Director s Chair October 2014

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1 The Distributor October 2014

2 Director s Chair October 2014 The 2014 Quad Meet is now history and once again the Illinois Region did itself proud by hosting a first class event. Mark and Val Maron promised, organized, and hosted a complete day s outing for more than 100 registrants. Model As traveled from all over Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, and even Iowa. The weather was absolutely perfect. Registrants received a huge goody bag, barbequed lunch, desert, beverages, and chances for a door prize. The field was full of beautiful A s that even attracted passerby to come and view them. A special treat for those interested was an escorted trip to a secured location on the Cantigny grounds to view the restoration shop. Our guide thoroughly described restorations currently in the shop which included a WWI troop carrier undergoing a frame up restoration, several jeeps, a half-track, motorcycle, and various other vehicles were included. Especially interesting was a Higgins LCVP or landing craft from Omaha Beach on D Day. Totally restored, and only a few left in existence, we were amazed to find out that this craft was made by Chris- Craft and is actually a wood hull boat. An unscheduled surprise during the tour was fascinating commentary by our own Illinois Region member Joe Pasalaqua who was there in June, 1944 on the second wave landing at Normandy. The numerous Model A members from the many clubs represented and even our tour guide were all fascinated by Joe s accounts. We all salute you Joe Pasalaqua for your patriotic service! September and October are busy months with activities at Model A Day at Gilmore Michigan on September 20-21, the Newport Indiana Hill Climb on October 4-5, and of course Hershey PA on October Hope to see you out enjoying our wonderful hobby. Dan 2014 Officers and Staff Director: Dan Pritchett (847) Web Site Manager: Mark Maron (847) danbpritchett@yahoo.com Photographer: Mike Gaimari (773) Assistant Director: Mike Kochevar (847) Property Chairman: Ken Ehrenhofer (815) Treasurer: Don Mormon (847) Raffle Coordinator: Jim Patterson (847) Secretary: Melinda Pritchett (630) Technical Coordinator: Dan Manola (630) Editors: Steven Sarasin (847) Winter Swap Committee: Mike Sargis (773) thedistributoreditor@gmail.com Val Maron (847) Carl Hagland (224) Mike Kochevar (847) hags333@comcast.net Refreshment Staff: John & Christine Rozny (847) Regional Correspondent: Melinda Pritchett (630) Awards Committee Mike Kochevar (847) Activities Director: Andy Stockinger Ladies A s Staff: Val Maron (847) Jim Stockinger Youth Coordinator Amy Rozny Club Sales: Pat Maroney (847) Distributor Staff: Jim Dodaro (847) Resident Experts Carl Kalbhen (847) Judging Standards: Ken Ehrenhofer (815) Membership Staff: Mike Kochevar (847) Ron Ehrenhofer (847) Announcements: Susan Szymanski (847) Era Accessories: Vince Scalabrino (847) Mini Swap Chairperson: Carl Kalbhen (847) Interiors & Upholstery: Jim Antoni (847) PayCarShow Chairperson: John Drengenberg (847) Dave Jahn (847) New Member Coordinator: Ron Ehrenhofer (847) Electrical: Marty Brown (847) Marketing & Advertising: Sheryl Stier (847) License Plates & Tags: Frank Smith (847) MAFFI Liason: Mark Maron (847) Fashion: Marilyn Krenger (815)

3 Illinois Region Business Meeting September 2, 2014 Meeting called to order at 7:42 PM by Dan Pritchett. Dan welcomed everyone. Motion made and seconded to approve the August Business Meeting minutes as printed in the Distributor. Old Business 1. A Directors Meeting was held after the last business meeting to discuss the possibility of having another swap meet to replace the Winter Swap. A subsequent meeting was held to discuss the proposal and a final presentation will be put together and voted on at a Directors meeting to be scheduled for the near future. 2. A swap meet was held at Ken Ehrenhofer s house last month. Ken thanked Mark and Val Maron for their help. The key to success is all the wonderful people that are there to help. Ken said that they had 24 vendors. They raised $1300 for the Model A Museum in Gilmore. New Business 1. Treasurer s Report (Don Mormon) - Financial report will be printed in the Distributor. 2. Editor/Youth (Steven Sarasin/Amy Rozny) Steve thanked everyone for their assistance. Steve talked about the event that he and Amy ran for the youth. It was a girls softball game and then everyone went to Sonic Drive Inn. There was good attendance. Amy and Steve are seeking ideas for additional activities. 3. Activities Report (Jim and Andy Stockinger) a. Mt. Prospect Cruise night Sept 22. b. Quad Meet Sept 7 (Mark Maron) Mark needs to collect money. We need more registrations from the Illinois Region. He has the pre-ordered patches. c. Morris Cruise night Sept 13. d. Int l Model A Day at Gilmore Sept 19, (Mark Maron) This is the 4 th year that they will have a Model A Weekend. MAFFI gets the gate money. Ron and Rich Fallucca will give tech talks. There is a Cruise night on Friday night. Mark has provided information about hotels. The Stockingers will be arranging a tour if anyone would like to go with them. e. Newport Hill Climb Oct 4-5 (Dan Pritchett) Newport is 30 miles SE of Danville and Danville is where all the lodging is available. Dan indicated the Lions Club goes all out for this weekend. There are a variety of activities available. f. Fall Overnighter to the Quad Cities will be canceled this year. g. Ladies Night Out We will watch the Legacy Sisters at Chandlers Steak House. Members agreed that Saturday afternoon would work and the cost is $35 per person for the package. We have to guarantee 25 couples. The date is December Announcements (Sue Simms) No report 5. New Member Coordinator (Ron Ehrenhofer) No guests tonight 6. Awards/Membership (Mike Kochevar) No awards 7. Club Sales (Pat Maroney) No report 8. Greeter (Mark Maron) 50 signed in guests and 5 Model A s Directors comments - Directory is finished. Over 100 photos. He hopes to have the directory printed to try to distribute at the Quad meet on Sunday. We can then give them out at the meeting. Ron inquired if we could look into being able to buy extra copies of the directory. The Turkey dinner is on November 2. Very nice event. Dan talked about the Malnar family who were members for years. Joe died 25 years ago. Mary kept the car and stayed active and she has been in a retirement community in Plainfield. Her son Eddy has a microbrewery in Lemont. Dan thought we might be able to make a side trip to Lemont after the turkey dinner and then we could visit with Mary. It would be nice to look up a family that was active in the club. Raffle (Stockinger) Thanks to Val K. for donating vegetables from her garden. Comments from membership Marty Brown suggested we pass out maps to events to help get more people to attend. Ron Ehrenhofer is going to give a tech talk on pop out switches. Meeting adjourned at 8:16 PM Respectfully submitted, Melinda Pritchett

Illinois Region Upcoming Events: Her Little Bit of History From 1910 The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!

Only 14 percent of the homes had a bath tub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME. Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!

4 Illinois Region Upcoming Events: Her Little Bit of History From 1910 The year is 1910, over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1910 (applies to the USA): The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only. Only 14 percent of the homes had a bath tub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME. Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, Many of which were condemned in the press & the government as substandard. Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. There was no such thing as under arm deodorant or tooth paste. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. The five leading causes of death were: Pneumonia 1, influenza 2, Tuberculosis3, Diarrhea 4, & Heart disease 5. The American flag had 45 stars. The population of Las Vegas Nevada was only 30. Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help. Try to imagine the next 100 years.

5 Swap Meet To Benefit The Model A Museum In The Ehrenhofer s International Model A Day / Swap At Gilmore

Cover Photo Vincent Scalabrino Vincent has a 1930 Ford, Model A Tudor A400 convertible sedan with a beige interior and a yellow paint job that is magnificent. The car was purchased in 2008.

Vince and Karen put on about 300 miles on local trips and around town.

Vince has an extensive collection of model A parts and accessories he has dozens of clocks Abco Clock company, ashtrays and the Westclock Company.

One of the most memorable things Vince has done with his wife Karen is crossing The St. James River loaded on a barge and men pulled the barge across the river by rope.

6 Cover Photo Vincent Scalabrino Vincent has a 1930 Ford, Model A Tudor A400 convertible sedan with a beige interior and a yellow paint job that is magnificent. The car was purchased in Vince put a lot of effort into making it look like the car that it is today. Vince worked on the transmission, rear end, cast-iron brakes, front end work and numerous odds and ends. Vince and Karen put on about 300 miles on local trips and around town. Vince joined the Model A Restorers Club in about 1980, he became a director in tough times, technical advisor and assistant director. Vince has an extensive collection of model A parts and accessories he has dozens of clocks Abco Clock company, ashtrays and the Westclock Company. He also has two great-looking Whizzer bikes that Vince has restored. He has traveled to Washington DC on family trips, Seven Springs Pennsylvania and Virginia Beach. One of the most memorable things Vince has done with his wife Karen is crossing The St. James River loaded on a barge and men pulled the barge across the river by rope. For the new members if you ever want to hear some really good stories stop Vince at the meetings and talk to him you will be amazed by his stories. Ken Ehrenhofer asked me to post the list of tools available for club use. They are as follows: 1. Head removal tool 2. Steering wheel removal tool 3. Rear spring spreader 4. Distributor removal tool (to be used when the distributor body is rusted into the head) Please contact Ken at the following: kehrenhofer@msn.com Home: Mobile:

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Fashion In The Model A Era (1928-1931) Invented in 1920 s this could be world s first navigation system. No satellites or digital screens were used in the making of this portable navigation system.

9 Fashion In The Model A Era ( ) Invented in 1920 s this could be world s first navigation system. No satellites or digital screens were used in the making of this portable navigation system. Called Plus Fours Routefinder, this little invention was designed to be worn on your wrist, and the maps were printed on little wooden rollers which you would turn manually as you drove along. The device was intended to allow drivers to navigate around the UK, but with so few cars on the roads it never really took off. Now consigned to the scrap heap of history, the Routefinder is one of many gadgets patented by inventors who were hoping to strike it rich with their bizarre contraptions. It s part of a collection of weird and wonderful inventions, all conceived between 1851 and 1951, which have gone on display at the British Library in London. This information is courtesy of

10 Editor s Notes Steven Sarasin James Please keep up the good work of supplying me with the all that s needed monthly to edit The Distributor. Information for The Distributor should be sent to thedistributoreditor@gmail.com, you can reach me by telephone as well on (847) We recently corrected a difficult odor left behind by a family of mice that occupied the headliner & rear seat back of our Tudor. Please see the Tech Talk this month for insight on the product that we used to clear this up which worked well, more to follow at our monthly meeting. Financial Report (8/21/2014-9/20/2014) Intake $4, Exhaust $3, Quad Meet $3, Distributor Printing $95.00 Sale of Meat From The Picnic $80.00 Distributor Postage & Seals $28.84 Meeting Raffle $25.00 Meeting Refreshments $27.82 Advertising In The Directory $ Quad Meet Advance $ Model A Day Patches $60.00 Donation To M.A.F.F.I. From Quad Meet $1, Quad Meet Grill Supplies $ Quad Meet Flyers $31.25 Quad Meet Chairs, Tables & Toilets $ Dash Plaques For Quad Meet $ Directory Printing $ Total In Account 8/21/2014 $6, Total In Account 9/20/2014 $7, For Sale Classifieds For Sale 1928 Ford Model A Special Coupe Older restoration, well cared for. Everything has been rebuilt. Hi compression head on rebuilt engine. Car is very road worthy. 6 volt alternator, turn signals and fog lights. 5 straight wheels, newer tires, sealed beam headlights, Borg Warner overdrive, oil pressure and temperature gauges, tachometer. Asking $14,000. I also have extra parts. Jack Scrambler (847) For Sale 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Very Nice Restored 1929 Tudor. Patrick Maroney (847) For Sale 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Restored 1930 Tudor in Good Condition. Green & Black Exterior, Tan Interior and has Luggage Rack. Asking $12,000. Carter Hendricks (847) Wanted Wanted 1929 Ford Model A Owners Manuals, Jacks, Tools, Accessories, Winter Vehicle Storage,... Steven Sarasin (847)

11 January General Meeting Official Illinois Region Events Calendar February 30 th Annual Swap 2 March General Meeting 4 April General Meeting 1 Awards Banquet 19 (Buca di Beppo) Swap Committee Mtg. 24 General Meeting 4 50 s Rock n Roll Party 15 Milwaukee Swap 23 Garage Tour 9 Pizza Party 22 National Membership 3-6 Meet (St. Louis, MO) Safety Check 26 Buick, Caddy Swap Kane 23 County May Spring Tour to Trolley 4 Museum General Meeting 6 Rosehill Cemetery 18 (Model T Club) June Annual Sharon Model 1 A Day (Sharon WI) General Meeting 3 National Meet & Tour (French Lick IN) Barnstorming at Galt Airport July General Meeting 1 Parades 4 Summer Tour to Clear Lake, IA Annual Picnic 27 August IL Railroad Museum 3 General Meeting 5 Jelly Belly Tour 10 Sycamore Steam Engine Show Model T & Model A Swap 23 September General Meeting 2 QUAD Meet by Ill Region 7 International Model A Day at Gilmore - Swap October General Meeting 7 Newport Hill Climb 4-5 Hershey PA Swap 9-11 Fall Tour November Turkey Dinner 2 Fox Valley Region General Meeting 5 December General Meeting 2 Ladies Night 6 Autumn Drive 19 The Illinois Region MARC holds its monthly business meetings at 7:30 PM the 1st Tuesday of every month (exceptions made for holidays) at the American Legion Hall, 9757 Pacific Avenue, Franklin Park Illinois. (Corner of Ruby and Pacific ) The meeting is open to all members and visitors. If and when your name is used in articles and pictures on our club website, your full name (first and last name) will appear unless you explicitly notify Mark Maron that you do not wish to have your full name on the website. You can call Mark at (847) , or him at mark@maron.com. The MARC National requires that all members of MARC Regions must also be members of the national club, however the Illinois Region bylaws supersede this, please see your bylaws or a member of the current board for more information. Youth Advisor Amy Rozny Hello fellow Model A-ers! The weekend of September 20th, I had the opportunity to spend it in Hickory Corners, Michigan for Model A Day at Gilmore. It is a beautiful property with many collections of antique automobiles, but what stood out most was the beautiful MAFFI Model A Museum. It was a weekend I enjoyed very much and I won't forget. It was nice to see friends from near and far and Model A's I grew up with as a part of this learning experience. Everyone with an interest in automobiles and history should take the time to visit the Gilmore Car Museum, you won t be disappointed. Have A great day! Amy

12 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS: Model A Restorers Club Membership: Model A Ford Club of America: Advertise in the Distributor and Support the Ill. Region Steven Sarasin for details. Steven Sarasin 1636 Newton Ave. Park Ridge, IL To: Place Stamp The Distributor

Director s Chair July 2014

The Distributor Director s Chair July 2014 Once again we had a great turnout (with at least a dozen Model A s meeting for breakfast) on June 1st for a trip to Model A Days in Sharon Wisconsin. Other members