PUGET SOUND CHAPTER MODEL T FORD CLUB OF AMERICA T OILERS NEWS. Joe & Colleen s Torpedo with Dick & Bev s Touring. Touring on the Slow 100

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1 PUGET SOUND CHAPTER MODEL T FORD CLUB OF AMERICA T OILERS NEWS VOLUME 48 ISSUE 7 MODEL T FORD INFORMATION August 2018 Joe & Colleen s Torpedo with Dick & Bev s Touring Touring on the Slow 100 It was a beautiful day

2 2 The T Oilers is published 11 times a year by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Model T Ford Club of America. The club is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and use of Model T Fords by antique fans everywhere. Club dues are $18.00 for the calendar year and include a subscription to the T Oilers. The club will gladly exchange papers with other clubs on a reciprocal basis. Display ads cost $10.00 a year for card size. All messages and articles including for sale and wanted must be submitted by the 10th of each month. For sale and want ads are free to members. Please support our advertisers. Members are encouraged to join the National MTFCA and receive the Vintage Ford for $40.00 at the address listed below. Six issues a year will come straight to your home EXECUTIVE BOARD President Jerry Wrolstad (360) j.wrolstad@hotmail.com Vice President Terry Warren (360) swnshagydoo@gmail.com Co-Secretaries Sarah Newberg (425) newbergsarah@comcast.net Linda Schmidt (989) Lindaannschmidt@hotmail.com Treasurer Ann Musolf (425) musolf.jr@frontier.com Past President Dick Borton (360) fishcreekfarm@yahoo.com SEND $18.00 DUES TO: Ann Musolf, Treasurer PO Box 82567, Kenmore, WA COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Editor Walt Berdan (425) wberdan@comcast.net Web Site & Face Book Steve Schmidt (989) steveschmidt@hotmail.com Events Coordinators Steve Schmidt (989) steveschmidt@hotmail.com Dick Borton (360) fishcreekfarm@yahoo.com Program Chairman Mike McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me Raffle Prizes Steve & Linda Schmidt (989) steveschmidt@hotmail.com Sunshine Patty Wrolstad (360) j.wrolstad@hotmail.com Roster Donna McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me Storekeeper Mike McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me Hospitality Patty Wrolstad (360) j.wrolstad@hotmail.com Insurance Donna McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me T Oilers mailing address: Walt Berdan, SE 35 th St, Bellevue, WA (425) MTFCA admin@mtfca.com MTFCA Mailing Address MTFCA web site P.O. Box 996 Richmond, IN Dues of $40.00 include 6 issues of the Vintage Ford MTFCI web site Puget Sound Model T Club web site Face Book Sunshine Contact Patty Wrolstad at j.wrolstad@hotmail.com or (360) if you hear of any member or family member in need of a card. Dave Taylor 556 E Marine View Dr Everett WA taylormetalart@gmail.com New Member

3 3 President's Message August 2018 AHHH Summer! With the exception of a few pretty hot days, this summer has been a wonderful experience. Being able to get out and drive our Model T s, along with other enthusiasts is always one of those blessings that we, here in the Northwest, enjoy all too infrequently. I hope everyone has been enjoying their outdoor experiences as well as they can. At this year s National Model T Ford Club of America meeting in Richmond, VA, our own T Oilers was, again, recognized as number one of all MTFCA chapter newsletters. Congratulations to our esteemed Editor, Walt Berdan. This makes multiple years that Walt has placed the T Oilers in one of the top three positions. Members Morris and Sandy James were present at the event, and gladly accepted the award on the club s behalf. Way to go Walt. The next activity of note is the Mountain Loop Tour on September 18 th. Also, the Larry Garner Memorial Cars Show in Everett on August 25 th. Details are elsewhere in the newsletter. Also of note is the September 8 th PSC Chapter meeting at Bob s Burger & Brew in Everett. Coming soon is the annual appointment of officers and chair-persons for If you re interested in filling one of the positions, it s time to get your campaign speeches tidied-up. I hope to see many of you at the Mountain Loop tour. It s OK to drive a modern car; just come and enjoy. Happy T'ing, Jerry Wrolstad

4 4 August Events August 12th - Burn Run - We ve been invited by Carbon Canyon club and a group of Harley riders to visit a burn camp for kids. Meet at the Skagit Casino (just northeast of I-5 at exit 236) for a short drive to the camp. Best to be at the casino 8am or shortly thereafter, we will leave at 9am headed for the camp. It s about 8 miles or so up the road. There will be the opening ceremonies and then a lunch, no charge for the lunch. Then we will be giving rides to the children that want one. Most are eager for a ride. I think the kids will go nuts to get a chance to ride in a T. You can contact John Aldrich at jwa98360@gmail.com if you have any questions. August 18th - Mountain Loop Tour - What does Dick have in mind for us this year for our annual trek out around the Mountain Loop highway between Darrington and Granite Falls? Plan to be at the farm by 9:00 AM on the 18th. We'll head out for the Mountain Loop Highway (partially gravel) visiting Darrington, Silverton, Verlot and Granite Falls (not necessarily in that order). We'll do a potluck lunch along the way and hopefully a desert stop on the way back to the farm. Please RSVP to Dick & Bev if you will be able to attend. (360) fishcreekfarm@yahoo.com Directions: Take Exit 206 from I-5 and go Left (West) on Highway 531/172nd St Turn Right (North) on 3rd Ave NE Turn Left (West) on 188th St Turn Right (North) on 8th Ave NW The farm will be on your left August 25th - Larry Garner Memorial Car Show The car show will be from 10:00 to 2:00. They would like cars to be there between 9:00 and 9:30. Please call or me if you would like to come. All older cars welcome (they don't have to be T's.) Sunrise View Retirement Home 2520 Madison St Everett, WA Please RSVP to Sarah at: newbergsarah@comcast.net or

5 5 Slow 100 Well, really about 80 miles but that proved to be sufficient challenge for some of the cars. Gathering at Fish Creek Farm - We had a mix of T s and speedsters ready to take advantage of another beautiful day. There was a nice turnout with Dick & Bev Borton with 23 Touring, Joe & Colleen Davies with 11 Torpedo, Dave & Jill Howie with T speedster, Tom McCutchen with 24 Hack, Darrell & Jeanine Pitts with T speedster, Art & Genny Reichlin with Chevy speedster, Steve & Linda Schmidt in Dick s 26 touring, Sonny & Val Wisner with a Chevy speedster and Jerry & Patty Wrolstad in Hermie. Walt Berdan had the tour lead with his T speedster. Mike and Donna came modern but offered to drive the trouble trailer (Thank You). A few cars had some minor problems but none resulted in serious damage. Tom dropped out with an overheating issue, Dave and Jill had a flat tire. Steve and Linda started up the hill (it is a REAL hill) to Lake Cavanaugh but with no Ruckstel and limited confidence in the long term health of the low band they opted to cut back and head to the lunch stop. Up at the lake, Joe had a Ruckstell that wouldn t shift so several of the guys gathered to help out. It took a bit but they got it working again. Meanwhile the ladies sat in the shade of the community center. We had expected it would be open for a rest room break but was locked up so... Back on the road, we headed to the Conway Pub where the service was slow (they were mobbed) but the food was good. Then back to the farm or home for those who lived nearby. Folks converging on Joe s car for shop time Everyone seemed to have a good if somewhat challenging time being out and about in our vintage cars. It was a good day. Speedsters and Hermie

6 6 A Thousand Ways To Please A Husband With Bettina's Best Recipes by Louise Bennett Weaver & Helen Cowles LeCron (STORIES AND RECIPES FROM 1917) Chapter 6 COUSIN MATILDA CALLS "Hello, is this you, Bettina? This is Mother! I'll have to speak in a low voice. Who do you think is here? No,---Cousin Matilda! Just between trains, but she says she must see how you are 'situated'! Clementine has such a wonderful establishment now, you know! No, of course not, but I want her to see how happy you are. She seems to have the idea that an 'establishment' is necessary! Just to see the house, you know! I know the porch isn't ready, but don't worry! About three, then. Good-by!" That afternoon Bettina looked anxiously through the living room window across the bare little front yard. If only critical Cousin Matilda had waited a few months before coming! but then, the only thing to do was to be as cheerful about it as possible----- "So this is little Bettina!" said a majestic voice at the door. "And how is love in a cottage? How charmingly simple everything is!" "They planned it all just as they wanted it," explained Bettina's mother proudly. "On a small scale, of course, but perhaps some day-----" "But I couldn't ever be happier than I am right now, Cousin Matilda. What do you think of our big living room? Browns and tans seemed best and safest in a little house like this, and I knew I shouldn't tire of them as of any other color! I do so dislike going into a bungalow with one little room in blue, another in pink, and so on. The walls are all alike, even in the bedrooms. And the curtains are just simple cotton voiles, ecru in the living and dining rooms, and white in the bedrooms. No side curtains to catch the dust and keep out the air. But I bet your pardon for seeming too complacent; I love it all so that I just can't help boasting." "What is this, my dear? A wedding gift?" "Yes, isn't it lovely? It is a sampler in cross-stitch that Bob's great-great-grandmother made! His Aunt Margaret had it put under the glass cover of this tea cart, and gave it to us for a wedding present. See, the cart is brown willow, and I think it looks well with our furniture, don't you? This is to be a living porch, but we haven't furnished it yet except for this green matting rug. And Bob brought that hanging basket home from the florist's the other day.... Oh, yes, this is my Japanese garden! Bob laughs at me, I have so much fun watching it." "What a lovely table decoration those red cherries make in your dining room, my dear! Like a picture, in that piece of dull green pottery!" "Yes, Bob says I decorate the table differently for every meal! We use this breakfast alcove for breakfast, Sunday evening tea, or any informal meal when we are alone. How convenient it is! I do want to put a round serving table with leaves on our living porch. Then we can eat there on warm evenings in summer." "Bettina is very accomplished in economy," said her mother. "You must let her tell you some of her methods." "Clementine would be interested, I'm sure," said Cousin Matilda in her languid way. "Is this your guest room?"

7 7 "Yes, and Bob and I are proud of that. We white enameled the furniture ourselves! It is some that we found in a second-hand store and it was certainly a bargain, though it didn't look it at the time. I sewed the rags together for these blue and white rugs. Bob made that little open desk out of a small table that we found somewhere. Now that it is white, too, I think it is cunning. And, Cousin Matilda, I give you three guesses as to the place in which I keep my sewing machine!" "Why, I haven't seen it yet. In the kitchen?" "Goodness, no! Well, I'll tell you! This looks like a dressing table, but is merely a shelf with a mirror above it. The shelf has a cretonne cover and 'petticoat' that reaches the floor. And underneath it--- behold the sewing machine! Bob made the shelf high enough and wide enough to let the sewing machine slip under it! But, Cousin Matilda, you must be tired of Bettina's economies! Please sit down with mother in the living room and I will get the 'party.' " And Bettina wheeled her tea cart into the kitchen, returning with luncheon napkins, plates, glasses, a pitcher of iced fruit juice, a plate of little chocolate cakes, and sprays of wild roses. "What delicious little cakes, Bettina! At least you can't be called economical when you serve such rich and dainty food as this!" "I must plead guilty still, Cousin Matilda. I made these little cakes partly from dry bread crumbs. The fruit juice is mostly from the pineapple which Bob had for dessert last night. I cooked the core with about two cups of water and added it to the lemonade." "Bettina, Bettina! How did you learn these things? Robert is certainly a lucky man, and I'm sure that some day he will be a wealthy one! You must give me the recipes you used!" And Bettina wrote them down as follows: BETTINA'S RECIPES (All measurements are level) Little Chocolate Cakes (Twelve cakes) 2 eggs 1 C-dry bread crumbs 1/4 C-butter 3 T-flour 1/2 C-sugar 1 t-vanilla 3 squares chocolate Cream the butter, add sugar, and cream the mixture. Add the beaten eggs and stir well. Add melted chocolate, bread crumbs, flour and flavoring. Spread the mixture very thinly on a buttered pan, and bake twenty minutes in a slow oven. Shape with a tiny biscuit cutter, and put together in pairs with mountain cream icing between and on top. (Icing recipe already given.) Fruit Juice (Eight glasses) 1 C-sugar 2 C-water 1 1/2 C-lemon juice Boil sugar and water ten minutes without stirring, add lemon juice, and any other fruit juices. Cool and bottle. Keep on ice and dilute with ice water when desired for use. Serve mint leaves with the fruit juice.

8 8 Classified Ads For Sale Very good 1919 engine with engine mounting bracket and engine stand. (Casting date: 12/13/19) $ Nice starter $50.00 Very nice wheel lock with original ornate key. (Security Auto-theft signal system) $75.00 Four (4) 21 inch rim flap liners. Like new. $50 for all inch inner tube. Like new. $10 Joe Paszek or For sale from the Store Keeper Any of these items can also be reserved and delivered at the next meeting. Just call Mike. Large embroidered patch: Model T Ford Club of America, Puget Sound Chapter $10.00 Manual about speedometers $ 6.00 Bumper stickers with emblem My Other Car is a Model T Ford $ 1.00 Windshield Sticker, 2 inch diameter, Ford Club of America $.50 Small embroidered patches, 1 ½ inch, Model T Ford Club of America $ 2.50 Magnetic signs 8 x 9, Model T Ford Club of America, Puget Sound Chapter $ 8.00 Owner display cards 8 1/2 x11, MTFCA Puget Sound Chapter In T We Trust $ sheet music of The Little Ford Rambled Right Along $10.00 Your business card goes here for a mere $10.00 per year RITZVILLE MOTOR COMPANY In the automobile trade since 1914 Antique and Classic Car Storage Located in Historic Old Downtown Ritzville, Eastern Washington Dry, secure, storage, for your next project. $2.00/Ft. per month, for anything that rolls. John Munroe (206)

9 9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2018 August 12 Burn Run with Carbon Canyon folks 18 Mountain Loop Tour - Arlington, Darrington, Granite Falls Larry Garner Memorial Car Show & BBQ, Sunrise View, 2520 Madison St, Everett September 1-2 NWVS 200 Mile Classic Endurance Run, Wilsonville, OR Contact Walt if interested 8 Chapter meeting at Bob s Burgers & Brews, Everett Mall Way, 9-11 AM?? Can-Am, in the U.S. this year. Invitations sent to prior year attendees. October 13 Chapter meeting at Bob s Burgers & Brews, Everett Mall Way, 9-11 AM?? Fall Foliage - Probably short notice when we get good weather and nice color. 6-8 Spanish Peaks Fall Tour by the Mile High Chapter in Colorado. Tour out of Cuchura, CO. Some of us plan to go see the Aspen in full color. Contact Walt if interested. Other potential events/ideas will go out via and/or published in the newsletter as we hear of them. Dick Borton and Steve Schmidt are the event planners. Let them know what types of events you would like to lead or participate in. Every Thursday - Join us for Breakfast at the Pacific Avenue Denny s in Everett. Ladies have their tables and the men have theirs. All are welcome. We order at 8:30 so arrive a bit earlier for some friendly chat and catching up on plans and projects.

10 September Meeting 10 Saturday, September 8th 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Bob s Burgers & Brews 1611 SE Everett Mall Way