• President

Ed Tolman

(909)573-2125

• Vice-President

Steve Yoss

(909)261-7129

• Secretary

Barbara Branam

(909) 986-8311

• Treasurer

Phyllis Munday

(909) 622-7196

• Tour Chairman

(Shared duty)

• Corresponding Sec.

Barbara Whitton

(626)-963-2170

• Raffle Chairperson

Edna Blackwell

(951)-354-9371

• Social Chairperson

Kathy Briggs

(909) 986-4172

• Newsletter Editor &

• Fashion Chairperson

Karin Woodworth

(909) 214-0595

• Regional Rep

Ron Buchanan

•Laughlin Chairperson

Barbara Branam

•Historian

George Munday

• Technical Chairman

Richard Bronstrup

• Membership

Karen Cornelius

• Telephone Committee

Chairperson

Phyllis Munday

• Advertisement Chair

George Munday

Editor’s email:

Pvmafc.editor

@yahoo.com

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The Board meeting was called to order at 5:59 pm.

Board & Committee Members Present: Ed

Tolman, Phyllis Munday, Karen Cornelius, Barbara

Branam, Edna Blackwell, Karin Woodworth, Kathy

Briggs, Richard Bronstrup, Steve Yoss and Barbara

Whitton

Members Absent: None

Guests: Dave Cornelius, George Munday, Ron

Blackwell, Richard Briggs, Cheri Bronstrup, Joe

Branam, Buck Whitton

President: Ed went over old business, past events

and upcoming events.

Vice President: Steve reported that the calendar is

up on the website and everything looks good.

Secretary: The Laughlin tour is all set.

Correspondence Secretary: Barbara reported on

the Baxter’s family tragedy; Shirley Barden has

passed away.

Treasurer: Phyllis gave a full report on the account

balances.

Tour Chairman: Upcoming tours include OC

Pancake Breakfast, Hubley Tune Up Day, Chapman

Ranch tour, Riverside Home tour, Hubley Derby

Day, Steve McQueen Car Show.

Technical Chairman: April’s meeting will feature

Model A heads.

Social Chairman: April Supper Club will be on the

27th at Sami’s #2 in Rancho Cucamonga at 5:15 pm.

Membership Chairman: Karen has the new roster.

Please see her if you haven’t received yours yet.

Raffle Chairman: The raffle is doing well.

Newsletter Editor: All articles need to be submitted

to Karin by the 15th of each month.

In Other News: Stay tuned for fun tours in 2017.

Next Board Meeting: The April meeting will be held

at Iron Skillet in Ontario on the 17th.

Meeting adjourned at 6:40 pm.

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Editor’s Email: pvmafc.editor@yahoo.com

All articles to be submitted by the Board Meeting.

April 2017 My Two Cents As mentioned in a previous president’s message, we will endeavor to prepare and present more informative and

educational programs at our monthly chapter meetings. Last month we discussed the Model A engine block and this month

our Technical advisor, Richard Bronstrup, will discuss the Model A cylinder head and after-market alternatives. Art Moore has

agreed to bring and share several different heads available from current manufacturers. In the coming months we plan on

featuring topics like: intake manifolds, exhaust manifolds and headers, steering adjustments and upgrades, etc. If you have

any preferences or suggestions on topics to be featured please contact myself: edtolman@gmail.com OR Richard:

richerassociates@msn.com Spring is shaping up to be quite busy for Model A enthusiasts. March found 30 members of our chapter braving the Mojave

Desert to make a run to Laughlin, NV for what may become our annual Spring tour again. Friday night, March 24th, found us

rocking to the tunes of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper at Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort theater. Saturday

about a dozen model A’s could be seen cruising old Route 66 to Oatman, Arizona where we strolled the streets of an authentic old mining town, fed domesticated donkeys and were treated

to authentic gunfights in the streets. Our Saturday closed with a barbeque hosted by long time members Tom and Johnnie Baxter at their home on the Colorado River. Our deepest

appreciation to the Baxter’s who just went through the tragedy of losing a 3 year old grandson. Here is a news excerpt from the internet: “On March 10th at 11:30pm tragedy struck the home of

Tommy and Tania Baxter. While everyone slept a fire started and nearly cost the entire family their life. Sadly little Lyric

suffered burns to 80% of his body. He was transported to USC Medical Center and is currently on life support in the burn

centers ICU. …” Young Lyric succumbed to his wounds and passed away a few days later. A Go Fund Me account has been

set up to help offset medical costs: https://www.gofundme.com/lyric-baxter-family

Other activities planned for this Spring include: April 2nd annual Orange County Pancake Breakfast at Hart Park in Orange, April

22nd Hubley Tune Up Day at the Bronstrups in Highland, April 29th tour of Chapman Ranch in Mt. Baldy Village, May 20

Riverside Vintage Home tour, May 27th Hubley Derby at San Bernardino Women’s Club and Saturday June 3 the Steve

McQueen Car Show in Chino Hills. And for those seeking a little long distance adventure can join several members touring to Coos Bay, Oregon this summer for the Northwest Regional

Meet held June 22-24. Visit their website for more information: http://2017nwrm.weebly.com/

Please take time and visit our chapter website and bookmark it for future reference. The club calendar can be found there along with copies of past chapter newsletters and tour photos. Much appreciation to those who contribute on a monthly basis with

photos and news. We also have current posts from our Facebook page where chapter members can share info with

each other as well as the public. We can be found on Facebook under Pomona Valley Model A’s. The website address is:

pomonavalleymafc.com ~Ed Tolman, President

Member dues were due on January 1st.

Please send in your $20.00 or give

to Phyllis.

Safety Day photo by Ron Blackwell

More info to come in future issues of the Crank & Rod.

Make plans to join us in your Model A for some fun

events! And please make note of the dates each month

as things can change.

October Club Meeting:

November Club Meeting:

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Club Meeting 03/06/17 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm..

President:. Ed welcomed guests Bill Whitmore, former member Gregg Cole and his daughter Morgan

Vice President: Birthdays and anniversaries were announced.

New Members & Guests: Jay Steinbrick joined our club!

Program: The program was on “How to Free a Motor”.

Tours Report: Plans were shared for Safety Day, Laughlin tours and OC Pancake Breakfast.

Treasurers Report: Phyllis has all of the bills taken care of.

Tech Tip: Hubley Tune Up Day is 4/22 at the Bronstrups home.

Sunshine Report: Everyone is doing good!!

Club Member Drawing: Richard Ware won the member drawing after Baumgarten was called. Come to the

meetings and don’t forget to WEAR YOUR NAME BADGE!!! For the member drawing, we will keep

drawing names until someone wins at each meeting.

Model A Driver’s Drawing: Clark Crump won for driving his A!

Membership: Karen has the new roster. The first one is free, additional rosters are $1.00.

Social: Supper Club for March will be at El Perico Mexican Restaurant in Upland.

Secretary: Barbara had nothing new to report.

Newsletter: All articles need to be submitted to me by the Board meeting each month.

In Other News: Ron Blackwell is doing a Car of the Month series. If you would like to be featured, please

contact him.

Meeting adjourned at 8:23 pm

Who Has Thummer? Thummer is laying low these days. He’s so low that I’m not even sure

where he is!! Have you seen Thummer??

Guests:

~ April 02: Orange County Pancake Breakfast

~ April 03: Club Meeting

~ April 17: Board Meeting @ Iron Skillet

~ April 22: Hubley Tune Up Day @ the Bronstrup’s

~ April 29: Chapman Family Ranch Tour & BBQ

~ May 20: Riverside Vintage Home Tour

~ May 27: Hubley Derby Day

~ June 3: Steve McQueen Car Show

~ June 22: NWR Meet in Coos Bay, OR

April Supper Club will be at Sammy’s #2 on Thursday, April 27 @ 5:00 pm

9030 Foothill Blvd Rancho Cucamonga

(next to Big Lots, just east of Vineyard) 909-989-4288

SUPPER CLUB INFO

Photo at right from our Facebook page. Photo by Ron Blackwell

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There is still time to build your Hubley racer before the May 27th Hubley Derby in San

Bernardino. Call me if you want some advice on race tips.

Richard Bronstrup, Tech Chairman

APRIL BIRTHDAYS 04/03: Karen Gollhardt 04/04: Jeff Holmes 04/04: Jeff Holmes 04/06: Jimmie Duke 04/09: Taylor Wind 04/20: Andrew Becker 04/21: Petrina Delman 04/25: Laura Dunn 04/27: Art Moore 04/27: Tom Baxter III 04/29: Jaye Steinbrick

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES 04/19: Jim & Mary Forsythe 04/24: Clark & MaryAnn Crump 04/27: Tim & Linda Ruggio

Happy Birthday & Happy Anniversary!

Save the date of November 16, 2017 Everyone seemed to enjoy our night at the

Candlelight Pavilion last year. So, save the date because on November 16, 2017 we are

planning to do it again. The Dinner Theatre show this year will be the “Musical 9 to 5,” with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. The doors open at 6 pm. More information and a sign-up sheet will follow in the future.

Richard and Kathy Briggs

Dresses for Easter!

Submitted by Karin Woodworth

FOR SALE / WANTED CORNER

Sunshine Report ~Shirley Barden passed away on 2/28 from pneumonia.

There will be a memorial service in Claremont on Saturday, 4/8/17 @ 2:00 pm

Claremont United Church of Christ Congregational In the Kingman Chapel

233 Harrison Ave Claremont

~ Contact Barbara Whitton if you know of someone ill or needing encouragement.

Words of Witt ~May

Complete Weber Carburetor and cast aluminum

intake manifold kit $575.00

Bill DeGraff 661-822-9414

Email editor Karin if you have something to list.

Chapman Family Ranch tour on Saturday April 29th … Dust off your ‘A Bone’ and get her on the road to join in the fun. April features a tour to our local mountains and visit to

the historic ‘Chapman Family Ranch’ near Mt. Baldy. We’ll meet in the parking lot of Sammy’s Café at 131 W Foothill Blvd in Upland and leave at 9AM sharp. We’ll caravan up Euclid Avenue through San Antonio Heights to Mountain Avenue and Mt. Baldy Road to the enchanting village of Mt. Baldy. There, just above the Mt. Baldy Trout Pond, we’ll

leave the main road and visit the Chapman Family Ranch where Clarence and Eleanor Chapman first arrived on horseback in 1901 to eventually found the Chapman Ranch. We will tour the lumber mill (still operating) where timber

was cut for the many structures in Ice House Canyon and see the many original structures built by the Chapman family. We will also see many vintage fire-fighting vehicles and a working small gage train. Our tour will be led by Evan

Chapman, grandson of the founders who currently still lives on the property. The Ranch is NOT open to the public so this is an opportunity that can’t be missed!

A barbeque will be held on the Chapman property following the tour with our chapter furnishing hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks along with paper goods. All we ask is that you bring a side dish or dessert to share.

For more information on the Chapman Ranch see this 1993 LA Times article: http://articles.latimes.com/1993-05-04/local/me-30750_1_pat-chapman or read about them in the popular book series entitled Mt. Baldy by Kimberly J.

Creighton. (Found in many local bookstores and online at Amazon or Google) What: Chapman Ranch tour Where: Meet at Sammy’s Café in Upland

When: April 29 at 9am Who: Pomona Valley Model A Ford Club friends and family

CAR OF THE MONTH The Saga of the Gilmore Gas Truck

The truck began its life in the Ford assembly plant on Terminal Island (Los Angels bay) in Long Beach in August 1931. Its early years were spent as an orange grove truck in the foothills of Claremont, CA, specifically Mountain Avenue area at the base of the hills (Claraboya tract of today). The grove owner George Towne sold his citrus grove and moved to the Temecula area of DeLuca Canyon to raise avocados. For many years it helped tend avocados in this hillside country. One day in 1968 through the help of a longtime friend of Bill Towne, George Towne’s nephew, I was able to buy the truck for a whopping $125.00. It had a military 6 x 6 steel bed attached that was not my style. When I got it home, off came the bed which I made into a very serviceable work trailer. Well the truck sat in my yard on Kingsley Avenue, along with about 14 other Model A’s in varied conditions, from 1968 until 2004. We had classy yard art for quite a long time, still do have some remnants. The truck waited all those years until it was decided to build a gas truck. This decision arose from the “find” of a 3 piece compartment vintage tank in a backyard in Chino. Our son George purchased the tank and delivered it to our Pomona sanctuary. While Phyllis and I were on a cruise to New Zealand / Australia in 2004, our sons George and Keith hauled the truck and tanks to George’s house where they and a friend Robert Smith dismantled and rebuilt the truck into its present configured condition. When we returned from our adventure, there was my truck sitting in my driveway, running. What a surprise! We then sent it to San Diego to a friend that is a professional sign painter, who by our instruction replicated the “Gilmore” infield gas truck from the ‘30’s Gilmore race track days. The address and phone number on the door is the actual address and phone number of the day. We gained permission from the Gilmore’s, still owners of the property of track (LA Farmers Market), to use these numbers. We have had lots of fun with this truck, going to car shows and drawing so much attention to a by-gone era. We have shown at such places as the NHRA Winternationals where we were honored as the lead vehicle in the opening parade, Ontario 4th of July parade, Upland Christmas parade, Wrightwood car show, Loma Linda Veterans car show, Ninth street Gang car show in Upland. The truck spent many years on display by the entrance at the NHRA Museum at Fairplex. It is presently on display at Cable Airport in Upland. ~Article by George Munday and photo by Ron Blackwell

Hubley Derby Info… Hubley Tune Up Day is April 22, 2017 at the Bronstrup’s home. Bring your Hubley to get things ready for the Hubley Derby Day on May 27, 2017. Tune Up Day is a potluck, so bring your favorite dish to share. Watch the newsletter next month for the Hubley Derby flyer to sign up for the Derby. Contact Richard and Cheri Bronstrup if you need further information on either event.

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Here was a little tribute to Steve

Salazar at the Big 3 Swap in San

Diego, sent in by Clark Crump

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A MESSAGE FROM MAFCA PRESIDENT

HAPPY BEGG Spring arrives this month and thus for most of the country, the Model A touring

season begins for 2017. I hope all of you are ready for some wonderful, fun days

in your cars with your friends. There isn’t a more relaxing day than driving the

back roads and enjoying it from the front seat of a Model A!

Our Contact List for information and the happenings within MAFCA is growing!

Are you receiving the monthly emails packed with information including activities

of MAFCA Chapters, Regions, and Special Interest Groups? If you are not, send

an email to Garth Shreading and he will make sure you receive them. Please

know that MAFCA will never sell or share your email contact information.

The January/February and March/April Digital Editions of The Restorer have

been delivered to those of you who signed up for it. If you did not sign up and

would like to receive the magazine online - to take with you everywhere you take

your laptop, tablet, or smart phone, call the office, 562-697-2712, and the ladies

will be more than happy to assist you.

Registration for the 2017 National Tour is now open for all members. You will

find links to in-depth information about the tour and registration forms on our

website and in the March/April issue of The Restorer. You will not be able to

download the forms from the Digital issue of The Restorer, as the magazine is

not downloadable for personal use.

Each year, MAFCA seeks candidates for the Board of Directors from all over the

US. Your help is needed to guide our club; and this year, there will be four

vacancies. In the March/April issue of The Restorer and on the

website, Running for the Board Page, you will find answers for basic questions

about what being a Board member would entail. If you have more questions,

please contact Garth Shreading, 2017 MAFCA Membership Director and

Election Chairperson.

Of course, if you find yourself in the area where the Board will be meeting,

please come and watch your Board in action! Board meetings are open to all

members of MAFCA. Our next one will be held at MAFCA Headquarters in La

Habra, a suburb of Los Angeles on Friday, May 12, 2017 beginning at 8:00 AM.

The dates and locations for 2017 Board meetings are on the website Board

Calendar page. Perhaps you could join us at the Model A Museum in September

or in Oklahoma City in December.

Until next month - Happy Motoring…

2017 NATIONAL TOUR UPDATE March 2 - The Bakersfield Model A Ford Club is the host of this year's National Tour. The tour will start at the Estrella Warbird Air Museum in Paso Robles,

California. The meet opens on Sunday, September 24

at noon. After you pick up your registration packet, you will have time to

visit the vintage airplanes and the museum before the kick off dinner at 6:30 PM. We have a secured area, also located

at the museum, in which to park your motor home and trailer before leaving to

explore the beautiful California coast. March 3 - "News Flash!" The National Tour organizers are aware of the recent bridge wash out on our original tour route and they have already laid out an alternate

route around the bad section of road. The Tour will go on!

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