Drum Roll, Please: The 2021 Golden Quill Awards
Old Cars has chosen the winning recipients of the 2021 Golden Quill Award for automotive club publication excellence.
What it takes to earn Old Cars’ coveted club pub award
“It is a privilege to announce that dozens of car club publications have been honored with the Golden Quill Award by the editorial staff of Old Cars magazine, a well-established mainstay in the world of vintage car publications,” says Angelo Van Bogart, Old Cars editor. “Quality, balanced content, creativity, accuracy, admirable layout and design plus professionalism are main factors in the selection.”
Van Bogart added that, when judging club publications, the Old Cars staff looks for a balance of historical articles with stories about members and their vehicles, technical articles and club communication. “There should be a good balance of images showing members and their vehicles — but not too much of one over the other — plus helpful information and leads to resources that strengthen the club, its members and the hobby,” he added.
Dr. Gerald Perschbacher, chief judge for the competition, noticed several shifts in publications during 2021. Some were thinned in page count or in frequency, likely due to less activities and income attributed to the COVID pandemic and the curtailing of select activities. Some clubs skipped issues and, in rare cases, may have gone into hibernation. A few clubs even lost their editors to the virus, which affected the club’s ability to publish.
“There was less to report when it came to events, but plenty to include on special features,” Perschbacher notes. So member memories, experiences and stories seemed to be bumped up in frequency. He sees this as a benefit for car clubs since it builds rapport. The hobby slowdown also resulted in a rise in technical and historical features that Perschbacher believes will strengthen enjoyment of the hobby and the preservation or restoration of collectible cars."
"Some events were planned then canceled, and advertising space seemed to take a dip. But overall, clubs shouldered the situation. “If there are heroes in this process, let’s give a special word of appreciation to editors who kept the old car hobby rolling in print,” he adds, “and let’s not forget club members who supported their editors by providing articles and pictures.”
On the plus side, several publications increased their page counts when frequency changed, or the necessity of communication was heightened. This resulted in a new “Super Size” category for national publications. In 2021, it was not unusual for a national car club publication to surpass 80 pages, some going as high as 116 pages, or more.
The category of Honorable Mention in the following list does not note winners, but potential publications that may rise to be winners in future annual contests for the Golden Quill Award.
There are still car club publications that are not in competition, but can be considered for 2022. To be involved, clubs are to send gratis printed copies upon publication to the two sources involved in judging:
Old Cars Editor
5225 Joerns Drive, Suite 2
Stevens Point, WI 54481
AND ALSO
Dr. Gerald Perschbacher, Chief Judge
8868 Rock Forest Drive
St. Louis, MO 63123-1116
Hard copies sent to the addresses above are also eligible to be featured in the “Club Clips” section that appears in each issue of Old Cars, and be further promoted online on Old Cars’ website and Facebook page.
Since publications are categorized and judged for the Golden Quill Award based on printed copies, it is necessary to mail publications to the above addresses in order to be considered for the award. Those clubs that only offer their publication via email may still enter the 2022 competition by sending printed copies of the club’s digital publication to the addresses noted.
Is your club’s information up to date on the Old Cars Club List? Visit your club’s listing at www.oldcarsweekly.com/old-cars-car-club-directory and if your club’s contact information needs to be updated or added, please send an e-mail with the updates to oldcars@aimmedia.com.
Now onto the Winners
Old Cars awards 2021 club publications
Awarded by Chief Judge Gerald Perschbacher & Old Cars Staff
National Awards
Super Size
Antique Automobile, West Peterson, editor, The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA)
Avanti, Lewis Schucart, editor, Avanti Owners Association International
Horseless Carriage Gazette, Tracy Lesher, editor/graphic design, Horseless Carriage Club of America
Model “A” News, Helen Ehrenhofer, editor, Model “A” Restorers Club
Model T Times, Natalie Weaver, editor, The Model T Ford Club International
The NCRS Driveline, Vinnie Peters, editor, The National Corvette Restorers Society
Porsche Panorama, Rob Sass, editor, The Porsche Club of America
The Professional Car, Walt McCall, editor, The Professional Car Society
The Restorer, Andy Scheer, editor, Model A Ford Club of America
Smoke Signals, Tim Dye, editor, Pontiac-Oakland Club International
National Luxury
Air Cooled News, Alex Huppe & Jeryl Schriever, co-editors, H.H. Franklin Club, Inc.
At The Sign Of The Cat, David Hyatt, editor/graphics, Cougar Club of America
The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Newsletter, Shannon Olson, editor, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club
The Bulb Horn, Dennis Holland, editor, The Vintage Motor Car Club of America
Buick Bugle, Pete Phillips, editor, Buick Club of America
The Corvette Restorer, Vinnie Peters, editor, National Corvette Restorers Society
Enjine! Enjine! Scott Rollins & Steve Hagy & Tony Barrancotta, editors, Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA)
Generator & Distributor, Vince Taliano, editor, Vintage Chevrolet Club of America, Inc.
Journey with Olds, Shannon Olson, editor, Oldsmobile Club of America
The Legend, Tom Szymczyk, editor, GTO Association of America
The Packard Cormorant, Stuart R. Blond, editor, Packard Automobile Classics
Lincoln & Continental Comments, Jeffrey D. Shively, editor, Lincoln & Continental Owners Club
Plymouth Bulletin, Lanny D. Knutson, editor, Plymouth Owners Club
Quicksilver, Todd Haefer, editor, International Mercury Owners Association
The Self-Starter, Jeffrey D. Shively, editor, Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc.
Stutz News, Carl & Carrol Jensen, editors, The Stutz Club, Inc.
Turning Wheels, Ann Turner, editor, The Studebaker Drivers Club
V8 Times, Shannon Olson, editor, Early Ford V8 Club of America
The Vintage Ford, Aleesa Drennen, editor, Model T Ford Club of America
WPC News, Frank Pascoe, editor, Chrysler Product Restorers Club
White Triangle News, Sam Jackson, editor, Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club, Inc.
National Intermediate
The Arrow, Steven Rossi, editor, Pierce-Arrow Society
The Brickline, Randy Wyrick, editor, Bricklin International Owners Club Inc.
The Cormorant News Bulletin, Craig Handley, editor, The Packard Club
Corsa Communique, Don Keefe, executive editor, Corvair Society of America
Crosley Quarterly, Abigayle & Joyce Morgan, co-editors, Crosley Automobile Club
DeSoto Adventures, Dan Lyman, National DeSoto Club, Inc.
The Early Bird, Garrett Shropshire, editor, Classic Thunderbird Club International
The Fork & Blade, Greg Bilpuch, editor, Lincoln Owners Club
International Thunderbird Club Script, Nichole Colwell, editor, International Thunderbird Club
The Nomad Post, Jim Kelso, editor, The Chevrolet Nomad Association
On Solid Ground, Ken Amrick, editor, Solid Axle Corvette Club
Pur Sang, Matthew Baran, editor, American Bugatti Club
The Riview, Ray Knott, director/editor, Riviera Owners Association
Sallee Speaks, John Byrden, editor, LaSalle Appreciation Society — Chapter of the Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc.
Silver Trumpet, John & Amy Tippett, editors, SPAAMFAA
The Skyliner, Judi Terrell Linden, editor, International Ford Retractable Club
The Starter, Tom Johnson, editor, Willys-Overland-Knight Registry, Inc.
Talegate, Chuck Snyder, editor, International Station Wagon Club
Thunderbird Scoop, Terri McNeill, editor, Vintage Thunderbird Club International
Torque Tube II, Matthew Hinson, editor, 1936-1938 Buick Club
The VSA, Jim Bates, editor, Volvo Sports America
Vintage Triumph, Shawn Frank, editor, The Vintage Triumph Register
VSA, Jim Bates, editor, Volvo Sports America
The Way of the Zephyr, Richard L. Cole, editor, Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club
Wheels & Waves, Larry DePasquale Sr., editor, International Amphicar Owners Club
Woodie Times, Roddy Sergiades, editor, The National Woodie Club
National Compact
Airflow Newsletter, John Boyd, editor, Airflow Club of America
American Austin Bantam Club News, Bob & Cathy Cunningham, editors, The American Austin Bantam Club
Cross Flags, Jeff Butz, editor, ’65-66 Full Size Chevrolet Club
Fomoco Times, Travis B. Sheaffer, editor, Crown Victoria Association
Front Wheel Driver, Steve & Lucy Blakey, editors, Toronado Owners Association
Jeepster News, Peter G. Mozzone, editor, Willys Overland Jeepster Club, Inc.
Kaiser Frazer Owners Club International Monthly News Bulletin, Barbara Mueller, editor, Kaiser Frazer Owners Club International
The Marmon News, George Bradley, editor, The Marmon Club
News-Flite, Andy Mikonis, editor, Chrysler 300 Club International, Inc.
North American Singer Owners Club News, Phillip Avis, editor, North American Singer Owners Club
Professional Car Collector, Louis C. Farah, editor, Professional Cars International
Reo Echo, Stan (Butch) & Lois Pream and Martin & Joyce Moody, editors, The Reo Club of America, Inc.
Runabouts to Rockets, Brad Bishop, editor, National Antique Oldsmobile Club
The Silver Shell, Jeff Buckley, editor, Moon Car Club
53’/54’ Buick Skylark Club Newsletter, Gary DiLillo, editor, ’53/’54 Buick Skylark Club
Thunder & Lightning, Linda Greisinger, editor, Hurst/Olds Club of America
Viva Carrera!, Mike Denney, editor, The Road Race Lincoln Register Club
Special Purpose & Museum
Braking News, Jeff Lane, director, Lane Motor Museum
The EMMR Times, Eastern Museum of Motor Racing
Emporium/Service Bulletin, Pierce-Arrow Society
The Ford Legend, Josh Conrad, editor, Henry Ford Heritage Association
Foundation News, Henry Dominguez, editor, Early Ford V-8 Foundation
Great Arrow News, Dave Stevens, museum director, Pierce-Arrow Museum
LaCad, Andrew & Rachel Rees, editors, Cadillac LaSalle Club of Australia
Reflections, Jeffrey E. Bliemeister, executive director, AACA Museum, Inc.
Service Bulletin, David White, editor, Pierce-Arrow Society
The Time Machine, Mary Ann Porinchak, editor, National Packard Museum
The Voice, Dave Bajumpaa, editor, Connecticut Council of Car Clubs
Regional Chapters 2021
Full Size Chapters
The Bonding Strip, Ed Vignone, editor, Southern California Chapter — National Corvette Restorers Society
The Dashboard, Maureen Blevins, editor, Greater Illinois Region — Classic Car Club of America
LineChaser, Cheryl Loegering, editor, Minnesota Street Rod Association — NSRA
Overhead Cammer, Jim Black, editor, Overhead Chapter — Pontiac-Oakland Club International
Torque, Rich Ray, editor, Michigan Region — Classic Car Club of America
The Vette Signal Magazine, Tom Komendera, editor, Michigan Chapter — National Corvette Restorer’s Society
Compact Chapters
The Blue Gray Rocket Report, Darlene Myers, editor, Blue/Gray Chapter — Oldsmobile Club of America
Boomtimes, William C. Anderson, editor, Buick Owners of Maryland
Corvan Antics, Molly Bacon, editor, Corvanatics
Cormorant Flier, Stan Ruesch, editor, Wisconsin Packard Automobile Classics, Inc.
Cruisin, Luke Karosi, editor, West Coast Customs
Fiero Focus, Sadie Kaminski, editor, Northern Illinois Fiero Enthusiasts, Inc.
Gateway Gazette, Ted Baker, editor, St. Louis Gateway Chapter — Buick Club of America
Hoosier Horn, Rachel Daeger, editor, Indiana Region — Classic Car Club of America
Hoosier Tailfin, Michael Fellenzer, editor, Indiana Region — Cadillac & LaSalle Club
The Hub Cap, Jim Nicholson editor, Wisconsin Region — Classic Car Club of America
Legendary Lines, David & Melinda Gale, editors, NW GTO Legends
The Livery, Eileen Schoenecker, editor, Tri-State Chapter — Professional Car Society
Northern Lights, Donna & Bill Dirnberger, editors, Minnesota Region — AACA
Northstar News, Dave Gustafson, editor, Northstar Region — Lincoln & Continental Owners Club
Paw Prints, Karen Wilson, editor, GTO Association of Central Ohio
Henney Program of Progress, George Hamlin, editor, Henney Chapter — Professional Car Society
The Redline Times, Reba Whittington, editor, Carolinas Chapter — National Corvette Restorers Society
The Restoration Preservation Motoring Fun, Jimmy Patitucci, editor
Road Chatter, John & Robin Emmering, editors, Northern Illinois Regional Group #8 – Early Ford V-8 Club of America
Snic Braaaapp, Tom Morgan, editor, Triumph Illinois Sports Owners Association
Studebaker Spokesman, Claude Chmielewski, editor, Wisconsin Region — Studebaker Drivers Club
Vairforce, Kathy Bombardier, editor, Bay State Corvair Club
Whales On Wheels, Molly Bacon, editor, Ultra Van Motor Coach Club, Inc.
Wheels “A” Rolling, David Young, editor, Mid-Atlantic Vintage Motor Car Club of America
WOW (Willys Overland Words), Martin Jaeger, editor, Northwest Chapter — Willys-Overland-Knight Registry
Sub-Compact Chapters
Arc and Spark, David O. Lyon, editor, Kalamazoo Antique Auto Restores Club
Bow Tie Bulletin, Ron Panicucci, editor, Jersey Lakeland Region — Vintage Chevrolet Club of America
Carhart Chronicle, Ralph Kalal, editor, Wisconsin Society of Automotive Historians
Carolina Plymouth Power, Dean Yates, editor, Plymouth Owners Club
Classic Olds Journal, Mary Degler, editor Olds Club of Florida — Oldsmobile Club of America
The Echo, Chris Collins, editor, Grand Canyon State Chapter — Studebaker Drivers Club
Finz, Ron Melville, editor, The Cadillac & LaSalle Club of New Zealand, Inc.
The Fordist Newsletter, Charlie Dildine, editor, So-Cal Regional Group — Early Ford V-8 Club of America
The Hudson-Aire, Lynn P. Horn, editor, Chesapeake Bay Chapter, Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club
Mass Cruisers Auto Club, John Buchanan, editor, Mass Cruisers Auto Club
The Occasional, Steven G. Williams, editor, Model T Ford Club of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Packard Digest, Kevin Luedtke, executive director, Motor City Packards — Packard Automobile Classics, Inc.
Packardgram, Duane Gunn, editor, Arizona Region — Packards International
Planetary News, Mike Zahorik, editor, Model T Ford Club of Milwaukee
The Potomac Rambler, Chad Quella, editor, Association of AMC & Rambler Enthusiasts
Rocket Recorder, Irma Benedek, editor, Delaware Valley Oldsmobile Club
Rocket Review Quarterly, Scott Phillips, editor, Capitol City Rockets — Oldsmobile Club of America
The Rope Shaft Reader, Gary Stoiber, editor, Little Indians Chapter —Pontiac-Oakland Club International
Rumble Sheet, Bill Gillies, editor, Twin Cities Regional Group #46 — Early Ford V8 Club of America
Sidelights, Jean Hawa, editor, South Florida Region — AACA
The Standard of The World, Bill Levy, editor, North Texas Region — Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc.
The Starterator, Rich Gibbs, editor, Sunflower Region — Contemporary Historical Vehicle Association
Steering Wheel Newsletter, Ed Meyer, editor, Missouri-Illinois Gateway Chapter — Studebaker Drivers Club
Thunderbird Flyer, Tom Przedwojewski, president, Northwest Vintage Thunderbird Club
Wheel Tracks, Gary Fiske & Anne Pierce and Nancy & Ken Gypson, editors, Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts
Honorable Mention*
Airhorn, Charley Biddle, editor, Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts — Corsa Chapter
The AM-xcentric, Joshua Greenplate, editor, Great Lakes Classic AMC Club
The Belltown Bulletin, Dan David, editor, Belltown Antique Car Club
Bird Talk, Art Fleming, editor, Long Island Thunderbird Club — Vintage Thunderbird Club International
Borgward Owners’ Club Newsletter, Dave Jolksovsky, editor, Borgward Owners’ Club
Caddy Chatter, Tony Albarella, editor, Cadillac Club of North Jersey
Chrysler Tonic, Carol Morice, editor, Chrysler Product Restorers Club — WPC Club
Driving Force, Colby Martin, editor, SEMA Government Affairs Office/SEMA Action Network
East Coast Chapter Newsletter, Pat & Dan Kasten, editors, East Cost Chapter — International Ford Retractable Club
The Enlightener, Dan Cress, editor, The Badger Region — Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc.
Exhaust Valve, Jim Jaeger, editor, Fireball Chapter — Buick Club of America
The Gas Buggy Gazette, Angelica Yost, editor, Gettysburg Region — AACA
The GMC Times, David & Julie Bailey, editors, GMC Truck Chapter — Pontiac-Oakland Club International
The Golden Rocket, Carol Murray, editor, 57 Chapter — Oldsmobile Club of America
Good Olds Days, Dan Bodine, editor, Illinois Valley Olds Chapter
Hawkeye Hexagon, Dick Boswell, editor, Hawkeye Packards
The Horseless Page, Cinda Dorholt, editor, The Twin Cities Regional Group — Horseless Carriage Club of America
Hudsonnews, Richard Low, editor, Dixie Chapter Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club
The Newsletter of the PCPV Chapter of POCI, editor, Paul Bergstrom, Pontiac Commercial & Professional Vehicle Chapter — Pontiac-Oakland Club International
Overhead Cammer, Jim Black, editor, Overhead Chapter — Pontiac-Oakland Club International
The Packard Panorama, Jim Yocum, editor Keystone Packards — The Packard Club
Packard Profiles, Ken Dunning, editor, Peachstate Packards Region — Packard Automobile Classics
Pelican Papers, Drusilla Carter, editor, North Atlantic Packards — Packard Automobile Classics
Phantom News, Arlene Roth, editor, Phantoms Motor/Model Club
Rocket Review, Judy Badgley, editor, R.E. Olds Chapter — Oldsmobile Club of America
Southern Nevada Chapter Newsletter, Felipe Wentzel, editor, Southern Nevada Chapter — National Corvette Restorers Society
The Standard of The World, T.R. Toon, editor, West of the Lake Region — Cadillac & LaSalle Club
*Printed award not issued for Honorable Mention category.
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