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APRIL, 2021 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF RICHMOND REGION ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA. INSIDE FRONT COVER VIRTUAL MEETINGS BEFORE EACH VIRTUAL MEETING YOU WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS BY EMAIL ON HOW TO JOIN THE MEETINGS. YOU MAY JOIN BY COMPUTER OR BY TELEPHONE. APRIL, 2021 - OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF RICHMOND REGION, AACA JOE GUCKERT With the warmer weather and vaccinations President accelerating, it looks like we will soon be able to [email protected] move away from our virtual lifestyles and back to in-person activities. Last week’s Fun Run was great. Not only was it nice to say hi to the Stone’s ANDY FUHRMAN and Field’s as we cruised by their homes, but see- Vice-President ing the long line of classic cars passing through the [email protected] countryside brought back many memories. Top- ping it all off was a great ending at Brewster’s Ice Cream! DEBBIE NOLEN I would like to thank you for participating in Secretary the recent Club survey. From your responses, our members prefer using the new e-mail distribution list (e.g. [email protected]) vs. us- MERT FOWLKES ing e-mails with blind copies (e.g. bcc). Both Treasurer methods protect your e-mail address, but the new [email protected] group list allow members to share their responses to other members. There is also a strong prefer- ence to continue to receive a printed version of the BRUCE WOODSON Gaslight, but a split opinion on how to cover the Director costs, either by using some proceeds from our car show or having an option to pay higher dues for those who would like to receive a paper copy. Fi- JOHN SMITH nally, there is high interest in participating in fun Director runs, especially to visit automotive-related facili- [email protected] ties, historical sites, and food/ice cream shops! Al- so there is a lot interest in planning an overnight trip to places like Winchester and Williamsburg. KENNY BAKER We will review all of your feedback at our next Director Board Meeting to improve our club’s communica- [email protected] tion tools and lay out plans for future fun runs. 2 - APRIL, 2021 If you can’t change your mind, are you sure you still have one? RRAACA Club Meeting Minutes for March 4, 2021 Submitted by Debbie Nolen, Secretary Richmond Region AACA held a WebEx virtual club meeting on Thursday, March 4th. Due to the Governors’ on- going restrictions on group meeting sizes, we were unable to Debbie Nolen, Secretary meet in person at Belmont Recreation Center. Bruce Woodson, virtual coordinator, opened the meeting site approximately 15 such as Amazon, grocery stores would be perfect. Debbie Nolen minutes prior to the start for member logon and socialization. mentioned the Colonial Height based Truck and Tractor Muse- President Joe Guckert began the meeting at 7:34pm and um (who participated in our show in the past) and the beauti- welcomed those members present. By the end on the meeting fully restore semis and tractor trailers as well as Chesterfield there were 28 members present. based Old Dominion Historical Fire Society and Tom Herman Sick/absent club members were recognized, including would be a good contact as well and we have worked with Susan Gray and we were able to chat with Nancy Helton brief- them in 2016 during our national tour. ly as well. At this time, Joe Guckert called on officers for reports if Joe Guckert called on Morris Cameron who gave an open- desired. Debbie Nolen reported that the Charlotte AACA ing blessing for the club and its members. Spring National was being held on the grounds of the Embassy Joe Guckert had Bruce share a PowerPoint on the screen to Suites, but the AutoFair itself was cancelled. Some states still share his talking points with everyone. He began with a sum- have restrictions on group event gathering sizes. Reggie Nash mary of recent activities as follows: Saturday, February 27 – reported that the Car Club Council had no updates on legisla- Andy Fuhrman hosted a successful fun run to the Shannon tion affecting antique vehicles. Mert Fowlkes reported that the Air Museum and Classic Car Center in Fredericksburg. Over Club treasury was currently holding at $14,934. 30 members participated, most driving modern cars and it was Joe Guckert reported on the results of the recent survey a bit rainy and Saturday, March 13- Brian, Lisa and their on communications and activities, having received 47 re- Grandkids participated in the NASCAR Foundation / Rich- sponses. Highlights: People liked the new google groups site mond Raceway "Track Laps for Charity" event in their 1964 for email. When email was used, the blind copy method of pro- Studebaker. tecting email address was preferred. They emphatically pre- In other news mentioned, Kenny Baker was reported to ferred email and phone calls for time sensitive information and have gone almost a month cigarette free! news. Members preferred receiving the Gaslight newsletter in Upcoming events included another member Cruise-By the printed form and strongly supported that the club covered event in the planning stages. Alice Cameron is coordinating the the additional expense of printing and postage by earmarking a date possibilities and will share when confirmed through the portion of the money raised from the car show and also recom- Richmond Region Google Groups site. Debbie Nolen shared mended having two membership levels to cover the costs. Most information on the ODMA (Old Dominion Meet Associa- members follow the RR website and the FaceBook page. Mem- tion) Meet scheduled for June 11-12 in Natural Bridge, VA. bers overwhelming prefer a monthly club meeting for social She suggested that it might be a great opportunity to caravan interaction, news and activities; however, during COVID, mem- down as a club. The registration list form will be shared via the bers have warmed to and prefer the virtual WebEx meetings. Richmond Region Google Groups site Members give fun runs (one day trips) the highest rating, driv- ([email protected]) the following week. ing up to 100 miles at up to 55 mph to preferred destinations Wyatt Williams shared the RIR was holding a car show event including auto, antiques, food (including ice cream) related again as a part of the April NASCAR race. sites; historical sites, picnics, winery and unique local business- st The 51 Annual Car Show and Swap meet Update – a es. Interest in overnight trips after COVID was equally spread February 22 Steering Team meeting was held? virtually via through 4 suggested trips to Virginia destinations. Members WebEx. Team Members include Joe Guckert, Bruce Woodson, were somewhat interested in endurance runs (Fri-Sun, averag- Debbie Nolen, Kenny Baker, Mike Jones, John Smith, Clif Ed- ing 100 miles per day). Supporting interest was almost equal wards, Sherman Gifford, Alice Cameron, Bob Richmon, Dennis across the board in planning or assisting with a fun run in the Urick, and George Parker. After much discussion and consider- future. ation, the Steering Team voted to move the date of the show Joe Guckert shared that the next step was to hold a Board due to public concerns as COVID vaccination continues to be Meeting to review the survey results and plan to integrate its rolled out and may not reach the general population by early information moving forward. He also mentioned that it was not summer. This also includes state restrictions on event sizes/ too late to complete the survey! capacities and a potential drop in public participation which At this point, Joe shared this month’s version of the “Way could affect the entire event as well as gate proceeds that bene- Back Machine - CARS” and shared a number of slides on the fit St. Joseph’s Villa. The new date for the show is Saturday, history of Richmond Region AACA and their cars! It was a September 18, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Villa. The feature high- guessing game to identify some of the photographs, but Wen- light was also changed to honor those who have kept the dall and Cecillia Bowles and Greg Glassner’s article on them country moving during the pandemic, First Line Workers. were featured. Alice and Morris’s Cross-Country trip was high- We will feature both current and historic vehicles used by lighted. George and Beverly Field's GMC truck was also high- these workers, firetrucks, delivery trucks, ambulances, police lighted. Then he shared a series of members cars used in local cars, local delivery trucks long haul trucks etc. Joe Guckert movie productions, including those belonging to Reggie Nash, requested that any leads/contact information on vehicle mem- George Fields, Buddy Lacy and more! Many, many laughs and bers may be aware of can be sent to him. Wayne Helton men- fun all around in the process! tioned the State Police, Sherman Gifford the local businesses President Joe Guckert closed the meeting at 8:35pm. Out of my mind, back in five minutes. APRIL, 2021 - 3 By definition, cars are meant to move you. But some cars can move you in more ways than one. The Jaguar E-Type is such a car. For it moves the soul as well as the body. Upon its inception in 1961, the looks, the horsepower, and the handling of the E-Type were ahead of almost any car on the road. Even Enzo Ferrari was heard to say, “That’s the most beautiful car ever made!” While marketed in North America as the Jaguar XKE, building upon success of the earlier XK 120, 140 and 150 models, the new car was officially called an E-Type, as it succeeded the Le Mans winning C type and D type cars.