October 2005

Flatheads Forever

October 2005

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October 8th Cruise –In Saturday from 5pm-9pm Downtown Tucker on Main Street

October 21-23 Moonshine Festival Dawsonville, GA

November 1 2005 Monthly Meeting Snellville Auto Collision Snellville, GA

Inside this issue:

Cover Story: 1 Wayne & Sue Dietrichs 1946 Ford Wayne & Sue Dietrich 1946 Ford Woody Wagon Woody Wagon Article: Woodies, 4 Sue and I are owners of a wonderful 1946 Ford Woody. I had always wanted a Woody since the late 1950's, when, as a All American high school student, I became interested in "old" cars. Vehicle Article: 5-6 We purchased the Woody in 1980 from a retired banker in West Hartford, CT. I had seen the car advertised in Hemmings, History of the and while on a business trip I went to see it. I eventually purchased it for the price I had offered after no one else called to Station Wagon inquire about it!! V8 Lady’s Glove 7 Box:: Baking with We are the third owner. The car has not been restored, but was repainted the original maroon in 1961 and stored in the Pumpkins & second owner's garage until we purchased it. The only thing that I have done to the Woody is install wide, white-wall tires. Squash After completing the sale I drove the car to my parents home in York, PA where it stayed in Dad's garage until 1988. We Tech Section: 8 brought it to Georgia after moving here from southern California in 1987. Three Speed Top Loader The original owner was an elderly lady who used the Woody for summer trips to Block Island. I was told that only her Transmissions chauffeur drove the car. The second owner purchased it for his primary car in 1947 and used it as such until 1961. When we purchased the Woody, I asked the retired banker Article: History of 10 Halloween why he was selling it. He told me the sad story of the auto accident that had claimed the life of his son, a medical Classifieds: 9-12 student, the previous year. Since the accident he and his wife could not bear having the Woody as a reminder of happy family times past. He was pleased to sell the car to someone with a young family who would enjoy it.

Now that we are grandparents, our grandsons enjoy the Woody as much as our three sons did when growing up. When they talk to us on the phone the grandsons always ask if the Woody "is running". When they come from Wis- consin to visit, a ride in the Woody is the first request they make. CONNOR(8), JACK(9 MONTHS), SAM(5) The Editor’s Desk: Sunshine NOVEMBER TOUR You ask for it you get Report!! it! I needed a cover Mary Ann SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5TH, story, and then one Padovano has TOUR TO BOSTWICK GA., morning I wake up, read my volunteered be The BOSTWICK FALL FESTIVAL, PARADE, ARTS & CRAFTS, email and have a story from TOUR A WORKING “COTTON GIN”, FOOD AND FUN. Wayne & Sue Dietrich about Sunshine Committee for the club. She will coordinate all their ’46 Woody Wagon! Thanks TO BE IN THE PARADE WE MUST BE THERE BY 8:30 AM, Wayne and Sue! information about illnesses, surgeries and such, send STARTING POINT WILL BE THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PARKING LOT ON I don’t think I have ever met HWY 78, ½ MILE EAST OF HWY 124 IN SNELLVILLE. cards. them in person. We corre- WE WILL LEAVE AT 7:30 A.M. If you have information that sponded a month or so ago THE ROUTE WILL BE HWY 78 THROUGH MONROE TO HWY 83, RIGHT ON needs to be reported to Mary about Burma Shave. I enjoyed 83. 12 MILES TO BOSTWICK AND PARADE START AREA. PARADE STARTS his email then, but I didn’t know Ann please contact her @ 770 AT 9:00 AND LAST ABOUT ONE HOUR. what he was hiding in his -978-7555. AFTER PARADE WE CAN PARK IN THE ANTIQUE TRACTOR DISPLAY AREA. garage! Maybe we will get to THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE WHO DIDN’T PICK meet soon! I would love to see a October COTTON OR DRIVE A TRACTOR TO GET SOME “HANDS-ON” EXPERIENCE. ‘46 Woody Wagon. I wanted to try this again. “I QUESTIONS: CALL JERRY OR CHERYL REICHEL 770-945-0749. need another cover story!” Birthdays Please mail, email or phone me November 1, 2005 Tuesday Monthly Meeting a story, along with a photo, 10/6 Clarence Haven Hosted by George Rawlins @ Snellville Auto Collision about your Early Ford car or 10/7 Barbara Garrett November’s monthly meeting will be hosted by George Rawlins at his truck, that you own now or have 10/8 Melvin Milner Snellville Auto Collision Shop at 2480 Eastgate Place (770) 736-7336 owned in the past. 10/8 Joseph Tesar on Tuesday, Nov 1, 2005 at 7:30pm. 10/8 Beverly Wilson Directions: Keep V8ing 10/10 Cheryl Reichel Take I-285 to Hwy 78 (Stone Mountain Freeway) go until it crosses (Hwy 124). Julie Ann Knott, Editor 10/12 James Duggan Stay East on Hwy 78 for another 1 1/2 to 2 miles. The Runningboard Newsletter 10/14 Beverly Bailey On your left will be Pepboys and Advance Auto Parts turn left. 10/15 Susan Morgan Go down about a block (it will be the first building on your right). 10/15 Roy Hatcher Let’s Welcome Our 10/17 James R. Morton 10/18 Bev Fisher New Members! 10/18 Carl Smith 10/19 Sharon Dorsey 10/19 Elsie Thompson 10/20 Hope Arnold 10/24 Joann Tesar 10/28 John W. Lawson Bill & Julie Miller 10/28 Larry Bailey Lawrenceville, GA 10/28 Don Morris 1932 “B” Coupe 10/31 Nell Bailey 10/31 Barry Knott Carlos & Ivy Zamot Snellville, GA A wise man gets more 1939 Deluxe Coupe use from his enemies than a fool from his Scott Parker friends. --Balthasar Gracian The 38th Annual Moonshine Festival Dunwoody, GA October 21st -23rd 2005 The Moonshine Festival explores Dawson County's history during the prohibition era when Gordon & Virginia Harbuck October liquor was illegal and the Great Depression of the 1930's when running moonshine through Hiawassee, GA the foothills of the Northeast Georgia Mountains was a way of life. Thousands of tourist flock ‘32 Ford Cabriolet Anniversaries to the birthplace of NASCAR racing to hear about storied legends; Seay, Hall, Parks, and ‘36 Ford Phaeton Gober Sosbee.

Bob Pacer & Tina Garrett 10/19 Keith & Laurie Strickland Some of the performers will be Spencer Durham from Dahlonega, Calup Phillips, Gainesville, Suwannee, GA 10/23 Jimmy & Judy Hopkins GA Wicked Crush, Atlanta, GA, Uncle Everett Band and Dell Conner from Dawsonville will 1946 Ford Sedan 10/28 Bob & Ann Butler be on the Kangaroo Stage, Charles Ellwood Band will be performing as well as providing 1951 F1 Truck sound. Hometown Stage will feature: Sharpsburg Country Line Dancers and Rachel's Clog Tell me whom you Company from Peachtree City, GA; PowerTaps from Woodstock and Stardust Cloggers,

love and I will tell Jasper, GA; Sassy Seniors Cloggers, Newnan, GA; Dawson Center of Performing Arts, Mas- Bill & Carol Kelly you who you are.— ter Sol Karate City Hall Stage is open for Gospel singers and individuals that wish to perform Suwannee, GA Houssaye un-plugged - We're hoping to have Kare for Kids Karaoke and get children to come up and 1931 Ford Coupe “Model B” participate-

Visit Us On The Web at http://clubs.hemmings.com/garg Georgia Regional Group #24 EFV8CA Treasurer’s Report Monthly Meeting EARLY FORD V-8 CLUB SEPT 6TH 2005 GEORGIA REGIONAL GROUP #24 MATTHEWS CAFERTIA TUCKER, GA. Aug 28, 2005 through Sept 28, 2005 President Lindquist called the meeting to order at 7:30. Bill Swilley gave the invocation. ORDINARY INCOME / EXPENSE President Lindquist led the club in the pledge of allegiance. New member Walter Parker was approved. INCOME: Runningboard editor Julie Knott was unable to attend so the newsletter will be BANK TRANSACTIONS mailed. SERVICE CHARGE $0.00 Jerry Reichel announced that the 1932 book has been reprinted and is now TOTAL $0.00 available through the National Club for $19.95. CLUB DUES Jerry also announced that RG24 will have two vendor spaces at Moultrie for 2005 DUES $20.00 members to use to sell their own parts or just to have a place to hang out, Jerry National Dues $120.00 will bring the Club tent. TOTAL $0.00 Larry Tanner said any one needing name tags to contact him, he is putting FUND RAISING together an order. PAY BACK OF LOAN TO 2005 MEET $5,444.28 Burns Cox is finishing the pictures from the National Meet, must be submitted by NAME TAGS $24.00 Oct 1st, complete National Meet coverage will be in the Nov.-Dec. V8 Times. Treasurer Bob Schwartz is working on National Meet final total, still some bills to CLOTHING & ACCES. SALES AT MEET $20.00 pay. President Lindquist announced the Oct. meeting will be at the Tucker Recreation TOTAL INCOME $5,628.28 Center 2264 Lavista Rd. EXPENSE: UPCOMMING EVENTS: MEETING REFRESHMENTS MATTHEWS $210.00 “CRUISE IN” main St Tucker, Sat. Sept 10th CLOTHING INVENTORY “FORD FEST” Rome Ga. Berry College, call Bill Swilley NATIONAL DUES TO NATIONAL $150.00 “FOX THEATER” Sept 24th, meet at the varsity at 9:00, secure parking at Bell Newsletter Supplies $1,050.28 South, lunch at the Blue Ribbon Grill. Newsletter Mailing $54.60 RENTAL OF SPACE FOR OCT MEETING $40.00 NEW BUSINESS SOFT WARE FOR NEW TREASUER $381.75 President Lindquist announced that this months Newsletter will contain a copy of MAILING OF LETTERS TO MEMBERS $55.99 RG24’s revised by-laws with changes necessary for Club incorporation, members DONATION RED CROSS KATRAINA RELIEF $500.00 will vote on this change at the Oct meeting. A motion was made and seconded to donate $500.00 to the American Red Cross TOTAL EXPENSE $2,442.62 Hurricane relief fund, motion approved. Nomination committee to be chaired by Harold Thompson, members are NET INCOME $3,185.66 Bob Butler, Burns Cox, Larry Tanner, George Rawlins, Joe Smith, Don Algood., Meetings are scheduled for early Oct. ASSETS Being no further business the meeting was adjourned. CHECKING BALANCE 8/31/2005 $1,604.81 CD #1 INVESTED 9/28/2004 $5,000.00 Attendees: Harold Thompson, Eugene Novy, Jerry Reichel, Bob Ralston Fred Lindquist, Bob Schwartz, Jim and Gayle Knowlson, George Flanagan, GRAND TOTAL $9,790.47 Doug and Cindy Smith, Lance Bucky, Lawrence Garrett, Calvin Cannon, Rick Wilson, Wayne Hicks, David Jumper, Larry Tanner, Carol Stanley, Things To Do, Places To Go, Peo- Burns and Janice Cox, Dick Anderson, Roy Hatcher, Bill Swilley, Sam Butler, ple To See! Bobby and Beverly Mobley, Jean and Harold Smith, Bob Butler, Gary Benton,

Doug and Elizabeth Hollandsworth, Emily and Neal Freeman, Carl Smith,

Morris Bailey, Ted Fisher, Jerry Grayson, Clarence Haven. October 8th Cruise –In Saturday from 5pm-9pm Downtown Tucker Georgia on Main Street For more information call Wayne Hicks 770-934-5008

October 21-23 Dawsonville, GA Moonshine Festival

November 5th– Day Tour Bostwick Fall Festival Bostwick GA For more information Call Jerry or Cheryl Reichel 770-945-0749

Woodies-All American Vehicles

Woodie (woody), the name evokes images of beaches, weekend getaways, and even surfing. Dating back in design to the 1800s, the Woodie automobile was a carryover from the days of wooden wagons. The earliest woodie body can be seen on the 1900 Bronson Wagon, and closely mirrored on the 1925 Model T, positioned side by side on display for comparative purposes. The early wooden autos emerged from an age where wood was the material of choice, used in all horse drawn carriages, and even in the framing and bodywork of early automobiles. As all-metal construction became more economical, wooden construction became an object of prestige. Hand craftsmanship became an exception, where it had although almost no cars were produced during World War II the Woodie saw once been the rule, and the Woodie as we know it was born. an upsurge in popularity at this time, as the use of wood conserved precious Wooden construction of automobiles predates the Woodie era, as steel, a commodity so vital to wartime production. After the war, soldiers wooden bodies were around long before the Woodies we know today. Many, returning home started families, the economy rose, and people had more if not most, early automobile manufactures relied upon wooden body and money and leisure time to spend on automotive pursuits. As a result, many frame construction, such as that performed by coach makers. The 1885 turned to the utilitarian Woodie, for its space and carrying ability, as the family Benz, 1903 Mercedes Simplex, 1904 Stanley Runabout, 1920 Maxwell vehicle of choice. Town Car, and a wide variety of other early examples of automobiles relied In the '60s, Woodies saw resurgence in popularity through imitation upon wooden construction to some degree, but are not considered Woodies. and salvage. The once pristine wooden bodies of most Woodies had been Until the 1920s, Woodies were station wagons by design and neglected, and had fallen into a state of decay. Wooden bodies require definition: providing transportation of goods and people to and from the meticulous care in order to preserve them, including refinishing the wood every railroad station, as trains were the most common and reliable form of year, and coating and replacing the canvas or oilcloth roof periodically. Owners transportation from town to town. From this use of the Woodie, these cars rapidly lost interest in vehicles requiring such care, and a surplus of rotten- earned the nickname Depot Hack. Depot Hack is actually two terms bodied vehicles was available. Surfers, requiring large vehicles to haul their combined to make third. Depot is another name for the train station, and a boards, found great deals on abandoned Woodies, and repopularized a classic hack, short for hackney, is a type of horse drawn taxi. The taxi that vehicle, as evinced in the Beach movies and bands of the '60s. Imitation ex- conveyed visitors from the train station to the hotel was therefore known as tended the life of the Woodie even longer, as can be seen in the wood grain the depot hack. The hack often had three seats, in order to accommodate application seen on station wagons right through the 1990s. In fact, Subaru numerous passengers, and distances traveled were usually short, so attempted a resurrection of the Woodie in 1999 with the release of their For- windows weren't worth the expense or effort of installation. In fact, it wasn't ester Concept Car, a wooden paneled passenger vehicle that used actual until the 1930s that glass windows were used. The term station wagon is wood in its construction, and which is now housed at the Owls Head Transpor- believed to have been first used in reference to the 1911 Pierce Arrow, tation Museum. depot hack being the previous term for such a vehicle. At the time, the Among the vehicles displayed in Vacationland: Woodies in Maine are United States was expanding, population was increasing, and towns were a 1937 Ford 85 V8 Station Wagon, a 1946 Pontiac, a 1948 Chevrolet Fleet- becoming cities; railroad depots, likewise, were becoming railway stations. master and a 1952 Buick Custom Hot Rod nicknamed "Woodzilla" that rede- The vehicle itself consisted of a standard touring body, made of metal, fixed fines the word custom. 1953's Buick Roadmaster was the last production with a large wooden box with jitney style seats (those which face one American auto with real wood exterior paneling. "We are thrilled to inaugurate another). the Museum's new wing with this wonderful exhibition" said Transportation Until 1929, Woodies were not a part of automobile manufacturers' Museum Director Charles Chiarchiaro. regular catalogs of body styles. Woodies were sold as work vehicles, "Each of the exhibitions we present in this wing over the coming primarily as trucks; their boxy, capacious bodies being perfectly suited to years will be devoted to interpreting and demonstrating the impact of air and such use. Automobile manufacturers produced the engines and chassis, ground transportation on the culture and history of Maine" he said. "I doubt and contracted out with one or more of the great number of wooden body there is another symbol of Maine's coastal and camping heritage that is more makers, Ionia, Cantrell, Mifflinburg, Murray, and Campbell to name a few. evocative and appropriate than this splendid display of woody wagons and Body construction was square, spacious, and quite often completely open, convertibles. You simply must see them." as these were vehicles of function, built for work, not comfort. In the early years, these bodies were constructed almost entirely by hand, with hand-tools alone. Framing members were often of maple, oak or white ash, In their heyday, woodies were often the most expensive while paneling was white birch, cottonwood or mahogany. cars offered by a manufacturer and many tallied impressive In 1921, Ford broke new ground when Henry Ford opened a sales figures. lumber mill in Iron Mountain, Michigan, on the 313,000 acres of timberland Woodies have always satisfied the need for stylish he had purchased two years earlier. In this mill, Ford processed the lumber transport of people and parcels. The earliest woodie that was to be used by contracted firms in the construction of the bodies of automobiles were utilitarian adaptations of the 'Rockaway' horse-drawn car- Ford's cars. By the late '30s, Ford would not only be milling the lumber for its riage and canopied express trucks. By the thirties, fashionable American bodies, but also constructing the bodies, making it the only manufacturer to woodie station wagons were pressed into service by lodges, inns and country ever do so. Ford again broke tradition in 1929, when it offered a wooden clubs. At about the same time, wealthy land-owners with country estates bodied vehicle, a Model A, as a regular catalog item. This woodie was sold adopted the woodie for suburban transportation-frequently with a chauffeur at as a truck, even though it was built on a car chassis. the wheel. In Europe, wood was utilized by coachbuilders of exquisite vehicles By the '30s, wooden construction costs had surpassed those of all for the aristocrat. -metal construction, and the Woodie became the plaything of the well to do, During the World War II, wood construction saved steel for critical a status symbol. The station wagon became the estate wagon, providing war-time uses. After the war, the middle class found mass-produced woodie conveyance on and about the estates of the rich. Woodies were primarily wagons perfect for family travels. The popularity of woodies for personal wagons, valued for their spacious hauling capacity, although sedans and transportation peaked mid-century. By the late fifties and sixties, used car convertibles, such as the Sportsman and Town and Country, were produced dealers had plenty of cheap, poorly maintained wood-clad cars. Surfers found these bargains perfect for hauling their longboards in search of the perfect wave. A sub-culture and a car became legend. A Short History of Station Wagons in the USA Post-war classics (through the 1950's)….Until after WWII, And, why do they call them 'station wagons' anyway? station wagons were generally regarded as commercial vehicles like First of all, let's get this out in the open - station wagon history is not exactly trucks, and production volume was low (station wagons accounted for less clear cut, and there are differences of opinion on just what is a station than 1% of motor vehicle sales in 1940). However, the post-war boom wagon. While the specific facts presented here would be difficult to argue pushed car production levels to new heights. Station wagons also took off separately, overall what you are about to read is just one interpretation of in the 1950's - from less than 3% of the US production car volume in 1950, those facts. So, with that out of the way, we start with: to almost 17% of the market by the end of the decade. As a matter of fact, in 1958, the top-selling body style in the Plymouth line was the station In the beginning, there was confusion....OK, lets start with some wagon. definitions - what is a 'station wagon'? Well, the very first station wagons were called 'depot hacks' - they worked primarily around train depots as What more can you say about the 50's? Fins, chrome, hardtop styling, hacks (taxicabs). The modified back ends that made them depot hacks were overhead-valve V8's.....everything was excess. Many station wagons were necessary to carry large amounts of luggage - everyone traveled by train actually high-end models, with numerous options. By the end of the then, remember, and you needed a car that could comfortably carry people decade, the station wagon was firmly ensconced as the family vehicle of and large amounts of luggage from the train station to home. They were also choice. Two-door wagons (like the Chevrolet Nomad) were marketed, but called 'carryall's' and 'suburbans' (a name Plymouth used on their wagons generally rejected by the consumer. Perhaps it had to do with cost...the until the late 1970's). 'Station wagon' was just another derivative of 'depot 1957 Chevrolet Nomad (base price $2,757) was the most expensive hack'; they were vehicles that were used as wagons (to carry passengers and Chevrolet that year, priced even higher than the Bel Air convertible! The cargo) from (railroad) stations. hardtop or pillar less body style wagon, however, survived into the 60's, Some people define station wagon history as starting with the 1923 Star (the and represented the most stylish and expensive models offered. first 'production' station wagon), and ending with the 1996 Buick Roadmaster By the early 50's, wooden wagon bodies had disappeared and were Estate Wagon. This definition embodies only the classic, stretched replaced by the more practical all-steel body. Although Chevrolet had wheelbase, rear-wheel drive vehicle, derived from a standard production introduced the first all-steel station wagon body in 1935 (the first automobile (usually sedan or hardtop) chassis. Suburban), followed later by Willys in 1946, both were still built off a truck Stationwagon.com's definition is actually more broad, encompassing the chassis (the Chevy from a panel delivery truck chassis, and the Willys off a earlier depot hacks, and continuing into the smaller, front, rear, or all-wheel civilian version of the Jeep). Crosley introduced an all-steel car-based drive wagons of today. While today's vehicles are certainly not full-sized, wagon during the 1947 model year (as part of their CC model line), and they continue the tradition of being built from a (sometimes stretched) sedan 1949 brought about the all-steel Plymouth Suburban station wagon (also chassis, and embodying some form of rear tailgate. car-based). Almost all manufacturers followed suit by 1951. The last woodie to use a real wood on the exterior was the 1953 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon. The woodie look survived on, though, with simulated wood ...While they do not meet the definition Pre-war predecessors panels available on many (usually upscale) models up into the 1990's. of 'standard production', the first station wagon would be one of the But the 50's also represented some of the last gasps of pure uniqueness - numerous variations of the Ford Model T chassis. While Ford didn't build a manufacturers were not afraid to do something different just for the pure production wagon until years later, many small independent manufacturers joy of it...in many ways there was a sense of adventure that never bought a chassis from Ford and put a wooden wagon body on it. Ford began returned. That is why station wagons of the 50's are held in such high selling this bare chassis in 1910 for $700. Which manufacturers built these regard by collectors and the general population alike. wagons? Well, there were more than a few - it was estimated that in 1909 there were 551 American car manufacturers!

We're not sure exactly when the term 'station wagon' generally replaced The '60's - peaks of popularity, variety, and innovation…. 'depot hack', but it was sometime between 1923 (with the introduction of the Ah, the 60's....Muscle cars! Longer! Lower! Wider! More power! But it Star) and 1929, when the first station wagon from the American 'Big Three' started off with a new wagon phenomenon - compact station wag- was introduced as a Ford Model A. By 1937, Ford became the first ons. Simultaneous 1960 wagon introductions by Ford (Falcon/Comet) and manufacturer to produce and assemble their own station wagon (Model A Chrysler (Valiant), followed by Chevrolet (Corvair in 1961 and Chevy II in production was still farmed out to outside suppliers). Pontiac's first station 1962), brought new choices to the wagon market. These compacts were wagon was produced as a 1937 model (in the Deluxe Six series), and it's in response to a new factor in the station wagon market....foreign (smaller) model number was 'STAWAG'. station wagons. An interesting data point: the 1941 Ford V-8 Deluxe woody wagon was the Almost immediately following the introduction of the compact wagon was first factory-built Ford of any kind to break the $1,000 base price barrier. the mid-size (aka "intermediate", or "senior compact") wagon - positioned, There were woody wagons well before Ford, however - there was a 1931 of course, between the compacts and the original full-size. Ford's Dodge Series DH Six woody station wagon, for instance. The first official mid-size was the Fairlane (1962), followed by Chevrolet's introduction of factory Plymouth station wagon appeared in 1938 (the P6 Deluxe the Chevelle (1964). Westchester Suburban wagon, although the bodywork was still done out-of-house by U.S. Body & Forging). Chevrolet's first woody was also a But let's not forget the original full-size station wagon, which was still in full 1940 model (the Special Deluxe). bloom. Numerous trim models were offered in each body style, with a Two significant wagon milestones were recorded during this time: almost endless list of trim and other options. Excess chrome, big fins, - In 1938 Dodge/Plymouth introduced the P6 Westchester Suburban, the first hardtops, all disappeared by the end of the decade. However, drive trains station wagon that was classified as a car rather than a commercial improved radically, with brakes, suspensions, engines, and transmissions truck. This was an evolution of the earlier (1933-1937) Westchester Subur- making quantum leaps in reliability and functionality. ban (also built by U.S. Body & Forging Company) that was built on a Dodge Tailgates became an area of innovation - there were two-way tailgates, 1/2-ton commercial chassis with the front clip coming from a passenger car. three-ways, sliding roof panels, lift backs, side-by-sides, and other variations. The Buick Sports wagon and the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser - In 1941 Chrysler introduced the Town & Country station wagon, which was based on a four-door sedan (rather than being built on a separate introduced a unique raised roof with a fixed glass sunroof and glass side body). Interestingly, it was originally introduced as being a more versatile car, panels. not a station wagon. The '70's - the disappearing act begins...Try to name the While the Ford Taurus wagon continued to sell well, the full-size Country defining event for the 1970's that affected the automobile industry (no, not Squire was axed at the end of the 1991 model year. This ended the disco), and it would be a toss-up between the first gasoline crisis in 1974, or continuous run of Country Squire wagons, which were first introduced in the new, draconian emissions specifications (starting in 1972) which killed the 1950. Ironically, the backlash against station wagons that started with the muscle car (and engine performance in general). Both of these events were minivan is now hitting back at the minivan - now the minivan is the 'mom- particularly hard on the full-size station wagon. Sales of full-size models fell mobile', and style-conscious buyers are swarming to SUVs or sporty station dramatically in 1974-1975, culminating with the disappearance of all full-size wagons instead. wagon models from the Chrysler (and Dodge and Plymouth) product line in 1978. Chrysler went on to build the minivan, and has not built a full-size This decade also produced the first inklings of the ‘hybrid’ wagon/SUV - more wagon since. wagon-like in styling, but with a car chassis, four-wheel drive, and a 'tougher', off-road stance. First popular as the Subaru Outback (and then perfected in Station wagons became available in even smaller sizes the Forester), others are also jumping on the bandwagon including Volvo with (subcompacts).....remember the Pinto? Vega? And for the final decade, the the V70 XC ('Cross Country') AWD wagon. There was even a pro-wagon, anti wagon industry was still ruled by the domestic manufacturers. However, -SUV television commercial - produced by Audi, it showed a woman strug- there were some bright spots for big wagons - the 460 V8 became available gling to get out of a full-size SUV, while another woman pulled up in her Audi in the Ford Country Squire - the biggest cubic inch motor ever installed in a A6 Quattro and got in and out easily. Look closely and you will realize that wagon. The down side was that because of ill-designed emission controls, it Audi chose not to irritate any of the domestic SUV makers - the SUV in the ad only made slightly more than 200 horsepower. was a LaForza, which probably only one in a million people would even rec- Really, the '70's were best left forgotten....the disappearance of the muscle ognize. car and generally shoddy build quality (especially around emission controls), for a start. Manufacturers eschewed continual styling changes and So why did the full-size wagon die out? Was the minivan enough to kill it, or large cars lost ground (while Chrysler eliminated them entirely, was there something more complicated going on? I think the answer is fairly Chevrolet and Ford 'downsized' their full-size cars in the late 1970's.) There simple - it was the combination of the minivan and increasing truck sales. The were really no collectible wagons after 1971, except maybe the last gasp of minivan, accepted as a far more practical people mover than a full-size the Olds Vista Cruiser (1972) and the last of the big Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth wagon, poached wagon sales to the point that domestic manufacturers lost models. I'm sure in the future there will be many varying opinions on this..... interest. This, combined with a desperate need on the part of the manufacturers to increase the rear-wheel drive capacity to build trucks, The '80's - the minivan cometh….1984. George Orwell wrote about spelled doom for the full-size, rear-wheel drive wagon. While this may be too it, long-time station wagon owners fear it. While officially introduced in 1983, simple an answer, I think is the most logical explanation. the 1984 model year of the Chrysler minivan put a stake into the heart of the wagon market like nothing else before it. Instantly popular, it became the Future - metamorphosis back to the roots?...In a way, station vehicle of choice for family transport. It was said that in some ways the wagons are coming back (upside-down?) full circle. They started out with minivan became popular because people were trying to escape the custom bodies built on a truck chassis, and are now headed back to custom 'mom-mobile' image of the station wagons they grew up with. truck (SUV) bodies on a car chassis (i.e. Honda CRV, Lexus RX-300, Toyota The '80's also marked the era of the front-wheel drive car. Chrysler switched RAV4). It seems inevitable that SUV’s and minivans will go out of style at over almost entirely to FWD, for example, and rear-wheel drive automobiles some point (there are already many signs of this), but it is not clear what will became a much smaller section of the market. Interestingly, Chrysler, while replace these vehicles. A divergence of tastes, where on one side the producing the minivan (and almost everything else) off the K-car platform, did ‘hybrids’ lean far more towards ‘sport’, and the other side emphasizes ‘people produce a K-car station wagon (Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant, and at its hauling’, seems to make sense. The station wagon going forward is going to woody, upscale best as the Chrysler Town & Country). So there was a first - be a mix of what consumers like most about the SUV, the minivan, and of a station wagon and a minivan built off the same chassis. course, the traditional station wagon. What we think of as traditional station While the full & mid-size wagons faded, the imports came on strong. A large wagons will still be with us for some time, though, but more as a niche vehicle variety of wagons were available in almost every imported car line. You could than as a full-line, mainstream model. get a compact Honda Civic station wagon, for example, or a luxurious Nissan And finally.…. Maxima. How about a VW Fox, or a Toyota Cressida? And don't forget the There are still a number of open questions about why people do or do not buy tough little Subaru wagons. High-end German manufacturers also chimed in wagons. For example, station wagons are still very popular in Europe - there with the Mercedes and Audi wagons (but no, no Porsche wagon). are many models that are available in Europe that are not even sold in the All-wheel drive became an interesting option on station wagons during the USA. The range of wagons is much broader, covering the whole spectrum of 1980's. Available on most Subaru's, the Honda Civic (wagon only), the Audi small to large, and functional to high-performance. Does this have to do with 5000/100/200 ('Quattro'), the AMC Eagle, and others, it was almost a the fact that the minivan has not yet caught on in Europe? Is it cultural? Are foreshadowing of the four-wheel drive SUV craze of the 1990's. the needs of car buyers so very different? I don’t really know. I do know that it Ford continued to hold a candle for station wagons.....it still produced the is kind of a Catch-22: the USA does not get the best or widest range of full-size, rear-wheel drive Country Squire, and in 1986 it introduced the wagons available, therefore wagons as a whole don’t sell well, which means Taurus wagon. It went on to become one of the most popular station we don’t get the best or widest range……well, you get the idea. wagons ever. One final thought…..remember during the heyday of the American automobile (1950’s & 1960’s), the theme was ‘longer, lower, wider’? Well, take a hybrid The '90's - struggling to hold on (or, the year the wagon/SUV, apply a few generations of ‘longer, lower, wider’, and maybe what you will end up with is….a 1996 Buick Roadmaster! Now that would be Roadmaster died)…..As a final, shining beacon, GM introduced the last fitting……Steve Manning - June, 1998 restyle of its full-size, rear-wheel wagons in 1991 with the Chevrolet Caprice. In 1992, the Buick version (Roadmaster) was introduced - the final chapter in Did You Know ?? the story of full- size wagons that goes all the way back to the 1920's. The Scientists are researching spider silk as a possible Oldsmobile version (Custom Cruiser) disappeared after the 1992 model year, replacement for Kevlar, the material used in bulletproof vests. while the Caprice and the Roadmaster finished things out by lasting through the 1996 model year. Why were they dropped? To make room for producing About 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once each more trucks.... month. Baking with Fresh Pumpkin Autumn is here, and with it comes a The V-8 Ladies pumpkin bonanza! Big pumpkins, small pumpkins, nubby pumpkins, white pumpkins, stringy pumpkins... With all these compelling choices, Glove Box which kind should you use in baking? Not Just a Pretty Shell The winter squash The answer is the sugar or pie pumpkin. The jack-o-lantern pumpkins harvest is happening right now in a field you see everywhere this time of year tend to be too large and stringy near you! The brilliant greens, oranges for baking. But the sugar pumpkin, now there's a pumpkin to sink your teeth into. Small and and yellows are winking at you from the sweet, with dark orange colored flesh, it's perfect for pies, soups, side dishes, cookies, and, shelves at the market, enticing you to take most of all, breads. Nothing makes pumpkin bread taste better than fresh pumpkin. them home. We're used to seeing them as table centerpieces, but winter squash can be downright mystifying when it comes to actually cooking them. This sea- There are three ways to transform an uncooked pumpkin into the puree used in baking. A son, get past that pretty-but-tough exterior and get to the mel- medium-sized (4 pounds) sugar pumpkin should yield around 1 1/2 cups of mashed low, sweet heart of the squash. When cooked, that orange and pumpkin. This puree can be used in all your recipes calling for canned pumpkin. Following yellow flesh gets buttery-soft and tastes delectable in an are some step-by-step suggestions for cooking your pumpkin. amazing array of savory and sweet dishes. And, not only is squash versatile and tasty, but it's packed with beta-carotene Baking Method-Cut the pumpkin in half and discard the stem section and stringy insides. and vitamin C to keep you healthy and happy through the cold Save the seeds to dry and roast; they make a tasty snack. In a shallow baking dish place the months. two halves face down and cover with foil. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for about 1 1/2 hours for a medium-sized sugar pumpkin. Once the baked pumpkin Winter Squash in Every Way has cooled, scoop out the flesh and puree in a food processor or mash with a potato masher There are dozens of varieties of winter squash -- from softball- or potato ricer. sized acorn and sweet dumpling to beach ball-sized Hubbard and banana. No matter which kind you're buying, select squash Boiling Method-Cut the pumpkin in half, discarding the stringy insides. Then peel and cut that's heavy for its size and has a dull rind: shiny skin tells you the pumpkin into chunks. Place in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook that the squash was picked before it had time to grow ripe and until the pumpkin chunks are tender. Let the chunks cool, and then puree the flesh in a food flavorful. Store winter squash in a cool, dry place until you're processor or mash. ready to make it into something delicious. Microwave Method-Cut the pumpkin in half, discarding the stringy insides. Microwave on  Decisions, decisions. First of all, don't bother eating high for seven minutes per pound. bland field pumpkins - that is, the kind sold for carving jack o' lanterns. Instead, select the little dark orange variety You can refrigerate your fresh pumpkin puree for up to three days and store it in the freezer called sugar pumpkins. Most other winter squash varieties up to six months, enabling you to enjoy the great taste of fall pumpkins for months to come. vary only slightly in flavor and texture: sugar pumpkins, as well as butternut, acorn, delicata, Hubbard, kabocha and dumpling squash can all be used interchangeably in Honey Pecan Pumpkin Pie recipes. The only common variety that requires unique "A combination of my family's two favorites! Pecan and pumpkin treatment is the stringy-fleshed spaghetti squash. pie. I have substituted honey for sugar for a more down home flavor." Original recipe yield: 16 servings.  Squash, the Easy Way. Butternut and delicata squash have fairly thin skin, making them easy to peel when raw. 1 medium sugar pumpkin, seeded and halved 3/4 cup honey For most other varieties, don't waste your time or risk 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger losing a finger by trying to wrestle the peel off of them 1 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg while raw; just cut them in half or quarters and bake them 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups heavy cream at about 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). For squash 3 eggs, beaten 2 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crusts puree, let it cook until the flesh is really soft, then scoop it 3/4 cup chopped pecans out of the shell and run it through the food processor. To serve the squash in cubes, bake it just until tender, then Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place pumpkin halves cut side down cut it into wedges the way you would a cantaloupe, and on a medium baking sheet, and cover with foil. Bake 90 minutes, or until flesh is easily trim the flesh away from the skin with a paring knife. mashed with a fork. Cool, scoop pumpkin flesh from shell, and mash.

 Serving Squash. Pureed squash is most often used in Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). pies, cookies, cakes and breads, but give it a try in savory In a medium bowl, mix mashed pumpkin, honey, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and dishes like soups, sauces, mashed potatoes or risotto. salt. Gradually blend in heavy cream and eggs. Pour into crusts, and top with pecans. Cubed, roasted squash is wonderful when topped with brown sugar and dried cranberries, or sprinkled with Bake pies in the preheated oven 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. It's also exquisite out clean. when tossed with pasta and accented with other fall flavors like sage, bacon, and sautéed leeks and mushrooms. Or, 1621 - Early American settlers made pumpkin pie by filling a hollowed out make a marvelous salad by tossing chilled squash cubes shell with milk, honey and spices, then baking it in hot ashes. The Native

with mixed greens, red onions, dried cherries or figs, and Americans brought pumpkins as gifts to the first settlers, and taught them the roasted pumpkin seeds. many used for the pumpkin. This is what developed into pumpkin pie about 50 years after the first Thanksgiving in America. Tech Ford Flathead Top Loader Three Speed Transmissions From the Ford Flathead V8 Engine Website at Section: www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_home.htm

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Ford used a similar transmission case from 1932 to 1939 on the passenger cars, and up to 1950 on the light pickup trucks. The early castings were marked 18-7006 and 48-7006. In 1937 Ford introduced the 78-7006 casting. All Interchange with previous years, but the 78-7006 case had a slightly enlarged (deeper) bell section to allow for the larger clutch and pressure plates. The 78 series cases were also somewhat sturdier than previous ones. The #1 shifter housings will interchange on all three cases, as will the clutch release shaft. Picture #1shows the 78 series case from the back, clearly showing the case part number in the casting. This case was bead blasted and primed, so the numbers are easy to see. They are recessed and part of the casting (not stamped in and not raised) so they are often covered with grease and dirt, and difficult to see on a used junkyard or swap meet transmission. In addition, the rear mount (also known as the rear bearing retainer) is bolted to the six-hole flat surface you see, and somewhat covers the "78" numbers even more. Picture #2 shows the transmission cases which are stripped cast iron from used transmissions. The obvious difference is the longer reinforcing rib on the bottom of the case. I have not found the suffix letters (B or C or D or T) in the Ford parts books, but it would appear that the "T" case may have been brought out for the late 1940's (to 1950) light three speed transmissions. This case will interchange all the way back to 1932 Ford passenger cars and light trucks. Another way to identify these transmission is to check the serial number which is stamped into the top front section of the bell housing portion. The number will begin with a stamped "star" like an asterisk, followed by a series of numbers, and finally another star. If the case has no number stamped into the VIN area, it may have been a replacement transmission, and no number ever assigned to it. A common misconception about 1939 Ford three speed transmissions is that they all #2 had the late style shifter housings. They did not. Ford used the earlier housing (68-7222) well into 1939 model production. The trucks and the Standard Ford passenger cars usually received the older version (with the older synchronizer and gears), whereas the Deluxe Ford and the new Mercury cars got the newer version. Since both shifter housings look very similar, people often mistake one for the other. In Picture #3, the left side is the front and the right side is the rear. Ford placed the housing part number across the front, and the numbers are generally not deeply recessed into the casting. So, with a bit of rust or grease or dirt, it is not very easy to read the number unless the crud is cleaned off. The 81A-7222 housing uses the double detent plugs rather than the single plug used on all earlier housings. The plug on the 81A-7222 is also larger in diameter than the older style. In Picture #4, the photo shows the 91A-7230 second/high shifter fork used in the 81A -7222 housing. The part number was cast in slightly raised digits toward the top of the "yoke" part, on the forward face. The number is hard to see once the fork is assembled to the housing. As you can see in this picture, the tips of the fork are as wide as the rest of the fork and extend outside of the squared-off tip section. In Picture #5, the photo shows the 91A-7230 fork width as measured by a common ruler. The #3 space between the fork tips is just under 3" wide. The earlier transmissions used a smaller fork that measured about 2¾" across. The earlier fork extended down from the housing in a plane a bit forward of the 91A fork. This was to accommodate the early synchro sleeve, which had the shifter fork groove in the middle. The 91A fork shown here was offset to the rear slightly, which allows it to fit properly into the late style synchro with its groove at the back edge. Beware of "modifications" to an early style fork (ie: grinding down the inside edges of the fork to allow the 3" spacing. This would allow the fork to fit the late style synchro sleeve, but it would be positioned too far forward for proper shifting. #4 #5 Early Ford For Sale: 1948-50 F-1 Pickup Drive Shaft $25.00 Marketplace 1949-53 (8ba) Right Side Exhaust Classifieds Submit your ad to The Manifold $13.00 Running Board Editor Steel Spare Tire Cover (believe it’s 32-33- and let us help you sell Would you like to advertise your product 34) $16.00 your Early Ford cars or or service in The Running Board 1943 Boeing B29 Super Fortress Flight parts. Newsletter? Engineer Bucket Seat (Aluminum) $800.00

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Parents were encouraged by newspapers and com- of Samhain. the early All Souls' Day parades in England. munity leaders to take anything "frightening" or "grotesque" out The first was Feralia, a day in late Octo- During the festivities, poor citizens would beg of Halloween celebrations. Because of their efforts, Halloween ber when the Romans traditionally com- for food and families would give them pas- lost most of its superstitious and religious overtones by the be- memorated the passing of the dead. The tries called "soul cakes" in return for their ginning of the twentieth century. second was a day to honor Pomona, the promise to pray for the family's dead rela- By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloween had become a secular, Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The sym- tives. but community-centered holiday, with parades and town-wide bol of Pomona is the apple and the incorpo- The distribution of soul cakes was parties as the featured entertainment. Despite the best efforts of ration of this celebration into Samhain encouraged by the church as a way to re- many schools and communities, vandalism began to plague probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" place the ancient practice of leaving food and Halloween celebrations in many communities during this time. for apples that is practiced today on Hallow- wine for roaming spirits. The practice, which By the 1950s, town leaders had successfully limited vandalism een. By the 800s, the influence of was referred to as "going a-souling" was and Halloween had evolved into a holiday directed mainly at the Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In eventually taken up by children who would young. Due to the high numbers of young children during the the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV visit the houses in their neighborhood and be fifties baby boom, parties moved from town civic centers into designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a given ale, food, and money. the classroom or home, where they could be more easily ac- time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely The tradition of dressing in cos- commodated. Between 1920 and 1950, the centuries-old prac- believed today that the pope was attempting tume for Halloween has both European and tice of trick-or-treating was also revived. Trick-or-treating was a to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with Celtic roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter relatively inexpensive way for an entire community to share the a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. was an uncertain and frightening time. Food Halloween celebration. In theory, families could also prevent The celebration was also called All-hallows supplies often ran low and, for the many tricks being played on them by providing the neighborhood chil- or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Al- people afraid of the dark, the short days of dren with small treats. A new American tradition was born, and holowmesse meaning All Saints' Day) and winter were full of constant worry. On Hallow- it has continued to grow. Today, Americans spend an estimated the night before it, the night of Samhain, een, when it was believed that ghosts came $6.9 billion annually on Halloween, making it the country's sec- began to be called All-hallows Eve and, back to the earthly world, people thought that ond largest commercial holiday. eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. they would encounter ghosts if they left their Ancient Origins– During the celebration, the Celts wore cos- 1000, the church would make November 2 homes. To avoid being recognized by these tumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and at- All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead. It ghosts, people would wear masks when they tempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with left their homes after dark so that the ghosts over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in would mistake them for fellow spirits. On earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their them during the coming winter. By A.D. 43, Romans had con- Together, the three celebrations, the eve of houses, people would place bowls of food quered the majority of Celtic territory. 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