Missoula Hellgate Auto Club
One of the oldest car clubs in Missoula, we provided one of the founding fathers for the Montana Pioneer and Classic Auto Club (MPACAC), Wes Stranahan, dating back to the 1960’s. We value the social aspects of our club as much as the old cars. The below photograph shows some club members at Seeley Lake with “Gus” the largest Western Larch in America.
We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month (except June/July) at 6:00 pm. We meet at the American Legion Hall at 825 Ronan Street. Our monthly meeting is usually preceded by a pot luck dinner.
During the summer months we attempt to have as many tours as we can squeeze in, usually one a month. We welcome old cars and motor cycles and even modern cars if your classic is down for repairs. Our tours are usually within a days drive from Missoula and we are always looking for new places to go.
Join the Club
Becoming a member of the Montana Pioneer and Classic Auto Club and its Missoula Hellgate chapter is easy!
Complete the linked form and mail it to the address below, along with appropriate membership dues. A chapter member will be in touch.
Membership dues: $40 annually
($30 for the Montana Pioneer and Classic Auto Club plus $10 chapter fees for the Missoula Hellgate Auto Club.)
Mail your completed form and a $40 check payable to Missoula Hellgate Auto Club to:
Missoula Hellgate Auto Club
c/o Karen Winz
3218 S. 7th St. W.
Missoula, MT 59804
For more information, please contact Doug Winz, chapter president, at dw172911@gmail.com or (406) 240-0851.
President: Doug Winz
Vice President: Stan Cohen
Secretary: Cathy Smyers
Treasurer: Karen Winz
Reporter: Perry Francis
Doug Ruffatto's 1959 Corvette
Little English Cars at the Big Hole Battlefield
Jim Valeo’s 1936 Ford.
Club Picture at Travelers Rest State Park. Site of One of the Two Places on the Lewis & Clark Expedition Where Physical Evidence Was Left.
Two vintage cars of the Missoula Hellgate Auto Club parked on a grassy hillside during the Garnet Days in Garnet Ghost Town.
Everybody loves a TR3.
Hellgate Club Visits Miss Montana at the Museum of Mountain Flying-Missoula Airport
Fred Williams and Bernie Wryn at Earls Tool Farm in St. Regis.
Dave Ault gets his antique shotgun appraised at the old Hudsons Bay Company, Fort Connah in the Mission Valley. Fort Connah is home of the oldest restored wood building in Montana.
Some Club cars at Garnet Days—Garnet Ghost Town
Rick Nash shows us his boat tail Bently at Zip Auto in Missoula. This car raced at the Le Mans car race.
Harvey Olson Leads the Arlee 4th of July Parade
Hellgate club dinning at the Dinner Bell. A Mennonite family owned restaurant, Gold Creek, Mt-now closed.
Jim Valeo and Stan Cohen with Jim's 1955 XK-140 Jaguar at Travelers Rest State Park.