Wednesday, 3/5/2025

Howdy Fellow Car Fans,

The weather forecast says clear skies and sunny for Saturday and Sunday.  Fingers-crossed, that's the deal. :0)

And with that in mind you probably wan to hit the road for some fun this weekend!  All the shows are linked below.  Back-up plan, rain does come,

hit the museums

!  Or do both. :0)

All the news articles I've gathered for you are linked below too - as always.  Thanks for riding shotgun!

See you here next week.

Drive on,

-T

Santa Barbara County's motoring with the luck of the Irish - Under the hood HERE.

Pickups Limited Pomona Valley's Route 66 Car Show rolls.  More HERE.

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NEWS

HEADLINES

• Crazy weather should be clear for Sat/Sun

• Who will Newsom blame for gas prices if Sac runs refineries?

• Trump pressures OPEC for lower oil prices

• BP cuts renewable spending by $5B

• Congressional Review Act to the car-lover rescue

• Could be winners/losers of car biz tariffs

• Honda to move production from Mexico to US

• NY lawmakers urging to chill on EV edicts

• Stellantis welcomes EU chill on emissions 

• RIP Godzilla - Nissan GT-R's swan song

• Toyota's ICE, stick shift fun going nowhere?!

• Did someone say 2026 Shelby Mustang GT500?

• Canadian driver details electric Daytona 500

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Tesla charging stations vandalized in Boston

• Tesla sales in Europe getting dinged b/c Elon/Trump

• Chinese EV maker wants to team w/ Tesla against ICE

• E-scooter riding violations in UK = insurance rate hikes

• Carmakers in UK getting pummeled by EV losses

• Airforce announces unmanned fighter jets ready soon

TOP IT OFF

• Recall: Audi/VW needs'em back - display issue

• Corvette ZR1 pricing is out - what a machine.

• GTI and Golf R pricing - now that's affordable motoring.

• Honda's strange Pokemon motorcycle

• Think $100K for a car is pricey - how bout a bike?!

• Detroit's Autorama brings out the customs

• One-of-a-kind Aston Martin I wouldn't buy

• Defense co. to make 'affordable' missile!?

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Egge Machine in Santa Fe Springs has the parts you've been searching for!  More HERE.

It's more than just trucks at the Lakeside Cars And Coffee!  Details HERE.

Cars and Coffee on the County Line is brewing!  Check it out HERE!

SoCal car guys/gals are always ready for any road condition. Tanks to Scot S for another car show report! Combat dispatch HERE!