The Chesapeake BulleTin

Volume 57 Number 11 November 2017

The Official Monthly Newsletter of Chesapeake Region

Antique Automobile Club of America

AACA Eastern Fall Meet At Hershey Region, ‘Spectacular’ As Always

OCTOBER 3-7, 2017

By Bill Wurzell, EditorThe Chesapeake Bulletin

The event that everybody in the antique car community looks forward to all year long finally arrived October 3, 2017. 'The largest car event in the world,' right in our backyard! The weather, which is always a factor, was cooperative and probably one of the warmer meets in recent memory, to the delight of many folks on this planet. The weather is the deciding factor for me as to whether it is a go or no go. This year I planned to attend for at least one day, Saturday October 7. I didn’t 'hook' up with any of my friends from Chesapeake Region because of my arthritic knees. I don’t move as quickly as I did just last year and I didn’t want to slow anybody else down as there is so much to see. I left my residence at 5:00 am for the 100 mile drive to the Hershey Park Complex. The drive up was a snap in my nearly new, 'manufacturer certified' 2016 Chrys-ler Town & Country minivan. The van is really more vehicle than I need, however, it is way easier to get in and out of than my previous vehicle which was traded in. Furthermore, the trip up is in almost to-tal darkness and the superior headlights on the van were much appreciated, not to mention the added visibility of the van it-self, backup camera included. On arrival, after paying the $15 parking fee, I attacked the car corral. There didn’t seem to be as many cars in the corral this year. At right around 7:00 am the cars were covered with early morning dew. Even the ones with plastic covers were wet to the point that it was impossible to see inside the cars. Taking pictures of the wet cars wasn’t a good idea. At that time of the morning one of the priciest cars was also the driest. A bright yellow 1970 or '71 Buick GSX 'ground

pounder’ hardtop coupe with 455 c.i. dis-placement for $153,000! I know these cars are rare and seem to increase exponential-ly in value every year. The corral cars ranged all over the place from 'jaw dropping' to mundane. Example: an early 1970s Chevrolet full size pickup with FOUR THOUSAND MILES! I don’t recall seeing a price on this beauty, but it was probably steep. On the other end, a lowly 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook sedan.

The best this car had going for it was 'po-tential.' The signage exclaimed that it was a 'barn find.' It didn’t show any body dam-age and it wasn’t rusted anywhere obvious. However, there wasn’t a sale price on the car and the seller was asking for offers. It could be a great running car, but would be far more desirable if it were a two-door se-dan; but I’m stating the obvious. After the car corral I moseyed over to

Club Picnic For 2017 Was A Gastronomical Delight!Continue to page 6, 'Eastern'

Happy Thanksgiving

2017 !

Pennsylvania residents Mike and Barb Melnyk (left) accompanied Tom Young to the picnic.

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Chesapeake Region Members Collect Awards At The Calvert Hall ShowBy Nick Prevas

Chesapeake Region, AACA Henry Chaudron’s 1955 Pontiac Star Chief two-door hardtop and Nick Prevas’ 1966 Corvette Stingray coupe won class awards at the 8th Annual Calvert Hall Car and Craft show, Saturday, October 7. Member Ron Siegrist attended with his 1952 Oldsmobile convertible. This annual fall event raises money for the Calvert Hall Band. The band serves the Baltimore community and has gained widespread acclaim by performing in parades, football games, community events, and local and national competitions. Calvert Hall students recently performed at Walt Disney World in Florida, and in 2017, were part of the half time show at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Chesapeake Region participates each spring in the school’s annual Founder’s Day event, where members are invited to display their antique automobiles. Calvert Hall Cardinals and Chesa-peake Region is an all star combination!

Calvert Hall Alumnus Nick Prevas holds his award at the 8th annual Car & Craft Show, October 7.

Henry Chaudron, Sr., and his guest, Carol Sorrell were in the winner’s circle at Calvert Hall.

Frank Colein Fields, 82 of Jessup, Mary-land passed away October 7th, 2017. Beloved husband of Ida K. Fields, and loving father of Kevin Fields and wife Rhonda, Keith Fields and Laurie, Christopher Fields and wife Sue. Dear grandfather of Nicholas, Michael, Jes-sica, Phillip, Zachary, Timothy, and Michael. Great-grandfather of Hannah, Paige, Colton, Clayton, and Wesley; also survived by his brother Edward W. Fields, numerous cousins, and cherished uncle of many nieces and neph-ews. Mr. Fields was a lifelong resident of Jessup and for many years an owner in Associated Builders, Inc., a general construction contrac-tor in the Washington DC area. His company's many successful projects included work for the Smithsonian Institution Museum system, the United States Military, The Metro System and construction of the Presidential Inaugural Parade stands from 1972 to 1996. Mr. Fields was an avid aviation enthusiast ever since he learned to fly at College Park Airport in the early 1950s. He was a mem-ber of the Tipton Airport Authority Board. He owned many different aircraft in his life-time including: a Globe/Temco 'Swift' a Piper Cherokee and a Beechcraft Bonanza. Mr. and Mrs. Fields were owners of an award win-ning fire-engine red, 1960 Chevrolet Impa-la convertible. The Fields were members of a number of car clubs including Chesapeake Region where they attended many car shows and events, often with their good friends and Jessup residents Edward and Mary Allen, also long-time members of Chesapeake Region. Visitation for family and friends was at a lo-cal funeral home; funeral services were held at Trinity Episcopal Church, Elkridge on Octo-ber 12th, inurnment was private.--Bill Wurzell

Member Frank C. Fields Passes Away After ALingering Illness

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The above Seagraves ladder truck was converted to a 'roll-back' so it could haul another firetruck...of course, what else? Excellent example of re-purposing. All Gary Ruby photos.

Ken and Sally Stevenson’s awesome 1947 Ford Custom convertible, copped a First Junior designation.

Gary and Paula Ruby’s 1956 Ford Crown Victoria showed exceeding well and the judges awarded it First Junior!

Gary and Vicky Wilmer’s rare 1963 Chevrolet Impala hardtop with a big block 409 c.i. engine. The Impala received it’s Second Preservation award and Gary’s 1973 Pontiac Firebird won HPOF award. Drive to the dragstrip on Saturday and to church on Sunday, in style!

Bill Thune (wearing hat) drove up from Landrum, South Carolina to attend the Hershey event with Ken Stevenson. Ken and Bill were high school friends and gear heads. Mr. Thune is a retiree from BMW.

Technical Advisor Gary Ruby Reports On Awards At The Hershey Fall Meet Ken Stevenson received First Junior award for his 1947 Ford con-vertible. Tom Young for his 1960 Ford Thunderbird and Ron King for his 1985 Buick Rivera, received Repeat Preservation Awards. Dan Mat-erazzi received First Junior and Vicky Wilmer’s father, Dave Kelley, re-ceived a DPC award. John Krupinsky received a Repeat Preservation award. Charles Gillet won Repeat Preservation award for his 1954 right-hand drive Bentley sedan. As noted in the picture in lower right corner, Gary Wilmer received Second Preservation Award for his 1963 Chev-rolet Impala, 409. Gary’s 1973 Pontiac Firebird received HPOF desig-nation. Gary and Paula Ruby’s outstanding 1956 Ford Crown Victoria awarded First Junior. New member, Leigh Brent received First Junior for his beautiful 1930 Packard 745.

The above 1930s era 'Packard Speedster' race car drew lots of attention.

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The President’s MessageFrom Paula Ruby

Fondly, Paula

Well the fall weather is finally here in full force! The temperature is getting cooler and the leaves are changing color and begin-ning to drop. Despite the change of seasons, Chesapeake Region members are still out enjoying the final events of the year with their classics. The annual AACA Eastern Division Fall Meet at Hershey was well attended by many members on a beautiful week-end. I don’t remember it being so warm at Hershey in recent years. If you were able to attend the Hershey Meet you were able to see for yourself the new AACA headquarters building. It was right there near the show field. What a great addition this will be to our organization. There is an article in this newsletter listing all the Chesapeake Region members who received awards at the meet.

Special congratulations go out to Dan Materazzi, Ken Stevenson and Gary Ruby who all received their 1st Junior Awards. First time out and 1st Junior winners --not a bad showing.

About 20 members of Chesapeake got together for a relaxing day on Tuesday, October 10th for lunch at the Manor Tavern, followed by a visit to Boordy Vineyard for some wine tasting and Prigel Creamery for some deli-cious ice cream. We really enjoyed the laid back day and the beautiful fall weather. We are going to put together another day and are looking for some suggestions of where we might go. If anyone has any ideas please give me a call.

On Sunday October 15th nine members of Chesapeake Region got together and traveled to Media, Pennsyl-vania for a car show put on by the Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania. It was their annual Fall Meet, held at the Delaware Com-munity College. Serving as Officers of the Day were Gary and Vicky Wilmer. The weather started out a little rainy and cool, but improved. There were many beautiful cars on display. On our return trip, we all enjoyed dinner together, pre-arranged by Vicky -- the end of another great fall day. Thanks to Gary and Vicky for arranging the trip.

On Saturday some of our Chesapeake Region members attended the annual Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show at the Glenview Mansion. This show is always well attended and you never quite know what kind of cars you will see on the show field. For those that did not attend Rockville, there was another event in Westminster on Saturday. The Jalopyrama was held at the Car-roll County Agriculture Center. I know that Norm Heathcote’s 1950 Ford Custom was there, brought to the show by Gary Wilmer. Norm and his family were LEAF PEEPERS for the weekend in Vermont.

We still have a few more 2017 Club activities, with the final event being the Membership Banquet at Friendly Farms on Sunday, November 12th. The cutoff date for Banquet reservations is November 3rd, so don’t hesitate to call me if you are planning to come.

Plans for the AACA Eastern Spring Meet are in full swing. Members of the planning committee attended a meeting to present our slide show to the Sugarloaf Region on Monday, October 9th at the Golden Corral Restaurant in Frederick. Members of the Sugarloaf Region and their Bethesda and Francis Scott Key Chapters attended this meeting. We were greeted by Sugarloaf Region President Robert Burchill. The members were very happy to hear that Chesapeake Region will be hosting this AACA Meet and they are planning to attend. President Burchill said that they will be happy to help us with anything that we will need. The ladies of the Region said they were glad to hear that there will be things for the ladies to do at the Meet. We would like to thank Rob and his members for their hospitality and look forward to seeing them at the Meet next year.

Please be sure to put on your calendar for November 4th the Tall Cedars of Lebanon Pancake Day. The location is 2501 Putty Hill Avenue. Chesapeake Region member Henry Chaudron will be there to greet us that day. Cost of the breakfast is $5.00. Please come out and support Henry and Chesapeake Region. Everyone eats breakfast so let’s all get together that morning.

Any day now you will be receiving your Membership Renewal form as well as six 50/50 tickets to sell or buy for the annual Col-lector Car Swap Meet in March. Please be sure to complete the Membership Renewal form, with any needed changes, and return it as soon as possible. You also need to send in your AACA National renewal dues. Please remember AACA National dues have increased for 2018 to $40.00. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHESAPEAKE REGION ONE CHECK FOR BOTH DUES. YOU NEED TO SEND YOUR SEPARATE CHECK FOR $40.00 DIRECTLY TO AACA NATIONAL IN HERSHEY.

So don’t cover up your classic quite yet. I would love to see everyone bring their antique and classic vehicles to the Membership Banquet on November 12th.

HAPPY FALL TO YOU ALL!

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Continued from page 1, 'Eastern'the car show and immediately found the 1950s vehicles. What a delightful group of 'eye candy!' The day continued to be a lousy day for taking pictures. Why? Peo-ple and lots of them! Many of the cars that interested me also interested others, so it was difficult to get a good photo 'sans' people. Also, many cars of this group were being judged. I learned a long time ago, it

Scenes From Chesapeake Region Family Picnic At Patapsco State Park, September 24

The Franklins, The Dawsons, The Horns and many others enjoy a late summer catered picnic at Patapsco State Park in Elkridge, Maryland. --Paula and Gary Ruby photos

is not a good idea to try and photograph a car that is being judged. I ran into Gary and Paula Ruby with their 'category killer,' 1956 Ford Crown Victoria coupe. People were all over the 'Vickie' like a cheap suit. Repeating the same superlatives over and over. There were many nice cars in this group, but the Ruby’s was in my opinion the best. I might be a tad prejudiced though.

Harry Wilhelm and Neusa D’Angelo, Bruce Knott (right) and his ladyfriend. Helen and Jerry Gordon, all seemed to be more interested in eating than talking. Bruce is waiting for dessert.

John Shenton, Jr. finally got a chance to show off his new novelty car shirt. Keep an eye on Ruby behind you John.

Entrées were: pulled pork, carved turkey and beef brisket, all delicious! The brisket was so ten-der you could cut it with a plastic fork!

Catering by Mission BBQ, Ellicott City

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The 2017 Rockville Antique & Classic Car Show Did Not DisappointBy Bill Wurzell, Editor

If the weather is nice, The Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville Civic Center Park is the premier car show in this area. The show always draws the prettiest, nicest, rarest vehicles to be seen anywhere. Coming exactly one week after the East-ern Fall Meet at Hershey Region in Hershey Pennsylvania, it is a true 'beauty contest.' Only two awards are given and participants in the show are okay with that. It is much appreciated especially after all the drama of Hershey. Additionally, you can and will run into somebody you know well and haven’t seen for a while. I parked in spectator parking and walked about 150-200 yards to the showfield. Right off the bat, BAM! I’m confronted with a vehicle I've never seen in the flesh, but only in pictures and in car magazines. The vehicle in question is a 1950 Dodge 'Suburban' four-door Wood-ie wagon, it’s on the Dodge 1/2 ton truck chassis. I remember seeing a well worn picture and a video of one on Wayne Carini’s 'Chasing Classic Cars' years ago. The unit that Wayne uncovered was buried in an out-of-the-way garage. The Dodge Woodie that Wayne Carini found reflect-ed the years of neglect and was probably a basket case. In this episode of Chasing Classic Cars, Wayne was in search of a far more desirable vehicle probably a Ferrari or Jaguar. Wayne lifted the tarp covering the Dodge Woodie, took one look and moved on. Remember earlier I mentioned you could run into an acquaintance you haven’t seen for a while? Well, the opposite is also true. Whom did I run into but none other than Chesapeake Region Secretary Tom Daw-son and Chesapeake Region Vice-President Al Zimmermann! Ten seconds into our greeting, Tom blurts out, 'what a great car show’, quickly seconded by Al. This is the first time for both of these gentle-men to take in the Rockville show! I can’t believe it. These two guys have a vast, nearly unlimited knowledge of cars and trucks from the 1930s to current, and they finally came to the ROCKVILLE SHOW! I don’t want to leave out Bud Curry because he showed up as well and maybe he was the third 'musketeer' of the group, or the first. Although I’m pretty sure Bud’s visited the Rockville show in the past.

---- A tip of my editor’s cap to the irrepressible, Charles Gillet. Charles saw fit to send SIX of his classic cars to the show in Rockville. He was at home recovering from a fall, a hospital stay and a bout with ‘rehab.’ Mr. Gillet’s dedication to our hobby is very much appreciated. Chesapeake Region wishes Charles a complete recovery and ALL THE BEST!

OCTOBER 14th

A 1950 Dodge 'Suburban' Woodie wagon. They probably made all steel bodied versions of this vehicle, but I can’t remember ever seeing one.

Gear shift is on the steering column and chrome script on the side of the hood declares this Woodie to have 'Fluid-Drive.'--Bill Wurzell photos

At right: Charles Gil-

let’s magnificent, 1934

Pierce-Arrow 840a four-

door convertible sedan.

One of six cars Mr. Gillet

brought to The Rockville

show for 2017.

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Forthcoming Activities, Events & Boiler Plate

--COMING ATTRACTIONS-- In the case of all events, weather sometimes plays a part. If you do not receive emails, please call Paula Ruby at 410-239-3492 for an update on all events.

NOVEMBER 6 Membership Meeting, Divinity Lutheran Church, 7:30 pm12 Membership Banquet, Friendly Farm Restaurant, 17434 Foreston Road Upperco, MD 21155 Opens at 12:30 pm--PLEASE COMPLETE RESERVATION FORMDECEMBER 3 Baltimore Mayor’s Christmas Parade, assembly at noon on Falls RoadJANUARY 2018 8 Membership Meeting, Divinity Lutheran Church - 7:30 pm29 Board of Directors Meeting - 7:00 pmFEBRUARY 20188-11 Chesapeake Region Display at the Motor Trend International Auto Show Baltimore Convention Center12 Membership Meeting, Divinity Lutheran Church - 7:30 pm26 Board of Directors Meeting - 7:00 pm

Phil Hack, Activity Director

PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST

I thought after so many breakdowns and flat tire stories I’ve heard and experienced myself, I was totally prepared for anything on the road. NOPE. Murphy and that British bloke, Lucas, teamed up against me again. Actually, I believe those two are blood relatives, possibly even brothers. Sunday evening, Shelly and I were returning home from a Ravens party in the Triumph and …wait a minute. That’s it. Driving a British car to a Ravens party? I guess I deserved to breakdown and lose. Anyways, driving home Sunday evening on Dulaney Valley Road just past Peerce’s Plantation, some little critter crawled into the mass of spaghetti under the dash (the British fondly call a wire harness), and pulled the plug on the

battery and alternator. INSTANT BLACKOUT! No ignition, no lights, no voltage anywhere. No problem. I was prepared. Had my little “Old Car Toolkit” with me which was properly equipped with a functioning multi-meter and a flashlight. No sooner had I pulled out my tools that the sun took its final plunge into the horizon leaving us in total darkness. If you know this area, you know there is virtually no shoulder on this road. Troubleshooting required lay-ing across the driver’s doorsill with my head squashed between the brake and clutch and my legs stretched out into Dulaney Valley Road….in the dark. No electricity, no car lights, no street lights, one flashlight and

two cell phones. NOT SAFE! Shelly easily convinced me to call for help. Our kids were there within 15 minutes and we had a tow truck there within another 30.So. Where am I going with this? Folks. We should all have at least one set of decent, battery powered LED hazard lights in our cars. I’m looking at my choices right now and plan to purchase several right away. It’s amazing the number of people who drive by and don’t pull to the left to provide some room for safety or even slow down. They roar by like you’re not even there. So folks. Get yourself some hazard lights for all your cars. An electrical problem can easily leave you without any flashers. Christmas is coming! They’ll make a great gift for those relatives who have everything and want more. We’re winding down a great 2017 season. Hope to see you all at the banquet on November 12 at Friendly Farms! BE SAFE!

From the editor’s desk... CLAIRFICATION DEPARTMENT: In last month’s edition I mentioned seeing member Ken Briars 1952 Ford Customline two-door sedan and his 1950 Ford F-1 pickup at the Hagley Museum Show near Wilmington, Delaware. I incorrectly stated that Ken was issued the truck while working for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Ken sets the record straight with the following reply...

---- I was flattered to see Bill Wurzell’s comments about my car and truck, but I have to correct the record on one thing. The truck was not issued to me by the Pennsylvania Railroad, nor was it a PRR truck. I bought it from Donald Bowers, a plumber in New Market, Virginia in 1993, and had it restored as a Penn-sylvania Railroad utility truck. I became a Penn Central employee in 1969, one year after the merger, being a Conductor and Engineer, I played with trains, not trucks. It is unlikely that a 1950 truck would have lasted that long. I do own a derelict hulk of a Ford F-7 that belonged to the PRR, which sits in my back yard, except the doors, lettered 'Pennsylvania Railroad' and 'Baltimore, Maryland' which hang in my shop. I found it in a junkyard in Port Deposit, and decided that for $350.00 it could rust away in my back yard. The title to this truck reads:

Pennsylvania RailroadPennsylvania StationBaltimore, Maryland

Continue to page 10, 'Editor's desk'

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Chesapeake Region Antique Automobile Club of America, Monthly Membership Meeting Minutes, October 2, 2017

Respectfully submitted

Tom Dawson, Secretary

The regular meeting of the Chesapeake Region of the AACA, (Club or CRAACA), was held at the Divinity Lutheran Church in Towson, Maryland on October 2, 2017. There were 23 members in attendance.Welcome: President Paula Ruby – President Paula called the meeting to order at 7:34 pm and asked that we all take a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the tragic and sense-less mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. President Paula remind-ed us that the November meeting will be held on the 6th so that it will occur before our annual banquet. She also remarked that shehoped all had a good time at our recent annual Club picnic and announced that a donation of $250.00 will be presented to the Manchester VFD on November 3rd. A sign up sheet was circu-lated for members who require new name tags.

Secretary’s Report: Tom Dawson – Tom read the minutes of the September Board meeting. The minutes were approved as read. President Paula added that Convention pre-sentations are scheduled for October 9th at Sugarloaf Region and November 18th at Ma-son Dixon.Treasurer’s Report: Jack Treadwell – Jack gave his normally comprehensive reports

on both our regular and convention accounts. Jack also noted the Club’s donation to the AACA Library in Ellen Kelley’s name. Tom Young made a motion to approve Jack’s report, seconded by Gary Ruby. The motion passed and the report will be held for audit.Vice President’s Report: Al Zimmermann – Al had no report.Activities Report: Phil Hack – Phil gave his usual run down of upcoming activities, which the reader can view in the Bulletin and on our website. He also reminded us of the date change for the Sunshine Grill Show, manned by Joanne Day and Read Van Zile as Officers of the Day on October 28 th . We are in the pro-cess of trying to arrange a short follow up tour to the Dr. Rex Frost Collection just up the road from the Grill. The Mayor’s Christmas Parade is coming up on December 3 rd and a sign up sheet will be available at the next meeting. Gary Wilmer is spear-heading a tour to the Media, Pennsylvania Car Show on October 15. Gary states that this is also an enjoyable show and the mem-bership should take advantage of it.Membership/Legislative Report: Jim Lucas – Jim reports mem-bership to date consists of 59 individual, 352 joint, 7 student and 12 junior totaling 430. There was no legislative activity on which to report.Sunshine Report: Margaret Werneth - I sent sympathy cards to David Kelley and Vicky Wilmer’s family on the passing of David’s wife and Vicky’s mother, Ellen Kelley.Technical Report: Gary Ruby – Gary had nothing technical to report, but did mention that, in conversation with some folks from the Museum, because they were incorporated under the name ‘AACA Museum,’ Antique Automobile Club of America cannot stop them from using 'AACA.'Chief Judge’s Report: Gene Sauter – Gene was unable to attend tonight’s meeting, as he and his wife Betty were on a cruise.Convention Report: Norm Heathcote – Norm reports that sev-eral food vendors are being lined up, and everything is moving along nicely. President Paula added that promotional buttons have been ordered and are to be handed out at the Annual Meet-ing in Philadelphia.

Bulletin Report: Bill Wurzell – Bill stated that all is well and as usual, he can use members’ stories and articles, as always.Publicity/Website: Buzz Diehl – Buzz is on vacation in California.Director’s Report: Gary Wilmer – Gary announced that we will meet at the same WaWa store where we met for the Hagley Show to caravan to Media. Gary also thanked the membership for the kind words and thoughts for his family on the loss of Vicky’s mother.Director’s Report: Tom Young – Tom briefly reported on some preliminary chores taking place for the 2018 Flea Market.Old Business: – President Paula informed us that the cost of the new name tags will be $10.00 each. She also urged the member-ship to get their election ballots in to Tom Dawson by the No-vember 6th membership meeting and also be sure to vote for the ‘Chick Smith’ award. The last day to sign up for the Annual Ban-quet is November 3rd!New Business – President Paula passed around a picture of the newly acquired building to be the future home of the AACA Headquarters, Research Center and Library located very near Hershey Park. Thank you, as always, to Nancy Matheu for coor-dinating tonight’s refreshments, and to Norm Heathcote for his tasty contribution. The 50/50 raffle was won by Ed Allen, while the AACA license frame was won by Joanne Day. As always, thanks to Joanne and Read for conducting the raffle. There being no further business, a motion was made by Ron King to adjourn and seconded by Trip Franklin. The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 P.M.

HAPPY THANKSGIVINGDAY !NOVEMBER 23rd

President: Paula Ruby2332 Mt. Ventus Road #1, Manchester, MD 21102-1128, 410.239.3492, paulaspackard@hotmail.comVice President: Al Zimmermann12887 Eagles View Road, Phoenix, MD 21131 410.560.0237, zimmco1@comcast.netSecretary: Thomas R. Dawson 1920 Gibson Road, White Hall, MD 21161 410.343.0215, tomdawson315@gmail.comTreasurer: Jack Treadwell 2034 Freeland Road, Freeland, MD 21053, 410.925.7024, jetreadwell@comcast.netMembership/Legislative Chairman: James Lucas 6209 Medora Road, Linthicum, MD 21090, 410.292.2198, J_M_Lucas@comcast.netDirector at Large: Gary Wilmer 52 North Houcksville Road, Hampstead, MD 21074, 410.239.2412, wilmer@qis.net Director at Large: Tom Young613 McHenry Road, Baltimore, MD 21208, 410.653.3108, tbirdtoms60@verizon.netActivities Chairman: Philip Hack220 Gateswood Road, Timonium, MD 21093, 410.292.3656, phack126@gmail.com

Elected & Appointed Officers For 2017Elected positions make up the Executive Board of the Club with full voting rights:

The Chesapeake Bulletin is published monthly and is the official newsletter of the Chesapeake Region AACA. Articles and comments are welcome and should be sent to the editor, Bill Wurzell at: 54desotose-dan@gmail.com, telephone: 410.750.0056 by the 15th of the month for inclusion in the current month’s edition. All ads must be submitted to Advertising Manager, Gary Ruby at: rubys55chevy@comcast.net tele-phone: 410.239.3492. If you have not received your copy of the Bulletin, contact the editor or any club officer. Event photos courtesy of Harold Diehl, Paula and Gary Ruby; Phil Hack, and Bill Wurzell; Proofreaders: Harold Diehl and James Turner Reprinting of articles and other items is permitted provided due credit is given to this publication, the author and photographer.

By: Margaret Werneth

I sent symphany cards to David Kelley on the passing of his wife and Vicky’s mother,Ellen Kelley and to Gary , Vicky , Todd and Andrew Wilmer.

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Chief Judge: Gene Sauter 8431 Old Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043-6120, 410.461.1354, genebettysauter@aol.comTechnical Chairman: Gary Ruby 2332 Mt. Ventus Road #1, Manchester, MD 21102-1128, 410.239.3492, rubys55chevy@comcast.netPublicity & Website Administrator: Harold ‘Buzz’ Diehl 6514 Ma-plewood Road, Baltimore, MD 21212, 410.377.5265, hdiehl60@hotmail.comSunshine/A.A.C.A. Reporter: Margaret Werneth9701 Oak Summit Avenue, Parkville, MD 21234,410.668.3749, jfdesoto@aol.comHistorian: J. Francis Werneth 9701 Oak Summit Avenue, Parkville, MD 21234, 410.668.3749, jfdesoto@aol.com Chesapeake Region Bulletin Editor: Bill Wurzell, 8801 Bosley Road, Suite 104, Ellicott City, MD 21043, 410.750.0056 54desotosedan@gmail.comRefreshments: Nancy Mattheu, Coordinator20600 York Road Parkton, MD. 21120 Home: 410.357.8481 twirlingmemere@comcast.net

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Continued from page 8, Editor’s desk’... The Hagley Museum is my favorite show, and I have driven the truck to every one since about the year 1998. Neighbors, or my wife, have driven the Ford Customline there every year since 2008. The truck has been on the feature field once, and in one of the parades twice. The car has been on the feature field twice. I’d also like to note that since 1995 I have driven the truck over 75,000 miles. The weekend of September 23rd I drove it from Choptank, Maryland to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, then to Boon-ton, New Jersey, then back to Choptank, for a total of 579 miles. It’s mostly stock, with a flathead six, but I thank heaven for air conditioning and Satellite radio! --Ken Briars

Vintage Chevrolet Club of America Area 10 Director Franklin Gage Reports The Passing Of 'Hobby Hero' Steve McDonald Many readers may not recognize his name, but I lost a good friend and real 'Hobby Hero' the week before Hershey on Sep-tember 26. Steve McDonald, Vice President of Legislative Affairs for the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA). Mr. McDonald was a Rockville, Maryland resident. He died unexpectedly at age 56. Steve went the 'extra mile' working tire-lessly to promote and protect our interests in Congress and State Legislatures where there are constant threats to the detriment of the antique car hobby. Steve played a critical role on many fronts, including blocking efforts to further restrict antique auto license plate laws across the country, and to increase mandatory ethanol levels in gasoline. He fully understood the need to make logical arguments, but to also back them up with legislators hearings from constituents. Please contact his colleague at SEMA, Colby Martin, and get on the free email Legislative Alert list he main-tains for each state at colbym@sema.org. Steve McDonald was the son of Vincent C. McDonald and the late Ann N. McDonald. Surviving are brothers: Vincent T., Ker-ry M., John K.; also his finacee Manya Petropaki; many beloved nieces, nephews, and devoted friend, 'Marley.'

DID YOU KNOW... The peacock is actually the name of the male peafowl. The female of the species is called a peahen. Sounds right.

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Meet Class Award Vehicle Member Winter Meet - Ocala, Florida - 23-25 February 2017No Chesapeake Region Awards Southeastern Spring Meet - Charlotte, NC 06-09 April 2017DPC Repeat Driver Participation 1927 Chevrolet Capitol Franklin Gage27G Repeat Preservation 1966 Buick Electra Central Spring Meet - Auburn, IN 11-13 May 201719C First Junior 1936 Cord 810 Thomas Haines19C Senior 1934 Pierce-Arrow Charles Gillet Eastern Spring Meet - Huntington, WV 26-27 May 2017No Chesapeake Region Awards Central Fall Meet - Bettendorf, IA 17-19 August 2017No Chesapeake Region Awards Eastern Fall Meet - Hershey, PA 04-07 October 2017

WINNING CLUB MEMBERS:HPOF Original HPOF 1968 Plymouth Sport Suburban Robert LenioHPOF Repeat Original HPOF 1973 Pontiac Trans Am Gary WilmerDPC Repeat Driver Participation 1948 Hudson Commodore Tim KrewsonDPC Repeat Driver Participation 1966 Chevrolet Belair Franklin GageDPC Repeat Driver Participation 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Dave Kelley18C Second Junior 1928 Studebaker President Pat Wenderoth19A First Junior 1930 Packard 745 Leigh Brent19C First Preservation 1934 Pierce-Arrow 840A Charles Gillet21G Repeat Preservation 1939 Ford Deluxe John Krupinski21H First Junior 1947 Ford Deluxe Kenny Stevenson25C Second Junior 1968 Porsche 911 L Robert Zach26B Repeat Preservation 1945 Chrysler C45 Thomas Yannuzzi26D First Preservation 1952 Hudson Commodore Lewis Mendenhall27B First Junior 1956 Ford Crown Victoria Gary Ruby27D Repeat Preservation 1960 Ford Thunderbird Tom Young27P Repeat Preservation 1985 Buick Riviera Ron King 29 Repeat Preservation 1954 Bentely R Type Charles Gillet30B First Junior 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Dan Materazzi36B Repeat Preservation 1963 Chevrolet Impala Gary Wilmer

---- EDITOR’S NOTE: A big thank you to Buzz Diehl for com-piling the above list!

Chesapeake Region Members Do Well At The Historical Car Club Of Pennsylvania Meet And Flea Market At Media, Pa., October 15th

By Gary Ruby, Technical DirectorChesapeake Region, AACA

On Sunday, October 15, a group of Chesapeake Region mem-bers attended the The Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania Car Show and Flea Market. This is a one day event, on the vast cam-pus of Delaware Community College, (Pa.) Paula and Gary Ruby won a first place trophy for their there modified 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop they’ve owned for decades. Bob and Mike Natale traveled to Media in Bob’s rare, modified 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air ‘bubble top’, two-door hardtop. Gary and Vicky Wilmer brought their gorgeous 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air Super Sport ‘409’ hardtop. Ford vehicles were represented by Vice President, Al Zimmemann, in his award winning 1935 Ford Pickup. Tom Dawson came along with Al and acted as nav-igator. Ken Stevenson came in his trusty 1947 Ford Convertible. It is a fairly lengthy drive to Media, as it is only about fifteen minutes south of Philadelphia. The drive was mostly in rain and mist, however the show is held 'rain or shine.'

Al Zimmermann and Gary Wilmer received Preservation awards, Ken Stevenson garnered Second Place; Paula and Gary received a large First Place trophy. Bob Natale chose not to have his car judged. There were a lot of cars to view, a mix of everything from an-tiques to customs, hot rods, semi-modified and modified vehi-cles. Also, a few fire trucks, and even a little 'mustard-colored' Chrysler product that was made in Australia with right hand drive. Gary and Vicky acted as Officers-of-the-Day and lined up a place for dinner on the way home. We all enjoyed the show.

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Paula holds on to the First Place trophy their car won at Media, Pa.

Bob Natale’s 1962 Chevy Bel Air ‘bubble top’ drew many admirers.

Al Zimmermann and Ken Stevenson kept it from being a Chevy show.

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