Wednesday, 4/19/23

Good morning,

La Jolla Concours d'Elegance

is happening this weekend.  That's French for 'competition of excellence.'  And that's always a special experience for car lovers and fancy dressers alike.

And here's an opportunity to be truly excellent by helping out a local school with their last-minute request.  The 

Ladera STARS Elementary in Thousand Oaks

is in need of a handful of cars to display.  It's for a picnic they're having this Saturday, April 22nd from 11 AM to 2 PM.

If you can help by showing off your cool car then please contact Charity Britton directly at 805-402-5095 or [email protected].  

All the cool car happenings and interesting news items are linked below.

Keep driving friends,

-T

Happening at The Bates Family Nut Farm - Heartbeat Happening details 

HERE.

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• LA plans to clean up streets; just needs $1.3B more.

• Mob ransacks SoCal gas station - because they can.

• 2M dimes. That's what thieves grabbed from a delivery truck.

• As car thefts rise - police responses fall!?!

• Woman found in submerged car - alive and okay!

• Full-contact car buying - brawl breaks out at CA dealership.

• New prices dip below MSRP, 1st time in nearly 2-years.

• Mayor Pete maintains US roads are racist.

• Truckers ring alarm bells on new emission rules.

• AAA says keep an eye on rising pump prices.

• Gas pipeline approval from WH?!?!

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• GM rides shotgun with EV tax credits.

• BYDs supercar EV w/ impressive stats.

• 400-miles of range for Model Y?

• EV road trip in winter? Bring a blanket.

• CA powerwall savings reported to be big.

• VW ID.7 takes aim at Tesla.

• Another Tesla topping list - but it's recalls.

• Polestar to start making EVs in South Carolina.

• US biggest EV battery recycling plant opens.

• Rear-windows are so last year - who needs them?

• 2-seater MG EV rolling out here next year.

• Nissan continues swinging w/ EV SUV concept.

• Car chargers and heart devices... should be safe!?

• Elon plans to take on newly deployed AI w/ truth.

TOP IT OFF

• Most popular sports car of the last decade is...

• Instead of burning cash Dubai driver pays $15M for license plate.

• Google co-founders flying car reaches Google Glass status.

• Could this be ET phoning home?

• Sure, you're yacht-rich. But are you submarine yacht-rich?

• SAE's create the future contest accepting apps for 2023.

It's one of the fanciest weekends of competitive car excellence in Southern California.  

Details HERE.

iDSC podcast editor Justin B, and lady friend, representing at the Long Beach Grand Prix!

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THE SHOWS

FRIDAY

• La Jolla - Concours d'Elegance Weekend 2023

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Los Angeles - Wheels & Whoppers

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY 

• La Jolla - Concours d'Elegance Weekend 2023

• 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

• Rolling Hills Estates - Pelican C&C

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• SD County - Bonita Cars & Coffee

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars & Coffee @ The Harvest

• Camarillo - Crossroads Cars And Coffee

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• Chino - Corn Feed Run Car Show 2023

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Westchester - Net Cruze Cars And Coffee

• Long Beach - 2023 McBride High School Car Show

• Menifee - Big Barn Classic Car Show 2023

SUNDAY 

• La Jolla - Concours d'Elegance Weekend 2023

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Marina del Rey - Zuma Cars & Coffee

• Escondido - Cars And Coffee Escondidodo

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• San Clemente - Pints And Pistons Car Meet

• Valley Center - Heartbeat Happening 2023

• Corona - IE Sunday Afternoon Cruise

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

The annual Big Barn Classic is happening in Menifee!  Details HERE.