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Shade Tree A’s Newsletter

August2018 Volume45 Number8

Shade Tree A’s Newsletter August2018 Volume45 Number8

Shade Tree A’s Model A Club

TheShadeTreeA’sModelAClubisanon-profitorganizationdedicatedtothepreservationandtherestorationoftheModelAFordautomobile.ShadeTreeA’sannualduesareonly$25.MembersareurgedtojointheModelAFordClubofAmerica(MAFCA,$50annualdues)andtheModelARestorer’sClub(MARC,$45annualdues)toenjoythebenefitsofthesenationalorganizationsincludingtheirrespectivemagazines:TheRestorer(MAFCA)andModelANews (MARC).TheShadeTreeA’sclub isalsoamemberofMAFFI,theModel“A”FordFoundation,Inc.

CONTACTINFORMATION ABOUTTHISNEWSLETTER4424ReynoldsStreet ©2018ShadeTreeA’s,exceptasnoted.HephzibahGA30815-7909 [email protected]:http://www.ShadeTreeAs.org concerningreprintingofarticles,illustrations,orphotos.Facebook:ShadeTreeA’sModelAFordClub

PresidentMattBarrett

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VicePresidentMikeGordon

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SecretaryFrankKnapp

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TreasurerRichardDunevent

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TourDirectorOPEN

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NationalDirectorJimMcPherson

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BoardofDirectorsDanPerla

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BoardofDirectorsKentCarruthers

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MembershipCoordinatorOPEN

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NewsletterEditorRobbieJones

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PhotographerSheilaMcPherson

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CONTENTSColumns

OfftheRunningBoard 3MeetingMinutes 3

LookingAhead ClubCalendar 5Refreshments 5Birthdays 5

Announcements ShadeTreeA’sMemberNews 6OtherSundryAnnouncements 6

RecentEvents ModelA'sintheMountains 12

TheShadeTreeA’s-ThirtyYearsAgo August1988 13

Advertisements 15OntheCover

ModelA'sseemtobeeverywhereinthemountains!This"Model A" was found near Otto, North Carolina, justacrosstheGeorgia/NorthCarolinaborderaboveDillard,Georgia.Moreonpage12.


OFFTHERUNNINGBOARDMattBarrett-President

Greetingsfellowclubmembers🤠 First let me extend a warm welcome to ournewest members - Chan Drake fromWashington, GA and Skip Stuart fromHephzibah, GA. We know that they will bewonderful additions to our Club and we areexcitedtohavethemwithus. TheShadeTreeA's are lucky tohave the "best of thebest" asmembers - those who eat, breathe and livearoundtheirFordcars.Ifyouhaveanissuewithyour4banger,therearesomanymembersthatcanlendahand-justreachouttothem.Twoveryimportantdatestorememberare:

• Dinner August 16th, 6:00 p.m. atSconyersBBQand

• The mileage tour September 22nd,10:00AM at the Columbia County ParkonRonaldReaganDrive.

HopetoseeEVERYONEattheseevents!OurClub"livesordies"withourmembers, solet'sgetoutthereandbringinmorenewoneswhoshareourModelApassion.Themore,themerrier😁 .Seeyouonthe16th!YourPresidentMattBarrett

MEETINGMINUTES

July9,2018Richard’sGarage

Recordedby:FrankKnapp–SecretaryThemonthlymeetingof theShadeTreeA'swasheldJuly9,2018intheclubhousemeetingroomat Richard Dunevent’s garage. President Mattbroughtthemeetingtoorderat7:01PM.Twenty-fourmembersandguestswereinattendance.ThegroupwasremindedourAugustMeetingwillbeheldonThursdayAugust16thatSconyer’sBar-B-QueRestaurantinsteadofourusuallocation.Our "Name Tag Penalty Collection Cup" wasoverlooked allowing several offenders to “keeptheirchange”!Two guests, Chan Drake and Pug Nelms, wereintroduced and welcomed by members. I amhappy to announce here that Chan has becomeournewestmember.WelcometoTheClub,Chan!Unfortunately,JimDover,wasunabletoattend.Inhisabsence,PresidentMattrelatedabitofhumor.GoodoneMatt!Treasurer'sReport:Our Treasurer, Richard Dunevent, reported noactivity inour account since lastmonthandweremainfinanciallystrong!Twomotionsweremade from the floor.One toaccept the June Minutes as published in TheNewsletterandtheothertoaccepttheTreasurer'sReport. Both motions received a second andpassedbyunanimousvote.

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MEETINGMINUTEScontinued

NationalDirector, JimMcPherson informedallpresentthatthe2019MARCNationalMeetwillbeheldinearlyAugustinDearborn,Michigan.He suggested any member who has nevervisitedDearbornmakeeveryefforttodoso.Jim mentioned several very interestingproposed tours and sites such as GreenfieldVillage, The Ford Museum and a tour of theRougePlant.NoNewsletterReportwasavailableduetoourNewsletter Editor, Robbie Jones, not inattendance.UnderShow&Tell,RalphNeitzkereportedonhis recent trip to Appleton, Wisconsin. Whilethere, he was treated to a reunion with TheNickelA’sModelAClub.AccordingtoRalph,thiswasthefirstlocalModelAClubhejoinedbackin 1964. He also passed around their latestnewsletteralongwithseverallogochoicestobeusedwhentheyhosttheMARCNationalMeetin2020.Kent Carruthers brought along his extensivecollection of antique auto tags, mostly fromOhio, with dates ranging from 1918 to 1974.Kenthadquiteanimpressivedisplayforalltoperuse.Last, but not least, our new member, ChanDrake, introduced himself as a “self-proclaimed” Model A expert but admitted hewasexperiencingaproblemhehopedcouldbesolvedbysomeofourown“inhouse”experts.Armedwithaboxfullofvariousenginepartshehad inspected but found in good shape.Unfortunately, he has had no luck curing the“skip”inhisengine.HopefullythatmysterywillberesolvedwiththehelpoftheSTAs!

UnderOldBusiness:Kent Carruthers gave a report on his progressplanning this year’s Fuel Economy Run tocelebrate National Model A Ford Day onSeptember 22nd. According to Kent, allparticipants will notice several improvementsover past events. This year all mileagecalculationsandrouteswillbedeterminedbyGPSthus eliminating the problem of inaccurate ormissing odometers. The tour will hopefullyincludeapoliceescortthroughtraffictothestartandall“fill-ups”attheendwillbemonitoredtoinsure consistency among contestants.Registration Forms were made available and arequestwasmade that all be turned inno laterthanAugust15th.Asusual,manyotherclubshavebeeninvitedandmuchinteresthasbeenreceived.Kentisexpecting30plusModelAstoparticipateand hopefully this tour will become an annualevent.TechnicalProgram:Inlieuofourusualtechnicalprogram,“Part2”ofthe movie "Famous Americans of the 20thCentury" featuring the life of Henry Ford andnarrated by Will Rogers, Jr. was shown asannouncedattheJunemeeting.Therebeingno furtherbusiness,PresidentMattadjourned the meeting at 8:15 PM after whichrefreshments including Pizza, cookies and softdrinkswereenjoyedbyall.SpecialthankstotheHendersons, (Darrell & Sybil), and RichardDuneventforprovidinganexcellentchoice.RespectfullySubmittedFrankKnapp,Secretary


LOOKINGAHEAD

ClubCalendarAugust

11 ModelASwapMeet,sponsoredbytheGeorgiaChapterofMAFCA,atCofer StableofThoroughbreds,3702LawrencevilleHwy,Tucker,GA16 AnnualdinneratSconyer'sBar-B-Que,arrivebetween6:00and6:30PM,dinner at6:30PMinthe"BigRoom"upstairs

September10 ShadeTreeA’sMeeting,7:00PM,Richard’sgarage (Autobodyrepaircontinued-presentedbyAndrewMorse)14-15 SwapMeetandPeople'sChoiceCarShow,SmithandJonesAntiqueAutoParts, WestColumbia,SC22 ShadeTreeA'sFuelEconomyTour,meetatEvansTowneCenterPark at10:00AM22 InternationalModelAFordDay

October8 ShadeTreeA’sMeeting,7:00PM,Richard’sgarage (ModelArepairtoolsfromK.R.Wilson-presentedbyEricShogren)18-20 SweetHomeAlabamaTour,Oxford,AL

TBA-ToBeAnnounced

AugustRefreshments

NoneduetodinneratSconyer'sBBQ

AugustBirthdays

2 AbbiePrince10 WalkerCrosby11 SheilaMcPherson13 PascalBryant16 HenryJones23 RitaThornhill25 DanSnider


ANNOUNCEMENTS

ShadeTreeA’sMemberNews

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MonthlyTechnicalProgram

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ANNOUNCEMENTS


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Shade Tree A’s Celebrate

With an

Invitational Fuel Economy Tour Saturday September 22th, 2018

Activities: Saturday morning centralized start at Evans Towne Center Park – 10:00 a.m. Country side tour of back roads and bridges, approximately 90 miles Catered lunch at Below Dam South Carolina Recreation Area, South Carolina Winning vehicle awards and presentations Tour includes: 2018 MAFCA International Model A Day Patches Catered lunch to be provided at the end of the tour. Cash Prizes and Trophies for 1st through 3rd place Bragging Rights Details:

Please return the attached confirmation with payment prior to August 15 to: Kent Carruthers 6942 Moontown Dr. E. Appling, GA 30802 706-564-7304

Nothing could be finer than touring in a Model A with other MAFCA Members


ANNOUNCEMENTSParticipants and Attendees: Assembly will be at Evans Towne Center Park at 10:00 a.m. Please have your vehicle fueled and ready to travel. Rest facilities are available at the park. Vehicle mileage for calculations will be taken from “Google Maps” supplied route. Odometer recording will not be required. A “Maps” GPS file will be included. Shade Tree A Touring Guidelines will be required to be followed, and reviewed prior to commencement. This is a Tour to view the outstanding scenery, topography of the Savannah River area, and share Model A comradery. Safety is paramount. End point for the Fuel Economy Tour will be Pollard’s Corner. Non-ethanol fuel is available. Participating vehicles will have fuel topped off by official designee for all cars. Tour will conclude at the Below the Dam Park for lunch and presentations. Results will be recorded and tabulated. All decisions are final. In case of ties, driving skill of “closest to the plunger” will determine winners. It is the pleasure of the Shade Tree A’s Model A Club to invite everyone to share this opportunity with other lovers of Henry’s creation. Rain day will be Sept. 23rd.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

2018 Fuel Economy Tour Registration Names: NumberofGuests: Address Phonenumber Cellphonenumber Emailaddress InsuranceCompany PolicyNumber EventRegistration Qty @$30.00 VehicleRegistration/FullParticipation Participantfee Qty @15.00 includeslunchandpatch Total MakeCheckspayableto: KentCarruthers receiptswillbeprovided 706-564-7304 RainDaywillbeSeptember23,3018 Norefundswillbegiven4weekspriortoInternationalModelADay. Noliabilityisassumedbyorganizerorthesponsoringorganization.Participationis Voluntaryandisingoodfaith. Signature:


ANNOUNCEMENTS

SweetHomeAlabamaTour

FellowModelA'ersYouareinvitedtoattendthe2018SweetHomeAlabamaTourOctober18-20,2018asahubtourfromOxfordAlabama.Thefollowingisanoutlineofthetour:WednesdayOctober17,registration,visitlocalantiquestoresandthewelcomedinner.ThursdayOct18,tourofcoveredbridges,lunchat&tourofCheahaStateParkandan icecreamsocial in theafternoon.FridayOctober19, the tourof coveredbridgescontinuesintheOneontaAlabamaareawithastopatDryCreekFarminSusanMooreAlabama.Thefarmhasanextensivecollectionofvintagegasoline&oilcollectibles,countrystoreitems,pedalcars,oldtoys,automobiliaandmuchmore.ThedaywillfeaturetouringthebackroadsofAlabamawithitsgreatscenery.OnSaturdayOct20avisittoJanneyFurnaceMemorialPark,theLooneyhouse,theworldfamousBermanMuseumofWorldHistory,andtheAnnistonMuseumofNaturalHistory.Intheeveningwewillconcludewiththe“FarewellDinner.SundayOctober21,checkoutanddepartureforhome.ThehostmotelistheSleepInn,88ColonialDrive,OxfordAlabamaTelephonenumber(256)831-2191,tourrate$79plustax,breakfastincluded.Youcangoaheadnowandmakeyourmotelreservations,tellthemyouarewiththeCentralModel“A”Fordclubtogetthespecialrate.Weshouldhavethetourinformationpacketandtheregistrationformcompletedsoon.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontact:GeraldGrizzard(256)[email protected]“Henry’sFinest”andgetreadytodoalotoftirekicking,touring,andhavingagoodoldtimeonthe“ModelAHighway”.

ShadeTreeA’sAnnualDinnerMeeting

Sconyer'sBar-B-QueRestaurantThursdayAugust,16that6:30PM


RECENTEVENTS

ModelA'sintheMountainsStoryandphotosbyRobbieJones

OnarecenttriptothenortheastGeorgiaandwesternNorthCarolinamountains,ModelA'sseemedtobeeverywhere.AttheEarlyFarmDaysAntiqueEngineandTractorShowinFranklin,NorthCarolina,therewasone"real"ModelAandseveral"modified"ModelA's.AnotherModelA,apickuptruck,wasspottedinLakemont,Georgia.TherewasevenoneModelAonthesideofabuilding(asshowninthecoverphoto).


THESHADETREEA’S–THIRTYYEARSAGO

The1985-2005ShadeTreeA’snewslettersarenowavailableontheShadeTreeA’swebsite.Theycanbeaccessedviathesame“button"astheothernewsletters,buttheyarepasswordprotected.Thesamepasswordused toaccess themember roster isused toaccess thenewsletters.ThankyouDanPerlaforscanningtheseandpostingonthewebsite.

TheAugust1988issueoftheShadeTreeA'sNewsletterofferedthisbitofwisdom:

Givingaboltornutonelastturntoinsuretightnesswillalwayssnapitoff.However,failuretodosowillcauseittoloosenandfalloff.

TheAugust1988isalsoveryspecialtotheeditorsinceitcontainsastorycalledMattersoftheHeartaboutmyDaddyandformerShadeTreeA'smember,BobJones.Ihaveincludedthestoryhereinitsentirety.

Eventhoughweallbelong toaclubwhich isoriented towardsonemakeandonemodelofautomobile(Henry'sLady)IamsureeachandeveryoneofushasasoftspotinourheartforacarotherthanaModelA.

Thissecondlovemaybeacarthatwenowown,haveownedorhavealwaysdreamedofowning.Inmycaseitisthe34Ford-Justliketheonegrandpabrokeanaxleonin'48thenparkedoutbythebarnandnevergotaroundtoffixing.

InBobJones'scaseit'sanEssexthatheonceowned.Bobrelatedthestoryofthatcarandhisfondmemoriestomelastmeeting.I'dliketoshareitwitheverybodyforsurelymemoriessuchasthesearepricelessgems,BobIhopeyoudon'tmind.

The story starts in '48 (popularyear)ata car lotnext to JenningsautomotiveonReynoldsStreet.Theyhadjustreceiveda30'sEssexwhichhadbelongedtotheproverbiallittleoldLady.Bobsaw the car just after they got it and noticed that the headliner had a sheet pinned to it forprotection, the mats had paper over them (especially well wrapped and taped around theacceleratorandotherpedals)theseatshadhadcoversonthemsincenewandeventherunningboardshadhadpapertapedoverthemforprotection.

Tire right rear tire had just been put on the ground after having resided in the spare tirepositionsincenew.(Thiswaseasytotellsinceitstillhadapaperwrappingonit!)NaturallyBobfellinlovewithitandboughtthecar.

SHADE TREEA3

OCTOBER L987

VOLUME 1987 - 10


THESHADETREEA’S–THIRTYYEARSAGO

Now,thatisreallyjustthebeginningofthestoryasBobtellsit.ThecarhadtheEssexEightandgobsofpowerespeciallyoffoftheline.Bob,justatadbityoungerthen,reallyhadfunsportingaboutandoccasionally indulging inalittle street racing.The real fun saysBobwerematchesagainsthisfriendinhisshinynew47GMproduct.OnesuchracecarriedthetwoacrossthebridgetoBeechIsland.Thebridgewasjusttwolanesthenandattheratetheyweregoingitprobablyneededtobemore.ItseemstheChevydidn'tcornerquiteaswellastheEssexsoitleftquiteanimpressionontheguardrailasitroundedthecornergoingontothebridgeBobsaysyoucanstillseeitinfact.TheEssexhoweverjustkindofhunkereddownandglidedaroundthecurve.Bobdoesadmit his friendwould take him on the top end however if the stretch theywere onwas longenough!.

TothisdayBobhasneverseenanotherEssexlikethatone,anywhere,buthekeepslookingsolet'shopethatonedayheseesoneandmaybejustbyalongshotitwillbethatveryone!

TheAugust1988wasespeciallylongcomparedtootherNewslettersaroundthattime.OthertopicsincludedplansforanupcomingtourtoAbbeville,SouthCarolinaandtipsonhowtoreadantiquecarads.CheckitoutontheShadeTreeA'swebsite.

Ha.f-i e.r.fi .... ."q.f .. ....8b e".....He"a.r-f,

\- Even thongh we all belong to a clubwirich is orleuted towards one makeand one model of ar.itomobile (HenryrsLady) I am sure each and every olle ofris iras a soft spot in our heart for acar other than a Model A.This seconcl love may be a car that

we now owll, have owned or have alwaysdreamed of owninqt. In my case it isthe 34 rord - Just lilte the one qrall-pa broke an axle on in r48 tllenparked otit by ti:e barn and never gotarottncl to f i>:iug.

In Bob Joile's case it's an Essextirat he oltce owned. Bob related thestory of that car and his fondmemories to me last meeting. I'dlike to share it with everybody forsurely memories sttch as tirese arepriceless gem-s , Bob I hope you donttmind.

The story starLs in '48 (PoPularyear) at a car lot next to Jeniriuqsantomotive oir Reyitolds street. Theyhad just recieved a 30's Essex whichl:ad l:e1oi:ged to the proverbial litileold Lady. Bob sa'* lhe car just efterthey got it and noticed that theI:eadliner irad a sl:eet pinned to ltfor protection,Lhe maLs had paperover them (especially welI wrappedand taped aroltird the accelerator andother pedals ) the seats had hadcovers oil thent since new and even therunning boards had irad paper tapedover them fo:: protection.

Tire right rear tire had just beenput on the ground after havingresided i-n the spare tire positionsince new. (This was easY to tellsince it. st1ll had a paper wraPPingon it ! ) Naturally Bob feI} in lovewith it and bought tire car.

Now, that is really iust thel:egrinning of the story as Bob tellsit. The car irad the Essex Eiqht andgobs of powerr especially off of tireIine. Bob, jttsl a tad bit Youngerthen, really had fuu sportiug aboutar:d occaslonally itidulging in al1tt1e street racing. The real fttnsays Bob were matches against hisfriend iu his sl:inlr new 47 GMproduct. one such race carried thetwo across the bridge to BeechIsland. The bridge was just twoIai:es lhen aitd at the rate tirey weregolng it probakily needed to be more.It seems the CirevY didn' t cornerquite as well as the Esse:< so it leftquite an impresslon on the guard railas it rounded the corner going ont,othe bridge Bob says you can sti1l seeit in fact. The Essex however justkj.nd of hunkered Cown and qrI:-dedaround the curve. Bob does admlt hisfrlend would take irim on tl:e top etldhowever if the stretch they were onwas 1oi:g euougir | .

To tiris day nob has never seenanotirer Essex like that one,an]ryvhere, but l:e keeps looking solet's hope that one day he sees oneand maybe just by a long shot it willbe tirat very cne !

Essex


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