A Book about the Roadster 100

Due to a post Virus illness suffered since November 2021, I have not driven our Roadster 100 more than a couple of times this last year 

Having just had my personal history printed following many years of writing. I decided to compile a Hard Back Book on the Roadster 100 believing that nothing exists elsewhere. Despite leaving out many items, it has resulted in a tome of 400 sides in A4 about our Morgan Roadster 100 cars and a photographic sample from our register activities. I have now also had this book professionally printed.

Like my personal history book, The Roadster 100 version is not intended for general publication and was only printed in the quantity ordered  by our Morgan Centenary Roadster 100 Register Members. 

The numbers of books determined the cost per book. Small Quantity Book Printing is expensive. 40 copies were printed and 39 sold at £38.56 each including P&P. 

The book seems to have been well received.

The Book's Front Cover

Advertising for the Roadster 100

A Selection of the 46 Members Cars on the Register & in the book.

Some of the many Scenes from an All Morgans' Day

Unlike most Morgan Books, this one is not full of Technical items or with the history of the Morgan Motor Company. It is more a record of how the Cars and the Roadster 100 Register came into being, and a photographic record of the many Register events and the 5 All Morgans Days up to the Covid pandemic. 

Best Wishes

Frank

 

Installing a Men's Suit Factory in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China 1985/6

 Another nostalgic photo video of my time spent installing a Men's Suit Factory in No.2 Worsted Mill, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province of The Peoples Republic of China in 1985/6

Fishing on the Songhua River, Harbin.

Weekend Boating on the River.

Traditional Farming nearby.

An old Apartment Block originally intended for the factory, but rejected by me.

The previous Mill Theatre chosen for the new factory with some modifications.

Bricks stacked outside the new extension.

In the Harbin January Snow.

The Factory Production Area under refurbishment.

Chinese Scaffold for working on the ceiling.

An ancient looking  but effective Air Compressor.

Steam, Vacuum and Compressed Air pipework in place to my layout drawings.

Low Level Neon Tube Lighting and Power Points set over the Sewing Machine positions

Overhead Rail System for transporting the garments.

Six Trainees Travel to Europe

Arriving in Germany for their two week tour.

Lunch at the Pfaff Sewing Machine Factory, Kaiserslautern. 

Sewing Machine demonstrations in the Pfaff Showroom.

An afternoon visit to the home of our host Herr Peters and his wife.

Waiting for our train to travel southward.

In the presentation room at Veit Pressing Table factory.

In the city of Munich visiting the Octoberfest.

Visiting the Kannegiesser Fusing Press Factory.

At the Hoffman Pressing Machine factory in Cologne

At the Kuris Cutting Machine Factory.

In the UK at Windsor Castle.

Guarding the Castle.

At The Jaeger Factory Burgess Hill, Sussex.

At the Jaeger Factory in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Meeting with the Harbin Textile group for dinner in Yorkshire.

At the Jaeger Factory Kilmarnock, Scotland.

At The Jaeger Alloa, Scotland, Blouse Factory.

Arriving at Machrihanish, Kintyre on our way to Campbeltown, Kintyre.

At the Campbeltown Men's Suit Factory where we will spend training for the next six weeks.

Observing the Kannegiesser Fusing operations. 

The Suit Jacket Production Line.

Cutting their Sample Garments.

Studying the Assembly Methods...

The trainees busy making their Suits.

Weekend Sightseeing at Crinan Harbour.

Relaxing evening in the hotel.

It must be Guy Fawkes Night.

May with Hotel Owner Peter Moll.

Playing Monopoly with some visiting Jaeger staff.

Peter's son Simon posing with Mei.

At dinner in the local Chinese Restaurant.

Visiting the Spencer Dry Cleaning Machine Factory.

At the Boiler Factory in Dudley.

On the beach at the Putechan Lodge Hotel.

On the four mile beach at Machrihanish

The farewell dinner at the Putechan.

In London on the way home we visit the Tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery.

The Factory Machinery Installation.

The Arrival Banquet.

A welcoming toast.

Mei Wong checking each machinery delivery against order & invoice.

Preparing the Store Room Shelves.

Building the Cutting Tables.

The Band Knife Machines Added.

Lifting the Fusing Press off of its Pallet.

Interpreter Lark and Wang Wen Ku testing the fusing press.

Preparing Patterns ans cutting sample garments.

Fitting the Hoffman Pressing Machines

Ready to use.

Building the Sewing Machines.

Machines tested and ready to use.

Planning the Cutting Process using paper plans.

Cutting Sample Garments.

Some of our team.

At the completion Banquet.

Production Begins.

The Day of The Opening Ceremony