AAA Ready to Welcome Home Nation's Premier Antique Auto Tour During Oct. 28 Celebration.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2002 More than 200 antique autos and their owners -- dressed in vintage clothing Vintage clothing is a term for garments hailing from another era. Generally speaking, clothing older than 25 years is considered to be vintage, though opinions vary on this definition. -- will commemorate the 100th year of the founding of AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. by re-creating an automobile touring event similar to those first organized by AAA from 1904 to 1913, AAA and the Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA VMCCA Veteran Motor Car Club of America ) announced today. Called the AAA Centennial Glidden Tour The Glidden Tours were promotional events held during the automotive Brass Era by the American Automobile Association (AAA). The AAA, a proponent for safer roads, acceptance of the automobile and automotive-friendly legislation, started the tour to promote public acceptance and (R), the event will take place the week of October 28-November 1, and feature daylong trips to stops in Central Florida
Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. , including the AAA National Office. This will be the 57th revival AAA Glidden Tour(R) sponsored by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America. "AAA is honored to have the most prestigious touring event in the antique automobile hobby driving literally to our doorstep in commemoration of 100 years of service to AAA members," said Marshall L. Doney, vice president of AAA Automotive. "We look forward to celebrating with these dedicated individuals the origins of AAA and the preservation of America's antique automotive heritage." "The antique automobile hobby's largest touring event is delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate this important milestone with an organization that has done more than any other to make automobile travel safe and pleasurable for millions of car owners," said Bill Johnson Bill Johnson may refer to:
Sponsored and organized this year by the Florida Region of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America, the 2002 tour will cover more than 600 miles and be based in Daytona Beach Daytona Beach (dātō`nə), city (1990 pop. 61,921), Volusia co., NE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and Halifax River (a lagoon); inc. 1876. Center of a rapidly urbanizing area, in a region settled by Spanish Franciscans in the 17th cent. . The AAA Centennial Glidden Tour itinerary(a) will include: Monday: Route 92 to AAA's National Office Tuesday: Routes 44 & 46 to Mount Dora Mount Dora may refer to one of the following geographical locations:
Wednesday: U.S. A1A to St. Augustine Thursday: U.S. 1 to Cocoa Beach Friday: Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. (a) Participation in the tour is by advance registration only with the Veteran Motor Car Club of America. Attendance at the centennial event at the AAA National Office in Heathrow, Florida Heathrow is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburban community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. Heathrow is located on the I-4 Corridor in Central Florida, 19 miles Northeast of Orlando and 38 miles Southwest of Daytona Beach. , will be by invitation only due to parking limitations. All media are welcome to attend. AAA sponsored the original automobile tours in various locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. from 1904 to 1913 to demonstrate the reliability of the automobile as basic transportation and encourage the development of safe roads, dependable driving information and other motoring services. The name AAA Glidden Tour comes from Charles Jasper Glidden's 1905 sponsorship of a magnificent silver trophy awarded each year to the drivers of the winning vehicle. The original Glidden trophy is on perpetual public display in the atrium of AAA's National Office in Heathrow, Florida. The Revival AAA Glidden Tours commenced in 1946 for antique auto enthusiasts under the sponsorship of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America -- which holds all rights to the event and alternates tour sponsorship each year with the Antique Automobile Club of America. The revival event commemorates the original Glidden Tours and is today recognized as the most distinguished annual antique automotive touring activity in the world. Entry in this year's tour is limited to approximately 225 vehicles built 1942 and earlier. Different from a car show, the tour emphasizes driving a pre-determined route, re-creating the purposes and traditions of the early AAA events and providing a week of pleasurable daily car trips to points of scenic or cultural interest. To win the revival AAA Glidden trophy, participants driving vehicles made in 1913 or older must complete a set of daily tour cards recording the start and end time of each day's trip. The vehicle coming closest to the average time needed for all cars to complete the week's tour receives the award. A reserve AAA trophy also is awarded to a post-1913 vehicle. The purpose of logging daily tour times and calculating a weekly average originated with AAA's early practice of providing traveling members with the estimated time required to reach a particular destination. The winner of last year's AAA Glidden Tour(R) held in Mackinaw City, Mich., was a 1913 Overland driven by Mike and Audrey Danzig of Chardon, Ohio. The AAA Glidden Reserve Trophy was won by a 1931 Ford Model A Roadster driven by Ray and Nancy O'Hanlon of Montrose, New York Montrose, New York is a hamlet located near Croton-on-Hudson and Verplanck in Westchester County. Government The government of Montrose is run by the town of Cortlandt. The Town Supervisor is Linda D. Puglisi and on the Town Board is Joseph D. Cerreto, Francis X. . The Veteran Motor Car Club of America was founded in 1938 and has more than 5,000 members throughout the world. The VMCCA can be visited on the Internet at www.vmcca.org. The Antique Automobile Club of America is based in Hershey, Penn., and has more than 63,000 members in the U.S. and in 55 other nations. The AACA AACA Antique Automobile Club of America AACA Asian American Civic Association AACA American Association of Clinical Anatomists AACA Alaska Air Carriers Association AACA Asociación Argentina de CrÃticos de Arte AACA Australians Against Child Abuse can be visited on the Internet at www.aaca.org. As North America's largest motoring and travel organization, AAA provides its 45 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at www.aaa.com. |
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