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1 The Ford Running Board Newsletter of the Georgia Regional Group #24 Early Ford V8 Club of America, Inc. October 2015: Our 46th Year Editor/Publisher: Bob Schwartz / cell REMINDER Meeting Place and Time The Board of directors have voted (based on the input of members ) to have a more or less permanent monthly meeting place. It is The Old Hickory House Restaurant at 2202 Northlake Parkway, Tucker, GA (770) Meeting time has also changed to 6:30 pm. The new meeting place is easy to get to and has plenty of parking so bring your old car. As to the expense of the meal the Club will pay for the first $8.00 of each meal served and the members will pay the remainder which will include an 18% tip. Therefore, each person can order what he/she wishes. NEXT MEETING TUESDAY OCTOBER 6. CLUB DUES ARE DUE NOVEMBER 1 FORMS SENT SOON REVISED OCTOBER 17 TOUR Mark your calendar, Saturday Oct 17th, day trip to Elberton, Ga., the Granite Capitol of The United States. We will be taking a scenic back roads trip to Elberton, Ga. to view and ponder the "Guide Stones". This man made granite monument has been visited and studied by people from all over the world. We will also visit the and get the story of "DUTCHY". Lunch will be at the famous McIntosh Coffee Shop. Starting point will be the Burger King at I-85 and Ga.Hwy 124,tour will get under way at 9:00 am. Drive your V8 or a modern set of wheels. DON'T MISS THIS ONE. Call Jerry or Cheryl, For more information see; and general16/georgiaguidestones.htm and

2 Upcoming Events SATURDAY NITE SOCIAL First Saturday Each Month, 6 P.M. You are invited to join us at this informal get together on the first Saturday of each month, except December, January, and February. We have lively conversations over dinner with a few laughs. Please call Lamar Hart before noon on the day of the Saturday Night Social to reserve ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 12 MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW Cruise-Ins / Car Shows Georgia Regional Group 24 is encouraging you to attend cruise-ins and car shows this year. And it s for a purpose. Cruise-ins provide an opportunity to increase our club recognition and possibly acquire new members. Here s what we have in mind. Attend some cruise-ins, whether you bring a vehicle or not. Wear club clothing and a name tag so others see that this is an active organization. Circulate around and visit with others who just might be interested in joining an active car club. Get their name, , and phone number so we can put them on our mailing list. They don t have to own a flathead or even a Ford. If you have a club calling card give it out. If you do not have a card please contact Dick Anderson. Now, if you bring your flathead Ford, try to stay around your car and visit with those who stop to look. Again, here is a great opportunity to get their name, , and phone number for the mailing list. Please join us it s a great way to support your club and contribute to its growth. The next page is an example of opportunities to show off your car and meet prospective new members.

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4 REPORT ON EVENTS ANNUAL CLUB COOK OUT The ANNUAL CLUB COOK OUT was held on September 19 from 12 noon to 3 PM. at Lucky Shoals Park, Norcross. There were over 35 attendees a number of which drove their old cars including one old PLYMOUTH! The club furnished hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments, cold drinks, ice, and paper goods. Attendees brought a variety of salads and other side dishes and lots of desserts to share with others. All ate too much but enjoyed the conversation with friends some we see infrequently. If you did not come this year plan to attend next year.

5 THE EARLY FORD V8 CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. REGIONAL GROUP 24 Club Minutes Meeting of SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 Regional Group #24 held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at The Hickory House on Northlake Parkway at 6:30 PM, September 1, 2015, the first Tuesday of the month. 18 persons attended. President Jerry Reichel presided. The meeting was temporarily delayed for supper. After an invocation by Bob Schwartz, the President led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Loraine Steele reported that she had not received any report of deaths or illnesses among our members except that Cheryl Reichel fell and broke her wrist 2 weeks ago but is now able to sit up and take nourishment at this meeting. (Cheryl is a real trooper!) Jerry asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the August meeting which was made, seconded and approved unanimously. Bert Steele delivered a brief, verbal Treasurer s report, stating that he and the Club s officers have transferred the Club s checking account from Wells Fargo Bank to United Community Bank as Wells Fargo has adopted a mandatory monthly assessment for accounts such as ours. Further, he reported that: The only revenue received since our August meeting is $101 interest on our certificate of deposit; During August $311 was expended from Club revenue for meals; We have $3,963 deposited into 2 checking accounts and $30,427 in 2 certificates of deposit, the larger of which will mature in less than 4 months. Bert s report was unanimously accepted after a motion and a second. Bob Schwartz reported that he needs entries for the Runningboard by the 20 th of this month. Jerry stated that there were no visitors tonight and no new members. He then welcomed back Phyllis and Larry Major. Jerry & Bob reported on the Club s Tech Session at Jerry s garage on August or 19 persons attended. Jerry said that Bob s discussion was quite good, all the pizza was eagerly consumed and everyone appeared to have benefitted from the information Bob delivered. Lamar Hart announced that the Club s annual cookout will be at Lucky Shoals Park on Saturday September 19, rain or shine. Lunch will be served at noon. The Club will provide all the food except side dishes and desserts which members are asked to bring. Everyone should RSVP to Lamar at or lamarhart@outlook.com. Jerry stated that he will not be attending the Charlotte Auto Fair September and that he knows of no one else in our Club who will be going there either. Fred Lindquist announced that the Club will visit Panola Mountain State Park on October 17 and then travel to Stockbridge for lunch at the Broadway Diner. We will assemble at the shopping center at the intersection of Briarcliff Road and Clairmont Road at a time he will publish later. After a walking tour of the Mountain, we will travel together to Stockbridge for lunch. There will be no charge for admission to the Park but each automobile will be assessed a $5 parking fee which is valid for all State parks for If it is raining the event will be canceled. Jerry stated that with the permission of the Board of Directors, our Club has purchased the remaining raffle tickets of 40 tickets received for the Ford sign being given away by the Mohawk Valley Club later this summer. The intent is to have a drawing or raffle among our own members if one of the Club s tickets happens to be a winner in New York. Jerry reported that some folks have gotten the idea that the Hickory House will soon be out of business so that its building can be demolished to make room for a new development. CONTINUED NEXT PAGE

6 CONT INUED Club Minutes Meeting of SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 But, he has conferred with the Hickory House management and learned that this is not a valid rumor. The buildings on the property across the street from the Hickory House are going to be demolished and new construction will be erected but the Hickory House will not be affected. Jerry asked that we begin thinking about serving on the Nominating Committee that will need to be appointed in October to recommend directors for (It was erroneously reported in the minutes of the August meeting that at Jerry s request Fred Lindquist has agreed to serve as the chairman of the Nominating Committee. Actually, Jerry s statement in August was that he intended to ask Fred to serve in that capacity.) Fred stood and agreed to accept that position saying that he would be in touch with various members to ask for their participation. Lamar reported that the Board of Directors has begun planning for a possible National Tour beginning Sunday, September 11, 2016 and ending Friday, September 16, The proposal is for a tour that centers around the Blue Ridge Parkway, traveling to Asheville, Hendersonville, Cherokee, Chimney Rock, Maggie Valley, NC and Bryson City, TN (for the railroad tour), The plan is that the participants will not be traveling together. Instead, the participants would be on their own after leaving each morning. Everyone would be responsible for making their own lodging and food arrangements although the Club would make recommendations at each lodging site and the Club would plan a beginning and ending function. The plan is that the function would not be designed to produce revenue for our Club but would provide a method for national club members to travel and exhibit their cars even though those cars may not be award winning, 1,000 point vehicles. It is hoped that we will attract approximately 30 cars and 60 people. Lamar reported that there is a need for members to exhibit their cars at an Alzheimer s Association car show in Decatur on Wednesday, September 9 from 4PM to 7PM if anyone can attend at that unusual time. Responding to Jerry s request for Further Business, Dick Anderson reported on his recent experience with a representative of Joe Gibbs Racing who has specific knowledge about an oil additive named, Driven and a gasoline additive named, Carb Defender that are helpful in avoiding corrosion caused by storing our cars while using gasoline with alcohol chemicals added. Dick said that any cars manufactured prior to 2004 are subject to extensive corrosion caused by the alcohol unless something is added that will impede that process. He pointed out that alcohol causes extensive damage to brass, copper and aluminum parts and that these items are plentiful in our flatheads. The recommended quantity of Carb Defender is 8 ounces per 25 gallons of gasoline. Dick cautioned that after pouring the additive into the fuel tank, the car should be run long enough to make sure that the treated fuel is pumped through the fuel system including the carburetor. The popular oil additive, ZZDP, will not function in most oils. The only oil that can be useful to avoid corrosion is labeled SL (or lower). Oils labeled SM or SN or higher contain so much detergent that the ZZDP will not be effective. Further, he pointed out that Mobil One has been recently reformulated. It now has a ZZDP additive in it and only a small amount of detergent so it may be helpful but may be ineffective in some vehicles. The Joe Gibbs Racing oil product that is most effective is Driven. All Joe Gibbs Racing products can be purchased at Jegs, Summit Racing and Amazon. Jerry asked Dick to arrange for us to purchase a case of each from Joe Gibbs Racing. The next Club Board of Directors Meeting will be held on September 15 at Burn Cox garage. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Dale Dewberry, Secretary

7 THE GEORGIA REGIONAL GROUP #24 OF THE EARLY FORD V8 CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. Minutes of meeting of Board of Directors SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 The Board of Directors of Regional Group #24 held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the Burns Cox garage on September15, 2015, All directors were present. The Minutes of the August Board meeting were accepted without discussion. Bert Steele presented the Treasurer s report which was accepted after discussion. He reported that we have a total of $34, on deposit. His requested bank changeover has not yet been completed since new checks are needed in order to close the Wells Fargo account. Further, he reported that we should expect a reduction in revenue for 2016 as we steadily lose members and therefore, our receipts from dues will be reduced. Bert also asked that a dues notice be sent out in October with a November 1 due date. There will be no change in the amount of the dues. Lamar Hart reported that he has telephoned 55 people to see if they will be attending this Saturday s club cookout. He expects 35 persons to attend but 2 additional people were added by other Directors at the meeting for a new total of 37 people to be expected. Fred Lindquist asked for a nominating committee meeting to be held on October 20 at Burns Cox garage. He will ask 6 or 7 members of this year s Board of Directors to serve on that committee. Lamar Hart reported on the planning for the 2016 National Tour. The dates are being settled for Sunday evening, September 11 through Friday evening, September 15, 2016 starting in Asheville, NC. The Tour will be limited to 30 cars. Our Club will need to plan a reception for the first evening and a farewell meeting on Friday evening. For liability insurance purposes, all participants must be members of the National Club. Jerry Reichel discussed a new October 17 day tour to take the place of the originally planned tour to Panola Mountain. (That tour had to be cancelled because the Park Ranger prescheduled another large group. Fred will try to re-schedule that tour for April 2016.) Jerry has planned a tour to the Granite Museum and Guide Stones display at Elberton, GA on Saturday, October 17. He plans for us to convene at I-85 & Hamilton Mill 9:00 and take back roads to Elberton. Lunch will be at the McIntosh Coffee Shop in Elberton. The November 2015 Club meeting will be held in David Jumper s garage as in past years. The December meeting will be our annual Christmas party at the First Methodist Church of Tucker on Saturday, December 12. convening There being no further business to be discussed, the meeting was duly adjourned by the President. The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on October 13, Respectfully submitted, E. Dale Dewberry, Secretary

8 GARAGE SALE ITEMS Classified ads for antique automotive items placed by club members are free of charge. Please call Bob or contact Bob at merc51@comcast.net to place, remove, change or re-list an item. Ads will run for 3 months and then be dropped unless re-listed. FOR SALE 1 Set Finned aluminum Offenhouser heads New $ Sale $ale $ Set Stainless steel wire looms New in Box New $50.00 Sale $ Mallory distributor with drive gear New $ Sale $ Set Chrome 80 inch Lakes pipes new in box New $ Sale $ New in package 1 Finned aluminum fuel pump block off plate List $19.00 Sale S10.00 Call Bob Padovano Home or Cell FOR SALE MY COMPLETE GEORGIA LICENSE PLATE COLLECTION THIS COLLECTION IS COMPLETE FROM 1914 (FIRST DATED GEORGIA TAG) TO 1970 (THE LAST YEAR ISSUED WITH- OUT YEARLY DECALS) INCLUDES ALL OF GEORGIA ISSUED PAIRS ( ) EXTRA TAGS INCLUDED ARE SOME VERY RARE PAIRS, SOME OF THE EARLY TAGS HAS THE MATCHING REGISTRATION DISC, SOME CONSECUTIVE YEARS HAVE THE SAME NUMBER AND A LOT OF TAGS HAVE LOW NUMBERS. GEORGIA SAMPLE PLATES FROM 1929 TO CURRENT, WITH A LOT OF GRAPHIC SAMPLE PLATES, ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION TAGS 1942 TAGS FROM ALL OF THE U.S. STATES, AND CANADIAN PROVIDENCES PLUS SOME FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND INCLUDES SOME U.S. STATES SAMPLE PLATES FROM THE YEAR I WILL NOT SELL ANY INDIVIDUAL TAGS (BREAK UP) ANY OF THE THREE COLLECTIONS. I WILL SELL ANY OF THE THREE COLLECTIONS BY THEMSELVES. CALL ME AND LET US DISCUSS, A RARE OPPORTUNITY! ROY WATSON HOME CELL

9 What s your favorite car related website? Found a new or interesting one lately? If so, we d love to include it! To ensure you don t miss club announcements or publications, please send changes of contact information to Bob Schwartz at: merc51@comcast.net Have an idea for an article or column for The Ford Running Board? Contact Bob Schwartz at: or by at merc51@comcast.net Early Ford V-8 Web-site earlyfordv8ga.org Check out our website above! TFRB and other club information and archives are available there. Suggestions for the website or TFRB are always welcome. Also checkout the National club website. and Hospitality Chairperson is Lorraine Steele. Phone: Please contact Lorraine with information or updates regarding health of other life events of any of our members. Updating Contact Information The Ford Running Board Deadlines In order to have production time for the best printed layout of The Ford Running Board, please have ANY and ALL information, including photos, to the editor by the 20th of the current month for publication in the following month s newsletter. Example: December 20th, 2014 for publication in the Jan. newsletter. Also, any information submitted in a printed form, should be in the Arial font, 12 pt. Photos should be sent separately from printed articles when possible. Exceptions : If you have photos or articles about an event that occurred at or on the deadline, please have them to the editor by the twenty-third day of the month to ensure publication in the current issue. Thanks, Bob

10 The Ford Running Board is the official publication of the Georgia Regional Group #24 of the Early Ford V-8 Club of America, Inc. The objective of this club is the preservation, restoration, and utilization of the Ford Motor Company vehicles built from 1932 to Membership applications are welcome from anyone having an interest and desire in furthering our club objectives. Owning a Ford Flathead is not a requirement for membership. Regional membership dues are $20.00 per year, prorated for those joining after the first quarter. National membership in the Early Ford V-8 Club of America is encouraged. Georgia Regional Group Meetings are held on the 1 st Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM at the Hickory House restaurant, unless otherwise noted in this publication OFFICERS PRESIDENT: JERRY REICHEL VICE PRESIDENT: BOB PADOVANO SECRETARY: DALE DEWBERRY TREASURER: BERT STEELE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dick Anderson John Caldwell Dale Dewberry Lamar Hart Fred Lindquist Jerry McIntosh Bob Padovano Jerry Reichel Bob Schwartz Bert Steele Faron Stephens dickrdaanderson@gmail.com gatorcaldwell@gmail.com dale@dewberrylawfirm.com lamarhart@outlook.com ford39@lycos.com wjmcintosh@bellsouth.net bobs51ford@hotmail.com jr51fun@bellsouth.net merc51@comcast.net bs39fine@gmail.com faron@sstephensins.com