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AUTUMN TRAILS A’S
EVENTS 2022-23
Autumn Trails A’s Club Meetings
2023
March 12: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
April 9: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
May 14: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
June 11: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
July 9: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
Aug 13: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
Sept 10: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
Oct. 14: Club Event Field Trip
October 26: Trades Days starts at noon
October 27-28: Trades Day 8-5
October 28: Model A Clubs Banquet @ 5 p.m.
October 29: East Texas Piney Woods Driving Tour
Nov. 12: Autumn Trails A’s Club Meeting
December: tba Holiday Party
2023
June 11-16 High Country Tour—Breckenridge, Colorado
June 15-18 60th Texas Tour — Huntsville, TX — presented by the Piney Woods Club
June 25-30 DMAFC Trailer Tour to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Smoky Mountain National Park
Autumn Trails A's
OFFICERS & dIRECTORS
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President, Tex Willis
Vice President, Gary Gray
Secretary, Rebecca Yeager
Treasurer, Vicki Clark
Newsletter, John B. Yeager III
Press contact & Website Admin, C.G. Willis
903 - 816 - 3303
Board of Directors
Joe Harding
Tex Willis
Website, C.G. Willis, Advisor, -Vicki Clark
Model A Cartoons, Amy Yeager
SCHOLARSHIPS & COMMITTEE
Richard Boultinghouse
Dorothy Arrington
Joe Harding
Bob Sudderth
Chana Gail Willis
Page Visitors
From MAFCA'S MARCH NEWSLETTER "THE FLYING QUAIL"
The Autumn Trails antique car parade in Winnsboro, Texas on the fourth Saturday of October each year is one of our favorite times. (Master Model A movie maker, the late Victor Duncan made one of his movies about Autumn Trails.) A couple of years ago, well I guess it was three since AT’s as shut down like everything else in 2020, we were able to get three of the four family Model A’s together for a photo. This is my all time favorite photo. Our ‘29 Murray Town Sedan, our son’s low mileage, unrestored ‘30 Murray Town Sedan and our daughter’s ‘31 steelback Victoria. (courtesy of John Icenhower)
TRIP / TOUR
DESTINATIONS
AND SWAP MEETS, PICNICS, EVENTS
SELF DRIVING TOUR MAP OF EAST TEXAS AUTUMN TRAILS, CLICK HERE.
We've Set the Date Next Year
2023 AUTUMN TRAILS
OCTOBER 27-28-29, 2023
ANTIQUE CAR WEEKEND
FOURTH SATURDAY EACH YEAR
FRIDAY EVENING, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
VENDORS
Flea Mkt. Trades Days Oct. 26-29, 2023
FLEA MARKET, TRADES DAY, SWAP MEET: CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM
Winnsboro City Park, 900 Wheeler Drive
Winnsboro, TX 75494 RAIN OR SHINE!
TRADES DAYS ARE FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
ART & CRAFT FAIR BY AUTUMN TRAILS ASSOCIATION
OCTOBER 28, 2023 8 A.M - 5 P.M., SETUP @ 7 A.M.
DOWNTOWN WINNSBORO ON
ELM STREETS AND MARKET STREETS
Saturday October 22, 2023, 10 a.m.
ANTIQUE CAR PARADE ALL VINTAGE CARS / CAR CLUBS WELCOMED! 58TH YEAR. The parade leaves from Railroad tracks 2.5 miles west of Downtown Winnsboro, line up any time that morning; 56th year, All Antique Vehicles Invited to Participate!
Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
BBQ Dinner for Model A Clubs, Winnsboro City Auditorium, 600 Wheeler Drive; DOORS open @ 5:00 p.m., dinner at 5:30. For dinner tickets, contact us here.
Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9 a.m. Autumn Trails vehicle road tour thru the Piney Woods of east Texas; Model A's leave out first on the tour, modern irons (vehicles) welcomed to follow through the beautiful east Texas forested winding roads. Done by noon; meet up at the Trails Country Motel at 500 E. Coke Road / FM 515 by 8:45 a.m., leave out by 9 a.m., with a break, done by noon back to Winnsboro. CONTACT US HERE.
OFFICIAL AUTUMN TRAILS WEBSITE:
https://www.winnsboroautumntrails.com/abouts
64TH AUTUMN TRAILS ~ MODEL A FORDs ~ OCT. 27-28-29, 2023
MODEL A INDUSTRY LINKS
- HOBBY SPECIALISTS
- MAFCA: Model A Ford Club of America
- MARC: Model A Restorers Club
- MAFFI: Model A Ford Foundation
- [More text to come]
TOGETHER, ENJOYING A FUN HOBBY, PRESERVING HERITAGE.
aUTUMN tRAILS a'S hISTORY
The 4th Weekend in each October, the Autumn Trails A's hosts a get together in east texas for
Originally founded in 1963, the Autumn Trails Model A Ford Club focuses on the historic preservation, restoration and era-associated memorabilia of the Model A Ford, produced from 1928-31.
The purpose of the club is to maintain an enjoyable hobby around the Model A Ford, increase awareness and interest in the hobby, as well as promoting historic preservation and tourism transportation.
In 1975, a movie was made about the Antique Car weekend of Autumn Trails in Winnsboro, TX. Victor Duncan rented out movie equipment and held classes to teach students how to use the equipment, from shooting the film, cutting, editing and producing. He made many films about the Model A Ford cars, like working on brakes, carburetors, cooling system. This is one of them films.
what we do
WE APPRECIATE ALL OUR MODEL A FORD HOBBY FRIENDS
The Autumn Trails Model A Club members meet once a month and go on periodic group tours. They exchange ideas, information and parts for admirers of the 1928-1931 Model "A" Ford car, and to aid them in their efforts to restore and preserve the car in its original likeness. The Club has many regional members who conduct year-round tours to historic sites, attend museum and entertainment venues, and travel the scenic roads of eastern Texas. The yearly Autumn Trails celebration is held in Winnsboro each weekend in October, with the Autumn Trails Antique Car Rally held the fourth weekend; now held for over 58 years, since 1963.
image gallery
pictures, videos
Autumn Trails Vehicle Gallery
Autumn Trails Gallery
Autumn Trails Events Gallery
Autumn Trails Touring Gallery
MODEL A NEWS - NATIONWIDE
2023
June 11-16 High Country Tour—Breckenridge, Colorado
June 15-18 60th Texas Tour — Huntsville, TX — presented by the Piney Woods Club
June 25-30 DMAFC Trailer Tour to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Smoky Mountain National Park
2024: June 13-16 61st Texas Tour—presented by Dallas Model A Ford Club
2025: MAFCA National Tour – The American Civil War
(planned by Arlen & Trish Evans, Dallas Ford Model A Club)
WELCOME!
AUTUMN TRAILS A'S
NEXT MEETING IS
SUNDAY, May 7, 2023
Lunch - dutch treat @ 1:00 p.m.
Meeting @ 2:00 p.m.
Oak Ridge Marina, 2919 W State Highway 154, Quitman, TX 75783
VISITOR'S / GUESTS ARE WELCOME!
FOR QUESTIONS, CALL TEX WILLIS AT
903 - 816 - ZERO 638
SELF GUIDED DRIVING TOUR MAP OF EAST TEXAS PINES & HARDWOODS
PUBLIC NEWLETTER
WITH MODEL A TIPS
PUBLIC EVENT CALENDAR
HOBBY NEWS, CLICK HERE.
(for members newsletters, Member tab at the top navigation menu ribbon bar: contains minutes and business info, birthdays, anniversaries, Sunshine updates.)
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