The date for our annual conclave with the Abingdon Rough Riders has been set for October 3-5.
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TC participation in 2014 driving events hit a new high at our May event with 12 TCs (out of 18 cars total) taking part in our “Wine Country Weekend”.
NOTE NEW MEETING TIME! Unless otherwise noted, all future meetings will start at 7:00 PM, one hour earlier than in the past. Doors will be open at 6:45.
Our next monthly meeting on July 22 will feature Bill Ippolito, who will speak about his adventures in flying and auto racing. Bill is a retired Delta Airlines Captain, lives in Newport Beach, and is still flying, and currently building an all metal RV-18 2-place airplane in his garage. While living in Dallas, and flying out of Atlanta, Bill started racing a Merlyn Formula Ford open-wheel race car at various tracks in the southeast, ultimately becoming the US importer of many Merlyns.
Our June picnic meeting at the Henkels’ home had 38 members in attendance with 5 TCs belonging to Thelander, Loe, Simmons, Hanes and guest Bata Mataja. Thank you to Tony and Cindy Henkels for hosting another great picnic for the club.
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Our July event will take place on Saturday the 12th along the cool Malibu coastline. Come take a tour of the historic Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum, a Spanish Colonial R
evival style home built in 1929. Please see the Calendar Page for additional information, and watch for a flyer with final details arriving by mail.
SPECIAL NOTE: Our private guided tour is limited to 20 persons. Please let our event organizer, Steve Simmons, know if you plan to attend so we can keep track of our numbers. Additional tickets will be available as overflow for the regular public tour which starts shortly after ours.
Our June event was attended by 22 members and guests, who enjoyed a beautiful day of cherry picking in Leona Valley. Five TCs and hundreds of cherries took part in the event. TCs were driven by Richard and Sandra Loe, Garrett and Ambre Hanes, Steve and Linda Simmons, Joe Douglass and friend Eleanor, and Jim and Kim Ellis.
The July 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.
TC Motoring Guild welcomes our newest members!
June 26: New photo added to The Harvey Award page.
June 26: New information added detailing the origins of the Annual Conclave Award.
June 25: New information and photos added to The History of the TC Motoring Guild Badge page.
New photos and information added to the 1957 Conclave page.
New videos added to the Video Vault page.
New members for 2014 added to the membership pages.
New photos added to various other member pages.
New photos and information added to the 1989 Conclave 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.
On Saturday, June 14, 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 load already!
the earliest days of the club through modern day. Members are encouraged to bring their own pieces of TC Motoring Guild history to share with others. This is one you don’t want to miss!
On May 9th, we will meet at the Simmons home for a light brunch before embarking on a memorable trip to Santa Barbara and surrounding wine country. Our journey will take us along a relaxing 80-mile scenic route to Santa Barbara on Friday. Saturday’s activities will include a drive into wine country to visit John Wright’s amazing collection of 
cars which includes not one, but two factory MGA Sebring race cars in addition to his TC and others. From there we visit a nearby winery before returning to Santa Barbara, finishing the night with a group dinner. We return home on Sunday morning. See the latest 
After several years of absence, we are happy to announce that the Joe Douglass Wildflower Tour is back! With recent storms have come many types of wildflowers including poppies to the deserts north of Los Angeles. On Saturday, April 26, our adventure will take us along scenic roads to the California Poppy Reserves in Lancaster where Joe will lead us to his favorite spots. Watch this space for further details.
At our next meeting on March 25, our own Art Ludwick will perform an entertaining and informative talk about the life of Benjamin Franklin. Adding to the experience, Art will be presenting himself as Dr. Franklin himself, in period dress, etc. A photo of Art in full Ben Franklin mode is shown here.
Our next event takes us on a tour of Gamble House in Pasadena. This structure is named a National Historic Landmark for its outstanding examples of American Arts and Crafts style architecture. The house and furnishings were designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble of the Procter & Gamble Company.
Our next meeting will take place on February 25. Pete Thelander will give a presentation on his recent trip around the country to race his 1934 MG NE at Watkins Glen and other venues. Some of his stops with the car included Monterey, Put-In-Bay Ohio, Watkins Glen in New York and GoF 94 in Oneonta New York.
Our next event is the Lame Duk Kup on Saturday, February 15. Start off the new year with a thrilling, no holds barred TC Motoring Guild miniature golf competition! The winner takes home our coveted Lame Duk Kup Trophy, to be treasured for one whole year. Lunch and awards will follow at the nearby Robin Hood British Pub. For more information, see the 
Our next meeting will be held on November 26. TCMG member Curt Sorensen will be showing a video presentation related to his profession on human-powered flight. Don’t miss it!
The October TCMG meeting is our annual Halloween party and potluck dinner. See our flyer in the latest newsletter, or check the 
ith a visit to the Disney Barn in Griffith Park,
followed by a scenic drive to the Hollywood sign and then along the length of Mulholland Drive, ending at the Einhorn residence for an unforgettable hot dog lunch. See the Einhorn’s collection of Disney items and many other very interesting artifacts, and eat hot dogs served from a real New York hot dog cart! See the 
enjoy rows and rows of Bugatti, Delahaye and other amazing exotic classic automobiles. Also visit “Le Mans Pits” to see some incredible race cars of the 1930’s, and the amazing Schlumpf Collection of unrestored classics. P
lus, see the iconic “Lady of the Lake”, an unrestored Bugatti pulled from Lake Maggiore after spending 70 years under water! For more program and event info, see the