Upcoming Activities Schedule for 2013

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1 Sassy Brass Spring 2013 Volume 4 Issue 1 Upcoming Activities Schedule for 2013 May 19-23: July 7: September 8-13: October 8-12: October 12-14: November 9: Brass in Berks County Tour SVR Brandywine Tour Glidden Tour Chattanooga, TN AACA Hershey Fall Meet Hershey Hangover Tour Fall Meeting location TBA Inside this Issue President s Message pg. 3 March Meeting Minutes pgs. 4-5 Dust-Off Tour pgs. 6-8 Upcoming July Tour: Brandywine Valley pgs Reliability Flyer pg. 12 Bob and Nancy Ladd s 1910 Chalmers-Detroit Special Announcements pg. 13

2 Susquehanna Valley Region HCCA Contact Page Join the Susquehanna Valley Region Horseless Carriage Club of America: Contact: Russell Martin or Bob Ladd Home phone: Officers for 2013 President Jeff Lesher Vice President Ernie Spittler Treasurer Don Barlup Secretary Nancy Ladd Web Master & Newsletter Tracy Lesher Membership Chairperson Russell Martin Your Susquehanna Valley Region HCCA Editor can be reached via at: Check us out on Facebook at Susquehanna Valley Region HCCA! Upload pictures of your brass car adventures and projects to our page. 2

3 President s Message Being my first President s message to this group, I need to start with a great big thank you! Thanks to Bob Ladd (and Nancy) for having the drive and motivation to resurrect our humble little group of antique car lovers. Thanks to Don Barlup, Paul and Cheryl Vaughn, and many of the other previous members of the Susquehanna Valley Region for bringing back the history of this fairly old club. And of course thank you to all our members for your support. The last two years have been a lot of fun for my family (Tracy, Augie and Jack) and from what I ve seen, for many of you. We ve had some terrific tours, seen amazing scenery and collections with a very diverse group. The club has taken on co-hosting the Hershey Hangover Tour with AACA s Snappers; and through Cheryl Vaughn s diligence, we ve taken on the co-hosting of next year s Reliability Tour. This is a terrific group, with new members continuously joining and we have great plans. We just completed an adventurous Spring Dust Off Tour in Lebanon County, and many will participate in this year s Brass in Berks week of fun in May. In July, one of our newer members (Jared Cohen) will host what looks to be an amazing tour to Auburn Heights and the Marshall Steam Museum. Bob is once again planning for a terrific Hershey Hangover on the Sunday and Monday after Hershey and we ll schedule a location for the November meeting as we move into Summer. I want to again thank our Board of Directors: Bob (Tour Director) and Nancy (Secretary), Ernie Spittler for being willing to serve as our Vice President, Don Barlup to continue on as our club Treasurer, Russ Martin our new Membership Chairperson and of course my wife Tracy who has taken on the Newsletter Editor and Webmaster s position with a lot of zeal. All the best- Jeff May

4 Susquehanna Valley Region Spring Meeting Minutes March 2, 2013 Submitted by Nancy Ladd The meeting was the AACA Museum at Hershey, PA. At 11:00 AM President Bob Ladd welcomed all and we had introduction, of guests. The meeting was then called to order. There was a motion by Jeff Lesher to dispense with the reading of the minutes from the November meeting which passed. Treasurer Don Barlup reported there was $2082 in the treasury at the last report. Since then checks were written to: Tracy Lesher $40 supplies and postage Ronald McDonald House - $440 -Donation from Hershey Hangover Tour John McAnlis $ 325 -Expenses for Hershey Hangover Tour Treasurer s report was approved as read. New members were introduced: Jeff and Lisa Garlick Darren Harsh Not in attendance Mike and Carol Fay- not in attendance Mark and Sherry Sheldon Report of Nominations Committee - The following people were nominated by the nominating committee to serve for one year: President: Jeff Lesher Vice President: Ernie Spittler Secretary: Nancy Ladd Treasurer: Don Barlup Tour Director: Bob Ladd Membership Chairperson: Russ Martin Web Master/Newsletter Editor Tracy Lesher 4

5 The chairman asked for other nominations from the floor. Don Barlup moved that nominations be closed; it was seconded by Phil Jamison. The president then asked if anyone would be willing to volunteer to be membership chairman. Russ Martin did so and was approved by the members. Bob Ladd reported on the HCCA Convention and Tour CA and urged people to attend our first event of the year, the Dust-off Tour in Lebanon on May 4. At this point our new president Jeff Lesher took over the meeting. Other events for were discussed as follows: New Business April 11-13: Bakersfield, CA Swap Meet and Tour May 4: Dust Off Tour Lebanon County- Bob Ladd Historical stop church Bar-B-Q and Jon Griggs collection May 19-23: Brass in Berks County Gil Fitzhugh- Sunday 46 vendors signed up and expect brass age cars. May 31-June 1: National AACA Spring Meet - Don Barlup Hotel Carlisle headquarters emphasis on PA built cars July 7: Brandywine Valley Tour Jared Cohen Higgins Restoration shop, Last Chance Garage- Mushrooms Café for lunch and flagship stop- Auburn Heights and Marshall Steam Museum August Date TBA: Pocono Tour Mike Romano still in planning stages September 8-13: Glidden Tour Chattanooga, TN October 8-12: Hershey Fall Meet- HCCA tent on Red Field October 12-14: Hershey Hangover Tour Bob Ladd This is a co-sponsored tour with Snappers Region AACA - Lantern Lodge Myerstown, PA Landis Valley Farm Museum Victorian Luncheon at Tulpehocken Manor November 9: Fall Meeting Place TBA Reliability Tour June 15-21, 2014: Cheryl Vaughn - Lancaster Doubletree Resort Don Barlup gave a short history of the AACA Museum and the plans for the future. Bob Ladd moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Russ Martin. 5

6 Third Annual Lebanon County Dust-off Tour By Tracy Lesher You could not have asked for more amazing weather to break -in our cars for touring season. Nineteen cars participated in the Third Annual Dust-off Tour. We had several new to the SV Region riders joining us for Saturday, including two of Darren Harsh s children Caitlyn and Nathan, Barbara Snyder significant other of Mike Romano s, Ian s lovely wife Julie, and new members Jeff and Lisa Garlick. Our first stop of the morning brought us to the historic Isaac Meier House in Myerstown. The property for the house was secured by Mr. Valentine Herclerode, a German immigrant in the early 1730 s. Construction of the house began during this period. Later, Isaac Meier married Herclerode s daughter Catherine and bought the land and home. We learned that Mr. Meier was the powerbroker of Eastern Lebanon County during his short life. He was both banker and sheriff. Amongst, many of the artifacts was Meier s ledger containing his financial dealings. It was relief that none of our ancestors were indebted to him! Apparently, Baron Stiegel had to rely on Meier s loans from time to time. Not everyone liked Mr. Meier; and in July of 1770, he was murdered in a local Tavern after being shot in the back of his head. The reward for his murderer s capture was never cashed in. Continued on next page 6

7 From the Meier House, we traversed through Eastern Lebanon County to the quaint village of Cornwall to enjoy a delicious barbeque lunch at Cornwall United Methodist Church. While little Jack Lesher continued his nap, the final stop of the day travelled to Light s Fort in Lebanon. Our cars attracted a lot of attention from the neighborhood. No doubt there are pictures on Facebook not posted by our club members. John and Joyce Rendemonti s amazing Franklin The route brought the tour to the home of Jonathan Griggs, former AACA Museum President. Not only did we enjoy his stunning collection, but his railroad platform and arcade games captivated as well. It s hard to believe that this was Mr. Grigg s first attempt at building a train platform. Jack Lesher Bob and Nancy Ladd graciously opened their home for post-tour refreshments. Thank-you to the Ladd s for this year s Dust-off Tour route. And, a huge thankyou to Dan Albright for his assistance throughout the day! It is the all the little things that add up to make our events so much fun knowing there is less worry about! Continued on next page Augie Lesher 7

8 John and Ellen Hopkins with their 1914 Overland Frank Wright s majestic Chrysler 77 Top up or top down? Moving right along Picture perfect 8

9 Brandywine Valley Tour Hosted by Jared and Amy Cohen Join us on Sunday, July 7 th, 2013, for a fun filled day for the entire family. Enjoy the surrounding views from your Horseless Carriage while touring the gorgeous Brandywine area. We will start our day with a tour of Higgins Restorations in Kennett Square. Walter Higgins, proprietor, restorer, and master machinist has graciously offered us the use of the facilities which includes 3 acres of pavement, ideal for trailer parking. This will be our home base from which we will never be more than 10 miles away in radius. From there, we will stop off at Last Chance Garage in Unionville where Lou Mandich will share tales of how he came to specialize in reviving old, long forgotten relics, many of which are HPOF winners today. After motoring along some more country roads, the next stop is Mushrooms Café and Antiques for lunch. Enjoy farm fresh homemade delights and tasty sandwiches while browsing through a marvelous banked barn from the mid 1800 s full of interesting pieces. From there we will tour along the Brandywine River, making our way south into DE towards our flagship stop, Auburn Heights. Our visit to Auburn Heights is a way to experience life during the Industrial Era and the dawn of the automobile. Also available, a tour the Marshall family s Victorian home and museum consisting of the largest collection of operating Stanley Steamers in the world. You will have the opportunity to take a ride on their 1/8 scale steam train or one of several Stanley Steamers circling the property. If you haven t been, this is a rare opportunity to experience one of the historic gems listed on the National Registry. Continued on next page 9

10 Locations Visited: Higgins Restoration Last Chance Garage Auburn Heights Nearby attractions include: Longwood Gardens ** - estate and formal gardens of Pierre DuPont Winterthur mansion and natural gardens of Henry Francis dupont Nemours ** - formal mansion and French gardens of Alfred I dupont Brandywine River Museum Largest collection of Andrew Wyeth and N.C. Wyeth paintings Hagley Museum Early days, E.I. dupont gunpowder mills along Brandywine river Continued on next page 10

11 Logistics for July 7 th Brandywine Tour Arrive by 10am: 400 Line Rd, Kennett Square, PA (Gate opens for access to parking lot for off loading at 8:30am) Anticipate returning about 4pm (Estimated tour distance 48 miles) No cost other then lunch at café and Auburn Heights museum tickets ($7) RSVP to Jared Cohen, or jared.cohen@astrazeneca.com Directions to Rendezvous Sunday July 7 th Directions: Take Toughkenmon Exit off RT 1, turn north onto Newark Rd. Next right onto Line Rd. 1 st driveway on right is entrance to MAACCC & Higgin Restoration. Large paved parking lot offers plenty of room to off load trailers. For assistance contact: Jared Cohen or Walter Higgins

12 AACA Reliability Tour Presented by: Hershey Region And Susquehanna Valley Region HCCA LITTLE OLD AND SLOW JUNE 15TH 21ST 2014 Come join us for a week of touring through Southern Lancaster, York and Lebanon Counties. Travel over dirt roads, ford trout streams, turn back the time as we visit the birth place of Robert Fulton. Explore a railroad bed and visit the fright and passenger depots. Ride on an old trolley, visit a real country market, sample some chocolate, taste some wine from a winery. Visit a unique car museum while enjoying our opening banquet. Host Hotel Double Tree Resort Inn 2400 Willow Street Pike Lancaster, PA Phone: Request Room Rates Code: Reliability For more information contact: Cheryl & Paul Vaughn 12 Clearview Road Willow Street, PA Cheryl Registration begins January 1, 2014 Contact: Carol Barlup 228 Oak Road New Bloomfield, PA 12

13 Special Announcements Campbell Fitzhugh, congratulations on your Manheim Township High School Brain Busters win and your graduation. Congratulations to Robert Hopkins on his graduation from the University of Delaware with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. 13