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JULY CALENDAR

July 1

Shenandoah Region Membership Meeting at

Danny Sullivan’s home. See Club Meetings,

pg. 2.

July 4

Independence Day. Happy 234th Birthday

USA!

July 4

Parade in Shepherdstown, WV. See Bulletin

Board pg.3. Info: Dave Miljour, 340-876-

2230.

July 9-11

All-Chrysler Nationals, Carlisle Fairgrounds,

Carlisle, PA

July 15

Shenandoah Region Board of Directors

meeting. See Club Meetings, pg.. 2.

July 16

Field marking at the Museum of the Shenan-

doah Valley for the car show at the Museum

on July 17.

July 17

Shenandoah Region car show at the Museum

of the Shenandoah Valley. See pg. 2.

July 18

Shenandoah Region Fun Run. See pg. 2

July 21-24

AACA Eastern Divisional Tour, Buffalo/

Niagara Falls, NY. For 1985 and earlier cars.

Hosted by the Lake Erie Region. Info: 716-

549-4160.

July 23-25

Bike Fest, Carlisle Fairgrounds, Carlisle, PA.

July 2010 Volume 22, No. 7

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HOW LUCKY WE ARE As another birthday of our great democracy ap-

proaches, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on

how lucky we are to live in the USA. Although the

democratic process is at times loud and messy, we

have a freedom to pursue happiness with a vigor that

most people in the world yearn for and admire. For

those of us in the club, happiness is often experi-

enced when one of our cars returns from the shop

after receiving a new paint job, new upholstery, or

other type of treatment that brings it closer to the

“factory fresh” standards we value, or when we close

a deal on a “new” old car we’ve been pursuing for

some time, like the Busko’s wonderful wagon.

How times have changed! When George Wash-

ington surveyed this portion of “The Great Valley of

Virginia” as an 18 year old boy a scant 250+ years

ago, a ride from his Bullskin Plantation across the

street from my house to his office in Winchester, a

journey which now takes me 20 minutes or so, would

have taken him at least half a day on horseback;

more if the Opequon was flooded or the roads were

muddy with rain or melting snow. Happiness for GW

would have been as simple as a fresh-killed turkey or

deer for dinner and a warm lice-free bed at night, al-

though he may well have dreamed of owning a fine

looking steed to convey him more swiftly on his

rounds.

Continued, pg. 4

1-Doc Stratton

2-Art Bragg

Mary Alice Lemen

3-Joyce Carden

5--Chip Rohr

8-Karl Anderson Sr.

12-Jim Stup

Ann Griffith

16-Lora Shepherd

17-Bill Anderson

Linda Smith

22-Ron Howser

24-Fuzzy Coon

25-Patricia Critchfield

26-Danny Sullivan

29-George Weidig

31-Josie Engle

July Birthday Wishes to:

Club News JULY MEETINGS

Our July Membership Meeting will be held on July

1 at Danny Sullivan‟s home at 7:00 PM.

This will be a picnic meeting so remember to bring

a covered dish/dessert to share as well as your per-

sonal tablecloth, drinks, plates, utensils and condi-

ments as required. Please bring serving utensils for

your covered dish. Also, bring chairs. Bonnie will

bring the chicken. Directions to Danny‟s: From

rt. 522 (north Frederick Pike) going north, take a

left at the traffic light onto Indian Hollow Rd., to a

right on Marple Rd.. Marple Rd. intersects with

Bethel Grange Rd. Danny‟s home is at 105 Bethel

Grange Rd. From 522 going south take a left on

Marple Rd., then a right on Bethel Grange to

Danny‟s at #105. If rain threatens, the meeting will

take place at the Car Club Shelter. The phone

committee will notify the membership.

The July Board of Directors Meeting will be held

on July 15 at 7:00 PM at the shelter

JULY FUN RUN

OUR JULY FUN RUN WILL BE TO JIM AND IBBY‟S

FARM FOR AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

MEET HUBE KLINE AT THE WARDS PLAZA SHOP-

PING CENTER ON VALLEY AVE. AT 1:00 PM ON

SUNDAY, JULY 18 . HUBE WILL LEAD THE GROUP

TO STRASBURG

At our June 3 membership meeting Duane Catlett thanked eve-

ryone involved in the successful Apple Blossom Show, includ-

ing committee chairs, Jeff Feltner for managing the Flea Market

and Car Corral, Wayne Parker and Bob Pierce for directing the

Special Awards program, everyone associated with putting on

the Friday evening party and post-show banquet, the folks run-

ning the registration table and judges. Financially, the show

had a net profit of several hundred dollars.

President Mason thanked Art Bragg for hosting the Fun Run to

the Feltner Community Museum and later at his home to show

off his new garage and his ever-growing collection of cars and

automobilia.

The meeting was very well attended and there were very few

empty benches at the car club shelter. The fried chicken ob-

tained by Liz and Hube Kline was awesome. (photo below).

President Mason reported on the progress of the upcoming car

show at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) and

noted some of the plusses for participants such as free admis-

sion to the MSV and the Elvis At 21 photo exhibit, and a copy

of the exhibition’s companion book, a $25 gift certificate for

merchandise at the MSV store, free admission to the Glen

Burnie mansion and grounds and a dash plaque. See Bulletin

Board at right for registration information.

At our June 17 Board meeting, Carol Witt gave a report on the

upcoming Poor Man’s Tour to be held on October 2-3. Shenan-

doah Region is hosting the Tour this year and Carol is trying to

plan stops that will interest the ladies as well as the gentlemen

on the tour. One possible stop would be at the Edgar Rohr

Show in Manassas, but the Bull Run Region has been experi-

encing problems with the city of Manassas over car parking.

Carol thinks she has dealt with scheduling problems surfaced

by Queen City Region and will have a report at our July 1

membership meeting.

The site for the July membership meeting was discussed and it

was agreed that it would be held at Danny Sullivan’s home.

(see Club Meetings, upper left). If rain is forecast, the meeting

would be held at the car club shelter to avoid tearing up

Danny’s lawn.

Bill Sandy and Bob Pierce presented a proposal to produce

wooden parking chocks with emblazoned dash plaques from

Apple Blossom shows from years past. Bob had previously

found a cache of old dash plaques in the club’s storage unit.

Club News cont’d, pg. 4

FOR SALE

1954 Studebaker Commando Conastoga Wagon station

wagon. V8, 3 spd. trans., much NOS bright work and

wagon specific parts to go with it. Also, literature, shop

manual, body manual, & station wagon manual. $3900.

Call Eric Kirk, 540-662-4483.

1966 Toronados (2). No titles. $2500 each.

1965 Buick wagon. Original owner. Complete. $4000.

1970 Chrysler convertible. $6000.

For any of the above 3 vehicles call Vern Critchfield, 540-

338-7970

1937 Diamond T truck. Red.$45,000

1953 Dodge pickup. Blue. $13,500.

1929 Model A 2-dr., yellow. $13,000.

For info on any of the above 3 vehicles call William Halli-

gan, 610-566-6030

„‟56 Chevy 210. 454 engine and turbo 400 transmission PS,

PB and lots of recent chrome. $25,900

„‟51 Studebaker Starlite coupe. Chevy drivetrain, PB, PS.

Bazooka bubblegum (pink) exterior, white interior.

$19,500.

„For info on any of the above 2 cars call Jack, 540-247-5557.

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup. Loaded with A/C, power

everything including power mirrors, tilt wheel, AM/FM

radio with CD, keyless entry, aluminum 20”wheels, ABS

brakes, bedliner, cruise and 5.7 hemi engine. 2WD, 6/7500

warranty. $9900. Call Kasey, Brian or Morgan, 540-662-

0656.

1936 Packard 120B 4-dr. sedan. Dual side mounts, excellent

condition throughout. $26,000. Call James Cox at 540-459-

2592 or 703-517-1575 (cell).

1966 Ford Mustang H/T coupe. 83K original miles. 6 cyl.,

factory 4 spd. All matching numbers. Wimbledon white,

with black vinyl top. Dark blue interior, full bench seat

with fold down console. Beautiful car. $8300. Call Mark

at 540-888-4272.

GARAGE FOR RENT

Bob & George have a garage for rent. $40/month. Call

Bob 540-662-9328 or George 540-662-8337.

WITH SYMPATHY

To Gary Ridings whose brother Dean was killed in a boat-

ing accident. Dean was a Spotsylvania County Sherif‟s

Deputy practicing rescue procedures on Lake Anna when

his boat struck a wake throwing him in the air. He came

down on the boat and the impact killed him instantly. May

he rest in peace.

GET WELL

Sharon Parker had gall bladder surgery. She‟s home now

and feeling OK.

Leta Mae Knight will return to the nursing facility she was

in prior to her hospitalization. No real change in her condi-

tion.

Don Smallwood has been having some respiratory and con-

gestion problems, and Barbara has not been feeling well

also.

THANK YOU

To Angie Yonally for managing the Shenandoah Region/

Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Car show on July 17.

To Liz and Hube Kline for hosting the June Membership

meeting. The chicken was extra good!

SHEPHERDSTOWN PARADE

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown is once again sponsor-

ing a 4th of July parade. Antique and classic cars will take

part in the parade which will start at the Episcopal church

at 3 PM and wind through the historic streets of Shepherds-

town. The parade will end at Rumsey Park overlooking the

the Potomac River, where food and drink sold by the Ro-

tary Club can be enjoyed along with music from the bands

Jazz Ultimatum and Chris Crawford & The Giants. Con-

tact Dr. Dave Miljour at 304-876-2230 for more info and to

sign up for the parade.

NEWSLETTER

Anyone who wishes to read their copy of The Split Rim via

the Club website (www.sraaca.com) rather than postal

mail, please let Bill Shepherd know via e mail or in person.

DR. HILL AND ROBERTA

will be moving to an assisted living facility in North Caro-

lina.

WELCOME

To new members Thomas (Tim) Dudley, and Ken Kean and

spouse Brenda..

MSV CAR SHOW

This will be your last chance to register cars for the Mu-

seum of the Shenandoah Valley car show on July 17. If

you have not already registered your car, call (540-667-

7921) or e mail Angie Yonally ([email protected]) to

sign up.

.

50th Anniversary Surprise! by Carol Witt In Virginia ~ the fall of 2007, Margaret Witt gave Mike her engagement ring from his father. The band was extremely thin and she explained to Mike he could get it fixed and give to me one day. In September, 2009 Mike and I took her ring and my mother’s engagement ring and had the diamond’s placed in a new setting. Margaret’s ring had baguettes on each side of the diamond, and with age, the jeweler said that they’d probably break if he tried to remove them. So, we decided to purchase an aquamarine stone (Mikes’ birthstone) to have placed where the diamond was and have the jeweler rebuild the band. Once we received the “renewed” ring back from the jewelers, we placed it in a safe place for the perfect time. In Florida ~ on the evening of January 15, 2010 at 5:45p.m., Shenandoah Region members, Ralph and Margaret Witt were invited over to club members Bob and Elsie Grant’s home for dinner. After a delicious dinner and fellowship, they began to play some games. Around 9p.m. Bob received a phone call, upon finishing the call he told the group that he needed to go to the bus stop around 10:15 to pickup an “old lady” for their neighbor. Bob headed out to Sumter Landing Bus Stop around 10pm, while Elsie, Ralph, and Margaret continued to play their game. In Virginia ~ Mike and I boarded Jet Blue Airlines heading to Orlando at 6p.m. on January 15, 2010. Upon our arrival at 8:20p.m., we ran through the Orlando Airport to catch the 8:30 shuttle bus to The Villages (if we missed it, we’d have to wait till 9:45 for the next one). An hour and a half later we were met by Bob. He hauled us over to his home; as he en-tered through the front door he slipped into the bedroom to retrieve his camera and then headed to the back porch, ex-claiming to the group, “that old lady had me running all over!” Once on the back porch he unlocked the door and we snuck in. He then went back to the group and asked Ralph to come out on the porch; he wanted to show him something. Margaret started to get up to go see also; Bob quickly said “No Margaret! You stay there; I promise I am not going to show him any dirty pictures”. Bob entered the porch with camera ready, and Ralph was on his heels. When he saw us, Ralph stopped in his tracks, literally, he did not move…frozen! Once overcoming his shock, he gave us both a big hug. Mike then pulled the ring from his pocket and handed it to his dad and said “go give this to mom”. As he slowly walked away, he was grinning from ear to ear, still dazed. He and Bob walked back inside and Ralph sat down beside Margaret at the table presenting her with the ring. Margaret, being taken back with the present, was even more shocked when she realized it was her original engagement ring that Ralph had given her 52 years ago! In the meantime, we entered the room. She continued to stare at the ring in disbelief wondering, how, what, where? Ralph said to her “look up”; she looked up at him and then back down to the ring. He proclaimed once more to “look up”; she did the same thing again. For the third time he said “Margaret, look up”! This time she finally saw us standing there and the tears began to flow. As she got up from the table to walk over to hug us, the tears flowed more freely. Yes, I must say…Mike and I truly surprised them for their 50th Wedding Anniversary, which was on Saturday, January 16th.

The country that General Washington went on to

fight for and preside over has of course changed

greatly since his time. Fortunately for us, however,

the principles that he and his cohorts incorporated

into the foundation for today’s society have allowed

our country to stand the test of time. So as we par-

ticipate in parades, car shows, and events celebrating

that glorious day of July 4th, 1776, let us not forget

how lucky we are to have had people of character

and principle lead the way and fight the battles which

today allow us to enjoy our unalienable rights to life,

liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, in whatever

form we chose that to be.

On a similar note, let us be thankful that Duane

Catlett did another great job as Chairman of the Ap-

ple Blossom Meet last month. While on the field I

heard many positive comments from newcomers to

the event as well as old hands about the great time

they were having and how much they enjoyed seeing

all the old cars. Clearly Duane and his team knew

how to bring happiness to Jim Barnett Park that day.

Cheers, Curt

From The President, cont‟d from pg. 1

The chocks would be made at zero cost to the club and would

be provided to members at a suggested donation of $10.

A previous proposal to order trunk banners with the AACA

logo was stymied by the requirement to order at least 50 of the

banners from the national organization. Jim Stup suggested an

alternative of magnetic signs with the club logo. A sign-up

sheet will be passed around at the July membership meeting to

determine member interest in this proposal.

Membership applications of Tim Dudley and Ken Kean were

voted on and approved.

Liz Kline will report on the status of club merchandise orders at

the July membership meeting.

Club News continued

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

BILL & GERRY SANDY

I have been a member of the Shenandoah Region for

a little over 50 years. It was one of the best decisions

I have made. There are not too many of us golden

oldies left. If you have half the fun that Gerry and I

have had then you are in for a great time.

When I was very young a 1923 Ford Roadster

sparked my interest. I bought it for $3. It needed

coils-no money- so I sold it to a junk dealer for $5.

Later when I got my driver’s license and over the

years I had several Model A’s. It always seemed

that someone wanted them worse than I did so I

would sell.

I met Dave Plank in the 50’s and he was the one that

really got me interested in old cars. Dave told me

about the Shenandoah Antique Car Club and invited

me to a meeting. I attended and joined. This club

later joined AACA and became the Shenandoah Re-

gion, AACA.

That winter Dave and I attended the meeting in

Philadelphia. We heard about a 1915 Model T coupe

that was for sale. On the way home we stopped in

Havre de Grace to look at it. This was when the bug

bit me, and I bought the car. During its restoration I

drove it in the Apple Blossom Parade while it was

still in primer and had no windshield.

In 1960 Gerry and I married. We went on our hon-

eymoon on the 1st European AACA Tour. We were

with 264 people from AACA. Lots of people to go

with on your honeymoon. We took a lot of ribbing

from our dear friend George Norton. He tried to

make this trip very special for us. He got us a ride in

a very old Panard Lavassa from Hyde Park in Lon-

don to the seaside resort of Brighton, 60 miles away.

A Sir Alex Crayden was our driver and this run still

goes on today. I am not sure what year the car was

but it had to be 1905 or older in order to participate.

In 1963 I heard about a 1916 VIM truck in PA that

was about to be crushed. To save it from this fate I

bought it. Gerry wasn’t too happy about this as we

were about to have another mouth to feed. Tom

Rissler would tease her about the VIM and told her

he knew where she could get tires for it like it be-

longed to her. I sold the VIM a few years ago to a

gentleman who was collecting trucks manufactured

in Pennsylvania. The truck went back to PA within

50 miles from where I bought it.

In 1964 I bought a 1926 Ford Speedster and the fol-

lowing year we drove it to Charleston, W. Va. on our

first Glidden Tour. It didn’t have a top or fenders.

When it rained there were four fountains in the air.

Thank goodness it only rained one day.

1967, Gerry’s dad, Clint McCarty and I looked at a

1923 Cadillac seven passenger touring. This car had

been a taxi in Winchester and was retired in 1953.

Clint drove this car to a barn on RT 50 and put it in

storage. It has never been restored but runs fine. We

have had a lot of fun with this car.

1970 we attended an estate auction outside of

Hagerstown and I bought a 1939 Lincoln K model 7

passenger sedan. This was the nicest riding car of all

we have owned. It previously had been owned by

the Emerson family of Emerson Radio. We kept the

car for 9 years before deciding to part with it. It

went to Watertown NY. Several years ago we saw

this car for sale at Hershey. I am sorry to say it had

not been given the TLC that we had given it.

In 1960 Clayton Bennington, John Jackson, “Jumbo”

Rinker, and I rode over to Midland, VA to look at a

1938 Lincoln Zephyr. The owner wasn’t home. I

wanted to see what the car looked like so while the

others waited in the car I went in the barn yard where

the car was stored in a shed since 1951. There was a

bull in the yard pawing and looking at me while I

kept my eye on him. On my way back to the car all

of a sudden Benny jumped out of the car and yelled

“look out Bill here he comes.” I took off running

and cleared the gate. Then I looked back to see

where the bull was. He was still standing in the

same spot.

I contacted the owner later but he wasn’t interested

in selling at the time. He lived outside of Manassas

and would frequently stop in Edgar Rohr’s 5&10

store. Edgar would keep reminding him that I was

still interested. Thanks to Edgar the owner called me

in 1983, 23 years later and said he was ready to sell.

I brought the car home but didn’t restore it until 1990

-91. We have driven the car to Tennessee, Akron,

Ohio, Dearborn Michigan, and New Hampshire. I

drove it to the top of Mount Washington with Mike

Witt as co-pilot. Gerry was afraid to go. We have

driven it over 33,000 miles since I restored it.

Continued, pg. 7

Here‟s a picture taken many years ago of a younger George Weidig and the crew of his B-24 bomber during WWII. I really

hope this comes out so you can see the faces in the photo, but at least so you can read the caption below the photo. George is

the aviator in the right of the photo. George and his fellow crew members received an award as the top performing crew in

training and their reward was to take their B-24 bomber anywhere they wanted in the country as long as they brought the

plane back in 48 hours. Picture that happening today. They took their bomber to San Francisco, the home of one of the

crew. We often hear the message “thank a veteran or active duty military person for your freedom”. Here‟s a real good op-

portunity. Thank George the next time you see him.

In 1986 we bought a 1971 Lincoln Mark III with

only 16,016 miles. It had only been in rain twice and

never in snow. The widow of the previous owner

had one stipulation before I could pick it up, all the

snow had to be off the highway.

We purchased a 1932 Model B from Ward Snyder in

1992. When I picked up the car Ward said “you

might want to put new tires on it. I would be afraid

to drive it around the block with the ones that are on

it.” That fall we went on the Glidden Tour, head-

quartered in Reading, PA. We drove to and from

Reading plus 500 miles during the week and never

had a minute’s problem. However a blade came off

the fan and messed up the water pump. We were not

far from our next stop so we tried to make it without

stopping. Karl Anderson said to Gerry “you ride

with us and it will be less weight in your car.” She

looked at him and said “you have got to be kidding.”

We made it to the stop OK. A local man was there

to look at the cars and he had a water pump at his

home. I put it on and we were on our way.

My latest project is a 1942 Ford pick-up with 4 cyl. I

don’t know if someone jinxed this truck or not but

this has been the worst vehicle I have ever tried to

restore. If it could go wrong, it did. There has been

so much inferior quality (made in China) or the

wrong item sent. The truck is not perfect by any

means but I have tried to make it original. It should

be on the road shortly.

The people and the cars are what make this club so

great. When you put them together you can’t help

but have fun.

See you down the road!

Bill & Gerry Sandy

In The Spotlite, cont’d from pg. 5

SHENANDOAH REGION AACA

2010 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Curt Mason

3735 Summit Pt. Rd..

Charles Town, WV 25414

304-724-7008

VICE-PRESIDENT Liz Kline

260 Brookannleigh Dr.

Gore, VA 22637

540-877-1549

TREASURER Bonnie Catlett

5601 Middle Road

Winchester, VA 22602

540-869-6668

SECRETARY Carol Guyer-Witt

1803 Berryville Pk.


540-665-1948

Wayne Parker

18132 Airmond Rd.

Round Hill, VA 20141

540-751-0686

Bill Carl

4619 Harry Byrd Hwy.

Berryville, VA 22611

540-955-3678

Jim Stup

1890 Deer Rapids Rd.

Strasburg, VA 22657

540-465-5066

Jim Gibbons

105 Stanley Circle


540-722-2346

Shenandoah Region website: www.sraaca.com. E MAIL: [email protected]

2010 BOARD MEMBERS

Bill Shepherd, Editor

361 Liza Kate’s Lane


540-888-0209

[email protected]

Duane Catlett

5601 Middle Rd..


540-869-6668

Sunshine Lady

Sarah Kilmer

514 Warm Springs Ave.

Martinsburg, WV

304-267-2326

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