Webpages
added or changed - July to December 2014
Wednesday
24th December 2014 Rolling V8 Calendar- see our
programme of events for 2015 Club's
motor race meeting dates for 2015 V8BB
performance analysis for 2014 NEWS:
fondness for the MGBGTV8 as a long legged tourer
Tuesday 23rd December
2014 NEWS: Times report on Government
fund to repair potholes V8NOTE485
early signs of engine mount failure NEWS:
abolition of the driving licence counterpart delay
Sunday 21st December
2014 Updated Detailed Index
to the V8NOTES series V8NOTE484 dashboard
instruments bulb replacement
Thursday 18th December 2014 NEWS:
208th Elm Burr gearknob presented to John Cumming
Wednesday 17th
December 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment Ten
V8 Idle Moments
Tuesday
16th December 2014 NEWS: make sure you
understand CIE and MID status checks Another
V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
clock in an MGBGTV8 dashboard fascia NEWS:
MGoT programme of track days for 2015
Wednesday
10th December 2014 NEWS: MGBGTV8
in Canada
Tuesday 9th December 2014 V8
Tour 2015 to Germany: bookings strong RV8
- the Manufacturing Story: a reprint has been odered Seasonal
offers- replacement RV8 floor mats on special offer
Monday 8th December
2014 NEWS: beware scam email from Power
EC Ltd V8 Spares Wanted: fellow member
offers spare V8 Grille Badge
Sunday 7th December 2014 V8
Spares Wanted: items from MG Classic Collection RV8s
for Sale: RV8 found and purchased by an advertiser
Friday 5th December
2014 RV8s for Sale: RV8 in Caribbean Blue
sold
Thursday 4th December 2014 Seasonal
Offers: V8 Triple Function Pen available
Wednesday
3rd December 2014 NEWS: more V8 Out
of Africa photos from John Upton NEWS:
report on the UK Autumn Statement to Parliament
Tuesday 2nd December
2014 MGV8s for sale : V8 sold to an enthusiast
in France
Monday
1st December 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
RV8 - the Manufacturing Story availability update NEWS:
beware another expensive telephone scam
Saturday 29th November
2014 NEWS: Autumn
Statement on Wednesday 3rd December
Friday
28th November 2014 NEWS:
RV8 book selling strongly, only 5 copies left
Thursday 27th November
2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
"significant exclusions" in a classic car policy NEWS:
Drive it Day 2015 on Sunday 26th April
Wednesday
26th November 2014 V8 Spares: found an original
MGBGTV8 gearknob in nice condition
Tuesday
25th November 2015 NEWS: MGBGTV8 Citron
2327 in Switzerland
Monday
24th November 2014 NEWS: guide to
fuel efficiency
Sunday 23rd November 2014 V8
Spares for Sale: RV8 spacesaver wheel sold
Saturday
22nd November 2014 NEWS:
emergency contact disc as a tax disc replacement
Wednesday
19th November 2014 NEWS: abolition
of the counterpart driving licence
Monday
17th November 2014 MGBGTV8 Sebring conversion
for sale
Saturday
15th November 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment RV8
for sale: UK spec RV8 in Caribbean Blue
Friday 14th November 2014 NEWS:
V8 members on the Club stand at the NEC show
Wednesday
12th November 2014 NEWS: RV8 Workshop
Notes series reaches Volume 11 Download
a copy of the updated Index to the RV8NOTES series RV8NOTE399:
solving an alarm not working on an RV8 NEWS:
booking opens for V8 Tour 2015 to Germany
Tuesday 11th November
2014 Top bid for the
V8 Grille Badge auction was £125
Monday
10th November 2014 NEWS:
V8 Tour 2015 in Germany NEWS:
update on the new Dartford Crossing arrangements
Saturday
8th November 2014 V8 Spares for Sale: tow
bar for an RV8
Friday
7th November 2014 V8NOTE482: crane and load leveller
for an engine-out
Thursday 6th November 2014 NEWS:
track day at Brands Hatch on Monday 1st December MGBGTV8
in Teal Blue for sale RV8 in Woodcote
Green sold
Wednesday
5th November 2014 V8 Spares Wanted: RV8
key fobs found NEWS:
see our seasonal offers for V8 enthusiasts NEWS:
reservations open for reprint of RV8 the Manufacturing Story
Tuesday
4th November 2014 RV8 spares for sale:
updated parts list
Saturday
1st November 2014 NEWS: major
restoration of a Factory MGBGTV8 RV8
in Oxford Blue sold
Thursday
30th October 2014 NEWS: update on the
end of paper tax discs
Wednesday 29th October 2014 Spares
wanted: V8 Register Grille Badge
Monday
27th October 2014 NEWS: auction of the last
V8 Register Grille Badge NEWS:
limited reprint of RV8 the Manufacturing Story
Sunday 26th October
2014 NEWS: Marion Quarrington, Marshal
of the Year award
Monday
20th October 2014 MGBGTV8 wanted - enthusiast
seeks a chrome bumper car V8 Spares
Wanted - RV8 driver's seat found V8
Spares Wanted - a gearknob for an MGBGTV8 restoration
Thursday
16th October 2014 RV8 wanted - good car
found
Monday
13th October 2014 Used MGBGTV8 starter motor
for sale Avoiding a fine for incorrect
number plates Saturday 11th October 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment Friday
10th October 2014 MGBV8s for sale: Damask
1670 sold in 15 days
Thursday 9th October 2014
NEWS: RV8 event in Yorkshire
Spares for sale: SD1 front cover sold
NEWS: prize draw for the 200th
RV8 gearknob Tuesday 7th October 2014 NEWS:
Swiss MGV8 enthusiasts at Morges
Monday 6th October 2014
RV8 spares wanted - RV8 driver's seat
Thursday
2nd October 2014 MGBGTV8
carburettor vent illustrated MGBGTV8
crankcase breather illustrated
Wednesday 1st October 2014 NEWS:
report on the Swiss MGV8/IG meeting at Les Diablerets NEWS:
download a key renewal dates reminder card NEWS:
replica paper tax disc arrives promptly New
member update
Tuesday
30th September 2014 NEWS: DfT consultation
on EU roadworthiness implemenation
Monday
29th September 2014 NEWS: getting
a replica paper tax disc
Sunday 28th September 2014 NEWS:
reminder paper tax discs end next week
Friday 26th September 2014 Spares
for sale: Rover SD1 front engine cover NEWS:
report on V8 Northumberland Tour 2014
Thursday
25th September 2014 NEWS: photo
report of the V8 meeting on Dartmoor Book
review of "Which Oil?" by Nic Houslip MGBGTV8
Damask 1670 for sale
Monday
22nd September 2014 NEWS: RV8
meeting on Dartmoor
Thursday
18th September 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment
Tuesday 16th September 2014 NEWS:
three Lancasters in Lincolnshire V8NOTE480
checking vent pipes on an SU fuel pump Update
V8NOTES Index available as a download
Monday 15th September 2014
NEWS: Lancasters at the Goodwood
Revival 2014 NEWS: MGV8s
at an MG90 event in Portugal MGBGTV8
wanted - car found and purchased at Beaulieu Sunday 14th September
2014 Rover 3.5 V8 engine sold on V8 Spares
for Sale webpage
Thursday 11th September 2014
RV8 Nightfire Red 1392 for sale
Wednesday
10th September 2014 MGBGTV8 Aconite 2135
sold
Monday
1st September 2014 NEWS:
V8 Northumberland Tour 2014 bookings
Sunday 31st August 2014 NEWS:
RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight lecture
Saturday 30th August
2014 NEWS: Motorists cut up
over DIY road tax discs
Friday 29th August 2014 Rover
3.5 V8 engine for sale And
another V8 Idle Moment Another
V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
MGBGTV8 auction result
Wednesday 27th August 2014 NEWS:
photo report on Swiss classic car event
Tuesday 26th August 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
MG show at Stoneleigh on Sunday 1st March 2015
Monday
25th August 2014 MGBGTV8 wanted by MG
Car Club member
Friday
22nd August 2014 NEWS: another
V8 with a racing background NEWS:
RV8s in Yorkshire informal meeting NEWS:
more from Guy Konz
Thursday 21st August 2014 NEWS:
Guy Konz in his V8 at the Nurburgring Nordschleife V8NOTES
Index, updated index as a download V8NOTE479
replacing the spring on the tailgate stay assembly
Wednesday
20th August 2014 NEWS: member in Luxembourg
delighted with V8 grille badge NEWS:
update on the end of paper tax discs NEWS:
more photos from Lower Hall gardens
Sunday
17th August 2014 NEWS: wonderful
day at Lower Hall gardens NEWS:
birthday surprise ride in a MGBGTV8
Friday
15th August 2014 NEWS: DRLs and classic
car lighting
Thursday
14th August 2014 NEWS: Vee-Power
at Goodwood Breakfast Club meeting
Wednesday
13th August 2014 NEWS:
places available on the V8 Northumberland Tour 2014 NEWS:
RV8s in Devon & Cornwall meeting on Dartmoor
Monday 11th August
2014 NEWS: report on the Zurich Dolder
Classics meeting on Sunday NEWS:
new
payment system for the Dartford Crossing on the M25 NEWS:
Franck Morand's Classic Le Mans photo report
Saturday
9th August 2014 NEWS: SAIC starts
MG6 production in Thailand NEWS:
MG meeting in Thailand yesterday evening
Monday
4th August 2014 MGBGTV8 Glacier
White 0096 sold at auction
Monday
28th July 2014 NEWS: driving
licence fees to fall by up to 32%
Sunday
27th July 2014 NEWS: update
on speed camera detectors in the UK RV8
wanted in BRG, LMG or Caribbean Blue
Friday 25th July 2014 NEWS:
MGBGTV8 up for auction next month NEWS:
58 bookings for the V8 Northumberland Tour 2014 NEWS:
new RV8 member in Devon
Thursday 24th July 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment
Wednesday 23rd July 2014 NEWS:
another
exceptional, very low mileage RV8 up for sale
Tuesday
22nd July 2014 NEWS: workshop notes
now available on a memory stick NEWS:
unseen Donald Campbell speed record footage
Monday
21st July 2014 NEWS: Swiss MGV8
group second annual natter NEWS:
on a rolling road with Peter Burgess
Saturday
19th July 2014 NEWS: when is the
V8BB most active?
Thursday 17th July 2014 Exceptional
RV8 in White Gold sold recently
Wednesday 16th July 2014 NEWS:
two V8 events not to be missed!
Sunday 13th July 2014 RV8NOTES
updated Index to the whole series NEWS:
MGBGTV8 on the Mulsanne straight RV8
in Oxford Blue for sale
Saturday
12th July 2014 NEWS: MGBGTV8 coming
up at auction in July NEWS: special
offer on a security marking product
Friday 11th July 2014 V8LIFELINE:
Andrew Turner SU refurbishment specialist V8NOTE477
curing a sticking HIF6 float NEWS:
Heritage certificate delays at Gaydon V8
Northumberland Tour 2014 bookings update - now 28 cars
Thursday
10th July 2013 NEWS: "engineering
flowchart" from Nic Houslip
Wednesday
9th July 2014 NEWS: does a new
MG looks familiar? NEWS: confusion
over MOT exemption
Tuesday 8th July 2014 MGBGTV8
Aconite 2135 for sale
Saturday 5th July 2014 NEWS:
check whether you need to revise your agreed value Examples
of comparative tyre size calculations NEWS:
exceptional V8 Roadster seen for sale
Thursday 3rd July 2014 RV8
spares for sale RV8 spares for sale
reduced
Tuesday 1st July 2014 NEWS:
CRB Bulletin from Club Office NEWS:
Seventh Le Mans Classic this weekend
| Webpages
added or changed - January - to June 2014
Monday
30th June 2014 New members - 32 joined in May
2014 NEWS: RV8s gather in Yorkshire
Sunday
29th June 2014 NEWS: two Lancasters with the
BBMF for the Summer NEWS:
more MGBGTV8 photos from MG90
Friday 27th June 2014 RV8NOTE394
RV8 rear window zip repair RV8NOTE393 RV8 aircon
saga round 2 Addition to V8LIFELINE:
Andover Upholstery NEWS: watch
out for burglars' chalk signs & car thieves
Wednesday
25th June 2014 NEWS: BCV8 competitor
Joe Parrington RV8 wanted in BRG
or Le Mans Green MGBGTV8 Black
2564 for sale, updated
Tuesday 24th June 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment NEWS: Mario Kloostra's
photo reports from MG90 NEWS:
auction of 200th Starkey Elm burr gearknob soon NEWS:
photos of gardens at Lower Hall in Worfield
Monday 23rd June
2014 NEWS: is the proposed London ULEZ
a proposed ban? NEWS: video
of the MG90 Timeline by Mark Hester NEWS:
V8 members bask in sun at MG90 at Silverstone NEWS:
visit to Lower Hall gardens on Sunday 17th August
Wednesday
18th June 2014 RV8 in BRG sold V8
Supper bookings end 2200 hrs today
Friday 13th June 2014 NEWS:
FBHVC update on the EU Roadworthiness
Directive NEWS: FBHVC
update on the end of the paper tax disc RV8NOTE392
gaiters to cover cracked seatbelt belt stalk covers RV8NOTE391
seat belt repair or replacement
Thursday 12th June 2014 RV8
in Oxford Blue for sale reduced
Tuesday
10th June 2014 RV8 Woodcote Green 2221
for sale
Monday 9th June 2014 NEWS:
MG90 layout with location of the V8 Marquee & Parking
Sunday
8th June 2014 RV8NOTE390
coolant loss from a crack in expansion tank neck MGV8
cooling concerns note
Friday 6th June 2014 NEWS:
Frank Morand at a track day in Australia NEWS:
latest bulletin from Julian White at Club Office
Wednesday
4th June 2014 NEWS: more photos
of the restoration of Dugald MacNeill's V8 NEWS:
Dugald MacNeill's V8 restored in Norfolk Exceptional
RV8 in White Gold for sale NEWS:
Queen's Speech announces an old bag tax!
Monday 2nd June 2014 NEWS:
more bookings for the V8 Supper on Friday 20th June 2014 ZTT260V8
in XPower Grey sold via the V8 website advert
Friday
30th May 2014 Tax exempt MGBGTV8 in Aconite
sold NEWS: early bookings
for the V8 Supper on Friday 20th June 2014
Thursday 29th May 2014 NEWS:
V8 events and features at MG90 on 21st & 22nd June 2014
Tuesday
27th May 2014 V8 Spares - set of 4 Compomotive
15" x 6" 195 55 wheels sold
Monday 26th May 2014 Two
dateless registration numbers for sale NEWS:
invitation to join the MGC Weekend at Shelsley Walsh
Sunday 25th
May 2014 NEW: special offer for Father's
Day 40% off any Veloce book! Workshop
notes CDs available again on the Online V8 Shop
Saturday 24th May
2014 NEWS: only 2 car places
left on the V8 Northumberland Tour 2014 V8
Northumberland Tour 2014 bookings update - now 55bookings
Friday
23rd May 2014 NEWS: CRB Bulletin
from Club Office with news of MG90
Thursday 22nd May 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment
Monday 19th May 2014 NEWS:
insurance renewal item below updated
Sunday 18th May 2014 NEWS:
renew insurance cover at least a clear 7 days ahead of expiry RV8
in Oxford Blue with a low mileage for sale
Saturday
17th May 2014 V8
Northumberland Tour 2014 bookings update - now 51bookings
Monday
5th May 2014 NEWS: MG SV-R in Red
Hot Kinetic sold NEWS:
CRB Bulletin from Club Office
Sunday 4th May 2014 Brake
servo failure caution on MGBGTV8s updated
Saturday 3rd May 2014 Beat
the scams with the Little Book of Big Scams
Friday 2nd May 2014 RV8NOTE389
RV8 wheel refurbishment at Lepsons RV8NOTE388
how
does a Quaife differ to a limited slip differential? V8NOTE476
Swiss daytime driving lights upgrade
Thursday 1st May 2014 MGBGTV8
Damask 0236 sold in 2 weeks NEWS:
member gets duplicates of both a new V5C and free tax disc!
Wednesday
30th April 2014 RV8NOTE386 LED lights upgrade
Sunday
27th April 2014 NEWS: disturbing
features of US ethanol production for motor fuel NEWS:
whatever happened to a stolen MGBGTV8?
Saturday
26th April 2014 NEWS: FairFuel
UK claim fuel duty victory
Friday 25th April 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment Spares wanted: RV8
fuel filler pipe NEWS: London
ULEZ not a blanket ban
Thursday 17th April 2014 ZTT260V8
in Starlight Silver sold MGBGTV8
Damask 0236 for sale Tuesday 15th April 2014 NEWS:
care with scam scum emails Monday 14th April 2014 V8NOTES
& RV8NOTES CDs not available for a month MGBGTV8
Flamenco Red 2395 for sale MGB
V8 Roadster sold in 22 days Friday 11th April 2014 ZTT260V8
in XPower Grey for sale NEWS:
MGBGTV8 on the Test Hill at Brooklands
Wednesday 9th March
2014 MGBGTV8 for sale: much modified
Black 2564 ZTT260V8
in Starlight Silver for sale - reduced Monday 7th
April 2014 NEWS: VED exemption update
NEWS: updated guide
to road tax exempt applications and flowchart
Saturday 5th April 2014 NEWS:
more successful tax free applications V8
spares for sale: RV8 carpet set, steering wheel & aircon cover
Friday 4th April 2014 V8 Spares for Sale:
original RV8 space saver wheel & tyre Thursday 3rd April 2014
NEWS: more successful tax free disc applications
NEWS: useful updates in latest Club
Office bulletin Wednesday 2nd April 2014 NEWS:
no success with a tax free disc applicaton at the Post Office NEWS:
another tax class change processed at a Post Office Tuesday 1st
April 2014 NEWS: successful tax class
change and NIL value disc issued for a V8 Sunday 30th March 2014
NEWS: photos from Techno Classica Esseen
2014 Saturday 29th March 2014 RV8
in BRG bought by Ian Lindley, Caledonian Centre MG
SV-R in Red Hot Kinetic for sale update Friday 28th March
2014 NEWS: DVLA accepts a tax class
change application at last Thursday 27th March 2014
NEWS: RV8 at auction with an unusual
expansion tank Wednesday 26th March 2014 NEWS:
Track Day at Brands Hatch GP circuit on 14th August NEWS:
VED exemption resolution recorded in Hansard Tuesday 25th
March 2014 And another V8 Idle Moment
And another V8 Idle Moment Another
V8 Idle Moment V8 spares: an offside
RV8 wing for sale Monday 24th March 2014 MGB
V8 Roadster for sale NEWS:
MG90 exhibition opens in Abingdon NEWS:
V8 spares for sale - V8 engine sold NEWS:
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight lecture Saturday 22nd March
2014 NEWS:
what was happening to MG production at the end of 1973?
Thursday 20th March 2014 NEWS:
Godfrey Dennis features on RV8 video
Thursday 20th March
2014 NEWS: Godfrey Dennis
features on RV8 video
Wednesday 19th March 2014 V8
Northumberland Tour 2014 bookings update MGB
V8 Roadster sold rapidly Budget
2014 NEWS: VED exemption is to be rolling
Monday 17th March
2014 NEWS: preview of
the Budget Statement on Wednesday
Sunday 16th March 2014 NEWS:
advert for the Goodwood Revival 2014
Friday 14th March 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment
Thursday 13th April 2014 NEWS:
pay road tax by direct debit from October 2014
Wednesday
12th April 2014 NEWS: RV8 Woodcote Green
1987 sold NEWS:
buying an MG - don't negotiate to buy any remaining road tax NEWS:
costly penalty if your MGV8 overdue for its MOT
Tuesday 11th March
2014 NEWS: MGBGTV8 Black 1228 sold
within a week
Sunday 9th March 2014 V8
Northumberland Tour 2014, bookings update Saturday 8th March 2014
Spares on offer - V8 wheels collected
Thursday
6th March 2014 NEWS: memorial
service for John Targett NEWS:
an essential safety check for an MGZT260V8 NEWS:
photo report on MG-Triumph Show at Stoneleigh NEWS:
photo report on V8 Curry at Knowle
Wednesday 5th March 2014
NEWS: avoid the tax exempt application
"bounce back"
Tuesday 4th March 2014 Spares
wanted - RV8 sunvisors & crossmember Monday 3rd March 2014
Swiss-MGV8/IG
weekend at les Diablerets 26th/28th September Spares
wanted - RV8 hardtop
Friday 28th February 2014 V8
Northumberland Tour 2014, booking update Thursday 27th
February 2014 MGBGTV8 Black 1228 for
sale RV8 BRG 2173 for sale
Tuesday 25th February 2014 V8 spares
- 3 rusty Dunlop V8 wheels free to a Club member MGBGTV8
Aconite 1077 for sale Bookings
for the V8 Northumberland Tour 2014 flow in Monday 24th
February 2014 NEWS: replacement
all-alloy Dunlop lookalike V8 wheels V8
Northumberland Tour 2014, briefing & booking details Video
clip of 1973 Motor Show with the "new" MGBGTV8 Saturday
22nd February 2014 NEWS: Stuart Mumby
has an RV8 Thursday 20th February 2014 And
another V8 Idle Moment MGBGTV8
Black 2744 for sale Another V8 Idle
Moment Saturday 15th February 2014 MGBGTV8
sold in 30 days to a buyer in Wilmington Ohio NEWS:
VED exemption update Friday 14th February 2014 NEWS:
Cobham natter's weekend tour to Montreuil Wednesday 12th February
2014 Spares news:
RV8 indicator relay GFU2208 available again Club
race meeting at Silverstone changed to Saturday 29th March NEWS:
Classics on the Common on 30th July Tuesday 11th February 2014
NEWS: FBHVC update on ethanol
in petrol in the UK NEWS:
FBHVC report on EU Roadworthiness Testing Updated
MGBGTV8 & RV8 price guide Saturday 8th February 2014
Obituary: John Targett
Friday 7th February 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment Wednesday 5th February 2014 NEWS:
sadly John Targett has passed away Tuesday 4th February
2014 NEWS: Drive It Day on Sunday
27th April 2014 NEWS:
CRB Bulletin for February 2014 from Club Office V8
Idle Moment - corrected links on C-17 item Lubrication
information for the MGBGTV8 and RV8 Sunday 2nd February 2014
Another V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
Bookings for V8 Curry on Saturday 15th February 2014
Saturday 1st February 2014 NEWS:
exceptional low mileage MG SV-R in Red Hot Kinetic for sale Friday
31st January 2014 NEWS: sequel
to the V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
Brighton Speed Trials saved Thursday 30th January 2014 Another
V8 Idle Moment NEWS:
Bookings for V8 Curry on Saturday 15th February 2014 NEWS:
Bookings for V8 Curry on Saturday 1st March 2014 Wednesday
29th January 2014 MGBGTV8 Glacier White
2809 for sale Tuesday 28th January 2014 NEWS:
Times report on Top Gear NEWS:
Goodwood Breakfast Club meeting on 4th May Monday 27th January
2014 NEWS:V8 Curry bookings
& early booking note Wednesday 22nd January 2014
RV8NOTE385: replacing the anti-roll bar droplink
eye bush Tuesday
21st January 2014 MGBGTV8 Damask 0325
sold NEWS: Bookings
for V8 Curry on Saturday 15th February 2014 NEWS:
Bookings for V8 Curry on Saturday 1st March 2014 Friday 17th January
2014 V8 Idle Moment
NEWS: EU Roadworthiness testing
requirements update
Tuesday 14th January
2014 Note
on an engine bay restoration detail
Monday 13th January 2014 "O"
Series V8 Roadster sold NEWS:
Second V8 Curry on Saturday 1st March 2014
Sunday 12th January 2014 NEWS:
updated website launched today
Saturday 11th January 2014 NEWS:
V8 Curry on Saturday 15th February 2014
Friday 10th January
2014 Set
of Compomotive 15" x 6" 195 55 wheels for sale
Thursday 9th January 2014 NEWS:
Ypres tour in Belgium on 3rd-5th May 2014
Monday 6th January
2014 V8
spares for sale: V8 engine reduced Saturday
4th January 2014 Wanted:
V8 Roadster by enthusiast in Bristol |