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WHAT'S INSIDE

Calendar 1

Meeting Minutes 2

Announcements 3

Past Tour 4-6

Note to Editor 6

This ’n That 7

Tech Talk 8

National Model A Clubs 9

Era Fashions 10

National Club Applications 11

Swap Meet Schedule 12

Advertisers 13

Volume 32 Issue 7 P.O. Box 25, Wichita, KS 67201 July 2017

July Refreshments

www.wichitaas.com

The Wichita A’s meet on the 4th Monday of the month except December. We do not hold a meeting during the month of December. Other meeting changes will be published in the newsletter prior to the scheduled meeting. The meetings are held at Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th, Wichita, KS. Meeting time is 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted in the newsletter.

Dale Hellar Michael Halfman JoAnn Bruce Debbie Rice Helen Louise Beaver

July 2017

24…… Club Meeting at Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th………… .….……7:00 PM

30-Aug 4 MARC National Meet, - Hub City Region………………. ...Gettysburg, PA

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9……. Breakfast Picnic in the Park—Oil Museum in El Dorado ..…………James

12….. Newsletter [email protected]………… ...…..Linda Kibbe

24…... Ice Cream Social………………………………………. ………..Ludlows

25…… Club Meeting at Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th…………… .….……7:00 PM

August 2017

Aug 1-4.. MARC National Meet, - Hub City Region………………. ....Gettysburg, PA

15…….. Newsletter [email protected]……... ... ...…..Linda Kibbe

28…….. Club Meeting at Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th………… ..….……7:00 PM

July 2 Rumbleseat Review May 2017

President Randy Frazer called the June 26, 2017 meeting to order. New members Rich Watts, Larry Sigg, and Gary and Jackie Barnes were introduced. Jim Nungesser moved and it was seconded to approve April’s minutes as printed in the newsletter. Motion passed. Treas-urer Jim Sharp gave an updated financial report. Sunshine Lady Bonita Graham reported that Wayne Orr was now home and that Ron Eyres and Susan Stone were healing nicely. John Davis reported on the death of Dennis DeMoure. Gary Hileman reported on the May 18th tour, and Richard Kibbe reported on the June 22-24 Gypsy tour. Gary and Jim Sharp discussed the 4th of July Derby parade and picnic coming up soon. Tom Ruggles announced a one day Men’s Tour set for Friday, November 10th. In other business: The board nominated Wayne Orr as the next recipient for the MAFFI brick. Gilbert Adams moved and it was seconded that the club approve this nomi-nation. Motion passed. After some discussion Jim Broadhead moved that the club no longer hold a charity auc-tion but keep the food donations. After a friendly amendment the motion stated to discontinue the charity auction. Motion

was seconded and passed. Shorty Hayes moved and it was seconded to keep the food drive. Motion passed. The club needs to collect and consolidate historical club information and memorabilia. JoAnn Bruce, Tom Ruggles, Bonita Graham, and Judi Sharp volunteered to organize this activi-ty. Club members are encouraged to seek out any historical or memorabilia on the club they may have and get it to one of these four folks as soon as possible. Announcements: US Logo is our official company for putting the club’s logo on apparel and such. Bonita Graham is going off the Board after this year. Her position and those of club officers are all up for election/re-election this coming September. Nominations open from now until and including election night. Newsletter deadline for July is July 11th. Following refreshments provided by Norma Agard, Judi Sharp, Arley Bennett, Rex Kraus, and Ron Cole. John Stone presented a program on “Model A Tool Kits”. Meeting adjourned. Dawna Ruggles, Secretary

WICHITA A’S MEETING MINUTES Minisa Park, June 26, 2017

Summer has arrived and is it hot, but never too hot to get the A’s out and enjoy a beautiful summer evening!!! I had a great time riding in Biking Across Kansas this past month, this year we started at the Colorado Boarder west of Tribune and 522 miles later we dipped our tires in the Missouri River at Leavenworth. There are between 800 and 850 riders from all over the world and all walks of life that come to Kansas each year to complete this ride and experience some of the interest-ing things that our great state has to offer. We saw a lot of interesting things and I particularly enjoyed getting to ride through Fort Riley. Riders that applied for a security clearance had the opportunity to ride through Fort Riley, see many of the histor-ic military sights on the base and tour the Calvary Museum. I love the challenge this ride provides, but I also reminds me of touring in Model A’s. Here are the top 10 similarities:

1. Great people that share a common interest 2. Eat great food 3. We are not in a hurry and take time to smell the roses and see the sights. 4. Eat great food 5. It’s hot in the afternoon and it is so nice to get the destination and cool down 6. Eat great food 7. Flat tires and mechanical problems 8. Eat great food 9. People are interested in what we are doing and love to visit when we stop for a break

10. Eat Great food On two wheels or four, I hope to see you out on the road soon Best Regards, Randy Frazer, President

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

My vacation ran a few days past my July newsletter deadline and I had a short time to finish the newsletter. Thank you everyone for your promptness sending your articles to me. I had a wonderful family vacation and came home with all the articles ready for me to insert in the newsletter. You guys are really great to work with!!! Linda Kibbe, Editor

July 2017 Rumbleseat Review

August 2017 Bonita Graham Linda Kibbe Doris Jean Ludlow Judy Hill Carolyn Nungesser

September 2017

Marcia Hillman Shorty Hayes Francis Grady Claudia Ellerman Peggy Chenoweth

October 2017

Vicki Hildibrand Glenda Sill Jane McLaughlin Donna Hileman ?

Newsletter Deadline

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Tuesday, September 12, 2017

[email protected] or …………...

August Birthdays

1 Kim Perry 2 Dennis Ellerman 2 Robert Hagelgantz 2 Erich Wendt 9 Vicki Hildibrand 10 Betty Flynn 11 Sue Cushenbery 12 Floyd Zwahl 14 Mike Perry 15 Richard Brandt 18 Laura Frazer 18 Donna Hileman 21 Bill Steffes 23 Roger Grube 26 Laurel Lentz 26 Sharon Short 26 John D. Stone 27 Ron Schroeder 29 Donna Waller 30 Bob Giesen 30 Becky Straub

New Members

Gary & Jackie Barnes ………. Goddard KS 67052 ……….. ’29 Tudor Larry Sigg ………….. Wichita KS 67207 ……….. Rich & Lou Watts …………….. Augusta KS 67010 ……... ……………... ’30 Fordor

Cookie Monster Needs Help!!!!

If you have not helped with provid-ing refreshments this year I am in need of one person for the October meeting and five people in November. I plan on having the list at the July meeting or you can call: Brenda Broadhead at ………. or e-mail: ……….... A stop at Wal-Mart or Dillions is always handy for those that do not cook or do not have time. Thank you for your help. Brenda Broadhead

Rumbleseat Review July 2017

PAST TOUR

Gypsy Horse and Kansas City Tour

Thursday, June 22nd, thirty club members in eleven Model A’s and four modern cars left for Kansas City, KS for a three-day tour. After eating lunch in Ottawa, KS., a reporter from the Ottawa Herald newspaper caught up with us and took plenty of pictures of us and our cars plus interviewed Jim Broadhead and Linda Kibbe. Saturday, when we returned to Ottawa, KS, we bought all the newspapers at the convenience store which included pictures and an article about us. Friday, we visited the Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. At the River Market we ate lunch and did a lit-tle shopping. Then we enjoyed a guided tour of the Arabia Steamboat Museum. Saturday, we left early to be at the Flynt Hylls Gypsy Horse farm by 9:00 AM. Gilbert and Joanna Adams joined us for the tour. Tracie Helgert, Gypsy Horse owner, talked to us about the Gypsy horse heritage and her daughter gave us a demonstration on the horses jumping skills and playing games while riding. After the demonstra-tion at the ranch in Ottawa, we had lunch at the Saddle Rock Café in Council Grove, KS.

Good Friends, Good Weather, Good Tour

Money Museum about to open.

Richard Kibbe and Norma Agard viewing the coins made through out the history of the United States.

Parking, shopping and eating at River Market. Debbie Rice, JoAnn Bruce, Helen Louise and Bob Beaver.

Bottom three pictures were taken at the Arabia Steamboat Museum.

Gypsy Horse and Kansas City Tour continue:


Gypsy Horse one month old. Horses get an itch on their legs too!

The horse is getting his hoofs trimmed and wants it stopped. They gave me a cookie and now I want another one!!!

Playing games and jumping.


All Wheels Car Show

All Wheels Car Show was celebrated at Lake Afton on June 11th. Approximately 10-12 Model A’s showed up. Jim Clark provided the lunch for everyone.

4th July Parade and Picnic

It was good weather, lots of spectators, and a good turn out of Model "A"s. Other than a short wait for our food it was a good day to remember. Thanks to all that celebrated the 4th with us. Sharps and Hilemans

Linda, My name is Steve White. I am a new member to the club this year and I had planned to go to the Omaha Regional Meet but was not able to make it work out. There is a new Model A Ford forum on the web, it is called the Vintage Ford Forum, https://www.vintagefordforum.com/ . I know the administrator and I got him to put in a section on this forum on meets and tours. I mention this for two reasons one it is a great forum and the administrator is very Model A friendly. Take a look and let our members know. The second reason is to tell you about a tour in September called the Gamarri tour, it is a driving tour and I am going. If you go to the Vintage Ford Forum and look under the “Swap Meets and Tours” section of the forum you will see the link, http://www.centraliowamodelaclub.com/ and info for this tour, just thought some of our mem-bers might be interested. I post on the Vintage Ford Forum under the name “bnchief” take a look if you please and let me know what you think. You do a fantastic job hope to meet many of you sometime and I am going to the Iowa Tour. Thanks. Steve White

Note To The Editor


From the La Crosse Republican newspaper in 1917 and reprinted in the Rush County News “100 Years Ago” section on July 12,2017. Things haven’t changed. ‘If we owned a car probably we would do the same thing, yet it’s dangerous, foolish and unlawful. We refer to the semi-maniacs who drive over our city streets as though an imp of Satan was about to harpoon them with a pitch fork. We know the country is at war but there is no use being in such a hurry when you are autoing within the city limits.”

This is an old photo of Bud Valerius and Jack Hileman (Gary Hileman’s father) with Jack’s A-400. The A-400 was in the lobby of the Seth Childs Movie Theater for the first showing of the movie “L A Confidential” in Manhattan, KS. Todd Williams ,from Topeka, KS., is the present owner of the A-400.

Richard Kibbe knows how to drive a Model A across town, to a club meet-ing, without spilling his tools.

It Takes Talent!

A Picture From The Past

100 Years Ago


TOOL KIT JACKS LATE 29 TO EARLY 30 Revision 4 to the Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards (RG&JS) has been released. Major revisions to a lot of sec-tions is included but one that caught my interest was Area 17 Tools. Having collecting tools along with my brother for several years. One thing that always confused me was the late 29/early 30 ratchet jacks. The RG&JS has always said that both Ajax and Walker were manufacturers but only showed pictures of the Ajax. A few years ago I contacted the “experts” and requested a picture of the Walker jack but got no response. The RG&JS state “The Ajax jack had a reinforcing rib on each side and one on the edge opposite the handle next to the base”. No mention of what the Walker looked like. The MAFCA website only shows the Ajax jack. Below is a picture of the 2 Ajax jacks showing the rib (bump) on the side opposite the handle.

Below is a picture showing a pair of Walker jacks without said rib configuration but are the same height as described in the RG&JS.

In both cases, the taller jack is the late 29 and short one is the early 30. This is my story and I’m sticking to it.—John Stone


List of Benefits The Model “A” Restorers Club (MARC), founded in 1952, holds as its aims the encouragement of members to acquire, restore, preserve and exhibit the Model “A” Ford. And most importantly, to enjoy the fellowship of other Model “A” Ford owners around the world. The annual Membership Meeting, held each spring, and the National Meet, held during the summer, are both fine opportunities to meet fellow members from around the world. These meetings also provide a time to photograph, study body styles, exchange ideas, ask questions, as well as buy, sell or trade parts. Here, “A’ers” also learn where qual-ity parts can be found for the best price from members or professional suppliers. The Model “A” Restorers Club is comprised of local regions. There may already be a region formed in your area. If not, you as a MARC member are eligible to start one. In-formation for the formation of a new region or your nearest region may be obtained from MARC.

MAFFI Newsletter Minute

September 16, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm 2017-09-16T09:00:00-04:00 2017-09-16T18:00:00-04:00 Gilmore Car Museum / Model A Ford Museum 6865 W Hickory Rd Hickory Corners, MI 49060 USA The Gilmore Car Museum is the proud home of the Model A Ford Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated solely to the Model A! On Saturday, September 16th, hop in your Model A and head out to the Gilmore Car Museum for the 7th annual Ford Model A Day and celebrate the heritage of a trusty American car with friends and family.

Special events and activities will be held throughout the day including a swap meet, a Model A Hall of Fame induction, special seminars, and more! Bring your Model A or come as a spectator, this show and swap meet will be sure to please as hundreds of Model As gather in Hickory Corners, Michigan on the Gilmore’s Historic Campus. Spectator Admission: $12.00/person, children 11 and under free Model A Exhibitor: $10.00 MAFFI Members: Free to the Gilmore Museum

For more information, please visit www.MAFFI.org

Or contact: Lou Ironside – Model A Ford Foundation

(810)798-8803

[email protected]

NATIONAL MODEL A CLUBS

7th Annual Model A Day at the Gilmore Car Museum

http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/visit-explore-2/partner-museums/model-a-ford-museum-2/

mailto:[email protected]

The Wichita A’s Model A Ford Club encourages members to join both National MARC and

MAFCA Clubs.

MARC 6721 Merriman Garden City, MI 48315 http://modelarestorers.org U.S. Membership Cost: $45

National model a clubs

Dixie Tie-About

MAFCA 250 S. Cypress St. La Habra, CA 90631-5515 www.mafca.com U.S. Membership Cost: $40

For membership information you can check MAFCA and MARC web sites.


The idea for this Dixie Tie-about came from on of the Companion’s Southern readers, Mrs. T. S. Har-ris of Macon, Georgia. “So pleased was I with this combination apron-dress,” Mrs. Harris wrote, “that I made several for friends and relatives and in each case they repeated the model again and again. My friends liked the fact that it was simple to cut out, that the edg-es were all abound with bias tape (even the bottom) and that the ties at the waist made over-the-head ma-neuvers unnecessary. The wrap-around effect also means that the dress is easy to iron and that it may be worn either as a dress or as an apron over the dress.” This quotation from Mrs. Harris letter sums up most6 of the good points about this apron-frock. There are others, however. One is the style you find in molded lines and a subtly full skirt. Anoth-er is the minimum of cash required from start to finish. Mrs. Harris actually made her first apron-frock for ninety-one cents—seventy-six cents for four yards of printed cot-ton, ten cents for tape, five cents for thread. The pattern comes in sizes 34 to 46.

ERA FASHIONS

Copied from Woman’s Home Companion June 1931

July 30-August 4, 2017.. MARC National Meet...….. Hub City Region………………. ………………...Gettysburg, PA

Sept 18-22, 2017……... Gamarri Tour……http://www.centraliowamodelaclub.com/ …………………….Altoona, IA

Sept 24,-29, 2017.…….. MAFCA National Tour…...Pacific Coast Hwy……………... Paso Robles to Napa Valley, CA

Nov. 29-Dec 3, 2017…. MAFCA National Awards Banquet—Sooner Model A Club.... ……………Oklahoma City, OK

June 3-8, 2018………... Heart of America Model A Club Regional Meet……………. ………………..Springfield, MO

June 24-29, 2018……... MAFCA National Convention...Northern CA Regional Group. ………………Reno Sparks, NV

June 24-July 1, 2018…. MARC National Meet…. A Dancin’ In Branson A’s Region.. …………………..Branson, MO

June 10-14, 2018……... Central Iowa Model A Club Regional Meet…………………... ………………...De Moines, IA

October 7-11, 2019…... MAFCA National Tour…. Canyonland Special Interest Group ……………………Kanab, Utah

August 18-20, 2017… Ozarks Antique Auto Club Swap Meet……Ozark Empire Fairgrounds….. ….....Springfield, MO

Sept 27-Oct 1, 2017… Fall Carlisle Swap Meet….www.carsatcarlisle.com………………………. ………….Carlisle, PA

October 4-7, 2017…... Hershey Region AACA Swap Meet……………………………………….. ..……….Hershey, PA

October 18-21, 2017… Chickasha Fall Swap Meet…...www.chickashaautoswapmeet.com………. …..….Chickasha, OK

October 26-28, 2017... Norman Swap Meet, Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson….. …………Norman, OK

October 27-28, 2017.. Sedgwick Street Rodders Fall Swap Meet, Kansas State Fairgrounds…... ..…….Hutchinson, KS

March 16-17, 2018 …. Kansas Sunflower Swap Meet for Charity at Century II downtown…….. ….……...Wichita, KS

March 16-17, 2018…. Chickasha Pre-War Swap Meet …………………………………………… ……...Chickasha, OK

LOCAL AND NATIONAL CALENDARS


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The Rumbleseat Review is the official publica-tion of the Wichita A’s Model A Ford Club, Inc., a local chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America and the Model A Restorers Club. It’s purpose is to keep mem-bers informed of past, present and future events, activi-ties, and club news. In addition, this newsletter includes articles and other information to aid in the restoration and enjoyment of the Model A Ford automobile.

This publication is mailed or emailed to mem-bers, prospective members and editors of similar publi-cations prior to monthly meetings. Meetings are usually the fourth Monday of the month. Members may publish antique car related ads only for free of charge which in-cludes items wanted, items for sale, or items for trade. We invite members to submit articles containing tech-nical Model A information and other interesting tidbits for publication in this newsletter. Items to be published must be submitted to the newsletter editor by deadline shown in the calendar. Wichita A’s membership dues are $25.00, per year (October to September30). MAFCA dues are $40.00 per year and MARC dues are $45.00 per year. A business card advertisement in this newsletter is $25.00 per year.

Wichita A’s Model A Ford Club Contacts

President, Randy Frazer

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Vice President, Mike James

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Secretary, Dawna Ruggles

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Treasurer, James Sharp

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Tour Chairman, Don Grabendike

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Membership, Susan Stone

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Newsletter Editor, Linda Kibbe

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