Folks Of Interest Eugene, Oregon peoples.

Just courious, but does anyone know what the hot rod scene up in Eugene is like?
Thanks.

 

well there's not much going on this time of year,but you might look up umpqua flatheads or stray angels car clubs,they will be having the eugene roadster show this comming march....that's all I know......

 

i've been in eugene a couple of time and its very cool up there. there is a lot of woods up there and the people are very old school and frindly

 

There are a number of hot rodders around there, but this time of the year, you have to dig them out of the house.There use to be an active club there, but think the faded away a few years ago.They have some up comming car shows & small swap meets between now & Feb.

 

Eugine, Springfield, and Salem area hotrodders are very active through the summer, a little soggy this time of year for vintage tin.

 

Just curious...I was in a car show in Oct. of "67 in Eugene with the Early Times Club out of L.A. area. The guy putting on the show gave us a place to stay in the offices of the Balboa Park Drag Strip which also doubled as an airport.
Does anyone have any old photos of that drag strip or would know if that airstrip is still there. Also, can anyone give me the name of the road that Balboa Strip was on???

 

c'mon Goat...of course there are hot rods buzzin the roads out here right now!!!
I'm on the coast from Eugene, and a bit south, and I drive my '50 panel truck year round!
in Eugene is Grafitti Alley, (a hot rodders store) and they're jumpin all the tyme.
and there are ALOT of rodders who drive year round down here.

 

Balboa was off of West 11th and North Danebo. Nothing there now, but if you search on Google Maps it's easy to see where it used to be.

 

Was good in the 60s. Here's Balboa.

 

Thanks Ron and Nomobux....

 

You bet. I also want to mention that I really enjoyed your albums here. Oh, the memories. I raced a couple nights at Balboa in my 27T with a friends 6 jug Hemi. He passed not long ago and I have the manifold and carbs.

 

Be careful, they hate Californians up there.

 

We have really good friends in Eugene. We were up visiting them one weekend, and I drove by a grocery store parking lot full of (at least 25) Hamb-friendly rides and guys just standing around sipping coffee and enjoying the camaraderie. That was about ten years ago however.

dj

 

Hi there, it was at 12th & Danebo, for old Balboa posters & info get ahold of Bob White at Graffitti Alley 541-689-7334, tell him Barney sent ya. Goodluck

 

Soggy & damp?????

We've had 3 days of the 60's and today & tomorrow are mid 70's and sunny with no rain until Wed. in the forecast here in Brookings on the coast.

Of course 2 weeks ago we got 15" of rain in 4 days. I'm from SE Michigan my entire life before retirement (Lake Orion). It's snowing there with highs in the mid 30's.

Soggy & wet means nothing compared to Sub-Zeros in Jan & Feb and snow on the ground until mid-late March.

 

i my self and grandparents and my mom are hot roders grandparents from nrth bend and me and m0m springfield, my dad is in medford and he has a chrysler 300....yay

 

I used to live in Medford,you have to wonder why the football teams are named after water creatures: Ducks & Beavers

 

Because it's so soggy and wet!!