Month: July 2018
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MCCDC MOG 48 in Natural Bridge VA, 27-29 July 2018
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The MCCDC MOG 48 was great fun! This year it was held at the historic Natural Bridge Hotel, 27 – 29 July 2018. Everything was close at hand, with the Concours and Gymkhana on the property grounds and the rally on Route 11 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. There were 27 shiny (ok, a few…
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More Updates – 2018 MOGSouth Holiday Party (updates as of 20 Jul 2018)
The 2018 Holiday Party will be held at the St Simons Island King & Prince Resort, on Sat 1 Dec 2018. It looks like this event will be a good one! Responses so far have been amazing and we haven’t even had our Fall Meet this year! Most folks have indicated that they will arrive on Friday,…
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Thrill on the Hill to Honour 50 years of the Plus 8 (www.automotiveworld.com July 18, 2018)
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Morgan Plus 8, Morgan Motor Company will play host to the UK’s largest gathering of Morgan cars at their annual Thrill on the Hill event, on 11th and 12th August. [This looks to be good fun! If you haven’t as yet been to one of the big…
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TWI combines heritage with innovation for the Morgan Motor Company (www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk) July 17, 2018
[This is mostly a technical discussion about advanced manufacturing processes necessitated by the challenges faces with joining dissimilar metals, like those used by the MMC. For those of you that want the ‘CliffsNotes’ version the good news is that the Morgan Motor Company is now working with others, paid for by UK grants, on ways…
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Yes, You Want One – An ‘Anti-Drain-Back-Valve’ in Your Oil Filter
[This treatise was taken from a number of sites on the internet (and then edited some) and seems to be good guidance relative to the need for the anti-drain-back-valve in your Morgan’s oil filter. The question has come up a few times and we have tried to answer it, but haven’t really been convincing. This…
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Sad News – Paul Alfred Davidson 8/25/1951 – 7/12/2018
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Celebration of LIfe for Paul A. Davidson, Hosted by Alexandra Petrenko Paul Alfred Davidson 8/25/1951 – 7/12/2018 301-461-8578 TUESDAY, JULY 17 FROM 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes 7557 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 Parking: Pumphrey’s has staff to assist with parking. They have a parking lot on site that can accommodate about 30…
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Updates – 2018 MOGSouth Holiday Party – Now on St Simons Island GA – 1 Dec 2018
The 2018 MOGSouth Holiday Party details have finally come together. The 2018 Holiday Party will be held at the St Simons Island King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort, on Saturday 1 Dec 2018. [Note: We were trying to have the Holiday Party on Jekyll Island but there seems to be no availability. A large insurance…
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Updates – 2018 MOGSouth Fall Meet, Augusta GA, 14-16 Sep.
The MOGSouth Fall Meet will be in Augusta, GA Sep 14 – 16 The Meet Host Hotel is The Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way, Augusta GA 30904 (Tel. 706-737-8888) The Partridge Inn is an historic southern style and quaint hotel, but now in the hands of Hilton and is efficient, clean and well-managed. It has a roof-top bar that overlooks…
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Latest News – New Morgan Four Wheelers (https://justbritish.com/ – 4 July 2018)
A long-loved British sports car is finally returning to the US. Morgan Motor Company, in response to U.S. Morgan dealers unfulfilled demand for 4 wheeled Morgans and also the disappointing lack of progress in implementing the Replica Car Bill, is now addressing the issue proactively. Last week Morgan Motor Company announced that they are prepared to manufacture a…
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On-board diagnostics (OBD) (Wikipedia and Morganatica)
On-board diagnostics (OBD) is an automotive term referring to a vehicle’s self-diagnostic and reporting capability. OBD systems give the vehicle owner or repair technician access to the status of the various vehicle subsystems. The amount of diagnostic information available via OBD has varied widely since its introduction in the early 1980s versions of on-board vehicle…