REMTC Celebrates 25 Years July 2015 July 12th Montgomery Village Car Show July 19th REMTC & HCCA Tour & Barbecue 1
Published Monthly by The Redwood Empire Model T Club (REMTC) P.O. Box 1058 Forestville, CA 95436 (An Official Non-Profit Chapter Of The Model T Ford Club Of America) Volume 25, NO. 7 *ESTABLISHED 1990* July 2015 President...Richard Chuck...707-861-9014 Vice President...Rich Randolph...707-539-4117 Secretary...Nanette Chuck...707-861-9014 Treasurer...Bill Newlin...707-579-2312 Tour Chairman...George Jones...707-545-0895 Newsletter Editor... Ginny Rich...707-887-9585* Club Historian...Jeanne Nelson...707-795-8002 Sunshine Lady...Pam Johnson...707-782-0229 Membership...Steve Vining...707-829-5429 Librarian...Pete Rich...707-887-9585 Special Events...Vince Gregoire...707-579-0182* Webmaster...Steve Vining...707-829-5429 REMTC website...www.remtc.org 4rnetmail@comcast.net rjurny@aol.com 4rnetmail@comcast.net fbnew@sonic.net modeltauto@yahoo.com ginnylee@sonic.net libertygarage@comcast.net dearlj@sbcglobal.net stevev26t@comcast.net modelt@sonic.net gregoire2342@hotmail.com stevev26t@comcast.net 2
President s Message Congratulations to REMTC members for demonstrating outstanding touring etiquette during the Friendship tour last weekend. Several times when the entourage of cars was held up due to traffic signals, or just plain traffic, the person in front of them stopped and waited for them to catch-up before proceeding. Of course the person in front of them also stopped and so on and so forth. It proves that REMTC members are really thinking about what it takes to have a successful tour. July, or there about, is a wonderful month for REMTC touring. The Friendship tour with the Model A club was spectacular (about 30 cars) and Chris found roads second to none. What a nice touch to make your own breakfast burritos under the redwoods and then stroll over to the river to watch the tri-athlete contestants swim by. Many thanks to Chris and Joan for the beautiful location and tour. Thank you Steve Vining for providing the trouble truck, even though it was not needed. If it would not have been there. you know the rest. July 4 is the Kenwood parade with a pancake breakfast set in a secluded and shady picnic area. This is the place to show-off your patriotic Model T decorating skills. On July 12 you will be able to show off your car at Montgomery Village. Did you ever think you would be able to window shop in the mall as you drive down the main aisle in your Model T? Be sure to bring something to put under your car as the mall frowns on Model T s marking their territory. A small speckled rug always works well and can be rolled up easily. A few years ago I put a mirror under the car and it was a real hit and still stopped the drips. July 19 is the Welsh BBQ with the HCCA. What better place is there to have good food and see some immaculately restored cars? The Gold and Silver tour is less than two months away. As of this writing 26 cars are confirmed; and a few more have signed up, but have not yet paid the tour fee. We re working hard to get the reservations confirmed; and then we will be able to give more information. Safe touring everyone!... Richard Montgomery Village REMTC Car Show July 12th, 2015 Bring your Model T to the Village Courtyard on Sunday morning and spend the day, have lunch and talk about our favorite subject, the Model T Ford. We will dress in vintage clothing, hand out balloons to the kids, promote our Club and have a wonderful day shopping with and enjoying the Village merchants. More details to follow but you will need to sign up with Vince Gregoire to participate. This annual event is one that the Club really enjoys. Montgomery Village management is very generous with gift certificates. In that spirit, only members that fully participate by bringing their Model T s for display will receive compensation for their participation. No exceptions. Very Important Bring a piece of rug to put under your car to catch any drips!!!! We will meet under the clock tower, on Farmer s Lane, in Montgomery Village at 9:00 am. Club members dress in vintage attire and plan to spend most of the day until around 3:00 pm. We will have a table set up with applications available, business cards, and The Vintage Magazine. 3
REMTC General Meetings for 2015 The meeting place is Round Table Pizza on Marlow Road. 6:00 pm for dinner and 7:00 pm for meeting. We meet on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted. REMTC Tours for 2015 July 4th Kenwood Parade info Bob & Linda Saloman July 12th Montgomery Village car show. July 19th Sunday is the Welsh barbecue and tour for HCCA & REMTC August 26-30th Overnight Tour to the Gold Country Hosted by Richard & Nanette Chuck. September 19th REMTC s 25th anniversary party at CazSonoma Inn. Rich Randolph - committee chair. October 11th Brass in the Grass Vince G. Special Event October 24th Fall color Tour Rich Family hosts. November 14th. REMTC Tour & Auction December 6th Annual Christmas Party Quail Inn, Oakmont 4
Redwood Empire Model T Club General Meeting, 2015 Meeting held at Round Table Pizza, Marlow Rd., S.R. President Richard Chuck called the meeting to order at 7 PM. Attendance: 32 members were in attendance. All board members were in attendance except George Jones. Secretary s Report: The May 7th Meeting Minutes were read by Nanette Chuck, approved by Jeannine Clarey, seconded by Steve Vining. Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer's Report was read by Bill Newlin, approved by Steve Vining, seconded by Don Johnson. Tour Report: A report was given on the Apple Valley convalescent home visit. Plans were discussed for the upcoming T's and A's Friendship Tour, Kenwood Parade, and the Silver and Gold Overnighter Tour. SILVER AND GOLD TOUR REMTC s Silver Anniversary Tour in Gold Country Amador County - August 26th 30th, 2015 Hotel: Best Western Amador Inn, 200 S. State Hwy 49, Jackson CA 95642 Arrive: Wednesday, August 26 Touring: Thursday, August 27, Friday, August 28, Saturday, August 29 Depart: Sunday, August 30 More details to follow... Hosted by: Richard and Nanette Chuck (415) 602-2041 Editors Report: Thirty-six newsletters were sent out in June. Historian Report: Photos are needed from the Apple Valley visit, and Forestville parade. Special Events: If anyone is in need of a sign to be displayed on your car at the Montgomery Village event, please contact Ginny and she will make you a sign describing your Model T. Dessert provided by Richard and Betsy Randolph. Meeting adjourned at 7:23 PM Respectfully submitted by, Nanette Chuck, REMTC Secretary True or False? Trivia...Ford, who made the first pick-up trucks, shipped them to dealers in crates that the new owners had to assemble using the crates as the beds of the trucks. The new owners had to go to the dealers to get them, thus they had to "pick-up" the trucks. 5
Lizzie s Page Richard & Nanette Chuck took some pictures at the Caz-Sonoma lodge recently. A few of our members attended a Gatsby party there, which is where we will have our Anniversary party in September. More information will follow in the next newsletters. This will be a party to celebrate our 25th anniversary as a Model T Ford Club. Rich Randolph and his committee are putting together all the details and will give us some updates at the July meeting. We will be able to dress in Vintage Edwardian or 1920 s to fit the era of our cars. Thanks to Rich and his committee for taking on this task and we all look forward to a fun afternoon in Cazadero! Dessert list for 2015 Please bring dessert for 40. Also bring paper plates and plastic forks if needed. If you can t make the meeting you are signed up for, please call a substitute. July August Sept. October November December Earl & Dot Holtz Fritzie Amantite Robin Summerfield Cindy V./Donna Jones Gwen Brown Dianna Shimkowski July Birthdays Richard DiCarli 12 Carolyn Randolph 12 AnneMarie Winterhalder 28 Sherry Haase 30 Dexter Clary 30 July Anniversaries Girman, John & Patty 02 Ambra, Sebastian & Joy 04 Holtz, Earl & Dot 10 Avakian,John & Janet 27 Brown, Mal & Gwen 29 6
The Walsh Coxnbi Car Club Tour ti ' BBQ Warren & Phyllis Welsh Ron L. & Irene Welsh invite you to their annual HCCA & ]iemtc Tour & Barbeque Picnic Sunday July 19 2015 9:30 AM at 5050 Hall Rd. Santa Rosa For Coffee, Pastries & Ramondo's Famous Gin Fizzes. Tour at 10:00 / Back home by 1:00PM The Welshes will provide the BBQ main dish, soft drinks and utensils. Please bring a POT LUCK dish to serve 12. A-D.....Salads E-J...SideDishes K-N o-v w.z.appetizers.desserts.donuts, MufHns or Coffee Cake Tlhose not touring; please meet us at 1:00PM Please RSVP to Ron at 823-2533. This is a big tour and it really helps to know how many will amend. hope to see you all on Sunday, July 19th. 7
5th Annual Model T & Model A Friendship Tour Chris and Joan arrived early at the Riverhouse in Guerneville to prepare hot coffee, muffins and breakfast burritos for over 60 folks that started arriving at 8:30. What a treat to see some of Henry s finest lined up together to enjoy another friendship tour. There were 31 Ford Model T.s and A s. The weather started out overcast but was not cold. Around 10:00am, Chris called a driver s meeting to hand out directions for the tour that were very well written in large type. The route had to back track a couple of roads to stay out of the way of the rodeo and the Vineman tour plus some other bicycle tours that were enjoying Sonoma county back roads. We stopped at Occidental for a short rest and then took a circuitous route back to the river. Chris & Joan always manage to find roads that most of us have never been on before. We had lunch down by the redwoods on tables decorated with lovely bunches of lavender that Joan decorated with pretty lavender ribbon. Everyone brought box lunches, soda and water provided in Chris favorite Ford tractor s bucket! Lots of good conversation, friendship and comraderie was had by all. Some were lucky enough to be down on the dock when the Vineman tour went by. The river was full with people enjoying kayaks, swimming and all sort of watercraft. All of our wonderful Ford autos made the tour without a hitch even though we did have Steve Vining driving trouble truck. Thanks to Chris and Joan for hosting the tour, all the beautiful Model A cars and their folks who attended, and the Vinings for driving trouble truck. I am sure West County enjoyed watching the Fords go by... Photos By Jamie 8
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