History

Recollections

Our early history, told by those who were there.

• “A General History of the TC Motoring Guild” by Stan Belland
• “In The Beginning” by Earl Sargent
• “The TC of Dorian Gray” by Ron Simon
• “How The Kup Got Its Name” by Stan Belland
• “Reflections on the Conclaves” by Dwane Carlson

Historian’s Reports by Steve Simmons

• Part One: Unearthing the Archives

Period Pieces

Articles written by TCMG members in the early days of the club, that you won’t find in our newsletters.

• “The Baby Hasn’t Been Named Yet” by Frank Mason, 1954
• “TC – The Classic Anachronism” by Jim Crandall, 1963
• “Of Men and Cars – Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance” by Frank Mason, 1967
• “MG TC – First Model In California” by Frank Mason, 1962
• “Sudden Conversions” by Peter Egan, 1989
• TCMG Big Bear Weekend Newspaper Article by Bill Bitters, 1959

Historical Photo Galleries

Photos of various TCMG event and activities from the early days forward.

• Early Photos
  Various historical photographs of club events and members.
• Snow Snafu to Big Bear Lake 1959
  A weekend outing to Big Bear in march, 1959.
• Frank Mason
  Photos of Frank Mason, a founding member of the club, and his unusual TC.
• Annual Conclave
  A concise history of our annual Conclaves.

Other Nostalgia

Items of interest chronicling the history of our club.

• Documents and Plaques
  Documents, forms, plaques and other items from the club’s early days
• The Montrose Meeting Room
  Our club’s meeting room for 59 years remembered
• Clarence Weiss Artwork
  A gallery of TCMG newsletter cover art by Clarence Weiss
• TC Motoring Guild at the 1968 Times Grand Prix
  Articles and photos from TCMG’s participation in Times Grand Prix festivities

The Stories We Tell

More recent stories of TCMG-related matter, written by our members.

• The Breakdown That Never Happened
  An account of minor caravan chaos, by Steve Simmons

Annual Conclave

Visual and written records of our annual conclave with the Abingdon Rough Riders.

• Conclave Timeline
  A concise history of our annual Conclaves

Club Awards

A history of the various annual club awards and lists of past winners.

Frank Mason Award
Earl Sargent Memorial Trophy
The Breakdown Award (aka The Harvey)
Iron Bottom Award
The Lame Duck Kup
Annual Conclave Award

Regalia Items

• The History of the TC Motoring Guild Badge
• A Pictorial History of TCMG Regalia

International MG TC Register

Historical items pertaining to the International MG TC Register run by TCMG in the 1960’s.

• International MG TC Register History and Documents

Multimedia

• Video Vault
  A collection of videos from the site in one convenient location.

Not TCMG-Specific History

• MG TC Provenance List
  An ongoing list of all known TCs, researched by Bob Stein and continually amended. Current version 2023-7-29.