Wednesday, 6/1/22

Good morning!

I hope you're having a great week. :0)

Wow, this weekend is loaded with cool shows.  Because the SoCal auto show season is getting underway!

And with so many cool shows and interesting news stories linked below - I'm going to keep it short up here.

Get out there and enjoy!

Keep drivin',

-T

P.S. Surf City has 2-competitions of elegance this weekend -

HB Concours

&

VW Vintage Rare Air

Info HERE.

OUR WEEK IN AUTO NEWS

HEADLINES

• Video: Car in LA gets looted post-crash

• Memorial Day Street Takeover causes issues in LA

• Memorial Day weekend = DUI for CA lawmaker spouse

• Memorial Day Gas Prices Smash More Records

• Gas prices so high some start to *not* drive

• Could ethanol help our pump pain?

• SEMA sponsored bill passes in Sacramento

• Could chips no longer be an issue in the future?

• Historic record set at Indy

• Nearly 300 MPH on Space Shuttle runway

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Anti-Elon lawmaker might be fire-sale-ing her Tesala

• Update: Tesla solar batteries & superchargers

• New Tesla battery design could last 100-years.

• When will Tesla penetrate India?

• Reborn DeLorean spreads its wings

• Solar EV w/ 1K range - yes, 1,000

• Hydrogen: New tech to drive down costs

• HS Senior lands $175K with radar invention

TOP IT OFF

• Drivers here have stopped pulling over for cops

• Great news for Coffee (and cars) attendees

• Concept: Star Wars pod-racer with wheels

• Could this help kill ICE vehicles

• Leno, Nethercutt And '33 Hispano Suiza

• UFOs: NASA helping Pentagon Investigate

Steve McQueen Car Show weekend -

more HERE.

CAR SHOWS - HERE. WE. GO!

Buckle up 

- Southern California Car Show Season has arrived!

WEDNESDAY

• San Diego County - El Cajon Classic Cruise

FRIDAY 

• Chino Hills - Steve McQueen Car Show Weekend

• Garden Grove - Main Street Car Show

• Buena Park - Classics Under The Antlers

• Escondido - Cruisin' Grand

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Ventura County - Santa Paula Cruise Night

• Placentia - Mopar First Fridays

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night 

• Long Beach - Electrify Expo

SATURDAY

• Chino Hills - Steve McQueen Car Show Weekend

• 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 And Coffee Simi

• Dana Point - Monarch Bay Cars And Coffee

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Tustin - Enderle Cars And Coffee

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley Cars and Coffee

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego - Point Loma Cars And Coffee

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• Orange County - Cars & Coffee Cypress

• Long Beach - All ToyotaFest Car Show

• San Clemente - South OC Cars And Coffee

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Orange - Good Times Block Party

• Oceanside - North County Vets Assoc. Annual Car Show

• Los Angeles - Still Saving Lives (LAPD) Car Show

• Surf City - Rare Vintage Air VW d'Elegance

• Surf City - Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance

• Lakeside - RPM Barona Drags Race & Show

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Meet 

• Poway - Poway Cruisers Car Cruise

• Los Angeles - Gilmore Heritage Auto Show

SUNDAY 

• Chino Hills - Steve McQueen Car Show Weekend

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Buena Park - Pickin' Under The Antlers Swap Meet

• 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

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Long Beach - Pistons And Pin-Ups

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic Car Cruise

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Laguna Hills - Sunday Steel Car Show

• Woodland Hills - All GM Car Show And Swap Meet

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Glendale - Cars For Cops And Kids Show

• South Bay -  Downtown Torrance Car Show

• LA County - Pomona POA Car Show

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Dedicated to air-cooled Volkswagens, French-style judging - 

Details HERE.