Re: Time to Vote; 2026 Convention & Tour; National Awards; Gift Idea; What’s on the Calendar;
Issue: 2025-11-01 #11
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
- Time to Vote! – No, not for Federal, State or Local Elections! This is important!
This is for the 2026 HCCA Board of Directors Election candidates.
Your ballot arrives with the Sep-Oct 2025 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, 2025. No need to wait, please Mail it right away!
- 2026 HCCA Convention & Tour – Jim Skillicorn, Don Azevedo and Rob Caldeira have secured 75 rooms at Table Mountain Hotel & Casino in Friant, California, May 6 – 10, 2026. This will follow the Bakersfield, California Swap Meet scheduled for May 1-3, 2026, and an Interim Tour as well.
Located in the foothills of the Sierras, with many lightly traveled roads, perfect for early Brass cars.
Mark your calendar, the Convention & Tour dates are May 6 – 10, 2026. Hosts: Jim & Dianna Skillicorn: 831-455-5150. Stay tuned for details and Registration forms.
- 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 new 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: January 15, 2026. 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 Lindsey: 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. Aka California Rendezvous V. Hosts: Jim & Dianna Skillicorn, 831-455-5150.
– Mid-Atlantic Pre-War Swap Meet, Luray, VA. May 8-9, 2026. Contact Dennis & Martha Fleming, 540-860-1384. dennis@fairviewnet.com
– ABC III Tour, Pine Mountain, GA. June 1–5, 2026. Sponsor: Atlanta Regional Group. Contact: Kenny Wright, 404-372-3396. Email: Kenny@knwfire.com
– Head for the Hills Summer Tour, Stroudsburg, PA. July 12-17, 2026. Sponsor: New Jersey Regional Group. Hosts: Bob & Terri Stelle, 215-932-9023. Email: TLedva@gmail.com
– Celebration of Brass VI, Hickory Corners, MI. July 16-18, 2026. Sponsor: Museum of the Horseless Carriage. Contact: Kyle Blake, 443-564-7268.
– The Harrah Homecoming, Reno, NV. July 27 – Aug 1, 2026. Sponsor: National Automobile Museum. Contact: Phil McDougall, 775-384-7267. Early Bird – Nov 30. Email: phil@automuseum.org
Doug Tomb / Douglas.tomb@verizon.net
Board Member – HCCA NN Editor …