Re: Time to Vote; Phone Number Change; National Awards; Gift Idea; What’s on the Calendar;
Issue: 2026-11-01 #11
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
- Time to Vote! – No, not for Federal, State or Local Elections! This is more important!
This is for the 2027 HCCA Board of Directors Election candidates.
Your ballot arrived with the September-October 2026 Gazette issue. This year we are using a post card for voting, along with instructions. Write-ins are welcome too!
Make your choices, vote for only five, and mail it before December 15th, 2026. No need to wait, please Mail it right away!
- HCCA Office Phone Number Change – Garie reported that the Club phone number has changed. The new number is 564-219-3366, or email: office@hcca.org.
- Marian Welch, Art Twohy and Joyce Chase 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 newer Regional Honor.
Add to these the Joyce Chase Award, to “celebrate a woman who brings the same spirit and energy that Joyce brought to every tour”.
Please send member nominations for these three to the HCCA Office address.
The Marian Welch, Art Twohy and Joyce Chase Award nominations can also be submitted by email, to: office@hcca.org
Deadline: March 31st, 2027. Do it Now!
- Give a Gift of Membership – Christmas is coming. If you know someone who should be a member, and has never been a member, you can give them a Gift Membership.
It will cost you only $19.15. This is a Gift Bargain! Contact Garie: office@hcca.org
- What’s on the Calendar – The Latest from the HCCA Gazette and Website:
– 70th Annual Holiday Motor Excursion & Holiday Lunch, Pasadena, CA. December 27th, 2026. RSVP Ted Bowers for lunch at the Northwoods Inn. Sponsor: SoCal Regional Group. Hosts: Peter Eastwood, John Bothwell, and Ted Bowers. Phone: 310-948-6306 (Ted), or tedbowers3@gmail.com
– New England Brass and Gas, Mystic, CT. June 21–25, 2027. Sponsor: Autoneers Regional Group. Host: Karen Tomko, 203-247-7906. Email: nebrassandgas@proton.me
– Celebration of Brass VII, Hickory Corners, MI. July 15-20, 2027. Show, Pre-WWII Swap Meet, and National Car Tour. The Show and Swap Meet will be July 15-17. The Tour will be July 18-20. Sponsor: Museum of the Horseless Carriage. Contact: Terry Cole, 616-262-9477.
– 41st New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run, New London, MN. August 3-7, 2027. Contact: Bruce Van Sloun, 612-963-7586. Website: www.antiquecarrun.org
– Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI. September 11-12, 2027. Vehicles thru 1932. Website: www.thehenryford.org/participants
– 81st Revival Glidden AAA Tour, Branson, MO. Sept 19-24, 2027. Tour Directors: Jim & Ginger Cohen. Email:gliddenrevivaltour2027@yahoo.com
Doug Tomb / Douglas.tomb@verizon.net
Board Member – HCCA NN Editor