                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, August 2, 1996                TAG: 9608020680
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY             PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: By Mary Scully 
                                            LENGTH:   25 lines

AUTO CENTENNIAL CELEBRATES CARS

MEMO: For complete article see microfilm. ILLUSTRATION: Color photo by CHARLIE MEADS, The Virginian-Pilot

Bill Weddle of Virginia Beach has interested his grandson Wesley

Gardner, 12, in old cars like his 1921 Buick roadster, which Weddle

purchased several years ago fully restored. Gardner is the youngest

member of the Tidewater region, Antique Automobile Club of America.

Color photo by JIM WALKER, The Virginian-Pilot

Alan Thornton of Portsmouth will show his 1932 Ford, a classic

street rod.

Color photo by VICKI CRONIS, The Virginian-Pilot

Rob Colston of Suffolk spent two years restoring his 1965 Mustang,

convertible. The care has the original upholstery, and the original

289 V-8 engine. by CNB