George Washington Chapter, Inc.
3903 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
It was a great show with excellent weather. What a way to cap off Fathers Day. The Sno*Cone booth ran out of water so you know it was a hot day. But it seemed
that people really enjoyed the activites and the cars. A few pictures:
Sully 2016!
The non-GWC events are listed for your planning guidance only, and GWC can not guarantee accuracy. Please check with the appropriate source for updates and corrections and to verify that the events are still going to be held. Your comments are welcome; however, the GWC webmaster will not be able to respond to inquires for additional information regarding non-club events on this calendar.
| January 15-17th, 2016 | Cabin Fever Model Engineering Show and Auctions. Lebanon Valley Expo Center, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 www.cabinfeverexpo.com |
| January 20, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome. Its our classic indoor swap meet! |
| January 22, 2016 | Caffeine Double-Clutch (CDC) get-together at 9:30-11:30AM at the Fairfax Silver Diner at the intersection of West Ox Road and Fair Lakes Parkway (12251 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax,VA 22033 |
| January 23, 2016 | 7:00 AM-3:00 PM; American Corner Automotive Classic Automotive Parts Swap Meet car Show & Auction. www.acurtisandrewauction.com |
| February 10, 2016 | Caffeine Double-Clutch (CDC) get-together at 9:30-11:30AM at the Fairfax Silver Diner at the intersection of West Ox Road and Fair Lakes Parkway (12251 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax,VA 22033 |
| February 17, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome.
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| February 21, 2016 | Sandy & Clem's Old Car & Train Day, Noon to 5 PM |
| March 12, 2016 | At 7AM is the Mason Dixon Gas Show. See masondixongas.com for more details. |
| March 16, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome. |
| March 20, 2016 | South Jersey flea market (Cowtown). See www.sjraaca.com for more details. |
| March 25-26th, 2016 | AACA - SMR 46th Annual Antique*Truck*Motorcycle Parts/Swap Meet FREE ADMISSION! Doors open at 8am (set-up 10:00am on Thursday 3/24/16 ).Carroll County AG Center, 706 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster, MD 21157.For more information contact: Robert Clubb 301-829-2000, Email: smraaca@aol.com, Fax 301-831-5144 |
| April 1,2016 | James Kolody (your Club VP) is having a Car and Go-Cart Show on April 1st at the middle school where he is a teacher. The show will be for the kids to showcase the Go-carts they have built and see some classic cars that they could build one day. (Address listed below) I am asking, if you are available, that you bring your car to Gunston Middle School parked and be ready by 1:30 PM on April 1st. The event will start at 2:30 PM and finish promptly at 4:30 PM. The event will include a car show and "Soapbox" style race featuring my students cars. The plan is to have the students "Judge" the adult cars (ballot box) and have the Adults "Judge" the kids cars. Coffee and Snacks for the Adults who bring their cars. No Charge, this is a fun event for my students to show and see. Bring your car, knowledge, and wisdom to share. I hope you can make time to visit. Please let me know before March 28, and I will send you more details. Email: grubsworms1@verizon.net The Middle School address is 2700 S Lang St, Arlington, VA 22206 off Glebe Rd, behind Giant. |
| April 9,2016 | Auction of Mike Torowus' Collection. This auction on R40 in South Jersey is gonna be a BIG deal. Everybody in the Model A world knew and loved Mike. The Auctioneer, Lee Fox, is a well know auctioneer in South Jersey and has done many farm, home and car sales. Auction List Auction List Facebook |
| April 16, 2016 | National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/ Sign up now with Jason Cunningham at jjcunningham@gmail.com Forms to be filled out and in Jason's hand by March 9th. One for each participant. I have included PDF versions to printout and sign. Adult Form Child Form |
| April 20, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome. Small Parts Day preparation: There will be tables set up to explain small parts repair. Anyone with a request for a discussion of repair of an unusual part should contact James. Table hosts will be Tom Terko, Luke Chaplin, Benny Leonard. Electric component testers for coils and condensers and perhaps armatures will be on hand. |
| April 30, 2016 | Small Parts day at the Merkel's (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) |
| May 7, 2016 | The Shenandoah Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America invites you and your family to see over 500 vehicles! Enjoy seeing a 1913 band organ and the "Moxie" horse car. Free, family-oriented event. Jim Barnett Park - Winchester, VA |
| May 11, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| May 15, 2016 | A club outing to the 'Aldie Man Cave' followed by shopping and tasting events in Middleburg. We will gather at John Leydon's garage on ALDIE HILL at 9:30 AM, and on to Middleburg for shopping and lunch, followed by some touring of the country roads in that neck of the woods. Parking has been arranged while we are in Middleburg. After lunch, a 60-minute 'loop' of the surrounding countryside will be offered to those who want to take advantage of the scenery and explore some back roads in horse country. Details will be in the Script leading up to the event. |
| May 18, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome.
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| May 19-21st, 2016 | Mid-Atlantic Pre-War Swap Meet in Luray, VA http://www.mapwsm.com/ |
| May 24th, 2016 | SPEAKEASY IN LEESBURG! Speakeasy invitation from Cary Knor, a middle school teacher at the Harper Park Middle School located at 701 Potomac Station Drive, Leesburg, VA 20176 (just off of Route 7, about 1.5 miles southeast of the Leesburg bypass). We need to be there by 6:00 p.m. We can expect 250-300 people to see and enjoy our cars. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the event concludes at 8:30. Cary says he will have a choice of many types of desserts as an inducement to show our cars. Please RSVP to Doug Tomb (douglas.tomb@verizon.net; bnbtomb@gmail.com , with a cc to Tom Quigley tjquigley6@gmail.com) so we have an idea of who we can expect to be there; this will help Cary plan on how he wants to park us for his display. |
| May 30, 2016 | National Memorial Day Parade. http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/avc-events/parade/ Sign up now with Jason Cunningham send him this completed form: Release Form which is due May 7th. Send it to his email at: jjcunningham@gmail.com or mailed to: 9812 Dellcastle Road, Mongomery Village, MD 20886 |
| June 4, 2016 | Mini meet at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. The time for each show will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each car driver will get a comp meal. There are plans to have trophies for people's choice and best of show. We will have Model As, early V-8s, and "other": cars (Ts, rods, etc.) in attendance. The show will be fun with minimal effort for drivers - just show up. The Diner staff will arrange parking and judging - we will just have fun. There is no cost to us. |
| June 8, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| June 15, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome. |
| June 19, 2016 | Sully Fathers Day Antique Car Show, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly, Virginia. |
| June 19-24th, 2016 | MAFCA 2016 National Convention in Loveland, Colorado. Hosted by: Model A Ford Club of Colorado |
| June 25, 2016 | Annual Picnic at the Jaeger's Riverfront Home at: 811 Bay Street Woodbridge, VA. 10AM - 3PM |
| June 25, 2016 | Great show, located right in Fairfax in front of Fairfax City Hall, at: 10455 Armstrong St, Fairfax, VA 22030. The NVRG was there at our show helping judge and showing their fine cars, if you are able, please support their show in return. |
| June 25-July 1st, 2016 | The MARC 2016 National Meet will be hosted by the Sweet Sixteen Region. It will be in Perrysburg Ohio June 25th to July 1st. |
| July 4, 2016 | Independence Day; National Independence Day Parade; http://www.july4thparade.com/ Sign up now with Jason Cunningham at jjcunningham@gmail.com and use this form: Release Form |
| July 4, 2016 | City of Fairfax will be presenting their 50th Independence Day Parade. The deadline to return the parade application is April 1, 2016. Contact Katie MacCammon at 703/385-1710 or via email at katherine.maccammon@fairfaxva.gov |
| July 4, 2016 | Shepherdstown Independence Day parade, which will be held on Monday, the 4th, starting at 11:00 a.m. There is no charge to participate. The parade will be followed by a community picnic at the town's Morgan's Grove Park from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. The entry form is at: Entry Form | Any questions, contact Peter Smith, Co-Chair pvsmith@frontiernet.net. Or at 304-876-1139.
| July 13, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| July 16, 2016 | Mini meet at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. The time for each show will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each car driver will get a comp meal. There are plans to have trophies for people's choice and best of show. We will have Model As, early V-8s, and "other": cars (Ts, rods, etc.) in attendance. The show will be fun with minimal effort for drivers - just show up. The Diner staff will arrange parking and judging - we will just have fun. There is no cost to us. |
| July 20, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome. |
| July 31, 2016 | Historic Marker Dedication and Reception. A historical marker will be dedicated at the former site of the Copperthite Race Track. Festivities begin at 9:30 am at the Burke Nursery, Burke Va. At the time this was declared one of the finest tracks of its kinds and folks from all over flocked to the fairs, races, exhibits, and events there, to have fun and escape the summer heat of Washington. |
| August 6, 2016 | Mini meet at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. The time for each show will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each car driver will get a comp meal. There are plans to have trophies for people's choice and best of show. We will have Model As, early V-8s, and "other": cars (Ts, rods, etc.) in attendance. The show will be fun with minimal effort for drivers - just show up. The Diner staff will arrange parking and judging - we will just have fun. There is no cost to us. |
| August 10, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| August 17, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome. |
| August 19-22, 2016 | Club Trip to Model A Museum. Stan Johnson reported that the best option to accommodate various requests is for a multi-car trip to the Model A Museum. Individual cars could travel to the museum on August 19, stay overnight in Battle Creek and visit the museum on August 20th and 21st, then return on August 22nd. Individual decisions to extend the trip of any car to include the Early Ford V8 musuem or the Henry Ford Musuem in Dearbord would be an option for each car. More details to come. |
| August 27, 2016 | National Park Service Day at Glen Echo Park. More info at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/centennial/index.htm |
| September 5, 2016 | Labor Day Show in Fairfax (not Clifton anymore) |
| September 10, 2016 | International Model A Ford Day |
| September 11, 2016 | Club Picnic at the Warhurst. More details to come. |
| September 14, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| September 16-19th, 2016 | Model A Day at MAFFI! Info Link |
| September 16-18th, 2016 | Field day of the past. Info Link |
| September 17, 2016 | Bull Run AACA Edgar Rhor 40th Anniversary Car Show. Info Link |
| September 17, 2016 | Gatsby on the Lawn at the National Cathedral; 11AM to 5PM. Wear period attire. Info Link |
| September 21, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome |
| September 28th - October 2, 2016 | Fall Carlisle: http://www.carsatcarlisle.com |
| October 2nd, 2016 | Fall Fest at the Armed Forces Retirement Home 9:00am to 12:00pm 333 Rock Creek Church Road, NW Washington District of Columbia |
| October 5-8, 2016 | Hershey: http://www.hersheyaaca.org/ |
| October 12, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| October 15, 2016 | Rockville Car Show Info Link |
| October 19, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome |
| November 9, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| November 16, 2016 | Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Visitors welcome |
| December 3, 2016 | GWC Christmas Party. Details in the Script Newsletters leading upto the party. |
| December 3-4, 2016 | Fairfax Station Old Car & Train Show, Fairfax Station, VA |
| December 14, 2016 | Caffeine Double Clutch (CDC) held at the Silver Diner at Fair Oaks. Gathering will start at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately 2 hours. The Silver Diner will add this to their planning schedule and be prepared for us. |
| December 14, 2016 | CHANGE IN DATE: Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:45 pm, American Legion Hall, 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia. Our annual brown bag gift exchange! |
For a full list of MAFCA events, see the MAFCA event calendar.
For a list of MARC events, see the MARC event calendar.
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