NewsletterDecember 2015

GTMOC

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Who’s WhoSecretary

Bob Snooks 73, Plough Lane Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire SL2 4JW

01753 662 951 0r 07730 703 180 generalsec@gtmownersclub.co.uk

Treasurer

Steve Bliss 17, Marti Close Melksham Wiltshire SN12 7JA

01225 793 121 treasurer@gtmownersclub.co.uk

Membership Secretary

Juls Hickman 27 Cambourne Road Rowley Regis West Midlands B65 9EZ

0121 559 7856 memsec@gtmownersclub.co.uk

Newsletter Editor

Roger Brown Brownhill House Ruyton XI Towns Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 1LR

01939 261 121 editor@gtmownersclub.co.uk www.eleventowns.org.uk www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.com

Editor’s columnNot a lot has happened in the Brown camp as regardscars although one very positive thing has been thatthere have been no more hefty garage bills. Not thatwe have been trouble free. The Birkin suffered brokenbrackets for one cycle wing and my first attempt at arepair did not last too long - on the way back from aShACC run to the Welsh coast the wing completelyfell off. The new brackets I have made are the samebasic design but are hopefully stronger.

That run back in September was in fact the last longtrip purely for amusement although we did have a fewdays in Dorset driving the Bertini. One reason is thatwe made our annual trip to the States to see ourdaughter, followed by my one week a year working,which this time was in Vichy, France. We originallyintended to drive, which would have been great fun,but Vichy is somewhat lacking in parking and thehotel could not guarantee us a place. Leaving an opencar on the street is not an option I like. In the States,driving a Ford Five Hundred was not a sportingexperience but certainly comfortable.

As always, a reminder of the next copy date - 10th

February - when contributions of articles, reports,technical tips etc will be needed. Please send the textin Word format and send pictures as separate imagefiles - don’t send text and pictures mixed in the samefile. Pictures do not have to be very high definition.

Send contributions to: editor@gtmownersclub.co.uk

Thanks to James Morrey, Steve Bliss, John Bunting,Bob Snooks, Nick Peacock, Martin Foyle and TerjeAlvested for contributions to this issue.

Front pageOur cover this issue has a couple of picturescourtesy of James Morrey that were taken on a driveround the South Downs National Park.

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Steve Bliss was there and as usual provided us with heaps of very interesting pictures.

Mini Action Day

It looks to be a gorgeous day for Midas but infestedwith daleks

Steve thinks the event was sponsored byMiniSpeed and there was the usual array ofMini Marcos

This one was akit from GTM

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Is this the replica Ogle SX1000 availablefrom Nostalgia Cars?

Mini Action Day

This does not look standard

…and on the track

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Autumn ClassicSteve was here too and recorded some superbvehicles

Some not so young

Some big some small

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Autumn Classic

Some very smart and some well used

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It takes all sorts

Autumn Classic

On the track again

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CrofterraCrews gathered under blue skies and sunshine for thestart of Highland Car Clubs 2015 CrofterraPandemonia on Saturday 5th September in FortWilliam. A great selection of classic and sporting cars,with some never done it before crews, including Brianand Jackie Hodges in their MGB Roadster, andAndrew and Josie Smedley in their Triumph Stag allthe way from Nottingham.  They all adorned the BenNevis Hotel car park as the drivers fettled their steedsin preparation for the first leg of some 200 miles downthe west coast of Scotland.Colin Jaggard's head seemed to be more buried underthe bonnet of his Land Rover Defender 90 than mostothers. Now Colin's Landie is no ordinary Defender.A 4 litre V8 fed by a couple of big SU carbs makesthis a real beast on the road and can catch most classiccars with ease. However, Colin was suffering realmisfire problems, which started on the way to the start."I purposely put a new coil on this earlier in the week"commented Colin as he hunted for a spare. I rememberthe 2010 Crofterra where we were under the bonnetof his 1956 Morris Minor solving similar ignitionproblems on that occasion too. Replacing the new coilwith the old fixed the problem. A guarantee refund onthe cards I can see. No such issues for thesupercharged 4 litre V8 500bhp Ford Cortina Mk2 of Chris McCulloch and Michael Skelly. This monsteris usually at home on the drag strip. What a great noisethough when pressing the loud pedal.We studied the road book Dave Spence had puttogether, which was a mix of map with superimposedtulip instructions at key junctions. Dave has used isdesign many times and it works well, better than tuliponly which, if you lose your place, can leave you withno idea where you are. He also added a Gazetteerhighlighting interesting places and views on ourroute. Roddie Main and Dave Spence flagged off the57 starters, with Jimmy 'Alfa' MacDonald leading theway in his 2600 sprint, to take a few photos of onroute.  We  headed south  toward Ballachulish, toAppin, passing Castle Stalker sitting proudly in LochLaich by Loch Linnhe. No sign of Monty Python whofilmed the 'The Holy Grail' there. We then took thefirst of many single track loops by South Shian beforecrossing Loch Creran  at Creagan bridge.  Not longbefore we were off the main A828 heading forBonawe. I was not the only one to wrong slot intoBarcaldine House which was just before the Bonawejunction. Tom Niven told me he had quite a fewfollowers drive through the gates behind him to thebig house! The drive through Gleann Salach wasmagnificent, offering some fantastic views over the

Ferraris can park across two bays

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River Esray and Loch Etive as we climbed up the passand down toward the Connel bridge and the Falls ofLora.No sooner were we over the bridge before we turnedhard left over the moor, with its blind summits, toKilmore, bypassing Oban on the coast. Rejoining themain A816 provided a chance to open the throttles abit and relax. I pulled in at the Culfail hotel inKilmelford after spotting a few classics lined up thecar park.  Ian and Catherine Higgins in their MGBroadster and Tom Niven in his MGF were enjoying acoffee stop, so we joined them. Unfortunately, Ian hadeaten the last scone, so I had to do without! Anotherwrong slot as I missed the turn up to Loch Avich. nottoo far before the penny dropped and turned round toget back on route. Reaching Loch Awe we headedsouth through Dalavich to Ford, taking in some greatviews over the loch, rejoining the A816 toLochgilphead, crossing the Crinan Canal..Reaching Lochgilphead we continued down into theMull of Kintyre. This was a first both for the eventand for me as we took some of the single track routesover to the western edge of the mainland. Tightcorners and blind summits were the order of the dayso drivers had to keep their eyes peeled for oncomingcars, tractors and yes buses. A few breathe in momentsas dived toward the verges, particularly when we meta tour of some 40 Grasshoppers coming at us. These3 wheelers are similar to the Morgan 3 wheeler cars,sporting anything from 2CV to Moto Guzzi enginesin front of the radiator grills. CCHMSC member TomRae is often seen on our events in his, come rain orshine. Thanks to Tony and Shona Leese in their HondaS2000 for this photo, with the Hodges MGB upahead.    However, I still managed to wrong slot,ignoring my co-drivers instructions (Oops). I savedmy embarrassment by catching a fellow Crofterran inthe shape of John and Tracey Morrison in their TVRChimera pulling into a field. What views we wererewarded with. Jura and Islay were visible across aclear calm sea, under a cloudless sunny sky. Our TVRfriends put me straight. Lost  who's lost. No such thingon the Crofterra. Simply an opportunity to explorenearby interesting places! The Gazeteer feature inDave's road book meant lots to see on the wayround. The Mull of Kintyre heads all the way downto Campbeltown but we looped back when we reachedsight of the island of Gigha, heading back up theeastern side of Kintyre to Lochgilphead.The route headed into Kilmichael Glen to Loch Aweon the south side to Cladich and Dalmally, signalingthe final leg for the first day as we used the A85 backto Oban for the overnight. Exhausted but what a greatday. I was glad to see Ian Smith had arrived with hisHillman Imp. Unusually, he had not been forced to

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stop to take it apart anywhere at all. Daughter Tracyin her Riley Elf was also going strong.The evening get together in the Rowantree Hotelin Oban gave us plenty time to swap stories beforeRoddie got up to start the traditional raffle. Lots ofinteresting and unusual prizes on offer, but I failedto have the tickets for either the bottles of wine, orwhisky. By the end of the evening some £650 hadbeen raised for Maggies Centre (Inverness) forcancer support, and Woodlands Centre for adultswith Dementia and Alzheimer, which would extendto over £1200 by the time the second raffle at thefinish venue was completed.Sunday morning awakened with a sea mist whichhad cleared by the time we met for the restart at10.00am. Nice of Highland Club to arrange an easystart, being kind to those who may have overindulged the night before! The mini of WilliePreece and Graeme (Hawkeye) Finlayson  wassounding quite throaty as we headed out of Obanon the old road to Taynuilt, climbing past McCaig'sfolly, looking like the Colosseum in Rome. Nogladiators today though. These little used roadshave some great open sections, even if theyare single track, and some of the more enthusiasticdrivers used them to clear the cobwebs from boththemselves and the cars. Adrian Harper found hisFord Mustang  had plenty of torque and grunt tokeep up, but sheer size was a problem. Neverattempt to keep up with HCC crews, especially inhot Mk2 Escorts, which is where it came to grieffor Adrian. Bottoming out after a slight 'yump'fractured the gearbox casing leaving vital fluids onthe road. Retirement and return home to NorthYorkshire was on the cards. Real pity as this is thefirst we have seen Adrian for a few years. Let'shope we see him again soon, hopefully in someother exotic classic machinery.Once back on the A85 the crews could relax for afew miles on their way to Glen Orchy. This popularmotorsport loop alongside the River Orchy wasunusually quiet this time, missing the motor homebrigade coming the other way. After the 10 miledrive to the top of the glen, it was back to Tyndrumand the Green Welly, where a few crews had pulledin for a coffee stop. Fully refreshed, we pressed onto Crianlarich and along to Killin, through GlenDochart, under the gaze of Ben More. We took awhite at Auchlyne crossing gated roads.After Killin, we cut off toward Bridge of Balgie,passing Ben Lawers and the dam. At Fortingall weonce more met a selection of Crofterrans who hadpulled in for refreshments. Mags and DonCampbell in their Redish Ferrari 308 were there,and the car and crew will be with us on the

Montagnes de France in a couple of weeks. Fortingall ishome to the oldest tree in the UK, a Yew which states5000 years old, but experts reckon nearer 2000. It lookedold to me, almost as old as Dave and Roddie, as it bathedin the sun in the churchyard. Legend  has it that PontiousPilate was born in the shade of its branches. Hope heenjoyed the local hospitality which we did.With Schiehallion in our sights, we drove toward LochRannoch, visiting Kinloch Rannoch, as we pushed onthrough the Grampians to Trinafour and the A9 atDalnacardoch Lodge. Jumping off the A9 pastDalwhinnie distillery we took a loop by Laggan toKingussie preparing for our final 'loop' by Feshiebridge,Coylumbridge, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, where Icaught Balmore and Cawdor. Tom Niven and KarenWilson in the MGF came to grief when they picked uproad debris that sliced a water hose losing all the coolant.A recovery and repair in progress. The rest of us pointedour bonnets toward Inverness and the finish atFairways.  Just how Dave and Roddie will top thisCrofterra route is hard to see, but I'm sure they will comeup with something just as exciting for next year, whenI hope we will see you all again for the 12th running ofCrofterra Pandemonia 2016.

This report was written by Jim Paterson thechairman of the Caledonian classic and historicmotorsports club and forwarded to us by MartinFoyle.

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Classic VehicleRestoration ShowWith less Kit car shows to go to and theExeter show now confined to the historybooks as well, Complete Kit Car invitedGTMOC to have an inside stand at TheClassic and Restoration Show near Bath onthe 7th/8th November.

Although I posted the details on the forumasking for cars to attend, only two Libraswere going. We booked b & b for two nightstravelling down on Friday before the showas we needed to be on the club stand before9.00am on Saturday. The weather forecastfor the weekend was not good and yes, itrained on the way down there.

Arriving at the show at about 8am on theSaturday morning [in the rain] we managedto wash our cars prior to the opening of theshow.

It chucked it down in the morning butbrightened up slightly in the afternoon, andwe were visited by the owners of a Rossa 11and a K3 who were parked in the outsidedisplay area . Sunday drizzled all day but alot more visitors attended the show,including another Libra owner.

The show was quite good, two or three timesthe size of the old Exeter kit car show. Therewere 4 exhibition halls, one for kit cars, 2with classic cars and the other one waspacked with auto jumble etc. There was alsoan outside exhibitors area for those unableto get inside before 9.00am. So, although theweather was awful, we were inside mostlyso it didn't matter too much.

Overall, a good weekend using our cars andmeeting up with friends and fellow GTMowners, and a thank you to Ian Stent ofComplete Kit Car who provided freetea/coffee and biscuits for kit car owners.

Bob Snooks

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TechnicalSPYDER UPDATE

September brought the MOT, so I booked it in a coupleof weeks before it expired, just to be safe, and the GTMwent straight through, with a couple of advisories butthese are small jobs to keep me busy over winter.Touch wood, the electrical gremlins seem to be sortedfor now.

So, since the mot did not bring up any surprises, I havefitted a new battery and a charging connector so I canplug my charger in without removing the spare wheel.I was thinking about extending that lead and run itthrough the the aerial grommet and but it inside thecar. I took the photo without the wheel as I could notget a good picture of the lead with the wheel in place.

I re-fitted the driver door panel and fitted some newpanel clips as the front two screws were not holdinginto anything, and this has sorted one of the rattles. Thestereo was always only working on one speaker and ifI was playing a cd this skipped every time you wentover a pot hole, and we seem to have a lot of them inYorkshire so I decided to swap the stereo for a unit thatI can use my iPhone as the player. The speaker faultwas traced to a loose cable so I now have a stereo thatdoes not skip and plays on all the speakers, and havesecured the stereo cable that kept getting in the way.

I have found a company to manufacture a new pipe toreplace the cut down Rover pipe currently used to takethe expansion tank take off, and I’m getting a M22threaded boss welded in to allow me to fit a sensor.Once it arrives, I will get this fitted and send in somedetails if it works!

I was hoping to make it to Brands hatch for a finalrun out before I park the GTM up for winter, but thishas been cancelled, however, I had booked the hotel,so it would be a shame not to let the car have a runSouth for the weekend, let’s hope its dry so the topcan come off!

Nick Peacock

News

It's all change at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydonwith a new building showcasing the centre's reservecollection, and a change of name for 2016.

The Heritage Motor Centre will close its doors on30 November for a major overhaul. When the centrereopens in February 2016, it will be renamed theBritish Motor Museum, with visitors able to seealmost every car in the collection, either in thereworked museum itself, or the new CollectionsCentre that is nearing completion.

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News from members9GER NEWS

All my Coupe progress is being posted on the forumso no need to duplicate it here, apart from saying ourcooler weather is approaching which will give meless excuse not to be outside under the burning sun,and also the F1 and MotoGP season is almost at anend so that will be another distraction I can’t use foran excuse not to crack on with my GTM build. Onlythe Dakar to look forward to and that is shown about9.00 at night!Nothing to do with GTM, but during my Septemberstay in the UK I had a day off fettling my Jedi racecar and went to a Thursday test day at DonningtonPark, as the Formula Jedi circuit racers were therethe following weekend and they like to get set upbeforehand. Although the smallest cars, they wereby far the quickest there, but next door to the Jedipit garage was a pre-war Mercedes GP car 5.6lt twincam straight 8 supercharged on methanol. It turnedout to be a replica, but what a piece of engineering,just to think you have to make every part of acomplete car as complex as that!Just warming it up made what little hair I have standon the back of my neck and on an open pipe it wasloud, many people standing there had fingers in theirears.Take careJohn

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HELLO FROM MARTIN FOYLE

Hi again, sorry you have not heard much from methis year, its just been a very busy time from start tofinish. But the good news is it was all great fun, lotsof big celebrations, a 40th anniversary, a 50thanniversary, 60th and 70th birthdays, just to name afew, also a house to wire in Shetland all makes for avery busy and forgetful time - as I still haven’t paidmy membership fee's 'oops' it will get there one day.So with all that said and done its been a miserableyear for the Rossa, no work done at all I'm afraid, itis just sitting at the back of my garage awaiting someTLC, hopefully this winter will be a bit moreproductive.Anyway, we did have a bit of success and managedto get the Corrado ready (someone else did the hardwork) for the ‘La Crofterra Pandemonia' which againtook place in September. This was the 11th runningand must have been one of the best as the weatherwas fantastic, wall to wall sunshine for 2 days. Itstarted in Fort William and finished back in Invernesswith some 450 hard miles covered, Again, we werein the company of some beautiful cars, ranging fromMustang, Ferrari, TVR, lots of 2 seaters, Fords, evena V8 landrover and, as you know, I like my VW's somy Corrado VR6 was our steed for the weekend. Of the 57 cars that left fort William, only 2 nevercompleted the course ,those being the Mustang anda MGF - it says a lot for the reliability of these oldcars and the love and attention lavished on them bythere owners. I am still very hopeful that I willeventually complete the Crofterra in my GTM Rossa

My GTM fascination started in 2005, when I stumbledupon the GTM website. I fell for the Spyder at once,and started to check the possibilities of getting one. Ieven got an e-mail from GTM that they had a red LHDdemonstrator with a 1.4 engine! But no - when I talkedto the Norwegian car authorities, they responded bylisting the 46 regulations I needed to comply with inorder to get a Norwegian registration! No wonder thatthere are no Norwegian kit-car clubs!I did not forget GTM, and infrequently kept an eyeon the website and the GTM forum. I was sad whenGTM was sold and subsequently closed down, andthought that that was the end of the GTM dream.In the meantime, the bureaucrats in Brussels weresilently working… The EU directive 2007/46/EUtook UK from SVA to IVA, and I think caused somedespair among UK kit car enthusiasts. In Norway itfinally resulted in a MAJOR change of guidelines forcar imported from EU: As long as a car has beenapproved in EU, it should be approved in Norway aswell!August 2013: Work was quiet, and a GTM Spydercame up on eBay. Andrew Simmons was selling his2003 Spyder, tub number 003, build by himself andhardly ever used since. My wife was skeptical, but Igot an OK to buy the car if I wanted.I flew in to Birmingham, and drove to Devon withDudley to look at the car. I came back less thanconvinced that this was a car for me – head gasketwas blown, ride was “appalling” according to Dudley,poor suspension, rattles etc. After a few days hardthinking I finally went for it.Andrew delivered the car at the Talon garage, whereDudley took the engine apart, new brakes, radiator,springs, dampers, ZCars suspension, timing belts,lights etc. during winter. We got some surprisesduring the upgrade, and I am very happy that I gotDudley to do the work.In May 2014 I had a serious talk with my wife: “I needto go to UK to get a dress I bought for you. It is in theboot of the car I bought.” She was nice about it. Soagain I flew into Birmingham. Dudley had done a

THE NORWEGIAN SPYDER

The e-mail from 23. Of December 2014 was short:Today we have finally approved your GTMSpyder, the paperwork is ready forcollection at Bergen Traffic Services.Merry christmas!

It only took 7 months!

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superb job with the car, and I was very pleased withthe ZCars suspension. On my way to the ferry atImmingham I met up with Don Stephenson and PhilipDawson , and had a nice chat and a test drive in Don’sself-build Libra. It was interesting to compare Don’ssuspension to my ZCars suspension and to feel thedifference.

The ferry from Immingham to Brevik/Norway is theeasiest way to travel, and the crossing was smooth.After clearing customs, I started the 6 hour drive acrossthe mountains to Bergen. Clear blue sky, top down andmy “new” car – what more could I wish for?The drive through the Norwegian mountains wasfantastic - sun, snow on the mountain tops, dry andwinding road and not too much traffic. I only wantedto drive and drive, no time for stopping!Back in Bergen I went to get Norwegian plates, but Iwas not straight forward! It turned out that the chassisnumber and engine number in the V5C was wrong! Icontacted British authorities, and it turned out there

were no record that the car had been SVA-ed! Afterseveral letters and explanations I finally got anofficial confirmation that the V5C numbers werewrong, and sent to Norwegian authorities. It took 7months, and I finally got plates on the car in February2015. As far as I know this is the only GTM in Norway.

So how has the car been?I now understand what Dudley meant when he saidthat I will need to get my hands dirty with a GTM!No big issues, but a continuous need for checkingbolts and nuts, tighten engine coolant hoses, listenfor strange noises etc. The smell of petrol becamemore evident during the first summer, and finallythere was a leak during petrol filling. It turned outthat a sharp edge on the metal filling tube had cut intothe rubber hose going in to the tank. I had to takedown the tank in order to find it, but I think it is OKnow. Overheating in slow summer traffic has been aproblem, maybe due to insufficient bleeding.After having two summers in the Spyder, I haveidentified a few modifications I want to do thiswinter: Mike Saturn cable gearchange, Land Roverthermostat and a shroud for the radiator fan.After two summers with the Spyder I am very pleasedwith the car. It is fun to drive, and will put a smile onmy face and fellow motorists. OK, you need to be anoptimist to drive a convertible in Bergen, but I haveused it frequently from May to October. WesternNorway has some nice roads with beautiful scenery,so there are ample opportunities for nice drives. Feelfree to contact me if you are planning a drive inNorway!

Terje Alvested

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Regional GroupsThe Southern group meet on the first Tuesday of the month.Please check on the Forum for the location as this has beenchanging .

The venues are handy for the M1 and M25 and most of theregulars have about an hours journey to get there. We are afriendly bunch and would love to have some other membersjoin us. You don't have to come every month but would benice to see as many of you as possible.

Don Stephenson organises the East Midlands meet at TheRoman Way, Newark (junction of A1/A46/A17) on thesecond Tuesday of the month. This venue was chosen to givegood access for people travelling north or south on the A1,A46 and A17, and we are always happy to see new faces.Group usually meets in the restaurant at their pre-booked tableat 7.30. Anyone with an interest in GTMs is welcome to jointhem.

Mitchell Gaynor lives in Chorley and tells us that PrestonSupercar Club meets at the Phantom Winger pub at Fulwood,Preston. Meetings are on the second to last Sunday of eachmonth and all are welcome

The West Midlands Group meet at the Bell Inn,Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3JP. It's just north ofjunction 7 of the M6, close to the end of the M5 and on theA34 from Walsall to Birmingham, so is easily accessible fromalmost any direction. It’s an Ember Inn, so does reasonablypriced food and a range of beers. Contact for meeting datesis Peter Cole - peter204@hotmail.co.uk

Bruce Calverley has a Spyder and he runs a club in WestYorkshire www.northernroadsters.co.ukThey meet at 8.00 on the first Friday of the month at The OldColonial, Dunbottle Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9JJ. Northernbased GTM owners would be most welcome at the friendlygathering of like minded people. They have a Christmasdinner on the 12th December.

There is also no GTM group in Shropshire/North Wales butmembers are welcome to join the Shropshire Alternative CarClub (www.shacc-uk.org) Meetings are normally on the 1stTuesday at the month at the Bradford Arms, Knockin.

Why not organise a gathering in your area? Volunteers arewanted to act as regional organiser/convenor/or whatever youwish to call it. It should be a a very enjoyable job that is nottoo onerous.

Could the regional group organisers/reportersplease update the info for next time.

1st DecemberR798 Albert C. Humphries1266 Michael Lowes179 Peter Jarman1331 Terje Alvestad1308 Phil Howell

1st JanuaryR322 David Arblaster1268 Nigel Chadwick1290 Colin Howells1267 David Bell1222 Peter Risk1217 David Large1192 Angus Buchan1146 Jim Houston1062 Nigel Meades1020 Malcolm Howlett1014 Jamie Mcdonald1008 John Dickens966 Chris Morrison391 Stephen Bliss372 Adam Edwards340 David Greenwood313 Richard Hill292 Ian Johnson289 George Chapman266 Phil Winchurch261 Richard Wells255 Gordon Tyreman251 Susan Stevens190 Richard Lythe181 Malcolm Jones159 Huw Gulliver157 Adrian Groves134 John Cornforth119 Robin Brown116 Alan Britton113 Dave Boyer1190 Douglas Anderson1270 Eric Hedley1344 Abraham Ali

1st February1091 Craig Kenyon569 Jonathan Kimberley565 Melvyn Woodman238 Steve Shield

Membership Subs Due

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Club RegaliaAll of the following regalia can be bought by mail order (postage andpacking extra) with the exception of the mugs and glasses which are onlyavailable at shows. Please make your cheques payable to ‘GTM OwnersClub’.All garments have an embroidered owners club badge and are available in several colours and sizes.Please phone/e-mail to check choices available. If you are thinking of purchasing items at a Kit Car,show please contact me beforehand so that I can ensure that I bring the relevant stock as space in theLibra is limited.

Waterproof jacket £44.00

Fleeces £27.00

Sweatshirts - Round Neck £13.00Sweatshirts – V Neck £14.00

T- Shirts - Round Neck £8.00T- Shirts – V Neck £9.00Ladies T – Shirts £9.00

Polo Shirts £14.00

Baseball Caps £9.00

GTMOC Tax Disc Holders (stick on) £1.50GTMOC Mugs £4.00GTMOC pint glass £4.00GTMOC Leather Key Fobs with enamel badge £3.00GTMOC Enamel Badges £2.00GTMOC Window Stickers (3” dia.) £1.00 Sold outGTMOC Embroidered Badges £2.00

Enquiries to Bob Snooks

01753 662951 or 07730 703180e-mail – bobsnooks@supanet.com

Prices are for stock items and are subject to changewith new orders.

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Events List2015

MARCH28-29 Restoration Show at the NEC

APRIL26 Drive it Day

MAY3-4 The National Kit Car Motor Show, Stoneleigh - club area, large marquee,

AGM 2.00 PM and evening barbecue on Sunday

16 CKC/Omex track day at Llandow

31 London to Brighton Kit and Sports Car Run

JUNE12-14 Pageant of Power – Cholmondeley Castle - Club area

13-14 Le Mans 24 hour

20 Classic, Kit and Retro Action Day, Castle Combe (replaces Donington)

25-28 Goodwood Festival of Speed

JULY25-27 Silverstone Classic - club area

AUGUST16 Mini in the Park at Santa Pod

SEPTEMBER11-13 Goodwood Revival meeting – bringing the 1940s, 50’s and 60’s to life!

19-20 Manchester Classic Car Show

26-27 Sywell Classic Pistons and Props - Club area tbc

NOVEMBER7-8 Classic Vehicle Restoration Show at the Bath and West Show Ground

13-15 Classic Motor Show at the NEC

14 Total Kit Car Live, Brands Hatch - Club area CANCELLED

2016

JANUARY14-17 Performance Car Show at the NEC

2016 DATES WILL BE POSTED IN THE MARCH NEWSLETTER

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Web siteThe club’s web site is www.gtmownersclub.co.uk

The article published in Complete Kit Car magazine on the history of GTM has now beenadded by kind permission of the editor.

Suggestions as to what you would like to be included are still needed. So, ideas please or, evenbetter, produce some content. Currently, the Members Only section has links to the newslettersand committee contact details. Let us know if you think there should be change there. Emailto editor@gtmownersclub.co.uk

The password to enter the members page is now 25andblue

A few quotes for the more senior among usOh, to be seventy again. - Georges ClemenceauOn seeing a pretty girl on his eightieth birthday.

Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life. - Daniel Francois Esprit Auber

For all the advances in medicine, there is still no cure for the common birthday. - John Glenn

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. - Lucille ball

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. - Maurice Chevalier

Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. - Cora HarveyArmstrong

Getting old ain't for sissies. - Betty Davis

We grow too soon old and too late smart. - Dutch proverb

May you live all the days of your life. - Jonathan Swift

The best birthdays of all are those that haven't arrived yet. - Robert Orben

Be kind to your kids, they'll choose your nursing home one day. - Author Unknown

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. - Fred Astaire

To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. - Bernard M BaruchOn his 85th birthday

I am long on ideas, but short on time. I expect to live to be only about a hundred. - Thomas Alva Edison

I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines. - Oliver Goldsmith