TC Motoring Guild Rides Again!
TCMG motored back into action on February 12 with our first driving event of the new year, the 2022 Lame Duk Kup Rallye. Drivers were challenged to find clues along scenic mountain roads and tried to outsmart the rallye master with their answers. The team of Daniel Harrison and Myah Lunceford won top honors, taking home the Duck for the year. See the upcoming March newsletter for more info on this and other events.
New Monthly Bonus Events Announced
In addition to our regular driving events, each month this year will have a bonus “do it yourself” tour. These tours will be in the spirit of our main events, keeping with the theme of each month’s activity. Bonus tours will be announced in the first half of each month, so be sure to keep an eye on the club calendar for updates!
Each bonus tour will also count for one point toward the Sargent Award, but will not be required activities to win an Iron Bottom Award. We hope you participate!
Our next monthly meeting will be held March 22 on Zoom. Our program for the evening will be a competition to test your TC mechanical knowledge, hosted by Joyce Edgar. Join us and compete to gain international fame and win fabulous prizes!
The meeting starts at 6:00 PM (Pacific). Members may join 15 minutes early.
Note that anyone making a simulated journey to the meeting in a TC by driving a minimum of 10 miles on the day of the meeting will receive a point toward the Sargent Award.
February recap: 27 members attended our February meeting, held online. Seven TCs were driven at least 10 miles by Thelander, Edgar, S. Simmons, Loe, Hunsberger, Lemieux and M. Simmons (trailered it around town!). Special thanks to John Bowyer for a great presentation on the “TC Wing” of his collection.
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
Monthly Driving Events
NOTE: The previously scheduled Wildflower Tour has been cancelled due to a lack of blooms.
Our April driving event will take us into the Angeles National Forest for a “Picnic in the Pines”. The route will feature scenic mountain roads and a visit to the first ranger station built in the forest, circa 1900. Bring a picnic lunch and some chairs and dine among “TCs and Tall Trees”.
The rally point location and time will be announced soon.
March Recap: 13 members and guests with three TCs participated in our March event. TCs were driven by Loe, Simmons and Edgar.
Monthly Bonus Events
Our April bonus event will be announced on the first of the month. Stay tuned!
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
The April Classic Chassis is online and ready for viewing!
To view past newsletters, including one from way back in 1958, visit the Newsletter Page.
Welcome to our newest members!
- Scott & Cristina St. Clair of Corona Del Mar, California
- Walt & Bev Prowell of Monterey, California
- Richard & Nancy Gehweiler of Cedarburg, Wisconsin
February 14: New page added for Scott & Cristina St. Clair.
February 12: New page added for Walt & Bev Prowell.
February 7: New page added for Richard & Nancy Gehweiler.
January 15: New page added for the 1958 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
December 8: Added new page for 2021 Sargent Award Results.
December 7: Updated pages for Mason Award, Iron Bottom Award and Breakdown Award.
October 19: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
October 8: Added new page for George & Lorna Murphy.
October 8: Added new page for the 2021 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
May 13: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
May 11: Added new page for Richard & Judy Fritz.
April 27: Added new page for Daniel Harrison.
April 22: Added new page for Doug & Laura Schirripa.
April 21: Added new content on the Technical Resources 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.
(where TCMG was formed) from the 1800’s through present day, focusing primarily on the urbanization and pop culture of the 1950’s through 80’s. The collection includes photographs, neon signs, cars, bicycles, old documents and more. Further info on this event including meeting time and location is forthcoming. Stay tuned!
Our next monthly meeting will be held February 22 on Zoom. Our program for the evening will be a presentation by TCMG member John Bowyer, who will be telling the stories of his three TCs and showing progress on restoration work in progress. Hear tales about driving a TC across the country in the middle of the energy crunch and other anecdotes.
Join us for the 2022 Lame Duk Rallye on January 43rd (February 12)! 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 
Our first meeting of the year will be held January 25 on Zoom. Our program for the evening will feature our own members talking about their new year’s projects and what they hope to accomplish this year. Scheduled speakers a/o Jan. 15 include Daniel Harrison, Cliff Lemieux and Steve Simmons. If you would like to talk about your project, contact Joyce Edgar to sign up.
The last meeting of the year was our annual holiday party, held on December 5. The next monthly meeting will be held on January 25. The program for the evening will be announced shortly.
Our driving events have concluded for the year. Our next event will be the Lame Duk Kup in early 2022. Stay tuned for info!
Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 16 (
Our next monthly meeting will be held via Zoom on October 26. TCMG member Mike Simmons has offered to give us an astronomy based travelogue program. He has had the opportunity of traveling to different countries and seeing how a common interest in astronomy brings people together. We all observe the same sky and are on the same planet. Mike has been an amateur astronomer and eclipse chaser for more than 40 years. He has worked at observatories and created worldwide programs to elucidate the wonders of the Universe. His passion for total solar eclipses has taken him to the Middle East, a mountain in the Andes, and other interesting locations. He has led eclipse tours, and he started his own astronomy-related tour company in early 2020 just in time to be temporarily put out of business by the pandemic. Mike will explain the extraordinary experience of a total solar eclipse, how it’s so much more than a few minutes of darkness, why you should travel into the Moon’s shadow yourself, and why there are people who spend their lives following that shadow.
The 65th Annual Conclave of the TC Motoring Guild and Abingdon Rough Riders will be held October 2-4 (Saturday through Monday) in Cambria. Our host hotel is Bluebird Inn.
Our next monthly meeting will be held via Zoom on September 28. Our program for the evening is a talk and slide show by member Allan Chalmers about the restoration of his MG TA .
On June 22, the first in-person meeting since the pandemic started was held at the Henkels home. 2020 was the first time this annual picnic was canceled since the first one over 25 years ago, but fortunately we were able to hold it again this year. Further adapting to current events, we experimented with a live web broadcast of the meeting which went well. Members who we not able, or not comfortable attending in person were able to talk to those at the picnic and see the TCs on display.
On Sunday, September 12, TCMG member Rob Zucca will lead a special tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s newest exhibit, “FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda”. He has also obtained permission for us to view the Situation Room that was disassembled from the G. W. Bush White House and installed at the Library, one of Rob’s special projects.
It’s back! On August 14! Once again a TC outing you will relish. The almost annual Einhorn Frankfurter Festival. Big Vienna natural casing (to get the snap) hot dogs made in Chicago by Chicagoans and flown 1,700 miles west to get into the hands and mouths of people who own little cars. Topped with mustard, Kelly green relish, onions and celery salt. Please do not ask for Ketchup.
Nine members entered paper MG TCs in our virtual car show at the March online meeting. The paper models supplied by Moss Motors were painstakingly assembled with creative and impressive results. Congratulations to all participants for jobs well done!
Our return to in-person meetings will begin with the much anticipated Summer Picnic Meeting at the Henkels home in Pasadena on June 22! Bring a picnic dinner and dine under the stars at this annual favorite. Dessert will be provided by our hostess. Those driving TCs or equally interesting classics (tall order) get preferred parking in the driveway. Meeting starts at 7:00 PM. Local members will receive an invitation in the mail. As a courtesy to our hostess Cindy Henkels, please be sure to RSVP.
Our next driving event will beheld on May 15. It will be a scenic drive along Angeles Crest and Angeles Forest Highways, with a picnic lunch at Monte Cristo Campground.
Our general meeting on April 27 meeting will be held online using the Zoom application. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM Pacific Time. (You can log on starting at 5:45 PM). You can participate using any computer or device with the free Zoom software installed. If you require assistance installing Zoom, contact Steve Simmons or David Edgar.
Our general meeting on March 23 meeting will be held online using the Zoom application. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM Pacific Time. (You can log on starting at 5:45 PM). You can participate using any computer or device with the free Zoom software installed. If you require assistance installing Zoom, contact Steve Simmons or David Edgar.
Our next event will take place on April 25. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy one of the better British car shows in the area. It is a non-judged show and includes an auto jumble. The show is held at Woodley Park in Van Nuys and runs from 9 AM to 4 PM. Club members are encouraged to gather in the MG-T series section at 11 AM for a picnic among the TCs. Bring your own lunch or you may be able to buy food from food truck vendors on site. See