Time to book your hotel for the weekend

It's time to make reservations for your Central Coast accommodations, especially if you're planning on being there for the whole weekend. Some hotels and motels in Cayucos are already getting booked up, so you should act now for the best options.


Photo of Cayucos by Adam Solen, courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Here are a couple of sites with local hotel listings:
cayucosbythesea.com
Cayucos Chamber of Commerce

If you're interested in camping you should look into the Bella Vista, a 1960s trailer park that's near the center of town in Cayucos and just around the corner from the Borridori Garage. Perfect for that vintage Eriba Puck. It may already be fully booked at this point, but it might be worth contacting them to see if there still are any openings.

If you can't find a place to stay in Cayucos, Morro Bay is very close by, and you'll find more options in San Luis Obispo and Cambria, which are only a little farther away.

The Borradori Garage

Big news: We are getting the Borradori Garage as the venue for Saturday night's activities! The iconic Borradori Garage has been a landmark overlooking the Pacific in Cayucos for over 60 years. It's a classic example of American roadside automobilia and it's almost never open to the public, so this is quite a big score!

Now's the time to start making plans to attend. Remember that there is no registration fee to participate — the only cost involved is the all-German car show and Oktoberfest in Cambria ($25) plus what ever you want to spend for hotel rooms and food. Hotel reservations should be made soon. It would be best to stay in Cayucos, but Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, Los Osos and Cambria are not that far away either.

These pictures Tom shot today speak for themselves.

The Weekend Itinerary

The itinerary for the weekend is tightening up. Here’s what it looks like as of now:

Thursday, September 29
Thursday evening we meet up in Cayucos. We’ll probably get together at a restaurant and tavern called Schooner’s Wharf.

Friday, September 30
We start with a driver’s meeting at 10 a.m., and then head up Highway 1 toward Plaskett Creek in southern Big Sur. Along the way we’ll stop at San Simeon Bay and Piedras Blancas, home to the elephant seals. There’s a great beach at Plaskett Creek called Sand-Dollar, and we’re thinking about getting something to eat at the Lucia Lodge, a historic restaurant with a great view. On the way back we’ll stop at Ragged Point and Cambria, and we’ll be back in Cayucos by around 4 p.m. Then everyone will be on their own in the evening to see the sights, have dinner or just relax.


Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas

Saturday, October 1
We’ll meet up at 10:30 a.m. and head up Old Creek Road into the coastal mountains, then back down Santa Rosa Creek Road to Cambria by noon. There we’ll spend the afternoon at the German Car Show and Oktoberfest at the Cambria Veterans Hall. All Type 3s will be able to participate in the car show, and the entry fee also gets two people into the Oktoberfest for beer and brauts. There is a $25 entry fee for the car show, and you’ll need to submit an entry form to the Cambria Oktoberfest by September 18 (print out the entry form below).



Afterward we’ll head back down the coast to Cayucos, where we’ll have an evening get together and celebration. Still working out the evening details, but it’s going to be great.

Sunday, October 2
There will be a loosely organized drive through the San Luis Obispo wine country for some beautiful scenery and wine tasting.

We’ll post updates and much more information as things develop, so keep an eye on the blog. If you’re already planning to attend, please confirm by commenting on this post or contacting us by email. We hope we'll see you there!

Frankfurt Auto Show, September 1961

The VW 1500 range was first officially presented to the public at the 40th Internationale Automobil Austellung (IAA, informally known as the Frankfurt Auto Show), which was held from September 21–October 1, 1961.


A VW dealer showroom in September 1961. An IAA poster can be seen at the far right.



The Volkswagen presentation at the IAA.


The 1500 Ghia cabriolet is shown to German President Heinrich Lübke at Karmann's IAA display.

The Central Coast Type 3 Celebration coincides with the 50th anniversary of the last few days of the 1961 IAA. Don't miss the opportunity to mark this important milestone!

Get ready for an epic Type 3 weekend

What better way to mark the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the VW Type 3 than a cruise with friends along the beautiful Central California coast?