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1 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 1 The Ford Running Board Early V-8 Club of America Regional Group #24 September Club Meeting and Other Information Below Our 45 th Year Page 2: Upcoming Events Page 3: Do You Know? Wayne Deitrich Page 4: Dream Car Event Photos: Frank Sessions Pages 5: Meeting Minutes & Infor., Officer/Misc. Page 6: Misc. Club Information Page 7: Calendar Page 8: Outline of Proposed Club by-law Changes Click: Page 7 Click: Page 2 Click: Page 3 Click: Page 4 Click: Page 5 Click: Page 6 Page: Page 8 Editor s Comments: Page 9 Due to my continuing health issues and Glenda s appointment as Executor of her cousin s estate, editing time for TFRB will continue to be limited. Therefore, please take special note of submission deadlines and other requirements as stated on page 6. Thank you for your cooperation. Lance and Glenda Ford V-8 #24 September Meeting September: Early V-8 Club Meeting Date: September 6, 2014 Host: V-8 Club #24 Time:12:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Lucky Shoals Park Address: 4651 Britt Road, Norcross, GA Please RSVP: Lamar Hart at For more details Click: Page 2 Monday 9/8/2014 Other Events Car Nut s Breakfast Support Group Hickory House Restaurant: 8:30 a.m Northlake Pkwy. Tucker, GA (770) nd Monday September Only! Announcing September Outing, Lunch & Meeting Combo Cofer Antique Auto Collection 10:30 AM, Saturday, September Lawrenceville Hwy. Tucker, GA Continued Click to: Page 5 TFRB Editor: Lance Bucky at gbucky7093@aol.com Club Meetings at 7:30 P.M. unless otherwise noted.

2 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 2 Upcoming Events Saturday Night Social First Saturday Each Month, 6 P.M. Tucker, GA Please RSVP V-8 Club Blue Ribbon Grill You are invited to join us at this informal get together on the first Saturday of each month, except December and January. We have lively conversations over dinner with a few laughs. Please call me before noon on the day of the Saturday Night Social to reserve your space. Lamar Hart RG #24 The Big Cookout! The Big Cookout: (formally known as the Annual Picnic) Saturday September 6, 2014: 12 noon to 3 PM. Lucky Shoals Park 4651 Britt Road, Norcross, GA Please RSVP. We have Pavilion #2, which is at the very back of the park. The club will furnish hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments, cold drinks, ice, and paper goods. Please bring a salad or other side dish or dessert to share with others. We plan to have burgers and dogs off the grill about 12:30 PM. We have a covered pavilion in the shade, with plenty of parking. This is a rain or shine event. Please join us and try to drive an old car. Please make a reservation, so we ll know how much food to buy. Just call Lamar Hart at , and tell me how many will be in your party. Directions: Lucky Shoals Park is located on Britt Road between Jimmy Carter Blvd. and Pleasantdale Road, about 1 ½ miles east of I-85 From I-285: Take I-85 north, go about ½ mile, exit right onto Pleasantdale Road. Take Pleasantdale Rd. about 1 mile. Turn left onto Britt Rd. Go about 1 mile and look for Lucky Shoals Park on right. Alternate route from I-85: Take Jimmy Carter Blvd. exit. Turn east onto Jimmy Carter, go 1 ½ miles to Britt Rd. Turn right onto Britt Rd. Go about ½ mile and look for Lucky Shoals on left. RECENT EVENT: DREAM CARS TOUR: Reprint from August Saturday morning twenty-three people assembled at the Lindquist home on a clear morning for the tour. The group left in twelve cars at 9:00 A.M. and drove down Peachtree Rd. and Peachtree St. to the High Museum of Art at 15 th St. and Peachtree. The cars were parked in front of Symphony Hall in the designated area where the cars would get the most exposure to those people walking in the area. The group met up with those members who drove directly to the location and then walked over to the Museum. We were met by a museum representative who provided the badges and divided the thirty-four people into three groups who then met with their guides for the tour. The each guide took their group to the second floor display area. Each guide then provided background information about the origin and development of the cars. These cars were concept vehicles to test design ideas to determiner the public s interest in the designs. Among the cars were the 1940 Chrysler Thunderbolt, the 1951 GM La Sabre, the GM 1954 Thunderbird I, the 1934 Edsel Ford two place personal car, the 1936 Stout Scarab, the 1935 Bugatti coupe, and a recent BMW fabric covered frame roadster. Each of the cars displayed pushed the design envelope with ideas that were later incorporated into production vehicles. There was documentation for each vehicle that provided details of design concept and the ideas that were later incorporated into the cars we know. It was truly an outstanding display of vehicles. The group drove to the Landmark Diner for lunch after leaving the museum. The restaurant staff was waiting for the group of thirty-two who were then seated. Everyone enjoyed their lunch and especially the desserts. No one left the restaurant hungry when they departed for home. Photos click Page 4 Fred Lindquist

3 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 3 DO YOU KNOW...?... Don Morris? Don is a Southern Country Gentleman residing in a beautiful 1850 s style farm house in rural Woodstock. His Irish grandfather, James Donnelly Fagan, joined an artillery battalion of the 9th Georgia Regiment at the outbreak of the Civil War and served until the end. After mustering out at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865, he walked back to Georgia. Don painted a portrait of his grandfather as an older, stately man with long flowing white beard and hair, properly attired in a grey suit and wearing a dress hat. You see, Don has two interests - art and cars. Perhaps, I am getting out-front of the story. Don is a native of Fulton County, born in He will celebrate his 87th birthday in October. He graduated from West Fulton High school in 1944 and attended Georgia Tech to study architecture. Don left college to work as an illustrator at Atlanta Ordinance Depot. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1945 just as WW II was ending and spent eighteen months in Germany during the occupation. Don served as a Field Artillery Cannoneer in the 33rd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Division. During this period Gen. Lucius Clay was the Supreme Commander of all U.S. forces in the ETO. After his military service, Don had a variety of jobs in the used car business as District Sales & Service Manager, selling dealer franchises for French auto maker Simca, as a technical illustrator for Lockheed and 20 years with Coca-Cola in the engineering department as an artist and illustrator of equipment and architectural renderings. About Coke, Don says, A wonderful job; best job I could have had. During the late 1950 s Don also studied under Roman Chatov, a well-known Russian-born, American portrait artist, residing in Atlanta. Don s interest in cars remains intense. His first car was a well-preserved 1933 Ford Fordor which he purchased in 1945 for $150! After returning from military service, Don built hot rods. His first was a 1932 Ford roadster which he channeled and souped-up the flathead. He became interested racing and attended every midget race at the Peach bowl on Brady Avenue. Don became an enthusiast of stock car and open wheel car racing. In the late 1950 s Don took up sprint car racing on dirt tracks in small Ohio towns and at Zephyr Hills in Florida. Don painted a picture of one of his wins at the Washington Courthouse, Ohio dirt track. (shown at left). Don was introduced to his future wife Betty by his sister. Don and Betty have two sons and two grandchildren. Art by Don Morris Wayne Deitrich

4 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 4 Dream Car Tour Photos: A Great Adventure at the High Museum! TFRB Thanks Frank Sessions for the photos! Go Back to: Page 2

5 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 5 Georgia Regional Group #24 Club Meeting Minutes Steve Stephens Insurance Co. August 5, 2014 By: Faron Stephens 16 members in attendance Jerry Reichel called the meeting to order, and led the pledge. Secretary report published in the Running Board. Bert Steele reviewed treasurer s report. Jerry Reichel reviewed September s meeting at Coffer Car Collection. Jerry Reichel mentioned our past events: Dream Cars event at the High Museum on Saturday July 26th and the Gwinnett Braves where the club record is still intact as the Braves lost again. September club cookout to be held at Lucky Shoals Park again on Saturday September 6th at 12:00 p.m. Club members were ask to bring salads, desserts and side dishes as the club will supply hamburgers and hot dogs. Dale Dewberry reviewed the 9 bylaw changes. After much discussion, and good comments from Dick Anderson and others, changes will be voted on at the September club meeting. Dale received a round of thanks from club members attending. Jerry Reichel mentioned that we need other members to get involved with the club s operations and was hopeful that each member would complete and return the nominating questionnaire, which had been given out and included in a past issue of the Running Board. Jerry Reichel mentioned the up and coming Clarksville swap meet and car show on Saturday 8/16/2014, he will have a table at the swap meet, so if anyone has anything to sell feel free to bring it. Jerry Reichel adjourned the meeting. Click return to Page 1 See October issue TFRB for Georgia Regional Group #24 Early V-8 Club Board of Directors Meeting Minutes : September Meeting Continued from page 1 Lunch and meeting across the street Shorty s: 12 Noon Saturday, September Lawrenceville Hwy. Tucker, GA It s an important meeting. We will discuss upcoming activities and vote on new by-laws. Chip Cofer and Curator Cecil Mccall are always great tour host who share lots of information about this outstanding collection. Note: On Page 8 of TFRB: An outline of the presentation presented by Dale Dewberry at the August Club meeting clarifying proposed club by-law changes is included in this issue. To provide further clarification of bylaws 6.8 and 7.1, a discussion at the meeting on September 13 might be helpful to members as well. TFRB Editor: Lance Bucky Deletions from original wording are the strike throughs. Red is an addition. 6.8 The officers and directors of the Club shall be subservient to these articles as adopted by the membership of the Club. 7.1 Any action taken by the membership or Board of directors Directors which conflicts with the articles these By-Laws contained herein or any applicable laws shall be null and void may be revoked by action of a majority of the Board of Directors. Click: Page 8 Editor Comments: Page 9 Lamar Hart Club Officers and Board Members 2014 Officers President: Fred Lindquist V. President: Jerry Reichel Secretary: Faron Stephens Treasurer: Bert Steele Directors Fred Lindquist: Jerry Reichel: Bert Steele: Faron Stephens: Lance Bucky: Dan Rolander: Lamar Hart: Dale Dewberry: Jerry McIntosh : Joe Smith: John Caldwell Committee Chairpersons Events: Lamar Hart Membership: Joe Smith Phone Committee Bill Swilley Webmaster: Dick Anderson Meetings: Jerry Reichel Legal: Gene Novy Tours: Fred Lindquist Sunshine: Lorraine Steele Dues/Roster: Bert Steele Programs: (Empty) Newsletter Editor: Lance Bucky Don t forget when needed to contact Lorraine Steele, our Sunshine Chairperson, at Whoops! The latest Early V-8 Club Roster had the wrong info for Frank Andre 144 Stearman Road Fayetteville, GA Phone:

6 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 6 The Ford Running Board Websites of Interest Blue Web links NOW WORK! Click on and go right to them What s your favorite car related website? Found a new or interesting one lately? If so, we d love to include it! Early Ford V-8 Web-site Check out our website above! TFRB and other club information and archives is available there. Suggestions for the website or T FRB are always welcome. 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 20 th of the current month for publication in the following month s newsletter. Example: September 20 th, 2014 for publication in the October newsletter. Also, any information submitted in a printed form, must be in the Times New Roman 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! Updating Contact Information Georgia Regional Group #24 To ensure you don t miss club announcements or publications, please send changes of contact information to Lance Bucky at: gbucky7093@aol.com. Have an idea for an article or column for The Ford Running Board? Contact Lance Bucky at: or by at gbucky7093@aol.com 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. Georgia Regional Group Meetings are held on the 1 st Tuesday of every month at 7:30 P.M. unless otherwise noted in this publication. 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. Ford Running Board Editor: Lance Bucky or gbucky7093@aol.com

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8 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 8 Outline of proposed Changes to be made to existing by-laws in the draft of June 2014: 1. Restates membership categories by a. Adding provision for spouses b. Separating "Life Members" (who have a right to vote as any member) from "Honorary Members" (who do not have a right to vote) 2. Give past presidents the right to vote in meetings of the Board of Directors 3. Eliminate the limit on terms of officers (e.g. Harold Thompson has been "Parliamentarian" since no one knows when, even though the old by-laws prohibited more than 3 terms by any officer.) 4. Give control of the Club's revenue expenditures to Board of Directors by taking away the membership's right to require the Treasurer to expend funds not in the budget. The effect is that a motion from the floor of a membership meeting to expend revenue must be approved by both a majority of the members attending the meeting and by a majority of the Board of Directors. 5. Provide that meetings of the Board of Directors shall be open for attendance by any member 6. Gives the President the right to appoint another member to preside at the annual meetings to select next year's Directors 7. Narrow the requirements of items to be included in meeting minutes by the Secretary by eliminating the need to state the names of the members who make a motion or who second a motion. 8. Require the vote of 2/3 of the members to dissolve the corporation. 9. Adds a section on Ethics to prohibit a member from receiving revenue or assets from the Club except for doing the business of the Club even upon dissolution and another paragraph allowing a member to be expelled from the Club only by the other members and not merely by the Board of Directors Click Return to: Page 5 Faron Stephens: Club Secretary

9 The Ford Running Board September 2014 Page 9 Bucky s Soapbox The Ford Running Board: Editor Lance Bucky Thank goodness we had an open discussion about the pending club s by-laws at the meeting at Faron Stephens Insurance office. There is still a point that has not been settled in my mind & I will go thru that now. 6.8 is to be deleted in its entirety and originally reads as follows: Article 6.8 The officers and directors of the club shall be subservient to these articles as adopted by the membership of the club. If we delete this article then a clarifying statement should replace it that says: The officers and directions of the club shall be eligible for recall by the club membership if their actions are not moral, exhibit financial impropriety, or have erroneous political implications in fulfilling their obligations. In my mind anything merely implied & not written down cannot be used in an impeachment proceeding. Revised bylaw 7.1 Any action taken by the membership or Board of Directors which conflicts with these By-Laws contained herein or any applicable laws may be revoked by action of a majority of the Board of Directors. This sounds & reads like only the Board of Directors will police themselves. Why can t the general club membership be allowed to participate in this activity?? 7.1 as it is now in the bylaws: Any action taken by the membership or Board of directors which conflicts with the articles contained herein or any applicable laws shall be null and void. Here again it sounds like a play on words & really needs to be written so a layman can interpret what the article is addressing Improper behavior??? The proposed By-laws will enable spouses to become voting members for a $3 membership fee. I would make a proposal that since the club s treasury is flush with monies that we reduce the regular membership fee to $10 per year. It has been said that-the current membership will not outlive the monies we have in CDs at our current budget schedule. Click Return to: Page 5