On January 15, 1946 our group was chartered and became the first Region of the eleven year old Antique Automobile Club of America.
In those early years our Region included five states in the mid-west.
Today, our Region's 240 families extend from the suburbs of Chicago to encompass the Northeastern section of Illinois. Our passion is Touring!! We have a two night Spring Tour in May every year and a two night Fall Tour in October. We were happy to have hosted The 2004 National Central Divisional Tour on September 8 - 12 2004, and will host The 2011 National Central Division Fall Meet in June of that year. Our 58th Annual 2006 Lake Forest Show, held on July 16, 2006, is one of the nations longest running Auto Shows. Our Lake Forest Dinner the night before our Lake Forest Car Show was a big success. Our Membership Meeting and Banquet in January kicked off our 60th year promoting the Car Hobby and AACA. Our successful fund raising Swap Meet was January 22, 2006.
The Illinois Region's seven Chapters alternate running each of these events. In addition to our Region events, each Chapter has their own meetings each month with their own Car Shows & Tours. We are a busy group and we like to have a good time, which isn't hard to do when a bunch of car-nuts get together. |
