Upcoming Events

September 23 - Fall Recall, Biennial Meet of Early Ford V-8 Club charter members. All V-8er's and guests welcome. 10 am to dusk. Barbecue starts at 1 pm. Old Weidenmann Ranch, 2301 Norris Canyon Road. This is where the early meetings of the Club were held in the summer. $20 per person. Bring blankets and chairs. Grass area with lots of shade. Reservations are a must! Mini-swap meet. Information/directions: Mark Strohecker (510) 432-1532 or Hal Bancroft (510) 581-3335 Send reservations with check to: Mark Strohecker, 2509 Carisbrook Court, Hayward, CA 94542

11th Annual Mission Trail Swap Meet, sponsored by Mission Trail Regional Group # 32. Held at All Ford Parts, 1600 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA. Gates open at 6 am. Free parking and entry for buyers. Ford parts through 1953, Model T, Model A, and all flathead plus parts, literature and accessories for many other makes. 9 by 20 single spaces are $25, double space $40. Cars for sale $20. 68 spaces available. Information: Bruce Cummings (650) 591-3211 or email at brcummings@comcast.net or Al Alarcon (408) 314-2717 or (408) 985-0141

All Ford Picnic - sponsored by the Capital City Early Ford V-8 Club. Picnic and parking will be at the Tonkawa Pavilion, Berry Springs Park, 1801 CR 153, Georgetown, Texas. Open to all Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. A great place to see some unique classic and vintage automobiles. Bring your lunch to enjoy under the covered pavilion. More information available at: www.capitalcityefv8,org contact: Keri Lansdell (512) 537-4222 or afp@capitolcityefv8.org

Bean Bash No. 27 hosted by the Golden Gate Regional Group # 1. Admission is one can of beans per person. Beresford Park at 28th and Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo, California. Starts at 10 am. Bring lunch and utensils plus a dish to share. Barbecue pit available. 50/50 raffle. Dash plaques. Reserved and protected parking. Also, do not forget to bring something for the mini swap meet. Come rain or shine as there is an undercover picnic area. For additional information, please contact Diane Dupont at dianedu@myastound.net or call 650-343-8956.

The 16th Early Ford V-8 National Meet, May 4 to 7, 2018 will be held in Renmark, South Australia.
There is plenty to see and do in the Riverland with mild weather at this time of year in May.
Come for the four days or make it a great holiday by staying the optional extra 2 days. Catch up with fellow enthusiasts and their Ford V-8s.
Please book your accommodation in any of the many motels in Renmark.
Entry forms will become available later this year.
Sponsored by the South Australian Regional Group # 94

Pennsylvania Dutch Country National Driving Tour sponsored by the Hawk Mountain Regional Group # 68. Tour the beautiful Amish Country of Pennsylvania. There will be three structured tours with a wide variety of attractions. Most travel will be on two lane blacktop. You will have the opportunity to see Amish attractions, tour the oldest brewery in America, and even a coal mine. More information will be coming.

2018 Grand National Meet
The Early Ford V-8 Club of America announces "Dearborn's The Scene in 2018" - our 55th Anniversary Homecoming, to be held June 11-15, 2018 in the hometown of Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan.
Early registration is available now - download the fillable PDF form. Paid early registrations will receive information about making reservations at the host hotel. When available, a full registration package will be sent to you to select meals, tours, and merchandise and forms for vehicle registration and an invitation to judge.
A full schedule of events will be posted soon.

2018 Montana National V-8 Tour
Tour Through Montana’s Lewis & Clark country
August 26 through September 1, 2018, hosted by the Big Sky Regional Group 153.
The Big Sky V-8 Regional Group 153, invites you to join us in a step back in time to the Lewis & Clark, Core of Discovery in 1804 to 1806. We will start in Billings with a pitch fork fondue on Sunday evening, with old V-8 friends.
We will see Pompey’s Pillar, mining towns of Neihart and Monarch. Giant Springs, Great Falls of the Missouri, Glacier National Park and Going to the Sun Highway. Enjoy a boat ride and dinner cruise on flat Head Lake. Tour Regional Group member Lyle Achelstede’s Flat head museum of 32-53 restored flatheads, See Nine Pipes, St. Ignatius Mission, and the ghost town of Garnet. Enjoy the Gates of the Mountains boat trip on the Missouri, the head waters of the Missouri at Three Forks and then back to Billings. Six days & 1300 miles of history and beauty in our Flat head vehicles.
More information will be forthcoming. Mark your calendars now. The Big Sky V-8 Regional Group wants you to see their beautiful part of the country.