Club News

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.

The Roamin Angels Christmas Social was held on December 13 at the Lake Wildwood Country Club in Penn Valley. It was an appetizer and dessert affair with a wonderful raffle and lots of friends and socializing. CHRISTMAS SOCIAL PORTRAITS – click here.

What do hundreds of motorcycles, even more toys and hundreds of kids have in common? The annual event roared through town and ended up at the Nevada County Fairgrounds where kids anxiously awaited the arrival of the jolly (?) old Santa, uh, men and women on bikes of all kinds bringing toys and gifts for the 2025 Christmas season. Gary and Larry and Gail brought their classics out to display. Merry Christmas Nevada County! – Photos by Gary B.

Cars and Coffee has been rained out but, I am up and running again and I made it back last week. Lots of rain lately. This pic is Marty’s new velocity slacks (above) … he is very proud! He built them himself and they really came out nice. – The Roving Reporter, Don

Jean & I spent part of the New Years Holiday beginning the planning for the 2026 “Cruisin’ the Pines”. The fact that it was cold and rainy helped. Gives you the opportunity to think a lot without feeling guilty. Of course the Wine helped. To begin…. pencil in March 24, 2026 as the tentative first show meeting. We’ll meet back at the Veterans Center late afternoons for about an hour and kick things off. We’ll obviously be retaining the successful basics of the show back at the Fairgrounds scheduled for Saturday September  5th of the Labor day weekend. We’ll be adding some interesting components and invited to that first meeting will be the folks who manage those components. Art will be a focus once again with some hands-on activities offered. Think a 10- year-old can paint a Classic? Stay dialed in to the car show news. Can you manage a