MG Car Club of South Australia
ALAN FREDERICK GRIFFIN
07 / 01 / 1933- 18 / 09 / 2017 t seemed appropriate that one of
I Alan ' s four current sports cars, his road going MGTC, was centre stage outside the Funeral parlour on October 6, when a large number of the MG fraternity joined others in paying homage to long-standing MG member Alan Griffin who passed away mid September. Alan ' s technical draughtsman skills lured him to working in UK, where he and wife Barb motored many miles in his first MG acquisition, a late model TD Mk II. On relocating back to Australia, they raised their four sons, and it was Michael Griffin, 50,( initials MG!!) who really enlightened us at the funeral with a stunning eulogy, expanding on Alan ' s seemingly never-ending abilities within that garage, where he loved nothing more than working on his " toys ". In latter years the Griffin stable at Blackwood included a restored MGTD, black MGTC, along with TC Special and Sunb e a m A l p i n e. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, health issues in recent years precluded Alan from fully appreciating these sports cars. Possibly one of the latter Club events that the Griffins were seen at was when the white TD took part in the
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MGTD 60th " Birthday Party " at the Clubrooms a few years ago. Alan supported Barb over the years in her full involvement with the Cub Scout movement, but it did seem that MGs really were a significant pre-occupation for this family. For many years Alan worked at the Ray Finch workshop where he was the model of exemplary craftsmanship. One of the real MG highlights for Barb & Alan Griffin was when they packed up their TD in a container and joined the Bahnishes and Pearsons( Snr) in taking their cars over to UK for several MG runs- a significant undertaking. Amongst the significant number of MG fraternity who paid homage to Alan at his funeral were: Wenona and Joy Pearson, Daphne Bahnisch, Curly, Arthur Ruediger, Trevor Driver, Andrew Willington, Ray Finch, John Bray, Russell Garth, David McNabb amongst many others. See you up in Octagon Heaven, Alan..... David McNabb
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PETER IVEY assed away this week at the Mt Pleasant Hospital, a founding member of the MGCCSA, car restorer and of Ivey Fuel Run fame. Survived by his wife Elaine.
We send our condolences to the families of our departed friends
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