Great Issue, West!!!!!

[R W Burgess]

Hey everybody, wait till you get the next AACA Magazine. The cover is a knockout. You may have seen it before somewhere! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Good stories inside, too. Great job, West! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Wayne

[novaman]

Mine came today (7/30). I can't for the life of me figure out where I've seen that car before. Haven't had a chance yet to read any of it yet.

[bschemesc/rambler]

It is a great magazine and I'm honored that my Hurst SC/Rambler was showen on page 42. I 'm told it is the first SC/Rambler in the AACA !!!! I will never regret joining as it has been great. I tell everyone at the local shows to check the AACA out and some say they they will.

Thanks again to everyone that talked me into joining when I first started posting a few months ago, I never dreamed that this would happen (my Dad about fell over when I showed him the magazine and that isn't funny at his age, Ha,Ha....!!!)

I have to be like the only guy to have his car in AACA & HOT ROD magazines at the same time. I think this is very cool.

It was great to see all the fine cars and meet some of you at the Greensburg Pa meet.

thanks,

Matt Wilson

[24T42]

Wayne,

Couldn't agree more except on one VERY minor point. In years past, the winners of the newsletter and web contest were listed. They did list the winners of award of merit, dinstinction, and excellence as well as the Master edtitors. I understand that space in the magazine is limited but you would think they would at least acknowledge the Master Web and print editors. It wouldn't take that much space to list the 2 dozen winners.

Just my .02 worth.

[R W Burgess]

Judy, My comments were misleading. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> I just scanned through the issue, but noticed the "stream car" article which I had researched previously. As usual, West beat me to the punch of printing an article on it, although I do have a bunch of pictures of the car. I'll check it out completely this week. Wayne

[24T42]

Wayne,

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I only addressed the absence of the list of Mater Editor winners.

[Steve Moskowitz]

Judy, the absence of the list was just a brain cramp! West and I are both relatively new and this one slipped thru the cracks. It keeps us humble. We have already been discussing ways to make sure this does not happen in the future. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

[West Peterson]

Wayne,

Like Judy, I'm confused as well. What's a "stream car?"

[Steve Moskowitz]

Judy and West,

Now we all do know from previous posts that the esteemed Mr. Burgess not only lives in the 19th century but also has been known to have inhaled way too many diesel fumes! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[West Peterson]

Wayne,

I finally figured it out. You meant "Steam Car," as in the 1899 Locomobile featured in the new issue. At first I thought you were talking about the Barracuda featured on the cover, but barracudas don't live in streams.

I admire those who think of different ways in which to spell words (I've become quite a master at it myself), but this time your effort was a little confusing.

[24T42]

West,

I thought a stream car was an amphicar in training!!!

[R W Burgess]

You guySSS!!! Give me a break. What little time I've had to play and you're worried about spelling? West, I'll send you a copy of my "red neck" dictionary next week. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Sorry, Judy. You need to think slower like me to figure out what I said!??? I think! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Good night all. Wayne

[24T42]

Wayne,

Your sense of humor is just one reason why everyone loves ya.

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Steve,

I figured it was just oversite about the Master editor awards. One only has to Philly to see that National treats these awards on equal basis with the car restoration and service awards. You and West are both doing GREAT!!!! We, the members, do not say often enough thanks for the job you are doing, the time you spend, and/or your devotion to the job.

So, THANKS from this member.

[novaman]

One thing I noticed missing was the schedule of 2006 AACA events. Especially the annual meeting. Had both Zeypherhill shows but now AACA events.

[West Peterson]

The reason AACA 2006 events have not yet been posted in the magazine is because they had not been officially approved by the board. They will appear in the September issue. They are listed on the AACA website now.

[R W Burgess]

A couple of pictures from my research...

Finally got the picture the correct size. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

[R W Burgess]

Picture #2

[R W Burgess]

Picture #3. This picture was taken on the Bull Run Region show field in Manassas, Virginia about 2 years ago. This may have been the first show for the Locomobile as the owner lived nearby. I thought I took more pictures, but alas, West is a professional...me? Just a wanabe. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wayne

PS, Read more about this car in the July/August Antique Automobile <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Guest Moepar]

I'm still waiting for mine Others in my region got theirs a week & a half ago Guess I'm on bottom of list, or the postal yak broke down on the way here.

[novaman]

Now you know what I go through just about every time there is an issue due out. My Dad usally gets his 2 to 7 days before me. There are 5 routes out of this post office and we aren't on the same one although we're only like 5 or 7 blocks away (depends on how you're counting the blocks. couple dead end streets and back tracking invovled in getting there)

[Guest Moepar]

I know what you mean. Usually I get mine a few weeks <span style="font-weight: bold">after</span> my newsletter comes out. This issue is an exception as our club picnic/meeting is at the end of the month instead of the middle, & we usually pass the newsletter out at the meetings & mail the remainder. I'm on the same route as another club member, he STILL gets his before I do.

The postal yak just went by & I <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">actually</span></span>got the magazine in my grubby, old-car-greased little hands! It does look good. Now how to keep it away from my hubby long enough to read it<span style="font-weight: bold">......</span>

[Guest Moepar]

BTW West-I like the Mopar on the cover , not that I'm PARTIAL or anything . Put a few more on the cover-if ya run outta Mopar pictures, I'll send you some of mine.

[Shop Rat]

Moepar, wrap it in a dust cloth.

[West Peterson]

Moepar

Is that a promise??

[Guest Moepar]

Susan-I left the dust cloth behind for the Corvette guys I ran over at the drag strip

West-that's a promise <span style="font-weight: bold">AND</span> a threat! I'm diggin' through my photos now!

[Shop Rat]

Cool!!!! Any chance of seeing a photo of the car you run?

[Guest Moepar]

This is me on my second run at Rockingham drag strip. I figure a car this big, going on 2 1/2 tons, making the second best time was pretty good. I'll post the car that beat me in my next post

[Guest Moepar]

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The '66 Hemi Satelitte that was only car capable of running mine over at the strip that day. Owned by the prez of our region (GSMR), Dick Jones. First time we did the run, he beat me by a measly second. He blamed it on last time he went racing it was a guy with a flag & not the lights. I told him it was because he was an OLD MAN & COULDN'T SEE THE LIGHTS! That got him going. Next time we made a run, he made his hemi do WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO DO, & he laid it on & beat me by 3 seconds. I told him that now he acted like he was driving a hemi & not a Moped!

[Shop Rat]

Beautiful car. And I loved the story about how you got the prez to turn that Hemi loose. His car is nice also.

Thanks for the photos.

[Guest Moepar]

Your welcome. I thought you'd get a kick out of it!

[Ron Green]

That is one beautiful car. Chrysler in this era had a great look. The wheels are cool also, are they factory?

[Guest Moepar]

Thanks Ron. Yes those are factory 'big car & truck' road wheels. They were optional on all the C-bodies in late 60's & early '70's. This is a '71 300, and my hubby has a '70 300 with the same wheels. We did do one minor modification on the wheels of the car pictured, & you really have to be familiar with the road wheels of that era-we put the spinners on the hub. Although not techinically the 'biggest' wheel that Chrysler had at the time-Imperials had the biggest bolt pattern at least into the late 70's, so you couldn't interchange the wheels from an Imperial with any other Chrysler product (I think they were 1/2" wider between the studs).

Just an added bit of Mopar trivia.

So, Ron, you gonna post a pic of YOUR Mopar?? If your the fella I'm thinking of, I think you have a '55.

[Ron Green]

My 55 is a Pontiac however I do have a 86 Dodge Van I bought new and still use as a daily driver. I used to be the dunce of selling good vehicles (see other post on 67 GTO).

I bought a 64 Chrysler off my aunt that was a few years old as she bought a new car almost every year. I am unsure as to the model but it had the 413, torgueflite tranny, consol shifter, rectangular steering wheel, etc and would get rubber in 2nd gear. She paid I believe a little over 5K in 1964 for the car. Approximately 6 years latter I sold it for $200.

I stopped up at Chrysler's at Carlisle and was amazed at the lineup of 300's on the show field.