Popular Weekly Events
Fridays - Garden Grove Historic Main Street Friday Night Classic Car Show. Corner of Main Street and Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturdays - Donut Derelicts Car Show. Corner of Adams and Magnolia, Huntington Beach, CA. 4:30 AM - 9:00 AM. Info
Saturdays - Cars and Coffee. Taco Bell Headquarters, Corner of Irvine Center Drive and Gateway, Irvine, CA. 4:45 AM - 9:00 AM Site
Sundays - Supercar Sunday. Topanga Canyon and Erwin Street, Woodland Hills, CA. 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM. Site
Popular Monthly Events
Second Sunday of the month - Hi-Performance Auto Swap meet. Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach, CA. Info
Second Sunday of the month (Except April, 2012, which will be the first Sunday) - Coffee & Cars. JBA Performance Center. 5675 Kearny Villa Road just off Hwy 163 in Kearny Mesa. Dawn to 10am Info
Events
* denotes events of particular interest to club members
April
3 Wed. Orange. COCOA-OC Monthly Meeting. The Rib Trader Restaurant, 1710 E. Chapman, Orange (approximately 3 blocks from the 55 Fwy and the East Chapman interchange), order food early as meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
5-7 Fri-Sun. Las Vegas. NHRA Summit Racing, the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
7 Sun. La Jolla. The 10th Annual La Jolla Concours d'Elegance, Ellen Browning Scripps Park, sponsored by the La Jolla Historical Society, La Jolla Cove, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., www.lajollaconcours.com*
19-21 Fri-Sun. Long Beach. The 39th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. www.gplb.com**
20 Sat. Orange. The 19th Annual Orange Plaza Car Show, 100 Glassell Avenue, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.*
21 Sun. Buena Park. The 28th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show at Knott's Berry Farm*
27-28 Sat & Sun. Half Moon Bay. The 23rd Annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.miramarevents.com
TBD. Fri-Sun. COCOA-OC Spring Wine Tour, call Paul Westberg, Wine Tour Chair at 949.721.1091 for route details and hotel accommodations*
28-May 2nd. Sun-Wed. The 24th Annual California Mile, four-day, 1,000-mile event, 415.479.9950*
TBD. COCOA-OC Club Racing at Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, CA.
May
4-5 Sat & Sun. Buttonwillow. British Extravaganza sponsored by VARA, Buttonwillow Raceway Park*
5 Sun, Beverly Hills. 4th Annual Greystone Mansion Concours d'Elegance, Greystone Estate, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information: www.greystoneconcours.com*
11-12 Sat and Sun. Laguna Seca. American LeMans Series Weekend, Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca, For information call 800 327-7322*
16-18 Thur-Sat. Petaluma. The 8th Annual Petaluma's Salute to American Graffiti, historic downtown Petaluma, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.*
17-19 Fri-Sun. Sonoma. Sonoma Historic Motorsport Races, Sonoma Raceway, General Racing*
19 Sun. Fullerton. The 19th Annual Muckenthaler Motor Car Festival & Concours d'Elegance, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
19 Sun. San Rafael. The 5th Annual Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance, Marin County Fairgrounds at Lagoon Park, 10th Ave. of the Flags. For information, www.marinsonomaconcours.org*
27 Mon. San Diego. San Diego Hi-Performance Expo. Qualcomm Stadium, 9949 Friars Road*
June
1 Sat. Huntington Beach. 27th Anniversary Classic Car and Motorcycle Show, Huntington Beach Central Park, 7111 Talbert Ave., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.hbconcours.org*
1 Sat. Chino Hills, Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show, 3493 Grand Ave., 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2 Sun. Huntington Beach. 27th Annual Concours d'Elegance, Huntington Beach Central Park 7111 Talbert Ave., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
2 Sun. Pomona. Pomona Auto Swap Meet and Classic Car Show, Pomona Fairplex*
7-9 Fri-Sun. Reno. Mustang Club of America (MCA) National Car Show presented by the Reno Mustang Car Club
9 Sun. Costa Mesa. COCOA-OC Concours d'Nice Car Show at the The Park Mall at South Coast Plaza, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. John Morton will be the Grand Marshall
9 Sun. San Marino. San Marino Concours d'Elegance, Lacy Park
9 Sun. San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo Concour d'Elegance, Madonna Meadows
12-16 Wed-Sun. Tulsa. 39th Annual Mid-America Ford and Team Shelby Nationals, Tulsa, OK.*
15 Sat. Los Alamitos. 16th Annual Dad's Day Saturday Car Show, 4505 Katella Ave.
14-16 Fri-Sun. Pismo Beach. The 28th Annual Classic at Pismo Beach, Pierside and Downtown, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
16 Sun. Beverly Hills. Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance, Rodeo Drive*
21-23 Fri-Sun. Corona. SVRA 12th Annual Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival at the Auto Club (California) Speedway*
29 Sat. Fountain Valley. Fountain Valley Classic Car & Truck Show, 16400 Brookhurst Drive www.fvcarshow.com
30 Sun. Palo Alto. Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance, Stanford, CA
July
4-6 Thur-Sat. Fontana. SAAC 38, Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the 1968 Shelby Mustang, Auto Club Speedway**
21 Sun. Hillsborough. Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance, Crystal Springs Golf Course
28 Sun. Long Beach. South Bay Mustang Owners Annual Car Show at Wyotech, 2161 Technology Place*
August
3-4 Sat & Sun. Sonoma NorCal Summer Surprise, Sonoma Raceway
10-11 Sat & Sun. Salinas. HMSA Monterey Pre-Reunion at Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca
13 Tues. Carmel. Ocean Avenue Motoring Club presents Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue, sixteen blocks of downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea will showcase over 175 domestic and foreign collector vehicles, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.*
13-14 Tues & Wed. Seaside. Seaside's Embassy Suites hosts the 11th Annual Automobilia Monterey, an exhibition of vintage posters, hood ornaments, signs, scale models among other momentos*
14 Wed. Pacific Grove. The 4th Annual The Little Car Show. A display of little cars benefiting the Pacific Grove Library and Youth Center. Downtown Pacific Grove, 12 noon to 5 p.m.
14 Wed. Monterey. Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival at the Monterey Jet Center, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
14-17 Wed-Sun. Monterey. The 13th Annual “Sports and Muscle in Monterey” 2013, Russo & Steele Automobile Auction in downtown Monterey on the waterfront by Fisherman's Wharf, 290 Figueroa Street 93940 (corner of Del Monte Avenue and Figueroa Street)*
15 Thur. Monterey. 13th Annual Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance. The tour will depart Pebble Beach at 8:30 a.m. and follow the 17-mile drive and Highway 1 to Ocean Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Cars will be displayed from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Ocean Avenue and then will return to Pebble Beach*
15-16 Thur & Fri. Carmel. Bonham and Butterfields 16th Collectors' Motorcars Auction and Automobilia at the Quail Lodge and Golf Club*
15-17 Thur-Sat. Monterey. Mecum Muscle Car & More Auction at Monterey, Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course, 1 Old Golf Course Road*
16 Fri. Carmel. The Quail - A Motorsports Gathering, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quail Lodge*
16 Fri. Monterey. Rally Concorso Italiano, Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
16 Fri. Carmel. 5th Annual Legends of the Autobahn at the Rancho Canada Golf Club. This all-German marque Concours features BMW, Mercedes Benz, Audi, and Porsche. The event brings together club members, enthusiasts, owners, and aficionados of distinctive German cars to view some of the finest marques in the world, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
16 Fri. Pacific Grove. The 19th Annual Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally on Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove*
16-17 Fri & Sat. Monterey. Sports & Classics of Monterey Auction sponsored by RM Auction at the Portola Plaza Hotel & Spa and the Monterey Conference Center*
16-18 Fri-Sun. Laguna Seca. Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca*
16-18 Fri-Sun. Monterey. HSMA Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everyday
16-18 Fri-Sun. Pebble Beach. Pebble Beach RetroAuto 2013 at the RetroAuto Pavilian. An exhibition of not only automobiles from the past, but photos, luxury goods, tools, original poster art, books and literature, fine art, and other objects associated with automobiles of yore. *
17-18 Sat & Sun. Monterey. Pebble Beach Auction presented by Gooding and Company*
18 Sun. Carmel. The 63rd Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, 18th Fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links**
30 Fri to 1st Sept. Sun. Costa Mesa. The Great Labor Day Cruise XXXI, OC Fair and Events Center, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
September
4 Wed. Costa Mesa. The Great Labor Day Cruise XXXI, OC Fairgrounds*
7-8 Sat & Sun. Monterey. Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca
7-8 Sat & Sun. Buttonwillow. VARA Oktoberfest, Buttonwillow Raceway Park*
8 Sun. Long Beach. Long Beach Swap Meet at the Long Beach Veterans Stadium at Long Beach City College*
14 Sat. Huntington Beach. Edison High School, First Annual Car Show and Swap Meet, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.*
14 Sat. Santa Maria. 11th Annual All Ford Car Show and Swap Meet. (805) 598.8133
14-15 Sat & Sun. Virginia City, NV. Virginia City Hill Climb
15 Sun. Palo Verdes. 21st Annual Palo Verdes Concours d'Elegance at the Trump National Golf Club, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
20-22 Fri-Sun. Orinda. 9th Annual Orinda Classic Car Show Weekend, Orinda, CA
20-22 Fri-Sun. Coronado. 16th Annual Coronado Classic Speed Festival at North Island**
26-28 Thur-Sat. Las Vegas. Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction at Mandalay Bay Event Center 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South
28 Sat. Costa Mesa. 14th Annual Cruisin for a Cure Charity Car Show, OC Fair and Events Center*
October
2 Wed. Orange. COCOA-OC Monthly Club Meeting at The Rib Trader Restaurant, 1710 East Chapman (approximately 3 blocks east of the 55 Freeway and the East Chapman interchange), order dinner by 6:30 P.M., speaker at 7:30 p.m.
4-6 Fri-Sun. Sonoma. Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) 10th Annual Charity Challenge, Infineon Raceway
4-6 Fri-Sun. Las Vegas. SVRA together with VARA at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (outside track)
4-7 Fri-Mon. Anaheim. The Orange County International Auto Show, Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave.*
6 Sun. San Diego. San Diego British Car Day, Ingram Plaza
6 Sun. Laguna Beach. 10th Annual Classic Car Show sponsored by the Rotary Club of Laguna Beach at the Festival of Arts and adjacent city grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, 9:30 a.m.*
11-13 Fri-Sun. Pahrump. VARA Silver State Challenge, Spring Mountain Ranch, Pahrump, NV
11-13 Fri-Sun. (tentative). Chandler, AZ., Anniversary Celebration and Road Race at Firebird International Raceway
12-13 Sat & Sun. Mojave. The Mojave Mile—A thrilling one mile shoot out in your car. www.mojavemile.com
12-13 Sat & Sun. Willows. Fall Classic 2013 Open Track at Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA., sponsored by NorCal SAAC.*
13 Sun. El Dorado Hills. Niello Concours d'Elegance at Serrano, Serrano Visitors Center
13 Sun. Long Beach. Long Beach Swap Meet at Long Beach Veterans Stadium, Long Beach City College*
18-20 Fri-Sun. Bakersfield. 22nd California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Automobile Club of California at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway
20 Sun. Pomona. Pomona Auto Swap Meet and Classic Car Show, Pomona Fairplex*
26-27 Sat & Sun. (tentative), Willow Springs. Open Track for COCOA Club sponsored by LASAAC**
27 Sun. Costa Mesa. Mustang Madness Car Show at Theodore Robins Ford (2060 Harbor Blvd.), sponsored by the Orange County Mustang Club.*
