The Annual Meeting & Holiday Party is coming
Our Annual Meeting & Holiday Party is scheduled for Sunday, December 3rd. See the Calendar Page for details.
TCMG Wins the Monterey Cup at GoF West Again!
For the second year in a row, TCMG brought home the Monterey Cup from GoF West. The cup is awarded to the single club with the most members in attendance that year. Congratulations to all who attended the event! Also notable is the daughter and son-in-law of David & Joyce Edgar, who in the Edgar’s TC won the Al Moss Memorial High Point Trophy, the premiere award for the event!
TC Provenance List Being Updated and Modernized by TCMG
The well known TC Provenance List was created by TC owner Bob Stein well over a decade ago. Steve Simmons has assisted with data submissions and updates for the past few years but the list has grown too large to manage by hand. TC Motoring Guild has jumped in to help update, modernize and maintain the list. Two of our members, Mike Simmons and Steve Simmons are currently working to convert years of hand typed notes into a sorted and organized database of TC car numbers, owner names, locations and historical data. The project will take a tremendous amount of man hours but the end result will be a fully modern and searchable database, hosted on the TCMG website. You can see the old hand-typed Provenance List HERE until the new version is completed.
Tight Competition for the Sargent Trophy!
The year is nearly over, and the battle for the Sargent Trophy has been fierce! The top three competitors are separated by less than 2 points, and all three have had a perfect attendance thus far. Could this be the first time we’ve awarded three Iron Bottoms in a single year? Be at the Holiday Party on December 3rd to find out!
The 2023 TCMG Holiday Party will take place on Sunday, December 3. This year’s party will be a BBQ-style luncheon held at the home of Steve & Linda Simmons. Join us and enjoy the following entertainment and activities:
- Awards ceremonies for our three prestigious trophies:
- Earl Sargent Memorial “Use it or lose it” Trophy
- Frank Mason Award
- Breakdown Award
- Iron Bottom Awards
- Announcement of the 2024 TC Motoring Guild Executive Council.
- Live auction of select items including our annual tradition, auctioning of “The Brick”. This is a piece of the original Abingdon factory where our TCs were built. The wining bid takes the brick home for one year.
- Raffles where you can win fabulous prizes! Advance tickets sales available for those not attending in person. Those who drive a TC to the meeting and purchase raffle tickets will get one free additional raffle ticket with their purchase, as well as a point toward the Sargent Award simply for attending in a TC.
- Touring the Simmons’ collection of vintage cars.
- Slide show of 2023 TCMG tours plus a special screening of a video by TCMG member Daniel Harrison featuring our Lame Duk event.
- Souvenir photos printed on the spot for all attendees.
- Toy Drive and Fundraiser to benefit Foster Children’s Resource Center. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or contact Joyce Edgar to make a cash donation.
November recap: 17 members and guests attended our November meeting. Thanks to Dean Caccavo for a fascinating and in-depth presentation on the collection and restoration of his unusual British cars!
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
Monthly Events
Our next driving event will be the annual Lame Duk Kup in early 2024. Stay tuned for details.
October recap: 27 members driving 10 TCs and one PA attended the 67th Annual TCMG / ARR Conclave in Paso Robles. See the Conclave History Pages as well as the next newsletter for photos and reports. 28 members also attended GoF West in Carlsbad, with 9 TC entered in the event by Loe, Edgar, Thelander, Schirripa, Weisberger, Hermance, Williams, Lemieux and Hughes.
Monthly DIY Tours
Our next DIY tour will be announced in early 2024. Stay tuned for details.
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
The December Classic Chassis is online and ready for viewing!
To view past newsletters, including one from way back in 1958, visit the Newsletter Page.
Welcome to our newest members!
- Duane Schmidt of Dickerson, Maryland
- Terry & Karin Rogers of Seattle, Washington
- Byron & Mary Fox of Mill Valley, California
- Patty McLish & Med Godbout of Solon Springs, Wisconsin
- Greg & Carrie Haskin of Atascadero, California
- Pat Garity of El Cajon, California
October 3: Added new page for the 2023 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
September 24: New page added for Patty McLish & Medric Godbout
September 1: New page added for Pat Garity.
July 27: Added new page for Robert & Diane Berry.
July 1: Updated the Technical Info page.
June 30: Added new page for Jonathan Lane & Val Shockley.
May 12: Added new page for Mark Woodward.
May 11: Added new page for Beverly McDaniel-Peever.
May 8: Added new page for Daniel Tiedge.
May 1: Updated the Meeting Info page.
March 11: Added new page for Jon & Diana Acosta.
January 13: Added new page for the 2022 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
January 12: Added new page for Jim Yergin.
January 5: Added new page for Bob & Leigh Ann Weber.
December 9: Added new page for Jim & Rachel Bickley.
December 5: Added new page for Tom Howes.
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.