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Minuteman
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"On
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"What's
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Get
Read To "Go Country"
Saturday,
August 23, 2008
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join our tour on Saturday, August 23rd, at 11:00
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enjoy a great lunch at the Eagle Brook Saloon. Then visit the Big
Apple Country store for desert as well as lots of home baked and fresh
goodies to take home. And the piece d'resistance - Mount Saint Mary's
Abbey where they make wonderful home made dark and milk chocolate
as well as honey, jams and other goodies. See you on August
23rd at 11:00 am . . . it will be a great day to cruise in
a Model A !! |
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Club
45th Anniversary Picnic
Another
Great Time For All!
By
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July 19th at The Concord Rod & Gun club was the location on a
summer Saturday afternoon for the celebration of the Minuteman Model
A For Club's 45th Anniversary! |
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to the effort of Robyn Samuels, this picnic was a "must not miss"
event. The picnic started off with a round of "Who am I".
Everyone had a Ford Model A related topic posted on their back and
we all had a great time socializing with one another while asking
questions and trying to guess who or what we were.
Next, came the
catered food was fabulous and we all throughly enjoyed the delcious
BBQ and dessert. There was even a custom-made cake celebrating the
event. See
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Bedford
VA Celebrates 80th!
Edith Nourse Rogers Hospital Anniversary
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Gene Tallone |
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July 17th, four Minutemen along with several hundred people, celebrated
the 80th anniversary of The Edith Nourse Rogers Veteran's Hospital
in Bedford MA. (named
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Our Model "A's"
were front and center as a tribute to the times. There was a lot
of interest in Art Callan's '29 Tudor, Gene Tallone's '30 Fordor
(Taxi), Dick Krug's '31 Deluxe Coup and Aldie Johnson's '31 Mail
Truck. The older Vets enjoyed and appreciated our participation
with questions and pictures. There also was fanfare by notable speakers,
in particular, recognition of ALL the volunteers that help the V.A.Hospital
provide services to returning Vets from all conflicts.
We also enjoyed
a photo opp with Miss Massachusetts, Alicia Zitka. She is charming
as our representative to Miss America. Alicia is from West Springfield.
Needless to say, we were proud to be there supporting this event.
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Tours
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Castle
Lunch Tour
Meet
in Sudbury
TOUR
LEADER: DAVE L'HEUREUX
Saturday August 16 | 10:00am
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Ice
Cream Meet
in Sudbury
TOUR
LEADER: JOOP & MARLIES PLAGGENBORG
Tuesday August 19 | 7:00pm
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Abbey
& Country Store Tour
Meet
in Sudbury
TOUR
LEADER: SUE CHAMPAGNE
Saturday August 23 | 9:30am
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Dinner
Tour Meet
in Sudbury
TOUR
LEADER: ED WLODYKA
Thursday August 28 | 6:30pm
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Ice
Cream Meet
in Sudbury
TOUR
LEADER: Dick Berry
Thursday September 4 |
6:30pm
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Sunday
Brunch
Meet
in Sudbury
TOUR
LEADER: Dick Berry
Sunday September 7 |
10:00am
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Events
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Larz
Anderson Ford Day
Meet
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Sudbury
Sunday August 24 | 9:00am
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Meetings
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September
Club Meeting in
Sudbury
Tuesday September 2, 2008 | 7:30pm
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With The Latest Minuteman Stories & Pictures
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Class
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So,
you're looking to sell that car that you just don't seem to drive
anymore, or do you have a project that you need parts for? Well then,
you've come to the right place!
See What's For Sale |
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Always
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We
will try to provide some helpful information on the restorations
and repairs . Our members contributions are welcomed, so be sure
to email us. Learn
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Love
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There
were so many original and aftermarket accessories, advertising,
"do-dads" and more, that we would like to share some of
our favorites with everyone. Learn
more
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Video
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Thinking
about doing your first Model A restoration or repair? We have an
extensive library of "how-to" videos that are available
to members at no charge.
View What's Available
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Website
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Don't
have the time to look through the website to figure out what's new
or changed? This section is for those of you who wish to keep up
with the dynamics in "record time".
click here for the latest
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Take
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Memory Lane |
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Send
Us Your Pictures From Tours and Events Past and we'll publish them
in a slidehsow
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"If
you are only using your Model A to hold up a car cover, you are missing
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Get Your Newsletter Here! |
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Members,
you can now read the Oil Leak, our monthy newsletter right here on
line! Just go the the Members
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SPEED
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WEATHER
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Give A Big Round To... |
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Wayne
Champagne and Bruce Marshall for winning trophies at this year's
Endicott Estate Car Show.
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YOUR
PICTURES
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STORIES
TODAY!
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Minuteman
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The
Kimball's Experience
Another Great Night For Fun!
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Janice Wright |
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Sharing the
Kimball's Experience at Cruise Night in Westford on the evening
of July 17th were Karen and Craig Martin, Sally and Harold Legge,
Jack and Jo and Tucker, Dick Stitt, Rich Gadbois, Doug and Nan Linden,
Cookie and Bruce Marshall, Nancy and Richard Graham and Annabelle,
Gene and Barb Tallone, Betty and John Flanagan, Bob Griffin, Eugenie
and David L'Heureux, Gene Laks and Jodi Schechtman and their guest,
Amanda Lurer.
Led by Bob
and Janice Wright, the tour could not have had a better evening
listening to the music of the Reminisants (they entertained us at
our NE Meet last September). The food is always good and you can't
beat the ice cream! There was something for everyone-Corvettes to
Model A's.
Finally pulled
out around 9:00 PM after 3 hours of tire-kicking and socializing.
See
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Minuteman
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After
a long period of in-hospital and rehabilitation, Gene Bunce has
finally made it back home and is recovering with the help of "his"
Joyce and the rest of the Bunce clan.
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Quite
a few week ago, I had the pleasure of having a visit from some of
the "wednesday morning gang". I greatly appreciated the visit after
spending so much of the last few months in the hospital. I am anxious
to once again participate in the club activites if only on a limited
basis.I also miss driving my "30" Tudor. Bob
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ON
THIS DAY: July
30, 1863
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
HENRY FORD
Henry Ford, born July 30, 1863, was the first of William and Mary
Ford's six children. He grew up on a prosperous family farm in what
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ON
THIS DAY: November
26, 1927
FORD MODEL A AUTOMOBILE ANNOUNCED
The Ford Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan announced the introduction
of the Model A, the first new Ford automobile to enter the market
since the Ford Model T was first introduced in 1908. The hugely
successful Ford Model T
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enjoyed a childhood typical of the rural nineteenth century, spending
days in a one-room school and doing farm chores. At an early age,
he showed an interest in mechanical things and a dislike for farm
work and of course went on to fame as the greatest auto maker in the
world. His son, Edsel, who was responsible for the creation of the
Model A, died in 1943 at age 49. In 1947, Henry Ford died at the age
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revolutionized
the automobile industry, and over 15,000,000 million units of the
"Tin Lizzie" were sold in its 19 years of automotive production
and assembly. By 1927, the popularity of the outdated Model T was
rapidly waning. Improved, but basically unchanged for its two-decade
reign, it was losing ground to the more stylish and powerful motor
cars offered by Ford Motor Company's competitors.
In
May of 1927, Ford automobile production plants across the country
closed, as the company began an intensive development of the more
refined and modern Model A automobile. The vastly improved Ford
Model A had elegant Lincoln automobile-like styling on a smaller
scale, and used a capable 200.5-cubic-inch four-cylinder engine
that produced 40 horsepower (hp). With prices starting at $460,
nearly 5,000,000 Ford Model A automobiles, in several body styles
and a variety of colors, rolled onto America's highways over a four-year
period until production ended in early 1932.
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know, space on this website is available!
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