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27th Annual British Car Show – Oxnard, CA

Event Name: 27th Annual British Car Show Club Host: Central Coast British Car Club Date: Sunday, July 16, 2017 Location: Channel Islands Harbor Park Address: 3600 Harbor Blvd., Oxnard, CA 93035 Website: http://www.centralcoastbritishcarclub.com Contact: Mike Gustafson Email: [email protected] CCBCC 2017 Car Show Flyer

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Mini Meet West 2017

Mini Meet West 2017, June 26 – 29, held in Santa Rosa, CA, will celebrate a blend of the Classic Mini culture and all aspects of the new MINI Coopers. For those who fix, polish and drive their Minis and MINIs your pride and joy will be the star during our Car Show, Autocross and Rally. All aspects of Mini Meet West will foster an atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie, Mini owners and enthusiasts will come together to celebrate the unique aspects of this iconic car. From the beautifully restored to the showroom perfect and from those rare stock Minis to the outlandish thematic and modified track cars, Minis & MINIs take center stage. Hosted at the Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa near Downtown Santa Rosa, the participants of Mini Meet West 2017 are sure to be charmed by this […]

MG 2017

NAMGBR MG 2017, San Diego CA

This is the annual convention of the North American MGB Register (NAMGBR) which is being hosted with the support of the San Diego MG Club. See full calendar of events at https://mg2017.namgbr.org/events/

2017 Monterey International Healey Week

International Healey Week 2017 – Monterey, CA

Cruisin’ with your honey, surfer tunes playing, sunshine, top down. Bring back those heady days! You bring your memories and they’ll supply the venue to rekindle those memories! Join the Golden Gate Austin Healey Club for Monterey International Healey Week 2017 in Monterey, California, September 11-15, while we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of Big Healey production. In fact, that very car may be in attendance! Some of the events include: Car show commanding most of downtown Main Street, Pacific Grove Scenic drives Tech talks Funkhana Rocker cover racing Wine tasting Monterey Movie Tour Welcoming reception Banquet Awards Regalia items

Reader Profile - The Burroughs, a Triumph Family - TR6 and Queen Mary
Reader Profile

Reader Profile – The Burroughs, a Triumph Family

We love reading the stories of people and their cars, so we have decided to start running some reader profiles. This is kind of like our sticker gallery but goes a step further to really focus on the people and cars behind the picture. Our first profile comes to us from Bill and Joanne Burroughs of Vista, California. Bill and Joanne have a 1968 TR250 and a 1970 TR6.

Queen's English Show and Autojumble

Queen’s English All British Car Meet and Autojumble

It will be a non-judged “meet” designed for the enthusiast and serious collector alike. All British marques ( cars and motorcycles) are welcome. An area will be set aside for an Auto Jumble (Swap Meet) USED AUTO PARTS ONLY!. Spaces are the same price as show entries. There will be food, music, and general merriment. The event is free to spectators. We are sure it will be day you don’t want to miss.

Mini Meet West 2016

36th Annual Mini Meet West 2016

For the Mini/MINI owners the 36th Annual Mini Meet West will take place in San Diego June 6–9 2016. Mini Meet West is an annual gathering of fans of the classic Mini manufactured from 1959 to 2000 (including variants such as Mini-based Wolseley / Rileys, Innocenti / AUTHI, etc.) and the modern BMW MINI that is currently in production. A group of West Coast clubs held the first U.S. Mini Meet in Reno, Nevada back in 1973. There were 43 paid registrations at the first meet. Eventually, the Meet became known as the 1st Mini Meet West after the start-up of the Mini Meet East events in 1975. Registration at http://minimeetwest2016.com

Triumphest 2015

Triumphest 2015

Hosted by Triumph Sports Car Club of San Diego at the Hilton Del Mar Hotel on the coast adjacent to Del Mar Fair Grounds and Race Track with Traditional and New Events. Autocross and Funcours with social events and ‘great drives’ to some of San Diego’s 90+ Micro-Breweries or Temecula Valley Wine Country.  A coastal drive will highlight the scenic beauty of San Diego with opportunities for optional tours of USS MIDWAY Aircraft Carrier Museum and cocktail or dinner cruises aboard Hornblower Yachts.  We hope you will join us for three or four fun-filled days of Triumphs and Camaraderie – Don’t forget to hone your dart throwing skills too, or join us for terrific tech sessions!

San Diego British Car Day

San Diego British Car Day

The San Diego British Car Club Council (SDBCCC) was founded in 1980 by Bob Segui who was then the San Diego Austin Healey Club’s Activities Chairman. It was Bob’s intention for this council to provide the area British marque clubs with a forum to exchange information and ideas as well as to share events. And so the newly formed SDBCCC organized an end of summer all British marque picnic. The first event was held at Dos Picos Park and attracted about 130 cars. San Diego British Car Day is open to anyone with a British marque car. Although the Council officially consists of clubs representing Austin Healey, Bentley, Jaguar, MG, Sunbeam and Triumph, you will find any manner of other British marques including Hillman, Daimler, Jensen, Metropolitan, Ginetta, Morgan, TVR and Land Rover. What you will not find is BMW, […]

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VotW – British Sports Cars in San Luis Obispo, California

A little something different this week. Our Video of the Week this time is of a great looking British car shop on the US West Coast. Unfortunately, I have never been there, but I have been in enough other shops to recognize and impressive setup when I see one. In this video, Justin Jurgens takes you on a tour of British Sports Cars in San Luis Obispo, California. You can check out the shop’s website at http://www.britishsportscars.com. As I said, I have never been to the shop and have never met anyone associated with them. However, I think that the video and the website are both top-notch, and the type of quality we need more of. If you know these folks and or have some experience with the shop, please let us know about them in the comments below.  

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Triumphs Gather in California

Each year, five big West Coast Triumph clubs get together to hold a major event they call Triumphest. And every year, the Vintage Triumph Register holds its national meet, called the North American Triumph Challenge. This year, the two events will join together in San Luis Obispo, California, for one giant weekend of Triumph fun, from September 30 through October 4. Called Triumphest 2009, the event has all the makings of the largest gathering ever of Triumphs in North America. The event has everything you would expect, and some things you might not. Of course there’s a concours, with every variety of sporting Triumph, as well as an autocross, a funkhana, tech sessions, a time-speed-distance rally and a rally that’s just for fun. There’s also a Le Mans start contest, a “walking rally” through lovely San Luis Obispo, dinner cruises […]