From The Driver`s Seat - Minuteman Model A Ford Club

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From The Driver’s Seat
Our May meeting was one of the best attended monthly meetings that I have seen in my term of office. The
great weather provided a wonderful background to our guest speaker program which included a demonstration in the parking lot of pinstriping a Model A. Dan Gallo has a great talent in free hand application of pinstriping. Dan began his program around 6:30 prior to our regular 7:30 meeting time. A big thank you to Richard Weintraub for securing Dan as our guest speaker. Richard lent a helping hand to our Program Chair
Mike Doyle for our May meeting. I believe we had about 15 Model A's. In addition I noted: 1 Mustang, 1 four
passenger T-Bird and 1 Corvette in the parking lot.
A Thank you to: Pauline Palmer, Marlies Plaggenborg (welcome home) and Peg Michalek to bring for the
June refreshments.
A belated presentation was made by Wayne Champagne for a miles driven award to our Oil Leak Editor Tony Zeoli. Tony has driven his Model A over 2,000 miles.
The 50th Anniversary Party funds were approved by the membership so that planning can move forward for
this September event. I was very pleased to see our new "mentoring" program get off to a success. A new
member had misplaced information on the Winter Blah's Flea market on the morning of the event. This new
member called Harold Samuels (his mentor contact) on the Sunday morning of the event and Harold gave
him all of the information he needed in order to attend his first Minuteman Flea market. On that note we welcome new member Dave Mangan to the club. Rich Batstone current club Secretary has agreed to be
Dave's contact for any questions Dave may have regarding the Minuteman Model A Ford club. Thank you
Rich....
Doug Linden paid tribute to Gene Tallone for his contributions to our club over many years. Gene and Barbara are relocating to Virginia to be closer to their daughter and grandchildren. Gene is not only a past President but has been instrumental in establishing programs for the club. After Doug's tribute Gene & Barbara
received a standing ovation from those present.
We will begin our summer meetings at the homes of three of our members. Our June 4th meeting is being held at Harold & Sally Legge's home, 8 Brook Street, Natick, at 6:30 (please bring your own
chairs). Our July 2nd meeting will be at John & Shirley Jacobson's home, 242 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, Ma. August will bring us back to Sudbury at Jack Stokenger and Jo Johnson's home, 75 Haynes
Road, Sudbury.
It will be a busy May and June as many of our members will be attending tours, the opening of the new Model A Museum in Michigan, and the Model A national convention in Kentucky. We should be very proud
of fellow Minuteman member Art Callan who as Executive Director of the Model A Foundation was one of
the primary "movers" of securing the location & construction of the Museum. Come to think of it Minutemen
not only have a key leader of the Model A Foundation but also a member of the Model A Club of America's Board of Directors as Publications/PR Director of the national club (Doug Linden). How great is that??
Check your tour card for the month of June as we have many super tours planned. I hope to see you all at
our next meeting at Harold & Sally Legge's home 8 Brook Street, Natick on June 4th.
Many Thanks,
Vin
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President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Newsletter Editor
Membership
Steering Committee:
2013 OFFICERS
Vincent Del Mastro
John Kerns
Rich Batstone
Barbara McElhiney
Tony Zeoli
Jo Johnson
Nan Linden Tom Zapalla
KEY CONTACTS
Tour Director
Tom Zappala
Webmaster
Wayne Champagne
Programs
Mike Doyle
Shop Keeper
Gary Hoyt
Newsletter Distribution Sue Champagne
Historian
Art Callan
Hospitality
Joyce Croci
Sunshine
Sally Legge
Raffles
John Roberson
617-244-8417
508-877-1226
978-838-2098
781-933-0179
781-935-6422
978-440-8031
Harold Samuels
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
781-424-3364
508-881-1595
781-899-8706
508-655-0077
508-881-1595
617-332-3363
508-473-2243
508-655-1977
978-807-8419
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contents
Article – Minuteman’s Legitimate Speedster
Auto Show Flyers Nashua & Elm Bank
Business Card Ads
Calendar – June 2013
Calendar – July 2013
Class “A” Ads
Club Meeting Pictorial - May
History - Art’s Parts
L”A”dees Luncheon Information
MAFFI News
Meeting Information - June
Officer and Key Contact lists
Outing – Wellesley
Pizza Quiz Answers
President’s Message “From the driver’s seat”
Secretary’s April Report
Sunshine Report
Tom’s Tour Page
Tony’s Transmission
Treasurer’s Report
Weekly Breakfast Information
Wingaersheek Beach Tour and Directions
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John “JJ” Jocabson
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Secretary’s April Report
4/2/13 Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM by President Vin DelMastro. We opened with our now traditional singing of God
Bless America
Vin announced:
Welcomed any guests (none tonight) and new members……Patrick Langen, owner of a 1929 Station Wagon
Thanked those that brought refreshments for tonight’s meeting….Barbara McElhiney, Nicky Del Mastro
and Gary Hoyt
Noted that various individuals have approached the club seeking Model A’s for events like Proms, weddings, etc.
This can be a great thing for the Model A owner to do; but, Vin strongly cautioned against accepting any payment for this sort of thing due to potentially dire insurance consequences.
A motion was m/s/p to accept the Treasurer’s Report and the Secretary’s Report as printed in the Oil Leak
Doug Linden notified the club that the Wings and Wheels meet at Westover AFB has been scheduled for August 24 /25.
John Kerns spoke of a 10% off special for the gas tank neck extensions that you may have seen advertised. Also, he
offered a comprehensive event list to anyone interested. This list covers just about any auto-related event coming up
this season.
Department/Committee Reports:
Membership……....Jo Johnson reported that most members’ dues are now paid in full.
Touring……………Tom Zappala reported that some new videos are now in the club library including one on
Timing, one on installing the brake “floater” kit, and one on installing a pickup truck roof. He also reminded us of some
upcoming tours. He further explained that some help is needed to staff various functions and committees needed to plan
and put on the 50th Anniversary bash at the Collings Museum on Sept 8th.
Programs…………..None this evening because the scheduled speaker failed to show up. Mike Doyle reminded
us that there is a CB Tune-up clinic scheduled for 4/27 at Chuck O’Neil’s home.
Shopkeeper..............Gary Hoyt mentioned the items currently available for sale.
Awards…………….Wayne Champagne gave out Mileage Awards to several club members. Doug Linden presented club participation awards to those who were entitled to them but had not previously received them
Vin Del Mastro announced that we have locations set for each of the summer meetings. Harold and Sally Legge will
host June, JJ and Shirley Jacobson….July, and Jack and Jo…August.
The business meeting was adjourned at 8:08 followed by a raffle.
Respectfully submitted, Rich Batstone
Sunshine Report
By Sally Legge
A card was sent to Mazie Stitt wishing her well as she recovers from a recent medical procedure.
If you know of anyone needing a card,
Please let me know @:
[email protected] or 508 655-1977
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Treasure’s
Report
Directions to Wingaersheek
You are going to the private section of Wingaersheek
Beach which is part of Gloucester.
Take Rte 128 north (Rte 95 and Rte 128 are same road
until Lynnfield which is at the Rte 93 and Rte 95 intersection) to exit 13(Wingaersheek Beach) off Rte 128. At
bottom of ramp (Concord St), reset your mileage gauge.
Go left on Concord St for 8/10ths of a mile and take right
onto Atlantic Ave (small sign points to Wingaersheek).
At intersection of Atlantic Ave and Atlantic Street, which
is 1.9 miles from end of ramp off Rte 128, go straight
through double stone pillars directly ahead of you. There
may be a rent-a-cop just past pillars. Tell him you are
going to #10 Point Road, the Benton’s. 4/10ths of a mile
from the stone pillars take a right onto Bungalow Rd.
Follow Bungalow ¼ mile to top of small hill and turn left
onto Point Rd. Go to end of road and you are there!
House is one story, light tan stucco
Marilyn’s cell is 781-864-1042
Andy’s cell is 781-697-6476
Wingaersheek Beach Tour
Saturday, June 1, 2013
This is Minuteman’s first attempt for this tour. Andy Adams and John Pierce are working on this one.
We will travel north to Wingaersheek Beach for a mid day cookout (Hamburgs and Hot Dogs )
After which there will be a Model A sand sculpture competition on the beach. Please remember to bring
buckets, pales, and shovels and other sand building equipment. Also, don’t forget to bring your chairs.
Following that around 3 PM, we will tour to Rockport to taste the treats of Bearskin Neck, and gift
shops. We then plan to tour to Lobsterland for dinner. If you are not starting from the Grange, See
directions above
IMPORTANT: Please tell us NOW, If you are planning to attend:
Andy @ andrewtim.adams@gmail com OR 781-237-1575
or
John @ [email protected] OR 508-653-6543
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June 2013
Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu
Fri
Wingaersheek Beach Tour 09:30 >>>
2
3
4
5
Monthly
Club
Meeting
at the
Legge’s
6
Club
Breakfast
Mtg.
7
Sat
1
8
Manchester,
Manchester,
VT,
Auto Show
until
Sunday
VT,
Auto Show
until
Sunday
Bring
Chairs
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10
11
12
13
14
15
20
21
22
27
28
29
L”A”dees
Club
Breakfast
Monthly
Mtg.
Luncheon
noon
Black Cow
Wellesley
College
Parade
10:00
Food &
I.C. Tour
18:30
16
17
18
19
Erickson’s
Ice Cream
Tour
19:00
23
Elm Bank
Car Show
On Your
Own
24
25
Club
Breakfast
Mtg.
26
Club
Breakfast
Mtg.
MARC Meet in Lexington, KY Mon—Fri
C&L
Frosty
Food &
I.C. Tour
18:30
30
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On Your Own
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July 2013
Sun Mon
1
Tue
2
3
Monthly
Club
Meeting
7
8
14
Bay
State
Auto
Show
21
15
L”A”dees
Monthly
Luncheon
noon
Breakfast
Club Mtg.
08:00
30
12
13
Essex/
Lunch
Tour
09:00
31
Kimball
Breakfast
Farms Ice Club Mtg.
Cream
08:00
Tour
19:00
6
19
20
26
27
Stow
Cruise In
Food &
I.C. Tour
18:30
25
Breakfast
Club Mtg.
08:00
29
6
Periwinkles
18
24
Sat
5
Bedford
Farms
Ice Cream
Tour
19:00
Breakfast
Club Mtg.
08:00
23
Fri
Sudbury
4th
of July
Parade
noon
11
17
Codman
Estate
Auto
Show
28
Breakfast
Club Mtg.
08:00
10
16
Thu
4
9
Volante’s
Farm Ice
Cream
Tour
19:00
22
Wed
Welly’s
Restaurant
Dinner
Tour
18:30
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Visite guidate da Thomas
Pre-tour and post-tour information will be provided in the
Oil Leak, as it is received. All members are encouraged to
contact the leader of the event, if you have any questions
about a tour. Also, you may contact Tom Zappala at 781424-3364 or [email protected] or Vin Del Mastro at
DATE
DAY
TIME
TOUR LEADER
TOUR DESTINATION
06/01/13
SAT
9:30 AM
John Pierce/ /Andy Adam
Wingaersheek Beach Tour
06/07/13
FRI–SUN
ON OWN
On Your Own
Manchester, VT, Auto Show
06/09/13
SUN
10:00 AM
On Your Own
Wellesley College Parade
06/12/13
WED
6:30 PM
John Kerns
06/18/13
TUE
7:00 PM
Rich Batstone
Erikson’s Ice Cream Tour
06/23/23
SUN
ON OWN
On Your Own
Elm Bank Car Show
06/24/13
MON–FRI
ON OWN
On Your Own
MARC Meet in Lexington, KY
06/26/13
WED
6:30 PM
John Kerns
C&L Frosty Food & I.C. Tour
07/04/13
THU
Noon
07/10/13
WED
7:00 PM
*
*
On Your Own
Black Cow Food & I.C. Tour
Sudbury 4 of July Parade
th
Harold Samuels
Bedford Farms Ice Cream Tour
Essex/Periwinkle’s Lunch Tour
07/13/13
SAT
9:00 AM
Steve Smith
07/14/13
SUN
ON OWN
On Your Own
07/15/13
MON
7:00 PM
Thomas Zappala
Volante’s Farm Ice Cream Tour
07/18/13
THU
6:30 PM
John Erb
Stow Cruise In Food & I.C. Tour
07/21/13
SUN
ON OWN
On Your Own
07/25/13
THU
6:30 PM
Sally Legge
07/30/13
TUE
7:00 PM
Rick Gadbois
Kimball Farm Ice Cream Tour
08/03/13
SAT
10:00 AM
Doug Linden
Saugus Iron Works Tour
08/07/13
WED
7:00 PM
08/09/13
FRI-SUN
ON OWN
08/15/13
THU
6:30 PM
Grace Doyle
Ye Olde Cottage Diner Tour
08/18/13
SUN
ON OWN
On Your Own
Collings Race of the Century
08/20/13
TUE
6:30 PM
Dick Stitt
08/24/13
SAT
10:30 AM
Thomas Zappala
08/28/13
WED
6:30PM
09/08/13
SUN
1:00 PM
09/11/13
WED
6:30 PM
Rick Gadbois
09/14/13
SAT
10:00 AM
Sally Legge
09/27/13
FRI-SUN
ON OWN
On Your Own
New England Meet
10/05/13
SAT
11:00 AM
Craig Martin
Apple Picking Tour
10/08/13
MON
6:30 PM
Andy Adams
Villa Restaurant Dinner Tour
10/18/13
FRI–SUN
TBD
10/24/13
THU
6:30 PM
10/27/13
SUN
TBD
11/03/13
11/09/13
11/12/13
SUN
SAT
TUE
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
6:30 PM
12/01/13
SUN
1:00 PM
12/06/13
FRI
6:00 PM
*
John Kerns
On Your Own
Grace Doyle
*
*
Thomas Zappala
Thomas Zappala
*
*
*
*
John Kerns
Barbara McElhiney
Bay State Auto Show
Codman Estate Auto Show
Welly’s Restaurant Dinner Tour
Wayside Inn Ice Cream Tour
Stowe, VT, Auto Show
Dairy Joy Food & I.C. Tour
Great Brook Farm Picnic Tour
Kennedy’s Rest. Dinner Tour
50 Anniversary Party
th
Trombetta Farm I.C. Tour
Windham Junction Tour
Fall Tour to the Berkshires
Wayside Inn Dinner
Woburn Halloween Parade
Dick O’Brien
Craig Martin
Thomas Zappala
Wright’s Chicken Farm Tour
Frostbite Tour
Water Lily Dinner Tour
Jim True
Maynard Christmas Parade
John Kerns
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Minuteman Holiday Party
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Minuteman May Club Meeting Pictorial
Minuteman Do Wellesley MA Twice
May Small Car Show
May 19th Town Parade
photos by Andy
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Grand opening held for Model A museum in Michigan
A number of Minuteman members attended the grand opening of the MAFFI Model A Ford
Museum in Michigan this past
weekend.
(May 18th)
The Model A was built in the late 1920s and early 1930s following the wild
success of Ford’s Model T. (Matt Gade/Kalamazoo Gazette)
Also, visit the
Minuteman club
website
www.oilleak.org
to see more pictures
from the gala event.
Doug Linden
Hickory Corners — A new Ford dealership opened up in southwestern Michigan.
Actually, it's a very old one.
The Model A Ford Museum held its grand opening ceremony on Saturday.
Fashioned after a Ford dealership from 1928, the 12,000-square-foot museum sits on the Gilmore Car Museum campus in Hickory Corners, about 115 miles west of Detroit.
The new facility is the world's largest public museum dedicated to the Model A, according to marketing director Jay Follis.
The Model A was built in the late 1920s and early 1930s following the wild success of Ford's Model T.
"The Model A is a car that all can relate to," Michael Spezia, executive director of the Gilmore Car Museum,
said in a statement. "It was an affordable and very popular automobile that has been owned and enjoyed by
millions of people."
People from all across the country attended the grand opening, MLive.com reported, and several hundred
Model A vehicles were driven to Hickory Corners for it.
The Model A Ford Foundation Inc. raised more than $1 million toward the construction of the museum.
Highlights include:
— A Model A that was driven off the assembly line by Henry Ford in 1927 and presented to inventor
Thomas Edison.
— A 1930 Model A school bus that originally served the El Monte, Calif., school district.
— An original postal service delivery truck and a unique dual powered-axle truck that was used in building
the Hoover Dam.
Saturday's event was open to the public with admission to the Gilmore Car Museum and campus at $5 each
— less than half normal price
From The Detroit News:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/AUTO0102/305190322#ixzz2TvmLEWK6
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Save the Date!!!
Sunday, September 8th, 2014
Minuteman Model A Ford Club 50th Anniversary
Celebration
The Minuteman Model A Ford Club board has established a committee to oversee the celebration of the club's 50th anniversary.
Among the events planned are an afternoon party on Sunday,
September 8th, 2013, at the Collings Museum in Stow - to which
members will be invited to bring their Model As, enjoy the Collings' collection of vintage automobiles and airplanes, and share in
the company of their fellow club members. Dinner will be served.
Among the committees formed in planning the event are the Finance Committee (Barbara McElhiney and Dick Stitt); the
Food and Beverage Committee (John Jacobson, Shirley Jacobson, and Nicky
DelMastro); the Guest and Program Committee
T
(Jo Johnson, Vin DelMastro, Rich Batstone, and Tom Zappala); and the Logistics Committee for day of event support
(John Kerns). If your are interested in hoping out, please contact a member of one of the committees.
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L”A”dees Luncheon
Take time in your busy schedule to share your experiences
once a month. We ladies are the main frame of the Minuteman Model A Ford Club. What a great fun way to show it..
Our next L”A” dees Luncheon is at Bertucci’ in Wayland
Town Center on Route 20:
Tuesday, June 14 , 2013 at Noon.
Please let Robyn know, if you
are attending, in order to give
the restaurant a heads up.
Robyn
[email protected]
781-275-2814
The first to name the year
of this radio wins three
manmade needlepoint
Weekly Breakfast Group
Doing anything on Wednesday morning?
No. Well then, you are invited to join the
group for breakfast at the Big Apple Deli,
331 E. Boston Post Road East (RT 20)
in Marlborough, MA. The food is good
and there is plenty of Model A talk. We
arrive about 8:00 AM and stay until
whenever.
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Tony’s Transmissions
Tony extends a special thank you to Pat Matrone for a second torqueing of his engine head
bolts
Getting Hosed Properly
There was a discussion about a compact lightweight garden hose. Well
here it is …. This 50’ hose is great for geezers and wimps. It comes
with a shut off valve, also. Tony loves his, as you can see.
CVS and Walgreens have them.
Tour Leaders have been added to “Tom’s Tour Page” Visite gui-
date da Thomas. Please note tours that start at the Grange
Hall 326 Concord Road Sudbury, MA 01776 DO NOT have an asterisk. (*)
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Minuteman’s Legitimate Speedster
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June 1978 35 years
Arch
Vote to leave the Wayland Rod & Gun Club for meetings at the Sudbury Grange Hall.
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Tour to Bud Hicks on RT 140 for hot dogs and a Ford movie.
June 1988
25 years
Great Race from Disney to Boston makes a rest stop in Auburn. Quick tour to see the cars.
Ed Wedge leads a house-building project in Holden with proceeds to the Children's Hospital.
Minuteman tour to attend the auction day event.
Cars parade in Framingham for the town's 275th anniversary
June 1998
15 years
Great Race from Tacoma to Haverhill. Minutemen sponsor a breakfast for the Model A contestants at
the Stokingers.
Club votes $500- to lobby for specialty insurance to write a provision for comprehensive coverage.
Report of the Rhinebeck (rainbeck) tour.
"Get Well" card to Ole Don Bennett. (His pipe ashes added flavor to the coffee pot.)
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Word from the Ford Assembly Line
Art Callan, reporting.
The bosses are thick as thieves and they're always on your neck, because the man above is on their
neck, and Sorenson's on the neck of the whole lot. The men tremble when they see Sorenson coming. He used to be very brutal - he'd come through and slug the men. One day when they were moving
the plant, he came through and found a man sitting on a box. "Get up, says Sorenson, don't you know
you can't sit down in here". The man never moved and Sorenson kicked the box out from under
him. The man got up and bashed Sorenson one in the jaw. "Go to hell, he says, I don't work here. I'm
working for the Edison Company".----------and then there was a guy named Harry Bennett!
Source: Detroit Motors/New Republic 1931
Stories by Mary Moline-The Best of Ford
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“The World Famous Pizza Quiz”
Answers
1. The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in what year?
A. 1900
B. 1901
C. 1903
D. 1905
2. Ford was launched in a converted factory with $28,000 in cash from 12 investors. Who were the
notable investors? A. John & Horace Dodge B. John Chrysler
C. William Old
3. What was the first Ford called? A. Quadricycle B. Model T
C. Model A
4. In 1933 Ford offered what expensive device as an option for the first time in a car?
__Radio__
5. Canadian Model As used screws with what type of head? ____Robertson_______
6. What year did Ford expand into the luxury auto market by acquiring the Lincoln Motor Co?
A. 1918
B. 1922
C. 1928
D. 1931
7. After Bantam invented the Jeep, the War Department handed the production to Ford.
True _______ or
False___X__(the contract first went to Willis)
8. What was the first product to be produced at the River Rouge complex?
A. Model T
B. The B24 airplane C. Model A
D. Eagle Boats
9. What was the last year the Model AA truck was Sold?
A. !931
B. 1932
C.1933
D. 1934
10. In what country was the last Model AA truck produced? ___Russia_____
11. According to the Pizza Industry what is the most popular pizza topping: __Pepperoni______
12. In 1960 what Ford facility ranked just behind Niagara Falls, The Smokey Mtns, The Smithsonian,
and Lincoln Memorial as a vacation destination?
A. The Rotunda
B. Greenfiled Village
C. Rouge Plant
D. Fairlane
13. What date does Ford celebrate its official anniversary?
A. June 15
B. June 16 C. June 17 D. June 18
14. How many LONG spokes are there on a Model A Wheel? ____10____
15. What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard? _Michigan_
16. On March 20, 1931 the high temperature for the day in Framingham was?
A. 27
B. 37
C. 47
D. 57
17. How much did it cost the Ford Motor Company to re-tool in 1927 for the “new Ford”?
A. 175 Million B. 50 Million
C. 250 Million D. 100 Million
18. In what state was the first center line painted on the road for safety ? __Michigan___
19. What car company produced a truck that was changed and used in the Beverly Hillbillies.
A. GM
B. Chrysler
C. Ford
D. Oldsmobile
20. In 1930, Ford produced Model A’s at the rate of one every ___ seconds:
A. 29
B. 39
C. 49
D. 59
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Swap or Sell 1929 Model A Ford
1929 Town Sedan. All wood in the body /doors replaced and
sheet metal in primer. Running chassis with hood and fenders.
All new glass and related window and door parts. Original interior included. Selling for less than the cost of the wood kit. Will
also swap for a tandem car trailer. Bill Thibodeaux
617-491-0687 [email protected]
8/13
Three Model As For Sale
www.pvford.com OR Call1-800-678-2647
8/13
8/13
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Minuteman Model “A” Ford Club
PO Box 545, Sudbury, MA 01776
June 2013
Please
Mail to:
REMINDER
The next
Minuteman Club
Meeting,
June 4, 2013
is at the home of
Sally & Harold
Legge.
We Minutemen are
most appreciative of
their continuing
gracious hospitality
Be sure to visit www.oilleak.org
Tire kicking will start at 6:30 pm at
which time appetizers and beverages
will be served. Please remember to
bring your own chairs. (For any new
members bring your Model A's as
there is plenty of off street parking.) Meeting held rain or shine.
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