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Annual Show PicturesAnnual Show PicturesAnnual Show PicturesAnnual Show Pictures


Annual Show AwardsAnnual Show AwardsAnnual Show AwardsAnnual Show Awards


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.

CLUB INFORMATIONCLUB INFORMATIONCLUB INFORMATIONCLUB INFORMATION

EXECUTIVE BOARDEXECUTIVE BOARDEXECUTIVE BOARDEXECUTIVE BOARD COMMITTEESCOMMITTEESCOMMITTEESCOMMITTEES

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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

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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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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


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


1st Place: 1948 Chrysler Town & Country, Jane Shelton

2nd Place:1949 Willys Jeepster, Daniel L. Ferguson

3rd Place: 1949 Plymouth, Michael K. Murray


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


1st Place: 1964 Chevrolet Hardtop, Jim Batchelder

2nd Place: 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle, Tom Carpenter

3rd Place: 1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS, Terry & Dottie Bolyard


1st Place: 1967 Chevrolet Malibu Convertible, Bob Gillespie

2nd Place: 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, Gary & Adam Seay

3rd Place: 1969 Pontiac GTO, Bill Kramer


1st Place: 1974 Excaliber

2nd Place: 1971 Dodge Coupe, Tony & Janice Veloudas

3rd Place: 1975 Pontiac Trans Am, Evelyn Gillis


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


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


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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