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* * Paul, put up a picture of your first cross country "tour car", that wagon. These guys need to see this one!!!

* * Tom, I got the right state, for a country boy that's pretty good. "Hopefully in a couple years we can think about a National Tour again. My motto is car shows are for wimps, Real men and women tour in their antique cars. I do enjoy being a wimp sometimes though having taken a few cars and a vintage Motorhome to Auburn and Hershey. Tom Muth Southern Ohio Chapter President Cincinnati, Ohio"" Go for it Tom. There are a lot of people in the East that would like to see something different, and Bernie's Tour is the one I was speaking of. I read it in their monthly newsletter and went wild over it.I will say this now. National can give a lot of help with events like these. You need a strong leader under complete control. I have been down that road. Never say NO! I will be talking to Megan too. Thanks, Wayne

* * Mark, Touring: Earl's suggestion is what I worked on for 3 years as AACA Activities VP with a group in Reno, NV. I had a connection in California that would have helped host a Progressive Tour, beginning in Reno, crossing the mountain to California, then back to Reno. I had trouble getting help from the Reno Region. There was another National Club that had already put on a tour in Reno, but would not share their notes with me. (Actually told me that I should have attended their tour) I guess I should have attended it. Duh! So, out west we are left to joining other National Clubs, like VMCCA, which is very active out West. A shame that we can not someway join with them on shared events. (BTW, that other Reno tour was poorly attended) Something similar was brought up at the AACA Membership Meeting on Saturday. A lady asked why there weren't more AACA Tours. Her question was not properly answered, or misunderstood, I should say. I just want AACA to know that VMCCA and other National Tour Groups are shopping our AACA members and some of our members are seriously considering joining them. Mark, you have a tough job. Good luck. We are all pulling for you. Wayne

Yes that one. 😃

It's funny how getting together with AACA members gets you researching things. The wife went through our closet today and came across these ancient pictures. Back in about 1997, while looking for another antique driver, I saw this 1956 Chevy Handyman Wagon in a for sale mag. 235 cu in 6 cylinder, 3 speed tranny. It was located in Washington State. The owner had remodeled this guy's kitchen, but the guy could not pay the bill, so he traded the Chevy to pay off the debt. I bought it just from the pictures, paid the moving company $1.100.00 to bring it to Warsaw Virginia. It's first meet was with the Richmond Region in the DPC class. The judges were not happy about the wheels, even more unhappy about the exhaust pipe exiting right behind the driver's window. I got my badge though. Earl Beauchamp talked me into finding original wheels and wheel covers, thanks Paul Stosch. This car now has so many tour stickers on its side windows that you can hardly look out of them anymore. Besides the tours listed below in Texas Alabama and Virginia, the Chevy has also been to New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, Louisville Kentucky, and others that I can not even remember. We enjoy touring and this car always brings a smile to people's faces. Pictures below: 1. the moving company truck. 2. here she is rolling off the trailer. The guy had to bump start it coming down the ramp. The battery was dead. 3. front view 4. rear view 5. 2010 Kerrville Texas 6. Huntsville Alabama 7. Richmond Region Tour 2016

A few years back the Canton Chapter of the Ohio Region ran a local tour through Cleveland I believe it was (home to all of those many old car makers of the early days?). (Love those shared newsletters too) Anyway, I tried to get Joe and Mary Gagliano to run it again for a National Tour, but it never happened. Those old buildings still have the names of car companies on the upper parts of the buildings. I can just imagine the history that can be written for each stop. Priceless! I will add one more later Mark!

* * The balance of the newsletter winners are posted on the Editor's Site below!

Here are the other newsletter winners for 2018. Your region and chapters thank you! * * *

Mark McAlpine asked about where we want to go in the future? This would be a nice rerun!! Alabama!!!

* * Probably just tours this year Annie. Not enough hours in the week to do much nowadays. Will probably be on the South Carolina and North Carolina tours for sure.

Hopefully before March, when testing/scoring "may" begin. I will check tomorrow for you. Good seeing you too Annie. Wayne

Both Newsletter and Website Award winners are listed at the bottom of this link. Congratulations everyone. http://www.aaca.org/images/national_awards/2018_National_Award_Winners.pdf

It was good seeing you Terry. I knew that you had a lot going on. You and Susan take care.

I wish he had left the pictures up!😢

* * I beg to differ John. The Annual Meeting is a good example. Region/Chapter photographers would run up to the stage every time to get pictures of their club members winning a National Award. Of course some took pictures of the slide on the screens of the car awarded too, but ALL of them took pictures of the members receiving them.