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 ,