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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
 - A bit of publishable gossip about a club
   member or activity for ‘Sump Plug’
 - A bit of trivia for ‘Bits and pieces’
 - An original cartoon or piece of art work
 - 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 here for a review of "The Bikers Handbook".

The most recent Octagon

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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