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During "old news", Harvey brought up the recent
60th anniversary of the day TC production started, which passed
somewhat quietly. On September 7, 1945, fifteen TCs were produced
by the M.G. factory, helping to start a sports car revolution
that would grip the American public and change the automobile
industry forever. Joyce Edgar reviewed the club's financial status, noting that
all but 37 members had sent in dues as of the meeting (73 members
already renewed). All of our advertisers also renewed for the
coming year. Of $7,431.61 in the club account, $3,277.88 are
unallocated. Lloyd Hendrickson passed along ideas for upcoming meeting
programs. For March he hoped to have Steve Simmons show photos
from the last Conclave in Sequoia, but due to his work schedule
it has been postponed. John Seim has agreed to step in for March
and will lecture on the TC's oiling system. Hobby night is set
for April and in June there will be a safety check. Lloyd also
mentioned that the Henkles would like to hold another of their
popular picnics in July. The Simon Movie Night is being considered
and in October there is a potluck planned. A review of February's Lame Duk Rally followed, noting the
dreary weather turning into beautiful blue skies by mid-morning.
Fran Thelander won the clever puzzle that Gene Olson created
for the event. Check the web site for Pete Thelander's write
up and photos of the rally. Jim Crandall has volunteered as co-editor of the Classic Chassis,
which will hopefully give Dave Edgar some much needed relief. It was noted that there are only 13 of the lower-priced rooms
available for this year's Conclave. These rooms are only for
those hardy souls who can do without an in-room spa! The Conclave
is scheduled for October 13-15 to not conflict with Al Moss'
High Country Tour which will take place October 8-10.
David Edgar brought up concerns about the seemingly small
number of club members utilizing the TCMG web site. It was unclear
as to how the visitor count is designed so actual count might
be higher. Jim Crandall keeps the site up to date with news,
events, photos and more, so be sure to check it out! You can
also download full-color newsletters to view on your computer
or print yourself. The last order of official business was the upcoming GoF in
Oregon. It was decided the club will make the usual auction donation
to the event and voted to spend up to $100. Our thanks to George
Kershaw for taking care of this for the club. There was also
a question of who will be participating and whether there will
be a caravan of TCs traveling there from Southern California.
Details are still being worked out.
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Our president Ron
Simon opened the meeting with a review of the club mail which
contained the usual items, plus a flyer for the Palm Springs
Car Show. There was also a newsletter from Abingdon Rough Riders
telling of Barry and Sue's sailing trip around the world which
they recently completed.
The
Chandler Museum was also mentioned as a possible event.