September is another busy month of events including at least one auction, many swap meets, two concours and many car shows throughout the Northwest and western Canada. The weekend of Sept 6–8 includes the ever popular Wheels ‘N’ Waves (5–7) at downtown Seaside, OR plus your choice of two events over the 7th and 8th — the 30th Rod Run to the End of the World with 800 cars at the tip of Washington’s longest peninsula, at Ocean Park, WA.…
Coming Auctions Sep 20–21 — Billings, MT; The Montana Classic Downtown, 1600 1st Ave. North, Billings, MT 59102; 5:00am — 9:00pm, 9:00am — 4:00pm; No Adm. Fee; Reg. Fee — $35; Billings Public Auto Auction; 406 698 7930; craig@bpautoauction.com; www.bpautoauction.com Recent Auctions: Aug 31 — Eugene, OR; Eugene Celebration Show-N-Shine Downtown, 8th & Olive, Eugene, OR 97401; 9:00am — 6:00pm; No Adm. Fee; Reg. Fee — $20; Petersen Auction Group of Oregon; 541 689 6824; davis@petersencollectorcars.com; www.petersencollectorcars.com Aug…
The Two LeMays: Many have heard of the late Harold E. LeMay, and Nancy LeMay, who together for over thirty some years collected cars, trucks, motorcycles, dolls, toys and more, enough to fill many, many buildings in south Tacoma. Last year, the long awaited LeMay Museum was opened in Tacoma, WA, next to the Tacoma Dome alongside I‑5. Now called “LeMay-America’s Car Museum” the concrete and glass edifice house several hundred LeMay vehicles along with many others donated or…
August is the # 1 month for sunshine and car shows. The list is long, the opportunities many, but you have to check the complete calendar to pick what’s yours for the taking – show-n-shines, cruise-ins, auctions, concours, and even a few really off-beat events that will “make your day” experience memorable. 36th Annual LeMay Car Show Acres and acres of gorgeous vintage cars — what’s not to love? Plan now for August 31st for the LeMay Car Show. If you have…
Italian Concours d’Elegance takes root in Kirkland, Wa on July 28 The NEW Italian Concours d’Elegance takes place on Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Kirkland, WA’s Carillon Point. After a lapse of several years since the previous Concours, the Kirkland event will take root in one of the most beautiful waterfront sites in Western Washington. Located just north of Hwy 520 on Lake Washington Boulevard, Carillon Point is right on the shores of Lake Washington and home of the Woodmark…
The busiest month of the car show season is July, and it’s not just the weekends. July 10 opens the Graffiti Weekend in Roseburg, OR with a potpourri of activities: Roseburg’s first Graffiti Night Cruise took place on July 10, 1982. The Umpqua Flatheads Car Club were at the A & W, the Stray Angels Car Club were at Pete”s Drive-In and the Timberland Corvettes sold Graffiti Night T‑shirts. Richard Dickman had the bright idea that it might be…