National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada
News from the NAACC
Update #82

July 29, 2011



From Government:

New intelligent transportation system in place to measure wait times at Canadian border crossings, July 29, 2011:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-2011-h064e-6405.htm .

• The National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada (NAACC) received official proclamations from the Provincial Governments of British Columbia, Manitoba and PEI. The month of July was officially declared as Automotive Heritage month. The British Columbia proclamation is on display at NAACC headquarters.

• The NAACC asks that you forward your July 2011 club activities directly to Tom Woodhouse tvend@sasktel.net and Gordon Forman DirectorMB@naacc.ca so that they may be included in a Canadian press release.

LeMay Museum Tacoma Washington: www.lemaymuseum.org Hard Hat and High Heels fundraiser party announced for LeMay—September 24, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: PCGCampbell – Bill Groak (310) 224-4940 (bgroak@pcgcampbell.com)

TACOMA, Wash. (July 5, 2011) – Hard hats instead of top hats? Construction boots instead of leather loafers? Sounds more like a Village People concert than a gala fundraiser…but that’s just the way LeMay -- America’s Car Museum (ACM) wants it for its exclusive “Hard Hat & High Heels” preview party, Sept. 24 at the museum’s four-level, 165,000-sq.-ft., facility in Tacoma, Wash.

Tickets for the auto museum’s biggest fundraiser event of the year are on sale now. ACM, dedicated to preserving more than a century of America’s love affair with the automobile, set to open in May 2012. ACM will feature 15 galleries, rotating exhibits, an educational center, library, a 3.5-acre show field, theatre, café, banquet hall and meeting facilities.

The Hard Hat & High Heels party will be ACM’s first public preview. “We’re putting the ‘fun’ in fundraiser,” said Dominic Dobson, ACM’s chief development officer. “The ‘construction chic’ attire is part of the festivities. Just check your power tools at the door.”

Dobson said the event will include a cocktail reception, dinner, entertainment, live auction and a chance to see some of the exhibits before anyone else. TV’s Rob Weller, former host of Entertainment Tonight, will be the evening’s Master of Ceremonies.


The NAACC suggests that this fundraiser is a once in a life time opportunity to be part of history. The LeMay museum is destined to be the most significant automotive gathering place in North America!

For tickets or more information, visit www.lemaymuseum.org or contact Suzanne Hight at suzzane@zspecialevents.com.

ABOUT LeMAY – AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM (www.lemaymuseum.org) LeMay – America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Wash., explores how the automobile has fulfilled a distinctive role at the core of the American experience and shaped our society. The spacious Museum with rotating exhibits is designed to be the centerpiece for automotive history as well as an educational center and library. The nine-acre campus also contains a 3.5-acre show field, theatre, café, banquet hall and meeting facilities. To become an ACM member, volunteer or make a donation, visit www.lemaymuseum.org.

The National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada (NAACC) sits on the Steering Committee of the new LeMay Museum. Canadian collector vehicle enthusiasts have been part of the LeMay program for the past thirty years or more. Harold and Nancy LeMay belonged to the Vancouver Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada for 25 years.
Your clubs membership in the NAACC will open many doors at the new LeMay museum.

The poster car for the LeMay museum is a 1963 spilt window Corvette (Daytona blue on blue—300hp)

Waterfront Show & Shine Winners

CLASS A

1st DON WILLIAMS

2nd AL FROST

CLASS B

1st GREG HOLDEN

2nd DAVID HOGG

CLASS C

1st MARJ BOWEN

2nd JOSEPH PELLE

CLASS D

1st LARRY KNIBB

2nd TED PETERSON

CLASS E

1st LEW BERRY

2nd BRIAN TOOP

CLASS F

1st WAYNE MERCER

2nd BLAIR DEGENSTEIN

CLASS G

1st JOHN JENSEN

2nd TIM PEPPER

CLASS H

1st JOHN ANJILLA

2nd ROY DREWITT

CLASS I

1st WAYNE PELLETIER

2nd MICHAEL MOORE

PEOPLES CHOICE

AL FROST

Thanks to Don, Sue and all the other volunteers who made this another very successful BCCC event.

Nigel

Gotta Love the Waterfront Show 'n' Shine!

It's not your standard show, simply because of the setting. There's no asphalt, there's no mall, there's no nearby road with traffic whizzing by.

Instead, there's green grass, blue water, amazing skyline; and for those so inclined, Elvis singing at the next door Quay.

And of course beautiful cars and amazing people - which is the only constant at all of our shows.

Waterfront was another massive success, with dozens of cars (I don't have the official count, but I'd guess 70 or so) parked out in front of the water in the beautiful weather.

Yes, you heard that right - beautiful weather! It seems a rarity these days.

Sue and Don and their troupe of dedicated volunteers once again did a great job organizing the event, with Sue (probably) doing all the work and Don arranging for the sun. Our thanks goes out to them!

Don (or Sue, probably) will give us an update, including the list of winners for 2011. All I know is that my LT-1 came in second, once again beat out by Marj's 70 big block. I'm just glad that Ray and Meredith arrived late in their 69 convertible (and it's red, no less), else I don't think I'd have gotten my grubby little paws on one of those snazzy plaques.

Happy Canada Day!

(Hey, it's the right colour!)