Peter J.Heizmann

Hey, Glenn. Aluminum certainly would foul up molten iron. One soda can would cause a swiss cheese condition when machining a contaminated iron part. Then the gating of the castings would be melted in subsequent molds and the swiss cheese condition would keep on going. We took out all soda can machines from the employee’s lunch room and then used paper cup machines. In another example we innoculated pie cut sections of automotive steel wheels. We demanded that scrap dealers remove lead wheel balancing weights due to lead poisoning. Steel was used at the foundry where we poured ductile iron. When a periodic health check was performed this foundry division’s lead readings were off the charts. Sure enough lead weights were found in the scrap piles. Sorry for the long winded high-jacking.

I retired after 46 years in sales for grey iron foundries. We normally melted crushed engine blocks plus other innoculants. Porcelain from spark plugs would contaminate the iron. When a load of scrapped blocks arrive the metallurgist on duty would return the load if spark plugs were present.

Ele and I created a long time friendship via a rather off the wall situation. Entered my 1972 Triumph TR-6 in the 2001 Eastern Spring meet at Winchester, VA. While taking it off my trailer I heard a call for help. Went over to Ele and she asked if I could pull her 28 foot trailer up and over landscape curbing. Turns out a non-AACA guest parked a car up against Elle’s ramp doors. We had the front desk manager ask the guest to please move her car. The lady refused saying she parked legally and Ele parked illegally. We carefully pulled the trailer over the curbing and since then Ele would always shoot the breeze with me or imbibe a few at many meets.

Call HQ.

That is how I recall it. Years ago we were getting ready to start a board meeting and Sherm mentioned the Lions tryout to someone.

Thank you, Ron. Very Merry and Blessed Christmas to you folks.

Thank you, Ben!

What kind of antique vehicles was she driving?

Thank you, Matt. (p.s…your article is very meaningful.)’

Thank you very much, Pat.

If he did I would think it would have been in this thread. (Probably a stand up comedian in dire need of material at the expense of all of you.)

Thank you very much, Walt.

Nice, Matt. Thank you. Peter

Very true, Matt. Sherm had a smile constantly it seemed. Never failed to ask how you are doing and had memorable laugh that I wish more people generated.

They have stated their position with the facts for numerous years. In brief it is called self-behavior or self- policing. Being such a huge event (around 30-34 miles counted by members) many more volunteers would be needed. Allow me to ask you: What is your suggestion as to “how would say 200-300 security guards could even succeed??” I could just picture cops running around all over chasing a golf cart😩. Just tell the golf cart driver to take a stroke, put another ball down and go,

Ted, looking over cutlasguys coral photos last night I counted “61” cars then quit.

Hi, Patty. Thank you very much for posting this monumental task so quickly. Hope you and all of the staff get some rest including the library team and Steve M.

Tim, did you see Brass is Best’ post Theft at Hershey above. Possibility??

This is going nowhere. Made my point and moving on…

Joined the AACA around 1996 or so after reading their mission, goals activities, etc. Especially the caretaking of old vehicles. SEMA’s collective efforts to broadcast to the powers that be that “we” are serious in protecting “our” hobby is certainly more than you are doing as an individual from what I have read in your posts. Regards, Peter J.

What did they say when I assume you asked them why? Hopefully it was not an emergency at home.

Nice. Well done work.

Thank you, Peter for your obvious devotion to keeping all of we AACA members “awake” of what can be or is brewing by outside sources that could ruin our club’s goals of passing on to future generations one great hobby. Stay our mission via SEMA partners and ignore the detractors who forget what we are all about.

Nice, Dave! Have not seen one in a long time.

Thank you, Matt & Peter…makes sense considering they will be here on trial basis.