Unstone Green

I called in to see Sid Watson today, at his works in March. Cambridgeshire. He has the honour of making the new set of wings for my Mog. Or rather it should be that I have the honour of having four fine examples of his craftsmanship on my car: when it gats back on the road, that is !

The ex-Dave Rutherfords moulds had been coated with about 2 mm of red gel, which is close to the red that the car is, and when set, layers and layers of glass fibre are laid on with more coloured resin, and a reinforcing bar bonded along the underside of the front wings. They will be allowed to completely cure overnight, before Sid removes them from the moulds and trims them with a diamond blade. Then they will be rushed down to New Elms in Dorset, where Tim Ayres and Darren Bunn will complete the transformation, and make my Mog beautiful again. Retaining the green grille of course!

Just like it’s never been away, doesn’t seem two minutes since the last one, MY hasn’t it grown!

2009-july

just click, but gently: you don’t want to wake everyone up!

Dave Sapp took these photos of my sad and twisted Mog along with its sparkling new chassis, built by Chassis Supremo Terry Foxon, of G.E.E. Ltd. I thought if I gave him a plug, he might make it even better!

This is the latest project. A 1966 S2 Landie, pretty much similar to the one daughter Emily and I acquired last year. This has been standing for about 12 years! It needs a bit of work doing before it hits the road, probably just as well I am not wasting time in my Mog!

Click the link, pleeeease, click the link. The morgangenie can’t be released until you, yes YOU, click the link.

tormogger-2009-june

The good news is that my Mog is to be rebuilt, and the better news is that Tim Ayres, mogspert of New Elms in Dorset has been commissioned to carry out the work with his number1 Darren Bunn. Tim’s workshop is fast gaining a reputation for high quality work and problem fixing. The insurance assessor who visited New Elms told me that he was very impressed with the set-up there. A new set of grp wings has been ordered from Sid Watson from Cambridge, who is a renowned wizzard with grp production, some years ago he made a half-size motorised replica of a Mog which has appeared at the Le Mans Classic, and has also devised a grp hardtop for Mogs.

My trustee Mog recently failed to negotiate a bend on the Cat and Fiddle, a notorious road between Macclesfield and Buxton. It mounted a kerb, crossed a verge and attempted to surf a dry stone wall. It failed, and landed in a field, demolishing a barbed wire fence in the process. The car is rather warped, chassis twisted, front suspension and steering a different shape. Ho hum. the joys of motoring. It is now in Dorset, awaiting the insurance assessor’s verdict. Watch this space.

tormogger-2009-may

to write a new post more often, but it recently seems to be one of those ’round tuit’ things! And I haven’t got a round tuit! Lots has happened recently, nephew Dyfri got married last weekend, I was the Master of Ceremonies, and wore my clown jacket, by demand of nephew and bride! Daughter Emily has put an offer in on a house in Beeston, son James has just bought a Porsche 911 as a project. I am still the editor of Tormog, issues of which may be seen elsewhare on this site, and the new printing machine is kept very busy. Recession? What recession?