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Over the years, Santa Cruz Woodies has been known for creating unique posters for our annual gathering, Woodies on the Wharf.  Our posters involve selected artists working in tandem with our own, talented Dave Welles for technical assistance.  Our goal is always to work closely with the artists to make a unique work of art that captures the soul of …

The Santa Cruz Woodies held its annual spring cruise on National Drive your Woodie Day which fell on Saturday, May 19th this year.  A large group of us met at California Surf City Coffee in Aptos to kick off the cruise on what was invariably one of the best cruises we’ve taken in the past few years. Over 25 Woodies …

Santa Cruz Woodies Ohana shared another fun day at the Alameda Point Antiques Faire.  We walked our legs off and filled up our shopping carts to overflowing.  Kathryn and Kristina Benson again set the record for the most overfilled cart.  While Joe and Janice Cosgrave were not able to make it, Joe’s personal shopper Phil Iatomase found Joe an Arizona …

I was very fortunate to join Jim Vickery on his 39th straight visit to Pomona and the 58th running of the NHRA Winternationals Drag Races at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds January 8-12, 2018. Jim joins a group of friends annually that have been doing this for many years. There were 16 guys in this year’s group. It also included …

Despite the ominous threat of rain for the weekend and the show on Saturday being canceled, Wayne Yada and the Central Valley Woodies planned a fun and eventful two-day event! Friday night we sipped A&W root beer floats while lying on our blankets, watched the various cars parade to their parking spots, and viewed a treat of American Graffiti on …

It comes to pass that all wingmen eventually take the wheel, I did for the first time at our January Installation Dinner as PREZ of the Santa Cruz Woodies.  Dorma Baker, our past president, passed off her Dodge wheel into my and our hands of a ’49 Mercury woodie.  Thus another woodie journey begins.  This year marks Santa Cruz Woodies’ …

Santa Cruz Woodies participated in the Santa Cruz Holiday parade on Saturday, December 2, 2017. This event, usually the last on the club’s calendar for the year, started with a cold, slightly overcast, wintery day. Our turn out was not as strong as it has been in year’s past but many of our members were traveling or otherwise not available …

Every year Santa Cruz Woodies has the opportunity to attend the Goodguys West Coast Nationals show in Pleasanton and park in the special woodie parking area.  When the temperatures are hovering around 100° this is a especially nice area since there are trees which provided some shade and relief from the heat. With over 3,500 cars at this event, there is always …

Those of you who attended Woodies at the Rock 2017 undoubtedly will agree that this year’s event was another great show for the history books. The annual Harbor Festival in Morro Bay has grown substantially over the years with street vendors now covering the Embarcadero from Wavelengths Surf Shop to the other end of the business district. The weather, while …

WOW, WOW and WOW!  What an event! As one of our club members already said, “Perfect weather and perfect friends.” As with any successful event, it really takes a great team to make it happen and Santa Cruz Woodies has an amazing team! A major part of the Santa Cruz Woodies team is the partnership we have with the City …