Club Tour

Thank you to everyone who made the effort to come out and cruise to the Doll museum in Lebanon. We had 25 attending and 7 Classics in line. A special thanks to those who came out without A/C! It was a nice drive through Lascassas to Rt 266 and through Lebanon. The Museum was definitely a labor of Love. Set on a beautiful five acres in a house built in the late 1870s, every room was filled with very ornately dressed dolls of all sizes. The Owner was very kind to let us look around and even provided some snacks.

Lunch was very good and service was great with lots of great conversation. I would highly recommend stopping into El Rancho Nuevo if you get the chance. The route to Maple Motors was an easy cruise through 109 and Lebanon Pike to Hendersonville. Unfortunately, I had to stop prior to arriving at Maple Motors to assist a broken-down classic minivan (Tom & Barbara Collins), so I can’t speak to what was on display there.  I can’t wait for the next opportunity to get together. I hope you will join us on the next adventure.
Thanks again Sue & Scott Zimpfer

I have said before it takes many to plan activities, thanks to all but special thanks to:
Scott & Sue Zimpfer
Russ & Pat Barnes
Janet Fulton
Barbara Collins
Mike Barrett
Dorthy Attermeyer (Doll Collection)

On 5/16/26, members of our HRR Car Club enjoyed visiting the Historic Lotz House in Franklin, TN. The house was built in 1855, by German immigrant Johann Albert Lotz. A master carpenter and piano maker, Lotz used the house to showcase his craftsmanship. The home features impressive woodwork, including a free-floating black walnut staircase, and a unique inverted piano leg as the newel post. The Battle of Franklin, in November 1864, ensued right outside their front door. The family survived the battle, but the Lotz House suffered some structural damage from cannon fire. The Lotz House served as a hospital for both sides after the battle, as is evident by bloodstains on the floors. While we weren’t allowed to take pictures inside the house, we took some nice ones outside. Our guides shared interesting details about the family and the battle. One family member became an internationally known painter, Matilda Lotz. One of our guides, Thomas Cartwright, especially liked seeing the antique cars some members drove!

Afterwards, we had a delicious lunch at Big Bad Breakfast. The food and service were terrific. They even had a background for photos. Thank you for joining us; I hope you had as much fun as I did.

Fondly, Alice Gibson

If You Missed this HR&R Tour, You missed a Real Treat!

Saturday, September 16, our great Honk, Rattle, and Roll Club headed for Tullahoma on a rainy, drizzly day after enjoying coffee and donuts at Loafers’ Glory. Several members arrived early and enjoyed just sitting and conversing prior to our leaving. 

Our lunch stop was at Damron’s Restaurant just a few miles from our ultimate destination. This little restaurant was fabulous! Everything was homemade and delicious. The hamburgers were hand-rolled and huge! Several club members stated that they eat there regularly and have never had a bad meal! This place is highly recommended!

After lunch, we arrived at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum. The airfield was covered with small, privately owned aircraft. HR&R did this same tour in 2017; however, the museum has added a new and even larger building since then. The airplanes, particularly the “cut-away” planes and engines, were truly fascinating.

This tour was attended by 44 club members, most of whom drove their modern “iron” due to the weather. However, one vehicle did truly stand out – the Amphicar driven by Mark and Vicki Qualls.

Special thanks to Paul Collins, the Tour Director, and Russ Barnes, the Tour Planner, for all their time and effort in planning a wonderfully fun and educational day for all of us! Thanks, guys!!

Another great car tour!! Over 40 members were in attendance.

Highlights included:

Tom Collins’ grand collection and the stories behind the cars

Terry Stegall’s place and his discussion of the restorations underway were not to be missed.

Then the great Barbecue meal and tour of David Huskey’s shop was the very best!

Special thanks to our Tour Director, David Huskey, for arranging a fabulous day!

Special Thanks to our Tour Planner, Russ Barnes, and to our hosts, Tom Collins and Terry Stegall. Also, thanks to our great photographer, Arlene Timbs.

Thanks to everyone who attended!!

HRR’s wrap up tour for the 2022 season, America’s Senior Hero’s ’22 Appreciation Tour, was a triple treat. It began with a visit to Charlie’s Custom Creations and Machines in Murfreesboro, where the group was given an insider’s view of the in’s and out’s of the custom fabrication process used to create show stopping rods capable of supercar speeds. Especially impressive was their use of 3-D printing to fabricate grills and other car parts. 

 Next, the tour followed scenic backroads for lunch at the Barrell House II BBQ restaurant located on the premises of the Nearest Green Distillery just on the outskirts of Shelbyville.  This tour member gives it a four Michelin star rating in the BBQ category.   It would have received five stars if they had toothpicks at the register.  The highlight of the lunch was Cindy Jones conducting the 50/50 raffle just as she and Rick had done for so many years.    

Finally, the tour swung by assisted living facilities in the Shelbyville area.  As has been the case in years past, the residents were enthusiastic and extremely grateful for the classic car parade in their honor.  The tour was held up for about 10 minutes at the last stop to allow the residents to finish their bingo game.   This leg of the tour was especially meaningful since it was scheduled as our May event but had to be cancelled due to the weather forecast.   Thanks to Greg Faulk and Sally McKay for organizing the tour.   An extra loud shout out goes to Russ and Pat Barnes for mapping out a pastoral tour route and dealing with the logistics of creating a time table involving a rod shop, a restaurant and three assisted living facilities.   The club should consider giving them a bottle of Nearest Green’s finest.

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The weather was not the most cooperative this Saturday….  not that we got the 3 to 6 inches that were “possible” according to the forecasters.  But……

we did get enough of a “skiff” of snow that it made the roads a bit less than desirable.

We had a low turn-out at Loafers Glory that morning, but 14 folks enjoyed the hot fireplace, hot coffee and conversations before the decision was made to postpone the Falcon Rest Mansion cruise until a later date.  Hopefully the weather will be much better and more folks can join in for the day!  Perhaps it wall be at a time when the gardens will be in full bloom and glory.

As we were already gathered, we decided to head on over to the Boulevard Bar and Grill for more conversations and lunch.  After a good time there, we all headed on our separate ways.