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2 The Morgan Ear September 2017

The Morgan Ear The magazine of the

MORGAN OWNERS' CLUB OF AUSTRALIA INC.

(Founded by Ken Ward in 1958) PO Box 372, Gordon NSW 2072 www.morganownersclub.com.au

Monthly meetings: 1st Thursday of the month at 8.00pm.

Venue: Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, 117 Ryedale Rd, West Ryde.

Views expressed by contributors do not necessarily represent those of the Club or Editor.

Technical items are the views of the contributor and the Club can accept no responsibility for their accuracy.

Front Cover:

Morgans at Crooked River Winery

Photo: Stan Jodeikin

Back Cover:

Driving Tassie Myrtle Forest

Photo: Sue Chatfield

VP-Qld Ed Filmer [email protected] 0427 441 000

VP-Tas Mac Russell [email protected] 03 6423 5177

VP-SA Tony Heard [email protected] 0412 091 610

VP-WA John Stacy [email protected] 0410 415 949

State Vice Presidents

VP-Vic Colin Bartlett [email protected] 0409 965 321

Editor Brian Tomalin 0427 693 626

[email protected]

Webmaster Geoff Williams 02 4567 7247

MOCA Committee members for 2016/2017

President Geoff Hollings 02 9449 8422

Vice President Stan Jodeikin 0408 608 002

Club Captain Ian Southwell 0407 550 123

Treasurer Louise Barker 02 9417 3780

Secretary Dennis Jones 0402 254 701

Membership Secretary Cully Gower 02 9416 3903

Competition Secretary Ross Simpson 0407 249 463

Registrar Stan Jodeikin 0408 608 002

Regalia Secretary Vacant

Club Plates Officers

Club Plates Secretary Peter Canavan 02 4575 2085

Club Plates Inspector Brian Williams 02 9913 8095

The Morgan Ear September 2017 3


I took over as Editor of “The Morgan Ear” in October 2016 with the November edition being the first magazine I produced. I must express my thanks to Peter Gow and Geoff Hollings for their guidance in mastering the technology and the system now used in the production of the magazine. I also acknowledge and thank Stuart Rowe and staff at Arrow Print for their assistance in guiding me through the production process. While I had some experience with Microsoft Publisher many years ago there have been massive changes in technology and process since I left the printing industry and journalism behind in the late 1970’s. I am enjoying the challenge.

I would like to express my thanks to members who have contributed articles and photographs for publication. The time and effort they put into getting reports and photographs of club events to the Editor within the deadlines relieves some of the pressure of meeting a tight production schedule. Being located some 5 hours from Sydney my ability to attend Club events is limited making the role of correspondents critical. I appreciate the feedback on the quality of the magazine and I am conscious of the role the magazine plays in the

ongoing health of MOCA. It is the glue that holds the Club together.

I would also like to thank those who have contributed articles from a diverse range of relevant publications for possible inclusion

in “The Morgan Ear”. It is difficult to keep track of all the potential sources of material and I encourage anyone who comes across an item that might be of interest to members to forward it to me. While these articles may not be used immediately I am able to build up a store of them for use whenever space is available.

EDITOR’S REPORT 2017 Brian Tomalin

Take note

Closing date for articles is

the 15th September

Annual Reports 4-12 Peking to Paris Part 1 13 Delegates Reports 12 A Prized Failure 18 Penrith Art Gallery 20 MOCA Supersprint 21 Annual Awards Dinner 21

NSW Christmas in July 22 Coffee Run to Ebenezer Church 24 WA Christmas in (the wet) July 29 Morgan Historic Register 31 SA News 32 Orange Light 32 Automotive Art 33 Minutes 34 Event of the Century 37

INDEX:

Month Cost $ No. July 2016 789.43 225 August 2016 794.30 225 September 2016 753.00 225 October 2016 686.49 220 November 2016 880.97 220 December 2016 742.00 220 February 2017 742.00 220 March 2017 742.00 220 April 2017 678.26 200 May 2017 678.26 200 June 2017 818.19 200

Total $8304.90 2375 Avg cost per copy

$4.53

Envelopes $344.06


PRESIDENTIAL PONDERINGS Geoff Hollings

It’s the end of the 59th Club year and as usual it has been busy. Stephanie and I have attended most of our runs enjoying the friendship of our Morganeers and of course driving the Morgan.

A couple of weeks ago we attended our Christmas-in-July weekend in Nowra. Thanks go to Stan and Jenny for organising a great weekend which was greatly enjoyed by all.

A lot of work goes into our club, and so I wanted to give my personal thanks to all those who helped run the club during the past year. The busiest are those on the committee, but there are many others in the background who help, some regularly and others from time to time.

Special thanks to Ian Southwell, Ed Filmer and John Coneybeare. Ian is stepping down from Club Captain after 3 years and Ed is stepping down after 4 years as VP Queensland.

John is moving to Taree after a lifetime of involvement in the club – he joined in 1979, and has been President 5 times, VP once, Secretary 5 times, Competition Secretary 9 times, and CAMS & CSCA delegates too many times to count. Along the way he won most of the club trophies including the Founders Shield 8 times, the Phil Spencer Trophy 7 times and the Peter Morgan Trophy for exceptional service to the club in 2009. Thanks for your great contribution over all of your Morgan life.

Thanks also to all of our members and their partners who joined in our club activities over the year. The camaraderie, and the

interest in our Morgans, is what makes the club.

The August meeting adopted the changes to the constitution and to the rules & regulations published in the July edition of the Ear. Some changes were the result of updating to meet the new regulations for Incorporated Associations, some to allow the club to offer the classic vehicle scheme in NSW as well as the historic vehicle scheme, and others to make it easier to update and publish forms.

During the year we established the historic vehicle sub-committee and they have been working through the changes brought on by the new classic vehicle scheme. Inspections are planned in September to confirm the eligibility of vehicles and this will give 3 months for those that need to transfer to the classic vehicle scheme.

I completed 5,000km for the current Morgan year on the July week-end in Nowra, so will be filling out the paper for one of the Long Distance Awards. Check your cars to see if you have done the 5,000 km or 3,000 miles. Details are on the website.

I had a call last month from Lachlan Rankine in Cairns. He has volunteered to organise MOCA events in Cairns, so we plan to share the VP role in Queensland between north and south. In Perth the members have decided to have a shared role because of other commitments, and they will coordinate their availability so there is always someone about to organise events.


VICE-PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Stan Jodeikin

The AGM is being held on the 7th September. We are looking for volunteers for the roles of Club Captain, Regalia Secretary, VP Queensland (South), CAMS delegate and CSCA delegate.

As our annual awards presentation will be held in November, could the holders of the trophies please return them to Ian Southwell so that we can prepare for the upcoming presentation?

Just a reminder when you renew your membership in September. Would you please return the completed renewal form as this helps us keep our membership details up to date? If you pay by EFT, then please send the completed form by post or

scan it and send it by email to our membership secretaries Cully and Sue. They will then check the bank statement to ensure the payment has been received. Last year a number of members did not return the renewal form and so the membership list was not updated and they missed out on the Ear until they alerted us.

We were blessed with a sunny day for the Supersprint. Thanks to the many members, their families and their friends for coming along to help on the day, with super thanks to the event secretary Choy-Lin, steward John, clerk of the course Geoff, chief flaggy Graham, chief scrutineer Todd and tower Peter.

As Vice President, I trust that I have fulfilled my role in terms of the Rules and Regulations of the Club Constitution by being available to chair, as required, meetings in the absence of the President; promoted the Morgan Owners Club of Australia and encouraged new members to join; provided a Vice President report to Club meetings and generally assisted other committee members and delegates as required.

Organising the Annual Awards/Presentation Lunch held on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at the St George Motor Boat Club, enjoyed by all those that participated, and provided a very nice change of venue and enabled more of the Southern side Sydney members to attend.

A highlight this year was the initiation,

organisation and participation in the inaugural Dream Ride event held on Sunday, December 4, 2016, under the auspices of Special Olympics Australia.

The participation of 18 Morganeers gave 72 Special Olympic Athletes a drive in their Morgans providing an unforgettable experience for both driver and passenger. The day started from the newly created Barangaroo Reserve, to and around Sydney Motorsport Park. MOCA has been invited to participate in the 2017 event to be held on November 26, 2017.

One of the main functions that I organised this year with the able assistance of my wife Jenny, was the Christmas in July event held at Coolangatta Wine Estate and Historic Village, over the weekend of Friday, July 28, to Sunday, July 30, 2017.


We visited the Crooked River Winery in Gerringong, with spectacular views over the valley and a wonderful lunch and display. On the Saturday, we visited the historic Jindyandy Mill and historic shopping village, another excellent lunch and beautiful display of Morgans. The day culminated with an excellent Yulefest dinner and entertainment from Phil Dye

who had the Morganeers rockin’ in the aisles and playing in his band!

The celebrations were attended by 53 Morganeers and 21 Morgans.

The Annual Awards/Presentation Dinner for 2017 has also been organised to be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at the Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Pagewood.

REGISTRAR’S ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Stan Jodeikin

As Registrar, I trust that I have continued in my duty to maintain and update the club’s Register and Record of Members Morgans.

This has been achieved primarily through: the annual members renewal

notice via the Registrar form new member’s joining via their

Application and Registrar form notification by members via email

or word of mouth (spotters) sale advertisements by owners,

auction houses, car magazines and websites

The Register of Morgans is housed in three timber boxes, with each record maintained on a separate card. Details include chassis number; engine number; type of engine; gearbox and wheel details; colour; registration; modifications and improvements made and owner’s details.

As car ownership changes, these details are only updated if provided at the time of sale or when the new owner becomes a member. As a result, by its very nature, the Register now includes details of non-

member cars, as well as others identified. Ironically, many of the details previously held are once more refreshed and many a transposition error of letters or numbers corrected.

The cards have been sorted into categories such as:

Some 585 card records now exist and the number listed on the website continues to grow.

It is interesting to note that since MOCA

Type 3 wheelers, including the new versions

4/4 Series 1 4/4 Series 1 DHC 4/4 ~ 2 seaters 4/4 ~ 4 seaters +4’s +4 ~ 4 seaters +4 ~ DHC’s

+8’s V6 Roadsters

Aero 8


CLUB CAPTAIN REPORT 2017 Ian Southwell

has expanded its membership and activities interstate, many more Morgans are now recorded. The advent of new Morgans developed and imported into Australia over the last couple of years has also impacted the Register in a positive way and increased the numbers.

During the year, many members and prospective members have inquired about the history and details of the various Morgans recorded. Several mysteries surrounding the whereabouts of cars, chassis and engine numbers have been focussed on, with some interesting outcomes where the factory has mixed up paperwork. Of great satisfaction is the reuniting of owners to their original Morgan’s from 30 or 40 years ago.

The one constant about the Register of

Morgans is that even if a member moves on, the Morgan details remain!

Members are requested to provide a photo of their Morgan when joining MOCA. Many do, and a Photo Album of the various Morgans is maintained and regularly updated. Permission is also often given to publish details on the MOCA website.

The photo albums also include pictures of major historical events from the founding of the club.

In line with the increased number of Morgans entering Australia, it is noted that the number of Morgans generally available on the market has remained stable, and in some months declined somewhat. The previous average of 16 to 20 being available each month has declined to sometimes less than 7.

I first joined the Morgan Owners Club in 1974. I had recently completed a rebuild of my car that I had purchased a couple of years before and had driven the car to T. G. Milner Field, where I was playing Rugby on that day. I parked it in the area put aside for parking behind the goal posts. Returning to my car at the end of the day I noticed a hand written note on the windscreen that inquired as to whether I would be interested in joining the Morgan Owners Club, the note was signed by a Brian Tomalin and included his telephone number. I knew that Brian had been one of the Rugby referees officiating on that day although I had not met him. I was interested in joining the club so I gave him a call the next day and he advised me that

the club met on the first Thursday of each month at Sydney Rowing Club. I attended the next meeting and subsequently joined the club.

I was in my mid to late twenties at the time and a large number of the Club members at that time were also in my age group. I look around at the current active members and most are once again in my current age group, in fact quite a few of them are the same people that were there when I first joined (surely that is testament to the friendly nature of the club). I guess the age group part of it has a lot to do with nostalgia, owning a sports car was one of the “in” things to do in 1970’s era and Morgans today are still that same basic


shape and we have very little trouble associating them with our youth. Another reason is Morgans were a lot more affordable for a younger person in those days than they are now.

Tomorrow I will have owned my car for 45 years and I still get the same buzz every time I drive the car that I did the day I drove it home that first time.

Enough of my reminiscing, I hope everyone has enjoyed the activities this current year; we have tried to provide variety and include something for everyone. A rundown of events this year is: Club Meetings 11 Sunday Club Runs 9 Mid-Week Runs 10 Display Days 5 Holiday Runs 1 Christmas in July 1 CSCCA Club Sprints 5 Special Lunches and Dinners 2

I would like to thank all those people who have attended these events and would especially like to thank those people who have organised runs and written run reports

for “The Ear” in the last year. I would like to make special mention for the great efforts Graham and Gwen Balfe for their wonderful job in organising that amazing Hunter / Mudgee / Blarney Holiday Run and also Stan and Jenny Jodeikin for organising this year’s superb Christmas in July. Events like these take a great deal of planning and both events worked like clockwork and were extremely enjoyable for those who attended them.

I have enjoyed immensely the last three years as club captain, but will not be standing for this coming year. I feel that it is important to have variety in Club Events and new faces bring new ideas. For anybody that is thinking of taking on the roll, but has reservations about the workload, I have found that is not anywhere near as onerous as what I first imagined it to be and there are many people within the club who are very willing to help out.

Finally I would like to thank Geoff Hollings, all the other Committee members and everyone else who has helped me out over the last three years.

COMPETITION REPORT 2017 Ross Simpson

The crowning jewel in the MOCA Competition Year is our annual Supersprint and once again we were not to be disappointed.

Lead from the front by Event Secretary Choy-Lin and Clerk of Course Geoff Williams, Chief Steward John Coneybeare, a full field and the weather gods being with us, a wonderful day’s motor sport was to be had. The club members turned out in force

to Scrutineer, Marshall, Flag, Time, etc., etc. which all results in our event being the best run Supersprint in the CSCA year. All the efforts were well rewarded with the end of event BBQ.

MOCA had two runners with Tim Hurst setting respectable times in his Blue Plus 8 and Graham Dell recording consistent but gradually faster times in the Renault Clio.

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TREASURER’S REPORT 2016/17 Louise Barker

The Morgan Owner’s Club reported an operating surplus of $1,940 for the financial year ended 31 July 2017. This compared to a budgeted deficit of $2,408.

The improved operating performance was primarily due to savings on social events included the annual dinner ($1,950), sales of regalia stock on hand ($1,204), increase in membership numbers ($823) and funds from the raffle which is not budgeted for ($406).

There is a total of $34,669.19 cash at bank as at July 31, 2017, $13,533 in the operating bank account and $21,136 in the term deposit. During the year interest in the term deposit amounted to $476.48.

The budget for the financial year ended 31 July 2018 is still to be finalised, but at this stage we are budgeting a small operating deficit of $1,900. This does not include any costs that may be incurred in respect to the 60 year anniversary activities.

Assets & Liabilities Year Ending 31st July 2017 This Year Last Year

$ $

Current Assets Cash** 34,669.19 32,253.07

Receivables 0.00 0.00

Inventories 0.00 0.00

Other 0.00 0.00

Total 34,669.19 32,253.07

Non Current Assets Property 0.00 0.00

Plant & Equipt 0.00 0.00

Total 0.00 0.00

Total Assets 34,669.19 32,253.07

Current Liabilities Payables 0.00 0.00

Borrowings 0.00 0.00

Total 0.00 0.00

Non Current Liabilities 0.00 0.00

Total Liabilities 0.00 0.00

Net Assets 34,669.19 32,253.07

** Receipts & Cash includes unpresented cheques of: $23,898


General Account $ Receipts** 58,359.60

Interest Earned 0.00

Total Income 58,359.60

Less Expenditure 56,419.96

Surplus/ (Deficit) 1,939.64

Balance at 31/07/2016 11,593.07

Plus Transfers from Inv Acct/TD

0.00

Less Transfer to Term Deposit

0.00

Balance at 31/07/2017 13,532.71

Term Deposit $ Receipts 0.00

Balance & accum interest 476.48

Total Income 476.48

Less Expenditure & Transfers

Surplus/ (Deficit) 476.48

Balance at 31st July 2016 20,660.00

Balance at 31/07/ 2017 21,136.48

Expenditure Breakdown

$

Secretary 1,236.95

Treasurer 0.00

Affiliation Fees 1,495.00

Magazine 12,532.29

Events 34,090.64

Social 6,865.68

Regalia 0.00

Miscellaneous 199.40

Total 56,419.96

COMPETITION REPORT 2017 (from page 9)

Tim’s efforts resulted in FTD.

Due to the efficiency of the event team, there was plenty of track time available for the competitors. With no major hiccups, we finished right on time at 4.30 pm.

Over drinks, an expression of thanks was extended to the organisers and helpers, and also to John Coneybeare for his involvement in the competition side of the club over many years.

We are going to miss his parting comment as you pull the helmet on: “Get to the front and stay there!!”

As this was the last event in our competition year, the final wash-up in the point scores is as follows: Competition Point Score: 1st Ross Simpson, 2nd Tim Hurst, 3rd Graham Dell. John Thompson Trophy Best Morgan: Tim

Hurst-Ross Simpson Joint winners.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 2017 Cully Gower

The membership continues to remain steady during the 2015, 2016 and 2017 years.

The Membership at August 31, 2017

Members

New Members

NSW 137 7 ACT 1 Qld 13 3 SA 31 3

TAS 7 VIC 7 WA 43 4

Other 2 241 17


DELEGATES REPORTS

Council of Motor Clubs David Fletcher

CMC Shannon’s Display Day:

A big THANK YOU to those members who turned up on Sunday. The weather was just simply spectacular and the displays of around 1,950 cars a motoring treat. We had places booked for 18 cars with 12 on the day, 3 medical apologies, 1 breakdown (JC – [clutch master cylinder] better now rather than travelling to Taree during the week) and one apology (in Qld). Rudi R had arranged for us to take 4 friends around the circuit and it was a pleasure to assist. Rudi has a new hearing assistance rod called “Roger” where he can point it, press a button, and read your thoughts before you speak. This was nearly embarrassing for me, so it must work.

It was very satisfying to see so many on the day that had worked all day Saturday at our Supersprint. Our track run was 11:15 followed by lunch. Just a Peeerfect MOCA weekend.

P.S: My new gear stick pivot ball had provided me with a notchy snappy gear change like nothing I have ever had since owning MOG44N for 19 years. It feels like a new gearbox, what a transformation

Combined Sports Car Association

John Coneybeare

First off well done everyone the Supersprint was run in perfect weather and ran smoothly all day with Choy-Lin ensuring it

all happened at the right time. As always a very nice barbeque prepared by the ARDC and enjoyed by all. The barbeque included a final farewell to JC as I head up the coast to Taree, many nice words and gifts were showered on me. I thank you all.

Back to the report: I think Ross will do the Competition report of this year,s Competition activities. As the CSCA delegate we have had a good year with Morgan being the 5th round of a 7 round series. The Club on the other hand has not fared well with only one or two starters per event. As September brings the end to the Club year I suspect Ross Simpson will take home most of the trophies for 2016.

Finally I would like to thank Choy-Lin again for a fantastic effort in organising the Morgan Supersprint, and the girls who organised the farewell Cake for me. Very nice and enjoyable.

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

John Coneybeare

There has not been a CAMS meeting this month.

Finally from JC

I do not intend to stand again for the delegates positions in the new club year.

Another Great Club year. See you there. JC


PEKING TO PARIS PART 2: ON THE ROAD IN MONGOLIA Bjørn Schage

Story by Bjørn Schage

Pictures by Bjørn Schage, ERA/Gerard Brown

After having driven from Peking to Paris in an Itala in 1907, Prince Borghese

exclaimed: “Gentlemen! You said that this trip would be driving the impossible.

You were absolutely right!”

The two Norwegians, Bjørn Schage and Trond Bråthen, did the same trip in

“Frøya”, a 1960 Morgan Plus Four, this summer. They discovered that it wasn’t easy in 2016 either, covering 14,000km

in 35 days.

After having prepared my 1960 Morgan Plus Four for 18 months and sent her half way around the world in a container it was with some trepidation we collected her at a warehouse in Beijing. She looked unharmed and started without problems so we took a deep breath and set out into the Chinese traffic to bring her to our hotel. Soon we joined our fellow contestants in the car park where quite a lot of them seemed to need some kind of TLC. There were even some cars that wouldn’t start at all and at least one of them never got to the starting line at the Great Wall. We just had to do some final fettling and stock up on energy bars and water. Let the race begin!

Early on Sunday morning we were nervously waiting for our start signal at The Chinese Wall while dragons were dancing and drummers were drumming to send us off on our life’s adventure. We were quickly and brutally educated in the driving style of

the Chinese. The slowest drivers often stayed in the fast lane, and we had to pass them on the inside. If they thought we were driving too slowly they might just as well pass us on the road shoulder. There were also a lot of big red trucks coming in packs of 20 or 30 making frequent traffic jams. The condition of the roads were mostly good but occasionally there were big deep holes that would have been serious suspension killers had we not avoided them. We soon adapted to their driving style while keeping a good lookout for terminal obstacles.

Our work in the workshop was primarily aimed at preparing “Frøya” for the Mongolian desert, so when we were waiting at the start of the first timed section after the Mongolian border we were hoping that we had done what was necessary. In

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hindsight I’m sorry that no one had told us what driving in the desert would be like, but then again we probably wouldn’t have had the most hilarious, crazy, fantastic drive we have ever experienced. There were only sand tracks and they were very uneven, to put it mildly. Our means of navigation were a road book and a GPS and soon we discovered that we must have taken a wrong turn. No problem, as we just crossed over the plains heading for the nearest dust cloud that we thought must be another car hopefully not off track. We drove like maniacs, laughing our heads off, but soon encountered problems! I noticed that the fuel gauge of the tank we weren’t using suddenly dropped and we smelt the smell of petrol. We also felt the rear end sagging. Pulling up to our first camp site we had already learned an important lesson: ”You don’t win the race in Mongolia. You lose it in Mongolia!” Status of the day was one cracked petrol tank, two

broken air suspension dampers and both stay bars for the front wings broken. Otherwise, the suspension had taken the beating without problems. I can safely say that a normal Morgan would not have taken more than 13 minutes of this treatment, and we had still more to come! Good thing we

had a day’s rest in Ulan Bataar the next day to fix things.

We got hold of some spare petrol cans but had no idea know how far it would be between filling stations or if the other tank would crack as well, so we were a bit nervous for our range. Luckily, petrol delivery was no problem and the other tank

didn’t crack. We would have other things to worry about!

The next day we drove to Ulan Bataar. Our to-do-list wasn’t as long as many others but we still had to rebuild the rear suspension and weld the wing stays. We decided not to fix the tank at this point. We were taken to a big market where punters did their business out of containers, one dealing in

PARIS TO PEKING PT 2 (from page 13)


engines, another in front suspensions and so on. Old cars were totally recycled and there was nothing you couldn’t find of parts and tools. We quickly found a sturdy looking set of coil over dampers for a motor cycle to replace the air suspension types that we had destroyed, and also some KYB gas filled dampers. We didn’t need to do much modification to fit the new dampers and we got the wing stays welded too, but they broke again the next day during some spirited driving, teaching us that whatever is bolted or welded without possibility to move, will break. Some towels and gaffa tape made a suitable substitute to keep the wings in place. We are very proud that both dampers and wing stays did the job all the way to Paris! Our only daily maintenance the rest of the journey consisted of wiping dust and greasing the front suspension!

The experience from our first days in the desert made us take it a bit more carefully hereafter. As for our place on the

scoreboard, we lost our gold medal after experiencing some dirt in the carburetors during a timed stage, so we really hadn’t much to gain by driving like maniacs like many of our fellow contestants did. Nine cars barrel rolled during the race, but luckily no one was hurt. We preferred to enjoy ourselves, but as the roads got progressively worse it was still challenging enough. There were occasions where we had to take hold of each side of the window to stop it from shaking itself apart. Sometimes the corrugation was so bad that we had to drive more than 40 mph to “float” on top. At other times we could not drive faster than 20 or else the car would shake

itself to pieces. As soon as we expected to have seen the worst roads Mongolia could dish out, we were served something even more atrocious.

We did several river crossings. Over the biggest river we had to be towed by one of the organisation’s service trucks. Our own attempt at crossing a bigger

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This article appeared in the December 2016 edition of “Miscellany”

ED: Thanks to Morgan Sports Car Club for allowing us to reprint this article.

river had us sitting with water up to our thighs and once again we had to be towed. A Mercedes crossing before us had not been so lucky. They had taken in water through the carburetors and blown the head gasket. We didn’t see them again before we got to Novosibirsk!

After a while we had had quite enough of the Mongolian roads (strange really, as they are the things we miss the most when thinking back) and we were hoping that the Russian roads and timed sections would be a bit better. Not so! Russian roads are at times worse than the Chinese with holes ready to wreak havoc with our suspensions. There were also long stretches with corrugated roads and pot holes seemingly big enough to swallow a little Morgan, sliding pillars and all! The timed sections were run on roads even worse! During a

particular nasty piece of road the rocks thrown from the rear wheel tore a hole in a wing made of steel! We decided to take it just as easy as we had in Mongolia.

Our first rest-day in Russia was in Novosibirsk where we gave “Frøya” a good wash and tried to fix the tank with sealant. Once again unsuccessfully! She also got an oil change. Then it was back on the road with very long, rather boring days in Siberia with some timed sections to break the monotony.

Next Month: trials and tribulations on the way to Paris

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A PRIZED FAILURE — THE MORGAN PLUS 4 PLUS Johnny Oversteer

It’s hard to comprehend – given the continued viability of Morgan even today in the 21st Century – but 50 years ago, the venerable firm at Malvern Link was ridiculed for the old-fashioned nature of their signature car. With a front suspension that was patented long before the Titanic was launched and styling that even MG had abandoned in the previous decade, Morgan was alone in the marketplace with their traditionally styled roadster and was facing ever increasing competition from

their rivals at BMC, Rootes and Triumph. With sales decreasing in the very important American market and weak demand on the Continent, the company was looking to the future with a change to its core product.

Inspired by Lotus and its fiberglass body, Peter Morgan began to investigate use of the material to clothe the traditional Morgan chassis. His father (HFS Morgan) was fearful of the havoc that might be caused to the body by the flexible chassis and shelved the idea. After his passing, however, in 1959, the idea was revived and a smooth aerodynamic body over the existing chassis and drivetrain was seen as the future of the marque. The bodies were built by the Edwards Brothers with limited resin (to reduce crazing) and the new shape featured a unique roof profile and roll-up windows. It was an attractive shape that was the equal of the Healeys, MGs and Triumphs that it had to compete

The Morgan +4+ was not successful when it was introduced in 1963. However as this article which appeared in “Moss Motoring Online” (September 9, 2015) shows the few that were built are now highly sought

after. Our thanks to “Moss Motoring Online” for

permission to reproduce this story. Images courtesy of Bonhams.


against and was even as shapely as anything from Jaguar or Aston-Martin.

Introduced at the 1963 London Motor Show, the Morgan Plus 4 Plus was priced at £1,275, a considerable increase in price from the traditional Plus 4 that was sold for £816, it was nonetheless much cheaper than the Lotus Elite which cost more than £1,600. The automotive press was impressed with the car’s performance (which was improved by the lower weight body – even in coupe form) and the quality finish of the modern body shell. “The Motor” predicted that the new car would “make many new friends for the marque Morgan” but the Morgan faithful were less than impressed. In fact, the Morgan aficionados were up in arms over the appearance of the startlingly modern Plus 4 Plus and even more incensed that the FHC prevented any wind (or bugs for that matter) from reaching the hair of a true driving enthusiast and Morgan man.

That the car was a sales failure is an understatement, with only 26 vehicles produced, but it was a success nonetheless in that it forced the issue for many potential buyers who were afraid that the classic Morgan was soon to be retired.

Soon, a waiting list for the Plus Four was formed to accommodate the surplus of orders that were coming in on a regular basis. Orders from the rest of Europe were particularly strong, with orders from France, Holland, Germany and Sweden exceeding availability and contributing greatly to the strong demand for the cars that continues to exist today.

For many years, the Plus 4 Plus languished as the unwanted Morgan and even in the last decade or so they were an affordable rarity that offered sparkling performance and great looks in an easy to service and maintain package. Those days, like for so many other cars, have passed and the previously unwanted car is now in strong demand. The car featured here (Body No. A5758) was under long-term ownership for over 30 years and remained in good condition after a quality restoration. Finished in the attractive shade of Duck Egg Blue over Black it was a fine example of the breed. Sold at US$134,200 (AU$169,050) (with the buyer’s premium) by Bonhams in Amelia Island in 2015 it was a good purchase for the Morgan fan who realizes that it was a car ahead of its time and worthy of its desirability now.


MORGAN SUPERSPRINT Choy-Lin Williams

A brilliant sunny morning at last, and most had an easy run to our first visit to this gallery. (i.e.: only 2 got lost). The gallery is located alongside the Nepean River and was part of an old estate bequeathed to the people of Penrith, for community use.

The courtyard café was terrific, with delicious homemade cakes (the substantial serves of cranberry and nut loaf to be recommended!) and the scones almost as good as Gill’s. Even the coffee met with approval by our trusted coffee connoisseur.

As usual, more people turned up than were booked in, but the staff were quick and attentive and all were served quickly.

The main exhibition was in the original old house and featured the much praised photographic collection of U.S President, J.F. Kennedy. The 77 on display were assembled from Getty Images, photographic archives and the Kennedy Presidential Library.

Intimate photos are from his birth to death, and some are especially poignant. The one

of little John Junior saluting at the funeral, and then one of Jackie in veil soft focused through the shrubs are especially touching.

We all remarked that while the technical appeal of the photographs would appeal to everyone, the exhibition would be of most interest to those who had lived through the era and would keenly feel the impact of the momentous events of the time.

The new exhibition space had some very complex modern sculptures symbolising aviation, not appealing to me, but perhaps a good use for discarded metal bits and pieces. They must have taken a long time to construct, and would keep someone busy for ages in their shed and use up a lot of Morgan spare parts in the process….interesting thought?

Certainly is a place to revisit, even just for a nice break on the way to the Blue Mountains, instead of Maccas, and I think a breakfast - brunch there midweek would be a good idea for the next Club Captain. Thanks to Ian and Trish for their organisation.

PENRITH ART GALLERY Stephanie Hollings

Thank you everyone who helped at the super sprint. The weather was kind, it was a relatively incident free day and provided every competitor the opportunity to have a total of 54 minutes of timed track time on the Brabham Circuit. That is a good amount of track time.

We used larger grid densities, therefore less groups to make this happen. This meant track entry personnel had more cars

to deal with each run. Tim Hurst, Dennis Jones, Tom and Geoff Hollings and Corina Webb did a great job to keep drivers calm and collected and in position prior to entering the circuit.

In the control tower Stephanie Hollings and Linda Greer kept me on track to call up groups of competitors for their runs (I lose track of where we are at). David Fletcher always in control, Pam and Brian Williams


made sure we knew if any cars exited the track, and kept a timer on the 9 minutes allocated for each run. Rosemary Jones liaised with the timers to get results out for competitors. Charlie One, Geoff Williams, kept watch over all we did.

Todd Hamilton and his team of scrutineers worked a long day and managed to scrutineer all cars in time for the drivers briefing which was scheduled 15 minutes earlier this year. Daph Hamilton and Loreen Paterson are a slick team checking documentation. Rosemary J did a great job tagging drivers with wrist bands.

Thank you to all flaggies along with your friends and family. With health and work issues, we only just had the number we

needed to cover the flag points. This made it more challenging for Chief Flaggy Graham Richards who was ably assisted by Bob Bailey.

At the end of event BBQ we had a toast from Team Morgan to John Coneybeare. Ross Simpson organised a Morgan inspired shingle for JC’s shed to help us find it in Taree. We presented him with a bottle of red but only if he promised to come back for the event next year. Team Morgan won’t be the same without JC present.

Thanks again everyone. To those who weren’t well and couldn’t make it, get well. We need you.

Hope to see you next year.

ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER Stan Jodeikin

The annual presentation of trophies and awards dinner will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at The Bonnie Doon Golf Club, 38 Banks Avenue, Pagewood,

NSW. Starting from 6:00 pm with welcome drinks and dinner served at 6:45pm. Cost for the event is $60 pp for members and their partners and $75 pp for guests.

Note that this is a reversion to a dinner function, not a luncheon as per the last three years.

Please advise any special dietary needs when you make your booking.

Payment should be made by Wednesday October 18, as MOCA needs to confirm the final numbers and pay at that time.

Payment can be made in cash or by cheque (made out to MOCA) at any MOCA meeting or by direct deposit to the club’s bank account.

If you pay by direct deposit, please add your name and “awards” in the details of the transfer, and send an email to me ([email protected]) with the date and

amount of the transfer so I can record your payment and manage the catering numbers.

The Club’s bank details are: A/C name: Morgan Owners Club of Australia

Bank: ANZ Banking Group Ltd - Willoughby North BSB: 012474

Account: 2194 34225 Deposit ref: awards and your name


NSW CHRISTMAS IN JULY FROM FRIDAY 28 TO SUNDAY 30 JULY 2017 Stan Jodeikin

To be or not to be: that was the question on all

participating Morganeers lips, as the weekend loomed; would it rain,

freeze or shine.

In ancient cultures, where you find gods with specialised functions, you'll probably find a sun god or goddess. Many are humanoid and ride or drive a vessel of sort across the sky. It may be a boat, a chariot, or a cup. The sun god of the Greeks and Romans rode in a 4-horse chariot. Our sun god rode in a Morgan of course and how beautiful the weather was the whole weekend. Totally glorious, and that made it an outstanding time enjoyed by all.

Club Captain Ian Southwell, who provided route maps for the adventurous party to follow, ably assisted our gathering at the departure point in Heathcote.

The lovely drive through the National Park, rewarded with the sounds and smells of the ancient forest, coupled with a classic Morgan road, set the tone for the weekend. As spirits soared and wind in the face

calmed the souls, our first stop at Stanwell Tops was greeted with a gusty wind. So strong, that all my papers for the weekend arrangements and activities were blown from the car. However, the sun gods in the form of two bikies came to the rescue and retrieved all the papers by running down the hill!

The awesome Seacliff Bridge, an

engineering sight to marvel, soon felt the beat of the Morganeers, as we made our way to Gerringong and the Crooked River Winery.

A display of our wonderful machines was set up in front of the restaurant with expansive and impressive views of the valley in front and below us.

The assembled group devoured the pre-ordered gourmet sandwiches and scrumptious salads with relish. Then it was time to visit the cellar door, or head off via Gerroa shops and onto Coolangatta Estate.

Alive with history, Coolangatta


Estate is situated on the site of the first European Settlement on the South Coast of NSW, near Shoalhaven Heads. The word Coolangatta is from an Aboriginal word which means splendid view or good lookout, which is what the mountain on the estate has. Settled in 1822 and owned and built up by Alexander Berry and Edward Wollstonecraft, with a contingent of convicts, (called ‘Government men’ by Berry), operated as a working farm, supplying much needed produce and supplies to the fledgling Sydney Colony.

The valuable red cedar timber felled and then transported up to Brisbane in the schooner Coolangatta, after an unplanned meeting with some coastal reefs, led to the establishment of the town of Coolangatta in Queensland. Saturday morning dawned, even more bright and beautiful, as the Morganeers made their way to the historic mill and shopping village of JindyAndy in Pyree. The local owners of the Greendale Café were delighted to have us support their small rural business. They provided a lovely space, on the hallowed lawn in front of the café, for the 21 Morgans to form a fantastic display.

The pre-ordered food was soon distributed. After lunch, those that still had the energy to shop, did so, while others lazed themselves on the verandah or comfortable sofas and chairs in the paddock. It was

wonderful too, to see John Merton in his 1949 Series 1 Standard Special at the display.

Morganeers were housed in the various Estate cottages and other buildings, such as the Stables, Harness Room, Blacksmith’s shop, Plumbers shop, Convict Cottage (aka the honeymoon suite), Servant’s Quarters and the Billiard Room.

That night at the Master Chef catered Yule fest dinner (portion sizes large enough for two people) the Mob of Morganeers were entertained by Phil Dye, who managed to involve everyone on the dance floor doing some whacky side-step or playing some weird instruments in his band, a laugh a second. Well known as a writer, educator and entertainer, his time during the evening was appreciated by all.

And then, all too soon, Sunday was upon us, another beautiful day brought to us by our Morgan sun gods. For those brave enough to participate, the Big Foot adventure 4-wheel drive special vehicle took us up the mountain on the most rugged of paths imaginable. If it were not for the seatbelts holding us in place, Big Foot would have trodden over many of us as we bounced and lurched across the track to the top of the mountain.

Then it was farewell to another Christmas in July enjoyed by all.


COFFEE RUN TO EBENEZER CHURCH Ian Southwell

Thursday August 10th dawned with a cloudless sky and without those icy “August Winds” which can be so uncomfortable.

Ebenezer which is located in the Hawkesbury District about 70 km north-west of Sydney in a largely idyllic rural area. It was a mid-morning start to the run so the usual morning traffic chaos had ebbed and it was ideal for Morgan top down motoring. We had 39 attendees at the church with 15 Morgans parked in the church grounds. An extremely pleasing roll up all round.

Ebenezer Church was established in 1809 and is the oldest existing church in Australia; it was also Australia’s first non-conformist, then Presbyterian, Church. It also pioneered in education in the colony at the time and opened its school in 1810, and lays claim to the oldest existing school building in Australia.

The morning’s superb “Devonshire Tea”

was provided by the ladies from church’s Ladies Auxiliary and it consisted of Homemade Scones straight from the oven, Homemade Jam, cream and bottomless pots of tea and coffee.

It was an ideal opportunity to wish long standing member, John Coneybeare, all the best in his relocation north to Taree. Geoff Hollings, Stan Jodeikin, David Fletcher, Bob Little, Ian Smith, and Graham Dell all stood and spoke of Johns many years of service to the club and recounted many of their personal associations with John, most of them humorous. We wish John all the best for the future and look forward to being still able to catch up with him as much as possible.

Recently John Hurst and Roy

Segrott returned some MG Magna

specific tools to Brian Oxley in

Canberra that John had borrowed for

his F Magna engine rebuild.

Brian has completed a complete

rebuild of the ex-Coneybeare three

wheeler. The J2 and F1 Magna MG’s

he rebuilt are magnificent and his

efforts with the Morgan have

produced a superb little machine.

John thinks Roy may be suitably

impressed and inspired to begin the

restoration of his own trike!

The Coneybeare three-wheeler

Photo: John Hurst



Photos: Geoff Hollings and Peter Clark


MOCA Coolangatta, Shoalhaven Heads

Christmas in July , 2017 Photos: Geoff Hollings/Stan Jodeikin



WA CHRISTMAS IN (JULY) THE WET John Stacy

On the weekend of July, 21-23, 21 intrepid W.A. Morganeers ventured south in inclement (much rain) weather to Burekup (in the hills east of Bunbury) for a Christmas in July run and dinner.

One Fiat 500, one Range Rover (accompanied by ‘Queenie’ – Bill Glidden’s 1937 4/4) and ten other Morgans (five 4/4’s and five +8’s) ventured down to the Evedon Bush Retreat.

In essence, although the weekend was an exercise in water torture, it proved to be successful and despite a couple of medical issues, flooded Morgans etc., the experience was enjoyed by all.

We met at the Lions Park Armadale, our usual meet point, for a run through the hills and dam regions for lunch at Dwellingup. Peter Yates travelled direct to the retreat, as did Patrick and Lis Cooney – with the roof down (more later).

The weather for the run for lunch was quite clear but, did the rain come down in the afternoon! Fortunately, Patrick and Lis had left early enough to make their destination before the heavens opened up. Driving conditions were bad with heavy rain and spray from oncoming trucks. Nonetheless the rest of us arrived during a break in the rain so as to allow reasonable unpacking conditions.

The Morganeers then retreated to their respective cabins/apartments to light fires and prepare for a wood-fired pizza dinner preceded by a happy hour of refreshments after our testing drive. The pizza dinner, put on by Evedon, was first class as were the

sweets and port for the adventurous few – more rain.

Saturday morning arrived for brekky with the rain abating in time for us to do a local run – visit the Ferguson Valley, Gnomesville and lunch. This was the time to unpack Bill’s ‘Queenie’ from her trailer, necessitating many attempts to get her Coventry Climax to start! With so many mechanics looking on, Queenie obliged, down ramped and partook in the run which was devised by Bill and Wendy Turner, who also devised the run from Perth to Burekup.

In the afternoon we all arrived back at the retreat so as to prepare for the evening’s activities. Guess What? It now was raining – and heavy.

The Christmas in July dinner was organised so that Michelin Chef, Ian Merker, could

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display his skills cooking ‘blue’ steaks, ably assisted by Patrick. The retreat put on salads, provided their restaurant for our tables, together with a Christmas tree. Our table (long) settings were well done with candles, small lights etc. – all the things one has at Christmas!

The meal was superb thanks to Ian, Patrick and Maddy at Evedon. A pre-requisite theme for the dinner was that it was a ‘masked’ event so a variety of masks were worn to ‘jazz up’ the night. After dinner a number of presentations were made by our VP. Ian received his Michelin Chef Medal and with club name badges presented to those who had not as yet received theirs.

Yours truly was presented with a ‘Morgans’ At Le Mans July 2004 car badge (No.6) of the Swiss Morgan Owners Group. The presentation was made by John Clarke and Sarah who had just renewed MOCA Membership. John was formerly a MOCA

Member ex NSW and has an infinite knowledge of Morgans and their history. Needless to say, yours truly was overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of John and Sarah.

ho ho ho!

Father Christmas arrived (aka Bill Glidden) after the main meal and proceeded to sit on each ladies knee (we thought it was the other way round) and then (too much enjoyment and laughter) proceeded to present Christmas (Secret Santa) gifts to all. Following Father Christmas tumultuous exit, Christmas pudding was served – still more rain!

Sunday morning arrived (after a night of rain) to heavy morning rain so as to make our packing up somewhat of a test. Overnight Queenie took on more water (not radiator coolant) and other Moggs looked somewhat miserable. Brekky was taken over much reminiscing on the preceding night’s activities and it was now time to head home. Although four of us headed further south to Margaret River for a break of two more nights (luxury!).

Patrick and Lis, in getting ready to return home discovered they had left at their garage their +8 hood, hence they had no alternative other than to don plastic bin bags etc., etc. and drive hood down. It certainly rained that day – as remarked by Kim and Louise Roberts (who spent an hour under a disused petrol station awning as they couldn’t see the road) that it was the worst driving conditions they ever endured.

This was our wet Christmas in July – so wet and so enjoyable. Would we do it again? Sure thing!

CHRISTMAS IN (JULY) THE WET (from page 29)

Photos: Ian Merker


Australia 15 Greece 1 South Africa 13 Austria 4 Isle of Man 1 Spain 6

Belgium 3 Italy 1 Sri Lanka 1 Canada 20 Japan 1 Sweden 61 Denmark 4 Luxembourg 2 Switzerland 8

Eire 2 Netherlands 16 UK 38 Finland 1 New Zealand 2 USA 61

France 26 Norway 1 Germany 7 Portugal 1 Total 643

Members of the Morgan Historical Register have spread across the world with owners now in 26 countries. The table below shows where they are. Those with “older” cars may wish to register. The MHR contacts are: Machiel – Team Leader [email protected] Mike – Car Registration [email protected] Andy – Administration [email protected] Parts & Suppliers Register: [email protected]

Morgan Historic Register


July’s run saw us leave the usual meeting place at Mt. Osmond traveling out North-East road through the hills to Chain of Ponds, from there we went to Kersbrook and took the Hilltop Rd to Gawler then on to Virginia.

Our meeting place was Doncho’s Café at the Virginia Nursery, apart from the lovely Café this is quite a fascinating place not only have they got acres of trees and plants but a shopping gallery with every garden accessory you can think of. A wonderful place for some Christmas shopping. Our Morgan group enjoyed a nice breakfast and once again lovely company.

On this drive we welcomed two new members to our group, Ian and Pauline Sawley, they are moving to South Australia

from Queensland and bringing another Morgan to our group.

A lot of our group are on various holidays now, hoping they are all enjoying themselves.

A visit to my workshop by a VICMOG member left me with a Bar Badge they have created for their 50Th Anniversary, I must comment on the fact that it is one of the best badges I have seen. Well done VICMOG you have captured the Morgan and the occasion.

Looking forward to the August run.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NEWS Tony Heard

As the light turned orange, the driver did the right thing and stopped – even though he could have beaten the red light.

The female behind him was furious, blew her horn and screamed in frustration because she missed her chance to get through the lights – and she dropped her mobile phone and makeup in the process.

In mid-rant, there was a tap on her window and she looked up at the face of a police officer who ordered her to get out of the car and took her to the local cop-shop where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed and place in a cell.

After a couple of hours, another policeman opened the door and escorted her (still ranting) back to the front desk where the original policeman was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, “I’m very sorry for this mistake, but when I stopped behind your car, you were blowing your horn, screaming and swearing like a fishwife at the bloke in front of you. Then I noticed the ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ and the ‘Follow Me to Sunday School’ bumper stickers and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the boot, so naturally assumed you had stolen the car.”

Orange Light


TWO WORKS OF AUTOMOTIVE ART HIT SYDNEY MOTOR SPORT PARK

Two unique sculptures have just been delivered to the ARDC by automotive sculpture artist James Corbett to commemorate and celebrate Australian motorsport at SMSP.

The two sculptures, based on a vintage three wheeled Morgan racecar and a racing motorcycle of the same era, were commissioned by the ARDC to celebrate the passion and community spirit of both the two- and four-wheeled enthusiast.

"For a while now, we have been wanting to bring some fun, creativity and artistic flair to the Park," says Glenn Matthews, ARDC CEO.

"We have been searching for a project that could encompass all of this, and found this world-renowned artist in our own backyard. He has not only delivered on our idea, but created two automotive masterpieces for all enthusiasts to enjoy and admire."

The two sculptures were officially revealed and launched at Sydney Motorsport Park on August 12 at the Morgan Supersprint and first day of the CMC Shannon’s Sydney Classic.

About the artist: James Corbett. Originally from Ningi, Queensland, has been creating uniquely lifelike sculptures since 1998. Back then he was the owner of an auto recycling business and found himself transfixed by old car parts and metal objects. It wasn’t until he was gifted a sculpture made from welded gears that he had the idea to build his first

car part sculpture.

“Sydney Motorsport Park is a fitting permanent home for some of my work,,” says Corbett.

“I am hoping that their patrons will get a bit of a kick out of my racers. The two pieces go together to portray a race between an early vintage three wheeled Morgan, and a similarly early era racing motorcycle. These pieces are at the same time both very

different to my normal subjects, yet are still very much my signature style of subject. Early Bikes and Three Wheelers are some of my favourite subjects. But this is only the

second time I have done a car sculpture even close to this scale, and the motor bike is a first.”


MINUTES OF MOCA INC GENERAL MEETING held 3rd August 2017 at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club, Ryedale Rd, West Ryde

Meeting opened at 8.08 p.m.

Present: 30 members, 3 guests

Apologies: 13 members

Welcome: President Geoff Hollings welcomed members and guests to the August General Meeting.

Minutes:

Minutes of the General Meeting held on the July 6,2017, as published in the August 2017 Morgan Ear, were taken as read.

Motion: That the Minutes be accepted.

Moved: John Coneybeare: seconded Bob little: - carried unanimously

Matters arising from the Minutes:

None.

Applications for Membership:

Two applications for membership has been received, Ian and Pauline Sawley, with Ian applying for full membership and Pauline, family membership. They own a 1969 4/4 and are moving from Qld to S.A.

Motion: that the Application be accepted.

Moved: Robyn Sanders; seconded Peter Chatfield - carried unanimously

Accounts to be paid:

Louise Baker advised the following accounts were requiring approval:

Arrow Printing: Morgan Ear $818.90

Stan Jodeikin : Reimbursement

Xmas in July $768.00

John Stacy: W.A. social expenses $750.00

Choy-Lin Williams: Refund

Supersprint Expenses $705.00

Australia Post: Morgan Ear

Postage $206.95

Total $3,248.85

Moved Graham Dell; seconded Max Scott - carried unanimously

Committee Reports:

President (Geoff Hollings)

Chris van Wyk advises that following a recent visit to the Factory in the UK he had secured 3 build slots for new Aero’s which he advises will be the last run for these cars which will then cease production.

Nominations for club positions are currently open. We are looking for a new Club Captain and a new Regalia Secretary

Committee members were requested to provide their written reports for the AGM by August 14, for inclusion in the September Ear.

Secretary (Richard Perkins Acting)

Richard advised he was filling in for Dennis Jones during his absence.

Vice President – Stan Jodeikin

Stan advised for the Christmas in July we had a good turn out with 51 people at the lunch on Friday and 53/54 at the dinner on Saturday. An enjoyable time was had by all.

The club has again been asked to participate in the “Dreamride” on Sunday November 26, 2017, with up to 30 cars requested if possible. All interested are to contact Stan. He emphasised the positive reaction of those who participated and the joy experienced by those with disabilities


who travelled in our cars. It is an excellent community event for the Club to participate in.

Membership Secretary (Cully Gower, apology)

Geoff asked that all members return the Membership Renewal form to the Membership Secretary if they pay their fees by direct debit. When the form is received, Cully or Sue check that the payment has been received. Last year some members did not return their forms, so their payment was not checked and they missed out on receiving the Ear.

Treasurer – (Louise Barker)

Report as at July 31, 2016

The interim report for the year ended July 31, 2017 shows a surplus of $950 with $32,540. The reason for the surplus was as a result of recent regalia sales of older stock and some savings on expenses.

Club Captain – Ian Southwell

Ian advised of the run this month to the Gallery at Penrith was attended by 27 people and 3 Morgans

Details of future runs were advised and are recorded in the “Ear”

Ian advised the Christmas in July weekend had been a great success with sunshine all weekend with thanks to Stan and Jenny Jodeikin for their wonderful organisation. There were 20 Morgans and 53 people who attended, with the Crooked River Winery venue particularly spectacular on the Friday. The lunch and display on Saturday and the dinner on Saturday night were superb and thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.

In the coming month the first run on August 10, is to Ebenezer church for morning tea. Attendees are requested to be there by 10.30 am. Also this is John Coneybeare’s last run before heading to Taree.

The Morgan Supersprint is on the August 12.

The CMC display day is August 13.

Competition Secretary Ross Simpson

Ross advised that to date there are 113 starters for the MOCA Supersprint with entries closed on the August 4 which is an excellent result and will no doubt be a great day. All equipment and catering has been organised with Choy-Lin Williams again doing a wonderful job.

Ross requested that Scrutineers arrive by 6.45 am and flaggies by 7.45 am.

The end of day BBQ is also scheduled to commence at 4.31 pm sharp

He reminded members about the Cootamundra sprints on September 2.

The meeting expressed special thanks to Choy-Lin Williams for the significant effort and great work done in organising the Supersprint.

Editor (Brian Tomalin, apology)

Geoff Hollings advised that Brian is recovering from a recent cataract operation but is hoping to be in a position to do the next “Ear”.

Registrar and Vice President (Stan Jodeikin)

Stan advised:

There are a range of cars for sale at the moment, 12/13 in number.

Peter Clarke’s car was advertised and sold within a day and now resides in Cairns.

There is a 4/4 for sale in Tasmania with an advertised price of $17,260?

Price range for other cars advertised are Plus 8’s - $69,000 to $105,000, Plus 4 1954 – $32,000, 4/4 1973 $50,000 and a 1929 Three Wheeler $99,000.


CAMS and CSCA Delegate (John Coneybeare)

John reported there has not been a meeting of CAMS this month, and that he would not be standing for this position next year.

CMC Delegate (David Fletcher apology)

Geoff Hollings reported on Dave Fletcher’s behalf that a letter had been received from RMS advising of a review of the Historic registration trial log book scheme. A reply was promptly sent advising the scheme was a great success and it should now become permanent.

ABCC Delegate (Robin Sanders)

Robin advised 21 tickets had been sold and recommended those attending arrive by around 7.30 am. If anyone wants a ticket they can be purchased on the day at a cost of $15.00.

General Business:

Supersprint: Graham Richards advised that for the Supersprint on August 4, “flaggies” had cancelled due to health reasons, however, there are still enough volunteers to proceed. Graham also requested that “CAMS On the Day” forms, if needed, be completed and forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Holiday run: Graham Balfe that there are still a couple of spots available for the holiday run in October and to contact him if interested. Contact details are in the Ear.

Amendments to the Constitution:

Geoff Hollings proposed a motion that the Constitution changes related to changes in the Incorporated Associations Regulations as detailed in the August 2017 Ear be adopted.

Moved: Robyn Sanders Seconded: Vern Dale-Johnston — carried unanimously

Amendments to the Rules & Regulations, Conditional Registration:

Geoff Hollings proposed a motion that the changes to the Rules & Regulations as detailed in the August 2017 Ear to allow the club to offer the Classic Vehicle Scheme to members be adopted.

Moved: Graham Dell Seconded: Louise Barker — carried unanimously.

Amendments to the Rules & Regulations, Forms

Geoff Hollings also proposed a motion that the changes to the Rules & Regulations as detailed in the August 2017 Ear to require club forms to be included on the website and no longer require them to be included in the Rules & Regulations be adopted.

Moved: Peter Gow Seconded: Ross Simpson — carried unanimously.

General Business:

Geoff Hollings advised that he had received a request from Lachlan Rankine, a member from Cairns, to be a local MOCA coordinator to organise club events. Geoff suggested that the club could create a new position of VP Queensland North. This would fit in alongside the current VP Queensland who organises events mainly in the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast areas, and this position could be renamed VP Queensland South.

He also advised that WA plan to have the VP role shared by 2 people to assist when either is absent.

On behalf of all members, Geoff Hollings conveyed to John Coneybeare sincere thanks for his great contribution to the club over many years, which was followed by a round of applause by all present.

Technical Discussion:

None

There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.05 pm.


THE EVENT OF THE CENTURY

Any MOCA members who will be in Melbourne in October may be interested in enjoying some VIC MOG hospitality at the event of the Century.

VICMOG’s 50th Anniversary lunch will be held at the West Brighton Club. Thanks to the outstanding assistance of Jim Pfeiffer VICMOG has managed to book the very

exclusive West Brighton Club for their special celebrations and even if nothing else happened, just having lunch in this august establishment would make for a very very

special day.

The event will start with drinks and canapes being served around the Morgans and the 50th Anniversary Club Photo will be taken at 12.45pm followed by a three course lunch. The cost is $65 per person which includes drinks, lunch and an Anniversary

Gift.

Come and be part of VICMOG history. Bring your Morgan and help set a new Victorian record for the most Morgans assembled in the one place. (For the

statisticians amongst you this record currently stands at 41).

Anyone interested in attending should contact VICMOG Social Secretary at [email protected].

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The annual general meeting of the members of the Morgan Owners Club of Australia Inc. will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday 7 September, 2017 Time: At the adjournment of the General Meeting Place: Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club, 117 Ryedale Road, West Ryde

Business of Meeting a) To confirm the minutes of the annual general meeting held on Thursday 1

September 2016 b) To receive the reports of the members of the Committee for the 2016-2017 club

year. c) To elect the office bearers, the other members of the committee and other elected

positions of the Club. d) To receive and consider the statement of financial position which is required to be

submitted to members according to section 26(6) of the Associations Incorporation Act, 1984.

e) To ratify Club fees for the period 2017/2018. f) To agree the value of prizes for the year ended 31 August 2017.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2017

SEPTEMBER

Thurs 7th NSW MOCA General Meeting and Annual General Meeting. Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club. 8.00 pm

Sun 10th WA Toodyay Run and Sports Day. Robert’s Place, Toodyay.

Wed 13th NSW Coffee Run to Lake Parramatta Café, Illawong Drive (off Lackey Street) North Parramatta. Meet at the café at 10.30 am.

Sun 17th VIC Picnic/monthly meeting at Rolls Royce and Bentley Concourse. Venue TBA.

Sun 24th NSW Rookwood Cemetery Open Day. Meet at 9.30am in Necropolis Drive, opposite William Drive, Rookwood cemetery. Nearest entry is at East Street, Lidcombe.

Sun 24th NSW CSCA Round 6. Sprite Car Club Supersprint, Sydney Motor Sport Park South Circuit, Amaroo Circuit.

Sun 24th WA Boddington Car and Quilt Show.

Thurs 28th VIC Mid week run. Destination TBA

Fri Sept 29th—Sun Oct 1st

VIC Pop the Top driver’s week. Website www.popthetopfestival.com.au

OCTOBER

October 1 WA Rotary Car Show. Wesley College.

Thurs 5th NSW MOCA General Meeting. Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club. 8.00 pm

Mon 9th—Tues 24th

NSW Holiday Run to Snowy Mountains, Yarra Valley and Daylesford area. For details contact Graham Balfe, [email protected] or (02) 4861 1348

Sun 15th VIC VICMOG 50th Anniversary Lunch. The West Brighton Club, 22 Park Street, Brighton. $65 per head incl drinks, 3 course lunch and anniversary gift. Limited places! Contact David Jenkins [email protected]

Thurs 26th VIC Coffee Run to Frenchy’s Café, 3 Read Place, Mosman, Meet at 10.30am.

October 29 WA British Auto Classic. El Caballol

DIARY NOTES

November 4 NSW Annual Awards and Presentation Dinner. The Bonnie Doon Golf Club, 38 Banks Avenue, Pagewood. Starting from 6.00pm with welcome drinks and dinner served at 6.45pm. Contact Stan on 0408 608 002 or [email protected] for details

November 19th VIC AGM/Club meeting at Warwick and Paulette’s

November 30th VIC Mid week run. Destination TBA

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