Director s Corner September 2016

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1 The Distributor September 2016

2 Director s Corner September 2016 What a great summer we have had! It always goes by way too fast. Looking back, we had fun and interesting day trips. We learned and experienced new things. We had a fantastic spring overnighter with a great Mother s Day brunch. We had a great time on Father s Day at the race track. The National in Toledo, Ohio, was one of the best Nationals I can remember, and the Illinois Region was a standout club with not one but two award winning Model A s. The 4 th of July parades were fun and successful The annual Illinois region picnic was a fun filled family event. That was followed by a parking lot swap/dinner August meeting. Then there were the cruise nights, my personal favorite! Cool summer nights, meeting friends you have known for years and meeting new friends who love the car hobby. Looking forward to fall, our club has a full calendar. September is the Civil War museum tour with a beautiful cruise up Sheridan Road. If you have never been to the Gilmore museum and are interested in antique automobiles, you shouldn t miss the opportunity. Our fall overnighter will be the Newport Hill Club this year. We are having a cemetery tour in October. Then we have the world famous, wildly popular Turkey Dinner! A new event is being planned for December, Zoo Lights at Brookfield Zoo. Then we will wrap up the year with the annual awards banquet in January. I hope you can join us for many of our club events. We have an energetic club whose members love the hobby and put the time and energy into organizing them. Let s show support for them! -Christine If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself -Henry Ford 2016 Officers and Staff Director: Christine Rozney (847) Web Master: Mark Maron (847) christinerozny@att.net Official Photographer: Mike Giamari (773) Assistant Director: Steve Sarasin (847) Property Chairman: Ken Ehrenhofer (815) Treasurer: Don Mormon (847) Raffle Coorinator: Jerry Tiesch (773) Secretary: Susan Holmes (847) Technical Coordinator: Ron Ehrenhofer(815) Editor: Michael Goode (773) Winter Swap Committee:Mark Maron (847) thedistributoreditor@gmail.com Val Maron (847) Ron Ehrenhofer(847) Regional Correspondent Melinda Pritchett (630) Larry Rust (847) Activities Chairmen: Roger Halvorsen (847) Mike Sargis (773) Vince Scalbrino (847) Refreshments: Amy and John Rozny Club Sales: Bob Friskies (847) (847) Distributor Staff: Jim Dodaro (847) Youth Coordinator Amy Rozny (847) Membership Chairman: Mike Kochevar (847) Announcements: Susan Szymanski (847) Restoration Technical Advisors Pay Car Show Chairperson: John Drenenberg (847) Judging Standards: Ron Ehrenhofer (815) New Member Coordinator: Dan Pritchett (847) Ken Ehrenhofer (847) Official Greeter Dan Pritchett (847) Era Accessories Vince Scalabrino (847) MAFFI Liaison Mark Maron (847) License Plates/Tags Frank Smith (847) Fashion Marilyn Krenger (815) Electrical Marty Brown (847)

3 Illinois Region Business Meeting August 2, 2016 Meeting was called to order at 7:10pm by Christine Rozny. Christine welcomed American Legion Hall Members and Illinois Region Members to the parking lot swap and dinner and said the pledge. Motion made, seconded, and approved the July Business Meeting minutes as printed in The Distributor. Old Business Joe Schutz announced that he has Model A Jim Beam bottles and vintage gas station globes for sale. Starting this month, we will be placing a suggestion box located next to the sign in sheet. We are looking for new and interesting ideas for Tech Talks. There will be a BOD meeting at Park Ridge Auto Repair and Service on August 9 th at 7:00pm Picnic was a fabulous success. Roger Halvorsen ran the car games. Amy Rozny ran the kids games. Carl Hagland provided the trophies for all games. A huge thank you to Val and Dan Koepke for organizing the event and to John and Marilyn Krenger for hosting the event. A special thank you to John Murphy, from Brain Freeze, for donating all of the ice cream. Thanks to all of the volunteers that helped out that day to make our annual picnic a success. Christine announced that we will continue our Tuesday cruise nights and Rand Red Hots in Des Plaines. All are invited. New Business Treasurer s Report-Don Morman reported that we have a balance of $11, The financials are printed in the magazine. Editor-Mike Goode reported that the Distributor informed us to look for the contest in The Distributor. There will be a gift certificate to Antique Engine Rebuilders for the first ed correct response. Mike also asked for new articles from members. Activities Report- Roger Halvorsen reported on the following. -Park Ridge Cruise Nights-Friday August 5 th. Chris has 10 spaces reserved. Please call if interested. -Park on Park Mundelein Cruise Night-August 10 th. Featured car is the Model A. Please contact Roger if interested in going. MAFFI Swap-August 27 th, Woodstock, IL. Ken is looking for volunteers. We have vendors coming from Wisconsin and Indiana. Please contact Ken if you can help. Civil War Museum Tour-September 11 th. Jim Patterson will be leading us up scenic Sheridan Road to the Civil War Museum in Kenosha with lunch harbor side to follow. See Jim to sign up. Fall Overnighter-September 30 th through October 2 nd. Dan spoke about Newport Hill Climb and what a nice weekend it will be. The hill-climb, car show, church lunch, sales, etc. It will be a fun filled weekend. Hotel accommodations are very reasonable for the Illinois Region Model A Club. Dan will have a sign-up sheet and flyer next month. National News-Ken spoke about the membership meet in Shipshewana, IN. He also spoke about the National Meet in Gettysburg, PA. The host hotel is now full. The National is working on getting additional rooms. Awards-Steve Sarasin gave an award for the Fourth of July parades to John Silvestri. Steve also noted that anyone who would like an updated roster to please put an R next to your name on the sign-up sheet and you will be ed an updated roster. Greeter-56 signed in members, one new member and two guests. Christine s Comments-Christine thanked her family for all their help with the dinner tonight: her husband, John, her daughters, Katie and Amy, son John and family friend, Luke. A special thank you to Jay Lipa for all his help selling tickets to the American Legion membership. A thank you to one of our newest members, Joe Romando, for all his help serving dinner. Also thank you to Bob Friskics for his help with the parking lot swap meet. Comments from the Membership-Ken Ehrenhofer thanked the Rozny s for the fabulous dinner. Jerry Tiesch held the raffle. Blanche told a joke. Motion was made and seconded for adjournment at 8:20pm. Respectfully Submitted, -Susan Holmes Board of Directors Meeting Minutes August 9, 2016 Attendees: Christine Rozny, John Rozny, Steve Sarasin, Dan Pritchett, Frank Smith, Ken Ehrenhofer, Mike Goode, Mike Kochevar, Jim Patterson, Roger Halvorsen, Colin James, Harvey Eilken, Blanche Eilken, Mike Giamari, Jerry Tiesch, and Jim Niermann. Christine opened the meeting at 7:15pm, commenting on how well the picnic went. We had plenty of food for all, games were great. We did go over budget. The board ratified the overage and it will go into Miscellaneous this year. We will keep it in mind for our budget next year. Reminder post cards will be ordered for any member who is late in paying for membership fees. It was also noted that the 2017 membership forms will be placed in the final quarter of The Distributor. Nominations were discussed for the 2017 Board of Directors. It was mentioned that if the election is unopposed, no ballots will be sent out. Election will be voted on by verbal vote. This is a procedure the National is doing. The two sanctioned events needed for the Russ Garretts award was discussed and clarified. Future events were brought up and planned out. Meeting was adjourned at 8:20pm. Respectfully submitted, -Susan Holmes Contest Winner-Carl Hagland was the first to answer the question about the photo via in last month s issue. He will be receiving a $25 gift certificate to Antique Engine Rebuilders. The photo was of the 1930 Model A driven by Australians Rod Wade and Michael Flanders 2,947 miles from Staten Island, New York to Venice Beach in California, in just 50 hours, 30 minutes, 6 seconds, setting the pace for Pre War Cars. Still powered by it s stock 40hp engine, the car ran flawlessly on this, their second attempt. They fought freezing weather and snow covered roads on their trip in November No plans to retire this car yet-it s getting ready for another record attempt next month in Australia.

Tech Talk Model A Spark Plugs-kindly submitted by Mark Maron FASHION & EVENTS Labor Day is seen by many as the end of summer-today just as it was back in the day of the Model A Ford.

What a different experience Labor Day would be for so many people a year later!

We often see pictures of men in breadlines, looking like they d been sucker punched several times by Gene Tunney.

Men were socialized to think of themselves as breadwinners, so when they lost their jobs and resulting income, they often felt like failures because they couldn t take care of their families.

4 Tech Talk Model A Spark Plugs-kindly submitted by Mark Maron FASHION & EVENTS Labor Day is seen by many as the end of summer-today just as it was back in the day of the Model A Ford. Elise Luto and Betty Blee, pictured at left, are seen here enjoying Labor Day weekend at Chicago s Wilson Avenue Beach in What a different experience Labor Day would be for so many people a year later! The stock market had been up and down for a good part of 1929, finally crashing on October 29, causing major changes to the lives of millions. We often see pictures of men in breadlines, looking like they d been sucker punched several times by Gene Tunney. But it seems that the women of the era are often overlooked-so let s try to see how this affected them. Men were socialized to think of themselves as breadwinners, so when they lost their jobs and resulting income, they often felt like failures because they couldn t take care of their families. They often found them- selves cut adrift from their normal routine, often unable to function emotionally. Women, on the other hand, experienced the depression differently. No housewife lost her job-her very important role of keeping the house and family together was now even more important. In addition, the number of women entering the workforce increased significantly in the 1930s in relation to that of men. They entered the workforce at nearly double the rate in the years following the depression. They also found themselves keeping their jobs at a much higher rate than men, as a large percentage were in professions that were not as affected by the economy, such as teachers and nurses. As their families could no longer always depend on the man as breadwinner, women stepped up in larger numbers taking on jobs with very poor working conditions for much lower wages to do what needed to be done to help keep the family afloat. More than half of the women in the workforce worked over 50 hours per week, for an average pay of $525 annually vs $1027 for men, despite the harsher working conditions they were often subjected to. The depression forever changed the role and importance of women in the workforce, which resulted in a change in the role and importance of women sociallyafter the depression, more women stayed single longer and made choices they were previously seen as unable to, as they were now making their own money, and their own mark on the world.

Geneva Concours Board of Directors Meeting and

Help support our hobby and our club by getting

multi make cruise nights, car shows, and any

Photos are always welcome in The Distributor.

Hagland, from an article in Hemmings Motor

Texas, has been building custom models for

Recently, he has been buying Model A models by

passion for the many uses Henry s Lady saw

5 Geneva Concours Board of Directors Meeting and impromtu tech session! Don t Forget! Help support our hobby and our club by getting your Model A out to our events, as well as multi make cruise nights, car shows, and any chance you can! Photos are always welcome in The Distributor. Custom Model A Models Submitted by Carl Hagland, from an article in Hemmings Motor News by Daniel Stohl Gary Bricken of Elmdorf, Texas, has been building custom models for decades. Recently, he has been buying Model A models by Hubley and customizing them based on his passion for the many uses Henry s Lady saw from the time it was new, to after World War 2 when worn out, inexpensive models saw modifications of all types, such as the dry lakes racer, below left.

6 Park Ridge and Mundelein Cruise Nights A and T SWAP MEET Greasy parts, good food, tech session, fun rides much more than a simple swap meet!

ON THE COVER: The 1930 Town Sedan of Jay Lipa and Susan Szymanski My first encounter with an old car

I thought it was a Model A, but after talking with the attendant, I was informed that it was actually

I asked him how to start the car, but he refused, as he said I d probably drive it off the lot.

Naturally, I had to try to start it, but nothing happened as there was no engine under the hood.

era. Years later, I was at a car show on Belmont Avenue in Franklin Park.

7 ON THE COVER: The 1930 Town Sedan of Jay Lipa and Susan Szymanski My first encounter with an old car was when I was 11 years old in Lewiston, Montana. The car was at the corner gas station. I thought it was a Model A, but after talking with the attendant, I was informed that it was actually a Model T. I asked him how to start the car, but he refused, as he said I d probably drive it off the lot. After promising that I wouldn t, he showed me how. Naturally, I had to try to start it, but nothing happened as there was no engine under the hood. My curiosity with Model A s started with my interest in gangsters from the prohibition and depression era. Years later, I was at a car show on Belmont Avenue in Franklin Park. Upon leaving the show, I noticed a 1930 Town Sedan in the parkway with a For Sale sign on it. I called the next day and spoke with Mike Champion, a former member of our club. The car officially became mine on Father s Day Jay Lipa Below- The 1930 Model A Town Sedan of Jay Lipa and Susan Szymanski

8 Coming Events

9 CLASSIFIED ADS For Sale: Model A Fordor, ready to go condition, runs and drives well. $15,000 obo (630) For Sale: 1930 Model A Station Wagon. New wood, tires. Lots of extra parts, fun parade car that needs to be finished. Asking $5,000. Chuck (708) For Sale: 1929 Model A Sport Coupe. Blue Ribbon winner in 2009, Rose Beige/Black exterior with Tan interior and top, comes with extra tools, spares. Also included is the correct Henry Ford tool kit that came with car when new. Asking $15, Steve (630) For Sale: 1949 Packard Stretch Limousine, 25-year old restoration. Andrew Wingage (219) For Sale: 1930 Model A Briggs 170B sedan, restoration started. Larry (847) For Sale: 10-gallon visible gas pump, original glass cylinder, with hose and extra brass nozzle. Partially restored. Larry (847) For Sale: 1929 Model A front fenders. Chuck (708) For Sale: 1946 Wizzer motor-bike, 1948 Wizzer motor-bike, 1960 Cushman Super Eagle w /electric starter. All are in running condition. Vince (847) For Sale: 1930 Model A Frame. Carter Hendricks (847) or (312) Wanted: Tech/hobby book donations for club raffle use. Jim Patterson (910) Wanted: Free, used transmission gears for craft project. Can be rusty, etc. Christine (847) Wanted: 1931 drivers side front fender. Chuck (708) AVAILABLE FOR CLUB USE: Cylinder head removal tool, steering wheel removal tool, rear spring spreader, distributor removal tool (to be used when distributor is rusted to the head). Please contact Ken at kehrenhofer@msn.com or (815) home or (630) mobile. Editor s Notes- Business card ads continue to be available for $25.00 per year. Your comments and suggestions for anything pertaining to The Distributor are always welcome. If you have sold an item, or no longer need for your ad to appear in the magazine, please let me know. I can be reached at thedistributoreditor@gmail.com or (773) Be sure to check out the New Members section as well. These folks and anyone else just joining the club will receive a New Members Package, which will include information on the club s history, a club decal, and more, not to mention many new friends! SUBMISSONS ARE WELCOME and ENCOURAGED We are looking for cover features, photos, tech, suggestions, etc. -Michael Goode NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED AND NEEDED! KEEP OUR FAMILY STRONG BY PASSING THE WORD ABOUT THE ILLINOIS REGION MODEL A RESTORERS CLUB. ENCOURAGE FOLKS WHO ASK ABOUT YOUR CAR TO JOIN THE FUN!

10 January 2016 Official Illinois Region Events Calendar February March April General Meeting 5 General Meeting 2 General Meeting 1 Mini Day Tour 3 Awards and 60th Anniversary Banquet 9 BOD Meeting 12 Kalamazoo Swap 6-7 Vince s Spaghetti Dinner 28 Greater Milwaukee Swap 28 World of Wheels 4 to 6 BOD Meeting 8 St. Patty s Dinner 13 32nd Annual Swap 20 General Meeting 5 MARC Membership Mt (Grand Blanc, MI) 7-9 Hawk A Region Swap (Cedar Region, IA) 9 Mike s Pizza Party 16 Spring Jefferson Swap (Jefferson, WI) May June July August General Meeting 3 Spring Tour on Route Red Carpet to Pontiac, IL and Mother s Day Brunch At Country Mansion BOD Meeting 10 Park Ridge Cruise Night 3 Galt Airport Event 4 Annual Sharon Model 5 A Day (Sharon, WI) General Meeting 7 Parades 4 General Meeting 5 Iola Old Car Show 7-9 Annual Picnic 17 (Bull Valley, IL) General Meeting And Dinner/Swap 2 BOD Meeting 9 Model T & A Swap 27 (Woodstock, IL) Supports Model A Museum! Mini Day Tour 15 Rand Red Hots Cruise 14 Mini Day Tour Geneva Concours 28 Lil Hershey Swap (Belvidere, IL) Sandwich IL Auto Show And Swap 29 Vintage Car Racing at Black Hawk Farms (Father s Day) 19 MARC National Meet (Perrysburg, OH) 26-1 Ford Cruise Night Mini Day Tour Ford Cruise Night September October November December General Meeting 6 General Meeting 4 General Meeting 1 General Meeting 6 Civil War Tour 11 Ford Model A Day (Gilmore, MI) AACA Eastern Regional 5-8 Fall Meet (Hershey, PA) Cemetery Tour 23 Turkey Dinner 6 (Hosted by Illinois Region) Awards Banquet Zoo Lights Fall Jefferson Swap (Jefferson, IL) New Port Hill Climb/Fall Tour Overnighter (Newport, IN) 9/30-10/2 Ford Cruise 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.

Financial Report (07/21/2016-08/20/2016) Intake $268.00 Exhaust $2048.37 Depression Dinner Cash Received 123.00 Supplies & Food for Picnic 741.13 50/50 Raffle 60.

76 Distributor Printing (1 page in color) 172.00 Kenosha Public Museum 120.00 Dash Plaques & Award Strips 74.22 Distributor Postage & Seals 44.62 MAFCA Dues for Treasurer 40.

3dcartstores.com/membership_p_39.html Model A Ford Club of America: https://mafca.com/cart/index.php?

11 Financial Report (07/21/ /20/2016) Intake $ Exhaust $ Depression Dinner Cash Received Supplies & Food for Picnic /50 Raffle Meeting Refreshments (Depression Dinner) Color Page in The Distributor Expenses for Picnic Distributor Ad Port-O-Let, Corn for Picnic Distributor Printing (1 page in color) Kenosha Public Museum Dash Plaques & Award Strips Distributor Postage & Seals MAFCA Dues for Treasurer Flowers for Mary Molnar Total in Account 07/21/2016 $11, Total in Account 08/20/2016 $9, MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS: Model A Restorers Club Membership: Model A Ford Club of America: 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 tell 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 Illinois Region bylaws require that Illinois region members also have membership in one of the national clubs, MARC or MAFCA.

Director s Corner November 2016 What a great time to have a Model A!

The Distributor November 2016 Director s Corner November 2016 What a great time to have a Model A! This fall has had perfect driving weather. An example of that was our Cemetery Tour on Sunday, October