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THE
OCTAGON
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE
TROPHY -
2005
& 2007 NATIONAL
MEETINGS.
PLEASE NOTE:
As from 2010, Octagons will be published in January,
March, May, July, September, November as this will allow
reports of major events to be published much sooner after the
event. Closing dates for material for the 2010 January
Octagon is December 31, 2009.
The Octagon, the magazine of the MG Car Club
of Qld Inc, has been published since January, 1957. Prior to
that, newsletters had been published to keep members up to date with
activities. Over the years, thanks to the dedication of some Club
members, its publication has continued in various forms.
The first
issues were printed on spirit duplicators before the ‘new’
technology of ink duplicators took over; then, photographs gradually
became incorporated along with advertising. Now, of course, with
modern technology, the latest Octagons are very smart-looking
magazines.
The Octagon page has
been added to the Website to allow you better access for submitting
material for the ‘Octagon’ so that it can become even more
representative of the Club and its members. We would love to have
more members submitting items for inclusion.
Here are some
possibilities:
-
A letter to the Editor
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A bit of publishable gossip about a club
member or activity for
‘Sump Plug’
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A bit of trivia for ‘Bits and pieces’
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An original cartoon or piece of art work
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An article about -
- a trip you
have done in your MG
- restoration
you have undertaken to an MG
- a competition
you have entered in an MG
- your ideas for
Club activities
- a road test of
an MG, old or new
- why you joined
the Club
- anything that
is of interest to a number of Club members
Just write your
contribution and submit it through
here or post it to the Club’s
postal address, GPO Box 1847 Brisbane 4001.
PAST ISSUES:
Click here to
see December, 2009 issue.
Click here to
see October, 2009 issue.
Click here to
see August, 2009 issue.
Click here to
see June, 2009 issue.
Click here
to
see April, 2009 issue.
Click here
to
see February, 2009 issue.
Click here
to
see December, 2008 issue.
Click here
to
see October, 2008 issue.
Click here
to
see August, 2008 issue.
Click here
to
see June, 2008 issue.
Click here
to
see April, 2008 issue.
Click here
to
see February, 2008 issue.
Click here
to
see December, 2007 issue.
Click here
to
see October, 2007 issue.
Click here to
see August, 2007 issue.
Click here to
see June, 2007 issue.
Click here to
see April, 2007 issue.
Now in
Flash, downloads straight away!
Don't forget - get your contribution in by emailing
here.
(Elaine Hamilton).
KEN EBELING's MOTORING
STORY
Early Club member, Ken Ebeling, has written the complete story of
his motoring life and has given permission for the Club to publish
it both in the Octagon and here on the website.
Chapter 1,
Chapter 2 (Part 1),
Chapter 2 (Part 2),
Chapter 3 (Part 1),
Chapter 3
(Part 2),
Chapter 4,
Chapter 5,
Chapter 6 (Part 1),
Chapter 6 (Part 2),
Chapter 7,
Chapter 8,
Chapter 9,
Chapter 10,
Chapter 11,
Chapter 12,
Chapter 13,
Chapter
14
(the end)
BOOK REVIEWS:
From time to time, you will find book reviews here. The books
have been made available to us by Capricorn Link and are
available for purchase from all good bookstores. For wholesale
enquiries, please contact Capricorn Link at sales@capricornlink.com.au. Thanks to Capricorn Link, a copy of each
book reviewed will be available in the Club library.
Click here
for a of "Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1970's". Reviewed by Joe Daly, Capricorn Chapter
Click here
for a review by Malcolm Spiden, of
"Autocross Performance Handbook."
Click here for a review of "Brooklands:
The Official Centenary History" by David Venables.
Click here
for a review by Vern Hamilton, of "Hillclimbing and Sprinting."
Click
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The most recent Octagon |
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A very early Octagon |
BOOK REVIEWS:
(cont.)
Click here for a review of the "Wheel & Tyre Performance
Handbook".
Click here for a review of the "Race to Win" by Derek
Daly - reviewed by Kevin Ponting.
Click here for
a review of the "How to Weld".
Click here
for a review of the "How to Keep Your Collector Car Alive".
Click here
for a review of the "How to Pinstripe".
Click here
for a review of "HOW TO IMPROVE
MGB, MGC & MGB V8"
by
Roger Williams.
Reviewed by John Tait.
Click here
for a review of "How
to build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car". Reviewed by Joe Daly,
Capricorn Chapter
Old Copies of Octagon:
The Club has been trying to
put together as complete a collection of past Octagons as possible.
The following seem to be missing from our collection; the problem is
that we don’t know how many were published in some years.
If you have any information – or old Octagons –
that will help make this collection complete we’d love to hear from
you.
Here is a list
of old
Octagons wanted:
1958 – Any between July and November
1959 – July, August, October, November, December
1960 –
January, February, May, June, Aug, Sept
1961 – Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
1962 – May, Jun, Dec
1963 – Jan, Apr, May, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec
1964 – Jan, Feb, Mar, June, July, Sept, Oct, Dec
1965 – Jan, Feb, April, Sept, Oct, Dec
1966 – Feb, June, Oct, Nov, Dec
1967 – Apr, May, Sept, Nov
1968 – Jan, May, June, Sept, Nov
1969 – June, Sept, Nov, Dec
1970 – Feb, May (Dec Octagon was included in Jan 71 Octagon)
1971 – Jan, Mar, June, July
1973 – Nov
1974 –June, Oct, Dec
1976 – Apr, July, Aug, Oct, Dec
1977 – Mar
1978 – Apr
1980 – Feb, May, June, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec
1981 – Feb to Dec
1982 –
Feb
This list would have been
much longer but for the contributions of John Muller, Nigel Stevens,
John Walker, Mal Spiden, Paul Strange, Ann Thomson, Doug Partington and David Robinson who has
been the keeper of the collection.
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