September 10, 2023 -  Little Rhody Meeting

On this rainy, warm, humid day Little Rhody Model A Club had it’s September get together.  Attendance was good!  After a regular business meeting, refreshments brought by Bob Douquette and Evie Osborne were enjoyed as we awaited the planned presentation.  In response to questions asked during their last presentation, Dean Travis and Dennis Allsop prepared a program about adjusting the third brush to maximize your generator charging for night time driving.  As advertised, the presentation started with a short U-Tube video and a demonstration using a real hands on generator.  This “generated” several comments and questions from members who work on their own cars all the time. 

 

Program Introduction by Dean and Dennis

Pointing out the details

Asking for Questions

Listening closely to Bob's Comments

Dennis happily answering questions

July 9, 2023 Little Rhody’s Summer Picnic

On July 9th, we got together at the church we usually go to for our meetings for a potluck picnic affair! Though the weather was hot and a little steamy, the rain held off. Dean and Dennis picked up a grill from John and Dawn and brought it to the site. John and Dawn purchased the hot dogs and hamburgers and a cake and were transported to the church by Ken and Carol. Evie brought paper goods and cutlery along with condiments. The assortment of food items brought included Marguerite’s pulled pork and her signature deviled eggs, Dawn brought baked beans and potato salad. Other items included fruit salad, crudités with assorted cheeses and veggies, fruit salad, & a huge assortment of desserts. Dennis came loaded with drinks and ice in coolers. Dean and Dennis with John were the grill masters and Ken made sure things stayed organized at the food tables. The turnout was terrific! Dean and Dennis provided the long awaited program utilizing a U-Tube video, handouts and hands on equipment to discuss carburetors and timing. A short trivia game was hosted by Carol Trudel involving Model A Tech tips and genre from the 1920s and 30s. A very nice day!

Ken keeps things organized

Meet and Greet

John welcomes new members

Sparky, Jan and Moe

Where's the Food?

The "Head Table"

Grill Masters

The Back Table

Carol Cuts it Up!

Here's the Food!

 MAY 6, 2023 DUST OFF TOUR

Our scheduled dust off tour was cancelled due to the inclement weather on April 29^th.  BUT, the weather on the 6^th of May was superb.  Sunny, bright, slight breezes, and just right!  We met at Richard’s Pub around 10 am.  Despite the week delay, we had a good turnout.  Bob Osborne handed out maps and directions, and we were off and running!  We toured through the beautiful Rhode Island countryside and arrived a bit early at the Captain Jacks restaurant. So what else?  We continued a tour of the beach neighborhoods and stopped at the East Matunuck State Beach for about a half hour, biding our time and enjoying the sea breezes.  We arrived at Captain Jacks about 11:30, and 16 of us were seated and served lunch off the menu.  The meal was very good, atmosphere was beachy, and service was friendly and timely.  A really nice day!

Meet and Greet at Richards Pub

Stephen's beauty

Jeff and Deb meet up with us

Sparky getting around

Richard drives up

The line up at Captain Jacks

David and Jeff compare notes

The sojourn at East Matunuck State Beach

Sean and Richard kibitz

More at the beach

The dinner line up

MARCH 12, 2023 MEETING

We had a good turnout at this meeting on a cloudy late winter day. At the general meeting business was taken care of as usual with the addition of the presentation of the new club roster. The new Roster was the work of John and Dawn Mennucci along with checking facts with the present data base through Evie Osborne and the Bowders. Members present were able to check the roster for errors prior to finalizing it for printing. The Dust Off Tour – hampered for the past three years by COVID ISSUES was set for April 29th by Vice President Bob Osborne. Refreshments were stellar, as usual provided by Sandy B. and Marguerite P. Ken Trudel announced that after three years of seeking a RI legislative change in the Department of Transportion/Department of Motor Vehicles management of Rhode Island’s management of Antique license plates, a bill was passed. He explained the process for getting to keep your old style plates on our cars. Dennis Allsop did a well received presentation of the “Cut Out” – a magnetically controlled switch that provides a path for current to flow from the generator to the battery. A very complete handout supplemented his talk. The complexities of this system and parts supply issues were a hot topic for discussion.

Meeting, Greeting, and getting refreshed!

Catching Up

50-50 GURUs

Dennis Allsop begins his Presentation on the CUT-OUT

A Captive Audience

Explaining the specifics

Referencing the Handouts

Finishing up with Q&As

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 MEETING

It was nice to get together in February this year. It seems as though the weather and COVID have wreaked havoc on winter meetings for too long! We had a nice and short business meeting including a summary report of the financials for the past year. We were able to thank all those who have volunteered their services, their time, financial and material support for the club’s activities, those refreshments and, of course, Dennis for his programs! The possibility of doing a June Tour to Narragansett was discussed.

Our guest Elizabeth, Barb and John

Chit Chat after the Meeting

Visiting with colleagues

Old Friends Catch Up

John Doing KP Duties

Happy New Year 2023

Our Little Rhody club had a comparatively large crowd in attendance at the January Meeting.  We continue to miss our President Dawn Mennucci who is recovering from her multiple health issues.  John has been able to keep us informed or her progress.  Dennis Allsop did a presentation on front and rear brakes, their idiosyncrasies and special tools he has used to restore/repair them.  As usual, the refreshments were enjoyed by all, and we were excited to see Sparky and Marguerite in attendance.  We were able to welcome some new members.  Bob Osborne elicited several tour possibilities for 2023 as we will hopefully have a better year with COVID slowing down.

Our Attendees

John and Bob run the meeting

Enjoying refreshments before the program

Just catching up

Dennis Allsop's Brakes Program display

Dennis begins his program talk

Some of his tools he made himself

He shows us how it can be done

Dennis explains the how tos

More tools

Dennis goes one on one with Bob