May 2026 Membership Meeting May 5, 2026 by Vega Roecker The Monterey Bay Region membership meeting May 4th started with announcements of the winners of the photo contest held during the Springtime Sojourn. Michael Hesse, Nancy Rogers, Tony Prock and Steve Rouland all received $50 gift certificates to Woody’s Restaurant, and Michael Hesse received a Porsche cold drink cup as the grand prize. Following president […] Read more »
2026 MTV Cars & Coffee May 5, 2026 by Vega Roecker Monterey Bay Region held a Cars and Coffee on Sunday, May 3, at Monterey Touring Vehicles in Monterey. Turnout was light due to early morning rain, however the weather cleared later and those who came were treated to coffee and doughnuts and were able to inspect the classic cars at the host location. Around 11 […] Read more »
2026 Springtime Sojourn April 25, 2026 / May 5, 2026 by Vega Roecker The 2026 Springtime Sojourn, led by Ted Voigt, assembled as usual at the Windmill Market in San Juan Bautista, on Saturday, April 18. We had a total of 19 cars, who were placed in two groups. From San Juan Bautista we headed towards Hollister on Highway 156, then took the Union Road shortcut to Highway […] Read more »
From the Archives April 8, 2026 / April 9, 2026 by Vega Roecker The photo shows Mike Rogers with Lisa Voigt and Ted Voigt at the start of the MBR Wildflower Tour on April 1, 2017, which featured stops at two wineries and a private car collection before ending at a restaurant. Ted Voigt, who is leading the 2026 Springtime Sojourn, has been an active member with Monterey […] Read more »
65th Anniversary Party March 31, 2026 / March 31, 2026 by Vega Roecker Monterey Bay Region celebrated its 65th anniversary on Saturday, March 28th, with a dinner and guest speakers at Veloce Valuations on Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Everyone who brought their Porsche was able to park in the Veloce parking lot. A binder from PCA included the original correspondence from when the region was first chartered in […] Read more »
From the Archives March 20, 2026 / March 31, 2026 by Vega Roecker Monterey Bay Region was officially chartered on March 10, 1961 – 65 years ago and 5 1/2 years after PCA was started in October of 1955. The charter document was sent to the president of the region and was kept in a file box with other documents including the articles of incorporation and bylaws. You […] Read more »
2026 Joby Aviation March 9, 2026 / March 9, 2026 by Vega Roecker On Saturday, March 7, members of Monterey Bay Region gathered at Chili’s for a tour to Joby Aviation in Marina. Interest in this tour was so high that the 35 spaces filled up in the first 2 hours after it was announced. So a wait list was started, with a second tour to take place, […] Read more »
2026 Cal Pacific Airmotive February 9, 2026 by Vega Roecker On Saturday, February 7, Monterey Bay Region members met at Chile’s in Seaside for a tour to Cal Pacific Airmotive, which repairs P51 Mustang airplanes. There were 25 cars, which were split into three groups – the first group with 10 cars, the second group with 8 cars, and the third group with 7 cars, […] Read more »
2026 Big Sur Tour 1 January 27, 2026 / February 3, 2026 by Vega Roecker Our annual tour to Big Sur began on an overcast day, January 25th, at the Crossroads shopping center, where we parked near the Starbucks to organize and get driving instructions. Al Munoz-Flores led the group, which he broke into two groups, the first with 9 cars and the second with 10 cars. Leaving the shopping […] Read more »
From the Archives January 21, 2026 / February 6, 2026 by Vega Roecker Monterey Bay Region started an annual visit to Big Sur in 1991 when six members went for breakfast at the Big Sur Inn, including Dave Terdy, Mickey Hammond, Vega Roecker, Mike Rogers, Bill Reichmuth and Bob Lawson. Read more »
