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President’s Message

Rich Dobson

President, OCMTFC

Greetings!

I would like to kick off this month’s message by reminding you that the “Yard Sale Tour” will be this weekend, Saturday June 8th.  Meet at the Orange Plaza (Circle) at 7 a.m.  We will depart on our search for yard sale goodies at 7:30 sharp.  Hopefully all the good stuff won’t be gone by then.  We also plan a stop at the “New Old Towne Orange Farmers and Artisans Market” and ending the day with lunch at Ricardo’s Mexican Restaurant on Katella in Orange.

Our June 11th “General Meeting” program promises to be a good one as Jack and Audrey Smith will be telling us about their exciting trip “down under” to Australia, New Zealand, and Pago Pago.  They even managed to join up with a Model T tour in Australia with goods friends of theirs and ours, Peter and Sally Kable.  (Remember seeing the Kables’ “Camp Car” at our August 2011 Potluck at Santiago Park?)  Greg Griffin will also be telling us about an opportunity to buy Kevlar transmission bands at wholesale prices.

Shortly after the June General Meeting, I’ll be packing up and loading my “T” on a trailer for the drive to this year’s Montana 500 in Fort Benton, Montana, June 17th-19th.  This will be an exciting “first” for me, and I’m particularly delighted to have my youngest daughter Jessica join me on the drive in the Touring Class.”  See the story about the race and other participants in this issue of the newsletter.

Be sure to come to our “16th Annual Orange County Model T Ford Club Parts Exchange & Car Show” on Saturday, June 29th, 6 a.m to 2 p.m., rain or shine.  There will be loads of buying  opportunities.  If you’re interested in selling, you can sign up for a vendor space to do so before the event for $15.  On event day, it will cost $20 per space.  And, we can always use additional “helpers,” volunteers to help us run the event.  Contact Ronnie Eliot, 714-296-8258, for more information.

Finally, looking ahead to July, we are planning a series of three “Get out the Members” breakfasts.  They will be held on three separate weekends at restaurant locations in North, Central, and South Orange County.  You will be contacted by a board member to see if you can attend.   It’ll be a great opportunity to catch up on club happenings and what’s new with your Model T.

Hope to see you out driving your “T” with a big smile on your face.

Rich

Next board meeting: 

Tuesday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. hosted by Greg Griffin at Mark & Debbie Mahoney’s home