The Grand Tour

Another fine day today, just right for the Model A driving on the Grand Tour.  We had time to get

a bite to eat before the tour and this morning we had coffee with some folks from Ontario, just outside Ottawa.  We shared stories of touring with our clubs and they sure seemed willing to drive their A's.  In fact they have registered for the New England Meet in North Conway.  That is one of the benefits of attending a national meet, getting to chat with Model A'ers from all over the country.

The scheduled departure of the Grand Tour was at 10 AM but things were running a little ahead of schedule so over 300 Model A's were out on the tour a little after 10.  Since we were driving modern, they brought up the end of the line.  Once on the main road, we found the traffic to be extremely heavy, all the way through Gettysburg.  It took about an hour, but once through the city our directions took on some very nice secondary roads.  We passed by beautiful homes, large meadows and fields and many Apple and Peach orchards and a Covered Bridge.

The one glitch in the route was that the county decided to resurface one of the roads with hot tar and

stones.  Fortunately they left one side of the road clear until the Model A's passed through the area.

The final destination was the fair grounds where the Model A's were parked for display.  We also had a very good BBQ chicken lunch, complete with Whoppie Pies for dessert.  The county fair was also being held here and there was a great display of antique tractors.  The ones that caught our attention however were the two tractors

made from Model A parts.  They were well done home made units.

The return trip home was a little more direct and we were happy to be driving behind a large group

of Model A's.

Back at the hotel it was time to cut some trail dust with a trip to the lounge!  We had a light supper before  Jo was scheduled to make a  presentation to announce the Model A Youth Scholarship recipients.  I am happy to say our granddaughter Jordan was a recipient.  Congratulations Jordan.

Tomorrow is the final day of the meet and will feature self guided tours and the banquet where the winners of the fine point car judging will be announced.

Model A Tractor