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Laurie Houghton

MGB’S AND FRIENDS MEANDER TO MANNUM 18TH JULY

27 HARDY SOULS MET AT THE PELICAN PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER WITH THEIR MG’S, ON A SUNDAY MORNING, AND IT WAS RAINING!! O”DEAR!!!,

THE ORGANISER HAD A COUPLE OF CALLS EARLY ASKING
“IS IT GOING TO BE WET?”  WELL GUESS WHAT, IT’S RAINING, DAH !
AND SO WE ALL ASSEMBLED HUDDLED TOGETHER SOME WITH COFFEE SOME WITH SCARVES AND OF COURSE, CARS

THERE WERE,  6 MGB’S; 3 MGF’S; 1 MGC; 2 TD’S; 1MGA COUPE; MGZT;1968 MIMIMATIC

THE ORGANISER HELD A DRIVERS BRIEFING AND HANDED OUT INSTRUCTIONS
A VERY EASY DRIVE WAS PLANNED, MAINROADS ALL THE WAY
OFF WE WENT, WIPERS WIPING, LIGHTS GLOWING, HEATERS FANNING.

 TRAVELLING VIA CHAIN OF PONDS, GUMERACA, BIRDWOOD, “A QUICK PIT STOP”
TURNING RIGHT ONTO THE B35 ROAD,(AHH NO RAIN NOW) ON WE WENT PASSING THROUGH TUNKILLO,PALMER,

 LOTS OF ROCKS AND THERE WAS A BEAR ON THE LEFT, MANY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
 WHAT’S THAT COMING, AHH IT’S JUST THE MGC CRUISING PAST ON THE LONG STRAIGHT MIKE GREENWOOD AT THE HELM, JAN NAVIGATING
DOWN PLAMER HILL, LOOK BACK IN THE MIRROR, AND IT’S A GRAND SIGHT, ALL THE MG’S, WITH LIGHTS, ON IN A LINE,
 NOTHING LOOKS BETTER THAN A LINE OF MG’S

INTO MANNUM AND TO THE PRETORIA HOTEL CARPARK, THE HOTEL WAS WAITING FOR US THE PUB WAS WARM, AND THE COMPANY GREAT

ALL THE CARS WERE PERFECT, EVERY ONE ARRIVED, AND NOT ONE MG DISSOLVED IN THE RAIN.
THERE WAS MUCH CHATTING OVER LUNCH, THE FOOD WAS GREAT, AND THE ICE CREAM JUST PERFECT,
THE MG’S IN THE TOWN STURRED THE LOCALS AS USUAL AND RAY WEEDON BOBBED UP IN HIS LOVELY RED MGA ALONG WITH A FRIEND WHO NOT ONLY JOINED US, BUT ALSO JOINED THE CLUB

RAY IS A SKIPPER ON THE P.S. MURRAY PRINCESS WHICH WAS IN FOR MAINTENANCE
AND HE TOOK US ON A TOUR OF THE VESSEL.

WHAT A GRAND VESSEL SHE IS.

WE ALL HAD A GREAT DAY OUT WITH OUR CARS AND FRIENDS, AND WE WILL DO IT ALL AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WHEN WE WILL MEANDER TO ANOTHER LUNCH AT A PLACE STARTING WITH “M  WITH MG’BS’ AND FRIENDS

THANK’S FOR COMING, I HAD A GREAT TIME

  LEYLAND

By Leyland George: MGB Register Co-ordinator

MGB REGISTER NEWS

Do you know what your VIN number tells you about your car?
MGB codes start with GHN,
“G” indicates MG                                
“H engine capacity 1400/2000 cc
“N’ tourer                              Numbers   3 MK1  1962/ 67
“D” coupe                                             4 MK 11 1967/69
“L” LHD                                                 5 All cars Late 69/79
“U” Nth America
Extra letters after 1969  A,1970; B,71;C,72;D,74 74,1/2,E,75;F,76;G,77;H,78;J,79;
Australian built cars,,, Mk 1 YGHN3   Mk 11 YGHN 4   1970/72 YGHN5
Engines No, 18V584 to 18V802 Nth American Low Comp specs
This information is from the book “Original MGB by Anders Clausager”

History corner
The S.U Carburetter was patented by George H. Skinner 1905, with his brothers Carl and John; George Skinner formed the SU Carburetter Company in 1910, setting up Business in London. The family gave the Carburetter its name, SU for Skinners Union. The Company was acquired in 1920 by William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) and became part of Morris Motors

Leyland George
The “B” Keeper