• 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 6:58 pm.

Board & Committee Members Present: Ed

Tolman, Phyllis Munday, Barbara Branam, Edna

Blackwell, Karin Woodworth, Kathy Briggs, Richard

Bronstrup, Barbara Whitton and Steve Yoss

Members Absent: Karen Cornelius and Richard

Bronstrup

Guests: George Munday, Ron Blackwell, Joe

Branam, Monika Tolman,, Richard Briggs

President: Ed went over old business, past events

and upcoming events.

Vice President: Steve talked about the upcoming

picnic in July. It will be a potluck so bring something

to share.

Secretary: Barbara had nothing to report.

Correspondence Secretary: Barbara sent a

sympathy card to Cathy Alford for the loss of her

brother, a card was sent to Anna DeGraff as her

father is ill, a card went to Karen Cornelius’s mom,

and Richard Delman broke his arm. And will have

surgery.

Treasurer: Phyllis gave a full report on the account

balances.

Tour Chairman: Upcoming tours include the 4th of

July parade.

Technical Chairman: Richard was unable to

attend..

Social Chairman: There will be no Supper Club in

July.

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: We are bringing back the baby

pictures and wedding pictures feature in the

newsletter.

Next Board Meeting: The July meeting will be held

at Iron Skillet in Ontario on the 17th of July.

Meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.

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

All articles to be submitted by the Board Meeting.

July 2017 My Two Cents

By the time you read this our group of club members should have returned from Coos Bay Oregon and the

Northwest Regional Group Meet. From all the postings on Facebook from members, it looks like a great time was had by all. We look forward to an in depth article

next month. As you may remember, July usually finds us dark and this year is no different as the Fourth of July falls on a Tuesday. We had planned on participating in two July

4th parades again this year but the fee for LaVerne was increased to $20 per entry instead of per group which

put the cost out of sight. I was informed by the City Manager that they increased fees in order to

discourage participation as they have had to turn people away in previous years. Anyway, the Ontario

parade is still planned and should be a lot of fun with 8-10 cars registered. Look for us on Euclid Avenue.

George Munday is our contact person for this tour… Our 3rd annual Patriotic picnic will be held in Claremont at the Memorial park on Saturday July 15th from 11am to 4pm. It’s a potluck meal so bring your favorite dish. The chapter will provide drinks and paper goods. Bring your

favorite lawn games or table games for a fun filled afternoon. I’ve been asked to bring my ukulele too so

come prepared to sing-a-long with Ed! The August 7th chapter meeting will feature our annual Hobby night where club members share their ‘other’ hobbies, so come prepared to share your alternate

passions like stamp collecting, hand art, music, etc. Of course we’ll take time to discuss Model A issues and

field questions on a variety of mechanical issues facing us in our restoration projects. Future chapter program ideas are always welcome…Please contact myself or

our Tech advisor, Richard Bronstrup. Don’t forget to visit our chapter website and bookmark it for future reference. (Thanks to Steve Yoss) The club calendar can be found there along with copies of past

chapter newsletters and tour photos. Kudos to Ron Blackwell et all 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

See you in the funny papers! Ed Tolman

Member dues were due on January 1st.

Please send in your $20.00 or give

to Phyllis.

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 06/05/17 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm..

President:. Ed welcomed guest Steven Yoss Jr.

Vice President: Birthdays and anniversaries were announced.

Program: The program was called “A” Story. It was s video on a Model A restoration.

Tours Report: The Hubley Derby Day was a success. Pip Tolman took 1st in the kids race and took Best

Car award. Ron and Edna took 2nd and 3rd in the adult race. Richard Bronstrup took 1st and Cheri Bronstrup

took 3rd in the modified race. Clark Crump won in his class at the Antique Nationals. Six cars attended the

Steve McQueen car show and Joe Branam won a trophy.

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

Tech Tip: Richard reported on the Hubley derby, which went well.

Sunshine Report: Everyone is doing good.

Club Member Drawing: The Blackwell’s won the member drawing after the Holmes and Steinbrick names

were drawn. 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: Ed Tolman 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 May will be at Steer ‘n Stein in Rancho Cucamonga.

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.

THERE IS NO MEETING IN JULY!

Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm

Who Has Thummer?

Thummer has been enjoying the pool at Jaye’s house. It’s the best place to beat the heat and not

turn into bacon!!!

Guests:

~ July 04: Fourth of July Parades – Ontario (no LaVerne)

~ July 15: Annual Picnic – Memorial Park in Claremont

~ July 17: Board Meeting @ Iron Skillet

~ August 07: Club Meeting – Hobby Night

~ October 14: Spirit Walk

~ November 16: 9 – 5 The Musical

SUPPER CLUB INFO There is NO Supper Club in

July. Please check the August newsletter for the next

Supper Club info. See you then!!

New Members &

Guests:

July 4th Parade Update Just a note to those who were interested in participating in

the La Verne parade on the Fourth...The city has seen fit to

increase the participation fee to each entry and no longer by

club or group. With that said, the cost for our cars increased

substantially to $20 per entry. We had five cars signed up

so that would have amounted to $100 this year as opposed

to just $20 in years past. The City Clerk said the increase

was done to limit the number of participants...

So I did NOT sign us up this year.

The Ontario parade still has a few opportunities so if anyone

is interested, please call George Munday... (909) 753-3636

(Geo is in Oregon until 6/28) From what I understand,

Ontario will still allow us to sign up as a club. Up to ten

vehicles and seven have already signed up.

Ed Tolman

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OIL LEAK

Question: I am getting oil on my engine on the left side. It comes from the Oil fill tube. How can I

stop this from messing up the engine compartment?

Answer: Make sure the oil filler tube has three baffles pointing down. This helps stop any oil

from being slung out the filler pipe. Your problem is usually caused by too much blow by around

the rings. You may need new rings or an engine overhaul. -- Les Andrews, Technical Director

Tech Tip borrowed from MAFCA.com

(Richard Bronstrup, Tech Chairman was unavailable this month)

JULY BIRTHDAYS 07/01: Dave Westbrooks 07/04: Ron Blackwell 07/06: Mark Hammons 07/09: Dave Cornelius 07/10: Monika Tolman 07/17: Adam Matthews 07/21: Karin Woodworth 07/21: Mary Forsythe 07/24: Stephen Yoss 07/26: Tim Ruggio 07/27: Clark Crump 07/30: Richard Bronstrup

JULY ANNIVERSARIES 07/02: George & Kelly Dennis 07/09: Richard & Cheri Bronstrup 07/13: Daniel & Elizabeth Cortez 07/19: Dave & Linda Westbrooks 07/22: Ed & Monika Tolman 07/23: Dennis & Kathleen King

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

Men’s Hosiery from 1928

Submitted by Karin Woodworth

FOR SALE / WANTED CORNER

Sunshine Report ~Our deepest sympathies to Cathy Alford on the loss

of her brother. A card was sent. ~A card was sent to Anna DeGraff for the illness of

her father. ~ Richard Delman fell and broke his arm. He has had

surgery to repair it. ~ Contact Barbara Whitton if you know of someone

ill or needing encouragement.

Words of Witt ~ We have 40 million reasons and not a single excuse.

* Rudyard Kipling

Email editor Karin if you have something to list.

Coming back to the newsletter…

*You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby… *Were We Ever That Young?...

*My First Car…

Send in your baby pictures, your wedding pictures and photos of you and your first car. I’ll include

them in the newsletter and see who can guess right at the next meeting! Please email them to:

Pvmafc.editor@yahoo.com

Please include approximate age for baby pictures; date of wedding; and year, make and model of your car and your age at the time you got the car. Any info is appreciated so I can include a little article.

August Club Meeting Hobby Night!!!

Come to the August meeting and bring something from your “other” hobbies or collections to share. In the past we have seen some very interesting

items. It’s a fun night! Hope to see you there!

August 7th @ 7:00 pm Round Table Pizza

Can you guess who this hot mama is? She is beautiful inside and out, and is a big part of our club.

3rd Annual Picnic

Saturday, July 15th 11 am to 4 pm

Memorial Park in Claremont

The picnic is a potluck so bring your favorite dish to share. The

club will provide the paper products and drinks.

Bring your chairs, games, and

sunscreen! Contact Steve Yoss with any

questions.

NORTHWEST REGIONAL TOUR – COOS BAY, OREGON

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Photos courtesy of Ron

Blackwell, borrowed

from the club Facebook

page.

Thanks Ron!!

Coos Bay

Oregon

63rd Annual

SWAP MEET

AUTOMOTIVE AND HOBBY RELATED ITEMS OLD CAR PARTS, ALL MAKES, ALL MODELS, WELCOME

SATURDAY JULY 22, 2017 7:00AM UNTIL IT’S OVER

Long Beach City College

Veterans Stadium 5000 Lew Davis St. Long Beach, CA.

Enter off Conant St. between Lakewood Bl. and Clark Ave.

$5.00 ADMISSION FREE PARKING

SPACES AVAILABLE, 20ft wide 16ft deep Spaces are $40, or three for $100

CALL JEFF HOOD 562-597-5936 or www.lbmtc.com

For 63 years, one of the best swap meets in the west.

JOIN MAFCA!

The Model A Ford Club of America, Inc.

(MAFCA) is a California non-profit

corporation and a national historical society

dedicated to the restoration and

preservation of Model A Ford vehicles as

manufactured from 1928 through 1931.

MAFCA's members are dedicated to the

restoration, preservation, and enjoyment of

Ford vehicles of that era. MAFCA is the

largest club in the world dedicated to one

make of automobile.

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(Info taken from the MAFCA website.)

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All MAFCA & MAFFI info on this page was taken from the MAFCA website. For more

details, visit www.MAFCA.com

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A MESSAGE FROM MAFCA PRESIDENT

HAPPY BEGG I recently came across a Ford Motor Company advertisement from a Good Housekeeping magazine, dated August 1930. It features a photo of a 1930 Roadster on a dock near the sea. Its caption was, “A joyous car for golden summer days.” It goes further to say, “Many are the delights of the Ford Roadster these golden summer days. Short the miles and pleasant because of its alert and sprightly performance, its safety and its easy-riding comfort. And what a joy it is to travel along the way with the top down, the blue sky overhead and the fresh, cool air brushing a rosy glow upon your cheeks... Many months of glorious motoring await your beckoning.” Wow, I’m sold! Let’s take out our Model A’s and go for a ride! Don’t forget to keep track of your miles for the 100K Miles in A Day Challenge! Travel with your Chapter or on your own - you pick the day! Send your mileage to Garth Shreading, Membership Director, 100k@mafca.com. The long awaited Model A Coupe Book is now available for purchase, $24.95, through the MAFCA Store and online at www.mafca.com. This book was put together by some of our most dedicated members, Alex and Ruth Janke, Les Andrews and Garth Shreading, with assistance from many others. This is a superior compilation of all of the articles ever published in The Restorer on Model A Coupes, plus some written by Les Andrews and never before published, until now! The book has a terrific introduction written by Alex Janke, which includes all of the data sheets with the original fabric, paint, and stripe combinations available on the various Coupes. This book is a must for the Model A hobbyist! It is only available from MAFCA and our vendors, order yours, today! Over the years, the Model A Ford Club of America and your Board of Directors has been very successful in giving you, our membership the best that can be offered in the antique car hobby. Our membership is the largest of any single marque. I believe this is because we have many great membership benefits such as our award winning magazine, The Restorer. Our magazine went from a fledgling cut and paste, black and white newsletter in 1957 to a sixty-six page, full color magazine today. Published six times a year, The Restorer, features articles about the Model A Ford, news of Chapters and activities, and other interesting articles. Along with The Restorer, MAFCA’s Directors, especially the Technical Director, are available to you via telephone, mail and email to answer your questions and guide you in the repair and restoration of your cars. Each year, MAFCA recognizes our members who have contributed their talents to MAFCA and the Model A hobby at the National Awards Banquet. Every even numbered year, we hold a National Convention, hosted by one or more Host Chapters in different places, gathering more than 1,000 members, and every odd numbered year, one or more Chapters host a National Tour for our members. We help to bring you together with others who have the same great love for the Model A Ford. The Board of Directors has always been prudent in the expenditure of our membership’s money, carefully investing along the way. As everyone is aware, the cost of doing business is an ever- increasing number, and we have arrived at an economic squeeze point. We have done the very best to give you the most for your dues that we could, cutting out non-essential expenditures and reducing costs of doing business where possible, yet offering great membership programs. It has been ten years since MAFCA has had a dues increase. In order to maintain and continue our great club, it is necessary to have one. Beginning with renewals for the 2018 calendar year, dues will be $50 for US membership, $60 for Mexico/Canada, and $68 for International memberships. Along with this increase, we will be including a bonus, the online edition of The Restorer with every membership. For our International members, we are offering a $50 membership for the online edition only. The online edition of The Restorer is a very valuable premium, as it is readable on your desktop and laptop computers, your tablets, and your smart phone - no matter where, around the world, you are! Up to three years, once online, will be available for your reference. Along with the First Fifty Years of The Restorer, available on flash drive, you will have a huge digital library of Model A articles available anywhere you travel! Remember, as a member of MAFCA, you are always welcome to attend any Board of Directors meeting, whether it is held in La Habra or elsewhere. Our next meeting will be held at The Gilmore Museum, home of the Model A Ford Museum, in Hickory Corners, Michigan, on September 15th beginning at 8am. I hope to see you there!

Happy Begg 2017 MAFCA President

June 22 - Registrations are coming in and you are

not going to want to miss out on this fabulous tour in

your Model A! Club negotiated rates for hotels are

only available until August 15. So, register today!

Note: our alternate route up the California coast

bypasses the recent landslide near Mud Creek. We're

good to go!

Experience the splendor of the beautiful California

Pacific Coastline. From the Hearst Castle mansion

through the rolling vineyards of Monterey Bay

traveling one of America’s most scenic highways on

your way to the engineering marvel of the Golden

Gate Bridge.

Gases, Welding & Safety Products

1093 Gordon Avenue

Pomona, CA 91768

Round Table Pizza

1020 N. Mountain Ave

Ontario, CA 91762

(909) 988-8444

Round Table Pizza is between Rite

Aid and El Super in the Shopping

Center on the Southeast corner of

Mountain and 4th Street in Ontario.

Club meetings are on the first

Monday of every month at

7:00pm except no meeting in

July and December.

Membership in the national Model ‘A’ Ford Club of America (MAFCA) is encouraged along with chapter membership.. You can join by contacting

them at: MAFCA, 250 South Cypress St., La Habra, CA 90631-5586 or phone (562) 697-2712 or on their website at www.mafca.com.