august 2018 driver’s seat
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President’s Report 3
Club Minutes 3
Let Freedom Ring 2
2nd Satuday Cruise-in 4
Automotive Addicts 5
Ray City Parade 5
Calendar 6
Sponsors 7
Editor’s Comment 8
A monthly publication of the South Georgia Classic Car Club
August 2018
Table of Contents
Driver’s Seat
About SGCCC
The South Georgia
Classic Car Club was
founded in April, 1984 as
a not-for-profit organiza-
tion dedicated to the res-
toration, preservation,
and enjoyment of special
interest automobiles.
The Driver’s Seat is the
official publication of the
SGCCC. It is printed,
published, and distrib-
uted during the last week
of each month to all club
members. All information
contained herein is not
necessarily the opinion or
the position of club mem-
bers, its officers, and/or
advertisers.
To submit content for
inclusion in the newslet-
ter, please e-mail the
editor, [email protected]
or mail to SGCCC News-
letter, 4017 N Oak St
Ext, Valdosta, GA 31605.
All other correspondence
should be sent to,
SGCCC, P.O. Box 403,
Valdosta, GA 31603, or e
-mail to:
Your Officers President:
Geoff Hardy
1st Vice President:
David Boyd
2nd Vice President:
Walt Prettyman
Secretary:
Bob Raffaele
Treasurer:
Donna Roberson
Chaplain:
Paul Worth
Driver’s Seat Editor:
David Boyd
Information Director:
Tracy Cosper
Mark Wisenbaker from the Valdosta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution and
Irene D’Amato from the General James Jackson Chapter of the National Society
of the Daughters of the American Revolution ring the bell at the First Baptist Church, 2
p.m., July 4. The bell has been tolled for several years in commemoration of the tolling
of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall in Philadelphia at that same time July 4, 1776.
An act of Congress officially authorized the ‘Let Freedom Ring Bell Ringing Ceremony’
in 1963. Bell ringing times are adjusted in different time zones across the U.S. to coin-
cide with 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Let Freedom Ring
From the Valdosta Daily Times—July 5, 2018
President’s Report
Geoff Hardy
It’s August and that means three things… It’s
HOT and both college football and car show
season are right around the corner. Keep an eye
on the events calendar that gets sent out as it will be updated with
events as soon as we are made aware of them.
One August event is Playloud 6 in Jennings, FL. This is a great
little show that our club has supported for a couple of years. The
event is used to collect school supplies for children and the cost
to enter is only $10 worth of supplies. Please make plans to at-
tend and support the worthy, local event.
We are still looking for commitments for help with our Fall Clas-
sic Car & Truck Show on November 3rd. If you haven’t signed up
to help on one of the committees, the time is now. As always,
club members are expected to help obtain sponsorships, plan the
schedule of events, assist during setup, teardown, trash collection,
and for parking. The success of this event depends on each and
every member participating throughout the entire process.
Thank you for being a member of the South Georgia Classic Car
Club and I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming
events.
Happy Cruising!
Geoff Hardy, President
July 3, 2018
Meeting: club President Geoff Hardy
opened the July meeting at Austin’s Cattle Company at
6:45 pm. The opening prayer was led by Paul Worth.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
There were 26 members in attendance.
Minutes: the June minutes were read by club Secretary
Bob Raffaele and were approved as read.
Treasurer’s Report: Donna Roberson presented the June
report and it was approved by those present. For a
copy of the report contact a club officer.
Old Business: With Geoff being away, the upcoming sec-ond Saturday cruise-in at Bruster’s will require some volunteers to man both the club tent and assume DJ and emcee responsibilities. Dan Bremer was sug-gested as the DJ replacement and will be contacted.
New Business: Toys for Tots is still collecting toys to re-place the stolen items. Drop off point is the 2
nd Sat Lo-
cal Car Scene cruise-in at Steak ‘n Shake 8 pm Future Events:
7/7 – Biscuits & Bumpers, Bojangles, Inner Perimeter 8 am
7/14 –SGCCC 2nd
Saturday cruise-in Bruster’s, 5 Points, 6 pm
7/17 – Sal’s Italian Deli cruise-in, Lake City, 6-8 pm
7/19 – SGCCC 3rd
Thursday cruise-in DQ Inner Perime-ter 6 pm
7/21 – Slum’s cruise-in, Zaxby’s, Waycross, 6 pm
7/28 – SGCCC Drive & Dine, Don Julio’s, Adel, depart 4:30 pm Citgo / Bunger King @ exit 22
8/4 – Biscuits & Bumpers, Bojangles, Inner Perimeter 8 am
8/4 – PlayLoud 6 Show, Jennings, FL
8/7 – Monthly Meeting 50/50 won by Mr. & Mrs .Copeland Meeting: adjourned at 7:05 pm
Submitted by Bob Raffaele, club Secretary
Minutes
Name Tags and Embroidery
Name tags are available at Harmon's on West Hill Avenue.
Club logo embroidery is available at Arrow Screen-printing on Gordon near Baytree
2nd Saturday Cruise-in - George Hardy, photographer
Automotive Addicts—Jacksonville -- Geoff Hardy
Every 2nd Saturday, Automotive Addicts out of Jacksonville hosts a Cars and Coffee at the Avenues Mall in Jacksonville. The event is
technically scheduled from 8 to 11 but the paring lot starts filling up with cars before 6 am. Over 1000 vehicles attend this event each
and every month. There is something for everyone from classics and hot rods to imports and modern muscle. A large number of Euro-
pean cars both new and old are on hand along with several high end car dealerships showing off the newest offerings from the different
manufacturers. It's a great event to attend and afterwards, you can get in a little shopping in one of the best malls in the area. This is
truly one of the best monthly events in the southeast and is definitely worth a trip.
Ray City Parade
August 2018
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Mon TueSun Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
Maxine Alexander
Jonathan Irvin
5
Terry & Vicki
Wilkinson
Jerry & Maxine
Alexander
Carolyn Howell
6 7 8
Kathy Jacobs
9 10
Becky Boyd
11
Don Logue
12 13 14 15
Steve & Patti
Everett
16 17 18
19 20
Jerry Ellis
21
Linda Runnalls
22
David & Becky
Boyd
23 24 25
26 27 28 29
Johnny Swilley
30 31
Saturday August 4 - Biscuits and Bumpers, Bojangles Perimeter Rd 8 am – Valdosta Saturday August 4 – Playloud 6, Jennings, FL – Entry is $10 in school supplies Tuesday August 7 – Monthly Meeting Saturday August 11 - SGCCC 2nd Saturday Cruise In @ Brusters (Five Points), 6 pm. – Valdosta Saturday August 11 - Local Car Scene 2nd Saturday Cruise In @ Steak and Shake, 7 pm – Valdosta Thursday August 16 - 3rd Thursday @ Dairy Queen Perimeter Rd – Valdosta Saturday August 18 - 3rd Saturday Slums Automotive Cruise in @ Zaxby’s Waycross 6 PM Tuesday August 21 - Sal’s Italian Deli Cruise, Lake City, Saturday August 25 – Drive and Dine (TBD) Saturday Sept 1 - Biscuits and Bumpers, Bojangles Perimeter Rd 8 am – Valdosta Tuesday Sept 4 – Monthly Meeting Saturday Sept 8 - SGCCC 2nd Saturday Cruise In @ Brusters (Five Points), 6 pm. – Valdosta Saturday Sept 8 - Local Car Scene 2nd Saturday Cruise In @ Steak and Shake, 7 pm – Valdosta Tuesday Sept 18 - Sal’s Italian Deli Cruise, Lake City, Thursday Sept 20 - 3rd Thursday @ Dairy Queen Perimeter Rd – Valdosta Saturday Sept 15 - 3rd Saturday Slums Automotive Cruise in @ Zaxby’s Waycross 6 PM Saturday Sept 22 – Drive and Dine (TBD)
P.O. Box 403 - Valdosta, GA 31603-0403
Monthly Club Meeting
August 7, 2018
Austin’s 6:45 (eat at 6:00)
2nd Sat. Cruise:
August 11, 2018
Bruster’s 6:00pm until 9:00pm
3rd Thurs. Cruise:
August 16, 2018
DQ 5:00pm until 7:30pm
Drive-n-Dine
August 25, 2018
The Dog Days of Summer! July seemed to have its share of hot and humid weather—Lows about 75°, High about 95°, and afternoon thun-derstorms almost every day. August appears to just be hot!
The threat of rain did not keep enthusiasts away from the 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Brusters on July 14, as you can see from the pictures sup-plied by George Hardy. The same was true at the 3rd Thursday Cruise-In at DQ on July 19. We had a short shower but thhere was a good showing with about 15 cars, and conditions were fairly comfortable on the front porch.
Our member, Irene d’Amato was able to partici-pate in the ringing of the bell on July 4—see the article from the Valdosta Daily Times on page 2.
Thanks to Geoff Hardy for providing pictures and a short report of the Automotive Addicts
Cars & Coffee monthly event in Jacksonville. That looks to be a very large gathering.
Paul Worth provided the cover photo, and Geoff Hardy provided a couple of photos from the Ray City parade.
I encourage some of you to write up a short ac-count of a unique experience with your first car—these short accounts would be fun for the club to exchange through this newsletter. Include a photo if you can.
We look forward to receiving reports of some of your experiences this sum-mer . Send toemail://[email protected],
Happy Cruising!
- David Boyd, editor
Editor’s Comments
Design and Media Production at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Cover Photo
Checker Museum—submitted by Paul Worth