T OILERS NEWS PUGET SOUND CHAPTER MODEL T FORD CLUB OF AMERICA. Street Fresh as found near the cruise ship dock in Juneau. Needs a little work.

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1 PUGET SOUND CHAPTER MODEL T FORD CLUB OF AMERICA T OILERS NEWS VOLUME 40 ISSUE 6 MODEL T FORD INFORMATION June 2010 Street Fresh as found near the cruise ship dock in Juneau. Needs a little work.

2 2 The T Oilers is published 12 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 $35.00 at the address listed below. Six issues a year will come straight to your home EXECUTIVE BOARD Co-President Donna McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me Co-President Harold Musolf Jr. (425) Musolf.Jr@Verizon.net Vice President Larry Mann (425) Larrymann02@aol.com Co-Secretary Dwaine Engler (360) dlengler@yahoo.com Co-Secretary Joyce Arneson (425) forskip@verizon.net Treasurer Ann Musolf (425) Musolf.Jr@Verizon.net Past President Dwaine Engler (360) dlengler@yahoo.com SEND $18.00 DUES TO: Ann Musolf, Treasurer PO Box 82567, Kenmore, WA COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Editor Walt & Mary Berdan (425) wberdan@comcast.net Web Site Larry Mann (425) Larrymann02@aol.com Events Coordinator Jerry & Patty Wrolstad (360) j.wrolstad@verizon.net Program Chairman Mike McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me Raffle Prizes Dwaine & Linnette Engler (360) dlengler@yahoo.com Sunshine JoAnne Costa (360) duanecostacamano@aol.com Roster Donna McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me Monroe Swap Meet Jerry & Patty Wrolstad (360) j.wrolstad@verizon.net Ray Moore (206) fastfourt@gmail.com Safety Duane Costa (360) duanecostacamano@aol.com Storekeeper Dwaine Engler (360) dlengler@yahoo.com Hospitality Dick & Bev Borton (360) horses@fishcreekfarm.com Pictures Dwaine Engler (360) dlengler@yahoo.com Insurance Donna McGinnis (360) mike.donna@mcginnis.me T Oiler mailing address: Walt Berdan, SE 35 th St, Bellevue, WA (425) MTFCA admin@mtfca.com MTFCA Mailing Address 119 W Main St. MTFCA web site P.O. Box 126 Centerville, Indiana Dues $35.00 includes 6 issues of the Vintage Ford MTFCI web site Puget Sound Model T Club web site Sunshine Jerry Wrolstad lost his son Craig on May 27th. Our most sincere condolences for his tremendous loss. Cards were sent to Nona Steele who is recovering from knee surgery, George Anderson recovering from a fall, and Joyce Arneson who is still not feeling well. Please contact JoAnne Costa at (360) or duanecostacamano@aol.com if you hear of any member or family member we should send a card or flowers to.

3 3 PRESIDENTS' MESSAGE June, 2010 Our Presidents are all out playing so no message this month. Donna promised some notes from their trip to Detroit for a future message. May Meeting Bob s Burgers & Brew May 22nd The May meeting started out with a bang when George Anderson fell on the way in. An aid car took him to a medical facility where they stitched him up and he went home to recover. That put a bit of a damper on the rest of the meeting. The rest of the attendees decided to keep it short and simple, have their lunch, and pass on the business end of things. No minutes were taken and prizes were saved for our next meeting (in September). Special thanks to Jerry & Patty Wrolstad for taking care of getting George s car back to him. Swap Meet Results Monroe Fairgrounds Saturday & Sunday, May 15 & 16 Our club had a booth in the 600 building selling a variety of parts. Jim Young donated a new banner for the club which is greatly appreciated. Jerry Wrolstad, or Ray Moore and others staffed the booth. Interest seems to have dropped off with fewer parts and less activity than in previous years. We need to discuss the purpose(s) for having the booth and reconsider the interest before committing to the booth again next year.

4 4 This Saturday Sunrise of Lynnwood Presents a Fathers Day Celebration Saturday, June 19 th Featuring an Antique Auto Show by the Puget Sound Chapter Model T Club. Come ready to have a ride in a Tin Lizzie! 12:30 1:30 pm Good old Summertime BBQ with old-fashioned root beer floats 1:00 2:30 pm The Bonnie Birch Trio performing Big Band music We have been asked to have our cars there from 12:00 AM until 2:30 PM. Some of us will take residents for a short ride in a T but this is purely optional. I hope to see you there! Sunrise of Lynnwood th Ave. W Lynnwood WA Mukilteo-Snohomish Tour Saturday, July 10 Drive scenic Mukilteo Blvd with views of Puget Sound, a trip through Everett s historic Lowell neighborhood and driving along the Snohomish River to Snohomish. The drive of about 60 miles includes views of the Cascades and some good country driving with a stop for lunch in Snohomish. Contact: Larry Mann or Larrymann02@aol.com Meet at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, th Street SW in Mukilteo at 9:30 AM. Leave for Snohomish at 10:00. There is plenty of parking at the church with room to load, unload, and park trailers. Directions to church: Highway 525 (Mukilteo Speedway) from either I-405 or I-5. Go north, either turning right on 84th Street SW or exiting right from Mukilteo Speedway onto Paine Field Blvd and then turning left onto 84th. The church is on the south side of 84th. Highway 526 (the Boeing highway) from I-5. Go west on 526 past Boeing s Everett plant and Paine Field onto Paine Field Blvd. Turn right at the first stop light onto 84th.

5 5 Teardrop Tour Saturday, July 3rd Thanks to Randy Moore for kicking this off. For the 9th year, Ken & Marty Masden have invited owners of Teardrop campers to their place in Carnation for a 5 day campout. If last yeart is any indication, there will be more than 30 of the little trailers on their 5 acres. Ken and Marty have a collection of 1936 cars as well as a variety of Harley Davidson and Indian motorcycles. There are activities for the campers each day with tours in the area, a pancake breakfast and parade in Carnation on the 4th followed by a potluck, a trip to the Triple X in Issaquah on one of the days, rides for kids, lots of fun stuff for all ages. We are invited to join them on Saturday, the 3rd, to see the trailers and take a tour through the valley. We will meet in the Home Depot parking lot (space there for trailers) at NE 76th, Redmond. Meet about 9:a.m. There is a Starbucks next to the Home Depot if you need your morning kick. At 9:30 we will take off wandering back roads up to Ken and Marty s home outside of Carnation. We will then join their tour of vintage cars around the valley with a stop at the Snoqualmie Casino for lunch. After lunch we will go back to the Masden home to check out the trailers and then head back to Redmond. If you have a vintage camper (Teardrop preferred) call Randy Moore at (425) for more information about the 5 day campout. I ll lead the tour to and from Redmond, feel free to give me a call if you will be able to attend. Walt Berdan (425) (425) (cell)

6 6 And The Winners Are: Bob Allen and Gary Ward Bob Allen and childhood buddy Gary Ward took the honors for the recent Memorial Day speedster fun run. Normally this run is a timed 200 mile endurance run that is supposed to be lower key and more fun than competitive than the Northwest Vintage Speedsters Labor Day endurance run. The Spokane Model T club, lead by the Baker and Patterson families hosted this run and decided to make it more fun and eliminate the timing component so folks would more easily be able to enjoy the scenery as they wandered the wheat fields, vineyards, and wind farms in the Tri-Cities to Sunnyside area. To find a winner, they turned it into a poker run with the best 5 card hand taking the winners flag. Bob and Gary took it away with 2 pair (Kings and 8s). It was an excellent weekend with fellow speedster folks. Plenty of time to visit, pleasant countryside, and it even stayed dry (for the most part). The Spokane crew did a fine job putting on the event with plenty of good food, warm camaraderie, and just an all around good time. Other entrants from our Puget Sound club were: Walt & Mary Berdan, Jim & Patti Cunningham, Morris and son Doug James, Ray & Nancy Moore, Paul Murray with Don Chidgey, Darrell & Jeannine Pitts, and Charles Reichlin. Familiar faces of Reny Santiago and his kids attended as well. This weekend was a fine kickoff to summer fun and has us all looking forward to more tours and especially Chasing The Chicken in Auburn over the Labor Day weekend.

7 7 Classifieds For Sale: 1915 Restored all black Touring car. Very reliable tourer that is ready to go this season with std geared large drum Ruckstell and natural finished wood de-mountable wheels & tires. Spare tire, Hand Klaxon, Stewart speedometer, std ignition, Holley 3-screw carb, 12v alternator and 12v battery. $15,000 obo. Randy Murray T Coupe It has a Ruckstell, distributor, modern carb, 12V conversion and wire wheels. Lots of accessories are included, as well as a very nice set of wood wheels/tires. It has a new Cartouche interior, carpeting and all new safety glass with green tint. The motor was gone thru a few years ago with virtually 0 miles on it. The body work and paint are new as well. The asking price is $13,500. Contact Gary Donovan at foot dropped axle dragster trailer. Electric brakes, winch, includes new fenders and licensed. Could be decked and use to haul a Model T. $450 OBO Call Jim Young

8 8 CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 19 Sunrise at Lynnwood - our annual visit to a retirement facility where we display the cars and some of us give short rides to residents. The club receives a $10 donation for each car. See page 4. July 3 Tour to Carnation, visit vintage campers (including some of our T club members). See page 5 10 Mukilteo-Snohomish Tour hosted by Larry Mann. See page 4 August 1-6 Montana Majestic Mountain T Tour, MTFCA National Tour. Sold Out. 7 Jack & Fran Walkley's Car Show at McGinnis's former home in Lake Stevens (426 N Davies Rd.) 11:00 AM to 4 PM. More info next issue. September 4,5 Chase the Chicken - A Northwest Vintage Speedsters club event hosted by Jim and Patti Cunningham. Contact Jim at (253) or sly.bacon@comcast.net For Sale: Classifieds 1926 T pick-up, dark green, distributor, Ruckstell, Rocky Mountain brakes, water pump, stainless steel values, excellent top. Restored and road-ready. $ Touring, distributor, Ruckstell, demountable, new tires, spare w/cover, bumpers, excellent top, speedometer. Restored and road-ready. $10000 Speedster, demountable, large drum, 26 trans, electronic ignitions, brass radiator. Restored and road-ready. $ Chevy pick-up, 50 motor, 60+ rear end. Restored and road-ready. $10,000 Call: Sam Esperson TT Restored running chassis ready for your TT body to drop on. Overhauled engine - starts on mag, rebuilt front end/rear end with restored wood wheels & new tires. 3 spd Warford with power takeoff, 2 speed Ruckstell with "Hi-Speed" gears. Front fenders, headlights, radiator shell, running boards, hood & hood shelves, firewall, steering column & wheel finished in black paint. Ready to drive. $7500 OBO. Digital Pics available upon request. Call Randy Murray or ajmwem@comcast.net

9 9 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) Your business card goes here for a mere $10.00 per year

10 10 Speedsters having Fun In The Sun