If it's Father's Day weekend it means the annual L.A. Roadster Show and Swap Meet has come around again.
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I may have only lived in this country for four years, but I've been coming here on hot rod-related vacations...
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Do you remember years ago, before rat rods, before 95 percent of the nostalgia movement had gathered steam, before satin paint and primer, when the Cruisin' Nationals was about kustoms?
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As far as having fun behind the wheel goes there aren't many things better than cruising a roadster on a nice sunny day. Throw in about 100 roadsters...
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It comes back whenever I hear the sound of 11,000-plus '64-and-earlier rods, customs, classics, and trucks in one place...
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Having flown out to the Lonestar Roundup last year, I was determined to drive out this time, so despite the forecast of thunderstorms for much of the journey,.....
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Generally when someone suggests a trip to Detroit, especially before Spring, there had better be a pretty good reason to book a ticket. I can't think of anything much better...
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Forty Ford Day is held the last weekend of June in La Palma Park in Anaheim, California. This year's 33rd annual event was once again organized and hosted by the venerable...
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The Robinsons attended the Early Times Car Club picnic. I hope you enjoy the photos from the event as much as Faith and Grant and I this year's picnic! The fun took place at the Compton Hunting & Fishing Club in North...
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There are a lot of things we make a point of doing twice a year-visit the dentist, reset the clocks, pay the car insurance; what we enjoy the most is the semi-annual trip to Ventura for Back to the Beach in May and the Primer Nationals...
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Perfect weather and a great showing of hot rods and customs at the July NHRA Museum Twilight Cruise made up for the thunder and rain that put a damper on the June cruise...
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Usually it's not much fun being second, but despite the Sacramento Autorama being the world's second longest running indoor car show--after the Grand National Roadster Show--it's a completely different affair to what was once its local cousin (The GNRS starting out as the Oakland Roadster Show in ne
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It's funny how times and attitudes change.
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When Harry Willet, who builds cars at Willett Coach Works in Orlando Park, Illinois, talks about his Willett Special '32 Ford, he tosses out phrases like "1950s design" and "period styling" and "Modified Specials" and "Ak Miller."
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The Saturday before Mother's Day was a "twofer" for me-morning and early afternoon at the George Barris show in Culver City and then a 15-minute straight shot down Sepulveda Boulevard to El Segundo for the...
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For five years in a row now, George Barris has been coming from North Hollywood to beautiful downtown Culver City to host the Cruisin' Back to the 50s car show, held in May. From the way this event is growing, we expect...
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I was able to break away from coloring Easter eggs for a couple of hours and swing out to old town La Verne to check out the Cool Cruise (benefitting the Loma Linda Veterans Hospital) this past Saturday. The show has grown...
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The seaport Marina Hotel in Long Beach, California, was the venue on March 21 for the premiere of the Hot Rod Havoc III DVD. Film-makers Mark and Arie Van Schyndel took a break after Hot Rod Havoc II to make...
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Here are some pix from the 10th annual Pasadena Roadster Club Reliability Run, held on May 2 in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Pasadena, California...
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Somehow, we missed the 1st annual B&M/Hurst Charity Car Show last spring. We decided not to make the same mistake twice (at least not that particular mistake) and took the short drive...
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This years Fabulous Fords Forever! all-Ford car show took place on Sunday, April 19 from 10 until 3. The event-sponsored by The Ford Car Club Council, Western Region-was held, as always...
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Over 600 traditional hot rods and customs filled the lawn at Big Daddy Don Garlits' Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida, on March 21, 2009 for the 2nd annual Billetproof Florida. The crowd was delighted...
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We know the Southern California cruise season has officially began (not that it ever really seems to shut down) once the hot rods and customs start filling the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum's parking lot for its monthly...
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Here are some photos from the 7th annual Huntington BeachCruiser show that my son Grant and I attended on March 21. It's held in "Old Town" Huntington Beach, California, on Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway and in the parking lot north...
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There's always a mixture of excitement and anticipation, coupled with apprehension when attending a new event (imagine how the organizers feel then!)
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