Sakonnet Vinyards Tour, October 26, 2014

It was a beautiful day, perfect for a tour to the Sakonnet Winery in Little Compton, RI.  Club members met at the Newport Grand Slots.   Al Silvia led the tour through the back roads and former farm lands of Middletown and Portsmouth then meeting up with more club members in Bristol, RI at Tweet Balzano’s for a fabulous lunch.  Twenty one members attended the luncheon.  There was a grand selection of menu items and the food was delicious and enjoyed by all!  We all then jumped back in our vehicles to continue to Little Compton.  There were 5 model A’s and various vintage vehicles on the tour.

We arrived at the winery just in time for the tour of wine making.  It was educational and it’s best if we leave the wine making up to the experts.  After the tour, a few of us enjoyed some wine tasting and some enjoyed  ice cream at Gray’s Ice Cream, a great way to end the day!

Enjoy the pictures.

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Thanks for taking a look

Al and Dale Silvia

 



Archie Project - October 18th - Final Meeting

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. 

Interim Update Archie Project 10/09/14

This is an interim meeting on Archie.  Ray Pagliarini went to work on creating doors for Archie after the last meeting.  He did a great job!  On the 9th of October he and Bob got together along with Charlie to fit the new doors onto the body.  With a bit of adjustment, the hinges were screwed into the door frame on both sides.  Ray also brought a model of a handle and latch arrangement to see how to fit it onto the doors and frame.  After a bit of discussion and trial and error - the decisions necessary to finish the installation were made.  Ray will take the doors home, once again, and work out fitting the doors with the handles and making adjustments to assure that the door will not hit the tires.  The next and last meeting for the Archie Project Group is set for October 18th.

New England Meet 2014...Long Island

     The 2014 New England Meet was sponsored by the Long Island club members, and a great job they did!
     The host hotel was the Hyatt Regency in Hauppauge, a great venue.
     The tour never got more tha 6 or 7 miles from the hotel, but covered 30 miles of scenic wandering roads.  There were beatiful milloin dollar plus homes, seashore, beaches, and woodland trails.  Most of it perfect "Model A roads".
     Most Little Rhody attendees took the ferry from New London to Orient Point, then back roads almost all the way to the hotel, a scenic route in itself.
     The weather cooperated as well, making this one of the best New England meets yet...but then I say that every year.
     Charlie Howards 31 slant window blindback took a best of show.  Considering there were about 200 "A's" there, not bad.

Attendees included:
John and Dawn Mennucci
Ken and Carol Trudel
Dennis and Ed Alsop
Pat and Charlie Howard
John and Dottie Cece
Dominic and Susan Moska
Franklin Barker

Enjoy the Pictures, and as always click on a picture to enlarge it.

Dennis, John and Franklin Waiting for the Next Ferry

Last Car On the Ferry

Near New London, What Could it Be??

In the Hotel Parking Lot

Pat and Charlie, Dominic and Susan

Susan, John, Pat, and Dawn

On Tour, Model A's Coming and Going

Charlie's Best of Show

Old Meets New

Field of Antiques

Field of Antiques

Hubley Races

Beatles Night

Charlie's Best of Show

Breakfast on the Way Home

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