Scuttlebutt WWW.SOONERMODELA.ORG Model A Friends, Who would have imagined we would have had so any nice days to drive the Model A in January and February in Oklahoma. Of course, you can not make your trip too long because the next day it could be bitter cold. We should just enjoy them when they come. Hopefully, we will have one of our nice weekends for the Spring Tour to Ponca City, March 17 19. We hope you have already made your reservations at the Comfort inn and Suites. The deadline is March 1. It will be a fun time. Sheryl and Greg have worked hard to set this tour up for us and the Tulsa Club to enjoy. Plan to join us and if you have not been on a tour with us, you are missing a lot of fun. Come Join Us. We had a great turnout for the January Model A Inspection Day and the ladies did a little antique shopping. Then we met for lunch at San Marcos on 40 th and MacArthur and some delicious Mexican food. If was a fun, productive day. We had our first Steering Committee meeting on the 31 st. There were 23 members that came and I really appreciate your willingness to help with the 2017 Annual Awards Banquet. It is going to be some work for us but I believe it will be a lot of fun and a chance to show off our city to the national Board. Our February meeting will be on the 21 th so put it on your calendar. We will be having a demo by Bob Bordwine and the ladies will be discussing decorations for the 2017 Banquet. See you on the 21 th, VaughnCille Weidner 2017 President Happy Valentine s Day 2017 DUES ARE DUE NOW REMIT DUES TO: SOONER MODEL A CLUB P. O. BOX 83192 OKC, OK 73148 Volume 50, Issue 2 February Meeting Tuesday, February 21 7:00 pm Will Rogers Senior Center 3501 Pat Murphy Drive Oklahoma City 2017 Officers & Committees President VaughnCille Weidner 405-470-4789 VP...Sheryl Hoyle 405--830-8439 Secretary Michael Downes 405-919-4552 Treasurer Phil Wolfenbarger 405-210-5198 Editor Jim Yates 405-341 6539 Directors: Bill Harris 405-6308546 Will Langford 405-812-8131 Committees: Refreshments...Greg Hoyle Membership Steve Talley Activities Sheryl Hoyle Sunshine.. Kaye Sage Demonstrations Bob Bordwine Name Tags.. Merchandise..Don & Marilyn Mitchell
Page 2 Scuttlebutt 2017 ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE (Subject to Change) *Maps available on soonermodela.org website. See Calendar Let the good times roll in your Model A February 7 6:30 PM Board Meeting - 6718 NW 50th, Bethany, OK 11 10:00 AM Valentine s Day Lunch with Okie A s IOOF Building, Briton Road & Hiawassee, Jones, OK. Bring chili and/or something to go with chili. 21 7:00 PM Club Meeting - 3501 Pat Murphy Dr., OKC, OK 25 11:00 AM Drive to Liberty Theatre, Carnegie, OK (Oklahoma s old est continually operating theatre showing first-run films and serving famous Show Dogs ). Meet at Hoyle s, 622 SE 1st, Minco, OK. 25 2:00 PM Movie TBA March 7 6:30 PM Board Meeting - 6718 NW 50th, Bethany, OK 17-19 Spring Tour, Ponca City, details page 4. 21 7:00 PM Club Meeting - 3501 Pat Murphy Dr., OKC, OK April 4 6:30 PM Board Meeting - 6718 NW 50th, Bethany, OK 18 7:00 PM Club Meeting - 3501 Pat Murphy Dr., OKC, OK Tiny Tips Wheel Balancing When balancing the tires on 1928-1929 wheels I used a strip type weight that is now used on the new mag or aluminum wheels. This weight comes by the roll and has a pressure sensitive backing, and is marked in halfounce segments. We removed the hub caps and used a modern tire balancing machine, stuck the weights on the inside of the wheel and then painted the weights the same color as the wheel. I don t get any out-of-balance sensation and have driven as fast as 70 miles per hour. Submitted by Dale Gale, Claremont, California.
Volume 50, Issue 2 Page 3 2017 Regional and National Tours June 5-9, 2017 --Omaha Regional, Omaha, Nebraska June 8-10, 2017 Texas Tour, Victoria, Texas September 24-29, 2017 MAFCA National Tour, Paso Robles, CA Nov 29-Dec 2, 2017 MAFCA National Awards Banquet, Oklahoma City March 16-18 March 17-18 April 21-23 April 27-30 July 28-30 Swap Meets Norman Swap Meet, Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E Robinson, Norman, OK. Pre-war Swap Meet, Chickasha Fairgrounds, 500 E Choc taw, Chickasha, OK New Braunfels Swap Meet, Comal County Fairgrounds, 801 E Common Street, New Braunfels, TX Pate Swap Meet, Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, TX. Hill Country Swap Meet, Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, Highway 16 South, Fredericksburg, TX. High Mileage Award Turn in your current mileage today to enter the High Mileage Contest. Text the odometer reading to Carla at 405-209- 8724, or mail it to: Sooner Model A Club PO Box 83192 Oklahoma City, OK 73148 1 Steve & Carla Newton Talley 14 Bob & Linda McMillin 28 Gary & Joan Clonts 2 Mai Holwell 6 Kent Depe 7 Gerry Swain 11 Peter Usiukiewicz 14 Sue McDonald 15 Ralph Baker 15 William Crouch 17 Charles Clevenger 18 John Norman 19 Eva Huey 21 Mike McClendon 22 Don Mitchell 24 Claude Blackwell 26 Katie Owens 28 Chuck Ramsey 28 Carrie Carpenter SHOP WITH OUR ADVERTISERS
Page 4 Scuttlebutt 2017 Spring Tour Ponca City Friday March 17 11:00 AM Meet at the Standing Bear Museum, 601 Standing bear Parkway, no admission charge. 12:30-1:30 PM Lunch on your own. 2:00 PM Meet at Marland s Grand Home, 1000 East Grand Avenue, $4 admission. 3:30 PM Check in to Comfort Inn & Suites, 3101 N 14th, $75 rate with free breakfast. 580 765 2322 5:30 PM Dinner at Danny s Barbeque Headquarters (formerly Head Country), 1217 E Prospect. Located west across 14th street. 7:00 PM Meet at the meeting room in hotel for visiting. Saturday March 18 6:00-10:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel. 10:00 AM Conoco Museum, 501 W South Ave., no admission charge. 11:30 1:00 PM Lunch on your own. 1:30 Marland s Estate Mansion, 901 Monument Road, $6 admission. Free time after this tour. 6:00 PM Dinner at Enrique s at the airport. After dinner gathering and visiting at the hotel. Sunday March 19 6:00-10:00 AM breakfast at hotel then homeward bound. February Refreshments Marilyn Mitchell Vicki Langford Gerry & Joann Clontz Ralph Baker SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Michael Downes grandfather is in the hospital. Steve Talley is recovering from rotator cuff surgery. Let Kaye Sage know if you are aware of a member who is ill. We would like to send a card and let them know we are missing them.
Volume 50, Issue 2 Page 5 Inspection Day January 28 Inspection day is one of our most popular annual events. This year was no different. About twenty two members were present for breakfast at Jim s Café. About fifteen cars gathered at Bill Harris garage for inspection. Car inspections included the usual items such as fluid levels, tire pressure, tire condition, steering condition, and brakes. Brakes are always a concern since the mechanical brakes seem rather mysterious to new Model A owners. The condition of the tie rods, drag link, steering box, and king pins are of utmost importance to safety. Front end toe-in was adjusted on one car. Proper toe-in is extremely important since improper toe-in can cause erratic steering and abnormally fast tire wear. Other activities included replacing the window channels in one car and the starter switch on another. The starter switch was not the original step-on switch so the replacement was somewhat more complex. While the men were poking and prodding the Model A s. the ladies enjoyed a shopping trip to Decades Revisited. Decades Revisited features vintage and antique furniture as well as repurposed antiques and eclectic junk. It is likely that your home could be redecorated to match your Model A with furniture from Decades Revisited. Thanks to Chuck and Karen Dusenbery and Michael Downes for photos of inspection day.
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Volume 50, Issue 2 Page 7 Inspection Day 2017 SOONER MODEL A CLUB P.O. BOX 83148 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73148 The SOONER MODEL A CLUB is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Model A Ford Club of America. All correspondence for the club should be sent to the address above. General Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the months of January thru November. Meetings commence at 7:00 p.m. and are held at Will Rogers Garden Center at 3400 N.W. 36th in Okla. City. All members are welcome to attend the club s Board Meetings, which are held on the first Tuesday of each month at a location designated by the President and advertised in the Scuttlebutt. Membership dues are $20.00 per year. The primary requirement for membership shall be an interest in the objectives of the organization and a desire to participate in its activities. Actual possession of a Model A Ford is not a necessity. A member must be of good character as to be of benefit to the club, its functions and activities. An active member must be a member of the Model A Ford Club of America.
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