The Dayton Buckeye Model A
Ford Club
Who
- The Dayton Buckeye Model A Ford Club is a chapter of both the
Model A Ford Club of America and the Model A Restorers Club.
- A group
of people who love driving the fabulous Model A Ford and are dedicated to the
restoration and preservation of the Model A Ford.
- The Dayton Buckeye Model A Ford Club has about 120 member
families from southwest Ohio, Indiana and northern Kentucky, with club members
collectively owning more than 150 Model A Fords.
What
- The
Model A was produced during the years of 1928 - 1931 with over 4
million being produced
- Our
club members have models from every year and most body styles.
- Visit the national organizations (MAFCA - Model A Ford Club of
America
and MARC - Model A
Restorers Club) for a sampling of Model A Ford automobiles,
events and member activities.
- We
regularly have tech clinics, participate in parades, and try to have driving tours
every month during the "season" - sometimes overnight!
Where
- Dayton, Ohio region - home of
the United States Air Force Museum.
- Located in the heart of the Great Miami Valley.
When
Monthly
meeting
- During the COVID-19 era the meeting place is subject to change. Meetings are cancelled until April and under continuing discussion as to a restart date.
- First
Tuesday of every month at the Englewood Government Center, 333 West National
Road, Englewood, Ohio, in the council room unless otherwise noted. The date or
location changes on election Tuesdays, typically to the following Wednesday or
to an adjacent meeting room.
- Meetings for business at 7:00 p.m. followed by a tech session.
Some members prefer to attend a Clara's Club meeting in honoring the legacy of
Henry Ford's wife, Clara.
How
Interested?
- Show up
at one of our meetings or contact us by writing to DBMAFC,
P.O. Box 322, Englewood, Ohio 45322
- Join by
filling out a membership
form and paying nominal family membership dues. Your membership includes the
informative club newsletter delivered via postal mail or e-mail and an open
invitation to attend a wide variety of club activities.
Don't
have a Model A?
- We
don't care, as long as you are interested in Model A Fords!
- We frequently have at least one non-Model A vehicle on tour with us anyway!

More about the Dayton Buckeye Model A
Ford Club
Events
We love to drive our
cars around the Ohio countryside. We also go wherever our Entertainment
Committee sees fit to
take us.
We have monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at the
Government Center in Englewood, Ohio. The meetings begin with the
business of the club and are followed by an informative tech session.
For members more interested in period appropriate apparel and fashion rather
than mechanical information, Clara's Club convenes
for its own activities in support of the club. Come out and talk to us or
just come out to see the cars.
The club's annual swap meet is anxiously anticipated by automobile enthusiasts
in the Miami Valley region and beyond. An institution for more than 30
years, the DBMAFC Swap Meet draws many shoppers looking for parts, books and
memorabilia from the vendors and to view the displays of antique automobiles.
The Christmas party tops off the year and is always well attended by club
members. It provides a fitting conclusion to the year and an opportunity
to reminisce about the good times spent enjoying our hobby and our Model A
Fords.
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History
The
Dayton Buckeye Model A Ford Club, Inc. was formed in April of 1967. Five
Model A owners got together at the NCO Club of Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base to discuss the possibility of forming a Model A Club in the Dayton
area. From then on the activities of the club have been adding miles and
smiles to Model A owners.
To
date the club has approximately 120 members
with over 150 Model A vehicles and numerous other classic and collectable
cars, including a LaSalle and a Chevrolet. We attribute our success
to the events, tours, outings and meetings the members enjoy throughout
the year. Some of the events held annually include an anniversary
party, a Christmas party, a chicken bar-b-que, a swap meet, a Moth
Ball Run, (held in the spring), and a tour to the national club's
annual Model A club meet. This meet is
held anywhere from Dallas, Texas, to Minneapolis,
Minnesota, from coast to coast and to which several members drive their Model As. Other activities have included raffling off a
ride an a hot air balloon and chasing it
in our Model As, a scavenger hunt, an overnight or out-of-state tour,
tours to various points of interest, restoring a Model A chassis, and several
types of road rallies. We have hosted national Model A club meets.
Some
members have driven their cars 10 to 30 thousand miles since the club's beginning. Besides driving, our club features a
wealth of restoration and technical
information that is especially valuable to new and perspective members. Plus, when the occasion arises we can offer
hands-on experience
to those who need it, from painting to
various mechanical restoring and rebuilding tasks.
Our
members come from all walks of life, from farmers and factory workers, to
business women and office workers. These people are not only from the Dayton
and Miami Valley area, some are from as far away as Texas, Indiana,
and Michigan. In short, you don't
have to be anyone special, own a super shiny show car, or
own 12 Model As to join in the fun. Sometimes when we take our cars on tour, we ARE the parade!
Join us!
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