Celebrating 60 Years of the MG Y Type           1947 - 2007

2007

Event / Location

Ted Gardner

(Hon. Secretary)

The MG Y Type celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2007 - New South Wales, Australia.

Steve and Lynne Brompton are organising a week-end Birthday Party for the The Australian Register of the MG Y Type invites you to join our Diamond Jubilee celebrations. We are organising a weekend in the Hunter Valley, NSW, in the Maitland area.

Come along and meet other owners and their cars and join in the fun.

When?  The weekend of 13 – 15th April, 2007, staying Friday and Saturday nights.

This is the weekend after Easter and may tie in conveniently with any plans you may have for the MGCC National Meeting in Qld.

Let’s get the largest number of Ys together at any one time, for a big photo.  

If your car isn’t on the road, well it’s time to get moving! If this is impossible, then hopefully spare seats may be available with other Y Typers, so everyone can be part of the occasion.

Download a registration form here.

The MG Y Type celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2007 - Pacific North West, USA.

To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, MG Ys of the Pacific North West are invited to come and enjoy a weekend of friendship and Ys in the Bellingham area of Washington State, USA.  The weekend will begin on Friday with a dinner, Saturday there will be an opportunity to view each other's Ys, before going on a scenic drive, and dinner before travelling home again on the Sunday.

For further information please contact Paul Barrow.

The MG Y Type celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2007 - UK.

To mark this very special occasion the Register Committee have opted to hold an event over the weekend of 12 - 13th May 2007.

The venue will be Charlecote Park (a National Trust property) which is 5 miles to the east of Stratford upon Avon, in Warwickshire. There are strong associations with both Queen Elizabeth and one "Will" Shakespeare, who knew the house well. Our 'Jack the Lad' is alleged to have been caught poaching the estate deer, so much for our national icons! More details can be found on page 245 of the current NT Handbook or by visiting the website www.nationaltrust.org.

The gates will be open to us from 10.00 am. The NT will also be promoting this event and we will have an exclusive Pride of Place along the principal entrance to the house.

We have decided to include a short run of around 30 miles - which will start and finish at Charlecote, which will leave at around 11.30 am. The run is voluntary and if you would rather stay at Charlecote for the day that is fine. We will have our usual self-judging concours in the afternoon and the Register Stand will also be present. We would like some volunteer marshals on the day and anyone who is interested could they please either telephone or fax, or e-mail the event organiser JERRY BIRKBECK.

On the Saturday 12th May the Register will be holding a dinner at the 'Charlecote Pheasant', which is 200 metres from the entrance to the park. All the rooms at the 'Charlecote Pheasant' have now been booked. There are only 15 places available for the 60th Anniversary dinner though, so if you would like to attend, BOOK A PLACE NOW with Jerry!  Although all rooms are taken at the Pheasant, other local accommodation may be available via www.BedandBreakfast-Directory.co.uk[Local towns include Stratford on Avon (4 miles), Warwick(5 miles), Leamington (7 miles), and local villages include Wellesbourne (1 mile), Barford(2 miles), Hampton Lucy (1 mile)].

There will be no charge by the Register for the run on  Sunday 13th and participants will be provided with the usual rally boards and route maps etc.

The National Trust will not charge car and driver but will charge at a reduced rate for other adults in the car (£6.70 a head)  with children under the age of 16 free. If you are a member of the NT you of course get in free. More information will be forthcoming over the next few months and details will be available on the web or from Jerry Birkbeck at the beginning of January 2007.However, if you wish to reserve a place at the dinner and accommodation then we would recommend that you contact the Hotel sooner rather later - bookings are being taken now.

For any further information please contact Jerry Birkbeck +44 (0)1926 424053

Booking form now available

MG Saloon Day 2007 to be held at the Northampton & Lamport Railway on Sunday 1st July 2007, 10am to 4pm. ALL MG saloons of ALL ages welcome.

For details please see

www.mgcars.org.uk/mgm

Gathering of the faithful - West 2007 will be at The Canyons, Park City, Utah.  Registration and details can be found at http://www.gofwest2007.com/ but Floyd Inman is asking any one bringing, or thinking of bringing a Y to contact him so that a strong Y presence can be made to celebrate the 60th Birthday of the Y Type.  Floyd will be attending in his Y too.  Please use the contact link to email Floyd.

Floyd Inman

Download booking form here

13th Anniversary Ripon Old Car Show - The date and venue for next year's Ripon Old Cars has been confirmed in the latest mail shot from ROC. Sunday 29th July 2007, at a new venue - Ripon Race Course.

The racecourse is used by several other car events each year and is a much larger venue - so we can accomodate as many Y types as can make the trip!!!  (It also has proper toilets and a bar!)

As well as being  the 60th (diamond) for the Y types, Arlene and I are celebrating our 30th (Pearl) anniversary and will be returning from an Arctic cruise to the UK (Southampton) on the 28th - but we will still have arrangements in hand for a good Y presence at Ripon.

Contact: Andrew & Arlene - for details see next column.

If any overseas Y "registerians" want to come to any events and need a ride/a car, let us know, we may be able to help.

Andrew and Arlene Coulson

+44 (0)1765 600716

Lancemore Hill in Victoria is the place … for another gathering of the MG Ys as part of the 60^th Anniversary celebrations worldwide.

 Lancemore Hill is located on the Kilmore - Lancefield Rd, Kilmore, Victoria.  Just one hour from Melbourne CBD and 40 minutes from Tullamarine International Airport. Situated in the Macedon Ranges, Lancemore Hill will be a great place to gather and a great starting point to visit the many wineries, art galleries, craft shops and National Parks nearby. And of course, on Saturday we may just picnic at Hanging Rock. For more information you can view the facilities for yourself at:  www.lancemore.com.au.

 The plan for the weekend is:

 Saturday: Meet at Lancemore Hill at 10am to move in to your accommodation before setting out on an leisurely drive with hamper lunch, some time for sightseeing and then a meandering journey back to Lancemore Hill for some official (and not so official) photos, full table service banquet with fine wines, guest speakers, and much talking.

 Sunday: Breakfast, departures, joint/individual excursions in the area.

+61 (0)3 9318 3280

Download booking form here

Event / Location

15th Annual General Meeting - will be held at 11:00am in Kimber House, Cemetery Road, Abingdon Oxfordshire, UK.  Please contact the Secretary to book a seat if you wish to attend by the email link in the Contact column to the right, or by telephone on +44 (0)118 9614767.

Y-Type Register – Spring Run - The five Counties run.  Download an entry form here.

The traditional season "opener" run will take place on Sunday the 30 April.  The following day is a UK 'Bank' Holiday so there is no excuse for not coming down - make a lovely long weekend in the Cotswolds and book a hotel now.  You can then take a leisurely journey back home on the Monday.

The run will meet and depart from the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway HQ at Toddington, just to the north of Winchcombe.

Regalia orders in advance please to David Hague as usual for collection on the day.  Download your entry form here.

 Jerry Birkbeck
+44 (0)1926 424053

Y Register French Trip 2006 - The Ardennes (Charleville - Meziers & Sedan area and Bouillon)

The Ferry chosen is Speedferries on www.speedferries.com and participants are urgently advised to book individually as soon as possible. At the moment (22nd Jan.) the return Ferry Dover to Boulogne is £69 return for car and up to 5 passengers.

It is essential to book the Ferry as soon as possible as under this companies system the fare increases as the departure time approaches.

The 1410 Dover departure and the 1325 Boulogne return have been chosen as the most convenient times.

An Hotel will be booked for the first night within about 30 miles of Boulogne and the final leg to our destination driven at leisure the following day. Similar arrangements are expected for the return journey.  Paul Gresser is co-ordinating this and will make hotel bookings as soon as he knows names of those wishing to take part. Paul would like names please by the latest February 10th in order that he may book the hotels.

The 56th Silverstone International Meeting - Silverstone, Northamptonshire UK - bring your Y, show it off with the others and come and see us at the Register Stand.  We will have all the Regalia and Books with us for you to buy.

MGs and Narrow Gauge Steam The Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway is holding its annual Vintage Vehicle Day, MGs are especially welcome. Entry is FREE, and you get two FREE train tickets, as well as a day out on the only 2ft narrow gauge railway in the centre of the UK. We have 12 steam engines and the largest petrol/diesel collection in the UK. 3 miles of track through deepest Bedfordshire, cafe, industrial heritage, shop, and lots of cars/motorcycles/lorries/busses/ and plenty of room to park.

Contact Colin Bassett on 01525 373888, email info@buzzrail.co.uk or visit www.buzzrail.co.uk

MG SALOON DAY 2006 is to be held on Sunday 2nd July, at the Northampton & Lamport Railway. All MG saloons are welcome, from 1924 to 2005. For more information and entry forms see www.mgcars.org.uk/mgm or email. Neil Cairns has already booked a display area for the Y Register. If you are going, please inform him via the link shown here.

12th Anniversary Ripon Old Car Show - Andrew and Arlene have booked and paid for a stand for 10 cars. This permits them to extend an invitation for FREE entry to the show, a  pride of place stand, and unlimited food and drink.  With Andrew and Arlene now having 3 Ys between them, pressure will be intense for the remaining spaces.
As an extra this year we are contemplating a Y-parts 'mini-autojumble' on the stand - more of a bring-and-bargain I suspect. 
If folks fancy an evening run on the day before the show, with a pub supper, we will be delighted to set up a route around North Yorkshire.
Please contact us by email or phone if you would like to attend and obtain a gate pass.  If there is sufficient demand a additional places will be booked.

+44 (0)1765 600716

Pendine Dash - The Pembrokeshire MG Club is organising The Pendine Dash on Sunday 13th August 2006. It is intended to have a Y Register Contingent attending this 90 mile run around some of the most unspoilt scenery in the whole of the UK. Cost is £16 per head, includes Tulip rally book, rally plate, and tea/coffee. Basically we the Y Register are joining in with their run.

Please contact Neil Cairns if you are interested, and we can sort out Saturday and Sunday night hotel accommodation. Neil has booked himself into the The Forge Restaurant and Lodge, St Clairs, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, SA33 4NA. Phone 01994 230300).  The run is to start from 'The Forge' in St Clairs, and end at Picton Castle, on SUNDAY 13th August 2006. The Forge is charging £65 a night - double rooms, single £45.

To enter the actual Pendine Run you need to go to www.pembsmg.co.uk and download the entry form. Neil Thomas is the organiser of the run itself, and his address is on the entry form.

Event / Location

Annual General Meeting - Kimber House, Cemetery Road, Abingdon Oxfordshire, UK.  Please contact the Secretary to book a seat if you wish to attend.

Y-Type Register – Spring Run - Sudley Castle,  Oxfordshire UK.

The run will be based at Sudeley Castle near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.  The event will run will include a run around the Costwolds commencing at 11.30 a.m. to return by 3.00 p.m.. This should take no more than a couple of hours which will allow for lunch stops. At 3.30p.m. the awarding of the NTG cup (for YA’s and YT’s) and the Bill Atkinson cup (for YB’s) will be made following a self-judging concours.  Some may choose to visit the gardens and the castle; details will be included with the application form.  All Y Type owners are welcome – please see if we can make more than 50 Y’s this year!  Download your entry form here or for further details, contact Jerry.

 Jerry Birkbeck
+44 (0)1926 424053

Ys in Steam 2005 - Anyone interested in narrow gauge railways, steam and diesel, the Leighton Buzzard Railway is running a classic car rally on Sunday 26th June 2005.  The railway gets out all its steam engines and running diesel units, (it has the largest collection of 2ft gauge engines in the UK) and you get a free ride on the 3.7 mile line. There is a cafe, shop, engine shed, and last year 120 cars took part. For more contact Neil with your details and he will forward entry forms when they are ready. You can 'visit' the railway on www.buzzrail.co.uk.

11th Anniversary Ripon Old Car Show - Andrew and Arlene will book a stand for 10 cars. Please contact us by email or phone if you would like to attend.  If there is sufficient demand a additional places will be booked.

+44 (0)1765 600716

The 55th Silverstone International Meeting - Silverstone, Northamptonshire UK - bring your Y, show it off with the others and come and see us at the Register Stand.  We will have all the Regalia and Books with us for you to buy.

Event / Location

Annual General Meeting - Kimber House, Cemetery Road, Abingdon Oxfordshire, UK.  Please contact the Secretary to book a seat if you wish to attend.

Y-Type Register – Spring Run - Rousham House, Oxfordshire UK.

Rousham House lies between Oxford and Bicester and is close to the village of Steeple Aston.  The house is 17th Century and has been in the same family and descendants since it was built.  The gardens were designed by William Kent. It is a super spot for starting and finishing a run - but participants will have to bring picnics etc. as there are no catering facilities.  Download your entry form here or for further details, contact Jerry.

 Jerry Birkbeck
+44 (0)1926 424053

MG Y-Type Down Under Gathering - for more information download the flyer here.

Tony Slattery - details per flyer.

MG Octagon Car Club - 18th Wings Run.

MG Saloon Day - Coombe Country Park, Coventry.  Please see flyer for more information and please contact Neil if you are going as he is hoping to organise something special for the Y's.

10th Anniversary Ripon Old Car Show - Andrew and Arlene will book a stand for 10 cars. Please contact us by email or phone if you would like to attend.  If there is sufficient demand a additional places will be booked.

As usual, if people wish to emigrate from the more southerly counties (or further afield) for a weekend away, we can offer food, camping. If you fancy an evening run and dinner at the highest pub in England you will be assured of fantastic views, good beers and lovely food.

+44 (0)1765 600716

The 2nd Black Pudding Run - (after last years successful Run) Starting at the Ainsworth arms, Bury, the 75 mile run will take you from Bury through the stunning Lancashire countryside onto the West Yorkshire borders and finishing at Houghton Tower to attend the 13th Lancashire Classic Car show. 

The entry is just £15 per car, which includes tea/coffee at the start, full route book, Monte Carlo style rally board, entry for two into the show along with finishing souvenirs.  We hope you will want to join us on this great run, if so please book early.

The 54th Silverstone International Meeting - Silverstone, Northamptonshire UK - bring your Y and show it off with the others and come and see us at the Register Stand.  We will have all the Regalia and Books with us for you to buy.

Harrogate MG 2004 - Newby Hall

Ys for Yorkshire Weekend - a scenic weekend for Ys, their owners, and their partners to enjoy a tour through some of the lovely Yorkshire Countryside. Numbers are strictly limited so an early application is essential to secure places.  For further details, please see the Entry form.

Andrew Coulson

+44 (0)1765 600716

Have a SteamY DaY - Ys go to the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway.  Find out what Neil Cairns does to get dirty when he is not tinkering with his XPAG!

Event / Location

Y-Type Register – Spring Run - Snowshill Manor (a National Trust Property), Oxfordshire UK.

Sadly we will not be able to have the usual Regalia Sales Table for you to buy from at this event.  However, orders placed in advance with David Hague and paid for can be "handed over".  There are some complications with the National Trust and its charitable status apparently.

 Jerry Birkbeck
+44 (0)1926 424053

An "Antipodean Adventure" - Richard and Barbara Prior, and four friends will tour UK and Europe.  Hopefully they will file a series of reports and pictures after the event! - hey Richard?

and Part 2 here

Historic Houses Run - Although the final destination is still to be advised, this run (from various starts) is a good run. It is being organised by the MG Octagon Car Club.

The 53rd Silverstone International Meeting - Silverstone, Northamptonshire UK - bring your Y and show it off with the others and come and see us at the Register Stand.  We will have all the Regalia and Books with us for you to buy.

Yeovil Car Club Mid Summer Run - Bridgewater - Dunster Castle Somerset. The YCC are proposing to have a gentle drive through the wonderful Quantock countryside, a stroll around the beautiful National Trust castle and grounds, a bite to eat and a "chinwag" with Yeovil club members and hopefully a few Y Typers ... there are three Y's in the Club!

MG Saloon Day - Coombe Abbey Country Park, Coventry Warwickshire.

Ripon Old Car Show - Andrew and Arlene will book a stand for 10 cars. Please contact us by email or phone if you would like to attend.

As usual, if people wish to emigrate from the more southerly counties (or further afield) for a weekend away, we can offer food, camping. If you fancy an evening run and dinner at the highest pub in England you will be assured of fantastic views, good beers and lovely food.

+44 (0)1765 600716

"Why to Exe II" – A long weekend tour of Exmoor.  Heavily subscribed last time so book early to avoid disappointment.

Event / Location

Y-Type Register – Spring Run - Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire UK

SundaY Lunch - Sunday 12 May 2002 noon - The Sovereign, Shepley, Huddersfield, UK

The pub is on the junction of the A629 Huddersfield (south bound) and the A635 Holmfirth (East bound).  Please confirm by emailing Malcolm Hardy direct by using the hyperlink in the contact box.

GoF West 2002 Durango, Colorado, USA - an annual gathering of pre-1955MGs from throughout the western United States. We will have approximately 150 pre-1955 MGs of all types, with about 6-10 Y Types.

Ripon Old Cars Gathering - Ripon, Yorkshire UK - Special MG Y Type Stand.

The 52nd Silverstone International Meeting - Silverstone, Northamptonshire UK - bring your Y and show it off with the others and come and see us at the Register Stand.  We will have all the Regalia and Books with us for you to buy.

Y-Type Register – Riverside Picnic Party - Somewhere between Oxford and Abingdon, starting from Kimber House!

Y-Type Register – 10^th Anniversary Tour of Brittany – A short break in Brittany

Sydney Concours and Display Day - I am making a big effort to encourage every Y type owner we know about to come along.   I hope we can put together the largest gathering of Y's seen in Sydney ever. I already have at least 12 owners lined up with a couple of more in the wings. The most I have ever seen at one place was last year when we had 8 (with 2 apologies).

The event is to be held at Gladesville Reserve, off Crown Street, Henley (adjacent to Gladesville Bridge) from 9.00 am.