AACA - CHESAPEAKE REGION

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2021  Autumn Harvest Collector Car Show & Swap Meet - 09/25/21

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Great weather contributed to a record turnout at our 2021 Autumn Harvest Collector Car Show and Swap Meet held on 09/25/21 at the Manchester, Maryland Carnival Grounds.

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Vehicles spanning over a century - from the early 1900s through the early 2000s attended.

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Tom directs the driver of this Ford Model T to a parking location on the grass show field.

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By early morning the expansive show field was nearly full.

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A Mustang owner polishes up his trusty steed for the judging.

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A father and son check out a bright yellow pickup truck...

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... and then take a look at the adjacent blue one.

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The Mustang then gets an admiring look.

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A '67 AC Cobra stuffed with a 427 engine!

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Pointing out the very popular "hardtop convertible" style of cars that General Motors introduced in 1949 and that remained very popular with many brands for decades after.

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The Ford Model A introduced bright, attractive colors to lure new buyers to the showrooms.

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Jim, Larry and Bill check out the engine compartment of Jim's 1950 Ford Custom sedan.

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With clipboard in hand, Ron performs judging duties to help determine which vehicles will receive an award.

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Since our last two annual Swap Meet events at the Howard County Fairgrounds had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 regulations, we decided this year to add a Swap Meet feature to our annual Autumn Harvest Collector Car Show in Manchester, Maryland. We WILL CONTINUE to hold our annual Collector Car Swap Meet at the Howard County Fairgrounds - scheduled for March 12, 2022. We currently plan to also continue the Swap Meet at the 2022 Autumn Harvest Collector Car Show.

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Swap Meet Manager Tom Young was all smiles with the good turnout at our inaugural Swap Meet at the year 2021 Autumn Harvest Collector Car Show.

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Most of the available vendor spaces were sold.

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Members Bruce and Gary teamed up with side-by-side vendor sites.

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Some vendors had quite large and elaborate display areas.

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Member Jack was selling lots of items left over from his Camaro restoration.

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This vendor had lots of colorful model cars for sale.

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A full set of wheels and tires for sale.

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Member Nick arrived early and grabbed a prime vendor spot under the shade of a tree.

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Wrenches of all sizes - SAE and Metric.

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The Manchester Volunteer Fire Company personnel provided attendees with welcome food and drinks for both breakfast and lunch.

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The lunchtime menu.

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Two of our Chesapeake Region members - ready to satisfy their hunger.

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Chesapeake Region President, Paula Ruby reviews the tabulated "Top 50" winner's list and prepares to make the announcements.

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As President Paula reads the name of the winners, and identifies their car, Chief Judge Larry hands out the awards.

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Each winner received a round of applause.

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The award plaques were well-received...

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... and really appreciated.

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And the vehicle receiving the top "Best in Show" award was this custom Chevrolet Wagon.

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The "Best in Show" award.

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Chief Judge, Larry presents the "Best in Show" award to the winner (on right).

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A representative of the Manchester Volunteer Fire Company is presented with an award of appreciation for their contribution to the continued success of our annual Chesapeake Region, AACA Autumn Harvest Collector Car Show.

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Chesapeake Region member Nancy was hard at work all day giving car show visitors the opportunity to purchase an "arms length" of 50/50 Raffle tickets.

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At the conclusion of the award ceremony, President Paula reached into the ticket container and picked the winning ticket.

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Chesapeake Region student member, Elizabeth then read the number of the winning ticket. And the winner is...

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Without delay, the lucky winning ticket holder stepped forward to claim her prize.

With that, the 2021 Autumn Harvest Collector Car Show & Swap Meet came to a close. It was a very successful event with a great turnout for both the collector car show and our new, initial swap meet. We look forward to another successful event next year in 2022!