Jimmy's 19th Annual Old Car Picnic

Jimmy is one of the grounds keepers at Golden Gate Park. He likes and repairs old cars; and almost twenty years ago he organized a gathering in Speedway Meadows. Last year they had about 2,000 cars, some Airstream trailers, and the requisite contingent of Harleys. As has been the custom for the past several years, the SF Fire Department brought one of their vintage fire engines for the day. The is NOT a Concours d’Elegance. Cars run the gamut from Model T's to Muscle cars, and in every condition from barely legal “projects” to 100 point restorations. Everyone shows up with their barbeque gear and has a big “family reunion”, coming from as far as Oregon, Nevada, and L.A. It is free to spectators who wander in, and there are several thousand every year. If you want to bring a car and park it in the meadows, it is $20, and clubs are encouraged. It is low key and low publicity, but a lot of fun. I started bringing a car to the show every year about a dozen years ago after Jimmy poked his head into my garage while I was under an old FIAT (please, no “Fix It Again Tony” jokes...), talked to me about my project, and invited me to the gathering in the Park. Now I see a lot of the same people each year, and compare skinned knuckles and automotive horror stories. All vehicles must enter Speedway Meadow heading East on JFK Drive. You may enter Golden Gate Park (and turn onto JFK) from either 30th Ave. (from Fulton St.) or from the Great Highway at Ocean Beach.

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