Just over fifty years ago, somewhere in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland an informal network of people interested in riding, repairing and restoring old motorcycles were coming together and forming a core of people that would later become The Chesapeake Chapter (# 10) (CCAMCA) – Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA). It was an evolution that would take about 10 years to fully come-together, beginning loosely in the early 1970s. The scope of interest was to have close by acquaintances and a network to find parts, share information and importantly, have fun. The informal and evolving group were members of national associations that included the AMCA and the well-established American Motorcycle Association (AMA).

The approval process by the Board of Directors of AMCA took a couple years to accomplish, as they were reluctant in those times to expand the number of chapters of the club and they encouraged Chesapeake AMC members to join other regional Chapters of the club. In the meantime the group more formed a local club that according to past CCAMCA President Scott English was known as “the Chesapeake Antique Motorcycle Club of Maryland (Chesapeake AMC).” In correspondence we have found comments by past member Gerry Lyons, US Army Staff Sergeant during the club formalization referring to Chesapeake AMC as the “Maryland Antique Cyclists,” and the less formal “Maryland Antiquers.” …