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Table of Contents

President’s Message 1

Benson Parade 2

Membership Info 8

Advertisements 6

Calendar of events 5

Before and After 7

Volume 42, Issue 10 Meadowlark Model A

Ford Club, Omaha, NE

Special Points of Interest:

Benson Parade

Picnic

Upcoming events

Before and After

President's Message

The leaves are turning gold, the

air is cooler, and it is a great

time to be outside enjoying our

hobby.

Your Board of Directors has

some great activities planned for

you to participate in. I would

encourage everyone to check out

the activities listed in the en-

closed calendar of events. We

also have some good tech talks

planned for the rest of the year

so make sure you make all of the

meetings. This meeting's tech

talk will be on Model A Carbu-

retors, and will be presented by

Roger Olson. He is extremely

knowledgeable about them. So

don't miss this tech talk.

I would also like to thank Lee

Hendrix for taking over this

Month's Meeting, since I won't

be available to attend. It's great

to have a very competent Vice

President. The shorter days also

bring to mind that the November

meeting is getting close, a good

time to examine your own dedi-

cation to the old car hobby, and

possibly making a move to run

for a club office for next year.

There is no better way to see

how the club is run, and to make

a significant contribution to the

Club's success. Please let Lee

Hendrix know if you are inter-

ested in a job to better support

our hobby.

Remember November's monthly

meeting is also our annual White

Elephant sale, so start looking

around the house and garage for

seldom used treasures that you

would like to give a new home.

In addition the end of the year

means it is about time to pay

your club dues for next year, so

act now and avoid the last mi-

nute rush.

Howard Denker

From the Editor:

Mostly happenings in this

newsletter. Seems like the

last few weeks were very

busy ones.

Please contact me at

[email protected] if you

have any ideas for upcoming

newsletters or phone me on

402-949-0521.

Dale

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From Gretna, Ne. to Minne-

apolis, Mn. in our Model A

Ford!

About a year ago, we were

asked by Nash-Finch, our gro-

cery supplier to display our

grocery related Model A's at

the Midwest Region Food

Show in Minneapolis,

Mn. This year is the

125th anniversary of

the Nash Finch Com-

pany and they wanted

some special displays.

The first plan was to

transport the cars in

February by Fed-ex.

FYI that would have

cost $4500.00, but it

was not to smart at any

cost to put them on the road in

February.

This was not the longest dis-

tance we have driven the Huck-

ster, but it was the longest drive

without a Model A buddy to

tour with us. The total round

trip was 820 miles and it took

11 hours each way. We did

drive the beautiful scenic back

road highways for 2 days each

way. The average speed was

47 mph and our only repair was

to replace the water pump at

the hotel.

We really enjoyed visiting with

others about our great hobby

and answering many questions-

-mostly, did you really drive

this car all the way here? Be-

sides our Huckster and Deliv-

ery, there was a very nice 1950

Chevy pick-up on display.

Every day, we would check the

drip pans under the cars and the

Chevy dripped a lot!!

Mary McKinney

Out and About with our Model A’s

I guess that there is always something a little different under each hood.

Benson Parade

What is a good parade without retiring to a local establishment for some socializing?

Despite the cold and rain, we had a good turn out for the Benson Parade. Thanks to Lee Hendrix, the McKin-neys, the Heerens, Steve Anderson and Nikki Vieth, Bill Patterson, and Don Graves. And, of course, the food and camaraderie at Pepperjax Grill afterward were great.

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Out and About –2

Don and Sheri have a birthday treat at Salgado’s

Our board picked a beautiful day and a beauti-ful spot for our club picnic this year. We had tasty burgers and sausage plus many good dishes that we all brought. The wind was a lit-tle stiff to play most of the planned games, but we had a rousing game of bolo ball. In spite of the beautiful weather, only a few Model A’s ac-tually made it to the picnic.

Annual Picnic

A meeting of the minds, or just a meeting?

What is a picnic without food and someone to make sure that it is cooked correctly. All participated in the games. What

happened to the score sheets?

Doug Heeren ran into some Model Aers on the GAMARAI (Great Annual Model A Ride Around Iowa) tour at the LeMars Ice Cream Parlor. They were on their tour through Iowa in mid Sep-tember. Hmm. Maybe we should take that tour??

Volume 42, Issue 10

October

2 Cresent IA. Annual Fall Festival

6-9 Hershey swap meet

9 Regular Club meeting at D. C. Health Center

42nd & Woolworth. 7:30 P.M.

17 Bob Rand is planning a fall driving tour for the

A’s. This will be a driving tour in the Loess Hills

of IA. Hopefully, the trees will be turning and

the weather should be nice by then.

20 Eat out. Millard Road house in downtown Mil-

lard 6:45 p.m.

23 Liter Pick up. We will meet at Cubby’s in Ben-

nington and leave for liter pick up at 10:00 a.m.

24 The club will be going out to Mahoney State

Park to view Peril of the Polls. Followed by sup-

per at Parker’s Barbecue.

27 Board Meeting: 6:30 pm at McKinneys. Anyone

is welcome, please call first.

November 13 Regular meeting- White elephant sale and elec-

tion of Officers / board members

17 Board meeting at Hendricks

18 Eat out. At the Pizza King in Council Bluffs.

Located at:

1101 No. Broadway. Near the hospitals,

meet at 6:45 P.M.

Thanksgiving Day

Future events

December 5, Annual Christmas party

January 7, 2011

The annual Club Banquet at

Anthony’s

Up Coming Events

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Before and After Bob Rand’s

Model A Stretch Limousine

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In 2003, Bob Rand asked me if I would build a Model A

Limo. My answer was: I don’t know. So, this is what we

started with just in case it didn’t work.

As efforts progressed, this is the extended body when

the new wood was being installed.As efforts progressed,

this is the extended body when the new wood was being

installed.

The interior is a combination of different Model A seats and

custom made interior panels.

Finished product – The answer to the original question: I think

This is the official publication of the Meadowlark Chapter of the

Model A Restorers Club (MARC) and the Model A Ford Club of Ameri-ca (MAFCA). This monthly newsletter is mailed to members, prospec-

tive members, and editors of similar publications. Its purpose is to keep

you informed about what has taken place and to remind you of future activities.

Members may publish at no cost, ads for items wanted, for sale, or

trade. They are also invited to submit technical Model A information and other interesting tidbits. Material should reach the editor by the last

Saturday of the month.

MONTLHY MEETINGS: Second Saturday of each month (except

January) at 7:30PM at the Douglas County Health Center – in the

Town Hall. 42nd & Woolworth Ave.

2010 Officers

2010 Board Members

Membership dues for the Meadowlark Club are $24.00 per year

prorated monthly for new members. Membership in one of the na-

tional clubs is required. You may join both national clubs if you

wish. MAFCA dues are $40.00 per year and MARC dues are

$38.00 per year.

Prospective Members: Please call Membership Chairman, Don

Graves, (402-453-7166) for more information.

Club web address: http://meadowlarks.omahaneb.org Club web master: Janet Graves 402-453-7166

President Howard Denker 402-333-1393

VP/ Pres. Elect Lee Hendrix 402-895-2432

Secretary

Treasurer Millie Jankowski 402-558-7679

Steve Anderson 402-571-1041

Ed Jankowski 402-558-7679

Bob McKinney 402-332-3993

Bruce Rima 402-533-8198

Bob Rand 712-642-2068

Monthly meetings are at the Douglas County Health Center. See map and directions below.