Model A’s and Biplanes Tour
Saturday, May 6th
by Don Cole

It was sure nice to have fair weather for our tour, on clear and dry roads, to Frazier Lake Air Field. We departed at about 10:05 am, with a parade of 24 Model A’s and about 6 moderns. In route down Monterey Highway we collected Dell (in his nice Red and Black Coupe) just as we came to Morgan Hill. Somewhere in Gilroy part of our group bypassed downtown Gilroy and arrived at the airfield before the rest of us. We won’t mention any names (right Jay).

Once at the airfield we come to find out one car had a belt problem and the other was experiencing some major engine noise related problems. Unfortunately, that one went home on a tow truck. All cars completed the tour to the airfield including one more A from the Wildman’s. All said we had a very good showing of 26 great looking Model A’s all parked neatly in 2 rows along the taxi way for the hangers on a typical California spring day.

At the airfield there were 10 rows of airplane hangers with about 1/3 of the hangers open for people to look at the planes. We found the owners of the airplanes were very open, about letting us look up close, and talking about their pride and joy. In one hanger we found two vintage flight simulators for training WW II pilots. Another note of Frazier Lake Air Field, built in about 1972-1973, some of the hangers were transported here from older airports built in the 1920s-1930s.

Thanks to all of our members supporting the BBQ, there was enough to eat for all.

After seeing the airplanes and the amount of time and effort needed to properly restore an airplane, I find restoring a Model A, a much simpler task.

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