Mar-Apr 2011 GSMR Newsletter

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Loose Nut at Computer / New Members / Trivia / Get Well
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Philadelphia or Bust continued
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Museum Exhibits / Library & Research—Military Vehicles
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Military Vehicles continued
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SC Annual Chili Bowl
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Feature Car
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Birthdays / Anniversaries / Car Acronyms
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A Word from Our Sponsors… / Auto Trivia Answers
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Calendar of Events / For Sale
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Membership News / Auto Word Search
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THE HIGH BEAM
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS REGION AACA
President—Tom Furey 828-894-8898
V.P.– Ray Robertson 828-683-7701
Secretary—Jeanne Robertson
Treasurer—Paula LaRowe
Little Detroit Chapter President: Ernie Dustman
Executive Board Members:
Mike Gill
Jim Graves
Ernie Dustman
Autorama: Dale Beardlsley
Asst: Kim LaRowe
Club Equipment: Hulon McCraw
Club Activities: Joe Nowakowski
Asst:Budd Benner Grady Hawkins Stan Ducker
Meeting Chair: Pat Holland
Membership-Dick Jones
Newsletter Distribution-Larry Brady
Web Master-Mike Gill
Email at: mjgill@4thepackers.com
Equipment-Hulon McCraw
Editor-Dawn Dreibus
1127 Drucilla Church Road
Nebo, NC 28761
828-659-1428
Email at: moepar@verizon.net
All material for publication should be submitted to the
Editor either in person, by regular mail or by email for the
next issue by the 25th of each odd month (Jan., Mar.,
May, Jul., Sep., and Nov.).
Officers & Directors Meeting quarterly on February 2, May
11, August 3, and November 2, 6 PM, at Binions
Roadhouse in Hendersonville, NC. For more info contact
Tom Furey.
The High Beam is the official bimonthly publication of the
Great Smoky Mountains Region of the Antique
Automobile Club of America. Our purpose is to serve as
a source of information for all members and supporters of
the Region, to heighten interest in the preservation of
antique vehicles, and to enjoy the fellowship of those with
whom the one common thread of love for antique
automobiles binds us.
For more information on
membership and the AACA, please contact any club
officer.
LOOSE NUT AT THE COMPUTER
I have really appreciated the last few days of
spring-like weather.
I don’t know about
everyone else, but it certainly makes me want
to see winter end so that GSMR/LDC
members can dust off our old cars once
again!!
Check out the Calendar as with better weather there are
more chances to get rid of that cabin fever. On March 19th
there is a junkyard trip planned to Vic’s Junkyard with a
lunch stop at the Bantam Chef in Chesnee, SC. April offers
the SE Spring Meet at the Charlotte Auto Fair — a great
way to combine a car show and a swap meet. And don’t
forget the Ice Cream Socials!!
Dawn Dreibus
Editor
Dayle Boyd
Sarah Perry
Ernie Dustman
Don Wilson
Bill Harden
Bill & Tricia Wearmouth
Frank & Joan Costerisan
Larry & Barbara Smith
Name the car that is another name for. . .
A. A soft and gentle wind
B. A type of Cracker
C. A University in Alabama
D. A river in New York
E. A French nobleman who founded and named
Detroit
F. A wild horse
G. The chief of the “Rough Riders”
H. A Spanish explorer who discovered the
Mississippi
Answers on page 9
Trivia questions from the January 2011 issue of the
AACA Speedster
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From top center: Club
members making plans on
how best to be first in line for
the chili!!; SC Region
President Paul
Ianuario,
Tom
Furey, Dottie &
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Marlowe; Lining
up for chili;
Joan
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chili; Some of
the fine antique
vehicles which
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MARCH
Sharon Bennett
Shannon Draegen
Linda Dustman
Ginny Jennings
Carolyn Lanter
Susan Mandelbaum
Conrad Brown
Michael Gill
Sammy Johnston
Dick Jones
Vegard Lillehaug
Tom Plackis
APRIL
Georgia Burson
Ellen Furey
Cathy Lewis
Joann Mueller
Vera Wiseman
Ron Borkhuis
Frank Costerisan
Ernie Dustman
Ken Lanter
Tony Kipling
Joe Nowakowski
Todd Thompson
Teresa Blanton
Sonja Carlson
Helga Fisher
Virginia Kearns
Arlene Oppliger
Bill Blair
Keith Conner
Mike Ismaili
Joe Jackan
Robert Lewis
James Moon
Cecil Whiteside
Gail Drews
Bulah Lavender
Fran Steadmann
Opal Sauve
Dale Beardsley
Lois Brown
Jeff Dreibus
Roger Hansen
Joel Morrow
Ron Mueller
Ray Robertson
Floyd West
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BMW: Bavarian Mud Wagon
GM: Generous Motors
FIAT: Freak'n Italian Army Tank
GMC: Good Mountain Climber
MERCEDES: Magnificently Engineered Car Enjoyed
Daily, Especially Sundays
GMC: General Mess of Crud
PONTIAC: Poor Old Nut Thinks It's A Cadillac
FORD: Flipped Over Rebuilt Dodge
FORD: First On Race Day
AMC: Ain't My Car
AUDI: Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
AUDI: Always Unsafe Design Implementations
BMW: Big Money Works / Brutal Money Waster
BUICK: Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
CHEVROLET: Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs
On Luck Every Time
CHEVROLET: Cracked Heads, Every Valve Rattles,
MARCH
Jan & Larry Brady
Ellen & Tom Furey
Kathy & Sammy Johnston
Dottie & Richard Marlowe
Opal & Jack Sauve
Susan & Ed Schwab
Carol Ann & Scott Surrette
APRIL
Willyse & Buddy Bagwell
Peggy & Bill Blair
Shirley & Skip Blum
Dayle & Chip Boyd
Helga & Keith Fisher
Mae & Paul Macomber
Arlene & Gerald Oppliger
Barbara & Pete Petursson
Lorraine & Joe Potoczek
Christy & Ron Rowand
Leila & Rudolph Siemer
Kathryn & Steven Wilson
Oil Leaks Every Time
DODGE: Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere
FIAT: Failure in Italian Automotive Technology / Fix It
All the Time
FORD: Fix Or Repair Daily / First On Recall Day / First
On Rust and Detoriation
GM: General Maintenance / General Malfunction
GMC - Gotta Mechanic Coming
HONDA: Had One, Never Did Again
HYUNDAI: Hope You Understand Nothing's Drivable
And Inexpensive
OLDSMOBILE: Old ladies driving slowly make others
behind infuriatingly late everyday
SAAB: Send Another Automobile Back
SAAB: Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown
TOYOTA: To Often Yankees Overprice This Automobile
VOLVO: Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
VW: Virtually Worthless
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From page 2
Zephyr
Graham
Auburn
Hudson
Cadillac
Mustang
Roosevelt
DeSoto How many did you get?
“DONUT DERELICTS” - EVERY SATURDAY FROM 7:30—9 AM, WEATHER PERMITTING, AT THE ETOWAH INGLES ON HWY 64.
JUST A BUNCH OF OLD CAR NUTS KICKIN’ TIRES, TELLING TALL CAR TALES & GETTING THEIR DAILY HIGH-OCTANE CAFFEINE FIX.
FOR MORE INFO CALL MIKE PERRY AT 828-891-4676.
“DONUT DERELICTS SOUTH” - EVERY SATURDAY FROM 7:30—9 AM, WEATHER PERMITTING, AT SMITH DRUGS FOR
BREAKFAST, MAIN & POWELL STREETS, FOREST CITY. EVEN MORE TALL CAR TALES AND TIRE KICKIN’ FROM A BUNCH OF WILD
AND CRAZY GUYS AND GALS. FOR MORE INFO CALL GARY BARNETT AT 828-248-1510
MARCH
3—LDC Ice Cream Social, 6:30, Main Street Coffee & Ice Cream, Rutherfordton
4 –5—Winter Meet, Homestead, FL. Hosted by AACA South Florida Region
8—GSMR Ice Cream Social, 6 PM, Scoops Ice Cream, Columbus
10—12 Special Spring Meet, San Juan, PR. Hosted by AACA Puerto Rico Region
15—GSMR Regular Meeting, 6 PM, Golden Coral, Hendersonville
19—GSMR/LDC Junk Yard Tour, Meet at Bennett’s Classics Museum in Forest City at 9:30 to go to Vic’s Junkyard in
Chesnee. Lunch will be at the Bantam Chef. Info: Gary Barnett, 828-248-5010
31—LDC Regular Meeting, 6:30 PM. Ryan’s Restaurant, Forest City
APRIL
7—10—Southeastern Spring Meet, Charlotte, NC. Hosted by AACA Hornets Nest Region. In conjunction with Auto Fair.
Club trailer at spaces TB20 &TB21. If you bought so many parts that they all won’t fit in your vehicle, you can put some of
them in the club trailer & arrange to pick them up later
7—LDC Ice Cream Social, 6:30, Main Street Coffee & Ice Cream, Rutherfordton
12—GSMR Ice Cream Social, 6 PM, Scoops Ice Cream, Columbus
19—GSMR Regular Meeting, 6 PM Asiana Grand Buffet, Hendersonville Road behind Auto Zone, Asheville
28—LDC Regular Meeting, 6:30 PM TBA
30—Open Car Show at McCurry Deck Chevrolet, Rt. 74A, Forest City. Info: Don Cantrell, 828-2869-2381
30—C Greer Beam Truck Museum 12th Annual Springtime Antique Car Show, 111 N Mountain St, Cherryville, NC 10 –1
Info:Joe & Sandy Dismukes, 704-435-3072 or 704-445-9003
MAY
7—Sparkle City Region AACA 25th Annual Open Car Show & Spring Fling, Dunbar Street, Downtown Spartanburg.8-5
Info: Mike 864-597-0370 or 864-582-7376
14—LDC/GSMR Day Trip to Maggie Valley, Bus trip to Maggie Valley. Includes Wheels Through Time Museum,
Whistle Stop Antique Mall, Dinner, and then Smoky Mtn. Performing Arts Theater to see Branson on the Road. Seats on
bus are limited to 56, so if your interested reserve your spot early. Info: Ernie 828-288-2967 or ejd65@bellsouth.net
21—14th Annual Mopars @ McDowell All Mopar Show, Campus of McDowell Tech, Marion. 9-3. Info: Randy 828-6592607 or mountaingatewaymopars.com
21—Cardinal Cruise-In, Brevard. 5-9 Info: Jerry Arnold 828-884-3670
Complete left & right front brake assemblies from what is probably a 1937-38
Dodge truck (or possibly Plymouth car). Includes excellent drums, good shoes, good wheel
cylinders, backing plates, etc (from a driving car). FREE TO A GOOD HOME! Ralph Turnberg,
Hendersonville 828-697-6777
Selling stuff? Looking for stuff? Tell the editor and your ad will run for one issue unless renewed
before the next deadline. Submission information on page 2.
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OLDER MOTORS
THE BIKERS EMPORIUM
SALES, SERVICE, PARTS for and RESTORATION of OLDER
VEHICLES and VINTAGE HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES
Steven T. Wilson, Owner
4351Chimney Rock Road, Edneyville, NC28727
Phone (828)685-2210 Fax (828)685-2221
Email: oldermotors@att.net or
steve45hd@yahoo.com
Web: www.oldermotors.com
MAR. 15TH, 2011—6:00 PM
GSMR MEETING
Golden Coral
Hendersonville
MAR. 31ST—6:30 PM
LDC MEETING
Ryan’s
Forest City
APR. 19TH—6:00
GSMR MEETING
Asiana Grand Buffet
Hendersonville Road behind Auto Zone
Asheville
APR. 28TH—6:30 PM
LDC MEETING
TBA