Spirit Magazine SPRING 2011 - Spirit of St Louis Region - CCCA

WendellandJim Conleyby the1909 RollsGene and hisfavorite car.A 19125 passengerOldsmobileLimited with43 inchwheels.of Show.The mightyWurlitzerat theMilhousMuseumHopefully the photos I have of this collection willserve to help you understand the fantasticcollection we saw at the Milhous Museum.Friday evening featured the regionalawards banquet. There are twenty-six regionsin CCCA. During the past few years the Spirit ofSt. Louis Region has been consistently recognizedas one of the top regions in the nation. Ourregion placed in the top ten among all nine ofthe recognition categories. We also receivedrecognition for twenty five years of history withthe association. We were recognized as the thirdbest region in the nation. I received recognitionas being the best regional director which wasquite an honor.Saturday was the car show day at themeeting. Over forty cars were registered forjudging, several additional Classics appearedon show day for display. It was a magnificentsight seeing the cars lined up on two rows alongeach side of a red carpet on the parking area infront of the hotel. The judging was held from9:30 until noon. The cars remained on displayuntil mid-afternoon.Steve Brauer`s 1932 Cadillac was theonly car in the show from the Spirit of St. LouisRegion. Most of the cars were from Florida orthe upper east coast area.the collection. All I can say is it was unbelievable!The collection was probably worth at least abillion dollars. The full time organist they haveon staff was accomplished to the point that itwas said he could play 6,000 tunes frommemory. The organist played about a dozen ofthe instruments while one of brothers narrated.Seeing this museum was in itself worth the tripto the annual meeting. This is one of theintangible benefits of being a member of theClassic Car Club of America® You are exposedto situations that are totally indescribable.Classics in front of The BreakersSpring 2011A table ofSSR membersat the regionalawardsbanquet.R to L:Guyton, Estes,C. Conley,J. Conley,Krzan, AlbertinAnother view of the show cars11