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07/17/2019 08:05 AMCar enthusiasts and community members alike are invited back to the Madison Town Green on Saturday, July 27 for the second annual Ted Aub Memorial Car Show. The event is designed to honor Aub, who was known for his commitment to veteran affairs and charities as well as his love of cars.
The car show runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Madison Town Green. The event is free to spectators; there is a $10 fee for those looking to enter a car in the show. The event is open to community members of all ages. Several veterans’ groups—Dames for Soldiers, the American Legion, Take A Vet Fishing, the Patriot Guard Riders, and APK Charities—are expected to attend and all funds raised from the show will benefit veterans’ organizations.
Event organizer Bill Raccio had done car shows with Aub for years. When Aub passed in fall 2017, Raccio said he knew a car show was the best way to celebrate Aub and continue to support many of the veteran’s organizations he cared deeply about. The first show was held in 2018 and Raccio said it was a big success.
“We had 140 cars and we had a couple hundred people walk in right of the street,” he said. “We had a very positive response after last years show. The car guys were raving about it and the community was raving about it. There is great support from the car community for this event because Teddy was well known in the hotrod community as well as the military community.”
Aub, from Madison, was the owner of A&A Auto Parts in Branford and served on many civic boards and organizations, including the United Way of Branford, the Branford Festival Committee, and the Marine Corps League.
Aub’s number came up in the Vietnam draft in the mid-’60s and while his call to serve was canceled, he dedicated his life to veteran’s causes in the area and across the region. He was the Connecticut coordinator of the National League of POW-MIA families, a member of the Connecticut Welcome Home for Vietnam Veterans’ Day Committee, and volunteered at Connecticut VA Hospitals, even going so far as playing Santa for a while.
Raccio said the show this year will once again have a strong military theme to it and invited everyone to come out. The second annual Ted Aub Memorial Car Show is Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a rain date of Saturday, Aug. 10.
“It’s going to be a great event,” he said.
Anyone looking to enter a car in the show can just show up on the day—no pre-registration is necessary. For more information on the show or to make a donation, contact Bill Raccio at wraccio@outlook.com.