This is an on-line copy of the Events Calendar published in The Vintage Ford magazine. Submissions are to the magazine editor as described below. Activities will be listed at no charge to any antique car club, regardless of affiliation, on a space available basis. Please allow for publication time.
The deadline for any listing is the 15th of the month preceding the issue date (i.e., December 15 for the January-February issue; February 15 for the March-April issue, etc.). Please send your activity announcement to MTFCA Activities Calendar, P.O. Box 126, Centerville, IN 47330-0126

2010

FEBRUARY 13-14—44th ANNUAL EARLY BIRD SWAP MEET at Puyallup Fairgrounds. Puyallup, Washington. INFO @ WWW.EARLYBIRDSWAP.ORG or Charlie Ostlund at 253-863-6211.

FEBRUARY 19-21—Mesa, Arizona. The MTFCA's 451h Annual Meeting and Mid-Winter Get Together Wanted In Arizona is being planned now. Contact Austin Graton, 1875 N Monterey Dr., Apache Junction, AZ 85220, Phone 480-288-0726. E-mail austgrat@q.com

FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 4—Gainesville, Florida. The Model T Winter Tour, hosted by the Mad River Ts of West/Central Ohio is doing it again! Availability is limited, so please call Gateway Grand Hotel 352-331-3336 or 877464-2378 to secure your lodging. Be sure to mention the tour when making reservations. See www.gatewaygrand.com for info about hotel. Campers call Miriam (937)597-1539 or Steve (352)207-1498 for RV information. Cost is $150.00 per person, Registration includes two banquet dinners, some lunches, ice cream social, deluxe continental breakfast for all, entertainment, your tour book, door prizes, tee-shirts for all, a goody bag for each car, dash plaques and admissions. We have a great tour planned for you including trips to Butterfly Rainforest, Florida Museum of Natural History, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gator Nationals Raceway, Antique Shops in Waldo, Suwannee River State Park, Devil's Millhopper and many beautiful roads to drive. Write to: Model T Ford Winter Tour, 323 S. Taylor Street, West Liberty, OH 43357. For more information call Miriam Williams at (937) 465-4661 or e-mail your questions to E-mail:wintertourinfo@hotmail.com

MARCH 6, 2010—Marietta, Ohio. Annual Winter Swap Meet sponsored by the Country Roads T & A Ford Club and the Mid Ohio Valley Mustang and Ford Club will be held Saturday, March 6, 2010. The event will be specializing in Model T and A Ford parts. Vendors will be located inside the Jr. Fair Building at the Washington County Fairgrounds located at 922 Front Street, Marietta, OH. Admission $4.00 per adult and children 12 and under are free. Doors open from 8:00 AM. to 4:00 PM. Free parking. Pre-registration for  10 x 10 inside vendor space is $15.00 or $20.00 day of meet. Tables are available for rent and outside space is also for rent is $6.00 each. Setup is 5:00-7:00 P.M. Friday and 6:00-8:00 A.M. Saturday. For registration contact Karen Lockhart,705 Ferry Street, Box 731 Beverly, OH  45715. For other event information, contact Nelson Logan 1-740-373-5036 or nlogan@suddenlink.net.

MARCH 18-19—Chickasha, Oklahoma. Chickasha Pre- War Swap Meet sponsored by the Old Pueblo Touring Association. Phone 405-224-9090. E-mail information@pwsm.com. Website www.pwsm.com/

APRIL 16-17—Bakersfield, California. Kern County Swap Meet sponsored by the Kern County Model T Club and the Horseless Carriage Club at the Kern County Fairgrounds. Contact Greg Rimmer at 661-325-2840. E-mail John.Rimmer@sbcglobal.net

APRIL 29-MARCH 1—Fort Worth, Texas. The 38th annual Pate Swap Meet will be held at the Texas Motor Speedway. The Pate Swap Meet is sponsored by seventeen Texas antique car clubs. For information, call Dan Moore at 713-649-0922. See www.pateswapmeet.com

MAY 7-12—Isle of Man. The Model T Ford Register of Great Britain is hosting their Golden Anniversary Tour on the Isle of Man. Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club in the parish of Santon. For more information, contact Sue or Ray Pinnock at 01624815700 or e-mailgosseberry@manx.net

MAY 13-15—Rogers, Arkansas, Show-Me Tour. Three days of touring in the Ozark Mountains. Visit the Civil War sites of Pea Ridge and the Battle of Fayetteville. See the vintage airplanes at the Arkansas Air Museum, and remember your childhood at the Daisy Air Rifle Museum. Step back in time to Sam Walton's first store. For information contact Karol Spencer, 417-887-1536. karollee@sbcglobal.net, or Dorothy Puckett, 417-882-2110, dorothypuckett@sbcglobal.net

JUNE 13—Auburn, California. Mother Lode Model T Club Annual Swap Meet. Cars, parts, memorabilia. Spaces on grass $25. Gold Country Fairgrounds, 1273 High Street, Auburn. Gates open at 5 a.m. on Sunday June13. Contact Ron 530.889.0226 or John 916.723.1613. See www.motherlodemodelt.com

JUNE 18-20—The ILLIAMO Chapter of the MTFCA is hosting the annual Tri Club Tour June 18, 19 & 20, 2010, hubbing out of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.  The tour will involve visiting the Villages of Van Buren County, these are Historic villages along the Des Moines River.  Also to be visited will be Nauvoo, Illinois a National Landmark District featuring the home and shop of John Browning arms maker, a Brickyard, A blacksmith shop, many other original buildings, the Nauvoo Temple and a Visitors Center.  This village was involved in the Mormon Movement.  There will be lots of scenic driving and a couple of museums.  For more information contact Gene or Rita Huling (evenings) 319-258-2072, Forrest or Gerri O’Keane 660-866-2211, Richard or Carol Western 660-766-2404.   Make your reservations early, they will only hold the rooms for a short time.  Everyone is welcome.

AUGUST 1-6—Whitefish, Montana. MONTANA MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN T TOUR, The MTFCA's National Tour, hosted by the Rocky Mountain Model T Club. Whitefish Mountain Resort is located a few miles directly west of Glacier National Park in Montana's northwest corner. Very nice ski resort condominium units, town houses and hotel rooms. Units will be available for online viewing. All are on the mountain and within a half mile of the registration area, social room and base lodge. An area will be provided for self-contained camping vehicles. We will visit Glacier National Park during its Centennial Celebration. Routes through GNP include a trip over the Continental Divide via the Going to the Sun Highway and Logan Pass, and there will be rides in vintage tour buses for those who prefer to let Tin Lizzie rest. We plan two days into America's Crown Jewel, a day along Flathead Lake which is the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, and a day north on Highway 93 to the small town of Eureka. We plan a photo shoot on Montana's highest, longest bridge over Lake Koocanusa. Options out of Eureka include a quick visit into Canada and tax free stores (passports necessary), museum visits, and demonstrations by quilters and black powder shooters. Note: On Saturday, Aug. 7, the entire Town of Eureka will be wrapped with displays of beautiful quilts during the nationally known Eureka Montana Quilt Show. Contact Mike Cuffe, PO Box 1685, Eureka, MT 59917. Phone 406-889- 5777. E-mail mmmtt2010@interbel.net

SEPTEMBER 7-12—Joplin, Missouri. The 27th Annual Hillbilly Tour 2010 hosted by the Heart of the Ozarks Chapter will be held on the western edge of the Ozarks among the four state area of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Har-Ber Village, Big Brutus, Lamar (Truman's birthplace), Route 66 Joplin, Carthage Civil War Battlefield & Museum are among a very few of our stops. Due to banquet facilities, the tour will be limited to 100 cars. Come early and stay late as there are many casinos in the area if that suits your fancy. Contact Bob Stone, 67 Fairway Circle, Camdenton, MO 65020 573-3461330, For Registration Packet. Check out www.hillbillytour.com

SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 2—Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. The Model T Ford Club of Australia (NSW) Inc. invites you to T Tour 10. Windsor is part of the beautiful Hawkesbury area, one of the earliest colonial settlements in Australia with many of the area's original buildings surviving, creating a living "time capsule" of Australian Colonial History. The perfect place for enjoyable Model T touring. Tour is open to any Model T Ford and pre-Model T Fords (N,R,S etc.) or for Model T enthusiasts. We hope you will join us to enjoy the uniqueness of this truly picturesque area all through the windscreen of a Model T. Contact us at P.O.Box 653, DAPTO, NSW 2530, Australia. www.ttour10.com or E-mail: admin@ttour10.com