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The Roadmap Volume 62 No. 9 THE ROAD MAP Est. 1951 THE OFFICIAL NEWS LETTER OF NEW JERSEY REGION Volume 62 No. 9 ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA Next Meeng 8:00 pm th Thursday Sept 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE : From the President ------ 2 1976 Spiire --------------- 2 August Minutes ----------- 3 Upcoming Events -------- 4 Celebraons --------------- 5 Editor’s Notes ------------- 5 Fall Foliage Tour ---------- 6 Annual Picnic -------------- 7 Picnic Report -------------- 7 Martha Mercedes -------- 9 1976 Triumph Spiire Owned by Phillipsburgh Report ---- 9 Bob Rankin in place of Bernie Cooney Care One Livingston ----- 11 No. 7 in 2017 Parcipaon Points Spring Hills ----------------- 13 Brookdale ------------------ 13 November Meeng ------ 14 September Points -------- 15 The Rummage Box ------- 16 NJ Eastern Star ------------ 16 Officers and Chairs ------- 17 For Sale -------------------- 19 Bridgewater Twsp-------- 19 Hood Ornaments --------- 20 Rockingham Report ----- 21 1953 Cadillac Owned By : Bernie Cooney Presented at the Care One at Livingston— Read about the event starng on pg. 11 The Road Map—September 2018 New Jersey Region on the Web : hp://njregionaaca.com Page | 1 The Roadmap Volume 62 No. 9 NJ Region AACA 1976 Triumph Spitfire August, 2018 Bob Rankin in place of Bernie Cooney No. 6 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE In 2017 Participation Points The Triumph Spitfire is a small British two- seat sports car, introduced at the London Motor Show in 1962. In 1973 in the United States and Canada, and 1975 in the rest of the world, the 1500 engine was used to make the Spitfire 1500. Further improvements to the suspension followed with the espite the reluctance of some to attend 1500 included longer swing axles and a lowered last months’ picnic, due to the uncertain spring mounting point for more negative camber and weather, everyone had a great time. a wider rear track. The wider, lower stance gave an D Pete’s debrief of the event in this issue of impressive skid pad result of 0.87g average. This the Roadmap tells it all. Another great job, Pete! put the Spitfire far ahead of its competition in han- Heartfelt thanks, also, to the many volunteers, who dling. Detail improvements continued to be made helped make our picnic a success. We can’t pull this throughout the life of the Mark IV, and included re- picnic off successfully, without members like you. clining seats with "chequered brushed nylon centre Sometimes, we may overlook certain club panels" and head restraints. members, who always seem to go “above and be- The last Spitfire, an Inca yellow 1980 built for yond”. We have many of these folks, on our mem- the UK-market model with hardtop and overdrive, bership roster. I wanted to thank Pete, especially, rolled off the assembly line in August 1980, shortly for his 14th consecutive year of chairing our annual before the factory closed. It was never sold and is picnic, and also, for his arranging the Lucan’s tour now displayed at the British Motor Heritage museum each year, for so many years. He deserves our at Gaydon. There were 95,829 Spitfire 1500s built highest praise as do many others. Please take the between 1974 and 1980 time to say “thanks” to Pete, especially, and all oth- My 1976 Triumph Spitfire was purchased ers, whose contributions help keep our wonderful from the original owner with only 37,000 miles. It club active and growing. has a 1500 cc 4-cylinder engine and 4 speed manu- New tangent - Two months ago I requested al transmission. The car was well maintained and that the annual calendar be sent to everyone, be- only driven when the weather was nice with the top cause there were so many new activities that you down might be interested in. There’ve been six occasions, . since that time, where Duane Copley had to add these activities to an already jam-packed and ever- changing calendar. He’s been continually put to the test this year and has done a great job, in keeping up with all of its demands. In June, a suggestion was made that all fu- ture events in our consolidated calendar, include their address and start and end times. We’ve al- ready implemented the suggestion and I applaud the three members, who approached me, with that great idea. Do you have a similar suggestion that we might consider? I’d like to hear from you. A final tangent – On or before our October meeting, our newly appointed Nominating Commit- tee will be approaching potential club members that may want to assume a position of leadership, within our club’s officer corps. It’s premature to tell what NEXT MEETING vacancies might be available, but I’m asking, in ad- vance, that you consider that possibility. Thank you The September (716th) meeting of the for giving this opportunity your most serious consid- New Jersey Region AACA will be held at eration. the VFW on Rt. 53 in Morris Plains 8:00 PM Sept 6th, 2018 Jerry Peck, President NJ AACA #1462 The Road Map—September 2018 New Jersey Region on the Web : hp://njregionaaca.com Page | 2 The Roadmap Volume 62 No. 9 New Jersey Region AACA here in Parsippany, NJ. As this important Secretary’s Minutes event progresses, National Director Tuck August 12th, 2018 #715 informed us of the progress made, while giv- ing us a run-down on the many vacancies to be filled, committees to be formed and he 715th Region Meeting staffed, tours to be organized, meals to be and Picnic was called to prepared, and the population of the all- order at approximately important meet advertising booklet. T 1:00 p.m. As everyone was voraciously hungry, we All were asked to rise for did not bother ending the meeting, rather just recital of the Pledge of Allegiance took a generous break for food. The following new members were wel- Much, much later, when all appetites were comed: Keith Scaglione and Gail & John Fa- sated, President Peck once again assumed his via. A welcoming round of applause welcomed elevated position to announce birthdays and to their introduction. introduce Bob Smith. Mr. Smith presented healthy summer tid- Being our picnic day, President Peck de- ings to Jay DeBoey and Angelo DiLorenzo. cided that the meeting agenda should be abridged. Festivities officially started to wind down around 2:00 p.m. A quick rendition of future events was pre- sented to all members present: Casually submitted, Brian Pritchett will host a tour and BBQ on Bernie Cooney / Secretary Saturday August 11 starting at the Burger NJ AACA #1247 King at the dreaded Somerville Circle. Abe Platt will host a visit the New Jersey Vet- erans Memorial Home at Menlo Park in Edi- son, NJ on August, 23, 2018, which is a Thursday. Abe Platt will host a tour to a selection of Pennsylvania museums on August 25, which is a Saturday. Meet at your choice of popular diners on US 22 in the Whitehouse Station area. Carol Durna mentioned her up and coming meet on August 26, 2018, which is a Sunday. Warren Haven is a place we’ve visited for many years. Pete Cullen decided to mention the Septem- ber Lukan’s Farm Resort tour, which will be here before you know it. The tour has been expanded to four days this year, and there are still rooms available. Brenda Zimmerman, not to be left out, men- tioned the October visit to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, which combines a car show, a tasty dinner and a well performed live play. Wayne Tuck gave us an update on the 2019 AACA Eastern Spring Meet hosted by the NJ Region, which will conveniently be held right The Road Map—September 2018 New Jersey Region on the Web : hp://njregionaaca.com Page | 3 The Roadmap Volume 62 No. 9 NJ AACA EVENTS NJ AACA EVENTS October Cont. SEPTEMBER th 20 Flemington Speedway Historical Car Show, 6th Regular NJ Region Meeting, VFW, Ringoes, NJ, 9 AM to 3 PM, Wayne Tuck chair Morris Plains, NJ 8PM (716th mtg.) st nd 21 Middlesex Elks 2 Annual Car & Truck and Food 9th Paragon Village 425 Route 46 East in Truck Festival : Rain date is October 28th Hackettstown, NJ 11:00am—G. Roser Chair $$$ —A. Platt Chair $$$ th 10th Spring Hills Assisted Living 17 Spring Place, 27 Fall Mystery Tour - Bill Pritchett Chair. Morristown, NJ 12:00pm—A.Platt Chair $$$ 15th Brookdale Assisted Living Florham Park James Street, Florham Park, NJ 12:00pm AACA NATIONAL EVENTS - G. Roser Chair. $$$ SEPTEMBER 18th Bridgewater Township Senior Center, th Bridgewater—A. Platt Chair $$$ 12-15 AACA Central Division Tour Amarillo Region Texas Panhandle—http://www.amarilloregionaaca.org 21-23 Fall Foliage Tour to Lukans 539 Long Ridge st Road, Hawley, PA—P. Cullen Chair. 16-21 Revival AAA Glidden Tour Twin Falls Idaho Tour Chairman - Merrill Maxfield 22nd 2018 Milford Alive. W. Tuck Chair [email protected] 801-573-6550 29th Eastern Star, 12:00 pm 111 Finderne Ave. Bridgewater Twp., - B. Cooney Chair. OCTOBER th 30th Oradell Family Day, 1:00 pm Corner of 10-13 Eastern Fall Meet, Hershey Region, Prospect & Park Avenues, Oradell NJ., Hershey, PA - Art Briggs Chair th 21-26 Founders Tour, South Illinois Region, OCTOBER Ohio Valley Chapter, Metropolis, IL 4th NJ Region AACA 717th Monthly Meeting, VFW, Morris Plains, NJ 7th Hunterdon Hills Autumn Outing - B. Zimmerman Chair 7th Watchung Mtn. Chapter 12th Annual Fall Antique and Classic Car Show, Stirling NJ, - G. Ernst Chair. 19th Atria Senior Living, Cranford NJ, - A. Platt Chair $$$.....Rain date 10/2 All events are to be submitted to the Vice President for clearance. The Road Map—September 2018 New Jersey Region on the Web : hp://njregionaaca.com Page | 4 The Roadmap Volume 62 No.