More than 150 classic and specialty cars will roll into downtown Orinda on Saturday, Sept. 12, for the 22nd annual Orinda Classic Car Show, with Porsche taking center stage as this year's featured marque.

Over 40 Porsches will line both sides of Avenida de Orinda, renamed "Porsche Alley" for the day. The exhibit will be parked in chronological order, tracing the marque's evolution from the 356 Roadster through the decades. Ken Harvey's 1970 911 S will be among them.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. along Orinda Way and surrounding streets. Admission is free for spectators, though owners entering a vehicle in the show pay $65, or $35 for motorcycles, according to the show's official website.

Porsche Walnut Creek is sponsoring the show.

Scott Honeychurch, a Wilder resident and building materials company owner, is chairing the show for the first time. Honeychurch, who said in a July 27 Orinda News profile that his car passion was inherited from a father who never turned away his son's project cars, told The Orinda News he is excited to bring even more people and cars out this year.

The show started in 2004, when Orinda resident Chip Herman and Orinda Motors' John Vanek gathered about 25 cars with friends. The Orinda Association took over production in 2019. Proceeds support the association's programs, including Seniors Around Town, which provides free transportation for Orinda seniors year-round.

Committee member Cindy Grant plans to return with her 1979 Porsche 911 SC Targa and possibly her 1970 Norton Commando Fastback motorcycle. Longtime exhibitor Richard Bhamb, who has attended every year since discovering the show, described the crowd as spanning generations.

"There's everyone from tiny little kids whose parents are showing cars for the first time to … teenagers, to people who are deep in their 70s and 80s talking about how their car is a family heirloom," Bhamb told The Orinda News.

Local vendors include Ben Zarrin's CreekHaus, which will run a beer tent. The show also includes live music and food vendors.

The entrance is at the corner of Camino Sobrante and Orinda Way. Classic muscle cars, food and beverages will be in the parking lot behind Orinda Motors. There is no pedestrian access from the intersection of Camino Pablo and Orinda Way.

Parking will be limited because the Orinda Farmers' Market also takes place that Saturday. The Safeway lot is a tow-away zone during the event. The Orinda Association encourages donations at the gate.