George Beatty Sterne: The Life, Racing Career, and ... - MogNW

Table of Contents
CHAPTER TITLE PAGE
1 George Beatty Sterne: A Life of Racing Stories 1
2 Friends Share Stories 13
3 The Sterne Garages 17
4 GB’s Trophies 22
5 Bob’s Memories of GB 27
6 GB’s Morgans 36
7 Motorsport Pioneer 45
8 Final Tributes 49
Acknowledgments
Marv Coulthard
Special thanks go to Bill Sterne for sharing all of the memorable photos and articles and to Bob Sterne for all of the
very entertaining stories and photos. Their contributions truly made telling the story of GB possible.
I wish to thank Morgan Owners Group Northwest (MOGNW) club members Mike Powley, Al Allinson, Dave Collis
and Ted Carew-Gibson for their contributions. I also thank Mike Currie, Vern Dale-Johnson, Phil Dauphinee,
Vince Howlett, Tom Johnston, Ted Laturnus, Dr. Ernie and Lynn Ledgerwood, Dave Ogilvy, and Gerry Wilburn.
Special thanks to Mike Proctor for sharing his extensive personal archives and to Tom Rossiter and Nicole Strickland
of the Vancouver Sun and Alan Daniels of the Vancouver Province. And, of course, thanks to the Sports Car
Club of British Columbia (SCCBC).
A collection of video tapes and slides of sports car racing, including Morgan #4 racing at Westwood during the
1960s and 1970s, is available for purchase from Mike Gee.
Forward
Steve Hutchens, Morgan Owners Group Northwest Historian
Marv Coulthard has assembled a masterpiece. He set out to tell the story of G. B. Sterne’s long history with Morgan
and of his racing success with the marque and accomplished these tasks very well. I believe, however, that Marv has
accomplished more than he set out to do when he started collecting stories and photos of GB.
As I worked on transitioning the vast content Marv assembled from website format to book form, I realized that the
story of George Beatty Sterne is the story of a man cut from different cloth. GB, as most people referred to him, was
an icon of the sports car racing world, but he was also a man who pursued his passion with uncommon intensity
and focus. Together with his wife Lydia, they formed a team that gives the story added depth.
GB’s story is one of racing in another era, when cars were driven to the track, raced, then driven home. His story
will be of interest not only to the Morgan community of the Pacific Northwest but also to enthusiasts everywhere
who enjoy reading about rugged individualists who make a mark on the world. I hope readers will enjoy these stories
and see the man behind them and the woman who supported him. GB was a giant of his time, and we thank
Marv Coulthard for bringing all of this material together.