Coastal Carolina A's: 2019 MARC National Meet

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

2019 MARC National Meet - Dearborn, MI

Several of our club members attended the 2019 MARC National Meet held in Dearborn, Michigan. There were over 435 registered attendees (not including spouses) and close to 350 Model A's (my estimation). There was a swap meet at the host hotel - it was nice to have ALL Model A related items instead of having to wade through various makes and models. Following are some pictures that I took over the course of the meet:
We had our Welcome Banquet at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. After dinner we had the museum all to ourselves to enjoy. Very nice!

The next few images were taken from our hotel/room (Host Hotel Doubletree Hilton). Not often you see the parking lot filled with Model A's !

Sitting just outside the hotel lobby doors was this nice example of a Fire Engine and a Delivery Truck.

One night we of course had to go to the Ford's Garage Restaurant in Dearborn.

Next are some images of the Grand Tour through Dearborn/Detroit. We estimated over 200 Model A's caravanned through Dearborn. It was a 20 mile trip but took us almost 4 hours to complete - even with Police escorts to get us through the stop lights! Roads were terrible - way too many potholes.

We ended up at the Greenfield Village to explore the rest of the day where we had the opportunity to ride in the 1931 Passenger Bus (330-B) and do a little investigation of the chassis.

And just for laughs I had to take a few pictures of a 1928/29 Tudor Sedan Model A going through the Wendy's drive-thru.

And one of Ford's Headquarters which was just across the highway from our Hotel.

The last night we all got to see the Fine Point Judges Cars. It was very crowded, I only took one picture of a Business Coupe. It was in immaculate condition.

On a side note, we manned the Raffle Ticket Table for the Jay Leno trip several days and sold $1400 in tickets. All proceeds go to the restoration of the 1931 Passenger Bus. The next day we drove our Model A's to the Gilmore Museum. What an experience! The Gilmore is a must see. The following are just a few images and does not do the museum justice.