MTFCA Events Calendar
This is an on-line copy of the Events Calendar published in The Vintage Ford
magazine. Submissions are to the magazine editor as described below. Activities will be listed
at no charge to any antique car club, regardless of affiliation, on a space available basis.
Please allow for publication time.
The deadline for any listing is the 15th of the month
preceding the issue date (i.e., December 15 for the January-February issue; February 15 for
the March-April issue, etc.). Please send your activity announcement to MTFCA Activities
Calendar, P.O. Box 126, Centerville, IN 47330-0126 or email to E-mail MTFCA admin
2012
April 20-22 - South Carolina Model T Ford Club April tour and meeting
Bring a Model T (or A or other vintage vehicle) or come in a modern car and join us for a fun weekend in the South Carolina Lowcountry!
For those staying overnight, check into Candlewood Suites
- 5 Young Clyde Court, Bluffton, SC 843/705-6900
Friday: Guided tour of the Waddell Mariculture Center and Tanger Outlet Center for shopping and dinner.
Saturday: Drive to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and then drive through the old rice fields to view the abundant birds and wildlife. Driving tour through scenic Palmetto Bluff. Olde Town Bluffton for lunch, sightseeing, and more shopping opportunities. Dinner at a local restaurant with club meeting to follow.
Sunday: Drive through rural Jasper County. Lunch at Jaspers Porch. Optional tour & wine tasting at September Oaks Vineyard in Ridgeland.
For additional information E-mail Glenn Storck or phone 843-726-8154
E-mail Josh Lauener or phone 843-298-0035
APRIL 22-27 — Buellton, California. The Orange County Model T Ford Club is hosting The California Dreamin’ Regional Tour. This is a hub tour out of Buellton, California. Buellton is a small, friendly town located in California’s central costal area, between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. The area has a large concentration of wineries, with beautiful rolling hills and scenic back roads, perfect for Model T’s. Tour to the famous Pismo Beach and drive onto the beach and have your picture taken. Travel to Los Alamos. Visit the areas wonderful Wineries and Antique shops. Explore Solvang, Chumash Indian Casino, La Purisima Mission, Ja Lama Beach and more. Tour is limited to 60 Flivvers. Your registration must indicate number of people in your group. Tour cost is: $175.00 for Flivver and driver. $140.00 for each passenger. Tour cost must be paid at time of registration. Mail registration after January 2nd 2012 to: Barbara Moody, 331 S. Flower St., Brea, Ca. 92821. For information, call 714-529-9585 or e-mail: E-mail Barbara Moody
May 31-June 2— The Show Me T's invite you to join us at the 12th Annual Show Me Tour. This year?s tour will be based out of West Plains, Mo.
We have planned three full days of touring in the hills of the Ozarks. This is definitely not a flatlander tour. Registration will begin on Wednesday at 1:00 on
May 30. Thursday we will tour the mill district with lunch at Rockbridge Trout Farm and stops at Dawt Mill and Hodgins Mill. Friday we will drive south to Arkansas.
We will visit Mammoth Springs before going on to Hardy, known for its antique and specialty shops, and the Vintage Car Museum, owned by Ernie Sutherland.
Saturday we go north to Willow Springs to see the Fire Truck Museum of Missouri.
Those are the highlights of the tour with still other things being planned. We hope it entices you to join us. We look forward to seeing you in May.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call. E-mail Karol Spencer or phone 417-732-7222
or E-mail Dorothy Puckett or phone 417-882-2110.
JUNE 9 - 10 – San Jose, California . 43rd Annual Speedster Endurance Run and Lowland Tour. “The First and the Oldest” is hosted by the Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club. Contact Pete Pedroni (805)543-7391 for registration and entry information or see our website at http://www.scvmtfc.org
JUNE 10 — Auburn, California - Mother Lode Model T Club Annual Swap Meet. Cars, Parts, Memorabilia. Spaces 15x25 on Grass -$25.00.Gold Country Fairgrounds. Setup after 4 pm Saturday June 9, Gates open 5 AM Sunday June 10. No reservations. Contact: Gary (530) 823-7957, or John (916)723-1613 or our web site www.motherlodemodelt.com
JUNE 17-22 - Lincoln, Nebraska. MTFCA National Tour, Heartland of America "T" Tour, hosted by the Nebraskaland Model T and Antique Car Club. Headquartered at Country Inn and Suites, 5353 N. 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68521 1-800-596-2375. Be sure to mention Heartland of America T Tour when booking your room for a very special rate.
Tours will include: A visit to a Pony express Station, Arbor Lodge, A living history farm, Museum of American Speed, University of Nebraska Tractor Test Lab, Homestead National Monument, Strategic Air and space Museum and much more. We will travel the back roads of Southeast Nebraska viewing some of the most productive crop land in our country. See where the Pony Express Riders traveled. Discover the Oregon and Mormon Trails. Learn about homestead life and the difficulties they endured. It's our history, re-live some of the past as we visit a living history farm. We will see how we went from horse and buggy to landing on the moon. The Model T fits in there very nicely as a very important part of our transportation history. All this and more make plans now to join us in the Heartland of our nation! >Car & Driver $300 - Passenger $200. LIMITED TO 100 CARS. Registration Opens: January 3, 2012. Registrations postmarked prior to January 3, 2012 will be returned.
Website: www.heartlandofamericattour.com
Registration: Form: heartlandofamericattour.com/images/Registration%20Form.pdf
Inspection Form: heartlandofamericattour.com/images/Inspection2012.pdf
Registration info: Mike or Beth Vaughn. 402-781-9359
June 22 – 24 — Macon, MO. The ILLIAMO Model T Club will be hosting a tour. There will be an early bird tour Friday the 22nd. We will drive the beautiful back roads of Northeast Missouri. Tour will be limited to the first 40 cars. For information contact Gerri O’Keane at 660-866-2211 or oke@nemr.net or Carol Western at 660-766-2404 cwestern@nemr.net
JULY 20 - 21 — Long Beach Model T Club 58th Vintage and Classic Parts Exchange at the Los Alamitos Race Course, 4961 Katella Ave. Los Alamitos CA 90720. Gates open 7 am, admission $6.00. Sellers spaces available, 27 ft. wide x 1.5 ft. deep $40.00 both days. $50.00 after July 15. Email Jeff Hood or call 562-597-5936.
AUGUST 4-26 — Baltic Countries. Model T Ford Club of Southern California is organizing an Early Ford Tour to the Baltic Countries. All Ford cars through 1931 are invited. Cost is $6,995 per person and includes car shipping, liability insurance, all hotels, many meals and entertainment. For details see www.baltictour2012.com Contact Lee Chase at 323-938-4601. E-mail E-mail Lee Chase or Fax 323-933-5310
AUGUST 19-24 — The 2012 Southern Colorado Tour. Come join us in the beautiful San Luis Valley and Alamosa, Colorado. Discover Alamosa and all it has to offer, from authentic local cuisine, to historic train rides through the Rocky Mountains. Home of the mystifying Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, this vast outdoor playground is nestled between two vast mountain ranges, the San Juan Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Alamosa is the hub of the San Luis Valley, Adams State College and Trinidad Junior College. During the week you will have the opportunity to ride one of the most famous narrow gauge railroads in the United States, visit the oldest town in Colorado, visit the home of Jack Dempsey, the oldest church in Colorado and an old mining town where you will enjoy a most remarkable afternoon at a wonderful old theater. This tour will be limited to 60 cars due to the highways. It is all easy driving and nothing a Model T can’t do easily. Registration will begin in early January. Please visit www.alamosa.org to view information about the area and activities.
For more information contact Larry Ferris at 303 661 0793 or E-mail Larry Ferris or Jim Ianson at 970 302 2381 or E-mail Jim Ianson. Sponsored by the Northern Colorado Model T Club.
SEPTEMBER 5-9 – Springfield, Missouri. The Heart of the Ozarks Chapter is hosting its 29th Annual Hillbilly Tour in Missouri’s Queen City. www.hillbillytour.com
SEPTEMBER 9 — The 12th annual Antique Autos in History Park sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club and History San Jose. This event fills History Park (Kelley Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, CA) with 200 antique autos, fire equipment, bicycles and motorcycles of all makes from the late 1800s to 1945. This year the featured vehicles will be 1 and 2 cylinder automobiles. And we will bring back the popular event of assembling a Model T in record time. Also located on the grounds will be the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association. There will be antique crafts demonstrated and antique collectibles displayed. A Dixieland band will provide music from 1:00 to 3:00. And food is available from Peggy Sue's Restaurant and O'Brien's Cafe. Activities are provided for kids. The event is free to everyone. For more information, contact E-mail Allan Greenberg or phone 408-997-0879.
SEPTEMBER 15 — Model T & Model A Car & Truck Show, Cumberland MD, downtown Cumberland 10 am - 4 pm. Free registration, goody bags, dash plaques, swap meet, parts sales. Sponsored by Allegany Museum and Queen City Region, AACA. Information Gary Bartik 301-724-4339.
October 4-6th - Bryan/College Station, Texas. Come join the Space City T’s for the 35th Annual Texas T Party. This three day tour will be featuring the central Texas area. No hills, but lots of thrills and as always a great time to mingle with your friends or meet new ones. We will be cruising back country roads, stopping to see the local attractions and enjoying lots of ice cream in the warm Texas weather. For more information and a registration form please visit www.spacecityts.org or contact tour Chairmen Ross and Jennifer Lilleker at E-mail Ross or Jennifer or 979-218-4083
NOVEMBER 2-10 — Savannah, Georgia. ***** This tour is now full *****
Autumn Model T Tour is being organized by the HCCA Low Country Region, which will be in conjunction with Hilton Head Concurs d’ Elegance in Hilton Head, South Carolina where Ford will be the featured marque. This should be an outstanding tour in one of the most beautiful parts of the South. Tour chairman is Nevy Clark. E-mail Nevy Clark or phone 912-224-1075 or 912-661-1105.