The Triple-M Register needs you...
The Triple-M Register is looking for an additional volunteer to help co-edit the Register Yearbook.
As members may know, the Yearbook contains a range of interesting news about the past year's events
including competition news, a technical section and other information of general, historical and topical
interest. Our members contribute a number of articles and features, so the job of the co-editor does
not entail a great deal of authorship – rather the job is to put the items together and co-ordinate the work
of the external designer and printer. Guidance and resources will be available to help you.
Work will start shortly on the 2008 Yearbook, which is planned for release by MG Silverstone in
2009, so now is the ideal time to put your name forward! Please contact Peter Green
p.green@mgk3.co.uk or George Eagle
george@eagle1798.freeserve.co.uk for further details.
This is a great opportunity for you to make a contribution – will you? Thanks!
Chisbon Restorations
Lola make Anglia News for their
celebrates 21st Birthday
50th Anniversary
It was way back during the gales of October 1987 when
Russell Dade - having just finished Colchester Institutes
The Cambridge and Bedford Natter
two year course in classic car restoration - founded MG
MG race enthusiasts, that have
specialists Chisbon Restorations. The company got its
regularly supported the 24 Heures
name from being based at Chisbon Heath near
Colchester, Essex.
du Mans event over the last 10
In 1990 Russell was joined part time by another of
years or more, were suddenly
the restoration course students, Adrian Priestley, who
transported back to the sounds of
became full time on completing his studies in 1992.
Tetra Rouge on their visit to in quick succession sped between
Adrian took over the company upon Russell’s
Huntingdon on Sunday October 12 historic buildings lead by the 2009
retirement in 1999 at the same time moving to larger in glorious sunshine, to share with RML MG LMP2 Le Mans Coupe to
premises a few miles away. Chisbon specialise in the local townspeople the wonderful thrill the local towns people and race
older MGs but all other classics are catered for,
accomplishment of Lola engineering fans alike. The cars remained on
with nearly all aspects of classic car restoration in house,
over the last 50 years. An array of display until four to give everyone a
please see website for further details.
famous racing drivers drove the chance to drool over the illustrious
To celebrate Chisbon Restorations 21st birthday
historic Lolas from the Huntingdon machinery. A big ‘thank you’ to the
there will be two Xmas prize draws featuring prizes
such as a beautiful nickel greyhound mascot and a ltd
factory to the county town's historic Police and County officials to letting
edition gold MGCC 75th badge!
market square, to celebrate Lola's this unique event take place in an
These draws will be from all current clients including
50 golden years in motor sport. informal atmosphere.Well done
those booked in for future work.
Leading the way was Mike Newton Lola and may many more MG
in the latest of Lola's Le Mans Series successes derive from Anglia region.
So, if your classic requires some tlc contact Adrian on Coupés. The cacophony of sound
01255 862626 or via the website
www.chisbon.com was breathtaking as the racing cars Nigel Woor.
and you could be in the draw!
In Memory of Ben Hyams, September 24 1939 – 18 August 2008
It is a great shock to have to announce the sudden death of a many an MG and other enthusiasts’
well-known ‘maverick’ of the MG car sales and spares world. marques on the road over the years.
Ben Hyams earned a BSc and Diploma in Architectural He was well-known, admired and
Engineering and began his working life as a draughtsman/engineer envied for his car and spares
for a firm of architects. The humdrum nature of regular working collection as well as his knowledge,
life, however, did not suit his character and he soon discovered intellect and sometimes ‘warped’
that tinkering with cars (he bought his first MG TC aged 22) was sense of humour. There are a great
far more to his liking. In the early sixties he started his MG car number of people who have reason to
spares business from rented lock-up garages in London and, by thank Ben for his helpfulness over very
1965, Octagon Sportscars Ltd was registered as a company. many years.
Within five years his energy and enthusiasm led to the company During his later years he grew to love France, where he spent
being recognised worldwide by the classic car fraternity, exporting several months each year, keenly following his lifelong love of
sports cars and spares worldwide and regularly featuring in classic cycling and the route of the Tour de France through his area. He
car magazines of that era. Many a rare MG passed through Ben’s leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Jess, and his daughter Georgie.
hands. A move from London to Chart Sutton, Kent in 1976 saw He was indeed a singular man and will be greatly missed.
his classic car business expand to the design and manufacture of
wire wheels under the Wheelcraft logo. Ben’s wheels have kept Freddie Yhap
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