blackhawk museum

csx wnab · #1 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 05:25 PM

hey fellas, just wondering if anyone would be interested in a drive to the blackhawk museum after one of the saturday morning breakfasts? thought it would be cool to checkout some classic cars. hang-out with fellow cobra guys, have a goodbreakfast, and best of all.......................drive our cars

. so if this sounds good to anyone please let me know, and we'll try to set something up. also there is a guy in portola valley who has a huge army tank collection. that might be a cool destination too. but i am not sure how to get ahold of mr. littlefield- the owner- to set something up. does anyone know who i am talking about? and if you do know him. how do we go about getting a tour? anyway, just a thought. and hope there is enough interest to make something like this happen. thanks

csx wnab · #2 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 09:58 PM

i see how you are.....................fine...................... ...............i'll go by myself!!!!!

Randy Rosenberg · #3 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 11:10 PM

Hi Jeff,

We did a Blackhawk group tour about 2-1/2 years ago. They allowed us to park up by the front doors (Plaza Parking), and we had exclusive access to museum, and we had some guest speakers talk to us. Kudos to the guys who arranged it! It was really great - I have very fond memories of this day.

I like your idea of seeing a tank collection - this is something you don't see everyday. If you can set up a tour, then I'm sure many will want to check it out.

Thanks,
Randy...

PANAVIA · #4 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 03:30 AM

i would go, been busy with Holidays Prep and my IT customers going nuts on projects.

at this rate i may have to bump christmas to feb.

csx wnab · #5 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by PANAVIA

i would go, been busy with Holidays Prep and my IT customers going nuts on projects.

at this rate i may have to bump christmas to feb.

steve i know what you mean. will call soon
jeff

boblyon1 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 01:49 AM

Here's his address according to Zabasearch

JACQUES M LITTLEFIELD Record Created: 09/2002

PORTOLA VALLEY, CA 94028
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Also, Check out these websites

http://sfahistory.org/tanktour.htm

http://www.mishalov.net/military-veh...-vehicles.html

http://hoppsan.org/jamesb/blogger/20...ollection.html

http://home.comcast.net/~szee1a/tanks/tanks.html

csx wnab · #7 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 07:17 AM

bob, you da man. thanks. i will check these out and try to set something up. i think it would be cool.

PANAVIA · #8 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 06:44 PM

Rod and Joe from the ranch both Know Jaque, so let me see if we can get a group up there!

csx wnab · #9 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 08:26 PM

now you da man steve.

Got the Bug · #10 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 09:34 PM

Bob,

Great links and pics.

That would be a great tour.

cobrasnake · #11 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 10:30 PM

FWIW - John Place several years ago had made a suggestion that we might want to incorporate the Tank Farm in one of our Mid-Summer/End of Summer Runs. I am glad to see there is so much interest and would happy to see if this facility could be included in one of these Runs if you guys can't make other arrangements. Let me know if I can help.

Tom

Great Asp · #12 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 06:36 AM

A museum dedicated to fossil fuel burning, emissions emitting, vehicles that represent what’s wrong with America located so close to Berkeley California?????? How’d that happen??? How did the “Berkeleyites” allow this museum???

I wish I could go, looks cool!

E

csx wnab · #13 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 07:18 AM

it is a private museum. therefore the idiot tree huggers from bizerkeley could'nt say s$%t. oh............did i offend someone? sierra club-takeahike!

csx wnab · #14 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 07:20 AM

i think jaque is a great man for having such a collection. we all would be so lucky to have his resources.

PANAVIA · #15 (**permalink**) 12-18-2008, 01:16 AM

Danville is very different than berk.

for instance ; Black Land Rovers in Danville are normal.

289fia_cobra · #16 (**permalink**) 12-21-2008, 02:42 PM

Berkely is pretty much SF East.
Danville is Los Gatos East.

Having lived in SF for the first half of my life, I'll take Danville and besides, I've NEVER BEEN to the museum but I hear it's very awesome.

Got the Bug · #17 (**permalink**) 12-21-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 289fia_cobra

Berkely is pretty much SF East.
Danville is Los Gatos East.

Having lived in SF for the first half of my life, I'll take Danville and besides, I've NEVER BEEN to the museum but I hear it's very awesome.

And Santa Cruz is Berkeley South....

csx wnab · #18 (**permalink**) 12-21-2008, 04:51 PM

enough with the north east south,etc. lets go see some tanks. i think i'll write jaque a letter after he holidays.

4pipes · #19 (**permalink**) 12-21-2008, 05:00 PM

Tanks for the effort.

289fia_cobra · #20 (**permalink**) 12-21-2008, 05:45 PM

funny, I was just reading about some other aquiantances of mine that JUST went to the museum yesterday. Check you my other internet-hood:

http://www.luxury4play.com/off-topic...tanks-tom.html

Some very good restorations in there.