As the threat of rain was to slide down the Roller Dome in Long Beach, the girls were prepping for the battle of the season. The winner of this battle of the 4th Street Retro Rollers vs The Belmont Hot…
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Winfield-Watson Show 2011
Potter and I rode out to the desert. Not just any desert. The Mojave Desert. That may sound daunting, but what was particularly spectacular was all the customs and hot rods out there. It was time for the Winfield/Watson show…
Mooneyes Open House 2011
Hot Rod BBQ Chico and the crew threw another great open house this past summer. I really dig the informal gather of customs, hot rods and bikes. Met up with our betty Dixie Rebelle and her beau George at the…
49 James Dean Merc at California Auto Museum
Movie Car is Prize for Museum in Classic Car Wager 1949 Mercury driven by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause displayed at the California Automobile Museum During the height of the baseball season, the California Automobile Museum of Sacramento and the National…
The 2011 SEMA Show
The SEMA Show is a marathon. A test of endurance. Four days of automotive aftermarket wonders. Rumors state that if you walk every aisle, you would put 15 miles on your Chuck Taylors. That’s if you walk each aisle once.…
SEMA 2011 Awards
We just returned from the SEMA Show and after going through the hundreds of photos, thought to give some credit to the award winners. Each SEMA Show there are several receptions for their councils. I usually go to the ARMO…
Bob’s Broiler 2nd Anniversary Car/Bike Show
A Historic Landmark Celebrates Two Years from the Wrecking Ball Bob’s Big Boy Broiler in Downey has been a landmark destination since the 1950’s. Hailed as a jewel of Googie architecture, this eatery has taken several forms and a lawsuit…
Long Beach Motorama 2011
Kustoms Come Alive From historic custom cars that withstand the test of time to drunken debaucherie on the grass. The Long Beach Motorama has it all. Sure there may be bigger shows, and last year the Motorama competed with the…
Tiki Highway – Fun in the sun on PCH
Aloha. Here’s where I may get a bit personal. I dig hawaiian kitsch. We recently joined Netflix at the house. Hawaii 5-0 is now in the top 5 “Recently Watched” programs. And, not the stupid new version, but the original…
Barrett-Jackson Auction OC 2011
An automotive circus. The OC Fairgrounds hosts many automotive events, Cruisin for a Cure, Labor Day Cruise, Good-guys Get-Together and many others. Last year was the first year for the famed SPEED channel favorite Barrett-Jackson Auction held at the Fairgrounds.…
Born Free 3 – the breeze in the knees
– Tony Colombini, photos: Billy Colombini This was the best damn show ever! There I said it. Grant and the boys should be held up to the heavens. I’ve been to a lot of bike events and the quality of…
A Back-Alley Car Show
The Daggers OC Car Club hosted a car show at Bigs Grill in Fullerton recently. After hitting a couple of other events, I rolled in there early in the afternoon as the show was just getting started. I almost missed…