Recently I went to a fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This year the fundraiser event featured a car show for the first time. The show was hosted by the Long Beach Sultan’s Car Club. Over 100 cars showed up on…
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Hot Rods and Kustoms at Mooneyes
January is a month normally not known for car shows. Unless, you are in Southern California. We start the show season with the Mooneyes New Years Party and Drags at Irwindale Speedway just 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Earlier…
American Nostalgia West Drag Racing at Mooneyes Party
I had a great time at the recent 2024 Mooneyes New Years Party and Drags at Irwindale Raceway. First thing I went to the dragstrip tower to catch up with Hot Rod Bob and met David Franklin of American West…
Street Machines; Then and Now at GNRS
The 2024 Grand National Roadster Show was one of the best in years! Each year Building 9 at the Fairplex is filled with a themed exhibition. Last year it was Keep on Truckin’ and of course that was an amazing…
Mooneye’s New Years Party and Drags 2024
As the sun was about to set on this day, a picture perfect Southern California mid-winter day, the beasts were draggin down the strip. Only yards behind the main stage, where the beauties were on display. Yes, it’s the annual…
Cambra Speed Shop at GNRS 2024
Today we interview Ron Cambra of Cambra Speed Shop at the recent Grand National Roadster Show, winner of the 2024 Grand National Roadster Show Builder of the Year!
16th Annual Jeff’s Fun Run
What promised to be a soggy Saturday did not scare away the nearly 200 trucks, cars and dailies for the 16th Annual Jeff’s Fun Run hosted by Pickups Limited OC. This year stops included Anaheim Rod & Custom, Blower Drive…
Mercifuls Spark of Love Toy Drive Car Show 2023
The weather was a friend this year as compared to last year’s rained out event. And what a great showing. Nearly 200 cars and no-kidding TWO LOADS of toys in the Long Beach Fire Department’s full-size truck and 20′ trailer!…
The Year: 1956
I thought it would be fun to document the happenings of a particular year. I deleted most of the geo-political “news” of the day and went with entertainment and leisure activities. If you see anything missing, please feel free to…
Brea Holiday Car Show 2023
The crew at Flying Deuces did it again with another hit event for the city of Brea, California. The Brea Holiday Car Show filled the streets of downtown Brea with a wide variety of classic and collector cars. Always a…
74TH O’REILLY AUTO PARTS GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW RETURNS TO THEFAIRPLEX IN POMONA
The world’s longest-running indoor car show will feature hundreds of custom cars competing for some of the industry’s most prestigious awards. The 74th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show presented by Meguiar’s will bring hundreds of the country’s best hot…
Cruisin La Verne Holiday Car Show
The show that was supposed to be rained out. We heard it all week long. The first storm of the 2023/24 El Niño of Southern California. Friday into Saturday rain. From 1-3 inches. Might not sound like much for some…