We've just finished the Model A Touring Club's (MATC) most recent tour where we visited the US Northwest, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta over a19 day period. Model A Touring Club tours are planned and organized by volunteer members of the club who start the process with an idea for a … Continue reading Troubleshooting Vintage Cars on the USCAN Model A Tour
The Model A Touring Club US-Canada tour is now over. Participants said goodbye at our final stop in Leavenworth Washington on Thursday and headed home. Most towed their Model A's on a trailer, or RV. Other Model A's were driven home. Model A's on Trailers ready to go home Before finalizing the chapter on this … Continue reading Model A Touring Club: A Journey of Grit and Fun
Driving through BC's beautiful Cariboo region in a Model A Ford. Today marks the half way point of the Model A Touring Club's tour to visit the upper US Northwest, British Columbia, and Alberta. We are now in the central interior of BC named the Cariboo region. Overnight stops in this region include 100 Mile … Continue reading Model A Touring Club’s Adventure through Beautiful BC
They say the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. This isn't always the case with Model A road trips. Sometimes short and straight is not what we want. Sometimes longer routes and curvy roads are better. That's why we choose backroads over interstates and that's why our journey from Coeur d'Alene to … Continue reading Model A Road Trip: Scenic Backroads from Coeur d’Alene to Kalispell
The USCAN tour participants left the lovely town of Leavenworth Washington and headed east on highway 2 on Tuesday morning. The day's drive to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho was 225 miles and took 4-5 hours. Along the way, quaint small towns in Eastern Washington were enjoyed such as the small town of Waterville which provided a … Continue reading Exploring Small Towns on USCAN Tour: Leavenworth to Coeur d’Alene on 9-11
Jay and his Model A head north all the way to the Arctic Ocean. His adventure is getting a lot of press.
On May 23rd, we left Yakima, WA: first stop was a group tour of the Central Washington Agricultural Museum. There had been some TV and newspaper publicity about our arrival, so we were met by a crowd of people curious about our cars. Then we were taken on a tractor-drawn tour of the museum's outdoor space. Next, we … Continue reading From Yakima to Leavenworth
Again, our route options were limited by snow as we crossed back into Washington on Saturday, May 21st. One of the first stops was an historic steam locomotive in Wishram, just over the border in Washington: Next, we visited the Stonehenge WWI Memorial in Goldendale, WA. It was the first monument in our nation to military personnel … Continue reading From Hood River, OR, to Yakima, WA
First thing May 19th, we had a tour of the Erickson Aircraft Collection located at the Madras Municipal Airport, Oregon: This baby was one of Jay’s favorites: And this sign pertains to Model A touring as well as flying: Beautiful scenery on the way to our hotel in Hood River. Our hotel even had its own … Continue reading From Madras to Hood River
The highway circumnavigating Crater Lake was closed due to snow, so our views of the lake were limited as were our route options for Tuesday, May 17th. Sand Creek turned out to offer a good gas stop as well as space for the mechanics to gather again: One highlight of the day was the High Desert … Continue reading Crater Lake to Bend to Madras
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