This trophy is one of our older ones dating from 1975 and was specific to the Sussex group’s Black Horse Natter although any club member could take part. David Griffiths instigated it at the Balck Horse Natter and it was awarded at the Black Horse pub for an annual concours competition. This trophy was for best pre-1955 MG.
The Rookcross Trophy was introduced in 1987 for car of the show and this one was not awarded for three years. From 2010 to 2018 it was also awarded intermittently and then not used after 2019 when the natter closed.
It was re-instated in 2025 at the Centre’s Summer BBQ and PoO event and presented again for best pre 1955 MG by Urusla Griffiths.
The Winners
1975 R W Coomber
1977 Gilbert Vickers
1979 Brian Hearn
1981 Roger Thomas
1983 Bill Clark
1985 Tim Rosner
1987 Not Awarded
1989 D G Shannon
1991 Brian Wigg
1993 Liz Wigg
1995 K Portsmouth
1997 B G R Head
1999 H Burgess
2001 P Mace
2003 Dave Naylor
2005 P Bayne-Powell
2007 not awarded
2009 N Taylor
2013 N Taylor
2019 – 2024 not awarded
2025 – Ian McCullough (MGTF)
1976 John Horton
1978 John Horton
1980 Roger Thomas
1982 John Butler
1984 Chris Starr
1986 Not Awarded
1988 Not Awarded
1990 L Wigg
1992 H Burgess
1994 David Shannon
1996 A Littlejohn
1998 H Burgess
2000 L Wigg
2002 Jimmy Adams
2004 Derek Edwards
2006 J Collier
2008 B Cullen
2010 – 2012 not awarded
2014 – 2017 not awarded
2018 R Clark
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