Riviera Classic Car Show
Members of Torbay Old Wheels Club are delighted to announce that we are going ahead with the Riviera Classic Car Show on Paignton Green once again this year. It will look a little different because we have to keep everyone safe with fewer volunteers to run the show than in the past. Some of us are just a little less agile than we used to be! We'd like to thank everybody who has supported us over the years and hope you will be with us once again on
Sunday 27th July 2025.
The email for show entries is towc.carshow@icloud.com.
Member's car of the Month
My car is an M.G. TD. It was exported in 1950 to South Africa in CKD form and put together by Motor Assemblies Durban making it a “Mad TD”
First registered to Mr. & Mrs. King in Natal. It was white when the Kings had it. Later it was sold and sent to Zambia. It was then exported to The Seychelles. By then it was coloured blue. In 1989 it was repatriated to U.K. and was “a poor shade of British Racing Green.” The next person to buy it changed it to, ‘BMC Connought Green,’ which it is now.
It’s been registered in 4 countries and 4 different colours. I’m its 7th owner.
The ‘T’ Register has it down as shipped to S.A. May 1950.
The whereabouts of at least 16,000 T types are still known and can be traced via the ‘T’ Register. Most are still in use all over the world. Spares are fairly plentiful for Mgs.
Mine still has its original XPAG 1250cc engine but the original gearbox was changed for a Ford type 9 five speed one before I bought it, 2019. Spares are fairly plentiful for Mgs. I particularly wanted one with a 5 speed gearbox as it can keep up with the traffic on dual carriageways and motorways.
The car and me are the same age; an old car driven by an old codger.
Lionel Uden
Last Wednesday in every month
We are currently meeting at Torquay Rugby Club usually on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.15 pm. If you would like to come please contact us beforehand to check the date of the next meeting.
Our Activities
We enjoyed visiting lots of shows in our old vehicles throughout 2024. We’re still out and about through the darker months with breakfast get-togethers and occasional organised drives using our old cars if the weather’s suitable.
We’re now looking forward to more fun in the sun this summer.
