Grand Classic - Chesapeake Bay Region Photos

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All beautiful.

Wow, great turn out with some high-quality hardware. Nice!

I've admired this car since I saw it at the Hershey auction a few years ago. I threw my hands up a few times on it, never expecting to win it, but every time I see it I wish I had stayed in the fight a little longer...

I'm not a sedan guy,  but boy I could get to like this, just like it is. 

Looks like a nice spot with lots of shade. 

All the cars with white walls look great.

auburnseekerJul 13, 2019

I'm not a sedan guy,  but boy I could get to like this, just like it is. 

Looks like a nice spot with lots of shade. 

I chased it for two months before getting beat out for a lot more money. The car was still in the original family’s garage till about 2012. It went to Pebble in the preservation class. Now owned by a famous collector in NJ.

You didn't chase it hard enough.  

auburnseekerJul 13, 2019

You didn't chase it hard enough.  

Ed is not mentioning that if he was chasing it with a fist full of money he would have caught it.   For some reason they didn't like his 10,000 dollar offer.

Matt HarwoodJul 13, 2019

Wow, great turn out with some high-quality hardware. Nice!

I've admired this car since I saw it at the Hershey auction a few years ago. I threw my hands up a few times on it, never expecting to win it, but every time I see it I wish I had stayed in the fight a little longer...

I agree,  that Packard had presence.    There were more cars that I didn't get a chance to photograph.   The cars were spaced nicely apart and by 10:00 there were no spaces left that way.    It was a pretty good turn out.  

We had some interlopers come in and I was trying to push them towards membership.   It makes me think we should open to the public,  maybe with a "new member" discount right at the gate to recruit more remembers.

And nobody jump down my throat.  I'm joking with the world "interloper".

Thank you for the photos , great to see. If I am correct that Packard touring car would be a 7 passenger? what makes me think so are the oval "coach type" door handles that I believe were unique to the open 7 passenger cars only, not to any 5 passenger cars. Looks like a great setting as well.  Al your idea about snagging a few of the 'interlopers' ( well chosen word ) into CCCA membership with perhaps a discount right at the gate is a great one. I gave a few ideas as to how to get new members as well at no cost to CCCA some time ago for Hershey, never got a response.

alsancleJul 13, 2019

Spiffy ride there mister - did not know you had one in the garage.

Rule # one - chrome valve stem covers   - I usually have an extra set in every glove box. 

I spent some time with one that was in a Estate/bankruptcy out of Chicago - I want to say it was body # 5 - At time it was a light maroon with tan interior and top.  

alsancleJul 14, 2019

Ed is not mentioning that if he was chasing it with a fist full of money he would have caught it.   For some reason they didn't like his 10,000 dollar offer.

I beg to differ......I was the high offer for a while, but they wanted more than I thought it was worth. I believe I was correct, as the car was put up for auction an it didn’t make a bid that was half of what they had in it. I have no idea what it finally sold for, but it probably as close to my number. 

PS- I do know a few people who take my advice on cars when it comes to buying and selling.

John_MerenessJul 16, 2019

I spent some time with one that was in a Estate/bankruptcy out of Chicago - I want to say it was body # 5 - At time it was a light maroon with tan interior and top.  

This one has been in the family for longer than I've been alive.   Dave Kane owned a maroon 35 that was body #4,  it might be that one you saw.    There are an equal number of the 36, plus a few phaetons that have had the cowl added.

AJ, thanks for the great photos!   I've been to the Turf Valley CCCA Grand Classics twice.  They've been terrific, but the cars this time look particularly interesting (I see a lot of cars here I haven't seen at past shows.) Great stuff.  Sorry I ended up on the wrong coast this time

alsancleJul 14, 2019

We had some interlopers come in and I was trying to push them towards membership.   It makes me think we should open to the public,  maybe with a "new member" discount right at the gate to recruit more remembers.

And nobody jump down my throat.  I'm joking with the world "interloper".

I like that idea.  For a lot of people, the regular CCCA dues are probably enough to deter joining.  At $70 for the national, plus $20 to $50 for the region -- and that likely on top of marque club memberships, maybe AACA, magazine subscriptions, etc -- it's not a small amount to join.   Worth it, but you don't know that until you join.  A year of discounted membership would probably help.

The one thing that all club members receive for their dues is the publications. You don't need to own a car , or if you have one participate in tours and shows that may cost $ beyond your means. Or you may have a dozen cars in your garage you would like to see on the road but aren't.  SO the publications are your connection to the club and the way you feel you are apart of it and "belong": The cost for the publications is the biggest expense a club can encounter - printing, mailing etc. SO most of your dues go to that. The more members you have the the better it is because once a magazine is composed and ready to print, be it 3,000 or 5,000 copies after a certain point the cost is in the amount of paper used, not in the set up to get something printed, that has already been done. It is one reason for 32 of the 46 years when I belonged to CCCA I contributed to the publications - but many members with magnificent collections of period material are just that, collectors - they do not feel comfortable or have the ability to put a story together and then the words to make it a "good read". There is something to be said about "numbers" especially when it comes to members, but also about contributions , especially to the publications to keep it all going strong. Dues need to be raised if membership numbers fall to keep it solvent, but then members drop out because it is to costly to join the club...................dire situations can be made worse. I wish CCCA well, along with any other car clubs that are perhaps in need of an infusion of new members, ideas, and enthusiasm to keep them all going.