AACA Museum - Keep Up To Speed
June 3, 2011

 

DON'T MISS THE FUN!

WE'VE GOT A LOT HAPPENING IN HERSHEY

DURING JUNE -- Starting this weekend!

 

Tonight -- It's a perfect night for a Cruise in!

Friday, June 3

 

Glidden Tour 

The AACA Museum and the AACA Hershey Region have teamed up for a cruise in on the grounds at the Museum on Friday night June 3 starting at 5 PM.    The Museum will extend operating hours until 9 PM and admission will be just $5.00 per person from 5-9 PM.    AACA Members and Museum Members receive FREE Admission by showing your membership card at the ticket counter.   Food vendors will be on site with lots of great eats and treats!  

 

Tomorrow!

Bus Spring Fling!

Saturday, June 4

Antique Bus

The Museum of Bus Transportation invites you to their annual Spring Fling where visitors have the ability to see the largest collection of antique buses on display in the United States.  Displays are located inside the AACA Museum and outside the Museum on the grounds.  A flea market will be part of the festivites on the lower level concours of the Museum.  >> More

 

The Roads to Rails Model Train display will also be running on Saturday, June 4 th!

 

 

Next Weekend! 

 

The Elegance & Grand Ascent at Hershey

June 11 & 12

  

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Saturday June 11 - The Grand Ascent 9AM - 4 PM

The Grand Ascent is a vintage hill climb exhibtion, reviving the excitement of race cars storming up hill on the historic back road to The Hotel Hershey.

 

Sunday, June 12 - The Elegance 9AM - 4PM

The Elegance is modeled on the long standing tradition of the European Concours d'Elegance, an automotive garden party featuring the world's finest collector cars, arrayed around the classically manicured gardens of The Hotel Hershey.

 

The Elegance at Hershey benefits the following charities:  Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), AACA Museum, AACA Library and Research Library

 

WWW.THEELEGANCEATHERSHEY.COM

 

 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Special Offer!

Fulton Theatre - Lancaster,PA

June 8 through July 10

 

 

 

The most fantasmagorical musical in the history of everything! With characters created by James Bond author Ian Fleming, a story by iconic children's author Roald Dahl and music from the legendary Sherman brothers whose songs from Disney classics, including Mary Poppins, have been the soundtrack for families since the 1960s, this all-new stage version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will charm and delight audiences of all ages. This production features a cast of singing and dancing candy factory workers, a windmill full of inventions, self-absorbed Vulgarian royalty, more than 20 children, a motherless family, and one more-than spectacular flying car! 

 

Special online-only ticket offer for AACA Museum: Save up to $120 with a Family Four-Pack for just $100!

 

Bring the whole family: Purchase four or more tickets at just $25 each, using the promo code AACA4PACK. This offer is good on all performances through June 19th. Offer subject to availability and does not apply to previously purchased tickets. Click here to buy tickets.

 

 

16th Annual Museum Car Show 

June 25

Museum Car Show

 

   The show opens with registration at 8:00 AM here on the Museum grounds and runs until 3:00 PM. 

 

 

The Car Show is open to all pre-1986 vehicles including antiques, classics, street rods, trucks, buses, motorcycles and sports cars!     Other activities will include a 50-50 Raffle, antique car rides and a behind the scenes look at one of the Museum's storage facilities (by donation) including additional vehicles not on public display.

Pre-registration to show a vehicle is $10 and day of show registration will be $15.  

 

 Admission to the show grounds is FREE, Admission to the Museum is $10 for Adults, $9 for Seniors (61 & older), $7 for children (4-12 years).  Admission to the vehicle storage facility is by donation.

 

 

If you have any questions or require any additional information, you can contact Don Barlup at 717-582-3209 or Bob Leonard at 717-583-0638 (bleonard7675@verizon.net)

 

 

 

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Don't forget Father's Day!

 

Get something for dad that he'll REALLY like this year.   The Dog House Garage Retail Store has something for everyone!  

Visit us in person or online!

 Father's Day

 

 

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May 6- October 9, 2011 

 

We would like to thank our sponsor Performance Parts, www.performancepartsinc.com for their support of this exhibit.

 

 >> More about Leading the Pack Exhibit 

 

 

Baseball Buses Back by popular demand

Now opening May 28 - September 15 

 

 Girls Baseball

With the 2011 Baseball Season upon us, the Museum of Bus Transportation invites you to visit their newest display:  Buses and Baseball, featuring the All American Girls Professional Baseball League and the Negro Leagues Baseball Teams and the buses they rode on.  The Museum of Bus Transportation which displays 12 vintage buses on the lower level of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum has arranged this special exhibit from May 28 to September 15, 2011.   >> More

 

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Just a short drive down Rte. 81!

  

Ford Nationals June 3-5 (This weekend!)

 

Chrysler Nationals July 8-10

Bike Fest July 22-24

 

Truck Nationals August 5-7

 

Corvettes at Carlisle August 26-28

Fall Carlisle Sept. 28 - Oct 2

 

Fall Auction Sept. 29-30 

  

www.CarlisleEvents.com

 

 

Have you entered to win the annual

AACA Family raffle yet?

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 This year's top prize is a new 2000 Plymouth Prowler with less than 50 miles, 2nd prize is a 2010 Harley Davidson Motorcycle and 3rd prize is $3,000 Cash.  Tickets are just $20 each and help support the AACA Club, Library and Museum.

  

Enter to Win! 

 

AACA Museum, A World Class Automotive Experience