March

The Oogah Blast is a monthly publication of the Gold Coast Chapter of the
Model A Restorers Club. Founded in 1952, M.A.R.C. encourages its 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.
2015 Gold Coast M.A.R.C. Chapter Officers
President
Richard Rust
561-699-7663
audreyfranz@comcast.net
Vice President William Stoneman
954-942-3751
sedab1@yahoo.com
Treasurer
Harold Fienberg
561-716-0998
hfienberg@bellsouth.net
Secretary
Melissa Schmidt
561-213-6563
schmidt245@comcast.net
Sgt. At Arms
Tony Spaich
954-604-2552
aspaich@bellsouth.net
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Vitetta
954-443-0077
mjvitetta@aol.com
Jerry Carbone
954-675-7341
jerbone@bellsouth.net
John Ford
561-495-9119
b_ jford@yahoo.com
Steve Peterson
954-605-5343
peterspeed28@yahoo.com
David Schmidt
954-605-5344
dscats@comcast.net
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
Tony Spaich
954-604-2552
aspaich@bellsouth.net
OOGAH BLAST EDITOR
John Ford
561-495-9119
b_ jford@yahoo.com
PAST PRESIDENTS
Don Graham
Victor Nelson
Larry McNeal
Russ Gagliano
Tom Brandt
Bill Sigmon, Sr.
Dave Neill
Roger Kash
Joe Goater
Rick Kornowski
Don Estes
Pete Ohr
Ron Huelbig
Bob Collins
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM
Lester’s Diner (Back Room)
4701 Coconut Creek Pkwy, Margate, FL
(North side, one block east of 441)
(No general meeting in July, August & December)
Gene Mueller
Tony Spaich
Lou Puma
Dorothy Page
Jim Stein
Karen Christensen
Ray Voigt
Frank Vercouteren
Clark Ballard
Louis Kipp
Bert Armada
Mike Vitetta
Mike Cimorelli
George Phipps
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CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP DUES
$30 per year due January 1st
Make check payable to: M.A.R.C.*
Mail check to: Tony Spaich
1290 NE 27th Ave
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
* MARC National membership is separate from Gold Coast Chapter membership and requires
separate dues sent to the home office. MARC insurance for club event participation is not provided
to Gold Coast Chapter members who are not National members! You must be a MARC National
member to receive MARC insurance coverage at club events.
Info at www.modelaford.org
From the Presidents Desk
Well there’s not much of a guess that the fellow on the
cover is confused and frustrated with his situation. The
look on his face says he is having a problem knowing
what to do, or what part of, or where on the car are they
from and why so many parts and will they all fit in???
One thing that is apparent, this fellow needs some knowledgeable
help. Fortunately, there is a great wealth of information available if
you are a member of the “Model A Restorers Club”. When you are a
member of MARC you will receive the “Model A News”, which is their
official publication. Within these pages, the person on the cover
would have been able to find any number of ways of getting help.
For starters, there is the Technical Questions & Answers section,
along with this there are articles on how to repair parts, tips on how
to fix your car and also the many books and manuals you may want
to get that show how to assemble any part of, or a whole car.
Note, that even if you have someone else work on your car, just
having the information on how your car works, helps when you are
driving down the road and you should happen to hear something
that does not sound right, or feel something different in the way it
runs or handles, you might have an idea on what needs to be
corrected.
It’s great to have this amount of information available, but let us
not forget something else that is extremely important. That would be
the Liability Insurance that comes automatically with being a
member of MARC National. We feel it is necessary to protect the
members of our Region, so we ask that everyone who wants to be a
member of our Region, please join MARC National.
P.S. I will bet there are many antique car people out there who can
tell, just by looking at the pictures of the parts shown, this person
own’s a Model “A” Ford. How many of the Parts & Tools on the cover
can you recognize or name.
Richard Rust
Carol Lawatsch’s “Getting To Know You”
BREAKFAST AT LESTER’S — JANUARY 10TH, 2015
The January breakfast brought out a larger than usual crowd,
27 in all, including some “Snow Birds” to join us “year rounders”.
Ten Model “A’s” made for quite a parade! One “Snow Birder” who
joined us was Tim Wiglesworth who arrived in his wife’s 1929
“Woody Station Wagon” which they have owned for 10 years. Tim
hails from Kansas , and comes to Ft. Lauderdale for the winter
season. The Station Wagon was designed, Tim tells us, to transport
travelers arriving by train to hotels or lodges “back in the day”.
This woody is one of his collection, which includes 15 vehicles of
various makes and models. As a collector and aficionado of
antiquities, he and his wife participated a year or so ago in a
Minnesota tour from New London to Brighton. The run was for cars
from years 1903 to 1908. His wife, Tim noted humorously, “drove
modern”—the 1929 woody!
Accompanying Tim to the breakfast was his mountain
climbing partner, Carty Johansen. The two have climbed many
peaks, including those in Russia, Alaska, Colorado, (including the
14,110 Ft Pikes Peak) as well as about half of Colorado’s other
“14’s” (there are 55 of them). So far perhaps their biggest challenge
was in Nepal, reaching Mt. Everest
Base Camp, (19,800 Ft.) But
they are not done yet! They
have a goal to climb the
highest peaks in all 50
US states!
LET’S DRIVE INTO SPRING - 2015 CALENDAR
Mar 03 - Board Meeting, 7:00 Lester’s Diner
Mar 07 - ALL Model A Show, Saturday, 8 AM, Pompano Air Park, Federal Hwy. Pompano
Mar 14 - Breakfast at Lester’s Diner, Saturday 9 AM, 4701 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Margate
Mar 14 - St. Max Carnival, Saturday, 1 1 AM to 3 PM, 701 N. Hiatus Rd., Pembroke Pines
Right after breakfast we will tour to St. Max
Mar 18 - General Meeting, Lester’s Diner, Wed. 7:30, 4701 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Margate
Mar 28th - All A Banquet (tentative) or April 11th Tropical Acres Steakhouse
All Model “A” Show, Saturday Mar 7th, Pompano Air Park, (Mar 21 rain day)
There will be a need for judges - so think about what you would like to judge.
Awards Banquet will follow. You will use your points for the Dinner.
Apr 06 - Board Meeting, 7:00 Lester’s Diner
Apr 11 - Breakfast at Lester’s Diner, Saturday 9 AM, 4701 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Margate
Apr 15 - General Meeting, Lester’s Diner, Wed. 7:30, 4701 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Margate
May 04 - Board Meeting, 7:00 Lester’s Diner
May 09 - Breakfast at Lester’s Diner, Saturday 9 AM, 4701 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Margate
May 20 - General Meeting, Lester’s Diner, Wed. 7:30, 4701 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Margate
NATIONAL MARC MEETS - 2015
April 9 - 12 - Membership Meet, Joliet, Illinois, Reg. Info. in Model “A”News
Nov./Dec. Issue. More Info Call - Carol Healy 705-79-9142
June 25-July 1- National Meet, Niagara Falls, ON Canada. Reg. form Jan./Feb.
Model “A” News. Visit Website www.marcniagarafalls2015.com
BE A MARC MEMBER,
AND LIVE THE MODEL “A” EXPERIENCE