Corn Roast September 13

Autumn Drive September 20

DON’T FORGET

In This Issue Splinters From the Chair……...……....……………. 2

Club Events……….....……………………..………. 3

Schedule of Events…………………………………..3

Manitoba Antique Auto Museum………………….. 4

Turn Signals ……………………………………….. 5

Swap Meet…………………………………………. 6

Old Bob’s Photo Corner….…...…….………............. 7

The Bamfords’ Garage Page……………...………...8

The Running Board The Edmonton Antique Car Club Newsletter Vol. 47 No. 8 September 2009

Deadline for October RB

September 20

Member of the Specialty Vehicle

Association of Alberta

A beautiful 1921 Dodge Brothers Roadster Steve found in the Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum. Story p. 4

Your 2009 Executive President Ken Berg

Past Pres. Ron Bodnar

Vice President Mike Reid

Rec. Sec. Nels Andersen

Corr. Sec. Jack Cairns

Treasurer Bert Hoogewoonink

Tours/Events Ted Horton

Membership Jim Boomer

Publicity Earl Clements

Historian David Kjorlien

Editor Arend Stolte

Assistant Editor Cathie Harwyluk

Dir.@Large Martial Bérubé

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The Running Board Official Publication of the

Edmonton Antique Car Club

Box 102

Edmonton, Alberta. T5J 2G9

Arend Stolte, Editor

email a_stolte@hotmail.com

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Splinters From The Chair nce again we have survived the summer whirlwind of

events. I almost feel like I‘ve missed the whole thing, even

though Sharon and I took part in a lot of great tours and

other events. Unfortunately I missed most of the seniors‘

visits. On behalf of the executive, I would like to thank all those peo-

ple who attended them, as they are very appreciated by the seniors.

As I write this, Sharon and I have just returned from another great

Oldies‘ Tour, details of which will be covered by another article in

the next issue. Our Model T, like all the other cars, performed well,

up and down through some hilly country. No lack of variety on this

tour. It ranged from a backhouse collection, a Studebaker graveyard,

a botanic garden, and lunchtime picnics, to the very solemn Fallen

Four Memorial at Mayerthorpe. Lorne Schmidt and Bob Marsh did a

fine job on this one.

We still have quite a few things to do before the snow flies (I hope).

Our annual Corn Roast is scheduled for September 13 at Berubes‘

with a tour of the Inland gravel pit to take place prior to the Corn

Roast. Don‘t miss this event. It will be great.

If the weather cooperates, we will have an autumn drive the follow-

ing weekend (September 20) – all on paved back roads, and at a

leisurely pace, hopefully out to Onoway and back.

Enjoy reading all the articles in this issue and if Chris happens to say

anything derogatory about my Model T generator, don‘t believe a

word of it.

Ken Berg

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The Edmonton Antique Car Club

The Edmonton Antique Car Club is registered in the Province of Alberta as a nonprofit

society, interested in historical motor vehicles and related collectible items. Our club is

dedicated to the acquisition, restoration, preservation, salvage, maintenance of and pro-

motion of interest in cars from the following categories.

The Horseless Carriage Era (1882 to 1905)

The Brass Era (1906 to 1915)

The Black Era (1916 to 1925)

Early Production (1926 to 1935)

Classics (Defined by The Classic Car Club of America.)

Late Production (1936 to 1948

Our objectives also include encouraging the retention of such vehicles in Al-

berta, promoting competitions, trials, and other events our vehicles can partici-

pate in, and educating the general public in the historical contribution of the

automobile in the development of our Canadian heritage.

Our membership is varied as to careers and cars, and extends country wide. To qualify

as a member, new applicants must be at least 14 years of age; must complete an applica-

tion form (which is submitted to the club executive for approval), and pay a nominal

membership fee of $30.00 per year (spousal, additional $20). It is not necessary to own a

vintage car, but merely to have an interest in antique auto memorabilia.

General Meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday evening of each month, with

tours and events being dispersed throughout the calendar year. The Annual General

Meeting is held each year in the last full week of January.

Our club members participate in a variety of events and activities which promote social

interaction among members, and give them an opportunity to drive their cars and dis-

play them to the general public. Annual events include the Klondike Breakfast, the Corn

Roast, and mystery tours. Senior visits are a way for our club to give back to the com-

munity. Members also participate in community events such as Sunday in the City ,

Father‘s Day in the Park, Crystal Kids, and harvest festivals. Our club participates in the

annual International Meet in which members from all corners of Western Canada and

the Northwest United States come together for a wonderful exchange of camaraderie,

trophies and good old-fashioned fun.

Our club publishes a monthly newsletter, The Running Board. Members are encour-

aged to submit articles and other items of interest to the editor for publication. As a mem-

ber you are entitled to receive a copy of each issue and to run free classified ads in the

―Swap Meet‖ section.

Club members as a group have a wealth of experience and knowledge of all aspects of

the antique car hobby which they will share with you. Bring your particular problem to

our membership and you will be probably be directed to an expert in that field.

We welcome new members to our club. If you are interested, please contact any of our

members, or better still, come to the next meeting!

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Schedule Of Events Club Events Mystery Tour

by Arend Stolte

The August mystery tour was a bit longer than the usual one.

Starting off at the usual Kingsway Mall location, our members

headed south and west to Devon following a variety of country

road. In Devon we visited the Road Iron Company, a body shop

that specializes in restoring classic cars as well as street rods,

custom and muscle cars. The shop was full of vehicles in vari-

ous stages of repair and Sean and his crew were happy to speak

with our members about their projects.

September Tue 01 General Meeting 7:30 PM @ Northgate

Lion‘s Senior‘s Rec. Centre 7524-139 Ave

Thu 10 Executive Meeting

Sun 13 Corn Roast at Martial and Lorraine

Bérubé. Meet at 10:30 for tour of gravel pit.

Corn roast is at Berube‘s at 2:00 P.M.

Contact: Ted Horton

Sun 20 Autumn Drive Meet at Husky station on

highway 60 south of the Yellowhead at 1:00

P.M. Contact: Ted Horton

October Tue 06 General Meeting 7:30 PM @ Northgate

Lion‘s Senior‘s Rec. Centre 7524-139 Ave

Sun 11 Final Fling

Thu 15 Executive Meeting

November Tue 03 General Meeting 7:30 PM @ Northgate

Lion‘s Senior‘s Rec. Centre 7524-139 Ave

Thu 12 Executive Meeting

December Tue 01 General Meeting 7:30 PM @ Northgate

Lion‘s Senior‘s Rec. Centre 7524-139 Ave

Sat 05 Annual Banquet at Ron Bodnar‘s

Thu 10 Executive Meeting

Cruise Nights St. Albert Cruisers Tue. Gold Dust Casino, 24

Boudreau Rd., St. Albert

Main Street Cruisers Wed. Wendy‘s, Mainstreet Mall

28 Ave - 66 St

Car Buffs Thu. Sand‘s , 12340 Fort Rd.

Mopar Thu. Kingsway Garden Mall

Main Street Cruisers Fri. Second Cup, White Oaks

Car Buffs Sat Petro-Can, Hwy 16

Acheson Corner

Source: http://carbuffsofedmonton.com/Events.html

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essie and I spent most of July motoring ―modern‖ through

the U S of A. We left right after we got back from the In-

ternational in Moose Jaw and returned home once again on

August 2. We saw a few sites like the Mount Rushmore and

Crazy Horse monuments in South Dakota and the eerie battle-

field on the Little Bighorn River in Montana where things did-

n‘t turn out so well for Lt. Col. Custer. We also met some of

my relatives in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois who I‘d never seen

before, always a scary concept, but it turned out alright; they

were mostly normal folk. But the really amazing part of the

entire trip was that I got to visit a few antique automobile muse-

ums along the way with only a modest amount of grumbling

from my traveling companion.

The first of these museums was billed as the Manitoba An-

tique Automobile Museum. It is located in the tiny community

of Elkhorn just 18.5 kms east of the Saskatchewan border right

on Highway No. 1. The museum contains more that 80 auto-

mobiles in total, crammed into too small a space along with

other pioneer artifacts, agricultural equipment, Indian artifacts,

firearms, early telephones and antique china. They are particu-

larly proud of their two-headed calf and two-bodied pig. The

museum is totally run and maintained by volunteers who are

too few in number. However, some of the early automobiles

are most impressive and made the visit very worthwhile.

The automobiles housed in this museum are largely the re-

sult of one man‘s collecting. Mr. Isaac Clarkson, a farmer liv-

ing near Elkhorn, began buying up early automobiles in the

region in the late 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Clarkson then offered

his collection as a gift to the Village of Elkhorn resulting in the

Manitoba Automobile Museum Foundation being formed in

1961. In 1967, a museum was opened to house Mr. Clarkson‘s

collection. Mr. Clarkson passed away in 1971.

A large portion of the museum‘s automobile collection dates

from the early 20s and before. Mr. Clarkson acquired a re-

markable slice of the early automobiles that actually saw ser-

vice on the Canadian prairie. Because Mr. Clarkson accumu-

lated these vehicles at a relatively early time, many are in quite

good original condition. Some were restored by Mr. Clarkson.

The early autos are generally grouped chronologically by make

allowing one to observe the progressive changes of each make

during the period. For example, there is a group of early Model

T Fords, a group of McLaughlins, as well as groups of early

Dodges and Studebakers. There are also a few vehicles that

you just don‘t see everyday. There is a 1914 Briscoe with its

single headlamp in the middle of the radiator; there is a 1918

Gray Dort and a 1918 Chevrolet V8.

One of the more bizarre offerings is a 1916 Overland

Hearse. This vehicle has an ornately carved wooden body, but

Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum by Steve Bemount

1914 Briscoe Touring with its cyclops headlight

1916 Overland Hearse for going out in style

1911 Ford T Touring

1913 McLaughlin Roadster D35

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does not appear to be simply a horse-drawn hearse body placed

on an Overland chassis. This hearse body looks like it was de-

signed for its motorized purpose; the cockpit is an integral part

of the rest of the body. Other favourites of mine included a

1911 Ford T Touring, a 1913 McLaughlin Roadster, and a 1921

Dodge Roadster, all in relatively remarkable original condition.

The Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum in the Village of

Elkhorn is a little gem of Canadian prairie autos. I recommend

you give it a look-see the next time you‘re traveling the Trans-

Canada.

Oops!! Forgot to turn your turn

signal off again? by Ken Huff

Most of us are driving vehicles that do not have a modern

self cancelling turn signal system and to further complicate

things, many of them are also a 6 volt system. Six volt flashers

are readily available from Gary Automotive for a reasonable

price. The down side is that they are very quiet when activated

so it is very easy to go merrily down the road indicating that

you are turning left at some undetermined point, and the guy

following you is saying, ―What is with the old geezer in front of

me.‖

A simple solution is to make a trip to Electronic Connec-

tions at 4411 – 97 Street and obtain a MOD PIEZO BEEPER.

Their part number is MOD61-303-0 and the cost is only $5.22

plus GST. These beepers will work on 3 – 18 volts. You will

need a couple of lengths of wire plus a little bit of your time.

The wire length is only determined by the required location and

distance from the flasher. I noticed on a 53 GMC truck that the

flasher is mounted on the outside of the firewall, so would re-

quire running the wires through the firewall to the inside of the

cab. Installation is simple, one wire from the beeper terminal to

the ―L‖ connection on the flasher, the other wire from the other

beeper terminal to the ―X‖ connection on the flasher. You will

notice that there is a third terminal on the beeper. If you use this

terminal you will get a steady sound, not the beep, beep we are

after. The beeper is quite loud so in our case with it hidden up

under the dash we had to deaden the sound a bit by covering the

face of the beeper with a bit of foam and cloth. These beepers

have no moving parts and do not generate any heat, so are eas-

ily hidden from sight.

Flasher Beeper

Power to flasher from hand control

A simple solution for drivers of old cars who sometimes are

a little hard of hearing or a little forgetful.

A Visit With Ray Ganser by Arend Stolte

I needed to find some more parts for my ‗26 Chev and I had

been told by various people that lots of part were to be had from

Ray Ganser. Last Monday Joyce and I decided to make a day

trip to Provost since we had never been in that part of the prov-

ince and I was curious to see what he all had. It was a beautiful

day and a pleasant three-hour drive.

Ray was expecting us and gave us a tour of what he all had.

There were a few acres of picked-over parts cars, a large build-

ing loaded with parts, mostly categorized and labelled. There

were also a row of old granaries each housing parts from certain

vehicles. He also showed us his beautiful 1931 Willys Roadster,

unfortunately in very dusty condition.

From our ―shopping list‖ we found a steering connecting rod

and rear spring shackles. All in all a pleasant and reasonably

productive trip.

Swap Meet

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Chieftain sedan, st. 8 engine, auto, radio;1961 Mercury

Comet sedan, 6 cyl. Auto, good power train, fair body; 1962

Chev 1/2 ton, 235 6 cyl. Std., was running when parked; 1964

Ford 3 ton, 312 motor, good box and hoist, general good con-

dition; 1967 Ford Galaxy 500 sedan, 289/c4, very restorable;

1968 Mercury Cougar, recent engine and trans. work, new

radials; 197 Ford 1/2 ton, rebuilt 429 and c6 from a ‗69 LTD

Most cars are for sale at crusher prices. A few are a little

more. (0609)

Rick Ph. 432-6561

One set of Original style GM Key Blanks that fit any GM

product 1938 to 1966. Includes both ignition and trunk or glove

box key. Email: thehuffs@shaw.ca (0409)

Ken Huff 780-484-2559

ZDDP Plus oil additive for flat tappet engines. One 4 ounce

bottle per oil change. Replaces zinc and phosphorus that is

missing from modern oils. Email: thehuffs@shaw.ca (0409)

Ken Huff 780-484-2559

Wanted 1925 or 1926 Model T Touring car

Harold 1-780-736-2205

1938 Ford Standard Tudor windows

Glen Trefanenko Ph. 780-909-2645 e-mail: glentref@shaw.ca, www.Trefko.com

Overdrive mechanism and controls etc. for early 1950s

Dodge, Plymouth, or Desoto; 16‖ diameter 5-hole rim to fit

1947 Dodge; Straight-through NH carb for Model T; Good,

running, Model T engine; Early accessory mechanical turn

signals. (0409) Chris 780-445-0156.

1965 or 1966 Ford F100 two wheel drive Longbox Pickup;

1971 or 1972 Chevelle 2 Door Hardtop. All leads considered

and appreciated! e-mail: seaburn@telus.net (0309)

Jim Macdonald Ph 604-437-7688 2007 EACC International Car Meet Participation Plaque (0409) Dave Kjorlien 780 469 6150

Services Currently taking new customers for full off rotisserie restora-

tions blondepeter@yahoo.com (0409)

Peter Cunningham 403-223-2779

Old Steering Wheel Repairs

Ted Nordquist (theoflo@telus.net ) 780-466-1456

Vintage Ford car and pick-up parts. 9502 - 90 Ave.

Morinville Business Park.

Dale McFarland Ph. 780-939-3247

Antique Radio Repair, (auto or household.) Licensed electron-

ics technician. Call Jack Ph. 780-470-3157

Note: Printing the above ads does not imply an endorsement

by EACC. OCPC means “Other Clubs Please Copy”

For Sale 1972 Dodge Monaco. Free for the taking

Gloria 780-478-7965

1997 Chev Astrovan $1295

Ron 780-469-7380

1924 Model T Ford Touring Car. Fully restored, new top,

new upholstery, electric start. Have appraisal.

Lawrence 780-980-6267

Very Rare 1954 Monarch Lucerne Custom "Sun Valley" 2dr.

Glass Hardtop. Approximately 207 produced with probably less

than 8 left "Classic Auto Trader" found no Monarch "Sun Val-

ley's" for sale or sold in the last 40 years in Canada. Previous

owner had it for 38 years. Car has rebuilt 312 Engine, 12 volt

conversion, original tinted glass & Plexiglas Top, new wind-

shield. Chassis original with all mechanicals rebuilt or serviced,

Brakes-shocks-steering & suspension. Body 90% ready to

paint. Licensed and titled 2009. Appraised value April 28,

2006, $14,925.00. The Holy Grail of "Sun Valley's", a very rare

Canadian only auto and a Canadian cousin of the Mercury.

Asking $14,900.00 OCPC (0809)

Dale 780-939-3247

Buggy Bows 40‖ wide (offers)

Two Oak top bows in good used condition 54‖(offers)

Marvel Model “A” Carburetor. OCPC (0809)

Arend a_stolte@hotmail.com 780-475-7145

1939 Buick Four Door Model 40. Complete running car, ex-

cellent for project or parts car. $750.00 OBO. (0809)

Waide 780-478-8454

FREE Engine block (Model A?) and two unknown bellhous-

ings. (0809)

Jerry 780-982-8051, cell 780-982-8051

1950 Chevrolet 1 Ton truck, runs great, all original with

working hydraulic dump, wooden flat deck with side rails, new

rims & tires (original split rims available), interior needs

work $4800.00 O.B.O. (0709)

Gerry Linau 780-993-5586

Selling all my Model T parts: Buckets, Fenders, Top Bows,

Mechanical parts, Lots of small parts, antique tools, antique

manuals, etc. all for $2500 or best offer. (0709)

Al 780 922-4938

1937 Chev 4 dr. sedan. street rod, 69 Javelin drive train, 304,

Borg Warner trans. Javelin rear end; 1941 Packard 160 Tour-

ing sedan, radio, spotlight, overdrive; 1946 Packard Club

Coupe, solid body, no motor; 1946 Packard Clipper Deluxe,

all there, body rust; 1948 Packard sedan parts car; 1946 Pack-

ard Super Clipper, 356 rebuilt engine, radio, excellent uphol-

stery, overdrive; 1950 Buick sedan, custom radio; 2 - 1951

Buick sedans; 1951 Ford sedan, custom radio, new 15‖ radi-

als; 1951 Ford 2 Ton, good engine, body, hoist; 1952 Pontiac

Swap Meet

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Old Bobs’ Photo Corner Restoration Corner

Rewinding a Horn Motor by Arend Stolte

There is nothing like the sound of a motor driven horn to draw

attention to a vintage car and I had long wanted to put one on

the Essex. This car was originally equipped with a motor-driven

horn but some time in its long life the original horn was re-

placed with a ―modern‖ vibrator horn. It is easy to tell the horns

apart. The motor-driven horns have a cylinder shaped back end

and the vibrators have a rounded end.

When I saw a motor driven horn for sale for only $10 at the

Red Deer swap meet this spring, I grabbed it. However I was

disappointed to discover later that the thing did not work. The

armature was shorted out. Last week I decided to attempt the

resuscitation of this horn by rewinding the armature. I collected

information from the Internet on motor rewinding – there was-

n‘t much. Then I set off to find a source of magnet wire. After

enquiring at a number of businesses in the city I lucked out and

was given a returned spool with about 100 feet of #22 wire left on it - free - at CBS Electric Insulation. They explained that

they only sell to businesses and then only full spools.

Since I had no experience in motor rewinding and having

found almost no information on the Internet, I carefully un-

wrapped each coil and marked where the ends were soldered to.

I found that there were seven coils with 22 wraps on each,

wound in a counter-clockwise direction. The coils form a con-

tinuous loop with the end of one being soldered to the same bar

as the beginning of the next.

I messed up the first two attempts but was successful on the

third. The horn sounds great with that vintage ahooga sound.

The completed motor, a spool of “free” wire, and a close-up of

the motor.

Overland automobile "fully loaded".

‗26 Chev Touring Update by Arend Stolte

She‘s not pretty but the picture above shows another milestone

for the ‗26 Chev Touring project. Last Saturday my son Jeff

and I took it for a short spin on the front street to see how it

runs. We found the brakes didn‘t work so it was a bit scary but

it‘s a fun car to drive. The motor runs well. It has lots of zip and

the handling is very responsive. Next on the agenda will be to

strip everything down to bare metal and give it paint job.

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uring a recent road trip into the Pacific

Northwest, Jerry de Jong and I were

delighted to stumble upon this very

interesting museum near Curlew, WA, just a

few miles south of Grand Forks, BC. Besides

the typical ‗30s to ‗60s cars and light trucks,

the region‘s mining and forestry history con-

tributed a plethora of big, heavy, seldom-seen

vintage iron. Many thanks to our host Larry

Lembeke who kindly opened up early to ac-

commodate his Canadian visitors...

Left to right, top to bottom:

The museum building was sponsored by a

local construction firm who also own a num-

ber of the cars inside and heavy equipment in

the yard. Had our MGB not started, I would

happily have driven that ‗60 Impala converti-

ble — or the Corvette — back to Canada.

Larry‘s 1925 2-ton Caterpillar tractor has

an OHC with only one lobe per cylinder (!)

operating both valves through a complicated

linkage hidden under the cam cover.

Never seen before by me and probably

never again. Look at the name cast into the

cylinder head — this manufacturer, better

known for taxis, also made a number of sleeve

-valve medium-duty trucks. Very few survive.

This cement truck had a novel method of

rotating the drum — rather than a PTO, there

is most of a Ford Model N Tractor frame

mounted crosswise behind the cab, turning the

drum through a right-angle drive.

It sounds like the volunteers have a lot of

fun — and nice to see some of the old equip-

ment is still in regular use

A variety of heavy haulers now rusting in

peace... White (I think), Dodge, GMC, Chev-

rolet and White.

Museum hours vary with the seasons, but

special openings can often be arranged. Call

(509) 779-4204 for details. Well worth the

visit!

Curlew Car & Truck Museum By Chris Bamford

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