Hans1 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 From: Rich Spina <hersheycarreg@gmail.com>Date: September 24, 2020 at 11:42:03 AM EDTTo: Essexadv <essexadv@comcast.net>Subject: Re: Hershey Saturday Lew, Sorry to have to inform you at this late date Hershey Fall Nationals is cancelled due to complications from COVID. No checks have been cashed and all checks will be shredded. Thank you, Rich Spina Hershey Region Show Car Registration Co-chair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Sad, but a sign of the times. Next year! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Sincere thanks to the Hershey Region for all the time and effort they put in to attempt to make the show happen. I know many many feel exactly the same I do but will not express this. Thank you Hershey Region officers and members for all you do and have done for so many many decades. I know you are as disappointed as the rest of us are - HERSHEY 2021 !!!!!!!! Walt Gosden 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thank you for making this decision with our health and well-being paramount. Frankly, I couldn't conceive how such a popular show could be conducted and not become a source of virus spread. We will of course miss it but would rather to live to attend many more years. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Quite honestly, I'm not surprised. When the flea market was cancelled, I knew that the A.A.C.A did the right thing. When I heard that the car show was still going to be held, I was very skeptical, but kept my fingers crossed, but with a resurgence in several areas it's best for everyone. Just think how great 2021 will be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) I've only been to the Hershey meet once, but if I would have had to wait while they let 25 visitors in and go in the next bunch for a limited amount of time, like the store I went to Saturday, I'd rather wait to next year. Maybe we can make it a real humdinger then and a lot of unseen cars will come out of the woodwork. Edited September 24, 2020 by jeff_a (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 When I read the headline and the first postings, I thought that this was old news. Then I realized that the Hershey SHOW had been cancelled too. I'm sorry to hear that, but, missing a year, we've all built up double the enthusiasm for 2021! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlier Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) People should really read the posting from Steve M. on this topic Is the Oct 10 Car Show Now Canceled Edited September 24, 2020 by charlier (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon37 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yeah -- let's just get some confirmation of this, from the lips of an AACA official, before we make assumptions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcoupe Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Too bad about the cancellation but it is the right thing to do. I was registered and spent a lot of time getting my car ready to go but the spreading of Covid is apparently too risky. I have been skeptical about people keeping distance and wearing masks. Too many people are careless. Looking forward to next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark McAlpine Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Hello Everyone. Before you write off Hershey and make alternate plans, please wait a few days. I just spoke with Steve Moskowitz and alternate plans are being worked. As he said in his e-mail earlier today, everything possible is being done to work out the best possible solution for our members. Thanks for your patience! Be safe and stay healthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I understand that over 850 cars have registered for Hershey. Considering the year's vagaries, that's superb! I hope that the show will be held after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studemax Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2020 - The year of the asterisk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 May 1st 2021 - is the new date -- in the corporate world... to go back to normal.. FYI.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1932chev Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 However this resolves, it seems to be that personal emails were sent to some but not all participants. Not the best way for word to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 hours ago, nick8086 said: May 1st 2021 - is the new date -- in the corporate world... to go back to normal.. FYI.. How is this going to affect the popular auctions that occur in January, including B-J, and Russo & Steele? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 29 minutes ago, 1932chev said: However this resolves, it seems to be that personal emails were sent to some but not all participants. Not the best way for word to get out. It would be up to each member to make sure that his contact information (telephone and electronic mail address) are current with AACA records. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1932chev Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: It would be up to each member to make sure that his contact information (telephone and electronic mail address) are current with AACA records. This member has given correct, current contact info to AACA. The original comment in this post reads as a personal email, not a mass email, as it is addressed to him personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 57 minutes ago, 8E45E said: How is this going to affect the popular auctions that occur in January, including B-J, and Russo & Steele? Craig They will likely be online only. Many auction houses such as RM have already adopted to an online format and are enjoying some success. I think the business model will change and they will be hesitant to go back to moving all the cars to one place and making all the people come to the cars. There are the issues of inspection, of course, but they seem to have that handled by making the cars available to interested parties prior to the auction. Less overhead for the auction companies and they can push even more of the liability onto the buyers and sellers. That's a win-win. They may still have their biggest events like Scottsdale and Monterey each year, but I think you will see them shrink in scale with many of the cars offered remaining offsite. I bet Scottsdale 2021 will be off the table if it isn't already. COVID is going to change a lot of things in the world, some for the better and some for the worse. I think "going back to normal" isn't going to happen 100% and there will be a different definition of "normal" five years from now. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Novak Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 If the number of entries to the Hershey Fall Meet could be reduced to make it easier to proceed with Hershey, my thought is we had approximately 500 cars at the Gettysburg Grand National just weeks ago, all of which were judged. For those that did not show at Gettysburg allowed them to enter the Hershey Meet and those of us, including myself who was at Gettysburg, stay home to allow Hershey to have a smaller Meet for them. Gettysburg Judging scores might be reused for any additional awards that could have been made if at the Hershey meet. I don't expect this to fly but it makes sense if it opens the door for a smaller Hershey Meet for those that are looking forward to showing. I don't know all the details as to how this would work but worth mentioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlasguy Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I don't know why it wasn't considered to contact the Millers at Carlisle! They may have been willing to extend their facility by one week to host the AACA show!! The place is set up for a large car show already, plus a flea market and Car Corral.The food vendors would have been in seventh heaven with more money to be made, and that alone would have buffered the fee the Millers would have charged!. No Covid Restrictions there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK Sr. Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Please wait for an update from Headquarters, Thanks, Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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