Holiday Party Date Announced
The TC Motoring Holiday Party and Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, December 7. The latest details can be found on the Calendar Page.
Old TC Motoring Guild Film Discovered
TCMG Member Jim Crandall has just finished re-editing a 16mm film made by club members back in 1972. Now set to music and with added credits identifying the players, this is a wonderful look into the past of not only our club but Southern California’s car scene as well. The video was screened at our August meeting in San Diego during GoF West, but for those who missed it we present the video here. You can also watch it on You Tube.
TC Motoring Guild Storms GoF West!
TCMG had a strong showing of members at GoF West in August. 34 members were in attendance along with 4 registered but not present. Club members took several awards in the various competitions, including a sweep of all three medals in the Funkhana for TC and earlier cars. Full results are listed below.
Steve and Linda Simmons
- High Point Trophy
- 3rd Place in Car Display, TC Class
- 2nd Place in Rallye, Pre-1956 Class
- 1st Place in Funkhana, TC and earlier
Pete, Fran and Peggy Thelander
- Honorable Mention in Car Display, TC Class
- 2nd Place in Funkhana, TC and earlier (Pete driver, daughter Peggy Navigator)
Linda Simmons – Winner, Sacagawea Award
Ernie and Elizabeth Page – 1st Place in Car Display, TF Class
Richard and Sandra Loe – 3rd Place in Funkhana, TC and earlier
Sherman Kaplan – 3rd Place in Car Display, TF Class
David and Joyce Edgar – 1st Place in Carless Funkhana, Couples
George Kershaw – 1st Place in Arts and Crafts, Best Single Model
Gordon and Mini Glass – Recognition for best score in rallye for modern car
Elizabeth Page – Recognition for Best Foreign Effort in Arts and Crafts
Our next monthly meeting on October 28 is the annual Halloween Party and Lasagna Dinner. The club will provide a lasagna dinner, with side dishes brought by members. There will also be a Halloween-themed brain bending competition so bring your wits along! Further details on activities and pot luck sign-ups will be available in the October newsletter. Contact Linda Simmons for further details.
Our thanks go out to Ron and Dave Simon for hosting our September meeting at their automobile museum. 28 members were in attendance, with three TCs.
See the Calendar Page for more program and event info.
Our next event is currently being planned, and will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
The 58th Annual TCMG / ARR Conclave in Sonora this October was enjoyed by 45 members of both clubs. 16 TCs made a showing, plus one MGB and a Jaguar E-Type. Locations for next year’s event are being scouted. If you have any suggestions, send them to our events chair, Steve Simmons.
Please see the Calendar Page for additional information.
The November 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!
October 11: New page added for the 1970 Conclave.
October 11: New color photos added to the 1959 Conclave page.
September 25: New TC added to Richard and Sandra Loe’s page.
September 25: New page added for the 1965 Conclave.
September 25: New page added for member Roy Jones.
September 6: New photos added for members Mike and Julie Wilson.
September 3: New article added to the History Pages titled “The Breakdown That Never Happened“.
September 3: New section added to the History Page called “The Stories We Tell”.
August 31: New color photo added to the 1961 Conclave page.
August 14: New page added for the 1962 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
August 10: New photos and information added to the 1961 Conclave page.
August 10: New page added to the History Section about the first MG TC in California.
August 6: New photo added for members William and Janet Wood.
July 15: New video added to the Video Vault page.
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.
May 15: New photos and information added to the 1957 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.
Our next event, running October 3-5, is the 58th Annual TCMG / ARR Conclave! Enjoy a weekend in Sonora with our friends from the north. Stay at the historic Gunn House and experience quaint foothill towns on our Saturday rally. Sights will include the mining towns of Columbia and Murphys, plus opportunities to visit numerous others. This is the event of the year, so don’t miss it!
NOTE REMOTE LOCATION: Our next monthly meeting on September 23 will be held at the Simon Auto Museum in Gardena. Meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Sit among the amazing cars and automobilia of TCMG members Ron and Dave Simon’s auto museum while enjoying our annual movie night! Popcorn and refreshments will be provided. Watch for a flyer in the mail with details on our feature presentation.
On Sunday, September 7, come enjoy light breakfast snacks at the Sorensen home in Westlake Village before embarking on a scenic driving tour through orchards and canyons to beautiful Santa Paula. There, we will visit the Santa Paula Airport and view several hangers full of interesting displays, from cars to airplanes to antique radios and more. Lunch will be available at the airport restaurant before returning by a slightly different scenic route. 
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 
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!