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from the driver s seat Jan 8, 2013 Our Holiday Party was a complete success. The weather stayed warm enough for the mist and rain to remain mist and rain.

We all calculate that we have been having this particular event at the Marlborough CC for at least 15 years.

Our DJ quizzed us on trivia questions and lottery scratch cards were given for the correct answer.

and Nan Linden for coming early and helping set up the room: Sue Champagne for printing the name cards for the 68 members and guests: Len and Peg Michalak for arriving early to deliver the

Last but not least a thank you to Tony Zeoli for taking all of the photographs we will be able to enjoy.

1 from the driver s seat Jan 8, 2013 Our Holiday Party was a complete success. The weather stayed warm enough for the mist and rain to remain mist and rain. All of us will remember many a holiday party accompanied by snow. We had 68 members and guests enjoy the warmth and holiday spirit of the Marlborough Country Club. We all calculate that we have been having this particular event at the Marlborough CC for at least 15 years. The food was outstanding so we used our dancing to work off some of our dinner and "make your own sundae" dessert. Our DJ quizzed us on trivia questions and lottery scratch cards were given for the correct answer. Special thank you go out to: Yvonne Pepe for making and donating the crocheted center pieces (these were given at each table to those members having the longest tenure with our club): Doug and Nan Linden for coming early and helping set up the room: Sue Champagne for printing the name cards for the 68 members and guests: Len and Peg Michalak for arriving early to deliver the name cards: Ed and Joyce Croci for once again collecting and delivering the Toys for Tots gifts to the U.S. Marine Corps. Last but not least a thank you to Tony Zeoli for taking all of the photographs we will be able to enjoy. Vin & Nicky Del Mastro 2012 OFFICERS President Harold Samuels hsamuels10@gmail.com Vice President Vincent Del Mastro nicky.delmastro@verizon.net Secretary Rich Batstone richard.batstone@verizon.net Treasurer Barbara McElhiney mcelhiney@rcn.com Newsletter Editor Tony Zeoli zeoli@comcast.net Membership Jo Johnson jo.johnson@comcast.net Steering Committee: Nan Linden Gene Tallone Tom Zappala Dick Stitt KEY CONTACTS Tour Director Tom Zappala t.zappala@comcast.net Webmaster Wayne Champagne wchampagne@verizon.net Programs Gene Tallone eft39@aol.com Shop Keeper Gary Hoyt mainelymercs@aol.com Newsletter Distribution Sue Champagne schampagne@lwra.com Historian Art Callan fordsong@msn.com Hospitality Joyce Croci jcroci@verizon.net Sunshine Sally Legge leggesally@yahoo.com Raffles John Roberson j.roberson@comcast.net 1

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3 Treasurer s Report Minuteman Installation Dinner and Awards Meeting January 8,, 2013 Memorial Congregational Church 26 Concord Rd in Sudbury, MA We will begin at 6:30 PM At this meeting we will install our 2013 officers, present awards, and have dinner. Reservations Required The club will provide the food, so we will need a head count. The "No Reservations, No Food" rule applies. Please contact Harold Samuels at: hsamuels10@gmail.com by , or at by phone, if you plan on attending. Sunshine Report By Sally Legge A card was sent to Richard Weintraub who has had some recent health problems, and also to Frank Buckley who has been ill for quite some time now. A card of condolence is being sent to Richard Graham whose wife Nancy recently lost her long struggle with a recent illness. A condolence card was also sent to Roger Harvey (friend of the club) on the death of his wife. A condolence card was also sent to Robert Mangan on the recent loss of his mother. If you know of anyone needing a card, please let me leggesally@yahoo.com or

4 The Oil Leak Minuteman Outing 46th Annual Christmas Parade December 2,

5 The Oil Leak Minuteman Holiday Party 5

6 It s that time of year.time to renew your MEMBERSHIP DUES! Just $20 per family!!!! In order for us to keep our records up to date, PLEASE complete the form below and return with your check for $20. If there are no changes, you won t have to complete the entire form, just check the appropriate box. Thank you. First Name 6 Last Name Spouse/Significant Other Name Street City State Zip Code No Changes Telephone - - Are you over 80 and been a member for at least 5 years? If, yes, membership is free. I would like to receive my Oil Leak by . Yes No (If you do not specify, it will be sent electronically if we have an address on file.) Are You a member of MAFFI MAFCA MARC Model A Info: Year Year Year Year Body Style Year Acquired Body Style Year Acquired Body Style Year Acquired Body Style Year Acquired Please make check payable to: Minuteman Model A Ford Club and mail to P.O. Box 545,

Not realizing some register now for Sep.

7 Tony s Transmissions WHO DAT? 1930 CORRECTIONS: 1) There is ne never a Minuteman Club Meeting in December. Party Only! Mark your calendars.! 2) Annual New England Meet was announced only. Not realizing some register now for Sep. 27. Oil Leak Editor date change has been extended to January 2014 Incoming club president, Vin made Tony and offer he couldn t refuse.. Was it Italian comradery? We ll never know! 7

Art s Parts HISTORY January 1978 35 years Pres Arnold Goff, VP Tom French, Treas Alan Blades Tour

January 1988 25 years Bitter cold night. No A's at Grange Hall, but plenty hot air.

Charter members voted as Life Honorary Members: Bill McSweeney, Art Crooke, Fitz Stevens January

MAFCA Service Award to Wayne Champagne Bucky "Elvis" Silvestrone fakes with a guitar at Xmas Party.

L A dees Luncheon The next L A dees Luncheon will be on Tuesday January 15, 2013 at 12:30 pm.

Please RSVP to me if you are able to attend as we are still new to this we need to be able to tell

com 781-275-2814 The venue has changed for the Weekly Breakfast Group.

The group meets year round just about every Wednesday about 8 AM.

8 Art s Parts HISTORY January years Pres Arnold Goff, VP Tom French, Treas Alan Blades Tour Comm-Ralph Parks, Alan Blades, Doug Linden Bank change suggested to Framingham Saving. January years Bitter cold night. No A's at Grange Hall, but plenty hot air. Pres Linden, VP Jacobson, Treas Iorio, Sec Callan Dues $10-, $5- for Seniors. Charter members voted as Life Honorary Members: Bill McSweeney, Art Crooke, Fitz Stevens January years First history chronicles by Roy Johnson Bill McSweeney moves on to Model A Heaven MAFCA Service Award to Wayne Champagne Bucky "Elvis" Silvestrone fakes with a guitar at Xmas Party. CORN ON THE COB Obie stayed up all night to see where the sun went down. Then it dawned on him! L A dees Luncheon The next L A dees Luncheon will be on Tuesday January 15, 2013 at 12:30 pm. at Mel s Diner 330 Commonwealth Ave, Wayland. Please RSVP to me if you are able to attend as we are still new to this we need to be able to tell the restaurant how many ladies to expect. Robyn robynsamuels@yahoo.com The venue has changed for the Weekly Breakfast Group. It s still at the Big Apple Deli at 331 Boston Road E in Marlboro, MA. The group meets year round just about every Wednesday about 8 AM. All Model A enthusiasts are welcome to join the Minutemen in their new private room at this great restaurant where the service is extraordinary. Wayne said he was reading a book about anti-gravity and couldn't put it down. JJ got a report that he had Type A but it was a Type' O. blood, by Art Callan Introducing new waitress, Georgia! right 8

Sally S Steering ColumnS By Sally Legge I know some of you will not understand these terms, but I bet you know someone

'FENDER SKIRTS' A term I haven't heard in a long time, and thinking about 'fender skirts' started me thinking about

' (AKA) 'suicide knob,' 'neckers knobs.' Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction first.

Continental. When did we quit calling them 'emergency brakes? At some point 'parking brake' became the proper term.

' I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the accelerator the 'foot feed.

For that matter, the starter was down there too.

Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore - 'store-bought.

But once it was bragging material to have a storebought dress or a store-bought bag of candy.

Now we take the term 'worldwide' for granted. This floors me.

9 Sally S Steering ColumnS By Sally Legge I know some of you will not understand these terms, but I bet you know someone who might. 'FENDER SKIRTS' A term I haven't heard in a long time, and thinking about 'fender skirts' started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice like 'curb feelers' And 'steering knobs.' (AKA) 'suicide knob,' 'neckers knobs.' Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction first. Any kids will probably have to find some older person over 50 to explain some of these terms to you. Remember 'Continental kits?' They were rear bumper extenders and spare tire covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental. When did we quit calling them 'emergency brakes? At some point 'parking brake' became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with 'emergency brake.' I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the accelerator the 'foot feed.' Many today do not even know what a clutch is or that the dimmer switch used to be on the floor. For that matter, the starter was down there too. Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come home, so you could ride the 'running board' up to the house? Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore - 'store-bought.' Of course, just about everything is store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a storebought dress or a store-bought bag of candy. 'Coast to coast' is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the term 'worldwide' for granted. This floors me. On a smaller scale, 'wall-towall' was once a magical term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure. When was the last time you heard the quaint phrase 'in a family way?' It's hard to imagine that the word 'pregnant' was once considered a little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite company, so we had all that talk about stork visits and being in a family way' or simply 'expecting.' Apparently 'brassiere' is a word no longer in usage. I said it the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it's just 'bra' now. ' Unmentionables' probably wouldn't be understood at all. 9

The Oil Leak Morning Brew submitted by Doug Linden Machinist's Workshop Mag (tm) recently published some information on various penetrating oils that I found very interesting.

They are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional machinist.

The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50-50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this one particular test.

10 The Oil Leak Morning Brew submitted by Doug Linden Machinist's Workshop Mag (tm) recently published some information on various penetrating oils that I found very interesting. Some of you might appreciate this. the magazine reports they tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts. They are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional machinist. They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrants with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment. The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this one particular test. Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we all now use it with equally good results. *Penetrating oil... Average load* None pounds WD pounds PB Blaster pounds Liquid Wrench pounds Kano Kroil pounds ATF-Acetone mix...53 pounds Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is almost as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price. 10

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14 Andy s Mitchell Installation December 1, 2012 Model A Ford Foundation, Inc. Relive the Memories of Model A Day 2012 by Visiting the Following Links: Pictures Short Movie Made by a Club Member See Pictures of the Construction of the Museum by Visiting the Following Links: WebCam Pictures New Pictures as of: Dec 20th, 2012 Donate to: Model A Museum Fund PO Box Nonantum, MA

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16 ClaSS a ads For Sale 1931 Pickup Project, steel top, wide bed, fiberglass fenders, hydraulic brakes, runs - drives. $7000. John Pierce /13 For Sale 1930 Model A Ford Running Gear, Engine, Radiator, Front and Rear End, Transmission, Front Fenders, and Steering. Runs Well Call Dale Watson at /13 For Sale: 1931 Model A Ford Deluxe Roadster & Directional lights Excellent Condition $21,500 Call George at or Mike at /13 For Sale: Two Steel Model A Trunks Like New $750 / $800 each Halogen bulbs for: headlights & tail lights. Fit original sockets Gene Bunce /13 For Sale: Autolite manifold heaters. One is rusty but in good shape, $150. The power coated manifold heaters are $200. Gene Bunce /13 MITCHELL OVERDRIVE OR TRANIE If you are planning to buy one, I have a $200- coupon to share. Call Art /13 For Sale: 1930 Coupe, rumble seat, luggage rack, and trunk. Good paint and no rust. Tires have less than 500 miles, electrical ignition, leakless water pump, 12 volt inverter, directional signals, 6 volt alternator, manifold heater, high speed rear end, restored year of manufacture plates, stone guard, tool box and tools, six (6) volumes of How to Restore your Model A, complete book of Ford service bulletins mechanics and restorers handbooks by Les Andrews. This is a great running car. $16,000 Call Dave Murray /13 For Sale 1929 Model A Ford Woody Station Wagon with only 2000 miles after full restoration. Great presentation car that will tour with the best. Asking $19,500 Call /13 For Sale 1928 complete frame (July) with matching numbers. $ or best offer. Call Paul (508) /13 16

Parts include fuel tank, rain gutters, original interior/window trim, restored windshield frame and new / old glass. $6800.00 Bill Thibodeaux 617-491-0687 wethib@hotmail.

17 ClaSS a ads For Sale 1929 Murray Town Sedan body only. Professional (RMR Restorations Hollis NH) restoration of all wood and body sheet metal, chicken wire roof plus restored inside window regulators installed. Parts include fuel tank, rain gutters, original interior/window trim, restored windshield frame and new / old glass. $ Bill Thibodeaux wethib@hotmail.com 4/13 For Sale 6 21" wheels restored and powder coated French Gray. $160 each Bill Thibodeaux wethib@hotmail.com 4/13 For Sale: 1930 Model A Standard Coupe (trunk no rumble seat), older restoration, runs very well & in good shape except for the paint which is fair. It is good presentable driver reduced to $7250. Please contact: Arthur via awhughesiii@gmail.com, or phone: , 2/13 For Sale Late model 31 S/W Fordor (Indented firewall) body has been blasted to bare metal and is in epoxy primer I have all the important parts to the s/w, the frame is all painted and has juice brakes (39?) this is a s/w standard from my research there are only 500 standards left and this is a Murray built Fordor. the body is in great shape. $ into it for a lot more my loss your gain Call Paul (508) /13 Please note all ads are dated. That s the date the date ceases, unless we hear from you. 17

them at their website (www.thread-logic.

If you visit their website, you will see

18 4/12 4/12 6/12 4/12 Thread Logic Apparel Thread Logic is our provider of club apparel. Minuteman members may order directly from them at their website ( ) or contact Gary Holt, our Club Shopkeeper, so he can include your requests as part of a general club order. If you visit their website, you will see they have a wide variety of shirts, jackets, totes and accessories. You may order any item you wish in any style and color. The price listed included the embroidery. So get ready for the 2013 touring season with some new outerwear 18

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Minuteman Model A Ford Club PO Box 545, Sudbury, MA 01776 The Oil Leak Please Mail to: January 2013 REMINDER Be sure to visit www.oilleak.

your actions foolish, you re close to normal Monthly meetings are held on most first Tuesdays of the month at the Memorial Congregational

20 Minuteman Model A Ford Club PO Box 545, Sudbury, MA The Oil Leak Please Mail to: January 2013 REMINDER Be sure to visit Next Meeting January 8, 2012 Dinner Reservations Required Minuteman Installation Dinner and Awards Meeting If your thoughts are wise and your actions foolish, you re close to normal Monthly meetings are held on most first Tuesdays of the month at the Memorial Congregational Church on 26 Concord Rd in Sudbury, MA January s Installation Dinner and Awards Meeting begins at 6:30 P.M. Dinner Reservations Required 20

Harold. from the driver s seat June 2012

Harold. from the driver s seat June 2012 from the driver s seat June 2012 For the most part weather has been cooperating and we have had great turnout at club events. I am looking forward to seeing you all at our summer meetings at JJ & Shirley