LCOC Western Region Event Calendar
LCOC is invited back to the California State Fair on Friday afternoon, July 26! If you are looking for just a great all-American experience with family and friends and a bargain to boot, this is the one to visit.
This is a totally free event. Your registration includes free admission to the fair for as many people as we can fit in our cars. We’re allowed to bring our own food and drinks, and they even give us a nice roped off area with a shade tent to hang out near our cars. We have in and out privileges and they’ll even give us free parking for a modern car.
We will meet at the Century Theatre, 1590 Ethan Way at 2:40 p.m. We’ll all drive in together at 3:00. We’ll be showing our cars near the entrance to the race track. They’ll be protected behind ropes and we get a shade tent right there with our cars. We are free to roam the fair and see all the exhibits. All the buildings are air conditioned.
The Beach Boys are playing that day, but tickets to their performance will need to be purchased. We will drive in at 3:00 in the afternoon and stay until around 9:00 p.m. when the horse races end. They are now starting the horse races at five. The races start at 5:00 and run until around 9:00. We have to stay until after the last race, when the grandstands empty out. Tickets for The Beach Boys must be purchased separately if you decide to see the concert.
Please RSVP to Steve Walker, email steve@walkerrealty.net, call or text 916-833-6111 ASAP so we can let the fair know how many are coming.
LCOC is once again teaming up with the Cadillac & LaSalle Club (CLC) and several other car groups to celebrate a wonderful mid-summer casual social event—a day of BBQ, tire kicking and fun at Portal Park, 10299 N Portal Ave. Cupertino. All LCOC Lincoln owners are invited to bring their classic cars and attend. A great mix of Lincolns, Cadillacs, LaSalles and other makes such as Buicks, Packards, Imperials, Hudsons, Pierce Arrows and several others is expected.
Known as the Don Frolich Memorial National Meet, this event had been an area staple for years, but was discontinued during Covid. Happily it returns for 2024 and gates open at 9 a.m., with the BBQ lunch scheduled for noon. For optimum enjoyment guests are advised to bring drinks, chairs, portable tables, tents or umbrellas to assure shaded comfort.
Checks and registration information are required by July 21.
The Cupertino BBQ’s outdoor format is family friendly and kids 6 and under may attend for free. Those age 7-12 will be $17 each and adults $27. Don’t miss this fun outing!
Click the link below to access the registration form and right click the open form to copy and print. Be sure to complete the form and send a check made out to Norcal CLC for BBQ payment to JEFF NIELSEN, 949 CHERRY ST., SAN CARLOS, CA 94070-3204.
Second chances in life are rare, but in case you missed LCOC’s All-American Cruise-in visit to the Petersen Automotive Museum on July 7, you have another opportunity to attend a join event there on Saturday Aug. 3 with the Southern CAlifornia Imperial Owners, Inc. from 10 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. with an optional lunch to follow.
If you are a Petersen member, you can enter the museum at no charge and get a voucher for free garage parking. Otherwise, a tiered fee system applies to admission and parking onsite will be $17.00. See below for info about the visit and pricing information. If you haven’t been there in a while it is well worth your time for this wonderful automotive experience. You’ll see classics and some one-of-a-kind vehicles, plus famed movie cars including a 1963 Lincoln used in 2 Matrix movies plus the Back to the Future DeLorean and Herbie the Love Bug, among others.
A few photos from our July 7 event are below along with information about the upcoming Aug, 3. visit. Don’t miss this second chance!!!!
Museum Admission fee (each):
• Adult ticket (ages 18 to 62) – $21.00
• Adult ticket + Vault (ages 18 to 62) – $49.00
• Senior ticket (age 62+) – $19.00
• Senior ticket + Vault (age 62+) – $47.00
Come join SCIOI as it visits the Peterson Museum this summer. Of note is their special exhibit “GM’s Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars From…” More information on all the current exhibits can be found on their website. In addition, for an additional fee you can explore ‘The Vault’, presented by Hagerty®, which features over 250 vehicles worldwide. Per the Peterson’s website, “Discover some of the most iconic and rare cars, motorcycles, and trucks spanning over 120 years of automotive history.”
Items to bring: Your Club Name Badge. Wear comfortable shoes and bring (optional) water.
For those attendees interested in eating lunch locally, the Peterson does have their Meyers Manx Café on the entrance floor. However, SCIOI will provide other local eatery options within walking distance from the Peterson (so you can remain parked in their lot). For those interested we will be gathering at the museum entrance at approximately 12:30pm.
No reservation is necessary. You can order tickets online (https://www.petersen.org/tickets) or pay at the door the day of the event. We will see you there!
The 11th Annual Lincoln Homecoming will be held August 7 through 11 at the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan. Hosting the Homecoming will be the Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club.
“This year’s Homecoming will feature a combination of new and old favorite events,” said Jim Blanchard, LZOC president and LMCF president, who is working with LMCF Chairman Paul Temple and the 2024 Homecoming committee on the annual Homecoming plans.
The all-Lincoln car show will take place on Saturday Aug 10, hosted by the Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club. Lincolns from 1920 to the present are invited to participate. All Lincoln clubs will be represented: Lincoln Owners Club, Lincoln and Continental Owners Club, Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club and Road Race Lincoln Registry. One need not be a member of the Lincoln clubs to participate in Saturday’s show. The Lincoln Motor Company will have a new vehicle product display and representatives on site, adjacent to the Lincoln museum.
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- 1937 Lincoln Zephyr
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- 1932 Lincoln KF
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- 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan
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- 1958 Lincoln Convertible
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- 1941 Continental
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- Continental Mark IV
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- 1976 Mark VI
Saturday evening’s dinner will feature Dave Perczak, Director, US Lincoln Sales & Service as the guest speaker. Participant Choice Awards will be presented following dinner.
On Sunday; Lincoln car show continues adjacent to the Lincoln Museum. That morning the Lincoln Motor Car Foundation annual business meeting and LMCF board of trustees meeting will also be held. All meetings are open to Lincoln enthusiasts. At 1:00 pm the Lincoln Star award best in show announced, presented to one car from Saturday’s Participant Choice Award Winners.
The host hotel is the Four Points by Sheraton Kalamazoo.
The on-line Homecoming registration link and forms are located at the following link: https://lmcfhomecoming2024.
Something new is a trip to the R. E. Olds Transportation Museum in nearby Lansing on Thursday; it will be a charter bus trip with a luncheon included. Seating is limited so early sign-up is encouraged. The Olds Museum, predictably, contains many early automobiles including a variety of Oldsmobile and REO automobiles. Supper will be “on your own” that evening.
Friday’s activities will include a tour of the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, lunch and a tour of the historic W. K. Kellogg Manor House on Gull Lake. Seating is limited so early sign-up is recommended. The Kellogg tours will be followed by a private tour of the Bill Parfet automobile collection. That evening, there’ll be a barbecue dinner adjacent to the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum.
One of the best overall car shows in SoCal returns for this year on Sunday Aug. 25 at its legacy home, Lacy Park,1485 Virginia Road, San Marino, CA 91108. Hundreds of elegant and rare collector and classic cars will be on view at this major automotive event. LCOC members and their vehicles have won numerous prizes at San Marino. Come support your friends this year and cheer them on. You never know who else may be there. In past years none other than famous car collector Jay Leno was on hand for the fun.
The San Marino Motor Classic features a broad array of motorcars that span more than a century. Concours level collector cars from around the United States will converge on San Marino on Aug. 25 to participate in the San Marino Motor Classic.
The 2023 event was highlighted by the selection of Best In show, a 1947 Talbot Lago 126 Record Convertible Coupe owned by Bonnie and Ray Kinney of Dallas, TX. Over 480 collector cars graced the emerald lawns at Lacy Park The gates open to the public at 9:00AM, Food services are available for those who want a simple lunch. The VIP Reception offers an opportunity to seek refuge from the sun. A gourmet lunch and fine wines are available as well. Additionally, a midway consisting of 40 trade booths offer spectators an opportunity to purchase gift items and obtain valuable information for car enthusiasts. The event ends at 3:00PM with the presentation of the Best In Show Award.
Symphony of Cars Gala – The Aug. 24 Symphony of Cars Gala is held in Lacy Park on the evening preceding the San Marino Motor Classic. Fifteen exceptional motor cars of the twentieth century are individually presented on a stage while a musical composition written in the year of the car’s manufacture is performed by Gary Tole’s Legends of Swing Orchestra. In 2023 600 guests attended the Gala. The event includes complimentary valet parking, a hosted bar, Symphony of Cars Presentation. And a gourmet dinner with paired wines. The 2024 Symphony of Cars Gala is sponsored by David Lee and Hing Wa Lee Jewelers. Additional co-sponsorships are available.
Location – Lacy Park,
Spectators may purchase tickets at the event’s Website .
Car Show General Admission
Come visit the best car show in Southern California! A number of food trucks will be onsite at the show. Sandwiches, salads, beverages, and snacks will be available for purchase. Children 12 and under are free.
VIP Tickets
If you prefer, you may purchase VIP tickets, and enjoy a gourmet luncheon and an adult beverage while taking a rest or watching the awards ceremony. The VIP Reception opens at 10:00AM. Lunch is served from 11:30AM – 1:30PM. The VIP Reception area will remain open through the conclusion of the Awards Ceremony.
If SoCal casual is your car show choice as opposed to Pebble Beach elegance, then the Dana Point Classic Car Show should be on your list of must-see events. Anything and everything from pre-1989 muscle cars to hot rods, trucks, racers, convertibles, wagons and sedans will be part of the fun. Some 300 vehicles will line Del Prado Avenue in Dana Point’s Lantern District for several hours on Sunday Aug. 25 to celebrate our legendary surf and car culture to the tune of massive crowds and cool ocean breezes.
Registration to display a vehicle closed early in July when all available spaces sold out, but there is plenty of nearby municipal parking for spectators and there is no charge to view the cars in the show and you will be able to vote for the People’s Choice winner! Local business and restaurants will be operating all along the route so the event promises to offer family fun at its best.
Tickets for adult beverages for those over 21 will be available at designated booths. The event website has more details concerning spectator parking and other info.
A packed agenda of fun and fellowship is planned for the LCOC Eastern National Meet dedicated to the late Tony Russo scheduled for Oct. 23-27 in Morgantown, PA.
Highlights include receptions, group luncheons and dinners, and tours of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) museum and library and the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles. A gala reception hosted by the Tom Masano Lincoln Dealer in Reading, PA, on Thursday Oct 24 will offer a chance to see new Lincolns while we celebrate the classics of the past. The traditional Lincoln auction will be a Friday night highlight.
On Saturday the big all-Lincoln car show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. followed by the awards banquet in the evening. See below for the links for event and hotel registrations and the detailed meet schedule.
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- 2018 Continental is newest generation example.
New registrations must be done on-line by clicking the link below, by fax, or by mail. All mailed registrations must be received by Sept. 21 and online or fax by Oct.4. The fax number is 763-420-7849
The host hotel is the Holiday Inn Morgantown, PA. Reservations can be made by calling 610-286-3000. Select option “0” (zero) and book with the Lincoln & Continental Owners Club or group code LCO. Cutoff date for the LCOC block of rooms is Oct. 2. You may also book reservations online by clicking the link below.
Hotel Registration at the Morgantown Holiday Inn.
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