Wednesday, 11/01/2023

Good Morning Friends!

This week is the official start of Toy Drive Season! 

Yes, I just made that up.  But it's an accurate observation from the car show perspective.  Because we just exited the Trunk-Or-Treat Season.  :0)  Please pardon my analogies.  

Okay, all the news I've curated for you and cool shows throughout the next week are listed below.

Thanks for all the replies, comments, and news tips!  Please keep them coming.  My apology in advance if I'm sometimes slow to reply.  The iDSC Weekly Newsletter Community is 13k strong and growing!

Let me be the first to say - Happy Holidays! 

On Dasher, on Dancer, on...

-T

The Best Of France & Italy descends on Woodley Park this weekend! 

Details here.

THE STORIES

HEADLINES

• Newsom says we shouldn't be allowed to drive

• CA gas prices continue to drop - don't hold your breath

• World Bank warns oil could enter unchartered waters

• Oil companies' alternative view of alternative fuel future

• LA 'crash and grab' - hopefully not a new trend

• CA railroad extension (not hype-speed) costing $4B per mile

• General Motors/UAW reach deal -strike ends

• UAW aims to get up in Tesla's business

• With plants back up-n-running Toyota cranks out product

• Another all-too-cozy EV company and taxpayer-dollar relationship

• Opinion: Don't Follow Net-Zero Lemmings Over The Energy Cliff

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Truck driver succinctly obliterates EV fantasy

• Risks of mandating EVs for everyone - long/smart read

  • Thanks to Bruce F. for sending this in!

• 50M miles of new power lines needed - maybe impossible

• Plenty of EV supply - it's that demand part missing

• Ford's losing $37k on every EV it sells

• Toyota's Anti-All-In EV stance is probably smart

• Economists says EVs could be the next Edsel

• GM defective battery move leaves some charged

• Tesla battery maker slashing production

• Tesla milks every last drop of Cybertruck hype

• Cash hemorrhaging Hertz blames EVs 

• CCP seems way too close to US EV businesses

TOP IT OFF

• Report: Theives are laying off of catalytic converters

• Autonomous flying taxis in China - what could go wrong?

• Turns out green govt leaders are hypocrites here too

• Rental car company loses mothers ashes.

• '58 Jag used as a chicken coop to fetch $100K+

BACK THE BLUE

LASD Motorsports has its cherries flashing at the Lions Automobilia Museum!  Details HERE

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SHOWS STARRING CARS

WEDNESDAY

• El Cajon - Classic Car Cruise

• Pomona - Twilight Car Cruise

FRIDAY

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Yucaipa - Family Classic Car Show

• San Dimas - Via Verde Classic Cruise

• Buena Park - Classics Under The Antlers

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Los Angeles - Wheels & Whoppers

• Placentia - Mopar 360 First Fridays

• 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

• Simi Valley - Cars N Coffee Simi

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Laguna Niguel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• Bonita - Cars & Coffee Bonita

• Rolling Hills Estates - Peninsula C&C

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars & Coffee @ The Harvest

• Tehachapi - P-Dubs Cars And Coffee

• Cypress - Cars And Coffee @ Kimmie's

• Rancho Santa Fe - Cars & Coffee Rancho

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee, And Culture

• Whittier - Elks Lodge C&E

• Van Nuys - SoCal Vintage BMW 2023

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Rancho Dominguez - LASD Motorsports 2023

• Colton - Aristrong Car Show & Kickball 2023

• Rancho Mirage - Palm Springs Cruise-In

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Show Monthly

• Poway - Poway Cruisers Cruse-In

• Newbury Park - Festival de los Muertos 2023

SUNDAY 

• 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 Escondido

• Laguna Hills - Sunday Steel C&C

• Covina - SoCal Variety Cars & Coffee

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Palm Springs - Rock The Ride 2023

• Jurupa - Day Of The Dead Car Show 2023

• Van Nuys - Best Of Italy And France 2023

• Upland - Spark Of Love Car Show 2023

• Glendora - Legends Classic Diner Cruise

TUESDAY 

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

El Festiva De Los Muertos - this one in Newbury Park!  

More HERE

Thanks to Scot S for sending in picks from Redondo Beach's Trunk Or Treat last week.  Notice the iDriveSoCal hat photo-bombing for size comparison?!?!

Of course, it's a cement mixer officer.  Why did you pull me over?  Was I speeding?

Look closely. That's a potted man. Scaring the bejesus out of unsuspecting Trunk-Or-Treat attendees.

Mad Max, beyond Redondo Beach.