William Dougherty

Interesting discussion. I’ve pretty much decided I can’t buy any type of “stand-alone” insurance. If the Lions Club isn’t insured then I’ve got to persuade the Lions Club to “merge” the show with the local AACA region - IF AACA has any interest and No Conflict on the date! Or go Bareback?

How does AACA insurance work? If Massey airport itself, as host, became an AACA member but the show also remained a Lions Club sponsored fund raising event would Massey qualify for AACA insurance? I see that AACA Brandywine Region is only a 25 minute drive from Massey.

The Galena Lions Club holds their show at Massey Aerodrome the first Sunday of November and it's been growing steadily. Been lucky with the weather. Would like to attract AACA cars.

What does AACA membership cost for an organization and does that open the door for event insurance?

Looking for an insurance provider for a Lions Club Car Show held on our premises (single day) 200 show cars. Not a member of AACA. Eastern Shore Maryland.

Thank you Walt G, never too much info - fascinating! I would love to know the story behind why Santa Maria chose this model. I was searching on-line and found the attached ad images but couldn’t really tell the difference - enough to determine which model was in my picture. Are any of the three the same as in the picture? How much would this car have cost? I saw some prices around $2800.00, is that close?

Thank you, 1931 seems late only because of the year (approx.) of the airplane so I'll need to check that also.

Can anyone identify the car in this photo? The pilot on the left is Alberto Honore Santa Maria, the airplane is a ca. 1920 U.S. Army Air Corps Douglas O2-H. Santa Maria flew Sopwith Camels for the RCAF in WW I. He owned a Cord dealership in Ardmore, PA, that went bankrupt in the depression. I intend to post the photo on the website of the Massey Air Museum (Eastern Shore of Maryland).