EFV8 Grand National Meet 2018
 

I am presently trying to put together a trip to this meet next year which is on from 11th - 15th June in Dearborn.
I attended the same meet back in 2008 and the "Ford Mercury Restorers Club" had a swap meet on the weekend following.
Can anyone tell me if this meet is on again next year and what dates.
Also what other swap meets or similar events would be on around that part of the Country around that time frame.

Thankyou

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Where are you from? It seems some people are loathe to list their location or even state. it really helps people who want to answer your question. In 2015 I went to the Central Meet but because Iola was a few days before I could stop because it was on my way. Not true if coming form the west.

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There's the famous Motor Muster at Greenfield Village in Dearborn on the Saturday of the week of the GNM.

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He is from Christchurch New Zealand

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The meet is back on June 11-15th 2018. There is some early registration information on the EFV8 Club web page. A detailed itinerary has not yet been released. I have however seen some preliminary details of the meet. I can tell you there are a lot of points of interest very near the host hotel that relate to early Fords. Also, the the motor muster is the weekend following as David G has mentioned. Plan on attending this meet. Stay tuned to the EFV8 Club web page as more details come forward. I have spoken with some of the folks planning the meet and they have some very nice opportunities for attendees in the works.

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And a Ignition Seminar from Bubbas Ignition on Tuesday....:D:eek:

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Ah New Zealand. If nothing else can be found the Ford Foundation in Indiana is not far and there are many other cool car museums in that area.

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If it were me in your shoes, it would plan the following.....
The Foundation “sneak peak” the day before the gnm starts.
Monday-Friday
Motor muster sat-sun
Hickory Corners

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Bubba/Jim, this sounds good. Will definitely sign up for this. Maybe as part of this seminar you could include some details or your Chevy distributor conversion for 8ba engines, info on rebuilding Harman-Collins dual point, dual coil distributors, and some details on converting a Lincoln V12 distributor to a dual point, dual coil V8 distributor.

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We just spent a week in Dearborn earlier this month doing nothing but car stuff. Fantastic!
Greenfield Village -1 full day +
The Henry Ford museum -1 day +
Piguette St plant -! full day. ( This is a must for Ford car fans) ! day with time to drive around the old Packard plant
Fairlane; Henry and Clara 's house- 2 hours or so. (only the grounds are open, House under restoration
Ford house- Edsel's house !1 full day . fantastic and take trip along lake.
Detroit Institute of Art- The world famous Diego Rivera murals commissioned by Edsel Ford. See flatheads in a art museum! 4 hours +
Rouge plant tour- 3 hours or so. Good tour but not any of the old plant.(The bus does drive you through the old grounds) New F150 building.
Dearborn Inn - take an hour or so to walk through the building and grounds.
Edison- Boston neighborhood- 2 hours, drive and walk thru the area where Henry and all the heavy hitters from the day lived. (Just off Woodward Ave)
Great place to eat -new; Ford's Garage on Michican Ave next to Comfort Inn. Ford Model A themed and great food, burgers and lots of good draft beer.
Except for Edsel's house at Grosse Pointe, all the other stuff is close or in Dearborn.
My opinion would be to go days or a week early as you will not get to see anything in detail during the meet.

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Have sent in registration. waiting for information on hotels. Am undecieded on taking my 46 woodie 6 cyl w/Columbia. Drive or trailer it? Anyone from the West setting up a tour group? Paul

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I am not sure whether I can go, but from what has been written it sounds like I would be unhappy if I missed it!

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John,

I have one hour and figured i would just talk about what ever the crowd wanted to discuss. I will also create a handout to cover all the Ford distributors etc. As well as the aftermarket stuff. I figured being the early ford V8 meet most discussion would be on the stock units, the different versions of the helmet , the crab and the loadamatic, vacuum brake and other misunderstood sections . condensors , coils , advance rates .........oh well whatever we do will be fun and informative....looking forward to it.... And i will be in the swap meet every day as well..:eek::D

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Jim, that sounds good. I can discuss converting a Lincoln V12 to V8, and some other things one on one with you at your swap meet space.

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Thanks for the help guys.
As stated by KiWinUS I am from Christchurch New Zealand.
Last time we were over a lot of the museums were visited, Gilmores, Henry Ford Museum and a lot of surrounding Ford places of interest including the Ford family cemetery. The ACD in Indiana, Studebaker and Hudson museums among others.
Really like the swap meets as well and can't get enough of them so would ideally love to include an extra one if timing suits.
The intention was also to travel some of Route 66 and surrounding area before jumping across to California and then home.

Thanks
Graham

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Milford,

I understand your situation. Between work and my family it's impossible for me to make all the meets and some years even just one. I'd like to spend as much time at the meets as possible but some years I have had to cut a day short. Either way, don't fret it too much if you can't make it. We understand. If you can, that's great. We're looking forward to catching up again with good V8 friends.

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Seth, you are right, between work and family. My son will graduate from his Master's program in May and I promised to take him to China after graduation which would be about the same time.

The V8 meet promises to be good one. Of course, I could time the trip so that I would get back from China and land in Detroit and just hang around a few days getting over jet lag! I just thought of that. Not a bad idea!!!

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You raised him and helped him earn his degree. He should be taking you to the meet. Where is your logic?
In the meantime take plenty of pictures so we can see where all our repo parts are made. :-)

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Graham, the Ford & Mercury Restorers Club swap meet next year is scheduled for July 14. Sorry.

Ken

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I have been saying I would make the meet each year since I got my car, which was Saratoga. For once, things are lining up for me. My work meeting that always messes it up is earlier this year.

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Bumping another thread to the top for some additional information on the 2018 Early Ford V-8 Club's Grand National Meet in Dearborn, MI.

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So how many we have from DC? Mine will be ready. Not sure if I have the guts to drive it, but planning an being there.

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Jim, get a hold of VeryTangled here on the barn. He is from D.C. area and will be heading to the meet.

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Is it June yet?

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Jim,

There are currently 15 registered from Maryland and Virginia. A few more close by from West Virginia and PA.

Ken

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Jim,

Allow yourself plenty of time and just take it easy. With your four you will likely be more comfortable staying off the interstate highway system. You'll be fine.

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Floyd, thanks for great tips for things to see and do in the area!

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We are in the same EV8 club, although I rarely make the meetings.

Dave, It's not just will it make it, it's what will my back feel like after 12 hours in the car. then another 12 hours back home.....

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Not to mention my excuse to my wife is taking lots of car parts for the swap meet and getting them out of the house.....

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It will be the road trip of a life time, one in which you will never forget.:)

VeryTangled is one of the nicest guys I've met. We're friends also, he did me a huge favor at Chantilly. Great guy.

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For those of you that are Ford Barners and not Early Ford V8 Club members, consider joining the V8 Club. The membership dues are inexpensive and the cost is worth the V8 Times magazine alone. You don't have to have a concourse quality V8 Ford to join or attend. They have a touring class that is very popular especially for those of us who drive our V8's. These meets are not just a car show. We do a lot of site-seeing & touring in our V8's. The meets are a lot of fun. I'm 37 years old and have a great time at the meets with some very good friends. Join up, you will be welcomed. If I see you at a meet I promise you'll have a great time.

Oh and did I mention Bubba will be there talking ignition systems and Mac VanPelt talking transmissions. Lots of information to be soaked up.

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He did me a favor in Bakersfield by not going :)
All joking aside Glenn Sanders can testify to me being his most compatible roommate. Ok, I'm still joking.

Jeff is one of the nicest guys you could meet. Always a lot of fun and he just does not get worked up over too much. Most guys say check out my car and open the hood. he handed me the keys.

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Hey Frank, My car spent almost all it's life not too far from you in the Berkshires. Auburn is near "Woostah" right?

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Yes it is. I'm only an hour or so from the Berkshires. 90 minutes to the NY border.

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V8 Club meets are the highlight of my year! Even better for me than Hershey. Looks like I'm trailering, but there's still a slim hope of driving out to Dearborn.

Frank co-hosted a meet at Saratoga Springs that was a real hoot! I'll never forget the covered bridge tour and the Saratoga battlefield. We got a super cool license plate tab because that was the 75th anniversary year for the '36's. There was a rainstorm during the Concourse that was biblical.

I had such a great time at Gettysburg 2016, that I signed up with JM35 to fly to Cali. I had to back out, and Frank took my place. Pretty sure they had a great time, including a flat tire in (current club President's) borrowed '36. I missed the Pismo TROG too where the weather played a part again.

On our trip out to Brainerd, I kept Glenn up with my snoring one night in Minneapolis and I'm still hearing about it today! (Glenn actually went out to his truck to get some rest! That's the same night Glenn pranked me by punching a hole in my beer right below the rim so it spilled on me when I tried to sip.)

Snoring doesn't bother Frank. We partnered up later on in that trip at the Foundation Museum in Auburn, after we had to scatter from Cragun's. We spent two days helping erect some huge F-O-R-D letters by the side of the building. (I can't wait to see what's happening out there!!!)

I just love driving my cars so much I can't help but to share. A person can only drive 'em one at a time.

The people I've met through the V-8 Club, and people I've met through this forum, are my most treasured buddies! I'm not sure what that says about my sad life, but it's true!

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Jeff,

Drive or trailer, we are going to have a ball. BUT, you will need to bring the Yuengling - still not available in Michigan! If you stop in Auburn on the way, it is available in Indiana. Hint.

Ken

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Rumor is it's going to be one heck of a time!

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Bubba, you should consider making some dvd's on setting up various dist--would be a good seller i think

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Looking forward to seeing all my friends in Dearborn, Still need to finalize my activities sheets and wrap up my registration. Need to be in Auburn for thre "Sneak Peek' on Sunday on the way to Dearborn. Don't forget to sign up for this! The addition is starting to look AWESOME!!

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Keeping up with the connections aspect of this thread. It might have been in Springfield that a gentleman, might have been Robert Dick, was having some electrical and fuse issues. My brother and I tried to give a little help, and I gave that owner my box of fuses. Don'tcha know later that night coming back from the bar the Tilted Kilt, my headlights went dark. JM35 jumped to the rescue by lending me the same thing I'd given away!

It was in Auburn that Ken and wife (Ken's 36) lent aid when we'd done something stupid that ended up breaking our car forcing a roadside coil change.