March april 2016 newsletter

So much is hap-

pening it might

take a lot more

space than is here

on this page to

cover. The Febru-

ary meeting at

Blue Dolphin was

attended by 24

members as well

as a guest and his

family who have

made the decision

to join us as our

newest member.

The new proposed

bylaws were re-

viewed with no

suggestions for re-

visions or addi-

tions, however

there were some

clarifications or

interpretations

discussed.

We also were pre-

sented with plans

for a new layout of

the show field that

removes conflict

between the enter-

tainment and the

administrative po-

sitions.

We intend to

make the work of

our registration

and vote tallying

easier for those

working those

needed elements.

Simply put we are

moving the main

tent from prox-

imity with the

show field to the

other side of the

entry bridge. This

step eliminates

the annoying

noise when the la-

dies are trying to

tally the votes as

well as giving

them more time to

file the records of

the cars on the

field without hav-

ing interruptions

for information

that can be better

handled by other

personnel.

Another issue that

was discussed was

the issue of for

sale signs on the

show field. The de-

cision made is

that a tasteful

sign not to exceed

the size of an in-

dex card would be

permitted.

Our next meeting

will be April 4th

at 6:00PM at the

Blue Dolphin. We

will vote on adopt-

ing the new by-

laws then.

Meeting Information

TIOGA TRANSMISSION

March- April 2016 Volume 16 Issue 2

Secretary’s Report

Blue Dolphin Breakfast

February 27, 2016

8:30AM

Dates for future events

May 5 Crusin’ Buddies

Car Cruise-In “Italian Style” Pasta Dinner

Sons of Italy Lodge

126 Odell Ave, Endicott

Adults $8.00 Children under 5 free

Call Don Salisbury for tickets

No Tickets sold at the door

Benefits Catholic Charities

Children’s Summer Lunch Program

May 14 Crusin’Buddies Car Show

Dorchester Park

$8.00 Pre-registration

$10.00 Day of show

June 18 Strawberry Festival Parade

June 28 32nd Anniversary of Tioga Region

Meet at Newark Valley Depot for film and cruise to Route 96 BBQ

for ice cream

Discussion

Revised By Laws

For sale signs of cars on the show field.

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryl Klingensmith - Secretary

SECRETARY’S REPORT

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I know, I know I have a

tendency to push my luck

when it comes to my col-

lector cars. My only ex-

cuse is that I believe a car

is meant to be driven. So

yes, I once again pushed

my opening of the driving

season for the collectors

that I own that are on the

road.

March 5th I just had to

get the VW out to see

what it would need to be

ready for the 2016 driving

season. The car fired well

but soon started to show

me that in addition to the

problem of a sagging

front end, the engine is

running too rich. Could

the choke be sticking?

My five mile, give or take

shakedown run with the

“Bug” was still fun as it

was good to be able to run

a car that needed to have

my input in the transmis-

sion. It’s amazing that a

1600 CC engine can still

kick up it’s heels when

leaving the traffic lights!

Since Cheryl was home

for Sunday the 6th I

spent the day at church,

home, and a visit to a

friends home for supper.

Monday the 7th though

was a different matter.

Cheryl again had a sub

job at school so….. “When

the cat is away the mice

will play.”

It was now time to wake

the Monte Carlo! With

the temperature hovering

around 50 and the sun

shining, “Carla” needed to

be coaxed for several min-

utes to settle down to a

smooth runner.

The little bit of dust that

had accumulated on the

car needed to be removed

so the first step was to

visit the car wash, yes I

know that is the lazy way

to do it but my delicate

hands don’t like to get

wet in cold weather.

The car was running so

well that I could not re-

sist a short detour to ex-

tend my time driving

what is still my favorite

of my collector cars.

Have you ever noticed

that when you are in a

car that is running right

it seems to take over and

dictate that you keep

driving especially when

there is no one watching.

My five mile shake down

run became a thirty or

forty mile expedition in

the country.

I know it would be an ex-

aggeration to call this

time early spring, but

that is what it was feeling

like during this delightful

run through south Vestal.

Yes I even did a run up

the mountain to Kopernik

observatory and contin-

ued along Ridge Road on

the return home.

The only concern with

“Carla” was the small

puddle of oil on the floor

of the garage where she

had set over the winter.

“Carla” is raring to go but

“Ruby” needs attention.

SUMMER IS JUST

AROUND THE COR-

NER!!!!!!!!!

GOOD NEWS-BAD NEWS

Volume 16 Issue 2

Newsletter Title

On the preceding page as

well as the remaining

pages you will find copies

of correspondence that

have come in in the last

month that were ad-

dressed to the club or a

reproduction of the Rum-

mage Box, a publication

of AACA national that

contains information vital

to the continued growth

of not only AACA Na-

tional but also Tioga Re-

gion.

In the letter from Bob

Perrish I have to admit

that it is more work than

we are capable of to host

a National Meet as we did

about 10 years ago, but it

might be possible for us

to host a tour of the finger

lakes either as a Foun-

ders tour (post1931) or a

Glidden Tour (pre 1931).

The above tours could

possibly be co-sponsored

by either Genesee Valley

or Finger Lakes regions.

We already have a work-

ing relationship with

Genesee Valley and I am

sure that Finger Lakes

would be easy to contact.

Car people enjoy meeting

others of their fellow en-

thusiasts.

The flyer for the AACA

museum in Hershey lists

several events and exhib-

its either occurring now

or in this year. There is

also a list of vehicles that

have been donated to the

museum in the past year.

Some of the donated cars

might be available for

purchase if they are of in-

terest.

Cheryl and I had the luck

to visit the museum on

February 2nd and while

there we met Stan Sipko

who is the museum cura-

tor. Stan took the time to

show us the largest ped-

dle car I have ever seen

and then helped us to

contact the owner of that

car so that we could ask

him to bring it to our

show. There is no foto

shop involved in this pic-

ture, that is the size of

the car! You will notice if

you look closely that

there is in the back-

ground the Chitty Chitty

Bang Bang from the flyer

and movie.

The reproduction of the

Rummage Box has infor-

mation that I feel is perti-

nent to our club and it be-

came important that I in-

clude it in this copy of Ti-

oga Transmission.

I am especially Impressed

with the writing of Bob

Parrish on the first page.

Bob definitely nailed it

when he pointed out that

we all have different rea-

sons for our membership

in AACA. I hope that no

matter what your reasons

for membership, Tioga

Region can answer each

of your needs this year!

We definitely have a vari-

ety of events planned!

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