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Latest News
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1/24/2010
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A video presentation of the 2009 Valley Collector Car Club Charity Car Show is now available for viewing on-line. Click here to view the video. Our thanks to Simsbury Community Television, a nonprofit local access TV station serving the community of Simsbury since 1984, Stan Neiman, Photographer, and Pete Rocco, Editor/Producer for creating this presentation.
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12/19/2009
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The Membership of The Valley Collector Car Club wishes you a very Happy New Year. We invite you to check out the calendar for 2010 (just click our banner, above) and see all that we are planning for the New Year. Club tours of local shops and garages, shared events, movie nights and visits to area museums will help get us all through the winter. Please, while you are visiting, click on the "Join" button on the bottom of our home page, and for $20.00 American, you will get our full color, quarterly newsletter Brass and Chrome, a Club Hat, and the opportunity to make new friends.
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10/16/2009
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The Klingberg Auto Show has been cancelled for the 2009 season. Please visit their site, and look foward to a better 2010.
The VCCC regrets to cancel our event as well. Sunday looks to be cold and rainy, so we will look forward to NEXT SUNDAY, October 25th for the (second) rain date make up display of vehicles to support the Connecticut Historical Society. (Never before have had to cancel a show for snow!)
http://www.klingbergautoshow.org/
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8/20/2009
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The Valley Collector Car Club is invited to the Fall Run in Newport RI. This years event will include a winery tour, dinner train ride and mansion tour. Click here for details and information on how to make a reservation.
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8/5/2009
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Pete Rocco came up with a few pictures of the 2009 Valley Collector Car Club Show, click here to see the pictures. We will be adding more pictures as club members turn them in.
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8/1/2009
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Please note that the Putnam Main Street Cruise will be held on Sunday, August 9th. Our calendar had is listed incorrectly. If you click on "Calendar" now, you will find the updated information. Dick Salvas suggests that you come early, as they expect over 2,000 cars this year. the show is held in downtown Putnam, CT on Main Street. REGISTRATION opens AT 8am. The show runs 1pm - 6pm. Hosted by the tri-state cruisers. This is a free show.
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7/14/2009
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Thank-You, Thank-You, Thank-You, to all who came out to support our July 12th benefit car show. Last count I heard was 427 cars attending this years show, and thousands of dollars raised for charity. Pictures (including class winners) and video will be posted soon.
Special thanks to 102.9 WDRC-FM and Lisa the promotion diva for their support of this years show, all the radio ads leading up to the event, and the great CT Staycation guides they sahred with attendees.
Also a special thanks to Bob Rumbold of Fox 61 Sports for taking Sunday afternoon (after working them for so many years) to meet and greet, and award our trophies. Also want to thank Duncan Haimerl of the Hartford Courant for taking the time to attend and meet and greet his fans during the show. There was a constant line of Duncan fans waiting to chat with the Saturday paper motoring columnist.
A BIG thanks goes out to Tom Arcese who gave up his weekend to be with us all the way from Long Island NY. Tom and his sons came to share his one of a kind custom show car, Coppercino. They also donated a calendar featuring his car as a show prize, which he autographed for one lucky show attendant. They spent their day answering questions about Coppercino and handing out auotgraphed posters. Tom is a class act with a classy car.
Last but not least I want to thank all the club members who worked so hard to make the show a great success. It's our members dedication and hard work that made the whole show possiable, we may not be the biggest car club in the state, but what we lack in size we make up for in dedication. Our members are the greatest!
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7/12/2009
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TODAY's Weather is cooperating. The Annual Show WILL GO ON TODAY. Don't worry, we will hold a spot for you, if you should care to wait for the roads to dry out. The show will run until 3pm. A little rain is leaving the very eastern edge of CT as this message is being composed, and will be nowhere in sight of the car show today. Be safe.
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7/7/2009
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Our very own Pete Rocco has a write up about our upcoming show that was published on The Hartford Courant's iTown section. To read the article from the Courant's web page click here.
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7/5/2009
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With just a week to go until our big Charity Benefit Car Show, the emails and the phones are busy with questions about our show classes and trophies. Please review the list of show vehicle classes and note that we have a first place trophy for each of these classes that will be awarded by popular vote. New this year, are two special trophies: "Most Likely to Get a Speeding Ticket" and "Best Chick Magnet" that will be awarded by the decision of The Crossroads Teen Center and The Simsbury Civitans volunteers that will be helping us this year.
Field 1
F Mustang All Years
Field 2
C Ford ‘50-‘59
D Ford ‘60-‘79
E Thunderbird All Years
Field 3
T British Sports Pre ‘80
V Foreign Pre ‘80
Field 4
AA Race Car All Years
Field 5
A Ford Pre ‘35
B Ford ‘35-‘49
O Mopar Pre ‘50
P Mopar ‘50-‘79
Q AMC/Nash All Years
Q Rambler/Hudson All Years
R Orphan Pre war
S Orphan Post war
K General Motors Pre ‘50
Field 6
I Camaro All Years
J Corvette All Years
- Car Clubs All Years
Field 7
G Chevy ’55-‘57
H Chevy ‘58-‘69
M General Motors ‘60-‘69
N General Motors ‘70-‘79
Field 8
L General Motors ‘50-‘59
X Motorcycle Pre ‘73
Field 9
W Stock Truck Pre ‘80
DD Custom Car All years
EE Custom Truck All years
CC Street Rod (closed) All years
Field 10
BB Street Rod (open) All Years
Y Special Interest All Years
Z Military All Years
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6/12/2009
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July 12, 2009 is the date for this years Valley Collector Car Club's annual show. This year we have a lot of great activities that we hope will become traditions for future Valley Collector Car Club Shows.
Lisa "The Promotions Diva" and the DRC-FM prize van will be featured in our center car show field. Lisa feels being The Promotions Diva, is a very unique position. She is usually the first to arrive at an event, and the last to leave.
For the Valley Collector Car Club show Lisa decorates the area, greets DRC-FM listeners, and gives them a chance to win something nice. Lisa says; “One of the most important parts of my job is supporting the many charity events we sponsor in our community. It's always a great feeling to work for a radio station that actually cares about the people in the community”. Lisa, I couldn’t have said it better myself. The Valley Collector Car Club truly appreciates the support you and DRC-FM provide to our show each year, your stations resources and time donated to our car club are invaluable.
Special Guest Vehicle “Coppercino” a 1941 Willy’s one-of-a-kind custom show car will display as guests of the Valley Collector Car Club. Owner and builder, Thomas Arcese, of Long Island, NY has given up his weekend to be with us, in our efforts to raise money for charity.
Tom’s ride is an Outlaw Coupe, with a 540 Chevy Big Block, w/871 Weiand Blower, JE pistons, Manley rods, Dart Aluminum heads, MSD ignition, Kooks custom headers, a turbo 400 trans, a Mark Williams 4-link custom wishbone rear-end, and Willwood brakes.
You can see the ZO6 seats, Flaming River steering column and custom leather interior, but it is the overall car that really grabs ya. Grabbed a couple of big awards too. Don’t miss seeing this nationally touring show car! EXCLUSIVELY showing at the Valley Collector Car Club’s 8th Annual Charity Benefit Car Show.
The Hartford Courant’s Duncan Haimerl will be avaiable for a meet and great, and help award our trophies. Duncan has a weekly feature in the Saturday Hartford Courant where he answers readers automotive questions, and also tests the latest and greatest cars and trucks Detroit and others have to offer.
The Connecticut Valley Die Cast Club (CVD) will also be at this years show with their 40 foot racetrack. CVD is a club formed to enjoy, preserve, and protect the hobby of die-cast car collecting. Kids (young and old) bring your Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning's or Matchbox cars to race at this years show. If Hot Wheel Racing isn't your style, we'll also have a slot car race track. You'll be able to rent track time, race your freind's, and show them who has better racing skills.
Simsbury’s Engine 1, a 1935 International/American LaFrance C-Model with a 500 GPM pump and a 150 gallon water tank will also be at our show. Engine 1 was originally purchased by the Ensign-Bickford Company for their fire brigade.
The Simsbury Fire District acquired Engine 1 when the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company assumed responsibility for the town's fire protection in 1944. Engine 1 was stationed at the Main Fire House and answered it's last alarm in 1975. The apparatus was restored in 1991 by Fire Company members, and although Engine 1 is fully operational it is primarily used as a show piece in parades and at public events.
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6/12/2009
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For directions to this years Valley Collector Car Club Show click here. When the Google Map opens click the "To Here" link and enter your address to get detailed driving directions from your house to our show field.
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5/17/2009
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The Club display at the Connecticut Historical Society has been cancelled for today, Sunday May 17th. Please look to this site for information for a rescheduled Day this Fall. Thanks to all that had planned to be with us, but the forecast is for a poor quality day at the best.
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4/10/2009
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VCCC to display special cars on the grounds of the Connecticut Historical Society. Check our calendar for May 17th when The Club hosts a by-invitation-only event at The Connecticut Historical Society grounds, One Elizabeth Street, Hartford from 10-3PM. Dragone Motor Classics will be bringing a 1914 Trumbull made in Bridgeport, CT as a special treat! General Admission to the display is only $5. and is free to CHS Members. All proceeds benefit CHS. Contact the CHS for more information. (We have a link to the CHS on our links page.)
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4/9/2009
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Mark's Autoparts to host of the Car Show Portion of the Simsbury Fly-In for 2009. The guys you know from the Granby Cruise on Monday Nights will be hosting the CAR SHOW PORTION of the 23rd Annual Simsbury Fly-In and Car Show this year. Look to them for information on such things as model cut-off years, and new proceedures at the well-attended event.
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