AACA Newsletter - June 2000
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ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION Gainesville, Florida Volume 18, Issue 06 |
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Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the month Next Meeting: June 20, 2000 7:00 PM at Semolina's Pasta, Oaks Mall Plaza, 6795 Newberry Road (Next to old Mill Rest.) Come early if you want to eat. Program starts promptly at 7:30 PM | |
President: Larry Galyean (352) 372-8661 Vice-Pres: Mike Whyte (352) 377-0390 Sec/Treas: Stuart Cullen (352) 375-8999 Editor: David L. Johnson (352) 378-7573 |
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OUR INTRODUCTION TO "BIG BUD" |
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"Big Bud" is the world's largest tractor which was described and presented to us on video tape at our June meeting through the courtesy of Larry Shaw. As you know, Larry is our resident farm implement and old tractor guru. This tractor is now based in Montana, although it did have a working spree in Florida. With eight foot high wheels and 900 plus horsepower, this behemoth can pull an 80 foot wide plow. Friends, that is three passes to plow an acre of land...and they claim to have done 800 acres in a day. Now that's a tractor. Don't rush to your nearest dealer to find one ... this one was custom built. | |
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RED CROWN MINI-MUSEUM: |
| This Standard Oil of Indiana service station was built in Lafayette, IN in 1927-28 and was operated until 1979. It was restored and filled with gas station memorabilia. Do you know of any other restored gas stations? | |
| GATORNATIONALS CAR SHOW IS MOVING |  |
| This annual big show put on by the Gainesville Hot Rod Club in conjunction with the Gatornationals drag racing spectacular is finally moving after a long stint at the SAM'S Club. The show is scheduled to move to the massive parking lot of the Oaks Mall. I'll see you there in March 2001. | |
| JUNE AT SEMOLINA'S |  |
| Summer thins out the crowds a little as members take vacations and find it more difficult to make their bodies stir during the heat, but we had a good representation at the June session. Gerald stood in for Stuart and handled the money game admirably; there is about $155 available after the June meeting. Like every summer, the local car shows get a little lean, but there are still plenty of small cruise-ins to attend. Larry gave us a run down of new shows and events that are coming this fall. See the show listing for details...as we know them now. | |
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MOUNTED PHOTO & DASH PLAQUE IS AVAILABLE |
| Mike Whyte has advised that Jack & Terry Love from Jacksonville are offering to mount your car photo and dash plaque as a special show piece for any car show. The price is $18. They can be contacted at 8276 Harriet St., Jacksonville, FL 32244. | |
| MORE UNUSUAL THOUGHTS FOR THE DISCERNING |  |
| I "stole" these from the "Gas Buggy Gossip" Newsletter edited by Elinor Snow from the North Florida Region. What do chickens think we taste like? What do people in China call their good plates? Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds? How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work? If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens? Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo? Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? ("Educational Note: The Hawaiian super roads look like any other interstate on the map, but they carry an "H" designation rather than the "I" used for our mainland roadways. Somebody WAS thinking in the road department.) | |
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RED BALL ROUTE |
| We take it for granted today, but our "highway" system used to be a real challenge. Most early roads offered little or no markings to guide traveler's. Most roads had names, but these meant nothing except to the local populace. Travel was mostly a matter of recognizing landmarks. Bulky tour books of the time helped plot your way with a list of landmarks. A trip of 100 miles might require 50 or 100 or more of these key markers. Eventually, many roads were given color codes and appropriate names like the "Red Ball Route". Colored bands were added to telephone poles to guide travelers. A similar system is still used in large buildings which tell you to follow the blue line etc. to reach your destination. A young bridge engineer got the idea of using numbers to identify roads. This idea was presented to Wisconsin's first highway engineer. The legislature quickly adopted the idea and in 1918 all the Wisconsin roads were re-labeled in less than a month. Eventually, every other state accepted this numbering system and gave us the system we use today. | |
| TIRE STORAGE |  |
| While skimming a booklet on truck tire technology put out by Goodyear Tire, I ran across a few tips on storing unused tires.
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| EDITOR CRIES FOR HELP |  |
| This is tougher than you think, particularly when there isn't much summer activity. Some of you have been prodigious providers of photos, stories, and good material for this newsletter. But, there is an insatiable need and without your help I may have a nervous breakdown and be forced to go off into the sunset shedding buckets of tears and be plagued by uncontrollable sobbing. This is NOT a pretty picture...but, it can be avoided with YOUR input. I'd like to hear about YOU, YOUR cars and YOUR stories. Be nice! Bring something to the next meeting (preferably fit to publish). | |
| CRUISE-INS & SHOWS: |
| ACTIVITIES NEAR-BY: |
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Sep - 1st or 2nd week (stay posted): Waldo, FL Waldo Flea Market, will advise when date is
known. Sep 16: Lake City, FL Southern Knights 13th annual super cruise. 10AM to 3PM. $15 fee. Lots of prizes, etc. Columbia County Fairgrounds, Hwy 247 (Branford Hwy). Call (904) 752-9645 or (904) 758-8875. Sep 30: Ocala, FL Car show at Ocala Home Depot. 9AM to 3 PM. Top 25 and Best of.... Nov: Gainesville, FL Show & Shine at Gainesville Drag Strip. Date not confirmed. 1st Sat each month (Starts in Sep): Gainesville Cruise in at New Burger King at I-75 and 39th Ave N. Top 10. 2nd Sat each month: Gainesville Street Rods Cruise in of customs & antiques at Butler Plaza, by the Texas Road and Gainesville Ale Houses. The 2nd Sat. of the month from 6-9 PM. Call Sherwin at (352) 473-2268. Last Friday each month: Cruise in at Steak & Shake, off I-75 (exit 75) at Archer Road, across from Target, Gainesville, FL. 6PM to 9PM. Call Dan Horton at (352) 373-1457. |
| SPECIAL AACA EVENTS: |
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Jul 14-15: Mountoursville, PA Grand National Meet. Jul 20-22: Charlotte, NC Special Southeastern Division Fall Meet. Aug 4-6: Macungie, PA 37th Das Awkscht Fescht Show Aug 17-19: Waukesha, WI Central Division National Fall Meet. Sep 14-17: Charlotte, NC AutoFair 2000, at Lowe's Motor Speedway, sponsored by Hornets Nest Region. Oct 4-7: Hershey, PA Eastern Div. National Fall Meet (THE SHOW!) Nov 16-18: Cape Canaveral, FL Southeastern Div. National. |
| Other U.S. Events for 2000 |
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Aug 30-Sep 5: Kruse-Auburn (fall)
This show is so big it really needs no discussion. About 5,000 cars - if you can't buy it
here you probably don't need it. Sep 10: Philadelphia (Franklin Mint Annual Show). The Franklin Mint (so well known for it's model die-cast antique cars and other collectibles) puts on it's annual show of real cars in the large parking area next to the Franklin Mint and Museum on US1 outside Philadelphia. This show has several hundred high quality cars! (Editor's note: I've done this show twice, and with the museum, it's a good activity if you are in the general area.) Oct 6-7: Biloxi, MS. Kruse auction at Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino. Oct 14-15: Volo, IL Kruse auction Good setting and plenty of cars plus the museums. Nov 9-12: Zephyrhills, FL 16th Annual Fall car swap, auction, etc. Nov 24-25: Ormond Beach 43rd Annual "Birthplace of Speed" celebration. Gaslight parade, beach races, car show. East end of Granada Bridge. (904) 677-3454. Nov 23-26(?): Daytona Beach Turkey Rod Run- major car show and market place. Dec 2-3: Sarasota, FL Kruse auction at Classic Car Museum. |
| TERRIFIC WEB SITE |  |
| If you have an interest in petroliana (that's old gas station stuff), try www.oldgas.com on the internet. It also leads you to many other sites. | |
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Statistics Prove Near and Far That Folks Who Drive Like Crazy - Are! |
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Note: Dues Time
Pay your $26 National dues directly,
see form with your Antique Automobile Magazine.
Pay Stuart $26 for your local dues.
See You Monday!
Can be seen at the Austin
Carriage Museum in Weirsdale, Florida
Ocala Combined Show
Photo by Mike Whyte
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