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MORGAN OWNER’S GROUP NORTHWEST VOLUME 25, NUMBER 7 - JULY 2005
• Bob Nelson Run ................. 3
• Brits ‘Round BC ................ 10
• Caboose Run 2005 ............ 6
• Diagnosing Problems ......... 9
• Events Calendar ............... 15
• Father’s Day Picnic ............ 1
• Find a Morgan .................... 7
• Handbrake Safety .............. 4
• Hurricane Ridge Run .......... 6
• Incidents from the Past ....... 7
• Memorial Window .............. 9
• Morgan LIFEcar ................. 6
• Northern Pod Report ........ 14
• The Other Seat ................... 3
• Welcome New Members ... 3
IN THIS ISSUE
Continued on page 12
The MOGNW Island CellFather’s Day Picnica “SELLOUT”Mike Powley
First stop and initial meeting place wasat the BCAviationMuseum atVictoria’s “PatBay” Airport,Saturday, June18th @ 2:00PM.
The range ofplanes wasimpressive, butwe had topractically peelLes Burkholderoff one (below)display, thatbeing a deHavilland TigerMoth DH 82 Cwhich is a 1942vintage model.It is owned bymuseum mem-ber Norman
Reid, who alongwith pilot RayScott, flew itto BritishColumbia fromOntario in thesummer of1996. So ofcourse Les is
now really motivated to get his Tiger Mothacross Canada in 2006 as a salute to thisflight.
So nextstop, andalways anincentive tomove for thecrew, was theday’s winetasting eventat Marley Farm Winery. The choice of theday was not even one of the days tastingsbut just one of their blends, Novine’ Red, andthe least expensive of all tried. The crewleaped at the opportunity and shortly about a
All were immediately impressed with the broad range of planes in thishanger (photo by Heath Moffatt from www.bcam.net)
Les Burkholder’s favourite display, a 1942 de Havilland Tiger Moth DH 82 C
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President
Secretary
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Editor
Regalia
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Northern Rep
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Craig Runions
Pat Miles
Bill Button
Steve Hutchens
Dick Dice
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Win Muehling
Gil Stegen
Heinz Stromquist
GET YOUR MORGAN OUT AND ENJOY AN EVENT SEE THE CALENDAR!
TREASURER’S REPORT BILL BUTTON
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NWMOGAZINE is the monthly newsletter of MORGAN OWNER’SGROUP NORTHWEST, a non-profit organization serving Morganautomobile enthusiasts in the Northwestern United States andWestern Canada. Issue Numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 are fullcontent; other issues are calendar only. Copyright © 2005 byMORGAN OWNER’S GROUP NORTHWEST. Permission ishereby given to reproduce any portion of this newsletter, exceptfor identified copyrighted material contained herein, but not forsale or profit, with credit acknowledging the issue and author,source, or photographer, if stated.
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CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONBALANCE 1/1/05
EXPENSE30 Year BanquetAwardsMogazineMidlands PodNorthern PodSouthern PodPresident’s DiscretionaryRegalia ExpenseVictoria Father’s DayTax (Oregon)WebsitePeter Morgan MemorialTOTAL EXPENSE
INCOMEAdvertisingDuesRegaliaTOTAL INCOME
GRAND TOTALBALANCE 7/6/05
ACTUAL$8,956
-$1,358$98
$656$0$0$0
$350$3,042
$283$50
$170$0
$3,292
$260$3,696$2,445$6,401
$3,109$12,065
BUDGET
$3,500$100
$1,600$553$514$495$400
$1,500$288$100$300$180
$9,530
$400$3,500$2,000$5,900
-$3,630
DIFFERENCE
-$4,858-$2
-$944-$553-$514-$495-$50
$1,542-$5
-$50-$300-$180
-$6,238
-$140$196$445$501
$6,739
2005 MOGNW Officers and Board
SUBMITTING MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION
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Craig Runions, [email protected]
Wow, almost 2,000 MOGNW territory miles so far this year in my Mor-gan and it’s only the end of June! First was Vancouver, BC for the VanDusenABFM, then Colville, WA for the Iron Horse Ranch Caboose Run, thenVictoria for the Beacon Hill Father’s Day Picnic, and finally DevilsPunchbowl X on the central Oregon coast. My gosh, MOGNW covers alarge area! (Note to Craig – time to change the oil, again!).
At each one of these events, gracious MOGNW members organized and hosted a dinner gathering. Win and Christine Muehling’s home inVancouver, Kay and Theresa Jones’ Caboose outside Colville, Kit Raetsen and Joanne Cockshutt’s home outside Victoria, and Bob andClaire Hauge’s home in Longview. Mere thanks seems an inadequate response for the time, expense and effort put forth by these hosts, andother MOGNW members too, into these events. There is no greater a recipe in my mind for having fun that what these people did, othershave done in the past, and still more will do in the future. Quality events and great people. What a combination.
Also, welcome home to the Hutchens, Powleys, Stinsons and Miles. The Hutchens and the Powleys just returned from a 1,500 mile triparound BC organized by the Old English Car Club. The Stinsons are back and the Ken Miles’ are due sometime in July from their SanFrancisco to New York MOA IV trip. Most, not all, of these cars are 60’s vintage, so yes, your Morgan can be up to the task.
I’ll tell you what, for those of you with shorter distance goals or capabilities, set your sights on the July 23rd Bellevue ABFM and MOGNW’s30th Anniversary bash. Make it a priority. Perfect!! Once you get over that hump, then it’s wide open territory. First, you do a local Podmonthly social gathering. Then it’s onto longer runs. Hood Canal to Hurricane Ridge in August (medium), Oregon Willamette Valley WineTour in August (medium), Vancouver, BC to Whistler Run in September (medium), Bob Nelson Memorial Fall Colors Run in Octoberthrough the Cascades over Stevens Pass and back over Chinook Pass (long), the Ladner to Bellingham Run in November (short), BoxingDay Run in Vancouver after Christmas (short).
There’s a term used by some in the Morgan community. It describes an affliction. A condition. An addiction. A disease. It happens whenyou dream of Morgans. When you see a Morgan. When you see a picture of a Morgan. When you touch a Morgan. When you sit in one.When you start one. When you hear one. When you drive one. When you work on one. It’s called “permasmile.” It cannot be avoided.
I suspect that you have it.
The 2005 published roster has 143 current members. According to tradition,we also include the most recent past year non-renewing members in thecurrent year’s roster. That’s why you will see that some ‘new’ members beloware already in the roster - they are very late renewing 2004 members!
We now have 153 current members! Please mark your hard copy roster. The10 new members are:
Dave Ashley (1992 renewal from Vancouver, obviously not in the roster!)
Ward Ashley (Dave’s brother, new member from Burnaby)
Ed Barraclough (2004 renewal, in the roster)
Steve Bell (new member from Des Moines, WA)
Jay Brandon (2004 renewal, in the roster, Oregon member from long ago!)
Dave Gard (2002 renewal, from Calgary, not in the roster)
Ric MacDonald (2003 renewal, from Whistler, not in the roster)
Bert McCabe (2004 renewal, in the roster)
Michael Povey (2002 renewal, from Vancouver, not in the roster)
David Schwabe (renewal from long ago, from Portland, not in the roster)
Of the above, we got 2 new members (relatively speaking) and 3 renewmembers directly from the VanDusen ABFM!
Hoo rah!
Welcome New Members to MOGNW!Craig Runions
October 15 and 16
Bob Nelson Run 2005Bill Button and Kay Jones
This year’s Bob Nelson Fall Colors Run starts withdinner and an overnight stay in Leavenworth onSaturday, October 15th. Drive about 120 miles onHighway 2 over Stevens Pass and arrive early for arelaxing day doing touristy things.
Make your reservations soon as the fall colorstypically bring lots of tourists. You are on your own asto accommodations, i.e. the new Bavarian Lodge is$120 to $140 and so it goes. Check the Chamber ofCommerce website www.leavenworth.org/lodging/hotels-motelsF-Z.html for a start. Dinner is planned for7:00 PM at a German restaurant yet to be determined.
The 240 mile run back to Seattle on Sunday isplanned to go south on Highway 97 over Blewett Passto Ellensburg, south on Canyon Road along the scenicYakima River to Yakima, northwest up the NachesRiver on Highways 12 and 410 over Chinook Pass toEnumclaw, and on back home. There are otheroptions for Canadians and for those who just want tospend the night in Leavenworth.
More information contact: Bill Button or Kay Jones.
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Amongst those who own a 4-wheelerMorgan with the good old Salisbury axle,some must have noticed the dangerousconception of the bracket of the hand-brake mechanism which runs along therear of the axle. This mechanism isattached to the rear of the axle by way ofa solid pointed bracket welded onto the
axle. Well, this bracket points directly atthe petrol tank. In the event of a severerear-end collision (or even lateral rear),the tank risks being ruptured entailing afull-scale fire of the Morgan. This flawwas corrected, fortunately, 9 years agoby MMC which has since been usingBTR axles built in Australia.
Technical Modifications:
Handbrake SafetyAlternativesDouglas Hallawell, withcontributions by Bill Button andRon Theroux; Photos by BillButton and Lorne Goldman
Owner Modifications
Having had the opportunity in 2003 toparticipate in MOG 33 – 33rd interna-tional reunion on the east coast of USA– as well as in a couple of west coast
events in 2004, I wasable to meet manyMorgan owners.What amazes me isnoting how many ofthem carry out mods/improvementsthemselves on theirbeloved Morgans.These enthusiastsshare their experi-ences on the biggestinternational DGdevoted to Morgans –www.emog.com –bringing together1200 owners of themarque.
This was how Idiscovered that Paul Marchant fromCalifornia replaced his Moss gearbox –on a Plus 4 Super Sports – with a ToyotaCelica 5-speed box (1982-’85). Just thealloy casing allows a weight-saving ofapproximately 22 kilos. He also lightenedthe engine compartment where acompact and lightweight starter motor(from Moss Motors) has replaced thegood old Lucas unit.
Lorne’s FuelSafe Petrol Tank
Solutions
FuelSafe Tank
HydraulicValve
Tank Shield
TankRelocation
Advant ages
Probably the best solution. Bill noticed in “Racer PartsWholesale” that you can buy a block of “fuel cell foam”1’x1’x1’ holding 6.5 gal for $42. Electronic sending unitsare $118. Looks like a talented person could make onefor under $500.
This solves two problems: the lack of reliability of thecurrent hand brake system and the removal of thebrackets that punctured Lorne Goldman’s tank causingthe fire.
Probably the best “bang for the buck.” Simple andeffective.
Better protection in case of a rear collision. It wouldopen up usable space in the rear and improve weightdistribution.
Disadvant ages
Very expensive - $1,800, and the price recently went up.
There is no manual backup for emergency stops afterhydraulic failure. Button says that the jury is still out onthis solution. The hydraulic valve in his +4 seems to work,but it depends on a leak-free brake system. Button sayshe doesn’t recommend this solution yet, pending makingsure that all of the “kinks” are worked out.
None that anyone can think of.
There would be extra fabrication effort (and cost) to fitthis space so that it wouldn’t interfere with the differentialor drive shaft.
The Handbrake Safety Problem
Handbrake Solution I:“FuelSafe” Tank
Emog’s Quebec webmaster – LorneGoldman – owns a 1984 Plus 8. As aresult of a severe rear-end collision, hisMorgan was totally burnt because ofrupturing of the petrol tank by the above-mentioned notorious bracket. Today, hisPlus 8, totally rebuilt (mostly by thefactory), benefits from a “FuelSafe”petrol tank as used by racing Morgans.To complete security at the rear, a newBTR axle has replaced the old Salisburyunit. A few details and photos are at:
www.gomog.com/phoenix/phoenix.html
Lorne’s FuelSafe Petrol TankLorne Goldman’s Ruptured Tank(which caught fire)
Julia Woolgar’s Ruptured Tank (which didn’t catch fire)
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Bill Button’s Hydraulic Setup: Photo 2
Bill Button’s Hydraulic Setup: Photo 3 Bill Button’s Hydraulic Setup: Photo 5
Ron Theroux has yet another solutionhe found on Emog.
He fabricated the plate from a 1/16"/12gauge sheet. There is a radius on thetop corners plus the sides and top edgeshave been massaged with a body tool toroll up making lips so that there are nosharp edges.
Urethane construction adhesive wasused to hold it in place; no other rigidfasteners.
Ron says, “It only has to work once, Ithink it would work best if it (has to)collapses with the tank. This modificationhas got to be better than nothing, andthe total cost, in place, was $6.00 CDN -and real bargain for Morgan safety.”
Handbrake Solution III:Fuel Tank Shield
Handbrake Solution IV:Relocated Fuel Tank
Summary
See the table at the bottom of pagefour for a summary of advantages anddisadvantages of each solution. Readersshould feel free to submit commentsregarding this topic.
Handbrake Solution II:Hydraulic Handbrake Valve
Another regular of the DG, a resident ofthe state of Washington and answering by
Lorne’s unfortunate experience has,however, benefited others, especially inthe USA, who have since installed these“FuelSafe” tanks.
Bill Button’s Hydraulic Setup: Photo 1
Bill Button’s Hydraulic Setup: Photo 4
the name of “Button,”has chosen to do awaywith the handbrakemechanism’s bracketby replacing the Salis-bury axle with a BTRaxle on his Plus 4. Hismodification resorts toaeronautical technol-ogy by using a discreet
hydraulic valve whichgreatly simplifies thesetup of the hand-brake’s mechanism.The extension on theMoss gearbox is, nomore, no less, an
overdrive unit which Bill Button succeededin adapting during a previous transforma-tion. The attached photos speak for them-selves, but in order to achieve this, a lot oftime was spent by Button.
The solution of the hydraulic valve de-serves to have 1 or 2 details improved andis being tested during the early part of May.Its cost is $104. It requires the use of DOT5 synthetic fluid. Needless to say, Buttonhas already done away with the incrimi-
nating bracket! I foundhis modification ingen-ious; now it’s up to youto judge.
Relocating the fuel tank is an interest-ing solution that offers attractive advan-tages. Lorne Goldman and Bill Beckcame up with this idea.
The idea is to fabricate a tank to fit inback of the seat, in front of the differen-tial, and under the parcel shelf. Thedetails of this solution haven’t beenworked out as yet, and it may not bepossible.
As of this date, however, the authorsdo not know of anyone who has actuallytried this solution.
Ron Theronx’s Solution: A Shield
HydraulicHandbrake
Valve
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A wholly British partnership thatincludes QinetiQ - Europe’s largestscience and technology solutionscompany - has unveiled plans to devel-oped the world’s first environmentallyclean sports car, powered by a fuel cellwhich converts hydrogen into electricity.
Partnering QinetiQ in the project will bethe legendary sports car manufacturerMorgan - both operations in Malvern -Cranfield and Oxford Universities, BOCand OSCar. The new vehicle, known asLIFECar, will be ultra quiet (a first for aMorgan) and it’s exhaust systems willproduce only water vapor (mine’s donethat twice this year?). It promises aclean vehicle combined with soundmotoring performance and stylish goodlooks.
Part funded by the Department ofTrade and Industry, LIFECar is a two and
What Will Morgan Think of Next?The Morgan LIFEcarFrom EmogSubmitted by Craig Runions
Iron Horse Ranch
Caboose Run 2005Craig RunionsPhotos by Yvonne Theroux
Nine cars and sixteen people convergedon Kay and Theresa Jones’ Iron HorseRanch and Caboose outside Colville, WAon Saturday afternoon, June 4th.
Participants and their cars were Jones(van), Theroux (+4), Colby (Miata),
Henderson (4/4), Harman (+4), Button(Bentley), Dennis (SUV), Runions (+4) andKay’s friend Rex Rice (Fiat).
We had departed Soap Lake aroundnoon, enjoyed spirited driving on wide openpaved roads through the wheat fields andforests, ferried across Lake Roosevelt, andresorted to ‘Plan B’ when we encountereda freshly graveled road.
No worries, mate! We can get to the Ca-boose this way. Can’t let this detour causeus to miss out on the open fire pit BBQed
flank steak andchicken, other finedishes, and all thosecold beverages! We fi-nally drove through therecently erected beau-tiful arched portal justinside the main ranchgate and headed downthe long twin ruttedpath to our destination.
Kay and Theresaslept in the Cabooseand Theroux, Dennis,Runions and Ricecamped out in tents.The others ‘tented’back in Colville in amotel. Sunday morning
coffee, pancakes, bacon and fruit got usall ready for the long drive home. The en-joyable weekend provided great driving,great food, great weather and great
half year long project which marks astep-change in vehicle power technol-ogy, producing a combination of perfor-mance, range and fuel economy that willbe essential to the motoring world of thefuture.
LIFECar will be based on the MorganAero 8. Powered by a QinetiQ Fuel cellwhich converts hydrogen-and oxygentaken form the air around it- into electri-cal energy. The only waste product fromthe car will be water. The company alsosays the car’s power system will beincredibly efficient, producing significantimprovements over current fuel cellprototype vehicles, with the fuel cellpowering four separate electric motors,one at each wheel. Regenenerativebraking and surplus energy will be usedto charge ultra-capacitors, which willrelease their energy when the car isaccelerating. This will allow the car tohave a much smaller fuel cell than isconventionally regarded as necessary.
Saturday, August 6
Hurricane Ridge RunBill Button
Reserve this date! Tanya and GerrySeligman have invited MOGNW to theOlympic Peninsula for another grand runwith a picnic at their Hood Canal cottageafter the run.
Cost will be $10 per person for thepicnic and there is an entrance fee toOlympic National Park.
Contact Bill Button at 206-935-3616 [email protected] if you will beparticipating. Button needs the informa-tion for planning. If you don’t contactButton you may not get anything to eat!
More information later.
Kay Jones manning the fire
Happy campers around the fire - it just doesn’t get any better!
Beautiful cars ... fantastic setting
people. We all owe a special thanks to ourhosts Kay and Theresa and to Dick andKaren Dennis for their generous help.
Everyone loves a ferry ride
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Incidents From the Past as Reported in the MogazineMike Powley, MOGNW Historian
19 years ago, Mogazine July 1986 (that is as far back as I go)
Editor: anonymous, but likely Bob Hauge. Cover sported the new old club badge, the first one after the boat anchor. Gad, this issuehad a two page technical article on the E - The: English Ford Pushrod Engine from Dave Bean Engineering. Anyone want a copy??Dwight and Meredith Smith flew to MOG 16 on the east coast and were wowed about the new gas fired +8 coming into the USA. BobNelson was in the process of organizing a picnic for the Seattle area people with a side line of trying to attract new Morgans out of the“woodwork” (his words, not mine). Historian’s comment: The late Bob Nelson doing what he liked best - organizing driving eventsand recruiting new members to the fold.
15 years ago, Mogazine July 1990
Editor: Nancy Dice. Cover news was a picture of the “Quilchena 20 – the Survivors” posed on the porch of the Quilchena Inn. Boy, dowe all look young! The club is now under the rule of Jean MacBean aka MacNeil and/or aka Tinnea. Her president’s “ONE SHOT”ramble included a great picture of Jean holding forth on weighty club matters. And there was a Morgan Pot Luck in the making atDavid and Thea Wellington’s after the Bellevue All Brit at their home on Cascade Key. 1990 was the second year for the BellevueABFM. New Members noted were Larry and Tina Sharp, now among our Canadian regulars.
10 years ago, Mogazine June 1995
Editor: Craig Runions. Mogazine cover this time was NOT one of Craig’s more creative endeavors – it was an ink pen drawing ofdad’s Morgan by his 17 year old son Adam for Dad 1995 as a Father’s Day present and we all got to share that on the Mogazine cover.Neat. President Mike Amos was coaxing us out to the 3rd annual Arlington Fly hosted and organized by the Harmans and Nelsons. Onthe Canadian scene, a review was made of the great pre-Father’s Day Picnic held by Woody and Carmel Thomson and here again wewere treated to meat on a spit - this time it was a deer. We also got to meet Bill and Fay Sterne, now running GB’s black and white +8.Historian’s comment: What is it with these Island people and their barbaric ways of cooking????
5 years ago, Mogazine July 2000
Editor: Craig Runions. We are now under the rule of Kay Jones. And, as mentioned in the last review, the main theme of his missivethe “Flat Line” was food of course. GAD! Careful what you wish for as pictured in this missive is the President “himselfsame” caught inbarbaric act of the ritual of meat on a spit, this time 18 chickens! Is there any food left in the Pacific Northwest? Once again a newMOG NW badge was “in the market place.” It was the debuting year of the “Thunder Bird” design (by Carmel Thomson) and now thatone is history - gad! This issue also included a guest editorial by then Miscellany Editor Cliff Baker on the new Plus 4, with a cover shotof same at the ‘works’ on the Mogazine Cover. Historian’s comment: Watch for Cliff coming to your town soon as he will be inattendance at the Bellevue All Brits and the Runion’s 30th Anniversary function this July 22nd/23rd. Cliff currently is also Editor of theMorgan Word and does really maintain a real life too.
Morgans OverAmerica IV Report
June 13: Hello MOG North West!
Attached is a photo of two of your folks after justentering the Watkins Glen road race course incentral NY State, holding your neat banner. OurWestern NY MOG traveled with the MOA group on
Find a MorganOwner!I own a 1965 Morgan +4Super Sports # 6116. Ihave almost the completehistory of my car but I missthe name of the firstowner.
The first owner kept thecar for a short period andlived in Canada.
Is there someone aroundwho knows somethingabout it?
The car was imported byFergus in New York.
Hope to hear from you andwish you all the best.
Machiel Kalf
June 3: Here is a photo a friend of ours took on theirwaythroughthe GrandCanyon. Itshows abeautifulMorganwith thebackdropof theCanyon.They
happened to be there at the time the Morgans OverAmerica cavalcade stopped.
Bob & Sharon Green
Sunday from the Canada/Buffalo bordercrossing through the beautiful FingerLakes Region to Watkins Glen underrainy overcast skies.
The MOA group took two laps of theoriginal Watkins Glen 1948-1952 racecourse through the streets and country-side around Watkins Glen, cooled off ata local watering hole, then toured thecurrent track where they had dinner anda talk by WG race historian Bill Green.
Looks like a neat adventure!
Al Isselhard - Western NY MOG
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I also list and sell
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1963 Morgan
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MORGANSNew ‘05 AERO 8 Ferrari Pozzi Blue
‘03 +8 Silver/black w/Red Croc embossed
‘98 +8 Light Ivory Tan Leather 4.6k miles
‘94 +8 Connaught Green 7.4k miles
‘89 +8 Connaught Green 23k miles
‘80 4/4 Roadster BRG/Black Tan
Connolly Leather Interior Sale Pending
‘79 4/4 ROADSTER Tan/brown, 3 owners
from new; Calif. car from new.
Chocolate Leather. No stories to tell.
‘66 +4 Putty Beige Tan/Black
‘64 +4 DHC Connaught Green, New paint
‘64 4/4 ROADSTER Laguna Blue, Stunning!
‘64 +4 Tundra Green, 29k miles
‘64 +4 Raspberry w/Brown Leather Interior
‘63 +4 4 SEATER ROADSTER Regency Red
Restored 1k miles ago
‘52 FLAT RAD ROADSTER Ming Blue
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‘67 LOTUS ELAN SE
‘65 AUSTIN HEALEY 3000
‘62 MGA MK II ROADSTER
‘59 TRIUMPH TR3A
(310) 998-3311·www.morganwest.net·Dennis Glavis, Managing Director·[email protected]
Steve Sillet6084 196 Street
Langley, BC604-530-1433
www.panelcraft.ca
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Memorial WindowSubmitted by Douglas Seager
My sister in Scotland sent me theattached: Diocesan Committee decideon Church Window - Peter/Moggie. Thiswill be the first for Britain - a car depictedin glass window at Stoke Lacy.
CHURCH TIMES - 18 March 2005Morgan sports cars are UK icons, still
successfully being made near Malvern inWorcestershire. And, ever since the firstof the Morgan dynasty became Rector ofStoke Lacy (over the diocesan border inHereford) in 1871, the family have beengenerous patrons of the Parish Churchof St. Peter and St Paul. (They alsoenlarged the rectory and staffed it withsix maids and three man-servants, saysHenry Hodges, 40 years the church-warden.)
The first Henry’s son was Rector for 50years until 1937, and it was his son,always known as H.F.S., who foundedthe famous motor company in 1910. Hisson, Peter, took over from his father in1959 until his death in 2003, and he hasbeen succeeded by Charles Morgan.There are already four Morgan windowsin Stoke Lacy Church, Mr. Hodges tellsme: the first, the large east window, inmemory of the first Henry Morgan. Butnone, as yet, shows the famous cars.
That is about to be rectified by an eastwindow in the porch to commemoratePeter Morgan, which will show a car.The go-ahead has been given by thediocesan advisory committee, and it is tobe designed and made bySusan Ashworth.---
From morganville.org: Morgan support-ers from all over the world have contrib-uted nearly £1800 to pay for the windowwhich will cost £1500. Any funds leftover after installation costs will bedonated to the church.
Common or otherwise ...
Diagnosing Problems With Your Sensesgomog.com
Smells Like T rouble
Some problems are right under your nose. You can detect them by their odor:
Smell of burned toast - A light, sharp odor often signals an electrical short and burninginsulation. To be safe, try not to drive the vehicle until the source of the smell is diag-nosed.
Smell of rotten eggs - A continuous burning sulphur smell usually indicates a problem inthe catalytic converter or other emission control devices. Don’t delay diagnosis andrepair.
A thick, full, warmish acrid smell - Usually means burning oil. Look for signs of a leak
Smell of gasoline after failure to start - The smell of gasoline vapors after a failed startmay mean that you have flooded the engine. Wait a few minutes before trying again. Ifthe odor persists, chances are there’s a leak in the fuel system - a potentially danger-ous problem that needs immediate attention.
Smell of burning resin or an acrid chemical odor - This may signal overheated brakes orclutch. Check the parking brake. Stop. Allow the brakes to cool after repeated hardbraking on mountain roads. Light smoke coming from a wheel indicates a stuck brake -tow your Morgan to repair.
Sweet, steamy odor - This indicates a coolant leak. If the temperature gauge does notindicate overheating, drive carefully to the nearest service station, keeping an eye onyour gauges. If the odor is accompanied by a hot, metallic scent and/or steam fromunder the bonnett, your engine has overheated. Pull over immediately. Continuing todrive could cause severe engine damage. Your Morgan should be towed to a repairshop.
Sounds Like T rouble
Squeaks, squeals, rattles, rumbles, and other sounds provide valuable clues aboutproblems and maintenance needs. Here are some common noises and what theymean:
Squeal - A shrill, sharp noise, usually related to engine speed: Loose or worn powersteering, fan or air conditioning belt.
Chirping - A chirping noise from the front of the car related to engine rpm may indicate amisaligned fan/drive belt.
Click - A slight sharp noise, related toeither engine speed or vehicle speed:Loose wheel cover. Loose or bent fanblade. Stuck valve lifter or low engine oil.
Screech - A high-pitched, piercingmetallic sound; usually occurs while thevehicle is in motion: Caused by brakewear indicators to let you know it’s timefor maintenance.
Rumble - a low-pitched rhythmic sound. Defective exhaust pipe, converter or muffler.Worn universal joint or other driveline component.
Ping - A high-pitched metallic tapping sound, related to engine speed: Usually causedby using gas with a lower octane rating than recommended. Check your owner’smanual for the proper octane rating. If the problem persists, engine ignition timing couldbe at fault.
Heavy Knock - A rhythmic pounding sound: Worn crankshaft or connecting rod bear-ings. Loose transmission torque converter.
Clunk - A random thumping sound: Loose shock absorber or other suspension compo-nent. Loose exhaust pipe or muffler.
Creaking barn door hinge sound - Your Morgan nylon kingpin bushes are overdue forgreasing
Photo: Birmingham Post via emog.com
Paying attention toyour senses and
your common sensecan pay off!
Paying attention to feelings will be in the next issue!
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On June 19th Rosemarie and MikePowley, and Celia Obrecht and SteveHutchens took advantage of the opportu-nity to join the Old English Car Club ofBritish Columbia on its Brits ‘Round BCtour. The tour was organized by OECCto visit the home towns of all six OECCbranches and was open to all Britishcars. It was designed so that participantscould drive all or any part of the 1,390mile route. This is a log from the eight-day drive.
DAY ONE
The day was sunny but cool as thetouring Brits assembled at the Father’sDay Beacon Hill British Car Show inVictoria. The group pulled out at 12:30and headed north. Cars lost and foundeach other time and time again as wetraveled through the many traffic lights ofVictoria and later aswe drove throughNanaimo to our firststop.
In Nanaimo MikePowley joined agroup who tried tohelp Hutchens fixhis difficulties withrough running atlow revs. With theproblem seeminglyimproved Powleytook the lead on thelast leg of the runup the Old IslandHighway. Slowmoving traffic triedeverybody’s’patience especiallyHutchens as his lowrev roughness hadbecome worse still.We were grateful toarrive at Courtenay,our first night’s destination.
The Comox Valley Branch of OECCtreated our cars royally with a grassyparking area in a Comox town park anda security guard to watch over thevehicles while we ate dinner. Mysteri-ously our hosts were determined to takeboth group photos and separate photosof each car. Dinner was served on thedeck of a restaurant over looking theComox Marina. Views were unparalleledas the full moon rose over the water intandem with the sunset. After dinner theComox Valley Branch presented each ofus with a pocket sized photo albumcontaining a group and an individual carphoto. Now we knew why they had beensuch dedicated photographers.
As dusk deepened cars departed forlodgings, but several members stayed tohelp Steve sort out his Morgan’s me-chanical difficulties including FrankDecarlo, a Morgan owner (1958 +4) inthe OECC Comox Valley Branch (and afellow MOGNW member). Brian Wright,a local British car mechanic was con-sulted by phone. In the end Brian cameto the park and quickly diagnosed aseized distributor and worn-out points.New points and anti-seize sprayed onthe distributor smoothed out the rough-ness.
DAY TWO
A 7:30 start put us in the ferry line atDuke’s Point in time to claim our re-served spots on the ferry to HorseshoeBay. The route took us first to BritanniaBeach where we met members ofOECC’s Vancouver Coast Branch whowere joining the tour. This groupincluded officers from the VancouverBranch and the OECC Society. Amongthe group were Bart and Audrey Shaw
who had volunteered their expertise andtheir specialized equipment to fry fishand chips for our dinner in Pemberton.
Drivers chose their individual pacespast Whistler and down to Pembertonwhere we congregated by the pool of thePemberton Lodge. Assisted by FredBennett, Bart and Audrey provided fishand chips for a group of about fortypeople. Quite an accomplishment! Afterdinner it was discovered that Bart andAudrey were just two days past celebrat-ing their fifty-second wedding anniver-sary.
DAY THREE
8:00 came very early, but we were allready to start, if not entirely awake. ThePowley’s planned to scout the
Pemberton area for restaurants andlodgings that might be used in Septem-ber by the Mog group on the Whistlertour, and then to drive home via theFraser Canyon. This meant that theHutchens were driving the sole Morganas the tour continued.
The shade was chilly along the DuffyLake Road, but the scenery was incom-parable. Anyone who has not taken thisdrive in a Morgan should try to arrangeto do so with MOGNW after the WhistlerRun!
We descended to Lillooet for breakfastwhere we provided a business bonanzafor three restaurants. Afterwards severalVancouver branch cars left the group,returning home by way of the FraserCanyon.
The day was perfect for tops-downtouring as we continued through Lyttonto Spences Bridge and on to Merritt. Weregrouped at the historic Quilchina Inn, abeautiful old hotel and still a functioning
business.
As the day went on afew of our cars beganto take exception tothe heat of the B.C.Interior and the strainof a third, long day ofconsecutive driving.The Sparks’ Jaguarcoasted into theQuilchina Inn withoutbenefit of engine.Some of our bestautomotive mindslooked into the matterand found a piece offoam blocking theJag’s air intake.Problem solved, wethought, and we leftthe hotel caravan-styleintending to paradethrough Kamloops onour way to a picnic inPioneer Park.
The parade happened, but three carswere missing: the Sparks’ Jaguar stalledagain just outside town, the Grant’sFord Zephyr limped in with wheelbearing problems, and the Hutchens’Morgan which emitted a puff of smokejust as the group drove through down-town Kamloops. That evening, at abreezy Pioneer Park, the ThompsonBranch hosted the tour participants withan excellent barbecue.
With help from OECC ThompsonBranch members in Kamloops, includingMOGNW member Richard Blair (1970+8), all three vehicles were givenattention at appropriate garages.Hutchens’ Morgan was directed to KarlJansson at Franco’s Auto Service whomaintains Blair’s +8. Karl, an excellent
Mogs Joined the Fun at
Brits ‘Round BCCelia Obrecht
Brits ‘Round BC in Quesnel (photo by John Ngo, Quesnel Observer)
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mechanic, diagnosed the smoke we sawas steam from the radiator and tightenedseveral things. He then massaged theZephyr’s wheel bearing and brakeproblems. The Jaguar needed more timein another shop, so the Sparks rented aToyota Corolla which, adorned with anMG badge on the trunk, became an MG-Corolla.
DAY FOUR
The fitter cars began their run to 108Mile House first, followed about an hourlater by the Sparks in their MG-Corollaand the Hutchens’ Morgan with oil leakstightened down. No one knew if theZephyr would be able to return to thetour.
The first portion of the day’s runprovided the only substantial rain of theentire outing. At Little Fort we picked upHighway 24, the “Fisherman’s Highway.”Views of lakes and forest kept usentertained until we all met for lunch atthe Eastwood Restaurant. Not surpris-ingly the early starters were finishinglunch as the MG-Corolla and Morganarrived. Everyone one agreed that lunchat the Eastwood was a culinary highpoint of the week: the mushroom soupwas amazing, the schnitzel delicious,and the BLTs had more bacon thananyone had ever before seen stuffedbetween two slices of very tasty bread. Ifyou are in the area support this newly-opened business!
All the cars except the Zephyr arrivedat the Hills Health Ranch by mid-afternoon. We had time to use theRanch’s facilities; the pool and hot tubwere especially popular. By late after-noon we were thrilled to discover thatthe Zephyr had arrived, too! The me-chanic had adjusted the Zephyr’s wheelbearings sufficient to get it to theRanch. A wheel bearing was ordered, tobe shipped to 100 Mile House the nextday and the Zephyr’s crew decided tospend another day relaxing at the HillsRanch.
Our buffet dinner was moved into thedining room due to periodic thundershowers. After dinner some explored thegrounds while others discovered howenergetic the mosquitoes were along thetrails.
DAY FIVE
We packed in leisurely fashion for a9:45 start. Highway 97 took us northpast more lakes, woods and a dramaticriver canyon. We also encountered a fewroad work delays, but the day was coolso none of the cars had overheatingproblems.
At the Quesnel Museum and Informa-tion Centre we met a very friendly groupfrom the Prince George OECC Branchwho had driven south in five English
cars to join the run back to PrinceGeorge. A reporter from the Quesnelnewspaper took photographs and notesabout our trip for his paper.
The Prince George Branch cars led uscaravan-style to our dinner stop at thePrince George Railroad Museum. TheMuseum was the setting for our ownprivate party as we toured the groundsat will and were treated to a great meal.Perhaps the most fascinating piece ofrailroad equipment was a huge woodensnowplow with its plow portion sheathedin metal. (Metal on wood always seemsto fascinate Morgan owner; I wonderwhy?) The Prince George OECC alsoinvited members of another local carclub to participate in a Show & Shineafter dinner.
The mosquitoes became hungry as theevening progressed so we took to ourcars and paraded through PrinceGeorge. Our route took us through apark on the top of a butte with dramatic360 degree views of the city. Then wewound our way up another steep slope,past a moose crossing sign to theUniversity of Northern B.C. campuswhere we lodged in a student dormitory.
DAY SIX
Our group split, two cars made directlyfor 100 Mile House, one car, an MG B,made for Edmonton, and the restheaded for Barkerville. The Morganwent with the group headed toBarkerville to experience the livinghistory of the Gold Rush. We arrived inBarkerville at about 10:00 in a light butinsistent rain. The chilly rain and mudadded to the realism of the village,especially as the stage coach repeatedlydrove through town splattering mud onthe unwary.
Barkerville was so fascinating that itwas hard to pull away for a timely arrivalat our evening stop in Quesnel. Pat andDerrick Sparks made for 100 Mile Housebecause they needed return toKamloops and pick up their Jaguar. Ourfurther diminished group arrived at theSandman Inn on the south edge ofQuesnel late in the afternoon. We werefeeling rather tired and decided keepdinner simple by eating at the sports pubon the Sandman premises rather thandriving back into Quesnel proper.
DAY SEVEN
By now the habits of touring hadbecome deeply ingrained. Some liked tostep out on their own and felt free to doso. Others preferred to stay loosely intouch while on the road.
The morning began sunny and cool,but warmed as we went down hilltowards Cache Creek. We all cametogether there for lunch. The Sparksrelayed a message by cell phone that
they were again driving their Jag andwould meet us in Hope.
The day continued to warm as wedrove over Spences Bridge and pastLytton, but a bit of high cloud kept theheat within toleration. We saw manygroups of motorcyclists heading north upthe Thompson and Fraser Canyons onweekend holidays. How lucky we were tohave been able to tour for a week! Infact, it was hard to believe that the tourwould soon be coming to a close.
Our destination for the day was theSkagit Motor Inn in Hope, an unpreten-tious but welcoming place. Located twoblocks off of the highway, the parkingarea is a courtyard in which largeDouglas Fir trees were conserved whenthe motel was built. The rooms arelarge, scrupulously clean, and comfort-ably furnished, each a bit different fromits neighbor. We found that Sparks hadarrived only a bit ahead of us, so we allpulled out lawn chairs in front of ourunits and relaxed together. After dinnerwe had dessert at The Bears HeritageHouse Bed and Breakfast, owned by PatSpark’s brother and his wife. It wasfascinating to learn how The Bears hadbeen transformed from a condemnedhouse but historic wreck to an attractivehome and business.
DAY EIGHT
In the morning we gathered for coffeeand tea in the motel courtyard outsideour rooms. We packed our gear leisurelythen headed out to Highway 7 for thefinal run to Mission. At the MissionSprings Brewing Company, a brew pubwith an automotive theme, we were metby Vancouver Branch members andtreated to a delicious array of brunchchoices.
After lunch a presentation was madeto Pat and Derrick Sparks, thanking themfor all the work they put into organizingthe tour. We all speculated aboutpossible routes for another tour nextsummer. It was hard to say good bye toour traveling companions, but in the endwe all headed home, grateful for theexperience and for all the hospitality ofthe OECC branches along the way.
Steve’s Post-event Analysis
Although aware that a car adequatelyprepared for an occasional half-day clubrun might not be up to consecutive daysof two hundred miles or more, this eventbrought that reality home. My to-do list isabout eight items long, ranging frommajor to minor. Nevertheless, Brits‘Round BC was a fantastic event andthe challenges on the road enabled meto meet several great car guys that Iwouldn’t have met otherwise. And,following these repairs, Celia looksforward to the next long Morgan run!
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All the while we wereenjoying these events, backat Kit & Joanne’s home, Kenand Lesley Douch wereworking on a new Morganclutch prototype. And unlike many projects undertaken by
MOGNW members this one really worked. See the pigpreparation above and the assembly below.
Now if this looks like food — it is!And now all members know whathappens when the prospect of food isabout with Mog owners — especiallyfueled by a taste of wine ... they willarrive!!!
And here they come by the car load,lead by the Islander’s Pat Gilbert &the Allinsons, seen below gettingparked in front of Joanne and Kits
case was purchased byvarious thirsty MOGNWwine enthusiasts.
Continued from page 1 lovely home. There were to be 46 of us to feed on the pig.FOOD! FOOD! Did someone say FOOD? Well here we are all
set to go —gad what a bunch!
The next day it was off to the Beacon Hill Father’s DayPicnic in Beacon Hill Park. Again food was very much inevidence as this beast was converted to lovely sandwichmakings as was the Reddington’s lovely BBQed salmon mor-sels. The Father’s Day event saw us with over 30 MOGS onthe field. All reckon that was a bit of record for us.
Many thanks are in order to Ken & Leslie for the treatmentof the PIG and the Reddington’s for the salmon—great food.Kit and Joanne would also like to thank Pat Gilbert fororganizing all the salads and deserts, and Trish & Leo Lee forall the “running around” for “needed things.”
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More Victoria Father’s Day Picnic Photosby Tony Hoar
And of course all of MOGNW would like to thank Kit andJoanne for the gracious use of their lovely, historic home. Itwas a truly great event!
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We managed to squeeze an additionalevent into April, and on April 30t h we hadan invitation by Laurie and Verna Fraserto visit their home and view their carcollection. The weather had turned rathernasty on Saturday morning and the fourMorgans arriving soon all had their topsup. Definitely much better weather for tirekicking then for top-down driving TheMorgans were accompanied by a similarnumber of daily drivers. This was one ofour smaller turnouts, but in addition toyours truly, there were Ted & Judy Carew-Gibson, Brian Tomlinson, Mike &Rosemarie Powley, Jill & Douglas Seager,Chris Allen & Pam Mahoney, Ken & PatMiles, Ron & Yvonne Theroux and ofcourse, Laurie & Verna. ( my apologies if Imissed anyone) We were welcomed byplenty of hot coffee and doughnuts.
While enjoying these treats we were ableto have a close up look at pair of AstonMartins, a couple of Alfas, an AC Ace, aRytune racer undergoing restoration inLaurie’s immaculate workshop, plus ofcourse Laurie & Verrna’s ’59 Plus 4. Itwas a pleasure to look at these cars,especially with Laurie’s knowledgeablecomments. Thanks, Verna & Laurie foropening up your home and garages!
Afterwards we took a short run over tothe Murrayville Pub where we enjoyed finepub fare. During lunch, Ken Miles, ourimmediate past Northern Rep was pre-sented with a plaque of appreciation forhis service for the past 3 years. Theplaque, complete with MOGNW logofeatured a photo of Ken’s lovely Plus 8.Ken & Pat, incidentally, were just about todepart for San Francisco to join up withMorgans Over America IV in Pat’s newlyrebuilt ’69 4/4. They will be back just intime for our 30th Anniversary celebration,taking some extra time after the rally tovisit and attend some other Easternevents.
Saturday, May 21 was the 20th annualVancouver ABFM at Van Dusen BotanicalGardens, followed by the traditional clubBBQ. The featured marques for this yearwhere MG and Morgan. Van Dusen isprobably one of the best venues of theyear with over 500 British cars on display,in a lovely garden setting. The event isalways well organized, but never stuffy,and the weather is generally very coopera-
tive. Although the weather did lookpromising the night before, we weresurprised by early morning rain showersand some of us arrived at Van Dusen withour tops up. It did clear up by 10:00 AMand we were able to display the cars attheir best – with their tops down. As usualwe had a very strong presence, with a totalof 37 cars, covering pretty well everymodel except three- wheelers. (Actually38, with one Morgan parked in the parkinglot.) Years of production ranged from 1951to 2003.
We had representation from as far southas Portland, as far north as Kelowna andas far east as Calgary. Bob Algar, with newmembers Don MacKay and Mike & ArdithHoltz, drove from Calgary and all tookhome some hardware in their respectivecategories. The cars looked great and theawards were well deserved. Here is howthe awards went:
Northern Pod ReportWin Muehling
Congratulations to everyone for a goodjob done in presenting their cars.
In addition to the above awards, Pres.Craig Runions accepted on behalf of theclub, a lovely framed print in recognition ofMorgan being one of the featuredmarques.
After the awards ceremony MOGNWmembers gathered at the Muehling homein Burnaby for steaks and all the trim-mings. A wonderful meal was enjoyed bythe 60 members present, but unfortunatelysomewhat cramped due to the heavy rainkeeping everyone inside (somewhatreminiscent of the last Van Dusen BBQ wehosted a few years ago, which also wasplagued by torrential rains). A specialthanks to my wife and all the ladies whopitched in or brought goodies.
Bob and Sharon Green unfortunatelynever made it to the BBQ due to abreakdown in their Plus 8 after leaving VanDusen, and required a tow home. Thecause was later traced to a seized fuelpump due to rust in the fuel tank. Con-
Class 24 - Morgan 4/41 Mike & Ardith Holz, 1964 Morgan 4/42 Mike & Rosemarie Powley. 1972 Morgan 4/43 Cheryl Bryant-Harlos, 1970 Morgan 4/4Class 25 - Morgan Plus 4I Laurie Fraser, 1959 Morgan Plus 42 Valjean Power, 1951 Morgan Plus 43 Graham Bailey, 1959 Morgan Plus 4Class 26 - Morgan Plus 8I Bob Algar, 1987 Morgan Plus 82 Pene & Chris Sinclare, 1969 Morgan Plus 83 Donald McKay 1969, Morgan Plus 8
spicuous by their absence where Pat andKen Miles who have not yet returned fromMorgans over America, plus stalwarts DickDice and Bert & Mindy McCabe and ourscribe, Steve Hutchens & Celia Obrecht.(In view of Dick’s absence, regalia saleshad been capably handled by the Pres.himself with the assistance of KirstyRulka).
Sunday, May 29 was our annual outingto the Historic Races at River’s EdgeRaceway in Mission. As usual we met atthe McDonalds in Pit Meadows and afterfilling up with coffee we proceeded toMission along the Lougheed Highway,accompanied by a couple of other Brit carsbelonging to the Old English Car Club. Bythe time we arrived, the parking lotdesignated for the clubs was filled due to alarge presence of Porsches – this beingthe featured marque for this year.. Afterwatching some fine vintage racing for anhour, it was time for the “Parade Lap”during lunch hour. Unfortunately due to thelarge numbers of Porsches present, thetrack was so crowded that there wasbumper to bumper traffic with no opportu-nity to get into top gear, and wiselyenough, the organisers limited us to onelap only, followed by a parade throughdowntown Mission. Rather anticlimactic, tosay the least, since in other years, severallaps were allowed and enough speedobtained to get a bit of a feel of the track.
Although the “Parade Lap” was adisappointment, there was some excitingracing to be seen and the opportunity tosee some of the cars up close and chatwith the drivers, made it all worth while.Star of the meet was a rare 1972 Porsche917 flat 12 cylinder, 5 litre race car. This isone of 37 factory cars and this particularone was the one driven by the late SteveMcQueen in the making of the hit movie“Le Mans.” The value put on this car is inexcess of a million dollars.
The weather was quite pleasant for a dayat the track, but we were told that theprevious day was a bit of a scorcher, withboth drivers and cars having a tough timeof the heat. Thanks to Stu Rulka fororganising this event.
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Date Days Event Contact Phone Email or W ebsite
Jul 15-17 Fri-Sun MOGWEST 2005, Cambria, CA Katherine Bard 310-476-0034 [email protected]
Jul 16 Sat Clover Point Scenic Drive, Victoria Gary Dunkley 250-592-7141
Jul 17 Sun-Sun Brits on the Beach, Ladysmith, BC Tony Mantell 250-245-4592 www.oecc.ca
Jul 17 Sun Minter Gardens Concours www.mintergardens.com
Jul 19 Tue Southern Social @ Portland Brewing Heinz Stromquist 503-224-9576 [email protected]
Jul 23 Sat Western Washington ABFM, Bellevue Arnie Taub 425-644-7874 www.abfm.com
Jul 23 Sat MOGNW 30th @ Runion’s after ABFM Mike Amos 425-881-2054 [email protected]
Aug 6 Sat Hurricane Ridge Run to Seligman’s Bill Button 206-935-3616 [email protected]
Aug 13-14 Sat-Sun Filberg Park ABFM, Comox, BC David Whitworth 250-338-0026 www.oecc.ca
Aug 16 Tue Southern Social @ Portland Brewing Heinz Stromquist 503-224-9576 [email protected]
Aug 20 Sat Botanical Beach Tidal Pool Tour Kit Raetsen 250-544-2026 [email protected]
Aug 20 Sat Midlands Pod Social @ Claim Jumper Gil Stegen 425-260-3588 [email protected]
Aug 20-21 Sat-Sun Southern Pod Wine Tour w/Sun Option Wayne Harris 504-472-1911 [email protected]
Sep 3-4 Sat-Sun Portland ABFM, Portland Heinz Stromquist 503-224-9576 www.abfm-pdx.com
Sep 11 Sun All Brit Picnic, Hougen Park, Abbotsford Andrew Beasly 604-854-5489 [email protected]
Sep 17 Sat Whistler All British Run, North Vancouver Colin Fitzgerald 604-253-4145
Sep 17 Sat Midlands Pod Social @ Claim Jumper Gil Stegen 425-260-3588 [email protected]
Sep 17-18 Sat-Sun English Car Affair in the Park, Victoria Robert Atkins 250-544-1702 www.oecc.ca/sib
Sep 20 Tue Southern Social @ Portland Brewing Heinz Stromquist 503-224-9576 [email protected]
Sep 24 Sat Island Pod Lake Cowichan Picnic Rowland Gilbert 250-652-2159 [email protected]
Oct 8 Sat Island Pod Saturna Island Tour Leo Lee 250-708-0595 [email protected]
Oct 15-16 Sat-Sun Bob Nelson Run 2005 Bill Button 206-935-3616 [email protected]
Oct 18 Tue Southern Social @ Portland Brewing Heinz Stromquist 503-224-9576 [email protected]
Oct 22 Sat Midlands Pod Social @ Claim Jumper Gil Stegen 425-260-3588 [email protected]
Nov 6 Sun Ladner-Bellingham All British Run Steve Hutchens 360-733-3568 [email protected]
Nov 15 Tue Southern Social @ Portland Brewing Heinz Stromquist 503-224-9576 [email protected]
Nov 19 Sat Midlands Pod Social @ Claim Jumper Gil Stegen 425-260-3588 [email protected]
Dec 17 Sat Midlands Pod Social @ Claim Jumper Gil Stegen 425-260-3588 [email protected]
Dec 20 Tue Southern Social @ Portland Brewing Heinz Stromquist 503-224-9576 [email protected]
Dec 26 Mon Northern Pod Boxing Day Run, Surrey Mike Powley 604-542-0921 [email protected]
JULY 2005 NWMOGAZINE CALENDAR(please send updates and corrections to the editor at [email protected])
NW MogazineMorgan Owner’s Group NorthwestSteve Hutchens, Editor2090 North Shore RoadBellingham, WA 98226-7864USA
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