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Ru
nn
ing B
oard
“A’s
”
PO
Box 9
Hillto
wn
PA
. 18927-9
721
Firs
t Cla
ss M
ail
August 2014
Newsletter of the Running
Board “A’s”
http://clubs.hemmings.com/runningboardas/
Volume 13 Number 8
The Running Board “A’s” Officers
***************************************************
The Running Board “A’s” club is a Model “A” Ford touring club. We are a region of the Model A Restorers Club (MARC).
President Tom Fritz
78 Midvale Ave. Millington, N.J. 07046
(908) 580-0502
Vice President/Director Tom Burrell
110 Red Mill Rd Glen Gardner, N.J 08826
(908) 334-1415
Secretary Bob Satin
212 Johns Lane Neshanic Station, N.J. 08853
908-369-8778
Treasurer Peggy Hardy
402 Upper Stump Rd. Chalfont, PA 18914
(215) 822-9564
Editor/Publisher Dave Allison
108 Ervin Rd. Pipersville PA 18947
(610) 847-2085
Web Master Dick Bettle
170 Crescent Road Florham Park, N.J. 07932
(973) 966-2947
.
Dues are $15.00 annually. Please make checks payable to:
Running Board “A’s”
Mail to:
Running Board “A’s”
P.O. Box 9 Hilltown Pennsylvania 18927-9711
If renewing, please underline any information that has changed
Membership Application
For the Running Board “A’s”
Name_______________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Telephone Number_________________________________
Email address______________________________________
leave earlier) drove to the Flemington Cruise night about 6
p.m. The two remaining Model A’s were parked in an all
Ford lot with Mustangs and Thunderbirds off Main
Street. It was a beautiful evening and our Model As were a
big hit with many visitors. We want to especially thank
Debbie for all
her great sup-
port and logis-
tical help and
also for intro-
ducing
Susan and
Wayne to
us. Our heart-
felt thanks to
Tom, Neal,
Susan and
Wayne for their
participation.
From the President
The summer seems to be going by pretty fast and I’ve only had 2 problems with the Model A so far. Not too bad com-
pared to the last few years. As you may know, I was work-ing on the brakes before the barn tour and didn’t quite fin-
ish in time for the tour due to a stuck adjuster. But, I now
have brakes that don’t sound like a garbage truck. The awful squealing was due to a loose brake lining; all the riv-
ets had loosened over the years. Bob Outwater lent me his brake arching machine and it did a great job. Before
arching the brakes, the drag on one wheel was so great that it hardly turned. Thanks Bob for the loan and also
thanks to Dick for offering to come over and help.
The barn tour was interesting, but Debbie and I seemed to have missed seeing most of the barns. Thanks Dave and
Diane for hosting the tour and John Leydon for the lunch.
I’ve been a little busy with travel for work and getting Deb-
bie’s boat ready for the season, so haven’t been able to get out as much as I’d like. We had the boat out for the first
time for the July meet and it looks like things are working well, so we should be good for the joint steamboat/Model A
meet in October. I hear the spaghetti dinner was great; un-fortunately, I had just returned from Fort Dix and needed
to get caught up on some other things. Speaking of getting caught up on things, Bob finally
shamed me into working on the coupe or is it that I felt
sorry for him not having a project. In any case, I brought the cowl over to his garage and we have the new panel
mounted. All that needs to be done to finish the cowl is to drill the holes to mount the tank; I should have it done
any day now. After that, I have a few more things that need attention, like patching the rear fenders and fixing
the hood. Since I don’t weld, I think I may have to take advantage of Bob’s fabricating talent a little more. Bob
may get tired of seeing me, but I do appreciate the help.
As always hope to see all of you at an upcoming event.
Tom
an elongated lunch break we (except Neal, who had to
lem); a 1951 Pontiac Sedan driven by Anna Satin. Bob’s
1950 Chevy pickup truck was also present.
We were greeted by many enthusiastic residents and their
caregivers as the rain quickly disappeared. Several of the
residents got in and enjoyed “driving” the cars. One resi-
dent related that her father gave her mother a Model A as
an engagement gift! Another lady became tearful while re-
calling riding in her father’s Model A. A wheelchair bound
gentleman held a photo from 1964 in which he was seated
behind the wheel of his extremely rare 1931 Essex Boattail
roadster (also see photo). Our cars were then driven to the
Acute Section in the rear of the facility so those residents
could also join us.
All in all, the weather cooperated and we had the pleasure
of visiting with many wonderful residents and staff. At
about 11:45 a.m. five of the six cars drove some back
roads to Bob and Anna’s house for a relaxed lunch. After
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Treasurer’s Report
Balance as of June 30, 2014 $532.91
Income
Total Income $0.00
Expenses
Newsletter
Copies $7.00 Postage $3.43
Total Expenses $10.43
Balance as of July 31, 2014 $522.48
Respectfully Submitted
Margaret Hardy $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
On the Cover: Tom Fritz is making sure the fender to his
Tudor doesn’t fly off. Photo by Bob and Anna Satin
Delaware Valley Firehouse
Spaghetti Dinner and Cruise Night
The Delaware Valley Firehouse offers an all you can eat
spaghetti dinner along with a cruise night the second Fri-
day of each month during the summer. Diane and I attend
them regularly to support the local fire company, but we
thought it would be fun if we let the rest of the club know
about the event. I sent an email out to the club members
inviting them to the dinner. Knowing that there are a lot
more than Model A’s lurking in many of the members ga-
rages I also suggested that they could bring any classic,
antique or hot rod they felt like.
Bob and Bernadette Outwater took us up on the offer, and
met us at the firehouse on Headquarters Rd in Erwinna PA
on a beautiful summer night. We were also joined by our
neighbors who are regulars at the dinner.
We had a great meal of all-you-can-eat spaghetti, salad,
bread and home made desserts. Unfortunately, one of the
main dessert makers was tied up making stuff for the Tini-
cum Art Festival, so there wasn’t the quantity of desserts
available that there usually is, but we survived.
After we had our fill of food and drink, (yes, there is even
some local wine available at the dinner), we wandered out-
side to enjoy the beautiful evening.
Bob had his roadster, and I had mine. Other cars included
several muscle cars, new and old Corvettes etc. The fire-
men came around to award the evenings trophies. They
Hunterdon Care Center and Flemington
Cruise Night
July, 26, 2014
Article and photos by Robert and Anna Satin
On Saturday July 26, 2014 at 10:30 am with a light rain
falling an eclectic array of vintage autos entered the front
parking lot of the Hunterdon Care Center in Flemington,
NJ. Leading the pack were three Model A’s: a 1929 Model
A Tudor driven by our esteemed president Tom Fritz with
his able navigator Debbie Daye, a 1931 Model A Coupe pi-
loted by Neal Frank, and a 1931 Tudor driven by Bob
Satin. Three wannabe Model A’s followed: a 2001 Porsche
Boxer owned by Tom and Debbie’s friends Wayne and
Susan Beck (their 1964 Buick Riviera had a radiator prob-
were enamored with Bob’s roadster and with the fact that
he actually built the car. He naturally took first place.
Check out the calendar of events for the next Spaghetti
Dinner and Cruise Night so you can join in the fun...oh
yeah, I took second.
The Restoration of Baxter John Leydon has been sharing the restoration story of
Baxter, a 1930 Woody Wagon with me. Baxter is being re-
stored near his home in Aldie Virginia with help from sev-eral friends from the Model A club in Baltimore.
He hopes to have the upholstery and top on by Labor Day,
and to have the project finished by Thanksgiving. It’s a lot of work, but I’m sure Baxter will be a beauty when fin-
ished.
Solving an
engine problem.
Working on
a door post.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Continued
December
Sunday, December 7th. Annual Christmas Party.
Tom Fritz and Deb Daye to host.
January 2015
Date to be determined. Breakfast hosted by the
Hardy’s
February 2015
Saturday, February 21st (Snow date Febru-
ary 28th). Annual Chili Cook off hosted by the Out-
waters
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Continued
Saturday, September 27th. Harvest Dinner in the
Field. This dinner will be hosted by the Burrells. The din-
ner will start at 3:00 PM at 110 Red Mill Rd in Glen Gard-
ner, N.J. Please contact Eva and Tom to let them know
what side dish you will bring to share. In addition to the
club, there will be about 30 other friends invited. The
event will be held rain or shine and there will be live music
and hay rides. Contact the Burrells at 908-334-1415.
October
Saturday, October 11th. Annual Joint Steam-
boat/Model A Meet. Watch the newsletter for more details.
Deb Daye is the host. 908-685-1935.
November
Saturday, November 1st. Road Kill Rally. Chuck
and Deb Savitske to host.
Saturday, November 15th. Annual business
meeting hosted by the Satins.
Working on the doors.
A proto-
type of the fin-
ished product.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS .
August
Friday, August 8th. Spaghetti Dinner and Cruise
Night at the Delaware Valley Fire House, Erwinna PA. Join
the Allison’s at the Del Val Firehouse on Headquarters Rd
(just south of the Frenchtown Bridge off of Route 32) for
an all –you-can-eat spaghetti dinner and cruise night to
benefit the Del Val Fire Department. Dinners are $8.50. It
begins at 5:30 PM and is over by 7:30 PM. Contact the Al-
lison’s at 610-847-2085 if you need directions or plan to
attend.
August 13th to 16th. Rough and Tumble Steam
Event. Hosted by Chuck Savitske.
August 22nd to 24th. Wheels of Time Jamboree.
Hot Rod Event. Hosted by Bob Outwater
Wednesday, August 27th. Great Tomato Tasting
Event at Snyder Farm Pittstown. Rain or shine. Entry fee
$7.00. RSVP to http://snyderfarm.rutgers.edu/snyder-
events.html or call 908-730-9417 ext 3501.There will be
special parking for antique autos. Please contact the
Burrells at 908-334-1415 by August 15 if you plan to at-
tend.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Continued
September
Lehigh Valley Model A Club Poker Run,
Saturday, September 13th 2014
We cordially invite you and the members of your Model A
Club to join the members of the Lehigh Valley Model A
Club for our 4th annual Poker Run on Saturday, Septem-
ber 13th. This is also INTERNATIONAL MODEL A DAY for
2014. You surely will have a fun day driving your Model A
around Bucks County and through the fantastic covered
bridges in the area. The tour will start at the Hellertown
Historical Society Grist Mill Park and will end at Lake Tow-
hee park.
For those who have not participated previously:
Cars will leave in groups in staggered starts from the start
point. There will be 5 stops along the way to pick a card
from each of 5 bags. The card types will be recorded on a
score sheet to form a 5 card poker hand which will be
turned in at the end of the route so we can decide who has
the highest poker hand. There will be prizes for the win-
ners and probably a luncheon as was included previously.
Only Model A cars and Model AA trucks are welcome to
participate. We hope to again have a very enjoyable Inter-
national Model A Day driving our wonderful cars.
See the entry form at the end of the Calendar of Events.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS .
August
Friday, August 8th. Spaghetti Dinner and Cruise
Night at the Delaware Valley Fire House, Erwinna PA. Join
the Allison’s at the Del Val Firehouse on Headquarters Rd
(just south of the Frenchtown Bridge off of Route 32) for
an all –you-can-eat spaghetti dinner and cruise night to
benefit the Del Val Fire Department. Dinners are $8.50. It
begins at 5:30 PM and is over by 7:30 PM. Contact the Al-
lison’s at 610-847-2085 if you need directions or plan to
attend.
August 13th to 16th. Rough and Tumble Steam
Event. Hosted by Chuck Savitske.
August 22nd to 24th. Wheels of Time Jamboree.
Hot Rod Event. Hosted by Bob Outwater
Wednesday, August 27th. Great Tomato Tasting
Event at Snyder Farm Pittstown. Rain or shine. Entry fee
$7.00. RSVP to http://snyderfarm.rutgers.edu/snyder-
events.html or call 908-730-9417 ext 3501.There will be
special parking for antique autos. Please contact the
Burrells at 908-334-1415 by August 15 if you plan to at-
tend.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Continued
September
Lehigh Valley Model A Club Poker Run,
Saturday, September 13th 2014
We cordially invite you and the members of your Model A
Club to join the members of the Lehigh Valley Model A
Club for our 4th annual Poker Run on Saturday, Septem-
ber 13th. This is also INTERNATIONAL MODEL A DAY for
2014. You surely will have a fun day driving your Model A
around Bucks County and through the fantastic covered
bridges in the area. The tour will start at the Hellertown
Historical Society Grist Mill Park and will end at Lake Tow-
hee park.
For those who have not participated previously:
Cars will leave in groups in staggered starts from the start
point. There will be 5 stops along the way to pick a card
from each of 5 bags. The card types will be recorded on a
score sheet to form a 5 card poker hand which will be
turned in at the end of the route so we can decide who has
the highest poker hand. There will be prizes for the win-
ners and probably a luncheon as was included previously.
Only Model A cars and Model AA trucks are welcome to
participate. We hope to again have a very enjoyable Inter-
national Model A Day driving our wonderful cars.
See the entry form at the end of the Calendar of Events.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Continued
Saturday, September 27th. Harvest Dinner in the
Field. This dinner will be hosted by the Burrells. The din-
ner will start at 3:00 PM at 110 Red Mill Rd in Glen Gard-
ner, N.J. Please contact Eva and Tom to let them know
what side dish you will bring to share. In addition to the
club, there will be about 30 other friends invited. The
event will be held rain or shine and there will be live music
and hay rides. Contact the Burrells at 908-334-1415.
October
Saturday, October 11th. Annual Joint Steam-
boat/Model A Meet. Watch the newsletter for more details.
Deb Daye is the host. 908-685-1935.
November
Saturday, November 1st. Road Kill Rally. Chuck
and Deb Savitske to host.
Saturday, November 15th. Annual business
meeting hosted by the Satins.
Working on the doors.
A proto-
type of the fin-
ished product.
The Restoration of Baxter John Leydon has been sharing the restoration story of
Baxter, a 1930 Woody Wagon with me. Baxter is being re-
stored near his home in Aldie Virginia with help from sev-eral friends from the Model A club in Baltimore.
He hopes to have the upholstery and top on by Labor Day,
and to have the project finished by Thanksgiving. It’s a lot of work, but I’m sure Baxter will be a beauty when fin-
ished.
Solving an
engine problem.
Working on
a door post.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Continued
December
Sunday, December 7th. Annual Christmas Party.
Tom Fritz and Deb Daye to host.
January 2015
Date to be determined. Breakfast hosted by the
Hardy’s
February 2015
Saturday, February 21st (Snow date Febru-
ary 28th). Annual Chili Cook off hosted by the Out-
waters
were enamored with Bob’s roadster and with the fact that
he actually built the car. He naturally took first place.
Check out the calendar of events for the next Spaghetti
Dinner and Cruise Night so you can join in the fun...oh
yeah, I took second.
Delaware Valley Firehouse
Spaghetti Dinner and Cruise Night
The Delaware Valley Firehouse offers an all you can eat
spaghetti dinner along with a cruise night the second Fri-
day of each month during the summer. Diane and I attend
them regularly to support the local fire company, but we
thought it would be fun if we let the rest of the club know
about the event. I sent an email out to the club members
inviting them to the dinner. Knowing that there are a lot
more than Model A’s lurking in many of the members ga-
rages I also suggested that they could bring any classic,
antique or hot rod they felt like.
Bob and Bernadette Outwater took us up on the offer, and
met us at the firehouse on Headquarters Rd in Erwinna PA
on a beautiful summer night. We were also joined by our
neighbors who are regulars at the dinner.
We had a great meal of all-you-can-eat spaghetti, salad,
bread and home made desserts. Unfortunately, one of the
main dessert makers was tied up making stuff for the Tini-
cum Art Festival, so there wasn’t the quantity of desserts
available that there usually is, but we survived.
After we had our fill of food and drink, (yes, there is even
some local wine available at the dinner), we wandered out-
side to enjoy the beautiful evening.
Bob had his roadster, and I had mine. Other cars included
several muscle cars, new and old Corvettes etc. The fire-
men came around to award the evenings trophies. They
Hunterdon Care Center and Flemington
Cruise Night
July, 26, 2014
Article and photos by Robert and Anna Satin
On Saturday July 26, 2014 at 10:30 am with a light rain
falling an eclectic array of vintage autos entered the front
parking lot of the Hunterdon Care Center in Flemington,
NJ. Leading the pack were three Model A’s: a 1929 Model
A Tudor driven by our esteemed president Tom Fritz with
his able navigator Debbie Daye, a 1931 Model A Coupe pi-
loted by Neal Frank, and a 1931 Tudor driven by Bob
Satin. Three wannabe Model A’s followed: a 2001 Porsche
Boxer owned by Tom and Debbie’s friends Wayne and
Susan Beck (their 1964 Buick Riviera had a radiator prob-
lem); a 1951 Pontiac Sedan driven by Anna Satin. Bob’s
1950 Chevy pickup truck was also present.
We were greeted by many enthusiastic residents and their
caregivers as the rain quickly disappeared. Several of the
residents got in and enjoyed “driving” the cars. One resi-
dent related that her father gave her mother a Model A as
an engagement gift! Another lady became tearful while re-
calling riding in her father’s Model A. A wheelchair bound
gentleman held a photo from 1964 in which he was seated
behind the wheel of his extremely rare 1931 Essex Boattail
roadster (also see photo). Our cars were then driven to the
Acute Section in the rear of the facility so those residents
could also join us.
All in all, the weather cooperated and we had the pleasure
of visiting with many wonderful residents and staff. At
about 11:45 a.m. five of the six cars drove some back
roads to Bob and Anna’s house for a relaxed lunch. After
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Treasurer’s Report
Balance as of June 30, 2014 $532.91
Income
Total Income $0.00
Expenses
Newsletter
Copies $7.00 Postage $3.43
Total Expenses $10.43
Balance as of July 31, 2014 $522.48
Respectfully Submitted
Margaret Hardy $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
On the Cover: Tom Fritz is making sure the fender to his
Tudor doesn’t fly off. Photo by Bob and Anna Satin
I’ve been a little busy with travel for work and getting Deb-
bie’s boat ready for the season, so haven’t been able to get out as much as I’d like. We had the boat out for the first
time for the July meet and it looks like things are working well, so we should be good for the joint steamboat/Model A
meet in October. I hear the spaghetti dinner was great; un-fortunately, I had just returned from Fort Dix and needed
to get caught up on some other things. Speaking of getting caught up on things, Bob finally
shamed me into working on the coupe or is it that I felt
sorry for him not having a project. In any case, I brought the cowl over to his garage and we have the new panel
mounted. All that needs to be done to finish the cowl is to drill the holes to mount the tank; I should have it done
any day now. After that, I have a few more things that need attention, like patching the rear fenders and fixing
the hood. Since I don’t weld, I think I may have to take advantage of Bob’s fabricating talent a little more. Bob
may get tired of seeing me, but I do appreciate the help.
As always hope to see all of you at an upcoming event.
Tom
an elongated lunch break we (except Neal, who had to
leave earlier) drove to the Flemington Cruise night about 6
p.m. The two remaining Model A’s were parked in an all
Ford lot with Mustangs and Thunderbirds off Main
Street. It was a beautiful evening and our Model As were a
big hit with many visitors. We want to especially thank
Debbie for all
her great sup-
port and logis-
tical help and
also for intro-
ducing
Susan and
Wayne to
us. Our heart-
felt thanks to
Tom, Neal,
Susan and
Wayne for their
participation.
From the President
The summer seems to be going by pretty fast and I’ve only had 2 problems with the Model A so far. Not too bad com-
pared to the last few years. As you may know, I was work-ing on the brakes before the barn tour and didn’t quite fin-
ish in time for the tour due to a stuck adjuster. But, I now
have brakes that don’t sound like a garbage truck. The awful squealing was due to a loose brake lining; all the riv-
ets had loosened over the years. Bob Outwater lent me his brake arching machine and it did a great job. Before
arching the brakes, the drag on one wheel was so great that it hardly turned. Thanks Bob for the loan and also
thanks to Dick for offering to come over and help.
The barn tour was interesting, but Debbie and I seemed to have missed seeing most of the barns. Thanks Dave and
Diane for hosting the tour and John Leydon for the lunch.
The Running Board “A’s” Officers
***************************************************
The Running Board “A’s” club is a Model “A” Ford touring club. We are a region of the Model A Restorers Club (MARC).
President Tom Fritz
78 Midvale Ave. Millington, N.J. 07046
(908) 580-0502
Vice President/Director Tom Burrell
110 Red Mill Rd Glen Gardner, N.J 08826
(908) 334-1415
Secretary Bob Satin
212 Johns Lane Neshanic Station, N.J. 08853
908-369-8778
Treasurer Peggy Hardy
402 Upper Stump Rd. Chalfont, PA 18914
(215) 822-9564
Editor/Publisher Dave Allison
108 Ervin Rd. Pipersville PA 18947
(610) 847-2085
Web Master Dick Bettle
170 Crescent Road Florham Park, N.J. 07932
(973) 966-2947
.
Dues are $15.00 annually. Please make checks payable to:
Running Board “A’s”
Mail to:
Running Board “A’s”
P.O. Box 9 Hilltown Pennsylvania 18927-9711
If renewing, please underline any information that has changed
Membership Application
For the Running Board “A’s”
Name_______________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Telephone Number_________________________________
Email address______________________________________
Ru
nn
ing B
oard
“A’s
”
PO
Box 9
Hillto
wn
PA
. 18927-9
721
Firs
t Cla
ss M
ail
August 2014
Newsletter of the Running
Board “A’s”
http://clubs.hemmings.com/runningboardas/
Volume 13 Number 8