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Heritage

A landmark born of the great age of motoring — and the club it became.

The entry hall interior with arched cathedral windows The Entry Hall
The origins

Two enthusiasts,
one shared vision.

The Candy Store began in 1978 with two local automotive legends, Bob Cole and Russell Head. Their idea was simple: a safe place to keep their cars, and a clubhouse in which to share the visual feast and camaraderie with kindred spirits.

In 1983 the club organized as a not-for-profit, and its members and their cars relocated to the present facility — where they remain to this day.

The 1928 Spanish-style Packard dealership, photographed when new Packard Dealership · 1928
The building as Rector Motor Co., a Cadillac and Oldsmobile dealership, photographed about 1951 Rector Motor Co. · c. 1951
The building

An elegant home,
by design.

The present home is an elegant Spanish-style building designed in 1928 as a Packard dealership for Earle C. Anthony — the legendary Packard distributor whose showrooms set the standard for automotive grandeur. In the decades that followed it carried on as a dealership under other marques, trading Packard's name for Cadillac and Oldsmobile before the club took it on.

Its arched cathedral windows, beamed ceilings and flagstone floors make it a setting unlike any other: the perfect stage for great automobiles, and the heart of everything the club does.

1928
Built as a Packard dealership
1983
Became the club's home
The visual feast

Great cars, beneath
cathedral windows.

Brass-era pioneers, mid-century icons and modern marvels stand together in the halls — cherished by the members who keep them, and a feast for the eye on every visit.

A BMW CSL racer, Ferrari 250 and Alfa Romeo Giulietta among the collection in the brick room
Niki Lauda's Ferrari Formula One car beside a vintage Red Crown gas pump in the brick room
The entry hall seen from the door, cars beneath cathedral windows
A car beneath the antique signage
A blue Porsche 918 Spyder in the hall beside the photograph wall
A car with its doors raised in the brick room
The club bar looking out over the cars
A 1956 Ferrari 250 GT and Jaguar XK120 roadster racer in the brick room
A Gulf-liveried Porsche 917 among the collection beneath the timber trusses
A timeline

Nearly half a century
of stewardship.

1928

The Building

An elegant Spanish-style dealership rises in Burlingame, designed for Packard distributor Earle C. Anthony.

1978

The Founding

Bob Cole and Russell Head establish The Candy Store as a private sanctuary for great cars and great people.

1983

The Club

The club organizes as a not-for-profit and moves into its landmark home, where it thrives today.

Club life

A calendar built
around unique automobiles.

Membership is about more than the building. Throughout the year, members share in the pursuits that make the hobby a passion.

Concours d'EleganceShowing & judging
Vintage rallies & touringOn the open road
Vintage racingOn the circuit
Collecting & displayIn the halls
Members touring the coast road in an Austin-Healey, a Ferrari following behind
Great cars, great people.
Since 1978