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WELCOME to the Model A Ford Club of America Web Site. Our site is constantly being updated and revised.
Notices of revisions can be found on this page.


December 21, 2016 - Chapter Awards
As is the custom, MAFCA announced this year's Chapter Awards at the National Awards Banquet in Reno.
To review the results, check the Chapter Awards Page.


December 16, 2016 - Sad news
Fred Carleton, MAFCA Restorer Editor from 1988-2000 has passed away after a long battle with cancer.
View our In Memory Page.


December 10, 2016 - Updates
Added list of 2017 MAFCA Board Meetings on the Board Calendar Page.
Added 2017 National Award Banquet meeting to the Future Events Calendar Page.


December 9, 2016 - Key People
Updated the list of MAFCA directors on the Key People Page.


December 7, 2016 - Member Resource Handbook
The Beaver Chapter (Oregon) has allowed us to link to their Member Resource Handbook.
Check it out on our Chapter Tips Page.

Three updates made to Policies.
Click here to see the list of policies.


December 1, 2016 - Members with Email
Added latest lists of Members with Email.


December 1, 2016 - President's Monthly Column
Added the December version of our President's column on the President's Page.


November 28, 2016 - A-World
Added the Winter edition of A-World, the MAFCA magazine for your on the A-World Page.


November 17, 2016 - MAFCA Officials
Updated the list of MAFCA Officials with 2016 Committee Chairs.


November 16, 2016 - Policy Updates
Added four updated policies on the Policies Page.


November 13, 2016 - Technical
Added "Shocks and Shackles" presentation made at 2016 National Meet to Downloads.
Click Here
for an index of the Technical documents in the Downloads folder.


November 11, 2016 - Sad News
MAFCA Past President Jerry Wilhelm has passed away. In Memory Page.


November 10, 2016 - Media Advertising Rates
The Media Advertising Rate Sheet was previously inside the Media Advertising policy, Part 1 Section 2. Since the policies are in the members only area, they couldn't be seen by non-members or potential advertisers.

The Media Advertising Rate Sheet is now a separate, public document. You can find it in the ADVERTISING group in the left side menu or by looking in the SITE INDEX.


November 7, 2016 - Restorer
Updated the Technical Article and added photo of the Nov-Dec Restorer cover and table of contents on the Restorer Page.

Many members have commented that the CHAPTER NEWS section of The Restorer magazine is getting hard to read due to the smaller type that is used to keep this section at 4 pages. We extract those pages from each issue, and you can now view them from the Chapter News page.


November 1, 2016 - NEW MONTH UPDATES!
Added our president's message on the President's Page.
A new era fashion articles was added to the Era Fashions Articles page.
A link to Santa Anita A's member Tom Endy's technical articles added to our Links Page.


October 26, 2016 - AA Trucks
The JSC has added several additional AA Body Codes on the AA Body Codes Page.


October 22, 2016 - Restorer Magazine Volumes vs. Years
Several members have asked how to equate Restorer volume number with the year published.
We have now published a cross reference of Volume to Year.
A link to that table can be found on the Restorer Page.


October 15, 2016 - JSC Judging Procedures
The JSC has updated the Judging Procedures Manual. It now can be downloaded from the Judging Tools Page..


October 1, 2016 - It's a new month!
Added our president's message on the President's Page.


September 17, 2016 - A-World
Added the Fall edition of A-World, the MAFCA magazine for your on the A-World Page.


September 16, 2016 - Sad News
Walter E. Joyce, the last of the original MAFCA founders in 1957, has passed away.
Details on the In Memory Page.


September 14, 2016 - International Model A Day
Added photos from this year's IMAD on the IMAD 2016 Page.


September 4, 2016 - Latest Restorer
Added images of the Sep/Oct Restorer Magazine on the Restorer Page.


September 2, 2016 - Photo Gallery
Added photo of 1929 Sport Coupe on the Gallery 1929 Page.


September 1, 2016 - It's a new month!
Added our president's September message on the President's Page.
Added a new Era Fashion Article on the EF Articles Page.


August 25, 2016 - List of Chapters by Name
Updated the alphabetical list of chapters link on the Chapters List Page.


August 1, 2016 - FIrst of the month
Added Alex's column on the President's Page.


July 27, 2016 - 2018 National Convention
Added link to a video on the Future Events Calendar.
Click on the "play" button at the bottom left of the video to start it up.
Also added a link to get a copy of the 2018 Early Bird Registration application.


July 24, 2016 - Members with Email
Added latest lists of Members with Email.


July 17, 2016 - Judging Standards Committee's Loveland Presentation
Added the handout from our JSC's seminar at Loveland on the JSC Publications Page.


July 13, 2016 - Another Possible Scam
Added a note from a MAFCA member who posted FOR SALE ad on the website - someone named "Dan Freeman" replied with an interesting proposal. Check it on the SCAMS Page.


 picture July 12, 2016 - Sad News
1964 MAFCA President George Pope passed away yesterday, July 11. His wife Annabelle passed away earlier this year.

In 1964, George and Annabelle and their family traveled across country to the Louisville MAFCA National convention in their AA School Bus (now known as the Huff and Puff), now in the MAFFI museum. They were great people and Model A'ers and we'll miss them greatly.


July 9, 2016 - Restorer Index Volumes 51-60 Combined.
Each year, The Restorer prints an index of the contents of the previous 6 issues. We have taken that index for Volume 60 and integrated it with the index for Volume 51-59. This will allow you to search for any Restorer article from Volume 51 to Volume 60. There's also a link to the index that covers The Restorer Volumes 1 - 50.
You'll find these links on the Downloads Page.


July 6, 2016 - July/August Restorer Magazine
Added photo of current Restorer and Table of Contents on the Restorer Magazine Page.


July 1, 2016 - FIrst of the month
Added Alex's column on the President's Page.
Added a new article entitled "Egyptian Enthusiasm" on the Era Fashions Articles Page.
Announced new positions of the Era Fashions Committee.


June 17, 2016 - Board Meeting Agenda
The agenda for next week's Board of Directors meeting has been posted.
On the Calendar Page, click on the "Board of Directors Meetings" link to view it.


June 16, 2016 - Policies
The MAFCA Board of Directors approved several policy changes at their April 23 meeting.
Those have been noted on the Policies Page.


June 1, 2016 - Links and President's message
Added a link to the Chronology of Henry Ford's life on the Links Page.
Added the June President's Message on the President's Page.
A new issue of A-World Magazine for youth has been posted. You'll find it on the A-World Page.


May 27, 2016 - MAFCA Officials Index
Made some minor updates. The index can be found on the Downloads Page.


May 10, 2016 - Technical Questions and Answers
Added several more technical questions and answers published in past Restorer magazines on the Tech Q&A General Page.


May 4, 2016 - Another Model A Wedding
Chet and Gloria Wojcik' son Chet Jr. and his fiance got married this spring.
See a photo on the Wedding Gallery Page.


May 1, 2016 - May Day
Added new Era Fashions article on the Era Fashions Articles Page.
Added our President's message on the President's Page.


April 22, 2016 - Technical Articles written by MAFCA Members
Added an index of Tom Endy's technical articles on the Member Tips Page.


April 22, 2016 - Latest Tech Questions
Added some technical questions and answers forwarded by our Technical Director David Bockman.
These were previously printed in The Restorer magazine and are now on the Tech Q&A General Page.


April 6, 2016 - Hubleys
Added photos of a newly built A-400 Hubley car on the Member Built Hubley Page.


April 1, 2016 - First of a new month - no kidding
Added President Janke's message on the President's Page.


March 30, 2016 - Era Fashions
Added some news about Era Fashions on the Era Fashions What's New Page.


March 24, 2016 - Photo Gallery
Added new photos to the 1929 and 1931 Photo Gallery Pages.


March 16, 2016 - Elections
Made some minor changes for the 2017-2018 MAFCA Election on the Elections Page.


March 15, 2016 - Vacuum Windshield Wiper Identification
Added link to a page on Trico Vacuum wipers
from the Tech Q&A BODY - Exterior Page.


March 14, 2016 - Youth Scholarship
Added link to the 2016 MAFYS Youth Scholarship on the Youth Scholarship Page.


March 13, 2016 - Members with Email
Added latest lists of Members with Email.


March 11, 2016 - Straightening Wheels
Model A'ers must be busy getting their cars ready for the road this spring, as a couple of people have sent questions to our Technical Director about straightening wheels. Dr. Dave's latest answer has been posted on the Technical Q&A - CHASSIS - WHEELS AND TIRES page.


March 7, 2016 - New Video
Jim Pringle from Oregon sent along a link to a Model T assembly line video, including the production of
the 15,000,000th Million Ford Car. Check it out on the Videos Page.


March 5, 2016 - Hubleys
Added more Hubley cars on the Hubley Page.


March 3, 2016 - Another Model A Wedding Photo
Added photo of a 1930 Woody transporting the happy couple on the Gallery - Weddings Page.


March 1, 2016 - New month
Added our president's column on the President's Page. .
Fashion Article has been added to the Era Fashions - Articles Page.
Added photos of the latest Restorer cover and index to the Restorer Page.
Updated the Calendar page.


February 19, 2016 - December Board Meeting Highlights
Added highlights of the December Board of Directors Meeting on the Communications Page.


February 16, 2016 - Another Wedding
It's been some time since we had new Model A Wedding photos, but we have some now.
Check out the Gallery - Wedding Page.


February 15, 2016 - Chapter News
Added a link to the Chapter News from the Jan/Feb Restorer Magazine on the Chapter News Page.

Updated the credentials for the MEMBERS ONLY area for the year 2016. Find the new username and password
on Page 1 of the Jan/Feb Restorer Magazine.


February 12, 2016 - Sad News
Former MAFCA Executive Secretary Annabelle Pope passed away February 4.
Read her obituary on the In Memory Page.


February 12, 2016 - Chassis Lube Chart
Added a link to a chassis lube chart on the Tech Q&A Chassis Other Page.


February 8, 2016 - Director Change
Adverting Director Bill Henderson has resigned; former MAFCA President Donna Lewis named to serve out his term.
Key People Page.

Posted our President's message for February on the President's Page.


February 5, 2016 - New Tech Article
Added a new technical article on the Restorer Page.


February 4, 2016 - Members with Email
Updated our list of MAFCA members with email on the Members with Email Page.


February 3, 2016 - Classified Ad Forms
In November, our classified ad form stopped working. We have now fixed the problem. You should now be able to fill out an ad form instead of sending email directly to the webmaster. Check it out on the Classified Ad page.


January 19, 2016 - Restorers Class Committee
Updated the members on the Restorers Class Committee Page.


January 15, 2016 - MAFCA Officials
Added an updated version of the MAFCA Officials list, which lists all MAFCA members who have ever been on the Board,
hosted an event, chaired a committee, etc. You can find the list on the Downloads Page under INDEXES.
There's also an entry for the Officials Index on the Site Index page.


January 6, 2016 - Latest Restorer Magazine
Added pictures of the Jan/Feb Restorer cover and table of contents on the Restorer Page.


January 1 2016 - Happy New Year
Added our president's column on the President's Page.
Added a new era fashions article on the Era Fashions Page.
Updated the Calendar page.


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