January 19. Inside this Issue. General Membership Meetings are held third Friday of the month, except December, at: 2017 Holiday Party.

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1 V O L. 5 1 J A N I S S U E P.O. Box 6125, Concord, CA Holiday Party General Membership Meetings are held third Friday of the month, except December, at: Faith Christian Fellowship Church 860 Bancroft Rd. Walnut Creek Doors open at 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Guests are welcome. Next meeting The 2017 Holiday Party was held on the evening of December 6 at the Oakhurst County Club. The theme was Reaching for the Stars in There were 82 members in attendance for the celebration. The Party was a great success and is featured in a special December edition of the MotoMeter that was distributed in December. The special edition includes numerous pictures of the party that will provide wonderful memories of the Club s good times together. The Party began with a social hour and was followed by an excellent dinner. The Awards portion of the program commenced with Tour Coordinator Peggy English presenting Certificates of Appreciation to all 2017 tour leaders. We had a very full schedule of tours in 2017, including recent tours to the Rosie the Riveter celebration, the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco and the Mystery Tour to Jamestown/Sonora. Past President Marty Larsen and President Bob Estrella then presented Longevity Awards to: the following members: 5 years: Linda & Jesse Cruz; Brad Johnson; Roland & Xiu Smith; Martin & Irline Van Ardenne 10 years: Mike & Maria Marshall; Mort Mitchell 20 years: Delbert & Pat Uhland 25 years: Barry & Ceil Callister; Paul & Geneva Chiabotti; Dee & Denny Desmond 40 years: Larry & Jan Anderson; Bob Reed & Lynda Oliver 45 years: Paul & Mary Kraintz January 19 Next in the program, Outstanding Members of the year for 2016, Bob & Rose Estrella, announced the 2017 Outstanding Members Diane & Larry Trimpey and presented them with a plaque to commemorate the honor. The 2018 Board was then introduced by outgoing President, Bob Estrella. The new Board members are: Lynn Grady, President; Bob Rigor, Vice President; Ruth Janke, Secretary; Roland Smith, Treasurer; Don & Kathy McGrath, Tour Coordinators; Hank Haugse, Editor and Bob Estrella, Past President. Inside this Issue President s Report 2 Friendly Reminders 3 Sunshine Report 5 CLUB S 50th Anniversary 6 Touring Guidelines 7 CLASSIFIEDS 8 Meeting Minutes 9 Jan & Feb 2018 Calendars 10 MotoMeter Lynn Grady, incoming president, presented Bob Estrella with a desk clock to commemorate his outstanding service as President during In addition, Rose Estrella was honored with a gift for her support to the Club (and to the President) during the past year. More detail and photographs are included in the Special Holiday Edition of the MotoMeter prepared by Marilyn Neumann and distributed in late December. A special thanks to Marilyn and Herb Neumann for organizing the Christmas Party again this year and to the Borbas and Freemans for helping them with the event! 1 January 2018

2 A Line from Lynn Happy New Year everyone! Hope your holiday season was an enjoyable one looks like it will be an enjoyable one. We have tours already planned and thank you to those special people for signing early in the year. We still need tours though so please contact Don and Kathy McGrath. We have three fairly big events going on this year that we need your help in completing the work involved. The first will be the MAFCA National Convention in Reno in June. We have been asked to provide the table decorations, which are in the process of being made, and also to provide the sign-ups and seating charts for the last evening banquet. Please register for the event now as the tours fill up fast. There seem to be enough rooms so that is some relief! If you can help with the seating sign-ups please contact Bill Truesdell. The next big event will be our 50th Anniversary party in August. The committees for this event are in place but like with anything all the extra help would be welcome. This event will take the place of the annual president s picnic. The next event will be our Holiday party in December. Herb and Marilyn will be planning this but contact them please to offer your help. They have done quite a few years with so little help and it would be nice for them not to have to do everything alone. Along with all of that there are our special nights of pot luck, ice cream and the pie night. Oh yum! We are certainly not a boring club are we? We can all use your help in making sure all events are well all of us put some work into helping to make them a success. I'm excited about all the fun we will have. There have been some changes to the budget and also meeting agendas and please come to the January meeting as I will let you know what these will be. Keep those A's on the road and enjoy the ride. Lynn Grady President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Tour Coordinator Past President Editor MotoMeter Elected Officials 2017 Board of Directors Lynn Grady (925) pittdoor@sbcglobal.net Bob Rigor ModelAJunky@aol.com Ruth Janke (925) Roland Smith (925) roland_cpa@yahoo.com Don & Kathy McGrath (925) Bob Estrella (707) Hank Haugse haugseca@gmail.com Appointed Services ACCC Representative Herb Neumann Club Vests Xiu Smith MAFFI Representative Bill Truesdell NCRG Representative Bill Pugh Photographer Tom Howard Refreshments Coordinator Rose Estrella and Diane Trimpey Sunshine Reporter Nancy Larsen Video Coordinator Bill Truesdell Webmaster Steve Mick The MotoMeter: The MotoMeter is the official publication of the Diablo A s Chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America. The MotoMeter is published once a month and is provided to each member in good standing and other Model A Ford Clubs in exchange for their publication. The MotoMeter takes no responsibility for the accuracy of materials, dates, places, etc. of its contents. The MotoMeter welcomes any article, artwork or suggestions. Please submit all materials by the Sunday before BOD meeting. Meetings: Meetings are held on the third Friday of the month at 7:30 PM at Faith Christian Fellowship Church at 860 Bancroft Rd., in Walnut Creek unless otherwise indicated in the Calendar of Events. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WEL- COME. Membership: Membership in the Model A Ford Club is not a prerequisite to join The Diablo A s. Both MAFCA and The Diablo A s membership commence on January 1st, and expire on December 31st. MAFCA dues are $50.00 (MAFCA, 250 Cypress Ave., La Habra, CA 90631, ). The Diablo A s dues of $45.00 per family (plus an optional $5.00 contribution to ACCC) are payable to the treasurer. Diablo A s Model A Ford Club mailing address: P.O. Box 6125 Concord, CA We thank the various clubs for the use of the many articles, jokes, fashion and technical advice that we have used. Permission to reproduce items in The MotoMeter is hereby granted provided credit is given to The MotoMeter. MotoMeter 2 January 2018

3 FRIENDLY REMINDERS GENERAL MEETING 7:30 pm DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 pm January 19 February 16 March 16 Date February 5 March 5 April 2 May 7 Board Meetings Host Hank & Karen Haugse Ruth & Alex Janke Don & Kathy McGrath Bob & Sandi Rigor April 20 May 18 Board meetings at 7 PM unless specified otherwise. Members welcome Please R.S.V.P. to meeting host Board Meeting Minutes will be published in the newsletter For a hard copy of minutes, contact Ruth Janke Upcoming Tours January 21, 2018 Annual January Brunch Tour. Claim Jumper Restaurant at the Willows shopping center in Concord on Sunday, January 21st at 10:00 am We are going to try something different this year. Instead of driving as a group to the restaurant, we are going to meet at Claim Jumpers at 10:00 when they open. This will give participants more time to go to church before or to sleep in a little. After brunch we can shop the Willows or the new Veranda Shopping center next door. Please be at Claim Jumpers, 1981 Diamond Blvd, at 10:00 am. We will be billed individually and the cost is $23.00 plus tip. Bring your AARP card for a discount. If you have any questions or need to sign up for the brunch, contact tour leaders Wayne and Peggy English at January 27, 2018 Ladies Chat & Eat Tour Meet at the Tower Grill in Danville at 12 Noon. Please let me know if you are attending as I will reserve our room. The Grill is located at 301 Hartz Avenue in Danville and can be accessed from the parking lot on Railroad Ave. Carpool if possible as parking can be a challenge. Alicia Watson January 27, 2018 TURLOCK SWAP MEET 2018 The Modesto Area A s 62nd Annual SWAP MEET will be at the Stanislaus County, Fairgrounds, Turlock, California, on January 27 and 28, MODEL A FORD, Antique, Classic Cars, and Automotive Vintage items only. All swap spaces pre-registered. CARS FOR SALE: $40.00 for cars 20 years or older, $60.00 for cars 19 years or newer, (no parts or trailers). Must be driven to space. Pre 1969 models preferred. Admission $10.00 for buyers on Saturday and $5.00 on Sunday. Security on duty Friday and Saturday night. NO FIREARMS OR ALCOHOL. NO DOGS (except Seeing Eye Dogs or Service Dogs). For more information please see our website at There will be a group of Diablo A ers driving to this event on Saturday, January 27, More details will be provided at the January General Meeting. MotoMeter 3 January 2018

4 Saturday, February 17, Cobra Experience, Martinez Herb Neumann will be leading the tour to this incredible car museum in Martinez - a hidden jewel, especially if you are a fan of the Shelby Cobra. The Cobra Experience is a non-profit museum committed to the promotion, conservation, education, & preservation of the cars produced by Shelby American. The museum features: 25,000 sq. ft. of event space, a 40 seat movie theater, a variety of Shelby American cars on display, extensive memorabilia collection and much more. It will be a private VIP docent led tour open only to us. The cost per person is $20. Following the tour we will drive our cars a short distance down the road to Mangia Bene for lunch. Herb will be glad to sign you up and receive your $20 at the January General Meeting. He particularly wanted to give you as much advance notice as possible since the event is scheduled for Saturday, February 17, which is the day after the February General Meeting. Saturday, March 17, Blackhawk Auto Museum, Danville Steve Mick & Alicia Watson Saturday, April 21, Ladies Shop & Eat, Benicia Rose Estrella Saturday, April 28, Sturgeon s Sawmill Trimpeys and Gradys June MAFCA National Convention Reno-Sparks, Nevada Hosts: Northern California Regional Group The Northern California Regional Group will host the 2018 MAFCA National Convention in Sparks, Nevada. The website is continually updated and has links to the Early Bird newsletters that will be sent out every few months. So put this event on your 2018 calendar and join us in the Silver State. Sign up for the newsletter at: Diablo A s 2018 Membership Renewal The Diablo A s Board of Directors elected this year to keep the 2018 annual dues at $45 plus the optional donation of $5.00 to support ACCC for a total of $ The deadline to pay your dues was December 31, If you have not renewed your membership, please see the December newsletter for the Waiver and Membership Information Forms. If we do not receive a completed form from you, we will assume that all of your information on the Roster is accurate. You can also view the Roster on the Club s website (Member s Only Section) at to check your information. MotoMeter 4 January 2018

5 SUNSHINE REPORT As always, we had a lovely Holiday Party. Tours and lunches are greatly enjoyed, but having a chance to see each other all spruced up, celebrating the season, was very special. Herb and Doug s sale of the tools and spare parts donated by Delbert and Pat Uhland. It was a very successful event and the money raised will go toward our 50th Anniversary Celebration. This is very generous of the Uhlands and much appreciated. They have been with us for twenty years. Since Ron has been very sick with the flu, he asked that I pass his message on to the club: Friends and Family... Several of you have asked how I am doing, inasmuch as this influenza bug has hit me rather hard. Rather than have to type this message over and over again, I thought I d use the shotgun approach and cover everyone in just one . In answer to your question as to how I m doing... a little bit better is my answer. Since Christmas, this is the first day I ve really been able to get out of bed and move about. Even so, I can only stand to be up for about an hour, then I have to lie down again. I don t think I ve ever been closer to death (from a bug) than with this last illness. I m still not out of the woods by any means. I really do understand now how people can die from the flu. Just thought you might like to see what the various strains of the influenza virus look like. See: and click on the right arrow in each photo to see the various types. Please don t bother to call on the phone. I cannot hear I m pretty much deaf in both ears -- and even if I could I can only speak for about 5 to 10 seconds before going into an uncontrollable cough. Thanks to many of you for sending cards and s. Bonnie also has the flu, but it has not hit her nearly as hard as it did me. She s a real trooper, being able to not only take care of herself, but me as well. She s as healthy as a horse. Take care, and don t get this bug! Ronald Please continue to send cards and s to both him and Bonnie. And to Ron and everyone else who is suffering with a cold or the flu. GET WELL SOON! Due to budget constraints, the Board has decided to reduce postage costs, so I will be sending Birthday, Anniversary, and Holiday wishes by . Get Well and Sympathy cards will continue to be sent by USPS. Now, take good care of yourselves and others. Sincerely, Nancy Larsen MotoMeter 5 January 2018

6 DIABLO A S 50th Anniversary Celebration Hello, fellow Model A enthusiasts, As we continue to plan our 50th Anniversary Party, the committee would be happy to entertain any ideas from the general membership for making this party extra special. Please feel free to /call me at: caryn_borba@yahoo.com or c We still want to request your help in making sure all those special friends from earlier days of the club are notified of our celebration. Source: Ladies Home Journal. Hoedt Studios Diablo A s 50th Anniversary Cookbook Loretta and I are very excited about this cookbook and want you to be excited too. If you have contact information for former club members, please be sure to share with Doug Freeman at: dougfreeman@hotmail.com This is such a fun way to share dishes we have all enjoyed at Pot Lucks (some dishes from past members), family favorites and memories of meals shared with loved ones. Linda Cruz needs photos from Diablo A members prior to Members can scan and the photos to Linda at lindajeancruz@gmail.com Or call her at (925) for her to pick up so she can borrow and scan. We are planning on having between 150 and 200 recipes, along with handy tips and tricks, substitution suggestions and other cooking help. Or bring them to a Diablo A s meeting. She will scan and return. The club has about 80 family memberships. If each family submitted just one recipe we would be halfway to our goal. Two recipes and we are ready to publish. So far, eight people have submitted recipes for a total of 30. We need your participation. All recipes need to be submitted by April 15. We are counting on you. Hand deliver, or to: Peggy: clockman51@astound.net or Loretta: lorettaw@astound.net Thank you to Bruce Davis for this photo taken of a couple of club members in Can you name the members? MotoMeter 6 January 2018

7 do not use a Chapter Tour as a test run. tail car that will stop and help the disabled member or tail car. In this case, stay long enough to be sure that help has arrived then proceed MotoMeter 7 January 2018

8 CLASSIFIEDS Brakes for Sale: Mel Gross would like to save all of you Model A'ers from Northern California some money by buying his products through Bob Grady You will save shipping costs to and from Southern California. Model A Cast Iron Brake Drums Set of 4 drums and studs: Bonded and arced Brake shoes Set of 8 shoes for 4 wheels w/exchange: Bonded Emergency Band, 1 pair Bonded with woven lining w/exchange: $ $ $ Miscellaneous for Sale: Kissinger Rebuilt Motor ( 0 miles) * $3, Hand Made Model A Dolly, fits any A Model A Driveshaft and torque tube. $ S/W Town Sedan** 2 Model A Spindles $30.00 Thin Clutch Housing (No Cracks) $42.00 Restored Oval Dome Light. $ Cathedral Radios (1930 s, both work): Philco $ Zenith $ $60.00 $8, Call Larry Lee at * ** Note the price drop Larry is the 2nd owner of this car, He bought it in It runs but it Needs a little help Diablo A s Items for Sale Club Vest with large patch Club Patches (small) Tires for Sale: $10.00 Club License Plates $17.00 $5.00 MAFCA Cloth Patch $5.00 Go out right now and check your tires. Goodyear 4.75 X 19 Tires: Blk. Wall $145.00; White Wall $ Goodyear 4.50 X 21 Tires: Blk. Wall $145.00; White Wall $ Goodyear 6.00 X 16 Tires: Blk. Wall $140.00; White Wall (3.5) $ (Please Note: 16 tube will be $14.00 ea.) Tubes: $9.00 ea. I must have 20+ tubes to get this price. Liners: $2.00 ea. MotoMeter 8 For Diablo A s members to get these wholesale prices, we must order 20 tires or more. The tires will be shipped to my address. If you need tires: call or dougfreeman@gmail.com January 2018

9 MINUTES DIABLO A's BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Home of Bob & Lynn Grady January 8, 2018 Welcome: The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. Lynn welcomed the new board. Present: President Lynn Grady, Vice-President Bob Rigor, Secretary Ruth Janke, Tour Coordinators Don and Kathy McGrath, Motometer Editor Hank Haugse, Past-President Bob Estrella, Video Bill Truesdell, Sunshine Nancy Larsen, Roster Manager Marty Larsen. Visitors: Sandi Rigor, Alex Janke, Rose Estrella, Donna Truesdell. Absent: Treasurer Roland Smith Reports: Vice President: Bob Rigor, No Report (NR) Secretary: Ruth Janke asked for approval of the December board minutes. Lynn Grady moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Don McGrath and passed. Treasurer: Roland Smith, absent Tour Coordinators: Don and Kathy McGrath handed out a list of the tours currently on the calendar. Motometer Editor: Hank Haugse - the tours thru April will be listed in the next newsletter. Past President: Bob Estrella reported the updated roster is almost complete. He will call the members that haven t renewed. Video: Bill Truesdell gave a report on the sales for December. Sunshine: Nancy Larsen asked the board s thoughts on using electronic mail vs USPS. The board recommended electronic mail for everything, except get well and sympathy cards. NCRG: NR ACCC: NR Tech: NR Web: NR Vests: NR Old Business: The board passed the budget as presented by the budget committee. New Business: A discussion was held about having fewer auctions. A decision was made to have auctions every other month, not on meeting dates that have a meal such as the pot luck, ice cream social and pie social. The budget committee eliminated providing a matching amount for the Food Bank at pot lucks. The club will be asked if they still want to take up a collection at these meeting. Respectfully submitted Ruth Janke, 2018 Secretary MotoMeter 9 January 2018

10 JANUARY 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat New Year s Day Board Grady s 7pm Martin Luther King Jr. Day General Brunch Tour Claim Jumper Ladies Chat & Eat Turlock Swap Meet Birthdays 1 Cathy Wisher 3 Mike Ferre 9 Mike Marshall 10 Peggy English 21 Alicia Watson 22 Ron Frye & Alex Janke 23 Dick Arnold 24 Elaine Matheson & Sue Phelan 24 Bill Truesdell 27 Maureen Clifton & Rich Mohr 28 Marty Larsen Anniversaries Guess what, no one got married in January! MotoMeter 10 January 2018

11 February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Board Meeting at the Haugse's General Meeting 17 Cobra Experience tour Presidents Day Birthdays 2 Claire Bailey 3 Bob Rigor 12 Robert Dominici 12 Daryl Werner 25 Charlie Piazza 27 Don McGrath 27 Xiu Smith 28 Frank Champion 28 Larry Trimpey Anniversaries 2 Bill & Deb Pugh 11 Mike & Sue Phelan 14 Ron & Caryn Borba 14 Wayne & Peggy English 19 Jim & Sheila Kanne 21 Larry & Liz Rosenthal MotoMeter 11 January 2018