The Carolina Pacer

The Carolina Pacer
The newsletter of Carolina AMC -
Contents:
Events .............. 1 & 2
vol 2009 issue #4
CAROLINA AMC /
HOOTERS SHOW A BIG
SUCCESS!
Officer Updates ........2
With just a few weeks of notice, new
club VP Tommy Elmore put together
one of the best club events to date by
working with Hooters in Greenville, SC!
The ‘Open’ show had over 50 cars on
display on a beautiful November day.
Carolina AMC members proudly displayed their cars and the turnout was
Nov Meeting.............3
Calendar & More ......4
Regional Photos .......5
CAMC Marketplace....6
Happenings..............7
On the web:
way more than expected. Simply put,
Tommy did a great job raising money
and promoting Carolina AMC. Be sure to
check out all of the photos posted
online. Since this is a ‘full color’ issue for
the holidays, check out some of the
photos on page 7.
www.carolinaamc.com
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The Carolina Pacer
is published every quarter
by Carolina AMC a nonprofit charter of the
American Motors Owners
Association.
Compiled and Edited by Derek Dorroh
©2009 CAMC All rights reserved.
All logos and names are used for historical
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their current owner.
Direct all inquiries to Carolina AMC, 12229
Freemont Lane, Raleigh, NC 27613
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Events
CAROLINA AMC PRESENTS THE
2010 AMO SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
In beautiful South Carolina! Coming October 2010
Read all about here!
Contact new club VP Tommy Elmore about any possible
events in your area we can let club members know about!
[email protected]
To access the ‘members only’ page on the club site:
Username: camcmember
Password: carolinaamc2009
Messages from the Club
THANK YOU! JERRY TUCKER (and Sharon too!)
On behalf of our club, the new officers want to say a
heartfelt ‘thank you’ to Jerry Tucker. Words cannot express how much we appreciate what Jerry has done for
Carolina AMC over the years. As our club president, Jerry
has been the driving force behind our club in so many
ways. Carolina AMC has thrived because of the efforts of
many members, but no one has contributed more than
Jerry in helping us grow, keeping us going, and giving so
much of his time. Jerry has been such an influence to all
of us, totally devoted to his friends and family within
Carolina AMC.
At our club meeting, Jerry passed the torch of club president to Robert Mills. Robert has always been one of our
most active and involved club members. Jerry’s nomination of Robert was received with unanimous approval.
While we are excited about what 2010 will bring, we look
back at everything Jerry & Sharon did to get us where we
are as a club...and want to say ‘thank you’!
CAMC will be hosting the SE Regional this year!
This is Frank Swygert, elected chairman of the SE Regional
committee for CAMC. Late in 2008 Peach State AMO, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, announced that they would not be
hosting the annual AMC South East Regional in 2009. I took it
upon myself to bring this up at the CAMC annual meeting in
November 2008 to discuss the possibility of CAMC hosting the
Regional for 2009. It was determined that it would be tight, but
we could do it if there would otherwise not be a Regional. I emailed Cliff Danley of First Coast AMC (Jacksonville, FL) and
discussed the matter. First Coast had a show already scheduled
for November, and we decided that it might be best to incorporate the Regional with that show since anything else would be
hard to pull off. Those who went said that it was okay, but the
show was held in conjunction with a Mopar show and AMC
attendees were overshadowed by the mass of Chrysler products.
It was better than skipping the annual AMC Regional, but we
really need an AMC only show!
One thing that came from the conversations leading to the Florida show was that we really needed to start a rotation schedule
to give Peach State a break and to spread the cost and efforts of
producing the show over the three main south east clubs -- Carolina, Peach State, and First Coast. Peach State lost a lot of
money on the 2007 event due to the contract they had with the
hotel. High gas prices and an availability crunch in Atlanta
drove attendance down and contracted rooms were not filled.
Normally this wouldn't have been a problem, and having contracted rooms would have reduced the overall cost of the event.
Representatives from all three clubs determined that we would
start a rotation with each club hosting every third year, with
First Coast taking the first rotation in 2009, Carolina taking
2010, and Peach State again taking the lead in 2011. So we will
be hosting this year, then again in 2013.
I was elected to be the chairman for the CAMC hosted SE Regional. After some discussion, we decided to have the show in
South Carolina this year. The majority of CAMC members are
in the Charlotte, NC area, but the club does cover both Carolinas. We haven't had a major show in SC, so this will be a good
time. The next SE Regional CAMC hosts will most likely be
somewhere in NC. It is my hope that we alternate the SE Regional between the two states in the future, but that will depend
a lot on who volunteers to do most of the leg work! Our new
President, Robert Mills, Tommy Elmore, and myself will be
doing most of the work this time. As of now we haven't determined an exact location, but will select a location no later than
Feb. 1, 2010. This weekend we're going to a big shopping center
in Santee, at the intersection of I-26 and I-95, which is 2.5 hours
from Charlotte. I hope this won't be too far for most members!
The date is tentatively the first weekend in October. This will be
finalized by the end of February.
If you have concerns about the distance, suggestions for locations, or any questions about the SE Regional please contact me,
preferably by e-mail ([email protected]), but I will take phone calls
at 803-604-6548. Leave a message if I don't answer and I'll call
back!
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November Club Meeting Update
Jerry & Sharon Tucker hosted our Fall club meeting and we had a great time (as always). The food was wonderful (thanks Sharon) and it was great to see everyone and their cars. Long standing club president, Jerry
Tucker, passed the torch of leading our club to VP Robert Mills. Jerry’s recommendation for Robert to take
over as president and Tommy Elmore as VP and Event Coordinator met with unanimous approval by everyone there. Derek Dorroh will be the membership chairman and continue managing the website and newsletter, and Jonathan Tucker will continue as club treasurer.
Clubmember and AMC enthusiast Frank Swygert was elected to be the event chairman for the upcoming
2010 AMO Southest Regional.
Enjoy these photos from the club meeting.
CAMC OFFICERS FOR 2010 (see our club website for complete contact information)
Robert Mills—President
Tommy Elmore—VP & Events Coordinator
Jonathan Tucker—Treasurer
Derek Dorroh—Membership Chairman & Newsletter/Web Editor
Frank Swygert—2010 AMO Southeast Regional Chairman
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Our 2010 Club Calendar is now available!
You can now order our new calendar for 2010
featuring club members cars.
Produced on heavyweight paper and coil bound to lay/
hang flat, this calendar makes a great gift for
any AMC enthusiast.
To order, please visit our club website at
www.carolinaamc.com and click the links to our online
store. Clubmember price is only $12.50* each!
*postage and packaging is $2.50
Or you can order by sending a check for $15.00
($12.50 +$2.50 postage & pack to:)
Carolina AMC
12229 Freemont Lane
Raleigh, NC 27613
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CLUB DINNER AT THE FALL
AUTOFAIR IN CHARLOTTE
If you haven’t joined us on Saturday night during the Autofair,
then make plans for next year. We had a great time at Chilis
talking and laughing (and maybe a few drinks here and there).
One of the best things about Carolina AMC is the what you get
out of being a member just for ‘being there’ for events.
We were also exciting to see clubmember Ron Priebe who
joined us that night driving his all original 69 AMX, still looking
great after 40 years!
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Highlights from the AMO Regional
First Coast AMC held the AMO Southeast Regional in conjunction with a major Mopar show this
year. Carolina AMC had several attend the show this year. Enjoy the photos from the event. Be
sure to check out our website for all of the photos from the event. Photo credits—Tommy Elmore
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CAMC Marketplace
Ok, so we're not eBay, but we are all AMC enthusiasts, so what better place to advertise something you want to 'buy' or 'sell'? Talk about 'direct' marketing! Ads are free to
anyone! AMC related items only! Email [email protected].
CRAIGS LIST - There’s a whole lot of AMC for sale on Craigslist right now...all across the Carolinas; so many it’s hard to even begin
to list them all. We’ve picked a couple we would like to ‘ask Santa’ to put in our stocking for Christmas...
AMC Car
Price
Phone
Location
Info
76 Matador Coupe
$4500
919-222-1978
Smithfield/Princeton NC
All options, 65k miles
5 AMC Eagles
$2200
919-772-4144
Garner NC
1 runs, 4 for restore or parts
83 Concord 4dr
$3500
(336) 339-9301
Greensboro NC
orig 52k miles, loaded
87 Eagle Wagon
$1800
910-409-8810
Wilmington NC
No rust, runs like new, tan
78 Pacer
$2200
Must go to craigslist
Albemarle NC
41k orig miles, blue
Remember, if you have ANYTHING AMC related you would like to sell in our newsletter or our website, IT IS FREE!
Key National
AMC Parts Vendors:
Planet Houston AMX - Eddie
www.planethoustonamx.com
713-464-8825
PARTS PARTS PARTS….We all need parts!
Starting in January, anyone can go to our website and submit a
‘request for parts’ which will go to EVERYONE in the club. A
great way to get help from the AMC’ers right around the corner
from you!
Look for this on our club website in January!
American Parts Depot - Doug
www.americanpartsdepot.com
937-678-724
WSC Motorsports
www.classicone.com
770-413-9126
American Performance
www.oldcarparts.com
321-632-8299
Galvin's AMC Rambler Parts
www.ramblerparts.com
209-365-6315
AMC Rambler Parts
www.amcrambler.com
516-935-5298
Tell ‘em Carolina AMC sent ya!
We recommend! http://home.att.net/~farna/AMC.html
Home of the American Motors Cars Magazine, one of the best AMC publications being done today from Frank Swygert. Contact: 803-604-6548
Be sure to check out our
Carolina AMC Online Store!
Renew your membership for 2010!
Buy CAMC t-shirts, hats, and stuff!
2010 CAMC calendars now available!
All profits go towards club activities!
www.carolinaamc.com and click on the 'online store'
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Carolina AMC / Hooters Show Photos
It’s the people who make Carolina AMC!
———————————THANK YOU TO THE OFFICERS in 2009 ———————————
Jerry Tucker - Club President Robert Mills - Vice President
Larry Harrell - Events Coordinator
Donnie Solomon - Membership Coordinator
Derek Dorroh - Website & Newsletter
Our club appreciates everything you’ve done
in ‘09 to keep our club going strong!
IMPORTANT!
We will have a club meeting in February to discuss and plan for the AMO Regional. Check
email and our club website for details.
Have a suggestion for the AMO Regional? Please let us know!
Contact: [email protected]
REMEMBER TO CHECK OUR CLUB WEBSITE EVERY MONTH FOR CURRENT INFORMATION!
www.carolinaamc.com
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
12229 Freemont Lane
Raleigh, NC 27613
DELIVER TO:
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