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HOURS:
Thur., Fri., Sat., Sun. &
Memorial Day, Veterans Day:
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
ADMISSION:
Pricing and Special Group Tours (Minimum of 10 or more): Full Information Here
4251 Dry Creek Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Bill Siegel
March Dinner
Bar opens at 5:30, Dinner starts 6:30 p.m.
Dinner is catered and open to the public,
reservations are required prior to 6 p.m.,
Monday prior to dinner, either
On-line HERE or call 805 296-1935
Dinner price: $30/pp.
Last year, Bill Siegel captivated our audience with stories from his extraordinary career as a naval aviator and test pilot. He only scratched the surface of the experiences he’s lived—and due to popular demand, Bill is returning as our March 4 dinner speaker.
A local resident and longtime aviation mentor with the Experimental Aircraft Association, Bill brings firsthand insight into military and commercial aviation history. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1965, he earned his Navy wings and went on to fly 180 combat missions over Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during two combat deployments.
Bill later served as a test pilot and instructor, participated in the historic evacuation of South Vietnam aboard the USS Midway in 1975, and went on to earn a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering. Following his Navy retirement, he continued flying as a chief pilot, instructor, and eventually an Airbus Captain for Northwest Airlines, retiring in 2005.
Bill and his wife Mary live in Templeton. His presentation promises compelling stories, remarkable experiences, and an evening you won’t want to miss. We are fortunate to welcome him back once again.
The Monthly Dinners are catered and reservations are required not later than 6 p.m. the Monday evening prior to the dinner so as to allow the caterer sufficient notice of how many are attending. Dinner cost $30/pp and reservations should be made at this link.
Progress on the Type 97 Japanese Tankette
Sometimes, it's those little things that play a major role in restoration projects. Steve Foss and Keith Dekker are shown preparing the Japanese Tankette to accept castor wheels in order to be more easily rolled around this 5.2 ton tankette by any individuals aiding in the restoration. Done like experts! Awesome!
New From The Woodland Auto Display
A lot has been happening with the auto research library in the Woodland Auto Display. Since starting the project, we have received books from numerous individuals as well as from several museums that were closing. (A big thank you to Dave Wolin for his efforts.) With these numerous donations, the direction of the library has morphed a bit so it became a matter of somewhat regrouping and starting over. In other words, it is one of those projects where you have to take a big step backward in hopes of going two steps forward when finished.
Regarding the book portion, we now have over 1,000 books on hand that are organized in the following categories; American Automobile History, Foreign Automobile History, Special Interest, Motorcycles, Biographies, NASCAR, Indianapolis, Formula 1 & Sports Cars, Short Track Open Wheel Racing, Drag Racing, Hot Rod & Show Cars, and Race Tracks-Racing Circuits. A rough estimate is that it is split approximately 50% automobile racing related and 50% history and various other categories.
We now have to start organizing our large magazine collection. For instance, we have large inventory of Autoweek as well as National Speed Sport News. (NSSN was the racer's weekly go to newspaper prior to the internet, cell phones, etc..) We have complete collections of Circle Track, Open Wheel, Sprint Car and Midget magazines and much more.
With luck, and a lot of hours, the magazine portion should be nearing completion by the end of September.