2020 NC Region at AACA Nationals Concord, NC April 8-9, 2021

By Denny Oestreich
AACA members from many states were anxious to hold the first AACA National show of 2021 in Concord, NC April 8-9. The event was the Southeastern Nationals at the Concord, NC Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center. The weather included a brief rain in the morning during the CJEs and again at the end of the show but, held clear during the judging.  Most members stayed at the Embassy sites and enjoyed the hospitality and visiting with other AACA members and AACA Officials from around the country.

  

The Judges training was held in the Embassy Suites Convention Center where each person had a socially distanced separate table spaced about 8 feet apart. Dean Cain and Chuck Crane gave the judges training presentations.  The training was repeat of past training presentations with a few updates for the year changes.   This year the first Electric Vehicle, Honda EV, was eligible on the show field, although there were none on the show field.  Some HPOF vehicles were mixed in with the judged vehicles to demonstrate the differences.

  

The total of 238 entries were from many parts of Eastern United States, however there were only 186 judged. The entries include Judged Vehicles, HPOF, and Driver Participation vehicles. This was the first show of the year with many anxious owners wanting to get their vehicles out for judging. There were vehicles we had seen before. There were also many newly restored vehicles with immaculate paint and detailed finishes to admire.     

See full list of 2020  Judging results (Click Here).

2020 NC Region Fall Meet October 17, 2020

Thanks to the special negotiations done by Jack Harris and the Furnitureland Chapter with the NC Transportation Museum at Spencer we were able to hold the NC Region Fall Meet.  The show was very successful considering the special social distancing constraints.  The Museum Grounds were well manicured and seasonally decorated with many scarecrows including one representing the NC Region that was prepared by Jack and Audrey Harris. The NC Transportation Museum grounds had the show cars arranged over the entire campus area with vehicles parked at good distances from each other.  There were hand sanitizers everywhere and masks were worn by everyone .  The NC Region Board Meeting was held in the Back-shop building with social distancing.   

There were 63 entries for the show with many participants anxious to get out and show their vehicles for the first car show this year.   The entered vehicles were all excellent examples.  There were 6 first time Redbirds, 8 first time HPOF, and one 1 first time DPC award.

              
                       NC Region Scare Crow                                           Ray Crooke Award
     
     Herb Oakes Award (2nd Car), Bob MacAdam                        Fred Ross Award, Henbry Burgwyn             

Special Awards for the Fall Meet went to:

• Ray Crooke Award Winner (Best Vehicle 1958 or later) Paul Haddock ‘69 Buick Coupe
• Fred Ross Award Winner (Best Restoration 1926-1957) Henry Burgwyn ’57 Chevrolet Convertible
• Herb Oakes Award Winner (Outstanding HPOF Vehicle) Bob McAdam ’68 Mercury Montego 2-Door

See full list of 2020 Fall Meet Judging results (Click Here).

To see more of Denny’s pictures and maybe your car (2020 NC Region Fall Meet Denny’s Pictures).

Cape Fear Chapter Holds Only Chapter Show of 2020 

By Helen DiPietro
A windy but sunny day marked the first car show of the season. The wind did not inhibit people from bringing their vehicles out to display. Two hundred and twenty-seven (227) soles braved the winds. Cape Fear chapter members were ready to accept two hundred and three (203), and had to hustle to add the additional twenty-four (24) vehicles. During the awards ceremony, they ran out of trophies and asked the Cape Fear members not to accept theirs so that the visitors would have a trophy to take home. What a problem to have! 

 

 

More Pictures
See Helen DiPietro’s Pictures pictures of the event at: 2020 Cape Fear Chapter Show.

NC Region Members Attend AACA Convention

  

 

In February each year the AACA holds a gathering in Philadelphia for a combination of business, .awards, training sessions, technical presentations, and a gathering of friends.  If you have the chance, I recommend you attend one of these events. Here are some pictures of the event on February 6-8 this year. Pictures by Virginia Wright.

2020 NC Region Annual Meet January 17-18, 2020 

The NC Region Annual Meet was held on January 17-18, 2020. The meeting was held at the Ramada Inn in Raleigh, NC.
There were about 90 members attending the two day event. The first day was was dedicated to AACA Judges Training.
Dain King presented an AACA National Training School required for every AACA Judge each year. This training class is
also used by members showing their cars to understand how judging is done. Two additional Continuing Judges Education
(CJE) course were presented;  Mike Petersen presented a CJE on Documentation and Dain King presented a presentation
on Exterior Judging. 

Several activities were scheduled for Saturday. In the morning the NC Region Board Meeting was held and many plans
and actions taken.  At 10 AM a presentation was made by our speaker, Daniel Wagner on Defensive Driving for teenage
and older drivers. The presentation was on attentive driving techniques to avoid accidents that he teaches. Lunch was
provided as part of registration. 

After lunch the Chapters announce plans for their upcoming shows and the winners of the “What is it contest were 
announced. The NC Annual Meeting was called to order. The winner of the annual awards were announced. The 
Editors awards were announced    

 

 

More Pictures
See Ginger Wright’s pictures of the event at: 2020 NC Region Annual Meet Pictures 

NC Transportation Museum Sports Car Display 2019-2020

The North Carolina Transportation Museum & North Carolina Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America sponsored a 2020 Sports Car Exhibit.  The exhibit at the North Carolina Transportation Museum  in Spencer, NC features vehicles owned by NC Region AACA members from across the state of NC.  The exhibit was open from 18 November 2019 to 24 February 2020. The vehicles displayed included: 1950 MGTD; 1978 MG Midget, 1991 Toyota MR2, 1957 Thunderbird, 1956 Thunderbird, 1955 Thunderbird, 1993 Cadillac Allante, 1961 Corvette, 1967 Corvette,  1957 Corvette, 1991 Chrysler TC by Maserati, 1960 Triumph TR3a, and a 1959 Austin Healy.  The display was organized by NC Region member Tom Wright. The exhibit was a success.  Thank you Tom and Virginia for organizing the display with the NC Transportation staff. Thanks especially to the NC Region members who loaned their vehicles to make the display a success.    
 

See Pictures of all the cars at: 2020 NC Region Sports Car Pictures
See the NC Transportation Web site at: https://www.nctrans.org/Events/AACA-(1).aspx