TC Model Contest Winners Announced!
Nine members entered paper MG TCs in our virtual car show at the March online meeting. The paper models supplied by Moss Motors were painstakingly assembled with creative and impressive results. Congratulations to all participants for jobs well done!
Winners have been announced in multiple categories. Pictured here is Rob Zucca’s diorama awarded best in show.
Click here for a full list of winners and photo gallery of all entries.
Most Creative: Rob Zucca, TC crashed into tree.
Most Ambitious: Steve & Linda Simmons, massive 2-foot Long TC.
Best Finish: Deb & Mark Acosta, impressively shiny red paint.
Most Functional: Richard & Sandra Loe, racer with real axles.
Realism Award: David & Joyce Edgar, clear plastic windscreen and fully round wheels
Early Bird: Cliff Lemieux, 3-weeks spent building
Most Effort: Pete & Fran Thelander, each built separate models.
Paparazzi Award: Kregg Hunsberger, photographed model with matching real TC
Hard Luck: Dottie Smith, didn’t finish in time.
TC Motoring Guild Rides Again!
On Saturday, March 20, TC Motoring Guild held its first group event since the pandemic halted in-person activities one year prior. 15 members and guests with six TCs participated in the event, which was originally scheduled to visit the California Poppy Reserves. Due to high winds, bitter cold and no poppies, a change was made the day before the event and the group instead headed west from our meeting point in Castaic. Driving along scenic roads, our new destination was Heritage Valley where we viewed captive flowers instead of wild ones at a nursery with an astounding array of rose varieties. A socially distanced picnic lunch topped off the day at a nearby park, in perfect weather.
Continuing with our Covid-safe activities, April saw an even larger turnout with 28 members and eight TCs taking a historic home tour through the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, followed by a “picnic beneath the oaks” at Gene Olson’s residence. May’s event took the group into the San Gabriel Mountains for a picnic lunch and driving tour. It’s good to be back in the saddle!
Our return to in-person meetings will begin with the much anticipated Summer Picnic Meeting at the Henkels home in Pasadena on June 22! Bring a picnic dinner and dine under the stars at this annual favorite. Dessert will be provided by our hostess. Those driving TCs or equally interesting classics (tall order) get preferred parking in the driveway. Meeting starts at 7:00 PM. Local members will receive an invitation in the mail. As a courtesy to our hostess Cindy Henkels, please be sure to RSVP.
LIVE WEB BROADCAST: This in-person activity will be broadcast on Zoom. Members who are not able to attend in person can log on starting at 6:45 PM for social chat with live attendees and to view the meeting portion of the picnic as it happens. To join the meeting via Zoom, click this link on June 22 any time after 6:45 PM: https://zoom.us/j/6234447498
May recap: 32 Members attended our May meeting. 5 TCs were driven a simulated trip to the meeting of 10 miles or more. Those who drove were Hunsberger, Lemieux, Loe, Simmons and Zucca.
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
This is a five day event that is not to be missed! MGs of all types gather at GoF West each year to celebrate the marque. Events include car show, funkhana, navigational rallye, arts and crafts competition, auction, banquet, and more. The event is scheduled to be held July 26 through 30 in Welches, Oregon. There will be a club caravan to and from this event. For caravan information, contact Pete Thelander.
All attendees must register. For event and registration information see the GoF West web site.
June Recap: Nine members took part in our June event at the Autry Museum, Two TCs were driven by Loe and Hunsberger.
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
The June Classic Chassis is online and ready for viewing!
To view past newsletters, including one from way back in April 1958, visit the Newsletter Page.
Welcome to our newest members!
- Richard & Judy Fritz of Longmont, Colorado
- Daniel Harrison of Woodland Hills, California
- Doug & Laura Schirripa of Orange, California
May 13: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
May 11: Added new page for Richard & Judy Fritz.
April 27: Added new page for Daniel Harrison.
April 22: Added new page for Doug & Laura Schirripa.
April 21: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
March 8: Added new page for Joel Taylor.
February 10: Added new page for Deb & Mark Acosta.
February 8: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
January 13: New page added for James Woolf.
December 18: New page added for Fred & Karen Weisberger.
November 23: New page added for Terry & Georgia Young.
November 18: New page added for Joseph & Jeanne Nofil
October 29: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
October 5: Added new page for the 2020 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
September 20: New page added for James & Christine Antis
September 8: New page added to the History Section: “Reflections on the Conclaves”
July 8: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
As always we are seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about. Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site. Please send what you have to Steve Simmons.