The Official Newsletter of the Richmond Region AACA June 2016

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The Official Newsletter of the Richmond Region AACA
June 2016 - Volume 65, No. 5
www.RichmondAACA.com
Richmond Region AACA
1930 Lincoln - Luxury, Grace and Speed
By Reggie Nash
This was the Lincoln show car at the 1930 Chicago Auto Show. It sold for $6,685.00.There
were 40 of these cars (182 convertible sedans)
made and only 2 or maybe 3 remain today. This
car was originally sold at the show and delivered to Oak Park, IL.
This is a 1930 Lincoln Model L, Body Type 182
Convertible Sedan, No.11.4846 (#11=Dietrich,
4846 is the Dietrich body number). VIN and
Motor number is 63563.
The car has been in the Jack Passey collection
for 20 years. He originally found the car in 1977
and let a friend, Tim Nils, buy and start the restoration. Later Tim sold the car to Jack. Jack and
his son Bill did additional restoration. There is a
book written about the life of Jack Passey called
“For the Love of Old Cars” by Ken Albert.
Every car nut should read this book. At one time
he owned over 129 cars (in his life he has
owned approximately 200 cars). On his honeymoon in 1970, he and his bride flew to Atlanta,
Georgia, and took turns driving a 1925 Locomobile back to San Jose, California.
The body is a custom, designed and built by
Dietrich.
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1930 Lincoln (Continued)
Calvin Coolidge claimed Lincoln was his favorite car.
The engine is a V8, 60 degree, 90 horse power,
B&S-3.5x5inches, 384.8 cu in and 136” wheel
base. Henry Leland started the Lincoln automobile company in 1917. Leland chose the name
Lincoln because it was the first president he
voted for. The car was designed by Henry and
Welford (his son) Leland who also designed the
first Oldsmobile and Cadillac engines. The Lincoln engine is what is known as a fork and blade
design, as one rod laps into the opposite rod on
the same journal. Henry Ford bought Lincoln in
1922 and Edsel Ford became the president. Edsel made body design changes which made the
car more attractive. In addition, the chassis were
bodied by custom body builders such as
Dietrich, Lock, Judkins, Willoughby, Derham
and others. The cars top speed is 80 mph with a
10 to 30 mph time of 5.2 seconds. Gas millage
is reported at 12 mpg.
The house in the 1986 movie comedy “The
Money Pit” came with a 1929-30 Lincoln.
In 1930 Lincoln built approx. 3,515 cars, Cadillac 14,995 and Packard 23,800. This is one reason we currently see so few Lincolns.
The hood ornament is a Greyhound representing
graceful speed.
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President’s Message
Hi all,
Hurray, our car show is
over for another year! A
big thanks to Joe Guckert,
Bruce Woodson and all the
others that worked so hard
to make this year’s event a
success. The club members came out and really
pulled together on Friday
and show day to make this
event come together. There have been numerous meetings this
year to make this happen, the last of which was tonight - a final
meeting to review the show and to discuss what direction we
are going as we go forward. We should have a final report on
the show at our monthly meeting next week so be sure to attend.
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OFFICERS
Tommy Nolen, President
5805 Centralia Road
Richmond, VA 23237
804-586-2892
Bruce Woodson, Jr. Vice President
7106 Club Road
Richmond, VA 23228
804-264-8551
Alice Cameron, Secretary
PO Box 588
Ashland, VA 23005
804-798-8125
Mert Fowlkes, Treasurer
106 Gaymont Road
Richmond, VA 23229
804-288-4439
Place you r m essag e h ere. Fo r m axim um i mpact , use two or t hre e se ntenc es.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Also, here it is almost July so our annual picnic will be on
Monday, July 4th at the Armour House and Gardens, 4001
Clarendon Road, Henrico, Va. 23223. Please bring a covered
dish to share; the club will furnish the meats and drinks.
The steering committee (that’s Alice, Debbie & Budd) for the
National Tour that we are hosting continues to work hard mapping out the routes and scheduling banquets etc. I think this
will be a really good tour as these three are really putting in
many hours of hard work.
This past Saturday Budd and Brian led the club on a tour of one
of the places that we will visit when the tour comes to town, the
new Dominion Raceway that has been built at the Thornburg
exit on I-95. We had a great group of people and I think we all
enjoyed the trip and the lunch afterwards. Those of you who
don’t join us for the Fun Runs are missing out on one of the
benefits of being a member of our club.
See ya’ll, gotta go
Tommy
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John Smith
Tony Smith
Debbie Nolen
Budd Lacy
804-897-6803
804-353-4224
804-586-2892
804-252-2196
Car Show Committee
Bruce Woodson, Jr.
Joe Guckert
804-264-8551
804-530-0461
Legislative Representative
Reggie Nash
804-320-2636
10670 Cherokee Road
Richmond, VA 23235
Public Relations
Darlene Hatcher
804-598-1962
Youth Coordinators
Andy & Mary Beth Fuhrman
804-467-1458
Gas Light Editor
Brian & Lisa Munsey
2809 Murano Way
Glen Allen, VA 23059
864-680-2079
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From the Editors
This past April, we had our 9-year-old grandson overnight during
his Spring Break from school. Just for fun, we pulled out an old
coin collection of Brian’s (from childhood) just to see if he had any
interest. The results were astounding and rewarding.
The different denominations, varied sizes, colors of metals used,
designs, numbers produced, location of mints, and historical references were fascinating to him. We then began “Googling” the
dates of the coins to learn what was happening in the US, and the
world, at the time they were minted.
The coins turned into a living timeline, because he could touch and hold them, as so many people had
done in the past. It was a low tech version of virtual reality!!! Stories of war, peace, economic prosperity
and disaster, social milestones, assassination, and commemoration abounded. The depth and breadth of
it all was so great that he was hooked…….. What??? Women didn’t have the right to vote nationally
until 1920???
Now he has a penny collection to work on, 1909 to present day. It’s so beautiful to watch one conversation grow exponentially. Besides all of the things already mentioned, our grandson now feels the Thrill
of The Hunt, and the satisfaction of finding something that you’ve been looking for………. Does all
this sound familiar?
There are many gateways into the world of collector cars. Perhaps this story is one of them.
Brian & Lisa
Richmond Region AACA Past Presidents
1952-1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958-1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971-1972
1973
1974-1975
1976
David Garriques
Frantz Hershey
Jerome Powell
Kenneth Adelstein
David Garriques
Warner Hall
Harold Via/John Adams
John Adams
Charlie Kidd
Ellis Walton/Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell
George Taylor
Donroy Ober
James Brannon/Fred Singleton
John Glisson
Gary Greene
Reggie Nash
Hugh Hawthorne
Bill Bowman
Jimmy Jones
Jim Whittne
1977
1978-1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988-1989
1990-1991
1992
1993
1994-1995
1996
1997-1998
1999
2000
2001-2002
2003-2004
Hugh Hawthorne
John Puryear
Hugh Hawthorne
Lee Crenshaw
Morris Cameron
Robert Smith
Morris Cameron
Fred Phipps
John Adams
Fred Phipps
Morris Cameron
Dayton Leadbetter
Morris Cameron
Wendel Bowles
Dayton Leadbetter
Richard (Dick) Ivey
Mert Fowlkes
Alice Cameron
Kenny Baker
Dayton Leadbetter
Tommy Nolen
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2005-2006
2007-2008
2009-2010
2011-2012
2013-2014
George Duke
Peter Francisco
Morris Cameron
Andy Fuhrman
Budd Lacy
Meeting Minutes - June 2, 2016
Our president, Tommy Nolen welcomed everyone to our monthly meeting.
Tommy asked for prayers for the following members, Tony Smith’s surgery, David Terzian, John Puryear and Fred Phipps taking treatments.
Mike Harton offered a prayer.
Tommy welcomed new member Robert Street.
The minutes were not read since printed in the Gaslight.
There was no Treasurer’s report since Mert was out of town.
It was reported our Fun Run for May was rained out.
Brian Munsey reported our next Fun Run will be on June 25th. We will leave from the Country Inn and Suites located at
11600 Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland, VA 23005. Departure time will be 8:30 a.m.
We will travel to the Dominion Raceway at Thornburg, VA. After our visit we will have lunch at the Timbers Restaurant.
Tommy reported on the Prom night at the Science Museum. He and Mert brought cars. The cars worked well with their
theme.
Tommy thanked Lisa and Brian for an outstanding job on our new Gaslight.
Debbie Nolen gave a report our Eastern Divisional Tour July 31 – August 3rd. We have a change on Tuesday we will be touring the Dominion Raceway instead of the horse reining exhibition.
We have 32 cars registered and 66 people so far.
Bruce Woodson reported on Carlisle Show last weekend. They had rain like everywhere else.
He took up his Citron.
Debbie Nolen reported she and Tommy went to the Eastern Spring Meet at Vineland, NJ.
There were over 500 cars. The rain started at 11 a.m. the same time the judging began.
Tommy reported he and Debbie are leaving in the morning for the Grand National Show at Williamsport,
PA.
Joe Guckert gave report on our Car Show and Swap Meet.
We have a good range of Race Cars from the 20’s to 80’s to commit for our show.
Kenny Baker reported he has 23 vendors registered for the Swap Meet.
We will have 1909 Rambler and 1913 Model T for rides.
Mike Harton gave report on Valve Cover Races. He has made some modifications to the track.
We will have Door Prize Drawings for the registered car owners.
Brian Munsey reported he has sent out e-mails to 46 clubs in our area a month ago and sent out reminder today. We also have
on Facebook, our website and AACA calendar. Wyatt and Jeanneane have been busy sending out info on our event.
Coming up this Saturday, June 4th is the Fredericksburg Meet, Cars and Coffee, and the Ford Show.
Clif Edwards reported deadline for information for Program Book due tomorrow, June 3rd.
Joe asked for help on Friday, June 17th to set up for Show. Arrive at Gate 2 at 8 a.m.
Gate will open at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Swap Meet folks always arrive early.
Car Show folks begin around 8 a.m.
Handicap Parking will be on the left side coming in Gate 2.
Tommy expressed a big thank you to Joe for all his work on our Car Show.
Thanks to Debbie and Joe Guckert for our refreshments.
50/50 winner was Morris Cameron
Meeting adjourned.
Alice Cameron
Secretary
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Storage Problem
By Clif Edwards
The problem was not too many cars. That could never
be a problem. The main issue was not enough space to
store the cars in current inventory. Yes, there was
driveway space and even available street parking, but
collectible cars should be parked out of the rain, not
covered with tarps.
cars, one over the other on steel rails.
While it seemed like the most viable option, there were
still many hurdles to the final step. First, the current
garage doors had rails that were installed too low and
would interfere with the lifts, even if they were not
loaded.
Plan A was simple enough: build a two-car garage on
the available property. The home owner association’s
principle requirement was that the new structure would
have to match the existing house and garage. The
county requirements, however, started with a retaining
wall for the creek behind the property, included a stipulation that the ground level match the current structures
and made it mandatory that all plans had to have architectural drawings approved by the zoning commission.
To meet the county’s prerequisites would have cost
$70,000. The home owner’s group condition would be
another $50-70,000 in expenses for construction of the
building to match.
The difficult part was actually having a company send
someone out to measure and provide an estimate. The
first two companies never sent anyone, scheduled or
not. Finally, the third company, A-1 Door Company,
came the day after they were called. They came the following week to do the work, which involved taking
down the old doors, installing new ones, and making all
of electronic controls work.
Plan B was a slight modification of the first attempt.
Build a single-width, two-car length garage in the same
space. This plan’s estimates came in at more because of
the encroachment onto protected wet lands behind the
property.
Plan C was to sell the house and property, then find an
existing home with enough garage space for a growing
car collection. The sale would be the easier of the two
steps. After several extensive searches, there were
really no properties on the market that met all of the requirements.
Since the garage had been in continuous use for eleven
years, there was some wear and tear on the walls and
floors. There were also numerous other items that had
Plan D, only briefly considered, was to build a new
home with sufficient space to garage the current collection, plus some space for future inventory. Again, the
available property within the search zone was either not
affordable or too small for the planned structures.
Plan E was, in reality, the last available option. After a
visit to the tractor museum in Chesterfield on a club fun
-run in March, the idea was developed to put in lifts in
the existing garage. The house had been built with
plans that included a Family Room Over Garage, or
FROG in real estate speak. The FROG never made it
into the final build plans, so the ceilings were high
enough, thirteen feet to be exact, to accommodate two
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accumulated in the space. It took several days to get all
of the extraneous, but valuable, junk out of the way so
that the interior could get a fresh coat of paint.
Storage Problem (Continued)
Again, the first two companies had very disappointing
customer service and never followed through. The third
firm, Zelaya’s Custom Painting not only came by several times to inspect and finalize the plan, his crew
showed up on time. They completed the first coat of
wall paint and floor sealant in one day. He even came
back the next day to do the first coat of color on the
floors and do some touch up on the walls.
selves.
The very next day, the painter returned and completed
the floor. His crew was able to work around the lifts
and even touched up the walls that had been scuffed in
the installation process.
He did not come back for several weeks, but the
weather was to blame. Richmond had the rainiest May
in history during the middle of the project schedule. It
seemed like every weekend and every free evening he
had was during the monsoons.
Meanwhile, the search had begun for a company to install lifts in the newly painted garage. Again, the first
two companies either were not interested or were too
busy to take the money for both the lifts and the installation costs. The third company showed some interest,
a representative came out, measured and promised to
work up an estimate. He never came back nor did he
call when he missed the appointment that he had made.
Not ready to give up, a call was made to the manufacturer of the lifts. They had a vested interest in selling
their product, and they recommended Mark Reed Hydraulics. The agent made all of the arrangements and
even had the lifts, which had to be delivered as freight,
staged at a local company for storage.
Two gentleman showed up with the lifts on the day
promised and did an excellent job, in spite of the rather
tight space of our residential garage. After watching
them do the work over the two-day span, we realized
that we never would have been able to do the work our10
Now there is room for four cars in the garage.
While we have four cars, two classics, and two new
ones, there is an itch to add more cars to the collection.
If current inventory is expressed as CI, there will always be the interest to add yet one more, so the formula
becomes CI + 1. Not a bad problem to have, unless
there is not enough space for the next one.
Sentimental Tour: June 12 - 17 (Hornets Nest Region)
By Budd Lacy
Way back in February at the annual meeting, walking through the trade show, Dad happened to notice the Sentimental Tour would be hosted by the Hornets Nest Region this year. He asked me if I'd be interested, and since it
was about halfway between him and me, of course I said yes. So, onto June, the plan had been all along to stay
in the tenement on wheels, but supposedly it had a hydraulic leak and was in the shop (I think it was in the shop
getting a footprint gas pedal and a hula girl with L.E.D. lights for the dashboard installed). Anyway we decided to
stay in a motel instead. After converting my Virginia money to North Carolina money, I was ready for touring.
The first day we were off to Dennis Carpenters museum and manufacturing facility, followed by a trip to an antique mall that rivals the one in Staunton.
Tuesday the tour took us to Lake Norman for a boat cruise and lunch. It was a nice relaxing day – until I found
out they didn't take kindly to my sunbathing on the top deck in my lime green thong Speedos (that's another
story, or an episode of Cops - not quite sure).
Wednesday the tour took us to the North Carolina Transportation Museum. If you ever get a chance to go there,
it's a must. The museum is an old restored train repair facility, with a 37 stall roundhouse.
Thursday was my last day of the tour (part of the plea agreement from Tuesday’s incident). We toured Gold Hill,
a restored gold mining boom town where both a 23lb nugget and a 17lb nugget had been discovered. At one
time the town had a population of over 3,000 people. The town also had 2 jails and 6 brothels (makes you wonder what their true industry was). After touring Gold Hill we were off to a winery, for a tasting and lunch.
Sadly though, the tour was over for me. Being gone for a week, someone back at the house was really missing
me….. (you guessed right - my dog, Pretty Boy Floyd).
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Grand National Racing in the 60’s
Editor’s note:
Our Club President and friend, Tommy Nolen, was a
Grand National race car driver in the 1960’s, and a
race car owner in the 1970’s.
On the following two pages, we have reprinted an article that Tommy wrote for Gas Light in August of
2003. It is as relevant today as it was 13 years ago;
stock car racing (and many other major sports) have
changed tremendously in the last 40 - 50 years.
Enjoy reading Tommy’s story, and take a moment to
read the “Race Results” page to see the big names he
used to race against!
Tommy sent an additional photo with comments below
In the 70’s, Tommy was an owner of the ‘66 Chevelle
pictured above. We were thrilled to have it at our
Annual Car Show last week.
The car was sponsored by Fidelity Bank, and it appeared in a TV commercial in 1972-3.
The commercial can be found on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i8aDy4vU0Y
(Please copy and paste into your browser)
That’s me in the 83 car and the 22 car is Curtis Turner
in Smokey Yunick's 65 Impala. We were in line to
qualify. I think the photo is neat because it is so dated .
with all the wires and stuff. Wonder how some announcers today like Darrell Waldrop and others would
handle broadcasting from that announcers booth!!!
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Grand National Racing in the 60’s
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Grand National Racing in the 60’s (Cont)
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Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
June 18
Richmond Region 47th Annual Car Show
Model T and Model A Fords
By Brian Munsey
Our club’s 47th annual Car Show and Swap Meet
was very successful by all measures. The weather
was beautiful, attendance was strong, Swap Meet
was very active, and 24 classes of vehicles delivered a wide variety for the crowd.
Trucks
Race Cars were featured, which included a parade
that added rich/loud sounds to the excitement.
Other activities were the ever-popular rides in
100+ year old cars, a youth judging program, and
Valve Cover racing.
Corvettes
Huge thanks to all those who worked so hard to
make this show possible!
Pictures tell the story best:
Orphans
Hot Rods:
Rides
Valve Cover Racing
Race Cars:
Trophy Winners are posted on our website:
British Cars
http://www.richmondaaca.com/2016winners.htm
And
http://www.richmondaaca.com/2016winners-a.htm
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Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
behind us. So we deviated the route a little so
everyone could arrive at the same time (anyone
that knows me knows that I don't follow directions
anyway).
When we arrived at Dominion Raceway we
were greeted by
Wally and Liz
Hunt from the
Fredericksburg
Region, as well
as David West,
June 25
Fun Run to Dominion Raceway
By Budd Lacy
On June 25th, the club had their monthly fun run,
the destination - the newly opened Dominion
Raceway in Thornburg. This was actually a trial
run the for the August Divisional Tour. We met at
the Country Inn Suites in Hanover, and it was one
of the largest turnouts for the club to date (once
they heard Bob couldn't make it the R.S.V.P's
rolled in). As we were getting ready to leave,
there was some light ribbing between Tommy and
myself. Tommy had brought his latest car, and I
asked if the car was gonna make it. He assured
me that it would, so I went to start my car and it
wouldn't start! I had to raise the hood in front of
everyone, and fix the problem (if you ever want to
know what karma sounds like it's “haha”).
Dominion’s Sales
Manager. David
gave the group a
great tour of the
facility, from the
ground floor all
the way up to the
spotters stand.
The facility has an oval track, road course, and
will have an 1/8 mile drag strip.
After the tour the club was ready to eat, so we
were off to the Timbers restaurant in Ladysmith.
Now a few things happened with your Gaslight
editor at the lunch: Brian made sure he sat close
to Lisa, as he claims that I always steal his seat
and sit next to his wife. He also destroyed his diet
by getting the “Big Squeal” once again - which I
believe is a 1/2lb burger with another 1/2lb of
pork, garnished with 1/2lb of bacon and fries. So if
you happen to see Brian at the 4th of July cookout eating, keep in mind that's probably the first
meal he's had since June 25th.
Finally the club was off for a nice leisurely drive
through the country (even though I heard Tommy
made 2 miles before raising his hood to fix an
electrical gremlin). While on the route I received a
call from Alice saying she was about 30 minutes
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Calendar of Regional Events
July 4 - (Monday)
RRAACA Picnic - 12 noon
Armour House and Gardens, Henrico, VA
July 16
Richmond Region Fun Run
Vietnam Veterans Foundation Museum
Ruckersville, VA. (Details to follow by email)
July 31 - August 3
National Divisional Tour
Hosted by Richmond Region AACA
August 7 - (Sunday)
Annual Ice Cream Social at the Nash’s Home, 2 PM
Details TBA
August 21
Bugstock 2
Twin Hickory Park (See page 8 for details)
September 11
Sunday Afternoon with the Classics
Cars of the Fabulous 50’s
Deep Run Recreational Center
October 30
Sunday Afternoon with the Cars you didn’t know existed!
AND - RRAACA Annual Steak Fry
Deep Run Recreational Center
November 13
Sunday Afternoon with the Classics - The Jeep
Deep Run Recreational Center
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Calendar of National Events
July 14-16, 2016
Central Spring Meet - Minnesota Region
North Mankato, Minnesota 320-256-7866
April 6-9, 2017
Southeastern Spring Meet - Hornets Nest Region
Charlotte, North Carolina 704-847-4215
July 17-21, 2016
April 25-28, 2017
Founders Tour (Post ‘31) - Allegheny Mountain Region
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 814-251-2299
Western Divisional Tour (up to 1992)
Mother Lode Region
Sonora, California 209-532-7090
July 31 - August 3, 2016
May 11-13, 2017
Eastern Divisional Tour (1928 - 1978) - Richmond Region
Richmond, Virginia 804-839-5405
AACA Special Spring Meet
Auburn, Indiana 717-534-1910
August 11-13, 2016
May 20, 2017
Southeastern Fall Meet - First Capital Chapter, NC Region
New Bern, North Carolina 252-637-2319
AACA Eastern Spring Meet - Huntington Region
West Virginia (dates and location pending)
September 1-3, 2016
June 4-9, 2017
Western Fall Meet - High Plains Region
Cheyenne, Wyoming 307-631-0625
September 11-16, 2016
AAA Revival Glidden Tour (Pre-’43) - VMCCA hosted
North Conway, New Hampshire
October 5-8, 2016
Eastern Fall Meet - Hershey Region
Hershey, Pennsylvania 717-566-7720
October 20-22, 2016
Central Fall Meet - Gulf Coast Region
Galveston, Texas 713-340-0709
November 5-11, 2016
Reliability Tour (Pre-’16) Savannah
Region. Savannah, Georgia 912-313-0598
Founders Tour (1932-later) - Gettysburg Region
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 410-635-6019
June 15-17, 2017
Annual Grand National Meet - Kansas City Region
Independence, Missouri 816-719-8513
August 17-19, 2017
Central Fall Meet - Mississippi Region
Bettendorf, Iowa 563-340-3266
September 17-22, 2017
Glidden Tour (AACA hosted) - Nebraska Region
Hastings, Nebraska 402-746-2248
October 4-7, 2017
Eastern Fall Meet - Hershey Region
Hershey, Pennsylvania 717-566-7720
February 9-11, 2017
AACA Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 717-534-1910
February 23-25, 2017
AACA Winter Meet - North Central Florida Region
Ocala, Florida 352-538-1338
March 23-26, 2017
AACA Western Spring Meet - Palm Springs Region
Palm Springs, California 760-774-3377
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Heard Through The Grapevine
Big thanks to Bob Robb and Reggie Nash for their
help in determining the year of the Buick in Gaslight’s
“One More Thing” page from the Feb / Mar issue.
Answer: 1916 - 1919.
Alice, John, Clif and many others in our club enjoyed
the Fredericksburg Car Show on June 4th in the streets
of Historic Downtown.
Jansen Shea Rogers appears to be stuck in the 60’s,
with four of his last five cars either a full size Ford or
Chrysler from that era (miscellaneous Mercedes’ excluded)
Cindi Nash has reported that we may have a very young
new member! Details to follow next month.
Miscellaneous information shared by our members:

The Terrafugia Transition has been granted an exemption by the FAA, as a “Light
Sport Aircraft.” This means that the US Government is on a path toward legalizing
the first Flying Car.
Department of Corrections:
Last month, we gave credit to Andy Fuhrman for a wonderful short story entitled A
Learning Experience. Problem is, Andy did not write the story! Most people would think
that this is just a simple matter of an apology from the editor, and then giving credit to
the proper person. Not so; the actual author has now had second thoughts about confessing to what he did to his cousin Ernie’s car, and is taking this opportunity to remain
anonymous!!! Maybe someday the truth will leak out……..
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Letter to the Editors
Good Evening,
Below please find a press release prepared by the Central Virginia British Car Club (CVBCC) announcing the 32th annual Classics on
the Green British and European car show. We would be grateful if you would utilize it to place an announcement about the show on
your website and in your newsletter. The date of the show is Sunday, September 18, 2016 with additional activities occurring on the day
before (Saturday, September 17, 2016).
This is our 7th year at the New Kent Winery. Last year’s show was a great success and we are anticipating an even better event this
year. We are planning a weekend full of activities which are more fully detailed in the attached release and on the Classics on the
Green website, www.classicsonthegreen.com.
Best regards,
Mike Johnston
CLASSICS ON THE GREEN
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRITISH CAR CLUB
British and European Sports & Classic Car Show and Wine Festival. Sunday, September 18, 2016,
at the New Kent Winery, 8400 Old Church Road, New Kent, Virginia. From 11:00 AM to 4:00
PM (rain or shine). 250+ antique and classic British and European cars are expected. There is
also a full schedule of events on Saturday, September 17, 2016.
Advance purchase admission to the car show and wine festival is $25.00 (advance purchase will be
available through the COTG website.) Admission for the car show only is $10.00 for adults
(children 12 and under are free). A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Fisher House McGuire Veterans Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Additional information and ticket purchases will be available through the COTG website:
www.classicsonthegreen.com Information about the New Kent Winery can be found at
www.newkentwinery.com Additional information can also be obtained by contacting Kevin Allocca at (804) 909-5751 or at [email protected].
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Letter to the Editors
Brian & Lisa,
If you can include a copy of this poster in the Gas Light and a copy of our revised registration form
(next page), I would appreciate it. We will also display orphan cars at the Wyndham Crossings. Reggie Nash
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2016 Grand Nashional Registration Form
Hosted by
Niagara Frontier, Ohio-Penn, and Mid-Atlantic Regions
September 13-17, 2016
Letter to the Editors
Glen Allen, VA
NAME(S) __________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print how you would like you names to read on your name tag.)
ADDRESS _______________________________ CITY _____________________ STATE _______ ZIP _________
PHONE # ______________ E-MAIL ________________________NCCA # ________ REGION _______________
YEAR & MAKE OF VEHICLE
BODY STYLE
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
FAMILY REGISTRATION: BEFORE August 15 = $35.00 - AFTER August 15 = $45.00
Registration includes security, dash plaques, goody bags, etc…
$_________
Sept 13th, Tuesday - Hotel check in and get reacquainted with old friends. Car wash will be open.
Sept 14th, Wednesday - Ramble to the home of Reggie and Cindi Nash. Lunch will be served at their home.
$25.00 per person
# ATTENDING _____ =
$ ________
Sept 15th, Thursday - Virginia Plantations Bus Trip includes a boxed lunch and tour guide
$45.00 per person
# ATTENDING _____ =
BBQ Dinner at host Hotel
$25.00 per person
$________
# ATTENDING _____ =
$________
Sept 16th, Friday – Tour to Historic Civil War Sites includes a boxed lunch and tour guide
$45.00 per person
# ATTENDING _____ =
$________
ICE CREAM SOCIAL – 6.00 per person
Sept 17th, Saturday - CAR SHOW
BANQUET
$42.50 PER PERSON
# ATTENDING _____ =
$ ________
# ATTENDING______ =
$________
Sept 18th, Sunday – Classics on the green will be honoring Nash/Rambler at New Kent Winery
We will be able to show our Nashes for FREE!
# ATTENDING______
Metropolitans and Nash Healeys can be judged for $35.00 registration fee.
VENDOR SPACE:
INSIDE: $15.00 PER TABLE
OUTSIDE: $10.00
# OF TABLES ______
=
$________
$________
GRAND TOTAL =
$________
Host Hotel
Wyndham Crossings & Conference Center, 1000 Virginia Center Parkway, Glen Allen, VA 23059. Call (804) 727-1400 and mention the
Classics on the Green/Nashional for room rates of $119.00.
Make checks or money orders payable in US funds to: 2016 Grand Nashional
Mail Form and payment to: Derah Black-Day
5545 Martin Road
Great Valley, NY 14741
Questions about the meet? Call Reggie Nash @ 804-788-9011 or E-mail: [email protected].
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Casual.
Small Town.
Chic.
Friendly.
Atmosphere
For your business.
If your retail business could benefit
from being located on a major
thoroughfare near a major upscale
tourist destination then you should
consider The Hub or Lakeside Town
Center.
The Hub is one of Richmond’s oldest
shopping centers and Lakeside Towne
Center is a new complex anchored by
a restored vintage Esso Service Station.
Recently expanded, The Lakeside
Farmer’s Market operates at the Center
on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Both locations are highly visible on
Lakeside Avenue and within view of
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
Small and large retail spaces are
available starting at $695 per month.
Peter L. Francisco Co.
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Marketplace
This car was owned by Tommy Cox, past
member of our club.
FOR SALE
1958 Buick Limited 4 door hard top
330 HP, 4 Barrel Carburetor
95,000 miles on od
$15,000.00
Call John Dorman 804-332-1944
FOR SALE
2009 Coachmen Prism (M230). 48,221
Must see and drive to appreciate.
miles. 24' 11" in length, 3.0L Diesel 154 HP NEED TO SELL !
Mercedes Engine 17-19 mpg, Freightliner/
Mercedes 3500 chassis. 3.2kw diesel gen,
PW & locks, Patio awning, Large slide out
with awning, elect/gas water htr, ext shower,
3.5k lb hitch, BU camera, ext entertainment
ctr, 3 skylights, ducted roof ac system, 20"
HD TV cd/dvd. Cherry cabinets. Mood lighting, leather int, new tires, new Va inspection.
Add’l features include pwr steps, in-dash cd
player, cruise, pwr htd mirrors, dual airbags,
full kitchen - microwave, 3 burner range,
sink, refrig/frzr, full bath (shower), commode
in separate room. Lots of storage.
Call Ken Nachman at 804-840-1441 or Donnie at 804-928-5000.
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Marketplace
For Sale:
Old Pay Phones They are
expertly restored and are
in working order. They
look great on the wall of
your garage. Great gifts
for the car guy!
I also have some Model A
Ford parts available for sale.
Robert Kurzman
804-276-2615
For Sale
1964 Thunderbird – 394 Engine, 2 door
hardtop, red/white ribbed interior, Automatic Transmission, power steering,
power brakes, power windows, breakaway steering wheel, automatic transmission, New replacement AC, console,
AM/FM Radio. $21,000 or best offer.
Call Bill Yuhase:
804-752-2557
804-477-4379
804-690-3232
For Sale
1946 Ford two door sedan
Repainted, Rebuilt Engine, New Wiring, Interior Redone, Radio, Heater, Clock, Sun Visor
Please contact Bob Powell (804) 389-2555
[email protected]
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One More Thing
Does anyone remember this legendary book? It was written in the early 1950’s, and
the story takes place in that era. Originally intended as an adolescent dream-cometrue tale for boys, The Red Car is fun and engaging for all young people with an interest in restoring, repairing, and racing cars. The book also carries underlying messages of personal values; very inspiring.
Although Red Car has been out of print for many decades, it can still be found on
Amazon and Ebay.
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Brian & Lisa Munsey, Editors
2809 Murano Way
Glen Allen, VA 23059