February 25, 2012 (Saturday) • Lunch at Big 3 Parts Exchange • San Diego • Southern/San Diego Events • The Golden State Region of the Plymouth Owners Club and friends are invited to gather at 12 noon on Saturday (2/25) at space SA 3+4. You will be treated to lunch by Larry, Kirk, Bill, and Steve. See the Big 3 Parts Exchange event write up under “Other Events” for more information.

April 15, 2012 (Sunday) • Compare All Three! • Swanton • Bay Area Events • This is a joint tour with the Early Ford V8 Club and the Vintage Chevrolet Club to the Swanton Pacific Railroad. Our own Bob Semichy is the organizer and will lead the tour starting from the South Bay.

Back in the day one of Plymouth’s advertising slogans was “Compare All Three” before buying your new car. This will be a chance for use to do the same now that our cars are many decades old.

Space is very limited and there is a small allocation of cars to each club, so you will need to contact Bob to confirm your place.

August 12, 2012 (Sunday) • Tour To Roaring Camp • Felton • Bay Area Events • A tour to Roaring Camp in Felton to ride the steam train through the redwoods. This is also the day for the 31st Annual International Musical Saw Festival at Roaring Camp. We need a head count for getting tickets, so contact the tour leaders, Rob and Kim Hunt, if you plan on attending.

February 24-26, 2012 (Friday-Sunday) • Big 3 Parts Exchange • San Diego • Southern/San Diego Events • 45th Annual Big 3 Auto Parts Exchange and Car Corral
When?Friday, Saturday & Sunday, February 24th, 25th & 26th, 2012..
Where? Qualcomm Stadium (old Jack Murphy Stadium) located at Friars Road and Mission Village Drive, San Diego.
How do I get there? Exit Friars Road from Highway 163 north or south and Interstate 15 north or south.

There is no charge to the general public to attend this event, however, there is a stadium parking fee. The shoppers hours are 12 noon to 4PM Friday, 8AM to 4PM Saturday and 8AM to 12PM Sunday.

The Golden State Region of the Plymouth Owners Club and friends are invited to gather at 12 noon on Saturday (2/25) at space SA 3+4. You will be treated to lunch by Larry, Kirk, Bill, and Steve.

If you enter the swap meet where the trolley overpass goes from swap area to parking lot, you will find us only three spaces from the outside. The first two spaces will be occupied by Monty Osberg. This section has mostly Chrysler Product stuff.

Larry’s cell: 619-972-0486
www.big3partsexchange.com/

April 1, 2012 (Sunday) • Jack Passey Car Collection • Watsonville • Other Events • The GSRPOC is invited to join with the CCPC, and other clubs, on a tour to Watsonville in the Bay Area. This tour will be a back roads run to Watsonville area with a visit to famed collector Jack Passey. Jack is a noted authority on classic cars, having help developed fine collections for museums and private collectors. He has extended a personal invitation to view his personal collection in honor of long time member/friend Norm Frey (45 years in CCPC) for Norm’s multiple contributions to preserving the history of Chryslers. Jack Passey’s collection is a work of over 50 years of collecting and is housed in a multi floor garage. We will be driving back roads to Hecker Pass (Hwy 52), location of Jack’s home. There will be a stop at Chitactc-Adams Heritage County Park for a short break/view/walk of the self-guided interpretive of the Ohlone Indians (petroglyphs, museum). This is a good run for our older, slower, Mopars as the speeds will be about 40 MPH or less. A lunch stop will follow our visit to Jack’s. We meet at McDonalds at 105 Bernal Rd, San Jose at 8:30 AM. The tour will depart Mc Donalds at 9:00 heading out on Santa Teresa Blvd. The Bernal Rd exit is Off Hwy 101 about 10 miles south of San Jose. The tour is about 45 miles of driving. Tour leader is Bill Adams

April 28-29, 2012 (Saturday-Sunday) • Pacific Coast Dream Machines • Half Moon Bay • Bay Area Events • The 22nd annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines and Demolition Derby will again be held at the Half Moon Bay airport. See the event web site at www.miramarevents.com for details.

May 6, 2012 (Sunday) • Antique Transportation Extravaganza • Perris • LA Metro/Inland Empire Events • Presented in conjunction with the American Truck Historical Society (http://www.aths.org/) at the Orange Empire Railway Museum, this one-day special event features hundreds of restored antique trucks in addition to our trains and trolleys.

An incredible variety of antique transportation equipment will be on the property for your viewing enjoyment. Photo opportunities abound as the trucks and trains pose together!

This is a gated event, admission is $7 per person, or included with an all-day pass for trolley and train rides $12 adults, children 5-11 $8. OERM members have free admission.

Orange Empire Railway Museum
2201 S. “A” St., Perris CA 92570
(951) 943-3020
http://www.oerm.org/

May 19, 2012 (Saturday) • Maxwell Classic Car Show- 15th Anniversary • Maxwell, CA. • Other Events • Billed as the “Best Little Free Car Show In The World“, the 15th Anniversary Maxwell Classic Car Show will be held on May 19th, 2012 at 515 Oak St.in Maxwell, CA. It is open to all years, makes, and models and there is NO enry fee! Show time is from 11 AM to 3 PM and optional for car owners is a parade that begins at 9:30 AM. Also included is trophies, dash plaques, vendors, kids activities, a junior rodeo, free raffle for show participants, a Reno vacation package givaway, and the famous “Chuckwagon Lunch”. Maxwell is located about 70 miles north of Sacramento on I-5. For more info or an application call Randy Wilson @ 530-682-9915.
Fax entry to Maxwell Car Show at (530) 438-2693 or email to vicki-wilson@hotmail.com

• Dash Plaques for the first 100 entries


• Complimentary coffee will be served

• Rodeo and Horse Show


• Famous Chuckwagon Lunch


• Bench Press Contest


• Frog Jumping Contest


• Games & Prizes for Kids – All Day


• Food and Refreshment from various Vendors

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Randy Wilson – Golden State Region Plymouth Owners Club member.

May 20, 2012 (Sunday) • Friendship Day • Redwood City • Bay Area Events • The annual Mid-Peninsula Old Time Auto Club’s annual Friendship Day event will be held at “Emerald City” at the end of Seaport Blvd. in Redwood City. The Model T Ford club will have a caravan from the Whole Foods parking lot at the corner of Stelling and Stevens Creek. For more information about the event see the MPOTAC’s web site at http://www.mpotac.org

June 10, 2012 (Sunday) • Lowland Tour • Santa Clara • Bay Area Events • The Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club’s annual speedster run and lowlands tour will begin and end in Santa Clara this year. Tour is open to pre-1940 vehicles and typically space is limited. See the SCVMTF club’s web site at http://scvmtfc.org for more details.

September 9, 2012 (Sunday) • Antique Autos in History Park • San Jose • Bay Area Events • The Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club hosts the 12th annual Antique Autos in History Park event for pre-1946 vehicles at the San Jose History Park.

September 29, 2012 (Saturday) • Jimmy’s Old Car Picnic • Golden Gate Park • Bay Area Events • The 22nd annual Jimmy’s Old Car Picnic will be held on Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park from 7 AM to 4 PM. $40/car admission, free for walk-ins. Pre-1980 year limit for vehicles.