A must-see event: The annual AACA Fall Meet at Hershey

Wet weather is not deterrent at Hershey, where this 1919 Buick was on display | Andy Reid photos
Wet weather is not deterrent at Hershey, where this 1919 Buick was on display | Andy Reid photos

If you are at all into cars and have not attended the Hershey swap meet, auctions, and Antique Automobile Club of America Fall Meet show, then you are simply missing the boat. No matter where your interest in classic cars may be, there is something to see at Hershey, and this is best exemplified by the show that ends the week-long event.

I have been going to Hershey car week for five years, which makes me a newbie at the event, and every year I see cars at the show that I have never seen and sometimes never even heard of.

Besides the usual Model T’s and Model A’s and Packards and such, there are less common marques such as Maxwell, Durant, REO, EMF, and even a Rickenbacker (WWI Fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker’s car company).

You never know what to expect at Hershey. Here's a 1925 Rickenbacker | Andy Reid photos
You never know what to expect at Hershey. Here's a 1925 Rickenbacker | Andy Reid photos

The cars vary in condition from 100-point full restorations to perfectly preserved and unrestored all-original, with the latter best exemplified by the Mercer roadster that was driven all the way to the event.

Of all the cars in attendance, my favorite was the 1927 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Springfield car formerly owned by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The car was magnificent and its history just spoke to me as a classic car collector and history buff.

With the showfield open to the public and with no admission fee, the event is crowded with hundreds of cars and thousands of people, so it is best to arrive early to actually see the cars. That being said, this has to be the best free event in the country as there are cars here that you will not see anywhere else.

The early-October weather in Hershey is often grim, to say the least, but that does not deter exhibitors from showing their amazing cars, nor does it seem to deter spectators, even this year, when it was raining.

1929 Nash
1929 Nash
1930 Cadillac
1930 Cadillac
All-original Mercer
All-original Mercer
1931 Cadillac
1931 Cadillac
1930 Marquette
1930 Marquette
1955 Dodge Powerwagon
1955 Dodge Powerwagon
1913 Overland
1913 Overland
1914 Cadillac
1914 Cadillac
1915 Chevrolet
1915 Chevrolet
1930 Packard
1930 Packard
1959 Edsel
1959 Edsel
1903 White
1903 White
1904 Rambler
1904 Rambler
Early Buick
Early Buick
1912 Cadillac
1912 Cadillac
1908 EMF
1908 EMF
1931 Springfield Rolls-Royce Phantom 1
1931 Springfield Rolls-Royce Phantom 1
1916 Pullman
1916 Pullman
1931 Jordan G30
1931 Jordan G30
1940 Cadillac 60 Special
1940 Cadillac 60 Special
1932 Nash
1932 Nash
1914 Overland
1914 Overland
1912 Locomobile
1912 Locomobile
1937 Ford
1937 Ford
1928 Hupmobile
1928 Hupmobile
1913 Packard
1913 Packard
1914 Overland
1914 Overland
1932 Hudson
1932 Hudson
Mercer
Mercer
1914 Trumble
1914 Trumble

Photos by Andy Reid

source : news.classiccars.com | by Andy Reid
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