Each year, the Vancouver Island, Pacific Wonderland, and Puget Sound regions of the Walter P. Chrysler Club gather for a long weekend of car talk, tours, and socializing. This year, we’ll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Puget Sound Region and the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Chrysler Corporation. We’ve chosen Centralia/Chehalis as the regional meet host location. To most of us, these adjacent cities are just a shopping stop along Interstate 5, but each of the cities has a story of its own that we’ll discover during our stay! This regional meet preview shares some of the planned activities
Dates
Arrival: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Departure: Sunday, July 27, 2025
Registration and payment
We are accepting online registrations for the event
Registration deadline: Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
Payment: After you submit your registration, we will review your registration. Then, we will send an invoice by email, which you can pay using your debit card, credit card, PayPal account, or Venmo account.
Activities
Thursday: The Ladies’ Tea will start at 12:00 PM at a location near the hotel. Checkin to receive your event packet from 12 – 4 PM in the hotel lobby. At 4 PM, a welcome tour followed by a BBQ dinner and ice cream social at the home of local Centralia club members.
Friday: A scenic train ride with a gourmet boxed lunch aboard the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad. In the afternoon, we’ll take an afternoon tour along quiet local country roads, have a brief car display at our destination, then return to the hotel. Dinner on your own.
Saturday: A morning car show on the main street into Chehalis on the same day as the city’s largest car show! Lunch on your own, followed by a visit to the King Agricultural Museum. To close the event, an evening catered banquet in downtown Centralia at the Gibson House Event Center.
Accommodation
The host hotel is the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chehalis-Centralia. A limited number of rooms are available for a special rate of $184 per night and must be booked before June 25, 2025. To book your room:
- Call the hotel at 360-740-1800 and ask for the Chrysler Club Event group rate.
- Or, use the online reservation link, select the dates, and the group rate of $184 will be displayed.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Chehalis-Centralia
730 NW Liberty Place, Chehalis,
Washington 98532
Parking
The hotel has a large parking lot that is dedicated for use only by hotel guests. We will be able to section off the parking lot so our cars can park together. Sufficient parking is available on a one-car per room basis. There is not room in the parking lot for trailers; if you plan to trailer your car to the event, street parking is available adjacent to the hotel. Please contact us if you plan to trailer a vehicle.
Costs
The following is a summary of the costs associated with the event; all payments must be through pre-registration and pre-payment before the registration deadline.
Registration: $50 per household/vehicle
Ladies’ Tea: $25 per person
Boxed Lunch: $24 per person
Agricultural museum entry: $6 per person
Buffet: $60 per person
