On Sat. Oct. 4th (the first Sat.- not the usual 2nd Sat. ) our monthly event will begin at 10 a.m. sharp with Club members departing for a wonderful 3 hour tour of our beautiful coast range with our destination being the Seaside home of Tom and Skip Monaco.

Everyone will gather from 9:30 a.m.-10 a.m. just off Sunset Hwy (Hwy. 26) exit 65 where- from 26 you can see the Phoenix Inn on your right (north side of 26). Take a right turn at that exit stop (NW Cornell Rd.) and just ahead you’ll see (also to the right) a Minit Mart/fueling station where we’ve met many times before. Here, you can fuel up and grab a quick cuppa joe or snack for the trip.

Hopefully the weather will co-operate so that we can get the full enjoyment of the winding roads and trees turning their spectacular autumn colors.

We’ll wind up the drive in Seaside at Tom and Skip’s beachhouse located at 1832 S. Roosevelt Dr. (Hwy 101) at approx. 1 p.m. We’ll be treated to a delicious chuckwagon style meal (compliments of AHCO) with attendees needing to only bring their beverages of choice. Meeting will begin at 2 p.m

For those who wish to stay the night in Seaside, there are 2 very reasonably priced motels close by. MicroTel Inn, 2455, S. Roosevelt Dr., 1-800-771-7171. Motel 6, 2369 S. Roosevelt Dr. 503-738-6269.

So that the “Cookies” (a chuckwagon term, you know) purchase and cook the appropriate amount of food, please go to the ‘comments’ section and leave your names so that we know how many to expect. Thanks for the cooperation, Pardner.

All of us have had the experience.  You go to the local store on an errand and you drive the Healey. Before you get out of the car somebody is standing next to it and says something like, “What year is your Healey?  I used to have one when I was in college.  I should’a never sold that car. ”  This interchange occurred about 37 times for me yesterday afternoon.  The local Bales grocery store had a Show and Shine car show in their parking lot.  Things were a little slow at Casa de Schneider so I drove the Healey down to the show and parked it.  

   I have included a shot of my Healey next to a very nice        1960 Corvette.  On the other side of my car was a  DeThomaso Pantera.  Both pretty cool cars but guess which  car got the most conversation?  Healeys are wonderful ego boosters.  I used the opportunity to  talk up the forthcoming ABFM.  Notice the poster on my  windshield.  I was also allowed to install another ABFM poster on the event registration table.  See everybody next weekend.