The Shenandoah Region of AACA. President s Column

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1 The Split Rim logo The Shenandoah Region of AACA Volume 28 NO. 3 March 2015 Calendar March 5: General Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn. March 5: Deadline to sign up for Apple Blossom Parade participation (See page 2 for details.) March 19: Board Meeting, Perkins Restaurant. June 6 : 26th Annual Orphan Car Tour, Howard County, Md. October 17 & 18: Annual Poor Man s Tour. (See page 2 for details.) Birthday Wishes! March 3 Jeff Feltner 4 Mary Ellen Simmons 6 Wayne Parker 6 Harold Switzer 8 Janet Stewart 14 Greek Dunigan 15 Dave Coco 16 Brenda Kear 25 Don Smallwood 26 Billy Hudnall 27 Bruce Dawson 30 Vicki Newlin 31 Richard Largent Inside this issue: POOR MAN S TOUR 2 BLOOM SIGN-UP 2 MEETING DATES 2 AROUND THE GLOBE 3 ORPHAN CAR TOUR 4 BULLETIN BOARD 4 President s Column As I write this we find ourselves in winters icy grip once again. With temps in the teens and wind chill in the single digits, there s not much we can do to enjoy the car hobby except hibernate! The membership list for AACA is about done, and the news letter should be headed out to everyone. The car show committees are hard at work for the new year. As for myself, I m kept busy with heating my garage long enough each day to do some body work on my hot rod! Hopefully it will be done by May. Not much else to say, but I ll leave you with a trivia question for the next meeting. What was the first car company to offer air conditioning? Your humble servant, SRAACA Chairmen & Committees 2015 The following Chairmen and Committees have been appointed or have volunteered for Thank you for your service to our Club! Apple Blossom Meet Chairman Duane Catlett Technical Chairman Jim Stup Activities Chairman (Fun Runs) Barry Smith Phone Committee (for those members without access) Winchester area Barry Smith Martinsburg area Craig Comontofski Sunshine Chairman (sympathy & get-well cards) Josie Engle (Flowers will be ordered by Treasurer Bonnie Catlett) 50/50 Drawing Chairman Allen Bond Club Merchandise Chairman Dave Conrad Newsletter Editor Donna Smith Mark Dinsmore President SRAACA DUES NOTICE: Reminder: 2015 dues were payable to Treasurer Bonnie Catlett before March 1, If you have not yet paid your Shenandoah Region dues, the March newsletter will be your last. Also you must pay your AACA National dues in order to be a Region member (our insurance coverage thru AACA requires it)!

2 PAGE 2 THE SPLIT RIM VOLUME 28 NO. 3 Mark your calendars: Poor Man s Tour 2015 Hello all! The Annual Poor Man s Tour, hosted this year by the Queen City Region AACA, will take place on Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, At least one additional stop, not yet decided, is planned on Sunday before we all head home. Some details still must be worked thru, but this is a fair overview of this fun fall week- end tour. Much more detailed information will follow. Mark your calendars and plan to join us! Bill Herbaugh & Rich Brant, Event Chairmen We will leave the McCagh Farm at 9:00 a.m. and travel Route 220 N to Bedford, PA, then head east on Rt. 30 Lincoln Highway toward Gettysburg, PA. We will stop to tour the Frank Buck auto collection before continuing on Route 30 to New Oxford, PA, the antique capital of Pennsylvania. The tour will spend Saturday night in Gettysburg (although the hotel is not yet confirmed). Sunday morning we head north to the Eastern Motor Car Museum in York Springs, PA. March club meetings The March General Meeting is set for March 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. The board of directors will meet on March 19, at 7:00 p.m., at Perkins Restaurant. Last call for Apple Blossom Parade! Once again I'm coordinating our Club s participation in the Apple Blossom Grand Feature Parade. If you plan to drive your antique or classic vehicle in the parade please let me know via phone, , or at one of the next two club meetings. I need to know year, make, and model for our application to parade organizers. I'd like to submit our application to the Apple Blossom folks by the beginning of March, so please let me know by that general meeting. The parade is scheduled for May 2 at 1:00p.m. Submitted by Jim Tillery, (540) , TilleryJD@gmail.com Classic good times at the Apple Blossom. General Meeting Hosts for 2015 March April May June July August September October November December Dick & Diane Giles Bob & Josie Engle Bill Carl Gene Ramey & Judy Powell Jim Heltzel Mark Dinsmore & Barry Smith (Dinner Meeting) (Cookie Exchange)

3 VOLUME 28 NO. 3 THE SPLIT RIM PAGE 3 Classic car enthusiasts also abound abroad During my many travels with the Foreign Service, I'm always pleasantly surprised to see that many people in other countries also appreciate antique and classic cars. Such was the case during a 10 week assignment to Uruguay this summer. During the country's Heritage Day celebration, I happened upon a display of some fine Ford Model A's and T's, as well as other makes and VWs, Mercedes and even a Messerschmidt. (See photo 2, above right.) On another day continuing my journey out into the countryside, I observed quite a number of cars rusting away out in the fields, a variety of makes and models. (See photo 3, bottom right.) (See Abroad on page 4.) models. (See photo 1, above). Another time I visited a winery about a 20 minute drive outside of Montevideo. Not only is the winery in a lovely setting with a nice restaurant, they also have a museum of original or fully restored antique cars. There are Ford A's and T's, Chevys,

4 VOLUME 28 NO. 3 THE SPLIT RIM PAGE Orphan Car Tour set for June 6 in Maryland The 26th annual Orphan Car Tour will take place this year on Saturday, June 6 in Howard County, Md. The Tour will start and end at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Md. The route will incorporate several stops at points of interest in the Ellicott City area. This year's tour will be planned by the DeSoto Owners Club of Maryland, one of the Tour's sponsoring groups. The complete tour schedule, attractions, and the dinner information will be posted, when available, to the Orphan Car Tour's official website which can be found at For further information, you can phone Jon Battle at (540) or TourDirector@orphancartour.org. The Orphan Car Tour welcomes all "orphan" (discontinued-make) cars which are at least 25 years old. FOR SALE I have three display cabinets for sale, glass front and top, 2-six foot long and 1-four feet long...have all doors and brackets and shelves perfect to display your automobilia!! $200 for six foot, $150 for four foot, or $500 all. David Coco Winchester (540) thanks! Abroad (Continued from page 3) So, what does one do when there is an abundance of old cars lying around? One restaurant that I visited had the doors off a Fodor Model A and set it up for dining (See photo 4, above. ) It's great to know that no matter where we go in the world we can appreciate what a great hobby we have. Submitted by Jim Tillery Board Member, SRAACA FOR RENT One secure, weather-tight garage space at my home. Home is three miles south of Berryville. Garage has power and light available. Garage is available immediately through April Rent is negotiable. Please call Jerry Lunt at (540) WANTED 1933, 1934 or 1932 (in order of preference) an Americanmade, 4-door sedan. Request no missing parts, no bogus parts. Must have undamaged grille and external horns. Please respond to Jerry Lunt, (540) Have an event, an a story, an ad to share for the Split Rim? Send it along to 2work4good@gmail.com!

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7 President Mark Dinsmore 235 Lick Run Crossing Stephenson, VA (540) SHENANDOAH AACA 2015 OFFICERS Vice President Bob Engle 501 Brill Road Star Tannery, VA (540) Secretary Linda Comontofski 1501 West King Street Martinsburg, WV (304) Treasurer Bonnie Catlett 5601 Middle Road Winchester, VA (540) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Duane Catlett 5601 Middle Road Winchester VA Craig Comontofski 1501 West King Street Martinsburg, WV (304) Josie Engle Sunshine Lady 501 Brill Road Star Tannery, VA (540) Jerry Lunt 1621 Lockes Mill Road Berryville VA (540) Barry Smith 104 Launchris Drive Winchester VA (540) Jim Tillery 1502 Spring House Court Winchester VA (540) NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Donna Smith, SHENANDOAH REGION AACA P.O. Box 3326 Winchester VA Remember the next general meeting is March 5 at 7:00 p.m.