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1 P O BOX 4212, CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND April 2014

CLUB CAPTAIN Graham Evans (03)351-5919 VICE CLUB CAPTAIN Bruce Miles 027 2389692 TREASURER Barrie Shipley (03)383-4640 SECRETARY Brent Miles (03)349-8108 General Committee: Peter Bayler (03)313-7067

modelaford.co.nz (03)3299-065 Club Car Custodian Graham Evans (03)351-5919 Our Treasurer has compiled our latest membership list.

2 CLUB CAPTAIN Graham Evans (03) VICE CLUB CAPTAIN Bruce Miles TREASURER Barrie Shipley (03) SECRETARY Brent Miles (03) General Committee: Peter Bayler (03) David Dacombe (03) Russell Genet (03) Alan Hill (03) Lindsay Painter (03) Kevin Straw (03) Script Editors Wendy & Russell Genet (03) Club Car Custodian Graham Evans (03) Our Treasurer has compiled our latest membership list. If you change your address or , or if someone you know is not receiving the Script and you think they should be, please let us know. Cover Picture. This is from The Script, 30 years ago, April Carolyn and Philip Taylor were editors then. The Club will be celebrating the 50th anniversary next year. There is a copy of the notice for the first Trial and Gymkhana on page 9. HENRY FORD QU OTE, There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. 2

CLUB CAPTAIN S REPORT Anne and I have not been motoring in our Model A, but have enjoyed two interesting trips away. Walking the Routeburn track and biking the cycle trails around Wanaka.

3 CLUB CAPTAIN S REPORT Anne and I have not been motoring in our Model A, but have enjoyed two interesting trips away. Walking the Routeburn track and biking the cycle trails around Wanaka. CLUB CAR REPORT Club Car has not been used this month. High Country Run - 23 rd March The date was changed due to the farm that Martin had scheduled for the High Country Run for April, not being available. This was because cattle with calves would be in the area we were to travel. So with little option it was decided to interchange the Gymkhana with the High Country run. This meant that fewer cars were able to attend due to other commitments. The weather turned out clear, with 6 cars meeting at Amberley for the 9:30 departure. We travelled via the main road to Cheviot. Unfortunately one car had overheating issues at Waipara, and was left to be retrieved on our return journey. We were joined by another Model A in Cheviot, and again another car developed a fuel problem, repairs were carried out and the team was able to continue. This meant we were late leaving for the off-road adventure on the Mt Palm track travelling about 1.5 hours to our late lunch stop at Mt Palm homestead. We all enjoyed our lunch and a short intro by the homestead owner Hugh Robinson. We enjoyed wonderful views and were very lucky to be able to travel over this beautiful landscape. Thanks to Martin for again organising a great High Country run, and to Bruce for providing a backup 4wd. On the trip home, 4 cars took the Kaiwara Road over the Lowry Peaks range to come out at the SH1 at Hurunui bridge. 3

COMING EVENTS Next Committee Meeting. Tuesday 8th April at 7.30pm. At Bruce Miles home, 17a Studholme Street. Please contact a committee member before this date if you would like any issues raised.

4 COMING EVENTS Next Committee Meeting. Tuesday 8th April at 7.30pm. At Bruce Miles home, 17a Studholme Street. Please contact a committee member before this date if you would like any issues raised. April 6th: Gymkhana. Meet at am at the large car park area at The Groynes. Turn into the Groynes off Johns Road and at the intersection in the Groynes grounds, turn left instead of going right as we do to reach the area where the last children s picnic was held. (Organisers, Barbara and Alan Hill, ) May: To be announced. June 15th. Breakfast/Brunch at Bower Café and Tavern. More information in future Scripts. Possible run/event following. July 20th. A.G.M. Robbies on Normans Rd. More details later. One of Graham s photos taken on the High Country run 4

And a reminder to get accommodation sorted out for Wanaka. A 1920 s Fashion Source book was passed around for perusal. Well worth getting from the library or purchasing for yourself. Fiell Publishing.

5 Ladies Lunch. A group of Model A Ladies came for a shared lunch and lots of chat on Friday March 7th. It wasn t long before we discussed the up and coming National Meet, and how unfortunate it was that some of us had a problem with clothes shrinking in the wardrobe. And a reminder to get accommodation sorted out for Wanaka. A 1920 s Fashion Source book was passed around for perusal. Well worth getting from the library or purchasing for yourself. Fiell Publishing. Also, another helpful booklet I found, Vintage Made, booklet, issue 2 I have become all inspired after attending Art Deco in Napier. Thanks to all that attended, you are a great group of ladies. Rosalie Bayler. Thanks to Rosalie, for not only hosting the lunch, but doing the write up too!! Bet you didn t know Ford had its own pilots to teas the B-24. Liberators it was building for the ARMY at the rate of one every 55 MINUTES!! A little bit of history for aviation buffs. This was BEFORE Pearl Harbour. Ford s B-25 Bomber Plant was at Willow run, Mich. Henry Ford was determined that he could mass produce bombers just as he had done with cars. He built the Willow Run assembly plant and proved it It was the world s largest building under one roof. This film will absolutely blow you away one B-24 every 55 minutes. ADOLF HITLER HAD NO IDEA THE U.S. WAS CAPABLE OF THIS! com/embed/iklt6rto?rel=0. Thanks to Don Laing for sending this snippet. 5

6 Wearing, Caring, and Storing Vintage Clothes By Anne Neely-Beck Finding vintage clothes to purchase and wear is a challenge. The web, thrift shops, antique stores, garage sales, and flea markets are all good choices. Some helpful hints for trying clothes on or determining whether vintage garments fit comes from Christine de Socarras. She states, the best way to find out is sleeves of a dress or blouse fit is to put your arms in the sleeves prior to trying on the complete garment. If the arm fits the sleeve, then try on the dress. Over the years, this has proven to be an easy way to find out if dress sleeves will fit before trying on a garment. This is particularly helpful at a flea market, antique show etc. where there are usually no facilities to try on vintage clothes. When wearing vintage clothes and pinning a brooch or flowers to the garment, make sure the pin s thickness does not gouge the threads of the fabric. Vintage fabric can have the threads broken and start a hole that can never be repaired. If you have a long dress or one with a short train attached, practice wearing it and walking in it a few times. It is so easy to catch a heel in vintage fabric and tear it beyond repair. Caring for vintage clothes is time consuming. The fabric is so delicate and requires special care. After you wear one of your vintage garments, turn it inside out and drape it over a chair so the garment can dry out if it has any perspiration on it. In a perfect world, you should wash or dry clean the garment after you wear it. The less time you give odours and stains to set in, the more likely they will vanish during washing or dry cleaning. Here are a few tips on washing, dry cleaning, stain removal, and moth protection. Some I have used and some are suggestions I found by doing research on caring for vintage clothes. I have used a product called Le Blanc linen wash ( This is a great product for washing linens and any cotton fabric, and I highly recommend it. Several articles I have read recommended using Ivory Snow for washing. Every article I have read says not to use Woolite on vintage fabric because it may damage the fabric. I always hand wash vintage fabric. I have read articles that say it is OK to use the washing machine. The dry cleaners can be a good source for cleaning vintage garments. You must have a good relationship with your dry cleaner. From personal experience, sometimes even that doesn t work, as my favourite vintage silk dress was returned to me in shreds. Do talk to the dry cleaner before having a vintage garment cleaned. Most of the time they will take the extra precaution needed to clean a vintage item. Moths are not one of my favourite subjects. I think central Georgia must be the moth capital of the world. I have to use moth balls and endure the smell. I did read an interesting article that stated put the garment in a pillow case and put it in the freezer. Leave it there for one week and this process should kill anything that eats the fabric. I think I will stick with the moth balls and the smell. 6

coloured and no additives) to remove blood and protein stains. Storing vintage clothes can be a challenge also. IF you hang the garment, never use a metal hanger.

7 Here are some off the wall tips for getting stains off vintage clothing. (Use with caution) Remove make up by rubbing stain with a slice of bread. Use cornstarch to blot on to any stains that occur while wearing the garment (it will absorb the stain and minimize damage, as a stopgap measure before regular cleaning) Use toothpaste (non gel, non coloured and no additives) to remove blood and protein stains. Storing vintage clothes can be a challenge also. IF you hang the garment, never use a metal hanger. Use a padded hanger, or better yet, roll the garment in a clean old white sheet (muslin, linen or 100%cotton) and put it in a container that breathes. This way of storing is great because when you unroll the garment the wrinkles will disappear in a short time. Do not use a plastic bag! A bag cannot breathe. Thanks to MAFCA Taken from Ahooga News Feb Radiator Leaks. Tips of a Tiny type. If you have a leak develop in your radiator and you are on the road and need to get it to stop so you can finish your journey or get home the following should work. Obtain some ground white pepper (most service stations stock it or even your picnic basket may have some), pour a good two to three tablespoons into the radiator (with water in the radiator still). Keep the engine running for a few minutes and you should find the leak will be sealed and you can carry on. Pays to keep an eye on the radiator every so often to be sure. This worked for me over the recent Art Deco weekend when the centre of the core started leaking in front of the fan and water pump, where it had been repaired a year ago by the radiator shop. You could also use two heaped teaspoons of ginger if no pepper available. Thanks to MAFCA members for this tip. Taken from Ahooga News Feb

8 Henry Ford drives the 20 millionth car built, a 1931 Model A, off the assembly line. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford s Model T revolutionized transportation in America by making the automobile accessible to nearly all, creating a need for a product that hadn t previously existed. For nearly two decades, the Model T met the motoring needs of the American public, but by the middle of the 1920s automobiles from competing brands offered more style, better performance and improved amenities. Henry Ford s response came in a secretive telegram to dealers on May 26, 1927, advising that Ford was starting early production entirely new Ford car superior design and performance to any now in low price light car field. And with that cryptic announcement, Henry Ford halted production of the Model T and began retooling his factories to produce an all-new automobile, designed to effectively compete against all others in the segment. A similar announcement was given to Ford dealers for posting in local newspapers, but the verbose manifesto did little more than praise the Model T and tease the public that the new and yet-to-be-named Ford would surpass the Model T in every way. The statement s closing paragraph read, At present I can only say this about the new model it has speed, style, flexibility and control in traffic. There is nothing quite like it in quality and price. The new car will cost more to manufacture, but it will be more economical to operate. CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISING IN THIS PUBLICATION. Your advert will appear for one month only. If you require any advertising to be republished please advise the Editors before the 20th of the month. 8 Taken from Hemmings web site. For Sale David Youngman has had his 1930 Model A Town Sedan since ,000 original miles. He is reluctantly offering it for sale. Phone

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10 Help us make The Script a success. We would be grateful for any material you feel could be appropriate to include in our Club s newsletter. CLOSING DATE for copy for the next Script is the 20th April Please send to the Editor Wendy Genet, 108 Main Road, Governors Bay, Lyttelton RD1 8971or afordscript@gmail.com or telephone at home. The views expressed in this magazine are personal opinions of those who contribute and do not necessarily represent the views or methodology of the Canterbury Chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America. Thanks goes to MAFCA member magazines as well as other sources who supply material to our Club which we reprint in the magazine. CLUB CAR : Remember that the Club Phaeton is available for members to use. If your Model A is not mobile, give some thought to borrowing the Club car to join in one of our runs. Guidelines for its use are printed inside the back of the membership list. Graham Evans (ph ) is the custodian of the car and looks forward to your call requesting the use of the car. CANCELLATIONS: In the event of unsuitable weather, cancellations or postponements of Club events, notice will be ed. If you are not on , ring the event organiser or the Club Captain. ANTIQUE FORD PARTS THE MODEL A SPECIALISTS DEREK & JUDY THOMASON 492 MAIN ROAD HOPE, R.D.1, RICHMOND, NELSON PH / FAX: (03) antiqueford@xtra.co.nz OPEN 7 DAYS if HOME Large range of new and original parts at REALISTIC PRICES 40 years of collecting. Priced catalogue on request. M.A.F.C.A. SENIOR JUDGE and REP. for N.Z. 10

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