TCMG Loses Three of its Cherished Members
2016 Holiday Party Date Announced!
The 2016 TC Motoring Guild Holiday Party will be held on December 11 at Sportsman’s Lodge in Studio City. Check the Calendar Page for the latest updates.
2016 Conclave Dates Announced
The 60th annual TCMG / ARR Conclave will be held October 6-9, 2016 in San Luis Obispo. Click here for the latest updates.
New Regalia Item
Just added: A new jigsaw puzzle featuring technical drawings of TC parts. This is the same puzzle enjoyed at our 2016 Puzzle Night competition where the various teams found that this puzzle is harder than it looks! Can you beat the winning team’s time? Buy one and find out! See the Regalia Page for more info.
NOTE REMOTE LOCATION! Our next monthly meeting on May 24 will be held at the shop of TCMG members Hema and Janakie Ratnayake. Their shop and collection will be open for us to view and includes numerous British cars of all types. In his collection are three TCs previously owned by TCMG members, one of them by founding member Earl Sargent. Doors open at 7:30 PM.
Many thanks to our Simon Boadle for a fascinating talk about his travels around the world in an MGB GT at our April meeting!
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
On Sunday May 29, take part in a fun day of driving along country roads and picking your own cherries right from the trees in the orchards of scenic Leona Valley. You will find new ways to enjoy fresh cherries once you get home, assuming you haven’t eaten your entire haul already!
Our driving tour will take us on a scenic 40-mile route along back roads through the Santa Clarita Valley and over the Sierra Pelona Mountains to Leona Valley.
This is a great event for young and old alike. Lunch will follow the event at a nearby restaurant. Look for a flyer in the mail, or contact event coordinator Steve Simmons for further details.
April Event Recap: Last month’s 3-day event to Santa Barbara and Wine Country was enjoyed by 18 members with four TCs present, driven by Simmons, Loe, Einhorn and Wright. See the June newsletter for full details and photos!
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
The June Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view on screen, or click here for a printable booklet version.
To view past newsletters, including one from way back in April 1958, visit the Newsletter Page.
Please welcome our newest member!
- Charley Williams of Redding, California
March 25: New page added for Roger Morse & Lynn Arnold.
March 25: New page added for Charley Williams.
March 15: New TC added for Hema & Janakie Ratnayake.
February 18: New page added for James Ogden.
December 14: New page added for 2015 Sargent Award Results.
September 1: New page added for George Hope.
August 29: New entries to the Clarence Weiss Artwork gallery.
July 18: New page added for Michael Graziano.
July 1: New TC added for Hema & Janakie Ratnayake.
June 27: New content and info added to The History of the TC Motoring Guild Badge.
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
Our next monthly meeting on April 26, will feature a special guest, Simon Boadle from Australia, who along with his wife Maddie has driven an MGB GT across entire continents in the name of adventure. Simon will give a presentation on his travels, detailing the rewards and challenges of taking on such a feat. The photo shown here is near the border between Ecuador and Peru. This is one meeting you won’t want to miss!
Our event for April is the annual Wine Country Getaway! Meet at the Simmons home for a light brunch before embarking on a memorable trip to Santa Barbara. Our journey will take us along a relaxing 80-mile scenic route to Santa Barbara on Wednesday. Thursday will include a scenic drive over the Santa Ynez Mountains and into wine country for the afternoon, stopping for lunch and other special activities. 
We finish the night with a group dinner at a local restaurant, and return home on Friday morning. Visit the 
At our next monthly meeting on March 22, TCMG member Gorden Bundy will give a presentation on the various projects he’s working on in his garage, including his TC, a recently acquired TF and his latest purchase, a custom enclosed trailer that was designed to carry a TD. This will be an open discussion program where members (especially those with trailer experience) can give suggestions on various aspects of the work being performed. There will also be a picture or two of other recent additions to his garage, a Ural motorcycle with side car and a BMW adventure bike. This is sure to be a fun presentation!
Our day starts in Malibu with breakfast and an incredible scenic drive through the Santa Monica Mountains and quiet country back roads, terminating at the museum. Lunch will follow the event at a nearby restaurant. This is an event not to be missed! Watch for a flyer in the mail with details on meeting time and location, as well as an ad in the March newsletter.
Our next monthly meeting is on February 23rd at the usual Montrose location. The program is Movie Night, where members will be showing a one-hour presentation of early photos and stories from the Pebble Beach Road Races. We will hear quips about the races from TCMG member Bob Koons, who races TCs and presently owns one of the cars that ran in the first race at Pebble Beach. Listen to interviews from the men who were there, and see the likes of Al Moss, Carroll Shelby, Phil Hill and Stirling Moss racing through the trees. See TCs pushing the corners, glimpses of the Flying Shingle plus many other fabulous race cars of the past in action. A truly wonderful presentation you are sure to enjoy!
Join us for the 2016 Lame Duk Rallye on January 37th (February 6)! Test your powers of perception as you journey along roads less traveled. See the charming and rural areas of Old Topanga Canyon, Fernwood and Monte Nido while seeking answers to 
Fancy yourself a champion puzzle solver? Take part in our jigsaw puzzle challenge at the first meeting of 2016 on January 26! Teams will compete for the fastest time to solve a TCMG-related puzzle. Who will be crowned champion? Be there to find out! Start the new year off with some M.G. fun, and use the chance to meet your new 2016 TCMG executive council!
The 2015 holiday party will be held on Sunday, December 13 at Hotel Huntington Beach. A block of rooms are being held at the hotel for those traveling in from longer distances. (Booking deadline is now passed but rooms may still be available) In addition to great company and lots of food, you will also enjoy the following entertainment and activities:
On Saturday, November 14, cruise through the rural areas of Northern Los Angeles County on this 70-mile tour, featuring a stop at The Halfway House for brunch. This out-of-the-way eatery was established in 1931 and hasn’t changed much since. Also enjoy some lesser used byways as we wind our way to where the food is.
Don’t miss our premiere event of the year, the Annual Conclave with the Abingdon Rough Riders! This year’s event will be held October 9-11 in Cambria, at the charming Bluebird Inn on Main Street. Well over 50 members are signed up, and we expect over 20 TCs to be present in the lineup! For the latest information on hotels, activities, etc, please 
Note location change! Our annual movie night on September 22 has moved back to our regular Montrose location this year. The presentation will be part one of a two-part program on Route 66, a road that has captured the imagination of generations, both home and abroad. In this video, you will travel the “Mother Road” with noted author and highway historian Michael Wallis as he revisits the tourist spots and quaint motels, secret corners and little towns made famous by his popular book.
Our next event on September 12 takes us to the Gene Autry Museum for a special exhibit on the Civil War in the Western states. “Empire and Liberty” is the first major museum exhibition to examine the American Civil War from the vantage point of Westward expansion. Explore an array of more than 200 artifacts, including Texas slave sale documents, Andrés Pico’s war drum, the battle flag carried by soldiers of the California Hundred, a Buffalo Soldier’s revolver, and Cherokee General Stand Watie’s bowie knife. This exhibition shows how the Civil War was more than a clash between the North and South; it was part of a history of how America would expand.
Our next monthly meeting on August 25 will feature TCMG members David Reid and Terry Schuller with a followup presentation to their previous program, discussing their career in underwater photography and the equipment required to do this kind of work. Learn about their cameras and techniques, plus enjoy samples of their work at this most interesting presentation.
On August 22, take a drive to the city of Camarillo for a tour of the historic Adolfo Camarillo House, built in 1892. This two-story Queen Anne Victorian style home is maintained as it was when new, and still includes the barns and stables built to house the famous Camarillo White Horses. Beat the Summer heat by joining us along the coast for this cool and historic event! Stay tuned for further details.
Our next monthly meeting on July 28 will feature a special presentation by TCMG member Sandra Loe on making custom pottery. Examples will be on hand to examine, and Sandra will describe the process, tools and materials used in her creations.
Continue your patriotic celebration beyond Independence Day with a tour of the historic battleship USS Iowa! Now docked in San Pedro, the Iowa is open to visitors. We will experience a guided tour of the ship and learn of its dramatic and important history in protecting our nation.
At our next monthly meeting on May 26, our special guest is Mike Simmons, president of 