Minutes of the 470 regular meeting held Tuesday, May 2, 2006, in the conference room of Auto Value Auto Parts, 9975 Horn Road, Rancho Cordova, California. Meeting was called to order by President Steve Wahab, at 7:40 p.m. 

Treasurer Matt Thurston reported a treasury balance.

Tours: Gene Hall reviewed the tour of April and the schedule for the coming month.

If you have an item for sale or a want please e-mail Charlotte so your request may be in the next newsletter.

There were lots of free manuals available for the taking courtesy of Jim Foskett.

During Good of the Order, there were lots of stories by some of our senior members.

All raffle prizes contained soy products in reference to Henry Ford’s contribution to the soy bean industry.

No further business or announcements were forthcoming, so the meeting was adjourned at 8:27 p.m. followed by the raffle.

Respectfully submitted,   

Steve Chapman

SWAP MEET WORRIES

The Capital Model A swap meet at Consumnes River College in May was a poor showing, maybe 50 vendors. Neither buyers nor sellers were there at 8:30. No one buying the pancakes or coffee; or anything else, either. The Car Corral had 7 vehicles for sale. Long time Model A member, Jerry Bengal remarked, “This is bad. Even John Sweeny and his booth hasn’t shown up.”

It’s suggested a Hum Dinger of a 125 car show be added to our September swap meet. The rent and the insurance is pre-paid, so charging $20 per car to be in our show, with a chance to win a trophy, would add interest and add to our income. I figure a staff of 4 to control parking and 3 judges to break a tie. People will enjoy voting for their favorites in different categories, such as ORIGINAL, CUSTOMS, and a PEOPLE’S CHOICE. Registration for the Car Show would begin at 8 am, to avoid interference with Swap Meet Vendor collections.

We have 3 months to pull together something to increase our revenue for our only money making event of the year. If you have a better idea, let’s hear it! Gene Hall