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Annual Show AwardsAnnual Show AwardsAnnual Show AwardsAnnual Show Awards
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On Saturday June 1st, The Historic Fredericksburg
Region held its annual antique automobile car
show on Caroline Street in the heart of historic
downtown Fredericksburg. It was a tremendous
success by any measure. Over 160 antique vehi-
cles of the highest caliber took to the show field.
The weather cooperated by being dry and bringing
plenty of sunshine. Thousands of spectators lined
the streets once again this year and spent a good
part of their day at the show, despite there being
two other major events that day in downtown.
The take-a-part Model T show as usual amazed
the crowds. Our membership stepped up for a
second month in a row to organize and carry out
a major show. As the event wrapped up, we were
honored by the presence of our city’s mayor,
Mary Katherine Greenlaw, who presented the
Mayor’s Choice award. The long day of work pre-
ceded by months of planning and effort paid off.
Thanks to everyone who made the show such a
success! See you all next year.
Chief Judge Robert Aftel and Mayor Greenlaw hand out
awards. See page 4 for more show pictures.
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CLUB INFORMATIONCLUB INFORMATIONCLUB INFORMATIONCLUB INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE BOARDEXECUTIVE BOARDEXECUTIVE BOARDEXECUTIVE BOARD COMMITTEESCOMMITTEESCOMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
T H E M A G N E T O
Ken Loucks President
Vacant Vice President
Vacant Treasurer
Linda Gotchel Secretary
J Gordon Brown Past President
Doug Makin At-Large Member (through 2013)
Hank Mausolf At-Large Member (through 2014)
Meet Chairman J Gordon Brown
Chief Judge Robert Aftel
Magneto Editor Andy Gotchel
Webmaster Nora Aftel
Membership Chairman Lauman Schooler
Legislative Chairman Don Mohr
Sunshine Chairman Rena Rees
Club Chaplain Ben Schooler
MONTHLY MEETINGSMONTHLY MEETINGSMONTHLY MEETINGSMONTHLY MEETINGS
2013 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS2013 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS2013 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS2013 OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS
MEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIP
Monthly meetings of the Historic Fredericksburg Region AACA
are held at 7:30 PM on the third Tuesday of each month except
December at the Dorothy Hart Community Center, 408 Canal
Street in Fredericksburg. All members will be notified of any
changes.
June meeting—Tuesday, June 18th
July meeting—Tuesday, July 16th
We are always looking for new members. So if you, or someone else you
know is interested in joining our club, please come to one of our member-
ship meetings. For more information on membership, please contact our
Membership Chairman, Lauman Schooler (540) 373-1955.
REFRESHMENTS SIGNREFRESHMENTS SIGNREFRESHMENTS SIGNREFRESHMENTS SIGN----UPUPUPUP
If you would like to contribute drinks or desert for an upcoming
club general membership meeting, please sign up for one of the
open spots at the meeting. We thank Laura Lowe for providing
snacks and Jason Javaras drinks at the June meeting.
SNACKSSNACKSSNACKSSNACKS BEVERAGESBEVERAGESBEVERAGESBEVERAGES
July Linda Gotchel Powell Sale
August Frances Schooler Jane Shelton
September Wally Hunt Connie Brown
October Mausolfs Don Mohr
November Suzanne Schooler Linnie Coppage
January 2014
February
March
April
BIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYSBIRTHDAYS
The following members will be celebrating their special day in June:
John Castro 6 Clift Hardin 6 Robert Aftel 8 Jessica Aftel 8 Mark Williams 14 Herb Long 22 Linda Gotchel 26 Mary Long 26 Liz Hunt 27
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CLUB NEWSCLUB NEWSCLUB NEWSCLUB NEWS
HFR AACA 56TH ANNUAL SHOW RESULTS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1HFR AACA 56TH ANNUAL SHOW RESULTS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1HFR AACA 56TH ANNUAL SHOW RESULTS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1HFR AACA 56TH ANNUAL SHOW RESULTS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST ST ST ST 2013201320132013
ANNUAL SHOW PICTURESANNUAL SHOW PICTURESANNUAL SHOW PICTURESANNUAL SHOW PICTURES CARDS & FLOWERSCARDS & FLOWERSCARDS & FLOWERSCARDS & FLOWERS
Entrance pictures from the HFR AACA annual show are now avail-
able for you to order. Just go online to the club photo website at:
picasaweb.google.com/HFRAACA.picasaweb.google.com/HFRAACA.picasaweb.google.com/HFRAACA.picasaweb.google.com/HFRAACA., select your picture by the num-
ber, and decide if you want a 4x6, 5x7, or 8x10 print. Fill out and
send in the order form (included in your show packet) along with
payment by June 28th. Contact Andy Gotchel with any questions
or for additional order forms.
Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 Class 1 –––– All Cars, except T’s, up to 1931All Cars, except T’s, up to 1931All Cars, except T’s, up to 1931All Cars, except T’s, up to 1931
No judged participants
Class 2 Class 2 Class 2 Class 2 ---- Ford Model T and Model A, 1909Ford Model T and Model A, 1909Ford Model T and Model A, 1909Ford Model T and Model A, 1909----1931193119311931
1st Place: 1923 Ford, Bill and Debbie Bell 2nd Place:1929 Ford Coupe, Brent Gatton 3rd Place: 1931 Ford, Chuck & Karilyn Kunstbeck
Class 3 Class 3 Class 3 Class 3 ---- Early Ford, 1932Early Ford, 1932Early Ford, 1932Early Ford, 1932----1942194219421942
1st Place: 1936 Ford Coupe, Bob McElwee
2nd Place:1940 Ford, Jerry Hill
Class 4 Class 4 Class 4 Class 4 –––– Early Ford, 1946Early Ford, 1946Early Ford, 1946Early Ford, 1946----1953195319531953
No judged participants
Class 5 Class 5 Class 5 Class 5 ---- Production Cars (not Ford), 1932Production Cars (not Ford), 1932Production Cars (not Ford), 1932Production Cars (not Ford), 1932----1942194219421942
1st Place: 1939 Chevrolet, Ralph Lankford
2nd Place:1941 Chevrolet Coupe, Cecil Posey
3rd Place: 1938 Graham Sedan, Frank DuVal
Class 6 Class 6 Class 6 Class 6 ---- Production Cars (not Ford), 1946Production Cars (not Ford), 1946Production Cars (not Ford), 1946Production Cars (not Ford), 1946----1950195019501950
1st Place: 1948 Chrysler Town & Country, Jane Shelton
2nd Place:1949 Willys Jeepster, Daniel L. Ferguson
3rd Place: 1949 Plymouth, Michael K. Murray
Class 7 Class 7 Class 7 Class 7 ---- Production Cars (not Ford), 1951Production Cars (not Ford), 1951Production Cars (not Ford), 1951Production Cars (not Ford), 1951----1953195319531953
1st Place: 1949 Chevrolet Truck, Mark Battaglia
2nd Place:1953 Studebaker Pickup, Mark Glazebrook
Class 8 Class 8 Class 8 Class 8 ---- Production Cars, 1954Production Cars, 1954Production Cars, 1954Production Cars, 1954----1959195919591959
1st Place: 1957 Chevrolet Sedan, Jim Batchelder
2nd Place:1959 Cadillac Convertible, Roger Matherly
3rd Place: 1956 Ford Victoria, Charlie Dawson
Class 9 Class 9 Class 9 Class 9 ---- Production Cars, 1960Production Cars, 1960Production Cars, 1960Production Cars, 1960----1964196419641964
1st Place: 1964 Chevrolet Hardtop, Jim Batchelder
2nd Place: 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle, Tom Carpenter
3rd Place: 1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS, Terry & Dottie Bolyard
Class 10 Class 10 Class 10 Class 10 ---- Production Cars, 1965Production Cars, 1965Production Cars, 1965Production Cars, 1965----1970197019701970
1st Place: 1967 Chevrolet Malibu Convertible, Bob Gillespie
2nd Place: 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, Gary & Adam Seay
3rd Place: 1969 Pontiac GTO, Bill Kramer
Class 11 Class 11 Class 11 Class 11 ---- Production Cars, 1971Production Cars, 1971Production Cars, 1971Production Cars, 1971----1979197919791979
1st Place: 1974 Excaliber
2nd Place: 1971 Dodge Coupe, Tony & Janice Veloudas
3rd Place: 1975 Pontiac Trans Am, Evelyn Gillis
Class 12 Class 12 Class 12 Class 12 ---- Production Cars, 1980Production Cars, 1980Production Cars, 1980Production Cars, 1980----1988198819881988
1st Place: 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT, J. Dennis Sawdy
2nd Place:1988 Pontiac Fiero GT T-Top, Bob Williams
3rd Place: 1983 Chrysler, Ron Swann
Class 13 Class 13 Class 13 Class 13 ---- Thunderbirds, 1955Thunderbirds, 1955Thunderbirds, 1955Thunderbirds, 1955----1957195719571957
1st Place: 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Roger Hill
2nd Place:1957 Ford Thunderbird, Gilbert Moody
3rd Place: 1957 Ford Thunderbird, Gene Marianetti
Class 14 Class 14 Class 14 Class 14 ---- Mustangs, 1964½Mustangs, 1964½Mustangs, 1964½Mustangs, 1964½---- 1988198819881988
1st Place: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1, Junior Roberts
2nd Place:1965 Ford Mustang Fastback, Bill Jamerson
Class 15 Class 15 Class 15 Class 15 ---- Corvettes, 1953Corvettes, 1953Corvettes, 1953Corvettes, 1953----1988198819881988
1st Place: 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, George Schaerer
2nd Place:1967 Corvette Stingray Coupe, Freddy Ahearn
Class 16 Class 16 Class 16 Class 16 ---- Commercial Vehicles, up to 1988Commercial Vehicles, up to 1988Commercial Vehicles, up to 1988Commercial Vehicles, up to 1988
1st Place: 1949 Ford F1, Jason Javaras
2nd Place:1937 Ford Pickup, Lin Bourne
3nd Place:1930 Chevrolet Depot Hack, Carmen Giandomenico
Class 17 Class 17 Class 17 Class 17 –––– Motorcycles/Scooters, up to 1988Motorcycles/Scooters, up to 1988Motorcycles/Scooters, up to 1988Motorcycles/Scooters, up to 1988
No judged participants
Class 18 Class 18 Class 18 Class 18 –––– British Cars, up to 1988British Cars, up to 1988British Cars, up to 1988British Cars, up to 1988
No judged participants
Class 19 Class 19 Class 19 Class 19 ---- Foreign Cars, up to 1988Foreign Cars, up to 1988Foreign Cars, up to 1988Foreign Cars, up to 1988
1st Place: 1969 Porsche 911T, Stephen Yacubich
2nd Place: 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider, Joe Parisi
3rd Place: 1979 Mercedes 300SD, Steven Warner
Best General Motors:Best General Motors:Best General Motors:Best General Motors: 1966 Chevrolet Corvette, Al Saba
Best Ford:Best Ford:Best Ford:Best Ford: 1931 Ford Roadster, Jim O’Neale
Best Chrysler:Best Chrysler:Best Chrysler:Best Chrysler: 1956 Chrysler 2dr Hardtop, Andrew Scarpelli
Best Independent:Best Independent:Best Independent:Best Independent: 1952 Hudson Coupe, Ray Weese
These are the judging results from the Historic Fredericksburg Region
Antique Automobile Club of America (HFRAACA) show on June 1, 2013.
Please note that approximately half of the ~160 vehicles on the show field
were not judged, by their owners’ request. Some of the cars that were not
judged were also incredible examples, including some of the finest in the
world of their types.
The club sent cards this month to Nancy Makin who wasin the
hospital and Margaret Stosch who is recovering from an ailment.
Our prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery go out to them
both. Contact Rena Rees, to send someone in the club a card.
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July 27, Spotsylvania YMCA vehicle display
August 31, Taste of the Mountains Festival Vehicle Display, Madison, VA
September 21, Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Meet, Bull Run Region AACA, Manassas, VA
October 9-12, Eastern Fall Meet, Hershey Region, Hershey, PA, 717-586-7720
December 1, HFR AACA Annual Christmas Banquet, Fredericksburg Country Club
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Back to The Future, Why the Delorean?Back to The Future, Why the Delorean?Back to The Future, Why the Delorean?Back to The Future, Why the Delorean?
- By Matt Hocker, reprinted from the AACA March Speedster
If you read the March/April issue of Antique Automobile, you may
have noticed the AACA Library's column detailing John
DeLorean's attempt to make it on his own with the DMC-12
sports car. Amidst economic woe and scandal, the DeLorean
Motor Company folded in 1982, taking with it the DMC-12...or so
it seemed. In 1985, a time-traveling epic took the world by
storm, and the film's signature DMC-12 time machine revitalized
the car's image in American popular culture. Still, the question
remains; out of all the possibilities why was the DeLorean chosen
to be the time machine in Back to the Future (BTTF)?
In Hollywood, drafting scripts is the equivalent of creating a pro-
totype. An initial concept is presented and is subject to numer-
ous revisions before the final product is released. For example,
the finished version of BTTF had Doc Brown harness the power of
lightning to transport Marty from 1955 to 1985. However, earlier
drafts called for a nuclear detonation instead. Although the Cold
War tie-in was scrapped due to budgeting concerns Steven Spiel-
berg, one of BTTF's producers, would later implement elements
of this idea into Indiana Jones IV.
Before its onscreen appearance, the time machine went through
several revisions. In fact, the original contraption was more akin
to a giant refrigerator. Later, it was decided a car made for a far
more interesting plot device, as it could be driven between differ-
ent locations.
As for why the DMC-12 was selected over any other car, it all
boiled down to the ultra-modern gullwing doors. In an interview
with Empire Magazine, Director Robert Zemeckis remarked: We
decided to use a DeLorean automobile because of this joke we
had in the movie. When the time-machine arrives in the past, the
people in the farmhouse think it's an alien spaceship.
While gullwing doors were nothing new in 1955 (the Mercedes-
Benz 300SL debuted in 1952), they were far from the norm.
Likewise, the sharp angles of the DMC-12 were a radical depar-
ture from the curves and fins of the 50s, making for a convinc-
ingly hilarious scene.
When making the time machine, the DMC-12 needed to be modi-
fied but look believable. Ron Cobb, one of the designers behind
the time traveling version of the car, wanted it to have a more
"homemade" appearance. Apparently, Cobb's connection with
the car also extends beyond the film. In an interview Cobb
claimed, "[DeLorean] wrote me a letter saying I could join his
design team anytime I wanted to. That was before he was ar-
rested for cocaine."
Onscreen, the finished product mesmerized audiences worldwide
and became one of the most beloved automotive "actors" of all
time. To learn more about the original DMC-12 and its creator,
be sure to check out the Library, which has a nice collection of
DeLorean sales literature. Their periodical collection even fea-
tures a wealth of period magazine articles on the car, including
the one used in Back to the Future!
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Historic Fredericksburg Region, AACA Monthly Meeting Minutes – May 21, 2013
The Executive Board called the meeting to order at approximately 7:28pm. At that time, the Executive Board Members were re-introduced to the club members: J. Brown (Past President), Linda Gotchel (Secretary), Ken Loucks (Vice President), Doug Makin (At-Large Member), and Hank Mausolf (At-Large Member). It was shared that Hank Mausolf was unable to attend the meeting, yet was in agreement with the actions taken by the Executive Board. The Executive Board explained to the members that this month’s general meeting would be run by the Executive Board due to the transition of leadership that the club was experiencing and that the format of the meeting would be a bit different. Club members were asked to be patient with the Board as it worked through the flow of the meeting. There were 40 members present, including one visitor who is planning to join the club. A motion was made, seconded, and passed to approve the April 2013 Meeting Minutes. J. Brown presented the Treasurer’s Report. A motion was made, seconded, and passed to pay the bills presented. In lieu of covering Committee Reports in order to discuss the transition of club leadership, the Board asked if there were any updates from any of the committees. Membership – Lauman Schooler shared that he received the donations for the June 1st Show trophies along with advertising money for the newsletter. Leadership Transition : In light of recent events, the Executive Board met to address the transition in leadership prior to the general membership meeting. The Board explained to the members that its top priority is to protect and promote the general health and welfare of the club and its membership. With that said, the Board informed the members that it received the resignations from both the President and the Treas-urer. These resignations were accepted by the Board. In compliance with the club by-laws, the Vice President, Ken Loucks, as-sumed the position of club President. The Execute Board shared that it will be seeking to fill the positions of Vice President and Treasurer. During this transition, the Executive Board will assume the responsibility of these positions. The Executive Board opened the floor for discussion. Unfinished (Old) Business : 2013 Car Meet – J. Brown reviewed the jobs list for the June 1st show with the club members present. He shared with the members
that there will be multiple events occurring at the same time in downtown Historic Fredericksburg: Our show, the Soapbox Derby, and the Friends of the Rappahannock River Festival. Participation in the show is critical. Please be sure to help in the clean up.
New Business : Hartfield Manor – Wally Hunt shared with the members that Hartfield Manor has asked the club to bring their antique cars and attend
its Father’s Day event. If interested, please contact Wally. Spotsylvania YMCA – Wally Hunt informed members that the Spotsylvania YMCA will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary and has
asked our club to participate in its anniversary event on July 27th from 11am-3pm. Members who are interested in participating with their cars should contact Wally.
Books-A-Million – Wally Hunt shared that there will be a Beer & Mustaches event on August 10th at Books-A-Million and our club has been asked to participate. If members are interested in attending the event and bringing their cars, please contact Wally.
Bowman’s Distillery/Brewery – J. Brown informed the club that there will be a “Guy Day” during Father’s Day at the Distillery and the club has been asked to bring some cars. For those members who are interested, please contact J.
Fredericksburg Builder’s Association – J. Brown shared with the club that on Saturday, September 21st there will be a festival for the Fredericksburg Builder’s Association and they are looking for antique cars. Members who are interested should contact J.
Manassas Show – Members were encouraged to show their support for the September 21st show at Manassas. Although there are other events requesting our clubs’ participation, it is important to put our fellow AACA clubs’ shows first.
Skills USA – John Garnett shared with members that 11 State Champions from the Spotsylvania Career and Tech Center have quali-fied for participation at Nationals for the Skills USA competition. This vocational organization was looking for funds in order to send all 11 State Champions to compete at Nationals. John proposed that the club show our support for these young champions by providing them with some funds. A motion for funds was made, seconded, and approved.
50/50 Raffle – There was no 50/50 raffle. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:57pm and Ben Schooler closed in prayer. Refreshments were served. Respectfully submitted, Linda Gotchel, Secretary
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