WV Whitewater Region for hosting a great event!

Congratulations to all of our winners!!

Thank you to AACA members David Holliday from Beckley, WV, and Charlotte Dahlenburg from Theodore, AL; also, Jill Moorefield from Beckley Events for sharing a few of their photos from the event. Make sure to read the official recap article and photos in an upcoming issue of Antique Automobile magazine. 

-- Sunday, Sept. 25: Princeton/Princeton University self-directed tours of the University and surrounding town, followed by a barbeque.

-- Monday, Sept. 26: A lecture at a local college theater entitled, “Ten Crucial Days of the American Revolution,” followed by a tour of Bucks County, PA… covered bridges, barns and stone homes.

-- Tuesday, Sept. 27: Visit Washington Crossing on both sides of the Delaware River, which includes presentations, movies and touring a colonial village.

-- Wednesday, Sept 28: We’ll tour Monmouth Battlefield and nearby sites. A historical interpreter will detail both battles.

-- Thursday, Sept. 29: Roebling Museum’s contribution to major bridges will be explored, followed by lunch aboard the Battleship USS New Jersey.

-- Friday, Sept. 30: Enjoy Princeton Battlefield and Morven Museum, then finish our tour by driving the Millstone, followed by our closing banquet.

Vince DeLisi, Chairman & Registrar, vincentdelisi@comcast.net, 908-803-1570 (cell & text)

Jerry Peck, Tour Master, jerrypecknavy@gmail.com, 609-613-7373 (cell & text)

Reminder: This tour is for cars manufactured prior to 1943 as originally built, only safety modifications permitted.

Registration: Registration ends June 30, 2022, or until filled with a 175-car limit. Hotel details will be included in the confirmation email. Applications will be available on the NJ Region website and the VMCCA website.

Send them to Stacy at szimmerman@aaca.org. 

The SEMA Action Network (SAN) announced that the latest Collector Car Appreciation Day (CCAD) will be officially celebrated on July 8, 2022. The date marks the thirteenth consecutive commemoration in what is now an annual holiday to raise awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society.

Intended since 2010 to celebrate the classics of the past and the future, the U.S. Congress has helped launch CCAD by introducing resolutions each year at the SAN's request. Last year, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 292 (S. Res. 292) and a similar resolution was also introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H. Res. 491). Each resolution was sponsored by co-chairs of the SEMA-supported Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus. These Congressional leaders have been strong advocates for the automotive hobby in Washington, D.C., and recognize the integral role collector cars have played in fostering our nation's appreciation for the automobile's unique historical place in our history.

Individuals, car clubs and business owners interested in publicizing in-person events or virtual gatherings (online event, livestream, digital gallery, etc.) may submit the details of their July celebration at no cost using this link. Participating organizers are awarded a copy of the Congressional resolution for display at their registered event. For those unable to celebrate on the official date, the SAN encourages festivities to be scheduled throughout the month of July.

Help promote this special day: download the official logo and flyer, post on social media using the hashtag #CCAD and tag the celebration's Facebook fan page

(@CollectorCarAppreciationDayCCAD).

-- ATTEND an official vehicle-inspired event or web-based celebration.

-- HOST your own safety-minded gathering, club meeting or online gallery.

-- Promote a "HOLIDAY SALE" at your business in-store or online.

-- INVITE partnerships with nearby enthusiast-related groups if possible.

-- DRIVE your special ride—new or old—whatever the destination.

Summer registration is almost upon us for the Hershey flea market, car corral and show vehicles. To acquire space(s), you must request a registration card from AACA National Headquarters by using the Activity Request Card enclosed in the plastic covering of the Antique Automobile magazine (May/June issue; there will also be one in the July/August issue). All requested registration materials will be mailed to you by the AACA staff starting this week. If you have misplaced the Activity Request Card, simply call AACA Headquarters at 717-534-1910.

As most of you know by now, this year’s car show for the Eastern Fall Nationals will be on Friday, NOT Saturday. We have tried really hard to spread the word, but some are still unaware of this change so we hope you can help us communicate this to your fellow members.

Of equal importance this year is early registration. The registration deadline for the car show is August 15 – all entries MUST be postmarked on or before August 15. However, each year registrations have come in later and later and many members have missed out. The deadline is FIRM. In 2021, we received more than 400 registrations in the last couple of weeks and that played havoc on our planning. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send in your registrations as soon as possible. With the show date changed, we are hopeful of our usual great showing and want to make sure we have everything taken care of to prepare for our guests.

Your cooperation in registering as early as you can will be an immense help to the club and the Hershey Region. So once again, send in your registration cards (the first batch of requested registration cards will be mailed this week) or register show cars online now (remember you still need to print out your registration form and send it with a check to the Hershey Region).

Have you ever thought about speaking or putting on a seminar at the Annual Convention? Well, now's your chance! If you would like to be a possible speaker, please fill out this form and send it in no later than August 15.

Have an idea for a workshop? What topics would you like to hear a panel of experts discuss? This is YOUR Annual Convention, and we want to know what you want to learn about. Please email Stacy with your seminar ideas and/or speaker suggestions (membership, leadership, chapters/regions, marketing, cars, technical, fun, historical, ladies-focused, etc.).

PCI will be contacting you directly to inquire about your interest in participating in the project, and if you wish to purchase a book that they will publish based upon the stories they collect. You are under no obligation to participate but we are hopeful many of you will. PCI will not only be donating all the oral histories to AACA, but also a monetary donation from the company to our club.

The Mississippi Valley Region is excited to host this national show in East Moline. The Quad Cities was the site of many implement and car manufacturers in the early teens and twenties. Two of the vehicles produced in those years were the Moline and the Moline Knight, which eventually morphed into the R & V Knight Motor Company. The factory and test track were located in East Moline, IL, near the current site of The Bend XPO/Hyatt Hotel Complex. Part of the test track still exists and will be available for photos throughout the show.

-- Design Your Own Tour with help from the Quad Cities Visitors and Convention Bureau

-- Guided Quad Cities Drive

-- Free Ice Cream Sundae Bar

-- Swap Meet and Car Corral

-- Dahl Ford Car Collection Tour

-- AACA Roundtable at the XPO

-- Judging School at the XPO

-- Team Captains School at the XPO

-- Cruise with Dining & Music

-- Judges Breakfast at the XPO

-- Saturday Car Show

-- BBQ and Awards at the XPO

The Buzzard’s Breath Touring Region is looking forward to hosting this relaxing, informative and fun tour for 1928-1958 automobiles.

-- National Civil War Museum

-- Eastern Museum of Motor Racing

-- C & O Canal National Park

-- Don Bowman Collection

-- PA Capitol and Governor’s Residence

-- Jay Crist Collection

-- Cyclorama and WWII Experience

For those members who want to participate in both the Sentimental Tour (cars 1928-1958) and the Glidden Tour in Princeton, NJ (cars 1942 and older), we have created the first ever “In Between Tour.” We will work our way from Gettysburg to Lancaster to Princeton and arrive a day early for the Glidden Tour. There will be a Sip and Suds Wine and Cheese Day at the Laundromat and stops at interesting local places between PA and NJ. This will be a marvelous motoring adventure!

Wyndham Gettysburg, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, PA 17325

717-339-0020, special rate of $139 per night

Tour Chairman & Registration: Charlie Steffy, 407-261-9318, Chas1963@hotmail.com

The Hillsborough Region AACA has sponsored the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance as an official club event since inception. They are a registered 501c3 non-profit organization and donate the proceeds to beneficiaries in need.

They are currently accepting vehicles for the 2022 event. Click here to learn how you can nominate your car.

We started out with our long hair and short skirts and hanging at the drive-in or cruising Main Street. Enough nostalgia though, it’s 2022. Today the youngsters have their electronics and wear hooded sweatshirts. Times have changed and we have to change with it. We have to bend our expectations of what a region or National club will look like in the future. Does your region have a website? Are you posting your activities on Facebook? Most importantly are you listening to your younger members? REALLY LISTENING? We need to teach them the satisfaction of being able to fix that car on their own. We need to show them how to slow down enough to enjoy the open road and the wind blowing through their hair. Most importantly, we need to instill in them that they are the gatekeepers to the next generation of this hobby. It is so important that youth understand how we got to the vehicles of today. We need to listen to the ideas of new members and flex our expectations to consider how we can integrate those ideas into our current programs.

This is the only approved AACA car show sign and is intended for use at AACA events. These signs are only available to AACA members and are custom created to tell your vehicle's story and history.

Please allow 3-4 weeks for the production of your sign from start to finish. Signs are 16.5" tall and 12" wide and are made of hard plastic to withstand the elements. The signs cost $45 plus shipping, and an image can be added to your sign for an additional $5.

Contact Jon Curtis at AACA Headquarters if you would like to have a sign made: jcurtis@aaca.org or 717-534-1910.

The Military Sponsorship Program is available to all of the Military Veterans that have proudly served to protect our homeland and freedoms. With this program, AACA is extending a limited number of complimentary 2022 memberships for first-time AACA applicants. More information on this program and an application can be found on the AACA website under Join/Renew and drop down to Military Discount, or simply click here.

AACA hosts online forums! AACA hosts a massive online forum area on our website that you can read and/or join in on the conversations on all sorts of topics. People post some really interesting material and pictures on an everyday basis. If you haven't used the forums before, just use the sign-up button in the upper right corner to create your user account. Anyone can join the online forums and it's completely free.

AACA has Facebook! AACA has an official Facebook page for club information and events. We also have an extremely active Facebook group, where group members post, ask questions and discuss everything and anything car-related. LIKE our Facebook page and ask to JOIN our Facebook group. Don't forget to connect with the AACA Library on their official Facebook page as well.

AACA is on Instagram! @antiqueautomobileclubofamerica