Triangle Members at the HOT ROD Power Tour, June 14, 2018

Several members of the Triangle Chapter attended the annual Hot Rod Power Tour sponsored by the Hot Rod Magazine. The tour stopped in Raleigh, NC at the PNC Arena.  There were 5000 cars on the tour and members got a chance to watch the cars com in.  Bob and Judy Simpson participated the Tour from Darlington, SC to Raleigh.  
 

See Annie Goldman's Power Tour Pictures at:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/G8wsE48pQKHUVcKFA
See Denny Oestreich's Story at: 2018 Power Tour


AACA Grand National Meet May 31-June 2, 2018, Greensburg, PA.

Four Triangle members entered their vehicle in the 2018 Grand National Meet and came away of with the Grand National Senior awards they were seeking; Bob Simpson 1969 Camaro, Fred Harley 1911 Buick, Joe Parsons 1955 Studebaker Speedster, and  Warren Daniels 1956 Pontiac Safari. They all did a lot of cleaning and polishing before the long trip and again on the show field.  The competition was tough with over 500 cars judged.  Jim Aldrich was a head judge whose team had 19 cars for judging in classes 13a thru 17a.  It took Jim's team 2 1/2 hours to judge those cars. Congratulations to all the participants. 

 

See more pictures by Jim Gill at: 2018 Grand National Triangle


Wake Forest Tea Party May 12, 2018
Les and Dean Tryon invited members of Triangle Chapter and other friends to display their vehicles at the annual Wake Forest Garden Club Tea Party.  The Tea party is a charity event sponsored by the Wake Forest Garden Club held in May on the grounds of the Wake Forest Museum.  The high tea party event had over 250 participants many of whom were in costume from the Mad Hatters Tea Party theme.  In addition to the Tea party there are plants and garden decorations for sale, musical performances and a car display. Dean Tryon organizes the car display on the lawn out front..The car owners were there to greet viewers, answer questions and visit with each other. Then the owners were invited to attend the tea and enjoy that time honored experience of high tea. Fancy China, delicate sandwiches, flavored teas and tasty sweets are enjoyed in an atmosphere of Alice in Wonderland vignettes everywhere. 
 
 
 

See Annie Goldman's Pictures at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mzbmQWjGZylGltQH2

NC Region Spring Meet at The Petty Museum (Pending)

See story and Pictures at: Click Here
See Annie Goldman's Pictures at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LWYNhQFOFoDADTpq2

Triangle Chapter Annual Car Show May 5, 2018

The Triangle Chapter hosted a very successful car show at the Triangle Towne Center Shopping Mall.  There were 87 vehicles entered in the show with 72 cars in the AACA classes and 19 in the Modified Street Rod Classes.  There were 35 Triangle members cars in both shows combined.  The AACA vehicle turnout for the show was excellent. The weather was also excellent. The venue worked well.  

There are many members to thank for making our show successful. Thanks to Jim Gill for organizing the show and making the trophies. Thanks to Annie Goldman for many contributions including organizing the  judging, flyers, raffle, and 50/50 drawing. Thanks to Riley Reiner for coordinating the venue with the Mall.  Thanks To Dan Fuccella for leading the Kids Judging. Thanks to Joe Parsons, Warren Daniels and Annie Goldman for gathering sponsors. Thanks to Jim Gill for coordinating Trophies.  Thanks to Jean Soehnlein for coordinating the snack for participants. Most importantly, thanks to all our members for contributing to a successful show by judging, parking cars, putting up signage, participating in the Take-A-Part T assembly and other activities.

 

 

 

See more pictures at: 2018 Triangle Car Show
See Joel Goldman's Pictures at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/M4BSNgOZ0nPmeX9D2


Triangle Chili Cook-off April 15, 2018

Our annual Chili Cook-off was held at Joel Hoffman's new home near Fuquay Varina.  There were 35 members attending with nine posts of Chili. Thee were several corn breads to chose from and the desert table had seven deserts. After the Chili meal the winners were announced and award gift bags custom painted by Jean Soehnlein. Thanks to Jean for organizing the event and to Joel Hoffman for hosting the event. Joel had just moved into his home and is in the process of organizing after the move. 

 

 

  


Triangle Members Attend AACA National Meet in Concord, NC

'No, Toto this is not Hershey in the fall, this is Charlotte in the spring. You can tell the difference because the show field is asphalt in the rain not grass in the rain. Four of the enthusiastic participants were from the Triangle Chapter.  I think their socks will be wet for days.'  

The AACA Southeastern National Spring Meet was held at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC on April 7, 2018.  About 167 intrepid AACA members brought their vehicles out in the all day rain to be judged. 70 of these vehicles were from North Carolina.  Many (45) of the vehicles were on the judging field as fresh restorations seeking a First Junior award. It seemed strange to see the vehicles parked on the show field without their owners nearby. Most participants were either huddled in their vehicles or in the AACA tent socializing.

Henry Burgwyn and I did a one day turn around trip. Arriving at 9:30 am we found a prime parking place across the street from the AACA show. We held our umbrellas high and marched through the show field. I took a few pictures without owners. There were four entrants from the Triangle Chapter who all scored well, Jim Aldrich 1931 Chrysler(Repeat Preservation), Dan Fuccella 1950 Willys Overland Jeep (DPC), Bob Simpson 1973 Corvette (First Junior), and Glen Andrews 1938 Chevrolet Pickup (Senior).   

Mike Petersen, Jim Aldrich and Dan Fuccella, Riley Reiner, Jack Agayoff, Dan Morton, Grady Conner, and Bob Safrit were Judges at the event. At the Judges Breakfast Mike Petersen was acknowledged with 300 judging credits and Jack Agayoff was recognized for 50 judging credits. Thank you for judging.

Then we walked through some of the other car Club displays under the grandstand where it was dry.  Eventually we ventured out to the flea market hunting elusive parts.  Over 50% of the vendors were already gone. Vendors had good days on Thursday and Friday, but left to avoid the heavy rains Saturday. There were many empty vendor spaces and puddles were many had left. I tried unsuccessfully the purchase a few things from one vendor in the Green Field who really did not want to get out his pickup truck to look for anything under his tarps. I came away with only one piece of wet aluminum trim for $20. The only other things we purchased were were an expensive $3 coffee and a $5 bottle of Sprite.

See More pictures at: 2018 Southeastern AACA Show

Triangle Members Attend AACA National Meet in Mobile, Al

Triangle Members who attended the AACA Winter meet in Mobile Alabama on March 23-24, 2018 included Mike Petersen, Annie and Joel Goldman, and Chad and Demi Goldman. The AACA Winter meet was been moved from Puerto Rico due to Mobile due to the 2017 Hurricane damage. The Deep South Region took over hosting duties and sponsored a successful meet. Mike Petersen and Annie Goldman joined Stan Fletcher, Chief Judge for the event, to help organize the Judging. Annie says, “The Saturday night banquet and awards presentation were held at the Convention Center. Salad, chicken or pork with veggies and pasta were our dinner options and they were good! Now, there are no better deserts than those on Long Island, but we had cheesecake for desert twice while on this vacation in Mobile, and both were de-li-cious!!!  If you've never been to a National Banquet and Awards Dinner, they recognize the Region(s) who hosted the event and award them with a recognition trophy, the President of the Host Chapter and the Chapter Chairperson will speak, the President of AACA National speaks, both 2017 and 2018 Presidents spoke. Board Members and Past Presidents are also recognized. Alabama Senator Bill Hightower was at the event and spoke on the love of cars and his beautiful state of Alabama. Chief Judge Stan Fletcher then announced the awards to all of the happy vehicle owners.
 

You can see Annie’s complete story of her trip and the event in the April Triangle Chapter Newsletter. To read her complete story, Click Here

To view more photos of Annie and Joel’s trip to Alabama & Florida click on the links below.
National Meet: https://photos.app.goo.gl/67tQfI9Pe2BWo0LD2
General Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/iPfhT2Fyeu4wJsPY2
USS Alabama Park: https://photos.app.goo.gl/p4Onfxb5PwnUx1vh2
Henderson Collection: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YXwRO1x4pQiEl6I42
Naval Air Station: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NoLXm0lBhnqRLvzp1

2018 Triangle Chapter at the NC Region Meet  January 18-19, 2018

Several Triangle Chapter members participated in the Annual Meeting of the NC Region at the Ramada Inn in Burlington, NC. Jim Gill, Jack Agayoff and Riley Reiner serve as NC Region Board Members. Mike Petersen presented a Judging School on Chrysler Interiors. Fred Harley received the Herb Payne Award for his 1911 Buick. Annie Goldman received the the Best Chapter Report Award, an award for submitting all Triangle Chapter articles for the 2017 Region Newsletters, and presented the "What is it awards". Jean Soehnlein received a 2017 Circle of Honor Award. Jim Gill accepted an award for the Triangle Chapter Hosting the 2017 Spring Meet. Denny Oestreich received the 2017 Dave Hinkle award.  Others attending were Jim Aldrich, Glen Andrews, and Dan Morton. 
 
 
     

2017 Holiday Party 

On Sunday December 3, 2017 53 members of the Triangle Chapter attended the Annual Holiday Party at the Stag Club in North Raleigh. The social hour was an opportunity for everyone to catch up and enjoy the season.  Jean Soehnlein  planned and organized the event.  The facility was made available thru Bob Safrit, Appetizers and drinks were arranged by Annie Goldman. The dinner was catered by the Forks Cafeteria. The chicken and beef dishes were both delicious. After Diner Warren Daniels provided an interesting program about his recent visit to Jay Leno's Garage where he had the opportunity to visit with Jay himself. The final activity was a the gift exchange where members got to match members with their cars. The pink elephant guest, who visits annually, went home with new caretakers. Thanks to all who organized, planned, and came we had a great time.