Tin Lizzie Club of North Central Florida

Tuesday, March3, 2015

Minutes

Perkins Restaurant, 4110 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, FL, 32162

  1. 6:00 PM – Supper.
  2. 7:00 PM - Pledge of Allegiance.
  3. Introduction of guests and new members.
  4. Past events:
  5. Upcoming events: (Check TLC website, for details)
  6. Mar 7 - Strawberry Festival, Ocala.
  7. Winter Tour (March 8-12), progress report: (Steve Ellis). 110+ cars registered. Everything is ready. Safety is paramount. If you spot something on another car that needs attention, do not hesitate to help take care of it.
  8. Mar 14 – Amelia Island.
  9. Mar 14 – Lake Square Mall, Leesburg.
  10. Mar 21 – The Villages Cruise in.
  11. Mar 22 – TVAACA at Sam’s, Lady Lake.
  12. Mar 27-29 – Spring Turkey Run, Daytona. Ron Simmons is goingwith Mercury Cougar Club..
  13. Mar 28 – Crane’s View Lodge. Adam & Karen, Steve, Don DeWolfe, Jimmy Loux. Ben & Ann, Howard in his ’35, and John F are going.
  14. Apr 7 - TLC monthly meeting.
  15. Apr 11 - St John, Dunnellon.
  16. Apr 18 – The Villages Cruise in.
  17. Apr 18 – Holy Family, Williston.
  18. Name Badge discussion: Thanks to bobb Partridge we always received name badges at no cost. Bobb donated the time and materials to us. We now need a new badge maker (or outsource?). Jimmy Loux volunteered to take on this project.
  19. Club shirts available through Charlie Dolan.
  20. New Business/Announcements:
  21. John:
  22. Ken Waller called to let all know he had a stroke. Your Prayers are welcome.
  23. Kudos to Karen Krawchuck whose article in the January/February MTFCA magazine, “Vintage Ford” entitled “Thoughts From A Model T Greenhorn” was well-written and funny, too!
  24. Thanks to Kevin Sevigny, who, through Jim Collop, is selling unneeded parts from the speedster he recently bought. Kevin is donating all proceeds to TLC’s treasury.
  25. Congratulations to Jimmy Loux on a fantastic first edition of the Ocala AACA Newsletter. Bill Soop is working on a website for them, too!
  26. Bill H. – Has a job for someone who can handle maintenance, grounds and transportation in a small college in southern Ohio. His Model T is still not running properly, but there is no time to work on it.
  27. Ben & Ann – car is ready for the Tour.
  28. Chuck & Gloria – Bought alternator from Lang’s but it was not working properly. Sent it back and they returned it in working condition. They even paid shipping.
  29. Tom & Karen – Welcome! They will be bringing their depot hack from MI soon.
  30. Ron – Adjusted main bearings. The car is ready for the Tour.
  31. Charlie – The movie Walt Before Mickey is supposed to release April 3. Last Sunday he gave a ride to an 89th Birthday Girl - and received $50, which was added to our treasury. Member Mike Romano also donated $40, bringing the TLC treasury to $489.
  32. Jimmy – car ready for the tour.
  33. Harrie & Susie – ready for the tour.
  34. John & Joan Cornale – 26 pickup ready for the tour.
  35. Steve – showed us a beautiful, hand-made wooden model of a Model T speedster, donated by Bob Nelson. It will be auctioned off at the Winter Tour silent auction. Steve will be providing a Model T to an Irish couple who regularly attend the Winter Tour. In exchange, Steve will drive one of their Model Ts on a Tour of Ireland.
  36. Adam & Karen – The car show at the assisted living facility developed when Karen visited them to establish a pen pal exchange with her class. Karen mentioned Model Ts and it was “game on.” The car is running well and is ready for the Winter Tour. You are welcome to park your trailer at their place before the assisted living or Howey in the Hills events.
  37. Howard recommended Gibson in Leesburg for axle work. They bent the front axle on his 1935 and it now tracks perfectly.
  38. Kevin – busy selling palm trees. Will work on new speedster soon.
  39. Kenneth & Carol - they know of someone who has a 1906 REO for sale. If interested, contact Kenneth.