Wednesday, 8/24/2022

Good morning!

Summer car shows are starting to wind down.  But we have another big weekend here in Southern California.

The

San Marino Motor Classic

is a weekend of fun that you might recall by its former name.  That was the Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance.

But if you're looking to get out of LA you can head west to the

Car Show by the Sea

hosted by the Legends Car Club.

Plus, the news this week includes a Toyota exec saying to

expect low inventories for another year

!  But no worries, we've created a handy

Toyota buying resource

for SoCal shoppers.

All the events and news are linked below.

Drive on,

-T

P.S. We've created a brand new page to submit car shows!  You can submit your automotive event for us to

share with the community HERE

!

There are nearly 100 Toyota dealers in SoCal.  Even in a crazy market, you can find a great deal!  

Here's how!

CARS AND DRIVING NEWS

HEADLINES

• LAPD getting fed up with illegal street takeovers.

• Flash mobs of thieves are targeting SoCal stores.

• Chip shortage impacting SoCal cop cars.

• Big rig hauling fentanyl seized by border cops.

• SoCal plane crashes near highway.

• CA lawmaker hubby DUI pics dropped.

• Elon meets with this CA lawmaker...

• Tesla enters utility business in Texas.

• China or US - which more impacted by chips?

• China flexes growing EV muscle.

• China burns coal to make green materials.

• Canada celebrates USA's Inflation Act.

• Germany to go black to avoid nuclear.

• Edible wind turbine blades!? 

• VW looks to mine materials in North America.

• Australian bank ends ICE car loans!

• Carmakers left out of Inflation Act scramble.

• Ford cutting 3K jobs to help EV switch.

• Ford gets slapped w/ nearly $2B verdict.

• Conceal carry firearms holder thwarts carjacking.

• Competitive capitalists drive gas prices down!

• Omaha's Oracle gets OK on huge Occidental stake.

• RECALL: Caddy/GMC/Chevy seatbelt issues.

• Weather reporter saves driver from flash flood.

EVs, ALTs & MOBILITY

• Park outdoors: Fire risk for Kia Hyundai SUVs. 

• Engineer pleads guilty to stealing self-driving tech.

• Curious new law - self-driving accident protection.

• EV conversion trends - I really don't get it.

• Drop your car for an e-bike and get $4k here.

• Polestar powers flying electric boats!

• SoCal Gas partners with Ford on hydrogen trucks.

• Tesla says autopilot avoids scores of crashes daily.

• Crazy Tesla fans test FSD with their kids.

• Tesla stock split - what it may or may not mean.

• More DeLorean headlines - but where's the cars?

• Lincoln EV concept looks familiar and futuristic.

TOP IT OFF

• Toyota leader expects car shortage another year.

• SoCal Toyota shoppers start here with our help.

• Another sort-of celebrity crashes in Southern California.

• Another Hyperloop proposal - but this time near Tesla's new HQ.

• Attention hustler gets chip implanted in body to unlock car.

• How about unlocking/starting your car with your brain?

• WATCH: Bison rams national park visitor's car.

• WATCH: 130-yacht swallowed by the ocean.

• McQueen's '71 motorcycle grabs nearly $200k.

• V8 Muscle END predicted. :0(

• Hennessey Venom - $3M @ 300 MPH

• Leno + Walmart Founder + Ford = Cool

• Beautiful Pebble Beach BiS has unique backstory.

• Submit Your Car Show to iDriveSoCal HERE.

SAN MARINO MOTOR CLASSIC

A weekend of automotive excellence from across SoCal, the US, and beyond.  

Details HERE.

COOLEST CARS ARE HERE

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 - Classic Car Show

• Ventura County - Camarillo Cruise Night

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY

• LA County - San Marino Motor Classic

• 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

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• El Segundo - Manhattan Beach C&C

• El Segundo - Gassers 8

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• 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

• Westchester - Net Cruze C&C

• Spring Valley - Christian Rods & Customs 

• IE - Lake Elsinore Classic Car Show

SUNDAY  

• LA County - San Marino Motor Classic

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Arcadia - Carcadia Cars & Coffee

• Griffith Park - LA Cars And Coffee

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday Car Show

• Ventura - Cars And Coffee Ventura

• Rancho PV - San Pedro 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

• OC - Silverado Cars And Coffee

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• San Pedro - Legends Car Show By The Sea

• San Clemente - Pistons & Pints for Passengers

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

• Corona - IE Sunday Afternoon Cruise

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Cool classics, ocean breezes, and car club camaraderie! 

MORE HERE!