MODEL A FORD CLUB OF COLORADO

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BUNCO and General Meeting UPDATE

Friday, October 15, 2021:

An update from the MAFCC board: masks will NOT be required for the General Meeting tonight, or the Bunco Party at the Clements on Sunday. Thank you!

OCTOBER 2021
10/2 - Fall Color Tour
10/6 - Hump Day A meeting via Zoom
10/7 - Pinochle
10/10 - Sonic Sundae Sunday
10/15 - General Meeting
10/15 - Rialto Silent Movie Night
10/17 - Bunco Party
10/23 - Tombstone Taxi Service

See the Events Page for our full calendar

Click here to download a PDF of our membership application form.

Click here to join the October General Meeting via Zoom, scheduled for Friday, October 15, at 7:00PM. If you are prompted for a password, enter: 136996.

Check out the Model As on our Classifieds page!

A Beautiful Fall Color Tour

On Saturday, October 2nd, several Model A Fords departed from the parking lot at Red Rocks amphitheater for a drive through the mountains to enjoy the autumn colors. The drive took the cars up through Evergreen, over to Idaho Springs, along the parkway to Central City, down to Blackhawk, then returning to Golden via Golden Gate Canyon.

It was a beautiful day for a great tour! Thank you Mike Laurita for leading this event!

Bowling in the Driveway

On Saturday, September 25th, several Model As took a tour out to Bennett for the club's annual driveway bowling tournament. Bill McNeill provided the bowling lanes, bowling balls, bowling pins and even the ball-return system (although pin-setting and the ball-return system still provide manual operation). The afternoon was spent working down the brackets until Ted Ackerman and Linda Rickard claimed the title of the club's 2021 Driveway Bowling champions and took home their respective trophies.

Thank you to Bill and Harriet McNeill for hosting this event!

Three Days in Colorado Springs

On Tuesday, September 14, several Model A Fords from the Model A Ford Club of Colorado departed southbound out of Denver, bound for Colorado Springs. This multi-day tour kept our club members busy with lots of events each day, and even meeting-up with our neighboring Model A club (the Pikes Peak Chapter of MAFCA).

Some of the highlights of this tour included a visit to Maguireville, an evening at the rebuilt Flying W Ranch complex, the US Olympic and Paralympic museum, a trip to Old Colorado City and a ride on the Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railroad to the top of Pikes Peak. After returning from the summit of Pikes Peak, the club made their way back to Denver on Thursday, September 16th.

Thank you to the Wieders, Paul Martin and Mary Jane Wood for leading this tour!

An Impressive Brass-Era Collection

On Saturday, September 11th, approximately eight Model A's (including Tudor and Fordor Sedans, a Victoria Sedan, a Sport Coupe and a Pickup) left Broomfield bound for Loveland, Colorado. The cars arrived to their undisclosed location without issue. Upon arrival, we were treated to a small collection of extremely rare, lovingly-maintained Brass-era automobiles. While each automobile in the collection was rare and unique, some of the more interesting vehicles in the collection were a 1912 Abbot-Detroit Roadster (one of 2 left in existance), a 1907 Darracq (the only surviving six-cylinder example in the world), a 1907 Mason (financed by Edward Mason and Fred Duesenberg), a Ford Model N, a Ford Model R, a 1912 Ford Model T C-Cab delivery (which had a cameo in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and an all-original 1929 Chrysler Coupe.

After spending some time at the collection, the group left for lunch in a nearby park.

Thank you Bob Beers for leading this tour!

Sonic Sundae Sundays

"On an extremely warn Sunday afternoon, twelve of my closest Model A friends from the Model A Ford Club of Colorado and I, transported our owners to the Sonic Drive-In where our owners enjoyed an afternoon get-together. There were also some modern vehicles that joined us, including guests and potential new members, Les & Kathy Nyland. While my fellow Model A’s and I bask in the hot sun, our much younger owners enjoyed Ice Cream, Milk Shakes and other pleasant delights. We were all very jealous, as we did not receive any refreshments, although my owners did change my oil before we left home, and later purchased gasoline. A sad fate, isn’t this a Model A Ford Club? Model A’s deserve to be treated better! Many of my fellow Model A’s recently transported their owners safely home to Colorado from Vermont from a recent tour.

"A Head’s up to the 27 members and two guests that enjoyed the Ice Cream at Sonic, I overheard a group of my fellow Model A’s lobbying for a Wash & Shine Detail Event which would be a true Model A experience. Beware, we will not remain silent!" - Bob Beers

Photos are from multiple Sonic Sundays throughout the season.