Wednesday, 6/21/23

Good morning,

I hope this finds you in the middle of a great week!

Last weekend was epic by nearly any car show standard.  And that's Father's Day in Southern California for you!

While not quite as grandiose, this weekend has plenty happening to get out and enjoy.  All the shows and news are linked below.

See you next Wednesday morning!

Drive on,

-T

All types of rides are rolling to Cruise At The Beach.  Like this Bug that ate very well as a child. :0)  More info 

HERE.

DRIVING & CAR NEWS

HEADLINES

• Lawmakers lean on factories to part w/ China.

• SEMA CA Rally gets w/ lawmakers.

• Big oil leans into its core business.

• Stellantis - No more non-hybrids for CA!?

• FL protects dealers from online competish.

• Musk doesn't hold back on ESG.

• Elon also fires off media advice to the WH.

• Former Nissan CEO fights for his freedom.

• Toyota Europe boss says all EV by 20235.

• Tesla Model Y sales bested only by this.

• SEMA's take on ICE future - optimistic.

EVs, ALTs, & AUTONOMOUS

• Tesla supercharging seems super-dominate.

• Another step for Tesla charging standard.

• Hacker finds secret Tesla "Elon Mode."

• Hyundai aims for a slice of Model 3 share.

• Hyundai making no small plans with EVs.

• Nexo Hydrogen fuel cell from Hyundai.

• Hyundai EV drivers report surprise shut-off.

• $27K EV coming from Stellantis in 2024.

• While SF falls apart robo-taxi app launches.

• Europe shows how not to transition to EVs.

TOP IT OFF

• Titanic submersible search - scary.

• Big-rig crash dumps french fries everywhere.

• World's first sports car heads to auction.

• Elon's little sister says they see her coming.

• SEMA PRO Cup Challenge taking applications.

Laguna Hills Annual Car Show 2023 - w/ special guest Linda Vaughn!  

Details HERE.

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GO SEE'EM!

WEDNESDAY

• Cerritos - Chariots SoCal Car Meet

• El Cajon - Cajon Classic Cruise

THURSDAY

• La Mesa - Classic Car Show Nights 

FRIDAY

• Redondo - Cruise At The Beach

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Escondido - Cruisin' Grand Car Meet

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Camarillo - Old Town Car Cruise

• Los Angeles - Wheels & Whoppers

• 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

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• Bonita - Cars & Coffee Bonita

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• El Segundo - Manhattan Beach C&C

• Riverside - Cars & Coffee @ The Harvest

• Camarillo - Crossroads Cars And Coffee

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• Anaheim - F-100 Western Nationals 2023

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• OC - Laguna Hills Chamber Car Show 2023

• Santa Barbara - Classics w/ the Cardinals 2023

• Hemet - My City Youth Car Show 2023

SUNDAY

• Pomona - The Swap Meet

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Arcadia - Carcadia Cars & Coffee

• Griffith Park - Cars & Coffee LA

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Ventura - Cars And Coffee Ventura

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Escondido - Cars And Coffee Escondidodo

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• San Diego - Garden of Innocence Classic 2023

• Oceanside - A Brunch of Cars & Pizza

• Silverado - Cars & Coffee Silverado

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• San Clemente - Pistons & Pints (for passengers)

• Corona - IE Sunday Afternoon Cruise

MONDAY

• Paramount - Deli Relics Car Meet

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Thanks again to Scot S!  He's sent in pics the last two weeks.  And he had a busy weekend.  Immediately below - Texas Loosey's pic w/ Woodie and a young lady wearing an iDSC hat!  Below that is an old Russian motorbike w/ a sidecar from Channel Islands Dad's Day.