Flatheads Forever

January 2005

Upcoming Events Jan 4th Monthly Meeting Bob Padovano Perma-Finish

Feb 1st Monthly Meeting Dick Anderson at Magne Shocks in Chamblee

Feb 4th-6th Moultrie Ga. Swap Meet- Raffle Engines

Feb 5th Millard Young and his award-winning 1934 Ford Phaeton Annual Club Valentines JSU News Bureau Party-Petite Auberge By Sherry Kughn 23 September 2004 — On a dewy September morning in Piedmont, Millard Young, Jr. hooked a charger to a dead battery in one of the antique cars in his barn. Mr. Young's shepherd dog Sassy lapped water from a nearby cast-iron pot and watched her master work.

Inside this issue: The scene contrasted sharply with one that took place a month earlier and hundreds of miles away. At Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan, which is sometimes referred to as “an American castle” because of its elegant architecture and Cover Story: 1 mystique, Mr. Young's burgundy 1934 Ford Phaeton won the prestigious Most Significant Award from Ford Motor Company Millard Young’s & at the Concourse d'Elegance show sponsored by Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and General Motors. 1934 Ford Phaeton 8 From the winning Ford's highly-polished burgundy fenders to the soft leather seats and carefully aligned screw heads, Henry Article: 4 Ford Motor Company Ford himself would have felt proud as he viewed a car like this (perhaps this very one). History Mr. Young's hobby of showing antique cars has taken him many places, including the home of Ford Motor Company in V8 Ladie’s Glove Box: 5 Women who changed Dearborn, Michigan; Hershey, Pennsylvania; Pebble Beach, California; Amelia Island, Florida; and Petoskey and Bay Transportation History Harbor, Michigan, to enter one of his four antique cars in competitions.

Tech Section: 6 His interest in buying and restoring antique cars resulted in awards for all four cars. A 1928 Lincoln Dual Cowl Phaeton won Cleaning your engine a national first prize in a car show in 1981 and first place in the Classic Car Club of America's Museum (CCCA) in 1996. His Feature Article: 7 1934 Ford Phaeton in 1982 won national first prize at the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) show in Dearborn and The Verse by the Side & a blue ribbon at Meadow Brook in 2001. His fourth car is a 1912 Ford Model T touring car, which won a Ford award in Of the Road by Frank 8 Philadelphia and a blue ribbon in Petoskey. Mr. Young holds membership in the AACA, the CCCA, and the Early V-8 Ford Rowsome, Jr. Club.

Valentines Dinner 9 Information/Club & Mr. Young became interested in cars as a teenager. When he was a student at Piedmont High School during the early Membership 10 1950s, he and his siblings needed transportation. He bought a broken-down 1928 Model A Ford for $75 and repaired it.

Classifieds 11 Later, he became acquainted with Claude Merrill, another car enthusiast in Piedmont, and learned more about repairing and refinishing cars. Mr. Young also grew to love cars through working with his father, M.V. Young, who owned service stations in Piedmont, Jacksonville, and Centre. The elder Young also taught his son to value education and made sure he attended and graduated from JSU.

“I was the first Young with a degree,” said Mr. Young, who was JSU's 2003 Alumnus of the Year. “I thought my success in life depended on that degree.”

His knowledge of business administration, his major, was tested many times in his father's oil company, which owned five stores. In spite of the lifetime of work his father had put into the business, Mr. Young said there was only about $5,000 in profits at the time of his father's death in 1963 to divide among the children. Continued on Page 8 Editor’s Note: As we head into the New Year of 2005, now is the time to look back on the past year, and the events that we Attention: Let’s Welcome Our New Members! took part in and especially remember those who we lost If your Birthday this year, (Fred Sheram, Joann Tanner). I guess this is or Anniversary was left out or Daryl & Loraine Williamson why I personally grasp so tightly to the past, because I realize and I listed wrong, Please forgive Lawrenceville, GA. am sure you all do too, that “ They don’t make them like they used me in advance, but also drop 1951 Ford Custom 4 dr. to”. Not only the wonderful cars that our club members drive, but me a note, or give me a call so especially the club members themselves. Barry and I feel so blessed you will be added to the next Chuck Smith that we are able to meet and participate with all the people that we list correctly! Juliette, Ga. have met through the EFV8C. May God bless you all. 1936 Ford Pickup Also, if you know a club Happy New Year! member who is not feeling Grady & Gail Green Julie Ann Knott. Editor well and you would like them Loganville, GA The Running Board to be mentioned in the 1940 Ford Coupe newsletter, let me know! Going the Speed Limit Harold Puckett Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, Buford, GA The Editor of The Running a State Police Officer sees a car puttering along at 22 MPH. He Assorted! Board Newsletter thinks to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!" So he

turns on his lights and pulls the driver over.

V8 Ladies, January’s Approaching the car, he notices that there are five old ladies -- two in the front seat and three in the back - eyes wide and white as ghosts. You’re Birthdays Invited! The driver, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't understand, I 1/1 Lila Fuller was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?" 1/2 Regena Holland OK Ladies!, It has been 1/2 Julie Ann Knott "Ma'am," the officer replies, "You weren't speeding, but you should know brought to my attention that 1/4 Kelly Hintz you girls have some ideas that that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other 1/4 Luther Garrett drivers." you would like to share about 1/6 Gerald Courter the ’05 National Meet and the 1/10 Ruth West "Slower than the speed limit?" she asked. No sir, I was doing the speed limit Regional Group. 1/11 Suzanne Deitrich I already have it OK’d with exactly... Twenty-Two miles an hour!" the old woman says a bit proudly. The 1/13 Mozella Bradley State Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle explains to her that "22" was the guys and they would like 1/19 Charlie Adams your input too! So I thought, the route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman 1/20 Sam Butler grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out her error. we could meet on an afternoon 1/21 James R. Morton and have lunch/tea and discuss 1/29 Thomas Christenberry "But before I let you go, Ma'am, I have to ask... Is everyone in this car ok? all the ideas that you would 1/29 Kay Hill like to share! Maybe we could These women seem awfully shaken and they haven't muttered a single 1/30 Doug Hollandsworth peep this whole time." the officer asks. do this on a quarterly basis, so you girls could have good "The greatest thing in life is "Oh, they'll be alright in a minute officer. We just got off Route 119." input too! to keep your mind young." I will post in the next - Henry Ford (1863 - 1947) Tips & Tricks...Know the "NO ZONE" newsletter, date, time and location. If you have any ideas  The "no-zone" is the area near a semi-truck's side for a central location (I am January’s willing to travel!) and if you and rear where cars seem to disappear into blind have a preference of day or Anniversaries spots. Vehicles lingering in the "no-zone" can't be seen time. Please let me know and I will see what we can work by truck drivers causing a potential hazard if a lane 1/14 Walter & Celeste Cantrell out! Thanks! change becomes necessary. 1/15 Thomas & Martha Bowen Julie Ann Knott  Tailgating in the rear "no-zone" not only hides you 1/17 Bob & Sara Leach 770-358-1564 1/21 James & Rachel Jones from the truck driver, but also radically reduces your 1/23 Roy & Janelle Hatcher view of traffic ahead. Q: How many car salesmen does it take  When passing, avoid cutting in front of a truck too to change a light bulb? You will find as you look back upon soon, then abruptly slowing down. Because it takes A: I'm going to work this out on my your life that the moments when you longer to pass large trucks, maintain your speed and calculator, and I think you'll be pleasantly have really lived, are the moments when surprised. you have done things in a spirit of love. wait until the front of the truck is visible in your rear- view mirror before shifting back into the other lane.

Visit Us On The Web at http://clubs.hemmings.com/garg Georgia Regional Group #24 EFV8CA Treasurer’s Report Christmas Party & Club Meeting’s Minutes 12/28/2004 EARLY FORD V-8 CLUB December 4th 2004 GEORGIA REGIONAL GROUP #24 Mary Mac’s Tea Room Nov 28, 2004 through Dec 28, 2004 ORDINARY INCOME / EXPENSE INCOME: RG24’s Christmas party was held Dec 4th at Mary Mac’s Tea Room, BANK TRANSACTIONS Julie Knott did the planning this year and picked a great location. Mary CD INTREST $0.00 Mac’s Tea Room is an old Atlanta restaurant dating back to the mid 40’s with a history of good food and service, it has recently changed TOTAL $0.00 CLUB DUES owners but the food and service remain the same. RG24 members were 2004 DUES treated to good southern cooking and hospitality. Thanks Julie for your 2005 DUES $440.00 excellent choice. National Dues $60.00 TOTAL $500.00 FUND RAISING President Lindquist called the meeting to order at 2:00 CHRISTMAS PARTY PREPAY $287.92 Guests were Larry Tanner’s mother-in-law Kathleen Milam. NAME TAGS $12.00 Motion was made and seconded to approve last months minutes and TAG TOPPER treasurers report as printed in The Runningboard. CLOTHING & ACCES. SALES $0.00 Decals $0.00 National Director Waymon Brownlee presented RG24 with a 35 year TOTAL INCOME $799.92 award. V8 Times correspondent Burns Cox said RG24 has three articles and EXPENSE: announcements in the Nov-Dec issue, Burns thanked his wife Janice for Christmas dinner meeting $629.44 all her typing help. FLOWERS FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER MEETING $57.03 NATIONAL DUES TO NATIONAL $92.00 VP Bob Padovano announced the January meeting will be at Airamar, Newsletter Supplies Perma- Finish. Newsletter Mailing $66.00 Lamar Hart will head up the 2005 Valentines party, details in the AWARDS FOR 2004 $39.73 January Running Board. TOTAL EXPENSE $884.20 The November tour to the Varsity was well attended, 30 V8’s 5 mod- erns, good to see the RG160 folks. NET INCOME -$84.28 Eastern National meet chairman Lamar Hart thanked all past, present ASSETS and future volunteer, and workers, hang in there, there’s lots to be done. CHECKING BALANCE 11/29/2004 $3,537.18 The Early Ford Foundation thanked RG24 for there $1000.00 donation, CD #1 INVESTED 9/28/2004 $5,000.00 Loans of CD to 2005 Meet $5,444.28 $0.00 RG24 will have the #24 plaque in the Museum. GRAND TOTAL $8,452.90 Treasurer Bob Schwartz reminded everyone to pay their 2005 dues, he also announced there are over 130 requests for registration packs with February Monthly Meeting! 60 paid and half the meet hotel rooms are taken, he urged club members to get registered Jerry Reichel said the raffle engines have sold over $3400.00 worth of The February 2nd Monthly Meeting will be hosted by Dick tickets and signed 17 new members, the engines will be back out again Anderson at his shop location. It is located at: at the spring Moultrie and Charlotte and any local shows we can find. Burns Cox handled the awards presentation, special recognition was Magne Shocks given to long time members Katie Sheram and Neal and Emily Free- man. The Emeritus award was presented to club member Morris Bailey, 5412 New Peachtree Road Morris has been a tireless supporter of The Early Ford V8 Club and Chamblee, GA. RG24 serving many years as membership chairman, Morris always Phone: 770-451-8694 finds new members and signs them up, He is always willing to host a Directions assume you are heading North. meeting and help any way he can, congratulations Morris . Presented Lindquist presented the club award to Bob Schwartz, Bob has done a great job keeping the club finances in order plus the registration duties for the national meet, congratulations Bob. 6: From I-85 N/GA-403: Julie Knott held a drawing for Christmas ornaments and a drawing for a special Christmas bird house, the bird house was won by Cindy Smith. President Lindquist thanked Julie for setting up the Christmas party. 7:Take EXIT 94 toward MERCER UNIV/CHAMBLEE- Being no further business the meeting was adjourned. TUCKER RD.0.1 miles Attendees: Burns and Janice Cox, Bob and Lynn Schwartz, Jerry and Cheryl Reichel, Bob and Ann Butler, Bob and Maryann Padovano, Barry and Julie Knott, Roy and Jannelle Hatcher, Fred and Katie 8:Turn LEFT on CHAMBLEE TUCKER RD.0.8 miles Lindquist, Lamar Hart and Nancy Beasley, Wayne, Joy and Julia Hicks, Neal and Emily Freeman, Katie Sheram, Rick Sheram Morris and Lucile Bailey, Larry Tanner, Kathleen Milam Waymon and Shirley 9:Turn RIGHT on SHALLOWFORD RD NE.0.2 miles Brownlee, Dick and Mary Anderson, Doug and Cindy Smith.

Respectfully submitted: Jerry Reichel, secretary 10:Turn LEFTon CHAMBLEE DUNWOODY RD.0.8 When Henry Ford in 1903 set up the car company that bears his name, his was one of 143 auto companies that had been set up in the previous three years. Some 64 of those folded in the following 12 months.

So car making was at the same stage as Silicon Valley during the dot.com beginnings. There was a 'big idea' floating around, but only a few would really strike it rich.

Even then, the son of a famine immigrant from Ballinascarty in County Cork had already struck out twice in the embryo auto industry. He wasn't a good business risk. But as well as becoming a motor business icon, Ol' Henry is also an object lesson in what setting up any business is all about: 'if at first you don't succeed ...' and all that.

He DID succeed. Because Henry had a dream. He wanted to find a way to bring down the cost of motoring so that anyone could do it. He had this theory ... if you can source something cheaper you can sell something cheaper and you'll find that you've an awful lot more customers snapping up your bargains.

In 1903, cars were made by lots of groups of workers building individual vehicle from the chassis to the rag top. It was an inefficient process, very labor intensive, making the end product to a price that only the privileged could afford.

And it was a full 10 years later before Henry Ford's production engineers finally got to the idea that moving the cars along an assembly line, where workers could add on bits as the vehicle passed by, was the way to go. 'Move the product, not the people'.

The result can easily be demonstrated: when the famous Model T ended production in 1927 it had been sold as low as $260 ... 15 million cars and 19 years EARLIER the first one had cost its owner $850.

And the world was on wheels… The rest is what makes a hundred years of history. But it might have just been an American history if Ol' Henry hadn't made it a point from the company's earliest days that his cars were built on this side of the Atlantic too. He set up his first car factory outside the US in Manchester in 1911, another one in Bordeaux, France, in 1916. And in Cork, Ireland in 1917 he set up a Fordson tractor factory that eventually became a car factory which lasted until a decade after we entered the EU. It closed in 1984.

The Ford badge was also adorning factories in Berlin - later moved to Cologne - in Istanbul in Turkey, in Belgium ... and nearly in Livorno in Italy, but the founders of FIAT got Mussolini to block that one. In Britain, the main building operations were moved to Dagenham in 1931.

During WW II, Ford trucks and engines were being produced for both sides in the conflict, though for some strange reason the Axis ones didn't seem to work as well. Not least, the story goes, because workers in the occupied countries such as Belgium switched sub-standard components for the full quality ones. There is a yarn that Rommell decreed that only captured British trucks should be used in desert reconnaissance because the German ones got stuck in the sand too often!

Through the subsequent decades, the rise and rise of the motor car as ever more essential brought Ford nameplates from the 50s through the 90s that are milestones in many of our own lives on this side of the Atlantic. Prefect. Consul. Zephyr. Cortina. Fiesta. Escort. Granada. All the way to today's Focus and Mondeo.

From over the sea that Henry Ford's father sailed to escape from a famine-depleted country there are also car names which have resonance for us all. Beginning with the ubiquitous 'Tin Lizzie', the Model T, and more familiar to us who grew up as youngsters aspiring to the American Dream are Thunderbird, Mustang, GT40 and Lincoln Continental.

Along the road traveled by Ford there were as many ups and downs for the company as there are on the Rathangan to Edenderry Road. Rivalries between the German and the British parts of the blue oval empire, the need to face up against the Japanese invasion of the global car market. And here at home, the trauma for an unbelieving Cork workforce when the assembly plant run by the local company closed down.

That Irish company has a couple of unique attributes. It was the last Ford lines to roll out a Model T before the model ended its life in 1927. It survived the World War II years by making wooden clogs and screwdrivers, and having its workers harvest turf to sell at the factory. And it is still, today, the only Ford company that bears the full name of the founder: Henry Ford and Son Ltd.

We look back with a certain nostalgia for Ol' Henry, but we perhaps shouldn't forget that he wasn't always a very nice man. There are stories of him being violently anti-Semitic, for instance. There are solid accounts of his sanctioning brutal treatment of workers signing up to the United Auto Workers Union.

But none of us are more than human, even those of us who are dreamers and visionaries, and particularly the ones who make their visions come true. We're all subject to the same kind of imperfections. This is not to condone them, or excuse them, but if Henry Ford hadn't been the kind of man he was, would we all be on wheels today?

Ford Motor Company today also owns Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Aston Martin, and has a controlling interest in Mazda. It is in global size almost neck and neck with General Motors. And as we celebrate this centenary with its own particular Irish connection, it is ironic that the world automotive industry is back to the same state of flux in which it began. Even Ford has its financial problems. In 100 years' time, will there still be a Ford in our lives?

My guess? Well, if there is still such thing as a car ... then there will be a Ford badge somewhere. The Recipe Box: Equality French Fruit Salad The V-8 Ladies Women will never be equal to men until they 1 orange 1 banana can walk down the street with a bald head and Glove Box 1/2 pound green grapes a beer gut, and still think they are beautiful. 1 dozen walnuts Lettuce Those Women Drivers! French Dressing The first "chauffeuse," or woman driver to appear in public was Miss Daisy Post, a niece of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt; she was soon joined by Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and Mrs. William Directions: Peel the orange & cut into segments. Peel Vanderbilt. the banana and cut in 1/4 inch slices. Remove the skins and seeds from grapes. Break walnuts into little Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, with Miss Greta Pomeroy as her passenger, decided to drive the pieces. Combine the fruit & nuts. Serve on lettuce leaves with the French dressing. "machine" around the grounds. She meant to stay close to the drives and sidewalks, but instead, ran into a stone wall. The wall fell down and the car proceeded, tearing out a clump of choice shrubbery and finally smashing into the steps of the house. At this point, the car finally stopped and the whole side of the automobile gave way and fell off. Mrs. Fish may The Recipe Box: have been the originator of the male expression, "woman driver." Of course, many male Bronchitis Broth Yield: 8 to 10 servings drivers fared no better than Mrs. Fish on their first try - and many did worse. There were Submitted by Club Member Jean Smith! many instances recorded of panic-stricken men losing control of their vehicles and shouting, Jean thought that this might come in handy during these winter "Whoa! Whoa! months. Jean found this recipe in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Miss Anne Rainsford French of Washington, D.C., whose father was a noted physician in the capital city, was awarded her "Steam Engineer's License, Locomobile Class," on March Ingredients 22, 1900. She was one of the earliest licensed women drivers in the United States. Mrs. 1 medium onion; peeled John Howell Phillips of Chicago is said to have been licensed two months prior to Miss 1 lb carrots; peeled and trimmed French, however. In the same year, 13-year-old Jeanette Lindstrom received license No. 1 Bunch celery with leafy tops; (1-1/4 pounds) trimmed 322 and it was claimed that she had already been driving for two years. 1 Tbsp olive oil; * 1 Tbsp curry powder Mrs. Mary Landon was the entire office staff of the Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company. 2 tsp cayenne; or to taste In 1899, she read the instruction sheet put out with each of the vehicles and proceeded to 12 C low-sodium canned chicken broth; or water drive one of the firm's automobiles across town to the factory. Upon her arrival there, Elmer 2 heads garlic; cloves lightly Apperson exclaimed, "Well, I'll be damned!" 1 smashed peeled and thinly sliced 5 dried red chili peppers Mrs. Newton J. Cuneo of New York was the only woman driver in the first Glidden Tour in 2 tsp kosher salt 1905. She was driving smoothly along when another car stalled in front of her on a narrow 1 freshly ground pepper bridge. Unable to apply the brakes in time, she rear-ended the other car and tipped her own 1 bunch fresh cilantro; ** leaves -chopped medium into the creek. 1 bunch fresh mint; *** leaves -chopped medium 1 bunch fresh basil; (optional) ** -leaves chopped In 1909, Mrs. Alice Ramsey and three women companions (Nettie Powell, Margaret Atwood, 1 bunch fresh parsley; ** leaves -chopped medium and Miss Hermine Johns) drove a Maxwell touring car from New York City to San Francisco 1 squirt of fresh lemon juice in fifty-three days. They proved themselves capable of keeping their car in operation, changing tires and finding their way on unmarked roads. Their biggest problem was that Instructions each had only one suitcase for the entire journey. The Maxwell Company hired an advance * Original was 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil. It would be way too oily, man, John D. Murphy, to precede the ladies and make necessary hotel accommodations Actually, I only used 1 tsp and check on the gasoline supply for their extra-large twenty-gallon tank. ** I used dried herbs because that's all I had *** I omitted because I didn't have any. But it would be good. The ladies added a new dimension to motoring. Dusters, scarves, veils, hats, and gauntlet- style gloves were a must of the female driver. Before windshield wipers became standard Chop the onion, carrots, and celery into bite-size pieces. equipment, goggles had to be part of the attire. Some wore large face-covering bonnets, like Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, bee-keepers hats, with a glass window to see through, or they carried tiny hand-windshields, carrots, celery, and curry powder and cayenne. Reduce the which they held in front of their faces to keep dust and bugs out of their eyes. heat to medium-low, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very soft but not too Queen Victoria, of England, had died in 1901, and gradually the symbols of her moralistic brown. Add the broth, bring to a boil, and simmer, uncovered, influence began to fade. Equal rights became a reality, and the automobile played an influ- for 30 minutes. encing role in the change. The status of the weaker sex was improved, and the slogan of the Pullman auto - made in New York, Pennsylvania - had a special meaning for women: Add the garlic, chili peppers, salt, pepper to taste, cilantro, "Tailored for Her Majesty, the American Woman." mint, and basil and parsley if using. Cover the pot, bring to a boil, and reduce the heat to a high simmer. Cook for 15 to 20 Wake! For the Car that scatters into flights The Hens before it in a flapping Fright, Drives minutes, until the garlic is soft but not mushy. Fish out the chili straight up to your Door, and bids you Come Out for a Morning Hour of Sheer Delight. peppers with a slotted spoon. Add the lemon juice; taste for

seasoning, and add more pepper if you like. Serve hot. We are no other than a Moving Row Of Automobile Cranks that come and go. And what with Goggles and Talc-windowed Veils, In Motoring Get-up, we're a Holy Show! Carolyn Wells, Strain, if desired, and serve the vegetables over brown rice or 1906. couscous. CLEANING YOUR ENGINE: Tech Section: Why should you clean the engine compartment? Rust prevention, early oil/fluid leak detection, early belt wear detection and cosmetics are among the prime reasons. (There is a rumor that certain series of German mid/rear engine cars have a factory designed engine oil leakage feature to assist in rust prevention for the non-galvanized rear quarter panels and trunk areas.)

To soften the grease and grunge collected on your engine compartment, start the engine, let it warm up for a few minutes and shut it off. The proper cleaning temperature of the engine is warm but not hot. If you can just hold your hand to the engine without burning it, then it is warm enough to clean. As the engine cools to proper temperature, use the time to cover the few openings on the motor that dislike ingesting water. The air intake/air filter, the dis- tributor, the coil and the oil dipstick/breather are among the few sensitive areas.

Use plastic Baggies and rubber bands to cover the air intake/air filter (s) and the distributor/coil. Place a double layer of Baggies over the air intake and secure with a couple of rubber bands. Use a pair of two-gallon size Baggies to cover the distributor and plug wires around the distributor cap. This may be difficult to seal, but the idea is to prevent significant amounts of water possibly shorting out the distributor. If the cap is in good condition, it will be water- proof, so this is only a preventative measure. The coil is also waterproof, so Baggies are again a preventative measure. Check the tightness of the oil filler cap, the power steering filler cap, windshield washer fluid cap, oil dip stick, battery filler caps and all other engine compartment opening caps and secure baggies over them with rubber bands.

Now that your engine is warm and sealed, spray the entire engine/engine compartment with a quality, non-petroleum based degreaser. Try to start from the bottom and work up. This way you don’t have the degreaser dropping on your face as you clean the underside areas. My two favorite citrus based engine cleaners are P21S Total Auto Wash and Wurth Citrus Degreaser. I find that either of these two citrus products will clean thoroughly and not harm the paint or finish of the aluminum components and are biodegradable. One note of caution, all degreasers will remove your nice coat of wax. If you get the engine cleaner on the waxed areas, plan on re-waxing. Allow the degreaser about 3-5 minutes to work and then use a 100% cotton towel or a SOFT brush to GENTLY agitate the heavily soiled areas. Re-spray and re-brush any areas that need additional cleaning. Once the entire engine/engine com- partment has been cleaned, rinse thoroughly with water. There is a debate as to the optimum force of spray to rinse the degreaser. Some say a gentle spray is all that is necessary, while others advocate the use of a high-pressure spray. Use your common sense. The stronger the spray, the more likely you will get water in sensitive parts. If all areas are properly protected, you should have no problems with a stronger spray. If any areas need additional cleaning, repeat as necessary.

Once the engine/engine compartment is clean, immediately remove all of your plastic baggies/rubber bands. Dry any puddles and aluminum parts with a soft, 100% cotton towel. Use paper towels to thoroughly dry the battery (if it is in the engine compartment). Start the engine and allow it to warm up. This will dry the rest of the engine and evaporate any moisture that may have collected in sensitive components.

I am not a fan of steam cleaning. I have found that the high pressure steam has a nasty tendency to infiltrate the electrical connections and cause havoc. If steam penetrates electrical connections and components, it can cause corrosion and electrical signals may be disrupted and cause the engine to run erratically or not at all. The amount of time it takes to disassemble, clean and reconnect all these electrical connections and components is incredible.

Once everything is dry and has completely cooled, you may wish to apply a coating of rubber protectant to the rubber hoses, rubber, plastic shields and rubber gaskets. One Grand Exterior Rubber & Vinyl Treatment, 3M Rubber Treatment, Meguiars #40 Vinyl/Rubber Treatment or Wurth Rubber Care Spray all work extremely well. I do not recommend treating the underside of the rubber belts, as this makes them reluctant to turn their respective pulleys, with somewhat interesting results. (This is somewhat like waxing brake pads.)

The painted areas of your engine compartment (not the engine) should be waxed. If the uncoated aluminum areas are dull or have whitish corrosion, a mild metal polish will help restore the finish. My favorite is P21S Multi-Surface Finish Restorer Polish. Use a soft ,100% cotton flannel cloth and work a small amount into the surface and then buff off with another 100% cotton flannel cloth. Check the battery terminals, to insure that they are clean. If not, disconnect the cables and clean both the cable terminals and battery posts with a wire brush. Reconnect the terminals and retighten. Wurth makes a nifty Battery Terminal Spray that protects the terminals from corrosion and changes from pink to blue if there is battery acid leakage.

All of the hinges, throttle cables, and any other accessible moving parts should receive a thin coating of non-silicone lubricant such as Wurth HHS-2000 Spray Lube. Lastly, check all fluid levels, remove any stray Baggies and you are finished!

Here’s A Funny! Three boys are in the schoolyard bragging about their fathers. Q: What is the best antifreeze/coolant concentration for The first boy says, "My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a a vehicle? Can I use 100% antifreeze? poem, they give him $50." A: We recommend that you use between a 50% and 70% concentration of antifreeze. At least 50% is necessary to give the adequate amount of The second boy says, "That's nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of corrosion protection, as well as freeze/boil-over protection. However, we paper, he calls it a song, they give him $100." do not recommend more than 70% antifreeze. This would cause restric- tion of the heat transfer capabilities, corrosion protection, and freeze The third boy says, "I got you both beat. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece protection. The concentration of freeze/boil-over protection of the anti- of paper, he calls it a sermon. And it takes eight people to collect all the money!" freeze mixture can be checked using a Antifreeze Coolant Tester. The Verse by the Side of the Road Chapter 1 (The Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles) By Frank Rowsome, Jr. Remember, Remem- ber

LIKE SO MUCH ELSE, the cars too were different in those days. The last of the spidery but agile Model T Fords had scurried off the production line in May 1927, having been overtaken in the national preference by the disk-wheeled Chevy. Its replacement, the Model A Ford a nifty vehicle equipped with such elegances as windshield wings, four wheel brakes, and an authentic gearshift lever sprouting from the floor— was now offered in colors other than black. It was unveiled nationally, in a masterly flurry of exploitation, on December 2 1927, when thousands queued patiently outside showrooms for their first glimpse of the new wonder.

There were, in those springtime days of America’s love affair with its automobiles, many other beloveds. There was the doughty Dodge, as reliable as an Airedale despite its willfully mixed-up gearshift pattern; the substantial Reo and Buick; the sprightly Pontiac and Overland; the Willys– and Stearns- Knight with their exotic sleeve valves; and the radical, warily regarded, air cooled Franklin. For owners who disdained the commonplace there were pon- derous Lincolns and Cadillac's; long hooded Packards, special favorites with prospering bootleggers; and the lordly, spacious Pierce-Arrow, its wide-apart headlights staring with hauteur. For the sportier tastes there were Kissels and Jordans, Auburns and Duisenbergs, Marmons and Templars, as well as the celebrated Stutz, a potent chariot that Cannonball Baker drove from city to city (making his runs in the after-midnight hours when traffic was lightest) at awesome averages of 55 and even 60 mph.

This was not, of course, the way most of us drove. Instead we climbed up– a two-stage ascent— into Old Betsy (very possibly a Studebaker or Nash, an Essex or Peerless) and set forth on our family Sunday-afternoon drive. We were perhaps headed for Nantasket Beach, or all the way around the lake, or out beyond Fort Loudon to Mr. Welch’s roadside stand where, among the brightly painted windmills, there would be an opportunity to buy some freshly picked corn or cucumbers. Because this trip might, with variation and caprice, amount to as much as sixty or sixty-five miles, we prudently stopped at Snow’s Garage down on Village Avenue for gasoline, oil and, if need be, free air and water.

Snow’s had by now largely outworn its livery stable origin. The red gasoline pump stood near the door, topped by a glass cylinder into which the fuel was pumped, thence to descend by gravity into the tank between the half-elliptic springs by Betsy’s spare tire. Snow’s also had a portable gasoline pump, a wheeled rectangular cart with a cranked pump, and this could be trundled out in the event that two cars needed fuel at the same time. If Betsy should need some oil, it was dispensed from a barrel into a quart measure and funneled into her engine. (Snow’s newest and most formidable competitor, and oil- company gas station across the street, had already begun to serve up its beautiful dark-green oil in pre-filled glass bottles, each with a screwed-on spout and carried out in a compartment wire basket, like milk bottles.)

At the end of town, just before the sharp turn and the striped wooden barriers that guarded the railroad crossing, there was a red-and-green traffic light hung out over the intersection. Everyone in town was very pleased with that traffic light. Not for us the primitive pipe-and-painted-tin semaphores, dutifully swiveled by the policeman on duty. The red-and-green light symbolized the town’s growth and importance, and the increasing flow of traffic coming through on State Route 31. We admitted, to be sure, that State 31 really wasn’t at all like the celebrated Lincoln Highway, an awesome transcontinental artery, two lanes wide and with red-white-and-blue markers painted on its adjoining telegraph poles. Is was said that along the Lincoln Highway you could often glimpse dusty, powerful cars with extra containers of fuel, oil, and water affixed to their running boards, and even with rope and axes for possible use during difficult passages coast to coast.

The highways, as well as the cars, were different and changing in the Twenties. Once out of town they still narrowed down to two lanes, narrow enough so that you warily surveyed each oncoming car for any tendencies toward road-hogging. Even when a two-lane road wasn’t awkwardly narrow, drivers had to practice a routine now in relative disuse: the complex art of overtaking and passing another car. This was tricky, calling for skill, patience, resolution, and a knowledge of just how briskly Betsy could get out and around. Sometimes a driver misjudged and had to break off and tuck in behind, his face darkening with embarrassment and anger.

Curves there were in abundance in those days. Some rose naturally from the pre-automobile perambulations of roads. Even in the section-line Mid- western states, where curves were far less common, a sudden T-shaped corner (perhaps originating from property lines) could bring to a somnolent driver the humiliation of having to back out of an alfalfa field. Some curves were purely man made, arising from the parsimonious calculations of highway depart- ments which held that the shortest bridge was the cheapest, even if it did mean a turn at each end. And curves occurred abundantly in the vertical plane as well, for this was long before earthmovers had developed their prodigious ability to cut and fill. Many small tads, perched back in the tonneau of the family touring car, would beseech a parent to drive faster, faster on the “roller-coaster road,” sometimes called shoot-the-chutes or bump-the-bumps.

Often a picnic lunch was taken, with food packed in advance, according to the custom of the Twenties, rather that, as now, with oddments flung into an aluminum ice chest. There were hard-boiled eggs (with a pinch on salt folded in a square of waxed paper); a shoebox of sandwiches, perhaps peanut butter and jam, or slices of corned beef, or ham and cheese. There would also be soda crackers, a tin of deviled ham (with wonderful forked-tail red imps on the wrapper), and a jar of stuffed olives. There’d be a bag of potato chips, some cold roast chicken that had been located at the extreme back of the icebox, a supply of grapes or oranges and tangerines, cold milk in the Thermos, and bottles of ginger ale or grape juice for those grown up, or almost so. All this would be neatly stowed in a wicker hamper. When opened by the side of the road thirty miles from home, the hamper would be found to lack an opener for the deviled ham or the bottles. This lack would, among cries of recrimination, be ultimately remedied by use of the pliers and screwdriver from Betsy’s toolbox, at the cost of no more that a spilled and fuzzing mouthful of ginger ale, and an injured expression on the face of the mother or aunt who had packed the lunch. The Verse Continued... FBI agents were first allowed to Those years of the Twenties were ones of continuous change. The roads grew steadily better, as did the carry guns in 1934, 26 years after cars. It was no longer necessary to carry elaborate kits for roadside tire repairs. And where the old car had the agency was established. had a natural cruising speed of about 35 mph and became excited at speeds above 45, displaying a disquiet- ing tendency to lunge, the new Model A Fords or Chevys or Overlands were perfectly willing to lope all day The highest wind speed recorded long at 50, and had the brakes to suit. As the driving radius extended, it was no longer feasible to brag about at ground is at Mt. Washington, a 225-mile day. More and more we took highway vacation trips. Roadside cabins began to appear—one– or New Hampshire, on April 12, 1934. two-room dollhouse arranged in an arc, with whitewashed stones outlining the curve of the driveway. They The winds were three times as fast could be rented for two dollars or three dollars a night and were noticeably more convenient than tourist as those in a hurricanes. rooms, as well as cheaper than the Hotel Majestic downtown, where is was necessary to put on a necktie to confront the room clerk. Social historians, should record the effect of cabins on, among other things, sports, Desi Arnaz's father was mayor of clothes, the practice of traveling with pets, and the growth of an additional meaning for the word “vacancy.” Santiago, Cuba, and his mother the daughter of one of the founders of Bacardi Rum. His In times of continuous change it is difficult to recognize small beginnings. But in the fall of 1925, and again family went into exile after the coup that during the following year, one small beginning took place that would later catch the fancy of, and amuse, brought Fulgencio Batista to power in 1934. whole generations of highway faring Americans. The family made its new home in Miami, Florida. Desi's best friend in high school Stay Tuned, For The Next Exciting Episode……. – Al Capone, Jr.

Cover Story Cont-Millard Young - Young Oil Company History Facts of The It was up to Mr. Young to turn the business around. He and his sister bought Year 1934 out the other siblings and worked hard to expand their father's business. They weathered the gasoline shortage of the 1970s when overhead expenses were Jan 1– Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. high and there was almost no gasoline to sell. The crisis bankrupted some Jan 7-First Flash Gordon Comic strip published. companies, but the Youngs managed to find enough gasoline to keep the Jan 24-Einstein visits White House business alive until the economy improved. Jan 26-The Apollo Theatre opens in Harlem, New York City NY. “The only time I didn't have time for antique cars,” said Mr. Young, “was in 1972. Back then it was Mar 20-All the police forces in Germany come under [a matter of] survival in the business world.” command of Heinrich Himmler Apr 19-Surgeon R.K. Wilson allegedly takes a photograph In 1980, Mr. Young bought out his sister's interest in Young Oil. The operation, which he of the Loch Ness Monster. reorganized again in 1994 - 95 with his own children, now operates ten Grub Mart convenience May 11–Dust Bowl: A strong two-day dust storm removes stores. The company also supplies gasoline to about 40 other businesses throughout the area. massive amounts of Great Plains of topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl. Mr. Young serves as CEO of Young Oil, which is also run by his sons, Vernon III and Brian. But May 15-The United States Department of Justice offers a not all of the Youngs have the same enthusiasm for cars. On the September morning after the $25,000 reward for John Dillinger. Ford's big win, the boys helped their father get another car ready for competition. Vernon eased May 23-Near their hide-out in Black Lake LA, bank one of the Phaetons out of the barn after its battery had recharged. He wrinkled his brow when robbers Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow are ambushed and he heard static coming from the interior of the car and discovered the radio that had been left on, shot dead by Texas Rangers. which explained the dead battery. Brian dusted away cobwebs with a cotton mop and watched May 28-Near Callender, Ontario, the Dionne quintuplets his brother and father check oil and gasoline levels. He said he preferred hunting deer instead of are born to Olivia & Elzire Dionne later becoming the first maintaining antique cars. quintuplets to survive infancy. Jun 9-Release of the animated short The Wise Little Hen, A fondness they do share is affection for JSU. Both brothers are JSU graduates, as is Mr. directed by Bert Gillett for the Silly Symphonies series, Young's wife, Ann, a retired elementary school teacher who often travels to car shows with her featuring the debut of Donald Duck. husband. Other JSU graduates are Vernon's wife Scarlett, both Young sisters, Karen Young Jul 22-Outside Chicago IL’s Biograph Theatre, "Public Kiser (who also holds a degree from the University of Alabama) and Pam Young. Brian's wife Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI Jennifer is currently a JSU student. agents. Aug 2-Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany, becoming “JSU is just our school,” said Mr. Young. And those few words explain the many years of support head of state as well as Chancellor. the family has given the university. Aug 19-The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Oh. The Young family has sponsored benefit tournaments for the JSU golf team, chartered buses for Nov 27-A running gun battle between FBI agents and fans to attend away football games, sponsored athletic programs, established the M.V. and Ruth bank robber Baby Face Nelson results in the death of one Young Scholarship fund in memory of Mr. Young's parents, and sponsored the computerized FBI agent and the mortal wounding of special agent Sam sign at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Cowley, who is still able to mortally shoot Nelson. Sept 28-Trial for the custody of young Gloria Vanderbilt Mr. Young also is a member of the JSU Foundation board and a charter member of the Honorary begins - it lasts seven weeks and ends with a compromise Coaches Club (now called the Gamecock Club). In past years, the Young family combined their Oct 2-Tornado in Osaka and Kyoto and destroys the rice Interest in antique cars and JSU by hosting the Antique Automobile Drive-In, with proceeds help- harvest- 1660 dead, 5400 injured ing the JSU International House. Mr. Young is currently on the International House board and the

Oct 16-The Long March of Chinese communists begins JSU Foundation board. He is active in the community, serving on the Piedmont School board, Nov 13-Italian government decrees that teachers must the Jaycees, and the Masonic Lodge Lozahatchee 97. use a military or party uniform in a class Dec 27-Persia becomes Iran “JSU educates young people,” said Mr. Young, “and I agree with that.” Annual Club Valentines Dinner- February 5th! This year our annual club Valentines dinner is schedule to be at the Petite Auberge, after several request, Lamar was going to relocate, but on such a short notice, and with all the planning of the 2005 Meet, Lamar said he will try for a new location next year. Julie is planning something special, so please sign up early so we can get a good head count! Look Forward To Seeing You There!

When: Saturday, February 5th, 2005 Where: Petite Auberge Restaurant Toco Hills Shopping Center 2935 North Druid Hills Rd at La Vista Road

Time: Cash Bar Opens at 5:30 pm Dinner at 6:30

Directions: Take I85 to North Druid Hills Road Exit 89 Go East on North Druid Hills approximately 2 miles At intersection of La Vista Road., Look for Toco Hills Shopping Center on Right Petite Auberge faces North Druid Hills

Menu: Tossed Salad with Choice of Dressing Beef Burgundy Roast braised in red wine with Mushroom Sauce Chicken Cordon Bleu filled with Ham and Cheese Grilled Fillet of Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce Dinner Rolls Tea Cake and Ice Cream

Cost: $27.50 per person including tax and tip.

RSVP: Reservations are required, please fill out the form below and return it with your payment to Lamar Hart. Annual Club Valentine Dinner February 5th!

___Qty x $27.50 ea. = ______Beef Burgundy Roast with Red Wine and Mushroom Sauce __Qty x $27.50 ea. = ____ Chicken Cordon Bleu filled with Ham and Cheese __Qty x $27.50 ea.= ______Grilled Fillet of Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce ***All dinners include Tossed Salad, Rolls, Iced Tea, Cake, and Ice Cream!

Mr. & Mrs.: ______Number In Your Party ______Total Enclosed: $______

Please make your choice above and enclose the bottom of this form with your payment and send it to:

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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)

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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

Gentleman and Scholar?

In 1916, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison (all captains of industry) and John Burroughs (a token environmentalist) embarked upon a camping trip through the backwater towns of America. The effort was a great success and inspired many other trips over the next 30 years...

When Firestone died in 1938, Ford was asked how he would remember his fellow industrialist. Ford's reply? "He was a good camper."

[Their trips were accompanied by attendants to pitch tents and Ford's personal chef to prepare meals in a custom-designed vehicle equipped with a gasoline-powered stove and a fold-down table with seating for twenty. Many trips were followed by the press and the camp sites were occasionally visited by American presidents... Firestone, the group coordinator and a master of corporate spin, managed to turn the media interest in the trips into publicity for his company's tires. Indeed, he often urged the group to visit one of his Firestone stores and ensured that the Firestone logo was clearly visible in press photos.] Early Ford For Sale: 1948-50 F-1 Pickup Drive Shaft Marketplace $25.00 Classifieds Submit your ad to The

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What more can be said about the Model T Ford? In 1908, when this little ordinary looking car first appeared, only Henry Ford could imagine how long the car's life could be. But since 1913, when the mass production had started and the car's price had dramatically lowered, the other car manufacturers realized that they were losing their customers. The "Tin Lizzie" soon became the most popular car in the USA, even with her awful 20 hp en- gine (64 km/h was the maximum speed). Over 15 million Model T's were made since 1908 up to 1927, when the Model A replaced her. The last thing I want to say is that the Model T won (yes, WON!) the ……………………... "Car Of The Century" in 2000.

Baseball's last legal spitball was thrown by Hall of Famer Burleigh Grimes for the New York Yankees in 1934. Although the pitch had been outlawed 14 years earlier, those already throwing it were permitted to continue. In July In 1920, the 1934, Babe Federal Trade Ruth paid a Commission's report on fuel fan $20 led to the dollars for general the return of conclusion that the the baseball he hit for his motor fuel supply 700th career home run. would be exhausted in about six years.

"If the Lord had In 1897, wanted people The first Southern to fly. He would auto in- have made it surance policy simpler for people to get to was purchased the airport." in Westfield, Trophy & Awards - Milton Berle MA. Model Stranger

While vacationing in Dublin, Ireland, Henry Ford was asked to contribute to a collection for a new orphanage. Ford agreed, writing a check for two thousand pounds.

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