Wednesday, 12/7/2022

Good morning!

Toy drives are continuing to keep SoCal car shows rockin'!  All the events and news are linked below.

And wow, the new picture contest is off to a great start.  Lots of super-cool pictures were sent in last week.  Keep them coming!

This week's picture winner is Scott R.  Check that cool pic below.  Sweet '61 Impala, his stepdaughter, and a celebrity guest.

Don't forget to check out iDSC's

classified section

!

Drive on,

-T

14th Annual South Bay Toy Drive! Cool waves, cooler cars, and the coolest car guys!  INFO HERE!

ROAD REPORTS

HEADLINES

• CA highway fire burns huge Amazon load.

• Newsom plans to cap oil profits.

• LA City Council votes to end drilling.

• SoCal gas prices - lowest since Feb.

• Energy groups sue WH administration.

• Sanctions cause Old fuel tankers activated!?

• EVs banned here due to power shortages.

• That Hertz - $168M payout for false arrests.

• Ford's moving to make more parts in-house.

• Ford's ID'd its EV dealer list - for now.

• Used car market - to be tough for 2+ years.

• Your AM radio dial might go extinct.

• Super-kid lifts car off dad pinned underneath.

EVs, ALTS & AUTONOMOUS

• VW SUV EV for less than $38K!

• CA makes a big Tesla order.

• China's BYD takes EV sales crown.

• BMW engineer talks solid-state batteries.

• Tesla cyberbike concept - super cool.

• Tesla drivers claim they're rage targets.

• Mullen EV looks Tesla-esque.

• Rivian's IL plant to use mostly wind energy!?

• Polestars getting a bit more juice.

• Scottish-built off-roader heading for US.

• Solar electric golf-cart car heading for US.

• Toyota's tinkering with hydrogen trucks!

• Another self-driving deal is dead.

• From sci-fi to self-driving - emerging realms.

TOP IT OFF

• Tesla Model S Plaid makes supercars look slow.

• $2M car collection gets gifted to this university.

• Tech insight on Caddy's $300k swing for the stars.

• Money for nothin' on this state highway.

• Hellcat models getting manual! Drop. The. Clutch!

• Leno hits a cop car twice!  First day back at work.

• New airforce bomber unveiled - B-21 Raider. 

Now starting under $38K MSRP.  If you're going EV. This is a must-consider.  Complete 

report & podcast.

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CARS AND WHERE TO SEE'EM

WEDNESDAY

• Pomona - Twilight Cruise Toy Drive

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

• El Segundo - Cruise-In w/ Santa

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Westlake Village - County Line C&C

• Glendale - Canyon Car Show 

• Rolling Hills Estates - Pelican Parts C&C

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Rancho Dominguez - Spirit of Giving Toy Drive

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• San Bernardino - Redlands C&C

• Westchester - Net Cruze C&C

• Redondo Beach - Christmas Car Show

SUNDAY  

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday Car Show

• Tustin - Legacy Cars And Coffee

• Ojai - Cars & Coffee Ojai

• Upland - Wheels & Whings C&C

• Escondido - Escondido Cars And Coffee

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Long Beach - Mercifuls Toy Drive Car Show

• Orange - Carbs 'N Coffee (lots of VWs) 

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Anaheim - Classic Cars & Craft Beer

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

• La Habra - Santa Cause Car Show

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Restored with only 13K on the rebuilt engine.  Check out this clean machine in iDriveSoCal's classified section - HERE.

Big thanks to Scott R. for sending this pic of Sylvester Stallone w/ his stepdaughter. Oh yeah, and the car too!That's a 1961 Impala - fuel injected!