Nov - Diablo A`s
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Nov - Diablo A`s
www.DiabloAs.com Volume 45 Issue Number 11 MAFCA 2011 Certificate of Merit November 2012 Magical Mystery Tour 2012 Destination: Modesto General Membership Meeting Friday, November 16, 2012 — The doors open at 7:00, meeting at 8:00 pm, at Faith Christian Fellowship Church, 860 Bancroft Rd., Walnut Creek. Guests are welcome. Special Attractions Upcoming Tours Tour Photos Very, Very Last Laugh Inside Insights Presidents Column 3 Sunshine Report 4 Classified 4 Technical Seminar/Tips 5 Upcoming Tours & Events 6 Fashion 7 Meeting Minutes Calendar 9,10 11 It was a pretty early start for most of us. Still dark for those that made it by 7:30 at the Starbuck’s on Kirker Pass Rd. The navigators of ten A’s and six modern cars got their instructions for the first leg of the journey to coffee\potty stop at McDonalds in Tracy. New instructions for everyone and on to Ragtime West in Ceres. This is a very unusual business. Owner, Ken, builds and repairs calliopes. You may have seen them in pizza or ice cream shops. Large, wooden, boxes filled with banjos, guitars, drums, cymbals and many other musical instruments. All controlled by computers. The business is not normally open to the public, but Ken allowed us in and showed us his wonderful creations. We were all amazed at what we saw. Then on to Hilmar Cheese where we had a virtual tour of the facility and a delightful “box lunch” in their visitors area. Many bought the locally made cheeses and items from the gift shop and deli. Our third stop was Beekman & Beekman Honey. They make varietal honey and honey wine (mead). The family has been in the Hughson area since the era of our cars. There is a photograph of the owners grandfathers car out in a field. She thought it might be an “A”. But on closer inspection, Ron Accornero pronounced it a Dodge. After a wonderful lecture on beekeeping, honey and honey wine making and many items bought at their store, we were off to the hotel and hospitality suite to relax and visit before dinner. Six o’clock found us lining up our cars outside Fuzio’s restaurant in Modesto. The area outside our banquet room is normally closed to traffic, but they do allow “car shows”. So there we were, like so many times, attracting all sort of attention from the locals strolling through the area, on their way to or from the movie theater across the street. The guys do so like to show off their cars, don’t they? Fuzio’s did a bang up job for dinner. They went out of their way to meet a few special dietary requests and all comments I heard back were positive ones. Names were drawn and every registration got to pick a raffle prize. Back to the hotel, a good nights sleep (hopefully), breakfast in the hotels hospitality room and we left for home in groups or alone. And not one report of any car trouble! Thanks to our fellow committee members, Ron & Katie Wolfman and Marianne & Pete Goodson and thank you to all the participants for making this a very enjoyable and successful Mystery Tour. Peggy & Wayne English Support our advertisers because they support us 1 It was a bit dark for the first people to arrive. Elsie came to see us all off Our first stop at Ragtime West. Roger and Marilyn taking a whirl around the dance floor Then it was our lunch stop with a tour of Hilmar Cheese Beekman & Bekkman Honey has a long history in Hughson, as you can see from their original gas pump Lined up outside Fuzio’s before the banquet Browsing the raffle table 2 Enjoying the camaraderie and food I start my first column, for the Moto-meter, with sad news, Jeane James (our President's Lady) passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. All of you who knew Jeane will remember her friendly smile, unending energy and great spirit. There will be a celebration of Jeane's life on Saturday, November 17 (details later). The next years board has been nominated and ballots will be included in the Moto-meter. It is a sad state-of-affairs when we can only find one person to run for a board opening, I know this has been going on for a number of years and I do not see much improvement for the near future. Unless we all take a few minutes and reflect on what you are getting from the Diablo A's.....and what can you do to give something back. Please give it some thought, I will be asking you for help. Reyanne and I were not able to attend the Martinez Historical Home Tour by Paul Kraintz, or the Mystery Tour by the English's, Goodson's and Wolfman's. Reyanne had her 50th high school reunion in San Bruno, that weekend, and it was a huge success. I understand that the tour leaders have already been selected for the next mystery tour....way to go tour coordinator! If you missed last weekends "Blue Victorian Winery Tour" that's really too bad. What a great tour and weather we had by Bob and Rose Estrella. TIPS FROM THE GARAGE: Recently I lost a horn cover mounting screw (horn cover wedge itself between the fender and hood) and one of two license plate mounting bolts and bracket. The front end of a Model A Ford has a lot of vibration and "stuff" tends to loosen up....check your nuts, bolts and screws. Doug Freeman, VP Moto-Meter Elected Officials 2012 Board of Directors President Ed James (925) 837-0851 Vice-President Doug Freeman (925) 682-6819 Secretary Herb Neumann (925) 687-4691 Treasurer Michelle Webber (925) 830-1599 Tour Coordinator Ron Accornero (510) 521-4846 Past President Roger Staggs (925) 261-9791 Editor Peggy English (925) 682-3759 [email protected] Appointed Services ACCC Representative Herb Neumann Membership Services Roger Staggs Refreshments Co-Coordinator Ceil Callister NCRG Representative Bill Pugh Photographers Alicia Watson & Bill Truesdell Advertising/Public Relations Marilyn Neumann, Bob Grady/Bob Rigor Sunshine Reporter / Club Vests Elsie Boarman / Marge Tait Roster Manager Bill Pugh Video Coordinator Bill Truesdell Webmaster Steve Mick The Moto-Meter: The Moto-Meter is the official publication of the Diablo A’s Chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America. The Moto-Meter is published once a month and is mailed to each member in good standing and other Model A Ford Clubs in exchange for their publication. The Moto-Meter takes no responsibility for the accuracy of materials, dates, places, etc. of its contents. The Moto-Meter welcomes any article, artwork or suggestions. Please submit all materials by the Tuesday following the Board Meeting. Meetings: Meetings are held on the third Friday of the month at 8:00 PM at Faith Christian Fellowship Church at 860 Bancroft Rd., in Walnut Creek unless otherwise indicated in the Calendar of Events. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Membership: Membership in the Model A Ford Club is not a prerequisite to join The Diablo A’s, but it is recommended. Both MAFCA and The Diablo A’s membership commence on January 1st, and expire on December 31st. MAFCA dues are $40.00 (MAFCA, 250 Cypress Ave., La Habra, CA 90631, www.MAFCA.com ). The Diablo A’s dues of $45.00 per family is payable to the treasurer. Separate subscriptions to the Moto-Meter are $15.00 per year. Diablo A’s Model A Ford Club mailing address: P.O. Box 6125 Concord, CA 94524 We thank the various clubs for the use of the many articles, jokes, fashion and technical advice that we have used. Permission to reproduce items in The Moto-Meter is hereby granted provided credit is given to The Moto-Meter. 3 Sunshine Report CLASSIFIED Elsie Boarman I enjoyed watching the ladies come into the parking lot driving an “A”. They were all so pleased and so were their instructors. Congratulations ladies. Now, if the guys will ever let you drive, that would be awesome. Thank you Peggy and Wayne English for representing the Diablo A’s at the Food Bank Volunteer Luncheon. Diablo A’s was acknowledged for the check donated to the Contra Costa and Solano Food Bank. Too much sad news for one month: Barbara Werner suffered a stroke in early October and never really recovered, with her heart failing she passed away on October 29. Barbara was married to Daryl for 62 years and a long time member of the Diablo A's. She was 92 years young. After a valiant battle with cancer, Jeane James passed on October 30, surrounded by family. A celebration of Jeane’s life will be held November 17th, 1:00 PM at the Community Presbyterian Church, 222 West El Pintado Rd., Danville. Ruth Janke came through her surgery very well. She is home now and able to walk to the mail box with Alex’s help. Her only complaint is that Alex is not a good cook, yet. But whose fault is that. We gals do the cooking and don’t teach our fellows to cook. I think in my next life, I’ll get a 12 year old and train him to wash, cook and clean. HA! Let’s also celebrate 5 years cancer free for Geneva Chiabotti. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Next meeting is the Pie Social. Will we see Patsy Pond and Bob Estrella? I understand they are very fond of desserts. Happing A’ing Elsie 4 FOR SALE: CAST IRON BRAKE DRUMS. Ed James is stocking cast Iron brake drums in the bay area for Mel Gross. These are quality, proven drums. You can pick them up and save the freight from Los Angeles. Full set (front and rear) for $270 plus studs for $20 set. Call Ed James, 925-837-0851. FOR RENT: Cabin, West Shore Lake Tahoe. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, sleeps 6. Close to So. Lake, Meeks Bay and Sugar Pine Park. Two blocks from the lake. Attractive rates for Diablo A’s. Call Pam Lee 925-689-9226. FOR SALE: Used Model A Clutch (Bell) Housing. See Snyder’s catalog part number A-7501-B. Sells for $155.00 new. Will sell for $75.00. Contact Ronald Frye at 925-828-4845. FOR SALE: Brand new, never used, Model A, V-8 Style, 3fingered Clutch Pressure Plate assembly. See Bratton’s catalog part number #11460. Sells new for $73.00. Will sell for $50.00. Contact Ronald Frye at 925-828-4845. FOR SALE: former member, Rosella Hendrickson, has decided to sell Jerry's coupe. It's a 1930 Coupe, Pinto engine, automatic transmission, hydraulic brakes, and tube shocks. It has a hot water heating. It has dark brown fenders and splash aprons with a tan body. Red wheels with whitewall tires. Asking $12,000. Located in Brownsville CA. Rosella phone number is 530-675-9424. FOR SALE: t's Time to order another case of Aero Kroil 13 oz. Penetrating Oil Aerosol Cans. There will be a signup sheet at the November meeting. Cost to members $12.50 each. Contact Ron Accornero. TECHNICAL SEMINARS 2012 That’s All Folks! Any suggestions for seminars in 2013? RSVP Alex Janke (689-0859) or Bob Grady (933-1154) Cals’ Garage with Alex and Bob A Blast From The Past...originally printed January 2007 I had a call the other day from a man whose Model A just would not run the way he felt that it should, and not being gifted with blind intuitive powers, I suggested that he try to get the car out here and I would be glad to look at it. But first, let me ask a question or two. What was the last thing that he had done to the engine? “Changed the oil” he answered. Okay. What was the thing that he had done before that? “Greased the chassis” he answered. Well! I was not getting any place so , so try again. Can you get the car out here? “I will try,” he answered. Some time later, the car arrived and as it pulled up into the driveway, I could hear an engine badly out of time, struggling to run and obviously heated up as a bit of steam struggled to escape. “Shut it off and let’s let it cool off a bit,” I said as I raised the hood. I said that it seemed a bit out of time but he reassured me that he had indeed retimed the engine that very morning so he know that the timing was not the problem. “Humor me” I said as I raised the distributor cap and removed the timing pin. “Now retard the spark lever to full retard” I said and he said “Why?” Well, you guessed it. The car was out of time because there is a 20 degree difference between full retard and full advance and if the retard lever just happened to be some where in between when he attempted to retime his engine he could be anywhere from zero to twenty degrees out of time and yes, he was! A quick check showed that the timing was indeed the problem and a quick retime soon had the old car purring like a wellfed kitten. Soooooo, timing does greatly affect the performance of the Model A engine and if you suspect that something is wrong, yet you have the timing down pat, then look to the timing gear cover. Yes, there are at least 3 difference covers– all will fit but some are for the Model B engine which has only a 10 degree advance which could lead to problems. Well, that’s enough on the subject so I leave it to you to check things out. Well that’s Model A'ing, take care and let’s all have fun while we can and as the old cowboy used to sing “Happy Trails to You”…… Cal 5 Pie Social UPCOMING TOURS & EVENTS November 16, 2011 Dec 1—Christmas Banquet-Oakhurst Country Club Herb & Marilyn Neumann Dec 9-12—MAFCA National Awards BanquetCharleston, SC-Palmetto A’s Chapter Jan 20, 2013 - January Brunch—Marriott in San Ramon Webber-Harrich Feb 24, 2013—Grand Island Mansion, Walnut Grove John & June Rosploch May 24-27, 2013—NCRG Roundup—Pleasanton Acorn A’s Sept. 27-29, 2013—Apple Hill Hangtown A’s TBA 2014—MAFCA National Convention Tacoma WA.-Galloping Gerties Chapter Pies, cobblers, crumbles. It all sounds too good! Food assignment is as follows: A-L Bring you favorite pie and serving utensil Plates, forks, ice cream and whipped cream will be provided. 2012 Board Meetings Schedule: Monday, Dec. 3—Lloyd & Michelle Harrich-Webber Meetings are at 7:00 p.m. unless specified otherwise. Please R.S.V.P. For information on upcoming tours and events please go to our web site www.DiabloAs.com 6 Jeane James Service November 17, 1:00 PM Community Presbyterian Church 222 W. El Pintado Rd. Danville Diablo A's club members are encouraged to drive your Model As, wear your Club Shirts (optional) and caravan to the church so we can all park in a designated area. Bob Grady has offered to lead us there. We will meet at 12 noon at our monthly meeting place (Faith Christian Fellowship Church on Bancroft Road). We will leave promptly at 12:15pm so we can arrive at the church in Danville in time to park our cars and be seated (on time) in the church for Jeane's service. Please contact either Bob Grady ((925) 933-1154 or Marilyn Neumann (925) 687-4691 if you would like to caravan with us so we will know who is coming with us. Directions for those who want to drive directly to the church and not caravan with us: From the North: Take 680 South to Diablo Rd. exit. Turn right at the end of the exit and go to first stoplight. Turn right onto W. El Pintado Rd. Church is just ahead on the right. Follow road into parking lot entrance. From the South: Take 680 North to Diablo Rd. exit. Turn left and proceed under the overpass. Follow Diablo Rd. for two blocks and take a right at the stoplight onto W. El Pintado Rd. Church is ahead on the right. Follow road into parking lot entrance. Ladies Learn to Drive It was a beautiful late summer Saturday morning when six Diablo A's ladies earned their model A drivers license. We also had a lady visitor who showed up looking to buy a Model A coupe and she also learned to drive in Ed James's Roadster. She intends to join the chapter next month. You can see from the picture Bob Grady showed up with Rufus to point and laugh at the crazy lady drivers. We used some city streets not traveled much in Pleasant Hill to stage the event. We also had a great hill where we had the drivers stop. While we were there Elsie Boarman showed up to watch and say hello. We ended the tour by having lunch at the Elephant Bar and Grill on Willow Pass Road. Good time, good food with good friends. What more could you ask for. Oh, by the way, we only had to replace one front fender and one rear bumper. I thank all the ladies for their courage and ribbing. Thanks, Ed James Left to right: Bob Grady, Donna Truesdell, Michelle Webber, June & John Rosploch, Reyanne Freeman, Barry & Ceil Callister, Lloyd Harrich, Nancy Larsen, Doug Freeman, Marty Larsen, Ed James 7 Generator Seminar October 20th Houmis Garage Everyone got a real CHARGE out of the seminar! 8 Diablo A’s General Membership Meeting October 19, 2012 The meeting was called to order at 8:02pm by President Ed James. Visitors and Guests: 5 guests tonight. Membership – Roger introduced our 5 guests. Secretary’s Report – Herb Neumann: the September 2012 Membership Minutes as printed in the Moto-Meter were approved. Treasurer’s Report – Michelle presented the September month end bank statements. Correspondence – Wayne English: none Committees: Technical Seminars – Generator Rebuild Seminar will be held tomorrow, Oct. 20, at the Houmis home. Sunshine – Elsie reported that Barbara Werner has had a stroke and Ruth Janke will have surgery next week. ACCC – The Legacy License Plate Bill has been signed into law, car enthusiasts have until Jan 2015 to sign up for one of 3 style plates: black with yellow lettering, yellow with black lettering or blue with yellow lettering. Must have 7500 applications for each style of plate in order for that plate to be issued. NCRG – N/R. Tours – Ron asked the tour leaders to talk about their upcoming tours: Bob Estrella talked about his wine tour Nov 3 rd; leave from Harbor Freight at 9:30am. Barbara Sharman talked about the Ladies Tea Nov 10th. Herb mentioned that the Christmas Party is Dec 1, at Oakhurst CC. Details will be in the November Moto-meter. Video Report – Bill gave September sales report. Editor – Peggy introduced our new Editor, June Rosploch. Public Relations – Bob Rigor showed off the First Place trophy that the Club received for the Walnut Festival Parade, will present the trophy to John Tait. Old Business – None. New Business – Barry Callister asked members to send in their Outstanding Member Ballots. Melinda Hayes thanked everyone for the recycle bags she received tonight. Ron Accornero announced a new MAFFI Raffle, see Ron for tickets. Refreshments – Ceil thanked those who brought refreshments tonight. Ron and Melinda read a For the Good of the Order. Meeting adjourned at 9:01pm. Respectfully submitted, Herb Neumann, Secretary 9 Diablo A’s Board of Directors Meeting November 5, 2012 Location: the Neumann’s house. Board Members present: Ed James, President; Doug Freeman, Vice President; Herb Neumann, Secretary; Michelle Webber, Treasurer; Peggy English, Editor; Ron Accornero, Tour Coordinator; and Roger Staggs, Past President. Guests: Wayne English, Marilyn Neumann, Lloyd Harrich, Bill and Donna Truesdell, and Barry Callister. Meeting was called to order by Doug Freeman at 7:12pm. Approve 10/1/12 BOD Minutes as posted in Moto-Meter – Approved. Treasurer’s Report – Michelle reviewed the October month end bank statement. Membership & P.R. – Roger handed out application packets to two guests at our last General Meeting. Correspondence – Wayne: received a thank you note from the Mystery Tour Restaurant, and a letter from MAFCA.. Tour Report – Ron reviewed the upcoming tours: Ladies Tea Nov 10th; Christmas Party at Oakhurst Country Club Dec 1st ; January Brunch Tour to the Marriott at San Ramon Jan 20th ; Tour to Grand Island Mansion in Walnut Grove February 24th. Editor – Peggy reported deadline is this Friday. Video Report –Bill presented the October Video Sales report. Roster Manager – N/R. Advertising – N/R. ACCC – Herb reported on the Legacy License Plate Law. NCRG –N/R Technical Seminars – N/R. Public Relations – N/R. Old Business – Peggy presented the financial report on the Mystery Tour. New Business – The Board approved an Early Bird renewal discount of $15 dues plus $5 for ACCC for a total of $20 if received by Dec 31, 2012. The new Liability Release will be part of the Dues Renewal Form. 2013 Board positions have been filled and will be announced at the Nov. meeting. Board approved the Christmas Party price of $25 per person. Board approved two $100 donations to MAFFI in memory of Jeane James and Barbara Werner. Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm. Next General Meeting: November 16th at 8:00pm. Next Board Meeting is Dec 3rd at the Webber/Harrich home, at 7:00pm. Respectfully submitted, Herb Neumann, Secretary 10 N ovemb er 2 012 November Birthdays Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 6 10 11 15 18 4 5 end of day- Board Mtg light savings 6 Election Day 7 8 9 10 Marine Corps Day 11 Veteran’s Day 12 13 14 15 16 Gen Mtg 17 18 19 20 21 22 Thanksgiving Day 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 22 29 Anniversaries 24 1 Nick and Peggy Houmis 6 Alex and Ruth Janke 14 Bruce and Bridgette Nicolai D e ce mbe r 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu December Birthdays Fri Sat 1 2 3 Brd Mtg 4 5 6 7 Pearl Harbor Day 8 Hanukkah begins 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bill of Rights Day 16 17 18 19 20 21Gen Mtg 22 First Day of Winter 23 24 30 31 New Years Eve 25 Christmas Day 26 Kwanza begina 27 Paul Kraintz Ron Accornero Wayne English Don Carter Cecilia Callister Clint Passalacqua Karen Villandre John Rosplach Paul Peterson 28 11 29 1 3 7 9 11 17 19 20 23 24 29 Sandi Rigor Paula Ferre’ Jan Granquist Tom Sharman Nick Houmis Deb Pugh Morton Mitchell Betty Glazier David Antkowiak Mary Kraintz Richard Anderson 30 Bonnie Frye Anniversaries 7 10 26 Dave & Jan Granquist Herb and Marilyn Neumann Danny and Barbara Riggio THE VERY, VERY, VERY LAST LAUGH Side-by-side A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day. One day, when he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, 'You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you stayed right here. When my health started failing, you were still by my side... You know what Martha?' 'What dear?' she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth. 'I'm beginning to think you're bad luck....... Never Forget — 9/11/01 12 2007 BALLOT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vice President Barry Callister or________________ Vice President Barry Callister or _________________ Secretary Marilyn Neumann or ______________ Secretary Marilyn Neumann or _________________ Tour Coordinator Ron Wolfman or _________ Tour Coordinator Ron Wolfman or ____________ Editor June Rosplach or _____________ Editor June Rosplach or ________________ [Circle your choice or write in an alternative] Mail your ballot to Doug Freeman, 1843 Jefferson St. Concord, CA 94521 by November 25 or Bring your ballot to the November meeting Diablo A's Christmas Party Oakhurst Country Club Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 We will have passed Appetizers beginning at 6:00pm along with a no-host bar. Dinner at 7:00pm - please choose from one of entrees listed below. Dessert will follow dinner with Coffee and Tea service. Cost for dinner is $25 per person. Please bring your choice for dinner and your payment (cash, or checks made out to the Diablo A's) to the Nov.16 General Meeting. See Marilyn or Herb with your dinner choice and payment. Thank you! We are looking forward to another fun and enjoyable Christmas Party. Herb & Marilyn Name(s) ________________________________________________________ Entrée Choice: ________# Braised Beef (cabernet demi-glace), potatoes & seasonal vegetables ________# Chicken Santa Cruz (artichoke and mushroom sauce), potatoes & seasonal vegetables ________# Seasonal white fish, rice and seasonal vegetables _______# attending X $25 = _______________ 13