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Vol. 21, No. 7 The Official Newsletter of the Staten Island Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America Ragtops & Rumbleseats Jul 2014 • SIRAACA Community Day - July 12 Vintage Advertising School’s out for summer! Hopefully the students were paying attention in history class when they learned that Dodge is celebrating 100 years in 2014. The company was founded by John & Horace Dodge in 1914 following stints producing transmissions for Olds and drivetrains for Ford. Their new car was an instant success, with Dodge Brothers Company remaining an independent firm until acquired by Chrysler in 1928. This 1932 ad touts the simplicity of pedal free gear shifting and automatic clutch, targeting the ever increasing amount of women drivers who wanted comfort and ease of use. Does anyone know how this set up worked? In This Issue July 12 is our show at the Commons Cafe. A 1920’s time-traveler finds his long-lost Model T. 1958 Corvette wins top honors at local show. Ha p py I n d e pe n d ence Day! A summer rerun in the SIRAACA Garage. Trivi a Qu e s t i o n : Of t h e 1 4 6 n e w makes of auto that debuted in 1914, how many survive t o t h i s d ay ? Answer: Only one - Dodge. RAGTOPS & RUMBLESEATS July 2014 Volume 21, Number 07 SIRAACA Who’s Who EDITOR Paul Arena, Jr. parena2@verizon.net PRESIDENT Paul Arena, Jr. parena2@verizon.net VICE PRESIDENT Mike Signorile onehot51@aol.com SECRETARY Tony DiAngelo TREASURER Phil Boffa MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Jonathan Schulman jns@jonathanschulman.com SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Jeff Tucker WEBMASTER - siraaca@yahoo.com Frank Nathanson http://local.aaca.org/siraaca Minutes of the 470th Meeting June 3, 2014 1. The 470th meeting of the Staten Island Region AACA was called to order by President Paul Jr. at 7:35 pm. Following a recital of the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence, the minutes of the 469th meeting were accepted as read by Tony DiAngelo. 2. A recap of events since the last meeting was presented by various participants. Four cars adorned the entrance to the Theater at Snug Harbor for a Mother ’s Day matinee performance of Driving Miss Daisy, and were featured on NY1. Five members attended the Memorial Day Parade and had the honor of driving veterans along the route. The inaugural New Dorp H.S. car show drew more cars than it could hold. The raffle car took in $288, and the club is donating $100 back to their football program. 3. Our Community Day at the Commons Cafe will be on Saturday, July 12 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Members have been promoting this celebration of National Collector Car Appreciation Day and we expect a good turnout. Final preparations will be discussed at the July meeting. 4. Jeff Tucker and Frank Nathanson are planning a run to the Whiskey Cafe in Lyndhurst, NJ this coming Saturday. Anyone interested in joining in should coordinate with Jeff. 5. The show at St. Joseph-St. Thomas is set for June 14. Members are asked to help out with judging and selling raffle tickets on our Corvette, which will be on display. 6. Phil Boffa’s company continues to work with the AACA and Steve Moskowitz on app development. Steve mentioned that the AACA is also working on a new show for Velocity Channel. 7. Phil Boffa’s treasury report shows all in order. 8. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 pm. The 50/50 collected $23, with Bob Columbia winning $12. Respectfully submitted, Tony DiAngelo, Secretary, SIRAACA c lub happe n i n g s FE A T U R E Communit y D a y i s J u l y 1 2 S t . J o s e p h - S t . T h o mas Show To celebrate National Collector Car Appreciation Day, which is officially recognized as July 11, 2014, our club is holding its first ever Community Day at the Commons Cafe on Saturday, July 12. The free event, a car show and cruisein for charity, will run from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The main goal is to drive as much traffic through the Cafe to buy lunch, as all profits turned at the register are donated to our organization. We will hold a 50/50 drawing, sell tickets and the raffle car, and give away some special awards to a select number of vehicles. The event also gives the majority of us a glimpse of the facility, where we are considering relocating our shows in 2015. For the fourth consecutive year, our club has pitched in to help judge at the car show held at St. Joseph-St. Thomas parish school. The show drew just under 100 entrants, with a heavy helping of new Mustangs and Corvettes mixed in with a little of everything else. The 1958 Corvette roadster seen above was awarded Best in Show. An equally impressive 1930 Ford Model A coupe was selected as the Pastor ’s Choice. C r u i s e s t o t h e Mainland This season, the weekly cruise nite action on Staten Island has given way to a morning cruise, as the Sunday gatherings at Great Kills Beach have taken over the local scene in a big way. For those of you who prefer their cruises to be in the evening, and you don’t mind crossing a bridge into New Jersey, here are a few upcoming events, courtesy of Kroozin Productions. The Olive Garden in Woodbridge hosts a big turnout each Tuesday, with July 8 as the next possible target date for our raffle car. A little further south, the Shoppes at Old Bridge, located on Route 9 near Texas Members have been passing out these flyers at Road, is hosting their next event on Friday, July 11. It’s all the local cruises and car shows, and the buzz delayed one week because of Independence Day. Here has been getting louder each week. We are ex- too we’d like to attend with our raffle car. Each event pecting a great turnout and hope to “wow” the can afford one final push for our Community Day on folks at the Nicotra Group, who are trying to July 12. Who’s in? promote the Cafe to the rest of Staten Island. ELIQUAT SIR AC A AEUGUER Cover : The A l l - A m e r i ca n 1 9 5 7 C h e v y g o e s w i t h b a s e b all, hot do gs and apple pie this 4th of July. (photo by Paul Jr.) From the P r e s i d e n t It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Kevin Keenan on the birth of his first grandchild, a 9 pound, 1 ounce boy named Tyler Kevin Keenan. The baby and parents (Kevin and Paige) are doing well. Kevin reports the baby has plenty of hair, so he must not look much like him. I hear we are doing a great job promoting our upcoming event on July 12. Let’s hope we can dazzle our new hosts, raise some money for charity and attract new members to our club. - Paul Jr. - NEXT MEETING - July 1 Our July meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 1 at 7:00 pm, and will be held at the Staff House at Seaview Home & Hospital, located at 460 Brielle Avenue. Each member is asked to contribute $3.00 towards coffee and doughnuts. Roarin’ to Go We Hear T h a t . . . Former member Victor Coiro joined 50 or so other Checker Cab owners for a national meet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in late June. His photo appeared in the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal and he was interviewed for a New York Times article... ... . and that the famous 1935 Duesenberg Mormon Meteor attended the Elegance at Hershey and won both the Governor ’s Cup and the Most Elegant Open PreWar award... ... and that at the upcoming RM Auction at Motor City, there is no car estimated to hit $1,000,000... Fellow member Tony Ventrice texted us this photo of a time-traveling ... and that Victor Coiro (yup, gentleman from the Roaring Twenties holding Tony’s very first trohim again) was spotted chugging phy, awarded to his Model T. Apparently, Tony knows how to sumalong Hylan Boulevard in a barn- mon this guy out of the Prohibition Era and into the 21st Century, so fresh Model A woodie wagon af- keep an eye out for him and his flapper gal at upcoming shows and ter an appearance at Great Kills events. If you meet him, be forewarned - we also hear he’s associated with some local bootleggers known to be quick on the draw with Beach one Sunday morning. those newfangled tommy guns. What have you heard? SIR AAC A LOREM IPSUM Inside the SIRAACA Garage Hey haven’t we seen this truck already? Yes, but not with those awesome red wheels with chrome beauty rings. Phil Boffa sent in this photo to show his progress, which this time reveals a simple yet effective treatment of the wheels on his Chevrolet pick-up. The SIRAACA Garage approves. Are you tired of reruns in the summertime? Then send in photos and stories of your current rides, your former rides, your parents’ rides, your great-great-uncles’s horse-drawn rides, whatever. I can’t do it all by myself... S l ow a nd steady wins the race as Phil takes his time bringing his truck back to life. He’s a l s o re done the do or panels. The big question is will he keep the patinated finish, have it p a i n te d, or go somewhere in b et ween with black “suede”? (photo by Phil B offa) Upcoming Events Grab your friends and family, hop into your car, and check out these events: Do you have (or had) a car that you’d like featured in the SIRAACA Garage? If so, please send pictures and details to Paul Jr. via parena2@ verizon.net, or see him at one of our monthly meetings. • • • • • Travis 4th of July Parade - July 4 SIRAACA Community Day at Commons Cafe, Teleport - July 12 Carlisle Chrysler Nationals, Carlisle, PA - July 11-13 51st Annual Das Awkscht Fescht, Macungie, PA - August 1-3 Bikers for Bini, Staten Island Mall - August 24 SIR AAC A LOREM IPSUM Drive- I n F u n R e t u r n s t o H i s t o r i c R i c h m o n d Town The All American Drive-In returns this year to Historic Richmond Town with not one night, but six straight nights of 1970’s blockbusters. Running from August 11-16, three feature films will each get two nights on the big screen. Kicking off the week on Monday is “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”, followed by “Rocky” on Tuesday and the return of “Jaws” on Wednesday, They then repeat the showings for the next three days. We supplied three cars for a recent promotional shoot - Jeff Tucker ’s 1967 Galaxie, Mike Signorile’s 1962 Impala and Paul Arena’s 1964 Riviera. Last year, we displayed cars along Center Street as a featured display, and will coordinate with Richmond Town to determine the displays for this year. For more information on tickets, visit http://www.historicrichmondtown.org. SIRAAC AACA A SIR
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