Re: Last Call; Buyer Beware!; HCCA Awards; Joyce Chase Award; What’s on the Calendar; ….
Issue: 2026-03-01 #03
HAPPY SPRING!
- Last, Last Call for Gazettes – Former HCCA Executive Secretary, Sharon Gooding is clearing out the Club files she has been storing for years. She has old Gazette issues, to be given away. FREE! You can have one, or more, or Many More, just for the cost of postage! Contact Sharon at: sharonekgooding@gmail.com Act Now! On April 1, 2026 they all go in the dumpster!
- Scam Alert! – On the HCCA Website Classified Ads, recently there have been a number of SCAM ads. Here is how you can protect yourself.
When you see an ad, check the online HCCA Roster. Is the seller an HCCA member? Next, if the price is Too Good To Be True, do a Google search for the vehicle being advertised. You may find a recent other sale, at twice the price! Check the pictures to see if they are the same as the Web sale pictures. That indicates fraud!
Never send money until you verify the seller’s identity. If they are in a hurry, well, most Scammers are in a hurry.
Call a member who lives near where the vehicle is being sold. See if they know the seller. Most members are glad to help.
Rest assured, the HCCA Board is very watchful for Scam Ads. We catch quite a few, but Scam Artists are creative, and they never give up trying a new angle.
In the end, don’t forget, Buyer Beware!
- Marian Welch and Art Twohy Awards – The Marian Welch Service Award is the Horseless Carriage Club’s most prestigious National Honor, and the Art Twohy Service Award, is the Horseless Carriage Club’s Regional Honor.
We need YOU to nominate those members who have made a significant contribution to keeping the Club running, and helping others.
Reflect on those members who assisted you and others, helped with a spare part, assisted on a tour, and deserve a Big Thank You.
Send member nominations c/o Russell Holden, to the HCCA Office address, or by email: office@hcca.org by March 31, 2026.
- Joyce Chase Award – The Joyce Chase Award is to “celebrate a woman who brings the same spirit and energy that Joyce brought to every tour.” Please see the details in the Gazette. Candidate nominations are due prior to March 31st, 2026. Contact the office for details office@hcca.org
- What’s on the Calendar – The Latest from the HCCA Gazette and Website:
– HCCA National Convention and Tour, Friant, CA. May 6 – 10, 2026. Hosts: Jim & Dianna Skillicorn, 831-455-5150.
– Midwest Brass and Gas Spring Tour, Three Rivers, MI. May 13 – 16, 2026. Contact: Devin Shaw, 810-577-6926.
– ABC III Tour, Pine Mountain, GA. June 1–5, 2026. Contact: Kenny Wright, 404-372-3396. Email: Kenny@knwfire.com
– Head for the Hills Summer Tour, Stroudsburg, PA. July 12 – 17. Contact: Bob & Terri Stelle, 215-932-9023.
– Celebration of Brass VI, Hickory Corners, MI. July 16–18, 2026. Contact: Terry Cole, 616-262-9477. Email: tmancole64@gmail.com Witness the Groundbreaking for the Museum of the Horseless Carriage, an historic event!
Doug Tomb / Douglas.tomb@verizon.net
Board Member – HCCA NN Editor …