Club News

By: The Roving Reporter, Don The weather has been perfect the last few Saturdays at Cars and Coffee. Lots of drivers in the parking lot. I got to meet up with Carl who owns the 1954 Austin-Healy. He bought this car in 1969 and drove it through 1978. This is his second Healy as he was in an accident with his first just after he bought this one. It had sat for many years and he finished the restoration last May. It needed extensive metal work especially in the engine compartment as he put in a 350 small block Chevy engine. Apparently, it was a thing in Britain in the 50’s to put small block Chevy engines into British sports cars and get rid of “boat anchor” four cylinder engine that came with the Austin-Healys and others. The restoration was done at a British Motorworks shop in Berkeley Ca. It

Thanks to all for attending the second “Cruisin’ the Pines” 2026 show planning meeting.Some hot dragsters will be a great component of the show. Think of Boats with wheels … Think mostly about the noise!  Gary B. had lunch recently with a group of owners to begin to work out details and timing. Those owners will provide us with photos and verbiage so we can create marketing material so Gary can attract sponsors and they can attract a crowd.  We had some really good “Kid” news from various sources. The Skaters, the parents, the Skate Club, The City of Grass Valley were very grateful for our support of the Park and the hobby. Repeatedly thanks were called in or relayed from the days attendees.  Those of you that remember “Survive the Drive” which was a driving safety day we staged for 4 years, remember “Impact Teen Drivers”. They are a

April 18, 2026, Condon Park, Grass Valley: We had an extremely successful and, throughout the BBQ event, often emotional connections with the Skater Kids and Families. We served 200++ meals in a little over and hour and just about every skater ranging in age from about 5 years old to 50 made a point of thanking the volunteers and Roamin’ Angels Club. I’ll hopefully have some additional details in the May News. There were professional video and interviews present and I hope to see and pass those on. Thanks to the team that made this happen so well; Bruce and DeeAnn B., Dave and Diane B., Daryl and Jonelle C., Richard and Pat G., Barbra S. & son, TJ (with Dad’s Car), Bill and Karin R., Mike T., Jack L., Fred and Pam D. and Jean and our extended family. This BBQ was easy but with 24 people helping… it

April 25, 2026, Downtown Grass Valley: The 39th Annual Grass Valley Car Show was Saturday, April 25, 2026. Over 250 awesome cars, trucks and more lined the streets of Downtown. The Roamin Angels, once again, parked the cars on Mill, Main and Auburn Streets and had a booth on the corner of Main and Auburn Streets. – Photos by Pat G

May 2026 Club Events May 16: Armed Forces Day: Nevada County Airport with fly-ins and a chance to fly. Last year we had about 150 classics. It’s Free Admission. Sign up your classic: www.gvlegionpost130.org/armed-forces-day-car-show-entry Tuesday, May 19: Trailblazers-Get Together 5:00pm  15690 Johnson Place, Alta Sierra. General Announcements, Everyone welcome! Contact Pat G or Diane B Tuesday, May 26: Car Show Meeting 4:30pm  American Legion Dining Hall, 255 S Auburn St, Grass Valley Car Show Chairpersons: Mike & Jean Saturday, May 30: Game Night & Potluck 5:30pm Salvation Army Hall, 10725 Alta St, Grass Valley. $2 per person We provide the paper plates and plasticware. Bring your own drinks. Event Hosts: Dee Ann and Diane. Community EventsFriday, June 1: Gold Country Classic Cars Cruise In. 5-8pm BINGO NIGHT!  Nevada City Elks Lodge • First Monday of every month. Doors open at 5pm • Games begin at 6pm. American Legion Auxiliary Dinner, First

Thanks to the 70+ members who attended the first 2026 “Cruisin’ the Pines” planning meeting!As we relayed at the end of the 2025 show, we had people on the Sunday following that show making inquiries on how they could sign up for the 2026 event. They were telling the truth. As of the end of February we had 20+ cars already signed up. The majority of those are from areas outside of ours, re: Bay Area, Stockton etc. In the last few weeks we’ve also had inquiries from Vintage campers and the good news is they want to come. According to “Mister Mayor” Christy Barden, the Big Reno camping event, which might have been a conflict, is not, as it turns out. We are working on checking the viability of adding some potentially great components to the show thanks to Jade, Sergio and the “Defenders”. Stay tuned as we work