AACA Museum - Keep Up To Speed

June 5, 2015    

Cruise In Tonight!  Join the Hershey Region AACA
for a Fun Night! 
 

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This Saturday!

This is your one chance of the year to go behind the scenes!  Visit the Museum of Bus Transportation storage facility and see all the collection vehicles.    

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Have you got your tickets for Next Weekend?



  
Keno Brothers named Grand Marshals of this year's Event


The one and only 1964 James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5, used in the movie Goldfinger, will be exhibited during the June 14th event.

   

 

 

The Weird, Wacky and Just Plain Tacky will invade Hershey with
the "Concorso Bizarro" on June 13th from 10-3.


This tongue-in-cheek car show brings together those mechanical misfits, those automotive aberrations and the just plain tacky.  We've all seen them.  They are the forgotten and forlorn, never the centerpiece of a dedicated gathering, but each has a story to tell.  For one day in June, they will be the stars of the show!

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We're ready for spring and all the great car shows!    Join the fun with our 20th annual Museum CARnival Car show on June 20th.    Registration is now available!

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The AACA Museum is turning back the hands of time this summer. Along with our A Family Affair: Station Wagons exhibit, we thought it would fun to honor the 30th Anniversary of the
"Back to the Future" movies!

We will feature a "Back to the Future" tribute car - an original DeLorean that has been hand crafted to look like the original movie car.   There will also be concept prints to show the progression of this tribute car to the finished product.    

 

In addition to the tribute car, the display will include several original pieces of time machines used on screen, production photos used by Industrial Light & Magic(ILM) to make the scale model, original handwritten notes by the filmmakers who built the original car and even two original film blue prints.   ILM created a flying DeLorean time machine for the end of the first movie. For the second film, ILM modified the same model by adding an interior and miniature figure of Doc Brown and Marty McFly.

 

Sponsored by:      

 

 

>> Learn More 


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 New in the Cammack Tucker Gallery!

 

New cases have arrived and been setup in the Cammack Tucker Gallery, as well as an interactive Tucker knowledge challenge wheel. The cases have drawers that open and will display more the rare blueprints and documents collected by Mr. Cammack.  

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 In the Rearview Mirror . . .  

 Memorial Day Parade in Annville

Thanks to Harold Morgan for driving the AACA Museum Chevy in the Annville Memorial Day Weekend Parade.  It is always pleasant to see patriots clapping when someone in uniform goes by.  Our passengers were Naval Lt. Commander John Dissinger, his wife Maria, along with their daughter and son.
 

New Donation!
 


 It's a 1951 Nash Ambassador from Carole Renner and her late husband John R. Renner. They are from Henderson Nevada. John and Carole both worked at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in Oceanside California. There was a parade in Oceanside and the Grand Marshal was to be Major General Murray so John and some Marines from the base sanded the car down and painted it green then put stickers on it that said USMC and a s

tar on the door. Carole and John had called us in December and inquired about donating the car then Carole called us back a few months later and said that John had passed away and that he wanted the car to come to the museum and be shared with everyone.   

 

Every car has a story and we're happy to share this one with all of you. We appreciate this gift from the Renner family and we also thank them for their service to our country.

 


The museum's 1955 Flajole was on display May 30th as part of Winterthur's invitational. 
     

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New items have arrived in the Retail Store & Online! 











A Family Affair:  Station Wagons Merchandise
 
Just in time for your summer road trips! 
These items are available onsite in our retail store or online following the link above.


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Have you gotten your ticket yet?

 
This stunning 2015 Corvette is the annual raffle car to benefit the AACA, AACA Library & Research Center and the AACA Museum.

1st Prize:  2015 Chevrolet Corvette or $35,000
2nd Prize:  $3,000
3rd Prize:  $1,000

Tickets are $50 each and only 2,000 tickets will be sold!

Special Raffle Permit#101-1 License #101
Not valid in Alabama, Hawaii, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah

Klick-Lewis

 

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1962 Stageway Chevrolet Station Wagon  


The AACA Museum is excited to share this vehicle and its unique story as part of the "Family Affair:  Station Wagons" exhibit.   The wagon will require extensive restoration to return to its original condition and burgundy color, but will be on display in its current condition during the Family Affair:  Station Wagons exhibit.
   The AACA Museum will work with Pennsylvania College of Technology
to complete this restoration as a student project. 

For those who share our vision of giving this regional piece of history new life, you can make your gift now.  To learn more about the project and see the status of our efforts to raise funds for the restoration so far, the Museum has set up a web page .

 
>>Link to full press release

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Carlisle Events Logo

 

Carlisle Events is getting ready for another exciting season of car shows and events!

These events are held at the Fairgrounds in Carlisle, PA:

Ford Nationals - June 5-7 - This Weekend!

GM Nationals - June 26-28
Chrysler Nationals - July 10-12
Performance & Style - July 17-19
Truck Nationals - August 7-9
Corvettes at Carlisle - August 28-30
Sports & Outdoor Show - September 11-13
Fall Carlisle - September 30 - October 4

These events are managed by Carlisle Events but take place at locations outside of Carlisle, PA:

Bloomsburg Nationals - August 14-16
Bloomsbrug PA Fairgrounds

Fall AutoFest - November 12-15
Festival Park, Zephyrhills, FL

 

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Current Special Exhibits & Featured Vehicles




We're fortunate to be able to display a couple vehicles that have come to town
for The Elegance at Hershey!
Now on view at the AACA Museum!

 
1932 Auburn 8-100ACustom Deluxe, Boattail Speedster / 1929 Duesenberg J Dual-Cowl Phaeton

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A Smithsonian Affiliate 

The AACA Museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of motor vehicle history in a manner that provides for the education and entertainment of our guests.

Our goal is to deliver a world class automotive experience through innovative and interactive exhibits that appeal to all ages and illustrate the historical evolution and potential future impacts of one of the most culturally defining innovations of modern times.