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TRI-STATE ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE CLUB. A mutual interest in antique and classic cars led Tony Meyer, Ed Correll, [[BOGAS, George|George BOGAS]], John Schloz and Jim Locher to forming | [[Image:CARC.png|left|thumb|250px|]]TRI-STATE ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE CLUB. A mutual interest in antique and classic cars led Tony Meyer, Ed Correll, [[BOGAS, George|George BOGAS]], John Schloz and Jim Locher to forming the club. The first meeting with twenty people in attendance was held on March 19, 1964, in the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce Building. To give the club some income, parades were held with an entry fee of $35.00. | ||
In addition to parades, members attended car shows or traveled with their families on area trips. Swap meets, another popular destination, could be as far away as Hershey, Pennsylvania. Club activities were often featured in the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]]. | In addition to parades, members attended car shows or traveled with their families on area trips. Swap meets, another popular destination, could be as far away as Hershey, Pennsylvania. Club activities were often featured in the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:14, 18 January 2021
TRI-STATE ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE CLUB. A mutual interest in antique and classic cars led Tony Meyer, Ed Correll, George BOGAS, John Schloz and Jim Locher to forming the club. The first meeting with twenty people in attendance was held on March 19, 1964, in the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce Building. To give the club some income, parades were held with an entry fee of $35.00.
In addition to parades, members attended car shows or traveled with their families on area trips. Swap meets, another popular destination, could be as far away as Hershey, Pennsylvania. Club activities were often featured in the TELEGRAPH HERALD.
The club's first car show was a small event featuring several Model T's held on a lot along Kerper Boulevard on June 28, 1964. Bigger events were soon planned after observing the operation of other clubs. The first major show was the Tri-State Antique Auto Show held on June 22, 1968 at the Dubuque County Fair Grounds. With 130 vehicles being shown, a crowd estimated at 10,000 was attracted. Among the cars shown were five manufactured in Iowa. The principle attraction was a 1906 Adams-Farwell Model 6-A, the only one known to exist.
The Club continued hosting car shows for forty years. Trophies were awarded for classes--model, year, engine size, and body type. There were also fashion shows for appropriate costumes. In 2014, vehicles were shown during Graffiti Nights on Thursday evenings in East Dubuque.
Many of the club members did their own restoration work. Due to the cost of returning classic cars to their original condition and finding original equipment, some cars were made into street rods or resto-mods, a car with the original exterior but with modern equipment including cruise controls, air conditioning, or high-powered engines. This made the car more comfortable and reliable over long distances.
Competition with other activities led the Club membership in 2014 to decline to around sixty. To attract new members, the organization changed its guidelines and name to Tri-State Automobile Club: Classics, Hot Rods & Modern Muscle.
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Source:
Day, Mike. "Celebrating the Classics," Telegraph Herald, July 20, 2014, p. 1