Apr 2014

April 2014, Volume 16, Issue 4
April Meeting – Olympic Restaurant – Kernersville
th
Editors:
John & Ruth Ann Ronchetti
1025 Pine Knolls Rd.
Kernersville, NC 27284
Phone: (336) 996-5125
Fax:
(336) 996-5253
E-Mail: j_ronchetti@usa.net
ra_ronchetti@usa.net
Special Interest Articles:
Message from the President
Don't Forget
Car Events Schedule
Personal Notes
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Spring Folly Car Show
Let's All Go to the Barn
Vernon Leaves the Circus
Kernersville Movie in the
Park
Pictures
Car Show Flyer
A Word from Our Sponsors
Classifieds
AACA’s Old Salem Chapter monthly meeting will be Tuesday, Apr. 15 at The Olympic Restaurant,
1541 W. Mountain St., in Kernersville. Dinner starts at 6:00 PM and the business part of the meeting
will start at 7:00 PM. Don’t forget to invite and/or bring your antique/classic vehicle friend(s) with you
for a fun evening! See ‘ya Tuesday for some great food, fun, and fellowship!
Message from the President
Hello OSC Members,
We have entered our busy time of the year, planning our Spring Folly and
our Downtown Cruise-Ins. Ruth Ann has been a tremendous help. We
will spend some time during our April meeting discussing these and
possibly asking for some volunteers at both. We will all enjoy these
outings. We are trying to schedule entertainment which includes Country,
Blue-Grass and Oldies in an attempt to please everyone. The Chamber of
Commerce is working closely with us and it is reassuring to have their
support. I should be meeting with Tim Vestal and Paul Bledsoe within a
few days.
Many of us attended the Charlotte Auto Fair this past weekend and some
of you served as judges for AACA. Thank you. It was quite a show--many
cars and vendors and pretty weather.
Easter is approaching and I hope all of you have a Happy Easter. I
understand that many of you will attend the Brunch at the Harmon House
and I hope you all enjoy it. I believe we have some good times and events
ahead.
It is a privilege to be associated with you all. See you on Tuesday the
15th.
Ronald F. Day
President
On the Web:
National:
www.AACA.org
NC Region:
www.ncregionaaca.com/region/
Old Salem Chapter:
www.ncregionaaca.com/oldsalem
OSC Facebook:
www.facebook.com/
Old.Salem.AACA
Don’t forget …
Bring CANNED VEGETABLES and/or MONETARY DONATIONS
for Second Harvest
AND ALUMINUM CANS to our meeting!
Also … bring your OLD CAR MAGAZINES, too,
for the prison ministry collection!
Throw the ALUMINUM CANS and CAR MAGAZINES in the back of John
Ronchetti’s “Petty blue” El Camino before you come in … and bring the FOOD
DONATIONS inside with you! THANKS!
1
Car Events Schedule – Mark your Calendar!
Apr 12
Loves UMC Classic Car & Truck Cruise In, Main St., Walkertown, NC, 9 am – 2 pm
Apr 12
Heart of Carolina Charity Car Show, Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC, 8 am – 3 pm
Apr 12
Wings & Wheels, Shiloh Airport, 2691 Settle Bridge Rd, Stoneville, NC, 8 am – 3 pm
Apr 12
Welcome Easter Parade, Welcome NC, Line Up, 1 – 2 pm
Apr 14
Alex's Grill Cruise In, Lewisville NC @ The Oaks, 4 – 8 pm
Apr 15
Well Spring Retirement Comm. Car Display, 4100 Well Spring Dr. Greensboro, 12 – 2:30 pm
Apr 15
OSC Monthly Meeting, Olympic Restaurant, 1541 W. Mountain St., K'ville, 6 pm
Apr 17
Let's Talk Cars, 1628 S. Main St., Kagan's Furniture, High Point, 5 – 9 pm
Apr 18-19
Shriners Expo & Classic Car Auction, Greensboro Coliseum, Fri. 5:30 – 9:30 pm, Sat. 11 am –
Apr 19
Jefferson Church Car/Truck Show, 4200 Jefferson Church Rd., Rural Hall, 11 am – 3 pm
Apr 19
Yadkinville Cruise N, Downtown Yadkinville, NC, 3rd Sat., 4 - 8 pm
Apr 20
Easter Brunch, at Harmon House, 149 S Main St, Kernersville, NC, 1 pm $18/pp
Apr 21
Mocksville Cruise In, Downtown Mocksville, 1st & 3rd Mon. 5:30 – 8:30 pm (Rain Date Tues)
Apr 25
Bethania Moravian Church Cruise-In, 5545 Main St., Bethania, 6:00 pm
Apr 26
RCR Cruise In, 232 Industrial Dr. Lexington (Welcome), NC, 9 am – 2 pm
Apr 28
Pig-N-Out Cruise In, Lewisville Shopping Center, 6489 Shallowford Rd., 4 – 8 pm
May 2
Madison Cruise- In, Down Town Madison NC, 5 – 8 pm
May 3
Kernersville Spring Folly Car Show, Mtn. St., Kernersville, NC, 9 am – 3 pm
May 4
UNCSA Screening of "Vernon Leaves the Circus", W-S, 7 – 10 pm
May 5
Mocksville Cruise In, Downtown Mocksville, 1st & 3rd Mon. 5:30 – 8:30 pm (Rain Date Tues)
May 11
Barn Dinner Theater, "Groovin", Greensboro, 1 pm
May 13-16
AACA Eastern Divisional Tour, Tappahannock, VA
May 16
Movie in the Park, "The Ultimate Life", Harmon Park, S. Main St., Kernersville
May 17
River Landing Show, Colfax, NC, 10 am – 2 pm
May 20
OSC Monthly Meeting, Olympic Restaurant, 1541 W. Mountain St., K'ville, 6 pm
*************************************************************
Personal Notes
Please continue to keep James Alley (and Alma) in your thoughts and prayers. James was in the hospital
recently and is now home.
Jimmy Hailey reports that his surgery went well and that he is sore but doing well. He says he is walking
slowly but getting better. We hope you are back to normal real soon.
Pat Hardy had surgery on her shoulder last month. I hear that she is doing well.
Please keep Jo Ann Hawks (and David) in your thoughts and prayers. Jo Ann fell down some steps
while David was off with Joe Huygens. She is still bruised but is coming along.
I hear that Ann Beeson was having problems but after having some tests she is doing better.
2
Ron Casey – April 28th
Kay Hilton – May 2nd
Frank Harris – May 15th
Becky Hancock – May 17th
 Phyllis & Mike Oehman -- Apr 15th
 Becky & Bynum Hancock -- May 16th
***************************************************************************************
Time is getting close! Our annual Spring Folly Car Show is almost upon us and we will need all the help we
can get! Please be willing to volunteer to help that day; the more hands we have, the easier it will be on
everyone. I will have a Sign-Up sheet at our meeting on Tuesday along with jobs and details, so please make
an effort to attend.
And also during this show, we will have our "Driving Thru the Decades" display again this year, featuring
Model T's and A's and "newer" cars of Henry Ford, from 1911 to 1958. "A Tribute to Henry Ford" will be an
amazing display and fun to see!
For the benefit of our new members, our Old Salem Chapter has hosted this annual car show for a number of
years (our best OSC fundraiser of the year) in conjunction with the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce
during the HUGE Downtown Kernersville street festival, the Kernersville Spring Folly. Our show isn't "just a
car show" ... there is sooo much more to offer ... vendors of all kinds, wonderful food and live entertainment,
and a small "carnival" of rides for the kids, plus more ... a GREAT FAMILY DAY!
Please feel free to pass the flyer and info on to all of your friends! It will be great day!
***************************************************************************************
Let's All Go to the Barn ...
The Barn Dinner Theater, That Is!
Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Activities
Hey, everyone ... a GREAT show has popped up at the Barn Dinner Theater
in Greensboro that I thought y'all would enjoy ... "Groovin'"! It's all about
that wild and crazy music of the '60s & '70s that many of us grew up with!
And ... to immerse ourselves even further into the experience, let's all wear
our tie-dye t-shirts and fringed vests ... or whatever else of that time period you may have laying around ...
while we drive our 1960's/1970's cars and park them in reserved spaces in front for everyone to see and enjoy!
We need to jump on this quickly since we can get $10 off our tickets for an "Early Bird" rate if we go during
the first two weeks so that means we will have to go on Sunday, May 11th for the 1:00 PM seating to work it
3
into our OSC calendar scheduling. And ... since we are a group, I will have to get our reservations to them by
APRIL 18th ... 3 weeks ahead of the show.
The Group/Early Bird rate is $36/person and that includes the wonderful buffet meal, the show, tax and
gratuity ... good deal! Sooo ... please let me know ASAP if you would like to go! And, send your checks
made out to me since I will have to pay by a credit card for our group all at one time. I will have a Sign-Up
sheet at our meeting on Tuesday, also.
Let's go back in time to the '60s/'70s ... gonna be a fun afternoon!
***************************************************************************************
In October 2013, our Old Salem Chapter was contacted
by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
(UNCSA) in Winston-Salem and asked if we could
provide some antique cars of the 1950's/1960's for a
Senior movie project they were filming and needed cars
for. The movie was called "Vernon Leaves the Circus"
and some of our members heeded the call. Some of our
members that came forward with their cars were also
extras in the movie during the "Circus" shoot in the
middle of a big field! Great fun!
Now ... it is time for the screening process and y'all are invited to attend! It will be on Sunday, May 4th, 7:00
to 10:00 pm in their theater on the campus of the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Those that were
in the movie ... and you know who you are ... are asked to maybe bring your car that was in the movie to
display in front of the theater.
We are told that it is only about a 15 minute film but it should be a lot of fun to see our members' cars and
some of their faces on the BIG screen. We may be able to take a little tour of the film department and even
meet to have dinner beforehand; the logistics of that still need to be worked out, but I will let you know. PUT
IT ON YOUR CALENDAR!
***************************************************************************************
Kernersville's "Movie Night in the Park"
featuring our "Ultimate Life" Movie!
Ruth Ann Ronchetti, Activities
On Friday night, May 16th, our Old Salem Chapter comes to life
again with our old cars being shown on the BIG SCREEN for
another screening! "Our" movie, "The Ultimate Life," will be
shown at Harmon Park on South Main Street to kick off
Kernersville's summer series of Movie Night in the Park.
Kernersville's Town Mayor, Dawn Morgan, recommended to the Parks and Recreation that our movie be
shown and made available to those that were not able to see it during the limited showing in the theaters last
September .. how 'bout that, great lady! Sooo .. that is how it came to be. It will be advertised as a "Date
Night" and there will be food available. It has also been requested that we display some of our OSC
4
cars/truck that were in the movie, too, so that will be an even more meaningful experience for those coming to
enjoy the movie.
Little info for our new members: Our Old Salem Chapter was honored to be asked to provide antique cars for
the filming of the movie, "The Ultimate Life," in March 2013, and was released in the theaters on September
2013. There were 19 of our OSC cars that participated in seven different shoots in Wentworth, Madison,
Winston-Salem, East Bend, and Mocksville. The movie was directed by Michael Landon, Jr. and starred
Peter Fonda. It was a wonderful experience that we will not forget, and as a result, we (our OSC) may have
other opportunities in the future for other films when they arise.
***************************************************************************************
Petty Museum, Level Cross
March 29, 2014
Mendenhall Plantation, Jamestown
March 29, 2014
5
6
7
And Now a Word from Our Sponsors…
Your ad can be seen here too!
Your ad will appear in our newsletter and OSC website for one year.
OSC Member $12 / Non-Member $36
Contact any member of the Old Salem Chapter for Details.
8
Classifieds
For Sale
1987 Chevrolet El Camino -- Asking $16,000.
* 400 CID small block - rebuilt for towing by Roger Willis
(with approximately 8100 miles since rebuild)
* Body was sanded to bare metal (no rust) then painted
* Custom graphics
For more information contact Nancy Willis.
Phone: 336-996-2589
Email: turbovols@aol.com
For more pictures contact John Ronchetti.
Email: j_ronchetti@usa.net
****************************************************************************
1987 White Corvette. Asking $5700
All original, AC works, Stereo CD player w/Remote control,
Targa top, Tilt wheel, automatic, 99,000 miles, 2nd owner,
Dark, deep blue interior ... Good condition.
Contact Danell Sharpe 336-423-6691
****************************************************************************
Complete stainless dual exhaust system for 1987 El Camino. Exhaust pipes, 2 Pypes mufflers, 2 tail pipes
and other pieces. And a pair of stainless headers. Asking $600. Contact Nancy Willis at 336-996-2589 or :
turbovols@aol.com
****************************************************************************
Wanted
1986 Buick 3.8 L V6 Grand National engine
Contact Bart Collins. Email: toobaman@aol.com
Phone: 336-992-3643
9