On Saturday, July 18, 2009, the day before the Contra Costa Backroads Rally and what you could make part of a Contra Costa All MINI Weekend, the Redwood Empire MINI Enthusiasts will hold their Mt. Diablo-Blackhawk Run that includes a docent-led tour of the Blackhawk Museum in Blackhawk, CA. The Redwood Empire MINI Enthusiasts' run is open to everyone and you can sign up here.The Blackhawk Museum’s automotive exhibition of International Automotive Treasures presents and displays historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles from the very earliest to the contemporary for public enjoyment and educational enrichment. Right now, the vehicles on display include a 1930 Bucciali TAV 8, Roadster; a 1965 Buick Riviera GS Grand Sport; a 1937 Cadillac V-16 Series 37-90 Hartmann Cabriolet; a 1926 Daimler Model 45 HP Salon Cabriolet; a 1954 Dodge Firearrow IV; a 1937 Mercedes-Benz Model 540K Special Roadster; a 1933 Pierce-Arrow V-12 Silver Arrow Sedan; a 1983 Porsche 959 Prototype (On loan from Shigeru Harada of Tokyo, Japan); a 1949 Mercury Woody Wagon; a 1963 Maserati 5000GT Frua (One of two Frua-bodied 5000GTs); and a 1924 Hispano-Suiza Model H6C ‘Tulipwood’ Torpedo.
[Source: Sports Car Market]
