Another
interim meeting was convened on October 15th so that Ray Pagliarini and Bob
Osborne could complete the door attachment with latches - they looked and
worked great! Ray had done a fine job of
reworking the doors to open and easily latch with a nice click. Most of the members of the Archie Project
group were able to get together on the 18th for the final send off. After a short struggle with the starting
process, again, and another screw placed to bypass the fuse, Archie started up
like a champ and was driven up the hill and onto the waiting trailer. It was secured and folks wished a fond
goodbye to Archie. Another feast
followed as we all, once again, made our way through the kitchen and around the
table. Yet again, we were all thankful
for the generosity of the Howards for five months or hosting this project. Sandy Bowder wrote a song to bid farewell to
Archie which we all sang to the tune of "Hello Dolly". At this time, and at the Meeting of the Model
A Club, Bob attempted to thank all who participated - those who donated their
labor and knowledge and shared their
tools, ideas and experiences and to thank all those enormously generous souls who
donated nuts & bolts, a steering box, a horn, spring leaves, carburetor,
spark plugs, oil pan(s), hand configured
parts, & other parts old and new. In
addition, he acknowledged the generosity of members and their families for
working on parts in their own homes as Archie evolved.
