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2021 Membership Renewal Form

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Please download, print, fill out and return your form and check TODAY.

2021 is going to be a great year.  Join the club and get your cars ready.  See you on the show field.

AACA Grand National and Eastern Fall Meet Update

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AACA Grand Nationals & Hershey Car Show Update
 
The Board of Directors of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) has faced many new challenges this year and has been forced to make difficult decisions because of COVID-19. Our primary focus has been service to our members, along with a deep concern for the welfare of our membership. As we begin to rebuild our activities calendar, we are pleased and excited to make the following announcements:
 
We have rescheduled the Annual Grand Nationals at The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to August 21 and 22, 2020. This will include our annual Zenith competition. The 22nd will be the date of the show itself. We will send out an email to all those who register for the event with further instructions and information. Naturally, there will be quite a few changes. A couple of very important items to note is that the grounds at The NB Center will be available to current AACA members only and that everyone will have to sign a waiver of liability to The NB Center. There also will be no closing banquet, but we are working on a potential replacement on the field.
 
Any AACA member who would like to register for the Grand Nationals, please do so online at members.aaca.org. The limit on cars has been reduced to 600. You may also call AACA Headquarters at 717-534-1910 to request registration materials be mailed to you. If you have already registered, there is no need to re-register. Anyone who cannot make the new date can request a refund by emailing our registration chairman Pat Buckley at [email protected] If the State of Pennsylvania does not approve our event by July 22, we will be forced to cancel it completely and as such refund in full all registrations.
 
Again, please understand preparation for this event is fluid, but we will communicate all details to registrants in plenty of time prior to the show. Also, we have called all the hotels on our original list to let them know about the date change, but please call your hotel and confirm new dates. There will be no Thursday activities.
 
Additionally, we have previously announced that the Eastern Fall Nationals in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is planned as a car show only event on October 10, 2020. The Hershey Region AACA, AACA and Hershey Entertainment & Resorts are solidly behind this effort. We are all taking steps to ensure the show is done in a safe manner. This event is also fluid, but a plan is coming together and we believe you will be happy to have the opportunity once again to experience Hershey in the fall. Chocolate World is now open! As stated above, we can plan, work, spend and do everything necessary to host you, but Hershey will also require approval by the State of Pennsylvania to be held this year. We are cautiously optimistic this can be done.
 
Starting in July, any AACA member who would like to register for the Hershey car show may do so online at members.aaca.org or call headquarters to request registration materials be mailed to them. If you have already requested registration materials be sent to you, there is no need to request them again. If a refund is necessary, it will be done in the same manner as the Grand Nationals.
 
We look forward to hosting these events and welcome your participation and support of the AACA and the antique automobile hobby. In the meantime, stay safe, stay involved in the hobby in any way you can and hopefully soon we can enjoy being together celebrating the history of the “automobile.”
 
Antique Automobile Club of America
PO Box 417
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone:
(717) 534-1910
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2020 Hershey Meet Cancellation

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It is with great regret that the AACA Hershey Region Executive Board informs you that the 2020 Hershey Fall Meet has been cancelled. This decision was not arrived at lightly. Our Club prides itself on producing a world-class event that thousands of people anticipate every year, so we felt the heaviest of burdens when faced with this decision.
While making the difficult choice to cancel, the Board took many obstacles into account, including but not limited to: the health and welfare of our volunteers, vendors, partners, and visitors; the unknown restrictions and/or guidelines that may be in place at the time of our show; and the volunteer-only workforce we rely on to prepare for a show of our magnitude.
We appreciate you understanding how difficult this decision was for the Executive Board to make. We know that some people will be upset by the decision and others will applaud it. Either way, please know that the Hershey Region Executive Board has acted in what they believe are the best interests of the Club, and we ask for your continued support as we navigate these unprecedented times.
Refund information will be sent very soon in regards to all payments already received by the Hershey Region AACA.
Please know that we continue to explore ideas to benefit the hobby and are working toward the possibility of still hosting our usual car show on Saturday in October.  While this may not be doable, AACA and the Hershey Region along with other constituencies are working hard to make this possible.  Please visit our website and social media as often as possible for the latest news.
 
Hershey Region AACA
Hershey Region AACA | PO Box 305, Hershey, PA 17033 [email protected];
 

Quarantine Cruises and Tours

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HVPR members have enjoyed several Spring tours while we are missing our car show season due to COVID-19.  Historic Virginia is even more beautiful through the windshield of an antique car.  Stay safe everyone.

Charlotte Spring Meet

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 Charlotte AACA National & Charlotte AutoFair Update
 May 8, 2020
  
June 12-14 Postponed Charlotte AutoFair Canceled due to Pandemic
October 22-24, 2020 Fall Charlotte AutoFair Remains on Schedule
 
Due to circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the Hornets Nest Region Board of Directors has canceled plans to produce a postponed (from April) Spring Charlotte AutoFair on June 12-14.  Hornets Nest Region has notified Spring 2020 Charlotte AutoFair vendors and participants how they will be accommodated in October.  The Hornets Nest Region production of Charlotte AutoFair is scheduled for October 22-24, 2020.
 
The Charlotte AACA National will not be held in 2020 and will return in April 2021.
 
Please advise your automotive friends of this development.
Mel Carson
Executive Director 
Hornets Nest Region, AACA 

2020 York High School Car Show March 21, 2020

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The annual YHS car show will be at a new location this year.  Click here for details

HVPR members will meet at the Dollar General on Rte 17 and Denbigh Blvd the morning of the show.  We will caravan into the show and park together.  Let’s take over the show and show off our rides dating from 1903 to 1995.