JULY 2021 TUMBLEWEED CLUB OF NEW MEXICO
RG #79, EARLY FORD V-8 CLUB OF AMERICA, PO BOX 21538, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87154-1538
MEETS FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 7:00 P.M., LOCATION TBA
PLEASE NOTE: All meetings include Show & Tell. Members are encouraged to bring items to share.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, July 6, 7pm, Joe Abbin’s Shop at 9800 Acoma SE
NEXT BOARD MEETING: tba
BREAKFAST GROUP: Saturday, July 17, 8:30 am at Hello Deli - Journal Center on Jefferson
CLUB WEBSITE: Be sure to check out our website at www.abqfordflatheadv8.com Updated “current Information and calendar” is on the current information page. More club pictures are on the website.
FORD V8 FOUNDATION WEBSITE: Another interesting website to check out is www.fordv8foundation.org
EARLY FORD V8 CLUB OF AMERICA WEBSITE: www.earlyfordv8.org
JULY MEETING
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 6th, 7 pm at Joe’s shop at 9800 Acoma Rd SE (2 blocks South of Central, 2 blocks West of Eubank). Our speaker will be Mark Krueger on “Insuring Your Classic Car”. Mark is a multi-line broker for insurance of all types. There are several options for your classic and he will explain the pros and cons.
July Birthdays
Beth Jackson (12) Kim Goodrich (14) Max Glover (15) Larry Bost (20) Jim Kontney (26)
Breakfast Group
For breakfast this month we will meet again at Hello Deli near the Journal Center on Jefferson on Saturday, July 17, at 8:30 am. Good food, fair prices and very nice indoor and patio dining. The Burrito Bandit will also be on site!
2021 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President: Joe Abbin (roadrunnerengr@msn.com
Vice-President: R. Jeff Jackson (jbjaxun@gmail.com)
Secretary: Beth Jackson (jbjaxun@gmail.com)
Treasurer: George Abernathy (gabernathy@sunriseveterinary.com)
Director: Demetrio Lee (dmost_1@yahoo.com)
Director: Chris Joiner (amy2001tweety@hotmail.com)
Director: Larry Bost (LBost11@gmail.com)
Director: Vern Willan (willan10@msn.com)
Director: Roger Wilbur (rogerwilbur88@gmail.com)
President’s Message for July 2021 Joe Abbin
We had in-person meetings in May and June and it was nice to get together again. Both meetings were well attended.
The next meeting will be held at my shop again at 9800 Acoma Rd SE (2 blocks South of Central, 2 blocks West of Eubank). Parking is well-lit and secure. Our speaker will be Mark Krueger, a multi-line, independent insurance agent. He will review the options available for insuring our vehicles, both old and new.
I have a very limited number of chairs so please bring your own to assure a seat! Also, there are many eating places in the neighborhood (Owl Cafe, Applebee’s, Golden Pride, Taco Cabana, Freddy’s, and Bombs Away Brewery, right across the street). Get smart and eat in one evening! As always suggestions for future speakers, meeting places and activities are welcome.
Future Activities
August 3. General meeting featuring the national Early Ford V-8 Club’s video on “Judging: Like Henry Made Them”. The speakers will be the Clements, who are long term national judges. They will offer additional insights. Even if you don’t intend to show your car, you will find this material interesting and helpful.
August 26 thru 28. National Street Rod Nationals at the Expo NM (fairgrounds). Our vehicles, stock (pre-1991) and modified, are welcome. Find out more about the NSRA and their events at https://nsra-usa.com/events/#event-route66 . As I write this, I am at the NSRA Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals in Pueblo, CO. Lots of great cars. Editor’s choice pictures from this event are elsewhere in this newsletter.
Minutes of the V8 Club Meeting - June 1, 2021
Secretary, Beth Jackson
President Joe Abbin called the meeting to order. Sixteen people were present. Birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged. Joe noted that Frank Corey’s sister Mary was working on clearing out Frank’s house and then it will be put up for sale. Minutes were approved as published in the newsletter.
George gave the treasurer’s report – we made 18 cents interest and brought in $500 in dues for last year. The post office box dues are due and he is compiling a report for the Secretary of State.
Joyce, reporting for the NM Council of Car Clubs, noted there were 55 cars attending the May “Poker Run” and the council cleared $200. On July 9th and 10th the NM Motor Tour – going from Gallup to Tucumcari – will be in Albuquerque and a reception will be held for participants. A cruise or another poker run may be planned for collector car appreciation day in July. A swap meet will be held at the Albuquerque Drag Strip on August 16-18, and the National Street Rod show at the fairgrounds in August will also include a swap meet. The car council website is being updated, NMCarCouncil.com
Vern complained that the East Mountain Collection Center is no longer accepting waste oil and asked if the Car Council could petition the county to reverse this. Only one hazardous waste site in the county still takes oil. Joyce said she would send around contact information of a person to protest to.
Jerry Windle, the current editor of the National V8 Times magazine, has Parkinson’s and will no longer be able to continue that job. A new editor, Shannon Olson from Missouri has been hired.
The June breakfast will be held on June 12th at 8:30am at Hello Deli on Jefferson at Masthead.
Larry and Lorna Azevedo will be hosting their annual Fourth of July picnic. Corrales will not be holding a parade so they are requesting that attendees meet at 11am and drive around Corrales before picnicking.
The speaker for the July meeting will be Mark Krueger, a broker for insurance lines. At the August meeting, a DVD will be shown and the Clements will be talking about judging at national meets.
Nick Backus has 3 – ’40 Ford trucks in pieces for sale and an engine and transmission. They are at Dave Degeer’s Broadway Truck Salvage.
Cookies and conversation were enjoyed by all followed by an interesting presentation on Coins and Currency used in New Mexico during the Civil War by George Sanders.
NEWSLETTER NOTE
Members are encouraged to submit articles, ads and photographs for inclusion in the newsletter. Please understand we have a volunteer Newsletter Editor so try and submit typed and proofed articles, comments, and new want ads. The deadline for submissions is the 20th of the month. Beth Jackson, 505-908-7564, or email: JBJaxun@gmail.com
ICE CREAM
Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4, in recognition of our Declaration of Independence from British rule. We celebrate with parades, flags, fireworks, picnics and barbeques, patriotic gatherings and ICE CREAM. The Detroit News of Tuesday, October 23, 1951, reported the following.
Producers Celebrate Ice Cream Centennial in Detroit This Week
By Clara Cook
One hundred years ago ice cream was brought within reach of the average family. The commercial production centennial of ice cream is being celebrated in Detroit at the convention of the International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers.
Until 1851, this frozen cream was a rare delicacy, made up especially by confectioners for wealthy customers. Far cry from today’s cone enjoyed by youngsters everywhere.
Jacob Russell, Baltimore milkman, established the first ice cream factory in 1851. The hand freezer that made commercial production feasible was invented in 1846 by Nancy Johnson. Mrs. Johnson neglected to pa-tent her invention so she lost the opportunity to become the first woman founder of a fortune in food production.
Ice cream is not an American invention, by any means, but the forms in which we enjoy it are American. Marco Polo brought recipes for flavored ices to Europe on his return from the Orient in the 13th century. King Charles I of England purchased the secret for ice cream making from a Frenchman in the 17th century, and gave him a pension of 500 pounds yearly to keep the secret for the royal table. Although ice cream was not served in our White House until the time of Dolly Madison in 1808, the account books of George Washington for the summer of 1790 show 200 dollars spent for ice cream.
The beloved American “cone” is given many reasons for being, but all agree that it appeared first at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Mo., in 1904. Stands serving ice cream and waffles were side by side. Someone wrapped his waffle around the ice cream to eliminate spoon and plate in eating. “Cornucopias” were seen for the rest of the fair, and transition was soon to the cone.
NOTE: In 1951, a single scoop of any flavor on a cone was a nickel, and two scoops cost a dime.
Submitted by Joyce Clement
4th of July in Corrales
To date (as of 6/15) the Village of Corrales has not made a decision concerning a 4th of July parade. My guess is that there will not be a parade since time is now very short to arrange road closures, etc. Nevertheless, the Azevedo’s will be hosting a 4th of July potluck. As usual, we will be providing hot dogs, hamburgers, condiments and lemonade and are asking you to bring one of the following: appetizers, side dish, dessert or salad and the beverage of your choice if you do not want lemonade. Don’t forget to bring your collapsible chairs. Plan on arriving at 11 AM and you can drive through the Village to celebrate the 4th on your own if you wish. The pool will be open.
Larry and Lorna Azevedo
Ford Racing Relatively Obscure Facts
Back on track with Ford racing after getting somewhat enamored with the 1963 Indy article. This will be shorter and focused on a couple of cars and racing you might not be familiar with.
In 1963 Ford’s advertising agency, J Walter Thompson, proposed that Ford take on the Monte Carlo Rallye. It was timed to highlight the introduction of the 1963 ½ Falcon Sprint. Ford commissioned three Falcons to be built by Holman and Moody for the more than 2000 mile Monte Carlo Rallye. The prior year Holman and Moody had prepared 3 Falcons for endurance racing in the US. This represented the US first serious involvement in a legendary European road rally. European rallies were dominated by front wheel drive European and British makes. It is worth noting that in 1936 an independent team won the Rallye in a highly modified 1935 Ford roadster powered by a flathead V8.
As background information, the Monte Carlo Rallye is a mid-winter event culminating in mountainous terrain in southern France. After this particularly snowy winter, driving the switchbacks and narrow road in the Alps was very dangerous. The event is for two drivers usually covering four days and three nights with stops only for fuel, tires, and repairs.
Nearly all components of the Falcon Rallye cars were one off special built items or scavenged from the 1963 Galaxie. The 260 CID Falcon motor was bullet proofed and delivered 250-300hp. Engines had solid lifter cams, 7000 rpm redline, 11.5:1 compression, and ported and polished heads. Skid plates were arranged to protect the underside of the cars. The cars had special steering boxes, 2.25 turns lock to lock. They ran 4.11 Galaxie rear ends. Braking was provided by custom Bendix-Dunlop 11.5” front disc brakes and 11 rear drums and Koni and Gabriel adjustable shocks. Even under ideal conditions the Monte Carle Rallye is a torturous test of endurance. Of the 296 cars starting in 1963, only 102 (including 2 of the 3 Falcons) finished. I wanted to know what happened to the third Falcon driven by Anne Hall and Margaret Mackenzie. After some searching, I found that when they approached an ice-covered steep hill, which required all cars to change to studded tires or put on snow chains they stopped to change tires and some participants descending the hill told them it was blocked so they returned to the start and were disqualified. The other two Falcons were slightly ahead and made the climb up the hill. The Falcons were the fastest cars and also proved reliable.
Kenneth Rudeen summed up the Ford effort as “The Awful Auto Ride” in a February 1963 article in Sports Illustrated. He praised the Ford efforts noting they finished 1 and 2 in class 8 (over 3000cc engines). In overall competition the Falcons finished 35th and 43rd overall. But they finished first in all six of the special speed sections of the race (to the great dismay of the Europeans).
The two Falcon Cayuses and one Falcon Coyote that got away. Dearborn Steel Tubing (DST) is well known for producing the 1964 427 Thunderbolts under contract from Ford. But, DST’s also produced modified highly customized Falcons in 1963. The Falcons dubbed the Cayuse and an 18” shorter car with the rear seating area removed, the Coyote, were produced for the 1963 traveling Custom Car Caravan. These had such things as hidden fuel doors, offset license plate locations, high performance 260 CID engines, radiused fenders and 1962 Ford big round tail lights. These cars were popular with the public during the traveling road show but Ford decided not to mass produce them. At the end of the caravan show Ford ordered the cars to be crushed. However, upon a special request from DST they were not crushed and are somewhere likely owned by special customers.
By Jeff Jackson (Heavily Abstracted from Martyn Schorr’s book “Ford Total Performance”, the February 1963 issue of Sports Illustrated, and the March 1963 Issue of Motorsport Magazine)
JAY HERTZ MEMORIAL
AREA 6 JOINT FALL TOUR OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
Taos, New Mexico on September 30 - October 2, 2021, hosted by the Rio Grande Region of the VCCA. All makes and year vehicles welcome, beautiful mountain scenery, brilliant fall colors, two scenic day tours, shops and art galleries in Taos and a final night group dinner. Make your reservations now at the tour host hotel - Hotel Don Fernando de Taos 575-751-4444. Mention VCCA Tour to get the group rate. For registration and information contact Mark Baca at 505-850-6822 or nma6vcca@gmail.com. Registration deadline is August 30, 2021.
A CELEBRATION OF FRANK SCHEIDT’S LIFE
Please join us on Wed. Aug. 11th from 1-4 PM to celebrate Frank Scheidt’s life at his favorite place... the Early Ford V-8 Museum in Auburn, Indiana, and sample his favorite meal...”dessert”. Please come and enjoy a casual afternoon with friends and family to share your favorite “Frank stories,” hugs, and laughter. The family looks forward to spending time with you.
Please let Milly know if you plan to attend. She can be reached at (585) 748-1604- cell, (585) 637-8863-land line, or E- Mail: millyscheidt@outlook.com. Please leave a message if I am unable to answer your call.
UPCOMING EVENTS
JULY
July 1-3 – AACA Central Spring Nationals – Auburn, IN – (717)534-1910
July 2-4 – 30th Speedway Heartland Show – Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA – Open to pre-’88 – Goodguys (925)838-9876 www.good-guys.com
July 4 – 36th Annual July 4th Car Show – Holz Chevy, Hales Corners, WI – Open to pre-’90 – (414)250-8879
July 5-9 – 42nd Annual GTOAA Nationals – Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI – Hosted by Original GTO Club – https://www.gtoaameet.org
July 8-10 – NM Motor Tour – Gallup to Tucumcari – Details TBD
July 9 – Collector Car Appreciation Day – This is set nationally. If your group is planning something, SEMA would like to know: SEMA Action Network (SAN)
July 9-10 – Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise or Show & Shine – Reception on the 9th, Cruise on the 10th
July 9-11 – 23rd Summit Nationals Show – Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH – Open to pre-’88 – Goodguys
(925)838-9876 www.good-guys.com
July 11-15 – VMCCA 70th Annual Great Lakes Regional Tour – Auburn, IN – Frank Guzik guzikfc@gmail.com or (260)627-2127
July 11-16 – AACA Vintage Tour (1931 & Older) – Lock Haven/Wellsboro, PA – (717)534-1910
July 16-18 – Swap Meet & Car Show – Albuquerque Dragway, 5700 Dragway Blvd SE – Friday, swap meet 3-10pm, live band 8-10; Saturday, swap meet 8am-10pm; Sunday, swap meet 8am-3pm, Car Show & Shine 8am-3pm – Vendors $30, spectators $5 to park, car show entry $10 – Contact Mike (505)315-6949 for swap meet - Oscar (505)712-7770 for car show
July 22-24 – AACA Annual Grand Nationals – New Ulm, MN – (320)290-4285
Joe’s pictures from the NSRA Show in Pueblo