SPAAMFAA marked its 25TH Anniversary this year! Founder Dick Horstmann authored The Early Years – his official history of the Society (1958-1966) in the 1983-2 issue of Enjine!-Enjine! This important milestone was celebrated at the 1983 Summer Convention and Muster hosted by the Central New York Chapter in Syracuse August 5-6-7.

Also in 1983, national membership passed the 2,000 mark. Two new chapters — Land O Lakes(Minnesota) and the Thousand Islands Chapter in upper New York State came into being.