Scuttlebutt

Volume 49, Issue 5 May 2016

2016 Officers

& Committees

President…..Will Langford

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VP……...Phil Wolfenbarger

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Secretary……...Kaye Sage

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Treasurer…….Carla Talley

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Editor Jim Yates

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Directors………………..

David Johnson….

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Scott Waugh 405-334-7687

Committees:

Refreshments...Jon Russell

Membership…….DeWayne

Owens

Activities………..Kent Depe

Sunshine……..Katie Owens

Demonstrations……….Bob

Bordwine

Name Tags…..Katie Owens

Merchandise…………..Don

& Marilyn Mitchell

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Greetings From Will

When I was a kid the first day of May meant many things. My

birthday was close, school would soon be over and finally summer

was almost here. Well now it means that the weather is perfect for

some drive time in your A.

May brings us a a couple of activities that I think you will enjoy. We

have scheduled a "Flash Drive" to the Halftime Grill on 6812 SW

55th just off of Newcastle road. They have great Fried Chicken and

burgers. We also have a picnic scheduled for the 21st at Veterans

Park 1900 SE 4th in Moore. Club will be cooking hamburgers and

hotdogs. Please bring a side dish to share and your lawn chairs. We

need volunteers to help with the setup and cooking. Regular club

meeting on the 17th at Will Rogers.

Hope to see you in your A! Will Langford

May Meeting

Tuesday, May 17

7:00 pm

Will Rogers Garden Center

3400 N.W. 36th St.

Oklahoma City

Happy Mother’s Day

Pay To:Pay To: CARLA TALLEYCARLA TALLEY TREASURER, TREASURER,

P. O. Box 83192P. O. Box 83192 OKC, OK 73148OKC, OK 73148

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Bob Bordwine has finished his chemo and has a clean

bill of health from his doctor. Bill Jenkins is recover-

ing and attended the board meeting May 3. Rusty

Swain is recovering from a broken hip. A phone call or

a card or a prayer would be appreciated.

2016 ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE (Subject to Change)

*Maps available on soonermodela.org website. See “Calendar”

2016 Theme - “2016—Let’s Crank Up The Fun”

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May

3 6:30 PM Board Meeting - 6718 NW 50th, Bethany, Ok.

14 1:00 PM “Flash Drive” Halftime Grill 6812 SW 55th St. Oklahoma City, Ok.

17 7:00 PM Club Meeting - 3400 NW 36th, OKC, OK (Demonstration or Activity)

21 10:00 AM Picnic, Veterans Park Moore, Ok. 1900 SE 4th. Bring Side Dish and Chairs

Club will be providing Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. Need Volunteers to help

with setup and cooking.

June

4 8:30 “Flash Drive” to Shawnee to see Joe Inda’s collection and lunch. Meet at

Braums 14205 NE 23rd St, Choctaw, OK 73020. Drive east on Hwy 62 to

Hwy 177 then south to Tecumseh. 1902 West Rose Drive. Lunch after

wards.

7 6:30 PM Board Meeting - 6718 NW 50th, Bethany, OK.

19 Mafca National Tour. Loveland, Colorado

21 7:00 PM Club Meeting - 3400 NW 36th, OKC, OK (Demonstration or Activity)

July

4 8:00 AM Breakfast – Braum’s, 6821 NW 23rd, Bethany, OK. West of MacArthur

4 9:00 AM Centennial Freedom Festival Parade – LINE-UP! Bethany, OK, NW 41st &

Mueller. Accessible only from NW 39th & Willow or NW 42 & Rockwell

4 10:00 AM Centennial Freedom Festival - PARADE STARTS! Bethany, OK Host: Car

la Talley

4 11:30 AM Lunch with the Heartland Model T Club – at the home of David & Teresa

Powell, 7801 NW 38th Street, Bethany, OK 405/789-5455, West side of

Bethany Eldon Lyon Park near parade route end. BBQ and drinks will be

provided by Sooner & Heartland T clubs.

**Please bring your favorite side dish or desert.

**Bring Lawn Chairs.

**Inside dining available for those who need to cool off.

Tiny Tips: Removal of a Two-Piece Distributor Shaft The shaft that runs from the upper shaft to the oil pump drive gear can be hard to remove from the hole in the head down into the block. What works well, if the shaft is not rusted or frozen in, is to take two six-inch blade screw drivers and insert them into the slot in the shaft. Turn the screwdrivers op-posite directions to create a wedge and lift the shaft out of the hole. It is quick, easy and no need to buy that ultra long needle-nose pair of pliers. Submitted by Ted Kuchta, Centerville, Ohio.

May

5 Glen Raub 6 Will Langford 10 Laura Holloway 12 Ken Fraley 12 Jim Stokes 12 Doris Woodard 17 Lisa Ramsey 18 Dr. W. Scott DDS Waugh 21 E.E.(Gene) Cochrane 28 Nolan Morgan 28 Joan Bordwine 30 Cecelia Norman

2016 Regional & National Model A Meets

June 9-12, 2016 53rd Annual Texas Tour Glen Rose, Tx

June 19-24, 2016….MAFCA National Convention Loveland, CO

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May

5 George & Alice Sarinopoulos 21 Claude & Darla Blackwell 21 Will & Vicky Langford 24 Tom & Carla Holcomb 26 Tom & Pat Marcotte 27 Jock & Cia Campbell 27 Michael & Sharlotte Campbell 27 Kent & Hillary Depe

May

Recipe

Of The

Month This recipe is from Grandma’s Old-

fashioned Recipes published by Bear Wal-

low Books.

Pork Chop Casserole

6 pork chops

1 onion, sliced

1 cup uncooked rice

1 28-oz can tomatoes

1/4 cup water

Salt and pepper

Arrange chops in single layer in bottom of

greased 9 X 13 inch pan. Sprinkle rice

evenly over chops. Top with sliced onions.

Pour tomatoes and water over all. Season

with salt and pepper. Bake 350 degrees for

one hour. Lift chops to top of mixture for

browning and bake an additional 15

minutes.

New Members

Charles & Karen Dusenbery from

Guthrie

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May Refreshments Bill Harris

Steven Olterman Katie Owens Sheryl Hoyle

Donation - Nolan Morgan

“A business absolutely devoted to service

will have only one worry about profits.

They will be embarrassingly large.”

Henry Ford

Be Sure to Come to the Meetings The meetings are not just about club business such as finances. There are delicious refresh-ments and informative demonstrations. One of the missions of the club is to help new members who might not understand all the systems of the Model A and how to restore and maintain them. In the photos below, Bill Harris explains the intricacies of the Zenith carburetor. Alt-hough it is very simple, one must have some knowledge of the adjustments that must be made to have a smooth running Model A. Bob Bordwine is preparing another demonstra-tion for our May 17 meeting.

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Guthrie 89’er Parade April 23

The annual 89er Days Celebration commemorates the Land Run of 1889 and the birth of

Guthrie. On April 22, 1889, tens of thousands of excited Victorian-era land seekers lined the

borders of the Unassigned Lands of central Oklahoma in preparation for the first of five

land runs in the state. At noon, the roar of cannons and blare of bugles along the borders

signaled the start of the mad rush. People on foot, horseback, wagons and trains rushed to

stake their claims. By nightfall, Guthrie had grown from a sparsely inhabited patch of prai-

rie and timber to a bustling tent city of over 10,000 people. The Sooner Model A club was

appropriately named to participate in the annual parade.

The weather was perfect for a parade with temperatures in the high 70s, sunny sky, and a

light breeze. The crowd at Guthrie is always enthusiastic and loves the Model A’s. The

kids keep saying “blow the horn.” Following the parade, most of the club members retired

to “The Stables” for lunch. As you can imagine, the place was packed, but the staff worked

hard to accommodate the crowd. Other club members fled the crowd and went to other

places such as “Braums.”

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SOONER MODEL A CLUB

P.O. BOX 83148

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73148

The SOONER MODEL A CLUB is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Model A Ford Club of

America. All correspondence for the club should be sent to the address above.

General Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the months of January thru November. Meetings

commence at 7:00 p.m. and are held at Will Rogers Garden Center at 3400 N.W. 36th in Okla. City.

All members are welcome to attend the club’s Board Meetings, which are held on the first Tuesday of

each month at a location designated by the President and advertised in the Scuttlebutt. Membership

dues are $20.00 per year.

The primary requirement for membership shall be an interest in the objectives of the organization

and a desire to participate in its activities. Actual possession of a Model A Ford is not a necessity. A

member must be of good character as to be of benefit to the club, its functions and activities. An ac-

tive member must be a member of the Model A Ford Club of America.

Model A Gas Mileage Disturbed by reports of poor gas mileage, the (Ford Motor) company reiterated its claim that the Mod-el A Ford's standard carburetors would give 18 to 20 miles to the gallon at a speed of 40 miles an hour and 22 to 25 miles per gallon at 25 miles per hour. In August of 1930, each dealer received a letter about this matter and was asked to invest eight dollars in a testing outfit, so that he could test cars and show the owners that the Model A would give the mileage as claimed or better. In making the tests, he was to check fuel consumption in both directions on the same road checking at both 25 miles per hour and 45 miles per hour. The Payne Motor Company of Washington, North Carolina, ran its tests over a ten day period from November 17 to 27, 1930. Each owner who took the test paid one dollar for a seven-point checkup prior to the test,-He was promised return of the dollar if the .car failed to get 22 miles per gallon. Ten dollars in gold was to be given to the Ford owner getting the most mileage per gallon during the contest. A Zenith Ford carburetor tested accurate to the fraction of a tenth of a mile was installed on each car and a company representative ac-companied the driver during the ten to fifteen minute test. A total of 112 Model A owners participated in the contest. The average miles per gallon registered by the cars was 24 plus. The highest, and consequently the winner of the ten dollars, was thirty miles to the gallon achieved by a Tudor that had been driven 13,489 miles prior to the test. The winning car and driver were fea-tured in an advertisement and local news story following the conclusion of the contest. Another out standing ... performance was that of a contestant who registered 24 miles to the gallon in a car with 48,947 miles on the odometer. The author's experience with Model A's for the past for-ty years makes him doubtful that our 70 plus year old cars can consistently attain gas mileage averaging in the twenties as is reported from 1930. John Hargrave, writ-

ing in The Restorer as Technical Director of M.A.F.C.A. in 1991, says that "There is a 'lot of rubber' in the gaso-line mileage claims of many Model owners!" In his opin-ion, at normal highway speeds, "the average Model A is doing well if it can average 17 to 18 miles per gallon." There you have it from the experts. The moral of the story seems to be "The more you drive your A the better the gas mileage will be." Or, could it be "The more you talk about your A the better your gas mileage will be.” You can be the judge! From Peter Winnewiss's book, The Legendary Model A Ford. From the June 2000 Scuttlebutt.

P. O. Box 83192

Oklahoma City, OK

73148

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