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WHAT'S INSIDE

Calendar 1

Meeting Minutes 2

Announcements 3

Future Tours and Events 4

Past Event Bunco Party 5

Florida Trip 6-7

2016 Wichita A’s Tours 8

Tech Talk & MAFCA 9

Dennis Anderson Fire 10

Era Fashion 11

Schedules 12

Advertisers 13

Volume 31 Issue 3 P.O. Box 25, Wichita, KS 67201 March 2016

March Refreshments

www.wichitaas.com

Donna Waller Grace Brooks Rex Kraus Richard Sanchez Ron Cole

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

7-9…….. MARC Membership Meet…………………….….... .….……..Flint, MI

9…….…. Air Mail Arrow Tour………...……………….…..… ….………..Adams

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

25…….... Club Meeting at Minisa Park, 04 W. 13th……...…... ..….……7:00 PM

29-May 1 Men’s Tour………………………………………..... ….….…...Ruggles

April 2016

June 2016

11……... Augusta: Art Deco Theater circa 1935……………….. …………James

12……... All Wheels Car Show……………………………….... ..….Lake Afton

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10……... Newsletter Deadline…...… [email protected]… .….....Linda Kibbe

21……... Beaumont/Butler County……………………………. .….…………Raus

23……... Club Picnic at Watson Park…… (no club meeting)... ..…..……………..

Rumbleseat Review March 2016

February 22, 2015 President Dennis Ellerman called the meeting of the Wichita A’s to order on February 22, 2016 at 7:00 P. M. A renewal member, Clint White was introduced and Cole Base of Halstead has recently joined the club. Alan Orr moved and it was seconded that the minutes of the January meeting be approved as printed in the newslet-ter. Motion carried. A summary of finances was given by Rex Kraus, Treasur-er. Sunshine lady, Bonita Graham announced that Frank Chenoweth had recently broken his ankle and Claudia Ellerman is wear ing a boot for surgery that was per -formed on her foot. Brenda Broadhead announced that MAFCA was hon-oring new members by giving a two year subscription to the Restorer Magazine for the price of one year when they sub-mit a membership to join. Brenda Broadhead announced that members need to sign up for refreshments and the list was passed for volunteers. It was also announced by Brenda Broadhead that the club had a successful Bunco par ty and there was plenty to eat and a good time playing Bunco. Jim Nungesser gave a report from the Wichita Area Car Council meeting. There is a new car club in town named

“Wichita Chevy C-10 Club” and there would be a breakfast served at the Lake Afton Car Show for $5.00 each. It was announced that there will be a car show and swap meet in McPherson on April 29 thru April 31st. Thank you notes were received by the Weninger family and Good Shepherd Hospice. Upcoming events: Chickasha Swap—Meet March 17th and 18th, Men’s Tour—April 29th thru 31st Signup sheet is available. Wayne Orr’s 90th Birthday Celebration-March 12th from 2:00/4:00 P. M. Trinity Presbyterian Church. Refreshments were furnished by Brigitte Baggs, Brenda Broadhead, Claudia Ellerman, Dawna Ruggles and Su-san Stone. The program for the evening was the planning for Model A Tours for the 2016 year. Meeting adjourned. The next meeting: March 28th 7:00 P. M. Joanna Adams, Secretary

WICHITA A’S MEETING MINUTES

February’s planning meeting went very well. With so many tours planned for both near and far hopefully everyone will have a chance to get the Model A out for several events. I am looking forward to the men’s tour, and I hope you have made your reservations. I am trying to find all members of the Wichita A’s who joined the club after June 2013 and have joined us on a tour. If you are or know of such member please contact me.

Denny Ellerman, Pr esident

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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.

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

As an editor of the Rumbleseat Review there are times when I can not make it to a club event. This is a drawback to having photos taken for the newsletter and our web site. I would like to thank Mike James for volunteering to help take pictures for the newsletter and web site. He does an excellent job and I really appreci-ate all he has to offer our club. Linda Kibbe, Editor

April Birthdays

6 Cole Base 6 Ray Harshfield 7 Ray Hoffmans 10 Clint White 12 Fred Hilger 15 Marcia Criser 15 Gary Hileman 17 Brenda Broadhead 21 Rita Hoffmans 22 Jeff Dewey 24 Carol Diaz 28 Dean Goodman 28 Charlie Guinty 29 Norma Agard 29 Tara Grabendike

March 2016 Rumbleseat Review

April 2016

Joanna Adams Barb Phye Clint White Donna Hileman Bob Broeckelman

May 2016

June 2016

Pat McHenry Judi Sharp Lenette Kottas Norma Agard Arley Bennett

Newsletter Deadline

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Tuesday, May 10, 2016

[email protected] or

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Sympathy

Prayers of sympathy for Denny and Claudia Ellerman at the observance of the death of

Denny’s father.

Roster Update

Vern & Kim Bulk ………... Riley KS 66531-9506 ……………. Tom & Margaret Dixon …………... Wichita KS 67226-2510 …………. John & Donna Walker ……………... Red Oak IA 51566-1316

Thank You

On behalf of the family, Claudia and I wish to thank the Wichita A’s members for their sup-port with cards, memorials, words of comfort and attendance of my fa-ther’s funeral. It is a true blessing to have such friends.

Denny & Claudia Ellerman

New Member

Cole Base …………. Halstead KS 67056 Clint & Abby White …………. Wichita KS 67206-1173 ………….. ’31 Roadster

FUTURE TOURS AND EVENTS


2016 MAFCA National Convention

June 19-24, 2016

The Model A Ford Club of Colorado invites you to join us in Loveland, Colorado for the 2016 MAFCA National Convention on June 19-24, 2016. Registration materials and full descriptions of events and activities will be published in the Jan-Feb 2016 issue of the Restorer magazine and also available for download from our web-site: http://www.milehighcountry2016.org/

The MARC National Meet for 2016 will be

held in Perrysburg Ohio. It is hosted by the

Sweet Sixteen A’s! Save the date. Infor-

mation can be found at:

www.nationalmodelameet.com

2016 MARC National Meet

June 27 – July 1, 2016

2016 Men’s Tour

The men’s tour planned last fall, that was cancelled, has now been re-scheduled for Friday-Saturday-Sunday, April 29th through May 1st. There will be car, truck, tractor and air-plane collections to visit, plus other exciting and rusty stuff. Overnight stay both Friday and Saturday nights at the Days Inn, Liberal KS. Return home Sunday. Rooms are $80.99 plus tax, but number is limited, so call Days Inn for reservations asap, 620-626-7377, and mention Model A Club. Cost is $5.00 per member and $25.00 per guest. Most meals on your own. Remember – no ladies on this one. More details and sign up at the February and March meetings, or call: Tom Ruggles at ………….. or Steve McLaughlin at ………..

AIR MAIL ARROWS TOUR

April 9, 2016

On Saturday April 9th we will meet at the McDonalds at Kellogg and Dugan so we can leave at 8:00 a.m. This tour will cover about 100 miles with a few miles on good sandy roads. We will see con-crete arrows that were placed in the 1920’s for Air Mail pilots to follow because they had no radio technology to guide them. The arrows were paint-ed yellow and there were towers with lights to make them visible. This is a pretty cool piece of history, even if it was short lived. To think of those early postal pilots navigating like this from coast to coast is mind boggling. You will be on your own for lunch in Wellington. A rain date will be in the fall. We hope to see you. If you have any questions please call Gilbert or Joanna ……….... A signup sheet will be at the meeting.


PAST ACTIVITIES & TOUR

Saturday, February 20, forty-seven enjoyed visiting and a delicious potluck dinner. Thirty stayed to have a fun evening playing Bunco. Dollar coins were given to those that threw a Bunco and the Man and Woman at the end who had the most punches. Punches are given to those that win a game. Cash was given to the High and Low Point winners. The winners were Most Punches Susan Stone, Rex Kraus; High Points Don Waller, Judy Sharp; Low Points Roger Graham, Dorothy Tuttle (Mother of Brenda Broad-head). Jim & Brenda Broadhead Bob & Barb Phye

Covered Dish & Bunco Party

Donna Hileman, Donna Waller & Debbie Rice Photo taken by LMK

Ron Cole, Jim Clark & Norm Hall Photo taken by LMK

Bottom three Bunco game photos were taken by Mike James


Model A Winter Trip to Tallahassee, FL

All Wichita A’s club members were invited to take a winter trip to Florida with the Kibbes. The club members who went on the vacation con-sisted of James & Judi Sharp, Bob & Barb Phye, Alan & Sheila Orr, Lonnie & Arley Bennett, Gary & Norma Agard and Richard & Linda Kibbe.

On Friday, February 26, 2016 we left for Tallahassee, FL. As we were preparing to leave the next morning from Van Buren, AR, Bob Phye determined that the miss in his engine was not going to heal, nor was it re-

pairable on the road. They made the decision to return home and canceled their trip. Some of us toured the Clinton Presidential Center and others chose to ride the trolley in downtown Little Rock, AR. The next day we drove across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the start of the Civil Rights Selma-To-Montgomery March, in Selma, AL and visited the Lowndes County Interpretive Center, on

route to Montgomery, AL. While we were in Talla-hassee, FL, we visited Florida’s Apalachee-Spanish Living His-tory Museum at the Mission San Louis The site depicts the histo-ry of Florida in 1703 where the Apalachee Indians and the peo-ple of Spain lived together. The next morning, we were given a tour of the Governor’s Mansion. After the tour we divided in two groups while one group visited the Museum of Florida History the other was given a driving tour of all things to see in Tallahas-see. Then the groups swapped places. After the tour the Sharps ventured

on to Bradley’s Country Store, north east of Tallahassee, to enjoy a late lunch of homemade sausage, etc. The store specializes in making and shipping sausage.

The next day we attempted to find the lighthouse at Bald Point State Park and failed. We took pictures of each other by the Gulf of Mexico. A few of us ventured out for a walk on the white sand beach in Destin, Fl. The next morn-ing, we toured the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL.

While driving to our destination Laurel, MS from Destin, FL, the Kibbes sideswiped a mailbox in AL. The accident was caused by the driver eating a high carbohydrate lunch, navigator playing Pet Rescue on the IPad. The driver took a 3 second nap. The navigator looked up just in time to see the Model A heading toward the mailbox and called out to the driver. The minor roadside repairs consisted of:

1. Removing the remains of the right rear fender. 2. Reattaching the exhaust pipe. 3. Picking up the destroyed running board on the road. 4. Changing Alan Orr’s flat tire caused by a nail from the destroyed mailbox. 5. Paying the owner for the mailbox. We were very thankful, with the assistance of the mailbox owner, neighbors and our travelers, who worked on

the car, to make it road worthy again.

Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL

Sea Gulls are flying above Sheila Orr’s head on Destin Beach.

Kibbes, Orrs, Bennetts, Agards & Sharps at Bald Point State Park, Florida

Group picture taken at Lowndes County Interpretive Center.

Richard and I would like to thank everyone for their help on our car . It would not have been an easy fix

without you guys. I would like to thank Alan and Sheila Orr for leading us on the trip home. They did a great job as a leader. When we arrived home, 2260.02 miles was logged on our GPS. We had a great trip. We had great weather con-sisting of warm temperatures, no rain and no floods. The Kibbes now have only two states to drive through to finish their goal of a Model A driven in all the lower 48 states. The last couple of states, Minnesota and North Dakota will be covered on a future trip.

GOOD WEATHER— GOOD PEOPLE— GOOD FRIENDS— GOOD TRIP

Left: One of the neighbors working on our car.

Our car is ready to roll.

Mobile mechanic shop ….pit crew at the motel. At least two guys are under the car and Richard is handing them tools at their request.

In Start, LA we got to see the house Tim McGraw lived in as a child.



WICHITA A’S TOURS – 2016

Feb. 20 Bunco Party Broadheads/ Phyes March April 9 History Lesson: Postal Arrows Adams April 29-May 1 Men’s Tour/ Liberal Area Ruggles/ McLaughlin May 21 Beaumont/ Butler County Raus May 23 Club Meeting: Picnic at Watson Park June 11 Augusta: Art Deco Theater circa 1935 James June 12 All Wheels Car Show – Lake Afton ? Jim Clark June19-14 MAFCA National – Loveland CO June 27-July 1 MARC National – Perrysburg OH July 4 Derby Parade & Picnic Sharps July 9 Automobilia’s Moonlight Car Show & Street Party Aug 26-29 Marbles & More Kibbes/ Beavers Sept. 24 International Model A Day Grabendike Oct. 1 Progressive Dinner James /Rau/ Weninger Oct. 2 All Ford Day/ Salvation Army Camp Hiawatha Jim Clark November December

2017 January 1 New Years Day Tour Grabendike Sunday


Normally you wouldn’t have any reason to paint an interior engine component. Oily substance is everywhere and bare metal will not rust in this environment. The lower distributor shaft and collar that joins it to the distributor are an exception. The cavity that this shaft rides in is absent of oil and very prone to condensation. On long runs the conden-sation may burn out but on short runs that so many of these cars are subject to the cavity contains moisture most of the time. The shaft shown on the left is a new plain steel shaft. The rusty shaft in the middle had blue plating similar to a gun. This shaft rusted in less that two years and I have seen some that were terribly rusted when they had served a longer time period. The shaft on the right has been used for almost 20 years and shows no rust. I always add a coat of paint from a fu-fu can when I have the shaft out. I don’t know if high heat paint is necessary but I usually have a can of Krylon 1614 high heat black around so that is what I use. The standard green engine paint would also work. RG

DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT

BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015

MEDFORD, OREGON HIGHLIGHTS

President Garth Shreading welcomed everyone in attendance to the December 4, 2015 Board of Directors Meeting

National Conventions

2016 – June 19-24, Loveland, CO. 2018 – June 24-29, Reno, NV.

Please visit MAFCA.com for Hotels and other information.

National Tours

2017- September 10-17, Northwest Tour, Washington & British Columbia 2019- October 7-11, Canyonlands Tour, Utah

Please visit MAFCA.com for Hotels and other information. National Awards Banquets 2016- December 5-8, Reno, NV.

Please visit MAFCA.com for Hotels and other information.

Facebook

MAFCA is increasing its presence on Social Media. We have two Facebook pages, one for information which is currently at 2101 members and a second Group Page for sharing photos and information and it has 1905 members.

Policy Changes

These policies are available on the website in the member’s only section. Visit MAFCA.com to view the current policy

P2S05-H MAFCA Participation Awards P2S05-L Marshal & Veta Lewis Award P2SO5-Q Fashion Literary Award P3S7 Era Fashion Committee P3S21 Judging Procedures Manuals P3S22 Fashion Awards

Model A Ford Club of America


On the afternoon of March 15th, Dennis was doing his monthly maintenance procedures on 2 of his Mustangs in secondary garages on his property on Santa Fe Street. He reg-ularly starts and runs all of his vehicles at least once a month and this particular day he charged the battery and started his 84 Mustang Cobra Conversion that he had purchased new. This car has about 30,000 original miles and is equipped with a 4 barrel carburetor. He started the car and left it to run for awhile to warm up. The hood was open and he was nearby when large flames erupted in the engine compartment. He grabbed a fire extinguisher, which he said was about as effective as a squirt bottle. He wasn't able to get a garden hose hooked up so he called 911. In the meantime the fire was spreading rapidly

through the whole structure and includes a restored 69 Mus-tang Fastback that belongs to his son Darren. He had tools, and a lot of lumber stored in the building which probably fueled the flames much more. The Fire Department arrived and proceeded to extin-guish the flames. Electric Power was disabled as the service line to the house was in the path of the flames. The next day, today, Dennis is running on generator power that an Electric Company attached. He is waiting on his insurance company to respond with inspectors & etc. One thing for sure both cars are a total loss. Dennis also has a much larger gar age on the other side of his property which includes more collector cars includ-ing his Model A Coupe. RG

DENNIS ANDERSON HAS DISASTRIOUS FIRE

84 Mustang was in the left stall and the 69 on the right. Rear bumper was warped by the intense heat on the rear bumper of the Retro T-Bird about 30' away from the fire.

The fire started in this stall with the 84 model running and the hood up. 69 Mustang can be seen amongst the rubble.

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: $40

National model a clubs

ERA FASHIONS


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.

Copied from McCall’s Magazine, May 1931 issue.

SCALLOP & BUTTON THEIR WAY TO CHIC

No. 6521 (Blouse). The blouse wardrobe is not com-plete without a waistcoat which is especially striking in plaid as shown here. The front comes to a point and the back wears a buckled belt. No 6518 (Skirt). The skirt that accompanies the blouse features a yoke effect that extends into full-length panels back and front. Buttoned closings are shown on both sides. In opaline yellow. No. 6530 Scallops are the chic thing on the sports frock as demonstrated in the model illustrated above. A scarf—plaid in this case and exceedingly smart—slips under buttoned revers in front.

6521 6518 6530

April 7-9, 2016……………… MARC Membership Meet……………………………………… ……………………………..Flint, MI

June 9-12, 2016…………….. 53rd Texas Tour………………………………………...……… ……………...………Glen Rose, TX

June 19-24, 2016………...…. 2016 MAFCA National Convention………………………….… ....….…….…………...Loveland, CO

June 27 - July 1, 2016………. MARC National Meet - Sweet Sixteen Region………………... ……………………..Perrysburg, OH

September 19-22, 2016…….. MARC National Tour Hudson Valley Region………….…….. ……………………..Newburgh, NY

December 5-8, 2016………... MAFCA National Awards Banquet……………………………. …………………………...Reno, NV

June 5-9, 2017………………. Omaha Regional Meet………………………………………….. ………………………….Omaha, NE

September 10-17, 2017 ……. MAFCA National Tour - Pacific Northwest Tour…………….. …………..Lions Gate Model A Club

2018…………………………. MAFCA National Convention…………………………………. …………………………...Reno, NV

April 20-24, 2016….. Spring Carlisle Swap Meet……www.carsatcarlisle.com………………….. …...…….Carlisle, PA

April 28-May , 2016.. Pate Swap Meet, Texas Motor Speedway... www.pateswapmeet.com……. …..….Fort Worth, TX

May 6-8, 2016….….. Lawrence Antiques Automobiles of America Swap Meet…………………. …...…..Lawrence, KS

May 12-14, 2016…... Chickasha Spring Swap Meet…www.chickashaautoswapmeet.com………. ……....Chickasha, OK

May 20-21, 2016…... Sedgwick Street Rodders Spring Swap Meet, Kansas State Fairgrounds…. …..….Hutchinson, KS

June 14-18, 2015…... Petit Jean Swap Meet………………………………………………………. ………..Petit Jean, AR

June 25-26, 2016…... Swap Meet Fremont………………………………………………………... …………Fremont, NE

July 7-9, 2016..……. Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet………………………………………….. ……………...Iola, WI

August 19-21, 2016… Ozarks Antique Auto Club Swap Meet……Ozark Empire Fairgrounds….. …...Springfield, MO

Sept 28-Oct 2, 2016… Fall Carlisle Swap Meet….www.carsatcarlisle.com………………………. ………….Carlisle, PA

October 2, 2016…….. All Ford Day…..Salvation Army Camp Hiawatha………………………… ………….Wichita, KS

October 5-8, 2016…... Hershey Region AACA Swap Meet……………………………………….. ..……….Hershey, PA

October 13-15, 2016… Chickasha Fall Swap Meet…...www.chickashaautoswapmeet.com………. …….Chickasha, OK

October 20-22, 2016... Norman Swap Meet, Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson….. …………Norman, OK

October 21-22, 2016… Sedgwick Street Rodders Spring Swap Meet, Kansas State Fairgrounds…. ..…….Hutchinson, KS

February 3-4, 2017…. KS Sunflower Swap Meet For Charity....www.kssunflowerswapmeet.com. .....……...Wichita, KS


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Wichita A's Club Meeting

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Meeting Starts 7:00 PM

4th Monday of each month except the month of May varies due to Me-

morial Day holiday. There is no club meeting in

December.

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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, Dennis Ellerman

[email protected]………

Vice President, Randy Frazer

[email protected]….

Secretary, Joanna Adams


Treasurer, Rex Kraus


Tour Chairman, Don Grabendike

[email protected]……..

Membership, Susan Stone

[email protected]…..

Newsletter Editor, Linda Kibbe

[email protected]………….

Webmaster, Darren Schuster

[email protected]

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