The Scuttlebutt The Official Publication of the Scioto Model “A” Ford Club

August 2019 MARC Central Ohio Region Columbus, Ohio

2019 Officers President: Allan D. Goldhardt

Vice President: Harry Spieker

Treasurer: Jaci Rohner

Secretary: Dan Bickley

2019 Trustees 1st Year: Richard Baker

1st Year: David Kauffman

2nd Year: Monroe Harbage

2nd Year: Ellis Kauffman

2019 Directors Technical Director: Rick Lindner

Regional Director: Steve Rohner

Sunshine Director: Jaci Rohner

Newsletter Editor: Allan D. Goldhardt

Contact Information Email: SciotoModelA@gmail.com

Website: www.TheModelAClub.org facebook: Scioto Model A Club (closed group) Telephone: (614) 877-3888 US Mail: The Scioto Model “A” Club C/o Dan Bickley 12805 Gorsuch Road Galena, Ohio 43021

Cover Photo This month’s cover photo was taken on

last month’s tour to Coshocton, Ohio. It

features a few of our Model “A”s along

with the Monticello III Canal Boat which

was docked on the Ohio & Erie Canal.

The Chief’s

Corner

Hello Everyone! August is here and that means it’s time for our club’s yearly auction. The club auction, yearly membership dues and the 50/50 raffles that we hold throughout the year are the only sources of income for our club. Holding a club auction gives our membership a chance to clear their garages of unwanted items. It also gives other members a chance to pick up something they may need at a bargain price in addition to raising money for our club treasury. The club auction is a win for everyone. To participate, just bring your items to the August meeting. Items brought to the auction do not have to be Model “A” related. Some items sold in the past were bird houses, weed trimmers and gift certificates for cakes. This year’s club auction will be held on the second Wednesday of August beginning at 7:00. We will hold a brief business meeting and then move directly into the auction. The meeting and auction will take place downtown at the Columbus Fire Museum located at 260 North Fourth Street. There will not be a meeting on the first Wednesday in August due to the MARC National Meet being held up in Dearborn, Michigan during that week. In addition to the club auction this month, the club will also be heading down to Commercial Point to check out the Commercial Point Karting Classic. This is an annual event that has been held for over 50 years. Professional go-kart drivers race throughout the village streets reaching speeds over 80 mph. They have a special parking and viewing area reserved in the center of town just for us. We even get to take our cars on a parade lap around the track. Wrapping up the month will be a tour up to Wapakoneta, Ohio to check out the Armstrong Air & Space Museum. This will probably be our longest tour of the year, but definitely worth the trip. It may be the dog days of summer where everything starts to move a little slower, but as you can see, we are still going strong. See you on the road!

Allan

Kathy Bickley

Edna Whiteley

August Birthdays

Our Next Meeting DATE: August 14th, 2019

TIME: 7:00 pm

PLACE: Columbus Fire Museum

LOCATION: 260 North 4th Street

Columbus, Ohio

TOPIC: “Club Auction”

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Be sure and bring a chair to sit on.

Also bring along some items that you no

longer want, but others may, and donate

them to the club to be auctioned off. Items

do not have to be Model “A” related.

Anything that you think will sale is

appreciated! All money raised goes

directly into our club’s treasury.

On Saturday, August 3rd, the club will be

heading down to Commercial Point for the

annual Karting Classic tour. This is not

really a tour, just a short trip down to

Commercial Point to see some racing

action. Instead of traveling there together

like we have done in the past, this year we

will just meet at Commercial Point around

12:30 pm in the center of town. There will

be a reserved parking and viewing area for

us. Our club has been invited to do a

parade lap around the track at

approximately 1:30 pm. The afternoon heat

races will begin at 2:00 pm.

approximately 1:30 pm. The afternoon heat races will begin at 2:00 pm. Be sure to bring a

chair to enjoy the event. Food and beverages will be available within walking distance of our

viewing area. Since this is a street race, many of the village streets are closed. The best way

to get to the center of town is to take State Route 104 south to State Route 762. Turn right

(west) on 762 and follow the signs. The Karting Classic is the oldest street go-kart race in the

country. Professional drivers from throughout the mid-west will compete on the village streets

at speeds of over 80 mph. There will be a free concert after the races in the center of town

beginning at 6:30 pm. This year’s concert will feature Hard Day’s Night, a Beatles tribute band

that is sure to put on a great show.

August

3rd – Tour: Commercial Point Go-Kart Races Commercial Point, Ohio

14th – 7:00 Club Auction: Columbus Fire Museum 260 N. Fourth Street Columbus, Ohio

17th – Tour: Armstrong Air & Space Museum Wapakoneta, Ohio

September

4th – 7:00 North Side Dinner Meeting Big Walnut Grill

175 Ohio Rt. 3

Sunbury, Ohio

21st – Tour: (John Baker)

October

2nd –7:00 Tech Meet: Franklin County Fairgrounds 4100 Columbia Street Hilliard, Ohio

19th – Tour: Union County Covered Bridge Tour

November

6th – 7:00 West Side Dinner Meeting: York Steak House 4220 West Broad St. Columbus, Ohio

8th – Event: Veterans Day Parade Columbus, Ohio

December

7th – 12:30 Christmas Party: Clintonville Woman’s Club 3951 North High Street Columbus, Ohio

2019 Scioto Model “A” Ford Club Schedule

On August 17th, Clark Garn will be leading the club on a tour to the Armstrong Air & Space

Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. We will be departing from the Der Dutchman Restaurant in

Plain City at 9:00 am. Admission is $7.00 per person, children under 12 is $4.00 and Ohio

History Connection members are free. We could not be taking this tour at a more

appropriate time since this year marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned space mission

to the moon. This is sure to be a great tour that you don’t want to miss!

From the Desk of

Dan Bickley Secretary

Highlights of the July Meeting Thanks again to Steve Rohner for taking the minutes of the July 10, Tech Meeting. Highlights of the meeting are as follows:

The meeting was called to order by Allan Goldhardt with a big “thank you” to Daric Galden for providing his shop, pizza and soft drinks as well as covering the evening’s technical topic.

Allan gave the financial report in Jaci Rohner’s absence.

Harry Spieker gave the group an update on this year’s Arthritis Show. Six Model A’s were displayed along with several from the Licking County area. 1,200 vehicles in all were present at a very nice show this year.

Many thanks to John Baker for organizing and leading the June 15, tour to Lebanon, Ohio, which included a train ride.

Thanks to Will Kennard for arranging our visit to Mount Vernon, Ohio for the Picnic with the Props. There were 14 Model A’s and 30 members in attendance for this event. Our Club has been invited back in 2020!

New Business included the following: A. Port Columbus 90th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, July13, with special parking for our

Model A’s. B. Silent Movie Nights will be Thursday, July 18 and Friday July 19, at the Ohio Theatre. There is free

admission for club members bringing their Model A’s. C. The Roscoe Village canal boat tour will be on Saturday, July 20. D. The Commercial Point Go-Kart Races will be held on Saturday, August 3. For those bringing their

Model A’s, plan to meet at the center of town no later than 12:30. Be sure to bring chairs and be prepared to drive your A around the track during the driver’s break.

E. Jim Zimmer is in charge of the Repair Tent at the MARC National Meet in Dearborn on Tuesday, August 6. Jim could use some help, if anyone is available. Please contact Jim at (614) 353-8236 if you’re interested in giving him a hand.

F. The Club auction will be held on Wednesday, August 14 at the Firehouse Museum in downtown Columbus at 7:00 PM. Please bring car parts or any item you would like to donate to be auctioned off. This is our only fundraiser for the club.

G. The August tour will be to the Armstrong Air and Space Museum on Saturday, the 17th. Our group will be departing the Der Dutchman restaurant in Plain City at 9:00 AM sharp. If there are any questions, please call Clark Garn at (614) 572-3682. Adult admission is $7 per person and children under 12 is $4.

H. Allan Goldhardt received a call from the club president in northwest Ohio, asking if there would be any interest in our Club joining other Ohio Model A Clubs for a weekend get together in 2020, at a location in Ohio. More discussion to ensue at future meetings.

I. In terms of the Sunshine Report, the Club sent flowers to Chip and Sharon Stout in memory and honor of their son Henry.

J. Changes are coming to the Club website. It will be easier to click on the website and updated photos will be posted.

The Tech Topic for the evening, presented by Daric Galden, was “How to Properly Perform a Valve Job”. Daric gave us a thorough explanation and demonstration of performing a valve job on your Model A. Daric stated that if anyone finds that their A needs a valve job, he is available to work on your engine and get you back on the road.

Daric also won the 50/50 Drawing!

Our next Club meeting will be at the Columbus Fire Museum for the auction on August 14 at 7:00 PM. The address is 260 North Fourth Street, Columbus.

Save the Dates! October 9th – 12th, 2019 2019 Hershey Eastern Fall Meet, Hershey, Pennsylvania

April 3rd – 5th, 2020 2020 MARC Membership Meet, Plymouth, Indiana

June 1st – 5th, 2020 2020 MARC National Meet, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

National Events

Local Events

Points Race

8 Laps Completed

4 Laps to go!

Still Running

Garn 16

Jones, J. 15

Bickley 13

Davis, W. 13

Harbage 12

Kauffman, E. 12

Ardit 11

Baker, J. 11

Baker, R. 10

Szakelyhidi 10

Gibbony 9

Luckhaupt 8

DiThomas 7

Kauffman, D. 7

Damewood 6

Fields 6

Lindner 6

Liston 6

McBride 6

Miller, D. 6

Ruede 6

Doherty 5

Kleinhans 5

Rothert 5

Kennard 4

Reither, D. 4

Brown 3

Hare 3

Adams 2

DeAndrade 2

Griffith 2

Janosik 2

Jones, D. 2

Liberto 2

Oberst, B. 2

Oberst, R. 2

Pavkov 2

Rader 2

Reither, M. 2

Rowland 2

Schultz 2

Stout 2

Whiteley 2

Dunn 1

Freeman 1

Gilmerr 1

Gould 1

Leonard 1

Rase 1

Roberge 1

Weaver 1

1st

Place (with 25 points): Goldhardt

2nd

Place (with 21 points): Minor

3rd

Place (with 19 points): Rohner & Spieker

The 2019 Scioto Model “A” Ford Club Points

Race is underway. All club members are

automatically entered into the race. You earn

points by attending meetings and tours.

Additional points can be earned by driving your

Model “A” to our meetings, leading a tour,

hosting a meeting, doing a presentation at a

meeting, providing refreshments at an event or

signing up a new member. If you make it to the

end of the race by collecting 16 Points, you will

receive a FREE Membership next year.

Although we are past the halfway point of the

race, there is still plenty of time to earn some

points. So get out there and start accumulating

those points!

Silent Movie Nights

The Silent Movie Nights were held last

month on July 18th and 19th. Unfortunately,

the weather didn’t cooperate with us. As all

of you know, it has been extremely hot.

There were also some heavy rains and

thunderstorms in certain parts of the city on

Thursday night. I would like to thank the

folks that went out in the heat and dodged

the rain drops to represent our club at this

wonderful event.

July Tech Meet

Last month, Daric Galden hosted

the July Tech Meet at his Henry

Street Garage and Machine Shop

in Ostrander, Ohio. Not only did

Daric let us meet at his shop, he

supplied plenty of good food,

refreshments and also did a

seminar on how to do a valve job

on a Model “A”. This was a great

seminar and very informative for

the membership. We had 35

people and 4 Model “A”s at the

meeting. Thanks Daric!

Roscoe Village Canal Boat Ride Tour Last month, on the 20th of July, our club took a tour over to Roscoe Village located in

Coshocton, Ohio. Once again, the weather was extremely hot with temperatures in the 90’s

and a heat index well over 100 degrees. We had a total of 10 people on the tour with 3 brave

souls driving their Model “A”s. Upon arriving in Roscoe Village, we had lunch at the

Warehouse Restaurant. After lunch, we headed over to the boat landing and boarded the canal

boat “Monticello III”. We took a peaceful horse-drawn canal boat ride on a remaining portion

of the Ohio and Erie Canal. While enjoying the ride, we learned about how the canal system

was built and how it changed the lives of the early pioneers in Ohio forever. And of course,

while heading back home, we had to make a stop for some ice cream.

Port Columbus 90th Anniversary Celebration Our club was invited to

participate in the 90th

Anniversary Celebration of Port

Columbus. The event was held

last month on July 13th. We had

six Model “A”s present

throughout the day to represent

our club. For the celebration,

the public was invited to tour the

original Port Columbus terminal.

The art deco style structure was

dedicated on July 8, 1929, built

on a site personally selected by

Charles Lindbergh, and served

as Columbus’ main airport

terminal until 1958. The terminal

was the eastern-most air “port”

for Transcontinental Air

Transport (TAT), often referred

to as “The Lindbergh Line,”

which offered passengers a

time-saving combination of

travel by rail and plane from New

York to Glendale, California,

taking just 48 hours. The

terminal is listed on the register

of historic landmarks. Thanks to

the efforts of Preserve Original

Columbus Airport Terminal

(POCAT), a volunteer group

organized to save the aging

terminal and tower, in 2016

funds were raised to remove

mold, remove interior debris,

and install a new roof. The non-

profit Ohio Air & Space Hall of

Fame and Museum (OASHOF)

intends to renovate the terminal

and property as its permanent

home. A big “Thank You” goes

out to our members that

represented the Scioto Model

“A” Ford Club and participated

in this unique event!

Backyard Tech Tip

53 Pounds

ATF-Acetone Mix

106 Pounds

Kano Kroil

127 Pounds

Liquid Wrench

214 Pounds

PB Blaster

238 Pounds

WD-40

516 Pounds

Nothing

A scientific test of penetrating oils from

Machinist’s Workshop magazine, where bolts

were rusted artificially and equally, revealed

the amount of torque needed to remove the

nuts. Here are the results, with the price per

ounce:

Nothing / 516 ft. pounds

WD-40 / 238 ft. pounds / $0.25

PB Blaster / 214 ft. pounds / $0.35

Liquid Wrench / 127 ft. pounds / $0.21

Kano Kroil / 106 ft. pounds / $0.75

ATF-Acetone Mix / 53 ft. pounds / $0.10

ATF (automatic transmission fluid) with

Acetone is usually mixed 50/50. Hope this

helps with your rust relief! By Charles Cheshire

“A” Word on Fashion

Men’s Fashions Edward the VIII was a major figure during these

times for unusual male fashion. He is seen in short,

baggy knee pants known as “Plus Fours” along with a

round-necked schoolboy sweater.

Underneath he was wearing a white butterfly-collared

shirt with a black tie. On his head he was wearing a

“grandpa" style hat.

Both men and boys wore full three-pieced suits

during this time when attending formal occasions such

as weddings. Similar to present day, these were made

with broader shoulders and a more masculine-looking

pattern than in earlier years.

The alternative was usually something along the line

of a sweater vest and knickers or trousers. These were

also popular in the 1920s as well. thepeoplehistory.com

This month’s “Flapper of the Month” features Greta Garbo. This photo is from

the 1926 silent film “Flesh and the Devil”. Born Greta Lovisa Gustafson in 1905,

Garbo grew up in a Stockholm slum and happened into acting after a film

director discovered her in a local department store. By 1930, the "Swedish

sphinx" had become an icon of the silver screen. In 1941, at the age of 36,

Garbo announced a "temporary" retirement; it would last 49 years, until her

death in 1990 in Manhattan, where she lived by herself — she never married

and bore no children.

Presenting

The

FLAPPER of the MONTH