The Distributor October 2017

Director’s Corner October 2017

We just returned from the International Model A Day at the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan.

This was my fifth year going to Gilmore and being able to see the museum grow and see the Illinois Region

play a part in its success is very exciting. But more than that, to see how the Model A hobbyists worked together

to get Gilmore to where it is today is a testament to the hard work and dedication by this dedicated team of

enthusiasts from across this great country. If you are at all interested in classic cars, this is a place to put on

your list of sights to see. If you are interested in the Model A, the MAFFI Museum is a must-see.

I would like to thank Mike Keating for enlightening us all with his Tech Talk last month. Mike held an excellent

seminar on headlamps. Very informative-the only problem is, we needed more time!

Thank you also to Mike Kochevar for hosting the water blasting seminar with Dan Koepke. We are fortunate

to have so many talented Model A members in the Illinois Region that are willing to give their time and talent

for the benefit of the hobby.

November’s Tech Talk is going to be an interesting one. Author Laura Enright will be coming in to talk about

one of her books, “The Top 10 Book of Murderous Monsters, Midway Monsters, and Windy City Oddities”.

A very cool book and I’m sure that it will be a colorful discussion. Please invite anyone who may be interested.

Don’t forget to sign up for our fall tour to visit the collection of Randy Yockey on October 22nd. Also, see Dan

or Melinda Pritchett to sign up for our annual Turkey Dinner, on November 5th.

We have a large group off to Hersey this year. Safe travels to all of you and have a great time! We look forward

to the stories when you get back -Christine

We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s damn is the history we

make today. – Henry Ford

2017 Officers and Staff

Director: Christine Rozny (847) 421-9895 Web Master: Mark Maron (847) 302-7900 christinerozny@att.net Official Photographer: Mike Gaimari (773) 631-3902

Assistant Director: Steve Sarasin (847) 826-0992 Property Chairman: Ken Ehrenhofer (815) 337-4656

Treasurer: Don Morman (847) 825-5046 Raffle Coorinator: Jerry Tiesch (773) 622-6358

Secretary: Susan Holmes (847) 977-1380 Technical Coordinator Ron Ehrenhofer (847) 255-6758

Editor: Michael Goode (773) 407-1884 Winter Swap Committee:Mark Maron (847) 302-7900

Thedistributoreditor@gmail.com Val Maron (847) 951-5858

Assistant Editor Kelly Rozy (847) 823-4345 Ron Ehrenhofer(847) 255-6758

Regional Correspondent Melinda Pritchett (630) 842-7065 Larry Rust (847) 913-9233

Activities Chairmen: Roger Halvorsen (847) 566-2846 Mike Sargis (773) 507-5144

Vince Scalabrino (847) 934-8167 Refreshments: Amy and John Rozny

Club Sales: Bob Friskics (847) 788-9272 (847) 823-4345

Mark Maron (847) 302-7900

Distributor Staff: Jim Dodaro (847) 398-1957 Youth Coordinator Amy Rozny (847) 823-7919

Membership Chairman: Mike Kochevar (847) 827-1555

Announcements: Susan Szymanski (847) 455-8815 Restoration Technical Advisors

Pay Car Show Chairperson:John Drengenberg (847) 272-7192 Judging Standards: Ron Ehrenhofer (847) 255-6758

New Member Coordinator: Dan Pritchett (847) 980-5076 Ken Ehrenhofer (815) 337-4656

Mark Maron (847) 302-7900

Official Greeter John Holmes (847) 977-1380 Era Accessories Vince Scalabrino (847) 934-8167

MAFFI Liaison Mark Maron (847) 302-7900 License Plates/Tags Frank Smith (847) 942-0905

Fashion Marilyn Krenger (815) 338-4008

Electrical Marty Brown (847) 673-1157

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Illinois Region Model A Club Business Meeting Minutes September 5, 2017

Meeting was called to order at 7:29pm by Christine Rozny. Chris

welcomed everyone. The Pledge of Allegiance was stated. Motion

made and seconded to approve the August Business Meeting

Minutes as printed in The Distributor.

Old Business

4th of July Parades-John Dregenburg thanked all members who

participated in the 6 successful parades. We have already received

invitations from Skokie and Northbrook for 2018. In Skokie there

were 7,000 spectators, plus closed-circuit TV. What a great way to

show off Model A’s!

Illinois Region Picnic- Ken reported that it was the best and the

biggest picnic yet. The weather was perfect and there were 125

people in attendance. The Bingo was fun, but ruthless Thanks

again to the Krengers for letting us use their beautiful home.

The National Meet in Gettysburg- Chris reported that the meet was

wonderful, with perfect weather and a great turnout. It lasted until

3:00pm. A donation from the proceeds of the swap meet will be

presented at the Gilmore Museum on September 16. You will find

out what the donation totaled when you attend the presentation at

Gilmore.

Friendly Ford Customer Appreciation Day- Randy of Friendly

Ford held his 6th Customer Appreciation Day. 201 cars were

registered. Lunch was served and there were 10 Model A’s from

our club to show our support.

New Business

Treasurer’s Report-Don Mormon reported that we have a balance

of $11, 672.16. The financials are printed in the magazine.

Editor-Mike Goode is in need of cover cars. If your car has not

been on the cover yet, please contact Mike.

Activities Report- Jerry reported on the following upcoming

activities:

-John Dregenberg announced that the Northbrook Historical

Society is having a car fest on September 17. They love Model As

-Randy Yockey of Friendly Ford is offering , so bring your car to

the fest if you can.

-Mike Kochevar is planning a tech talk on water beading. The date

is to be determined.

-Randy Yockey of Friendly Ford is offering a tour of his private

collection to our club on October 22. His museum contains a diner,

saloon, and ice cream parlor. He will open up all three for us to

enjoy. It is located in St. Charles and those attending will meet in

Park Ridge.

-Dan and Millie are again planning the Turkey Dinner, which will

take place in Elburn on November 5 beginning at 12:00 noon. Last

year, there were 106 people in attendance. A sign-up sheet was

passed around.

-Vince discussed our club having the opportunity to go on a

historical house tour in Huntley. The tour will be limited to 20

people. It will most likely take place in late October. Details to

follow.

National News- Ken mentioned that the next membership meet

will take place in Granville, Ohio. The host hotel is Cherry Valley

Lodge.

The 2018 National Meet will be in Branson, Missouri. The host

hotel was sold out in two weeks, but there are still rooms available.

It is highly recommended that you make reservations as soon as

possible before all rooms are sold out.

On September 16, the Gilmore Museum will hold its annual Model

A Days. There will be a variety of cars, any seminars, and an

incredible swap meet. It is only a 3 ½ hour trip well worth the drive.

Club Sales/Mini-Swap- Bob reported that there were many parts

available to purchase. Mark announced that they have new caps,

sweatshirts, and fleeces for sale.

Awards- Steve presented the following awards: Jerry & Shirley

Lyons for Jordan Bellars/Pollyanna Brewery Tour, Paul & Janet

Levine for Cars and Cops, Ken & Karen Ehrenhofer for the Illinois

Region Annual Picnic, John & Carol Dregenberg for the 4th of July

Parades. All participants of the parades received a dash plaque.

-New Member Coordinators-There were no new members or

guests.

-Greeter-John Holmes stated that there were 45 members and 7

Model A’s.

Director’s Comments- Frank and Barb Smith are working on new

membership forms. With the new form, you will be able to sign up

for the national club at the same time that you sign up for the

Illinois Region. You will need to write only one check for both

clubs, which will make the process easier.

We will be holding an election next month, or if there are no

contested seats for the board, it will be done by appointment. We

are in need of an editor. If anyone is interested, please speak to

Chris or any of our board members.

Chris read a thank-you note to our club from Joe Valentino, who is

the president of MARC. He thanked the club for the many

donations we have given throughout the year and sent us a check

from the funds MARC accumulated to be distributed to the various

clubs. Chris has decided to run for the MARC Board of Directors.

She feels she has a lot to offer on the National Level and would

appreciate everone’s support.

Comments from the Membership-Ken and several other members

expressed their support for Chris on the national level. Mike Goode

inquired if any members would be attending the Hill Climb-several

members will be attending.

Jerry Tiesch held the 50/50 raffle, and Blanche Eilken told a joke.

Motion was made and seconded for adjournment at 8:21pm, and a

Tech Talk was given by Mike Keating on Headlamps.

Respectfully submitted, Susan Holmes

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

August 29, 2017

Attendees: Christine Rozny, Steve Sarasin, Don Morman, Mike

Goode, Mike Gaimari, Jerry Tiesch, Mike Champion, Vince

Scalabrino, Mike Kochevar, Jim Patterson, John Samp, Larry

Brandell, Ron Ehrenhofer, and John Rozny.

First on the agenda, Christine had questions on the Russ Gerrits

award. There is an Illinois Region member who would like to apply

for it. Ron Ehrenhofer will contact him to follow up with

requirements.

Officers and committees for 2018: Mike Goode has volunteered for

Director, Mike Champion for Assistant Director; Jerry Tiesch was

nominated and accepted the position of Secretary, and Don

Morman as treasurer, The Technical Advisor will be Vince

Scalabrino, and Activities Director will be John Samp. Frank and

Barb Smith will be Membership Chairpersons. Frank and Barb

spoke on a few changes to the Membership Form.

The price for children at the Turkey Dinner was discussed. We will

see if the price can be lowered for children attending.

Ideas were discussed putting away money for a rainy-day fund.

Mike Kochevar will have a water-blasting seminar with Dan

Koepke at Dan’s home.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:10pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Susan Holmes

SPOTTED! Winn Gillis tells us he was a long-time member of the

Illinois Region. He owns this very nice 1930 Tudor and lives in the

Andersonville neighborhood in Chicago. He’s had the car for about

thirty years. He bought the car in pieces, and did a complete restoration

with the help of fellow members. He has not driven the car in about two

years, but is hoping to again soon. Are there Model As in your

neighborhood that need to be coaxed out of retirement?

(right)-a fall tradition in the Chicago Tribune, John T. McCutcheon’s

“Injun Summer” ran from the days just before the Model T, and

remained popular up through the time of the first Mustang Cobra R.

First appearing on September 30, 1907, and making its last traditional

appearance on October 25, 1993, it has made appearances since due to

reader demand.

Happy Halloween & Welcome Fall 2017!

Halloween in the Day of the Model A

Tech Talk

What Stories Is Your Car Trying to Tell You?

Clarence Cleveland Curtiss bought his 1929 Model A in 1938-and

drove it until his death in 2013. He dated and married one and only

girl, Dorothy, in that car. They met when he was 17 and she was

14, and were married for 56 years until she died in 1998. They

managed to log over 200,000 miles on that A over the many

decades of ownership. That Model A surely had some stories to

tell, but as Clarence explained to Hemmings Motor News in 2007,

as he’d spent some time watching the submarine races with

Dorothy, his friends joked, “You’re probably glad that car can’t

talk.”

Our Model As have surely seen a lot over the many miles and years

they have been around. Think about the history they have seen!

Sometimes, we are lucky, and our A’s release part of that history

with relative ease. I purchased my 1931 Tudor from a man named

Arnie Holthaus in 2014. Arnie had owned the car since 1949, and

had a bunch of photos as well as the invoice from the used car lot

he’d purchased it from (for $125), along with receipts for parts and

work he had done on the car right after he’d purchased it.

Researching your car’s history can be a challenge, but is also

rewarding when you uncover things. Maybe you’ve found an old

receipt of some kind, or a matchbook, kids toy, etc, under the seat

or behind an interior panel, that may reveal a trip to the store or a

vacation the car was used for in some past decade. Your car may

be your daily driver, a prized show winner, or a summer tourer-but

at some point, it was most likely someone’s car-their means of

getting to work and back, or out to dinner, or perhaps out on dates

for 56 years, like Clarence’s car was. Sometimes these items are

not only very interesting, but they can often add value to your car.

Did your Model A come with any clues to its past? We’d love to

see and share it with fellow enthusiasts!

Remember: The best way to keep peace in the family

is to wear car clothes to work on the car.

Fashion/History

Highest Grossing Movies in the day of the Model A

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(above left to right-1928/$12.8M, 1929 $5.5M,

below center-1930 $11M, bottom- 1931 $12M)

Gilmore Model A Day

Water Blasting Tech Seminar

Before… During…

.

…After

ON THE COVER: George Lettner’s 1931 Tudor Deluxe

My father, Morris Simon, sparked my interest in cars. He suggested that we buy a Model A to restore. We found an incomplete

car in Chicago for $300.00 in 1970. I decided that it might be a good idea to join the Illinois Region Model A Restorers Club. We

gained some experience working on Model A’s with this car, and sold it in 1972.

We then found a complete car in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. We paid $550.00 for this car, a 1931 Model A Tudor Deluxe. We

decided to do a complete, ground up restoration on the car by ourselves. As fate would have it, I met Ron Ehrenhofer during this

time, who was my auto mechanics teacher at Niles East High School. He was also a member of the club. It was an ideal situation,

as I was able to work on restoring Model A parts during class. I went away to college, leaving the unfinished Model A in the

garage. After graduation, I enlisted Ron to help with the final assembly. I’m now looking forward to keeping the Model A in the

family by encouraging my son to carry on the hobby. -George Lettner

Department of Corrections…

Pineapple Pretzel Fluff Recipe by Linda Stanek, submitted by

Christine Rozny.

Ingredients-

1 cup coarsely crushed pretzels

½ cup butter or margarine, melted

1 cup sugar, divided

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1 can (20 ox) crushed pineapple, drained

1 carton (12 oz) frozen chipped topping, thawed.

In a bowl, combine pretzels, butter, and ½ cup sugar until creamy. Fold in

pineapple and whipped topping. Chill until serving. Break pretzel mixture

into small pieces and stir into pineapple mixture just before serving.

This recipe is easily doubled or tripled for a large group. I tripled it for the

picnic. I usually make this the day before and then just before serving, stir in

the pretzels so that they are crunchy in the fluff.

Coming Events

Don’t forget our Parts Swap at every General Meeting! Book a room for Branson as soon as you can! They are

Parts, clothes, service logs, books, etc! Don’t let those selling out fast. We love our Model A’s, but they do not

missing items keep you awake all night with worry. make for ideal sleeping quarters.

CLASSIFIED ADS

For sale: 1929 “A” Roadster with rumble seat. Older restoration, excellent condition. Jerry Wolf (312) 415-2864

For sale: 1931 Model A Pick-up, asking $15,000. Dan Pritchett (847) 980-5076

For Sale: Dental cabinet, good shop cabinet with drawers for tools and parts-FREE, Sears HPLV spray gun, used once, $35,

Full size trolley jack and jack stands, $50, 1hp Compressor-older model but works excellent, large enough for painting, $35, ½

inch socket set with ratchets, etc., $25. Jack Scrambler, (847) 392-7096, jandj509@sbcglobal.net. In Mt. Prospect

For Sale: 1941 Ford Deluxe 4-door sedan. Complete and titled. Flathead V-8 engine was restored by Rich Bickle Sr (Janesville,

WI0. Body panels solid. Floors rusty but new replacements are included. Includes NOS muffler, tailpipe, hangers, and a box of

parts I haven’t looked at in a while. Was going to be an Army Staff Car. Jim Cervone (630) 917-0824

For Sale: Good, used muffler, $75 or best offer. Mike (773) 407-1884

For Sale: 1930 Model A Frame. Carter Hendricks (847) 639-9030 or (312) 925-7144

For Sale: Black & Decker Vibro-Centric valve seat grinding kit, $750 obo. Andy (847) 338-5974

Wanted: Tech/hobby book donations for club raffle use. Jim Patterson (910) 619-3293

Wanted: Free, used transmission gears for craft project. Can be rusty, etc. Christine (847) 421-9895

Wanted: 1931 drivers side front fender. Chuck (708) 307-9725

AVAILABLE FOR CLUB USE:

Cylinder head removal tool, steering wheel removal tool, rear spring spreader, distributor removal tool (to be used when

distributor is rusted to the head). Please contact Ken at kehrenhofer@msn.com or (630) 697-3906 mobile.

Editor’s Notes

Business card ads continue to be available for $25.00 per year. Your comments and suggestions for anything pertaining

to The Distributor are always welcome. If you have sold an item, or no longer need for your ad to appear, please let

me know. Otherwise, classified ads will run for 3 issues. I can be reached at thedistributoreditor@gmail.com or

(773) 407-1884. Be sure to check out the New Members section as well. These folks and anyone else just joining the

club will receive a New Members Package, which will include information on the club’s history, a club decal, and

more, not to mention many new friends! SUBMISSONS ARE WELCOME and ENCOURAGED – We are looking

for cover features, photos, tech, suggestions, etc. -Michael Goode.

Please help keep our club database current with your phone number, email address, photo, etc. Contact Mike

Kochevar with your information.

The Family of JoEllen Scambler would like to thank the Illinois Region for

their generous contribution to Alzheimer’s Association in her memory.

-Jack Scambler

NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED AND NEEDED! KEEP

OUR FAMILY STRONG BY PASSING THE WORD ABOUT THE

ILLINOIS REGION MODEL A RESTORERS CLUB. ENCOURAGE

FOLKS WHO ASK ABOUT YOUR CAR TO JOIN THE FUN!

Make time to come to some of our great events!

Taking your Model A on a road trip this fall?

Take some photos and tell us about it!

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2017 Official Illinois Region Events Calendar January

General Meeting 3

Awards and 60th Anniversary

Banquet 7

BOD Meeting 10

Saturday Seminar- 28

Cooling System Overhaul

With Colin/Steve @ PR Auto

February

General Meeting 7

Saturday Seminar- 11

Basic Training with Ken

@ 40 Horse Farm

Vince’s Spaghetti Dinner 19

Dale Coyne Racing Night 22

Greater Milwaukee Swap 26

March

General Meeting 7

33rd Annual Swap 19

(Friendly Ford)

MARC Membership 23-26

Meet (Shipshewana, IN)

April

General Meeting 4

Pizza Party 22

Spring Jefferson Swap 28-30

(Jefferson, WI)

Wing Mansion Tour 23

May

General Meeting 2

Spring Tour on Route 66 6-7

“Red Carpet” to Pontiac, IL

Cars & Cops 21

Saturday Seminar TBD

June

Annual Sharon Model 4

A Day (Sharon, WI)

General Meeting 6

BOD Meeting 13

July

Parades 4

Annual Picnic 16

(Bull Valley, IL)

MARC National Meet 7/30-

(Gettysburg, PA) 8/4

NOTE: There will NOT be a

July General Meeting this

year!

August

General Meeting 1

Transport Extravaganza 6

(Union, IL)

Model T & A Swap 19

Friendly Ford Customer

Appreciation Day 26

September

General Meeting 5

Ford Model A Day 16

(Gilmore, MI)

Fall Jefferson Swap 22-24

(Jefferson, WI)

Newport Hill Climb 9/29-

(Newport, IN) 10/1

October

General Meeting 3

AACA Eastern Regional 4-7

Fall Meet (Hershey, PA)

Fall Tour-Randy Yockey 22

November

Turkey Dinner (hosted by

Illinois Region) 5

General Meeting 7

Bristol Run TBD

(Bristol, WI)

December

General Meeting 5

The Illinois Region MARC holds its monthly business meetings at 7:30 PM the 1st Tuesday of every month (exceptions made for holidays) at the American Legion Hall, 9757 Pacific Avenue, Franklin Park Illinois.

(Corner of Ruby and Pacific) The meeting is open to all members and visitors.

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Financial Report (08/21/2017- 09/20/2017) Intake $693.00 Exhaust $887.42

Profit from Membership Meet 500.00 Picnic-Expenses 382.45

Clothing 128.00 Distributor Printing 122.00

50/50 Raffle 60.00 Meeting Refreshments 96.52

Donation 5.00 Route 66 Tours-Plaque for Ray Rub 58.55

Distributor Postage & Labels 51.85

Contribution in Herman Dahl’s Name 50.00

MAFCA dues for Treasurer 50.00

Water Beading Flyers 29.17

Yockey Flyers 20.00

Postage for Awards 14.88

Awards Banquet Flyers 12.00

Total in Account 08/21/2017 $11,672.16

Total in Account 09/20/2017 $11,477.74

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Model A Ford Club of America:

https://mafca.com/cart/index.php?mafca_new_member=yes

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will appear unless you explicitly tell Mark Maron that you do not wish to have your full name on the website.

You can call Mark at (847)302-7900 or email him at mark@maron.com. The Illinois Region bylaws require

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