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The Official Newsletter of The Richmond Region AACA
October 2013
Volume 61, No. 4
President’s Message
Here we are in my favorite time of the year.
The weather is cool and crisp, the trees are
beginning to change and we can put away
our lawn mowers ‘til next spring.
OFFICERS
Budd Lacy, President
13294 Greenwood Road
Glen Allen, VA 23059
804-252-2196
Tommy Nolen, Vice-President
5805 Centralia Road
Richmond, VA 23237
804-586-2892
Alice Cameron, Secretary
PO Box 588
Ashland, VA 23005
804-798-8125
Mert Fowlkes, Treasurer
106 Gaymont Road
Richmond, VA 23229
804-288-4439
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Doug Moss
804-550-9781
Tony Smith
804-353-4224
Jim Wilson
804-285-4486
Andy Fuhrman, ex-office
804-467-1458
Legislative Representative
Reggie Nash
804-320-2636
10670 Cherokee Road
Richmond, VA 23235
Public Relations
Darlene Hatcher
804-598-1962
Youth Coordinators
Andy & Mary Beth Fuhrman
804-467-1458
Car Show
Budd Lacy, Co Chairman
Bruce Woodson, Co-Chairman
Barbara Andres
Alice Cameron
804-252-2196
804-264-8551
Old Dominion Meet
804-675-0206
804-798-8125
Gas Light Editor
Jerry Andres
804-675-0206
2401 Grey Oak Drive
Richmond, VA 23236
The Club has some fun things planned this
month. On October 19 we will tour Shirley
Plantation, with a lunch stop at the Dockside
Restaurant. This is the same tour we had
planned for last month, but rescheduled so
that more people could attend.
Then the next day, October 20 the Club has been invited to the
house of Hugh & Mary Penn Hawthorne. If you’ve never been
you’ll be in for a real treat and if you’ve already been its even better!
Also, we have coming up on October 27 our Annual Steak Fry at
Peter & Sharon Francisco’s Farmers’ Market.
Details on all three of the October events are elsewhere in the Gas
Light.
Now we are coming up on the end of the year. So, that means
that annual dues are soon to be due to AACA National and to the
Richmond Region (I’ll keep reminding).
Also, to anyone that won an annual award last year at the Banquet, We need those trophies back so we can present them at the
next banquet.
Also, a friendly reminder to everyone. There is no Monthly Business Meeting in October!
So, as you put your mowers away, don’t put away your cars because we are going to have more Fun Runs all the way through
December.
See you Soon,
Budd
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Calendar of Events
October
No Richmond Region Business Meeting in October
9-12
AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet, Hershey Region, Hershey, PA 717-566-7720
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Richmond Region Tour Weekend (Part 1) - Tour to Shirley Plantation
(Details on Page 6)
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Richmond Region Tour Weekend (Part 2) - The Hugh & Mary Penn Hawthorne
Collections Tour Meet at 2:00 PM Oxbridge Square Shopping Center 10000 Block Hull Street,
Corner of Hull Street & Courthouse Road (Details on Page 6)
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Richmond Region Annual Steak Fry, 1:30 PM Lakeside Town Center
6900 Block of Lakeside Avenue
Richmond, VA (Details on page 7)
November
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Richmond Region at Urbanna Oyster Festival, Urbanna, VA
Car Show Participants must be pre-registered and arrive not latter than 8:30 AM
(Details on page 8)
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Richmond Region Business Meeting, 7:30 PM Belmont Recreation Center
1600 Hilliard Road, Richmond, VA
Richmond Region AACA Past Presidents
1952-1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958-1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 -1972
1973
1974 -1975
1976
David Garriques
Frantz Hershey
Jerome Powell
Kenneth Adelstein
David Garriques
Warner Hall
Harold Via/John Adams
John Adams
Charlie Kidd
Ellis Walton/Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell
George Taylor
Donroy Ober
James Brannon/Fred Singleton
John Glisson
Gary Greene
Reggie Nash
Hugh Hawthorne
Bill Bowman
Jimmy Jones
Jim Whittne
1977
1978-1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988-1989
1990-1991
1992
1993
1994-1995
1996
1997-1998
1999
2000
2001-2002
2003-2004
Hugh Hawthorne
John Puryear
Hugh Hawthorne
Lee Crenshaw
Morris Cameron
Robert Smith
Morris Cameron
Fred Phipps
John Adams
Fred Phipps
Morris Cameron
Dayton Leadbetter
Morris Cameron
Wendel Bowles
Dayton Leadbetter
Richard (Dick) Ivey
Mert Fowlkes
Alice Cameron
Kenney Baker
Dayton Leadbetter
Tommy Nolen
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2005-2006
2007-2008
2009-2010
2011-2012
George Duke
Peter Francisco
Morris Cameron
Andy Fuhrman
Memories
Since his passing Bob Baker has been missed by all that
knew him. It is a real treat that the Baker family is
sharing this document written by Bob some 39 years
ago.
Internal combustion water cooled engine:
The idea is to install an electro-magnetic clutch on
the drive pulley of the water pump. This clutch
would be similar to those used on present day auto
air conditioner compressors. This clutch would be
controlled by a thermal switch that would keep the
clutch open and the water pump inoperative until
the engine reaches it’s most efficient operating temperature. A mechanical thru-pin or similar device
would be also provided to allow operation in case of
electrical clutch failure. This clutch would be used in
addition to the present thermo mechanical thermostat and heat riser.
Since air conditioned cars have an oversized radiator
to accommodate the added load on the engine when
the air conditioner is used, this extra radiator capacity has an adverse effect during the winter driving. The proposed water pump clutch would greatly
reduce the time required to bring the engine to it’s
best and most efficient operating temperature. This
would save fuel and reduce sludge and acids usually
caused by low temperature driving.
Bob Baker’s Invention
(Handwritten by Bob Baker in 1974)
During the present fuel crisis and with prices of .57 per
gallon for regular gasoline common, a more efficient
engine would be very desirable. I have the following
idea or proposal to improve the efficiency of any
Front Cover: Budd Lacy with two Ferrari owners outlining the many advantages of owning a Model T .
Photo taken at the 2013 Classics on the Green.
Back Cover: Photo taken in the Fall several years ago in rural Virginia.
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Meeting Minutes
Richmond Region AACA
Minutes of September 5, 2013 Meeting Coming Events:
Our President Budd Lacy called our meeting to
order
Visitors Jamie Barnhardt and Bill Shoeman
were introduced.
It was reported the loss of John Baughan’s
mother, Bob Smith still has problems with his
foot and Diana Baker not feeling well.
Dayton Leadbetter opened our meeting with a
prayer.
Minutes were read by Alice Cameron and approved
Treasurer’s Report was given by Mert Fowlkes.
Mert announced he has 4 tickets to the AACA
Museum if anyone could use them.
It is free to AACA members but quest would
need to pay.
Budd thanked Cindi and Reggie for hosting the
Ice Cream Social. Cindi thanked everyone for
helping.
Big thanks to Tony Smith for running the boat.
Morris Cameron reported on the AACA Flat
Rock Tour. Had a great time even with the
weather a little wet. Tommy Nolen reported,
he and Debbie also on tour. There were 82
cars on tour.
It was reported the Woodsons and Guckerts
are leaving for Auburn Meet.
Great Sunday tour on August 25 to Flying Circus. Debbie went for a ride on one of the Biplanes.
Some stopped at Carl’s for ice cream on the
way back.
Jamie Barnhardt from the Urbanna Oyster Festival came to invite the Richmond Region to the
Festival.
The history of the festival began in 1958 with
the Richmond Region having the Urbana Car
Show.
Jamie brought registrations to be in by Sept.
20th. We need to arrive by 8:30 a.m. We will
have special parking for our Cars.
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Sept. 13,14,15
Sept. 15
Sept. 20-22
Sept. 21
Sept. 21
Sept. 28
Sept. 28
October
Oct. 19
Oct. 27
Somerset
Classics on the Green
Field Day of the Past
Ford Show at Bass Pro
South Eastern Meet AACA
Cleveland, TN
Tidewater Region Show
Oak Knoll Middle School
Show
No Club Meeting
Tour to Shirley Plantation
& lunch at Dockside
Steak Fry at Peter Francisco’s at 1:30 p.m.
Thanks to Jim and Ann Wilson for refreshments.
Barbara Andres reported we have a site for the 61st
ODMA. We will host it from the Wyndham Virginia
Crossings Hotel and Conference Center on May 16 17, 2014. The first meet was held on May 17, 1953
in Richmond at Parker Field. We are planning to
make it a special event. More to come.
Meeting adjourned.
Warren Malone won 50/50.
Alice Cameron
Secretary
Richmond Region Tour Weekend!
All you need to do is show up. We guarantee you will have fun!
If you are retired military, the charge is only
$5.00.
Shirley dates back to 1613 and is known as the
first plantation. Established in 1638 the family
business is the Nation’s oldest family-owned
business. The home is still lived in by descendents of the same family since 1738. Shirley has
been recognized as the most intact Colonial estate in Virginia.
The access road to Shirley Plantation is unpaved.
Please keep this in mind when you select which
car you will be driving to Shirley.
Fun Run to Hugh & Mary
Penn Hawthorne Residence
Sunday, October 20th!
Fun Run to Shirley Plantation Planned for Saturday, October 19!
After Saturday’s Tour to Shirley, we will meet
Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM at the Oxbridge
Square Shopping Center (Corner of Courthouse
Road & Hull Street Road).
Participants will assemble at the Dump
Furniture Company at 7204 Brook Road
on Saturday, October 19 at 10:00 A.M.
From there we will drive to the Hawthorne's and
should arrive there at approximately 2:30 PM
and we will socialize and tour their house and
garages.
We will have lunch at The Dockside Restaurant. It is a picturesque restaurant
overlooking the James River. The main
dining room has 9 picture windows offering spectacular views of the River. The
menu offers a variety of choices so there
should be something that will appeal to
everyone.
After lunch, we will drive to Shirley
Plantation for a special tour. The tour
takes about an hour and a half. Cost for
the tour is $11 per adult. If we have 10
or more, the cost will be $9.50 per adult.
Cost for children 7-17 is $7.50, 6 &
younger free.
The Hawthornes have an impressive car collection. They also collect pocket watches along
with just about anything else you can think of.
Imagine having an authentic Richard Petty Plymouth displayed in the Living Room. Or a
genuine Roy Clark banjo complete with an authentic costume worn by country music’s Roy
Clark.
From the Hawthorne house we will drive to Extra Billy’s Barbeque located at 1110 Alverser
Drive, Midlothian, VA 23113 for more fellowship and dinner. The plan is to arrive there at
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM.
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More Upcoming Region Events
The Club will provide the Steaks and
Morris Cameron will be there grilling
them to perfection.
Richmond Region’s Annual
Steak Fry
Along with your old car, bring your
family, some chairs and a covered dish
with serving utensil. Something that
goes well with fine steaks or even a
dessert would be perfect!
The Annual Steak Fry will start at 1:30
PM on Sunday, October 27. The event
will be held at Peter & Sharon Francisco’s Lakeside Towne Center.
The Towne Center is on the 6900
Block of Lakeside Avenue directly
across the street from Mercer &
Woodson Automotive.
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More Upcoming Region Events
Urbanna Oyster Festival Antique Auto Show
Saturday, November 2, 2013 @ 9:00 am – corner of Waverly Road & Virginia
Street.
The Urbanna Oyster Festival’s first Antique Auto Show was in 1958 sponsored by the Richmond
Region A.C.C.A. and the Merchants Association. So. . .55 years later, The Urbanna Oyster Festival and the Richmond Region AACA will re-live that tradition.
The Antique Car Show will be on Saturday, November 2 , starting at 9:00 AM. Winners of
the “Classes” and “Best in Show” will be asked to participate in the Oyster Festival Parade @
2:00 pm and will receive a trophy/plaque.
Richmond Region Members must have their car pre-registered to participate in the Antique
Car Show and must be on the show field no latter than 8:30 AM!
If you have not Pre-registered a vehicle, drive the family car on down to Urbanna and spend the
day with your fellow Richmond Region Members.
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MarketPlace
FOR SALE: 1940 Oldsmobile
Coupe. Needs restoration. Solid,
complete car,
motor runs-six
Cyl. Hydramatic!
Brakes are
apart - needs master cylinder,
(available at Kanter’s.) Running
boards need replacing - Have
originals for patterns, (Have a
source for this in VA too). Original upholstery, New battery &
good tires!
Asking $8500 or B/O.
Andy Fuhrman
804-467-1458
FOR SALE:
1928 Chevrolet Roadster
1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible
1939 Packard 2-door Sports Coupe
1965 AMC 2-door hardtop 400H
1955 Ford Pickup (rebuilt engine)
1967 Dodge M-37 Military Truck
1937 Packard 2-door conv. coupe 120
Bob Powell
804-389-2555
riplkp@comcast.net
andyfuhrman@rocketmail.com
FOR SALE: 1964 Thunderbird 390 Engine, 2 door hardtop - red
with white ribbed interior , power
steering,
power brakes,
power windows, automatic transmission, AC,
console, AM/FM radio. Asking
$21,950
Bill & Jody Yuhase
804-752-2557
Cell 804-477-4379
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Members
Welcome New Member!
Welcome to New Member, John A. Budesky of
Mechanicsville. John has a 1971 & a 1972 Chevy
Pickup Truck.
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Scouts Travel to Virginia Beach
On September 21 & 22 Cole & Clay Fuhrman accompanied their Dad, Andy and the rest of Boy
Scout Troup 736 to Virginia Beach airport for a
weekend of camping. While there the scouts did
work to qualify for some Merit Badges. one being
for Automotive Maintenance. Andy enlisted the
help of Bob Stein and other TRACCA members for
some help.
Each owner reviewed the Maintenance Requirements for their respective car.
Many thanks to the TRACCA. They with their
innovative Automotive Maintenance Presentation made the day for the Scouts and their
Scoutmaster.
Cole and Clay have been actively growing up
in the AACA so the “car stuff” is second nature
to them.. They were pleased to share some of
the “car stuff” with their friends and fellow
Scouts.
The “car stuff” memories that come attached to
those Merit Badges will last a lifetime!
The Tidewater group assembled a special display
of Automobiles that represented a wide range of
design and engineering .
Debbie Nolan’s Black 1969 VW Beatle
Wins “Best in Show”
Sam Kern brought his 1925 Franklin, Susan &
Terry Bond brought their 1948 MG TC, Al Swanson brought his 1967 Mustang, Neil Sugarmeyer
brought his 1928 Willys-Knight. Bob Stein’s 1937
Pontiac completed the display.
The Tidewater Region’s 40th Annual Meet was
a major success. Over 300 cars were entered,
they had the most flea market vendors ever,
and they had highest number of cars ever in the
Car coral the most cars ever entered in the car
corral, and record attendance.
The VW has had a great year!
It also got its AACA National
Junior, Senior & its First Preservation Awards and has won
first place in its class at both
Bug Out shows in May &
Sept. The Bug Outs are exclusively for VW vehicles and
each show had 200-300 cars in attendance.
Debbie says that Tommy, her Restoration Guy
does excellent work!
Photo courtesy of Bob Stein, TRAACA Mud Flap
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Classic Automobile Parade and Display Organized by Bruce Woodson, Jr.
Bruce Woodson, Jr. organized a fantastic
display of cars at Parham Healthcare and
Rehab. Many of the participants were
members of the Central Virginia British
Car Club. Several Richmond Region
members and others also participated.
1972 MGB
1973 MGB
1974 Triumph TR6
1975 Jensen-Healey
1985 Ferrari 308
1989 Rolls Royce Silver Corniche
The idea was to make an ordinary day
special for those who have precious few
remaining.
Richmond Region Members taking part in this
event were Bruce, Carol & Virginia Woodson,
Morris Cameron, Budd Lacy, Wyatt Williams &
Dick Ivey.
At approximately 6 PM on Tuesday September 24th, Twenty Car Enthusiasts in
18 cars assembled in the parking lot behind the facility.
The cars were staged by model year and
at approximately 6 PM, the group paraded around the building, blowing horns
and waving for all the non-mobile patients watching from the windows.
When the cars got around the building a
special presentation of the cars was made
to those that could come outside.
Bruce mentioned that as they were making their way around the building, he noticed that very few of the non-mobile patients were at the windows watching. It
was when the group made the final turn
he realized why. People that had not left
their beds in quite some time had asked
for permission to come outside for the
presentation!
The Display of Cars consisted of:
1922 Ford Model T
1930 Ford Model A Sedan
1937 Cord 812 Phaeton
1940 Packard 110 Sedan
1949 Dodge Coronet
1953 Ford Victoria Conv.
1954 Jaguar XK120-SE OTS
1961 Corvette
1964 Ford Falcon Sprint
1966 Ford Thunderbird Conv.
1968 Jaguar E-Type Coupe
1971 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
Richmond Region at Classics on The
Green Show and Festival
Alice Cameron & Budd Lacy manned the Richmond Region Club Tent at the 2013 Classics On
The Green.
Alice & Morris Cameron’s Cross-Country Ford
Model T was proudly displayed in the tent (See
cover Photo). It attracted many people to the
Club Tent throughout the day.
Complimentary copies of
AACA’s Magazine Antique
Automobile (courtesy of
AACA National) and copies
of Richmond Region’s Gas
Light were passed out. Visitors enjoyed browsing the
scrap books of things our club
members do together.
Congratulations to the following Richmond Region Members for their First Place Wins in their
respective Classes:
Barbara & Jerry Andres (Glacier Blue 1956
MGA 1500).
Debbie Nolan (Black 1969 Volkswagen Type 1
Sedan).
Reggie & Cindi Nash (Red 1953 Nash-Healey).
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Feature:
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival & Vintage
Grand Prix Race Weekend
By Greg Glassner
Antique auto enthusiasts who desire a taste
of vintage sports car racing might want to
schedule a visit to Upstate New York’s annual Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival and
SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix weekend.
These are actually two separate events that
exist in harmony. The Festival takes place
on a Friday in the village of Watkins Glen.
The Vintage Grand Prix is a three-day event
at the modern Watkins Glen racetrack a few
miles uphill from the town.
If you do this event in the future, do not arrive on Saturday. Friday’s Festival in the
Village of Watkins Glen is not to be
and Chevron trundle through town is still a
hoot.
The entire downtown area is basically a floating car show on Friday, with Jaguar XKEs,
Morgans, Porsche 911s, Panteras, and Corvettes nosed into the curbs while their owners
kick tires and check out each other’s rides.
With the exception of Chevrolet Corvettes
and Trans-Am racing versions of Chevy
Camaros, Ford Mustangs, and Plymouth Baracudas, most of the cars on track and many of
those scattered about the Village on Friday are
foreign cars. Fans of American Iron who appreciate automotive history will not be disappointed. For instance, where else are you going to see a Marmon 16, across from a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” Coupe which
sits next to a Bentley Continental?
Other rarities I spotted were a tiny British
Berkeley, a Jowett Jupiter, a Siata 8V, and
skipped. It is a free day-long celebration of
American sports car racing history which
began on the roads around Watkins Glen in
1948.
Friday’s festivities include a Concours
d’Elegance, sports car wine tours, a gymkhana, and a lecture series in the park.
Franklin Street is closed to traffic in the afternoon and the vintage racers drive down
from the track for display. Late in the day
they take two laps around the original 6.6
mile road circuit, which runs through the
village.
These tours and ceremonial laps are conducted with a police escort, but watching a
Porsche 917, two dozen Trans Am cars, and
assorted other Porsches, Alfa Romeos,
MGs, Triumphs and the odd Siata, Echidna,
the Hansgen Jaguar Special that won at the
Glen in 1953.
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At the track on Saturday, a show-what-youbrung car show is staged on the infield and
the paddock is wide open for spectators. Vintage racing is a hobby, not a vocation, and
the owners of these cars are proud of their
rides and quite willing to tell you all about
them. A familiar sight at many vintage car
races is Peter Giddings, who races a very rare
Alfa Romeo Tipo B P-3 Grand Prix race car.
This car was campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari
in the 1930s with drivers such as Tazio
Nuvrolari, Rudolph Caracciola and Achille
Varzi. Giddings must have a very understanding insurance agent to race this priceless antique.
Another interesting facet of vintage car
events is that drivers often bring a few extra
cars from their stables for display in the paddock and garages. A surprising number of
them are being offered for sale in order to
finance other car projects. All are beyond my
budget, I am afraid.
A number of vintage motorcycles are also
around the infield and I came perilously
close to buying a Gina Scrambler, which was
built in Argentina for only one year. It was
small enough to stuff into my SUV and cart
home and the price was right. If I had closed
the deal I’d be the only one in Virginia with
a Gina - quite possibly the only one in the
Northern Hemisphere.
One of the great things about this annual
event in Watkins Glen is that you do not
have to be a die-hard car nut to enjoy it. Food
and beer vendors line Franklin Street on Friday, vendors of car gear and art abound, and
the gorge and waterfall in the state park are
worth a tour, as are the many nearby wineries.
After the races, stop by the old Seneca Lodge
for a cool one or dinner. This was a hangout
for F-1 and Can-Am drivers and mechanics
in the 60s and 70s and much memorabilia
crowds the walls behind the bar.
-- Greg Glassner is a member of AACA
Richmond Region.
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Casual.
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 Gesso 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.
Owner/Agent
804-262-6593
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Jerry Andres, Editor
2401 Grey Oak Drive
Richmond, VA 23236
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