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DATELINE NAPA VOLUME 2 NUMBER 7 DEARBORN, MICHIGAN LIMITED EDITION AOT BECOMES AUTOMOTIVE HALL OF FAME, INC. To more fully recognize the purposes of the organization, directors of the Automotive Organization Team (AOT) have voted to restructure the organiza tion and change its name to Automo tive Hall of Fame, Incorporated. The AOT was founded in 1939 as "Automotive Old Timers." A non profit association, it was founded for the purpose of honoring people who have made significant contributions to the automotive industry. One of its goals was to erect an automotive in dustry Hall of Fame where memorabil ia of industry leaders could be displayed to keep their history alive. The AOT Hall of fame was con structed in Midland, Michigan in 1976 on the campus of Northwood Institute. The modern facility now houses ex hibits memorializing 57 Hall of Fame electees and contains award plaques recognizing the contributions to the in dustry of over 249 recipients of Distin guished Service Awards. A new pro gram introduced in 1980 -- the Young Leadership and Excellence Awards -- honors newcomers to the industry for their outstanding efforts. In addition, the facility houses an in dustry library containing a wide range of early trade periodicals. Historians, writers, researchers, automotive stu dents and others find the library of sig nificant importance, especially for the history of the industry and its people. A truly unique organization, the Automotive Hall of Fame plans to ex pand the current building to more than double its present size. This will allow more recipients to be honored from all segments of the industry, including car and truck manufacturing, parts and service, marketing, inventors, design ers and many other categories. In addi tion, a climate-controlled library for rare collections will be part of the ex panded facilities. Future plans also include increasing the number of local AOT councils as well as the establishment of a 25-Year Club and a Golden Old Timers Associ ation for those who have been in the in dustry for 50 years or more. "We plan to provide a forum in several major cities around the country where . . . people can gather once or twice a year to renew friendships and honor those who have served and are serving," said Drex Minshall, chairman of the Hall of Fame. Currently, councils exist in New Jersey, Florida and Michigan. (For additional information on the Automotive Hall of Fame, write to: Dorothy Ross, president, AOT, P.O. Box 1742, Midland, MI 48640.) NEW NAPA DISTRIBUTION CENTER OPENS IN PENNSYLVANIA To better serve NAPA Jobbers, the Quaker City Motor Parts Company of Middletown, Delaware has opened a new NAPA Distribution Center. The new NAPA Carlisle Distribu tion Center, located in New Kingstown, Pennsylvania, was official ly opened for business on November 30, 1981. Gabe Hildebrand, former general manager at the NAPA Wind Gap Distribution Center, has been named general manager for the new opera tion. With the addition of the new NAPA Carlisle facility, NAPA now offers 72 distribution centers throughout the country to service NAPA Jobbers. STARTING YOUNG 7/2 month old Waylon Wayne Shell sure looks excited about NAPA's 1982 programs! Waylon is the son of Mike and Caren Shell and the grandson of Wayne "Pee Wee" Shell, who has operated S&K Auto Parts of Athens, Tennessee for 20 years. 25