Stan Belland Passes
Stan took some teasing about the time it took to get his TC operational, but he dove into the TCMG spirit with a vengeance. He was the club president for 4 years, vice-president for 7 years and handled programs for 5. He was a significant part of the Classic Chassis newsletter production for 8 years and was the recipient of our most coveted Frank Mason Award six times. He leaves his wife Esther, three children, five grandchildren and one great grand. He will be missed.
New Monthly Bonus Events Announced
In addition to our regular driving events, each month this year will have a bonus “do it yourself” tour. These tours will be in the spirit of our main events, keeping with the theme of each month’s activity. Bonus tours will be announced in the first half of each month, so be sure to keep an eye on the club calendar for updates!
Each bonus tour will also count for one point toward the Sargent Award, but will not be required activities to win an Iron Bottom Award. We hope you participate!
The Summer Picnic Meeting at the Henkels home in Pasadena returns on June 21! Bring a picnic dinner and dine under the stars at this annual favorite. Dessert will be provided by our hostess. Those driving TCs or equally interesting classics (tall order) get preferred parking in the driveway. Meeting starts at 7:00 PM. Local members will receive an invitation in the mail. As a courtesy to our hostess Cindy Henkels, please be sure to RSVP.
May recap: 27 members attended our May meeting, held online. Six TCs were driven at least 10 miles by S. Simmons, Edgar, Hunsberger, Lemieux and M. Simmons. Special thanks to John Bowyer for a fascinating presentation on the story of a very special Rippon Brothers bodied Rolls Royce he’s restoring.
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
Monthly Driving Events
Our driving event for June is the 50th GoF West in Buellton. This is a five day event that is not to be missed! MGs of all types gather at GoF West each year to celebrate the marque. Events include car show, funkhana, navigational rallye, arts and crafts competition, auction, banquet, and more. The event is scheduled to be held June 27 through July 1 in Buellton, California. There will be a club caravan to and from this event.
All attendees must register. For event and registration information see the GoF West web site.
May Recap: 14 members and guests with 5 TCs and a few other classics and moderns participated in our May tour of Heritage Valley. TCs were driven by Steve & Linda Simmons, Kregg Hunsberger & guest, Rob Zucca, Cliff Lemieux and Mike & Sherri Simmons.
Monthly Bonus Events
As our main event this month is GoF West, to be held in California’s wine country, our Bonus Tour for June is themed to match. Being the 50th GoF West, and held among the country’s finest vineyards, your challenge is to photograph your TC with something related to “wine” or “50”. As always, creativity is encouraged. For example, misspellings happen.
To qualify for Sargent Award Points, you must drive your TC at least five miles during your photo journey. Send your photos to Joyce Edgar by June 25th for inclusion in our next online meeting.
Have fun!
For more meeting and event information, visit the Calendar Page.
The June Classic Chassis is online and ready for viewing!
To view past newsletters, including one from way back in 1958, visit the Newsletter Page.
Welcome to our newest members!
- Robert & Susan Doudrick of Weaverville, North Carolina
- Joe McCammon & Joani Walsh of Wilmington, Delaware
June 1: New page added for Robert & Susan Doudrick.
May 14: Numerous photos added to Member Pages.
May 14: Added new car info for Alan and Victoria Campbell.
April 25: Added new page for Joe McCammon & Joani Walsh.
February 14: New page added for Scott & Cristina St. Clair.
February 12: New page added for Walt & Bev Prowell.
February 7: New page added for Richard & Nancy Gehweiler.
January 15: New page added for the 1958 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
December 8: Added new page for 2021 Sargent Award Results.
December 7: Updated pages for Mason Award, Iron Bottom Award and Breakdown Award.
October 19: Added new content on the Technical Resources page.
October 8: Added new page for George & Lorna Murphy.
October 8: Added new page for the 2021 TCMG / ARR Conclave.
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.
Join us on May 24 for our monthly meeting. We will once again feature the collection of TCMG member John Bowyer, this time with the focus on his Rolls Royce automobiles, most notably his coachbuilt Silver Wraith with body by Rippon Brothers of Huddersfield, England. Hear the fascinating story of how this car came to be in John’s collection and learn of its long history as well as the others he owns.
beautiful Heritage Valley for a day of gorgeous scenery, great driving roads and interesting destinations. We begin with a 30-mile scenic drive along smaller farm and country roads to our first stop, a real honey farm. Here you can sample various honey products fresh from the farm and see how they are made. Products are all available for purchase in the farm store.
Join us on April 26 for our monthly meeting (held on Zoom) featuring a live video tour of TCMG member Doug Pelton’s shop “From The Frame Up”. Doug will be showing us his facility and feature their current restoration projects. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see behind the curtain and ask the questions you’ve always wondered about.
Since our planned Wildflower Tour this month has been canceled due to a lack of blooms, our bonus event will become an opportunity to find those missing flora and photograph them with your TC.
TCMG motored back into action on February 12 with our first driving event of the new year, the 2022 Lame Duk Kup Rallye. Drivers were challenged to find clues along scenic mountain roads and tried to outsmart the rallye master with their answers. The team of Daniel Harrison and Myah Lunceford won top honors, taking home the Duck for the year. See the upcoming 
(where TCMG was formed) from the 1800’s through present day, focusing primarily on the urbanization and pop culture of the 1950’s through 80’s. The collection includes photographs, neon signs, cars, bicycles, old documents and more. Further info on this event including meeting time and location is forthcoming. Stay tuned!
Our next monthly meeting will be held February 22 on Zoom. Our program for the evening will be a presentation by TCMG member John Bowyer, who will be telling the stories of his three TCs and showing progress on restoration work in progress. Hear tales about driving a TC across the country in the middle of the energy crunch and other anecdotes.
Join us for the 2022 Lame Duk Rallye on January 43rd (February 12)! Test your powers of perception as you journey along roads less traveled. See the charming and rural areas of Old Topanga Canyon, Fernwood and Monte Nido while seeking answers to 
Our first meeting of the year will be held January 25 on Zoom. Our program for the evening will feature our own members talking about their new year’s projects and what they hope to accomplish this year. Scheduled speakers a/o Jan. 15 include Daniel Harrison, Cliff Lemieux and Steve Simmons. If you would like to talk about your project, contact Joyce Edgar to sign up.
The last meeting of the year was our annual holiday party, held on December 5. The next monthly meeting will be held on January 25. The program for the evening will be announced shortly.
Our driving events have concluded for the year. Our next event will be the Lame Duk Kup in early 2022. Stay tuned for info!
Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 16 (
Our next monthly meeting will be held via Zoom on October 26. TCMG member Mike Simmons has offered to give us an astronomy based travelogue program. He has had the opportunity of traveling to different countries and seeing how a common interest in astronomy brings people together. We all observe the same sky and are on the same planet. Mike has been an amateur astronomer and eclipse chaser for more than 40 years. He has worked at observatories and created worldwide programs to elucidate the wonders of the Universe. His passion for total solar eclipses has taken him to the Middle East, a mountain in the Andes, and other interesting locations. He has led eclipse tours, and he started his own astronomy-related tour company in early 2020 just in time to be temporarily put out of business by the pandemic. Mike will explain the extraordinary experience of a total solar eclipse, how it’s so much more than a few minutes of darkness, why you should travel into the Moon’s shadow yourself, and why there are people who spend their lives following that shadow.
The 65th Annual Conclave of the TC Motoring Guild and Abingdon Rough Riders will be held October 2-4 (Saturday through Monday) in Cambria. Our host hotel is Bluebird Inn.
Our next monthly meeting will be held via Zoom on September 28. Our program for the evening is a talk and slide show by member Allan Chalmers about the restoration of his MG TA .
On Sunday, September 12, TCMG member Rob Zucca will lead a special tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s newest exhibit, “FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda”. He has also obtained permission for us to view the Situation Room that was disassembled from the G. W. Bush White House and installed at the Library, one of Rob’s special projects.
It’s back! On August 14! Once again a TC outing you will relish. The almost annual Einhorn Frankfurter Festival. Big Vienna natural casing (to get the snap) hot dogs made in Chicago by Chicagoans and flown 1,700 miles west to get into the hands and mouths of people who own little cars. Topped with mustard, Kelly green relish, onions and celery salt. Please do not ask for Ketchup.
Nine members entered paper MG TCs in our virtual car show at the March online meeting. The paper models supplied by Moss Motors were painstakingly assembled with creative and impressive results. Congratulations to all participants for jobs well done!