October - Meadowlark Model A Ford Club

Meadowlark Model A
Ford Club, Omaha, NE
Volume 42, Issue 10
President's Message
The leaves are turning gold, the
air is cooler, and it is a great
time to be outside enjoying our
hobby.
Your Board of Directors has
some great activities planned for
you to participate in. I would
encourage everyone to check out
the activities listed in the enclosed calendar of events. We
also have some good tech talks
planned for the rest of the year
so make sure you make all of the
meetings. This meeting's tech
talk will be on Model A Carburetors, and will be presented by
Roger Olson. He is extremely
knowledgeable about them. So
don't miss this tech talk.
bring to mind that the November
meeting is getting close, a good
time to examine your own dedication to the old car hobby, and
possibly making a move to run
for a club office for next year.
There is no better way to see
how the club is run, and to make
a significant contribution to the
Club's success. Please let Lee
Hendrix know if you are interested in a job to better support
our hobby.
Remember November's monthly
meeting is also our annual White
Elephant sale, so start looking
around the house and garage for
seldom used treasures that you
would like to give a new home.
In addition the end of the year
means it is about time to pay
I would also like to thank Lee your club dues for next year, so
Hendrix for taking over this act now and avoid the last miMonth's Meeting, since I won't nute rush.
be available to attend. It's great
to have a very competent Vice Howard Denker
President. The shorter days also
Special Points of Interest:
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Benson Parade
Picnic
Upcoming events
Before and After
From the Editor:
Mostly happenings in this
newsletter. Seems like the
last few weeks were very
busy ones.
Please contact me at
[email protected] if you
have any ideas for upcoming
newsletters or phone me on
402-949-0521.
Dale
Table of Contents
President’s Message
1
Benson Parade
2
Membership Info
8
Advertisements
6
Calendar of events
5
Before and After
7
Out and About with our Model A’s
From Gretna, Ne. to Minneapolis, Mn. in our Model A
Ford!
About a year ago, we were
asked by Nash-Finch, our grocery supplier to display our
grocery related Model A's at
the Midwest Region Food
Show in Minneapolis,
Mn. This year is the
125th anniversary of
the Nash Finch Company and they wanted
some special displays.
The first plan was to
transport the cars in
February by Fed-ex.
FYI that would have
cost $4500.00, but it
was not to smart at any
cost to put them on the road in
February.
11 hours each way. We did
drive the beautiful scenic back
road highways for 2 days each
way. The average speed was
47 mph and our only repair was
to replace the water pump at
the hotel.
We really enjoyed visiting with
others about our great hobby
and answering many questions-mostly, did you really drive
this car all the way here? Besides our Huckster and Delivery, there was a very nice 1950
Chevy pick-up on display.
Every day, we would check the
drip pans under the cars and the
Chevy dripped a lot!!
This was not the longest distance we have driven the Huckster, but it was the longest drive
without a Model A buddy to
tour with us. The total round
trip was 820 miles and it took Mary McKinney
Benson Parade
Despite the cold and rain, we had a good turn out for
the Benson Parade. Thanks to Lee Hendrix, the McKinneys, the Heerens, Steve Anderson and Nikki Vieth, Bill
Patterson, and Don Graves. And, of course, the food and
camaraderie at Pepperjax Grill afterward were great.
I guess that there is always something a little
different under each hood.
What is a good parade without retiring to a
local establishment for some socializing?
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Out and About –2
Don and Sheri have a
birthday treat at Salgado’s
Annual Picnic
What is a picnic without food and someone
to make sure that it is cooked correctly.
Volume 42, Issue 10
Doug Heeren ran into some Model Aers
on the GAMARAI (Great Annual Model
A Ride Around Iowa) tour at the
LeMars Ice Cream Parlor. They were
on their tour through Iowa in mid September. Hmm. Maybe we should take
that tour??
All participated in the games. What
happened to the score sheets?
Our board picked a beautiful day and a beautiful spot for our club picnic this year. We had
tasty burgers and sausage plus many good
dishes that we all brought. The wind was a little stiff to play most of the planned games, but
we had a rousing game of bolo ball. In spite of
the beautiful weather, only a few Model A’s actually made it to the picnic.
A meeting of the minds, or just a meeting?
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Volume 42, Issue 10
Up Coming Events
October
2
November
Cresent IA. Annual Fall Festival
13
Regular meeting- White elephant sale and election of Officers / board members
17
Board meeting at Hendricks
18
Eat out. At the Pizza King in Council Bluffs.
Located at:
1101 No. Broadway. Near the hospitals,
meet at 6:45 P.M.
6-9 Hershey swap meet
9
Regular Club meeting at D. C. Health Center
42nd & Woolworth. 7:30 P.M.
17 Bob Rand is planning a fall driving tour for the
A’s. This will be a driving tour in the Loess Hills
of IA. Hopefully, the trees will be turning and
the weather should be nice by then.
Thanksgiving Day
20 Eat out. Millard Road house in downtown Millard 6:45 p.m.
Future events
23 Liter Pick up. We will meet at Cubby’s in Bennington and leave for liter pick up at 10:00 a.m.
December 5, Annual Christmas party
24 The club will be going out to Mahoney State
Park to view Peril of the Polls. Followed by supper at Parker’s Barbecue.
27 Board Meeting: 6:30 pm at McKinneys. Anyone
is welcome, please call first.
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January 7, 2011
The annual Club Banquet at
Anthony’s
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and a 173-page, all 'A' catalog.
Send for your copy or pick one up
at the store.
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Owners
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Phone 515-674-3949
Toll free – 866-302-3673
Fax – 515-674-9028
Have quite a bunch of surplus stuff in the garage yet.
If you are looking for something for your "A", let me
know. I just might have it.
No lists - ask for what you want and I'll look for it
and let you know.
Frank Cooper
2300 College Dr.
Blair, NE. 68008
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Before and After
Bob Rand’s
Model A Stretch Limousine
In 2003, Bob Rand asked me if I would build a Model A
Limo. My answer was: I don’t know. So, this is what we
started with just in case it didn’t work.
As efforts progressed, this is the extended body when
the new wood was being installed.As efforts progressed,
this is the extended body when the new wood was being
installed.
The interior is a combination of different Model A seats and
custom made interior panels.
Finished product – The answer to the original question: I think
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Monthly meetings are at the Douglas County Health Center. See map and directions below.
This is the official publication of the Meadowlark Chapter of the
Model A Restorers Club (MARC) and the Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA). This monthly newsletter is mailed to members, prospective members, and editors of similar publications. Its purpose is to keep
you informed about what has taken place and to remind you of future
activities.
Members may publish at no cost, ads for items wanted, for sale, or
trade. They are also invited to submit technical Model A information and
other interesting tidbits. Material should reach the editor by the last
Saturday of the month.
MONTLHY MEETINGS: Second Saturday of each month (except
January) at 7:30PM at the Douglas County Health Center – in the
Town Hall. 42nd & Woolworth Ave.
President
VP/ Pres. Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Steve Anderson
Ed Jankowski
Bob McKinney
Bruce Rima
Bob Rand
2010 Officers
Howard Denker 402-333-1393
Lee Hendrix
402-895-2432
Millie Jankowski 402-558-7679
2010 Board Members
402-571-1041
402-558-7679
402-332-3993
402-533-8198
712-642-2068
Membership dues for the Meadowlark Club are $24.00 per year
prorated monthly for new members. Membership in one of the national clubs is required. You may join both national clubs if you
wish. MAFCA dues are $40.00 per year and MARC dues are
$38.00 per year.
Prospective Members: Please call Membership Chairman, Don
Graves, (402-453-7166) for more information.
Club web address: http://meadowlarks.omahaneb.org
Club web master: Janet Graves 402-453-7166