Join your fellow SoCal Region members as we welcome McPherson College interns to California for the summer! We will gather for a fiesta garden party in one of Pasadena’s residential historic districts for networking with McPherson College interns and representatives, socializing, cars of course and a catered lunch by Mijares Mexican Restaurant, family-owned and operated in Pasadena for over 100 years! There is plenty of street parking so drive your cars! McPherson students LOVE cars…all kinds…that’s what they study and what they do. Let’s give them a lot to look at with the cars representing our membership and region.
About McPherson College, McPherson, KS: Taken from McPherson College website, “The Automotive Restoration Technology Program at McPherson College was established in 1976 through the gift of over 125 classic and antique cars from local entrepreneur Gaines H. “Smokey” Billue. Additional donors contributed toward the construction of Templeton Hall, which serves as the home to the unique world-renowned program.
Jay Leno established the Fred S. Duesenberg Scholarship and the Jay Leno Popular Mechanics scholarship in 1997. Both scholarships still provide financial assistance to students interested in studying classic automotive restoration. His involvement raised awareness of the program in the car collector community.
McPherson College is the only school providing a bachelor’s degree in Restoration Technology, industry connections across the country and internship opportunities in a broad range of automotive settings. McPherson College entered a 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 S completely restored by students at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance. The decade long project resulted in a historic 2nd in class podium spot.”
About Prospect Park: Development on the Prospect Park Tract began in 1904, and the first house was built there in 1906, the Green and Greene “Bentz House.” If entering the area on Prospect Blvd. from Orange Grove through the Greene and Greene-designed gate posts, it will be the Craftsman house on the left at the “dip” in the road. Prospect Park was Pasadena’s first neighborhood to receive “National Register of Historic Places” designation.
The houses are a variety of architectural styles and include works by Frank Lloyd Wright (La Miniatura, one of this first textile block houses in California), Charles and Henry Greene (Bentz House), Alfred and Arthur Heineman and Wallace Neff. The wide streets, lined with arched camphor trees, will provide a picturesque setting for your arrival and parking.
TIME & PLACE
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The address is 511 La Mesa Place, Pasadena, 91103. There is plenty of available street parking.
COST & REGISTRATION
The cost of the event is $47 per person including fiesta buffet lunch and beverages, payable by check or online by clicking here.
The deadline to register is Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Please make checks payable to CCCA/SoCal and mail the form below and your check to Gary Carr, 511 La Mesa Place, Pasadena, CA 91103.
Questions? Contact Gary at (213) 924-1932 or e-mail: Rastro61@aol.com
Registration deadline: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
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