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DickMorbey
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 21/04/2020 : 13:10:05
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Amidst all the sadness and disruption of the present days there is one tiny glimmer of good news. Thanks to a huge effort by contributors, expert design from Ted Koehorst and dedicated hard work by the Editor Simon Johnston, not to mention Terry Hartley who oversaw the print and production ... pause for breath .... the 2019 Yearbook is now available from the Library. The price remains at £12 plus postage - details from https://triple-mshop.org/
Articles include:
• Register President Mike Allison contributes an article featuring some of the ladies, fabled in M.G. history, who competed in Triple-M cars when the cars were new;
• Ray Masters re-tells the story of the Ted Lund Special - an M.G. PB that has been actively campaigned for some 80 years to date. The author was privileged to own and compete in the car from 1959 to 1971;
• Technical guru Barry Foster contributes an indispensible technical article about the Volumex supercharger. He shows how to dismantle, modify and successfully reassemble the blower, which is increasingly to be found in Triple-M M.G.s;
• 2019 marked the 90th anniversary of the start of Triple-M production and with it the emergence of the M type Midget. Mike Dalby gives an in depth analysis of the evolution of the M type, with special attention to its racing exploits and the trail it blazed for the M.G sports cars that followed it;
• M.G.s were exported to many parts of the World including Australia. From there Graeme Jackson and Andrew Fock describe the exploits of Squadron Leader John Summers who competed in successive Australian Grands Prix in his L type Magna Special. Also highlighted are other notable Aussie drivers in this and other M.G. Magnas of the day.
• Tim Luffingham offers 'Peaks of the Adriatic' a tale of derring-do as he recounts his PA midget's participation in a 2019 tour for Pre-War cars, travelling through eight countries in the Western Balkans. This was a challenging exploit, but one which the car, driver and navigator came through unscathed, despite various local difficulties ..
• This article is juxtaposed with a reprint of the article from the 1935 MaGazine on touring Eastern Europe in an M.G.
Competition Secretary Mike Linward rounds off the 2019 Yearbook with a lavishly illustrated and detailed account of the many racing, trialling, speed and other events in which Triple-M cars were active during 2019.
Definitely one to add to your bookshelf!
Dick Morbey
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Edited by - DickMorbey on 21/04/2020 13:14:00 |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/04/2020 : 16:28:03
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Great news and well done Simon for again producing the Yearbook in such good time.
I will order mine from Rich.
George
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6140 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2020 : 19:32:42
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Thank you for your kind words, George, but it really is a team effort. Without our contributors I’d have nothing to edit; without Ted Koehorst, our designer, we wouldn’t have the attractive publication that we have; without Terry Hartley, it wouldn’t get printed; and without Elizabeth Taylor hustling our advertisers it would cost a lot more.
That said, I hope everyone enjoys it.
Simon J
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colintf
United Kingdom
1503 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2020 : 20:45:26
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Well done Team :) looks like lots to read and enjoy!
Colin Murrell
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Photographer for MGCC (LeMans Classic, Oldtimer Grand Prix etc) & MG Motor (BTCC 2012-5)
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mgtommm
USA
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Posted - 23/04/2020 : 16:22:38
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Thanks for the assembly work, Simon, and thanks to all the teammates and contributors, as well.
Looking forward to receiving mine.
tommm in sunny Ohio |
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AFM781
United Kingdom
194 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2020 : 10:02:35
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| Mine arrived today, will provide an excellent read during the prolonged lockdown. |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3240 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2020 : 11:57:20
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I have now received my copy of the new Yearbook - as usual a very good read.
I have also updated the Yearbook index which our esteemed Webmaster Nick will add to the Documents Section of this web site.
Again well done to Simon and the team.
George
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colintf
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2020 : 12:43:22
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A copy arrived today and after a very quick flick through (working) it really does look like another fantastic edition
We are very lucky having these produced and congratulations to the team for another great edition
Many thanks
Colin
Colin Murrell
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Photographer for MGCC (LeMans Classic, Oldtimer Grand Prix etc) & MG Motor (BTCC 2012-5)
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spatek
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2020 : 14:39:39
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| with the excellent year book and Pauls videos it certainly helps pass some time during this lockdown. |
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2020 : 15:07:02
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quote:
Originally posted by George Eagle
I have also updated the Yearbook index which our esteemed Webmaster Nick will add to the Documents Section of this web site
Many thanks, George. This index is invaluable when trying to find things.
Simon J
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