Western Region LCOC News and Information
LCOC and CCCA Visit to Kip Cyprus Collection Featured Neon, Nostalgia and Glitz
You could call it a car collector's dream, or the ultimate man cave; whatever your thoughts are along those lines you would be right. The site is a kaleidoscope of neon, nostalgia, and glitz and the Classic Car Club of America invited LCOC to tag along for a visit to...
V8s in the Vines Wine Tasting Excursion Scheduled for Saturday March 28 at Mystic Hills Winery
Following a very successful and enjoyable LCOC excursion to the winery in 2025, back by popular demand, this year’s V8s in the Vines will be a joint event with the Great Autos car club. Participants from both clubs will head to Paso Robles on Saturday March 28...
Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Invites LCOC to Tour Kip Cyprus Collection Sunday March 15
Please join CCCA, along with LCOC and the Earle C. Anthony Region Packard Club, on Sunday, March 15, for a tour of a rarely seen private collection of cars, motorcycles, and memorabilia. Our host has very eclectic tastes and you will see some beautiful classics like a...
Part 2: Gateway Classics and Capo’s Speakeasy Visits Capped Off LCOC’s Las Vegas Weekend Adventure
After lunch at Cottonwood Station, we motored off to yet another activity---- our afternoon scheduled visit to Gateway Classics, where special vehicles spanning 100 years of automotive history were on display and/or offered for consignment sale. A Cord tribute vehicle...
Part 1: A Full Day Enjoying Las Vegas Left LCOC Members Tired But Happy
An amazing Las Vegas day of tire kicking and socializing began before 9 a.m. on Saturday. In fact, so much action was packed into the experiences that one post just isn't enough to cover it all! Today we'll relive breakfast through lunch. Part 2 will cover Gateway...
It’s Vegas, Baby! LCOC’s Weekend is off to a Flying Start
Six LCOC members took to the Top of the World to kick off a fantastic weekend of car fun in Sin City with a sunset dinner in Las Vegas' most famous revolving restaurant at the top of the Strat. Perched over 100 stories high at a table with a panoramic view of the...
Bring-a-Trailer Rolls into the Desert Feb. 21, 2026 for Some Car Action During Modernism
LCOC was among numerous SoCal car groups invited to attend a special event sponsored by online car bazaar Bring-a-Trailer at Desert Hot Springs. Our own John Burge was onboard for the fun and here's his account of the morning gathering. By John Burge Bring-A-Trailer...
LCOC Kickoff Event Day a Roaring Success
Like an Amtrack locomotive, the LCOC 2026 Kickoff roared through an entire day of fun despite a lingering threat of rain that had plagued the event in prior years. Perhaps a change of venue to the historic Streamliner Lounge in Old Town Orange was the charm that...
Mustang Immersive Experience was Exciting Journey Through Automotive History
LCOC members were invited to the Ford Car Club Council's day at.the Mustang Immersive Experience Feb. 1, But some just couldn't wait and jumped the gun by attending an earlier iteration of the event with the Great Autos car club. Our own Scott Balanda filed this...
Optional Post-Breakfast Cruise to Cowboy Canyon/Geracci Winery Added to LCOC Feb. 15, 2026 Kickoff Event; Register by Sunday Feb. 1
As if tire kicking and breakfast at a great historic venue were not enough, host Jim Ayres has added even more fun for LCOC Western Region's 2026 Kickoff event---a cruise through blocks of historic craftsman and Eichler mid-century homes and tour through scenic rural...
