2009 Events
Here’s a look ahead at potential chapter activities for the rest of the fall.
Next Function
Sat. ~ Sept. 19 ~ 11:00
Charles River Museum
of Industry & Innovation
~ downtown Waltham ~
The Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is located in downtown Waltham, Mass. on the banks of, appropriately, the Charles River. It’s in a 19th century textile mill building.
Note this is a Saturday event. We will meet there at 11:00 am for a guided tour of the museum and its features, which include Waltham watch exhibits, some clock exhibits, working machine shop (belts & pulleys), exhibits of steam power objects, transportation objects, and other machines. On the automotive front, the brochure mentions a 1907 Metz/Orient buckboard auto, a 1908 Metz/Marsh motorcycle, a Model A engine cutaway, antique gas pumps, and other auto-related items.
After spending an hour or two at the museum, we’ll find some lunch at one of the many restaurants along Moody Street. We do not plan to conduct a chapter meeting here, but we will hold a meeting at the Melrose Rotary Show, which is featuring Buick this year, on the following weekend on Sunday, September 27th. Try to be there - with your Buick! (Also see the Rotary Show flyer on Page 7.)
Directions & Parking: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, 154 Moody Street, Waltham. Phone: 781-893-5410 website: www.crmi.org.
The Museum is located near the center of Waltham. The green in the center of town is at the corner of Main Street (Route 20) and Moody Street. Just a few hundred yards south of Route 20, Moody Street crosses the Charles River and the old textile mill building housing the museum is visible to the east; no parking is available right there however. A municipal parking area is available off Pine Street for a nominal fee. Go 1 block south of the river to the traffic light, turn to the east on Pine Street. At your 2nd left, a large sign directs you to the City of Waltham Municipal Parking lot. Part of the lot is open, part covered. There is a “Pay Here” booth in each section. From the parking
lot, signs direct you to a footbridge which crosses the river to a footpath leading to the Museum entrance. As you cross the river, notice the waterfalls to your left.
Parking costs are nominal - $1 for 2 hours, $1.50 for 3 hours, etc. Find a machine, follow payment directions to receive a ticket, and place the ticket on the dashboard of your car. Then head for the museum. Museum admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors.
6th Annual Buicks in the Fall
Central New England Chapter
Cernak Buick Auto Show
Sunday, September 20, 2009
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
on the grounds of
Cernak Buick, Inc
102 Northampton Street
Easthampton, MA
Celebrating 61 years as a Buick dealer
Cernak Buick 1948-2009
Founded by Samuel Cernak in 1940
Peer Judged Awards – more Classes this year
One raffle ticket for each show car entrant
Gas cards to be awarded at end of show
Must have car entered and be present to win
Food Available on the premises
Vehicle Pre-registration: $ 10.00
Vehicle Registration on show day: $15.00
Presented by:
The Central New England Chapter, Buick Club of America
Sponsored by: Cernak Buick, Inc., Easthampton, MA
2009 Events
Thursday Cruise Nights at Patriot Place, Foxboro, Mass. - 9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22 (About 1500 cars there on Aug. 27th. See News & Notes section below)
Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, Mass. - The new exhibit, “The Style & Innovation of the American Automobile” is now open. www.larzanderson.org
Sun. Sept. 13 - Vintage Era Days Show (Pre-WWII cars only), ‘40s & ‘50s Fins Show, both are non-judged events, Endicott Estate, Dedham, Mass., www.bsaac.com
Sun. Sept. 13 - Ty-Rods 37th Old Timers Reunion, Bolton Fairgrounds, Lancaster, Mass., www.ty-rods.org, 978-357-3801
* Sat. Sept. 19 - Chapter event at Charles River Museum of Industry, Waltham, Mass.
Sun. Sept. 20 - Cernak All-Buick Show, Easthampton, Mass. (See flyer on Pages 5 and 6)
Sun. Sept. 27 - Melrose Rotary Show, Melrose, Mass.
email Jack Welch Cartoys@comcast.net for a show flyer
Sun. Oct. 4 - Maynard Area Auto Club Auto Show, Maynard Rod & Gun Club, Maynard, Mass. No judging. 978-897-3445, www.clubs.hemmings.com/maynardaac
Sat. & Sun. Oct. 10 & 11 - Battle for the Airfield, Collings Foundation, Stow, Mass. 978-562-9182, www.collingsfoundation.org
2010 Events
July 27 - 31, 2010 - BCA National Meet, Ames, Iowa (See note in News & Notes section)
*? August - Buick Regional Meet (under consideration), Mansfield, Mass. ?
2011 Events
* July 6 - 10 - BCA National Meet, Sheraton Ferncroft, Danvers, Mass.
2010 Events
July 27 - 31, 2010 - BCA National Meet, Ames, Iowa (See note in News & Notes section)
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More Hobby EVENTS! - Want to know what’s going on in the hobby in our local area and beyond? For a listing of events that goes (way) beyond our own Calendar of Events, the Maynard Area Auto Club has created an amazing list of hundreds of auto-related happenings. You can find it at www.clubs.hemmings.com/maynardaac. Have fun!
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