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Gas Light
The Official Newsletter of the Richmond Region AACA
October / November 2016 - Volume 65, No. 9
www.RichmondAACA.com Richmond Region AACA
A very youthful lady for her age
By Clif Edwards
Newport Convertible). Both were as advertised
and ran very well. Ruby had been modified with
a different engine but the Chrysler was all stock.
Both of those cars have since come and gone.
We returned to our dealer friend and found the
1949 Series 62 Cadillac, all original with only
24,000 miles on it. Still not completely comfort-
able with what I call a “blind purchase,” I con-
tacted an appraisal service to exam the car be-
fore the purchase. They assured me that the car
was all original and as described. The car came
Where does one start when looking for a new, from storage in a barn in Texas where it had
an old, or an additional car? It may be new to been stored for several years. It ran, but poorly,
someone, old to others, but it is simply an addi- and after a little investigation discovered that
tional car to us. When at local and regional car mice had built a nest in the gas tank causing the
shows we often look at cars and think that poor performance. Once cleaned out and the
would be a nice car to own and have fun with, fuel system flushed it ran fine. It is not perfect;
but when we go shopping for a similar model, there are a few dings and scratches, but all in all,
it’s hard to find one in good condition and it was just what we wanted - a dependable car
within an affordable price range. that we can have fun with. Her name is Ethel.
When I found the Riley several years ago, it was Ethel, is the first year for the famous Cadillac
in California, a bit far for me to travel to see it. I fins, though small in 1949, they developed into
called the AACA club in the area near where the the largest on any car by 1959. It was also the
car was and a member from that club volun- first year for the
teered to go and look at the car for me. His re- overhead cam
sponse was “if you don’t buy it I will.” That V8 engine and
gave me the confidence to go ahead with the four speed auto-
purchase and have the car shipped to Virginia. It matic transmis-
arrived as advertised and in great condition. sion. General
That gave me a little more confidence to pur- Motors first all-
chase from places that are too far to consider new postwar
traveling to, and use the assistance of AACA body with styl-
members. ing advances in-
cluding tailfins,
We decided that we wanted an all original car inspired by
that we could take on fun runs and to local car the Lockheed P-
shows, and would be dependable and fun. We 38 fighter
found the 1949 Cadillac advertised from a plane. There was
dealer that I had used before to purchase Ruby also an attractive egg crate grille, which was
(60 Metropolitan) and Mariah (1966 Chrysler higher in the middle than on the sides.
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Youthful lady (Continued)
The front of the car was protected by a heavier
and more massive bumper bar that curved
around the fenders. The Cadillac crest was cen-
tered low in a "V" above the radiator grille.
Chrome headlamp rims were added. Cars in the
62 series lacked bright metal front fender
shields and under-taillight trim. A new
dashboard with "rainbow" style instrument clus-
ter and leather grained panels extending to the
carpets was seen only in 1949. A larger luggage
compartment lid was present on all sedans.
Standard equipment now included twin back-up
lamps mounted on the deck lid latch panel.
Our little family now consists of Madison (a
1925 Studebaker, modified), Riley (a 1951 Riley
RMD Saloon) and Ethel (1949 Cadillac, all
original). A nice dependable little family. Our
first Fun Run with Ethel was to Topping, Vir-
ginia in September with Mert and Sue Fowlkes.
There were lots of cars and lots of fun. We look
forward to the next Fun Run!
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President’s Message
Hello everyone,
Here we are facing fall of the
year with cold weather just
Heading
around the corner. We just had
our Annual Steak Fry, thanks
to Morris and Alice for once
again providing the steaks and
cooking them. After the event
was over and most of our
OFFICERS
members had gone, Morris and
Alice were cleaning up and
Morris commented to me that Tommy Nolen, President
5805 Centralia Road
804-586-2892
this was his 40th year of cook- Richmond, VA 23237
ing for the Steak Fry. He started in 1976! We need to give Morris and Al- Bruce Woodson, Jr. Vice President 804-264-8551
ice a big thank you for all they do for our club. Its members like them that 7106 Club Road
Richmond, VA 23228
make the Richmond Region so special. When you see them, tell them
Alice Cameron, Secretary 804-798-8125
how much it means to you. PO Box 588
Ashland, VA 23005
For those who missed the Sunday Afternoon with the Classics program Mert Fowlkes, Treasurer
106 Gaymont Road
804-288-4439
held prior to the Steak Fry, you missed another very interesting and infor- Richmond, VA 23229
mative outing, this time the subject was “Cars You Never Knew Existed.”
Place you r m essag e h ere. Fo r m axim um i mpact , use two or t hre e se ntenc es.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ten owners participated in the round table and 12 brought their rare and John Smith
Tony Smith
804-897-6803
804-353-4224
unusual vehicles to share with the public. These events that Debbie has Debbie Nolen 804-586-2892
Budd Lacy 804-252-2196
been holding in conjunction with Henrico County are really starting to
draw some good crowds. I think she said there were almost 400 hundred Car Show Committee
people and thirty five cars present at this past Sunday’s event. She has Bruce Woodson, Jr.
Joe Guckert
804-264-8551
804-530-0461
more planned for next year on American Muscle Cars and “Day 2” Modi-
fied Cars!. Legislative Representative
Reggie Nash 804-320-2636
10670 Cherokee Road
Debbie and I plan to drive the ‘62 Corvette to Urbana for the annual Oys- Richmond, VA 23235
ter Festival, looking forward to a beautiful fall day and eating lots of oys-
ters. Public Relations
Darlene Hatcher 804-598-1962
We have one more trip this year, out annual trip to Daytona Beach, FL.
for Thanksgiving. We always enter the local AACA show and the Gas- Youth Coordinators
light Parade in Ormond Beach, the “Birthplace of Speed.” Andy & Mary Beth Fuhrman 804-467-1458
Gas Light Editor
Brian & Lisa Munsey 864-680-2079
Ya’ll take care, 2809 Murano Way
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Tommy
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From the Editors
At breakfast this morning, we began talking about evolution;
not the evolution of life, but the evolution of our hobby as it
applies to us personally.
After two years in the RRAACA, we value our friendships
above all else. It seems impossible to believe that in mid-2014
we had not yet met anyone in the club!
We can feel evolution taking place this year as we gain experi-
ence through observation and/or participation in shows, fun
runs, and tours. DPC and HPOF classes really appeal to us from a show participation standpoint.
Fun Runs and Touring are also tops on our list because of the joy of driving, and the fascinating
destinations that are reached. Although we will never say “never,” we do not see a time when we
would own a truck and trailer for towing to various locations. We don’t have enough room to
park that kind of equipment, and the logistics of towing appear far more time consuming than we
are willing to commit to at this point.
This leads us to the evolving preferences of vehicles. We have our 27 year old Miata, which is
both an antique and Brian’s daily driver. “Myrtle,” our 1930 Model A, has taught us the fun of
having an 87 year old car. Next, we are trying a car from the 60’s to help us refine our opinions
of what era(s) suit us best. Stay tuned; if we knew the answer in advance, it wouldn’t be evolu-
tion!
Brian & Lisa
Richmond Region AACA Past Presidents
1952-1953 David Garriques 1977 Hugh Hawthorne 2005-2006 George Duke
1954 Frantz Hershey 1978-1979 John Puryear 2007-2008 Peter Francisco
1955 Jerome Powell 1980 Hugh Hawthorne 2009-2010 Morris Cameron
1956 Kenneth Adelstein 1981 Lee Crenshaw 2011-2012 Andy Fuhrman
1957 David Garriques 1982 Morris Cameron 2013-2014 Budd Lacy
1958-1959 Warner Hall 1983 Robert Smith
1960 Harold Via/John Adams 1984 Morris Cameron
1961 John Adams 1985 Fred Phipps
1962 Charlie Kidd 1986 John Adams
1963 Ellis Walton/Jerome Powell 1987 Fred Phipps
1964 Jerome Powell 1988-1989 Morris Cameron
1965 George Taylor 1990-1991 Dayton Leadbetter
1966 Donroy Ober 1992 Morris Cameron
1967 James Brannon/Fred Singleton 1993 Wendel Bowles
1968 John Glisson 1994-1995 Dayton Leadbetter
1969 Gary Greene 1996 Richard (Dick) Ivey
1970 Reggie Nash 1997-1998 Mert Fowlkes
1971-1972 Hugh Hawthorne 1999 Alice Cameron
1973 Bill Bowman 2000 Kenny Baker
1974-1975 Jimmy Jones 2001-2002 Dayton Leadbetter
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Meeting Minutes - November 3, 2016
Our President, Tommy Nolen called our November meeting to order.
Tommy asked for report on any members sick. It was reported Cindi Nash had dislocated shoulder, Peggy Leadbetter is having some diffi-
culty in walking and Diane Baker has broken bone in her foot.
Morris Cameron opened our meeting with a prayer.
Since our minutes from our last meeting were printed in the Gaslight it was approved to suspend the reading.
Mert Fowlkes gave treasurers report.
George Field III introduced new member, Fretz Platz. Fretz was on our Eastern Divisional Tour in August.
Under old business Debbie Nolen reported on our Eastern Divisional Tour we hosted. There were 69 folks from 10 different states. Each car
drove a total of 342 miles on the tour. We only had a couple breakdowns and thanks to Bruce Woodson they were all repaired. Debbie
thanked everyone for their help with the tour. Our AACA President, Bob Parrish mentioned our tour at the meet in Cheyenne, WY.
The only cost to the club was $3.40.
Brian Munsey and Budd Lacy gave report on October Fun Run to Tredegar Iron Works and lunch.
Another great Fun Run and lunch.
Morris Cameron gave report on the 71st Revival AAA Glidden Tour visiting North Conway, NH.
He enjoyed the trained bear show at the Clark’s Trading Post. Lunch at the Mt. Washington Hotel was just great. Wanted to go to the top of
Mt. Washington but the weather on Sunday was not good.
The winds were 91 miles per hour with rain and fog. New Hampshire is a beautiful area to tour in antique cars.
Brian Munsey gave report on his first trip to Hershey. He is ready for next year. Hershey alone without Lisa brought home a new addition -
a 1964 Studebaker. Just an awesome experience.
Under new business Budd reported our next Fun Run will be on Saturday, November 19 th to the Midnight Brewery at Rockville. We will
meet at Target at VCC at 9:30 a.m. We will travel back to Ashland for lunch at Trackside Grill.
Tommy announced we will not have a December Meeting. Our Christmas Party will be on December 4 th at Dorey Recreation Center.
Debbie reported on Sunday Afternoon Classics, the cars you didn’t know existed at Deep Run was a huge success with 35 cars, 10 people
speaking and over 400 in attendance. Deep Run is a great place for our Sunday afternoon events.
November 13th Sunday Afternoon with the Classics will feature “Happy Birthday Jeep” at Deep Run Recreational Center.
Tommy thanked Morris and Alice for the Steaks. Morris said he began cooking the steaks in 1976 at Byrd Park Carillion Shelter.
Budd Lacy reported the planning meeting for the 2017 ODMA meet will be on Saturday, November 12 th at Tidewater. Tidewater will host
next year on April 21st and 22nd. More information to follow. Mark the date on your calendar.
Dayton Leadbetter announced list of nominations for next year:
President – Bruce Woodson
Vice President- Debbie Nolen
Secretary-Alice Cameron
Treasurer –Mert Fowlkes
Board-John Smith, Bob Richmon, Dave Dickey
The club voted and approved
50/50 won by Reggie Nash . Tommy thanked the Baker’s (Becky and Kenny) for our refreshments.
Meeting adjourned.
Alice Cameron
Secretary
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Special Delivery
Reggie Nash found this Penny Postcard in an old car
book while shopping in Philadelphia.
Appears over 100 years old, no information on origin.
It was probably being used as a bookmark!
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The Wienermobile in Richmond
By Brian Munsey
It’s true; one of the greatest remaining old-time
advertising icons visited the Richmond area for
several days in October. The first Wienermobile
rolled out in 1936, and the famous “Wiener
Whistles” for kids came along in 1952.
The current Wienermobile measures 24 hot
dogs high, and is 60 hot dogs long. Its weight
is equal to 140,500 hot dogs. The vehicle also
has many notable features such as a hot dog
shaped dashboard, condiment splattered carpet,
removable bunroof, and a horn that plays the
official Wiener jingle. It is powered by a 6.0
liter V8, which is said to run on high-octane
mustard…..
One last note of its humor; the license plate
reads “Oh I wish…..” Fun for young and old!
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Adventure to Cheyenne
By Debbie Nolen
Head West, Young Man (and Woman) our 35 ft. enclosed trailer with the ’64 Plymouth Sport
Our Journey to Cheyenne WY for the AACA West- Fury and the ’66 Vespa scooter inside. We travelled
ern Division National Fall Meet three days through West VA, Kentucky, Indiana, Illi-
nois, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska before arriving in
One of the advantages Wyoming and Cheyenne on Wednesday afternoon, Au-
of showing antique gust 31. Tommy carefully planned the route so we could
autos in the AACA is utilize hotels that could accommodate the truck and rig,
the opportunity to staying primarily at Holiday Inn Expresses to accrue
travel all over the points. The journey was amazing as the terrain and
United States with a scenery changed dramatically along the route, gradually
purpose. How many flowing from the familiar to the exotic. From the lush
times have we said, green east to the dry almost desolate west, it is amazing
“Boy, I would really seeing in person the diversity of the US!
like to travel there, it’s
on my bucket list” or “I’d love to see that part of the Upon arrival, the
country!”? Well, quit dragging your feet! NOW is the meet’s host hotel
time, or as they say, “carpe diem!” Seize the opportu- was a pleasant sur-
nity, exploit the occasion and create wonderful memo- prise, an old-style
ries - AACA provides the destination and you just have spread out confer-
to plan the side trips you would love to take as a tourist. ence center with
You don’t even have to take a car, you can judge; many plenty of room for
judges fly from meet to meet. BUT whatever the all of the meet’s
method or reasoning, when you get there you’ll see peo- trailers. The hotel
ple you know AND make new friends too! You might staff was friendly
even meet up with internet pals as well! and helpful as we
checked in and made arrangements to unhook and leave
Tommy and I have done exactly this and I highly rec- the trailer onsite for our next excursion on Thursday.
ommend it to everyone – step outside of your box and We enjoyed a tour about historic Cheyenne, saw the Big
explore! In the past we have traveled with our cars to Boy Steam Locomotive, the world’s largest steam loco-
closer shows in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New motive weighing 1.2 million pounds with the tender in
York, Illinois, North Carolina, and New Jersey to name Holiday Park, followed by eating at the Cheyenne Rib &
a few states and many times we have traveled to multi- Chop House (which was especially busy for a Wednes-
ple locations within a state for different meets as differ- day night) sharing our table with a couple from England
ent regions host. Grand National meets alternate be- that was touring across the US. It was amazing to me
tween east and west of that Wyoming’s capital, Cheyenne, with rough and tum-
the Mississippi River ble beginnings in 1867 and a population of 600 con-
and gave us the oppor- struction workers, entrepreneurs and camp followers of
tunity to travel to “dubious character and rowdy habit” has grown to al-
Topeka, Kansas, Tuc- most 60,000 residents today! To put it in perspective,
son, AZ and most re- Cheyenne’s population makes the capital city of Wyo-
cently, Cheyenne, WY, ming fall between the populations of Lynchburg (less
for the Western Divi- than) and Harrisonburg (more than), the 11th and 12th
sion National Fall Meet most populated cities in Virginia! Lots of wide spaces
that was held on Sep- and empty places here in WY, Tommy and I wondered
tember 1-3, 2016. what the property tax rate was on all that uninhabited
farm land we saw.
We alternated driving shifts over 4,000 miles round trip
travelling out west and back. We left for Wyoming on On Thursday morning we rose to a heavy cold mist over
Sunday morning, August 28 in the Ford F350 pulling the city as we left for South Dakota. That did not deter
10Adventure to Cheyenne (Continued)
us as we were on a mission! Once again, the terrain but I have to say, I had low expectations. Wow! We
really changed, to blue skies, bright sun, open spaces, were impressed - it was not what we thought it was go-
vast vistas with majestic mountains in the distance and ing to be. It is HUGE and we understand on year 60 of a
treeless grasslands dotted with dark evergreens that 100-year project with no completion date. It was really
caused the native Americans to name the region the cool that the work is ongoing and right now, Crazy
Black Hills. The altitude went to over 7,000 feet! Out- Horse's head is finished
side of Guernsey, WY we saw the Fort Laramie Na- and they have hollowed
tional Historic Site, which was an important military out the space between
post along the Oregon Trail, located southwest of Fort the head and his arm
Laramie, and one of the many forts that served as a sup- while working on the
port system for the settlers of the west and a feature of horse's head. To put the
many old movie westerns. size of the monument
into perspective, we
About three miles heard that the 4 faces at
further we saw the Mt Rushmore are the
Nat’l Historic same size as Crazy
Landmark, the Horse's head! The admission fee to the park is high, but
Oregon Trail Ruts the memorial is privately funded and receives no gov-
and Register Cliff ernment money. The Visitor Center is large and has ex-
which are deep tensive Native American artifacts and displays. I par-
ruts and emigrant ticularly enjoyed the display by the artist that painted
names are carved Native American portraits and the display log that iden-
into the sandstone tifies each individual and talks of their history and what
cliffs that marked they did during the last battle with Custer. Also interest-
where pioneers ing was the knowledge that led by Henry Standing Bear,
crossed the North 5 of the surviving Lakota Sioux chiefs of the Battle of
Platte River on the Little Bighorn commissioned the memorial. A Na-
their way to Ore- tive American University
gon. Being from is also located there.
Virginia, we really
knew very little Leaving there, we drove
about the details of the experiences of the settlers who the Iron Mountain Drive
traveled the Oregon, Gold Rush or Utah Trails. What to Mt Rushmore and it
perseverance our ancestors had - a 4-5 month travel time was incredible! The road
while walking 2000 miles beside oxen pulling a huge is twisty, full of
wagon with all of your worldly possessions to a new switchbacks, bridges, and
life. Mind boggling! I read it required about the equiva- tunnels but fantastic! The
lent of $1000 to provision your family for the journey. rock formations are like something off of a movie set for
The beautiful site next to the Platte River has a self a distant planet and beautiful. Just before you get to the
guided tour and the wagon wheel ruts deep in the sand- entrance of Mt Rushmore,
stone is a memorial to the 200,000 who dreamed of a you can see a profile view
better life or gold or religious free- of George Washington
dom. It surely made the hair rise up from the road, which is
on my arms! cool. At the end of the
road, tahhdahh! Mount
From there we continued into Rapid Rushmore! I had always
City, SD and on to the Crazy Horse wanted to go the Mt Rush-
Memorial. It was a must see for us, more and was afraid it
would be disappointing.
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No worries - it was awesome! Driving to the site was show actually ended early due to local nervousness
amazing - the local stone formations and topography caused by recent hail storms, but the sky went back to
was incredible and we actually saw a herd of wild beautiful! The awards banquet was great and the perfect
mountain goats with babies going into the park! Parking
ending to the meet. Tommy and I began the 3 day return
out F-350 truck was not a problem and it was amazing
to me the entry fee paid was actu- journey to VA on Sunday morning, arriving back on
ally good for an entire year of re- Tuesday, Sept. 6 with a zillion pictures and a Doodlebug
turn visits! The walkway of State Scooter that we picked up along the way back. I always
Flags and the monument itself say, don’t over pack, which proves that you never know
was inspiring and very patriotic! what you might have
Up close the monument is very to make room for on
accessible which makes it look
any trip!
smaller when you see it in person
although I think people confuse
the perspective with the Geico
commercial “grin.”Great place -
every American should visit if
you get a chance! *Checked off Bucket List*
We stayed overnight in Hill City, SD, a railroad historic
small town with a cool main street and shopping, found
an excellent local restaurant, the Slate River Grill, and
ate there for both dinner and breakfast. We traveled back
to Cheyenne on Friday morning to get back in time to
participate in the welcoming
event, a “Milk Can Dinner” which
was excellent. Basically they
cook the entire meal of carrots,
potatoes, onions, cabbage, and
beef and sausage in a milk can!
Delicious! The best part was that I
won the 50/50 drawing! I used the
money to buy a silver Native
American storytelling cuff brace-
let! Perfect!
The Saturday meet in was hosted by The Oak Spokes
and Hi Wheelers Chapters of the High Plains Region
AACA. Held at Laramie County Community College,
the meet chair was Gerald Blackwell and the Chief
Judge was Herb Oakes. 68 cars participated. Besides
Tommy and me, Virginia and Richmond Region was
represented by Robert and Ann Street and his ’62 Chevy
Impala and Nat’l AACA president, Bob Parrish and Dot
were there from TRAACA, along with Jim and Donna
Elliott. I judged during the meet and there were many
interesting cars to see. A quick storm came up and the
12Casual.
Small Town.
Chic.
Friendly.
Atmosphere
For your business.
If your retail business could benefit
from being located on a major
thoroughfare near a major upscale
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 Garden.
Small and large retail spaces are
available starting at $695 per month.
Peter L. Francisco Co.
13Roger The Roadmaster
By Andy Fuhrman
By now many of you have seen our dark red 1992 Buick Roadmaster Limited sedan. Built in
May of 1991 it is technically an antique right now and will become a ‘naturalized’ antique soon!
The car itself is a real cream puff, all original paint and loaded with options including full leather
interior; it’s a comfortable ‘Dynaride.’ The 5.7 with automatic O/D transmission moves the heavy car
down the road and the gas mileage is better than expected as well.
It belonged to our dear friends Roger and Maryanna Morrow from Clifton Springs, NY and was
one of their ‘regular cars.’ They were members of the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Buick Club of
America and AACA. Their hobby cars included near perfect 1955, 1956 and 1966 Buicks, the 1956
was used in our wedding procession in 1996. Roger was a self-employed building contractor and
Maryanna worked as an OR technician at Clifton Springs Hospital. Roger also flew a Beechcraft Bo-
nanza airplane.
Sadly Roger suffered a sudden stroke and subsequently passed away several years ago. He did
get to meet Cole and Clay and we have fond memories of the tough construction worker holding them
as babies. Maryanna sold off the older cars but kept the Roadmaster continuing to participate in club
events when possible.
She eventually decided to trade the car in at Bennett’s Buick in Wayland, NY (you know I men-
tion this place frequently and fondly), as long as they would find it a good home and purchased a
Buick Lucerne. The big Roadmaster was moved to ‘Barn 2’ where it would await it’s next owner.
(Every car in Barn 2 has a special story to tell!)
At Hershey in 2014 we met up with Team Bennett as we usually do and Guy Jr. told me he
thought there was something ‘up home’ I should have. It was Morrow’s car. I was working at the deal-
ership back when those Roadmasters were new and remembered them so well. Of course Roger and
Maryanna had always been special friends and I was honored to become the car’s next caretaker.
(Maryanna ‘approved’ us as the new owners!)
In July 2015 Marybeth and I were recognized by our NY AACA Region (Chemung Valley) and
we took our 1963 Corvair to the show. There Guy and Anita Bennett joined us with our Roadmaster. I
finally went up to NY and drove the car back to VA in May of 2016. We brought it to the Richmond
Region show in June.
July 2016 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Buick Club and the Bennett Dealership was to be
recognized at a large meet held at the Nicola Bulgari Complex in Allentown, PA. We were honored to
be included in this and took ‘Roger the Roadmaster’ to the show as an official Bennett’s Buick.
The car is back in storage now but we’ll spring it in the Spring for ODMA & maybe Hershey.
14Hershey 2016 - Impressions from a First-Timer
By Brian Munsey
On the third day of the show, I came down with
a severe case of the fever (car-buying fever) af-
ter seeing a beautiful 1964 Studebaker in the car
corral. This was the point where I learned that
the expression “What happens in Hershey, stays
in Hershey” is a myth - When you bring a car
home, it becomes abundantly clear to your
spouse what happened in Hershey!
October 6-8 (Non-stop Fun)
Reggie (right)
I had heard the stories, read the articles, and
studied on the internet, but nothing could have
prepared me for the scale and scope of this
event. It’s said that Hershey has a swap meet
area as large as 80 football fields, with over 20
miles of aisles - and that’s just a part of it…...
Morris (left)
How can I write about this? First of all, sharing
the experience with friends makes a huge differ-
ence. Most of my time was spent with the Cam-
erons and Crosses, with opportunities to see
Reggie Nash, the Wilsons, the Nolens, Bob
Richmon, Joe Kameros, Joe Guckert, Bruce
Woodson, Wally Hunt, and others. Our club was
very well represented! I followed Morris and
Jim for three days while they covered every inch Jim (right)
of the show. As we started to roam the fields, it
became clear to me that Hershey is a University;
you can see, hear, touch, and smell the history of
automobiles in “real time.” Surprisingly, it’s
much more than cars. All kinds of collectibles
are everywhere you look - motorcycles, toys,
outboard motors, bicycles, etc., etc. The show is
nicely laid out and clean. Maps are in the pro-
Joe and Bob
gram, food is good, and portable restrooms well
(left to right)
maintained.
15Hershey 2016 (Continued)
By Brian Munsey
Cars, Bicycles: Toys, Motorcycles, Misc.
The weather was excellent until mid-morning
Saturday, when we had intermittent rain during
the Car Show event. Several of our members
were awarded trophies (see page 28); it was a
wonderful conclusion to a magical week.
I’ll be back !!!
16Through the Lens Favorite
By John Musgrove
Picture in a picture as the photographer is captured taking the shot
172016 Hilton Head Concours
By Lisa Munsey
Brian and I have been attending the Motoring favorite was a blue 1956 Chrysler New Yorker
Festival and Concours d’Elegance at Hilton Convertible with a built
Head Island for five years, but this year’s event -in record player!).
was definitely the best one yet! It had several Also, collector Jeff
outstanding elements, and the fact that the or- Lane from the famous
ganizers were able to proceed with the show Lane Museum in Nash-
only weeks after Hurricane Mathew decimated ville, Tennessee at-
the island was a miracle. The weather was per- tended and brought
fect; sunny, almost no humidity (which is very some of his unusual cars including his 1922 Dy-
rare!) and temps around 70-degrees. For the first
time since we’ve been going we enjoyed the
company of long-time friends as well as seeing
and spending time with Alice and Morris Cam-
eron (who were part of the Reliability Tour of
the Low Country) and their good friends, Edna
and Jim Cross. maxion, 1932 Helicron and 1952 Citroen Cogo-
The Cross’ 1911 lin (the car built to operate in both directions).
Model T won a One unique group
“Palmetto of cars on display
Award,” and was a “squadron” of
Edna won a Messershmitts.
“Best Match of Also featured were
Auto and Fash- 15 vehicles in mov-
ion (Female) ies including some
Award.” of the James Bond
cars, the Blues Brother’s unique auto, and Fatty
The event itself is so well organized. Parking is Arbuckle’s beautiful (and HUGE!) 1919 Pierce
easy and trolley transportation to the show field Arrow. Other displays included antique bicycles
is plentiful – we never waited more than 5 min- and motorcycles. A shuttle bus took people to
utes coming and going. The Food Court was the HHI Airport to the
wonderful – the lines moved swiftly and we AERO EXPO which dis-
could always find a seat at a table. The food played airplanes from the
was quite tasty too! 1930’s to current private
planes. Cars from the
The cars and collections were, and always are, era of the planes were
outstanding. This year
automobiles from the
WWII Era (1925 – ’48) displayed side by side
European Classics were were included.
showcased. American
cars from the 1950’s On Sunday the old brass
were also on display (my era cars were on the
18Hilton Head (continued)
showfield, as well as
American and Foreign
cars from the late
1920’s through the
40’s. Later that day
one event that was not
planned caused a lot of
drama, excitement and
heartbreak: after just
winning a “Best In Class” award, a rare 1938
Packard 1605 Super Eight Convertible Sedan
rolled backward into a lagoon and was com-
pletely submerged with only the roof showing
(no one was in or near the car at the time). A
couple of hours later a scuba diver hooked the
car up to a tow truck with a high-tech winch,
and pulled the car out. We witnessed the rescue
and our hearts went out to the owners.
The “Best In Show” winner this year was a
1914 Stutz Bearcat. The “People’s Choice”
winner was a 1956 Dodge Custom Royal and
the “Paul Doerring Founder’s Award” went to a
1953 Masserati A6GCS.
The Councours d’Elegance at Hilton Head Is-
land is a wonderful, interesting, extremely well-
organized event showcasing a huge variety of
classic American and Foreign cars. There al-
ways seems to be something new that we had
never seen nor heard about on exhibit. It is well
worth the 7 and a half hour drive to experience
this unique 2-day event!
19Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
October 30
Sunday Afternoon with the Classics A panel of owners led by Debbie Nolen, and
Cars You Never Knew Existed + Steak Fry! supported by other owners and club members
Deep Run Park, Henrico, VA presented and discussed such vehicles as Cord,
Auburn, Nash, Austin, Taunus, Oldsmobile,
By Brian Munsey and many others. The weather was beautiful,
and the crowd was engaged. It was an out-
standing way to spend a Sunday Afternoon!
The Richmond Region AACA and the Central
Virginia British Car Club convened at Deep
Run Park on October 30th to participate in an
event that carried a compelling title: 'Cars You
Never Knew Existed'.
After the event, our Richmond Region held its
Annual Steak Fry.
Great friends, deli-
cious food, and
huge appreciation
to Morris and
The theme attracted hundreds of people and Alice Cameron for
drew over 30 cars that are “unknown” to making it happen!
younger generations and many non-hobbyists.
20Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
November 13
Sunday Afternoon with the Classics
Happy Birthday, Jeep!
Deep Run Park, Henrico, VA
By Brian Munsey
As posted on the “Sunday Afternoon” Face-
book page, “In 2016, the Jeep celebrates 75
years of 4x4 leadership, military history, and
open-air freedom and adventure. Jeep vehicles
have defined the authentic SUV and set the
benchmark for off-road capability and freedom
since they were first produced in 1941. True
icons, Jeep vehicles have had a monumental
effect on how the world sees adventure and
motoring fun today.”
Debbie Nolen delivered an outstanding Power-
point presentation in the first floor conference
room of the recreation center which covered
Jeep history (including all manufacturers and
models) from its inception to today. Owners
shared stories of their Jeeps with the group,
and displayed their vehicles outside for all to
enjoy.
21Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
October 22
Old Dominion Packard Club Fall Meet
Richmond, VA
By Bob Robb
The Club has an average of 115-120 members
mainly from Virginia but also from other states
including Tennessee, Florida, Ohio and even
Arizona. Most outlying members though are
from states surrounding Virginia.
For a few days at the latter end of the week of
October 16, 2016, the parking lots and green of
the Wyndham hotel in Glen Allen were graced
by a plethora of Packard automobile models
and years. The years ranged from a 1924
through 1958 at varying times during the meet.
The event was the Fall Meet (this year it was a
bi-annual judging event) of the Old Dominion
Packard Club. ODPC was established in 1958
as an independent Virginia-based Packard
Club. The Club has always hosted two events
a year: one, a tour on the 4th weekend of April
and one on the 4th weekend of October. When
the fall event is not a judging event it is also
considered a tour.
22Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
I.
This year’s fall meet was well attended with 26
Packard automobiles and about 65 members
and guests. We invited members of the Blue
Ridge Packards region of Packard Automobile
Classics to join us for this year’s event. More
than several members of ODPC also hold
membership in Blue Ridge Packards but it was
very nice to see some new faces. Since BRP
have been having membership issues lately,
these people were very happy to have a Pack-
ard event to attend that was at not too great a
distance from their home turf.
The theme of this year’s event was Richmond
Landmarks and included, Hollywood Ceme-
tery, the Virginia War Memorial and of course
Monument Avenue. Other features included
lunch at a favorite venue, the Ironhorse restau-
rant in Ashland, with a stop at James River
Winery. Of course it was almost obligatory
that we visit the fascinating garages of Reggie
and Cindi Nash which understandably im-
pressed the many out-of-towners. Richmond
AACA members Kathy and George Duke
hosted us at their collection for a barbeque
lunch. They were also the tour masters of the
event and must be given credit and thanks for
their fine job of organizing this event.
23Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
October 29
Fun Run to Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond, VA
By Budd Lacy
The October Richmond Region Fun Run was a
joint effort between Brian and Lisa Munsey
and myself. I had previously chosen and
mapped out the destination but hadn’t had the facts and pictures from the Civil War and sto-
opportunity to talk to the people at Tredegar ries about the people and the times in which
Iron Works or at the lunch stop. So I contacted they lived. A 25 minute movie contained infor-
Brian and he agreed to finish planning and or- mation about Richmond during the Civil War,
ganizing the tour. and a 15 minute movie talked about the history
of Tredegar Iron Works.
Normally when I plan to take an antique car An hour
out for a Fun Run or other activity, I have cer- and half
tain criteria; it has to have gas and be some- later, we
what clean. On a cool October morning one were off
more item needed to be added to the list - it has on a 15
to have heat, so that knocked out a few of my minute
car choices. The morning was quite chilly on drive to
the day of the event, but it did warm up quite the Conch
nicely during the Republic restaurant in Rocket’s Landing on the
afternoon. beautiful James River. You couldn’t have asked
for a nicer day to ride in an antique car and be
Everyone met at with friends….
the Target on
Brook Road, and The only thing that troubled me about the
as is usual, greeted whole Fun Run was that when Brian scoped
and mingled a bit out Tredegar he had said that entrance into the
before heading out museum was free, but that parking cost
to our destination. $3.00...Now when we left the parking lot he
It was a nice leisurely drive through the coun- stood at the gate and collected money from
try and into the city - we even picked up a cou- everyone. When I pulled up, he said it was
ple of other cars along the way! $6.00, and now I hear that he has a new antique
Studebaker…Huh?! (Ok, to be fair to Brian, he
Tredegar is was helping people [the automatic gate was
very historic confusing] and the parking fee was $3.00 an
and many of hour. But I have to bust somebody’s chops in
the exhibits my stories!).
displayed arti-
24Scrapbook: Recent Richmond Region Events
November 19 nearly midnight each evening when he finally
Fun Run To Midnight Brewery got around to checking his current home-brew
Rockville, VA. batches.
By John Musgrove The current operation produces about fifty gal-
lons of beer each week. Bottling is outsourced,
but there is a take-home service for growlers
We gathered at the Tar- (32 ounce refillable tanks) and kegs. The
get Store on Route 1. storefront serves as a tasting bar, a party space
There were some new for special events, and many gatherings for
faces and a few cars we had not seen before. sporting events shown on multiple big-screen
Clif had made profiteroles – puff pastries with televisions throughout the building.
cream filling and chocolate topping, kind of
like mini éclairs – to get the day started.
After an interest-
ing ride through
the back roads
of Henrico and
Hanover coun-
ties, we crossed
into Goochland
and arrived at
the Midnight Brewery. The owner had dele-
gated his mother as the tour guide for the day, The group had a few samplers and one visitor
as it is a family-run business. even took home a six-pack. Several t-shirts
and hats designs were considered, but we
She explained that her son had started making won’t know who got one until we see them at
beer at home after receiving a beer kit as a gift. future club events.
He was eventually exiled to the garage and the
hobby grew beyond his available space. Once The group then
they set up a wandered up the
commercial road to Ashland
operation and and had a grand
got all of the lunch at the
licensing, busi- Trackside Grill.
ness took off. Located directly
on the street with the train tracks, the food was
Interestingly, great and there were probably a few naps in the
the name grew out of the owner’s realization offing before the day was finished.
that all of his work, home and family duties
came before his burgeoning beer hobby. It was
25Calendar of Regional Events
December 4 (Sunday)
Richmond Region Annual Holiday Party
5 PM appetizers, 5:30 PM Banquet
Dorey Recreation Center
7200 Dorey Park Drive, Henrico, VA 23231
December 10
Richmond Region Fun Run
Destination: Richmond Railroad Museum
(Details to follow via email)
January 29, 2017 (Sunday)
Richmond Region Annual Awards Banquet
5 PM appetizers, 5:30 PM Banquet
Confederate Hills Recreational Center
302 Lee Avenue, Highland Springs, VA 23075
February 9-11, 2017
AACA Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
26Calendar of National Events
November 5-11, 2016 October 4-7, 2017
Reliability Tour (Pre-’16) Savannah Eastern Fall Meet - Hershey Region
Region. Savannah, Georgia 912-313-0598 Hershey, Pennsylvania 717-566-7720
February 9-11, 2017 February 8-10, 2018
AACA Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 717-534-1910 AACA Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 717-534-1910
February 23-25, 2017
AACA Winter Meet - North Central Florida Region
Ocala, Florida 352-538-1338
April 5-7, 2018
Southeastern Spring Meet - Hornets Nest Region
Charlotte, North Carolina 704-847-4215
March 23-26, 2017
AACA Western Spring Meet - Palm Springs Region
Palm Springs, California 760-774-3377
May 11-12, 2018
Central Spring Meet
April 6-9, 2017 Auburn, Indiana 717-534-1910
Southeastern Spring Meet - Hornets Nest Region
Charlotte, North Carolina 704-847-4215
May 18-20, 2018
April 25-27, 2017 Eastern Spring Meet -Boston/Northeast Bean Pot Region
Western Divisional Tour (up to 1992) Cape Cod, Massachusetts 508-272-4151
Mother Lode Region
Sonora, California 209-532-7090
May 11-13, 2017
AACA Special Spring Meet
Auburn, Indiana 717-534-1910
May 26-27, 2017
AACA Eastern Spring Meet - Huntington Region
West Virginia (location pending)
June 4-9, 2017
Founders Tour (1932-later) - Gettysburg Region
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 410-635-6019
June 15-17, 2017
Annual Grand National Meet - Kansas City Region
Independence, Missouri 816-729-8513
August 17-19, 2017
Central Fall Meet - Mississippi Region
Bettendorf, Iowa 563-340-3266
September 17-22, 2017
Glidden Tour (AACA hosted) - Nebraska Region
Hastings, Nebraska 402-746-2248
27Heard Through The Grapevine
Bob Richmon has a new project - a 1913 Overland:
Debbie Nolen has 8 new little tires running around the garage:
The Richmond Times Dispatch had a very nice article on October 10th covering Lakeside Towne
Center, and the history that Peter and Sharon Francisco have with the Lakeside area.
Show Awards received at Hershey (congratulations to all !!!):
Senior Award - Bob Richmon - 1912 Model T
Repeat Preservation Award -
Reggie Nash - 1904 Rambler
Debbie Nolen - 1969 VW Beetle
Tommy Nolen - 1961 Impala SS
Wally Hunt - 1924 Model T
HPOF Award - Wally Hunt - 1947 Willys Overland CJ2A
Miscellaneous photos of some of our couples:
28Marketplace
For Sale
1941 Packard 180 LeBaron 7-passenger Tour-
ing Sedan; frame-off restoration; 148 inch
wheelbase; engine #CD500614; model 1421;
#9; tires 7:50/16; body black with tan interior;
reported to be one of seven left; $150,000
OBO. Contact Bob Powell (804) 389-2555 or
rlplkp@comcast.net
This car was owned by Tommy Cox, past
member of our club.
FOR SALE
1958 Buick Limited 4 door hard top
330 HP, 4 Barrel Carburetor
95,000 miles on od
PRICE REDUCED !!! $8500.00
Call John Dorman 804-332-1944
FOR SALE
2009 Coachmen Prism (M230). 48,221 Must see and drive to appreciate.
miles. 24' 11" in length, 3.0L Diesel 154 HP NEED TO SELL !
Mercedes Engine 17-19 mpg, Freightliner/
Mercedes 3500 chassis. 3.2kw diesel gen,
PW & locks, Patio awning, Large slide out
with awning, elect/gas water htr, ext shower,
3.5k lb hitch, BU camera, ext entertainment
ctr, 3 skylights, ducted roof ac system, 20"
HD TV cd/dvd. Cherry cabinets. Mood light-
ing, leather int, new tires, new Va inspection.
Add’l features include pwr steps, in-dash cd
player, cruise, pwr htd mirrors, dual airbags,
full kitchen - microwave, 3 burner range,
sink, refrig/frzr, full bath (shower), commode
in separate room. Lots of storage.
Call Ken Nachman at 804-840-1441 or Donnie at 804-928-5000.
29Marketplace
For Sale
1999 Ford F350 Super Duty XLT (White): Crew Cab, 7.3
Diesel, A/C, 4WD, 8 Foot Bed. Mileage: 268,000
Price: $7500.
Call Morris Cameron (804) 370-7523
For Sale
1946 Ford two door sedan
Repainted, Rebuilt Engine, New Wiring, Inte-
rior Redone, Radio, Heater, Clock, Sun Visor
Please contact Bob Powell (804) 389-2555
rlplkp@comcast.net
30One More Thing
When you drive a 1951 Riley, that’s awesome…….
When you share cakes & cookies on Fun Runs, that’s generous.
When you serve the food from under a chandelier, that’s class!
31Brian & Lisa Munsey, Editors 2809 Murano Way Glen Allen, VA 23059
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