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Speedqueens, an interesting blog I follow has a post about http://speedqueens.blogspot.com/2011/01/pauline-mayman.html Pauline Mayman a rally competitor in a Morgan 4/4 which some Talk Morgan members might find interesting.

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Yep, I remember Pauline and Val well. Lionel was the Morgan agent in Brum with premises in Broad Street. I recall seeing Lionel's +4 S/S in the window! Reg VON777, Lionel achieved some success with it as did Mark Ridout who later owned it. Happy days

Colin M.

Pal of mine bought his +4(?) from Pauline, many years ago.
He was over the moon when I bought my 4/4 5.5 years ago (and still hasn't been out in it).
I keep saying he should get another, but building his own steam launch seems to have taken priority...

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I wonder if anyone has any pics of VON777 either in period or contemporary ?


Graham I've made a note not to get myself involved with any steam launch projects !

'Contemporary' should present no prob, the owner could nip out and snap it in his garage! I've got some period pics somewhere, I'll see what I can find, as and when.

Colin M.

Mogburner, Old and contemporary pics ! I am all eye's !

@art tidesco I would not presume to be anything other than having a tenuous association with 'VON' in the 60's, although obviously aware of its subsequent history. It has been owned and raced for many years by Doug Taylerson and son Matt. It has arguably the longest continuous competition history of any 4-wheel Morgan (dons tin-hat)being campaigned since Belcher first got it new, via Mayman, Ridout et al up to the present day. Being 1958 it is one year older than 'XOV'. Of course 'TOK' (the registration number, that is) is '56 but that is even less original than 'FOJ' which I rebuilt for Ridley! Hmmm, dangerous ground in these inflationary times!
'VON' has what must be the unique distinction of twice being part of the winning team, in the same event, at the same venue forty years apart! In '59 she was part of the Morgan team placed 1st on handicap (driven by Belcher) in the Birkett 6-hour Relay and repeated this success in 1999 driven by Matt Taylerson.
I do recall Mark R's irritation of it's being referred to as the 'Kieft +4' merely because Mayman had bought the moribund Kieft company off Berwyn Baxter (who had bought it off Cyril K)
It may have been prepped by Baxter's outfit in it's Belcher days I suppose. It did have a carb heat-shield with a Kieft logo on it once. I'm rambling again!!

Colin M

You keep rambling Colin, it's all interesting history.

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Thanks for that wealth of information Colin, would you happen to know if Doug or Matt are forum members and what their forum names are ?

Please PM me if you prefer to keep this info discrete :-)

Hi everyone, met the Son of Pauline at a party on Saturday night and would welcome any information that I could pass on. Her son runs a pub now in Staffordshire.
Who bought the Morgan Graham,
Cheers,
JMP