SMOKE SIGNALS The Official Publication of the ANKOKAS, NJ Region AACA Sept./Oct. 2020 Volume 57, Issue 5 In This Issue: p The Passing of Coles Roberts p Joe & Nancy’s Report on Carlisle’s All Ford Nationals 2020 p Carl Villone’s Report on the Grand Nationals at Gettysburg p It Caught My Eye p Webside Ramblings p The History of Golf p The History of Uncle Sam In This Month’s Issue: Looking Down the Road................... 1 News........................ 2 Grand Nationals in Gettysburg............ 3 Gypsy’s Homecoming............ 4 Parking Assist........... 6 Wow, what a summer it has 7 been and hard to believe August is It Caught My Eye...... case in court to From the Archives..... 9 almost over. I hope everyone is having a remain open. Nancy Car is the Star........... 10 good summer and is staying safe. If you and I attended the Ford Match Puzzle............ 11 were on the August Zoom meeting you Nationals in Carlisle, rescheduled from Carlisle All know that not much is happening due Ford Nationals.......... 12 June to the first weekend in August and to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Ankokas Rummage Box.......... 12 we did not have any issues. Of course, has been shut down along with many Ankokas Calendar..... 13 the crowd was down a bit and events 13 other events. Please be sure and check AACA Calendar......... held within the show that had huge Fun Holidays............. 13 the website for any new shows and, of crowd participation were cancelled. Local Events............. 13 course, any cancellations that we have The rest of this year will be wait and Find a Word.............. 14 been made aware of. Webside see what is to be. We are hoping to still There are still some events that will be Ramblings................. 15 have the breakfast meeting in November happening. The AACA Grand National History of Golf........... 16 and the holiday party in December, 18 and the Hershey Car Show (minus the Uncle Sam................ but we will have to wait and see what Letter from flea market) as of the writing of this, the governor has to say. Please, if any the Editors................ 19 are still going to take place. These member is aware of any local events let events may be scaled backed with us know and we will put the information social distancing rules being on the webpage. The next meeting enforced. Carlisle is This newsletter is will be September 10th and holding their shows a publication of the once again it will be a Zoom Ankokas Region of the and since they own meeting at 7:30 pm. Everyone Antique Automobile Club the fairgrounds the of America, located in stay safe and stay well. southern New Jersey. only hurdle they had Material may be to deal with was the reproduced only if credit State of Pennsylvania _Joe Dougherty is given to the source and they won their President and we are asked for permission to reproduce the material. If you have material that you would like to contribute or you have comments or ideas about the newsletter, please contact the editor, Diana, at newsletter@ankokas. com. President Joe Dougherty. Photo by D. Antinucci. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 2 ghgh News & Events ghgh The Passing of Founding Member Coles Roberts article and photos by Diana Antinucci in Southampton, NJ. He opened a retail store in the 1960s Samuel Coles Roberts was born in Mount Laurel, where people could stop buy and buy a bag of apples on New Jersey on January 1, 1926 to Emmor and Marion the honor system, just leave money in the slot. Apple cider Roberts and was the descendant of Quakers that arrived was sold by the gallon by vending machine. At one time the in Burlington County in 1677. His family moved to farm sprawled over 293 acres and when Coles closed it in Southampton, NJ in 1936 and he lived there until moving 1988, there were about 12,000 apple trees. Due to a deed to Medford Leas in 2010. restriction, the orchard will always remain open space. Coles, as everyone knew him, was very involved in his Of course, we all know Coles as one of the founding community. He was a member of the Medford-Vincentown members of our club, serving as our president in 1979 and Rotary Club since 1950 and had a perfect attendance receiving the Hankins Award for the 1985-1986 season. record for fifty years, he was the curator at the NJ Museum Regrettably, I did not know him well, but from what I knew of Agriculture in New Brunswick, a member of the of him, he seemed genuinely friendly and full of energy. I Burlington County Farm Fair Board and the Jersey Fruit will miss seeing his smile at our Coop, served on the Southampton events, as I’m sure many will. Township Planning Board When I think of Coles, I think and the Trustees and Building of him perched on top of his Committee of Medford Leas International Harvester, smiling and the Kirby’s Mill Restoration and perhaps enjoying a cooling Committee. He was often seen at summer breeze. And so, that is community events where he would how I will choose to continue demonstrate old-fashioned farm seeing him, leisurely guiding his equipment like his apple paring International Harvester among machine or ice cream making the apple trees on a bright early machine, like Kirby’s Mill Apple summer morning. Festival or the Peach Festival at YouTube has three videos of the Evesham Friends Meeting Coles that you can watch: House in Mount Laurel. A History of Apple Paring Many knew him as an apple The Apple Man farmer. He owned and operated Blossom to Bite his family farm, Roberts Orchards P SMOKE SIGNALS Page 3 ghgh Grand Nationals in Gettysburg ghgh article by Carl Villone judging assignment and found I was judging class 27F, 27G The day began early Friday morning, leaving at 6AM which had ‘64, ‘65 and ‘66 vehicles and about 28 cars in all. promptly thinking I would get past the traffic on 76, and They were all superb. The total tally of vehicles was 490 in all. hoping to arrive at the Wyndam Hotel Gettysburg at After judging was completed and I handed in my approximately 10 AM. paperwork, I walked around I met my buddy, Mike and took some pictures. Ford, who owns a At 3:30, we gathered in beautiful 1977 Pontiac front of the hotel for the Grand Prix on the PA awards ceremony which Turnpike at 7:30 AM, was very different, to say the grabbed a coffee and least, but at least we had a then we were off to show and all the attendees Gettysburg. were very grateful for the We arrived at 10:30 and AACA having the show. The checked in to the hotel show was organized very to settle in. Upon arrival, well, everyone wore masks we saw the staging of the and everyone who attended Zenith cars on display in was happy! front of the hotel to be I think we had a great show Carl Villone’s 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V Diamond Jubulee. judged later that day. I asked with great weather and I for one Photo by Carl Villone. the chief judge if I could place was very grateful to have attended our cars on the judging and, of course, winning my field, he approved Senior Award. and I promptly did so Editor’s note: Sam Mento and proceeded to get wrote in to report that he her cleaned up. After received his fifth Repeat completing the detailing Senior for his 1966 Comet of the car, I proceeded Cyclone. Dave Hann received to survey the show field his Repeat Senior for his 1970 and took some pictures. Plymouth GTX. Saturday morning Also, Carl sent many, many came and after another great photos from the Grand round of detailing the National. You can see all of his car for judging, I went photos at our website, http:// to the Team Captains Left: Sam receiving his award. Photographer unknown. www.ankokas.com/events_ meeting, received my Dave’s GTX with reflection of a 1971 GTX Hemi in gallery.cfm?id=52. P Curious Yellow. Photo by Dave Hann. ghgh Studemaker Meet-up ghgh Dave Hann shared these photos of a Studebaker meet-up at Bruce MacLachlan’s. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 4 ghgh Gypsy’s Homecoming ghgh Editor’s note: I would like to thank Jeff Schulte for submitting his friend’s car story for this issue. Life With Gypsy article by Earle Witcher It was a great day and when I returned to school, everyone wanted to see my new-to-me car. I think they were also relieved Life Before Gypsy that I would no longer corner someone to jump start me after Did you ever wonder what happened to that favorite car you class, which had been a daily routine with the ’57. So after careful used to own when you were in high school? In the fifty plus years thought I decided to name the car Gypsy, in honor of a somewhat since I graduated, I have never wondered what happed to my car. famous exotic dancer of the time, Gypsy Rose Lee. The rationale I have wondered if and when I would be able to get it out of exile. was that both the car and Miss Lee had the ability and inclination The story needs to be told in its entirety, so please bear with me to go topless.