AACA Grand National Allentown July 24-25

[rstreet]

I show in the AACA and our premier event of the year is in Allentown PA at the NB Center this year. There are qualifications for entry and restricted to 700 for this event. The real SS 61 409 is qualified and I’ll enter. Tommy will hopefully enter one of his famous vehicles that are qualified.
I would hope some of our members from that area would stop by and visit.
Robert

 

[rstreet]

At an AACA grand national meet you will see such autos as the first Chevrolet V8's (not1955 265's) to stanley steamers to early Cords and of course up to cars like Tommy Nolan's famous early muscle cars. The 348/409 members near the Allentown PA area should enjoy it as Bob, the entry price is right for spectators.
As a piece of useless trivia at the Banquet last year of the Hemmings Concours at Lake George I won the "award" of the featured auto speaker for knowing the year of the first Chevy V8. I actually had seen one of them at a previous Grand National event in Tennessee and never forgot it.
Robert

 

[409gang]

1917

 

[rstreet]

1917

A BINGO
Robert

 

[rstreet]

The car I saw was “built” as a 1918 with the V8 engine. That engine was somewhat very crude but nevertheless was a V8.
Robert

 

[409gang]

An overhead valve V8 at that.

 

[dm62409]

Here you go.

 

[409gang]

When I first looked at that picture I thought that distributor in the background on that small block was on that 1917 engine until I saw the mag on the front. At first I thought man were they ahead of the times or what. Ha

 

[k9hotrodder409]

1917

My Dad was 16 years old when my Grandpa helped him get a 1918 Chev V-8. He said he was the talk of the town back then. It was his 1st ever BRAND NEW CAR. When he was 20 years old he traded it in on a 1922 Dodge Brothers Coupe.