Tires 'aint Pretty, but these Tires are Cheeeep!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that time is getting short to place your tire order for Mountrie. As it stands now, we DO have enough tires to make the order possible. If you've been thinking about new 'skins' for your Model A, better get on the ball! I have a standard order form for the tires along with all the particulars and, it's yours for the request ! Just email us at the club address and we'll get it to you in a jiffy. The tires will be here just in time for Thanksgiving. Larry Crawford of the Citrus A's has kindly offered to pick up the tires for us.

Found this Ad for the Family Fest in Apopka

I found this ad for the Festival on 107.7's website. I thought it might tell you a bit more about the event! I think it looks like fun! SMc


Sunday November 04
Celebrating Apopka's 125th birthday, this community event will feature the largest carnival ever to be held in Apopka! Enjoy games for children, arts & crafts, continuous live entertainment, custom car show, motorcycle show, auto swap meet, delicious food and a special presentation by the Apopka Historical Society.

The 8th Annual Fall Family Festival celebrating Apopka's 125th Birthday will be held on November 2nd-November 4th
Located at:
Northwest Recreation Complex
3200 Jason Dwelley Parkway
Apopka, FL 32712

A spectacular fireworks display will illuminate the sky at 8pm on Saturday.

The festivities on Sunday will include a special ceremony held to honor the nominees for Apopka's prestigious "Grandmother of the Year" award and to name our 2007 winner!

Where are we meeting for November?

The newsletter is in the post office today and delivered soon to you!
But in case you want your November information now, here you go!

Dont we all love a Fall Carnival?
We will be having our meeting at the Fall Festival of Families in Zellwood!
Saturday Nov 3rd 10:00—10:15
We will gather near corner of 441 and Ponkan road in Zellwood just behind Discount Auto Parts then tour together to the Northwest Recreation Center on Ponkan Road where the festival will be held.
We ask that you bring your own Chairs and either purchase lunch from one of the fair vendors there or bring your own lunch.

See you there!

ps - if any of you have a canopy, like an easy up open canopy, that we can borrow for the meeting please contact Sandi as soon as possible either by emailing the club or phoning at 352-242-4846.

What are our food choices again for December?

Just in case you havent sent in your banquet monies yet, here is the information you have been requesting!

Menu selections are:
1- Chicken Caesar Salad with fresh grilled chicken & homemade dressing
2– Chicken Pot Pie—famous for Lakeside in a flakey pastry crust
3– Fresh Catch of the Day—prepared in a white wine and lemon sauce with wild rice
4– Beef Tips served over fettuccine—sautéed in butter, mushrooms & garlic herbs

Tickets are $15 per person
made payable to the Heart of Florida Model A Club
and mailed to P.O. Box 99 Tavares, FL 32778
Or at the November meeting.

Pioneer Days - Leesburg

What started out as a rainy scary day ended up a beautiful day to be in downtown Leesburg at the Pioneer Days festival. We had 30 people and 15 model A's join us (7 model A's from Citrus Model A's). We were escorted to downtown by policemen driving very fast with lights! We lined up on Main Street, then had a wonderful lunch at Woodies! Buddy and Beth gave out nice raffle prizes that were donated by the local merchants.

After lunch we enjoyed the festival and the beautiful weather.

Oh and Bill McClelland brought out his - inrestoration - Model A! What a beautiful paintjob that car has - thanks Bill!

Raffle Gifts

Did you know that for the Leesburg event this Saturday, our future VP Buddy Pearce has also lined up some really nice Raffle Gifts. That alone should be reason enough for you to join us this Saturday!!!
See you there!

10/20 Pioneer Days in Leesburg

We need you and YOUR model A!
Downtown Leesburg has invited us back to join in on their Pioneer Days once again. Just like before we will meet at Sims Furniture (old Kmart) on 441 in Leesburg. This is across the road from Tractor Supply.
We want to meet about 10:am on Saturday October 20th. We will be given a police escort to downtown Leesburg just like before - this was a thrill last time!
Once we are there and parked, you can enjoy the festival there on the main street and all will gather for lunch at Woodies Chopping Block about 11:30.
If you have any questions about this event, do not hesitate to contact Buddy Pearce at 352-307-8521.

New Email Address for the Club

This is just to inform you that the club now has a new email address:
FloridaModelA@embarqmail.com
Please update your files thank you!

Model A Games were Dry and Fun!

What a great A day!
Our model A games went on and I think literally there was maybe 5 actual drops of rain, and other than that a perfect breezy sunny fall day!
The games were fun and went off a little different this time; we set up a grand stand for spectators to sit around and cheer or make fun of the participants! Wait until you hear who won the blind driver race!
And it was voted on to make this an annual event at the Lumsden's barn and field. What a great location with lots and lots of room!
The games were fun, there was some swapping going on, the food was great and the meeting went smoothly under the VP Tim's direction. (Barry had to be out of town). Then we held our elections and we have a new crop of officers for 2008 with the torch being officially passed on in December.

President: Bill Lumsden
Vice President: Buddy Pearce
Secretary: Sandi McCormack (returning)
Assistant Secretary: Beth Pearce
Treasurer: Dawn Stevens (returning)

Our volunteer coordinators are
Hospitality: Rosemary Lumsden
Newsletter: Sandi McCormack
Backup Newsletter: Dawn Stevens
Parades: Beebe's
Historian: Mal Colby
Technical Coordinator position and Tour directory positions still yet to be officially assigned.

Model A meeting in the Rain????

Hi Model A’ers,

I know you are all waking up and seeing the forecasts and wondering, “Hmmm, ARE we still going to have a meeting today? How could we possibly have model A games in the rain?”

Well of Course we are! Model A Games only get more fun in the rain! LOL
And we still need to elect new leaders – so what if they are all WET!

Seriously, the forecasters say it’s only 50% chance of rain. So, if YOU don’t feel comfortable driving your model A in 50% chance of rain, then drive your modern car – Bill says you can drive a blind course in your modern car too and we will all make fun of you just the same if not more! LOL

And – it’s FREE FOOD – that alone should bring you out!

So Model A, Modern Car, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle built for Two, Row Boat, whatever means of transportation you choose, we will see you there in Clermont at Bill’s Barn!

Sandi McCormack, secretary (only for one more day unless you are there to vote for me!)

Model A Games at meeting this Saturday!

Our October meeting is this coming Saturday the 6th of October!
It's going to be held at Bill & Rosemary Lumsdens property in Clermont. The club and Rosemary are providing a BBQ lunch for everyone! This day will be set up for fun! The guys are working on quirky model A games, we will also have an area designated for you guys to clear out your extra parts and set up a SWAP meet, so bring your stuff, a blanket or a table and be ready to wheel and deal!
Oh and Dont forget to bring your chairs to sit on cause space they have... chairs they do NOT!
Show up about 10:ish, we'll get the games rolling about 10:30 and lunch will be around 1:00. See Ya There!


Directions: in Clermont from the intersection of 27 and 50. Go South on 27 to 2nd light at Johns Lake Road. Take a left onto Johns Lake Road (at Walmart) and travel thru the intersection of Hancock Road. Go exactly 1/2 mile further to CW Harrell Road which will be on your right. There you will see the barn on your right.

Beckett Bash was another success!

We had about 107 people present and 37 model A's. Food was great and it was great to see friends from other clubs there to join us!
Thank you to all who made it. Thank you to to Don and Sultana's sister for doing such a great job with her silhouettes! Thank you to all the helpers that helped set up and break down.
And we look forward to doing it again next year.

5th Annual Don Beckett & Friends Birthday Bash

It's almost here! Can't you feel the excitement?!

Come one Come all to the celebration this Saturday morning about 10:30 at Hickory Point Park.

Bring yourself, bring your family, bring your A (if you can, if not come anyways) and have fun!

Remember, you don't have to bring any food Don Beckett is supplying all the food. If you wish to bring anything you may bring extra drinks or desserts. Also, Sandi is still looking for a couple larger coolers with ice... so if you want to bring that instead, call or EMAIL.

Now we do not REQUIRE an RSVP however, for my food purchasing purposes, if you think you are going to be here this Saturday, could you just send me a quick email unless you have called me in the past week. That would be awesome!! Thanks: EMAIL

Hickory Point park is on the north side of the HWY 19 Bridge between Howey and Tavares. You do not have to pay to come in the gate. And just as an added little note, we are on the bottom floor again and there IS another party at the same time on the top floor. So parking is going to be an issue. We are NOT allowed this year to park in the middle of the drive like we did last year, nor on the grass (they called me today:/). We have to use parking spaces. There is an axillary parking area so there will be plenty of room, but if you want a close up space, come early!

Technical This Saturday - the 22nd of September

Hi Folks, we have a technical scheduled this Saturday at Van's Barn in Zellwood around 9:30 am. This technical will be on light maintenance of your A's. So bring your A, we have the tools you need, but you need to bring your oil, filter or any other consumable supplies. Also might want to bring a fold'n chair and drinks.
If you have any questions – contact Van at (352) 753-9879 or annvanwin@aol.com

Directions for you newbies: Take 441 south past Mt Dora to Sadler road. Turn left onto Sadler and take it to Round Lake Road. Turn left on Round Lake and Van's barn will be about 1/2 mile on your left - look for the sign and see you there!

Oliver Makes Food Drive Run

Oliver, the McCormack's temperamental AA stake bed stepped up to the plate Sunday to help out with a 'Fill the Truck' Food drive a Morrison Methodist Church in Leesburg. We were contacted by John Harrington, the pastor who conducted services for our John O'Shea and remembered how neat all the Model A's were. He asked if we could have a truck that his church could fill up. After showing him some pictures, he thought that Oliver would be a sufficient challenge.

Well fill up the truck they did, and off we went to the Leesburg Food Bank, and after all was tallied, we had 3,123 pounds of food, 123 pounds over Oliver's design weight limit. The old boy groaned and rattled and almost didn't have enough power to get up the street, but he made it. Oliver originally hauled grain out South Dakota during the Great Depression to feed those who hungered, and over 75 years later, answered the call once again.