History The Arkansas Valley Car Club (AVCC) is a family-oriented organization with members from all walks of life. Each July on the weekend closest to Independence Day, the AVCC hosts the annual Mountain Mania car show in historic downtown Buena Vista, Colorado. The 2008 show marks the 25th Anniversary of Mountain Mania! The club also participates in area automobile events during the car show season and other family-oriented activities during the off-season. The club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at various members' homes in the Buena Vista-Salida area. All collector car enthusiasts, domestic or foreign, stock or modified, in the Buena Vista-Salida area of Colorado's central mountains are invited to contact one of the club officers listed below and come check us out. The “seed” for the club was planted in 1984 when the Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce hosted its first of three annual car shows that would later become the annual “Mountain Mania Car Show.” In 1986, the first official meeting of the AVCC was held at the local Buena Vista roller rink. The club assumed the organizational responsibility for the Chamber's annual car show. The founding members at the meeting were Dan and Pegi Brown, Randy Crane, Chip and Zella Brooks, and Ron Haug. Kathy and Ron Haug are still active members in the club. July 1987 brought the club's first “Fantastic Fourth of July Car Show” to life. The show was held at the park behind K's Dairy Delite on U.S. Highway 24 in Buena Vista on Independence Day weekend. There were approximately 60 vehicles on display for public viewing. Before too long, the show outgrew the park and was moved to historic East Main Street. To date, the car show attracts over 100 cars, motorcycles, and light trucks. The show's name was subsequently changed to “Mountain Mania” as it was not always held on Independence Day. Proceeds from the Mountain Mania Car Show currently provide funds for college scholarships to Buena Vista area high school students. With the growth in club membership and Mountain Mania Car Show participation, the AVCC submitted its Articles of Incorporation to the Colorado Secretary of State in June 1991. The purpose of the new corporation was and still is “To promote the sport of automobile related activity and to host a car show annually.” The application for incorporation was approved the next month and the club was designated a not-for-profit activity. The AVCC has not applied for tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. Currently, the AVCC has a membership of approximately 25 families. In addition to area car shows and swap meets, the club participates in many family-oriented activities such as bowling nights and potluck dinners. The club also participates in the Adopt-A-Highway Program sponsored by the Colorado Department of Transportation by picking up litter along a portion of U.S. Highway 24/285 east of Buena Vista and having dinner afterwards. The club's 2008 elected officers are: President – Kathy Haug, 719-539-9950; Vice President – Joe Bohe, 719-395-4832; Secretary – Glenn Mallory, 719-539-7487; and Treasurer – Margie Sulkey, 719-395-8846. For more information about the club, please contact one of the officers above or e-mail Glenn Mallory at TrustyOlds@salida.net

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