November - (AACA) Bluegrass Region

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Mar 7 – 10
Horse Park Antique Show
- display cars in Alltech Arena
(Brad and Reda)
Mar 23
Buffalo Trace Ghost Tour
- mid-afternoon driving tour and dinner
- 7PM Ghost Tour at Buffalo Trace Distillery
(Ray
andScience
Mary Anne)
The
Hill Inn at Wakefield-Scearce
Shelbyville, KY Meet at McDonald’s Lees
April 19-21
Henderson, KY / overnight
Town
Road
9:30 AM
- John
James
Audubon
(Mary
Ellen)
(Brad
& Reda)
May 18
(tentative) Carriss’ Grocery Shelbyville, KY “The
Southville Country Store”
Holiday
Dinner
and
Party
(Jack
& Jeannine
/ Jimmy
& Auction
Patty)
Dec. 7
June 15
June 24-28
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ladies bought some really neat scarves. There
were nine cars and twenty people on this trip. We
had a great time in spite of the rain.
2013 Event
Tour Dates
2013
Dates
Nov. 16th
June
November
Issue 2013
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- Women’s Club (North Broadway
Lexington)
(Mary
Model
“A” Ellen)
National Meet
Picnic at Tom and Joanne’s
(assist Jack Kubik as needed)
June 29
Horse Park Carriage Show
<1930 cars only
(Jack Kubik)
July 20
Concourse d’Elegance
7:30am breakfast backside track kitchen
9:00am set up
Ladies Luncheon (Carolyn checking on Josie’s)
Aug. 17th
Punkyville, KY (near Falmouth)
(Charlie and Carolyn)
Bluegrass Region AACA Election Notice
Maple Hill Manor Farm Tour & Lunch at
Mordecai’s Springfield, KY October 19th
By Bob and Karla Kirk
It was lightly raining when we started and got
worse as we headed west on 68. After a pit stop at
Shakertown, we headed for Springfield by way of
Harrodsburg and Perryville. We had a great lunch
at Mordecais in Springville. Then we went to
Maple Hill Manor B&B and Alpaca farm. Todd,
the innkeeper gave us an interesting talk about the
history of the old house and grounds. We had a
visit to the little shop on his property. It was filled
with items made from Alpaca fur. Some of the
2014 election of our Region Officers and Board of
Directors will be by secret ballot during our December
Holiday Dinner and yearly business meeting 7
December 2013. Additionally we will vote on the
updated Region's By-Laws. The Board met in
September to update the By-Laws to better reflect our
Region's current operation. To the best of the Board's
knowledge this is the first time the By-Laws have been
updated since they were first approved in 1963/4.
Copies of the new By-Laws will be available at our
Holiday dinner.
Ray
“AROUND THE CURVE”
BLUEGRASS REGION ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA
The AH-OOO-GAH is the official document of the
Bluegrass Region Antique Automobile Club of
America, Lexington, Kentucky.
OFFICERS
President
Vice Pres
Sec/Tres.
Ray Szeluga
Billie Bates
Linda Kubik
859.224.9435
859.223.1546
859.224.8050
President’s Corner
By Ray Szeluga
Is winter fast approaching? Last week was our first real
frost. Also I saw an all “black” wooly worm. I hope the
wooly worm is as accurate a weather forecaster as
Punxsutawney Phil. If that’s the case we will have a mild
winter. It’s time to put the top, on the Dart, up for the
winter. Also remember to winterize your car. I use Seafoam
for the fuel system, but there are many other products that
also will winterize your fuel. Don’t forget about the cooling
system.
Our Club has two orders of business to be conducted during
our annual Holiday dinner:
1) Election of Officers
2) Vote on new By-Laws (copies will be available for
review at the dinner).
Mark your calendar for our last tour of the year. Brad and
Reda Leasor will be leading us on a tour to WakefieldScearce, in Shelbyville, KY Saturday 16 November. And
last but surely not least is our wonderful Holiday Party
hosted by Mary Ellen Lutz. See you all Saturday evening
7th of December at the Women’s Club on North Broadway.
Bring your checkbook for the silent and live auctions.
Many great white elephants of different sizes, shapes and
functionality will be available for your purchase. Dig deep
because the auction helps to fund our club.
I’ve submitted my application for the AACA first level
MAP (Mileage Award Program). The car qualified this year
(4500+). Next Year I am planning to join the Hot Rod
Power Tour as part of the MoPowered group (Hickory, NC
to Wisconsin Dells, WI).
Please keep all our ailing club members and friends in your
thoughts and prayers. Mary Anne is still struggling with her
knee replacement recovery but making good progress.
Thanks for remembering her.
See you on the road. If the top is up or down it does not
matter as long as we are out touring with friends. Come
November 2013
DIRECTORS
Judi Bates (1 yr)
859.223.1546
Mary Ellen Lutz (1 yr)
859.269.6167
Jimmy Powell (1 yr)
859.269.1277
Mary Anne Szeluga (2 yrs) 859.224.9435
Bob Kirk (2 yrs)
859.296.0726
John Blair (2 yrs)
859.223.7474
PAST PRESIDENT
Charlie Simpson
502-867-1560
along and enjoy our tours. Renew “old” friendships and
make new ones
Ray
Thank You Note From Jim & Pat Powell
Dear car club members,
Thank you all so much for your concern and thoughtfulness
during my hospital and rehab stay.
The many calls, visits and cards were greatly appreciated.
The fruit basket was delicious as well as beautiful. Since
actual fruit was not on my plate, I so enjoyed every bite.
Things are 98 percent better now, and we hope to see you on
the next outing.
Jim and Pat Powell
Thank You Note From Mary Anne Szeluga
Thank everyone from the club for the
flowers and the cards and the well wishes.
It was a rough 16 days but doing better
now.
Mary Anne
The Science Hill Inn at Wakefield-Scearce
November 16th
The Science Hill Inn at Wakefield-Scearce Shelbyville, KY
Meet at McDonald’s Lees Town Road 9:30 Contact Brad
and Reda Leasor 859.229.4988
About Science Hill…Its history as an outstanding
preparatory school ran from 1825 until 1939. During that
time, girls came from all over the nation to learn and enjoy
its quite dignity. Today Science Hill is best know for its
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BLUEGRASS REGION ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA
dining room- a restaurant in the finest Kentucky tradition.
May we offer you the warmth of the hearth and the best of
the kitchen with the hope you will return often. Thousand
and thousands of people for over 175 years have enjoyed
the hospitality of these walls. We hope in some small way,
you will too.
AH-OOO-GAH GARAGE
How to Detect and Repair a Faulty Hydraulic Lifter
by Cars Direct March 2012 Articular
Hydraulic lifters aren't well known to many drivers, their
effects are when they fail. Learn how to tell when a
hydraulic lifter needs replacement.
The hydraulic lifter in a car's engine uses oil pressure to
adjust a plunger and take up all the clearance in the valve
train. This helps to ensure less engine noise and longer
reliability, due to less wear and tear. A faulty hydraulic
lifter will usually result in the rocker arm, valve tip and
push rod also going bad if left unattended. You need to
know how to tell when they hydraulic lifter is going bad or
needs to be replaced.
November 2013
Join us at Military Missions as we help assemble care
packages for our deployed troops for the holiday season.
We will be meeting on Thurs. Nov. 7 from 6-8p at the
Military Missions' office in Millpond Center, 3650 Boston
Road, Suite 146, Lexington, KY. Military Missions has had
an incredible increase in the number of care package
requests. The list of troop names is growing every day. If
you would like to bring some donations, the items that
Military Missions is in disparate need of at this time are:
travel size shampoo, travel size lotion, small baby
powder/foot powder, eye drops, beef jerky/Slim Jim's, and
individual wrapped tea bags/hot cocoa mix. All donations
to Military Missions are 100% tax deductible. A tax
receipt for all donations will be provided that night. If you
have questions please contact
Joanne Blanck at 859-523-6884.
The Sunday Funnies
Signs of a Faulty Hydraulic Lifter
The most obvious symptom of a faulty hydraulic lifter is the
noise it creates in your car's engine. You can usually
distinguish the faulty lifter by the distinct sound. Instead of
a knock or ping, a faulty hydraulic lifter will usually make a
sound more reminiscent of a tapping sound. The tapping
will be quick in rhythm and may occur when the vehicle is
cold or hot, depending on what the problem with the
hydraulic lifter is. The lifter may be having problems with a
sticking check valve, dirt, wear or other problems.
What to Do If You Have a Faulty Hydraulic Lifter
If your car has a faulty hydraulic lifter, replace it as soon as
possible to avoid further damaging your engine.
In most cases, a faulty hydraulic lifter will simply need to
be replaced. You might be able to get away with replacing a
single bad hydraulic filter depending on the make and
model of your vehicle. However, many mechanics suggest
that when replacing one lifter, you should go ahead and
replace them all, because it's generally a good indication
that others will soon fail.
AH-OOO-GAH Corral
FOR SALE
1982 Chevrolet El Camino
2 Door 305 V8 Automatic 80k on rebuilt engine redone 1995
Bought the truck 1986 in Texas. Truck has been stored the last 6
years
$5,800 or best offer
Contact: Charlie Simpson 502-867-1560 Cell 859-321-0376
Depending upon the age of your vehicle, you might
consider using refurbished lifters in your vehicle rather than
purchasing new ones. Refurbished hydraulic lifters will cost
a lot less money and will usually do an adequate job for
older used vehicles, which may not have many more years
of service left in them.
Volunteers for Military Missions Thurs Nov. 7th
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BLUEGRASS REGION ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA
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November 2013