VISIT BY GRA-NEV A'S AUTO CLUB

April 11, 2009

Part 1 of 2

Introduction

Eight Model A's drove onto the Virginia Turnpike at a few minutes past 9 am and parked near the gate next to Kneebone Cemetery.  This cheerful group toured the Bridgeport area until 11 am and then continued on for lunch.

Some Model A's

Model A's

Some of the Model A's parked on the old Virginia Turnpike near the cemetery

Denia Pearson

Denia Pearson

Park volunteer Denia Pearson proudly displayed her Model A as a member of the club.

A Photographer

A Photographer

I wasn't the only one photographing the proceedings.

Club Members

Club Members

Club members gathered first at Kneebone Cemetery, where volunteer George Case passed out information packets and told of the Kneebone family buried there.

 

See Kneebone Cemetery under Visitor Information on the main menu.

Kneebone Cemetery

Kneebone Cemetery

The Kneebone Cemetery is privately owned and still cared for by Kneebone descendents.

A Ride to the Barn

A Ride to the Barn

Then the cars drove to the barn. I was lucky enough to get a ride and take this shot.

Photo Shoot

Photo Shoot

With only eight cars, they were able to line up at the barn for a photo shoot.

Beautiful Cars

Beautiful Cars

All eight cars were beautiful.

 

Group Photo

Group Photo

Group photo taken from Pleasant Valley Road

The Car Owners

Car Owners

Owners stood in front of their cars.

George Case

George Case

George Case tells about the Historic Barn.

 

See Barn under About the Park on the main menu.

Near the Barn

Near the Barn

Another view of club members near the entrance to the barn.

 

 

 

Inside the Barn

Inside the Barn

Inside the barn another volunteer describes the 11 horse-drawn wagons.

Photo Credits: Herb Lindberg