Wednesday, 1/25/23

Good morning!

We've got a great weekend of all our regular weekly/monthly car shows.  Plus some annual happenings.

For example,

Show N' Shine

is flying into Fullerton Airport.  And

Mooneyes New Year's Party

is running (and racing) in Irwindale.

And check out the super-cool 

armored troop carrier

 for sale in iDriveSoCal's classified section! 

I'm thinking of a new policy... I get to test drive all cars for sale in there!  Kidding, but it'd be fun. :0)

Keep drivin',

-T

The Santa Ana Winds are blowing through Thursday. Check the weather forecast on your route HERE.

NEWS :0)

HEADLINES

• PCH closed due to high tide flooding.

• CA flood-damaged cars about to hit car lots.

• VP hits CA talks flooding and climate - sort of.

• SoCal cops are still looking for road-rager.

• WH admits canceling Keystone XL a mistake.

• Shale oil production boss - best days in rearview.

• Nearly half states in US are fighting ESG rules.

• GOP-led congress reportedly means this for autos.

• Ford's massive layoffs hitting across the pond.

• More than 40% EV chargers don't work here.

• Ferrari EVs will still provide the growl.

• Loud cars might be getting tickets here too.

• Elon's ventures have him increasing security.

EVs, ALTS & AUTONOMOUS

• Would you pay $90K for a Kia EV?

• Kia boss says cheap small EV won't come soon.

• Tesla price cuts reportedly making industry waves.

• Tesla's expanding in this state - not CA of course.

• Polestar EVs just keep quietly motoring-on.

• Honda's shifting gears in the EV production space.

• 1st solar EV halts production - before making any cars.

• Alphabet (Google) layoffs hit Waymo robo-taxi company.

• Hoover Institute - Autonomous Systems And Importance of Cost

TOP IT OFF

• GM floors it on new ICE V8 engines w/ $1B investment!

• $100k at stake in Chevy's Dream Chaser promotion!

• Ford is paying customers NOT to buy its popular Bronco.

• $415K Aston Martin's most powerful road car ever.

• SEMA Battle of the Builders on the boob tube this weekend.

• Like flying? Netflix hiring a flight attendant, pays $400k.

• Non-human origin craft spotted at Mexico border.

MR. BRAINWASH MUSEUM

This one's a bit different. The former Museum of TV & Radio is now an art museum.  And PCH Night Cruise Club's Danny N. is hooking up a private tour of the new space.  Details 

HERE.

Over 1K private jets flown to Davos, Switzerland.  World leaders at the Economic Forum demand we drive EVs and eat worms.  Full enlightenment

HERE

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WAY COOL WHEELS

FRIDAY

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY 

• Huntington Beach - Donut Derelicts

• La Puente - Gas & Glaze

• Glendale - Early Rodders

• Santa Clarita - Cars And Coffee Valencia

• Placentia - Donuts, And Dipsticks

• Corona - Cars And Coffee Corona

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• SD County - Bonita Cars & Coffee

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• El Segundo - Manhattan Beach C&C

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Fullerton - Show N' Shine Car Show

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Westchester - Net Cruze C&C

• Irwindale - Mooneyes New Year's Party

• IE - Cars & Coffee Yucaipa

SUNDAY 

• OC - Silverado Market C&C

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Escondido - Cars And Coffee Escondidodo

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Thanks to Andy R. for this one. Spotting the mural on his drive back from Monterey Car Week. He snapped this shot. Good one!

Street legal Humvee! Former armored troop carrier built in Barstow. Get all the details HERE.