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Ohio Road Trip – April, 2018

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This is the story of five intrepid adventurers and their Model A’s. Their goal was to attend a MARC Membership meet in distant Ohio in mid-April. The challenge was to cross the Alleghany Mountains in uncertain weather, not just once … Continue reading

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Lunch at Captain Bender’s – March 17, 2018

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…and a Tour of the Washington County Heritage Museum By Steve Meyer On Saint Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, eleven of us from the GBMAFC met up with five members of the Hub City A’s and had lunch in downtown … Continue reading

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Annapolis Maritime Museum – January 13, 2018

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On Saturday, January 13, twelve of us met at the Annapolis Maritime Museum in the sleepy little town of Eastport next to Annapolis. We all arrived in modern cars as no one dared drive their Model A in the frigid … Continue reading

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2017 GBMAFC CHRISTMAS PARTY – Dec. 9, 2017

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Story by Steve Meyer Photos by Dave McLeish and John Leydon It was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas when we arrived at the Friendly Farm Restaurant for the GBMAFC Christmas party. Snow was falling heavily and there were … Continue reading

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Historic London Town and Gardens – Nov. 11, 2017

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By Steve Meyer Photos by Steve Meyer and Harvey Hack On November 11 the Model A club visited the Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, Maryland just below Annapolis. It was perfect weather for the Model A’s but just … Continue reading

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Road trip to Pottsville, PA – Oct. 27-29, 2017

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Story and Photographs by Jon Miller Several months ago, our creative Activities Director, Steve Meyer, crafted another interesting overnight road trip, this time to Pottsville, PA, to visit the Yuengling Brewery and Jerry’s Car Museum. This trip intrigued enough club … Continue reading

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Fall Workshop At John LeBon’s – October 21

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By Steve Meyer Saturday, October 21, was a great day for a Model A Workshop. The morning was sunny and cool: perfect weather for shade tree mechanics like us! Fifteen club members showed up at John “The Good” LeBon’s garage … Continue reading

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Cumberland Antique Car and Truck Show – Sept. 15-18

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By Steve Meyer As we gathered together at the McDonald’s in Frederick there was a deep sense of foreboding in the air. Before we even met that morning we had lost our fearless leader, Bud Carroll, because his wife took … Continue reading

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Annual Car Show at Carroll County Farm Museum – Sept.9, 2017

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By Laurie McLeish September 9 dawned bright as club members started their trek to the Farm Museum in Carroll County for the GBMAFC Annual Car Show. In all, about 23 cars made the trip and most paraded across the field … Continue reading

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Annual Club Picnic – August 26, 2017

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By Dave & Laurie McLeish It was a perfect day for the club’s Model A picnic! The Washington/ Baltimore weather was unseasonably cool and dry on August 26 for the club’s gathering held this year at Jeanette and Scotty’s “Once … Continue reading

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MARC National Meet – Gettysburg, PA, July 30 -Aug 4, 2017

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The MARC National Meet in Gettysburg, PA was held on 30 July – 4 August 2017. A number of club members attended this meet the entire week, and some attended for at least a few days. We saw some fantastic … Continue reading

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Fort Frederick State Park – July 16, 2017

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By Steve Meyer On Sunday morning, July 16, Butch Cornes, Milt Hartig, Danny Godfrey, and I met at Taylorsville around 8:30 AM. We were on our way to discover Fort Frederick, way out past Hagerstown. Once there we were to … Continue reading

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Automotive Open House – July 9, 2017

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by Steve Meyer – photos below On Sunday July 9th the six of us met up at Rita’s on Frederick road around 8:30AM. Our group was made up of Milt, Jon, Butch, Bud, Dave, Ron ( traveling with Jon), and … Continue reading

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4th Of July Parade – Sheperdstown WV

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By Steve Meyer On July Fourth four intrepid travelers gathered at the Lisbon McDonald’s for the journey to Shepherdstown, WV. We hoped to be part of the July Fourth parade but we hadn’t signed up yet. I called Peter Smith, … Continue reading

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Jonathan Hager House and the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum – June 3, 2017

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…by Steve Meyer On Saturday, June 3, ten GBMAFC members made the long journey to Hagerstown, MD. I say long because we took the roads less traveled! Butch Cornes, Dave Kehne, Milt Hartig, Don and Linda Keller, Mike and Mary … Continue reading

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Youth Outreach at Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School – May 12, 2017

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Text by Dave Sturges On May 12, 2017 Jon Miller and I went to Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School in Howard County to talk with and show our Model “A” Fords to some students in first grade. The students are part … Continue reading

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National Capital Trolley Museum – May 20, 2017

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After Lunch at Mamma Lucia’s, it was a pleasant 15 minute drive from the restaurant and we all made it without  difficulty.  We  took  a  brief  tour  of  the  garage  where  some  trolleys were  stored   and  listened as  the  docent  … Continue reading

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Tour to Hudson Valley, NY – April 28 – May 5, 2017

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Story and Photos by Jon Miller Another wonderful GBMAFC road trip, this time to the Hudson Valley region in New York state. Our club’s talented Activities Director, Steve Meyer, prepared and coordinated a full agenda of interesting things to see … Continue reading

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Martin State Airport Museum – March 18, 2017

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Story and Photos by Steve Meyer The following GBMAFC members had a great time on Saturday, March 18, at the small but quite interesting Martin State Airport Museum. Due to the massive snowstorm the previous Tuesday and Wednesday no one … Continue reading

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The Baltimore Museum of Industry – Feb. 18, 2017

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…and Lunch at Little Havana By Steve Meyer We started our visit with a free museum tour which was very interesting since our tourguide could enhance our experience with all kinds of obscure facts and trivia. She started us off … Continue reading

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Butch’s Train Garden – January 21, 2017

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Breakfast at Bob Evans and Butch’s Train Garden –  January 21 by Steve Meyer On a dreary, foggy Saturday morning the following GBMAFC club members gathered for breakfast at the Bob Evans Restaurant in Eldersburg. After a huge breakfast (at … Continue reading

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Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Train Garden (VTF) ~ Dec., 2016

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Sixteen members and two guests attended the last official club event for 2016 at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department’s Christmas train garden. Five Model As made the trip in spite of morning temperatures in the upper 20s.

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