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For the last couple of years the local
Scioto Model A Ford Club has been teaching kids about
the hobby. The 5th grade class of JC Sommer Elementary
School had asked us (the Antique Automobile Club
of America) to show the Model T and Model A Ford
cars to them, as they have been studying Henry Ford
and his assembly line. We had seven Fords show up last
year and had a very good time. I drove my 1915 Model
T and asked for ten "volunteers" to pick a
'job' from my job jar. They may have had to check the
oil, gas, adjust the spark, or some other task. They
all were very interested in the demonstration and the
teachers were thrilled too. To teach is one thing, to
be able to see, touch, and learn from the actual car
is something else indeed. We received a very nice packet
of "Thank You" letters from the class -- and
did it again this year.
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