Hidden Valley Commutator
Newsletter of the Hidden Valley Model T Club, May 2015
The Hidden Valley
Commutator is the
newsletter of the Hidden
Valley Model T Club.
The newsletter is published
monthly and distributed
on-line to all connected
members.
The 2012 thru 2014
members of the HVMTC
Board of
Directors are:
President
Doug Lested
Vice Pres
Mac MacPherson
Upcoming Events
Dues are Due Please send Diane your 2015-16 dues of $20, or give her the money
at the Installation Lunch.
Saturday May 16 HVMTC Tour and Installation Lunch at Cocina del Charro.
Tour starts at Escondido Arts Center, meet at 9am and leave at 9:30pm.
Participants MUST contact Diane at [email protected] by May 5
May 20-21 - Tour from Depot Bay along the Oregon Coast, should be great T
country, contact Larry Ciuffo at 760 470 1085 if interested.
Tours
Stephanie Terrell
Wednesday 3 June - Dinner at Charlie's starting at 6 pm
Treasurer
Diane McPherson
Secretary
Karen Pepe
Saturday 20 June - Virgil White invited us to the 50th Anniversary of the
founding of the MTFCA, which is being celebrated at the Antique
Engine Museum in Vista. The Tour will start at Escondido Arts
Center, meet at 9am and leave at 9:30pm.
Editor
Tony Bowker
Wednesday 1 July - Dinner at Charlie's starting at 6 pm
Hidden Valley Model T
Club
PO Box 462314
Escondido, CA 92046-2314
May 2015
Dues are Due Please send Diane your 2015-16 dues of $20, or
give her the money at the Installation Lunch.
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Minutes for HVMTC General Meeting April 1, 2015
Meeting opened at 7 pm by President Doug Lested
Members attending included John & Karen Pepe, Tony & Heather Bowker, Vic & Stephanie Terrell,
Doug Lested, Dale & Eleanor Stanfield, Mac & Diane McPherson, Jim McCrery, Doug Anderson,
Jim McCrery, Craig & Barbara French, Les & Barbara von Nordheim, Warren Raps, George Keener.
Warren lead the pledge.
Doug welcomed everyone , there was no guests. Doug showed a video of his engine running in his
Roadster, progress.
Diane reported we have sufficient funds to continue operations, details for members from Tony or
Diane. Expenses this month include $450 for an application of a State Determination Letter.
Stephanie said the Tour to Myrtle Creek Botanical Gardens and Nursery, was a great ride through
some new roads , the gardens very interesting and the meal was good.
Details of the April 25 tour to Julian were clarified. We will meet at the Escondido Arts Center,
meet at 9am and leave at 9:30pm. About 10 people raised hands to participate in the tour.
The May 16 tour and Installation Lunch will not be held at Doug & Neta's home as Neta is suffering
some medical problems. The May 16 Tour and Installation Lunch will be start at Escondido Arts
Center, meet at 9am and leave at 9:30pm. The Installation Lunch at Casina del Charro in
Escondido. Participants must contact Doug at [email protected] by April 23.
The June 25 tour will be to the Antique Engine Museum where Virgil White invited both the
HVMTC and the MTFCSD to the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the MTFCA.
Provisionally we will meet at Escondido Arts Center, meet at 9am and leave at 9:30pm.
The July tour was tentatively set for July 25 to San Clemente through Camp Pendleton.
Tony mentioned that Larry Ciuffo is organizing a tour from Depot Bay along the Oregon Coast, should
be great T country, contact Larry Ciuffo at 760470 1085 if interested.
Doug has received no nomination of officers for the open Board position which are President,
VP/Tour Chair and Secretary. There was considerable discussion during which Doug
indicated he might be able to continue but may not be reliably available to due to pressures
of work. Stephanie indicated she enjoys organizing tours but does not want to be VP.
Tony indicated that he does not want to continue as Secretary but enjoys the web site and
newsletter. Mac made a motion to separate the Tour Chairman from VP, seconded by
Tony, passed unanimously. Mac then made another motion to separate the Secretary
position from Editor, Tony seconded, passed unanimously.
The following officers for 2015/16 were then proposed and accepted unanimously
President
Doug Lested
Vice Pres
Mac McPherson
Secretary
Karen Pepe
Treasurer
Diane McPherson
Editor
Tony Bowker
Tony asked if there were any comments regarding the March minutes. The minutes as published in
the Commutator Newsletter were unanimously approved.
There was an Opportunity Drawing, Dale picked up $28.
Being no further business, Doug closed the meeting at 7:55 pm.
Respectfully submitted
May 2015
Tony Bowker, Secretary
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Winter Tour to Julian
This was a joint tour between the Hidden Valley and the San Diego clubs, Stephanie for HV and Norm
Kling for the SD club. The Hidden Valley club met at the Arts Center with three Ts belonging to John
& Karen Pepe, Dale & Eleanor Stanfield and Vic and Stephanie in their Model A. Ken & Merleen,
Craig & Barbara were in moderns and Mac & Diane with the trouble truck and trailer.
The San Diego guys met at the Descanso/I8 junction with Norm & Delores, Tony & Kyle Lemler and
Kirby Prey with a friend, all in Model Ts. Gerry and Ana Yeadon were there in a modern, but drove
Kirby's truck with the Trouble Truck. Greg & Cathy Rising were there with their truck, trailer and
Touring but they decided to stay in the truck and Sam & Deborah Judd decided lunch in Julian
sounded good but sensibly drove their modern.
So the stage was set, the only item not on schedule was the weather, it was horrid.... It was foggy,
cold and almost constant rain. During the run over the sunrise highway, often I couldn't see the T in
front of me and we were cold. We stopped at Laguna Lodge for a quick break, it was very cold. Kyle
and I stopped at several of the view points, but all we saw was rain and fog and it was cold...
We arrived in Julian and a few minutes later the group arrived from Escondido and we all went into
the vehicle museum for a tour around the Mack and Cadillac stage buses that use to run between Julian
and San Diego. Both these unique vehicles were restored by members of the Truck Museum in
Campo with funding provided by the Julian Historical Society. They are very unique vehicles and
most beautifully restored.
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Following the Museum Tour, we all walked over to Rongbranch Restaurant for a excellent lunch.
When we left the restaurant, the rain had eased a little, but it was still cold, so we broke into the north
and south parties and headed home.
In spite of the weather, which was beyond our control. It was an excellent days drive, the Pepe's drove
all the way from Temecula in their Fordor sedan. I would like to thank Karen Pepe and Norm Kling
for the pictures, mine were the wet ones! After lunch, Greg thanked Norm and Stephanie for all the
effort they put into organizing the days events, it was great fun in spite of the inclement weather.
TonyB
Dues are Due Please send Diane your 2015-16 dues of $20, or give her the money at
the Installation Lunch.
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Dues are Due Please send Diane your 2015-16 dues of $20, or give her the money at
the Installation Lunch.
For Sale
PARTS FOR SALE
20+ years collection of Model T parts. Starters, Generators and Alternators. 1916 rear axle
(ready to use), all sorts of lighting and wiring, running board racks, 26/27 rear spare tire mount,
gauges, bearings, various brackets. 26/27 engine disassembled and so much more. Over 3 pages
of parts on the list. A retail value over $9,500, yours for $3,800. Email or call for spread sheet
of all the parts. Will sell individual parts for 50% of retail. Some parts are new and some used.
Dell Pound [email protected] 760-685-3461
For Sale
100 YEAR OLD MODEL T
1914 Model T Ford Roaster-pickup. Brass radiator, green exterior, black interior, wooden spokes.
Engine and transmission believed to be original. Converted to 12 volt system, alternator
and distributor. New carburetor, starter motor, keyed ignition, muffler, exhaust manifold, stop light
switch, directional signals, steering shaft kit, front spindles, vinyl top, tires, tubes, rim flaps. New
Rocky Mtn. brakes and halogen lights installed four yrs. ago. Engine head magnifluxed and surfaced,
valves adjusted and Bendix rebuilt during past year. No body rust. Licensed/ registered in California.
Located in Vista, CA. Call Bob Millen - 760-809-3036. Available to be inspected most weekdays and
weekend. $13,500 OBO
Note the asking price reduction
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