Submitted by: Richard Smith The Gymkhana was held on a beautiful, sunny, calm and comfortable day at Pochuk Valley Farms in Vernon NJ. The venue offered a grassy field for the games and a nice tree for shade. Four drivers participated in each of the six games. The games were: Maypole In the Maypole the driver holds a rope tied to a pole. At the midpoint of the rope hangs a weight. The goal is to drive in a circle…
Submitted by Matt Petitjean The Storm Before the Parade We were all set for another Chatham Independence Day parade. The truck was washed. The tables were set, the tents were up, and the spread—fresh pastries, fruit, and piping hot coffee—was ready to go. Late in the afternoon, I made a few final calls to members to lock in our logistics. Everything was running like clockwork. Then, the sky turned an ominous dark. A low rumble of thunder rattled in the…
We are halfway through the year already! Our club members have run some amazing events so far. The end of June, Keith Heyman lead a very successful Vest Pocket tour to Boothbay, Maine. Due to the extreme weather that came through we, unfortunately, missed out on Chatham’s 4th of July parade. I want to thank Matt and Dave for their all of their effort and hard work especially because of the last minute cancellation. Hopefully we’ve all been able to…
The club conducted it’s annual visit to the New Jersey Firemen’s Home. The New Jersey Firemen’s Home – established in 1898 – is the ONLY licensed health care facility in the State of New Jersey whose primary mission is dedicated to the men and women of the New Jersey Fire Service. Located on the historic Lathrop Estates in Boonton, NJ – the Firemen’s Home provides both long term care and residential health care services. Providing outstanding service – delivered by…
Well summer is here! Hopefully we will all be out and about with our cars during our numerous events. I would like to thank Ken Potts and Dick and Bobbie Betel for bringing their cars to the Pequannock prom. The kids enjoyed taking pictures with the cars. We had a nice showing of cars for the NJ Firemen’s home, residents really seemed to enjoy it. I would like to thank Jim Dunlap for arranging it as always. If anyone has…
Looks like the better weather is finally here so we should all have been out and about with our cars. There are some great events in the coming weeks that we should have some good turnouts from the club. The Memorial Day parade in Newton is happening on May 25 hope to see you there. We also have Boonton Firemen’s home on June 12 which is something we have done for many years, the residents really enjoy it. Everyone have…
Submitted by John Morgan After a week of 80 degree weather, and still in a draught watch, we really needed the rain, but it could have waited one more day before it came. As such, we ended up with only 3 Model A’s and two modern machines for our Sunday morning trip. We made our way from the Rockaway mall to the Scranberry Coop antique mall in Andover; then north to the High Point State Park where it was snowing…
The garage clinic on March 28 was well attended with more than 15 members and guests. We attended to 3 model A’s with two brake jobs and one exhaust manifold. The first brake job on a Cabriolet was fairly straight forward job for John Hunter , a simple adjustment on the rods. The second was a fordor sedan; this job started with removing the rear drum to find that a spring had broken and a few of the lugs had…
Well, spring is finally here! The roads are salt free and the temperatures are climbing. We just had another successful garage clinic at Ed’s garage. Now that we all have our cars ready it’s time to start driving and touring. The first tour is the poker run on April 19th. It’s being run by John and Rita Morgan. Hopefully the weather will work in our favor and we’ll have a decent turn out. Remember the Steve Ryan Trexlertown Swap meet…
Well, March is here bringing warmer weather! Hopefully our thoughts are turning to our cars and dreaming of car shows, swap meets and tours. Now is the time for service and minor repairs for the upcoming year. On that note a quick reminder that March 28th will be the garage clinic at Ed Saniewwski’s garage in Denville, NJ. If you have a problem and would like the clubs help, contact Ed and let him know. This will give him time…
Here we are in the deep freeze of February! Cars are put away and with the roads the way they are they’re in no condition to be out with the snow and salt. Now is the time for maintenance and repairs in order to get ready for the upcoming touring season. It’s also time to think about the upcoming garage clinics, so if you have an issue you want help with talk with Ed Saniewski to start setting it up.…
Submitted by John Morgan Touring is always a great way to enjoy your Model A and we have multiple tours during the year that are run by both old and new members. As a long time tour organizer and participant, a tour will run more smoothly and SAFELY if some easy tips are followed: The Leader (meet-head) provides readable directions. (large enough font for those of us visually impaired) Mileage for each direction is a plus but not required. The…
Welcome to 2026! I wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. We’re looking forward to a busy year full of fun driving activities. We had a great turnout for our annual holiday party, run by Jeff and Evelyn Vanderhoff, thank you. We also swore in our new officers. I would also like to thank Jeff Vanderhoff for all of his efforts in the last two years to the betterment of the club. At the January meeting we discussed this…
Submitted by: Jeff Vanderhoff I would like to thank everyone that donated and attended the “Food Cruise” this year. I think it is a great cause for our club to be involved with. This should be continued and it is something that everyone could participate in. There are some new and exciting things that are going to be in the newsletter next year. Matt and his team are doing a great job by keeping us all informed of club events…
Submitted by: Evelyn Vanderhoff Our annual food cruise was a big success this year. There were four Model A’s, a Land Cruiser, four modern cars and rainy weather. We visited St. Mary’s Church food pantry with donations from our club members. Thank you to everyone who donated. After we left the food pantry, we took the back roads around Greenwood Lake. We stopped at a lakeside restaurant and had a great meal. We found out that it was Dave Volosin’s…
Submitted by: Evelyn Vanderhoff We all had a great time attending the Newton Holiday Parade. Everyone arrived and participated in the parade spreading holiday joy with the sight of our cars decorated for the festivities. After the parade we had a wonderful time having lunch and sharing stories. As we headed to the parking lot to leave, one of the cars would not start. There was no need to worry. Our technical advisors were there and a bunch of other knowledgeable…
Submitted by: Jeff Vanderhoff President 2025 At our last meeting, we learned that all the bills are in from the club firetruck and they are all paid. Our club is in great financial shape and all is good. I would like to thank everyone involved with the project. It was great to see the members of the club getting involved with the restoration. If you haven’t taken it out for a ride, do so. It is a lot of fun…
Submitted by: Evelyn Vanderoff It was a beautiful fall day for our fall foliage tour. We had 10 Model A’s and drove for 70 miles. We stopped half way at Anderson Farms in Sparta for some fall goodies and of course ice cream. We drove around a lake which had a very narrow road and many back roads in Passaic and Sussex County. The leaves were just perfect!! After the tour, everyone came back to our house for an “Oktoberfest.”…
Submitted by: Chris McManemin The Bendix system on the starter motor like any part gets worn over time. There are two 5/16” bolts and washers that hold the spring in place. Over time they loosen and shear off into the bell housing or worse; become lodged between the housing and the flywheel (Pictured). This unfortunately happened to me and it was a real challenge to get the bolt dislodged and removed. The flywheel was totally locked up. The crank would…
It is Fall now with a couple of tours left. Come on out and drive with us, a Model A is preferred but you are more than welcome to come with any automobile. Just join in!! The Fall Hershey meet is over. I saw many members of our club in the flea market section. I also saw many MARC members there too. It’s nice to see so many people with a common interest in one place and eager to answer…