Last week's meet in Clovis, California, was a fun gathering of Crosley faithful. We had a NICE crop of cars on hand and attendees came from as far away as Ohio!
Look for full details in the next issue of the Tin Block Times...
Club Contact: Tim Foster, 916-612-2613, or: 2574 Goat Alley, Sacramento, CA, 95818. Or email timtmaker@yahoo.com.
Last week's meet in Clovis, California, was a fun gathering of Crosley faithful. We had a NICE crop of cars on hand and attendees came from as far away as Ohio!
Look for full details in the next issue of the Tin Block Times...
Well, this doesn't happy every day: Got a call this morning from a guy looking to sell a Skorpion.
Skorpions are real rarities, with legit 'star' status - the only Crosley-powered car ever to land on the cover of Motor Trend!
Since almost all of them were homebuilts they vary widely, from boulevard cruisers to outright race cars.
The owner wasn't sure what the story is with this one: at some point it acquired Ford running gear, and comes with a V860 topped with dual carbs. He believes that the car is all there, but it's been sitting for quite a while.
The car is located in Joshua Tree, California, and the owner, Rick Brain, would like to get $800 for it. Give him a call at 928 699 3395 if interested.
Excited to announce the West Coast Crosley Club's first-ever meet-up in the Pacific Northwest: Saturday, May 21 in Grants Pass, Oregon!
Martha Straube is organizing and can answer any questions about nearby hotels, things to do, etc.
You'll find a registration form and more details in the new Tin Block Times, which goes out in the mail in the next few days.
We'll meet up at 9AM at 1893 NE 7th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 97526. We'll show the cars until lunchtime, then take a short cruise to get lunch. "Official" meet activities end at 2PM.
The 2021 West Coast meet is in the books! Full report coming soon, but wanted to share the TV coverage we got - two separate stories:
First spot:
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/crosley-car-club-highlights-historic-us-made-vehicles/
Second spot:
Quite a few members have expressed concerns about the new Delta variant of COVID-19 - specifically about sharing an indoor meal at the Banquet on Saturday night.
As a precaution, we have decided to move the Club Banquet to the grounds of the Ablin House, where we can hold the the dinner OUTSIDE. The temperature that evening should be very mild - predicted to be about 65 degrees.
We have a lovely caterer who will offer an EXCELLENT spread: Housemade Pasta, Local Grass Fed Beef and Heritage Pork Meatballs, Caesar Salad with House Dressing and Sourdough Garlic Bread, Locally-made Ice Cream and Cookies and Local Beer and Wine. The cost is the same as the Hodel's dinner would have been - $25 per person.
Unfortunately, this will disrupt our original plan to have a catered breakfast at the Ablin House on Sunday morning.
Given the circumstances, we felt that it was best to put the priority on the safety of the Saturday Banquet, so we are opting to cancel the scheduled events on Sunday, including breakfast and the Crosley Cruise. If you sent in payment for the Sunday breakfast we will send a refund.
Thanks for your patience, and we look forward to seeing many of you in a few weeks.
PLEASE NOTE: Meet is subject to California and Kern County COVID-19 regulations, which could alter these plans
I just got back from dropping the new issue of the Tin Block Times off with Marty and Sherri Stein, our esteemed mail volunteers: they are now working on getting 200 copies stuffed into envelopes, stamped, addressed and dropped off at the Post Office this week. A small blizzard is headed their way as I speak, but you know the saying about the mail and sleet and snow....
The cover date on this issue is "December 2020" -- which seemed like an easy deadline when I was getting everything finalized for print. I should have known that with the pandemic, everything was going to take a bit longer than usual... in retrospect, I'm lucky this got out in January!
That said, I'm very happy with how the issue turned out. As advertised, this is the David Brodsky Memorial Issue; we got so much great material from club members and David's family that I couldn't even fit everything - I had to hold one article back to run next issue!
Thanks much for your patience, and start checking your mailboxes at the end of the week - I'm sure Marty and Sherri will get them posted ASAP!