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Monica and Ron Ebert’s1915 Sandow
Volume 49B, No. 5September/October 2020
A P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E A N T I Q U E T R U C K C L U B O F A M E R I C A , I N C .
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September / October 2020 • 1
To the ATCA membersFirst of all, I hope that all of our mem-
bers are well and coping/ adjusting to the COVID-19 “ NEW NORMAL”, and that none have become a victim of the pan-demic.
What started out as a very serious threat to all, seems to have become a never ending battle between the politicians and the medical “experts”. For every expert there seems to be another hundred that have a totally different solution to the situation.
What was mandated yesterday is not safe and a serious error in judgement today?
I would hope that eventually we can get a solution that will allow us to go back to living normal lives. My per-sonal thoughts on this mean nothing to anyone but me, but with the constantly evolving fl ood of mandates, it is nearly impossible for us and our area chapters to make any plans.
Chapter shows and national events are totally at the mercy of Federal, State and local politicians and Boards of Health. The Bay State chapter just had to cancel their re-scheduled show because no permit would be issued for it by the town where the event was supposed to take place. Other shows that are in late stages of planning can suffer the same fate at the last minute.
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On another point, the pandemic confusion is being taken advantage of by several different groups of “hack-ers” and other unscrupulous characters. The most current one is an e mail allegedly from me asking for “donations” for various purposes. None of these requests are legitimate. Neither I, nor the National Offi ce will ever send out e mail requests for donations.
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Thank you and stay safe.
Fred Chase
VOLUME 49B NO.5 • September / October 2020VOLUME 49B NO.5 • September / October 2020A publication of Antique Truck Club of America, Inc.
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FEATURES10 1915 Sandow & Other Collectibles
by Michael Petti
15 Naming the Sandow Truck
16 The Macungie That Wasn’tby Michael Yarnall
22 Tales from an Old-Time Truckerby Dave Zsido
28 Pictures from Richard Demoranville
30 The Big Dutch Bulldog Dayby Gary Richards
32 A Dutch Dogged Restorationby Gary Richards
DEPARTMENTS1 President’s Message
3 Board of Directors Meeting Report
4-6 Nominees for Board of Directors
7-8 Truck Shows & Events
43 Remembering our Departed Friends
44 New Members
46-47 Classifi ed
10 • Double Clutch
Sbecause they like the particular vehicle. Others want to preserve truck history. They are the caretakers of the past. Some see an antique truck as an investment. Ron and Monica Ebert like their 1915 Sandow and want to preserve the Sandow legacy.
Monica and Ron have been buying and selling antique treasures since the late ‘60s. Ron remarked: “We were collecting before it was cool. I’m one lucky guy and I’ll tell you why. It seems a lot of times a fellow drags home some rusty treasure and the wife reads him the riot act. Well I catch hell if I don’t bring it home.”
Some people choose to collect an old truck because they like the particular vehicle.
by Michael Petti
1915 Sandow & Other Collectibles
Sandow at the Hays Museum
1915 Sandow Model B
The couple lives in Penryn, California. Ron stated: “Aside from collecting, Monica and I like to build “Aside from collecting, Monica and I like to build old structures to house our finds on our property. It used to be 1,200 acres of plum trees, but not anymore. Penryn Fruit Company used to ship produce all over the country in wooden box cars filled with ice.”
One of the structures is a water tower. “We built it in our workshop and had a crane lift it in place,” said Ron. He continued: “Our gas station is actually the pump house for our water well. We chose Gilmore for our theme because it’s very rare to find Gilmore stuff on the West Coast.”
Sandow Model B one and a half ton truck
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