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The Early Ford V‑8 Club of America

Preserving Flathead Fords Around the World

Founded in San Leandro, California in 1963, our club recognizes all Ford Motor Company vehicles made between 1932 and 1953, including Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, commercial vehicles, tractors and other Ford powered vehicles built around the world utilizing the 4, 6, 8, and 12 cylinder engines produced by Ford Motor Company.

Today, as the Marquee Club of our represented vehicles, with membership of over 9,000 and 125 Regional Groups worldwide, we are dedicated to the restoration and preservation of all Ford Motor Company vehicles built between 1932 and 1953.

The club's award-winning, bi-monthly magazine, the V-8 Times, is circulated all over the world and is acclaimed as one of the best car club magazines anywhere. The V-8 Times features technical articles, shop tips, questions and answers by our panel of experts, nostalgia, club and regional group news, offerings of accessories and restoration manuals found nowhere else - plus classified ads for cars and parts.

If you're not already a member, we invite you to Join Today and explore the works of the Early Ford V-8 Club of America.

Upcoming Events

11 Apr 2024
51st Texas Tour - Dallas Regional Group #115 Terrell, Texas
51st Texas Tour sponsored by the Dallas Regional Group #115. Honoring Fords and Greeting Friends. . Registration is now open for the 51st Texas Tour as we honor Fords and greet old (and new) Friends. Come turn back the clock to the simpler days of friendship and community, where we share laughs and discuss bruised knuckles as we gather together. To address the consistently rising costs to host this annual event, this year we will be scaling back the pageantry but maintaining the tradition of kinship, community, and exploring. Friday we’ll have a Ladies Luncheon including a scavenger hunt through the local businesses and decorated wall murals in downtown Terrell. Also available is a visit to a little-known chapter of World War II history for a tour of the first British Flying Training School where thousands of British cadets learned to fly and earn their wings over North Texas between 1941 and 1945. Friday night we’ll have an ice cream social with a fun and challenging Trivia Night. Saturday’s tour will wander through interesting sights around the area and ending at Hatfield Restorations in Canton, TX for our Concourse, lunch, and tour of their facilities. Saturday evening we’ll have our Awards Party and closing events. The headquarters hotel is the Terrell Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott (972-551-3200). Register by January 1st to be eligible for a drawing for one free night stay. The overflow hotels nearby are not blocked and can be contacted directly (Tru by Hilton Terrell at (469) 837-7200 or La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Terrell at (469) 614-2905). . For more information about the tour, contact John Wallace at johntwallace3@outlook.com or Mike Bartoli at michael.bartoli@att.net
03 May 2024
Australian Early Ford V-8 Nationals Echuca, Victoria
Australian Early Ford V-8 Nationals in Echuca, Victoria. Mark your calendars. There will be a Meet & Greet BBQ dinner, Show and Shine, drives to local places of interest, tour of local heritage farm with dinner and a drive to Deniliquin to visit an historical collection. All this and more is available to those that register. Buses will be provided for some of the activities. Registration forms are attached. Any inquires contact Martin at mlynch181@gmail.com
15 Jun 2024
National Drive Your V-8 Day Everywhere -
Early Ford V-8 Club National Drive Your V-8 Day. Always the 3rd Saturday in June. Get that V-8 out and enjoy the day. Travel with other members or just make a day of it yourself. Be sure to bring along a camera and a couple of Membership applications. Take a picture or two of your travels and then send them into the Editor of the V-8 TIMES.
17 Jun 2024
2024 Central National Meet - RG #141 RG#56 RG #169 Auburn, Indiana
Regional Groups #141 - Ohio, #56 - Indianapolis and #169 Auburn Blue Oval announce the 2024 Central National Meet in Auburn Indiana Full registration is now available. Click link for more information.
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Summary of February 17, 2024 National Board of Directors Meeting

From the National Board

Mar 9, 2024
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Summary of February 17, 2024, National Board Meeting

VIA ZOOM CALL

Early Ford V-8 Club of America

Meeting was called to order by President Connie Hall at 10:05 am CST

Newly elected directors were announced: Daniel Castellini, California/Southwest 1, Dave Collette, Mid-Atlantic, and Micheal Driskell, Central.  New Officers were announced for 2024: Connie Hall, President, Mike Stichter, Vice President, John Emmering, Secretary. 

Minutes of the November 4, 2023, Fourth Quarterly Meeting were reviewed and approved.

The financial report by Treasurer Dave Rehor was received and approved. The board will be seeking a candidate to stand by to replace Dave when he feels ready to step down from his office.   

Mike Stichter presented a report on social media which was reviewed and approved.

A report on the activities of the Audit Committee was made by committee Chairman Joe Valentino. The report was approved by the board. Due to the need for a new firm to conduct club audits directors voted unanimously to approve a contract with Bonk, Cushman, Eagle and Garcia of San Diego, CA to conduct the audit of 2023 finances.

National and International Meets

Australian Nationals, Echuca, Victoria, Australia May 2-6, 2024, sponsored by the Early Ford V-8 Club of Victoria. For information contact mlynch@gmail.com

Central National Meet, Auburn, Indiana June 17-21 sponsored by Ohio RG #141, Indiana RG #56, and Blue Ovals RG #169.

Eastern National Meet, Clayton, New York September 15-20 sponsored by Mohawk Valley RG#59 and Western New York RG#3.

Membership Update: Treasurer David Rehor reported that membership was at 6,293 at the end of January 2024. Compared to one year ago membership is down 356 or 5.5%. Directors agreed that steps must be taken to recruit new members.  A contest was proposed whereby individual members could win EFV8CA publications for recruiting a number of new members into the club. The recruitment contest is still under consideration by the board. Updates to come.

Membership Roster: Due to increasing costs for printing and mailing alternate methods for providing members with a membership roster were discussed by board members. Discussion was held over to the second quarter meeting in May.

V-8 Times:  Editor Shannon Olson explained the options available for printing the V-8 Times by the printer, Modern Litho. Directors voted to approve a new printing contract with Modern Litho, providing for a 112-page edition of theV-8 Times magazine.

President’s Call to Regional Group Presidents. President Connie Halls announced her plans to conduct a Zoom meeting with Regional Group President’s on Wednesday March 13th, 2024, at 5:00 pm PDT (7:00 pm Central Time)

Accessory Sales: Candidates for the position of Accessory sales are being interviewed by committee members.  A committee is examining the logistics involved in relocating stored books and accessories and the shredding of some unneeded documents. Funding was approved for the move.

Chief Judge and Deputy Chief Judges. Ken Bounds was approved for a three-year term as Chief Judge. Deputy Chief Judges approved were Michael Driskell (East) John McBurney (Central), Steve Lemmons (West) and Rick Claybaugh (Alternate).

Regional Support: Directors were encouraged by President Hall to intercede in regional group problem situations if requested. President Hall asked that directors send Regional Group Handbooks to each regional group president and to check the active status of groups.

International Support: Robert Davis was appointed as International Regional Group Liasson. President Hall revealed her plans to attend the Australian National Meet

Anniversary Certificates: Certificates have gone out in the mail. Directors should receive them soon and be prepared to award them to regional groups that have special anniversaries.

Volunteer Staff Support Personnel:  President Hall selected several volunteers to assist the Board of Directors with various functions. They are Michael Polan, Robert Glucksman, Dave Gunnarson, John Caldwell, Jerry Littner, and Les Kotouch.

Newsletter Competition: Regional Group Newsletter Editors are encouraged to enter the 2024 Newsletter Competition. Les Kotouch will be the newsletter judge. You may email a PDF version of your group’s newsletter to him each month for consideration at:     Leskotouch78@gmail.com  

President Connie Hall thanked all the committee and board members for their contributions and hoped the club could get back to basics in 2024 and have a successful and productive year.

Submitted by John Emmering, National Secretary 

2023 Web Site Contest Winners

Jerry Littner - Judge

Jan 8, 2024
MORE I am pleased to announce the winners of the 'Best Club Web Sites'.

  1st Place:   Golden Gate – RG# 1

           Chosen for its user-friendly website, excellent gallery page, tech tip page and helpful resource page.

           It was fun and informative.

   2nd Place:  The Volunteer V-8 Ford Club, Nashville, TN – RG# 97

           Chosen for it’s nice layout, informative event updates, tech tips and good photo gallery.

  3rd Place:  EFV8 Club of Sweden, Sweden – RG# 58

           Chosen for an interesting and eye catching layout, well designed and informative.

   Honorable Mention:  Twin Cities , Twin Cities, Minnesota RG# 46

            Chosen for the various interesting tidbits and tips.

 

2023 Newsletter Awards Announced

By Bill Wilson - Judge

Jan 5, 2024
MORE Dear Fellow V-8'ers;

I am pround and honored to announce to you the winners of the 2023 Natuonal and International Early Ford V-8 Club of America Newsletter competition.
The winners for 2023 are:
NATIONAL AWARDS --
First Place: HOOSIER VIEWS, Indiana RG # 56, John Emmering, Editor
Second Place: ROAD CHATTER, Northern Illinois RG #8, Ken & Carolyn Bounds, Editors
Third Place: UNCLE HENRY'S BULLSHEET, Central San Joaquin RG #29 California, Debbie Sanders, Editor

Honorable Mention: THE COLUMBIA OVERDRIVE, Columbia River RG #10 Oregon, Kathy Brunscheon, Editor
FLATHEAD TIMES, Oklahoma City RG #64, Marguerite Claybaugh, Editor


INTERNATIONAL AWARDS --
First Place: SIDE VALVE V-8 TIMES, Victoria RG #151 Australia, Peter "Carpy" Carpenter. Editor
Second Place: RUMBLES, Vancouver Island RG #109 British Columbia, Chris Chown, Editor
Third Place:  EARLY V-8 UPDATE, Queensland RG #157 Australia, Dave Healey, Editor

International Awards of Merit: V-8 FORUM, Norway RG #102, Kare Foss, Editor
FORD V-8 SIDORNA, EFV-8 Club of Sweden #58, Uffe Carlen, Editor

Congratulations to all editors that submitted their Regional Groups Newsletters.
The Newsletter Contest continues for 2024.  Please check the V-8 TIMES for Judge's address.

REGIONAL GROUP ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATED IN 2024

Regional Groups set to celebrate!

Jan 2, 2024
Anniversary Recognition Committee
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CONGRATULATIONS “2024” R.G. CHARTER ANNIVERSARIES !!!

55 Years:

  •  RG # 14, Hudson Valley  (February 02, 2024)
  • RG # 15, Eastern Tennessee  (May 25, 2024)
  • RG # 16, Central Carolina  (May 25, 2024),
  • RG # 17, Central Delaware Valley  (May 25, 2024)
  • RG # 18, Puget Sound  (May 25, 2024)
  • RG # 19, San Diego  (July 13, 2024)
  • RG # 20, Northern Ohio  (August 10, 2024)
  • RG # 21, Long Island  (August 10, 2024)
  • RG # 23, Inland Empire  (October 04, 2024)
  • RG # 24, Georgia  (November 30, 2024)
  • RG # 25, Wichita  (November 30, 2024)

 50 Years:

  •  RG # 66, Narragansett Bay  (February 24, 2024)
  •  RG # 67, Dearborn  (February 24, 2024)
  • ·RG # 68, Hawk Mountain  (April 28, 2024)
  • ·RG # 69, Northern Indiana  (August 18, 2024)
  • ·RG # 71, Southern Texas  (December 08, 2024)

 45 Years:

  •  RG # 100, Bayou State  (April 28, 2024)
  • ·RG # 102, Norway  (August 10, 2024)
  • ·RG # 103, Northern New Zealand  (October 14, 2024)
  • ·RG # 104, Show Me  (October 14, 2024)
  • ·RG # 105, Greater Rockford  (October 14, 2024)
  • ·RG # 106, Derby City  (December 09, 2024)

 40 Years:

  • RG # 122, Big Country  (April 13, 2024)

 35 Years:

  • RG # 129, Palm Beach  (January 16, 2024)
  • RG # 130, El Dorado  (June 29, 2024)
  • RG # 131, Connecticut  (August 01, 2024)

 30 Years:

  • RG # 138, Northern California  (April 16, 2024)

 25 Years:

  •  RG # 152, Birthplace of Speed  (January 16, 2024)
  • ·RG # 153, Big Sky V-8  (January 16, 2024)
  • ·RG # 154, Maine Coast  (January 16, 2024)
  • ·RG # 155, Central New York Flatheads  (October 16, 2024)

 20 Years:

  • RG # 162, Montgomery County EFV-8  (April 17, 2024)
  • RG # 163, Upstate South Carolina  (July 24, 2024)

 15 Years:

  • RG # 169, Auburn Blue Ovals  (April 15, 2024)

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