Wednesday, 11/30/2022

Good morning!

iDriveSoCal community member Grant P. inspired a cool new idea.

You send me pictures.  And I'll send you iDriveSoCal hats.  We did this before but here's the new twist.

Send pics from your favorite cars and coffee event, cruise-in, show, or whatever spot you like.

The weekly best gets published here and wins an iDSC hat.

Here are a few tips: 

• Include pics of you and your car together.

• Add friends to the picture - make it fun!

• Indicate what event and date pics were taken.

Have fun with it.  Holiday theme pics, whatever!  

This week's car shows and news are linked below.

Drive on,

-T

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Cool cars and a great cause!  Get out and support CHP's annual toy drive.  INFO HERE!

EXTRA! EXTRA!READ ALL ABOUT IT

HEADLINES

• Oil execs humbly disagree w/ WH Venezuela plan.

• Leno's back on the scene post-burn incident.

• Catalytic thieves taunt owner while finishing job.

• Secret Service vehicles go up in flames.

• SEMA joins coalition to avert rail strike.

• 'Green' energy here is enviro-destruction there.

• WH helped kill Canada's Freedom convoy.

• Could Tesla be a stock 'buy' - post-Twittergate?

• The Boring Co. may have really become boring.

• Renault/Nissan restructuring deal in the works.

• Dealer/factory relationship tweaks for Europe.

• From too few chips... Now too many?

• Climate expert debunks doomsday warnings.

• Here's what crypto-crash and cars have in common.

• Video shows stopped motorcyclist hit by different accident.

• Idiot hijacks city bus; smashes other cars during joyride.

• Is it a concept car or a space-age wingnut?

EVs, ALTS & AUTONOMOUS

• RECALL: Ford hollers back 518K SUVs, fire risk

• Performance as a service; Benz EVs restrict the goods.

• VW/Foxconn/Magna tag-team for Scout EVs?

• VW CEO says EU is lagging b/c green initiatives.

• EVs help restart long-faded cola wars!

• EVs shave 0.54% of gas consumption to date.

• Lucid might be offering something for the other 99%.

• Model 3 is getting a once-over - or maybe more.

• Tesla's job board suggests Cybertruck is finally happening.

• Tesla's EV semi finishes 1st 500-mile trip.

• Hydrogen race engine could signal much to come.

• This island nation is going autonomous next year.

• e-bike fires are a thing - and a problem.

TOP IT OFF

• Corvette to become its own brand?

• Crazy cars gifted to World Cup upset winners.

• Ford's new crazy-smart steering wheel.

• 2023 brings an end to these nameplates.

• Frustrated parking note - a reminder to think twice.

• Jeep naming contest winner gets $40k ski trip

  • I'm guessing tropical/island names are out.

• Sold Out: $400k SUV from Ferrari taking no orders.

• Royal Jaguar fetches commoner cash at auction.

• Reproducing smart robots - tech too creepy?

• Was that a UFO or new military aircraft tech?

• Cut-rate airline offers computer customer service only!

• Candy bars once dropped from the sky in SoCal.

Planning holiday time off?  Schedule some museum trips.  We include all SoCal auto museums in this 

report & podcast

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EVERYBODY LOVES CAR SHOWS

FRIDAY

• Garden Grove - Main Street Car Show

• Buena Park - Classics Under The Antlers

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Placentia - Mopar 360 1st 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

• Ventura County - Cars & Coffee Simi Valley

• 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

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• OC - Cypress Cars & Coffee

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Meet

• San Diego County - Poway Cruisers

SUNDAY  

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday Car Show

• Rancho PV - San Pedro Cars And Coffee

• Escondido - Escondido Cars And Coffee

• Buena Park - Pickin' Under The Antlers

• LA County - Pomona Swap Meet

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Riverside County - Skydive Perris Car Show

• Laguna Hills - Sunday Steel Car Show

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• OC - Brea Holiday Car Show

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Thanks to Grant P. for sending in his sweet and unique ride.  291 turbocharged V8 cranks out 780 hp!  It's run lots of tracks. Best 1/4-mile clocking at Fontana Dragstrip.9.59 / 139 mphPictured @ C-Bad Cars & Coffee

'72 Pontiac Grand Prix w/ 31,000K original miles for sale!  Asking $28,500. 

More details 

HERE

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