November 2013

November
2013
Traveling in
the Past
and Present
Next Meeting
NO general meeting this
month. Replaced by the
Club “Chili Dinner and
Auction”. See pages 2 & 3.
Tallahassee Region
Antique Automobile Club of America
Club Officers
President
Bob Love
Vice President
Don Pumphrey
Time to Stop
E15 Ethanol
By
Herb Oakes,
AACA
Director of Legislation
From the Spring 2013 AACA “Rummage Box”
A lot has changed in recent years regarding
government mandates that renewable fuel
be blended into gasoline. That’s not good
news for owners of vintage or high
performance vehicles because ethanol
increases water formation, which can
corrode metals. Ethanol can also dissolve
plastics and rubber. Both types of reactions
damage engines and fuel systems, and
intensify over a period of time when the
vehicle is not used. Many pre-2001 cars
and parts were not constructed with
materials that resist ethanol’s chemical
properties. Higher concentrations of
ethanol may also burn hotter, placing
current high performance specialty parts at
risk. More than 90 percent of all gasoline in
the U.S. now contains up to 10% ethanol
(E10). In fact, the amount of ethanol to be
blended is increasing every year and the
only way to meet the current mandate is to
use 15% ethanol (E15). Soon it will be E20
and E30 unless the mandates are changed.
The E15 formulation is even worse, as it
damages marine engines and lawn and
garden equipment in addition to historic
vehicles. Frankly, ethanol is not a good
solution to anything as it creates more
pollution, lowers horsepower, and reduces
fuel economy. It points out the failure of
government to properly do its research
before making this stuff available. In fact,
most automakers have not certified their
vehicles to E15, and they will void new-car
warranties if there is E15 damage.
The life span of a vehicle and equipment
can be dramatically reduced with the
wrong fuel, and vintage car owners could
be confronted with breakdowns because of
it. Anti-corrosion additives are available for
each purchase of gasoline, but they are not
only expensive, burdensome and require
consumer education, they may not work
well, either. They increase the chance of
vapor lock, which is a huge problem when
old cars are run on gas with ethanol. While
there is no mandate that motorists put E10
in their collector vehicles, off-road vehicles,
motorcycles or small engines, unblended
gasoline is disappearing from the marketplace. You may not even be aware of it
since some states like California don’t
require an E10 gas-pump label. There is at
least one website that lists by state and
city gas stations that sell unblended
ethanol-free gasoline: pure-gas.org. I’ll
note that this is a volunteer effort and the
station where I buy my ethanol-free gas is
not on the list.
If you find a station that is not listed,
provide the website contact with the name
and address. There are new bills in
congress that may bring us relief. I am
asking AACA members to get involved and
support those bills. If we each contact
elected officials about our concerns, I
believe it will get some attention. Also, pay
attention to what Colby Martin has to say
in the adjoining article. The SEMA Action
Network (SAN) is uniting auto mobile
enthusiasts, keeping them informed on this
and related topics free of charge. Their
Website (semaSAN.com) lists the bills that
are moving through congress and ways
that you can contact your elected
representatives to ask for their help. With
AACA’s 60,000-plus members, I believe we
can be a driving force in this important
issue.
GET THE CORN OUT OF GASOLINE!
Secretary
John Schanbacher
Treasurer
Norm Madsen
Newsletter Editor
Raymond Bartell
Web Master
Craig Brown
Executive Board
Jack Hanbury
Craig Brown
Bill O’Rouke
Ed Shuler
Tommy Sykes
www.aaca.org
www.aacalibrary.org
ww.aacamuseum.org
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Tallahassee Chassee
TALLAHASSEE REGION, AACA
MEETING MINUTES
October 8, 2013
Tallahassee Antique Car Museum Old Location
Welcome: 30 members in attendance. Guests included Verna
Brock of Woodville who invited all to attend a Show & Shine
for the commemoration of Woodville’s 125th Anniversary and a
representative from Emmanuel Baptist Church who announced
a car show to be held on Oct. 27th.
50/50 Drawing: Winner – Guest Verna Brock who stated it
would be part of the donations collected for the Woodville Elementary School (new magnet school).
Announcements & Reports: Letter of thanks from Big Bend
Hospice for club donation on behalf of Buddy Rogers.
Report from Angel Brana on the Southeastern Fall Meet and
his success in winning a First Junior for his Thunderbird.
This was the first time he has shown the car.
Committee Reports:
Sunshine:
Peggy O’Rourke’s ongoing recovery.
Kathy Hanbury recovering from shoulder surgery.
Treasurer's Report:
The report was given by Norm Madsen, details are available from him.
November 2013
Old Business:
None.
New Business: None.
Program: A lively discussion amongst the membership.
Next Meeting: . The next meeting will be held on Sunday,
Nov 10th at the Pumphrey Farm beginning at 1:00pm.
November Birthdays
1
6
8
9
15
18
19
23
24
24
26
Katie Hart
Dan Stallings
David Taylor
Shirley Moore
John Wells
Judy Brundydge
Craig McCollum
Tom Lyle
Reuben Plachy
Glenda Schanbacher
Belle McCollum
Club Event Planning
Check out our Club Activity Calendar and the Activities Page for
all the latest events and shows for TRAACA members on the
web at: http://traaca.org/traaca_news.html
Tour Committee: Nothing is scheduled.
The Sunshine Committee
Show Committee: Nothing is scheduled.
If you, or another club member you know of, are having any health
problems or other issues, please let us know.
Other Committees: No reports.
Coming Events:
Sunshine Committee Contacts:
Mrs. Glenda Schanbacher
(850) 878-3036
OR
Mrs. Lois Duley
(850) 878-7007
Sat. 12 Oct. – All Car Club Show at Tallahassee Auto
Museum. 9am-2pm.
Sat. 12 Oct. – Woodville Community Founders Day Car
Show. Noon-4pm at Moody’s Auto.
Sat. 12 Oct. – Cruise In at Crawfordville Hardees. 5pm8pm.
Sat. 19 Oct. – Donaldsonville Harvest Festival Car Show
& Swap Meet – 9am-3pm
Sat. 26 Oct. - Perry Forest Festival
Sun 27 Oct. – Emmanuel Baptist Church Car Show –
3:30pm-5:30pm
Sat 9 Nov. – Car Show at Lashley Automotive, Havana,
FL. 10am-2pm.
Eastern Division Fall Meet – Hershey – Oct 9-12.
Deadline Aug. 15
Breakfast at the Cracker Barrel – Friday, Sept 13,
2013 at 8:30 AM.
Quincy Gulf Station – Friday, Sept 13, 2013 at Noon
(hotdog day!)
See our website http://traaca.org for more events. Click
on “Club News and Calendar” Also, visit the National
website for National AACA activities www.aaca.org.
Some Upcoming Events
Sat. 2 Nov. - Motors at the Mansion Charity Car Show at
Heritage Park and Gardens, 1004 Helvenston St.,
Live Oak, FL. Entry fee is $20.
Registration 8:30am; Trophies Awarded 1:30pm.
Sat. 9 Nov. - Car Show at Lashley Automotive,
2726 Salem Rd., Havana, FL
Food & Drinks, 50/50 Raffle, Door Prizes.
Sun. 10 Nov. - Annual TRAACA Chili Dinner and Fund
Raiser Auction at Don & Pam Pumphrey's
Farm. Their located is: 2025 Spooner Rd.
in Quincy, Fla. Starting at 1:00 pm.
Time to clean out the garage and bring all your
"stuff" to the auction. We will have ballots for
the Annual Member of the Year voting.
Tallahassee Chassee
FOR SALE
“Roadmaster” Car Dolly For Sale for
only $1,200.
(never used.)
This dolly has electric brakes, new tires
(160 miles) and new tie downs.
This Roadmaster Car Dolly is Located in
Havana, Florida
Call Bill O’Rourke at 850-539-4549
November 2013
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The Next TRAACA Club Meeting is normally on
the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Old Auto
Museum location with Dinner at 6:00 pm and
the General Meeting starting at 6:45 pm
However, There will NOT be a regular
November meeting! Instead, our club will
be having our “Annual Chili Dinner and
Auction” on November 10, 2013, from
1:PM until 5:PM at the Pumphrey Farm
located at 2025 Spooner Rd. in Quincy, Fla.
Menu
Members bring covered dishes
Program - Also see page 2.
Auction - members bring items to benefit club.
Monthly Get Together Event is on the Friday
Following our club “Chili Dinner and Auction”
[The next one is November 15, 2013 at 8:30 AM]
We Meet at the Cracker Barrel for Breakfast
at 8:30 am at the I-10 & North Monroe location
Meet at old Gulf Station
in Quincy every Friday
The men meet for lunch* and talk at 12 Noon.
1966 Ford F100 Pickup
The station is on Hwy 90, on the East end of town.
* Hot Dogs are provided on the 2nd & 4th Friday of each
month. (but, bring your own lunch on all other Fridays)
Monthly Tallahassee Cruise-Ins
Sonic/Hardees on North Monroe
1st Saturday each Month (just north of Capital Circle)
Whataburger Drive-In on Thomasville Road
2nd Saturday of each month — Ford & Chevy Clubs
Last Saturday of each Month — Street Rod Club
Crawfordville Hardees
2nd Saturday of each month — 6pm to 9pm
Whataburger on Apalachee Parkway
3rd Saturday of each month
Custom Cab
Body/Paint: Great
289ci Hi-Po motor - T-5 (5 speed trans)
4.11 9in. Rear
New Interior/Carpet
Custom Instrumentation
Spray-On bed liner—new tires/brakes
$12,500 obo Call Ray Bartell @ 850-668-1620
National and Regional Events
Check the AACA website at http://www.aaca.org , for all
events and for full details of these and other national events.
Tallahassee Region, Antique Automobile Club of America
(TRAACA) Members can also read details and lists of Antique
Automobile Club of America (AACA) events in the AACA
“Antique Automobile” magazine.
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From your Reporters in the field:
Ramblings and Roving's of
Junkyard Dog & Fluffy
Hershey AACA National Car Show
November 2013
I made my first trip to Hershey in 1966 and have
missed very few of them. This year was the first
since 1986. I can honestly say that I have never
had a bad trip to Hershey - some better than others
and some interesting “adventures” along the way.
My brother, who was there this year, said it rained
Thursday and Friday between 8” & 10”. So I guess
if you had to miss a year this was a good one to
miss.
Thanks to all the AACA members for all their efforts
to make this show available once again and for all
the great years we have enjoyed.
By
Jack Hanbury
(AKA “Junkyard Dog”)
This is just my input and feelings and not that of
other stray dogs.
If you have ever had someone ask you what is so
special about going to Hershey AACA National Car
Show (register in hundreds), Swap Meet (vendors
in the thousands), Auto Auction (big dollar sales millions), Car Corral or For Sale Vehicles (in the
hundreds), the additional extras, talent night,
judges school, judging, merit awards, museum,
library, AACA headquarters, old friends and family to see. Going to HERSHEY says it all!
It’s hard to tell someone about Hershey because
I do not have anything to compare it to. People
have been to Daytona Rod Run, Moultrie,
Charlotte, Louisville, and Pigeon Forge, etc. they all have large shows but not the size of Hershey. Some may have more cars for sale, auction
block moving a lot of cars (not the same level/
grade), close to the same amount of vendors,
and you still meet a lot of friends and family, but
all are a little short of Hershey. Hershey is like
Christmas when you still believed in Santa - that
feeling of anticipation and excitement you get
knowing its coming and the joy of the people
around you sharing the same excitement. Well,
Hershey has the same feelings to me and it last
for days and days. Can you really describe that
feeling or do you just smile and think of the good
memories?
“Waiting for Next Year”
“Parts Waiting”
Tallahassee Chassee
November 2013
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Bennett Auto Museum
Forest City, North Carolina
October 11, 2013
By Craig Brown
When traveling through the scenic mountains and valleys of North Carolina, budget time to stop in Forest City off highway 74 to visit Bennett
Classics Antique Auto Museum. This gem won the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) best auto museum award for 2012. Once inside,
the reason for the award is apparent
Brothers Buddy and Joe Bennett started the museum in May 2007, but it is obvious from their collection that they have been at this for some time.
Buddy happened to be working the front when we wandered in and he gave a history of the museum and the area. Chrissie normally works the
front of museum and she gave us some additional information on the museum. Buddy and Joe worked at their Uncle Joe Young’s Ford dealership in
Burnsville, North Carolina while they were young. After World War II, there was a shortage of automobiles and a great demand for used cars that
was not being met in the area. Uncle Joe Young began driving to more populated cities like Washington D.C, Philadelphia, and Atlanta to approach
drivers on the street to make an offer to purchase their car. After making the deal, a tow bar would be attached to the front bumper and the car
trip back including exciting mountain roads would commence. This was not the best or safest method of automotive transport, so a car carrier
truck was purchased to increase efficiency and safety. Soon the area around Forest City became known as “Little Detroit” because of the fine
selection of automobiles available for sale during a time when it was difficult to purchase cars.
The brothers became fascinated with flathead Ford V8s and started collecting cars in the 1960s. Rutherford County is where they began their own
businesses. Buddy is a quiet and modest man and he never once mentioned his “business” while talking about the museum. The clues are difficult to
miss as the museum shares the grounds with Truck Service Incorporated and the museum has several very interesting Mack trucks from the 1960s.
There are multiple warehouses and 18-wheelers on the move constantly. My personal theory is that Buddy’s involvement in the trucking of cars to
help create “Little Detroit” after the war gave him the insight to recognize the importance of moving freight by trucks. This is just a theory, so you
will have to get the real story from Buddy when you visit the museum!
When you enter the museum building, take note of the wood in the lobby, the staircase and the entrance wall. The materials were salvaged from a
local doctor’s house built in the early 1890s. The quality of the woodwork is top notch and creates a nostalgic setting as you enter the display area.
The thing that jumps out is that each display is well labeled and meticulously maintained. There is no way to fit a description of every item into one
article, so we will just present an abbreviated sample. Even the overview picture above does not capture all the vehicles.
After reviewing the displays and taking some pictures, we told Buddy and Chrissie how impressed we were with the museum and that we would like
to write an article for our local Antique Auto Club of America chapter. They graciously allowed us up in the second floor area to get the overview
shots of the display floor and invited us into the office to get more information on the history of the museum and the area around Forest City.
One of the things learned from Buddy is the local cruise spot in Forest City is Smith’s Drug Store on Main Street each Saturday morning. The cruise
is known as “Donut Derelicts” because the participants start to showing up at 7:00 AM. It seemed a novel idea and counter to our local cruises that
always start in the evening. If you see one of our local chapter’s cars at a cruise-in location at 7:00 AM, it’s most likely because it wouldn’t start the
night before! Since the next day was Saturday, we vowed to return early for the event.
While at the Donut Derelicts cruise we met some friendly folks from the local AACA club. They let us know they would be in neighboring town
Hendersonville for a large car show later in the day that would include new 2014 models, classics and antiques.
By attending both the recommended events, we were able to see an impressive collection of classic and antique cars and met the enthusiasts who
maintain them. Some of these cars may have even begun their service through Uncle Joe Young’s dealership. The details and pictures of the
cruise-in and car show will have to wait for the next article!
Editors Note: Craig included 20 large pictures with descriptions embedded in a Word document that I am sure he would send it to anyone
interested in reading this very complete article in its entirety. Unfortunately to large to extract, resize and include here. Ray
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November 2013
1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Convertible
This ‘56 Ford Fairlane Sunliner, Convertible, is stock, with true
summer enjoyment and the right color to do it in. Straight
shift, 292cid, V8 rebuilt engine, excellent grill, bumpers and
stainless. AACA register DPC tagged "DRIVER" and still needs
some work to be a show car. Will consider trade for another
'56 with automatic transmission any style. $29,500.00.
Call Jack: 850-539-5992 or e-mail for more details etc.
FOR SALE
1962 Thunderbird
1962 Ford Thunderbird, 2 door, hard top, for sale.
Has had the same owner since March 1971.
The engine was overhauled in 1994 at 128,288 miles.
Current miles is 53,000+.
All new parts installed, including bronze valve guides,
.020 oversize pistons, all crankshaft bearings were
stock sizes.
Car was appraised in May of 2012 by Jack Hanbury.
The appraised "fair market value" was $14,000.00.
The asking price is only $7,500.
Call Richard or Mable Duncan at 850-539-4910.
Tallahassee Chassee
FOR SALE
3 Antique Autos
I have three cars I am interested is selling.
1. 1926 Model T coupe, $10,000.
2. 1924 Model T touring car $9,500.
3. 1929 Model A cut-down pickup $8,500.
OR $25,000 for all 3 vehicles.
If interested call me at: 912-381-2458.
Thanks, Perry Swanson
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Tallahassee Region
Antique Automobile Club of America
http://www.traaca.org
National
Antique Automobile Club of America
http://www.aaca.org
Tallahassee Region
Antique Automobile Club of
America
169 Mulberry Cir
Crawfordville, FL 32327