Day 17 - Drive-Free Day

Today was our first day since leaving that we did not have to drive anywhere. Edsel and Squeak - the Prairie Dog, seemed to like the rest too, however they spent a lot of time telling people we did drive all the way. Today was also the day that many of the attendees arrived, so the parking lot was bustling with Model A’s driving around. The convention hosts were gearing up for Monday, the first full day of activities, although the Hospitality room and Raffle room were up and running. The host club was able to get a good assortment of Model A and era related raffle items that should be popular.

Nan and I spent a lot of the day chatting with Model A friends from around the country that we haven’t seen since Dallas. We also were handing out cards to folks we talked to with our blog site and a request for their vote since I’m a candidate for the MAFCA Board of Directors. We were also happy to meet up with Dave & Peggy Gill again, who we were able to visit with last year in Niagara Falls while they were on their Model A tour of the Four Corners of the US and we were on our way to Dearborn in our Model A.

It was also a good day to do some maintenance on the Model A’s. I decided to check to see if I could find out what was causing my brakes to squeal. I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, so I repacked the front wheel bearings, greased everything, repaired a directional light and checked the CB inverter which is temperamental. Dick and I were also able to finally wash the Model A’s. They look a lot better now, especially since I think we finally got rid of the last remains of all those grasshoppers.

For dinner we walked over the bridge to a waterfront restaurant and then returned to the hotel where we had a President’s Reception to attend. Tomorrow all the events get underway and the rest of the Minuteman member will finally arrive.



Some of the Model A's on display are really unique. Here are a couple of them.