Regional Group #27 September 2018 Volume 49 Issue 9 Good Guys 32nd West Coast Nationals 2018 Story/Photos By Steve McClain S o, I was lying in bed that late August Saturday morning a little after 5:00 AM wondering if I should get up and hit the road for the Goodguys Event in Pleasanton, when I hear a text come through on my phone in the other room. So, I get up and check it out, it s Mike Buegeleisen, he is already on the road to P-Town so I decide to get dressed and hit the road. It was still pretty dark out and I have never properly adjusted the headlights on the truck, so with one headlight pointing down to the right and the other one up in the air to the left, I hit the local Starbucks and then headed south. The last time I drove over Lakeville Hwy in the dark with very poor lighting, it was pretty scary, luckily this time it was barely starting to get light, so I tucked In This Issue Good Guys West Coast Nationals 2018... Pg 1 President s Letter / Minutes... Pg 2 Good Guys 2018 Cont.... Pg 3 Correct Carburetor For Your Ford?... Pg 4 Event Calendar... Pg 5 Minutes continued/ Birthdays... Pg 6 Membership Information... Pg 7 Photo/Art of the Month... Pg 8 Continued on Page 3
Page 2 From The President: oy, it really feels like the weather B has turned with cool days and cooler nights. However, that sure makes for good driving weather. Not that many events are scheduled for September but I hope everyone is taking advantage of the weather and getting those Fords out on the road. You might consider showing up at one of the Cars and Caffeine Sundays listed in the newsletter. And speaking about getting on the road, we ve been getting a few reports and pictures from our club members on the Montana tour. It looks and sounds like everyone s having a good time. It s all gone well although they did have some rain. While it may have soaked the cars, it didn t seem to dampen their spirits. I guess they also had to make alternate plans one day due to smoke from nearby wildfires. I m sure we ll hear a lot of war stories when they return. My son and I have found a little time to work on the 46 Ford Tudor so we re making progress on the brakes, although slowly. I ve also decided to bite the bullet and install an electronic ignition on the 53 Ford. I guess I m getting tired of adjusting points and installing points and condensers. We ll see how that goes. Finally, most of you have already heard this, but for those who missed the last meeting, the Board has decided to give a one-time gift of $500 to each of the high schools that we ve identified as having an automotive shop. The funds are to be used to buy equipment for their shops. At our August membership meeting, we learned that one other high school in the area has an auto shop so the Board will be looking into that. That s it for now. See you at the September membership meeting. John Girman Minutes of General Meeting Tuesday August 14, 2018 The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President John Girman. The Pledge of Allegiance was observed. The Minutes of Meeting: The minutes from the July meeting were approved as reported in the last newsletter. Members in attendance tonight: 47 Treasurer s Report: Brian Clary presented the monthly treasurer s report. New Members and Guests: Lynn and Steve Mannweiler own a 1930 Ford Model A 5 window coupe Birthdays: August birthdays were celebrated. Steve Bowker was the August Birthday winner. Old Business: The Board continued a discussion of the Scholarship fund disbursements and identified 4 High School Auto shop programs to make a one-time gift of $500.00 each. These are Petaluma, Healdsburg, Maria Carrillo and Santa Rosa High Schools. It was brought to John s attention that Windsor High School also has an Auto shop program and should also receive a scholarship. The addition of a Windsor scholarship will be discussed at the next Board meeting. New Business: Mike Buegeleisen said that more clothing will be ordered soon. He has in stock a few shirts and sweatshirts. See him if you are interested. John Girman acknowledged Dave Wyss as our newest author. He has an article in the latest V8 Times on Ford Tractors. All V8 times (from 1965 2014) will be available on a thumb drive soon. No official pricing yet, but somewhere around $20.00. Continued on Page 6
Good Guys 2018 continued from Page 1 Page 3 in behind a SUV and motored on through. Once I got to Pleasanton and into the Fairgrounds, Mike had saved room for me which was much appreciated. After cleaning all the bugs off the truck, we headed to the swap meet, then the car corral, not that I am looking for anything new, but you never know. I made a few laps around the grounds and ran into quite a few people I know. I stopped and visited with Brandon Flaner who had brought down the 57 Ford pickup that he has been working on for a while. The weather was almost perfect, a little on the warm side, but not unbearable. After a fun day of checking out Hot Rods and visiting with friends I headed home a little earlier than most as I hate the traffic getting out of the East Bay in the late afternoon. Here are a few pictures of some of my favorites.
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Page 5 For More Information Contact Rick Tamagno at 707-539-2876 October V8 Events Calendar 5-7 Miranda Gardens Tour - Trabucco November 4 Bean Bash at Beresford Park, San Mateo, Golden Gate R.G. TBD December Turkey Trot Breakfast 2 Christmas Brunch, Redwood Empire R.G. Regional Events Calendar September 7-8 Cloverdale Car and Motorcycle Show. Downtown Cloverdale. Sponsored by Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce 9 Fairfax Car Show. Downtown Fairfax. Preregistration only. Phil at 415-457-0452 11 R.E.R.G. Monthly Meeting Round Table Pizza October 2 R.E.R.G. Board Meeting 5-7 Miranda Gardens Tour Trabucco 6 12 th Annual Chilly Billy Fun Run Hot Rod and Motorcycle Show. Petaluma Fairgrounds. 415-823-4873 9 R.E.R.G. Monthly Meeting Round Table Pizza 13 Car Show for a Cause Alzheimer s Benefit Petaluma Plaza North. Cruisin North Car Club 707-843-2930 28 Geyserville Fall Colors Car Show 1st 2nd 3rd 4th CARS AND CAFFEINE SUNDAYS Novato Vintage Oaks Shopping Center Santa Rosa Coddingtown by Starbucks Petaluma Washington Square Shopping Center (South) Rohnert Park Starbucks near Target November 4 13 R.E.R.G. Monthly Meeting Round Table Pizza Goodguys Autumn Get Together Pleasanton tbd Turkey Trot Santa Rosa Dyche / Brown Friday Night Cruise-in Big Boys Buns and Burgers Larkfield Shopping Center. May through September. 5-8pm Second Sundays thru October Cruisin North at Rohnert Park Straw Hat Pizza 12 to 3pm
Page 6 Minutes, continued from Page 2 Tours and Events: Rick Tamagno reviewed upcoming events. See your newsletter for a complete listing. Tom Johnston talked about the logistics of the latest tour to Montana. Hard Luck: None Tech tips: There were none discussed at this meeting. Cars and Parts for Sale: Wanted 94 or 97 Stromberg carburetor. Mike Haen has a completely rebuilt 21 stud flathead engine. Club Cars Driven to the Meeting: 14 Club cars were driven to the meeting. Bill Crackbon won the raffle tonight. Membership Attendance Drawing: Peggy Wiley won the attendance drawing tonight. Carol s Carload of Fun: Carol was not at the meeting this evening because she was busy welcoming her brandnew grandson into the world!! Tom and Pam did pass out some yummy chocolate for her. Scholarship Raffle: Members raised $157.00 tonight. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30. Sep 01 Earlene Barker Sep 14 Dave Kibler Sep 01 Janice Luce Sep 15 Craig Owens Sep 02 Tim Cambra Sep 17 Thomas Cook Sep 04 Jess Todd Sep 25 Mike Haen Sep 04 John Brunson Sep 28 Frank Wheeler Sep 07 Bill Kuhn Sep 29 Dave Simonds Sep 11 Jan Taurian
Page 7 Redwood Empire Regional Group #27 2018 Officers President: John Girman (707) 992-0730 Vice President: Bill Crackbon (707) 538-4227 Secretary: Julie McLain/Charlene Trabucco (707) 575-3504 Treasurer: Brian Clary (707) 528-3626 Committee Members Tour Coordinator: Rick Tamagno (707) 539-2876 Swap Meet Chairman: Dave Peterson (707) 527-9183 Historian: Wayne Taylor/Mike Buegeleisen (707) 255-1571 Sunshine Lady: Pam Johnston (707) 255-1230 Newsletter Editor: John Thompson (707) 318-3520 Roster: Mike Buegeleisen (707) 217-8751 Club Clothing: Mike Buegeleisen (707) 217-8751 Board Members Charlene Trabucco, Steve McClain, Rick Tamagno, Sterling Cousins, Richard DeCroff, Ron Mollo, John Girman, Brian Clary, Bill Crackbon All Members are invited to attend the Board Meetings; call any of the above Board Members for dates, time and meeting place. Specialty Supplier of Engine Parts for Flathead Ford V8 including V8-60 info@reds-vintage-parts.com 707-964-3230 Fort Bragg, CA Red Hamilton MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION The membership dues to REDWOOD EMPIRE REGIONAL GROUP #27 are $20.00 per year (single or couple). You may sign up at a meeting or mail in your application (with a check) to the address on the form below. (You are required to be a member of the national Early Ford V8 Club, for membership information refer to : www.earlyfordv8club.org) RERG #27 MEMBERSHIP FORM (mail to RERG #27 P.O. Box 3302, Santa Rosa, CA 95402) NAME Your Birth Date: Month Day SPOUSE Spouse Birth Date: Month Day Address City State Zip Phone Cell Ph # E Mail Early Ford V8 S You Own (Give Year, Model, Body Style and Engine Type) (Attach additional sheets with V8 information as needed)
John Thompson, Editor The Redwood Review 478 Woodley Place Santa Rosa, Ca 95409 1932 Ford Model B Roadster. Photo found at Fortuna Swap Meet 2018 REDWOOD EMPIRE RG # 27 IN SONOMA, MARIN & NAPA COUNTIES, SEPTEMBER 2018 Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Round Table Pizza- Exit Hwy 12 & Stony Point Road to 2065 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa. All interested V8-ers are invited to attend! This newsletter is a monthly publication of Redwood Empire RG # 27 of the Early Ford V8 Club of America. Other Regional Groups may reprint material, provided proper credit is given.