January, 2014

January, 2014
Looking forward, looking back….
Welcome to the first issue of the Running Board for 2014. For the “new”
masthead, your editor has turned the clock back more than a decade (with
the help of our faithful Historian, Kathy Hollis) to find an earlier version.
While we really don’t need to reinvent the Running Board, reaching back in
time has provided a fresh look with strong ties to our earlier years – similar
to our shared mission in restoring and preserving our favorite automobiles.
So there you have it – along with lots of shiny new content thanks to our
new officers, regular contributors and usual selection of great events we’re
off to another fun year in the Naples-Marco Island Region.
After all, if we’re not having fun, why are we here? NOTE: If you wish to receive this newsletter by email, please send a note to priuspete@gmail.com and you can help your Club save money & get it sooner! 1 This is the
Official Publication of
Table of Contents
Running
Board
Auction Reminder
10
Classified Ads
9
Editor’s notes
1
Events
5
General Meeting Schedule
2
History
6
Judging School
3
Legislative News (held for Feb.)
Membership Form
8
New Members
2
President’s Page
3
Tour information
7
Volunteer Vehicle
4
General Meetings (12 Months a year) 3rd Thursday
From Sept. thru June: 7:30 p.m. at St Katherine
Greek Orthodox Church, Corner Airport Road and
Orange Blossom Drive (NOTE: Jan. time 7:00 PM).
July and August, special meeting places
Officers 2014:
President: Harry Seluga
hseluga@aol.com 239-530-8747
1st V. P.: Stan Goodman
239-992-4928
2nd V. P.: Keith Pershing carshows@hotmail.com
Secretary: Helen Goodman 239-992-4928
Treasurer: Joe Humphrey
239-597 5913
Directors:
Director at Large: Hank Schwietering 239-352-7504
Auto Exhibits Director: Murrel Hollis 309-255-5439
Membership Director: Dick Reynolds 239-643-6513
Naples Depot Show Dir: Harry Seluga 239-530-8747
Chief Judge: Mike Keeler 239-776-7698
Judges’ School: Roger Donald 239-352-899
Tour Directors: Jorge and Orte Gil tan42@aol.com
Historian:
Kathy Hollis 309-255-7417
Host Coordinators: Judy & David Chynoweth
Merchandise Sales: Paul & Yvonne Rhoads
Legislative Representative: Grant Simon
Publicity Director: Stan Goodman 239-992-4928
Sergeant at Arms:
Jim Siedel
Sunshine : Pat McNally
978-314-0721
Newsletter Contribution cut-off date,
first Tuesday of each month
Editor/Publisher: Peter Blackford
priuspete@gmail.com
Newsletter e-mailing: send name & email address to
priuspete@gmail.com
Distribution: Merle & Gerri Otto 239-775-1125
Web Site Maintenance: Mike Keeler
studebaker@mikekeeler.com
CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE
Kathy Hollis
Stan Goodman
Murrel Hollis Grant Simon
Harry Seluga Helen Goodman
Roger Donald Jorge & Orte Gil
IT’S THAT TIME OF
YEAR AGAIN, again…
Dues for both the Naples-Marco
Region and the national AACA were
due by 12/31/13. The NM region dues
are $20.00 and the National is $35.00.
The membership renewal forms are
included on page 8 in this issue of the
Running Board. Please fill out this
form as it is the only way we have of
knowing your latest address, phone,
cars and correct email.
This info does not get sent to anyone
other than club members in the '14
Roster.
2 President’s Page:
Hello fellow members!
I would like to wish a belated Season’s Greetings to everyone. Now that
you’re back in Southwest Florida you can thaw out a little from the cold! I
hope all your travels during this past holiday season were pleasant and
that you enjoyed yourselves.
We have new tour directors, Jorge and Orte Gil. They have planned a new
event for us on Jan. 18th, a visit to see the world famous Lipizzan Stallions
in a practice session. It should be fun and exciting, something really
different. For more information the Gils can be reached at 954-684-2410
or email them at TAN42@aol.com.
Dick Reynolds has announced that we have some new members who
recently joined our club. Please make all of them feel welcome!
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at our General Meeting at 7:00PM
on Jan. 16th when we will have a guest speaker and Hank will have his
auction, or as some members call it, “Hank’s Antique Road Show Auction”.
Keep the shiny side up,
Harry J. Seluga, President
JUDGES SCHOOL TO BE HELD
Judges’ school will take place at 1:00 PM January 25, 2014 at 4585 Progress Ave..Unit 1-3. Turn
off Livingston Rd. at the Budweiser plant onto Progress. The garage is located on the right hand
side, turn into the driveway right after the white mailboxes. We encourage all members to learn
how to judge antique cars. The event is especially useful to anyone considering buying an
antique or used car. We need 45 judges to run the Depot Show on March 22, 20014
We currently estimate that we are short judges to fill all spots.
Volunteers should call Mike Keeler or email studebaker@mikekeeler.com
Please Note: Time has been moved to the afternoon better lighting for the slide show.
Thanks in advance,
Roger Donald,
Judging School
3 Volunteer Vehicle
by Stan Goodman
Everybody loves a parade! On Dec. 3rd a number of our members, thirteen to be
exact, joined in the Chanukkah festivities at the Chabad Jewish Center in Naples.
Along with a number of other exotic cars we paraded, with lighted Menorahs
(candelabras) displayed on each car, down US 41, along 5th Avenue, down 3rd
Street, and then through old Naples back to the Center. Tagging along with us,
and clearing the intersections of all cross traffic, was a sizeable detachment of
police vehicles. Upon seeing the parade, pedestrians and restaurant patrons
everywhere stopped to look at us. It was amazing to see all the onlookers
waving and taking pictures with their cellphones, cameras, and even I-Pads.
Upon our return we were treated to the traditional delicious potato latkes with
applesauce, and chocolate donuts.
This event brought to our club much good will and publicity. I wish to personally
thank all our members who supported this celebration. A good deed indeed!
I am also very happy to report that our application for the 2016 Winter National
Meet has now been formally accepted. This was a formality, but still it’s nice to
know that our efforts haven’t been in vain. I recently received a very pleasant
phone call from Tom Cox, President of AACA, congratulating us, and offering
whatever assistance we might need. He, along with many other AACA executives
are very much looking forward to joining us in SW Florida in 2016. This will be
the first National event ever held down here. As an interesting aside, he
mentioned that it has been the experience of other Regions who have held a
National Meet that their membership had increased by up to 20 new members as
a result.
Having this approval, I will now proceed to formalize arrangements with Coconut
Point Mall, the Hyatt Coconut Point Regency (our host hotel), as well as some
other local hotels.
At our January meeting we are expecting one or two guests from the Melbourne,
Florida Region, who have previously hosted National Meets. They will speak
about their experiences, and answer any questions you might have.
As Hank will also be holding our auction night in January, we would like to start this
meeting at 7:00pm, so please plan to come a little earlier than usual for this occasion.
I wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy New Year!
Stan
4 Schedule of AACA and Area Classic Car Events
If anyone has an event to be scheduled please contact me at
mkhollis@marcocable.com . Or by cell phone (309) 255-5439
Murrel Hollis
Every Saturday, year ‘round: Breakfast at Perkins, Pine Ridge Rd., Naples
Saturday January 11, 2014 CCCA exhibit/judging
Naples Depot
8:00
9:30-12:30
Saturday January 11, 2014 West Coast Muscle Car Club 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Bayfront , corner of Goodlette and Route 41 Car and Truck Show
Registration fee $30.00
Thursday January 16, 2014
7:00 PM
General Monthly Meeting
St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church,
Airport Road and Orange Blossom Drive
Saturday January 18, 2014
Mini-tour to see Royal Lipizzan Stallions, lunch
Depart 8:15 AM, Cracker Barrel, Exit 141 (I-75) register: tan42@aol.com
For complete information, see page 7
Saturday January 25, 2014 1:00 PM Judges’ School Cars Garages
Roger Donald puss2001@aol.com see complete information on page 3
Saturday February 1, 2014
Edison and Ford Winter Estates Auto Show
Registration deadline Jan 24, 2014 $15.00 for one auto $ 5.00 each additional auto
Car must be a Ford Product older than 1975, Parking 7:30AM ends promptly at 9:30AM
Registration Checks to EDISON &FORD WINTER ESTATES
Attn: Antique Auto Show P.O.Box 2368 Ft.Myers, FL 33902
Sunday February 16, 2014
Kiwanis Car Show Urgent Care Center
Corner of Bald Eagle and San Marco Road, Marco Island
Thursday February 20, 2014 7:30 PM
St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church
General Monthly Meeting
Airport Road and Orange Blossom Drive
February 20 - 22, 2014
Antique Automobile Club of America Winter National meet
(aka “the Stuart show”) Port St. Lucie , FL brochure included with email, or at:
http://www.aaca.org/images/meet_brochures/2014_Winter_Meet_Port_St_Lucie.pdf
Saturday March 22, 2014
McDonald’s Cruise-In
Naples-Marco AACA auto show at Naples Depot
Every Saturday
5 to 8 PM (time may shift with seasons)
4245 Tamiami Trail N., Naples
5 YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED !!
At our November 21st General Meeting, it was decided that the club will collect nonperishable food items as well as personal hygiene products, (soap, toothpaste,
toothbrushes) for the students of Naples junior and senior public schools who are in need.
Some of them go home on the weekends and holidays and have little to eat.
Whatever you can spare would be appreciated. You can bring the items to the monthly
general meetings, or to the breakfast meetings.
Barbara Donald and I will be collecting the items and Barbara will take them to the
schools.
Helen Goodman
Naples-Marco Region History
The January, 1991 issue of the Running Board contains information about
activities for the coming year.
The club had enrolled 37 new members in 1990 making a total membership of
126. 46 of those members had paid their dues for 1991. Members were asked
to get their dues paid for the new year. [some things never change! ed.]
The Depot Show was to be held Saturday, March 30, 1991 and the grounds and
rooms in the depot had been reserved from 7a.m. to 6 p.m. that date. They
would have music by Sam Triplett’s Bobby Soxxers. The Naples High School
Band Boosters would run concessions and receive those proceeds plus 20% of
the gate. They were hoping for 100 to 150 cars.
Jim Tackett (the new president for 1991) announced that he is initiating a new
segment into the monthly meetings called “Sounding Your Horn”. This 10
minute period would give members an opportunity to present ideas, suggestions,
or events that they would like to have considered.
Some possibilities mentioned were – a picnic to which they would invite
neighboring car clubs
A two day rodeo at the “Y” in Marco Island
A progressive breakfast in conjunction with the Farewell Party
The group also discussed the upcoming Mall Car Show in February. Keith Fisher
stated that the club would receive $35 for each car displayed at the show. The
club was attempting to have this increased to $50 next year.
The January newsletter ended with a “Food for Thought” from Indira Gandhi:
There are two kinds of people in the world:
Those who do work
Those who take the credit
My grandfather always said, “Try to be in the first group;
There’s less competition there.”
Kathy Hollis, Historian
6 MESSAGE FROM OUR DEPOT SHOW CHAIRMAN
Harry Seluga needs help from the membership in obtaining sponsors for our
annual Car Show. A form to be used for those who wish to apply for
sponsorship is posted on the club website or may be obtained from Harry.
Please contact anyone you know who might have an interest in participating
as a sponsor and provide them with a form. For more information contact
Harry Seluga at 239-530-8747 or hseluga@aol.com
Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions
“The original Lipizzan Stallions of Austria”
Saturday January 18th, 2014
Founded in the 16th century for the exclusive use of the Hapsburg Royal Family of
Austria, the royal Lipizzans are the rarest and most aristocratic breed of horses in the
world. The pride of the Hapsburg empire the Lipizzan breed was first established by
Archduke Charles at Lipizza (now part of Yugoslavia) only a few hundred have ever
existed at any one time.
Now is the time of the year when practice is open to the public. Please Join us to visit
Colonel Herrmann’s 200 acre ranch in Myaka City on Saturday January 18th to see these
extraordinary stallions practice & perform their difficult maneuvers and leaps.
Afterwards we can tour the stables. Then, on to lunch at Applebee’s in Sarasota. A
$5.00 per person donation is requested, bring your own chairs and sit close to the ring,
otherwise, there is grandstand seating available (stadium seat cushions suggested).
When:
Saturday January 18th, 2014
Where:
Meet at the Cracker Barrel at SR80 (exit 141 from I-75)
for an 8:15 a.m. departure.
Please arrive earlier if you are planning on having breakfast.
Who:
Sign up with Jorge & Orte Gil at (954)684-2410 or
TAN42@aol.com
Please be sure to register, we need a headcount for the restaurant.
7 8 Buying Car Literature Collections. All manner of technical
and sales publications wanted. If
you have a collection and think it
might be time to thin the herd,
please give me a call for a confidential appraisal/purchase.
(Commercial) Need more space for your cars?
Professional realtor specializes in car collectors
needs, if for a single car storage space or a
new home with multiple garages In 2013 found
spaces for 3 AACA members and more Charlie
Berry, John R. Wood Properties, 239 595 1840.
Buying Diecast Toys. Particularly Franklin
and Danbury mint cars. These will
deteriorate over time as they fall victim to
paint rash and diecast rot (really!), so
this might be a good time to pass
them on.
Charlie Berry 239 595 1840
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