newsletter: july/august 2015

ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE
CLUB OF AMERICA
NEWSLETTER: JULY/AUGUST 2015
President's Message: Welcome Summer!
As we've said all year, "It is what it is" and that pretty well sums up this crazy weather
we've had up here in Sullivan County NY for the past several years. So far our summer has been
a mixture of t w o w a r m / hot days followed by three cool wet days. We aren't in a drought
anymore. We've had six weekends in a row of rain and unfortunately, May 31 s t , our car show
was one of t h e m . A week before the show the weather guys were saying it looked like a nice
weekend, but the closer we got t o show day, the worse it looked. With a weather forecast of
rain for the day and the skies looking as if it would rain any minute, our show attendance was
lower than hoped. We had 67 cars on the field and we were all grateful for every one of t h e m
that came out. While going over the winner's list I noticed most cars were from our local area.
In the Middletown area it was raining all day. Luckily our weather held out until 2:30 before the
rain came. We had about 250 spectators, not counting kids and a wonderful turnout of club
members. There was a sea of purple shirts. On behalf of the club I thank you all: those who
helped at the show, set up on the day before, donated door prizes, made a beautiful basket and
supported our show. Everywhere you looked you saw relaxed happy participants enjoying the
day and that's what it is all about. We had several surprises to deal with in using the upper field
behind the pavilion at the Rock Hill Fire House, but we did the best we could under the
circumstances. The weather pretty much predicted where we would park the cars and we had
to wait until Saturday morning to make that decision. Two weeks before our show the Fire
Department put an irrigation system in the soccer field in front of their ball field, making that
area no longer useable to park on, ever.(note it has rained ever since that projects been in
place!)
So, considering the weather and the new field location, our show was a success. If we had
our usual number of cars, over 100, we would have had trouble parking them all. We were also
lucky t o get a warning f r o m the Fire Dept. that a storm was headed our way in about 15
minutes and we were able to get most of the cars off the field and give out trophies by 2:30.
Special Thanks to Tire Discount of Monticello for their sponsoring of our trophies and dash
plaques this year and the past 19 years that we have been at the Rock Hill F.D/s Frog's Pad.
Now that the show is over we can focus on having some fun with our own cars: tours, other
people's shows and getting together just to relax. Keep Cruisin, Pres. Vicky
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CATSKILL REGION AACA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR 2015
Two $350 scholarships were given out at the Sullivan County BOCES Award
night on June 18th, 2015, by Pres. Vicky. The winners of the scholarships,
students from the automotive tech classes, are picked by the BOCES staff. The
staff knows who is going on to higher education and tries to make sure
everyone gets something, sharing the scholarship pot. Trevor Cedeira and Alec
Wood, both are from Monticello HS and are each going on to The University of
Northeastern Ohio. Trevor is studying Auto Mechanics and Alec is studying Auto
Mechanics and then going on to Diesel school. We wish both boys well. They
were very thankful for our scholarship, which will be sent directly to the school
by our treasurer. The money for this scholarship is raised by our car show.
I attended the ceremony and found this year's students and parents to be
the best audience I've seen in a number of years. Everyone was polite,
attentive, and professional. BOCES has some awesome programs. Their New
Vision Health Program gives the students hands on experiences in the health
field as well as book knowledge. It's a very intensive course with 32 students
honored in the health field, 12 being New Vision students. These students spoke
of their goals of becoming doctors and nurses. April White, daughter of Andy
White of Cochecton, was also at the program. A third year college student at the
University of Scranton and former BOCES New Vision student, studying to
become a doctor, was the present coach for the New Vision Health Skills USA
Team. The team took first place in the NY state competition. They were leaving
for Tennessee the last week of June to compete nationwide. April will not be
able to go along as she has classes over the summer. (Andy White is restoring
Pat and Alan's 1931 Buick this season)
JUNE 8 t h MEETING WITH SPEAKER JOHN CONWAY WELL ATTENDED:
It is always a pleasure to have Sull Co. historian John Conway come to a meeting
and share his knowledge of history with us. This time he shared photos and
stories of Cars and Car Dealers of Sullivan County, Part 1. John grew up in the
Monticello area and his father had a garage on Broadway. Remember the
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outside car lifts, or the gas pumps on the sidewalks of Broadway? In Liberty,
right up the street from Charlie Barbuti's Furniture Store is an art deco garage
front. And just think of all the garages and car dealers there were in the 40's and
50's in Liberty and MonticelloM And they all made a living, with a lot of hard
work. Do you remember how the car dealers kept their new models a big secret
until the unveiling at their gala celebration and party. Many new cars were sold
in that first week. Of course, in the 50's there were new and exciting designs
coming out each year, bigger fins, new color combinations, new styles; the cars
were distinguishable by their body features. Those were the years my friend!!
Does anyone recognize this young salesperson??? (@1969??)
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
This pelican's image was captured by Karen Jones during her travels.
Jones'photographs in spotlight
STARLIGHT, PA — The Big
D Arts and Crafts League will
feature the photography
work of member Karen Jones
for the month of July in the
gallery at the Inn at Starlight
Lake. Karen is a lifetime resident of Sullivan County.
She was the family photographer as a young person, but
in later years discovered the
great world around her for
picture taking.
Karen has received some
lessons from Robert Rodriquez
jr., professional
landscape photographer.
The exhibit also includes
oils, watercolors and photography by League members.
The Inn is located on
Starlight
Lake
Road,
Starlight, Pa. For more information, contact the Inn at
800-248-2519
or
visit
www.innatstarlightlake.com.
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CAR SHOW REPORTS:
Big Indian Show, June 28th, Poor weather, hard rain, made attendance very low
at the Big Indian Show. A member reported there were under 20 cars attending.
Equinunk Car Show, June 18th, was very well attended with almost 200 cars. This
donation car show in a field in Pennsylvania has become very popular. It is a
great place to meet old friends and relax amongst beautiful cars. There were
many club members present.
The Famous 50's Hot Rod Weekend at the Hudson Valley Resort (formerly the
Granit Hotel), June 18-21, was well attended with over 200 cars and about 5oo
spectators. If the Granit closes they will need to find a new location. This show
has great entertainment and you get a lot for your $$$$, Cars to see, people to
meet, 6 shows, music to dance to, complementary finger foods, burn outs and
even flame throwers. Unlike the weather in Equinunk Pa, it started to rain at
1:00 in the afternoon in Kerhonkson, but the music continued inside. Several
club members attended and had a good time.
July 4th Liberty Show moved to Sunday July 5th. It was a sunny pleasant day,
unlike the 4th. The report was Liberty had about 80 cars on the side of the liberty
school. The parade started the show. Several cars had over heating problems
because the parade was pretty slow. This is always a problem with people
walking in the parade. Maybe there should be a "Car Section" of the parade to
keep the cars together and help keep cars cooler by moving just a bit faster.
It was good to see Len and Jo Anne Scullion at a couple of our breakfasts this
summer. They are in their home near Jeffersonville for a while. Maybe we will
see Milton Lindsay's former Model A out with Len and Jo Anne this summer.
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Don't forget, many of you gave Jeff Segal a commitment of attending the Bagel
Festival on Aug 16th, Sunday, on Broadway, Monticello. I will be sending him a
list of cars and drivers for his paperwork. I will take names at the July meeting
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because he has asked for them early. Please call me Vicky (932-8923) to register
for this show. He would like us there by 8:45 am to be put in place. He needs
some idea of how much space to give the cars, so please register.
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Saturday Aug 15th is our club picnic. $5 for each club family,$5 per adult guest.
It's always been a great day. See you all at Hanoffee Park at 12:00. With your
covered dish and comfortable chairs.
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Saturday July 25 th free car show at Hector's Inn, White Lake/ Bethel, 2-6. Music
by the Pony Tails Food and Beverage available $$$.
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Aug. 1 s t County Firemen's Parade in Liberty, Fireworks at night.
Aug. 2 nd Sunday Callicoon Center FD Breakfast 7am.
Aug. 2nd Sunday Callicoon Center Car Show 10-3
Aug 2 nd Sunday 2-6pm Cranker's Museum Open House Car Cruise ln.( between
Bethany Pa and Mt Pleasant Pa, outside of Honesdale.)
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THINKING of YOU: Sending good healthy wishes.
Linda and Joe Hare, Maggie Banks, Larry and Vivian Cooper, Mary Wagner and
all our club members that are under the weather.
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Trivia:
1. What's the only car to appear simultaneously on the covers of Time and
Newsweek?
2. What car was the first to place the horn button in the center of the steering
wheel?
Trivia Answers:
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1. The only car to appear on covers of Time and Newsweek simultaneously is
the MUSTANG.
2. The 1915 Scripps-Booth Model C was the first car with the horn button in
the center of the steering wheel. The car also was the 1 s t with electric door
latches.
SCRIPPS
SPECIFICATIONS:
BOOTH
R
$775
H
110-inch whcclbase, three passenger car.
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MECKAKISM
Four-cylinder motor, three-speed gcarsct,
shaft drive:, bevel gear rear axle.
in a motor car is not figured by j
pounds weight, gross dimensions, j
or dollar-cost units.
EQUIPMENT
Absolutely complete from electric selfttarting and lighting system to electric
door locks.
FINISH
Finest powtWe, both as regards upholstery, instruments, dash equipment and
body finish,
DETAILS
Body—Streamline, Torpedo stem, higlieat
grade blue-black finish, domed fer.dcrs.
Upholstery, finest quality long-grain
buffed leather: Cowl dash instruments;
sight feed oiler, lighting and dimming
stcitches, starting stranglcr, starting and
ignition switch, flush type speedometer,
generator indicator, shravd light and foot
apace light.
WHEELS
Five Houk, triple-laced detachable ivirc,
30z3& inches, toide hubs.
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AXLE
Bear, full-floating, annular bearings
throughout. Bevel drive. Ball bearing
universal joint/; on tho Kardan shaft.
All gears and shafts 3*^% nickel steel.
JBrive shaft tubular.
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ROADSTER,
X JP_ E N S I !
in running a car is not figured in
money alone.
EXTREME
VALUE
combines the maximum worth of
luxury with a minimum of. discomforts ; the extreme oi comfortefficiency engineering with the
minimum of motoring troubles.
The Basis of Comfort Value
is light weight with highest grade
construction, best expressed in
SCRIPPS BOOTH l u x u r i o u s
light cars, as shown by the following specification outline:
SCRIPPS-BOOTH CO.
DETROIT
SPECIFIC
A TIONS:
MOTOR
Sterling, valv»in-hc3'l type, high speed,
geanet in unit, p\tt\\p fctd oiling Kith
tight feed or. dash, z% bore, •i-iv.ch
stroke, foitr.cylir.d'.r, Itmtr coohd.'*'Develops 18 harm p-rsi r.
Fittid
with
Zenith carbureter and Atwat'.r-lZrnl uuiorr.iitic- bpark advance, connrctid with
starter generator .v.wftm.
STALTIXG
ijxjiit single unit electric, connected by
silent chaiti, operated by lacking da.'-h
switch.
SPRINGS
Front,
stmitlliplic
with ov<r-alun<7
fram>\ Hear, floating cantiicvti:
EQUIPMENT
Silk uwhair top ldth fide curtains; rain
vision, jilatc glass windshield, electric door
lock, Klaxct horn, full tool equipment,
jack. Luggage spaa' at the Hat large
enough for inn iiiU-coSii a'<\d tOQti.
Sparc. Houl: whtd, ftrt and tube on all
cam,
FEATURES
Elnzct button in cnittr of uttering wheel
canjwt be operated whin ignition switch
ii off, eliminating r.'.ii-ci'llancons horn
blowing while the car is s-tanding.
No projecting handles or slots in the
doors. Electric door locki arc operated
by p'rcJiinfi a small push button.
The electrically operated push-button doors on this 1914 Scripps-Booth were way ahead
of their time. The Scripps-Booth is one of hundreds of now extinct cars once made in Detroit,
The list would include such forgotten makes as the Demot, Abbott-Detroit Chalmers, Ross,
Harroun, Flanders, Read, Monarch, Jewett, E.M.F., Northern, and many others.
Luxurious Light Cars
SCRAPS
SCRrPTS
BOOTH
ROBBSVCB.
17JS
BOOTH
BRING A DISH TO PASS
You might want to bring a
chair
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CLUB WILL PROVIDE MEAT,
SODA and WATER
$5.00 Club Member Family
Unit
$5.00 per person for non
members
RSVP by 08/10/15
Vicky 845-932-8923
DIRECTIONS:
GO PASS SHOPRITE IN LIBERTY ON ROUTE 52 TO THE TRAFFICE LIGHT AND
MAKE A LEFT TURN ON SUNSET DRIVE (AKA INFIRMARY ROAD). STAY ON
THIS ROAD UNTIL YOU SEE THE PARK ON THE RIGHT. PULL INTO THE
PARK. WE WILL BE ON THE LEFT.
THIS IS THE SAME ROAD YOU USE TO GET TO THE SULLIVAN COUNTY
ADULT CARE CENTER.
Please return this form and money to: Vicky Krauss, 6152 State Route 52,
Cochecton,NY 12726 By August 10th, 2015.
NAME
PHONE #
NO. OF MEMBERS ATTENDING
$5.00
NO. OF GUESTS ATTENDING
@$5.00
WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING:
DESSERT
SALAD
APPETIZER
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO CATSKILL REGION AACA
COMIN3G EVENTS
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2015
Cruise-Ins: Panda Parlor every Thursday Night 6:00-?
Port Jervis 1sl Tuesday of the month
July 06
Membership Mtg. Liberty Pizza Hut Dinner 5:30 Mtg. 6:30
July 10
Coffee, Klotchs cvtTecUyKe&t. JefferyywitQles
July 11
Lake Huntington Car Show
July 12
Wayne-Pike Show Hamlin, PA
July 24
Coffee^ Klotchs
July 25
Cruise In at Hector's Inn Bethel
10:00
Lake Huntington
at Teds'y Rett. JeflkriorwiUes
£'. 00 PtYl
10:00
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Aug. 01
Sullivan County Firemen's Parade Liberty
01-03 McCungie Car Show Weekend McCungie PA
Aug. 02
Callicoon Center Car Show Callicoon Center
Open House Cranker's Musuem 2:00-5:00
Aug. 03
Membership Mtg. Liberty Pizza Hut Dinner 5:30 Mtg. 6:30
Aug. 08
Andes Car Show
Aug. 14
Coffees Klotchs
atT&cUyKett.
Jeffenom/CUes
10:00
Aug. 15 Annual Club Picnic at Hanofee Park Liberty
Aug. 16
National Bagel Festival Monticello
8:00-4:00
Aug. 28
Coffees Klotchs atTeds'yflett.
Sept. 07
Membership Mtg. Liberty Pizza Hut Dinner 5:30 Mtg. 6:30
Sept. 11
Coffees Klotchs
at TecUyRett.
JeffenonsVisUes
10:00
Sept. 25
Coffees Klotchs
atTed?yRe#t.
JeffenovwiUes
10:00
JefferyovwCttes
10:00
BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES
BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE
July 03
10
14
16
17
28
29
Larry & Vivian Cooper
Gary & Marion Wood
Walt & Laura Goodson
Karen Jones
Bill Beach
Kathleen Stephenson
Tiffany Pitula
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
Aug. 10
11
13
16
17
19
20
27
Joanne Brockner
Joanne Scullion
Bob Schaefer
Lou & Jackie Kiefer
Carl & Jeanne Smith
Charlie & Terri Barbuti
Linda Immoor
Nancy Tyler
Vivian Cooper
Jack Brockner
Bob & Arlene Hillriegel
B
B
B
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
A
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AACA Spring M e e t Winners List, May 3 1 , 2 0 1 5
Class 1- Pre 1945, no entries
Class 2-1946-1951: 1st Placejammy & Ron Sondermeyer, 1947 Dodge
Class 3-1952-1959: 1 s t place Bob Foster 1953 Pontiac
Class 4-1960-1969: 1 s t Richard O'Hara 1969 Chevrolet
2 nd Michael Walton 1963 Ford Fairlane
3rd Randall Scott 1967 Chrysler Newport
Class 5-1970-1979: 1 s t Frank Stapleton 1970 442 Olds
2 nd Brian Frank 1972 442 Olds
3rd Danny Gough 1974 Mercury Cougar
3rd Bill Rieber 1972 Chevy
Class 6-1980-1990: 1 s t Joe Brooks 1987 Chevy
2 nd Gary Smith 1985 Olds Cutlass
Class 7-Corvette 1953-1967 1 st Robert Green 1963 Corvette
Class 8- Corvette 1968-1990: 1 st Ronald Lewis 1981 Corvette
2 nd Nicholas Deanni 1980 Corvette
Class 9- T-Birds No winners
Class 10- Camaro/ Firebird thru 1990, 1 s t Chet Smith 1984 Camaro
2 na Jessica Epifania 1967 Firebird
3rd Thomas Matthews 1984 Camaro
Class 11- Mustang thru 1990:1st Stephen Herschel, 1966 Mustang
2nd Ray Hummel 1965 Mustang
Class 12- Future Classics 1990 to Present:
1 st Jeff Warner, 2009 Mustang Bullet
2 nd Harry Sewell, 2010 Camaro
3rd Ray Reynolds 2006 Mustang
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Class 13- Foreign Cars thru 1990: 1 s t Robert Magnatico 1957 VW Beetle
2 nd Ron Colden 1957 VW Beetle
3rd Steve Grossman 1968 Volvo
Class 14- PickupsA/ans thru 1990:1st Arleen Krasnoff 1965 Chevy P/U
2nd Bob & Shannon Decker 1976 P/U
3rd Max Leibowitz 1952 Ford
Class 15-Commercial Trucks/ Fire Trucks thru 1990
1 * Bob Van Etten, 1940 Chevy Tanker Truck
Class 16-Street Rods thru 1948: 1 st George Peter 1932 Ford
2 nd Ken Decker 1932 Dodge
Class 17- Street Cruisers 1949-1990:1 st Anthony Russo 1956 Chevy
2 nd George Giacalone 1964 ford
3rd George Wood 1955 Chevy Del
Class 18-Tractors: 1 s t Douglas Irwin 1940 Farmall
Class 19-Modified Trucks Thru 1990:1 st Bill Sclafani 1968 Chevy C10 P/U
2 nd Gary Krol 1984 GMC
3rd Shawn King 1954 Chevy
Class 20- Motorcycle thru present: 1 s t John Larson 2008 Harley Trike
Class 21-Rat Rods: 1 s l Jeff Gough 1935 Ford Rat Rod
Class 22-Special Interest: 1 s t Donna Hatt 1932 Ford
2 nd Al DeGraw 1965 Rambler
Best Custom/Rod: Banion Felder 1957 Chevy
Best of Show: Glenn Sokoloff, 1968 Mustang Gt Bullet
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