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The Tidewater Region AACA can trace its roots back to the mid 1950s, when the antique automobile hobby was just beginning in this area.  About a half-dozen local old car enthusiasts frequently gathered at Thomas Moody's Mobil gas station on Virginia Beach Blvd. to work on their cars together and just chat about the hobby in general. 

The group had long been participating in events sponsored by the AACA, already 20 years old.  In 1955, they decided to form the Tidewater Region.  The charter was received in November of 1955, with Merritt Horne (whose 1939 Packard 120 Coupe is shown below at a 1968 AACA event) signing up in December of that year as the first 'new' member.  Harrell Forrest joined soon afterwards.  As a side note, Thomas Moody's 1931 Chevrolet and 1922 Model T Ford are still in the club today.

Over the years, the Tidewater Region AACA has grown into a large and active organization with over 300 members. We hosted our first AACA National Meet—the Southeastern Spring Meet—on June 11-13, 1976, in Norfolk, VA. We followed up with additional National Meets in 1984, 1996, 2000, 2006, and 2015 (the Southeastern Spring Meet on June 15-17, 1984 in Norfolk; the Special Fall Meet on September 5-7, 1996, in Chesapeake; the 2006 Eastern Spring Meet on May 11-13, 2006, in Virginia Beach; and the Eastern Spring Meet on April 30 – May 2, 2015 in Virginia Beach). We also hosted the 2000 Founders Tour in Williamsburg and southeastern Virginia. We’re looking forward to hosting the 2022 Grand Nationals on May 19-21 in Virginia Beach.

Tidewater Region hosts an annual meet which is judged using AACA National guidelines.  We also have monthly dinner meetings, as well as a variety of activities ranging from afternoon jaunts to antique shops or museums to weekend overnight tours on scenic back roads.  Special activities have included a bus tour to the Biltmore, a boat ride to see dolphins, and a bus tour to Washington DC. The TRAACA is a family-oriented club that strives to have events and activities for everyone.

The TRAACA has become one of the most highly regarded regions in all of AACA.  Take advantage of our rich and varied past by joining and becoming a part of TRAACA's future! 


Past Presidents

The Tidewater Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (TRAACA)
(The TRAACA was chartered on February 4, 1955)
 

  • 2024 - Present:Bill Treadwell
  • 2022 - 2023:Tim Hund
  • 2020-2021: Wayne Milligan
  • 2019: Matt Doscher
  • 2017-2018: Mark McAlpine
  • 2015 – 2016: Jim Villers
  • 2013 – 2014: Wes Neal
  • 2011 – 2012:  Bob Stein
  • 2009 – 2010: Linda Pellerin
  • 2007 – 2008:  Riley Best
  • 2005 – 2006:  Adrian ‘Mickey’ McChesney
  • 2003 – 2004: Sam Kern
  • 2001 – 2002: Ken Talley
  • 1999 – 2000: Robert L. Parrish
  • 1997 – 1998: Neil Sugermeyer
  • 1995 – 1996: Ivan Joslin
  • 1993 – 1994: Terry Bond
  • 1991 – 1992: John Thompson
  • 1989 – 1990: Merritt J. Horne
  • 1987 – 1988: Zelda Lang
  • 1985 – 1986: Ivan Joslin
  • 1984 – 1984: Dewey S. Milligan
  • 1982 – 1983: Alton C. Mercer
  • 1980 – 1981: Jeffrey E. Locke
  • 1979 – 1980: William E. McClurg
  • 1977 – 1978: Ben Buchannon
  • 1976 – 1976: Kirk Schleicher
  • 1975 – 1975: Robert T. Vann
  • 1974 – 1974: Alton C. Mercer
  • 1973 – 1973: Bob Flora
  • 1972 – 1972: Merritt J. Horne
  • 1971 – 1971: John A. Blair
  • 1970 – 1970: Stephen A. Futrell
  • 1969 – 1969: Lee Roy Pace
  • 1968 – 1968: John A. Blair
  • 1967 – 1967: Frank Stevens
  • 1965 – 1966: Merritt J. Horne
  • 1964 – 1964: Raymond S. White
  • 1963 – 1963: Jack Van Buskirk
  • 1962 – 1962: Frank Blanchard
  • 1961 – 1961: Merritt J. Horne
  • 1960 – 1960: Justin Derieux
  • 1959 – 1959: Elliott Wilkins
  • 1958 – 1958: Kenneth Wallace
  • 1957 – 1957: Thomas E. Moody
  • 1955 – 1956:    Frank Z. Brill

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