AIKEN MODEL A’S

NEWSLETTER
Aiken Model A’s Chapter, Model A Ford Club of America SEPTEMBER 2016

August’s Antics at the AMA’s

Our members were, once again, in rare form while stables, including those that have sheltered
lunching at Auten’s on August 27th. The horses belonging to an Arab sheik. We were
wisecracks, witticisms and one-liners were captivated by the beauty Aiken offers in it’s rich
spirited and I’m pretty sure our waitress was truly history, beautiful gardens and unique character.
glad to see us go! I hope everyone was thoughtful
All to quickly, the two-hour tour was completed,
and added a nice gratuity to compensate this
though our guide had barely scratched the
lady, because there were 15 of us, and we kept
surface of the stories defining Aiken’s history.
her running.
Next, we were off to lunch at Auten's, but
The day started off at the Aiken Visitor’s Center
speaking of stories, you already know the rest of
and Train Museum where 13 AMA’s members
that story!
boarded the Trolley for a narrated tour of historic
Aiken. We heard the story of how a railroad and a
young man’s desire to marry his sweetheart led to
the founding of Aiken. We rode past Aiken’s
oldest house, glimpsed Civil War heroes’
cemeteries, and learned the difference between a
“cottage” and an “Aiken cottage.” The trolley
traversed dirt roads through the horse district in
the center of town, and we saw a dozen or more

In This Issue
 August Meeting Minutes
 Minutes from BOD
 Kudos to Pat
 Tidbits
 The Spark
 News from the Nat’l
Organizations
 Saratoga WarHorse
Car Display
 Distributors/Benny B.
 Calendar of Events
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AMA’s pose beside the Aiken Trolley after the tour on August 27
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Meeting Minutes
Aiken Model A’s (AMA’s)
June 7, 2016
Cumberland Village 1835 Room
Present: Dotti & Eric Shogren, Woody Malone,
Pat & Tom Roberts, Rachel d’Entremont, Sheila
& Jim McPherson, Ken Meeler, Bill Cox, Don
Cerefin, Craig McMullin, Roy Fischer, Walker
Crosby, and guest Amy Patheja
At 7 pm Pres. Dotti welcomed everyone to the
meeting and invited guest Amy Patheja to tell
the club about the Saratoga Warhorse Project.
Amy gave some background on how the
program started and how she got involved. The
program brings war veterans together with
retired race horses and the bond they form
through caring for one another helps both the
horses and the vets adjust to their new roles
after their service days are over. She became
involved because she chose the project for a
fundraiser to celebrate her birthday. The
fundraiser will be an adult prom and the funds
raise will be used locally to build a shelter which
will allow the program to be extended into the
hot summer months and allow all to be more
comfortable year-round during rainy days.
Amy asked for two Model A’--as a backdrop for
prom picture-- on August 26 to be parked under
the porte-cochère at the Woodside Clubhouse.
She asked that they arrive by 5:30 when the
photographer is scheduled to start. Amy was
thanked for her presentation and she left for
another engagement.
Reports:
· Vice-President: None
· Secretary: None
· Treasurer: Woody reported the bank
balance.
· Webmaster: Pat reported that she had
received a request for information via the
web-site regarding a Model A for sale
and wondered if it was legit. Jim M.
confirmed that it was going around to all
the clubs and recommended it be
ignored.
· National Representative: Bill reported
that he had sent in an article with photo
to be included in the MAFCA magazine.
Bill made a motion, seconded by Tom that the
minutes from the July meeting be approved as
printed in the newsletter; the motion carried.
Show and Tell: Don brought two Ford-script
wrenches for help in identification. It was
determined that one was for a Model T and the
other for a V-8 Ford.
Old Business:
· By-laws: It had been recently pointed out
that MAFCA’s policy required only
officers of chapters to be MAFCA
members and a change to the AMA by-
laws was discussed at a previous
meeting to change “required to join
MAFCA” to “Encouraged to join…”. Bill
made the motion, seconded by Tom that
the by-law be amended to encourage
membership to MAFCA rather than
require it; the motion carried.
· Calendar: Members were reminded of an
invitation to the Spring Branch Fall
Festival on Sept. 17 and it was noted
that the Smith & Jones Swap meet was
the same day. It was the consensus to
make the Spring Branch Festival a club
event. Time to be announced.
· Club Jackets: Sheila brought a sample
London-Fog-brand jacket available from
Burlington Coat Factory for $39—it was
noted that the sleeves were on the short
side—Tom and Pat brought a sample
that they had ordered for $17.99. After
weighing the pros and cons of the two
jackets, it was decided that each
member would purchase his own khaki-
colored jacket onto which the logo (front
& back) would be embroidered. Jackets
can be delivered to Pat or Sheila and
should include an envelope with a check
for $25 for Susan Meloan with
instructions for the customized portion
(first & last name and the model/year of
car). The jackets will have the small club
logo and owner’s name on the from and
a large logo on the back.
· Christmas Party: The clubs reservation
for the Cumberland Village Clubhouse
has been made and paid for Dec 5.
Volunteers are needed to organize the
party. There was discussion of a
charitable donation in lieu of a gift
exchange. Suggestions included gifts for
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the residents of the nursing home and
the Saratoga Warhorse project. Woody
suggested that having wine at the dinner
would make it more social. It was stated
that Cumberland Village require the
hiring of one of their bartenders if wine is
served. Woody offered to check with the
manager.
· Requests for Car Displays: Dotti asked
for a show of hand on who would like to
participate in the Saratoga War Horse
fundraiser on August 26. Two cars were
requested. Roy and Eric volunteered and
Rachel agreed to be a back-up. Dotti
passed on a request from Holly Woltz
who is organizing a “Paws for Causes”
event at the Weeks Center on Sunday,
Oct. 30 from 2-4. It was the consensus
that we could have some cars there and
that it be added to the calendar. It was
suggested that we have our picnic at the
same time but most agreed that there
would be too much going on at that
location and that the picnic should be
another day.
· Upcoming Events: The agenda included
a list of possible events as a basis for
discussion which included the Trolley
Tour of Historic Aiken. Dotti offered to
make reservations for either Aug. 27 or
Sept. 10 and said that anyone
requesting tickets would be expected to
pay for them even if they later decided
not to attend.
New Business:
· 1st Saturday Masonic Lodge Breakfast:
It was noted that the turnout for the
breakfast the first Saturday of each
month had not been consistent and that
the turnout for Coffee and Cars had
been very strong. It was agreed that
perhaps quarterly would be better for the
breakfast and that, for consistency,
Coffee & Cars would still meet on the
days that the club went to the Lodge for
breakfast.
· MAFCA Board candidates: The club has
been receiving campaign literature from
those running for the MAFCA Board with
requests that it be passed on to the
membership. It was noted that the same
information was in the Restorer and that
it was unnecessary to e-mail or publish
in the newsletter any campaign material.
· Club funds: Dotti distributed copies of
some of the clubs past and anticipated
expenses & revenue as a base for
discussion on club funds. As a follow up
to the previous month’s discussion, Eric
did some research on some equipment
for making club presentations. There
was consensus that we need a decent
quality projector, a screen, speakers,
cords to connect the equipment to
laptops etc., a DVD player, and some
kind of sturdy case. Woody made a
motion, seconded by Ken M., that we
approve up to $500 and authorize Eric,
based or his research and the reviews
he’s found, to make the purchases of the
above-listed equipment. The motion
carried.
It was brought up that the canopy which
the club had been using was damaged
and needed to be replaced and that one
canopy was not sufficient for the usual
turn out. There was agreement that a
canopy was essential at car displays and
other outdoor events. After researching
what was available and the reviews on
line, Rachel suggested that two canopies
be purchased from Harbor Freight for
(with coupons) about $50 each. Roy
offered to sell an unopened canopy to
the club for what he paid. Sheila offered
to pick up one 10’ X 10’ canopy from
Harbor Freight.
Door Prize & 50/50: Bill and Woody each won a
drawing for a lottery ticket. And Woody won the
50/50 drawing.
Tech Session:
Walker gave a presentation on his attempts to
clean rust and a failed gas-tank liner from his
gas tank.
There being no further business, the meeting
adjourned at 8:45
Rachel d’Entremont, secretary

Aiken Model A’s
Board of Directors
Meeting
July 28, 2016 2:30 p.m.
Atlanta Bread Company
Present: Dotti Shogren,
President; Tom Roberts, VP;
Rachel d’Entremont, Secretary;
Woody Malone, Treasurer; and
Jim Hedge, Member-at-Large.
Others present: Pat Roberts and
Roy Fischer
Dotti opened the meeting by
asking for feedback on member
satisfaction and participation.
Jim shared that he liked the
work sessions at members’
garages.
It was noted that there had been
issues with the projector at the
August meeting. That lead to a
discussion of the club’s need to
purchase a projector. It was also
noted that the club needed a
canopy for shade at car
displays. Rachel’s canopy which
she’d purchased for club
displays had become unusable,
so that two canopies would be
needed.
Woody said that he had heard of
another car club, which held a
public 50/50 drawing, was being
questioned by the state because
the drawings had not been
registered.
Dotti mentioned potential car
display invitations based on
2015 events. Discussion was
that the club definitely should
display the cars and all requests
be presented to the membership
to see if there is any interest.
Dotti said that in perusing
MARC bylaws she noticed their
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definition of family memberships
and it gave her pause to
consider what constitutes a
“family” in determining how
AMA’s dues are assessed. She
said that we have adult children
in their own households, as well
as unmarried couples in
separate homes who were
members as a unit, while others
in the same circumstances paid
individual dues. She asked if the
bylaws needed to be revised to
clarify what a family is. There
was discussion about what club
activities should require
membership. It was noted that
the purpose of the club was to
promote interest in Model A
Fords and that to discourage
participation on a technicality of
membership did not foster that
goal. The consensus was to
drop the topic unless it became
an issue.
A summary of the club’s
finances was distributed
including anticipated income
and expenses. It was noted that
the bank account exceeded the
anticipated need for the coming
year. A list of possible
expenditures was discussed.
The Board came up with some
definite expenditures which all
agreed were reasonable: a
projector and the associated
equipment to run it, canopies for
displays, a number (as yet to be
determined) of instructional
DVD’s available through
MAFCA. Other items for which
there seemed to be agreement
but not specific amounts: some
sort of charitable donation,
possibly paying for the
Christmas party, and a main
dish (chicken) for a picnic
(Model A Day or some other).
There was some concern that
accumulating too much of a
reserve was not good and that
either it should be spent down or
dues be reduced. There was
equal concern that we need to
have a reserve so that if
opportunities or need arose, we
would have funds available.
Dotti distributed a list of the
2015 fall club activities and
opened the discussion about
2016 activities. Concern was
expresses about the possible
heat during the mid-September
International Model A Day and
that perhaps an all-day outdoor
activity such as last year’s
display and picnic was not a
good idea. The City’s Trolley
Tour was suggested as a
possible alternative. There was
discussion of whether to book a
“private tour” with its extra fee to
reserve the entire trolley, thus
assuring it would be just AMA
members. No definite plans
were made.
There was discussion about the
lack of consistent participation in
the monthly breakfast at the
Masonic Lodge and it was
suggested that perhaps if done
quarterly, there would be more
participation.
It was decided that the club
would benefit from someone
from the Saratoga WarHorse
Project giving a brief
presentation at the August
meeting to explain how our club
could help with their upcoming
prom.
There being no further business,
the meeting was adjourned
about 3:45 pm.
Rachel d’Entremont,
secretary
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Kudos to Pat
Pat Roberts does a lot
for this club, as do
many others. But,
keeping up the club’s
web-page is a never
ending responsibility,
and Pat does a super-
fine job. In fact she has
gone above and
beyond keeping us up- Photo Caption
to-date, by adding
many extra features
such as pages on era
fashions and links to
TIDBITS
Model A related With our “busy” season just around the corner, the TIDBITS page is
interests. back; a place to quickly reference details for upcoming events and
catch the highlights of club activities!
A school boy living in
Colorado, named October 13-16 The “Tin Goose” will be in Columbia, SC next month
Adam, found Pat’s and you can take a ride aboard one of the few remaining airworthy
“links page” while doing Ford Tri-Motors in the world. While this hasn’t been discussed yet as
research for a project a club activity, a couple of members have expressed interest in
on the history of seeing the plane and another has already booked a flight. It’s exciting
automobiles. He and news and worthy of bringing to your attention! To book a flight aboard
his tutor, Miss the 1929 Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-E on it’s tour in Columbia, click here. To
S e e b e c k , wrote to learn more about the history of this plane, click here.
thank us for our web
page and sent info for October 22 Saturday Tech Session: Craig McMullin will be
another link we might hosting a Saturday Tech Session at his garage on October 22nd.
like; "History of Henry Details to come…THANKS, Craig!
Ford & the Model T" .
Pat has now added this MAFCA Renewals are due by December 31: You likely have
info and link to our site. received your ballots and MAFCA membership renewal in the mail. As
the Aiken Model A’s are a chapter of this national organization, we
Pat’s generosity of time encourage AMA’s members to also be MAFCA members. (This is a
to give our members a recent change; our bylaws used to require AMA’s members be
great website has now MAFCA members.) With your MAFCA membership you receive The
helped Adam with his Restorer magazine and other benefits (see “Join MAFCA”). If you do
research for a school choose to renew your existing MAFCA membership, mail the green
report. renewal card you received in the mail with your payment, or you can
pay online with a credit card by December 31st. See more details in
Thanks, Pat! We this month’s newsletter on page 7.
appreciate all that you
do for the club! Projector has been purchased! At our last club meeting we
approved funds to purchase our own projector and equipment so we
won’t run into the type of problems we have previously experienced.
So far, we have the projector and cables.
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December party. We all felt the

AMA’s Officers Fiscal Year
2015-2016
Dotti Shogren - President
Tom Roberts - Vice President
Woody Malone - Treasurer
Rachel d’Entremont - Secretary
Jim Hedges - Director at Large
Club Helpers
Parade Coordinator -
Tom Roberts
Membership Coordinator -
Pat Roberts
Webmaster - Pat Roberts
50/50 - Roy Fischer
Nat’l Rep - Bill Cox
Mtg Tech Seminars -
Walker Crosby
Meeting Setup -Woody Malone
Newsletter Editor - Dotti Shogren
Website
www.aikenAs.org
E-Mail
aikenmodelAs@gmail.com
Meetings
The 1835 Room
Cumberland Village
3335 Wise Creek Lane
Aiken, SC
Monthly, First Tues., 7 P.M.
Guests Welcome
The Spark
Dotti Shogren - President
From time to time, a member will
thank me for my leadership of
the club. I really DO appreciate
the recognition, don’t get me
wrong, but I don’t feel like I do
that much. Other than swamp
everyone with emails about
event details, I walk the
membership through the agenda
at our monthly meetings. Easy-
peasy. The credit truly belongs
to the membership for the esprit
de corps this club has
developed.
For example, at the last club
meeting we discussed
invitations to three car displays.
Each event was readily
endorsed as a worthwhile
endeavor. Whether it is an effort
to support cancer awareness,
war veteran’s well-being or a
picnic at a country church, this
club rises to the occasion.
Last fall the club decided we
would rather give Christmas gifts
to others than exchange them
among ourselves at our
joy of that project, and
seemingly we have started a
tradition. At the August meeting,
we discussed options for
Christmas donations for this
year. I feel inspired knowing the
club supports this activity.
Whether it’s Saturday morning
Cars and Coffee, a tour, car
display, or some other
community service, I know this
club will turn it into a laughter-
infused, fun event.
Speaking of teamwork and the
Christmas party, this seems like
a good segue to remind
everyone that we still need a
couple of members to take
charge of this year’s party
planning. The venue is already
reserved, so it really just needs
a brainstorming session or two
and a small amount of time to
pull those ideas into action. Give
me a call or email me if you
have some time to help with the
party - in a big or a small way.
Any help is
good help!

International Model A Day Sept. 10

You can participate in this world-wide fellowship of Model A
enthusiasts by driving your Model A Ford on September 10,
2016. According to the MAFCA web-site, this annual event was
first held in 2009. Since then The Restorer has chronicled the
activities of Model A enthusiasts from around the globe, all
focused on enjoying the Model A Ford. Bring your ideas for
observing Model A Day to the September meeting and we’ll see
what comes of everyone’s input.

News from
MAFCA
New Release of
Restoration Guidelines
August 19 - The long awaited
Revision 4 of the Model A
Restoration Guidelines and
Judging Standards has been
announced, with shipping
starting in October. The
Standards are a collaboration of
both MAFCA and MARC and
are the definitive guidelines for
restoring a Model A Ford to
factory original.
Revision 4 was a huge effort.
16 of the judging areas were
rewritten. The new Guidelines
is 2.5 times larger, 330 pages
as opposed to the original 135
pages. Many new photos have
been added as well. It will be
available as a complete volume
for $55 or just the Revision 4
update that you can add to your
existing Standards for $30, both
plus shipping.
To order online, click here. Or
to order by phone, contact
MAFCA Headquarters
(562) 697-2712 Monday -
7
Friday from 10AM to 4PM remain on the web for 3 years.
Pacific time. If you have any questions about
August 14 – Your ballots for these options, contact MAFCA
2017 MAFCA Board of headquarters by email at
Directors and membership info @ mafca.com or by phone
renewal notices are now in the (562) 697-2712 Monday -
mail. You will notice a new Friday from 10AM to 4PM
option on your membership Pacific time.
renewal form: SAVE TIME - RENEW
DIGITAL RESTORER - ONLINE!
Beginning with the January / Click on this link to renew your
February issue of The Restorer membership through the
magazine, MAFCA will be MAFCA STORE
offering an electronic version of And one more thing: please
the magazine in addition to the renew your membership
hard copy full color magazine. before December 31 to avoid
The renewal form gives you the late fees.
option of adding an electronic
copy for only $5 more. You will
be able to view this copy with
any Wi-Fi capable device –
phone, tablet, or computer. The
cost of membership has not
changed; it remains $40 for
U.S. Members and $50 for
Canadian / Mexican Members.
If you desire to add the
electronic version it would be
$45 for US and $55 for Canada/
Mexico. The electronic copy will
PHOTO, Below:
Used with permission from www.mafca.com
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News from MAFFI Car Display at Woodside

MAFFI Newsletter Minute Saratoga WarHorse Fundraiser Event

Dear Model A Friends, At the August club meeting, we learned of the

opportunity to aid a good cause by supplying
As many of you are aware, the Model A Ford two Model A Fords to be used as props for
Foundation is the sponsor of the Model A photographs.
Museum at the Gilmore. The Foundation is a
The Saratoga WarHorse Foundation will be the
non-profit organization and run by trustees
recipient of funds raised through the sale of
from across the nation, who are elected to the
tickets for an “Adult Prom” and from the sales
board by the MAFFI membership. Your
of photographs of prom participants posing
trustees this year have been John Marshall,
with the old cars.
Jerry Morrissey, Randy Czubko, Rob Seiter,
Rob Mills, Donna Lewis, Anne Neely-Beck,
Janice Barker, Marsha Quesnel, Stan Braden,
Joe Hornacek, Gene Tallone, Lou Ironside,
Jim Thomas, Loukie Smith and our Executive
Director, Art Callan. Obviously, the closer a
trustee lives to the museum, the more hands
on work he/she is able to do at the museum
but all trustees do what they can to promote
the Foundation and the museum. I would like
to take this
opportunity to
thank each one
of them for the
work they so
Roy Fisher and Eric Shogren washed and
willingly do. I
polished up their “A Models” and delivered
hope that if one
them to the Woodside Clubhouse on the
of these
afternoon of August 26th, where a
trustees is a
photographer would be photographing prom-go
member of your
-ers. As it ended up, there wasn’t much for Roy
club or you
and Eric to do, and they hatched a plan.
meet one of
them at Model Contacting their wives to join in a diversion, the
A Day or a two couples ended up having dinner together
national meet to pass the time while the cars were in service.
somewhere that you will tell them 'thank you'
Saratoga WarHorse is a nonprofit organization
as well.
assisting veterans who are suffering from
If you think you may be interested in serving as invisible, psychological wounds by providing a
a trustee, let any one of us know and we will confidential, peer-to-peer, action based, equine
happily talk with you about MAFFI. -assisted experience that initiates immediate
and empowering changes. Eric and Roy were
Sincerely,
glad to be able to help.
Loukie Smith
You can read more about the Saratoga
MAFFI president WarHorse Foundation here.
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Events Calendar About the Aiken Model A’s

The Aiken Model A’s (AMA’s) is a chapter of the
FIRST SATURDAY BREAKFAST Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA). A not-for-
SEPTEMBER 3
MASONIC LODGE 8:30 A.M. profit corporation, we are dedicated to the
preservation and the restoration of the Model A
Ford automobile. Owning a Model A Ford is not
SEPTEMBER 5 HAPPY LABOR DAY required for membership. An application for
membership in the Aiken Model A’s is available at
www.aikenas.org. AMA’s annual dues are $50.
AMA’S MONTHLY MEETING
SEPTEMBER 6
CUMBERLAND VILLAGE For information about the Aiken Model A’s, visit our
web page, noted above, or contact Membership
Coordinator, Pat Roberts at (803) 649-0054, or
SEPTEMBER 10 INT. MODEL A DAY e-mail aikenmodelas@gmail.com.

To further the Model A Ford hobby, AMA’s

CAR DISPLAY AT SPRING BRANCH members are encouraged to maintain
SEPTEMBER 17 memberships in the national organizations,
BAPTIST CHURCH IN WINDSOR
MAFCA and MARC (Model A Restorer's Club).
For information on these organizations, go to
SWAP MEET HOSTED BY PALMETTO www.mafca.com and www. model-a-ford.org.
SEPTEMBER 17
A’S AT SMITH AND JONES
About This Newsletter, © 2016 Aiken Model A’s,
except as noted. Please contact
OCTOBER 5-8 HERSHEY SWAP MEET aikenmodelas@gmail.com concerning reprinting of
articles, illustrations, or photos.

OCTOBER 22
SATURDAY TECH SESSION Aiken Model A’s
AT THE MCMULLIN’S GARAGE.
PO Box 992
Aiken, SC 29802
PAWS FOR CAUSES
OCTOBER 30
CAR DISPLAY AT ODELL WEEKS
Meetings
The 1835 Room at Cumberland Village,
AMA’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
DECEMBER 5 CUMBERLAND VILLAGE 3335 Wise Creek Lane Aiken, SC
CLUB HOUSE
Monthly, First Tues., 7 P.M.

MAFCA NAT’L AWARDS BANQUET GUESTS WELCOME!

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