NOW AVAILABLE: THE publication for anyone interested in pre-war MGs and
early MG history.
72 glossy pages, illustrated in black and white and colour
Only #8 + postage and packing
The 2002 Yearbook contains fascinating articles of interest to all Triple-M
owners and enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the history of MG.
It kicks off with a beautifully illustrated article by Roger Thomas covering
the trials career of the sadly lately departed Dickie Green. Following that
is an entertaining musing by Mike Hawke on how the J2 came to be so
long-lived and what exactly MG production policy was in the early-mid
thirties. Carbodies, who built the majority of Triple-M bodies before their
contract was given to Morris Bodies, is the subject of the next article.
Written by Carbodies expert, Bill Munro, this gives a neat overview of the
Coventry coachbuilder's place in the MG story and puts forward some
interesting ideas about the development of the classic MG look.
The restoration of Bob Clare's rare Cresta-bodied N-type is the subject of
the next article. A blow-by-blow, or perhaps more accurately
cheque-by-cheque account, it is an entertaining and instructive tale of
restoration on a (large) budget.
Centrepiece of the Yearbook is Wiard Krook's study of the last K3 - K3031.
Originally a Works demonstrator and Motor Show car, this K3 was sold to
well-known Dutch racing driver Edmond Hertzberger, who campaigned the car
widely on the continent before selling it to Q-type owner Hans Herkuleyns,
who continued where Hertzberger had left off. Wiard has traced the history
of the car in detail and we follow it, with the aid of fantastic period
pictures, to southern Africa after the war and finally to its current home
of Australia.
Mike Linward's competition report takes up its customary place as the
invaluable source in information and the best photography from the 2002
competition year, and it is followed by another detective story, in the
shape of Colin Butchers' article about the history of the Q-type now owned
by Roger Daniells. I shan't spoil the story by relating any of it now, but
rest assured it is an intriguing and very well illustrated article.
Lastly Mike Allison sets the record straight on the origin of the MG ohc
engine and the circumstances behind the appearance of the M-type. Is the MG
engine directly related to a First World War aero engine? Is the M-type
really a Morris? You'll have to buy it to find out!
Contents:
Carbodies and MG
The Eddie Hertzberger/Hans Herkulyens K3: K3031
The Origins of the M-type and the MG ohc Engine
The Competition Year
The True Story of QA0251
Restoring a Cresta N-type
The Trials Career of Dickie Green
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Available from Malcolm Green, Triple-M Register Librarian, 28 Allen Road,
Great Bookham, Nr Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4SL. Please send cheques or
postal orders, including the appropriate fee for postage and packing: #2 UK
and Europe, #4 overseas.
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