 January 2009:
Where: 2535 Arden Way Date: Friday, January 23, 2009 Time: 5:30 - 8:00P Notes: RSVP: 1-800-500-6550 Tour Information: http://www.volvocars.com/us/campaigns/Misc/Pages/XC60LaunchUS.aspx?deeplink=experientialtour 2010 XC60 Information: http://www.volvocars.com/us/models/xc60/Pages/default.aspx  The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. Official XC60 tour photos can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/volvoxc60/ The Car That Stops Itself Blog by Dan Johnston: http://www.thecarthatstopsitself.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090121181746/http://thecarthatstopsitself.com:80/ Fox 40 Morning News Video (Interview & Demonstration): http://www.fox40.com/pages/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3370869 Go Back to Top of Page February 2009:Sacramento Chapter:
Event: Planning Session
Where: Turner Volvo 2535 Arden Way Sacramento, CA 95825 Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009 Time: 10:00A Notes: Lunch provided Planning Session On February 8th, an informal planning committee of Sacramento area members convened at Turner Volvo in Sacramento to begin organizing Chapter events for 2009. As a result, eight or more events have been scheduled for the remainder of the year. Just as exciting, Sacramento club member Elizabeth Brown has taken the lead to develop a website for the chapter. All of the Planning Committee members contributed to the development of this website, and we feel that it is among the more comprehensive resources within VCOA. We welcome you to view our website at www.sacvolvoclub.org. We will look forward to your comments, opinions and suggestions.  The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. Go Back to Top of Page
 Turbobricks Forums: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=159663 Event: Drive and BBQ Where: At Stinson Beach in Marin Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009 Time: 10:00A EuroSunday: http://www.eurosunday.net/sacramento/index.htm Event: Show and Shine Where: 508 Pavilions Lane Sacramento, CA 95825 Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009 Time: 8:00 - 10:30A Notes: Drive and Lunch after the event Turbobricks Forums: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=159617 Event: Sushi Dinner Where: Shogun Sushi 9160 East Stockton Blvd. #150 Elk Grove, CA 95624 Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009 Time: TBA Notes: Date may change Go Back to Top of Page March 2009:Sacramento Chapter:Where: Volvo Independent Service 3310 Monier Circle #1 Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009 Time: 10:00A Notes: Q & A for 1975+ RWD & FWD Volvos Event Flyer: SacVCOAFlyerVIStech_March09.pdf  Tech Session at Volvo Independent Service (As seen on page 29 in May/June 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 3) Peter Mausolff hosted a tech session at his Independent Volvo shop on Saturday, March 14th for post 1974 vehicles. The shop is located in Rancho Cordova, California, just east of the State Capital City of Sacramento. The weather was beautiful and sunny. Fifteen people with their vehicles attended, including a 544, 240, 740s, 850s, 940, V70s, S40, C30, and a beautiful 780 Bertone. We also had an attendee who drove a 1993 Saab 900 convertible. Participants came to this Sacramento area event from as far away as Napa, Tracy and the state of Nevada. Peter answered numerous questions, ranging from general routine maintenance to engine conversions for older cars. The C30 was put on the lift and other cars were brought into the shop for observation and Q & A. After the questions were answered, the event became less technical and more social as we moved outside to enjoy the day, admire the Swedish Steel, and chat outside the shop. The conversation was then moved to a local Chinese restaurant where we enjoyed a hearty and leisurely lunch. 
From 2009 VIS Tech Session & Lunch
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April 2009:Sacramento Chapter:Where: Coloma Community Center Gold Run Room (located at the front of the Center) 4623 T Street Sacramento, CA 95819 Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Time: 9:00A Notes: Due to space limitations, RSVPs are Required Donations accepted to help cover the cost of renting the room. Event Flyer: SacVCOAFlyerConcours_April09.pdf Introduction to the World of Car Shows Class (As seen on page 29 in May/June 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 3) On April 4th, long time VCOA member, Jon Manji presented a class on preparing Volvo’s for presentation at car show events. With many car shows occurring during the spring, this event was timely. Jon presented detail on how car shows are structured and what judges look for when evaluating cars in both stock and modified classifications. Following the lecture (and a dissertation of the evolution of car shows over the last 100 years, with photos) Jon took us outside and performed a top to bottom evaluation on a couple of our candidate 122’s, using judging criteria as developed by VCOA.  The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. Go Back to Top of Page
Davis Car Show and Swap Meet (As seen on pages 10-11 in July/August 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 4)
The eleventh annual Davis
( California ) meet on April 26 was once again a great success. On a
brisk spring day over 200 Volvo enthusiasts brought about 122 cars to
the event, representing nearly every model Volvo has imported to the
USA: 544 (6), Duett (1), 1900 (1), 120 (9), 1800 (13), 1800 ES (4), 140
(4), 160 (1), 240 (24), 262 (1), 700 (12), 780 (4), 800 (15), 900 (2),
C30 (4), C70 (1), S40 (1), S60 (9), V 70 (8), and XC 60 (2 - dealer
cars). 13 of the 800/S60/V70 were R models. It was a nice group of
restored and original older cars, some of the newest models, and a big
turnout of 200, 700 and later models modified for higher performance.
This year the meet was co-sponsored by the Golden Gate Chapter and the newly organized Sacramento Chapter. People's Choice Awards were presented by Golden Gate Chapter Chair C.J. Yother. Best of Show went once again to Lars Jansson, San Anselmo, for his restored P1900. Other awards went to Pasqual Castro (544); Glenn Schneider (1800ES); Roger Vonverhallen (122); Michael Palmer (242GT); Michael Howells (780), Mark Baldwin (850 T5); and Nigel Sun (C30). Sacramento Chapter Chair Jeff Molander presented a special gift to Elizabeth Brown ("volvie!"), who designed the new Sacramento Chapter website and researched most of its content. The website includes a vast archive of Volvo-related materials and links. Be sure to visit www.sacvolvoclub.org. Thanks also to Davis meet sponsors and raffle contributors: R Sport International, IPD, Turner Volvo, Lawrence Volvo, Carlsen Volvo, Adobe Road Winery, Sharp HID, Roger Vonverhallen, Evil Genius Racing, and Mike Dudek of iRoll Motors. Special appreciation goes to Helen and Gary Lodge for cooking hotdogs and selling drinks again this year. As always, thanks to club members too numerous to mention who contributed their time and energy at the meet to make things run smoothly. The meet has been held annually since 1999 at Central Park in Davis, a college town about 75 miles northeast of Sacramento . Attendees always say the park is a great place for a car show: There's shade (from trees and the roof of a big open air pavillion); a walkable downtown and restaurants nearby; and loads of small city charm. Memorable details this year: The best swap meet in years – including a vanload of OEM 544/1800/122 parts and accessories. A burgundy 164, in excellent condition, once owned by the parents of rockstar Janis Joplin. John Pagel of Evil Genius Racing leading performance-oriented drivers to a dyno session at his shop after the meet. Even a Morgan roadster showed up late in the day -- driven by a former 1800 owner.
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May 16, 2009 (Third Saturday of May)Oregon State:26th Annual IPD Garage Sale, Swap Meet, and Car ShowIPD 11744 Ainsworth Circle Portland, OR 97220 Gates open at 8:00A For more information: http://www.ipdusa.com/ipd-Garage-Sale/blog-66 Home page: http://ipdusa.com/ Event Flyer (as appeared on this website): SacVCOA-ipd-flyer_May09.pdf (59k) Photos from the event can be seen on the Volvo Forums: Turbobricks: IPD 2009 Picture Thread http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=170534 Volvospeed: IPD Garage Sale! http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php/topic/117276-ipd-garage-sale/ Go Back to Top of Page
Sacramento Chapter:http://shrinersconcours.com/Event: Shriner's Concours d'Elegance Where: Mather Field 10474 Mather Boulevard Rancho Cordova, CA 95655 Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009 Time: 10:00A Notes: Featured Marques: Mercedes-Benz, Ford Mustang, Oldsmobile To purchase tickets: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=179417 Registration form (PDF): http://sactime.com/ShrinersConcours2009/2009%20Concours%20Registration%20Brochure1.pdf (335k)2009 Shriners Concours Award Winners can be seen here: http://www.shrinershq.com/ Go Back to Top of Page Golden Gate Chapter and Sacramento Chapter:http://www.ggvcoa.org/locke_09.htmlhttp://forum.ggvcoa.org/index.php?topic=232.0 Event: Drive to Locke Where: Sacramento Meeting Location at the Town of Freeport (at the white Freeport Marina Sign). Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009 Time: 10:00A Notes: A leisurely drive through the delta capping off with a stop for lunch at Al's Place in Historic Locke. http://www.locketown.com/ http://www.locketown.com/Walking%20Tour.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20170831010517/http://www.locketown.com/walking%20tour.htm http://www.locketown.com/als.htm http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8366864 http://www.rydehotel.com Event Flyer: SacVCOAFlyerLocke_May09.pdf (1396k)Includes driving map and links to associated/nearby areas Drive to Locke (As seen on page 29 in September/October 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 5) On May 23rd, both Chapters combined forces and visited the small town of Locke, located in the Sacramento River delta. The historic town of Locke was established by Chinese merchants in the 1920’s after a fire in a nearby town destroyed their homes and places of business. The town looks no different today than it did 80 years ago. This trip afforded Sacramento and San Francisco Bay Area VCOA members a drive along narrow levy roads. Fifteen members with ten cars participated, with some members coming from 75 miles away. After walking around and visiting the galleries, we ate lunch at Al’s Place, which has been serving steak sandwiches the same way since the 1950’s. The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. Go Back to Top of Page June 2009:Sacramento Chapter:http://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/west_sacramentoEvent: Swedish Day at IKEA with the Bay Area Saab Club: http://www.bayareasaabclub.com/ Where: IKEA 700 IKEA Court West Sacramento, CA 95605 Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009 Time: 10:00A Notes: All Volvos and Saabs welcome! Event Flyer: SacVCOAFlyerIKEA_June09.pdf (214k) Includes map of IKEA parking lot (meeting location) Swedish Day at IKEA (As seen on page 29 in September/October 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 5) On Saturday, June 13, the Sac Volvo Club welcomed twenty cars (including two Saabs) and thirty people to our second annual Swedish Day at IKEA. The day began in a reserved section of the parking lot with an informal car show. As the weather warmed up, we moved inside the IKEA conference room for a lunch meeting where we discussed the possibility of expanding our annual dual chapter (Golden Gate VCOA and SacVCOA) Davis event into a West Coast Regional or National Event in 2011. We are still seeking ideas and volunteers. If you are interested, please contact chapter leadership: Jeff Molander, SacVCOA President = Click here to e-mail Jeff; CJ Yother, GGVCOA President = Click here to e-mail CJ The day capped off with a Swedish themed “Great Race /Treasure Hunt” type game where teams of four competed matching wits with trivia, creativity with craft activities, and engineering ability with building and racing an “erector set-like” model of a vehicle.  The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. July 2009:Sacramento Chapter:http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=486Event: Sac Volvo Club Family Day: CA State Indian Museum, BBQ, & Picnic Where: CA State Indian Museum at Sutter's Fort 2618 K Street Sacramento, CA 95816 Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009 Time: 10:00A Notes: Museum Tour and Potluck Picnic! -Please RSVP with the number of people attending (including you) as well as what you would like to bring. Event Flyer: SacVCOAFlyerFamilyDay_July09.pdf (289k) Family Picnic Day (As seen on page 29 in September/October 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 5) On July 12th, a number of Sacramento Chapter members visited the California Indian Museum and Sutter’s Fort in Sacramento. VCOA member Illeana Selling who, with her husband drive two 544’s, is a curator at the museum and arranged for a docent to provide an informative tour. This museum, operated by the State of California, offers the best chronology on Native American presence and culture in the state. The docent provided great detail on the numerous exhibits and artifacts that were carefully and thoughtfully displayed. Following the tour of the museum and a visit to Sutter’s Fort, the group settled down to enjoy a picnic under some shady trees.  The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. Go Back to Top of Page August 2009:Golden Gate Chapter and Sacramento Chapter:http://www.ggvcoa.org/carlsen_09.htmlhttp://www.carlsenvolvo.com/ Event: Carlsen Volvo Car Show Where: 4180 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009 Time: 8:00A - 2:00P Notes: Wally Russell is leading the Sacramento caravan to Palo Alto. Please see the event flyer for instructions on how to contact Wally. Event Flyer: SacVCOAFlyerCarlsenVolvo_August09.pdf Includes: -Event Flyer (Sac Volvo Club version) -Sign-up form (information needs to be sent to Larry of Carlsen Volvo) -Map of Carlsen Volvo parking lot (event location) -Original Event Flyer (Carlsen Volvo version) Carlsen Volvo Car Show (As seen on page 29 in September/October 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 5) Winners in the Carlsen Volvo car show held August 8:
Stock Vintage pre-1975 Pascual Castro PV544
Modified pre-1975 Gary Sellstrom 1974 144e
Stock RWD Wally Russell 1990 780 Bertone
Modified RWD Andrew Kelly 1993 944T
Stock FWD Donna Phillips 2004 C70 Conv
Modified FWD/AWD Rafael Santana 1997 850R
People's Choice Award Roger van der Helen 1964 122
Judges: Doug Kauer, Dick Thomas, and Gary Sellstrom. Special thanks to Carlsen Volvo pit crew, Lars Jansson (P1900), Mike Dudek (445), and Dave Duff (C303). The 2009 Carlsen Volvo Car Show Award Winner photos were taken by Wyatt from Carlsen Volvo and appear with permission-- Thank you Wyatt, Larry, & Carlsen Volvo! (You can see more of their photos in the links below.) The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen
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Photos from around the web: The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. -VCOA (from Larry Fuhs and Wyatt of Carlsen Volvo): http://www.flickr.com/photos/41389963@N04/archives/date-posted/2009/08/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/41270142@N02/ Thank you note from Carlsen Volvo to the Golden Gate Chapter as posted on the VCOA website: http://vcoa.org/calendarnews/displaynews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1252966633&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& -Swedespeed Forum: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?111885 http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?124087 -C30 World Forum: http://www.c30world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8275 -VolvoForums: http://www.volvoforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33002 -iRoll Motors Blog: http://irolltimes.blogspot.com/2009/08/carlsen-volvo-8th-annual-car-show.html Go Back to Top of Page http://www.eurosunday.net/sacramento/index.html Event: EuroSunday Sacramento Where: Pete’s Coffee – Quarry Ponds Shopping Center 5550 Douglas Blvd. Granite Bay, CA 95746 Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009 Time: 8:00A - 10:00A Show & Shine Notes: Drive and Lunch to follow Event Flyer: SacVCOAFlyerEuroSunday_August09.pdf Includes: -Event Flyer -Google map of event location EuroSunday (As seen on page 29 in November/December 2009 Rolling, Vol. 27, No. 6) On August 23rd, Sacramento Chapter members gathered and presented some nice Volvos at this summer’s EuroSunday event in Granite Bay, about 15 miles to the east of Sacramento. This event has been held in the Sacramento area and the San Francisco Bay Area for many years. The organization puts together car shows, drives and destination events specifically for owners of European cars. As invitees, we enjoyed talking with owners and seeing a wide variety of vintage and contemporary European cars from around our region. With perhaps 50 cars, there was everything from a Lotus Elan, to a Fiat 500, to a Saab 95 commercial vehicle with right-hand steering. We were also pleased with the questions that we received from the participants on the different Volvo models that we brought to the event. Afterward we gathered for lunch at a restaurant in historic Folsom.  The entire album and/or individual photos can be seen anytime by clicking on the above photo or link. Go Back to Top of Page October 2009:All California VCOA Chapters
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