My name is Myron Smith. I am 50 and live on a farm west of
LincolnNE. My
wife Barb and I have one child, Nathan, who is now 14 and is a freshman at
the Milford NE High School. I joined AACA in 1981 when first learned of
AACA and wanted to participate in a national
meet that was in
I am a second generation collector and have been attending marquee meets
since 1968. We are currently also members of the
Model T Ford Club of
the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America and AACA. I have also belonged to
numerous marquee auto clubs through the years, but with dues becoming more
and more expensive I have looked for where I get
the most bang for my buck
and have found AACA to be the organization I like best.
I served a number of years ago as a member of the legislative committee am
currently one of the chairmen of development and support, and am awards
program chairman for the CHIP program. I am a founding member of the
recently formed Nebraska Region AACA and was its
first president. Barb &
I also founded an antique auto 4-H club for youths. This group is
sponsored by our local region.
Our collection includes: a Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Studebaker, Rambler and
some Fords, a Cushman Eagle, but is primarily Chevrolets. The oldest
vehicle I have is a ’25 Model T and the newest
‘vintage’ vehicle is a
’79 Impala highway patrol car. I have a particular affinity for ‘59 and
‘66 Chevrolet full size cars.
We have participated mostly in meets rather than tours as they required
less of my limited vacation time and were less expensive than National
tours. I have some vehicles which I show and
others we drive on tours.
An example of tours we attend is one called Tour
mile weekend trip of pre 1978 vehicles.
I am concerned with the ‘graying’ of the hobby. I would like to see AACA
be a stronger influence in the Central and
western parts of the country.
I also am interested in promoting the hobby as
something my son will find
interesting as his dad does.