 2009 Tour "The Catoctin Caper"
The 20th Annual Orphan Car Tour will be a special 2-day tour conducted on the 6th and 7th of June 2009 (second day is optional and not required). Saturday, June 6th will be our 'traditional' one day tour starting at the Cozy Restaurant in Thurmont, MD and ending in the Chambersburg, PA area for dinner. A hotel with special rates for Orphan Car and Chesapeake Region, AACA Spring Tour Tour guests has been arranged. Sunday, June 7th is a bonus day where we will continue north through Pennsylvania and join in on the Spring Overnight Tour sponsored by the Chesapeake Region AACA. The high point of the second day is the tour of America's oldest automotive museum, The William E. Swigart, Jr. Automotive Museum.
An update on 5/26/09 of some of the points you will see on the tour this year. The Tour has has NINE different interest points to see along the route, which winds its way through rural Maryland and Pennsylvania. Most of the things to be experienced at our stops are under cover, so even if the weather's inclement, there will be plenty of fun to be had!
1. "The Devil's Racecourse". A true natural phenomenon, this ghostly, dry "river of boulders", along a lonely road, gives off the eerie sound of unseen water....
2. Fort Richie, Maryland. Now decommissioned and awaiting development as a planned community, this former military base has a number of interesting buildings, and two lakes.
3. Pen Mar County Park opened as an amusement park over 130 years ago. The rides are gone, but the parks boasts an incredible view of 2,000 square miles of the Cumberland Valley. High Rock (a four-minute drive up the hill) affords an even more amazing view!
4. Renfrew Park is a 107-acre restored farmstead outside Waynesboro, Pa. Admission to the park and visitor center is free, and for a small extra amount (discounted for Orphan Tour participants) you can join a guided tour and visit several historic farm buildings.
5. "Select Vehicles" is an automobile emporium with over 30 antique vehicles on display, under cover; all are for sale.
6. The Waynesboro Model Railroad Club, housed in a historic country grain mill near a railroad track, has model train layouts in four different gauges! The building is open to the public only a few times a year, but the members have generously volunteered to throw open the doors for our Orphan Car Tour participants!
7. The Twin Kiss ice cream shop, a local treasure in the countryside north of Waynesboro, Pa., provides ice cream treats or substantial snacks. There's an enclosed dining room, outdoor picnic tables, arcade with pinball machines, and even a place where you can feed the deer!
8. "Older Car Restoration" is a small shop in Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, where the owner, Martin Lum, is currently restoring a 1952 Buick Skylark. You'll have the chance to talk to him about restoration techniques and ask plenty of questions!
9. The Fayetteville Antique Mall hosts 300 vendors in three buildings. Plenty to see -- even an antique tool dealer, for the guys!
A hotel is available for an overnight stay in Chambersburg, PA if you desire (full information is in the Day 2 AACA link below):
You can pre-register for the Orphan Car (held Saturday). It is highly encouraged to pre-register as this helps us arrange the logistics behind the scenes and make proper plans. However, you do have the option to sign up for the Orphan Tour (not the AACA Sunday event) on the day of the event.
If you plan to attend the dinner after the Orphan Car Tour on Saturday you must fill-out the dinner form and pay for that dinner by 1 June 2009.
The AACA Sponsored Event (held Sunday) has a Registration Deadline of 1 June 2009. You are not able to sign-up for the AACA hosted Sunday tour on the day of the event.
Each registration (Orphan Car Tour and AACA Spring Overnight Tour) is to be mailed to separate addresses as indicated on the forms.
Full details of the 2009 Orphan Car Tour are available in the flyer (.pdf file) at the link below. Additionally, a link is also provided below for information on the second day (June 7th) event sponsored by the Chesapeake Region, AACA.
Day 1 (6 June): "Traditional" Orphan Car Tour Information Link below:
Day 2 (7 June): AACA Sponsored Spring Overnight Tour Information Link below:
http://local.aaca.org/chesapeake/ONiteTour09BothDays.pdf
As an example of the fun we had last year, pictures from the 2008 Orphan Car Tour near Hampstead, MD are available for viewing at the link below:
http://orphancartourphotos.site.shutterfly.com/
Thank you for your interest in the Orphan Car Tour!
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