Wednesday, 8/17/2022

Good morning!

We've got another big weekend of car shows here in SoCal!

You can head north to

Wings Over Camarillo

 or, motor over to

El Segundo's Main Street Car Show

.  Another option is getting away from it all up in the mountains for

Wrightwood's Annual Car Show

!  Plus soo many other shows happening throughout our region. 

And my thanks to Jim and Diana O. for alerting us of a really cool-looking cars and coffee.  

Rancho Santa Fe C&C

 is happening on Saturdays and showcasing some exemplary rides.

All the shows and lots of news articles are listed and linked below.

Drive on!

-T

Street closing, music jamming, family-lovin' festival of cars, and South Bay summer!  

MORE HERE.

WHEELS AND SPARKS NEWS

HEADLINES

• Inflation Act: What's it mean for EV tax credits?  TBD.

• Inflation Act: Bad news for some electric vehicle buyers.

• Inflation Act: EV company promises to cover lost tax credits.

• Inflation Act: Carmakers say no connection to EV price increases.

• CA Tesla crash in Carmel Valley leaves three dead.

• SoCal Tesla owners now can partake in Virtual Power Plant.

• CA looking to keep nuclear plants to avoid blackouts.

• Germany looking to keep nuclear plants online - avoid energy disaster.

• Germany plans to literally go dark to further cut fuel consumption.

• Bad guys crash through B-Hills retailer get away w/ goods.

• Social media how-to boosts Hyundai Kia thefts.

• Mazda Zoom-Zooms from China suppliers.

EVs, ALTs & MOBILITY

• Inflation Act: impact on hydrogen fuel cells too.

• 8/16/22 was last day to buy Tesla before stock split.

• (Nice!) Polestar concept challenges Teslas roadster.

• Tesla big rig to arrive this year - reportedly.

• VW partners with truck company on EVs.

• Energy company EV plan to stabilize vulnerable grid.

• Going electric will cost the auto biz 100's-of-thousands of jobs.

• Self-driving BMW blamed for European deadly accident.

• Guess how much of the US EV market Tesla owns?

• Fisker looking to increase production - didn't know it was producing.

• Electric air taxis ordered by United look like giant weed-whackers.

• Supersonic jets ordered by American - flying passengers by '29.

TOP IT OFF

• Dodge Hornet compact SUV 'goes like...'

• Is Dodge really done-ski with ICE... :0(

• Genius tries evading cops in stolen excavator.

• K-9 copy catches car thief by the rear - literally!

• HS football team saves woman from fiery crash.

• Your next Lyft ride in Vegas might not have a driver.

• Possible recall of nearly 2M Ford/Lincolns.

• Cop's body cam shows a perfect pit maneuver.

• Citizens capture catalytic converter thief!

• If this 70-year-old Chrysler parade car could talk...

WRIGHTWOOD MT. CAR SHOW

Is summertime heat getting to you?  Head to the mountains for a cool car show!  

Details HERE.

SHOW WHEELS

WEDNESDAY

• Cerritos - Chariots SoCal Car Meet

• SD County - El Cajon Classic Cruise

THURSDAY

• La Mesa Classic Car Show & Music 

FRIDAY

• Redondo Beach - Cruise At The Beach

• Garden Grove - Main Street Car Show

• Escondido - Cruisin' Grand

• Burbank - ClassicCar Show

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY

• Ventura County - Wings Over Camarillo

• 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

• 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 C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Covina - Saturday Morning Car Corral

• Grand Terrace - GT Cars & Coffee

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• LA County - San Dimas Cars And Coffee

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• San Clemente - South OC Cars And Coffee

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• OC - La Habra Christian Church Car Show

• LA County - El Segundo Main Street Car Show

• IE - Wrightwood Mountain Classic Car Show

• Lomita - VFW Post 1622 Car Show & Tacos!

• Long Beach - Underoatch Cruise Night

SUNDAY  

• Ventura County - Wings Over Camarillo

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• OC - Cars And Coffee Villa Park

• Surf City - Supercars By The Sea

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday Car Show

• Balboa Park - San Diego Cars And Coffee

• Oxnard - Muscles And Mojo

• Rancho PV - San Pedro Cars And Coffee

• IE - Riverside Cars And Coffee

• Escondido - Escondido Cars And Coffee

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic Car Cruise

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• El Cajon - Broken Yolks For Car Show Folks

• Orange - Carbs 'N Coffee (VW) Car Meet

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• La Habra - Man Cave Classic Car Show

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

It's a two-day air show, car show, and kids STEM exhibit with a daily cruise parade! 

MORE HERE!