Minuteman Model a Ford Club of Massachusetts
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The Oil Leak President’s Message from the Driver’s Seat Have you had enough yet?? Can’t wait for touring season.....i.e.: NO SNOW. Just think how extra enjoyable this year on the road will be after the winter we have been going through. We are hoping for heavy turnout for this year’s tours. On Tuesday evening the 17th of February we had our Tour Planning meeting. Turnout was low due to the weather; but, we managed to put together an interesting schedule of events that should be fun. Many thanks to Mike and Grace Doyle for organizing this meeting. The tour card will be published soon and on it you will find a few new things. I am delighted to report that the Club Picnic is back! John and Martha Kerns have generously offered their home for the gathering which will include car games. We will even have the dreaded “teeter-totter” to test our expertise at balanc- ing our cars. I remember trying this at the Regional Meet we hosted in Westford years ago.........and it ain’t easy! We did have our regular club meeting on Feb 3rd at which we discussed the whole subject of touring. Many issues were raised such as: • Do we have too many tours, or not enough? • If we plan an ice cream tour, should we make it known whether food is also available for those who do not have time for dinner before the tour? • How do we inform the members of any last minute changes, or a cancellation, that may come up? • Do we need to publish the name of the tour leader in advance so members can be in contact for questions or other issues? • Do we need to always publish the tour destination for those who prefer to go to the destination directly without meeting at the Grange? At this point I should mention that we had considerable talk about the philosophy of touring. Jack Stok- inger did a good job of leading a discussion on this point, with many members contributing to the dialog. Some folks say that we should virtually always meet at a starting place (usually the Grange in Sudbury) because, by definition, a tour is a group venture where we drive together to some location. If people go direct to a destination, is that a tour? The point is that we want to encourage the group approach and stick togeth- er while enjoying the driving of our cars. At the same time we recognize that due to the location of a mem- ber’s home in relation to the meeting place and the eventual destination, it may make sense for that member to go direct to a tour destination. This is particularly true if there is a tight schedule that makes it difficult for the member to get to the starting point. We need to allow for that too. So, if you look over the above “bullets” it is not easy to come to absolute conclusions or answers. But, we agreed that better communication would be a tremendous help regardless of the particular situation. We are going to try hard to get contact info for every member: phone number, cell phone number, email address, etc. and then create the ability for mass-messaging everyone with the latest updates. We went into a lot more detail than can be addressed in this format; but, I am confident that we will accom- plish some improvement in our procedures. Stay tuned and keep giving your input. Respectfully, Rich Batstone 1 The Oil Leak 2015 OFFICERS President Rich Batstone 978-838-2098 [email protected] Vice President Doug Linden 508-485-7575 [email protected] Secretary John Erb 978-897-7953 [email protected] Treasurer Andy Adams 781-237-1575 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Tony Zeoli 781-935-6422 [email protected] Membership Nan Linden 508-485-7575 [email protected] Steering Committee: Jo Johnson Jack Stokinger John Kerns John “JJ” Jacobson KEY CONTACTS Tour Director Mike Doyle 781-899-8706 [email protected] Webmaster Wayne Champagne 508-881-1595 [email protected] Programs Mike Doyle (Temporary) 781-899-8706 [email protected] Shop Keeper Gary Hoyt 508-655-0077 [email protected] Newsletter Distribution Sue Champagne 508-881-1595 [email protected] Historian Art Callan 617-332-3363 [email protected] Hospitality Joyce Croci 508-473-2243 [email protected] Sunshine Sally Legge 508-655-1977 [email protected] Raffles John Pierce 508-653-6543 [email protected] Business Card Ads Don Ross 617-584-5245 [email protected] Minuteman “Helping Hands” Needed Tummy Yummy The refreshments for the We did get a couple of people come forward as technical team mem- February Club Meeting bers, but we still have other positions to fill Please consider providing were brought by Nan input to The Oil Leak on refreshments, fashion, gossip, youth, safety Linden, Linda Batstone and bulletin board items, just to name a few. and Martha Kerns. as always Joyce Croci Unfortunately, Mike Doyle, has been wearing two hats for some time made the coffee. as tour director and program chairman. Thank you, Mike, but you Thank You have to give one of them up. Again, please consider… Ladies President’s Message 1 Fashion Fun 8 Tech Talk 14 Officers / Key Contacts 2 NOS Youth News, 8 1928 Car Mailer Ad 15 Calendar 3 Bumper Cars Article 9 Rural Mail Article Part 1 16-17 Secretary’s Report 3 MAFFI News 10 Windows vs, Ford 17 Treasurer’s Report 4 Nutty Quizzes 10 MAFCA Pine Tree A Tour 19 Sunshine Report 4 Breakfast Club 11 MARC 2015 Nat. Tour 19 Pizza Party Time 4 Corrections 11 CMARC New Eng. Meet 20 Editorial 5 Threadheads 11 “A” Safe “T” 21 New Members 5 Art’s Almanac 12 Special Interests Clubs 21 MARCOM Flea Market 6 Artie-Facts 12 Class A Ads 21-23 Winter Blahs Flea Mkt. 7 Neat Linkages 12 Minuteman Club Meet 24 2 The Oil Leak Secretary's Report Minuteman Model A Club minutes of the February 3, 2015 meeting: The meeting was opened with a story about the Vagabonds, the name given themselves by Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs as they joined together for Summer 'camping" trips between 1915 and 1924. The meeting was call to order at 7:30 PM. Visitors and new members were welcomed. New members Len & Cheryl LeGrand And Ben LeBlanc were present Previous minutes and treasurer's report were approved as printed in the The Oil Leak. Craig Martin could not make the meeting but called the president with information. He sent out about 100 flyers to po- tential vendors for the Winter Blahs Flea Market and already has 6 of the approximately 35 spots committed. If anyone wants to hand out additional flyers they can contact Craig and he will supply them. Mike Doyle announced that the tour planning meeting is scheduled for Feb. 17 at the church. Mike gave out the runner up Hard luck certificate to John Jacobson who was not present at the Installation Dinner. Gary Hoyt highlighted items available in the club store and also told the president that he would like to order a new sup- ply of baseball caps because he anticipates a demand for them. President Rich reminded the club that Jack Stokinger will do a presentation on CB radios at the March meeting. The technical forum ideas so far include Jack Stokinger and Rick Gadbois participating and the club is looking for more. After coffee break the meeting was devoted to the discussion of club Tours - what is good and not so good and what changes should be made. The meeting was adjourned at 9 pm John Calendar Here’s a “Who done it“ for you! 2015 Tours will be posted here 1 Mar MARCOM Flea Market Yes…..The BUTLER did it! 3 Mar Monthly Club Meeting. 17 Mar St Patrick's Day Minuteman Model A Ford Club of Sudbury Massachusetts Congratu- 25 Mar Annual Pizza Party lates our New England Patriots on 29 Mar Winter Blahs - Swap N’ Sell their Super Bowl XLIX win. 7-12 Jun MAFCA National Tour 21-26 Jun MARC Nation Meet 3 The Oil Leak Sunshine Report By Sally Legge Treasurer’s Report for February 2014 will be pre- Two cards were sent this month to sented here in the future . Jude Zeoli And Peg Michalak who are both recovering nicely The New England weather from recent health issues. may have been a factor. Yea! Global Warming! If you know of anyone needing a card, Please let me know @: [email protected] Home 508 655-1977 Cell: 508 740-6064 Big Ap- ple Home MARCH 25, 2015 Yes, it’s Pizza Time again and this gathering of club members has become our “defacto” first event of the new touring season. It’s nice to know that warmer weather is not too far away and the Model A’s will soon emerge from our garages. Our menu tonight will be assorted pizza and tossed salad. Coffee and dessert also will be pro- vided. Where: Southborough Firehouse Pizza 5 Main Street (RT 30) Time: 6:30 PM Price: $7.50 per person For information call Contact Doug and Nan Linden 508-485-7575 4 The Oil Leak Minuteman News Editorial New Members Alternators Many model A enthusiast prefer the alternator over the gen- erator. However that's not the subject of this editorial. It's a play on the words "alternate" or "alternative". That is, many Minutemen have a life beyond their Model A Ford.