About The Golden Gate Austin Healey Club
CLUB HISTORY
The Golden Gate Austin Healey Club is a direct descendent of the Austin Healey Club Pacific Centre founded in the early 1970s.
Later it became the Pacific Centre’s Golden Gate Region with the primary function of supporting Healey activities in the San Francisco Bay Area in conjunction with the Central Valley Region.
In 1997, the Golden Gate Region became the Golden Gate Austin Healey Club, an independent entity affiliated nationally with the Austin Healey Club of America (AHCA).
The Club Today
The Golden Gate Austin Healey Club has a membership of over 180 concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley.
The club has also expanded beyond these areas and now includes members in Northern and Southern California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Ohio, New Jersey, Canada, and Australia.
CLUB OFFICERS
The Club is run by an all-volunteer group of officers elected at our annual business meeting.
President
Marc Lewis
925-395-1626
president@goldengatehealeys.com
Vice President
Dave Nock
209-824-1562
events@goldengatehealeys.com
Treasurer
John Klimaszewski
408-226-3521
treasurer@goldengatehealeys.com
VP of Membership
John Turney
925-787-8304
membership@goldengatehealeys.com
Incoming VP of Membership
Mike Sonneman
916-515-4780
me.sonneman@att.net
Newsletter Editor
Greg Cory
415-269-2065
editor@goldengatehealeys.com
Secretary
John Vranicar
925-686-5232
secretary@goldengatehealeys.com
VP of Events
David Nock
209-824-1562
events@goldengatehealeys.com
Regalia
Patti Lewis
Webmaster
John Klimaszewski
408-226-3521
webmaster@goldengatehealeys.com
National Delegate
Dave Nock
209-824-1562
events@goldengatehealeys.com
ABOUT THE CLUB
The Golden Gate Austin Healey Club is a group of people interested in the enjoyment of Austin-Healeys. Membership is open to all, and ownership of a Healey is not required.
Healey’s resting after
the drive up to Mt Hamilton
The Club is a resource that helps members to maintain and enjoy Austin-Healeys.
The Club also provides and supports Healey driving events in Northern and Central California, including the hosting of the OpenRoads Healey International meet held in June 2002 at Lake Tahoe to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first Austin Healey–the 100.
The OpenRoads 2002 International was the largest Healey event ever held with close to 700 Healeys participating. The club hosted a regional OpenRoads meet at Tahoe in 2004, 2006, 2007 and Rendezvous 2009 in Jackson, CA. GGAHC hosted the Rendezvous 2013 at Lake Tahoe, the International Healey Week 2017 in Monterey, CA, and California Healey Week 2023 at South Lake Tahoe.
GGAHC publishes the Healey Happenings newsletter 6 times per year. The newsletter is sent to all members and recent editions are posted in the members-only section of this website. For a sample, click here. To see all editions, join us!