MG Car Club of South Australia
PRE-WAR & T REGISTER From... John Bray
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PRE-WAR & T REGISTER REPORT. December 2016 at Eden Hills The Biggest, Beaut, Bonza & Bonsai
ne of the biggest T Register
O meetings that we have had for the year, really great turnout of register vehicles held again under the spreading olive tree, the biggest in SA, probably the whole world according to our esteemed and popular hosts, Maurice and Steph Linehan. Thanks again for another beaut night Mozza & Steph, beaut weather, beaut cars and food. A bonza show of 22 register vehicles, 11 TC’ s no less, check out the photos on the website from Terry & TD McNabb, 6 TD’ s, 2 TF’ s, 1 Y & 1 NA. What a bonza lineup of TC’ s including the new addition by Paul Doc Dallwitz. Apologies. Peter Auld( singing in the rain), Geoff Glasson & John Tamke( grandkids, but a late arrival) & Bev Waters( baby sitting), Hillary Clinton( again) N Type. The arrival at the meeting of Peter Cundy’ s latest acquisition, a 1934 NA purchased out of Queensland, caused a sensation at the meeting, a wonderful machine and a great asset indeed to have on the register to partner Arthur’ s ND. Peter must be congratulated for his“ smooth” negotiating prowess to extract the former owner out of the driver’ s seat that has not seen anothers bum on the leather in 37 years. At least he got one drive before completing negotiations it seems, but I understand that it was given up reluctantly, the drive that is. The TC. Another amazing purchase by the“ Doc” Paul Dallwitz. Dragged out of the sand dunes at Semaphore the story goes. Well the open shed was encrusted with sand and salt spray I am told. Paul presented the car to the meeting and he had spent considerable time cleaning and washing the salt laden grime off the body and chrome. What is interesting is that he achieved a high degree of polish and shiny chrome using steel wool and Coca Cola, now that’ s innovation for you. Congratulations Doc, another TC for the Register. General Business. There was not much really just Reg O’ Malley noting MG Sales is alive and well, Andrew Willington looking for TC parts which I am told he now has most but needs a 16 inch wire wheel, Gordon Brice on door timbers and fittings. Mozz & Steph celebrating 19 years anniversary happy wife, happy life Mozza, seems you get to keep the TC for future meetings. John Neilson, our serial pest, will be celebrating another anniversary of a different kind in 2017, 50 years since he purchased his TC, he still has the receipts( produced to me at the meeting) however it is still in bits I am told, when we get to his Register meeting it’ s likely to be a working bee! Check out his photograph from Terry Wright on the website. David & Joy Pearson attended and it was a thrill for them and us to have them there on such a mild night in the hills setting. Both in their nineties,