The Running Board Report – MARC February 2025

From the Model A Restorer’s Club

Members, don’t forget to renew your dues for 2025! We are currently very close to 5,000 members with about 1,000 members yet to renew. The good news is that our renewals are running higher than 2024. Let’s grow our membership in 2025. Please encourage all your fellow Region members to renew!

Also, don’t forget that your Board has increased eligibility for Youth membership to include ages 18-21. While a MARC sponsor is required, we have dropped the requirement that youth members must live at home. Membership includes a digital copy of the Model A News and other benefits of membership. The best part is that membership is FREE!

Remember to register for the upcoming MARC Membership Meet in Nashville, Indiana April 11-13. Nashville is known for 120 privately owned shops nestled in the hills of Brown County. Tours are available from the Columbus, Indiana visitors center, 20 minutes away from Nashville. Plenty to do and see. Find your registration form in the Nov/Dec issue of the Model A News. Join us there!

Con sider entering your Model A in the first Driver Class judging to held at Gettysburg in June. This new class will allow certain modifications to enhance performance and safety of your Model A. Standards will allow an average restorer to compete for an award. Parts utilized in the restoration need not necessarily be correct for the year or month of manufacture with no penalty for the use of reproduction parts like plastic fan blades, etc. Judging standards are complete and will be posted on the MARC website in the near future.

Joe Valentine, President
& Jim Zimmer, Director of Regions