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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Ford Discussion / WANTED: Vehicle for Bakersfield Meet

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VT/JeffH

08-13-2016 @ 9:52 AM

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Hi Everyone, I just got back from the Eastern National Meet in Gettysburg yesterday, and I really had A LOT OF FUN.

I think my itch isn't quite scratched yet. If I can get together with our National Directors, Officers and wonderful members again this year, I'm gonna go for it.

I live in the DC area and am flying out of Baltimore to California for the Western National Meet in Bakersfield in just about eight weeks. My registration check goes out Monday morning. (I may have my road buddy John M. with me; I'll have to get working on convincing him because he already drove his car to the Central and Eastern Nationals this year.)

So... I have a request. I know this is a big ask, but I'd love to have someone lend me a car or truck to use and take care of during the meet. Please ask around about my character. I'll be treating it exactly like it deserves to be treated, better even than if it were my own. I'm always looking after other folk's vehicles at these meets anyway, loading and unloading, putting up windows and side curtains, helping with mechanical fixes and empty-trailer rescues.

Any running vehicle would do. An ideal match would be a '35 or '36. I have one of each, and JM has at least four '35's.

Please think about it, and if you have any ideas or want to talk, send me a P.M. (to the right of reply above) or email to horrocksj at comcast dot net. I'll provide a phone number to give you a chance to feel me out before making any kind of commitment.

I'm really looking forward to Bakersfield where we'll LET THE V-8's ROLL!

-VT/JeffH

EDIT TO ADD: I'm okay with paying for a trailer parking spot.

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trjford8

08-13-2016 @ 4:29 PM

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Jeff, looking forward to seeing both you and John at the meet. Hopefully someone in the Bakersfield area can help with your request. I'll volunteer to be your character reference. Tom Johnston

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Model B

08-15-2016 @ 7:00 AM

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I will vouch for Jeff AND John....they are real Characters!! LOL

Pat

nelsb01

08-15-2016 @ 8:13 AM

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I can vouch for Jeff also. Jeff is a good worker --- have photos of him helping clean up at the very short 2015 Central National Meet in Brainerd. He knows how to handle a rake and broom. So, if you can't loan him the use of one of your spare vehicles, he could be helpful cleaning up around the garage. He also has multi-adapters so he can charge your phone, iPad, laptop, and others mobile devices that may need to be charged during power outages.
Just kidding of course --
As a person that had the privilege of using a loaned vehicle during the recent 2016 National Driving Tour of Western NY, I am forever grateful to the owner! Hopefully Jeff can find one.

08-21-2016 @ 6:43 PM

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Okay, I am now officially on the "GO" list for the '16 WNM, traveling with Jeff. Mailed my registration and check last Wednesday, so if all goes well, this will be the first time I have attended all three EFV-8 Club meets held in the same year. We have a couple other adventures planned for this trip as well. Going to TROG in Pismo Beach before the meet and H&H Flatheads after the meet. It would be super if we can arrange to use someones early V-8 around the Bakersfiield area and during the tours, but I guess that's a tall order to ask for. If that doesn't happen, maybe we can hitch a ride on the tours with someone in their early Ford V-8, or I guess last chouce will be to just drive our rental car which might happen be a Ford product

. Hoping to see some of the West Coast V-8ers that I met at the St. George Utah WNM in 2010 or in Lake Tahoe during the GNM in 2013. Hope to see many of you there!

John

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08-21-2016 @ 7:31 PM

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Cecil/WV

08-22-2016 @ 6:34 AM

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Okay, Jeff and John, how can you go all the way across the country to a national meet and not drive an old Ford???

Shiny side up! Cecil/WV

nelsb01

08-22-2016 @ 12:20 PM

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We want pictures too. I can see the first one.......
Two guys with the wind blowing in their faces ---- sitting on milk crates ---- one holding the GPS, and the other an old steering wheel.
Remember -- its the journey, not the destination!

08-23-2016 @ 7:58 AM

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Cecil, if we can borrow your Rouge '50 shoebox, or maybe ride out with you, that would be great!

Jeff and I would be more than willing to split the cost of the gas

John

08-23-2016 @ 8:02 AM

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John

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