Car club · Roseville, California

Central Valley Rods Inc.

General Car Club

The year was 1979, Healeys were for sale in the two Dallas newspapers. Healeys could be seen driving around town and at SCCA events. Nationally, there were two major Healey clubs. The time was right for a local club. Several owners in the area belonged to one or both of the national clubs. I contacted the Pacific Center Club to provide me with a list of members in our zip codes. I received a hand written list (BC, before computers). At about the same time Jerry Wall was in contact with the Austin Healey Club of America. Jerry put an ad in the paper asking if anyone interested to contact him. I did and then sent him my list. Phone calls were made and a mail out was done announcing the formation of our club. March 5th 1979: Our first meeting was held at the Tupinamba Mexican Restaurant. Between 25 and 30 owners attended with 12 Healeys in the parking lot. The meeting ended with 23 dues paying members.