Thursday, 8/19/21

Happy Thursday,

Woohoo!  We have a big weekend of cool car events.  Actually, it's almost too big.  Because you have so many options. 

Check out the events we're highlighting below.  And click the big green button for even more events - this weekend, near you!

Finally, a reminder: As of next week, you'll receive the

iDriveSoCal Newslette

r on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays.  

Drive on!

-T

P.S. Please spread the word, that

kids are getting back to school.  So extra attention for buses and pedestrians!

SAN MARINO MOTOR CLASSIC

Formerly known as the Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance.It's back this Sunday!

The Week In Wheels - And More

Headlines

• Detriot is still rolling heavy with ICE trucks.

• 600K vehicle recall for Hyundai Kia.

• Carvana's success comes from used car loans.

• Hydrogen is nowhere near out of the picture.

• Audi's new mobility concept/car is called the 'Sphere.'

• Ford wants to go 'made to order' from 'find it on the lot.'

• Hybrid F-150 saves a couple's wedding day power outage.

• Ryder is going to manage Waymo's autonomous truck fleets.

• Trail-ready Ford Transit makes a cool Family Truckster.

EV News

• Lucid might be the diamond in the EV rough for investors.

• Lordstown heads to production - still sounds iffy overall.

• Nikola gets mixed signals from the government.

• Range anxiety?  Drag a battery with you! :0/

• China is ripping off VW's Beetle and making it an EV.

• New cool looking electric scooter.

Collectors And... Condos?

• Care for a luxe condo made by Porsche, Aston Martin, or Lambo?

• Most Expensive cars sold at Pebble Beach last week.

• Cheapest cars sold at Pebble Beach last week.

• One-of-a-kind Shelby Cobra fetches $2.6M.

• $2.5M Lamborghini Countach is sold out.

• Rotary-powered Vette makes a public appearance.

• Classic car insurer - Hagerty is going public.

• Jay Leno hangs out of an airplane cruising the Pacific coast.

'Far Out' Transportation

• Musk's Starship Orbital will be ready in weeks.

• Elon expects to land humans on the moon before '24.

• Harvard Professor Gets $1.8M to study UFOs

WRIGHTWOOD MOUNTAIN CLASSIC

Saturday, August 21st, 10 AM to 4 PM - Wrightwood, CA

THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN

Sunday, August 22nd, 8 AM to 3 PM - Tehachapi, CA

BIG Weekend For Cool Car Shows!

It's been too long since we've had this much happening! 

Get out there and enjoy. :0) 

Click the green button below for even more events!

Friday

• Redondo Beach - Cruise At The Beach (2-weeks left)

• Burbank - Bob's Big Boy Classic Car Show

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic Car Show

Saturday

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley Cars And Coffee

• El Segundo - Main St. Car Show

• Glendora - Flashback Classic Car Show

• Grand Terrace - Grand Terrace Cars And Coffee

• Wrightwood - Wrightwood Mountain Classic

• Dana Point - Monarch Bay Cars And Coffee

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

Sunday

• San Marino - San Marino Motor Classic 

• Tehachapi - Thunder On The Mountain Car Show

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

MORE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING - CLICK THE GREEN BUTTON BELOW

FLASHBACK CLASSIC CAR SHOW 

Saturday, August 21st - Glendora