August 2016 Meeting Minutes 2-3

Chairman’s Message 4

Downshifting with the Editor/ /oil filters by John Mangles 5

All British Car Show Info 6-9

NAMGBR and Rubco information 10

MG Motors News 11

MG Club of St. Louis Classified Ads 14

MG Club Sporting clay shoot information 15

Cars and Coffee Westport and BallPark Village 16

Club Officers and Support roles 18

Back Page– On the lighter side! 19

Hawaii British Car lover 12

Hawaii British Car lover continued 13

MG Club of St. Louis Calendar 17

Inside this Issue:

P Photo by Andy Ackerman

www.stlouismgclub.com Volume 27 Issue 9

September 9th, 2016

Photo by Robert Rushing

The dawn has arrived for the All British Car and Cycle Show. Do not miss out on this fun filled day! Details inside.

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St. Louis MG Club Meeting

August 8, 2016 JJ’s Restaurant, St. Charles, MO

Members Attending: (those in bold drove British cars): Greg Quigley, Paul Howard, Kathy Howard, Andy Ackerman, Justin Ackerman, Tom Brydon, Marty Hanley, Simon Dix, Paul Summers, Pete Westbay, Carolyn Westbay, Mike Fishman, Cookie Fishman, Chef Mike Pokyn, Chuck Demick, Marcus Tetzlaff, Dominick Baller, Ranney Dohogne, Bob Norris, Bob Bentzinger, Scott Pinkertu, Jim David, Chuck Long, Sandy Long, Don Gatheman, Zip Sherman, Robert Guinness, Walt Murphy, John Mangles, Carol Mangles, Stanley Wag-ner, Helena Von Mentz, Gerry Goecker, Jim Byrne, Samantha Templer, Byron Golfin, Carolyn Golfin, Keith Mangles, Bryan Jay Zeitler, Terri Zeitler, Bob Bentzinger. Meeting called to order at 7:13pm by Bob Bentzinger, Chairman. New Faces: Helena Von Mentz – has a 1977 Midget, bought it six months ago, leaking. Had an Austin Healy Sprite when younger, which she totaled. Her mother is from England. Bryan and Terri Zeitler – interested in purchasing, but don’t have one currently Scott Pinkertu – 1960 MGB Red. He and his dad restored in in 1970’s, it was garaged a lot Zip Sherman – Got a 1972 about a month ago Treasurer’s Report: Membership has $2415.48 Events has $3472.76 Projects: Gerry Goecker – has wire wheels, hard to get balanced at regular tire shops, so created a tool to hold the wheel on the balancer. Had a shop core it out for him. Use Blechmans in Washington, have been there since 1837. Bob Bentzinger – Mock of an overdrive transmission rig to test it with. Now trying it with the alternator and regulator. Bob Bentzinger – Kevlar part, got from Victoria British and Moss, doesn’t last. Byron Golfin – Pulled in garage, idle rough, revved up, did OK, then back to rough. PCV had a sharp turn, over years would run hot, would close up, then would open under rev. Bob Bentizinger – float for a carburetor, always takes on fluids, then sinks. Got a new on that the whole float is flotation device, like spray foam for walls. Got it from England, no way can it sink. Robert Guinness – Condenser failed, repaired and now back to working

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Old Business: If folks are not getting newsletter, then see Bob Bentzinger and he will make sure that you are getting yours. Cars + Coffee – August 13 Ballpark Village August 20 Westport September 17 Westport BBQ Meeting in July – 52 people attended, thanks to Lee Fox for getting the shelter, Walt Murphy and Stanley Wagner for cooking. Badges – if you have ordered one, please come up and get it. If you do not have one and are a member, please see Bob Bentzinger to order one. New Business: RUBCO – ‘Retired or Underemployed British Car Owners’ meet for breakfast and conversation about once a month. Next on will be August 25 at Chris’s Pancake House, see Events on the website for location. This Sunday will be a pre-dawn rallye. Meet at 5:15am at the Target across from Chesterfield Valley. It will be about 50 miles and will end at the Original Pancak House. Elections are coming up. Need nominees at the September meeting, elections at the October meeting and then new board takes over in November. Simon Dix reported on NAMBGR ‘North American MBG Regisrar’ – The membership is $30 a year, get a good magazine every other month, AGM meeting in October in San Diego, CA at the site of the 2017 MG Meet. Hotel is in a good location and a steal at $184 a night. There are still shirts from the last event and the anniversary left for sale, check the website as they are going fast. Can also get a discount on car insurance through Haggerty when you are a member. All British Car Show – this is our club’s big annual even. Will be held on September 24 in Creve Couer Park with a picnic in the park the night before. Already 66 cars and 60 people who have registered. Only 40 Tshirts left for the first 100 registrants or first registrants by August 24, whichever comes first. Look for more information on allbritishcarashow.com you can register online via credit card or pay-pal. Buy/Sell/Trade Don Gatehman – selling 1970 Midget John Mangles – 1952 TD. A woman just recently lost her husband and cannot keep the car. It is a good driver, carb was rebuilt, new shocks, good top and side curtains, body good, few dents and a cut in one seat, but a good driver. Asking $18,500, ask John Mangles for details. Andy Ackerman – If you need to sell or want anything, please put it into an email and send to our newsletter editor, Andy Ackerman. Send it to editor@stlouismgclub.com Marcus Tetzlaff – selling 1973 Roadster MGb. Yellow and green, the body is bad, but parts available. Drawing was held. Meeting was adjourned at 8:03pm Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Westbay St. Louis MG Club Secretary

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Chairman’s Message B y B o b B e n t z i n g e r

Well folks, it is September and that can mean only one thing…The All British Car and Cycle Show. I hope that you can join us for this our premier event of the year. We currently have well over 100 pre-registrations and I anticipate the total should reach in the 160-180 range.

This year’s show is billed as the 35th annual which equates to a beginning year of 1981. However this is a little misleading. I first joined the MG Club of St. Louis back in mid 1970’s after I bought my 1974 MGB Road-ster. I have some historical records for this club which go back much earlier (reference Bob Horzmann’s article in the May 2016 newsletter). In my first stint in the Club

our car show was held at Plaza Frontenac. In those days there was a British Embassy here in St. Louis and at one car show we were able to get the British Ambassador to perform the award presentations. The corporate entity for the MG car company was British Leyland and they would provide really nice awards for our show (see below).

I hesitate to use the threadbare phrase “the golden years” but it was a different world when the cars were still being produced.

Now our show preserves the history and tradition of the marque and there is no factory or corpora-tion to provide support. That seems to me a more important and heartfelt endeavor than ever be-fore so please make every effort to help us celebrate our beloved British treasures on September 24.

Safety Fast!

Bob

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I have such mixed emotions about the upcoming All British Car and Cy-cle Show. On one hand this marks one of the last events of the driving season (I know that a lot of us drive all year round!) and on the other hand this is the largest event of the year where all MGs and other inter-esting British cars are prime for the viewing enjoyment. The ABCCS has been growing every year and this year we seem to be on track for record. If you have not signed up yet, it is not to late to show your MG. We have some beautiful fall and wine tours sponsored by the club as well as those on the St. Louis Triumph Owners Associations club. Please visit the respective websites for further details and schedule. So, one of my projects for the summer was to teach my son how to

drive a stick before the ABCCS but that hope seems to fade every weekend. The plan was to have him drive one of the cars to the show but that does seem possible since he has to work that morn-ing. If anyone wants to help out, just let me know! I am desperate for a driver for the MGB on Sat-urday morning! Just a friendly reminder that club dues are due at or after the ABCCS, so please get them in as soon as possible. Bonnie David (of SLTOA fame) spotted this MG TD vintage racer at Put-in-Bay , OH. The MG participated in the annual Put-in-Bay road Racing Revival and is this month’s “As Seen in the Wild” Happy Motoring and Safety Fast! Andy

Interesting discovery and advice regarding MG oil filters! By John Mangles

I came across an interesting problem that just might affect the oil pressure, or lack of oil pressure in our MGBs. In the past, I’ve ALWAYS used a screw on oil filter that fit a 1998 Volvo V70 with a 2.4l 5 cylinder engine. My reasoning was that it has an Anti-Drain Back Valve that helps to keep the oil in the inverted filter there by helping the oil pressure build faster since it has not drained back into the engine.

These filters were a WIX 51311 or equivalent and readily available at the auto parts stores. I had a customer bring his car in to change the oil and filter. With the work completed, I always start

the engine, wait till I see oil pressure then, check for leaks. The problem was, NO OIL PRESSURE! What’s going on?? I had no leaks and I know it had pressure when I brought it in to do the work! When I started checking things out, I noticed that there was almost NO oil in the filter??? I tried another filter with no luck. Now, I’m thinking, what could I have done to this guy’s engine just by changing the oil and filter? I called Da-vid at Handy Automotive Car Quest, my supplier, complaining that I had gotten some bad filters and could he get me some from another batch. He did, they didn’t make any difference. I happened to had just bought some NOS parts from a customer and came across an original filter. I noticed that it was a bit taller. I put that filter on and got pressure. Now, to get to the bottom of this.

I called David again, explained want I had found and he started digging. What he found was, to me, incredibly ridiculous! It seemed that not only WIX but, all of the suppliers had changed the physical dimen-sions of this particular filter, inside and out, AND had NOT CHANGED THE PART NUMBER!!!

It is now, just enough shorter that the fill tube of the engine oil filter adaptor fouls on the top of the filter and won’t allow oil to fill it.

I’ve since gone to using a Bosch Part# 72137WS oil filter as it has just about the same specifications as the Wix filter. Exterior diameter, element type, mounting thread size, gasket diameter, Anti-Drain Back Valve, are all similar. The biggest difference is the height! Other differences were in the burst pressures (Wix 331 psi. vs Bosch 200 psi.)(Your engine should never build these kinds of pressures at all). And filter Micron Rating (Wix 21 microns vs Bosch 30 microns).

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RUBCO (Retired/Unemployed British Car Owners) This month’s meeting will be held on Thursday, Septem-ber 29 at Sunrise Family Restaurant located at 3500 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Ann, Mo. 63074. We had a tremen-dous and well attended meeting last time, so don’t miss out. Plenty of good conversation and food available. Try and meet at 9:30am. RSVP to uca67mga@aol.com

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MG’s Investment in the Future Posted on August 17, 2016 by Staff in Corporate Business, Highlights, MG / New state-of-the-art test facilities have been installed at MG Motor UK’s Longbridge site demon-strating investment in technology, and commitment to the future and the quality of its products.

£1.2 million has been invested to install a fifth engine test facility and to further enhance the vehi-

cle rolling road on-site at MG HQ in Longbridge. The state-of-the-art engine test facility has significant improvements on the existing test resource and brings with it a major step change for MG Motor’s test and development capability. Typically, vehicle emission testing on a rolling road has been out-sourced, but now engineers can carry out the required tests in the correct temperature con-

trolled environment with full emission measurement capability. They also benefit from having the technical centre on-site for continuous product development. Being able to carry out vehicle emissions and engine development on-site allows engineers to en-sure the engines going into MG products are at their optimum for emissions, performance and fuel economy. The engineers can run test engines through a complete transient drive cycle with the ability to control temperature and humidity of the intake air and also the temperature of the cool-ant, oil and fuel. James Scott, Powertrain Test Senior Manager, said: The money that’s been invested into this new testing facility shows a real commitment to the fu-ture of MG. This additional test cell and enhanced rolling road allows us to continue to get the very best performance and economy for MG products This facility increases the global test and development capability which allows even more collabo-rative powertrain testing and development with our colleagues in China.The new engine test facili-ties are just one of many new developments for the UK-based design and engineering centre. MG also recently announced an expansion to the design team at Longbridge, following the suc-cessful UK launch of the MG GS in June.Matthew Cheyne, MG’s Head of Sales and Marketing, added:It’s great to see the company taking even more strides forward – both in sales and engi-neering developments for the future. In July, we again saw our sales figures increase way above the industry average and with these new facilities, it’s clear for everyone to see that MG is continuing to move in the right direction. Note: Press release courtesy of MG Motor.

MGs in Paradise! By Steve Paur

Planning our trip to Hawaii I thought it would be interesting to contact British car owners there to get information on how they came into the hobby and they manage to enjoy and keep their cars in good shape on the islands. I used internet resources and the VTR roster to find folks but found Triumph owners are somewhat rare and geographically dispersed across the islands. Though I found an enthusi-ast on the island I was staying we just couldn’t make it work to meet face-to-face. I was however able to conduct a virtual interview via email.

Stefan provided a great write-up to give us some insight on his interest in LBC and how it is in the islands to enjoy the hobby. The follow-ing is what Stefan provided to me. Hope you enjoy this perspective of another owner in such an interesting location.

I want to provide heartfelt thanks from all of us at SLTOA for the time Stefan took to share his thoughts on LBC ownership and his activi-ties in the hobby out in Hawaii.

Tell us a little bit about yourself and let us know what started and when your interest in Triumphs started.

My name is Stephan Gemine, I am 29 years old and completely addicted to classic cars, British cars in particular.

From as early as I can remember British cars were a part of my life. My father had a number of TR3's 4's and 6's as well as MGA's and MGB's. But the one that struck me the most was the quirky little TR3. I loved its looks and as a child found it amazing I could touch the ground while riding in the car with its trademark low cut doors.

When I was about 14, and too young to think about owning a car I was living in Florida at the time. My rekindlement for British cars came from a very unlikely manner. Of all things I wanted a dog. Yes a dog, what does it have to do with cars you might ask? Well my father had a German Shephard in the late 70's. Riffling through old photo albums to see pictures of the dog, I also noticed the bright red MGB roadster my father drove through the 70's. I instantly fell in love with that car and soon forgot about nagging my father to get a dog.

The car now had my undivided attention. The sleek lines of the cupped headlamps and the long bonnet fueled a passion for that car. I had to have one. Coincidentally a few weeks later a 1974 MGB was listed in the local paper for a meet $1700. Mind you this was 15 years ago in a pre-Craigslist era. I somehow managed to get my father to pick up the phone, on Father's Day of all things, and set up an ap-pointment to see the car. We jumped in the family car and drove the 30 minutes to see the car. As we pulled up to the gentleman's house, a sad but solid British racing green MGB emerged, and best of all, it had wire wheels; another obsession of mine. With my father's horse trading skills and the sympathetic father-son team project duo, we took the car away for $1500, which we later thought we over paid. But that didn't matter, I had my MGB roadster.

It took a few months of the car throning in the middle of the garage before any work was performed on it, but that was okay too. I would sneak away into the garage and just sit in the car, maybe take the top up and down and dream of the day I had it out on the open road. Heck, I didn't even have my driver's license yet! As I neared getting my learner's permit, with the help of my mechanically inclined

uncle we started work on the B'. After some fiddling around we got the en- gine to sputter back to life in a cloud of blue and gray smoke. Needless to say, the en-gine needed a full rebuild. I don't know where my mechanical knowledge (and vo-cabulary) would be today if it weren't for that little car. I learned everything from it. We rebuilt the engine from top to bottom, replaced the clutch, went through all the hydraulics, and restored all the body work. After months of sweating away, the car was finally ready. A gorgeous tar-tan red MGB roadster with black interior, pre-70 looks, wire wheels with winged knock-offs, and little Union jacks aft of the front wings. It was a stunner being the only kid in high school with a non-modern Japanese tuner import. My classmates were more confused and awkward than impressed but that didn't matter. At 16 I had my dream car. After high school I sold that car for a more practical solution, but I always kept a warm place in my heart for the little MG, I had newer and fancier cars afterwards but still, they didn't have the charac-ter of the MG. Some years passed I moved away for school in Hawaii. I started working and earned enough to get my thoughts around getting another British roadster. I placed an ad in the paper and a 1957 Triumph TR3 presented itself. I couldn't say no when I saw it. It was basket case which I'm still working on today, but I know I will get it done sooner or later, but preferably sooner. Another MGB came

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a gorgeous restored 1971 British Racing Green roadster, having such fond memories of my first one. This one had to come as well. Which it is now my daily time machine for those getaway drives when nothing else matters but the road, the car, and not a care in the world...

(The following are some detail questions that I was able to ask Stefan)

What Triumph(s) do you own? Is the car kept original or have you made updates or modifications to improve reliability or perfor-mance? Let us know if you have other cars in a collection and what they are:

I currently own 2 TR3s (both ongoing projects), a 1957 MGA meant for the scrapper that I was lucky enough to save, an 1971 MGB, and I just acquired a couple days ago a 1975 TR6. All the cars are kept as original as possible. The TR3 did get a rack and pinion con-version from Moss.

Are you a member of the Vintage Triumph Registry, local Triumph or other British car club? If so, tell us a little bit about your club and some of your favorite activities with the organization. Let us know what benefit or enjoyment you received from these organizations.

I am not a member of any club, the classic car scene is limited in Kailua-Kona, though I did start a classic sports car club on Facebook... Which has very, very, few members?

Do you participate in Autocross? Let us know you level of experience or standing.

I don't participate in any autocross but I am fascinated with the Rallyes of the 1950's and early 60's such as the 1958 coupe des Alpes. I was invited to take part in the Mi-l'on marathon last year. But the TR3 wasn't ready. It's a rallye in Europe that goes from Milan to London and back to Milan with nothing but classic cars. I did also with some friends of my father's partake in a French nostalgia tour along the 'Route Nationale 7' the French equivalent of our own Route 66.

What resources do you use for direction or advice on repairs? (e.g. internet, clubs, other owners) Where do you obtain parts and what, if any, challenges do you face obtaining parts or advice due to your location?

Yes, I do all the maintenance myself with the help of my father as well, and even restorations for my personal cars. With the skills I learned very young there is seemingly nothing mechanical I can't figure out. Restoring a car on your own requires one to be able to wear many hats. From mechanic, to body man, to electrician, etc... But even if I don't know how to do it at first, I can always learn.

Feel free to share any comments on the ownership of you Triumph. (e.g. For some it is a hobby and stress reliever. For others it is a time machine that recaptures youth and still others it is just a way to relax with a fun machine.)

I typically get all my parts from Moss and/or Victoria British. eBay sometimes helps find those rarer spares. The Internet has been a great source of help for instructions and the guys from the MGcars.org.uk bulletin board are always very useful. I usually have to pay a premium for shipping to Hawaii, and the larger parts are difficult to obtain but I haven't had any major issues.

All photographs provided by Stefan Gemin

Many thanks to Steve Paur, the VP of the St; Louis Triumph Owners Association, who is an avid fan of all British cars!

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St. Louis Mg Club Classifieds Hi- I am looking to sell my 1971 MGB GT (with wire wheels). I got the car back in 1986. Was a week end driver to charge the battery .Was my getaway. It developed a rust through on the lower left front fender behind the wheel well .I got a replacement panel . Plug welled it in place. Now I had a BRG car with a bi color front fend-er. So I stripped all the paint off and went from bare metal to epoxy primmer. I decided to make it a nice driver and started buying new parts. New autumn leaf interior, new carpet, front and rear seats rebuilt (new foams,etc)new front and rear bumpers with over rides, new door handles ,new backup lites, new grille and the list goes on. Had some major health issues that still exist and being 83 years old does not help. The car is sitting in the garage under s car cover. If any one is interested in the car you can call at 314 962 2155 email at bu-dandruth51@att .net. We are located in Webster Groves. Glenn Beshears Make me an offer!

I'm not a club member but have an MGB door for sale. RH pull handle - has glass but no inside handles . $25.00 Hoped you could put it in the newsletter or just ask around. Lee Rider 618 623 2183

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Join us for the Seventh Annual MG Club Sporting Clay Shoot

Hey ya’all how’s yer shootin skills? Find out by joining us for an MG Club Sporting Clays shoot. The shoot will be at Blackhawk Valley Hunt Club in Old Monroe, MO. on Saturday October 15th 2016 starting at 10:00a.m. Bring a picnic lunch, something to drink (alcohol is strictly forbidden on the shooting course) and your favorite shotgun along with 50 or 100 shells and EAR PROTECTION. Sorry NO shotguns larger than 12ga allowed and NO shot larger than 7 ½. NO hand guns.

If you don’t have a multiple shot shotgun, let me know and we should be able to come up with one or share. Costs for the day will be, the cost for your shells (usually around $25.00 per 100 and can be bought at Walmart, Cabela’s, Bass Pro etc.) and $25.00 per 50 rounds (clay birds) or $35.00 per 100 rounds (clay birds at the hunt club. Total $42.50 - $60.00. Depending on the num-ber of shooters we could be out there 2-4 hours. There is a pavilion with picnic tables to sit and eat at.

Blackhawk Valley has an all automated, 14 station sporting clay course that simulates and provides experience for all shotgun hunting situations, from waterfowl to upland birds to rabbits.

This is a Shoot for Fun (maybe bragging rights) event with no prizes awarded.

Bring your family and / or friends. This event is NOT exclusively for MG Club members. This is also a SHOOT AT YOUR OWN RISK event and NO ONE in the MG Club or at the Blackhawk Valley Hunt Club can or will be responsible for accidents.

Directions to Blackhawk Valley Hunt Club: I-70 West to MO Hwy 79 North to Hwy C, turn left and drive to Childs Road (on right and turns to gravel) turn right and go to the end of the road where it “T”s and turn left. Go just to the top of the hill and turn right into Blackhawk Valley Hunt Club.

If you are interested in joining us or have questions, please contact John Mangles, no later than, October 10th, 2016 at, mgdoc@sbcglobal.net, 314.426.1600, 314.852.1706 so we can get an idea of how many will show up.

Happy Motoring,

John

Cars and Coffee Westport Plaza August 20th Only a few more Cars and Coffee left in the season. As usual, a very large turnout with some very unique cars. Of course, we had some very nice MGs representing the brand and a nice blend of other British cars.

Cars and Coffee BallPark Village August 13, 2016 Robert Guinness and Simon Dix representing the marque!

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THE MG Club of St. Louis

Mon Sept 12

2016

MG Club of St. Louis Sep-tember Meeting

6pm for eats

7pm for general meeting

The Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St.

St. Louis, Mo. 63103

Sat Sept 17

2016

Cars and Coffee Westport

7:30-10:30am

Westport Plaza I-270 and Page

Across from McDonalds

Fri Sept 23

2016

Pre– Show BBQ

5pm till dark! Sponsored by All British Car Repair but bring a dish to share with everyone.

Creve Coeur Memorial Park at the car show location on Marine Drive in the Heldman Shelter

Sat Sept 24

2016

All British Car and Cycle Show

9am– 3:30pm

Heldman Shelter on Marine Drive in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.

Mon Oct 10 2016

MG Club of St. Louis Octo-ber Meeting

6pm for eats

7pm for general meeting

Llywelyn’s Pub

17 W Moody, Webster Groves, MO 63119

Sat Oct 15 2016

Cars and Coffee

Last one for the year!

Westport Plaza I-270 and Page across from McDonalds.

Sat Oct 15 2016

St. Louis Triumph Owners Fall Color Drive

Depart from Cars and Coffee at West-port. Join up in Illinois and hit the roads for autumn leaves and lunch. Details to follow. Monitor www.sltoa.org

Sat Oct 8

2016

Fall Wine and Color Tour St. Charles County back roads

Watch your email and St. Louis MG Club website for further details.

For updates and the latest details, visit the STLMG Club Website at: www.stlouismgclub.com

Name Address Phone E-Mail

Bob Bentzinger Chairman

1129 Hudson Road

St. Louis, Mo. 63135

(314) 524-6128 chairman@stlouismgclub.com

Bruce Hamper Treasurer

132 Wildwood Lane

Kirkwood, Mo. 6122

(314) 822-4831 treasurer@stlouismgclub.com

Carolyn Westbay Secretary

2124 Sunset Lane

High Ridge, Mo. 63049

(636)376-0064 secretary@stlouismgclub.com

Lee Fox Events Chairperson

12855 Big Bend Blvd.

Kirkwood, Mo. 63122

(314)-821-1295 events@stlouismgclub.com

Club Officers & Support Roles

Walt Murphy Membership Coordinator

9101 Appomattox St. Louis, Mo. 63123

(314) 503 1125 membership@stlouismgclub.com

Andrew R. Ackerman Newsletter Editor

36 Arundel Place

St. Louis, Mo. 63105

(314) 406-4171 editor@stlouismgclub.com

Registrars Name Phone E-Mail

Pre-war Bob Horzmann (636) 227-3449 Pre-war@stlouismgclub.com

T-Series Charlie Key (314) 428-9335 TSeries@stlouismgclub.com

MGA/Magnette Glen Owens (314) 352-3847 mga-magnette@stlouismgclub.com

MGB/MGC Robert Rushing (314) 614-4671 mgb-mgc@stlouismgclub.com

Spridget Bruce Hamper (314) 822-4831 spridget@stlouismgclub.com

Cars In Boxes Walt Murphy (314) 645-1665 carsinboxes@stlouismgclub.com

Other Marques Byron Golfin (314) 469-7146 othermarques@stlouismgclub.com

FOR A FULL LISTING OF UPCOMING EVENTS, CLASSIFIED ADS, AND MUCH MORE GO BROWSE OUR EXCELENT WEB SITE AT:

http://www.stlouismgclub.com/

Just click on this link to go to the web site

"The St. Louis Metro Gazette (SLMG)" is a publication of the MG Club of St. Louis and remains the property of the club. It is published monthly and is provided free to members in good standing and to officers of other British car clubs upon request. "SLMG" solicits articles from members and other sources. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the Club, Club Officers, or the staff of the newsletter. Technical information is believed accurate, however, any repairs or mechanical advise is attempted at the readers own risk. The Club, Officers, or newsletter staff will not be responsible for any misinterpreted or incorrect technical information. If in doubt, consult with a certified technician. Articles may be reprinted by other car clubs provided that credit is given to author and “SLMG”

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"The St. Louis Metro Gazette (SLMG)" is a publication of the MG Club of St. Louis and remains the property of the club. It is published monthly and is provided free to members in good standing and to officers of other British car clubs upon request. "SLMG" solicits articles from members and other sources. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the Club, Club Officers, or the staff of the newsletter. Technical information is believed accurate, however, any repairs or mechanical advise is attempted at the readers own risk. The Club, Officers, or newsletter staff will not be responsible for any misinterpreted or incorrect technical information. If in doubt, consult with a certified technician. Articles may be reprinted by other car clubs provided that credit is given to author and “SLMG”

Web Site: www.stlouismgclub.com Editor E-Mail: editor@stlouismgclub.com

THE MG CLUB OF ST. LOUIS

On the lighter side!

The General Meeting of the St. Louis MG Club will take place on Monday September 12th after 5:30 pm at The Schlafly Tap Room located at 2100 Locust Blvd, St. Louis Mo. 63103. When ready, come early to chat with old friends, make some new friends and enjoy the fine food and beer. Check the website or email for updates!

How do you start a Triumph? Why you just have 4 people push it!!

Photo by Allen Decker