2016 winter meeting

George,

Bob Jacobsen is in charge of the 2106 Palo Alto, California, Winter Meet / Board Meeting.

It runs from 25 through 28 February and should include tours to a number of car collections, etc.

I am sure that Bob is working away on the details and will provide them soon.

Peter

Hi George,

The flyer with all the info for the meet was included in the normal 5th mailing for the year, mailed on 10/23 thru 10/27. The website will be updated hopefully this week. Here is a condensed version for now:

2016 WINTER MINI-MEET AND BOARD MEETING

FEBRUARY 25 – 29, 2016 (Thursday thru Monday)

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

All PAS members are invited to attend and visit SIX OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S FINEST CAR COLLECTIONS, attractions and social events in Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Stockton, California. (50+ Pierce-Arrows from 1904 to 1938!) Preliminary schedule:

THURSDAY, Feb 25: Early Bird tour for those arriving by 1pm or so. We will tour 2 private collections in Woodside, (4 Pierces, many other cars, memorabilia, unique garages). Welcome party that evening at member John Bertolotti’s collection (100+ cars, 11 Pierces).

FRIDAY, Feb 26: Bus tour to the San Francisco Academy of Art University car collection (200 cars, 6 Pierces including prototype and production Silver Arrows, and the only 1938 Pierce convertible), lunch at a local restaurant, then visit the fabulous new Disney Family Museum. We will go by the old Pierce-Arrow dealership building (“Pierce-Arrow” is chiseled in the granite facade on 4 sides), and the Palace of Fine Arts, the only remaining building from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Dinner in San Francisco.

SATURDAY, Feb 27: Visit the Filoli estate in Woodside, a 36,000 sq. ft. mansion & 16 acres of beautiful gardens, built in 1915 by William Bourn (owned Empire gold mine), and later owned by William Roth (owned Matson Steamship Line). Lunch at Filoli, then drive through Stanford University campus and enjoy the Cantor Art Museum. Then downtown Palo Alto, past the ‘teens Pierce-Arrow dealership, and then enjoy member John Mozart’s sparkling new museum (60 cars, 10 Pierces). Dinner on your own.

SUNDAY, Feb 28: Board Meeting and Foundation Meeting at the hotel. Those not in the meetings can tour and lunch at the upscale Stanford Shopping Center, relax in a picturesque garden, and visit the Museum of American Heritage. Banquet that evening.

MONDAY, Feb 29: Bus (and rental cars) to our final stop, member Pat Craig’s exciting collection in Stockton (24 Pierces, 17 Pierce bicycles, many other cars), lunch at his daughter’s restaurant. From there, folks can continue their vacation to other spots in CA, or return to Palo Alto for an evening on your own.

Reserve your room today at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Palo Alto, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306. 888-422-2264, ask for code PA3. Rates are $129 for Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun., and $229 for the preceding Tuesday and Wednesday, and the following Monday.