HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY TO THE VALLEY FORGE REGION!

And there was no better way to celebrate than by hosting our Annual Fall Meet in Lahaska, PA!

It was a celebration of many things at the the VFR's Annual Fall Meet, held on September 25.  A celebration of 30 years of VFR dedication to the hobby - and a celebration of the friendships and camaraderie that make this hobby such a wonderful experience.  The smiles and laughs were as plentiful as the cars that day.  Old-timers joked at each others expense, and the new folks, some displaying their cars for the first time, were welcomed with open arms.  The beautiful 1941 Sedan owned by long-time VFR member Marty Watkins, was selected as our dash plaque car.

The showfield spanned seven decades of Cadillac and LaSalle history - from Woody & Fran Rohrbach's flawless '31 to George Haasis' beautiful '93.  There were a few empty spaces on the showfield - perhaps the overcast skies kept some of our members away - well, it was their loss!  Great cars from NJ, PA, NY and MD lined the field, celebrating the VFR's 30th Anniversary in grand style! Thanks to VINCE TALIANO, Director of the Potomac Region, who attended - and the large contingent from the Long Island Dreamboats, who made the trek!

The judges were kept busy evaluating close to 80 cars - a task taken very seriously under the leadership of our Chief Judge, Jack Hotz.

And no celebration is complete without CAKE!  Before the awards were presented, all participants were treated to delicious dessert in honor of our 30th Anniversary.  Awards were presented by our Chief Judge, Jack, and assisted by VFR President Mike Barruzza.

The Valley Forge Region was extremely pleased to welcome our fellow members from the Long Island Dreamboats region, to our Fall Meet.  Dreamboats in attendance were ANDY ZIZOLFO, PHIL OCCHIPINTI, STEVE KREIGER, KEN KANNER, FRED MICELI and family members. No show is complete without some cruising, and the Dreamboats did it in high style - Dreamboat cars that cruised were PHIL'S 1972 FLEETWOOD, KEN'S 1970 DEVILLE CONVERTIBLE, STEVE'S 1989 ALLANTE and FRED'S 1960 COUPE.

The judging of the cars was very strict - CONGRATULATIONS  to PHIL and STEVE. PHIL'S 1972 FLEETWOOD and STEVE'S 1989 ALLANTE both took 2nd place awards in their class.

We send a big Valley Forge THANK YOU to the Dreamboats and their families for their time, effort and support by attending our 30th Anniversary Celebration.  Thanks to STEVE KREIGER for supplying the photos, below.