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 has Model A items on display at MAFCA headquarters in LaHabra,
California and at MARC headquarters in Garden City, Michigan. A very rare
early Tudor is on display at the Hartford Automobile Museum in Hartford,
Wisconsin. Other items are on display at the Towe Museum in Sacramento,
California, the Museum of Industry in Waltham, Massachusetts, and the Beller
Museum in Illinois.

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.