Story by Devin Squire (Devin's all Ford Garage) Intro: Devin's back again with coverage of the "Great Labor Day Cruise". Check out his findings from 2008's Labor Day Car Show as well. Thank's Devin! Well, we made it to the 2009 OCCA Labor Day cruise again.  As usual, we had a great time, though we were a little disappointed in the weather. It was hot! Not like Arizona hundred and some-teen degrees hot, but high 80's to low 90's, with the humidity, it was HOT. We're used to going over there to cool off in nice 70's weather. Not this time. But it wasn't too bad, & we still enjoyed ourselves. We took our normal drive up & down Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) from Seal Beach to down past Laguna & back on Thursday. It's always a blast to cruise the SURFORD on PCH & watch people check out your ride.  Some even take pictures while you're stopped at a light. We saw a couple of cool rides doing the same thing. And, of course, we had to stop for some fish tacos along the way (mmmm..Wahoos fish tacos)....

Just got a note from Debbie, the planner and chief life saver for the 10th Annual Show - "Cruisin for a Cure". Just a reminder here: When: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 Where: OC Fair & Events Center,  Costa Mesa CA Important Spectator Info: With less than two weeks remaining before the event the excitement is building. The areas best show and collection of world class cars, trucks and motorcyles is just around the corner. Opening ceremonies start promptly at 9 am. This year, the USMC Color Guard will lead down to the stage where Casey Simpson will sing the National Anthem. The Fire Truck will also raise the 60 foot flag and then we will officially start Cruisin' all day. Cruisin for a Cure Car Show Facts: Over 2500 classic & custom cars and trucks are pre-registered! (they had 3500+ cars last year) All day live music (The Answer, Casey Simpson),for those Country Western Fans of Casey Simpson, she will sing at the stage at Noon until 1:30. Over 200 vendors of items of interest to the whole family! See and hear the nostalgia dragsters fire up near the...

Words and Pics  by Keith Harman Over here in the UK, the NSRA Supernationals has quickly risen to be the biggest and best rod run of the year on the British calendar. Its popularity is probably down to a combination of things, one certainly being the great venue, the run is in the grounds of Shuttleworth House, a stately home in Bedfordshire some 60 miles North of London, the site boasts plenty of shade, a great camping area and the added attraction of a vintage aircraft museum and preservation trust on the adjoining airfield. The run also attracts a great variety of rods and customs since the NSRA in the UK is not part of the American organization and is a volunteer- only non profit making proper club run by the members and for the members. To this end, faced with a smaller scene in a much smaller country, the club does not apply a pre-'49 rule but encourages members to run pre-72 cars, more like the Goodguy runs in the states. Despite thunder storms and heavy showers on the Friday of the weekend, there were plenty of rodders...

The Hill Air Force Base Museum in Ogden, Utah held a Car Show they call Wheels & Wings!  The entry fee for spectators was a money donation or canned foods for a local Charity.   I was surprised at how many people showed up.  Enjoy these photos of some of my favorite rides.  There were some great hot rods and customs.  I wish there were more warbirds and airplanes, as they make for great photo ops.  Go HERE for the full Picture Gallery.    ...

I'm a huge air-cooled vdub nut at heart.  My first car was a 1972 Standard Beetle that I bought for $500.  With my dad's help we turned it into a nice Cal-Looker with new bright Corvette yellow paint, black 8 spoke Empi's, freshened heads and new interior kit.  I was even a member of the Wasatch Vintage Volkswagen Club for about a year until I sold that Bug to get wedding/honeymoon money. On to this past Saturday, where I took my wife and 3 young sons to the No Show in Kaysville, Utah.  This was the 4th annual show and is put on my the Northern Utah VW Club.  I've been to the 2nd and 3rd annual shows as well.  This year's show was at a new venue and it seemed bigger and better, with more cars and people.  This No Show is a laid back affair, just the style of VW owners.  They have a Hot Wheels track set up for the "kids" to race and the trophies are miniature vdub scenes using rusty hot wheels.  As we were driving up to the Show, we pulled off the freeway...

I've been havin' a hard time getting any grease on my hands lately as there's just too many cool things to do during summer! I got wind of the 8th Annual Main Street El Segundo Car Show just the day before while at Loyola Auto Interiors (thanks Luis for helping me out with fixing my side panels!) Lucky for me I heard about it because I sure enjoyed strolling along Main Street on a beautiful Saturday afternoon with about 125 cars to gaze at of all different shapes, sizes, and styles. The atmosphere was just how a So-Cal beach town should be - laid back with a variety of cool people.. While I enjoyed the whole event, below you'll find my choice picks...enjoy! Let me know if ya happened to be there and which picks you like too! 1. Most Artistic Hot Rod. This 1930 Ford was customized in Ngoya, Japan and now calls Carson its home. It was a treat to see it on the street! 2. Best Summer Cruiser. Gee it'd be nice to cruise down the coast in this beauty wagon/tear-drop trailer combo wouldn't it? Surf,...

NorCal Hot Rod Car Show Story Contributed by MyRideisMe.com member: Nick Koljian "Hellcity316" There's something about a car show that's 15 minutes from the house that gives me the warm fuzzies. That my rod enthusiasts was Nite of the Hot Rods in Antioch,Ca. A quick trip over the hill and *BAM* there I was pulling up to the pier at the Riverview Lodge. The Riverview Lodge is a classic place to have a show. The breeze off the bay kept the crowd cool as cars lined the lodge's pier. And if the breeze wasn't enough, drinks at the lodge bar also helped! The lodge is like a old Elks club lodge turned restaurant but still keeping with the old beat up look. This would be the 3rd annual show hosted by Antioch's own Dragoons CC. Being in Antioch I knew it would be a diverse show and boy was I right. Everything from your classic and custom bombs brought in by Bay Bombs CC and the Dukes CC of the East Bay. Then there were the rat draggers provided by Vallejo's Swanx CC. Not only did they roll in...

Story and Photos submitted by Gerd Liebschner Gerd contacted MyRideisMe.com and asked if we'd like to see a little of the Streetmag Days in Germany.  OH YEA!  Thanks Gerd!  Anyone else?  Please leave a comment if you're finding this story from anywhere in Europe. The Streetmag Days are a yearly event in Germany ans Austria.  Here's a list of future,"Tour-Dates:" Street Mag Show Hamburg 23./24. May Street Mag Show Dornbirn/Austria 30./31. May Street Mag Show Geiselwind 12.-14. June Street Mag Show Hannover 08./09. August Street Mag Show Grefrath 22./23. August Meanwhile the whole US-Car Scene is getting more and more popular in Germany. Really beautiful cars! - I think the Hamburg show is one of the smaller parts of the show Days - but it´s really quite near to my home. This year I have been in Hamburg for the first time because I REALLY love US Cars - especially Hot Rods and Pickups. It´s a real nice event. Feel free to visit their official website: http://street-mag-show.de I look forward to the Hannover show in August to take more shots! Thanks for the info and pictures. Hot rodding is...

Hot Rods and Custom Car Show Pictures Story Contributed by MyRideisMe.com member: Nick Koljian "Hellcity316" This time of the year for the past 10 years the Strangers CC has it's annual car show & BBQ at History Park in San Jose, California and for the past couple of years I've been wanting to go, but something always prevented me from going. Whether it be work, being out of town or just plain too lazy to drive an hour or so down 680. Well this year was the 10th anniversary of the show and I did not have to work, I was in town and it was just to nice of a Sunday to be lazy. So I packed up the camera bag, flipped the A/C on and down 680 I sailed. Hoping by the time I got there that I would be feeling a little bit better than I did earlier that morning. About a hour later I pull up on History Park. History Park is a very cool setting with old historic houses set in the park, hence the name. I stroll up and pay my 2 bucks...

Cruising any car show with buddies, there's always one car that even weeks later, you're still talking about it: "Remember that one car?" and you all do. That happened cruising the Scottsdale Goodguys show in November and I never forgot, even though Otis Schmidt, the owner of this bad hot rod may have thought I did! Otis, a hot rod, custom car and racing fan since he started building model cars at 12 years old, is now living in Moore, Oklahoma. He bought his 1929 Ford Sedan from Mark Riojas of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma after finding it parked right next to him at an NSRA show in Oklahoma City. Otis immediately dug the car cause it reminded him of a similar-styled 1934 Ford Sedan he'd recently, and regrettably sold . Between missing his 34 and the gold teaser parked right next to him, Otis contacted Mark soon after the show and a deal was struck on the phone. The first thing you notice about Otis's 1929 Sedan, called the "Corrugated Flyer"  is the wild gold/copper color. The color's officially Gold Acrylic enamel. From there, throw in some flattener and mix in...

The 2nd Annual Billetproof Washington Washout was even more impressive than last year. MyRideisMe.com member Michael Nantz gives us the scoop and pictures of his favorite rides: "There were spectators hovering around every car. The weather was some of the best you could hope for at any car show and there were some big vendors this year; the guys from SoCal Speed Shop in Sacramento made the trek up to Washington and were busy in their booth all day. For the first day of this 2 day car show there were 650+ cars of all styles. There was the "standard" rat rods (which is a term I can't stand but will say it anyway) to the traditional rods to some very rare and old customs. At the show on day 1 the first car I came across was the 1930 Model A from Top Ten Hot Rods which was my favorite car of the show with its 1957 392 Hemi with Enderle fuel injection force fed by matching, twin 1957 McCulloch superchargers modified to run without clutches to feed about 20lbs of boost, EACH… to the 7:1 Hemi. All that runs through a Chrysler 4...

At the recent 2009 LA Roadster Show, I was lucky to meet Debbie Baker, the president and chair fro Crusin' for a Cure.  Cruisin' the largest one day charity car show with proceeds going to the City of Hope for prostate cancer research.  MyRideisMe.com supports all things that bring cars and a great cause together... Plus, Debbie's just good people.  With Casey Simpson singing live and Event MC, straight from the NHRA Dave McClelland MC'ing, this is a must event for everyone within driving distance to Costa Mesa, CA on Saturday, September 26th. Here's a little info about Debbie and how the show got started: Cars have always been central to Debbie Baker’s life. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, she spent her formidable years – the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, when tail fins gleamed, V8’s were king and heavy metal came with four tires and a steering wheel – cruising up and down Van Nuys Boulevard and hanging out at Bob’s Big Boy. After graduating from Van Nuys High School, she headed south to Orange County in 1973, leaving her Valley Girl ways, but not her love...