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1 The Clutch Chatter Volume 38 No. 11 November, 2019 www.bullrunaaca.org In This Issue: Car of the Month 1 Presidents Page 2 Region Contacts 2 Trivia Question 3 Editors Notes 4 Birthdays 4 Anniversaries 4 Member News 4 Meeting Minutes 5 Calendars 6 November Presentation 6 Christmas Parade 6 October Presentation 8 The National Beat 9 Parking Lot 10 Membership Apps 11 Show Flyers 13 Sponsors 14 It was a cool, overcast, New York City day in March 1959. A young father decided to share his passion for automobiles with his six year old son. The New York Auto Show was in town and the intrepid duo emerged out of the subway station near the New York Colise- um. Yes, I was that six year old boy and that time with my father set me firmly on the path of being a car guy. We spent all day walking around seeing all the various cars and displays. We were having a wonderful time when it happened. We came upon the Rolls-Royce exhibit. The car on display was a jet black Silver Cloud II with a light colored leather interior. I was mesmerized by the highly polished black paint accentuated by the brightest chrome trim- mings I had ever seen. The huge grille was like a silver colored ver- sion of a Greek temple and perched on the top was a statue of a god- dess. I was having a religious experience. The four door sedan turned slowly on its platform with the doors open. As I peered into the front seating area, I was dazzled by the rich toned, highly polished, actual wood dash. Sumptuous leather clad seating was present both front and back suitable to be in a liv- ing room. Then as the rear seats came into full view I saw the thing that caused me to want one of these cars. This car had a dome light that was identical to the round fluorescent light fixture in our apartments kitchen. To me, this was the coolest car on the planet and I had to have it. The $19,500 price tag was a bit beyond my fathers reach so he did not buy it for me. Continued on page 3 Car of the Month 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II By Peter W. Pandolfi Achieving Excellence Since 2015 The car that started it all, 1959 Rolls-Royce silver Cloud II 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II

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The Clutch Chatter Volume 38 No. 11 November, 2019 www.bullrunaaca.org

In This Issue:

Car of the Month 1

President’s Page 2

Region Contacts 2

Trivia Question 3

Editor’s Notes 4

Birthdays 4

Anniversaries 4

Member News 4

Meeting Minutes 5

Calendars 6

November Presentation 6

Christmas Parade 6

October Presentation 8

The National Beat 9

Parking Lot 10

Membership Apps 11

Show Flyers 13

Sponsors 14

It was a cool, overcast, New York City day in March 1959. A young father decided to share his passion for automobiles with his six year old son. The New York Auto Show was in town and the intrepid duo emerged out of the subway station near the New York Colise-um. Yes, I was that six year old boy and that time with my father set

me firmly on the path of being a car guy.

We spent all day walking around seeing all the various cars and displays. We were having a wonderful time when it happened. We came upon the Rolls-Royce exhibit. The car on display was a jet black Silver Cloud II with a light colored leather interior.

I was mesmerized by the highly polished black paint accentuated by the brightest chrome trim-

mings I had ever seen. The huge grille was like a silver colored ver-sion of a Greek temple and perched on the top was a statue of a god-dess. I was having a religious experience. The four door sedan turned slowly on its platform with the doors open.

As I peered into the front seating area, I was dazzled by the rich toned, highly polished, actual wood dash. Sumptuous leather clad seating was present both front and back suitable to be in a liv-ing room. Then as the rear seats came into full view I saw the thing that caused me to want one of these cars. This car had a dome light that was identical to the round fluorescent light fixture in our apartment’s kitchen. To me, this was the coolest car on the planet and I had to have it. The $19,500 price tag was a bit beyond my father’s reach so he did not buy it for me.

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Car of the Month 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II

By Peter W. Pandolfi

Achieving Excellence Since 2015

The car that started it all, 1959 Rolls-Royce silver Cloud II

1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II

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BRR Region Contacts

Bull Run Region Website:

www.bullrunaaca.org

Officers:

President: Darryll Baker (571) 294-7853 (Cell) [email protected]

Vice President: Rick Pozdol (571) 251-2486 (Cell) [email protected] Treasurer: Nicki Hudson (540) 522-6533 (Cell) [email protected] Secretary: Jessica Waldenville (571) 269-7585 (Cell) [email protected]

Board of Directors:

George Richardson (703) 768-1569 (Home) [email protected] Ron Davis (703) 280-4461 ((Home) [email protected] Steve White (703) 533-0386 (Home) [email protected]

Website Coordinator:

Harry Dinch (703) 975-0306 (Home) [email protected]

Sunshine Committee:

Jessica Waldenville (571)-269-7585 (Cell) [email protected]

Membership Recorder:

Pete Pandolfi (703) 919-8343 (Cell) [email protected]

The President’s Page by Darryll Baker

Thanks to all the stalwarts who braved the bad weather last week to catch our 20 October meeting at the VFW. We had a good meeting with some innovative ideas about improvements/changes to the Rohr Show for next year. Given other business, and to be fair to our speaker Jim Lebaugh, who gave an interesting presentation on his 1939 Ford "woodie' and woodies in general, we agreed to con-tinue the discussion at the next meeting on 10 November. Anyone interested in discussing the car show should plan on coming at 3 pm, an hour before our business meeting scheduled for 4 pm. During the club business meeting we will discuss and hopeful-ly approve the club and Rohr Show budgets for 2020. Another important goal for the November meeting is to present the list of candidates for Club positions, which are President, Vice Pres-ident, Secretary, Treasurer, and 3 Director positions. I'll forward the bylaws to all members, and article 7 list the duties of each posi-tion. All positions are up for election each year. The nominat-ing committee is set and Jim Batchelder and Harry Dinch have vol-unteered to poll our membership to see if current officers are inter-ested in continuing, and who else in the club might be willing to step up into any positions. The list will be presented at the No-vember meeting, and elections will be held at our December meet-ing. Pete Pandolfi has volunteered to act as the elections officer and will have assistance in counting the final votes. As I mentioned in a recent note to all members, it's been my honor to be President of the Bull Run Region for the last 2.5 years. I've definitely met a lot of interesting folks and had a great time helping to support the hobby. I'll be stepping down in January, but will re-main a member and available to provide advice or assistance as nec-essary. We've got a great crew, a good number of new members, and a lot of fascinating old vehicles. I look forward to seeing the Bull Run Region thrive in the coming years.... All the best, Darryll

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Car of the Month continued

Actually, the car had a normal dome light in keeping with the era. The fluorescent light was part of the dis-play to illuminate the interior better. Try telling that to a smitten six year old. I saw what I saw.

That day my love affair with Rolls-Royce began and has carried through to this very day. As a kid, I bought every Matchbox Rolls-Royce diecast car plus those from other toy manufacturers. I religiously watch Burke’s Law on TV not because the show was good, but Lt. Amos T. Burke used a Rolls-Royce as his police car. I searched for anything Rolls-Royce related including books, magazine articles, key fobs, pins and anything else I could find. This behavior car-ried on through my entire life. Even my wife had fun hunting for Rolls-Royce paraphernalia. On three sepa-rate occasions I nearly purchased an actual Rolls, but it just never worked out. To date I have amassed a col-lection of nearly 200 Rolls-Royce and Bentley related items.

Now, at last, my quest is over. After 60 years of pin-ing for a Rolls, I finally bought one. The car is a 1991 Silver Spur II in Peacock Blue with white leather inte-rior. The car itself is 17 feet 8 inches long and 6.5 feet wide. It weighs 5800 lbs. and uses a 6.75 Liter (412 cu. in.) V-8 engine to move this land yacht down the road. The wheelbase is 124.5 inches and the gas tank carries 28.5 gallons of premium gasoline. Note: All Silver Spur models are long wheelbase cars. The Sil-ver Spirit is the regular wheelbase version. Fuel econ-

omy? Don’t ask, you don’t want to know. I call it yardage rather than mileage. Suffice it to say it needs all of that 28.5 gallons. As for horsepower, I’m sorry but Rolls-Royce does not publish horsepower and top speed data, not even to owners. While my quest to own a Rolls-Royce is over, the story is now only be-ginning.

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November Automotive Trivia Question

What car was the first to place the horn button

in the center of the steering wheel?

See answer on Page 8

Iconic Rolls-Royce grille

Classic line all around

Simple yet elegant dash panel. NOT!

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Editor’s Notes by Peter W. Pandolfi:

Your Hobby Your Newsletter…Your Stories…

I welcome any contribution members would like to submit. In this issue you will notice an article by a member on a car museum he visited. This is the kind of item I am looking for. Especially desired are arti-cles on National meets and tours you might attend. Email is the best way to submit items, but if the files are large, burned to a CD/DVD or thumb drive is per-fectly fine. I will even take them hardcopy if neces-sary. This method would be very labor intensive, but I will make it work. Submission deadline and contact information is below. Please use MS Word if at all possible. Thanks in advance for all your support.

The Clutch Chatter Editor 11090 Mountain Run Lake Rd. Culpeper, VA 22701 Phone: (703) 919-8343

Email: [email protected]

The deadline for submissions for inclusion in the next issue is the 25th of the month.

November Anniversaries

November Birthdays

Note: Your bir thday or anniversary not listed? Please let me know the date(s) by email. Spouses as well. Years are not necessary since we are all 29 at heart. Thanks, Pete

Presenters needed: Jon Battle has several people on tap for presentations at our meetings, but there is al-

ways a need for more. If you have some special exper-tise or a favorite make of vehicle you could speak about please contact Jon at 540-364-1770.

Meeting Refreshments: Volunteers are needed to bring refreshments to our meetings for the coming year. There will be a new sign up sheet for 2020 cir-culated at the next couple of meetings. Contact Joann Richardson at 703-768-1569 if you would like to con-tribute snacks or drinks. If you have signed up to bring refreshments but can no longer do so, please no-tify Joann Richardson as soon as you can.

Movie Stars Wanted: Have you or your vehicle been a part of a movie or TV production? If so, con-tact Jon Battle. He is looking to put together a presen-tation or presentations by Region members who have had this unique experience. Your experience during the filming will be of great interest to your fellow Re-gion members, so don’t be shy.

Membership Renewal: Do not forget to renew our

memberships in both the Region and National AACA.

Copies of both renewal forms are provided on our

website and in this issue of the Clutch Chatter. Don’t

let your membership lapse. For new members that

joined at the Rohr Show, your Region memberships

are already through the year 2020.

Election Time: It is time for our annual election of

the Region Officers. The nomination committee con-

sists of Jim Batchelder and Harry Dinch who will be

contacting members. Please strongly consider how

you can help the Region by running for office. All

positions are open for nomination. A election ballot

will be published in the December Clutch Chatter and

put on the website with the election being held at the

December meeting.

Club Store: Linda Gantt has taken over the opera-

tion of the club store. She has Region t-shirts, hoodies

and sweat shirts available for sale. There is a wide

variety of colors and sizes. She also has a number of

2018 Rohr Car Show dash plaques available and will

soon have some from the 2019 car show. Any of these

items would make great Christmas gifts. Contact Lin-

da at 540-533-7730 for prices and size availability.

Arnold & Mary Beth Borsetti November 5

Craig & Rachel Flanagan November 1

Tom & Sarah McQueen November 4

John & Cecelia Zampino November 1

Jon Battle November 13

Jim Cross November 2

Rachel Flanagan November 1

Gene Gilkey November 5

Mary Loren November 18

Sarah McQueen November 13

Member News

2019 Snacks Drinks

November Richardson Batchelder

December Cookie Exchange Cookie Ex-change

January 2020 No meeting Holiday Party

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Sunday October 20, 2019

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Treasurer’s report

3. Guest Speaker today is Jim Lebaugh.

4. No 50/50 tickets today

5. Refreshments: We will need volunteers to bring drinks and snacks to the club meetings for next year. Contact Joann Richardson t o sign up. ** If you sign up but something arises that prevents you from bringing the snacks or drinks, then please let someone from the AACA club know of your responsibility so we can get an al-ternate.

6. Request you keep Steve & Judy White in mind due to Judy’s declining health. As a now full time caregiver, Steve has had to step back from running the Car of the Month program. In the interim, please send all Car of the Month articles to Pete Pandolfi. We all hope things will im-prove for the Whites and Steve will once again be in the driver’s seat Car of the Month.

7. Speaking of Car of the Month, we have a great need for members to submit articles for that col-umn. Surely every member has some story of a vehicle they either currently own or did own at some time. These delightful stories are of great interest to us all. It only takes about a 1,000 words and a few pictures to put an article togeth-er. Worried about your writing abilities? Pete and Steve are both great editors and will work with you to produce an article of which you will be proud.

8. Also we need monthly speakers for Jon Battle. If you have an interesting hobby related story, let Jon know so he can get you on the schedule. If you presentation is about a particular vehicle, you can even submit the presentation for car of the month. Who doesn’t like two for the price of one? Please talk to your colleagues in other clubs, they likely have some interesting speakers for their meetings we might contact.

9. Annual Elections: All positions always in play, would like to get/keep more members involved; Elections in December, list of nominees in No-vember meeting. Nominating Committee is Jim Batchelder (571-239-2230) and Harry Dinch (703-975-0306); please contact them if you're interested in helping out in any club posi-

tion. We hope some of the current officers will be interesting in containing, but all positions are competitive every year. The positions are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treas-urer and three Directors.

10. Pete Pandolfi, Membership Chairman, handed out Bull Run Membership Renewal forms. Sev-eral members renewed at the meeting, and there is time to mail them in as well. Pete must report our membership to National by March, but it would be helpful to have them earlier. Do not forget to renew your National membership also.

11. We have pamphlets from AACA national. They are much better and have our membership chair-man information on them. Pick up a few and give to anyone you think might be a prospective member. They’re at 29 Diner full time, wel-come other ideas/locations.

12. Nicki Hudson, Treasurer, provided a preliminary report on finances for the 2019 Rohr Show. Once again, the Region met all costs and ended with a profit slightly more than last year’s show. There are still a few bills yet to come in so we will not know the final result for another month or so. All in all it is a testament to the hard work Region members devoted to this activity.

13. President Baker opened the floor for general dis-cussion of the conduct of the 2019 Rohr Show in preparation for the 2020 show. We began with a cradle to grave review of the actions taken this year. There was a spirited discussion on several topics related to the show flyer and registration process. Several interesting points were made to improve these areas. A proposal to print the show flyers on orange color paper and that we consistently use this color for our flyers as a sort of trademark. The motion passed with a unani-mous vote of the members. As time was passing quickly, it was decided to table further show dis-cussion until the November meeting, which will start a half hour earlier, to dedicate to the show.

14. Ernie Newland is coordinating the Manassas Christmas Parade effort. We supply at least 4 large convertibles for parade VIPs and up to an-other 10 vehicles in a separate club entry. This is a fun event and is over in the early afternoon. It is NOT weather dependent, will go on Dec 7TH no matter what. Contact Ernie at [email protected].

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Meeting Minutes by Jessica Waldenville, Secretary

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Bull Run Region Calendar:

November 1/2—ODMA Fall Driving Tour, Colonial Heights, VA

November 10 – Club Meeting, 4:00 PM, VFW Hall, Manassas, VA. Annual Business Meeting.

December 8 – Club Meeting, 4:00 PM, VFW Hall, Manassas, VA. Elections, Annual Cookie Exchange.

Area Calendar:

Every Saturday 6:30 – 9:00 AM, Cars and Coffee at Katie’s Coffee House, Old Brogue Irish Pub, 760 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA 22066.

Every Sunday 8:30 – Cars and Coffee at Cameron’s Coffee Shop, 9639 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax, VA (just past Fairfax Circle on the left coming from the belt-way).

Friday nights Cruise in at the Jukebox Diner in Canter-bury Shopping Center on Sudley Rd. in Manassas.

National Calendar:

November 6-9—Southwestern Fall Nationals, Fallbrook, CA (San Diego area)

February 6-9—AACA Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA

February 27-29—Winter Nationals, Miami, FL

April 2-5, Southeastern Spring Nationals, Charlotte, NC

April 23-25—Western Spring Nationals, Show Low (Phoenix), AZ

April 26-May 1—Founders Tour, Show Low (Phoenix), AZ

May 7-9—Central Spring Nationals, Auburn, IN

May 13-16—Eastern Divisional Tour, Eastern Shore, Maryland

The November meeting will be devoted to Bull Run Region business. In addition to the 2020 Rohr show discussion annual awards, the December election and the annual installation dinner in January will be dis-cussed. Consequently, there will be no presentation for the November meeting.

Another month has past since I first mentioned this enjoyable event. This year marks the 74th annual pa-rade through downtown Manassas. The Region has been participating in it for the past 12 years and it has always been a lot of fun. This year the parade is on December 7, always the first Saturday in December. The Region regularly provides 4-5 open classic cars to transport some of the VIPs through the parade. For this support, the parade committee provides a Club Entry free of charge to the Region. Since we carry VIPs, the open cars must be have a back seat. As for the Region entry, any of our classic vehicles are wel-come but we are limited to 10 vehicles. Region entry vehicles may be decorated for Christmas, but no one may dress as Santa Claus. Santa will be there and he is always watching. The parade goes on regardless of weather. Ernie Newland is heading this effort for the Region, and he will have more information available as we approach the date. Please contact him at [email protected] if you are interested in par-ticipating and whether you will bring a VIP car or an-other vehicle of interest. I fully intend to be there. .

2019/2020 Bull Run Events Calendar

November Meeting Presentation

By Jon Battle

2019 Manassas Christmas Parade

By Peter W. Pandolfi

Rob Morrow with Manassas Mayor & Mrs. Parrish in the 2018 parade

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Car of the Month continued

Epilogue

On September 13, 2019, a Friday, I brought my Rolls home for the first time. This vehicle is all original but had sat idle for several years. I bought the car in mid-March and had some work done on it. We cleaned up

the carpets and refurbished the leather. There were a couple of mechanical issues due to the car having sat idle for over three years. There were also a couple of paint issues with an estimate of two weeks to fix. I was feeling pretty good and all but the paint was done by May. For the other four months it just sat at the mechanic’s shop waiting for paint. Finally, it went to paint and they used the wrong mixture of Peacock

Blue so we waited some more. I waited six months from purchase to actually get my car. It only takes five and a half months to build the car from scratch! Nevertheless, I drove my Rolls the 50 miles from

Front Royal to Culpeper happy as a clam. I should have realized before I left that the day was a bad omen. For the first day in over a week, it was raining and it was Friday the Thirteenth. I arrived home with no issues except for a small warning light saying I had low brake pressure. Sure enough the right front brake line blew and leaked out the brake fluid on my garage floor. Easy fix? Not for a Rolls. They do not use standard brake fluid, they use hydraulic mineral oil. So now it sits in my garage, but at least I can look at it.

My Rolls mechanic, located in Front Royal, came to the house with his roll off tow truck and took it back to the shop. With the problem fixed by the following Thursday, I drove the car back home once again, but this time with no issues. This allowed me to bring the car to the Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Meet this year and show it for the first time. As I become more fa-miliar with this “proper motorcar”, I am really begin-ning to enjoy this unique automobile. Next stop? The ODMA Fall tour on November first. This is going to be an interesting ride.

But, of course! For those who remember the ad

Riding in luxury

The power plant—412 cubic inch fuel injected V-8

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"A Restoration Odyssey"

Jim LaBaugh's 1939 Ford Deluxe Station Wagon was delivered to its first owner on August 3, 1939, and the car's first 22 years were spent on a New Hampshire horse farm. In 1961 its owner retired it, parking it in one of the farm's many buildings. It was there that a carpenter discovered the Ford in 1977 while working on buildings on the farm, and he purchased it from

the farm's owner. The carpenter was later injured in a fall, however, and sold the car in May, 1978. The buyer was Jim's father, Wes, and the purchase lead to a restoration saga that still continues after 41 years.

The Ford was in solid, original shape when purchased by Wes, but some of the wood had dry rot, and the rear fenders and front floor pans were rusted. Wes made an inventory of what parts he'd need, and then began a several-year pilgrimage to the AACA flea market at Hershey in search of the parts. Meanwhile, it became clear to Wes that he'd need professional help to restore the car. Restoration began in 1993 at a restoration shop owned by a member of the New Jer-sey Model A club to which Wes belonged. The car was taken completely apart. Patch panels were fabri-cated and welded in the rear fenders and the front floor pan to repair rust damage. All metal was then sandblasted, primed, and painted, including the wood graining of the dash. Rotted wood was replaced while

saving as much of the original wood as possible.

Sadly, Jim's father passed away in 1999. Jim's mother felt strongly that the restoration work should contin-ue, so that one day the completed wagon would stand as a tribute to her late husband. However, two years later the owner of the New Jersey restoration shop closed his doors. But he arranged to send the car to a Pennsylvania antique car parts supplier and part-time restorer, who continued limited work on the Ford. Some years later Jim became the new owner. A re-storer in Virginia Jim knows through the local chapter of the National Woodie Club, and the Early Ford V-8 club of America, helped retrieve the car from PA so that active restoration could resume. Once in Virgin-ia, that restorer did the work to all the systems needed to get the car road worthy (engine rebuild, springs, shocks, brakes, wiring, lights, attachment of the fend-ers, hood, front grill, and trim) and improve safety (electric fuel pump, seat belts, a passenger-side tail light, fog lamps to serve as turn signals, and a mid-1940s after-market turn signal actuator mounted on the steering column). Then the Ford was delivered to Jim's garage where Jim, with the help of other local Woodie owners, fin-ished the roof, and continued other work needed to complete the restoration

In his talk, Jim recounted one amusing story. Back when Jim's father first acquired the Ford, he found that the car was missing the middle and back seats and the cover for the spare tire, which is mounted to the back of the front seat. (As station wagons aged,

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October Meeting Presentation By Jon Battle

Jim LaBaugh speaking on his 1939 Ford Woodie

Jim receiving thank you gift, Bull Run pen, from Jon Battle

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This year I attended the AACA Eastern Fall Nationals

in Hershey PA on October 9 with fellow Bull Run Re-

gion member, Bill Sessler. Even though the event ran

until October 12, we went primarily for the Flea Mar-

ket.

If you have never attended an event of this magnitude,

you need to experience one. The event is huge en-

compassing a large car show, huge Car Corral with

some beautiful vehicles available for sale, and even a

classic car auction. There is something for everyone

at this annual event, which was celebrating its 65 year.

Bill and I came for the vendors; all 4,000 plus of

them. If you need a part for your prized ride and can-

not find it here, it doesn’t exist. Perhaps a bit of an

exaggeration, but not too far off. There is plenty of

items to browse through. In addition to vehicle parts

there are multiple vendors selling a wide variety of

car enthusiast items and services.

Bill and I spent a good six hours patrolling just two of

the five vendor lots at Hershey. As an antique car me-

chanic, Bill searched for several hard to find parts for

a 1936 Buick he is working on as well as items for a

Packard and Ford Model T he currently has in his

shop. He also enjoys browsing not only for parts but

also unique and antique tools that he can use in the

servicing of his clients’ vehicles in addition to his own

classic cars.

I, on the other hand, go to Hershey just to enjoy the

environment and search for something that I determine

I cannot live without. Having recently purchased a

1991 Rolls-Royce, I was pleasantly surprised to find

three vendors dedicated to both Rolls-Royce and Bent-

ley motorcars. I also spent a good bit of time brows-

ing for automobilia to feed my insatiable need to con-

nect with automotive history.

In short, I encourage all of you to take in this type of

event. In addition to finding good deals on rare parts,

you can talk to multiple antique car insurance compa-

nies, various restoration services and even representa-

tives from National AACA. Getting hungry? There

are a number of food service tents and trucks with just

about every type of food available and at a reasonable

price to boot.

All in all, one day is not hear enough to take in all this

event has to offer. If you can afford the time, go for

the entire period and truly enjoy this unique event.

The National Beat

By Pete Pandolfi

November Trivia Question Answer:

The 1915 Scripps-Booth Model C. It was also the first with electric door latches.

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Meeting Minutes continued

15. Jon Battle introduced our speaker for the day, Jim

LaBaugh, who spoke about the restoration of his 1939 Ford Deluxe Woodie. See separate article in this Clutch Chatter. At the conclusion of the talk, Jon Battle presented Jim with a Bull Run pen, also made of wood, as a thank you gift.

16. Next Meeting – The November meeting will be held November 10, 2019 at the VFW Hall in Ma-nassas. we’ll discuss the budget for the club and Rohr show, plans for next year. The business meeting will begin at 4 pm. All interested in par-ticipating in a review and lessons learned for the September Rohr show should come at 3 pm.

October Meeting Presentation continued

their owners used them for more utilitarian purposes like moving large objects; seats were often discarded to increase the carrying capacity.) For this reason, original seats (and for 1939, spare tire covers) are scarce, so Wes lit on a plan: the friend who helped Wes find the car received permission from the origi-nal owner to search all of the horse farm's out build-ings on the chance that the car's former owner had possibly held onto the parts when she had removed them from the Ford decades earlier. After an exhaus-tive search, all buildings but one had been examined, to no avail. It appeared that the missing parts were gone for good. Then, Wes's friend noticed a shiny piece of metal partly covered by horse blankets in the last barn. There, hiding under the blankets were the sought-after seats, and the tire cover was with them!

The Parking Lot

The original car in New Jersey May, 1978

A beautiful '31 Chevy Sports Coupe. This one

is rare, built in Chevy's Copenhagen, Denmark

plant and brought to the US in 68.

Runs well, garage kept & was only used for pa-

rades. The rumble seat is gone so it's just a

trunk at this point. Has new fuel pump and igni-

tion system. Comes with two extra tires and

various parts.

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BULL RUN REGION

AACA

MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL FORM

Check one: ____ New Member ____ Renewal

PLEASE PRINT NOTE: Owning an antique/classic vehicle is not required for membership.

Date: _______________

Name: __________________________________

Spouse Name: ___________________________

Street Address: _________________________________________________________

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(If you want your birthday or wedding anniversary recognized in the Clutch Chatter)

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Please email car photo and short description to [email protected] for inclusion on the website.

You must be a member of the National AACA to become a member of a Region or Chapter. National mem-bership forms are available at www.bullrunregion.org. If you answer "No", your Bull Run application will be held pending receipt of a National membership number.

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Dues must accompany this application. Make check payable to “Bull Run Region, AACA”

The Region newsletter, The Clutch Chatter, is distributed by email or the USPS. Please specify which version you prefer. Note: Mailed issues cost an additional $10 in dues to offset the cost of mailing.

Annual Dues: ____$20.00 emailed newsletter ____ $30.00 with USPS mailed newsletter.

Mail this completed application and dues payment to: Dr. Peter W. Pandolfi 11090 Mountain Run Lake Rd. Culpeper, VA 22701

Thank you for your membership in our region! Active members like you make Region activities fun for all.

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