MAFFI Educational Programs


The Foundation is actively involved in several educational activities. Primary among them is the Ford Parts Project in collaboration with the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Research Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Our Upholstery & Trim Project is under review by MAFCA & MARC representatives and will soon be released as a resource for restoration and judging. A Collection of 333 Model "A" factory photos have been donated to the Foundation by Bob Rentz of Albuquerque, NM. Another collection consisting of 627 original Model "A" ads has been donated by the estate of Al Coffield of Phoenix, AZ. These projects are described in detail on this Web site and are available as restoration guides. The are on display at all MAFFI booths at national conventions.

Another important educational program of the Foundation is the encouragement of exhibits at national meets. Many Model A'ers have excellent private collections. Using selected components, collectors have been increasingly willing to prepare displays that teach others about various aspects of the Model "A" Ford, for example locks and keys, sales literature and advertising, radiator and gas caps, era fashions and early 1927-'28 production features. MAFFI has not only stimulated the preparation of exhibits, but we have judged these exhibits and presented awards for educational merit. The five award criteria used for judging in Tacoma for the Joint Meet were: educational quality, originality and creative interest, completeness, workmanship, and relevance to the Model "A" Ford and its era. Such exhibits provide a fresh dimension at national meets and can be coordinated with meet seminars. We look forward to continuing expansion of this popular educational effort.

MAFFI already has Model "A" items on display at MAFCA headquarters in LaHabra, California, at MARC headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan and a very rare early Model "A" Tudor at the Hartford Heritage Automotive Museum in Hartford, Wisconsin.

Discussions regarding a MAFFI museum have resulted in preliminary policy and concepts. Substantial financial support is necessary before we can reasonably move forward with bricks, mortar and everything else that must go into a viable and sustainable museum operation.

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