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April2021
“T”DRIVER SOUTHERNNEVADAMODELTCLUB
ACHARTERMEMBEROFTHEM.T.F.C.A.
AprilCelebrations
GentsBirthdays: WeddingAnniversaries:
TomCollins4th Eileen&AaronPassman11th JerryKarr28th Pam&JonBibbens14th RandyKidd28th GaborOrosz30th
Officersfor2021President:TOMCOLLINS817-689-5750VicePresident:IZZYCOMBS 702-335-3775Secretary/Treasurer:CHERYLSAGO702-373-5150Historian/Newsletter:TERRYSAGO702-373-2321Webmaster:RONCUSTER702-460-4474TourMasters:JOHNWARREN702-277-6444DeDeLaGROW702-498-6376Membership:GARYCOOPER702-494-8335
CommitteeMembersJuniorAmbassador:CARSONCOMBS702-373-0358Sales&Drawings:DIRICKVANGORP 702-738-9607
OURGOALSARE:•ToPromoteTheModelTFord•ToPromotethePreservationandRestorationofThisNationalTreasure•ToProvideInformationandAssistancetoAllInterestedPeople
southernnevadamodeltclub.org
NewsletterContributionsTerrySago702-373-2321email:[email protected]
“T”DRIVEREVENTS
April3rd–HooverDamLodge
(startfromSkyline@8:00)
April10th–LogandaleFair
April23rd–25th–UtahSpeedsterRun
April26th–28th–UtahCanyonTour
May1st–TulareSwapMeet
May1st&2nd–SouthwestTShow
May22nd–“B”CookoutatCombs’
May30th–IceCreamatSagos’
November6th–SunsetParkPicnic
“NextMeeting”
Tuesday,April13thBros.Breakfast,Lunch&Dinner
4335N.RanchoDr.•dinnerat6:00pm•meetingat7:00pm•
Breakfasts
SomeofusaregettingtogetherforSaturdaymorningbreakfasts.Bethereby8:00am.
Fornow,thelocationrotatesbetween:(exceptforApril3rd)
Sunshine&TailwindsCafé@theNLVAirport
&
Bros.Breakfast,Lunch&Dinner@4335NRanchoDr.
(CHECKYOUREMAILFORUPDATES)“thingsarestartingtoopenup”
SOUTHERN NEVADA MODEL T CLUB Minutes of the March 9, 2021 Meeting
Meeting called to order at 7:04pm by Izzy Combs, Vice President, with help from Carson Combs
OFFICERS ROLL PRESIDENT TOM COLLINS (absent) VICE PRESIDENT IZZY COMBS SECRETARY/ TREASURER CHERYL SAGO MEMBERSHIP GARY COOPER (absent) CO TOUR MASTER JOHN WARREN CO TOUR MASTER DEDE LAGROW JR. AMBASSADOR CARSON COMBS NEWSLETTER/ HISTORIAN TERRY SAGO WEBMASTER RON CUSTER SALES/DRAWINGS DIRICK VAN GORP (absent)
VICE PRESIDENT REPORT Izzy announced that Saturday, April 10 there will be an unofficial fair in Logandale that the SNMTC has been invited to participate in. It includes a FREE pancake breakfast, livestock show and auction by the 4H and FFA. There will be a rodeo for a $2 entry fee, and they are waiving the vendor fees. She needs a headcount in a week of how many will attend. Please let her know if you wish to bring your car and be part of the fun.
JR AMBASSADOR REPORT Carson reported that he has been notifying everyone of the breakfasts weekly and was recently seen riding around town in his newest T.
SECRETARY REPORT Minutes of the February meeting were approved as reported. Cheryl reported the loss of several members, including the newest of William (Bill) Coyle of Farmington AK. It was also noted that our former past President, Frank Ross, will no longer participate in the club. He will be missed.
TREASURER REPORT Cheryl reported the current balance forward of $XXXX.XX (see separate report) Report was approved by members.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT Terry’s letter to past due members garnered 11 responses, for a total of 60 paid members!
WEBMASTER REPORT Ron expressed concern that the followers from Facebook not be pursued as a source for members of the SNMTC. He feels that the purpose of the Facebook group is to have a community to express themselves, and not for the club to draw members from.
TOUR MASTERS John reported that the elevator at the NLV Airport café is still under repair. The breakfasts will be split between Bros and the Airport for now. John is working on scheduling Callville Bay again, maybe for April 3, before it gets hot, with a possible meetup at Skyline. April 10 will be Logandale. Terry & Cheryl have been asked to check out Peg’s Diner. April 24 will be the Speedster Run in St George, UT, with a fee of $110.00 for the 3-day event. Immediately after, the Utah Canyon Tour starts April 26-29 in Panguitch, UT. It is Free to attend, and you don’t have to register, just show up. No new updates on Vicki’s Diner.
NEWSLETTER Terry is working on a story of George Selden for the April newsletter.
HISTORIAN Terry has been filing the original minutes in the history books all the way back from 1992. He passed around a photo of a bed-and–breakfast in St. George, UT that Cheryl is taking him to for his birthday that has a Model T as a bathtub in the room. He will be reporting on that at a later date.
OLD BUSINESS DeDe reminded us that Scrambles is available as a breakfast tour place as long as we can be there by 9am, and that they have inside and outside seating. Ron suggested Black Bear on LV Blvd and Warm Springs.
NEW BUSINESS Izzy Combs announced that they will host a breakfast at 8am on May 22, 2021 at their home, watch for more details. Terry S. told of the Craig Ranch Regional Park Car show being held on November 6, 2021, and suggested the club participate, maybe early before the club’s picnic being held the same day.
50/50 DRAWING 50/50 was $50, $25 to the club and $25 to the winner, DeDe LaGrow. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 pm.
Next Meeting date April 13, 2021
Treasurer’sReport
PreviousBalance(fromFebruary)$XXXX.XX Reups$XXX.XX Donation$X.XX Raffle$XX.XX Newsletter(printing&postage)$-XXX.XX Balance(March9,2021)$XXXX.XX
T’sShopTalk
GreetingsAll!Asthepandemicrecedes,Iseemoreandmorefolksgettingout.FirstofallabigthankyoutoIzzyandCarsonandallofficersattendingtheMarchmeetingandhelpingtorunthingsinmyabsence.Icouldnotdothiswithouteveryone’shelp.UnfortunatelyduetoanalreadyscheduledeventbeforeMargieandIjoinedtheclub,wewillmissApril’smeetingalso.However IwillbeatLogandale carnivalSaturday,April10withmyModelT.HopetoseeyouthereoratabreakfastthefirsthalfofApril.Weareenjoyinggettingtoknowfolksintheclub.Youallbringsuchadynamicrangeof strengths and ideas to this group. We can appeal to established members andpotential members with the commonality of our admiration for the Model T andpromoteitwell.Don’tforgettheAprilUtahtourandstilllookingforvolunteersonthespeedrun.Iappreciateyouall.Safetravels,PresidentTom.
GetReadytoGo!SpeedsterRunApril23rd–25thUtahCanyonTourApril26th–28th
SpeedsterfestivitiesstartwithaLowLandTouronFriday23rdendingatanopenhouseandBBQatDennisRutkoskie’sshop.ThemorningofSaturday24thisa120milerunintoZion
NationalParkandSunday25thisa100milerun.AllofthespeedsteractivitiesleavefromSt.George,Utah.
Contact:[email protected].
UtahCanyonTour,co-hostedbySNMTC,isbasedinPanguitch,Utah.Monday26thisCedarBreaks,Tuesday27thisCoralPinkSands&KanabandWednesday28thisBryceCanyonNationalPark.
Contact:[email protected].
Thesetwoeventsareindependentfromeachother.IfyouareintheSpeedsterRunyoumustregister.IfyouwishtoparticipateintheCanyonTourallyouhavetodoisshowup.
ALLSPECTATORSAREWELCOME!
IfyouarenotregisteredaspartoftheSpeedsterRunandwishtoattendtheBBQpleaseRSVPtoDenny435-668-0474.Comeoutandseesomeofthebeautifulcarsorbringyourownifonlyforaday!
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InMemoriamWilliamCoyle
PassedFebruary17,2021TheModelTClubwouldliketoextendtheirsincerest
sympathytotheCoylefamily.
IfyouwantedtobuildanautomobileinTheUnitedStates-“YouMustGetGeorgeSelden’sPermission”
GeorgeSelden,abrilliantattorneyfromRochester,NewYork,wasthepatentlawyerforGeorgeEastman.In1879
heapplied forapatent for improvements to theBrayton internal combustionengine.Hewasnever tohaveany
success inbuilding theengineandheactuallywanted tobuildanautomobile.Also,heneverhadanysuccess in
findinginvestorstohelpfulfillhisdream.Hekepthispatentapplicationopenforseventeenyearsmakingminor
changesandeditionstowhatwasnowcalledtheroad-locomotive.Itwassupposedtobeavehiclepoweredbya
petroleumvaporengine,lightinweight,easytocontrolandpowerfulenoughtoaccomplishordinaryinclinations.
Itwouldhavea steeringmechanism,oneormorecylinders,a clutch,a seat forapassengerandbrakes.Hewas
awarded apatent onhis vaguedescriptionof an automobile onNovember5, 1895.U.S. patentNo. 549,160.He
neverhadaworkingexampleforhispatentandaccordingtopatentlaws,hedidn’tneedto.
Henry Ford had never heard of this guy, but hewould. Even
though the drawings on the patent described a gasoline-
powered engine that was totally unpractical, William C.
Whitney, a partner of The Electric Vehicle Company, offered
Selden ten thousand dollars and a 5 percent royalty on any
futurerevenuegeneratedforallrightstohispatent.Seldenhad
no money so he made an alliance with Whitney and The
ElectricVehicleCompany.Asyoumightimagine,thegasoline-
powered automobiles would be competition for electric
powered vehicles and electric powered vehicles represented
halfofthecarsmanufacturedatthetime.Whitneyimmediately
sent letters out to all of the American carmanufacturers. He
demandedsuitablecompensationfortheinfringementontheir
patent.Somemanufacturerswerehostiletowardtheletterand
therestignoredit.
In1900AlexanderWinton(WintonAutomobiles)wasthelead
dogoftheautomobilemanufacturersintheUnitedStates.TheElectricVehicleCompanyhadspecificallytargeted
Alexander Winton. Winton was a fighter and claimed that the patent was preposterous. He formed a small
confederationofautomakerstofightthepatent.WintonclaimedthattheSeldenpatentwasnothingmorethana
steamcarwiththeengineswappedoutforanon-existentgasolineengine.BroughtbeforeJudgeAlfredC.Coxe,it
didn’tmatter!Courtstendedtolookkindlyonbroadsweepingclaimsforbasicpatents.Wintonlost.JudgeCoxe’s
rulingdidnotratifytherulingforthevalidityofthepatentbutwouldrequireamorecostlyandtimeconsuming
trial in the courts. Nevertheless,mostmanufacturers took Coxe’s ruling seriously and some even ceased doing
business.
Wintonwasnotdeterred.Heformedanorganizationofotherautomakerstofightthepatent.HehiredaNewYork
patent lawfirmandtookTheElectricVehicleCompanytocourt.Selden’spatentheldup.Winton’sassociatesall
walkedawayandstuckWintonwiththelegalbills.WintonthenagreedthatSelden’spatentwasvalid.
Whitney,theheadofTheElectricVehicleCompany, invitedallmanufacturersofgas-poweredautomobilestohis
mansioninNewYorktoworkoutwhathewouldchargethemforroyaltiestouseSelden’spatent.Theautomakers
realizedthattheywerebeinglinedupfortheslaughterbutMr.Whitney,beingcourteousenough,convincedthem
topay.
The automakers formed a new organization called “ALAM,” The Association of Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers. Their primary goal was to keep out slipshod automakers from tarnishing the industry. As one
mightguess,HenryFordfellunderthisdefinitionastheyconsideredTheFordMotorCompanyanassemblyplant,
notanautomobilemanufacturer.
After a meeting between Henry Ford, James Couzens and the association, Couzens said as with regards to the
Seldenpatent,“Seldencantakehispatentandgotohellwithit.”TheFordMotorCompanyintendstomanufacture
all the gasoline-powered automobiles they can with no regard whatsoever to the Selden patent claims. When
HenryFordwasquestioneddirectly,hesaid,“MymanCouzenshasspoken.”
The ALAM started an advertising campaign to dispel the legitimacy of Ford cars and filed suit against The Ford MotorCompany. Henry Ford and James Couzens hired the best patent lawyer in Detroit, Raymond A Parker. Parker, a CivilWarVeteran,wasplanninghisretirementbuthehadakeeninterestinautomobilesandthoughtthattheSeldenpatentwasabsurd.ThefightwasonbetweenTheElectricVehicleCompany,TheAssociationofLicensedAutomobileManufacturersandTheFordMotorCompany.Mostofthefightwasbeingheldinthepublic’seye,inAmerica’snewspapers.ToprovetheirclaimsthatSelden’sgasolineenginewasthefirst,TheElectricVehicleCompanyhad“aworkingmodel”builtusing Selden’s patent drawings to demonstrate that they had the first gas-powered automobile in 1877. The Ford MotorCompanyresearchedandfounddrawingsforavehicleinaFrenchmagazinewithanenginebuiltbyaBelgian,JeanLenoirin1862.CharlesSorensen,themainmanufacturingengineerforFord,builtaLenoirengineandputitonaFordchassis.Parkerarrangedforademonstrationofthetwovehiclesin1907.Selden’svehiclelasted3,470feetandtheFord,poweredbyaLenoirengine,wasdrivenalloverNewYorkobtainingspeedsashighas12milesperhour. In theend, thedemonstrationhadnoeffectonthecase.Whatdidhappenhowever,wasthepublicwaslearningwhoHenryFordwas.Injunctions followed and the case went to trial in 1909. Parker presented 14,000 pages of documents and testimoniesincluding 126 other patents that should have superseded any of the Selden claims. Judge Charles Hough took the entiresummertostudythedocumentsanddeterminedthatSeldenhadcontributednothingtothedevelopmentoftheautomobile,buthispatentdidrepresenttheideaandruledinfavorofSelden.EvenWilliamDurant(GeneralMotors)couldnolongerholdoutandjoinedALAMandstartedpayingtheroyalties.Fordhadnowreceivednationalrecognitionandcouldnotgiveupthefight.Hehiredanewlawfirmandre-filedthesuit.Mostofthesuitwasthesamebutre-focusedontheengine.Thenextjudge,JudgeNoyes,concludedin1911thatalltheclaimsinthesuitwereold,butitactuallycamedowntotheengineitself.Selden’spatentwasbasedaroundthetwo-cycleBraytonengine.ThecourtupheldSelden’spatentifanautomobileusedatwo-cycleengine,butallofthecarsbuiltinAmericawereusingthefour-cycle,Ottoengine.Fordhadprevailed.However,therewasonlyoneyearleftbeforeSelden’spatentwasduetoexpire.TheElectricVehicleCompanybynowhadcollectedmillionsinroyaltiesandSelden’scutwasinthehundredsofthousands.SeldenwentontostarttheSeldenTruckSalesCorporationandtheALAMwentaway.Intheend,thepresidentoftheALAMstated that Henry Ford was the greatest man in the automobile world, the Ford plant was the greatest automobilemanufacturerandtheFordorganizationwasthegreatestautomobileorganizationintheworld.HenryFordandJamesCouzenshadneverpaidadimetoTheElectricVehicleCompany,TheALAMorGeorgeSelden.HenryFord spent the same amount ofmoney on his legal fees as if hewould have paid the five percent royalty on every car hemanufactured.
SNMTC-IntheBeginningInthebeginningRalphCordellandHaroldMannaskedtheModelTFordClubofAmericaforalistoftheirmembersthatresidedintheLasVegasarea.FromthislisttheymailedinvitationsforanorganizationalmeetingtostartalocalchapteroftheMTFCA.July26th,1992fivepeoplemetatTheBoar’sNestonLasVegasBlvd.andformedtheSouthernNevadaModelTClub.RalphCordell,president.MarvinRay,vice-president.HaroldMann,secretaryandtreasurer.GaryCooper,historianandtourmaster.RandyPetri,membership.AnapplicationwasmadetobealocalchapterintheMTFCAandapplyforclubliabilityinsurance.Aclublogowasdesigned.ItwasdecidedthatclubmeetingsweretobeheldthethirdTuesdayofeachmonth.Anewsletterorbulletinwouldbemailedeachmonthandclubduesweresetat$20peryearforahousehold.Thesecondmeetingattractedfourmoremembersandthethirdmeetingbroughtinsixnewmembers,oneofthesewasJimMarsh.September19th,1992theclubparticipatedinthePahrumpparade.Rex&AlmaWalkerina1917touring,GaryCooperina1912Torpedo,RalphCordellina1921RunaboutandHarold&DorthaManninared1915touring.InOctobertheyexhibitedfivecarsintheHeritageRailroadPark&Museumshow.Thenparades,paradesandparades,theclubwasunderway.Membershipgrewsteadily.MeetingshoppedaroundatBoar’sNest,StrawberryFieldandthenTheDuesenbergRoomatTheImperialPalace.Toursincludingovernighterswerehappening.“TDriver”wasselectedasanameforthenewsletterandby-lawswereadopted.Membershipcards,poloshirtsandmagneticsignsweremade.Thatallstarted29yearsagothissummer.Manyofthepastminutesendwiththestatement,“agoodtimewashadbyall.”ThinkofallthegoodtimesthatwerehadbecausefiveguysgottogetherandstartedtheSouthernNevadaModelTClub.Andit’snotjustthemembers,howmanyotherlivesweretouchedbythepresenceofourModelT’saroundtown?Patyourselfontheback,butespeciallytaketimetothankHaroldMann,GaryCooperandJimMarsh.Whatarethechancesthat29yearsfromnowsomeonewillbefloatingintheirpodwritinganewsletteraboutModelT’sinLasVegas?
“IthinkweshouldpackupandheadtotheLogandaleFair!”
TheClarkCountyFairhasbeencancelledthisyearBUT,asmaller,moretraditional"Fair"ishappening.Ourclubhasbeengiventheopportunitytosetupanddisplayourcars.TherewillbeaFREEcommunitypancake
breakfastthatmorningfrom8:00AMto9:30AMthatyouarewelcometoattend.Ourcarsmustbeinsidethegateby10:00AMandstayuntil5:00PM.ThereisalsofreeovernightRVcampingavailable,(drycamping).
ClarkCountyFairgroundSaturday,April10th1301WhippleAve.Logandale,NV89021
Ifyou’reinterestedinparticipatingpleasecontactIzzyorCarsonASAP
Izzy702-335-3775Carson702-373-0358
2021(&2022)MEMBERSHIP&RENEWALAPPLICATIONFORMAnnualduesof$30.00perhouseholdmembership(2021only–payfor2021&get2022free)
MakecheckspayabletoSNMTCMailto6916HawaiianSkyCt.,LasVegasNV89131
APPLICANT(First,MI,LastName) ___________________________________________________________________________
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