Car Corner Events 
January Calendar 2008

Automotive Related Museum's In San Diego

San Diego Automotive Museum, located in Balboa Park this museum is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm daily with last admission at 4:30 pm.  Admission is $7, seniors and active military get in for $6 and kids 6 to 15 are $3 and kids under 6 are free.  The museum has a speaker's bureau for your meeting for a nominal fee, contact the museum at 619-231-2886 or www.sdautomuseum.org.

Horseless Carriage Foundation Library, located at 8186 Center St. La Mesa.  This is a working library for automobile research and restoration.  The library is open from 10 am to 2 pm Tuesday thru Saturday.  For more information call 619-464-0301 or e-mail to hcfi@aol.com.

J.A. Cooley Museu
m, located at 4233 Park Blvd. in North Park.  The museum specializes in early years of automobile history and features 23 vehicles in original condition.  Admission is $5 and kids are $2.  Open Monday thru Friday from 10 am to 5:30 pm, Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 4 pm, guided tours available for three or more people, for more information call 619-296-3112.

Motor Transport Museu
m, located at 31949 State Route 94, Campo.  Open 9 am to 5 pm Saturdays only.  Admission is free but donations are happily accepted.  The museum is full of trucks of old, some in weathered conditions but some totally restored, you can stroll through the old trucks and listen to the caretaker who will talk to you as long as you care to listen.  For more information and directions call, 619-478-2492 or 619-233-9707.

The San Diego Auto Collection, the newest collection in town, located at 7215 El Cajon Blvd. and open from 9 am to 6 pm daily Tuesday through Saturday, admission is free, about 25 vehicles are on display and some are for sale.  There is a special antique memorabilia section that you can rent a shelf for all of your automotive collectibles to be sold plus a collection of antique radios.  You can also rent the museum for special occasions, birthdays, car club meetings, contact them at 619-667-3136 or www.thesandiegocollection.com.

Simpson's Garden Town Nursery and Auto Barn
, located at 13925 Highway 94 in Jamul, open 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily, over 70 classic and hot rods on display, old trailers, a petting zoo and a special area for car clubs to come and have a free car show all that is asked is the car club has insurance, the area is paved with grass to park on a gazebo for music and a vintage gas station for bar-b-q and covered picnic tables.  It is also a working nursery that you can drive thru and receive a crisp apple when you leave, for more information call 619-1977 or go to www.simpsonsnursery.com.

******************************************************************************************************************************************* Monthly Car Events
      

2nd & 4th Wed    Good Ole Boys Breakfast 10am
                              Open to all clubs, guys only
                              Denny's 2642 Jamacha Rd. Rancho San Diego
                                       
Every Friday       The Malt Shop San Diego, 5pm
                             3615 Midway Dr. San Diego, CA


Every Saturday   The Donut Derelicts of Huntington Beach 6:30am
                              Adams Ave. Donuts @ Magnolia and Admams

Every Saturday   Fallbrook "Rods & Relics", Sunrise Cafe, 7am
                              Hwy 76 and Mission Road

1st, 3rd & 5th Sat    Fred's Old Fashioned Burgers, 5pm
                                  2754 Alpine Blvd. Alpine CA (east end) 

1st Saturday       Palm Springs Cruisin' Association Cruise Night4-8pm
                             Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs
                             Info 760-360-9798
http://www.palmspringscruisinassociation.com

1st Saturday 
      Home Town Buffet, El Cajon, host King Pins 9am

2nd Saturday     Siggy's Car Show 3pm - 6pm
                            26820 Jefferson Ave. Murrieta, CA 909-302-0691
                       
Last Saturday   Carlsbad Company Stores 7am - 9:30am
                            5620 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 
                     
1st Sunday        Dalton's Roadhouse 12 Noon - 4pm
                            775 Center Drive San Marcos, CA
                            760-746-8340 
http://www.daltonsroadhouse.com  

3rd Sunday       "Cruisin Coco's" Rancho Bernardo, 11am 
                           16759 Bernardo Center Drive, CA
                           858-485-9419 


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