What is the difference between MTFCA and MTFCI

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: What is the difference between MTFCA and MTFCI
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Don Booth@ Bay City, Mi on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 06:35 am:

Just what the title asks....


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 07:09 am:

MTFCI does judging (optional) while the MTFCA has no judging. Another difference might be the location of the bulk of members - the MTFCA seems to have more chapters than MTFCI in California, while the MTFCI has more chapters than MTFCA in Michigan and Illinois.
http://www.modelt.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=15
http://www.mtfca.com/clubpages/chapters.htm


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Chantrell - Adelaide, Australia on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 08:10 am:

One letter of the alphabet...?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 09:18 am:

Model T Times covers are generally pictures of members' cars. Vintage Ford covers are generally pictures of members' cars posed in tableaux like historic movie scenes.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Barbara Klehfoth on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 09:20 am:

The Model T Ford Club of America has a Model T Museum located in Richmond, Indiana. Admission to the museum is free to MTFCA members.

The Model T Ford Club International was established years before the MTFCA; however, the MTFCA has more member families than the MTFCI.

Both clubs put out a bi-monthly magazine. Many member families belong to both clubs. (We personally belong to both clubs.)

The Model T Ford Club of America will send out a free copy of The Vintage Ford, its magazine. I am sure the Model T Ford Club International will do so as well (Model T Times magazine).

Both clubs enjoy and appreciate the hobby and have great members.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Barbara Klehfoth on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 09:23 am:

Covers on The Vintage Ford are always one picture that spans both the front and back side of the magazine. The pictures are usually from a Model T event and often coincide with an article contained in that issue of the magazine.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 09:32 am:

Barbara;
One note, the Vintage Ford magazine is way behind in delivery. I got my Vintage Ford for Sept.-Oct. issue one week and the next week my Nov.-Dec. issue of Model T Times arrived. What's going on? Not good.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Cole ---- Earth on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 09:59 am:

Mtfca and this forum made me feel welcome when I was first getting into T's.
So that impression has stuck with me.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joe Van Evera on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 10:22 am:

Sort of like the difference between a group of people having fun in a 1915 touring and a group of people having fun in a 1916 touring.....


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 04:33 pm:

7 letters actually.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 04:33 pm:

And a few continents.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john kuehn on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 05:01 pm:

I think the MFTCA is more for the regular guy type of T club.
If thats true then there are a lot of regular guy type of T owners.
I think its good thats there are clubs for everyone to feel comfortable in.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Semprez-Templeton, CA on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 05:38 pm:

The MTFCI site is up when the MTFCA site is down(sorry Chris)so I joined both clubs. Both publications are excellent, with slightly different content.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Don Booth@ Bay City, Mi on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 06:33 pm:

Well I heard the MTFCI magazine has more technical information in it...is that true ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 07:27 pm:

John - I belong to both, so I'm not sure if I'm a "regular guy" or an "irregular guy"! (???)

(......I s'pose some of the club guys would know though!)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Gruber- Spanaway, Wash. on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 08:24 pm:

Hey Harold....your wifey says you're regular!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 08:26 pm:

I'm regular most of the time, but there are OTC medications to help when I'm not.... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 08:46 pm:

.....should have known that post of mine was asking for trouble,.....serious thread drift if nothing else!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John P. Steele, Montana on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 09:01 pm:

They each exist to promote and improve the hobby(addiction). They both have youth programs and both have things that the other one doesn't. There technical info varies. I use resources from both so belong to both. I think in many ways they compliment each other.
More prunes Harold!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warren W. Mortensen on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 09:19 pm:

I was in the grocery store today. They're not prunes anymore; they're "dried plums". Must be a marketing ploy for the Baby Boomers. Only old people eat prunes. I'm easily amused I guess...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 01:52 am:

There is only one MTFCI in California, and it is the Capitol T's in Sacramento. Generally speaking MTFCI clubs are East of the Mississippi.??


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By william louis rosenthal on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 11:01 am:

Barbara and Jay have best ribs in richmond right across the street.
Regards,
Scott


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 12:31 pm:

The "regular guy" thing makes me laugh. Let's be serious here, we all drive Model Ts. That automatically makes us ALL "regular guys"!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Mc Ginnis Dearborn, MI on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 02:16 pm:

Same as the difference between the Model A Ford Club of America and the Model A Restorers Club.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 02:59 pm:

Nothing to worry about! Join the nearest local club, and then join whichever national club with which the local is affiliated. Of course the price is low enough that you could join both if you wish to.

Living in California as I do, I joined the Model T Ford Club of San Diego which is affiliated with Model T Ford Club of America. I never even heard of the International club until I got to reading this forum. Most of the International chapters are in other areas of the world.

If you want to go on the Kanab tour you must be a member of the International club. I went on the last Kanab tour when it was a Model T Ford Club of America national tour and it was one of the most wonderful tours we have been on.

I have met some people from the International club at the Bakersfield swap meet and seem to have the same interests as us. They gave me a complimentary copy of the Ford Times which is comparable quality as the Vintage Ford.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Mc Ginnis Dearborn, MI on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 03:05 pm:

I think the real reason for the two clubs was geographical location. The MTFCI started first in the midwest (Chicago area) and, for the most part, only existed in the midwest. The MTFCA came along later in San Fernando, CA and, for the most part, only served the west coast and southwestern states during its early years. It's relocation to Indiana is only a very recent move relative to the history of the club. Now, of course, both clubs have regions all over the world, but I think it is safe to say that the MTFCA has more regions on the west coast and the MTFCI has more regions in the midwest and the east coast areas are split between the two.
Same is true with MARC-Model A Restorers Club (midwest and east coast origins) and MAFCA-Model A Ford Club of America (California origins). It's always important to remember that we were not always linked together by the internet and the world used to be a much bigger place!!!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Don Booth@ Bay City, Mi on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 05:19 pm:

Paul thank you! Finally something about the thread and not about members constitutions...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 08:48 pm:

I was going to add that all model T people are superior to most regular people.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Friday, November 30, 2012 - 06:37 am:

Charlie B. 7 letters. :-) and a few continents :-)

Harold must be a regular irregular guy that is mostly regular

As for me. I am A model T guy that appreciates the folks on this site and hope the next generation gets the T bug.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Don Booth@ Bay City, Mi on Friday, November 30, 2012 - 09:59 am:

If you regularly talk about your regularity then its regular for you to be irregular which means you are regular....sort of....


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