Wednesday, 8/2/23

Good morning!

The weatherman says we're in for another hot weekend.  Such is SoCal in summer.  But hey, would we have it any other way?

As always we have all sorts of cool car happenings going on throughout the region this weekend.  Every one of them is linked below.

Also linked below are all the news stories that caught my eye from the past week.  You'll probably find them interesting too.

We're getting ready to roll out some cool new resources.  Stay tuned!

Keep driving my friends,

-T

VW's celebrating GLI's 40th Anniversary.  And what's super-cool is the twist at the end of the story.  

Check it out here.

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• SoCal cities may soon be getting speed cams.

• CA regulator investigating smart car data.

• Tesla traps driver in hot car when battery dies.

• More Americans going car-less due to car costs!?

• Rising car costs are by design - says WH admin.

• CA turns to fossil fuels - not enough electricity.

• First new nuke reactor in decades starts up in US.

• Oil company profits sink - Q2 reports.

• Legacy oil company might mine lithium.

• We've been burning this fossil fuel for ~4,000 years!

• 100-yr-old trucking firm files BK shutters ops.

• $11B take - it's all about green energy - cash. 

• Massive fire as 500 EVs torch cargo ship.

• Carguy influencer says e-bikes = 6-hand grenades.  

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Carmakers seriously looking into e-Fuels.

• F-150 Lightning price cuts spur demand.

• VIDEO: Cybertruck production leaked - supposedly.

• Model Y actual range and claims don't match up.

• EV co. CEO says non-EV investing is dumb.  Surprise.

• Ford to lose $4.5B this year alone on EVs.

• Subaru 3-row EV to be built in US - by Toyota?!

• Senior shuttles may go self-driving in this city.

TOP IT OFF

• Bizarre: Cops pulling you over in this state might be foreigners.

• Ford Spy Shots: Mustang GT500 and Explorer Timberline.

• Air Force must use electric helicopters - apparently??

SOCAL VARIETY C&C

Randy Hare and his family put on these monthly shows in Covina. 

More HERE.

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CAR SHOWS

WEDNESDAY

• Cerritos - Chariosts SoCal Meet

• El Cajon - Classic Car Cruise

• Pomona - Twilight Car Cruise

THURSDAY

• La Mesa - Classic Car Show Nights 

FRIDAY

• Redondo - Cruise At The Beach

• San Dimas - Classic Car Cruise

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Buena Park - Classics Under The Antlers

• Escondido - Cruisin' Grand Car Meet

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Santa Paula - Car Cruise Night

• Los Angeles - Wheels & Whoppers

• Yucaipa - Family Classic Car Show

• Placentia - Mopar 1st Fridays

• 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

• Simi Valley - Cars N Coffee Simi

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• Bonita - Cars & Coffee Bonita

• Rolling Hills - Peninsula Cars & Coffee

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars & Coffee @ The Harvest

• Rancho Santa Fe - Cars & Coffee Rancho

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• Whittier - Elks Cars and Coffee

• Cypress - Kimmies Cars And Coffee

• Lakewood - Sultans Car Show 2023

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Meet

• Poway - Monthly Cruise In

SUNDAY

• Perris - Skydive Car Cruise-In

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Surf City - Pistons & Pin-Ups C&C

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Escondido - Cars and Coffee Escondido

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Laguna Hills - Sunday Steel Car Show

• Covina - SoCal Variety Cars & Coffee

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Chula Vista - Cruise For The Cause 2023

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

• Glendora - Legends Classic Cruise

MONDAY

• Paramount - Deli Relics Car Meet

TUESDAY 

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Roving reporter Scot S. reports in with this beautiful shot from last week's Redondo Beach Cruise.  Nice!  And thanks again Scot!

And thanks to Victor VT for sending in this pic from C&C Los Angeles last week.  That event is monthly but the details for it are right 

HERE.