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V8 Column for February 2003
published in Safety Fast!
This month we have a continued stream of new V8 registrations,
(many via the convenient online registration form), a reminder of
the V8 25th Anniversary Year 2003, a reminder for the annual
V8 Curry Evening and news of the completion of Volume 5 of
the RV8 Workshop Notes series.
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in
from Nigel Griffiths (Black 0373) from Buckinghamshire, Ian Wilson
(Teal Blue 0448) from Queensland Australia, Gary Fraipont (Teal
Blue 0662) from Canada with a works car which has been professionally
converted to LHD, Neil Cotty (Aconite 0740) from Hampshire, Andrew
Long (Damask 0961) from the West Midlands, Reto Kaufmann (Brooklands
Green 1074) from Switzerland, Mike Breedon (Citron 1379) from Yorkshire
who has acquired his third V8, the ex John Tadman BCV8 car, David
Harris (Black Tulip 1706) from Cheshire, Luc Nys (Beige Metallic
2448) from Belgium with an interesting car we hope to feature in
the April V8 Newsletter, Paul Hunt (Tahiti Blue 2563) from the West
Midlands, and Hugh Smith (Citron 2620) from Hampshire with a car
which has recently had a new 3,886cc engine fitted.
Registrations of MGBV8 conversions have come from Paul Humphries
(Brooklands Green 3078) from Staffordshire, Paul Morrissey (BRG
3083) from Ireland, Rod Campbell (Old English White 3084) from New
Zealand, Barrie Egerton (Yellow Blaze 4248) from Sydney with an
Australian built V8 Roadster conversion, David Cousins (Flame Red
4249) from the USA, Jim Blackwood (Metallic Red 4250) from the USA,
and Ted Hutchin (Slate Mica Blue 4251) from Leicestershire who plans
to rally and hillclimb this V8 Roadster built from an ex US 1971
shell.
RV8 registrations have come from Julian Hodgetts (Le Mans
Green 0020) from the West Midlands with an early car ADD407 with
the plate K 20 MGR, Richard Davies (Nightfire Red 0396) from Nottinghamshire
who used to own the former Factory car Nightfire Red 0029 or ADD508
with the plate K 12 MGR now owned by Trevor Ripley in Yorkshire,
Andrew Klava (Woodcote Green 0532) from Yorkshire, Iain Johnston
(BRG 0797) from Cumbria, David McKenna (Caribbean Blue 0808) from
Herefordshire, Peter Benns (Le Mans Green 1012) from Norfolk, Paul
Mascall (Nightfire Red 1473) from NSW Australia, Geoff Langley (Woodcote
Green 1690) from the West Midlands, and Brian Perry (Woodcote Green
1938) from Staffordshire.
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The V8 Register 25th Anniversary Year 2003 is underway and
full details are available on the V8 website - just click the Rolling
V8 Calendar link at www.v8register.net for the date and
location of each event, and contact details.
The focus of the V8 25th Anniversary celebrations is on a
programme of events in the week before the Club's annual International
MG Weekend meeting at Silverstone (Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June
2003) starting with a talk by David Bishop and John Yea on the "RV8
- concept, development and production of a modern classic"
on Sunday 15th June 2003. On Friday 20th June there is a V8 Dinner
at the BRDC Suite at Silverstone - details and booking information
for this popular event will be in the V8 Column next month and on
the V8 website. With this advance notice we very much hope we shall
see many of our overseas friends. For members without access to
the web, just call, fax (0208 392 9673) or write to Victor Smith
for a copy of the Rolling V8 Calendar.
The first event in 2003 is the annual V8 Curry Evening on
Saturday 15th February at the Moghal Tandoori in Beaconsfield in
Buckinghamshire. Full details of the location with route maps are
on the V8 website - see the link on the Rolling V8 Calendar. For
bookings or further information contact Peter Beadle at arb.parts@btinternet.com
or on 01452 412844.
The fifth volume of the RV8 Workshop Notes series was completed
at Note 160 and the series has already several notes in the working
draft of Volume 6. An updated set of the volumes, including a copy
of the working draft, is available on CD for £20.00 (UK) and
£25.00 (overseas) - all cheques payable to "V8 Register
- MG Car Club" and sent to Victor Smith. For members who have
previously purchased the notes on CD, see the V8 website for details
of a discount for members seeking an update of an earlier CD purchased
from the V8 Register.
The original V8 Workshop Notes series has also been making
strong progress in recent months and Volume 7 is now complete taking
the series to Note 245 so for the V8 25th Anniversary 2003 we will
be into Volume 8. CDs are available with copies of Volumes 5, 6
and 7 with a working copy of Volume 8 for £10.00 (UK) and
£12.00 (overseas) - again see the V8 website for update CD
discounts. By Silverstone 2003 we should have the complete V8 Workshop
Notes series available on CD with a complete index too - the drafts
are out for checking with our proof readers now.
Peter Beadle has very kindly stepped in and taken over the
V8 Events Coordinator role from David Biddle who has sadly had to
step down for personal reasons. Peter can be contacted at arb.parts@btinternet.com
or on 01453 751731 (home) or 07977 629258 (mob).
Any news or photos of V8s for the monthly V8 Column or contributions
to the workshop notes series are very welcome - just contact
Victor Smith the V8 Scribe on 0208 392 9434 or at victorsmith@v8register.net
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