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GRAACA Fall Tour

On October 14th, the Fall Tour will be based in Maryland. We will start our day at 10:00 am at Frey’s Brewing, 8601 Mapleville Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771. for their Morning Brew. It is a beautiful venue and scenic area. They offer a large menu of hot beverages and bakery items to get your day started. They are looking forward to hosting us. There will be a trivia question with prize.

Our next stop will be the Strawbridge Shrine in New Windsor, MD. It is the homestead of the founder of Methodism in America. It is a living history museum with the buildings dating from the 1760’s. The staff will give us guided tours.

Our lunch stop will be at Flick’s Pub in Taneytown. The residents at the Lorien Assisted Living Center will be getting a treat. We will parade our cars around the building for them to see, then head inside to eat at the pub. The food is great. Lunch will even come with a couple of door prizes.

Finishing our day will be a choice between a nearby Antique Mall or a short drive to Baugher’s Farm Market.  Both stops take place in the rolling hills of central Maryland.

Lunch choices are on the sign-up sheet in the Sept./Oct. issue of the newsletter. Deadline to register is October 5. Any questions call Annette or Dan Yost 410-635-2530.

GRAACA Summer Tour 2023

June 24, 2023

Enola, Fort Hunter & Mechanicsburg, PA

By Angelica Yost

We began our day with coffee and donuts at Adams-Ricci Park in Enola, PA. Around 9, everyone started their journey over a mountain and through some winding country roads heading north to Duncannon, and then across the Susquehanna River to Fort Hunter Mansion and Park.        

Originally settled in 1725 by Benjamin Chambers who later founded Chambersburg, the property passed on to Chambers’ brother-in-law Samuel Hunter. Hunter had several mills on the land until the British turned it into a fort during the French and Indian War. Since then, the property has passed through several hands. Today, Fort Hunter is owned by the County of Dauphin and the Board of Trustees for Fort Hunter.

Several tour guides met us that day and split our members into groups for a very informative tour of the mansion. Afterwards, we headed across the road to a pavilion for a picnic lunch catered by Simply Turkey. Some people then chose to burn a few calories strolling around to the many historic buildings including the Centennial Barn, the Everhart Covered Bridge, and the Tavern House.

After lunch, we took a nice scenic drive along the river and through the country to Ashcombe Nursery and Farm Market. Apart from offering a wide array of plants, baked goods, and gifts for sale, Ashcombe’s also has a menagerie of cats, rabbits and farm animals onsite waiting to greet visitors.

Dan and I had a lot of fun planning this tour. Many thanks to everyone who joined us on this adventure. We hope you enjoyed the day and finished your shopping before the storm rolled in.

Upcoming: GRAACA Fall Foliage Tour

Saturday, October 22nd

The Tour will begin with a visit to a collection of vintage motor scooters from the USA, England, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Russia, and Japan. An example of what many call the first motor scooter, a 1918 AutoPed, will be on display along with a few vintage motorcycles. This is not a museum but is rather an assemblage of two wheelers that the owner finds amusing to look at. Coffee and donuts will be served.

Two-lane back roads and fall colors will greet us as we tour into York County and cross the 1930 “Veterans Memorial Bridge” that was the replacement of the 1800’s “Burning Bridge” into Columbia, PA to visit the National Watch and Clock Museum. This museum takes us from the beginning of clocks to the development of pocket watches and the “auto clocks” seen in our early cars. We round out the day with a catered pork barbeque picnic lunch in Hellam’s Emig Park.

Coffee and scooter collection 8:30-9:45. Driving Tour leaves at 9:45am.

Cost is $25.00 per person. Deadline to register is October 12th. Registration in the Sept/Oct issue of the newsletter.
Questions? Call: Karl Krouch, Sr. at 717-576-7241 or Mary Krouch at 717-576-7245.

Directions: From Gettysburg: take route 15 North to Wesley Dr / Rossmoyne Exit, turn LEFT at the ramp traffic light. Travel 1.4 miles to the 4th traffic light, get in LEFT turn lane (Sheetz and Turkey Hill Gas on opposite corners) Turn LEFT onto Simpson Ferry Rd. Continue 0.1 mile for a RIGHT turn into driveway just after Jeffery’s Flowers. AACA sign will be at street. Address: 5215 Simpson Ferry Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050.

From Carlisle: travel Route 641E Trindle Rd. into Mechanicsburg. At the Rutters traffic light, take the RIGHT Y (Yield sign) onto Simpson Street. Continue 2.4 miles to tour start on left. Get in the center turn lane, turn into the driveway between M&T Bank and Jeffery’s Flowers, proceeding to parking lot behind these businesses. Address: 5215 Simpson Ferry Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050.

GRAACA Summer Tour

Sunday, July 31st. Break out the antique cars! July 31st we will meet at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing at 8:30 am for coffee and sweets. We will then leave on a winding tour of back roads to visit an herb farm and a local farm market. After a scenic drive you will end up back at EMMR.

         Ladies will be having a luncheon tea inside, including finger sandwiches, scones and sweets. Ladies should wear a hat to tea. Guys will be having a “grill out” with a hot dog fixin’ bar, sides, dessert and a tech talk about fixes for your cars. The tea will be limited to the first 40 ladies that sign up. If you miss out on the tea you can join the guys outside for lunch. There is no cut off for outdoor lunch. Cost is $15 for ladies and $10 for guys. Make sure to polish those cars. Parking at EMMR, we are sure to have admirers. Any question please call Annette Yost at (717) 660-8000 or Pat Shaffer at (717) 258-4964. Registration deadline is July 15th.

Past Event – GRAACA Spring Tour

On Saturday, April 30th, the Gettysburg Region met bright and early at Performance Motors of Hanover for a “coffee and cars” event. The owners of Performance Motors were very generous and not only provided us with coffee, tea and donuts, but also kindly sectioned off a portion of their lot just for our club. In addition, the showroom was open which is full of Mustangs and other interesting vehicles, including some bumper cars. This seems to be a popular event and Performance Motors will be a hosting another “coffee and cars” on May 14 from 8:00 to 10:00am if anyone is interested.

After getting our directions and walkie-talkies from tour organizer Bob Channell, we headed out on a relaxing, scenic drive over to the Royal Farms in Hampstead, Maryland where we met up with members of the Chesapeake Region before making our way back to PA to visit Treasured Motorcar Services in New Freedom. They were having their Spring Open House & Car Show which was free to attendees. Beef-it-Up catering was onsite serving up delicious pit beef and pulled pork.

After filling our stomachs, perusing the many cars present for the show and on display at Treasured Motorcars, and possibly even making a few new friends, we went for a final 10 minute drive over to Brown’s Orchard & Farm Markets. Many members walked out with various goodies including sweet treats, fresh produce, and flowers.

It was a beautiful day for a leisurely drive. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. Despite a few people experiencing some car trouble (happens to the best of us), I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Bob did an excellent job organizing the day’s activities, which were made all the more enjoyable since we were not on a strict timetable. Many thanks go to Bob and everyone else who helped make the day a success!

Lots more photos can be found on the region’s Facebook page!

GRAACA Fall Tour

GRAACA Fall Tour, unknown. Hosted by Jim Yemzow & Pat Shaffer. Planning in progress. Details coming soon.

 

GRAACA Summer Tour

The long awaited, long anticipated summer tour to Glen Rock is nearly here. We will meet at the Penn Township Community Park (Kids Kingdom) 4601 Grandview Road, Hanover, Pa..  There we will have coffee and donuts from 8:30 to 9:30. There is a jiffy john at the park and a Rutters on the first leg when we leave the park. Nothing else until we get to Prueitt’s.

At 9:30 we will depart on a leisurely driving tour on two lane country roads which will bring us to the town of Glen Rock at approximately 10:30. We will be touring Al Prueitt & Sons antique car restoration at 8 Winter Ave. Parking for Prueitt’s will be at Trinity United Church of Christ at 27 Manchester Street (Rt. 216) ½ block past Winter Ave. For those who can’t walk the ½ block, there are a half dozen or so parking spaces at the bank next to Prueitt’s and a small municipal parking lot across the street.

At 11:45 we will drive two blocks to the Glen Rock Mill Inn where we will have lunch from 12:00 to 1:30. At 1:30 the Northern Central Railway will pick us up with # 17 a historic 1800’s steam locomotive,

Tender and four passenger cars for a scenic ride to Hanover Junction. We will be riding in the Lincoln car.

Hanover Junction is where the line split, one track continued East to York and beyond, and the other turned West to Hanover and on to Gettysburg. You will be riding on the same rails that carried President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 on his journey to Gettysburg to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address.

The train will remain at Hanover Junction for about ½ hour during which time you can explore the small museum in the train station.

At approximately 2:30 the train will depart Hanover Junction and return you to your car at the Glen Rock Mill Inn. If you miss the train don’t worry, it’s only about a five mile walk on the rail trail. This will conclude our day, thank you for joining us on the summer tour and have a safe trip home.

 

GRAACA Spring Tour

Join us Saturday, May 8th for the GRAACA Spring Tour starting at Bill Wessels’ second Antique Car Barn just south of Dillsburg for coffee and donuts from 9 am till 10 am. View over 20 pre- and post-war cars in this collection that contains completely different cars than seen on the 2019 Fall Tour. We will then travel on two lane roads for approximately one hour through rural Adams County to our next touring site: The Gettysburg Battlefield. We can follow the battlefield auto tour at our own pace. We have allotted approximately two and a half hours to allow you to stop at the monuments and exit your cars for photos and time to read the plaques and information boards. Don’t forget to find our Region “logo”, at the Eternal Flame Peace Monument. We end the tour with lunch in Gettysburg at 2:00 pm. This will again be a slow pace tour and we encourage you to bring out your “oldest cars”. 

Directions to Wessels’ (different location than previous Fall Tour): 

From 15 South: Go past Bakers Restaurant in Dillsburg approximately 3.1 miles and make a left onto Old Cabin Hollow Road (M&P RV is across the road on 15). Go 1.4 miles on Old Cabin Hollow Road to a stop sign in Franklin Town. Make a right onto Baltimore Road / 194. Continue 2.3 miles on Baltimore Road / 194 and at the white Barren Lutheran Church sign (on left) make a left onto Mt Top Road (no stop sign). Continue 0.2 miles on Mt Top Road and arrive at Wessel’s on left.  

From 15 North: Go past the EMMR Museum sign (has racecar on it) at Latimore Valley Road approximately 3.6 miles and make a right onto Old Cabin Hollow Road (M&P RV is across the road on 15). Go 1.4 miles on Old Cabin Hollow Road to a stop sign in Franklin Town. Make a right onto Baltimore Road / 194. Continue 2.3 miles on Baltimore Road / 194 and at the white Barren Lutheran Church sign (on left) make a left onto Mt Top Road (no stop sign). Continue 0.2 miles on Mt Top Road and arrive at Wessel’s on left.  

Cost per person: $20 which includes coffee, donuts, lunch (final menu to be determined based on Covid restrictions still in effect in May) and a few door prizes.   

Questions contact: Ron and Val Green at 717- 443-3903 or Karl and Mary Krouch at 717-697-9543. Send event registration insert to: Mary Krouch / 711 West Trindle Road / Mechanicsburg, PA. 17055 

Physical Addresses: Bill Wessels’ = 150 Mountain Top Road, Dillsburg, PA (GPS Use = 150 Mt Top Road Dillsburg, PA).  

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 23rd.  Registration form in the March-April issue of The Gas Buggy Gazette.