Build a 1929 Model A Speedster - Adirondack A's / Jack Byrne Ford Youth Program

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Build a 1929 Model A Speedster - Adirondack A's / Jack Byrne Ford Youth Program

Written by Angela McFarland

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Wanted: young men and women who are interested in the building of a 1929 Model A Speedster. You have to be between the ages of 13 and 16, enrolled in a local school, and are willing to give up two Saturdays a month. Work on the project for 8 hours per day, 6 ½ hours work with a lunch hour and cleanup time. You will learn how to apply your math and science skills to a practical situation. You will get dirty, form a team, learn how to work with your hands, learn the history of the automobile, work with metal and wood, set valid goals, and learn from a wide variety of mentors, both young and old.

You need to have your parent’s permission to apply. Parents are a part of this build because we need them to help make sure you are committed to the build, transportation to and from the build site, and positive reinforcement for our mission, to keep your minds clean and your hands dirty.

The Adirondack Model A Club, located in Clifton Park, has joined forces with Jack Byrne Ford of Mechanicville, to continue with our mission statement to teach young people about history of Model A Fords, use of hand tools, goal setting, timetables, cost analysis, how mechanical systems work, how we change mechanical energy into electrical energy, basic mechanics, painting, simple welding, and forming a team with others that are unknown to you.

Mentors will be almost one on one and everyone gets a chance to work on every aspect of the car. We expect this build to take approximately six months to build. The car will be built on the Jack Byrne property, located at 1003 Hudson River Road, (Route 4 & 32), Mechanicville, N.Y.

If you wish to join our team, please send a composition of why you want to be a part of our team and a few words on who you are, what you would like to accomplish in the future, and what your career goals are.

Send your composition and the following information: (Name, Address, Age, Phone Number, Email address (if you have one) and Name of the school that you attend) to: Adirondack A’s, Model A Ford Club, PO Box 1246, Clifton Park, NY, 12065 by December 1st 2011.

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Angela McFarland

Angela McFarland - The Publisher, has lived in Ballston Spa for 12 years with husband Mark, a self-employed contractor, their 10-year old son Eric, and is an active, proud just-like-a-mom to Mark Jr., Tanner, Ian and Hunter McFarland ages 21, 18, 16 and 11 years old respectively. They are a busy family with Capital District roots, extended family in the area and are members of the Ballston Spa Presbyterian Church.