MG Car Club of South Australia
WET WEATHER AT GOF IN WAGGA From .. Mike Greenwood
THE GATHERING of the FAITHFUL MG CAR CLUB WAGGA WAGGA September 2016 .
T here is always lots of preparation for a big drive in a 60 year old MG heading off from South Australia to Wagga Wagga for the annual Gathering of the Faithful . This time it was a little bit more stressful because I could not get the car to go on the day before we were to head off ! I knew it was just a wiring problem under the dash No pressure really !! with the help of a friend the Magnette was ready for its second drive to Wagga . A wire had decided to part company with the starter switch so with some electrical joiners a turn of the key and a push of the said starter we heard the correct noises- the sound of the petrol pump clacking merrily and the rumble of the B Series 1500 cc motor . I cleaned out half the tools from the shed for the “ just may need these ” situations and loaded them into the boot of the 1956 MG ZA Magnette affectionately known as Magy 56 ! Now as you know most model MGs do not have anywhere near as much windscreen !
26 boot space as the Magnette so there is no reason why one can carry an extra carby , coil , radiator hoses , electrical connectors , many UNF nuts and bolts , starter motor and generator is there ? No of course not ! So we do ! Also carry 25 litres of 98 petrol and 3 litres of water just in case one has to help someone else . Don ’ t forget we also have the back seat and the foot wells so there is no reason why one cannot carry 4 extra pairs of shoes , again just in case eh ! Our trip was the well driven track when heading up towards New South Wales – via Tailem Bend then turn left and drive towards Pinnaroo , Ouyen Hay , Narrandera to Wagga Wagga , some 500 miles or 800 Kilometres from our place in Strathalbyn . I had pre- booked an onsite cabin in Hay and next morning it was a reasonably easy run to Wagga , all the way I was able to keep the machine around 100 KPH and the temperature gauge stayed just under N for normal as the weather was cloudy most of the way . The biggest problem was seeing through all the bugs on the