www.earlyfordv8victoria.com P.O. Box 53517 Broadmead RPO

Victoria, British Columbia V8X 5K2

Bloody Mary. A classic Victoria Hot Rod still looking good and going strong.

Page | 1 October 2017.

1. Club Executive – contact information.

2. 2017 Club agenda & events.

3. Minutes - October 10th regular meeting.

4. Club news – updates, breaking news.

5. Tech talk – V8 members input, Q&A. Suggestions News.

6. Photos – Nostalgia EFV8 109. Under Construction! (Still)

7. Buy & sell – parts, restorations, collections. Wanted dead or alive

8. Committees – contacts, functions, updates, help.

9. Fun page – could be anything – members contributing.

10. Miscellaneous – news and other interests.

Contributions and input from EFV8 members and associates for our Rumbles Newsletter are always welcome

The next regular club meeting will be held on November 14th, at the Victorian. Start time is 7:30 PM. See you there.

Page | 2 October 2017.

Early Ford V8 Club R.G. #109

Victoria, British Columbia

Name Telephone Email

President Chris Chown 250 595 0312 [email protected]

Vice President Lauri Stevens 250 478 7565 [email protected]

Treasurer Jim Jennings 250 477 5594 [email protected]

Secretary Don Landels 250 588 1300 [email protected]

Directors Dennis Mounce 250 478 6440 [email protected]

Lauri Stevens 250 478 7565 [email protected]

Chris Chown 250 595 0312 [email protected] Jim Jennings 250 477 5594 [email protected] Bill Pritchard 250 656 7029 [email protected] Don Landels 250 588 1300 [email protected]

First Past Bill Pritchard 250 656 7029 [email protected] President

Page | 3 October 2017.

2017 Club Agenda & Events ACTIVITY AGENDA – January through December

DATE EVENT SUBJECT TO CHANGE & UPDATES

JAN. 10 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – 7:30 AT THE WELL.

JAN 28 CLUB TOUR - AVAIATION MUSEUM 11:00 AM lunch to follow.

FEB 14 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – 7:30 AT the Citadel.

FEB 18 CLUB TOUR – DAVE DYER COLLECTION & SHOP.

MAR 14 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – 7:30 AT the Victorian

APRIL 11 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – 7:30 AT the Victorian

APRIL 22 SHOP TOUR – SHAWN DRIVER. GARY CLARKE FOR DETAILS TBA

MAY 9 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – 7:30 AT the Victorian

MAY 26 – 29 ROCK & ROLL FOR LITTLE SOULS

JUNE 13 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – 7:30 AT the Victorian

JULY 11 HERITAGE ACRES BBQ & REGULAR MEETING DINNER AT 6:00 PM.

JULY 23 37TH ANNUAL FORDS & FRIENDS SHOW & SHINE. SHAS grounds.

AUG 26 ANNUAL 109 CLUB BBQ. ROSEMEADE FARMS. Thanks Rose & Norrie.

SEPT 12 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – THE VICTORIAN

OCT 10 REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS – THE VICTORIAN

NOV 14 REGULAR CLUB MEETING – THE VICTORIAN

NOV 26 SHOP TOUR – Details TBA. ANNUAL EFV8 109 CHRISTMAS PARTY. GLEN MEADOWS G.C. DEC 8 5:30 PM for cocktails, 6:30 PM Dinner. RSVP requested to Anna or Steve.

Page | 4 October 2017. Meeting Minutes October 10th, 2017

Opening: The regular meeting of the Early Ford V8 Club RG 109 was called to order at 7:35PM by, Chris Chown at The Victorian at McKenzie.

Present: There were 25 EFV8 club members in attendance. New Members: Club President, Chris Chown welcomed new member Ernie Schellenberg, proud owner of a 56 Mercury pickup. Treasurer, Jim Jennings sent regrets.

Thank you all for attending.

Approval of Agenda: Motion to approve October 10th agenda, by Reg Ash, 2nd Gary Nordstrom - Unanimous. Distribution at meeting commencement.

Approval of Minutes. Motion to approve September 12th minutes, by Murray Anderson, 2nd Jack Stidston - Unanimous.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES: None.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A thank you letter was received Joyce Rostron thanking the club for helping her mother, Dorothy, th celebrate her 99 birthday. Dorothy’s wish was quite specific as a lifelong dream of riding in a red 32 Ford roadster. A grand celebration came together and Jim Jennings helped fulfill Dorothy’s dream. Full details are in the September issue of Rumbles.

We received an update from Trevor Poulsen of Australia EFV8 CLUB # 157. Trevor shared details of a just completed 1400km run by members throughout Queensland. Pictures and a link will be provided in the upcoming issue of Rumbles.

EFV8 club #120 in the Fraser Valley shared pictures from the Western National Meet in Salem, Oregon. Our club Past President, Bill Pritchard was also in attendance and will provide pictures for all to enjoy.

TREASURER’S REPORT.

Club President Chris Chown reported on behalf of treasurer Jim Jennings that all accounts are in a current position.

Full financial details for any member are available upon request through the club executive.

Treasures report approved by Bob Ainscough, 2nd Murray Anderson. Unanimous

NEW BUSINESS.

EFV8 Club #109 Executive elections are forthcoming. Club President Chris Chown announced that he is interested in completing a second term as President. Lauri Stevens, Vice President and Don

Page | 5 October 2017. Landels, Club Secretary have also forward their names for 2018. Long standing Treasurer, Jim Jennings has decided to step down. Chis thanked Jim for the great job he has done as treasurer. If you would like to put your name forward for Treasurer, please speak to any member of the executive. Elections will take place in January 2018.

Chris, also encouraged all members to consider volunteering for one of the many committees in the club. Please speak to the committee chair if you are interested in helping in any way.

COMMITTEE REPORTS / UPDATES.

CHRISTMAS PARTY.

Anna Meyer reported that this year’s Christmas Party is set for December 8th at Glen Meadows Golf Club. Cocktails at 5:30pm and Dinner at 6:30pm. Anna has booked the entertainment for the party which will be presented as a surprise to members at the party.

Anna outlined last year’s costs which were $40 for guests and members portion was covered by the club. The cost for the 2017 party remains at $40 per person which includes gratuity.

Anna suggested that the club pay for both members and guests this year. A hearty discussion was had by members both for and against the idea of the suggestion.

Reg Ash made a motioned to have the club pay the fees for members and their guests for the Christmas party at $40 per person. Club President Chris Chown requested that the motion be tabled to allow the executive committee to discuss this and report back to the club ASAP. The executive committee will meet in the coming days to ensure a speedy reply.

FORDS & FRIENDS 2017.

Bruce Somers & Lauri Stevens reported that they have decided to continue as committee chairs for the 2018 Fords and Friends event. Lauri reported that 2018 will be his final year as co-chair, and asked club members interested in a larger role with the show to come forward.

Bruce reported the committee was pleased with the results of the 2017 show and explained that the committee has met and is looking at improvements to certain areas such as the registration line up. Traffic concerns and safety of members at the gate is of upmost importance. Another area of concern was the food services on site. This has been addressed with Heritage Acres Historical Society and together we are looking at ways to improve the food on site.

The committee is also looking at moving the awards presentations to 1pm. This will help minimize the chances of an award winner leaving before the award presentations which have been taking place at 3pm at the end of the show.

The committee were pleased with the idea of bringing back a Ford & Friends T-Shirt for the show. The sales at this year’s show were good, but the committee feels they could be better. They are looking at ways to improve the sales.

Page | 6 October 2017. Prize giveaways will also need a better system in 2018 and the committee has a few ideas to make the whole process run a little smoother.

Bruce reported top line revenue figures for the show. Details available upon request.

This year’s 50/50 - $540.15 and will be donated to the Salvation Army.

Anna Myers asked for clarification on how much was paid to Heritage Acres for the grounds. Bruce reported that $500 was paid. He went further explaining that Heritage Acres Historical Society also received revenues from food sales. It is their biggest event of the year for both the model railroad and the Historical Society.

The committee will meet starting in March and all members are encouraged to get involved. A notice of the meeting will be forthcoming.

SHOP TOURS.

Gary Clarke reported the tour of Keith Smith’s Garage on September 23rd was a success and thanked everyone who attended for their support. Keith was presented with a certificate of appreciation and a club t-shirt. Keith will be invited to join us on our next tour

Our next tour is set for November 25th at the home of Dave and Carol Legrand. They have a couple of beautifully restored Mustangs, a 66 Ranchero and a 56 Ford pickup. The tour will start at 12pm and last 1 hour, followed by a cruise and later lunch. Full details will be distributed soon via email.

Gary has a couple of other tours in the works for the spring including a Poker Run. He welcomes any suggestions for tours or help you can offer. Club President Chris Chown thanked Gary for his great work on the tours, and encouraged members to attend. He also asked members to consider helping Gary with this important part of our club.

EARLY FORD V8 #109 WEBSITE. A reminder that we would like to include all club member’s rides on the website. If you need help with photo’s contact Chris Chown.

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS PROGRAM. No report

CLUB HISTORY. Bob Mortimer reported that he is sorting through the EFV8 Club’s photo albums to identify the members and locations depicted in the pictures. The plan is to eventually have the pictures uploaded to our website to preserve the history.

REGALIA. The 2017Fords & Friends t-shirts will be available for sale at the next meeting.

TECH TALK.

Jim Banks shared his story of attempting to get a flat repaired on one of his Uniroyal Tiger Paw tires at Kal Tire. Jim was told that even though the tire which has very low miles and almost no tread wear, could not be repaired because it was 10 years old. Surprised by the conversation, Jim went elsewhere (Alpine Auto) and had it repaired. Many club members were not surprised by Kal Tires policy and said it is industry standard.

Page | 7 October 2017. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Vic Nordstrom presented a few lucky club members with vintage road maps to match the years of their vehicles such as a 1935 Shell Oil road map to Bill Pritchard and a 1951 map to Bob Ainscough. Thanks Vic!

ADJOURNMENT. Motion to adjourn by Reg Ash at 8:35 pm ,2nd Murray Anderson. Carried.

Minutes submitted by Don Landels.

50/50 draw - Congratulations to Reg Ash. Reg won $35. Lew Williams won $25 gift certificate to Save On Foods.

If you are aware of any errors or omissions, please contact club Secretary, Don Landels.

Club News

Shop Tour Keith Smith Sept 30th.

Our most recent shop tour was hosted by Keith Smith at his home on Sept 30th. We had a solid turnout of members and a few guests thrown in just for fun. The weather teased us a little but didn’t result in any serious harm such as mud or snow. We were treated to an excellent presentation from Keith on all the adventures in building and restoring his collection along with many photographs of his various projects. His shop areas, spread throughout his property, are a marvel to see and show his dedication to “doing it right”. Keith also has an impressive 1942 HD with a sidecar that is certainly an eye catcher. Restoration seems to come naturally for Keith especially when it comes to HD builds. An estimate on how many he has built “so far” broaches a total of 50!

So much to see but the star of the tour was clearly Bloody Mary. This exceptional 1938 is a wonderful example of an early Rod with some upgrades that work well but don’t spoil the beautiful body style and lines. Soon Keith will install a newly rebuilt Cadillac engine, that came out of a flower car used during the John F. Kennedy years. Obviously, the adventure continues and Keith is up for the task as usual.

Page | 8 October 2017. Our time at Keith’s was followed by a very enjoyable club cruise through Central Saanich finishing up for lunch at the Roost on MacTavish Road. Very good to see several club members bring their favorite rides out even though it rained a touch. Lunch was great as it usually is at The Roost.

It was a very great pleasure to visit with Keith and so good to know that his door is open for any club member that may wish to share a coffee and swap a few stories.

Thank you, Keith Smith and Gary Clarke, for a brilliant tour and another entertaining afternoon.

Copper tail pipes Very sweet Flatty

Page | 9 October 2017. From flower car to Bloody Mary

Page | 10 October 2017.

Thunder from Downunder! Early Ford V8 Club R.G. #157. Queensland, Australia

Compliments of TREVOR POULSEN

Recent correspondence with Trevor Poulsen from the 157 club in Queensland shared many photos and commentary on a truly fantastic road run. The tour took place over several days throughout some areas in Queensland, covering close to 2,000 kms., visiting places with intriguing names such as Toowoomba, Chinchilla, Yeppoon and Jimbour. The text below is a tour update as of March 2017 and really shows that the members of 157 are passionate V8 enthusiasts. Trevor has sent a large volume of photos (way too many to load into the newsletter) with the best copied for your viewing pleasure. If you are interested in viewing more please let me know. The Queensland website is a great site at http://mohr.site.net.au/efv8/qefv8.html check out the members rides!

Many thanks to Trevor and all the members of the Queensland club for sharing this with the 109.

File contains several maps and daily travel plans. An excellent tour by all standards!

Regional Tour.pdf

Page | 11 October 2017. REGIONAL TOUR UPDATE

MARCH 2017. The Plan so Far We now have 34 members and partners signed on for the tour in September. Fourteen early Fords, four moderns. Most will start in Brisbane but quite a few will join us along the way. The first meeting point is the Club Rooms at Carindale, the second is the BP at Burpengary and at the lunch stop just before Gympie at the turn off to Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach. During this break you can visit “Roadside Relics”, a nearby business selling automobilia. I will send everyone out detailed route maps etc. when the time gets closer, this in the meantime will give you some idea how things are planning out. Wherever possible we will avoid the main highway especially the Bruce, but it will not always be possible. From the lunch stop we are taking the back road to Maryborough. If anyone wants to stick to the main road that’s fine too. On our second morning we are going to visit John and Robyn Williams at Pacific Haven for morning tea and a shed tour. They are only a short drive from our main road route. Midmorning we are heading to Bundaberg, our lunch stop, then via back roads to Miriam Vale. At this point we will join the Bruce Hwy again for a short run before turning off to Gladstone for the night. Here we will be joined by the FNQ team. Alan, Sandy, Errol and Gwen. The next day is a relatively short drive to Yeppoon so I am trying to organise a visit with local Gladstone members; Lawrie and Carol Kyte (33 ) plus we have two other members Bob Lewis and Dennis Connolly. More on this later. In Yeppoon we have 2 nights giving us a free day Sunday to do what you wish. We hope to have Ivan Warden, Rod Harp, Bob Shutt (from Monto) and Michael Gill (all local members) join us or visit with us. Anyone with suggestions for activities for this lay day please feel free to email me. Danny Appleyard from Cairns is going to talk with some of the local Ford V8 owners in Rockhampton, who are not QEFV8 Club members, but belong to the local Vintage Car club. He is hopeful of us getting together with them over the weekend. On Monday we have another easy day with a drive to Biloela via Mt Morgan. Some free time to look around Mt Morgan (could even make it lunch too). It’s a very historic mining town with some lovely old pubs. The Railway Museum is highly recommended. There is a possibility that we will visit a local car enthusiast in Biloela, Ivan had something in mind which we will follow up as time progresses. Tuesday, we head for Miles. It’s a reasonably big drive in a flathead, but if we get there midafternoon, after settling into our motel, we have been invited to visit a local car enthusiast who lives a couple of kilometres out of town. George Lattimore from Chinchilla has organised this for us.

Wednesday morning, George is meeting us in Chinchilla to take us to visit a local car enthusiast, followed by morning tea at the local Information centre. (Scones and cream! But he will need numbers closer to the time) George is then tagging along to Toowoomba. Currently, Adrian is endeavouring to arrange a visit to another car collection in Dalby where we intend to have lunch. Afterwards there is an option to take a side trip to Jimbour House at Jimbour, about 30klms away. We can visit the historic grounds (for a small fee) but we can’t get into the house. A short drive to Toowoomba for the night. Thursday is our last day together on this adventure but before heading away we hope to get to visit with some of our many Darling Downs members. This is still to be finalised. Anyway, that’s a rough idea of how we intend to spend the week. As I previously mentioned, your suggestions for activities are welcome. I guess that it should be said that, none of these arranged gatherings are compulsory. Should you wish to do your own thing, put your feet up, drive your own route to the next destination, that’s fine, just let one of us know beforehand so that we don’t end up back tracking looking for you. Regards Dave Healey

Page | 12 October 2017. Entrants – Regional Queensland Tour – September 2017

1934 Ford V8 Roadster – Bert & June Sheering 1934 Ford V8 Pickup – Bob & Rhonda Halvorsen 1935 Ford Deluxe Fordor Touring Sedan - Ron & Joy Peace 1935 Ford Deluxe Fordor Touring Sedan- Brian & Sue Clancy 1938 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan – Adrian Grant 1938 Ford Pickup – Dave & Jo Healey 1939 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan - Errol Leggett & Col Robertson 1939 Ford Standard Coupe Utility – Colin Baker & Ange Harding - Bob Schutt 1946 Mercury Town Sedan – Allan & Sandra Horsford 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Sedan Coupe – John & Robyn Williams 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Fordor Sedan – Kevin Teys 1951 Coupe – Neil & Betty Spicer Mainline – Graham Chapman 1953 Fordor Sedan – George & Judy Lattimore 1954 Niagara Fordor Sedan – Nohl & Judy Maurer 1954 Mercury Monterey Fordor Sedan – Glen & Marion Tickle Mainline Ambulance – Roy & Lorna Winzer 1966 500 Fordor Sedan – Barrie & Marge Rasmussen 2017 GT Coupe – Lawrie & Carol Kyte

Modern Entrants

1997 EL Fairmont Sedan – Andy & Wynn Witchard 2002 AU II Sportsman Sedan – Trevor & Pam Poulsen 2005 BA Mk II Ford Fairlane Ghia V8 Sedan – Jim & Lea O’Shea 1993 Toyota Corolla Seca - Graham & Margaret Testro 2003 Toyota Land Cruiser Advantage – Ivan Warden & Murray Pascoe 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander - Harvey & Margaret Rohl 2017 Hyundai Tucson (Rental) - John & Treena McArthur

Page | 13 October 2017.

Page | 14 October 2017.

You are Invited Early Ford V8 Annual Christmas Party December 8th, 2017 Glen Meadows Golf & Country Club 1050 McTavish Rd. N Saanich Cocktails at 5:30 - Dinner at 6:30 Admission is $20.00 per person.

RSVP no later than Nov 30th to: Anna Meyer [email protected] 250 652 1543 Steve Butler [email protected] 250 652 9117

Page | 15 October 2017. TECH TALK

If you have any technical issues you would like to share please submit to the Rumbles editor. Thank you.

Contribution from Don MacPherson, direct from Parksville.

Dennis Keis is a member of the VCCC chapter in Nanaimo and he often sends out good stuff - much of it from Hagerty. When I first joined RG 109, one of the members was Don Richardson and he gave out the technique for loosening nuts and bolts that has always worked for me. Heat the nut, bolt, whatever to bright cherry red, then douse it with cold water and my experience has been to almost turn the nut or bolt with my bare hands after it has cooled. The trick seems to be to get it VERY hot and you really need a MAPP gas torch or an acetylene torch to get it hot enough.

What are some common wheel bolt patterns?

Common wheel bolt patterns are four on 3.94 inches, four on 4.5 inches, five on 4.5 inches and five on 5 inches, representing the number of bolt holes in a wheel and the diameter of a circle drawn through the bolts. Four-bolt and five-bolt patterns are typical for passenger while six-, seven- and eight-bolt patterns are used for sports utility vehicles and trucks.

Page | 16 October 2017. Watch Your Temper!

You have finally gotten to the point of needing glass for your Hot Rod. Now what do you need to know?

• There is a difference between glass for the windshield and for side or rear windows. • Windshields use "Laminated Safety Glass". This means there is an inner and outer piece of glass laminated to a .030" thick plastic liner. This glass stays in place when it breaks. It is designated "AS-1". • Side and rear glass is traditionally made of "tempered glass". This glass is very hard and doesn't break easily, but when it does, it shatters into a thousand pieces. It is designated "AS-2". The NSRA and other street rod organizations recommend that you use only "AS-1" in windshields. Never use "AS-2" for your windshield.

Note: When having your glass cut, tell them to place the engraved information logo in one corner of the windshield that designates glass type.

Reduction in ethanol content in gasoline??

While the Environmental Protection Agency has done so slower than anticipated, it has followed the Renewable Fuel Standard, which calls for steadily increasing amounts of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply, since it passed Congress more than a decade ago. That may change, however, as the EPA signaled this week it could consider using new tools that would allow the agency to reduce ethanol levels.

Nothing in the EPA’s Notice of Data Ability, issued September 26, indicates that the agency will call for cuts beyond what it already outlined in July for 2018 and 2019. Instead, the notice outlines many issues that agency officials believe would give them the authority to bypass the RFS, including cheap

Page | 17 October 2017. imports of renewable fuel, inadequate domestic supply, and increasing costs for biodiesel and advanced (non-corn) cellulosic ethanol.

In addition, the notice points out that the agency can adjust under the guise of preventing “severe economic harm,” a provision already in the Renewable Fuel Standard. “, we seek input on whether there is information indicating that severe economic harm is occurring under current standards or would occur for any volume requirement that could be established in the current rulemaking and, if so, whether and how volumes should be adjusted to address such harm.”

While the EPA — as well as the pro-ethanol Renewable Fuels Association — routinely dismisses the concerns of collector car enthusiasts, many in the hobby have blamed ethanol-blended fuels for degrading fuel-system components in older cars and in turn requiring extensive and costly repairs. Indeed, the EPA has conceded that “there is some potential for E15 to damage older vehicles and gasoline-powered equipment” in determining that the fuel is not appropriate for 2000 and older vehicles.

For the first time earlier this year, the EPA proposed reducing the total amount of ethanol-blended fuels, from 19.28-billion gallons in 2017 to 19.24-billion gallons in 2018. The total amount of corn- based ethanol-blended fuels is projected to remain the same, at 15-billion gallons, as is the total amount of non-ethanol fuel, at 200-million gallons.

The EPA has, in the past, used waivers to stall implementation of the RFS — most notably when demand for fuels dropped, contrary to the RFS framers’ anticipations — but not to reverse it. The recent notice from the agency implies that all forms of renewable fuel, not just advanced ethanol or biodiesel, may be subject to such waivers.

A public commenting period on the notice and on the EPA’s waiver authority will open shortly at Regulations.gov. The EPA is expected to finalize its 2018 numbers by November 30.

Page | 18 October 2017.

A perfect 1940 coupe. Asking price is 75,000.00 CDN. Call Don MacPherson for details. 250 248 9246

Lew Williams has offered his assistance and expertise to any club member who would like to upgrade lighting to LED service. Lew has a vast amount of experience in the electrical industry gained from multiple years with Houle Electric. If you feel you would like to change the lighting in your shop or home do yourself a favor and give Lew a call. 250 661 2092.

Page | 19 October 2017. FOR SALE: 1925 2 door. Asking $5,000.00 OBO.

Please contact Charlene Burles at 250-474-5178 or email at [email protected]

Not an Early Ford V8 but it has a few good features just the same!

2010 Dodge Charger RT. 5.7 Hemi. Loaded. Only 59,000 kms. New high- performance tires, new brakes, clean and fast! Asking $24,000 CDN or will consider a trade for the right Early Ford V8. Call Chris Chown 250 595 0312.

Page | 20 October 2017. $3,295.

2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2.2L In-line 4 cylinder, automatic. $3,295.00

A very clean sporty looking car for a new driver or student. Excellent gas economy.

Specs:

✓ Low mileage – 112,108 kms. ✓ Average 34 miles per gallon ✓ All maintenance regularly done ✓ Upgraded audio system and speakers. Instruction manual included ✓ New front tires in September 2016 ✓ New battery in June 2017 ✓ Front brake pads and rotors replaced in September 2017 ✓ New front bearings September 2017 ✓ Receipts available for all maintenance and repairs

Please call Jim Jennings 250 818 0049 or 250 477 5594

Page | 21 October 2017.

2017 Committees: If you will assist anywhere please let us know.

Name Lead Hands Supporting members Date Formed.

Fords & Friends Bruce Somers, To be determined Jan 2017 Lauri Stevens

High School Shop Awards Tony Cond, Norrie Spencer, Bruce Jan 2017 Lew Williams Somers, Jim Jennings

Newsletter Chris Chown Al Wills, all members 2014

Tours Gary Clarke All welcome 2016

Phone Committee Norrie Spencer, Dave As needed 2014 Wallace, Bob Mortimer Website development Al Wills Chris Chown 2017 Membership Jim Banks, Don Landels 2016

50/50 Refreshments Mike Mortimer Bob Mortimer 2017

EFV8 #109 Club History Bob Mortimer All members Spring 2017 Al Wills contributing 2017 Christmas Dinner Anna Meyer By request as needed. Traditional Steve Butler

Page | 22 October 2017.

Does this look like Jim Banks touring PEI?

Have you looked at your zipper lately??

- The letters "YKK" are on a lot of zippers.

- They stand for the manufacturer, "Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha."

- YKK zippers are prized in the garment industry for their impressive construction and reliability.

If you've ever taken a close look at the zippers on your clothes, you've probably noticed the letters "YKK," in all capitals, on a lot of them. They're on everything from jeans, to coats, to sleeping bags.

Page | 23 October 2017. Those letters stand for "Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha" which, from Japanese, roughly translates to "Yoshida Company Limited." It's a zipper manufacturer named after Tadao Yoshida, who founded it in 1934. By one estimate, the company makes half the zippers on Earth, which is more than 7 billion zippers each year.

Yoshida didn't invent zippers. In fact, zippers were invented by an American, Whitcomb L. Judson, in the 1890s. He called it a "chain lock fastener." His company now exists, with an improved zipper design, as Talon, Inc. The company is also a major zipper manufacturer, and it's used by brands like Brooks Brothers and Uniqlo.

But YKK has a reputation unrivaled in the fashion industry. Its completely vertically integrated, which means that the company controls every part of the zipper manufacturing process, from smelting the metal to packaging the finished zippers. As Seth Stevenson wrote in Slate, "YKK makes incredibly dependable zippers, ships them on time without fail, offers a wide range of colors, materials, and styles, and never gets badly undercut on price."

Because of its reliability, YKK is popular for manufacturers. We've all felt the pain of a zipper breaking, ruining an entire garment. It just makes more sense to go with a reliable brand. And that's why YKK zippers are everywhere.

The Blonde and the Bank

A Blonde walk into a bank in central New York City and asks for the loan officer. She says she's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

The bank officer says the bank will need security for the loan, so the blonde hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank; she has the title and everything checks out.

The bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the blonde for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then proceeds to drive the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the blonde returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest which comes to $15.41. The loan officer says, "Miss, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"

The blonde replies, "Where else in central New York City can I park my Rolls for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"

Page | 24 October 2017. Junkyard

As far as the eye can see a graveyard of ageing cars stretches off in every direction. This photo gives the impression of a gravity-defying world where the cars refuse to budge despite being on an incline that would make them fall, bump and crash into each other.

The photo is aerial photography just in case you didn’t figure that part out. See any EFV8 stuff?

Interesting links for interesting folks!! http://www.tvraaca.org/ This is an all-time favorite contributed by Lauri S.

Page | 25 October 2017.

1908 unveils the Model T

On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford would build some 15 million Model T cars. It was the longest production run of any automobile model in history until the Volkswagen Beetle surpassed it in 1972.

Before the Model T, cars were a luxury item: At the beginning of 1908, there were fewer than 200,000 on the road. Though the Model T was fairly expensive at first (the cheapest one initially cost $825,

Page | 26 October 2017. or about $18,000 in today’s dollars), it was built for ordinary people to drive every day. It had a 22- horsepower, four-cylinder engine and was made of a new kind of heat-treated steel, pioneered by French race car makers, that made it lighter (it weighed just 1,200 pounds) and stronger than its predecessors had been. It could go as fast as 40 miles per hour and could run on gasoline or hemp- based fuel. (When oil prices dropped in the early 20th century, making gasoline more affordable, Ford phased out the hemp option.) “No car under $2,000 offers more,” ads crowed, “and no car over $2,000 offers more except the trimmings.”

Ford kept prices low by sticking to a single product. By building just one model, for example, the company’s engineers could develop a system of interchangeable parts that reduced waste, saved time and made it easy for unskilled workers to assemble the cars. By 1914, the moving assembly line made it possible to produce thousands of cars every week and by 1924, workers at the River Rouge Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan could cast more than 10,000 Model T cylinder blocks in a day.

But by the 1920s, many Americans wanted more than just a sturdy, affordable car. They wanted style (for many years, the Model T famously came in just one color: black), speed and luxury too. As tastes changed, the era of the Model T came to an end and the last one rolled off the assembly line on May 26, 1927.

What is a Hot Rod?

Hot rods are typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. The origin of the term "hot rod" is unclear. For example, some claim that the term "hot" refers to the vehicle being stolen. Other origin stories include replacing the engine's camshaft or "rod" with a higher performance version.

The term has broadened to apply to other items that are modified for a purpose, such as "hot-rodded amplifier". Background

Some automotive historians say that the term originated with stolen vehicles being refitted with another engine and repainted. In the early days of automobile manufacturing there was no identical matching transmission, body frame, and engine numbers. It was possible to change engines and repaint the car or truck and in effect turn it into a different vehicle and thus it became near impossible

Page | 27 October 2017. to prove that the vehicle was stolen. The term "hot" was equivalent to being stolen. The term "rod" was equivalent to any motorized vehicle. Even today, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in its vehicle emissions regulations, refers to a "hotrod" as any motorized vehicle that has a replacement engine differing from the factory original.[2] Another possible origin includes replacement of the camshaft with a new ("hotter") version, sometimes known as a hot stick or hot rod. Roadsters were the cars of choice because they were light, easy to modify, and inexpensive. The term became commonplace in the 1930s or 1940s as the name of a car that had been "hopped up" by modifying the engine for higher performance. A term common in the early days was "gow job". This has fallen into disuse except with historians. The gow job morphed into the hot rod in the early to middle 1950s. History Late 1930s–1950s

The term seems first to have appeared in the late 1930s in southern California, where people raced modified cars on dry lake beds northeast of Los Angeles under the rules of the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), among other groups. The activity increased in popularity after World War II, particularly in California, because many returning soldiers received technical training in the service. Many cars were prepared by bootleggers in response to Prohibition to enable them to avoid revenue agents ("Revenooers"); some police vehicles were also modified in response.[4]

The first hot rods were old cars (most often Fords, typically Model T, 1928–31 Model As, or 1932-34 Model B), modified to reduce weight. Typical modifications were removal of convertible tops, hoods, bumpers, windshields, and/or fenders; channeling the body; and modifying the engine by tuning and/or replacing with a more powerful type. Speedster was a common name for the modified car. Wheels and tires were changed for improved traction and handling. "Hot rod" was sometimes a term used in the 1950s as a derogatory term for any car that did not fit into the mainstream. Hot rodders' modifications were considered to improve the appearance as well, leading to show cars in the 1960s replicating these same modifications along with a distinctive paint job.

Typical of builds from before World War Two were '35 Ford wire-spoke wheels. Immediately postwar, most rods would change from mechanical to hydraulic ("juice") brakes and from bulb to sealed-beam headlights.

Engine swaps often involved fitting the Ford flathead V8 engine, or "flatty", in a different chassis; the "60 horse" in a Jeep was a popular choice in the '40s. After the appearance of the 255 cu in (4.2 l) V8, because of interchangeability, installing the longer-stroke Mercury crank in the 239 was a popular upgrade among hot rodders, much as the 400 cu in (6.6 l) crank in small-blocks would later become. In the 1950s, the flathead block was often fitted with crankshafts of up to 4.125 in (104.8 mm) stroke, sometimes more. In addition, rodders in the 1950s routinely bored them out by 0.1875 in (4.76 mm) (to 3.375 in (85.7 mm)); due to the tendency of blocks to crack as a result of overheating, a perennial problem, this is no longer recommended.[8] In the '50s and '60s, the flatty

Page | 28 October 2017. was supplanted by the early hemi. By the 1970s, the small-block Chevy was the most common option, and since the '80s, the 350 cu in (5.7 l) Chevy has been almost ubiquitous.

1857 Elwood Haynes, “Grandsire of Gasoline Cars,” is born

On October 14, 1857, engineer and inventor Elwood Haynes is born in Portland, Indiana. Haynes designed one of the very first American automobiles, the Haynes “Pioneer.” He was also an accomplished metallurgist: He patented stainless steel, stellite and a cobalt-chromium alloy that was used to make sharp dental and surgical tools. Haynes died of influenza in 1925.

After he finished graduate school at Johns Hopkins University, Haynes became the manager of a natural-gas plant in Kokomo, Indiana. The job required a great deal of travel, most of it on unpleasantly rutted and uneven rural roads and the engineer spent many hours fretting over the exasperating inefficiency of horse-drawn vehicles. There must, he thought, be a way to design a machine that could carry men faster and farther than even the strongest horses could.

Page | 29 October 2017. First, he considered rigging up a steam-powered car, but that would be a fire hazard and require a constant water supply. Next, he considered using an electric engine, but concluded that even the lightest of those would be too heavy. Finally, Haynes decided that he would use a one-cylinder, one- horsepower gasoline engine to power his machine. The completed Haynes buggy (which he paid brothers Elmer and Edger Apperson 40 cents an hour to build) was an 820-pound, open-bodied, push-start vehicle with a chain drive, a steering tiller and 28-inch bicycle wheels. It only had room for one person and could not go in reverse.

On July 4, 1894, Haynes took his horseless carriage for its first long-distance test drive. He hitched the vehicle to a team of horses and pulled it to the outskirts of Kokomo; then he turned it around, started the motor and puttered back toward the holiday festivities in town, leaving the horses behind. “As the little machine rolled along at a speed of about six or seven miles an hour under the power of the tireless little motor,” Haynes wrote two decades later, “I realized that a new era was coming for highway travel.” The success of his car, he added, “foreshadowed a new mode of locomotion and a coming industry of colossal proportions.”

In 1899, Elwood Haynes became the first person to drive 1,000 miles in a motor car. He donated the original Pioneer to the Smithsonian in 1910. In 1995, the car appeared on a U.S. postage stamp.

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