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Latimore Valley Car Show 2023
Saturday, June 10th, 2023
A beautiful day with an amazing turnout!
With only a few weeks for our members to recuperate from the Eastern Spring Nationals, it was time for our annual car show at the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds in York Springs.
Blue skies were overhead, and we had an amazing turnout with 157 vehicles on the show field. There was music, food, shopping at the flea market and white elephant table, and a shuttle to the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing.
The festivities ended with the awards ceremony. This year, winners were treated to newly designed Participant’s Choice trophies shaped like sparkplugs, as well as handmade special category awards.
Many thanks go to everyone who helped make the day a success. It took a lot of hard work!
Planes, Trains & Automobiles Event
Saturday, July 23. Rain date Sunday, July 24. The GRAACA will hold its 2nd Annual car show in the parking lot behind the Northern Central Railway Station located at 2 West Main Street, New Freedom, Pa. 17349. We will be joined by members of the Blue & Gray Miniature Aircraft Squadron who will be showing some of their planes, Train patrons will be dropped off at the parking lot after completing a ride.
Hours are 11:00am to 4:00pm. There will be a food truck on site for lunch on your own. There is no cost for this event. Deadline to register is July 13. Contact Bob Channell 717-465-7356 if you have questions.
For train excursion ticket information please call NCR at 717-942-2370 or visit www.northerncentralrailway.com.
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!
Latimore Valley 2018
Beating the mid-winter blues by thinking of June….
