Club History
The Golden Gate Austin Healey Club is a direct descendent of the Austin Healey Club Pacific Centre founded in the early 1970s.
Later it became the Pacific Centre's Golden Gate Region with the primary function of supporting Healey activities in the San Francisco Bay Area in conjunction with the Central Valley Region.
In 1997, the Golden Gate Region became the Golden Gate Austin Healey Club, an independent entity affiliated nationally with the Austin Healey Club of America (AHCA).
About the Club
The Golden Gate Austin Healey Club is a group of people interested in the enjoyment of Austin-Healeys. Membership is open to all, and ownership of a Healey is not required.
On tour at OpenRoads Lake Tahoe 2004
The Club is a resource that helps members to maintain and enjoy Austin-Healeys. The Club is operated by an all-volunteer group of officers who are elected annually by the members.
The Club also provides and supports Healey driving events in Northern and Central California, including the hosting of the OpenRoads Healey Interational meet held in June 2002 at Lake Tahoe to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first Austin Healey--the 100.
The OpenRoads 2002 International was the largest Healey event ever held with close to 700 Healeys participating. The club hosted a regional OpenRoads meet at Tahoe in 2004, 2006, 2007 and Rendezvous 2009 in Jackson, CA.
2010 Club Officers
President
Marty Allen
510-845-7585
martyallen@aol.com
Treasurer
Dan Sekella
925-825-8966
sekella@pacbell.net
VP Membership
Nick & Sandy Klein
408-264-2411
klein.ahc@att.net
Newsletter Editor
Loren Parks
530-893-8643
LorParks@gmail.com
VP and Secretary
Lee Bardellini
510-582-6246
HeLeeEsq@aol.com
VP Event Director
Jim Morton
916-434-8166
themortons@starstream.net
Webmaster
David Cross
408-893-4912
dcross95020@yahoo.com
Delegate at Large
Dave Nock
209-824-1562
healeydoc@verizon.net
The Club Today
The Golden Gate Austin Healey Club has a membership of over 170 concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley.
The club has also expanded beyond these areas and now inlcudes members in Northern and Southern California, Nevada, and Europe.
Two Thumbs Up !
The club is thriving with More Events spread across the Golden Gate region in 2010. More Tours as far South as Cambria, North to Napa and the wine country, East to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and limited only by the Pacific to the West.