Wednesday, 3/30/22

Howdy,

Happy Wednesday to you and yours!

Last week I showed you a

.  Then it miraculously drives away!

But the story gets better.  Turns out the driver was a 16-year-old heading home from a job interview at a local burger joint.

So this past week, Chevy steps to the plate and

gifts the kid a new truck and cash for his medical bills!

Being a media guy I can tell you Chevy is getting way more free press out of the gift than they could pay for. 

But nevertheless, good for them.  And great for that young man!  BTW - the burger joint gave him the job too. :0)

You'll find more interesting automotive stories linked below.

And loads of car meets shows and the like this weekend.

Drive on,

-T

HERE.

IT'S REALLY NOT ALL ABOUT ELON

HEADLINES

• Tornado-tossed Silverado driver gets big assist from Chevy.

• Avg gas could fall under $4 in coming weeks - but not in SoCal.

• Tesla stock could split - 2nd time in two years.

• German carmakers are taking note of Telsa's ops.

• Elon channels Eminem in SEC commentary.

• Musk had it rough as a kid in South Africa.

• Rogan offers to help Elon train for Putin fight.

ELECTRIC, ALTS, AUTONOMOUS

• GMC's Hummer snags 65,000 reservations!

• Tesla's former CTO says EV batteries should last how long?

• Court orders Tesla to buy back unhappy autopilot customer car.

• Vietnamese EVs are coming... but are they needed?

• Russian tech firm lays off US-based self-driving staffers.

• 20% of new cars sold in Europe last month had batteries.

YOU DON'T SAY...

• Musk gives 'serious thought' to building a social media platform.

• Elon channels Eminem in SEC commentary.

• Kid Rock's Ford GT grabs nearly 5x its new price at auction.

• Hunter Biden's $142K Fisker has the interest of the IRS.

Details HERE.

WE LUV SOCAL CAR SHOWS!

Plenty of gas in the 'car show tank' this weekend!  Pick your stops, have fun, and drive safe. :0)

FRIDAY

• San Diego County - Del Mar Nationals

• Buena Park - Classics Under The Antlers

• Garden Grove - Main Street Car Show

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• IE - Fontana Car Show

SATURDAY

• San Diego County - Del Mar Nationals

• 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

• Dana Point - Monarch Bay Cars And Coffee

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Tustin - Enderle Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego - Point Loma Cars And Coffee

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• Cypress - Cypress Cars And Coffee

• El Segundo - 1st Saturday Cruise-Ins

• San Clemente - South OC Cars And Coffee

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Orange - Good Times Block Party

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Meet

• Poway - Poway Cruisers Car Meet

SUNDAY

• San Diego County - Del Mar Nationals

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Chino Hills Cars And Coffee

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday Car Show

• Rancho PV - San Pedro Cars And Coffee

• Escondido - Escondido Cars And Coffee

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Signal Hill - Pistons And Pin-Ups

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic Car Cruise

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Hesperia - High Desert Auto And Bike Swap Meet

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

Baseball is on!  So get your iDriveSoCal sleeves in your team's colors - right

HERE

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