2024 West Coast Club Meet: Oct 5-6 in the Sacramento Delta

I hope you will join us in Rio Vista, in the fantastic Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta for the West Coast Crosley Club annual meet October 5-6, 2024!

The Delta region is one of the most unique and scenic areas in the whole state - The Delta consists of roughly 250 islands surrounded by 1,100 miles of levees. The Delta is home to many parks, trails, small historic towns, marinas, scenic waterfronts, birdwatching sites, and is a particular favorite for folks who love to fish. Altogether, the Delta covers 1,153 square miles, from the Bay Area to the Sierra foothills.

The official Meet Hotel is the Best Western Plus Delta Hotel, 5549 Bridgehead Road, Oakley, CA 94561. To reserve at our discount rate call them at (925) 755-1222 and ask for the Crosley Club rate. You cannot get the special Club rate if you book online - you have to call and ask for it.

The Saturday Show and Banquet will be held in Rio Vista, which is about 15 miles from Oakley.

Schedule:

FRIDAY, OCT 4

We'll have the "unofficial" Meet and Greet as people arrive on Friday afternoon

SATURDAY, OCT 5

The Meet officially starts at 9AM Saturday morning, with the car show, swap meet, lunch, Giant Raffle and Funkana at Rio Vista City Hall, One Main Street, Rio Vista, CA 95687.  The Club Banquet and Awards will begin at 6PM.

SUNDAY, OCT 6

We'll have a club Breakfast and then: the return of The Crosley Cruise!  We'll do a leisurely Crosley-friendly drive on two lane back roads through some of the most beautiful (and flattest) country in California.  We'll cover about 50 miles, with plenty of stops. We should conclude the Cruise by about 1PM.

We'll send out the official Meet registration forms along with the new Tin Block Times newsletter, which I am finishing up now - if you have any ads for the classified pages, send them to me soon and I can still get them in!

Look forward to seeing many of you in October!

QUESTIONS? Call Tim Foster, 916 612 2613

Clovis was a blast!

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...

SoCal Skorpion For Sale!

 

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.

Spring Meet, May 21, Grants Pass

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.

KGET TV Covers the West Coast Crosley Meet!

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:

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/those-funny-looking-cars-in-bakersfield-on-saturday-were-crosleys-asterisks-on-the-american-automobile-historical-timeline/

2021 WEST COAST CLUB MEET: October 15 & 16, Bakersfield, CA

We missed the club’s 35th Anniversary Meet last year – so we’re making this meet EXTRA-SPECIAL to make up for it. Our first-ever visit to Bakersfield will feature a visit to the fantastic Frank Lloyd Wright-designedAblin Residence. Wright was an avid Crosley fan, and owned a fleet of Hot Shots for his students to use. SAVE THE DATES - you don't want to miss this!

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.

UPDATED MEET SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 15, 2021
The meet weekend kicks off with an informal afternoon pot luck starting at 3PM at the Meet Hotel: (Ask for Special Crosley Club Group Rate) Four Points by Sheraton, 5101 California Ave, Bakersfield, California 93309, 661-325-9700. No scheduled activities, but a great time for bench racing and bull sessions with other Crosley nuts.

Saturday, October 16, 2021
The 2021 West Coast Crosley Club Meet officially kicks off at 9AM in Downtown Bakersfield: 2001 E Street, Bakersfield, CA, 93301

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Crosley Cars and Parts Swap Meet; Crosley Car Show; Lunch; The Giant Raffle; Crosley How-To “Tech Session”

6:00 PM: Crosley Club Banquet at the Ablin House. Includes: Club Business Meeting, Election of Officers and presentation of the Awards for the meet. AS NOTED ABOVE, THE BANQUET WILL BE HELD OUTDOORS FOR SAFETY REASONS - PLEASE DRESS FOR 60-65 DEGREES.

PLEASE NOTE: Meet is subject to California and Kern County COVID-19 regulations, which could alter these plans

Better Late Than Never: New TBT Ready to Ship!

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!