Connersville Meet

May 10-12, 2019

Connersville, Indiana

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In the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s Connersville, Indiana had the honor of sharing its historical significance to the Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg Automobiles through an ACD Mini-meet held in June of each year. Many of the facilities used in the manufacture of these cars would be visited, as well other points of interest throughout the community. We also had the pleasure of having many of the former employees in attendance at the meets, enhancing the historical story through their experiences.

This meet would compliment the link between Auburn and Connersville through the ACD cars.

Two years ago a contingent of Australian ACD members, on their way to Auburn, visited Connersville and were hosted by local members, Sam and Cathy Harvey. The Australians enjoyed themselves so much that Connersville hosted a non ACD Club sanctioned meet three days before the Auburn Reunion this year for the Australians and some of the US and Canadian membership. The meet was a great success for all and many wanted it to become an annual event. As a result, the ACD Board of Directors have granted Connersville the opportunity to have a sanctioned meet beginning in 2019, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 10-12. And so----WE’RE BACK, BABY!

If you want to stay locally, reservations can be made at the Woodridge Inn by calling 765-825- 4800. Twenty rooms have been reserved for the meet, so mention you will be coming for the ACD meet. Local contacts include ACD members, Sam and Cathy Harvey, (765) 827-0230

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More information about motels and hotels in the

area and all the “Meet Happenings” will be in #10 of the ACD magazine.

Make your reservations today. Come visit us this May for a great time with your friends and learn about a significant part of the history of these great ACD cars.

Eastern Spring Meet

Memorial Day Weekend
May 23-27, 2019

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We are staying at the Staybridge Suites this year. comfortable, right in Stroudsburg, PA in the heart of the Poconos!

Make your hotel reservations at Staybridge Suites on your own (call them at 570-420-2828)— Thursday night 5/23 through Sunday night 5/26. we have kept the rates low with a cost of only $159/night, which includes breakfast.
Address is 561 Independence Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.

Please join us for the 65^th Annual Eastern Spring Meet in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. We will be enjoying this classic vacation spot, visiting some incredible sites, and showing off our ACD cars while re-connecting with friends. This meet promises to offer something for everyone, and some new activities as well. Some of the exciting things that we will be doing this year include:

Murder Mystery Dinner on Friday Night
BBQ on Saturday Night
Trip to a Wolf Preserve (yes, you will see and hear real live wolves in their natural habitat - this is not a zoo)
Visiting the National Historic Landmark of Steamtown USA in Scranton PA
Drive through the Delaware Water Gap National Forest
and much more.....

This year is a casual meet – there will be no formal dress up events, but Sunday evening we encourage everyone to dress in vintage clothing for the final banquet.

We have a full committee of folks working to make this a fun family event with a lot of things to do as well as giving you plenty of free time to relax and enjoy the full excitement of the Pocono Mountains. If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey ((201) 739-9254) or Tom (610-212-5047) and we’ll be happy to answer them for you.

We look forward to seeing you all in the Poconos this Memorial Day Weekend!

Be There!

Lindsey & Tom & Carol & Jill & Bob & Jim

West Coast Meet

June 5-8, 2019

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This year we will be staying at The Inn at Morro Bay, CA

Hotel Reservations:

Inn at Morrow Bay

60 State Park Road, Morrow Bay, CA 93442

(805) 772-5651

Organizers - Randy Ema and Fred Pratt

Thursday, June 6, 2019

9:00am - TBD	Driving tour on scenic California country roads with two restoration stops.
5:00pm - 8:00pm	Registration (Hospitality Room)	Cayucos Room

Friday, June 7, 2019

8:00am - 9:30am	Registration	Cayucos Room
9:30am - 9:45am	Tour Registration*	Parking Lot
9:45am - 6:00pm	Tour to Avilla Beach for a visit to the historic 1890 Point San Luis Light Station with lunch.
6:30pm - 8:00pm	Registration (Late Arrivals)	Cayucos Room
8:30pm - 10:00pm	“Restoration: A Live Forum”**	Morro Bay Room

Saturday, June 8, 2019

7:00am - 9:00am	ACD Swap Meet	Parking Lot
9:00am - 3:00pm	ACD Car Display & Judging	Parking Lot
5:30pm - 6:30pm	Social Hour & No Host Bar	Morro Bay Lounge
6:30pm - TBD	Awards Banquet	Morro Bay Room

Auburn Warm-Up Meet

Auburn Warm Up

June 7 - 9, 2019

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Jack & Luci Laughlin
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The Auburn Warm-Up meet is fast approaching. Jack, Luci, Gretchen, and Michelle have been working to put together a great weekend for everyone. This year will be the 20th year for the Warm-Up meet. Our itinerary is still a work in progress, but here is what we have so far.

Friday, June 7, 2019 We will meet and depart from the Baymont Inn in Auburn, IN. Our first stop of the day is a tour of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, a Class A minor league baseball team. The name TinCaps was chosen in 2008 alluding to John Chapman, better known as “Johnny Appleseed”. The Tin Cap refers to a fictional depiction of him wearing a cooking pot as a hat in an 1948 Disney movie. Lunch will be provided at the stadium. Next up is a tour of the Fort Wayne Firefighters’ Museum. The museum is housed in the 1893 built Fire Station #3 building in downtown Fort Wayne. Almost all of the artifacts on display were once used by the Fort Wayne Fire Department. Late in the afternoon, we will tour Auburn Gear. Auburn Gear is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom engineered wheel drives, axle drive components, and specialty drives and solutions for diverse mobile equipment applications. The evening will conclude with catered dinner.

Saturday, June 8, 2019 We will meet and depart from the Baymont Inn in Auburn, IN. Our first stop of the day is Huntington, IN. We will tour The Sweet Life Honey Farm, a local business started when a nursing student took on a hobby of raising bees after a discussion in a chemistry class. Since then, she has researched the the properties/use of honey and her hobby turned into a small business. Lunch will be provided in Huntington. After lunch, we will tour a local Car Collection/Museum. Once we’ve had time to enjoy the automobile collection, we will head north...probably making a stop for some ice cream along the way! After returning to Auburn, catered dinner will be provided.

Sunday, June 9, 2019 Before you return home, join us for catered breakfast in the hotel conference room.

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CAN-AM Meet

July 18-20, 2019

Kincardine, Ontario, Canada

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This year, it is Ontario's turn to host this meet. Our first sanctioned meet was held in Goderich, Ontario in 1992.

We hope that you will plan to attend the largest ACD event in all of Canada.

Thursday is arrival and check-in day with time to visit the Peter Kelly collection and check the progress of his Duesensberg.

On Friday, we will drive to Walkerton to tour Canada's leading water treatment training facility and see some antique car collections. We will be joined for lunch by two of the local car clubs with their cars.

On Saturday, we will tour the Bruce Nuclear facility, one of the largest of its kind in the world. In the afternoon, we will tour a cheese factory and a historic lighthouse. Our farewell banquet will be that evening and will be followed by the ever popular old car BINGO game.

Twenty rooms have been reserved at the TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Kincardine at a rate of $149 per night which includes a continental breakfast. Call 1-519-395-2665 to make a reservation.

If you have any questions or feel that you need any other information, please contact us at 1-226-622-7454 or by email. We don't know how to send you pictures from the hotel website or from the tourism website to include with the information. Could you please add Linda & Ian Johnson to the contact list for the meet? Thanks!