CWLA 2024 Event Calendar
Last updated: 7/21/2024
CWLA meets in-person for our monthly meetings at our pre-Covid Denny’s location!!! See below!
Cars & Coffee events almost every Saturday and Sunday morning somewhere around LA…find one and GO! - Check to make sure any of these are happening before you go! Links fixed!
Monthly Events
Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park, Conejo Valley Cars and Coffee - 1st and 3rd Saturday each month 7AM-10AM. New permanent Location: 350 W Hillcrest Dr, in the Oaks Mall Parking lot next to Firestone Tire. Check their website for current information. Sponsored by Corvair owner Craig Casey.
Griffith Park, Cars and Coffee Los Angeles – Last Sunday of the month at the Griffith Park Merry- Go-Round Lot #1, located at 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Petersen Auto Museum - Breakfast Club Cars & Coffee, Last Sunday every month 8:00AM. Various Makes and Models for each event. Invited cars pay a fee, spectators usually free. Verify before going to this event.
Woodland Hills, Supercar Sunday (every Sunday) 7-10AM, Pierce College 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91371 Please use the Victory Blvd and Mason St. entrance for Supercar Sunday. The physical address takes you to the far side of the campus. Event is in main lot 7 off of Victory Blvd. Check website for delays and featured make.
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July 22-25, 2024 Mon-Thurs - CORSA International Convention, Dayton, OH. Host hotel: Marriott at the University of Dayton
August 1, 2024 Thursday 8:00PM – Virtual CWLA Eboard Meeting Every club member is welcome to attend Eboard meetings. The Eboard Meeting Zoom link is sent to board members. If you would like to participate please contact an Eboard member.
Early August - Open…suggestions?
Aug 15, 2024 Thursday 8:00PM - IN PERSON - CWLA General Membership meeting - Denny’s 16575 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406 (This was our pre-Covid location). Zoom simulcast link will be sent a few days before the meeting to club members so those who can not make it to Denny’s may participate. PROGRAM: TBD
A no-cost Door Prize raffle will be held for a gift certificate - open only to all attendees in the meeting. Drive a Corvair to the meeting and get TWO chances in the drawing!
NEW DATE August 25, 2024, Sunday CWLA Beach Bash San Buenaventura State Beach, Ventura CA. Come hang out at a cool beach on some of the hottest days of the year. Pot Luck Picnic. Club supplies burgers, dogs, and drinks, you bring a side dish to share! Bring your beach toys and stuff. POC: Bill Winkelmann cell (818)422-4066. Let Bill know you are coming so we can plan supplies. See FLYER
September 5, 2024 Thursday 8:00PM – Virtual CWLA Eboard Meeting Every club member is welcome to attend Eboard meetings. The Eboard Meeting Zoom link is sent to board members. If you would like to participate please contact an Eboard member.
September 7, 2024, Saturday - CANCELLED - SCC Ageless to Anarchy Corvair Car Show returns to the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum, El Segundo, CA. Another show killed by exorbitant city fees
September 19, 2024 Thursday 8:00PM - IN PERSON - CWLA General Membership meeting - Denny’s 16575 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406 (This was our pre-Covid location). Zoom simulcast link will be sent a few days before the meeting to club members so those who can not make it to Denny’s may participate. PROGRAM: TBD
A no-cost Door Prize raffle will be held for a gift certificate - open only to all attendees in the meeting. Drive a Corvair to the meeting and get TWO chances in the drawing!
October 3, 2024 Thursday 8:00PM – Virtual CWLA Eboard Meeting Every club member is welcome to attend Eboard meetings. The Eboard Meeting Zoom link is sent to board members. If you would like to participate please contact an Eboard member.
October - At this time there is NO PLANNED CWLA Funcours or Concours for 2024
October 17, 2024 Thursday 8:00PM - IN PERSON - CWLA General Membership meeting - Denny’s 16575 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406 (This was our pre-Covid location). Zoom simulcast link will be sent a few days before the meeting to club members so those who can not make it to Denny’s may participate. PROGRAM:
Final Prep for Great Western Fan Belt Toss & Swap Meet
October 25-27, 2024, Fri-Sun - 2024 Great Western Fan Belt Toss & Swap Meet Palm Springs, CA. CWLA is HOST CLUB this year. We’ll need all members to support this event! Many more details and web site going live soon.
November 10, 2024, Sunday 8:00-3:30 - Community Chevrolet All Chevrolet/GMC Car Show 200 W. Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502 - A great show with judged, entrant’s choice, and display only classes that CWLA participates in every year. There will be a Corvair class with trophies! Dash plaque, Tee shirt, and Lunch included with entry. Maximum 125 cars. See Registration Form for more detail.
November 23, 2024 Saturday - CWLA Food Drive for MEND. Come help CWLA collect thousands of pound of food for the needy. This is our largest yearly philanthropic event. More detail to follow.
December 15, 2024 Sunday 3:00PM - CWLA Holiday & Officer Installation Banquet. Pot-luck FEAST, Club 2025 Officer Installation Ceremony, Outrageously fun White Elephant Gift Exchange. Our most popular event of the year! Located at the Son’s of Norway Hall in Van Nuys, CA. More details in the future
The list of not-specifically-scheduled events Corsa West could to use to fill in the calendar:
*Drive to Mentryville Park 27201 Pico Cyn Rd, Newhall. Site of First CA Oil Boom (Ghost) Town and 1st comercially viable oil well (Pico #4, 1876-1990!! ) May be good place to have a picnic. $5 parking fee. Some Walking required. POC: Randy Wicks
*Any Sat/Sun - Driving Event- Drive up to the dirt section of Mullholland Drive to visit LA96C Nike Missile Control Site at 17500 Dirt Mullholland Dr. above Encino in San Vincente Mountain Park. 1 mile west of Encino Hills Drive. Some short walking may be necessary. Good place to have a picnic and see the views.
*Any Saturday - Driving event to visit Fiber Steel near Azusa, CA (Irwindale Ave) We went in 2023 but liked it so much we want to go agin in 2024!
*Any Saturday/Sun? FREE-Metropolitan Pit Stop, Laurel Cyn, great showroom of Metropolitan Cars, small place. Associated Music Studio next door- POC Matt delVecchio
*Any Saturday/Sun? FREE-Griffith Park Observatory, Can park in Greek parking lot, free shuttle if not concert night. Go at dark and can see thru telescope
*Any Sat/Sun - Progressive Lunch or Dinner - Driving/eating event
*Friday Evenings - Bob’s Big Boy Car Night, Northridge of other locations
*Any Sat/Sun - Commemorative Air Force visit - Camarillo Airport
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