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Welcome to SPEEDSTER!
'Tis the Season! Have you finished all your shopping! I sure haven't! Don't forget to check out our merchandise site as you begin your holiday shopping. We have a wonderful selection of items that would make the perfect gift for any car enthusiast! Happy Holidays and be sure to drive safe on all your travels!
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Attention Members!
We want to hear from you! 
We want your short stories and articles on fun, interesting or educational events for SPEEDSTER !
Email us at speedster@aaca.org
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Old Cars Weekly Bookstore Holiday Sale!
AACA members take advantage of this holiday promotion and get FREE shipping on all your orders at Old Cars Weekly Bookstore! Old Cars Weekly has a great selection of automotive publications with the lowest prices on the web! As you check out your order type in promo code AACA109 to receive the free shipping.
Hurry promotion ends December 31, 2009!
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Member Contribution
Richfield Bus Company
By Member Stan Holter
Richfield Bus Company celebrated 50 years in business this year honoring the founders George and Marilyn Holter of Richfield Minnesota. They were surprised with a newly restored 1952 Mack C50 they had originally purchased for their business in 1964. The Holters are still active in the business, however their sons Dan and Stan now operate the company's main operations. The sons have keen interest in preserving antique cars and buses, so they decided to surprise their folks with completely restoring the Mack as a tribute to their folks 50 years of service. Since 1973, the Mack had simply been stored out back and thruough the years became used as a storage shed escaping a fatal trip to the scrapper as many of the old buses had been forced by the city in the late 90's.
As the project began, the sons searched high and low for parts buses as their Mack had badly deteriorated over the years, but little did they know their Mack happens to be the last known C50 left in existence out of 576 ever built. Son Stan volunteers as Superintendent for the Minnesota Transportation Museum's "Classic Bus Division" and started searching other museums and collectors around the country in hopes something would pop up. A trip to the Mack museum in Allentown Pennsylvania proved interesting as the museum still had the original build sheet and other records including photos prior to delivery for the original owner (Twin City lines) in 1952, but no knowledge of any other C50's existing regardless of condition was known even by the Mack Museum. The sons moved on anyway and had the Mack stripped to the frame inside and out and with a little fabrication and scrounging through their old stock of parts, they managed to complete the project maintaining its authenticity.
More photos and stories of the restoration are available on their web site
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Library & Research By Chris Ritter
It is that time of year again!
The AACA Library and Research Center
is presently selling items on Ebay. Now is your chance to bid on
some great items ranging from planes, to trains, and automobiles. The
library will continue to post items on Ebay into February!
Items being auctioned were originally donated to the library with the
intention of them being sold. All money raised will be put into the Library & Research Center's
Endowment Fund.
To view
and place your Ebay bid for items that are currently available, visit
the following link ~ AACALIBRARIAN
~ Good luck and thank you for your support! 
Items
on Ebay 12/13/09 - 12/23/09:
-1963
Porsche Konstructionen Portfolio w/Original Shipping Box - Ebay Item
#130351033123
- Caxton
Company Automobile & Machinery Illustrations - Ebay Item
#130351025522
- Rolls-Royce
& Auto Club Badges -- Ebay Item
#130351027715
- Victor
W. Page: Automotive & Aviation Pioneer by Frank C. Derato - Ebay Item
#130351030646
- Antique
Automobile Jack - Jiffy Jax -- Ebay Item #130351034205
- Gilbert
& Tyco Model Train Catalog Lot - Ebay Item #130351036212
- Lionel
Model Train Catalog Lot -- Ebay
Item #130351036697
- 30 HP Benz Data Plate No. 7397 Circa
1910 - Ebay Item
#130351105740
Remember the AACA Library & Research Center Chris Ritter, Head Librarian, and his
staff will do everything they can to track down that manual,
advertisement, or anything else you need!
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Check out these pictures from the Tri-Regional Grand Ole Tour which toured
Alpine, Marfa and Fort Davis, Texas. Everyone who participated surely had a grand ole time!
Email us at speedster@aaca.org if you would like to tell us a story about your Region! |
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Member Spotlight
Hillsborough Region AACA Member Breaks World Record
On November 21, 2009, at the Annual Cigar Heritage Festival in Tampa,
FL, Hillsborough Region AACA Members Wallace and Margarita Reyes rolled the
world's longest cigar with the assistance of 58 people that included 16 members
of Hillsborough Region. Jose Castelar of Cuba held the previous record at 148 ft
11 inches. The new record is now 196.3 ft. and weighs 113.2 pounds. It took a
total of 113 hours to make and 12 hours for the final assembly. Guinness Book of
World Records, Adjudicator, Mr. Stewart Claxton certified the record length, and
is now in the record book. Hillsborough Region AACA members are proud of members
Wallace and Margarita for their dedication to their craft and our club. Along
with helping roll the world's longest cigar, members displayed eight antique
cars for the thousands of spectators and cigar aficionados.
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Museum Happenings!
The AACA Museum is currently featuring a diverse array of vehicles. Amongst the displays the Museum is pleased to be featuring Pennsylvania's very own philanthropist John
"Jack" Rich collection!
From his collection, the Museum will be showcasing six spectacular and diverse vehicles from this collection in
the main exhibit gallery that span from the early 1900's - late 1940's. Specific vehicles include: 1910 American Underslung Traveler, 1926
Rolls-Royce Springfield Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster, 1932 Delage D8-SS
Cabriolet by Chapron, 1939 Horch 853a Cabriolet, 1939/47 Rolls-Royce Phantom
III 'Vutotal' Cabriolet by Labourdette, and a 1948 Delahaye 135M Cabriolet by
Figoni et Falaschi.
Photograph Courtesy of Michael Furman
The JWR Collection will be on display at the Museum through January 31, 2010. Stop on in! |
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How much do you know!?!
1. Can you guess when the following speed barriers were broken?
a) 60 mph
b) 200 mph
c) 300 mph
d) 400 mph
2. Doghouse ID 
Scroll down for the answers! |
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Speedy's Notes 
Vintage Motorsport AACA Member Discount Offer
Another new membership benefit is this very
special offer to enjoy Vintage Motorsport magazine with this one time
only special for a full year subscription to Vintage Motorsport for only $19.95!
Take them up on this offer and call the Vintage Motorsport office at 800-626-9937 and tell them the "AACA" discount code so you get the discount or,
easier yet, just click this link to their subscription page and fill in the discount code box with AACA to get your discount.
*Note: The special offer
doesn't apply to the two-year subscription
If you're not familiar
with this wonderfully put together bi-monthly magazine, visit their website,
www.vintagemotorsport.com
Car Czar TV Series
The first three
episodes of this ground breaking TV series will be starting on Thursday, January
14, 2010 at 8:00 PM on The National Geographic Channel! Visit the Car Czar link here to read more about the episodes. Depending on the viewer response it could possibly turn in to a full season. Tune in January!
Classic Car Ad Video
I came across this neat video of a montage of Classic car ads... Enjoy!
75th Anniversary Celebration!
Have you booked your room yet for the anniversary celebration June 30-July 4 in Louisville, Kentucky?! Call The Crown Plaza Hotel in Louisville, KY at 1-800-626-2708 and request the 'Antique Automobile Club Room Block'.
Hurry! Rooms are going fast!
For more info visit www.aaca75.org
Spread the word!
Help us spread the word by sponsoring a new member! Click here for AACA MEMBERSHIP benefits and details including a MEMBERSHIP Application or call us at 717-534-1910.
Check out our topics on the AACA Forum
SPEEDSTER Archives
Read and print newsletters. Visit the links provided in each section for more information. Use the articles in your region publications and updates. Join our mailing list and please share issues with family, friends and future AACA members! SPEEDSTER Archives Here |
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Calendar Spotlight!
February 11-13 2010 - AACA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
February 12-14 2010 - Puerto Rico Auto Show and Auction, San Juan, PR. Music, native food, 2000 cars in exhibition and much more! For information contact Jose Scalley at canalsgroup@gmail.com
March 4-6 - Winter Meet, South Florida. For more information visit the Region website.
March 21-26 2010 - The AACA Sentimental Tour takes you on A Springtime Adventure in the Texas Hill Country
This five-day tour showcases the picturesque hill country a few miles west of Austin and San Antonio where the wild flowers should be in bloom. See breathtaking scenic views and drink in the flavor of cowboy lifestyle.
For a complete listing of events please visit the
The AACA Exhibitors Brochure and the Owners Briefing Checklist offer a wealth of information.
Please take the time to read them over.
If your AACA Region or Chapter would like to sponsor a future National Event, please contact Hulon C. McCraw, Vice President of National Meets & Tours at 828-606-2918. Thank you for your support! |
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Trivia Answers 
1. Can you guess when the following speed barriers were broken?
a) 60 mph - November 6, 1901, on a straightaway course at Owen Parkway, Brooklyn, NY by AC Bostwick. Bostwick broke the one minute barriers by traveling the one mile in 56.4 seconds.
b) 200 mph - March 29, 1927 at Daytona Beach, FL by Major Henry O'Neil de Hane Segrave. He averaged 203.73 mph in his 1000 hp "Mystery Sunbeam"
c) 300 mph - September 3, 1935 at teh Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah by Sir Malcolm Campbell. His "Bluebird Special" clocked in for an average of 304.331 mph.
d) 400 mph - September 16, 1947 at Bonneville by John Cobb in the Railton Mobil Special. His average speed: 403.135 mph.
2. Doghouse ID -> 1939 Willys-Overland
Thanks for playing!
Source: Automotive Milestones. Trivia of a Most Unique Machine,
Edited by Clark Cassell and Charles Merritt, Braddock Publications.
*Please note the Trivia section may not be 100% accurate and is offered for entertainment purposes only.* |
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Contact Information
Phone: 717-534-1910
Email: speedster@aaca.org
About The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA)
The Antique Automobile Club of America, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the country's premier resource for the collectible vehicle community. Since its formation in 1935, the Club, through its national office, publications, and membership, aids individuals, museums, libraries, historians and collectors dedicated to the enjoyment and preservation of automotive history.
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