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APRIL, 2018

SINCE 1952

ON THE INSIDE

Upcoming Events ............................ 3 Woodson Scholarship ..................... 4 1914 Haynes ................................... 5 Classifieds ........................................ 7 62 Buick Skylark ............................... 8-9

Fun Runs ......................................... 10 Program Sales Kit ............................. 12 Mississippi Squirrel .......................... 13 Minutes ........................................... 14 From the President ......................... 15

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OFFICERS

BRUCE WOODSON, President ................ Bwoodson24@gmail.com............................ 804-921-8551

DEBBIE NOLEN, Vice President ................. dpnolen1@gmail.com .............................. 804-839-5405

ALICE CAMERON, Secretary ................. acameron0603@gmail.com .......................... 804-798-8125

MERT FOLKES, Treasurer ........................... fmfowlkes@aol.com ................................ 804-288-4439

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JOHN SMITH ........................................................ jrvbs@comcast.net ....................................... 804-399-3065

BOB RICHMON ..................................................... bobveco@aol.com ....................................... 804-339-0584

DAVE DICKEY .................................................... 67sprint@comcast.net .................................... 804-730-1450

TOMMY NOLEN ................................................. 1real61ss@gmail.com .................................... 804-586-2892

LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE

REGGIE NASH ................................................................ reggie@wwnah.com .............................................. 804-320-2636

YOUTH COORDINATOR

ANDY & MARY BETH FUHRMAN .......................... andyfuhrman@rocketmail.com ...................................... 804-833-1576

GASLIGHT EDITOR

CLIF EDWARDS ..................................................... richmond.gaslight@gmail.com....................................... 804-337-5815

WEBSITE

JOHN MUSGROVE ..................................................... jjmusgrove@outlook.com .......................................... 804-339-5735

Check out our website: RichmondAACA.com

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION RICHMOND REGION AACA

RICHMOND, VA.

1962 Buick Skylark Owned by

Sue and Mert Folkes Related story page 8

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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

N A T I O N A L

June 25-29 Eastern Divisional Tour, Lock Haven, PA

July 11-14

Eastern Spring Meet Chesapeake Region

Gettysburg, PA

Aug 20-24 AACA Reliability Tour

GVACA & Wayne Drumlins Region Geneva, NY

Sept 12-15

AACA Central Divisional Tour Amarillo Region

Texas Panhandle, TX

Sept 16-22 Glidden Tour

VMCCA Twin Falls, ID

Oct 10-13

Eastern Fall Meet Hershey Region

Hershey, PA

Oct 21-26 AACA Founders Tour

S. Illinois Region & Ohio Valley Chapter Metropolis, IL

Nov 5-9

AACA Sentimental Tour Louisiana Region

Natchez, Vicksburg, MS

L O C A L

April 5, 2018 Thursday—7:30 pm

Regular Meeting Belmont Recreation Center

May 3, 2018

Thursday—7:30 pm Regular Meeting

Belmont Recreation Center

June 7, 2018 Thursday—7:30 pm

Regular Meeting Belmont Recreation Center

July 5, 2018

Thursday—7:30 pm Regular Meeting

Belmont Recreation Center

April 15, 2018

HENRY FORD’S LADIES

Model T & Model A will be featured. Deep Run Recreation Center

9900 Ridgefield Parkway

ODMA MEET April 27 & 28, 2018

Lacey Spring Elementary School

8621 North Valley Pike Harrisonburg

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Bruce F. Woodson, Sr. Scholarship

Bruce F. Woodson, Sr. Scholarship Application

Name of Applicant _______________________________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip ____________________________________________________________________________

Email ___________________________________________________________________________________

Relationship to Richmond Region Member _____________________________________________________

ATTACH REQUIRED INFORMATION

Email: acameron0603@gmail.com or snail mail: Richmond Region AACA, P. O. Box 588, Ashland, VA 23005.

This award is granted by the Richmond Region AACA Board of Directors to a Regional Member, child or grandchild. One $500 scholarship is awarded each year.

ELIGAIBILITY: Applicant must be: A. A current Richmond Region member, or child or

grandchild of a member who has been a member of the region for a minimum of 3 consecutive years.

B. Accepted to an accredited institution or is now enrolled in such institution leading to a four-year college Bachelor’s degree or completion of a two-year vocational education program.

C. 25 years old or younger by December 31 of the year making application.

D. Recipient may receive the Richmond Region scholarship only once.

Application must include the following: A. Complete Bruce F. Woodson, Sr. Scholarship Ap-

plication. B. An official letter of acceptance from the institution

of higher learning leading to a diploma or degree. C. Official High School/College transcripts. D. Student profile or resume. The following are rec-

ommendation for what should be included: 1. Career Objective 2. Involvement in community activities 3. Academic area of greatest strength

4. Honors received 5. Outstanding projects or papers. 6. Special skills, talents, hobbies and other interests. 7. Extracurricular activities 8. Work experience 9. Personal experiences E. Letters of recommendation from two Richmond

Region Members who are not a close relative. The following are recommendations for what should be included:

1. The letter should be descriptive in nature. Please describe the candidate in clear and concise terms. 2. Discuss the candidate’s personal Characteristics 3. Devote a few appropriate comments to the candidate’s achievement and involvement in the auto hobby. 4. Please describe how long you have been acquainted with the candidate and your involvement with him/her.

SELECTION: Selection will be made by the Richmond Region AACA Board of Directors. The award winner will be notified by Memorial Day and presented at our Annual Car Show.

Bruce F. Woodson, Sr.

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By George Duke

K athy and I purchased our 1914 Model 27 7 passenger Haynes at auction in Hershey about 11 years ago. We had 3 or 4 cars come to the block before the Haynes and

we tried to bid on all of them. They all started or quickly went over our budget until only the Haynes was left. At that point the supply and demand for brass cars at Hershey must have been in balance and we were able to finally win a bid.

Not counting the broker, we are the third owner of this car. It was purchased new by the O’Leary fam-ily in Mason City, Iowa. It passed down family mem-ber to family member until the early 1980’s when a Mr. Wayne Schmidt, also of Mason City bought it. He and a friend, Harvey Baker got it running again, put tires on it and showed it in the AACA class of HPOF in the first year of the HPOF class. It was then put away again until Mr. Schmidt passed away at which time the broker Mark Hyman bought it.

Mr. Hyman showed the car at Pebble Beach in

2007 and took 3rd place in preservation after driving it 57 miles on the Pebble Beach tour. After that he brought it to Hershey where we purchased it at the auction.

It is a 50 horsepower, six cylinder with 468 cubic inch displacement, a 130” wheelbase and three speed transmission. The car retains its original paint, top and interior although the paint is so dead that you can’t tell the original color. You can however, see the outline of the pinstriping as well as the O’Leary’s mon-ogram which was painted between the doors. The top is original but is in such bad shape it can’t be used and we plan to replace it with the same fabric that came on the car. Hartz Fabric supplied the original material and they recently made another run of it which we will use. Eric Hartz, grandson of the founder, told me he has actual correspondence between his grandfather and Elwood Haynes, the creator of the Haynes Auto-mobile Company of Kokomo, Indiana.

Interestingly, while cleaning the car I found a bank deposit slip from Mason City in Mr. O’Leary’s name as well as a registration card for the year 1919.

(Continued on page 7)

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EMAIL: Leslie@wwnash.com FAX: (804) 780-35989

W.W.NASH & SONS, Inc.

W.W.NASH COMPANIES

Leslie West (804) 788-9011

1400 Brook Road Richmond, VA 23220

www.nash.com

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Also of interest, this car has a pre-selector transmission similar to the Cords of the 30’s. Surpris-ing to me is the fact that a number of cars in the teens had this fea-ture. The driver selects the de-sired gear by pushing a button in the middle of the steering wheel which partially closes a circuit, then by depressing the clutch the circuit is completely closed and large solenoids pull the desired gear into place. This was an effort to make driving easier for women and is in a way a forerunner of the automatic transmission.

We had Mainely Mags (a company in Maine, hence the spelling) rebuild the mag and Cary Winston rebuilt the water pump, which was no small feat, Randy Green and I replaced nu-merous seals and packings and rebuilt the brakes. New hoses, a fan belt, new tires and tubes and a few bulbs finished what was needed to put it back on the road for tours of which we have done quite a few.

We have no plans to restore the car, just use it as is for touring and the occasional show. It is a crowd pleaser, especially for the kids.

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FOR SALE – 1926 PACKARD; 4-DOOR; 7-PASSENGER

TOURING SEDAN; FULL RESTORATION; NEW TIRES;

STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST; SUN VISOR; JUMP

SEATS; MAROON BODY WITH BLACK FENDERS;

GRAY CLOTH INTERIOR - $40,000 OBO - CALL BOB

@ (804) 389-2555 OR EMAIL rlplkp@comcast.net

5/18

C L A S S I F I E D S

1949 Custom Eight Touring Sedan; 22 nd Series Packard; original dark blue interior; Fore and Aft headliner; black exterior; 356 cubic inch engine; overdrive; electromatic clutch; radio; and, heater. Four radial tires (one year old). Engine overhauled at 89,993 miles in September, 2013. Currently has 96,525 miles. Overdrive transmission removed and regasketed at 96,300 miles. Rear window brake light; backup light; sun visor; traffic light viewer; fog lights; all chrome has been replated; right and left rearview mirrors; skirts; truck light; spare tire and jack. Car cover goes with the car. $30,000 OBO; contact Bob Powell (804) 389-2555 or rlplkp@comcast.net 5/18

1941 Lincoln V12 Continental Coupe with working overdrive. Driver and passenger outside mirrors; Lincoln spotlight; Lincoln fog lights; radio; new battery; seatbelts; fender skirts; new trunk carpet; new floor carpet in the car; original interior is in exceptional shape for the age of the car; red leath-er and tan Bedford cord; mileage shows 4,341; oil pressure gauge and accessory oil pressure gauge show 40 PSI at idle; new gas tank; new Lester wide white wall tires 7:00/16; wiring has been replaced. Car restored approximately 10 years ago with at least one repaint in black lacquer and engine re-built. Owner states car has been driven less than 3,000 miles since that time. Engine cylinders checked with an infrared heat gun and no cylinder read more than 166 Fahrenheit at full operating temperature. There is a crack in the glass on the passenger side vent window and one at bottom left of the front windshield. Headliner appears to have shrunk after cleaning and has pulled away from the top of the right and left doors. The car was checked with a magnet and body has full contact except for a small area under the driver’s door (rocker panel). The car runs and drives very smooth and the front end is very tight. Oil and filter changed on 6-15-2017 and ZDDP added. Car is being listed for a friend. Please contact Bob at (804) 389-2555 or rlplkp@comcast.net 5/18

C L A S S I F I E D S

Advertising Rates

1/4 page, per issue .................... $10.00 1/2 page, per issue .................... $20.00 Full page, per issue .................... $40.00

Yearly contracts available at a discounted rate.

Classified Ads

Free for members, runs in two issues.

GASLIGHT 8 APRIL, 2018

by Mert Fowlkes

In 1953, Buick introduced a sporty convertible called the Skylark to celebrate its 50th anniversary. It was derived from a modified Roadmaster convertible, and sold for exactly $5,000. Only 1,690 were produced, and in 1954 the Skylark model reappeared as a modified Century convertible. The 1954 had a much lower production of only 836. This model was then dropped for seven years.

In 1961, the Skylark name was resurrected in the form of a sporty compact coupe introduced mid-year. It featured an all-aluminum V-8 engine of 215 cubic inches, producing 185 horsepower. A total of 12,683 were produced. For 1962, the Skylark line was expanded to include a convertible ($4,367). This was the most expensive model in the Special/Skylark series, at $3,012, and it enjoyed a production run of 8,913. The horsepower received a slight boost to 190 as a result of a squeeze in the compression ratio to 11.1. The convertible weighted in at 2,871 pounds, giving it a 15:1 pounds per horsepower ratio.

I am fortunate to have one of these: A Glacier Blue convertible with white interior and top. My car was bought new on July 11, 1962, at Peacock Buick in Falls Church, Virginia, according to paperwork that was found in the glove compartment.

I bought the car from its second owner in September, 1989. During the years since then, the car has enjoyed some cosmetic restoration, including rocker panel replacement, repainting, new top, and some chrome plating.

The engine compartment and interior are original, except for a beautiful rebuild of the steering wheel and gearshift knob.

The size and handling of this Skylark make it a real joy to drive, both in town and on the open road. I hope to be enjoying it for many years to come. It shares garage space with my other pride and joy, a 1953 Roadmaster Woody Wagon (model 79R). Sometimes my biggest dilemma is deciding which one to drive first.

‘62 Sky Blue

Buick Skylark

As originally found on Church hill.

The work begins.

Beautiful interior.

Shined up and ready for the road.

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A publicity photo shoot at Richmond International Raceway

(top picture). Finally a finished beauty (left picture).

The Fowlkes family out for a ride, Sue, Mert and their

daughter Elizabeth (picture below).

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Saturday, May 19, 2018. Depart from Rose’s parking lot, Ashland, 9 am sharp. (rain or shine). Weather will de-termine which vehicles will participate. Good weather, ride and smile, inclement weather, use a newer car and enjoy the trip as much as possible. Tour the Shannon Air Museum in Fredericksburg. (Admission $5-$7). Lunch at Robin’s Nest Café. Questions/RSVP andyfuhrman@rocketmail.com. (804) 833-1576.

Don’t miss

this FUN RUN

May 19

MARCH 18, 2018 FUN RUN—You can bet that a FUN RUN planned by Alice is going to be an ice cream run. (left to right) Cindi Nash, Alice Cameron, Roger McGinnis and Beverley Field at Sweet Frog in Ashland following a 45 mile Fun Run. 10 cars and 15 people en-joyed the run. It was apparently not Packard day, we had two break downs, both Packards. Soon on the road again with a bee-line for the ice cream store. (Inset) Budd Lacy has been in movies and on television with his cars but had not received an Oscar or an Emmy. He wrote a story which appear in the March issue of Gaslight and was presented with the “Pull-It-Sir” award. He did not express his disappointment that is was not a Pulitzer. Great day, great fun, if you have not participated in a Fun Run you are missing out on some of the club’s best activities. At the top of this page is another outstanding Fun Run coming up on May 19. RSVP today.

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If your retail business could benefit from being located on a

major thoroughfare near a major 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 Gardens. Small and large retail spaces are available

starting at only $695 per month.

Casual.

Small Town.

Chic.

Friendly.

Atmosphere

for your business.

APRIL, 2018 12 APRIL, 2018

Each year we have the op-portunity to raise funds for St. Joseph’s Villa and other pro-grams through ad sales for the program and through registration fees. Last year raised over $1200 from the program sales. This year we have compiled a sales kit con-sisting of a sample program, a copy of the GASLIGHT and sales con-tracts. They should be self explana-tory. We prepared 20 sales kits to be handed out at the February regu-lar meeting. They were all gone in minutes. Additional kits were pre-pared and made available at the Awards Banquet held on February 18. If you were not able to attend either meeting, there are still kits available. This is an easy way to raise funds for our selected charities. We have added more choices this year. All ads can be in color for a small fee of only $25 extra. We are also offering a sponsorship list on the website for a year for only an additional $25. Because of produc-tion requirements, the deadline is May 31. Advertiser’s in the program will receive a one time ad in the GASLIGHT. Ontime delivery of the program is critical! If the program is late or not at the show, the value of the advertising is totally lost.

Car Show

Program

Sales Kits

GASLIGHT 13 APRIL, 2018

By Darlene Hatcher

Back in September 2000, We decided to head down to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to a big Car Show. Having traveled all day to get there, we finally arrived about 6:00 P.M. on a Friday night tired and hungry.

After getting some dinner, the guys went into town that night to check out the cars that were all around and about for the Annual Car Show Event there .The gals stayed home.

Around 11:00 P.M. or so they returned and all the conversation and excitement seemed to be about a certain 1957 Chevrolet Convertible and I myself was tired and sleepy by then and I was not paying too much attention to the commotion of it all! I went to sleep.

Getting up the next morning, the gang started to talk about that car again, I was told that I needed to listen to what they had seen? I said "what's so big about this car"? I was informed real quick-like that it was Matador red with white top convertible and was just restored with one mile on it. Having a 283 cubic inch engine with a fac-tory two-four carburation set up on it, which is rare. You know with the Batwings, what ever that was? I thought to myself. It was just about then that I real-ized that it was my husband Henry that was the most interested in purchasing the rare beauty. So without further ado, we all got ready, had breakfast and eight of us went out to find that car, it was at a motel there in town, roped off so nobody could get close enough to touch it. The guys spent several hours checking it over, under and if Henry had wings, I know that he would have flown over the top as well so long as nothing touched that car.

Henry was so excited. We decided to think about it and come back. Within an hour, Henry was ready to go get that car. I really believe he had his mind made up the night before when returning back to the motor home, however he was just trying to

break it to me that we were going to spend our re-tirement sooner than planned. The 1957 was headed to Barrett Jackson Auction to be sold, instead it was locked up in a car trailer and later delivered within the week to Powhatan VA where we reside.

Well, folks, it has been eighteen years and that car has made it up the ladder all the way to Senior Grand National and has previously been nominated for the AACA National Award in 2007. What an honor it was to be a recipient of that award from a selection covering the United States in which they

narrowed the field down to twenty five awards to be given out. Henry and Darlene attended the 2008 AACA Annual Banquet on February 09, 2008 to receive the Award. Henry was given the Senior Chevrolet Award for 2007. Mississippi Squirrel is still his pride and joy! The car has been a lot of enjoyment for us, because through showing the car, it has enabled us to go places that we would

never have taken the time to go. We have met so many nice people through our travels. Seen lots of great places.

Each and every time that he gets near that car, he is just full of smiles! It has been worth every pen-ny spent and then some because Henry has always been a very serious person that worked extremely hard . He had never taken the time to enjoy much in life? This car certainly changed all that for us. I al-ways told Darlene that something got a hold of me and so that is how this 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air got its name "Mississippi Squirrel" after the song that Ray Stevens wrote.

OPTIONS: 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air Convertible

Red with White Top, 283 Cubic Inch—245 hp, Power Glide Transmission, Power Steering, Power Brakes,

Power Windows, Power Seats, AM Radio, Chrome Tissue Holder, Back Up Lights

Mississippi Squirrel

Darlene & Henry Hatcher

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Minutes Richmond Region AACA

March 1, 2018

T he meeting was called to order by our President, Bruce Woodson. Bruce wel-comed back Lee Crenshaw and Susan

Henderson. Lee will do a presentation for us tonight. Morris Cameron opened our meeting with prayer. Mert Fowlkes gave the treasurers report. Minutes were approved as printed in the Gas-

light. Alice Cameron asked if you would like your birthday printed in the club roster please e-mail to me.

Debbie reported if you do not have a name tag please see her. If you are a new member the name tag is free to replace is $4.00.

Clif Edwards gave awards to Morris and Alice Cameron for being on the cover of the Gaslight for March. Clif asked for articles for Gaslight.

John Musgrove reported our website is up to date.

Debbie Nolen gave report on the ODMA to be held at Harrisonburg on April 27-28, 2018.

You must register by April 2nd. The time of the banquet has changed to 5 p.m. This will make a good day trip from Richmond. The new president of the ODMA is Mark McAlpine from Tidewater and new vice president is Debbie Nolen.

Reggie Nash gave report from Car Club Council of Central Virginia meeting. No hand held cell phone may pass. The exhaust bill with amendment made to allow only registered antique vehicles to have after-market exhaust system parts. Bruce reported some folks are still being stopped while driving their an-tique car. We need to have printed in our Gaslight the bill that allows you to drive your antique car.

Clif Edwards brought more sponsor forms for Ads for program booklet. Bruce reported it looks like Page Auto Group may be a sponsor. Bruce asked members to come out on Sunday, March 4th to St. Jo-seph’s Villa to take pictures for a new poster. Please see Bruce after our meeting if you plan to come. Debbie Nolen reported she plans to have judging seminar before our Car how.

Bruce gave a report on our Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner. Barbara Andres and Alice Cameron

were thanked for ask-ing our presenters to come and give report on each award how it came about.

Bruce awarded John Musgrove an award from National for our Website. Bruce recog-nized Nancy Helton since she was not at our dinner to receive her award. Debbie Nolen was thanked for arrang-ing the dinner.

Brian Munsey have a report on February Fun Run. The first stop was at the Independence Ruritan Stew. Morris Cameron gave a lesson on how to prepare. They made 1,700 quarts or 430 gallons. Then it was on to Antique Village. Our last stop was lunch at Lewis Ginter Café for a good food and visit to the gift shop.

Alice Cameron asked club members to nominate students for the Bruce F. Woodson Scholarship to be given away at our Car Show and Swap Meet in June. Please see Alice for forms.

Under new business there was discussion to change our accounts due to scams. May need to have two accounts. One for savings and one to use as working account. John Smith was asked to look at changing by-laws to protect spending.

Brian Munsey asked for 12 volunteers to do Fun Run’s. Alice and Morris Cameron will do March 18th.

Kenny and Becky Baker will do April. Contact Brian.

Dave Dickey reported on 13th Annual Central Vir-ginia Spring Auto Show on April 7th at Mission BBQ, Glenside Drive, Richmond 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept 15th Mustang Show at Bass Pro.

Bruce thanked Lee Crenshaw for his presentation on the history of his grandfather’s 1909 Model T serial # 839. It is now at the Ford Museum at Dearborn, MI.

Bruce thanked Beverley and the two Georges for the refreshments.

Wyatt Williams won our drawing one year free membership to the Richmond Region for 2019.

Alice Cameron Secretary

Alice Cameron Secretary

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Why do people rob banks? Legend has it, “Because that’s where the money is”

was the answer given by infamous bank robber Willie Sutton. Sounds like a pretty simple answer doesn’t it? Where do we find prospective new AACA members? The answer may not be as simple as where the money is kept, but probably isn’t that difficult to answer either. The simplest answer would be “where there are old cars”. That answer by itself needs a little more detail. How about the person that comes over and asks a lot of questions about your old car when you are out for a ride? Have you ever suggested joining to someone that expresses an interest? Have you handed out AACA flyers at a local cruise night or car show promoting the ad-vantages of membership in your region? Do you know anyone that belongs to the local Ford V-8 Club, Buick Club or any of the Marque clubs? What about the neighbor who still owns his grandfathers old pickup that has been in the family for 30 years? The answer is “Wherever you see old cars.” So be prepared, carry a few of the red Mustang cutouts or the new AACA Tri-fold brochure with you. Have some printed handouts promoting region membership. Start attending local cruise nights and other old car events. Sometimes pro-spects are right under our nose and we fail to see them. Let’s go “where the money is!” Better yet, let’s bring them to where the cars are!

Wayne Tuck Vice President Membership

AACA

Congratulations are in or-der for our webmaster, John Musgrove, for win-

ning the “2017 Award of Merit for Regional Website” for the Richmond Region. Be sure to enjoy page turning copy of the GASLIGHT online. http://www.richmondaaca.com.

For enthusiasts of antique cars like us, winter months provide a wonderful oppor-tunity to strategize. It’s too

cold outside to do much hands-on work, but it’s the perfect opportunity to peruse catalogs and websites for new things like upholstery kits, engine upgrades, and new chrome bits. Sometimes we just dream. But occasionally we splurge and order away!

Winter is also a great time to strategize for our June Car Show and Swap Meet. And our Committee heads have done just that! The 2018 show will feature century old cars! This will include cars of 1918 and older, and I know there are a few of these gems resting in our own club member’s garages. June 23rd will be the perfect day to have them out to shine for our 49th annual show!

In addition, the Virginia Jaguar Club will be host-ing a nationally sanctioned Concours within our show! This promises to bring some beautiful and ex-citing Jaguars to our event.

We are becoming known for offering antique car rides at our show. This is probably the most reward-ing part of the show as it gives families the chance to ride in a car that they would never have an opportuni-ty to do so. And it may inspire future generations! We always welcome new volunteers to use their an-tique cars to chauffer these appreciative riders.

Another exciting addition this year will be a spe-cial presentation of assembling a pile of Model T parts into a complete car that can be driven away . . . in less than a half hour!!

There are lots of other wonderful ideas that are going into our 2018 show, which will be outlined dur-ing the general meeting on Thursday, April 5th. I in-vite you to come to this meeting and to share the pride that comes from working with so many good people in our club.

The Fun Runs keep coming, and the Munseys’ are looking to you for help in keeping the monthly adven-tures exciting and unique. If you have a location or an activity that you would like to share with the club as part of a Fun Run, please contact Brian or Lisa. They will help you build it into a great outing for all to en-joy!

As winter weather finally gives way to milder temps, my new strategy is to move all the new parts I ordered in February but never installed to the back of the garage, so that I’ll be able get the car out on that first 70-degree day!

See you on the Road! . . . Bruce

From the

President

Roadside America 1930

Roadside America Today

GASLIGHT 16 APRIL, 2018