The AACA Annual Meeting was held February 6-8 in Philadelphia at the Wyndham Hotel. This was the 67th annual meeting and I believe, the 38th time at the Wyndham. The highlight of the actual annual meeting, of course, was receiving the certificate for the GRANITE REGION. It was noted that this was the first time a region or chapter has been established in New Hampshire. National membership was reported to be 61,732.

The hotel lobby and balcony railing were well adorned with Region and Chapter banners. Hopefully, next year there will be one from the Granite Region prominently displayed. Trade exhibits were set up for vendors offering antique car parts, accessories and services. Two booths of local interest were the John Moir A-Z car collection booth and the Sweet Chariots radio broadcast booth. I was interviewed by the Sweet Chariots emcee for broadcast at a later time.

Seminars were offered all day Friday and Saturday. There were about 45 topics, lasting about one and one half hours each, covering items like "determining authenticity of an antique car", "legislative items affecting the hobby", "planning for Regional tours and shows", "steps to ease the restoration process", "cooling & electrical systems", "tires and rims", "tops & upholstery", "model T Fords", and a session on "the internet & the old car hobby". Judging schools were offered on "judging in general", and specifics on judging Model A's, Mustangs, 55-57 Chevy's & brass era cars". An excellent slide presentation and discussion was presented on the A-Z collection by our own John Moir and Dave Steinman of Vermont.

Other NH AACA members at the Meeting were: Gordon "Fuzzy" Matson of Concord, Andy Daubenspeck of Lebanon, plus Joseph and Maureen Morgan of Windham. Perhaps there were others whose names I didn't come across. I'm sure everyone enjoyed the meeting and, hopefully, we'll have a larger representation next year.

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