northern exposure may 2009

Northern Exposure

The Spring Tour is now behind us; what a memorable event! I heard a lot of positive comments. Thanks to all the volunteers and participants that helped make it a success.

We have a variety of events coming up, so please check the schedule in this is-sue.

The Hale Farm and Village Car Show, scheduled for 8/23, will have a new look. The cars will be displayed within the village and a swap meet will be added. Therefore additional volunteers are needed. If you can help, please con-tact Dave Heinrichs, show Chairman.

We also need to think about next year’s election of officers. The positions open for next year include President, Vice

President and Trustee. I am presently finishing my third term as President. Since it’s only fair to share, I extend the invitation so that others can experience the joy of this office. Should you be in-terested, please inform Judith Bender of our nominating committee. Or just call me.

As always, thank you for the opportu-nity to be part of this organization.

Enjoy! Bernie Golias

Message from the President

A Publication of the Ohio Region’s

Northern Chapter of the Antique

Automobile Club of America

MAY 2009 Issue 3

Message from the President 1

Event Flyer: Spread Eagle Tavern Tour

2

Report: Spring Tour Recap 3, 6

Flyer: Ohio Region Summer Tour

4

Special Project: Northern Chapter History

5

From “The Rummage Box” 7

Flyer: Hale Farm Car Show 8

News Notes 9

Event Calendar 10

Inside this issue:

Spring

Tour

Report &

Pictures

on Pg 3, 6

More at

www. aacanorthernchapter.com—

Click on Photo Gallery.

Jack, Morrie, Dave & Bernie take in

the Crawford Facility.

Member Sightings

Chuck and Karen bumped into Don & Judy Brehm at the AACA National Spring Meet in Charlotte, NC. The Brehms’ were showing their ‘68 Mercedes Benz for a Repeat Preservation, while the Walder’s had their ‘66 Corvette “Primer Car” for its Senior Badge.

GET WELL SOON!

Our thoughts and best wishes are with our own Al Ferrara, who was recently hospital-ized. Al, we hope you will soon be back be-hind the wheel—after all, a Duesenberg is the best medicine!

Event Flyer: Tour to Historic Spread Eagle Tavern

Nor thern Exposure I ssue 3

INVITATION The Northern Chapter of the AACA, the Ohio Region of the Classic Car Club of America, the Western Re-serve Region of the Cadillac-LaSalle Club and the Greater Cleveland Model T Club invite each other to join in a tour of the beautiful southeastern counties of Ohio and to dine at the historic Spread Eagle Tavern & Inn. The date, June 27, 2009. The Spread Eagle dates back to the Canal Era of the early nineteenth century when the village of Hannoverton was a bustling stop on the Sandy & Beaver Canal. Erected in 1837, the three story Federal Period brick tavern house served as a hostelry for many a traveler and the Hannoverton townsfolk. Today, more than 170 years later, and after a two restoration, the Tavern and Inn has become an Ohio landmark. With its seven dining rooms and five guestrooms, the Tavern offers gourmet dining and deluxe overnight accommodation. We will be having lunch at this setting at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday June 27th. Hannoverton is 50 miles southeast of Streetsboro. ITINERARY TO- To be sent closer to the date MENU- Includes drink & Tip A. Cobb Salad- Sliced breast of chicken, black olives, bacon, tomato, blue cheese and hard- boiled egg on a bed of iceberg and romaine lettuces B. Honey Glazed Ham- Slow roasted ham topped with honey glaze swerved with scallop potatoes and vegeta-ble medley. C. Grilled Atlantic Salmon- served with sweet potato casserole and asparagus. D. Chicken Wellington- Chicken breast stuffed with mushroom duxelle baked in puff pastry. Served with rice pilaf and fresh vegetable PRICE- $15.60 SEND RESERVATIONS TO: Morrie Dannenhirsh 28100 S. Woodland Rd. Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124. Deadline= June 22. Checks payable to: Northern Chapter AACA. : We need names of people coming, what the people are eating. Multiply # of eaters X $15.60 and send me the $! For more info, call Morrie at 216.595.1930

Editor’s Note: The Spread Eagle Tavern’s

host—Dave Johnson—is a genuine car guy, with

several beautiful and historic Classic Marques,

including Cadillac and Lincoln. We thank Dave

for his preservation efforts– of both cars and the

historic Tavern. Do not pass up the opportunity

to talk Ohio history with Dave!

Right: Dave with his Lincoln featured in 2007’s

Stan Hywet Inner Circle.

Spring Tour Recap by Regina Jandrey


The Northern Chapter is one of seven Chapters in the Ohio Region, AACA. The Ohio Region has four Meets every year. Each Chapter takes their turn to host an event for members of all seven Chapters. Every seven Meets the Northern Chapter is the host.

The following Northern Chapter Members registered for this year’s Spring Tour.

Mary Adie, Don and Judy Brehm, Morrie and Wendy Dannen-hirsh, Bob and

Julianne Diederich, Bob and Jean Dreifort, John, Emily and Jack Gerken, Bernie and Sara Golias, Dick and Toni Gortz, Dave and Jean Grenier, Jack Heimovics and Nancy Pound, Dave and Dawn Heinrichs, Larry and Janet Hudak, RC and Marilyn Hunkins, Rich and Regina Jandrey, Helen Kelly, Grant and Kay Krueger, Dick and Barb Matthews, Richard and Grace Rymer, Arno Schoeb, John and Sarah VanAntwerp, Kevin Win-ter, Silke, Lara, and Kirsten Pagendarm-Winter.

The following Northern Chapter Members took on BIG responsibilities in order to make our weekend a suc-cess. Arno Schoeb, Chairman and Hosting at Stone Garden Farm; Bernie Golias, President, Stearns-Knight Program Host, Banquet Host; Regina Jandrey, Secre-tary, Hostess for Ladies’ Program-Antique Linens and Banquet Chairman; Ron and Betty Manolio, Treasurer

and Hospi-tality Room; John and Emily Gerken, Trustee and Dash Plaque; Sarah and John VanAnt-werp, Trus-tee and Registra-

tion; Jack Hei-movics and Nancy Pound, Driving Tour and Registra-tion Assistance; Dave and Dawn Heinrichs, Driving Tour; George Yanda, Dash Plaque; Wendy and Morrie Dan-nenhirsh, Door Prizes, Hospitality and Hosting at Bill Tecco Collec-tion; Richard and Regina Jandrey, Door Prizes, Hospi-tality, and Hosting at Bob Jones Collection; Julianne and Bob Diederich, Centerpieces and Hosting at the Crawford; Don and Judy Brehm, 50/50 Raffle and Trouble Truck; Grace and Rich Rymer, Hosting at Kent Museum and Twin Lakes Country Club Lunch Stop; Judith and Leo Bender, Goodie Bags; Bob and Jean Dreifort, Organizing Entertainment for the Ban-quet and Bob Dreifort, Band Leader of the Smart Set.

The Meet takes a whole year of plan-ning and many volun-teer hours. We had 73 families register for our event. “Early Bird” Tour took our members back in time to an old farm set-ting filled with old tractors, equipment, various build-ings and farm yard animals. Friday evening the men learned the history of the Stearns and Stearns-Knight automobiles. The ladies enjoyed Donna Cardwell’s col-lection of antique silk embroidered linens and table-cloths. There was so much to enjoy and learn that her program eagerly lasted 1 & 3/4 hours.

Saturday Morning we headed to Crawford Maintenance Facility in Macedonia for a guided tour by Al Unrein. There was so much to see and enjoy (especially for the men). Refreshments were served. Next, we traveled to the Kent University Museum. Fascinating and beauti-ful fashion, embroidered gowns and ethnic apparel, and

Bernie & Arno work out last minute

details.

Members gather for lunch at Twin Lakes Coun-

try Club.

Members gather for lunch at Twin Lakes Country

Club.

The Hudak’s enjoy cars at the Crawford Mainte-

nance Facility.


Flyer: Ohio Region Summer Tour

Special Report: Northern Chapter Club History Sought


Dear Region President: Next year is a historical year for AACA as we will be celebrating out 75th Anniversary! The history of our club along with our region and chapters should make an interesting story to tell and we want to do just that! However, we want to make our past come alive in a unique way. As such, the contemplated book we will be doing will have a twist in the story telling. Here is where you come in. We want a story about your region or chapter. However, you have the free-dom to tell us the most interesting things about your group whether it is a special event you did, a regular event you hold, a special character in your club, the unique history or anything else that you think might be of interest to our readers.

Put yourself in their place and think about what YOU would enjoy reading. Give us some great pictures to go along with the story. Be creative! Tell us your story in your way. Please send your information to [email protected] WE NEED THIS INFOR-MATION BY JUNE 30TH…IMPORTANT DEADLINE. Contact Steve Moskowitz at [email protected] if you have any questions or call 717-534-1910 Thanks, Steve

As part of the AACA’s 75th Anniversary celebration in 2010, each Region and Club is asked to submit a history

of its founding, key events and notable milestones.

Club members are invited to contact the Editor with information—big or small—to contribute to completing the Club’s his-tory. We especially would appreciate pictures of early Club events.

Some questions we seek to answer include:

Who were the founding members of the Northern Chapter?

What year was the Chapter formed?

How many members were in the Chapter at the end of the first year?

In what year was the first chapter-organized car show or tour?

Who are the Chapter’s longest-standing mem-bers?

What members have served as the Club’s Presi-dents?


Spring Tour (continued)

antique glass were especially appreciated by the ladies. Twin Lakes Country Club was our lunch stop with a lovely view of the lake and golf course. We then traveled to down-town Akron. There we experienced the unique huge collec-tion of Bob Jones from antique auto-mobiles to signs, gas pumps, and memorabilia, etc. Refreshments again were served. The day ended with our banquet. We enjoyed delicious food, wonderful big band sound entertainment, door prize raffle, 50/50 raffle and brief business meeting.

Our own John Gerken received his 50 Year Membership Pin at the banquet. Joe Gagliano, representing the Na-

tional An-tique Auto-mobile Club of America, presented John his pin. His wife, Emily, and his son, Jack, were in atten-dance to help John celebrate this special award.

Sunday morning many of our members traveled to Hud-son before heading home to visit Bill and Rosalind Tecco’s home. There we enjoyed his car collection, his new machine shop and new car repair building. This is an interesting and convenient set-up for his antique car hobby.

The Northern Chapter Officers want to thank all of our members for their help and support and for their door prize donations and hospitality room snacks.

Bernie with the Gerken’s following presenta-

tion of the AACA 50-Year pin to Member John

Gerken.

New members Grant & Kay Krueger

at the banquet.


Make sure you and your region/chapter members have your

email addresses on file to receive our new monthly publication

the AACA Speedster. In January we will publish our 3rd edi-

tion and it appears that our members are really enjoying it. We

are able to give you important information on a very timely

basis. Make sure you open these emails and click on all the

links. Also, this is not spam so make sure you are getting it!

The club has lots of new merchandise so check out our store

on the website. www.aaca.org continues to be one of the

best kept secrets in our club. There is a wealth of news, fun on

the forums and information about the club. Hopefully in 2009

we will complete an “extreme makeover” of the site as well.

Speaking of merchandise, please let us know if there is some-

thing you would really like to see us produce. We have some

new signs and new clothing items we think you really will like.

We have run into a serious roadblock on our AACA author-

ized Revell model car kits but hope to resolve that as well. We

are looking at a collector series of jigsaw puzzles of Antique

Automobile covers and are already gearing up for 75th anni-

versary merchandise.

If you have not seen two special offerings you really should.

Go to www.mycarfever to purchase a great CD of this year’s

“Hershey”. You will really enjoy this lengthy video and will

probably see a few of your friends throughout the show. Also,

the jacket offered at www.hotrodjacket.com is nothing short

of phenomenal. It is a bit pricey but be assured that you will

not find a better quality letterman jacket anywhere and it is

handmade in the USA!

Make sure you keep up with all the changes in our Library and

Museum. We have new leadership at the top and they will be

bringing fresh ideas to the AACA family. We will miss Kim

dearly but Chris Ritter, our new librarian, brings a youthful

mind set to how we operate and he has some exciting plans.

Holly Bedsole at the museum is a real “car guy” and she, as

well, has a huge “can do” spirit so we can expect our museum

to move forward in some exciting ways.

We have a unique perspective at headquarters as most every-

thing club related eventually passes through our office. One

thing is very obvious to us. Those regions who really want to

grow and add membership find ways to do so! Inspired leader-

ship all around the country have proven that clubs can grow

even if they have been stagnant in the past. With the four free

memberships provided each year, a new half year membership

and a benefit package that is not remotely matched by any car

club in the country there is no reason for AACA not to be

increasing our ranks in large chunks. Just yesterday we heard

of the possibility of a club gaining 100 new members by join-

ing forces with a non-AACA club. Obviously the member-

ships of both of those clubs are very progressive. Your region

and AACA need an aggressive campaign to grow and provide

activities to keep the enjoyment of our hobby at a high level.

Make a personal commitment to make this happen in 2009!

As always, we are only a phone call, letter or email away if you

need anything or have any ideas for us. Thanks and have a

happy and healthy new year!

From the Rummage Box By Steve Moskowitz, Executive Director

Bernie Golias, President:

phone: 330/483-4110

email: [email protected]

Dave Heinrichs, Vice President:

phone: 440/236-3893


Regina Jandrey, Secretary:

phone: 330/659-4637


Betty Manolio, Treasurer:

phone: 440/442-6061


Emily Gerken, Trustee:

phone: 440/247-6171


John VanAntwerp, Trustee:

phone: 440/287-6857


Northern Chapter Officers 2009


Hale Farm Show Flyer


Hale Farm Car Show

Each member of the Northern Chapter

can help us obtain sponsors for the

Hale Farm Car Show. Please mention

the show to all of the car related

businesses with whom you deal. That

could include mechanics, parts

stores, dealerships, as well as

other members of the car hobby. The

cost of a sponsorship is a minimum

of $50 (some generous sponsors give

more). For a sponsorship the donor

gets a listing in the program and we

place his advertising material in

the registration package. This

gives instant exposure to all the

dedicated car nuts who register for

the show.

If you know someone who might be in-

terested in being a sponsor, contact

Robert Dreifort at 216-514-8840 or

[email protected].

Need something to do in your spare time? It would be tough to top Mr. Moyer’s 1/6 scale 327 small block V8 engine that actually starts and runs! Check out his website at: http://www.moyermade.com/chevyV8.html. You need to see it to believe it!

Newsletter Material Sought! Do you have an interesting automotive collectible? Did you take a memorable trip with your old car? Did you find some old, old, car “stuff” in a box in your attic? Write a note about it and send it in!

Deadline for the July Issue is July 13.

Bulletin: Local Car Events in July!

July 11—Road Rally—Richfield Historical Society Start at the Museum - 2 to 4 p.m. - 3907 Broadview Rd., Richfield. Contact Regina for details: 330.659.4637.

July 12—Car Cruise—Northfield Village Retirement Home. 10267 Northfield Road, Northfield. Contact Kathy Ciganek for details: 440.786.1605.

News Notes As told to Karen Hrabak-Walder

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Jeff & Karen Lipnichan 7300 Darrow Road Hudson, OH 44236 234/380-1428

[email protected]

ARE YOU GETTING SPEEDSTER?

Be sure to sign up for Speedster, the AACA’s elec-

tronic Newsletter. Send an email to Speed-

[email protected] asking to be added to the distribu-

tion. The recent April Issue included articles on

recent National Tours and Meets, happenings at

the AACA Museum, and even a trivia contest.

MAY 28—30, 2009 –

AACA NATIONAL SPRING MEET

GETTYSBURG, PA

JUL 31—AUG 2, 2009 –

OHIO REGION SUMMER TOUR

TIFFIN, OH

AUG 9, 2009 –

GARDEN PARTY @ MANOLIOS

LYNDHURST, OH

AUG 23, 2009 –

HALE FARM CAR SHOW

BATH, OH

SEP 13, 2009 –

POT LUCK @ HEINRICHS

COLUMBIA STATION, OH

OCT 7-10, 2009 –

AACA NATIONAL FALL MEET

HERSHEY, PA

OCT 23—25, 2009 –

OHIO REGION FALL TOUR

REYNOLDSBURG, OH

Editor c/o CK Auto, LLC

9241 Ravenna Rd.

Suite C-12

Twinsburg, OH 44087

We’re on the web!

www. aacanorthernchapter.com

Phone: 330.963.0990

Fax: 330.963.0992

E-mail: [email protected]

Material contained in this Newsletter may be

reproduced, provided proper credit is given to the

author +/- Editor, and the Northern Chapter AACA.

A Publication of the Ohio Region’s Northern Chapter

of the Antique Automobile Club of America


Upcoming AACA Events

MAY 2009 ISSUE

JUNE 14, 2009—Summer Classic at Ursuline College Sponsored by the Nifty Fifties Ford Club JUNE 21, 2009—52nd Annual Father’s Day Car Show at Stan Hywet Sponsored by the Ohio Region Classic Car Club JULY 11, 2009—Richfield Road Rally Sponsored by the Richfield Historical Society JULY 25, 2009—All Packard Show at the Packard Museum Sponsored by the National Packard Museum AUGUST 8, 2009—The Legacy of Cadillac at Legacy Village Sponsored by the Western Reserve Region Cadillac LaSalle Club

YOU CAN HELP!

Its not too soon to lend a hand for the Hale Farm Car Show …

• PUBLICIZE the show wherever you go with your old car

• SOLICIT sponsors for Class Awards

• OFFER to serve on one of the show committees

• INVITE your family and friends to share a fun day of cars and

Other Local Car Events

northern exposure may 2009

Documents

spread eagle tavern

spring tour recap

ohio region summer tour

event flyer

spring tour report pictures

village car

ohio regions northern

spread eagle dates