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The six cars that will be on display at the Petersen Museum to represent the Motorama show of the 1950s will be from our Bortz Auto Collection. 1953 Pontiac Parisienne - 1953 Pontiac Parisienne video of photoshoot by Car Kulture Deluxe https://youtu.be/RNfu4ATopL0?si=rV8MALCVMGLagrLb 1953 Buick Wildcat I KOLR10 & Ozarks Local News TV LIVE, Springfield, MO interviews Joe Bortz https://youtu.be/M9LeHww1NW8 1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvcka03SJNI 1955 La Salle II Roadster 1955 La Salle II Sedan This is Jay Leno's Garage video of Joe 1955 LaSalle II Roadster & 1955 LaSalle Sedan Amelia Island 2013: - Jay Leno's Garage; Interview with Joe Bortz - Bortz Auto Collection https://youtu.be/Jbv1sPRgcb8?si=y7OToFOT37a2fgRF 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne The 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne was found at the Warhoops Junkyard in 1985 when it was offered to me at that time for the Bortz Auto Collection. Video showing the history of the 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pae3qVRPdPw Articles by Hemmings and Old Cars Weekly https://www.hemmings.com/stories/six-gm-motrorama-dream-cars-to-go-on-display-at-the-petersen/ https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/gm-motorama-makes-its-way-to-the-petersen-automotive-museum

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Good point. Eugene Gariepy - Grew up in downtown Detroit. His father (my grandfather) was a Canadian and a Ford employee until he got caught smoking. Worked the rest of his life for the city of Detroit collecting trash. His passion was baseball and he pitched in the Canadian Professional League until his 40s. Able to own a home and raise 11 children. Amazing. My father's awe and love of his father never wavered. My father was a proud Catholic and Alter boy (with some very bad experiences), a high school dropout, in the army at the end of WWII in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Learned how to drive in an army truck - by himself. Married his high school sweetheart, but it ended badly a year later. A story that will be lost to history. Worked in a grocery store, then a bakery, became a bread truck driver, and then had his own delivery route and truck. Hit by a semi in his truck in 1957, and that was the end of his first career. Spend the rest of his life suffering from back pain. Didnt complain much but it was obvious. Became an insurance salesman and retired from that when he was in his late 50s. Dated my mother in the late 1940s. Their relationship was frowned upon because he was a divorcee. They got married in a civil ceremony in Chicago. Lived in my uncle's attic for the first 3 years of marriage and the first 2 kids. Eventually 9. Enjoyed family and travel. Worked and smoked way too much. Never remember seeing much of him as a kid. But we were never wanting for a place to live, food, clothes, Christmas presents. Fondly recall weekend drives in the station wagon to give Mom a break. Remember stealing a wagon wheel from an abandoned farm. Mom was not happy about that. Moved us to Arizona to help reduce my mother's arthritis issues. (it worked). Worked for me when I opened my first retail store. Funny. Intelligent. Loved interacting with people. Sometimes I wonder who the boss was. A bit weary of life and his experiences with Catholicism, Divorce, the Army, being an Alter Boy, suffering from chronic back pain, and providing for a large family. But not a complainer. Enjoyed travel, and didn't skimp on his auto toys. Though his real hobby was being a provider. He lost my mother at 75 and it took the wind out of him. But he was a dedicated grandfather and soon embraced the life of a single man. At least until he remarried at 80 to a wonderful woman. Lost her 6 years later. He spent much of the rest of his life living quietly. Died peacefully in a nursing home. We talked more in his later years than ever. Self-aware, insightful, full of humor and joy. A full and complex life truly made him wise. I regret not getting to know him until he got old. Not enough photos of him. He always seemed to be behind the camera. Miss him.

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Dad's first car was a 1946 Ford Convertible right after WWII. Mom was fond of it. After the kids started rolling out my father went through a succession of random used cars. Studebaker Coupe, Studebaker Hawk, 1965 Ford Thunderbird, 1971 Pontiac Firebird, 1973 Corvette, 1977 Chrysler Cordoba, 1978ish Buick Regal, 1980ish Buick Riviera. His last before we took his driver's license away was a Chrysler Sebring Convertible. He did some SCCA racing in northern Ohio and southern Michigan with the Firebird. I can attribute my love for cars not to the SCCA racing, but to the cars in the parking lot. (I wasn't allowed in the pits, I was too young). I got my first car at 15 at my dad's prompting. A 1948 Chrysler New Yorker Club Coupe. It was sitting in the backyard of one of his clients. I dragged it home and drove it all through high school. I wanted a muscle car but my dad rightly talked me out of it. All along station wagons for Mom. Mostly Buick and Oldsmobile. Her last car was of her choice, a Madza 323.

To be more succinct... the time is now.

CURRENT MARQUE AND SMALLER CLUB AFFILIATIONS WITH THE AACA: Non-geographical AACA regions: (marque specific) Oakland-Pontiac Worldwide Region Active A's Region Midwest Fiero Clubs Region National Antique Electric Vehicle Region Forum Services: Current clubs using the AACA forums: Some officially, others unofficially. AACA Classic Car Club Buick Club Reatta Buick GS Horseless Carriage Chrysler Chrysler TC Lincoln Owners Dodge Brothers Oldsmobile (I'm sure a missed a few) Library Services: AACA already provides significant library services to other car clubs including: Antique Motorcycle Club Buick Heritage Alliance Dodge Brothers Club HET Historical Society Lincoln Motor Car Foundation National Corvette Restorers Society National Woodie Club Pierce-Arrow Society Vintage Chevrolet Club of America NOTE: Many of these collections were literally in people's garages or rented storage spaces previously. The AACA library provides state-of-the-art storage, and the materials are now readily available for research. NOTE 2: The number of Marque Club XYZs that use the Hershey Meet as their biggest event of the year is significant as well.

Here is my big picture: My thought is a Marque Club XYZ is NOT a non-geographical region. But instead a new designation. "Affiliated Club"? The Marque Club XYZ retains its autonomy. Magazine and editor, website, events, officers, money, etc. AACA office provides management Manage vendors: Economics of scale kick in here benefiting the Affiliated Club AND the AACA. Printer of the magazine Page layout staff Web hosting Answer the phones, emails, and postal mail Member management (using AACA's member management system) Accounting/Banking Distribute/store merchandise Provides nominal office space for club paperwork, magazine back issues, etc. Provide meeting space for board meetings Help sell ads, etc. Library services Forum services (this forum!) The AACA gets income for the work, and Marque Club XYZ gets lower costs due to the economics of scale built into the AACA. Just a thought. Not even sure this is on the Steve/AACA radar or vision. Worth a conversation ---- THINKING BIG PICTURE: BENEFIT TO AACA: The AACA gets significant income* to offset their existing expenses in staff, building, overhead, etc. *MATH: Qty X clubs @ $XX,XXX a year paying AACA for management services = $XXX,XXX a year in income for the AACA. Affiliated Club pays by the number of members so the costs are predictable. So if their membership shrinks their costs reduce. If the Affiliated Club membership drops below a specific number (1,000?) they revert to an AACA non-geographical region. BENEFIT TO SMALLER AFFILIATED CLUBS: stay afloat, retain their autonomy, better services than what they could provide on their own. BENEFIT TO THE HOBBY: Diversity in clubs, events, etc.

For the marque and smaller clubs, "change or die" is more appropriate. For the AACA there is an opportunity to grow by offering office/management services to affiliated clubs. The challenge is to retain the focus and autonomy of the clubs while providing the services they need as they change (shrink) in size.

Nailed it.

A bit premature to ask IMHO.

I have a roll in several smaller clubs including: Vintage Chevrolet Club of America - office manager/webmaster Horseless Carriage Club - webmaster Pierce-arrow Society - webmaster Reatta Club - webmaster and others... I've also been involved in different capacities with the CLC, BCA, POCI, and others. I have no say in the AACA or any of the individual clubs. I'm simply a contractor or volunteer and can influence but not determine direction. Things keeping the smaller clubs afloat: Technology - making member management cheaper. Electronic memberships (no printed magazine) - help reduce costs. Email communications - no postage costs. Etc. Membership management staff and website costs for the midsize clubs are 2nd only to publications (editor/designer) Traditionally what keeps those clubs alive is the publication. Now with technology, it's also the website's services that keep people coming back. electronic magazines. classifieds. Member-only forums, galleries, rosters, etc. I agree the AACA can help these clubs with many services. The AACA can leverage its economics of scale to keep services high and costs low. But I also recognize the club's desire for autonomy and retaining full control might hinder a change. It's no secret the AACA already provides many services to keep smaller clubs' costs down. For example: Clubs use the AACA forums - free AACA library provides housing for many club collections cheaper than they could do by themselves. Hershey car show provides clubs with a central location to meet. My take. Peter

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