Welcome to the Road Relics website. We are the Central Texas Region of the Antique Automobile Club of American (AACA). Or in other words, we are a bunch of guys and gals that enjoy the restoration and maintenance of automobile history.  Information about the AACA national club can be found by clicking on the above image.  There is also an extensive library of antique automobile information at the AACA Library and Research Center.  A great resource for those of us looking for answers about our cars if someone in the club does not already have an answer for you.  You are welcome to come for a visit.                                                                                                                                                                             

Latest Road Relics Club News

  At our November 2025 meeting we voted in the new club officers and welcomed several new guests to our meeting. The presentation for the evening had some technical challenges and we decided to push the presentation for our next meeting.  This allowed a lot of us to catch up with one on one conversations. 

We won’t have a club meeting on the 2nd Tuesday in December. Instead, we are having a Christmas party dinner on December 7th.  More detail on that on our event page.

At our October 2025 club meeting Lizette shared information about our 2025 Christmas Party, Joe shared nominations for our 2026 club officers, and new members were recognized. Gary is offered folks to stop by his shop after the Heros and Hot Rods car show on November 8th.

                                                                                                                                                                    Wendel shared stories and photos about his river cruise in Germany. It was called Castles and Cathedrals and took place along the Rhine River. The trip included a visit to the Technology Museum  Speyer. The museum presented technologies from underwater to space. Planes, motorcycles, submarines, space shuttle and more. Thanks Wendel.

At the September meeting Rich shared some car articles written in the 1930’s giving automotive ideas for improvement.  One example was the use of a metal wedge in place of a nut and bolt on a battery terminal. An interesting idea, but clearly never found its way to replacing the nut and bolt solution.  Still it was interesting to see other 1930 ideas being written to improve the automobile. 

 

 

Our August meeting included a presentation by Leif called “Model A Fords in the Movies”.  You would be surprised the number of movies that used Model A’s. Ahhh but then again you probably would not be surprised. 

Leif tested everyone’s guessing power to name that movie.  Winners even got a Road Relic sticker.      Thanks Leif

 

At our May meeting Joe shared some interesting inventions he found on the web like an electric bath tub from 1910. We also heard about the Pate Swap meet and the up coming events in the near future. 

 

Now I don’t know about you, but electricity and water in a bath tub are not two items I would like to put together.

 

 

 

 

DJ shared with us photos from the Pate Swap meet and stories about the excitement around the swap meet.  Thanks DJ

 

 

In April the Road Relics Club supports the Pate Swap meet at the Texas Motor Speedway. The club provides “parts hauling” for swap meet visitors.  If they buy an item that is large, heavy or multiple items, the club has golf carts with trailers to help move their treasures to their car (or sometimes, to another vendor).  It is a fun way to support Pate and meet folks working on fun projects.

 

The parts hauling carts are lined up ready for action.

 

 

 

 

Well, this item is to big for the parts haulers but it is an example of the things you can find at the Pate Swap meet. 

More pictures from Pate Swap meet can found on our Pate Swap Meet  event page.

 

 

At our March meeting Leif filled in for Joe and we got to see pictures of his project car, his dad’s pick up truck. 

 

 

If you enjoy cars, restoring cars, driving cars, or just talking about cars, this is a fun club to join. 

The members have a wealth of experience and always willing to share.

Come join one of our monthly club meetings every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Catfish Parlour South, 4705 E Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78744  At the meetings we talk about club business stuff and have a presentation but a club member. The members have a wide variety of cars, some running and some under construction. We also share ideas, problems,  solutions and plan events.

We  try to get our cars out once a month because these cars want to be driven. 

Check out our calendar to see what is happening and join our events and have some fun. 

Interested in learning more  about AACA Texas Tours? visit this site: click here