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On August 25, 1971, Huston Shelton was hurrying home from a trip to another antique car outing in Graham, TX that was called “Graham Spring Fever Days”. He had been on this tour with another car club that he belonged to, but he knew there was going to be a meeting to form a vintage Chevy club and he didn’t want to miss it. Huston joined the Lone Star Region that day at the very first meeting, becoming a charter member, and has been a faithful member ever since.
Like a lot of Lone Star Region club members, Huston liked old cars as a teenager and his first car was a 1931 Model A Ford. At the time he joined the club, he owned a 1941 Chevrolet 2 Door Sedan that he had purchased from a General Motors co-worker named Lloyd Nicholson. Lloyd Nicholson also became one of the Lone Star Region’s charter members.
The first national VCCA anniversary meet that Huston and his wife Betty attended was the 15th in 1976 in Colorado Springs, CO and they have attended every one since then. By that time, he owned a 1938 Coupe that he took to the meet and won a 2nd place award. This was the first of several other VCCA awards that Huston has received at the anniversary meets.
Huston’s favorite car of all those that he has owned over the years was a 1955 Convertible, red and cream color. It was used one year on a float that was sponsored by the Lone Star Region in the Arlington Fourth of July parade. He no longer has that convertible, but he does still have a 1965 Malibu that he bought new. At the present time, Huston has the 1965 Malibu 2 Door Hardtop, three 1954s and a 1967 El Camino.
One thing that goes hand in hand with antique cars is swap meets and old car parts, and Huston has been very involved with both. When the Lone Star Region had the opportunity to begin a swap meet at Traders Village in Grand Prairie, TX, in 1976, Huston joined in with several other members in the club who were working to get it started. Due to the efforts of that group of people, the club still has a swap meet that is a source of income for its many activities. The first swap meet that Huston began selling at as a vendor was the widely known “Pate Swap Meet”, and it is still his favorite swap mmeet. However, he has only missed going to the Petit Jean Arkansas swap meet one time and that was last year. And of course, he is always at the Lone Star Swap Meet in Grand Prairie. When car lovers in this area need a part for their old car, they know to check with Huston because he may just happen to have what they need. Huston says that the source of a lot of the items that he sells is flea markets, trade days or other swap meets.
It would be hard to say how many cars that Huston has bought and sold over the years. He said, “Since the late 60’s, I have had over 70 Model A’s”. Wouldn’t that make Henry Ford proud? That doesn’t even take into account all of the Chevrolets that he has owned and sold.
Betty and Huston have two daughters and five grandsons that all live in this area, and are very close to them. When you see Huston at a swap meet, it is not unusual at all to see some of his family there giving him a hand.
Thanks to all who had a hand in organizing the Arlington 4th of July parade (Elmer and Barbara Anderson - anyone else?) and for all LSR participants. We were mentioned in an article published in the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Hooray for all LSR participants. Even though they referred to us as the Lone Star Region Vega (instead of VCCA) we'll forgive them since we took home a second place recognition under the Classic Car Clubs category. A big "Wow!" also goes out to the Perrine family as they took home a third place under the Antiques category.
Also a big thanks to Verna for stepping up and coming to the rescue when it really counts. Apparently the "offical" Mayor's car was a no-show for the parade so Verna and her beautiful red convertible car stepped in to save the day. Reflects well that a member of the VCCA LSR was able to "officially escort" Mayor and Mrs. Cluck.
The "Model T Crossing America" organization visited our 35th Annual Swap Meet for several hours on Saturday afternoon, 12 June 2010. They are a Veterans group that came to us a couple of days before the Swap Meet to seek our support in the form of allowing them to drop by for a couple of hours to display their Ford Model T and to spread the word about their cause. Fortunately we were able to accommodate their needs. Pictures from their visit can be viewed on the VCCA Facebook page.
At the May meeting, Jerry Gray was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the VCCA for Region Coordinator for 2009. Clay Perrine, Area 6 Director, made the presentation. Jerry was on the VCCA National Board for many years and continued to serve in 2009 after his term had ended, to fill in until during a period of transition as some new VCCA methods were implemented. Thank you, Jerry, for all of your work over the years for the VCCA and the Lone Star Region.
VCCA-Area-6-Fall-Joint-Tour-Registration-Form
Registration
Deadline is 15 AUG 2010
The Diamond State Region has decided to have the joint tour out of Conway, AR with arrival date of Thursday Sept. 16 and a depart date of Sunday Sept. 19, 2010 with two touring days of Friday and Saturday. Our host hotel will be the Country Inn & Suites at 750 Amity Rd., Conway, AR 72032, phone number 501-932-0500. We have a block of 30 to 40 rooms. Will have more info on registration fee and touring highlights as soon as possible. If you can let your members know as soon as possible we would appreciate it.
| Date Event | Date Event |
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| August 8 | Club Meeting |
| August 23 -29 | Southwest Fall Tour*** |
| September 12 | Club Meeting |
| September 16 -19 | Area 6 Joint Tour***, Conway, AR |
| October 10 | Club Meeting |
| November 14 | Club Meeting |
| 2011 JULY 17-23 | VCCA 50th Anniversary Meeting, Flint, MI |
| *** -- Tours are often limited to number of participants and year/type of vehicle. Carefully review the details of each event and reserve your spot early. | |
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