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HAVING FUN WITH
Model -T Fords PHOTO BY JUDITH COLEMAN
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Chapter President Forrest n the mid-1940’s, when cars were still sharing the I wanted to get him a car, but not just Green owns 11 himself. road with street cars and The key words with this an occasional horse, in another ‘muscle car’ like other Dads. I group from the outset have downtown Chicago, on saw a Model-T on the street in Downers been “family traditions and Lake Street, Bill Stynoski set up Grove with a ‘for sale’ sign and bought having fun”. As Joe Rush, one a garage where owners of motor it for $1800 in 1974. It was perfect for of the club members points vehicles could park their cars and out, “We just don’t just put the also have them serviced while Ed, because while he was good at taking cars on display, we regularly they went to work at their places things apart, he still had to learn how drive them in road rallies and of business. Most of the vehicles to put them back togeather. take them to events. We like were Model-T Fords. He later to have fun with them. Part of —MARV TIESENGA opened a Sinclair gas station the fun is taking care of them and began to collect Model-T’s. and keeping them up so we As his collection grew, in 1952, can drive them.” he decided to start the Midwest In fact, on September Chapter of the Model-T Ford Club 26, 2021, members from all over International. His son Wade carries Chicagoland, put their Model-T Fords on the family tradition. He owns on the road to join in the festivities at several Model-T’s and in his father’s the Oak Brook Polo Club’s last match honor, every year a Stynoski plaque of 2021. Driving at top speeds of 30 is given to the “best restored original to 40 miles per hour, it took some of vehicle”. Also like his Dad, Wade can the members a little time to get to Oak fix anything on a Model-T. Brook, and some took some side roads, Next year, the club will be 70 years but it was just great fun on a beautiful old, and boasts approximately 150 day to be driving these classics. Eleven Model-T’s owned by 95 or so families. MARV AND ARDYTHE TIESENGA of them were lined up for a few hours
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