Gig Harbor Cruisers Automotive Club

06/17/2026

With Harbor History Museum – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/16/2026

Let's hear your biggest automotive regret...

What's the one car you wish you had never sold?

Or the one you had the chance to buy but passed on?

Tell us the year, make, and model in the comments and if you're willing, the story behind it.

06/09/2026

Cruisers members were proud to help direct parking for the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce annual Wheels on the Water Car Show. Watching the show fill up with incredible vehicles never gets old, and this time-lapse video shows just how quickly the action unfolds.

Thank you to the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Visit Gig Harbor , the volunteers, participants, and spectators who made it another fantastic year. Here's to a great show season ahead!

06/08/2026

What a fantastic day at Wheels on the Water!

We had a great time connecting with everyone who stopped by the Gig Harbor Cruisers booth. Thank you to all who came out, shared stories and asked questions.

Our scavenger hunt was a huge hit with the younger car enthusiasts, who had a blast exploring the show and learning about the vehicles on display. It was great to see so many families participating and having fun together.

To top it all off, several of our club members took home awards for their beautiful vehicles. Congratulations to all the winners!

Thank you to the , , participants, volunteers, and spectators who made Wheels on the Water another memorable event. We are already looking forward to next year.

06/06/2026

Gig Harbor Cruisers at today’s Maritime Gig Parade is always a fun time!! Weather turned was perfect-the crowds were fantastic! Thanks to our friends at the Harbor History Museum for hosting us at their classic car cruise-in before the parade.

06/06/2026

Waiting for the parade to start? Come visit the Cruisers at The Gig Harbor Museum for their Waves and Wheels Show.

06/05/2026

We're excited for a great weekend celebrating our community!

You'll find Gig Harbor Cruisers members participating in the Maritime Gig Festival Parade on Saturday and showing off their vehicles at Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce Wheels on the Water on Sunday. Be sure to stop by our booth on Sunday, we'll have activities for the kids and plenty of friendly faces ready to talk cars and cruising.

What car are you hoping to see at Wheels on the Water this year?

06/03/2026

We will be there! Come say hello this weekend! We’ll have members cars on display and a booth in the park with a car scavenger hunt for the kids!

Join us this Sunday, June 7, for Wheels on the Water from 11 AM to 4 PM as part of the Maritime Gig Festival!

See new and classic vehicles of all kinds along Harborview Drive, from Rosedale Street to Pioneer Way. With over 80 vehicles on display, there’s something for every car enthusiast to enjoy.

Bring the family, stroll the waterfront, and experience one of the Maritime Gig Festival’s favorite attractions.

Please note: Vehicle registration is now closed, and no same day entries will be accepted.

See you there!🏁

06/02/2026

We just two months away from our annual Cruise the Narrows car show in Uptown Gig Harbor on Saturday August 1, 2026!

NOTE: There is NO preregistration

05/30/2026

Who still has a Washington Centennial Plate on your vintage car? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18mhYkGAJU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

To commemorate Washington State’s 1989 centennial, the state legislature commissioned its first-ever fully graphic license plate, moving away from traditional, plain formats.

Officially unveiled 40 years ago today on May 29, 1986 at the State Capitol by Governor Booth Gardner and other state officials, the plates were to be standard issue beginning January 2, 1987 and would introduce the new 000-AAA numbering system. Designed by Eric Booth, an 18-year-old Ferndale High School senior, who won a $1,500 prize out of more than 1,266 submissions, the plate featured blue letters and numbers embossed over a blue imagery of Mount Rainier, flanked by the state name and the slogan "Centennial Celebration" in red.

Although the "Centennial Celebration" text was removed in 1991, the iconic Mount Rainier graphic has endured with minor modifications as Washington's standard license plate design for four decades.

📷 Eric Booth of Ferndale holds up the state's new license plate, December 1986. Centennial Commission photograph, Washington State Archives.