Director s Chair July 2014

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1 The Distributor

2 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 joined us at Sharon where clubs from the Tri State area filled the town with our favorite car. If you haven t ever made it to this meet, you have missed a good one. Several of our members are attending the MARC National Meet at French Lick Indiana this month and will report at the July Business meeting. Several couples have signed up for the Summer Tour July to Clear Lake Iowa. We will have a busy schedule with much to see and do as we visit several places in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Please plan to help the club on the fourth of July in several parades we have contracted to supply cars for. This event is one of our most important fund raisers that provides the club with the funds needed to operate through the year. At the June Business meeting Jim Antoni asked the membership if the club might consider running another National Meet possibly in the next five years. In 1985 our club hosted a meet in Itasca, IL. Personally involved, I felt that the club put together one of the finest National Meets ever. Ten years later our club once again hosted a very successful National Meet in St. Charles. Nearly 20 years have passed since then. Numerous questions need to be researched before our members can decide if we should consider doing this again. We will schedule a Directors Meeting in the next month to explore this possibility. I hope to see everyone on the Fourth of July, the Summer Tour and the Club Picnic July 27th! 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 Borck (630) Technical Coordinator: Dan Manola (630) Editors: Steve 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 Borck (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 June 3, 2014 Meeting called to order at 7:44 PM by Dan Pritchett. Dan welcomed everyone and commented that it was great to see all the Model A s in the parking lot. Motion made and seconded to approve the May Business Meeting minutes as printed in the Distributor. Old Business Dan commented that he and Melinda had gotten married on May 10 and thanked everyone who helped. It was a wonderful day! Model T Club Cemetery Tour Frank Smith reported that the May 18 event had approximately 24 Model T Club members in attendance. Frank said it was similar to our Graceland tour. It was great to tour both the Rosehill cemetery and the Graceland cemetery. Weather was perfect. One member ran out of gas. Dan commented that it was great to tour with the T club and thanked Frank for coordinating it. Model A Days Mike and Laverne Podgorski reported that there were 14 cars on the June 1 tour. 40 people from the Illinois region attended. It was hosted by the Rockford and Iowa clubs. Everyone received dash plaques and it was a great day. New Business Treasurer s Report - (Don Mormon) Report was given as printed in the Distributor. Editor (Colin James) No report. Steve Sarasin has volunteered to edit the magazine with the help of Colin and Carl Hagland. Thank you Steve!! Activities Report (Andy and Jim Stockinger} Peotone Swap Meet June 8 National Meet French Lick June (Ken and Ron Ehrenhofer, Mark Maron) Mark reported that he has flyers. Rooms are available at local hotels. Registration has picked up. Mark and Ron will notify people about when they are leaving. Barnstorming at Galt Airport (Mike Kochevar) June 29 - Leave from McDonalds 8:45 AM. Information is in the flyer. Breakfast and lunch is at the airport. 4 seat Cessna airplane rides for 20 minutes - $ minutes $79. The Model T club will also be there. They have asked about raffling rides in a Model A and Model T with money going to the two clubs and Gault Air Club. July 1 Parking Log Swap July 4 Parades (John Drengenberg )We need more people to sign up. Call John to sign up. (Draft of the directory will be out by the July meeting per John Silvestri) Summer Tour (Dan and Melinda) (July 16-20) Melinda talked about the summer tour. 5 day tour going to Galena, Clear Lake, and Prairie Du Chien. Members should make hotel reservations directly for Galena and Clear Lake and see Dan or Melinda to sign up for the Prairie du Chien reservation. Picnic - July 27 (Mark Maron) Everything is planned. Picnic will be held at 12 noon at John and Marilyn Krenger s home. Sign up with Mark. Annual Model A Antique Swap Meet August 23 (Mark Maron) See Mark for spaces. This has been a great swap that has had great parts available in the past. Quad Meet Sept 7 (Mark Maron) Nothing new to report. Everything proceeding well. Club Sales (Pat Maroney) No report. Announcements (Sue Simms) Blanche Eilken is in Resurrection Hospital. She had angioplasty surgery. She has been in 2 weeks. She is in surgical intensive care. Sue has a card that she will pass around. On a happy note Congratulate Milly Pritchett on retiring in one week. New Member Coordinator (Ron Ehrenhofer) No guests Membership (Mike Kochevar) John and Susan Holmes have joined the club. He was a member about 30 yrs ago. They have a 31 slant window. Tech Talk (Dan Manola) Dan is ill so he will not be able to give the tech talk. Awards (Mike Kochevar) Award to Mike and LaVerne Podgorski for the tour to Sharon. Greeter (Mark Maron) 48 members and 6 cars. Dan read a letter from Tina Feldstein who gave the tour at Rosehill Cemetary She is looking for cars to attend the Festival on Prairie Avenue Sept 6. She needs cars to come and stay from 12 noon until 6 PM. She is open to any cars but is very interested in Model T s and Model A s. Raffle Jim and Andy told two jokes and held the raffle. Comments from Membership Jim Antoni talked about hosting another National Meet. Ken suggested that we could form a committee to look into this. They are looking for someone to host MARC National Meets after MAFCA needs someone to host The possibility of hosting a meet in another area was discussed. MARC has contracted with a company to help regions coordinate accommodations National Meet - Mark wanted to mention that the MARC National meet would be in Niagara Falls June 21-27, They are already taking reservations. The Sheraton on the Falls is the host hotel. It is right on Niagara Falls. $139 city view - $159 falls iew (Canadian). They also have rooms at the Crown Plaza hotel. Their rates are $139 falls view - $119 city view. Resort fee and 17% tax. Passports and physical title to car is necessary. Motion made and seconded for adjournment at 8:39 PM. Respectfully submitted, Melinda Borck

4 Illinois Region Upcoming Events:

5 The 6th Bracket In reading a Restorer from 2007, I was intrigued to learn about the 6th frame bracket found on the Standard Fordor Sedan 160-A, the Town Sedan 160-B and the Victoria 190-A (Frame Assembly A-5005-D). The complete article on frames, which I highly recommend reading, as written by Steve Plucker from Touchet, Washington can be found at:

6 Cover Photo Don Morman s 1931 Roadster Don bought his1931 model A Ford roadster in 2006 from a dealer in Wisconsin. The dealer had bought it from a restorer in Michigan. The car has a five speed S 10 transmission Borg Warner that lowers the RPMs, when in fifth gear. The dashboard has a custom scroll done by a friend who does pinstriping. Don had the engine rebuilt by Antique Engine Rebuilding in Skokie, it's a 12 volt negative ground system. Don has done trips in the past with the car to Kalamazoo Michigan and he also went to Gilmore Michigan to the grand opening of the model A museum. On the Fourth of July Don has participated in three parades one in Niles,Skokie and Evanston for the past five years. Don is an active member in the club as he has been treasurer for many years. 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:

7 2014 Model A Day Sharon Wisconsin

8 TECH TALK

9 Fashion In The Model A Era ( ) Hats remain a staple of a proper man's wardrobe. Homburg and fedora styles are the most common and sophisticated of the available styles. These are the accepted hats of the business professional. Working class men would generally favor a fedora for formal occasions--such as attendance at church. Considered more casual, cloth hat styles were also very popular throughout all three decades. The driving cap/newsboy was just as common as the fedora. Somewhat of a working man's style, this cloth cap was actually worn by all classes. Upper class men favored them for driving (thus their name) or for sporting purposes. There were even versions of the fedora and homburg made out of cloth (seen here in the middle of the bottom row in the image at the left). These were particularly popular during the war when wool becomes rationed. For more information, please visit:

10 Editor s Notes Colin James I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped me with putting together the Illinois Region s months. Although not editing the Distributor, I will continue to help provide articles to Steve and Carl as they continue to create a great magazine for our club. For those who would like to help Steve and Carl, please send articles and photos to thedistributoreditor@gmail.com Financial Report (5/21/2014-6/20/2014) Intake 50/50 Raffle Dues (2@$30, 1@$25) $99.00 $14.00 $85.00 Exhaust Distributor Postage & Seals Flowers for hospitalized member Flyers for Quad Meet, Picnic & Galt National Dues Meeting Refreshments Distributor Printing Total In Account 5/21/2014 Total In Account 6/20/2014 $ $64.59 $64.63 $87.50 $0.00 $60.45 $ $6, $6, Classifieds For Sale 1. 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 Ford Model A Fordor 1929 Ford Model A Fordor no title Jim Blakley (Huntley) (847) For Sale 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Very Nice Restored 1929 Tudor. Patrick Maroney (847) Wanted

11 2014 Official Illinois Region Events Calendar January 7 Awards Banquet (Buca di Beppo) 19 Swap Committee Mtg. 24 February 30th Annual Swap 2 March 4 4 Garage Tour 9 50 s Rock n Roll Party 15 Milwaukee Swap 23 Buick, Caddy Swap Kane County 23 Pizza Party 4 June Annual Sharon Model A Day (Sharon WI) Rosehill Cemetery (Model T Club) 18 National Meet & Tour (French Lick IN) QUAD Meet by Ill Region 7 International Model A Day at Gilmore - Swap October Newport Hill Climb Hersey PA Swap Fall Tour Autumn Drive July 1 August IL Railroad Museum 3 Parades 4 5 Summer Tour to Clear Lake, IA Annual Picnic Barnstorming at Galt Airport 2 National Membership Meet (St. Louis, MO) Safety Check May Spring Tour to Trolley Museum September April Sycamore Steam Engine Show 27 Jelly Belly Tour November Turkey Dinner Fox Valley Region December 2 Ladies Night 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 will be used in articles and pictures on our club website, you fill 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 By laws supersede this, please see your bylaws or a member of the current board for more information.

12 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS: Model A Restorers Club Membership: Model A Ford Club of America: Advertise in the Distributor and Support the Ill. Region Colin James for details. Colin James 7704 W. Balmoral Ave. Chicago, IL Place Stamp To: The Distributor