The Ford Barn

mhsprecher · 07-15-2024, 05:15 PM

Today is the first day of the MARC meet in Asheville. A good turnout. Over 300 registrations, many with two people, so not sure of total attendance.

I went to a Burtz engine seminar this morning and a very interesting JSC session on Model A town cars. The flea market looked pretty good. Nice to have one with nothing but Model A parts. Pics to follow.

grj · 07-16-2024, 07:43 AM

Always based on Registrations.

nkaminar · 07-16-2024, 04:40 PM

Tuesday, July 16. Not too hot but really high humidity. I attended the two seminars, one on engine compartments for the judged cars, and one on the nuances of restoring a differential. The first was interesting to me because of all the changes over the years and the second was interesting just on the technical information.

Lots of beautiful cars here. Two town cars (limousines), one restored and one original. Also a beautiful restored Yellow Cab taxi, complete with the meter. Maybe 270 cars total.

Dave Mellor NJ · 07-17-2024, 12:01 AM

Looking for a town car?

Scott NY · 07-17-2024, 05:55 AM

It sold

JayJay · 07-17-2024, 01:23 PM

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Good that the meet is on and didn't get cancelled like the MAFCA meet.

mhsprecher · 07-17-2024, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JayJay

Good that the meet is on and didn't get cancelled like the MAFCA meet.

It's hot, but no reason to cancel.

It's a shame that the MAFCA meet got cancelled. I suspect the club was out some money unless they had cancellation insurance of some kind.

mhsprecher · 07-17-2024, 08:17 PM

There was a nice collection of fine point cars there. Bob Martino had is Model A prototype there. A fascinating car.

Clem Clement · 07-18-2024, 12:38 AM

Thanks for the report, Milford.
Clem

nkaminar · 07-18-2024, 04:09 PM

July 18, We toured to the Wheels Through Time motorcycle museum today. I am guessing that there were 200 cars on the tour. It was stop and slow for the tour.

There were two Model A's of interest at the museum. One was a dirt track racer capable of 120 mph in the straight away. The other held a land speed record of over 146 mph. Both had highly modified engines.

The motorcycles were all interesting. There is a Youtube video from the museum that goes through the collection.

mhsprecher · 07-20-2024, 10:17 PM

Here are some pics from the MARC meet in Asheville. First pic is ladies tour, some shots from the parking lot, Town Car, repair tent and the beginning of the fine point cars.

mhsprecher · 07-20-2024, 10:21 PM

Some more pics from the meet. Fine point cars.

mhsprecher · 07-20-2024, 10:25 PM

Some pics of Bob Martino's prototype Model A. I neglected to get a full front end shot.

Will N · 07-21-2024, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mhsprecher

Here are some pics from the MARC meet in Asheville. First pic is ladies tour, some shots from the parking lot, Town Car, repair tent and the beginning of the fine point cars.

Take note that the Town Car pictured is a 1930 model. I spoke with the owner and he believes there may be only 3 of these in existence.

Cape Codder · 07-21-2024, 07:44 PM

mhsprecher - Thanks a lot for posting the pictures of the Fine Point Judging cars! I don't think I have seen that many AA at a meet!

mhsprecher · 07-21-2024, 08:03 PM

Cape Codder - there were four, as I recall. It was noted at one point. As always, the FP cars are remarkable. We had two members of our club who won Henry awards! Quite an accomplishment.

Kudos to the organizers. It was an excellent meet.

Gene F · 07-21-2024, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mhsprecher

Here are some pics from the MARC meet in Asheville. First pic is ladies tour, some shots from the parking lot, Town Car, repair tent and the beginning of the fine point cars.

Some of these are pretty cool.

spdway1 · 07-21-2024, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cape Codder

mhsprecher - Thanks a lot for posting the pictures of the Fine Point Judging cars! I don't think I have seen that many AA at a meet!

There were 4AA's Fine Point judged and two others (one inside and one outside) not part of the judging.

nkaminar · 07-22-2024, 07:43 AM

The fine point cars (and trucks) are important to preserve the history of the Model A. Congratulations to all who make the effort to restore cars to this degree.

henry's 31 · 07-22-2024, 02:10 PM

Thank you for all the great photos!

07-15-2024, 05:15 PM	#1
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,963	MARC Meet in Asheville Today is the first day of the MARC meet in Asheville. A good turnout. Over 300 registrations, many with two people, so not sure of total attendance. I went to a Burtz engine seminar this morning and a very interesting JSC session on Model A town cars. The flea market looked pretty good. Nice to have one with nothing but Model A parts. Pics to follow. __________________ 1910 Model T Touring 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

07-16-2024, 07:43 AM	#2
grj Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,577	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville Always based on Registrations.

07-16-2024, 04:40 PM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,869	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville Tuesday, July 16. Not too hot but really high humidity. I attended the two seminars, one on engine compartments for the judged cars, and one on the nuances of restoring a differential. The first was interesting to me because of all the changes over the years and the second was interesting just on the technical information. Lots of beautiful cars here. Two town cars (limousines), one restored and one original. Also a beautiful restored Yellow Cab taxi, complete with the meter. Maybe 270 cars total. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 07-18-2024 at 05:06 AM.

07-17-2024, 05:55 AM	#5
Scott NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Manlius New York Posts: 172	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville It sold

07-17-2024, 01:23 PM	#6
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,110	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Good that the meet is on and didn't get cancelled like the MAFCA meet. __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan It isn't a defect, it's a feature!

07-17-2024, 08:17 PM	#8
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,963	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville There was a nice collection of fine point cars there. Bob Martino had is Model A prototype there. A fascinating car. __________________ 1910 Model T Touring 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

07-18-2024, 12:38 AM	#9
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,532	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville Thanks for the report, Milford. Clem

07-18-2024, 04:09 PM	#10
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,869	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville July 18, We toured to the Wheels Through Time motorcycle museum today. I am guessing that there were 200 cars on the tour. It was stop and slow for the tour. There were two Model A's of interest at the museum. One was a dirt track racer capable of 120 mph in the straight away. The other held a land speed record of over 146 mph. Both had highly modified engines. The motorcycles were all interesting. There is a Youtube video from the museum that goes through the collection. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

07-21-2024, 07:44 PM	#15
Cape Codder Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,337	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville mhsprecher - Thanks a lot for posting the pictures of the Fine Point Judging cars! I don't think I have seen that many AA at a meet! __________________ I don't care if the "A" Starts BUT sure WANT IT TO STOP!

07-21-2024, 08:03 PM	#16
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,963	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville Cape Codder - there were four, as I recall. It was noted at one point. As always, the FP cars are remarkable. We had two members of our club who won Henry awards! Quite an accomplishment. Kudos to the organizers. It was an excellent meet. __________________ 1910 Model T Touring 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

07-22-2024, 07:43 AM	#19
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,869	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville The fine point cars (and trucks) are important to preserve the history of the Model A. Congratulations to all who make the effort to restore cars to this degree. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

07-22-2024, 02:10 PM	#20
henry's 31 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Columbus(Cataula) Georgia Posts: 916	Re: MARC Meet in Asheville Thank you for all the great photos! __________________ Henry' s 31