MODEL A FORD CLUB OF COLORADO

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Fall Color Tour - oct. 2

The 2021 Fall Colors Tour will be held (tentatively) on Saturday, October 2.

Meet in the top parking lot at Red Rocks at 9:30 am. We will be leaving at 10:00 heading through Evergreen onto Squaw Pass Road. We will stop for lunch in or near Idaho Springs (info to come on lunch). We will then head over the Central City Parkway into Central City and Blackhawk. From there, we will head to Golden Gate Canyon and back into Golden where we will disperse.

- Mike Laurita

SEPTEMBER 2021
9/1 - Hump Day "A" Meeting via Zoom
9/2 - Pinochle
9/5 - Sonic Sundae Sunday
9/6 - Louisville Labor Day Parade & Picnic
9/11 - Brass-era Vehicle Collection Tour
9/14-16 - Colorado Springs Tour
9/17 - General Meeting & Jimmy Johns
9/18 - Joyce Laaker's Craft Giveaway
9/19 - High Country Regional Meeting
9/21 - Covenant Living Visit
9/25 - Driveway Bowling

See the Events Page for our full calendar

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

Click here to join the September General Meeting via Zoom, scheduled for Friday, September 17, at 7:30PM. If you are prompted for a password, enter: 476516.

Check out the Model As on our Classifieds page!

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!

28 Cars at the Louisville Labor Day Parade!

On Monday, September 6th, over 28 Model A Fords gathered for the Labor Day Parade in Louisville, Colorado. While the parade followed a different route this year (due to Main Street being closed to provide additional outdoor seating for restaurants), we still had a great turnout from the club and the city alike!

Following the completion of the parade (which was led by Ron Motley's Model A fire truck), the Ewing family hosted the club for a pulled pork lunch. A few cars even needed help getting through the parade and getting home (but don't worry - we won't name any names).

Thank you everyone who made this year's Labor Day Parade a very fun and memorable one!

Click on any photo to enlarge.

A certain A400 Convertible Sedan "volunteered" to demonstrate how a Dicky-Strap is used through the parade.

Dan Ewing and Bret Plue help the A400 back to the Ewing's house for troubleshooting.

Strasburg Hometown Days Parade

On Saturday, August 14th, several Model As met in the town of Strasburg, Colorado, to participate in the Hometown Days festival parade. After driving in the parade, Ted and Linda Ackerman led the Model As back to their house for Ice Cream floats.

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.