"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
10/11/2016 at 13:01 • Filed to: None
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"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
10/11/2016 at 13:01 • Filed to: None | 2
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The AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet is a week long event that takes place the first week in October. The week is packed with activities such as a week long flea market, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , car-themed movie night, car corral and the Saturday car show.
I had never been to Fall Meet before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Except for the rain, which lasted for most of the day, it turned out to be a great show! There were lots of interesting, rare, and downright obscure factory-spec and concours-level cars and trucks in attendance. There were also many interesting vehicles to be found for sale in the car corral.
A handful of pictures can be found below. The rest of the set can be found in full-resolution on
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Enjoy
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George McNally
> Boxer_4
10/10/2016 at 21:09 |
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Wow....that’s a lot of pics ! I live in York, it seems like it rains every year the week of Hershey.
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> Boxer_4
10/11/2016 at 13:13 |
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What’s with all the fire extinguishers? Great pics, love the XJ-C.
Jonee
> Boxer_4
10/11/2016 at 14:11 |
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Great mix of cars. I love that Crosley Farm O Road. And the Gremlin.
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Boxer_4
> George McNally
10/11/2016 at 16:18 |
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I haven’t been in the area too long (a little over 2 years), and this was my first time at the show, but I have heard that it isn’t a typical show week if it hasn’t rained at some point during the week.
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Boxer_4
> Jonee
10/11/2016 at 16:21 |
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It really was. I can finally say I saw a ‘57 Gaz Volga in person!
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Jonee
> Boxer_4
10/11/2016 at 16:30 |
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That’s awesome. Tick that off the Jalop bucket list. I love the way they did the two-tone on it. Funny enough, there’s a guy in my neighborhood here in L.A. who has one of those.
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Boxer_4
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
10/11/2016 at 16:46 |
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A fire extinguisher is required by the AACA as part of vehicle judging. Not having one is an automatic disqualification.
Thanks! That XJ-C was very nice. It was for sale, too!
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Boxer_4
> Jonee
10/11/2016 at 19:38 |
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The two-tone does have a lot of style, though, in my opinion the coolest part was all of the little details.
The speedometer is translucent, by the way.
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Jonee
> Boxer_4
10/11/2016 at 22:16 |
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Yeah, those are great. I love that hood ornament. And, I never knew that about the speedo. Incredible. Here’s the one that lives near me.
It must be a different year, or model because it doesn’t have the stag or the translucent gauge.
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Boxer_4
> Jonee
10/11/2016 at 22:43 |
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That’s a ‘62-’70 model; known as the third series, or Baleen/Whalebone model (
Kitovy Us),
due to the grille
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Those did away with the stag hood ornament.
The one I saw was a ‘57 model (made ‘56-’58); known as the first series, or Star, due to the star emblem on the grille.
There was also the second series (Shark or “Akula”), and the wagon version (Shed).
Incedentally, the Volga reached serial production on October 10th, 1956...so, 60 years ago yesterday!
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Jonee
> Boxer_4
10/11/2016 at 22:49 |
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Ah, very cool. Great info. Happy Birthday Volga! How are you such a Volga expert?
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Boxer_4
> Jonee
10/11/2016 at 23:02 |
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Accidentally...from this book ...via Wikipedia ...
...and now I’m finding myself getting interested in Soviet era of vehicles...
...I kind of want a Škoda 110R now...