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January – MVR will once again have a booth at the Annual Rod & Custom Show. Come visit us at the XPO in east Moline! Friday, January 17 – 1pm-8pm, Saturday, January 18 – 10am-8pm, Sunday, January 19 – 10am-3pm

FEBRUARY – Show and Tell, February 15th, Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Hickory Garden Restaurant, 3311 Hickory Grove Rd, Davenport. We will be ordering from the menu. Please bring along and share something that is special, interesting, or just fun to share. It does not have to be car related as we all have other interests and hobbies. Hope to see a nice turnout and an enjoy a delicious lunch in the warmth of friendship! Any questions, call Jan Brewer 563-340-8516.

MARCH – March 29 Saturday 10:00am Meet at Dahl’s Antique Garage Collection 5215 Grand Ave, Davenport. (East of Brady, south of 53rd.) We will be there for about an hour with Al Longmire who keeps all the cars in top shape ready to go at any time.

Then we will leave as a group on a drive thru the Village of East Davenport and end up at the Klemme Collection. We will be there for about an hour with Kraig Klemme in the old Firestone Building. (Pershing and 3rd St., Dav.)

From there we will caravan to Rob Wolfe’s Antique Petroleum & Car collection (America Pickers). There will be a vendor there selling Hot Dogs. Chips and lemonade will be furnished. (5th St. West of Brady, Dav.) Parking east and west of his building.

Time to get the old cars out for this first drive. Our hosts are interested in seeing our rides! Please stay as a group so we arrive when our hosts expect us. 

Note: The Quad Cities Ford Club has invited us to join them for Breakfast at the Cracker Barrel at 8:30 on Brady Street in Davenport before meeting at Dahl.

 Questions call John Brewer 563-370-6902   jwbrew15@aol.com

APRIL – We have a spot reserved on KWQC’s QCL show Tuesday, at 3pm to promote AACA and our event with Railroading Heritage of Midwest America taking place at their facility (1101 2nd Ave. N, Silvis, IL 61282) April 25th-April 26th. 

Check out the Railroading Heritage website https://rrhma.com/ or facebook

https://www.facebook.com/RailroadingHeritage to see what they are all about. 

Their mission is to promote public understanding of the history of railroading by preserving, restoring, operating, and interpreting historic locomotives and rail cars – they strive to educate the public about the importance of railroading in shaping the history of the Midwest. This is closely connected to our mission to preserve and promote the enjoyment of automotive history.

I need the following: 

  • Your favorite photos of your cars to use on the QCL show Tuesday to promote the car show
  • Cars available Friday, April 25th 8-10pm for the night photo shoot at the train yard in Silvis
  • Cars at the car show during the event April 26th 8:30am-4:00 pm at the train yard in Silvis
  • Any MVR AACA signs or promotional material to have for use at the event (please let me know if you have anything and I can pick it up from you)

The dinner Friday, April 25th at 6pm is $126/person (I may be able to get this fee waived if you’re interested in bringing a car to the night photo shoot from 8-10pm).

On Saturday, April 26th, the $5 entry/parking fee is waived for any AACA member. 

Information on the event is attached and available at the RRHM website. 

May 7 – A tour is to Aledo high school auto class where the boys learn how to work on automobiles. You will see their last year’s project that was raffled off, see this year’s, and hear about their next project.

The funding for their project is through raffles and  fundraising.

The young men that are in this class are there because they want to be. The class is held on Wednesday evenings at 5:30 in the high school Industrial and Ag Building. This is the opportunity for you to meet one on one to talk about your cars as well as see what their projects are.

Anyone interested in this tour we will meet at Hy-Vee parking lot in Milan at 4:00 p.m. will leave at 4:15. Caravan to Aledo.

They are so pleased that we’re interested in meeting them that they will be serving us pork chop sandwiches. So I will need a headcount and what cars will be coming. Please contact me if you have any questions.

You will need to RSVP me, Stuart Etheridge at 309-781-5585 or text with the number of individuals so I can let them know how many pork chops are needed.

 We should be driving home in daylight so please drive your old cars.  They are fully aware if the weather is bad, this event will be canceled the day before.

We will Caravan home as well. Safety in numbers for any problems.  😉

 

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