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V-8 News Southern Ontario Regional Group #149 Early Ford V-8 Club Volume 18 –Issue 4 – 1932-54 FORD, METEOR, MERCURY, MONARCH, LINCOLN –FLATHEAD V8 APRIL 2014 Conrad Brownson and his 1947 Monarch Coupe-It’s for sale… Club Executive President Mike McLean 705-437-1760 Directors: Glenn Broad 416-281-6780 [email protected] Vice President John Narraway 905-831-5747 Ray Cook 905-473-5104 Secretary Paul Denter 416-509-8154 Vern Kipp 416-266-1628 Treasurer Lloyd Harris 905-683-4296 Ernie Sheriff 416-787-7272 Past Pres. Barry Moore 416-698-4378 Sid Stevens 905-683-4316 Doug Torrell 905-478-8121 [email protected] Membership Stan Walker 705-721-1448 s.walker [email protected] Chairperson Ian Hackett 905-723-4386 Club Mailing Address – NEW>>> Southern Ontario RG #149 Editor / Publisher ADDRESS 11 Love Crescent. Lloyd Harris 905-683-4296 or [email protected] Ajax, On, L1S 4T3 Coming Events April 6 Woodstock Auto Flea Market 2014, Oxford Auditorium, 875 Nellis St. Woodstock April 15 Club Meeting - Demonstration on car wax & detailing products by Dave Lambert of Auto Glym April 26 Lincoln & Continental Owner’s Club tour - begins at Trenton, ends at Napanee details to follow. To register, contact Paul Denter 416-509-8154 or email@ [email protected] Please contact Paul now if you are planning on attending. May 10 Safety Meet at Houston Ford, Stouffville followed by lunch and a tour that afternoon- details to follow May 20 Meeting – Video presentation by Glenn Broad on the Safety Meet and tour June 7 Gananoque-1000 Islands Cruise In -$10 per car –Lions Club supporting the Gananoque Community June 17th Meeting – Outdoors - bring your vehicles and a trunk full of parts to sell – technical talk June 21 Fords in the Park, Country Heritage Park, Milton, all Ford show- executive will arrange for a location for our club cars. You can also park with your vintage your option. More details to follow. June 23 Eastern National Meet at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Stan Walker will coordinate for those who plan on driving their flathead to the meet- contact Stan regarding time, etc. The booking of rooms should be done in February. July 6 Picnic at Goodwood- arrive at 10 a.m. bring out your vehicles and a trunk full of parts to sell. July 15 Meeting – Outdoors - bring your vehicles and a trunk full of parts to sell – technical talk August 19 Meeting - discussion on suspensions and tires lead by Mike, Barry and Vern September 16 Meeting – Discussion of alignment and steering boxes - Paul Varty October 4/5 Overnight tour to be planned by Kem Jones and Barry Moore. More to follow. Other Club Newsletters If you are on the internet and would like to read newsletters sent to the editor by other clubs via the internet, then send me an email to be added to the circulation list. Lloyd Notice Stan has offered to collect any and all activities pictures that members may take and create the presentation for the January 2015 meeting. Only send to him by email please with details to Stan @ [email protected] Please be sure to insert the period after the S in his email. We look forward to the 2014 activities and the presentation for those who may not be able to make all of the activities. It is also purposed that CDs would be available for a minimal cost to all club member Fellow Members A notice will be attached to your newsletter that indicates we have not received payment and ask that you submit your dues. If payment is not received by the time we release the next issue then you will not receive a V8 News. Please ignore our notice if you have sent in your dues. Thank you Ian Hackett, Membership Chairperson NEXT MEETING DATE AND LOCATION Date: April 15, 2014 Day: Tuesday Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: 59 Lawson Road, West Hill at the Tony Stacey Building, Royal Canadian Legion Enter front door and use the password #1976. Turn left and go to elevator and take it to the floor one down. Do not use the stairs. page 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - January, 2014 Oh boy spring is getting closer must be time to put the battery's on charge for the first start up soon to be on the road. Our thanks to Barry for his presentation on Ford ads etc., it was real good and the next meeting we will have a demo from Auto Glem car wax and other car care stuff. Bring all your questions about cleaning and waxing your car. Flea markets are starting to come around again and car show dates list is getting longer . Soon it will be time for our car inspection at Houston Ford in Stouffville, maybe Old Blue will show up with its new motor? Don't miss this. See you on the road Mike MEMBERSHIP MEETING Minutes: March 18th, 2014 Paul Denter, Recording Secretary Attendance: 24 Guests: 0 The Chairman, Mike McLean, called the meeting to order at 7:35 pm. Treasurer: Lloyd reports, “Money in the piggy bank!” Membership Report: Ian reports that we have 128 paid members Newsletter: No up-date. Up-Coming Events: March 30, Ancaster Flea Market April 26th, Clear-out-the-Cobwebs Motor-tour [email protected] Please contact Paul now if you are planning on attending. May 3rd/4th, Lindsay Flea Market New Business: Ontario Ministry of Transport is to hold a “trailer safety power point presentation” at the United Church meeting hall in Cookstown, April 7th at 7:30 pm. The Region has a new mailing address: 11 Love Crescent, Ajax L1S 4T3. National EFV8 news - A new President, Vice President and Secretary were appointed at the February face to face meeting. The expense of delivering the V8 Times to members outside of the USA is being reviewed once again due to higher mailing costs. Eastern National Meet, Gettysburg, Virginia, June 23rd to 26th. To date, eight members are signed up to attend. Stan Walker is leading the contingent. For details see the website – www.2014enm.com Barry Moore reports that the Selwyn salvage yard is being closed. Barry will be visiting this Buckhorn area yard several times this season. Contact him if you’d like to go along. Presentation: Barry more narrated a power point presentation entitled Motoring Down Memory Lane. Automotive print advertising from the early 1900s was featured with emphasis on flathead powered Ford Motor Company products. Ford’s efforts in the ad field was compared and contrasted with that of other contemporary motor companies. 50/50 Draw: $30. Doug Torrell Adjourned at: 9:35 pm Next Meeting: Scheduled for April 15th, 2014 Executive Meeting: April 12th, 9:30 am 1523 Eagleview Drive, Pickering. Conrad’s latest restoration, a 1947 Monarch Coupe A few years ago to be exact, my Dad bought the first Monarch to come out to our hamlet. It was November 8 1946 and the car was a four door sedan, pear green and Dad paid all of $1,950.00 for it. The next car to come to our hamlet was a 1947 Coupe purchased by a farmer known as Frank Card. I loved it when I first saw it in its nice dark blue paint job. I thought I would like one like it one day. A lot of years later I heard of one owned by a Mr. Stevenson in Brooklyn. A nice maroon colour but too rich for my blood but in 2010 my friend Mr. Dan Davis who had bought my 1947 Monarch Sedan which I had restored, telephoned me to see if I would go and look at a Monarch coupe with him. It was in the Millbrook area and owned by a Mr. Barry Head for over 25 years, but never got around to restoring it. Because of moving to Newcastle along with having some health problems, he had decided to sell it. We went to see the car but Dan on his way home said to me “I have decided to pass on the car.” So when I got home I called Barry and we made a deal where I would buy it. It was pretty well in need of a complete restoration. I brought it home in the spring and started in August to restore it, wow what a job. The rad, engine and transmission were done and painted. Then I found the second gear did not work so well. Tires are wide whites in good condition. I replaced the gas tank with a new one that I picked up at spring Carlisle when I saw the one in p.3 it was wrong. Then I overhauled the generator, starter, new brakes, cylinders, drums and brake lines. Body work had been started and it had to be reworked, straightened, sanded and primed, red primer. I took the car to Watts & Sunderland Body Shop to be painted in December 2012. They gave it a coat of grey primer and finished it in “Candy Apple Red” acrylic enamel. Dash and interior painting was done by me after the exterior was done. Then I buffed all of the stainless, rebuilt the grill and the bumpers had been re-chromed however the bolts had been tightened too hard and cracked around the bolts. The interior panels and seats have been recovered in maroon vinyl with a diamond pattern and I installed it the way I received them. The original was a cloth material however the new vinyl looks okay as is and goes well with the candy apple red exterior and the new carpet on the floor.