Updated Bulletin Index
Bert Varady has just collated a new Bulletin Index which now includes articles from January 1962 through to December 2022. A fantastic resource for anyone trying to find any information/articles that has been printed during this time. Available to Members in the Bulletin area or Click on the link to view
January Bulletin
Members, the January Bulletin is now available for you to read in the Members area
HM Queen Elizabeth II -1926 to 2022
As a worldwide community, with its roots in the UK, The Morgan Three-Wheeler Club are thankful for the inclusivity which the late Queen engendered wherever in the world she went. Our commiserations go to her family members, and our best wishes to the new King.
Chris Booth & Family retrieving a car from the furthest depths of their Museum
Chris Booth sent us a link to these two stop frame videos, showing himself and members of his family extracting a Morgan from the most inaccessible part of their collection! His Son In law, Nick, fixed up a stop frame camera, and the result is on their Facebook page – C. M. Booth Collection. He […]
Mog 50 Poster
Many thanks to Maria Parkinson the Overseas Liaison Officer, for forwarding this copy of a poster sent to her by James Nichol recently, celebrating the Fiftieth annual Morgan owners gathering, Mog 50
2023 MTWC Club AGM-The Cars
October Bulletin
The October Bulletin is now available to view in the Members area.
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Sporting events at Shelsley Walsh
Super Shelsley – Saturday 1 July
Report Tony Quinn
Photos, thanks to Derek Harvey.
Seven Morgan crews turned out for the all bike event at Shelsley Walsh. Set in picturesque Worcestershire countryside and with its first event in August 1905, Shelsley is the oldest motor sport venue in the world still to run events on the original course. We were indebted to the National Hill Climb Association for their invitation to compete and to the Midland Automobile Club which run events on the hill since its inception.
Hamish Bibby was driving Bill Tuer’s racer and, barring breakdowns, it was inevitable that Hamish and passenger Mia would post fastest Morgan time. Indeed they did with a terminal speed of 77mph across the line, some 7mph faster than Alistair Rew.
However, there was fierce competition for second spot. In contention were Alistair’s JTOR Aero, Tom Cowley in the 1296cc MX2 powered Super Aero, both on methanol and Dave Pitt’s full road trim 5-speeder. All three carried ballast.
Tom came out on top with a run that was 3mph slower than Alistair at the finish, but just eight hundredths of a second quicker. It was first time at Shelsley for Dave and quite an achievement to be just a quarter of a second slower than Alistair.
The Touring Modified pre-’53 class was represented by Tony Quinn/ballast and Cathy Quinn/Tracey Cameron. Cathy kept her clog hard down all the way, but the steep Shelsley hill is a real challenge for side valve Ford engined F types that lack the grunt of the twins. That great enthusiast Graham Slater turned out in his lovely, entirely standard M type Super Aero and enjoyed best value for money in terms of time on the hill. On this occasion he was passengered by grandson Harry who was off to Vietnam and Cambodia in a few days time.
The weather was fine and the organisation was relaxed and efficient as one would expect from the MAC having run events at Shelsley for over a century. The bikers of the NHCA were great and we understand that they have been promised another all bike event in 2024.
Here’s a link to an excellent Youtube video of the Morgans: https://youtu.be/bj12IrVlttA
Hamish Bibby/Mia 38.29 secs
Tom Cowley/ballast 41.84
Alistair Rew/ballast 41.96
Dave Pitt/ballast 42.24
Tony Quinn/ballast 46.00
Cathy Quinn/Tracey 50.71
VSCC Shelsley – Sunday 2 July
Three Morgans competed at the following day’s Vintage Sports Car Club meeting conducted under MS UK rules with no passengers. Bill Tuer was back in his own 8/80 JAP racer, Fin Cameron in the post war JAP ‘Chicken’ and Dez Shotton in his Super Aero with the Cameron rebuilt JTOR JAP now run in after appearing at our Curborough twisty sprint a few weeks earlier.
The best times were:
Bill Tuer 37.88secs
Fin Cameron 42.40
Dez Shotton 43.70