FLORIDA REGION – ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA The Running Board Published Monthly in the Interest of the Preservation of Antique Motor Vehicles September 2018 1948 Tucker 48 Chassis # 1046, 1 of 47 surving

Coming Events: photo from www.bonhams.com

September 10 Florida Region Board Meeting, Kress Memorial Church, 746 Formosa Ave., Winter Park, FL 5:30 PM

September 10 Florida Region Pot Luck Dinner and General Meeting, Kress Memorial Church, 746 Formosa Ave., Winter Park, FL 6:30 PM

For the latest Florida Region club news visit our website www.FloridaRegion.aaca.com The Running Board Old Photos September 2018 Volume 42 / Issue 9

Editor/Designer: Mark Regnier

Contributors Jerry Eakins Mark Regnier

CLUB WEB SITE: Accompanying note: “THE NEW LOOK IN www.FloridaRegion.aaca.com MOTORING - The sleek aluminum frame of Chrysler’s new Turbine Car, termed the greatest advance in motoring since the horse and buggy, was designed and hand constructed in Italy. Standing behind the auto FLORIDA REGION AACA are, left to right, Mrs. Margery Tully and her husband, PRESIDENT Horace, selected to test drive the car, and Tom Maxwell, Steve Tunney 732–895–1227 518 Oakland Ave., Mr. Tully’s brother.” Photographed on July 8, 1964 VICE PRESIDENT Howard Gilkes 407–425–6409

SECRETARY Jerry Eakins 407–880–2697

TREASURER Don Allen 863–604–3148

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wayne Bostak 407–671–0479 Darrel Cole 407–963–9089 Matt Cannizzaro 407–977–1028 Dick Gauchat 407–695–4412 Automobile transported by ferry, on the St. Johns River Fred Kaufmann 407–788–2035 – Lake Monroe, Florida Jack Scott 407–830–4954

MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON General Note: “Ferry was located at the mouth of Lake Carole Allen 863–324–4055 Monroe on the St. Johns River, 27 miles from Orlando on the road to DeLand.” CLUB HISTORIAN Howard Gilkes 407–425–6409 Photographed on February 14, 1912. Send your article submissions to: [email protected] Text and Photos from www.FloridaMemory.com Deadline is the 20th of the month 2 Minutes of the Florida Region AACA Jerry Eakins, Secretary Board Meeting – August 13, 2018 Florida Region AACA The Board of the Florida Region AACA Minutes of the Florida Region AACA met at the Kress Memorial Church in General Meeting – August 8, 2018 Winter Park, Florida on August 13th, 2018. The meeting was called to order by The General Meeting of the Florida Region President Steve Tunney at 6:00 PM. AACA met at the Kress Memorial Church in Winter Park, Florida on August 13th, Officers and Board Members present were 2018. The meeting was called to order Jack Scott, Fred Kaufmann, Dick Gauchat, by President Steve Tunney at 7:00 PM. Wayne Bostak, Howard Gilkes and Jerry Twenty-one members were present. Eakins. Dick Gauchat led the Pledge of Allegiance. President Tunney gave the Treasurer’s Report for July. There were no corrections to the July 2018 “The Running Board”. The minutes of the July 2018 Meeting Minutes were approved as printed in the President Tunney gave the July Treasurer’s “The Running Board”. Report.

Vice–President Gilkes told us the annual Some members are not receiving the digital Christmas party would be Thursday “The Running Board”. Don Allen will be December 13th at the Golden Corral on contacted to revise the mailing list. SR 434. The Pot Luck Dinner will be at the September 10th General Membership Upcoming activities are: Larry Cole will Meeting. get information on the Tavares to Eustis train ride. Jerry Eakins will assist. The President Tunney asked for ideas for tours. 2018 BPOC show is in Auburndale on A garage tour in Mt. Dora and the annual October 27th. The Pot Luck Dinner is at the Tavares Boat Show were suggested. September Meeting. The Christmas Party will be December 13th at the Golden Corral Car show and cruise-in information was on SR 434. as follows: , , Pontiac, Cadillac (BOPC) show will be October Jack Scott, Tom Holt, Larry Cole, Mary 27th in Auburndale, FL and Rock & Brews Rose, Tom Rose and Mickey Bryant told us Cruise-in will be Saturday August 18th in about cars and parts they had for sale. Oviedo, FL. Jerry Eakins won the 50/50 drawing. Millie The meeting was adjourned at 6:24 PM. Gauchat and Steve Tunney won coins. 3 The program was a Laurel and Hardy photograph are made with the 1964 Ford 1928 silent film “Two Tars” that featured Mustang convertible #001 and the 2019 mayhem with cars of the era. Ford Mustang convertible.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:17 PM. The most of any car model sold, is the Toyota Corolla, at 44 million in 52 Jerry Eakins, Secretary years, said Curtis D. McAllister, a Toyota Florida Region AACA spokesman.

10 Millionth 1955 Volkswagen Mustang Built Panel Van – Forest Find

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_aoJDpkjmM

This YouTube movie tells the story of how a 1955 Volkswagen Panel Van was rescued from the French Alps forest after being abandoned 40 years ago. The 10 millionth Mustang made (late Some challenges faced by the car rescuer... August 2018), Ford said, is a Wimbledon stuck between two trees, located at 1,300 White 2019 GT convertible with a 460– meter (4,200 feet) elevation high in horsepower V8 and a six–speed manual the forest and few roads leading off the . It cosmetically matches the mountain. first serialized Mustang, VIN No. 001, from Watch the 13 minute video to find out 1964, which had a three-speed automatic how the Volkswagen was rescued. transmission and a 164-HP V8 (260 cubic The movie has excellent videography, inches). Mustang Serial # 001 is on housed soaring drone footage and even two Johnny at The Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Cash songs. .. The Ford Mustang has been built over 54 years and across 6 model generations.

The drone photograph above was taken at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant and is composed of Mustangs from the years made. The two commas in the “10 million” 4 Auction Result Van Eaton Galleries Auction “That’s from Disneyland”, Sherman Oaks, CA August 26,2018 Lot #202, Sold for US$100,000

“Original Global Van Lines Moving Truck (Disneyland, circa 1963–79) This is ...from the Global Van Lines building at Disneyland... This early Disneyland vehicle was built ... in the 1960’s... The truck’s cab body is original... the chassis was created by modifying a Model–A Ford to resemble the chassis of the early 1900’s, the engine and forward part of the chassis are from a 1928 Ford . The motor is a four cylinder “flathead” Ford and the radiator, hood and windshield frame are 1914 reproductions.”

Text and photos from https://vegalleries.com/thatsfromdisneyland Pot Luck Dinner at Next General Meeting! Pot Luck Dinner Meeting Night September 10, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. at the Kress Memorial Church, 746 Formosa Ave., Winter Park, FL The Club furnishes the Meat & Drinks Bring a Dish to Share Bring a Healthy Appetite Questions? Call Kendra Gilkes 407.425.6409 HOME 407.920.3136 CELL

5 COVER VEHICLE FEATURE ARTICLE 1948 Tucker 48 chassis number 1046

Bonhams Auction Monterey, CA August 24, 2018 Lot 148, Sold for US$ 1,820,000 inc. premium 1 “... the car was one of 13 originally finished in Maroon, and one of eight late–production cars completed in the closed–down factory by former employees. It was eventually sold at the fabled bankruptcy auction in October 1950...in the early 1950’s... a collection of 9 (Tuckers)... were shown both in Florida and as a traveling sideshow exhibit, “The Fabulous Tuckers,” that appeared up and down the East Coast well into the 1960’s....the car was acquired by... a nightclub owner... who rebuilt the Tucker by fitting a front–mounted Oldsmobile Rocket V8 engine... in 2007... a decision was made to undertake the car’s complete restoration to authentic original condition... involving sourcing an original Tucker engine, Cord transmission, “new–old–stock” dashboard and complete interior...

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