Author: Mark Braunstein
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MOGSouth – Southern Region Holiday Party (6-7 Dec) Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Southern Region’s 2023 Holiday Party in Fort Lauderdale FL, on 6 Dec, was a huge success! A big thank you to Jonathon Hoyes, who made it all happen. Some 25 MOGSouth members and their families attended the atypical Holiday dinner at The Field Irish Pub & Eatery. No fancy table clothes or linen napkins,…
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2024 MOGSouth (All Regions) Spring Kickoff at Amelia Island, FL (1 Mar)
As you probably knew, we, MOGSouth, participated as a Club in the Amelia Island Concours Cars and Coffee event on Saturday. After a few years we understood the rules and were able to bend them to our advantage and create a MOGSouth annual event. This evolved into a MOGSouth noggin, somewhere in Fernandina Beach, on…
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2024 MOGSouth (All Regions) Spring Noggin, 1 March, Fernandina Beach, FL
The new Classic Motorsports event at occur at Main Beach Park, (Just North of the Ritz Carlton Hotel on A1A.) Amelia Island, Friday 1 March, 1PM – 5 PM. MOGSouth will have their annual Spring Noggin right after this event (1 March 6Pm ??), at the Surf Restaurant, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL…
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David Mikell Chiles – Nov 15, 2023
David Mikell Chiles – Nov 15, 2023 Another member of what I’d call the first generation of MOGSouth stalwarts has left us for more peaceful vistas. David Chiles of Jamestown, NC, age 80, passed away on November 15, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. David and Sarah were long standing members of MOGSouth. They…
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Lee Oliver Gaskins, Jr.
It is really difficult for me to report that one of the most loved members of MOGSouth has passed away. Lee Gaskins passed away on 8 November. Lee Gaskins was a MOGSouth member longer that I can remember and a tremendous friend. Lee had an unmistakable sense of humor and was probably one of the…
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Tech Tip – Moss Box Repair
Tech Tip – Billy Bellinger, JB Sports Engineering, Morgan Gearbox and Axle Repair I had the opportunity (?) recently to use the services of Billy Bellinger in the UK when my Series 1 Moss Box or transmission failed. It was the gearbox in my 1938 DHC Prototype. This early Moss Box is similar to the…
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Technical Tip – EZ Power Steering
Technical Tip – EZ Power Steering: As I am sure most of you are aware. I am a bit hampered by a wonky Right arm, the side effect of a spinal compression operation some 16 months ago. My arm has precluded me from driving my LHD Morgans, primarily because I cannot lift my Right arm…
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2023 MOGSouth Southern Region Fall Noggin – (20-22 Oct) – The Lake Mirror Classic – Lakeland, FL, Report from the Field
24 Morgans were registered for this show and after a few medical emergencies, a logistical mishap and a few technical (?) anomalies, 20 Morgans were displayed on the Concours d’Elegance lawn at the Lake Mirror Classic in Lakeland Florida. Not only that, but we also had a good many friends from other local British Car…