intrepid Trials passengers bouncing up and down on the rear of their cars hoping to make it grip a bit better in the mud. Things went a bit further when a twin rear wheel arrangement was introduced with both wheels being close together and still classi-fied as a three-wheeler, which certainly did improve adhesion but was apparently very difficult to handle and did not seem to last very long. Even more bizarre was the four wheeled three-wheeler! And to my knowl-edge the first to introduce such’ expressly for hill-climbs and the like, was Clive Lones with his 1929 Aero, EKG 505 presently in the Brooklands Museum. The rear end was modified to take a GN style rear axle and the patches where this protruded thro’ the body-work can still be seen to this day. He called it the Tiger Cat/Kitten and was so successful at hill-climbs that it became the progenitor of the later D Wagons. Observing OCV 979 on the back of the Bul-letin of recent issue, reminded me that I did actually own such a hybrid beast, maybe it was one of only a pair, the other being EKG 505, so perhaps I can lay claim to ownership of 50% of such cars, a high proportion in-deed tho’ I have to note here that one never actually ‘owns’ these cars, for like ones-body, you are only the custodian for a time. Nevertheless, philosophy aside, OCV 979 came into my custodianship some time c1960 for a few pounds, tho’ I can no longer recall from whom it was purchased, however the tale was that it had been modified into a four-wheeler for sand racing in Jersey, possi-bly emulating the Lones car, with a solid GN type rear axle. The engine was a JTO JAP with, unusually, an SU carburettor, but

whether this was the original engine I don’t know; perhaps the archives, which didn’t exist in those far-off days, can tell us? As with Tiger Kitten the rear axle was a solid GN type, apparently knocked up by the local blacksmith tho’ accurate enough, the rear wheels were Morgan as were many of the conversion bits, but a trip down the road showed up the many problems, power from the JTO wouldn’t pull the skin of a custard, so how sand racing was effected was a bit of a mystery, probably ensuring that it lost every race. Handling, other than in a straight line was the usual solid rear axle nightmare, really requiring a drift round every corner, so Dark Thoughts were applied concerning a reversion to a three-wheeler. Re-converting the rear end was potentially a big problem but solved by the Morgan Three-wheeler Good Fairy, as word arrived in the nick of time concerning an MX Family in a scrap-yard at Helsby, so a trip there re-vealed that a complete car was available for a fiver, (about £125. 00. today, and coinciden-tally, the price when new) furthermore, this included delivery to Chester!! In no time at all and with the minimum of bother the rear end of the Family was transferred to OCV 979, the holes in the panelling filled in and we had a workable three-wheeler once again. What to do about the lamentable, nay disas-trous, performance of the engine, presumably due in no small measure to the SU carb, now occupied some brain power. However, the weekly trip to Dobbins scrap-yard by the canal-side in Chester fortuitously unearthed 90% of an Amal TT10 carb, so salvation was at hand. A letter to Amal produced the miss-ing bits and the TT10 carb then transformed the performance from appalling to sparkling. New exhaust, a paint job (red) and a tidy up inside produced an excellent near original Morgan three-wheeler that I am delighted to see is still going strong after all these years, and if the present owner wonders about the Family gearbox, now he knows the story.

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Two Secrets Uncovered After 85 Years! Morgan Super Sports Aero update.

Reg OX 3588. Part One. Discovering the KMB Chassis. For the December 2010 Bulletin, I was asked by the Editor to write a piece about the why's and wherefore's of the purchase of my SSA (actually I was blackmailed into it - in return he gave me the address of a Club member who could fix a minor issue on my chassis!). This update follows on my story about the secrets I've discovered regarding OX 3588. The story begins (not wishing to offend anyone I decided not to mention names) when I delivered the chassis to the said mem-ber, and after a quick cuppa, I was away home with a promise of a phone call when the work was done. Not even a week had passed when I received the phone call ‘job completed;’ however he asked, when I come to pick the chassis up would I bring my en-gine plates with me, "sure" I replied "but why?", "bit of a problem" he answered, (ever had that feeling you have just bought a wrong `un!) "eeeerrr umm what do you mean", or words to that effect were mum-bled. "No nothing to worry about will ex-plain when you arrive." Next day with the trailer hitched, engine plates in hand off I go. Now trying to explain to someone who is new to three wheelers, as I am, that my chassis is different than any-thing this man had ever seen (I think he said in fifty years of Three Wheelers) can be a little tricky, however, I was revived and he went on to say that firstly he had phoned the Club Two Speeder Advisor and yes all was confirmed. He explained that placing my engine plates under a standard set of Club plates mine were exactly the same in shape, as if cut out on a shadow-graph, only larger all round to accommodate the JAP engine. Secondly, the top two engine locating tubes are higher than standard, and also wider apart. OK so what does that mean I asked,

well what it means is there are only two other ‘known’ chassis like this, one is the Harris car the other the Horton/Jackson car, and now a third, ‘yours’. They are known as KMB Blackburne chassis'. OK I’m new to three-wheelers so who are these Horton/Jackson and G.C.Harris people I wondered?! Part Two. Discovering the 1927 Super Sports Aero, Olympia Show Car. Yes or No? My car is an SSA registered early Decem-ber 1927, according to the Club Registrar the earliest SSA on the books. (yes it would appear the shape of the SSA had popped up in previous years, this however relates to the production era 1928-1930 SSA). One day last Autumn I received an e-mail from the Club Registrar saying he had been e-mailed three photo’s of my car. Also if I cared to contact the chap who sent them in he would be only to pleased to have a chat with me. The outcome being a man called Leo Streatfeild had once owned the car, in fact he owned the car from 1929-1932. Sev-eral months on and several phone calls later we discovered Leo had been the head cashier at Lloyds bank New Malden, served in the RAF, had a daughter and had placed an arti-cle in the January 1970 Bulletin. Reading Leo’s article (with photo) he states "the car was a startling shade of orange with dull nickel barrels", he also describes two little doors in the bonnet (one each side) and from the photos (which can be seen on the Club web-site) you can see each door has five louvres as well as the dash being mottled aluminium. Leo goes on to say, the chap he bought the car from told him it had been a Show model. Having had a chat to one of our members who studies the SSA, I decided to Nitromors the black paint on the dog-ear heads and barrels, and yes there it is, evidence of nickel on both barrels and heads. Studying the photo of the November 1927 Show car (on the Club web-site, the one with five men Cont…

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around a Morgan) you can see the two lou-vred doors set in the bonnet, and a dog-ear JAP engine, (worth mentioning Morgan’s year went from Olympia Show/November to Olympia Show/November) It has also just come to light that the radia-tor is 19 1/4 inches wide. The only other known car with a radiator of that width is the Horton/Jackson car. Both cars originate from the same period and it is possible that both chassis/radiators were made at the same time. One went racing, the other was kept at the Factory as a spare, "The heir and the spare" it was not required, used as the Show car then sold. As most people are aware Morgan factory records go back to November 1928, so no factory records for my car, or any other of that era. So there are seven facts to judge this on: 1. Leo states when he purchased the car the previous owner informed him about it being a Show model. 2. The car was registered and sold a few weeks after the Olympia Show. 3. The two, five-louvred doors one each side of the bonnet as per the Show car photo, and not known on any other SSA. 4. The car was fitted with rear Hartford shock absorbers. Most rare, however shown to be standard kit in the 1928 brochure for the new SSA. (I am led to believe in fact very few cars had them fitted.) 5. The car had an engine-turned aluminium dash board. 6. Leo states the car was painted a very star-tling shade of orange with dull nickel barrels, as per the Olympia photo (for the nickel that is!). When dull nickel is first applied it is grey in colour which can then be polished to a bright shine, this needs to be done by an experienced polisher as it’s very easy to cut through to the metal underneath. Would an everyday customer order nickel barrels, flashy/expensive, plus orange paint!? 7. The car has an extra wide radiator, which is known to be used on only one other car.

OK Sherlock, I rest my case. Except to ask, does any reader have any more knowledge that may be of interest about the car? Also it goes without saying, thank-you to the Club members who have helped so far, it’s my opinion we are only the stewards of these cars, one day I will pass it on to the next man. In the last year or so this SSA has given up one, maybe two well-kept and undiscov-ered secrets. It would appear Leo Streatfeild had no idea of his car’s history, it would be nice to complete the story. Out of interest I have the names of seven previous owners covering sixty nine of the cars eighty five years. Are you one of them, or do you know/remember, Edward Lederwood, Cedric Hed-dle, Adrian Reynolds, Graham Cotterell-Tory, Rob Walker, David Howland, and of course, Lionel C. Streatfeild (Leo)? Rob Clarke. (Brooklands Group) clarke.r@hotmail.co.uk

Mr Rotides Ramblings. It’s a good idea to run a small drill through the base of the gear change plates right through the selector rods. Then if you need to remove and replace the gearbox, a small nail pushed through, will ensure that the selector rod ends are always re-fitted in the correct position. The problem of the holes in the gearbox selector rod ends cutting grooves in the “O” ring seals can be alleviated by filling the said holes with epoxy glue or body filler. A brisk rub with emery cloth will produce a perfectly round shaft that will not harm the seals. The material can be easily picked or drilled out of the holes to screw the shafts in or out if necessary. Be aware that when you grease the rear spring sliding slippers on three-speeders, the pivot pins do not get any grease, so an oil can should also be used. A good idea is to remove the slippers and drill through the grease hole in to the pivot pin tunnel. This way the pins will be greased every time you grease the slippers.

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REWINATIONS. Notes on maintenance and tune of a twin. 1 IGNITION TIMING Most Twin engines have a manual ignition ad-vance/retard control via a lever on the steering wheel. On a JAP engine, opening the lever retards the ignition. On a Matchless, the reverse is true. The reason for the ignition spark to be advanced is to allow the mixture time to start burning before the piston sets off downwards on its power stroke. At tick-over speeds there is no need for any ad-vance. At anything over 2,500 rpm, some 30+ degrees is needed. Starting the engine is best done on full retard to avoid a kick-back. The coil provides a spark when the contact-breaker points are parted. On most of our engines the full advance to full retard span controlled by the hand lever is 40 degrees. This allows one to position the piston at Top Dead Centre, with the lever set to full retard and to set the contact-breaker cam so that the points just part. This may be checked by removing ‘both’ plugs, re-attaching the plug leads and resting the plug’s metal body on the cylinder head to earth it. With the ignition on, the plugs will spark with an audible ‘tick’ as the points open. TDC can be ascertained by probing with a screw-driver through the plug-hole. The valves on the cylinder need to be closed with clearance at the rockers. Move the outside flywheel by hand until you are sure. It is worth marking the flywheel rim and extending a pointer from an engine mounting

bolt to mark TDC for each cylinder and for 40 degrees before TDC. To help this, note that the 6 flywheel/clutch mounting bolts are spaced at 60 degree intervals. One often finds that the timing has become some-what retarded. To reset the cam, undo the 2BA* screw securing it to the cam spindle and give it a small but firm twist to free it. Reset it so that the cam is on the point of lifting the heel of the con-tact-breaker as one turns it anti-clockwise on the JAP, or clockwise on the Matchless. Points gap should be set at .015” when the heel is on top of the cam. To check your setting, move the outside flywheel one way and another so that you can check whether the spark occurs at TDC. When you are satisfied that you have set the timing properly, you should start the engine with the timing fully re-tarded. You will find that it is rarely necessary to use full advance and that 2/3rds advance will be satisfactory for most rural and urban rides, using full advance only for faster running. When pulling up a long hill in top gear, try varying the lever position, you should feel quite a difference one way or another. Running with excessively retarded ignition can cause the engine to run hot. Excessive advance, especially when pulling hard at medium revs, is unkind to the crankshaft bearings. Robin Rew * Editors note; this thread is actually 3/16”x 32 t.p.i. (BSF) & using the smaller 2BA screw may damage the thread.

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President Alan Lazenbury Vice-Presidents John and Rose Hoar, Laurie Weeks, Gary Caroline

Directors of the Morgan Three-Wheeler Club Ltd Brian Clutterbuck, Alan Lazenbury, John Scruton

Chairman Brian Clutterbuck, Clissetts, Stanley Hill, Bosbury, 01531 640 415 Ledbury HR8 IHE clissett@me.com Secretary Dennis Plater, 5 Wakelin Chase Ingatestone, 01277 352 867 Essex CM4 9HH Treasurer John Scruton, Nonesuch, 48 Private Road, Mapperley 0115 960 6240 Notts. NG3 5FQ treasurer@mtwc.co.uk Membership Secretary Maria Parkinson ) Bulletin Editor John Chatwin ) See page 27 Website and Publicity Officers Ian Parkinson ) Eligibility Scrutineer Charles Reynolds, Ridgehill Foot, Judy Lane, Sutton, SK11 0LT 01260 252780

Competition Sec Pete Clews, 141 Stallington Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent 01782 396762 Staffs ST11 9PB 07759 983993 peter_clews@hotmail.com Registrar Steve Lister, West End farm, West End, Elton, Matlock, 01629 650 933 Derbys, DE4 2BZ e-mail; stevelister6421@btinternet.com Librarian Peter Thompson, Snapdragons, Gold Hill North, 01895 236 246 Chalfont St Peter, Bucks SL9 9DS peter@marineengine.co.uk Regalia Secretary John Barker, 83 County Park Avenue, Halesowen, 0121 501 2042 West Midlands B62 8SX john.barker63@gmail.com Archivist Jake Alderson, 36 Stone Delf, Fulwood, Sheffield S10 3QX 0114 230 7197 Mogspares Grahame Joseph, Wisteria Cottage, East Street, Amberley, 01798 831 340 Coordinator Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9NN grahamejoseph@googlemail.com Mogspares Financial Len Critchlow, Grange Wharf, Grange Lane, Alvechurch 0121 445 3199 Administrator Birmingham, West Midlands, B48 7DQ lencritchlow@aol.com JAP sales Andrew Morison, Dolphin House, 01730 890188 & 890199 Fax 01730 890 189 Durford Wood, Petersfield, Hants GU31 5AW japsales@mtwc.co.uk Matchless sales Roger Orford (T), Nethergreen Farm, Ridgeway Cross, Tel/fax 01886 880 387 Malvern, Worcs WR13 5JS (Mobile 07969 950015) mogrog@hotmail.co.uk Transmission sales Bob Derricott, The Laurels, Langley Road, Lower Penn, 01902 762 017 South Staffordshire WV4 4XX robert@derricott.freeserve.co.uk Ford sales Dave Young, The Garden Cottage, West Cross, 01580 766637 Tenterden, Kent TN30 6JL dave-young@talktalk.net Used Parts David Browne, Gorse Farm, Fulletby, Horncastle, Tel/fax 01507 534 315 Exchange Lincolnshire LN9 6LA Technical Adviser: Chris Booth (T), 65 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, 01580 241 234 2-speeders Kent TN17 4LP chrismbooth@talktalk.net Technical Adviser: Bob Angell (T), Castle Bank Cottage, Ewloe, Deeside, 01244 532 714 3-speeders Flintshire CH5 3BZ Technical Adviser: Colin Harris (T), 375 Amersham Road, Hazlemere, 01494 716 463 F-types Bucks HP15 7HR threewcol@yahoo.co.uk ACU Representative John Blower, 195 Star and Garter Road, Stoke on Trent, 01782 311 201 Staffs ST3 7HJ Overseas Liason; Bruce Campbell, 7 Bishops Close, Seaford, E Sussex, 01323 895512 BN25 2NW. brucecampbell3w@yahoo.co.uk NOTE On this page and in the list of Group Organisers, Officers of the Club listed who have

a (T) after their names have indicated that they are trading in Morgans or Morgan-related parts.

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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: scrayfield@btinternet.com E Midlands Malcolm Bull (T), 53 MacDonald Road, Wyken, 02476 444 282 Coventry CV2 5FE email: malcolmbull242@btinternet.com Far SW John Thomas, 4 Symons Row, Fore Street, St Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 5DN 01579 346 202 Germany Volunteer needed North West Mike Guess, 189 Chester Road, Grappenhall, 01925 262 264 Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2QB email: mm.guess@talktalk.net Scandinavia Lennart Nilsson, Baldersvagen 1,SE-392 47 Kalmar,+46 (0) 480 492933 Sweden mob +46 (0)708 937603 email: lnilsson@me.com. South Coast Michael Joseph, Woodlands Farm Cottage, Adversane, 01403 783485 Billingshurst, W Sussex RH14 9JG email: mljoseph111@gmail.com South East Dennis Plater, Holbrooks, Thoby Lane, Mountnessing, 01277 352 867 (contact) Brentwood, Essex CM15 0TA South West Ian Parkinson, 26 Hamilton Road, Taunton, 01823 277 852 Somerset TA1 2ER email: Imogman@aol.com USA Duncan Charlton. 1121 Lower Elgin Rd, Elgin, Texas, USA 78621 W Midlands Dave Anscombe, 80 High Park Avenue, Wollaston, 01384 372 307 Stourbridge DY8 3NA email: anscombe@wollaston80.freeserve.co.uk YND Dave Hodgson, 74 Union Road, Low Moor, Bradford 01274 674381 West Yorkshire, BD12 0DF email: david.hodgson486@btinternet.com

Sub-Groups Lancs Deryck Wright, Hawthorns Caravan Park, Nether Kellet, and Lakes Carnforth, Lancs LA6 1EA Tel/fax 01524 720837 Oxford Bob Cragg, 1 Manor Farm, Culham, Abingdon, 01235 532 565 Oxon OX14 4NP Fax 01235 550 656 Far Far SW Eric Bayley, 8 Manewas Way, Newquay, Cornwall, Tel. 01637 872618 TR7 3AH e-mail; bayleyvronica@aol.com

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Brooklands.

The Morgans are coming out to play again! April was the first daylight meeting and we had Morgans in the car park. Carol and I parked our shiny, newly finished project Morgan right outside the door of the pub so I could show off all evening – the car that is! The run to the New Inn was the second run following a two hundred mile round trip to the Opening Run at Prescott in company with the Carolines. This “new Morgan” was originally a 1933 MX Family (with bonnet). The restoration started after the birth of my first son and as he and his grown up brother would never fit in the back, the project morphed into a replica of a 1931 flat-sided Sports Family with JAP 60 degree twin. I think the prettiest of the 3 speed Morgans after the beetle back Super Sports. At least it still says Family in the log book. I received some valued words of approval from some long-standing Club and Group members, a number had contributed their expertise to its completion. Shortly after we arrived, George and Stephie Dobson drove up in their Matchless Super Sports followed by the late Mike Evan’s son Andrew and his two friends all crammed in the cream OHV JAP Sports Family – a proper one. None of the occupants were less than 6 feet tall, but they all fitted in. The car had climbed the hill up to Newlands Corner three up with ease. This is the first meeting JAPs outnumbered Matchless I think. Gary Caroline presented Robert Carter with his first Morgan trophy, for the highest number of laps of Bisley Ranges. The morning after the Christmas Dinner Robert said he had not yet had a ride in a Morgan. John Hamer instructed him on how to drive his JAP Super Sports then sportingly jumped out leaving Robert to get on with it. It was nice to see the honeymoon smile on his face as he drove around for the next hour. Not only his first ride in but also his first drive of a

Morgan. While me, Gary Caroline and about fifteen others donated a Sunday attending the CCM, apparently mis-representing Club members, Grahame Joseph stood in for his incapacitated brother Michael as leader of the electric racing car team at Silverstone. Despite Michael’s absence they still came third. Congratulations. The Brooklands museum will hold the Double Twelve event on the 16th and 17th June. This weekend event brings a truly vintage atmosphere back to Brooklands. Cars will be running around the Mercedes test track, and taking part in fun driving tests against the clock, which will include sprints up the Test Hill, a concours to find the Morgan best representing the Spirit of Brooklands – not necessarily the most perfect. Brooklands will come alive in a chaos of vintage cars driving around all over the place. Entry includes free hospitality in the competitors marquee - food and drink for both days etc. To top it all, at the end of the event your car will have a genuine Brooklands competition history! We need a team of six or more Morgans. Email me for details seymourtrevor@aol.com. as soon as you read this or check out the Brooklands Museum web-site or nic.waller1@vigin.net for details and entry form. July meeting, the mid-summer car park concours. August Bank holiday Sunday, The picnic on the Lawn, bring your meat to cook on the barbeque and wine. Trevor Seymour Future events: Next meeting 5th June at the New Inn Send Marsh Road. Send. Brookland Double twelve 16th and 17th of June Mid-summer concours July meeting Picnic on the lawn - August bank holiday Sunday.

EAST ANGLIA

No report this month

Group Reports

EAST ANGLIA – WOOLPIT In May, flood warnings followed the April showers, and under threatening skies the Pilgrims’ Super-Aero was the only Morgan present. Not before time, as we had not seen it for many months. John Foster’s car stayed home, recovering from a broken rocker arm. Brian brought photos of the Prescott Opening Run, where only one car from the East Anglian region had turned up. Despite the bad weather he and Daphne had taken part in their F4, and Daphne tackled the hill in her own way – having climbed the summit on foot (upright), she slipped and descended, rolling down sideways. She suffered severe damage to her shoulder and upper arm, so we forgave her for not making it to Woolpit, and send her our best wishes for a rapid recovery. What rotten luck, happening so soon after her eye operation. We eagerly anticipated Maurice & Eileen Cook’s arrival, having heard of their enthusiasm in completing their brand new trike’s first 300 miles mainly in rain and hailstorms. But they did not show up, so, weather being no deterrent, we hope they did not break down. We welcomed Frank David to his first Woolpit meeting, brought along by Martin Brown. He seemed on tenterhooks, waiting to see his brand new 21st century trike being built at Malvern in June. Martin was showing off a laminated copy of the June Practical Classics article describing his F- Super-Sports at the Purfleet Heritage Museum photo-shoot of Ford-engined cars. Next month coincides with the Queen’s Jubilee jollifications, so do join us in celebratory mood. "Raedwald" Tue 5th June, The Bull, Woolpit 12 noon

EAST MIDLANDS

April started, with Charles Smith taking his Morgan for the first MOT, it was rather wet, but the only thing found wrong, was old mis-shaped front tyres, after changing these, he said it drove much better. Since then he has had to go to the USA for work, missing

both the Group meeting, and the Opening Run, but should soon be on the road, as a visit to the Birmingham DVLA office produced a tax disc and the assurance that a new V5C will be sent later from Swansea. The next week my Sports Family passed it's MOT, but one front axle was found to be loose in the slider, despite there being 2 inner nuts, which were still locked together, but this play was soon eliminated. The Group Meeting had several of the regular people missing, but we still had a good turnout. John Wandless called in to see us and had some very nice rear light mountings which John Hennessy had made patterns for. Andrew Ball updated us on the progress he is making with the F4 he is restoring. Chris Dickson was not able to be with us, but now his Morgan has its first colour undercoat on. The month ended with the Club Opening Run, me and Bob Morley, met up with Brian Robins, and 'Chuck' Berry, for the drive to Prescott, with Bob leading, it was interesting to compare a JAP, to my Matchless, the JAP had more go at higher speeds, and more engine braking going down hill. The time at Prescott was great, with many Club members to catch up with. It was good that Chuck took the trouble to get his Morgan there as he has not yet got it MOT'd; so used Paul's trailer to get it there. I was embarrassed in being approached by Cotswold TV for an interview, which has made it onto their website. We were fortunate to get home without encountering much rain, but after our journeys parted Bob had an ignition problem, although he still managed to get home OK.

Malcom Bull

Next meeting Wednesday 20th June Group BBQ Saturday 9th June, contact me for details if you were not at the May Group meeting

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Far South West In April, I finally got to the monthly bun-fight, thanks to Brian Galbraith, supported by Eric Bayley. Only 10 bodies were present; with Pete Clements in absentia, we were a quietish gathering. Mike Goldring left the Festivities early, suffering with his back injury - I hope he soon recovers. On 20th May there will be a lunch time do at the Halfway House pub, on the A38, 2 miles WEST of Liskeard Trago. Not very salubri-ous, perhaps, but easily located? After a lapse of two months, I was present at the enjoyable monthly meeting at last. I feel that this gap highlights the precarious state of a lively group, whose G.O. is a) decrepit, b) non owner and c) ancient. Some years ago, when this anomaly arose, I asked the Group to elect a replacement, as I could not realisti-cally fill the job. I always met with a defly 'ush. (repeated at April assembly). Now, I wonder if the need is to repeat my plea. Vol-unteers please form an orderly queue? How-ever much I enjoy this privilege, I feel that the Group doesn't get a fair crack under the present regime. Think on, perhaps there will be developments when next we foregather? BECAUSE I do nothing, really, for the Group.

John T Next Meetings at Hunting Lodge, May 15th and June 19th Next Lunch June 10th FAR FAR SOUTH WEST

The monthly meeting at the Fox & Hounds was the usual gathering, John Layte bought along photos of his Morgan restoration; it looked as though it's all there, it's just the time to put it together Johneh! Dick Sains-bury arrived in the wife's "PINK", one-of-a-kind Plus 8 (he said he only drives this car when it’s dark! The main event for April here in Cornwall was the VSCC "Drive it Day" for those who could not make the Opening Run, we even got a write up in the

local newspaper with photographs. Despite unpredictable weather conditions I went along with the F2, mixing it up with MGs, Alvis’s, Talbots, the F2 running well during the run from Hayle to the Wheal Martin min-ing museum, passing through Perranwell, stopping at the Morgan dealer's showroom to check out the new Morgan three-wheeler, we all agreed it was a good looking car, some-what bigger and bulkier, a sort of "big brother" to our original Morgans. The run continued onto the King Harry ferry crossing over the river Fal, then onto the finish at the museum, meeting up with Dick Sainsbury in his MX Super Sports, A good day out, the VSCC group are always a nice crowd of like- minded people to run with. Brian Galbraith and me together with John Thomas also attended the FSW group meet-ing up at Ivybridge, pretty rotten weather again, not a Morgan to be seen in the pub car park, must be a first for this Group in a long time !! John T has again indicated he wishes to stand down as Group Organiser after many years of service; the Group will need a re-placement very soon. The DeLuxe now has it's original registration number back following the DVLA inspec-tion, thanks Steve for your assistance and the DVLA people were all very helpful, the next move is to get the Morgan up and running then go for the MOT, happy days!!.

Best regards, Eric Bayley

Next meeting dates at the Fox and Hounds, Scorrier. June21st, July19th, Aug 16th.

LANCS AND LAKES SUB GROUP No report this month. NORTH WEST GROUP First the sad news that Paul Bromley has at last ended his battle against his tumour. Paul was a lovely person and a generous supporter of our Group, as was his wife Ingrid Cont...

to whom we have extended our sympathies. Fed up with chat of JAP cylinder heads and clutch plates, lady members of the Group now have their own social programme which started with a visit to the Lowry Gallery in April. Well done. It eases our conscience about time (and money) spent in the garage! Not that we had a conscience anyway. Those of us who were fortunate enough to get to Guy Greaves motoring film show were treated to a very nostalgic evening, including seeing Club Competition Secretary of the 1950’s, Jim Pink, racing a 50cc bike at Oulton Park. Following Angela Head’s appeal in the Bulletin, the Reynolds have donated a rather classy bottle of Sauvignon Blanc to be raffled on behalf of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The raffle will be held when we have squeezed the maximum support out of members at 50p per ticket. We will happily accept support from outside the Group. Bob Barlow (01565 723723) has details of the Buttermere camping week-end 22-24 June. This is open to all and, whilst a Morgan is preferred, it is YOU that is invited. As so many of you are hopefully supporting the Club Sprint at Curborough on the 30th, and may be in transit on the Friday, I thought about changing the date but the Whipping Stocks couldn’t accommodate us on a suitable alternative day. We may try a different venue for a Thursday meet, so do contact me if I haven’t contacted you. Pete Clews is hoping for real support from his Group (i.e. US), either having a trundle round the course at Curborough, or just coming along for a day out. If you are uncertain as to where it is call or e-mail me.

Mike Guess 13 June, Wednesday. Lunch at The Smoker, A556, Plumley, WA16 0TY June evening meet – details not yet available (see above).

OXFORD SUB GROUP Prescott was an ideal venue for the Opening Run in April, and the weather was not as bad as had been predicted. It was a good opportunity to catch up with a few old friends, and as usual there was a good cross section of three wheelers, both old and new. In fact we were parked next to a new three wheeler, and I must admit that it didn't look out of place in the line up of older vehicles. We left before the end of the event to try and beat the rain, but still got caught by a couple of heavy showers. Bob Cragg Events in June Saturday 30th June, Oxford sub group, the Star, Stanton St. John, noon. SCANDINAVIAN

Lars Hågeman has really made a nice tradition of his early spring meetings, so good that we now call them our Opening Runs. This year we really felt that it was early in the year as it was quite cold and misty with some light showers down at their place. Stig and Monica Svensson and I arrived the night before so we had a nice evening in the B&B of Lars and Marie-Louise. We got warm enough to spend some time walking along the beach in the morning before the others arrived. Finally we were 16 participants including Jens and Anette Breinegaard and Nils-Erik Norsker from Denmark and James Berggren from Switzerland. James was born in Sweden and his brother is still living fairly close to Lars. James kept a three-wheeler at his brother’s place before, but unfortunately his brother is not so well now. The 3W needed some attention too so he brought it back to Switzerland. We were all eager to see the fantastic collection of Lars. It becomes better each year. He has it all in the workshop and it is not fancy in any way, but he has managed to

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collect a great part of the Swedish racing history and of our motorcycle development shown in many prototype engines. He also has five Midget racers on show including his brothers. Midget is our name for the 500 cc racing cars. It was all a nice a environment for the tea, sandwiches and cakes which Marie-Louise and Lars served us, before we went out in the cold again to start his 3W racer. He had the starter originally made by Dave Pittuck and had it resting on a wooden block. It looked quite hairy when it jumped up all the time. It was cold for the methanol but finally it started. To my surprise it was much quieter than my standard JAP. Apparently my silencers are more like resonent chambers instead of silencers. We had a photo line-up before we went off for a late lunch driving these Scanian twisty country roads to Idala Gård, an old farm house converted to a countryside Italian restaurant and hotel. It should really be called Itala Gård as the food and wine was excellent in an Italian tradition. I can really recommend it and the place itself was also very nice including a no-fancy shop with traditional pottery and porcelain. After the lunch we all split up to return home after a very good meeting, interesting and well organised. Many thanks to Marie-Louise and Lars for their efforts.

We look very much forward to see you all in Elsinore.

Lennart SOUTH COAST

I broke down before the Morgan, preparing for our Primrose Run. I held the shed door open with a block of oak. As I wheeled out the MX Sports, the wood caught between the mudguard and the tyre. I succeeded in stopping the car rolling down the slope but the damage consisted of three prolapsed discs in my back, two spells in hospital, more pain than you can imagine and drugs that have ruled me out of the

Olympics. I am on the road to recovery but that road will have to wait for me before the Morgan… and I really must get that starter motor refitted. In all other respects, I am told the Run was a great success. It was all organised by Chris and Marion Booth in celebration of 40 Years since the opening of their C M Booth Collection Museum at Rolvenden. Of course daughter Clare is nowhere near old enough to remember the opening but she was driving her Super Aero. Another lady driver was Fiona Courage F4 with her whole family filling the other three seats. Out for the first time on a Club run were Steve Terry’s F4 and John Lowe’s MX Super Sports. Well done them. It was memorable too for Terry and Jen Gosling, back on the road in their 60o

JAP SS after only 31 years! Also making a rare but welcome appearance were Paul and Elma Smedley in their sv JAP engined Aero. I am now going to list our regular runners who all deserve a mention: Chris Booth, Sam Savage and John Copper in ohv JAP Aeros; Bruce Campbell F2; Stephen Clark Grand Prix; Grahame Joseph Super Aero and Paul Liddiard, Dave Young and Roy Williams all in MX4 Super Sports’. Susan Stewart’s Brooklands Morgan rebuild is making good progress but not yet ready, so she drove her Daimler SP250 and John Dudley sans Morgan arrivéed dans‘iz Bugatti ancien. Honorary South Coast Group member Luc Ryckaert from Belgium joined the celebrations at the Museum with Mireille. 14 three wheelers on the run plus 12 in the Museum plus 4 in bits in the workshops = 30 altogether. I gather there was a cake overdose and Grahame made a speech at which he presented Chris and Marion with a bottle of ‘Nutty’ from the Nutbourne Vinyard. Grahame outlined all the roles and Committee posts that Chris has held over many years. It was in 1976 that Grahame first called into the museum on his way down to Lydd where he was flying Vickers Viscounts. 14 years later I got my chance

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Two weeks later and we had bought our first Morgan. As Grahame said, Chris and Marion have a lot to answer for and we have a lot to be thankful for. Please don’t forget. June at the Six Bells is ‘Come in a Morgan night’. Lots of daylight and so no excuses – oh dear I’ve got a bad back

Michael Joseph

Wed 20th June. Six Bells, Chiddingly from 7pm ‘Come in a Morgan Night’ SOUTH EAST

The Opening Run at Prescott came and went with seemingly not much interest from the South East Group. Bob Woods did go and he reports that his JAP engined Mog did not like going up the hill whilst only firing on one cylinder. The May Club night was well attended with the promise of a definitive explanation of the merits of the wide “B” bevel box and the “M” type bevel box by Chris Booth, also touching on the thorny question of bevel box bearing lubrication. Chris suggested that the method he uses is to employ encapsulated bearings with one side removed from the bearing on the passenger side. For further explanation on this, Chris invites those who are still mystified to call him (01580 241234). Thanks Chris for all your work. Yours truly and Eddie Eyes attended the W.W.I. Airfield show at Stow Maries, Essex on Monday. Not R.A.F but Royal Flying Corps was the theme, producing an enjoyable four hours of nostalgia. The word on the street is that Martyn Brown is thinking of selling his less shiny F type and it is to appear in the Floggery soon. My own preparations for our trip to Holland are nearly complete; miraculously this year, I did not have to dismantle the clutch to free the clutch disc from sticking to the flywheel. That’s what I call technical advancement.

Bob Towell will be “on the hills” this year, Wiscombe and Bo’ness amongst the challenges ahead.

Eddie Gibbard.

Diary Dates; 23rd June Horndon on the Hill Fete – Call Colin Wilson 24th June Barnard’s Farm Gardens and Motor Museum – call Dennis Plater. SOUTH WEST

When the music stopped I was the only person who failed to find a chair, so you now have a new G.O. Many thanks to Ian Parkinson who has worked hard over the past few years to organise a variety of highly enjoyable events, both local and national including the recent Opening Run at Prescott. The May social meeting at The Huntsman was very well attended with nine Morgans and twenty-five plus members. Dick and Sue Fripp had a good run up from Cheddar in the early 3-speed SS, back on the road following the detection of a fracturing rear main shaft caught in the nick of time. Particularly welcome too was the lovely JAP Sports Family of Dick Hawes, a long-standing member. Kay Sythes has kindly offered to put on a White Horse Run on Saturday 1 September. This will start at Kay and Mike’s house in Whitley between Bath and Melksham. The run will take in all the Wiltshire White Horses and finish late afternoon back at Whitley for a bar-b-q. This promises to be a super event and, of course, members from all Groups are very welcome. More details next month.

Next social meeting: Lunchtime Sat 14 July at The Huntsman, Falfield, Glos. The pub is on the A38 a few hundred yards from Junction 14, M5.

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U.S.A. GROUP

First drives of the season are out of the way for most members here. Dick Tuttle reports, "Jim Taylor and I ran our trikes on a (four wheeler Club) Mine and Wine tour yesterday and had a nice go…" Dale Barry reports in Format (newsletter of Plus 4 Club of So. California) that Larry Ayers' ex-Laird Red is back together and that Dale would be racing at Buttonwillow Raceway in early May. Chris Towner reports from the UK: "The weather has not improved much here but I am told rain is welcome. It held off for most of Sunday's Prescott fun. Monday added a nice surprise as I was asked to give a prospective new three-wheeler customer a demo ride. All went well and the machine does have torque enough to bring a smile to anyone. The footwell is so deep I had to slide in my seat looking for a non-existent brake pedal after swapping seats with the prospective customer. Only scared me a few times. (He has to pay for his free garaging somehow Asst Ed) Some of us American members will know the name Vic Hyde as that of an entertainer and enthusiastic three-wheeler owner who is no longer with us. Those who never met him can get some idea of his personality from this, which was posted on the Yahoo! discussion group by Martyn C., who warned readers, "Trumpet playing shenanigans start at about 6m 30 sec.": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu0Jp3HKOZ4

From Marc Wunderman: "Sometimes I fear they don't make eccentrics like they used to. Now, somewhat on the subject of Mr. Hyde: I just had a call out of the blue from a fellow named Paul Moyer who says he's the one who sold Laird's "Red" to Vic Hyde in the first place. Says he watched a Brough being broken up so the engine could be mounted on the Morgan in place of the blown (as in blown up) bronze engine. Is that possible? We're going to meet him at the Rhinebeck antique motorcycle gathering in June."

From J. Dale Barry. Morgan 3 Wheeler Racing in California, USA. Two Morgan 3 wheelers continue the racing tradition on the USA west coast with the 1930 Morgan Super Aero J.A.P. air-cooled V-twin of Larry Ayers and the 1934 Morgan Sports racer J.A.P. air-cooled V-twin of J. Dale Barry. Both were part of the pre-war and historic group at the Buttonwillow Raceway in southern California over the weekend of 5-6 May 2012. The group

consisted of 14 race cars with speed differentials of 20-40 mph with the Morgans being some of the slower cars as the competition included a 1911 National (a veteran of the first Indy 500), a 1931 Alfa (driven in period by Tazio Nuvolari), several post war MGs, a 1951 Morgan flat rad, a Jaguar XK120 and several period champ cars. Some of the cars had speeds in excess of 100 mph on the straight sections of the 2.68 mile convoluted oval with 12 turns. The 1930 Super Aero was a DNS for the final race due to a late-detected structural failure apparently as a result of the collision incident last year with a tire wall while the 1934 Sports racer continued for the final race and finished without problems. Both Morgan 3 wheelers have been accepted for the Sonoma Historic Races at Sears Point Raceway in June and for the Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca Raceway in August. Al Moss, known for his racing exploits with a Morgan 3 wheeler in past years was a special guest at the Buttonwillow event. Al sold his Morgan 3 wheeler to Larry Ayers several years ago. Our racing season has begun in earnest. How's it going in Texas? We only have one Morgan flat rad currently involved - that of John Miller who also races other types. Finally, Chris Towner, past USA GO, was kind enough to carry home some Club publications from the UK and send them to me for distribution (saving the cost of transatlantic shipping) on this side of the ocean. Members seeking these books/booklets, please contact me for a list of books and prices. Duncan Charlton WEST MIDLANDS

This year’s Long Mountain Run, in the middle of April, followed a slightly different format from usual as we covered more distance on main roads and ventured far beyond Offa’s Dyke out into Wales. This allowed us to view fresh scenery, some of which was quite spectacular. Unlike a couple of previous events, the views were crystal clear although the air was chill. Unusually, there were only a couple of Mogs taking part, Pat and I both bringing our F4s. In spite of a couple of very dark, threatening patches the weather stayed dry, although we did have a short flurry of snowflakes at one point. We also found a few small areas of white left over from a couple of weeks before (see photo). In contrast, shortly afterwards, we passed well over a mile of daffodils in full bloom along the verges to add colour to the scene.

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I missed the Opening Run but have been informed that, between showers, it was a good day out with plenty to see. I also missed the HFS Memorial Run but our Chairman obligingly agreed to act as whipper-in. Unfortunately, although the weather was fine, there were only three trikes and a four-wheeler in attendance. Those present did, however, get the chance to view a well-dressing (see photo from Bob Derricott) See page 46 Ed… before adjourning to the Chairman’s home for tea and cakes. We now enter the time of year when Group activities (apart from the monthly meetings) take a step into the background and our long-distance Mogmen start their continental ramblings. Good luck to all who venture far from home and I hope the natives are friendly. Dave Anscombe Wednesday 30th May, Monthly Meeting. The Clent Club 20:00 Wednesday 13th June, Mid-month Meeting. Fruiterer’s Arms, Ombersley 20:00 Wednesday, 27th June, Monthly Meeting. The Clent Club 20:00 YND Report: There were nine members and two three-wheelers at the Bridge on April 10th. The sky was ominous to say the least but fortunately only the occasional icy downpour. Steve Lister produced a new set of Laird family photos and much joint detective work was done on who, what and where. Eight people and four three-wheelers attended the new format lunchtime meeting at John Rowland’s house (layabouts all save for Tom Cowley, having a well earned break from his restoration work.) OK some of the layabouts did work for some of the week, including your correspondent’s occasional

gigs. John’s garage was full of ingenious devices, most beautifully executed, for tasks such as re-tapping the R/D gearbox rear access following welding repairs, most of which were so clean and shiny you could eat your dinner off them . An 8mm film show was on offer but the projection room section of his emporium was so small that no one believed there would be room to stand, let alone sit. Marion provided soup, baked potatoes and fruit crumble to all except Geoff Cowley who hadn’t got the message (isn’t it time you used email, Geoff?) and came already fed. All in all, a very civilized occasion that got the nod from everyone. Next home visit is to Steve Lister and Ruth Ross on June 26th. Details in July Bulletin. On a more general matter, I am aware that the Curbar meeting is geographically far from central to the three counties. Having floated the idea of a more central pub at the last meeting, Steve Lister suggested The Elm Tree at Elmton, NE Derbyshire S80 4LS. Elmton is a small hamlet about 6 miles NE of M1 Junction 29 and 4 miles SE of Junction 30. It was Derbyshire Pub of the Year in 2011 and has friendly staff, delightful environs, good beer and an excellent reputation for pub food. Only problem is that they close on Tuesdays, so I am proposing that we meet there 13th June and 11th July and see what people think. Any other suggestions to adrian@murray-leslie.org.uk and davidhodgson486@btinternet.com or call Adrian on 01246 819021 or Dave 01274 674381. Adrian Murray-Leslie ! June 13th YND pub meet at The Elm Tree, Elmton S80 4LS 8pm (NB no meeting at The Bridge in June) June 26th YND Lunchtime meet at Steve Lister’s 12.00 June 26th YND Pub meet at The Reindeer Inn Overton WF4 4RL

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

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JAP ohv and common sv Pr. JAP ohv flywheels; drivers side dog-ear barrel, parent bore std; oil pump drive gears; new 1” rear main shaft; new +60” piston, flat top; pr new +030” pistons, flat top; pr 60° connecting-rods. Drivers side rocker box barrel 86mm parent bore; new 60° 5 spline timing pinions; new KT crank-pin; JAP sv. KTW bottom end large port 1925; KT flywheel assy; 60° timing cover – industrial type without starting handle tunnel; rear crankcase half for 6/8 hp and a mass of KT and KTW spares; pair LTWZ barrels and heads. KT Bottom end 1928; Matchless Set S/S con-rods; timing chest internals; pair MX barrels and heads; Model X cam-wheel; pair 3-keyway flywheels; flywheel assy with S/S rods. New Torrington 3 key rear main-shaft; Transmission Mix 3 speed gears and shafts; new twin input gear; Coventry gear set with shafts, selectors and forks; Relined clutch disc for F-Type; two speeder clutch fork; outer flywheel for cone clutch for re-claim! Rear sprockets-wide B. Ford 10hp starter; hoses; coil; flywheel. Instruments and Electrical Range of Lucas V-twin magneto’s; 6v Double ended coil; Lucas c/b base and cap –

for; O’Shea assemblies; new pair side-lamps-ex WD; Lucas CF3 cut-out; twin dynamo; undrilled bottom half starter clamp; RB106 regulator 6v; pair Butlers headlamps; Carbs and controls Mixture of various Amal carbs; Hubs, drums, brakes wheels Set of Standard front brakes and drums; brake links; pair 3-speed hub nuts; set of original 17” Magna wheel rims; o/s brake assy for M-type; brake lining sets for twins-fronts; 3 speed rear hub; new 14mm wheel nuts; mix 3 speed brake shoes, cams and arms; Steering and suspension Pr main coil springs; wide B chain adjuster nuts; 3 speed rear forks; 3 speed rear springs-flat type; steering column pinion 10T; pr new late twin/F-Type track rod end assemblies Chassis and body Mix filler caps; Family fuel/oil tank; 3 speed torque tube flange for gearbox; mix six 3 speed lugs; SS hood frame; new SS fuel/oil tank, Mike Crosher spec; new Aero radiator domes, spun in brass and nickel silver; Wanted, Original parts only; Rocker box JAP cylinder heads; Pair +040” domed pistons for 60° JAP, new or used; Matchless forked con-rod and front crankcase half; Remember, “your rubbish may be someone else’s treasure.”

Used Parts Exchange Used Parts Exchange David Browne tel/fax 01507 534315

Please note; Before you contact me, please ensure that you have a clear idea of the exchanges that you have available, this scheme is not a shop! Listed items may be reserved on request for ten days to finalise exchange offerings but will be returned to stock if no further contact is made. Original parts are always wanted to replenish stocks; with valuations, collection and settlement arranged to suit. David Browne.

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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 Watts 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. Below at £20.00. + p&p. Below left, whisky tumblers at £28-£34 + p&p depending upon engraved text. John Regalia; John Barker, 83 County Park Ave, Halesowen, West Mids, B62 8SX 0121 501 2042 john.barker63@gmail.com

Regalia John Barker

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of wheels respoked Magna wheels at £55 with

Super stainless parts to complement your Morgan in 2012. New: Front hub protection plates, laser-cut for accuracy and flatness.

£12.00 per pair. Beetle-back catches now back in stock. As original but with internal

spacers to prevent crushing; polished stainless steel. Drawings showing fitting details and clip positions

available if required. £100.00 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. £80.00 per pair.

Front spring covers, in polished stainless; no more rubbed-off chrome or paint. £80.00 per car set.

All prices plus post and packing. Castle Bank Cottage, Ewloe, Deeside, Flintshire CH5 3BZ

Tel. 01244 532 714 bobangell@btinternet.com

COWLEY RESTORATIONS ALL ASPECTS OF RESTORATION WORK

REPAIRS, SERVICING, MoT PREPARATION 4 Osmaston Lane End, Yeldersley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1LS, UK

tom.cowley@hotmail.co.uk 01335 348718

Need your Morgan, vintage or classic car repaired, serviced, painted or renovated? All types of work

carried out. Call Guy Shotton on 01746 712817 or 01746 712812

email: guyshotton@hotmail.com Botwood Farm, Ditton Priors, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. WV16 6SW

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Barry Davidson’s new Morgan Today is a wonderful day. There are blue skies and I have been doing the most enjoyable thing imaginable. I have been putting many miles on two of the Morgan three-wheelers that I am so fortunate to be custodian of. In response to requests, I even managed to stop driving my new trike for a few moments to take the side-by-side pics requested by other enthusiasts. I drove both cars today… A sort of side-by-side assessment… and I have to tell you that there is absolutely no comparison, although there are many similarities. I find myself in a difficult position and I will share it with you. For 52 years I have driven what I consider to be "proper" Morgans. Three-wheelers with 2 speeds and JAP engines. I have railed against the new-fangled Super Sports and other models with their tame Matchless engines and an excess of gears. So when the new three-wheeler was announced, I feared the worst. It could never be like a REAL one could it? Here is the NEWS … in many ways it is better. The two-speed Super Aero with air-cooled racing JAP engine is a visceral experience. By comparison with some that I have driven and owned, my 1929 Super Aero “Tweedle D” is mildly tuned. "Rewarding to drive" they call it… which generally means it is very hard work, but that’s OK, that’s what we want. Broken knuckles, oil and fuel in the face, a bark like the Devil in an angry mood, mechanical noise from everywhere and lots of work to do to keep the thing on the boil. Pumping the fuel, ignition advance and retard, hand throttles, outside gear change and brake lever, oil drip feeds to watch, sliding-dog gear change, flailing oily chains and valve-gear … not to mention flailing arms … you get the picture… but after so many decades, it all comes as naturally as slipping on a pair of your favourite shoes. But for road use, you had better pre-book appointments with your dentist and your chiropractor because round here with the state of our roads, your fillings will be loose and most of your bones broken in about ten minutes. But of course the experience is fantastic and I love it to bits. So; The new Morgan three-wheeler is a different

experience, but (dare I say it) it is as good in a different way. The car (and I deliberately call it a car… something I would never think of calling the 1929 Super Aero) gives many of the "real" three-wheeler sensations, the feelings, and the thrills, but you don't have to bleed to get it going, and you get a distinct feeling that you may even get to your destination! The exhaust note is wonderful, like a Harley on steroids .... which I suppose it is. The engine is quite powerful as it comes, there is plenty going on alright and there is so much feedback that you DO have to keep a firm grip on the wheel …. No relaxing like in a CAR car. I had expected, with all that torque, to revert to my instincts and just use 2nd and 4th but the gearbox, to my complete surprise, is excellent and you can whip up and down the gears, blipping the throttle in a most pleasing manner. You can (and the thing actively encourages hooliganism) spin the back wheel in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd on a dry road, and it drifts very easily and in a controlled, predictable way. I have ordered a new tyre from Melvyn! I tested this feature extensively on my own private test track, an over-the-M40-junction roundabout near here, at 7 am this morning when it was deserted, and I failed to get a front wheel up at any time. I am struggling to sum this up, but the best I can do is to say that it is half way between a really good noisy Morgan trike and a well sorted road Caterham Seven. Do not confuse this with a 4 wheel "Morgan". It is absolutely nothing like one, this is the REAL DEAL in its own right. It is well planted on the road, it handles well at touring speeds, and gets better when you press on. The damping and geometry are absolutely spot-on. It is also very comfortable, which probably came as more of a shock to me than anything else apart from getting stuck in it at the garage because I forgot about the pesky safety belts. There is a lot of interesting mechanical noise, but so what? We can live with that. In fact we LIKE that. I have not grinned so much or for so long since the Irish Rallies back in the `70s. Put the wife back on the streets, send the children up chimneys where they belong, sell everything which doesn't have MORGAN written on it and get one of these. You won't regret it… and the Club won’t regret the type of enthusiast they will attract. Barry Picture overleaf.

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Barry Davidson’s old and new Mogs

Below and page 47, pictures by Dennis Rushton from this years Opening Run at a damp Prescott.

Nice hat! Nice blatt!

Determined, but moist!

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ROUND 2 MALLORY PARK 15 April 2012 RACE 4

Position Name Car Laps Time Speed Championship

Points Trophy Points

1 Bill Tuer/Maggie Tuer Super Sports JAP 8/80 1208cc 6 6.56.76 72.04 10

2 Tim Gray/Anette Gray Super Sports JAP 8/80 1208cc 6 7.04.14 65.99 9

3 Greg Bibby/Paula Heaney

Super Sports JAP 8/80 1208cc 6 7.13.32 69.29 8

4 Pete Clews/Sue Cook FSuper, 1172cc 100E, IOE 6 7.55.78 59.02 7

5 Dave Hodgson/Ann Harfield FSuper, 1172cc 100E, IOE 6 8.07.39 61.6 6

6 Tony Quinn/Ballast Super Aero 1100cc Matchless MX2 5 7.02.10 59.28 5 10

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Danny Hodgson/Sandra Beyse-Maran F2 E93A 1172cc 5 7.04.32 58.96 4 9

8 Dave Poplar/Ballast F Super 1172cc 5 7.30.94 55.48 3 8

9 Richard White/Vicki White Super Sports 980cc MX4 5 7.34.96 54.99 2 7

10 Cathy Quinn/Phil Bridge F2 E93A 1172cc 5 8.11.55 50.90 1 6

Fastest Lap Grey/Grey 1.07.88 73.72 mph

MORGAN THREEWHEELER RACING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 LOTON PARK 8th APRIL 2012

Position Name Car Time Championship

Points Trophy Points

1 Bill Tuer/Maggie Tuer Super Sports 1208cc JAP 8/80 64.33 10

2 Hamish Bibby/Bill Tuer

Super Sports 1208cc JAP 8/80 66.4 9

3 Tim Gray/Andrew Seaton

Super Sports 1208cc JAP 8/80 66.69 8

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Sue Darbyshire/Maggie Bridge

Super Aero 1260cc JAP JTOR 69.92 7

5 Alistair Rew/Ballast Flat Sided Aero 1220cc JAP JTOR 71.14 6

6 Tony Quinn/Lily Quinn Super Aero 1100cc Matchless MX2 77.05 5 10

7 Matt Orford/Roger Orford Super Sports MX2 1100cc 77.47 4 9

8 Dave Hodgson/ Ann Harfield

F2 1172cc, 100E Willment IOE 77.92 3

9 Pete Clews/Sue Cook FSuper, 1172cc 100E, IOE 77.93 2

10 DannyHodgson/ Sandra Beyse-Maran F2 E93A 1172cc 79.09 1 8

11 Roger Orford/Sue Smith Super Sports MX2 1100cc 79.79 7

12 Iain Stewart/Chloe Pilbeam Super Aero JTOR 1260cc 82.14

13 Dave Say/tba Super Aero JTOR 1170cc 85.33

14 Chas Pilbeam/Chloe Pilbeam F2 E93A 1172cc 86.3 6

15 Chloe Pilbeam/Iain Stewart F2 E93A 1172cc 87.35 5

16 Dave Poplar/Ballast F Super 1172cc 88.09 4

17 Cathy Quinn/Phil Bridge F2 E93A 1172cc 91.22 3

18 Chris Harfield/Ann Harfield F Super Sports E93A 1172cc 102.22 2

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I have for sale, one pair of Matchless MX2/MX4 rocker boxes and covers. They are new, lost wax cast (from my patterns) in LM25, and have been machined to suit either MX2 air cooled, or MX4 water cooled versions.

The rocker boxes are machined with all oil-ways drilled ready for suitable plugs or jets and have housings for oil seals at the rear of the rocker bores (not done at the time the photos were taken) – bushes are not supplied. The pushrod cover tube bosses do not have the small groove for the original soft rubber seal anticipating that a silicone sealant is used here instead. £600 Ian Haynes – Tel 01477 544110 email ian.c.haynes@btinternet.com FOR SALE: 1935 Morgan Super Sports with a water-cooled JAP engine and beetle back. This is a well-known and respected car within the Club, previously owned by Oliver Brooke and featured on the cover of the Bulletin in January 2011. The car’s history is well documented. For sale at £40,000. Derek Roff. Membership number F10472 Telephone 01732 457217 or email Marion@marion87.wanadoo.co.uk FOR SALE: 3 speed rear forks and bronze trunnions. 18T rear sprocket.

New F type long silencer. F Type engine bits including new oil pump, new gasket set, new ignition parts, new valves, 2 carburettors, pistons, head, clutch pressure plate, exhaust manifold, headlights etc. Ring for list, all cheap. Tel 01462 459998 John Urwin Member no. F9741 FOR SALE: E93A 4 con-rods new. Ford Aquaplane ex/manifold, tappet cover, Inlet manifold with 1 carb. Matchless dynamo bracket, MX2 barrel welded on one corner and re-sleeved back to standard. 4 stainless head bolts. MX cam shaft (new), MX 4 front half crankcase. Steering box parts. Assorted pistons new and s/hand. Please phone for details and discuss price John Salsbury Memb No F6464 0115 9730067 WANTED: For my 1921 ‘Standard’ I need a narrow B bevel-box, forks, screen and fittings, dash-oiler, pedals, handbrake and gear lever. Originals preferred but new will do. Please help if you can; kindly ring Tim Cameron on 01684 540387 – evenings best. FOR SALE: 1 set of front hubs from 1937 twin complete with Colin Wilson back plates and drums, speedo take off and spindle – everything except the pedal. £300.00. I pair original Morgan back plates and drums £80.00. I pair original front shock absorbers £20.00. All plus postage. David James,

Floggery

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Electronic ignition (contactless optical)

For Matchless and J.A.P engines

Complete kit: £250. 12 volt only.

For more info., Contact:

Roger Orford, tel. 01886 880387

The Long Mountain Run. Shropshire / Welsh border April 2012.

Pat and Dawn Bastocks F-type looking very 1930,s

Dave Anscombes F-type looking very, err, ansombe! Ouch! I am so very sorry. Ed...

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Danny and Sandra's Hodgson's Wedding. It took place at

11 am on Saturday 12th May at Slaidburn Village Hall. Congratulations from all at the MTWC.

Well dressed well dressers from the West Midlands. Did I say well ‘dressed?’ Ed...

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Family in a Family doing family things.

What does Santa do for the rest of the year mummy?

You are taking this seri-ously aren’t you?

More moist Prescott. Dennis Rushton.

Parting shot. The busy editor, working hard for you!