August 2011 Highlights Newsletter

HIGHLIGHTS
Volume 15 Number 08 - August 2011
Official Publication of the Roanoke Valley Region AACA
NEXT DINNER MEETING
AUGUST 9 - BELLACINO’S
SEE PAGE 3 FOR DETAILS
AUGUST COVER CAR
IN THIS ISSUE
Club Officers
2
New Members
2
Mtn View Show Report2
President’s Corner
3
August Meeting Info 3
RVR Volunteers at VMT 4/5
Wayne’s World
5
July Picnic Photos
6
Olde Salem Days
7
Buy-Sell-Trade
8
Advertisements
9-11
Event Calendar
12
3.47
1967 Chevrolet Camaro owned by Dennis & Holly Giles
Notice all the trophies in the back seat.
2011 RVR OFFICERS
President:
Tom Cox
Secretary:
James Germann
Treasurer:
Gayle Thomasson
VP Judging: Jim Rettman
VP Legislation:Robert Dye
VP Membership: Bob Pedigo
VP Activities: Jerry Aker
540-947-5850
540-992-6764
540-890-1665
540-562-0706
540-966-3901
540-890-2545
540-981-0861
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ron Vanderpool
Dennis Giles
Bill Weikart
540-387-3301
540-977-3437
540-992-6317
WEBMASTER
Satch Reed
[email protected]
HIGHLIGHTS
The official publication of the Roanoke Valley Region
Antique Automobile Club of America.
Editor:
Sell & Trade:
Circulation:
Advertising:
Ron Vanderpool
Ben Burch
Bob Pedigo
Jack Disher
540-387-3301
540-366-8407
540-890-2545
540-387-9237
PHONE COMMITTEE
Coordinator:
Gayle Thomasson
540-890-1665
FOUNDING MEMBERS
James T Anderson
Nellie Bowles
J Gary Clay
Frank E Koehler
Blair A Riley
Mason Rust
* Anna Stanley
* Howard Sumpter
Walter Anderson
Joseph E Brumberg
Wesley V Hillman
S M Bill Reedy
Paul “Pete” Robinson
Doris Turman
* Garvin Stanley
* Have maintained 55 years of continuous membership
as of January 2011.
Email Highlights editor at [email protected]
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Roanoke Valley Antique Automobile Club of America
RVR AACA
WE WELCOME
OUR NEWEST
MEMBERS
Margaret Sue & Barry Wright
Roanoke
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE INTERESTED IN
BECOMING A MEMBER,
PLEASE LET BOB PEDIGO KNOW.
Mountain View Antique
and Classic Car Show
by Bill Weikart
The Father's Day show at The Glebe proved to be a very
relaxing and enjoyable event in spite of the
threatening weather early in the day. However, the rain
held off and eventually the skies cleared, to the relief of all.
Great food, great company and especially, great cars
rounded out a fine Father's Day afternoon.
A total of twelve cars received awards, with four going to
Roanoke Chapter members. Barry Dooley's 1967 Austin
Healey was Best Import, Ron and Joyce Blalock received
an award for Best Unrestored Antique with their 1938
Buick, and Tim and June Woodward's 1912 Model T was
recognized as both the Oldest Car and the Best of 19001920.
Both the residents and staff of The Glebe express their
appreciation to those who brought their cars and to the
Roanoke chapter for their support of this event. Thanks!
GOT SOMETHING FOR
THE NEWSLETTER?
Articles and photos for this newsletter are welcome and are
due to the editor by the 25th of each month. Your contribution helps keep this newsletter interesting. For more
information, contact the editor - Ron Vanderpool, 387-3301
or [email protected].
ROANOKE VALLEY REGION AACA - CELEBRATING 56 YEARS - PAGE 2
THE
PRESIDENT’S
CORNER
by Tom Cox
As I write this, Tammy and I are returning from Kenosha,
Wisconsin; home to Nash, Rambler, and AMC automobiles. The Kenosha History Museum sponsored a great
show with about 500 Kenosha built cars and dozens of
parts vendors. We saw old friends and made new ones.
Naturally the subject of cars and needed parts came up.
Pretty soon one person called another who ran to talk to
another, and before long many of my needed parts were
made available. One particularly rare part was given to me
by a guy who refused to take anything for it. Everyone's
eagerness and generosity reminded me how great our
hobby truly is.
In an age when neighbors don’t always help neighbors,
and many of us wonder if community spirit is dead, it’s
refreshing to know that we have a great automotive community out there. AACA and the Roanoke Valley Region
can be proud because, just like those folks in Wisconsin,
we are part of a giving generous community. I can think of
no other automotive club in the world that has done more
to promote our hobby than AACA, and it’s all because of
you and others like you. Extend your hand and share it with
someone by bringing in a new member. You can rest
assured they will thank you.
The picnic was wonderful as always, and one of our best
attended ever. You really missed out if you weren't there.
Louis and Trish Barnhart were great hosts, and Danny
McFaddin helped secure a tent and loaned us that huge
grill that burned all the hair off Jerry’s arms and mine as
well. Thanks to you guys for helping to make it a great
success. Thanks also to every one of our Board members
who showed up for the great tent raising. It was especially
rewarding to see our Editor, Mr. Vanderpool, breaking a
sweat driving stakes in...oh, and I can’t forget the food. It
was great!
Don’t forget to go to Bristol Saturday, August 13, for the
AACA National there. It”s too late to register, but it”s not
too late to attend. At last count they had over 300 cars
registered. The show will be at the Bristol Speedway, so
it’s easy to find.
Olde Salem Days is right around the corner to round out
our local show schedule. It’s always been one of our best
attended events and, as in the last couple of years, we will
be working hard with our partners in Salem Rotary to make
it a big success. Please come out for the food and crafts,
but don’t forget to bring a car and support our hobby and
the RVR.
I hope to see everyone at Bellacino’s on Tuesday, the 9th.
Last meeting boasted a near record attendance, and we
had another great video presentation by Ron. Come out
and bring your friends and family.
Keep em in the road
Tom
AUGUST DINNER / MEETING
BELLACINO’S - DALEVILLE
Please plan to attend the Tuesday, August 9 Dinner
Meeting at Bellacino’s at 1176 Roanoke Road,
Daleville, 24083. The location is Rt 220 just north of
the Daleville Kroger. Dinner starts at 6:30pm with the
Business Meeting starting at 7:30pm.
MENU
The meal will be buffet style consisting of the following:
3 different one-topping pizza’s - Pepperoni, Meatball,
Cheese & Tomatoes.
2 different grinders - BLT, Barbeque Pork
Lasagna w/Garlic Toast, Salad, Cinnamon Sticks, and
Drinks (soft drinks, water, tea, coffee)
$12.00 PER PERSON
PLEASE CALL JERRY AKER AT 529-4340 (OR E-MAIL
AT [email protected]) FOR RESERVATIONS BY
8:00PM SUNDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 7. LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Model T Ford - 100 Years Later
A video showing Model T’s being assembled on one of
Ford’s earliest production lines.
ROANOKE VALLEY REGION AACA - CELEBRATING 56 YEARS - PAGE 3
Virginia Museum of
Transportation Volunteers
by Norman Altizer
It is always a privilege and an honor to be able to help with
any function at the Transportation Museum. A number of
members of the Roanoke Valley Region AACA had the
opportunity to help with an educational program that the
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Transportation Museum put together for the 5 and 6
Graders from Roanoke City Schools from July 18-21,
2011.
Patrick Henry High School facilitated this event with the
Transportation Museum. The Roanoke City School part of
the program was handled by Kathy Duncan, Principal of
Patrick Henry High School and Michael Toney, Auto Body
Instructor from Patrick Henry High School. There were
also a number of volunteers from the school. Susan
Loveman, Volunteer Coordinator and Museum Educator,
put this entire program together, recruited the participants,
and made it work as slick as a Swiss watch.
The members of the Roanoke Valley Region AACA that
helped with the instruction included Louise Scott, who
taught judging of the antique cars. Ron Vanderpool and I,
(Norman Altizer), taught cooling systems and gave the
students a chance to ride a 1929 Model A Ford and a 1949
Chevrolet. We put an emphasis on safety with anti-freeze.
Barry Dooley and Jim Fulghum taught diesel, gas and
electric cars. In addition, Bev Fitzpatrick and Mel Akers
were teaching mass transit with a 1934 Dodge school bus
and a 1953 Mac city bus.
Norman heads out with a car load of kids who have no
doubt ever ridden in a Model A Ford before in their life.
It was an extremely hot week to be working outside, but it
didn’t seem to slow any of the students. Ron and I took a
beating from the extreme heat. The old cars had a hard
time starting after they got hot, but they continued to fire up
even in the 100 degree heat. We were able to cruise up
and down Norfolk Avenue with kids whose faces seemed
to be fractured from smiling.
Ron talks about the engine in his 1949 Chevrolet.
Left to right: Back Row - Barry Dooley, Louise Scott, Norman Altizer. Front Row - Ron Vanderpool, Jim Fulghum,
Bev Fitzpatrick.
When you are working with an educational program like
this, it is very difficult to tell who gets the most out of it. Is
it the students or the people doing the teaching? Of
course, there are hundreds of questions each day and
hundreds of answers. There are opportunities for the
students that they may never have again, such as: judging
an antique car, or riding in one, or even finding out what
type of safety equipment school buses had in the 1930s. It
is always a surprise when you see a young person’s face
ROANOKE VALLEY REGION AACA - CELEBRATING 56 YEARS - PAGE 4
light up when they see that they are going to have an
opportunity to do something, such as riding in an antique
car or seeing the buses that their parents or grandparents
rode. The children were surprised to find out electric cars
and diesel cars have been around for quite a while.
FROM THE AACA RUMMAGE BOX
WAYNE’S WAY
by Wayne Burgess
AACA editor
Barry & Jim talk about electric and diesel engines.
Anyone who has children will understand that school age
children will ask more questions that you can answer
whenever you are showing them something like this. We
had the opportunity to open their eyes to the Antique Car
Club, and I am quite sure the next time they go to a car
show the cars they see there will mean something to them.
Ron and I are looking forward to seeing all of these kids
that we gave rides to at the next car show. These may be
our new members in a few years and when they do I hope
they can get as much pleasure out of driving their antique
cars as I had driving my 82 year old Ford back and forth
down Route 460 from Botetourt to the Transportation for
the past four days.
A recent west coast magazine editorial really struck close
to home for me. This editor was talking about relieving
stress by going to his garage where there were no computers, no iPods, TV sets, or other distractions to frazzle his
nerves. When entering his garage the first thing he noticed
was the old beat up coffee can on the corner of his
workbench that held all of those old screws, washers, nuts,
and bolts left over from his many projects of the past. He
could not force himself to throw them away, because each
time he would run his fingers through the loose parts, a
flood of memories would come back to him, as the parts
reminded him of those old projects.
His “flood of memories” got me to thinking about all of the
knick-knacks and little trinkets that I have bought at all of
those flea markets of my past:
* A show plaque from Cheyenne, WY
* a license plate for Connecticut
* an old car banner from a friend as he was cleaning out his
garage preparing his family for yet one more move to a
new home.
These souvenirs are the fond memories of each AACA
member in my life that are connected to them. I guess you
could call them my scrapbook collection, but as Gloria
would tell anyone, her husband is not organized enough to
have a scrapbook, just the scraps.
I guess you’re wondering what this has to do with AACA
editors and the Rummage Box? The fact is that an editor’s
job is to not only make his newsletter informative, but to
also make it exciting to read. I’ll just bet that this little byline
of mine made you think about your personal AACA memories. Highlighting your chapter or region member’s stories
does the same thing for them. Everyone has a story to tell.
It’s the editor’s job to get their members to participate by
sharing their stories with their club members. Advise your
members that you would be glad to help them tell their
story, or even write it for them. They will be glad you did,
after their friends read about the history they never knew
about.
Louise explains how a car is judged.
ROANOKE VALLEY REGION AACA - CELEBRATING 56 YEARS - PAGE 5
Eighty + people enjoyed our annual club summer picnic at the Barnharts. We also enjoyed having
several guests from the Lynchburg Region come and share the day with us. Not only was the attendance great, but the
weather was great as well. Most who attended arrived in their antique cars which made for an impressive parade of old
cars up Broad Street in Salem to the Barnhart’s residence. Thanks again to Louis & Trish for sharing their wonderful
home and back yard with us. Below are just a few of the pictures taken during the day. Check out our web site for more.
Before
After
Genevieve Waring serves appetizers to Bill Brinkley
President Kathy Kellam and other Lynchburg Region
members were welcomed at the picnic.
These folks look like they are enjoying a good meal.
Tom and Gayle express appreciation to Louis and
Trish for once again hosting our picnic at their home.
ROANOKE VALLEY REGION AACA - CELEBRATING 56 YEARS - PAGE 6
OLDE SALEM DAYS AUTO SHOW
HOSTED BY
ROANOKE VALLEY REGION AACA
AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF SALEM
We would like to invite you to the
Olde Salem Days Annual Auto Show
to be held on Main Street in Salem,
VA. The show is open to all antique
cars, trucks, and autos of interest;
including street rods, customs, and
modifieds.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Awards presented at 3:00
Registration Fee $15.00
AWARDS
Best
Best
Best
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Best
Best
Best
Best
Antique
Modified
Preservation
Pre-War Antique
Post-War Antique (1946-57)
Mid-Post War Antique (1958-70)
Late-Post-War (1971-2011)
Chrysler Pre-War Antique
Chrysler Post-War Antique (1946-57)
Chrysler Mid-Post-War Antique (1958-70)
Chrysler Late-Post-War (1971-2011
Ford Pre-War Antique
Ford Post-War Antique (1946-57)
Ford Mid-Post-War Antique (1958-70)
Ford Late-Post-War (1971-2011)
GM Pre-War Antique
GM Post-War Antique (1946-57)
GM Mid-Post-War Antique (1958-70)
GM Late-Post-War (1971-2011)
Best
Best
Best
Best
Best
Best
Best
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Best
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Best
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Best
Best
Independent Pre-War Antique
Independent Post-War Antique
Import Pre-War Antique
Import Post-War Antique
Pre-War Modified
Post-War Modified (1946-57)
Mid-Post-War Modified (1958-70)
Late-Post-War Modified (1971-2011)
Ford Pre-War Modified
Ford Post-War Modified
GM Pre-War Modified
GM Post-War Modified
Chrysler Pre-War Modified
Chrysler Post-War Modified
Independent Pre-War Modified
Independent Post-War Modified
Motorcycle
Dash Plaques to first 200 entries
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help.
PARTS FOR SALE
License Tags found in my Dad’s garage. Some for cars,
some for trucks. Restorable from 1946 to 1964. Not all
years. Not all matching sets. Make offer on one or all.
Ken Hogan, 989-5193. [09/11]
MISC FOR SALE
Scat Sand Blaster W=18”, L=26”, H=12” to 19”. On built
in stand with 2 hp Craftsman vacuum cleaner, lamp, and
water catch for air hose. Extra glass protector. Excellent
condition. $120.00 David Honness, 540-353-1200. [02/12]
WANTED
Title for a 1932 Ford 4dr sedan. Car will be resto-rod - all
stock except running gear. Call Bob Guill, 540-493-8064.
[02/12]
1932 Ford cars and parts. Call Bob Guill, 540-493-8064.
[02/12]
CARS FOR SALE
1923 Model T Touring - body is off and panels are primed,
needs wood replacement, needs the top and seats redone.
1926 Model T Touring - older restoration, was shown in
the past, good seats and top, needs starter rebuilt, lots of
parts, engines and transmissions go with this deal. Prefer
to sell all as a group. $10,000 obo. Don Graham 774-6646. [02/12]
1936 Buick - runs good, 1974 Chevy engine, paint okay,
interior rough, Series 40 Special (?), needs brake work and
battery charge. Asking $15,000. Aaron Williams, Salem.
Email - [email protected]. [02/12]
1964 Thunderbird Landau & 1970 Buick Electra 225
2dr. Both of these cars are original with low miles and
have been owned by the present owner for many years.
They have both been maintained properly. They are being
sold due to time and health issues. For prices or more
information call Charlie Evans at 540-793-3357. Or, you
may email him at [email protected]. [11/11]
1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 - New paint, top, interior.
Mechanically sound, good running and driving condition,
$3,800. Eddie Haynes or Guy Mowbray, 540-389-8014.
[08/11]
Two jumper cables go walking into a bar. The bartender
looks at them, and says "OK. Don't you guys start anything." Thanks to Dennis Giles for this bit of humor.
above courtesy of AACA “Speedster”
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HIGHLIGHTS
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2011 LOCAL EVENTS
January 29
Officers Installation Banquet
February 8
Dinner Meeting - Bellacino’s
March 8
Dinner Meeting - Bellacino’s
April 12
April 30
Dinner Meeting - Bellacino’s
Vinton Dogwood Festival
May 7
May 10
May 15
May 28
ODMA - Lynchburg
Dinner Meeting - Bellacino’s
Swinging Bridge Restaurant - Paint Bank
Roanoke Festival in the Park
June 12
June 14
June 24
June 25
The Great Race - Salem
Dinner Meeting - Bellacino’s
Star City Motor Madness Cruise
Star City Motor Madness Car Show
July 9
July 12
July 16
Club Summer Picnic at the Barnhart’s
Dinner Meeting - Bellacino’s
D-Day Memorial Car Show
August 9
Dinner Meeting - Bellacino’s
September 10
September 13
Olde Salem Days
Dinner Meeting Bellacino’s
October 11
Dinner Meeting Bellacino’s
November 5
November 8
ODMA VIR Gold Cup
Dinner Meeting Bellacino’s
2011 NATIONAL EVENTS
Feb 10-12
Annual Meeting - Philadelphia, PA
March 4-5
March 10-12
Southeastern Winter Meet - Homestead, FL
Special Spring Meet - San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 7-10
April 17-22
Southeastern Spring Meet - Charlotte, NC
Founders Tour - Lake Mary, FL
May 1-4
May 19-21
Southeastern Divisional Tour - Wlimington, NC
Eastern Spring Meet - Stowe, VT
June 9-11
July 24-29
Central Spring Meet - Detroit Lakes, MN
Special Vintage Tour - N. Central PA / Lower NY
August 11-13
August 24-28
Southeastern Fall Meet - Bristol, TN
Annual Grand National and
Western Fall Meet - Santa Rosa, CA
September 8-11
September 18-24
Central Fall Meet - Lake Forest, IL
AAA Revival Glidden Tour - Cumberland, MD
October 5-8
Eastern Fall Meet - Hershey, PA
Other dates and events will possibly be added.
ALL EVENTS AND DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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