February 2025 – WSCO Petroleum Museum Write-Up and Photos

Words and Photos by Carl Foleen. Back on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, about twenty JOCO club members met up at WSCO Petroleum Co. down in the industrial part of NW Portland for a guided tour of the WSCO Petroleum Museum. WSCO is a fully operating independent petroleum company and the museum is housed in a […]

May 11, 2024 – Fort Vancouver, Pearson Field, Kings Cross

Date: May 11th, 2024 Time: 9.30 am Location: Meet in Fort Vancouver Parking Lot (Click for map) Schedule: 10.00 am – Tour Fort Vancouver ∼11.30 am – Pearson Air Museum 12.30 – King’s Cross Automotive Price: $10 is the usual admission but there are numerous exceptions; https://www.nps.gov/fova/planyourvisit/fees.htm Spend a day in the good ol’ bawdy, […]

April 12th, 2025 – Oregon Rail Heritage Center

Museum – Oregon Rail Heritage Center Date: April 12th, 2025 Time: 1.30 PM Location: 2250 SE Water Ave, Portland OR 97214 We will get a guided tour of the great train engines and other cool stuff in their center. Please note that one of the working steam engines on display is the famous “4449” locomotive […]

March 16th, 2025 – Brothers Car Collection

Brothers Car Collection Date: March 16th, 2025 Time: 1.00 – 4.00 PM Location: 3960 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, Salem, OR 97302 (Click for map) Please join us for a charitable tour of the most amazing muscle-car collection in the USA. The Brothers Collection is considered by many to be the “Smithsonian” of American Muscle-car collections. […]

March 6th, 2025 – Leatherman Factory Tour

Leatherman Factory Tour Date: Thursday March 6th , 2025 Time: 10.00 AM Please do not be late, in fact, let’s meet outside the facility ten (10) minutes before start time (that would be 9:50 AM).       Location: 12106 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland, OR 97220 (Click for map) Group limitation: The tour is limited to just […]

February 25th, 2024 – Brothers Car Collection

Brothers Car Collection Joint event with the Ferrari and Porsche Clubs Date: February 25th , 2024 Time: 1.00 – 4.00 PM Location: 3960 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, Salem, OR 97302 (Click for map) How to get there: You can go down on your own or gather with a group of us at the French Prairie […]

February 8th, 2025 – WSCO Petroleum Museum

Museum – WSCO Petroleum Museum Date: February 8th, 2025 Time: 10.00 AM Location: 2929 NW 29th Ave, Portland OR 97210 We will have a guided tour probably till around noon. This is a priceless collection of gas pumps, gas station signs and equipment from days gone by. Some new things have been added since the […]

UPDATED! December 12th, 2024 – Oregon Air National Guard

Date: December 12, 2024 Time: 10.30 am – 1.00 pm Location: Air National Guard 142 Fighter (Click for map) Event Organizer: Mike Scott We are thrilled to extend an exclusive invitation to visit the 142nd Wing, home to the Oregon Air National Guard’s Redhawks, located right next to Portland International Airport. This is a unique […]

October 5th, 2024 – PT658 Patrol Torpedo Boat Tour

Date: October 5th, 2024 Time: 10.00 AM Location: The PT 658 Heritage Museum and Education Center (Click for map) Event Organizer: Carl Foleen Join us for an unforgettable experience as we explore the legendary PT Boat 658 on Swan Island in Portland! Step aboard the only operational World War II Patrol Torpedo boat in the […]