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    HOT ROD HUNTING AT HERSHEY

    Feb 21, 2024 4 minutes

    I have lost count of the number of years I’ve been trekking to Hershey, Pa., for the annual Antique Automobile Club of America Eastern Fall Nationals hosted by the AACA Hershey Region. I started going there every October beginning in the early ’70s, so you can do the math. Who can resist 80 acres and thousands of flea market vendors selling all manner of things automotive? Add the faint whiff of chocolate from the Hershey facilities, the bright red and gold hues of the autumn leaves and the enticing aroma of Bricker’s French fries sizzling in oil and I’m hooked.

    For years, the AACA remained fervently anti-hot rod with the zeal of religious fanatics. One didn’t even think of trying to bring even a mildly modified car

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