Flatheads Forever

November 2004

My first car was a 1940 Ford 2-dr. sedan purchased Upcoming for $50. I was in High School and worked part time Events at a Buick-Pontiac dealer. My wages were $1 per hour which was pretty high for the type of tasks I was Nov 14th capable of performing. This wage was strictly a result The Varsity, of the Dealership owner being a friend of the family, and was not based on job performance. The year was 1958 Downtown Atlanta and the $50 price tag was reasonable given the fact that the previous owner had damaged the transmission Dec 4th and it would need work before it could be driven. The Monthly Meeting- previous owner had found the car at a farm, in the barn, and it was absolutely beautiful. He drove the car only a Christmas Dinner @ short time before his lead foot and quick clutch release Mary Mac’s Tea- technique destroyed the original transmission. I just room don’t want to discuss what finally happened to that car, so I’ll get to my present 1940 Ford.

Like so many of us who are in the process of re-living our childhood, that original 40 sedan never left my mind. SOOooo, when I had the Inside this issue: chance to buy my present 40 two door, I took my wife to look at it and we wrote a check and I drove it home. It was running very rough and I soon learned the reason was a valve seat which had jumped out of the block. With the engine still in the car I removed the passenger side head and found a crack had opened between the cylinder bore and the port bowl where the loose seat was. The crack did not appear to be Cover Story: John 1 leaking coolant but allowed the seat counter bore to relax enough for the seat ring to become loose. I made a special boring tool to machine Lawson’s 1940 Tudor the damaged counter bore for a slightly oversized seat ring and made the repair with the engine still in the car. My wife held the nozzle of the Sedan shop vacuum in proper location while I machined the block. I had the new seat ring in the freezer and had made a special installation tool Editor’s Note: 2 which would allow me to quickly center and slam the new seat into the freshly machine block. As a further step to prevent future problems, I drilled and tapped the block and seat ring on their mating line, perpendicular to the gasket face, so I could install a small #8 machine screw (Dutchman) with threads half in the block and half in the outside diameter of the seat ring. The only logical way for that seat ring to get out Feature Article: now is if it is in 2 pieces. Junior Johnson & World’s Greatest Cars I drove the car for several years with that original engine and it was still in the car when we all (RG#24)gathered for the 2 day Halloween tour Tour Recap: 8 to Jekyll Island during 1999. However I am never satisfied with my cars until they receive some “special attention” and the list of changes I St. Simons Island, Ga. have made is rather extensive. All in the name of making my car fit me and be more fun and comfortable for me to use. & Moonshine Festival V8 Ladies’ Glove 9 I built a 265 inch 59A engine (.060 bore X 4” stroke) to give me some more power. Installed air conditioning, installed a Mitchell overdrive, Box: Women Who installed Lincoln (Bendix) brakes, installed NOS springs front and rear, with Teflon buttons, installed tube shocks on front, moved front seat 3 Changed inches to the rear for more leg room, installed radial wide whites, replaced all shackles, bushings, and bearings in the front and rear of the car Transportation History both inside and outside of all wheels, housings, etc. Installed heavy duty anti-sway bars both front and rear, converted to 12 volts using a 100 amp alternator, installed a MSD ignition control to fire the .080 plug gaps I use, installed an electronic adjustable ignition timing control so I Tech Section: Two can regulate timing from the drivers seat, installed a compliment of Auto meter gauges to back up the stock units and did many other minor Full Pages This Issue! miscellaneous things to make the car “mine”. The black paint on exterior has also been replaced, but I had that done by a local shop rather than doing it myself. Classifieds: New Items Listed!! The 265 engine received an upgrade to 276 earlier this year. I was preparing my 40 for my second trip to Speed week, at the Bonneville Salt Flats. I drove it out there in 2002, and was going to do it again in 2004. The gas prices have changed significantly since 2002 and I wanted to insure that my 265 was as efficient as possible. I removed it from the car and put it on my dyno to see if I could improve the Brake Specific Fuel Consumption. This is Engineering Speak for developing more power while using the same or less fuel. About midway thru my testing regime I was reworking and replacing heads when I discovered a keyway in one of the cylinder walls. It seems a tiny end piece had broken from a piston pin retainer and became lodged below the 3rd ring. I had been testing the engine at maximum RPM and it rebelled. It only takes a few strokes at 4000 or 5000 RPM to do a lot of damage. It took all of the additional .060 overbore to clean up the damaged cylinder wall, so now it is +.125 bore X 4” stroke. I have a very mild cam which produces peak torque at around 2000 RPM. The final drive ratio with the Mitchell overdrive is 2.43 to 1, so at 70 MPH on the highway my engine is turning 2000 RPM. I found the 4 barrel carb to be most efficient, so that is on top of my engine and I am using the maximum CR (compression ratio) which my engine can use with 87 octane fuel. In this exam- ple it is 8.7 to 1.

I could go on and on about all the people I have met as a result of driving old Fords, and tell stories about some of the questions I get from Not what we say about our the uneducated, but suffice to say that driving old Fords is a welcome and hallowed part of my lifestyle. blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of I don’t know exactly how many miles I have driven and enjoyed this old Ford, but it is in the 50,000 mile range. I know modified cars are not our thanksgiving. for everyone, and I have a deep respect for pure, original, Fords. But this is MY car and for me to enjoy it I had to make it suit me. I hope the --WT Purkiser purists understand as well as I understand them.

John Lawson Fitzgerald, Georgia Wow, October was another very active V8 Attention: Condolences month, (I don’t know about the rest of you guys, If your Birthday or but Barry and I put over 1500 miles on the ’37 this Anniversary was left month!!) Several of the club members and I have attended out or listed wrong, Our condolences go out the regular club monthly meeting in Athens, at George Please forgive me in advance, but Bugg’s and one for the 2005 National Meet at Burns & also drop me a note, or give me a to Larry Tanner and Janice Cox, plus the officers had a officers board meeting. call so you will be added to the list Then Bob P., Jerry and Bob Schwartz went to the Apple correctly! his family. Long time Festival in Ellijay to sell raffle tickets, and then several of us went on the annual club tour to St Simons Island, while If you know of a club member club member Joann Lamar Hart and several more members attended the All Ford who is not getting their subscription Show at the Hapeville Ford Plant on the same weekend . of The Running Board, please let me Tanner passed away The fourth weekend we went to Dawsonville to the Moon- know. shine Festival and sold raffle tickets there too! the afternoon of Oct I would like to Thank all the extra club members who have Also, if you like to add a post about stopped buy and helped sell tickets or wives that helped fill someone who should be in our 20th. I am sure she them out, or just anyone that stopped by for moral support, thoughts, drop me a line! it’s much appreciated by all who are working the booth! Keep V-8ing! The Editor of The Running Board will be miss by all. Julie Ann Knott Editor, The Running Board

November’s

Birthdays 11/1 Tim King I am proud to announce Let’s Welcome Our New Members! that Jerry Reichel won 11/2 Kathy Gwinn 11/3 Martha Hembree the national election for Charles & Lettie Garner from Loganville, Ga. the Southeastern National 11/4 Josephine McCart 1940 Ford Coupe 11/5 Linda Chelena Director position. He has stepped up to be the next 11/5 Ronnie Holland Gary Brigham from Kennesaw, Ga. 11/14 Janice Cox in line to help represent our club at the National 11/14 Robert J. Schwartz Brett Caliaro from Marietta, Ga. 11/16 Barbara Allen level. Thank You Jerry and Cheryl for all your 11/16 Waymon Brownlee 11/16 Walter Cantrell effort in the Regional Club and I am sure you 11/25 Katie Sheram will only be an asset in 11/28 David Shufeldt 11/28 Harold Thompson the National as well!

The old believe everything; the First In History A Big Thank You, goes out to Waymon & Shirley Brownlee middle-aged suspect everything; the CAT'S EYE for the outstanding job that they have done representing RG young know everything. ROAD REFLECTOR #24 for the past years as Southeastern National Director and --Oscar Wilde The cat's eye road reflector is Chief Judge. I always wondered when we saw them at a simple device that has saved Moultrie, and at their shop, why they didn’t participate with November’s countless lives. These inexpensive the club activities. I just didn’t realize how much they put glass and rubber reflectors are set on into the Early Ford V8 Club of America! They are not the Anniversaries the roadway at regular intervals, and kind of people that toot their own horn...so I guess I have to help motorists see where the road is at do it for them! Thanks Again Waymon & Shirley! 11/1 John W. & Judy Lawson night. Each of the cat's eyes reflects 11/3 Waymon & Shirley Brownlee oncoming light, acting like lights set Henry Ford In Politics 11/5 Larry & Kathy Kennemore into the road. This device was He was nominated for the office of U.S. 11/9 Larry & Cathy LaPrade invented in 1933 by Percy Shaw, from senator from Michigan in 1918 but was 11/14 Les & Bev Fisher Yorkshire, England. He invented it defeated in the election. In the following year 11/18 Milton & Lachita Robson after he had been driving on a dark, he erected the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit 11/30 Ray & Barbara Allen winding road on a foggy night; he was at a cost of $7.5 million. In 1919 he became the 11/30 Joseph & Joann Tesar saved from going off the side of the publisher of the Dearborn Independent, a weekly hill by a cat, whose eyes reflected his journal, which at first published anti-Semitic material. Coming together is a beginning, car's lights. Shaw's invention After considerable public protest, Ford directed that staying together is progress, and mimicked the reflectivity of a cat's publication of such articles be discontinued and that a working together is success. eyes. Because of his invention, Shaw public apology be made to the Jewish people. --Henry Ford was awarded the Order of the British Empire ("OBE") by Queen Elizabeth of England in 1965. Visit Us On The Web at http://clubs.hemmings.com/garg Georgia Regional Group #24 EFV8CA Treasurer’s Report 10/28/2004 Meeting’s Minutes EARLY FORD V-8 CLUB OCTOBER 2ND 2004 GEORGIA REGIONAL GROUP #24 HOSTED BY GEORGE BUGG Sept 28, 2004 through Oct 28, 2004 ORDINARY INCOME / EXPENSE

The October meeting was held on a Saturday, it was a combination tour and INCOME: meeting, club member George Bugg from Athens Ga., was the host, George has a large car collection that includes Ford V8’s And assorted brand X’s, all BANK TRANSACTIONS in great shape and well displayed. It was a great tour that included a CD INTREST $31.29 delicious Lunch and a short business meeting as follows. CD REDEEMED/ DEPOSIT $5,010.09 LOAN TO 2005 MEET -$2,500.00 TOTAL $2,541.38 Vice President Bob Padavano called the meeting to order at 11:00 am. CLUB DUES Roy Hatcher gave the invocation 2004 DUES $25.00 Vice President Padavano led the members in the pledge of allegiance 2005 DUES $220.00 National Dues $150.00 V.P. Padavano introduced the guests, Mickey Hand, Josh Dorsey. TOTAL $395.00 The minutes of last months meeting and the treasurers report were approved FUND RAISING as printed in the newsletter. Oct meeting meals $195.00 V8 Times correspondent Burns Cox reported good coverage again this NAME TAGS $30.00 TAG TOPPERS $320.00 month. CLOTHING & ACCES. SALES $0.00 Running board editor Julie Knott needs pictures and stories. Decals $0.00 The November meeting will be hosted by George Rawlins at Snellville Auto TOTAL INCOME $3,481.38 Collision, directions are in the Running board. The fall tour will be on Oct 15,16,17, we will be driving to St Simons Island, EXPENSE th we will be celebrating the 35 anniversary of RG 24 plus Bob and Ann Meeting refreshments (offset by income above) $300.00 Butlers wedding anniversary. A downtown Varsity tour is scheduled for Sunday Nov. 14th, we will meet on NATIONAL DUES TO NATIONAL $150.00 the upper deck at 2:00 pm. Newsletter Supplies $0.00 th Newsletter Mailing $29.60 The Annual Club Christmas party will be Dec 4 at Mary Mac’s Tea Room, NEWSLETTER PRINTING $0.00 Julie Knott is in charge, bring canned food and a ornament to exchange. Eastern National Meet chairman Lamar Hart announced that all committee’s TOTAL EXPENSE $479.60 have chairmen, an what is needed now is helpers, volunteer for your choice, Lamar also announced the booking of Elvis for the welcome dinner, also pick NET INCOME $3,001.78 up your raffle tickets. ASSETS Host George Bugg gave a short talk and shared some of his car collecting CHECKING BALANCE 9/30/2004 9/30/2004 $5,246.38 experiences. George is a serious Collector and has assembled this collection CD #1 INVESTED 9/28/2004 $5,000.00 (of over 50 cars) in about 5 years, several of the V8’s came from club Loans of CD to 2005 Meet $5,444.28 $0.00 members, it’s good to see they have a good home. GRAND TOTAL $13,248.16 V.P. Padavano thanked the host. Being no further business the meeting was adjourned. A Few Facts about Oil Attendees: George Bugg, Bob and Maryann Padavano, Emily and Neal When oil was struck in the Forties Field under the Freeman, Luke Garrett, Jerry and Cheryl Reichel, Jim and Gayle Knowlson, North Sea in 1969, it led to the discovery of at least Franklin and Diane Brown, David Jumper, Roy and Janell Hatcher, Mickey 350 million tons of oil. However, by the year 2020, Hand, Burns and Janice Cox, James Dorsey, Josh Dorsey, Bob Butler, the world's known oil reserves are due to run out. By George Lindsey, Clyde Joiner, Barry and Julie Knott, Lamar Hart, Walter and then, new oil fields will need to be found, probably in Betty Brooks, Morris Bailey, Bobby Smith. more and more inaccessible places. Prospectors looking for oil look for sedimentary basins which could be oil-bearing. Magnetic Respectfully submitted: Jerry Reichel, secretary. surveys and gravity surveys are often used. All rocks are magnetic, but the magnetism varies slightly from one rock to another, giving Charged For Speeding geologists clues to the structure and type of rocks that lie A man was speeding down a Georgia highway, feeling secure in a gaggle of underground. Other clues include the density of the rock. When the cars all traveling at the same speed. However, as they passed a speed trap, he got nailed with an infrared speed detector and was pulled over. production wells have been drilled and lined with casing, a perforating gun is lowered down them to drive explosive charges The officer handed him the citation, received his signature and was about to through the casing and cement and into the rock beyond to allow walk away when the man asked, “ Officer, I know I was speeding, but I don’t the oil to get into the wells. As oil is extracted, pressure may be think it’s fair – there were plenty of other cars around me who were going just maintained by injecting water or gas into the reservoir rock to as fast, so why did I get the ticket? displace the oil towards the production wells. Even with the help of modern techniques, however, such as electrical and mechanical “Ever go fishin’?” the policeman suddenly asked the man. pumps, it is seldom possible to extract more than 30% to 50% of the oil in a field. Perhaps a means will be found to get all the oil out of a “Ummm, yeah…” the startled man replied. "dig." If so, millions more gallons would be available out of the wells

The officer grinned and added, “Did you ever catch ’em all?” which have previously been drained "dry." Heroes Get Remembered, But Legends Never Die : From Moonshining To The Daytona 500 Saturday, October 9, 1999; The Charlotte Observer-That's Racin'

Junior's family made moonshine in the back hills of North Carolina to help with finances during the Great Depression, and even as a child, Junior was an integral part of the operation. A 1948 raid at the Johnson house resulted in the largest inland seizure of illegal whis- key in U.S. history, and Junior would later spend nearly a year in jail. But hauling moonshine on winding dirt roads helped shape the fearless "win-or-crash-trying" attitude that defined Junior's NASCAR career.

Junior started driving his father's pickup truck when he was about 8 or 9 years old. At 14, he began delivering moonshine, even though he wasn't old enough to have a valid North Carolina driver's license ... At the beginning, he didn't travel very far from home. Most of the time, he went to Yadkinville, about 40 miles away, where he had a regular customer. "It was a good way to start because I could run on these little dirt roads late at night and stay off the main roads. That helped me learn pretty quick." ... Junior's nemesis was Sid Carter of the N.C. Highway Patrol. Carter was the only state patrolman in the area, so he knew everyone — especially Junior. "He chased me, but he never caught me," Junior says. "However fast he was going at the time he was chasing me, that's what he'd charge me with — speeding, reckless driving, something like that — and I'd go down to court and they'd try me and, most times, take my driver's license."

Sometimes Sid Carter didn't try at all. "He knew who I was, so all he had to do was go to the court, tell 'em Junior was actin' up again, and they would let me know they'd pulled my license and it wasn't no good any more," Junior says.

Because of his troubles with the law, Junior ran only thirteen races in 1956 and one in 1957, posting just one top-10 finish ... Junior won three times in June 1958. He scored at Columbia, then took a weekend doubleheader during the grand opening of a one-third-mile track at Bradford, Pa. He won the fall race at North Wilkesboro. As Junior battled for the lead at North Wilkesboro, a fan sitting in the grandstand near the first turn became angered by the driving of one of Junior's rivals. Track promoter Enoch Staley remembered it this way: "The next lap that guy racing Junior so hard came around the track I saw something sail out of the stands and over the fence right in front of his car. It hit the track and broke into a thousand pieces. It was a quart-sized fruit jar filled with white liquor. We were strong against anything being thrown on the track, but this was sort of amusing because of what the object happened to be. I couldn't imag- ine a man getting so mad he'd throw away a quart of good moonshine." ... And who was the culprit?

Staley took delight in saying, "Junior didn't tell the rest of the story. The fan that got taken to jail was a feller named Ernest Money. He was Junior's uncle." In all, Junior notched six victories in twenty-seven starts (in 1958). But Junior could not shake the moon shining habit ... "I knew that racing was a better way of life," Junior says. "I could work four or five hours a week and not have to go to jail. That was the most important thing. I started looking at (racing full-time) real hard in 1958 when I got out. I started planning to do it."

As the start of the (1960) season neared, Junior had no ride. Then came a call from Ray Fox, a highly respected car builder/engineer/crew chief based in Daytona Beach, Fla. He had a Chevrolet with sponsorship from John Masoni through the Daytona Beach Kennel Club, the greyhound racing track Masoni owned near the first turn of the sprawling speedway. Fox needed a driver. Was Junior interested? "I liked Ray, so I told him I'd come down and see what we could do," says Junior. "It appeared that Pontiac had the best race car, and several good drivers were in 'em, including Fireball (Roberts) and Paul Gold- smith. I knew it was going to be a challenge." As he expected, the Pontiacs were up to 30 mph faster than Junior in practice. And they stayed faster in time trials ... Junior hinted for Fox to get another driver. However, Fox demurred, vowing to improve his car's speed. After a series of adjustments, Junior decided to try and run along with a top Pontiac in practice. "Cotton Owens came by and I got behind him. Right on his rear bumper. And I stayed right there! We came back to the garage and Cotton walked over to me. 'Boy, you've sure got that thing to running,' Cotton said. What he didn't know was that I had discovered the aerody- namic draft at Daytona." ... "Once the race started, I got to the Pontiacs ahead of me as fast as I could," continued Junior. "From then on I did everything the Pontiac drivers did. If they pitted, I pitted." ... Various problems began taking a toll on the Pontiacs ... Only the Pontiac of Bobby Johns remained competitive, and Junior had track position on him. However, the lapped Pontiac of Jack Smith gave Johns a tow and he passed Junior for the lead on the 170th lap of the race's 200. "Then, coming off the second turn with 10 laps to go ... the back glass popped out of Bobby's car and flew into the air. I think our speed and the traffic circumstances combined to create a vacuum that sucked that back glass right out." ... Junior swept to the checkered flag 23 seconds ahead of Johns, who recovered to finish as the runner-up. The immensely popular victory was the biggest of Junior's great career.

Junior (In 1982) got in gear spectacularly starting in March at Bristol (starting) a surge that produced five victories in an eight-race span. Wins followed at Atlanta, North Wilkesboro, Talladega, and Nashville ... Junior's cars were performing so well that publications that previously had printed little about auto racing were doing stories on his team. A writer from one such newspaper in the Carolinas was playing a "hard-hitting reporter" role while inter- viewing Junior. Sarcasm and skepticism tinged some questions and observations. "I'm sure that you go to engineers in Detroit to learn a lot about motors — right?" said the reporter. "No," Junior responded coolly. "They come to me."

Johnson was one of the early drivers competing in NASCAR races, who honed his skills on the back roads of rural North Carolina. His list of racing accomplishments is stellar. He won the Daytona 500 in 1960, took a run at Indy racing in 1963, helped establish Winston's sponsorship of NASCAR in 1971, and after retiring from the driver's seat, became arguably the greatest team owner in history. His aggressive driving style earned him 50 NASCAR Winston Cup Series wins, tying him with Ned Jarrett for eighth on the all-time win list. He is also ranked eighth on NASCAR Winston Cup Series' all-time list of pole positions won with 47. Johnson led the field in 1961 and '65 in both laps led and races led (2,373 laps and 23 races; 3,998 laps and 30 races, respectively).

Johnson also found success as a car owner, winning 119 races and six NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships, winning six Winston Cup Championships in 10 years. In 1973, Johnson was inducted in the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. In 1990, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Ala. Johnson was also inducted into Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway's Court of Legends in 1996. The following year, he was inducted into Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway's Heroes of Bristol Hall of Fame. The introduction of the Model 18 didn't go without a hitch, however. Because the V-8 had been rushed into production there were some durability : From 1932 to 1954 the fortunes of Ford Motor problems, particularly with the heads and engine mounts. The engine also Company would ride a wild roller coaster of ups got a reputation as an "oil burner." and downs. At times sales forged ahead rapidly, and at others the company narrowly avoided going Faced with some uncharacteristic mechanical problems, production under. Throughout this 22-year period, however, there was one constant, downtime for re-tooling and the appealing 1932 Chevrolet Confederate line, one everlasting icon that Ford fans could count on— the flathead V-8. Ford sales were behind Chevy's as the model year closed out. Of course, the worsening Depression didn't help sales either, and Ford Motor Company When it became abundantly clear even to Henry Ford that his Model T was lost $75 million for the year. on its last legs in the marketplace, along about 1927 or so, the old man wanted to build a V-8-powered car to take its place. With the company's With this loss staring him in the face, Henry Ford, the man who wanted all future dangling by a thread, though, an interim move created another four his cars painted black because black paint dried the fastest, was forced to cylinder car, the Model A. start playing the game like General Motors. For 1933, Ford entered the world of the annual model change, and its offerings were remarkably Ford never let loose his idea of a V-8, though, and, as the market appeal of different than the attractive lineup that went to market just one year earlier. the Model A waned considerably in 1931, his engineers embarked on a blitzkrieg campaign to develop a marketable V-8 engine at a Ford price. Of A big change was another increase in wheelbase, and this time the jump course, in that era only a few very expensive marques offered eight-cylinder was almost half a foot to 112 inches. At the same time, the body was re engines, and only a handful of them used the "V" configuration. Most were -styled with a definite European influence. The laid-back, shovel-shaped straight-8's, a less sophisticated arrangement, and one that was unsuited to grille, sweeping fenders and rear-hinged "suicide" doors were very low-priced, short-wheelbase Fords. Henry Ford pointed the way to a V-8, but reminiscent of the British Ford of the period. Another key improvement came the Ford engineering staff of Ray Laird, Emil Zoerlein and Carl Schultz took under the hood. The V-8 was significantly revamped, remedying some of its the concept much farther than their boss would have imagined (or authorized, early teething problems and giving it an addition 10 horsepower (to 75.) for that matter.) Starting at ground zero they designed a 221 cubic inch power plant that delivered 65 horsepower at 3400 rpm. Constructed of cast iron with V-8 equipped Fords were fast, and that fact was attested to by some unlikely side-operated valves, the Ford V-8 wasn't terribly sophisticated, but that sources. Both Clyde Barrow of Bonnie and Clyde fame and Public Enemy wasn't the point. The point was that the Ford V-8 could be manufactured for a Number 1 John Dillinger wrote Henry Ford laudatory letters about the fraction of the cost of a Cadillac or Lincoln V-8 yet still deliver V-8 performance of the Ford V-8. It was actually a case of the quick and the smoothness and performance. dead, since neither man would survive the decade, no matter how fast his getaway car was. Incremental improvement would continue throughout the As drawn up by Zoerlein, Schultz and Laird, the 90-degree block offered a Thirties. Horsepower was bumped up again to 85 in 1934. In 1936 Ford cars remarkable degree of sophistication yet it could still be cast as a single unit. outsold Chevrolet for the first time in nearly a decade on the strength of To ensure this, production genius Charles Sorensen worked hard and long on some very attractive body styles. The following year a 136 cubic inch, 60 the manufacturing processes necessary to build the new engine, and for his -horsepower engine joined the 85-horsepower version in the lineup but it efforts he was accorded the title "Cast-Iron Charlie." failed to make much impact in the market, although Ford's company "goons" did make some impact on union leaders during a pitched battle that between Wrapped around the new V-8 were several attractive open and closed bodies the two that same year. that were essentially updates of the Model A lineup. (In fact, at the same time Ford announced its new V-8, it also introduced the Model B, a car powered Even though Henry Ford finally relented and allowed hydraulic brakes to be by a revised four cylinder Model A engine that was tweaked to produce 50 installed on his 1939 models, by 1940 Ford was nearly 300,000 sales horsepower. Four-cylinder Fords would be sold right alongside V-8 versions behind Chevrolet in the yearly race. This came despite the fact that the E.T. through 1934.) The key styling change was the use of a grille and fascia "Bob" Gregorie-designed '40 Fords were among the most handsome ever. forward of the now-hidden radiator core, and the key engineering change was Ford survived the war by becoming a big part of the military effort, but during a longer wheelbase. At 106.5 inches, the wheelbase of both V-8 and four the war Edsel Ford died and a rapidly aging Henry Ford did little to prepare -cylinder were three inches longer than that of the Model A. Aside from that, the company for peacetime prosperity. By 1948 Chrysler had passed Ford the chassis and running gear, engineered by Emery Nador and Eugene Motor Company to become the number two American automobile Farkas were essentially clones of the Model A, since Henry Ford was not manufacturer. exactly a driving agent for change. Just as Ford seemed to be fading away, a dramatic restyling of the car line As with its predecessor, the new V-8-powered Ford car created a sensation in in 1949, accompanied by a thorough revamp of the flathead V-8, saved the the marketplace when it was unveiled on March 31, 1932 and shown to the company from oblivion. The flathead V-8 would continue to power Ford cars general public two days later. Christened the Model 18, a name that even until 1954 when a new overhead valve V-8 replaced it. Nothing, however, many Ford purists don't recognize, first V-8 car had been built only a few could replace in the hearts of Ford fans who ranged from the glorious to the weeks before, and Ford workers had to scramble to get cars into the pipeline. notorious.

The public was clamoring for the car based on its combination of good In 1940, silver coins fell from the Emerson Moser, performance and low price. On the strength of its 65-horsepower "cast-iron skies on to the town of Gorky, who was Crayola's wonder" the Model 18 had a top speed of 78 miles per hour and significantly Russia. A tornado had lifted up an senior crayon maker, revealed better acceleration that the typical car of its era. Even before it appeared in old money chest and dropped the upon his retirement showrooms, Ford had booked 50,000 orders for the V-8, and there is no coins it that he was blue-green colorblind doubt it was one of the bargains of the decade. A V-8-powered roadster could contained as the and couldn't see all the colors. He be had for as little as $410, and a Tudor sedan, the most popular body type, wind carried it molded more than 1.4 billion was just $450. long! crayons in his 37-year career.

Blast From The Past! Upcoming Tour Editors Note: I have a “older” friend who sends me emails all the time Information: with jokes and neat history stuff. I found this interesting and thought you might too!

What a great blast from the past! I haven't thought about "fender skirts" in years. When I was a kid, I considered it such a funny term. Made me think of a car in a dress. NOVEMBER TOUR The Varsity, Downtown Atlanta Thinking about "fender skirts" started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our November 14, 2004 language with hardly a notice. The November tour will be on Sunday, November 14th to the Varsity on North Like "curb feelers" and "steering knobs." Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction first. Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person over 50 to explain some of Avenue. Members should assemble about 2:00 these terms to you. P.M. on the upper deck, which should be after the lunch crowd. Mark your calendars for this date. Remember "Continental kits?" They were rear bumper extenders and spare tire covers that were This is a tour that you can bring your family supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental. members to, enjoy the good company, the food, and the nice fall weather we have in Atlanta. When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?" At some point "parking brake" became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with "emergency brake." December Annual Club Christmas Party

I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the accelerator the "foot feed." Mary Mac’s Tearoom, Midtown Atlanta December 4th Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come home, so you could ride the "running board" The up and coming 2004 Annual Club up to the house? Christmas Party has been scheduled for Saturday, Dec 4th from 1-3 pm at Mary Mac’s Tearoom on Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore - "store-bought." Of course, just Ponce de Leon Ave. We have reserved a private banquet about everything is store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a store- room where Lunch will be served buffet style and includes: bought dress or a store-bought bag of candy. An assortment of freshly baked breads as well as a choice of coffee, tea, lemonade, punch or soft drink. "Coast to coast" is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and now means almost noth- ing. Now we take the term "worldwide" for granted. This floors me. Main Dishes On a smaller scale, "wall-to-wall" was once a magical term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone Baked Turkey Breast with Cornbread Dressing and Gravy covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their Roast Loin of Pork with Cornbread Dressing and Gravy wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure. Side Dishes Green Beans Macaroni & Cheese Sweet Potato Soufflé When's the last time you heard the quaint phrase "in a family way?" It's hard to imagine that the Desserts Georgia Peach Cobbler word "pregnant" was once considered a little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite com- pany. So we had all that talk about stork visits and "being in a family way" or simply "expecting." The price is $17.99 per person and that’s including tax and

Apparently "brassiere" is a word no longer in usage. I said it the other day and my daughter cracked tip. Please pay in advance for the Christmas Party, send the up. I guess it's just "bra" now. "Unmentionables" probably wouldn't be understood at all. appropriate amount to: Georgia Regional Group #24 3575 Sweetwater Drive It's hard to recall that this word was once said in a whisper -"divorce." And no one is called a Cumming GA. 30041 "divorcee" anymore. Certainly not a "gay divorcee." Come to think of it, "confirmed bachelors" and Let’s do something special this year, if you want to "career girls" are long gone, too. participate, everyone (one per couple) bring a Christmas Ornament (wrapped in a box or gift bag) to exchange, we will I always loved going to the "picture show," but I considered "movie" an affectation. have a drawing the day of the party to see who gets whose

ornament! Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure-'60s word I came across the other day - "rat fink." Ooh, what a nasty put-down! If you have any questions, please Call Julie Knott, (770) 358- Here's a word I miss - "percolator." That was just a fun word to say. And what was it replaced 1564. Even though this restaurant is located in downtown, with? "Coffeemaker." How dull. Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this. they have a free large private parking area adjoining the restaurant. They have been Serving Classic Southern Food I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound so modern and now sound so Since 1945! retro. Words like "DynaFlow" and "ElectraLuxe." Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with "SpectraVision!" Pet Parrot A man buys a pet parrot and brings him home. But the parrot Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped out lumbago? Nobody complains of that any- more. Maybe that's what castor oil cured, because I never hear mothers threatening their kids with starts insulting him and gets really nasty, so the man picks castor oil anymore. up the parrot and tosses him into the freezer to teach him a lesson. He hears the bird squawking for a few minutes, but Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered list. The one that grieves me most - all of a sudden the parrot is quiet. The man opens the freezer "supper." Now everybody says "dinner." Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss door, the parrot walks out, looks up at him and says, "I fender skirts. apologize for offending you, and I humbly ask your forgiveness." Someone forwarded this to me, and I thought some of us of a "certain age" would remember most of The man says, "Well, thank you. I forgive you." these. The parrot then says, "If you don't mind my asking, what did the chicken do?" Vaseline - Rubbing a light Here is a gardening article I came across, and thought you coat of vaseline over your girls might enjoy! Lots of great tips! The V-8 Ladies dress shoes when you are in a hurry will give Glove Box them that shoe polish Follow these basic rules for composing your design: shine you like. Beauty is important when you are planning your garden's structure, but Women In Transportation History: practicality is essential. My father once owned a brownstone townhouse at the Bus Operators edge of New York City with that greatest of urban prizes--a small, but private, backyard. Enclosed by an unbroken palisade of building, this space seemed the Despite protests by railroad corporations, Helen perfect Eden. In fact, it turned out to be more of a desert island. The only access Schultz founded the first woman-owned bus line, Red was through my father's house, across the living room and down an interior Ball Transportation Company, in 1922. She started staircase. Though my father was an avid gardener, he left that backyard with two round trips daily between Charles City and unplanted. Waterloo, Iowa. She gradually built up a clientele that consisted primarily of women shoppers and traveling salesmen. The lesson is this: if you make the activity sufficiently inconvenient and Schultz began to capitalize on her newsworthy im- frustrating, even the most devoted gardeners will hang up their trowels. There's a age as an attractive, young woman who was fighting corollary to this rule, as well. An easy-to-maintain garden doesn't happen by the mighty railroad corporations. A local newspa- accident; it's the reward you get for a careful arrangement of the bones. per, the Des Moines Register, named Ms. Schultz the "Iowa Bus Queen." In June of 1930, Ms. Schultz sold the company for $200,000 and retired from the * Keep the activity near its necessities, and make the access easy. A vegetable bus business. garden, which needs daily watering during the summer, should be placed near a water faucet, unless you actually enjoy dragging hoses. There should be a Get Beauty Tip: smooth, broad path that provides an easy ride for the garden cart to the compost thicker Chipped Nail Polish? heap, so that cleanup is no harder than it need be. eyelashes! Any polish will chip more easily when nails are dry * Keep the access as direct as possible. Some gardeners feel that because Apply a little face and brittle. This is because they lack straight lines are unnatural they must throw a loop or curve into every path on powder to eyelashes with Flexibility. Massage olive oil over their property. You'll find, though, that there is nothing more annoying than thumb and forefinger nail polish daily. having to take unnecessary steps to get where you want to go. If you-can see the and then apply mascara HINT: To repair a chipped nail, use a goal, the natural impulse is to move toward it in a direct line, and you should over the top. thicker eye- file to even out edges and apply polish respect that. If you want to insert a curve in a path, place a boulder or evergreen lashes are yours! only to chipped area. Allow to dry, and re-coat entire nail. in the way to justify the diversion. Better yet, if you want to make the approach to some area of the garden indirect, make sure the journey's end isn't visible from The Recipe Box Double Layer the starting point. By interrupting the view with a screen of shrubs or a fence, you Pumpkin Cheesecake can turn what would otherwise be just an annoyance into a voyage of discovery. A great alternative to pumpkin pie, especially for those cheesecake fans out there. * Limit the number of dramatic but high-maintenance items such as flower beds. Yield: 8 servings. Cluster them around the areas where you spend the most time, such as the terrace where you sit and eat during good weather, to maximize their impact. You create an impression of lushness without investing an undue amount of time and INGREDIENTS: 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened effort. 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract * Whatever structural arrangement you are planning, try it out before you commit. 2 eggs The best landscape architect I know insists that without years of on-the-job ex- 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust perience, you won't be able to visualize how a design works merely by looking at 1/2 cup pumpkin puree a drawing. He suggests using stakes and strings to outline the principal structural 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon elements-the paths, beds, and terraces. Live with the design for a while before 1 pinch ground cloves you install it. 1 pinch ground nutmeg 1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed * Finally, don't use a pencil to draw the outlines of your lawn. Instead, draw them with the tool you'll use to maintain this feature--your lawn mower. A lawn- DIRECTIONS: maintenance professional once explained to me that he could reduce by half the 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). time required to mow any lawn. He'd just take the homeowner's mower and start 2. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat cutting. His rule was that he always moved forward in one continuous, spiraling until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time. Remove 1 cup of batter swath. He never stopped or backed up to maneuver in and out of tight corners. and spread into bottom of crust; set aside. When he had cut all he could in this manner, the efficiency expert eliminated any 3. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to the remaining areas where the turf remained uncut. He dug up those areas and resurfaced batter and stir gently until well blended. Carefully spread over the them with ground cover or mulch. I've tried this technique and it works. By batter in the crust. eliminating the trimming, you'll dramatically reduce mowing time. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is almost set. Allow to cool, then refrigerate for 3 hours or over- COPYRIGHT 2001 © Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved night. Cover with whipped topping before serving. COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group

GASKET HOLE CUTTERS: In the immortal words of Tech Cutting a hole in a gasket is easier if you Fred Offenhauser...... use a sharpened piece of tubing Section: or pipe. Grind the outside of the "There are street rods and there are hot rods. end sharp on a bench grinder. Street rods have a Chevy up front and a can of wax in the back. Tech Tip: Do you dislike messy paint cans when working on your car or truck? If you only Hot rods have a flathead up front and tools in the need a little paint out of a quart or larger can, it is either difficult to pour a small back." amount or, if you do, you have paint in the rim of the can and you must clean out or settle for a messy seal. The solution to this problem for painters has been to use a glass A complex system that does not turkey baster to transfer paint from the can to a mixing container or gun. You can only transfer work is invariably found to have a fraction of an ounce at a time, but a lot of cleanup time is saved. As an extra bonus, the evolved from a simpler system that glass baster cleans up easily after you're done. It's handy for transferring other fluids too! worked just fine.

Chad Hicks [email protected] My engine overheats. Priming a rebuilt Flathead? What can be wrong? Hi, I have just rebuilt a 40-48 flathead and I have no clue on how to prime it to get oil pressure, could anyone tell me?? rodnut: In no particular order, things to look for and correct when CHAD: Unfortunately, the oil pump on a flathead is driven directly from the cam- your flathead overheats. shaft, which means you must rotate the engine to turn the pump. Remove the spark plugs, disconnect the ignition coil and the fuel line to your fuel pump and 1. Be sure that thermostats are installed in the hoses just above the hold the carb throttle plate wide open with a piece of wire. Squirt a little oil down heads. 190 degree rated should be fine. each s.plug hole and crank the engine for about 10 seconds with about 20 sec- 2. Be sure that the thermostats are not installed upside down. The onds between each cranking period. Watch your pressure gauge and when you bimetal strip or wax plug should be facing the heads. see pressure, you've got it! If you assembled the motor with oil or assembly lube, 3. On 1948 and earlier engines be sure that the hose clamps keeping all you really need to do is prime the pump. It's a little late know, but a good trick the thermostats in place and the hoses attached to the heads are not is to pack the oil pump with light grease or Vaseline on assembly and it will pick too tight, preventing the thermostats from opening and closing. up your oil right away. Don't forget to put oil in the c/case - seems like a no- 4. Be sure that the radiator cap is the correct one for the system you brainer, but experienced rebuilders have done so! When you get 'er running, have. Pressurized or non pressurized. If its pressurized, replace it with quickly check for oil pressure, leaks, etc., then, if you've installed a new or re- a new cap of the correct rating. ground cam, run the engine at about 1500-2000 rpm for 10-15 minutes to work 5. Be sure that the water pump belts are tensioned correctly. Too harden the camshaft lobes, otherwise you can easily ruin your cam. Don't let it loose, and the pumps will slip and not draw enough coolant around. idle for more than a minute or two before doing this Good luck! Too tight and you prematurely wear out the bushings/bearings in the pumps. rumble seat: 6. Be sure that the radiator core is clean. Shine a light through. If you Chad: I made a pre-oiler some years ago that works great. I use it to can't see the light, clean the core out at the carwash with the high check for pressure leaks on the engine stand and, again, to pre-oil when pressure spray nozzle. it's ready to fire in the car. Used a 2 gallon bucket, a piece of strap iron, 7. Be sure that the radiator hoses are not kinked, preventing coolant and a junk Falcon 6 or V8 oil pump with the oil pump drive shaft (most flow. any late oil pump will work), a couple of fittings, and about 4 feet of 8. Back flush out the coolant until you get clean water. Refill with a clear plastic hose (you can watch the oil going through the clear hose). 50/50 mix of glycol antifreeze and water mixture. Mounted the oil pump on the strap iron so the pump pick up is just barely 9. Be sure that the water pumps are not worn out (loose shaft or off the bottom of the bucket. I vise grip the strap to the bucket to stabilize leaking) things. Took about 40 minutes to make everything form scrap parts. The 10. Check to see if the bottom of the radiator is plugged with years of oil pump shaft is turned by a reversible 1/2 inch drill. Connect the clear rust and scale (remove the lower hoses). If so, remove the radiator plastic line to the pressure side of the pump and route it up to where the and have it re-cored at a radiator shop. flathead oil pressure sending unit is located. Dump in 4-5 quarts of oil 11. Be sure that the ignition timing is correct. Timing that is too far and start the drill. When checking the engine on the stand, I leave the pan advanced will cause the engine to overheat. Retard the timing to within plug out and position the bucket under it so it will catch the circulated oil specs (and don't do that with the engine running on a pre-1948 vehicle and recirculate it over and over. I hook a gauge to the block so I know it's unless you're prepared to loose a few fingers). getting pressure (about 40psi). After running it for about 5 minutes I let it 12. If the engine is coated with years of grease, oil and dirt, clean it at drip for awhile before I install the pan plug. When in the car, I hook eve- a car wash. rything up the same way and pump the same 5 quarts used on the engine 13. Be sure the brakes are not set too tight as dragging brakes make stand into the engine. I monitor the car's oil pressure gauge while I run the engine work extra hard to move the car. the pump. After the bucket is empty, I pull the oil pan plug and let it 14. Be sure that the tires are properly inflated. Low tire pressure drain. Then I refill the engine with fresh oil before starting the engine. I creates more work for the engine and wastes fuel as well. save the oil in a plastic jug that was recirculated and use it on the next 15. And if the gauge still shows its overheating, but visually it doesn't engine. Several friends have borrowed it and are making their own. Inci- appear to be, the gauge could be reading wrong, or the temperature dentally, be SURE you fill the oil pump gear cavity with thick oil or light senders could be defective. Some flatheads only have one sender but grease when you assembly the engine. Many times, the oil pump won't most have two; one in each head with the wires joined together before pick up a prime when they're dry and you get to pull the pan and do it heading off to the gauge. Try disconnecting one or the other to later! rumble seat determine which one is defective. "Something as innocuous as an improperly tightened gas cap, for example, or one that's Tech missing or defective, might seem a minor factor," said Rich White of the Car Care Council. Section: "But consider that 17 percent of the vehicles on U.S. highways have either misused or missing gas caps, causing 147,000,000 gallons of gas per year to vaporize into the atmos- Continued phere (source: Service Tech Magazine, September 2000).

L-O-F Glass Search caters to collectors:Libbey-Owens-Ford Co. of Estimating Peak Horsepower Toledo, Ohio, one of the nation’s largest makers of glass for new cars and trucks, has a In A Flathead lesser-known market. It has in stock 68,000 windshields and other windows for vintage cars and trucks, and has the ability to make glass for such vehicles at its Rossford, Ohio plant. Business from its five-year-old Glass Search division (800-848-1351) could In a book called "Souping the Stock Engine", published by Floyd translate into glass sales of up to $2 million this year, said Matt Lane, operations super- Clymer in 1950, Roger Huntington included a section on visor for the division in Columbus. “We sell to the auto glass industry, we sell to restor- estimating peak horsepower when souping a stock block. He used ers and we also sell to individual car enthusiasts,” he said. This year, L-O-F Glass a method using a factor for each type of modification. The Search expects to sell 10,000 glass pieces directly from the Columbus warehouse or following are his multiplier factors for each souping step and are through L-O-F’s 90 service centers nationwide. About 60 percent of what is sold comes for flatheads only... OHV's are different. [please note that CR from the division’s stockpile of original, unused pieces. The rest comes from competi- stands for Compression Ratio] tors with “new old stock,” Lane said. If an original piece of glass can’t be found, L-O-F and its British parent company, Pilkington Plc., will put original logos and coding on Special aluminum heads...... from 1.08 for 7.5:1 CR..... to 1.16 for reproduced glass to help with authenticity. Reproduction side and rear windows are 12.0:1 CR made in the Rossford plant a couple of times a year, Lane said. Whenever possible, reproduction-making factories in Rossford, in Mexico and in England use original molds Adding carbs and intake manifold...... 1.10 for 1 barrel per 3 or 4 and tools. When the originals aren’t available, glass taken from another model of the cyl. 1.15 for 1 barrel per 1 or 2 cyl. same year is used to form the patterns for molds for tools. Lane said. Reproduced glass is favored by many auto enthusiasts for safety reasons. Vintage glass wasn’t Reground cam...... from 1.08 for a semi grind..... to 1.22 for a tempered as rear and side windows are now nor laminated as windshields are, so it super race grind Porting and relieving..... 1.05 to 1.08 (varies breaks into large, sharp pieces. Tempered glass breaks into small pieces, and lami- depending on severity) nated glass stays in one piece when broken, Lane explained. Not every piece of glass that Glass Search sells is for antique vehicles, either. “Even into the late ‘70s and 1980s there are obsolete parts not available on the regular market that Glass Search Boring and stroking...... 1.00 plus 0.7 times the percentage can get,” Lane said. increase in displacement (use 1.0 if larger valve are used)

Methanol..... 1.10 (scale down with lower alcohol content) Secrets of the Pro How about an example? Suppose we started with a 100hp Merc. Brush it! In the early days there were several cars makes that were that was 239 cubes from the factory. Say we added 9.5:1 heads, actually hand brush painted. One was the Moon automobile. The dual carbs, 3/4 cam, ported with a mild relief, bored and stroked to technique of brush painting was carried over from the horse-and-buggy 286 inches, and will run it on gas. days. Back then they used wood for the buggy bodies, so they did not have the smoothest of surfaces to start with. They applied a coat of paint or varnish and let it dry. Then they would sand it down and apply more paint, as we do today, only we Starting from the top and going in sequence..... spray our paints on between sandings. The reason I mention this brushing technique is The 9.5:1 heads should have a factor of about 1.12. that it is very easy to do. I am not suggesting that you brush paint your entire vehicle, Adding the dual two barrel carbs gives us 4 barrels for 8 cylinders but I would recommend brushing after you have made any body repairs involving only a or 1 barrel per 2 cylinders and a factor of about 1.15. small area. It does not take a lot of clean up and you can paint only the area that needs A reground 3/4 cam factor should be about 1.16. it. If you are using a high-build primer for your repair, this technique works excellent. It Ported and mild relieving factor is about 1.05. is fast and you do not have to dirty your spray gun. Once the primer has dried, you Boring and stroking from 239 to 286 results in a percent sand it just as you would any other time. Just like in the horse-and-buggy days! Brush INCREASE of 286 divided by 239 is 19.7% [we only want the % of paint your engine: For years' people could not believe that you can brush paint en- INCREASE] or 0.197 and using the constant 0.7 from above, the gines! They always look so smooth and shiny. Any time you are restoring the engine factor becomes 1.00+(0.197)(0.7)=1.138. compartment of a vehicle and you need to paint the engine block, why not brush it? There is no multiplying factor for running on gas. You have more control as to where the paint goes. You can build it up for cosmetic purposes. Brushing allows you to easily avoid exhaust manifolds and such, and you Now we multiply these factors together or (1.12)(1.15)(1.16)(1.05) would have to remove all these extra parts or tape them off if you sprayed the paint. (1.138)= 1.78 to get our total factor. The estimated peak hp of our The engine needs to be clean just as it would if you were spraying it. Otherwise, there modified engine is the original hp rating times the total factor or are no special tricks to brush painting. Try buying your engine paint in quart cans. Then (100hp)(1.78)= 178 hp. brush an area that you are able to keep wet. Carefully brush out any brush strokes by “dabbing” the surface with your paint brush. When you are through, people will not Whew... some work out huh? Anyway we have something new to believe you have brushed painted the engine. Another advantage to brush painting an play with now on cold winter nights. I had an opportunity to dyno engine is being able to touch it up when needed. A perfect example is small-block an engine I had estimated using this method. Chevy engines. They tend to burn the paint off around the heat crossover in the middle of the intake manifold. Just clean the area well and brush on some new paint! This way It was surprisingly close!!!!! you can keep things looking like new. Besides buying an over-the-counter ready-mixed engine paint, you can paint your engines using a custom-mixed catalyzed enamel. This type of paint resists gas, oil, and even brake fluid!

Tour Recap: St Simons Island, Ga. Oct, 15-16-17 2004

By Julie Ann Knott, Editor

Another great annual trip to be talked about for many years to come!

I am not sure who plans the weather for these trips, but they must have good connections, because it rained Thursday night before we left but cleared up and was beautiful the rest of the weekend!

All the cars made it without a hitch! (pun intended!) I guess it is a good thing that my ‘37 does not have real feelings to get hurt, because it sure could have felt left out not being a shoebox! There was Barry and I in our ‘37 and 4 Shoeboxes (The Reichel’s ‘51 Fordor, Padavano’s ‘51 Tudor, the Hatcher’s with Roy’s sister and his newly restored ’50 Coupe, and the happy anniversary couple, Bob and Ann Butler). Janice and Burn’s Cox drove a modern car and my Sister, Brother-in-law and nephew trailered their ‘37 CH@*#y Street Rod truck from Tampa, Fl.

Friday morning all the club members that live north of Barnesville met at the shopping center in Jonesboro, then drove to Barnesville, were they met Barry, I and my dad with his ‘39 Buick. Although my Dad did not go on the trip, he just went to harass the Ford folks and to see us off on our trip!

We made our lunch stop in the same location as last year, AB’s BBQ. Everyone filled up and was ready to make the rest of the trip. We pulled into the hotel, checked in, and not long after we all met for dinner that night at a great little seafood restaurant, where we all sang Happy Birthday to Roy Hatcher! Once we all got back to the hotel, we went to Bob and Mary Ann’s room for a night cap and some great conversation. Then off to bed, were I think several us left our sliding doors open to enjoy the cool breeze and the sound of the ocean!

Saturday morning, several of us went for breakfast at the 4th of May, and then met up at the hotel with the others to assemble for the short drive to the Hofwyl-Broadfield rice plantation. Oh what a beautiful site! I think we all enjoyed just walking around on the grounds of the old plantation, with large fields and over hanging live oak trees, and a bright beautiful sky. I know there were several pictures taken with club members in front of these large twisting and turning trees!

Well after that, it was back in the cars for the return trip and a stop in town for another great restaurant for lunch! After lunch we walked the shoreline sidewalk to the lighthouse, where several of the club members went up for a look around! Once back down we all headed back for the hotel, were Bob and Ann Butler had a spread of snacks at the poolside for members to help celebrate their anniversary! Then it was time to turn around and get dressed for another night on the town. We ate at the great little seafood restaurant “The Crab Trap”. Dinner was enjoyed by all!

After another night of rest, several of us again went back to the 4th of May (love this place!) and had another round of breakfast. We all saw my sister and her family off to Tampa, and then we all headed out too! We added a little extra to the trip, we went over the big bridge in town and made a loop back on the road out of town. Everyone made it home safely and had a great time!

2004 Moonshine Festival Dawsonville, GA. Friday night Barry and I arrived in Dawsonville, to get a feel of how things were going to go over the weekend for club members to sell tickets. I was very impressed. There were over 400 cars in the cruise-in Friday night. I got to see my first 300hp flathead engine. Another first that I didn’t even know Ford made was a 1941 Ford truck with a 4 cylinder 9-N tractor engine and radiator (factory installed). It was too cute! I guess the part I liked best about being at this show, is when you have the hood popped on the flatty, you did not have to explain it to anyone, they already knew and at least half the cars where flathead powered! Fellow club members Jerry and Cheryl Reichel were nice enough to let Barry and I stay at their house for the weekend, so we headed back to get a good night sleep for the long day ahead on Satur- day. Five O’clock Saturday morning dawned early and we met Lamar Hart and Bob Schwartz in Cummings for the remainder of the trip to Dawsonville. Once we arrived that morning, Bob and Barry took the raffle engines to Thunder Road and Lamar and I had to line up for a parade into town to park on the square. (With my siren a blare, of course!) Lamar and I made it through the parade. Once we figured we did not have that great a spot to sell ticket s downtown, we cut our losses and headed back to Thunder Road with Bob Schwartz and Barry. Once Barry and I got back to the Reichel’s, we had Cheryl’s wonderful cookin’... Lasagna, Salad, Apple Crisp and Ice Cream! YUM! We made arrangements for Jerry, Barry and I to meet back up with Lamar Hart, Fred Lindquist, Bob Padavano and Harold Puckett to sell tickets on the town square Sunday. It was misty and over cast , but all who said would come, showed up even though the weather did not look promising! The people turned out in the town and our guys went to work selling tickets with sells for the weekend of $610.00 plus sales of tag toppers and a new membership. We all had a great time and plan for a return trip next year! I read on the Fordbarn.com website that there will be a TV spot about the Moonshine Festival on CMT. Sunday afternoon, Jerry noticed the camera man hanging around, trying to get the sheriff to interview near the ‘37. I don’t know how the TV spot will turn out, but I hooked Chester (the guy above in the photo) into posing with the car. I saw a blue tick hound Friday night, and Chester and wanted to try and get both in the shot! I thought they added a little nostalgia!

ATTENTION

Another year of enjoying our old car hobby is just about over. So it is time to renew your membership in our Regional Group for another great year of meetings, trips and enjoying our EARLY FORD V8’s! Dues are still only $20.00 for January 1 2005 – December 31,2005. Please fill in the attached “MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL and PROFILE UPDATE” form as needed. The update is important to help keep our CLUB data base up to date and correct . Please return the form with your dues A.S.A.P. To “GEORGIA REGIONAL GROUP #24 3575 Sweetwater Drive, Cumming, Ga 30041”. If you have any questions or suggestions please call me at 770-889-3819.

Thanks, Bob Schwartz, Treasurer ------

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL and PROFILE UPDATE 2005

Georgia Regional Group #24, EARLY FORD V8 CLUB OF AMERICA (12 Months Jan. 1 – Dec 31, 2005) Dues $20.00

Date __/__/__ Club # ______(printed on newsletter label and in Club Roster)

Name ______/__ Spouse Name ______/__ (DOB Day/Mo) (DOB Day/Mo)

Address ______Anniversary __/__/__ Day/Mo /Yr (optional)

City______State______Zip______

Telephone____-____-______E-Mail ______

Vehicles (list only two) Year Model Body Style Engine Running Condition ______

NOTE: National Early Ford V8 Club America membership is required to join the Georgia Regional Group. Please renew your National membership with the National club directly – multiple year memberships are possible for your convenience. Ownership of an Early Ford V8 (1932-53) is not required for membership.

Please fill out the above, enclose your membership check and mail to: Georgia Regional Group #24, 3575 Sweetwater Drive, Cumming, Ga. 30041

Here’s Another Funny! Seven Ten Cap JP Morgan, the American billionaire, BAND -AID The other day I was in the local auto part store. A lady comes in and asks for a seven bought the White Star Line in 1902, for Brand ten cap. We all looked at each other and said, "What's a seven ten cap?" She said his International Mercantile Marine Corp of New Jersey. The company took ten Adhesive "You know, it's right on the engine. Mine got lost some how and I need a new one." Bandages first "What kind of a car is it on," they asked? I'm thinking maybe an old Datsun Seven Ten, years to build the Titanic. Therefore, even though she had a British crew, but no, she said its a Buick. "OK lady, how big is it?" She makes a circle with her appeared on the Titanic was technically an American market in 1921. hands about 3-1/2 inches in diameter. What does it do?," we asked. She said, "I don't ship. Morgan was supposed to be on the know, but it's always been there." One of us gave her a note pad and asked her if she ship for its first and only voyage, but However, the little could draw a picture of it. So she makes a circle about 3-1/2 inches in diameter and in had to cancel at the last red string that is the center she writes 710. The guys behind the counter are looking at it upside down minute. He even had used to open the as she writes it...and they just fall down behind the counter laughing so hard in his own suite built on package was not hysterics. the boat, a suite that (directions ... draw a circle, write 710 in the middle of it, and turn it around) went unused. added until 1940. Trivia Automobile History Trivia! Time! Test your knowledge of auto history 1900-1966 1.First US carmaker to mass-produce cars with standardized parts. P.O.T.U.S. Highlights Some U.S. 2.This model of car had no options, not even the color. "You can have any color, as long as it is black!" Presidents were more interesting than others. said the company owner. Here are a handful of "P.O.T.U.S. (President of 3. "Come along with me, ______, In my merry Oldsmobile." the United States) Highlights" 4. In 1903, two automobile executives raced their own cars; Ransom E. Olds in his "Pirate" and Alexander Winton in his "Bullet." That race was held on this beach. First Cowboy P.O.T.U.S.: Theodore Roosevelt 5. In 1908, William C. Durant offered to sell stock in a new venture called General Motors; then used the worked as a cowboy on a ranch in the Dakota cash and stock to buy 4 existing automakers. The brand name of those first four GM cars: Territory while in his late twenties. 6. A car was named for this French adventurer who in 1701, founded the city of Detroit: 7. The fifth car company to be acquired by General Motors (1911) was named for this Swiss-born race car Last P.O.T.U.S. whom every visitor to driver: Washington could meet: Calvin Coolidge. 8. Charles Kettering’s invention was one of the most important advancements the auto industry has ever known. It first appeared on Cadillacs in 1912. Cars equipped with his invention sold like crazy. His com- pany: Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. What was his invention? First P.O.T.U.S. on a postage stamp: 9. Following a dispute with stockholders, Ransom E. Olds quit Oldsmobile even before it was bought by George Washington, in 1847. General Motors. He then built cars and trucks under this brand name: 10. What do the initials A.C. stand for in A.C. Spark Plug, ? Letters mailed in one day to the P.O.T.U.S.: 11. This man was a chief engineer for General Motors. He quit, bought the Maxwell automobile works, About 20,000. and changed the car name to his own: 12. The German automaker Daimler named a car for the daughter of one of his employees. The girl’s P.O.T.U.S. birthplaces: 19 states (38%) - most name? of our 50 states (62%) have not had a 13. Adolph Hitler supervised the engineering of this "peoples’ car" and personally approved the blueprints P.O.T.U.S. born within their borders. before it went into production: 14. The designer of the above car would later use much of the engine and chassis parts to build a sports Only P.O.T.U.S. to have ever received a car which would bear his name: patent: Abraham Lincoln, in 1849. He was 15. Which American company designed the Jeep, and who built the Jeep? The answer surprised me, and granted a patent for his idea to lift vessels more it may surprise you, too. easily over shoals by inflating air chambers near 16. What is the origin of the name Jeep? the water line. His invention never got past the 17. This small, inexpensive car was named for the chairman of Kaiser Motors: patent stage. 18. These brothers sold their company to Chrysler in 1928: 19. Ford named a line of cars for the son of Henry Ford I. The son’s name? Redheaded P.O.T.U.S.'s: George Washington, 20. This South Bend, Indiana company began as a wagon builder in 1852, and built cars and trucks from Martin Van Buren, and Thomas Jefferson. 1901 until 1966. 21. When this GM president was kicked out of office, he bought the Jefferey car plant in Wisconsin, changed the car to his name, and merged with Kelvinator refrigerators: First "First Lady" to hold a press conference: 22. This president of Ford Motor Company was fired by Henry Ford II. He later would be named chairman Eleanor Roosevelt. of Chrysler, and rescue it from bankruptcy: 23. Some of America’s most expensive cars in the 1930s were built in Auburn, Indiana, by the Auburn Only P.O.T.U.S. to serve as U.S. Chief Company, which built Auburn cars, but also a luxury sports car, and a stately, huge luxury car. The Justice: William Howard Taft. names of those two cars: 24. Carl Graham Fisher, owner of auto headlamp company Pres-To-Lite, and partner in the Indianapolis Only P.O.T.U.S. who did not once change his Motor Speedway, headed a group which would build a "Coast-to-coast rock highway." The name of the Cabinet at all during his four years in office: highway which would be named for an American President: Franklin Pierce. 25. The first and still the only highway connecting Alaska with the lower 48 states was completed in this year: Unusual P.O.T.U.S. pets: Thomas Jefferson - 26. While most of that Alcan Highway lies in Canada, construction was supervised by this organization: Mockingbird. John Quincy Adams - Alligator. 27. America’s Interstate Highway System was established by this US president: Abraham Lincoln - Goat. Theodore Roosevelt - 28. Once a high-volume mid-priced car, Chrysler dropped it in 1961 following slumping sales: Bear, badger. Calvin Coolidge - Wallaby, lion 29. In the 1930s, General Motors offered this brand of car, priced between Buick and Cadillac: cub. 30. In the 1950s, this new smaller car was such a success for American Motors, they soon dropped the big Nash and Hudson cars: 31. At one time it was a big luxurious car. But after it merged with Studebaker in 1954, sales were so slow First P.O.T.U.S. aircraft: Franklin D. Roose- it was forced to become a Studebaker look-a-like with only minor trim changes: velt's specially equipped Douglas DC-4, nick- 32. The Yellow Coach Company would eventually become this brand of trucks: named "The Sacred Cow." 33. This brand of vehicle took Abraham Lincoln to Ford Theater the night he was fatally shot: 34. John F. Kennedy was riding in this brand of vehicle in Dallas when he was fatally shot: P.O.T.U.S. faux pas:Pres. George Bush gave 35. This one-time general manager of Pontiac Division tried to begin a sports car building enterprise: Chinese Premier Li Peng a gift pair of cowboy 36. This car sponsored the TV show, "You bet your life" with Groucho Marx: boots. One boot displayed the Chinese flag, the 37. This car sponsored Dinah Shore’s TV show: other, the Stars and Stripes. In Asia, the sole of 38. The Beverly Hillbillies’ truck was actually a cut-down car of this make: the foot is considered the lowliest, dirtiest part of 39. The Beach Boys "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" drove this brand of car: the body, so mixing flags and shoes was viewed 40. He called the Corvair "Unsafe at any speed." as an act of exceedingly poor taste. Would you like to advertise In the early 1940s, Swiss inventor George de your product or service in Mestral went on a walk with his dog. Upon return- Classifieds The Running Board Newslet- ing home, he noticed that his dog's coat and his ter? Please contact Bob pants were covered with cockleburs. 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1932-36 Left & Right Side Exhaust Manifold (Ford Part #18-9430 & 18-9431) Answers To Last Month’s 1949 Trivia: Sold as a Pair $45.00 Question 1: Silly Putty was the result of an experiment that went wrong. Slinky was first sold in 1946 at Gim- Steel Spare Tire Cover (believe it’s 32-33-34) $16.00 bel’s department store in Philadelphia. Scrabble was invented in the thirties and sold under other names. It Sandblaster Unit with bucket, gloves, nosel, filters, hose & sack of media was first marketed under the name Scrabble in 1948. (shypon type) $19.00 Monopoly came out in 1933 Question 2: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Wheel Alignment Kit-Do your own caster, camber, toe-in. Full Instructions Question 3: Mao Zedong and Metal Box Included. A Nice Kit To Have! Nearly New $25.00 Question 4: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Question 5: Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller won a Four 16” Ford Steel Wheels with stainless beauty rings & 600.00x16 tires Pulitzer Prize for this play. mounted. All for $85.00 Question 6:Konrad Adenauer; Walter Ulbricht was leader of East Germany 1943 Boeing B29 Super Fortress Flight Engineer Bucket Seat (Aluminum) Question 7:The correct answer is The Third Man. $800.00 Question 8: Joe Louis Question 9:12 They were: USA, Canada, Great Britain, Wanted: 1940-41 or 1946-47 Pickup Cab (Cab Only) France Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Luxemburg, Portugal and Iceland. Call Frank Andre (770)-461-7734 Question 10: George Orwell

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If you have questions on sizes, etc., or would like to make a purchase or place an order, please contact:

Charles Williams 477 Carl Williams Road Senoia, Ga. 30276 Phone 770-599-8194 Email Address:[email protected]

The following club items are available for sale with the Early Ford V8 logo:

Jackets $60.00 Hats $12.00 Vest $20.00 Golf Shirt $24.00 Sweatshirt $25.00 Denim shirt $30.00 short sleeve $35.00 long sleeve

Tag Toppers $25.00 painted Tag Toppers $20.00 unpainted

Black Ferrari The first traffic ticket given to a driver on the Henry Ford famously told customers that they could have a Model-T in any Pennsylvania Turnpike occurred on October 5, 1940, color, as long as it was black. Enzo Ferrari, on the other hand, typically the Saturday before the road was formally opened. insisted on having his sporty cars painted with suitably vibrant colors. The anonymous driver snuck onto the road and was arrested at the east end of Ferrari did make one notable exception, however, when he presented a the Tuscarora tunnel by Private Henry black Ferrari as a gift to Henry Ford's son. Lewczyk. The driver was cited with “tipsy driving.” [In 1925, Ford finally introduced two new colors: green and maroon.]

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Contact: Roger-Keith or Brian Office 770-945-0639 Fax 770-945-9727 Upcoming Events: 2004 Officers President Nov 14th Sunday Fred Lindquist (404) 237-0546 The Varsity, Vice President Downtown Atlanta Bob Padavano (770) 978-7555 Secretary Dec 4th Saturday The Running Board is the official pub- Jerry Reichel (770) 945-0749 Christmas Club Party lication of The Georgia Regional Treasurer Mary Mac’s Tearoom Group #24 of the Early Ford V-8 Bob Schwartz (770) 889-3819 Club of America. The objectives of the group are the preservation, restoration, and utilization of the Ford Motor Com- 2004 Directors pany vehicles which made use of the Wayne Hicks (770) 934-5008 Ford Flathead engine, just the way Bobby Mobley (770) 461-8416 Henry built them. These vehicles were Larry Tanner (770) 474-8648 built between 1932 to 1953. Member- Rod Hill (770) 461-5243 ship applications are welcome from any- Jim Duggan (770) 831-4717 one having an interest and desire in fur- Lamar Hart (770) 496-9928 thering our club objectives. Owning a George Howarth (770) 886-8786 Ford Flathead V-8 is not a require- ment for membership. Regional mem- 2004 Committees bership dues are $20.00 per year, pro- Fred Lindquist Tours rated for those joining after the first Bob Padavano Meetings & Programs quarter. National membership in the Bob Schwartz Activity Payment Early Ford V-8 Club of America is a Dues, Roster requirement for membership in any re- Charles Williams Club Accessories Ida May Fuller of Brattleboro, gional group. Georgia Regional Group Lamar Hart Valentines Party Vermont was the first U.S. citizen Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday Bobby Mobley Auction & Fish Fry to receive a Social Security check. of every Month at 7:30 P.M., unless Lawson Cox Legal Advisor She lived to be over 100 and otherwise noted in this publication. Burns Cox V8 Times Correspondent collected her first Rod Hill Club Car check in 1940. She Morris Bailey Membership collected over Roy Hatchers Telephone Committee $20,000 in total benefits.

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