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Fred Whetzel’s 1953 Chrysler attends a wedding in Spotsylvania.Fred Whetzel’s 1953 Chrysler attends a wedding in Spotsylvania.Fred Whetzel’s 1953 Chrysler attends a wedding in Spotsylvania.Fred Whetzel’s 1953 Chrysler attends a wedding in Spotsylvania.

Hey, Andy. When you get the chance could you send this out to the members. Fred, without

even knowing me or my daughter, brought his car to my daughter's wedding at Stevenson's

Ridge in Spotsy and some incredible photos were born. My heart felt thanks goes out to Jay

Brown and of course, Fred. Mr. Rees called to offer his car as well. Your club is amazing! Thank

you, Wes McClain see page 4

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HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURG REGION AACA, Inc.HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURG REGION AACA, Inc.HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURG REGION AACA, Inc.HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURG REGION AACA, Inc.

OFFICERS 2012

J Gordon Brown President (2011-2012)

Ron Rees Vice-President (2011-2012)

Wayne DuBois Treasurer (2011-2012)

Connie Brown Secretary (2011-2012)

EXECUTIVE BOARD 2012

COMMITTEES 2012

Meet Chairman J. Gordon Brown

Chief Judge Ben Schooler

Magneto Editor Doug Makin

Webmaster Andy Gotchel

Membership Chairman Lauman Schooler

Legislative Representative Don Mohr

Social Chairman

Sunshine Chairman Jane Shelton

Club Chaplain Ben Schooler

Visit Our Web Site http://local.aaca.org/hfrva/ Andy Gotchel, Webmaster

J Gordon Brown President

Ron Rees Vice-President

Wayne DuBois Treasurer

Connie Brown Secretary

Andy Gotchel Past President

Doug Makin At-Large Member (thru 2013)

Hank Mausolf At-Large Member (thru 2012)

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Happy Birthday!!!

The following members are celebrating their spe-

cial day in March:

Karen Liebenow 5th

Harriet Castro 7th

Margaret Stosch 7th

Laura Lowe 8th

Jane Shelton 10th

Vickie Headley 16h

Allen Taylor 21st

David Terzian 21st

Ruth Dubois 24th

Ernest Bareford 28th

Michael Mote 28th

The following members will be celebrating their special

day in April:

Bill Scaife 1st

Leonard Paquette 14th

Kenneth Loucks 18th

Merrell Bareford 23rd

Andy Gotchel 24th

Jay Brown 30th

Monthly Meetings Monthly meetings of the Historic Fredericksburg Region,

Inc. 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.

The next meeting will be held Tuesday, April 17th, 2012.

Hope to see you there.

Membership

We are always looking for new members, so if you

know anyone who may want to join please invite them

to a meeting.

Welcome to new members:

Gene Bailey. Gene has a 1967 250-SL Mercedes and is a

member of the Mercedes Benz Club USA.

Willis Vermilya. Willis is a retired teacher and has a 1968

Mustang Convertible.

Lauman Schooler,

Membership Chairman

Sunshine Report If any club member would like a card sent to

anyone, please call me at 540-373-2771. If I’m not

home, just leave a message.

Thinking of you cards were sent to

Margaret Stosch,

William Gatewood,

Laura Lowe.

Jane Shelton,

Sunshine Chairman

Sign-up for Refreshments If you would like to contribute drinks or desert for an up

coming HFR AACA meeting, please sign up for one of the

open spots on the sign-up sheet at our monthly meeting.

We would like to thank the following members for providing

refreshments.

Beverages Snacks

March Fred Becker John and Harriet

Castro

April Powell Sale

May Ron and Rena Rees Ron and Rena Rees

June Robert Aftel Andy Gotchel

July Ruth Dubois

August Jane Shelton Frances Schooler

September Wally Hunt Donna And Bill H.

October Connie Brown

November Hank and Marjorie

Mausalf

Suzanne Schooler

The Northern Neck Region is holding a one day tour of Historic Houses on Apr. 28th. The tour will start at 8:45am in Warsaw and end in Montross around 3:30pm. There are 7 stops scheduled at present. Total distance of the tour is about 50miles. Anyone from the Freder-icksburg Region is invited to attend. The only cost is for a box lunch, $12-$15 if you want one. If interested con-tact Wayne DuBois, 540-775-5757 or Ward Sevila (NN President) at 804-580-4177.

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Calendar of Events, 2012Calendar of Events, 2012Calendar of Events, 2012Calendar of Events, 2012

March 23-4, 42nd Annual Indoor/Outdoor Antique Auto Parts Meet, Sugarloaf Mtn Region, Robert Clubb, 301-

831-0300

April 19-22, Southeaster Spring Meet, Hornets Nest Region, Charlotte, NC, 704-841-1396

April 28, Tour of Historic Houses, Northern Neck Region, Warsaw, VA, Wayne Dubois, 540-775-5757

May 9-12, Eastern Divisional Tour (1987 and earlier), South Jersey Region, South Jersey, 856-575-5547

May 17-19, Eastern Spring Meet, Ontelaunee Region, Wyomissing, PA, 610-562-3380

May 4-5th, ODMA Meet, Roanoke, VA

May 26, Northern Neck Region 19th Annual Auto Show, Heathsville, VA, K Harrison, 804-443-4478

June 2, Historic Fredericksburg Region Annual Car Show, Fredericksburg, VA, Meet Chaiman J Brown,

540-372-6896

June 3-8, Sentimental Tour (1928-1958), Waynesboro Staunton Region, 540-886-8056

June 8-10, The Elegance at Hershey, Car show and Hillclimb Event, theeleganceathershey.com

June 14-16, Annual Grand Nat’l/Southeastern Special Fall Dual Meets, Celebration City Region, 931-684-5662

(May 4, 2013201320132013, Tentative date for ODMA meet in Fredericksburg, VA.)

Here are pictures from the St. Patrick's Day Parade and festival at the Blue & Gray Brewery on St Patrick’s Day. Six club members drove antique cars to transport local pageant winners in the parade. We have participated in this event for several years, and this may have been the nicest weather yet. Andy Gotchel

Fred’s Chrysler goes to the wedding

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Historic Fredericksburg Region, AACAHistoric Fredericksburg Region, AACAHistoric Fredericksburg Region, AACAHistoric Fredericksburg Region, AACA

February Monthly Meeting MinutesFebruary Monthly Meeting MinutesFebruary Monthly Meeting MinutesFebruary Monthly Meeting Minutes

February 21, 2012February 21, 2012February 21, 2012February 21, 2012

The president called the meeting to order at approximately 7:35 p.m. The roll was called. Thirty-two members, two prospective new

members (Gene Bailey and Willis Vermilya) and one visitor (Dan Ferguson, a neighbor of Bill Derryberry) were present.

Wayne DuBois presented the treasurer’s report. A motion was made, seconded and passed to pay the bills presented: ODMA (dues)

and Copy Center Plus (printing of newsletter). It was also noted that there are three outstanding ad payments.

Committee ReportsCommittee ReportsCommittee ReportsCommittee Reports::::

MembershipMembershipMembershipMembership: : : : Lauman Schooler introduced Gene Bailey. Mr. Bailey participated in our display at Eagle Village. His application has been held until he could attend a club meeting. A motion was made, seconded and passed to accept his application. Welcome Gene and Linda. An application for Willis Vermilya was also presented. A motion was made, seconded and passed to accept his application. Wel-come Willis and Rita. Wayne DuBois made a motion that from this point on the club cover the cost of yearly membership dues for Louise

Vincent. Louise is the oldest living member of the club. The motion was seconded and passed.

Cards & FlowersCards & FlowersCards & FlowersCards & Flowers: No report this month. However, cards will be sent to Laura Lowe, Margaret Stosch and William Gatewood, all of whom

are not well.

LegislativeLegislativeLegislativeLegislative: Don Mohr reported that HB 878 (Del. Mark D. Sickles (D), Franconia, Northern Virginia) reported on last month has been rewritten. It now seems to exempt cars 25 years old or older. He could not find any further information on its status at this time, how-

ever.

MagnetoMagnetoMagnetoMagneto:::: No report, but contributions of material for the newsletter are always welcome.

WebsiteWebsiteWebsiteWebsite: Andy Gotchel reported that he received a Reward of Merit for the website at the annual meeting in Philadelphia. Congratula-Congratula-Congratula-Congratula-

tions, Andytions, Andytions, Andytions, Andy!!!!

SocialSocialSocialSocial:::: No report.

2012 Car Meet2012 Car Meet2012 Car Meet2012 Car Meet: J. Gordon Brown reported that the meet flyer had been prepared and 100 copies printed, some of which were sent with Andy to the Philadelphia meeting and some of which will go to ODMA. The remainder of the flyers will be printed so that they will be avail-able for mailings and registration for the meet. Initial meet paperwork for the city has been prepared and submitted. Paperwork for the radio station has been prepared and will be submitted. We have three sponsors for the poster, and need three more as soon as possi-

ble. A motion was made, seconded and passed to set a budget for the meet.

ODMA ODMA ODMA ODMA –––– 2013201320132013: Ron Rees reported that he and Rena had met with Judd Honaker of the Silver Companies to discuss trailer parking. Mr.

Honaker indicated that the grassy area behind Lowe’s may be used during the ODMA display (as long as it does not sell before then).

Old BusinessOld BusinessOld BusinessOld Business: Andy Gotchel ‘s report on his trip to Philadelphia is included in this month’s newsletter. He made a few comments about the trip and thanked the club for the opportunity to attend. Member Fred Becker presented to the club directional signs he had made for

use during the car show. They are good quality, easy to read, reusable signs. Thanks, Fred, for taking that initiative. We appreciate it.Thanks, Fred, for taking that initiative. We appreciate it.Thanks, Fred, for taking that initiative. We appreciate it.Thanks, Fred, for taking that initiative. We appreciate it.

New BusinessNew BusinessNew BusinessNew Business: : : : Announcements were made concerning several upcoming events: Skills USA Car Show (3/31/12, North Stafford High School, www.VASkillsUSA.com), Tidewater Region Swap Meet (3/3/12, www.aaca.org/tidewater/), 3rd Annual Hampton Christian Schools Car & Bike Show (6/9/12, HCSCarShow@harristruckshop.com), Cedar Rapids Region AACA National Spring Meet (6/21-23/12, loc.aaca.org/cedarrapids) and cars for sale: 1978 Corvette (Foley’s Auto Sales, 540-898-1100), 1979 4-dr. Cadillac Deville (Lauman

Schooler), 1930 Ford Standard Coupe (Wally Hunt), and 1936 Ford Roadster (Don Mohr).

50505050----50 Raffle50 Raffle50 Raffle50 Raffle: Our visitor, Dan Ferguson, won the 50-50 raffle.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:45 p.m. Ben Schooler closed in prayer. Refreshments were served.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie L. Brown

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ADVERTISE IN THE MAGNETO. ADVERTISE IN THE MAGNETO. ADVERTISE IN THE MAGNETO. ADVERTISE IN THE MAGNETO. Nearly 100 Magneto newsletter copies are circulated each month. What better way to reach Fredericksburg’s most active antique automotive enthusiasts. Yearly advertising rates are $2.00 per square inch, A typical business card is $16.00, $40.00 for a quarter page, $80.00 half page, and a full

page is $160.00 per year. This is a fraction of the price charged by other AACA newsletters. All types of ads accepted. Contact the Mag-

neto editor to inquire about advertising. HFR AACA members are entitled to four months free.

Classified AdsClassified AdsClassified AdsClassified Ads

Club Hats For Sale

$7.50

Contact Wayne Dubois

540-775-5757

For Sale: Auto Arc 3025 Air Plasma Cutter, $750., Ideal Arc 250 Lincoln Welder, Single Phase, Model No. 250-251, VG con-dition, $350., TP-85 Spray System, Tip-Air Sandblast Equip-ment, Never used, with cap, 2 gun connectors, airtight lid, $450., Parts Washer, Harbor Freight, Stock No. 1121, Taiwan, Never used, $55., Craftsman Portable Air Compressor, 4 hp, 20 Gal-lon, 2 Phase, $25. Call Martha. 540-948-6290, cars@isp.com

5 Ford Wheel Covers,5 Ford Wheel Covers,5 Ford Wheel Covers,5 Ford Wheel Covers, standard on Fairlane and T bird. Sell

as set only, very good condition, $240.00. John Castro,

804-448-2747

Doug Makin

Magneto Editor

P.O. Box 3022

Fredericksburg, VA 22402

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