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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

26 Apr 2019

47th Annual Black Bart Tour - Central San Joaquin RG #29 Jackson, California

Black Bart 47th Annual Tour hosted by Central San Joaquin Regional Group #29. Join us for a fun filled weekend in the Gold Country in Jackson, CA. Friday evening we have our traditional parking lot tire kicking with friends, old and new, and appetizers and snacks. Saturday morning you will pick up your tour bags and running board lunch for a tour through the Gold Country to a surprise location. Saturday evening is the banquet dinner and fantastic raffle including a door prize and live music while we dine. Sunday completes the tour with a short drive to San Andreas for a “to die for” lunch before we say our Good Byes and wish everyone a safe trip home. Cost is $105.00 per adult $35.00 per child under 17 years old, plus your room. For information or to request a registration form contact Debbie Sanders: email: sandersdebbie7@gmail.com or (408) 458-0398.

04 May 2019

East Bay Swap Meet - Collector Car and Parts - Golden Gate RG #1 Alameda Naval Air Station - 2151 Ferry Point, Alameda, CA

East Bay Swap Meet - Collector Car and Parts , co-sponsored by Golden Gate Regional Group #1. 6 am to 3 pm. Free admission and parking. 2151 Ferry Point #1, Alameda, California. 20 by 20 stalls $20, car for sale stall $30. Register by sending your name, phone # and email address and check to: Alameda Naval Air Station, 2151 Ferry Point #77, Alameda, CA 94501. Reservation deadline is April 29. Info: Mark 510-432-1532 or email at stroh32@hotmail.com

10 May 2019

Dedication of the newly expanded Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum - 2181 General Doolittle Drive, Auburn, IN 46706

The Dedication Ceremony will take place at the Museum on Friday, May 10, 2019. There will be a brief ribbon cutting ceremony at Noon with Norm Yoder, the Mayor of Auburn, and Foundation President John Knecht. A number of “special” guests will be invited to attend, along with the media and the Auburn public. From 1 to 2 PM, light refreshments and coffee will be served in the lobby of the museum. All attendees will be encouraged to tour the museum expansion until closing at 5:00. All Early Ford V-8 Club National members and Early Ford V-8 Foundation members are invited to join in the celebration which is being hosted by The Auburn Blue Ovals RG # 169. Hope to see you there.

17 May 2019

46th annual Monroe Auto Swap Meet - Puget Sound Regional Group #18 Evergreen State Fairgrounds - Monroe, Washington

46th annual Monroe Auto Swap Meet sponsored by Puget Sound Regional Group #18. Held at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe Wa. Call (206) 636-4255 for more information. One of the largest swap meets in the Northwest. Old cars & parts, tools, new old stock, equipment, engines, wheels, tires, sheet metal, auto literature, signs, toys, neon, gas & oil petrolinia, antiques and vintage collectibles, plus maybe some junk you’ll find interesting! 1,400 stalls, 850 vendors, in 17 different venues. Sell your call for $40 in the Car Corral. Go to www.monroeswapmeet.com for stall layout and reservations.

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The EFV-8 Club Salutes the 1944

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50 Years of V-8 TIMES thumb drive

Missing issue found and available for download

Apr 12, 2019

MORE The 50 Years of V-8 TIMES thumb drive is currently missing an issue. The issue is the November December 2006. For those that have purchased and currently own one of the thumb drives we are offering you a chance to download the missing issue and then add it to your thumb drive.

The down load can be found two places on the Early Ford V-8 Club web site. From the left menu you can click on V-8 TIMES and find it at the bottom of the page and you can also find it by clicking on Ford Information and then Ford Book Additions and Corrections.

Please be advised that the issue is very large and will take about 5 minutes or more to down load on normal DSL speed connections.

Early Ford V-8 Club Web Site Contest Results

Out of 52 Regional Group Web Sites

Mar 26, 2019

MORE The Early Ford V-8 Club web site committee wishes to announce the results of the 2018 web site contest.

1st Place -- Oklahoma City Regional Group #64 -- Marguerite Claybaugh webmaster

2nd Place -- Tulsa Regional Group #39 -- Marisa Claybaugh webmaster

3rd Place -- Early Ford V-8 Club of Sweden -- Peter Asariew webmaster

Honorable Mention -- Northern Illinois Regional Group #8 -- Ken Bounds web master

Many Regional Groups have outstanding and very informative web sites. If you are interested in checking any of the web sites out, they can be found from the Main Menu on the Home Page (on left). Click on Regional Club Directory to find any of the web sites.

Updates to the V-8 Forum - 03-26-2019

Multiple photos can now be loaded - and double postings have been corrected

Mar 26, 2019

MORE The web hosting company, BigGiantMedia, has been working hard to make changes and improvements to the Early Ford V-8 Club web site V-8 Forum. One of those changes has been to address the need to post more than one photo per discussion entry.
We would like to announce that this has been addressed and registered members can now post up to five photos with each V-8 Forum discussion entry.
Please note, so that all photo entries are of the same size and format, once you attach the photos to your discussion, it will take some time for the system to re-size and format the photos.
Let us know if you have any problems. We hope that you are pleased with the results.

And.........we believe we have corrected the double posting issue. This was where a entry was submitted, and then showed on the same discussion more than once.

Again, if it happens we would like to know.

REGIONAL GROUP ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATED IN 2019

Regional Groups set to celebrate!

Feb 28, 2019
Anniversary Recognition Committee

CONGRATULATIONS “2019” R.G. CHARTER ANNIVERSARIES !!!

50 Years:

·               RG #14, Hudson Valley (February 02, 2019)
·               RG #15 East Tennessee (May 25, 2019)
·               RG #16, Central Carolina (May 25, 2019)
·               RG #17, Central Delaware Valley (May 25, 2019)
·               RG #18, Puget Sound (May 25, 2019)
·               RG #19, San Diego (July 13, 2019)
·               RG #20, Northern Ohio (August 10, 2019)
·               RG #21, Long Island (August 10, 2019)
·               RG #23, Inland Empire (October 04, 2019)
·               RG #24, Georgia (November 30, 2019)
·               RG #25, Wichita (November 30, 2019)

45 Years:

·               RG #66, Narragansett Bay (February 24, 2019)
·               RG #67, Dearborn (February 24, 2019)
·               RG #68, Hawk Mountain (April 28, 2019)
·               RG #69, Northern Indiana (August 18, 2019)
·               RG #71, Southern Texas (December 08, 2019)

40 Years:

·               RG #100, Bayou State (April 28, 2019)
·               RG #102, Norway (August 10, 2019)
·               RG #103, Northern New Zealand (October 14, 2019)
·               RG #104, Show Me (October 14, 2019)
·               RG #105, Greater Rockford (October 14, 2019)
·               RG #106, Derby City (December 09, 2019)

35 Years:

· RG #122, Big Country (April 13, 2019)

30 Years:

RG #129, Palm Beach (January 16, 2019)
RG #130 El Dorado (June 29, 2019)
RG #131 Connecticut (August 01, 2019)

25 Years:

RG #138, Northern California (April 16, 2019)

20 Years:

· RG #152, Birthplace of Speed (January 16, 2019)

· RG #153, Big Sky V-8 (January 16, 2019)

· RG #154, Maine Coast (January 16, 2019)

· RG #155, Central New York Flatheads (October 16, 2019)

15 Years:

· RG #163, Upstate South Carolina (July 24, 2019)

10 Years:

· RG #169, Auburn Blue Ovals (April 15, 2019)

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