Day 1 – Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Sunny skies prevailed as we traveled to Silver City pulling trailers from Santa Fe, Los Ranchos, Albuquerque, Portales, Las Cruces and Sandia Park. The host hotel was the Palace on Broadway in Silver City; overflow was the Murray Hotel just across the street. We started with 13 cars and 24 people, three of whom were new members.  These new members had only recently acquired their Model T’s and started this tour as inexperienced Tin Lizzie drivers!

Travel distance to Silver City from Albuquerque was 290 miles through Hatch, NM.  The Palace Hotel started its life in 1880 as a bank and shops. The building has been added on to, restored, and subjected to multiple renovations, resulting in the configuration we see today of Victorian rooms upstairs with a parlor both downstairs and upstairs. The rest of the downstairs remain as shops, with guest rooms only on the second floor. The Murray Hotel was built in 1938 and expanded in 1949 while retaining the style of the late 30’s.   Across the street from The Palace was the Little Toad Brewery which served as our “let’s hear more of what we are doing” and let’s “happy Hour”. The service here was outstanding, as was the food and drink. What a great way to start our tour!  Before we disbanded for the evening, Larry gave us our instructions for meeting the next morning and direction sheets.

Black and white picture of our cars in front of the Palace Hotel in Old Silver City Lorna Azevedo and Fran Gurule next to Lorna’s 1915 Speedster Dave Merewether in his 1917 pickup Tony and Patti Schroeder from Portales with their 1925 Tudor. This was their first tour and had driven only 10 miles in their T prior to the Silver City Tour! Kirk, Marilyn, Tom Mac in front of the Palace Hotel with the Model T’s: Ferro’s 1918 Depot Hack, Duncan’s 1920 Touring, Ross’ 1926 Roadster Kirk and Susan Peterson’s 1927 Touring, Mark and Sharon Dominguez’ 1927 Touring In front of Palace Hotel Lorna’s 1925 Speedster, Tom MacGugan from Las Cruces brought his 1926 Roadster Pickup (first tour, new car), Kirk and Susan Peterson’s 1927 Touring, Paul and Marilyn Duncan’s 1920 Touring Dave Ferro and Laura Kammerer admire Larry’s 1921 Speedster in front of Palace Hotel Vern and Pat Willan’s 1926 Touring, Bob and Robbi Ross’ 1926 Roadster, Michael Housholder’s 1925 Pickup, Tony and Patti Schroeder’s 1925 Tudor, Paul and Marilyn Duncan’s 1920 Touring, Dave Ferro and Laura Kammerer’s 1918 Depot Hack Vern and Pat Willan in front of hotel Kirk Peterson checking gas in his 1927 Touring Betty Housholder, with Dave and Ann Merewether waiting in front of hotel Tony and Patti Schroeder view Duncan’s 1920 Touring

Click on the links (below) for the other days of the Silver City Tour

Day 1 – Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Day 2 – Thursday, June 4, 2015
Day 3  – Friday, June 5, 2015
Day 4 & 5  – Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 2015