Club News

April 18, 2026: Hot Boards and Hot Rods Grand opening of the Grass Valley Condon Park skate park. See attached flyers. April 25, 2026: Downtown Grass Valley Car ShowRegister online at DowntownGrassValley.com April 17-26, 2026: Kool April Nites 2026 More info: https://registration.koolaprilnites.com/ May 9, 2026: Gold Rush Car Show 7am-4pm Presented by Oro Dam Cruisers Downtown Oroville, 1489 Myers Street, Oroville More info and to register: orodamcruisers.simpletix.com May 16, 2026: Townsmen Car Show 9am-3pm Loomis Train Depot, Horseshoe Bard Road and Taylor Road Limited to 225 pre-1975 cars and trucks. More info and to register: townsmen.org June 13, 2026: Recycled Relics Car Show 9am-3pmDowntown Loyalton More info and to register:  www.sierravalleychamber.com

We had a great meeting in late January with members of “Nevada County Skate” which is all about Skate Boarding, the City of Grass Valley which will be opening its’ redone skate park, the City of Nevada City which will be building a new skate park and our club members who were in on the birth of today’s skate board. “Hot Boards and Hot Rods” is the idea. If you were at the club’s ‘pik nik’ at Condon Park last Fall you likely saw the kids coming down from the temporary rink and stopping to visit and admire our Rods parked in the BBQ area. Several of them asked questions and yak’ed  with us owners. The lights went on. How can we connect with these kids? How can we show them our hot wheels and stir their interest? Their hobby has a huge base. How can we appeal to it

Roamin Angel Sandi M. (third from the right in the back row) volunteers her time to the Penn Valley Auxiliary Thrift Shop. Recently, the Auxiliary donated $300,000 to the Penn Valley Fire Department. Ambulances, fire engines, water tenders, command vehicles, rescue units—everything with wheels—has been paid for with funding from the Penn Valley Fire Auxiliary. CAR CLUB PLAQUES: At one time in the past, you may have contacted me with a question or comment about a car club plaque that was on my website. And some of you may have contributed a photo of a plaque you have, or had. This month I added 43 new photos to my website and I now have over 12,000 car club plaque photos on my website. Many of what I’m finding now are on posted on a Facebook group I joined and I’m finding them faster than I can edit and add them

By: The Roving Reporter, Don January 11, 2026: It sems like there are alot of shows and cruises starting in May. The Oro Dam Cruisers show in Oroville I believe the 16th and 17th of May. I spoke with Rob at Humpty Dumptys and he says that he will have the cruise-in nights starting in May also. The Auburn Cruise night will start in May. I haven’t heard of anything in April yet, but I will let you know. There is still Cars and Coffee on Saturdays, of course. It has been a little chilly in the morning and we have had a lot of rain, but we head to the donut shop to warm and coffee up. Once the sun comes up it is not to chilly. Happy New Year! Lets get our Hot Rods ready for the new year! January 31, 2026: It was a good morning at

By Lloyd Green Jr. This article appeared in the COLUSA COUNTY PIONEER REVIEW, vol. 18, issue 38 on September 19,2025. Story submitted by Jack L. who owns a 1953 Studebaker Commander. Arbuckle, CA. Saturday began like any other late-summer morning in Arbuckle, quiet streets and a faint hum of almond harvesters shaking their crop. The sound of engines broke the stillness. One by one, gleaming Studebakers rolled into town, their polished chrome catching the sun as they lined up along 5th Street. They had come not just to mark International Drive Your Studebaker Day, but to honor a place woven deep into the town’s past: Atran’s Garage, once the oldest Studebaker dealership. At 204 5th Street, the façade still bears the weight of its history. In 1889, when Arbuckle was still more farm town than crossroads, Alex Atran opened a blacksmith shop and livery stable on the site. That same

We had 23 people who attended Trailblazers in January. Good food and great friends. Thanks for joining us. Next get-together is February 17 at 5pm. All car enthusiasts are welcome! Next get-together: Tuesday, February 17, 5:00pm 15690 Johnson Place, Alta Sierra. General Announcements, Everyone welcome! Contact Pat G or Diane B.