[Shotimes] Re: California Convention (2004) Itinerary Addendum 1

[George Fourchy]

On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 09:29:29 -0700, Alan Fanning wrote:

> Down the
>street from old town is the Towe museum, the future retirement home for the
>Lowrider (George - how could you forget to mention it?). This used to be a
>Ford exclusive museum, but IIRC the owner got himself in financial quicksand
>and had to sell off. Now there are other makes as well. In Woodland there is
>(as of a few years back) an old truck museum that is quite interesting. Not
>concourse type restorations, but a remarkable variety of really old working
>trucks. Just don't go on a 100 degree day, as it isn't air conditioned.
>
>For a high-end auto museum, there's the Blackhawk Museum, which I've
>regrettably never been to but I've heard good things about it. It's south of
>Vacaville - in Walnut Creek?

Duh!!!  How could I forget the Towe Museum.....Lowrider will be a static display at
the hotel during the convention, with the other two cars actually being driven, and
when it is over, I'll be taking it over there to them for long-term loan.  Oldtown
Sacramento is really nice....the last time I was there it was like a town from the
1800s...wooden sidewalks and everything.

Blackhawk is in Danville, about halfway between Concord and Castro Valley, on I-680.
 For those not familiar with the Bay Area, it's on the next freeway to the east from
880, which connects Oakland and San Jose, behind the first small range of mountains
next to the east shore of the bay.  I've been there twice....the BaySHO group goes
there often, whenever a new influx of members wants to see the cars.

Thanks for the suggestions.  I'll catalogue them and see how many are easily doable.

George