Please welcome the newly elected 2014 TC Motoring Guild Executive Council! Your new Executive Officers are Steve Simmons, Ron Simon, Lucy McCanne, Joyce Edgar, David Edgar, Curt Sorensen and Gorden Bundy. Additional club chairs are Linda Simmons, Bobbie Simon, George Kershaw and Don McLish. Thank you to everyone who gives their time to keep our club running smoothly!
| President – Steve Simmons Vice President – Ron Simon Secretary – Lucy McCanne Treasurer – Joyce Edgar Events – Steve Simmons Programs – David Edgar and Curt Sorensen Editor – David Edgar |
Membership – Joyce Edgar Regalia – Linda Simmons Sunshine – Bobbie Simon Raffle – George Kershaw Historian – Don McLish Ex-Officio – Gorden Bundy Webmaster – Steve Simmons |
Our congratulations also go out to the winners of the various TCMG awards for 2013:
Frank Mason Award – Steve Simmons
Earl Sargent memorial Trophy – Steve Simmons
Breakdown Award – Allan Chalmers
To learn more about these awards, including the various ways the breakdown award has been won, see the History Section of the web site.
Our next meeting will take place on February 25. Pete Thelander will give a presentation on his recent trip around the country to race his 1934 MG NE at Watkins Glen and other venues. Some of his stops with the car included Monterey, Put-In-Bay Ohio, Watkins Glen in New York and GoF 94 in Oneonta New York.
Our January meeting saw five TCs show up, including Richard and Sandra Loe’s TC making its first trip after an 18-year slumber just to be there. Lets top that turnout in February!
See the Calendar Page for more program and event info.
Our next event is the Lame Duk Kup on Saturday, February 15. Start off the new year with a thrilling, no holds barred TC Motoring Guild miniature golf competition! The winner takes home our coveted Lame Duk Kup Trophy, to be treasured for one whole year. Lunch and awards will follow at the nearby Robin Hood British Pub. For more information, see the Calendar Page or the flyer in our January / February newsletter.
Lame Duk Trivia: A traditional events of over three decades and always the first one of the year, the Lame Duk Kup is an always changing event of competition and cheating, followed up by lunch and awarding of the coveted (not really) Lame Duk. Come test your skills and your ability to bend the rules to your advantage! To learn a bit about the history of this event, click here.
The January / February Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view on screen, or click here for a printable booklet version.
Welcome our newest members, Reed & Phyllis Dickinson, and James Marsala!
A copy of the 1958 TC Motoring Guild newsletter, “TC Talk” has been added to the Newsletter Page.
Content added to the newly re-organized History pages.
Photos and information have been added to various Conclave pages.
Updates have been made to the History of the TC Motoring Guild Badge page including new facts and observations, plus photos of a previously unknown version of the badge!
One of our long-standing regalia items “T-Clinics” is now available as a complete set for FREE download 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.
Our next meeting will be held on November 26. TCMG member Curt Sorensen will be showing a video presentation related to his profession on human-powered flight. Don’t miss it!
The October TCMG meeting is our annual Halloween party and potluck dinner. See our flyer in the latest newsletter, or check the 
ith a visit to the Disney Barn in Griffith Park,
followed by a scenic drive to the Hollywood sign and then along the length of Mulholland Drive, ending at the Einhorn residence for an unforgettable hot dog lunch. See the Einhorn’s collection of Disney items and many other very interesting artifacts, and eat hot dogs served from a real New York hot dog cart! See the 
enjoy rows and rows of Bugatti, Delahaye and other amazing exotic classic automobiles. Also visit “Le Mans Pits” to see some incredible race cars of the 1930’s, and the amazing Schlumpf Collection of unrestored classics. P
lus, see the iconic “Lady of the Lake”, an unrestored Bugatti pulled from Lake Maggiore after spending 70 years under water! For more program and event info, see the 
last remaining homestead cottage in the San Fernando Valley. Small museum on site near the cottage.
ents: April will take us on a tour of the Burbank Historical Society’s museum. Learn about the rich early history of the region, and of the important roles it has played in both the aerospace and film industries. Enjoy their collection of vintage automobiles ranging from a 1904 Franklin and other brass era vehicles to a room containing 50’s hot rod memorabilia and engines. At 2PM there will also be a special presentation entitled “When Glendale Ruled The Skies” detailing the history of the old Grand Central Air Terminal. Also on the site is a circa 1887 Victorian house. There is something for everyone! See the 
Events: Our March event will take us to the Reagan Presidential Library for “Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives”. Enjoy a light breakfast, followed by a 45-minute drive along mostly side roads to the Reagan Presidential Library in Moorpark. At 12,000 square feet, this is the largest exhibition ever curated by the Walt Disney Archives and the largest temporary exhibit ever housed at the Reagan Library. The exhibition features more than 500 artifacts from nearly nine decades of Disney history – over 50% of which have never been seen by the public – including models, props, costumes, set pieces and artwork from throughout Disney history. See the