Wednesday, 10/26/2022

Good morning!

Thanks to John V. for sending in the highest gas price picture!  An iDriveSoCal hat is on the way.

That pic is at the bottom.  $7.99 for premium!  Who will win next week?  The highest painful pump price pic wins a hat weekly.  Remember to include the date and location.

Halloween car shows and lots of others are listed below.  Also all the news stories I've curated for you.

Keep driving,

-T

P.S. Check out the

cool cars for sale in our Classified section

.  And it's still free to sell wheels there. 

HALLOWEEN MUSCLES

Cool cars, candy, family fun, and more!  

DETAILS HERE!

DRIVING & CAR NEWS

HEADLINES

• Mysterious buried Benz under CA mansion.

• Former Charger charged w/ DUI in Santa Monica.

• Scary DUI crash video - no serious injuries.

• Scorched mail truck = voting shenanigans?

• Diesel fuel in shorter supply than gas.

• Highways apparently need social justice $.

• Hyundai breaks ground in US - not CA.

• BMW pumping $1.7B into US - not CA.

• GM posts strong quarterly results.

• What UK energy crisis?  Police have 430 EVs.

• There might soon be fewer car dealers in Europe.

• Genius activists glue themselves to Porsche display.

• Brilliant activists glue themselves to Ferrari display.

EVs, ALTS & AUTONOMOUS

• F-150 Lightning 0-60 just 4-seconds.

• Hummer EV grabs 2x list price @ auction.

• GMC EV pick-up debuts - for $100k+!?

• Hyundai EV sales up but drop is coming.

• Toyota's EV resistance might be easing.

• EV charging raises cyber-security issues.

• Renting a home + driving EV = challenges.

• Musk says 50K semis annually - 2024 start.

• Tesla stock slides after price cuts in China.

• Tesla won't have driverless approval in 2022.

• Of course, original Tesla Roadsters are fetching $$$.

TOP IT OFF

• VW EV microbus rolls into Petersen Museum exhibit.

• Done: UK's top-selling American car w/ Spanish name.

• Engineless '59 Impala fetches nearly $100k!

• Surprising theory on speed camera thefts.

• Car thefts so bad cops hand out wheel locks.

• Sports agent gets Bentley stolen - on-camera.

• SoCal school wins its first racing competition.

• SoCal Haunted... Car Wash?  Yes, clever.

Petersen Automotive Museum adds ID.Buzz to VW's Electric Future Display.

Details HERE

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CARS, TREATS & TRUNKS

WEDNESDAY

• Cerritos - Chariots SoCal Car Meet

• SD County - El Cajon Classic Cruise

FRIDAY

• Garden Grove - Main Street Car Show

• 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

• Tustin - Enderle 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 - Manhattanan Beach C&C 

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• San Clemente - South OC Cars And Coffee

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Rancho Cucamonga - Stars & Stripes Car Show

• Perris - Sun City Cruizers Car Show

• Riverside - Norco Rotary Classics Car Show

• Palm Springs - Halloween Chili Cook-Off Car Show

• SB County - Yucaipa Cars & Coffee (evening)

SUNDAY  

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Arcadia - Carcadia Cars & Coffee

• Griffith Park - LA Cars And Coffee

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday Car Show

• Ventura - Cars And Coffee Ventura

• Rancho PV - San Pedro Cars And Coffee

• Escondido - Escondido Cars And Coffee

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Escondido - North County Cars and Coffee

• OC - Silverado Cars And Coffee

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• SD County - Halloween Vista Muscles On Main St.

• Torrance - Halloween Classic Car Show

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Giddy Up in Horsetown USA!  Car show and family fun. Trunks and treats too.  

More HERE.

1968 MUSTANG - MUST SELL

Rumbling in Imperial Beach. 347 Stroker w/ TKO 5-speed. 

More HERE.