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THE fIrsT GraND CLassIC of 2018, HosTED By THE saN DIEGo/PaLm sPrINGs rEGIoN

The Romance of the 1920s and 1930s will return to the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe . . . March 16-18, 2018

Mark your calendars NOW for the San Diego/Palm Springs Region's March Grand Classic in one of the most beautiful areas in the country (even during the month of March when most of the country is slowly creeping out of winter).

The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe is the perfect backdrop for a weekend filled with beautiful Classics and new and familiar friends. The weekend promises to be magical as you will be staying at the elegant 1920s era hotel set on 21 hilltop acres, planted with tall eucalyptus trees and fragrant rose gardens. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to show your Classic with many others on the expansive front lawn of the Inn. The hotel, with its recent $20 million restoration, makes for a romantic and comfortable setting and provides a picture-perfect setting for our Classics on this property. The Inn is now under new management and associated with A Tribute Portfolio hotels, a branch of Starwood Hotels.

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Room rates will be $249 plus a reduced Resort Fee of $10 per night, excluding tax. Reservations for hotel rooms must be made by February 14, 2018 to qualify for this reduced rate. (This trip could be a great Valentine's Day gift since the hotel registration deadline falls on February 14, 2018.) Call the hotel now to make your reservation at 1-800-843-4661.

sCHEDULE of EVENTs:

Friday, the weekend begins with registration at the hotel from 3 to 5 p.m. A no-host cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Saturday, Grand Classic activities begin with car placement on the hotel lawn at 8:00 a.m. The Hospitality Suite will also open at 8:00 a.m. The Judges and Tabulators breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m. and judging commences at 10:00 a.m. The hotel will have food and drinks for purchase near the fifield and since the hotel is situated in the heart of the village of Rancho Santa Fe, many options are available for breakfast, lunch and snacks, all within a few steps of the field. Consider breakfast at the hotel on the terrace overlooking the cars or try Thyme in the Ranch bakery or great coffee just a few steps away at the Positano. Ice cream, snacks and sandwiches are also available at several spots around the village. Of course, there will be a raffle for cash prizes! Saturday night no-host cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a sit down dinner at 7:30 p.m. The awards ceremony caps the evening complete with a photographic presentation of all of the Classics on display. Sunday morning, the cars can begin moving off the lawn at 8:00 a.m. if they were left there overnight. Sunday morning we will CARavan to the renowned collection of John Ellison where light breakfast refreshments will be available, as we tour his facility Imagine YOUR Classic Car displayed on the manicured grounds of the famous Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, the favorite vacation spot of Bing Crosby, Norma Talmadge, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. If you aren't able to bring your Classic, come out anyway and enjoy the weekend with other CCCA members! It sounds romantic and fun, doesn't it? Both the event and car registration forms can be found in this issue of the Bulletin.

Scenic Ohio Mini-CARavan & Grand Classic July 11th thru 15th ~ 2018

Scenic Country Roads, Six Auto Collections & A Grand Classic…

Scenic Country Roads, Six Auto Collections & A Grand Classic… Over the course of two days of caravanning through the back, rolling hills of scenic Columbiana County, Ohio…and neighboring Mahoning and Stark Counties…you will visit four (private) vintage automobile collections and two very fine public auto museums, plus tour the Youngstown Museum of Industry. Our meals will be at private country clubs, at one of the private car collections and at the historic Spread Eagle Tavern. So 'top shelf' dining on all occasions. {dressy casual for dinners.}

On the third day of this Classic Car excursion, the CCCA Education Foundation will host a Grand Classic at the Salem Golf Club…on the course. GC participants need not have been on the Mini-CARavan – do one or the other…or both! Just make your intentions known in the sign up section. Lunch during the GC will be available (with coupon) at the Clubhouse any time during the day. Cocktails and the Awards Banquet will be held at the Club later that evening. And, kids and/or grandkids are welcome!

By DaviD W. Johnson

Well it's back by popular demand: another Mini-CARavan and CCCA Grand Classic, sanctioned jointly by the Ohio and Michigan Regions, but this time officially hosted by the Classic Car Club of America Education Foundation. This event is slated for July 11th – July 15th, 2018, with host hotels located, once again, in historic Columbiana County's Salem and nearby Columbiana, Ohio.

At the last such event, back in July 2016, we had over 85 Full Classics® registered from nineteen states, four from Canada…participant ages 12 years old to 92 years young! It was a spectacular four days of Classic Car driving and visiting museums and just joining in on the camaraderie of old and new friends…all of which we would like to replicate.

old and new friends…all of which we would like to replicate. This year's four day Classic Car extravaganza begins on Wednesday, July 11th at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception at my carriage house a few blocks from the host hotels. Dinner will follow at our home.

few blocks from the host hotels. Dinner will follow at our home. Thursday morning, we will head west along back country roads, into Stark County and into the village of Hartville, Ohio. There we will visit the magnifificent 'Car Barn' museum of Dan & Debbie Hanlon. Lunch will follow at the nearby Congress Lake Country Club, sponsored by the Hanlon's.

From there, we will drive to the Canton Classic Car Museum and to the Classic Car restoration shop next door of Marsh Belden. Then, we will drive back to Salem for a little down time. Dinner that evening will be catered at Dichel Owsley's "Old Car" museum in Washingtonville, Ohio – ten minutes from the hotel. Friday morning, we will drive to nearby Canfifield, Ohio in neighboring Mahoning County to Fred Zwicker's wonderful antique

auto museum and his renowned TP Tool's automotive restoration showroom…and retro 19th-Century offices. From there we will CARavan to the Museum of Industry in Youngstown where you will learn of the "steel city's" illustrious past. Following this, it will be off to the nearby Lake Club for lunch, sponsored by Ohio's legendary Eugene Tareshawty.

After lunch, we will drive in Classic style to the "Packard Youngstown" museum in Austintown, home of Gene Tareshawty's remarkable Packard Darrin collection. Then it's back to Salem for a brief rest before dinner at the historic Spread Eagle Tavern (circa 1837) in the nearby canal town of Hanoverton, Ohio.

Saturday morning, we will gather for the Grand Classic at the Salem Golf Club. Line-up for the Grand Classic, though, will be along my neighborhood avenue starting at 7:30 a.m. – as we then proceed to the Club in parade fashion, with police escort.

I know all of this sounds like a lot is packed into four days…and it is…but you will find it is actually timed perfectly for taking in a great deal in a relative few short days…with top shelf dining venues at every stop. And should anybody want to cut out early from one or another venue, that's an option always. There will be maps and GPS coordinates for all sites.

Please register directly with me on the registration form provided… and do not delay in registering with one of the two hotels in Salem. Of course, you need to register your car separately with the CCCA Headquarters for the Grand Classic. You may come to either or both of the events.

GRAND CLASSIC: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA September 13 – 16, 2018

SPECIAL EVENTS: On Friday there will be a driving tour to Lafayette, IN to see the magnificent collection belonging to John Gambs. The Grand Classic is the auto segment of Conner Prairie's Festival of Machines. We request that as many as possible keep your Classics on the field for Sunday. You will have Free Admission Sunday for you and your family. For more information about Conner Prairie go to connerprairie.org.

The 2018 CCCa museum Experience Including an overnight Driving Tour June 1-3, 2018

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By Carol Vogt

As beautiful, aging cars often need restoration, so too do longtime car shows and events. That is what we aim to do at this years' Experience. A new overnight driving tour, host hotel, and banquet location are a few parts of this event that are being refurbished.Come experience the overhaul!

As hood ornaments are special features to automobiles, Cadillac and LaSalle Full Classics® and non-classics (to 1965) are the mascots of this year's show.Owners need not be CCCA members to attend. Additionally, all Full Classics® remain the frame of our show and are encouraged to participate in all weekend activities.

our show and are encouraged to participate in all weekend activities. The driving tour will set off Friday morning for a beautiful drive through the southern Michigan countryside to a simpler life in Shipshewana, Indiana. There, we will tour the world's largest collection of Hudson automobiles including Essex, Dover, and Terraplane after which we will enjoy an Amish lunch followed by a play at the Blue Gate Restaurant and ThTheater. After the show the tour will travel west to St. Joseph, Michigan for dinner and an overnight stay. Dinner is at Tosi's, a legendary restaurant surrounded by Italian gardens and imported Roman statues, specializing in authentic northern Italian cuisine.

in authentic northern Italian cuisine. Saturday, the driving tour will visit a recently restored lighthouse and havelunch at Hawkshead Golf Course and Restaurant.The attendees not on the driving tour will enjoy lunch at Gull Lake Country Club followed by a tour of Gull Lake aboard fabulous vintage wooden boats. Saturday evening brings everyone to the Museum where afriendly banquet unites everyone in Gilmore's Heritage Center. Sunday events, in addition to the amazing automobiles on display, include a brunch, a comical presentation entitled Road Signs by Dr. John Geisler, WMU professor, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, the legendary drive-by celebrating award winners and a post-show farewell supper.(Please note – no CCCA Grand Classic as stated in our November musing. Sorry for the miscommunication.)

All lodging, meal and activity reservations must be confifirmed 30 days in advance so don't delay in submitting your registration! Registration forms can be found on the CCCA Museum's website. (I thank you in advance for early registration as it saves me a great deal of stress.)