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DEAR MORGAN THREE WHEELER FRIENDS IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET AND SADNESS THAT WE HAVE TO INFORM YOU OF THE PASSING AWAY OF AUSTIN SMITH.

This was after a very short illness. Austin was a well known and much liked Morgan Three Wheeler owner who will be sadly missed by us all. R.I.P. AUSTIN
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Around two months ago Austin rang me for a chat about coming to our End Of Season Bash in Malvern. He said then that he had been feeling unwell and had a hospital appointment that week. He went ahead and booked the Abbey Hotel. I next heard from him on Saturday 17th April, he called me around Mid-Day and said he had been given the bad news that he had only days to live and he wanted to talk. Though he was clearly on medication we talked for an hour about Morgans and past events he had enjoyed being on with us in recent years. We laughed a little and I must admit we both cried when he expressed how much he had been looking forward to doing things in his further modified five speeder and continuing to upgrade his F Type. Austin was a North Country man just like me and from the same part too. We had got on from day one of our first meeting up. He did so much to get five speeders accepted into racing, he spent lots of time encouraging others to take up the sport too. The Sprint Day he organised at Curborough was a huge success due to him. He was the first to congratulate me on the formation of Touring Group and strongly believed in it's aims. I feel humbled that on his deathbed he wanted to call me for a talk about things.
Austin it was a pleasure to be friends with you and you will be sadly missed by all who knew you.
Our deepest sympathy goes to his Daughters and relatives
Ian Parkinson