mile high chapter of the model t ford...membership: gary giarratano treasurer: jessica canino 8031...
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December
2019
Mile High Chapter of the Model T Ford Club of America, Denver, Colorado 8031 W. 78th Circle Arvada, CO 80005
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Table of Contents
Board Members and
Calendar Clipout.. . . . . . . . . . . Page 1 Member-obilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2
Upcoming Events and
“What Were We Thinking”. . . Page 3 Banquet Registration . . . . . . . . Page 4 Our Readers Weigh In . . . . . . ..Page 5 Club Meeting Minutes. . . . . . ...Page 6 Commerce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 6-8 President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 Fine Print and Ford Scramble . . .Page 10
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Official Publication
Mile High Pedal Pushers Chapter Model T Ford Club of America
December 12/7, Saturday, 2:30-4:30—General Meet-ing. Stanley Lake Library, 3435 Kipling. -Toys for Tots—Bring an unwrapped, uno-pened, new child’s toy. -Cookie Contest—Bring 3-4 doz of your best Christmas cookies.
January 1/1—Membership dues due. 1/1, Wednesday, Noon. New Years gather-ing at Dickey’s BBQ. 1/18, Saturday, Noon to 4:00—Club Ban-quet. Mama Sannino’s, 5800 W. 38th, Wheat Ridge
Club Calendar of Events
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2019 Board
President: Brian Golden 19621 E. Euclid Dr. Centennial, CO 80016 (303) 680-3727 (720) 266-8172 [email protected] Treasurer: Jessica Canino 4169 Osceola St. Denver, CO 80212 (303) 888-4317 [email protected]
Secretary: Sharon Miller 7645 Hooker St. Westminster, CO 80030 (303) 426-6606 (303) 912-4317 [email protected]
Membership: Gary Giarratano 8031 W. 78th Circle Arvada, CO 80005 (303) 467-0485 (home) (720) 215-8238 (cell) [email protected]
Touring: Ron Jackson 7644 Vance Dr. Arvada, CO 80003 [email protected]
Member at Large: Mike Zepp 418 S. Fetzer St. Byers, CO 80103
Member at Large: Gerry Hibbs 2152 N. Vine St. Denver, CO 80205 [email protected] (720) 297-6626
Member-obilia
Momentous Events: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with
those who weep.” Mel May is taking chemo for his stomach cancer and was in good form at the November meeting. Mark asked for prayer, and cards are welcome. Serious stuff! Rick and I will be married 50 years in De-cember. So we celebrated early by taking a Hawaiian cruise the end of October with our kids and two granddaughters. We had a great time. Dana Holdaway Gerry Hibbs will be preaching at Church of the Risen Lord, 27th and Stout Streets, on Dec. 15, about 11:30am
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Thanksgiving Corner: “In everything, give thanks.”
> For all the helpful members who keep some of us challenged mechanical people on the Ford highway. L. Durlin > Thanks for driving “T’s” around—thanks for being a great gang of “T” people! Dave
Twenty Questions! Trivia questions from the November meeting, by Dana
Holdaway 1. What was Henry Ford’s wife’s first name? 2. Ford was born in 1863. Who was president of the
United States? 3. Who’s picture is found on a $20 dollar bill? 4. In May of 1927, Charles Lindbergh made his non-stop
flight across the Atlantic. He flew from New York to what European city?
5. What does the A. C. stand for in AC Spark Plugs? 6. What was the final year for Ford’s flathead engine? 7. The 2 Dodge brothers were instrumental in Ford’s
early days. What were their 1st names? 8. In Denver, you are driving along Broadway. You stop
and then turn east onto 1st Ave. Heading east you cross the streets of Lincoln, Sherman, Grant. What is the next street you come to?
9. On Jan. 5, 1914, the Ford Motor Co. made a momen-tus announcement.. What was it?
10. What year was Edsel Ford named president of Ford Motor Co.?
11. This man was one of America’s brightest stars during the 1920’s. Nicknamed “Oklahoma’s Favorite Son”. His name was . . . what?
12. Traveling west on I-70 in Colorado, you go over Vail pass, then pass through the towns of Avon, Edwards, Wolcott, and Eagle. What is the name of the next town you come to?
13. What car’s production did Ford halt with the excuse of a “steel shortage”?
14. The first official police car, called the Bandit Chaaser, was introduced in 1922. It was equipped with a Cadillac engine and a machine gun mounted on the hood. What U.S. city had the first Bandit Chaser?
15. A Model T engine has four cylinders. What is the firing order?
16. What was the purpose of the small doors just in front of the rear fenders in cars of the 20’s and 30’s?
17. In 1927, the first “talking” moving picture was re-leased, starring Al Jolson. What was it called?
18. From 1914 to the early 30’s there was a Ford assembly plant located in Denver. The building still stands. What street is it located on?
19. What was Roy Rogers’ real name? 20. What was the 1st year that you could get an electric
starter on a Model T from the Ford factory?
Be sure to pay your dues so you get the answers!
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Club Events
December
12/7, Saturday, 2:30-4:30—General Meet-ing. Stanley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling.
-Toys for Tots—Bring an unwrapped, unopened, new child’s toy. -Cookie Contest—Bring 3-4 doz. of your best Christmas cookies.
January, 2020
1/1—Membership dues due. 1/1, Wednesday, Noon. New Years gathering at Dickey’s BBQ. 1/18, Saturday, Noon to 4:00—Club Banquet. Mama Sannino’s, 5800 W. 38th, Wheat Ridge. See facing page.
What Were We Thinking?
Outtakes from our
newsletter, fifty years ago, copied as origi-
nally typed, warts and all. This
month’s gleanings come from Decem-
ber, 1969
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Shop Talk—As sug-gested by Emil Berndt
Question —What is the voltage generated by the Model T Ford magneto? How can the lights and horn be operated on both magneto and on battery when the magneto generates al-ternating current while the battery supplies di-rect current?
Answer — The flywheel magneto used on the Model lT Ford was generally known as an 18-volt magneto. The voltage varied, however, with the speed of the motor. For example, at 200 motor RPM’s the voltage was five. At 1200 RPM’s the voltage reached 26.2 The 18-volt range was reached at about 800 RPM’S when a Model T Ford was traveling about 20 miles an hour in high gear. The headlight system de-signed to operate from this magneocalled for two 9-volt light bulbs, connected in series, so as to absorb 18 volts. The later Model T Ford, equipped with generators, used 6-volt bulbs, operating from generator and battery only. The magneto on these later Model T8s was used for ignition only, after starting the motor on battery current. The answer to your second question is that a light bulb is one piece of electrical equipment that will funt ionon either direct or alternating current. The 9-volt bulbs operating from a 6-volt battery would be, however, quite dim.
Registration for the January 18th club banquet begins now. Get yours in to Brian Golden today.
Mark your calendar!
Here’s the deal: Order what you want. $10 bills will be handed to as many as two adult members per household if registered in advance. Kids, guests, and unregistered adults pay full fair. Mama Sannino’s huge menu availa-ble here: https://mamasanninos.com/
Call (303) 680-3727 (Leave a message)
-or- Email [email protected]
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Club Banquet at Mama Sannino’s—Register Now!
Mama Sannino’s: What the eye sees . . . . . . What the mouth tastes!
Here’s a chance for you, the reader, to make your views known.
We invite comment to the two topics below. I’m trying to find controversial topics, pieces and opinions that spark in-terest and maybe make a few sparks fly. Let’s see how these do. Remember, email [email protected] or [email protected] with your fire.
First, a soft one to get us started:
1. Last month’s issue had the following recipe: Cranberry-Apple Salad Cook 1 Cup Cranberries until they pop. Add 1 Cup Sugar, Cool. Dissolve 1 package Lemon Jello. Cool and stir into cranberries then add:; 1/2 cup Diced Cel-ery, 1/2 cup nuts, 1 cup shredded apples. Do you have a better cranberry recipe? Send it in! Does Jello have any place at your holiday table? Enquiring minds want to know! Maybe you are satisfied, like I am, with getting a festive cylinder of cranberry sauce out of the can with those nice decorative rings already molded on? Then let us hear that!
Now for something a little tougher:
2. Here are recommendations for winter storage from Hagerty. Are they Model T-worthy? Do you agree? Disagree? Have your own tips to add? Speak up—we’re dying to know!
• Check the condition of the coolant with test strips or a hydrometer to ensure it is still in serviceable
condition. • Change the oil and filter, run the engine to temperature to distribute the fresh oil throughout the
engine, and boil off any water that was in the crankcase before shutting the ignition off for the sea-son. Come spring, take the first drive on this oil and then change it again.
• There are two options for ensuring your treads will be ready come spring—overinflation (5-10 lb.), or placing the car on jack stands.
• To keep your fuel from absorbing moisture, top up the tank prior to putting the car in storage. Use ethanol-free fuel if possible.
• Use some type of storage charger on the battery and pay a little more up front for a brand-name version.
Of course, some folks don’t worry about storing their T for the winter. “I thought I would take the T out for a spin today. It did really well despite not having chains which I now want. This was my first time in this kind of snow,
fun for sure.” Mark Bailey
Our Readers Weigh In
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For Sale— New Ford Charcoal Briquet Picnic Kit No 10. $325.00. Found in a basement canning room in a 1920s Craftsman in Taco-ma WA. Charcoal box full. Orig. box, directions, folder on charcoal briquets, and booklet Henry Ford: High-lights of his Life. Located in NW Littleton. More pic-tures here: https://denver.craigslist.org/atq/7026511156.html Call Rick or Donna 303-795-9556 For Want— Battery box for 23 TT and exhaust whistle. Please call Brian at 303 680-3727 (11/19)
For Sale—1917 Touring T. Restored 6 years ago. Electric starter, new wood wheels, inside heat gauge. WA title and plate. Runs good. $15,500. Carl Andersen, Wenatchee, WA. 509 663 9801 (Enclosed trailer available.)
[email protected] (7/19) For Sale—1915 Model T Touring Car for restora-tion, has many correct ‘15 items. It has a ‘17 en-gine, correct rear end and front end axles. Many new sheet metal parts. No Title: Bill of Sale only. Pictures are available to your phone or email. Asking $4500. Any questions call 970-373-8864 [email protected] Jim Lightfoot. (8/19)
For Sale—A set of ‘20 CO license plates, a cou-ple of TX plates, and a ‘20 CO “Guest” plate—rare. Asking $50.for the pair, $20 each for the TX plates, and $30 for the “GUEST” plate. Steve 303-489-3955 (8/19) For Sale— - 1915 rear axle $50 - 4-each 30x3-1/2 Dunlop tires older take off set (taken off and replaced with wide whitewalls) in good condition (one has a side wall rub mark) $320 OBO -'23-'25 turtle deck with deck lid good restorable condition $125 OBO -1920's frame; straight - make offer -'16-'17 blocks - call with inquiry / prices Steve Keiss, (970) 556-4537 (8/19)
~ And now, the Dave Huson ad section:
2116 Charro Ave., Longmont. 303 774 9246
[email protected] For Sale—California Top. If youa re tired of be-ing cold in your touring in the winter try staying warm with a California Top! Good wood and most of the window glass is good. It really makes a Touring look good and keeps you dry in the rain. Walk-ins only. Come take a look! $45 For Sale—Two 1915 TO 1918 Holley Carbure-tors. Note these are the ones with the brass bodies $55.00, EA. I also have 50 Holley NH Carbs $65.00 Ea. They are lined up on a table so you can take a look at them and pick the one you want. If you prefer Kingston carbs I have a few of them, $45.00. Four HOLLEY VAPORIZOR carburetors For $35.00 each. For Sale—1926 touring; $2,950. Wire wheels, correct rear axle, rebuilt NH CARB. COME TAKE A LOOK YOU MIGHT LIKE IT. For Sale—At Husonomic Rates: 1/2 catalog price ! Dave hit the motherlode again.
• Universal Joint Ball Caps $45.0026
• Coil Box lids $15.50
• Oil Pan arm replacements for broken arms
• 4 Auburn water pump $10.00
• Intake manifolds No camel backs, good shape and good threads. $42.50
• Mag Horns, working, $98.00
• 26 rear axle brake drums $10.00
For Sale / For Want To list an ad in Pedal Pushers, please email
[email protected]. We keep ads for three issues or as space permits.
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• Lower steering Column to frame brackets, $15.0
• 26 fan bracket and water inlet $35.00
• Water inlet to black $10.00
• Numerous horns all working good, Various prices
• 22/27 drive shaft spool studs $1.00 each
• Good transmission discs $2.50 each,
• Various gas tank support brackets, $11.00 each
• Body brackets to frame brackets, $12.00 each
• Bosy brackets to frame brackets various years, $14.00 each
• U Joints, good, $55.00
• Light weight con rods, $15.00
• 26 roadster and coupe spare tire carrier $95.00
• Transmission Clutch Spring, , pounds will be checked $14.25
• 26. Push Rings. $19.00
• Starter Button$12.00
• Starter Block Off, $11.00
• Front Motor Mounts, $20.00
• $15 Drive Shaft Roller Bearings
• $29 Trani Triple Gears Set, ($285 in Catalogs)
• Trani Cover Doors, Various Prices By Year (9/19) FREE Early grease guns, No Limit.
Driven gear washers, Limit 3. Wrist Pin Bolts, Limit 8 Valve Spring Set, Limit 1 set Set Fly Wheel to Crank Shaft Special Bolts, Limit 1 set Fan Bracket, Limit 1 Generator Gear, must be accompanied by other purchase, Limit 1 Trani Driven Gear, no Limit Original Rear Axle Housing, Bolts and Nuts Original Small Grease Cups, Limit 5 Original U-Joint Housing Plug, Limit 2 Rim Bolts and Nuts High Head, must be accompanied with another purchase. MAGNETO COIL, STARTER AND NON STARTER TYPE, Limit 1. Your choice of Starter or Non Starter type. Cam Shaft Between Block and Bearing, Limit 2 Petcocks, Limit —2
Brake Rod Support Brackets, Limit 2 Hogs Heads, Pre 1926
Set, No Wrench Push Rods Rear Axle Housings Large U-Joint Grease Cup, Limit 1 Drive Shaft Roller Bearing Housing, Limit 1 Timing Side Cover Cylinder Water Lower Connection, Limit 2 Upper Water Connection, goes on the head, no early ones. Limit 2 Cam Shafts, Some With Gear, Limit 1 Cam Shaft Bearings, your choice, Limit 1 set Crank Shafts, Limit 1 Fly Wheels, some with starter gears and or mag-nets, Limit 1 Pitman Arm, Limit 1 Spark Lever Arm, Limit 1 Throttle Lever Arm, Limit 1 Intake Manifolds. Limit 1 Trani Shaft, Limit 1 Early Con Rod Caps, No Limit Set Clutch Disks, 6 flats, 2 flats or no flats your choice. Must be accompanied by other purchase. Limit 1 Set Trani Clutch Disc Drum, Limit 1 Oil Pans, Limit 1 Trani Push Rings, Limit 1 Timing Gears, Limit 1 Timing Gears Covers, must be accompanied by another purchase, your choice of early or late.
(Here ends the Dave Huson ad section.) 303 774 9246 [email protected]
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We publish members’ business cards for free as space and finances allow; non-members’ cards @ $20/ year. Members may also submit recommended T-related vendors for possible mention.
Special Thanks to: CCCC Representative: Jim Nielsen 3768 S. Jasmine, Denver, CO 80237
Phone: (720) 313-8105 (Mona Nielsen) Email Address: [email protected] Club Historians: Dana and Rick Holdaway 6273 W. 78th Ave., Arvada, CO 80022
Phone: (303) 423-2581 Email Address: [email protected] Webmaster: Heidi Patton 17454 E. Union Drive, Aurora, CO 80015
Phone: (303) 699-0919 Email Address: [email protected] Newsletter Publisher: Andrew Estes 4537 Beach Ct., Denver, CO 80211
Phone: (303) 433-9264 Email Address: [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Gerry Hibbs 2152 Vine Street, Denver, CO 80205
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President’s Letter Friends of the Model T: 2019 is soon done and next year is around the corner. In the coming weeks the 2020 Board will sort out how to manage next year’s schedule. We currently have 5 volunteers for next year. We also need a Webmaster beginning early next year. If you can free up a few hours each month you will find serving on the Board is a lot of fun. We take care of Chapter business and talk a whole lot of T. Please consider calling or emailing Mike Zepp, Sharon Miller, Jessie Canino, Gary Giarratano or Gerry Hibbs, our current 2020 Roster and checking out the Board. Please contact me or Heidi Patton if you would like to know more about the Webmaster job. Heidi is at [email protected] or 303 243- 4776. In the last year we had quite a few events that continued our efforts to educate the public about the Model T Ford and the beginnings of the U.S. Auto Industry. We also enjoyed some nice meals togeth-er and learned how to take care of a T. 2019 was a year of loss. Goodbye and Godspeed to all our friends and loved ones who have passed away. They will be in our hearts when we come together with others who share this loss. I hope your holidays are filled with joy. Brian Golden
Model T Ford Club of America: Membership in the MTFCA is required of all Mile High Chapter club officers, and is encouraged for all club members. Yearly member-ship is $40, and includes an annual subscription to the Vintage Ford `Magazine, which features articles about the Model T Ford and information about national club events. Please mail correspondence to MTFCA, P.O. Box 996 Richmond, Indiana 47375-0996, fax (765) 855-3428, email [email protected], or call (765) 855-5248. website: www.mtfca.com.
Mile High Chapter of the MTFCA: The Model T Ford Club of America (MTFCA) was founded on December 12, 1965. The Mile High Chapter was formed on January 29, 1967. Both clubs were estab-lished to encourage interest in the Model T Ford and its history, and are dedicated to providing information, assistance, history and direction to all interested parties. A yearly membership to the Mile High Chapter is $30 for the entire family at the same address, in-cluding a subscription to the Mile High Chapter’s newsletter. Watch the newsletter (you’re reading it) and website (www.milehighpedalpushers.com) for meeting times.
Ford Scramble: Send in your T quote
([email protected]) for the Ford Scramble. Our last puzzle featured an ex-cerpt from a British WW I soldier: “She withstood everything in the field and above all was, and still is, the last and only car to survive until the cessation of hostilities.” If you trust the figures in this article, https://
silodrome.com/history-model-t-ford/ , around 430,000 Model T’s were employed in The Great War. This Month’s Scramble: This is short, so there are a couple of pretty good hints below. Block them if you want a greater challenge. Hint #1: This is a poem from a Ford ad. (It’s from the 30’s, but you will forgive me a little fudging, won’t you?) The dashes mark line breaks. (It is not a terrific poem; more like the stuff I put out.) Hint #2: It has a holiday theme.
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CONTEST! Send in your T- or club-related account to [email protected] (or however you can get it to me, Gerry Hibbs) for your chance to win second prize, a free 2020 club banquet meal, or first prize, a meal and 2020 club member-ship. Personal Stories are Preferred! This is the last entry for 2019, but keep those essays coming! Our readers like to hear your stories. This month Gail Dins writes . . .
HOW DID I GET HERE? Approximately 6 years ago I was given the keys to Little Eva. At the time I was in charge of mainte-nance at the Arvada Elks building on Yukon St. No one there had a clue how to even start this Model T. A past member of the Lodge and a member of our Model T club, Bob Bastion, passed away and willed his beloved T to the Elks, which he had named after his departed wife. My experience with a Model T was limited at best. I’m a carpenter by trade and a half/mooned mechanic. I did get it running and was able to drive down the street slowly, with a lot of trepidation. Now that it ran, errati-cally, I started a search for help. My mailman gave me a name of a gent he knew, and he in turn gave me a name of a gent he knew, and at last, after some more gents, Rick Holdaway answered his phone. I trailered Eva to Rick’s house and under his inspection of coils-spark plugs-adjustments of all kinds, to my sur-prise she began to purr. Little Eva is a tractor built in the twenties and featured in the May/June 2019 Vintage Ford publica-tion. She has a 1921 engine. These tractors were also called mules or totes. It could have been built at the south Broadway plant and used to move materials and then at the Gates plant, rumor has it. The more questions I made by phone calls to Rick, the more times he suggested I join the Model T Club. I agreed.* His next suggestion was I might entertain joining him at the Forney Museum for some volunteer work. I did.* To this day I look forward to every Monday and the unique vehicles we can access and work on. Not long after working at the Forney they put up for sale a few of the vehicles that were on display and in storage. A 1926 Model T Coupe was one of those ready for sale. I couldn’t resist. An engine ex-change with another T on display was required as the engine in the ‘26 was dead. A new front end and eventually a new rear end has given me a secure feeling to drive about town. A little history of this T: In 1960 it was purchased by J.D. Forney, yup—that Forney, from James Pat-ton of Omaha Nebraska for the sum of $125.00. J.D drove the T for a year plus and then put it in his Museum where it has been for the last 55 years until I purchased it. *Rick, please suggest to Gail a large endowment to the newsletter staff. Ed.
Looking for something? The Ford Scramble is on the previous page to make room for Gail’s masterpiece.
Extended Bonus: Find the Newsletter Pumpkins
Find the pumpkins, big and small. Count them. Can you find them all? Send in the tally from your addition. And get your name in the next edition.
~ ~ ~ —David Stewart guessed 9. Terry Miller and Jacky Whaley both guessed 17.
Nope. Since no one got the correct answer, I now have all the pumpkins on this page to make it easier. How many? [email protected] [email protected]