Auctions America provides a great fund raiser for local car clubs. We help to move the cars around and the club gets paid for the number of volunteer hours we put in. This year the auction was held in the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center. As you can see, the hall is huge.
View of auction block from half-way down the hall
On August 24th we met at Steve and Lynn’s house. There was a good crowd there, about 10 members, including a new one, and their wives.
All sorts of Studebakers to look at
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On April 29th, 2014 we attended a meet in Parkland. It was an equestrian field with no trees and no shade. You could fry an egg on your hood.
Trying to cool off
We were told that there would be about 60 cars at a breakfast at the VFW lodge in Suart on July 19th, 2014. When we got there, only 6 cars showed up. Three were Studebaker trucks.
The 2013 Florida State Studebaker Meet was held in Port St. Lucie in November. There were a lot of interesting Studebaker cars and trucks and even a Packard or two.
There was an 11 mile cruise to a private opening of the Elliot Auto Museum The museum celebrates history, art and technology through the lens of an automobile’s effect on American Society. The museum houses an impressive array of antique cars including: 1903 Stanley Steamer, 1909 Model T, 1922 Star Station Wagon, 1923 Stutz Roadster, 1926 Bugatti Grand Prix Racer and 1941 Lincoln Continental.
Studebaker going in style
