November Driver s Seat. Table of Contents. A monthly publication of the South Georgia Classic Car Club

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1 November 2015 Driver s Seat Table of Contents President s Report 3 Pictures earlier Classic Shows 4 Club Minutes 3 Calendar 6 ACV Car Show 2 Sponsors 7 Car & Truck Show Flyer 5 Editor s Comment 8 A monthly publication of the South Georgia Classic Car Club

2 About SGCCC The South Georgia Classic Car Club was founded in April, 1984 as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and enjoyment of special interest automobiles. The Driver s Seat is the official publication of the SGCCC. It is printed, published, and distributed during the last week of each month to all club members. All information contained herein is not necessarily the opinion or the position of club members, its officers, and/or advertisers. To submit content for inclusion in the newsletter, please the editor, editor@sgccc.org or mail to SGCCC Newsletter, 4017 N Oak St Ext, Valdosta, GA All other correspondence should be sent to, SGCCC, P.O. Box 403, Valdosta, GA 31603, or e - m a i l t o : p r e s i - dent@sgccc.org Your Officers President: Rick Hastings 1st Vice President: David Boyd 2nd Vice President: Walt Prettyman Secretary: Bob Raffaele Treasurer: Donna Roberson Chaplain: Paul Worth Driver s Seat Editor: David Boyd Web Master: Madonna Terry ACV Car Show 2 nd ANNUAL CRUIZIN ON THE SUWANNEE AUTO & TRUCK SHOW Neither rain nor threat of hurricane could dampen the spirits of SGCCC Members heading to the 2 nd Annual Cruizin on the Suwannee Auto and Truck Show in Dowling Park, FL. On October 3, 2015! We left Valdosta with a caravan of nine (9) vehicles going down and joined by two (2) more at the Advent Christian Village. There was an off again - on again misting rain throughout most of the day. Attendance for the show was down due to heavy rains in the out-lying areas. Those of us that were there had a great time talking with other car owners, visiting vendor booths and listening to great Oldies - Goldies played by the DJ all day. SGCCC Members did quite well in the awards portion of the show. Those in attendance and awards received included: Dan & Chris Bremer Dennis & Cheryl Smith George & Ann Peterson (2 vehicles) Jim Kelty Johnny Swilley (2 vehicles) Bill Higgins (continued on page 4)

3 Minutes President s Report October 6, 2015 Meeting: the October meeting was convened by club President, Rick Hastings, at 6:50 pm at Austin s Cattle Company. The opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were led by Paul Worth and Rick Hastings respectively. There were 27 members in attendance. Minutes: the September minutes were read by club Secretary Bob Raffaele and approved by those present. Treasurer s Report: the September report was presented by club Treasurer Donna Roberson and was approved by those present. Pleas see a club officer for a copy of the report. Old Business: Rick reported on the recent cruise-ins. The club turnout at both the Agri-Supply and Auto Zone events was outstanding. Agri-Supply donated $200 and Auto Zone donated merchandise. Logan recapped the recent Dowling Park Car Show where our club s 11 of the 45 participants garnered the Club Participation award. Additionally, all our members brought home individual awards. New Business: Planning for the upcoming Fall Classic Show is well underway with only a few awards lacking sponsorship. A few more judges are needed see Charles Terry. Logan has TV time scheduled with our local stations. With Veterans Day occurring shortly after the show -- Rick and Dan Bremer have organized a military color guard and presentation of colors for the show s opening ceremony on November 7th. Logan will be leading a caravan to the Albany show on Saturday, October10 th leaving at 6 AM. A reminder of the November 11 th Veteran s Day parade in Lakeland, GA with info to follow. There will be two additional meetings following the close of business tonight. The Car show committee will meet to finalize trophies and the show-ground layout. The nominating committee, as required by the club s bylaws, will meet to review a slate of possible officer candidates to be voted on at the December meeting. Meeting: adjourned at 7:30 pm Submitted by Bob Raffaele, club secretary C. Rick Hastings November, 2015-the next to the last month of the year. Wow, it s hard to believe that only recently, it seems, we were all meeting up at the Mall to host our Spring Super Cruise-in and now, we are only days away from hosting our Fall Car and Truck Show. If the months seem to fly by so quickly, how is it that pay day never seems to get here? Speaking of shows, our club s 32 nd Annual Fall Show scheduled for November 7 th is just around the corner. This year s show will be held at the 5 Points Shopping Center on N. Ashley Street and, promises to be our largest and most enjoyable yet, The Organizing Committee has been hard at work planning what we all hope to be our best show ever. Participation by all club members the day of the show is necessary, so if you have not volunteered to be a part of this process, please do so now. Specific committees consist of parking, judging, hospitality, registration, trophy and door prizes, marketing and advertising, and entertainment to name just a few. So please join in the fun as everyone s participation is important to ensure the show s success. The 2 nd Saturday and 3 rd Thursday cruise-ins for October were very well attended by both participants and spectators thanks to cooler weather and no rain at all. Thank you Mr. Weatherman -- again. We all had a good time at Dasher Days -- the 122 nd anniversary celebration for the city of Dasher, GA. We had good representation from our club at this event -- the organizers were thankful for our attendance. Several members attended the annual car shows in Dowling Park FL and Albany, GA -- many came home with very nice trophies. Upcoming events include the club s monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 3 rd, 6-8pm, at Austin s Cattle Company -- our last meeting before the Fall Show. Our second Saturday cruise-in will not be held due to hosting our 32 nd Annual Car and Truck Show at 5 Points in Valdosta. The 3 rd Thursday cruise-in will be on November 19 th, 3-6pm. Keep checking your , the web-site and by attending our local cruise-ins to learn of any additional activities. Keep you copy of the Driver s seat handy for easy reference or visit our club web-site at or our Facebook page for on-going updates on up-coming events. Keep it between the ditches.. Rick

4 Previous Classic Car & Truck Shows Tracy & Susan Cosper Richard & Ana Lassester Logan & Maria Birdsong Danny Waller Bob & Doreen Barrett ACV Car Show (continued) Each SGCCC Member brought home an award with Johnny Swilley and the Petersons each bringing home two. Again, it was great to have a good number of spouses attending the show. I encourage all members and spouses to join in the various events. That s what club membership is all about.

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6 November Webster Swap Meet Sumter County Fairgrounds, Bushnell, FL 8am-2pm info: SGCCC Monthly Business Meeting Austin's Cattle Company 2101 West Hill Avenue Valdosta, GA eat at 6:00, meet at 7:00 7 SGCCC Fall Classic Car and Truck Show 5 Points shopping center, Valdosta, GA 7 - Bainbridge Cruisers Cruise Dairy Queen, Bainbridge, GA Info: Lee West Tallahassee Cruise-In Sonic, 5814 North Monroe Street 5:30pm until 7 - Albany Cruise-In Location: San Joe's in Leesburg 5pm start time 12 - Live Oak Cruise, Huddle House (Hwy 129 & I-10), Live Oak, FL 6-9pm info: Ralph Towner Cars, Caffeine and Donuts hosted by the Corvette Club, Georgia Power building, Norman Drive, 9-11am 14 - Valdosta Cruise-In at Steak N Shake parking lot, Valdosta, GA, St Augustine Rd (I-75 exit 18) 5:30-8:30pm 14 - Tallahassee What-A-Burger Cruise 1101 Thomasville Rd, Fords & Chevies 15 - Valdosta Cruise-In at Steak N Shake parking lot, Valdosta, GA, St Augustine Rd (I-75 exit 18) 5:30-8:30pm 21 - Thomasville Pecan Region Car Club Cruise Dairy Queen, Hwy 19S, 6:30pm until info: Steve Gordon Albany Artesian City Car Club Cruise-In Mellow Mushroom, 2825 Nottingham Way 5pm until info: Wendell Hill Perry Cruise-In 221 N. Jefferson St. Perry, GA 6-9 p.m. Call Bob Taylor, Lake City Hardee's West Cruise info: Ralph Towner Tallahassee What-A-Burger Cruise 1101 Thomasville Rd, info: Call the contact person before leaving for an out of town cruise to be sure it has not been moved or cancelled. See the SGCCC web site ( for more info and flyers on these events. Birthdays and Anniversaries Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Dana Swilley Dennis & Cheryl Smith Danny & Mary Waller Sherry Jarvis 11 Evelyn Bennett Susan Cosper Joey & Lisa Wagner Johnny & Wanda Swilley 24 Jerry & Carmen Ellis 25 Ann Peterson Annette Woodruff Charles Terry 30 Rick Hastings and Logan Birdsong will be on promoting the Fall Car Show on TV : 1. WCTV, Tallahassee, Fl: Tuesday, November 3rd, 11:45 AM - 12:30PM for approximately 15 minutes during this time frame. 2. WALB, Albany, GA: Wednesday, November 4th, 12 Noon.

7 Support Our Sponsors MIKE S. BENNETT, SR. ATTORNEY AT LAW BENNETT LAW FIRM, LLP 1108 N. Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia Telephone: (229) FAX (229)

8 P.O. Box Valdosta, GA Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 3, :00 6:45 Austin s Cattle Company 2101 West Hill Avenue Cruise: November 14, 2015 Canceled Thurs Cruise: Nov. 19, 2015 Steak n Shake parking lot 3:00 6:00pm Cover Photo From the 2014 Fall Classic Car and Truck Show Design and Media Production at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Editor s Comments November! - Our 32 nd Annual Fall Classic Car and Truck Show is here!. Much preparation has been done by the Planning Committee, and we need all members to participate in preparation and execution of this show. This can be one of the best ever. A new venue for the show this year is the parking lot at % Points Shopping Center. There should be plenty of parking. There are a couple of restaurants in the shopping center, and several more just south down Ashley Street. There is also a limited amount of shopping available. There is a lot of drive-by traffic at this location, so we should have a good crowd of spectators. We had good representation at the ACV Car Show in Dowling Park, and our club brought home several trophies. Several went to the Albany Car show sponsored by the Artesian City Car Club. The Mustang Show at VSU was on October 24. This should have been a good show for raising scholarship money at VSU. Be sure to get some good car pictures at the shows you attend and share them with membership through the Driver s Seat. Invite a or acquaintance to our Fall Classic Car & Truck Show, and invite someone to join join SGCCC! And every chance you get, take a kid to a car show! Happy Cruising! - David Boyd, editor