{"id":1847,"date":"2012-03-02T05:13:16","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T23:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klubasklasika.lt\/?p=1847"},"modified":"2021-02-18T05:29:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T03:29:56","slug":"istorija","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klubasklasika.lt\/en\/2012\/03\/02\/istorija\/","title":{"rendered":"From „Klasika” history\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6"},"content":{"rendered":"When searching various antique car club websites or the Internet, I noticed that information pertaining to the very beginnings and the founding of such clubs is missing. Where and when were they founded? What circumstances determined the founding of these clubs in Lithuania? In this article, I will try to fill in the gaps and tell the story of the founding of antique car club „Klasika” in the city of Bir\u00c5\u00beai. I will tell who the godfather of the club was, and how the name of the club was selected. \nOn August 16, 2008, for the first time in the history of Bir\u00c5\u00beai an antique car show was held. Encouraged by the success of the show, its organizer, Egidijus Einoris, decided to found an antique car club in Bir\u00c5\u00beai. For many years, Mr. Einoris, a former Bir\u00c5\u00beai resident, has been residing in the United States of America. He declared a contest in order to select a name for his newly-founded club, and his friends from Chicago and Bir\u00c5\u00beai eagerly participated. There were just a few requirements: the name should not be the same as already existing names of antique car clubs, it had to be short, sound well and be easy to remember. It had to sound in good in both, Lithuanian and English, and it had to reflect the history of antique cars. The winner of the contest was to receive a large quantity of good Bir\u00c5\u00beai beer and delicious snacks prepared by the club founder. \nLet me enumerate contest participants and the names they suggested: \nGiedr\u00c4\u2014 Braun-Vencius (Lithuanian weekly „Amerikos Lietuvis\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reporter, Chicago) – „Old Fashion\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \nDeimant\u00c4\u2014 Einoryt\u00c4\u2014 (student, Chicago) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ,,Antique Auto\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \nIna Stankevi\u00c4\u008dien\u00c4\u2014 (Lithuanian daily „Draugas” editorial staff member, Chicago) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c „Senas vairas\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Old Steering Wheel), „Auto klasika\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Retro klasika\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Nesenstanti klasika\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Timeless Classics) \nDalia Sokiene (Lithuanian Radio Show „Margutis II\u00e2\u20ac\u009d announcer, Chicago) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c „Kabrioletas\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \nGintautas Vasilevskis (businesman, Chicago) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c „Fajetonas\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Dili\u00c5\u00beanas\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Ekipa\u00c5\u00beas\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. \nVytautas Einoris (retiree, Bir\u00c5\u00beai) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c „Sena pavara\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Pavara\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Karieta\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \nAr\u00c5\u00abnas Zakrys („Lukoil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d gas station worker, Bir\u00c5\u00beai) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c „Rieda\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Va\u00c5\u00beuva\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Retrorida\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \nTo tell the truth, there was one other contest participant, Ar\u00c5\u00abnas Zakrys, who jokingly suggested a name taken from a book by Russian authors, Ilfas and Petrovas, „Golden Calf”. However, his wish to name the club by the name „Antelope Gnu\u00e2\u20ac\u009d was not going to come true for understandable reasons.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 \nAs you can see, there was no shortage of names suggested for the newly-founded club, and its „baptism” promised to be really grand. According to Mr. Einoris, names that were too long and cumbersome, did not reflect club activities, were English or used by other clubs, had to be rejected. At first, three names suggested by Ina Stankevi\u00c4\u008dien\u00c4\u2014 were chosen: „Auto klasika\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, „Retro klasika\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and „Nesenstanti klasika\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. They were shortened (of course with Mrs. Stankevi\u00c4\u008dien\u00c4\u2014’s approval), and now we have a short and nice name for the antique car club \u00e2\u20ac\u201c „Klasika\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Classic).<\/p>\n
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