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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION RICHMOND REGION AACA
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF RICHMOND REGION ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA.

                                             Cover story pg. 12-13

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF RICHMOND REGION, AACA

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    1951 Ford Victoria
    “Queen” is owned by
    Gay & Gary Green

                                                   October 9, 2021
                                  Gather at McDonald’s Midlothian Village at 7 am
                                  We will proceed to Dillwyn Station in Dillwyn, Va.
                                  Train departs at 9:30 am, returns around 12:30
                                         Lunch at Pino’s in Dillwyn at 1:15.
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                                          AT WWW.OLDDOMINONCHAPTER.COM

2 - SEPT., 2021—      How do you row a canoe filled with puppies? With a doggy paddle.
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From the President

        Our Car Show and Swap Meet is only 3 weeks away! The sixteen-
   member steering team has been very busy working on the numerous                Joe Guckert
   details required to make this a successful show. There is a great line-up
   of featured vehicles, from Tom Herman’s antique firetrucks to some great trucks
   from Keystone Tractor. In addition, there will be a K-9 demonstration and a hands-
   on distracted driver course sponsored by the Henrico and State Police. A lot of work
   has also gone into selling ads, creating the program booklet, finding great food
   trucks, improving the show field layout and upgrading the sound system, restroom
   facilities, etc.
      While the plans are in place, we REALLY need your help to make our show suc-
   cessful. Here’s where you can help:
        Spread the word to other car owners – call your friends, join Brian at Cars & Cof-
   fee, visit other cruise-ins, etc. Registration for judged cars closes on September 5th.
   Folks can register at www.richmondcarshow.com.
        Spread the word to your friends to attend – remember all of the gate proceeds
   are donated to the Villa
        Register your vehicles that you will be bringing – watch for an e-mail with the de-
   tails.
        Volunteer to help – both on the set-up day (Friday, Sept 17th) and at the show.
   More details will be shared at our September 2nd Club meeting.
        We missed our car show last year. Let’s make this one great!

From the Editor
   You are probably not ready to hear this but we are only 17 weeks from Christmas. Where did the year
go? Mostly we have been hiding from Covid-19 and each other for months. The car show may be our last
chance to participate in a club activity this year. Not only can we get out and meet people and get a little
exercise but we are doing it for a good cause. St. Joseph's Villa is known for it outstanding work over the
years, we have an opportunity to help them continue their mission. It takes only a few hours on one day to
help an important institution in our area to grow and thrive. Bring an old car, an old spouse or both, even
borrow either, but come and participate.

                Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth, then it becomes a soap   — SEPT., 2021-   3
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M          y Aunt Mary was
           the first one in our
           family to graduate
from college in 1927. She was a
                                       miles was not running well.
                                       The dealer only had two lefto-
                                       vers, both Star Chiefs which
                                       were too long. A fellow teach-
                                                                                                 By
                                                                                   John McCarthy VP
                                                                                        Endowments

                                                                                    a dealer who only a had a few
high school social studies             er’s husband was a Dodge                     1960 leftovers and she bought a
teacher and was always a frugal        dealer and in November 1954                  four-door dark brown sedan. I
person.                                he had a large selection of left-            thought it was ugly. For the
                                       overs as 1954 was a slow year                first two years she was happy
    She lived with my Father
                                       for car sales and the 1955                   with the Rambler but then
and Grandfather. In late 1931,
                                       Dodge was an entirely new                    things began to break that did-
when the 1932 models came
                                       model. Mary splurged, and got                n’t normally break on cars—the
out, she bought a black 1931
                                       an extremely good deal on a                  driver’s seat back, a window
Pontiac 6 two door sedan. In
                                       1954 Dodge Coronet with a                    crank mechanism, and in 1964
late 1937, she bought another
                                       241 cu in Hemi V8, Power                     the metal that held the front
black Pontiac 6 two door sedan
                                       Flite, four-door, light gray top,            shocks on had metal fatigue
but this one had a radio in ad-
                                       dark metallic blue bottom and                with one completely breaking
dition to a heater.
                                       wheel covers.                                away. She went back to the
   She now lived in her own
                                           The family was surprised                 Pontiac dealer who had a 1964
house with a small garage. Like
                                       to see Mary get such a nice                  Tempest four-door sedan, 326
many garages in those days, the
                                       car. In mid-1960 the Dodge,                  V8, automatic, power steering/
doors had been removed as
                                       with only 52,000, miles need-                brakes, light metallic turquoise.
cars were too long to fit inside.
                                       ed a valve job costing $100                      Mary was very happy with
In 1941 and 1947 she again
                                       and she wanted another Ponti-                the Tempest which was her fi-
bought new Pontiac 6 two door
                                       ac, but Pontiac’s would not fit              nal car and lasted her more
sedans. The 1947 was dark
gray, a car I remember well. In        in the garage. Ramblers were                 than ten years.
                                       very popular and Mary visited
1954 the Pontiac with 89,000

4 - SEPT., 2021—                    What’s a crafty dancer’s favorite hobby? Cutting a rug.
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How does a penguin build his house? Igloos it together.   — SEPT., 2021-   5
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History of Firefighting . . . Cou
   T      he modern day Fire Brigade has evolved fol-
          lowing many years of development and im-
provements since almost pre-history. From the time
                                                              of Thomas Farriner on Pudding Lane, shortly after
                                                              midnight on Sunday, 2 September through until
man discovered fire, he has also battled to control
the flames.
    The history of the firefighter began in ancient
Rome while under the rule of
Augustus in the 3rd Century.
Prior to that, there is evidence
of fire-fighting in use in An-
cient Egypt.
    The first Roman fire bri-
gade was created by Marcus
Licinius Crassus. He took ad-
vantage of the fact that Rome                                                     The great fire of London, 1666.
had no firefighters. Crassus                                  Wednesday     3rd
                                                                              September 1666.
creating his own brigade of                                       The death toll is unknown but traditionally
500 firefighters who rushed to           Licinius Crassus     thought to have been small, as only six verified
burning buildings at the first                                deaths were recorded. However it is believed that the
cry for help. Upon arriving at the fire, the firefighters     deaths of poor and middle-class people were not rec-
did nothing while their Crassus bargained over the            orded, while the heat of the fire may have cremated
price of their services with the property owner. If           many victims leaving no recognizable remains. A
Crassus could not negotiate a satisfactory price, the         melted piece of pottery on display at the Museum of
firefighters simply let the                                   London found by archaeologists in Pudding Lane,
structure burn to the                                         where the fire started, shows that the temperature
ground.                                                       reached 1700 °C.
    In AD 60 Emperor Ne-                                          After The Great Fire, the first fire insurance com-
ro formed a group of fire-                                    pany called, “The Fire Of-
fighters called the Vigiles                                   fice”, was established in
to combat fires using wa-                                     1667 by Nicholas Bar-
ter buckets and pumps.                                        bon. His Fire Brigade em-
The Vigiles patrolled the                                     ployed small teams of
streets of Rome to watch                                      Thames watermen as fire-
for fires and served also as                                  fighters. Other similar
a police force. When there                                    companies soon followed
was a fire, the firefighters                                  his lead and this was how
would line up to the near-                                    property was protected
est water source and pass                                     until the early 1800s. Pol-
buckets hand in hand to                                       icy holders were given a West Midlands Fire Service Badge.
the fire.                          Roman bucket brigade.      badge, or fire mark, to affix to their building. If a fire
    In Britain the first or-                                  started, the Fire Brigade was called. They looked for
ganized firefighting is believed to have originated           the fire mark and, provided it was the right one, the
during the Roman invasion in AD43. Even then,                 fire would be dealt
fighting fires was often limited to nothing better than       with. Often the
buckets of water. Once the Romans left, firefighting          buildings were left
took a backward step as communities fell into de-             to burn until the
cline. During the middle ages many towns simply               right fire company
burned down due to the lack of firefighters and most          attended.        The
buildings were easy to burn being constructed of              Hand in Hand Fire
wood. Eventually, some parishes organised basic               Insurance Compa-
firefighting, but no regulations or standards were in         ny was later to su-
force.                                                        persede ‘The Fire
    The Great Fire of London, in 1666, changed                Office’    Company.        First fire company in Alexandra, Va.
things and helped to standardize firefighting. It set in      Eventually, many of these insurance companies were
motion changes that laid the foundations for organ-           to merge.
ised firefighting. The Great Fire started at the bakery           In America, George Washington, the future

6 - SEPT., 2021—                       What kind of music do chiropractors like? Hip hop.
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urage, Compassion, Community
   American President was a volunteer                               either Volunteer Fire Brigades or Town Fire Bri-
   firefighter in Alexandria, Virginia. In                          gades.
   1774, as a member of the Friendship                                   Firefighters have been helping in the Community
   Veterans Fire Engine Company, he                                 and engaging in charitable causes down through the
   bought a new fire engine and gave it                             generations of firefighting. Example is Royal Tun-
   to the town, which was its very first.                           bridge Wells firefighter helping to raise money for
   Benjamin Franklin also was a Volun-                              widows and orphans. Pictured with his dog ‘Jack’
   teer Firefighter in his earlier years,                           and tabby cat ‘Arthur’ who helped encourage dona-
   helping to create the first fire depart-                         tions.
   ment in Philadelphia in the 1736.                                    Before 1938 there were between 1400 and 1500
       The first known female firefight-                            small municipal fire brigades run by local councils in
   er Molly Williams took her place                                 the United Kingdom. In 1938 the Auxiliary Fire Ser-
   with the men on the drag ropes dur-                              vice was created and was shortly superseded by the
   ing the blizzard of 1818 and pulled                              creation of the National Fire Service. The formation
   the fire water pump to the fire                                  on the NFS would ensure uniformity in the basic
   through the deep snow.                          Molly Williams   equipment used by the Fire Brigades during the war,
       The United States did not have                               this was the busiest time ever in the history of the
   government run fire departments until around the                 Fire Service. National Fire Service firefighters were
   time of the American Civil War. Prior to this time,              on the beaches on the D-Day landings detailed to ex-
   private fire brigades competed with each another to              tinguish any fires caused by the soldiers fighting and
   be the first to attend a fire because insurance compa-           to protect the villages. They were called fire force 14
   nies paid brigades to save buildings. Underwriters               and bravely carried out their duty sometimes under
   also employed their own Salvage Corporations who                 fire from the enemy.
   repaired the fire damage.                                            Prime Minister Winston Churchill came to the
       The first organized municipal fire brigade in the            rescue at Blenheim Place when a fire broke out on
   world was established                                            the roof, he joined the firefighters and proceeded to
   in Edinburgh, Scotland,                                          extinguish the fire. Winston Churchill always held
   when the Edinburgh                                               firefighters in high esteem and during World War II
   Fire Engine Estab-                                               called them, ‘Angels with Grimy Faces’.
   lishment was formed                                                  Following the ending of the war the National Fire
   in 1824, led by James                                            Service was taken over by local County Authorities.
   Braidwood. The Lon-                                              The Fire Services Act (1947) became effective on the
   don Fire Engine Estab-                                           1st of April 1948.
   lishment, formed in                                                  This Act resulted in 148 County Councils and
   1833 with James Braid-                                           County Boroughs running their own Fire Brigades.
   wood as the first Fire             Edinburgh Fire Brigate.       In 1974 following local government re-organization
   Chief. Braidwood had                                             many brigades were amalgamated, losing many City
   come to London after holding the position of the                 and County Borough Fire Brigades.
   Chief Officer of Edinburgh Fire brigade.                               Further changes, carried out in 1986, saw the
       In 1861 James Braidwood tragically died whist                formation of some Municipal Boroughs and some
   fighting a warehouse fire in Tooley Street, London.              County Brigades being renamed. Many of these Bri-
   He was issuing measures            of rum to the fire-           gades have been removed from Local Authority con-
   fighters to boost morale                                         trol and have become independent Fire Authorities.
   during this big fire when a                                          More Recently, During the 1990s and into the
   wall fell on him. This prac-                                     new century, firefighting has needed to deal with new
   tice of giving rations of                                        and challenging issues from engaging with the com-
   rum to the firefighters                                          munity in fire safety to new equipment and tech-
   stems from the connection                                        niques to meet a changing new world. In 2015 Fire
   the fire brigade had to the                                      Brigades are introducing partnerships with private
   navy. Many sailors were                                          companies and looking at new ways of providing a
   enlisted into the fire bri-                                      better service but also being cost effective to deliver a
   gades in the early years as                                      service that gives the public value for money.
   they were seen as well dis-                                          Regardless of the changes that firefighting has
   ciplined, reliable and used                                      had to deal with through its history there is one con-
   to the watch shift system.                                       stant thing that will never change, its Courage, Com-
   Other areas of Britain had                                       passion, Community!
                                             Jack and Arthur

                                     What knd of shoes does a lazy person wear? Loafers.                 — SEPT., 2021-   7
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8 - SEPT., 2021—   Why is cold water so insecure? Because it’s never called hot.
ADDITIONAL
  PICTURES &
STORY, PAGE 13.

                                                        Thank You Cindi & Reggie for
                                                     hosting the Annual Ice Cream Social.

         Stop looking for the perfect match. Use a lighter.                 — SEPT., 2021-   9
Dave Currier of Cape Neddick is one of only two people in the
U.S. who builds and restores early automobiles full-time, mostly Ford Model T's.
    Long before anti-lock brakes         friend, David Moore of
and automatic transmissions, at          Wells.
the turn of the century, Henry                Most of all the
Ford conceived the Model T as a          bodies they make are
practical, affordable machine for        wood, wood Currier
the common household to replace          mills right on his
horse and buggy. From 1908 to            property. His work has
1927, the Ford Motor Company             been shipped all over
manufactured 15 million Model T          the world to collectors
automobiles.                             in Brazil, England, Ire-
    They were inexpensive and            land, Germany, and
could drive all terrain and weath-       Australia. A couple of
er. It wasn't the first car, but it      years ago, The Henry
was the first car most people            Ford      Museum      in
could actually buy. Families could       Dearborn, Michigan
purchase - for anywhere from             commissioned Currier                                          Dave Currier
$850 and eventually $300 - the           to build a Depot Hack body
chassis and then take it to a car-       (precursor to the Woody) that                joyed it all summer.
riage maker to create the wooden         they now use it to drive around                  "Wore the hell out of it. Grand-
body.                                    tours. For Currier that was a seri-          children, my sons, three genera-
    Dave Currier, of Cape Ned-           ous feather in his cap.                      tions were driving it and the wom-
dick, Maine is one of only two                By just word of mouth, his              an wouldn't get out of it," says
people in the U.S. who is still          niche business continues to                  Crowley.
building horseless carriages for         thrive with a two-year waiting                   Keeping Model Ts alive is im-
Model Ts and other early automo-         list. A wooden body or wooden                portant to enthusiasts and Curri-
biles.                                   framed body with metal cladding              er.
    Currier was romanced with            will cost anywhere from $3,000                   "Those early cars is why we are
antique cars at a young age and          to $6,000.                                   here today with what we are driv-
hasn't hit the brakes since. His              "You’re driving history, the            ing and to experience how we came
earliest memory is driving in his        mechanics design of a model T is             from that to this is priceless," says
father's 1919 Model T heading to a       really addicting," says Kevin                Currier.
car show in Ogunquit.                    Crowley of New Hampshire. Ear-                   But for Currier, what really
    "All through the years, I grew       lier this year, Currier built him a          keeps his motor running is creat-
up with the car. Played with it.         1923 Model T Wrecker body for                ing something unique that is going
Wished that it was mine or anoth-        Crowley who says his family en-              to be around for another century.
er one like it," says Currier who
now boasts 18 Fords in his private
collection.
    "It's pretty much my father's
fault," he says with a chuckle. Cur-
rier not only inherited his father's
love of restoring old cars but his
craftsmanship as well. Both were
builders but eleven years ago,
Currier decided to make his part-
time side hustle of building wood-
en bodies his full-time game.
    The Richard A Currier Horse-
less Carriage Company, named af-
ter his late father, builds any-
where from 10 to 14 bodies a year,
exact replicas of early styles with
one difference, the fasteners and
adhesives Currier uses. He does
most of the work himself but has
part-time help from his longtime       1921 Depot Hack Ford Model T, restored and body built by Dave Currier.

10 - SEPT., 2021—             I told my doctor I heard buzzing, but he said it’s just a bug going around.
•   September 3 - 6 - The Virginia Festival of the Wheel. To be      •   September 17 - 19 - Field Day of the Past has found a new
    held at the Boars Head Resort, Charlottesville, Va. Six sepa-        home at Redfield Farm in Amelia, 12000 Patrick Henry
    rate events. Please see our web-                                     Highway, Amelia Court House, VA 23002. Admission is $15
    site, vafestivalofthewheel.com. for more information.                per person per day taking cash or check only. This event
                                                                         usually has a car cruise-in. Many displays, tractor pulls,
•   September 4 - Unlocking Autism 6th Annual Car, Truck &               carnival, etc. Full info at website fielddayofthepast.net
    Bike Show. Saturday, Sept 4th (rain date Sept 5th) 9am-
    3pm. Open to all vehicles. $20 per vehicle or $10 with a         •   September 18 - 51st Annual AACA Richmond Car Show and
    non-perishable donation for the Fxbg Food Bank.                      Swap Meet 8:00 am- 3:00 pm. The 51st Annual Richmond
                                                                         Car Show and Swap meet will be held on the beautiful
•   September 4 - 26th Annual Rod & Custom Show presented                lawns at historic St. Joseph’s Villa. Presented by the Rich-
    by the Stray Cats Hot Rod Association in Littleton, NC               mond Region AACA, First Line Workers will be honored
    (downtown area - this is part of a festival in the town).            through an extensive display of service vehicles used since
•   September 6 - Classic Cruisers Coastal Community Church              the 1910’s, including fire trucks, police cars, dump trucks,
    Car Show. Labor Day September 6. Coastal Community                   and delivery vehicles. For more information on car show,
    Church Parking Lot, 101 Village Ave. Yorktown VA 23693.              cruise-in and vendor registration, schedule of events and
                                                                         tickets, please visit: www.RichmondCarShow.com.
•   September 9 - 11 - Charlotte AutoFair: Opens 8:00 AM to
    Public each day – stay as long as you want. No closing time.     •   September 18th from 11AM to 3PM, Cruisin For Heroes &
    Tickets at Gate - $13 adult – Children 12 and under free. No         the Bull Run Region AACA are teaming up for the 45th Ed-
    Advance Tickets. Info at www.charlotte-autofair.com                  gar Rohr Memorial Car Show at the Manassas Museum
                                                                         (9101 Prince William St.)
•   September 11 - 15th Annual Zoan Baptist Car Show.at 5888
    Plank Rd., Fredericksburg, Va. 22407                             •   September 25 - Zion’s Old Firehouse presents its Third An-
                                                                         nual Car Show & Cruise-in, 16158 Beaverdam School Road,
•   September 11th - 14th Annual HBC Car Truck & Motorcycle              Beaverdam, VA
    Show at Hyles Baptist Church, 7220 Courthouse Rd, Ches-
    terfield, Va 23832 10:am to 3:00 pm.                             •   September 25th - Remington 3rd - 4th Annual Car Show -
                                                                         located at 105 E. Main Street, Remington Virginia
•   September 11 – The Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Hampton
    Roads Region is hosting its 24th annual all GM car show at       •   September 25th - from 8AM to 4PM, Cruisin For Heroes &
    Suttle Motor Corporation, 12525 Jefferson Ave, Newport               MinuteMan Mall of Culpeper (located at 746 Germanna
    News, VA 23602 (near the airport). Show is open to all               Highway) are teaming up for their 2nd Annual “Day of Giv-
    General Motors brands and years                                      ing” Fundraiser to honor our military heroes and their fam-
                                                                         ilies.
•   September 11 – American Legion Riders Chapter 90 cordi-
    ally invite you to their 1st Annual Car Truck and Motorcycle     •   September 25th - Everyone has been asking for it so we
    Show and Cruise-in to be held on Saturday September 11               are back with our fall car show! September 25th from
    at the American Legion Hall located at 17662 Beaverdam               11am-4pm at historic Moodys Texaco located right off of
    Rd, Beaverdam Va.                                                    US 460 at 18305 Cox Road. Sutherland VA 23885.

•   September 11 - It’s “SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER NIGHT” for              •   September 25th - Slant Six Get Together at 1215 Burling-
    the Chesterfield Saturday Night Cruise-in! 4:30 PM to 8              ton Drive, Colonial Heights, Va. 23834 9AM to 1PM.
    PM, weather permitting, at CAPTAIN DON JULIO Mexican             •   September 26 - Sunday, 1:00PM-6:00PM (Rain Date Sun-
    & Seafood Restaurant (Midlothian Tpk. at Wadsworth                   day October 3, 2021) River City Cruizers 2nd Annual Car
    Drive)                                                               and Truck Show, Westchester Commons Shopping Center,
•   September 12 - Car Wars & Star Wars Show & Shine Car                 361 Perimeter Drive, Midlothian, VA. 23113
    Show. The Classic Cruisers Car Club of Yorktown, the 501st       •   September 29 - October 3 - Fall Carlisle Collector Car Flea
    Legion, and the Williamsburg Antique Mall join the Force             Market & Corral at 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA
    to Cure Parkinson’s Disease. Sunday ,September 12,                   17013.
    2021 ,Williamsburg Antique Mall,11 am-4pm, 500 Lightfoot
    Road Williamsburg ,Va 23188.

•   September 17 - 19 - Field Day of the Past has found a new
               I signed up for a marathon, but how will I know if it’s the real deal or just a run through?   — SEPT., 2021-     11
Ice Cream, Cars, and Fellowship,
      plus a Bird’s Eye View
                    by John Musgrove
     The word went out, and the anticipation began to
build. The annual ice cream social at the home of Cin-
dy and Reggie Nash is the premier social event for
cars, desserts, and fellowship. Usually held on the
first Sunday in August, this year was to be no differ-
ent – the date was set for August First.
     Then the weather changed, and the predictions
for Sunday were not as conducive for riparian enter-
tainment (fun by the river). So, the date was changed
– to the last Saturday in July, just one day early of the
original plan.
     Clif had his new car, shined up and ready to show.
I crammed all of my planned baking into a workday,
which was easy because I am still working for from
home. I made the layers for the two cakes, then got all
the ingredients ready for the pie. At the last minute I
decided to use gluten-free flower to make a cobbler,
so nearly everyone would have a chance at some des-
sert with their ice cream. The cakes turned out great:
a spice cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting,
and a Kentucky Jam Cake with whipped caramel
frosting. The one pie was a latticework topped blue-
berry. The cobbler was made with fresh blackberries.
     This year we brought two friends to enjoy the day.
We turned the ladies loose to let them mingle, while
Clif parked his new (to him) imperial blue 1941 Pack-
ard Clipper. I surrendered my contributions to the
dessert table, then grabbed my camera and began
snapping photos.
     The assortment of cars was the best I have seen in
a long time. Every era had representation, there were
many different manufacturers, a few from overseas,
and more than one showstopper. It was hard for me
to pick a favorite. In my walks around the field, I no-
ticed a chair high in the trees. I got permission from
Cindy, then scaled the ladder with both cameras. I
had my wide-angle lens and my telephoto, both firing
as fast as I could frame the shots.
     It was not a minute later that Mike Harton spot-
ted me and waved. Many people passed by without
even seeing me, but some did notice. I stayed up there
for twenty minutes or so, until a young lady appeared
at the foot of the ladder, waiting her turn for a bird’s
eye view.
     Back on the ground, I could see that the ice cream
was nearly gone, and what was left was just soupy
enough to make a delicious milkshake. The dessert
table was nearly empty, as well. I got my containers,                                           Shooting
gave away the last few bites of what I had brought,                                             From on
and we loaded up the car.                                                                       High.
    For the first time in recorded history, the weather
prediction was right, and it poured rain Sunday
morning. I am so glad they changed the date this
year, and I am already looking forward to next time!

12 - SEPT., 2021—         If the early bird gets the worm, I’ll sleep until there’s pancakes.
What kind of car does a sheep like to drive? A Lamborghini.   — SEPT., 2021-   13
14 - SEPT., 2021—   What did the accountant say while auditing a document? This is taxing.
Why do melons have weddings? Because they cantaloupe.   — SEPT., 2021-   15
Richmond Region AACA                                                  your calendar.
Monthly Meeting                                                   President Joe Guckert gave overview of all the planning
August 5, 2021                                                        for our Show.
                                                                  Bruce Woodson sent one thousand emails on July 16th for
We met early at 7 p.m. to have a tour of the new Center for           folks to register. Bruce stressed we need to get the
    Autism at St. Joseph’s Villa. Joe thanked our tour                word out. Since this is a different date some folks may
    guides, Elizabeth, Drew and Kathy Duke. The main                  think we are not doing a show. We have received
    function of the center is to get the students back to             around 70 registrations.
    regular classes. We were impressed with the all the
    new updates.                                                  We need to sell Ads
Our President, Joe Guckert welcomed everyone to our               Mike Harton asked for members to let him know if you
    August Meeting. Joe reported that since 2017 we have              plan to park you antique car around the chapel.
    raised $20,000 for St. Joseph’s Villa.                        We will have overnight security
President Joe Guckert announced the Memorial Service              We will have extra help from RMC
    for Peggy and Dayton Leadbetter will be on Saturday,          We are still working on featured vehicles
    August 21, 2021, at Biltmore Baptist Church at 1300           Wayne Helton met with Henrico County and we will have
    New York Avenue, Glen Allen, VA 23060 at 11 a.m.                  Fire, Police and EMS vehicles coming
    with lunch to fellow. We would like to gather memo-           Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum, Old Dominion Fire
    ries of both. We will send an email to have you can               Society’s Fire Truck Collection, Scot Hawthorne and
    respond to give the family.                                       Krispy Cream are all bringing vehicles.
Happy Birthday to Andy Fuhrman and Kenny Baker.                   Fritz Platz asked if ok to have Club Table in the Swap Meet
Congratulations to Kristin Hawthorne and Thomas Wolfe                 area? This was voted on and approved.
    on their marriage.                                            Kenny Baker reported he has received 13 Swap Meet appli-
It was reported Clif Edwards had some trouble with his                cations. Still early for the vendors.
    new Packard today.                                            Bruce Woodson showed an example of Chrome Plating
Morris Cameron opened our meeting with a prayer.                      done by Wayne’s Auto Parts and Chroming from Fred-
President Joe Guckert thanked Budd Lacy and Clif Ed-                  ericksburg. A beautiful job.
    wards for the Fun Run out to Richlands Dairy.                 Andy Fuhrman announced the Steak Fry will not be on
Thanks to Cindi and Reggie Nash for the great Ice Cream               October 24th. The ODMA Tour is that same weekend.
    Social.                                                           He will schedule another date.
Brian and Lisa Munsey reported on the up and coming               Our President Joe Guckert thanked everyone for coming
    Fun Runs out to Cars and Coffee on August 21st and                and wearing a mask.
    September 4th. This will be a great time to advertise         Meeting adjourned
    our Car Show and Swap Meet. More information to               Alice Cameron
    come on our Fun Run to Tommy Herman’s to see his
    Fire Truck Collection. October 1 we have been invited
    to Wayne and Nancy Helton’s at Crossridge. Mark

                  OFFICERS
  JOE GUCKERT ............................. President
          ndjoe79@hotmail.com

   ANDY FUHRMAN ................. Vice-President
        andyfuhrman@rocketmail.com

   DEBBIE NOLEN ............................ Secretary

   MERT FOWLKES.......................... Treasurer
           fmfowlkes@aol.com

   BRUCE WOODSON ........................ Director

   JOHN SMITH ................................... Director
             jrbvs1@gmail.com

   KENNY BAKER ................................ Director

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