P.O. Box 62303 Sharonville, OH 45241 http://clubs.hemmings.com/ovr/ June 2021

Director’s Column: Jarrod Williams OVRMAFC CLUB OFFICERS Director/ Editor I’d like to thank everyone that made it out to the May meeting, it was great to finally see Membership / Webmaster everyone in person. After some discussion at the May meeting it was decided to present Jarrod Williams the 2020 Participation Awards at the June 23, club meeting instead of the Oeders Lake 7973 Miami Avenue picnic as previously suggested. With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions throughout the tri- Cincinnati, OH 45243 state you will notice that our calendar of events has also filled up. Take a look at our tour (859) 802-7267 and event schedule in this issue. I’ll see you at the June meeting! [email protected]

Vice Director 2020 MARC Milage Awards Bob Noe 975 Bandanna Drive The purpose of the MARC Mileage Program is to Cincinnati, OH 45233 offer national recognition for all miles driven in a (513) 379-8030 Model A Ford. Anna Williams awarded the below [email protected]

miles to club members at our May meeting: Secretary 2,000 Miles - Tim Schmidt (on his show car) Phyllis Pease 10,000 Miles - Bob Zitney 173 Maxwell Lane Harrison, OH 45030 20,000 Miles - Jarrod Williams (513) 484-8530 [email protected] 2021 June Club Meeting 2021 OVRMAFC June Tour Treasurer Tim Schmidt Following Morgan’s Raid 12215 Pickwick Place The June club meeting will be held on Sunday, June 27th Sharonville, OH 45241 Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Camp Denison Memorial Park (513) 489-9140 Hosted by James, Sherri and 7650 Glendale Milford Rd [email protected] Kaleb Green. Milford, OH 45150 News and Special Events Location: Start time: 10:00 am Margie Blomer Niederman Family Farm (513) 769-3029 5110 Lesourdsville West Chester Rd Dennis and Marieke Schut will host the June Tour. Liberty Twp, OH 45011 On July 13-14, 1863 John Hunt Morgan and his raiders Technical Director pushed their way from Harrison to Camp Dennison. We will Bob Zitney Everyone must bring their own drink, begin the tour at Camp Denison Memorial Park and follow (937) 584-2033 chair and a side dish or dessert to share his path back to Harrison. Along the way we will see some of the sites Morgan and his men saw in 1863. Club Email Food served at 6:30pm. We will end the tour with a lunch. [email protected] Meeting begins at 7:30pm. We hope to see you all on June 27th!

National Club News

Model A Restorer’s Club (MARC)

• Each member receives an award winning magazine “The Model A News” published bi-monthly. It features fantastic articles and information about the Model A Ford.

• If you are looking for a Model A, you may find one in the “Cars for Sale” section. This is located in the Model A News which is free to all members of MARC. The same is true if you are looking to sell a car or parts. The “Wanted” section will give you an opportunity to find a part you may be looking for.

• You and your family will be able to attend national conventions designed for “Fun for the Whole Family”.

MARC: https://model-a-ford.org/ Editor’s Column: Jarrod Williams

Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA) A friendly reminder that any submissions for the monthly newsletter need to be submitted by the 3rd of the month. We send • The Restorer magazine (6 issues per year) the newsletter to the printer on the 5th of each month to be • Technical Support (free via mail or email) printed, mailed, and in your hands by the 10th of each month. My email address is [email protected] • National Banquets - National Tours • MAFCA also produces publications including: OVRMAFC Social Media Restoration Guidelines & Judging Standards; Paint and Finish Guide; Hardware Standards, How to Restore Your Model A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OVRMAC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ovrmafc/ MAFCA: https://www.mafca.com/

Model A Youth Report

MARC and MAFCA both offer a youth scholarship program to help youth get started in the hobby and to support them as they may make repairs on the car. If you know someone that is 12-22 years old they may qualify for the program. For more information please visit the below website links: MARC Youth Scholarship Program MAFCA Youth Scholarship Program

Rubber Glass Bumpers By: Tom Endy Taken From: https://www.santaanitaas.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Victoria-window-rubber-glass-bumpers.pdf

The Model A Ford Victoria and the A-400 incorporate two rubber bumpers in the door windows that are unique to these two body styles. The slant window town sedan does not use them. For that reason, Model A suppliers do not carry them.

However, Ford continued them in the design of the 1932-1935 Fords. Therefore, many V8-Ford suppliers do carry them. There are two slots that the bumpers fit into. One is located in the center of the bottom edge of the garnish molding. The other is located in the outer doorframe. Both slots are about one inch long and slightly less than 1\4” wide. The bumper’s purpose is to rub against the glass on both sides to prevent the glass from rubbing on the metal garnish and doorframe. There is a pair of bumpers in each door.

The 1932–1935 part numbers: The bumper that fits into the garnish molding is part number B-46044. (stock number B-7021444) The bumper that fits into the doorframe is part number B-45380. (stock number B-7021452). Each has a slightly different shape from the other. Both bumpers are shown in the sketch below.

One such supplier that has stocked the bumpers in the past is C&G Early Ford Parts in Escondido, CA 760-740- 2400. They are carried under the stock number. The price is next to nothing.

2021 May Tour - Lunken to Ripley By: Jarrod Williams

On Sunday, May 23, Jarrod and Melissa Williams led the May tour. The 107 mile tour left Lunken Airport at 10:00 a.m with 6 Model A’s and one modern car. The tour drove to Ripley, OH to visit the historic Rankin House. The tour crossed the Ohio River on the Augusta ferry. All Model A’s were carried on the same ferry ride (to Debbie Arnold’s delight). Once in Augusta Kentucky, the tour enjoyed lunch at the Augusta Pub. After lunch members had time to enjoy a walk around the picturesque town and enjoy ice cream. Tom Blomer received a toilet seat award (awarded at the May meeting) for having a minor hiccup with his fuel filter on the return trip which followed the Ohio River on the Kentucky side. The weather was perfect and we hope to see more Model A’s attend the rest of the 2021 tours.

OHIO VALLEY REGION MODEL A RESTORERS CLUB MEETING MINUTES FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 MCDONALD COMMONS PARK, MADIERA, OHIO

CALL TO ORDER: UPCOMING EVENTS: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Jarrod Williams, Tim Schmidt reminded those interested that the Reading/Lockland Director who also led the group in a moment of silent Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 21, 2021. remembrance. Participants should assemble at 8:15 a.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL: 2020 PARTICIPATION AWARDS: The pledge of allegiance and roll call were led by Bob Noe, Vice After some discussion it was decided to present the 2020 Director. Participation Awards at the June 23, 2021 club meeting instead of the Oeders Lake picnic as previously suggested. ATTENDANCE: 37 members and one visitor were in attendance. 9 Model A’s were MARC MILEAGE PROGRAM: driven. Amy Lynch, recently married to member Ken Lynch was Anna Williams present the following mileage awards for 2020: welcomed. New members Dan and Cindy Bird were welcomed to Tim Schmidt 2,000 miles on his show car their first in-person meeting. Bob Zitney 10,000 miles Jarrod Williams 20,000 miles SECRETARY & TREASURERS REPORTS: Both were approved as printed in the April 2021 Newsletter. UPCOMING MEETINGS: Upcoming outdoor summer meetings will be hosted as follows: SUNSHINE REPORT: Member birthdays from January 2021 to present were recognized. • June 23-James and Sherri Green The anniversaries of Margie and Tom Blomer (51 years), Terry and • July 28-Marieke and Dennis Schut Brenda Owens (61 years) and Tony and Donna Topicz (64 years) were recognized. • August 25-Tom and Margie Blomer CAR CARE GANG: • September 22-Larry and Deb Arnold Tom Blomer reported that he and Terry Owens repaired the fuel Two venues have been suggested for ongoing indoor meetings after line on Tom’s Model A and Tom gave some help to Tony Topicz. September 2021, the Sharonville Masonic Lodge and the COMMITTEE: Sharonville Fire Department. Margie Blomer and Phyllis Pease, both members of the MARC Fashion Committee, will be attending the MARC National Meet in ELECTIONS: Members are reminded that election of officers will be held at the OshKosh. The topic for the Fashion Seminar will be Travel Attire, November 17, 2021 meeting. Candidates for Director, Vice equipment and luggage. Director , Secretary and Treasurer should be nominated prior to this CAR SHOW: time. Elmer Stanukinos reported that the Reading Car Show is on SPLIT THE POT: schedule for Sunday, September 12, 2021. Elmer has secured an ice Marieke Schut won $46. cream truck for the event. The trophies will be ordered now to avoid possible price increases. Elmer needs 100 bags to use as NEXT MEETING: goody bags as well as items to fill the bags. Fliers are also available The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at the from Elmer and members are encouraged to distribute these at home of James, Sherri and Kaleb Green, 4754 Hamilton- events this summer. Middletown Road, Liberty Township, OH. Attendees can arrive at 6:00 p.m. with food served at 6:30 p.m. Please bring a dish to Jarrod Williams also announced that a Chairperson is still needed share, a chair and a drink. Meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. for the 2022 car show since this is Elmer’s last time to Chair. Without the car show, the club will not have an annual fundraiser. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. by Jarrod Williams, NEWSLETTER: Director. Jarrod has hard copies of the 2012 AAAOOOGAH available. SUBMITTED BY: RECENT EVENTS: Phyllis Pease, Secretary. The Sunday, May 23 event was hosted by Jarrod and Melissa

Williams. The 107 mile round trip tour left Lunken Airport at 10:00 a.m with 6 Model A’s and one modern car. The group drove to Ripley, OH for a break at the Rankin House. Crossing the Ohio River on the Augusta ferry, lunch was enjoyed at the Augusta Pub. An enjoyable ride back to Lunken on the Kentucky side ended the tour.

Jabots and Bertha Collars Add Era Flair to Modern By Laurie Elliott, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Taken from: https://www.mafca.com/downloads/Fashions/Articles/Jabots_and_Bertha_Collars_2021-01.pdf

When looking at women’s afternoon and evening wear of the Model A era, you’ll notice all sorts of drapes, flounces, ruffles, ties and streamers that you generally don’t see in modern . This can be a bit perplexing when trying to recreate an era look. How do you achieve this without the work of sewing an entire garment? Try adding a jabot or bertha collar to your modern . Jabots As defined by the MAFCA Fashion Guidelines, “Jabot (zha-boe’): A pleated frill of lace or cloth attached down the front of a woman’s blouse or dress.” Historically, men have worn jabots for a few hundred years before being adopted by women in the early 19th century. Jabots were popular during the Model A era and well beyond, for spiffing up an afternoon or evening blouse or dress.

A rule of thumb is the jabot is at least as nice as the fabric in the main garment. It is an embellishing flourish.

Some jabots were sewn to the neckline or collar of a dress, while others were separate pieces pinned to the neckline, usually, but not always at the center. Jabots could be made of the same fabric as the garment, and could be printed or solid material. Whether they were streamlined or heavily ruffled, jabots were usually angular, often coming to a point at the bottom.

Below left is a dress from the Montgomery Ward Catalog Fall/Winter 1929 – 30, with a very fancy lace collar and matching jabot. In the photograph below right are a couple of my estate sale finds. The fancy lace jabot looks similar to the one on the red dress, but is probably earlier than the Model A years of 1928 – 1931. It is completely hand made and unlikely to have been made for mass purchase.

The jabot with the cameo pin is also hand made, but is more modern looking. Many jabots look like fancy handkerchiefs folded and pinned to the front. Before you pin, remember that pins leave holes that often cannot be repaired.

Bertha Collars Bertha collars, also known as “cape collars,” are cape like overlays that attach at a dress’s neckline and extend over the shoulders. Often of voile, organdie, lightweight silk or very sheer cotton, bertha collars add a flutter of movement to an afternoon or evening . Sleeveless dresses often had bertha collars that gave them, “the satisfactory feeling of sleeves without any of their discomfort for warm days,” according to Modern Pricilla, July 1929. In other words, the wearer gets to hide some skin in comfort and add a bit of graceful movement. Here are some dresses with bertha or cape collars from the MAFCA Fashion Guidelines with a variety of hem treatments. Bertha collars weren’t limited to sleeveless dresses as shown in the dress below right, from Montgomery Ward Catalog, F/W 1929- 30. Nor were the necklines of bertha collars always symmetrical as in below left, from Modern Pricilla, 1929. The next time you want to amp up your modern dress for a Model A banquet or afternoon tea, try adding a fancy jabot or bertha collar and get ready to receive compliments.

2021 OVRMAFC Calendar of Scheduled Events

• June 12, 2021 • July 28, 2021 • September 12, 2021 2021 Miles Greenwood Muster OVRMAFC July Club Meeting Show ‘N’ Tell Car Show At Oeders Lake from 9am-3pm. Free Marieke and Dennis Schut will host. VYFO Haffey Fieldhouse event, open to the public. There will be Details will be announced as they 1559 West Street a flea market and demo of fire become known. Cincinnati OH, 45215 equipment. Air Care, and vintage and This is our club’s only fundraiser for the modern fire trucks. • August 22, 2021 year. Please mark your calendars now For any questions please contact: OVRMAFC August Tour so that you can help! This is Elmer’s last Larry Flynn: 513-266-7413 American Packard Museum time hosting the car show, so let’s make Mark Radtke: 513-265-8750 This will be a Williams 100 mile tour! it a big one! Meet at Frisch's for breakfast at 9:00am • June 23, 2021 (663 Service Rd, Loveland, OH 45140) • September 26, 2021 OVRMAFC June Club Meeting or Annual Miniature Golf Event Sherri and James Green will host: Arrive by 10:00am for departure. Eagle Tee Golf Center Niederman Family Farm Cliff Gilb will again host our annual 5110 Lesourdsville West Chester Rd We will travel to the American Packard miniature golf event from 2:00-4:00pm . Liberty Twp, OH 45011 Museum in Dayton Ohio. 9200 Cincinnati Dayton Rd Attendees should bring a chair, drink for Admission for the museum is: West Chester Township, OH 45069 yourself, plates and utensils, and an Adults:$10 After a game of miniature golf we will appetizers or dessert to share. Seniors:$5 have grilled hotdogs at the shelter Dinner will be served at 6:30pm Students: Free house on site. Club meeting will start at 7:30pm After touring the museum lunch will be at The Famous Restaurant • September 18, 2021 • June 27, 2021 (953 S Main St, Centerville, OH 45459) International Model A Day OVRMAFC June Tour The tour will end around 4:00pm at the Please let us know if you would like to Following Morgan’s Raid Frisch’s where we began. However, host an event or tour. 7650 Glendale Milford Rd drivers are welcome to alter the return Milford, OH 45150 route to get home. • September 22, 2021 Start time: 10:00 am OVRMAFC September Club Meeting Dennis and Marieke Schut will host the • August 25, 2021 Hosted by Larry and Debbie Arnold June Tour. On July 13-14, 1863 John OVRMAFC July Club Meeting Arnold’s Ford Barn Hunt Morgan and his raiders pushed The Tom and Margie Blomer will host 11653 Carolina Trace Rd their way from Harrison to Camp at: Evendale Shelter House. Harrison, OH 45030 Dennison. We will follow his path back 10500 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241 Larry will smoke the pork again. to Harrison. Along the way we will see Dinner will be served at 6:30pm. We will have plates, napkins and some of the sites Morgan and his men Club meeting will start at 7:30pm. utensils. Please bring your own drinks, saw in 1863. We will end the tour with a Details will be announced as they chairs and a dish to share. lunch. become known. Dinner will be served at 6:30pm Club meeting will start at 7:30pm • July 25, 2021 OVRMAFC July Tour • October 16-17, 2021 Annual Poker Run Tour Overnight Fall Polar Bear Tour Larry and Debbie Arnold will host the Hosted by the Arnolds. Details will be Poker Run tour. Details will be announced as they become known. announced as they become known.

Additional events on the next page...

The OVRMAFC “Car Care Gang” 2021 OVRMAFC Calendar of Scheduled Events - continued

Club members Tom Blomer, Terry Owens, and • October 27, 2021 Dennis Schut will graciously volunteer their OVRMAFC October Club Meeting time and knowledge about Model A’s to help 2022 Regional officer nominations you get through an issue with your car. Just Location to be announced. remember they will help you, they will not repair the car for you. After all, knowing how • November 2021 the Model A works is just as much fun as driving A volunteer is needed to host an event or tour. one! Give them a call if you need any help or advice. Dennis Schut has volunteered to help • November 17, 2021 club members who have difficulty getting under OVRMAFC November Club Meeting their Model A to change the engine, 2022 Regional officer elections transmission, rear axle oil, or other areas, Location TBD. We will be having the annual club auction again this year. please feel free to contact Dennis. • December 5, 2021 Tom Blomer OVRMAFC Christmas Party H: 513-769-3029 Christmas Party at the RSVP Event Center. Details will be announced as they C: 513-477-8257 become known.

Terry Owens H: 513-831-8580 September 18, 2021 C: 513-254-1035 International Model A Day Please let us know if you would like to host an event or tour. Dennis Schut C: 513-317-7225

OVRMAFC Classifieds / Services

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